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HOETICULTUKE 



August 24, 1932 



HEADQUARTERS for FREESIA BULBS 



FISCHER'S STRAIN PURIIY 



im 



FIRST SIZE BILBS $1.15 



MASrttOTH BULBS 3.60 



MICHELL'S STOCK PURITY 



100 



FIRST SIZE BITLBS $1.35 



MAMMOTH BULBS 2.25 



lOWl 



$16.00 



32.50 



lortn 



.fll.OO 

 30.00 



BERMUDA WHITE 



100 



FIRST SIZE Bl'LBS $ .85 



MAMMOTH BILBS 1.00 



CALIFORNIA GROWN 



FIRST SIZE BULBS 

 M,\JIMOTH BULBS.. 



100 



$ .66 



.85 



101)0 

 $7.50 



1000 



$5.00 



7.60 



Oar Wholesale Catcdogue of Bulbt, Seed* and Florists Sundries Mailed Free 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 

 MARKET STREET 



PHILADELPHIA 



Seed Trade 



Competition Based on Quality. 



The Secretary of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, has sent us the follow- 

 ing communication: 



A most bopeful sign, iudicative of results 

 largely attributable to the persistent etlorts 

 heretofore made by tbe United Stiites De- 

 partment of Agriculture iu tlie line of seea 

 testing, is manifest from an inspection ot 

 the catalogues of more than fifty of the 

 principal seed dealers of the country. 



All of the firms referred to make dehulte 

 statements that they test their seeds tor 

 germination. Nine firms advise purchasers 

 to send samples either to the seed testmg 

 laboratory of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture or to a state experiment sta- 

 tion to be tested. Seven firms state that 

 they themselves follow this course in re- 

 eard to the seeds they offer and that the 

 seeds are thereby olflcially guaranteed to 

 be of the high grade represented. Six firms 

 allow a stated time for making a test, ad- 

 vise purchasers to make such test on re- 

 ceipt of seeds, and request the return of 

 seeds which do not satisfactorily meet the 

 test 



Five firms state that the seeds they are 

 selling comply with state laws, and a num- 

 ber of firms give the percentage of purity 

 and germination in compliance with state 

 laws. , . 



Tliese statements indicate that com- 

 petition between seed dealers is becoming 

 more and more a competition based on 

 quality — a healthful tendency from the 

 standpoint of both customers and honest 

 dealers. 



The Bourne Bill Condemned. 



The Association of Hammonton (N. 

 J.) Dahlia Growers, at its last meet- 

 ing, passed the following resolution: 



Whereas, There is pending iu Congress 

 a bill known as tbe -Bourne Parcels Post 

 Bill," which bill in its present shape, as 

 reported by "The Florists Exchange," we 

 consider detrimental to our business In- 

 terests, and 



Whereas, We are in favor of a Parcels 

 Post at the rate of two (2) ounces for one 

 cent, with a weight limit of eleven (11) 

 pounds, without the "Zone" system; there- 

 tore, be it 



Resolved. That this Association does most 

 respectfully request our Senator and Con- 

 gressman to protest by voice and vote 

 against this bill in its present shape, and 

 to favor the amendment as above sug- 

 gested ; and be it further 



Resolved, That a copy of this resolution 

 be mailed to the Hon. Frank O. Briggs, 

 Hon. John J. Gardner and the Hon. John 

 A. Moon, Chairman Committee on Post 

 Offices and Post Roads. 



EDW. H. WHITE, Secretary. 



Notes. 

 Topeka, Kan. — The Zimmerman 

 Seed Co. has changed the firm name 

 to that of the Snyder Seed Co. 



Yankton, S. D.— The Gurney Seed & 

 Nursery Co. has increased its capital 

 stock to $100,000. They are building 



a new tree storage and packing house 

 64 X 100 feet of concrete. If this build- 

 ing is completed in time they expect 

 to erect two 150-foot greenhouses this 

 fall. 



Norway, Micli. — A movement is on 

 foot here to organize the Cloverland 

 Seed & Nursery Co. with a capital 

 stock of $25,000. 



INCORPORATED. 



Winnipeg, Man., Can. — Island Park 

 Nurseries, Ltd.. capital stock $50,000. 

 Incorporators, A. D. Wallace, B. D. 

 Wallace, S. R. Wallace and Harold 

 Wallace. 



