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HORTICULTUEE 



January 31, 1914 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCUTION 



Officers — President, Chas. G. Massie, 

 Hinneapolis, Minn.; 1st Tice-president, 

 J. M. Lapton, MattitDCk, N. Y.; 2nd 

 Tlce - president, W. F, Tlierlcildson, 

 PainesTille, O. ; secretary, C. E. Ken- 

 del; assistant secretary, S. F. Willard, 

 Jr., both of Cleveland, O. 



Chicago Seed Notes. 



The Holland bulb firms are well 

 represented now In Chicago. Buyers 

 are inquiring closely into the causes 

 of the failure of so many of the bulbs 

 now being forced. The Holland men 

 attribute the trouble to the bulbs be- 

 ing heated in transit. They say they 

 are never troubled with bulbs coming 

 blind in Europe and that the bulbs 

 were In excellent condition when 

 shipped. The representative of one 

 of the prominent houses claims to 

 have a contract with the Holland- 

 American line to have all their bulbs 

 stowed below the water line on the 

 steamer as the stock is on the water 

 in August or September and the tem- 

 perature above the water line often 

 reaches 150 degrees, which blasts the 

 flower buds. Some contracts between 

 the shipper and the boat lines contain 

 an indemnity clause for twice the 

 price of the bulbs in case of injury 

 from heating in transit. This will re- 

 imburse the Hollander for the bulbs 

 and the American buyers for duty, 

 freight and cost of forcing — but leaves 

 the florist with no stock for his cus- 

 tomers. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Atlantic Nursery Co., Inc., Berlin, 

 Md.— Trade Price List for Fall 1913 

 and Spring 1914. 



Alfred Mitting, Holland. Mich. — 

 Catalogue of Berries grown by a Ber- 

 ry Specialist. An excellent convincer. 



Martin Cohanzie, Painesville, 0. — 

 Catalogue of Field Grown Hardy Her- 

 baceous Plants and Ornamental Shrubs. 



D. V. Burrell, Rocky Ford, Colo.— 

 1914 Seeds. Burrell's Select Rust-Re- 

 sistant Rocky Ford Canteloupe is the 

 leading specialty. 



Colorado Seed and Nursery Com- 

 pany, Denver, Colo. — General Cata- 

 logue and Cultural Guide for 1914. 

 Considerable individuality in this cata- 

 logue. 



W. B. Marshall & Co., New York. — 

 Descriptive Catalogue of Shrubs, 

 Trees and Herbaceous Plants. In 

 typography and arrangement a well- 

 made catalogue. Contents good. 



J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. 

 —Catalogue and Price List of Fruit 

 and ornamental Nursery Stock. A 

 very handsome publication with sev- 

 eral colored plates and attractive cov- 

 ers. 



Kelly Bros. Nurseries, Dansville, N. 

 Y.- — Catalogue of Trees Direct from 

 Grower to Planter. With a cover il- 

 lustration of Elberta peaches so true 

 to life that one's mouth waters as you 

 look at them. 



George S. Woodruff, Independence, 

 la.- — "The Modern Gladiolus." A cata- 

 logue of the best strains and varieties, 

 home grown. Also wholesale price 



list of leading commercial varieties, 

 for growers only. 



Maloney Bros. & Wells Company, 

 Dansville, N. Y. — "Guaranteed True to 

 Name Trees, Direct from Nursery to 

 You." A first-rate head line. And 

 there's a handsome cover picture of 

 luscious cherries in natural colors. 



The Haerens Co., Somergem, Bel- 

 gium — Illustrated Price List, 1914. For 

 the Trade Only. Colored-plate of Aza- 

 lea Haere Will's Pink Pearl, a sport of 

 Vervaeneana and which won first prize 

 at the International Exhibition of 

 Ghent in 1913. 



H. F. Michell Co., Phila., Pa.— 

 Wholesale Price List of Seeds, Bulbs, 

 Tools, Fertilizers, etc. Handsome 

 Cover Illustration of the New Zonal 

 Bedding Geranium Helen Mitchell in 

 natural colors. A very helpful cata- 

 logue of the really good things for the 

 trade, well displayed and illustrated. 



