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The Florists^ Review 



MauCH S, 1921 



RUGOWSKFS ASTERS 



Are The World's Best— We Have Proven It. 



SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OP ASTERS AND 

 OTHER NOVELTIES NOW OUT. WRITE TODAY. 



Rugowski Seed Co., Manitowoc, Wis. 



trustees, after March 7, unless exceptions 

 thereto are filed. 



Seedsmen are showin}; imu-h interest 

 in the publicity material for seedsmen 

 prepared by Axel Betterlx-rg, now witli 

 the Hilmer V. Swenson Advertisinjj Co., 

 Chicago, for a camjjaign emjiloying the 

 slogan : ' ' Plant a Garden for Healtli 

 and Wealth." Mr. Setterberg'a ability 

 in using printers ' ink was demonstrated 

 in his long scyrviee with the Everette E. 

 Peacock Co., and he believes the time is 

 ripe for a campaign to promote liome 

 gardens such as were general in 1917 

 and 1918. 



SEED PRODUCTION DECREASING. 



Growers Apprehensive. 



TIic economic importance of the vege- 

 table seed production industry in the 

 United States has been more fully ap- 

 preciated since seed growers were called 

 u{K>n to supply the deficit caused by the 

 cutting off of the European supply dur- 

 ing the war period. Prior to this time 

 few people, aiid least of all the con- 

 .«jumer, concerned themselves with the 



LIVE WIRE 



J. A. Vandervoort & Co. 



Wholesale Balb Growers 

 NOORDWYK, HOLLAND 



Also Narserlea at Sassenhelm 



Absolutely the largest growers in Holland of 



Bic. Victoria, Golden Spur wd Von Sion 



Also large growers of 



HYACINTHS, TULIPS, ETC. 



J. A. VANDERVOORT. 



Mail Address— Care of 



MALTUS & WARE 



116 Broad St., New York City 



Our representatives 

 will be calling on you. 



origin of vegetable seed used or handled 

 by them. The ability and willingness 



Kind of 

 seed 



Jan. 1- 



Mar.31 



I.bs. 



Heel, garden 85.8.'iS 

 Cal)l)a«e ..n2,!t5n 

 Carrol . . . 

 Cauliflower 

 Celery . . . 

 Corn salad 

 K«Kiilani . 



Kale 



Kohlrabi . . 

 I'ar^ley . . . 

 I'arsnips .. 

 J'lppiT .... 

 Ka.lisli . , . 

 t^Iiinacli 

 Turtiip ami 



nitaba«a. 919,639 



2n.81S 



8.7.1.5 



11 2. 0.13 



4.SI4 



41(1 



2S.2.S3 



lO.SM 



IS. 518 



8, 021 



740 



121.425 



401,518 



Apr. 1- 



June 30 



l.bs. 



54,06fi 

 41,925 

 25,954 



1,75S 



25«.537 



3.172 



13, 074 



2 !HI9 



28,703 



4.5,SS 



!i46 



71.1S2 



114,147 



-1920 — 



.July 1 - 



Sept. 30 



Lbs. 



13.205 



46.399 



2,C99 



1,022 



193,3X2 



500 



11.022 



714 



(•.l,19t! 



50 



112 



19,3S8 



153,751 



Oct. 1- 

 Dec.31 



85.002 



189,467 



19,957 



5,403 

 31,750 



5,138 



31 



21,090 



8,200 

 67.9117 



4,356 



108,492 

 4r.9,r27 



Total, 

 1920 

 l.bs. 



2.38,111 



390,741 



69.428 



ir..91.'< 



593,722 



13. 6 24 



77,iiiil' 



22,72.s 



17'< 774 



17.015 



2,11,^0 



320. 4S7 



1,139,113 



Jan 1- 

 .Mar 31 



Lbs. 



109,779 



81.505 



8.220 



7,805 



99,052 



1,024 



7.".l 



l.79fi 



2.217 



I'l 3 IX 



20.202 



3.nL'7 



32.400 



117,808 



Apr, 1- 



Jun* 30 



Lli.. 



35,93H 



57,511 



5,3)6 



2 oil) 



99,612 



764 



ii;3 



8,985 

 1.811 



2" I'm 

 18,703 



.■^.o^i 

 57.33 t 

 38.029 



—1919 



Jul.v 1- Oct. 1- 

 aept.30 Dec. 31 



Lbs. Lbs. 



