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The Rorists^ Review 



NovEMBsa 24, 1921 



SLUIS & GROOT, Ltd. 



Enkhuizen, Holland 



Growers of Vegetable and Flower Seeds 



SPECIALTIES:— Beet, Swiss Chard, Cabbage, 

 Cauliflower, Kale, Cornsalad, Cress, Radish, 

 Spinach, Turnip, Rutabaga; Nasturtium, Pan- 

 sies. Phlox and many other Vegetable and 

 Flower Seeds. 



Our New Price List is now ready and will be 

 sent to WHOLESALERS on request 



Cabbage, White, Enkhuizen's Glory. 

 Introduced by our firm. 



i\'^c of ten per cent to twciity-fivo jicr cent 

 ;ind a yield j)or acic fully t><|u;il to that of 

 last your. 



Ax ostiinatoil iiroductioii of anilicr and 

 oraiigo sory;o or " cauo ' ' soi'd anion utility 

 to apj)roxiniately sovpiity jicr cent of last 

 year's crop, and of sumac sorfjo to about 

 sixty jier cent of last year's crop, is indi- 

 cated in re])orts. Tlie marked decrease is 

 due jirimarily to the smaller acreage har- 

 vested l)ecause of the low jirices that pre 

 \ailed last ycai'. 



Ax incr(>asinjj (|uantity of seed jiotatoes 

 is beinij' certified in the various ])roducinji 

 states. Data submitted 1o the bureau of 

 markets and cro]) estimates of the Do- 

 liartment of Aj:;riculture to Novemlx'r 1 by 

 the various certifyinij ajiencies show a 

 total of 44!).8.10 bushels certified in Ver- 

 mont, New Hampshire, New York, Penn- 

 sylvania, New .Jersey and Michigan, and 

 about fifty c^arloads in Idaho and Colo- 

 rado. About three-fourths of this quan- 

 tity is surplus and is available for shi])- 

 ment out of the states in Avhich produced. 



SEED PRODUCTION LESS. 



Material Reduction This Year. 



The a;;}^regate commercial production 

 of vefj;etal)le seed in 1921 is estimated to 

 be less tlian last year's small produc- 

 tion. Data obtained by the bureau of 

 markets and crop estimates of the 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture reveal drastic reductions in the 

 acre.afje and jiroduction of a number of 



Acreage, Production and 



comiiKTciul IK ro.njro 

 Ali;iii- lliu- 



rinnt- Ucin- vest- - ('(jiuin 



Kind of »oe<I. cd I'll (■<! 1!)1."1 



Acres Acres Acres Pounds 



r.oans, (IwT sii.Ti>.l:.'.(;L'r. 7<>h ll.S.lT s.ilS.-),(MK) 



r.caiis, Ra'flii ])olc .i,!)!! .'iT .•J.,S74 1'..">M.',(KP0 



Jioct, pirclcii ;iM) "J ;W5 J.SO.OIX) 



l!wt, KiiKar 3,(i!l!l ;{;{ 3,(i(i(i 3,".7.-.,(XJO 



Cablmse <i.!li 7H S.'iS :.'J4,0(M» 



Carrot I'M 57 l.Sit 7(i.2l)0 



r<!UTy 100 ."> !•.") 4J,S()() 



CmiimbfT ."{.oT? 34,") 3,2:!:: 4S7.4iHt 



Kale .'ill li .'i:i 2!t.7(MI 



l.cttnoi- l.OK". (17 l.OIS ;',(>l>,rilM» 



Muskiiiplon -J.-SSi 2'u l.iHJIi .■IJlo.OdO 



Wateniieloii (i.55H ir.l (;.4()7 7;!L'.2(H) 



Onion need 1,108 3 1,105 ;f34,0()0 



Onion srls 3,1.'1'5 41.' 3,l.v; 2(i,7SO.(i(K) 



Parsley liO <>n 27,."il() 



IMi-snij. 4S 4S 2.-,,7(>!» 



ffUH. garden ,",.-.fiSO l,li;s .11.. --112 27,]!i7,(MK) 



IVliIx-r l..'!OS 114 1.1M4 !>it.2!H» 



IMinipkin !M>5 l!lti 70!) lOli.dOO 



KacliKh 1 ,<!17 ;i4 l.SN'! 25S.0(»O 



Salsify !• .... !• 3, (MM) 



Spina.'U 32 (! 2ii 24,7(XI 



S.iuii.'ili. smnnier.. l.Oils 21 1,077 ]S(i,.-)()(» 



SqnaHh. winter... 1.310 1S7 1,123 144.000 



Swxt corn 4,()(H M 4,0(M> 4,1S,3,0()0 



Tomato 1.2!l(i 44 1.2.->2 H(>,(i(H» 



Turnip, EnKliHh.. ,3;iO 193 14:1 .'■.!), (HMI 



* luiludct Swede turnip. 



For French Bulbs 



Write 



Drevon-Tegelaar & Co. 



Wholesale French Bulb Growers 



1133 Broadway, NEW YORK 



You can safely place your orders with us with the assurance 

 that you will receive the highest quality bulbs, grown at our 

 own extensive nurseries at Ollioules, Var, France. 



KELWAY'S FLOWER SEEDS 



New crop Hardy Perennial DELPHINIUM SEED, guaranteed saved from our 



world-lamed b]xbibilion varieties at Langport. 



Named varieties, $2.15 per oz.; Mixed, $2.10 per oz., $2-3.00 per lb. 



KELWAY & SON, 



Write today direct to 



Wholesale 

 SEED GROWERS, 



LANGPORT, ENG. 



Cablet: "Kdwaj Lugpwt" 



important kinds, while .a few kinds show 

 an increased production. 



The production of dwarf snap beans 

 is si-xty per cent of that of 1920 and 

 about one-third of that of 1919 and 

 1918. Giirden pole beans show a reduc- 

 tion of fifty per cent from the average 



Imports of Vegetable Seed. 



of the past three years. The production 

 of garden peas is less than thirty per 

 cent of last year's record production of 

 87,309,000 pounds and about fifty per 

 cent of the average for the previous four 

 years. Sweet corn jiroduction is placed 

 at only 4,183,000 pounds, compared with 

 12,870,000 pounds last year, or less than 

 forty i)er cent of the average for the 

 last five years. 



Carrot, lettuce, onion, parsley, parsnip, 

 radish and salsify are among the Cali- 

 fornia vegetable seed crops which show 

 ;i production less than the small 1920 

 production. A marked reduction is also 

 rei)orted for spinach, tomato, pumpkin 

 and winter squash seed. 



Some Increases, 



Outstanding among the few items 

 showing an increase is muskmclon seed, 

 the production of which is reported to 

 be 39."),000 pounds, compared with 169,- 

 000 pounds in 1920 and an average of 

 only 217,000 for the last five years. Com- 

 jiared with 1920, cabbage, garden beet, 

 celery, kale, watcrnielon and summer 

 squash show a sm.'dl increase in produc- 

 tion. The accompanying table gives in 

 detail the estimated acreage planted, 

 abandoned and harvested and the total 

 production of vegetable seed for 1921. 

 Estimates of the production for the 



