New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-03
THE GROWING TRADE IN SEEDS.
WHERE THEY ARE RAIsED-soME NOVELTIES OIL
THIS SEASON.

WHERE THEY ARE RAIsED-SoME NOVELTIES OF
THIS SEASON.
of the man who causes two blades of grass
to grow where before Is the Worlds greatest
benelactor what shall be said or man who scstters
seeds broadcast che land by the bushei and onF
thought reporter he gazed about at the thousands OF
packages Of garden and flower seeds arranged on the
shelves Of a store In Cortandt-st. where OF the
Oldest ard best known Of New-York seedsmen has his
local business habitatOn.
The season Is about four weeks behind" said the
head OF the firm when asked about the state OF trade
Business is heaviest in April. aud from that month
Il shades on boA directions but orders In January
and February were exceptionally light"
What is total volume OF business IN the country
@Well somewhere between fifteen and twenty
millions should judge although can't say exactly
because there Is 40 much commission business DONE
All these boxes OF seeds that you see In druggists WIN
dows and In country stores put there on commission
and they return all that left unsO The buIk OF the
trnie IA IN Vegetable seeds cabbage beet spinach and
turnp being sold by the ton while we handle thousands
OF bushels OF peas ana beans. In comphrlSOn mower
seed e mere bacaee and although nearly all dc ilers
have department devoted TO cereals the business Is
not large. because farnes largely raise the own see
Our seeds all raised by PERSONS under contract peas
and beans In Northern NswYOrk cabbage, turnip ETC.
on Long Island cauUwer IN Europe ana Deets on ooth
sidrs Tie Atlantic our business includes every county
I'm tho Union at present the south Is the heaviest
consumer wing to the fact that all the country about
Norfolk Newbein and Savannah is growing for the New
thing of recent years. course but there Is firm in
cty which has been in the business Tor century
one thing which has to be taken into account In the
trade the great difference IN seeds In regard 70 their
viuty. Cabbage, caulitOwer and turnlp may DC kept
for five or ak years before using while with onion leek
narsnr and Seeds 10 Is seldom safe TO SOW
Them In their secoud year Vine seeds almost eqla
George washingtons many nurses IN longevity. we
nave in employ man VINO swenrs that he mas raised
melons from seeds forty years old
With us rs with eyory one elSo the rusu is hIter
noyetes They either freaks OF nature. VARIATIONS
sports call them, or they are the result OF expert
ments enthusiastic specallSts sclenlnc lahers e
who nut their and knowledge INTO the gOuhu anu
novelties this year new lettuce called the oak
Leaf, from its shape; new sugr-cOrn cGrd Ine
Henderson," early and sweet; new heu Naieul ne
hean ton DAYS earlier than any otner; req celery
which although little known In this country Is quite
cnumon I'm Europe, where IL Is highly priced Tor lts
sUperIor flavor There also the White Plume celery,
which banchss naturally without banking. ~ mas
leaves like ostrich feather as the name ndcste ana
forms handsome ornament for the table III is an IN
terestng fact generally thought or that tue
popularity OF celery Is based on its value as taDe orh
ment Among flowers there ia new variety OF Iansy,
whose blossoms are two and one quarter inches In
diameter; alto new balsam hardy In hatu,e spu
brilliant IN color. perfect boomer ana new MI. h ~
Ponpone MAS whose howers are nail lo SIZE y, .io
ordinary Zinias but round ball ana crimson ye0w
ana nurple In color. Them too, there Is an nprgnt
mignonee whose spikes OF bloom are from lMeiNe 70
fifteen inches In length and OF pure Understanding
which has never been seen before -
novelty In the trade Is the new use 10 when we are
Dutng safe deposit vaults. In one vault We havr 10
pOsited 400 pounds OF caulih0wer seed worth SioO
hound This represents potentially 100000 plants
~ an aggregate value OF S750000 and only are the
Of the deposit company less than the insurance
nremums but IL would be impossible To replace the loss
~ that amount of aeed at any price this spring."