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The Wtckly Florists' Review* 



PaBBUABY 8, 1912. 



Che houses scorned the idea of raising 

 such a crop here. The farmers could 

 not be persuaded to make the experi- 

 ment. In fact, they all ridiculed the 

 idea. But Mr. Olson was undaunted 

 and during that year planted five acres 

 on his own land. The yield was better 

 than he had expected and the next year 

 he had no ditficulty in getting his neigh- 

 bors to raise some also. Different seed 

 houses became interested in a small 

 way and sent in orders for small quan- 

 tities. 



* ' Last year 800 acres were planted to 

 peas in Fremont county and the farm- 

 ers were so delighted with the out- 

 come that now 6,000 acres have been 

 contracted for. 



"During the last three years the peas 

 have averaged a yield of forty-five 

 bushels to the acre. The farmer is paid 

 about $1.80 per bushel, making an in- 

 come of about $81 per acre. The aver- 

 age cost of production is $19, thus leav- 

 ing a net income to the farmer of $62. 



**0f the peas that were raised the 

 last season they have tested IQO per 

 cent in germination. This is much 

 higher than any of the eastern peas 

 have ever tested and as a result many 

 of the eastern seed houses have had 

 men in Idaho during the winter at- 

 tempting to contract for peas of the 

 1912 crop. 



"Mr. Olson, who is handling by far 

 the largest part of the crop, is deal- 

 ing with the Jerome B. Bice Co., of 

 Cambridge, N. Y., with a branch house 

 at Detroit. Mr. Olson has just returned 

 from a trip east and he reports the 

 company as being exceptionally well 

 pleased with the quality of the peas, 

 and they say that they will take all 

 that are raised here. 



' ' Several large storehouses have been 

 leased in St. Anthony to handle the 

 crop during the coming year until the 

 necessary places can be built by the 

 companies. 



"The pea crop is not at all severe 

 on the soil, but, on the other hand, acts 

 as a good fertilizer. The crop can be 

 raised on the same land for several 

 years and then wheat, beets or any 

 other crop will do exceptionally well on 

 the land as a rotation crop." 



SEED TBADE IN TENNESSEE. 



The following is from the Nashville 

 American of January 28: 



Shipping a carload of peas every day, to say 

 nothing of the many other products bandied. Is 

 the stunt the Cumberland Seed Co. Is now pulling 

 off, according to President and Manager P. C. 

 Woods. As proof that this company Is not con- 

 fining Its operations to peas alone. It might be 

 stated that they handled fifty carloads of millet 

 seed during the fall season. 



The Cumberland Seed Co. Is said to be the 

 largest excInslTe seed house In the south, and 

 Is now doing the largest business of Its history. 



"We are having a fine trade," said President 

 Woods, "and have no complaint to make. Clover 

 seed is very high, selling at from $12.50 to $14 

 ■ bushel. We bought 1,500 bushels of clover 

 seed Tu«sday." 



In view of the fact that most houses 

 have found peas to be scarce this sea- 

 son, most of those in the seed trade 

 will agree with the reporter, that ship- 

 ping a carload every day is some 

 "stunt." 



FABMEBS DEMAND MORE MONEY. 



A meeting of farmers was held in 

 the court house at Easton, Md., Feb- 

 ruary 6 to discuss the question whether 

 the price of canned goods justifies the 

 grower in demanding a higher price for 

 his tomatoes. The farmers in Mary- 

 land evidently think that they should 

 get more for their product than they 



FLOWER SEEDS 



Ageratum Little Blue Star, tr. pkt., 15c. 



Ageratum Imperial Dwarf Blue. tr. pkt., 10c. 



Antirrhinum, griant-flowering, pink, striped, scar- 

 let, yellow, white, garnet and mixed, each, tr. 

 pkt.. 10c; per oz., 40c. 



Asparagus Sprengeri, tr. pkt., 66c ; 5000 seeds, $5.50. 



Asters, Smith's Peerless White, tr. pkt., 50c; per 

 oz., $6.50. 



