. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. The American Florist. Feb. 14, The ^EEt) Trheie. AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Waltbr p. Stokbs, Pres.; C. N. Page, First Vioe-Pres.; S. F. Willakd, Wethersfleld, Conn., Seo'y and Treas. Twenty-first annual convention, Pliiladelphia and Atlantic City, June 23-25, 1903. It is reported that the Department of Agriculture is soliciting oflfers from seed growers direct. At the canner's convention pea prices were low, but sweet corn was wanted at sellers' top views. Visited Denver: C. F. Meyer, New York; Ralph M. War
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. The American Florist. Feb. 14, The ^EEt) Trheie. AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Waltbr p. Stokbs, Pres.; C. N. Page, First Vioe-Pres.; S. F. Willakd, Wethersfleld, Conn., Seo'y and Treas. Twenty-first annual convention, Pliiladelphia and Atlantic City, June 23-25, 1903. It is reported that the Department of Agriculture is soliciting oflfers from seed growers direct. At the canner's convention pea prices were low, but sweet corn was wanted at sellers' top views. Visited Denver: C. F. Meyer, New York; Ralph M. Ward, representing Wm. Hagemann, New York; Arnold Ringier, Chicago. J. B. Davis, for twelve years secretary of the John H. Allen Seed Company, is now^ with the Goodwin, Harries Com- pany, at that firm's Sturgeon Bay ware- house and growing department. Visited Washington: H. H. Harries, of the Goodwin, Harries Company, and L. Vaughan, of Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago; C. P. Braslan, San Jose, Cal.; W. H. Grenell and A. T. Ferrell, Sag- inaw, Mich. The great shortage of seed sweet corn is making itself felt very strongly in the canning trade, which at this time must have seed in hand to contract with the farmers. Prices of from $10 to $15 per bushel are mentioned for standard late kinds. Visited Chicago: E. M. Parmalee, of the John H. Allen Seed Company, Picton, Ont.; B. Suzuki and Chas. Loechner, of Suzuki & lida, New York; Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Hammond, ol Bay City, Mich., enroute to Los Angeles and other California points. It is a step in the right direction that Prof. W. W. Tracy, long with D. M. Ferry & Co., in charge of important work, mainly on the line of crop inspec- tion, has accepted a position with the United States Department of Agriculture at Washington. No better man could be found in America for work on the lines which the Department of Agriculture rightly ought to carry forward. One special line of work for which Prof. Tracy is exceptionally fitted would be the
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