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The Florists'^ Review 



Mav 25, 1822 



Seed Trade News 



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AMXXIOAV 8SXD TmASS A8S00IATI0H. 

 ' PnaldMt, I.. li. 014s. IfadlMa. WU.: Mcr»- 

 tary-tnmBOMr. O. B. Kendal. OlaTcUnd. 0. 



Charles Dickinson, retired seedsman, 

 'now devoted to aviation, will be 64 years 

 of age May 28. 



Peter Hollenbach, Chicago, will cele- 

 brate his seventy-second birthday anni- 

 versary May 26. 



A GOOD attendance of middle western 

 iseedsmen is looked for at the annual meet- 

 ,ing of the Iowa Seed Dealers ' Association, 

 nt the Hotel Savery, Des Moines, June 7. 



Report of the voluntary petition in 

 ^bankruptcy filed by C. KoojTnan, as the 

 C. Kooyman Co., Alameda, Cal., appears 

 under the heading, ' ' Business Embarrass 

 ments," on a forward page. 



Fire of unknown origin did $105,000 

 damage to the stock and warehouse of the 

 Spokane Seed Co., Spokane, Wash., re- 

 cently, $50,000 of this being chargeable 

 to seeds and fertilizers lost. It was fully 

 covered by insurance. 



T. Sakata & Co., of Yokohama, Japan, 

 have opened an American office at 20 

 East Jackson boulevard, Chicago, in 

 charge of Robert C. Stubbins, who has 

 had many years of experience in the 

 seed business, as sales manager for the 

 A. J. Brown Seed Co., Grand Rapids, 

 and more recently with the Everette R. 

 Peacock Co., Chicago. Stocks will be kept 

 on hand in Chicago for immediate dis- 

 patch and Mr. Stubbins will make at least 

 one contracting trip to call on leading 

 houses each year. 



The mail order business of the Henry 

 Field Seed Co., Shenandoah, la., this 

 year was the best in the history of the 

 firm. The figures up to May 1 showed a 

 gain of over thirty-two per cent over 

 last year in the number of orders. The 

 rush came early, and on the last Monday 

 in February 6,153 orders were received, 

 while the first Monday in May showed the 

 number of orders for the day to be 

 3,476. These figures refer only to the 

 mail order business and do not include 

 the wholesale and counter trade of the 

 firm. 



The Holland-American Bulb Co., Bel- 

 lingham. Wash., has been incorporated 

 with a capital stock of $60,000, and in 

 keeping with the "tulip town" slogan, 

 the firm 's organizers plan to make this 

 the bulb center of the Pacific coast, as 

 well as a real factor in the United States 

 markets. The officers of the firm are as 

 follows: President, Rutgert Vallentgoed; 

 vice-president, Frank W. Bixby; secre- 

 tary, Wesley Brooks; treasurer, Charles 

 A. Conlec. The trustees are Hugh 

 Eldridge, Rutgert Vallentgoed, Frank 

 Bixby, Herbert S. Nightengale, Wesley 

 Brooks and Charles Conlee. 



SEEDSMEN COMING TO CHICAGO. 



For Annual Convention. 



Chicago this year is to be tlic scene of 

 action when the American Seed Trade 

 Association holds its fortieth annual 

 convention. More ex]ilicitly, from 

 Wednesday, June 21, to Friday, June 

 23, the seedsmen will asscmhlc at the 

 Hotel Sherman, Chica;^o. 



Since the Association of Of!ii-ial Seed 

 Analysts has decided to hold its annual 



niE ALBERT DICKINSON CONTANY 



35th St. and California Ave., 



CHICAGO. ILL. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 



UWN SEED TO THE TRADE 



C C MORSE & CO. 

 WHOLESALE SEED GROWERS 



SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA 



OARBOT-CELERT-ENDIVE}-LEEK-LErrTUCE-ONION-RADISH-PARSNIF-PAB8LET-BALSIFT 

 SWEET PEAS-ALL VARIETIES PEAS-KENTUCKT WONDEB BEANS 



Braslan 



Growert tor tb* Vholeaale Trade Only. OdIod, Lettuce, Carrot, 

 Pamlp, Panler. Celery. Endlye, SaUUr and Mixed Sweet Peat. 



Seed Grovrers 



8AN JOSE. CALIFORNIA 



Company 



^^ LEONARD SEED CO. oiii^ 



ni WHOLESALE GROWERS Q^f. 



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



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Pepper, Bggpbnt, Tomato, Okra. Asparagiu, 



Rhubarb, Celery. Spinach. Beet. Onion. Bean*. 



Cabbaae, Cauliflower, Sweet Com, Vine Seeds. 



Correspondence Solicited 



GEORGE R. PEDRICK & SON 

 PEDRICKTOWN, N. J. 



HE KINBERLIN SEED CO. 



st^Srsir!^ San Jose, Cal. 



GROWERS OF 

 ONION, LETTUCE, RADISH, ETC- 



Con-espondence Solicited 



THE 



J. C. Robinson Seed Co. 



WATERLOO, NEB. 



ROCKY FORD, COLO. 



Contract growers of Cucumber, Cantaloupe, 

 Watermelon, Sauash and Pumpkin Seed, Susar, 

 Flint and Field Seed Com. 



The C. Herbert Coy Seed Co. 



VALLEY, g:sgf NEB. 



HTholesale Growers of High-grade Seeds 



Cnoomber, MuskmeloD, Squash and Pump- 

 kin: Sweet: Flint and Dent Seed Corn 



Waldo Rohnert 



GILROY, CAL. 

 Wholesale Seed Grower 



Spedaltlea: Beet Carrot. Endive, Lettuce. 



Onion and Radish. 



Correapondenoe Solicited. 



JAMES VICK'S SONS 



GROWERS OF 

 FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Get the benefit of our 73 years' ezperience 

 All Seasonable Varieties 



Our Stocks Arc 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. 



