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Th« Florists' Review 



Fkbhuaky 20, 1914. 



Seed Trade News. 



AKERICAN SEED TBADE ASSOCIATION. 



Pretirdent, C. 0. Maatie, Miime»polU; Baore- 

 t*rv-TT«aiur«r, 0. E. Kendel, CleveUnd. 0. 



Ihirty-MCD&d annual oonvention, Waudoffton, 

 D. C, June 88 to 26, 1914. 



The 1914 edition is the twenty-fifth 

 annual general catalogue issued by the 

 W. W. Barnard Co. It was set and 

 printed by Ihling Bros.-Everard Co., Kal- 

 amazoo, Mich. 



The estate of Martin J. Sutton, head 

 of the well-known English seed house, 

 who died recently, has been probated at 

 $569,000, on which the British inherit- 

 ance tax was $60,000, or nine per cent 

 and interest. 



Since last week's issue two more bills 

 have been introduced in Congress to 

 bring seeds, plants, etc., into the parcel 

 j>ost, one of the bills fixing the rate of 

 postage on these articles the same as on 

 lataloguess after March 15. 



The seed trade in general has endorsed 

 the suggestion made by The Eeview, issue 

 of February 5, that the best arrange- 

 ment will be one under which the postage 

 on seeds and plants will be the same as 

 it will be on catalogues after March 15. 



Representing a seed house at Wash- 

 ington, la., Werter De Vaughn has 

 opened a seed store at Omaha, Neb., on 

 Harney street, between Sixteenth and 

 Seventeenth streets. A full line of 

 nursery stock will lie handled in addi- 

 tion to seeds. 



ENDORSE THE REVIEW'S VIEW. 



When it became apparent that the 

 public will insist that seeds, etc., be 

 included in the articles that take the 

 parcel post zone rates, The Review sug- 

 gested that the trade ask for rates 

 the same as the new rates on catalogues. 

 Some opposition has developed in cer- 

 tain quarters, against the general propo- 

 sition of changing the law, but seeds- 

 men, with .some important exceptions, 

 agree with the view of the public, that 

 it will be an all-around advantage to 

 have seeds mailable under the zone 

 rates. A number of seedsmen, also, 

 have endorsed the suggestion made by 

 The Review, that if the rates on seeds 

 and on catalogues are made the same 

 it will be favorable to the trade inter- 

 est. The following statement, made 

 February 14, is by Northrup, King & 

 Co., Minneapolis. It is of special in- 

 terest because C. A. Massie, president 

 of Northrup, King & Co., also is presi- 

 dent of the American Seed Trade Asso- 

 <iation and because Minneapolis is lo- 

 cated close to the northern boundary 

 and therefore is in a position not dis- 

 .similar from the firms located on the 

 Atlantic seaboard. They say: 



"In our opinion, the ])lacing of seeds, 

 « uttings, bulbs, roots, scions and })lants 

 under the same parcel post regulation 

 as will apply to catalogues on and after 

 March 16 would be the most satisfac- 

 tory jdan for the seed trade in general. 

 This would mean that packages weigh- 

 ing eight ounces or less wouhl take a 

 flat rate of two ounces for 1 cent, re- 

 gardless of distance; jiackages weighing 

 over eight ounces would take zone 

 rptes. We believe that this would ef 

 feet a saving to nearly every seed house 

 in the United States. 



"There is no plausible reason why 

 the mailing of these packages would be 



Braslan 



Lmie wintetale irawtri if ONMN. LETIUCE. DIIIOT. RABUN. PARSNIP, 

 PARSLEY. CEURT. ENDIVE, LEEK. SALSIFY mi SWEET PEAS. 



Seed Growers 



SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA ^^ ^ TYl Y> 51 Yl V 



Write for 1914. Contracting Prices. 



MentlOD The RcTlew when yon wrlf . 



[YOU will be satisfied with the products of 

 Burpee's "Seeds that Grow" 



Better write to Burpee, Philadelphia,— for new Complete Catalogue. 



BEANS, PEAS, RADISH 



AND ALL QARDCN SEEDS 



UEOt*A?B 



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KiMii* »^»*^* GROWERS fOR THE TRADf 

 ON iON SETS w"*- •«' ••'^* 



The Everett B. Clark Seed Com Milford, Coniic 



Orowlns Stations at East Jordaa. RUch.. Oraaa Bay. Wis- Sistsr Bay. Wis. 



Beans, Peas. Sweet Corn, Onion, Beet, Turnip, Tomato, Re, Etc 



^^ 1^ I ^^ 1^ ^% Hi ^m m^ Write us for prices on new crop of high- 

 \^ m% I \^ M% ^^ Bb Bh E^ grade globe and flat varieties. 

 SCHILDER BROTHERSp (Seed and Sets) Chilllcothe, Ohio 



— THB— 



J. C. Robinson Seed Co. 



WATERLOO, NEB. 



ROCKT FORD, COLO. 



Contract rmwen of Cuciimher. Cantaloapc^ 

 Watermelon,. Sqiiash and Pumpkin Seed; Sugar, 

 FUnt and Field Seed Corn. 



Waldo Rohnert 



GILROY, CAL. 



Wholesale Seed Grower 



Specialties: Lettuce, Onion, Sweet Peas, Aster, 

 Cosmos, Mitrnouette, Verbena, in variety. 



Correspondence solicited. 



Mention The BeTlew when you write. 



CONTRACT 



SEED GROWERS 



strictly MlRhlcsn Gro^rn Beana. Caenmber, 

 Tomato. Miukmelon, Squaah, Watermelon, Radish, 

 Sweet Oom. Correapendence solieited. 



S. n ISBELL & CO., Jackson, Mich. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



THE KINBERLIN SEED CO. 



Seed Grmtn SANTA CLARA, CAL 



Growers of 

 ONION, LETTUCE, RADISH, eta 



Correspondence SolicitPd 

 Mention The RtTlew when yon write. 



Routzahn Seed Co. 



ARBOTO GRANDE, CAL. 



SWEET PEA and NASTURTIUM 

 SPECIAUSTS 



Wholesale rrowers of fnll lists of I1X)WKR and 

 Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Pieters-Wheder Seed Company 



Qliroy, :: :: CaHfomla 



Growers of High Grade Seeds 



Onion, Radish, Lettuce, 

 Sweet Peas, etc. 



Correapondenoa SoUoltad. 



Ifention Thy Rerlew when yon write. 



TOMATO SEED 



BEST STOCKS 



ALL VAmETm 



The Haven Seed Co. 



t*> wiMlesale tntt mm Santa 

 Mention The Rerlew when yoo write. 



OROWERS OF 



ONION SEED 



Flats 'Wholeflale 



Globes. ..Wholesale and Retail 



LAUOHLINSEEDCO. 



NAPPANEE, IND. 



Henry Fish Seed Co. 



BEAN GROWERS 



For the Wholesale Seed Trade. 

 CARPINTBRIA. -:- CAU 



SWEET PEA SEED 



Write for our Price List. 



S. BRYSON AYRES CO. 



Swaat Paa Farm. 

 ' Sunny Siopa. INDEPCNDENCC. Ma 



