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May 27, 1909. 



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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



37 



been much better than an average May, 

 but the general opinion is that the losses 

 occasioned by unfavorable condition in 

 March and April will hardly be made 



j^ood. 



Conditions in the Illinois corn belt are 

 reported to be in good shape for planting 

 and the supply of good seed corn is being 

 .lepleted quickly. The shelled article of 

 iield corn offered as seed this year is 

 iiuch smaller than usual and it has been 

 iiard to dispose of. Now, however, it is 

 ^oing out, and, inasmuch as it germinates 

 well and has in most cases a good pedi- 

 ,'ree, it will unquestionably produce a 

 L;ood crop. 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seed through the port 

 )f New York for the week ending May 

 15 were as follows: 



Kind. PkffS. Val. Kind. Pkgs. Val. 



Annatto ... 5 $ 75 Grass 47 f 531 



Caraway .. 300 2712 Hemp 453 1474 



'"ardamom . 61 2768 Millet 1264 3668 



Castor 3507 12197 Mustard ... 105 1204 



Celery . . .*. 60 666 Poppy 500 1981 



Clover 182 3998 Kape 3 17 



Orlander . 366 1620 Other 1974 



In the same period the imports of 

 bulbs, trees and plants were valued at 

 $13,149. 



PUGET SOUND CABBAGE SEED. 



Frank Leckenby, vice-president of the 

 Charles H. Lilly Co., Seattle, is the first 

 seed grower heard from who reports a 

 favorable spring season. May 18 he said: 

 "We are having a favorable spring sea- 

 son for cabbage, and except for the dam- 

 age done by our exceptionally severe win- 

 ter, we have no complaints to make. We 

 shall harvest a fair crop of cabbage seed 

 this year, but do not anticipate any sur- 

 plus. ' ' 



THE SEED SITUATION. 



In general the trade seems to have 

 gotten down to the usual seasonable tem- 

 per. The annoyances caused hj the bumps 

 received in the early part of the year 

 have been lost sight of in the effort to 

 make the most of present opportunity. 

 Turnip seed, sweet corn, melons and cu- 

 cumbers are among the staple articles 

 that are in demand and in many cases 

 there is a shortage of the kinds called 

 for. There are other kinds quite as good, 

 however, which are recommended in their 

 place. 



The seed travelers for the jobbing 

 houses report good business and the out- 

 look for the coming year is satisfactory 

 all around. Prices at which future or- 

 ders are being booked are some shades 

 higher than were obtainable last year at 

 same time. Peas and vine seeds seem to 

 stand for the greatest advance. The 

 wholesalers agree that prices must ad- 

 vance in proportion to the advance which 

 has to be given to the farmer grower. 



CONNECTICUT CONDITIONS. 



Watson S. Woodruff, president of the 

 American Seed Trade Association and 

 head of S. D. Woodruff & Sons, Orange, 

 Conn., writes as follows of conditions in 

 the territory in which his firm operates: 



"It has been a cold, wet May up to 

 this writing (May 22), with vegetation 

 of all kinds unusually backward. About 

 the usual acreages of onion, beet, kale 

 and parsnip have started off nicely. Roots 

 of the biennial crops as a rule kept over 

 .splendidly, and there is still plenty of 

 time for crops to catcli up and make an 

 abimdant harvest. 



"The wet May that makes the barn 



-TO THB TRADE 



HENRY MEHE, Qaodlmborg, Germany 



^^^^^^^■■"^ (ESTABUSHKD IN 1787) 



Grower and Exporter on the rery largest scale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLEt FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



Specialties : Beans, Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Kobl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, OnionSt 

 Peas, Radlsbes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters, Balsams, Begonias, Carnations. 

 Cinerarias, Qloxinias, Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Pansles, Petunias, Phlox, Primulas. 

 Scabious, Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free ou application. 



HKNRT METTE'S TRIUMPH OP THE GIANT PANSIES .(mixed), the most 

 perfect and most beautiful in the world, $5.00 per oz.; $1.50 per ^-oz.; 75c per 1-16 oz. Postage 

 paid. Cash with order. 



