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The Florists^ Review 



Afbil 10, 1013. 



Seed Trade News. 



AHERICAN SEED TBADE AS80CIATI0V. 



Prealdent, Obarles N. Page, Dei Moines, la.; 

 Secretary-Treaaarer, C. E. Kendel, Cleveland, O. 

 Thlrty-flrat annual convention at Cleveland, June 

 24 to 26. 1813. 



Spinach is not among the scarce items. 

 In Europe they have a surplus. 



The regulation permitting the mailing 

 of 4-ounce parcels at other places than 

 the post-office helps some. 



The Zach Davis Co., at Delaware, O., 

 suffered a seed loss of from $10,000 to 

 $12,000, caused by the flood. 



A CONSTANTLY increasing proportion 

 of America's requirements in aster seed 

 is being met with home-grown stock. 



The Livingston Seed Co., at Columbus, 

 O., writes that it lost little as a result of 

 the flood, its greenhouses being above the 

 water-covered district. 



European seedsmen report a particu- 

 larly strong demand for the novelty Prim- 

 ula malacoides alba, for which orders 

 much exceeded the supply. 



German growers of aster seeds are 

 hoping for something like an average 

 crop this season, as the 1913 crop was 

 considerably short of requirements. 



An association of south Texas truck- 

 ers is invoking the aid of the press on 

 behalf of their crop of Bermuda onions. 

 An advertising campaign has been begun 

 in magazines of wide circulation. 



The big German seed growers, at Er- 

 furt and Quedlinburg, report the soil de- 

 ficient in moisture, as the result of a 

 winter mild and diy, marked by an al- 

 most complete absence of snow. Spring 

 rains were badly needed at the date of 

 last reports. 



LuDwiG Heyn, Darmstadt, Germany, 

 is this year celebrating his twenty-fifth 

 anniversary as sole owner of the grass 

 seed business of world-wide scope con- 

 ducted under the name of Conrad Appel. 

 Mr. Heyn is the great-grandson of the 

 founder, the business having remained 

 in the same family for four generations. 



A CORRESPONDENT of Quedlinburg has 

 the following to say on the germination 

 of the German vegetable, farm and flower 

 seeds in general: "The unusually wet, 

 cool and dull weather last summer and 

 autumn, during the time of the develop- 

 ment and ripening of the seed, prevented 

 a great proportion of the seed from 

 fuUy maturing, and, therefore, the ger- 

 mination is somewhat below that of nor- 

 mal years. Consequently, to avoid disap- 

 pointment, sowings should be made more 

 thickly than usual." 



The Ontario Vegetable Growers* Abbo- 

 ciation has voted to place its seed orders, 

 aggregating $50,000, with European 

 growers, whose prices, according to To- 

 ronto advices, are said to be much lower 

 than the quotations of Canadian growers. 

 W. J. Kerr, of Woodroffe, has been ap- 

 pointed purchasing agent for the entire 

 membership, which aggregates 1,000. It 

 is said that in some cases the European 

 quotations are from 300 to 400 per cent 

 lower than those given by Canadian 

 growers. 



Washington, la. — Jos. P. Melinsky 

 lost 300 lights of glf|B» in the etoon 

 March 23. 



-TO THS TRADE- 



HENRY METTE, anedlinbiu^ Gennany 



^^^■^^^"^■^^ (Established IN 1787) 



Orowar and Kicportwr on the very larsast soala of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



■peclaltleat Beans, Beets. Cabbacea, Canota, Eohl-Rsbl, Leeka, Lettaces. Onions, 

 Peaa, Radishes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes, Asters. Balsams, Beffonias, Carnations, 

 Cinerarias, Olozinlas. Larkspars, Nasturtlunis. Pansies. Petunias. Fhlux, Primulas, Scablooa. 

 Sto oks, Verbenas, Zinnias, etc. Catalotue free on application, 



HXNRT MBTTK'S TRIUMPH OF THK GIANT PANBISS (mixed), the most per* 

 feet and most beautiful in the world, |6.00 per oz. ; 11.75 per ^ oz. ; $1.00 per ^ oz, Postage 

 paid. Cash with order. 



