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The Florists' Review 



August 4, 1921 



Seed Trade News 



AMEBICAN SEED TBASE ASSOCIATION. 

 President, L. L. Olds, Madlion, WU.; tecre- 

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



Arthur B. Clark, president of the 

 Everett B. Clark Seed Co., Milford, 

 Conn., was in Chicago last week. 



John Leonard, of the Leonard Seed 

 Co., Chicago, left tliis week to drive 

 through Michigan. He will insj^ect tlie 

 crops while there. 



John (■. BoDCiEi;, America's largest 

 grower of flower seeds, celebrated his 

 forty-first birthday anniversary August 

 4. He was born in 1880. 



Georgk Lktherman", of the Holmcs- 

 Letherniau Seed Co., Canton, O., is mak- 

 ing an extended tour of the western and 

 Pacific coast states, visiting the various 

 seed-growing tracts of that section. 



The steamer Ryndam, from Eotterdani, 

 docked at New York the morning of Mon- 

 day, August 1, containing advance con 

 signments of Dutch bulbs. There were 

 only a few sniall sized consignments on 

 board. 



The Seabriglit Bulb Farm, at Santa 

 Cruz, Cal., has about two acres of gladioli 

 in full bloom, which make a gorgeous 

 spectacle just now. The digging of 

 Paper "Whites and c.-iUas and the plant- 

 ing of freesias arc in full swing. 



Bulletin No. 481 of the New York 

 Agricultural Experiment Station reports 

 the results of analyses of insecticides 

 and fungicides collected by the commis- 

 sioner of agriculture during 1920. The 

 bulletin may be had free of charge by 

 addressing a request to the station at 

 •Geneva. 



The \V. W. Barnard Co., of Chicago, is 

 •ende.'ivoring to educate the public to the 

 ])uri'liasiiig and planting of fall seeds 

 ill the middle of summer. A large ad- 

 vertis-emcnt to that effect was placed in 

 the Chicago Post, and in the adjacent 

 column was an educational editorial along 

 the same lines. 



Seedsmen in Cleveland are on the 

 move. The Livingston Seed Co. and the 

 Wilson Seed Store have both moved off 

 High street, which is the main business 

 street. The former moved to East Chest- 

 nut street and the latter to East Town 

 street. The result of moving from the 

 main business street to a side street is 

 being watched with interest. 



The C. Herbert Coy Seed Co., Valley, 

 Neb., states that an abundance of mois- 

 ture and ideal growing weather have been 

 the rule. The corn crop is three weeks 

 ahead of that of a year ago, and there 

 seems to be nothing that can stop an 

 enormous yield of corn. Wheat and oats 

 are almost all harvested and the crops 

 of l)0th are good. Squash and immpkin 

 crops are doing finely. 



Furthev; advices from the J. C. Rolnn- 

 son Seed Co., of Waterloo, Neb., substan- 

 tiate the report of last week that tlie corn 

 and vine crops are in excellent condi- 

 tion. Tlie crop is much earlier than us- 

 ual, but it is believed that the cdiii 

 and vine acreage planted for seed i-; 

 the smallest in years. Cucumber, musk- 

 melon and watermelon show prospects for 

 a normal yield. Squash and pumpkin 

 crops are in excellent shape; the time 

 of danger from insects is past and the 



Sun-Drying Onion Sets 



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Write us for full particulars 



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SEEDSMEN 



4013 Milwaukee Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 



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



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Wholesale Seed Grower 



Pepper, Efigpbnt Tomato, Okra, Asparaijus, 



Rhubarb, Celery, Spinach, Beet, Onion, Beans, 



Cabbage, Cauliflower, Sweet Corn, Vine Seeds. 



Correspondence Solicited 



GEORGE R. PEDRICK & SON 



PEDRICKTOWN, N. J. 



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HAVEN SEED CO. 



SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 



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Waldo Rohnert 



GILROY, CAL. 

 Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Beet, Carrot, Endive, Lettuce. 



Onion and Radish. 



Correspondence Solicited. 



I. N. Simon & Son 



Garden Seeds 



AT WHOLESALE 



438 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Eeriew when you write. 



TOMATO SEED 



Pepper, Eggplant, Squash, Pumpidn. 

 Cucumber, Cantaloupe and Watermeioo 

 Seed and Field Com, on contract. 



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Correspondence Solicited. Swedesboro,N.J. 

 Mention The Beylew when yon write. 



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VALLEY, gs:^ NEB. 



Wholesale Growers ol Hig^-ra^ Seeds 



Cucumber, Muskmelon, Squash and Pump- 

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