. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 18 The American Florist. Jan. 31, The pEEt) TaaEiE. AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Waltbe p. Stokes, Pres.; C. N. Page, First Vioe-Pres.; S. P. Willard, Wethersfleld, Conn., Seo'y and Treas. Twenty-flrst annual convention. Philadelphia and Atlantic City, June 23-25, 1903, J. C. SuFFERN, of Voorhies, 111., has opened an establisliment at Decatur, 111. Visited New York: E. M. Parmalee, of the John H. Allan Seed Company, Picton, Out. W. Atlee Burpee and Mrs. Burpee last week sailed from New York for Jamaica, W. I.


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 18 The American Florist. Jan. 31, The pEEt) TaaEiE. AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Waltbe p. Stokes, Pres.; C. N. Page, First Vioe-Pres.; S. P. Willard, Wethersfleld, Conn., Seo'y and Treas. Twenty-flrst annual convention. Philadelphia and Atlantic City, June 23-25, 1903, J. C. SuFFERN, of Voorhies, 111., has opened an establisliment at Decatur, 111. Visited New York: E. M. Parmalee, of the John H. Allan Seed Company, Picton, Out. W. Atlee Burpee and Mrs. Burpee last week sailed from New York for Jamaica, W. I. J. E. NoRTHRUP, of Minneapolis, spent two days this week in Chicago. Mr. Northrup is making an eastern trip. Sweet corn, especially all canners' sorts, is in great demand and buyers are not inclined to question prices closely. A. H. Goodwin, of the Goodwin, Harries Company, Chicago, has reached home again from a southern and eastern trip. G. W. Snelling is secretary-treasurer of the associated fruit growers of Kin- mundy. 111., who last year shipped 100 cars of Gem melons and tomatoes. Visited St. Paul:—Ralph Ward, ot Wm. Hagemann & Company, New York; Chas. Schwake, of Chas. F. Meyer, New York; C. W. Scott, of Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago; A. L. Yaughau, of E. H. Hunt, Chicago. Port Hope, Ont.—John Hume, the pea grower, has disposed of his seed stock and plant to the Hogg Lytle Com- pany, Ltd., of Mariposa, Ont., who will continue the business. Mr. Hume's son, it is expected, will take a position with the new firm. Wholesale seed prices made on esti- mates are being cut much below the accepted market values in many cases. It seems to be the rule at the beginning of every season for a few of the timid traders to throw away profits which might be easily maintained. The State of Trade. T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va.— Weather unfavorable throughout the south and January business behind that of last year in consequence. W. W. Rawson & Company, Boston.— We have


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