APRIL 25. 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1761 



Seed Trade News. 



AMEBICAN SEED TBAOE ASSOCIATION. 



res., Henry W. Wood, Blcbmond, Va.; First 

 v'ce-Pres., Charles Burge, Toledo, O.; Sec'y and 

 rp,',.a8 C. E. Kendel, Cleveland. The 25th annual 

 tn-eiiag 'will be held at New York City, June, 1907 



Onion seed is being offered that ger- 

 minates only forty per cent. 



Unfavorable weather is interfering 

 vith operations in practically all seed 

 g lowing localities. 



Seedsmen will be interested in the 

 sketch of M. Crawford printed on an- 

 other page in this issue. 



Onion seed of strong vitality for onion 

 set purposes is being sought for and 

 none is being found. 



There has been several inches of snow 

 in some of the Michigan pea and bean 

 districts in the last week. 



Reports of crop injury always are ex- 

 aggerated, but there is no mistaking that 

 onion seed will be a problem next sea- 

 son. 



The California growers who booked 

 no contract orders for onion seed for 

 1907 crop will be all right— if they 

 have any crop. 



Reports generally are to the effect 

 that business for April in all lines of the 

 seed trade is below normal. The weather 

 of course is responsible for this. 



H. I. FosKETT, trustee in bankruptcy 

 for Joseph R. Ratekin, Shenandoah, la., 

 has paid a second dividend to creditors, 

 amounting to seven and one-fourth per 

 cent. 



The Northern Seed Co., of Valley 

 City, N. D., has been incorporated with 

 $10,000 capital stock by E. S. De Lancey, 

 E. J. De Lancey and C. H. Briggs, all of 

 Valley City. 



At Chicago April 23 timothy seed was 

 strong, but dull. Contract spot was 

 quoted $4.25; September, $4.60; coun- 

 try lots, $3.00 to $4.10. Clover was 

 steady at $14.75 for contract, and $8.00 

 to $13.00 for cash lots. 



Pea and bean growers report that con- 

 tract business for the coming year is 

 booked up to the full capacity of their 

 arranged for acreages and they are in- 

 «lined to hold off, refusing orders rather 

 than run the risk of disappointing cus- 

 tomers after harvest. 



There is said to have been no special 

 rush for onion seed in the last fortnight, 

 where a strong demand was expected. It 

 is now thought to be too late for any 

 great inquiry for seed and many lots 

 are offered, but are mostly of poor ger- 

 minating quality. There is said to be 

 some good seed of globe varieties to 

 spare. 



There has been but small demand for 

 onion sets during the last three weeks. 

 It was fortunate that the month of 

 March gave such good weather and per- 

 mitted an early clean-up. There are but 

 few sets left, anyway, and no one seems 

 to be worrying, as there is always a de- 

 mand in a small way up to May 15. 



No change in the general conditions 

 can be noted since last week 's issue. The 

 week's weather has not been such as to 

 add anything to the growth of the seed 

 planted early and which was then and 



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Growers and Wholesalers of Superior Garden Seeds 



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SEATTLE, WASH. 



Grow^ers of 



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CHAUNCEY P. COY & SON 



EstabUsbed 1878. WATKRLOO. NKB. 



VINESEEDS 



AND SEED CORN 



Wholesale Growers for the Seed Trade 

 Write for 1907 Contract Offers 



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JEROME B. RICE SEED GO. 



Growers of 



Peas, Beans, Sweet Corn 



and all kinds of Garden Seeds at Wholesale Only. 



CAMBRIDGE, washingtoii Co., NEW YORK 



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is now lying in the ground dormant. It 

 will take a week or two of good weather 

 to show whether the seed has vitality 

 enough to withstand the adverse condi- 

 tions and whether replanting will be 

 necessary. 



The onion-set growers are on the 

 anxious seat. At Louisville and in the 

 district south of Chicago considerable 

 seed was planted early in April and it is 

 not yet known what part has survived. 

 Unplanted fields are now being seeded 

 as opportunity presents, for seed for sets 

 should be in by May 1. There is little 

 good seed of the flat varieties to be 

 had, and little time for replanting, if 

 need should develop. 



A DEED was filed at Bloomington, 111., 

 April 15, whereby the Apex Mfg. Co. 

 transferred to "William K. Bracken and 

 the Funk Brothers' Seed Co. its build- 

 ing and property in the western part of 

 the city. The consideration is given as 

 $18,000. The seed company expects to 

 occupy part of the building and the re- 



S. M. ISBELL ft CO. 



JACKSON, MICH. 



Seed GroTeers for the Trade 



BEANS, CLCIIVIBER, TOMATO, 

 Radish, Peas, Muskmelon 



Squaah, Watermelon, Sweet Corn 



We are now booking orders for 1907 fall deliy- 

 ery. Send for contract prices; also surplus list. 



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ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CO. 



Grow^ers of 



Garden Peas and Beans 



For tbe Wholesale Trade 



GRAND RAPIDS. i > MICH. 



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C. 0. MORSE ft CO. 



Seed GroTrers 



l7M73GiaySt., SAN FRANCISCO, GAL. 

 Onion, Lettuce, Sweet Peas 



and other California Specialties 



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Waldo Rohnert 



GUiROY, CAL. 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Lettuce, Onion. Sweet Peas, Aster, 

 Cosmos, Mignonette, Verbena, in variety. Cor- 

 respondence solicited. 



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mainder is to be used by the Blooming- 

 ton Pickle Co. The title is given to 

 Mr. Bracken as the representative of the 

 stock company now being formed for 

 the exploitation of the pickle packing 

 concern, and will be transferred again 

 by him as soon as the new organization 

 receives its charter. 



THE SEED TRADE IN ENGLAND. 



In the seed trade there is a pronounced 

 shortage of spinach practically all over 

 Europe, but this has been anticipated 

 throughout the whole season and high 



