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The Florists* Review/ 



JANDAKT 26. 1922 



Seed Trade News 



AMBRIOAN 8BBD TRADB ASSOCIATION. 



President, li. L. Olds, Madison, Wli.; lecre- 

 tary- treasurer, 0, B. Kendel, CleTeland, 0. 



Mail orders from the south are reported 

 as coming in better volume than many 

 seedsmen expected. 



The onion set market is quiet. The 

 supply is small, but there appears to be 

 no anxiety about it. 



Gladiolus bulbs are reported selling 

 well and some dealers have advanced the 

 prices quoted in their early lists. 



The middle-western mail-order seed 

 houses still are forging along. They sell 

 a larger and larger part of the seeds each 

 year. 



If there were twice as many catalogues 

 printed, what would be the increase in 

 seeds sold? If everybody cut his edition 

 in half, what would be the decrease in 

 sales ? 



It is anticipated that some decided 

 shortages will develop in the next few 

 months in a number of vegetable seed 

 items, particularly in beans and in some 

 varieties of peas. 



Considering the seed supply as a whole, 

 conditions warrant buoyant prices; but 

 the fact is many seeds still are being 

 offered at less than production cost, be- 

 cause of the desire of the holders to turn 

 stocks into cash. 



Bankers are sympathetic, but most of 

 them say they are not in position to make 

 new loans — though perusal of the bank 

 reports might lead the layman to the idea 

 that the banking position has been mate- 

 rially strengthened. 



The seed trade still is full of stories of 

 notes gone to protest and trade accei)t- 

 anccs not met when due. Most of the 

 rumors doubtless are untrue, but it is 

 evident deflation has seriously impaired 

 the credit of the trade as a whole. 



The use of alfalfa has been extended 

 gradually until it is being grown in prac- 

 tically every state in the Union. The pro- 

 duction of alfalfa seed, however, is con- 

 fined to regions west of the Mississippi, 

 where the precipitation at the time the 

 crop sets seed is exceedingly light. 



Charles N. Page, formerly president of 

 the Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, la., who 

 now resides at San Diego, Cal., emerges 

 from retirement to ask ojiinion on this 

 adaptation of tlie florists' slogan, the title 

 of the first article in the Nebraska Farmer, 

 January 21, "Say It with Shorthorns." 



F. W. BOLOIAXO, of Washington, D. C, 

 while able to be at his desk for a i>art of 

 each day, has not been in good health the 

 last six months and feels the need of a 

 good rest. lie has never recovered from 

 the strenuous time when he was president 

 of tlie American Sccil Trade Association, 

 when lie was most lavish in his jjersonal 

 time and effort, as well as money, in the 

 interest of the trade. 



At the meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee of the American Seed Trade Asso- 

 ciation at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 

 last week, the dates for the annual con- 

 vention wcie set as Juno '21 to 23, at 

 Cliiiago. In attendance at the meeting 

 were Fiosident L. L. Olds, H. G. Hastings, 

 Kirl.y H. White, C. C. Massie, John L. 

 Hunt, Leonard II. Vaughan and A. C. 

 Kendel, and as guests, S. F. Leonard, 



PEACOCK'S QUAUTY SEEDS 



The first signs of Spring are here. 



Order now to get an early start. 



Asters — Queen of the Market 



White, Crimson, Dark Rose, Lavender, 

 Shell Pink, Purple, V* oz., 25c; 1 oz., 

 8uc. 



Asters — American Giant Branching 



Crimson, Lavender, Pink, Rose, White, 

 Purple, Scarlet, % oz., 30c; 1 oz., $1.00. 



Asters — King 



Rose, Lavender, White, Mixed, % oz., 



45c; 1 oz., $1.50. 

 Aster Miliado, pink. 

 Aster Peerless, pink. 



Aster Lavender Gem. 



V* oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.50. 



% oz. Oz. 

 Calendula Orangre King:, select.$0.35 $1.25 

 Calendula Orange King 25 



T. Pkt. 

 Coleus, Mammoth, choice mixed. .. .$0.50 



hi oz. Oz. 



Dracaena Indlvisa $0.20 $0.50 



Delphinium Formosum 40 1.40 



Delphinium Gold Medal Hy> 



brids 45 1.50 



% lb. Lb. 



Gypsophlla Elegans, Hliite, 



Angel's Breath $0.30 $1.00 



Gj-psophila Kosea 25 .80' 



V* oz. Oz. 



Lobelia Crystal Palace $0.60 $2.00 



Lobelia Speclosa 30 1.00 



Pansy, Peacock's Choice 



Mixed 1.30 6.00 



Pansy, Masterpiece 1.25 4.50 



Primula Obconica, Mixed.... Tr. pkt., 50c 



Sweet Peas — Spencer 

 Aster Ohn, lavender. 

 Blanch Ferry, rose and white. 

 Countess Spencer, shell pink. 

 Editli Taylor, rose salmon. 

 Hercules, giant pink. 

 King Edward, red. 



Florence Nightingale, blush lavender. 

 King, white. 

 Primrose, yellow. 

 Wedgwood, blue. 



Orchid ^lowered Mixed, oz., 25c; V* lb., 

 SOc; 1 lb., $3.00. 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



BADISH M Lb. 1 Lb. S Lbs. 



Imp. Early Scarlet 



Globe, Select stock.. $0.30 $0.76 $3.50 



LETTUCE 

 Grand Rapids Forcing. .46 1.60 7.00 



CAULIFLOWER H Oz. Oz. 



Dwarf Erfurt $0.«0 $1.60 



Early Snowball 95 l.TO 



CABBAGE 



Copenhagen <^ Oz. Oz, % Lb. 1 Lb. 



Market $0.16 $0.26 $0.75 $2.50 



Wisconsin No. 8 



Di8. BeslBtant 6.00 18.60 



TOMATO Oz. ^4 Lb. 1 Lb. 



John Baer $0.35 $1.16 $4.00 



Early Detroit 40 1.26 4.60 



Earliana, Peacock's 



Select 36 1.15 4.00 



Acme SO 1.00 3.60 



Stone 30 1.00 3.60 



PEPPER 



Ruby King 60 1.50 5.25 



Sweet Mountain 66 1.60 5.50 



EGGPLANT 



New York Purple 

 Spineless 



.60 1.76 6.60 



EVERETTE R. PEACOCK''CO. 



4011-13 Milwaukee Avenue 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



Phone Kildare 3710 



g;^ LEONARD SEED CO. 



C J WHOLESALE GROWERS 



"^^^"^ 226-230 WEST KINZIE STREET, CHICAGO 



Onion 

 Sets 



Burpee s Seeds Grow 



W. Atlee Burpee Co< 



Seed Growers Philadelphia 



Braslan 



Orowert for the Wholesale Trade Only. Onion, Lettace. Carrot, 

 Parsnip, Paniey, Celery, Endive, Salsify and Mixed Sweet Peas. 



Seed Grov^ers 



SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 



Company 