All seeds offered are grown under my personal supervision on my own sroiinds ol 

 more tban 8000 acres, and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest 

 Btocks and best quality, i also grow larirely seeds on contract. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Azaleas, Palms, Box and Bay Trees 



AUQUST ROLKBR & SONS, 31 Barday SL, or P. 0. Box 752, NEW YORK 



for spring or fall delivery. Imported 

 to order; for prices, address 



Mention The Review when you write. 



F. J. Grootendorst 



& Sons, Boskoop, Holland 



Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Clematis, 

 Roses, PorolnK Plants, BverKreens, 

 Trees, Shrubs, Palms, Herbaceous 

 Plants, Bulbs, etc. 



A. postal brings our catalogue. Let us quote 

 prices on your libt of wants. 



Until Jane 12 address our 



C. GROOTENDORST 



Care of MESSRS. MALTUS & WARE 



14 Stone St. New York 



Mention The Review when voa write. 



Tbis Season's Presh 



Mushroom Spawn 



which is now being supplied by 



JOHNSON'S LIMITED 



The Actual Makers 



is in splendid condition. All orders executed 

 from newbtock only, lac>t year's make being sold 

 out. The leading growers throughout the world 

 use our make. 



Correspondence invited for OVER-SEA ORDERS 



Special quotations for large quantities. Prices 

 and particulars on application to 



JOHNSON'S. Ltd. 



44 Bedford Row, London, Eng. 



Mention The Revie'- •■vhen you w rite. 



CAULIFLOWER 

 A B B A G E 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO. 



Longangsstraede 20, Copenhagen, Denmark 



Lily of the Valley 



MANN'S EXCELSIOR 



Are the finest In existence and their flowers 

 fetch the best prices in the London market. 

 For quotations, please apply to 



OTTO MANN, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany 



Mention The Review when you write 



Seed 



full of hay certainly ought to work to 

 the advantage of the general farmer, and 

 meadows and grain crops look unusually 

 fine. 



"Corn planting is about finished, and 

 about the same acreage of sweet corn 

 has been put out as iisual; in fact, little 



Kersbergen Brothers 



BOdKOOP, HOLLAND 



Wholesale Growers and Exporters of Bona, 

 BhododendronBt Hydrangeas, Peonies, Erer- 

 greens. Lilacs, Clematis, Holllei, Boxwood, 

 Conifers, pot-grown plants for forcing and Her- 

 baceous plants. 



New Baby Rambler Roae 



BOSKOOP BABY 



A new rose of great merit which is offered for 

 sale this season. Colored plate and descriptive 

 matter mailed upon application. 



Ask for our catalogue, giving prices on 

 general list of Holland stock. 



Represented by 



NICHOLAS van HEVELIN6EN 



Care The United States Nursery C>ompany 



Rich, Coahoma County, Miss. 



Mennou Xtm Keview wnen you wme. 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY 



Very finest gradei of Hamburg Valley, for 

 shipment as desired. 



rrult and Ornamental Stocka. 



French grown, best quality, carefully selected, 

 graded and packed. 



■ncllah Manetti Stooke. 



Grown especially for florists' use. 

 Holland Plants. 



Roses, Peonies, Rhododendrons, Boxtreea. 

 Olematia, Conifers, etc. 



LUy of the Valley. 



Fuieat gradea of Berlin and Hamburg for im- 

 port. 



For cataloga, apecialoffera, etc., please apply to 



H. FRANK DARROW, 



Importer Wholesaler 



P. 0. BOX 1250, 26 Barday Street, NEW YORK 



Mention The Review when you write. 



HOLLAND BILBS 



A complete line of healthy, well-grown, well- 

 graded bulbs for fall delivery. 



VAN TIL-HARTMAN 

 HILLEGOM, HOLLAND 



Price list and fuU information from 



Jackson & Perkins Co. 



Sole American Agents 



Newark - New York 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Holland Bulbs 



Maathnla A Van Alphen, wholesale bulb 

 growers and exporters, Llase, near Haarlem, 

 Holland. Superior quality, low prices. 



Soli American Aqknt, 

 J. MECRKAMP VAN EMBDEN, Mt Vernon, liY. 



Ask fob Catalog. 

 Mpntinn The Review whpn ynn writ-e 



change from the average acreage of the 

 last five years. An abundant harvest is 



