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The Florists^ Review 



NOTBMBBB 24, 1921 



Seed Trade News 



AMEBIOAlf SEED TKASE ASSOCIATION. 

 President, L. L. Olds, Madison, Wis.; secr*- 

 • rr treasurer, O. B. Kendel, OleTeland, O. 



August H. Hummert, of the St. Louis 

 Seed Co., St. Louis, Mo., says that he does 

 not recall such a season as this in bulbs. 

 Everytliinj^ here in bulbs is cleaned out. 



MoRK than 14,000,000,000 pounds of 

 seeds, exclusive of seed potatoes, seed 

 sufjar canes and other vej^etative planting 

 stocks," are sown or planted annually in 

 tliis country. 



Bertram Calhoun, of the Holmes-Cal- 

 houn Seed Co., Spartanburg, S. C, has 

 been a visitor to the seed trade in New 

 York, Baltimore, I'hiladcliihia and Wash- 

 ington, I). ('., for the last two wei'ks. 



Special interest has been manifested in 

 Hubani clover, according to the May Seed 

 & Nursery Co., of Shenandoah, la. At 

 Mayview trial grounds a seed yield of 000 

 pounds per acie was produced by hand- 

 weeding. Good orders have been received 

 for it by this house. , 



Was it just charity or part irony that 

 impelled the Vegetable Growers' Associa- 

 tion of America to suggest, in a resolution 

 addres.sed to Congress, that the congres- 

 sional free seeds bo shipped to starving 

 Russia? After we have deported Emma 

 Goldman and other undesirables to that 

 country, let the undesired seeds follow. 



The recent inactivity of seedsmen has 

 been reflected in the somewhat lower prices 

 for alfalfa seed that were being offered to 

 growers in many sections during the first 

 week of November. Undoubtedly large 

 arrivals of seed from South America have 

 tended to depress prices for domestic 

 seed considerably. During the two weeks 

 ending November 5 nearly 1,500,000 

 pounds arrived from Argentina. 



Miss Mary Veit, head of the flower 

 seed department of James Vick's Sons, 

 Rochester, N. Y., entertained the girls of 

 the force at a Halloween party, one of 

 the principal features of which was a most 

 realistic ghost story. Sitting in the dark 

 the listeners passed from hand to hand 

 the parts of the murdered man; that is, his 

 veins, brains, ears, teeth, hair and hands, 

 cleverly reproduced by strings of maca- 

 roni, a wet sponge, boiled grains of corn, 

 etc. 



Henry M. Holmes, of Spartanburg, S. 

 C, and Bertram Calhoun, formerly of 

 Marshallville, O., have entered partner- 

 ship and have formed a new seed com- 

 pany at Spartanburg, S. C, which will 

 operate under the name of the Holmes- 

 Calhoun Seed Co. Mr. Holmes was the 

 proprietor of the Holmes Seed Store, at 

 Spartanburg, for a number of years and 

 Mr. Calhoun has been traveling for the 

 Leonard Seed Co., Chicago^ for some 

 years. 



The production of Sudan grass seed is 

 estimated to be approximately fifty per 

 cent of that of last year, because of the 

 large decrease in the acreage that was 

 harvested in the Texas Panhandle, by far 

 the most important producing section for 

 this seed in this country. In other more 

 or less important sections, except south- 

 eastern Nebraska and northeastern Kan- 

 sas, there is an average reduction of five 

 per cent to ten per cent in acreage and 

 aliout ten per cent in yield per acre. In 

 these sections of Nebraska and Kansas 

 the reports indicate an increase in acre- 



BULBS-Special-BULBS 



We still have left limited quantities of High Class Dutch 

 Bulbs. Weather conditions now, JUST RIGHT. 

