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NOVBMBEB 22, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



31 



SEATTLE, WASH. 



Growers Of 



PUGET SOUND 

 CABBAGE SEED 



Mention The Review vrben yon write. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMERICAN SEED TBADE ASSOCIATION. 



Pres.. Henry W. Wood, Richmond, Va.; First 

 Vlce-Pre8..0harlM Burge, Toledo, O. ; Sec'y and 

 Treas., C. B. Kendel, Cleveland. The acth annual 

 meeting will be held at New YorkCaty. June, 1907. 



"Watermelon is giving concern to some 

 of the mail order houses with large 

 southern trade. 



The canners still are looking for their 

 favorite varieties of peas and prices 

 continue strong on the packers' sorts. 



There is a disposition to book con- 

 tract orders early for 1907, with slightly 

 increased prices asked by the growers. 



The importations of German agricul- 

 tural seeds, especially sugar beet, are 

 starting in heavier than in previous 

 years. 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 has issued Circular No. 80, dealing with 

 the melon aphis, which will be of inter- 

 est to seedsmen. 



The call for the forcing varieties of 

 lettuce, cucumber and radish continues 

 to increase from year lo year in spite of 

 the competition of the southern truck- 

 ing localities. 



Eennie & Pino, Providence, E. I., 

 have dissolved partnership, W. S. Pino 

 to continue the business. Alexander 

 Rennie will shortly open a modern retail 

 seed store on Washington street, Provi- 

 dence. 



The Western Seed & Irrigation Co., 

 Fremont, Neb., had about half its force 

 of pickers on by November 15 and soon 

 will have the full force employed. Man- 

 ager Emerson says the crops of melon 

 and cucumber are short, but other crops 

 are full. 



Prom present indications those who 

 have not placed orders for bouquet green 

 are likely to have trouble in procuring a 

 supply, as the large handlers are refus- 

 ing to take further orders, fearing that 

 the quantity of green in sight will not 

 be sufficient to fill early bookings in full. 



Rogers Bros., of Chaumont, Jefferson 

 county, New York, the last few years 

 gradually have been transferring their 

 business of seed growing to Alpena, 

 Mich., growing their stock of peas in 

 northern Michigan and their beans in 

 central Michigan and western New York. 

 They recently have sold their seed house 

 at Chaumont to a milling company that 

 handles feed, flour, hay and farm prod- 

 uce. The Jefferson county section was 

 once a favorable location for growing 

 peas and beans, but the bugs become so 



LEONARD 



Leading SEED 



*o'SS.^' >jo™» CO. 



SEED OROWERS 



latgesi CTowen of Peas, Beans and 

 Garden Seed in the Central West 



Write for Prices. 



CHICAGO 



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