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The 



Florists' Review. 



OCTOBBB IB, 1005.' 





riiow some fabulous prices for vegetables. 

 Everything was sQld in a wholesale way, 

 •cabbage \ br^pging $25 per hundred 

 heads, evteet corn^_$5 per hundred eajs, , 

 tomatoes $3] per bushel and Lima beans 

 ^3 per bushel. 



In recent years Mr. Woodruff con- 

 ned his; business to growing seeds for 

 the wholesale trade and in 1892 the pres- 

 ■ent partnership was formed by taking 

 in his two sons, Frank C. and Watson S. 

 "Woodruff. The firm has been progressive 

 and kept pace with the remarkable 

 strides that are general throughout the 

 Beed trade. Where pounds and quarts 

 -were handled years ago hundreds of 

 .^unds aind hundreds of bushels are han- 

 <»led - no^^[. 



The firm makes a specialty of garden 

 i^eeds in j variety, growing extensively on 

 4iieir,.ow9 farms such seeds as beet, car- 

 .'«bt,parsiiip, turnip, onion, tomato, sweet 

 com,' etcU a,^d they also make a specialty 

 of Main* seed potatoes and • onion sets. 

 Their sef d:p;Qtato? business in particular 

 lias grown to very large proportions. 

 "They have seed-potato storehouse's in 

 Aroostook county, Maine, and have re- 

 •cently leased a large house at Queens, 

 Long Isljand, where a liberal stock will 

 tw carried in addition to their places of 

 biuiness ' at Orange, Conn., and New 

 Yorit city, where they have a store, at 

 82 Dey street. 



Mr. Woodruff- has -held many positions 

 of trust. He has twice represented his 

 town in the legislature. Besides the two 

 «on8" associated with him in business he 

 has another son, Bobert J., lawyer, 

 proseeutiug attorney for the common 

 pleas coBrt of New Haven county, and 

 one daughter, Mary. 



SWEET CORN AND CUCUMBEE. 



'- Writii^ -at Fr«nont, Neb., under dsite 

 oI~'(5ctober 13, Frank % Emerson, who 

 h^fi recently retomed from a trip to 

 Velw England, says : 



.'/.^n, ftbe Review of October 12 we 

 vote arf^aragraph in reference to sweet 

 com and cucumber crop reports having 

 been received to the effect that the pres- 

 ent' on fllp6k;1S favorable in relation to 

 the existing- conditions and that prospects 

 tot a. -good harvest never were better. We 

 tbink tfiere is generally a mistaken idea 

 an »elation to sweet com at this time. 

 • './Ijeajding (Connecticut growers have 

 informed the writer that the Connecti- 

 ,cut, acreage is small compared with that 

 of previous years, and crop prospects do 

 jjot indicate any excess product for this 

 season. 



"We understand that two or three 

 western canning companies, whose crops 

 of sweet corn were only partially har- 

 .vested for canning purposes, and conse- 

 quently were allowed to remain in the 

 field, have been flooding the trade with 

 inquiries for offers, thus giving an er- 

 roneous impression to the seed trade, for 

 such stock should not be of any value for 

 seed purposes. 



"We have been informed that the 

 Monroe county, N. Y., sweet corn grow- 

 ers held their crops last spring until too 

 late to realize the price they aimed to 

 receive and were consequently discour- 

 aged from planting the usual acreage this 

 '•eason. 



"There remain but Wakeman, O., 

 Waterloo and Fremont, Neb., to be heard 

 from that would cut any figure in the 

 reduction of market prices, and unques- 

 tionably the yield per acre in Nebraska 

 will npt prove as large as anticipated, on 



HAVING BEEN AWARDED TffE, QRAND PItiZE 



Eor My g>W /kWkMnW W At the 



E:!cliibition off UL/*ipiULi World's Fair 



It is with increased confidence in my ability to supply superior stock that I BoUclt a oontlnuuice of 

 patronage, and new costomers. OrofTa Hybrids and otlMr sorts the beat o1>t«lB*ble. 



Write for 

 OataloKue. 



ARTHUR OOWEE,6la(liolus Specialist, MBadowvaleFarn, Berlin, N.Y. 



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account of severe storms accompanied 

 with high winds during the latter part 

 of the season that broke down quite a 

 large per cent of the stalks, allowing 

 the ears to come in contact with the 

 ground, which, through the effect of 

 rains, have become damaged and to a 

 great extent rendered unfit for seed pur- 

 poses. 



"So that we feel it is too early as yet 

 to arrive at any conclusion in accordance 

 with the suggestion contained in the ar- 

 ticle above referred to. 



"In relation to cucumber we can only 

 say that every day demonstrates the fact 

 in this portion of Nebraska that the crop 

 has been largely overestimated. We 

 could name a number of instances illus- 

 trating the shortages now being realized. 



"Tracts containing from fifteen to 

 forty acres each, that, according to re- 

 ports contained in field-note books made 

 in August, anticipating at that time an 

 average crop of at least 100 pounds per 

 acre, are now showing a yield of about 

 fifty pounds per acre only, and there are 

 quite a number of large tracts that will 

 not pay for harvesting and which have 

 been consequently abandoned. 



