. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 106 The Florists^ Review Febuuauv 24, 1921 Seed Trade News AHERIciW SEED TBASE ASSOCIATION. President. H. G. Hastings, Atlanta, Ga.; sec- retory-treasurer, C. B. Kendel, Clevelnnd. 0. TiiK Hopkins-Hamilton Seed Co., Ltd., of Victoria, B. C, was recently incorpor- ated with $25,000 capitalization. Courtine, representing Bre- mond Freres, Ollioules, France, is calling an importers of French bulbs. He was at Chicago last week. TiiK mail order seed tr;ide is not devel- o])ing the volume liojjcd for, but the help to handle it is to bo liad this
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 106 The Florists^ Review Febuuauv 24, 1921 Seed Trade News AHERIciW SEED TBASE ASSOCIATION. President. H. G. Hastings, Atlanta, Ga.; sec- retory-treasurer, C. B. Kendel, Clevelnnd. 0. TiiK Hopkins-Hamilton Seed Co., Ltd., of Victoria, B. C, was recently incorpor- ated with $25,000 capitalization. Courtine, representing Bre- mond Freres, Ollioules, France, is calling an importers of French bulbs. He was at Chicago last week. TiiK mail order seed tr;ide is not devel- o])ing the volume liojjcd for, but the help to handle it is to bo liad this season a good deal cheaper than last year. The commission box seed houses ]ia\c put out ratlier more goods than last year and anticipate a good sale. They believe geneial conditions favor home gardening. "Instead of having a sur])lus now, wo arc really short and are having to pur- chase sccmIs to fill our orders," states the Leonard Seed Co., Chicago. "Our si)riiig trade has l)een excellent.'' TiiK Henry F. Michell Co., Philadel- phia, extended an invitation to Philadel- phians to attend a film exhibition Febru- ary 16, showing the Beeman garden tractor at work. This machine and the Tavlor tractor were displayed. SPRING'S HOPE ETERNAL. "It is our b(dicf tliat this year v\ill l)c .'1 record-breaker in the wholesale business," said Kaljih B. Howe, of the W. W. Barnard Co., (Chicago, in talking about conditions at this time. He said that Ihiwer seeds tiro making excep- strii^ " L;ist year, you remember, ]>rices went down about twenty-five per cent. Tills season there has not been a great change, but we Iia\'e made additional reductions of about ten per cent on a good many lines. "Of course the retail business has not started yet, but when the sjiring ojiens and jilantiiig begins, we are jireparing for .-111 excej)tional spring trade. If tin; wholesale trade at this time is any criterion, the retail trade will also re- sult in a ba
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