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The Florists^ Review 



DUCBMBEB 16, 1920 



Seed Trade News 



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AXEXIOAK BEES TEASE ASSOCIATION. 

 PrMident. H. O. Haitlnsa, Atlanta, Oa.; aec- 

 taUry-treaaorer, 0. B. Kendel, OleTcland. 0. 



EvEKETTE R. Peacock, Chicago, has 

 been confined to his home by illness. 



One of the first industries to feel the 

 readjustment depression, the seed trade, 

 is likely to be one of the first to pick up 

 again. 



L. W. Wheeler, Gilroy, Cal., will cele- 

 brate tui anniversary December 20. On 

 that day in 1868 he was horn, at Cherry 

 Creek, near Jamestown, N. Y. 



Erfokd L. Page, former president of 

 the American Seed Trade Association, 

 died at his homo at Greene, N. Y., De- 

 ceiAber 9. A further account of his 

 death a[)pcars in the obituary column. 



William C. Halbert, of the Chas. H. 

 Lilly Co., Seattle, Wash., was a member 

 of the trade relations committee from 

 the Chamber of Commerce of that city 

 which made a recent trip into southwest- 

 ern Washington. 



At the recent meeting of the execu- 

 tive committee of the American Seed 

 Trade Association it was decided to hold 

 the next convention at St. Louis, Wednes- 

 day, Thursday and Friday, June 22 to 

 24, 1921. The selection of hotel head- 

 quarters has been left to a committee 

 on arrangements headed by Clifford Cor- 

 nell. Those in attendance were Presi- 

 dent H. G. Hastings, Secretary C. E. Ken- 

 del, Kirby P. White, C. C. Massie and 

 Leonard IL Vaughan. 



The Department of Agriculture, fol- 

 lowing its former communications and 

 policies in the fertilizer trade, sent Satur- 

 day, December 11, a bulletin in regard to 

 present conditions in the market, with 

 particular reference to prices of mixed 

 fertilizers, to the manufacturers of these 

 products. The statement, after discussing 

 market conditions at some length, gave 

 a thinly veiled threat of action in the 

 federal courts unless prices to the con- 

 8umers for the spring of 1921 are imme- 

 diately reduced. 



IMPORTS FROM ROTTERDAM. 



Shii)iiients uf valley pips and of flower 

 and vegetable seeds arrived on steamers 

 from Rotterdam lately. The Rotter- 

 dam arrived at New York December 4 

 with .368 cases of valley i>ips consigned 

 as follows: 



('oiisi^iicp Cases 



Van W.ivireii & Soiih 34 J 



Lang, U. F., & Co i;2 



Van Doom, W 4 



Totiil 368 



The Dutch steamer Gorredyk arrived 

 December 9, bringing a number of con- 

 signments of seeds, including the fol- 

 lowing: 



CensiBiiee Bags 



Stiimpp & Walter Co 5ii 



Vandecrift, F. H., & Co ; 2 



Vaugh.nn's Sped Store 37 



American Exprrss Co 61 



Van Doom, W 8 



Total I'.S 



RECORD RECEIPTS OF PIPS. 



Last week saw the largest receipts of 

 lily of the valley pips that have been 

 seen this season. In addition to those 

 from Rotterdam, noted elsewhere, was 

 the largest shipment from Hamburg yet 

 received. This country is providing a 



Peacock's 

 ^^^ Flower and Garden 



,jt III !■■■ ij^^^ SPECIAL OFFER 



Peacock's Quality Sweet Peas 



WINTER FLOWERING 

 ^^^^^^^^ SPENCER VARIETIES 



^^"^^""^^^^^^ Asta Ohn, lavender $0.80 per oz. 



^^^^^^ Hercules, rose pink 85 per oz. 



FS^^K^^^ Red Wing, crinison 85 per oz. 



Yarrawa, pink 80 per oz. 



W^iff Wedgwoixl, blue 90 per oz. 



'' ''"''' Early Flowering, mixed 00 per oz. 



Asparagfus Plumosus Nanus $3.00 per 1000 



Asparagus Sprengreri 80 per 1000 



Peacock's Giant Mixed Pansy, $5.00 per oz. 



We are large growers of Seeds and Onion Sets. 

 Write us for prices. 



Everette R. Peacock Co. 



4011 Milwaukee Avenue 

 CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



fo^ LEONARD SEED CO. old 



on 



Seeds 



WHOLESALE GROWERS 



226-230 WEST KINZIE STREET, CHICAGO 



Sets 



The Everett B. Clark Seed Co., MUf ord, Conn. 



Branch Houses in Wisconsin, Colorado, Montana, Idalio and WasMngton 



Beans, Peas, Sweet Corn, Onion, Beet, Turnip, Tomati; Spinach 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Pepper, Eggplant Tomato, Okra, Asparagus, 



Rhubarb, Celery, Spinach, Beet. Onion, Beans, 



Cabbage, Cauliflower, Sweet Com, Vine Seeds. 



Correspondence Solicited 



GEORGE R. PEDRICK & SON 

 PEDRICKTOWN, N. J. 



llentloa Tka B«Tiew when 70a write. 



TOMATO SEED 



Grown for the 

 Wholesale Seed Trade 



HAVEN SEED CO. 



SANTA ANA. CALIFORNIA 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Seeds, Bulbs and Horticultural 

 Supplies 



BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



10M03 Fsdml St, PIITSBURGH, PA. 



I. N. Simon & Son 



Garden Seeds 



AT WHOLESALE 



438 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, i'a. 



Mmtioa Ths BtIsw when you writs. 



TOMATO SEED 



Pepper, Eggplant, Squash, Pumpkin, 

 Cucumber, Cantaloupe and Watermelon 

 Seed and Field Com, on contract. 



EDGAR F. HURFF 



Correspondence Solicited. S%vedesboro,N. J. 

 Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Tomato Seed and 



Sweet Potato Plants 



Pleased to qnote yon prices on quantities and 

 rsrietle* wanted for present or future deUrery. 



H. AUSTIN Felton, DeL 



