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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



April 25, 1912. 



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Seed Trade News. 



AMXBIQAV 8ZKD TRASX ASBOCZASZOV. 



Prea., Leonard H. Vaaghan, Ohicairo; First Yice- 

 Prea., M. H. Duryea, New York City: Sec'y and 

 Treas., 0. E. Kendel. Cleveland, O. 



Thirtieth annual convention, Chicago, June 25 to 

 27. 1912. 



The Alfred J. Brown Seed Co., Grand 

 Kapids, Mich., handles nursery stock as 

 a side line and has had a good volume 

 of orders for ornamentals. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, 

 lost three cases of bulbs that went down 

 with the Titanic. They are the only 

 seedsmen whose name appeared on the 

 manifest of the ill-fated boat. 



The E. V. Crine Seed Co., a New 

 Jersey corporation, has gone into a re- 

 ceivership following the condemnation 

 and seizure of two shipments of catsup 

 by United States food inspectors. 



Ealph M. Ward, New York, has sailed 

 for Europe, to visit the various connec- 

 tions of his firm and attend the Lon- 

 don flower show in May. In June, Mr. 

 Ward will sail from England for China 

 and Japan, returning to New York in the 

 autumn. 



The Hogue-Kellogg Co., Ventura, Cal., 

 which has been growing seed beans for 

 a number of large wholesale seed houses 

 for several years, in conjunction with a 

 commission business, will hereafter make 

 a specialty of the seed bean business. 

 It is reported their seed bean business 

 last season ran to eighty-five carloads. 



J. C. Robinson, of the Robinson Seed 

 Co., Waterloo, Neb., who recently pur- 

 chased the business of the Rocky Ford 

 Seed Growers' Association, has purchased 

 the warehouse formerly occupied by the 

 Union Trading Co., in Rocky Ford. A 

 number of changes will be made in the 

 building, to fit the requirements of the 

 seed business. 



CONDITIONS IN CALIFOBNIA. 



Writing from San Jose, Cal., under 

 date of April 17, J. W. Edmundson, 

 sales manager for the Braslan Seed 

 Growers' Co., says: 



"Conditions in seed growing sections 

 of California are materially improved 

 since the last rain, though some sec- 

 tions are backward in growth, owing 

 to the drought of winter. In the Santa 

 Clara valley we have had 9.04 inches 

 of rain to date. The average here is 

 15.25 inches, so you will readily see we 



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THOMSON'S MANURE 



Vine, Plant and Vegetable 



Unrivaled for vines, tomatoes, cucumbers, all flowerinir. foliage 

 and frult-bearinfir plants; vegetables, lawns, etc.. Has stood the 

 test of 30 years. The result of many years of practical experience. 



Sold by Loadlns Amorlcan Soodsmon. 



Also Thomson's Spoclal Chrysanthomuin and Top. 

 drosslns UManuro. An Kxeollont Stimulant. 



WM. THOMSON A SONS, Ltd. ^•"'asXSSS.., ...«.„ 



Freight paid on quantities; liberal terms to retailers. Write 

 for our special oflTer to the American trade, agents' circuiari, 

 pamphlets, etc., to sole makers. Write (or prices, etc . 



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-TO THX TRADK- 



HENRY METTE, Ouedlinbui^ Geimany 



^■^^^'^""■■" (ESTABUSHED IN 1787) 



Orowor end Xzporter on tlie very larcost soale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



■poolaltlos: Baens, Beets. Cabbages. Carrots, Eohl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces, Onions, 

 Paas, Radlslios, Spinach, Turnips. Swedes, Astors, Balsams, Beronias. Camationi. 

 Cinerarias, Qloxinias, Larlcspors, Nasturtiuins, Pansias. Petunias, Pbloz, Primulas, Scabious, 

 Stocks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalog ue free on application, 



HXMBT MKTTK'B TRIUMPH OF THK GXAMT PAMHUBS (mixed), the most per- 

 fect and most beautiful in the world. $6.00 per oz. : $1.50 per ^ oz. ; 75c i>er 1/16 oz. Postage 

 paid. Cash with order. 



All seeds offered are grown under mj personal supervision on my oiKm vast srounds, 

 and are warranted true to name, of strongest growth, finest stocks and best quality. I also 

 crow larcaly saeds on contr act. 



VAN GRIEKEN'S BULBS, l^°s^^;^ 



mgdli-Brada Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, ipn U AM nRrrKTM fjtta fUUni 



Crocus, ate. Writs for Catalocue. ■*" '"**^ UAIUlLn, USiC, OHIUI 



H. FRANK DARROW 



p. O. Box 12S0 

 86 Barclay St., NEW YORK 



Villey fnm ciid stinge for immediite skipneit 



Importer of 



Azaleas, Palms, Bay Trass 



and all other Belgian Plants, Lily of the Valley 

 of the finest Berlin and Hamburg brands. 



Japanese, Hollaad and French Bulbs 



FRENCH and ENQLISH 

 PRUIT and ORNAMENTAL STOCKS 



Mentioa The Reyfew when tou write 



RAFFIA 



NATURAL: Red Star and 3 other 

 brands. Bale lots or less. 



COLORED : 24 standard colors. 



Minimum orders 25 lbs. Write for 

 prices, stating quantity. 



McHUTCHISON A CO. 



THE IMPORT HOUSE 



17 Murray St.. NEW YORK 



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German Stock Seeds 



A GRAND SPECIALTY 



Price list on application 



f AUL TBCHER, Striegau, Gennany 



Oldast SoaoUJ Housa 



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 trial on 



Azaleas 



75.000 fine shaped ^zalea Indica, grown ex- 

 clusively for American trade. Special prices 

 upon reauest. 



O. TH. De RAEVE 



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 Mont St. Amand. Ghent. Belrinm 



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 Contract Offers. 



{.•iVr"" "QUALITY" 



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to order for the Trade only, PLANTS and 

 BTILBS from Europe and Japan. Spring 

 or Fall Delivery. Address wltli bualness card. 



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