"We feel quite sure that the above 

 stated conditions in' Nebraska will be 

 confirmed by other growers. 



"My idea in writing you at the pres- 

 ent time as above is to prevent erroneous 

 reports from being circulated through 

 the seed trade at large that would pos- 

 sibly occasion a depressing effect on the 

 present market values, which in reality 

 are at least twenty -five per cent lower 

 than they shonld be to permit the grow- 

 ing of Cucumber seed crops &t ev^n a 

 reasonably profitable margin." 



GERMAN SEED CROPS. 



Writing at the end of September the 

 Erfurt correspondent of the Horticul- 

 tural Trade Journal reports as follows: 



Our autumn has not kept up Its reputation, 

 having commenced In very moist fashion, but no 

 great harm is done as yet, and we are hoping 

 for good average settled weather In October and 

 November. 



As stated In last report, cauliflower, kale, 

 parsley, parsnip, turnips, swedes, carrots, espe- 

 cially the long sorts, and mangels have given, 

 or are giving, abundant crops, while spinach 

 and cabbage are about up to average. Lettuces 

 have not turned out quite as well as expected 

 a few weeks ago, but there will be no scarcity 

 on the whole. Radishes are thrashing out 

 rather shorter than estimated, and sugar beets 

 will be less plentiful than was calculated a 

 month ago, so that prices are likely to rise 

 about twenty-five per cent over last quotations. 



Peas have turned out much as expected, an 

 average crop of the round sorts, and an under- 

 average one of the wrinkled, having been 

 gathered. Tlie crop of dwarf French t>ean8, 

 unless untoward weather Intervenes, will be a 

 good one, and runner beans are also likely to 

 be plentiful, except perhaps one or two of the 

 later kinds. 



Leeks and onions are giving much trouble this 

 season. Both are very scarce and growers are 



Gladiolus Bulbs 



AND 



Dahlia Roots 



• Good stock. Right prices. Write me. ■ 



E. Y.TEAS, - Centerville, Ind. 



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PAPER WHITE 



GRANDIFLORA 



French-grown, 17 cna. and packed about 1100 to 

 a case at $9. SO per 1000. Order early. 



HUBERT & CO., 



V. &• FAOB, B«p. MT. WEUrOV, V. T. 



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Crop 1905. RAWSON'S BOYAI. STRAIN 

 CYCL,AM£N is ready for delivery. 



This strain has no equal or better. 

 Perfect flowere of giant type are 

 borne on long, erect stems in such 

 profusion that they almost bide the 

 foliage and pot. We can offer the 

 following colors: Pure White, Deep 

 Red, Delicate Pink, Christmas Red, 

 White with Claret Base, Mauve, Salmon, Pink and 

 a mixture of unsurpassable variety at $1.00 per 

 100 seeds; 19.00 per 1000 seeds. 



W. W. RAW80N & CO., Seedsmen, 



12 and 18 Faneuil Hall Square, • BOSTON 



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MAKE NO MISTAKE 



OAB&SOH'S A8TES has for years been the 

 leading aster in the Chicago cut flower market. 

 Don't make a mistake on your next year's crop. 

 Plant the best and get your seed now from the 

 originator. Light Pink, Dark Pink, Lavender, 

 White, separate, 1-5 oz., $1.00: $5.00 peroz. 



C. Carlson, 10515 Throop St, CHICAGO. 



Orders may b« sent to E. C. Amling, 81 Randolph St.. 

 Chicaco- 

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holding out In the hopes of getting long prices, 

 so that buyers must make up their mlnda for a 



'StiCT Tise In the quotations. 



Flower seed crops are, generally speaking, 

 good this year. Nearly all out-door annuals, 

 chrysanthemum, dlanthus, phlox, etc.. having 

 done well, though mignonette ia a little dl»- 

 appointing and nasturtiums haye yielded poorly 

 with most growers. Sweet peas have given an 

 excellent crop, which is already in warehouse, 

 and large shipments are already being made to 

 England and elsewhere. Barly-flowerlng aster?, 

 dwarf German comet, etc., do not look as strong 

 as could be wished, and prlc^' are likely to b« 

 ■higher' than last year. Tte later flowering 

 classes, such as Victoria, are, oo the other 



*hand, looking well to date and give hopes of a 

 better crop at more moderate flgvires than was 

 the case last season. Pansies are, as formerly 

 reported, only a moderate crop, b«it enough seed 

 will probably be saved to supply orders In full. 

 Perennials have in general yielded quite a 

 record crop, that of aqullegias aad hollyhocks 

 being especially abundant. Some biennials, how- 

 ever, such as sweet Williams, single wallflowers 

 and canterbury bells, have doae poorly, the 



. weather last winter having atTected them un- 

 favorably. Stocks, both annual and biennial, as 

 also double wallflowers, promise to yield a- me- 



' dium crop and prices will be pretty mach aa 

 usual. 



Of seeds saved on the stage* end in the 

 greenhouses, petunias, gloxinias and calceolarias 

 are doing well, while primulas and cinerarias 

 have given much less seed than usual, so that 

 they will be quoted higher than last year. 