 Orders shipped same day as received. Following: offered 

 subject to unsold: 



DUTCH HYACINTHS — FIRST SIZE 



Ver 1000 



I^a Vlctolre, Crimson $65.00 



L'lnnocence, Pure White 65.00 



Yellow Hammer 65.00 



DUTCH HYACINTHS — SECOND SIZE 



Per 1000 



Lady Derby, Pink $45.00 



La Victoire, Crimson 45.00 



li'Innorence, Pure White 45.00 



Grand Maitre. Blue 45.00 



King: of the Blues, Dark Blue 46.00 



Yellow Hummer 46.00 



Gertrude, Pink 45.00 



COTTAGE TtltlPS OB LATE 



BLOOMING Per 1000 



I-a Merveille, Scarlet with Orange. $2000 

 Extra Fine Mixed 14.50 



DABWIN TULIPS Per 1000 



Remembrance, Rich Crimson $2;{ 00 



The Sultan, Rich Maroon Black... 2O.(i0 



White Queen 26.00 



Splendid Mixed 17.00 



PABBOT TULIPS Per 1000 

 Extra Fine Mixed $15.00 



EARLY SINGLE TULIPS 



Per 1000 

 Cottage Maid, Dark Rose with 



White $22.00 



Goldflnch, Yellow 18.00 



AVhIte Swan 22.00 



Yellow Prince 19.00 



Slnrle Fine Alixed 15.00 



EARLY DOUBLE TULIPS 



Per 1000 



Couronne d'Or, Yellow $22.00 



Gloria SoUf). Red and Gold 24.00 



l.ucretia. Pink 1 «.<M» 



Rubra Maxima. Red 23.00 



Extra Fine Mixed 15.00 



DAFFODILS OR NARCISSI 



Per 1000 

 Emperor, Mother Bulbs, Golden 



Yellow $38.00 



Foetlcus Omatns, Double Nose.... 22.50 



Golden Spnr, Double Nose 32.00 



Von Sion. Double Nose S2.00 



ASPARAGUS Per 1000 



Plumosns Nanus $3.60 



Sprenarerl 1.60 



CALENDULA Per Ox. 

 Oranffe Kingr Select $1.25 



CYCLAMEN ROCOCO 

 Orchld-FlowerinK Types Per 1000 



Light Rose $15.00 



Dark Rose 16.00 



Lilac 16.00 



White, with Crimson Kye 16.00 



Rose Violet. Crimson Marked 16.00 



Rococo Mixed 14.00 



Peacock's 



PANSY 



Choice Mixed. 



Per 0». 

 ...$6.00 



SWEET PEAS 



Spencer Winter-Flowering: Varieties. 



Per Oz. % Lb. 



Asta Ohn, Lavender $0.70 $2.60 



Hercules. Rose Pink 80 2.75 



Red Wing. Crimson 65 2.25 



Snow Flake. White 70 2.60 



Wedgwood. Blue 70 2.60 



Per T. Pkt. 0«. 

 Schlzanthus Wisetonensis. .$0.25 $1.40 



We ship same day order received, and have built our success 

 in bulbs and seeds on 



QUALITY AND SERVICE 



EVERETTE R. PEACOCK CO. 



4013 Milwaukee Ave. - Phone Kildare 3710 - CHICAGO 



^d^ LEONARD SEED CO. 



C 1 WHOLESALE GROWERS 



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



Onion 

 Sets 



Braslan 



Growers for the Wholesale Trade Only. Onion, Lettuce, Carrot, 

 Pannip, Parsley, Celery, Endive, Salsify and Mixed Sweet Peas. 



Seed Groivers 



SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 



Company 



TOMATO SEED 



Grown for the 

 Wholesale Seed Trade 



HAVEN SEED CO. 



SANTA ANA, CALIFOHNIA 



Waldo Rohnert 



GILROY, CAL. 

 Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Beet. Carrot, Endive, Lettuce, 



Onion and Radish. 



Ciorrespondence Solicited. 



TOMATO SEED 



Pepper, Eggplant, Squash, Pumpkin. 

 Cucumber, Cantaloupe and Watermelon 

 Seed and Field Com, on contract. 



EDGAR F. HURFF 



Correspondence Solicited, Swedesboro.N.J. 



The C. Herbert Coy Seed Co. 



VALLEY, Ess? NEB. 



Wholesale Growers oi High-grade Seeds 



Cucumber, Muskmelon, Squash and Pump- 

 kin; Sweetf Flint and Dent Seed Com 



