The Florists' Review 



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August 31, 1916. 



Seed Trade News 



AKEBIOAN SEED TBADE A8800IATI0V, 



Prealdent, Klrb7 B. White, Detroit, Ml<di.: 

 flecretmry-Treasurer, O. B. Kendel, Cleveland, O. 



The sweet corn in the middle west is 

 in need of a good September. 



The death is announced of Mrs. J. M. 

 Thorburn, at the age of 91 years. 



The acreage of onion sets in Nebraska 

 is less than usual this year, due to the 

 high. price of seed and bad weather at 

 planting time. 



C. Herbert Coy, Mrs. Coy and their 

 son spent last week at Chicago, Amer- 

 ica's great summer resort. They made 

 the 600-mile drive from Valley, Neb., to 

 Chicago in their Moline-Knight in three 

 days. 



The obituary of Henry A. Salzer, presi- 

 dent of the John A. Salzer Seed Co., of 

 La Crosse, Wis., who, as recorded in these 

 columns last week, was killed in an auto- 

 mobile accident in Minnesota August 22, 

 will be found on page 21. 



Straggling parcel post shipments of 

 G«rman seeds continue to come to hand, 

 having been remailed in Holland and 

 (probably) thus eluded the British cen- 

 sors. The arrival of several small lots of 

 cyclamen seed via this route is reported 

 this week. 



There have been reports of the curtail- 

 ment of the melon-growing industry at 

 Rocky Ford, but these are without foun- 

 dation. The fact is the acreage of melons 

 is larger this year than ever and the dis- 

 trict constantly is expanding until it now 

 stretches down the valley of the Arkansas 

 almost to the state line. 



The boat from Bermuda which reached 

 New York August 24 brought Only 

 twenty-seven cases of Harrisii lily 

 bulbs, thirteen for F. B. Pierson Co., 

 Tarrytown, N. Y., and fourteen coji- 

 signed to Maltus & Ware. Previous 

 imports were only 1,098 cases, indicat- 

 ing that the production of bulbs on the 

 island steadily is diminishing. 



Mrs. H. L. Holmes, wife of Harry L. 

 Holmes, the well known seedsman of 

 Harrisburg, Pa., and her son, Jack 

 Holmes, motored to Canton, O., last 

 week to visit H. L. Holmes, Jr., presi- 

 dent and general manager of the 

 Holmes-Letherman Seed Co. there. 

 Messrs. Holmes left this week to in- 

 spect seed crops in Michigan and 

 Canada. 



The Leonard Seed Co., Chicago, reports 

 its staff does not have a dull season any 

 more, as they are so busy with growing 

 crops and booking orders on future goods 

 that there is no time to even go fishing. 

 The travelers are working right through 

 the season, as there are so many inquir- 

 ies coming in from different sections for 

 next year's prices that it is impossible 

 for any of the men to leave their ter- 

 ritory for long at this time. 



DUTCH BXTLBS COMING SLOWLY. 



How seriously the operations of the 

 Dutch bulb exporters have been 

 hampered by the labor shortage and, 

 especially, the extremely wet weather 

 of June and July is shown by the record 

 of imports arriving at New York. The 

 first boat to bring bulbs arrived August 

 5; it brought only 360 cases. The sec- 

 ond consignment was on the' Nieuw 



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I KELWAY &^ SON | 



= Wholesale Seed Orow^era and Merchants S 



I Langport, England | 



= have pleasure in announcing that their E 



I MR. H. A. NALDRETT | 



= is now taking a business trip throughout the United States and E 

 5 Canada. Mr. Naldrett's address during this period will be E 



I Care of MESSRS. THOMAS MEADOWS & CO., | 



E 8-10 Bridge Street, Battery Park, New York, E 



E where please write him. - E 



E ^ We have not appointed, and we have no intention of appointing, E 



E any general agent in America or Canada, nor have we any wish to E 



E push any retail plant business to the disadvantage of members of E 



E the Trade, and certainly have no intention of opening any E 



E retail branch, nor of canvassing by travelers among private E 



E persons. We trust, therefore, that we may be considered whenever 3 



E you are in the market for Seeds. E 



E ^ As you are probably aware, we are particularly able, and are in E 



E the finest possible situation, as fifrowers, to deal with your require- = 



E ments in Seeds, both for Garden and Farm, as our own farm lands S 



E consist of suitable seed-growing land in the excellent climate of Somerset, E 



E in the southwest of England. We have extra special stocks of Root Seeds S 



E (Mangels, Swedes, etc.), leading select strains of Vegetable Soeiijt and E 



E choice Flower Seeds, and it is a« WHOLESALE GROWERS tJ^ w* E 



E commend ourselves especially to your kindly notice. 7j S 



E KELWAY & SON. = 



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Mention The Bevlew when yon write. 



DUTCH AND FRENCH BULBS f.o.b. ST. LOUIS 



Paper Whites, 13 cm $12.00 per case of 1250 



Paper Whites. 14 cm 12.00 per case of 1000 



Dutch Hyacinths, 1 st size $3.50 per 100 



Dulch Hyacinths, 2d size 2.50 per l(iO 



Dutch Hyacinths, Mixed 2.00 per 100 



Dutch Hyacinths, Miniatures 1.25 per 100 



Write for our Fall Catalogue quoting prices f. 0. b. St. Louis on Early and Darwin 



Tulips, Narcissi, Spanish Iris, etc. 



LECHNER (BROTHERS 



413 CAXTON BUILDING, ST. LOUIS. MO. 



Agents for THE GROWERS ASSOCIATION, Anna Paulowna, Holland. 



Mention Th* ReTlew when yoo write. 



CONTRACT GROWERS of 



Pepper 

 Okra 



Spinach 



Egg Plant 

 Radish 

 Turnip 

 Field Corn 



Kale 

 Tomato 

 Sweet Com 



STOKES SEED FARMS CO., Inc. 

 Mooreatown, N. J. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Routzahn Seed Co. 



ARROYO GRANDE, CAL. 



SWEET PEA aod NASTURTIUM 

 ^ SPECIALISTS 



Wholeule growers of fall lists of FLOWIB 

 and GARDEN SEEDS 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



BURNETT BROS. 



t BULBS 8 PLANTS 

 M Chanters Str««t. NKW YORK CITV 



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WATCH US GROW 



AMERICAN BULB CO. 



172 North Wabash Arenue 

 CHICAGO. ILL. 



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DANISH SEED IMPORT 



Import of all kinds of Seeds direct from seed 

 (rowers in Denmark. Please send for price list. 

 Ctar. If oalijMrB, 21< Ttk St. N.. MiMeifiH*. Min. 



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