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The Florists^ Review 



Sbptembbb 11. 1910. 



Seed Trade News 



AXEBZOAV BEZa) IXASB ABSOOIATZON. 



President, K. O. Dnngan, PhlladelpbU, Pa.; 

 Ncretarjr-treaiurer, 0. B. Kendel, OleTeland, O. 



C. B. Knickman's arrival in Japan is 

 reported in recent correspondence. 



The concluding shipment of Paper 

 Whites, the last of the 1919 crop for 

 America, is afloat, due at New York this 

 week. 



The first shipment of giganteum bul'bs 

 is scheduled to start for the United States 

 on the boat which sails from Yokohama 

 September 13. 



The death of Ludwig Heyn, proprietor 

 of the seed firm of Conrad Appel, Darm- 

 stadt, Germany, is recorded in the obitu- 

 ary column this week. 



The Everette R. Peacock Co., Chicago, 

 has increased its capital stock from $100,- 

 000 to $200,000, to provide funds for its 

 rapidly increasing business. 



The Wisconsin Pea Packers' Associa- 

 tion will hold the next annual meeting at 

 Milwaukee, November 11, 12 and 13. The 

 Hotel Wisconsin will be headquarters. 



Anthony C. van der Schoot, Hillegom, 

 Holland, received a visit from J. W. El- 

 liott, of the Elliott Nursery Co., Pitts- 

 burgh, when he visited Holland recently on 

 his European trip. 



The official roster of W. H. Small & 

 Co., Inc., Evansville, Ind., is: President, 

 W. H. Small, first vice-president, secre- 

 tary and manager seed department, G. M. 

 Purcell; second vice-president, M. D. 

 Helfrich; treasurer and manager grain 

 department, L. E. Steffee. 



Many seedsmen attribute the failure of 

 the 1919 season to come up to their san- 

 guine expectations in part at least to their 

 having cut down on catalogues, in size, 

 elaborateness and in number distributed. 

 Consequently there is a disposition to re- 

 turn to pre-war standards for 1920, in 

 spite of high costs. 



riEST DUTCH BtJIiBS ARRIVE. 



The first of the season's Holland 

 bulbs arrived on the steamer Verentia, 

 which reached New York from Rotter- 

 dam August 30, with a cargo almost en- 

 tirely composed of bulbs. The ship- 

 ments this year are much earlier than 

 those of last year, the first coming more 

 than a month sooner than they did the 

 previous season. The consignments on 

 the Verentia were as follows: 



Consijrnop Caaos 



Maltiis & Wnro 404 



.Sheldon, G. W., & Co 89 



Lanp. K. F.. 3c Co 387 



Yokoliama Niirspry Ca) 2 



International Forwarding Co C9 



Burnett Bros 30 



Hempstead. O. <}., &. Sons ..'. 99 



Hampton, J. W., Jr., & Co 172 



Downing, T. D., & Co 2 



Bernard, Jiidno & Co 32 



MoenRon & Tegelaar 4 



Sontar, .T. D rt 



Dreer, H. A., Inc l."i 



Watts, J. N 2 



Downing. R. F.. & Co 104 



Van Zanpen & Co 62 



Thorbiim. J. M., & Co 16 



Van Waveren. M., & Sons 4,') 



Marshall. W. E.. & Co B2 



Vaughan's Seed Store 24 



Wakem & MoIjiiighUn 172 



Weiss. W. W 76 



Steer, J. A., & Co 14 



Rljnveld. F., & Sons 4 



Cunard Steamship Co 4 



Total 1,89.-) 



The steamer Valacia, which left Rot- 



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