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The Florists' Review 



NOTBMBEB 30, 1916. 



TURNIP SEED 



Seed Trade News 



AlBBIOA* 8ZID TSASX AMOOIATZOV. 

 Pnddrat. Klrbjr B. Wklto, Detroit, Mlok.; 

 ■•cwtary-Tr— ur»r, O. H. K«nd»l. OtoToUiad, O. 



The Tucker Seed House, Earl and J. 

 W. Tucker, proprietors; Carthage, Mo., 

 has acquired a large 2-story building as 

 quarters for its rapidly increasing busi- 

 ness. 



Alkalfa seed growers of Custer county, 

 Montana, recently met at Miles City to 

 discuss, among other things, the matter 

 of providing a better market for their 

 product. 



This is the time of year that many 

 seedsmen devote their attention to han- 

 dling Christmas greens, but in recent sea- 

 sons it has not been an especially profit- 

 able side line. 



Those who printed early price lists of 

 gladiolus bulbs already have .found it 

 necessary to advance their quotations. 

 Such standard sorts as America and King 

 are among the stiffest. 



The man who omits the disclaimer from 

 his 1917 catalogue, or the one who quali- 

 fies the standard form, will be acting 

 against the general good of the trade ac- 

 cording to the recorded belief of the Am- 

 erican Seed Trade Association. 



In tlie 1917 catalogues there will be a 

 pronounced trend toward the cental sys- 

 tem, abandoning the old practice of of- 

 fering seeds by the quart, peck and 

 bushel. In many cities local laws compel 

 the sale of a large variety of articles by 

 weight. 



Smuggling now is the order of the day. 

 Not smuggling past the international 

 boundary, but past the British blockade. 

 It is related that certain lots of German 

 flower seeds came over in trunks and it 

 is said many passengers are carrying sus- 

 picious quantities of baggage. Probably 

 by now the British are searching it. 



WITH INDIANA CANNERS. 



The Indiana Canners' Association 

 held its annual meeting November 23 

 at the Claypool hotel, Indianapolis. 

 Next to the Wisconsin meeting, it is 

 the largest state meeting of the. year 

 and several seed houses were repre- 

 sented. 



The seed question was an important 

 issue in relation to increased costs. 

 Peas, it was thought, are fairly abun- 

 dant, but with no oversupply. Beans 

 are bringing what the canners called 

 "extortionate" prices: Valentine and 

 stringless green pod were quoted at 

 from $6 to $7.50 a bushel; dried beans 

 were higher, bringing $7.50 to $8 at 

 the present time, with indications that 

 by spring they will bring $12. Sweot 

 corn also is held at a premium, with 

 Stowell's Evergreen and Country Gen- 

 tleman in the lead. Several interesting 

 seed displays were made by the follow- 

 ing firms, which were soliciting advance 

 orders: W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago; 

 Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, O.; 

 Jerome B. Rice Co., Cambridge, N. Y., 

 and the Leonard Seed Co., Chicago. 



E. E. T. 



HOW THEY DO IT. 



The Review has received a number 

 of complaints from a certain Austra- 

 lian seed house with regard to short 

 postage on letters from American seeds- 



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ONION SETS 



GROWERS FOU THE TRADt 



Writ* tor PriMs 



YOU will be satisfied with the products of 



Burpee's "Seeds that Grow'' 



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



Braslan 



Grower for the Wholesale Trade Only. Onion, Lstttjok, OiiBBOT, 



PAB8NIF, FAB8I.KY, CKLXBT, B;NI>TVK, SiXSIFY. XAMKD ASD MUXD 



Obanduxoba and Sfknozb Swxkt Peas, and SxnmjcnrKa. 



Seed Gro\^ers 



SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA 



Company 



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



•rewhis Stattoae at Baat l erdaa, MMk, •reea Bay, Wto^ St. Aatheay. liaha 



Btans, Peas, Sweet Om, Onioa, Beet, Tomip, Tomato, Etc. Etc. 



Waldo Rohnert 



OILROY, CAL. 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialtiet: Lettace, Onion. Sweet Peaa. Aatet, 

 Cosmosc Mlxnonette, Verbena. In ruisty. 

 CorreiipoBdenoe solleited. 



Pleters-Wheeler Seed Company 



Ollroyp :: :s California 



Growers of High Grade Seeds 



Onion, Radish, Lettuce, 

 Sweet Perns, Etc. :: :: 



Corraapondenoe ScUoltad* 



Mcntloa The ReTlew when yon write. 



CONTRACT QROWER 



of 



Cucumber and Huskmelon Seed 



I offer Pure Stock. Personal Service, Intimate 

 Knowledge of Stocks and Local Conditions, 

 Good Deliveries and Moderate Prices. 



R. H. JANES, Rocky Ford, Colo. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



men. "A fine of 6 cents on nearly 

 every letter counts up in the course of 

 a year," say they. Rut in the latest 

 letter a hint is dropped: "How docs 

 it happen that Thorburn and Burpee 

 get the correct postage on their let- 



EVEREHE R. PEACOCK CO. 



ONION ^<-sssc-^ SETS 



ONION ^<::^^oFj^>^ SEED 



401S Mllwaakaa Avaaua. CHICJMO 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



THE KINBERLIN SEED CO. 



SMdGrowen SANTA CLARAi CAL 



Growers of 

 ONION, LBTTUCE. RADISH, BtCc 



CoireBpondence Solicited 



Henry Fish Seed Co. 



BEAN GROWERS 



For tbe Wholesale Seed Trade. 

 CARPINTERIA. CALIFORNIA 



TOMATO SEED 



Grown for the 

 Wholesale Seed Trade 



HAVEN SEED CO. 



8AMTA AHA, 



CAUrORNIA 



TOMATO SEED 



Pesper, Bge Plant. Squash. Pumpkin, 

 Cucumber. Cantaloupe and WatermelM 

 Seed and Field Com, on contract. 



EDGAR F. HURFF 



CorreBpoadence Solicited. Swadaaboro, ■. J. 



