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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 9, 1016. 



and that never should a warranty ex- 

 ceed the sum paid for the seed. 



As a result of action taken by the 

 Wisconsin Canners' Association, a spe- 

 cial meeting of the American Seed 

 Trade Association was held in the Hotel 

 Sherman, Chicago, March 2, for the 

 purpose of discii^ng seed growers' 

 contracts and tire nonuse of the dis- 

 claimer. Considering the fact that the 

 meeting was called practically on the 

 spur of the moment, it was well at- 

 tended and highly representative. Im- 

 mediately after notice of the special 

 meeting had been sent out, approxi- 

 mately 100 telegrams and letters were 

 received by the Chicago seed houses 

 from out-of-town members of the trade 

 who were unable to be present, vigor- 

 ously protesting against the danger of 

 leaving the disclaimer out of growers' 

 cpntracts. President John M. Lupton, 

 of Mattituck, L. I., called the meeting 

 to order and from 10 o'clock in the 

 morning until after 6 o'clock in the 

 evening exposition, argument and dis- 

 cussion followed one another in rapid 

 succession, the scene shifting to the 

 dining room at noon. 



. The discussion revolved about the 

 acceptance, first by one seed house and 

 then by another, of the contract form 

 being circulated by members of the 

 Wisconsin Canners' Association for 

 seed peas which are to be grown for 

 them. This form does not contain and, 

 it is feared, will overthrow the well 

 known disclaimer of the American Seed 

 Trade Association. It is argued by the 

 supporters of the disclaimer that should 

 it be dropped from the contracts, the 

 seedsmen's only protection would be 

 that section of the Wisconsin law which 

 provides that "in all actions for dam- 

 age • • * if no fraud, bad faith, 

 or want of due care is shown on the 

 part of the vendor, the purchaser shall 

 be limited in his recovery to the 

 amount of the purchase price of the 

 seed," and this, they say, would be 

 leaning on a broken reed, as the ques- 

 tion of due care is one for a jury to 

 decide and, therefore, one subject to 

 many vicissitudes. 



The sentiment of the meeting seemed 

 to be that the association was not in 

 a position to control the acts of its 

 members, and that it had no desire to 

 compel unanimity of action, but should 

 counsel and advise that line of con- 

 duct that appeared most conducive to 

 the welfare of its members. This sen- 

 timent was finally crystallized in the 

 following resolution: 



"The seedsmen present at a conference at the 

 Sherman hotel, Chicago, March 2, 1910, re- 

 affirm and endorse the non-warranty clause 

 known as the Amtrican Seed Trade Association 

 Non-Warranty clause, and believe that all sales 

 or agreements of sale, wherever made, should 

 contain said clause. 



"In those contracts of sale, or sale of seeds, 

 whenever, for any reason, contrary to the 

 recommendation of the American Seed Trade 

 Association, said non-warranty clause is waived, 

 It Is the opinion of said seedsmen that for such 

 waiver or non-use of said non-warranty clause, 

 the seller should receive an additional purchase 

 price for the seed by way of insurance, and 

 80 stated as a term of the sale or agreement 

 of sale, and that ttie seller should he liable, 

 in any event, for not more than the purchase 

 price of Bald leed." 



Those present were: 



John M. Lupton, of J. M. I.opton & Son, Mat- 

 KlrlJy B. White, of D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, 



F. *W. Bolglano, of F. W. Bolglano & Co., 

 Washington, D. C. „ ,, ^ , ^, , ^ n 



C. E. Kfendel, of A. C. Kendel, Cleveland, 0. 



I>»ither Breck, of Joseph Breck & Sons, Corp., 

 Boston, Mass. 



H. W. Bnckbee, Rockford, 111. 



Mr. Adams, of the Everett B. Clark Seed Co., 

 Mllford. Conn. 



W. B. Currle, of Currle Bros., Milwaukee, 

 Wis. 



FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR EARLY 

 SOWING 



Tr Pkt 



Ageratum, Imp. Dwf. Blu^ !$0.l6 



Ageratum, Imp. Dwf. White 10 



Ageratum, Little Dorrit 10 



Alyssum, Carpet of Snow 10 



Alyssum, Little Gem 10 



Aster, Queen of the Market. White.. .20 

 Aster, Queen of the Market, Pink... .20 

 Aster, Queen of the Market. Lavender .20 

 Aster, Queen of the Market, Purple. . .20 

 Aster, Queen of the Market. Crimson .20 

 Aster, Queen of the Market, Lt. Blue .20 

 Aster, St. L. S. Co.'s Late Branching 



White 20 



Aster, St. L. S. Co.'s Late Branching 



Bose 20 



Aster, St. L. S. Co.'s Late Branching 



Lavender 20 



Aster, St. L. S. Co.'s Late Branching 



Purple 20 



Aster, St. L. S. Co.'s Late Branching 



Crimson 20 



Begonia, Luminosa , 50 



Begonia, Erfor.lll .; 50 



Begonia, Gracilis Mixed .» 25 



Bellts Perennis I»ngfelIow Rose 40 



Bellls Perennis Snowball 40 



Bellls Perennis Mixed 80 



Canlytuft, Giant Empress 16 



Celosla Plumosa, Thompsoni Magnlflca .20 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa '.. .10 



Centaurea Candidissima 26 



Centaurea Imperialls, choice mixed. . . .15 



Cineraria Maritima 10 



Cobaea Scandens 10 



Coleus, extra choice mixed 60 



Forget-me-not, Robusta Gr. fl 25 



Forget-me-not, Victoria, best 25 



Lantana, mixed 10 



Os. 



10.85 

 .86 

 .35 

 .86 

 .85 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

 .60 



.76 



.75 



.75 



.76 



.76 



6.00 



1.60 



1.50 



1.40 



.50 



.75 



.86 



■.50 

 .26 

 .86 



'.75 



1.26 



.20 



Tr. Pkt, 



Lobelia, Crystal Palace $0.26 



Lobelia, Florists' Favorite 25 



Mignonette, Bismarck 26 



Mignonette, Macbet 26 



Petunia, Howard's Star 25 



Petunia, Violet Blue, 1/16 oz., $2.60. .60 



Petunia, Rosy Morn 26 



Petunia, dwf. mixed 26 



Petunia, Double Fringed Mixed, 1/32 



oz., 15.00 00 



Petunia. Giants of California. 1/82 



oz.. $2.00 60 



Pyrethrum, Golden F<eather 10 



Phlox Drummondll Grandiflora, Choice 



Mixed 16 



Salvia, Splendens, Scarlet 26 



Salvia. Splendens, Zurich 50 



Salplglossls, mixed 16 



Schizanthus, mixed 10 



Smilax, per lb., |2.50 10 



Stocks, large-fld. red : 50 



Stocks, large-fld. It. blue 50 



Stocks, large-fld. canary yellow 60 



Stocks, large-fld. purple 50 



Stocks, large-fld. white 60 



Stocks, large-fld. rose 50 



Thunbergla, Alata, mixed 16 



Verbena, Hybrid, fine, mixed 10 



Verbena, mam. mixed 26 



Verbena, mam. white 26 



Verbena, mam. purple and blue 26 



Verbena, mam. scarlet .26 



Verbena, mam. pink 26 



Vlnca, Rosea 20 



Vinca, Rosea Alba 20 



Vlnca, Alba Pura 20 



Vinca, mixed 16 



Orchid-flowered or Spencer Sweet Peas 



Os. % Lb. 



Asta Ohn Spencer $0.15 $0.50 



Blanche Ferry Spencer 16 .60 



Countess Spencer 16 .60 



Flora Norton Spencer 16 .60 



Frank Dolby (Unwtn) 10 .80 



Gladys Unwin 10 .30 



Helen Lewis Spencer 15 .50 



Hercules Spencer 26 .80 



Illuminator Spencer 20 .76 



King Edward Spencer 16 .60 



King White Spencer 25 .90 



Mrs. Walter Wright Spencer... .15 .65 



Nora Unwln 10 .30 



Othello Spencer 16 .50 



Prince of Wales Spencer 16 .66 _ _ 



ST. LOUIS SEED CO. 



