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HOETICULTUBB 



January 17, 1914 



SEED TRADE. 



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growers are inviting a vast deal of 

 more or less irresponsible competition 

 which, nevertheless, is a factor to be 

 reckoned with and very annoying if 

 not embarrassing to them. This is a 

 matter for the growers themselves to 

 determine, but we still believe that 

 they will eventually take our view of 

 the matter. 



Beans and Sweet Corn. 



One item, which is not in surplus, 

 is beans. Two or three of the green- 

 pod varieties are easily obtainable at 

 moderate prices, but excepting these, 

 heans have not been in as short supply 

 nor as high in price for a number of 

 years. As might be expected, the 

 present high prices of spot beans has 

 resulted in a sharp advance in the 

 price of futures and this advance, by 

 the way, seems to us wholly justified. 

 For a number of years beans have 

 heen selling entirely out of the re- 

 lative proportion of values with peas, 

 and the figures now ruling on contract 

 are not a cent higher than they should 

 be, according to the views expressed 

 hy the great majority, if not all of the 

 leading growers. 



Sweet corn seems to be in fairly 

 good supply, although prices are firm 

 at somewhat of an advance over those 

 of a year ago. this situation being 

 about in line with what we predicted 

 some months ago. There has been 

 no material change in conditions af- 

 fecting the genera! line of small seeds 

 since we last discussed this matter, 

 and contracting prices for the 1914 

 crops are generally lower than those 

 of the last three or four years. 



California Conditions. 



Information from California as to 

 conditions prevailing in that state, in- 

 dicate that they are very favorable. 

 An abundant supply of rain has fallen; 

 indeed it may be said that the only 

 fears expressed now are that there 

 may be too much moisture. Barring 

 this possibility, it looks as if there 

 might be an excellent crop of sweet 

 peas next season, which will be wel- 

 comed by the trade in general. 



By the way, we have been informed 

 that some experiments in the growing 

 of sweet peas in Idaho and Montana 

 during the past two or three sea- 

 sons have been rather disappointing. 

 Whether these experiments will be 

 continued another year, we have not 

 learned. 



Notes. 

 Boone, la. — F. A. Reichenbach has 

 sold his retail seed business and will 

 retire from the trade. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Henry \. Dreer. Philadelphia, Pa. — 

 Dreer's Garden Book, 76th Annual 

 Edition, 1914. Bound in cream tinted 

 covers, with lettering embossed in 

 gold and green, four full page plates 

 in colors and profusely adorned with 

 half-tone illustrations, this catalogue 

 will find a cordial welcome from the 

 seed and plant buying public. It com- 

 prises 256 pages besides covers and a 

 number of inserts and they are close- 

 ly filled with the good things in seeds, 

 bulbs plants, aquatics, shrubs, imple- 

 ments and sundries, including a good 

 list of approved novelties. 



The Joy Book, Horseshoe Bulbology 

 tor 1914. — This is the title under which 

 R. M. Ward & Co., New York, send 

 out their wholesale price list of bulbs 

 this season. A neat catalogue nicely 

 illustrated. Quaint epigrams and 

 unique philosophy interspersed here 

 and there make this characteristic 

 Wardian publication entertaining as 

 well as useful in a business way. 



Arthur T. Boddington, New York. — 

 1914 Winter and Spring Wholesale 

 Catalogue of Florists' Seeds and Bulbs. 

 "The Seal of Quality" is the central 

 external adornment of this very com- 

 plete list of everything needed by the 

 florist for forcing or outside planting. 

 Some particularly interesting new and 

 improved things are offered in the 

 novelty pages. 



Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J.— 

 1914 Catalogue of Chrysanthemums, 

 Carnations and Roses for the Trade. 

 Contains splendid portraits of the 

 sterling flower novelties and standard 

 varieties of recent introduction. A 

 list that every grower will need. A 

 colored plate of new chrysanthemums 

 forms the title page. 



Wm. Elliott & Sons, New York. — 

 General Seed Catalogue for 1914. Cov- 

 ers very rich in color effect showing 

 formal landscape and garden views of 

 much merit. Contents comprehensive 

 and illustrations excellent. 



John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, N. 

 Y. — Trade Price List of Choice Gladi- 

 oli and other Suiumer Flowering 

 Bulbs and Plants. A grand collection 

 especially of gladioli and lilies. 



C. Petrick, Ghent. Belgium.— Whole- 

 sale Trade List for Spring. 1914. Aza- 

 leas, palms, camellias, etc. R. M. Ward 

 & Co. are the American representa- 

 tives of this establishment. 



