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11 O RT I C LTUUE 



December 23, 191 



Seed Trade 



Tlie following letter, of which a copy 

 has been kindly furnished us. is self- 

 explanatory: 

 Geo. W. Kerr, Esq., Doylestown. Pa., 



U. S. A. 



Dear Sir: 1 read with much pleas- 

 ure and interest your letter to the 

 editor of Horticultural Trade Journal 

 in the issue of the 6th re. sweet pea 

 seed. It has been my contention ever 

 since I had anything to do with the 

 growing of this beautiful flower that 

 California could not help producing 

 absolutely the finest seed in the world. 

 and for the two reasons mentioned in 

 your letter, viz.: climatic conditions 

 are perfect and the soil has no equal. 



I am of the opinion that the sooner 

 this clap-trap about English-grown 

 seed was exposed, the better it would 

 be for both buyer and seller. Our 

 climate here in five seasons out of ten 

 is totally against the developing and 

 maturing of seeds. 



I hope your letter will be the means 

 of clearing away that mist which has 

 hung around the "heads and opinions" 

 of the greater number of our seeds- 

 men. We are a great nation, but at 

 any rate let us get rid of that "swelled- 

 headedness" which is a curse to our 

 larger development. We are not "the 

 only pea in the pod," and the sooner 

 we realize this the better it will be 

 for us 



Yours faithfully, 



ANDREW REID. 



Edinburgh, Scotland, Dec. 12, 1911. 



Horticultural Commissioner B. V. 

 Sharp of King's County, Calif., has is- 

 sued a notice warning California mer- 

 chants not to handle alfalfa seed from 

 Utah or adjacent states and advising 

 that they demand California seed 

 only. This, it is understood, is on ac- 

 count of the prevalence of the alfalfa 

 weevil in Utah. 



A VALUABLE CLIMBING ROSE. 



Prof. C. S. Sargent is practically a 

 hardy yellow Climbing Tea rose. It is 

 a strong and lusty grower, bronze- 

 green foliage larger than the Ramblers. 



The new growths are blood-red and 

 very decorative. 



We have a specimen planted six 

 years ago, having a spread of twenty- 

 iiul ten feel in height. All 

 the growth is made on the bush from 

 the main stalk which is now two In- 

 ches in diameter near the ground. 



The color is very persistent, being 

 a strong orange yellow, lasting until 



the petals fall. The flowers are very 

 Cull, being crowded with petals. 



It blooms about June 15th, which is 

 two weeks earlier than the true 

 Ramblers, thus making the season 

 that much longer. It is an American 

 seedling — a cross between the hardy 

 Wichuraiana x Souv. de Aug. Metral, 

 a red French Tea rose. 



A. J. FISH. 



Xew Bedford, Mass. 



MEDICINAL LEAVES AND HERBS. 



The Department of Agriculture has 

 just issued a bulletin on leaves and 

 herbs used as medicine. Nor is this 

 the first publication put out by this 

 department on the subject of me.li- 

 cines — the others being Weeds Used as 

 Medicine, Root Drugs and Medicinal 

 Barks. 



Collectors of medicinal plants have 

 made such insistent demands on the 

 department for a guide in their work 

 that a description of 8b' medicinal 

 plants, including only such as are in 

 most common use, has been prepared 

 by direction of the secretary, fifteen 

 of these being mentioned in the Eighth 

 Decennial Revision of the U. S. Phar- 

 macopoeia. 



Each plant is listed under the name 

 in most common use, but synonymous 

 common names, and the pharmaco- 

 poeial name, if any, are also given, 

 that no one should have difficulty in 

 recognizing the plants familiar to him, 

 or in identifying an unknown one. if 

 of the series, from the description 

 given. 



50,000 



GLADIOLUS- Mixed 



WANTED 



STATE PRICE AND WHEN YOl" CAN 

 MAKE DELIVERY 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 



42 Ve«ey St., New York 



SPECIAL TO THE TRADE 



We make a specialty of growing all kinds 

 of Vegetable Plants for the Seed and Plant 

 Trade. Including the best varieties of Forc- 

 ing Tomatoes, Asparagus, Cauliflower, Egg 

 Plants. Peppers. Parsley. Lettuce. Cabbage, 

 etc. Special prices made on large orders 

 for Spring delivery. Let us know your 

 wants. We have a fine lot of Tomato 

 Plants, transplanted and pitted: Comet, 

 Loiillard. Bonney Best, Snttons' A-l, Sut- 

 ' i,x Abundance and winter Beauty, also 

 Extra Earlv Erfurt and Snowball Cauli- 

 flower. FOX-HAIL FARM, R. F. D. No. 2. 

 Norfolk, Va. 



FRENCH VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Lettuce, Imported Big Boston; Forcing 

 Lettuce (black seeded); Radish. Sc.irlet 

 i. lobe. White Tipped Scarlet Turnip; Beet, 

 Crosby; Cabbage, Early Flat and Savoy; 

 Celery. Self-Blanching and Green: Beet, 

 Spinach, Endive, etc.. the same varieties 

 as the market gardeners of Paris use. 



BEAULIEU, Woodhaven, N. Y. 



MAMMOTH 

 VERBENAS 



NEW CROP SEEDS 

 Blue, Pink. Scarlet, Striped, White 



Trade pkt. 30c. Oz. $1.25 



FANCY MIXTURE 



Trade pkt. 30c. Oz. $1.00 



MICHELL'S 



51 8 MARKET ST., PHIL ADELPHIA 

 »«■»———» — • 



J SEEDS, PLANTS, \ 

 BULBS 



All seasonable kinds of best 

 quality 



Special prices on large lots 



JAMES VICK'S SONS, 



Seedsmen 

 ROCHESTER. N. Y. 



J. BOLGIANO & SON 



Wholesale Field and 

 Garden Seeds 



ESTABLISHED 1818 

 Write for our low prices 



LIGHT, PRATT & ELLICOTT STS., 



BALTIMORE, MD. 



We will mail postpaid on application sample of 



Niagara Pure Culture Spawn 



direct, or transfer, op both, that yoa 

 may be your own judge of quality. 



We will quote most attractive 

 figures to dealers, as well as to 

 large and small growers. Our quality 

 speaks for itself and is guaranteed. 



Niagara Mushroom & Spawn Co. 



26 Main St reet, Lockp ort, N. Y. 



TOMATO SEED 



BEST STOCKS. AH. VARIETIES. 



The Haven Seed Co. 



Growers for Wholesale Trade Only. 



SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. 



ONION SETS 



HEADQUARTERS FOR THE EAST. 



We carry large storks of choice quality 

 at both our Orange. Conn., aud New York 

 City houses. Pull line all varieties of Gar- 

 den and Flower Seeds. Trade List on ap- 

 plication. 



S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS, 



82 Day Street, 

 Orange, Conn. New York City. 



