. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 56 The Florists^ Rcvitw Sefteubeb 14, Seed Trade News AMEBIOAN SEES TKADE ASSOCIATION. Pre«ldent, Klrby B. White, Detroit. Mich.; Becretary-Treaaurer, 0. B. Keadel, ClcTeUnd, 0. Peas -will be much better property this winter than was the case last season. W, H. Crossland, for the last' nine- teen years associated with Northrup, King & Co., Minneapolis, now is with the Courteen §eed Co., Milwaukee. Skillful publicity men some time ago found that'' beware'' and '' boomerang ]' both begin with the same letter and it was a distinct gain for c
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 56 The Florists^ Rcvitw Sefteubeb 14, Seed Trade News AMEBIOAN SEES TKADE ASSOCIATION. Pre«ldent, Klrby B. White, Detroit. Mich.; Becretary-Treaaurer, 0. B. Keadel, ClcTeUnd, 0. Peas -will be much better property this winter than was the case last season. W, H. Crossland, for the last' nine- teen years associated with Northrup, King & Co., Minneapolis, now is with the Courteen §eed Co., Milwaukee. Skillful publicity men some time ago found that'' beware'' and '' boomerang ]' both begin with the same letter and it was a distinct gain for clean advertis- ing. Corn crops in Nebraska have been mak- ing splendid progress the last few weeks and the prospect for maturing t^e seed crop of the sugar varieties hefotfi frost is much better than it was. After several unlucky years the Cali- fornia seed growers appear to have again come into their own. On the whole, their crops are the best in America and the demand for surplus stock the best on record. An authorized statement of the market condition in the bulb district of Holland, by the Dutch Bulb Exporters' Associa- tion, under the "News from Abroad" heading elsewhere in this issue will be of special interest to seedsmen. Thi man whose .duty it is to make a catalogue finds his duty this season more difficult than usual. In addition to the ordinary perplexities as to crops, deliver- ies and prices there is the question of the justifiable cost of the book and the size of the edition. Thb boat from Bermuda that arrived at New York September 5 brought only twenty-six cases of lily bulbs, consigned to a forwarding agent. The imports for the season amount to only 1,124 cases, or only a fraction of the Harrisii imports of bygone years. The official records show that in the first nine months of the last government year 742,035 pounds of spinach seed were imported. As most of the catalogues recommend sowing one ounce to each 100 feet of drill, the imports would plant
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