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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Sbftkmbeb 26, 1907. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMEBICAN SEED TBADE ASSOCIATION. 



Pres., George S. Green, Chicago; First Vice 

 pre*., M. H. Duryea. New York; Stc'y and 

 Treas., O. E. Keudei, Cleveland. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, 

 report the crop failure of Sweet Pea 

 Countess of Lathom. 



G. B. McVat is vice-president of the 

 newly -organized Birmingham Florists ' 

 and Horticultural Society. 



In Michigan the bean crop is thought 

 to be up to all requirements, except on a 

 limited number of varieties. 



Light frosts in Nebraska have not yet 

 hurt the corn, but late varieties of sweet 

 corn for seed purposes are not yet safe. 



The Holland bulbs seem to be giving 

 better satisfaction than usual this year. 

 Importers are busy getting out orders in 

 a pleasant frame of mind. 



Latest advices from California are in- 

 dicative of better deliveries of onion seed 

 than were at one time thought to be 

 within the bounds of possibility. 



The little lots of onions grown for 

 seed in nearly every locality where seeds- 

 men operate at all are reported to be 

 turning out quite well, as a usual thing, 

 and will be quite a help on next season's 

 supply. 



The market people are discussing what 

 can be done ' * to restore the uniform high 

 quality to the Rocky Ford melons" for 

 next season. The opinion is that the 

 Rocky Ford growers and shippers are get- 

 ting careless. 



The Azores islands crop of Lilium 

 longiflorum bulbs has reached this coun- 

 try. It is fine-looking stock and the 

 quantity is considerably increased over 

 last year; enough so that several houses 

 have a few to offer, after filling orders. 



Alfeed Emeeich, representingVilmo- 

 rin, Andrieux & Co., Paris, France, will 

 arrive in New York Saturday, September 

 28, to pay his annual visit to the seed 

 trade. Mr. Emerich's headquarters are 

 with H. Frank Darrow, the firm's Amer- 

 ican agent. 



Bailey & Sons, Salt Lake City, Utah, 

 who deal in grain, seeds and bags, have 

 incorporated with $100,000 authorized 

 capital stock. The officers are: Presi- 

 dent, J. H. Bailey; vice-president, P. E. 

 Banker; secretary and treasurer, S. N. 

 Bailey ; manager, Burt Bailey. 



W. Atlee Buepee, Philadelphia, reports 

 a flood of orders from Europe for their 

 two new Spencer sweet peas, both by 

 mail and cable. These originated with 

 L. C. Routzahn, at Arroyo Grande, Cal., 

 and Howard M. Earl, of the Burpee firm, 

 is now on the ground where the seed 

 stock for dissemination has been grown 

 this summer. 



W. W. Johnson & Son, Ltd., Boston, 

 England, say that while this is a year 

 of genera] seed shortages, it will not af- 

 fect the regular annual increase of their 

 business, as larger acreages were pro- 

 vided for in consequence of the steady 

 growth of their trade. Their trade in 

 America has expanded more rapidly than 

 any other part of the business, but E. J. 

 Deal may not visit the United States 

 this year. 



LEONARD SEED CO. 



Growers and Wholesalers off Superior Garden Seeds 



Headquarters for TITRNIP and other Beasonable seeds. 

 Write for prioea. 



Flower Seeds— Onion Sets '» frs'if/SSTdo'feist.. CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



[ Burpee's Seeds flrow | 



Mention The Rerlew when you write. 



Reports from France indicate a gen- 

 erally good crop of seeds. 



TWO MANY SWEET PEAS. 



It would be a decided advantage to the 

 buying public if our American seed mer- 

 chants followed some such weeding out 

 plan in their 1908 catalogues as that 

 adopted by the English Sweet Pea So- 

 ciety, reported September 12. To list 100 

 to 150 varieties, as some now do, is ab- 

 surd. Twenty-five to thirty would as 

 well cover the field and prove less be- 

 wildering to purchasers. There may be 

 one or two worth retaining in the list the 

 English society is dropping, but at least 

 fifty out of the fifty-seven would be bet- 

 ter dropped by American seedsmen, both 

 to their own advantage and that of their 

 customers. In some catalogues for 1907 

 we were pleased to note a smaller and 

 more select list of sorts. We hope to find 

 it in many more another season. 



