. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 694 The American Florist. May 31, The gEEO Trheib. AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. J. E. KoBTHBtrp, Pres.; S. F. Lbokaed, Vioe- Prei.; S. F. Wiuj^d, Wethersfleld, Conn., Seo'y »nd TreftB. Twentieth annual convention, Minneapolis, Minn., jDTie 24-26,1902. Visited Chicago: Mr. Lilly, of Lilly, Bogardus & Co., Seattle, Wash. The Plant Seed Co., of St. Louis, put four salesmen on the road in the south and southwest this week. F. H. Henry, of Henry & Lee, New York, expects to leave lor Bermuda June 7. We are a
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 694 The American Florist. May 31, The gEEO Trheib. AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. J. E. KoBTHBtrp, Pres.; S. F. Lbokaed, Vioe- Prei.; S. F. Wiuj^d, Wethersfleld, Conn., Seo'y »nd TreftB. Twentieth annual convention, Minneapolis, Minn., jDTie 24-26,1902. Visited Chicago: Mr. Lilly, of Lilly, Bogardus & Co., Seattle, Wash. The Plant Seed Co., of St. Louis, put four salesmen on the road in the south and southwest this week. F. H. Henry, of Henry & Lee, New York, expects to leave lor Bermuda June 7. We are aorry to learn that Mr. Henry is now restricted to two meals per diem. Theodore Pa^tje, for many years in charge of the seed department of the Ger- main Seed and Plant Company, Los Angeles, Cal., has become manager for the firm, succeeding H. Zander, who resigned to engage in other business. Nebraska growers report stronger demand than usual for the following varieties of vine seeds: Long Green, Arlington White Spine and Extra Long Giant cucumbers; Rocky Ford, Paul Rose, Defender and Emerald Gem mnsk- melons; Kleckle Sweets, Alabama Sweet, Holbert Honey, Sweet Heart and Iceberg watermelons; Mammoth pumpkin; Hub- bard, Golden Hubbard and Golden Bronze squash. Salzer SeeA Company Sued. The John A. Salzer Seed Company, of LaCrosse, Wis., is party to a $5,000 suit in New York city, involving the question of duty on Thousand Headed kale seed. The company imported a carload from Germany and when it reached New York the United States customs officers demanded $5,000 duty. The company defends on the ground that the seed is not a vegetable but is to be used as fod- der and so no duty should be charged. Labor Shortage in California. The seed growers of California are face to face with a labor problem. Chinese labor is practically out of the market and the usual figure of the Japanese has advanced twenty-five to forty per cent, many of them going to Alaska to work in the canneries. There
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