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A00U8X 8. 1910. 



they are well posted on conditions and 

 able to give their customers valuable 

 information when they call. In spite 

 of the temperature being 100 degrees 

 in the shade, the travelers tramped the 

 onion set fields and proved themselves 

 to be more able to stand hot weather 

 than is the militia on the border. A. H. 

 Smith, treasurer, who was with them, 

 states that it was one of the best meet- 

 ings the company has ever held. 



Mr. Smith reports, as a result of this 

 inspection, that the onion set acreage 

 this year around Chicago is much re- 

 duced and, in addition to that, the crop 

 was badly damaged early in the season 

 by wet weather and the maggots ate the 

 sets quite badly, leaving spaces and 

 skips in the rows, so that, with the best 

 weather conditions from now until they 

 are pulled, onion sets will be a light 

 crop. Prices may be expected to be 

 correspondingly higher this season. The 

 quality around Chicago promises to be 

 good, as the . last two or three weeks 

 the weather has been , dry and hot, 

 which has a tendency to make good- 

 keeping sets. If there is not much rain 

 during the next ten days or two weeks, 

 ;, Chicago should harvest choice, small, 

 'good-keeping sets of the finest quality, 

 although the crop will be a small one. 



FIBST HABSISn ARRIVE. 



While there were thirty-six cases of 



bulbs on earlier boats, the steamer from 



Bermuda which reached New York 



July 24 brought the first important 



shipment of the 1916 crop of Harrisii. 



The consignments were as follows: 



Conslpiee. Oases. 



Crossmond, L. D 81 



Henderson, P., & Co 2 



Maltus * VP'are 102 



Henry & Lee 896 



Small, J. H., ft Sons 6 



Yau^han's Seed Store 88 



Total 924 



PREPAREDNESS IN BEANS. 



For the preparedness parade at San 

 Francisco July 22, an attractive window 

 display was put in by T. C. Holmes, of 

 C. C. Morse & Co., at their Market 

 street store. The central figure was a 

 flag of the United States, 8x8 feet, in 

 the national colors, made entirely of 

 seeds. Beans were used for the most 

 part. Tepary beans formed the white 

 background. Refugee beans the brown 

 frame, and Six Weeks beans were used 

 for the yellow pole of the flag. The red 

 of the flag was made of Valentine beans, 

 the white of Tepary beans, and the blue 

 of blue gum seed colored slightly. The 

 word "Preparedness" was formed of 

 eucalyptus or Rostrata seed. H. S. G. 



DANISH SEED CROPS. 



Axel Knudsen, American representa- 

 tive of one of the principal Danish seed 

 growers, has just received the following 

 June crop report from his principal: 



Dill. — We have planted out more 

 than sufficient ground to secure full de- 

 livery of all our contracts under nor- 

 mal conditions. The plants are bo far 

 well above the ground, but of course 

 it is impossible to form any judgment 

 of the crop we may expect at the pres- 

 ent writing. 



Carrots. — A normal crop cannot be 

 expected. There has been a severe loss 

 in the root-pits during the winter, and 

 at present we can predict only a me- 

 dium crop of most varieties, while 

 Carrot Amsterdam, Nantes and Paris 



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IThe House of Burpee ha« long b'«en recognized as American Headquarters 

 for Sweet Peaa, and our Introduction of these Fordhook Strains of Wlnter- 

 flowerlns Spencers marks an era in commercial Sweet Pea growing. 



fThe novelties offered below, excepting Tarrawa, are the results of crosses 

 made at our Fordhook Farms during the past seven seasons. All stocks 

 are grown at our Floradale P^rm, "The California Home of Sweet Peas." 



Fordhook Pink And White ^ most popular Wlnter-flowerlng Spencer. A color 

 ■^^—^—~—^———^——— that la always In demand, similar to the old 

 Blanche Ferrj. Bright rosy pink standard, wings almost pure white. The Immense 

 flowers measure 2% Inches In diameter and are perfect In form. A very early, free and 

 continuous bloomer, awarded a Certificate of Merit at the Spring Show of the Penn- 

 sylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, March, 1915, and of the American Sweet 

 Pea Society, San Francisco. June, 1916. % os., fl.2S; Vi oi., $2.00; os., $SJM>. 



Fordhook Pink This is a distinct shade of pink, sufTused with lavender through- 

 ^^—^^^^———^^ out. Flowers are large size, exquisitely waved, produced In threes 

 and fours on long stems. % os., 40g; % o>., 75c; os., $1.26; ^ lb., ^.SO; ^ Ib.« f6.tS; 

 lb., $12.50. 



Fordhook Rose introduced by us In 1916. Flowers of largest size, usually borne 

 ■^— ^^^^>— ^^^— In threes and fours. A charming shade of rosy carmine. Awarded 

 a Certificate of Merit at the International Show, New York, March, 1916, and the 

 Spring Show of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, March, 1016. 

 14 OS., 50c; % OK., 86c; os., $1.60; % Ik, $4.00; Mt lb., $7.50; lb., $15.00. 



'Va.Vi'tL'^ra. This magnificent Australian variety has proved its unusual merit with 

 •^■^— -— ^— commercial growers In all parts of the country. It has an exceptional 

 tlon as a sure money-maker. First exhibited by us at the great International 



reputf. 



Show 



vanla 



Inches 



clear, 



$10.00, 



In New York, March, 1914, and awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Pennsyl- 



Hortlcultural Society, March, 1915. Flowers exquisitely waved, averaging 2Vi 



In diameter, many of them being duplex or double. A bright rose-pink, with a 



creamy base. % os., 86c; % os., 60c; os„ $1.00; % lb., $2.75; % lb., $5.00; lbs., 



Om- SPECIAL LEAFLET on Winter-flowering Sweet Peas FREE on application. 



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