^. ^c?L ; -tr > r^-^^^: %^v*iv t)^& ♦11.^ 'X,-^' ^..r iv^; -Jt^<: ■ V ^^■ ^■mC^- c. ~ . ; ^\ ,^- ^'^■m: S^if" l'-r»"? ; - %^A, ^^ VOL. VII. NO. 1 SUPPLEMENT TO JANUARY 4, 1908 HORTICULTURE INDEX TO VOL. VI Illustrated articles are marked with a * LIBRARY NEW YORK ^BOTANICAL GARDEN. Page A *Acanthus longifolius 200 *Adiantum hybridum 165 Advancement of the middleman and his associate the salesman.. 478 After Adjournment 35, 69, lo3, 317, 348, 475. Ah-oon-ye-ye-pa 138 Alabama State fair 417 — Forestry, legislation in 83C Albany Florists' Club 39 ♦Allen, J. K 818 ♦Amateur's success. An 103 American Apple Growers' Con- gress 262 American Association of Park Superintendents — — Provisional program 8 — Trains for Toronto...... 166 — Annual convention 262 —The ideal park 292 — *Wirth, Theodore 293 American Carnation Society: — ■ — Directors' meeting 168 — H. F. Michell Co. prize 349 — Peter Fisher prize 550 — Carnations registered. . ..167, 477, 817 American Civic Association 704 American Peony Society 24, 36, 577 American Pomological Society, 511, 573 American Rose Society: — — Executive committee meeting 70, 167, 349, 704, 734. American Seed Trade Associa- tion:— — Twentieth century seed cat- alogues 9, 40 — Congressional free seed distri- bution 14 — New president of the 35 — Appointments 354 Apple demand. The German 88 — Crop report in Western New York 593, 870 Appraiser's decisions 44, 56, 529, 614, 706, 821. Appreciated in Indiana 352 Association of American Ceme- tery Superintendents 273 Auction, Definition of an 486 Auto decoration, A first prize.... 518 Avon, Floral society of 351 B Bayersdorfer, H. & Co.'s new es- tablishment 177 Bedding plants; .their use and abuse 386 Beet blight. The 281 Begonia Perle des Multiflores. . . . 605 Bill of lading, A uniform 24 Bloomington Florists' Club 668 Boiler insurance. The advantages of 529 Books, Review of new 103 ♦Bordeaux mixture 401 Boston, Dahlia show at ;... 322 Page Boston: — (Continued) — Gardeners' and Florists' Club of 88, 120, *142, 262, 319, 382, 414, 477, 508, 542, 668, 792, 816. — Landscape gardening classes.. 704 — Old nome week 65 Bougainvilleas in summer. To bloom 388, 528 Box, Winter protection of 819 ♦Bozeman sweet pea carnival .... 288 British horticulture 7, 66, 97, 162, 281, 315, 411, 473, 507, 539. 571, 667, 733, 771, 847. Buffalo, Horticultural Society of. 384 —♦Situation, The 688 Bulb suit. An interesting 108 — Business, The Japan 452 ♦Burpee, W. Atlee 512 Business changes 19, 51, 81, 113, 147, 179, 225, 265, 297, 338, 361, 385, 425, 455, 487, 518, 561, 585, 649, 678, 711, 736, 795, 818, 859. California State Floral Society.. 544 Campanulas 667 — *Medium 661 Canadian Horticultural Associa- tion 350 — ♦President-elect John Walsh... 413 Cannas 486 Carnation, A model establishment 786 —Rust on 700 —♦Sarah Hill 443 Catalogues received 17, 44, 74, 170. 256, 291, 323, 354, 387, 482, 546, 578, 610, 644, 674, 706, 738, 789, 822, 856. Cattleya gigas, Hardyana type..^l, 5 — ♦Gigas Sanderiana 103 — ♦Hardyana 501 Celery growing in Irondequoit. . . . 106 ♦Centaurea imperialis 539 Chestnut Hill Horticultural So- ciety 417 Chicago Horticultural Society. 384, 510 —Show .635, 671 -Florists' Club 850 China, Demand for nursery stock in 185 Chrysanthemums 780 — A French audit 541 — A pleasing display of 575 —♦At Central Park, New York. . . 729 — Bloom, A record price for 185 — Exhibition 701 — ♦In decorative use 729 —♦In Pittsburg 769, 780 — In London parks 813 —♦Major Bonnaffon 629 — Maximum 388 —New 736 — *Pacific Supreme 575 — Properties of the 824 — Seasonable notes 198 — ♦Singles and pompons at Agri- cultural Dept., Washington 780 Page Chrysanthemums: — (Continued) —Timely notes »*J — The introducer of the IW-J *Wm. Duckham at Boston 634 Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- — Examining committees 382 —Notice of annual meeting 574 —Annual meeting 601 — *President's address 601 —Single flowered chrysanthemums 602 — Work of committees 382, 511, 550, 574, 602, 640, 668, 734. Cincinnati personals ■ • 449 Club and society notes.. 24, 37, 70, S3 101, 137, 169, 273, 294, 321, 349 415, 445, 511, 551, 574, 603, 641, 689, 704, 734, 778,, 818, 851. ♦Cocos Weddelliana 210 Columbus Florists' Club 671 Congress of Horticulture 358, 414 —♦Horticulture in the Eastern States : **^ —♦Commercial growing of cut flowers •••• ^ll —Landscape gardening 454, 43 ( —Horticultural schools and ex- 480 \ periment stations ^♦Conifers. Ornamental 161 Connecticut Horticultural Society, 445, 574, 636. ♦Convention Number, 1907 page i ♦Cook, John ■••VnV til Corrections 106. 545.605, 668 ♦Craig's, Seen at i"^ Cromwell notes 580 Crop report, November 644 —Of unprecedented value 819 ♦Crotons and Pandanus Veitchn.. 165 ♦House of 820 Cypripediums, Commercial 379 Dahlias at Cannell's, New 639 — Chas. Lanier *597, 605 —In France Jt" Decorative group, A choice 773 Denison Civic Improvement League 3^* — Exhibition '^35 — Show postponed 544 Detroit Florists' Club 415, 5-51, 603, 704, 774. —News 329, 361 — Observations 24 Dracaena Victoriae 665 ♦Dreer Peony Farm, The 76, 77 —♦Seed Store, Philadelphia 210 During Recess: — — New York Florists' Club 15 —Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston; Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club ... 88 — Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston, annual picnic; Chicago Florists' Club picnic; Spring- field, O., florists' picnic 120 (^_>-o^ lia HORTICULTURE, Page During Process: — (Continued) — St. Louis Florists' Club foui- teenth annual outing; *Gar- deners' and Florists' Club of Boston 142 — *Where's that chicken 153 —Slogan ley — Detroit Florists' Club picnic 210 —Albany, N. Y., Florists' Club outing; *A group of Canadian florists 350 — Washington florists at White Marsh 3!>5 *Dutchess County Horticultural Society at Uplands 513 —Show 636 E Editorials: — — The passing of the woodcut; reform in the "novelty" busi- ness; The seed catalogue as an educator; Horticulture's prog- ress G — Preparing for the convention; Own your home; Re-clothing the "hogbacks" 34 — Pulling together; More gardens mean more business; The S. A. F. in the van 68 — Looking forward; A great trade exhibition; Some work ahead for the S. A. F 98 — The gardener in the ascendant; Floral gew-gaws; The value of good seed 132 — Advertising methods, old and new; A hint for foreign exhib- itors; A duty to yourself; A rem- edy in sight 164 —"Old home week" for the S. A. F.; The advertiser's claim on the reader ; The secret of success . . . 202 — "Own your home" 254 ^Exit summer; A remarkable con- vention; A unifying force; A dis- credited critic 282 — An encouraging outlook; A dis- tinction without a diiterence; Missionary work at the country fair Gic — For a parcels post; Help the lo- cal flower show; A question of the hour 34C — The value of common things; Lightening the load 380 — Some faithful garden friends; A means of popular education 412 — Protect the pines; A point well taken; "Hands across the sea"; The credit problem 442 —Plant bulbs frely; The S. A. P. and the canna; The middleman, his jo>s and sorrows; Always more than your money's worth. . 474 — Measuring the bulbs; Give the young men something to do; De- sign m landscape work; A na- tional question 506 — The botanic garden trees get a reprieve; The New England ap- ple crop; To start the money a-moving 540 — The public and the chrysanthe- mum show; Postal progress in sight; The business outlook.... 570 — The fall awakening; A serious plight; Monuments and trees 604 ^Brace up; The pompon's de- mands; An opening for improve- ment 638 — Art in flower and plant compo- sition; A wise precaution: The gardeners' opportunity 666 Page Editorials: — (Continued) —The flower market; The violet situation; The national flower show 698 — Business conditions are encour- aging: Give the birds a chance; Preparing for the holiday trade; An incurable case 732 — Our thanks to our friends; Poor outlook for low grade material; The advantage of modern houses; The possibilities in flower shipping 772 — "Much ado about nothing"; Mr. Hill and his critics; Anticipa- tion 814 — A shining light; The seedsman's position; Making progress 848 Rlberon Horticultural Society.. S, 135, 550, 640. El Paso County Horticultural So- ciety 383 Ellington, Conn., Agricultural So- ciety fair 417 Eueharis Stevensii 569 Euonymus radicans. Forms of.... 441 Eurya latifolia variegata 411 '■■Evergreens, Ornamental, Clump of, at H. C. Prick's 373 Experiment Stations, The Broad Outlook of the 708, 782 — The Massachusetts 869 Fairport Floral Society 351 ='Farquhar, J. K. M. L 446 *Paust, Ralph E 218 Fertilizers, Good 233 —Water Soluble 846 Fire Record 713, 753 Floral Arrangement, Notes on 130 —Colors 705 Florists and the Glass Trust 337 Florists' Hail Association of America ^ 272, 294 Flower Market Reports 17, 49, SI, 113, 145, 177, 225, 265, 297, 329, 361, 393, 425, 457, 489, 521, 553, 5S5, 617, 649, 681, 713, 745. 803. 829, SOI, 868. —Shows 351, 352, 486, 576 -Show News 735 Forests, Our National 735 Forestry Study at Harvard 541 France, National Horticultural So- ciety of 255 French National Chrysanthemum Society 101 —Rose Society 101 Frontispiece, Our. 74, 313, 413, 449, 507 Frost 486 Fruit and Vegetable Prospects in Western New York 105 — Crops in Washington 105 —Cultivation of 542 — Growers Meet 319 — Growers' Feathered Friends.... 753 — Small, and Field Crop Outlook in New York 256 Gardeners. Movements of. .12, 69, 113, 133, 174, 256, 323, 425, 453, 476, 561, 608, 700. — Appreciating the 837 Gardenias 507 Geometric Beautification 857 Georgia State Horticultural So- ciety 222 Geranium pest, A 137 Ghent Quinquennial 165 Ginger jar; A letter from the. . . . 102 Ginkgo biloba *5, 197, 345, 537 — As a street tree 740 —* Avenue of 533 Page Ginkgo biloba: — (Continued) — Characteristics of the 410 — Fastigiate *605, *700 — The pyramidal 283 *Gloxinias for florists' use 450 Good news 283 Grand Trunk Horticultural So- ciety 351 *Green, George S 29 Greenhouses building or contem- plated 25, 58, 90, 122, 154, 186, 232, 274, 306, 338, 370, 402, 466, 498, 530, 561, 594, 625, 658, 689, 721, 7,53, 804, 837, 871. — Modern construction 305 — *Construction, The factor of snow in 238 Greenwich Gardeners' Society 262, 818 *Gypsophila paniculata and its double form 198 H Hail storms. Victims of 185 —In Des Moines, la 370 Hardy border. Care of the 569 Hardy plant garden, A 129 *Heacock, Joseph, Greenhouses and rose hedge of 133 — Edward, Drowning of 185 Heating plant. Care of when not in use 464 — Apparatus ...720, 753, 804, 837, 871 *Hedges, Value as crop protectors 106 *Herbert, Percy 851 Hippophae, The 378 *Hoffman, S,, Store 390 Hogbacks, Redemption of the.... 38 Holland nursery, A leading 639 Horticulture's advancement 313 — An appreciation of 824 Houghton Horticultural Society.. 445 *Houses, A model range of iron- frame 61 Huntington Horticultural Society 8, 36, 445 Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora *157, 184 — Arborescens grandiflora alba 573, 639 I Illinois State Floral Association.. 414 —State fair 384 Incorporated 24, 47, 79, 145, 174, 265, 297, 361, 425, 466. 476, 521, 561, 608, 649, 720, 739, 786, S20, 870. Indiana State fair 417 —Society of Florists *670, '*725 Indianapolis activities 391 Insecticide, A valuable 306 In touch with the beautiful 573 Iowa horticulture flourishing 817 Iris, German 33 —A hybrid 73 *Jamestown Exposition, Young gardeners at 405 —Awards 779 Japanese maples 314 Job, Education for 201 *Jack, Walter 851 *Kellogg greenhouses. Boiler ex- plosion at 465 Kentucky Society of Florists,... 818 *Knopf , Charles 443 Kochia scoparia 69, 352 *Labor saving device, A 337 Lacnine Horticultural Society. . . . 294 *Laelia elegans 437 HORTICULTURE, Page Lake Geneva Gardeners' and Foremen's Association 672 Landscape gardener and his field, The 234 Lawn, The value of the open .... 309 Lenox Horticultural Society 166, 273, 444, 544, 817 *Lettuce, Boston Head 74 Library notes 163, 422, 577 ♦Lilium longiflorum giganteum in uapau 57S — Philippinense x longiflorum *841, 846 — *Auratum as occasionally grown in Japan 610 — *Wardarai 642 Lily bulb outlook. The 170 — Cold storage .' . 773 — Formosa longiflorums 420 London Dahlia Union 416 *Loveless. A. J 601 *Lover's Lane 203 Lupines ." 97 ♦Lupinus polyphyllus 93 M ^Maidenhair tree. The 5 Maine apple crop damaged 529 Marin County Horticultural So- ciety 637 Market gardening course 819 •Marshall. W. E 775 Marvland Horticultural Society 444, 640, 770 — State horticultural day 137 — Variety of fruits 152 Massachusetts Horticultural So- ciety 8, 100, 166, 262. 294, 322, 351, 446, 484, 508, 510, 603, *633, 668, 776, 850. —Agricultural College. .. 103, 138, 169 — State Board of Agriculture.... 778 Melons under glass 46 ^*Bumper crop of ■ 576 Menlo Park Horticultural Society.. 575 Michigan State Fair 417 *Mil!ionaire, Inspecting the 105 •Minneapolis park greenhouses. . . 678 Minnesota State Horticultural So- ciety 776, 817 Mississippi State fair 417 Missouri State Board of Horticul- ture 69 Mole traps, Throw away the 697 Monmouth County Horticultural Society 384, 607 Montreal Florists' Club.. 477, 670, *77S — Flower show 384 — Horticultural Soc-iety 351 — Personal and trade notes 15 More wonders promised 220 Morris County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Society 414, 607, 816 Moth scheme which is a failure. . 103 Mower, A good 138 •Mushrooms 739 N Nassau County Horticultural So- ciety ,. 510, 635. National Flower Association of the United States 166 ■ — Flower show 668 — Flower show committee 574 — Chrvsanthenuim Society of Eng- land '. 853 -Early flowering exhibition 512 -Some dahlias at 512 -Autumn exhibition 672 —Dahlia Society 383 — Nut Growers' Association 100 — Rose show 65 *Nephrolepis Amerpohlii 35 -New Bedford Horticultural Society, 37. 7u. 218, 318, 349, 774. Page — England Dahlia Society 349 — Haven County Horticultural So- ciety 384, 607 — Jersey Floricultural Society.. 36, 166. 477, 603, *637, 775. — London County Horticultural Society 3G, 70, 166, 510 — Orleans Horticultural Society.. 8, 100. 262, 415, 574, 668, 850. —Gardeners' Mutual Protective Association 603 Newport Horticultural Society.. 37, 70, *10], 166, 416, 574, 817. — Notes 81 —Successful road treatment iu 83 New York Florists' Club... 15, *46, *S9, 349, 508, 640, *775. -Exhibition 606 — Horticultural Society of 318 — State fair 417 News Notes... 25, 47, 79, 115, 143. 1.52, 175, 265, 273, 297, 329, 361, 385, 413, 425, 454. 516, 518, 553, 574, 581, 582, 615, 617, 625, 647, 657, 691, 720, 742, 743, 753, 793, 817, 827, 836, 857. *Niessen establishment. The 220 Nomenclature, A question of.. 573, 639 Northampton. Mass 849 North Shore Horticultural Society, 70, 166, 318, 414, 603, 778, 850 *Ny mphaea x Ixion 473 Obituaries: — -Alley. B. L., 496; Amiess, O., 393; Anderson, A. J., 81; Arkman, Alex., 617. — Bartz. Nicholas, 81; Blackman. W. M.. 858; Bloompot, J., 858; Bond. W. L., 513; Book, Hugo, 496; Bos- worth, E. P., 297; Boylan, A.. 413; Bradley. Dr. Fredk., 593; Brehmer, G. F., 225; Brewer, F. W., 550; Bur- nap, E. P.. 657; Burns. Thos. W., *85S. — Callice, C. 353; Campbell, Thos., 225; Cannell, E. A.. 81; Chesney, Hugh, 617; Cooms. Mrs. L., 513; Congdon, A. R.. 81. — Danver, J. A.. 657; *Davenport. G. E.. 736; Deeds, L. M., 792; Dell, James, 858; Dihm, H. W. C. 513; Durward, D. A., 25. —Edgar, W. W.. *819; Ely Z. Deforest, 496; Engelman. Mrs. P., 792; Er- nesterhoff. J., 47. —Faulk. R., 819; Ferry. D. M., 657; Fine, Sam, 81; Fuller, J. V., 261; Furey, Mary A., 336. —Gale. B., 689; Gower, J. M., 736; Grigg, C. H.. 413. — Hadwen. O. B.. *593; Halliday, John, 25; Harris, W.. 858; Hauswirth, P. J., *736, 779; Held. Mrs. C, 689; Henshaw, Samuel. *121; Helper, J. C. 465; Herbert, Mrs. J. S., 225; Hukill. A. H., 819; Humfeld, Mrs. H.. 513; Huss, Mrs. J. F.. 792. — Inloes. Mrs. C. J 185 — Jenks. Rev. J., 792; .Johnston. T. J., 261, *297; Jones. Henry A., 413; Judd. Mrs. H. S., 185. —Keller, Edw.. 792; Kelley, G. D., 792; Kennicott, F. S., 393; Kuebler, Mrs. W. H., 465. — Lacroix. M. L., 121; LaFrance, F. L.. 185; La Pointer, P., 353; La Rochelle. Mrs. A., 413; Lichtefeld, F., 689; Loeber. August. 657; Luit- ■weiler, J. C, 689. — McDavitt, D., 353; Meier, C, 137; Mitchell. Chas.. 336; Murphy, Thos., 81 ; Murray. Jas.. 25. — Nailor. B ' 465 Page Obituaries : — (Continued) — Oakes, 'W. N., 858; O'Hara, "Wm., 353; Olsen, J. E., 496; Ostertag, Mrs. A. D., 657. —Peterson, E. E., 513; Pike, Mrs. C. W., 819; Pryal, A., 513; Purdue, R., ^17. — Reuter. G. J., *225; Relyea, A., 25; Reynolds E. H.. 465; Richards, A. L., 792; Ring, M. C, 593; Ringier, J., 792; Roadhouse, Mrs. I. T., 689. —Sanders. Edgar. *465; Schleeter, Chas. 465; Shackell. J., 297; Spen- cer, J. H., 657. —Taylor, W. S., 465; Thayer, E. V. R., 858; Thauer, R., 593; Thomp- son, v., 736; Traendly, W. H., 185. — Underwood, L. M 689 — Vair, George, 858; Veitch, Jas. H.. 736. —Waggoner, John, 393; Walker, S. H., 819; Waltz, Mrs. C, 689; Weber, H. P. 137; Weissenberger, P., 617; Wilson, C. H., 225; Wingert, Mrs. M. Rose, 496; Wood, W. H. S., 819. — Young, James 185 *Odontoglossum Hardyanum 197 — *Three good »37 Ohio Horticultural Society 573 Ontario horticultural exhibition... 670 Open air wedding. An... 475 Orange, N. J., trade notes 553 Orchid, A choice white 771 — *Two Andean 72 Orleans chrysanthemum show 735 Ornamentals ^^^ Our feathered friends 69 Overcrowding ^^^ P Paciflc Coast Society doings. -.329, 649 ♦Parcels post in prospect 572 *Paris show.- Nonin's group at 693 —•Autumn show 702 Park work in a large city 837 Parsons, Mr. misrepresented 545 Pasadena Gardeners' Association.. 294 Patent on grafting, A 700 Patents, List of 25, 88, 122, 186 233, 306, 400, 466, 529, 562, 578! 625, 689, 753, 805, 838, 870. Patten, Charles G., Peacock, A. R., conservatories •757, *780. Peach, blight '^•'^ Pear blight 347 *Pelargonium. zonal, Dagata o48 —For winter flowering 410 *Pennook, S. S 21S *Pennock-Meehan establishment... 218 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 37, 382. 508. 544, 636. Pentstemons, About 199 Peony notes from Stonycroft gar- dens 856 —In 1907. 96 -The 76.504 Perennials, Hardy for bedding and ^ cut flowers 390 —•Some new hardy 71 —The formal garden for 67 ♦Pergola entrance to hardy flower garden ^-"'^ Personal .12, 35, 83, 103, 153, 210, 255 283 327, 348, 393, 413, 443, 475', .513. 541, 583, 605, 639, 679, 703, 734, 779, 851. Philadelphia, Christmas trade in.. 79o —Florists' Club of.. 37, 168, 318, 444, 47S, 509, 003, 734. —Notes.. 49, 113, 145, 220, 329, 393, 676, 713. — Personal and business items 47d —•Party at R. Vincent, Jr.'s 415 — The Philadelphia way 475 Phlox decussata 409 HORTICULTURE Page *Phoenix Roebelini 580 *Pidduck;, J 778 *Pierson, F. R 448 Pine tree blight 614 Pittsburg exhibitions 606 —Florists' and Gardeners' Club.. 774 -and Allegheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club 37, 349, 640 Pittsford grange. Floral Society of 351 Philosophy of wholesaling. The.. 359 Plant breeding, An important new book on 356 — Christmas notes 790 — Growers organize 580 — Helplessness of cultivated 574 —Imports 425, 484, 516. 545, 578, 644, 676, 738, 821. — Notes 453 —Lice 379 Plants, Ornamental berried 665 — Worthy of more general culti- vation 771 Plum crop. An extraordinary 388 Plymouth emulates Dayton 350 Pollination, Some phases of 854 ■^Polygonum Baldschuanicum 377 ■* Powhatan oak, The 469 *Primula stellata 773 Publications received 14, 57, 73, 185, 290, 336, 355, 386, 484, 514, 545, 577, 612, 735, 821, 856. R *Redding, Conn., Flower garden at Wiantenock 341, 348 Retail flower stores. New.... 518, 550, 583, 615, 647, 679, 711, 743, 793, 827, 859. Retailer's position toward the wholesaler. The 826 Rhode Island Horticultural So- ciety 388, 672 •Riverton, Seen at 292 •Rockery, The 199 Rose:- — — American Beauty 569 — A new stock 770 — Baby Ramblers for Christmas, . 388 — Cook's, John H. T. seedling No. 294 ■ 809, 815 —Harry Kirk, New 413 ^*Mr.s. Jardine 565 — New at Mannheim exhibition. . . . 317 —Notes 74 —Plants by mail 121 — Richmcnd 505 — Richmond abroad 76 —Remarks on 820 —Soils 66 — Wm. R. Smith 7 Roses \\m\er glass 200, 441, 731, 770 — Versus Carnation 849 Royal Horticultural Society 39, 383 ^Show at Holland House 99 —Show 261, 574, 778 ^Exhibition at Vincent Square. . . . 317 San Diego Floral Association. .511, 007 San Francisco personal and news notes 35, 329 — ■* Florists rebuild 550 San .lose scale 730 — Petroleum emulsion for 804 St, Louis Florists' Club... 8, 36, 70, 100, *222, 385, 508, 668, 818. —Horticultural Society. . .100, 166, 417. 607, 668. — Flower show 669 •Scotch prize-winning group of fruit 511 •Scotland, Chrysanthemum show in 853 Scranton Florists' Club 668 Schneider, George, Decoration of. 413. 849 Page ''Sedum spectabile 097 Seed trade 42, 100, 138, 170, 212, 290, 323, 354, 380, 418, 450, 451, 482, 514, 546. GIO, 642, 674, 738, 788, 822. — Adulteration 212 — C. Appel's report 418 ■^Senicio clivorum 505 Sewickley notes 824 ♦Shall you "Go West?" 845 Shrub chat 74, 184 —Hardy, Planting and treatment of 319 Shows, Lccal and florists'.. 608, 646. 678, 701, 735. Society for Horticultural Science. . 382 Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists: — *A beautiful trophy 57 —Rates to Philadelphia 102, 168 —St. Louis to Philadelphia, 102, 135, 168. — Preliminary program 134 — State vice-presidents 134 — *Diagram of streets and hotels in Philadelphia 136 — Chicago to Philadelphia 168 — New York to Philadelphia 168 — *Horticultural Hall, Philadel- phia; Progi-am reviewed; '*W. J. Stewart 204 — *John Westcott; H. B. Beatty; P, J. Hauswirth 205 — '"William Graham; David Rust; Broad St., Philadelphia 200 ^Men's team prizes; Ladies' team prizes 206 — Men's individual tournament; Ladies' individual tournament; Reception at H. Bayersdorfer's. . 209 — *G. C. Watson; J. W. Colflesh; Independence Hall; View from Lemon Hill 209 — Prizes for essays 222 — I'Traendly, F. H 241 — Convention 245 — President's address 245 — *Castle, W. W 245 — '*Buiiyard, H. A 246 — '*liobert Craig; Edwin Lonsdale; J. Burton 247 — ^Secretary's report 248 — Treasurer's report 249 — President's reception 249 — Bedding plants, where and how to use them i!49 — Next year at Niagara; Trip to Riverton; Horticulture in the public schools 251 —Horticultural education 252 —Exhibition, The 253 — *McClure, George W 277 — Convention continued 284 — Ladies' outing at Willow Grove: Outing at Belmont mansion 284 — Trade exhibition; Convention notes; Convention ginger jar. . 285 — Sporting events 286 —National flower sliow 287 —Report of B. L. Pierce 304 — Correspondence with U. S. Ex- press Co 318 — Prize essays 318 — Bill for horticultural education in the public schools 353 — Horticultural education at agri- cultural colleges 381 — Bulbous plants and tuberous rooted perennials 547 —National Flower Show 668, 775 — Apix)intments 734 — Department of plant registra- tion 166, 222, 318 Sold out 69 Southampton Horticultural Society. 294, 351, 5.50, 734, 774. 850 Page Southern California Horticultural Association 671 Spokane aster fair 285, 445 Supply house, A great 81 *Sweet pea, Burpee's Primrose Spencer 476 -^«Burpee's White Spencer 477 — -"Campaign of 1908 476 —Quartette 322 —Review of 1907 213 — National Society 130 Systematic planting in improve- ment work. The place of 512 Tarrvtown Horticultural Society.. 130, 445, 606, 641, 734 Testimonials 283 Texas city. An enterprising 446 The question of the hour 443 *Thilow, J. Otto 324 Thomas, H. H 039 Toledo Florists' Club 574, 704 —News 113, 153 Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Association 550, 850 Trade, To the 849 Tree and shrub chat 541 — Pruning. Season for. 377 —Troubles, Shade 433 Trees and lightning 608 — and shrubs. Autumn tints in... 409 — A plea for more shade. 345 *Trophy, A handsome 646 Twentieth century catalogue 40 Twin Cities Florists organize.... 678 — Florists' and Gardeners' Club.. 817 Two in one week 688 U Uncle Sam misrepresented 203 United Bay Shore Horticultural Societies 607 Useful books 741 Value of art and skill in indus- try 608 — of swampy land. The 699 Vanda varieties 815 Vegetables, New 612 Vermont Horticultural Society. . . 774 — Agricultural experiment station 804 Victor, N. Y.. Floral Society 417 Violet, a great 849 W Washington, D. C.: — — Department of Agriculture ex- hibition 57S —Florists, Club of.. 37, 88, 153, 218, 336, 384, 445, 641, 669, 774, 816. — Personals 153 Wappinger Dahlia Society 449 Washington fruit topics 369 — State Horticultural Society.... 775 *Weathered, C. B 775 Weuham, Mass., Exhibition at... 39' White fly, Hvdrocvanic acid gas for ...'..,.". 381 — Pvrethrum for 441 -In California S47 AVholesome chestnuts 255, 283, 740 Whom was he chasing 283 *Wilson establishment at Brook- lyn, N. Y 582 Winter Flowering Carnation So- ciety 851 Winter trip to Europe by an Am- erican gardener 110 Wireless from Robert Craig 580 Worcester County Horticultural Society 8, 384, 417, 510, 624, 671 Y ♦Yellowstone Park, Flora of 324 CaTTLKYA GIGAt;., PI\RDYA\A TYl'E Copyright, Julius R>iekrs Co. ^^E \MMcAPE Garden £g^ Bq/To//» Mass. (Ji/bjcr/ph'on, ^100^ HORTICULTURE July 6, 1907 'lllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiilll!^ fMmwmAAMMIWWWMWMMWWMIMO ROSE PLANTS We offer for immediate delivery and subject unsold the following rose plants all of the choicest stock by the most noted growers. BRIDESMAID 1 BRIDE GOLDEN GATE 3 1-2 inch IVORY / $7.00 per 100 LIBERTY RICHMOND $60.OO per 1000 ENCHANTRESS 1 Also a Limited Stock of AM. BEAUTY WIRE FOR PRICES AND KILLARNEY VERY SCARCE S. S. PENNOGK-MEEHAN GO. 1608-1618 Ludlow Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. STORE CLOSES 6 P. M. nllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllillllllllllllllllllllilllll?. i I ! AnytHing of Value to the profession CAN BE. SOLD through advertising in Horticulture KENTIAS When you attend the Convention of the S. A. F. come to Wyncote, Pa. and see our KENTIAS 30 minutes ride 100 trains daily JOSEPH HEACOCK CO. Growers of Palms and Roses for the trade. Clean, Thrifty StocR Our Specialty WYNCOTE, PA. iS" Prices and particulars cheerfully given at any time. Write us MfMWWWWWWIAAA^tlWWMmWWWWMWWWWWWWWWW^ ROSE PLANTS (S) BETTER QUALITY THAN THE ORDINARY 1500 Richmonds, 3 inch, $6.00 per 100; Syi inch, $8.00 per 100. 1500 of each size 3oSoiridrsmaids[3'^""=h, = - $6.00 per 100 7000 to 8000 American Beauties, 2v inch, $80.00 per 1000; 3 inch, $100.00 per 1000 Clean, thrifty stock Demand brisk Wire orders safest LEO NIESSEN CO., - Wholesale Florists 1209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA Store closes at 6 p. m. Two Year Old American Beauty Plants $50.00 per lOOO CHICAGO CARNATION CO. JOLIET, - - - ILL. GRAFTED BRIDESMAIDS On Best English Manetti 2ii and 3'A in. pots, $10.00 and $12.50 per 100 A few BRIDES left in 2^ in, pots, $10.00 per 100 MONTROSE GREENHOUSES MONTROSE MASS. AMERIGAN^ BEAUTY RICHMOND ROSES Finest 4 inch Stock $12.00 per lOO CHARLES H. TOTTY Madison, N. J. im: ^v 15 E> r^ r^ B> Grand New Pink Carnation for I907 A few tliousand R. C. .and pot plants left. Order quick. This variety is a money maker. Price of rooted cuttings. 82.50 per doz.; $12.00 per lOO; $10000 per 10(10 Price of pot plants, 2 1-4 in., $3.00 per doz. ; SIS 00 per 100. THE H. WEBER & SONS CO.. Oakland, Md. CARNATIONS. Red Chief —Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $12. oo per loo: $100.00 per 1000. Average 3 iQ. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Maid — Clear pink edtjed while, — $12.00 per 100; 100.00 per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. DOR-NCR & La Fayette SONS , Ind. CO. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture July 6, 1907 HORTICULTURE NEPHROIvEPIS Piersoni El^legantissima Tl\e Tarrytown Fern A good stock in all sizes on hand at all times. A splendid seller and money-maker. Large specimen plants, ready for immediate sale : 6-inch at 75c and $1.00 each; 8-inch at $1.50 and $2.00 each; 1 0-inch at $3.00 each; 12-inch at $5.00 each; 14-inch at $7.50 each; J 6-inch at $10.00 each. Also fine young stock for growing on, 2>4-inch at $8.00 per hundred. F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. BOXWOOD Bushes per pair, soc.-75C.-$i.oo-$i.25-$i.5o. PALMS Latauia or Ijivistona SiDensis. 7 in. pots, $15.00 per doz ; 8 in. pots, $18.00 per doz. Kentias in all sizes from 50c. up. Phoenix Canar jensis, 2 ft. 6 in., 10 leaves, $3.00 per pair; 2 ft. 10 in., 10 leaves, $4.00 per pair; ^ ft., 10 leaves, $5.00 per pair; 3 ft. 4 in., lo leaves, $6.00 per pair. DRACAENAS Dracaena Indivisa, $% in. pots, $6.00 per doz. Dracaena Fragrans, 6 in. pots, $6.00 per doz. BAY TREES Standards, 4 ft., 8 in, stem, $12.00 per pair; 4 ft., 8 in. stem, $15.00 per pair; 4 ft., 8 in. stem, J18.00 per pair. Hydrangeas. A large assortment of sizes just coming into flower. English Ivy, $2.00 per doz. $15.00 per 100. Anthericum, variegated for vases. $1.50 per doz. Aspidistras, green, $12.00 per doz., in 6 in. pots; $18-00 per doz. in 6}^ in. pots. CrimsoB Ramblers and Domthy Perkins, fine plants well budded, $12.00, $i8.co and 824.00 per doz. Asparagus Sprengeri, jji in. pots, ;?i.25 per doz, ; $10 00 per 100. Ardisia Crenulata, fine plants for fruiting, 4$^ in. pots, $50,00 per 100. liarge Boston Ferns, per pair $12. co for hall decoration. Araucaria Excelsa, $2.00 to $3,00 each 8 in. and q in. pots. Fern Balls, 6 in., $4.00 per doz ; 8 in., $9.00 per doz. Bridal Myrtle, 4 in. pois, $3.00 per doz.; 6 in. pots, $12.00 per doz. ANTON SCHULTHEIS P.O.Box 78 COLLEGE POINT, L.L.N.Y. SMALL EVERGREENS For Pots and Window Boxes for late fall and winter use, mostly Conifers, in assorted hardy kinds, ranging from 12 to 16 inches in height, the hundred from twenty to thirty dollars, duty paid f.o.b. N. Y., fall delivery. Address timely AUGUST ROLKER & SONS 31 Barclay St., or P. 0. Box 752, NEW YORK Ferns in Flats Ready for Delivery after July 1 5th. Each flat contains 110 clumps of small plants, which can be divided In 3 to 5 plants accordingly, all ready for potting. We can furnish these ferns, grown separately, each flat containing any one of the following sorts, ferns all good salable varieties. Aspidjum tsussimense Cyrtomlum Falcatum Pterls Adlantoides Cretica alba llneata Cretica magnifica Has lata Pteris Gllbertii Serrulata Serrulata crista ta Serrulata variegata Mayii Wimsettll Mixed varieties. Price, ^'i.OO per Jiat STUMPP &. WALTER CO. so BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK BAY TREES Ot Ba.v Trees imported frnm the beatgrowerein Beigium and arein firflt-clfl88 condition everyone t)y, C^M^^. New Rose Wm. R. Smith Wm. E. Smitli is a cross between Kaiserin Augusta Victoria and Maman Cochet ; this rose has every quality necessary for a first rate bedding variety in the open and also has every characteristic of a first-class summer blooming sort for use in the forcing house; it is ex- tremely strong in growth, free in production of canes and foliage and the leafage is so firm and heavy that it resists all the diseases to which the more tender va- rieties are subject. We have never seen it take either black spot or mildew. The only reason of its failure as a winter forcing variety is the extreme fullness of its bloom which in form closely resembles that of Ma- man Cochet, being beautifvdly pointed while in color it is brighter than Golden Gate, being of a deep ivory white overlaid mth a good bright shade of pinlf. We feel absolutely positive that this variety will rank quite up with the Cochets and Kaiserin as a summer bloomer either indoors or out ; it originated with Mr. John Shel- lem of Philadelphia. E. G. Hill. HORTICULTURE July 6, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- TURAL SOCIETY. Another superb exhibition was put up on June 29 and 30 at Horticultural Hall, Boston. Roses and strawber- ries had the right of way in the pros- pectus, but peonies, campanulas and other seasonable material almost over- whelmed them. The roses were not equal In quantity or quality to some former exhibitions and in some of the classes there was but one competitor. Prizes were awarded in tbe various schedule classes to W. J. Clemson, Vv'm. Whitman, W. A. L. Bazeley, Mrs. J. L. Gardner, E. L. Lewis, Mrs. Fred- erick Ayer, J. G. Wright and Mrs. E. M. Gill. First prize for three blooms of a variety introduced since U'03 went to 'W. J. Clemson for Fiau Karl Druschki and second to Mrs. H. R. Foote for Mons. Louis Ricard. The displays of herbaceous peonies were magnilicent. Conspicuous among them was George Hollis' display of thirty new varieties, composed of his own seedlings, which was awarded first prize, also a collection of Jap- anese singles from the same exhibitor. Dr. C. S. Minot, T. C. Thurlow Co., James McKissock, E. L. Lewis, Joseph S. Chase, B. J. Shayler, Mrs. R. Leeson and Blue Hill Nurseries were all repre- sented by large collections. R. & J. Farquhar & Co. made a display of campanulas and peonies in combina- tion which attracted as much admira- tion as any other feature of the show. Mrs. Gardner also staged cam- panulas and delphiniums in large numbers, and a splendid effect was produced by a group of large bougain- villeas and orchids from Mrs. Leeson. Blue Hill Nurseries and F. J. Rea sent, as usual, interesting collections of bor- der perennials. The folowing special awards were made: First Class Certificates of Merit: James Cartnriglit, superior cultivation of Onei- dium sphacelatum; J. E. Rctliwell. Ameri- can seedling CypripaJium Emil Johausson; James McKissock, new Peony Rosa Bon- lieur. Honorable Mention: J. Lawson, culture of Crassula cocciuea; Wm. Whitman, dis- play of Digitalis; Geo. Hollis. seedling Penuv Geo. Hollis; Dr. Charles S. Minot, new Peony M. Charles I.evique; F. J. Rea, Iris orientalis Snow Queen; E. J. Shayler, seedling Peony No. 2. In strawberries, G. V. Fletcher, Wilfrid Wheeler, I. E. Goburn, S. H. Warren and John Ward were the main exhibitors. The fruit was of splendid quality, the principal varieties staged being Marshall, McKinley. Sample. Brandywine. Haverland, Minute Man and Abington, the last named variety taking both first and second prizes for one quart of any variety introduced since 1903. In the vegetable section beets, cabbages, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, onions, etc., were seen in generous array. ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. The smoker given by the St. Louis Florist Club on last Saturday night to celebrate its 20th anniversary was a great success and the trustees, Messrs. Smith, Beyer and Weber, are to be congratulated for having arranged such a good time for the members. Seventy-five members, including a few florists who are not members, attended. There was plenty of everything to eat. drink and smoke for all. At 9 o'clock J. J. Beneke who was chosen chairman of the evening, opened the entertain- ment with a few well-chosen remai'ks and called on the band for the opening overture. Then president H. C. Irish, was called upon to welcome the guests. Luther Armstrong followed in re- sjranse, taking for his subject the first meeting of this club 20 years ago. He was followed by all the ex-presidents in rotation, those present being F. Fillmore, J. W. Kunz, E. W. Guy, C. C. Sanders, J. F. Ammann and J. J. Beneke. After more music and songs James S. Wilson, W. C, Young, John Connor, Frank Weber, H. Lohrenz, S. Kehrmann, W. J. Pilcher and Ed Dearker followed with short talks and the rest of the evening was taken up with singing and stories by FVank Filmore and others. The party broke up only after the clock had struck one. Through the courtesy of Secretary Beneke we have been furnished with some valuable data regarding the his- tory of this club which is crowded out this week but which we shall take pleasure in publishing in full in our next issue. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS. The date of the annual meeting to be held at Toronto has been changed to August 15th, 16th and 17th, with headquarters at Queens Hotel. The business meetings will be held in the City Hall. The following provisional program has been arranged: August 15th, Morning. — Reception of visitors and address of welcome by the Mayor of Toronto. August 15th, Afternoon. 2 P. M.— Drive through city parks, etc. August loth. Evening. — Business: Reading of papers and discussion thereon. August 16th, Morning, 9.30 A. M.— Automobile trip. August 16th, Afternoon.— 2 P. M.. trip by boat around Toronto Island; 5 P. M., luncheon at Island Park. August 10th, Evening. — Business meeting. Arrangements are not fully made for August 17th at this time. Papers and discussions will be features of the business sessions. F. L. MULFORD, Sec'y-Treas. WORCESTER COUNTY (MASS.) HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The exhibition held June 27 by the Worcester Horticultural Society was one of great interest, as there was there shown one of the finest dis- plays of peonies ever seen in the hall. Ellwanger & Barry of Rochester, N. Y.. staged a table of standard sorts which stood their journey well. The winners of prizes for peonies were Pres. Hadwen, Messrs. Marble, Breed, Fisher and Hixon. There was also a large display of perennial flowers. The last two exhibitions have been well attended, and although the back- ward season has prevented the ex- hibitors from living up to the sched- ule, the general display has been ex- cellent. NEW ORLEANS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The monthly meeting of the New Orleans Horticultural Society was held at Kolb's Halls on June 20th, Mr. Otto Ahele presiding; C. R. Banter, secretary; John Eblen, treasurer, at their respective stations. The committee on chrysanthemum sliow, through Mr. E. Baker reported progress, stating that at the next meet- ing a detailed report would be ren- dered. It was desired to dispense with the annual outing this year owing to the expenses incurred at the conven- tion of Southern llorists. Nominations of officers for the en- suing year were then made: for presi- dent, Chas. Eble; vice-presidents, A. Alost, H. Cook, C. Ory; secretary, Chas. R. Panter; treasurer, John Eblen. Chas. Eble exhibited some fronds of a new varietv of nephrolepis. A sport from Anna Foster which, from samples, is one of the finest of the nephrolepis family. R. Eichling of the U. J. Vir- gin establishment exhibited some magnificent Lilium Harrisii grown from cold storage bulbs. The next meeting of the society will be held July 18, when the elec- tion of officers will take place. CHAS. R. PANTER, Secretary. HUNTINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual rose and strawberry ex- hibition of this .society was held on June 27 with about 100 exhibits in flowers and a dozen varieties of straw- berries. Walter Jennings, Richard Cartwright gardener, August Heck- scher, Adolph Alius gardener, W. J. Matheson, James Kirby gardener, led as prize vdnners. George Taylor, Ed- ward Gildersleevc gardener, W. W. Sharpe, Peter Mee gardener, John Cart- ledge, C. Kalkan gardener, Miss Cor- nelia Prime, J. Merrier gardener, shared the honors in strawbemes and h: J. Kelley. A. Tighs gardener, Wm. O'Hora, O. E. Schmidt, T. Caley gard- ener, received awards prix for roses. H. T. & A. H. Funnell were first with peonies. Special prizes were awarded to A. Heckscher for palms and Miss Emma Paulding for lilies. ELBERON HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. This society held a lose and straw- berry show on June 24 instead of the 17th as previously arranged. Consid- ering the backward season the exhibi- tion was a success. The principal tu-ize winners in the section for cut loses were J. Kennedy, A. Grieb, W. Swain, B. Wychoff, and A. Bauer. In the strawberry section the winners were J. Kennedy, W. Swain, A. Bauer. In the classes for vegetables. H. Wood, .V. Grieb, F. Dettlinger and R. Kenne- ii\ were the successful exhibitors. W. 1>. Robertson was first for the best \ase of sweet peas. The society will hold its second annual summer show in the nevv Ca- sino, Long Branch, on July 24 and 25. There is every indication that the ex- hibition will be a success. July 6, 1907 HORTICULTURE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY SEED CATALOGUE. Synopsis of an address delivered before the American Seed Trade Association in Kew York, June i^tj, 1907. \>y J. Utirace Mcl'\irlaiid. Old-Time Methods. No one will dispute my claim that the primary purpose of a Twentieth Century Seed Catalogue is to sell seeds and the accompanying merchandise handled by the seedsman. Yet the time is not yet out of mind for some of us when the selling purpose was not so apparent, and when pictures of the not-tor-sale proprietor, or his hardly- for-sale home, or his selling head- Quarters, took up much space in the catalogues of that day. And when the catalogues of a generation since did get down to seeds, both descriptions and illustrations tended to extravag- ance, with some notable and honorable exceptions. I well remember the com- plaint of a well-known illustrator of that time, when he showed me the yet unengraved wood block of a water- melon field which had been returned to him by a customer because there were not enough melons in the field. "I'll plant them so thick he couldn't walk in the field without stepping on them, and that will satisfy him," said the artist. And so he did, and I saw the wonderful result not long after in full catalogue glory! But that was almost a generation ago. Nowadays exaggeration does not prevail so con- siderably, 1 am glad to say. How to Stimulate Sales. If selling seeds is the object of a seed catalogue, we may properly seek to analyze the methods of approach to make sales through a catalogue. They are at least three in number, and they often mix as freely as does corn when differing varieties are grown in the same tield. Sometimes the mixture shows as unpleasantly, too, as when the persistent Black Mexican invades the purity of the Country Gentleman! A reputation, gained by years of honest dealing and painstaking effort, is a most effective help In or method for selling seeds. Hard to get, it is hard to retain, meaning constant vigil- ance and expense, and including many (iisappoinlments. Yet it is priceless and price-producing, and it is a poor tradesman who does not seek by every means to maintain his reputation for quality of goods sold, and for quality and justice of service rendered. 1 have been on the hearing side of the seeds- man's confessional for more years than I want to mention, and were not my lips as firmly sealed as any priest's, I could tell some startling tales. For there is another side to reputation in seed-selling — the side of a bad reputa- tion, held by the man who sets price above purify, and who thinks of the present dime from his temporary cus- tomer more than the "prospective dollar of a solid trade. Another means of selling I may mention as special presentation. This includes extra description and illustra- tion of the seeds to be sold, and is fraught with danger unless pursued with great moderation. To shout in print about every article offered tends to dull the ears of the buyer, or, to speak more accurately, to tire his eyes. We have all ^een the flamboyant offers of a certain international so-called "wizard," who described three new plums on the same page, accurately, he said, with each as "the best ever!" Low prices and premiums to buyers are other selling inducements which sometimes work to expand business, if not to produce profits. I question the expediency of both, save in special and limited instances. The best Twentieth Century Seed Catalogues rest on a jealously maintained reputa- tion for quality of stock, confine special presentation to articles of special and assured merit, and put prices upon a fair basis oi profit relation. The Contents of the Catalogue. The contents of a seed catalogue luerit consideration. This term is in- clusive of the preliminary information, the specialties or novelties, the main collection of seeds, bulbs, and other viable articles, and the accompanying implements, insecticides, etc., which we printers sometimes allude to as "bug stuff." The proportion of space to be a.s- signed to these various Items of con- tents is important. There should be a basis upon which to consider their value. It may be found by dividing the total cost of the catalogue when actual- ly in the mails by the number of pages, thus getting a price per page. Tried by this truly acid test, there is likely to be a surprising disparity in com- parison with results. The necessary space given to essential information, to cultural directions, is found to be expensive, and it may often be cur- tailed with benefit. One friend who bad used full 16 pages out of 32 for cultural directions in his simple catalogue of strawberry plants found that he was doing the educating, while the other fellow was making the sales; wherefore he cut out the encyclopedia features, reduced his catalogue to IG pages, and profited by the change. It is safe rule to suggest measur- ing the preliminary matter, the testi- monials, the showing of warehouses and fields and store fronts, by the dol- lar value. There is some value in them, surely, but not as much as is sometimes claimed. Circumspection as to Novelties. Next in attention, frequently, in the Twentieth Century Seed Catalogue come "Novelties" or "Specialties," done on pink paper, with a flourish of trumpets. To throw down a glove against seed novelties in this as- semblage may be as hazardous as to take one's best girl across the bull pasture under a red umbrella, so I will only express my gratification at the seeming decline of the once over- spreading novelty department, and wish that the foreign seedsmen, at least, might be compelled to have their floral wonders tested in America five years before daring to offer them to a suffering trade. The dump-heap would grow larger in consequence. I am sure! These novelties, too, need the dollar page test. Do they pay? There is a growing and commendable tendency to push ve.getables or flowers of real merit, or stocks of selected and proved excellence, instead of imcertain and dubious new items. With proper care of the stocks handled, this plan has been known to stand the dollar page test fully. The Dollar Test. The so-called "general collection" of seeds tends all the time to include more and more varieties, spreading out the catalogue, increasing expense, and getting up against the unjust postage wall, without a corresponding advan- tage in business. The dollar page test, again, is worth applying here. Some years ago a certain organization was storming the seed business along lines of lavish expenditure. On a forty-dol- lar-a-page cost, against my protest, a whole page illustration of portulacca was used. Of course it didn't pay, and the firm also soon didn't pay, much to the discomfort of those who had not sought financial shelter when they saw the process of exchanging experience for cash proceeding so openly. The handling of accessories seems to be growing in the seed trade. Imple- ments, insecticides and tools form no inconsiderable part of the twentietli century seed catalogue. Again the dol- lar test is wise, and it will result in using smaller engi-avings and cutting oft big handles on a hand cultivator, very frequently. The best modern seed catalogue wiU be well balanced, beginning without waste of space, offering only novelties and specialties which can he honestly commended or which are frankly pre- sented for trial, giving due space to a sharply reduced general list, and list- ing tuch accessories as are worth the space they take, both by reason of merit and selling quality. Sizes of Catalogue. The maker of fine books speaks of the size and shape of a book as its "format." Tlie "format" of a cata- logue is a matter of importance, and is ccnnected with considerations not par- ticularly bothering the book-maker. The catalogue man has to deal with illustrations and with postage, the gov- ernment practically controlling him through its ancient, unjust and arbi- trary postage scheme. Of standard sizes for seed catalogues there are three, and these serve as types only, being widely varied from In practice. The 6x9 size is time-hon- ored but used more by nurserymen than by seedsmen. Indeed, I know of but one prominent dispenser of seeds who holds to it. Allowing reasonable margins, the 6x9 page, with 54 square inches of paper surface, carries 36 square inches of actual type or print- ing surface. Thus the proportion of the white paper actually used is 66 per cent. The main difficulty with this smaller size is its relative wastefulness of room in the placing of the average ilh:!~ti'a(ions. To have a truly economical 6x9 cata- logue "make-up," every engraving should be made to fit either the width of the type page (from 4 1-2 to 4 3-4 inches), or half that width, though variations can be made up to a point of width which will allow not less than 1 1-4 inches of clear space for type to the right or the left. Even with much care, inevitable wastes occur in adapt- ing illustrations, headings and lists of prices to this size, wherefore it is easy to see why it has been generally discarded. It is a tribute to Mr. Bur- pee's notable skill as a catalogue mak- er tliat he can produce so excellent a result in this size against all its handi- caps. The size generally mentioned as 7x10, but trimming in commercial practice to 6 7-8 X 10, as cut from stock papers, is the second standard size, and it is largely used by seedsmen. With 69 10 HOKTICU LTU RE. July 6, 1907 square inches of paper to the page there are 49 square inches of type sur- face, allowing good margins. The pro- portion of type surface to white paper is thus 71 per cent., and this size is thus 5 per cent, more economical than the smaller size upon that basis alone. But the working of engravings, de- scriptions and headings on the 7x10 page is not only easier but better from the standpoint of effective display. \\ ith a type width of 5 1-2 inches on the normal page, the opportunity for large engravings appears, while the arrangement of the wording can be managed to i nuch better result. En- gravings of varying sizes can be worked into this page without undue waste of space, and as I shall show later by example, the 7x10 size is a very successful one. The postage consideration, under the present governmental handicap on catalogues, fits the 7x10 size fairly well. By using paper of very light weight^ too light for the best results, but not as flimsy and futile as the miserable stuff offered in the trade as "Bible" paper— and by sacrificing margins somewhat, 32 pages, cover, order sheet, return envelope and outside envelope can be mailed for one cent. For two cents there can be mailed 64 pages and all the trimmings, with paper a trifle heavier and margins not so scanty. An advantage of this 7x10 size not to be overlooked is its lower relative printing cost for both covers and in- teriors, as compared with larger sizes. Obviously the color preparation of 140 square inches of cover will cost less than 160 square inches, while the econ- omy of printing the inside in 32-page forms instead of 16-page forms is even more apparent. The third standard size approximates 8x10 inches, and this size is used by many of the leaders in the seed trade. Not only does it give the utmost fa- cility in the arrangement of illustra- tions, in the division of matter into various column widths and in the ar- rangement of prices, but it also lends itself to a more striking and symmetri- cal arrangement. Taking the size which may be trimmed from standard 32x44 paper as a basis, each page of this form contains 79 square inches of paper, of which 63 square inches is oc- cupied by type surface. Thus in this the third standard form, the propor- tion of type surface to paper area is 78 per cent. This Is 7 per cent, beyond the relatively economical 7x10 stand- ard and 12 per cent, beyond the un- economical 6x9 standard. The actual advantage is much greater, because of the facility for the handling of illus- trations given by the larger size. In this approximate 8x10 size the cata- log-ue if not too heavy may be folded lengthwise, when it becomes easy to handle and travels through the mails without damage. It is not practicable to thus fold when the catalogue ex- ceeds 48 pages and cover. The Question of Postage. Few seedsmen carrying a general as- sortment and doing a trade of consider- able volume can get along with a cata- logue under the three cent postage limit. The 8x10 size permits the mail- ing of 80 pages, cover, order sheet, re- turn envelope and outside envelope or wrapper within Uncle Sam's six-ounce pinch. Properly handled, 80 pages gives a fair opportunity for satisfactory de- scriptions on a complete line, with good illustrations and reasonable space for novelties. I have several times mentioned with some acerbity the postage limit. I venture to interject at this time my feeling of the injustice under which all the catalogue trade suffers by reason of the discrimination shown against it in the governmental postage arrangements. Take the case, for in- stance, of a 32-page 7x10 catalogue mailing for one cent, or 8 cents per pound. At the last moment before is- sue the seedsman is made aware of a change in prices or of a new thing of meritorious character, which makes it essential for him to insert a small slip in this catalogue, previously cal- culated to just pass the two-ounce limit. This slip, if inserted, doubles the postage, and thus the defenseless seedsman is compelled to pay just a trifle less than 16 cents a pound to mail his catalogue. If instead of being a catalogue man he is engaged in the business of printing a newspaper or periodical, he could add with impunity and mail in bulk, without aflJxing stamps, at one cent a pound. Where the justice in this matter comes in it may be possible for the post office authorities to show, but they have never yet done it. A united, insistent demand, expressed not only by resolu- tions of sucfi a body as this, but by conlinual, direct and personal prote.st to the Congressmen reachable through each member of such an association as this, for justice and equity in govern- mental transactions with the import- ant interests usin.g- catalogues, would break down, I believe, eventually, the crass and sometimes insolent inertia and stupidity of the congressional postal conditions. There should be a vigorous and insistent agitation for a a pound rate for catalogues, even if the rate is not lowered. The govern- ment has no right to maintain an an- tiquated system which imposes a penalty upon business enterprise. I believe personally that the rate should be lower, but even if it was fixed ai S cents per pound and the tradesman was permitted to mail in bulk in the same manner that the "yellowest" newspaper or the filthiest magazine mails every day, a great step in ad- vance would be scored. I sincerely hope that the seedsmen will not rest easy under the prevailing injustice, which causes them to take it out of the printer and the paper maker when they should be pounding at the heads of their obdtirate and inattentive con- gre.ssmen. About Catalogue Illustrations. In considering the case of a Twentieth Century Seed Catalogue, we must take into account all the forms of illustration, a subject in itself suf- ficient for several such presentations TIC ^VORK $7.00 1.25 bettees - Window Boxes Arm Chairs 3.25 Tubs - - 1.25 Vases with \ <, 7^ Stands I "'•'•' W. Elliott & Sons .^^^^^ 201 Fulton St, N.V. as I am endeavoring to make. The catalogues we all remember as pre- vailing ten to twenty years ago were illustrated primarily by wood cuts, en- graved principally by one imaginative illustrator in America or obtained from the more accurate foreign sources. The day of these has passed, and the more attractive halftone, photographi- cally produced, either from a dra^ving or from a photograph, now prevails. The people who get the catalogues have been wonderfully cultivated in estimation of beauty by the vast flood of magazines poured upon the country each month, and they can no longer be said to l)e indifferent to exagger- ated, inappropinate, ugly or mislead- ing illustrations. The present tend- ency is wholesome and honest, and the most successful seedmen use the fairest and most beautiful illustra- tions. Passing hurriedly over this problem of illustrations, I may only urge a reasonable consistency. It is a mat- ter of common remark that a good halftone on a page "kills" the old- fashioned wood cut which jostles it. No one knows better than myself after many years of endeavor, the difficulty of getting photographic illustrations of all the articles listed in a great seed catalogue. If the seedsmen were wise enough to maintain their own capable trained photographers, oper- ating in their own trial groimds and inspecting their own crops, this diffi- culty would be diminished. I firmly believe that the truly representative twentieth century catalogue will come to be illustrated from photographs prepared either by or under the direct control of the seedsman from sources he has within reach. The wood out having dropped out of sight, the line engraving, a some- what cheaper form resulting only from hand-made drawings, is yet used, but in a diminishing ratio. If the draw- ings are well made, consistent line en- gravings are satisfactory and com- mendable. The Problem of the White Space. I must not negleot to call attention to the importance of the arrangement ZIRNCIEBEL'S GIANT PANSIES Fresh Crop Now Realty Famed for a quarter of a century and when you buy them you get the best In exist' ence. I am continuing the pansy business on exactly the same standard as carried on by my father, the late Denvs Zikngieeel. None genuine unless sold by me. AUGUSTUS ZIRNCIEBEL, Needham, Mass. GIANT MARKET. "The Variety for the Million." Trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. GIANT FANCY. The Ne Plus Ultra in Pansies. Trade packet, 1000 seeds, $1.00. July 6, 1907 HORTICULTURE 11 of the white space on a catalogue page. If the page is to appeal agreeably to the customer and draw his admiration and attention. Too often this is ut- terly r.eglected. the fault being main- ly with the printer, who is not suf- ficiently educated in the higher por- tion of his arduous pursuit to realize that his most difhcult problem is the handling of the white space on any piece of printed matter. By the white space I mean not only the space between words, but between lines, about headings, around engrav- ings, as veil as the margins of the catalogue pages themselves. There should be an agreeable harmony in the white space. This is obtainable not only through the interest and skill of tlie printer, but through the co-operation of the catalogue maker, who adapts his engravings to their uses and who insists on harmonious relation of type, headings, black let- ter for emphasis and margins. Fre- quently the catalogue man himself does not realize why a certain page looks agreeable, and I am quite sure that the customer does not under- stand why one page is attractive and another is not. More than 'J') percent of the time the difference, given cer- tain reasonable efficiency in the mat- ter of illustration and type display, is in the handling of the white space. (To be continued) «@"ALL GIANTS are used in mixing our PANSY SEED ** BODDINGTON'S CHALLENGE * mixlu e contains all the finest Giant strains — of the leading Pansy Specialists in the world -the Giant self colors, the Giant striped an! margined, and the Giant blotched — all carefully mixed in proportion — the _^nfsi that money can buy— ihe finest _)'t??/»- money can buy. A. Jiori»t who has grown it, said "Why don't you call it Defiance !" Trade pkt. 75c, 1-4 oz. $1.50, 1-2 07.. $2.75. oz. $5.00. New crop ready July. ... OrJer Now ... A. T. 800 imSTON, 342 W. 14th St., N.V.City BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SflN JOSE, ■ ■ CftLIFORNIA C. G. MORSE & GO. Address all conimunications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States FISKE'S SEEDS For Immediate Sowing GLADIOLUS BULBS In variety and mixture Ouf Trade List Mailed on Application H. E. FISKE SEED CO. Faneuil Hall Square, BOSTON Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA DAISY DOUBLE Tr pkl. Oz. Giant White 40e $3.0'i " nixed 40 2 50 ■' Longfellow 30 2. SO '• Snowball 30 2. SO " nixed 30 2.00 MYOSOTIS Alpest'is Victoria very large blue ' 25 .75 Eliza Fanrobert best for pots 20 .60 Oblongata P< rfecta long stemmed 25 1.25 Palustris 30 1.50 Palustris Semper florens 25 i.25 PANSY MICHELL'S GIANT EXHIBITION This is the finest ^train of pansies in existence 50c. per trade pkt. ; 1-8 oz., $1.00; $5.00 per oz. NEW STOCK OF PRIMULA and CINERARIA SEED NOW READY I CYCAS REVOLUTA | Strong, healthy trunks, 25 lbs. $2.25 100 lbs. $8 50 Send for our wholesale price list of Bulbs for Florists HENRY F. MIOHELL GO. IOI8 Market Street PHILADELPHIA - - PA. Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. PRIZE Primula Seed ^CHINESE PRIMROSE) English Prize Fringed Mixed— Absolutely the best strain of Chinese Primrose the world produces Per loo seeds, 25C, 5«.oseeds,$i.oo; icoo seeds, $ 1.75. Trade pkt Primula Obconica Orandiflora, prize mix- ture $ -30 Primula Stellata (Star Pnmu'a) 50 Primula Forbesi (Baby Primrose) 40 Cineraria, English prize miviure This strain is the finest procurable. % trade pkt.. 60c: i.oo Calceolaria, English prize mi.xture. This strain is absolutely unsurpassed. }4 trade pkt ,6oc; i.oo Cyclameti, Giant Flowering, mixed, 50 seeds, 40c; 100 seedi, 75c: 1000 seeds, $6.00. PANSY Johnson's Kingly Prize-Winner Strain The finest strain of < iiant Pansies in the market. 1000 seeds, 30c; 2000 seeds, 50c; 5000 seeds, $t.co: per ounce, $5 00. j ^__ '-^—r- - ^ t 'E^BfeJ Write for our complete Pansy list. JOHNSON SEED CO., ISl^^^^^^w Vick's Superb Pansy Seed All the best varieties in separate colors VICKS SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts; 1=8 oz. 85c. 1-4 oz. $1.60 Ounce $6.00 JAMES VICK'S SONS. Rochester, N. Y. High Grade Seeds for Marlcet Gardener, Florist and Farmer Catalogues Free Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE Direct from ranches in the West. We have on hand for Immediate delivery a l.irge supply of exceptionally fine* quality. For the Lawn, The Qreenhouse, For the Herbaceous Garden, For the Flower Qarden, For the Vegetable Garden, Use Purity Brand Slieep Manure. PRICE, Ton, $4J.OO; half ton, $20.00; 500 lbs., 10.00; 100 lbs., $2.50. R.&J.FARQUHAR&CO., 6 and 7 So. MU\ St., BOSTON. ESTABLISHED 1802 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED. Cold Storage LILV OF THE VALLEY PIPS, best possible grade, in cases of looo and 3000 pips each, at $12.00 per 1000. Advance Orders now being booked for BERMUDA EASTER LlLIESand ROMAN HYACINTHS. SEND FOR PRICES J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds= Send for Catalogue THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 4 33 So. Market St.. BOSTON BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RIGKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CITY CAULIFLOWERS^ A B B A C E ^D HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO^ 12 Stormgade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 12 HORTICULTURI- July 6, 1907 PERSONAL. John Risch, of Weiland & Risch, Chicago, starts on June 6 for Paris. Bernard J. Connolly of Taunton, Mass., sailed for Ireland on June 15, to visit his parents. S. Groot .jf Sluis & Groot of Enk- huizen, Holland, who has just finished a business trip to the United States, sailed on the New Amsterdam on July 3 for Rotterdam. Cyrus Locke, gardener for Henry Cabot Lodge, Nahaiit, Mass., has en- tered upon his 49th consecutive year of service in that capacity for his pres- ent employer's family. A. Leuthy of Rcalindale, Mass., sails on July 11 to Havre on the La Pro- vence. He expects to be absent only about five weeks. We understand thai, Thomas Roland of Nahant will sail with him. Baron Louis Ambrozy de Seden, attache of the Austrio-Hungarian Em- bassy, visited the Arnold Arboretum to note the trees and shrubs best adapted to his country. He was on his way to his summer home at Bar Harbor, Me. Park Superintendent Pettigrew of Boston and foreman Sander of the Arnold. Arboretum are both sick in the hospital. Mr. Pettigrew is recover- ing nicely from an operation but it will be several weeks before he can leave the hospital. MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. John Harris has been engaged as head gardener to Mr. D. F. Bush, Glen Cove, N. Y. Martin Hy lands has taken a position as gardener with Mr. Brooks Adams of Quincy, Mass. Robert Purshall, lately gardener for Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, has been ap- pointed gardener on the Phelps estate at Hempstead, Long Island. GLADIOLI Beautifully Illustrated catalog, colored plate, etc., describing Qroff's Hybrids, Named Novel- ties of rare beauty, Mixtures and Collections to color and fine Mixtures of all colors. Write for it. ARTHUR COWEE Gladiolus Specialist MEADOWVALE FARM, BERLIN, N. Y. PEONIES 1200 Sorts-150,000 Plants THE BEST AND LARGEST COLLECTION ANYWHERE THE LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA Our tioUls were a si;:lit this season; they rouhl be no finer. Everyone viewing our tiehis was surprised at their excellence, niag'nitide, genuineness, care exercised to have them unmixed, genuine, etc. OUR LEADERS Boadicea, C. Archord.Couronne d'Or, Duchesse de Neoiours, Festiva Maxima. Mad. de Verne- ville, Marie Lemoine, M. du Pont, Whittieyii, Octavie Demay, Doichester, Eugene Verdier, Qrandiflora, Floral Treasure, Jenny Lind , Lady Bramweli, Mad. Ducel, Modeste Querin, Ne Plus Ultra, Perfection. Rosea Superba, Western Beauty, Bacillus, Delacher, Crous^e, Eclatante, C. Mather. Purpurea 5uperba, Victor Huko, Warwick, Officinalis. Alba Plena, Alba Muta- bllis, Rosea, Rosea Superba, Rubra Tenuifolla, The Best of all the Novelties and Varieties Lutea (Delavegi, golden yellow). Corsica, etc., etc. Aug: ViJIaume, Avalanche, Baroness Schroeder, Coronation, F. B. Haves, Goliath, Oismonda, Hikado, n. n. Cohusae, Petit Re- nee, Pierre Duchortrel, 5apho and many other Extra- Extra. Owin,g- to our de.sire to si'm all ( ur sorts bloom nut. our list will n>T be ready for a few days. In ease you are in a hurry or desire any special sort kindly write us. We have 25 to 5,000 each of nearly our en- tire list of sorts. The Finest Gladioli, D ihllus, Cannas, Iris, I'eonies. There is only one best. We aim to have it C. BETSCHER (ANAL DOVER OHIO, U. S. A. CHRYSANTHEiiAUMS FOR SALE. .S500 Polly Kose, 500 Halliday, 400 Duckham, 300 each, Vallis, Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain, 200 each, Ben Wells, Mrs. Coombs, Col. Apple- tou, Geu. Hutton, Salter, 100 each, Maud Dean, Cahusac, Cheltouii, Nellie Pockett, Yanoma, Mrs. .lerome Jones, in 2% in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. A reasonable offei>for THE ENTIRE LOT wHI be accepted. CASTLE GROVE GREENHOUSES, DANVILLE, PA. CYCLAMEN GOVERNOR HERRICK HAVE YOU A SURPLUS of any kind of stock? Make it a surplus OF CASH by advertising it in HORTICULTURE. Splendens CIganteunt Hybrids In live colors; the fine.si strain known. 3in. pots, ready, 87.00 yer 100; 4-in., $1.5.00 per too; 5.in., $20.00 per 100. Satisfaciion gu.aranceed. S.S. SKIDELSKYJ24NDII[l?4in[..Piaflelpmo. PP. 3000 SMILAX PLANTS .$30 per Thousand. Apply to WELCH BROS. 226 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. VIOLET The beit single Violet on the market today. A strong erower, e.vcellem bloomer, and fine dark color. Strong healthy plants ready for immediate plantinc. From » inch pots Price $4 per 100, $35 per 1 000 H. A. MOLATSCH & SON P. O. Box 44. Nanuet, N. Y. DAHLIAS. Now is the time to place your order for bulbs which will insure you getting named ra- rieties in any quantity; prompt delivery. DAVID HERBERT & SON, Successors to L. K. Peacocki Inc. A-TCO, IV.J. Two Splendid Novelties in Winter Flowering Bepnias Begonia "Agatha" (Veitch), quite an improve- ment on Gloire de Lorraine: stronger, larger flowers, belter color: now ready, $25.00 per 100. Begonia " Triomphe de I'Est '* (Lemoine), strong, robust grower, covered with profusion of carmine-red flowers, from January till August. New ready, $25.00 per lOO.' J. A. PETERSON McHenry Avenue, Westwood, CINCINNATI. O. Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request, JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO., 4 & 6 Old Slip, N EW YORK. JUST TO HAND C. Trianae, L)en. Phalsnopsis, D. Wardianum, Vanda Ccerulea, V. Klm- balliana, V. Amesiana, L. Anceps, L. Albida, Epidendrum Vittelinum, Cattleya citrina, Odonto. Rossli Hajus CARRIILO & BALDWIN, 5ECAUCUS N. J. 0RCHIDS-I907 Just to Hand Splendid Importations of CATTLEYA CICAS LABIATA SHROEOERAE Imiuire for prices — we have them low for A-i goods EXOTIC NURSERIES, RUTHERFORD, . N. J. ROEHRS'S OROHIDS Largest Ttnporters, I'Jjtporters, Grotvera and Hybridists in the Jt'orld Sander, 5t. Albans, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY Just Arrived in Fine Condition ORCHIDS In Variety C;iltie,vas. Laoll.ns. OneiilinuLS, Odonto- Slossuni, l^^pidendrum. etc. WRITE FOR PRICES. lOSEPH A. MANDA, Orchid Expert, West Orange, N. J. ARRIVED IN FiNE CONDITION Cattleya Percivallana, Qigas, Sanderse, Speciosslssima ; Uncldiuin Kramerl- anum, and others. WrUe for Prices, or Telephone 14^, Madison, N.J. ORDONEZ, DE NAVE & CO. ^. O. Box I05 MADISON, N. J. Justarrived In superb condition: Cattleya Percivalliana, Caltlpya lablata, Cattleya Schroederae, Onciduiin varicosum Rogei-sli, O. Crlspum, O. Marshalliauum. O. lurldum. Miltonia Cuneata. M. Candida, M. Clowesii. Laelia Ci'ispn, L. Dnyana, L. Praestans, etc. Write for- pficcs. LAGER & HURREIL, Summit, N. J, LA NTS STAKES July 6, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 13 *KKK»KKKKK»)KK»«KKKKKKK»KKKa»KAKKK»K»iKKKiKKKK»»sKKa»»^R»»»KKKKKKKKK»>»»Kn»)K»t»)»>Kab»sr f PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS « « « c c « « c c c c « c « c c c Novelties always sell during the holidays. _ If you have not already grown them, try some Pink or Rose SPECIOSUMS. If potted in July will flower for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Always useful either for cut flowers or plants. Ask the leading florists in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, or around New York City. Order today. Will ship any time. Cold storage Lilium longiflorums and giganteums take about two months to bloom from time of potting ; speciosums from five to six months, so that longiflorums wanted for Thanksgiving and Christmas should be planted about Oct. 1, and speciosums in July. ALL CASES ARE REPACKED BEFORE SHIPMENT Lilium Longiflorum Giganteum Per loo Per ]ooo 7 to 9 inch bulbs, 300 in case $ 9.00 $ 80.00 Lilium Speciosum Rubrum 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 8.00 75.00 9 to J J inch bulbs, J50 in case J2.50 1 10.00 Lilium Longiflorum Multiflorum Per loo Per looo 9 to JO inch bulbs, 200 i.^ case $11.00 $100.00 Lilium Speciosum Melpomene 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 9.00 80.00 9 to 1 J inch bulbs, J50 in case 12.00 1 15.00 Full Cases Sold at lOOO Rate ARTHUR T. BODDIMGTON, 342 West 141h St., New York City 9 9 9 9- 9 9 9 9' 9 9 I 9 9 9- 9 9 9- t<«" ^^^ or btoom, in 5 and 6 in. potSi 35c each; $ioooperioo Large fVlarshal Niel Roses, $i.co each. K. E. JUUL, Elizabeth, N J. Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excels*, Compacta, Robusta and Glauca r Kentia torsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, ElegantJs- sinia and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia Prices Quoted in these Advertisers Columns are for Dealers Only. When Writing to Please Mention HORTICULTURE. 14 horticulture: July 6, 1907 THE CONGRESSIONAL FREE SEED DISTRIBUTION. (rapcT read before tlie American Seed Trade Association by Alexander Forbes.) {CoKtinncd froui page Si4). The Truckers and Market Garden- ers are also opposed to the Congres- sional Free Seed Distribution, as will be shown by the following: "Tbe SoLtli Te.tas Fruit and Ti-uclt Growers' Association, cousisliiis J>t affil- iated local associations tUroui;luiut bouUi Texas and the Gulf coast country, tlje totJil membership of which is ;.vei- l,dUO, passed unanimously the following i evolu- tions during their regular intetmg at Edna, November 13 andj 14. IWOU; , Whereas, The free garden seed received from members of Congress at the expense of the General Government are usually ot varieties known to be unsuited to the sou and climate of South Texas, and hence are worthless to us; and Whereas, These seeds are sent to us bj our liepresentatives in Congress under tbe mistaken idea that a favor is ''enig coii- ferred, which mistaken idea we hereby wish to correct: and r-onoral Whereas. The expense to the G?neial Government of obtaining seed and distrib- uting them is a considerable item, and a sertous economic waste wholly nnjustmed by the results obtained; and W'hereas, The amount of money spent animal y for seed distribution if appor- tioned among the United States experi- ment stations, would be a tb<';;«;;"i, t\f„«„« more beneficial to each of us than as iion ^ent for it would enable more mvesti- g?itors to work on horticultnial m'o >l^m« the solution of which would be ot li^^tni. value to every vegetable grower and to iiio whole state: therefore be it IJesovcd, That we, the South Texas Fruit and TiucU Growers' Association, th-iuk our Representatives in Congress foi {be post favors in the way of free seeds [,ut assure them that these t^iy"''^. ,"-^': mistaken kindness on their part ;''*■" Condemn the practice of free distribution o? ga"-den seeds as an economic was e vvhoUv unjustifiable; that in the fului ^e will not occept from the Go^";™"^^ / free garden seeds; that we urge on Ke v resent.'. fives, as n favor which we will heartily appreciate to ^S^ ;^''gLj^. bill appropriating funds for the ilii=tiibu tig of free garden seeds, and to use thei nflnence to "have the amount thus s.ved approiiriated to the experimeut sta ions of he country, whose v,aluable work is in- dorsed bv oil right-fhinking men. Resolved FurthSr. That a .-opy of these resolutions be sent each Congressional Eep-esentative from South Texas and to "he press of the State with a request for its publica^ion^_ ,^^^^,^^^ Palacios, President. S. A. McHENRY. Santa Maria. Vice President. C. A. WALTON, Victoria, Secretary-Treasurer. The Agricultural Experiment Sta- tions in every State are decidedly op- nosed to the distribution and the De- partment of Agriculture itself is now arayed against it. Even as far back as 1903. Secretary Wilson wrote with regard to the securing and dis- tributing of miscellaneous garden "With regard to the securing and dis- ti-lbuting of miscellaneous garden and fir ver seed the fact remains Ibat Ihis work does not accomplish . the ends for which the law was originally framed. There are collected, put up. and distrib- uted now, on Congressional orders, uearj 40,n(W,000 packets of iniscellan.'ons ve^^ etable and flower seeds each year. These seeds are the best that can be obtained K the market, but from the fact that large numbers of packets are wa..l-Ml, the seeds obtained can be of standard «orls onW srch as .ire to be found everywhere fjr sale in the open market. .\s. there Is no practical ob,1eet to be gained m dU- irihi^ting this kind of seed, it scenjs vev desirable that some change bo made, T" this end. it would seem wise to Iim t mu wok .entireiy to tl.c securiui: nnd d.s tribuduff of seeds, plants, etc. .