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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 6. 1920 



As an indication of the trend of trade 

 sentiment in this matter, the following 

 letter may be cited. It was received 

 last week by numerous growers, from 

 one of the largest wholesale and retail 

 seed companies in the United States: 



* * We are "discriminating as much as 

 possible, when placing growing con- 

 tracts or buying any filling-in goods 

 necessary in our line of business, be- 

 tween the growers who, do a legitimate 

 growing business and 'quote and sell 

 only to seed houses and those who quote 

 and sell direct to our customers. 



"We have eighteen to twenty travel- 

 ing men on the road practically the 

 year around and they are reporting to 

 us that many so-called 'growers' in 

 the United States as well as in Europe 

 are sending lists, special letters and 

 quotations direct to our customers and, 

 in many instances, offering goods direct 

 to the trade we sell at as low and in 

 some instances at lower prices than they 

 are quoting to us or other large seed 

 houses. 



"We have now instructed our travel- 

 ing men to report the date of any quo- 

 tations they see and the names of all 

 growers quoting direct to our trade, 

 so that we may know and keep on 

 record a list of all growers, both in the 

 United States and European countries, 

 who are trying to solicit our business 

 away from us by quoting direct to our 

 trade, as we do not intend to place con- 

 tracts or orders to any extent with 

 growers who quote direct to our cus- 

 tomers." 



IMPORTS OF QBASS SEED. 



The following table, prepared in the 

 seed laboratory of the bureau of plant 

 industry, United States Department of 

 Agriculture, shows the amount of the 

 various kinds of forage plant seeds sub- 

 ject to the seed importation act per- 

 mitted entry into the United States be- 

 tween April 1 and April 15, 1920, in- 

 clusive, and during the nine and one- 

 half months ending April 15, 1920: 



O'V^ months 



Apr. 1 to ending 



Kinds of seed. 15, inclu- Apr. 15, 



sive, 1920 1920 



Pounds Pounds 



Alfalfa 923,600 16,855,800 



Bluegrass, Canada 5,600 454,400 



Brome gnat, awnlesa 4,000 163,900 



CloTer: 



Alsike 129,400 5,425,900 



Crimson 1,016,000 8,213,300 



Red 1,734.600 18,040,700 



White 2.200 174,700 



Olorer mixtures: 



White and nlslke 22,000 



Bed and alsike 700 



Alsike and timothy 3,100 240,200 



Timothy, alsike and white 1,800 



Millet: 



Broom-com 225,400 



Hungarian 109,400 



Mixtures, grass 100 



Orchard grass 75,G00 2.623,500 



Rape 221,000 5,562,200 



Redtop 6,800 



Rye grass: 



English 92,700 1,7.32,600 



Italian 39,000 962,800 



Timothy 100 35,600 



Vetch: 



Hairy 70.200 786,800 



Spring 99,500 561,008 



MINOT CONCERN EXPANDS, 



The Valker-Christensen Co. was re- 

 cently incorporated at Minot, N. D., 

 for $250,000, as wholesale and retail 

 dealers in garden and field seeds, tak- 

 ing over also the florists' business of 

 Valker's Greenhouses. The incorpora- 

 tors are Geo. E. Valker, A. M. Christen- 

 sen, H. H. Valker, Frank Sullivan and 

 Charles J. Fisk. 



A. M. Christensen, who has charge of 

 the seed department, was for five years 



MICHELL'S FLOWER SEEDS 



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CINERARIA 



Our Grandi flora Prize Strain cannot be 

 surpassed for size and beautiful 



colorings. *fl Tr. Tr. 

 pkt. pkt. 

 Grandiflora Prizr, Dwarf . . .$0.60 $1.00 

 Grandiflora Prize, Medium 

 Tall 60 1.00 



PRIMULA CHINENSIS 



A superb strain, grown ^ tr. Tr. 

 by a specialist. pkt. pkt. 

 MichcU's Prize Mixture. An 



even blending of all colors.. $0.60 $1.00 



Alba Magnlfica. White 60 1.00 



ClilswickRed. Bright red... .60 1.00 

 Duchess. White with zone of 



rosy carmine, yellow eye 60 100 



HolbornBlue 60 1.00 



Kermeslna Splendens. 



Crimson 60 1.00 



Rosy Morn. Pink 60 1.00 



PRIMULA OBCONICA OIOANTBA 



A great improvement over the old type; 

 flowers much larger. Tr. pkt. 



Lilacina. Pale lilac $0.60 



Kermesina. Deep crimson 60 



Rosea. Pink 60 



Alba. White 60 



Hybrida Mixed 50 



Also all other seasonable Seeds, Bulbs 

 and Supplies. 



Send for Wholesale Price List. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., sis M«rket St., PHILADELPHIA JA. 



MeHtlon The Review when you write. 



THE HOUSE OF KELWAY 



has a reputation of 70 years behind it as a guarantee. 



For three generations we have been Growers and Selectors of 

 pedigree stocks of 



BRITISH SEEDS 



Get our prices for booking forward orders {delivery after 1920 harvest), 



not tomorrow but NOW. 



Specialties: GARDEN SEEDS and FARM ROOT SEEDS 



KELWAY & SON, s^^Tok-i^Rs, LANGPORT, ENG. 



Mratton Tb» B»yitw whea yon write. 



Walking & Simpson, Ltd. 



Recommend their "Pedigree** strains of 



Vegetable, Hower and Farm Seeds 



to the seedsmen of the United States 

 WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE TO 



27-29 Drury Lane LONDON, W. C. 2, England 



Mention Tke BeTlew when yon write. 



BOLGIANO'8 

 «'BIG CROP" SEEDS 



**T«at«d and Tnistad" Over a Century 



Spadal Price Llit to Floriata and Market Gardenen. 



Write for a copy at once— It will 



aava yoa money. 



J. BOLQIANO * SON. Baltimor*. Md. 



Tomato Seed and 



Sweet Potato Plants 



Pleased to quote you prices on quantities and 

 varieties wanted for present or future delivery. 



H. AUSTIN Felton, Del. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



KENILWORTH 



GIANT PANSY SEED 



In Mixture or Sep' 

 arat« Colors 



1000 seeds, 30c; 4000, $1.00, 

 ^ oz.; $1.26; oz., $6.00, 



F. G. MARQUARDT, Inc. 

 Importers of Bulbs 



116-120 West 32nd Street 



NEW YORK CITY 



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