W. N. C. 



DUTCH BULBS. 



The Statendam, from Rotterdam, reach- 

 ing New York September 17, brought 

 the following consignments of Dutch 

 bulbs : 



Consignee. Cases. 



Abel, C. C. & Co 57 



American Express Co 6 



Booth, H. P 3 



Clark's, D. Son 6 



Crosby, S. D. Co 5 



Elliott, E. Son 1 



Dunn, J 9 



Darrow, F. L 2 



Elliott. W. & Son 20 



Hollander, A. & Co 19 



Hageman, T. & Co 39 



Henderson, P. & Co 9 



Hensel, Bruckmann & Lorbacher 8 



Hampton, J. W. Jr. & Co 81 



Knauth, Nacbod & Kubne 4 



Meyer, C. F 8 



Maltus & Ware 1688 



Pollock, T. C 8 



Plerson, F. R. Co 2 



Roosa, J. P 19 



Richard, C. B. & Co 12 



SUner, W. H. & Son 1 



Tlgelaar, G 817 



Ter Kulle, J 48 



Thorburn, J. M. & Co 6 



Vaughan's Seed Store 24 



Vandegrlft, F. B. & Co 29 



Ward, R. M. & Co 130 



FESTUCAS. 



Conrad Appel, of Darmstadt, Germany, 

 says in his grass seed crop report issued 

 September 16: 



"Owing to this year's much delayed 

 harvest of the various natural grass seeds, 

 and more especisdly of the home-grown 

 species, I am only today able to submit 

 to you my report on the crop of grass, 

 clover and agricultural seeds, regarding 

 some sorts it being still impossible to 

 give a correct idea of the qualitative re- 

 sult and especially of the quantity. Re- 

 gardiwg the natural grass seeds, I beg 



JEROME B. RICE SEED CO. 



Growers of 



Peas, Beans, Sweet Corn 



and iD Muds of Garden Seeds at Wholesale Only. 



CAMBRIDGE, WMhington Co.. NEW YORK 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



C. C. MORSE ft CO. 



- S«ed Grower* 



Address all communications to our permanent address 



48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. 

 Onion. Lettuce, Sweet Peas 



and Other CaUlomia Speolaltlea 



Mention The Review when yoa write. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 

 Growers of 



PUGET SOIND CABBAGE SEED 



Mention Tbe Review wben yon write. 



Waldo Rohnert 



GUiROY, CAL. 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Lettuce, Onion, Sweet Peas, Aster, 

 OoBmoB, Mignonette. Verbena, in variety. Oor* 

 resDondeDce Bolicited. 



Mention Tbe Review wben yoa write. 



to mention that the home-grown sorts 

 have much suffered from the unsettled 

 and unfavorable weather in May and 

 June, and therefore ■fce will this season 

 see greatly varying qualities; bright col- 

 ors will be scarce and in demand." 



Referring to festucas he says: "Fes- 

 tuca arundinacea, elatior, the genuine 

 Rhenish seed which is only grown in a 

 small district in this neighborhood, 

 brought this season one-third less than 

 last fall, and in consequence higher 

 prices had to be paid to the growers. I 

 am already occupied with the cleaning 

 of my lots. The new seed is of an ex- 

 cellent quality, and the germination is 

 very satisfactory, too. The prices for 

 well cleaned seed are ruling favorably 

 considering the shortness of the crop. 



"Festuca duriuscula, ovina, at the be- 

 ginning the outlook entitled to the best 

 expectations, and the owners had the best 

 hopes for a rich harvest. But owing to 

 the continued rainy weather the color of 

 this species has suffered, and the seed 

 is darker than last year's. Bright lots 

 are rare, and besides, there is a great 



