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HORTICULTURE 



April 25, 1914 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Ofllcera — Prmldent, Cbas. C. Mosaic, 

 MlnneiftpoUB, Minn.; let vice-president, 

 J. M. Lopton, Mattitnck, N. T.; 2nd 

 riee - prcHldrnt, W. F. Tberkildson, 

 PalBeaTllle. O.; secretary, O. B. Ken- 

 dal: Maintuit secretary, 8. F. Wtllard, 

 iT„ both of Olnebuid, O. 



Lack of Funds Retards Seed Inspec- 

 tion. 



East Lansing, Mich. — As a result of 

 the refusal of the last Legislature to 

 appropriate more than $2,000 to meet 

 the expense of seed inspection under 

 the new pure seed law, the seed In- 

 spection department at the Michigan 

 Agricultural College is practically tied 

 up. An average of 100 requests for seed 

 inspections are pouring in at the col- 

 lege daily, although the appropria- 

 tion for the work is sufficient to foot 

 the bills for less than 20. The seed 

 inspection department is located at the 

 college merely as a matter of coilve- 

 nience and is in no way connected 

 with the institution itself. 



Incidentally the tying up of inspec- 

 tions has developed a unique situation. 

 If seed sellers do not submit their 

 seeds to analysis they are liable to 

 prosecution and if they do submit 

 them they will be compelled to wait 

 indefinitely for a report. The only 

 alternative for the sellers, according 

 to college officials, is to sell their pro- 

 duce without a license and take the 

 chance that the state inspectors will 

 not find it out. 



In view of the present tangle In the 

 seed inspection department it is alto- 

 gether likely that an effort will be 

 made during the next session of the 

 Legislature to secure an increased ap- 

 propriation for the work. Last year 

 an appropriation of $5,000 was asked 

 for but this was cut down to $2,000. 



Warning Regarding Maine Seed 

 Potatoes, 



Washington, D. C, — On account of 

 the recent discovery of violations of 

 the Maine quarantine regulations, all 

 purchasers of Maine seed potatoes are 

 warned to have their stock examined 

 by the State expert, if possible, before 

 planting. Unscrupulous shippers, it 

 Is learned, have been sending dis- 

 eased potatoes to New York. Boston 

 and other points, where certificates of 

 inspection have been fraudulently at- 

 tached to the bags. While in general 

 the Maine authorities have endeav- 

 ored to see that none but sound pota- 

 toes left the State, certain inspectors 

 have been negligent and have certified 

 diseased stock. The U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture has, therefore, advised 

 buyers to disregard all certificates 

 issued hitherto. 



Notes. 



Cleveland, Ohio — Recent callers here 

 were Theo. Cobb of D. M. Ferry & Co., 

 C. L. Hagle of A. J. Brown Seed Co. 



'Hotel Raleigh has been selected head- 

 quarters for the 32nd annual conven- 

 tion of the American Seed Trade As- 

 sociation at Wa'shington. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



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

 Special Apple List. 



Frans Van Der Bom, Oudenbosch, 

 Holland — Price List of Roses, Budded 

 on Briar and other nursery stock. 



Fraser Nursery Co., Rochester, N. 

 Y.— April 11th List of Boxed Lots of 

 Nursery Stock in Cold Storage in 

 Rochester. 



Cherry Hill Nurseries, West New- 

 bury, Mass. — Spring Catalogue of Or- 

 namental Trees, Shrubs and Plants. A 

 very neat, well printed and well illus- 

 trated price-list of choice garden ma- 

 terial. 



J. Woodward Manning, North Wil- 

 mington, Mass. — Sixtieth Annual Price 

 List of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Fruits 

 and Flowers. A "multum in parvo" 

 catalogue, pocket width and strictly 

 up-to-date on choice things. 



Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. 

 — Illustrated General Catalogue. A 

 very handsome catalogue in every de- 

 tail, comprehensive, finely illustrated 

 and a model of good arrangement. 

 Covers the entire horticultural field, 

 148 pages. Cover decoration rich and 

 appropriate. 



King Construction Co., No. Tona- 

 wanda, N. Y. — A Description of the 

 Company Its Manufacturing Facilities 

 and its Product. This is Bulletin No. 

 47 of the King Construction Co., and 

 is "all to the good" as an enlightener 

 on the scope and facilities of the com- 

 pany and the quality of its product. 

 Profusely illustrated. 



Beverly, Mass. — In a campaign 

 against the tent caterpillars, Beverly 

 Farms schoolboys have gathered up 

 49,380 nests. The campaign was 

 under the direction of the Beverly 

 Improvement Society and proved de- 

 cidedly successful. Figuring 50 cater- 

 pillars to a nest, the boys stopped the 

 ravages of nearly 2,500,000 despoilers 

 of the foliage. The city is looking 

 after the brown tail and the gypsy 

 moth. 



Cold Storage Valley 



Of finest quality for Early and Late forc- 

 ing in cases of 1000, 5U0 and 250 pips at 

 $16 per 1000. All expenses paid. 



Corp. of CHAS. F. MEYER 



99 Warren Street, NEW YORK 



NEW CROP SEEDS 



FOR FXORIST8 



Ask tor 1914 Catalog:ue» 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 



Seedsmen 



47'S4 No Market St., BOSTON. MASS. 



New Price List of My 



Winter Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 



WILL BE SOON OUT 

 If you are interested in this line, send your name 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 

 Lompoc, CaL 



GLADIOLUS PRINCEPS 



The King of Scarlet Gladiolus, 

 brilliant colored, gigantic flow- 

 ers, heavy erect spikes, this is 

 the last word in perfect scarlet 

 gladiolus, strictly first size bulbs. 



Special Price to IMove 

 Quick 



13.50 per 100; per 1000, $30.00. 



Our wholesale price list for 

 1914 is a book you need — send 

 for it today. 



MICHELL'S Seed House 



Dept. Q. 518 Market St., Phila., Pa. 



Kelway & Son 



Wholesale Grower* to the Trade of 



Choice Stocks of 



GARDEN, FARM 



AND 



FLOWER SEEDS 



Please Write Now for Our 



CONTRACT PRICES 

 Langport, Eng. 



SEEDS FOR FLORISTS 



SPECIAL STRAINS 



OUR ASTERS, CVCLAMKN AND PRI- 

 MULAS ARE UNEQUALLKD. 



Trade List Ready. 



THOiVIAS J. GREY CO. 



32 Sooth Muket St., Bostoa, Mus. 



I. W. EtaiDdSMi. Mp. 



■. W. WfflbH, te'r 



California Seed Growers 

 Association, bic. 



Growers For Wtiolesale Dealors 



8AK JOSK OAUrOKKIA 



GARDEN SEED 



BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and 

 GARDKN PEA SEED in variet.v ; also other 

 items of the short crop of this past season, 

 as well aP a full line of Garden Seeds, will 

 be quoted you upon application to 



S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS 82 Oey St., NEW YORK 



and ORANOR. CONN. 



Burpee's Seeds 



PHILADEI^PHIA 



BLUE LIST OF WHOLES.4LE PRICES 



MAILED ONLY TO THO.SE WHO PLANT 



FOR PROFIT. 