Calendar 



Total, year, 

 1919 1918 



Lbs. Lb* 



1.7.50 



15,719 



1,218 



1.067 



387.792 



4.850 



42 



2.677 



193 



2 353 



2.810 



2111 



7,6.-.6 



132,228 



13,497 



14,216 



882 



1,265 



181,845 



1,096 



20 



2,408 



6.858 



8 8-'7 



2.102 



11,172 

 7K.367 



160.962 



168.951 



15,666 



12.111 



76s,ioi 



7,731 



H5S 



18.866 



11,109 



5" 713 



43.817 



6.420 



111,562 



351,592 



114,973 



27,75s 



8,06S 



239,231 



3,347 



1,350 



9.858 



14.726 



61 ,5"5 



9,461 



13,77,s 



82,334 



367,032 1,067.039 



.\verage 



annual 



imports, 



5 years 



eiulinK 



June 30, 



1914 



Lbs. 



819,715 



252,528 



149,724 



8,711 



199,35s 



7,0';.s 



1.795 



30,326 



21,4119 



118.112 



89,702 



14,515 



491.097 



1,241,758 



499,125 111,278 316,265 l.Hl.i,6(i7 725.222 721,113 Iirj,472 258, 61a 1,810.479 1.751.876 1.735,033 



Table I. — Imports of Vegetable Seeds. 



—1920 1919 



Jan. 1- Apr. 1- July 1- Oct 1 - Jan. 1- Apr.l- July 1- Oct. 1- 



Klnd of seed Mar. 31 June 30 Sept. 30 Dei-. 31 Mar. 31 June 30 Sept. 30 Dec 31 



IVr lb. I'erlh I'er lli I'er Tli I'er 11) Per lb Per lb. Per lb. 



lleef, garden »0.2i!7 $0.15 $0,151 $0 2<il $0,716 $0 67 $0 504 $0,336 



Cabbage 1.187 .615 546 .602 2.X.55 1.478 1.089 1622 



Carrot 311 .1X9 .253 181 1.34 1102 1.123 .663 



Cauliflower 9.475 5 113 3.474 8.064 1418 8 171 6 51 9.03 



Celirv 343 .196 .087 .341 50 .427 ,413 .359 



Comsaiad 522 .461 .426 .375 577 616 .462 419 



rcKPlant 1-976 1.61 101) 1.119 1 S51 2 516 6 952 2.05 



kale 289 .324 .237 221 .751 729 .40s .33- 



Kohlrabi 602 .516 356 .111 3.196 961 .798 •.'71 



l-arslcy 21 .134 "92 .331 .36 1.362 348 



Parsnip " '.'. 221 .281 lo 119 .689 .314 2.158 .lisi 



Pepper 1.0.36 1.03 1 7,86 1.202 1.229 I.S21 1.116 18.53 



Rarilsh 282 .193 .236 .221 607 .667 305 279 



Spinach' ;.■.... 123 .112 lo5 ins 307 219 17:; 15 



Turnip and rutabaga 285 .221 .195 Ix 10 .3,st, !>,.• J,.. 



Table 2.— Import Prices of Vegetable Seeds. 



U'oinpiiliil anil i-umiiiIIiiI from tliiMMs piilill-bi'il t>y l>i'|)artniinl ot CinnHTCi 



19IH 



calendar 

 year 



rw lb. 



$0 492 



1 708 



.861 



4. 587 



.3Sn 



.381 



1.571 



.753 



781 



.197 



. 19L' 



.884 



676 



332 



315 



.\vev 



a Re 5 

 yeHTs. 



1910- 



1911 

 Per lb 



$0,131 

 .382 

 2 IS 

 4.S2S 

 .3111 

 152 

 7ic, 

 l'.i7 

 2 12 

 167 

 I LSI 

 411 

 13 

 05 

 Os7 



Mention The Review when you write. 



of j;i()Wfrs to co])e with the situation is' 

 fvidciiccil by the jihenomenal increase 

 in i)i(>diictioii during 1917 and 1918. 



The aggregate estimated value to con- 

 tract growers of the total commercial 

 proiliu'tion of vegetable^- |^ed durjng 

 each of the past five years is^ according 

 to figures of the Department of Agri- 

 ciiltur.', npproxiniately as follows: 1916, 



