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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



NOTaUBBB 8» 191t. 



never been so high in the history of the 

 seed business as this season. 



"Although there has been a great 

 deal of agitation along the line of pure 

 seed legislation recently, the fact still 

 remains that the purity of grass and 

 clover seed will not, and moreover, can- 

 not be improved, no matter what strin- 

 gent laws may be enacted, and while 

 the reports of seed tests are often very 

 damaging to the seed trade in general, 

 they do not result in any good to any- 

 body. For all that, we do not for a 

 moment hesitate to go on record and 

 state that there is no country in . the 

 world that handles, on an average, such 

 high qualities of grass and clover seeds 

 as the UnitecT'Sitates. 



"We really do not know of a case 

 where grass seed has been misbranded. 

 Of course, this may happen to the best 

 and most reliable seed house, and in 

 that case it would be the duty of. the 

 receiver to inspect the seed immediately 

 on arrival, so that in the event of there 

 being a mistake, it can be adjusted at 

 once." 



IMPORTS. 



"■The imports of seed through the port 

 of New York for the week ending Octo- 

 ber 22 were as follows: 



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



Annattc . . 41 $ 400 Fenugreek . . §60 $1,40T 



Canary ... 280 1,370 Grass 800 1.291 



Caraway.. 350 2,048 MUlet 1,250 3,481 



Castor . . .6,425 25,238 Mustard ... 225 1 704 



Celery ... 30 454 Poppy 150 *930 



ClOTer ... 10 447 Rape 317 1 677 



Coriander .1,410 4,742 Ottier 7,o72 



Fennel ... 16 220 



In the same period the imports of 

 bulbs, trees and plants were valued at 

 $50,274. 



SEED CHOPS AT BAin)OLPH. 



"Peas are about forty per cent of a 

 crop with us," says J, W. Jung, of 

 Randolph, Wis. "Beans are not yet 

 threshed, but we think they will be a 

 good average. Cucumbers were excel- 

 lent; in fact, the best crop of these we 

 ever have raised." 



The Jung Seed Co. has made some- 

 thing of a specialty of salvia and aster 

 and in speaking of these Mr. Jung said : 

 "Salvia will be a fair crop, but asters 

 will be light, due to a severe attack of 

 the aster disease, or blight. We are 

 about positive that this is caused by 

 souring of the soil, as before we had 

 much rain it was hardly noticeable, but 

 immediately after heavy rains it spread 

 rapidly. The person who discovers 

 something to check the ravages of this 

 disease will indeed be a benefactor to 

 all growers of asters." 



THE PRODUCTION OF SEEDS. 



Relative Supply and Demand. 



The commercial value of all kinds 

 of seed is dependent, even to a greater 

 degree than is the case with most mer- 

 chandise, upon relatively temporary sup- 

 ply and demand, says W. W. Tracy, 

 formerly of D. M. Ferry & Co., in a 

 recent bulletin of the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture. A shortage of seed can 

 not usually be met with a fresh sup- 

 ply until the next season, and the forc- 

 ing upon the market of even a small 

 surplus has a more depressing effect 

 than with most merchandise. As most 

 seeds retain their vitality for several 

 years, seedsmen usually guard against 

 a short crop by carrying over a por- 



IMPORT DIRECT ._,„ 



Japanese Maples, I9 beantlfully colored Tarletlea, 1 to I'a ft $ 2.80 $ 95.00 



Arlatolocliia 8lpho (Dutchman's pipe). 6 ft. long 2JM> 33.00 



Aristolochla Slphu (Dutchman's pipe), 4 to 6 ft 1.80 16.00 



Bnxus. standards, heads 80 Inches through 36.00 320.00 



Boxns anff ruticos^ (box for edging), 6 to 6 Inches 2JiD 



CleiiMU;is,-pot.grown. 2 years, 6 ft ^.....' 1.20 10.00 



Clematis, field-grown. 2 years. 6 ft 1.40 12.00 



Dielytra spectabllis (Bleeding Heart), 3 eyes and up .36 8.00 



Funkia undulata medio vanegata, 8 eyes and up 60 6.00 



Kalmia latlfolia (Mountain Laurel), 1 ft., well budded ^^^.^^ 3.80 26.00 



MaBnoliaSoulangeana, with many buds, 3 to 4 ft. pyramids '^ 6JW 46.00 



PaeoniaChlnensis, red, white and pink, 3 eyes and up r^.. 60 4.00 



PaeoniaChinensis, In best named varieties. 3 eyes and up. ......,«..,^._... 70 6.00 



