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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JUNB 15, 1905. 



This appears to be, indeed, the young 

 man 's day in the seed trade. 



The headquarters of the Seed Trade 

 Association next week will be at thei 

 Grossman House, Alexandria Bay, N. Y. 

 Bates will be $3 to $4.50 per day. 



Sutton & Sons, the English seedsmen, 

 have purchased a new forcing cucum- 

 ber named Delicacy, on the Telegraph 

 order, but more prolific and of better 

 quality. 



The past week there has been inquiry 

 at Chicago for pickling cucumber. The 

 packers had made practically no growing 

 contract but at this late date seem to 

 have decided to contract for a small 

 crop, there having been practically noth- 

 ing planted. 



FRENCH SEED CROPS. 



Writing under date of May 25, a cor- 

 respondent of the Horticultural Adver- 

 tiser writes as follows of seed crop 

 prospects in France: 



We are now very busy with the sowing of 

 annual varieties and transplanting of bi-annual 

 varieties of seeds. Leeks, onions, radishes, and 

 lettuces were sown some time ago under very 

 good conditions, and most of them are doing 

 well now. Only those kind of radishes which 

 were sown a bit late have suffered on account 

 of heavy rains which we had lately, and made 

 the soil very rough and bard. 



I may also mention the difficulty which we 

 had In placing our contracts for radishes this 

 season. The big prices obtained last season 

 for mangolds have encouraged our growers In 

 growing more mangolds this year than usual, 



00 that radishes have been somewhat set aside. 

 If It were not for the large quantity of radish 

 seeds carried over from these last years by 

 most firms, no doubt such a thing would have 

 affected prices for next season. Badlsbes and 

 lettuces art" now being transplanted under most 

 favorable weather conditions. 



Bi-annual plants have suffered a little from 

 the very cold weather we had for a few days 

 last winter, and we lately feared that cab- 

 bages, turnips, swedes, etc., would be but a 

 poor crop. However, the conditions of these 

 have Improved these last few weeks, so that 

 a better crop Is expected. 



A great point with us is the tremendous diffi- 

 culty we again find in growing dwarf and run- 

 ner beans. On account of the bad seasons we 

 bad these last years for beans, growers will 

 •not touch them any more at any price. Well, 

 this year we find the same evil again, and I be- 

 lieve I am not wrong In saying that beans will 

 fetch high prices next season again. Butter 

 beans especially, we find Impossible to grow; 

 and as these varieties were already very dear 

 last year, no doubt they will stand very high 

 again next season. 



A great cause of anxiety for the seed grow- 

 ers and merchants will be the onions and leeks. 

 These varieties reached last year such a high 

 price as had not been heard of for years. Now 

 on account of big prices also obtained by the 

 dry onions, a very few have been put in earth 

 for seeds; under such circumstances, our 

 friends will easily realize what the market will 

 be next season. To give you an idea of prices, 



1 lately saw here a big grower of onion seeds, 

 who assured me he had lately refused a large 

 order of White Spanish onion seeds at the price 

 of three shillings per pound for 1905 crop. 



Our friends will have to look sharp at the 

 stocks of onions offered now at low prices, as 

 no doubt they are mostly old seeds. I^ast year s 

 seeds were very good growth, but it was shock- 

 ing to see the poor stocks sent out by many a 

 firm, who took a large profit In mixing up the 

 new seeds with the tremendous quantity of old 

 onion seeds left over for a few years. I feel 

 certain the same trick will be repeated again 

 next season, but on a smaller scale, as most of 

 the old stocks were sold out last season. 



Mangolds, namely half sugar varieties, sold 

 verj- well last season; up to present time pros- 

 pects for next crop are not bad, and prices 

 might fall down very much on account of the 

 tremendous acreage planted. 



The weather Is cold here for the season, and 

 we are anxiously looking forward for a bright 

 sun and warm weather. 



ENGLISH SEED TOPICS. 



The following is an extract from a 

 letter by Eichard Dean, which appeared 

 in the Horticultural Trade Journal for 

 May 31: 



The trade experlei.ced during the last season 

 such an extraordinary demand for mangel seeds 

 that practically every house will be cleared of 

 stock when sowing Is completed. Thus, the 



LEONARD 



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Our plantings for the V|^ W^ V^ ■ ■ 



new crop are now C^P M-LmL-L WJ 



completed. ^"^ 



We take orders now for deliv- ^ '"■•' *••''• 

 ery this fall or next spring. ••<' 



Writ* for Prieas. '"lb* 



WHOLESALE SEED G»lOWERS. 



Seeds for present requirements ready to ship. 

 Contract orders for delivery after harvest 1906 

 are being booked now. 

 BLANS. PEAS AND GARDEN Sf EOS. Write for Prices. 



TURNIP SEED.^'KISr'p/i.".!'*- 



CO. CHICAGO 



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HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 



For My ^| ytnifll I ^* *■*« 



Exhibition of fJiL>%l-FlVLl 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 sorta the best obtainable. 



oLS^'e. ARTHUR COWEE, Gladiolus Specialist, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, N.Y. 



