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The Florists' Review 



JCNB 28, 1921 



at Ollioules — Syndicat des Negociants 

 en Bulbs. The officers are: President, 

 Paul Lemoyne; vice-president, Eaymond 

 Moulis; secretary, Victor Lagarde. 



TEXAS SEEDSMEN ELECT. 



The annual meeting of the Texas 

 Seedsmen's Association, held at Hous- 

 ton, June 4, was a notable success. 

 There was a good attendance. All the 

 leading seedsmen of Texas were repre- 

 sented, and, according to O. N. Temple- 

 ton, reelected secretary and treasurer, 

 there was a great deal of good accom- 

 plished at the meeting. The election of 

 officers resulted as follows: President, 

 Robert Nicholson, of Dallas; vice-presi- 

 dent, Dick O'Bannon, of Sherman; sec- 

 retary and treasurer, O. N. Templeton, 

 of the Mel L. Webster Co., Waco. 



COLORADO SEED CROPS. 



The flood in the Arkansas valley did 

 a great deal of damage to seed crops, 

 particularly muskmelon and cucumber. 

 How much it is yet too early to fore- 

 see. The condition of these crops and, 

 some others is given in the July report 

 of the J. C. Robinson Seed Co., Rocky 

 Ford, Colo., as follows: 



Tlie ncreage of sweet flint nnd dent com crops 

 for seed we IwUeve to be the most conservative 

 In a number of years. While values for commer- 

 cial corn are below the cost of production and the 

 prices asked for seed corn are at the pre-war 

 level, yet the tendency to wait until the new 

 crop is made Is more marked than usual. Crop 

 conditions are excellent In every respect, with 

 plenty of moisture, and good stands were ob- 

 tained everywhere. 



Acreage of cucumber in the Arkinsas valley is 

 somewliat reduced over normal and conditions 

 are fair. Some loss has occurred from hail, but 

 more from floods; how much damage will result 

 is dlffleult to foresee. One of the main ditches 

 has been repaired and others are promised to be 

 rebuilt in from thirty to sixty days. All head- 

 gates, deflectors and storage reservoirs were de- 

 stroyed and until these are repaired the crop is 

 in danger. All crops on low lands were de- 

 stroyed and it is impossible to replant with any 

 assurance of making seed. We believe a great 

 many hundreds of acres of seed crops are gone 

 and with a chance that the balance will suffer 

 until tlie ditches are all repaired, which is nec- 

 essarily slow. 



Conditions with muskmelon for seed are Iden- 

 tical with tliat of cucumber. The acreage was 

 under normal. 



Acreage of watermelon in the south is about 

 normal; conditions are good. In other sections 

 acreage is fair and condition good. The north- 

 em growing districts for watermelon produce an 

 excellent quality of seed, and we believe the 

 northern-grown seed will produce melons earlier 

 than seed grown farther south. 



The condition of pumpkin and squash is ex- 

 cellent and the acreage under ordinary-. Some 

 losses have occurred from excessive raitis and in- 

 sects, but on the wliole the crop in the middle 

 west growing sections is good. However, little 

 acreage was planted on speculation, growers con- 

 fining themselves to actual orders in hand 

 W'itliout doul)t. owing to losses nnd small acre- 

 age, many sliortnges will be apparent this fall. 

 The far west squash and pumpkin 8"ed crops are 

 in good sliape. but the acreage is small. 



Acreage of seed beans is small, lint the con- 

 dition is good. There has been some loss from 

 excessive rains. 



DULUTH, MINN. 



The Market. 



Business was brisk all last week. Ow- 

 ing to the many weddings, stock has 

 been in great demand. Roses have been 

 good, especially Columbia and Russell. 

 White Killarneys have been coining in 

 good, though the hot weather made 

 them open up quickly. Ophelia was 

 much the same. Peonies are being re- 

 ceived in large quantities nnd are good 

 stock. Easter lilies are plentiful and 

 have been useful for decorations. 



Various Notes. 



The most elaborate wedding of the 

 season was the Clarkson-Abbott wed- 

 ding. St. Paul 's church was beautifully 



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