-1 new and rare sf.rts." And later by the Secretary's letter to the Hon. .T. A. Tawney, dated March 15, 1906, from which the fol- lowing is an extract: "In my former letter I commented on the value of this miscellaneous distribu- tion of garden and flower seeds, calling attention to the fact that it was difficult to state what such value might be. I also emphasized the fact that in my judgment the money thus expended could be put to better use." If further proof were needed that the Department of Agriculture was in favor of a change in the distribution, it can be found in Dr. Galloway's tes- timony before the House Committee on Agriculture, dated December 17, 1906. This testimony was prefaced by the remark that Dr. Galloway would present the Department's view and represent the Secretary in this matter. His view, therefore, may be considered the views of the Depart- ment. "If Congress, in its judgment, believes the time has come to make a change, thi Department stands leady to indicate in wh.at manner tliis change can be made and in" what wav the funds now appropriated might be used for the upbuilding ot plant induslries. I am here lo prc'sciil Ihis plan and to invite yonr siiggesfnms and f-riti^-isms I'pon anv jioints regarding it. The plan that we want to suggest has for it.s object ^ ^, . , First. The abandonment of the miscei- lanerus distribution of ordinary seeds. Second. I'he securing, through all the sources at the command of the Depart nieiit, of valuable new seeds, plants, bulbs, etc, w!iieh are being developed at home and' which are known' only locally, and the distribution and testing of these new- things in regions where it is believed they mav have value. Tliii'd. The securing from abroad of new seeds, plants, etc., for introduction into this country, and the upl)uilding of agrl- cnltural iu'dnstries as a result of this work." He then went on to eiiumerate the number of pro.iects which the Depart- ment had worked out, some of which were described to the Committee, seventy-five in all, including such sub- jects as tl|^ extension of Arabian al- falfa in the southwest, extension of alfalfa-growing into states where not now a staple crop, distribution of new varieties of cotton, the improvement ot cowpeas, introduction and testing of alkali-resistant crops, sugar-beet seed growing, bulb growing in the United States, etc., etc. It will therefore be seen that the seedsmen are not the only body who oppose the Congressional Free Seed Distribution. As has been shown, we have also the Farmers, the Market Gardeners and Truckers, the Agricul- tural Experiment Stations, the Agri- cultural Press, and last, but not least, the Department of Agriculture. All these are opposed to the present man- ner of distribution. Who. then, is in favor of it? Congress, and Congress alone! Why does Congress want this distribution of seeds conducted on these lines? The reasons, in my opin- ion, are purely political. It enables the Congressmen to come in touch annually with their rural or suburban constitiients. It enables Congress to shake hands, so to speak, with their farmer friends, and there is no doubt some of their constituents feel "tickled" that their Congressmen re- member them in this way once a vear, and small as it may appear, this same free seed distribution is consid- ered by the average Congressman, es- pecially from the rural districts, a valuable political asset. He is there- fore anxious to remember as many of his constituents as he can, by sending them this petty package of common garden seeds. If the distribution was confined to new, rare and valuable va- rieties, that were worth something, each Congressman would probably have to be content with sending 1,000 packages annually, whereas, by the present plan, he can send out, under his own frank, 12,500 packages of five packets each, or 62,500 packets in all, and so hungry are some Congressmen for these seeds that they exchange their documents with fellow members from the Cities, for their seed quotas. Hon. Chas. R. Davis of Minnesota ac- knowledged to the Agricultural Com- mittee of the House that he bought 15,000 to 25,000 packages over and above his quota, that he bought them for cash at reduced figures, some from the Department and some from agents around the corridors, who claim that they have gotten them from certain members who did not need them and who have them for sale. (Proof of this can be found on Page 5 of the pamphlet on the dis- tribution of seeds, 'at the hearing be- fore the Agricultural Committee ot the House, Dec. 12, 1906.) The fol- lowing table, prepared by the Depart- ment on Agriculture, will also show how systematically this thing is done: Congressional Distribution of Vege- tables and Flower Seeds 1905-6. (1) Number of Congressmen who dis- tributed more than 20,000 packages i>t seed 59 (2) Number who distributed more than their regular quotas (12,300 pack- ages) but less than 20,000 pack- ages , • lo' (3) Number who distributed not ex- ceeding, npproximati ly, their reg- ular quotas, but more than 3.000 packages ■ •••■,••■ (41 Number «ho distributed less 'hin ,-i.iNiii packages but more than 1,000 packages Vi ' ' ' ^^ (5) Number who distributed less tlian 1,000 packages ^^ Total 478 There is at the Capitol a regular clearing house, so to speak, for handling members' quotas. Can it be wondered at. that it is a hard matter to root tiut or change this Congres- sional Free Seed Distribution, it is so dear to the heart of some Con- gressmen that it seems to them a part and parcel of their very exis- tence to keep this distribution intact as it is now? It is my belief that it this distribution was confined to new and rare varieties, as it should be and as the original Act provides, the ma- jority of Congressmen would have no intei-est in it. There is no use in de- nying the fact that what Congress wants is not what is new, rare and valuable in connection with the free seed distribution, but the greatest quantity of the most ordinary kinds, that can be bought for the least amount of money. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. The " National Chrysanthemum So- ciety of England has just issued its schedule of prizes for the year 19it7. Til ere will be three regular exhibi- tions at the Crystal Palace, the first on October 2 and :3. the second on Nn\ember ,6, 7 and 8 and the third on December 4 and 5. There will be a nuirket show at Covent Garden on December 11. Full schedules of prizes are given in this publication, also lists or iiiembeis, rules and regulations and a lot of other pertinent information. July 6, 1907 HORTICULTURE 15 During Recess* NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. The annual meeting of the New York Florists' Club on Tuesday, July 2, at Witzel's Point Grove, was a mag- nificent success, financially, socially and otherwise. Over three hundred and fifty members, wives and children participated, and the various features under the direction of Messrs. Sheri- dan, Young, lYaendly and Weathered were put through without a hitch or mishap. The weather was perfect, and the trip by boat was most eujo>able; good music, abundant refreshments and everything else to make everybody happy, iicluding a host of babies, were provided with generous liberality. The games were, as usual, entered into with great zest. There were fifty lady bowlers, Mrs. John Donaldson winning the first prize. Louis Schniutz with a family party of thirteen led the list of big delegations. Further details next week. MONTREAL PERSONAL AND TRADE NOTES. Hall & Robinson announce that they are going to grow carnations more ex- tensively and will put up a new house 25x500. J. Bennett, wholesale grower, will 'Only repair expensively some old iionses. If the time permits him, he has in prospect a trip to England. Geo. Robinson is inquiring who of the trade here will attend the conven- tion in Lonilon next August; it is hoped to see Montreal well represented. Mrs. J. McKenna & Son are put- ting up a new propagating house. They will very sncn open a new stove at Bennett's Theatre on St. Catherine street. The picnic of the Montieal Garden- ers' and Florists' Club announced for the 17th of July, iy postponed, very likely until the 24th. It will take place at Highgate Springs. Business must be prospering in Montreal, if we judge by the many jirms intending to build. C. Gratton, formerly forenjan of C. Campbell, bought materials of the old establish- ment at Rockfield and will reliuild at St. Laurent, where he intends to grow mostly cut flowers. C. A. Smith, gar- dener to Mr. Daweb of Lachine. will build a new house 25x100 upon his property and grow general stock. The body of John Donnelly, a gar- dener, was found in New York 'harbor on Wednesday morning. June 26. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsalcby all first classsupply houses. Made by ORAL MFG. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston 644 Fourth Ave., LOUISVILLE, KY. JACOB SCHULZ, fliit Finwpri; °f best quality in season uui I luncia delivered promptly to anv address. Write, Telegraph or Telephone. 'Cumberland and Home Phones 223 and 984. IBOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO.! I Manufacturers of FLORISTS' LETTERS I This -wooden box nicely stained and varnislied, 18x:30xl3, made in two sec- tions, one for each size ietter, given away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, ij^ or 2 inch size per 100, $2. Script Letters. 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. f . McCARTIIY, Manager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS. JOHN BREITMEYER'S =^SONS=^ Cor. Miami and Qratlot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut Blooms We cover all Michigan points and ^ood sections of Ohio, Indiana and Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH Temporarily Located -at- 13 Congress Street CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrlun 585 SAMUEL MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory lOlf BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO Both 'Phones 2670 Main FRED C. WEBER FLORIST OLIVE STREET S 1. LOUISr luOi EstabUshed 1873 Lone Distance Fbone Bell Lladell 674 The Park Floral Go. J. A. VALENTINE Pres. DENVER, COLORADO William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. Mlchlgran Ave. and 3lst St., CHICAGO We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phones: Douglas 744, Douglas 523, Douglas 740 ATLANTA. ATLANTA FLORAL CO. " Iff.?,',"' ATLANTA GEORGIA. Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery in New York City or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... . Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York ALEX. McGONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 48? and 488 38tli St. Cable Address, AtEXCONNELL NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILUAMH.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Orders and reliable deliveries guaranteed DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country to New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139=2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH" GUDE BROS.CO rtORlSTS WASHINGTON, D. C. QUDE'S Geo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINQTON. D. C. 5end flower orders for delivery in BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F? CALVIN 124 Tremont St., Boston Theodore IVIiller FLORIST Long Distance PIioiim: Bell, Forest 56; Kinloch, Delmar 4832 Dalmar Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO. 16 HORTICULTURE July 6, 1907 The Square Deal and Its Result Our business having outgrown the old quarters at 52 W. 28th Street, we have removed to a larger and better store where, with greatly improved facilities for receiving, dis- playing and disposing of goods, we are now prepared to serve old and new customers and handle advantageously the product of additional growers. Call and have a talk about it. A. M. HENSHAW WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST 44 West 28th St., NEW YORK CITY • EVERYTHING SEASONABLE U ^ i CUT FLOWERS f I EDWARD REID, Wholesale Florist Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA STORE CLOSIB 8 P. M. 1 / \ * CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. 4- k GEO. A. SUTHERLAND CO. CUT FLOWERS Florists' Supplies and Letters 34 HAWLEY STREET ■ BOSTON CftCTCD I M ICQ '^^"y supplies, tAolLII LILlLO from now until further notice. Perfect in flower and foliage. W. E. McKISSICK Wholesale Florist 1331 Filbert St., PHILADELPHIA fredT^ehret CUT FLOWERS Wholasale Oonslgntnenls from Bmst Grower* 1407 FAIRMODNTATE.,PHILA.,PA. Cut Flowers ... and ... Florists', Growers and Nurserymens' Supplies A. L RANDALL CO./'^^Hrr '' Catalog mailed upon request DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers We can care for your cutHower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. 41-47-49 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO CHAS. ff. MeKELLAR SI WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Valley, Roses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERG WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. In writing advertliere mention Hortlcnltim and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO IW S CITIES 1 FHILA. 1 BOSTOH J une »4 J jne 24 1 July I 1 July 3 ROSES Am. Beauty, Fan.&Sp. 35.00 to 35.00 30.00 to 95.00 20.00 to as. 00 15.00 to 35.00 Extra tn 30.00 to 20 00 to 10.00 4.00 to to 1 3.00 6.00 12.00 10.00 to to 15.00 12. 00 13. 00 6.00 tc to 15.00 10.00 6.00 .50 to to 8.00 3.00 " Lower grades Bridc/Maid, Golden Gate, F.&S.. 5.00 to 6. CO 8 00 to to. 00 10.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 6.00 " *• " Extra.. 4.00 to 6.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 1 0.0c 300 to 4.0a " No. I & lw.gr. 2.00 to 3 00 2.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 5.00 to Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. ... 6.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 10.00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 8.00 " *' Lower grades. 3.00 to 5.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 .50 to 4.00 Chatcnay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp 6.00 to 8.00 8 00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 5.00 " " Lower grades 3.0c to 4.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 5-00 •5° to 3. 00 Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp 6.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 10.00 8.00 to 10.00 6.00 to le.oo " " Lower grades-. • 3.00 to 5.00 6 00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 1. 00 to 3.00 Killarney,WellesIey, Fan.&Sp... 6.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 10 00 8.00 to 10,00 6.00 to 8.00 " " Lower grades 3.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 1. 00 to 3.00 CARNATIONS 1.50 ■75 i.<;o 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 1. 00 .50 to 1.50 MISCELLANEOUS .50 40.00 •75 5o.«o ...!=.. 60.00 ■ >S 35.00 60.00 Cattleyas to 50.00 to 60. c« to to Lilies 10.00 to 12.00 12.00 to 13.50 to 15.00 6.00 10 10.00 Lily of the VaUey 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.0c •50 to 1.50 ■5° to 10.00 to 13.50 3. 00 to 4.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 5.00 15.00 30.00 1.00 to 2.00 I 50 so.oo 75.00 1.00 to 1.50 15.00 35.00 to to 18.00 50.00 13.00 to to 15.00 50.00 to to 12.00 to to Asparagus Plumosus , strings. 50.00 " " & Spren. (too bchs.) 35.00 to 50.00 to 30 00 to 50.00 35.00 to 50.00 POEHLMANN BROS. CO. Grow and Ship the Finest' AMERICAN BEAUTIES In the World. 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. The Florists' Supply House of America Can fill linrry orilers Telephone or Telerrapk H.BAYERSDORFER&CO. 1 1 29 Arch Stt, Philadelphia TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, th.ey will treat you risfht July 6, 1907 H O R T 1 C U L T U R E, 17 Z The Westward Movement. i ^H.BAYER$DORFER&CO„H..s< The most remarkable shipments of Sterling Novelties in Florists' Supplies ever sent to this continent are now on the water en route to Philadelphia. These goods have all been personally selected by Mr. H. Bayersdorfer who has spent many weeks in the largest and most progressive European Sources of Supply. A life time devoted to this work has equipped Mr. Bayersdorfer with a discernment of the distinct needs of the American market possessed by no other buyer, and the result will be a display at the time of the S. A. F. Convention in Philadelphia such as has never been equalled. Send for Catalogue. i t "' ""';f'»Sl 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.^ FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Business has suddenly BOSTON fallen down to the lowest ebb of summer dullness, and for the next few weeks there will be little to report otherwise. Receipts continue heavy on all lines and the questior of price has no weight, the customer buying in thousand lots hav- ing his own way and making the price just about as he pleases. Carnations are on the downward course as to qual- ity. Bride and Bridesmaid roses are also tending the same way with plenty of mildew in evidence. Kaiserin. Car- not, Liberty and Richmond are the leaders in quality at present. Sweet peas are badly congested, and so are peonies. The season has been a bad one for the grower of peonies, Jacque- minot roses and other June specialties, as these things did not bloom until after the regular demand for them had ceased. The first part of the BUFFALO week beginning June 24 and up to Friday last was a busy one for the trade. Commencements, weddings, etc., were iu full swing and there was plenty of stock. In fact on Friday and Satur- day an over-supply was again had. Carnations were well in demand, but the quality was poor. Roses were also in heavy supply. Peonies played an important part, but with no de- mand and prices ruling low. The opening market Monday, July 1st, was slow, stock pouring in to over- flowing and everything simply at a standstill. The warm weather is COLUMBUS with us and as a re- sult business has be- gun to drop off and from now on dull- ness more or less marked will be the rule. But everyone is satisfied, for with all it has been a splendid money- making year. As the time for the annual club picnic draws near, every indication points to a great outing July 17th at Buckeye Lake. There really was some- DETROIT thing doing last week. The wholesalers claim that they have carnations to burn, but the blamed stuff does not burn, therefore they must pay out of their hard-earned commission to have the dead carted away from the battle- field! All the schools have closed and all the June brides have entered into their bliss or doom — whichever it might be — and the florist goes fish- ing! Peonies are forging themselves ahead quite a bit and they are the most prominent flowers in local flor- ists' windows. The flower busi- INDIANAPOLIS ness is undergoing its usual transi- tion into summer dullness and de- mands in every line are exceedingly light. The market is over loaded with stock of all kinds and prices have a downward tendency. The peony sea- son just ended has not been a proflt- able one. Roses and carnations are plentiful and depreciating in quality and price. Stocks, sweet peas, snap dragon, lily of the valley, and gladi- olii are in good supply with little or no demand. All "the prominent green- house men report the largest plant and bedding trade in years, considerable work of that kind being done as late as July 1. The hot weather is now here and early closing is the rule. Palm and fo'iage beds and bay trees are more in evidence this season than ever before. Profound stillness pre- NEW YORK vails in all depart- ments of the florist trade, wholesale or retail. The condi- tion at present existing is an annual occurrence, but comes in with unusual suddenness this year. Local demand has reached its lowest level and out- side calls have not yet materialized. The question of vacations and early closing is uppermost on all sides, and the picnic or "outing" of the Florists' Club on July 2 has monopolized most of the interest in the haunts of the pro- gressive wholesaler with his satellites and retainers. The prize winners are still telling how they did it. There is a slight PHILADELPHIA improvement in market conditions here this week, caused chiefly by the shortening up of supplies, but the vol- ume of business is very limited. The best sellers In roses are Beauty, Lib- erty and Kaiserin. Carnations and sweet peas are much too plentiful and prices rule low. Cattleyas and Easter lilies are In limited supply, but enough for the call. Lily of tbe-valley is quite draggy. Gardenias are in lessened sup- ply, with demand weak, but prices have stiffened a little; smilax scarce; peony flood has abated. Altogether, the tone is much improved. At last report there was no market at all; this week it is about normal. AND STILL THEY COME. , June 26, 1907. HORTICULTURR Publishing Co. Mr. Wm. J. Stewart, Editor: Dear Sir: Allow me to congratulate you upon the accuracy of your mar- I'.et reports. "Comparisons, of course, are odious" but I must say that the re- ports in HORTICUI>TURE in ray opin- ion (at least as far as this market is concerned and that is the only one in which I am conversant with the con- ditions) more nearly hit the nail on the head and size up the market bet- ter than any of your contemporaries. At least that is the belief of Yours sincerely, C. M. A. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. The Union Nurseries, H. W. van der Bom. Dir., Gudenbosch, Holland. Mc- Hutchison & Co., IJ Murray St., New York, sole agents. Wholesale trade list for l907-bs, of forest and orna- mental trees, spring-flowering and forcing plants, conifera-, etc. The list is very complete, illustrated and printed in a r.tyle sujierior to most strictly wholesale catalogues. Welcome Visiting Ell(s MAKE OUR PLACE YOUR HEADQUARTERS, AND IN- SPECT OUR NEW BUILDING J, STERN (Si CO. 125 N. lOth Street dbove Arch Philadelphia, Pa. [m\ mm in \mm imm 18 horticui^ture: July 6, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Finest American Beauties and Carnations 5 1 West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 48 West 28th Street, NEW YORK HUE ROSES FEY CIHiS A Full Line ol All CUT FLOWERS Telephone. 3870 or 3871 Madison Sanara Charles Millang 50 West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission A Reliable Place to Consign to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Madison Square A.L.YOUNG&GO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 14 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone 3559 Madison Square Concignments of choice cut Bowers solicited. Prompt payments. Give us a trial. The Reliable Coniinisslon House Richmond Roses and Rich Fiowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York Tel. 324-325 Madison Square JOHN 1. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist ^I'^'j^ggsA^'IS^E^^'' A full line of Choice Cut Flower stock for all purposes. Comprises every variety grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Cotnniissioti Ihaler in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Strtet. Hew York Telephone: 3532-3533 HadUon Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THK HICHCST GRADE OF VALLEY ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,759«.dTa.42 W.28thSt., New York Wholesale Commission Florist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 57 West 28th St. New York. Special Attentioa to Shipping Orders Telephones: saoo, 2sox, Madison Square Write for Cturent Prices WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Teleplione 167 Madison Sq. All Grades of Flowers for All Grades of Buyers NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY Rose« Am. Beauty, fan and sp ** extra No. I '* Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, fan &sp '* " " " Extra. . . " " " No. I & Iw. gr. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special " " lower grades ■ • Chatenay, Morgan, fancy and spec. ** " lower grades . . Killarney, Wcllesley, fan. and spec. " " lower grades. Carnations, Fancy and Novelties.. Last Half of Week ending June 29 1907 la.oo to 6. GO to 3,00 to .50 to 4.00 to 2.00 to 1. 00 to 4. CO to I . 00 to 3.00 to T .C O to 4.00 to 1.00 to x.oo to First Half of Week beginning July 1 19D7 95.00 10 oc 6.00 2.00 6.0a 4.00 ] 2.00 8.00 2.00 5.00 2.00 6.00 2.00 2.00 I o .00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to 2.00 to .50 to 4.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .50 to I. 00 to 20.00 10.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 3.00 s.oo 8.00 2.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 Carnations, Ordinary Sweet Peas (tco bunches) Cattleyas Lilies Callas Lily of the Valley Gardenias m^nonette Lilacs (100 bunches) Peonies Adiantum Croneanum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings... " ** & Spren. (loobchs.) Last Half of Week ' First Half of Week ending June 29 beginning July 1 1907 191)7 .50 to 1,00 to 2-). GO to 2.00 to 3.00 to I. CO to 2. CO to I.OO t'< to . ■75 5.00 30. oc 4.0C 4.00 2.00 10.00 2.00 .50 to I.OO to 20.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 to I.OO to 2.00 to I.OO to to •75 5.C0 30.00 4.00 4.00 2.00 10.00 2. CO -so to 5.00 .50 to s.oo •50 to ■75 • SO to ■75 I. CO to 1.50 I 00 to 1.50 8.00 to 12.00 8.00 to 12.00 20.00 to as.oG 20.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 20.00 :o.oo to 25.00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN GO. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 53 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 35G Madison Square Edward C. Koran Wholesale Florist* 55 WEST 28th ST. Tel. \f^l Madison Sqoare NeW YOrfc TRAENDLY & S CHENG K WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at {air prices all the year round Send for qnstations on (all orden Tel. 798.799 Madison Sq. 44 West 28tli Street, New York GIt) Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. I004— 1665 MADISON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers icindjy mention Horticulture July 6, 1907 horticulture: 19 EXTRA FINE FANCY and DAGGER FERNS $2.50 per lOOO DISCOUNT ON LARGER OROEFfS GREEN and BRONZE GALAX, $ 1 .25 per 1 000, LEUCOTHOE SPRAYS, $ 1 .00 per 1 6o, $7.50 per 1 000 $7.50 Case of 10,000 Let us have your standing order for Fern. BOXWOOD 20c lb., 50 lbs. $8.S« si-^s^s^R^A^v^Y^^DE^^^^^ Michigan Cut Flower Exchange incorporated Send for Our Weekly Price List on Cut Flowers EBtabllahed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TRY ..»c„« .....■^■^ Best Flowers ALFRED H. LANGJAHR r Ihe Boston Market All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St, New York Telephone 3924 Madison Square. Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Comniission Florists, 55 and 57 We«t 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Madison Square. ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jtccountant and Jtuditor Simple mfthods of correct acoouutlng especially adapted tor florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Building 28 STATE ST., - BOSTON Telephone, Main 58 . BUSINESS CHANGES. The New York Cut Flower Co. Is the name of a new flower store at 1729 Fifth Ave.. Pittsburgh, Pa., of which Mr. Marshall is the proprietor. N. F. McCarthy & co. 84 HAWLEV STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES I Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastJngCo. Wholesale Commission Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Supplies and Wire Deilgns. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Give us a trial. We caa pleaie you. B. B. Carpenter has purchased the greenhouses of J. G. Harris of Pitts- ton, Pa., and will conduct them in addition to his present business. The firm of Cunningham & Scott, Grand Rapids, Mich., was dissolved on .July 1. Mr. Cunningham assumes all assets and liabilities and will con- tinue the business. HENRY M, ROBINSON A CO, WHOLESALE FLORISTS FRCStl CUT FLOWERS, CLT EVERGREEN, AND ELORISTS' SUPPLIES. t5 Province St. A 9 Chapman PL, Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- CINCINNATI July I DETROIT June 24 The firm of Ganger & Gormley, Chi- cago, has been dissolved. Mr. Ganger will continue in business at 27 State St., and Mr. Gormley will return to the Fleischman Floral Co. The firm of Dailledouze Brothers, Flatbush, Brooklyn. N. Y., was dis- solved on July 1 by mutual consent. Paul and Henry have retired and Eugene will carry on the business under the same firm name. The firm of H. A. Stevens & Co., Dedham, Mass., has dissolved by mutual consent of the partners. H. A. Ste\ens retires and the business will be conducted by a new firm composed of James Wheeler and John Flood. Mr. Stevens will go into business in Dedham as a carnation grower, under his own name, and will erect a modern house this summer on lai:d recently acquired. 20.00 10,00 5.00 6.00 4.00 2. 00 6.00 3.00 6. CO 3.00 6.00 4.00 6. CO ROSBS Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. '* Extra No.i '* Lower gradcii Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. '* " " *' Extra. . .. '* " " No. I & lw.gr. Liberty, Richmond, Fan, & Sp. . .. Lower grades. Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. &Sp..... " " Lower grades. Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp " " Lower erodes. .. KilUrncy, Wellesley, Fan': & Sp... *' Lower grades ; 2.00 CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties ^ 1.50 Ordinary I i .00 MISCBLLANEOi/S Sweet Peas ' .25 Cattleyas | 5° 00 Lilies , 8.00 Lily of the ValJey 3.00 Gardenias i 00 Mi^onette , i.oo to Adiantum \ to Smilax j 1 2.00 to Asparagus Plumoous, strings to '* " & Spren. (loobchs.) to to 25.00 25.00 15.00 8.00 8.00 5 00 3.00 8.00 4.00 8 CO 4.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 4.00 2.00 1,50 60.00 10.00 4 00 2,00 2 00 I 00 15.00 40.00 25.00 25.00 20.0c 18.00 6.00 6.00 4 00 2.00 6.00 2.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 2. 00 6 to 2,00 3,00 ■75 • 25 50.00 15.00 3.00 25 1.00 12.50 50.00 30.00 35,00 25.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 8 00 4.00 a. 00 4.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 4 CO 2.00 20 00 4.00 1.00 2.00 15.00 75 00 40.00 PER 100. TO DEALERS ONLY. PITTSBURQ BUFFALO July I 15.00 8.00 3.00 7.00 6.00 2. no 10 00 3.00 10.00 3.00 10. CO 3.00 10 00 3 00 1,50 1.00 50.C0 8 00 3.00 2.00 1.00 .50 15.00 40.00 25.00 22.00 20.00 15.00 5.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 15.00 10,00 15.00 10.00 15 00 10.00 15.00 10.00 2.50 1.50 ■SC 60.00 12.00 4 00 10.00 2.00 1.50 20.00 50.00 50.00 July 1 20.00 10.00 6.00 1.00 6.00 3.00 1.00 6.00 2.00 6.00 1.00 6.00 2.00 6.00 2.00 1.50 ■75 .25 ,0.00 4.00 3. CO 10.00 1.00 1.00 12.50 25.00 20.00 as.* i5-« 2.00 8.00 4-00 8.00 4.00 10.00 4.00 S.oo 4.00 2.50 1.00 .73 50.00 8.00 4.00 12.50 3 00 1.50 15.00 50.00 40.00 Welch Bros, have opened a new en- trance to the basement floor of their wholesale establishment in Boston, and Paul Rajsik will occupy a portion of the basement as a manufactory of wire designs. Southern Wild Smilax Beaven's Fadelests Moss Natural Sheet Mosses E. A. Beaven. Evergreen, Ala. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. Yow will find some good offers there alss^ REED ots. .i;o.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000; .51X1 at 1000 rates. J. F. Andtrson, Short HilU. N. J. Asparagus pinmosus nanus and Sprengerl, 2 1-2-ln., $2.50 100. Carl Hagenburger, West Mentor, Ohlo^ Asparagus plumosus, 21n.. $3.00; 3-ln., $6.00; 4-ln., $12.00 100. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Buckingham PI.. Chicago. Asparagus Plumosa, 2-ln. pots. Fine plants. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co.. Erie, Pa., or Wm. F. Kastlng, Co., 3S5 EUicott St.. Buffiilo, N. Y. " ASTERS. Sample's Asters, fieldgrovrn. ready to plant out. White. S'lell Pink, Briglit Pink and Purple. $2..50 per 1000. 01m- stead's white, best second e.Tily Aster for florists' use in cultivation, $3.0i' per lOOD. Rosbach's Commercial Late. Shell Pink. Rose and Purple. (White all sold.) The best Aster to date, ,1:3.50 per HXXI. A. & G. Rosbach, Peniberton. N. J. AUCTION SALES Bedding plants, trees, shrubs, conifers, bay trees, etc.. every Tuesday and Friday. N." P. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boa- ton. Mass^ AZALEAS A. Leuthy & Co.. Rosllndale. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page Gee List of Advertisers. BAT TREES. Bay Trees and Boxwood. Ask for cata- logue. Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutliorford, N. J. BAY TREES— Continued. Specimens and pairs, all sizes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEDDING PLANTS J. B. Felthousen, Schenectady, N. Y. C. Elsele, 11th and Roy Sts., Pljlla. For page see List of Advertisers. 100,000 Bedding Plants, all sorts. Write for prices. E. D. Kaulback & Son, Mal- den, Mass. . Spring Bedding Plants In variety at auc- tion every Tuesday and Friday daring spring season. Purchases made on order. Mail your bid. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St.. Boston. BEGONIAS Begonias — Fairy Queen, Gracilis, and other flowering kinds; 3 inch $5 per 100. Harlowarden Greenhouses, Greenport, L. I. "Begonia Gloire De Lorraine for delivery after Augv.st 1st. rooted iMittings. 2 1-4 in. pots, $12 per 100; $100 per 1000. Orders filled in strict rotation. Send them in now and avoid disappointment. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BOILERS Kroeschell Bros., 35 Erie St., Chicago. BOILERS. "Burnham" Boilers made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOXWOOD Anton Schultheis, College Point, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tions for All Cypress, Semi-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Sash and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway. N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornbnrn & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertlserg. aTT. Boddliigton. 342 W^14th St^, N. Y. Cold Storage Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards Bros., 37T;ast lOtlTSt., New~York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. MIchell Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co.. 217 Market St., Phlla. Begonias; Tuberoses. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co.. 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Faneull Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Mitting, 17-23 Kennan St., Simta Cruz, Cal. Calla Bulbs. For page see List of Advei-^lsers. James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on only selected bulbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay. N. Y. cTTCeur & Sons. Hllleeom, Holland, or 334 The Bourse, Philadelphia, Pa. Write for prices on all bulbs and plants. Price Tlst of native bulbs, tree, shrub and plant seeds now ready. L. E. Wil- liams. Nottingham, N. H. CANNAS The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. '■', 1-2 and 4 in. Penna. Canna, at 3c. TJ. G. Harglerode, Shippensburg, Pa. CARNATIONS The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. Carnation Mabelle. For page see List of Advertisers. F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind, For page see List of Advertisers. Carnations. Boston Market, rooted cut- tings, $10.00 1000; unrooted, $5.00 1000. Cash. E. D. Kaulback & Son, Maiden, Mass. 35,000 square feet covered by Glass. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Castle Grove Greenhouses, Danville, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Chrysanthemum stock plants. Abont 1,000 Jeanne Nonln. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. W. F. Ka.sting Co., 383 Ellicott St., Buf- falo. N. Y. Chrysanthemums — All good late kinds, st.Tndard novelties out of 2 1-2 Inch, np to September 1. Harlowarden Greenhouses, Greenport, N. Y. Chrysanthemums. We will prepay the charges on R. C. of Alice Byron, Polly Rose, Halllday, Enguehard, $1.50 per hun- dred. Cash with order, please. W. H. and C. B. Newman, Akron, N. Y. Nothing worth growing but the best. Oct. Frost, Beatrice May and NIvena onr most profitable white. Rosiere, M. F. Plant, Mayor Weaver, grand new pinks, Pres. Roosevelt, the glorified Pink Ivory, Santa Clans the Xmas pink. Strong plants topped back 8c., R. C, 5c. C. Touset, Mrs. Duckham, Oct. Sunshine, Monrovia, strong plants. 5c.; R. C, 3c. J. K. Shaw, best early pink, Wm. Duck- liara, Enguehard. also Adella, Incurved white aiid Jeanne Nonin, the only late white: plants 3c., R. C, 2c. City green- houses. Union City, Pa. COLEUS Coleus, Golden Redder, from 2 1-2 In. pots, .'52.00 per 100. W. H. Mann, Stough- ton. Mass. _^ Coleus, R, C, mixed, 50c 100; 2 in., Ic to clean up. Cash. U. G. Harglerode, Shippensburg, Pa. CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. H. Moon Co., Morrlsville, Pa. American Arborvitae. For page see List of Advertisers. Evergreens and Conifers. Ask for cata- logue. Bobblnk & Atkins. Rutherford. N. J. ~^ rite for prices on all choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St.. Boston. Mass. CUT FLOAVER BOXES. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. "Edwards Folding Box Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Getmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes. Folding Cut Flower Boxes, all sizes. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Folding cnt flower boxes, the best made. Write for list. Holton & Hunkel Co., Mil- waukee, Wis. For List of Advertisers See Page 25 July 6, 1907 HORTICULTURE 21 CYCLAMEN. S. S. Skidelsky, S24 N. 2-lth St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Giant Hybrids transp'l, ready for 2 in. and 3 in., $3.50 100; $30.00 1000; 3 in. strong, $8.00 per 100. Plants gmwn of seed taken from the cream of ray well known strain. Christ. Winttrii-h, Cycla- men Specialist. Defiance. Ohio. DAHLIAS Darld Herbert & Son, Atco. N. J. For page see List of Advertlserg. Dahlias, strong field roots, good assort- ment to exchange for plants of Carnation Boston Market, Enchantress. H. W. Mann, Stoughton, Mass. DECOKATIVE PLANTS A. Leuthy & Co., RosUndale. Mass. For page see List of AdTertlserg. Julias Roehrs, Kutherford, N.^. For page see List of Advertisers. DRACAENAS K. B. Juul, Elizabeth, N. J. Dracaena Indlvifa. For page see List of .^dverf.sers. Anton Schultheis, College Point, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Dracaena terutnalls from bench, fine. $25.00 100. Carl llngenburger. West Men- tor. Ohio. Dracaenas, Indlvlsa, 3-ln., $5.00 per 100; 6-in., $6.00 per doz.; 7-ln., 30 to 34 Ins. high, 75c. each, $9.00 per doz.; 8-ln. $12.00 per doz. Terralnalls, 3-ln., $2 IX» i>er doz.; 6-ln., 75c. each; 4-in., 25c. each, $3.00 per doz. The Geo. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Buck- ingham Place, Chicago. FERNS Banr Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Leuthy & Co., RosUndale, Mass. For page see Ldst of Advertisers. H. H. Barrows & Son. Whitman, Mass. Nephrolepis Whltmanl. For page see Ldst of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Narserles, New Rocbelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. The F. R. Plerson Co., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. Nephrolepis PiersonI Elegantlsslma. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. C. Smith, 61st and Market Sts., Philadelphia. Boston and Scottil Perns. For page see List of .Advertisers. Stumpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay SE] New York. Ferns in Flats. For page see List of Advertisers. Boston ferns, fine young plant*:. $1.00 and $2.00 per 100. U. G. Haiglerode, Shippensburg, Pa. FICUS Banr Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226-228-1-S Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. G. A. Sutherland Co.. 34 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS SUPPLIES N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page sec List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 20 W. 27th St., N. T. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES— Continued. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Uayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWERS BY^ TELEGRAPH Alex. McConnell, New York. For pa^e see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami & Gratiot Aves., Detroit, illch For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, M ». For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Mlller,^832 Delmar Rd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswirth (Temporary address) 13 Congress St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For pagg see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donoboe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page gee List of Advertisers. Hllflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. FUCHSIAS Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Galax. Ask for price on case lots. Scran- ton Florists' Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. GARDENIAS Johi' Scott, Rutland Rd.. and E. 45tll St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Gardenia Teitchii. For page see List of Advertisers. GERANIUMS J. E. Felthousen, Schenectady, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. R. Vincent, Jr., & Son, White Marsh, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. Geraniums — Jean Viaud, 4 In., .$6.00 per 100; Mrae Sallcroi, 2 in., $2.30 per 100. William Doel, Pascoag, R. I. 4000 Geraniums. S. A. Nutt. Poitevlne. White, John Doyle. $6.00 per 100. Good plants. Bnrgpss & Cooney, 77 Lebanon St.. Maplewood, Mass. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Maas. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. I. For page see List of Advertisers. Hitehlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. ■^- T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. I. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chleaco. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metr*- poUtan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. T)7 Ilifife, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Seml- Iron Greenhouses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway. N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B. Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment. Lord & Burnham, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 16 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 20 W. 27th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Fl«wer Co., 38 & 40 Broad- way, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. E. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala. Fadeless Sheet Moss. For page see List of Advertisers. Growl Fern Co., Mllllngton, Mass. Fancy and Dagger Ferns. A full Hue of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthv & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. HARDY PERENNIALS M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. For page see List of .Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson D-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advenn^.'S. Hitehlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Kroeschell Bros.. 35 Erie St., Chicago. Johnston Heating (io^ 1133 Br'dway, N. Y. In writing to Advertisers l(indly mention Horticulture 22 HORTICULTURE July 6, 1907 HORSES Usefal work-horses for florists' spring work; also florists' delivery wagons, good a> Dew. Edward HIgglns, 1 West 28tli St., New York. -— -~— =^==^ HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponart, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. PlersoD U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT WATER CIRCULATOR W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers.^ HYDRANGEAS. John C. Hatcher, Amsterdam, N. Y. For page see List of A£vertlsCTS;_^ IVY Chas. Lenker, Freeport, L. I., N. T. English Ivy. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. Nlcotlelde kills all greenhouse pests. P. R. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPANESE WLIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St^ New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co., RosUndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. LAWN AND CEMETERY VASES Kramer Bros. Foundry Co., Dayton, Ohio. LAWN MOWER Clipper Lawn Mower Co., Dixon, III. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, ^^ „ „, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Lonla. Mo. For page fee List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers^ George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers Samnel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, fine dark blue double flower, 2 In. stock, ?2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Eotherford, N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 170 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSMAS Moschosma rlparlum, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. NIKOTEEN APHIS FUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. iKiuls, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. p. J. Hauswlrth (temporary address) 13 Congress St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers- William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and Slst St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124' Tremont St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advert isi-rs. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville. Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y. Specimen Nursery Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. The Wm. H. Moon Co., Morrlsvllle, Pa. American Arborvltae. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, 114 Poplar St., Roslindale, Mass. Berberls Thunbergil. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perenijali. For page see List of Advertisers. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Sccancus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez, De Nave & Co., Madison, N. J., Box 105. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Anton Schulthels, College Point, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Kentla Palms. Kentia- Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther- ford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Ben]. Hammond, BMshklll-on-Hudson, N. Y. PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse Lead; Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord & Bumham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PATENTS Slggers & Slggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 100 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld, West Point, Neb. I'eony and Phlox Manuals, 25 cents each. One of the 1 nest collections of Peonies in America. C S. Harrison's Select Nursery, York, Nebr. PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT STANDS The Wittbold plant stand, $18.00 per doz. The Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 Buckingham Place, Chicago. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by exp., J1.25 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. McHutchlson & Co., 17 Murray St., N. Y. ROSES M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. Hardy Roses, H. T. Roses and Ramblers. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Gay Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. John C. Hatcher, Amsterdam, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Montrose Greenhouses, Montrose, Mass. Grafted Brides and 'Maids on English Manetti. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Joliet, III. American Beauty Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. Eoses for Benehiug. For page see List of Advertisers. C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. American Beauty and Richmond. For page see List of Advertisers. Low-budded roses. No. 1, $95.00; No. 1 1-2, $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. 1500 American Beauty Plants in 4 in. pots, at $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. Ad- dress John Klotzmann. Madison, N. J. ~ Roses," Bride, Bridesmaid, Ivory, 2 1-2 In^ shifted from 2 In., $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. Wm. B. Sands, Lake Roland, Md. The beautiful new pink rose, MISS KATE MOULTON Is the queen of all pink roses. It's a winner and you shonld grow it. Price $30.00 lOO; 500 $12o.00; 1000 $200.00; 5000 and upwards $175 per 1000. Minneapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, Minn. SALVIAS John Scott, Rutland Rd. and E. 45th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. For.page see List of .Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Pnge 25 July 6, ]907 HORTICULTURE. 25 SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Bostoo. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons 51 and 62 N. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Bnrpee & Co., PlUladelpbla. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddingtou, 342 w7^14th St., N.~Y. Challenge Pansy Seed. Fop page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St., Phllo. Pansy, Cineraria, Primula Seeds. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIek's Sons, Uochester, N. Y. Vick's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Hjalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. CaullHower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Rlekards Bros., 37 B. 19th St., New Yort! For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co.,' 217 Market St., Phlla. Kingly Prize-Wlnner Pansles. For page see List of Advertisers. B. & J. Farquhar tk. Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., N. Y. For page see ijst of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Faneull Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Augustus Zirngiebel, Needham, Mass. Giant Pansies. For page see List of Advertisers. Francis Brill, Hempstead, L. I., N. Y. Garden Seeds. 1 sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask for wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zangen, Hobuken, M. J. Surplus Garden Peas — 50 bu. Alaska, 53.26 per bu.; 4U bu. First and Best, ?2.U0 per uu. New crop northern Michigan growu; none better. W. F. Allen, Sails- bury, Md. SHEEP MANURE R. & J. Farquhar »Sc Co., 6 aud 7 So. Mar* ket St., Boston. Pulverized Sheep Manure, For page see List of Advertisers. SHEET MOSS E. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala, For page see List of Advertisers. SMAUi FRUIT FI.ANTS Dewberi-y plants, Lucretia and Austin, $5.UU per louu, ?2U.UU per 5UUU; Premo, |B.OO per luou, $25.00 per oooo; Turuer reU rasp- berry plants, $0.00 per 1000, $25.00 per 5000. W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphaguum moss, orchid peat ana orchid baskets always on hand. Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. Fresh, clean, 5 bbl. bale, $1.25; 2 bales, $2.25; 5 bales, $5.00; 10 bales, $0.50. CaslL H. R. Akers. Chatsworth, N. J. SPIREA Splrea, extra fine clumps In leading va- riety. F. W. O. Sehmltz, Prince Bay, N. T. STEAM TRAP B. HIppard, Youngstown, O. For page see List of Advertisers. STEVIA C. Elsele, Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. STRAAVBERRT PLANTS Strawberry plants, 90 best varieties, stock unexcelled. Ask for prices on what you want. W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. VEGETABLE PLANTS Millions of vegetable plants. Fifteen varieties cabbage, $1.00 per 1000. Cash. Catalogue. F. M. Pattington, Sclplovllle, N. Y. Danish Ball Head Cabbage — Strong, straight root-pruned plants, ready for fleld, from the best imported seed, $1.50 per 1000. Frank Shearer & Son, Market Gardeners, Binghamton, N. Y. 50,000 large 4-year old Barrs Mammoth Asparagus roots, $6.00 per 1000; $25.00 per 5000. (500 will flu a sugar barrel.) Ad- dress W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. We can furnish Strawberry plants and Asparagus roots from April first to Decem- ber first. Spring prices hold until August first. Hitchcock's Nurseiy, Agawam, Mass. VENTILATING APPARATUS Plerson D-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 421 Hawthorne Ave., Chicago. The Chicago Lifter. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, self-oiling gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. H. A. Molatsch & Son, Nanuet, N. T. Gov. Herrlck Violet. For page see List of Advertisers. %VILD SMILAX E. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala. Southern Smilax. For page see List of Advertisers. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. WIrework. Write for our catalogne. Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Hellscher's Wire Works, 8»40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for iitice list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. All standard frames In stock. Special de- signs made to order In hurry-np time. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton, Mass. WIRE SUPPORTS The Helm Carnation Support. Write for price. Helm Carnation Support Co.. Con- nersvllle. Ind. 'WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. George A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Con tinned Buffalo Wpi. P. Kasting Co., 383-87 Elllcott St„ Hilfl:il(i, N. Y. ^ For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Chas. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Av., Chlcaco For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Relnberg, 51 Vabash Av., Chlcaiow For page see List of Advertisers. A. L. Randall Co., 19-21 Randolph St. Chicago. ' For page see List of Advertisers. B. F. Wlnterson Co., 45-49 Wabash An. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St, Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 & 40 Broadway. For page see List of Advertisers. New York J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertls^rg. Wm. Stuart Allen Co., 63 W. 28th St. New Kork. For page see List of Advertisers. J. S. Fenrich, 110 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertiser*. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Froment, 57 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. J. Gnttman, 43 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. C. Horan, 55 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Langjahr, 55 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. James McManus, 42 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Aivertlaen. Chas. Mlllang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. L. Young & Co.. 54 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55 and 57 W. 20tb St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philadelphia W. E. McKlssIck, 1221 Filbert St., Phlla- delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo NIessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Philadel- phia, Pa. For page see List cf Advertisers. The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-U Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reid, 1526 Ranstead St., Phtl«- delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Fittsbnrg J. B. Murdoch & Co., 645 Liberty 8t., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertiser*. In writing to Advertisers icindjy mention Horticulture 24 HORTICULTURE, July 6, 1907 New Offers m Th[s issue.^ ARAUCARIAS: FERNS. Godfrev Aschmann, 1012 Outario St., Philadelpliia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. BEGONIAS AGATHA^ TRIOMPHE DE L'EST. J. A. Peterson. -McIIeiiry Ave., Westwood, Cincinnati, O. For page see List of Advertisers. EVERBLOOMING ROSES. Siel)reclit & Son. Kose Hill Nurseries, New Koclielle. N. Y. For page see List of Adxeitis-n-s. EVERGREENS: PERENNIALS. Bay State Nurseries, N. Abiugtou, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GERANIUMS. Wm. Patterson, 02 S. Central .\ve., Wol- laston, Mass. For page see List of -Advertisers. KENTIAS. Josepb Heacock Co., Wyncote. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. ORCHIDS, NEW IMPORTATION. Josepli A. Manda, W. Orange, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES" C. Betscber, Canal Dover, Ohio. For page see List of Advertisers. PRIMULA SEED. Jolinson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. REMOVAL NOTICE. A. M. Henshaw, 44 West 2Sth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. SEEDS, DOUBLE DAISY, MYOSO- TIS, PANSY. H. F. Michell Co., 1018 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. SEEDS WHOLESALE. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. SMALL EVERGREENS. August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. SMILAX PLANTS. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. WELCOM E^TO^ELKS. J. Stern & Co.. 12.5 No. 10th St., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. 'WHOLESALE FLORIST. Fred Ehret, 1407 Fairmount Ave., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. HELP WANTED WANTED — Single head gardener on prl- vate estate with first-class experience un- der glass and outside. Protestant. Wages $50 to $60 per month and board. Reply to "Gardener," No. 6 South Market Street, Boston, Mass., care of K. & J. Farquhar & Co. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED As working foreman or heart gardener. Age 38; mi-rried. Best of referea4 and 5 in. pots, 50 " " FiCUS Pandurata the largest stock in the world of this grand plant. Single stem plants, $3 and $4 each. Branched plants, $5, $6 and $7.50 each. ROBT. CRAIG CO., Market and 49tli Sts., PHILA., PA. ROSE PLANTS iSs) BETTER QUALITY THAN THE ORDINARY 1500 Richmonds, 3 inch, $6.00 per 100; 3>^ inch, $8.00 per 100. 1500 of each size 3000 Brides | ,,, ._„. „, „„ „„„ ,f,n 3000 Bridesmaids i^'^ '"^•'' = " $6.00 per 100 7000 to 8000 American Beauties, 2v inch, $80.00 per 1000; 3 inch, $100.00 per 1000 Clean, thrifiy stock Demand brisk Wire orders safest LEO NIESSEN CO.. - Wholesale Florists 1209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA Store closes at 6 p. m. Two Year Old American Beauty Plants $50.00 per 1000 CHICAGO CARNATION CO. JOLIET, - - - ILL. WANTED 500 white anH 500 pink LAWSONS Field-grown stock, riust be first class. ALSO 200 WINSOR. Wm. COOPER & GO. Seed Mercbanis, IVIONTREAL, CAN. AMERICAN^ BEAUTY RICHMOND ROSES Finest 4 inch Stock $I2.00 per 100 CHARLES H. TOTTY IVladison, N.J. iM A. 15 E> r^ rvE> Crand New Pinit Carnation for 1907 A few thousand R. C. and pot plants left. Order quick. This variety is a money maker. Price of rooted cuttings. S^.SOperdoz.; $12.00 pur 100: $10000 per lOOO Price of pot plants. 2 1-4 in., $3 00 per doz. ; il'> 00 per 100. THE H. WEBER & SONS CO., Oakland, Md. CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $13. oo per too; $100.00 per lOoo. Average 3 in, ^ower. A leader in every respect. Boanie Waid — Clear pink edged white. — $12.00 per 100; 100.00 per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. F. D0R.NE:R & SONS CO. La Fayette. I nd. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture July 13, 1907 HORTICULTURE 31 NEPHROLEPIS Piersoni E^leg'antissima Tlie Tarrytown Fern A good stock in all sizes on hand at all times. A splendid seller and money-maker. Large specimen plants, ready for immediate sale : 6-inch at 75c and $1.00 each; 8-inch at $1.50 and $2.00 each; 1 0-inch at $3.00 each; 12-inch at $5.00 each; 14-inch at $7.50 each; J6-inch at $10.00 each. Also fine young stock for growing on, 2>4-inch at $8.00 per hundred. F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. SOME GIVE YOU QUANTITY SOME GIVE YOU QUALITY I GIVE YOU BOTH Boston and Scotti Ferns 6-inch pots, $40.00 per 100 LARGE BOSTONS, tld""' *"" ''■" WHITMANII eiKCH POTS, $60.00 PER 100 CiniC RUBBER PLANTS, 6-INCH POTS. 20 TO riUUO, 28 INCH TALL, $40.00 PER 100 CASH WITH ORDER OR SATISFACIORV REFERENCES WM. C. SMITH, 5K,„ 61st and MARKET ST. Pliiladelplija Two Splendid Novelties in WinterFlowering Begonias Begonia "Agatha" (Veilch), quite an improve- ment on Gloirc de Lorraine; stronger, larger flowers, better color: now ready, $25.00 per 100. Begonia "Triomphe de I'Est " (Lemoinc), strong, robust b rower, covered with prolusion of carminc-red flowers, from January till August. Now ready, $25 00 per 100. J. A. PETERSON Wlc Henry Avenue, Westwood, CINCINNATI, O. C YCLA MEN Splendens Glganfeum Hybrids In live colors; the finest strain iinovvn. 3-in. pots, ready, $7.00 per 100; 4-in., 815.00 per 100; S-in., $20.00 per 100. .Satisfaction guaranteed. S, S. SKIDElSKr, 824 liiodeipnio, Po. Feri\s in Flats Ready for Delivery after July ISth. Each flat contains 110 clumps of striall plants, which can be divided In 3 to 5 plants accordingly, all ready for potting. We can furnish these ferns, grown separately, each fiat containing any one of the following sorts, ferns ail good salable varieties. - spidium tsusslmense Cyrtomlum Faicatum Pteris Adiantoides Cretica alba lineata Cretica magnifica Hastata JVlayii Pteris ailbertii Serruiata Serrulata crista ta Serrulata variegata Wimsettii Mixed varieties. J'rice, $S.OO per flat. STUMPP &. WALTER CO. 50 BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK BAY TREES Our Bay Trees imported from tnebeitpowenin Belgium and areiti firflt-elass condition everyone piar- anteed. It will pay you to look them over. STANDARD BAV TREES(alI4ft. stems) 1 r«e» Dmm. of Ba. 1 Prire per pair J"' 36inolies SIS 1)0 ]"' 30 nclies 12.00 lUtj 24 inches 8.00 PYRAMID BAT TREES SO trees. « ft. h.sh, 2f[. in diameter $25.00 rnceun lareer Bizesupon application. 1i/- ,McCARTHV & CO. 84 Hawley St. . BOSTON. MASS. Telephones, Mam 5y73 and 5y74 A limited number of ACACIA PUBESCENS I'lants, two years, old, from two to four feet high, now ready for delivery. ALBERT DIRWANCER 422 Congress St., PORTLAND, Me. FERNS Boston, 3 in. 8c. Piersonii, 3 iu. 8c ; 6 in. 35c. Barrowsii, 3, 4 ancl 5 iu., 10, 15 and 35c. Scottii, 4, 5 and 6 in., 12, 25 and 35c. Asparagus Sprengerii, 3 in., 4c. ROSES, own root. Bride, Bridesmaid, (ioldeu Gate, Ivory, Perle, 3 iu. 4c; Meieor,Cliatenay, 4 in. 7c. Root grafted, Bride, Bridesmaid, Perle, 3 in. 6c. Swansonia Alba, 2 iu. 3c. POINSETTIAS July delivery, 2% in., $5.00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000: 3 in., $7.00 per 100. Prices quoted are by the Dozen or Hundred BtUR FLORAL GO., Erie, Pa. NEP. WHITMANI $10 per 100 BOSTON FERNS sold to July 15 H. H. BARROWS & SON Whitnai, Mut. FORCING LILACS German pot-grown, true to name, white and blue, sin- gle and double, fall delivery. No better grade imported tian ours. The assoited ca<-c of fifty platte, thirty- four dollars, duly paid, f o.b. N. Y. ^end your order to AUGUST ROLKER & SONS 31 Barclay Street, NEW YORK Or P. 0. Box 752 Variegated Agaves FOR SALE, ranging in size from 8 ft high to 6 iiiclies. Will sell cheap on account of moving. M. BULLOCKE BROOKLY.v, N. V. 8Sth St. and 2nd Ave., In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture HORTICULTURE July 13, 1907 J— PEONIES I We are offering a complete list of the choicest varieties for Fall planting. Shipping season commences about Septem- ber I St. Send your orders early. Retail and wholesale price-lists just issued. Send for copies COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc., Queens, N. Y. I 5000 Gloire de Lorraine Begonias 2 1-2 incH pots, ready for 3. Fine, Healthy Plants. FULL OF SHOOTS $IO per lOO S90 per lOOO Monty Refunded if not Satisfactory. E. A. BUTLER ^ ^ON WHolesale and Retail Florists NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. John Waterer & Sons, ^ AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest s^ock of recognized Hardy R^^<>''0''«'"'"-«"'' *"'•*•• *"; dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors of Rhododendron. Ir London. ROSES EVER^XOOWI INC .^ ^ ^ .. ^ ^^r^"*,, . 2 year old, in 5 and S;. inch pots. 500 Madam Chatenay, _ ^ y^^^ ^^^' j„ g ^^^ 5^. inch pots. 500 Kiliarney, " " . 2 year old, in 5 and 5;4 inch pots. 200 Richmond, - ■ - ^ ,j' , 5 and 5 K inch pots. 200 American Beauty^^ ^^=^^^ VaHetiesf S^25 oS'Jer Hundred/ Rose Hill Hurseries. - NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. ;,7,i„7rEVERCREENS to plant \ PERENNIALS CATALOGUES FREE I". SIEBREGHT & SON, - AUGUST SEPTEMBER Field Grown -Largest Variety in New England The BAY STATE NURSERIES, North _AbingionJllass. TreesTShrubs and Roses In great variety. We grow about 1000 varfeties Herbaceous PereiiiiKils. b,sti- mates, cheerfully given. < atalogues free. NEW ENGLAND NURSEHES, INC., BEDFORD, MASS. HARDY PERENNIALS Yucca Mamcntosa. Aconitum Napcllus. .ind bicolor. Heleniumsupcrbumandstiiatum. Rudbeckia. Hem- erocallis. German Iris, many colors Hardy Phlox, ID varieties. Funkia subcordata. Write lor prices to T. H. CHIVERS, Amesbury, Mass. GLADIOLI Beautifully illustrated catalog, colored plate, etc., describing Qroff's Hybrids, Named Novel- ties of rare beauty. Mixtures and Collections to color and fine Mixtures of all colors. Write for it. ARTHUR GOWEE Gladiolus Specialist MEADOWVALE FARM, BERLIN, H. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR SALE. .3500 Polly Rose, 500 Halliday, 400 Duckham, 300 each, Vallis, Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain, 200 each, Ben Wells, Mrs. Coombs, Col. Apple- ton, Gen. Hutton, Salter, 100 each, Maud Dean, Cahusac, Cheltonii, Nellie Poekett, Yanoma, Mrs. •Teroine Jones, in 2yi in. pots, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. A reasonable offer for THE ENTIRE LOT wHI be accepted. CASTLE GROVE GREENHOUSES, DANVILLE, PA. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2}( in. Pots, $10.00 per 100 3J^ in. Pots, 12.50 per too Ready to Pot On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LADY CAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Kiliarney and Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Herbaceous Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. M. H. WALSH mse SOCIALIST WOODS HOLE. MASS. We have a few good kinds left RED, YELLOW and PINK Also 2 1=2 in. ROSES. Get our List. The Conard & Jones Co^West Gj:oiMa. HAVE YOU A SURPLUS of any kind of stock? Make it a surplus OF CASH by advertising it in HORTICULTURE. Establis ed 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New aad Kare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. ) New Yorl< Office, Siebrecht Building, 426 Fifth Avenue. July 13, 1907 HORTICULTURE 33 German Iris THEIK CDLTDRE This very late cool season has a number of advan- tages, and perhaps not the least of these is the length of the flowering period of hardy herbaceous perennials. The German irises have been in bloom more or less for two weeks, and at this writing are just coming into full beauty, those in bloom two weeks ago still making a pretty showing. Those who intend planting a bed of "Hardy Orchids" should make their preparations now if possible, and have planting all done by the end of this month. Have a foot of good rich loam in a fairly dry position, mak- ing sure that no superfluous water will stand on the plants during winter months. It is very important that tlie roots are planted straight down; rather shorten the roots than turn the ends up, and — most important of all — do not plant too deep : the rhizomes must be out of the ground to insure profuse blooming. If you will look at any Iris Germanica clumps that have been planted some time you will And more than half of each rhizome out of the ground. SOME STANDARD KINDS It is almost impossible to describe in detail the dif- ferent species to which the large number of varieties be- long ; in fact we are getting very much mixed in tracing varieties to their respective origins. It is of the stand- ard kinds that the following descriptions are given. The beautiful Florentine Iris or orris root is the first to bloom, soon followed by its mate spectabilis, the former with large - white flowers delicately tinted lavender, the latter deep velvety purple flowers of large size. Pallida Mandraliscae comes next with standard and falls of a deep rich purple. The following usually come into bloom in rapid succession. Pallida dalmatica. The best of the light lavender, with spikes well above foliage, flowers light clear laven- der, drooping petals tinted rose. H. Oramer. Standard and falls pale lavender, falls somewhat darker, a very free bloomer. Asiatica. Very large flower deep rich purple, falls velvety. Aurea. Clear bright yellow. Victorine. One of the most striking. Standard pure white slightly blotched purple, falls rich velvety purple. Mme. Neuhronnes. Golden yellow, the finest of this tiolor yet introduced. Gypsy Queen. The best of the smoky varieties. Standard cloudy copj^ery yellow, falls deep rich velvety maroon. Trautlieb. Clear delicate pink, the prettiest of this shade. Inezenza. Pure white. Mme. Paquette. Large flower, deep purple lilac, falls darker. Gracchus. Standards clear light yellow, falls crim- son veined white, a striking variety. Flavescens. Clear delicate pale yellow. Her Majesty. A very handsome distinctive variety ■with light rosy purple standards and dark red purple falls. Queen of May. A delicate soft Ulac pink, very effective and showy. Mme. Chereau. An old variety, but still one of the leaders ; pure white frilled and margined light lavender. Honorablis. Deep golden yellow, with bronze falls. Mrs. H. Darwin. One of the best whites and a very free bloomer, falls veined purple. % '^/i£iSlh'f^^^^-^ 34 HORTICULTURE July 18, 1907 horticulture: ▼OL. VI JULY 13, 1907 NO. 2 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. ]. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Ob* Year, in advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries, s.oo; To Canada, $1 50 ADVERTISING RATES Far lach, 30 inches to page $1.00. Diacounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : One manth (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months (13 times) 10 per cent.; six months (26 times) 20 per cent., one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPVRIQHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. alered M secood-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston. Mais, under the Act of Congress 01 March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS . ,■' I ,|, j, . Page FRONTISPIECE— George S. Green, President-elect of American Seed Trade Association GERMAN IRIS— F. J. Rea 33 PEONY NOTES FROM STONYCROFT GARDENS— E. J. Sliay lor 33 AFTER ADJOURNMENT 35 NEW PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 35 NEPHROLEPIS AMERPOHLII— Illustration 35 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES American Peony Society — Huntington Horticultural and Agricultural Society— New Jersey Horticultural Society — New London Horticultural Society — St. Louis Florist Club 36 New Bedford Horticultural Society — Florist Club of Philadelphia— Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club— Newport Horticultural Society- Florists' Club of Washington— Pennsylvania Horti- cultural Society— Club and Society Notes 37 Albany Florists' Club 39 THE REDEMPTION OP THE HOG-BACKS— Thomas J. Oberlin 38 ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY— Thomas Bun- yard "9 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY SEED CATALOGUE— J. Horace McFarland 40 SEED TRADE 42 MELONS UNDER GLASS— Robt. Tyson 46 DURING RECESS Annual Picnic of New Y'ork Florists' Club- Illustration 46 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Buffalo, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington 49 MISCELLANEOUS Personal 35 San Francisco Notes 35 Exhibition at Wenhara, Mass 39 Duty on Evergreen Seedlings 44 Catalogues Received 44 News Notes 47 Incorporated 47 Obituary 47 Philadelphia Notes 49 Business Changes 51 Appraisers' Decisions 56 A Beautiful S. A. F. Trophy— Illustrated 57 Publications Received 57 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 58 Are you plaiming to go to Philadelphia Preparing next month? The intervening time is for the short and preparations made with delib- convention eration well in advance go far to assure the pleasure such a trip should afford. Consult your State vice-president about railroad rates and give him early inforrantion of your intentions so that he may know something of the number to be pro- vided for; write to the hotel committee for accommoda- tions; confer with your friends and try to induce them to go with you. They'll not regret going; no one ever does. One vice-president, Mr. Young of Missouri, has special rates all settled, list of the party and other details well in hand ; how many others can say the same? Yet nothing goes further to insure a big and successful meeting than a line of hustling vice-presi- dents each taking jiride in heading a delegation which in size and dignity will represent his State in a credit- able manner. The older florists' and gardeners' clubs Own are now coming to quite a respectable age. your home ^p -^tq occasionally road of one attaining its majority the thought comes to us that with the exercise of a little more !;elf-reliance and far- seeing business judgment many of these organisations might today have something more .substantial than a record of usefulness from year to year and a balance of a few hundred dollars in the liands of the treasurer ; might, in fact, be in possession of a remunerative property appreciating in value as time passes and fur- nishing a permanent home with all the advantages, material and social, which such an asset always carries with it. Located, as the florists' associations are, almost invariably within the limits of some enterpris- ing city, the selection of a corner lot on the line of future real estate advancement and the securing of the funds necessary to erect a building thereon shoitld be a simple matter. That every club and society has within its ranks men well qualified to manage such a property in its interest and willing to assume such responsibility goes without saying and there seems no good reason why the financial history of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society showing the accumulation of a million dollars within a period of seventy-five years, largely through wise real estate investments, might not be paralleled in the case of many other organizations of like character. Mr. Oberlin's paper on the 'liog- Reclothing backs" of Pennsylvania, which ap- the "hogbacks" pears elsewhere in this issue presents a very vivid picture of what these barren spots must be. The author makes no attempt to account for the existence of these refractory excrescences but we may infer from some of his remarks that he legards them as natural features of the ground. It is more than likely, hov,ever, that these, as well as the depressed areas surrounding them were once covered with good soil supporting forest growth and that their present condition is only the inevitable result of erosion by fire and flood after .the stripping of the forest growth. Our original settlers gave no thought to the ultimate effects of forest clearing and that we of today are not much better is painfully in evidence when we contemplate the processes which are making of our rugged mountains and hills gigantic hogbacks on which our descendants will sp.md much fruitless labor in the endeavor to restore a fi'rtilitv which can only come after ages of slow repairing through Nature's means. It is certainly a most laudable aim to turn these places to the production of plnnts and flowers of commercial value but w-e have always supposed that Pennsylvania offered an abundance of fertile land for such purposes and if the Berks county "hogbacks" are to be started off for any permanent condition of verdure we think that something quite diff'-rmt from peas and hydrangeas w'ill have to lie resorted to. In this connection we would advise a perusal of Gifford Pinchot's two little vol- umes on Practical Forestry, published by the Depart- ment of Agriculture, to anyone interested in the recloth- ing of such naked spots. July 13, 1907 HORTlCULTURi: 35 AFTER ADJOURNMENT. The American Florist tells its read- ers that Pteris tremalt is a good sub- stitute for Cibotiuin ScMedei, a quick grower and cheap, and stands the rough usage of store or decorations well. We'll agree that it is "a quick ■ grower aud cheap" — very cheap — but it is not for a moment in the same class with Cibotium Schiedei. Who in the world has a happier ex- istence than the typical Rhinebeck violet grower? Makes enough from a small house or two in winter to build another house in summer, and the rest of the time he can devote to ball games and other social diversions. A bunch of these gentlemen attended the boat races on the Hudson recently, got arrested by the patrol for crossing the course, were set ashore at Hyde Park and their boat was confiscated until after the races. Thus do misfor- tunes steal in upon the course when we are all unsuspecting. Neverthe- less, the RhinJbeck violet is still king. NEPHROLEPIS AMERPOHLII. The Journal of Horticulture (Lon- don) tells us that the dahlia was in- troduced by Dr. Dahl with the idea that the tubers would prove a pleas- ant substitute for the potato and that the acrid tubers of the dahlia are said to be still eaten by the unhappy wine- growers in the south of France, adding that this "perhaps contributes to- wards their present dyspeptic views of the universe." But are "dyspeptic views of the universe" confined ex- clusively to French wine-growers? And do the French growers- drink the same brand of wine which one gets at the French Table d' Hotes in New York? Cannot the Dahlia Society take up the defence of its protege? Will some one of our botanical sharps kindly tell us the difference between Kochia scorparia and Kochia trichophylla. We are familiar with K. scoparia but when we see the foreign growers offering K. tricho- phylla we want light. They tell us that K. scoparia is called the Mexican Fire Plant although said to be not a native of Mexico or this continent Why is that? THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. l^ce Froiitisiiiece. It was our pleasure to meet presi- dent-elect George S. Green for the first time at the memorable seed trade convention in New York city and it did not take long to realize that the Association had found in this quiet, earnest, kindly gentleman a president who will fill the position with dignity and credit. Mr. Green has been presi- dent of the Illinois Seed Company of Chicago since 1901, previous to which time he had been interested in the seed business in St. Louis, Chicago and Colorado Springs, his first asso- ciation with the trade having been with D. I. Bushnell & Co., at St. Louis, from 1881 until 1893. Mr. Green is a native of Hannibal, Mo. PERSONAL. R. E. Akehurst of White Marsh. Md., and Miss E. Beall were married on June 26. Miss Esther Heacock, daughter of Joseph Heacock of Wyncote, Pa., sailed June 29 on a European trip. Mr. Smith who is one of the vice- presidents of this unique association presided at this meeting and also had charge of the planting of two Maine pine trees which was one of the in- teresting events of the occasion. Dr. Wm. M. Starr, who participated has entered his lOOlh year. William Hewitt, gardener for A. C. Lincoln, Brookline, Mass., has gone to Scotland on a two months' vacation. J. B. Heiss and wife of Dayton, Ohio, sailed from New York on July 9 via S. S. Kaiser Wilhelm II. for a trip through Germany, Austria, France, Belgium and Holland. M. Herman Merkel, forester of the Bronx Park Zoological Garden, New York, is spending a few days looking over the shrub collections at the Arnold Arboretum under escort of Jackson Dawson. Arthur Smith, formerly of Westbury, L. I., has a thoughtfully-prepared and very interesting paper on Plant Con- sciousness in the Arena for Jtme. Mr. Smith sailed from Boston on the Saxonia, on July 9, for a short visit to his home in England. SAN FRANCISCO PERSONAL AND NEWS NOTES. H. Bateman, who opened one of the handsomest flower stores early this year, has had to discontinue business for the time being. Rossi Bros, have rented Bonneau's greenhouses. They intend growing roses, carnations and adiantum for their extensive shipping business. P. Ferrari, manager of Ferrari Bros., has been making a trip to Southern California. R. Groves, of the Park Floral Co., has just returned from a trip East, where he visited all the large cities. The Pacific Coast Horticultural So- ciety and the California State Floral Society have decided not to hold a fall flower show, owing to the unsettled conditions in San Francisco. But they intend holding a complimentary dahlia show sometime in September. Harry A. Bunyard was in Boston last Sunday for a few hours for the purpose of taking hack with him to New York Mr. Boddington's employee, August Loeber. who, after his long Illness, is at last able to leave the hospital and hopes to resume work within a few weeks. The gj'psy moths have almost de- vastated the Lynn Woods (Mass.), this season and have appeared in the streets of Lynn in such numbers as to necessitate the sanding of the car tracks on account of the slipperiness caused by the -crushed caterpillars. Conspicuous in the group photo- graph of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants, taken at their meeting at Alton Farm, Md., on July 4, is the towering figure of America's most Complaints are being made that the spraying of arsenate of lead on the trees and grass of Essex and Middlesex counties, Mass., for the destruction of the gypsy moth Is causing the death honored gardener, William R. Smith, of many valuable cattle by poisoning. 