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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 18, 1920. 



Seed Trade News 



AMUBIOAS BKBD TKADB ASSOCIATION . 



PrMldent, ■. O. Dnngan, PhlUdelphla, Pa.; 

 Mcnttrjr-treaMrer, 0. B. Kendel, CleTeUnd, 0. 



Walter Mott will join the traveling 

 sales force of W. W. Barnard Co., Chi- 

 cago, June 1. 



Onion seed for sets has gone rapidly 

 into the ground at Chicago, The quantity 

 of seed placed by growers, if it all is 

 planted, will mean increased acreage. 



The stock of onion sets at Chicago has 

 cleaned up rapidly in the last few days, 

 following the lifting of embargo by the 

 express company. There would have been 

 no surplus had not some orders been can- 

 celed because of delayed delivery. 



The Leonard Seed Co., Chicago, is all 

 sold out on onion sets and is turning 

 down orders. The spring rush of business 

 is practically over — and it has been some 

 rush. Since this is a wholesale house, 

 the lateness of the season has had, Albert 

 Smith says, little effect on the volume of 

 business. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, last 

 week removed its west side store and 

 warehouse to 615 West Randolph street, 

 where larger and better quarters were ob- 

 tained. The main store, for twenty-five 

 years at 31 and 33 West Randolph street, 

 was removed on Sunday, May 9, across 

 the street, to No. 10. 



Thb demand for cowpeas and soy 

 beans has been affected by the unusually 

 high prices that have been prevailing. 

 Seedsmen believe that farmers have been 

 delaying their purchases with the hope 

 that prices will decline. The trend of 

 prices, however, has not shown any per- 

 ceptible upward or downward movement. 



Most reports indicate that there will be 

 a good demand for seed corn. In general, 

 the germination is not considered so good 

 as that of last year. Considerable mois- 

 ture in the corn at husking time last fall 

 and cold weather before the corn could 

 dry properly are given as the principal 

 reasons for the impaired germination in 

 a few of the important seed-corn growing 

 sections. 



Allen Woodruff, of the Woodruff- 

 Boyce Seed Co., Seattle, Wash., recently 

 took an option on the Denny building, 

 on Second avenue between Union and 

 Pike streets. The price reported is $275," 

 000. This is the third piece of downtown 

 property in which Mr. Woodruff has be- 

 come interested. The present tenants 

 of the Denny building include the 

 Woodlawn Flower Shop. 



Out-of-town buyers are slow to place 

 orders now, because transportation con- 

 ditions are such that they cannot be cer- 

 tain whether they will get their consign- 

 ments when they want them, according 

 to Thomas J. E. Kemp, manager of the 

 Illinois Seed Co., Chicago. Since this 

 company deals in gmss and field seeds, 

 its shipments are generally too bulky to 

 go by express. 



The W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago, ac- 

 cording to R. B. Howe, is having an in- 

 creased demand for perennials, seeds and 

 bulbs. Much of the general increase in 

 demand is attributed to the horticultural 

 exhibition which the company will hold 

 September 3 to 11. The schedule gives 

 100 classes for flowers, fruits and veg- 



Tested 

 Proven Seeds 



Early View of Our Trial Grounds 



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 



SEED GROWERS AND IMPORTERSi 



4011-lS Milwaukee Avenue, 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



