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NOVSMBBB 3, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



1181 



SUZUKI &MDA 



Chinese Sacred Lilies 

 Japan-Grown Callas 



ON HAND NOW. 



PRICES ON APPUCATION. 



31 BARCLAY STREET, 



NEW YORK. 



Sargent ranch some plantings "up the 

 river" from which he expected con- 

 siderable. 



The next point is Santa Clara, the 

 home of all the pioneers in seed grow- 

 ing. San Jose, being only a suburb 

 in importance, answers for a "stopping 

 place. The street cars connect the two. 

 San Jose is the headquarters of the 

 Braslan Seed Growers' Co.; that is one 

 good reason it is on the map. It is a 

 good place to put up at any way, and 

 is a beautiful city. 



W. J. Fosgate, who operates on the 

 Stockton ranch, was the first grower 

 visited at Santa Clara. He is what is 

 termed a new grower, compared with 

 the pioneers. He is making good prog- 

 ress, has every opportunity to push 

 the business along and is coming to the 

 front. He grows onion seed, lettuce, 

 radish, etc. 



J. M. Kimberlin & Co., whose title to 

 "pioneer seed growers of California" 

 is not disputed, do themselves credit. 

 They have operated in the Santa Clara 

 valley for twenty-five or more years 

 and have seen the industry grow from 

 a small beginning to its present huge 

 proportions. They have been able to 

 keep up with the procession and grow 

 everything that the others do on quite 

 a large scale. 



The head office of C. C. Morse & Co. 

 is at Santa Clara. In connection with 

 their office they have a fine warehouse 

 on the main street of the town and its 

 appointments and facilities are right 

 up to date. The original Morse ranch 

 is located about a mile or so from 

 their warehouse. 



Chin ah Coon, a Chinaman, until 

 within a year back was something of a 

 factor in seed growing at Santa Clara. 

 His operations were Americanized and 

 his fields compared favorably with oth- 

 ers in the locality. Now, it is said, he 

 has gone back to China to enjoy the 

 use of the money he acquired as a seed 

 grower. As laborers. Chinamen have 

 been important adjuncts to seed grow- 

 ing in California, and in this capacity 

 they still cut a figure. It is notice- 

 able, however, that the average Chinese 

 laborer now on the seed ranch is get- 

 ting old, and as recruits irom the Ce- 

 Icctial empire are barred from entry, 

 the time will soon come when the China- 

 man will no longer be available. This 

 circumstance is regretted by many of 

 the growers. 



There are many other men and scenes 

 of interest in the vicinity of Santa 

 Clara. What some of the best known 

 men in the seed growing industry are 

 doing there will be told next week, 

 for to include them all in this install- 

 ment would make it far too long. 



D. Landreth Seed Company 



BLOOMSDALE SEED FARM 



BRISTOL. PA. 



WHOLESALE ORDERS SOLICITED 



Mention Tlie Revleir when roa write. 



SEED GROWERS 



OF 



Sweet, Field end Pop Corn, Cucumber, Melon and Squash Seed 



Wd have a Sarplns to offer. Be kind enouffli to aak 

 for BAIKP&SS and PBICBS before Vlaoinff Orders. 



A. A. BERRY SEED CO., : : CLARINDA, IOWA 



Mention The Review when you write. 



LEONARD SEED CO. 



WHOLESALE SEED GROWERS 



ONION SETS 

 79 and 81 East Kinzie Street, CHICAGO 



Montlon The Review when yon write. 



Burpee's Seeds Grow 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The past week has been a very active 

 one in all kinds of seasonable bulbs. 

 Roman hyacinths and Paper White nar- 

 cissi are well cleaned up in the larger 

 sizes. Double-nose Von Sion, crocus, and 

 Lilium candidum are in short supply. 

 The outlook for red clover seed is not 

 assuring; prices tend upward in view of 

 the short crop in this and other states. 

 Foreign countries offer us no hope. Eus- 

 sia and Hungary are the largest pro- 

 ducers of red clover seed among the 

 European countries. Late reports from 

 Russia are to the effect that there will 

 not be over thirty-five per cent of a crop, 

 and Hungary only fifteen per cent. Aus- 

 tria, Italy, France and Germany will not 

 have over forty per cent of a yield. It is 

 said that Great Britain will be a buyer 



LONG ISLAND CABBAGE SEED 

 AMERICAN CAULIFLOWER SEED 



And other Special Seed Stocks. 



Francis Brill - Grower, 



Hempstead, L I., New York. 



Mention The Review when yoa writ*. 



filadiolos Bulbs 



Onr bulbs are not better tbao 

 the best, but better than the rett 

 TBT THBIL . 



Cushman Gladiolus Co. 



■TZiVAVXA, OSXO. 



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