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The Florists' Review 



JUKB 1, 1916. 



Beason there was a large surplus of 

 bulbs in Holland, but they were not 

 dumped on the American markets. The 

 Hollanders seemed to have learned their 

 lesson. This year, because of the good 

 clean-up last season and the generally 

 prosperous conditions in this country, 

 the advance orders for Holland bulbs 

 are rather heavier than usual; the coun- 

 try has been covered by the Dutch 

 order-takers as a gardener uses a fine- 

 toothed rake. The prices at which these 

 orders have been taken, while they vary 

 considerably, are not low. To dump 

 the Britons' bulbs here in the autumn 

 and break the market will result in 

 buyers demanding the prices of delivery 

 date on all advance orders; indeed, in 

 many cases this already is agreed to. 



In discussing this and other phases 

 of the situation now presented, Kalph 

 M. Ward & Co., New York, said 

 May 29: 



"We should think that the principal 

 effect of the embargo on bulbs to Eng- 

 land will be in Holland bulbs. It must 

 be remembered, however, that there 

 was war last year and that the English 

 purchaBes at that time were much cur- 

 tailed. The growers of all bulbs have 

 shortened upr tljseif criups accordingly. 



"The effect on the French market 

 will be to reduce the price of Eomans, 

 no doubt, but we do not think it will 

 affect Paper Whites, because England 

 in normal times does not take any large 

 quantity of this bulb, as the cut flowers 

 are sent there direct from France. 



"Relative to Japanese bulbs, we 

 might say that the Japanese expected 

 this embargo in England, and we were 

 advised of the matter about four 

 months ago from there. The freight 

 rates between Japan and other countries 

 have increased so considerably that at 

 the present time the duty and freight 

 are a large part of the cost of their 

 product. Therefore, we do not think 

 the growers could be induced to ad- 

 vance money sufficient to send their sur- 

 pluses into this market at such a time." 



lOWANS TO MEET. 



The Iowa Seed Dealers' Association 

 will hold its annual convention at Des 

 Moines, June 7 and 8. June 7 will be 

 the business day and the meeting prom- 

 ises to be more largely attended than 

 any previous one. A splendid program is 

 being arranged and the association is 

 sending invitations to all Iowa seed 

 dealers and shippers to come in and get 

 acquainted and become members if they 

 desire. The meetings will be held at 

 the Savery hotel. 



A. W. Eldridge, Sec'y. 



MOTT-LY aiiEANINOS. 



C. E. Kendel, speaking as secretary 

 of the American Seed Trade Associa- 

 tion, says he believes he is voicing the 

 general sentiment of the members that 

 no entertainment by the Chicago con- 

 freres is expected at the annual con- 

 vention. Mr. Kendel is of the opinion 

 that it will be decided to confine the 

 place of the annual meetings to the 

 north-central cities, taking in, by way of 

 diversion, such resorts as Atlantic City 

 and Niagara Falls. It is reasoned that 

 a member located in a small town 

 would be more readily attracted to the 

 gathering when held in a large city. 

 Indications are that the coming con- 

 vention will be one of the most in- 

 teresting ever held. 



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