4^ 



The Florists^ Review 



Dbcsmbbb 6, 1918. 



were W. W. Hoisington, J. F. Leary and 

 S. F., Edward and John C. Leonard, of 

 the Leonard Seed Co., Chicago; J. F. 

 Lembke, of the W. W. Barnard Co., 

 Chicago, and Charles Guelf, of the Je- 

 rome B. Eiee Seed Co., Cambridge, N. Y. 



CHRISTMAS GREENS. 



Shipments of Christmas greens have 

 begun to arrive in Chicago and with 

 their appearance dealers are in a posi- 

 tion to say what the condition of the 

 market will be for the holidays. 



M. S. Smith, of the W, W. Barnard 

 Co., sums up the condition as follows: 



There will be hardly enough lyco- 

 podium to go around. 



Practically no good holly will be in 

 the market, but there will be some in- 

 ferior stock. 



Mistletoe, which comes by express, 

 will be in normal supply. 



Small evergreens in tubs already are 

 being displayed in some stores. 



AUSTRALIAN GRASS SEED. 



Grass seed exports from Australia to 

 the United States in 1917 were more 



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



Branch Hovs** In Wisconsin, Colomdo, Montana, Idaho and Washington 



Beans, Peas, Sweet Com, Onion, Beet> Turnip, Tomato, Spinach. 



TIE KINBERUR SEED CO. 



Sood Gflowon SAN JOSEt CALs 



Growers of 



ONION, LBTTUCB. RADISH.Btc. 



CorrespoBdence Solicited 



Waldo Rohnert 



GILROY, CAL. 

 Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Beet, Carrot. Endive, Lettuce, 



Onion and Radish. 



Correspondence solicited. 



than triple those of 1916, the annual 

 report of J. I. Brittain, TJ. S. consul 

 general at Sydney, shows. The exports 

 in 1917 were 143,182 pounds, valued at 

 $36,602, as compared with 40,493 pounds 

 valued at $12,380 in 1916. Australia's 



SEED IMPORTS FOR THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 



The following are the imports of seeds, with the duties collected thereon, for the 

 third quarter of the Government's last fiscal year, beginning January 1, 1918, as re- 

 ported by the U. S. Department of Commerce: 



Articles 



Seeds 



Anise 



Beet — 



Sugar 



All other 



Cabbage 



Canary 



Caraway 



Cardamom 



Carrot 



Castor beans or seeds . 



Cauliflower 



Celery 



Collard 



Coriander 



Corn salad 



Cotton 



Cummin , 



Eggplant 



Fennel 



Fenugreek 



Flaxseed or linseed . . . 



Screenings 



Flower 



Grass — 



Alfalfa 



Clover — 



Alsike 



Crimson 



Red 



White 



All other 



Vetch- 

 Hairy 



Spring 



All other 



Total grass seed . 



Hemp 



Kale 



Kohl-rabi 



Mushroom spawn . 



Mustard 



Parsley 



Parsnip 



Pepper 



Poppy 



Radish 



Rape. 



Soya beans 



Spinach 



Turnip and rutabaga . . . . > 



Other oilseeds 7"; 



Do. (reciprocity treaty with Cuba) 



All other, free, including bulbs and bulbous roots not 



edible, coniferous evergreen seedlings, hoarhound. 



mangel-wurzel, St. John's bread or bean, and sorghum 



or sugar cane for seed 



Ail other, n. s. p. f 



Do. (reciprocity treaty with Cuba) 



Total seeds . 



Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 1918. 



Quantity. 



83,234 



288,.'i60 

 145,818 



31,877 

 299,963 

 111,080 



75,737 



11,355 



572,295 



4,461 



24,075 



193,657 



1,014 



18,957,342 



287,597 



745 



3,012 



202,340 



2,917,882 



3,920 



1,913,405 

 274,800 

 141,278 



707,939 



2,106 



"3,467,693" 



6,507,221 



5,612 



2,507 



6,390 



6,238 



2,285,130 



18,775 



2,911 



7,365 



739 



33,072 



1,964,572 



318,218 



121,156 



1 ,375,690 



6,898 



78,191 



Value. 



^ 13,118 



67,953 

 60,221 

 34,280 

 16.035 

 36,315 

 24,555 

 8,850 

 1 ,224,028 

 19,919 

 14,989 



31,802 



357 



477,897 



43,357 



944 



627 



18,831 



7,279,332 



39 



44,365 



$394,797 

 45,732 

 20,765 



84,998 

 320 



230,169 



776,781 



493 



1,291 



4,730 



289 



118,815 



4,510 



469 



5,128 



3,394 



14,797 



127,949 



16,879 



56,142 



363,883 



18,790 



90,890 

 47,969 



$1,876,102 

 9,194,911 



Duty. 



$ 1,664.68 



4,374.54 

 1,912.62 

 1.499.82 

 1,110.80 



"'sVo'.es' 



85,844.25 



30.42 



74.50 



583,576.40 

 3.90 



$l.'i0.42 



.•J83.40 



62.38 



'56'3.2.5' 



87.33 



736.. 50 



110.85 



992.16 



1,211. .56 



41,270.70 



1,379.60 



3,909.55 



$731,290.28 



r^et Quotations on Seeds 



"' FROM 



LANDRETH 



Before Buying Elsewhere 



We will quote you for immediate 

 or future shipment. 



D. LANDRETH SEED CONPANY, 



Bristol, Pennsylvania 



Seed Packets 



FLOWER SEED SIZRS TO CATALOOUB 

 ENVELOPES- RETURN ENVELOPES 



Brown Bag Filling Hachine Co. 



FITCHBURO, MASS.. U. S. A. 



Henry Fish Seed Co. 



BEAN GROWERS 



For the Wholesale Seed Trade. 

 CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA 



Mention The Berlew when yon writ*. 



imports of seed from all countries 

 showed a slight increase in 1917 over 

 1916, the values being $1,403,518 in 

 1917 and $1,346,872 in 1916. 



THE NATION'S SEED ST7FPLT. 



[This 1b the seventh installment of an extract 

 from the monograph on "The Seed Supply of the 

 Nation," by R. A. Oakley, agronomist in charge 

 of seed distribution. Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 The first installment appeared OcioDer a.j 



Yine seeds, so called, are domestic- 

 g^jJKn and their production is fairly 

 waa scattered over the United States. 

 The important vine seeds are those of 

 mugkmelon, cucumber, watermelon, 

 sqtHCbh and pumpkin. Most of the 

 muskmelon seed comes from the Ar- 

 kansas valley in southeastern Colorado. 

 Cucumber seed likewise comes from this 

 section and from the northeastern states. 

 Watermelon seed comes from Kansas, 

 Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia, Alabama 

 and Florida. Squash and pumpkin seed 

 come from Nebraska, Wisconsin, Mich- 

 igan and other northern and eastern 

 states. With the exception of squash, 

 vine seeds are secondary products, since 

 the crops producing them are grown for 

 other purposes. The supply of seed is 

 sufficient for our needs, as is normally 

 the case. 



Until recently much carrot, beet and 

 parsnip seed was imported, but now our 

 needs are fairly well supplied from our 

 own crops, which for the most part are 

 grown in California. Some seed of 

 these vegetables, especially of carrots, 

 is exported, but the exportable surplus 

 is small. Because of their relatively 

 high food value, and the fact that two 

 years' growth is required by them to 

 produce seed, the seed supply of these 

 vegetables has been watched with con- 

 siderable interest. The shortening of 



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