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Dbckubbb 16, 1920 



nary soaking (ten minutes) of the seed 

 in water before steeping it in the anti- 

 septic solution. It is suggested that the 

 method owes its efBcacy to the fact that 

 since the preliminary soaking results 

 in the taking up of a large amount of 

 water by the seed, subsequent steeping 

 in the antiseptic leads to a smaller quan- 

 tity of the poison passing the seed coat. 

 It is further suggested that the prelim- 

 inary soaking encourages the micro- 

 organisms to begin to germinate, so that 

 they are in a highly susceptible state 

 when the time comes for applying the 

 antiseptic. 



THREE MONTHS' SEED IMPORTS. 



The following are the imports of 

 seeds for the quarter beginning April 1 

 and ending June 30, 1920, as reported 

 by the United States Department of 

 Commerce. The quantities are ex- 

 pressed in pounds, except in the case 

 of castor beans or seeds, flaxseed or 

 linseed, oil seeds and poppy, in which 

 the unit of measurement is the bushel: 



Articles Apr. 1 to June 30, 1920. 



Seeds: Quantity Value 



Anise 149,476 $ 25,692 



Beet- 

 Sugar 4,270,934 975,226 



All other 54,066 8,111 



Cabbase 41,925 25,779 



Canary 1,706,015 101,445 



Caraway 346,534 30,726 



Cardamom 68,434 42,659 



Carrot 25,954 4,898 



Castor beans or seeds... 421,223 956,471 



Cauliflower 1,7.'58 8,990 



Celery 256,537 50,179 



Coriander 666,837 31,691 



Corn salad 3,172 1,471 



Cotton 944,248 28,326 



Cummin 137,397 12,041 



Eggplant 77 124 



Fennel 60,990 5,2.'>5 



Fenugreek 277,671 »,17» 



Flaxseed or liuseed 8,247,041 26,250,378 



Flaxseed screenings 8,074.093 49,694 



Flower 225,555 



Grass — 



Alfalfa 2,801,314 $ 835,643 



Clover— 



Alsike 285,254 130.752 



Crimson 1,978,183 240,121 



Red 2,592,090 1,055,479 



White 93,876 23,929 



Clover seed, n.s.p.f.. 715.757 161,019 



Millet 24.286 1,681 



Timothy 929 198 



Vetch- 

 Hairy 566,183 79,872 



Spring 370,270 21,514 



Grass seed. n. s. p. f.. 717,618 104,482 



Total grass seed. .10,145,760 $ 2,654,690 



Hemp 998,363 $ 60,890 



Kale 13.074 4.224 



Kohlrabi 2.909 1,589 



Mushroom spawn 6.082 149 



Mustard 1,374,301 138,271 



Oil seeds, n. s. p. f 10.396 48,908 



Parsley 28,763 3,854 



Parsnip 4, .'188 1,303 



Pepper 946 975 



Poppy 10.082 123,007 



Radish 71.182 13,752 



Rape 603,536 49,475 



Sova beans 522.940 35,300 



Spinach 114.147 16.109 



Turnip and rutahagn 499,425 112,018 



Seeds, including bull)8 



and t)ult)0us roots, not 



edible, coniferous 



evergroen seedlin;;8. 



hoarhound. mangel- 

 wurzel, S t . John's 



bread or bean, and 



.>iorghum or sugar 



ca ne for seed 64,444 



Seeds, n. s. p. f 78,768 40,288 



Total seeds — 



Free $ 4.382.171 



Dutiable 27,821,025 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



J. K. Rugowski Seed Co., Manitowoc. Wis. — 

 An illustrated catalogue of new or recently intro- 

 duced varieties, mostly of Mr. Rugowski's own 

 origination; twenty large pages, excellently print- 

 ed on enameled paper. Asters receive the chief 

 consideration, but a new strain of frilled pan- 

 sies and a few varieties of vegetables also are 

 described. 



L, D. Waller Seed Co., Guadalupe, Cal. — "Con- 

 tract List, to the Seed Trade Only," an excep- 

 tionally tasteful and attractive booklet, though 

 condensed in matter and unpretentious In de- 

 sign; twenty-eight pages, in pocket form; finely 



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DANISH SEED IMPORT 



Import of all liliuis of Seeds direct from seed 

 growers In Deiimaik. Please send for price list. 



CHR. MOSBJERG,Z16 7tbSt. N..Miiuieapolii, Minn. 



printed with blue ink .nnd lioimd in a nent and 

 serviceable bine cover. Flower seeds only are 

 listed; sweet peas and nastiirtiiiins are special- 

 ties. 



Geo. H. Walker, North Dighton, Mass.— "Walk- 

 er's Special List of I'p-to-date Dahlias." This 

 condensed list, a 6 page folder, is intended as a 

 forerunner of the general catalogue, which will 

 be issued early in the coming year. 



Henry F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa.— A 

 unique and convenient catalogue of flower and 

 vegetable seeds, canna roots, bulbs, fertilizers 

 and other items. The entire thirty-two pages 

 are arranged In the form of an order sheet, with 

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Also large growers of 

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Snapdragons 



are big money makers and will be used more 

 extensively than ever. Grow your own plants 

 and avoid transportation delays. 



SEED of our famous Silver Pink, II.OO per pkt.: 

 8 for I2.fi0: 7 for 15.00. 



SEED of our new Hybrid Pink and of our new 

 Golden Pink Queen, same price. 



SEED of Keystone, Nelrose, Garnet. White. 

 Tellow. Light Pink, Buxton and Fancy Mixed. 

 86c per pkt.; 8 for Sl.OO. 



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