Lb. 

 $1.50 

 1.50 

 1.60 

 1.50 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.60 

 3.00 

 2.50 

 1.50 

 8.60 

 2.00 

 1.00 

 1.60 

 2.00 



Oz. % Lb. 



Phyllis Unwln $0.10^.80 



Primrose Spencer 16 .60 



Rosabelle Spencer 20 .60 



Royal Purple Spencer 26 .00 



Tennant Spencer 20 .60 



White Sponcer .15 .50 



St. L. S. Co. Spencer Mixture . . .10 .80 

 Grandiflora Sweet Peas — 



Blanche Ferry 20 



Dorothy Eckford 20 



King Edward VII 20 



I^dy Grlsel Hamilton 20 



Katherine Tracy 20 



Prince of Wales 20 



Oi. 



$1.60 



1.26 



.76 



1.00 



1.26 



1.26 

 1.00 



.2ft 



.60 

 1.2S 



'.SO 



.26 



.26 



IM 



l.BO 



1.00 



1.50 



1.60 



1.00 



.00 



.40 



1.00 



1.00 



1.00 



1.00 



1.00 



.60 



.00 



.00 



.00 



Lb. 

 $1.00 

 1.00 

 2.26 

 8.60 

 2.20 

 l.TO 

 1.00 



.00 

 .00 

 .00 

 .50 

 .50 

 .60 



The Home of "Pure and Sure Seeds" 

 411-13 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 



Mention Th* R*tUw wfc»a yo* irr1t«- 



XXX SEEDS 



Alyssom BoowImII, only true dwarf, flue, SOc. 



Asters. Finest giants grown, mixed, pkt., aoc. 



CShlneae Primrose, finest grown, single and 

 doable, mixed. 650 seeds. $1.00; ^ pkt.. 60c. 



Cobaea Soandeni, purple, pkt., aOc. 



Colens, new giants, finest large leaved, 20c. 



Cyolamen Oigmnteum, finest giants mixed. 260 

 seeds, $1.00; \i pkt., 60c. 



Pansy Oiants mixed, finest grown, critically se- 

 lected, 6000 seeds, $1.00; % pkt.. 60c; oa., $8.00. 

 A pkt. Perret pansy added to all pansy orders. 



Petunia Mew Star, finest marked. 20c. 



Petunia Mew California Oiaats, mixed, fine. SOc. 



Petunia Blneiaoket, new, deep blue, single, very 

 showy, profuse bloomer and grand bedder, most 

 attractive Petunia grown, pkt., 60c. 



Phlox Drum,, new dwf., large flowering mix., 20c. 



Salvia Soarlet Olow, finest intense scarlet. 20c. 



yer1)ena, Calif. Giants, finest grown, mix.. 20c. 



Oasb. Uberal pkts. Six 20c pkU.. $1.00. 



JOHN F. RUPP, 



Pa. 



MMitlon Tb^ Review when yon writ*. 



Our GLADIOLI were awarded 

 the Grand Prize at San Fran- 

 cisco last year. 



New catalogue no w^ ready. 



JOHR LEWIS CHILDS, he. 



Flowerf ield, L. I., N. Y. 



Wilson's Seeds will grow 

 anywhere. 



J. J. WILSON SEED CO., Nevnfc, H. J. 



HELLER fir CO.I 



MONTPEUER. 

 OHIO. 



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277^0 MORE 

 BLOSSOMS 



on plants raised in 4-inch SQUARES paper pots 

 (04 cubic inches of soil and roots) than on plants 

 raised in 4-inch clay pots (31 cubic Inches of soil 

 and roots). See our 2-page advt., pages 10-11. 

 F, W, ROCHELLE k BONB. Chester. M. J. 



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