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The Florists' Review 



FHBRLAItY 22, 1917. 



TOMATO SEED 



Pepper. Bge Plant, Squash. Pampkin, 

 Caoomber, Cantaloupe and WatermeloD 

 Seed and Field Corn, on contract. 



EDGAR F. HURFF 



Corresixmdence Solicited. BwAdaaborOtH. J. 



Mention The Reyiew when yon write. 



Seed Trade News 



AMEKICAN SEED TKASE ASSOCIATION. 



President, Klrby B. White, Detroit, Mich.; 

 Secretary-Treasurer, C. B. Kendel, Cleveland, O. 



Thirty-fifth annual convention, Detroit, June 19 

 to 21, 1917. 



Visited CmcACiO: J. B. Agiicw, of 

 Visalia, Cal. 



Thk soaring price of vegetables is sure 

 to make a big tall for seeds this season for 

 planting home gardens. 



Seed potatoes never were so valuable as 

 now an(l it is a question how many grow- 

 ers will succumb to the temptation to dis- 

 pose of their planting stock. 



Lakge onion set dealers report that 

 trade in this it<>m is heavy, with prices 

 steatlily advancing. March 1 delivery is 

 now quoted at $4.50 to $5 per bushel. 



Alarm is felt over the temptation pres- 

 ent prices afford to sell stock seed. Onion 

 bulbs and beans, especially, are so high 

 that there is a disposition to dispose of 

 them instead of planting. 



The recent freeze which extended 

 through the entire south was so severe 

 that even the special frost-proof cabbages, 

 which ordinarily withstand quite low tem- 

 peratures safely, were destroyed. 



Du. David (Jriffith, of the V. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture, recently made a 

 trip south and at Brunswick, Ga., is 

 quoted as stating that the soil and clinuite 

 of Glynn county are as good as Ollioules 

 for the production of narcissus ])ulbs. 



Gladiolu.s bulbs have advanced in jirice 

 as a result of the German blockade and 

 the reluctance of tlie Holland-Anu'rica 

 line to sail its boats under existing condi- 

 tions. There are large <iuantities of 

 Dutch gladiolus l)ulbs that have been de- 

 jjended on to fill orders tliat may iiever 

 leave Holland. 



The Aggeler & Musser Seed Co., IjOS 

 Angeles, in its litl7 catalogue, features 

 the. casaba tribe of melons. The back 

 cover sliows four varieties in colors anil 

 several jtages of tlic l)ook are devoted to 

 cuts, descriptions, cultural notes and hints 

 on shipping. The indications are that 

 the casabas soon will be an imjiortant 

 factor in the seed trade. 



A 9-HOi'K day on a 10-liour pay is tlie 

 latest innovation ])y the Henry Field Seed 

 Co., of Shenandonh, la. The change 

 affects about 100 girl emjdoyees. "It is 

 more or less of an exiieriment that wo 

 have had in mind for some time," said 

 Mr. Field. "We think the girls can do 

 as much in nine hours as they did in 

 ten. ' ' The business is running much 

 heavier than it did at tliis time last year. 

 The ])ostagc bill for January was $14,000. 



CONDITIONS AT SANTA ANA. 



Contract bookings on tomato seed are 

 considerably advanced over 1916, both 

 as to time of season and quantity, says 

 tlie Haven Seed Co., and to take care of 

 this increase the company has leased 



Braslan 



Grower for the Wholesale Trade Only, Okior, Lkttuok, Oabbot, 

 Pabsntp, PAB8I.KT, Ckuebt. Ehdivk, Sai«ify, Namkd Axa> MnxD 

 OBAia>inx>RA Ain> Sfknokb S\nacT Pkab, and Sdwtlo'wkb. 



Seed Growers 



SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA 



Company 



ONION SETS 



LEON AR S«-^'"'!!~ 



CO 



"TMHS.^USAHDCORH^'^r.^rJlUr 



YOU will be satisfied with the products of 



Burpee's "Seeds that Grow" 



Better write to Burpee, Philadelphia,— for new Complete Catalogue. 



The Everett B. Clark Seed Co., Milford, Com. 



•rawlBs StaMeM at Kaat tordan. MMuareea Bay. Wto^ St. Airtbeay. Make 



Beans, Peas, Sweet Corn, Onion, Beet, Turnip, Tomato, Etc. Etc. 



Grass Mixtures for 

 Golf - Tennis - Polo 



Meet all requirements for all soils 



THE ALBERT DICKINSON CO. 

 CHICAGO, IIX. 



Waldo Rohnert 



GILROT, CAL. 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Spedaltlei: Lettoce, Onion. Sweet Psh, Aftac, 

 Cosmoi, MimoneMa, Verben*. In T»rt«tr. 

 Correnoondenca lolledted 



TOMATO SEED 



Ghrown for the 

 Wholesale Seed Trade 



HAVEN SEED CO. 



■▲WTA AHA, 



CALIFORVIA 



GENUINE 



BALCH'S FILLBASKET or STOKES' BONNY BEST 



TOMATO SEED 



Specially Selected Stock 



Greenhouse Grown 



$1.00 per packet of about 250 seeds 



WILLEY'S FARM, East Patcbogue. L I., N. Y. 



The C. Herbert Coy Seed Co. 



VAllEY, ?.°.".»,V"f HEB. 



Wholesale Growers of High-grade Seeds 



Cucumber, Muskmelon, Squash and Pump- 

 kin. Sweet. Flint and Dent Seed Corn. 



—THE— 



J. C. Robinson SeedCo. 



WATERLOO. NEB. 



ROCKY FORD, COLO. 



Contract growers of Cucumber. Cantaloups, 

 Watermelon, Souash and Pumpkin Seed, Sugar, 

 Flint and Field Seed Com. 



EVERETTE R. PEACOCK IB. 



ONION ^<S38Srt^ SETS 



ONION 



40iS miwaakee Av( 



SEED 

 CNICA«« 



11E KINBERLIN SEED CO. 



Seed 6nw*n SANTA CLARA* CAL( 



Growers of 

 ONION, LETTUCE, RADISH, BtCc 



Correspondenoe Solicited 



Henry Fish Seed Co. 



BEAN GROWERS 



For the Wholesale Seed Trade. 

 CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA 



Contract Seed Growers 



SnecialHec* ^^^nK. tae puwt. tomato. 



OpVtlBlUei. VINE SEED MO HEU COIOt^ 



Correspondence Solicited. 



George R. Pedrick & Son 



PEDRICKTOWN. N. I 



J.BOLGIANOftSON 



Careful Seed Growers for 99 year*. 



Send for our 1917 wholesale prices 

 to Florists and Market Gardeners 



BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 



Mention The Beriew when jou write. 



