July 27, 1912 



HOETICULTUBB 



119 



Seed Trade 



Crop Report from Holland. 



Crop report of Holland seeds, from 

 Sluis & Groot. states the following 

 conditions: 



Cauliflower: Prospects in general 

 very good. 



Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy, Brus- 

 sels Sprouts and Borecole: Small 

 acreage planted in consequence of 

 the drought. Plantations severely 

 damaged by frost; a very small crop 

 expected. 



Turnips and Swedes: A large area 

 was sown, but nearly all was de- 

 stroyed and these items are almost a 

 perfect failure. 



Kohlrabi: A small acreage planted 

 and severely damaged by frost; a very 

 small crop expected. 



Mangels, Sugar-beets and Beets: 

 Acreage very small; in general we 

 expect a small crop, especially of the 

 turnip-rooted beets. 



Radish and Winter-Radish: Some 

 varieties are expected to run short. 

 Present stand generally very good. 



Onion: Small area planted. Pros- 

 pects satisfactory up to now. 



Garlic Bulbs: Promise a moderate 

 crop. 



Celery: Very small plantation, mid- 

 dling stand. 



Parsley: Almost perfectly lost. 

 Prospects very poor. 



Chervil: About 9-10 of the area 

 sown was lost. 



Spinach: A large acreage was sown 

 originally, but much had to be plowed 

 up. Present stand in consequence of 

 frequent rains very luxuriant, so that 

 a middling crop may be expected. 



Cucumber: Area planted satisfac- 

 tory. The conditions were not very 

 favorable these last two months. A 

 report as to product cannot yet be 

 given. 



Peas: Some varieties were sown 

 on a large scale. Others, however, 

 especially the later varieties, hardly 

 satisfactory. Prospects in general 

 promising at present. 



Beans dwarf, and running: The 

 growth was retarded by rains and 

 cold weather and it will all depend on 

 further conditions whether we shall 

 have a satisfactory crop. 



Broad Beans: Usual acreage planted. 

 Stand satisfactory up to now. 



Parsnip: Small area planted. Pros- 

 pects pretty good. 



Scorzonera. In case the weather 

 does not improve, the produce will be 

 very small. 



Cornsalad. As regards Dutch large- 

 seeded prospects are satisfactory: the 

 weaker varieties were almost entirely 

 lost. 



Flower seeds: Early conditions very 

 favorable. Further development and 

 product depends on the weather from 

 this date to harvest. That the early 

 flowering varieties as forget-me-nots, 

 etc., which are ripening during a wet 

 spell, do not promise a good crop. As 

 to biennials, same were under the 

 same drawbacks as the biennial vege- 

 tables so that onlv a small area was 

 left. 



The Burnham Bill. 

 Editor HORTICULTURE: 



Dear Sir: — I note in your issue of 

 July 20th on page 85 that you state 

 that the Senate Committee on Agricul- 

 ture made a favorable report on Sena- 



tor Burnham's Bill authorizing the 

 Secretary of Agriculture to create a 

 Horticultural Commission with power 

 to enforce quarantine regulations 

 against plant diseases and insect 

 pests. I think you are misinformed on 

 this, because on the 17th inst. Senator 

 Chamberlain of Oregon did report an 

 amended bill as a substitute for Sena- 

 tor Burnham's Bill in the Senate, and 

 asked for immediate consideration un- 

 der the unanimous consent rule. Oppo- 

 sition, however, appeared for two rea- 

 sons: first, a lack of desire to spend 

 time on the measure; and second, be- 

 cause of the severe penalties imposed 

 by the bill. Whereupon, Senator 

 Chamberlain asked to have the bill 

 recommitted to the Committee on 

 Agriculture and Forestry for the pur- 

 pose of making amendments to com- 

 ply with the ideas of the Senators. 



The above bill is entirely similar to 

 House Bill 24,119, except that the ap- 

 propriation is made immediately avail- 

 able and the enforcement of the Act, 

 except in certain particulars, is post- 

 poned to October 1st, 1912. The House 

 Bill has not been acted upon, but on 

 July 18th the House Committee on 

 Rules offered a resolution, amended by 

 Mr. Mann to include H. R. 24,119, giv- 

 ing right of way over all other bills 

 on the calendar except appropriation, 

 tariff bills, and conference reports, 

 which resolution was adopted. 

 Yours truly. 



CURTIS NYE SMITH. 



Notes. 

 St. Joseph, Mo. — W. C. Kennedy, 

 seedsman, has moved from Tenth 

 street and Frederick avenue to 412 

 Felix street. 



Bridgeport, Conn. — A three-story 

 seed house is to be built by F. H. 

