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The Florists^ Review 



July 28. 1921 



Seed Trade News 



AHEBIOAN SEED TBADE ASSOCIATION. 

 President, L. L. Olds, Madison, WU.; Mcre- 

 tary-treasiirer, 0. B. Kendel, Cleveland, O. 



Fall catalogues are making their ap- 

 pearance. 



The first shipment of French bulbs is 

 due at New York July 30 on the Canada. 



The elevator of the Kennie Seed Co., 

 at Chatham, Ont., was destroyed by fire 

 last week. 



J. R. BoNWELL, of the Bonwell Seed 

 Co., Basin, Wyo., is at present enjoying 

 his annual vacation. 



Cables from Yokohama report the first 

 shipment of Formosa lily bulbs will leave 

 Yokohama July 30 on the Asia. 



Alexander P. Dewar, of R. & J. 

 Farquhar Co., Boston, visited the ex- 

 hibition of the National Sweet Pea Socie- 

 ty, in London. 



Notice of the petition in bankruptcy 

 of the firm of De Giorgi Bros., of Council 

 Bluffs, la., will be found under the head- 

 ing, ' ' Business Embarrassments. ' ' 



The death of John K. M. L. Farquhar, 

 head of the noted seed house of R. & J. 

 Farquhar Co., Boston, is recorded in this 

 week's obituary column. 



Mrs. C. B. Knickman, wife of the well 

 known member of the staff of McHutchi- 

 Bon & Co., New York, died July 20. Fur- 

 ther notice appears in this week's obitu- 

 ary column. 



The Everett B. Clark Seed Co., Mil- 

 ford, Conn., reports that too much rain 

 has interfered with the harvesting of hay 

 and that it may have a bad effect on the 

 onion and beet seed crops. 



Hugh Dickson, of Alex. Dickson & 

 Sons, Belfast, Ireland, has left the Emer- 

 ald isle, together with his eldest son, to 

 become associated witli the seed growing 

 firm of Thomas Cullen & Son, Witham, 

 Essex, England. 



All of the holdings of the J. K. Rug- 

 owski Seed Co., Manitowoc, Wis., not al- 

 ready held by Mr. Rugowski have been 

 purchased by him. He expects to 

 straighten out the company's affairs 

 shortly and meet all obligations within a 

 brief period. 



J. W. Jung, head of the seed company 

 which bears his name, at Randolph, Wis., 

 recalls that the original American Beauty 

 aster, from which the Bodgers have 

 hybridized several excellent varieties of 

 the same habit and different color, was 

 introduced by him, 'way back in 1908. 



Nebraska seems to have had good luck 

 in avoiding the periods of too much rain 

 and too much heat. The J. C. Robinson 

 Seed Co., Waterloo, Neb., advises that the 

 vine and corn crops are looking exception- 

 ally well and that the prospects are for 

 a good, normal production. The acreage 

 of beans is small, but the crops are good. 



J. C. Bodger, who is a good traveler, 

 has returned to Los Angeles after being 

 on the road most of the spring and sum- 

 mer. He left Chicago July 21. Mr. 

 Bodger believes California will be able 

 to maintain its flower seed industry, de- 

 veloped under wartime conditions, in the 

 face of increasing European competition, 

 although duty of 4 cents per pound, as 



Sun-Drying Onion Sets 



PEACOCK'S FARMS 



You can make money by buying onion sets now 



Write U8 for full particulars 



Everette R. Peacock Co., 



SEEDSMEN 



4013 Milwaukee Ave., 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Gi^ LEONARD SEED CO. '^^ 



r 1 WHOLESALE GROWERS SaI « 



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The Everett B. Clark Seed Co., Milford, Conn. 



Branch Houses in Wisconsin, Colorado, Montana, Idaho and Washington. 



Beans, Peas. Sweet Com, Onion, Beet, Turnip, Tomato, Spinach. 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Pepper, Ettpbmt Tomato, Okra. Aspantfus, 



Rhubarb, Celery, Spinach, Beet Onion. Beans, 



Cabbase, Cauliflower, Sweet Com, Vine Seeds. 



Correspondence Solicited 



GEORGE R. PEDRICK & SON 

 PEDRICKTOWN, N. J. 



Meatlsa Ths BtIsw whes yoa writs. 



TOMATO' SEED 



Grown for the 

 Wholesale Seed Trade 



HAVEN SEED CO. 



SANTA ANA. CALIFORNIA 



Meiitloa The HcTlew when yon write. 



I. N. Simon & Son 



Waldo Rohnert 



GILROY, CAL. 

 Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Beet, Carrot, Endive. Lettuce. 



Onion and Radish. 



Correspondence Solicited. 



AT WHOLESALE 



438 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Reylew when yon write. 



TOMATO SEED 



Pepper, Eggplant, Squash, Pumi>kin. 

 Cucumber, Cantaloupe and Watermelon 

 Seed and Field Com, on contract. 



EDGAR F. HURFF 



Correspondence Solicited. Swcdesboro,N.X. 

 Mention The Berlew when yon write. 



The C. Herbert Coy Seed Co. 



VALLEY, ?S^ NEB. 



Wkoleaale Growers of Hi^-gr>^ Seeds 



Cucumber, Muskmelon, Squash and Pump- 

 kin; Sweet, Flint and Dent Seed Com 



