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The Florists^ Review 



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 June 22. 1922 



JSkki) j^iowcrs will he interested in the 

 power ciiltiviitors (leseribed in the lend- 

 ing article in this issue. 



Skk " Business Kinbarriussmeiits, " on 

 !i forward paye, re>>ardiii<;' tlie Con- 

 tinental Seed Co. receivership. 



With Pajier Whites as Hcaice as re- 

 jiorts in;ike them, there should be a good 

 market for frcesias next winter. But 

 freesia bulbs arc a sliort ciop, too. 



The following eoniniittce on seeds for 

 the ensuing year lias been a]ipointe^l by 

 tlie New York I'lodueo Exehange: Wil- 

 liam Jaeot, Marshall II. Duryea, Krnst 

 Wehncke, Charles Wiininer and O. W. V. 

 Kandolj)h. 



Annoi'NCE.mknt is made by Shiis & 

 Groot, of JJnkhuizen, Holland, that 

 Herbst Bros., New York, will cease to 

 be its agents in this country when the 

 agreement between the two firms expires, 

 July 1. After that date orders and cor- 

 respondence should be sent direct to 

 Enkhuizen. Sluis & (^iroot rt'jiort that, 

 ill conseciueiice of the severe winter, 

 biennial garden and llower seed cro]>s 

 arc ])oor. Cabbage, beet and turnip are 

 practically lost. 



Tub Taconia Seed Co. has been or- 

 ganized at 815 I'acific avenue, Tacoma, 

 Wash., by Fred A. Kowe, wJio was for 

 a number of years connected with Mc- 

 Coy's in iSeattle and has more recently 

 been in charge of the Tacoma store of 

 the J{aii(iall-Mclj(iughlin Co. A general 

 se(>d store stock will be carried, and bed- 

 ding stock will also be ofVerecl in seasiui. 

 The proj)rietor 's long exiiericnce in the 

 tlorists' and seed business insures an up- 

 to(l;ite service for the Tacoma trade. 



CONNECTICUT SEED NOTES. 



Comstock, Ferre & Co., of Wethers- 

 tield, report the season as late. Plant- 

 ings of sweet corn and other seeds are 

 progressing rapidly, however, and with 

 some good, ■vvariii weather, a good stand 

 i.s expected. 



Ca'lwell & Jones, of I[;irtford, have 

 experienced a busy season. The demand 

 for Sudan grass .•iiid millet is far abo\e 

 the average, due to the light hay crop 

 in this section. Perennial flower seeds 

 arc in good demand. 



VEGETABLE SEED CROPS. 



The condition of vegetable seed crops, 

 as reported to the Dejiartment of Agri- 

 culture during the week ending June 3, 

 is generally good. Many instances of 

 increased acreage are noted, and re- 

 jilantings are negligible, although the 

 crops were planted somcwh.-it later than 

 usual. 



Dwarf sna]t beans are being planted 

 under fa\orable conditions. The acre- 

 age is expected to exceed that of last 

 year, although not equal to normal. In- 

 siifllicient moisture is reported in some 

 growing .areas in the western states. 



The jilanting of garden peas was fin- 

 ished about a month ago. Conditions 

 have been favoralde for the rapid de- 

 velopment of the plants, whicli has off- 

 set partly the unusually late planting 



date. Tlie acreage lias been increased 

 ajjpreciably. 



The planting of sweet corn for seed 

 is ]>ractically complete in all growing 

 areas. An increased acreage over last 

 year is reported in Connecticut. The 

 crop in Ohio is about two weeks late. 

 There is some replanting because of wet 

 weather and cutworms. Present grow- 

 ing conditions, however, are favorable 

 for the increased acreage. In Iowa and 

 Nebraska, sweet corn was planted early 

 and has made satisfactory progress to 

 date. 



The growing condition of cucumber 

 and muskmelon seed crops in Colorado 

 and other western states is good. No 

 replantings have been reported to date. 

 An improved demand is indicated by a 

 few growers who hold many more con- 

 tract orders than at this time last year. 

 This has resulted in an increased acre- 

 age in some instances. 



Watermelon seed growers in Florida 

 rejiort tli.at weather conditions have 

 been favorable for this cro]). The fields 

 have been well cultivated, there is a 

 good stand of plants, and no replantings 

 have Ijeen reported. There is some fear 

 that the unusually heavy rains during 

 the week ending June 3 may lower the 

 condition of some fields. The acreage is 

 slightly larger than last year. 



The growing condition of onion sets 

 in the Chicago district is somewhat bet- 

 ter than at tills time last year and about 

 eighty to eighty-five per cent of normal. 

 Heavy and continued rains delayed 

 Jilanting two or three weeks and pre- 

 \'eiited the soil from being put in good 

 condition. The stands are S])otted in 

 many fitdds. Growers attribute this to 

 tlie fact that considerable old seed of 

 we.'ik vitality an<l low germination was 

 planted, as well ;is to the unfavorable 

 wi'.ather and soil <'oiiditions. Some of 

 the fields are weedy and a little smut 

 li;is ai)j>eared. Little replanting has 

 been necessary, and the total acreage 

 is about tlie same as last year. 



The cabbage seed crop on Long Is- 

 land has made satisfactory progress and 

 is now in full bloom. A much larger 

 acre.-ige than last year is reported. 



GRASS SEED DEALERS ELECT. 



At Chicago Meeting. 