All seeds offered are srrown under my personal supervision on my o^na vast (rounds, 

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

 Brow largely seeds on oontraot. ' ' 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



VAN GRIEKEN'S BULBS 



LEO VAN GRIEKEN, line, HMIand 



SOUND AND 

 WELL SELECTED 



Hlsh-crade Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, 

 Crocus, etc Write for Catalosue. 



Mention The Review when you write 



German Stock Seeds 



A GRAND SPECIALTY 



Price list on application 



PAUL TEICHER, Striegau, Germany 



Oldest Bpeolal House 

 Moitloa Tlie S«t1*w whtn yoa writ*. 



August Rolker & Sons 



import for the trade only: Azaleas, 



Palms, Rhododendrons, Bay Trees. Roses, 



Lilacs, Holland and Japan Bulbs, 



Lily of the Valley, etc. 



P. 0. Box 752, or 31 BanJiy Street, NEW YORK 



Mention The Bcrlew when yoa write. 



NEW AND RARE SEEDS 



Unique collection. Hundreds of rarieties 

 adapted for American use. Perennial 

 and perfectly hardy. Own saving. 

 Catalogue free. 



PERRY'S HARDY PLANT FARM 

 Enfield, Middlesex. Knslandl 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



BERNARD JUDAE& CO. 



Forwarders and Customs Brokers 



Bulbs and Nursery Stock 



Our Specialty. 



PARIS: 6 Fauboan PeitssMieri 



CHICAGO: Hrst Nit'il Bank BMg. NEW YORK: 1 Braaiwiy 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Yokohama Nursery Co. 



IMPORTERS 



Japanese Bulbs, Plants, Seeds 

 and Bamboo Stakes 



New York, N. Y. London, England 

 Yokohama, Japan 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



WHT ONIONS SELL SLOWLY. 



The following is from an authority 

 in the produce trade in the east: 

 "Commission houses report there is no 

 hope for the big supply of old crop 

 onions. The best price for reds is 40 

 cents per 100-pound sack and they are 

 not wanted at that. The best yellows 

 are offered at 60 cents to 65 cents, with 

 negligible movement. A western New 

 York operator has written in that he 



H. FRANK DARROW 



p. O. Box 1S50 

 86 Barclay St.. NBW YORK 



Valley tnm mM itirif* for nuediite ikipmit 



Importer of 



Azaleas, Palms, BayTrtss 



and all other Belgian Plants, Lily of the Valley 

 of the finest Berlin and Hamburg brands. 



Japanese, Holland and french 



PRBNCH and ENGLISH 



FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL STOCKS 



Mention Tbe Beriew when yon write. 



FOR 



SEEDS 



of all kinds apply to 

 W. W. JOHNSON & SON, lid. 



BOSTON, ENGLAND 



Mention The ReyJew when you write. 



Ask for Prices of Seeds (Garden, Farm 

 or Flower) from 



KELWAY'S 



for present delivery or on contract. 

 Special prices now ready. 



LANGPORT, ENGLAND 



Mention Tbe Review when you write. 



If You Are Looking for Quality 



in Dutch Bulbs, we want your busi- 

 ness—if not, we ask you to kindly 

 ignore this advertisement. 



Gt. van Waveren & Kruiiff 



American Branch House 

 140 N. 13th Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



V^ntlnw 'Ht* R»v1>>w whun yon write. 



O. & Th. De Raeve 



Chaussee d'Anvers 313-462 

 Mont St. Amand, Ghent* Belgtum 



Orowers and Exporters of 

 Asalea Indica and Moll is. Rhododendrons, 

 BayjTrees, Arancaria, Kentia, Bearonia, etc 



Special prices npon request. 

 Mention The Rerlcw when yon write. 



can buy onions at 5 cents per bushel, 

 but even at that he conld not maJce a 

 cent on them. In the Qoahen district 