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[ Burpee's Seeds Grow 



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VALLEY PIPS 



Best German forcing and forcinsr U&AC8, BPZXABA 

 ObVatPS in sorts, selected I.OVOZrXiOBirM BULBS. 

 CBZaCBOV BAMB&BB8, AZAXBAB and other Earter 

 forcing Plants and Bulbs imported to order. Fall delivery. 



Address: AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, I'. Stl^'^TSI: 



NEW YORK 



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supply of seeds for next season depends entirely 

 upon plants, which look healthy on the whole 

 ut present, but, as the prospective crop Is sub- 

 ject to damage In hot, dry seasons, such as that 

 of last year, there Is a natural uncertainty at- 

 tending the crop. In such a hot season th» 

 Mucli aphis attacks both mangel and beet; 

 they cluster on the stems of the plants when In 

 bloom, and apparently suck up their life-blood. 

 The result Is, many of the seeds are unma- 

 ture, and at cleaning time these seeds, being 

 light, are blown out by the winnowing machine. 

 Prices of mangel seeds rule high this season; 

 Indeed, any stocks of high quality for this 

 month's sowing fetch greatly advanced prices. 

 The last ten days of July are regarded as a 

 critical time for the mangel crops. 



On account of the hot and dry time of last 

 summer, which lasted up to the end of Sep- 

 tember, sowings of stock seeds of swedes and 

 turnips could not be made until late, and many 

 plants showed signs of Imperfect development, 

 and in the case of the plants which stood the 

 winter pretty well, quite an epidemic of canker 

 set In. A dripping June Is more strictly a good 

 time for swedes and turnips than for any other 

 crops. 



The early varieties of turnips have responded ' 

 very badly to the calls of nature, atid Imper- 

 fect development rules; the forcing weather In 

 the spring was the main cause. There Is a 

 decidedly better promise of crop In the case 

 of the hardy field varieties. 



Brnsslf-as are generally affected In much the 

 same way as the turnips. These are sown for 

 seeding any time between the middle of March 

 and the end of May. When the time came for 

 the plants to make a good growth, many of 

 them wilted away. Cabbages are running to 

 seed more uniformly than has been known for 

 years, and they start much more quickly In 

 |)oor than in good holding land, having greater 

 supplies of plant food. What plants there are 

 standing give good promise of crop, but there 

 is generally a thinness of plantation; ver- 

 min and birds have also taken their toll of 

 plants. 



Parsley plants standing for seed look very 

 well so far, and the deep rooting character of 

 the parsley makes it to a great extent inde- 

 pendent of drought. 



P.Trsnip and carrots may be bracketed to- 

 gether, as so far the promise of good crops 

 Is decidedly favorable. 



Onion Is a more difficult crop to deal with. 

 The trade experienced in the past season an 

 unprecedented demand for onion seeds and at 

 the same time there was a scarcity. One re- 

 sult has been that onion bulbs realized two and 

 three times more than their normal value. No 

 stocks of seeds have been held over, the acre- 

 age of bulbs planted out for seed is very small, 

 and In view of a scarcity prices are expected 

 to rule high. Year by year we become more 

 and more dependent upon the foreigner for 

 a supply of onion seeds. 



The supply of salad radishes is very limited 

 this season. Growers had the advantage of an 

 Ideal time In which to prepare the beds; In- 

 deed, they have been scarcely so well favored 

 In this respect for years past. But generally 



SEED BAGS 



for the Trade 



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 papers. White, Amber and Colored* Print- 

 ing in large or small quantities, one or more 

 colors, with culttiral directions and with or 

 without cuts. Samples and estimates on 

 application. 



The Brown Bag Filling Macliine Co. 



Seed Big Dept. nTCHBURG, MASS. 



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SEED GROWERS 



Field, Bwe«t and Pop Oorn, Ononm- 

 ber, Melon and Squash Seed. Write 

 Q8 before placing contracts We have 

 superior stock Seed and can furnish you 

 good Seed at reasonable prices. Address 



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



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the crops have been practically ruined by In- 

 sects. Cases have been mentioned In which 

 whole beds have been denuded of plants. The 

 insect attack set In just before Easter, and 

 the mischief was doue during a spell of strong 

 northwesterly winds. 



So far the pea crops look promising, but a 

 drenching rain Is highly desirable, and If It 

 does not come soon the early varieties are 

 likely to suffer. It can be noticed as one of 

 the develcpments of the pea trade that the 

 dwarf dark green wrinkled varieties have at- 

 tained to great popularity. One advantage of 

 this type of dark pod Is that the pods do not 

 take on the old appearance that th« pale podded 

 types so quickly do, and they retain their cook- 

 ing quality longer. Glory of Devon is a pea 

 which has come with a great reputation; It 

 has been described as "Veltch's Perfection 100 

 times improved." It grows to a height of four 

 feet. The trade done In this type of pea 

 Is bounded by the supply; the trade can never 

 ^et enough to supply orders in fnll. 



So far the promise of flower seeds is good. 

 bnt those seeds on early dry soils need rain. 

 We seem to be depending more and more apon 

 the foreigner for the popular supply of flower 

 seeds. The novelty of the year is Nlcotlana 

 Sanderae. which Is in great demand. Gladys 

 Unwin will become popular among sweet peas. 



