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AUQDST 19, 102* 



into the ultimate result. The court was 

 well within its discretion in allowing 

 the result of the experiments offered in 

 proof by the defendant and in exclud- 

 ing the negative experiment offered by 

 the plaintiff. The former savored of 

 demonstration, while the latter did not 

 show that it was grounded on the same 

 or similar conditions that spelled failure 

 for the plaintiff." S. 



THREE MONTHS' SEED IMPORTS. 



The following are the imports of seeds 

 for the quarter beginning January 1 

 and ending March 31, 1920, as reported 

 by the United States Department of 

 Commerce. The quantities are expressed 



in pounds, except in the case of castor 

 beans or seeds, flaxseed or lint^eed, oil 

 seeds and poppy, in which the unit of 

 measurement is the bushel: 



Articles Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 1920. 



Quantity Value 

 Seeds: 



AnJse 136.291 $ 19.9,54 



Beet- 

 Sugar 5,620,416 1,385,803 



AU otlier 85,838 23,120 



Cabbage 112,950 134,084 



Canary 1,244,040 87,793 



Caraway 534,849 46,039 



Cardamom .59,454 34,648 



Carrot 20,818 6,545 



Castor beans or seed.. 3.")6,568 907,120 



Cauliflower 8,735 82,770 



Celery 112,053 38,439 



Collard 50 13 



Coriander 1,293,962 48,439 



Com salad 4,814 2 514 



Cotton 30.147,012 84o!597 



Cummin 834,714 66,738 



Kggplant 410 810 



Fennel 93,998 7,798 



Fenugreek 335,146 9,692 



Flaxseed or linseed . . . 5,530,763 17,564,945 



Flaxseed screenings . . 5,284,743 24 843 



Flower 194,610 



Grass — 



Alfalfa 8.901,969 2,272,783 



Clover — 



Alsike 1,295.893 584,345 



CrimsoB 1.315.641 157,043 



Red 9,.'>93,607 3,386,003 



White 399,920 117,534 



Cloyer seed, n. s. 



„,„P- ' 3,595.097 1,067,100 



Millet 63.289 1,917 



Timothy 3,190 452 



Vetch — 



Hairy 583.123 74,384 



.Spring 219,332 21,212 



Grass seed, n.s.p.f.. 3.446.669 54S,380 



Total grass seed 29,417,730 | 8,228,153 



Hemp 1,833,812 $ 96,241 



Kaje 28,283 8,188 



Kohlrabi 10,899 6,557 



Mushroom spawn 1,981 67 



Mustard 5,840.761 676,014 



Oil seeds, n. s. p. f . . . 7.6S6 34 151 



Parsley 18,548 3.899 



Pnrsnlp 8,021 1.775 



I'epper 740 707 



S^PP' 9.070 72,395 



Radish 121,425 34,266 



R*Pe ^ 1,819,638 128,053 



So.va beans 768,789 49,350 



Spinach 401, .M8 49,418 



Turnip and rutabaga.. 919,639 229 885 

 Seeds, Including bulbs 



and bulbous roots, not 



edible, coniferous 



evergreen seedlings, 



hoarhound, mangel- 

 wurzel, St. John's 



bread or bean, and 



sorghum or sugar 



cane for seed 151 104 



Seeds, n. s. p. f 213,095 7l!412 



Total seeds — 



J!""* -, $12.0.3S,449 



"""able 19.330..-)80 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



We have had over a week of oppres- 

 sively hot and humid weather, which 

 has made life miserable, and cut flower 

 trade has sunk to a low level. The ex- 

 treme heat has kept buyers away from 

 the city and there has been little life to 

 business. The two prominent flowers 

 now are the aster and gladiolus. These 



Burpee^ 

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EVENTUALLY, every Ho- 

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We say this in all confidence, 

 for the Burpee list contains the 

 finest varieties yet to be offered, 

 in a complete range of colors, 

 including the most desirable 

 Florist shades. 



Bnrpee't Sweet Pea List for Flfiritts 



is now ready. Every Florist and Grower 

 should have it. Write for a free copy 

 today. ' 



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XXX SEEDS 



Chines* Prlmroa«— Finest grown, mixed. 400 

 seeds, $1.00; >9-Pkt.. 60c: 1000. $2.liO. 

 Prlmnla Obconica— Finest Giants, pkt., 60c. 

 PrimalB Maiaroiries- Giant Baby, pkt., 26c. 

 Primula Keweimts-New Dwarf, yellow. 28c. 

 Cineraria— Largfe Flowering Dw«rf, finest grown, 



all colors, mixed, pkt , 60c; 'a-pkt., 26c. 

 Ctclamen UiKantt'nm — Choicest Giants, mixed, 



126 seeds, >1.00: 'a-pkt., 60c; very fine. 

 Bal I «■ MonatrosaCDalsy)— Monstrous Giant Rose, 



white and mixed, each, per pkt., 25c. 

 CalctiolarlaHybridaGrandiflora— Very finest, 



20 choicest spotted varieties, mixed, pkt., 60c. 

 Giant Panay— The best largs flowerlni? varieties, 



in choice mixture, 6000 seeds, $1.00; "a-pkt., 60c; 



per oz., $3 60; 3 ozs., $10.00. 



JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstotvn, Pa. 



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