. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 56 The Florists^ Review Jdne 5, 1913. and potatoes. The weather is favorable for crops in general in this section, although a little too dry for oats. The farmers are generally jubilant over the prospects.—L. H. Archias. Ford Seed Co., Bavenna, O. The volume of garden and flower seed business has been about the same as last year. The fact that we have been obliged to use parcel post stamps on packages going by mail has caused an accumulation of the ordinary stamps, which we are having difficulty to dis- pose of. This is one of the drawbacks of the
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 56 The Florists^ Review Jdne 5, 1913. and potatoes. The weather is favorable for crops in general in this section, although a little too dry for oats. The farmers are generally jubilant over the prospects.—L. H. Archias. Ford Seed Co., Bavenna, O. The volume of garden and flower seed business has been about the same as last year. The fact that we have been obliged to use parcel post stamps on packages going by mail has caused an accumulation of the ordinary stamps, which we are having difficulty to dis- pose of. This is one of the drawbacks of the parcel post system, which in no way benefits the seedsmen. The sea- son is somewhat late and crops are going into the ground rather later than they should on this account, but with good weather in the future will look for a fair yield of most varieties grown here.—J. H. Ford. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. We have had considerable increase in the number of orders this season over 1912 and doubtless the actual quantity of seeds distributed has exceeded even that banner year. The orders have averaged, however, less in amount for two reasons: First, the lower prices on many items; second, the decreased de- mand for certain important market garden seeds, such as cabbage and onion, owing to the low, almost ruinous prices at which these crops had to be sold last fall and winter.—W. Atlee Burpee. Wood, Stubbs & Co., Louisville. From general observation we can say the number of orders is greatly in ex- cess of last year, but the. volume of business has not been anything like as heavy. There seemed to be a lack of life about the trade this year. Our customers bought only small quantities and ordered on several different occa- sions, as they needed the goods. Stokes' Seed Store, Philadelphia. Regarding the volume of business this season as compared with previous years, during the months of January, February and March it was exceedingly satisfactory and considerably ah
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