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The Florists^Rcvicw 



Mabch 4, 1920 



Seed Trade News 



▲MEBIOAN BBEiO TBADB ASSOCIATION. 



PrMldent, B. O. Duncan, Philadelphia, Pa.; 

 Mcretary-treasurer, 0. B. Kendel, CleTeland, O. 



From the heavy mail orders now eom- 

 ing in, seedsmen look forward to a big 

 spring business. 



The shortage of peas has advanced 

 the retail price, according to catalogue 

 quotations, about eighteen per cent. 



BiSES have been general in the printing 

 trades since the last catalogues went out. 

 The next editions will cost considerably 

 more to manufacture. 



A COLORED portrait sticker of Charles 

 J. Bolg^iano is used on the correspondence 

 of J. Bolgiano & Son, Baltimore, Mi., to 

 indicate personal service from that gentle- 

 man. Patent on the idea is pending. 



There has been a marked decrease in 

 the imports of alfalfa seed during the 

 last two weeks. This country and France 

 have been large buyers of Italian alfalfa 

 during the last seven months and the 

 stocks of the better qualities in that 

 country, now in strong hands, are being 

 depleted rapidly. 



In response to appeals from the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, the railroad a^in- 

 istration excepted seeds from the embargo 

 that was effective in the eastern and Alle- 

 gheny regions until February 18. Seeds 

 are to be given the same preference as 

 grain and may now be moved not only 

 toward the south and west, but also east 

 into the eastern and Allegheny regions. 



California is experiencing a drought 

 said to be without precedent at this sea- 

 son. Since early December no rains of 

 consequence have been received, except 

 some scattered showers, which favored the 

 southern part of the state more than the 

 central. Some growers are gloomy at the 

 outlook. The rainfall so far is about one- 

 third of normal. Water for irrigation pur- 

 poses is short in all sections to the point of 

 being alarming. The lack of snow on the 

 mountains is noticeable, and its gradual 

 melting in normal times assures growers 

 water for irrigation. Some letters say 

 the snow line is at an elevation of 5,000 

 to 7,000 feet. The water level in wells 

 has sunk so that it costs more to pump 

 than usual. 



SEEDSMEN LAT7NCH CAMPAIGN. 



National Garden Bureau Formed. 



A publicity campaign similar to the 

 one being conducted by the S. A. F. has 

 been taken up by the seedsmen through 

 the American Seed Trade Association. 

 At the meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee of that society, in Detroit, No- 

 vember 20, 1919, a committee was ap- 

 pointed to analyze the opinions of the 

 members and to submit a definite plan 

 of action. It was found that practically 

 all of the seed concerns were in favor 

 of a nationally conducted educational 

 publicity campaign. 



An organization was formed to con- 

 duct this country-wide educational cam- 

 paign and will be known as the Na- 

 tional Garden Bureau, Its work will 

 be solely to endeavor to revive the pub- 

 lic's interest in gardening. Its mission 

 promises a double benefit, in that the 

 home gardens it advocates will mean a 



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Proven Seeds 



Early View of Our Trial Gronada 



Did you ever sow Peacock's Flower 

 Seeds? If not— why not? Other 

 florists do. 



Please see full list of Florists' and Market 

 Gardeners' Seeds in the 16-page Green Sec; 

 tion, pages 117 to 132 of The Review for 

 January 29. 



Everette R. Peacock Co. 



I SEED GWOWERS AND IMPORTERSi 



4011'1S Milwaukee Avenue, 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



