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The Florists' Review 



Sbptbubcb 2, 1020 



Seed Trade News 



AMXXtOAa SZAf^TSADZ ABSOiOATZON. 

 Prealdent, H. O. HaaUnga, AtlanU, Oa.; 

 wcratary-tnaannr. 0. B. Kendal. OlaTaland, O. 



' The strike of longshoremen in New 

 York in sympathy with the Irish cause 

 ill directed only against British lines and 

 should not interfere with prompt arrival 

 of bulb shipments. 



According to Consul F. A. Henry, 

 Teneriffe, Canary islands, the exports of 

 this season's crop of onion seed are prac- 

 tically finished and amount to 58,000 

 pounds, valued at $87,000. 



' At the Wisconsin state fair at Mil- 

 waukee this week J. K. Bugowski, of 

 Manitowoc, made a splendid showing of 

 blooms of his fancy asters. He won the 

 sweepstakes on this flower, taking prizes 

 for the biggest display and for the finest 

 blooms in all colors. 



For the seedsmen who have paper 

 coming at market price date of shipment 

 it will be interesting, if not good, news 

 that prices, which advanced sharply in 

 August, are due for another boost in 

 September. "The higher they go, the 

 harder they fall," but not quite yet. 



W. W. Barnard and Ealph B. Howe 

 have returned to Chicago from their re- 

 cent vacation trips. Mr. Barnard came 

 on without stopping for the S. A. F. con- 

 vention at Cleveland, but Mr. Howe was 

 there and enjoyed it greatly. The store 

 of the W. W. Barnard Co. has recently 

 been featuring in its main show windows 

 baskets of newly arrived tulip, hyacinth 

 and narcissus bulbs. 



Axel Setterbero, formerly general 

 manager of the Everette E. Peacock Co., 

 Chicago, has associated himself with H. 

 v. Swenson & Co., Chicago publicity 

 people, in charge of their department of 

 advertising service for banks. As Mr. 

 Setterberg is a stockholder in three Chi- 

 cago banks and director in one, as well 

 as having dealt with banks rather exten- 

 sively in recent years, he might claim 

 moderate acquaintance with the bankers' 

 view of publicity. He intends to continue 

 an interest he holds in the seed business. 



Onion sets this year, says Peter Hol- 

 lenbach, Chicago, are of good size and 

 well ripened; In fact, this season's har- 

 vest is larger and better than any pre- 

 vious crop in the last seven years. He 

 estimates that this year's crop averages 

 five and three-quarters bushels to the 

 pound planted, as against about three 

 bushels to the pound last year. Charles 

 HoUenbach, who returned August 17 from 

 his vacation trip to the Canadian Eock- 

 ies, thinks that the carry-over of seeds 

 this year will be quite sufficient to make 

 up for decreased acreage. 



ABOUT FEENCH BULBS. 



George Tegelaar, who recently re- 

 turned from France, confirms the re- 

 ports that although the crop of French 

 bulbs this season was fairly good, it 

 was impossible for most firms to fill all 

 orders in full, as the crop turned out 

 to be short of expectations. 



The bulbs this year shipped from 

 France are np to the pre-war standard, 

 he says. The crops of Lilium candidum 

 and Grand Soleil d'Or were short of 

 the demand and it seems that the sup- 

 ply of these two varieties is diminish- 

 mg. A good many growers in France 



Our Special Price List 



offering 



for Autumn Planting is now ready 



We will gladly mail you a copy on request 



Everette R. Peacock Co. 



SEED GROWERS AND IMPORTERS 

 4011'1S Milwaukee Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. 



NEXT WEEK 



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Garden Seed 



Tested Seeds 

 High Germination 

 Reliable Growers 



BEAT THE CROWD TO IT 



Write right now for Special September let 

 Price Liat on Future or Immediate Deliveriee 



Onion Sets 



Bermuda — Yellow and White Pearl. 

 Bottom Varieties — Red, White, Yellow. 

 Hard, Sound Sets — Low Prices. 



American Seed Agency 



12 & 14 W. Washington St., CHICAGO 



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