The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-08
THE SEED Bt sfyEss.
Protest sf O Customer VIVA Has Been
Ilelllsar,f Ann Ilunrsed.

To IRE EDIrpR oY TIE STN Sr tn.
editorial in rus sax of December m
which farmers are warned Ia buy .A~d
only from dealers of established reputation
II Interesting. but scarcely satisfying 60.
what ll-s h an established reputation n 20"
dealer himself d.Cil res that hs gives NJ.
guarantee. Expressed or implied. a. 4" me
quality. terminating power or any oth-.
thing about the article which h. oher~ e..
sales Look NJ their terms A. set torfu
In their catalogues. They may give ~.
onions for sladiOh or potatoes tor dahliaS
and you have no night in complain. y
other business in the world IL conduc ted 9 .
80 dishonest basis. The small grocer wh"
uses false Weights or measures Is p,iniehe,i
hut what measure Is thep' for a package II
seeds once | paid So cents for a package
Of fulsornely described carnation seeds and
got just six seeds for my money, Not ona
OF tn. six germinated. and on reporting. not
daring To complain. mind you. I Was ~
minded that the house did not guarantee
the ge rminatina power OF any OF its seeds
and that ANYHOW N this case got one NOR
seed than Was entitled To. five constituting
package. I said no more. fearful OF being
asked to return the extra seed.
am told that II Is the habit OF some repu-
table dealers to mIx choice go seed , With a
boiled 10 prevent tho exposure OF the cheat
Ny garden MAS bit OF primcval for~.t
on an ISLAND in Rangeiey Lake. Maine. and
not need VA. there with the turning 81
the sol I used no manure. and no veei.
appeared until dock and sorrel came up WITH
IN. grass and clover, and Vet this seed was
bought from dealers of established repu
,arion in Philadelphia and New York !
planted an acre or TWO in charmtngly de !
sCrihsi lawn grass seed and The ground
was covered with abominable wiry tufts ~
light green grass that no lawn mower can
cut known a. Sleeps fescue. Iatterlv
I've 90, nv grass seed from the country
store. and u /. clean IN comparison with
whn, bought from the reputable dealers,
and I may add at about half tho price
never got stones with clover. bat invari-
ably got them with na-turtium seeds. In
\ handful OF clover seed bought from one
Of New Works best known dealers found
over IN per cent Of weed seed rhev
are easily distinguished under ma1nif yinS
glass The clover IL shaped like an irrezu-
lar plum. with a silky. tinted, smooth cover
ing white the dock IL spindle shaped. ia
hull rough and Of dirty straw color. The
,at-kill farmer men ioned in The STU arti
farmers who tended his orchard for wears
only TO find his trees all crabs.
Why should not the seed business he made
honest WHY should not a package con-
tain n stipulated quantity Of seed? WHY
should not every package he dated and the
locality OF the grower given? These things
are Of vital Importance. Some seed. like
those OF the tall lat. phloN. will not zarmi-
nate unless planted the fail they ripen vet
every SCOTSMAN. reputable or not. offers
them for sale I WretChed little hunco
game THAT needs 10 he DISCOURAGED YOU
say but pray let NJ not Confine rhis goodiy
phra>" To the seller nj apple trees
FREDERICK DICKSON.