Junk 21, 1917. 



The Florists' Review 



69 



PRESIDENT WHITE'S ADDRESS. 



[Oontinued from page 58.] 



ave approached common ideals and 

 , ommon opinions as to what consti- 

 ; iites legitimate seed legislation. I hope 

 I lid believe that before this conven- 



iou ends the convention of the seed 

 malysts, sitting in Detroit this week, 

 will have aligned their association with 

 ,18 in vigorous support of the uniform 

 -tate bill. 



The action of the Secretary of Agri- 

 lulture in requesting seedsmen to mark 

 seeds of field and forage crops as to 

 purity and viability has met with almost 

 universal compliance. It will be ob- 

 served that this practice of voluntary 

 marking is, in effect, the same as the 

 European system of voluntary control. 

 There is no criminal liability, but there 

 is every incentive for the vender to 

 have the label represent both accuracy 

 of analysis and a high grade of seeds. 

 It is possible that the voluntary con- 

 trol which has been the sole system in 

 Kurope will prove equally satisfactory 

 Jiere. 



Investigation of Oovemment Charges. 



I desire especially to commend the 

 work of the committee on government 

 charges. It is ably discharging the 

 duty you imposed upon it. Our asso- 

 ciation is pledged both to approval of 

 the publicity of the Department of 

 Agriculture's findings and to vigilance 

 in the defense of association members, 

 whether it be against unfairness from 

 without or treachery from within. If 

 the name of a member appears in a 

 government report as adulterating or 

 misbranding seeds, it is obvious that 

 action must result. If the government 

 report is unfair, as such reports have 

 sometimes been thought to be, the ac- 

 cused member is entitled to the united 

 support of the trade in remedying the 

 wrong. 



If, on the other hand, the report is 

 true, this association demands that the 

 facts be presented to it, through its 

 committee, for such discipline as may 

 be just and necessary. This association 

 and each of its members cannot escape 

 sharing in the disgrace any member 

 may bring upon himself. I recommend 

 that the committee on government 

 charges continue to receive your cor- 

 dial support and cooperation. 



Bulletin as Means of Cooperation. 



This interdependence of the entire 

 trade is more and more being recog- 

 nized, not merely as a liability, but, in 

 even greater degree, as an asset. It is 

 only necessary that we become con- 

 scious of our solidarity to make it prof- 

 itable. The truth that the highest 

 common good is also the individual's 

 highest good, once grasped, is a mighty 

 factor in individual success. Every 

 aid to solidarity is therefore to be wel- 

 comed. I commend to the association 

 as one of the best means of fostering 

 solidarity the confidential Seedsmen's 

 Bulletin. I recommend further that a 

 committee be appointed to report on 

 extending the field of the bulletin to 

 cover garden seed crop reports and an- 

 nouncements of the ruling wholesale 

 prices of garden seeds. This course is 

 not as revolutionary as it may sound. 

 1 submit that every seedsman would 

 find it easier to get a fair price for 

 his goods if all seedsmen knew more 

 about fundamental conditions of sup- 

 ply, In the face of a great shortage, 

 seeds are often sold at loss than re- 



SPECIAL OFFER 



LILY BULBS 



We have a few thousand each of the foUowing COLD STORAGE 



LILIUMS which we offer for prompt acceptance and 



subject to prior sale: 



Ofli^f* *! CaSGS 10 C/3.S6S 



Lilium Formosum, 7/ 9. 250 per case $12.50 $60.00 $112.00 



9/10, 180 per case 14.50 70.00 135.00 



Lilium Giganteum, 6/ 8, 4C0 per case 13 . 00 60 00 11 2 . 00 



7/ 9, 300 per case 13.50 63.75 120 00 



8/10. 225 per case 15.75 76.60 146 25 



9/iO. 200 per case 17.00 82.50 160.00 



7/ 9. 100 per case 5.50 25.00 45.00 



9/10, 100 per case 9 50 45.00 85.00 



The following Caladium Esculentum and Tuberose Bulbs 

 are offered subject to prior sale: 



100 1000 



Caladium Esculentum, 5/7 $1.00 $ 7.50 



7/9 2.00 15.00 



9/11 3.50 30.00 



11/12 6.00 55.00 



12/14 11.00 100.00 



Tuberoses, 4/6 75 6.50 



6/8 1.50 12.00 



30 Barclay St. 

 NEW YORK 



NOTICE TO GROWERS 



We do not wish to appear as an alarm- 

 ist, but it seems likely that growers will 

 have to find a substitute for all import 

 stock. At present all doors are closed 

 against us. 



Leave it to resourceful America. She 

 will find her way. Do your bit and do it 

 well. To the florist our contribution will 



^ SNAPDRAGON 



There is no better plant to grow. It is 

 popular. It is profitable. Get busy and start 

 plants for fall and winter bloonis. We have 

 seed of all the good ones as follows: 



Seed of our famous Silver Pink at $1 00 per 

 pkt.; 3 for $2.50: 7 for $5.00. Seed of White. 

 Light Pink, Garnet. Yellow. Nelrose Pink and 

 Fancy Mixed at 36c per pkt.: 3 for $1.00. Cul- 

 tural directions free. All orders cash. 



To produce fall blooms, Snapdragon seed 

 should be sown in June. 



We manufacture Square Paper Pots. Get 

 samples. 



G. S. RAMSBURG, Somcrsworth, N. H. 



PIN MONEY 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



8 lbs. for il .00 Directions Included 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 

 48 VKSKY ST. NEW YORK 



l»laceinont value. Obviously this con- 

 dition is harmful. It would be to the 

 advantage of those who know of short- 

 ages to share this knowledge with those 

 wlio lack facilities for getting news 

 quickly. 



The office of tlie Seedsmen's Bulletin 

 niiglit 1)6 made a clearing house of crop 



Uncle Si sez: 



'^^^^7^ Somethin's wrong 

 U^m somewhere, selling 

 bedding plants at the 

 ^ same old prices and 

 cost of production more than 

 double. There is a weak spot 

 some place. 



Better grow real 

 money makers. 



GIGANTEUM 



Per case 



8/9—100 bulbs to a case $ 6.25 



8/9—270 bulbs to a case 15.00 



7/9-;?00 bulbs to a case 14.00 



M. M. CARROLL 



Norwood, (Near Cincinnati) Ohi o 



PRIMROSE SEED 



IMPROVED CHINESE, finest prown, single 

 'and double, mixed, 600 seeds, $1.00; ^i pkt., 60c; 



1000 seeds. $1.60. Colors separate also. 

 PRIMULA KEWKNSIS. new dwarf yellow. 26c. 

 PRIMULA MALACOIDES, Giant Baby. 26c. 

 CI NERARI A. larifo dwarf, trade pkt.. BOc; '2. 26c. 

 CYCLAMEN, Giants, trade pkt.. $1.00; "a, 50c. 

 PANSV, Giants, 500D seeds, $1.00; I2 pkt., 50c. 



JOHN f. RUPP, Shircmanstown, Pa. 



reports. From tliis office news could 

 hi' obtained by telegraph or mail at 

 any time and all information would be 

 accessible to any member. Confiden- 

 tial rei)()rts of this association to asso- 



