. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 778 The American Florist. May /^, r The Seed Trade. American Seed Trade Association. J. C. Robinson. Waterloo. Pres.; M. H Duryea. New York. First Vice Pres.: F. Vice- Pres.: C. E Kendel. Cleveland. Sec'y and Leonard H. Vaunhan. Chicago. Asst. Sec'y. Twenty eighth annual conven- tion, at Atlantic City. N. J. June 21. 19i0. \ SOME dealers who have held wild Alaskas are not jubilant now. The damage to peas in Wisconsin, except on low ground, is not as seri- ous as


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 778 The American Florist. May /^, r The Seed Trade. American Seed Trade Association. J. C. Robinson. Waterloo. Pres.; M. H Duryea. New York. First Vice Pres.: F. Vice- Pres.: C. E Kendel. Cleveland. Sec'y and Leonard H. Vaunhan. Chicago. Asst. Sec'y. Twenty eighth annual conven- tion, at Atlantic City. N. J. June 21. 19i0. \ SOME dealers who have held wild Alaskas are not jubilant now. The damage to peas in Wisconsin, except on low ground, is not as seri- ous as anticipated. Detroit, Mich.—Kirby B. White and Will Bowen, of D. M. Ferry & Co., re- turned from the Pacific coast last week. Abchibald Smith, formerly of Bos- ton, Mass., and recently with the Leonard Seed Co., Chicago, has re- turned to England. CHICAGO.—Contract prices on the board of trade May 11 for grass seed were noted as follows: Timothy, $, nominal. White clover, from 20 cents to 25 cents. Visitor: C. R. Chesmore, St. Joseph, Mo. The Long Island Agronomist in a recent issue printed several reports on analyses of alfalfa samples, both at Cornell and Washington, some of which show too much trefoil and dod- der. At the hearing. May 5, before the board of appraisers at New York re- garding the classification of certain hyacinths for duty, testimony was heard on both sides, and the govern- ment and importers are awaiting the decision of the board. The T.'eather in southern France continues moist and cool, not espe- cially good for bulb development. Some dealers are placing definite or- ders with growers for partial supply, while others are holding off. The consensus of opinion seems to indicate little probability of a decline in the price of White Roman hyacinths, as some growers at the syndicate meeting of April 16 favored a price of 90 francs instead of 80 francs, and some will not dispose of their crops at the lower rate. California Seed Crops. Well-informed


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