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HORTICULTURE 



August 26, 1911 



Seed Trade 



In a letter from \V. Atlee Burpee, 

 aim is now iii Europe, we learn thai 

 the only countries in Europe that have 



ilnvni , , ii crops arc Holland aud 

 ark: England, France and Ger- 

 many arc in a terrible condition. Mr. 

 Burpee says thai hie saw field a!l< i 

 field of Bush beans in Germany in 

 which most of the plants were abso- 

 lutely burned up. and the few plants 



having green leaves did not carry a 

 single pod. Mangel and Sugar Beets 

 bj the hundreds of acres will yield 

 from 1 '.. to - cw t. per acre Spinach 

 also is "almost a total failure there, 

 while asters, unless thej have rains 

 immediately, will yield practical!} no 



seed. Potatoes and grains are also so 

 poor that it is really a question of how 

 the farmers can live. In England 

 the grass is all burned up and there is 

 practically no pasture for the cows, 

 while peas are worse than last year. 

 He states that it was really a satis- 

 faction to get over to Ireland where 

 they have had rains and where the 

 grass is green. 



European seed trade reports as they 

 come to hand through New York im- 

 porting houses are very depressing. 

 In many sorts of seed it is no longer 

 a question of percentage of yield, but 

 whether or not the crop is a total fail- 

 ure. 



The hot and dry weather in Belgium 

 has also had a disastrous effect on all 

 florists' plains, particularly azaleas, 

 which are undersized and stunted, and 

 the situation is very critical with pros- 

 pects most discouraging The weather 

 continues very hot and the shortage 

 of water has almost ruined some grow- 

 ers, who will have great difficulty in 

 filling contracts as to sizes and varie- 

 ties ordered. Vander Cruyssen and 

 Simon Mardner are among the varie- 

 ties most seriously affected. 



A large German grower of lilacs 

 states that, in consequence of the un- 

 precedented heat and killing drought, 

 unprecedented in 77 years, pot lilacs 

 generally have suffered severely, the 

 foliage being burnt and the flower 

 "buds being stunted and imperfect, so 

 that the flowers must of necessity be 

 crippled. Lily of the valley, also, has 

 sustained a serious set-back and re- 

 ports from week to week are more and 

 more depressing. Many large fields 

 are more or less shrivelled up. and this 

 : i pop will lie short, with super- 

 ioi quality decidedly scarce. 



From Japan we learn that the 

 Longinorum Giganteum crop seems to 

 be a failure, Merc being many very 

 imistic f ports from many growing 

 districts "Thunder shower rotting, 

 "plant louse." "withers," etc.. are 

 blamed for the trouble. We hope, 

 however, thai ay prove to be 



overdrawn, a? is ea< h >''' : "' 



with our own peach crop. Time will 

 tell. 



A Correction. 



The United States Seed Co. write us 

 that we were incorrectly informed as 

 to their moving to Memphis. The fact 

 that they were successors of the Plant 

 Seed Co., of St. Louis, in the garden 

 seed department, made it necessary to 

 have a chief wholesale distributing 



GROUP AT THE OUTING OF THE H. F. MICHELL CO.'S EMPLOYEES. 



The Dreer hall team on the right and Michell team on left o f picture. 



point farther north and Memphis was 

 decided on. The Memphis office will 

 be the business headquarters, although 

 they are a Texas corporation. 



WASHINGTON NOTES. 

 It is reported that the bureau of 

 plant industry of the Agricultural De- 

 partment has entered into negotiations 

 for the construction of a nine-story 

 building in the southwest section of 

 the city in which to transact its rapid- 

 ly growing business. While the report 

 is believed to be true, it has not been 

 verified. 



A circular letter is soon to be sent 

 to each of the ladies who would be 

 eligible to membership, asking their 

 opinion as to the advisability of the 

 formation of a ladies' auxiliary of the 

 Washington Florists' Club. President 

 Mayberry is of the opinion that such 

 an organization, besides aiding in the 

 entertainment of the ladies, would 

 prove a large benefit to the club itself. 



Quite a number of the clerks of the 

 local stores are availing themselves of 

 the vacation season to hie themselves 

 to various places away from the city 

 to forget the trials and tribulations of 

 their work. The following employes 

 of Gude Bros., are reported thus en- 

 joying themselves: Miss Nellie Bruen- 

 inger, for more than ten years in 

 charge of the office, is at Atlantic 

 City; Charles Scarboro is in Bucks 

 County, Pa., and Walter Haw Icy is at 

 Hoosicl Kalis. N. V. 



pushing the bill through this session, 

 but as it was drafted by the Commis- 

 sioners of the District, the matter will 

 he taken up with them. 



Two deaths were reported in the 

 city within a week, that of William 

 Radtke and J. H. Copeland, both gar- 

 deners. The case of the former was a 

 particularly sad one in that Mr. 

 Radtke and his wife had planned an 

 outing for the day on which his dead 

 body was discovered. It seems that 

 Mrs. Radtke had gone to bed leaving 

 her husband to complete the prepara- 

 tions for the outing. Upon awakening 

 in the morning she was startled to find 

 him missing. A search found him sit- 

 ting upon a chair in the kitchen, dead, 

 with gas pouring out from a discon- 

 nected tube of a gas stove. His death 

 was accidental J. H. Copeland died 

 at his home i n Arlington, Va., at the 

 age of sixty-five vears. on August 13. 

 CLARENCE L. LINZ. 



There is now pending before Cor 

 gress, a hill looking towards the tax- 

 ation of vaults located beneath side- 

 walks and streets which are occupying 

 public space. This is causing con- 

 siderable consternation among mer- 

 chants in all lines. The Chamber of 

 Commerce is taking the matter up 

 with a view to protesting against its 

 passage, and several of the florists 

 have preferred their aid. Z. D. Black- 

 istone is strongly opposed to such a 

 tax. and W. F. Gude states he will fill 

 up the vault rather than pay for it 

 Congress will probably adjourn before 



NEWS NOTES. 



Waukesha, Wis.— Schenck & Bliese 

 have sold out to Fred Bliese. 



New Orleans, La.— The Metairie 

 Ridge Nursery finds that larger quar- 

 ters are necessary for their retail 

 business and have decided to move to 

 135 Carondelet street. The new store 

 will be remodeled. 



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