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The Florists^ Review 



.Tn.v 0. 1022 



Llt'ttiii!' Iicttcr seeds f'( 



fially as refjards 

 less money. ' " 



Skki>ki) potato acrc.-ifie in Aroostook 

 i-oimty, Maine, will at least , equal, and 

 pfohahly exceed that of last year. In 

 other areas the acreage of last yeiir has 

 Ihh'ii tjenerally maintained. Kaily plant- 

 inj;s liave a nearly perfect stand, iind are 

 eoniiufr finely, althoufjh a few reports ot 

 seed rottinjj in the jrronnd have been 

 reeeiveil from Aroostook eountv. 



CALIFORNIA VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



The fjeneral {;rowinf> condition of 

 \('}f(;tal)le seed crops in California is 

 better than at this time last year, ac- 

 cordinfj to rejjorts received by the 

 Tnited States Department of A^'ricnl- 

 tiire. The rainfall has been more nearly 

 normal in all sections and it is antici- 

 pated that less irrij^n) ion will be re- 

 quired than for the past two years. • 



Many of the crops, however, are two 

 to three weeks late, and some replant- 

 inf,^ of lettuce and radish has been neces- 

 sary. The planting of jjarden jiole beans 

 lias been completed, and the season has 

 lieen ideal for jicrmi nation of the seed 

 and development of the yoiinfr plants. 



There is an increased acreajie of most 

 kinds of vejjetable seed in California 

 over that of last year, althongh deal- 

 ers have been slow to place contracts, 

 and growers, some of whom still have 

 a sur])lns on hand, have been reluctant 

 to jilant a s]iecnlative acreajje. 



SAFEGUARDS IN GARDEN SEEDS. 



Seedsman's Duty. 



The seedsman fnlfills his duty and 

 render.s service for which he is eiititleii 

 to recompense when he delivers to the 

 seed consumer viable seeds that will 

 jirodiice under favorable conditions a 

 merch.-mtable croj) of the specific va- 

 riety which the consumer purchases. I 

 will analyze this statement: My deliv- 

 ery of viable seeds, I distinguish be- 

 tween those seeds wliich have life only 

 and those which liave vitality enough to 

 [>roduce a crop. Vou will note I say 

 ••produce under favorable conditions"; 

 1 eliminate the word normal because 

 normal is imjiossible to define. What 

 would be normal environment unless 

 favorable? 1 use the worrls " mer- 

 'hantable cro]i," though this, perhaps, 

 should be (pialified by the words, "on a 

 L-ood or favorable market," because on 

 .1 glutted market, sometimes, no vege- 

 t;ilde jiroduct is really merchantable. 

 Ky "crop of the specific variety jiur- 

 chased" I mean an aveiage uniform 

 |iroduct of the particular variety solil, 

 such as might be expected from seed 

 L;rown by or under the supervision of 

 an experienced seed grower. Some va- 

 rieties are known to be unfixed; hence 

 this qualification. If the seed sold is 

 purjjorted to be select stock rese]ecte<l. 

 or stock seed for which an extra ])rice 

 over that for standard stock is paid, 

 there is an added obligation on the 

 seedsman's part to furnish a better 

 than average uniformity and sometimes 

 fither (pialities, as earliness or jirecocitv 

 in season, size, sJiajie, etc. 



In the general routine of the seed 

 i)Usiness tliere may be four steps in dis- 

 tribution from the farm or plot on 



Address mi "Sjifp(fiiards in llic Carilcn Sctil 

 Uiisiiicss," presented h.v I/'iiii;ird H. VaUKliiiii 

 it tlie joint meetiiiR of the .Niiieiicnn Seeil Tinili' 

 Assorintion .ind tlie Association of Ottleial Seed 

 Anal.vsts. at ('lii<U(,'o. .Mine L'J. 



MIXED LAWN GRASS SEED 



Delivery, Spring 1923 



SPECIAL WHOLESALE PRICES TO THE FLORIST TRADE 



\ 



3 LBS. 



': "IMCOtl Pi 



«<ru.n.>>ii i i i >mNi 



■ SEED 



5HADY-PI.ArE 



'■"^r.n JOH. 



4^p: :■■:.--..:.: ..Hill, ^t 



WINNER $10.00 LINCOLN PARK. $14.00 



MORGAN PARK.. 11.00 VELOUR 17.00 



OAK PARK 12.00 BOULEVARD 25.00 



StfADY PLACE ...$25.00 

 Per 100 lbs., Delivered to Your Station in 100 lb. bags. 



2 lb., 3 lb., 5 lb.. 10 lb. and 25 lb. bags, $1.00 per 100 lbs. higher. 

 Packed in 1-lb. cartons, $2.00 per 100 lbs. higher than in 100 lb. bags. 



PLACE YOUR ORDhR NOW 



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Wholesale Seed Merchant 

 180S-9 MILWAUKEE AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



Mention Tlie Itcview when .vou write. 



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GENTLEMEN:— 



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Be sure to get the most for your money. 



AGE AND REPUTATION ARE TWO 

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