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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



FSBRUAET 2, 1905. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMCnCAN SEED TRADE ASSOCUTMW. 



Pres., C. N. Pare, Des Moines. la ; First Vlce- 

 Pres., li. L. May. St. Paul; Sec'y and Treas.. C. E. 

 Eendel, Cleveland. The 23rd annual m(>etlng 

 will be held on the St. Lawrence, June, 1906. 



The larger sizes of calla bulbs become 

 more scare each year. 



Several seed houses made exhibits at 

 the poultry and fancy stock show in Chi- 

 cago last week. 



Geo. H. Weston took charge of the 

 seed department at Sears, ^ebuck & 

 Co., Chicago, February 1. 



Onion sets are now moving briskly. 

 The prices are $2 to $2,25 for' red and 

 yellow and $3 to $3.50 for white. 



Visited Chicago: — Wm. A. Prosser, 

 rep. Ealph M. Ward & Co., New Yorl^; 

 Mr. Church, of the Walker Seed Co., 

 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 



Alfred E. Wheeler has bought the 

 interest of C. H. Renn, in the seed busi- 

 ness of W. E. Marshall & Co., New 

 York, and becomes an active member of 

 the firm. 



The way market garden trade opens 

 up, and the quantity of onion seed orders 

 from the locations where the specialists 

 operate indicate that the coming year is 

 to be a good one for the seedsman. 



Most of the catalogues are now off 

 the presses and mailed. The strain on 

 the nerves of those who felt their books 

 were behind hand can now be shifted to 

 the getting hold of shortages to fill the 

 incoming orders. 



Up to this date Southport White Globe 

 is the only variety of onion seed that is 

 reported scarce. Market gardeners' 

 strains of the Southport Red Globe and 

 Southport Yellow Globe are likely to be 

 quite short later on, as the supply will 

 not hold out long against the present 

 demand. 



Oklahoma City, Okla.— Ciyde H. 

 Walker has sold his interest in the Okla- 

 homa Seed Co. to his partner, Mr. 

 Church, who now becomes sole propri- 

 etor of the concern. Mr. Church may 

 dispose of his holdings in a cotton busi- 

 ness in which he is largely interested and 

 assume direct management of the seed 

 business, or he may secure a manager 

 for the seed business and continue in the 

 cotton business. A definite decision on 

 this point is not yet made. 



LONDON WHOLESALE SEEDSMEN. 



It is only those who have had some- 

 what intimate dealings with the whole- 

 sale seed houses in London, which exist 

 in the present day, who become aware 

 of the enormous inaustry they represent. 

 Enormous in London alone; but with 

 ramifications extending all over Great 

 Britain and Ireland, and in many parts 

 of the known world. A very large 

 amount of capital is embarked in the 

 business. There are fluctuations in the 

 volume of trade done; big ventures have 

 to be made, and large risks taken. All 

 that experience, wide knowledge, skill, 

 resource and keen business capacity can 

 supply is brought to bear upon the main- 

 tenance and extension of an undertaking 

 of vast importance to the community at 

 large, says Richard Dean in a recent 



Velvet Beans ! 



WE ARE HEADQUARTERS 



STATE NUMBER OF BUSHELS 1kJg\\Mi f 

 WANTED. WRITE US GT l^V WW • 



CRENSHAW BROS., Tampa, fra. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



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 GROWERS 



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Seeds for present requirements ready to slilp. 

 Contract ordeis for delivery after harvest 190( 

 are being booked now. 

 BtANS, PEAS AND GARDEN SEEDS. Write far Prices. 



CO. CHICAGO 



DIAMOND JOE SEEDS 



We are tbe Largest Wbolesale and Retail Seed Oom Krowen ia 

 the world. Sbip in ear or shelled. We also do a general mall order 

 seed trade la all tbe best varieties of P'arm. Garden and Plower Seeds 

 worth plaatinr. In addition we bandle the best grade of norsery 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, low«. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 



For My ^| AniOl I ^^ ^^^ 



Exhibition of tJLA^i-rlVLl 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 Hybrids and other ■orta the beat obtainable. 



Write for 

 Catalogue. 



ARTHUR COWEE, Gladiolus Speciall$t,MeailowvaleFarni,Berlin,N.Y. 



SEED GROWERS 



Sweet, Field and Pop Com, Cucumber, 

 Melon and Squash Seed. Write us be- 

 fore placing your contracts. We have 

 a good superior stock of varieties that 

 are scarce. Address 



A. A. BERRY SEED COMPANY, Claiinda, la. 



issue of the Horticultural Trade Jour- 

 nal. 



There are in London ten wholesale 

 8et'4 houses; some of long standing, 

 some comparatively modem in origin. 

 Alphabetically they are : 



G. A. Bunting & Co., 3 Bucknall 

 street, W. C. 



Carter, Dunnett & Beale, 237 High 

 Holbom, W. C, 



Cooper, Taber & Co., Ltd., 90 South- 

 wark street, S. E. 



Howcroft & Watkins, 9 Floral street, 

 Covent Garden, W. C. 



Hurst & Son, 152 Houndsditch road. 



Alfred Legerton, 5 Aldgate, E. C. 



Nutting & Sons, 106 Southwark street, 

 S. E. 



Stuart & Co., 25 Henrietta street, Co- 

 vent Garden, W. C. 



Watkins & Simpson, 12 Tavistock 

 street, Covent Garden, W. C. 



Jacob Wrench & Sons, Ltd., London 

 Bridge, E. C. 



In subsequent issues we shall endeavor 

 to give some brief facts about each. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



F. Corner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind., 

 carnation cuttings; Goulds Mfg. Co., 

 Seneca Falls, N. Y., sprayers; E. E. 

 Wheeler, Bridgeport, Conn., seeds; W. 

 W. Bawson & Co., Boston, seeds and 



LilyoftheValley 



PIPS! 



Largest and finest stocit 

 in splendid condition 



Per case of 3000 lor $24.00 

 2 or more cases at $7.60 per 1000 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



36 CortJaiidt St. NEW TOBK. 



plants; J. K. Alexander, East Bridge- 

 water, Mass., dahlias; California Rose 

 Co., Los Angeles, roses; D. M. Andrews, 

 Boulder, Colo., seeds of perennials; Wes- 

 tern Seed Co., Shenandoah, la., seeds; 

 Haskell Avenue Floral Co., Dallas, Tex., 

 plants; Mitchell Greenhouses, Mitchell, 

 S. D., trees and plants; Theodosia B. 

 Shepherd Co., Ventura, Cal., seeds; Dole 

 Floral Co., Beatrice, Neb., cut flowers 

 and plants; H. Thiemann, Owosso, Mich., 

 dahlias; John Charlton & Sons, Roches- 

 ter, N. Y., roses; W. W. Barnard * 

 Co., Chicago, seeds. 