36 HORTICULTURE July 13, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. Thp meeting of the American Peony Society at Ithaca, N. Y., .June 27-28, was a most successful one and was at- tended by more members and those in- terested in the peony than ever before. The first session of the meeting was held on Thursday afternoon. Dean Bailey being present to welcome the visitors to Cornell. He gave an inter- esting address, explaining the work of the College of Agriculture and its con- nection with the University, Owing to the unusual amount of business ■brought before the meeting it was found necessary to adjourn to Friday forenoon and again to Friday after- noon. Prof. Craig presented the check- list as the report of the nomenclature committee, and Prof. Coit, his able as- sistant, presented an extract from his thesis which proved to be a very inter- esting history of the peony and a statement of the methods pursued in the present work of bringing order out of the much confused condition in which the peony has been submerged. On Thursday afternoon carriages ■were provided by Prof. Craig and a ■visit was made to the trial grounds -which are situated about one and a quarter miles away from the Univer- sity. The collection covers about two and one-half acres of ground and con- tains all the varieties obtainable in this countn- and Europe. The plants liavc made a fairly strong growth, but have not arrived at perfection yet, which will require at least another year. An additional collection is now proposed which will be made up of plants selected by the donors as their choice of the best varieties, with the idea of eventually selecting from these one hundred varieties which shall be the cream. Two new standing committees were appointed; one on the diseases of the peony, and the other on new varie- ties They are made up as follows: Committee on diseases. Prof. H. H. Wlietzel, A. H. Fewkes, W. C. Barry, "W. A. Peterson, A. O. Wild and C. S. Harrison: committee on new varieties, A. H. Fewkes, S. G. Harris and C. J, Hunn, Three new names were added to the committee on nomenclature, making that committee as it now stands, Prof. John Craig, Prof. A. P. Saunders, C. J. Maloy, John A, Charl- ton. J. F. Rosenfield, A. H. Fewkes, B. H. Farr, and Jos. Dauphin. It was voted to return to Ithaca in 1908 as the test collection will be in better condi- tion, and probably will be a great at- traction for several years to come. A very pleasant incident was the visit paid by the members and their friends under the guidance of Prof. Craig, to the University Library, where some of the old volumes were examined, in which much of the early history of the peony was found by Prof. Coit. Old herbals of almost priceless value were brought out and shown to the visitors— books which were written before the time of Lin- naeus, presenting the most superb ty- pography and hand colored plates as bright and clear as though recently painted. The Society feels deeply indebted to the management of the college, and particularly to Prof. John Craig and his assistants, for the great interest taken in our worli and the courtesy and kindness extended to all who at- tended the meeting. A. H. FEWKES, Sec. HUNTINGTON HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual June exhibition of the Huntington Horticultural and Agricul- tural Society was held in the Trade School Building on June 27. Roses and strawberries were the feature of the show, and in these classes the dis- play exceeded former exhibits, the roses being notably of fine quality and in large variety. Peonies and other herbaceous flowers were also fine. Principal awards were: Strawberries — August Hecksclier, .iclolpli Alms, gardener, 1st in clause.^ for size, tiiiish, shipping and ocllectiuii; Mrs. W. \\ . Sbarpe, Peter Mee, gardener, 1st tor H:ivor. Roses — 12 pink, Walter Jecnings, Itiehanl Cartwrigjit, gardener. 12 white, August Heckseher. r2 red, Wni. O'Hara. 12 au.v other, A. Heckseher. 6 spra.vs moss, white, Walter Jtnnings; pink, O. E. Sc-hni.dt. Thos. Caley, gardener. 6 sprays cUnUni'g. Wra. O'Hara. Collection, Walter Jennings, 1st; Wm. O'Hara, 2nd. Vase hardy flowers. August Heckseher. Collection haidy Howei-s. W. J. Matheson, James Klrliy, gardener. Sweet Peas, W. J. Matheson. Carnatiuns. A. Heckseher. Peonies, H. J. & A H. Funnell. Early vegetables, W. Jennings, 1st; A. Heckseher, 2nd. The rooms were handsomely decorated with palms from A. Heckscher's consen'atory. Tlie season here is fully ten days later than the average. A. H. FUNNELL, Secretary. NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. The floral display at the meeting of this society in Orange, on July 5, was unusually rich. There were many rare and beautiful orchids from Lager & Hurrell, .fos. A. Manda, O. A. Miller, and others; gloxinias from Peter Duff; hardy herbaceous flowers from Wm. Reid, Max Schneider and A. T. Caparn. The latter showed Romneya Coulteri, which had been raised in frames in light soil and had taken IS months in which to reach the blooming stage. In the business portion of the even- ing Henry Hornacker made a plea for the representation of the commercial man in the forthcoming fall show by a special class with suitable reward. The temper of the meeting was to grant this, and $6 and $9 for the best twenty-five cut blooms, open to the trade, was ordered to be placed upon the schedule. NEW LONDON COUNTY HORTI- CULTURAL SOCIETY. On July 2 the annual show of this society opened with a display fully equal to that of any previous year. Among the exhibits were roses and carnations by S. J. Reuter of Wester- ly; Boston ferns by A. K. Anderson, of the M. F. Plant estate; hydrangeas, gladioli and conifers by Otto Ernst; palms from the Geduldig estate; Ham- burg grapes and cucumbers by J. P. Soreiison. Awards were made to Gus- tave Neumann, gardener for Mrs. Al- fred Mitchell, for iris, herbaceous flowers, peonies and strawberries; and T. W. Head secured a round dozen of prizes on vegetables. ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. The St. Louis Florist Club recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a smoker, as related in last week's issue of HORTICULTURE. The following statistics of the organization have been kindly furnished by Secretary J. J. Beneke. The St. Louis Florist Club was organ- ized June 28, 1887, in the rooms of the Mercantile Club, there were present at the first meeting, the following florists: J. M. Jordan, S. Kehrmann, L. Armstrong, J. S. Wilson, Wm. Ellison, Chas. Connon, Chas. A. Jufugel, E. W. Guy, R. Frow, H. Michel, Alex. Waldbart, Wm. Schray. and Julius Koenig, Sr. Of these live are dead. J. M. Jordan, Chas. Connon, H. Michel, 'Wm. Schi-ay and Julius Koeuig, Sr. ; (our are still members of the Club: they are: J. S. Wilson, Chas. Juengel, E. W. Guy, and Mc*si-s. Frow, Kehrmann, Armstrong, Ellison and Waldbart are still among the living but not membti-s at present. The first officers were: J. M. Jordan, president; H. Michel, vice president; L. Armstrong, secretary; and A. Waldbart, treasurer. Messrs. Kehrmann, Connon and Juengel, trnslces The Club continued to meet in the rooms of the Mercantile Clnb until May Vi, 1S90, with a membership of 17, afterwards in tjie Odd Fellows' build- ing. In 1888 Charles Connon was elected president, the secretary, vice-president, and treasurer holding over, the club now having increased its membership to 23. In August, 1SS9, H. Michel was elected president; William Schray, vice-president; S. Kehrmann, secretary; the treasurer holding over. April Sth, 1890, H. Michel resigned 33 president, and J. M. Jordan was elected to fill out the vacancy. August, 1890, Charles Connon was again elected president, the other oflicers hold- ing over. . , . August 1891, Eugene H. Michel was elected president; Julius Koenig. Sr., vice- president; Emil Schray, secretary, and Alexander Waldbart, treasurer. In 1892 John Young was elected presi- dent: R. F. Tes.son. vice-president; the sec- retary and treasurer holding over. The following year, 1893, Alex. Wald- bart served as president; Julius Koenig, Sr., vice-president; F. C. Weber, treas- urer, and Schray, secretary. The trus- tees were: Beneke, Jordan, Michel. The following vear Alex. Waldbart was re-elected as president; Frank J. Fillmore, vice-president; Emil Schray. secretarj-, and John Young, treasurer, and the mem- bership had now increased to 35. In 1895 Frank J. Fillmore was elected to fill the chair with C. A. Ki.ehn as vice- president, the other oflicers holding over. The following year. 180ij, John W. Kunz was elected president; Frank J. Fillmore, vice-president, secretarv and trea.surer the same as last year, the membership having now increased to 40. ,, , » j The following vear Dr. A. S. Halsted served as president, with F. W. tide, Jr., vice-president, secretaiy and treasurer holding over. , ^ , ■ In 1S9S C. C. Sanders was elected presi- dent; Max. Herzog. vice-president; E. Schray, secretary, and J. J. Beneke, treas- " The following year, 1899, J. F. Ammann .served as president; C. A. Knehn, vice- president; secretary and treasurer thi E W. Guy occupied the chair in 190[J, witli Charles Juengel as vice-president; E. S'hray, secretary, and J. J. Beneke, treas- In 1901 Fred H. Meinhardt was elected to presidenoT, with F. M. Ellis as vice- president, secretarv and treasurer holding over, the club now having a membership " In August, 1902, J. W. Dunford -was elected president; George B. ■Windier, vice- president, officers of secretary and treas- urer holding over. „ , , .«j August. 1903. J. .T. Beneke was elected president: William Winter, vice-presiddit: 1; Schray, secretary, and Otto G. Koenig, treasurer"; this year the membership was increased to 100. , _ „ In August, ISO-i, Chas^ A. Juengel ■teas elected president, with W. J. Pilcher, vice- president: F. H. Meinh.ardt, treasurer, and E Schrav, secretary. The following year, 190>. J. F. Amniann i.-rved his second term as president: John «teldel vice-president, and E. Schray serr- July 13, 1907 HORTICULTURi: 37 ing his flfteentU year as secretary, with F. H. Meiuhardt, treasurer. New trustees were; Carl Jleyer, Frauk Weber and F. J. Fillmore; under the new liy-laws. Mr. Beyer is to seive three years; Frank Weber, two, and Fillmore, one. In Aujiust. 1906, the present olEcers were elected. H. C. Irish, president: John Con- non, vice-piesident, and J. J. I3ei/eke, sec- retary; A. G. Bentzen. treasurer, with Wm. C. Smith as a three year trustee; the membership of the club at the present time is 101. The club in its twenty year* of existence has had seventeen presidents, sei eu treas- urers and four secretaries, and has enter- tained two S. A. F. conventicns. the first in 1S93. and the other during World's Fair year, 1904. J. M. Jordan, the club's flist president, served the S. A. F. as its president in ISiHi. when the convention Mas held in Boston, Mass. Prof. William Trelease ser^'ed the S. A. F. as vice president in 1S93. and J. J. Beneke in lOOJ. The club at the present tinie is in the most prosperous condition, with all of its members woi'kin^ in perfect harmonv. greetings have never been sa well attend- ed as at the present time. Its meetings are held on every second Thursday after- noon at U o'clock. The annual Vleition will take place Aug. 11th, when a new set of othcei's will be elected to serve the ensuing year. NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. At the regular monthly meeting of the New Bedford Horticultural Socie- ty last Monday evening, although the rose show had been abandoned owing to the lateness of the sea,son and oth- er circumstances, the I'ose formed the main feature in the exhibition of plants and flowers. James Garthly of Fairhaven had a collection of over 100 fine roses, composed mainly of Frau Karl Druschki, Baroness Rothschild, Paul Neyron, and Cleo. M. Garthly also showed a vase of Baby Rambler. Other exhibits were a fine vase of del- phiniums by A. J. Jahn and a small vase of annual wall flowers by T. White. The latter was of interest, as the seed fi-om which the flowers were grown was sown last March. There is a possibility of the date of the fall exhibition of the New Bedford Hoi^icultural Society being changed. Schedules have been printed and all arrangements made for an exhibition upon Sept. 12, 13, and 14. Overtures having been made by the executive committee of the Old Home M'eek celebration regarding the hold- ing of a horticultural exhibition during that week, a special meeting of the Horticultural Society was held on .lune 27, when a committee was ap- pointed to obtain estimates of the cost of holding a free exhibition in the city hall. If the Old Home Week commit- tee will grant a sufficient sum from its funds to cover expenses, including the offering of prizes as inducements lor growers to exhibit their goods, the so- ciety will hold the exhibition. The city hall was gutted by fire last November, but the Old Home Week committee are anxious to use the shell of it during the celebrations, and they realize that no organization would be able to cover the scars so neatly and put the old building into such happy service as the Horticultural Society could. At its next meeting the society will probably decide whether it will change the date of the fall exhibition to the last week in August, or retain it as at present arranged and hold the exhibi- tion during Old Home Week as an a('.ditional enterprise. THOMAS WHITE. FLORIST CLUB OF PHILADEL- PHIA. The feature of the regular monthly meeting of this club held on the 2nd inst. was the animated discussion on the convention entertainment pro- gram. A further meeting of the exec- utive committee will be held on the 11th iiist., and a special meeting of the club will take place on the 16th inst. to hear their report and take final ac- tion. Thos. J. Oberlin read an inter- esting paper on flower culture in the waste spots of the upper crests of the Berks County hills. While no financial returns to speak of have been real- ized in this connection, so far the out- look is encouraging, and the improve- ment in the general aspect is gratify- ing and fully compensates for the trouble and expense. At the meeting on August 6 there will be an exhibition of the new Amerpohlii fern for the W. P. Craig prizes: 1st, JIO.OO in gold; 2d, $7.50; r;d, S.T.OO. The contest is on invitation of Mr. Craig who distributed three plants each of the new fern among nine local growers last spring for trial. The winner of first prize will be allowed to retain his choice of his three plants. The judges will be Ed. Lonsdale, W. H. Taplin and Robt. Kift. There will be a special enter- tainment of songs, music and refresh- ments. PITTSBURG AND ALLEGHENY FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' CLUB. The meeting of this club July 2d was mainly to make arrangements for the annual July picnic, .and for the S. A. F. convention at Philadelphia. Thp picnic committee was appointed as follows: E. J. McCallum. W. H. Carney, G. W, Marshall, Edw. Blind, Julius Ludwig. E. C. Reineman was appointed a committee of one to ar- range transportation for those mem- bers desiring to go in a body in special cars to Philadelphia. It was decided not to hold a club meeting in August, but at the usual time for notices of the August meeting, the secretary will write the members advising of no meet- ing and to communicate with Mr. Reineman in regard to transportation in a body to Philadelphia. The Phipps Conservatories, Schenley Park, made a display of out door grown stock in variety, being especial- ly strong in roses. The club adjourned to meet again at the July picnic, and at the S. A. F. convention, before the next regular meeting in Septertlber. NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. The rose show on the afternoon of July 9 was a splendid success not only roses in all classes but decorative fo- liaged plants, ferns, hardy herbaceous flowers, etc.. being contributed in lav- ish profusion by the gardeners repre- senting the many fine private estates. A certificate of merit was awarded Mrs. Wm. G. Weld for rose Trier. The names of Vanderbilt, Astor, Richard- son, Goelet and Belmont figured large- ly in the list of prize winners. FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- TON. The Florists' Club of Washington held its July meeting at Gude's Hall on Tuesday, July 2nd. There was very little business of importance trans- acted. A few financial matters were adjusted. It was decided that the an- nua! picnic be an afternoon trip to the Great Falls of the Potomac, some time during the third week In July. The florists with their families will have a delightful trolley ride and wind up with dinner at the hotel. The sub- ject of holding a chrysanthemum show here in the fall, which has been held in abeyance some time, was finally de- cided upon at the meeting. A commit- tee on arrangements, consisting of Geo. Cooke, Geo. Field and F. H. Kramer, was appointed by Pres. Bis- set. The show will be held on Tues- day, Wednesday and Thursday of the week of Nov. 15th. PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. A two days' sweet pea and hardy perennial exhibition was held here this week and brought out some of the best exhibits we have seen in years. Pepper, Elkins, Bodine, Walker, Paul, Morrell, Lippincott, Ellis, and other gardens were represented and had a fairly good showing of prizes to take home and tack up in the packing shed. But more important was the public in- terest and appreciation of the show which will undoubtedly bear fruit in the future. The first prize in sweet peas was not well arranged. Another set of judges would have thrown it out and given it to a poorer lot of flowers better staged. Half the charm of the sweet pea is lost when its airy, graceful poise is lost sight of. Henry G. Michell, Henry A. Dreer, Samuel T. Bodine, Harrison & Schrieber and C. S. Ridgway donated the prizes. The hardy perennials were excellent and very interesting. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The summer meeting of the Minne- sota Horticultuial Society was held at Armory Hall. State Experiment Sta- tion, St. Anthony Park on Tuesday, July 2. The American Pomological Society will hold its 31st annual meeting at the Jamestown Exposition on Septem- ber 24, 25, 26. A large attendance from remote places is expected. The Sweet Pea Exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticuitiiral Society will he held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21. This is one of the most interesting of the mid-summer shows and will well repay a visit. Tlie annual picnic of the Chicago Florists' Club will take place on July 21 at Morton Grove. Those who know the ringleaders in fun making in the Chicago Club — and who doesn't — need no argument to convince them that there will be a "high old time" on this occasion. S8 HORTICULTURE, July 13, 1907 THE REDEMPTION OF THE HOG- BACKS. (Thomas J. Oberliu, Sinking Spring, Pa., before tlie Florists' Ciub of Plniladelphia, July 2nd, 1907.) What is a "Hogback"? Here and there throughout the coun- ty of Berks and the adjacent country can be seen bare, uncovered spots, usu- ally at some elevation above the sur- rounding -wooded or verdure-covered surface; In many instances they are In- accessible to the ordinary methods of tillage— where a plow would find it ex- ceedingly difficult to draw a furrow through the hard, sterile or rocky soil, even it it were possible to get there with that implement. These arid, desert-like spots hump themselves up in conspicuous fashion, visible fre- quently at long distances and mar by their unsightly barrenness what would otherwise form a portion of a beauti- ful, verdure-covered landscape. In the South they call such patches hog-backs, and we have borrowed the term and applied it to similar situa- tions in Berks County. Just why our southern friends have called them hog- backs has not been so clearly explained to the writer, unless it is that through the exercise of a lively imagination they observed some similarity in their general contour to the donsal surface of a Georgia razor-back when his swineship arises from his slumbers, yawns and elevates his spinal column to a maximum curvature. The hogbacks of Berks County admit of classification. In the first class we would place those existing in the red shale and yellow gravel districts; in the second, those found in the lime- stone formation. The former frequent- ly are pictures of desolation, being en- tirely devoid of vegetation on their crests except perhaps some lichens and mosses, every particle of arable soil having been washed away by the winds and rains of past centuries. The latter are usually more accessible and re- spond more readily to the hand of the gardener; the sharp lichen-clothed rocks protrude at the apex and also at the sides through the shallow, loose soil, bordered perhaps by thin grass and some depauperate shrubbery, struggles to live wedged in tightly be- tween the rocks. The Task of Redemption. The task of redeeming these seem- ingly useless spots from their native savagery, in which they have lain for centuries since the first pioneers cleared the surrounding laud in the fertile valleys and dells and began its cultivation, seems to be a most forbid- ding and hopeless one. It seems as if it would be necessary to invoke a good fairy to pass her magic wand over these barren places before anything of beauty or value could be ' brought forth; and yet, it has been the experi- ence of the writer to observe at least a few such spots that have Ijeen made productive without rubbing a lamp or resorting to any other Aladdin-like processes. It also is very strange that nature herself has covered just such spots with suitable flowering plants and left a great many uncovered to be complet- ed by man. but such is really the case. The flowering plants, however, that nature has placed there have no par- ticular value as a cut flower; their mission, it seems, has been to simply suggest to man what should be planted there either for profit or beauty, as will be shown later on. The next thought will be. How is this work of redemption to begin? We can say in a general way that if we dig or blast pockets into these barren or rocky places, wide and deep enough to hold a sufficient quantity of good rich soil, and the surface is not too precipitous to be washed away by heavy rains, we can succeed in cover- ing them with shrubbery or low ever- greens. This has been successfully done. But when the sides of your hog- back descend very abruptly so that a foothold can scarcely be maintained and the foregoing method fails us, what can be done? And this brings us to the consideration of two specific hcg-backs which have been under our observation for a number of years. A Barren Spot. A gentleman has a beautiful estate south of Reading, Pa., its surface is very undulating with some steep hills. Near the top of one of these is the mansion, commanding an extensive view of the surrounding country, the Schuylkill River and the city of Read- ing visible in the distance, the Blue mountains in successive ridges fading away on the hazy horizon. Overhead the banks of clouds speeding across the valley cast their shadows on the surface of the earth as if racing along. It is a charming picture and, to mar it at all, in the center of this beautiful estate there arises a barren red and yellow hog-back in all its dreary nakedness which has defied all efforts to be clothed. Here, Nature appears to have some- what reversed the order of things. This hog-back is in the midst of cul- tivated fields and a beautiful spi'ing which supplies the reservoir on che premises is near the top of a hill with an old Indian trail leading to it when you would naturally expect to find the spring near the botton of the hill. This barren spot looked particularly repulsive when you walked along the Indian trail in the direction of the spring and as this was a favorite walk of the owner it was decreed that the hog-back or barren must disappear and if possible have a green covering during the entire year. Pine and cedar trees had been tried without success. Pockets were dug and evergreen honeysuckles planted, l)ut at that elevation so high and so dry the struggle for existence became each succeeding 5'ear more precarious. Plants Suitable for Desert Conditions. Finally the owner sent for the writer to help solve the problem. I went, I saw but I did not conquer immediately. I approached it with great caution and some trepidation as you would some- thing uncanny or hoodooed, looked it over rather sadly, covered as it was here and there with the melancholy debris of former failures. The remains of the nurseryman's stock were still there stiff and stark in death like dead men's skulls and the bleaching skele- tons of a desert caiavan strewn about as a warnitig to newcomers. Of course, with so much mortality covering the hog-back yon cotild hardly expect me to promise anything except to wander homeward and think it over pro- foundly and seriously. I tried to think of every flowering plant that grows on the barren summits of the South Mountain. At last, I thought of Teph- iosia virpiniana, Hoary Pea or Catgut and what a refreshing symposium of color and beauty it was on the dry and liarren crests of the mountain! It has a root so long and tough and penetrat- ing it takes all your strength to up- root it. Ah! I thought, if we could stretch some catgut on this man's hog- back, then, there would be some music when the fiddler comes along. Comme'ciaily, you can procure cat- gut in all the letters of the chromatic scale when the violinist's article is needed but when it comes to the other catgut, Tephrosia virginiana, there was none to be found in the market. There was nothing that we could do except to look for an allied plant now under cultivation and supplied by growers of liardy perennials, a plant of another genera and in the same family, the Leguminosae or Pulse family. We concluded that Lathyrus latifolius, Everlasting Pea, of a pink-purple color, which also has a long and tough root would succeed on the barren. As indi- cated before it was the tephrosia that suggested the lathyrus but we had never seen the latter grow under such conditions and its trial would be in a great measure experimental. If it succeeded, it would at any rate cover the hog-back during che summer jnonths. We hastened to the owner of the property with our explanation. "It it succeeds, we will also have flowers for cutting." he said. "That is very good; we will try it." We went right at it in October and planted several hundred. We dug trenches transveisely across the back taking great care to place the ex- cavated earth and stones at such places that they would not run away from us, losened up thp bottom of the trench and mixed some ammoniated bone phosphate thoroughly with the soil and laid in the roots at an angle covering them with what loose soil we had and placed stones and rocks on top to keep the soil from rolling. We might call this a stone mulch. We had to wait until the following June tor results and the way those perennial peas grew and bloomed on that hog-back was a surprise to everybody. There was such a plethora of flowers that all the blooms could not be used at the house for decorating. This was six years ago and the vines have since grown ranker and denser and when the season of bloom is over a thick mat of dark green foliage covers the barren. This is the story of a hog- back of the first class. Experimenting With a Limestone Tract. At present, we are actively engaged in reclaiming one of the second class (ir in a limestone formation. In recent ; rars there has been no income from this patch, except that the scant ;:rowth of grass wa.s grazed by cattle. Ill this case the strata of limestone liave no dip, but project vertically from the surface of the soil. The surface .soil, if there is any, is of various de- crees of thickness, and the subsoil is a very stiff yellow clay. Between the m'ojecting rocks, there often is sutH- I'ient space to drive a hole with a post- • ■ lar in which a root can be inserted and the earth gently tamped with a wooden rammer. In these holes and July 13, 1907 HOKTl CULTURE. 39 on the highest parts of the hog-back we have planted three hundred of the new perennial pea, Lathyrus latifolius, "Mary Lovett" of a beautiful carmine and shell-pink color, a very desirable florists' ^ower. In places where the soil is deeper and the rocks do not ob- struct, pockets have been dug. the yel- low clay removed and filled with sand and scrapings from the street gutters and about a quart of Quaker City poud- rette thoroughly mixed with the sand and scrapings. One hundred standard Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora and two hundred of the new Hydrangea arborescens grandiflora alba have been planted in these larger excavations, which have then been filled with good surface soil, a black loam, brought from another part of the premises and mulched with stable manure kept several inches away from the stems of the shrubs. To Apply the "Dollar Test." As it would be impracticable to give this hog-back horse cultivation on ac- count of its peculiar contour, the in- accessibility to many of its parts and Its rocky character, we propose to let the Mary Lovetts have their own sweet will and grow riotously among the grass and weeds where the latter can- not be held in check with scythe and sickle. Where regular distances could be maintained, the hydrangeas have been set about six feet apart each way so that the scythe can have a rather free swing to keep down the grass and weeds which will be permitted to re- main as a mulch. Many of the pro- jecting rocks have been knocked off with a heavy sledge, so as to bring them on a level with the general sur- face and not interfere with the mow- ing. Immediately around the plants we will cultivate by hand Avith the hoe. As yet we can report no results, but we look forward to as happy a ter- mination of our labors as in the pre- vious case already related. We expect our labors to have their reward, and we will send the products of this hog- back to the Philadelphia markets — not a great quantity this summer, but more in the seasons to come. My readers must not classify the work done in this instance with the so-called "soft snaps"; there is truth- fully nothing very soft-snappy about it. It is a job full of hardwork. To bestride a hog-back in the hot sun- shine and ride it successfully to an artistic finish requires courage and perseverance; it is not a ride in an Indian howdah with silken hangings and a shading canopy. Nature unselfishly gives us many suggestions that are helpful, written on her hills and slopes, if we yield to her dictations and take them and apply them in our work. In the way I have related, many of the hog-backs now lying idle as waste places could be redeemed from their apparent useless- ness and be made objects of beauty In the landscape and sources of profit as well. The firm of Learnard & Shirley, Danvers, Mass., is dissolved. The business will be continued by Shirley & Fowle and the plant will be moved to Ash and Hampshire streets. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. On Tuesday, June 11, though there was no special feature, the hall was amply filled with plants and flowers, from the humble Alpine saxifrage to the glorious cattleyas and Odonto- glossum crispum, while in the annex were tables bearing a fine selection of July melons, some placed before the Fruit Committee for certificates by Swanley College, but by far the best and most varied display from Lady Northcliffe, which not only embraced the finest of well-known kinds as Superlative and Sutton's Al, but had a beautifully netted fruit of the Blen- heim Orange strain named the Peer. There were also two trays of usefiil sized cucumbers between Rochford's Market and Bounteous, named Market Rival, and very apth', for it was in ad- vance of both these standard sorts. The rest of the space was occupied by hardy perennials, iris and lilies sent by the T. S. Ware Co. A mass of the brilliant Chrysogonuni virginicum was prettily set off by Ramondea Pyreu- eaca and its rarer albino variety found only in one spot on the Spanish Alpa of the Pyrenees; rising above these were plants of Campanula spicata and Erigeron Philadelphus. Low, Sander, Stanley & Co. and McBean, the Sussex champion grower, staged fine O. crispum and well-flowered pieces of Epimedium macranthum (Marshall's var) and of Cypripedium bellatulum. Hobbies staged good plants of leading polyantha roses, clematis and Rose Soleil d'Or, said to be a yellow H. P., but unmistakably a Persian briar. Veitch & Son had large plants of the Himalayan honeysuckle, Lonicera Maaki full of flowers, but it was too far back to know if it had the looked-for fragrance in the genus. Also, a beautiful but tender looking conifer Libocedrus macrolepis, like an arboreal selaginella, and the minute but very pretty Hypericum Chinense Mr. Reuthe, always rich in rare and novel things, put up well-flowered specimens of the deep orange-flowered Rhododendron cinnabarinum. Campa- nula abiente and some Eremurus Himalayicus, with exceptionally long and massive spikes of flower, and neat little pieces of the pretty Hypericum polyphyllum, which he says is always in flower. M. Pritchard had rich Oriental poppies, Hemerocallis aureo- lus, and some g'ood varieties of Iris — particularly yellow forms. These are all gains in their class. Charles Tur- ner put up for the floral committee some large plants of a very promising white carnation, named Lady White; the flowers are large and flat, and do not split but, alas, it is scentless. H. B. May was awarded a gilt Flora roedal for his superb bank of ferns, which contained the best of his grand Nephrolepis — such as exaltatum super- bum, lodeaoides, plumosa Brusei and elegantissinia, all of which have come to stay. There was a flat, filled with flowering plants of a new hybrid Hippeastrum Mrs. Carl Jay; parentage doubtful, but evidently a vittata, from the broad white midrib stripe on leaf. those engaged in the work in New England, if I am right in thus collec- tively naming the States that group around and north of New York, up to the lakes and St. Lawrence river, and where, I opine, is grown the great bulk of the fine apples, and other hard fruit that reaches us in such fine condi- tion at a time when with us it is yet scarce. Since the war, too, it must be a source of congratulation to all that the arts of peace have been to the front, and that the Cape is send- ing home such fine produce from their orchards, ranging from the lordly pine apple to the humble tomato, that it comes within the reach of the humbler working classes, finding a ready sale in the open market, and from the ubiquit- ous barrow of the coster. AVe are used to seeing She fine pine- apples that are shipped from Madeira, but these sent over the Atlantic packed singly V|ith great care are more to look at than to eat, while the small but delicious "Queens" from Natal have all the ripeness, color and flavor of those we used to produce in specially constructed pine pits, at such an enor- mous expense, th.at the culture was only attempted, where money was no object, a state of things that has ceased to be since agricultural depres- sion has crippled the resources of land owners. The rest of the exhibits were almost a replica of the show, which took place last October — apples, pears, oranges, grapes, bananas, with a few sundries of tropical fruits from our Colonies on or near the equator. Chatting v/ith a well-known market, farmer I gathered that the fruit pros- pects in the suburbs were not very promising. Victoria plums, over the average; Damsons, at present doubtful, having the stoning period yet to get over, when especially on deep soils so many of them run off. THOMAS BUNYARD. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTI- CULTURE. The R. H. S. held their first show of colonial fruit at Vincent Square on the i:lth and 14th inst. These exhibitions have a certain interest to English fruit producers, and doubtless more to ALBANY FLORISTS' CLUB. The Albany Florists' Club met last night in the office of Patrick Hyde. Two new members were initiated, and the reports received indicated that the club is in a prosperous condition. After business was over the members became the guests of Mr. Hyde. They were provided with good things and a social time was enjoyed. There were brief addresses by various members and some songs and recitations. Among those who attended were: Edward Meaney, Fred Henkes, Fred Goldring. H. C. Whittle, Wm. C. Gloeckner, Henry Bashtel, John Mur- nane, Edward Tracey, William Kurth, Harry Riggs, John Moran, John Mc- Allister, Fred A. Danker, Patrick Hyde, John A. Howe, Jr., John Hag- gerty, Henry Long, Harvey Woodland, Fred W. Gloeckner, Arthur S. King, Thomas Snare, Thomas Tracey, H. E. Hurlbut and W. H. Brockway. EXHIBITION AT WENHAM, MASS. The ladies will give a floral carnival August 14 and 1.^, at Wenham, Mass., for the purpose of stimulating an in- terest in floriculture in Wenham and neighboring towns. Tire committee in charge feel that from the interest taken by the residents, the affair will lie both a financial and educational success. Prizes will be given in all classes for annuals, perennials and vegetables, and there will be many exhibits of specialties. 40 HORTICULTURE. July 13, 1907 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CATA- LOGUE. J. Horace McFarland before I lie American Seed Trade Assooialioii. {ContiTtuCti from pitge ll). Catalogue Covers. With trepidation I take up che sub- ject of seed natalogiie covers and llie sometimes accompanying "plates." Mucli experience has made nie shy in relation to having any deSinite opin- ions as to the selling yower of any particular form of cover. Tliis same experience has convinced me that there is a tendency for better covers; that is, those truer to life and free from the garish characteristics of the German school of lithography. Yet candor compels me to also state that I have seen an apparently beautiful and a>:curate cover fall down utterly in pulling business, and an extremely plain and simple cover produce satis- factory results. Covers fall into two general divi- sions, the first including that type of cover which specifically offers some- thing to sell in addition to announc- ing the business of the seedsman. The second class includes the plain and decorative covers not mailing any spe- cific selling offer, but intended to serve merely as the protection im- plied in the name "cover," or, if suffi- ciently dignified or decorated, to stop the catalogue on the way to the yawn- ing waste-basket which is the seeds- man's Hades. The "selling" covers have been us- ually colored, and sometimes gaudily colored: yet a number of extremely satisfactory covers are in monotone. Speaking cautiously and with an at- tempt to consider the whole country and not the east merely, I feel that a well-oonsidered colored cover made by some one of the processes which gives truthfulness in form as well as in color, is likely to be satisfactory and profitable. That it is hard to de- vise and secure such covers no man before me needs to be told. That dependence upon the imagination of the lithographer, who secures his stimulating information from the en- cyclopedia, is a poor way to get a good cover is knowu to some of you. A study of the field and proper photo- graphs of things that seem to be in- teresting and feasible, with color notes made at the critical time, will serve as the best possible preparation for success in this line. Mr. McFarland displayed later in mono- tone liy tbe lantern some colored covers and some decorative and dignified covers sliawing that there is a value to the lat- ter form in escaping the waste basket danger and also in being permitted to mix with the better magazines on the leading tables of wcll-tn-do people. I think that after all the question of covers simmers down closely to the class of trade sought. It the seed house is of age and dignity, the cov- ers of its catalogues should show that dignity and can bear to inlvantage some restraint. If the trade sought is that of the farmer, color may and frequently does prove distinrtiy ad- vantageous. That one of the strong- est, oldest and largest American seed houses has within the last two seas- ons found it pay to drop entirely the glaring forms of lithography for an extremely refined decorative cover on its expensive book, is a significant point which may well be sharply con- sidered. As to the value of inserts, I can only say that they bear a distinct relation to the cover, and should be in the same key of treatment. Illus- trations soil the goods, and if the insert is properly handled and placed it ought to be eflioient, and frequently is. The Preparation of Copy. Of inniortance hardly inferior to the illustrations, which will be treated later, are the descriptions in the cata- logue, of what the printer calls the "copy." It would not be dilficult for me to show some extremely horrible examples of how "copy" comes to the unfortunate printer, ncr to give instances of the way in which the man whose next year's trade is at stake depends on luck and imagina- tion. Most of the leaders, however, have a clear idea as to the prepara- tion of copy. I ara glad to see a grow- ing tendency toward reduction of the size of descriptions and the elimina- tion of flamboyant language. The ideal description covers in the briefest possible form every point that needs to be known about any particular vegetable or flower, fairly commend- ing its merits and not omitting to frankly state its demerits. This ideal description has not yet appeared in any catalogue, although there are several approaches to it in current practice. To reduce the constantly expanding general collections to the fewest num- ber of varieties by continually drop- ping duplications, and to get these items down to a terse and succinct descriptive form, tends not only to- ward general economy but toward pro- viding more room for the description of specialties. It seems to me that every seedsman with individuality pre- fers to stand on a compai-atively se- lect list, the stocks to supply which he especially safeguards and the merits of which he fully believes in. T have before adverted to novelties. They form a fascinating country, of great possibilities and still greater im- possibilities, and travel in this mys- terious land of horticultural novelties is beset with many trials. Current American practice distinguishes the novelties by separation from the body of the catalogue, by colored paper, by various decorative adornments, by ex- panded illustrations and yet more ex- panded descriptions. I can hardly venture to have any concrete ideas as to the value of these differing methods, but I can safely say that the dollar test before alluded to is the best test after one has applied the touch-stone of truth to novelty statements. The Illustrations. Of tremendous importance in the catalogue are the illustrations. Prop- erly handled they sell the articles listed. I have a dream of the twenti- eth century catalogue which will give a picture, even if only of thumb-nail size, of every article oti'ered. That catalogue will have io be sharply con- densed in number of items, however, to make such a scheme practicable. Indeed, it mav be utterly impractica- ble. As I have previously said, the illus- trations of a few years ago proceeded largely from only two sources, both of of which are now practically aban- doned. Photographs are largely used and will be more largely used as the means for making them are adopted by the seedsmen. I have expressed my- self as to the advisability of the pro- duction of th3 photographs by the seedsman himself, or by an organiza- tion under his direct control. I know how difficult it will be, for I have painful experience of the exaense of .getting good "selling" hoa-ticultnral photographs — an experience extending over the production of a collection now exceeding ten thousand items. Those of you v/ho do the Mount Pleas- ant Press the credit to call at its premises and see .those photographs are never shown the ash-heap or the dun.p pile. You see our successes, but not our failures, i'ou are not told of the futile trips; of the rainy days; of the wormy cabbage; of the wilted annuals. You do not laarn how our well-laid schemes for getting speci- mens sufficiently artistic to please us and sufficiently flamboyant to please you fall down. I would have you try the work, becauco it will be better for you and, frankly, better lor me. Method of Engraving. An hour might well be spent in dis- cussing the mechanics of photography as applied to seedsmen's uses and the methods of making illustrations. We do not have that hour at our disposal, and I therefore pass quickly to the methods of engraving used, now con- fined practically to but two. Of these, the line cut re(piire3 drawing and thus interposes the hand of man. The only reason for using line engravings is to permit printing on cheaper paper, and the tendency is away from them at the present time. The twentieth century catalogue is illustrated photographically, and the engravings are made by the halftone process, which I wish I might have opportunity to explain to you in de- tail at some future time. In having the halftones made, however, I would simply point out one pitfall, and that is the square-inch rate offered by the cheapest man, who makes you be- lieve you are getting your engrav- ings cheaper while he gets more money out of you and you get less efficiency out of him. The square-inch man always gets square inches. He makes square-finish cuts and he gives you plenty of margins and white space included within the dainty little lines surrounding his productions. The most of the difficulty experienced by the printer in using halftones is in the printing of these non-essential black spaces or white spaces. The engraver who will treat your photographic copy according to your needs and constantly aim to reduce the size oi" your engravings without im- pairing effectiveness is certainly the cheapest. The use of outlining and of the various other methods for securing effectiveness from half-tones is ex- tremely important. The handling of your photogi^aphs so as to avoid either pure white or solid black backgrounds, and making them so that they will fit the designed use of the page, is an- other point worth considering in the twentieth century catalogiie, if we had one whole year of that century in which to bring the details out. I have hinted, however, as to the methods of eflieiency, and in some of the concrete criticisms to be made later by aid of the lantern I can go, perhaps, a little further. Styles and Sizes of Type. In planning a Twentieth Century Catalogue careful attention must be July 13, 1907 HORTICULTURE 41 given to the type, paper and printing to be used i£ full selling attractiveness is to result. Postage considerations are respon- sible in many ways for making the modern seed catalogue the oculist's friend. No man would willingly read the small type which it is deemed ne- cessary to use it he could get out of it, and I fear that many who receive the catalogues printed in the small type can and do get out of it. If the bene- ficent government of the United States through its Post Office Department did not place a cash penalty upon plain printing, I feel sure that there would be few seed catalogues printed in any- thing smaller than 8-point or brevier type, which carries 28 words to the square inch under normal conditions.- As it is, far too many of these cata- logues are printed in 6-point, known as nonpareil type, which carries 53 words to the square inch, and thus occupies practically but half the space of the more desirable and easily read 8-point type. There is an intermediate type known as minion, or 7-point, which includes 42 words to the square inch. This in good practice is taken as the happy meditim between the small noupariel and the space-wasting brevier. It takes, independent of the space re- quired by illustrations, 23 per cent more space than that taken by the solid nonpariel, while it is a 50 per cent gain of space on the large S-point. Unfortunately, many printers do not have this type, and not having studied the intimate relations of type to paper and eye and selling, they are prone to recommend the smaller type because it is more profitable to set. When a more legible condition is required of them, it is given by the insertion of thin strips of metal between tlie lines, technically known as "leads." which. while opening out the page, do not make legible the excessively small letters. While between leaded non- pareil and solid minion tliere is prac- tically no difference in the number of words to the square inch, there is a vast difference in favor of the solid minion, or 7-iX)int, in respect to legi- bility. Headings. Careful judgment in regard to head- ings tends to make a catalogue attrac- tive and satisfactory, both for the seedsman and the customer. Though some of the best catalogues use a great variety of type, it is not to be con- sidered good practice any more than it would be thought good practice for a man to wear as many different char- acters of buttons on his clotlies as he bad buttonholes. Uniformity in char- acter of type, emphasis being given by difference in size, leads to the happiest result. I cannot but favor, where it may be appropriately used, an ornamental heading to a page, which will serve to give ^t color and character independ- ent of the illustrations, and to dis- tinctly tie it to the individuality of the seedsman. In connection with such a heading and with the various headings and black types used in seed catalogue work, the study of the white spaces is, as I have previously mentioned, of the utmost importance. It is a problem in which the thoughtful printer should work hand in hand with the capable seedsman. Paper. The subject of paper for catalogues is one upon which there might be much discussion. The free use of half- tones implies a paper which will give reasonably good results from these modern engravings. Such results can only be secured on a smooth and re- ceptive surface, and the need for such a surface can be uiiderstood when you are advised that the depth of relief m the ordinary half-tone engraving is barely one-thousandth of an inch. The peculiar paper known as coated paper, from the fact that its printing surface is given by a coating of finely pulver- ized white clay brushed on in the pro- cess of manufacture, provides the best results. It also increases weight oui of proportion to its thickness, and costs more tlian other papers. Some seed catalogues have been printed alto.sether on coated paper, and more would be if the government treated us fairly in the matter of postage. Considering the question impartially, ,1 cannot but feel that the offering of articles of low price, such as ordinary seed quantities, does not justify the in- crease in cost brought about in the complete use of coated paper in many cases. A good quality of super cal- endered paper, by which is meant paper which, coming from the ma- chine, is then passed thrmigh a set of heated rolls which compress and polish it, is the standard for catalogue work. The postage handicap has made it thinner and thinner, until now, in the form of the mis-called "Bible" paper, it is so thin as to be inefiicient, un- pleasant and unsatisfactory. The regular super calendered paper is satis- factory where the engravings have been properly prepared and where the printer understands the use of the hall-tone engravings in connection with a suitable ink. It should not be lighter in any case than a basis of forty pounds to the ream on a size of 25x38 inches Even this weight has now been penalized by the paper manufacturers, who have added a higher price because of its thinness and the loss they are compelled to undergo in its manufacture. The Ink. Once in a while a seed catalogue comes before me which introduces it- self afar by its odor. I am at once made aware that the printer has been listening to the wiles of the competing ink maker, w ho furnishes for 18 cents a pound an ink which is "just as good" as the 40 c^nt ink upon which the printer's ideas may have been fixed. Just as no one likes to meet a gentle- man ■who announces his presence by strong scents of any kind, no one cares to meet a catalogue which smells to Heaven, or to the other place! Cheap ink is as poor economy as Bible paper, ruid bcth togethei' make a combination which is a long way off from catalogue Heaven! All too inadequately, because of the limitations of time, I have discussed the .general construction of the Twen- tieth Century Seed Catalogue. I ex- pect to see it more beautiful and more efliicient, and possibly more expensive. Those of us who are familiar with the best catalogue issues of foreign lands must admit that there are yet heights to attain in horticultural sales- manship in America. That we will eventually excel in this as in most of DAISY DOUBLE Tr. pkt. Oz. Giant White 40c $3.0ii " nixed 40 2.50 " Longfellow 30 2.50 " Snowball 30 2.50 " nixed 30 2.00 MYOSOTIS Alpestris Victoria very large blue 25 .75 Eliza Fanrobert best for pots 20 .60 Oblongata Perfecta long stemmed 25 1.25 Palustris 30 1.50 Palustris Semper florens — 25 .25 PANSY MICHELL'S GIANT EXHIBITION This is the finest strain of pansies in existence 50c. per trade pkt.; 1-8 oz., $1.00: $5.00 per oz. NEW STOCK OF PRIMULA and CINERARIA SEED NOW READY I CYCAS REVOLUTA | Strong, healthy trunks. 25 lbs. $2.25 100 lbs. $8.50 Send for our wholesale price list of Bulbs lor Florists HENRY F. MICHELL GO. IOI8 Market Stre«t PHILADELPHIA - - PA. the undertakings of progressive Am- erica, I am sure. Consider the Poor Printer. May 1 say in conclusion just a few words about and for the poor printer, with whom \ou must deal in regard to catalogue work? With an overturn exceeding half a billion dollars annu- ally in the work he produces, the poor printer has successfully avoided the millionaire class up to date. Indeed, the very best of him collected would have to be bunched in dozens and half dozens to be valued at any such an exalted figure as that which makes the million unit of acquisition in many less important pursuits. Holding the key to all commercial activity, under- lying the learning of the world, fur- nishing an absolute necessity for its progress, he is yet unrewarded by any adequate of commercial profit tor his work. Perhaps he is laying up treasures where moth do not corrupt nor rust destroy! This is a very pleasant thing to contemplate, but few of the seedsmen before me would care to do business upon such a basis; for it is not possible to draw checks on the balance in the Sky Bank! Consider his poor situation, in deal- ing with the printer when you ask of him new equipment at competitive prices. He is always willing to buy ,a new press out of last year's profits. If there were any, or out of last year's credit, if he has any, in order to do your catalogue better. He is willing to think for you: to give you without architect's prices, or engineer's fee, or doctor's honorarium, the results of a life of devotion to the art preservative of all arts. Do not ask him too much. Do not press him too hard. Do not squeeze him too tight in the matter of time, delivery, alterations and the other agitations which sometimes make catalogue production a misery. Help the poor printer, and he will help the rich seedsman! 42 HORTICULTURE. July 13, 1907 Seed Trade According to reports brought by the California delegates to the recent Seedmen's Convention, onion seed is not in the desperate way they wished us to believe early in the season. Hav- ing spread reports that fully one-third of the crop was destroyed, and that the remainder would produce not over 30 to 50 per cent, of an average, and re- fusing to quote a pound to any one, they now announce seed for sale to all comers at very moderate prices, and say the damage to the crop reported early in the season was much exag- gerated. There are certain dealers who are al- ways thrown into a panic on a whisper of a short crop, and immediately pre- dict famine prices. These are just the men the artful grower is after. Hav- ing scared them into buttoning up tightly or quoting prohibitive prices, he quietly steals around, and naming prices from fifteen to twenty-five per cent, under the dealers, carries off the orders and leaves the dealers with their stock on their hands. It is a shrewd manoeuver, albeit as old as man, and those who are its vic- tims today have been many times be- fore, and will continue to be so long as they live. However, after all has been said, the fact remains that there is a very heavy shortage in onion seed. and with the prospective onion, and onion set crops decidedly short, seed should, and probably will, rule higher in price than at any time in twenty- five years. Peas are looking well, and that is all that can be said with confidence at this time; in course of two or three weeks estimates will be of more value. One thing is sure, however, and that is, the crop is at least two weeks late, which naturally increases the danger from drought and excessive heat, and as the stand in many places is light, owing to a considerable percentage of the seed rotting in the ground, heat and drought will be more destructive than where the stand is heavier. There has been some good corn weather, but corn is under a very se- vere handicap, and not much encour- agement can be offered, at least so far as sugar corn is concerned. While fine seeds are far from being a hopeless case they are not up in con- dition to what they usually are at this time of year. Potatoes are late and I^XJ TIO WORK Settee.'; - - $7.00 Boxes ( 1-° .'\rm Chairs 3 25 Tubs - - 1.25 Vases with 1 , ,-e Stands |— '*' W. Elliott & Sons .■«-,.<~. 20UullonSt„N.y. BAMBOO CANES f_ _ _ _? c c c I TOUCH AND STRONC i 6ft long— $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 | c » ^ They cost about lO per cent, more 9 2 than other Kinds, and they are lO ' C times better. Z 9 9 * 5 I STUMPP & WALTER GO. - 50 Barclay St., New York EXHIBITION OF SWEET PEAS Florist Day, Saturday, July 27th ■VATE cordially inxite every florist neai Bosion to visit Rawson's Dahlia Farm, situated on Green St., Marblehead, JVlass., on July 27th, where we shall have on exhibition over one hundred varieties of f-weet Peas; This collection contains sotre of th'e latest Novelties of European origin and will enable florists to make a judicial selection for another year. REMEMBER July 27th at Marblehead, Mass. W. W. RAWSON & CO., 5 Union St., Boston, Mass. I WWWWWWWWWMMWWWMMWWWS ZIRNCIEBEL'S CIAIMT PAIMSIES Fresh Crop Now Ready Famed for a q -arler of a century and when you buy them you get the best in exist- ence. I am continuing the pansy business on exactly the same standard as carried on by my father, the late Denys Zirngiebel. None genuine unless sold by me. ••_ AUGUSTUS ZIRNGIEBEL, Needham, Mass. QIANT MARKET. "The Variety for the Million." Trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. QIANT FANCV. The Ne Tlus Ultra in Tansies. Trade packet, 1000 seeds, $1.00. generally not looking any too robust. Predictions are freely made that the crop will be much below average as to quality and quantity. Any material im- provement or deterioration from the present level will be noted in HORTI- CULTURE from time to time. Several new firms were added to the membership of the American Seed Trade Association at its recent meet- ing in New York city, and not one of them but should prove a worthy and desirable addition to its members. It is reported that C. B. Coe who represented D. W. Ferry & Co. on the road for many years, and who has been out of harness since about 1898 has again donned the livery of the old firm, and will soon start on the trail. His familiar war whoop will again make the welkin ring and the timid ones will make for cover. Success to him. The pleasant announcement is made that the plan to liquidate the business of Rennie & Thompson of Providence, R. I., has been successful and that all accounts due creditors of the firm have been paid in full. The firm will be dissolved, Mr. Thompson retiring, and it is possible. that Mr. Rennie may con- tinue the business. It is the general verdict of the trade that they have had an exceptionally good year, despite the heavy falling off in April and May. June has been as busy for the retail seedsman as May usually is. As a result seed stocks are at a very low level, and any material shortage in crop deliveries this fall and winter will mean pretty high prices. Cover your shorts early. Mr. James Farquhar of R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston, has gone to Porto Rico to inspect the plantations which the firm has there. Chrisfmas Flowering Sweet Pea Seed DIRECT FROM ORIGINATOR. Christmas Pink, Florence Denzer, white 1-4 lb. 75c; 1 lb. $2.00. rirs. E. Wild, new carmine red, 2 oz. ysc; 1-4 lb. $1.50. These popular Florists' Sweet Peas have lu-en grown by OVER 3000 FLORIST - all over the wm-kl to the best satisfaction of the most eriti<-al growers, and HAVE NO EQUAL. Also 10 New Varieties offered for the first time, Salmon, Pink, Blue Purple, Yellow and Variegated In separate colors. Ask for Descriptive Price List. These Tiow varieties will be ready in September. Sweet pea Directions with every order. MIGNONETTE SEED ni.v own select greenhouse grown: for inanv venrs the leader in New York, 1-8 • •■/.., Jl.W; 1 oz., $5.00. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK BOUND BROOK, NEW JERSEY July U. 1907 horticulture: 43 NEW CROP JOHNSON'S PRIZE WINNER PANSIES FROM THE ■WOV.l^D'S FAMOUS GROWERS "Johnson's Kingly Prize Winner Pansies are the product of the World's Leading Pansy Spe= cialists, and absolutely unsurpassed in (lualitv by any strain extant. We otfer seed as follows: 1000 seeds 30c-. : 2000 seeds .50c?. ; 5000 seeds SI 00; 1-4 oz. $1 25; per oz. $5.00." GIANT DOUBLE DAISY Seed carefully selected by a specialist. MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Fot) Snowball, pure white Longfellow, rose Giant, mixed Giant, white Giant, red Trade Pkt. 12000 seed) .iS .25 .25 25 .25 Per oz. $2.50 2.50 2.00 2.50 2.50 Trade Pkt. Per oz. Alpesttis Victoria, blue .20 $ .73 Alpestris Robusta Grandi- flora , large flowering blue, for pot cul ure .20 .50 Palustris (true Forget-ne= Not) .25 1.50 Semper Florens.everblooming .25 1.50 ' CANDYTUFT Write for our complete Pansy List Empress, ( ure wiiiie, large trusses .20 JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 217 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. piAMTQ are used in UIHIl I O mixing our PANSY SEED "BODDINGTON'S CHALLENGE" mixture contains all the finest (Jiant strains — of the leading Pansy Specialists in the world — the Oiant self colors, the Giatit striped and margined, and the Giaitt blotched — all carefully mixed in proportion — ihe /inest that money can buy — the finestyimr money can buy. A. ftoi'ist who has grown it, said ''Why don't you call it Defiance !" Trade pkt. 75c, 1-4 oz. $1.50, 1-2 oz. $2.75, oz. $5.00. New crop ready Inly. ... Order Now ... A. T. BOODINGTON, 342 W. 14th St., N.Y.CIty ! FRANCrsTRTlL \ Hempstead, (L. I.) N. Y. WHOLESALE GROWER AND DEALER in the very best I GARDEN SEEDS \ BRASLAN SEED GROWERS GO. GROWERS FOR TFIE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, ■ ■ CALIFORNIA 0. G. MORSE & GO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States Trade Bulb List ready middle of July. PRR loco SEEDS Asparagus plumo us nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds-- .. 2.50 Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i.oco. BERMUDA EASTER LILIES AND ROMAN HVACINTHS. SEND FOR PRICES J. M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade Vick's Superb Pansy Seed All the best \'arieties in separate colors VICK'S SUPERB MIXTURE the best str.iin from all the leadini^ named sorts: 1-8 OZ. 8Sc 1-4 oz. $1.00 Ounce $6.00 JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. High Grade Seeds for Market Gardener, Florist and Farmer Catalogues Free Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS FISKE'S SEEDS For Immediate Sowine GLADIOLUS BULBS In variety and mixture Our Trade List Mailed on Application PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE Direct from ranches in the West. We have on hand for Immediate delivery a large supply of exceptionally fine^ quality. For the Lawn, The Greenhouse, For the Herbaceous Garden, For the Flower Garden, For the Vegetable Garden, Use Purity Brand Sheep Manure. PRICE, Ton, $40.00; half ton, $20.00; 500 lbs., 10.00; 100 lbs., $2.50. R.&J. FARQUHAR&GO., 6 and 7 So. Market St., BOSTON. Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds^= Send for Catalogue THOMAS J. GREY GO. 32 4 33 So. Market St., BOSTON BRIOGEMAN'S SEEO WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. H.E.FISKE SEED CO. FaneullH.M Square, BOSTCN 37 £33! | gfh St., NEW YORK CITY CELERY plants! Biirnpp'e SctdS Golden Self-Blanching, Giant Pascal, White Plume, MJ VI 1. lyVV kj SJV'V/VllJ Winter Queen, .$1.25 per 1000. Brussels Sprouts, $1 per looo oreco'e, $1 per 1000, Leek, $ i per looo. CABBAGES Early and Late Flat Dutch, Succession, Savoy, $1.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. PHILADELPHIA Cash with orde SAMUEL W. SHANKLIN, White Marsh, Md. Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. C AULIFLOWERS A B B A C E Ei in. pots, 50c. per doz. $3.00 per 100 Ageraium Inimitable, Blue Perfection, Heliotropes, Lobelia, Parlor Ivy. Shasta Daisies, 3 varieties. Night-Blooming Jasmine. Stevias dwarf and tall. Asparagus Spreogerii. Asparagus plumosus, strong plants, g-lnch pots, $a.oo per doz. Passiflora, Mammoth Beauty, a hardy variety from 3-inch pot plants, 75c. per doz. Clematis paniculata, 3-inch pot's, $5.00 per 100. Clematis, large-flowering varieties, home grown, two year old plants, $3 00 per doz. Swainsona alba, 3-inch pots, $5 00 per 100. Achyranthes Lindenii, Altcrnantheras, yellow, a^-inch pots, $a.oo per 100. Crotons, ^ in. pots, $2.oc per doz. Asparagus Sprengcri, seedlings from flats at $1.00 per 100. Chrysanthemums, best leading varieties, White, Yellow and Pink Plants from 2ji4-inch pots, $a.oo pe' 100. Oeranlums in full bloom, scarlet, pink and white, 4-inch pots, $5.00 per loc. C. EiSELE. - - I Ith and Roy Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SGHEEPERS & CO., 4^&6^ Old Slip, NEW YORK. GOVERNOR HERRICK VIOLET The best single Violet on the market today. A strong grower, excellent bloomer, and fine dark color. Strong healthy plants ready for immediate plantin?. From 3 inch pot5 Price $4 per 100, $35 per lOOO H. A. MOLATSCH & SON P. O, Box 44, Nanuet, N. Y. DAHLIAS. ffictles In any quantity: prompt delivery. DAVID HERBERT & SON, Succeaiors to L. K. Peacock, Inc. A.TCO, IV.J. 20,000 SALVIAS Une Stock, BONFIRE, ST. LOUIS and SPLENDENS 2^2 iucli pots, $3.00 pel- 100. 3 iuch pots, $4.00 per 100. GARDENIA VEITCHII 20,000 plants iu 2^+ and 3 iuch pots. Fine clean stock. JOHN SCOTT Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Kedford. BROOKLYN, N. Y. Now is the time to place your order for bulbs which will insure you getting named ra- I Prices Quoted in these Advertisers I Gardenia Plants I Fine Stocky Plants Out of 3 inch Pots $2.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 200; $15.00 per 100; $120 per 1000. STUMPP & WALTER CO. 50 Barclay St., New York. Standard varieties and Xovelties, for $2.00 per 100 up to 75 cts. each. We will send 1000 in twenty vari- eties, our selection, sino;le and double, for $18.00 cash Avith order. .Send for ourGeraniumcatalogue, it contains descriptions of over 175 varieties. Visitorsahvavs welcome. R.VINCENT, JR. & SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MO. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper ot Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, Robu=taandGlauca; Kentia ^ orsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Bariowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. IOI2 OntarioSt., Phliaderphfa A. LEUTHY & CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PLANTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES, ROSLINDALE, MASS. 2000 Asparagus Sprengeri From bench two and three years old. $5.00 per hundred $40.00 per thousand .... Cash with order .... DEPEW BROTHERS Cor. Piermotit and DePew Avenues, NVACK, NEW YORK 3000 SMILAX PLANTS .s:!0 per Thousand. Apply to WELCH BROS. 226 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. Columns are for Dealers Only. When Writing to Please Mention HORTICULTURE. 46 KOKTlCULTURi: July 13, 1907 MELONS UNDER GLASS. Ke.Td hetore the .Men is I'ounty Ganieneis' aiid Florists' Stu-k'ty. Juuo 12, 1907, by Robt. Tyson. Starting the Seedlings. Good, well-finished melons are con- sidered by many as one of the best fruits grown, especialy in the summer time. The houses in which they are to be. grown should be thoroughly washed and painted, if possible, to in- sure getting rid of insects. The time for sowing the seeds depends on when the fruit is wanted, (he crop taking from start to finish about three months. Start by sowing good plump seeds singly in 3 in. pots in good fibrous loam, 'put in a tempeiature of from 70 to 75 degrees, and in about a week ger- mination will have taken place. Keep the growing plants as near the glass as possible, in the same temperature, to insure sturdiness. When they are well rooted in 3's they may be planted or potted on to a larger size, as cir- cumstances require. Planting, Staking, etc. A bed 6 in. deep and 10 in. wide, formed between two boards and made up of good loam with a little wood ashes or chaicoal mixed through it, will be sufficient to start with. Make it firm, but not too hard for the v/ater to get through it readily, and set plaa-.s about 28 or 30 inches apart. Keep the house at a temperature of 70 degrees nights, with a rise of 10 degreees by sun heat, ventilating on all favorable occasions, but avoiding cold draughts, A syringe overhead twice a day and careful watering is very essential un- til the young plants have started iu the berl, vi^en they will need a stake to carry them to the trellis. In placing the stake, be careful to keep well away from the ball of roots, otherwise many may be cut off. Tying now must be attended to, and all lateral shoots pinched out until the trellis is reached, after which they are to be trained to the wires. When the plant reaches the top of the wires, the point should be pinched ' out to entourage the side shoots to grow freely. Pinching and Setting. Most varieties snow the female or fruiting flowers at the first leaf ou the lateral. These ought to be pinched at the second leaf, or one beyond the flower; others which do not show- flowers ought to be pinched at the first leaf anl nllowed to break again, when they will flower on the sub-lateral. As the flowers open, a dryer atmos- phere will be beneficial, and about noon each day, if the pollen is dry, artificial fertilization must be resorted to either by means of a camel's hair brush or otherwise, all of which is easily understood. After a set has been obtained, thin to the required number, two, or at most three, fruits to a plant, taking care that they are all of one size, otherwise some will swell at the ex- pense of others. Fertilizing. .4t this stage, examination of the bed may disclose a mass of roots. In this case, open out the boards three or four inches and fill with soil, the same as used when planting, with the addition of a 6 in, pot of Clay's fertili- zer to about a wheel-barrow load, cov- ering also any roots that appear on top of the bed. In a few days, or when the fruits are about the size of a cro- quet ball, some support will be neces- sary, either by pieces of net or boards (net preferable). If boards are used, holes in the bottom are necessary to let away any moisture. When the fruit is swelling, do not allow the plants to suffer for water; also avoid letting the bed get too dry before wa- tering, or cracking of the fruit will follow. .'Xfter they are rooted through all the soil, some weak manure water will be helpful, increasing :he strength and changing it occasionally if the fruit is wanted large, but discontinue feeding and diruinish the water supply when the fruits have finished swelling and show signs of ripening. Syringe and ventilate freely at all times and during ripening a little air left in all night when the temperature is above fi.'i degrees will improve the flavor. Insect Enemies. The worst enemy of melons in the way of insects Is red spider, but if syringing the plants and dampening the house are properly attended to, there will be little red spider. If it should get a start, "X L All" insecti- cide, one part to forty water, will clean it out and do no harm- to the plants. The same dose is applicable for green or black fly. Canker is sometimes troublesome. Should it put in an appearance, a little dry lime or powdered charcoal rubbed over the afected parts will arrest it. Preven- tion is better than cure, so don't syringe too late in the afternoon but what the leaves can fully dry out be- fore night; and, again, don't water too near the stem of the plant. The fruit will show signs of ripen- ing by cracking around the stem. When it is cracked all around, cut from the plant and keep in the fruit room twenty-four hours before vsing,. which will greatly help the flavor. The Best Varieties. The best varieties in our opinion are — green f'cshed, Royal Jubilee and Sutton's Ringleader; scarlet fleshed, Sutton's Superlative; white fleshed. Hero of Lockings and Sutton's Perfec- tion. All the varieties mentioned are English, which we find are better adapted to indoor culture than the Ameiican varieties, not so much in point of flavor, but for thickness and firmnes.s of flesh. Of all the varieties we are growing and have grown. Royal Jubilee is the best, being a free grower, good setter and fine flavored, fruit on plants carryin.g two or three averaging from five to eight lbs. Crops in eastern Massachusetts are backward, but with prospects for an average yield in most of the staples. There will be a big apple crop, consid- ering that this is the "off year." espe- cially in the hill towns. Corn is look- ln.g well on the average; backward, but about the usual acreage. There is fully the usual acreage of potato ?s, and since warm weather set in they are starting along in good shape. As- paragus has yielded a light crop and ] of only medium quality, but other mar- ket garden products have been about I as usual in yield and price. Berries i will be late and crop light. ', ASSUAl. PiCNK OF THE NEW YllKK Fl.< iKI.s 1 .-.' I HI!. July 13, 1907 HORT I culture: 47 News Notes* A fire destroyed the retail store of Jex the Florist, at Spanish Fork, Utah, on July 3. Philip Ourney doing business as C. W. Giiruey & Son and The Wakefield Nursery, Wakefield, Neb., has gone into bankruptcy. Assets light, liabili- ties heavy. A superb pan of Crassula coccinea — a mass of brilliant bloom nearly three feet in diameter — is a potent attrac- tion in Thos. F. Galvin's store window on Tremont street, Boston, this week. An inquest in the case of Frank Sloan, night watchman at the nurser- ies of Ellwanger & Barry. Rochester, N. Y., who was found dead on .June 30, strengthens the theory that his death was due to electrocution. "Penn, the Florist," was the winner of first prize for the most artistically decorated wagon in the July 4th parade at Somerville, Mass. The same horses took first prize in the Boston work-horse parade on May 30th. INCORPORATED. J. Gam mage & Son, Lid. Capital $100,000. 0. S. Williamson Co., Rochester, N. Y.: capital. $6,000. Glen Bros., nurserymen, Rochester, N. Y. Capital $,^0,000. Stocton Nuiserx- Company, Sonora, Cal. Capital stock $2.i,000. John E. Sambrook & Co.. Berlin. N. Y.: J. E. Sambrook, P. Schroeder, A. L. Schroeder; capital. $2,500. Saltford Flower Shop, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.: W. G, Saltford. W. A. Saltford, G. C. Saltford; capital, $5,00o. Arthur Dummett. Mt. Vernon, N. Y., landscape gardening; A. Dummett, Anna Dummett, Erdwina Hertzel; capital, $1,000. The J. M. T. Wright Nursei-y Co., Portland, Ind.; J. A. Shewalter. pres.; J. M. Spade, vice-pres.; M. A. Wright, sec'y; J. M. T. Wright, manager. OBITUARY. John Ernesterhoff, aged 70 years, of Newport. Ky., was attacked with ver- tigo while on his wagon and fell into the street, June 28. He died shortly after. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED For sale by all firsiclasssupply houses, Madeby ORAL MFC. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston The florists of Concord, N. H., will close their stores on Wednesday after- noons during July and August." Five o'clock on week days and noon on Sundays is the closing time for the summer agreed upon by the whole- sale florists of Chicago. BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. Manufacturers of FLORISTS' LETTERS I JACOB SCHULZ, tU,.I°vrL^E,^K'Y: nut FlnWPr IV or Successor to Wm. Chormley Wholesale Commission Florist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 57 West 28th St. Special Attention to Shipping Orders New York. Telephones: »oo, atoi, Madison Square Write for Current Prices WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Telephone 167 Madison Sq, All Grades of Flowers for Ail Grades of Buyers NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY ■Rose« Am. Beauty, fan and sp '• extra " No. I " Lower grades ^Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, fan &sp " ■' " *' Extra.. . " " " No. I & Iw. gr. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special " " lower grades . . ^Chatenay, Morgan, fancy and spec. ** " lower grades .. -Killarney, Wellesley, fan. and spec. " " lower grades. Carnations, Fancy and Novelties.. Last Half of Week ending July 6 1907 lO.OO to 15.00 6. GO to 8.00 300 to 5.0c •50 to I. 00 ' 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 .50 to I. 00 4.00 to 6.00 .50 to 2,00 2.00 to 3.00 50 to 1.00 3.00 to 5.00 .50 to I.OC 1.00 to 2.00 First Half of Week beginning July 8 19B7 lo.oo to 6.00 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to 2.00 to .50 to 4.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .50 to I. 00 to 15.00 8.00 5.00 1. 00 5.00 3.00 1 .00 6.00 2.00 3.00 1. 00 5-00 1.00 2.00 Carnations, Ordinary Sweet Peas ( i co bunches^ Cattleyas Llliea Callas Lily ol the Valley Oardenjas nignonette Lilacs (100 bunches) Peonies Adlantum ** Cro«eanum Smllax Asparagus Plumosus, strings... - '* " & Spren. (loobchs.) Last Half of Week ending July 6 1907 .50 to I 00 to 2-).00 to t.oo to 3,00 to i.co to 2. CO to .50 I to . .50 to .50 to I.LO to 3.00 to 20.00 to to. 00 to First Half of Week beginning Jiily 8 1507 75 5 00 50.00 3-00 4.00 2.00 10. CO . 1. 00 j a.oo I •75 I I 50 ' 12.00 I ;o,oc 25-00 ,50 to I.co to 30.00 to I.co to 3.00 to I. 00 to 2.00 to • SO to to • SO to .so to I 00 to 8.00 to 20.00 to ;o.oo to ■75 5.C0 50.00 3.00 4.00 2.00 10.00 I.co 3.00 ■75 I 50 12.00 30.00 25 00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Cominlssjon Merchants In Cut Flowers 63 WEST 2gTH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madison Square Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. Tel- li" Madison Square NCW YOrk TRAENDLY A S CHENG K WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at {all' prices all tbe year roand Send for qnstations on fall orden Tel. 798.799 Madison Sq. 44 WBSt 28tli Street, Net Yorli Cit) Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 10G4— 1665 MAOI.SON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture July 13, 1907 HOKTlCULTURf: 51 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ 1 per lOOO BRONZE GALAX, $ 1 .25 per 1 000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $ 1 .25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $1.25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on ferns ; we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire worlc. Write tor price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN GUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wholesale Oommlsslon Florists, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Micli. Established 1891 BUY FROM jt/i r^ ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St, New York releptaone 3924 Madison Square. Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Coinmission Florists, 55 and 57 We*t 26th Street, Telephone No. 756 1^ .•*««# \/.M>.lr Madi>on Square. l^eW TOrKi J. B. Murdoch & Co. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. Long Distance Phone 1435 Court. BUSINESS CHANGES. The firm of Buth & Shea succeed Buth iS' \\'ol)eck at De Pere, Wis. I-. Burnham has purchased the busi- ness of L. navenporl, Lawrence, Mass. F. Pullman has bought out The Benton Floral Co.. Benton Harbor, Mich. Fiank M. Gibbs has purchased tho business of Mrs. C. D. Kingmau of Middleboro, Mass. George W. Marshall has purchased the business of the Elm Grove Flower Co., So. Norwalk, Ct. Wm. Currier has purchased the in- terest of his partner in the business carried on at Elkhart, Ind. The firm of Ordonez, de Nave & Co., Madison, N. J., has been dissolved. Business will be continued in the sanje place under the name Oi-donez Bros., who have assumed all assets and liabilities of the old firm. The lirm of Dummett & Wagner of Mount Vernon, N. Y.. has been dis- solved. .Mr. Wagner will carry on a retail tlower business with green- houses on Union avenue; Mr. Dummett will confine himself to the landscape and nursery business. Members of tlie State Florists' Asso- ciation met at the State House in Indianapolis, July 2, to make pre- liminary plans for the annual flower show to he held in Indianapolis early in November. Richard H. Junge is president of the association and A. F. J. Bauer is sec- retary. In place of Tomlinson Hall this year it is prohable that the Propylaeum will be seleci;ed for the exhibition and admittance made free to the public. Best Flowers Ihe Boston Market N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. 84 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS Andali le«t. Oct. Frost, Beatrice May and NIvena onr most profitable white. Rosiere, M. F. Plant, Mayor Weaver, grand new pinks, Pres. Roosevelt, the glorified Pink Ivor.v, Santa Claus the Xmas pink. Strong plants topped back 8c., B. C, 5c. C. Toiiset, Mrs. Duckham, Oct. Sunshine, Monrovia, strong plants, 5c.; R. C, 3c. J. K. Shaw, best early pink, Wm. Duck- ham, Enguehard, also Adelia, incurved white aTid .Ttanne Nonin. the only late white: plants 3c., R. C, 2c. City green- houses. Union City, Pa. COLEUS Coleus, Golden Redder, from 2 1-2 In. pots, $2.00 per 100. W. H. Mann, Stough- ton, Mass. Coleus, R. C, mixed, 50c 100: 2 In.. Ic to clean up. Cash. TJ. G. Harglerode, Shlppensburg. Pa. CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons. Ltd.. American Nursery, Bagshot, Bug. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. H. Moon Co., Morrlsville, Pa. American Arboi-vltae. Evergreens and Conifers. Ask for cata- logue. Bobbink & Atkins. Rutherford, N. J. W rite for prices on all choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston, Mass. CUT FLOAVER BOXES. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Edwards Folding B^ Co.. Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Getmore Box Factory. Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes. For paire see List of .\d\(-rtisei'S^ Folding Cut Flower Boxes, all sizes. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Folding cut flower boxes, the best mada. Write for list. Holton & Hunkel Co.. Mil- waukee. Wis. For List of Advertisers See Page 56 July 13, 1907 HORTICULTURE 53 CYCLAMEN. S. S. Skidelsky, S24 N. 24th St., Phila- delphia. For piige see List of Advertisers. Giant Hybrids transp'I. ready for 2 in. and 3 in., $3.50 100; $30.00 1000; 3 in. strong, $8.00 per 100. Plants grown of seed taken from the cream of my well known strain. Christ. Winterioh, Cycla- men Specialist, Defiance, Ohio. DAHXIAS Darld Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Dahlias, strong field roots, good assort* ment to exchange for plants of Carnation Boston Market, Enchantress. H. W. Mann, Stoughton, Mass. DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Leuthy & Co., Eosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Jnlins Roehrs, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. DRACAENAS K. E. Juul, Elizabeth, N. J. Dracaena Indivisa. Anton Schnltheis, College Point, N. Y. Dracaena terulnalls from bench, floe. t25.00 100. Carl Ijagenburger, West Men- tor, Ohio. Dracaenas, Indivisa, 3-ln., $5.00 per 100; 6-ln., $6.00 per doz.; 7-ln., 30 to 34 ins. high, 76c. each, $9.00 per doz.; 8-ln. $12.00 per doz. Terralnalis, 3-ln., $2.00 per doz.; 6-ln., 76c. each; 4-in., 25e. each, $3.00 per doz. The Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 Buck- ingham Place, Chicago. EVERGREENS Bay State Nurseries, N. Abington. Mass. Small I'jvergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. FERNS Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Leuthy & Co., Roslindale, Mass. For page see Ust of Advertisera. H. H. Barrows & Son, Whitman, Mass. Nephrolepls Whitmanl. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecbt & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. The F. R. Pierson Co.^ Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. Nephrolepls Piersoni Blegantisslma. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. C. Smith, 61st and Market Sts., Philadelphia. Boston and Scottil Perns. For page see List of ■\dvertlsers. Stumpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. Ferns in Flats. For page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Aschmanu, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Boston ferns, fine voung plants. $1.00 and $2.00 per 100. V. G. Harglerode, Shippenshurg, Pa. FICUS Wm. C. Smith, 61st and Market Sts., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 22e-22S-l-S Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Q. A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see LJst of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS SUPPLIES N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 16 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. Y. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Keed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., ~Kevi York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 645 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertlsera. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Stern & Co., 125 No. 10th St., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWERS BT TELEGRAPH Alex. McConnell, New York. Fer page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive 8t.^ St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami & Qratlot Aves., Detroit, illch For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertlsera. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, M >. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832'Delmar Ed., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswirth (Temporary address) 13 Congress St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and Slat St.. Chicago." For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. P. Galvln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donoboe. 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Adverflsers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mail orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 2Sth and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Hllflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad- way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. GARDENIAS John Scott, Rutland Rd.. and E. 45tli St., Brooklyn. N. Y. Gardenia Veltchll. For page see List of Advertisers. GERANIUMS R. Vincent, Jr., & Son, White Marsh, M4. For page see List of Vdvertteers. ^ E. Felthousen, Schenectady, N. Y. inn <^™D'ums, strong" in bloom7~$6:00^r 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfield, N. Y. 4000 Geraniums. S. A. Nutt. Poitevlne! White, John Doyle, $6.00 per 100. Good plants. Burgess & Cooney, 77 Lebanon at., Maplewood, Mass. 2000 Geraniums^Nutt, La Favorite, Gen Grant, Pride of the West; 3 1-2 in. pots •fo.OO per 100; $40.00 per 1.000. Wm Pat- terson, 92 Soutli Central Ave., Wollaston, Mass. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet^ B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenbam, GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade, Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. Por page see List of Advertisers. Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. Y. Por page see List of Advertlsera. Hltehlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see Ust of Advertiser*. ■^- T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neiwnset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chlcant. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Are., Brooklyn, N, Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 M«tl»- poUtan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. D. Illtfe, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Semi- Iron Greenhouses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsera. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B. Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment. Lord & Burnham, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 16 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertlsera. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28tli St., N YT For page see List of Advertlsera. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, ' 38 & 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mirfi. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertlsera. B. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala. Fadeless Sheet Moss. A full line of ferns, galax. and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. In wrifing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 54 HORTICULTURE July 13, 1907 HARDY FERENNIAXS M. B. Walsb, Woods Hole, Uass. For page see List of Advertisers. Abington, Bay State Nurseries, X. Abington, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Bnmham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson D-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. T. For page see List of AdTen:.<>.-8. Hltcblngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnston Heating Co., 1133 Br'dway, N. Y. For gage see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Neponsst, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltcblngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT TVATER CIRCULATOR W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ■ - — HYDRANGEAS. John C. Hatcber, Amsterdam, N. Y. IVY Chas. Lenker, Freeport, L. I., N. Y. English Ivy. English Ivy. 2 in., $2.00; R. C, 73o. per 100. J. H. Dann & Son, Westfleld, N. Y. INSECTICIDES. Ntcotlelde kills all greenhouse pests. P. R. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPANESE LILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Bt.i New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A, Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Heacoek Co., Wyncote, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. LAWN AND CEMETERY VASES Kramer Bros. Foundry Co., Dayton, Ohio. For page see List of Advertisers. LAWN MOAVER Clipper Lawn Mower Co., Dlzon, III. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Lonis, Mo. For page fee List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers Qeorge H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page tee List of Advertisers. Qude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS— Con- tinued. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. rH>uis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswirth (temporary address) 13 Congress St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and Slst St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Oa. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbuiz, 644 4th Ave., Loolsvllle, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29tb St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, fine dark blue double flower, 2 lu. stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 170 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSMAS MoBcbosma rlparlum, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagsbot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennial*. For page see List of Advertisers. Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y. Specimen Nursery Stock. The Wm. H. Moon Co., Morrlsvllle, Pa. American Arborvltae. Oak Hill Nurseries, 114 Poplar St., Rosllndale, Mass. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Secaucus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose HIII Mnrserles, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordenez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 103. i For page see List of Advertisers. ' PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Anton Schulthels, College Point, N. Y. August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Kentia Palms. Kentia-Phoenlz, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Rother- ford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY BenJ. Hammond, EMsbklll-on-Hudson, N. T. For pa|^e see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhonso Lead; Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadwa.v. N. Y. PATENTS SIggers & Siggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES C. Betscher, Canal Dover, Ohio. Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 100 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld. West Point, Neb. Peony and Phlox Manuals, 25 cents each. One of the finest collections of Peonies in America, C. S. Harrison's Select Nursery, York, Nebr^ l<>ench Peonies. The best collection. All varieties guaranteed true to name. Large stock. Strong plants. Catalogue free. Dessert, I'eony Specialist, Chenon- ceaux, France. ■ PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT STANDS The Wittbold plant stand, $18.00 per doz. The Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 Buckingham Place, Chicago. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Clllt St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot bangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by ezp., $1.25 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagsbot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. Hardy Roses, H. T. Roses and Ramblers. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Gay Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jcliet, III. American Beauty Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. Roses for Benching. For page sec List of Advertisers. C. H. Totty, Madison. N. J. American Beaut.v and Kiebmond. For page see List of .\dvertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. I'jverblooniing Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. John C. Hatcher, Amsterdam, N. T. Montrose Greenhouses, Montrose, Mass. Grafted Brides and 'Maids on English Manettl. Low-budded roses. No. 1, $95.00; No. 1 1-2, $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, \. J. Roses, Bride, Bridesmaid, Ivory, 2 1-2 In., shifted from 2 In., $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. Wm. B. Sands, Lake Roland, Md. For List of Advertisers See Page 56 July 13, 1907 HORTICULTURE. SALVIAS John Soott, Rutland Rd., and E. 45th i?t., BiooUlyn. N. Y. For page see List of AdTOrtlsers. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Roston. Maes. For page see List of AdTertlsera. Joseph Rreck & Sons 51 and 52 N. Market St., Boston, Maas. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. T. For page see List of Advertlsen. A. T. Boddingtou, 342 W. 14lh St., N. Y. Challenge Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. MJchell Co.. 1017 Market St.. Phlla. Pansy, Cineraria, Primula Seeds. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIek's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. VIclc's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertlsen. HJalmar Eartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Rickards Bros., 37 E. 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phlla. Primula Seeds: Kingly Pansii'S. For page see List of Advertisers. R. & J. Farquhar & Co.. 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Elliott & Sons. 201 Fulton St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St.. San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Faneull Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Augustus Zirngiebel, Needham, Mass. Giant Pansies. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page seo List of Advertisers. Francis Brill. Hempstead, L. I., N. Y. Garden Seeds. For page see List of Advertisers. I sell only relialile flower seeds. Ask for wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken, N. J. SHEEP MANURE R. & J. Farquhar & Co.. 6 and 7 So. Mar- ket St.. Boston. Pulverized Sheep Manure. For page see List of Advertisers. SHEET MOSS B. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala. SMILAX PLANTS Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on hand. Laser & Hnrrell, Summit. N. J. SPIREA Splrea, extra fine clumps In leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. T. STEAM TRAP E. HIppard, Yonngstown. O. STEVIA C. Elsele, Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. VEGETABLE PLANTS Danish Ball Head Cabbage — Strong, straight root-pruned plants, ready for field, from the best imported seed, $1.50 per 1000. Frank Shearer & Son, Market Gardeners, Binghamton, N. Y. Celery Plants, $1.00 per 1,000. Pour mil- lion stocky plants. Golden Self Bleaching (French soeil) White Plume. Winter Queen, Giant Pascal and Golden Heart. F. Koch- elle, Chester, New Jersey. VENTILATING APPARATUS Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 421 Hawthorne ATe., Chicago. The Chicago Lifter. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, self-olIlng gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. V. VIOLETS. H. A. Molatsch & Son, Nanuet, N. T. Gov. Herrick Violet. For page see List of Advertisers. WILD SMILAX E. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala. Southern Smilax. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsen. WIrework. VTrlte for our catalognc Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Hellscher's Wire Works, 88<0 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for tiice list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, CIncInhati, O. Ail standard frames in stock. Special de- signs made to order In hurry-up time. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton, Mass. ^VIRE SUPPORTS The Helm Carnation Support. Write (or price. Helm Carnation Support Co.. Con- nersvllle, Ind. AVHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston Co., 84 Hawley St., N. F. McCarthy Boston. For page see List of Advertlsen. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman Pi., Boston. For page see List of Advertlsen. George A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlsen. Buffalo Wm. F. Hasting Co., 383-87 Ellicott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsen. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continned Chicago Chas. W. McKellar, 61 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertlsen. Peter Relnberg. 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. E. P. WInterson Co.. 45-49 Wabash At*.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 & 40- Broadway. For page see List of Advertisers. Nexr Tork J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New Yotk. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stuart Allen Co., 63 W. 28th St.. New Kork. For page see List of Advertisers. J. S. Fenrich, 110 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsen. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Adrertlsers. H. B. Froment, 67 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. J. Guttman. 43 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. C. Horan, 55 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Langjahr, 55 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. James McManus, 42 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. Mlllang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsen. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St, New York. For page see List of Advertlsen. A. L. Young & Co., 54 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsen. John Young, 51 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertlsen. Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55 and 57 W. 20th St., New York. For page sec List of Advertisers. A. M. Henshaw, 44 West 2Sth St., New- York. Philadelphia W. E. McKIsslck, 1221 Filbert St., Phila- delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertlsen. Leo Nlessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Phlladel- phla. Pa. For page see List cf Advertleera. The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1008-U- Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reld, 1526 Ranstead St., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertiser*. Fred Ehret, 1407 Fairmount Ave., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Pittsburg J. B. Murdoch & Co., 646 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertiser*. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture oS HORTICULTURE. July 13, 1907 List of Advertisers New Offers in This Issue. Page Allen J. K ;o Allen Wm. Stuart Co. .50 Acnerican Nursery 32 Aschmann Godfrey- • • -45 Atlanta Floral Co. 47 BirrowsH.H.&Son..3i Baur Floral Co. n liiycrsdorfer H.&Co. 48 Bay Sutc Nurseries... 32 Berger Bros 49 B xWington A. T. . 43-45 Bostoa Flonsi Letter Co 47 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 58 Braslan Seed Growers Co 43 B eck Joseph & Sons .43 Breitmeyer's J. Sons-. 47 Bridgeman's Seed Warehoube 43 Brill Francis 43 Bullocke M 31 Burpee W. A. & Co.- ■ 4 i t utler E. A. &: Son. ..3a Carrillo & Baldwin 44 Castle Grove Green- houses 32 Castle W.W ...59 Chicago Carnation Co 30 Chivers T. H 3« Clarke's David, Sons 47 Clipper LawD Mower Co 58 Conard & Jones 3a CookcG. H .47 Cooper Wm. & Co 30 Cottage Gardens 3a Cowee A. 33 Craig Robt Co. 30 Craig Wm. P 30 De Pew Bros 45 DirwangerA 31 Donohoc W. H 47 Domer F, Sons & Co. . -o Dreer H. A 5S Dysart R, J. 48 Edwards Folding Box Co. 48 Ehret Fred 48 Eisele C 45 ElUott Wm. & Sons... 4' Esler J G 59 Ernest W. H -8 Exotic Nurseries 44 Farquhar R. & J. & Co.. 43 FenrichJ. S 50 Fiske, H. E. Seed Co. - 41 Foley Mfg. Co 58 Ford Bros. 50 Froment H. E. 50 Galvin Thos. F 47 Getmore Box Factory. 51 Grey T. J. Co. 4-1 Gude Bros. Co 47 Guttman Alex. J 50 Hail Asso. 59 Hammond Paint & Slug Shot Worivs 59 Hartmaan Hjalmar & Co. 43 Hauswirth P.J. .... 47 Hcacock Joseph 44 Herbert David & Son ..4s Hews A. H. &Co 58 Hilfinger Bros 58 Hitchines & Co 60 Horan E. C ^o Jacobs S. & Sons 50 fohnson Seed Co 43 Johnston Heating Co.. 58 KastingW.F 51 Kervan Co., The 51 King Cons. Co 59 KoralMfg Co 47 Kramer Bros. Fdy. feCo 57 Page Lager& Hurrell 44 Langjahr, Alfred H. ... 51 Leuthy A. & Co 45 Lord & Bu mham Co . ■ 60 Manda Jos. A 44 McCarthy N. F. . .31-51 McConoell Alex.. .47 McKellar Charles W. .48 McK.issick,W. E 48 McManus jas. 50 Michell H. F. Co 41 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 51 Millang Charles 50 Miller Theo 47 Mineralized Rubber Co. 58 Milling, A 45 Molatsch H. A. &Son -45 Moninger J. C 59 Moore, Hentz& Nash ^51 Morse C. C. &C0.....43 Murdoch J. B.&Co... 51 Murray Samuel 47 New England Nur- series ■ 32 Niessen Leo. Co 30 Ordonez Bros 44 PalethorpeP. R. 58 Park Floral Co... 47 Pennock-Meehan Co, .30 Perkins St. Nurseries. .45 Peterson J. A 31 Pierce F. 0 59 Pierson F.R, Co 31 Pierson U Bar Co 60 Poehlmann Bros. Co. - • 48 Pulverized Manure Co. 58 Rawson W. W. & C0.42 Ray nor John I. 50 Reed& Keller 51 Reid Edw 48 Reinbcrg Peter 48 Rickards Bros 43 Robinson H.M.& Co. .51 Roehrs Julius Co 44 Roland, Thomas 32 Rolker August & Sons 31-58 Rise HiU Nurseries .-32 Sander & Son 44 Scheepers John & Co. -45 Schulz Jacob 47 Scott, John 45 Shanklin '•amuel W.. .43 Sheridan W. F 50 Siebrecht & Sons 32 Siggers & Signers 50 Situations & Wants... 56 SWdelskv S. S 3» Smith w.c. :-.i Smyth Wm. J.. 47 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co. -59 Stern J. & Co 49 Stumpp & Walter Co. 3>-42-45 Sutherland Geo. A. Co 48 ThorburnJ.M. &C0..43 Totty Cha<. H 3^ Traendly & Schenck.-so Valentine, J. A 47 Vick's Jas. Sons 43 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. -45 Walsh M. H 32 Waterer John & Sons ■ .33 Weber F.C 47 Weber H.& Sons 3° Welch Bros 45-48 Wioterson E. F. Co.. .48 Yokohama Nurseries Co 44 Young A. L. &Co,..--5o Young John 50 Young, Thos. Jr 47 Young & Nugent 47 Zirngiebel August 4a Zvclanek Ant. C 42 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Wliy Not ? ASPARAGUS SPRENGERl. DePew Bros., Cor. Plerraont and DePew Aves., Nyack, N. Y. For page see List of Advertbers. Stumpp BAMBOO CANES. & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St., Walter Co., 50 New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE. E. A. Butler & Son, Niagara Falls, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. CELERY PLANTS : CABBAGES. Samuel W. Shanklin, White Marsh, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. EXHIBTtTON of SWEET P E AS. W. W. Rawson & Co., 5 Union St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FORCING LILACS. .\ugust Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. GARDENIA PLANTS. Stnmpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. GRAFTED ROSES, GARDENIAS, FICUS PANDURATA, FERNS, ETC. Robert Craig Co., Market and 4!lth Sts.. Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE PAINT AND PUTTY. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, .Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY PERENNIALS. T. H. Chivers. Aniesbury. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. NEPHROLEPIS AMERPOHLII. Wm. Craig, 1305 Filbert St., I'hiladelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES. CottEge Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. ROMAN HYACINTHS: BERMUDA EASTER LILIES. .T. M. ITioiburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. SEEDS : MYOSOTIS, DOUBLE DAISY, CANDYTUFT. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Maiket St.. Phila. For page see List of Advertisers. MIGNONETTE SWEET PEA SEED: SEED. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Bound Brook, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. WANTED : WHITE AND PINK LAWSONS ; WINSORS. Wm. <,^ooper & Co.. Montreal. Can. For page see List of Advertisers. WELCOME TO ELKS. Bergor Bn For pagi . IMO,-, Filbert St.. Phila. see List of Advertisers. 'WIZARD BRAND" NURE. SHEEP MA- Pnlverized Manure Co. 31 Exchange Av; Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. APPRAISER'S DECISION. No. 15840 — Greenhouse Stock — Cyrus Clumps— Protest 211757 of Heiiiy & Lee against the assessment of duty by the collector of customs at the port of New York. Before Board 1, June IS, 1907. The protest related to merchandise as- sessed with duty under paragraph 251, tariff act of 1S97, and claimed to l>e free of duty under par.igraph 348 (drugs), par- agi-aph 352 (palm leaf), 566 (crude fibrous vegetable substance-s). or paragraph 617 (crude vegetal)le substances). Protest over- ruled. McClelland, General Appraiser: The special report of the appraiser accompany- ing this protest states that the merchandise consists of "c.vcas stems." He further states that "the plants themselves are im- ported in the sbape of dormant truiilis or clumps, which are potted and subjected to heal, thus protvtivyvy*iyv*i*t*n STAKING AND TYING REQUISITES. Our Ribbon and Supply Deparlmenl makes special offer of some seasonable specialties. We mention a few items only. Can furnish anything wanted ac market price. Write us. TYING WIRE Best Quality Galvanized. Will not rust. Per 12 lb stone No i6 75 SILKALINE For stringing Smila.v etc. Three sizes, course to fine. Two- ounce spools^ 8 in a box. Per lb. $1.25 Per spool 20c. LABELS 2[ WIRE STAKES . $1.00 zed. Pt-r I'HM) »4.oS 5. II 6.15 7.18 3.16 9.20 10.23 12.25 .3.28 vanized auty Per iOOO $10.00 11.50 13. GO >5 SO per lb. Per liH)(i 4 inch painted .65 No. 10 Steel GalvaD Per IIHI 8 ';, *; .. 300 2 ft. long 45 =H " " •. .55 3 " '■ 65 3H " ■' 78 4 " " 88 iH " " $I.CO 5 " ;; ■ -■" 0 1.30 6>« " ' 1.40 WIRE STAKES Extra Heavy No. 8 G,il Wire for American ce Roses, etc. Per 11* 1 4 ft. long $1.10 4M " ■' 1.25 5 " " "40 •* <* ? TREE LABELS C-'jiper Wirtcl. Pfi liHKl 3H " painted 1.25 WAX PAPER A quality 24x36 per ream . -$1.35 In case lots (25 reams) at . . 1.25 C quality 21x36 per ream. . . .1.50 In case lots (25 reams) at . .1.35 We guarantee full count, 48oshts. Tl SUE PAPER Best quality 24x36 per ream.. .65 RAFFIA TIN FOIL Lb. 10 lbs. inn lb). Colored 4c c ISC $1.25 $10.00 Special Notice : The prices quoted above on wire goods subject market tluctiiations Firm offers by wire or letter. S. S. PENNOGK-MEEHAN GO. 1608-1618 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Store Closes 6 P. M. 9MM«WWVWI>WWlMmWWWIAIMIWWWWVWWVWWVV A Few Thousands Very Fine AMERICAN BEAUTY PLANTS FOR SALE. 2 1-2 in. pots $60.00 per 1000 JNO. BURTON Chestnut Hill PHILADELPHIA AnytHing' of Value to the profession CAN BE SOLD ! through advertising in Horticulture MONEY MAKING STOCK The following stock will be moneymakers for you. Order now. Grafted Killarney 4 in., $18.00 per 100 Richmond 4 in., 16.00 " " Gardenias 3 in., 12 00 " " " 4 in., 16.00 " " 6 in., in bud 50 and 75c each Queen Alex. Daisy zyi in., $5.00 per 100 Nicholson's Giant 2'-^ in., 4.00 " " Adiantum Hybridum 2 in. pots, strong plants $6 00 per 100, $50 00 per looo Adiantum Hybridum 7 and 8 in. pots, strong plants 50 and 75c each Per 100 Per looo Asparagfus Plumosa Nanus 3 in. pots, $7.00 $65.00 " " " 2 in. pots, 4 00 35.00 Neph. Scottii, strong stock, 4 in. pots, $15 per 100 Genesta for growing on, strong 3 in. pots, 12 " '■ Pandanus Vcitchii 4}4 and 5 in. pots, 50 " " FiCUS Pandurata the largest stock in the world of this grand plant. Single stem plants, $3 and $4 each. Branched plants, $5, $6 and $7.50 each. ROBT. CRAIG CO. Market and 49th Sts., PHILA,, PA. ROSE PLANTS (.r's) BETTER QUALITY THAN THE ORDINARY 1500 Rlchmonds, 3 loch, $6.00 per 100; 3;4 inch, $8.00 per 100. 1500 of each size 3000 Brides 1 ,,, . . j., „„ „„_ ,nn 3000 Bridesmaids,^'^ '"'=''' ' " $6-00 per 100 7000 to 8000 American Beauties, 2v inch, $80.00 per 1000; 3 inch, $100.00 per 1000 1000 Lady Campbell Violet Plants, field grown, $2 50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Clean, thrifty stock Demand brisk Wire orders safest LEO NIESSEN CO., - Wholesale Florists 1209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA store closes at 6 p. m. »'»»ft»»>»KKKRK»»»KKA»««t»tK»sK«%»»»»>»»Kftft»!»>K»iK« « 4 « « « « C C C « * * 4 4 4 I r«< Boston Old Home Week Visitors Are invited to call and maKe our office their Headquarters Avliile in the city. W. W. CASTLE 170 Summer Street, Boston, Mass. ♦ 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 July 20, 1907 HORTICULTURE 63 NEPHROLEPIS Piersoni fl^leg^antissima Ttie Tarrytown Fern A good stock in all sizes on hand at all times. A splendid seller and money-maker. Large specimen plants, ready for immediate sale : 6-inch at 75c and $1.00 each; 8-inch at $1.50 and $2.00 each; J 0-inch at $3.00 each; J 2-inch at $5.00 each; 14-inch at $7.50 each; 16-inch at $J0 00 each. Also fine young stock for growing on, 2 '4 -inch at $8.00 per hundred. F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. SOME (ilVE YOU QUANTITY SOME (JIVE YOU QUALITY I GIVE YOU BOTH Boston and Scotti Ferns 6-inch pots. $40.00 per 100 LARGE BOSTONS, *ier »» ^'-^ *^ " WHITMANII S INCH POTS. $60 00 PEE 100 FICUS, RDBBER PLANTS, 6-INCH POTS, 20 TO 28 INCH TALL $40,00 PER 100 CASH WITH ORDER OR SATISFAGIORV REFERENCES WM. 0, SMITH, jr.L,sT 61st and MARKET ST. Philadelpiija Two Splendid Novelties in WinlerFlowering Begonias Begonia "Agatha" (Veitch), quite an improve- ment on Gloire de Lorraine; stronger, larger flowers, better coljr: now ready, $25.00 per 100. Begonia '* Triomphe de I'Est " (Lemoine), strong, robust growpr, covered with profusion of carmine-red flowers, from January till August. Now ready, $25 00 per 100. J. A. PETERSON McHenry Avenue, Westwood, CINCINNATI, O. CYCLAMEN Sitlendens GIgaateum Hybrids In five colors; the Hues; strain known, 3-in. pots, ready, .?7.00 per 100; 4-iu., ,{1.5.00 per 100; 5-in,, $20.00 per 100. Satistaciioii guaranteed. S, S. SKIDELSKY, 824 MW 24111 SI. liO, PO. TO CATALOG MAKERS. We are able to quote a low price on the majority of the electros of the Illustrations in HORTICULTURE. BAY TREES Onr Ba,v Trees imported from tlie best flowers in Belgium and arein tirst-rlaea condition e\prTnne guar- anteed. It will pay you to look tliem over. STANDARD BAV TREES (all 4 ft. stems) mil lot Diam. of Ba,l ,'iti ITlCtl. 311 ii.'li. 14 i elies Priee per pail $lfillO 12,110 8.00 50 trees Pri.-e PYRAMID BAY TREES ,Hft, ii.^.'ti. 2 ft. in diameter S2.5 n lareer eizes upon applieatimi •*• F- McCarthy & co 84 Hawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Telephones, Main 5973 and 5y74 ,00 CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE — Opah . Beatrice May $^.oo; Ivory, T. Eaton, White Coombs Ben Wells. PIaK — Mrs. W. P.. Chambeilain. Wni. Duckhani, Maud Dean, Leda Fil ins VcJ L^W — M j. Boiinafton,<;en. Hutt.n, Yellow Edioii, Me siham Yellow, C'-l. ApplclO' , Mrs. Wm. Dujkhjm. Golden Weddu g, Golden Beauty. ' ED - In^en^ity, $3.00: Geo. W. Childs, $3.00; Lord Hopctoun, $5.00. (_>ur seleciion, including the above a'>d other eood variclies, $ 0.00 per 1000. The H. WEBER &SONS CO. OAKLAND, MD CHARLES H. TOTTY ...WHOLESALE FLORIST... Chrysanthemum Novelties a Specialty MADISON, N. J. Two Year Old American Beauty Plants $50.00 per 1000 CHICAGO CARNATION CO. JOLIET, - - ILL. CARNATION*. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $12.00 per 100; $100,00 per 1000. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie M aid — Clear pink edged white, — $ 12,00 per too; 100.00 per 1000, Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. F. dor.ne:r &l sons La Fayette, Ind. CO. Feri\s in Flats Ready for Delivery after July 15th. Each flat contains 110 clumps of small plants, which can be divided Iti 3 to 5 plants accordingly, all ready for potting. We can furnish these ferny, grown separately, each flat containing any one of the following sorts, ferns all good salable varieties. -^spidjum tsussimense Cyrtomlum Falcatum Pteris Adiantoides Cretica alba lineata Cretica magnifica Hastata Mayii Pteris Gilbertii Serrulata Serrulata cristata Serrulata variegata Wimsettli Mixed varieties. J'rifi', .$?.0O per fiat STUMPP & WALTER CO. so BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK POINSETTIAS 2 1-4 inch $5 per too $45 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. 3 inch, $7 per 100 BtUB FlORtL CO., Erie, Pa, NEP. WHITMAN! $10 per 100 BOSTON FERNS sold to July 15 H. H. BARROWS & SON Whitman. Mass. A limited number of ACACIA PUBESCENS Phiiits, two years old, from two to four feet high, now ready for delivery. ALBERT DIRWANCER 422 Congress St., PORTLAND, Me. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. 64 HORTICULTURt- July 20, 1907 I C»»»»KKK»»KKK»»!»»RR«tKa»»>I^Ka»R>b*»»K»K»»KK>«KKKKKKKKK*>KKKKftJi9 S. A. F. CONVENTION TRADE EXHIBITION All who desire space are requested to apply at once, stating what they wish to exhibit, and amount of space required, diagram will then be sent showing location assigned. We have many choice advertising spaces; state how much you wish to expend, and we will select a good position. DAVID RUST, Superintendent of Exhibition, Horticultural Hall, Broad St., below Locust, Philadelphia. C ^^ m. ^ ^ ^^ .^ .^ .^ m. tm.m warn ^^ 9 9 9 i 9 1 9 BAMBOO CANES TOUCH AND STRONC 1 6ft long— $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 | f » * TKey cost ab \xt lO per cei»t. more J 2 tKan otKer Kinds, and tKey are lO J C times better C I STUMPP &, WALTER CO. - 50 Barclay St., New York f f— PEONIES— ' I We are offering a complete list of the choicest varieties for Fall planting. Shipping season commences about Septem- ber I St. Send your orders early. Retail and wholesale price-lists just issued. Send for copies COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc., Queens, N. Y. John Waterer & Sons, ki AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest s4ock of recognized Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list Of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors Of Rhododendrons Ir London. AUGUST SEPTEMBER is the time to plant CATALOGUES FREE Field Grown — Largest Variety in New England EVERGREENS PERENNIALS The BAY STATE NURSERIES^ Horth Abington, Mass. Trees, Shrubs and Roses In great variety. We grow about 1000 varieties Herbaceous Perenr.ials. Esti- mates cheei-f'illy given. Catalogues free. NEW ENGLAND NURSEhlES, INC., BEDFORD, tVIASS. HARDY PERENNIALS Yucca filamentosa. Aconitiim Napellus and bicolcr. Hcleniumsupcrbum andstiiatum. Rudbeckia. Hem- erocallis. German Iris, many colors Hardy Phlcv, 20 varieties. Funkia siibcordata. Write for prices lo Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2}( in. Pots, ^lo.oo per 100 3^4 in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Ready to Pet On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LADY GAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Herbaceous Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. M. H. WALSH WOODS HOLE. MASS. ^OSE SPECIALIST I I GLADIOLI I • I I • S Cut spikes in any quantity from S ^ Selected White and Light Shades: S S Selected Mixed Colors and Named 3 2 Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. S S IVrile for Prices — I ARTHUR CO'WEE | ^ Gladiolus Specialist S i Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y. = ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniminiii?. We have a few ^ood kinds left RED, YELLOW and PINK Also 2 1-2 in kOSES. Qet our List. The Conard & Jones Co , West Erove, Pa. HAVE YOU A SURPLUS of any kind of stock? Make It a surplus OF CASH by advertising It in HORTICULTURE. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plunts NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. New Vork Office. Slebrecht Building. 425 Fiftfi Avenue. T. H. CHIVERS, Amesbury, Mass. July 20, 1907 HORTICULTURE 65 A National Rose Show The most famous rose show that England can boast — the National Rose Soeiet3''s Annual Metropolitan. Ex- hibition— was held on July 4th in the beautiful grounds of the Royal Botanic Society in the heart of London. We have had wretched weatlier so far this summer — hardly a fine day for the past two months and very lit- tle sun^so that as fine a display as usual was hardly expected and we were fortunate in having only a show- ery day instead of a wet one. Her majesty, the Queen, visited the show early in the afternoon and spent a considerable time in the tents examining the exhibits that were on view. The blue ribbon of the show is tlie Champion Challenge Trophy, value sixty guinea,?, which together with a gold medal and four pounds in money, is offered for the best exhibit of seventy-two blooms of cut roses, distinct varieties, by nurserymen. Needless to say the winning exhibit which was from the famous Hit chin rose growers (R. Harkness & Co.) made a re- markably handsome display. There you can see at a glance seventy-two of the best roses in cultivation. Some of them no doubt are "exhibitors' roses," yet most of them are equally as valuable in the garden as for the show board. If I mention the names of a few of the best varieties in this exhibit they may be taken as being some of the finest roses in the show. Certain varieties were consj)icuously good throughout the exliibition and most of them were to be found in the prize-winning stand of 72 blooms. The new Richmond rose that we received from the United States was splendidly sliown. so too was Lilierty which closel}' resembles it, and upon which Richmond is said to be an improvement. The flowers of the latter certainly seem larger and of bright- er coloring. Lady Ashtown, a Hybrid Tea rose of per- fect form, was admirably shown by many exhibitors. Mrs. W. J. Grant was a great favorite and has prob- ably never been seen in finer form. The inimitable Frau Karl Druschki, the famous white Hybrid Perpet- ual, was shown in every class in wliich it was allowed and it was undoubtedly the finest white rose in the show. You may remember that a few weeks ago I wrote saying that, at the instance of Mr. W. E. Nickerson, of Cambridge, Mass., the general committee of the Na- tional Rose Society decided, by ballot, that the three best roses were Fi-au Karl Druschki (H. P.), Dean Hole (H. T.) and Mme. Jules Gravereaux (T.). There were classes for these three roses and magnificent blooms of each were on view. Probably the favorite exhibition Tea roses are Mrs. Edward Mawley and Maman Cochet, and they were as perfectly shown as one could wish. Some of the red and crimson roses were magnificent — in fact, it is doubt- ful if ever they have been finer than this year. The cool moist weather that has prevailed seems to have suited them perfectly. Such as Captain Haywood, C. J. Grahame, Crown Prince, Hugh Dickson, Prince Ar- thur, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Wellington, Rev. xYlan Cheales and otlier well known sorts were much admired. Several new roses were shown. Two received gold medals and a card of commendation was awarded to each of two other new ones. The gold medals were awarded to the varieties Queen of Spain (H. T.) and Lady Helen Vincent (H. T.). Queen of Spain has been on the market some little time. It is a fuU flower, of good form and has already made many friends, for it is suitable either for ex- hibition or for providing a quantity of cut bloom in the garden. The centre of the flowers is deep flesh pink, fading almost to white at the petal margins. This fine rose was sent out and exhibited by Messrs. S. Bide & Sons. Lady Helen Vincent has shell-like petals, colored rosy salmon outside and paler within. It was exhibited by Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons, Ltd. ■ Mrs. Henry Weller, which received a card of com- mendation, is a new variety which is the result of a cross between Madame Abel Chatcnay and Mrs. W. J. Grant. It may perhaps be best described by saying that it appears to be intermediate between the parents. It is of beautiful salmon rose coloring. Judging by the blooms on view this is a rose that will be more valuable for the display it makes in the garden than for the exhibitor's stand. Shovrn by Wm. Henry Wel- ter. Goldfinch is a new rambling rose remarkable for the rich yellow buds that it bears in profusion. When the buds develop and age they lose the rich coloring that distinguishes them when young, and become consider- ably paler. This rose, to which a card of commenda- tion was awarded, wsls shown by Messrs. Paul & Son. In the nurserymen's classes a silver medal is aAvarded to three blooms, the best Hybrid Perpetual, Hybrid Tea and Tea. The best Hybrid Perpetual was shown by Messrs. A. Dickson & Son.«, who won the silver medal for a splendid bloom of Suzanne Marie Rhodocanachi. The silver medal for the best Hylirid Tea went to Mil- dred Grant, a well known exhibition variety, shown by Harkness & Co., in their first prize exhibit of 73 blooms. The silver medal Tea Rose was Mrs. Edward Mawley, a flower remarkal'le for its unusually rich coloring, shown bv Burrell & Co. ff-zvxru.^ rf • /ftty*r» and Hybridists ii\ the World Sander, St. Albans, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY Just Arrived in Fine Condition ORCHIDS In Variety Caltleyas, Laelias, Oncldiams, Odonto- glossnm, Epldeadrnm. etc. WRITE FOR PRICES. iOSEPH A. MANDA, Orchid Expert, West Orange, N. J. JUST ARRIVED JUST ARRIVED Cattleyas Perclvalliana, Sanderae and Speciosisslma, Uocldlum Kramer- ianum and Gaskelllana. Write for prices or telephone to ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N.J. P. O. Box ros. Phone 143 Madison. Justarrived in superb condition: Cattle.va Perclvalliana. Cattieya lablata, Cattleya Schroeilerae, Oncidlum varlcosum Rogersli, O. Crispum, 0. Marshalllannm, O. lurldum. Mlltonia Cuneata, M. Candida, M. ClowesU, Laella Crispa, L. Dayana, L. Praestans, etc. Write for prices. LASER fc HURRELL, Summit, N. J. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTI- CULTURE. Kentia Palms FORSTERIANA, fine combination plants, three [o :he tub; imported in the pot or tub ready for sale, trom 256 to 5% feet high above the pot, in five sizes; fall delivery. For duty-paid prices, f.o.b. N.Y., address AUCUST ROLKER & SONS 31 Barclay St, or P. 0. Box 752. NEW VOR T4 H ORTl CU LT U RE, July 20, 1907 ROSE NOTES. Marco, a new Wichuraiana rose, be- longs to the Tea-scented section, is of good form and double, orange-red in color. M. Guillot is the originator. Rosa rugosa Roserai de L'Hay, semi double, deep brick-red, raised by Graverian in 1902 and disseminated by Cochet is well recommended as a hedge or border plant by the Garden- ers' Chronicle. It is said to bloom abundantly throughout the summer. Rose Paul's Carmine Pillar has made a new record for itself this sea- son, coming through the hardest win- ter on record, in the vicinity of Bos- ton with but few scars and producing a remarkable crop of bloom which ex- tended over most of June and early Julv. Whatever may or may not be said favorable to the so-called baby ram- bler as an Eastern forcing plant, cer- tain it is that it cuts a sorry figure with its lifeless color even at its best ■when in the garden contiguous to Crimson Rambler, and when the flowei-s have become old their habit of persistence and fading out on the plant gives them a very unattractive appearance. Wellesley proves to be one of the hardiest as well as one of the most profuse flowering of garden roses adapted to the climate of Massachu- setts. It withstood the severe winter of 1906-7 in even better shape than did Killarney, which is already recog- nized as a gem among ever-blooming hardy roses. Wellesley is a very rapid grower, and flowers follow one an- other in rapid succession all through the summer. SHRUB CHAT. •A. writer in The Garden speaks very highly of Rose Hugonis, a species ol which seeds were received from China at Kew. It Is described as a shapely bnsh of at least six feet in height and bearing yellow fiowere two inches in diameter. This species may pi'ove valuable as a pollen bearer. Among the flowering shrubs seriously injured by the severe weather of the past winter may be mentioned Clema- tis montana, which last year bore a profusion of flowers, but this year none, not only the buds but much of the wood being killed outright. With this little demonstration of its unreli- ability imder certain conditions. Cle- matis montana is yet handsome enough when it does come to make it well worthy of a place among the de- sirable climbing shrubs. IRJJ TIC WORK 1.25 Settees - - $7.00 Window "1 Boxes J Arm Chairs 3.25 Tubs - - 1.25 Vases with 1 <, 7= Stand.? ( ^-^ W. Elliott & Sons '-^i 201 Fulton St„N,V. BOSTON HEAD LETTUCE. The illustrations used here are from pictures taken on the market garden farm of Dell Titus, the largest grower and dealer in Boston Head lettuce, in the garden district of Irondequoit, N. Y. Mr. Titus has methods of prepar- ing and of applying water to the soil entirely his own, and thereby manages to keep his plants fairly free from dis- ease. In the case of the greenhouse crop, as the lettuce is removed pretty well toward spring, but long before it would be safe to plant cucumbers out- doors, the beds are then planted with cucumbers, which also find a ready sale on the Rochester market, being, of course, ready for market weeks before the first outdoor product comes in. As to the outdoor crop, the land here is required to produce three crops a sea- son. H. R. PEACHEY. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. C. Betscher, Canal Dover, O. Spe- cial list of Peonies. All guaranteed to be true to name. Michell's "Special Advance" Whole- sale Bulb Catalogtie.— H. F. Michell Co., 1018 Market Street, Philadelphia. With the catalogue goes a special in- vitation to visit the large model seed and bulb establishment of this com- pany. A feature of the Michell Com- pany's business is its special atten- tion to the florist trade. Three roses for a penny and half a pineapple for a penny are quoted as street seller prices for the last week of June in London. NEW BABY SMILAX (Myrsiphyllum Aaparagoldes Myrtlfolla) The old well-known Sniilax has a rival in this new variety. It is of a delicate and handsome ap- pearance; the individual leaves are only one-half as large as the regular Smilax; and as graceful as the Maiden Hair Fern. It is advisable to allow each plant several strands ol twine on which to run. It is a very rapid grower, and produces many more shoots than the old variety of Smilax, NEW CROP JUST RECEIVED: 25 seeds $ ,75 50 seeds 1.25 100 seeds 2.25 250 seeds 5,00 500 seeds 9.50 1000 seeds 18.00 Also new crop Pansy, Myosotis, Daisy, Cineraria, Primula and all other seasonable seeds. Send for Michell's new price list of Bulbs for Florists HENRY F. MICHELL GO. 1018 Market Street PHILADELPHIA - - PA. OUR FRONTISPIECE. The subject of our frontispiece this week is a very complete and compact range of iron frame houses of Lord & Burnham construction. The large house in the rear is the palm con- servatory. The large curvilinear house on the left is devoted to grapes and peaches, and the corresponding one on the right to fruits in pots. The carnation house appears betwe_en these two, while further back are houses with compartments for or- chids, ferns, vegetables, etc. The plant is considered a model in all respects. It is on the estate of Miss E. J. Clark, Pomfret, Mass. It is pre- sided over by John Ash, well known to frequenters of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's exhibitions in Boston as an expert grape grower and winner of first prizes in many of the flower and fancy fruit classes. PIANTQ ^^^ used in UIHIl I u mixing our PANSY SEED *• BODDINGTON'S CHALLENGE " mixtuie contains all the finest Qlant strains — of the leading Pansy Specialists in the world-the Giant self colors, the Giant striped and margined, and the Giant blotched — all carefully mixed in proportion — tht ^/I'lesi that money can buy — ihe finest jj'o/rr- money can buy. A. Jfoi'tst who has grown it, said "Why don't you call it Defiance !" Trade pkt. 75c, 1-4 oz. $1.50, 1-2 oz. $2.75, oz. $5.00. New crop ready July. ... Order Now ... A. T. BODOINGTON, 342 W. 14th St., N.Y.City CELERY PLANTS Golden Self-Klanching, Giant Pascal, White Plume^ Winter Queen, $1.25 per 1000. Borecole, $1 per 1000. Brussels Sprouts, $1 per 1000 Leek, $1 per 1000. CABBAGES Early and Late Flat Dutch, Succession, Savoy, $1.00 per lOGo. Cash with order, please. SAMUEL W. SHANKLIN, White Msnh, Did. July 20, 1907 HORTICULTURE 75 tyyyyywyyyw*^fityyi^MyyytK SB twvwyyyyyyvyywyyyytitMyy INTENDIIMC VISITORS SWEET PEA EXmBmON at Marblehead Saturday, July 27th, 1907 Should notify us at once as we are making arrangements to engage a Special Car leaving Scollay Square, Boston, to accomodate those who would start from this point. W. W. RAWSON & CO., 5 Union St., Boston, Mass. ZIRNCIEBEUS GIANT PANSIES Frash Crop Now Ready Famed lor a quarter of a century and when you buy them you get the best in exist- ence. I am continuing the pansy business on exactly the same standard as carried on by my father, the late Denys Zirngiebel. None genuine anless sold by me. AUGUSTUS ZIRNGIEBEL, Needham, Mass. GIANT MARKET. "The Variety for the Million." Trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. GIANT FANCY. The Ne Plus Ultra in Pansies. Trade packet, 1000 seeds, $1.00. Christmas Flowering Sweet Pea Seed DIRECT FROM ORIGrNATOR. Christmas Pink, Florence Denzer, white 1-4 lb 75c; 1 lb. $2.00. rirs. E. Wild, new carmine red, 2 oz. 75c:* 1-4 lb. $1.50. These popular Florists' Sweet Peas have been grown by OVER 3000 FLORIST-^ all over the world to the best satisfaction of the most critical growers, and HAVE NO EQUAL. Also 10 New Varieties offered for the first time, Salmon. Pink. Blue I*urple, Yellow and Variegated iu separate colors. Ask for Descriptive Price List. These new varieties will be ready in September. Sweet pea Directions with every order. JVIIGNONETTE SEED my own select greenhouse grown; for manv years the leader in New York, 1-8 ciz., $1.00: 1 oz., $5.00. ANT. C BOUND BROOK, 2VOLANEK . NEW JERSEY BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE, C. G. MORSE & GO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Cal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States SOW NOW p.HINESE PRIMROSE England's Prize Strain PRIZE FRIHGED MIXED - of superlative merit. Per ico seeds 25C.| 5'^o seeds $| 1000 seeds $1.75. CINERARIA EI7GLISH PRIZE MXED — unsurpassed for DFilhancy of colors and size of flowers 500 '-eeds 60c. , 1000 seeds %\, CYCLAMEN .\n unrivalled t-iaut strain from an English specialist. Per loo Per seeds looo English Prize Mixed $0.75 $6.00 CrimsonQaeeo. Rich deep maroon red 75 6 00 Dixon Hartland. Pure white, claret base .75 6.00 Dake of Connanglit. K superb cherry color. .75 6.00 White Swan. The finest white Cyclamen in cultivati-^n 75 6 00 Rosy Morn. Brignt rose with claret base 75 6 00 Sao our Panay offer In last laaue JOHNSON SEED GO. 2l7IVIarketSt., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Vick's Superb Pansy Seed All the best varieties in separate colors VICK'S SUPERB Ml.XTURE the best strain .-from all the leading named sorts: 1=8 oz. 85c. 1=4 oz. $1.60 Ounce $6,00 JAMES VICKS SONS, Rocliestef, N. Y. High Grade Seeds for Market Gardener, Florist and Farmer Catalogues Free Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE Direct from ranches in the West. We have on hand for Immediate delivery a large supply of exceptionally flne^ quality. For the Lawn, The Greenhouse, For the Herbaceous Garden, For the Flower Garden, For the Vegetable Garden, Use Purity Brand Sheep Manure. PRICE, Ton, $40.00; half ton, $20.00; 500 lbs., 10.00; 100 lbs., $2.50. R.&J.FARQUHAR&CO., 6 and 7 So. Market St., BOSTON. ESTABLISHED 1802 Trade Bulb List ready middle of July. PRR tOOO SEEDS Asparagus plumo.-us nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds. . . . 2.50 Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i.ooo. BERMUDA EASTER LILIES AND ROMAN HVAGINTHS. SEND FOR PRICES J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds== Send for Catalogue THOMAS J. GREY GO. 32Jt 33 So. Market St.. BOSTON BRrOGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. Burpee's Seeds -t7-5-> nq.market st., boston, mass a? East lath St., new YORK city PHILADELPHIA FISKE'S SEEDS QAuliflowers Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE.' For Immediate Sowlns GLADIOLUS BULBS In variety and mixture Our Trade List Mailed on Application H. E. FISKE SEED CO. Faneull Hall Square, BOSTON c A B B A G E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO^ 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 76 HORTICULTURI: July 20, 1907 The Dree: PEONIES IN 1907. Much pessimistic talk has been in- dnlged in this year on the peony ques- tion from the commercial standpoint. It has undoubtedly been a disastrous year for the cut flower crop on account of the lateness of the season. Our visit to the Dreer peony farm in 1906 tooli place May 29th, while this year the flowers were not at their best until June 19th, exactly three weeks later. . This eliminates the late May and early June cut-flower trade, which means everything to those who grow for the flowers alone. But the situation is not so bad for the large seed and nursery concerns, whose main dependence is on the sale of roots in the fall and spring. The Dreer peony farm, of which a view is given on this page, covers nearly ten acres with over 160,000 plants from two to five years old and also a considerable acreage of one-year plants. The collection embraces about 100 of the best and most distinct va- lieties. The nomenclature question has received great attention here, and the years of hard and painstaking work are now bearing fruit. A number of new varieties have been added since our comments last year, but not of sufficient Importance to go into at this time. Interested readers should refer to our issue of June 9th, 1906. for a review in detail of the most striking varieties. RICHMOND ABROAD. The colored plate of rose Richmond, sent out with The (Giarden for June 22, does not do Justice to this grand rose as we are accustomed to see it in this country, either in color or in vigor of growth. Indeed, the stems as shown would not gain admittance to the No. 2 class as these roses are graded in American cut flower markets. THE PEONY. Address of J. Eliot Colt before Ameri- can Peony Society, Itbaca, N. Y., June 27, 1907. Gentlemen: — Up to the middle of the 19th Century the only peony which was known to any extent in America was the old double red of our grand- mothers' gardens. It was compara- tively common throughout the extent of the Atlantic seaboard, and its large vivid red blossoms with their dis- agreeable soapy odor were familiar to everyone. Even to the present day this flower comes into the mind of perhaps the average American when the peony is mentioned. For various reasons this old peony was looked upon as a vulvar, indelicate and un- refined flower, and while it was toler- ated in the yards of the common people, it was rarely if ever given a prominent place in the collections of wealthy and discriminating flower- lovers. However, a s:reat change in senti- ment was destined to take place, and this was brought about by the intro- duction of the species Paeonia albi- flora, popularly kuov/n as Chinese or Chinensis peonies. This species bore single white flowers with many buds upon a single stalk. Under the stress of cultivation by the Chinese and later by M. Lemon, Victor Verdier, M. Guerin and others of France, it sported into many shades of red and all de- grees of doubleness. It possessed all the beauty of the old officinalis type and also combined fragrance with great hardiness. I consider the species albiflora therefore as responsible for the great wave of popularity which the peony has undergone, and as evidence I offer the fact that the vast majority nf the popular varieties on the Ameri- can marliet today belong to this species or contain a large share of albiflora blood. Peony History. The history of the peony previous to 1650 should be treated in two parts, for before that date the peony of the Greek and Latin literature was the Paeortia officinalis which is wild in Southern Europe. The ancient history of I', mo'itan and P. albiflora, however, lies entirely in China and Japan, as previous to 1656 neither of these species were known to Europeans. It is the species P. offlcinalis which probably secured for the genus its name. The genus Paeonia was so named liy the ancients in honor of Paeon, a physician, who cured the wounds received by heathen gods during the Trojan war. Antiquity celebrates the virtues of this plant and places it among the wonders of the vegetable creation. Fable gives \is its origin, Aesculapius its properties, and superstition ranks it among mira- culous plants, assuring us that demons will fly the spot where it is planted, and that even a small piece of root worn around the neck is suflScient to protect the wearer from all kinds of encroachment. The Tree Peony. In A. D. 536, the Chinese in a gen- eral way distinguished two kinds of peonies: the Sho Yo or common kind which is known as P. albiflora ;and the Mew Tang (Mow Tan) or improved kind which we recognize as P. mou- tan. In their flower gardens, the moutans claimed first place in point of beauty, and the Sho Yos took sec- ond place. For this reason the former were often called Hwa Wang, "King of Flowers," and the latter Hwa Seang, "The King's Ministers." I am indebt- ed to an ancient Chinese horticultur- ist. Hung King, who wrote in 536 A. T).. for the information that the orig- inal native home of the tree peony is the valley of Pa Keun, in the des- trict of Hang Chung, in the easterly part of the province of See Chuen, together with the neighboring south part of Shen Se, or the country about the two rivers Kea Lin Keang and July 20, 1907 HORTICULTURE 77 Dny Farms Han Keang. In 65G A. D.. Soo King, anoth&r writer, announces Hang Chung as the native home of the tree peony. thus corroborating the account of Hung King in 536. I go into this matter thus fully because It has been re- peatedly stated in print that the fei-al home of the tree peony is not known. Robert Fortune himself states in ISSO that the tree peony may be found on the mountains of the central prov- inc-3s of China. An old Chinese book on the "Origin of Matter and Objects" states that by 7];; the number of kinds had so great- ly increased that the plant was com- mon about the huts of the poor as well as about the mansions of the rich. Soon after tbis, about 720, eleven hundred and eighty-seven years ago, the number of kinds had so greatly increased that Gow Yang Sew estab- lished a genealogical register in which to record the characters, qualities, and parentage of the kinds which came from seed. So we lind that our ef- forts to establish, a register for our varieties of peonies are by no means original, but we must take off our hats to our friend, Mr. Gow Yang Sew, whose efforts along this line antedate ours by 1187 years! In 1656 the Dutch East India Com- pany sent an embassy to China which secured free access to that country, and in the published accounts of this embassy the peonies were described in glowing colors. To make a long story short. Sir Joseph Banks of Eng- land became interested in these ac- counts and after various unsuccessful attempts succeeded in 1704 in intro- ducing into England two living tree peonies. Progeny of these plants were later introduced into France, and Mons. Noisette, a nurseryman of Paris, distributed them thrcughcut the coun- try. Albiflora History. The early history of albiflora is very similar to that of the moutan except that it was Indigenous to a very wide range of territory in Northern China and Siberia. As far as I have been able to fina. the variety Fragrans was the first albiflora to find its way into Europe, and it was brought from China bj- Sir Joseph Banks in 1S05. Peonies of various kinds were intro- duced trom China into Japan in 721 A. 1).. and were subsequently greatly improved by the Japanese. Peonies were first introduced into America by Wiliam Prince of Flushing. Long Is- land, soon after they reached England. McMabon speaks of them in 1S06, and in 1824 Mr Prince had a collection of over forty varieties. Some twenty other species have been introduced at various times during the past century, but they are of minor importance. Only one species (P. Browni) is native to America, and that we find in Cali- fornia. It is of value solely as a bo- tanical curiosity. I have not attempted to work out the botany of the peony for two rea- sons. In the first place, three or four m.onographs of the genus have already been published; and in the second place, the type specimens of the spe- cies are all in European herbaria and it would be useless for me to attempt a botanical monograph without mak- ing an extended trip to Europe. Evolution. Certain it is that the magnificent, large, fragrant blooms which appear upon our tables today are very unlike their wild prototypes which were in- troduced from Siberia. How has this vast improvement come about? What agencies have been at work. How are we to proceed to still further develop this wonderful flower? These are all pertinent questions, but their answers are not difficult to find. There are three chief causes of va- riation in plants. They are: change in environment, change in food supply, and inter-crot-'sing. Now the genus Paeonia, together with its relatives, is naturally variable in a wild state. In addition to this, all three of these causes of variation came into activo play when the peonj was removed to Europe, where a totally different cli- mate prevailed, and they were heavily manured by the French growers, and all of the species obtainable were planted together in botanical .gardens and amateur collections, 'where they had every opportunity for inter-pollin- ation. Many of the early growers cross-pollinated by hand to insure the production of hybrids. Even hybrids between the tree peony and the herba- ceous sorts were secured. Small won- der, then, that the new generations presented striking and valuable varia- tions, which were selected as parents for succeeding generations. Not only did the peony vary in color, size and odor, but. most important of all. it va- ried greatly in foi-m; and, as a result, we have seedlings represerting all stages of transformation from the sim- ple single to the fully double. I find, after a careful study of the literature, that a great deal of confusion exists in regard to the names given to these horticultural types. Especially is this true in regard to the terms anemone and artichoke. For the sake of uni- formity and a better understanding of each other's descriptions, I am there- fore prepared to propose and define six horticultural types. I think these six types will fully cover the field and will be found to apply to all blooms exist- ing at this time. These types are not ill-advlsedly put forward. They have gradually grown and crystalized in my mind during a two years' study of the subject. For the terms employed, I am chiefly indebted to our worthy presi- dent, Mr. C. W. Ward. Type I, the Single. This tj-pe includes all peonies with a single row of petals, enclosing a mass of pollen-bearing stamens, and normal follicles. For the sake of an example, I mention La Fiance. ( To be Contintied ). 78 korticultupe: July 20, 1907 «>«Kftft»tftftKftft»»»)»sK»>»)»K*«»>»>»ft>K«KKfti»)KKKnKKftK»KRKK»>KnKKK»>K»)K»>»)*»»»K»»KKKKKK»ft>ftftft>»)K»>»»«>>«>K»« 2 < « c c « c c c « « c c c « « c c c PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS Novelties always sell during the holidays. If you have not already grown them, try some Pink or Rose SPECIOSUMS. If potted in July will flower for Thanltsgiving and Christmas. Always useful either for cut flowers or plants. Ask the leading florists in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, or around New York City. Order today. Will ship any time. Cold storage Lilium longiflorums and giganteums take about two months to bloom from time of potting j speciosums from five to six months, so that longiflorums wanted for Thanksgiving and Christmas should be planted about Oct. J, and speciosums in July. ALL CASES ARE REPACKED BEFORE SHIPMENT Per 1000 Lilium Longiflorum Multiflorum Per loo Per looo $80.00 j 9 to JO inch bulbs, 200 in case $U.OO $100.00 Lilium Speciosum Melpomene 75.00 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 9.00 80.00 1 10.00 9 to U inch bulbs, J50 in case J2.00 1 15.00 Lilium Longiflorum Ciganteum Per loo 7 to 9 inch bulbs, 300 in case $ 9.00 Lilium Speciosum Rubrum 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 8.00 9 to 1 1 inch bulbs, 150 in case 12.50 Full Cases Sold at lOOO Rate f ARTHUR T. BODDiMGTON, 342 West 14th St., New York City | 400,000 More Galla Ethiopica Bulbs < >ver 472.000 shipped to old and new customers. All orders from now on will be shipped next day order is received. A good many florists are ordering Bulbs to plant after chrysanthemums are puled out. 1 prepay freight when cash comes with order. If wanted by express I prepay 2/^c. per lb., you pay balance, 25 at 100 rates, 260 at 1000 rates. 100 Calla Ethiopica, 10 inches circumference $10.00 The .il.ove Bulbs will all bloom 1 year. 9 00 800 7.0U 5.50 4 50 3 50 225 1000 $90. 00 80.00 70.00 60.(0 45.00 35 00 25.00 15.00 A. WITTING, n-23 Kennan Street. SftNTA CRUZ. CAL. WHOLESALE TRADE LIST Plants from 2;3 in. pots, 50c. per doz. $3.00 per 100 Agcraium Inimitable, Blue Perfection, Heliotropes, Lobelia, Parlor Ivy, Shasta Daisies, 3 varieties. Night-BIooming Jasmine. Slevias dwarf and tall, Asparagus Sprcngerii. Asparagus plumosus, strong platits, 5-inch pots, $2.00 per doz. Passiflora, Mammoth Beauty, a hardy variety from 3-inch pot plants, 75c. per doz. Clematis paniculaia, 3-inch pot-, $5.00 per 100. Clematis, large-flowering varieties, home grown, two year old plants, $3 00 per doz. Swainsona alba, 3-inch pots, $5,00 per ICO. Achyranthes Lindenii, Alternantheras, yellow, a^^-inch pets, $a.oo ptr 100. Crotonf, 4 in. pots, $2.oc per doz. Asparagus Sprengeri, seedlings from flats at $1.00 per 100. Chrysanthemums, best leading varieties, White, Yellow and Pink Plants from 2H-inch pots, $2.00 per 100. Geraniums in full bloom, scarlet, pink and white, 4-inch pots, $5.00 per loc. C. EESELE. I th and Roy Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown e.Kclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO., 4 & 6 Old Slip, NEW YORK. GOVERNOR HERRICK VIOLET The best single Violet on the market today. A strong erower, excelleni bloomer, and fine dark color. Strong healthy plants ready for immediate planline. From a inch pots Price $4 per 100, $35 per lOOO H. A. MOLATSCH & SON P. O. Box 44. Nanueti N. Y. DAHLIAS. riedes fn any quantity; Now is the time to place your order for bulbs which w ill insure you getting named va- prompt delivery. DAVID HERBERT & SON, Successors to L. K. Peacock, Inc. A.TCO. Jg.J. 20,000 SALVIAS Fine Stock, BONFIRE, ST. LOUIS and SPLENDENS 2>2 inch iiots, $3.00 pei- 100. 3 inch pots, $4.0u per 100. GARDENIA VEITCHII 20,000 plants in 2, '4 and 3 inch pots. Fine clean stock. JOHN SCOTT Rutland Road and East 45th 5t. Telephone 2890 Bedford. BROOKLYN, N. Y. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta. RobustaandGlauca; Kentia V orstenana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. I 01 2 Ontario St., Philadelphia I Gardenia Plants I Fine Stocky Plants Out of 3 inch Pots $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; $25.00 per 200; $120 per 1000. STUMPP & WALTER CO. 50 Barclay St., New York. •«<«!«<«(«(« «<•<•<«(•<«<«<«(•(«««<««««««« .Standard varieties and Novelties, for $2.00 per 100 up to 75 cts. each. We will send 1000 in twenty vari- eties, our selection, siucjle and double, for $18.00 cash with order. Send for ourGeranium catalogue, it contains descriptions of over 175 varieties. Visitorsalways welcome. R.VINCENT, JR. & SONS GO. WHITE MARSH, MO. A. LEUTHY <& CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PLANTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES. ROSLINDALE, MASS, 2000 Asparagus Sprengeri From bench two and three years old. $5.00 per hundred $40.00 per thousand Cash with order .... DEPEW BROTHERS Cor. PiermoM and DePew Avenues, NVACK, NEW YORK 3000 SMILAX PLANTS .*i.30 per Thonsand. Apply to WELCH BROS. 226 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. Prices Quoted in these Advertisers Columns are for Dealers Only. When Writing to Please Mention HORTICULTURE. July 20, 1907 HORTICULTURE 7» News Notes. Stanley Baker of Hanover, Mass., has given up the florist business. C. F. Davis has started in business in Denver, Colo., as a retail florist. Mark Aitken of Springfield, Mass., had $60 stolen from his room on the night of July 9. L. H. Dawson's greenhouse at Spice- land. Ind., suffered considerable dam- age by hall on July 6. The Calla Cut Flower Co.. of Colum- bus, O., has increased its capital stock fiom .» 6E0. A. SUTHERLAND CO. CUT FLOWERS Florists' Supplies and Letters 34 HAWLEY STREET • BOSTON Fancy Kaizerins Dbl. Blue Cornflower W. E. McKISSICK Wholesale Ploriat 1231 Filbert St., PHILADELPHIA FR£D. EHRET CUT FLOWERS Whotmmmlo Oonmlgnmenlm ffom Bmmt 1407 FAIRMODNTATE..PHILA.,PA. DAILY GONSIGNIMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers W« can Care for your cutflowcr want5 to advantsfi^e. E. F. WINTERSON CO. 4t-47-43 W»BASH AVE.. - - CHICAGO ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jtccountant and Jiuditor Simple methods of correct accounting especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Building 28 STATE ST., BOSTON Telephone, Main %% . CHAS. W. McKELUR SI WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Valley, Hoses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERG WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicas:o, 111. In writing adTertUen mention Bortlcnlton and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100 — TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO June 24 ROSES Am. Beauty, Fan. &Sp I *' Extra : No. I '* Lower grades ' Bride, "Maid, Golden Gate, F.&S.. ■ " " " " Extra.. " " " No. I & lw.gr. ! Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. ... " '* Lowergrades. Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp " " Lowergrades j Kaiserin, Caroot, Fan. & Sp I " " Lower grades. . . ; Killarney,Wellesley, Fan. &Sp... " " Lower grades CARNATiONS Faacy and Novelties. Ordinary 25.00 15.00 10.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 2.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.0a 6.00 3.00 6.00 35.00 20.00 12. 00 6.00 6.00 3.00 to 3.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 5-00 8.00 4.00 MiSOELUANEOUS Sweet Peas Cattlcyac LiUes Lily o( the Valley Gardenias Miencnette Adiantum Smilaz Asparagus Plumosus , strhigs. " " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 1.50 .75 ■50 40.00 10.00 3.00 ■ 50 4.00 1. 00 15.00 35-00 35-00 to 3.00 to I. 00 1.00 50.00 13. 00 4.00 1.50 ».oo 18.00 50.00 50.00 TWIN CITIES June 24 PHILA. July 18 BOSTOIf July 18 20.00 18.00 12.00 10.00 8 00 6.00 a. 00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 1.50 .75 50. «o 12.00 3.00 .50 3.00 1. 00 13. 00 95,00 20 00 15,00 13. 00 10.00 B.OO 4.00 tc.oo 8,00 10.00 8.00 10.00 8.00 10.00 8.00 to a. 00 to I. 00 to 60.0 3.00 •75 5.00 1.50 15.00 30.00 30.00 15.00 8.00 3.00 5. 00 3.00 1. 00 6.00 s.oo 5.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 5.00 2.00 t.50 ■so 3.00 8.00 35.00 18.00 12 DO 5.00 8.00 4.00 3.00 8.00 5-00 6.00 4.00 S.OO 5.00 6,00 3.00 1. 00 .50 60.00 12.50 4.00 10.00 1. 00 IS. 50 3500 35.00 1.50 15.00 50.00 50.00 15.00 10.00 6.00 .50 3.00 2.00 50 3.00 •so 2.00 ■50 3.00 1. 00 3.00 .50 1. 00 .25 •»5 35.00 4.00 3.00 s.oo .50 • 50 13.00 35,00 12.00 8.00 300 4.00 3-00 1. 00 4,00 3.00 300 1. 00 5-»o 3.00 4.00 3.00 1.50 .75 .25 60.00 6.00 4.00 10.00 1. 00 1.50 16.00 50.00 50.00 POEHLMANN BROS. GO. Grow and Ship the Finest' AMERICAN BEAUTIES In the World. 