Fayetteville, Ark. — Thomas Shelton 

 has purchased the interest of his 

 brother, J. A. Shelton, in the South- 

 western Seed Co. and succeeds him 

 as manager. 



Council Bluffs, la. — Meneray-Cres- 

 cent Nursery Co., capital stock $10,- 

 000. F. W. Meneray, president; A. O. 

 Meneray, secretary; Lucy Meneray, 

 treasurer. 



Fort Worth, Texas — The Frank 

 Clark Seed Co. has been incorporated 

 with a capital stock of $2,500. Incor- 

 porators, Frank Clark, R. H. Beck and 

 E. H. Fabian. 



Davenport, la. — Davis Floral Co., 

 capital stock $25,000. Frank L. Davis, 

 president; J. W. Davis, secretary and 

 treasurer. 



Albany, N. Y. — Mr. F. A. Sherman, 

 formerly head of The Sherman & 

 Eberle Seed Co., of 112 So. Pearl 

 street, has severed his connection 

 with the firm and organized the 

 Houghton & Sherman Co., dealing in 

 seeds, farm implements and heaters. 

 Mr. Sherman has bought the stock 

 held by the Houghton Co. and has 

 taken his two sons in with him. 



Cortland, N. Y.— The Forrest Seed 

 Co. has been incorporated with a capi- 

 tal stock of $20,000. Directors, Wil- 

 liam Forrest, Lulu M. Forrest, Wilton 

 A. Mabee. 



The so-called Nursery Stock Bill 

 passed the U. S. House of Representa- 

 tives on Augtist 10th last, but was 

 amended in one important particular, 

 that is, in Section 10, the penalty 

 clause, to disobey the rules or regtila- 

 tions provided in the act does not en- 

 tail fine or imprisonment. 



«THE KENILWORTH STRAIN" of 



*"^ GIANT PANSY SEED 



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It is much larger and of good substance; the immense 

 flowers of 3Vi to 4 inches, are of perfect form, and every 

 tint and shade Is produced in striking combinations and 

 endless variations of beautiful colors and markings. The 

 Stock Plants are most critically selected. It is rich with 

 shades of brown, bronze, red, mahogany, and many others too numerous to men- 

 t.'^nUght Medium or Dark Mixtures. Read what Growers say about my strains 

 of Pansy Seed in HORTICULTURE of July 20. 



iAin »prnC UnUf DCAHV -O"* seeds, 50c.; 5000 seeds. $1.00; 

 1912 SEEDS NOW RtAlll H ounce, $1.25; ounce, $5.00. 



PANSIKS IN SEPARATE COLORS. 



Per lOOO Seeds Preceding 16 Sorts Mixed, in equal 

 Giant Adonis, beautiful light blue. ..25c proportions, per 1000 seeds, 25c; 



Giant Emperor William, ultramarine^ ^^^ g ^^^^^ j,(,o; any 11 pkts., 



Jjjyja ..DC 



Giant King Of the Blacks, coal black. .25c $2.00. 



Giant tord jSeaconsfleld, violet, shuA- ^^^ Rainbow blend is grown 



^.'°°. I? ,r «..«.„ ■ VeVl^w 25c from the latest introductions 



G ant Golden Queen, yellow. ....... 25C ^^ ^^^.^^ ^^ ^^^^ 



G.ant Golden -lellowwthd.rk center. -5c ^^ | beautiful, gorgeous 



Giant Masterpiece be,iutifully rufBed. blotched, strip- ^^V\1 



^■''''V'^rA^^ l^^^Lf 2SC ed, veined, margined: -^^^ 



Giant White, very flue....... :••*?" etc With pvprv .?1 00 



Giant White ^^'th large violet Renter 25c ^^^h rf'pa'nsy^sled'"' 



G.ant Red, a fine mixture of red^^^ j ^.^j ^^^p ^^ ^^ 



Gifn'tRoyaiPn-rple.- flue hVrgW flower.25c Ra-nbow free, 

 Giant Orchid-flowering, rare shades. 25c amounts in 

 Giant Bronze and Copper Shades... 25c JJ"^""'^. '° 

 Giant Light Blue, delicate shades of portion 



blue •■•■ ;?'' 



Giant Dark Blue, deep blue shades. 25c 

 Giant Zebra Mixed Shades, striped. 25c 





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