Henry F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa.— Seed Book for 1914. A 224-page 

 catalogue covering every department 

 of vegetable and flower seeds, imple- 

 ments and sundries very completely. 

 Colored plate of hardy phloxes and on 

 front cover a combination arrange- 

 ment in colors, of Buddleia variabilis 

 magnifica and Dahlia Pride of Anda- 

 lusia. There is a large novelty and 

 specialty list and the book is profuse- 

 ly illustrated throughout. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Sweet Peas Up-to-Date. Published 

 by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Phila,, Pa. 

 — This is the 1914 edition of this indis- 

 pensable manual, by K. W. Kerr^ from 

 observations made at Fordhook Farms 

 trial grounds during the past six 

 seasons and previous experience. 

 Every grower of sweet peas will need 

 a copy of this standard publication. 



The Horticultural Directory and 

 Year Book for 1914, published by the 

 Journal of Horticulture and Poultry 

 OflSce, London, has come to hand in 

 good time. This useful volume is in 

 its 55th year and is indispensable to 

 anyone seeking to do business in the 

 British Isles or on the Continent of 

 Europe. The book this year contains 

 648 pages containing besides lists of 

 nurserymen, florists, gardeners, pri- 

 vate estates, etc., an immense amount 

 of information on subjects appertain- 

 ing to commercial horticulture. It is 

 right up-to-date and everybody should 

 have a copy of this new edition. 



New Crop Seeds 



FOR FLORIST.S AND MARKET 



GARDENERS. 



SALVIA — SpleiKlens. BonBre. 



ASTERS — All varieties. 



VERBENA — SWEET PE.4S. 



Send list of wants. 



Stamford Seed & Nursery Co., 43 Atlantic St. 



STAMFORD, CONN. 



QUALITYI^.yS 



SEND rOR OATALOCtUE. 



ARTHUR T BODDINQTON 



:;4« Want 14th St., New Toric. 



MIGHELL'S NEW CROP 

 FLOWER SEEDS 



VERBENA SEED 



Michell's Mammoth Fancy Strain. 



Tr. Pkt. Oz. 



Mammoth Fancy, Blue $0.30 $1.26 



Pink 30 1.25 



Scarlet 30 1.25 



Striped 30 1.25 



Wbite 30 1.25 



Mixed 30 1.00 



SALVIA SEED 



Michell's Scarlet Glow $0.50 $3.50 



Bonfire 40 2.00 



Splendens 25 1.00 



Zurich 50 4.00 



ASTER SEED 

 Queen of the Market 



Dark Blue $0.20 $0.75 



Light Blue 20 



Crimson 



Blush Pink 



Rose Pink 



White 



Choice Mixed 



ASPARAGUS FLCMOSCS NANUS 



Northern Greenhouse Grown Seed. 



600 Seed .... $1.75 5,000 Seeds. . $15.00 



1,000 " .... 3.26 10,000 " .. 29.00 



Special prices on larger quantities. 



Send lor Our Latest Wholesale Cat- 

 alogue of Seeds. Bnlbs. Plants and 

 Florists' Supplies if you haven't re- 

 ceived a cop.v. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



Growers and Importers 

 518 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Kelway & Son 



Wholesale Growers to the Trade of 



Choice Stocks of 



GARDEN, FARM 



AND 



FLOWER SEEDS 



Please Write Now for Our 



CONTRACT PRICES 

 Langport, Eng. 



NEW CROP SEEDS 



FOR FLORISTS 



Ask for igi3 Catalogues 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 



Seedsmen 



<7-54 No Market St., BOSTON, MASS. 



I. W. Edmundson, M^r. M. W. Williams, Sec'y 



California S^ Growers 

 Association, Inc. 



Growers For Wholesale Sealers 



SAN JOSE OALIFOBNIA 



GARDEN SEED 



BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and 

 GARDEN PEA SEED in variety ; also other 

 items of the short crop of this past season, 

 as well as a full line of Garden Seeds, will 

 be quoted you upon application t* 



S. D. WONRUFF & SONS 82 Dey St., NEW YORK 



and ORANGE, CONN. 