R. Vincent, Jr.. & Sons Co.. White 

 Marsh, Md. — Wholesale Trade List of 

 Vegetable, Greenhouse and Bedding 

 Plants. All useful stock and prices 

 interesting to wholesale buyers. 



W. W. Jarred was elected vice- 

 president of the Cumberland Seed 

 Company, Nashville, Tenn., last week. 



Clarence M. Shacklelt, salesman for 

 the Cumberland Seed Co., Nashville, 

 Tenn., and Miss Gladys B. Sims, were 

 married last week. 



We are advised that mall order 

 trade is opening up very satisfactorily 

 and mail order houses in general are 

 ■anticipating a good year's business. 



CANES 



6 to 8 ft. • • $7.00 M. 

 10 to 12 ft. - 13.00 " 



Wm. Elliott & Sons 



42 Vesey St., New York 



Mention HORTICULTURE when wrltlns 



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INSECTICli 



NO POtSON 



Giaranteed nnder ttio Insectlcldo Act. 1910. Serial No. 321 



Save your plants and trees. Just the thing for 

 Greenhouse and outdoor use. Destroys Mealy 

 Bug, Brown and White Scale, Thrip, Red Spider, 

 Black and Green Fly, Mites, Ants, Insects on 

 Rose-bushes, Carnations, etc. without injury to 

 plants and without odor. Used according to di- 

 rections our standard Insecticide will prevent 

 ravages on your crops by insects. 



Non-poisonous and harmless to user and plant. 

 Leading Seedsmen and Florists have used it with 

 wonderful results. 



Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas on Dogs 

 and all Domestic Pests, txcellent as a wash for 

 dogs and other animals. Relieves mange. 



Effective where others fail. 



5^ Pint - - 2Sc: Pint - - 40c; Qnart - - 75c 



% Gallon, 11.25: Gallon. &2.00; 5 Gallon Can, &9 



10 Gallon Can - - &I7.00 



Dihite ivilh water 30 to 30 parts 



For Sale by Seedsmen and Florists' Supply Houses 



If you cannot obtain this from your supply house 

 write us direct 



Lemon Oil Company Dept. K 



420 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. 



Directions on everv package 



Elmer D. Smith, Adrian, Mich. — 

 Select List of Chrysanthemums for 

 1914. Some fine novelties are listed in 

 all the various classes. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED — A young man as general 

 plant grower. A good opening. Address 

 "T. R.," care HORTICULTURE. 



WANTED — A good Rose grower, for a 

 place of 50,000 ft. of glass, near Boston. 

 Must be able to take charge in absence 

 of foreman. Address "W. R. M.," care of 

 HORTICULTURE. 



GARDENER — For greenhouse, cucum- 

 bers, truck gardening. Permaneut position. 

 Address PAUL WASHBURN, 10 Kenmore 

 St., Boston. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



SITUATION WANTED— By experienced 

 commercial rose grower. Also understands 

 carnations, bouvardias, Easter plants, etc. 

 Massacliusetts position preferred. Address 

 "W. A.," care HORTICULTURE. 



WANTED — Young Englishman (age 25) 

 requires situation as under gardener In 

 private establishment. Eleven years' ex- 

 perience under glass. Grapes, peaches, 

 melons, carnations, malmaisons, stove and 

 greenhouse plants ; excellent references. 

 Apply by letter to BOX <Xa, Moosic, Pa. 



FOR SALE 



FOR SALE— Fresh from factory, n«w; 

 10 X 12, 16 X 18, 16 X 24, double thick. A. 

 and B qualities. Market dropped. Now U 

 the time to buy and save money. PAB- 

 SHELSKY BROS., INC., 215-217 Hbt»- 

 meyer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



8 Grape Vines, 6 Currant Bushes 



All best 3 year old stock. If planted 1 

 now or early spring will fruit next A I 

 summer. Should ground be frozen ▼ 

 we tell you how to protect and keep tbem 

 dormant ready for early spring planting. 

 Orders accepted now and forwarded at any 

 future time if preferred. Grapes are Wor- 

 dcn, Niagara, lona. Concord, the best early 

 mid-season and late varieties. Large cherry 

 lurrauts. Write for list of our $1 Friend 

 Makers, consisting of all kinds of Fruit 

 Trees, Berries and Roses. 



Garden, 

 Field or 

 Farm. 



Xothiug as prolital)le. Wetell you allaboutit. 



The Landsrane Garden Co., Newburgh, N. Y. 



Cultivate Horse-Radish 



