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The Florists^ Review 



Januabt 18, 1917. 



SURPLUS STOCK OF SEEDS 



13 lbs. Radish Seed, Golden Globe 



10 lbs. Radish Seed, White Icicle 



6 lbs. Radish Seed, French Breakfast 



8 lbs. Radish Seed, Black Spanish . 



6 lbs. Radish Seed-, Early Scarlet Turnip 



5 lbs. Radish Seed. Long White Lady Finger 



SQc per pound, 

 13 lbs. Onion Seed, White Portugal 



6 lbs. Onion Seed. Prizetaker 



$1.25 per pound. 



12 lbs. Cabbage Seed. Danish Ballhead, $1.20 

 per pound. 



11 lbs. Cabbage Seed, V\m Savoy. $1.C0 pound. 

 6 lbs. Cabbage Seed, Mason Drumhead, $1.20 



per pound. 

 8 lbs. Cabbage Seed, Large Late Flat Dutch, 



$1.40 per pound. 

 ^ bu. Beans, Horticultural, $8.50. 

 2 bu. Beans, American Sickle, S7.00 per bu. 



10 lbs. Celery Seed, Giant Pascal, $1.00 pound. 



•« bu. Peas, Large White Marrowfat, $3.60 per 

 ifl bu. 



1 bu. Peas. Telephone. $7.00 per bu. 



1 bu. Peas. Dwarf Telephone, $7.00 per bu. 

 *« bu. Peas, Mott's Excelsior. 3.50 per *« bu. 



Cash must accompany all orders. 



PITTSBURGH TREE & SEED CO. 

 401-403-405 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



^Mantlon The Berlew when yon write. 



S. M. Isbell & Co. 



JACKSON, MICH. 



CONTRACT SEED GROWERS 



Beans, Cucumbers. Muskmelon, 

 Watermelon. Sauash, Sweet Com 



>iichigiin-gro%vn Radish our Specialty 



Correspondence Solicited 



M«»iit1ni> Thf K»Tl»w when ▼on writo. 



Western Seed & Irrigation U 



Saad Growers and Dealers 



Speci&lties : 



Cacumber, Mubk and Watermeloo, 



Pampkm. Squash, Sweet and Field Con 



H-REMONT. NEB. 



Hie C. Herbert Coy Seed Co. 



VAUiY. Bss:;^ neb. 



Wholesale Growers of Hish-grade Seeds 



Cucumber, Muskmelon, Squash and Pump 

 kin. Sweet, Flint and Dent Seed Corn. 



TOMATO SEED 



Grown for the 

 Wholesale Seed Trade 



HAVEN SEED CO. 



BAHTA AMA, 



CALIPORHIA 



97th Year 



J. BOLBUNO & SBH 



WbolMele OardMi and FMd Seeds, 



"-^--^^BAUIMORE, MD. 



Msntlon Tlw Berlew when yon write. 



A ■■■■■% d% Best that rrow. We mU dl- 

 ^^ L L 1 1 ^T r*ct ^ vardenen and florists at 

 V%rrlla\ whelsMiIe. Biff beaatlfal cats 

 Vbkl#W lofnsfrss. Write todsr. 

 AB0M1A8 8BBD STOSE, Box t4. 8ED1LIA. 10. 

 Ifaatlmi Tli« 1t«Tl«w wkmi tob wiitn. 



BULBS 1 1 



BULBSII BULBSIII Send 

 your list for prices. 



CRUPEI VUM lUTINB «T AUCTION. Tss kaow «hat yss icl 



J. J. WILSON 8KKD CO.. NKWARK. N.J. 



Mention The Berlew when 7on write. 



every variety of vegetable seeds itt^a 180- 

 page book, with space also for ordering 

 flower seeds and nursery stock. The 

 idea is to use the originsd order for al^ 

 puigposes, without copying. 



A BIT or OLDS HISTORY.. 



It was thirty years ago that L. L. 

 Olds started in the seed business. In 

 1888 he issued a 4-page catalogue de- 

 voted exclusively to seed potatoes. It 

 contained the statement that he grew 

 on his own farm every bushel offered. 

 In 1895 field seeds and a small line of 

 garden seeds were added, but business 

 still was conducted on the farm at Clin- 

 ton, Wis. In 1893 the Olds Seed Co. was 

 incorporated. In 1898 the main ware- 

 house burned and the company removed 

 from Clinton to Madison, Wis. In 1913 

 a ■ new fireproof special seed building 

 was erected, 60x125, four floors and 

 basement. 



THE BIDS ON FSEE SEEDS. 



Tenders to the Government. 



The customary procedure in the open- 

 ing of the bids for vegetable and flower 

 seeds intended for congressional free 

 distribution was followed at Washing- 

 ton January 9, when officials of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture waded through 

 a mass of matter furnished by bidders 

 for the contracts soon to be let. 



