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HORTICULTURE 



February 22, 1919 



SEED TRADE 



European Seed Situation 

 In order that this country may have 

 more accurate and reliable informa- 

 tion concerning clover, grass, and 

 vegetable seed stocks and require- 

 ments in various European countries, 

 the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture has sent as its representatives 

 to Europe Dr. A. J. Pieters, of the For- 

 age Crop Investigations section of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, and Mr. W. 

 A. Wheeler, in charge of the Seed Mar- 

 keting Investigations and the Seed Re- 

 porting Service of the Bureau of Mar- 

 kets. These men sailed for Europe on 

 December 30 and contemplate visiting 

 Great Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, 

 Holland, and Denmark. It is thought 

 that they will be able to cable in- 

 formation that will be of much immedi- 

 ate value in helping the Department of 

 Agriculture, as well as the War Trade 

 Board and other governmental agen- 

 cies, to shape their policies with ref- 

 erence to exportation of certain kinds 

 of seeds and to give the seed trade a 

 better idea of the supply, demand, and 

 possible future requirements of field 

 and vegetable seeds. 



From information available at this 

 time, it would seem that the supplies 

 of a few kinds of vegetable and field 

 seeds in this country will have to be 

 conserved carefully in order that the 

 production of crops from them may 

 continue to such an extent as to dis- 

 turb the agriculture of the United 

 States as little as possible. On the 

 other hand, it may be necessary or de- 

 sirable for the United States to run 

 some risk of a shortage of certain 

 kinds of seeds in order to meet the 

 dire needs of our associates in the war 

 for these particular seeds. To what 

 extent Great Britain, France, Belgium. 

 and Italy need various kinds of seeds 

 is one of the questions on which Dr. 

 Pieters, forage crop expert, and Mr. 

 Wheeler, seed trade expert, will en- 

 deavor to obtain data. Furthermore, 

 Holland, Denmark, and other neutral 

 countries may be ready markets for 

 some of our seeds and may have a 

 surplus of other kinds to> offer us, all 

 of which information, if it is possible 

 to obtain it, should be available to the 

 growers and dealers of seeds in the 

 United States. 



Early during the war it was appar- 

 ent, with seed production in most Eu- 

 ropean countries at a standstill, and 

 with almost insurmountable ocean 

 transportation difficulties, that pro- 



urpees 

 Seeds 

 Grow 



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Finest Re-selected Stocks Grown at Our Floradale Farm 



The California Home of Sweet Peas. 

 Are there any vacant benches in your houses? Early-Flowering Sweet 

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 bloom from late April on. 



pkt. % oz. oz. Yi lb lb 



.$0.10 ¥0.40 $0.70 $2.10 $ 7.00 



.60 1.00 3.00 10.00 

 .60 1.00 3.00 10.00 



80 1.50 4.50 



.60 1.00 3.00 10.00 



FORDHOOK PINK AND WHITE. The favorite 



Blanche Perry color. 



BBKPEE'S IMPROVED SNOWSTORM. The best 



early pure white 15 1.00 1.75 5.25 



BURPEE'S LAVENDER KING. The best early 



lavender 10 



BURPEE'S ENCHANTRESS. Fine early rose-pink 



self 10 



BURPEE'S EARLY DAYBREAK. A splendid 



cream rose-pink 10 



BURPEE'S EARLY KINO. Rich bright crimson.. .10 

 BURPEE'S EARLY BLUE BIRD. Beautiful clear 



blue 10 



BURPEE'S EARLY SPLENDOR. The best deep 



rose self 10 



BURPEE'S SWEET BRIAR. A charming early 



light pink 10 



BURPEE'S PRIMROSE BEAUTY. Deep primrose 



flushed rose 15 



BURPEE'S EARLY MAUVE BEAUTY. A large 



rosy-mauve 10 



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1'lue -self 10 



.60 1.00 3.00 10.00 



.80 1.50 4.50 



.60 1.00 3.00 10.00 



1.00 1.75 



.40 .70 3.10 7.00 



.60 1.00 3.00 10.00 



The above are only a few of the many splendid varieties of our 

 own raising we have to offer. See our catalog for full particulars. 



Burpee's Summer-Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 



Sow now under glass to plant out in April for late spring and 

 summer blooming. A few leaders recommended for cutting: 



pkt. .oz. H lb. lb. 



BLANCHE FERRY SPENCER. The popular pink and 



while $0.10 



MARGARET MADISON. Fine blue 



EDITH TAYLOR. Soft salmon rose-self 



ILLUMINATOR. I.ovelv salmon-cerise 



MARGARET ATLEE. Rich rose-pink 



HERCULES. The largest deep pink 



ORCHID. The best lavender 



ELFRIDA PEARSON. The largest light pink 



THOMAS STEVENSON. Shining orange 



IRISH BELLE. Charming lilac self 10 



KING WHITE. The best pure white 10 



See Catalog for full list of varieties. 



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Seed Growers Philadelphia. 