Paeonia Chinensis Duchesse de Nemours, sulphur yellow- .., 1.20 10.00 



Paeonia Chinensin f estiva maxima, the grandest white, very large 1.20 lO.OO 



Paeonia officinalis mntabilis,Tery light pink .80 6.00 



Paeonia off icinalis rosea plena ,80 6.00 



Paeonia of ficinalis mbraplena 60 4.00 



Phlox, In beautiful varieties, field-grown clumps 40 8.00 



Rhododendron hybrids, hardy and for forcing: 



HelghtlStolSlnches, 6 to SJHids, 12 to 16 Inches diameter 2.60 32.0*-^ 



Height 18 to 24 inches, 8 to 12 buds, 16 to 18 inches diameter SJiO SO.OO 



Height 21 to 27 Inches. 12 to 18 buds, 18 to 24 inches diameter 4.60 40.00 



Height 24 to 80 Inches, 18 to 24 buds, 24 to 30 inches diameter 6JM> 00.00 



ShododendronCatawblen8egr.fi., 7 to 10 buds, 1 to l^a ft 2.00 18.00 



Rhododendron Catawbiense gr. f I., 10 to 16 buds, l>Qto2 ft 2.80 26.00 



Rhododendron, standards, named, heads 1 Hi to 2 ft. diameter 6.60 60.00 



ROSK8, 3 to 6 branches^ In very many varieties, as: Per Per 



Baroness Rothschild, Captain Hayward, Crimson Rambler, Dorothy POTkiiu^ 1000 100 

 Frau Karl Druachki, Oeneral Jacqueminot, Oruss an. TeplltE, HiaiKatlMrinKrai |t 

 Car. Testout, Marg. B^lckson, Mrs. J. Laing. Paul NeyrbB, P. C. de RohHU.^IncI^^^ ■ 



Bmnner . .$40.00 $ iJOO 



Baby Rambler, Catherine Zelmet, Etoile de France, Hermosa, Iiady Osy, Madame Abel 



Chatenay, Solell d'Or 60.00 6.00 



Klilamey, Madame Abel Chatenay. 80UV. de la Malmalson. Tansepdschon 60.00 7.00 



M,lse O. Mesman (new everblooming, climbing Baby Rambler) 30i)0 



Prices , f . o. b . Bosfcoop. Duty, freight and packing to be paid 

 on arrival of the goods. 6 per cent discount for cash with order. 



F. J. Grootendorst & Sons, Boskoop, Hollaiia 



Mention The Review when you write 



THIS IS THE TIME 



to place your contract orders FOR CROP 1911 



For the coming year I offer to grow 



Southern Giant 



Curled, Etc. 



RADISH; MUSTARD. 



Special low price for large quantities. 

 Send for further particulars direct to 



Hommo Ten Have, 



Wholesale Seed Grower 

 Scheemda, Holland 



Mention The Review when you write. 



VAN GRIEKEN'S BULBS, ^°^st^>D 



Leo van Grieken, Lisse, Holland 



Mention The Review when you write. 



RlBli Grade Hyaolntlu, Tnllps, NarolaaiUt 

 Crocus, etc. write for OstaloBiie. 



tion of the previous season's growth, 

 but this carrying over of a large pro- 

 portion of one's stock is objectionable 

 not only because of the cost of storage, 

 insurance, etc., but because of the prej- 

 udice, which in many cases is quite 

 unjustifiable, in favor of fresh seed, 

 and also because of the depressing ef- 

 fect which the putting upon the mar- 

 ket of even a little more seed than 

 is actually needed has upon current 

 prices. 



A wise seedsman will therefore not 

 only hesitate to risk his reputation for 

 handling pure and true stocks through 

 purchase by sample, no matter how 

 good the sample may seem to be, but 

 will endeavor to limit his supply to 

 seed which he knows was. grown from 

 pure and true stock seed, and as far 

 as possible to tljat which was subject 

 while growing to his own inspection 

 and approval. He will also discourage 

 the growing of speculative crops with 

 the intention of selling by sample be- 

 cause of the liability of such crops to 



disturb the most profitable balance of 

 supply and demand. 



Low Prices for Growing Seed Crops. 



Seedsmen are often able to place con- 

 tracts for growing seed, particularly of 

 sweet corn, peas, and beans, at very 

 low prices — even lower than grain of 

 the same species can be sold for on 

 the market. That they are able to do 

 so is the result of the following condi- 

 tions: 



(1) Though it is true that certain 

 conditions of soil and climate are es- 

 sential to profitable seed growing, lands 

 fulfilling these conditions are so widely 

 distributed and their total area is so 

 much greater than is necessary for the 

 production of all the seed needed that 

 their possession and use for seed grow- 

 ing by no means insure a profitable crop. 



(2) The growing of a seed crop for 

 a widely advertised seed firm seems to 

 many people more attractive than the 

 growing of grain for sale in the open 

 market, and farmers of thie slass are 



