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1914 



The Weekly Rorists'^ Review* 



Mat 9, 1907. 



Seed Trade News. 



AHEBICAN 8BKD TBADE ASSOCIATION. 



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

 Vlce-Pree., Charles Burge, Toledo, O.; Sec'y and 

 Treas., C. E. Kendel, Cleveland. The 25th annual 

 meeting will be held at New York City, June, 1^07 



Seedsmen will appreciate the illustra- 

 tion on page 1889 of this issue. 



Tuberose and other flowering bulbs 

 that were scarce and high some time ago 

 are now offered freely. 



The canners report a poor prospect 

 for a pea crop. A light pack will in- 

 crease the demand for seed peas for next 

 season. 



If collections turn out as good as an- 

 ticipated the jobbers will have little 

 fault to find with the final result of the 

 1907 seed business. 



All lines of the seed trade are still 

 feeling the effects of unseasonably cold 

 weather. Reports from all sections show 

 that the depression is general. 



J. E. Farrinqton does business at An- 

 adarko, Okla., and Chickasha, I. T., han- 

 dling seeds and intending to go more 

 heavily into this line another season. 



There is a hopeful feeling that the 

 weather will get warm enough to plant 

 sweet corn before it is too late; so far 

 the demand for corn is far below normal. 



It is sometimes surprising how much 

 vitality there is in seeds. Some of the 

 early vegetables, after lying six weeks in 

 the cold, wet ground, are germinating 

 nicely. 



Seedsmen will be interested in Farm- 

 ers' Bulletin No. 282, entitled " Celery, " 

 just issued by the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. The author is W. E. 

 Seattle. 



The market gardeners are becoming 

 pretty well discouraged. The season is 

 the most unfavorable ever experienced 

 and the conditions are general. In the 

 long run, the seed trade will also be 

 loser. 



The M. G. Madson Seed Co., Mani- 

 towoc, Wis., in addition to its retail and 

 catalogue seed business, handles fruit 

 trees, small fruits, roses, bulbs, and al- 

 lied lines. The season is late this year, 

 but good. 



In Germany, as in this country, onion 

 seed was among the short items this 

 season, except Giant Yellow Zittau, which 

 was in abundance owing to the unusually 

 large plantations in 1906, and the price 

 of this sort went down lower than ever. 



Edward Rigg, Jr., Burlington, N. J., 

 is advertising in the May issues of farm 

 papers as follows: "Onion seed — Prize- 

 taker, $1 per lb. ; Southport Yellow 

 Globe, $1.50 per lb.; Southport White 

 Globe, $2 per lb. Subject to being un- 

 sold." 



The suburban amateur gardener has 

 a grudge against the weather man. The 

 gardens and lawns that looked so well at 

 this time last year are barren, undug and 

 generally going to the bad. There is no 

 question about a lack of enthusiasm 

 among this class of seed buyers, and the 

 dollars they intended to spend for garden 

 supplies will be used for the summer 

 vacations. 



[Burpee's Seeds Grow] 



Mention The Bevlew when yoa write. 



LEONARD SEED CO. 



Growers and Wholesalers off Superior Garden Seedii 



S»«d8in«n and Florists Sapi>lled at the sborteBt notice and at right prlceB. 

 Our Cataloguea are now ready and are mailed upon request. 



Flower Seeds— Onion Sets '» f^SV'tfndffpist.. CHICAGO 



Mention The Rcylew when you write. 



in Bulk 

 and Packages 



LAWN GRASS SEED 



Dickinsons, Evergreen, and Pine Tree Brands 

 SPECIAL MIXTURES SEED FOR GOLF GROUNDS 



THE ALBERT DICKINSON CO. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



CHICAGO 



Mention The Bevlew when yon write. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 

 Growars ol 



PUGET SOUND CABBAGE SEED 



Mention The Berlew when yon write. 



CHAUNCEY P. COY & SON 



EstabUsbed 1878. WATKRLOO, MSB. 



VINESEEDS 



AHD 8KED OORH 



Wholeiale Growers for the Seed Trade 

 Write for 1907 Contract Offers 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



JEROME B. RICE SEED GO. 



Growers of 



Peas, Beans, Sweet Corn 



•ad an kitdt ef Gardes Seeds at Wbaletale Osly. 



CAMBRIDGE, washi.«to>co.. NEW YORK 



Mention The Review when yoa write. 



The McMillan Seed Co., Atlanta, Ga., 

 handles canary birds and parrots as a 

 side line and finds them profitable. 



Heney Field, Shenandoah, la., is pre- 

 paring to erect a warehouse, to be com- 

 pleted in season to receive the 1907 seed 

 com harvest. The building will be 50x 

 300, two stories high and built of rein- 

 forced concrete. Before letting contracts 

 he contemplates incorporating. 



A GOVERNMENT bulletin of interest to 

 seedsmen is "Beans," by L. C. Corbett, 

 just issAed. It tells all about beans as a 

 commercial crop, with maps showing all 

 the counties in the United States in 

 which beans are grown, which will be an 

 especially valuable feature to many. 



J. W. Barwell, proprietor of Blatch- 

 ford's calf meal factory and agricultural 

 warehouse, at Waukegan, 111., which was 

 a few years ago removed to this country 

 from Leicester, England, where the busi- 

 ness was established in 1800, handles 



S. M. ISBELL S CO. 



JACKSON, MICH. 



■eed Growers for tlie Trmd* 



BEANS, CUCUMBER, TOMATO, 

 Radish, Peas, Muskmelon 



Squash, Wat«rm«lon, Sw««t Corn 



We are now bookingr orders for 1907 fall dellr- 

 ery. Send for contract prices; also surplus list. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



ALFRED J. RROWN SEED CO. 



Growors of 



Garden Peas and Beans 



Wor th« Wboloaalo Trmd* 



GRAND RAPID6. i > MICH. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



C. 0. MORSE ft CO. 



8««d Groirors 



171-173 Clay St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL 

 Onion, Lettuce, Sweet Peas 



and other California Specialties 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Waldo Rohnert 



GILBOY, CAL. 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Lettnce, Onion, Sweet Peas, Aster, 

 Cosmos, Miffnonette, Verbena, la variety. Cor- 

 respondence solicited. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



grass seed, issuing a special circular on 

 which he says in part: "For over 100 

 years we have supplied the Midlands of 

 England with the best qualities of lawn 

 grass seed and permanent pasture grasses. 

 This imported English lawn grass seed is 

 the only grass seed I handle. I make a 

 specialty of it and import the choicest 

 quality obtainable, direct from the grow- 

 ers themselves. Lawns grown from it are 

 veritable pictures of beauty." 



Seed salesmen traveling to book future 

 business report it harder than usual to 

 interest the prospective buyer. In gen- 



