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The Florists' Review 



Apbil 17, 1013. 



Seed Trade News. 



AUEBIOAN SEED TBASE ASSOCIATION. 



PreBldent, Charles N. Page, Dea Molnea, la.; 

 Secretary-Treasurer, C. E. Kendel, CleTeland, O. 

 Tblrty-flrat annual convention at Cleyeland, June 

 24 to 26. 1913. 



C. W. GuKNEY, president of the 

 Gurney Seed & Nursery Co., died March 

 25, at Yankton, S. D. 



J. Oliver Johnson, Chicago, rapidly 

 is becoming a factor in the grass seed 

 trade through his ability to get business. 



W. Atlee Buepee has donated a 4- 

 acre tract of land to the school board 

 of Doylestown-, Pa., for a children 's play- 

 ground. 



The Holland growers say a full crop 

 of hyacinth bulbs this season is an im- 

 possibility, following the severe frosts 

 that canle after considerable growth had 

 been made. 



The proposed changes in the rates of 

 duty on seeds, as printed on page 90 of 

 last week's issue of The Review, appear 

 to meet with the general approval of 

 those who import seeds, but are not in 

 the interest of those who are growing in 

 this country the varieties on which the 

 rates are reduced. 



The trade will be interested in the 

 letter on the tariff sent to the democratic 

 manager by James McHutchison & Co., 

 New York, which appears on another 

 page of this issue. The full text of the 

 proposed law as it affects seeds and bulbs 

 appeared on page 90 of last week's issue 

 of The Eeview, while the paragraphs con- 

 cerning nursery stock were on page 86, 

 accompanied by comparisons with the 

 present law. 



In the new tariff bill now before Con- 

 gress the old phraseology is followed, 

 leaving hyacinth bulbs among those not 

 specially provided for, on which the rate 

 is 50 cents per thousand. This amounts 

 to not much over five per cent and many 

 seedsmen who are large importers are 

 still of the opinion that it merely was a 

 slip of the pen that made the rate possi- 

 ble. However, it seems to be to every- 

 one's advantage to keep the rate low, 

 except the government's, so why should 

 we worry? 



ALARM IN CALIFORNIA. 



Conditions in the central California 

 seed growing district are serious. This 

 has been the driest season in many 

 years and the long hoped for late rains, 

 that usually follow a dry winter, have 

 so far proved to be light showers of lit- 

 tle real value. It is now so late that 

 even should there be a good rain the 

 damage already done could not be fully 

 repaired. 



The rainfall in the Santa Clara valley 

 has been about five inches, which is 

 only one-third of the average. Those 

 growers who have water available are 

 irrigating, and these may obtain fair 

 crops, but the bulk of the acreage must 

 depend upon rain alone. 



The situation is aggravated by the 

 fact that the rainfall of the preceding 

 winter was also much below the average 

 and there is little reserve water in the 

 ground. It is reported that a seed 

 grower who rented a large ■ creage from 

 the Stanford estate at Palo Alto has 

 abandoned his lease after having gone 

 to the expense of plowing and seeding. 



-TO 



TRAD>- 



HENRY MEnE, Oaedlinbmt Gennany 



"■■^"^^^"'■" (ESTABUBHED IN 1787) 



Grow*r and Ksportar on the ▼•ry larcoat meaim of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and FARM SEEDS 



Bp«olaltl««t Beana, Beeti, Cabbaces, Carrots, Eohl-Rabl, Leeks. Lettuces. Onions, 

 Peas, Badtsbos, Spinach. Turnips. Swedes, Asters, Balsams. Begonias. Camationi, 

 Cinerarias, Gloxinias, Larkspars. Nasturtiums, Pansles. Petunias. Pblux. Primulas. Scabious. 

 ■tooks. Verbenas. Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application, 



HXNBT MXTTS'8 TRItrMFH OF THK GIANT PAMSIX8 (mixed), the most per- 

 fect and most beautiful in the world. |6i>0 per oz. ; $1.75 per H oz. ; $1.00 per ^ oz Postage 

 paid. Cash with order. 



All seeds oftered are grown under my personal superyision on my o^en vast srounds, 

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

 STOW largely seeds on contract. ^^ 



Mention The Review when you write. 



SOUND AND 

 WELL SELECTED 



VAN GRIEKEN'S BULBS 



SS!iStJL**''S7Si*.I,"'SaS.VSir"'' IEO VAM CWEKEN, Lim, HoUaid 



Mention The Review when yon write 



The Everett Be Clark Seed Coe, Milford, Conn. 



Qrowlns Stations at bst Jordan, Mich., Qreon Bay, WIs^ Sister Bay. Wis. 



Beans, Peas. Sweet Corn, Onion, Beet, Turnip, Tomato, Etc., Etc 



M>ntlon Th* RtTlew when yon write. 



Ask for prices on best Danish-grown seed 



CABBAQB AND CAULIFLOWER 



Small orders for present delivery fihipped from 

 stock on hand. Large orders for future delivery 

 shipped direct from grower in Denmark. 



Retail price: 

 Cauliflower, $1 ,50 per oz. Cabbage.. . .2.=)C per oz. 



Trial packet, each 10c 



HOYT HKNSHAW, West Falls, N. Y. 



American representative for grower. 



BERNARD JUDAE& CO. 



Forwarders and Customs Brokers 



Bulbs and Nursery Stock 



Our Specialty. 



PMIS: B Faubourg Poitsemicre 



CHICAGO: First Natal Bank Bldg. NEW YORK: 1 Braa^way 



Ask for Prices of Seeds (Garden, Farm 

 or Flower) from 



KELWAY'S 



for present delivery or on contract. 

 Special prices now ready. 



LANGPORT, ENGLAND 



Pieters-Wheeler Seed Company 



Palo Alto, :: California 



Growers of High Grade Seeds 



Onion, Radish, Lettuce, 

 Sweet Peas, etc. 



Correspondence Solicited. 



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 A Kruiifff 



American Bkanch House 

 140 N. lath Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention Ths Review when you writs. 



H. FRANK DARROW 



p. O. Box ItSO 

 86 B»reU7 St., NBW YORK 



Vdliy frtB mM itira|e fir iraediite ikiimit 



Importer of 



Azaleas, Palms, Bay Trass 



and all other Belrisn Plants, Lily of the Valley 

 of the finest Berlin and Hamburg brands. 



Japanese, Holland and French Bafei 



FRENCH and ENQLISH 

 PRUIT and ORNAMENTAL STOCKS 



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German Stock Seeds 



A GRAND SPECIALTY 



Price list on application 



PAULTEICHER, Striegau, Germany 



Oldest Special House 

 Mratlon Thr R«t1«w 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. MIddlessx. Enslsndl 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



J. BOLSIANO & SON 



WHOLESALE FIELD 

 and GARDEN SEEDS 



Established 1818. Write for our low prices. 



UfM. Pratt and BlicoU Sts., BaltioMre. Md. 



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TOMATO SEED 



BEST STOCKS ALL VARIETIES 



Ths Havsn Sssd Go. 



Qrawirs far wMetale tnie Mily. Santa Ana, Cat 



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