Asters, Smith's Peerless Pink, tr. pkt., 50c; per oz., 

 $7.50. 



Centaurea Candidlssima, tr. pkt., 25c. 



Select strains of Verbena, Stocks, Qrandiflora 



SEND FOR NEW FLORISTS' 



Centaurea Qymnocarpa, tr. pkt., 15c. 



Lobelia Crystal Palace Compacta, extra select 

 strain, tr. pkt., lOc. 



Petunia, large-flowering fringed, single mixed 

 tr. pkt., 35c. 



Petunia, large-flowering fringed, double mixed, 

 tr. pkt., 66c. 



Primula Obconica Oigantea, rose, crimson, lilac 

 Hybrida, mixed, each, tr. pkt., 36c. 



Salvia Bonfire, tr. pkt., 26c; per oz., $2.50. 



and Qiant-flowering Spencer Sweet Peas, etc. 



WHOLESALE CATALOGUE 



CDRRIE BROS. CO., \ 



108 WISCONSIN ST., 

 312 BROADWAY, 



![ NUWAUXEE, WIS. 



MentloD The Review when you write 



HUNTINGTON'S 



ASTER SEED 



niough they're pretty good seed now, they're 

 not at their best In February. 



Mr. Wide Awake Florist, would you rather 

 work a day than think a minute? A word to 

 the wise should be sufficient; we are growers. 



The "ad" below was published in the August 

 31, 1911, Issue of the Florists' Review. 



A WORD ABOUT ASTEB SEED 



The proper time to talk aster seed is when 

 the stock can be seen In bloom. About February 

 first the buyer has to take the word of the cat- 

 alogues In regard to the stock he Is looking fc»-. 



Weather conditions here in Palnesvllle have 

 been Just as unfavorable as elsewhere. Our as- 

 ters are all strictly field-grown and without 

 water. Steady use of the cultivator, our shad- 

 ing system and top feeding has given ns a 

 splendid crop. Below will be found a list of 

 our favorites, with stem and flower measure- 

 ments. We are prepared to convince the gen- 

 tleman from Missouri If he will call, or we will 

 be glad to send out a limited number of sample 

 boxes of flowers. Bnclose 60c to pay for pack- 

 ing and trouble. This will be deducted from 

 the first seed order. 



Lady Roosevelt, stem 30 in., flower 4 in. 



Huntington's Giant Pink; shell pink sport 

 from Lisdy Roosevelt; same tall, sturdy growth, 

 flower more loosely built and much larger, stem 

 24-30 in., flower 4^-6^ in. 



Non-Lateral White (branching), stem 24-30 

 in., flower 4 in. 



Late Br. Mary Semple, purple, rose, lav., 

 stem 16-22 in., flower 3^-4 in. 



Crego, rose, purple, stem 18-20 in., flower 

 4^-6 in. 



Crego, shell pink, lavender, stem 14-20 In., 

 flower 4^-5^ In. 



Vick's Rochester (Mikado Pink), stem 24 in., 

 flower 4Vi-5^ In. 



Huntington 8 Improved Mikado Rose, identical 

 in all ways with Rochester. More rank in 



fowth, bright rose, stem 24-30 in., flower 4%- 

 in. 



Lavender Gem and Snowdrift. Our strain of 

 these cannot be beaten. Only three rogues taken 

 from over 1,S00 plants. They showed as high 

 as 16 salable flowers to the plant. Stem 12-22 

 In., flower 2^-4 In. 



We ship no flowers, only a few rogues going 

 onto the Cleveland market, taken by Jones & 

 Russell. They bring $2.00 per 100 on a 75c- 

 $1.00 market. 



Very good seed blocks of most of the special 

 asters advertised last spring can be seen here, 

 but those mentioned above are showing much 

 the best results. 



Write for my seed list, out about Feb. 1. 



Ralph E. Huntington 



PAINESVILLK, O. 



BILBS 



Far Below Cost 



Ask for prices. 



James Vick's Sons 



ROCHESTER. N. Y. 



Johnson's Highost Quality 



FLOWER SEEDS 



strictly New Crop and of High Oennination. 