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL The Florists' Supply House of America Can fill bnrry oraers Telepbone or Telerrapk H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. II 29 Arch St:, Philadelphia TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you risfht July 20, 1907 HORTICULTURE COMING TO CONVENTION ? SEE US at Horticultural Hall or at Our New Building. Greatest Line of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES AND NOVELTIES J. STERN &, CO., 125 North lOth St., above Arch St., PHILADELPHIA FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Business is very dull BOSTON here, worse, if auything, than at any previous time this season. "Carna' Jive a bunch — doz'n carna' fer fl' cen' " is the call on every street corner, and the street men are not doing a land office business at that. The growers, happy growers, are, most of them, either already away or getting ready to go — some of them abroad, others to rural retreats nearer home. Many retailers are likewise enjoying them- selves. The wholesalers — well, they are always enjoying themselves, even when working their hardest. The un- dercurrent, through all departments, seems to give promise of a fine dele- gation from the Hub to Philadelphia next month. Summer dullness has BUFFALO come upon us and trade is actually at a stand- still. Stock came in in abundance the past week, especially in the car- nation line, with very little sale. The customer makes no appearance, con- sequently the rubbish man gets two- thirds of the material. Roses are in good supply, Killarney leading. In pink Carnot and Kaiserin were fine, but Brides and Bridesmaids are poor in quality. Longiflorum lilies are in good supply, also candidum and rub- rum. Sweet peas are overflowing. Trade lias quiet- INDIANAPOLIS ed down and as- sumed the usual midsummer dullness. The weather has grown warmer every day. and as a result stock has shown plainly the effect. Tea roses are producing quan- tity, but are of the summer type. Beauties with good, clear foliage find good sale and are in fair supply. Quite a variety of garden flowers are to be had. with little or no sale. Gladioli, Lilium candidum and longi- florum are in good numbers, while asters are in limited supply only. Fine sweet peas are abundant at ex- tremely low prices. Growers of bed- ding plants report the best spring trade in years. A visit to their places finds them well cleaned out. Cut flower trade is NEW YORK only a memory now, the principal remin- der of which is imcollected accounts which stare the dealer in the face every time he opens his books and which in a majority of cases are likely to stay on the ledger for many moons before they get their happy shift to the cash account. This is the tough- est part of the flower business, "and that's no dream." Plenty of flowers — such as they are — make the daily trip from far and near and take their chances at a sale which, if it is con- summated, Inay or may not cover the express charges (reduced or other- wise). All are hoping for a reduction of the shipments at one end or a re- sumption of demand at the other. One or both of these would be an im- provement thankfully received in these blistering days. There is little PHILADELPHIA change to report on the market here this week. The tone has improved somewhat, but this is rather to be at- tributed to the decrease in supplies than to any increase in demand. There are plenty of roses and carnations com- ing in. of the usual summer quality. In carnations, no really first-class stock is to be seen, but the quantity of seconds is more tian the market needs. There is an unusual quantity of small subjects, such as achillea, feverfew, candytuft, sweet alyssum and such arriving. Asters have improved some- what, there being some very good pinks now coming in, also whites, but the latter are rather short-stemmed. Red gladioli are plentiful, also sweet peas. It has been a fine season for sweet peas, and they are still very good. Lily of the valley is of fine quality and plentiful. The gardenia, is down into the plebeian class now, but the stately orchid holds its own at normal figures with supply short enough to keep vul- gar prices at a respectful distance. NEWPORT NOTES. The weather during the past five weeks has been favorable in the ex- treme to Newport as far as filling it up with summer people is concerned and that means more eventually than if the weather conditions had been more favorable for vegetation. It is quite hot here now; outdoor roses are in consequence all but river; florists were not able to utilize these to any appreciable extent this season. There is now a scarcity of outdoor flowers and the indications are that at no time will such material be over plentiful this year. With the cottages about all occupied and nearly every one of the prominent members of the four hundred einiong the occupants things look exceedingly promising for a good and profitable .season tor florists and growers. There are already many entertainments talked of for the near future and a few have already taken place. Gardenias will be scarce this season: there are few commercial gi'ow- ers engaged in growing these here and I think there are not many anywhere although there is no apparent reason why they could not be made fairly profitable. All the florists are now firmly es- tablished at their several stands on the avenue and each one is seemingly put- ting forth his best efforts in window decoration. For a week or more F. L. Zeigler has as an attraction a din- ner table with silver and other acces- sories prom.inent, showing a floral decoration of something new for each day. All the florists are still doing a large plant business and there are still many dwelliugs unsupplied with palms, bay trees, etc. BUSINESS CHANGES. Geo. A. Heinl has removed to 336 Superior St., Toledo, O. \Vm. Trillow of Des Moines, la., has leased the Lambert Greenhouses. R. Dahn has taken over the busi- ness of Dahn & Ford at Auburn, N. Y. Miss Ri.ggall has succeeded to the business of Thomas Plumb on Yonge St., Toronto. Andrew Frost has purchased the business of J. P. McCullough, 284 Col- lege St., Toronto. Perkins & Nelson succeed Perkins & Schumann, as wholesale florists, at 55 W. 26th street, New York. J. H. Seaman & Co., Washington, Pa., have bojight the greenhouses of the Washington Floral Co., and will carry on the Forrest houses until December with George Garland in charge. Eighteen thousand dollars was the purchase price. A GREAT SUPPLY HOUSE. In many respects one of the most interesting and useful features of the S. A. F. convention at Philadelphia, from the florists' standpoint, will be the displays made by the Philadelphia plantsmen, seedsmen and supply deal- ers at the trade exhibition and at their respective places of business. Among the supply men Bayersdorfer & Co. will surprise by the magnitude of their display. Mr. Bayersdorfer has just returned from Europe, and there is nothing worth having that he has not gathered together in the determination to stand pre-eminent on this occasion. OBITUARY. Sam Fine, a florist of St. Louis, Mo., 41 years old. died on July 8 at the City Hospital. Nicholas Bartz. who established the flrst greenhouse in Des Moines. Iowa, died on July 15, aged 71. Two sons survive him. Thomas Murphy, doing business as a retail florist on Ogden Avenue. Chi- ca.go, committed suicide on July 9. He was 50 years' old. A. J. Anderson, late gardener to Mrs. Thomas J. Emery. Newport, R. I., committed suicide on July 16. He leaves a widow and two children. A. R. Congdon of Oberlin, O., died on June 29. Mr. Congdon had built up a successful business through his untiring energy and devotion and was highly esteemed. Mr. E. A. Cannell. youngest son of Henry Cannell of Swanley, England, died recently, at the age of 40 years. He was a member of the Cannell firm. A widow ancl children survive him. 82 HORTICUI-TURE July 20, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Finest American Beauties and Carnations SI West 28 St. ■ NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 48 West 28tli street, NEW YORK HUE ttS nT CHiS A Full Line of All CUT FLOWERS Telephone. 3»70 or 3871 Madison Sanare Charles Millang 50 West 29th St., New York City €ut Flowers on Commission ▲ Reliable Place to Consign to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 UadlBon Square^ A. L.YOUNG & GO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS •4 West 28th St., NEW YORK Telephone 3SS9 Madison Square feniignments of choice cut flowers solicite^l. Prompt payments. Give us a trial. Established 1891 BUY FROM Ji/i ■-« SHIP TO /Vlr-r TEY ■*•'*■-' ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th SL, New York Telephone 3924 Madison Square. k««^^«'««'«»«^'«'*^«««^ JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist ^I'j^^'^^stSwIbrs'' A full line of Choice Cut Flower (tock for all purposea. Comprlaet every varlctj' grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE ^9 W. 28 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wfiolettale Conttnission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 Wast 28th Street, New York Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadison Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HICHKST GRADE OF VALLEY ALWAVS ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,759«.dT,.42 W. 28th St., New York H. E>. P!^ le o :m: E> j«^ or Successor to Wm. Gliormley Wholesale Commission Florist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 57 West 28th St. New York. Special Attention to Shipping Orders Telephones: *aoo, aioi, Madison Square Write for Current Prices WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Telepbone 167 Madison Sq. All Grades of Flowers for All Grades of Buyers NEW YORK OUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY ROSM Am. Beauty, fan and sp '* extra " No. I " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, fan & sp " " " " Iw'.grds. Liberty, Richmond, tancy & special '* " lower grades . . Chatenay, Morgan, fancy and spec. _ ** '* lower grades . . KiUarney, Welleslcy, fan. and spec. " '* lower grades. Last Half af Week ' endln 1 ^J^^ 13 lO.OO to 15.00 6.00 to 8.00 2. CO to 3.00 •5° to 1.00 j I.OO to 3.00 •as to •50 I.OO to 3.00 ■35 to .50 I.OO to 3.00 25 to .50 I.OO to 3.00 .25 to •5° FInt Half of Week be£infiln{ July 15 1S07 lO.OO 6.00 a.oo ■5° I.OO •25 I.OO .25 I.OO ■25 I.OO .'5 8.00 3.00 I.OO 3,00 .50 3.00 'SO 3.00 .50 3-00 ■50 Carnations, Fancy and Novelties.. " Ordinary Sweet Peas ( I CO bunches^ Cattleyas Llliec Lily of the Valley Garden las nignonette Adiantum ' ' Croneanum Smllaz Asparagus Pluino>sus, strings... . " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) Last Half of Week ending Ju yi3 1907 ■75 to I 00 25 to .50 1.00 to » 5c 20.00 to So.ot t.oo to 3.0c 1.00 to 2.00 2. CO to 10.00 .50 to I.OO ■50 to •75 I.OO to 1 50 8.00 to 1 2. 00 20.00 to -0.0c 10.00 to 25.00 FIrtt Half sf Week beginning July 15 1907 ■75 to .25 to I.OO to 90.00 to .00 lo I.OO to 3.00 to ,50 to . so to I 00 to 8.00 to ao.oo to 10.00 to I.OO .50 1.50 50.00 3.00 2.00 lO.CO I.OO -75 1.50 12.00 30.00 25 00 DRGHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN GO. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers «3 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 366 Madison Square Edward Ca Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. Tel- Mil Madison Square NeW YOrk TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at lair prices all the year round Send for qastation. on (all otdan Tel. 798.799 Madieon Sq. 44 West 28th Street, Ncw York CItj Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 1604--l(i65 MAOI.SON SQITARC ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture July 20, 1907 horticulture: 83 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ I per 1000 BRONZt GALAX, $1.25 per 1000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on ferns ; we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire work. Write lor price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN GUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wholesale oommission Florists, 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. PERSONAL. C. W. Scott ot Chicago was a visitor in Boston last week. C, Campbell of Montreal is taUing a two niofiths' vacation in Scotland. B. S Slinn, Jr., wholesale florist. New York, who was obliged to go to Arkansas Hot Springs last spring has returned greatly improved in health. Visitors in Philadelphia this week: President W. J. Stewart. Boston; Secretary P. J. Hauswirth, Chicago, of the S. A. F.. and Fred. H. Kramer, Washington. D. C. We are pleased to report that the condition of Supt. W. S. Manning of the Baltimore park department is fa- vorable to an early recovery and re- lease from the Johns Hopkins Hos- pital. State Vice-President Pierce of Mas- sachusetts is away on a short, vaca- tion. As soon as he returns watch tor news of the trip from Boston to the S. A. F. convention, which opens Aug. 20 at Philadelphia. SUCCESSFUL ROAD TREATMENT IN NEWPORT. Newport never looked better than it does now and it would look still better if there had been a little more rain to freshen things up and aid the work of man in the adornment ot the landscape. In years past there were continual grumblin.gs heard because of the dust tron"' the roadways, especially from Bellevue Ave. Last season, but too late to do much good, an attempt was made to remedy the state of affairs which gave occasion for these grumblings. Oil was sprinkled on the avenue and it did the work all right but it was very forbidding in appear- ance and odor. This year the street commissioner obtained a supply of what is known as dustoline from New Jersey where it had been used suc- cessfully last year. The application ot this oily matter which is perfectly odorless has proved an unqualified success It not only keeps the dust down but it also saves the road be- cause it forms along with the coat of smooth stone put on with it a durable crust on the suiface of the road. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The Indiana Horticultural Society will hold its midsummer meeting at Purdue experiment station. Lafayette, August 7, 8. Progrjims will scon be ready for distribution. H. H. Swaim, South Bend, is president; W. B. Flick, Indianapolis, secretary. The fourth annual meeting of the American Breeders' Association is an- nounced for January 28, 29, 30, in Washington, IJ. C. The American Carnation Society will hold its conven- tion on the same dates, and some of the sessions will be held joinrly with the American Breeders' Association Best Flowers Ihe Boston Market N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. 84 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES Headquarters in Western New Yorl( FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all l trial. We can pleaae you. HENRY M, ROBINSON & CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS rRESn CtT TLOWERS, CUT EVEROREEN, AND ELORISTS' StPPLIES. 15 Province Sim & 9 Ghapman PL, Boston, Mass- WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-xo DE-ATE^^foNLY. CINCINNATI July i6 DETROIT June 24 BUFFALO July 16 ROSES Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. Extra " No. t ■ 10.00 " Lower grades 5.00 Bride, 'Maid, Goldea Gate, F. & S. 6.00 •' " " " Extra. - . . 4.00 " '* " No. i&lw.gr. 2.00 Liberty, RichmoDd, Fan. & Sp. ... 6.00 '* '* Lower grades. 3.00 Cbatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp 6.00 *' *' Lower grades- 3.00 Kaiscrin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp 6.00 " " Lower grades •. 3.00 KilUroey, Wellcsley, Fan. & Sp... 6.co " *' Lower grades CARNATIONS I Fancy and Novelties to Ordinary .... .75 to 25.00 20.00 13.00 8.00 8.00 500 3.00 8.00 5.00 8 00 5.00 8.00 5.00 8.C0 3.00 to 5.00 3.00 1.50 MISCELLANEOUS Sweet Peas CatUeyas Lilies . Lily of the VaUey , Gardenias . . ■ • ; Mignonette 1 Adiaotum Smilax ! Asparigus Plumosus, strings ; '* *' & Spren, (loobchs.) j as to .35 00 to 60.00 ,00 to 10.00 4 00 I'.UO 3.00 1.00 13.00 50.00 35.00 aS-oo so.oc 18.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 a. 00 6.00 3.00 6 CO 3.00 3.00 •75 .25 50.00 15.00 3.00 12.50 50.00 30.00 3500 35.00 17. 00 8.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 4.0« 8.00 4 00 3. 00 20 00 4.00 1. 00 2. 00 15.00 75 00 40.00 30.00 to 15.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 7.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 to 10.00 to 3 00 to 1.50 t.oo 50,00 8.00 3.00 2.00 1. 00 .50 15.00 40.00 25.00 32.00 30.00 15.00 S.oo 8.00 7.00 6.00 15.00 10.00 15 00 10.00 1500 10.00 15.00 10.00 2.50 1.50 PitTSBlJiKI July 16 15.00 10.00 4.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 ;:.oo 6.00 3.00 4.00 to 1.50 to I. 00 I to 5t .25 60,00 to.oo to 12.00 ! to 4 00 j to 10.00 to I 00 to 1. 00 to 12.50 to 30.00 10,00 2. 00 1.50 30.00 50 00 50.eo |35.oo to .3« 50.00 8.00 4.00 13. 5« 3 00 1.50 15.00 50.00 40.00 REED (SL KELLER 122 West 2Sth St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our letal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work &NoTelties and are dealers io Glisswara Decorative Greens and ^ierlrti' Requisites. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. Yon will find some good offers there als* Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Commission Florists, The KERVAN GO. 13 W28th. ST., New York 55 and 57 We»t 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Madiaon Square. WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto &Cycas Palm Leaves. Galax, Leu- ! cothoe, FefBs and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen 1 J. B. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG. PA. Long Distance Phone 1435 Court. 84 HORTICULTURE July 20, 1907 Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers in this Issue are also listed under this classlflcatlon without charge. Reference to List of Ad- vertisers will indicate the respective pages. Buyers falling to find what they want in this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them 1b •ommunlcation with reliable dealers. ACACIA FUBESCENS Albert Dirwanger, 422 Congress St., Port- land, Me. For page see List of Advertisers. ACCOITNTANT & i Dysart, 28 State St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ADIANTUMS Adiantum Bybrldum, fine young plants, 16 for $1, mailed; J5 per 100. Originator's stock. Certificate of Merit S. A. F., 'OS. A. Ley & Bro.. Langdon, D. C. Adiantum Farleyense, strong plants, for propagating purposes, $25.00 per 100. Cash with cider. 3. A. Peterson, McHenry Ave.. Westwood, Cincinnati, O. AGAVES M. Ballocke, Both St. and 2d Ave., Brook- lyn, N. T. Variegated Agaves. For page see List of Advertisers. AGBICniS»M) Broadway. Detroit, Mich. The "Just Klght" kind. Send for DUce list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. All standard frames in stock. Special de- signs made to order In hurry-up time. N. F. .McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton. Mass. WIRE SUPPORTS The Helm Carnation Support. Write for price. Helm Carnation Support Co.. Con- nerBvllIe. Ind. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co.. 15 Province St.. and 9 Chapman PI.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. George A. Sutherland Co.. 34 Hawley St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros.. 226 Devonshire St.. Boston. For page see List cf Advertisers. W^HOLESALE FLORISTS— Continued Bnffalo Wm. F. Hasting Co., 383-87 Elllcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. Knr pjiffp see List of Advertiser". Chicago Cbas. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Relnberg, 51 Wabash Av., Chlcaco. For page see List of Advertisers. E. F. Wlnterson Co.. 45-49 Wabash Are., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 & 40 Broadway. For page see List of Advertisers. Nevr Tork J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stuart Allen Co., 53 W. 28th St., New Kork. For page see List of Advertisers. J. S. Fenrlch, 110 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. K. Froment, 57 W. 28tli St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. K. O Horan, 55 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Langjabr, 55 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. James McManus. 42 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. Mlllang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Raynor. 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Heutz & Nash, 55 and 57 W. 2Cth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. M. Henshaw, 44 West 28th St., New York. Philadelphia W. E. McKlsslck, 1221 Filbert St., Phlla delphla, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo NIessen Co., 1209 Arch St.. Phlladel phla. Pa. For page see List cf Advertisers. Ihe S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reld. 1528 Ranstead St., Phli<« delphla. Pa. Fur page see List of Advertisers. Fred Ehret. 1407 Fairmount Ave., Phila- delphia. Pa. Fur page see List of Advertisers. Berger Bros., 1305 Filbert St., Pbila. Pittsburg J. B. .Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St.. Plttsh\irg. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. New Offers in This Issue^ AMERICAN BEAUTY PLANTS. Jno. Kiutui]. Chestui.t Hill, riiil.idelphla. Pa. Tur page see List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Tii^ H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland. Md. For pa^e see List nf .Xdvertisers. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. J. stern k Co.. 12.5 N. lOtb St., Phii.i. l-'nr page see List of Advertisers. FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH. II. i;. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St.. .\lliany. N. Y. I'ur li;l;^e ^ee List nf .\ilvertisers. NEW BABY SMILAX. Henry F. Michell Co, Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. SEEDS: CHINESE PRIMROSES, CINERARIAS, CYCLAMENS. Johnson Srrd Co., 217 Market St.. Pliila. For page see List of .-Vdvertisers. S. A. F. TRADE EXHIBITION. r)a\ id Rust, Supt.. Horticultural Hall,. Philadelphia. For page see List of -Advertisers. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore 1 do any buying. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this colunin one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care H O R T I C U L- TURE" should be sent to J I Ham- ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED W.VNTED — Competent assistont in flower, seed ard bulb department. State experi- ence and salary wanted. Address Schle- gel & Fottler Co.. Boston. Mass. SITUATIONS WANTED G.liRDENER wishes position on private place as head: competent in all branches of gardening, landscape worli and impiove- meiits: care of live stock; capable of tak- ing full charge: age 3.8: married, two chil- dren : best f'f references. Address Garden- er, care of HORTICULTURE FOR SALE FOR SALE— Cheap. 10,000 flower pots, assurted sizes, 2 in. to 12 in. Jos. B. Anders, Hatfield, Pa. In writing fo Advertisers Jcindly mention Horticulture 88 HORTICULTU RE. July 20, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K. 8a AUen Wm. Stuart Co.. 8 2 American Nursery 64 Aschmann Godlrey. • - • 78 Atlanta Floral Co 79 B Arrows H.H. & Son. .63 Baur Floral Co. 63 Baycrsdorfer H.& Co. 80 Bay State Nurseries • . . 64 Boddington A. T. -■74-7S Boston Florist Letter Co 79 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 90 Braslan Seed Growers Co. 75 Breck Joseph & Sons .75 Breitmeyer's J. Sons.. 79 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 75 BuUockeM 64 Bjrpec W, A. & Co.-. 75 Burton John-. 62 Carrillo & Baldwin 73 Castle W.W 62-91 Chicago Carnation Co 63 ChiversT. H 64 Clarke's David, Sons. 79 Clipper Lawn Mower Co 90 Conard & Jones 64 Cooke G. H •■ .79 Cottage Gardens 64 Cowee A 64 Craig Robt Co 62 De Pew Bros. 78 DirwangerA 63 Donohoe W. H -79 Domer F. Sons & Co.. 63 Dreer H. A. go Dysart R. J. 80 Edwards Folding Box Co. 80 Ehret Fred 80 EiseleC. 78 Elliott Wm.& Sons... 74 Eiler J G 91 Ernest W. H 90 Exotic Nurseries 73 Eyres 79 Farquhar R. & J. & Co 75 FenrichJ. S 82 Fiske, H.E. Seed Co.. 75 Foley Mfg. Co 90 Ford Bros 82 Froment H.E 82 Galvin Thos. F. 79 Grey T.J. Co. 75 Gude Bros. Co 79 Gattman Alex. J 82 Hail Asso. 91 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co. 75 Hauswirth P. J. 79 Heacock Joseph 73 Herbert David & Son- .78 Hews A. H. & Co 90 Hilfinger Bros qo Hippard E 91 Hitchings & Co 92 Koran E. C 82 Iliffe Daniel 90 Johnson Seed Co - 7 5 Kastlng W. F 83 Kervan Co., The 83 King Cons. Co 91 Koral Mfg. Co 79 Lager & Hurrell 73 Langjahr, Alfred H. . . - 82 Leuthy A. & Co 78 Lord & Burnham Co. -92 Page Manda Jos. A 73 McCarthy N. F. . .63-83 McConnel) Alex.. .79 McKellar Charles W.. 80 McKissick,W. E So McManus Jas. S2 Metropolitan Material Co 91 Michell H. F.Co 74 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange.. 83 Millang Charles 82 Miller Theo. 79 Mineralize i Rubber Co 91 Mitiing, A 78 Molatsch H. A. & Son .78 Moninger J. C 91 Moore, Hent7 & Nash .83 Morse C. C. & Co 75 Murdoch J. B.&C0...83 Murray Samuel 79 New England Nur- series 64 Nicotine Mfg. Co go Niessen Leo Co 62 Ordonez Bros 73 PalethorpeP. R. 90 Park Floral Co 79 Pennock-Meehan Co. .6^ Perkins St. Nurseries. .78 PetersonJ. A 63 Pierce F. O. 91 Pierson F. R. Co 63 Pierson U Bar Co 92 Poehlmann Bros. Co. ..80 Rawson W. W. & Co. 75 Raynor John 1 82 Reed& Keller 83 Reid Edw 80 Reinberg Peter 80 Rickards Bros. 75 Robinson H.M. & Co. .83 Roehrs Julius Co 73 Roland, Thomas "... .64 Rolker August & Sons 73-90 Rose Hill Nurseries .-64 Rust David .64 Sander & Son 73 Scheepers John & Co. .78 Schulz Jacob 79 Scott, John 78 Shankiin >amuel W.. 74 Sheridan W. F 82 Siggers & Signers qi Situations & Wants. -.87 Skldelskv S. S 63 Smith W.C. 63 Smyth Wm. J 79 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co. gi Stem J. & Co 81 Stumpp & Waller Co, 63-64-78 Sutherland Geo. A. Co 80 Thorburn J.M. & Co. 75 TottyCha^. H 63 Traendly & Schenck ■ ■ 82 Valentine, J. A 79 Vick's Jas. Sons 7s Vincent R.J r.& Sons.. 78 WalshM. H... 64 Waterer John& Sons- .64 Weber F. C. 79 Weber H. & Sons 63 Welch Bros. 80 Winterson E. F. Co. ..80 Yokohama Nurseries Co 64 Young [ohn 82 Young, Thos. Jr. 79 Young & N ugent 79 Zirngtebel August 75 Zvclanek Ant. C 75 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not ? THE GERMAN APPLE DEMAND. "b'iup liibii api'lps lo; tlie (ieinuin market shoulil lie selected from attrac- tive varieties and good keepers," says Consul Biittain. at Kehl in a report to the Department of Commerce and Labor. '■They should be wrapped in tissue paijei'. then packed in tine ex- celsior, in boxes made from strong, light limiber. These boxes should be aoout 24 inches long, and from 12 to 1-1 inches wide, and sufficiently higli for one layer of apiiles. Should two layers be placed in the same box, they should be separated by clieap card- board and the second layer should be packed as the first. While this sort of packing may require a little more time, yet the extra expense will be slight and the seller will be duly com- pensated by the increase in the price of the fruit. Apples coming from France, running from two and a half to three to the pound, packed as described, sell for 5, 6 and 7 cents each — apples that are inferior to ours in appearance and flavor. The size and beauty of our finest apples would doubtless command a much higher price. No continental apples equal ours in flavor or appearance. At pres- ent American apples of the common grades, packed in boxes or barrels, sell at 10 to 12 cents per pound. We must pay more attention to the man- ner of packing merchandise, especially perishable merchandise, if we wish to capture the foreign market." LIST OF PATENTS. Issued June 25, 1907. 857,684. 857,711. 857,967. 858,187. 859,243. 850,456. 859,748. S^.9,869. 8.59,881. Garden Implement. Charles S. Stevens, Conneaut, Ohio. Harrow. Jesse E. Arnold. Hico, Texas. Plow. Samuel V. Weeks, Highland Park, Tenn., as- signor to Emerson Mfg. Co., Rockford, 111., a Corpora- tio;i of Illinois. Greenhouse Bench. Robert O. King, North Tonawanda, N. Y. Issued July 9, 1907. Harrow, planter and cultiva- tor. James T. Clive, Da- mascus, Ark. Fertilizer distributer. Robert Love, Syracuse, N. Y., as- signor to Kemp & Burpee Mfg. Co., Syracuse. N. Y. Mowing machine. Harold H. Denman. Pullman, Wash. Planting or seeding machine. Frank C. Brown, Canon City, Colo.. assigTior of one- half to John W. Marsh, Canon City, Colo. Lawn tiiower. . Alfred Hill. Denver, Colo., assignor to Kendrick & Hill Mfg. Co.. Denver, Colo. WASHINGTON FLORISTS' CLUB. The Washington Florists' Club are to have an afternoon outing to the Great Falls on the Virginia side, on July 25th. All are looking forward with much pleasure to the event, as there will be sports of various kinds, and that added to the great beauty of the natural scenery ought to com- pensate all for their proportionate assessment, to say nothing of the din- ner that will be served at the Dickey House. It is hoped there will be a full attendance. During Recess ^Hang Sorm-u' ' care ivill kill a cat Atui therefore let's be merry," GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS- CLUB OF BOSTON. The annual club picnic will be held in Dorchester Park, corner of Dorches- ter Ave. and Richmond St., and Adams St., Dorchester, on Thursday, July 25. The park is easily reached by Ashmont and Milton electrics from Dudley St. Station, or any electric running through Milton Lower Mills, the walk being only three minutes. Cedar Crove Station on the Mallapan branch of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., is only ten minutes' walk distant. A very attractive and valuable list of prizes has been entered for the 30 events on the athletic part of the pro- .gramme. Entries are restricted to club members, their wives and families. Peter Miller will be official starter; Wilfrid Wheeler, official handicapper and the sporting committee consists of J. W. Duncan, Robert Cameron, H. M. Robinson, R. S. Edgar, James Wheeler, Wm. Davis, Wilfrid Wheeler, Peter Miller, Maurice Fuld and Duncan Fin- layson. Sports will commence at 10 \. M. sharp. A cordial invitation is given to all who want to spend a thor- oughly enjoyable day to be present. The commercial growers are hoping to regain their lost laurels in the tug of war contest, which the private .garden- ers are as intent on keeping. Great jivalry is promised in many of the fporting events and a record-breaking attendance is assur^d. List of Events. 1. Base ball. Commercial and seed-men vs. private gardeners aud park men. Niae pius. A. H. Hews & Co. .Prize. 2. Base ball. Boys under 15. A. F. Scott ; prize. 3. Throwing base ball. A. T. Stearns Lumber Co. 1st, seamless ball, 2nd foun- tain pen. .■ 4. lOO-yard dasli, handicap. R. & J. Farquhar Co. 1st, suit case; 2nd, 2 doz. oranges, 3d, cigar case. 5. lOO-yard dash. Boys under 15. T. H. Westwood, prize, 1st, jerse.v; 2ud, base ball glove. R. lOO-yards dash. Girls under 15; W. H. Downs, prize. 1st, brooch : 2nd, brooch, 7. 100-yards sack race, haadicapl K. Finlayson, prize, 1st, fishing rod; 2nd, cigar case. S. 100-yard tat-men's race, (over 200 lbs.) W. Sims, 1st prize; cuff links; Duncan nnlayson, 2nd prize, cutt links. 9. 50-yards race. Married ladles, Joseph Breck and Son. Corporation, prize, 1st, high grade hammock; 2nd. 1 case scissors. in. lOO-yards race. Ijadics over 16, Rob- ert Cameron, prize, 1st. camera (Brownie Xo. 2.1 ; 2nd. camera (Brownie No. 3). 11. lOO-yards sack race. Boys under 15. Edward Hatch, prize. 1st. tennis racquet; 2nd. base ball glove; 3d. knife. 12. Potato race. Ladles, Thomas Rol- and, prize, 1st, hat pin; 2nd, hat pin; 3d, thimble. 13. lOO-yard three-legged race. F. E. Palmer, prize, 1st. pocket knife (pearl han- dle): 2nd, 2 belts. 14. 240-yards run, handicap. T. J. Gray, prize. 1st. cup; 2nd. fountain pen; 3d, knife. ir,. Quoit match, D. Iliffe, prize, 1st, razor: New England Nursery Co., 2nd, magnifying glass; 3d. pair quoits. IG. High .inrnp. 'W,- J- Stewart, prize, 1st. w.atch fob; 2nd, umbrella. 17 Long jump. Penn Co.. prize, 1st, sold sleeve' links: 2nd, umbrella. 18. Putting 16-lb. shot. Schiegel & Fot- tlor. prize. 1st. (not specified). m. Potato race. Boys under 10. J." Flood Co., prize 1st, Rugby ball. 2nd, base liall: :'.rd, pair dumb bells. July 20, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 89 SNAP SHOTS AT THE NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB PICNIC. Disembarking. A Boys' Race. W. J. Elliciitt and Wife in Centre. Al. Rickards Knocks a Foul. Joe Manda in Action. Irwin at the Bat. 20. Potato race, Girls. W. W. Rawson, prize, 1st. locket; 2nd, chain; 3rd, pin. 21. 200-yard race, Boys under 10. W. H. Whittier, prize, 1st, watch; 2Dd, camera; 3rd, e-ierciser. 22. Throwing tennis bail, Ladies. H. E. Fiske Co., 1st, tennis racket; 2nd, purse. 23. Tug of war, Pierson U. Bar Co., prize, 1st, box of 'cigars. 24. Consolation race. Prizes for all. 25. 50-yard race, girls under 7. R. T. McGorum, prize, base ball bat. 26. 50-yard race, girls under 7. R. T. McGorum, prize, hair brush. Ease ball players among the club's members should send in their names to their captain. F. E. Palmer. Brock- line, for the commercial florists and seedsmen, and Wm. Fischer. Union Terrace, Jamaica Plain, I'or the priv- ate and park gardeners. PITTSBURG FLORISTS' AND ALLEGHENY AND GARDENERS' CLUB. The annual outing and picnic of the club was held at Grove Park, Castle Shan- non, Pa., on July 10th. which in spite of the somewhat threatening weather, and also of the fact that the affair was ar- ranged in a hurry and members had a short notice, was fairly well attended. An early start was made by special train on the Pittsburg & Castle Shannon Railroad, which is a narrow gauge road, one of the few remaining relics of primitive railroading in this country. An elaborate program of sports and athletic events was arranged by the pic- nic committee, which was enthusiastically indulged in by young and old. A well- contested baseball game was won by the store men over the growers. Score, 9 to 7. G. Ludwig donated nine knives for the winning team. The fat men's race was won by Wm. Hartlick, J. W. Ludwig be- ing a close second. The rope provided for the tug-of-war team refused several times to stand the severe strain, preiipitat- ing the contesting teams ignominiotisly on the field. No other rope strong enough being procurable, the prize, a box of cigars, was divided between the teams. Tlie $5.00 gold piece donated by A. W. Smith for 100 yds. dash, open, was wan Oy \V. A. Carney. The ladies' races were FOR,.? /|~^ ^rfeenhouseillazini ?^t/_^>:.USE IT NOW. f.o.pWeco. 170 Fulton St., NrW YORK 92 HORTICULTURE July 20, 1907 I 1 AND ANYBODY CAN but it takes "know how" to MAKE A PRICE make quality- and then keep on makitig that quality. You know well enough that quality is the only thing that there is to count on — price goes up or down like the mercury, while quality, if it is genuine H & Co. quality, remains constant. The ques- tion stands with us — not how to keep the price down, but how to keep the quality up. Now all this talk applies to everything we turn out, from the smalest casting to the largest green- houses— H & Co. Quality from start to finish. You certainly want qual ty — so write us. HITCHINGS AND CO. WE MAKE EVERY PART OF A GREENHOUSE BUT THE GLASS --WE SELL ANY PART. Let us say it another way: We make at that im- mense plant of ours, at Irvington, N. V., practi- cally everything for your greenhouse, from L & B special putty to the "Burnham" Boiler. When you think it over, we are really running a Green- house Department Store, where you can buy from one concern, under one bill, a keg of putty and a few clamp bench fittings, or order a complete house, with all material, eveiythirg, even to the last coat of paint. This Greenhouse Department St'ire buyi' g has its strong advantages. First, you are absolutely cer- tain of L & B quality a d superiority throughout everything you buy, whe'her glazing nails or $lO,ooo worth of Cypress Materials. You become an important custom r of one concern, and have the assurance that they will take an interest in y ur requiren ents and give to you of their accurate knowledge and experience. Now it means all that and more when we say — and keep on saying as we shall from now on W^E MAKE EVERY PART OF A GREENHOUSE BUT THE GLASS -^WE SELL ANY PART. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS Manufacturers of Heatind and Venlllalin^ Apparatus. • 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. Lord & Burnham Co., Greenhouse Designers and Manufacturers, H33 Broadway, cor. 26th St., N. Y. Boston Branch: 819 Tremont Building. Philadelphia Branch : I2II Filbert Street. F course all kinds of questions come up in your mind when thinking about U-Bar construction. For instance; about palm houses: How dees it work out for them? Well, here's an interior that carries its own argument! Could anything be more finished in its appearance or freer from usual bunglesome part> ? The U-Bars are of ample strength to support the 24 inch wide glass and its ornamental To further complete U-BAR dome, its perfect appointment all heating pipes are placed under the side tables and hidden from veiw by the grills. All metal parts are given a coat of aluminum paint, both for their pres- ervation and perfection in finish. 1 he catalog shows the exterior and plan of this palm-house conserva- tory. Pierson U=barCoiTi= pany, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenliouses , Metropol- itan Building, 4th Avenue and Twenty-third St., New York. R»» / : M / X / / / / ^I^SSl^- if' Wl i M I § I ^^H^^nN ill i. i_ . niiiil Lie NEV fJOT, LrPINUS POI.YPHYLLUS eroted Co th^.^^ riORrsrrFlANTJMAN. MBcAPE Garden £. K/ndred /Dl-ereJt6 Go/roA/, Mass. dubscr/pt/on, ^100 \ 94 HORTICULTURE July 27, 1907 ^g r^^^x^^sc^^x^^sc^^ss^t^^ €^ ')it% DO YOU NEED ANYTHING MORE TO CONVINCE YOU? Read carefully this testimonial and those that we have already pub- lished. Don't Delay — Frosty Nights are Due in Eight or Ten Weeks Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York, July 22, 1907. WILLIAM W. CASTLE CO., 170 Sumrrer St., Boston, IVass. Gentlemen: — Yours, asking in regard to our experience with your circulator which you installed for us last fall, is at hand. Owing to the late completion of our houses, we could not test it accurately for coal econ- omy, but we intend to give it a thorough test in this respect the coming season. WE CON- SIDER IT, HOWEVER. A SPLENDID THING IN OTHER RESPECTS, FOR IT GIVES THE RAPIDITY OF A STEAM CIRCULATION ON A HOT-WATER SYSTEM. This is a particu- larly valuable adjunct to a water system, even on a scientifically proportioned heating system, such as we have just installed, where the water mains are eight-inch mains, so arranged to remove every particle of friction, allowing the most perfect circulation by gravity. We have your Circulator installed on TWO of our new houses, which were erected last year and which are 350 FT. LONG AND 56 FT. WIDE. The size of these houses will better be realized when we state that they are equivalent to twenty regular 100-ft. houses 20 ft. in width. In these large houses we can bring the water back to the boiler within less tKan ten minutes from the time the Circulator is started, so that the water returning to the boiler is within a few degrees as hot as when it leaves the boiler. This makes every hot-water pipe all through the range EQUALLY HOT AT ALL POINTS, and is a particularly valu- able feature after a bright, sunny winter day, whsn the thermometer suddenly drops after sun- down, as we can circulate the water as rapidly as steam could be circulated. If it is valuable in a range like ours, where everything is scientifically balanced to remove all friction, it would be DOUBLY VALUABLE on the AVERAGE place, where the mains are invariably small and where the circulation is very badly retarded by friction. We were doubtful as to whether it would be of particular value to us under our conditions, as ve had made the system as perfect as it was possible to make it, without regard to the initial expense in the installation of the system, considering it far better economy to have our pipe larger than was necessary, so as to remove all possible friction; but, EVEN UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. WE HAVE FOUND IT A GREAT ADVANTAGE, but we believe that to the average grower, with the ordinary hot-water system, it will be found of INCALCULABLE VALUE, and, undoubtedly, a very great economizer in coal consumption, as it will enable one to get a GOOD DEAL BETTER RESULTS from the fuel burned than if the water was circulated alone by gravity. We were somewhat afraid of the expense in running the Circulator at first, but find that it is not necessary to run it continuously. It can be run fifteen minutes, and can be stopped for an hour and a half, and then run again for fifteen minutes, so that the amount of electrical power expended is unexpectedly small. FROM A MECHANICAL STANDPOINT, IT IS PERFECT. Any one can operate it, and it certainly seems to us an INVALUABLE ADJUNCT TO A WATER SYSTEM. We should be glad to have any one call and inspect it at our Scarborough place, where it can be seen in operation, any time after we begin to fire in the fall. Very truly yours, (Signed) F. R. PIERSON CO. The installing of the Circulator in Mr. Pierson's place was our first opportunity to demonstrate its value in a plant recognized as the most modern and best equipped in the country. Our main business previous to this was to correct imperfect circulation due to defective piping and Ooi/Of' inam I suggested to Mr. Pierson the type of boiler he should use — approximately the same as we are building at the present time. Unquestionably He Has the best gravity hot watef system on this continent yet anyone who will carefully peruse the above letter will see how greatly the Circulator has improved what I consider a perfect system of hot-water heating. If the results in such a system have been what Mr* Pierson indicates how much more shouM the improvement be in a defective one ? Considering the testimonials of Mr. Pierson, Julius Roehrs, W. W. Edgar, Robert Simpson and others which have already been published, I ask in fairness whether the florists of this country need anything more to convince them of the absolute \ alue of this apparatus. Keep in mind our Boiler and Heating Systentm n you wish a cheap second- hand boiler we have some to sell — steam and cast-iron hot-water. Although we do not recom- mend them we can quote you very low prices as we are removing quite a few. W. W. CASTLE HEATING ENGINEER 1 70 Summer St., Boston yp^ yg:|3C&^X&S3l^t3J^:SJ£&33C£^^ 3^ July 27, 1907 HORTICULTURE 95 HYDRANGEAS FOR SUMMER BLOOMING We have a magnificent lot of Hydrangea Otaksa grown especially for JULY AND AUGUST FLOWERING. The plants are just coming into bloom just beginning to show color, and will be in perfection during July and August, when they are in great demand at watering places and other summer resorts. There is nothing showier or more satisfactory for lawn decoration. We make a specialty of them, and find an increasing demand for them from year to year. They can be shipped anywhere safely by freight. Large plants in tubs, $2.00 to $3.00 each, according to size. Very large specimens, in lialf barrels, $5,00 and $7.50 each. F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. SOMB GIVE YOU QUANTITY SOME (JIVE YOU QUALITY i GIVE YOU BOTH Boston and Scotti Ferns 6-lnch pots, $40.00 per 100 LARGE BOSTONS, fid'"" *™ *' '° WHITMANII e-INCH POTS, $60.00 PER 100 CIPIIC RUBBER PLANTS, 6-INCH POTS, 20 TO nUUO, 28 INCH TALL, $40.00 PER 100 CASH WITH ORDER OR SATISFACTORY REFERENCES WM. 0, SMITH, JSusT 61st and MARKET ST., Philadelphia BOSTON FERNS from bench, strong, healthy plan's, ready for « in pots, $4 .00 per 100; 8 In. $60.00; 10 in. $75.00 per 100. MIAMI FLORAL CO. 24 N. Main Street, Oayton, O, SMALL EVERGREENS For Pots and Window Boxes for late fall and winter use, mostly Conifers, in assorted hardy kinds, ranging from 12 to 16 inches in height, the hundred Irom twenty to thirty dollars, duty paid f,0.b. N. Y,, fall delivery. Address timely AUGUST ROLKER & SONS 31 Barclay St., or P. 0. Box 752, NEW YORK CYCLAMEN Splendens GIganteum Hybrids In five colors: the riues: strain known, 3 in. pots, ready, $7.00 per 100; 4-iu., S15.00 per 100; 6-in.. $20.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. S.S.SKiDELSKY, 824 NOll^ 24111 SI.. PmaelpHIO.PQ. TO CATALOG MAKERS. We are able to quote a low price on the majority of the electros of the illustrations in HORTICULTURE. BAY TREES Our Bay Trees imported from me best growers in Belttiunt and are 1 11 first-class condition everrone {ruar- anteed. It will pay you to lookthem over. STANDARD BAV TREES (all 4 ft. stems) IVi' Diam.ofBa.l Price per pair 1" .Wincnes SIS 00 II"! 30 nclies 12.00 AO*. 24 incties 8.00 en .„ ,Pyi!AMrD BAT TREES SO trees, , S ft.h, -h. 2f[. ir. dLunider S'iVOO rrice-in lureer sizes upon application. N- F. McCarthy & co. 84 Bawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Teleptioncs, Main 5yr3 and 5t<74 CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE — *^pah : Beatrice May $<;.oo: Ivory, T. EatoD, White Coombs, Ben Wells. PINK — Mrs. W, B. Chamberlain. Wm, Duckham, Maud Dean, Leila Fil ins. YtLLOW — M j. Bonnafton.Gen. Hutton, Yellow Eaton, Merstham Yellow. Col. Appleloi^, Mrs. Wm. Duckham, Golden Wedding, Golden Beauty. RED — Intensity, $3.00; Geo. W. Childs, $3.00; Lord Hopetoun, $5.00. Our selection, including the above and other good varielies, $ 0.00 per 1000. The H. WEBER & SONS CO. OAKLAND, MD CHARLES H. TOTTY ... WHOLES ALe FLORIST... Chrysanthemum Novelties a Specialty MADISON, N. J. Two Year Old American Beauty Plants $50.00 per 1000 CHICAGO CARNATION CO. JOLIET, - - - ILL. CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive, $12.00 per 100; $ioo.oc per 1000. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Maid — Clear pink edged white. — $12.00 per 100; 100,00 per tooo. Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. F. DORNBR & SONS La Fayette, Ind. CO. Ferns In Flats Ready for Delivery after July 15th. Each flat contains 110 clumps of siriall plants, which can be divided In 3 to 5 plants accordingly, all ready for potting. We can furnish these ferns, grown separately, each flat containing any one of the following sorts, terns all good salable varieties. >^spidium tsussimense Cyrtomium Falcatum Pteris Adiantoides Cretica alba lineata Cretica magnifica Hastata Mayii Pteris ailbertii Serrulata Serrulata crista ta Serrulata variegata Wimsettii Mixed varieties. I'rice, $3.0O per flat STUMPP & WALTER CO. so BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK POINSETTIAS 2 1 = 4 inch $5 per 100 $45 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. 3 inch, $7 per 100 BAUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. NEP. WHITMAN! $10 per 100 BOSTON FERNS sold to July 15 H. H. BARROWS & SON Whitman, Mm. A limited number of ACACIA PUBESCENS I'lants, two years old, from two to fOBr feet high, now ready for delivery. ALBERT DIRWANCER 422 Congress St., PORTLAND, Me. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. Yoo will find some good offers there also. 96 HORTI CULTURE July 27, 1907 STAKING AND TYING REQUISITES. Our Ribbon and Supply Lfeparlment makes special offer of sonie seasonable specialties. We mention^ a few items only. Can furnish anything wanted at market price. TYING WIRE Best Quality Oalvanized. \VtIl i.ot rust. Per 12 lb stone No i6 75 iS 8o 19 90 20 ... -95 21 $1.00 WIRE STAKES No. 10 Steel Galvanized. I'prHwi PerKKK' a ft. long 45 >4'03 2^ " " 55 5-II WIRE STAKES Extra Heavy No. 8 Galvanized Wire for American Beauty Roses, etc. Per 100 Per lOOn 4 ft. long $1.10 $10.00 4J6 " " 1-25 »i-50 5 ** " 1.40 13. CO 6 " " 1.60 15 50 RAFFIA Natural 15c. per lb. Colored 4<^c. '• Write us. SILKALINE For stringing Smilax etc. Three s'zes, coarse to fine. Two- ounce spools, 8 in a box Per lb. $1.25 Per spool 20c. LABELS P^■^ IM(H> 4 inch painted 65 90 I. as 3.00 4.00 550 TREE LABELS Copper Wired. Per liXNi 356 inch un painted. $1.1.0 3J6 " painted t.25 WAX PAPER A quality 24x36 per ream --$1.35 In case lots (^5 reams) at ..1.35 C quality 21x36 per ream 1.50 In case lots (25 reams) at --Lss We guarantee full count, 48oshts. TISSUE PAPER Best quality 24x36 per ream . . .65 In 10 ream lots at .60 TIN FOIL 10 lbs. $1.25 UtO lb'. $10.00 Special Notice : The prices quoted above on wire goods subject market fluctuations. Firm offers by wire or letter. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1618 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Store Closes 6 P. Nl. ROSE PLANTS (^s) BETTER QUALITY THAN THE ORDINARY 1500 Richmonds, 3 Inch, $6.00 per 100; 3;^ inch, $8.00 per 100. 1500 of each size ^^rSl i'^in^^ -A '>3 inch. = = $5.00 per 100 3000 Bridesmaids ) ' „ , .. ,oa «« 7000 to 8000 American Beauties, 23^ inch, $»0.UU per 1000; 3 inch, $100.00 per 1000 1000 Lady Campbell Violet Plants, field grown, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Clean, thrifty stock Demand brisk Wire orders safest LEO NIESSEN COT^holesale Florists 1209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA Store closes at (> p. m. A Few Thousands Very Fine AMERICAN BEAUTY PLANTS FOR SALE. 2 1-2 in. pots $60.00 per 1000 JNO. BURTON Chestnut Hill PHILADELPHIA — PEONIES^-- We are offering a complete list of the choicest varieties for Fall planting. Shipping season commences about Septem- ber I St. Send your orders early. Retail and wholesale price-lists just issued. Send for copies COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc., Queens, N. Y. J. T.J \ John Waterer & Sons, ki AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest slock of recognized Hardy Rhododendrons, AzalM*, An- dromedas, high class Evergieens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors Of Rhododendrons Ip London. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2]^ in. Pots, Jio.oo per lOO 314 in. Pots, 12.50 per loo Ready to Pet On or Line Out in tfie Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. AUGUST SEPTEMBER is the time to plant CATALOGUES FREE Field Qrown — Largest Variety in New England (EVERGREENS PERENNIALS The BAY STATE NUHSERIES, North Ablngton, Mass LADY CAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Herbaceoui Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. M. H. WALSH ROSt SPtciAtiST WOODS HOLE. MASS. Trees, Shrubs and Roses | In great variety. We grow about 1000 ' varieties Herbaceous Perennials. Estl- ' mates, cheerfully given. Catalogues I free. ] NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, INC., I BEDFORD, MASS. July 27, 1907 HORTICULTU RE Lupines (See Fiontisiiiece.) The gcinis Lupiniis ha.'- almat one hundred known -jiecies, but not more than two dozen are in cultivation, and the larger part of the two dozen are annuals. For convenience sake the genus may be divided into three groups, viz., annuals, pereiuiiais. and those of a sub- shrubby cliaracter. The annuals are very showy and varied in color, grow- ing in any ordinary garden soil and producing an abun- dance of sliowy flowers. They grow better and give more satisfaction if the seeds are sown thinly out of doors in the beds or border- where they are to grow and produce their flowers. Early May is the best time to sow the annuals. A selection would include the fol- lowing kinds, Cruckshankii, elegans, micranthiis, pul- chellus, tricolor, hybridus, densiilorus, and villosus. In the eastern states the arljorescent forms are not hardy and at this time we are not so much concerned about them. The i>erennial kinds are of greatest inter- est to us as they make, most of them:, exceptionally val- uable border plants. Probalily the most valuable of all the lupines, as a garden plant, is Lupinus polyphyllus, shown in the frontispiece of this paper. This is an old garden plant and has been in cultivation for many years, yet it is not overpleutiful in our gardens. It is one of the easiest plants to grow when given a con- genial place to establish -itself. This summer I saw a nice colony of it growing in Mrs. Higginsou's garden at Manchester, Mass. This lupine grows about four feet high and its flowers are produced on long stems well above the foliage. The flowers are usually deep blue but the color varies very much in different plants. This species has a white variety which makes a most satisfac- tory border plant and a charming companion to the blue kinds. Lupinus Xootkatensis makes a dwarf and com- pact plant and attains the height of about two feet. Its flowers are also blue. As a border plant Lupinus perennis is not as satisfactory as the last two species. It loves to grow- in the poorest and dryest soils. With the exception of perennis the perennial kinds delight in a good depth of soil, into which they may root freely. They also like an open situation where they can obtain plenty of light and air. The perennial kinds are increased by division and Idv seed. They vary a good deal when grown from seed; therefore when one- has a good form it is best to increase it by division. Most of the species come from Western North America. .^- British Horticulture A U LU JIAN TOUK Mr. ,T. S. Bruutou i; organizing a trip to Germany, and it is expected that a representative party of British growers will participate in tlie excellent facilities afforded at a charge of about $.5 a day. The itinerary has been framed with a view to making the Iw^st use of the time at the disposal of the travellers who will be absent from London ten daA's. The places to be visited include Cologne, Konigwinter, Eudesheim, Mannheim, Darmstadt, Frankfort, the middle Rhine, Mayence, Cob- lentz, etc. The Journey is so arranged that visits will be included to all the leading nurseries of the districts; the notable palm-houses of P'raukfort, the spacious glass houses of Dans, Eeuter &. Co., Goos and Kocnerman, and the great international exhibition at Mannheim will be seen. Judging from the hearty reception accorded to a party of English editors when they recently visited Germany, it may safely be predicted that there will be nothing lacking in the cordiality extended to the British horticulturists. NOVELTIES AT HOLT-AND HOUSE At the successful show held by the Royal Horticul- tural Society at Holland House, Kensingfon, aw-ards of merit were granted to the roses Goldfinch and Lady Helen Vincent, which had also obtained honors at the Xational Rose Society's show. Messrs. Lowe and Shawyer obtained an award for their new H. T. rose, Joseph Lowe, which is a sport from Mrs. W. J. Grant. This is of a handsome shape and the outer petals are an attractive shade of pink. ]\tessrs. Alexander Dick- son and Sons secured four awards for their roses. These Avere for Lady Helen Vincent, Souvenir of Stella Gray, a Tea variety of a bronze tint; Mrs. Munt, a creamy- white H. T.; Mrs. Harold Brocklcbank, another creamy- white H. T., resembling the Duchess of Portland. There \vere three new sweet peas which secured awards. Messrs. Dobbie & Co. showed another addition to the many flowers of the Countess Spencer type. This has been named Princess Victoria, at the request of Her Royal Highness, who admired the bloom when it was exhibited at the Rose Show. The petals are suffused with pink on a white ground, and tlie bold blooms are borne on useful long stalks. Mr. C. W. Breadmore, who has raised a number of sterling novelties, showed a picotee flower of the Countess Spencer type. The margins of the petals are edged with rose, which changes to almost pure white in the centre of the bloom. Messrs. Hurst and Son had a new variety, St. George, of an orange tint, with waved standards. /^r/^ (^elii^. 98 HORTICULTURE July i7, 1907 HORTICULTURt: VOL. VI JULY 2r, 1907 NO. 4 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. II Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year, in advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries, 2.00; To Canada, $1.50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page $1.00. Diacouocs on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows: One month (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months (13 times) 10 percent.; ■ix months (26 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRIOHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Enlered as second-class matter December 8, 190A, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress 01 March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE— Lupinus polyphyllus LUPINUS— Robt. Cameron 97 BRITISH HORTICUI.TURE— W. H. Adsett 97 THE SHOW AT HOLLAND HOUSE— Thomas Bun- yard 99 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES National Nut Growers Association — New Orleans Horticultural Society— St. Louis Florist Club — St. Louis Horticultural Society— The Shaw Banquet — Massachusetts Horticultural Society; The Sweet Pea Show 100 French National Chrysanthemum Society — The French Rose Society — Newport Summer Show, Illustrations — Club and Society Notes lOi THE S. A. F. CONVENTION Convention Rates to Philadelphia — St. Louis to Philadelphia — S. A. F. Auxiliary — A Letter from the Ginger Jar, G. C. Watson 102 AN AMATEUR'S SUCCESS— O. A. Miller— Illus- trated 103 THE PEONY— J. Eliot Coit 104 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROSPECTS IN WEST- ERN NEW YORK— H. R. Peachey 105 SEED TRADE 106 VALUE OF HEDGES AS CROP PROTECTORS— H. R. Peachey — Illustrated A WINTER TRIP TO EUROPE BY AN AMERICAN GARDENER— M'm. Kleinheinz 110 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Buffalo, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia 113 DURING RECESS Picnic of Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston —Chicago Florist s' Club Picnic 120 OBITUARY Samuel Henshaw, Portrait, — M. Louis Lacroix.. 121 ROSE PLANTS BY MAII^P. Joseph Lynch 121 MISCELLANEOUS The Introduction of the Chrysanthemum 102 Massachusetts Agricultural College 103 Personal 103 Review of New Books 103 A Moth Scheme Which is a Failure 103 Inspecting the Millionaire — Illustrated 105 Fruit Crops in Washington 105 Celery Growing in Irondequoit, — H. R. Peachey. 10(3 An Interesting Bulb Suit 108 Business Changes . , 113 Philadelphia Notes 113 Toledo Notes 113 Movements of Gardeners 113 News Notes 115 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 122 List of Patents 122 In this period of relaxation from business Looking cares — vacation days practically forced upon forward many by tlie cessation of all call for their services or their products, the ambitious, diligent man will not fail to take advantage of the op- portunity thus afforded to consider and plan ways and means for the betterment of his business in the coming season. It has been truly said that he who makes no progress forward is in reality going backward. There are big openings ahead for anyone willing to use his pyes in the right direction. As every one wlio has attended S. A great \ f conventions in recent years trade exhibition knows, the trade exliibition has come to be probably the most im- portant and generally appreciated feature of the con- vention. Each year brings its quota of new appliances intended to increase the efficiency and convenience of every operation connected with plant culture, the best of the new plant introductions are placed on inspection and an infinite variety of novelties in goods for florists' use is sure to be forthcoming in increasing proportion at each succeeding exhibition, luilike the displays at ordinary horticultural shows, here each exhibit is in cliarge of attendants ready and anxious to explain tlie meritsi and comparative points of excellence. To fully convey to the mind of anyone who has never attended these exhibitions a clear idea of the advantage gained by a leisurely inspection of this vast amount of useful, up-to-date material is simply out of the question. "'It must be seen to be appreciated." Certainly no one en- gaged in any line of horticultural work can hold aloof and still expect to advantageously compete with those who make the most of these opportunities. Tlie outlook is very bright for an exhibition at the Philadelphia con- vention excelling any of its predecessors and intending exhibitors should not delay in securing space. We are informed that it is being rapidly taken up. Some work ahead for the S. A. F. The prevalent opinion seems to ]w that the convention at Philadelphia will be a big one in eveiT respect. The belief is probably well-founded even though, as it api>ears now, some luirdship may be experienced in the matter of rail- road rates and the attendance from some st^ctions reduced in consequence. Fortunately, however, for many the Jamestown Exposition excursion rates will be conveniently availalile and, in point of numbers, the meeting is likely to lie a surprise. There are other and, at the present stage of the society's career, more impor- tant things than large attendance, boundless hospitality and hearty enthusiasm, that will have a strong bearing on the final verdict as to the value of the convention of 1907. It is generally recognized, we think, that the S. A. F. lias got beyond its kindergarten period and must take up in a serious and thorough manner subjects of broad import which have a direct bearing upon the healthy development of our commercial interests. Our most intelligent and prosperous business jnen must be enlisted to work for the society, to frame wise policies which, in its capacity as their representative organiza- tion, it may adopt and follow up to a successful conclu- sion. Tlie attitude of the .horticultural interests as to tariff on glass, bulbs and certain other commodities shoidd be defined by something more than a few spas- modic utterances at a convention session. Questions of transportation and express rates, the teachirrg of horti- culture in the puldic schools, plant nomenclature and registration, the mail order trade, park control and many other subjects, professional or semi-public in their July 27, 1007 HORTlCULTURi: 93 character, stand in line for consideration by onr national society and niiicii can be done, under wise guidance towards tlifjr solution. We referred brietly in our issue Boston's last week to the approach of "Old Home Week" Bostons "Old Home Week" and our pleasure in the prospect of a visit from as many of our horticultural friends as jnight come to Boston on that joyful occasion. We here rejx'at the invitation and hope to see many take advan- tage of the opportunity to see the old town at her best. 'Kut alone the city but her far- famed suburljs will be arrayed in the glory, not only of bunting and electric lights but of midsummer verdure and sylvan beauty. Her unrivalled parks in all their natural and artistic loveliness will well repay the effort of a visit no matter how great the distance may be. Boston is "Old Home" in many respects other than as one's place of birth. In common with one or two other centres she holds the distinction of having nourished American horticulture in its infant days. Here ever since, under the protect- ing wing of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, has horticulture found a hospitable home and from here have emanated example and impulse which have exerted a mighty influence in the upbuilding of American gar- dening and floral art. Scores of the greatest public parks and most noted jjrivate estates, -from the Atlantic to the Pacific, bear the imperishable imprint of Boston genius. The death blow to stiff, clumsy and unnatural floral arrangement was struck in Boston and here the beautiful art of floral decoration as now practiced all over the land had its birth. There is not and never has been much of the gigantic in the composition of the Boston brand of municipal or individual ambition, but the New England metropolis stands well in what she has accomplished and she is essentially Old Home for much of the best in American home and business life as we find it today. The Show at Holland House The show of the R. H. S. of next importance to that in the Temple grounds, took place on the 9-lOth inst., in the paddock adjoining the historic mansion of the celebrated statesman and notorious gambler, Chas. J. Fox ; a name interesting to Americans, because it was his opposition to an obnoxious bill of Lord North's, re- lating to the port of Boston, which led to the American Eevolution. The tents are pitched in the paddock at the back of Holland House, where, rumor says, Fox's favorite race horse, Pantaloon, was turned out to grass to end "his days in peace, after winning for his master no less than £28,00(1 in one year. WHiat changes are wrought by the whirligig of time — now an American heiress rules the mansion — and a peaceful show of flowers takes place in the grounds, the only military element being the fine band — conducted by Lieut. Charles Godfrey- -discoursing sweet music. By kind permission of the tenant the house is thrown open to visitors on the show day for a small fee, which goes to the admirable gardeners' orphan fund. Those that are fond of old furnitiire can wander through the state- ly rooms, including the cozy dining ropm, whe7'e Jolin Timbs relates that Fox and his brother, the elder not yet 25, lost in three nights the sum of £.33,000. But here he died in povertv', owing immense sums to the Jews, his tradesmen, to AValpole and others of his friends. Entering the grounds liy ii badly-kept gravel road, flanked on either side by elms and common shrubs, the iirst marquees are reached. Carter & Co. had a small lent to themselves just by the 'entrance, but the only thing on view worth notice was some well filled pods of their new pcii — "()uite Content" — certainly a'^^ good to look at as one cau desire if oidy the flavor be right. Sunrise tomato is a 'landsome siirt and a good cropper. J. Veitch it Son had among otlier things a fine lot of orchids, some good American cannas, as Louisiana and Ottawa, a promising lobelia of an intense bhie with large Avhite eye, named Dorotliy Dixon, and Croton Eeidi — one of the Ijest and richest colored — the group finished oft by plant- of the new Angelonia salieifolia and al'oa. There was a glorious bank of orchids from Sander & Son, most notalile among them being Cattleyas Mossae, AVagneri and Reickmanni excelsa, and Laelio- Cattleya, "Martineti Empress." H. B. May put up (or down) a lovely bank of choice ferns, including a new Lvgodium Japonicuui. Polypediuni Mayi, Doryopteris nobilis and other fine new kinds. Messrs. Charksworth took the lead in orchids — lovely laelio-cattleyas, in all colors, and white and flue cypripodes, mostly hybrids. As quite a relief to the eye after all this splendor, a lot of cool selaginellas. from Crurney Fowler, must be noted. Paul & Son followed with a fine lot of roses, in- cluding the pretty new ramblers "Goldfinch," the Gipsy and Wedding Bells. Also a bunch of the distinct anrl lovely China, Laurette Messimy and the very dark Poly- antha Ne Plus Ultra, while a tall plant of the singular thorny pyracantha attracted much notice. Veitch had fine Malmaison carnations. Yaller Gal is yet the only true v'ellow in this "class. H. B. May put up the grand heliotrope "Lord Rob- erts and Ixoras Westi and macrothyrsa. His double Zonals were very fine, also some new colors in the Cac- tus class, as The Kiug, The Countess and Herbert Greenhill. Low & Co. staged fi.ne Malmaisons, one ilercia, a fine salmon, which the King selected for his buttonhole at Lincoln R. A. S. Lady M. Hope is really a fine thing and the dark Maggie Hodgson. New roses were Commandant Felix Faure, Pharisaer, Gustave Greennerwald, Betty and the exquisite Irish Elegance. The chaste R. sinica Anemone was in Paul's group. G. Bunyard & Co. put up some healthy well-fruited cherries in pots. Noble, Windsor and Bohemian Black, also a tray of about forty sorts of strawberries and plates of black currants — Gloire de Boskoop — the only one that up to now has defied the mite. Quillim's begonias were again to the fore — some of the singles being six inches in diameter yet full of substance — Mary Quillim. Pride of Eltham and Avalanclie the best white, while they also showed how well some kinds do for hanging iiaskets. Jarman (Chard) again showed his lovely new sultans. Bride and Bridegroom, Bridesmaid and Honeymoon. Sutton & Sons, under their own canvas, had exquisite masses of Nemesia stramosa of everv color, and under a glass shade som,e fine doxinias and begonias. There were seme fine out-door groups: Cripps & Son, mostly maples ; '^^eitch, novelties from N. China, as Lonicera tregaphylla, Vitis Thompsoni, Lonicera gra- ta and Fremontia Californica;, L. R. Russell, a fine lot of ivies grown on standards and pyramids; coniferae, etc., almost filling one tent ; Amos Perry, well arrangecl pondlets, filled with nyiuphoeas; and Artindale Shef- field put up pots of Davison's new montbretias. King Edward, Prometheus and Westwick — all great advances. ^^^^*r-^. "^^ ^<-'i_^/r^ 100 HORTICULTURE. July 27, 1!)07 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES NATIONAL NUT GROWERS' ASSO- CIATION. The arrangements for our 1907 con- vention are so tar perfected that we are able to announce that the James- town Exposition has been selected as the place and September 2G-28 as the date for holding same. This date is concurrent with the meetings of the American Pomological Society and the Horticultural Congress, both of these important gatherings being held there during the earlier days of the same week. Present indications are thai headquarters will be at the Inside Inn, with hotel accommodations there for those who prefer this location. A most valuable and interesting pro- gram is assured, while the wide extent of territory from which the list of dis- tinguished speakers is drawn furnishes a most convincing proof of the nation- al importance of our organization and the industry it represents. Prof. J. E. Wickson of California, and Mr. Henry E. Dosch of Oregon, will speak for nut culture on the Pa- cific slope; Col. Chas. A. Van Duzee of St. Paul, Minn., will show how the business interests residents of our most northern states; Prof. L. H. Bailey of Cornell University, will de- liver an address; Prof. John Craig, also of Cornell, will make observationg on the pecan; Dr. Robe 1 1 T. Morris of New York City, will show the great value and wide distribution of the shagbark hickory; Prof. C. P. Close of Marvland, will tell about nut culture in that state, where the chestnut is the most prominent nut; Prof. H. K. Miller of Florida, wil have for his theme. The Science of Nut Culture, and Prof. H. Harold Hume, of the same state, will give an object lesson in ap- plication of the scale of points in grad- ing pecans; Mr. H. C. White of Georg'.a, will talk on Economic Horticulture, •while several other attractive features, partly from the Southwest, are not yet readv for announcement. The President's address and reports of the standing committees are certain to be of great importance. The large number of leading horti- culturists who will attend the several other attractive features, partly from the Southwest, are not yet ready for announcement. The President's address and reports of the standing committees are certain to be of great importance. The large number of leading horti- culturists who will attend the several gatherings that week, the Exposition itself and the accommodations for visitors, as well as the low railroad rates from all parts of the country, combine to make an interesting pros- X)ect for a large and profitable meeting. Our members, as far as practicable, are expected to attend. The members of the American Po- mological Society are cordially in- vited to be present and participate in the exercises. All horticulturists, es- pecially those interested in nut culture, will be heartily welcomed. Subsequent notices and program will appear in due time. F. H. BURNETTE. President. J. F. WILSON, Secretary. Poulan, Ga. NEW ORLEANS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the society was held at Kolb's hotel on July , 17, the election of officers being the prin- cipal business. Charles Eble was chosen president, Henry Cook, vice- president; John Eblen treasurer for the twenty-third time; C. R. Panter secretary. A. Alost, at. whose home the annual barbecue is given, reported that the young pig "Harry," selected for this year, was doing finely. The comniittee in charge of arrangements for the chi-ysanthemum show, Novem- ber 10-15, reported that the schedule of prizes had been distributed. The sec- retary was instructed to notify the New Orleans Floral Society of the pro- gress being made. The reports of sec- retary and treasurer showed respect- ively a membership of 50 and $800 in the treasury. Among the exhibits were a fine specimen of quisqualis, one of three known plants in this city, plucked from a vine 150 feet long by treasurer Eblen; canna, a seedling from Mont Blanc, the nearest to white yet obtained, by C. W. Eichling. After business was completed a spread fol- lowed. ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. The meetings of the St. Louis Florist Club have of late been better attended than ever before; the cause is the social features that have been provided. The club has voted to do away with holding annual flower shows as the Horticultural Society has taken this up. The late smoker, the interesting discussions, the picnic and the out- door meeting for next month at Shaw's Garden all tend to interest our members who are much pleased that the Horticultural Society has under- taken the hard work of giving flower shows, leaving us the social features. We hope all will work with a will and hand in hand to 'make the flower show a success this fall. ST. LOUIS HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. The executive committee of this or- ganization held a meeting in the rooms of the Mercantile Club. The principal matter before this meeting was arrang- ing for the November flower show. Should the new Coliseum be ready by that time the society will try for the opening event, which, of course, would be a big drawing card and no doubt a financial success. A spring flower show is also contemplated. The pre- liminary list of premiums has been is- sued and copies can be had by apply- ing to the secretary, O. G. Koenig, at C473 Florissant avenue. THE SHAW BANQUET. Invitations are out for the eighteenth annual banquet given under the will of the late Henry Shaw by the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. This banquet is for gardeners, florists and nurserj-men, and will take place at the Southern Hotel, August 14, at 7 P. M. This is the first time the banquet has been held at the Southern Hotel. MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTU- RAL SOCIETY. The Committee on Gardens of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society invites the attention of owners of es- tates in Massachusetts to the premiums offered by the Society for the encou- ragement of the horticultural develop- ment of private grounds. There is an impression abroad that these premiums are intended only tor large estates, but in recent years the committee has so arranged the schedule that all classes of private gardens and grounds are eligible, as the following list of prizes offered will show. The H. H. Hunnewell Triennial Pre- mium of two prizes, $160, and $S0. is offered for an estate of three acres or more, and special prizes of $50 and $25 are offered for an estate of from one to three acres. For still smaller places of from five thousand to twenty thousand square feet two prizes, the first a silver med- al and $10 and a second of $10, are of- fered for the best flower garden and also for the best vegetable garden. For the best garden of hardy roses are offered two prizes of $30 and $20 and the same is offered for the best peony garden. Entries can be made at any time dur- ing the season up to September 15, ex- cepting in the rose and peony classes which, of course, must be visited when in flower. In making examinations of smaller estates and gardens the committee pays a good deal of attention to tasteful ar- rangement and to the general economy and thrift displayed, especially in re- gard to the neatness of the grounds. The committee this year is composed of Charles W. Parker, chairman; Oakes Ames, George Barker. Wni. N. Craig, Wm. H. Elliott, A. F. Estabrook, A. H. Fewkes, J. A. Pettigrew, W. W. Rawson, Wm. P. Rich, H. P. Walcott, and S. M. Weld. Wm. P. RICH, Secretary. Sweet Pea Show. Saturday, July 20, was sweet pea day at Horticultural Hall. Always one of the most beautiful of the summer shows this sweet pea exhiliition is looked forward to with much interest, not only by the sweet pea enthusiasts of whom there are many in- Boston, but by the public generally and on this occasion the attendance was very heavy, especially on Sui;day afternoon, the show having been kept open over Sunday according to present custom here. The pea exhibits occupied the centre of ine hall. N. P. Comley won three firsts and three seconds; Thomas Howden five first, one second; E. L. Lewis one first, one third; Wilfred M'heeler two seconds and one third; Wm. Reed one second; A. E. Harts- horn four thirds; Mrs. F. S. Dehue one second; O. B. Kenrick one second. one third. Joseph Thorpe two thirds. The varieties winning first prizes in the special color classes were as fol- lows: white, Dorothy Eckford; blush, Gladys Unwin; rose, John Ingman; blue or purple. King of the Blues; lavender, Mrs. Geo. Higginson; red or crimson. King Edward VII; orange or July 27, 1907 H O RT I C U L T U R E 101 salmon, Helen Lewis; any other color, Shazada. Among the other striking exhibits which tilled the remainder of I'le hall were superb collections of hardy herb- aceous flowers irom Blue Hill Nurser- ies, Bay State Nursei ies, R. & J. Far- quhar, F. J. Rea and Mrs. .1. B. Law- rence; a Deautiful arranged tank of aquatic plants and flowers from Har- vard Botanic Garden; a gorgeous col- lection ot Jiipanese irises from R. &; J. Farquhar, and miscellaneous ex- hibits from several regular contrib- utors. First-class certificates were awarded to H. H. Rogers, gardener James Garthly, for an unprecedentedly fine display of 'stocks and to James Mc- Kissock for new delphiniums. W. W. Raw son was given a cultural certificate lor Delphinium Zalil and G«orge E. Davenport honorable mention for variegated nasturtium. lu the fruit line there were some luscious examples. Wilfred Wheeler won first prize for a cha.mingly ar- ranged exhibit, which included boxes of currants and gooseberries and large branches of currants, raspberries and thimble berries; also a second prixe for a tasteful combination of cherries, strawberries and currants. Currants and gooseben'ies were displayed in abundance by several exhibitors. Vegetables were also well shown and the Boston Mycological Club was out in full force with exhibits of mush- rooms and other fungi. FRENCH NATIONAL CHRYSAN- THEMUM SOCIETY. The annual show and convention of the above society will be held this year at Toulouse. As a result of the meet- ing at Caen last November it has been decided to publish a little cultural guide for the use of members and others, and the work is to be put up for competition. All manuscripts must be sent in by July 15 and must not ex- ceed 30 pages of printed matter in 12mo. A committee will be appointed to adjudicate upon the manuscripts and the sum of 100 francs is allotted as a prize for the best treatise. The program of the convention has been drawn up and issued. It contains questions relative to packing, sports. Talile of D seeding the chrysanthemum, diseases, etc. The opening day is fixed for the .5th November. C. H. P. 7 and 8. P. J. Berckmans is president, L. A. Berckmans treasurer. THE FRENCH ROSE SOCIETY. The llth annual convention of this society was held at Clermont-Ferrand on June 15th last. As usual, there was a large attend- nnce of members and rose growers generally. Monseiur Christophe pre- sided and among the subjects dealt with were papers on Classification, the origin of Hybrid Perpetuals. the best novelties of 1904, treatment of diseases, etc. It was agreed that next year's con- vention be held at Dijon. The New Haven Horticultural So- ciety (Conn.), will hold its annual out- ing on August 1, and has invited the Connecticut Horticultural Society to join them. The Saratoga Floral Association or- ganized in 1S96, whose floral fetes for several years were notable in Sara- toga, N. Y., has just been dissolved by the Supreme Court, leaving debts of about $3400. