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The Rorists^ Review 



Seed Trade News 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. 

 PreHldent. Alexander Forbes, Newark, N. J.: 

 Becretury, C. B. Kendel, Clevelund, 0. 



Paper Whites are afloat, due at New 

 York next week. 



Recent rains have been of much benefit 

 to the onion set crops in the vicinity of 

 Chicago. 



The Buckeye Seed Co., Cleveland, 0., 

 has been incorporated. The firm is cap- 

 italized at $10,000 and the incorporators 

 are Ogden Gaul and Fred Owen. 



The Weghorst & Martin Seed Co., 

 Columbus, O., has been incorporated, with 

 a capitalization of $3,000. The incor- 

 porators are J. H. Weghorst and Bessie 

 E. Martin. 



W. Atlee Burpee, Jr., sailed Jtily 11 

 on the New Amsterdam for an extensive 

 European trip. Alfred Putz, of Burpee 's 

 advertising department, sailed July 12 on 

 the St. Paul for two months of travel 

 through Germany and Holland. 



Fire in the store of Hill's Seed Store, 

 356 Main street, Maiden, Mass., caused 

 some damage July 10. That done to the 

 building, which was not owned by Mr. 

 Hill, was $1,200. That done to the stock 

 has not been estimated; it was insured 

 for $8,000. 



According to advice received from 



Cooper, Taber & Co., London, England, 



Harry Simpson will represent the firm in 



this country this season, arriving in New 



York about August 5. His address while 



in this country will be in care of E. J. 



Godwin's Sons, Inc., 15 Whitehall street, 



New York. 



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When C. D. Coventry, head of the 

 wholesale department of the W. W. 

 Barnard Co., Chicago, was out driving 

 J-uly 16 with his family, his 4-year-old 

 son rolled out of the car and Mr. Coven- 

 try 's wife, in an effort to catch the child, 

 fell out of the car also, sustaining in- 

 juries. She is now in the hospital. The 

 boy is unhurt. The machine was travel- 

 ing at about eighteen miles per hour. 



The vegetable crop of the United States 

 in 1921 had an estimated value of $1,104,- 

 000,000 and was fifteen and seven-tenths 

 per cent of the total value of all crops, 

 according to figures issued by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture. Po- 

 tatoes played the largest part in the total 

 showing, with $385,000,000 worth of Irish 

 potatoes produced and $87,000,000 worth 

 of sweet potatoes, together forty-three 

 per cent of the whole vegetable output. 

 The tomato crop amounted to $60,000,000; 

 the cantaloupe to $17,000,000, and the 

 cucumber, watermelon and cabbage each 

 to about $15,000,000. Farm gardens had 

 an estimated value of $405,000,000. 



A. M. Eldridge resigned July 3 as vice- 

 president and director of the Henry Field 

 Seed Co., Shenandoah, la., and July 10 

 was elected secretary and treasurer of 

 the Bruns Seed Co., Washington, la. In 

 explanation of the change Mr. Eldridge 

 said: "I have been with the Henry 

 Field Seed Co. for twelve years and have 

 seen it grow from a business of $132,000 

 a year to one of one and a half million 

 dollars per annum. I regret to leave 

 Henry Field and Shenandoah. The Henry 

 Field Seed Co. is as sound as a nut and 

 Henry Field a prince, but I have a desire 

 to start again with a smaller business and 





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C C MORSE & CO. 

 WHOLESALE SEED GROWERS 



SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA 



CARROT-CELERT-ENDIVB-LEEK-LETTUCB-ONION-RAOISH-PARSNIP-PARSLET-SALSUnr 

 SWEET PEAS-ALL VARIETIES PEAS-KENTUCKY WONDER BEANS 



We are Headquarters for tKe 

 BEST OF EVERYTHING 



in 



Peas, Beans, Corn and Vegetable Seeds 



Glad to Quote for present delivery or on 

 growing contract for future delivery 



Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Cambridge, N. Y. 



Br£islan' 



Growers for the Wholesale Trade Only. Onion, Lettuce, Carrot, 

 Parsolp, Parsley, Celery, Endive, Salsify and Mixed Sweet Peas. 



Seed Growers 



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SAN JOSE, CAUFORNIA 



Company 



g;;^;;; Leonard seed co. o^ 



Ol WHOLESALE GROWERS Qal-« 



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



The Everett B. Clark Seed Co., Milford, Conn. 



Branch Houses in Wisconsin, Colorado, Montana, Idaho and Washington. 



Beansy Peas. Sweet Corn, Onion, Beet, Turnip, Tomato, Spinacho 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Pepper, Eggplant Tomato. Okra, Asparagus, 



Rhubarb, Celery, Spinach, Beet, Onion, Beans, 



Cabbage, Cauliflower, Sweet Corn, Vine Seeds. 



CoiresDondence Solicited. 



GEORGE R. PEDRICK & SON 

 PEDRICKTOWN, N. J. 



THE KINBERUN SEED CO. 



Seed Grot^lrs SAN JUSEy CALIF. 



GROWERS OF 

 ONION, LETTUCE, RADISH, ETC. 



Correspondence Solicited. 



THE 



J. C. Robinson Seed Co. 



WATERLOO, NEB. 

 ROCKY FORD, COLO. 



Contract growers of Cncumber, Cantaloupe, 

 Watermelon, Squash and Pumpltin Seed, Sugar. 

 Flint and Field Seed Com. 



The C. Herbert Coy Seed Co. 

 VAUEV, s,°r,';." neb. 



Wholesale Growers of High-frade Seeds 



Cucumber, Muskmelon. Squash and Pump- 

 kia; Sweet, Flint and Dent Seed Corn. 



Waldo Rohnert 



GILROY, CALIF. 

 Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties; Beet, Carrot, Endive, Lettuce, 



Onion and Radish. 



CTrespondence Solicited. 



JAMES VICK'S SONS 



GROWERS OF 

 FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Oet the benefit of our 73 years' experience 

 An Seasonable Varletlea 



Otur Stocks Are Very Complete 



Rochester, N. Y. The Flower City 



TOMATO SEED 



Grown for the 

 Wholesale Seed Trade 



HAVEN SEED CO. 



SANTA ANA. CALIFOItNlA 



The J. Bolgiano Seed Co. 



Garden, Field and Flower Seeds 

 Poultry Suppliea 



Founded 1818 Incorporated 1921 



BALTIMORE, MD. 



