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The Florists^ Review 



Ai'iui, 27. VJ2-2 



Seed Trade News 



AMZRIOAJX SEED XBASE ^BOOIATZON. 

 President, li. L. Old*, Uadlaon, Wl*.; aecre- 

 tkrr-treatnrer, O. B. Kendel, OleTeUnd, O. 



Marshat.l II. DuKYK.s, of New York, 

 Avas at Chicajjo last week on oiip of liis 

 flying business trips. 



The assets of the Everette K. I'eacock 

 Co., reports the receiver, are growing. 

 Glad tidings? No. The onion sets are 

 sprouting, that is all ! 



T}IE annual spring meeting of the West- 

 ern Seedsmen's Association will 1k» held 

 at Omaha, Neb., Saturday, April '2{), at 

 10 a. m., at the Hotel Fonlenelle. Discus- 

 sion will be entirely of garden seeds. 



TnK heavy demand for shrubs and fruit 

 trees has made it necessary for the S. Bry- 

 son Ayres Seed Co., of Kansas City, Mo., 

 to take over 6,000 s(|uare feet of addi- 

 tional space in an adjoining basement, 

 which was fornu'rly occu])ied by a res- 

 turant. 



A VOLUNTARY assignment was made 

 March 31 by the William A. Davis Seed 

 Co., Bozeman, Mont., for the benefit of 

 creditors. It is anticipated that the liabil- 

 ities will be met in full when the stocks 

 on hand, particularly ](cas, have been 

 realized upon. 



A PUBLICITY committee has been ap- 

 jiointed by the Wholesale tirass Seed Deal- 

 ers' Association. It consists of F. W. 

 Kellogg, Milwaukee, chairman; C. C. 

 -Massie, Minneajiolis, .-iiid M. il. Duryea, 

 of New York. The conunittee will have 

 charge of the ])ublicity jilans formulated 

 at the recent nu-efing of the organi/.a- 

 tion. 



Thk Wholesale Crass Seed Dealers' As- 

 sociation has adopteil a slogan, "Better 

 Seeds, Better Crops." An emblem has 

 been formed by arranging the words, one 

 below another, in a rectang!(>. Within 

 the ''()■' of "crops'' appears the nanu; 

 of the orjjanizat ion on a shield, from 

 which is sus|)enileil a ]iair of scales, and 

 the word^ "Reliability,"' below. 



Holland bulb salesmen ari' <entering 

 on Xew York, jueparatory to sailing next 

 week for honu\ Some go itack almost 

 i'Mi|]ty-lianded, but the ii'iiresentat ivcs of 

 \vt>ll known houses with establishe(l trade 

 are satislie<l with the results of the sea- 

 son 's work. They recognize that con- 

 ditions are not what they were, that com- 

 petition is keener than ever before and 

 that it may be sonw tinu' before an estab- 

 lished state of affair^ will be developcil 

 in the bulb trade. 



J. K. Curry, Washinj^ton state seed 

 inspector, announces that during Ajiril it 

 has been nt'cessary to condemn large fpL'in- 

 tities of seed in difTeretit parts of the 

 state of Washington, because the weed 

 content was too high, or because lots were 

 improperly labeleil. K'ed clover and or- 

 chard grass see<l has been the one nu)st 

 conunonly affected, and the majority of 

 the lots found w;niting came from ship- 

 ping points in the Willamette valley, in 

 Oregon. Mr. Curry says it is his under- 

 standing that all of the good seed grown 

 there this year has already been sold into 

 the east, leaving tlie poorer lots for west- 

 ern sale and consumption. 



LILTUM CANDIDUM PRICES UP. 



I^ast year the American trade was as- 

 tonished when the French bulb growers 

 j>\ished lip the prices to unheard of 



The albert DICKINSON COMPANY 



35th St. and California Ave., 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 



UWN SEED TO THE TRADE 



C. C. MORSE & CO. 

 WHOLESALE SEED GROWERS 



SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA 



CARBOT-CELERY-ENDIVE-LEEK-LETTUCE-ONION-RADISH-PARSNIP-PAR8LEY-SALSIFT 

 SWEET PEAS-ALL VARIETIES PEAS-KENTUCKY WONDER BEANS 



Braslan 



Orowert for th« Wholeaale Trade Only. Onion, Lettac«, Oarrot, 

 Parsnip. Partloy. Celery. Endlye. SaUlfy and Mixed Sweet Peaa. 



Seed Growers 



SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 



Company 



c^^ LEONARD SEED CO. oiii;;;; 



O 1 WHOLESALE GROWERS Qpf« 



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



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Pepper, Eggplant. Tomato, Okra. Asparagus. 



Rhubari), Celery, Spinach, Beet, Onion, Beans, 



Cabbage, Cauliflower, Sweet Com, Vine Seeds. 



Correspondence Solicited 



GEORGE R. PEDRICK & SON 

 PEDRICKTOWN, N. J. 



THE KINBERUN SEED CO. 



s^a!^'„ San Jose, Cal. 



GROWERS OF 

 ONION, LETTUCE, RADISH, ETC- 



Coirespondence SoHcited 



THE 



J. C. Robinson Seed Co. 



WATERLOO, NEB. 



ROCKY FORD, COLO. 



Contract growers of Cucumber, Cantaloupe, 

 Watermelon, Sauaah and Pumpkin Seed, Sugar. 

 Flint and Field Seed Cora, 



The C. Herbert Coy Seed Co. 



VALLEY, gsa^ NEB. 



Wholesale Growers of High-grade Seeds 



Cucumber, Muskmelon, Squash and Pump- 

 kin: Sweet; Flint and Dent Seed Corn 



Waldo Rohnert 



GILROY, CAL. 

 Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Beet, Carrot, Endive. Lettuce, 



Onion and Radish. 



Correspondence Solicited, 



JAMES VICK'S SONS 



GROWERS OF 

 FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Get the benefit of our 73 years' experience 

 All Seasonable Varieties 



Our Stocks Are Very Complete 



Rochester, N. Y. The Flower City 



TOMATO SEED 



Grown for the 

 Wholesale Seed Trade 



HAVEN SEED CO. 



SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 



The J. Bolgiano Seed Co. 



Garden, Field and Flower Seeds 

 Poultry Supplies 



Founded 1818 Incorporated 1921 



BALTIMORE, MD. 