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The N. H. Horticultural Society met at Monadnock with Mr. Leighton on July 18, for its summer gathering. The thirty-first annual convention of the Georgia State Horticultural So- ciety will be held in Augusta on August The El Paso Horticultural Society of Colorado Springs, Colo., will hold an exhibition on August 21, 22, 23. Carl U. Fohn, head gardener for Gen. W. J. Palmer, J. A. Valentine, Hon. A. D. .Mauff, Geo. Fleischer and G. Hen- nenhofer are selected as judges. The Intertown Dahlia Association was organized at the residence of P. E. Carmody, Ansonia, Conn., on July 12., with officers as follows: Pres., F. H. Cooper. Seymour; vice-pres., Ed- ward Lewis, Derby; sec'y., D. H. Palmer, Ansonia; treas., Archie David- son, Ansonia. A show to be held in Ansonia the last of September is a prospective feature. The first horticultural show among the summer residents at Lake Forest, 111., was held on July 13, and created so much enthusiasm that it promises to be an annual feature. Extensive collections of hardy perennials, decora- tive plants, ferns and evergreens were in evidence and the vegetables were no less attractive. W. C. Egan. E. A. Kanst and W. N. Rudd were the judges and nearly a hundred first- class prizes were distributed. First I'lizo i Newjii James Robertson. Ja))anese maples are said to be fruit- ii:g much more freely in England this season than ever before. The fruit adds greatly to the decorative value of the ;)Iants at this season. 102 HORTI CULTURE July 27, 1907 THE S. A, F, CONVENTION CONVENTION RATES TO PHILA- DELPHIA. There has been considerable uncer- tainly regarding reduced railroad lates for all organizations, owing to the two-cent rate agitation. In quite a number of states the two-cent rate has been made a law. I made application to the Trunk Line Association (in whose territory Philadelphia is situated) asking tor a reduced rate of a fare and a third for our session. After considerable cor- respondeu'-r-, the Trunk Line Associa- tion and New England Passenger As- sociation granted the reduced rate and so informed the various other Passen- ger Associations. I also placed lay- self in communication with these Associations, but up to the time of the date of this letter I have received no word from any of the Associations, excepting the Central Passenger Asso- ciation, and this Association would not grant the reduced rate of fare and a third, although I was in personal communication with the o'.iicials of the Association. The only concession which I could ojjtain from the Central Passenger Association is as follows: They will charge a two-cent rate in all the territory under their juris- diction, but at ihe same time will provide tickets, which will cover a rate of fare and a third in the terri- tory governed by the Trunk Line As- sociation; in other words, a ticket can be purchased in any city covered by the Ceniial Passenger Association through to philadelphic), but the tare will be at ihe rate of I wo cents in the territory covered by the Central Pas- senger Association and at the rate o£ fare and a third m the territory covered by the Trunk Line Association. I would fiulher Inform you that this special concession coveriui; the sell- ing of a ticket through to Philadel- phia is made only on the following conditions: The Central Passenger Association will iirovide a siii)iiiy of standard card orders. These to be furnished to me, and I will, upon application to me by our members, send such cards as may be necess.i.-y for their use. You will understand that the re- duced rats covering the selling of a through ticket to Philadelphia, can be obtained, only through the use of the CARD ORDRR, as received from me, and these Cai'd Orders cannot be used by any person except members of our Society, or those attending our con- vention. If you desire to travel in the ter- ritory of the Central Passenger A.sso- ciation, — and necessarily you nmst go through the Trunk Line, Association-- be sure to obtain from me in advance a CARD ORDKR. As I havo s.ated to you abcve, I have beeu able to secure a concession cnly from the Trumc Lino and New England Associition.'-i at one and one- third tare rate, and from the Central Passenger Assomition of a two-copt I ate in their territory, with a fhirmgh ticket covering the territory of the Trunk Line Association to I'hila.'cl |hia. It is pot.oiblj that I may hear f'-om the other Associations; :'.iid it so, I will furnish the information direct to the papers at the earliest possible moment. I would call your attention to the reduced rates as granted by all ihe railroads to the Jamestown Exposition. In case concessions are not made by the other Passenger Associations, I would suggest ll-.at vou make inquiry at the railroad office in your city as to the cheapest and best way to get to the session, and at the same time t.ike in the Jamestown Exposition. These special tickets will permit you to stop over in Philadelphia and New York. P. J. HAUSWIRTH, Secretary. ST. LOUIS TO PHILADELPHIA. The St. Louis Florist Club has made special arrangements for transporta- tion to Philadelphia for the S. A. F. Convention, via Pennsylvania Rail- road The round trip rate will not exceed $25. A special car has been arranged for, and berths may now be reserved in same by addressing Wil- liam C. Young, 5512 Waterman avenue. The sleeping car fare is $2.50 each way. All who wish to do so are cordially in- vited to travel from St. Louis with this party. It is expected that many from further west will travel on same train from St. Louis on. The St. Louis delegation promises to be large and a pleasant time is assured. State Vice- President Young has a way of enter- taining in home-like fashion. Any local or out-of-town florist who has any intention of going with St. Louis should let Mr. Young know at once as he is the proper person to apply to for any information on convention mat- ters. S. A. F. LADIES' AUXILIARY. The secretary of the Ladies' Auxili- ary of the S. A. F. would be pleased to register as many members and send pins to as many as possible before date of convention, as the pins will enable members to identity each other quickly. Address Mrs. Charles H. Maynard, 219 Horton avenue, Detroit, Mich. THE INTRODUCER OF THE CHRY- SANTHEMUM. In your issue of December 29 last I referred to a fund having been started here to help the two grand-daughters of M. Pierre Louis Blancard, who introduced the chrysanthemum into Europe in the year 17S9. These old ladies have been living in England for many years, and are as before mentioned in feeble health and straitened circumstances. It is gratifying to be enabled to record that the result of the joint appeal of my colleague and myself has resulted in the sum of $240.00 being collected to relieve the present necessities or these poor old ladies. The fund has been subscribed to by French, English, Scotch and Belgian admirers of the popular autumn flower. C. H. P. A LETTER FROM THE GINGER JAR Dear Mr. Editor:— What with the Elks and the rain and John Westcott the past week in Philadelphia it has been unusually strenuous. To add to the excitement we have had President Stewart and Secretary Hausw irth on our hands and their anxiety to see whether all the convention fences were in proper repair has kept the local people keyed up to the highest pitch. We are confident we have sent all hands home feeling buoyant as to the prospects for a good time in Philadel- phia Aug. 20th to 24th. Our local Florist Club members headed by Presi- dent Pennock have been working quiet- ly but effectively on the details, and a successful convention is assured. The president's reception on Tuesday even- ing at the Broad Street Theatre will be enlivened with music and refreshments and with a moving picture show ap- propriate to the occasion. The ladies will be taken on a special trip to Wil- low Grove and on the Friday there will be a grand finale in the shape of a trip to Belmont Mansion in Fair- mount Park, winding up at that point with a banquet. Sandwiched in be- tween will be the bowling and shoot- ing, ably presided over by Messrs. Gra- ham and Cartledge respectively. I was almost forgetting one of the best fea- tures of all, namely the trip up the Delaware River by boat to the Dreer Nurseries at Riverton. This will take place on Wednesday and will be very enjoyable. The good people of this good old town are really worried more with what not to than what to give our visitors. We have so much to show — from Independence Hall and Betsy Ross and Bartrans Gardens, to the Mint and Fairmount Park and Girard College and Cramp's and Carpenter's Hall and hundreds of other places that come crowding to our minds when we think of it — that we are buried in a plethora of good things and have to pick out only a few and be content with suggesting the rest. On one point we are agreed; we will not at- tempt to entertain too much, but will maintain the happy medium of enough, with a hearty welcome, and leave our guests a little time to disport them- selves in accordance with their own sweet wills. Now, Mr. Editor, you have been with us and have caught our spirit and I trust you will tell the whole country through Horticulture just how the prospects are for the Phil- adelphia meeting and assure them that Mr. Penn with Mrs. Penn and the whole Penn family have the latch string out and that "the more the mer- rier" will be the slogan. G. C. WATSON. Prof. Stone of the Massachusetts Agricultural College accompanied the officers of the gas light company to Ludlow, Mass., to examine the elm trees said to have been poisoned by gas, and suggest the remedy. Complaint having come to the Board of Public Works. Poughkeepsie. N. Y., that many trees about the city were in a dangerous condition, it has been de- cided to have a forester examine them in the hope that some of them may be preserved. July 27, 1907 HORTiCU LTURE 103 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. SI'MMER SCHOOL OF AGRICUr.TLRE. An analysis of the attendance at the summer school now in session at the Massachusetts Agricultural College shows that the enterprise has much more than a local character. In an enrollment of 203 (more still register- ing) there are 32 from outside the State. The largest foreign delegation is from Connecticut and numbers thirteen. New York and Vermont send four each: Pennsylvania three; while a single representative is present from each of the following States: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey and Rhode Island. The 171 registrations from Massachu- setts show a very interesting distribu- tion. Seventy-five towns and cities are represented. Worcester leading with a delegation of 21. Other large groups come from Springfield, 15. and Brock- ton 11. Amherst also sends 11. Boston sends 6. Among the smaller cities and towns No. Adams and Lawrence lead. It might be expected that western Massachusetts would be the chief bene- ficiary of a summer school at the Mass- achusetts Agricultural College. The figures show, however, that there are 43 enrolled from the western counties. 48 from Worcester county, and SO from points east of Worcester county. It is plain, therefore, that the State as a whole has been pretty well covered. Ten per cent, of the pupils are men. Mobile this looks small it is in reality disproportionately high, since among the whole number of teachers in ser- vice .somewhat less than five per cent. are men. PERSONAL. Julius Roehrs sailed on a short Euro- pean trip on July 24. Visitors in Boston: Daniel Mac- Rorie. Orange. N. J.; I. Rosnosky, Philadelphia, Pa. John Scott of Flatbush, N. Y., sailed on Saturday, July 20, on Red Star steamer Zealand. S. Tokuda of Yokohama Nursery Co. sailed from Seattle for Japan, on J\ily 23, to look after his shipments. Visitors in New York: W. Clark of Pittsburg Cut Flower Co. and Mrs. C. A. Williams of Pittsburg, Pa., A. T. Vick, Albion, N. Y. Fred S. Cooley, who for several years has be«;n assistant professor of agriculture at the Massachusetts Agricultural College, has accepted a position as supervisor of the Farmers' Institute of Montana at Bozeman, that State. Professor Cooley will begin lis duties there Sept. 1. Frank McMahon, of Seabright, N. J., famed as a rose grower for the New York market, has been elected mayor of Rumson, the richest borough on the Jersey Coast. We have the honor of Mayor McMahon's acquaintance and can heartily record our u^ipi-oval of Rumson's choice. The town is to be congratulated. Many electric storms, some accom- panied by hail, have done much dam- age to trees, crops and greenhouses, throughout many districts during the past week. AN AMATEUR'S SUCCESS. Horticulture Publishing Co.: Gentlen.en. — I lier'nvilh enclose a photograph of a Cattleya gigas San- deriana. The plant is a small one of tivelve bulbs and bearing five flowers on one spike and three on another, said flowers measuring ten inches from tip to tip. The plant is one that I bought from an importation last year and I feel very proud of .(lowering this plant when we take into consideration that I am an amateur and it was only three years this coming October that I started a collection ct orchids and I have, at the present time, two thou- sand three hundred plants and over four hundred .'arieties. I wish further to state I take entire tleya labiata of thirty bulbs with work outside of tny business hours, .i^t the time I started this collection I had seen very little of orchids and knew absolutely nothing abotit their ""ai'e or handling, but have had fine success in flowering my plants and have lost, during said period, only six plants. Cattleya gigas Sanderiaiia, T have, at the present time, one Cct- tleya labiata of thirty bulbs with fourteen new growths. I also have a few specimen plants, one of Cattleya Mossiae of one hundred and thirty bulbs, one of Cattleya Schroederae of forty-six bulbs and one of fifty-two bulbs. I also have a large specimen plant of Cattleya Bogotensis, Cattleya Chocoensis and Percivaliana and others. At the present writing I have a plant of Cattleya Gaskelliana of a very fine type, which I expect to have named shortly. The plant has four flowers in bloom and seven buds. I am giving you this information so that you may, if you see fit, publish the facts to show what an amateur has accomplished simply by making a spec- ial study of the plants and by using good common horse sense, hoping it will be the means of starting others in the growing of orchids, for I find more pleasure and more satisfaction In growing orchids than I did in other plants I wish to state in speaking of this Cattleya gigas Sanderiana, the pic- ture of which is enclosed, that experts have seen this plant and pronounce same the largest flower they have ever seen. 0. A. MILLER. East Orange, N. J. REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS. THE 1500K OF WATER GAltnENING. Bt rctei- Bisset, Twin 0.ilis. Wasliiuston, r>. C. A. T. De La Mare Prhitin-.' and I'liblishing Compariy. Ltd., New York, Publishers. Price postpaid. $2.5ii. When it came to our knowledge that Peter Bisset was writing a book, we knew that it would be a book worth having, the work of a sincere, pains- taking and thorough man. And here is a subject on which probably no gar- dener in this country is so well quali- fied to speak. It was with more than ordinary interest that we opened this elegant book, faultless in its typo- graphical make-up and binding and pro- fusely illustrated with beautiful half- tone engravings, and we found it to be just what we expected — a complete treatise on every phase of practical iquatic gardening. The l>ook comes at an opportune time, and will be wel- comed by all interested in this fascin- ating and healthful phase of garden work. Mr. Bisset is superintendent of the beautiful estate, "Twin Oaks," belong- ing to Mrs. Gardiner G. Hubbard, at ■Washington, D. C, and has been a life- long student of this class of plants, having first become acquainted with them in his apprenticeship days in the Earl of Rosebery's gardens at Dal- meny Park, Scotland. He has origin- ated some of the handsomest seedling nynipheas now in cultivation, and has under his charge at the present time one of the largest and most complete water gardens to be found in the Uni- ted States, It can safely be asserted that never before has the subject of water gardening been so concisely yet so fully and interestingly treated as in this book. It should be in the hands of every admirer of aquatic plants. A MOTH SCHEME WHICH IS A FAILURE. Local scientists have discovered by experiment that it does not follow that because a moth can be lured to death by the evening lamp, the whole tribe of gypsy and brown-tail pests that now torment Massachusetts can be exter- minated with the aid of a few glowing arc-lights. Moths in plenty fly into the lights, but the experimenters have found that they are overwhelmingly of the male sex. At Belmont, recently. Prof. Wil- liam Lyman Underwood set up two large wire frames, covered with cloth to which were attached sheets of sticky fly paper. Suspended in the glare of powerful arc lights for two weeks, the trap enticed to their destruction 2,104 moths, only 68 of which were females. Another experimenter is James H. Bowditch, of Brookline. who used boards covered with fly paper and placed them around trees within range of powerful lights. Examination of the result by Inspector Joseph Sylva, of the moth commission, showed for 32 traps a yield of 1,630 moths, of which only 51 were of the female sex. Other experimepts disclosed a percentage of 94. S males to 5.2 females. Entomologists agree that the coyness of the female brown-tail moth in pre- senting herself for annihilation, whether due to abnormal prudence or only to excessive domestication, is fatal to the scheme for allowing the pest to exterminate itself. 104 HOKTlCULTURIi July 27, 1907 THE PEONY. Address of J. Eliot Colt before Amierl- can Peony Society, Ithaca, N. Y., June 27, 1907. {Continued from page yy). Type II, the Japanese. When a peony begins to double un- der the gi-owth iiressure brought about by an excess of food, it may do it in two ways. It may present in the same flower stamens or carpels in all stages of transformation, or it may uniformly widen the filaments of all the stamens simultaneously. As a result of this second method, we get the true Japan- ese type. It possesses the petals of the single with all of its stamens uniform- ly widened into strap-like petaloids with anthers distorted in various ways. It usually has normal carpels. Many writers seem to hold the erroneous notion that Japanese peonies are the progeny of some one species. C. S. Harrison in the second edition of his Peony Manual talks about the wonder- ful possibilities of the "new race" of Japanese peonies. This is not a "race" at all according to the definition of race as given by Professor H. J. Web- ber of this University, for this type may and does appear in several species. It simply represents one method or step in petalody of the stamens of any species. It is a horticultural type and is entitled to no botanical standing whatever. Example: Glory. (Illus- trated on the cover of the Peony Chenk-T.ist.) Type III, the Bomb. The bomb is one step beyond the Japanese. The guard petals are still well differentiated from ihe pataloids, but the petaloids are much wider and no vestiges of anthers should be found upon tbern. They may have increased in number beyond the original number of stamens by chorisls of the cords. In the typical bomb, the follicles should be well concealed. I regard Chas. Binder as a good example of this type. Type IV, Semi-Double. Into this type we group those forms which have oegun to double without any system. Tliey present in the same flower both stamens and follicles in all stages of transformation. They are usually loose flowers of little character, and in general are undesirable. They are common in any batch of seedlings, especially the semi-double reds; and I am perfectly safe in saying that far too many of them have been given names and places in our lists. It is in this type that the greatest confusion of names exists, and we may find it necessary to use somewhat drastic measures in bringing this group into anything like satisfactory shape; and much is yet to be done before any- thing like success is achieved. Type V, the Crown. When the Japanese tyiie retains its narrow petaloids but transforms its follicles into wicie petals which re- semble the guard petals, we have a two-story effect which is unique and for which I propose the name Crown. The Crown may be of two kinds: erect crown 01' refloxed crown. Princess Beatrice iKelwayi is a very good ex- ample of this type. Type VI, the Rose. The rose type represents the fullest development of which the peony flower is capable. It is fully double, with all stamens and carpels transformed into petals with no vestiges of anthers present and no follicles. Few examples of the rose type will be found which do not show vestiges of follicles, for the crimson flecks present in Festiva maxima and Avalanche represent the only remains of the lost follicles. These crimson flecks are very common among flowers of this type, and may be found in the double reds on close examination. In the typical rose form, the guard or primary petals should not be differentiated from the rest; but this is not essential. A good example of the rose type is Avalanche (Cronsse). How Confusion Has Arisen. The confusion in ihe names of peonies of which so nuich complaint is made, has arisen in several ways. Most important of these is the habit of making inadequate descriptions. As an example I may say that the descrip- tion we have of Mons. Bellart (Delache, 1.S50) consists of two words, "clear purple." Today when we have such a large number of varieties on the mar- ket, such a description is useless and any description is inadequate which does not give the color, size, season, and horticultural type, together with the species to which it belongs. Other causes for confusion are the poor at- tachment of labels to the roots, and illegibly written labels. Then, too, the lack of a check-list has resulted in the same name being used over and over again for different seedlings. And then a certain amount of renaming of old varieties for purposes of pecuni- ary gain has been indulged in by ir- responsible growers. I hope that the check-list will be used for reference to all names already published, and that this Society may maintain a register to tal;e care of the new acquisitions from year to year. It remains for the members of this Society to all work together to build up a sentiment which will cause every producer of a new variety to send in specimens and com- plete descriptions, together with a photograph and a proposed name, be- fore he offers the variety to the trade. In return for this the Society might issue to him a number and allow him to advertise his new variety as Ameri- can Peony Society No. . If the secretary found that the type of bloom he offered for registration was already well represented and that his seedling almost duplicated several already registered, he could discourage the registration of that name and furnish the grower with the names of those which it alieady duplicates. Now, my friends, the qiiestion arises. Will the growers do all this? I maintain that this plan is perfectly practicable and is the most natural thing to rio, and the degree to which it will succeed will depend solely upon the moral strength and commercial prestige of the mem- bers of this Society and in the degree in which people believe in its honesty and reliabilitv. Whatever work we do with peonies, we must do it care- fully and well, and in such a way that it will stand the test of the years. If this is done, peony growers everywhere will covet our registration numbers. If it is not done, they will not care a rap for our numbers. When we come to consider this subject, we find that we are dealing with principles which reach far beyond mere peonies. Whether we have to do with apples or roses, potatoes or chrysanthemums^ we must face the question of variety descriptions and variety records. Therefore the question arises: What Is a Variety? Ever since the early forties when 0. M. Hovey deluged the readers of "Hovey's Horticultural Magazine" with lengthy discussions in regard to varie- ties of strawberries down to recent times when the fruit growers of the west were wrought up to such an in- tense state of excitement over the Gano and Black Ben Davis apple con- troversy, this question has been the cause of prolonged discussion. One faction holds that every seedling from a plant (which does not come true from seed) is a distinct variety. This idea of a variety is based on Its origin. The other faction holds that a variety is a group established by man for con- venience in trade. Those persons who describe seedling peonies with the first idea iu mind, add greatly to the con- fusion, for where many seedlings are raised, many of them necessarily very closely resemble each other. Can the Same Variety Originate Twice? Here again we have a much fomented question and one which depends for an answer on the idea you have as to what a variety is. I take the ground that a variety is a group of forms which is made for convenience and in which the forms are near enough alike to pass for the same thing in the peony trade. I therefore hold that varieties can and do originate at different times and places and that it is our duty to reduce to synonyms those names which have been given different seedlings of the same variety. We should not be too radical in this, however, but should always allow distinct names for all seedlings which have differences suf- flcient to be detected by the eye trained for peonies. It seems to me that this is the only way out of the difficulty. How to Describe Color. Theoretically we .should describe colors in percentages of the primary colors, which may be obtained by ro- tating a graduated wheel with sliding color scales upon it. This niiitUod, however, is too complicated and time- consuming for peony work, and we have therefore to rely upon some color chart. After looking over the various charts available, I am convinced that the chart published recently hy the French Chrysanthemum Society is by far the best. I am therefore using this and giving the popular term for the color for ordinary use. The page and number of the page are also quoted and may be referred to in case definite and critical comparisons are to be raade. The title of this work is "Repertoire de Couleurs" (Index of Colors) and it contains hundreds of charts in almost every conceivable shade. July 27, 1907 HORTICULTURE 105 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROS- PECTS IN WESTERN NEW YORK. The subject oi the weather is usuall?/ a trite one, fit only to fill embarrass- ing pauses, but this season it has be- come an interesting if not a vital issue amon.? the green truck growers of Irondeciuoit. Next to the high winds in the early spring, sharp cold nights were the most conspicuous feature in the spring's meteorological record, but as far as can be discovered at present, the only noticeable effect of these has been to retard vegetation. No mention is made, from any part of the town, of actual damage inflicted. As week follows week without add- ing materially to the aggregate rain- fall, the outlook for small outdoor crops, naturally becomes less assuring. Excessively wet weather at this time of the year is for various reasons un- desiral)le, yet it is not without its com- pensating advantages, and pretty much the same may be said of an ab- noimally dry season. Of the two ex- tremes, the majority of the gardeners v«ould prefer the dry; nevertheless it is possible to ignore the seriousness of a deficiency in the rain fall. What the gardeners are chiefly concerned ahout is th3 effect upon the future crops. If the next month or two, which constitutes the main portion of the growing sea- son for the majority of crops, should be normally dry. it is feared that the consequences may be of a serious nature, for ihere are very limited re- serves of moisture in the soil to atone for any deficiency in the current sur- face supplies. The wonderfully healthy appearance cf the few fields of rye, is frequently commented upon. These plants are often more advanced in growth than is the case this year, but rarely are they more uniformly dev.jloped. healthy and vigorous, and, as these considera- tions are of much more vital signific- ance than mere luxuriance of growth, the prospects are generally regarded as eminently reassuring. All through Western New York the fruit growers are encouraged and aro looking brighter, and all because the weather man has handed out a little sunshine. A close inspection of the apple orchards has been made, and they show that about all varieties are looking well, and there will be very little, if any, falling off in any of the orchards. Baldwins will not bear this year as well as last. Russet, Pippin, Lady Blush, Spy. Greening, and Kings will be a big crop — if the present indica- tioTis count for anything. Peaches will be a little more than half a crop. Bartlett pears are setting good, -nhile the Kieffer variety seems not to be doing well. H. R. PEACHEY, Irondequoit, N. Y. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. INSPECTING THE MILLIONAIRE. Our friend and everybody's friend, Patrick OMara, would never be ac- cused by any one of the legion of those who know him, of following up mil- lionaires for the sake of knowing them yet here we have him, with his back towards us, intently bent on that very thing. This particular Million- aire, however, happens to be a straw- berry and like other tnillionaires it has already had considerable news- paper notice. On invitation of Prof. Johnson, Mr. O'Mara went out to see the famous berry and on his return is accused of having saUl it was as big as a potato, but he declares this to be a base fabrication. He is willing, though, to go on record as saying thac it strikes him as being the best thing in the way of a strawberry that has yet come under his notice FRUIT CROPS IN WASHINGTON. Reports from inspectors in various parts of the Spokane country, em- bracing 150,000 square miles in eastern Washington and Oregon, the pan- handle of Idaho, western Montana and southeastern British Columbia, show that this season's fruit crop will aver- age 8.5 per cent, of the 1906 yield, which was a record-breaker, but that tree, bush and vine fruits will be of better color, size and flavor than ever before. Greater care has been taken by the various state and provincial horticultural commissioners in elimi- nating infested trees shipped in from outside, and the yield will bring the growers between $9,000,000 and $10,- 000,000. which is a gain over last year. Prices are maintained, the supply be- ing far below the demand, because of heavy exports to Europe, Australia and the Orient and big shipments to Chi- cago, Denver, Boston and eastern points. F. A. Huntley, state horticultural commissioner for Washington, has three deputies at worli in the common- wealth. They are stationed in Spo- kane, Tacoma and Seattle, who are assisted by special inspectors. This service has the effect of raising the standard of purity and cleanliness of all fruits to a marked degree. It has done more than anything else to force thorough spraying and careful sort- ing and packing by the producers, and inferior stuff is kept out of the mar- kets. On the highlands, there will be im- mense crops of apples and prunes. In the Spokane, Yakima and Walla Walla valley the apple and peach crops are late, but the trees are well laden and orchardists are looking for a banner year. Nearly all the fruit will be marketed on commission this year. The cherry crop was large this sea- son. The berry crop also was large, growers of strawberries in the Spo- kane valley and the Sunnyside district harvesting from 500 to 700 crates the acre, while several culturists near Greenacres. reported yields of 1000 crates an acre. The prune crop in the districts west and southwest of Spo- kane promises to be unusually heavy. Several Australian firms have sent their American representatives into the Yakima country, west of Spokane, to buy fancy red apples. Through an al- ternation of seasons, the apples will reach the other continent at a time when the fruit there is out of season. Prof. Cyrus L. Smith, commercial representative of the Inland Empire, announces that the pear crop in the Spokane country will be from 15 to 25 per cent, better in grade than in any previous year, and. he adds, there is every indication the yield will be a big one. The recent rain has helped the fruit wonderfully and improved it greatly. One of the most beautiful decora- tions in Boston is the big retail estab- lishment of Filene at the corner of Washington and Winter streets, every window in the vast building being adorned with a window box of geran- iums and vincas. lOi HORTICU LTURE. July 27, 1907 Seed Trade As the season advances, it becomes more evident that many crops will fal below averasje. particularly peas and corn As regards the former, it is gen- erally accepted that the crop will not be materially better than last year, and may finally prove worse. The canners are very busy paclung and working 16 to IS hours a day. Thus far, thev have managed to keep fairly well up with their work, and the crop of early peas, mainly Alaska, will be from 75 per cent, to 8U per cent, of an average, and probably the latter varieties will not do any better. While it cannot be said that sugar corn is a failure in the east, it will cer- tainly need to grow rapidly to make up for lost time. It is at least a month late, and much of it looks sickly. The consensus of opinion among canners i= that under the most favorable con- ditions from now on, they cannot ex- pect over one-half to two-thirds of a crop which of course, means that the prospects for seed are very dubious Vine seeds are not promising, but thev are not in so unfavorable a con- dition as corn. An indication of the wav the situation is viewed by cannery mav be noted from the fact that corn which sold slowly at 50c. per dozen cans during February. March and April now brings 75c. readily, and jobbers are active bidders. It is wise not to borrow trouble, but it is extrcmsly t oi- ish not to recognize the signs of the times and those persons who regard e\^rvihing as rosy, may find they have been living in a Fool's Paradise Referring again to peas, most of the responsible growers have ceased to take on any more contracts, realizing that thev cannot fill orders already booked. 'Radish seed, especially Scar- let Globe, and White-Tipped Scarlet turnip, of the right stocks, will agam 'Vo^ ^n^r '^"importance frotn the Golden West within the Pf t week bti it is now quite generally believed that onion seed will not be quite so short as seemed probable in April and May. Tomatoes are late, and they will re- quire a late, warm fall to mature much of a crop. The sympathy of the trade in Toledo, O is with Mr. Wm. Pbilipps, who re- cently suffered a heavy loss through a five" which destroyed his entire stock. The fire broke out next door to tne Wm T Philipps Seed Co. and finding Hs way into the big freight elevator spread rapidly over the third floor, which was used for the storage of bug- gies and wagons, in which this house deals heavily. The other floors es- caped the flames, but everything was so thoroughly watersoaked as to be considered a total loss, which fortu- nately is fully covered by insurance. This "firm is doing a large business with truckers and the stock on hand is considerable. The Wood, Stubbs & Co., seed house on East Jefferson street, Louisville, Kv was destroyed by fire early on fhe' morning of July 18. The fire ctarted in an adjoining building and for a time threatened the entire block. Wood, Stubbs & Co.'s loss was estimat- ed at $25,000. partially covered by in- surance VALUE OF HEDGES AS CROP PROTECTORS. Hedges as a crop protection, in ad- ditlim to their value as an ornamental attraction to a place, are rapidly be- coming a necessity to the grower of small truck and flowers, and a de- tense which the greenhouse owner ap- preciates when the cold winds are Headquarters for PLANT STAKES CANE STAKES Long selected stock, thin and wiry, very strong. j,er Itiu perltWtO perSUOO Southerii...8to9lt. 7Sc- J'.oo $35.00 Japanese ...6 to 7 ft. 75c. 5-50 25.0° STEEL STAKES No. 10 iteel Wire Galvanized per liHI pfr lil(H' It. .'.$0.45' *4.'=8 1 4>4 't---*'-"" *9-'° 5 '* . . r.r2 10.23 b " .. 1.30 12.25 b'/i •■ .. 1.40 13.28 2^ 3 3% PIT II" r ll.iKi ..$0.45 $4.08 •• .55 5.rr .. .6s 6.15 .. .78 7.r8 .88 8.16 No. 8 Steel Wire Galvanized For Staking American Beauty and otiier strong and tall growing Roses. per ■.III! per li ]'" HO \>" H'" 2 ft ..$0.55 $5.25 ' 4 •' ..Si.loS'ooo 2'/, " .. .70 6.5c 45i " •• ''5 i'-50 3 " .. .80 7.50 5 " .. 1.40 t3.oo iH " .. .9; 9.c° I 6 " .. I 60 15.5° MICHELL'S RELIABLE HOSE Made expressly for haid usage Ask most any florist about it. 3 Ply per foot t2C. 4 Ply per foot 14KC Hedge FiotucUoii fm- Truok Gardens. blowin? sixty miles per hour. This question of shelter from winds is quite as important as fuel and building ma- terial, which money may buy. The illustration here shows the hedges on the garden farm of .1. M. Cooper, Irondequoit, N. Y. To visit this place reminds one of the hedges of England. They add hundreds of dollars in value to a place. H. R. PEACHEY. I Our Advance Price List ot Bulbs is Ready. | HENRY F. MICHELL GO. IOI8 Market Stre«t PHILADELPHIA PA. CELERY GROWING IN QUOIT. IRONDE- iConiinutd from pagi 8'S). During the early stages of growth it is only necessary to frequently stir the soil When twelve to fifteen inches lone, loosen the earth two or three inches deep with cultivator or hand- hoe- the celery is then ready for hand- ling which must be done with great care The operator gathers all the leaves ot each stalk up and holding in position with one hand presses the loosened earth against the stalk with the other. When this is finished the earth is thrown toward the celery from both sides with a one hoise plow. It is well to have a man follow with a hand hoe and draw the earth still closer to the celery where the plow has failed to do the work properly. As fast as the celery grows, hoe up the earth to within a few inches of the top until the time for bleaching. This part of the work is tedious and to do it well one must know how to handle a snade, A man stands on either side of the same row and com- mencing ten or twelve inches from the celerv raises a straight bank of earth covering all the celery except three or four inches of the largest leaves. Each man endeavors to build bis side firmly and straight uji and down. It is im- portant that the hearts should be kept straight and not in any way injured. " In "the Middle States celery usually is taken up about the first of Novem- ber The stalks are plowed up with a machine, some of the earth shaken from the roots and left in heaps along the row. In the meantime, a trench is opened in some convenient spot ten inches wide, the depth to correspond with the length of the celery. Place the stalks in an upright posi- tion, closelv packed together until the whole trench is filled. As the weather grows colder the earth is drawn from either side towards the celery and when the covering is finished it will look like a single row ot celery. Tops should be dry when packed in trenches, else the plants may rot badly. The tops are preserved by covering with long manure, straw, hay or any other litter, but see that a sufficient quantity Is used. The celery is now in condition to use when properly bleached. H. R. PEACHEY. CORRECTIONS. Unfortunately for the peace of mind of publishers, proof readers need va- cations just as other mortals of less importance do. The brief absence of this indispensable personage explains some of the typographical vagaries which our readers undoubtedly dis- covered in our last issue. On page 74 the words "Eastern forcing," referring to babv rambler mse. should read ■■Easter" forcing." On page 89 the cap- tain of industry in the photograph is \V J Elliott, not ■■Ellicott," and we might add that the beautiful young lady who appears in the group is Mrs. Wheeler. I^XJ TIC WORK Settees- -$7.00 Window \ J OS- Boxes I Arm Chairs 3.25 Tubs - - 1.25 Vases with\ « ^c Stands I ^-^^ W. Elliott & Sons .-X 201 Fulton St., N.V. July 27, 1907 HORTlCULTURi: 107 ZIRNCIEBEL'S GIANT PANSIES Fresh Crop Now Ready Famed for a quarter of a century and when you buy them you get the best in exist- ence. I am continuing the pansy business on exactly the same standard as carried on by my father, the late De.ws Ziknciebei.. None genuine nnless sold by me. AUGUSTUS ZIRNCIEBEL, Needham, Mass. GIANT MARKET. "The Variety for the Million." Trade packet, 2000 seeds, $i.oo. GIANT FANCY. The Ne Plus Ultra in Tansies. Trade packet, 1000 seeds, $1.00. Christmas Flowering Sweet Pea Seed DIRECT FROM ORIQINATOR. Christmas Pink, Florence Denzer, whue 1-4 lb 75c; 1 lb. $2.00. rirs. E. Wild, new carmine red, 202. 75c: 1-4 lb. $..50. These popular Florists' Sweet Peas have been grown by OVER 3000 FLORIST - all ever the world to the best satisfaction of the most critical growers, and HAVE NO EQUAL. Also 10 New Varieties offered for the first time, Salmon, rink. Blue Purple, Yellow ani Variegated in separate colors. Ask for Descriptive Price List. These new varieties will be ready in September. Sweet pea Directions with every order. JMIONONETTE SEED my own select greenhouse grown; for manv vears the leader in New York, 1-8 oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $5.00. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK BOUND BROOK, - - NEW JERSEY fi@-ALL GIANTS ^nirx-n^o^? PANSY SEED " BODDINGTONS CHALLENGE " mixture contains all the finest fliant strains — of the leading Pansy Specialists in the world — the Giant self colors, the Giftnt striped and margined, and the Giant blotched — all carefully mixed in proportion — the finest that monty can buy — the finest your money can buy. A. florist who has grown it, said "Why don't you call it Defiaiice !" Trade pki. 75c, 1-4 oz. $1.50, 1-2 oz. $2.75, oz. $5.00. New crop ready July. ... Order Now ... A. T. BODDINGTON, 342 W. 14th St., N.Y.City PANSY SEED In separate colors and the finest mix- tnre, embracing every conceivable shade and marking and largest flowers. Crop of 1907. Cg^Get descriptive Price-List FRANCIS BRILL, T''T^\ Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant tor profit. CABBAGE PLANTS Early and Late Flat Dutch, Succession and Savoy $1.00 per looo, 10,000 and over 8oc. per i<">o. CELERY, Golden Self Blanching, Giant Pascal, White Plume, Winter Queen, Golden He-in, $1.00 per 1000, 10,000 and over 80c per 1000. Borecole, Brussels Sprouts, Leek, $1.00 per 1000. Lettuce, Grand Rapid. Boston Market. Defiance, $i.GO per 1000. Moss Curled Parsley $1 ■ o per 1000. My Plants are Fine. Cafih with ord^r, please. SAMUEL W.SHANKLIN, - WH4TE iViARSH, MD. 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High Grade Seeds for Market Gardener, Florist and Farmer Catalogues Free Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS FISKE'S HIGHEST GRADE SEEDS and BULBS ALWAYS RELIABLE H.E. FISKESEEDCO. 12 and 14 Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston, Mass. BRASI^IEEO GROWERS CO^ GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, • • CALIFORNIA G. G. MORSE & GO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE Direct from ranclies in tlie West. We have on hand for immediate delivery a large supply of exceptionally fine^ quality. For the Lawn, The Qreenhouse, For the Herbaceous Garden, For the Flower Garden, For the Vegetable Garden, Use Purity Brand Sheep Manure. PRICB, Ton, $40.00; half ton, $20.00; 500 lbs., 10.00; 100 lbs., $2.50. R.&J.FARQUHAR&CO., 6 and 7 So. Market St., BOSTON. ESTABLISHED 1 802 Trade Bulb List now ready, per iooo seeds Asparagus pIumo5us nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds. . ■ . 2.50 Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i.ooo. BERMUDA EASTER LILIES, ROMAN HVACINTHS AND ALL HOLLAND AND OTHER BULBS SEND FOR PRICES J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barciay St., througii to 38 Parit Piace NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds=^ Send for Catalogue THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON BRIOGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS, Props. 37 East I9tli St., NEW YORK CiH C AUUFLOWERS| A B B A G E E! HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO^ 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 108 horticulture; July 27, :907 KENTIAS When you attend the Convention of the S. A. F. co».ib; to Wyncote, Pa. Jenkintown Station. 30 Minutes Ride And see our KENTIAS JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., 100 Trains Daily Clean. TKrifty StocK Our Specialty BAMBOO CANES TOUCH AND STRONC 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6ft long— $1 per 100; $6 per lOOO; $1 1 per 2000 | 9 TKey cost about lO per cent, more 9 than otKer Kinds, and tKey are lO j| times better. 9 STUMPP & WALTER GO. - 50 Barclay St., New York i ... OICOMI13S ... Just to hand, C. Tnanae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. Intermedia. C. Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C- Cit- rina, C. Gaskelliana. Laelia Anceps, t.. Albida, L. majalis, L, Autumnalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Cooperianum.Oncidium Cnsp m.O.Vartcosum, O. Cavcndishianum. O. Lundiim, Odonto, Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C. Warnerii, Miltooia Vexillaria. CARRILIO & BAIDWIN, SECtUCUS, W. J. ORCHIDS Imported, seml-establlshed, established and seedlings. Catalogue senf on application < »»>ft»)»»fc»ii»»»»ifc»»»»>»fc>>»»>fcfcftfcftM ft»)»»ftftft»ftftft»ft»)ft»>>>ft»>»>ft>)»»>ft»* I J, RQEHR8 CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. AN INTERESTING BULB SUIT. The firm of C. Keur & Son, tulip and hyacinth growers in Hillegom, Ho,l- land, has filed suit in common pleas court against three Cleveland florists. The plaintiffs say they furnished bulbs to Frank E. Bauers of South Brooklyn, Emil Heidenblut of the West Side and Henry Eickhoff, 6818 Wood- land avenue, S. E., amounting to 1366.1.5, for which they say they have not been paid. The cases are appealed from justice court. The bills are couched in such ro- mantic language as: 2,000 Roman hyacinths, so much. ICO Gertrude ditto, so much, the Blues ditto, so much, kron tulips, so much, ditto, so much. 100 gladiolas, so much. The Cleveland florists won the cases in Justice court on the ground that the bulbs were decayed.— C/ere/OHd Plain Dviiler. Variegated Agaves FOR SALE, ranging in size from 8 ft. high to 0 inches. Will sell cheap on account of moving. M. BULLOCKE 100 King of 500 Kaiser- 1000 La Reine Blushing Bride SSth St. and 2nd Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. HAVE YOU A SURPLUS of any kind of stock? Make It a surplus OF CASH by advertising It In HORTICULTURE. We have a few good kinds left RED, YELLOW and PINK Also 2 1 = 2 in. ROSES. Qet our List. The Conard & Jones Go , West Grove, Pa. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New Vork Office, Siebrecht Building, 425 Fifth Avenue. Grading and Pruning. FINE TREES AND SHRUBBERY FURNISHED AND PLANTED. D. ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beacb Parkway, Everett. Mass You will find reading on every CULTURE. something worth page of HORTI- LET US QUOTE on your wants in Caiias, Paper White Orand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. Aii Dutch Buibs, Wood Moss. D RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO 150,000 CELERY PLANTS .\11 ■\Vliil.j l'luin.% Lt.HM.l strons triinsi)lantpil plant.s iu flats or otlierwise, $3.00 per 1000. Asparagus Sprengeri from 3 1-2 In. pots, .i;6.00 per liXi. MOREL BROS. 62 E. IWarket St., SCRANTON, PA, ORCHIDS Largest Importers^ Exporters, Grote^rs and Hybridists in the World Zander, St. Albany, England and 235 Broadway, Room | NEW YORK CITY Just Arrived in Fine Condition ORCHIDS in Variety Caltleyas, Laellas, Oncldiums, Odonto- glossum, Epidendrum, etc. WRITE FOR PRICES. JOSEPH A. MANDA, Orchid Expert, West Orange, N. J. JUST ARRIVED JUST ARRIVED Cattleyas Perclvalllana, Sanderae and Speciosissima, Oncldlum Kramer- ianum and Gaskelliana. Write for prices or telephone to ORDONEZ BROS. IMADISON, N.J. P. O. Box 105. Phone 143 Madison. Justarrived in superb condition: Cattle.va Perclvalllana, Cattleya labiata, Cattleya Sctiroederae. Oncldlum Tarlcosum Rogersll, 0. Crlspum, O. MarsbalUannm, O. lurldum. Mlltonla Cuneata, M. Candida, M. ClowcsH, Laella Crispa, L. Dayana, L. Praestans, etc. Write for prices. LA6ER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. You'll find something worth reading on every page cf this paper. LI 1 July 27, 1907 HORTICULTURE 109 PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS Novelties always sell during the holidays. _ If you have not already grown them, try some Pink or Rose SPECIOSUMS. If potted in July will flower for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Always useful either for cut flowers or plants. Ask the leading florists in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, or around New York City. Order today. Will ship any time. Cold storage Lilium longiflorums take about two months to bloom from time of potting ; speciosums from five to six monttis, so that longiflorums wanted for Thanksgiving and Christmas should be planted about Oct. J, and speciosums in July. ALL CASES ARE REPACKED BEFORE SHIPMENT Lilium Speciosum Rubrum Per lOO Per looo Lilium Speciosum Melpomene Per loo Per looo 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 8.00 75.00 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 9.00 80.00 9 to J J inch bulbs, J50 in case J2.50 JIO.OO I 9 to U inch bulbs, 150 in case 12.00 JJ5.00 Lilium Longiflorum Multiflorum 9 to JO inch bulbs, 200 in case $IJ.00 $100.00 Full Cases Sold at lOOO Rate ARTHUR T. BODDIMGTON, 342 West 14th St., New York City 400,000 More Calla Ethiopica Bulbs Over 472.000 shipped to old and new customers. All orders from now on will be shipped next dsy order is received. A good many florists arc ordering Bulbs to plant after chrysanthemums are pu led out. I prepay freight wheo cash comes with order. U wanted by express I prepay 2J^c. per ib., you pay balance, 25 at 100 rates, 250 at 1000 rates. Calla Ethiopica, 10 inches circumference • 9 " 8 •• 7 " 6 " The above Bulbs will all bloom 1 year. 100 .$10.00 • 900 ■ 800 . 7.00 • 5.50 . 4 50 . 350 . 2.25 1000 $90.00 80.00 70.00 60.(0 45.00 35 00 25.00 15.00 L MITTING, 17-23 Kennan Street, SANTA CRUZ, CAL. ■ CnNS I Boston, Piersonii, Scotti, Anna Foster, 4 in. pots, $2.00 per doz. ■ QniDar>||c Plumosus and Sprengeri, 4J^ in. pots, $2.00 per doz. Spren- HorAnnilUO geri, 3 in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 2 in. pots, $2 00 per 100; seed- linj,',<, ."lO cts. per 100. PIlDVCRIITUCIIIillC ^^ '^'^^ condition for benctiing, 2}i in. pots, $2.00 unnidAll I nCmUnid, per 100. Ivory, Glory of Pacific, Minnie Bailey, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Chudwick, Maud Dean, Balfour, Mrs. Weeks. STEVIA dwarf and tall, 2}i in. pots, $3.00 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, p"er'?oV" Mrs. Jerome Jones, Chadwick, Maud De CROTONS, * i°- pots, $2.00 per doz. C. EISELE. ^ nth and Rov Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Do Not Miss Seeing Our Exhibition of GLADIOLUS BLOOMS CONVENTION OF S. A. F. At Philadelphia, August 20-22. "AMERICA" WILL BE THERE IN ALL ITS GLORY. John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y. DAHLIAS. Now is the tun* tm place your order for bulbs which w ill insu^ you getting named t*- lietics Id any quantity; prompt delivery. DAVID HERBTrT & SON, SuccesK>n to L. K. Peacock, Inc. A.TCO. I«.J. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excels*, Compacta, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia t-orsteHana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. JOI2 Ontario St., Philadelphia I Gardenia Plants! Fine Stocky Plants Out of 3 inch Pots $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; $25.00 per 200; $120 per 1000. STUMPP & WALTER CO. 50 Barclay St., New York. CELERY PLANTS We have millions of good celery plants in the following varieties: Boston Mar- ket, Dwarf Golden Heart, Giant Pascal, Golden Self Blanching, White Plume and White Solid, also Celeriac, Giant Prague ard Moss Curled Parsley, as well as a good stock of Cabbage Plants. Sl.ooper 1000 ; 10,000 and over 85 cts. per 1000, delivery to the Ad. & U. S. Express Co., 25 cts per 100 postpaid. R.VINGENTJr. &,SONSCO. WHITE MARSH, MD. A. LEUTHY & CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PLANTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES, ROSLINDALE. MASS. JOHN SCOTtF" Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Roa and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SGHEEPERS & CO., 4&6 Old Slip, NEW YORK. Prices Quoted in these Columns are for Dealers Only. When Writing to Advertisers Please Mention HORTICULTURE. no HORTICULTURE, July 27, 190T A WINTER TRIP TO EUROPE BY AN AMERICAN GARDENER. (William Kleinheinz, before the Pennsyl- vania Horticultural Society, March 19th, 1907.) We Germans have a saying that it is the duty of every traveler to tell a story. It is, therefore, in a sense of duty that I accepted the very kind invitation of the Pennsylvania Horti- cultural Society to address you this evening on "An American Gardener's Winter Trip to Europe." While I re- gard the privilege given me as a great honor, I fear that the pleasure will be mine rather than yours, because the trip was a hasty one, enabling me to stop merely here and there and, in most places, only to "step right in and turn around and walk right out again." But if I can in my little talk give you any hint of the pleasure I had in making the journey, then I shall consider myself pardoned for taking up your time. Through the courtesy of Mr. P. A. B. WJdener, my employer, I sailed on the Kroonland for Antwerp, on No- vember 21st, and after an enjoyable but uneventful trip of ten days arrived on the first of December. Antwerp is interesting to the traveler rather than to the gardener, and so I journeyed after a little tarry or. to Brussels. The weather was of the sort water lilie? like — rain, more rain, and still more rain — so that my sight-seeing was restricted to the Botanical Gar- den in Brussels. Perhaps it was the bad weather, perhaps my expectations were too great — at any event 1 wa.s disappointed in the far-famed Gardens. They do not seem to be maintained to the standard I looked for. But at Ghent I was charmed; charmed from the moment when I alighted from the train. The passenger hall is magnifi- cent. Under a great glass shed, just outside of which the train stops, there are passages of immense size. On either side and through the centre, along those passages, are great grass plats planted with the choicest flowers and not a few immense palms — all this even though the December days had arrived. Contrast December days in this neighborhood with those in beautiful Ghent. The World's Finest Establishments. My first objective point was the e.s- tablishnient "Socielie Horticole Gan- toise." I had the pleasure, here, of meeting the head gardener, Mr. E. Wartel, and through his courtesy I was enabled to visit some of what I believe to be the world's finest estab- lishments for growing palms, azaleas, and assorted stove plants. Mr. War- te! himself has the finest and most wonderful collection of anthuriums it has ever been my good fortune to see. He kindly furnished me with address of such standard commercial places as those of Mr. Jules de Coock, Mr. Miller Richard, and others — all ele- gant j.nd all of mammoth size. In these places the very first step you take shows evidence of good man- agement. Everything is neat and clean Es on shipboard; the plants are all in the pink of perfection. The general cultures are palms, especially Kentia Forsteriana and Kentia Belmoreana. azaleas, bays (Laurus nobilis and I-aurus cerasus), Acacia armata and Acacia verticillata, Araucaria e.xcelsa, and a wide variety of stove and other plants. On the following days I was equally fortunate in meeting Mr. Oscar d.; Reave, of Mt. St. Amand Nursery. Mr. de Reave was recently in the employ of the H. A. Dreer Company at River- ton, and was of most valuable assist- ance to me. He enabled me to visit all the important places about Ghent, which I bad not up until then inspect- ed. It may be of passing interest to say that through Mr. de Reave I was able zo see the place where the well known Azalea Vervaeneana originated. In a short time Mr. de Reave will be able to supply the newest azalea, a splendid white Vervaeneana. Should any of my gardener friends get to Ghent I am sure Mr. de Reave will receive them- the same as he did me. Culture of Azaleas. Perhaps it may be of interest to have me say a few words about the way azaleas are cultivated in Belgium. For Gi'afting, the pinlv Azalea indica is used. The grafts are propagated by cuttings from December 1st and grown for a year in small pots to single stems. They will make a growth of from 10 to 18 inches in the season. After grafting in December the plants are plunged in a propagat- ing bed with sufficient bottom heat, and close to the glass, until they be- gin to grjDW vigorously, after which they are removed to a suitable house. In spring; as soon as the weather is safe, the young plants are set out in beds, where they are allowed to re- main until fall. At this time the young plants, as well as the old ones not sold, are lifted and placed on benclies in shaded houses. As soon as outside work is over, the azalea grower starts in to remove all the flower buds and to trim the plants into shape. The plants are either potted up or planted out in benches as close as possible, and are kept there all winter in a temperature a trifle above the freezing point. When the weather again moderates they are planted out in the open ground, in beds about five or six feet wide. Of these plants, the strongest are sold in fall, according to the sizes wanted, and the remainder go through the course of indoor treatment as de- scribed. To describe the rich, black soil with which the Belgian azalea grower is favored would be to waste your time — every gardener knows what a wonderful, rich soil it is. Sander's Marvellous Collection. After leaving Ghent I spent an en- tire day at the establishment of F. Sander & Son, at Bruges. It is the largest and most admirable place I have ever seen. Mr. Gilbert, the head gardener, was kind enough to show ijie every noolt and cranny of the im- mense place, and he l^ept me on the constant move from 9 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock at night. There are houses — yes, dozens of houses — filled with orchids. Of cat- tleyas there is a range of at least fif- teen houses. Another range is devot- ed solely to cypripediums, and there are at least ten houses given over to diverse orchid seedlings. Among the cypripediums I particularly noted "Cypripedium Curtisii Newbilio," as Mr. Gilbert called it. It is a new im- portation, but he has thousands of specimens. The upper sepal and pet- als much resemble Cypripedium Law- renceaum, but the pouch is a fine dark red. I regard it as a very striking variety, and recommend that it should be extensively grown. The next range consisted of I do not Ivacw how many houses, but cer- tainly a great number filled with palms of all sizes. Then, there are houses with azaleas, with crotons, and with stove plants. From range to range we went, until our trip finally terminated at the monster sheds for wintering bay trees. Thousands were here to be seen, from the smallest to monster standards, and in all shapes, standards, pyramids and columns. All were in perfect condition. In passing I noted especially a new croton seed- ling of the type of Craigii, but with larger foliage and of a more vigorous growth. I must pay this tribute in closing to Mr. Gilbert (who, by the way, was the associate of our friend, Paul Heub- ner, when he was at Van Houtte's) that he is the only man who ever caused me to become tired of looking at plants. It was because of his ex- ceeding great kindness and his abso- lutely untiring enthusiasm, that I did not visit a greenhouse in my next stopping place, Berlin. A Tremendous Palm House. In fact, the only house I visited af- ter leaving Belgium was the Palm Garden at Frankford-on-Main. The tremendous palm house there is un- questionably a wonder of the horticul- tural world. You are chaimed with the arrangement the moment you en- ter. The mammoth specimens are planted on both sides of the main walk, leaving a delightful alley, palm- bordered and palm-leaf roofed. As a substitute for the conventional lawn there is used Selaginella denticu- lata, and it is magnificently arranged, grown and kept. At the rear is a monster backing of palms, half hiding a rockery with running water. At- tached to the palm house are side houses filled with cold house plants, sucli as camellias, azaleas, pittosporum and many others. Quite recently there vas added a new range of show houses. The centre house is planted similarly to the palm house, but per- haps because I had seen the great palm hotise first the new one looked somewhat empty and unfinished. Side houses are attached and these are used especially for stove plants and for orchids. All are most attractive. In the Palm Garden are, in addition, a range of growing houses, but these' are not conspicuous, and since they are used only for growing to supply the show houses they are not open to the public. By this time I felt that my ability to take any new impressions had been exhausted, so I spent a few days, all too short, in visiting relatives and friends, and then I sailed for the best country on all the globe, the dear United States which, I do believe, I never loved so much as when I heard the welcome of friends and saw again the old. familiar faces. If you want to appreciate more than ever you did before your own country, take a trip abroad. If you do, I know that you will be at least able to speak more entertainingly than I have, of "An American Gardener's Winter Trip to Europe." July 27, 1U07 HORTICULTURE 111 2 C C C C C c c c c c c c c c « BOSTON OLD HOME WEEK JULY 29 TO AUGUST 3 We extend a cordial invitation to all out of town Florists and will be pleased to have them make our store their headquarters during their stay. WELCH BROS., 226 DEVONSHIRE STREET, Winthrop Square, near Franklin BOSTON 9 9 9 9 9 9 9- 9 9' 9- 9 9- 9 9 9 9 9 9 I 9 9 9 I Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery In New York City or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... . Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York ALEX. McCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38th St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILLIAMH.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Orderi and reliable deliveries sruaranteed DAVID CLARKE'5 SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country to New York City Or 0UT=QOING STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway. New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS Br TELEa/tAPm" ' 5end flower orders for delivery In BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F? CALVIN 124 Tremont St.. Boston BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. Miniif»ctur«r« of FLORISTS' LETTERS This wooden box nicely stained and vsralshed, 18x30x13, made in two sec- tions, one for each size letter, given away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, i}4 or i inch size per loo, $3. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and lor sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. f . McCAKTHY, Manager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS^ GUDE BR09^<0 rLORISTS 1114 r 9T.HW WASHINGTON, D. C. GUDE'S K Qeo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINQTON. D. C. ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED For sale by all first classsupply houses. Madeby ORAL MFG. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IX ALBANY AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER 1 1 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. JACOB SCHUL2, t^ot;,5^^rL^E,"KV: Pill Flnwprerland and Home Phones 223 and 984. ATLANTA FLORAL GO. " f,';S,r ATLANTA, GEORGIA. JOHN BREITMEYER'S Cor. Miami and Qratlot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . High Grade Gut Blooms We cover all Michig&n points and ffood •ections of Ohio, Indiana and Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUdTORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrlwfl S IV OD y^ii,rV^Sf^.v Wholesale Commission Florist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 57 West 28th St. New York. Special Attention to Shipping Orders TelephoDcs: laoo, aioi, Madison Square Write for Current Prices J. K. ALLEN WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY Ready to talk with growers about consignments tor coming season 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Teleplione 167 Madison Sq. NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER lOO-TO DEALERS ONLY «RoBetf Am. Beauty , fan and sp " extra No. I " Lower grades Bnde. 'Maid, Golden Gate, fan &sp " " " " Iwf.grds. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special " " lower grades . . •Chatenay, Morgan, fancy and spec. " " lower grades . . Killarney, Welloslcy, fan. and spec. " " lower grades. Gladioli Last Half of Week ending July 20 XO.OO to 15.00 6.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 3.00 •50 to 1. 00 1. 00 to 3.00 ■as to .50 1. 00 to 3.00 • as to .50 1.00 to 3.00 25 to .50 1. 00 to 3-cw .95 to .50 .50 to 2.00 FIrtt Half of Week beKlnnlnc Juty22 10.00 to 6.00 to 3. 00 to .50 to I. 00 to .35 to I. 00 to .23 to I. 00 to .25 to 1.00 to ,05 to .50 to 8.00 3.00 1. 00 4.00 .50 4.00 ■50 4.00 ■50 4.00 .50 f.oo Carnations, Fancy and Novekies.. '* Ordinary Sweet Peas ( i oo bunches) Cattlcyas LHlea Lily of the Valley Qardeniao nignonette Adlantum Croweanum Smllax AsparaKUi Piumoaus, strings " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) Last Hilf of Week i ending Ju y20 1907 •75 to 1.00 • 25 to .50 T.OO to 1.50 20,00 to 50.00 1. 00 to 3.00 1. 00 to a. 00 2. CO to 10.00 •50 to 1.00 .50 to •75 1.00 to 1.50 8.00 to 12.00 20.00 to ^0.00 10.00 to 25.00 FInt Hilf tf Week beginning July 22 1907 I. DO to • 50 to 1. 00 to 30.00 to 6.00 to I. 00 t« 3.00 to .50 to .^o to I 00 to 8.00 to 20.00 to 10.00 to 3.0a 1. 00 So.ao 8.00 3.<* 12,50 1.00 ■75 i.Sa 12.00 30.00 25.00 DRGHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 58 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madieon Square TRAENDLY A S CHENG K WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at fair prices all the year round Send for qnatatlona on fall otdan T.1. 798.799 M.diM. Sq. 44 WBSt 28tli Street, New York CItf Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th 5T. Tel. {J« Madison Square NcW YOFk Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tK STREET PHONES. 1664 — 106; MADISON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers l(indly mention Horticulture July 27, 1907 HORTICULTURE 115 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ I per lOOO BRONZE GALAX, $ 1 .25 per 1 000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $ 1 .25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on ferns we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire work. Write lor price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wholesale Oommisslon Florists, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Micli. FRANK S. HICKS & CO. Wholesale Florists. Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, • New York City. Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq, BOXES BOXES BOXES LIGHT WOOD GUT FIOWER BOXES | Sizes iu Stock per 100 3 X 4 X ao S4.00 3 X S X 24 4.50 3x7x21 4.60 6 X 6 X 24 «.80 4x12x24 9.oe 6 X 12 X 24 lO.SO 6x12x30 1B.60 fi X 12x 36 14.00 6 X 12 X 36 IS.OO 8 X 15 X 42 20.00 6x lSx48 23.00 Write for samples and prices in car load lots. 6ETM0RE BOX FACTORY, Incorporated, BELLEVILLE, ALA. Hail stones got in their work at Staatsburgh, N. Y., July 13, and did considerable damage among the green- house men. L. Stanlvowiez, a florist at Niles, III., has begun action to recover $15,000 from the Northwestern Gas Light & ■Coke C!o. He states that bi lause of faulty mains the illuminating gas has .percolated through the grouud and I ruined his plants and flowers. Best Flowers Ihe Boston Market ■!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimi& I GLADIOLI I S Cut spikes in any quantity from S S Selected White and Light Shades; S S Selected Mixed Colors and Named ~ S Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. S S Wriie for Pnces S I ARTHUR CORVEE | S Gladiolus Specialist S r Meaidowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y. = nllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllT. NEWS ^OTES. The florists of Holyoke, Mass., will ■ close their stores on Wednesday after- noons until September 1. Miss Eda Birn, Nashville, Tenn., has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabili- ties, $1,993.75; assets, none. Thomas Carter, gardener at Exeter Rose Conservatories, Exeter, N. H., has been quite ill for two weeks. It is reported that George Hunt, a florist of Terre Haute, Ind., has be- 'come insane, the result of freiiuent at- tacks of epilepsy. I N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. 84 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES Headquarters in Western New York FOK ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Wholesale Gommlsslen Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Su|)plies and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N.Y. QiTC us a trial. We caa please yen. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO, WHOLESALE FLORISTS FRESn CtT TLOWERS, CUT EVERORCEN, AND fLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 15 Province St. & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- CINCINNATI July 16 DETROIT June 24 PER 100. "TO DEALERS ONLY. BUFFALO 1 PITTS BIHhT July 22 I July ai R06BS Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. " Extra No.i " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid. Golden Gate, F. & S. '• '* " " Extra " " " No. I & lw.gr. Liberty, RtchiinoDd, Fan. & Sp. . • • '* *' Lo*cr grades. Chatenay, Morffaa, Fan. & Sp '* " Lower grades. | Kaiserin, Carnoi, Fan. & Sp [ " " Lower grades... , Killamey. Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... " " Lower grades : CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties * Ordinary MISCELLANEOUS Sweet Peas Cattkyas Lily of the VaUey Gardenias Mignonette \ Adiantum 1 Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings '* " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 1 18. oo to 10.00 to 5.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 2.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to -75 to • 25 50.00 8.00 3.00 10.00 1. 00 10.00 40.00 35.00 20.00 15.00 3.00 8.00 5 00 3.00 8.00 5.00 8 00 5o« 8.00 5.00 8.00 5.00 a.oo 1.50 ■ 35 60.00 10.00 4 00 12.00 2.00 t.oo la.oo 50.00 35.00 »5.oo ao.oc 18.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 a.oo 6.00 a.oo 6.00 a.oo 3.00 •75 35-00 35.00 1 2. 00 8.00 6.00 4.00 8 00 4.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 4.o» 8.00 4.00 a.oo .25 to 50.00 to 15.00 to 3.00 to to 25 to I. 00 to I 2 . 50 to 50.00 to 30.00 to 20 00 4.00 1. 00 2.00 15.00 7500 40.00 ao.oo to 35.00 15.00 to ao.oo 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.0a to 3.00 to 1.50 1. 00 ■15 50.00 4.00 3.00 a.oo 1. 00 • 50 40.00 25.00 10. oo 8. 00 7.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 7 00 6.00 7.00 6.00 a.oo 1.35 .50 60,00 1500 4 00 10.00 1-25 1.50 15.00 50.00 35.00 15.00 to 30.0* lo.oe to 12.5* 4.00 10 6.«» to i.ou to 6.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 6.00 to S.oo 3.00 to 4>oo 6.00 to 8.00 2,00 to 4.«0 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6.00 to a.oo to 1.50 .50 to 1. 00 .35 to .ja 40.00 to 50.00 to 8.00 to 4.00 10.00 to 13.5a 1. 00 to a.oo 1. 00 to 1.50 13.50 to 15.00 30.00 10 50.00 35.00 to 40.00 REED (SL KELLER 122 We»t 2Sth St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our letal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work & Novelties and are dealers io Glassware Decorative Greens and ^larllts' Requisites. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. Yoh will find some good offers there alsfr Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Comniission Florists, 55 and 57 Weat 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Madison Square. The KERVAN CO. 113 W28tli. 5T.. New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto &Cycas Palm Leaves, GaUuc, Leu- oochae. Feras and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen J. B. Murdoch & Co. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG. PA. Long Distance 'Phone 1435 Court. 116 horticulture: July 27, :90T Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers In this Issue are also listed under this classification without charge. Reference to List of Ad- Tertlsers will indicate the respective pages. Buyers failing to find what th«y want in this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them Is eommunlcation with reliable dealers. ACACIA PUBESCENS Albert Dirwanger, 422 Congress St., Port- land, Me. For page see List of Advertisers. ACCOtTNTANT a i Dysart, 28 State St.. Boston. For page see List of AdvertlserB. ADIANTUMS Adlantum Farleyense, strong plants, for propagating purposes, $25.00 per 100. Cash with ctder. J. A. Petereon, McHenry Ave., Westwood, Cincinnati, O. Adi.nntum Hvbridum. 2 1-2 in. pots. .fS.Oi per 100; $45.00 per HXK). 3 in. pots, .$8.00 ner 100: .fiS.OO ner 1000, A. Lpy & Bro., lew York. per I'K); !f4o.(.io per HXM). per 100; $75.00 per 1000. Highland, Ulster Co., N AGAVES M. Bullocke, 85th St. and 2d Ave., Brook- lyn, N. Y. Variegated Agaves. For page see List of Advertisers. AGRICTTLTVRAI. IMPLEMENTS Ihoe. J. Grey & Co., 32 S. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Brack & Sons, 51 and 52 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ARAUCARIAS Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St. Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. ASPARAGUS C. Elsele. 11th and Roy Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. DePew Bros., Cor. Plerinont and DePew Aves., Nyack, N. Y. Asparagus Sprengerl. Asparagus Sprengerli, 21-4 In.; ready for planting . For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Rd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. r. J. I-Iauswirth. 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, .Michigan Ave and 3Ut St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Brd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Gaivln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbuiz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta FIoraT Co., Atlanta, Oa. For page see List of Advertlsen. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Douohoe. 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Adveflsera. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St.. Albany, N.Y. Fur page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly fllled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOVTER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bllflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co., IS Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. GARDENIAS Stnmpp & Walter Co., 50 liarclay St., New York. Gardenia Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Robert Graig Co.. Market and 49th Sts., Philadelphia. GERANIUMS R. Vincent. Jr., & Son, White Marsh, M«. For page see List of \dvertlser8. 