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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Januabt 19, 1905. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOOATKM. 



Pres., C. N. Pa^e, Des Moines. la ; First Vice- 

 Pros., li. L. May, St. Paul; Secy and Treas.. C. E. 

 Kendel, Cleveland. The 23rd annual meeting 

 «rill be held on the St. Lawrence, June. 1906. 



Visited Chicago: Chas. P. Braslan, 

 San Jose, Cal, 



The delayed shipments of European 

 seeds have been coming to hand heavily 

 in the past few days and everyone is 

 busy. 



Many in the trade are looking for 

 the grower who makes the best delivery 

 on 1904 contract bean orders previous 

 to closing orders for 1905. 



A sign of prosperity in the seed line 

 is the enlarged catalogues being sent 

 out by many dealers who heretofore 

 have issued modest price lists. 



Free seeds from the government com- 

 ing to a Chicago address where two 

 occupants of the premises are in the 

 sted business would seem to be over- 

 doing things. 



Much fault is being found with the 

 percentage of germination of field corn 

 samples that have been sent out. This 

 is surprising, as the 1904 product has 

 been considered a well cured crop. 



Serious delays in getting seeds out 

 of the appraiser's store is again caus- 

 ing trouble in the filling of rush or- 

 ders. Up to the present the delay has 

 not been so bad as last year, however. 



The oldest appeal still pending in the 

 Circuit Court for the Southern District 

 of New York is one of J. M. Thorburn 

 & Co. against a customs decision of De- 

 cember 10, 1890, under the tariff act of 

 1883, relating to an importation of 

 bulbs. 



The Norwalk, O., Chronicle of Jan- 

 uary 12 contains a column article de- 

 scriptive of the development of the busi- 

 ness of C. S. Clark, of Wakeman; who 

 is stated to handle yearly about 175, 

 000 bushels of seed corn. Burpee's White 

 Evergreen, a novelty of 1904, originated 

 with Mr. Clark. 



The a. a. Berry Seed Co., Clarinda, 

 la., has been organized as a stock com- 

 pany and incorporated with $75,000 cap- 

 ital, fully paid in; A. A. Berry, presi- 

 dent and general manager, and W. C. 

 Aflfeld, secretary. Business is in a most 

 prosperous condition and has a bright 

 outlook. They are extensive growers of 

 vine seeds, sweet com and onion sets, 

 also large handlers of grass seeds. 



At the meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee held at the Grand hotel, Cincin- 

 nati, January 10, it was decided to hold 

 the next convention of the American Seed 

 Trade Association at Alexandria Bay, 

 N. Y., June 20 to 22. There were pres- 

 ent President C. N. Page, A. H. Good- 

 win, G. B. McVay, All^rt McCullough, 

 J. Chas. McCullough, J. G. Peppard and 

 Secretary C. B. Kendel. Hotel arrange- 

 ments will be announced later. 



The Chicago and Northwestern Eail- 

 road will run a "seed special" over 

 its lines in Iowa, beginning the tour 

 of the state within a month. The train 

 will be known as the "Corn Gospel 

 Special," and is so fitted out that 

 lectures can be given on it to the far- 

 mers and others who wish ;to lea^n I 



LEONARD 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



WE ARE 



HEADQUARTERS 



FOR 



ONION SETS 



WHOLESALE 

 GROWERS 



Seed! for present requirements ready to ship. 

 Oontract ordeis for delivery after harvest 190S 

 are being booked now. 

 BEANS, PEAS AND GARDEN SEEDS. Write for Prices. 



CO. CHICAGO 



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Mention The Review when yon write. 



DISMIOND JOE SEEDS 



We are the Largest Wholesale and Retail Seed Corn Krowers in 

 the world. Ship in ear or shelled. We also do a general mail order 

 seed trade in all the best varieties of Farm, Garden and Flower Seeds 

 worth plantinK. In addition we handle the best grade of nursery stock 

 to suit critical buyers. Our large illustrated seed and nursery catalog 

 and farm guide free if you mention this paper. A postal card will 

 bring ft. write to-day. Address, 



WESTERN SEED COMPANY Shenandoah, Iowa. 



Mention The Reriew when yon write. 



HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 



For My #>| A 11101 I ^^ ^^^ 



Exhibition of \MwUf%KWm%jE^m World's Fair 



it is with increased confidence in my ability to supply superior stock that I solicit a continuance of 

 patronage, and new customers. OrolTa Hyhxids and other aorta the beat obtainable. 



Write for 

 Catalogue. 



ARTHUR COWEE, Gladiolus Specialist, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, N.Y. 



about the testing of seed. Prof. P. G. 

 Holden, of the state agricultural col- 

 lege at Ames, will be in charge, and 



The Late J. M. Kimberlin. 



will do most of the 

 tlie stops at stations. 



lecturing during 



THE LATE J. M. KIMBERLIN. 



The accompanying portrait is from the 

 most recent photograph of the late J. M. 

 Kimberlin, the pioneer California seed 

 grower and president of the corporation 

 which bears his name, who died December 

 26 at his home at Santa Clara. A sketch 

 of his life appeared in last week's Re- 

 view. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y., 

 seeda and plants; Wm. Toole, Baraboo, 

 Wis., pansies, etc.; E. G. Hill Co., Bich- 

 mond, Ind., roses, chrysanthemums and 

 carnations; Johnson & Stokes, Philadel- 

 phia, seeds; R. Vincent, Jr., & Son,' 

 White Marsh, Md., vegetable, greenhouse 

 and beddings plants; Leonard Seed Co., 

 Chicago, seeds; R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 

 Boston, seeds; Henry A. Dreer, Philadel- 



Now Ready, Fresh Seed of 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS, 



7Sop«rlOO: S5.00 per 1000. 

 EXPECTED SOON 



Asparagus Plumosus Robustus 



•1.86 per lOO; 89.00 per lOOO. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 

 NOROTON BEAUTY POTATO 



All who issue catalogues should not faO to 

 include it. Descriptiye circular on application. 



J. M. THORBURN & GO. 



36 CorUandt St. NBW YORK. 



Mention The Eerlew when yoo write. 



D. RUSCONI 



Importer of Bolba. Plants and Shrubbery. 



Has a full line of 



Ul. Anratam, Rhododendrons, 

 I<11. Bosenm, Azalea Mollis, 

 LiU. Rnbmm, Roses, home grown and imp't'd. 

 Ul. Album. Spiraea and Amaryllis iiohn- 

 soni, mammoth bulbs. Write for Prices. 



32 W. 6TH STREET. CINCINNATI. OHIO 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



WSNTED! 



X>AVaZinrO VA^ZSMAV— one who is 



' acquainted ^vith private and commercial 

 trade, and thoroughly coDTersant with seeds 

 and bulbs. Correspondence coniideDtial. 



W.ELUOn&SONS=NEWYORK 



Mention The Reriew when yoo write. 



phia, seeds and plants; T. R. Watson, 

 Plymouth, Mass., nursery stock; Zion 

 Horticulture Department, Zion City, 111., 

 seeds; Nanz & Neuner, Louisville, Ky., 

 seeds and plants ; W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 

 Philadelphia, Fordhook folder; Simon 

 Rodh, New York, ribbons; Forest Nur- 

 sery and Seed Co., Irving College, Tenn., 

 tree seeds, etc. 



