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The Wcckfy Florists^ Review* 



Maiuh 20, 1008. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMEBIC AN SEED TBAOE ASSOCIATION. 



Pres., George S. Green, Chicago; First Vlce- 

 pres., M. H. Duryea, New York; Sec'y and 

 Treas.. C. E. Kenael, Cleveland. Twenty-sixth 

 annual convention at Hotel Pontchartrafn, De- 

 troit, Mich., June 23 to 26. 1908. 



Fob the full text of the national pure 

 seed bill see page 42. 



VisiTKD Chicago: — Mr. Bedford, of A. 

 E. McKenzie Co., Brandon, Manitoba ; 

 J. A. Everitt, Indianapolis, Ind. ; Charles 

 Kiniberlin, Santa Clara, Cal. 



The (Chicago Set and Seed Co., Chi- 

 cago, has been incorporated, witii $10,- 

 000 authorized capital stock, by C. 

 Williard Smith, Arthur M. Kracke and 

 Eben F. Human. 



Pka growers report contracts for the 

 next year 's crop about all placed. The 

 acreage arranged for is about in line with 

 last year and the price to be paid the 

 farmer is not much in advance of the 

 prices that have prevailed for the past 

 two seasons. . 



There Avill be quite a surplus seed 

 of the Red Globe variety of onion car- 

 ried over, from all indications. The Yel- 

 low (Jlobe will sell out better. Flats of 

 all colors are pretty well cleaned up and 

 there is a large present demand that no 

 one seems to be able to meet. 



It is asserted that the crop of onion 

 seeds on the Illinois and Indiana marshes 

 this year will be an important factor. 

 One well posted grower says the yield is 

 not so likely to be affected by smut as 

 is that of the onions planted for seeds 

 "up the river" in the California district. 



Market garden trade in the central 

 west has never been better than this year, 

 according to reports. The weather has 

 been more normal this year than for some 

 years back and if it continues favorable 

 through the balance of Marcli and into 

 April, 1908 is likely to be a record 

 breaker. 



Trade in general is reported satisfac- 

 tory. The jobbers are pleased with the 

 number of fill-in orders that are arriving. 

 The mail order houses report a larger 

 volume of orders than even the month of 

 March is expected to bring in. The onion 

 set <lealerH are selling out in good shape, 

 and counter trade is fully in line with 

 the sea.son. 



Beans have not been moving out as 

 fast as they should so far ami in the 

 minds of some of the growers it is a co- 

 nundrum as to whether to go in light or 

 heavy on acreage for another year's crop. 

 There seems to be a feeling that to go 

 slow on many of the standard green- 

 podded sorts will be safe. Opinions may 

 change later on, however, as a few of the 

 optimistic dealers look for a brisk de- 

 mand for beans before the season is over. 



Considerable complaint comes in from 

 the farmers because the present prices of 

 all varieties of field seeds are higher 

 than the printed j)rices that ruled Janu- 

 ary 1. The catalogue seedsman, when he 

 quotes a price on field seeds, usually gets 

 the worst of it, whether the ])rices go up 

 or not, and the best {dan seems to be to 

 quote simply ' ' market price ' ' without 

 any figures. In many of the catalogues 

 this plan has been adopted, and with 

 satisfactory results as far as reports 

 show. 



Johnson's High (irade Early Forcing Valley 



are the finest offered to the trade. Special offer to reduce 

 surplus stock. $1.25 per 100; 910.00 per 1000; $83.00 

 per (case) 2600 pips. 



JAPAN LILIES 



Doz. 100 



LILIUM AURATUM, 8-9 (1.30 bulbs to case) $0.75 $5.00 



LILIUM 8PKCIOSUM RUBRUM, K-9 (200 bulbs to case).. .85 6.00 



*• •* ALBUM, 8'.) (220 bulbs to case).... 1.10 7.00 



•• ** MKLPOMENK, 9-11(200 bulbs to case) 1.25 8.50 



See our Cycas Stem offer in last issue. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY, 



217 MARKET STREET, PIILADEIPHU, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ASTER SEED 



Our descriptive price list of High Grade 

 Aster Seed is now ready, and will be sent 

 free on application. 



