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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



jANUAItY 19, 190o. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. 



Pres., C. N. Patre, Des Moines. la ; First Vice- 

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

 Kendel, Cleveland. The 23rd annual meeting 

 wUl be held on the St. Lawrence, June, 1905. 



A'lsiTKi) Chicauo: 

 Siiii Jose, C'al. 



Clias. r. Braslan, 



The delayed sliijmients of Kuiopean 

 seeds liave been loiiiin^ to liand lieavily 

 in the past few days and everyone is 

 busy. 



Many in tlie trade are lookinjj for 

 tlie jjrowcr wlio makes the best delivery 

 on 190-4 contract bean orders previous 

 til closing orders for 1905. 



A SIGX of prosperity in the seed line 

 is the enlarged catalogues being sent 

 out by many dealers "who heretofore 

 have issued modest price lists. 



Frek seeds from tiie government com- 

 ing to a Chicago address where two 

 occupants of tlie premises are iu the 

 seed business would seem to be over- 

 doing things. 



^lucH 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 

 ISS.^, relating to an importation of 

 bulbs. 



The Xorwalk. 0.. Clironicle of Jan- 

 uary 12 contains a column article de- 

 scriptive of the development of tlie busi- 

 ness of C. S. Clark, of AVakeman, who 

 is stated to handle yearly about 175, 

 000 bushels of seed corn. Burpee's White 

 Evergreen, a novcUv of l!t04. oriiiinated 

 with :Mr. Clark. 



The a. .'\. Berry Seed Co.. Chirinda. 

 la., has been organized as a stock com- 

 pany and incorporated with .$75,000 caji- 

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

 dent and general manager, and W. C. 

 Affeld. secretary. Business is iu a most 

 prosperous condition and ha.s a briglit 

 outlook. They are extensive growers of 

 vine seeds, sweet corn 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, Albert AfcCuUough. 

 J. Chas. McCiillough, J. G. Peppard and 

 Secretary C. E. Kendel. Hotel arrange- 

 ments will be announced later. 



The Ciiicago and Xortlnvestern Eail- 

 road will run a "seed special" over 

 its lines in Iowa, beginning the tour 

 of the state within a montii. The train 

 will be known as the "Corn Gospel 

 Sjjecial. ' ' and is so fitted out that 

 lectures can be given on it to the far- 

 mers and others who wish to learn 



LEONARD 



SEED 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



WE ARE 



HEADQUARTERS 



FOR 



ONION 



WHOLESALE 

 SEED GROWERS 



Seeds for present requirements ready to ship. 

 Contract ordeis for delivery after harvest 1005 

 are being booked now. 

 BEANS. PEAS AND GARDEN SEEDS. Write for Prices. 



CO. CHICAGO 



Flowir Setds 



and 



Bulbs 



Mention The Reylew when yoa write. 



DIAMOND JOE SEEDS 



We are the Largrest Wholesale and Retail Seed Corn growers 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 plantinsr. 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 It, write to-day. Address, 

 WESTERN SEED COMPANY Shenandoah, Iowa. 



Mention The Reylew when yon write. 



HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 



For My ^| yt 11101 I ^^ ^^^ 



Exhibition Of UL/liLFlvFLl 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. OrofTs Hybrids and other sorts the best obtainable. 



Write for 

 Catalogue. 



ARTHUR GOWEE.GIadiolusSpecialist.MeadowvaleFarm, Berlin, N.Y. 



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

 II olden, of the state ajjricultural col- 

 It ge at Ames, will be in charge, and 



The Late J. M. Kimberlin. 



\\ ill do most of tlie leitiiriiiii' diiriiig 

 tlic stops at stations. 



THE LATE J. M KIMBERLIN. 



The accompanyiiijr portrait is from the 

 most recent photograph of tiie late J. M. 

 Kiuilx'rlin, the pioneer California .seed 

 grower and president of tiie corporation 

 which hears hi.s name, who diwl December 

 20 at his home at Santa ( lara. A sketch 

 (if his life appeared in hi>t week's Re- 

 VIKW. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



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

 seeds and plants; Wm. Toole, Baraboo, 

 Wis,, pausies, etc.; E, G. Hill Co., Rich- 

 mond, Ind., roses, chrysanthemums and 

 carnations; Johnson & Stokes, Philadel- 

 phia, seeds: R. Vincent, Jr., & Son, 

 \Vhite 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, 



76c per 100; S5.00 per lOOO. 

 EXPECTED SOON 



Asparagus Plumosus Robustus 



Vl.Sft per lOO; 99.00 per 1000. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 

 NOROTON BEAUTY POTATO 



All who issue catalORues should not fail to 

 include it. Descriptive circular on application. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



36 Cortlandt St. NEW YORK. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



D. RUSCONI 



Importer of Bnlbs, Plants and Shrabberjr. 



Has a full line of 



LiU. Auratam, Rhododendrons, 

 I<11. Rosenm, Azalea Blollls, 

 LU. Rabrnm, Roaea, home ^rown and Imp't'd. 

 Liil. Album. Hpiraea and AmaryllU dohn- 

 soni, maniiiioth bulbs. Write for Prices. 



32 W. 6TH STREET. CINCINNATI. OHIO 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



WSNTED! 



TBAVELXVO BAKEBMAN — One who is 

 ' acquainted with private aod commercial 

 trade, and thoroughly conversant with seeds 

 and bulbs. Correspondence confidential. 



W,ELLIOn&SONS=NEWYORK 



Mention The Review when yon 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. 