AGERATUM BLUE PERFECTION, trade 



pkt., 15c; oz., 60c. 

 ALY88UM LITTLE OEM, trade pkt., 10c; 



oz., 26c. 

 ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon), giant 



mixed, trade pkt., 160 ; ex., 40c. 

 ANTIRRHINUM, giant rose, white or 



yellow, trade pkt., 16c; oz., 60c 

 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS, true 



greenhouse grown, $8.60 per 1,000 seeds; 



per 100 seeds, 60c. 

 BEGONIA SEMPERFL0REN8 VERNON, 



carmine, trade pkt., 80c. 

 CANDYTUFT, EMPRESS, best white, 



trade pkt., lOc; oz., 20c. 

 CELOSIA CRISTATA, Glasgow Prize. 



trade pkt, 20c; oz., |1. 

 CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA, trade 



pkt., 26c; oz., 76c. 

 CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA, trade 



pkt., 16c; oz., 36c. 

 COBAEA SCAN DENS, purple, trade pkt. 



10c; oz., 30c. 

 COLEUS, new giant hybrids, trade pkt, 



40c. 

 GREVILLEA ROBUSTA, trade pkt, 15c; 



oz., 60c. 

 HELIOTROPE, LEMOINE'8 GIANT, 



trade pkt, 30c; oz., $1.60 

 IPOMOEA GRAN Dl FLORA (moonflow- 



er), trade pkt, lec; oz., 40c. 

 LOBELIA CRYSTAL PALACE COM- 

 PACTA, blue, trade pkt., 26c; oz., $1.25. 

 LOBELIA SPECIOSA, trailing, trade pkt. 



lec; oz., 50c. 

 PETUNIA, JOHNSON'S SUPERB SIN- 

 GLE FRINGED, trade pkt, 50c. 

 PETUNIA, JOHNSON'S SUPERB DOU- 

 BLE FRINGED, 600 seeds, trade pkt, 



76c. 

 PETUNIA, JOHNSON'S CALIFORNIA 



RUFFLED GIANTS, trade pkt, $1.00. 

 PYRETHRUM AUREUM (feverfew), 



trade pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 

 SALVIA SPLENDENS (Scarlet Sage), 



trade pkt, 26c; oz., $1. 

 SALVIA SPLENDENS BONFIRE, trade 



pkt, 30c; oz., $2. , 



SMI LAX, trade pkt, 10c; oz., 30c. 

 80LANUM CAPSICA8TRUM, trade pkt, 



10c; oz., 26c. 

 STOCKS, LARQ£ FLOWERING TEN 



WEEKS, mixed or separate colors, 



trade pkt., 30c; oz., $2.60. 

 STOCKS, CUT AND COME AGAIN, 



white, trade pkt, 30c; oz., $2.50. 

 STOCKS, CUT AND COME AGAIN, 



mixed, trade pkt, 30c; oz., $2.50. 

 THUNBERGIA, MIXED (Black Eyed Su- 

 san), trade plrt., 10c; oz., 40c. 

 VERBENA, JOHNSON'S MAMMOTH, 



mixed, trade pkt., 25c; oz., 90c. 

 VERBENA, JOHNSON'S MAMMOTH, 



separate colors, trade pkt., 2ec; oz., 



VINCA, ROSEA, ALBA AND ALBA PU- 

 RA, trade pkt, 16c; oz., eOc. 



VINCA, mixed, trade pkt., 16c; oz., 40c. 



PANSY, JOHNSON'S FAMOUS PRIZE 

 WINNERS, the finest giant strain ob- 

 tainable, 1,000 seeds, 30c; trade pkt., 

 50c; oz., $6. 



PHLOX, DWARF CECILY, mixed, trade 

 pkt., 80c; oz., $1.76. 



PHLOX, LARGE FLOWERING DWARF, 

 mixed, trade pkt, 80c; oz.. $1.25. 



See our Begonia and Gloxinia offer in 

 January 26 issue. 



JOHNSON SEED CONPANY 



217 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



