June 27, 1912. 



The Florists' Review 



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Fortthe past several weeks, we have been showing some of our customers just how our growing crop looks. 

 After seeing for themselves, most of them have materially increased their orders with us. 



Braslan Seed Growers Company, Inc. 



Growing Onion, Lettuce, Carrot and Radish 

 for the Wboiesale Trade. 



General Offices, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 



Our Latest Crop Report will b* Wired to the Convontion. 



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ers anticipate a good pack of the early 

 peas, or Alaskas, but if it turns dry 

 and hot the pack of these will be re- 

 duced. 



Keports which have been coming from 

 southern Indiana show conditions which 

 point to the possibility of another poor 

 tomato season in that section. In fact, 

 some growers say conditions are against 

 a good crop being produced there, as it 

 appears that a poor stand has been se- 

 cured in the fields planted last, and that 

 on this account the acreage will be some- 

 what reduced. Conditions, however, are 

 uneven, for some favorable reports re- 

 garding tomatoes are received. In cen- 

 tral Indiana packers report having got- 

 ten a very good stand in their fields, and 

 from northern Indiana favorable advices 

 predominate. 



THE SEED TRADE CONVENTION. 



Seed Advertising 



requires, above all, a knowledge of seeds, plants, their products, market value and 

 qualities. To present all the srood points claimed for seeds strongly through dis- 

 tinctive advertising methods spells success. 



Most seedsmen are too busy to study advertising thoroughly. Their business is to pro- 

 duce seeds. Most advertising men do not ihink it necessary to study seeds— they design 

 advertisements and juggle words the best they know how. 



The services of a trained advertising man who was bom and raised as a seedsman are 

 available through our organization. Seed advertisers are invited to profit by this unusual 

 combination. Ask for facts about the specialized service which we are able to render. 



The Mumm-Romer Company, m'. Columbus, Ohio 



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Association in Executive Session. 



The American Seed Trade Association 

 is holding its thirtieth annual conven- 

 tion behind closed doors this week, at 

 the Sherman House, Chicago. The only 

 ones privileged to pass the sergeant-at- 

 arms are members, the duly accredited 

 representatives of members, and the offi- 

 cial stenographer. In sending out his 

 notice of this "radical departure," 

 Secretary Kendel said: "It is felt that 

 at only such meetings can a full and 

 free discussion be had on the many vital 

 subjects that are of interest to the seed 

 trade. ' ' 



The hotel began filling up with seeds- 

 men Monday and the secretary said that 

 the attendance is large, the number 

 present at the opening session, at 10 

 a. m. Tuesday, June 25, being un- 

 usually good. * * The plan is to have one 

 long session each morning for the three 

 days of the convention," said the sec- 

 retary, "leaving the time after lunch- 

 eon open for the personal intercourse 

 that is such an important feature of the 



SEED PACKETS 



WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. 



THE BROWN BAG FILLING MACHINE CO., Fitdibui^, Mass. 



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trade gatherings. The first day was de- 

 voted entirely to routine matters, the 

 address of President Leonard Vaughan, 

 the report and financial statement of 

 the secretary-treasurer and the appoint- 

 ment of such convention committees as 

 those on obituary and auditing. A 

 membership of 168 was shown, an in- 

 crease of four over the preceding year, 

 and on recommendation of the member- 

 ship committee thirteen new members 

 were elected," and Mr. Kendel handed 

 the reporter the names, as follows: 



Crenshaw Bros., Tampa, Fla. 

 Ross Bros., Wichita, Kan. 

 Griswold Seed Co., Lincoln, Neb. 

 Arthur G. Lee, Fort Smith, Ark. 

 Louis B. Renter, New Orleans. 

 Robert Bulst Co., Philadelphia. 

 Dakota Improved Seed Co., Mitchell, S 

 P. Mann & Co., Washington, D. C. 

 C. M. Wolf & Co., Washington, D. C. 

 C. P. Coy A Son, Waterloo, Neb. 

 Missouri Seed Co., Kansas City, Mo. 

 Rudy-Patrick Seed Co., Kansas City, Mo. 

 C. F. Saul, Syracuse, N. Y. 



D. 



Committee Reports. 



The next order of business after the 

 election of new members was the re- 

 ports of standing committees. These 

 committees, with the chairmen, are as 

 follows: 



Delegates to National Board of Trade— Albert 

 McCullough, Cincinnati, O., chairman. 



Committee on Seed Legislation— Charles D. 

 Boyles, Chicago, 111., chairman. 



Committee on Postal Laws— S. A. Wilson, 

 Madison, Wis., chairman. 



Committee on Customs and Tariff — H. E. Fiske 

 Boston, Mass., chairman. 



Committee on Transportation— Ben P. Cornell, 

 St. Louis, Mo., chairman. 



Committee on Experiment Stations— Linnaeus 

 Allen, Floral Park, N. Y., chairman. 



Committee to Confer with National Seed 

 Analysts— Charles N. Page, Des Moines, la . 

 chairman. 



Representatives on Joint Committee with 

 Florists and Nurserymen — S. A. Wilson, Madi- 

 son, Wis., chairman. 



The important committees at this 

 time are those on Seed Legislation, on 

 Conference with Natioiial Seed Anal- 



