. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 115- The American Florist. June S, JRe 3^®^ il7acje AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. .7. C. Vatghan, ; A. L. Dox. New Vork, secreUiry and ireusiirer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chlca^'u. August 14 to \t>. ISUi. Applica- tions for membership should be addressed to \Vm. Meggatt. chairman membership committee. Wethers aeld Conn. Seed Crop Prospects Abroad. The long continued dry weather in Europe has been causing some alarm among the seedsmen, not only on the other side, but here also, for we still
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 115- The American Florist. June S, JRe 3^®^ il7acje AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. .7. C. Vatghan, ; A. L. Dox. New Vork, secreUiry and ireusiirer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chlca^'u. August 14 to \t>. ISUi. Applica- tions for membership should be addressed to \Vm. Meggatt. chairman membership committee. Wethers aeld Conn. Seed Crop Prospects Abroad. The long continued dry weather in Europe has been causing some alarm among the seedsmen, not only on the other side, but here also, for we still de- pend on Europe for a large amount of our yearly seed supply. The wide awake seedsmen in the United States who keep their fingers constantly on the pulse of the market have been viewing this drought and consequent shortage in crops with mingled feelings— some with coreparative indiiference, oth- ers with a good deal of alarm—according to the stocks of dift'erent seeds which each had on hand good for another season's demands. The practical outcome of the European reports, however, has been a decided bull movement, inaugurated in the east dur- ing the past week, and which will doubt- less have an effect on prices all over the country. Beets,cabbage, radish and tur- nips are likely to be most affected so far as can be seen at present. The idea ex- pressed in some quarters that it will only be the commission men that will feel the shortage must be taken with a grain of salt. The commission men are not the only men who depend on Europe for their supplies by a large majority. And what is more, if all were known, perhaps there arc some in the commission business who are even more careful about the stocks they send out than manv who accuse themselves of being superlatively perfect in the growing, selecting and distributing of their seeds. When it is considered that one concern in the commission business does a trade of such magnitude that bv varying the proportion of one item
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