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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



April 22, 1009. 



Badish promises a good crop. Celery, 

 collards, beet, kohlrabi, leek, spinach, 

 parsley, parsnip, mustard and endive all 

 promise a good crop at this time. 



Chas. p. Braslan. 



SEED TRADE APPROVES. 



Aldrich Bill Rates Acceptable. 



In last week's Eeview there appeared 

 in full those paragraphs of the Aldrich 

 tariff bill, now pending in the United 

 States Senate, covering the item of seeds. 

 To most of the trade it was a surprise 

 that the bill contained a schedule of 

 specific duties on seeds. Even though 

 these rates are in some cases materially 

 higher than the old ad valorem duties, 

 the trade in general is disposed to accept 

 them joyously, as affording the only pos- 

 sible relief from the vexations of the old 

 system. The letters received by the Re- 

 view since its publication of the sched- 

 ules last week are here given, to show 

 the way they have been received: 



Joseph Breck & Sons. 



Joseph Breek & Sons, Boston, tele- 

 graph as follows: 



"We do not object to a moderate duty 

 on seeds. We strongly advocate specific 

 instead of ad valorem duties. The Al- 

 drich bill schedule is good, but we con- 

 sider the schedule recommended by Amer- 

 ican Seed Trade Association and Whole- 

 sale Seedsmen's League as being better 

 balanced. 



' * We strongly advocate specific duties 

 on Dutch and other flowering bulbs. The 

 seed associations suggested an admirable 

 schedule on these as well as on seeds. ' ' 



D. Landreth Seed Co. 



Burnet Landreth, of D. Landreth Seed 

 Co., Bristol,. Pa., writes : 



"This firm is well satisfied with that 

 portion of the proposed Aldrich or Sen- 

 ate bill as it bears on seeds; indeed, we 

 would be satisfied with almost anything 

 to get rid of the very inquisitive and 

 domineering custom house methods under 

 an ad valorem system, 



"All these tariff bills on seeds are in 

 one view very funny, and funny is a 

 small word to use, but it just suits the 

 case in that they are so particular to 

 enumerate: Fenugreek, cardamom, hoar- 

 hound and St. John's bread." 



A. C. KendeL 



C. E. Kendel, of A. C. Kendel, Cleve- 

 land, writes: 



"Comparing the Aldrich bill with the 

 duties now in force, I do not think the 

 rates excessive. The advantage of hav- 

 ing specific duty will overbalance the ad- 

 vance in rates on the items increased. 

 Business can adjust itself to the new 

 prices, as it does every year when there 

 is a shortage. But business can not ad- 

 just itself to the rapidly changing prices 

 caused by the present ad valorem system. 



* * There is, of course, a decided in- 

 crease in some items that are largely im- 

 ported, over the schedule offered by the 

 Tariff Committee of the American Seed 

 Trade Association, and I, for one, am 

 sorry their schedule was not more closely 

 adhered to, but, on the other hand, the 

 drop on cauliflower from $1 per pound 

 to the free list, and the less decided drop 

 on one or two other items make up in 

 some measure the increase from 2 cents 

 to 4 cents per pound on turnip. The bill 

 is evidently intended to raise revenue, 

 and it certainly will until such time as 



Fischer's firaod Freesia PURITY 



Tbe unequaled 'white daooratlve Freesia. Send in your orders early if you want the 

 large sizes, as I am bookinK large orders for tbem now and will have to refuse orders for 

 mammoth, althouf^h 1 will have many more bulbs than other years. Our stock is absolutely 

 pure, as great pains is taken to remove any rogues, as they may appear, and all seed pods 

 are removed, avoiding all danger of mixture, as Purity does not come true from seed. 

 Dealers getting their stock from us, will always be lure to get the purest of stock. 



For Sale by the Leadlnc Beedamen. 



RUDOLPH FISCHER, R.F.D.,San Gabriel, Cal. 



Mention The Keview when you •Write 



American growers will produce stocks 

 equal to imported of some varieties. 



* ' I have written to Senator Aldrich 

 suggesting a duty of 5 cents per pound 

 on yellow trefoil, clean seed or in mixture 

 with other seeds. If the grass seed men 

 intend to put an end to the adulteration 

 of clover and alfalfa they have a good 

 opportunity to get in a few licks where 

 it will count. Such a duty will not injure 

 the legitimate use for yellow trefoil, and 

 it will discourage its use for other pur- 

 poses. ' ' 



Northrup, King & G). 



J. E. Northrup, of Northrup, King & 

 Co., Minneapolis, writes: 



"We have not had time to closely scan 

 the proposed Aldrich bill, but it appears 

 to amount for the most part to a very 

 considerable increase in duties. However, 

 it will be a blessing to get specific duties, 

 but 5 cents a pound is certainly suflScient 

 on all seeds not especially provided for 

 in Section 1, and we hope that an amend- 

 ment may be secured to that effect. We 

 are writing our senators urging such 



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amendment. On cauliflower seed $1 a 

 pound is outrageous; 25 cents is ample, 

 50 cents the limit." 



[Mr. Northrup evidently is expressing 

 his opinion of the recommendation made 

 to the house committee on Ways .and 

 Means; in the Aldrich bill cauliflower is 

 on the free list. — Ed.] 



Burpee & Co. 



W. Atlee Burpee, of Burpee & Co., 

 Philadelphia, writes: 



"It will be a great mistake if any 

 leading seedsmen trying to secure entirely 

 ideal tariff on seeds should make such 

 objections to the rates specified in tho 