It will soon be time to sow your 

 main crop »X Aster Seed. Give 

 our strain a trial. None better. 



"Pointers on How to Grow Asters Success- 

 fully" sent free with every order. 



VICK & HILL CO. 



P. O. Box 613, Rochester, N. Y 



Mention The Kevlew when you write. 



A NATIONAL corn congress is to be 

 held at Council Bluffs, la., in December. 



W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago, says the 

 sale of aster seeds to florists this season 

 has been the largest on record. 



Seedsmen generally say the present 

 season is more nearly normal than any of 

 those in the last three or four years. 



Phillipe de Vilmorin, of Vilmorin- 

 Andrieux & Co., Paris, France, was re- 

 cently elected a fellow of tlic Linnean 

 Society. 



The Jackson Canning Co., .Jackson, 

 Tenn., has been incorporated, with .$1.5,- 

 000 capital stock. One of its powers 

 is to grow and sell seeds. 



(jioOD seed oats are hard to locate and 

 the -same will apply to ail farm grains 

 and to field corn, (ireen field peas are 

 out of the market, apparently, and the 

 yellow Canadian sort seems scarce 

 enough. 



v.. .T. Casti-E, a well-known sweet ])ea 

 authority in Kngland, died March 4. aged 

 40 years. He was for some years with 

 the seed house of H. Caynell & Sons, 

 Swanley, but recently had devoted liim- 

 self to horticultural literature. 



If the practices of certain parties not 

 representative of the seed traile have 

 brought upon the trade a flood of re 

 strictive legislation. ;is seems not nidikely. 

 it is better that a national law be adopted 

 as a means of heading off enactments by 

 the states, which would be conflicting and 

 harassing while accomplishing no good 

 pnrj)ose. 



Some of the market gardeners at Chi- 

 cago have alr<'a<ly planted peas on the 

 high ground, and they say that onion 

 seed will go into the ground next week, 

 if no weather back-set takes place. The 

 seedsmen are expecting some extra busi- 

 ness later on, as there are likely to be 

 some g(»od stiff frosts about the time the 

 peas germinate. 





Gold Medal Strain 

 BEGONIAS 



Tuberous-Rooted 



Slnele- Per doz. 100 



White $0.40 $2.50 



Yellow 40 2.50 



Nankeen 40 2.60 



Pink 40 2.50 



Rose 40 2.50 



Red 40 2.50 



DarkRed 40 2.50 



Salmon 40 2.50 



Orange 40 2.50 



Mixed 35 2.25 



Double- 

 White 65 5.00 



Yellow 65 5.00 



Orange 65 5.00 



Rose... 65 5.00 



DarkRose 65 5.00 



DarkRed 65 5.00 



Red 65 .S.OO 



Salmon 65 5.00 



Mixed 50 4.00 



CAIiADIUM ESCULENTUM 

 or Elephant's Ear 



Per doz. 100 



Size .">x7-inch bulbs 10.36 $ 2.00 



■' 7x9 " " 48 3.00 



" 9x11" " 85 6.00 



12-inch and over bulbs 2.40 16.00 



GLADIOLUS BULBS 



Of the following varieties we have exception- 

 ally large and choice stock. 



Per 100 1000 ."jOOO 



America $7.00 $60.00 $250.00 



Angntta 2.50 20.00 95.00 



Brencbleyensia, selected 



1st size 1.50 10.00 47.50 



May 2.00 15.00 tiO.OO 



White and LlKtat 1.50 12.00 57.50 



Special Mixed, extra large 



selectbulbs l.OO 8.00 37.50 



Tvberoiea. Excelsior Pearl, 



4x6-lst size 9.00 40.00 



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