 Woodruff & Sons, the contract having 

 already been let. 



East Newark, Ohio — Osborn & Kerr, 

 seedsmen, have dissolved partnership 

 and the business will hereafter be 

 known as the C. S. Osborn Co. Mr. 

 Kerr retires from the business. 



F. R. Cooper, of F. Cooper, Ltd., 

 Wellington, New Zealand, visited Bos- 

 ton this week. Mr. Cooper talks in- 

 terestingly of sweet pea culture in 

 that far-away country. He says that 

 they plant in fall (which is April with 

 them), and transplant in September, 

 making trenches three feet deep with 

 a foot of animal manure in the bottom. 

 The plants grow ten feet high and 

 produce flowers from 2% to 2%-inch 

 spread and with stems 22 to 24 Inches 

 in length. The choicer varieties are 

 shaded from the sun when in bloom. 



PATENTS GRANTED. 



1,031,688. Cultivator Rake. Frank H. 

 Chase, Chicago, 111. 



1.031,71.3. Transplanting Pot. Wil- 

 liam C. Hills, Sandpoint, 

 Idaho. 



1,031,941. Tree Guard. Ira Clifford 

 Lanham, Washington, D. 

 C, assignor to Charles J. 

 O'Neill, Washington, D. 

 C. 



1,032,118. Motor Plow. Otto Czaran, 

 New York, N. Y. 



1,032,132. Fertilizer-Distributer. Chas. 

 Gormley. Mount Morris, 

 N. Y. 



1,032,184. Flower Holder. Mary Bug- 

 la, Frederick, Colo. 



Horseshoe Brand Lily Bulbs 



Prices for Cold Storage Bnlba, f.*.k. 



New York, 



GIOANTECU. 



8/10 In. at $26.00 per case of 2S0 bulbs. 

 10/11 In. at 22.50 per cage of IBO bnlba. 

 11/12 In. at 22.00 per case of 130 balb*. 

 11/13 In. at 22.00 per case of 120 balbs. 



No other sizes for sale. 

 Prices for fresh bulbs — fall dellTcry, ISlt. 

 GIGANTEUM. 

 Case Per Per Per 



Size. Contents. Case. 1,000. 10,000. 



6/8 In. 400 $16.00 $35.00 IXM.O* 



7/9 In. 300 18.00 50.00 480.00 



8/10 In. 250 22.50 90.00 800.00 



9/10 In. 200 22.00 110.00 lOOO.OO 



FORMOSCM. 

 6/8 In. 400 $16.00 $40.00 $350.00 



7/9 in. 300 18.00 60.00 580.00 



8/10 In. 250 20.00 80.00 7S0.O0 



9/10 In. 200 17.00 85.00 800.00 



7/9 In. chiefly red-stems, at $21.00 per caM 

 of 300. 



MUtTIFLOBCM. 

 6/8 In. 400 $18.00 $40.00 $350.00 



7/9 In. 300 15.00 50.00 480.00 



8/10 In. 250 20.00 80.00 750.08 



9/10 In. 200 18.00 90.00 850.00 



STEPHENS HARRISII. 

 5/7" 400 $12.00 cash, $15.00 per case on credit 

 6/7" 335 13.00 cash, 14.00 per case on credit 

 7/9" 200 IB.OOcash, 16.00 per case on credit 

 Prices on other sizes and varieties npon 

 application. All prices duty paid, f.o.b. 

 New York. Japan bulbs for fall shipment 

 can also be delivered at same prices, f.o.b. 

 Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, UemphU, 

 or Pacific Ports. Send for the Book S 

 Bnlbology. 



Not How Cheap 

 But How Good 



Ralph M. Ward & Co. 



71 Murray Street 

 NEW YORK CITY H 



FERNS IN FLATS 



Well Established — Clumps Can Be Divided. 



The following varieties are offered for earlj 



shipment by express: 

 Pteris Wimsetti Pteris Adiantoldes 

 Pteris Wilsonl Pteris Wimsetti Muiticeps 



or Nobilis Pteris Serruiata Varlegstft 



Pteris Mayii Cristate 



Pteris Hastata Pteris Cretioa Albo-Llneata. 

 Pteris MagniUca Cyrtomium Falcatum 

 Pteris Serruiata Aspidiuni T§ussiiuense 

 $2.00 per flat— 20 flats or more $1.75 per flat. 



Price F. O. B. New York (no cartage). 

 Terms, 30 days net cash, approved credit 



McHUTGHISON & CO. 



17 Murray Street, 



NEW YORK 



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SUPCB^IOR MERIT 



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FLOWERFIELD, L. 1., N. Y. 



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