2000 Geraniums — Nutt. La Favorite, Gen. Grant, Pride of the West: 3 1-2 in, pots, $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1.000. Wm. Pat- terson, 92 South Central Ave., Wollaston, Mass, GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For pgge see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Haas. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. LK)rd & Burnham Co., ]]33 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. .i- T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boaton. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. For page see Ust of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Are., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 U«tr*- politan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. D. Iliffe, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTROCTION, S«ml- Iron Greenhouses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 CHIT St., N. T For page see Ust of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Oast Iron Gutters, L. & B Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut ter attachment. Lord & Burnham, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. HARDT FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N Y For page jee List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange! 38 & 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. A full line of ferns, galai, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. HARDY PERENNIALS M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. For page see List of .tdvertlsers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Abington, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. T. H. Chivers, Aniesbur.v, Mass. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Adve.-;:.i.»-s. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnston Heating Co., 1133 Br'dway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers iclndly mention Horticulture 118 HORTICULTURE July 27, 1907 HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponaat, Mass. For page see List of AdTertl8er«. PlersoD U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertlset*. Bltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT WATER CIRCULATOR W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertiser*. INSECTICIDES. NIcotlclde kills all greenhouse pests. P. E. Paletborpe Co., Eleventh St., Oweiisboio, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPANESE LILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Heaeock Co., Wyncote, Fa. For page see List of Advertisers. LAWN MOWER Clipper Lawn Mower Co., Dixon, III. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Ifoung, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page fee List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers Cooke, Washington, D. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page s>ce List of Advertisers. Qude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of AdvertUem. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. rx>uls. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P~J~Hauiwirth. ■2.',2 MirliisMii A\e., Chicago. For page see List of Adrertisers. Y. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and Slst St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbuiz, 644 4th Ave., LoulsTlTTe, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 21.39-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe. 2 W. 29th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St.. .Mbany. X. Y. For page see List of AdT(»rtlsers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville. Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly fliled. Look distance telephone connections. LILACS August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New Ycrk. Forcing Lilacs. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, fine dark blue double flower, 2 lu. stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. MASTICA , O. Pierce Co., 170 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSMAS Uoechcsma rlparlum, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. NIKOTEEN APHIS FUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy A Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Secaucus. N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose Bill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 105. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Kentla Palms. Kentia. Phoenix, etc.. all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Rntber- ford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower E;i change. i8 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. For page see List of Advertisers. Ben]. Hammond, Ftshklll-on-Hudson, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse Lead; Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord & Bnrnham, 1133 Broadwa.v, N. Y. PATENTS SIggers & Slggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES CottEge Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 100 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld. West Point. Neh. Peony and Phlox Manuals, 25 cents each. One of the finest collections of Peonies in America. C. S. Harrison's Select Nursery, York, Xebr. French Peonies. The best collection. All varieties guaranteed true to name. Large stock. Strong plants. Catalogue free. Dessert, Peony Specialist, Chenon- ceaux. France. .\11 the new French Peonies grown by a specialist rig^ht at home. The best that can be obtained from an.v source. Every- thing as represented and no small nursery stock sent out. E. J. Shaylor, Wellcsley Hills, Mass. PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks, Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT STANDS The Wittbold plant stand, $18.00 per dox. The Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 Buckingham Place, Chicago. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 CHIT St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by exp., $1.26 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Bug. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES M. B. Walsh. Woods Hole, Mas*. Hardy Roses, H. T. Roses and Ramblers. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Ps. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Gay Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co.. Jcllet, 111. American Beauty Plants. For page see List of .\dvertlsers. Jno. Burton, Chestunt Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. .\merican Beaut.v Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Robert Craig Co., Market and 49th Sts., Philadelphia. Grafted Kcses. Low-budded roses. No. 1, $95.00; No. 1 1-2. $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. RUSTIC W^ORK Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. SALVIAS John Scott, Rutland Ed., and E. 45th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons 51 and 62 N. 'Market St., Boston, Mi For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. f. Boddingtou, 342 W. liTh St., N. Y. Challenge Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co.. 1017 Market St.. Phils. Pansy, Cineraria, Primula Seeds. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIck'a Sons, Rochester. N. Y. VIck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Hjalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards Bros., 37^Br"l9th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phlla. Cliinese Primi-oses. Cinerarias. Cyclamens Seeds. For page see List of Advertisers. R. & J. Farqnhar & Co.. 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. H. FIske Seed Co., Faneull Hall Bq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 120 July 27, 1907 HORTICULTURE. ll» SEEDS — Continued. Augustus Zlrugiebel, Needbnm. Mass. Giant Pansies. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page se<> List ot Advertisers. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Bound Brook, N. J. Sweet Pea Seed' Mignonrite Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Francis Brill, Hempstead, L. 1., N. T. Garden Seeds. For p.nge see List of Advertisers. 1 sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask for wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zaocen, Hobokeu, N. J. SHEEP MANURE R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 and 7 So. Mar- ket St., Boston. Pulverized Sheep Manure. For page see List of Advertlaen. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Spbagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on band. Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. Fresh, clean, 5 bbl. bale, $1.25; 2 bales, $2.25: 5 bales, $5.00; 10 bales, $9.60. Cash. H. R. Akers. Chatswortb, N. J. SPIREA Splrea, extra fine clumps In leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. T. STEAM TRAP E. Hlppard, Yoangstown. O. STEVIA C. Elsele, Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. VEGETABLE PLANTS Samuel W. Shanklln. White ALirsh, Md. Celery Plants: Cabbages. For page see List of Advertisers. Danish Ball Head CabUn^'e — Strong straight root-pruned plants, ready for field, from the best impm-teil seed. $l..">.. .52 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing \o Advertisers Icindly mention Horticulture 120 HORTlCULTURi: July 27, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K 114 Allen Wm. Stuart C0.114 American Nursery. . . -96 Aichmann Godfrey-- -109 Atlanta Floral Co. - - - 1 1 1 B trrows H-H- & Son- .95 Baur Floral Co 95 Bayersdorfer H.& Co. 112 Bay State Nurseries. ..96 Bjddington A. T. 107-109 Boston Florist Letter Co 'It Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 122 Braslan Seed Growers Co i°7 B.eck Joseph & Sons 107 Breitmeyer's J. Sons. 111 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 1 07 Brill Francis 107 BuUocke M 108 B jrpee W. A. & C0--107 Burton John-.. 9^ Carrillo & Baldwin ... 108 Castle W.W 94 Chicago Carnation Co 95 Childs John Lewis. . . 109 Clarke's David, Sonslii Clipper Lawn Mower Co 123 Conard & Jones ic8 CookeG. H • m Cottage Gardens 9^ ■Cowee A t^S Dirwanger A 95 Donohoe W. H m Dorner F. Sons & Co. .95 Dreer H. A 123 Dysart R. J. i'2 Edwards Folding Box Co. "2 Ehret Fred 112 Eisele C 109 Elliott Wm.& Sons.. 106 Eiler J G 123 Ernest W. H 122 Exotic Nurseries 108 Eyres n' Farquhar R. & J. & Co 107 FenrichJ.S 114 Fiske,H.E. SeedCo.io? Foley Mfg. Co 123 Ford Bros 14 Froment H. E. 114 Galvin Thos. F ili Getmore Box Factory 115 Grey T.J. Co. 107 Gude Bros. Co 111 G attman Alex . J 114 Hail Asso. I2j Hammond Paint& Slug Shot Works 123 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 107 HauswirthP.J 11 1 Heacock Joseph 108 Herbert David & Son. 109 Hews A. H. & Co.. ..122 Hicks Frank S. & Co 115 Hilfinger Bros 122 Hitchings & Co 124 Horan E. C 114 Jacobs S. & Sons ....123 Johnson Seed Co 1 07 Johnston Heating Co. 123 Kastlng W. F 115 Kervan Co., The 115 King Cons. Co 123 Koral Mfg. Co. m Lager& Hurrell 108 Langjahr, Alfred H. . . 1 1 4 Leuthy A. & Co loq Lord & Burnham Co. 124 Pago Manda Jos. A 1 08 McCarthy N. F. ..95-115 McCoiinell Alex.. 111 McKellar Charles W. 112 McKissick, W. E 112 McManus Jas 114 Miami Floral Co 95 Michell H. F.Co. ...106 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 115 Millang Charles 114 Miller Theo iii Mineralized Rubber Co 123 Milling, A ....109 Moninger J. C 123 Moore, Hentz & Nash 115 Morel Bros 108 Morse C. C. & Co.... 107 Murdoch J. B.& Co.. 115 Murray Samuel 111 New England Nur- series 96 Niessen Leo Co 96 Ordonez Bros. aio8 Palethorpe P. R 122 Park Floral Co in Payne John A 1S2 Pennock-Meehan Co. 96 Perkins St. Nurseries. 109 Pierce F. 0 123 Pierson F. R. Co 95 Pierson U Bar Co 124 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 112 Pulverized Manure Co I2J Raynor John I. 114 Reed& Keller 115 Reid Edw 112 Reinberg Peter 112 Rickards Bros 1C7 Robinson D. Sons ...108 Robinson H.M.& C0.115 Roehrs J ulius Co 108 Roland, Thomas . . . .96 Rolker August & Sons 95»22 Rose Hill Nurseries .108 Rusconi D ic8 Sander & Son 108 Scheepers John & Co. 109 Schuiz Jacob 111 Scott, John 109 Shanklin Samuel W..107 Sheridan W. F 114 Siggers & Siggers 123 Situations & Wants.. lao Skldelskv S.S 95 Smith W.C 95 Smyth Wm. J m Stearns A. T. Lumber Co. 123 Stern J. & Co 113 Stumpp & Walter Co. 95-108-109 Sutherland Geo. A. Co 112 Thorburn J.M. & Co. 107 Totty Chas. H 95 Traendly & Schenck.114 Valentine, J. A m Vick's Jas. Sons 107 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 109 Walsh M- H... 96 Waterer John & Sons . . 96 Weber F. C m Weber H. & Sons 95 Welch Bros lti-112 Winterson E. F. Co.. 112 Yokohama Nurseries Co i<:8 Young John 114 Young, Thos. Jr m Young & Nugent ....in Zirngiebel August .... 107 Zvclanek Ant. C 107 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not? 9 During Recess ''Hang Scrrnw; care will kill a cat A)id therefore let's be met'^y," GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB OF BOSTON; ANNUAL PICNIC. The long anticipated picnic of tlie Boston Club is nearing its close as we go to press. About 200 of the mem- bers with their wives and children have been enjoying themselves at Dor- chester Park, watching the games and romping under the shelter of the oak forest with which this picturesque park is shaded. The committee in charge of the events were J. W. Duncan, Rob- ert Cameron, Duncan Finlayson, R. S. Edgar. M. Fuld, W. Downs, James Wheeler, Wilfrid Wheeler, H. M. Rob- inson. Official starter, Peter Miller, and official handicapper, Wilfrid Wheeler. In addition Kenneth Fin- layson kept score for the quoits game and Mr. Flood was the power behind the megaphone through which the an- nouncements were made. The boys' race, under 15 years, was won by W. Iliffe, George Palmer and Thos. West- wood being second and third respec- tively- Winners in girls' race, under 15 years, were Florence Lumsden, Har- riet Coles and Florence Eisenhart. Married ladies won in the following order: Mrs. Robert Edgar, Mrs. D. Whyte and Mrs. Eisenhart. The potato race winners were Catherine Lally, Jean Westwood and Louise Ei- senhart. Ladies over 16 years who sprinted 100 yards and won one, two, three, respectively, were Louis Eisen- hart, Anna Robb and Jean Westwood. Boys under 15 years won out in the following order: Wm. Iliffe, Thos. Westwood and George Palmer. Boys under 7 years, J. L. McKenzie, W. Westwood and Charles Clark. Girls under 7, Edith Iliffe, Marjorie Iliffe and Ruth Cartwright. The game of baseball between the commercial and private men was won by the latter, 7 to 6. A most regrettable accident marred the quoit games, Kenneth Fin- layson, who was at the post keeping score, being struck by a quoit on the side of his head, sustaining a severe cut. The remainder of the events will be duly reported in our next issue. years and under, Alma Quirin, Manan Garland. Boys, 10 years and under, Ed. Plabin, Geo. Loutsh; 16 years and under, FreA. Schnapps, Earl Poehl- mann. Young ladies, Annette Dupree, Mary Dupree. Married ladies, Mrs. B. Belcher, Mrs. C. A. Klunder. Trade, men, Al. Henderson, George Asmus Sack, Al. Ebling. Fred. Schnapps; Poehlmann Bros, employees, Geo. Stu- rin. Bert Dupree; Peter Reinberg's em- ployees. John Hoser, L. Hoepner; Bas- sett & Washburn's employees, J. Ein- week, A. Einweck: Geo. Reinberg's em- ployees. A. Reinberger. B. Belcher; E. F. Winterson's employees, J. J. Shina- nek, C. W. Scott: wholesale florists, H. Hirsch, OUie Zech: Vaughan's em- ployees, E. Fourth. Al. Henderson. Be- tween the winners of the last men- tioned seven races, H. Hirsch, OUie Zech. Hop, step and jump — Chas. Balluff, L. Blind. Running broad jump — H. Hirsch, P. Miller. CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB PICNIC. The Chicago Florists' Club held its annual picnic at Morton Grove, 111., on Sunday, July 21. About five hundred florists and their wives, sweethearts and also the children made merry the whole day. Quite a number took ad- vantage to visit the Poehlmann Bros. Co 's greenhouses. Refreshments were served lavishly all day. A guessing contest on a jar of beans made lots of tun, and when opened and counted in the presence of the people by Mrs. T. E. Waters the closest guesser was found to be E. C. Pruner, with the following as next, the second prize being divided between Miss M. Klunder, Mrs. C. A. Klunder, Al. Eb- ling and Miss C. Eisman. The tug of war was a heated contest, the retailers winning by a small margin. The ball game, retailers vs. wholesalers, re- sulted in a score of 5 to 2—6 innings. The other events were as follows: Races— Girls. 10 years and under, 1st, Elsie Phifer: 2d, Madeline Bruns; 16 The florists of Springfield. O.. held their picnic at Eichholz park on July 16. J. M. Good and C. W. Schmidt had charge of the arrangements. In spite of the showers the program of sports was well carried out. Special Philadelphia Convention Number Will Be Issued August 17. It will reach the best trade at the con- vention and all through the country. Send Us Your Advertisement Now. WMAIWWWIWWWWtMWMAItfWWI WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cai with order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTICUL- TURE" should be sent to 1 J Ham- ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED WANTED — Competent assistiint In flower, setrl and bulb clepartment. State experi- ence and salary wanted. Address Scnle- gel & Fottler Co., Boston, Mass. SITUATIONS WANTED A\ANTED— situation by young man to do landscape work or as foreman of a private place: has graduated from an agrl- .iiliiiral scbool and lias had four years ex- perience. .\ddres.s S. T., care of HORTI- CULTUEE. GARDENER wishes position on private place as head; competent In all branches of gardening, landscape work and Improve- ments; care of live stock; capable of tak- ing full charge; age 38; mrirrled, two chil- dren- best of references. Address Garden- er ca-e of HOETICULTURB. July 27, 1907 HORTICULTURE 121 Obituary Samuel Henshaw. HE.VSHAW.— At West New Briirhton, Statcii Islniid. on July 22, 1907. Samuel Henshaw, aged 73 yer.i's. Funeral from Ills late resiclenre. F^sbert Ave., on Wednes- day evening, at eight o'clock. The above announcement clipped from the New York daily papers will bring a sense of sadness and loss to The Late Samuel Henshaw. many who knew and loved this old time gardener who has now passed on to his rest after many weary months of painful illness. Mr. Henshaw was possessed of a happy, hopeful disposi- tion, which, even in his sickness, never deserted him and which stayed with him to the end. His was a genial personality: his heart beat responsive- ly whenever or wherever he came into contact with his brother gardener. Vig- orous mentally and physically he was found always wherever the craft con- gregated— at meetings and exhibitions and always ready to lend a hand when there was anything to be done. He was one of the most active members of the old New York Horticultural So- ciety, and later of the New York Flor- ist Club, serving the latter as president for one term, also a member of the S. A. F. up to the time of his death, Mr. Henshaw was born in Manches- ter, England, 73 years ago and came to this country fifty years ago. He did fine landscape work on many public and private grounds, including those of Wm. Rockefeller. Bronx Botanical Garden, Vassar Hospital and Columbia University. His last work was an ex- poring trip to the West Indies in search of plants for the Bronx Botani- cal Garden. M. Louis Lacroix. We regret to observe in the current number of "Le Chrysantheme" the an- nouncement of the death of M. Louis Lacroix. Twenty years ago his name was well known to every entliusiast in Europe and probably in America, for he was a raiser of new chrysanthe- mums that figured prominently at most of our shows with conspicuous suc- cess. , Some of the best Japanese of his raising that we remember were Mile Moulis, M. Ardene, Parasol. Tendresse and Mile Lacroix, which last named still remains in cultivation here. Then there was Viviand-Morel, a famou.s flower that held a foremost place in every European- exhibition for many years and is not quite extinct yet. Fa- bian de Madiana, a remarkable variety of the Japanese Anemone type, was another and several others of the same section. A very important addition to the Incurved section Jeanne d'Arc. was one that helped M. Lacroix's reputa- tion. Like M, Delaux and M. de Rey- dellet. his reputation as well as that of several of his other comtemporar e-^ v;as somewhat dimmed by the advent of M. Calvat, but he rendered valuable service to the cause in his day and generation. M. Lacroix died at the age of Go years and was one of the florists of whom the town of Toulouse may well be proud. C. HARMAN PAYNE. London, Eng. ROSE PLANTS BY MAIL. (P. .Joseph Lynch before the Florists' Club of Philadelphia, March 5th, 1907.) While the subject assigned me only treats of roses by mail, I shall, never- theless, take the liberty of extending the scope to the plant mail order trade in general. At first glance it might seem that this subject was too prosaic to admit of little that is new and in- teresting, especially to those not en- gaged in the mail order business. There is, however, much in common between the mail trade man and the numerous other branches of the florist trade. From the most humble begin- ning the mail order trade, beset as it has been with so many vicissitudes, has made marvelous strides. Very few of us realize the great work that is being done in this branch of our trade, a work that has brought untold advantages to everyone engaged in the florist business. The Pathfiinder of the Craft. I can do no better than to repeat the opinion expressed upon a previous occasion, that your mail order man is the pioneer and pathfinder of the craft, and he has carried the gospel of loving flowers, es- pecially roses (and how to get them and grow them), to the most remote parts of the country, and in a measure has been the educator of the masses, those who are not in close touch with the large centers of population where the rose grown for cut flowers can make its own appeal. He has been a factor in beautifying the waste places of our land, and the great work in which he is engaged has but com- menced. He has had much to combat. First of all, the. skeptical public in early times refused to believe that it was possible to send rose plants, or plants of any kind safely by mail, par- ticularly to distant points. Then, too, in the beginning it would seem that the postal laws were framed with special reference to the mail order business, to prevept it from spreading to any • material extent. Thirty-five years ago the rate of postage was the same as that of letter postage. No plant was allowed to bear a label, nor was the name of the firm sending the package allowed to appear on the outside. It would be hard to imagine a condition of affairs more discour- aging than this, but the germ of the mail order business was firmly rooted, and the early pioneers kept after the Post OiRce Department until these ob- noxious conditions were modified and placed upon their present basis. The efficiency of the mail service has been improved, and now we are allowed to send seeds, roots and plants of all kinds under the rate of the third class post- age, one cent for each two ounces or fractional part thereof. While the postal authorities have done much to encourage the mail order business there is yet ample room for further re- form: in fact, with the annual deflcien- cy in the revenues of the Post Office Department it would seem that there is a great opportunity to place the Department upon a business-like basis. Better Mail Facilities Needed. Not until ther is concerted action in the mail order trade will we secure such concessions as we should have, and could undoubtedly get by unity of movement in this direction. While I will not cite the rates of the express companies as a criterion of all that is equitable and fair, yet in some respects they are far superior to our postal rates. For example, the express com- pany will carry 100 pounds from Phila- delphia to Pittsburg for 40c., while the Post Office Department would charge $8.00 for 100 pounds of mail matter. The express companies conduct their business upon a profitable basis, and even the railroad company provides splendid accommodations for the pub- lic in their passenger traffic at a much less rate than they charge the govern- ment to carry the mails. It seems to me that mail matter, particularly in bulk, should be carried with reference to the distance covered, just the same as passenger traffic or express rates. It might be urged that this would bring about a great deal of unnecessary confusion, but were the country divided into sections or by meridians, and have a rate of postage to each section, it would not bring about any more con- fusion than is incident to the selling of railroad tickets or making express rates to various parts of the country. The question is one. however, so broad in its aspect that I shall not treat it further at this time, but it is a subject that might be carefully considered by the Society of American Florists. And, too, the matter of a parcels post system similar to that in vogue in Great Britain should be sought after as a measure that would revolutionize the mail order business to a very great ex- tent. Some Pernicious Practices. I dc not want to be classed among pessimists, but in these days of re- form there is an opportunity to apply some of it to the mail order trade. Sending roses and plants of all kinds by mail and guaranteeing their safe delivery to any post office or express office in the United States is the funda- mental principle which has made the sending of plants by mail no longer a risk from the purchaser's view point. Year after year large sums of money are spent in advertising and the send- in.g out of catalogues, and the skepti- cal public has been won and has con- fidence in the mail order man, but in the endeavor to still further increase 122 HORTJt CULTURE July 27, 1907 our business there has crept in here and there abuses which should be elim- inated. Through the trade papers there has been considerable discussion as to the advisability of giving premiums with every order. The practice is a pernicious one to my mind and there is really no excuse for it. We oppose the free distribution of seeds, but in our own business we do not oppose the free distribution of plants. There should be a flat price, a price that leaves a legitimate margin of profit, then the buyer knows just exactly what he is getting and what he has to pay for. There are other abuses which •could be easily modified, which would add much to the moral tone of the mail order trade, such as misleading guar- antees, which seem to grow more radi- cal year by year, and the sending out of plants that are not true to name, which to my mind is one of the most damaging practices which besets our trade I am not an advocate of trusts and so-called community of interests, but there should be a common interest ^among those engaged in the mail trade to bring them in closer touch with each other and modify many of the abuses which have crept in. The Magnitude of the Business. The mail order trade is one of inter- minable detail, and a visit to an es- tablishment at this time of year would prove a revelation to the novice. A correspondent whose "airy persiflage" is always heard above the roar and din •of the battle recently paid a visit to a mail order establishment, where he was shown upwards of a million small rose plants, being sent to nearly every State in the Union and foreign coun- tries, such as China and Japan, where, notwithstanding the trip of four to five weeks, they invariably reach their des- tination in first-class condition. For a person who is never surprised at any- thing his astonishment at the vast amount of detail involved came in the nature of a real triumph. Human na- ture enters largely into our trade, and it must be realized that to sell goods to. an army of different individuals through printer's ink and to hold this trade, requires first of all honesty of purpose and individual care for each and every order that is sent out. The mail trade man encourages the produc- tion of novelties, especially in roses, because each year he must have a lead- er in the different branches of his business, and nothing is so attractive as a new rose. There have been so many disappointments in the new roses from Europe that we must depend upon our own hybridizers, and for that reason it seems proper at this point to ask earnest support for the American Rose Society. The demand for good roses is ever present. We cannot se- cure too many Killarneys. Richmonds, Golden Gates, Kate Moultons. Queen Beatrices and new roses of those types. The hardiness of many of the Hybrid Tea class has brought about a revolu- tion in amateur circles, because the planter of the North can have roses throughout the entire growing season and at the same time they are suffic- iently hardy to withstand the rigors ■of the most severe winters. We should undoubtedly secure a greater variety of Hybrid Teas, and our exhibitors of new varieties should be encouraged in «very possible way. Heating The Greenhouse thoroiiffUly and economically during the ooiniuii Winter is tlie problem now en- grossing the mind of the Florist who takes time by the forelock. I am in a position to help you to the best solution of this problem. I have done it for others. I can do it for yon. It will be to your advantage to cou- sult me and get quotations on your heating plant either erected complete or for ma- terial ready for erection. I have the largest line of C. I. and steel greenhouse boilers on the market and can give prompt shipments. WRITE ME TO-DAY JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Bull er. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City. N.J. Sash oiieniiig apparatus aud all kinds of greenlionse structural material. GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CONTEMPLATED. New. Rockford. 111. — Max Sadwater, two houses. St. La\irent, Can. — C. Gratton, three houses. Additions. Brantford, Ont. — \Vm. Vossen, range of houses. Sheldon, la. — John Christiany, range of houses. Buffalo, N. Y.— C. E. Foss, two houses. Passaic, N. J. — Hansen & Lundsted. house 40x1.51). New Carlisle, O. — A. O. Nyswander, range of houses. Savannah, Ga. — John Wolf, six houses, each 250 feet. Paris. Ky. — John Christman, range of houses. Danbury. Conn. — T. H. Judd, one house. Toledo, 0. — E Kuhuke, three houses, each 22x100. Findlay, O. — J. J. Waaland, rose house, palm house. Melrose Lawn, Can.— John Eddy & Sons, three houses. H^de Park, Mass. — H. W. Vose, prop- agating house, 15x75. ^.5S S5.S S.5S, ScS. LIST OF PATENTS. ,698. Fertilizer A l'i;i;(;oi.A Kxiuaxch to IIahdv Flowkk (tAkuk ■;x. MMCAPE (lARDSNEi m^ v^l ^/- // Ndmi/fmMSce, Gg/roA/, Mas J. -in. high $2.30 each. 7-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 36 to 38-in. high 3.00 each. Sin. tubs 4 plants in a tub, 40 to 42-in. high 4.00 each. 8-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 42 to 4S-in. high 5.00 each. 8-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 4 1-2 feet high 6.00 each. 9-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 4 1-2 to 5 feet high 8.00 each. lO-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 5 feet high 10.00 each. 12-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 6 feet high 12.50 each. Kentia Belmoreana — Made-up Plants 12-in. tubs. 4 plants in a tub very bushy plants 6 ft. high. $15.00 each. Areca Lutescens 3-in. pots 3 plants in a pot 12 to loin, high $1.25 per doz. $10.00 per 100; $90.00 per 100". 4in. pots 3 plants in a pot 15 inches high 3.50 per doz. $25.00 per 100; $225.00 per lOiXI. 6-in. pots 3 plants in a pot 24 to 20-in high l.OO each. Latania Borbonica 2-in. pots, 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 2 l-4in. pots, 75 cts. per doz.; 3.00 per 100; 40.00 per 1000. 31n. pots, $1.25 per doz.: 10.00 per 100; 90.00 per 1000. 4-in. pots, 3 to 6 leaves, 12 to loin, high, $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 6-in. pots. 6 to 7 leaves, 15 to 18-in. high, $6.50 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. AraUCaria Excelsa (Norfolk island Pine) Our stock of Araucarias is ver.v complete in all sizes; we are especially strong on the smaller sizes which are now so popular. The plants are all nf good value, and will be found a profitable investment to grow on for Winter sales. Bach 4-inch pots, 5 to 6 Inches high, 2 tiers $0.40 5-inch pots, 8 to 10 inches high, 3 tiers 63 6-inch pots, 12 to 14 inches high 3 to 4 tiers 75 6-inch pots, 14 to 16 Inches high, 4 tiers 1.00 6-inch pots. 16 to IS inches high. 4 tiers 1.25 Auraucaria Excelsa Clauca 3-inch pots, 8 inches high, 2 tiers $0.73 6-inch pots, 13 to 15 inches high, 3 tiers 1,25 Araucaria Robusta Compacta 6-lnch pots, 8 inches high. 2 tiers $1.00 6-inch pots, 10 inches high, 2 to 3 tiers 1.25 6-inch pots, 12 inches liigh, 3 tiers 1.50 Fine Ferns NephrolepIS BOStOnienSiS (The Boston Fern) 6-inch pots 50 cents each. Nephr lepiS SCOttilt heScotiFern) 6-lnch pots 50 cents each. NephrOlepiS Whitmani (The improved Ostrich Plume Fern) Unquestionably the most valuable of this type superseding Piersoni. Barrowsi and Elegantissima all of which we have now discarded in favor of this variety. Not only Is the pinnae on the individual fronds more finely divided but the fronds are denser, broader and more graceful and the habit of the plant is more perfect. 2 1-4-inch pots, 75 cts per doz.; .$3.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 6-inch pots 75 cents each. Nephrolepis Amerpohli This is the latest addition to the Ostrich Plume type and is certain to prove a welcome and popular variety, holding for delicacy and gracefulness the same position among the Nephro- lepis that Adiantum Gracillimum does among the Maiden Hair Ferns. The pinnae is so finely divided that it reminds one of a piece of fine lace; the fronds are broad and of a depth which gives them a cushion-like appearance. It forms a beautiful specimen and is admired by everyone who sees it. We are now booking orders for September delivery. .50 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. ; $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. Nephrolepis TodeaOideS (Todea or Filmy-Fcm-Uke Nephrolepis) This is an English introduction that has received a first class certificate both from the Royal Horticultural Society and from the Royal Botanic Society of London, and is likely to become a most important commercial variety. While in a general way It reminds one of an exceptionally well grown plant of X. Elegantissima it is entirely distinct from this and all others, in its strong yet compact growth and its bold heavy foliage which is distinctly tripinnate or three times divided. Specimen plants which we now have growing are admired bv everyone and we h.ave great faith in its future. 4-iuch pots. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz,; $40.00 per 100. 6-inch pots, $1.00 each. New Double Blue Lobelia (Kathleen Mallard) A charming plant of English introduction, which we are now oflieriug for the first time. It originated as a chance seedling from Lobelia Speciosa and has very large double flowers of an intense rich deep blue color. It is a most desirable plant, which meets with favor with everyone who sees it. We offer good plants for propagating purposes. 20cts. each; $2.00 per doz. en; $15.00 per 100. Begonia Cloire de Lorraine We are now delivering fir-^t class stock of Begonia Lorraine, 2 1-4 inch pot-plants which have been propagated from leaf cuttings and which will make plants that are much superior to stock grown in the or.dinaiy wa.v. You will make no mis- take in placing vour orders at once; the stock is certain to please you. $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; $140.00 per 1000. For the most complete list of seasonable stock that can be offered at this season of the year see our current WHOLE- SALE LIST. If you have not received a copy it will be mailed to .vou on application. OUR EXHIBIT AT THE CONVENTION During convention week we will have on exhibition at Horticultural Hall, a full line of samples, embracing not only the plants offered above but also many others, some of which are certain to prove useful to you in your business and with which you should become acquainted. Our entire staff of travellers will be in attendance and will be pleased to show samples or to pilot you ro our Nurseries at Riverton, where a personal inspection of our many specialties will prove interesting. AN INVITATION TO ALL Wednesday afternoon August 21st. has been set aside by the entertainment committee of the Philadelphia Florists' Club for a visit to Riverton and we extend a cordial invitation to everyone to join us on this day. A large Steamboat capable of accom- modating 3000 people has been engaged by us for the purpose. The trip up the Delaware River is a most interesting one, and will enable you to gain a good idea of the vast shipping, ship building and many other of Philadelphia's great Riverfront in- dustries. We will do all that we can to make this day a memorable one in the history of the Philadelphia Convention and we hope that vou will be able to Join us. HENRY A. DREER, Inc., 714 Chestnut St.,Pliiladelpliia,Pa. 128 HORTICULTURi: August 3, 1907. g»v«Aw/mw^Aruschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Netting. Herbaceoui Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogne mailed on request. M. H. WALSH mi SPtciALiST WOODS HOLE. MASS. Trees, Shrubs and Roses In great variety. We grow about 1000 varieties Herbaceous Perennials. Esti- mates cheerf^illy given. Catalogues free. NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, INC., BEDFORD, MASS. August 3, 1907. HORTICULTURE 12» A Hardy Plant Garden. Brilliant as is the disi^lay effect of the prevalent bedding-out system this method of garden planting has several defects. Much labor and expense are involved in wintering the plants — particularly when both spring and summer bedding are followed up and often the gar- den remains unattractive for several months of the year On the other hand a garden of hardy plants comprising aquatics, herbaceous, alpine and rock plants, makes a charming combination and is a source of perpetual pleasure. Then the choice is such a wide one, affording flowers for every position, all kinds of soil, shade and sun, both serviceable and ornamental, that the wonder is that the bedding-out system is still with us. As the popular taste is largely created by those who cater to it, the display of a good thing being generally the needful preliminary to the demand for it, much of the blame must be imputed to our nurserymen for lack of proper display of these beautiful and interesting plants. An ideal situation for a hardy plant garden is one which is sheltered from high winds and open to sun and air. Shrubs flowering at different months of the year, planted informally, make a beautiful background, and right in front is a charming situation for the her- baceous border. The old method of making a border about six feet wide and planting all the taller plants in the back with a regular slope to the front, is far too formal and much too narrow, as the border of herbaceous plants is, as a rule, intended to be interesting and attractive through- out most of the year. This can be accomplished much better by having the border from 12 to 15 feet wide and the introduction of some of the taller varieties in the front, cutting out formality and avoiding the prac- tical adoption of the bedding-out system. Another old method on which we can improve is the planting of single plants at regular intervals. Here again much is gained by planting in large gi'oups — not in circles or squares but of irregular shape, so that no one part of the border resembles another. The mar- gin of a border is, as a rule, planted with box or laid with sod. A much better method for dividing the border from the walk is the use of rocks. It is imma- terial about the size or form ; 18 inches long by 12 deep are preferable; they should be sunk to such a depth that from 2 to 3 inches are seen above the level of the walk wth a dividing rock alternately. With the adojD- tion of this method, trimming and patching of the box or the continual u.=!e of lawn mower is entirely unneces- sary and at the same time a congenial home is made ior the more rapid growing rock plants, such as aubre- tias, mossy-saxifrages, erysimum, iberis, ourisea, lysi- inachia and many others which ought to be allowed to ramble on to the walk to give informality to the margin of the border. SOIL As a general rule any kind of soil, well-drained and trenched to the depth of 2 feet, with the addition of barnyard maniire will suit most of the herbaceous plants for several years without replanting, with the aid of annual topdressing of soil and artificial manure, when signs of growth are apparent in the spring. The list of herbaceous plants is such a large one that only a few of the choicer ones will be mentioned. Eremurus is undoubtedly one of the best among the taller varieties and ought to have a place in every bor- der. Delphinium, cimicifuga, bocconia and aconitum are all worthy of merit. Also fncarvillea Delavayi, Eryngium alpinum, Morina longifolia, platycodons, yuc- cas and Gypsophila paniculata. Asperula longiflora is one of the most useful for decorative purposes; it be- longs to Greece and is much like gypsophila, growing to the height of 25 feet and flowers a month to six weeks earlier. Dictamnus and the Cambridge variety of Mon- arda didyma are also worthy of mention. Nothing af- fords greater opportunity for the exercise of individual ^aste than planting such a border to produce a good effect in color harmonics. Through an Italian idea, the illustration of a pergola which forms the frontispiece of this paper shows an admirable entrance to a hardy plant garden. Clothed with suitable vines it makes a delightful promenade which helps to make a garden most enjoyable. CLxA-OOC J^-u^I^^JLl^ 130 HORTICULTURE August 3, 1907. National Sweet Pea Society This is one ul tlie nssoeiations due to the late E. Dean, who could not see why the rose alone should have a special society, but must inangnrate one for the car- nation, the dahlia, the sweet pea, the chrysanthemum and, lastly, the potato, to say nothing of a few with a very limited membership, as the auricula and polyan- thus, the pansy and viola and, I think, the narcissus; the wisdom of all this being very questionable. It cannot be denied that the sweet pea has greatly im- proved since the time that Brown of Sudbury sent out liis first novelty, Invincible Scarlet, followed soon by Invincible Carmine and Purple, but a sweet pea special- ist of today would not look at these and now we have names galore, in fact quite an embarras des riches, and doubtless, the list will be largely augmented when the report of Tuesday's show is drawn up. To the late Henry Eckford, belongs the honor of raising this annual to the rank of a florist's flower, but since his demise many enthusiasts, both professional and amateur, have taken it up and, as it is as sportive as a zoudepelar-gon- ium, we shall soon be flooded with novelties (see head line Daily Mail, "150 novelties"). Absurd, but the committee soon weeded these down to seven, Elsie Her- bert and Nancy Perkins being about the best of these, but even then the task of the judges was no sinecure, as there is still a great sameness in many kinds, John Ingmar being synonymous with Mrs. Wm. King and being suspiciously like George Herbert. A creamy buff, Mrs. Eothero and Clara Curtis may perhaps be dubbed yellow, though it needs much exercise of the imagination — and a true butter cup yellow is yet to seek. France, America and Germany all had experts there, W. Atlee Burpee representing the States, and all agreed that the show was the finest they had attended. The flower was exhibited in every way — close and loose bunches, sprays and in tiers of bamboo tubes, as well as glass vessels, of all forms, these being used freely in the decorated tables, while all kinds of foliage was used to display the flowers to the best advantage — that of the common asparagus especially. C. W. Breadmore, a coming pea man, took the first honors in the nursery- men's class, with a superb lot, and Mr. Stevenson won the Eckford challenge cup, H. Eckford and Mrs. CoUyer being two of the best flowers in the collection. Wales seems most favorable to the proper development of this flower, and the Sutton silver challenge cup was taken by a Welshman — a good second being Mr. Jones, also AVelsh (Ruabon). This pre-eminence is most likely due to the amount of sohil)le calcium in the soil. Summing up, though open to correction — we think Evelyn Byatt, Gladys Fnwin, Helen Pierce, Henry Eck- ford, Norah Unwin and King Edward VII, about the best and most useful lialf-dozen to be found in the show. J^'Zy*^^A^^^^^ 2X?'^f^^ 7^ Notes on Floral Arrangement A fairly wide survey in diilerent localities confirms the impression that improvement I.** needed in the aver- age floral work turned out for profit. Good material is used up with painful uniformity. A sordid material- ism is unfavorable to artistic expression; the Greek idealists were more loftily inspired; they worked not merely for glory or monetary gain but for love of art and gave not only the elements of strength and beauty to massive pillar or rounded arch but in all sorts of out of the way corners put in the most perfect and finished tracery. Many today are crude copyists rather than cunning creators. It is true the general public are easily satis- fled where flowers are concerned, but the true artist will lift the public taste to a higher plane, adding to pleas- ure a thrill of delight by giving the work done that indefinable grace which all intuitively feel and appre- ciate if they cannot state, that delicacy of touch which gives distinction to the commonest flowers when suitably handled. Ladies are all supposed to have native ability for this work, but experience does not confirm this idea ; it is largeli' temperamental in either sex, coupled with that genius which is an infinite capacity for taking pains. Floral art inay be described as the setting of Nature in her own dress, the focusing of beauty in a way im- possible to wild nature. Always due regard must be paid to the real which in the last analysis will be found to be the ideal; this note of naturalness should always predominate; originality should be encouraged but al- ways kept subordinate to the natural idea lest graceful- ness itself become grotesque. Simplicity with fidelity to nature should be ruling ideas of our art. The best effects can be made with few flowers and plenty of foli- age ; roses especially should always be adorned with their own foliage. The wreath still remains pre-eminent as a memorial emblem and while great variety of styles are made, and indeed desirable, a few notes on general lines may be of practical service. A little point which gives effect, is to alternate the foundation foliage in long and then short lengths all round, thus breaking up the conven- tional circle; foundation flowers on the outside may be treated in the same way and the larger outstanding flowers should not be vertical but laid a little on one side in alternate and opposite ways. This obviates straight lines which Nature avoids quite as much as the proverbial vacuum. Arrange lightly but see to it that there are no gaps and that best flowers are well seen, veiling the worst with foliage or fern. Wltite should predominate, colors being kept low and lightly veiled ; cream, mauve and pink blend with white, but one shade of color both in flower and foliage is more effective than a kaleidoscopic arrangement. The whole wreath, if large, should give the ideas of richness, sol- idity and grace; if small, of lightness throughout. AugTist 3, 1907. HORTlCULTURi: 131 Shower bouquets admit of much originality of treat- ment. A common error is to make too massive and the trails too long; both these points, however, should be adjusted according to the lieight of the recipient. Or- chids sliould be arranged in natural sprays. Carna- tions and roses have in sweet j>eas a close rival ; all may be done in self colors with owu foliage and fern. As trails, Asparagus plumosus is too heavy, A. Sprengerii a little coarse, and smilax looks better than either. Flowers on trails should be graduated in size from top to bot- tom. The demand for sometliing new is a natural and a growing one, and every florist has to provide daily the clement of surprise. Often one's ideas are limited and cramped by patrons who sometimes have to be indulged against one's better judgment ; usually, however, buyers will take advice if they feel they are in competent hands. This is your opportunity to satisfy the desire for novelty in a natural way, the time for initiative, originality and resource. The contention now put for- ward is that if one loves the work and puts pains and brains into it monetary returns and public appreciation will be the worthy reward and inevitable sequence. Sdn,QX h'i' \>AJlJL. Peach Blight Peach blight has been in California for over ten years but has become prominent only during the last two or three years; but bids fair to attain the propor- tions of a national pest. Already this disease has be- come very serious, especially in some of the counties and the writer has seen large areas of the orchards com- pletely killed by it. The peach blight is caused by a parasitic fungus (coryneum beyerinkii) which is easily identified as it is found mostly on the lower branches and fruit spurs. It appears first in reddish circular or oval spots about one- eighth of an inch in diameter, to be found on the out- side bark. As the disease progresses these spots become darker. Upon the badly affected branches will be seen a gummy exudate oozing out just below the buds. The disease appears to l)c more destructive on the earlier varieties. Many California peach growers have done nothing to check this disease and consequently their orchards are ruined. The blight is not especially hard to control if attended to at the proper time, but if the orchard is neglected it is only a question of a few years when the blight will gain possession of it. The writer has carried on several experiments upon the treatment of this disease and has had excellent results from spraying early with Bordeaux mixture. Under the California conditions this material should be applied from the first to the middle of December, while good results have even been obtained from spraying in October and November. Up to the middle of December the mycelium which is the active part of the fungus is on the outside of the bark; after that the fungus becomes active and quickly buries itself under the bark, whore it lives unmolested. To try to reach it with a spray, in this condition, would be only a waste of valuable material and time. I have found that the best sprays to use are as follows : 30 lbs. of copper sulphate (blue stone) 35 lbs. of un slacked lime 200 gals, of water I have also seen good results from the following sprays : 28 lbs. of copper sulphate (blue stone) 30 lbs. of unslacked lime 200 gals, water 15 lbs. of copper sulphate (blue stone) 25 lbs of unslacked lime 100 gals, water If your orchard was in a bad condition last year and although yo\i liavc sprayed carefully this last year there still remains considerable blight in it, do not get dis- couraged but try another year, for it generally takes two or three seasons to produce a good clean orchard after it has been infected badly. When you once have it thoroughly cleaned out you should never be troubled very seriously with the blight again providing you spray thoroughly with a good standard mixture of Bordeau and above all spray 07i time. ^.^. \%j2rc0tAV. Annual S.A.T. Convention Number Will be Issued August 17. Get Advertising Copy Ready and LET US HAV£ IT EARLY 132 HORTICULTU RE, August 3, 1907. HORTICULTURE VOL. VI AUGUST 3, 1907 NO. 5 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE. PUBLISHING CO. II Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Oae Year, in advance, $l.oo; To Foreign Countries, 2.00. To Canada, $1.50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page ............... $1.00. DiBcounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : One month (4 times) 5 per cent. , three months (13 times) 10 per cent. : •ix months (s6 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRIOHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Eniered as second-clas.^ matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston. Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, iSjtj. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE— Pergola Entrance to Hardy Plant Garden A HARDY PLANT GARDEN— David Miller— Illus- trated ^"^ NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY— Thomas Bunyard 130 NOTES ON FLORAL ARRANGEMENT— Edgar Elvin 130 THE PEACH BLIGHT— S. S. Rogers 131 AFTER ADJOURNMENT 133 GREENHOUSES AND ROSE HEDGE OF JOSEPH HEACOCK — Illustrated 133 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNA- MENTAL HORTICULTURISTS 134 St. Louis to Philadelphia 135 Diagram of Philadelphia Streets and Hotels 136 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Elberon Horticultural Society 135 Tarrytown Horticultural Society 136 Maryland State Horticultural Day— Club and Society Notes 137 OBITUARY 137 SEED TRADE 138 DURING RECESS St. Louis Florists' Club Outing— Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston— Illustrated 142 Picnic of the Florists' Club of Washington— lUus- tr3,tGd ....••••••••••••••• -LOo FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Buffalo, Indianapolis, New York, Philadel- phia, Twin Cities 145 MISCELLANEOUS Movements of Gardeners 133 A Geranium Pest 137 A Good Mower 138 Mass. Agricultural College Summer School 138 News Notes 143, 152 Philadelphia Notes 145 Incorporated 145 Business Changes 147 Maryland's Variety of Fruits 152 Washington Personals 153 Toledo Personals 153 Personal 153 Greenhouses Building or Centemplated 154 It is very gratifying to read of the The gardener stand taken by the president of in the ascendant the City Glub of New York with regard to the appointment of a superintendent of the parks of Manhattan and Rich- mond boroughs. "To convert the office into what it should be," Mr. McAneny recommends an increase in the salary and the selection of a man of high standing in the landscape gardening profession who will bring to the office the efficiency and the technical ability that it demands. This has the right ring to it and indicates the approach of an era of rational methods in the man- agement of the great public reservations in many cities where hitherto politics and incompetency have been in control and neither the services nor the counsel of the proficient gardener were wanted. Horticulture welcomes with delight every evidence of a higher appreciation of the gardener and his art and every in- dication of increasing self-respect on the part of the gardener himself. As the latter gains strength the former will also develop. It is now up to the gardener to earnestly proceed to demonstrate his fitness for su- preme responsibilities. "Too low they build who build beneath the stars." St. Lonis is now the possessor of a won- Floral derful "flower globe" said to be a "clever gew gaws representation of the earth, all the oceans, continents, etc., being exactly represented liy plants and the lines of latitude and longitude cor- lectly indicated by strings." It stands fourteen feet high and some of the local newspapers seem to be proud of the thing and the public clamor to gaze upon it. Here is an opportunity for good missionary work on the part of the youthful horticultural society as well as of the local florist club. They are addicted to these things over in England, too. as would appear from an account recently published in the Journal of Horticulture de- scribing the ceremony of setting in motion a floral clock at Bridlington, built by the town gardener, where thousands of people gathered to see the mayoress cut the white ribbon with a pair of silver scissors and set the clock going. It is stated that this floral time-piece is "the only one in England," ■\\hich is at least en- couraging. We are not informed whether these con- trivances play music as they revolve but this addition would be a very simple matter and no doubt another season will see them doing this as vrell as other wonder- ful mechanical stunts. It would apjiear from the tenor of The value of some of the remarks at the recent good seed meeting of the American Seed Trade Association that the wholesale dealers are "in a state of mind" as to recent and proposed legis- lation concerning inspection and purity of agricultural seeds. Some express themselves as ready to welcome the closest scrutiny ; others can see little in the proposed methods but meddling and persecution, and are par- ticularly severe in their criticism of the State Experi- ment Stations; all emphasize the necessity of extreme caution in the adoption of methods and selection of officials in the campaign for seed purity — so called. It is our belief that there are no people more sincerely in favor of good seeds than the seedsmen; quality rather than price is the foundation on which they must make their bid for confidence and the assumption that they are disposed to practice or condone adulteration does not appear to be borne out by either the logic or the facts in the case. Has any one ever seen grass seed of 100 per cent, purity? We think not. One ultimate result that should be aimed at is the education of the farmer to a proper appreciation of the vital importance of good seed to him from a pecuniary point of view and of the small country dealer to a realization that cheap- ness is of small consequence as compared with quality. Of the higher grade grass and clover seeds there is never any surplus. Every pound of it is in demand and naturally commands a good price, but every seedsman knows and every farmer should know that it is well worth the difference. August 3. 1907. HORTICULTURE 133 AFTER ADJOURNMENT. Referring to the flower show ot the Eiberon Horticultural Society, the Long Branch Record says that "no other resort on the Atlantic coast cnulfi have such a show. None of the other places have either the flowers or the horticulturists." This is pretty strong talk. We rather like it. The community that hasn't got the courage to blow its own horn will run to seed before any other community will butt in to do it for them. Whoop 'er up for Long Branch. GREENHOUSES AND ROSE HEDGE OF JOSEPH HEACOCK. A coirespondent of the Journal of Horticulture advises young gardeners who may be out of employment to take a hand at floral decorating for some of the large floral establishments in London and believes that any young gardener of tin observant nature could not fail to learn much to his advant- age. We agree, but are at loss when we read further down that one smart young gardener, graduated from such a position, "now holds a horticultural lecturer's position in New York at a very good salary" and we wonder where the young man can be, as we have never heard of a position of this sort in New York or elsewhere. The National Carnation and Picotee Society of England announce that the old system of exhibiting carnations in a "dressed" state is not to be insisted on invariably in the future and the conditions of the schedule have been .modified so as to give the same en- couragement to exhibitors of undressed as of dressed blooms, in the hope and belief that this will considerably in- crease the interest in and the number of exhibitors. "Dressing" is a process unknown to American exhibitions and unfamiliar to most carnation exhibit- ors in this country. From cur view- point the English society has acted wisely in letting down the bars. A gardener, w riting In the Journal of Horticulture notes that the judging at flower shows has not kept pace with the improvements in other depart- ments ot the horticultural world. He refers approvingly to the system in use in certain instances, of cards on which are put down the record of points of superiority, so that competitors, spec- tators and all interested have the satis- faction of knowing at once the relative values of the exhibits, and recommends their general adoption as a means of avoiding the criticism, ill-feeling and selfishness displayed after the awards have been made. It is a good idea to acquaint the unsuccessful compet- itor with his shortcomings as they ap- pear to the judges' eyes. Moreove.-. any. innovation tending to give use- fol information to the visitors at a horticultural exhibition is worthy of trial. MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. W. P. Mahan has taken a po-ition with W. B. Dinsmore, Tuxedo, N. Y., as head gardener. .TOSF.fH HEACOCK. Herewith is a portrait of one of the eminent plant growers of Philadelphia, whom the convention visitors will be privileged to meet and whose services, as chairman of the hotel committee of the Florist Club of Philadelphia, will, no doubt, have as ifaportant a bearing on the comfort of the visitors as those of any other individual connected in any manner with the great event. Mr. Heacock needs no introduction to the majority of our readers for has he not been supplying them with palms of unexcelled perfection for lo, these many years, and have they not been well aware of the roses from that Wyn- cote establishment which have been scooping so many first prizes at the ex- hibitions? As heretofore. Mr. Heacock will make a fine display at the trade ex- hibition of the S. A. F. in Philadelphia. Read his advertisement in this issue of Horticulture. William Hayes, gardener to Mrs. George B. Nickerson, Dedham, Mass., has gone to Ireland with his family for a six weeks' trip. 134 horticulture: August 3, 1907. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMEN- TAL HORTICULTURISTS Preliminary Program of the 23rd Annual Convention and Exhibition at Philadelphia, Pa*, August 20-24, 1907 OFFICERS FOR 1907. PRESIDENT — Wm. J. Stewart, 11 Hamilton PI., Boston, Mass. VICE-PRESIDENT— John Westcott, Ridge and Lehigh Aves., Philadelphia. Pa. J. Hauswirth, 232 Michigan, Ave., Chicago, III. B. Beatty, Farmers Bank BIdg., Pittsburg, Pa. SECRETARY— P. TREASURER— H DIRECTORS. For one year— E. V. Hallock, For Iwo vears— P". H. Traendlv, For three years — Samuel Murray, Queens, N. Y; W. H. Elliott, BrigUton, New York City, N. Y.; Theo. Wirth, Kansas City, Mo.; J. K. M. L. Far- Mass. Minneapolis, Minn. quhar, Boston, Mass. State Vice-Presidents. Alabama — E. A. Heaven, Evergreen.. California — Hans Plath, San Fran- cisco. Colorado, J. A. Valentine, Denver. Connecticut — Peter Zuger, Hartford. Dist. of Columbia — W. H. Ern'est, Washington. Florida — C. D. Mills, Jacksonville. Georgia — L. A. Berckmans, Augusta. Illinois, N. — Geo. Asmus, Chicago. Illinois, S. — Frank L. Washburn, Bloomington. Indiana — J. A. Evans, Richmond. Iowa. — W. A. Harkett, Dubuque. Kansas — Oscar Roehr, Topeka. Kentucky — Aug. R. Baumer, Louis- ville. Lousiana — M. Cook, New Orleans. Maryland — Wm. Weber, Oakland. Massachusetts — E. L. Pierce, Cam- bridge. Michigan— W. E. F. Weber, Sault Ste. Marie. Minnesota — John Monson, Minne- apolis. Mississippi — S. W. Crowell. Rich. Missouri, E. — W. C. Young, St. Louis. Missouri, W. — Geo. M. Kellogfe, Pleasant Hill. Nebi-aska — Geo. H. Swoboda, Omaha, New Hampsihire — Aug. Gaedeke, Nashua. New Jersey — C. H. Totty, Madison. New York, E. — Chas. Lenker. Free- port. W. — Chas H. Vick, Rochester. . N. Carolina — J. Van Lindley, Pom- ona. Ohio, N— Geo. Bayer, Toledo. Ohio, S.— J. B. Heiss, Dayton. Pennsylvania, E. — P. J. Lynch, West Grove. W. — E. C. Reineman, Alle- gheny. South Carolina — C. A. Moss, Spar- tanburg. South Dakota — E. C. Newbury, Mit- chell. Tennessee — C. L. Baum, Knoxville. Virginia — H. Brown, Richmond. Washington — Amy K. Luffman. Spokane. West Virginia— C. P. Dudley, Park- ersburg. Wisconsin — Fred Holton, Milwaukee. Ontario — J. H. Dunlop, Toronto. Botanist, Prof. L. H. Pommel, Ames, Iowa. Pathologist, Dr. B. M. Duggar, Co- lumbia, Mo. . Entomologist. A. H. Kirkland. Beacon Building, Boston, Mass. Superintendent of Exhibition, David Rust, Horticultural Hall, Broad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Sergeant-at-Arms, Harry A. Bun- yard. Plant Registration in charge of Secretary. Legislative Committee — Benj. Ham- mond, Fi&hkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. ; L. B. Coddington, Murray Hill, N. J.; Wesley Greene, Des Moines, Iowa; E. A. Moseley, Washington. D. C; Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass. Committee on Convention Sports — Wm. Graham, Philadelphia, Pa.; A. B. Cartledge, Philadelphia, Pa.; J. J. Ben eke, St. Louis, Mo. Transportation. A I'educed rate of one and one- third fare for the round trip on the certificate plan has been granted by the Trunk Line Association (in whose territory Philadelphia is situ- ated), and up to the time of the printing of this circular this reduced rate has been concurred in by the New England Passeng'er Association, and the Eastern Canadian Passenger Association. The following directions are sub- mitted for your guidance: 1. Set-ure tirkets at full fare for the go- ing .iotirney, aud when purchasing same re- quest a certificate from tlie ticket aeent. Do not make the mistake of asking for a "receipt." 2. Present yourself at railroatl station for ticket and certificate at least thirt.v minutes before departure of train. 3. Certificates are not kept at all sta- tions. If you cannot secui-e certificate at your station, agent will inform you where same can be secured, aud you can buy a local ticket tbence, aud there take up a certificate and thiough ticket. 4. On your arrival at the meeting, pre- sent j'our certificate to P. J. Hauswirth. Secretary. • 5. The special agent of the Trunk Line Passenger .Association will lie in attend- ance on August 20th, ilst and 22nd to validate certificates. You are advised of this, because if you arrive at the moelini; and leave for home prior to the special agent's arrival, you cannot have th>' benefit of the reduction on the home .iourney. Similarly, if you arri\-? later than August 22nd, after the special agent has left, you cannot have .vour certificate validated for a reduction returning. Under the rules of the Association each certifi- cate holder will pay the .loint agent 2'i cents for validatiog his certificate. 6. Be sure tO' obtain a "certificate, as it is necessary to have at least one hnr.dred certificates to secure tlie reduced rate. 7. You will be entitled, up to August 2Sth, to a continuous passage ticket to 3'our destination b.v the same route over which you made the .going joi;i*ney at one- third the limited fare. The Central Passenger Association will not join in the reduced rate of a fare and one-third, for the reason that a number of States have pro- vided by a law for a standard rate of two cents per mile, particularly in the territories covered by this association. It has, however, made a special con- cession to our Society in that it will sell a through ticket to Philadelphia at a rate of two cents per mile in the territory covered by this Association, and at tlie reduced rate of a fare and one-third through the territory covered by the Trunk Line Association. This special concession is only for those attending the ses,5ion and not for the g'eneral public. Tlie special tickets can be obtained on card orders secured direct from P. J. Hauswirth, Secretary, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111. The Central Passenger Associa- tion will furnish the Secretary with these card orders, and should you re- side in the territory covered by the Central Passenger Association and desire tc take advantage of this special concession you must obtain from the Secretary a card order. In writing for card orders be sure to give the number required, as each person must have one. These special tickets will be on sale only on August 17th and 18th. It is suggested that you obtain informa- tion from the railroad officials In your resp'ective cities relative to the rate as issued by all railroads cover- ing the Jamestown Exposition. The Trade Exhibition. The trade exhibition will be located in Horticultural Hall, corner Broad and Locust streets. Growers of plants, seeds, bulbs, shrubs and trees, dealers in florists' supplies, green- house requisites, building material for greenhouse construction, heating apparatus, etc., can here meet the best buyers in the profession. N. B. — Exhibitors are reminded that the duties of the judg'es are limited to the consideration of ex- hibits and to the maldng of awards to novelties and improved devices only. Exhibitors are required to make previous entry of all such ex- hibits with the superintendent in writing. Full rules and regulations, together with diagrams of the exhi- bition hall, may be obtained from David Rust, Horticultural Hall. Broad and Locust streets. Philadelphia, Pa., sup'erintendent, to whom all applica- tions for space should be made. August 3, 1907 HOKTiCULTURE 185 Payment of Dues. It is important that all members forward their dues to the secretary ia advance, as the possession of a badge and a membership receipt for 1907 is absolutely necessary before any individual can sign the roll book and receive invitation cards for any entertainment provided. On receipt of J3.00 from those who have paid the membei-ship dues for 1906, or of $5.00 from all others (in accordance with our laws), the proper certificate and the badge for 1907 will be mailed from the secretary's office. Be sure to bring with you to the session your receipt for dues for 1907. The name and address of the stecretary is P. J. Hauswirth, 232 Michigan avenue, Chi- cago, Illinois. PROGRAMME. The sessions of the convention vvill be held in the "Broad Street Theater," opposite Horticultural Hall. Opening Session, Tuesday, August 20, 1907, 2 P. M. The members will be welcomed on behalf of the State by Hon. Edwin S. Stuart, Governor, and on behalf of the city by Honorable John E. Rey- burn. Mayor. W. W. Castle, of Bos- ton, Mass., will respond to the wel- coming addresses. The annual ad- dt'ess of the president of the society, and the reports of the secretary, treasurer, state vice-presidents, com- mittees and other officials will ba presented. Judging Exhibits. Immediately after the close of the opening session the judg'es of the ex- hibits will examine same and prepare tiieir reports upon the novelties and new inventions in the trade exhibi- tion. President's Reception, 8 P. M. The president of the society will receive the members at 8 P. M. in the "Broad Street Theater" under the auspices of the Philadelphia Florists' Club. Music and reCreshments. Second Day, Wednesday, August 21, 9.30 A. M. Judges of exhibits will present re ports. Addresses will be presented on the following subjects: Hardy Shrubs — How to Plant and Treat Them. S. C. Moon. The Effective Arrangement of Hardy Perennial Plants. Ernest Hem- ming. Hardy Bulbs and Tuberous Roote 1 Perennials. E. V. Hallock. Bedding Plants — Where and How to Use Them. A. Frey. Selection of Next Meeting Place and Nomination of Officers. The s'election of the location of the next meeting (polls open one hour), nomination of officers and roll-call of states for nominations for state vice- presidents for next year will take place at this session. Ladies' Auxiliary. Th'e Ladies' Auxiliarv will convene in session. Trip Up the Delaware. On invitation of H. A. Dreer, Incor- porated, the society will board the ex- cursion boat leaving Arch street wharf at 1 P. M. sharp, for a trip up the Delaware River to Riverton, N. J. Shooting Tournament. The team and individual shooting contest will take place at the Florists' Gun Club grounds, Wissinoming. For entries and information, address A. B. Cartledge, 1514 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Pa. Wednesday, 8 P. M., Illustrated Lec- ture. An illustrated lecture will be given by J. Otto Thilow in the "Broad Street Theater," the subject being "The Flora of Yellowstone Park and Puget Sound." Discussion of Recommendations in President's Address. Reports of Special Committees. Third Day, Thursday, August 22, 9.30 A. M. Subjects for discussion at the morning session will be "Horticul- tural Education": Horticultural Education in the Com- mon Schools. V. Hallock. Horticultural Education in Agricul- tural schools. Theo. Wirth. Horticultural Education by Horti- cultural Societies and Clubs, includ- ing a review of the work of the Bos- ton Landscape Class. John K. M. L. Farquhar. Discussion on Above Subjects. Election of Officers, 10 A. M. During the discussion on the above subjects as prtsented covering Horti- cultural Education the election of officers for 190S will take place, the polls being kept open one hour, and until all legal voters in line at that time shall have an oportunity to cast their votes. Question Box. The Question Box will be opened and general discussion had upon the subjects therein referred to. Bowling Tournament. The bowling contests for teams representing the various Florists' Clubs will take place at 1.30 P. M. The ladies' bowling contest will take place at 2 P. M. Location of alleys will be an- nounced later. For further informa- tion inquire of Wm. Graham, chair- n-cn Committee on Bowling, 104 South 13th street, Philadelphia, Pa. Handsome trophies will be provide.!. Annual Meeting Florists Hail Associa- tion of America. Broad Street Theater, S.30 P. M. Thursday Evening. Session open 7.30 P. M. The National Flower Show. Discussion will be had regarding the National Flower Show to be held in 1908. Unfinished Business. Two-minute talks by m'enibers on general subjects of advantage to the society. American Carnation Society. Immediately after the adjournment of the evening session a meeting of members of the American Carnation Society will be held. Friday, August 23. The program as arranged for the fourth day, Friday, is as follows: 10.00 A. M.— The society will be the guests of the Philadelphia Florists' Club, at "Belmont Mansion, " Fair- mount Park. The visiting ladies will be taken to Willow Grove and there entertained. Special announcements covering en- tertainment will later bo made by the Philad'Glphia Florists' Club. Saturday, August 24, 10 A. M. Meeting of Executive board. Officers of the Philadelphia Florists' Club. President, S. S. Pennock; Vice- President, Pi'ed. Hahman; Secretary, David Rust; Treasurer, J. William Colflesh, Chairmen of Convention Committees. Exhibits, David Rust, Horticultural Hall; reception, S. S. Skidelsky, 824 N. 24th street; hotels, Joseph Hea- cock, Wyncote, Pa.; entertainment, Fred. Hahman, Harrowgate Lane; finance, C. D. Ball, 3400 Rhawn street; ladies, C. D. Ball. 3400 Rhawn street; bowling, Wm. Graham, 104 So. 13th street; shooting, A. B. Cartledge, 1514 Chestnut street. P. J. HAUSWIRTH, Secretary. ST. LOUIS TO PHILADELPHIA. In the rates and routes given Mr. Wm. C. Young, State-Vice President, S. A. F., the $25 rate quoted was in error to Jamestown via Philadelphia, as this ticket does not carry any stop-over. The sixty day, $30.60 ticket with 10- day stop-over at Philadelphia via rail to Norfolk, stop-over at Norfolk, via boat to Washington, stop-over at Washington, Baltimore, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, etc., is the best ticket and will be used largely by the florists. Fifteen-day excursions to Atlantic City, etc., leaving Buffalo at 9 A. M., and 9 P. M., Aug. 16., and allowing a lU-day stopover at Philadelphia on the going trip are announced by the Penn- sylvania railroad. This may be found advantageous for some who may feel inclined to start for the S. A. F. con- vention as early as Aug. 16. The S A. F. convention is promised a delegation of twenty-flve at least from Detroit, while nearby towns may furnish almost as -many more partici- pants ELBERON (N. J.) HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. > The second annual flower show of this Society was opened on July 24 with a characteristic speech by the Mayor, introduced by President Wm. D. Robertson. R. H. Hughes was man- ager of the exhibition and he proved to be "the right man in the right place." Among the prominent commercial firms represented in the displays were H. A. Dreer, Phila.; Lager & Hurrell, Sum- mit, N. J. The gardeners on the sum- mer estates of Long Branch. Deal, As- bury Park and Rumson were all in evi- dence, among th'e large exhibitors in this class being W. D. Robertson, Fred Dottlinger, Peter Murray, Jas. Ken- nedy, Anthony Bauer, Benj. WyckofC, Aug. Grieb, Jas. Dowlin. J. H. Gram- man and Eugene O'Rourke. The judges were Alex. McKenzie of Glen Cove, Wm. Turner of Oceanic and Thos. Brannigan of New York. 1S6 HORTICULTURE, August 3, 1907. DIAGRAM OF STREETS AND HOTELS IN VICINITY OF S. A. F. 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The Hotel Committee tnke pleasure in recommending the following Hotels for the aceommociation of visitors at the August Convention. American or Can Names Location European Aecoarmodate Rate per Day. Aldine ini4 Chestnut St. Amer. & Eup. 500 Amer., $4.00; Eup., $2.00 Belgravia ISth & Chestunt Sts. European 150 $2.50 with bath. Bellevue-Stratford Kioad & Walnut Sts. " 350-400 $2.50 to $4.00; with bath, $4.50 to $10. Bingham 11th & Market Sts. " .$1.5U. Colonnade 15th & Chesnut Sts. " 250-300 $1.50; special rates; a few rooms at $1.00. Continental 9th & Chestnut Sts. " $1.50 to $5.00. Dooner's— .Men only 10th & Chestnut Sts. " $1.00 to .$2.00. Bdouard 13th & Walnut Sts. " .