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552 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



January 26. 1905. 



man realizes a profit of 15 cents on an 

 out-lay of $3.85 he feels that he is en- 

 titled to a good bunch of vegetable and 

 flower seeds in packets thrown in. The 

 money expended by the government for 

 the free distribution of seeds is certainly 

 educating the farmer along this line. 



Henry Field, Shenandoah, la., made 

 a test last season of eighty-five varieties 

 of^eld corn. All were planted May 17. 



ae heaviest yield was White Ele- 

 phant, but it took 105 days where eighty 

 days suflSced for Pride of the North, 

 Squaw, King Philip, Longfellow and 

 Old's Mammoth Flints. 



The supply of seeds of Cocos Weddel- 

 liana seems likely to be plentiful this 

 season, and prices may go down rather 

 than advance. I have not yet tested 

 samples myself, but I hear they are very 

 good. The seeds that come a little later 

 on are perhaps the most reliable. March 

 was always considered quite early enough 

 to get well ripened samples, but I have 

 seen them very good in February. Ken- 

 tia seeds are also coming on the market 

 in large quantities. Some which appear 

 very fresh and plump are not suflSciently 

 matured, and others which are a little 

 too dry, if they have been well matured, 

 will germinate well if bandied properly. 

 — H. T. J. « 



The week's reports from the onion 

 set centers are to the effect that what 

 sets were good at the time of storing for 

 winter are still in prime shape. The 

 weather so far this winter has not been 

 so seyere as it was last year; this has 

 been a help. It is admitted, however, by 

 the large operators that fewer good sets 

 went into winter quarters last fall than 

 for a number of years back. The orders 

 for January and February shipment tak- 

 en at low prices last August and Septem- 

 ber were not booked by the thorough- 

 breds. When there is scarcity of good 

 stock at harvest time it is a safe guess 

 that onion sets for spring delivery will 

 bring good money. All indications point 

 to high spring prices for all colors, with 

 whites about double the price of red 

 and yellow. 



SEED TRADE AT ERFURT. 



The following summary of conditions 

 at Erfurt, Germanv. is by the corre- 

 spondent of the Horticultural Trade 

 Journal, written at the beginning of the 

 New Year: 



The wholesale seed season Is now well ad- 

 vanced, and a rerlew of how business has been 

 going will be of Interest. Most of the large 

 shipments to America. Australia and South 

 Africa have been made, and now the Tarlous 

 seed establishments are working at full pressure 

 to supply the demands of Great Britain and 

 other European countries, as well as the home 

 market. 



So far as can be judged at present, the sale 

 of vegetable seeds has been quite up to the 

 normal, or rather above It. The leading arti- 

 cles, such as cauliflower, carrot, beet, turnip, 

 radish, parsley, tomatoes, etc.. are all in brisk 

 demand. Of spinach, some of the chief varie- 

 ties are already exhausted, large consignments 

 having gone to America. Beans have, as ex- 

 pected, in some cases run short, some of the 

 dwarf kinds, such as Ston House. Osborne, and 

 Magnum Bonnm being all but sold out. while 

 certain runners, such as Painted Lady, are not 

 to be had for love or money. Onions are going 

 well, some sorts, such as Zlttan, already get- 

 ting scarce. The germination has in some cases 

 given trouble, owing to a too rapid ripening of 

 the seed. Leeks are in good demand, and not 

 much is likely to be left over. The same may 

 be said of cucumber, many prime sorts being 

 already cleared out. The call for lettuce Is also 

 good, prices being low, but stocks are large.^ 

 «a4 «aly Batti Cos bas ^own^ slgnT o7 giving 

 out as yet. 



Cabbages, on the other hand, are rather 

 dull, especially the Drumhead sorts, and con- 

 siderable stocks are likely to be left on hand. 

 Mangel wurzels and grass seeds are also quiet. 



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A. A. BERRY SEED COMPANY, Clarinda, la. 



the demand, so far, being below the averasre. 



As regards flower seeds, the demand has been 

 about iK>rmal up to date. Among the vast 

 number of varieties grown here, one or the 

 other will naturally always be running short, 

 but up to the present orders have, on the whole, 

 been satisfactorily filled. The shortages caused 

 by last year's drought, however, are now be- 

 ginning to be felt, and orders for some sorts 

 of nasturtiums, such as Lilllput. also marigolds, 

 mammoth verbenas, etc., cannot be supplied in 

 full, while Brompton stocks are already nearly 

 sold out. As was expected, the supply of aster 

 seed is also giving trouble. esi>eclally in the 

 Victoria and Mignon sections, the stocks not 

 nearly sufficing for the demand, notwithstand- 

 ing the high prices, and customers have to be 

 satisfled with only a portion of their require- 

 ments. 



The weather thus far this winter has been 

 far too mild to snit our seed growers, and a 

 recent change to sharp cold (20 degrees Pahr.) 

 excited hopes that the ground may thus be 

 made in good condition for a fresh start in the 

 spring. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



A. A. Berry Seed Co., Clarinda. la., 

 seeds: Julius Koehrs, Rutherford, N. J., 

 orchids and decorative plants; Arthur 

 Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., gladioli; W. B. 

 Lionpstreth, Gratiot, O.. seeds; Storrs & 

 Harrison Co., Painesville, 0., seeus and 

 plants; A. T. Boddington, New York, 

 seeds, bulbs, plants; Frank Banning, 

 Kinsman, O., gladioli; Weeber & Don, 

 New York,- seeds j California Carnation 

 Co., Loomis, Cal., Phenomenal berry; W. 

 Atlee Burpee & Co., market gardeners, 

 list of seeds; Conard & Jones Co., West 

 Grove, Pa., seed? and plants. 



Lilyof the Valley 



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