JuLT 3, 1919. _ 



The Florists' Review 



85 



to memorialize CJMiress on the subject, 

 report^^^^re an interesting 



Crop 



Here 



feature of the ra^m^g of June 26 



is a brief summa^of conditions as of 



nuizumj 



inil^o 

 June 15 to 20 in the various districts: 



In the east the season is two weeks 

 late and it is too early to tell what the 

 harvest will be; the acreage is not quite 

 so large and good weather is needed. 



In California conditions are normal 

 and crops looking good, although there 

 are spots where mildew has hit oiiion 

 and the louse devastated peas. One 

 large grower asserted the acreage is as 

 great as last year and others in the 

 room did not dispute it, although they 

 previously had stated it was much re- 

 duced. 



In the Pacific northwest the prospect 

 is the poorest in years, because of the 

 late froiftfl. This is particularly true of 

 Washington and Idaho; conditions are 

 better in Montana. It is said that peas 

 will run all the way from ten per cent 

 to fifty per cent of a crop. This is par- 

 ticularly serious because the acreage in 

 Wisconsin and Michigan has been de- 

 creasing so rapidly in recent years that 

 the -present liji^ prospQC^ there will not 

 affect the general situation. Beans have 

 only just been planted. 



On Long Island the brassicas are 

 good. There have been a few crop fail- 

 ures, but on unimportant items only; 

 the staples indicate full deliveries. 



In Ohio the season is two to three 

 weeks late and the sweet corn will need 

 good growing weather to mature before 

 frost. 



In Nebraska it is the season of uncer- 

 tainty for the vine seed crops, but con- 

 ditions are not worse than in other sea- 

 sons that have ended with a good har- 

 vest. ' 



In Colorado the melon crop was cut 

 seventy-five per Qgntby the June frost, 

 but plantings for seed crops are later 

 and were not hit so hard. Much cucum- 

 ber was replanted. It is the opinion of 

 J. C. Eobinson that the carried-over 

 stocks of vine seeds in the hands of the 

 trade are smaller ;j;han for many years. 



Comment. 



It seems to be considered a joke each 

 year to elect the retiring president to 

 the dutyless office of assistant secretary 

 ' * at the same salary as his predecessor, ' ' 

 which was nothing. 



Kirby B. White never lets pass an op- 

 portunity to stand up for principle; he 

 believes the Seed Trade Association 

 should be unbending on all matters that 

 pertain to moral as well as legal right, 

 that it should encourage adhesion to the 

 ethical in business methods, but that it 

 should not in any way interfere with 

 personal privilege. 



The older men are seeking relief from 

 responsibility, but it comes as a shock 

 to hear that J. C. Robinson declined re- 

 election to the membership committee. 

 After all these years, how can things 

 go on without himf 



At a seed trade convention one is sup- 

 posed to sit arid listen to the plainest 

 kind of talk without turning a hair, to 

 take everything in friendly spirit, but 

 it was evident that some of the seed 

 growers did not relish all the things that 

 were handed them at Chicago. 



In his roll as perennial presenter, 

 Watson S. Woodruff made the speech 

 without which the annual testimonial to 

 the retiring president would have been 

 incomplete. Last year he presented 

 President Bolgiano a silver tea set on 

 behalf of the members present; this 



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