The law requires that the bids be 

 opened publicly, but the officials are de- 

 sirous that they be given as little pub- 

 licity as possible, because of the al- 

 leged possible effect on the market. 

 The department does not desire to stir 

 matters up to any extent. 



The proposals were based on calls for: 



Vnrioty. Qimntitv. 



Sweet corn 3,000 bushels 



Dwarf lieans 500 bushels 



Pole beans 500 bushels 



IJnia beans 500 bushels 



I'cas ."^.OOO bushels 



Itfot 20,000 pounds 



("nbbaKe 3,000 pounds 



<'iirrot 20,000 pounds 



Collards 3,000 pounds 



Cuciiniber 30,000 pounds 



Kndive 5,000 pounds 



Kale 3,000 iwunds 



[.ettuoe 60,000 jxmnds 



.Muskmelon 40,000 i)0unds 



Okra 4,000 pounds 



Onion 30,000 pounds 



Parsnips ^ 8,000 pounds 



I'arsley 5,000 iK)unds 



Hndish 1.30,000 pounds 



Suiiiiner squash 10,000 pounds 



Tomato 4,000 pounds 



Turnip 30,000 pounds 



Wa termelon 4,000 i)ounds 



-Vntirrhinum 300 pounds 



Halsani 500 jwunds 



Calendula olhcinalis 1,600 pounds 



Candytuft 3,000 pounds 



Centiiurea 800 jwunds 



(•(ireoiisls 900 pounds 



Cosmos 1,000 pounds 



Delphinium 400 pounds 



Dianthus lleddewlcii 800 pounds 



Dianthus Chinensis 800 pounds 



Kschsrholtzia Californica 1,500 pounds 



Morninc 'ilnry, dwarf 1,000 pounds 



Mornlnir <;iory, tnll 2,000 pounds 



Micnonette 3,000 pounds 



Nasturtium, tall, mixed 3,000 pounds 



Nasturtium, dwarf, mixed 3,000 pounds 



I'ftunia 200 pounds 



Poppy 1,800 pounds 



Portulara 200 pounds 



Sweet alyssum 400 pounds 



Sweet i)eas 6,000 pounds 



Zinnia, friant double 500 pounds 



Zinnia, dwarf double 500 pounds 



In reading the bids the quantities of- 

 fered were not divulged. The following 

 is a stenographic record made by a rep- 

 resentative of The Keview: 



California Seed Growers' Association, San Jose, 

 Cal.- Contract seeds: Carrot, Oi Heart, 20c lb.; 

 parsley, plain, 1.3c; lettuce, main sorts, 22c; 

 onion. I>arce Red Wethersfleld, 70c; onion, 

 Soiithport Ked Globe, 75c. F.O.B. California 

 Iioints. 



California Seed Growers' Association, — Surplus 

 stocks: Beet, Early Blood Turnip, 29c; lettuce, 



Write for our 



Surplus List pf 



GARDEN 



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SEEDS 



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ABSOLUTELY THE VERY BEST STOCK 



Send us a list of your 

 requirements and let 

 us give you our prices 



TheForrest&edCo.,inc. 



CORTLAND, N. Y. 

 Grovrera, Importers and Dealers 



Mantlon The Rerlew when yon write. 



PANSY SEEDS 



* New Danish-grown Seeds 



Per oz. 



Giant Non Plus Ultra $5.00 



Giant Special Mixture (our own). . 5.00 



Giant Trimardeau, mixed 1.20 



Giant Trimardeau, in separate 



colors 1.50 



Price list at your service. 



DANISH SEED IMPORT 



Chris. Mesbjerg 

 210 7th St., N., Minneapolis. Minn. 



Mention The RcTlew when yon write. 



— THi:- 



J. C. Robinson SeedCo. 



WATERLOO. NIB. 



ROCKY FORD, COLO. 



Contnct srowers of Cucumber, Cantaloaiw. 

 Watermelon. Squash and Pumpkin Seed. Sosar. 

 Flint and Field Seed Com. 



Contract Seed Growers 



^nMnaltlM* f^fa. EU PUNT. TOMATO. 



apeouuei. ^m sqo ^m nao corn. 



Correspondence Solicited. 



George R. Pedrick & Son 



PCDRICKTOWN. N. J. 



Routzahn Seed Co. 



ARROYO GRANDE, CAL. 



SWEET PEA and NASTURTIUM 

 SPECIAUSTS 



Wholaiala (rowers of fnll lists of FLOWIR 



and GARDEN SEEDS 



Mention The BsTlew when yon write. 



KELWAY'S SEEDS 



flOWER, VEGETABLE and FARM 



for present delivery or on contract. Special 

 Quotations for next season and from harvest 

 1917 now ready. 



Langport, England 



Mention The BeTlew when yon write. 



BURNETT BROS. 



SnOS t BULBS I PLANTS 



M CiMMlMrs StTMt. NKW YORK Cmf 



Mention The Bsriew when yon write. 



