. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 390 The American Florist. Oct. II, The gEEE) Tr^de. AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Walter P. Stokes, Pres.; C. N. Page. First Vice-Pres.; S. F. Willard, Wethersfield, Conn., Seo'y and Treas. Henry A. SALZERand party, who have been journeying in Europe for two months, are expected home at an early date. Fred. H. Hunter has left the Cox Seed Company, San Francisco, to take the management of the Germain Seed and Plant Company, at Los Angeles. The Funk Bros. Company, of Bloom- ington, 111., made a big display of see


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 390 The American Florist. Oct. II, The gEEE) Tr^de. AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Walter P. Stokes, Pres.; C. N. Page. First Vice-Pres.; S. F. Willard, Wethersfield, Conn., Seo'y and Treas. Henry A. SALZERand party, who have been journeying in Europe for two months, are expected home at an early date. Fred. H. Hunter has left the Cox Seed Company, San Francisco, to take the management of the Germain Seed and Plant Company, at Los Angeles. The Funk Bros. Company, of Bloom- ington, 111., made a big display of seed corn at the Illinois State Fair at Spring- field last week and will show the same at the Peoria Com Carnival next week. It was a sad condition of Michigan republican politics which permits ex-Sec- retary Alger, of embalmed beef memory, to secure the senatorial nomination over such a capable, sound and incorruptible business man as Dexter II. Ferry. John Guerineau and Miss Annie McGowan, both employes of the Schlegel & Fottler Co., Boston, were married on Tuesday, September 23, greatly to the surprise of their associates, who had no suspicion that such an event was in con- templation. The crop of northern Michigan field peas is being rapidly picked up by repre- sentatives of manufacturers of prepared foods. Thev are paying from fifteen to twenty per cent higher prices than were ever known at this season. Growers have received as high as 85 cents per bushel during the past week. Herbert W. Rawson and Harry E. Fiske have been admitted to partnership in the firm of W. W. Rawson & Com- pany, Boston. Mr. Rawson is the son of W. W. Rawson, a graduate of Cornell and for five years with the house. Mr. Fiske has been with the firm fourteen years, nine as manager. Mr. Rawson will continue the market gardening branch as heretofore. The seed business conducted by H. L. Holmes, at Harrisburg, Pa., has been succeeded by the Holmes Seed Company, incorporated September 19, 1902, under


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