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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 3, 1906. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOaATION. 



crjPrea., W. H. Grenell, Sagrlnaw W. S., Mlch.j 

 WliBt Vlce-Prea., L. L. May, St. Paul; Sec'y and 

 Treas., C. E. Kendel, Cleveland. The 2Uh annua 

 ■leetln? will be held at Toledo, O., June 26-28, 1906 



The seed imports at New York last 

 week were: Clover, 302 bags, valu^ 

 $7,382; miscellaneous, value, $3,826. 



It is evident that the average con- 

 gressman does not care much for the 

 influence of the seedsmen in his home 

 district. 



Chicago. — A much needed rain lias 

 given the onion set fields a seasonable 

 appearance and put at rest the minds 

 of the growers for the time being. 



Latest reports from California state 

 that the damage to crops from rains, 

 fogs and other disturbing influences is 

 greater than previous advices indicated. 



The trade in pickling cucumber seed 

 is now on a boom. The pickle men re- 

 port that their operations during the 

 coming year will be fully up to averages. 



Sweet corn for canners ' needs seems 

 to be in very good supply. The plant- 

 ing season for this article will be at its 

 height within three weeks, but no short- 

 age of seed is looked for. 



The Cox Seed Co. has established tem- 

 porary headquarters at 108 Cole street, 

 San Francisco, and resumed business. 

 Wm. A. Cox, president, states that they 

 have ample capital to protect all their 

 contracts. 



Counter trade is now at its height. 

 Beports generally are to the effect that 

 the year will average ahead of last year 

 in cash receipts. Market garden trade 

 is reported much in advance of last year 

 at all the principal centers. 



The big general mail order houses 

 slow by their re-orders to wholesalers 

 that their catalogue trade is holding up 

 much better than is mail trade with the 

 catalogue seed houses. In the course of 

 a few seasons these general mail order 

 houses are sure to have an important 

 position in the seed trade. 



The pea and bean growers report 

 that everything in the way of arrange- 

 ments for the coming year's crop has 

 been completed. The weather and soil 

 conditions for pea planting have been 

 excellent and good stands are expected 

 in all western localities. Beans will not 

 be planted for some time yet. 



FREE SEEDS PERPETUATED. 



Unless a miracle intervenes the 1907 

 congressional free distribution of 38,- 

 000,000 packets of common garden and 

 flower seeds will be made according to 

 precedent and the most promising pros- 

 pect of stopping the practice will have 

 come to naught. 



On Tuesday, May 1, when the agri- 

 cultural appropriation bill was up for 

 consideration in the House, a motion to 

 reinsert the provision for the free dis- 

 tribution of seeds, omitted in commit- 

 tee, was carried by a vote of 153 to 58, 

 only about half the members being pres- 

 ent. Later the seed advocates were lined 

 up in an attempt to prevent the rising 



PACIFIC SBCD GROWERS' 



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SAN FRANCISCO, CALr. 



Specialties t 



Onion, Carrot, I^etttice, S-weet Peas 



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LEONARD SEED growers 



Largest growers of Peas, Beans and 

 Garden Seed in the Central West. 



Leading SEED 

 Onion Set „«„,„„ ^^.^^ 

 Growers ^k'i^^^ CO. CHICAGO 



Write for Frloes. 



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in Bulk. 



LAWN GRASS SEED..aP„w.. 



Dickinsons, EvergreeRj, and Pine Tree Brands 

 SPECIAL MIXTURES SEED FOR GOLF GROUNDS 



THE ALBERT DICKINSON CO. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



CHICAGO 



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Waldo Rohnert 



GIIiROY, CAL. 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Lettuce, Onion, Sweet Peas, Aster, 

 Cosmos, MlRDonette, Verbena in variety. Cor- 

 respondence solicited. 



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Braslan Seed 

 Growers Co. 



3700 

 Acres 

 of Gar- 

 den Seeds 

 in Cultiva- 

 tion. 

 WHO&BSAXiB 8EBD OBOWBBS 



SXN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 



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of the committee of the whole and were 

 defeated 87 to 78. 



The finish will come in the final pas- 

 sage of the bill, but with the provision 

 for the seeds inserted by amendment 

 there is hardly any chance but that the 

 bill will pass and receive the approval of 

 the Senate, Thus do our hopes go glim- 

 mering for, it is feared, not only another 

 year but many years. It is too much 

 to venture a suggestion that the Presi- 

 dent might veto the bill. 



Washington, D. C, May 2. — An 

 amendment to the agricultural appro- 

 priation bill as reported by the commit- 

 tee to continue the distribution of seeds 

 through congressmen was inserted by a 

 vote of 153 to 58. The amendment as 

 carried is practically the same as the 

 present law under which the distribution 

 is conducted. That is, it provides for the 

 purchase, propagation, testing and dis- 

 tribution of valuable seeds, bulbs, trees, 

 shrubs, vines, cuttings and plants. The 

 amount set aside for this work is $242,- 



EUROPEAN AGENCY 



British agent for continental house is open to 

 act as agent in Europe for any grood American 

 seed exportinir firm desirous of doing business 

 with Europe, especially in seed peas and other 

 vegetable seeds; also as agent for a California 

 seed exporting firm, especially sweet peas. Can 

 supply best of references. Firms desiring an 

 agent in London and Europe kindly communicate 

 with No. 130, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



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C. C. MORSE & CO. 



On account of fire which destroyed 

 our Btore at San Francisco, head- 

 quarters are removed to old address 

 at SANTA CLARA, CAL. 



Careful growers of California specialties 



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COX SEED CO. 



will resume business at once and have ample 

 capital to protect all contracts. Special offers 

 from the trade desired. Address 



Cox Seed Co., 108 Cole St., San Francisco. 



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920, of which not less than $202,000 

 shall be allotted for congressional dis- 

 tribution. Of this sum $37,780, or so 

 much thereof as the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture shall direct, may be used to col- 

 lect, purchase, test, propagate and dis- 

 tribute rare and valuable seeds, bulbs, 

 trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings and plants 

 from foreign countries or from our pos- 

 sessions for experiments with reference 

 to their introduction into and cultivation 

 in this country, such plants not to be 

 included in the general distribution, but 

 to be used exclusively for experimental 

 tests carried on in co-operation with the 

 agricultural experiment stations. 