In con\ention June 20 at the Hotel 

 La Salle, Chicago, the Wholesale Grass 

 Seed Dealers' Association elected the 

 following ofUcers: President, William 

 G. Scarlett, of William G. Scarlett & 

 Co., Baltimore, Md., reelected; vice- 

 president, W. W. Kellogg, Kellogg Seed 

 Co., Milwaukee, Wis.; secretary and 

 treasurer, Cl.arence K. Jones, Baltimore, 

 Md. 



The board of directors was reelected, 

 as follows: John A. Smith, Toledo; 

 Marshall H. Durvea, New York, and 

 E. F. Stanford, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Those elected to membership on the 

 l)oard of arbitration were : Fred Kel- 

 logg, of the Kellogg Seed Co., Milwau- 

 kee; M. H. Duryea, of the Nungesser- 

 Dickinson Seed Co., New York, N. Y.; 

 E. F. Stanford, of the Stanford Seed 



Co., Buffalo, N. Y.; C. C. Massie, of 

 Northrup, King & Co., Minneapolis, 

 and Charles Green, of the Illinois Seed 

 Co., Chicago. By motion it was de- 

 cided that the board of arbitration 

 elect its own chairman. 



W. H. Moorehouse & Co., the 

 Churchill Grass Seed Co. and M. W. 

 Jacot resigned from the association, 

 and E. F. Spears & Son, Paris, Ky., was 

 elected to membership. 



Those Present. 



The firms listed as holding member- 

 ship in this organization which had 

 representation at this meeting were as 

 follows: 



linrfeldes Seed Co., Lawrence, Kim. 



lUiimberg Bros., Inc., Baltimore. Md. 



Brent & Bro., Charles S., Paris, Kv. 



BiiffliiBton & Co., John J., Baltimore, Md. 



BuslineU & Co., U. I., St. Louis, Mo. 



Canada Seed Co., Toronto, Ont. 



Caughey-Jossnian Co., Detroit, Mich 



Conklin & Son, K. W.. Binghamton. N. Y. 



Courteen Seed Co.. Milwaiik<'e, Wis. 



Cral)bs-Rejnol(ls-Taylor Co., Crawfordsville, 

 Ind. 



Craver-Dicltinson Seed Co., Buffalo, N. Y 



Crawfordsville Seed Co., Crawfordsville, Ind. 



Dickinson Co., Albert, Chicago, 111. 



Hardin, Hamilton & I^cwinan, Louisville, Ky. 



Illinois Seed Co., Cliicago, 111 



Isbell & Co., S, M., Jackson, Mich. 



Kellogg Seed Co., .Milwaukee, Wis. 



Ix)ui8Ville Seed Co., Louisville, Ky. 



McCullough Seed Co., J. Charles, Cincinnati, 



McCullough's Sous Co., J. M,, Cincinnati 



Mangelsdorf & Bro., E. F., St. Louis, Mo 



Mangelsdorf Seed Co., .\tchiaon. Kan. 



.Minneapolis Seed Co., Minneapolis, Minn. 



National Seed Co., Ixuisville, Ky. 



.N'icholson, Robert, Dallas, Tex. 



Northern Field Seed Co., Winona, Minn 



.Northrup, King & Co.. Minneapolis. Minn 



Nungesser-Dickinson Seed Co., New York N Y 



Pacific Seed House, Salt Like Citv. Utah 



Peppard Seed Co., J. (J,. Kansas Citv. Mo 



Philadelphia Seed Co.. I'liiladelpliia, Pa 



Plant Seed Co., St. I>.iuis, Mn 



Prunty, Charles E., St. Lints, Mo 



Boss Seed Co., Ixiuisville, Ky. 



Kudy-Patrick Seed (-<.., Kansas Cilv, Mo 

 Scarlett & Co., Williiiiu (;., Baltimore, Md 

 Schisler-t^orneli Seed Co.. St T»uis Mo 

 Simpson Co., W. A.. Baltimore. .Md 

 Stanford Seed Co., Buffalo N. Y 

 S. W. Flower Co.. Toledo, O. 

 Steele-BriggB Seed Co., Toronto, Ont 

 Teweles Seed Co., L., .Milwaukee, Wis 

 Toledo Field Seed Co., Toledo, O 

 Whitney-Noyes Seed Co.. Buffalo, N Y 

 Wood & Sons, T. W., Richmond, Vn 



SEEDSMEN IN CONVENTION. 



Triple Attraction at Chicago. 



Chicago contains more seedsmen this 

 week than have gathered together in 

 any one city for many a day. The at- 

 triictions form a 3-ring affair. The 

 Wholesale Grass Seed Dealers opened 

 their annual convention at the Hotel 

 La Salle, Monday, June 19, continuing 

 the following day. Wednesday, June 

 21, the fortieth annual convention of 

 the American Seed Trade Association 

 opened at the Hotel Sherman, while the 

 Association of Official Seed Analysts 

 convened in another room of the same 

 hostelry. Out of the entire member- 

 ship of the Wholesale Grass Seed Deal- 

 ers' Association, three only were not 

 represented at the convention of that 

 organization. Since The Review goes 

 to press on the day that the other two 

 conventions open, it is too early to give 

 a close account of the number in at- 

 tendance, but it may be said that it is 

 exceedingly large. 



Chicago favored the visiting seeds- 

 men with cool weather, in contrast to 