$2.50 2 in a room; $3.50 with bath. Green's—Men only 8th & Chestnut Sts. '• Jfl.OO to $1.50; $1.50 to $2.50 double with bath. Hanover 12th & Arch Sts. Amer. & Eup $1.00 to .$5.00, Amer. preferable to Eup. Irving 917 Walnut St. Amerifon 35-40 $2.00 to .$3.00. Keystone 1524 Market St. European 200 $0.50 to $1.50. Lorraine Broad & Fail-mount Ave. ,\mer. & Eup .\mer.. .$3.00; Eup., $1.50. Majestic 1207 N. Broad St. Amer. & Eup 1.50-175 $2.00. Normandie 36th & Chestnut Sts. American 1.50-200 $3.00 to .'i;:i..50. bath with all rooms. Koof garden. Pascoe .313 S. 13th St, European 1.50 .$1.00 to $2.50. Rittenhouse 2132 Chestnut St. " 400 $2.00 to $2,.50; most rooms double. Stenton Broad & Spruce Sts. " 75 $1.,50. St. James 1.3th & Walnut Sts. " .$2.no. Trainer's— Men only Iiroad & Locust Sts. " .35 $1.00 to $2.iXi. Vendig— Men only 12th & Market Sts. " 100 .$1.00 to .$2.50. Walton Ki oad & Locust Sts. " $1.50; free committee rooms. Windsor 1217 Filbert St. Amer. & Eup Amer., $2.00; Eup. .$1.00. If further information is desired, write to the Chairman of the Committee. JOSEPH HEACOCK, Chairman, Wyneote. Pa. ROBERT KIFT, 1725 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. GEORGE C. WATSON, Ninth and Market Sts., Philadelphia. LEO NIESSEN,, 1209 Arch St., Philadelphia. TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The monthly meeting of the above society was held on the SOth inst. Mr. Roht. Angus ahly opened a discussion on the judging of vegetables, which was afterwards well threshed out by the members — it being generally con- ceded that too much merit was placed on size at the expense of table value. A prize is offered at the August meeting for the best sixteen varieties of vege- tables. The annual outing of the so- ciety takes place at Rye Beach, Aug. 6th, when it is expected the boys will all be feasted on fish. D. McPARLANE, Oor. Sec. August 3, 1907. HORTICULTURE 137 MARYLAND STATE HORTICUL- TURAL DAY, SEPT. 24, 1907. The Mar.viaud State Horticultural Society will hold its summer meeting at the .Jamestown Exposition, Septem- ber 24th. Arangements have been made through the department of spec- •ial events to have this date known as the Maryland Society's Day. Every effort will be made to have a full at- tendance of the association from all parts of the State. It is thought that the reduced rates from all parts of th'? State, together with the selection of date, which will be an ideal time to visit the Exposition, as well as the fact of the American Pomological Society, and the Society for Horticultural Science and Nut Growers' Association meeting at the Expositon during that week, will be inducements that the members of the Maryland Association cannot afford to miss. Prof, T. B. Symons, secretary of the society, is now arranging an attractive program for the day, which he hopes to issue together with the premium list to be offered for the annual exhibit in Baltimore, December 3d and 4th. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. At a meeting of the Greenwich Gard'eners' Society, Greenwich, Conn., held on July 17. ofHcers w-ere elected as follows: Pres.. Robert Williamson; vice-pres., P. Flaherty; rec. sec'y.. Thomas Young: fin. sec, John Harper: treas., A, Mead. At the next meeting of the Florist Club of Philadelphia, August 6. the competition for the Craig prizes for specimen plants of Nephrolepis Amer- pohlii will be a centre of interest. A paper is promised by Mr. George Redle.s on "Some observations on native plants." The Rhode Island Horticultural So- ciety spent a pleasant day at the State Experiment station, Kingston, on July 23. A clambake, speaking by President Howard Edwards, Dr. H. H. Hartwell. Prof. Adams and Dr. L. J. Cole, de- monstrations of fruit culture and other branches of the w-ork, were among the enjoyable features. The New Hampshire Horticultural 3oci3ty was royally entertained by George B. Leighton at Monadnock Farms, Dublin, on July 18. It was the annual summer outing of the society. Secretary Hall called the meeting to order at the close of the dinner and after a welcome by Mr. Leighton, Wil- frid Wheeler of Concord. Mass., spoke on growing of small fruits: T. F. Boorst reviewed the forestry situation, statin.g that in Massachusetts there are 18,000 acres of young trees under cul- tivation: E. D. Sanders stated that the gypsy and brown tail moths seemed to be under control in the State, and L. J. Fosdick spoke on cranberry culture. The winter meeting will be held in October. The new giant-white perennial pea, Lathyriis latifolius White Pearl is said to be a great advance on the old varie- ty in size of flower, purity and pro- fuseness of bloom, and is strongly recommended by The Garden as a first-class subject for cutting and for garden decoration. NEWROSE-Mrs. Jardine Will be distributed in March, 1908 H Florists comirg to Philadelphia in August are cordially invited to visit our Nurseries, and see the habit and growth of this sterling novelty. ^ Mrs. Jardine was raised by Messrs. Alexander Dickson & Sons of Newtownards, and is in the same class for winter forcing as their previous introductions — Liberty and Klllarney. ROBERT SCOTT & SON, Sharon Hill, Del. Co., Pa. OBITUARY. Homy P. Weber, vice-president of the H. Weber & Sons Company and in charge of the farm operations of the company, at Oakland, Md., w<>.s found, on the morning of July 20, lying unconscious across his rifle in the chicken coop with a bullet wound back of his temple. He died four houis later without regaining con- sciousness. He had purchased a rille some years previously for the purpose of shooting minks and skunks which wore destroying many af his chickens. It is thought that he had heard a dis- turbance in his chicken coop and had taken his rille with him with the thought of possibly shooting the dis- tuiber and from the surroundings and the location and direction of the wound it i is thought that he had stumbled and the rifle being thrown from his hands was accidentally dis- char.ged. There was nothing in the attendant circumstances to indicate suicide. Mr. Weber was 39 years of age and is stirvived by a wife, five children, his mother, five brothers and five sisters. He was a devoted hus- band, a loving father, a kind neighbor and a man of the highest integrity. His death cau.'^ed widespread sorrow in the neighborhood where he lived. Christoph Meier, father of Carl Meier, died at his son's home. Green Bay, Wis.. July 18. The effects of dropsy and old age caused the demise. Mr. Meier was 84 years old. A speaker before the Springfield Bo- tanical Society recently in discussing the insect pests of New England trees, declared that good pine lumber had doubled in price in six years, and that pine shingles, once in common use, are now so high priced as to be practically out of the market. The substitutes which have taken their place are also much higher than formerly. White- wood, used largely for interior finish, is one-third higher than five years ago. while spruce lumber has doubled in price in ten years, a set of facts which show that the time has arrived for conserving our stores of wood, through forest reservations, better protection against fire, and more systematic methods of fighting insect pests. But for the coming of concrete and other non-combustible building materials which lessen to some extent the de- mands on our forests, the outlook for a supply of housebuilding materials at reasonable prices would be most dis- quieting. A GERANIUM PEST. .Ml the geraniums planted out In the parks at Sandusky, O., and with some of the florists are being slowly eaten up by cutworms. I have not seen a perfect leaf of flower on the many thousands of plants used. It does not sound true, but it is a fact. SCHILLER. HARDY PERENNIALS Yucra fllamentosa. Acouitum Napellus and Inoolor. I-Ieienium superbum and striatum. Ifuflliofkia. Hemerocallis. German Iris, man.v coloi-s. Hardy Phlox, 20 varieties. Funliiii subcordata. 'Write for prices to T. H. GHIVERS, • Amesbury, Mass. JOHN E. HAIIMES Tho ORIGINATOR of the three varieties: Per Iftl ixii) John E. Haines Carnation $6.00 $50.00 Imperial and Pink Imperial 12.00 100.00 HEADQUARTERS AT Orders taken now (or field-grown plants at same price as for rooted-cuttings. HELD carnation! Enchantress, White and Pink Lawson, t^ueen, Peary, Bountiful, Estelle, Cardinal, Harlowarden, $6.co per loo, $go.oo per M ; first size Novelties: Rose Enchantress, White Perfec- tion, Craig, Victory, Candace, Goddard, $io per M. Cash. HARLOWARDEN GREENHOUSES, GREENPORT, N. H. CELERY PLANTS 100.000 WHITE PLUME All Transplanted plants. Many rootlets. Unlike those grown in the ordinary way. None better. 500, $1.50; rooo, $3.50: 5000 or over $a.oo per 1000. Cash with Order W. B. DU RIE, Rahway, N. J. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. New York Office. Siebrecht Building, 425 Fifth Avenue. Grading and Pruning. FINE TREES AND SHRUBBERY FURNISHED AND PLANTED. D. ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beacb Parkway, Everett. Mass You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTI- CULTURE. 138 HORTl CULTURE August 3, 1907. Seed Trade Crop prospects have greatly improv- ed during the past two weelvs partic- ularly corn, and it looks as if the ear- liest varieties might mature for seed. As to late sorts such as Stowell's Ever- green, Late Mammoth, Old Colony, Country Gentleman, Hickox, and Egyp- tian, their chances of making any seed this year are very doubtful, still, if frost holds off well into October it will not be a hopeless case, but corn Is cer- tainly very late, at least a month, and it will -^e remarkable if it makes up lost time. Pea growers are having their troubles, and it can be stated as a fact that the general crop will be short, ful- ly as short as last season's. In fact it is said that deliveries will not aver- age better than fifty per cent. Should this prove cori-ect, there will be much complaining, especially from canners, who most persistently refuse to recog- nize the necessity for any shortage in seed crops. More will be said along this line in an early issue of Horticul- ture. Notwithstanding the lateness of the sugar corn crop in general, green corn has been on the "market for some time, much of it coming from the south, and mainly of the Adams varieties, but genuine sugar corn locally grown has been in evidence for about ten' days and has brought as high as $2.25 per 100 ears. It ought soon to be abun- dant and much lower in price. Green peas have brought most ex- cellent prices, large shipments from 90c, to $1.15 per bushel. Beans have also been selling at very good prices, but there is some prospect of the market being glutted with a consequent drop in prices. As a mat- ter of fact most all green garden "sass" has sold at exceptionally good pnces, and if crops have been somewhat dis- appointing in yield and a little later than usual truck farmers will no doubt make quite as much if not more mon- ey than they generally do from the sam'e acreage and larger crops. These are happy auguries for the seedsmen, as they mean a good active demand for seeds next winter and spring. Vice-Consul Ernest VoUmer writing from Tsingtau says that a large Ameri- can seed business could be worked up in this district. Owing to the system of fertilization, Chinese vegetables are very unhealthy and are not eaten by foreigners. The result is that every family has a vegetable garden. Small packages of seeds, the same size as in America, sell for 10 cents Mexican (5 cents gold). All of these goods come from Europe; but if the Americans would introduce their seeds, allowing the unsold packages to be returned at the end of the season, as is the prac- tice in America, there is no reason why the trade could not be diverted. Na- tives would probably buy what seeds were left over at a reduced price, and thus do away with the expense of re- shipping to the United States. This business could be worked up all over the Orient, as the conditions are simi- lar, and would seem to be worth seek- ing. The special car from Boston on Sat- urday, July 20, carried a happy com- pany of fifty to the sweet pea trial grounds of W. W. Rawson & Co., at Marblehead, Mass., and trains, automo- biles, carriages, etc., swelled the num- ber to over a hundred during the after- noon. Much interest was manifested in the ninety-six varieties displayed, which included fifty distinct novelties. A voting slip was given to each guest on arrival on which they were re- quested to register the 12 best varieties in thoir opinion. The result showed the favorites to be Apple Blossom, Frank Dolby, Florence Norton, <3eorge Her- bert, Htlen Pierce, Miss Wilmott, Mrs. Alfred Watkins, Nora Unwin, Queen Alexandra, Shasta. White Wonder, Zoe. Base ball was . indulged in by some of the visitors, refreshments were s'erved, and at six o'clock the special car for Boston started on its trip. E. C. Dungau, manager of the Wm. Henry Maule establishment, leaves Aug. .3rd for a trip along the Canadian border via Cape Vincent. He will be accompanied by Mr. King of Maude- ville & King, Rochester. We under- stand this is to be a fishing and pleas- ure trip but it will be well not to over- look its steadying influence on the pea and bean market. These two hard- heads irc not easily 'stampeded by the cry of "wolf, wolf," or fire alarms. It is reported that the crop of Kentucky Blue Grass will be con- trolled this year, as it was last year, by a syndicate composed of a tew Blue Grass cleaners. As reported in these columns some weeks ago, C. B. Coe has returned to the employ of D. M. Ferry & Co., and is now on the road again. A GOOD MOWER. The clipper lawn mover, manufac- tured by the Clipper Lawn Mower Company, Dixon, III., continues to win its way to permanent popularity, judg- ing from appioving reports of parties who have purchased this type of mower on the strength of the advertisement in Horticulture and the strong recom- mendation given by Mr. Orpet in a communication in Horticulture last season as to the efficacy of the clip- per in exterminating "crab grass" when used persistently. The hand ma- chines and horse machines have both given good results. Our note two weeks ago concerning the magnitude of the strawberry crops in New England is confirmed by later reports from many localities the crop being in some cases nearly double that of last year. The retarded spring pos- sibly had something to do with this gratifying result. As a rule the grow- ers express satisfaction with the re- turns. Occasionally there is a com- plaint from those who had been antici- pating big prices because the season was late. Many Portugese and Italian farmers are going into strawberry raising. headquarters for PLANT STAKES CANE STAKES Long selected stock, thin and wiry, very strong. per 100 per HHHJ per 5it00 Southern. ..8 to 9 ft. 75c. $6.00 $25.00 Japanese .. .6 to 7 ft 75c. 5.50 25.00 STEEL STAKES No. lO teel Wire Galvanized PIT H'd p(.r lO'lK per 1(H) per UHX 2 ft, ..J0.45 $4.08 iiik. ..$1.00 $9.20 =)4 " •• .55 5." 5 " .. 1.12 10.23 .. .65 6.15 6 " .. 1.30 12.25 i " .. .78 7.18 . .88 8.16 6H " .. 1.40 13.28 No. 8 5teel Wire Galvanized For Staking American Beauty and other strong and tall growing Roses. j.cr '.nil per liKHi |,iT inij |,i.r IHXi 2 ft. .$0.55 $5.35 4 ft ..$1.10 $10.00 2H " •• .70 6.5c 4% " .. 1.35 11.50 3 '* .. .80 7.50 5 " .. 1.40 13.00 3H " ■■ cii 9. CO 16 " .. 1.60 15.50 MICH ELL'S RELIABLE HOSE Made expressly lor hard usage Ask most any florist about it. 3 Ply per foot 12c. 4 Ply per foot 14MC- Our Advance Price List of Bulbs is Ready. HENRY F. MICHELL GO. IOI8 Market Street PHILADELPHIA - - PA. MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Summer School of Agriculture. Tliere will be a summer school at Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1908. This will follow somewhat 'the same lines as the school which has proved so popular and sucessful this yefir. This announcement came of- fictelly from the Dean, Professor F. A. Waugh on Thursday. It was stated fur- ther that although the courses would be somewhat changed in 1908 the main idea of this year's school would be ad- hered to and improved as far as possi- ble. Probably one or two strictly technical courses in certain lines of horticulture will be offered and If possi- ble there will be additional profession- al courses for teachers. The expenses of the course in 1908 will be considera- bly greater than they have been this >ear. but will not exceed a total of $5- $6 a week. It is expected furthermore that some definite limitations will be put on the number of courses which students may elect and also upon th^e number of students admitted to each class. If this year's experience is an indication of what may be expected next year it will be necessary also to put some limitation upon the total number admitted to the school. I^XJ TIC WORK -$7.00 !• 1.25 bet tees - Window Boxes .\rm Chairs 3.25 Tubs - - 1.25 Vases with "I ^ ,.,- •Stands (— '^ W. Elliott & Sons '-^^--X 201 fulton St, N. y. August 3, 1907. H O R T I C U L T U R E 139 ZIRNCIEBEUS GIANT PANSIES Fresh Crop Now Ready Famed for a quarter of a century and when you buy ihem you get the best in exist= ence. I am continuing the pansy business on exactly the same standard as carried on by my father, the late Denvs Zirngiebel. None genuine oniess sold by me. AUGUSTUS ZIRNGIEBEL, Needham, Mass. QIANT MARKET. "The V'ariety for the Million." Trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. QIANT FANCY. The Ne Plus Ultra in Pansies. Trade packet, 1000 seeds, $1.00. Christmas Flowering Sweet Pea Seed DIRECT FROM ORIGINATOR. Christmas Pink, Florence Denzer, white 1-4 lb 75c; I lb. $2.00. Hrs. E. Wild, new carmine red, 2 oz. 75c; 1-4 lb. $1.50. These popular Florists' Sweet Peas haTe been grown by OVER 3000 FLORIST all over the world to the best satisfaction of the most critical growers, and HAVE NO EQUAL. Also 10 New Varieties offered for the first time, Salmon. Pink, Blue Purple, Yellow and Variegated in separate colors. Ask for Descriptive Price List. These new varieties will be ready in September. Sweet pea Directions with every order, ANT. C. ZVOLANEK Bound Brook, NEW JERSEY i^ALL GIANTS ""^irr^VJl PANSY SEED " BODDlNOTONS CHALLENGE " mixiuie contains all the finest Giant strains — of the leading Pansy Specialists in the world — the Giant self colors, the Giant stripetl and margined, and the Giant blotched — all carefully mixed in proportion — the finest that monty can buy — ihe finest _i'(>«r- money can buy. A. florist who has grown it, said "Why don't you call it Defiance !" Trade pki. 75c, 1-4 oz. $1.50, 1-2 02. $2.75, oz. $5.00. New crop ready July. ... Order Now ... A. T. BODDINGTON. 342 W. 14th St., N.Y.City PANSY SEED FRANCIS BRILL, In separate colors and the finest mix- tnre, embracicg every conceivable shade and marking and largest flowers. Crop of 1907. ISiF° Get descriptive Price-List HEMPSTEAD, (L. I ) N. Y. ^ PANSY K!' Kiooiy Pfize-wiDner mw 111111/ i% t^ecause it is unexcelled for size, mil J heaw lexture, rich colors and markinss, and produced by the World's Leading Specialists. We offer New Crop Seed as follows : Por looo seeds 30c; aooo seeds 50c; 5000 seeds $1.00: per ounce $5.00. Write for our complete Pansy List. JOHNSON SEED GO. 217 Market St., Philadelphia Vick's Superb Pansy Seed All the best varieties in separate colors VICKS SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain ;(rom all the leading named sorts; 1-8 oz. 85c. -4 oz. $1 .60 Ounce $6.00 JAMES VICK'S SONS. Rochester, N. Y. High Grade Seeds for Market Gardener, * Florist and Farmer Catalogues Free Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-5* wo. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS BERMUDA GROWN LILIUM HARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS h eadv for Dellverv H.E.FiskeSeedCo..'^*'"'^''""'" Hall Square BOSTON. MASS. BRASLAN SEED GROWEBS CO. fJROWEHS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE, Burpee's Seeds c. c. morse & co. PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to tliose who plant for profit. CABBAGE PLANTS Early and Lale Flat Dutch, Succession and Savoy $i.oo per looo, 10,000 and over Sac. per 100 . CELERY, (;oldcn Self Blanching, Giant Pascal, White Plume, Winter Queen, Golden He^irl, $i-c>o per 1000, 10,000 and over 80c per 1000. Borecole, Brussels Sprouts, Leek, $1.00 per ic-o-?. Lettuce, Grand Rapid. Boston Market, Defiance, $T.ooper ic*oo. Moss Curled Parsley $1.00 per 1000. My Plants are Fine. Cash with order, please. SAMUEL W. SHANKLIN, - WH4TE MAHSH, MD. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., ^an Francisco. Cal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. TO THE TRADE READY NOW BEGONIA Gloire de Lorraine Plants from 2V2 in. pots ~~"$15 00 per 100 $140.00 per 1000 R.&J. FARQUHAR&CO., 6 and 7 So. Market St., BOSTON. ESTABLISHED 1 802 Trade Bulb List now ready, per loco seeds Asparagus plumosus nanus seeds 52.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds. . . • 2.50 New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i.ooo. BERMUDA EASTER LILIES, ROMAN HVACINTHS AND ALL HOLLAND AND OFHER BULBS SEND FOR PRICES J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the highest Grade Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds=^= Send for Catalogue THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CITY C AULIFLOWERS A B B A G E E! HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO. 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 140 HORTl CULTU RE. August i. 1907. PALM HOUSES OF JOSEPH HEACOCK. When You Attend the Convention of the S. A. F. in Philadelphia I Come to Wyncote and see our KENTIAS 25 Minutes Ride, Reading Railroad 100 Trains Daily [JOSEPH HEACOCK COMPANY, - WYNCOTE, PA. BAMBOO CANES TOUCH AND STRONC ^ 6ft long— $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $i 1 per 2000 | TKey cost about lO per cent, more tKan otKer Kinds, and they are lO times better. \ STUMPP &. WALTER CO. - 50 Barclay St, New York LETlJS^OofE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Orand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO 150,000 CELERY PLANTS All While I'lume. good struii;^ transplauted plants in flats or otherwise. .^3.00 per 1000. Asparagus Sprengeri from 3 1-2 In. pots, $6.00 per 100. MOREL BROS. 62 E. Market St., SCRANTON, PA. ... ORCHEXOai ... Just to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. latcrmedia, C Schroderae, C Speciosisjima, C. C't- nna, C. Gaskelliana. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L, majahs, L. Autumnalis, Epidendrum Viitelioum maj- us, E.Cooperianum.Oncidium Crisp 'in, O.VaritCosum, O. Cavendishianum, (>. Luridum, Odonlo. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C. Warntrii, Miltonia \'exillaria. GARRILLO & BALDWIN, SECAUCUS, N. J. ORCHIDS Imported, semi°established, established and seedlings. Catalogue sent on application J. ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. SMILAX PLANTS CiVIVIViV® We have a few good kinds left RED, YELLOW and PINK Also 2 1-2 in. ROSES. Get our List. The Conard & Jones Go. , West Grove, Pa. Largest Importers, Exporters, Q-rotcers and Hybridists in the World 8ander, St. 4lban», England and 235 Broadway, Room I MEW YORK CITY Just Arrived in Fine Condition ORCHIDS In Variety Cattleyas. Laelias, Oncldiuras, Odonto- glossum, Epidendrum, eic. WRITE FOR PRICES. JOSCPH A. MANDA. Orchid Expert, West Orange, N. 1. JUST ARRIVEO JUST ARRIVED Cattleyas PerclvalHana, Sanderae and Speciosisslma, Uncldium Kramer- ianum and Gaskelliana. Write [or prices or tcleplione to ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N.J. P. O. Bos 105. Piione 143 'Madison. Justarrived In superb condition: Cattleya PerclvalHana. Cattleya lahlata, Cattleya Schroederae, Oncidium varlcosum Rogersli, O. Crlspum, O. MarshalUannm, O. luridum. MUtonla Cuneata, M. Candida, M. Clowesil. Laella Crlspa, L. Dayana, L. Praestans. etc. Write for prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N J. Fine strong stock Out of 2 in. pots. $2 per 100, $18 per 1000 J. B. HEISS 112 S. niAIN STREET, DAYTON OHIO August 3, 1907. HORTlCULTURi: 141 2 C PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS Novelties always sell during the holidays. _ If you have not already grown them, try some Pink or Rose SPEQIOSUMS. If potted in July will flower for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Always useful either for cut flowers or plants. Ask the leading florists in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, or around New York City. Order today. Will ship any time. Cold storage Lilium longiflorums take about two months to bloom from time of potting; speciosums from five to six months, so that longiflorums wanted for Thanksgiving and Christmas should be planted about Oct, I, and speciosums in July. ALL CASES ARE REPACKED BEFORE SHIPMENT Lilium Speciosum Rubrum Per loo Per icoo Lilium Speciosum Melpomene Per too 8 to "^ inch bulbs, 200 in case 8.00 75.00 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 9.00 9 to n inch bulbs, J 50 in case • 12.50 110.00 9 to I J inch bulbs, 150 in case 12.00 Lilium Longiflorum Multiflorum 9 to 10 inch bulbs, 200 in case $11.00 $100.00 Full Cases Sold at lOOO Rate ARTHUR T. BODDiNGTOM, 342 West 14-th St., New York City Per lOOO 80.00 J J 5.00 I - 9 400.000 More Calla Ethiopica Bulbs you pay Over 472.0(10 shipped lo old and new customers. All orders from now on will be shipped next day order is received. .\ good many florists are ordering Bulbs to plant after chrysanthemums are pulled out. 1 prepay freight wnen cash comes with order. If wanted by express I prepay 2/^c. per lb balance. 25 at 100 rates, 250 at 1000 rates. 100 Calla Ethiopica, 10 inches circumference $10.00 9 " '• 9C0 8 " " ■ 800 "7 " " 70U 6 " " 5.50 450 3 60 2.26 The above Bulbs will all bloom 1 year. 1000 $90.00 80.00 70 00 60.(0 45.00 35 00 25.00 15.00 A. WITTING, 17-23 Kennan Street, SANTA CRUZ, CAL. rCnNS I Boston, Piersouii, .Sootti, Anna Foster, 4 in. pots, $2.00 per doz. •engeri, iyi in. pots, $2.00 per (ioz. S Seri, 3 iu. pots. Sn.Ou per TOO: 2 in. ptit^, $2 Ou per luO; seed- aQnipA(*||C Pli"n*>sus .lud Sprengeri, 4^2 in. pots, $2.00 per doz. Spreu- lings, .50 cts. jier 100. dwarf and tall, 2;^ in. pots, $3.00 per 100. STEVIA PUDVCAUTUCIIIIIIC '" ^^^ condition for benching, "iyi in. pots, $2.00 unitlOAn I nCniUIRd, per lOO. ivory, Olory of Pacific, Minnie Bailey, Mrs. .Terome Junes, Chadvvick, Maud Dean, Btilfour, Mrs. Weeks. CROTONS, ^ in- pots, $2.00 per doz. C. EISELE, ^ nth and Rov Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Do Not Miss Seeing Our Exhibition of GLADIOLUS BLOOMS CONVENTION OF S. A. F. At Philadelphia, August 20-22. "AMERICA" WILL BE THERE IN ALL ITS GLORY. John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y. DAHLIAS. Now is the time to place your order for bulbs which willinsure you getting named ra- rieties In any quantity: prompt deliver^-. DAVID HERBFrT & SON, Succcstors to L. K. Peacock. loc. ATTCO, IW.J. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacts, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia Forstenana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. IOI2 OntarioSt., Philadelphia I Gardenia Plants 1 Fine Stocky Plants Out of 3 inch Pots $2.50 per doz ; $ 1 5.00 per 100; $25.00 per 200; $120 per 1000. STUMPP &, WALTER CO. 50 Barclay St.. New York CELERY PLANTS We have millions of good celery plants in the following varieties: Boston Mar- ket, Dwarf Golden Herri, Giant Pascal, Golden Self Blanching, White Plume and White Solid, also Celeriac, Giant Prague a. d Moss Curled Parsley, as well as a good stock of Cabbage Plants. $l.oo per 1000; lo.ooo and over 85 cts. per 1000, delivery to tfie Ad. & U. S. Express Co., 25 cts per 100 postpaid. R. VINCENT Jr. & SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MD. A. LEUTHY & CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PLANTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES, ROSLINOALE, MASS. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Roa and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Be'gium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO., 4&6 Old Slip, NEW YORK. Prices Quoted in these Columns are for Dealers Only. When Writing to Advertisers Please Mention HORTICULTURE. U2 HORTICULTUPi: August 3, 1907. During Recess ^^Hang Sorrf'w; care ivill kill a cat And therefore let's he merry." ST. LOUIS FLORISTS' CLUB FOUR- TEENTH ANNUAL OUTING. One of the largest gatherings of florists and their families and friends at any one time was on last Thursday, July 2.5, in Romona Parli, on the oc- casion of the yearly picnic given by the St. Louis Florists' Club. No actual count was taken, but the trustees es- timated that the crowd numbered nearly four hundred. The hardest workers to make it pleasant for all were W. E Smith, Carl Beyer, Frank Fillmore and Charles Schceule. All the wholesale houses closed up at 12 o'clock and the bosses and em- ployees came out in full force. The day was very hot and shady places were at a premium. During the morn- ing iiours the crowd amused them- selves on the lake boating and fishing, others took to dancing. Our surburban members came out to a man. Kirk- wood, Belleville and Edwardsville were well represented. Messrs. Fillmore, Schoeule and Beneke acted as a re- ception committee at the gate, while the trustees took charge of the crowd at the grounds. One of the features was the fine band of music. Trustee Smith started the games of which there were fourteen. The 100 yard dash for all was won by August Hartman; prize, a silk umbrella. The fat-man's race was called off as there were no florists present whose weight was over 200 lbs. Other events were as fallows: .iiO-yard race, girls under 16, prize a fan: winner Alice Music. 100-yard race, boys under 16, prize ball and bat; winner John Bentzen. Potato race, prize bos of candy; winners Joe Kerr and Alice Music. 50-yard egg and spoon race, prize silver meat fork; Mrs. W. J. Pilcher. Hop, skip and jump, gold scarf pin; Fred Albers, 32 ft. 3 in. 50-yard race, boys under 12, catcher's glove: Edwin Lammers. Ball throwing for ladies, gold thimble. Miss Mamie Tockenbrock. Flower-pot- breaking contest, silver salt and pep- per set; Mrs. Theo. Klockenkemper. Base ball game between employees of wholesale houses and employees of C. Young & Sons, five innings; score 11 to 5 in favor of wholesalers. The same teams will play a full nine inning game at a later date. The wholesalers contemplate challenging the Chicago wholesale team. Tug-of-war between St. Louis and Kirkwood was won by Kirkwood amid great excitement, and the box of cigars offered as a prize was, duly gathered in. A bountiful supper was served and the evening was devoted to dancing and singing. GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB OF BOSTON. Annual Picnic. The results of games unfinished at our time lor going to press last week were as follows: Tug of w-ar between the commercial and private gardeners, won by the private men under leadership of James Wheeler. Ladies' potato race, won by- Catherine Lally and Jean Westwood. Throwing base ball : Carroll Davis, 266 ft., 11 in.; A. E. Walsh, 258 ft, 3 in. One hundred yards handicap, Cairoll Davis, J. S. "Brown, A. E. Walsh. Ladies' tennis ball throw: Harriet Coles, Louise Eisenhart, Florence Pal- mer. Throwing 16 lb. shot: W. J. Grassie, 30 ft., 1 in.; John Reed, 29' ft, 5 in. Long jump: G. H. Grey, 16 ft., 5 in.; W. J. Collins. 16 ft., 2 in. Half mile race: J. S. Brown; John Reed. Three-legged race: W. J. Col- lins and John Reed; J. S. Brown and Fred Coles. Boys' sack race: Theo. Westwocd; John Sisson. Men's sack race: W. J. Collins; W. S. Grassie. High jump: W. S. Gra.ssie. 5 ft., 1 in.; Frank Edgar. Fat men's rac'e: James Wheeler; Aug. Zirngiebel: J. L. Mil- ler. 240-yard handicap: G. H. Grey; E. G. Walsh; J. S. Brown. Potato race, girls under 15: Helen Years; Lilian Years. Potato race, boys: Robert Smith, Chas. Clarke; W. Mc- Gorum. Quoits: W. Robb; John Mc- Kenzie: F. Coles. Boys' base ball: Thos. Iliffe team beat Andrew's team. M.nnicil Ladies' Race. I'otato liace. Uiris' liaee. A-'^7>.,.-- ■ r.-miis r.all. Fat Men's Uac Tlneeleggecl Rare. High Jump. •••'''''^ ^^^'l- Tug-ofwar. GAMES OF THE GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB OF BOSTON. August 3, 1907. HORTICULTURE! 14:> News Notes A new retail store has been opened in Detroit, Mich, by Frank De Beul. Joseph Krug has opened a flower department in the lobb^J Commercial building, Alton, i'" The Dillon greenhouses at burg, Pa., are reported to Iiai seriously damaged by the recei clone, and hundreds of fruit trees were destroyed. Mr. Monahan who has been doing business in Blackinton, Mass., under the name of the Berkshire Horticultu- ral Company, has been missing since the first of July. Krueger Bros., Inc., Toledo, 0., have recently purchased an 80-acre farm in Wood County, and will begin Improve- ments thereon that will meet the de- mands of their rapidly increasing busi- ness. The exports from Rotterdam to the United States during the year 1906, as reported by Consul-Geneial Listoe in- clude bulbs and flowers to the amount of $473,209, plants $305,076. and seeds 8151,907. Etta Kelley and Irene S. Scott, com- posing the Scott Floral Company, caused the arrest of Samuel A. DeBolt, a former employee, several weeks ago, and had him arrainged before a justice of the peace charged with stealing $11.50, which he had collected from patrons of the floral company. DeBolt was found not guilty, and today he be- gan suit in the district court against the floral company for $20,000. to which extent he claimh his good name and reputation have, and will, be injured by his unjust arrest. He alleges that his arrest was the result of a con- spiracy.— Denver Post. BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. Manufacturers of FLORISTS* LETTERS A new lupine has been introduced in England under the name of Opal. It is described as bearing flowers of a charming shade of white and mauve, the plants being of enormous size. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsalcby all first classsiipply houses. Madcby ORAL MFC. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IN ALBANY AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. "JACOB SCHUtZ, tt,%ivrL^E,^^vr Cut Flowers ""^ ^^^^ quality in season ' '""P"' delivered promptly to any address. Write. Telegraph or Telephone. Comberland and Hon**? Phones 223 and 984. This wooden box nlcelj stained and Tarnished, 18x30x12. made in two eec- tlo^s, one for each size letter, g;iTen away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, i% or a inch size per loo, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. r. ncCARTnV, Manager 66 Pearl Street. BOSTON, MASS. JOHN BREITMEYER'S ^=SONS^= Cor. Miami and Qratiot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut Blooms We cover all Michigan points and cood section* of Ohio, Indiana and Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrlun 586 SAMUCI^ MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory l»ir BROADWAY, KANSAS CHY, MO { Both 'Pbon.s 2670 Main FRED C. WEBER t FLORIST OUYX STREET O 1 • LUUIo> iuUi EataliUslied 1873 Lonr DlBtance Pbone BeU LimdeU 674 WASHINGTON, D. C. GUDE'S GUDE EROSCO JLORISTS 1214 r STHW viMauNVTOKOC Qeo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINGTON. D. C. Atlanta floral go. " IS.'.r* ATLANTA, GEODGIA. Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery in New York City or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... , Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York ALEX. McGONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 48? and 488 38tli St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILLIAMH.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Order* and reliable deliveries guaranteed DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver ordeis ficm any part of the country t. New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS BY TCLEBHAm " Send flower orders for delivery In BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F. CALVIN 124 Tremont St.. Boston The Park Floral Co. J. A. VALENTINE Pros. DENVER, COLORADO William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. MlcMgan Aye. and 3 1st St., CHICAGO We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phones: Douglas 744, Douglas S23, Douglas 740 Theodore IVIiMer FLORIST Long Distance PliMe*: Bell, Fersst 5(; Kliilo*^ Belaw 4832 Dalmar Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO. 144 HORTICULTU RE August 3, 1907. I I We shall make the most remarkable Exhibition of Sterling Novelties in Florists' Supplies ever seen on this continent. AT PHILADELPHIA It will be one of the big sensations of the S. A. F. Convention. These goods have all been personally selected by Mr. H. Bayersdorfer who has spent many weeks in the largest and most progressive European Sources of Supply. A life time devoted to this work has equipped Mr. Bayersdorfer with a discernment of the distinct needs of the American market possessed by no other buyer. Send lor Catalogue. H. BHERSDORFEIi CO, ZTTSU 1 129 tat St., PMMilpliia, Pa. vS ♦ EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ i CUT FLOWERS r L EDWARD REID, Wholesale Florist 1S26 Ranstead St.. PHILADELPHIA « STORE CLOSES 8 P. M. X ^ / \ ► CUT PLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. ^ \ / k GEO. A. SUTHERLAND CO. CUT FLOWERS Florists' Supplies and Letters 34 HAWLEY STREET - BOSTON EARLY ASTERS and GLADIOLI W. E. McKlSSlCR WholesaU Ploriit 1231 Filbert St.. PHILADELPHIA fredTehret CUT FLOWERS Wholmsale Conalgnments from Basf Crowera 1407 FAIRMOUNTAVE.,PHILA..PA. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers We can care for your cutflower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. 4S-47-49 WABASH AVE., - - CHICAGO ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jtccountant and Jtuditor Simple methods of correct accounting , especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted MerchanU Back Building 28 STATE ST., - BOSTOJIl Tslephone, Main ft . ' CHAS. W. McKELUR SI WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Roses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERG WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. In writing adTertliera mention Hortlcoltim and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO July 29 ROSBS A«. Beauty, Fan. & Sp 20 '* Extra I 15, " No. 1 10, " Lower grades ' 5, Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F.&S.. 6 " ** " " Extra., j 4 *' •* *' No. I &iw.gr, I 3 Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. . . - 6, " '* Lowergrades. 3, Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp 6, ** " Lowergrades 3 Kaiserio, Carnot, Fan. & Sp. 6 '* " Lower grades — ' 3, Killarney.Wellesley, Fan. &Sp... I 6, " ** Lower grades I 3 CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties. Ordinary. MtSCEULANEOUS Sweet Peas Cattleyas Lilic Lily of the Valley Gardenias Mignonette Adtantum Smllax • Asparagus Plumosus, strings. " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 1,50 ■75 •25 35 GO to.oo 2.00 1. 00 .75 10.00 35-00 35-00 25.00 18.00 la.oc 8.00 8.00 5.00 3.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 2.00 1. 00 .50 60.00 1 3. 00 4.00 2.00 1. 00 13. 00 30.00 50.00 TWIN CITIES July 39 FHILA. July 29 BOST09 J"ty as 25.00 15.00 10.00 3.00 4 00 2.00 33.00 ?o 00 15.00 5.00 6.00 4.00 4.00 2.00 4 00 2.00 4.00 a. 00 4.00 3.00 1. 00 ■ 75 ■50 35.«o 10,00 2.00 1. 00 •75 12. 00 to to to to to 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6 00 3.00 1. 00 •75 60.CO 13. 00 4.00 2.00 1. 00 iS^oo 20.00 I a. 50 8.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 1. 00 6.00 2.00 5.00 2.00 6.0a 3.00 5.00 2.00 a. 00 t.oo 8. CO a. 00 8.00 50 I. CO 15.00 35.00 35.00 15.00 12.00 6.00 8.00 4.00 2.00 8.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 5.00 6,00 4.00 3.00 1 50 •50 60.00 12.50 4.00 10.00 1. 00 1 50 20.00 50.00 50.00 15.00 10.00 6.00 •50 3-00 2.00 50 3^oo •SO 2.00 .50 3.00 1.00 3.00 •50 I .00 to .50 to .15 to 35.00 to 4.00 to 1 .00 to 8.00 to .50 to .50 to ts.oo to to J 5.00 to 35.00 I3.00 8.00 300 4.00 3-00 1. 00 4.00 2,00 300 1. 00 5.»o 2.00 4.00 a. 00 1.50 .75 .25 60.00 8.00 3.00 10.00 1. 00 1.50 16.00 50.00 50.00 POEHLMANN BROS. CO. Grow and Ship the Finest AMERICAN BEAUTIES in the World. 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. The Florists' Supply House of America Can fill lurry oraers Telephone or Telegrapk H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 1 1 29 Arch St:, Philadelphia TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you riaiht August 3, 1907. HORTICULTURE, 145- INVITATION Florists visiting Pliiladelphia are cordially invited to call at tlie MORRISVILLE NURSERY and inspect one of the best collections of trees and shrubs in the east. Twenty trains daily each way. One hour from Hhiladelphia. Carriage will meet trains on phone notice. SAMUEL C. MOON Morrlsville Nursery MORRISVILLE, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNA. WE extend a (.ordial invitation to all out of town florists and others in the trade visiting Philadelphia and will be pleased to have them make our central location their headquarters during their stay. BERGER BR05. WKolesale Florists 1305 Filbert St.. PKiladelpKia FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Quiet still prevails in the BOSTON flower trade but it is ex- pected that in a few days more the summer resort demand will open up and help conditions material- ly. Roses are poor with the exception of Kaiserin and Carnot and a few Beauties. All these sell fairly well during the period of recuperation of the standard winter varieties. So far, lily of the valley is selling below the e.xpected demand and price. Asters im- prove daily and bring a good price in the absence of carnations but a few days more will bring in a heavy sup- ply and values will fall far below the fancy prices possible at the present moment. Lilies, peas, etc., are in plen- tiful supply. The supply is shortened BUFFALO all along the line and business improved slight- ly. Carnations are small, roses not plentiftil and with lilies and peas have sold well. Beauties are not at the best, although they have sold out fairly well. Asters have made their appear- ance but with short stems as yet. Business is as good as can be ex- pected for this time o€ year. The weather con- INDIANAPOLIS tinues warm, stock poor. There is lit- tle demand for cut stuff except some funeral work which comes in spurts. Some fairly good Beauties are still to be had. Sweet pea season is about over. Asters are rapidly coming in to take the place of carnations. The ex- cellent growing weather has brought the crop on earlier, the quality of which is good. Tea roses are at a low ebb. practically nothing being cut in this vicinity. Good gladioli are arriv- ing and sell about as well as anything. The various kinds of lilies are to be had in abundance. The green market is in good condition as everything one wants can be had in any quantity. Present flower de- NEW YORK mands are easily satis- fied. A fairly good supply of Beauties is coming into the market and these with a liberal quan- tity of Killarn'eys, Victorias and Tes- touts seem all sufficient for the busi- ness doing. Richmonds, Brides and Bridesmaids are most of them from young stock and insignificant in size and value. A few good carnations are to be had and also quite a num- ber of inferior grad'e. Lilies are in good supply. Trade conditions PHILADELPHIA here indicate a slight increase in activity. The first flush of outdoor flowers having passed throws a certain amount; of inquiry towards commercial centers. The decrease in receipts con- sequent on ve-planting has also helped to steady the market .and give it a lit- tle tone. The volume of business has not risen above normal summer level but it is handled at a profit which is all that can be expected at this season, and better than usually comes our way. There is no such thing as crop news at present the period between the old and new being almost at low tide. Asters and gladioli are fine and buy- ers appreciate them. Trade is very quiet. TWIN CITIES Roses and carna- tions and a few sum- mer lilies are about all the florist has to offer. There are, of course, a great many sweet peas, but the demand for them is small. Roses from the new plants have not put in an appearance as yet, but in a few weeks we will, no doubt, have a variety. A new store is to be opened in St. Paul this" coming month by parties who are very strong finanrially, and which may cut into the trade to some extent. tims to the wireworm. Cleaning up of stores is quite general. PHILADELPHIA NOTES. Mrs. Samuel S. Pennock and family accomi^anied by a number of relatives and friends sailed on the "Haverford" last weak for Europe. Samuel S. Pen- nock will sail to join them in Wales iirimedlately after the convention. Hay fever time is a litr,le late this year. They tell us it is a much greater crime to put the dash in h — 11 than to say it outright. That seems to be the idea of some of our bright business men of Pliiladelphia judging by this card over thoir desks: Early to bed and early to rise, \Vork like liell and advertise! That's the kind of seiitiment that would have pleased our old fi-iend of hapjjv memory. BenjEmin Franklin. And the business Quakers of today, wnile they may be sane and circum- si)ect, will be found in the fore frout with their sleeves rolled up and en- thusiastic in ■■I'ushing tbiugs to the end." Rupert Kienle sails on the "Fader- land," August 3rd, to be gone about eight weeks. He expects to meet in his travels his neighbor Edward Reiger who sailed soiue two weeks ago. Fred Michell, .Jr., has just returned from his annual summer sojourn on the Jersey coast. Robert F. Tesson of St. Louis visited us on the 31st ult. the occasion being his brother's marriage to a Philadel- phia lady at which he had to officiate as best man. We understand Mr. Tes- son has recently sold one half of his 100 acres at Clayton, Mo., for a quarter- of a million and has invested largely in Texas real estate. Reports from Detroit are that sup- ply is low and none too good. Asters are beginning to come in and so are gladioli. Many asters have fallen vic- INCORPORATED. Krueger Bros.. Toledo, 0., capital stock, $50,000; incorporators, Henry, Otto, William, Agnes and Julia Krue- ger. COMING TO CONVENTION ? SEE US at Horticultural Hall or at Our New Building. Greatest Line of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES AND NOVELTIES J, iSTERN &, CO. 125 North lOth St., above Arch St., PHILADELPHIA 146 HORTICULTURE August 3, 1907. JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Finest AmericAn Beauties and Carnations 51 West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 48 West 28tt Street, NEW YORK mmm \wimw\m A Full Line of All CUT FLOWERS Telephone. 3870 or 3871 Madison Sqnarn Charles Millang 50 West 29th St., New York city Gut Flowers on Commission A Reliable Place to Consigrn to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Madison Square The Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York Tel. 324-325 Madison Square JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist *i';'i{ggs/Q°R^ERs* A full line of Choice Cut Flower stock for all purposes. Comprises avery vartet.)' grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Commission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Strtet, New York Telephone: 3532-3533 nadison Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HICHEST GRADE OF VALLEY GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS, tJs'Ks', 42 W. 28th St.. New York H. Wholesale Commission Florist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 57 West 28th St. Special AtteDtioQ to Shipping Orders New York. Telephones: 1300, aioi, Madison Square Write for Current Prices Established 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TRY ME ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers In Season 55 West 28th St, New York Telepbone 3924 Madison Square. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 A HI. DAILY J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Telephone 167 Madison Sq. Ready to talk with growers about consignments for coming season NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY Last Half of Week ending July 27 FInt Half of Week beginnfne July 29 Last Half of Week ending July 27 1907 Firat Half of Week beginning July 29 Rose« lo.oo to 35.00 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 1.00 to 3.00 ^.00 to 5.00 .50 to I.oo 3.00 to 3. 00 .50 to 2.00 4.00 to 6.00 .50 to 2.00 4.00 to 6.00 .50 to a. 00 .50 to 6.00 lO.OO to 23.40 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 I.oo to 3.00 3.00 to 5.00 .50 to I.oo 3.00 to 5.00 .50 to 2.00 4.00 to 6.00 .50 to 2.00 4,00 to 6.00 .50 to 2,00 1 .50 to 6.00 Carnations, Fancy and Novelties.. Ordinary Sweet Peas (loo bunches) 2.00 to 3 oo I.oo to X.50 I.oo to 1.50 50.00 to 60.00 5.00 to 8.00 I.oo to 3.00 10. CO to 12,00 to .50 .25 to .50 I.oo to 1.50 8.00 to 12.00 30.00 to 35.00 10.00 to 20.00 a. 00 to 3.00 I.oo to 1.50 No. I 1.00 to 1.50 " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, GoWcn Gate, fan & sp Llllea 5.00 to 8.00 " *' " " Iwr.grds. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special " " lower grades .- '* Chatcnay, Morgan, fancy and spec. " " lower grades . . Smllax Killarney, Wellosley, fan. and spec. _ *\ " lower grades. Gladioli Asparagus Pluraosus, strings " " & Sprcn. (loobchs.) 20.00 to 35.00 10.00 to 20.00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 35G Madison Square TRAENDLY A SCHENCK WHOLESALE FLORISTS FomiBh best stock at (air prices all the year round Send for qnstations on (all otdan T.1. 798.799 Madisoa sq. 44 Wcst 28tli Street, New York CIt) Edward C. Hoi Wholesale Fk 55 WEST 28th 5T TeL IJ^I Madison Square N^V 'an )rist /York Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tK STREET PHONES. IOG4— 1665 MADISON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture AusList 3, 1907 horticulture: 147 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ I per 1000 BRONZE GALAX. $ 1 .25 per 1 000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $ 1 .25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. Give us a trial order on ferns DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire work. Write for price list "on cut flowers and supplTesT MICHIGAN GUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wholesale Oommlssl.n Flotists, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. FRANK S. HICKS & CO. Wholesale Florists, Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. ■'52 West 28tli Street, - New Yorl( City. Tel. 2^20 Mad. Sq. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Deliyered. 55-57 West 26tii St.. New York Oily. ^^Mlllllllllllllllllllliiiilllllllllllllllllllillli:: I GLADIOLI I S Cut spikes in any quantity from 5 S Selected While and Light Shades; S S Selected Mixed Colors and Named S — Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. S S Wrile for Prices 5 I ARTHUR CCWEE | S Gladiolus Specialist 5 = Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y i nlllllllllllillllllilllllllillllllllllllllllllllll? BUSINESS CHANGES. Henderson & Kalb succeed F. Shaf- fer at Pana, 111. Steward McKendry has purchased the St. John greenhouses at Darien, Conn. Joseph Krug has started a retail stand in the Commercial Building, Al- ton, 111. Davenport & Son succeed H. A. Jahn in the retail store business at New Bed- "ford, Mass. Krun-ni Bros,, St. Joseph, Mo., have sold their business to Misses Maguire und Haeff. C. M. Hobbs & Sons succeed Albertson & Hcbbs in the nursery business at B>idgeport. Ind. William Struve- has purchased the business of the Perth Amboy Co., Perth Amboy, N. J., and will conduct it here- after under the name of Wm. Struve & Sons. The property consists of thirteen lots and four modern greenhouses. Hughes, Florist, Chicago, sends us a pictorial post card, showing his pri- vate deer park in connection with his Tetail store. Hughes is a clever ad- vertiser. Best Flowers Ihe Boston Market N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. 84 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Wholesale Commisslen Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Siifiplies and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N.Y. Give ua a trial. >Ve caa pleaie you. HENRY M. ROBINSON A CO, WHOLESALE FLORISTS TRESn CtT TLOWCRS, CUT EVERGREEN, AND FLORISTS' StPPLIES. t5 ProvincB St. & 9 Chapman PL, Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- CINCINNATI July 16 DETROIT July 2g PER 100 "TO DEALERS ONLY. BUFFALO July 29 PITTS SURU" July 29 ROSES I Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp ' " Extra .. iS.oo " No. I ' 10.00 " Lower grades 5.00 Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. 6.0.3 " ** Extra. . . . 4.00 " " '* No.i&lw.gr. 2.00 Liberty, Ricbmood, Fan. & Sp. ... 6.00 " ' Lo*cr grades. 3.00 Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp 6.00 ** _ . " Lower grades- 3.00 Katserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp 6.00 ** " Lower grades... 3.00 KilUroey, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... 6.00 ** *' Lower grades 3.00 CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties Ordinary .75 to to to 25.00 20.00 15.00 8.00 8.00 5 00 3.00 8.00 5.00 8 00 5.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 MISCELLANEOUS Sweet Peas Cattleyas Lilies. Uly of the VaUey Gardenias Mignonette Adtantum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings '* " & Spren. (100 bchs.) •25 50.00 8.00 3.00 10.00 1. 00 10.00 40.00 a.oo 1.50 •35 60.CO to. 00 4.00 12.00 2.00 1. 00 13. 00 50.00 35.00 20.00 15. OC 8.00 2.00 4.00 S.oo 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4 CO 3-00 1.50 1.00 .25 40.00 10.00 3.00 10.00 I 00 1. 00 10.00 50.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 10.00 3.00 6.00 4.00 6 00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 6.o« 6.00 4.00 3.00 1.50 to .50 to 60 00 to 12.50 to 4.00 to 12.00 to 3.00 to 1.50 to 12.50 to to 33.00 15.00 S.oo 3.00 6.00 4 00 a.oo 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 35.00 ao.oo 10.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 7 00 6.00 7.00 4.00 15.00 10.00 4.00 a.oo 5.00 a.oo 2.00 6.00 2.00 1,50 to 2.00 1. 00 to 1.25 •15 50.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 40.00 35.00 -50 60.00 15.00 4 00 10.00 I.JO 15.00 50.00 35-W .25 50.00 [0.<0 11.00 ■50 1. 00 13.50 35-00 25.00 30.0* 12. ao 6.M 3.110 6. S.oo 4.00 6.00 4.eo 1.50 1. 00 60.00 15.00 4.00 12. ao 1. 00 t-50 15.00 50.00 50.00 REED (SL KELLER 122 West 2Sth St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our ■etal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work SNoYelties and are dealers ia Glassware Decorative Greens and Florists' Requisites. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there als* Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Commission Florists, 55 and 57 West 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Madison Square. The KERVAN GO. iJ W28th. ST., New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Gatax, Leu- cocboe, Feras and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen J. B. Murdoch & Co. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. Long Distance 'Phone 1435 Court 148 HORTlCULTURi: August 1907. Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers in this Issue are also listed under this classification without charge. Reference to List of Ad- Tertisers will Indicate the respective pages. Buyers falling to find what they want in this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them 1» MMnmunlcatlon with reliable dealers. ACACIA PUBESCENS Albert Dirwanger, 422 Congress St., Port- land, Me. For page see List of Advertisers. ACCOUNTANT & J Ojeait, 28 State St., Boston. For pasre see List of Advertisers. ADIANTUMS Adlantum Farleyense, strong plants, for propagating purposes, $25.00 per 100. Cash with cider. J. A. Peterson, McHenry Ave., Westwood, Cincinnati. O. Adlantum Hybrldum. 2 1-2 in. pots. .$5.0'> per 100; .?45.00 per 1000. 8 in. pots, $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. A. Ley & Bro., Highland, Ulster Co., New York. AGAVES M. Bullocke, 85th St. and 2d Ave., Brook- lyn, N. Y. Variegated Agaves. AGRICULTURAI- IMPLEMENTS Ihoe. J. Grey & Co., 32 S. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons, 61 and 52 N. Market St., Boston, For page see List of Advertiser*. ABAVCABIAS Godfrey Aschmann. 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. F.Tll ilelivery. Onr stock will please yon. J. W. Dnnford. Clayton, Mo. ASPARAGUS C. Elsele. 11th and Roy Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Morel Bros., 624 E. Market St., Pcranton, Pa. Asparagus Sprengeri. For page see List of Advertisers. Asparagus Sprengerli, 21-4 In.; ready for planting out or into larser pots. $2.50 per 100: .?20.00 per 10. For page see Ust of Advertisers. YouDg & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. ■ Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Rd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. HauswUtb, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donoboe, 2 W. 29th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Poari St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Hllflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co., 16 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 * 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see Ust of Advertisers. GARDENIAS Stumpp & Waiter Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. Gardenia Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. GERANIUMS 2000 Geraniums— Nutt, La Favorite, Gen. Grant, Pride of the West; 3 1-2 In. pots, $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1,000. Wni. Pat- terson, 92 South Central Ave., Wollaston, Mass. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Lewis Chllds, Floral Park, N. Y. Gladiolus Blooms. For page see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade, Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING. D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co.. 1333 Broadway, New York For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co.. 1 Madison Sq., N Y For page see List of Advertisers. Hltcblngs & Co., 1170 Broadway. N. Y For page see Ust of Advertisers. •i- T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page^ee List of^ Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co.. 117 East Blackbawk St.. Chicago. III. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co.. 1398-1408 MstM- poiltan Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1366-79 Flushing Are- Brooklyn. N. Y. D. mere, 49 Washington St N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, SsnU- Iron Greenbonses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Bamliam. 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N T For page see Ust of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Oast Iron Gutters, L. 4 B Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment Lord & Burnham. 1183 Broadway, N. Y. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 16 ProTlnc* St- and 8 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass For page see List of Advertisers." The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St N Y For page see List of Advertisers. ' ' Michigan Cut Flower Exchange ^ 38 & 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. HARDY PERENNIALS M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, i For page see List of Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co.. 1133 Broadway. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co.. 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page gee List of Adver-.:.<*.-s. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Castle. 170 Summer St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnston Heating Co., 1133 Br'dway, H^. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 150 HORTICULTURE August 3, 1907. HOT-BED SASH Tlie A. T. Steams Lnmber Co., Neponiat, Mass. For page see List of AdvertlgT». Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List ot Advertlsen. Hitcblngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Barnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT WATER CIRCULATOK W. W. Csstle, 170 Snmmer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlgerg. HYDRANGEAS. F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York. Hydrangeas for Summer Blooming. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. Nlcotldde kills all greenhonse pests. P. R. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Owensboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPANESE LII.IES. Yobobama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leutby & Co., Rosltndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. lAWN MOWER Clipper Lawn Mower Co., Dixon, IIL For page see List of Advertisers. I.EADING RETAU. FLORISTS Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. LodU, Mo. For page ree List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers George^ H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers Samnel Mnrray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Gade Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of^dvertlgen^__^ Young & Nugent, 42 W. ffith St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. IIo. J. W. Dun- SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons 51 and 62 N. Market St., Boston, For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorbnrn & Co., 83 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St, N. Y. Challenge Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St., PhUs. For page see List of Advertisers. James Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Tick's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. HJalmar Harimann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Rlckards Bros., 37 E. l»th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Pblla. For page see List of Advertisers. R. & J. Farqubar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Fanenll Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Augustus Zlmgiebel, Needham, Mass. Giant Pansles. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 152 August 3, 1907. HORTICULTURE. 151 SEEDS — Continued. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page se<' List of Advertisers. Ant. C. Zvolanel5, Bound Brooli, N. J. Sweet Pea Seed- Mlgnomtte Seed. For page see List ot Advertisers. Francis Brill, Hempstead, L. I., N. T. Garden Seeds. For page see List of Advertisers. I sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask for wbolesale catalotrue. O. V. Zancen, Hoboken, N. J. SHEEP MANURE R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 and 7 So. Mar- ket St.. Boston. Pulverized Sbeep Manure. For page see List of Advertisen. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on band. Lager & Hurrell. Summit. N. J. Fresh, clean, 5 bbl. bale, $1.25; 2 bales, $2.25; 5 bales, $5.00; 10 bales, $9.60. Casb. H. R. Akers, Chatswortb, N. J. SPIREA Splrea, extra fine clumps In leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schmltz. Prince Bar, N. T. STEAM TRAP G. Hippard, Toangstown. O. For page see List of Advertisers. STEVIA C. Elsele, Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. VEGETABLE PLANTS Samuel W. Shanklln, White Marsh, Md. Celery Plants: Cabbages. For page see List of Advertisers. R. Vincent & Sons Co., WWte Marsh, Md. Celery Plants: Cabbage Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Morel Bros., 624 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Danish Ball Head Cabbage — Strong straight root-pruned plants, ready for field, from the best imported seed. $1.50 per 1000. Frank Shearer & Son. Market Gardeners, BInghamton, N. Y. 100,000 field-grown tomato plants, C. Jewel. L. Beauty, etc., $1.00 per 1,000. 15 varieties cabbage, $1.00 per 1,000; $7.50 per 10,n(j0. Celery plants, $1.25 per 1,000; 10,- 000 for $10.00. 50,000 cauliflower, best snowball, 50c. per 100; $2.50 ped 1,000. Cash. Catalogue. F. M. Pattlngton, Sclploville, N. J. VENTILATING APPARATUS Plerson n-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List of Advertisen. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertlserg. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Cbtcago. For page see List of Advertlsera. J. C. Monlnger Co., 421 Hawthorne Are., Chicago. The Chicago Lifter. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, self-oUiug gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Bumham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. 5000 clumps California violets, ready now, finest stock in the west, 4 1-2 c. 250 or more at 4c. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. WIREWORK Beed & Keller, 122 W. 2Sth St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsera. Wlrework. Write for our catalofne. Holton & Honkel Co., Mllwaokee, WU. William E. Hellscher's Wire Works, 8»40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for v>le« list. Frank W. Ball, 31 Bast Third Street. Cincinnati, O. All standard frames In stock. Special de- signs made to order In hurry-up time. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton, Mass. WIRE SUPPORTS The Helm Carnation Support. Write for price. Helm Carnation Support Co., Con- nersTllle, Ind. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 ProTlnce St.. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. George A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisen. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kastlng Co., 383-87 Elllcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Cbas. W. McKellar, 61 Wabash At., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Relnberg, 61 Wabash At., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. B. F. WInterson Co., 45-49 Wabasb Are., Chicago. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Poeblmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 & 40 Broadway. For page see List of Advertisers. New York J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stnart Allen Co., 63 W. 28tb St., New Kork. For page see List of AdTertlsers. J. S. Fenrich, 110 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. H. B. Froment, 67 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Alex. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28tb St. New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. E. C. Horan, 65 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. A. B. Langjahr, 65 W. 28tb St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. James McManns, 42 W. 28tb St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Cbas. Mlllang, 60 W. 29tb St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28tb St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. W. P. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28tb St, New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. John Young, 51 W. 28tb St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Moore, Hentz * Nash, 55 and 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank S. Hicks & Co., 52 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continued Philadelphia W. B. McKlsslck, 1221 Filbert St.. Phlla- delpbla. Pa. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Leo Nlessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Pblladel- phla. Pa. For page see List cf AdTertlsers. The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1808-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reld, 1526 Ranstead St., Pblls- delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred Ehret, 1407 Falrmount Ave., Phils. delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Berger Bros., 1305 Filbert St., Fhlla. For page see List of Advertisers. Pittsbnrg J. B. Mordocb & Co., 646 Liberty It, Pittsbnrg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. New Offers in This Issue. A GREAT FERN NOVELTY. W. P. Craig, 1305 Filbert St., Philadelphia. For page see List ot Advertisers. BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 & 7 S. Market- St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. CARNATION ARISTOCRAT. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet, IH. For page see List of Advertisers. CARNATIONS JOHN E^ HAINES, IMPERIAL, PINK IMPERIAL. John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. CELERY PLANTS. W. B. DuRie, Rahway, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. FIELD CARNATIONS. Harlowarden Greenhouses, Greenport, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY PERENNIALS. T. H. Chivers. Amesbury, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS. Jos. Heacock Co., Sharon Hill, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. LILIUM HARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS. H. B. Fiske Seed Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS, ARAUCARIAS, FERNS, ■ LORRAINES. CONVENTION INVITATION TO RIVER- TON. Heury A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. PANSY SEED. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phlla., Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSE MRS. JARDINE. Robt. Scott & Son, Sharon Hill, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers, SMILAX PLANTS. J. B. Heiss, 112 S. Main St., Dayton, O. For page see List of Advertisers. VISIT OUR ESTABLISHMENT. Samuel C. Moon, Morrlsvllle, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORIST. Fniuk Millang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing fo Advertisers l(indly mention Horticulture 152 HORTICU LTU RE, August 3, 1907. List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K 14' Allen Wm. Stuart Co. 146 American Nursery.- .128 Aschmann Godfrey. - • 141 Atlanta Floral Co. ..-143 Birrows H.H. & Son. ij6 Baur Floral Co 126 Bayersdorfer H.& Co. 144 Bay State Nurseries.. laS Berger Bros 145 Boddington A. T. 139-14" Boston Flonst Letter Co M3 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 155 Braslan Seed Growers Co. 139 •Breck Joseph & Sons J39 Breitmeyer's J. Sons. 143 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse I39 Brill Francis. «39 Burpee W. A. & C0..139 Carrillo & Baldwin ... 140 Castle W.W ••154 Chicago Carnation Co. 126 Childs John Lewis. ..141 ChiversT. H. 137 Clarke's David, Sonsi43 Clipper Lawn Mower Co >55 Conard & Jones 14° Cooke G. H 143 .Cottage Gardens 128 Cowee A I47 Craig W. P "8 DirwangerA 126 Donohoe W. H 143 Domer F. Sons & Co. 126 Dreer H. A 127-155 Du Rie W. B.. 137 Dysart R.J J44 Edwards Folding Box Co. 144 fhret Fred 144 isele C 14' Elliott Wm. & Sons. .138 Eiler J G 155 Ernest W. H 154 Exotic Nurseries 144 Pyres 143 Farquhar R. & J. & Co 139 fenrichj. S 146 Fiske.H.E. SeedCo.139 Foley Mfg. Co 155 Ford Bros 46 Froment H. E. 146 XSalvin Thos. F 143 Grey T. J. Co. 139 Gude Bros. Co 143 Guttman Alex. J 146 Hail Asso 155 Haines J. E 137 Harlowardco Green- houses... 137 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 139 ilauswirth P. J 143 Heacock Joseph 140 Heiss J. B 140 Herbert David & Son. 14 1 Hews A. H.&C0....155 Hicks Frank S. & Co. 147 ^ilfinger Bros 154 HippardE 155 Hltchlngs&Co 154 Horan E. C 146 Johnson Seed Co 139 Kasting W. F 147 Kervan Co., The 147 -King Cons. Co 155 Koral Mfg. Co 143 Lager & Hurrell 140 Langjahr, Alfred H. . . 146 Leuthy A. & Co 141 Lord & Bumham Co. 156 Page Manda Jos. A 140 McCarthy N. F. .126-147 McCoiinell Alex.. 143 McKellar Charles W. 144 McKissick.W. E 144 McManus J as 146 Metropolitan Material Co 155 Miami Floral Co 126 Michell H. F.Co. .--138 Michigan Cut Flower Excnaoge r4 7 Millang Charles 138 Millang Frank 147 Miller Theo 143 Mineralized Rubber Co 15s Mitting, A 141 Moninger J. C 155 Moon Samuel C 145 Moore, Henlz&Nash 147 Morel Bros 140 Morse C.C. & Co..- -139 Murdoch J. B.&C0..147 Murray Samuel 143 New England Nur- series 128 Nicotine Mfg. Co. - -.154 Niessen Leo Co 128 Ordonez Bros. 140 Palethorpe P. R 154 Park Floral Co 143 Payne John A 154 Pennock-Meehao Co. 128 Perkins St. Nurseries. 141 Pierce F. 0 155 Pierson F. R. Co 1 26 Pierson U Bar Co 156 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 144 Ray nor John I. 146 ReedSt Keller 147 Reid Edw 144 Reinberg Peter 44 Rickards Bros 139 Robinson D. Sons ...137 Robinson H.M.& Co. 147 Roehrs Julius Co 140 Roland, Thomas . ■ -128 Rolker August & Sons 126-154 Rose Hill Nurseries -I37 Rusconi D. 140 Sander & Son 140 Scheepers John & Co. 141 Schulz Jacob 143 Scott, John 14' Scott Robert 137 Shanklin Samuel W.-13Q Sheridan W.F 146 Siggers & Siggers IS5 Situations & Wants--I5» Skidelskv S. S 126 Smith W.C 126 Smyth Wm. J.. 143 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co 155 Stem J. & Co 145 Stumpp & Walter Co. 126-140-141 Sutherland Geo. A. Co «44 ThorburnJ.M. & Co. 139 Totty Chas. H 126 Traendly & Schenck.146 Valentine, J. A 143 Vick's Jas. Sons 139 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 14 ' WalshM. H laS Waterer John & Sons . 1 28 Weber F. C 143 Weber H.&Sons---.t2ft Welch Bros 144 Winterson E. F. C0..144 Yokohama Nurseries Co 140 Young John 146 Young, Thos. Jr 143 Young & Nugent ....143 Zirngiebel August - - .. 1 39 Zvolanek Ant. C 139 NEWS NOTES. Hitchings & Co. have moved into their new factor.y at East Elizabeth, N. J., and have commenced operations in the foundry department. The con- struction shop remains at West Side avenue, Jersey City, for the present. The range of new houses soon to be commenced at Bronx Botanical Gar- den. New York, is planned eventually to be the largest range in the world. Power house and a portion of the heat- ing apparatus have already been in- stalled. The first group will consist of five houses. Bids on construction of same will be opened August 1. An oval bed of ornamental foliaged plants, 16x30 feet in extent, in front of the City Hall in Detroit, is one of the prime attractions of the neighborhood. A noble specimen of Phoenix Leonen- sis. 12 feet in height, forms the centre. Pandanus Veitchii, acalyphas and cro- tons in formal arrangement are the other components, echeveria Mira- bilis being ns'ed as a border. The effect is very good. J. W. Rodgers, superintendent of the parks of Cincinnati, has incorporated in his recommendations to the Board of Public Service a proposal that the present city greenhouses be increased to about double their present extent and that a city nursery of fifty acres be established on high ground for the raising of trees and shrubs for the park department. Mr. Rodgers has re- cently returned from an extended tour of inspection of the public parks and playgrounds of other cities. New England agriculturists are giving increased attention to the rais- ing of alfalfa, as a forage plant. The Agricultural Experiment Station In Durham, N. H., has just issued a bul- letin on the sulDject, which says: "Up until the present time we have advised against the expenditure of very much time, labor or money by the farmers in trying to grow the plant, because in our experiments we could not secure what would be called a reasonably good stand. After repeated trials, how- ever, in which various methods have been used, we have met with a degree of success which seems to warrant a recommendation for alfalfa to the farmers of the state." Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not? 9 Over 100 florists from Omaha, Coun- cil Bluffs and South Omaha held their annual picnic at Lake Manawa Thurs- day last. Owing to the recent rains and dampness of the lawns the usual contests were not held, but there was a bowling competition, in which J. Hess of Omaha won first prize, a beau- tiful silver mounted umbrella; J. F. Wilcox of Council Bluffs second, and B. Floth of Omaha third, the last two receiving each a box of cigars. Supper was served at 6 o'clock, after which the entire party went across the lake for a plunge at Manhattan beach, after patronizing the roller coaster and other park attractions. — Omaha Bee. The Detroit Florist Club will give an outing to Bois Blanc on August 8th, ■'07, with a good athletic programme as a special attraction. MARYLAND'S VARIETY OF FRUITS. One visiting the Maryland horticul- tural exhibit in the States Exhibit Pal- ace at the Jamestown Exposition this week found nine different kinds of fruits exhibited. They are Red Astra- chan and Early Harvest apples, and Greensboro peaches from the Maryland Experiment Station at College Park; Yellow Transparent apples, Lawson pears, huckleberries. Red Miller rasp- berries. Japanese wineberries, and Greensboro peaches from J. Spencer; Marianna plums from Miss Salome Carey, HoUoway gooseberries from R. H. Phelps, and Lucretia dewberries from J. A. Davis. Over twenty exten- sion tables are covered with these luscious fruits. The object of the exhibit Is to show the visitors to the exposition the horti- cultural possibilities of the State, and surely this variety and the excellence of the fruit shown impresses one with the ability of the State to live up to the claims of the ardent admirers of this industry. The trucking industry is also well represented this week by a large ex- hibit of cucumbers from W. F. Allen, and large new Irish Cobbler potatoes from F. E. Matthews, and new table corn in the ear from Miss Salome Ca- rey^ Special Philadelphia Convention Number Will Be Issued August 17. It will reach the best trade at the con- vention and all through the country. Send Us Your Advertisement Now, WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this column one cent 3. word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTICUL- TURE" should be sent to U Ham- ilton Place, Boston. _ HELP WANTED WANTED — Competent assistant In flower, seed and bulb department. State experi- ence and salary wanted. Address Schle- gel & Pettier Co., Boston, Mass. SITUATIONS WANTED WANTED— situation by young man to do landscape work or as foreman of a private place: has graduated from an agri- cultural school and has had four years ei- perlenee. Address S. T., care of HORTI- CULTURE. SITUATION WANTED— I will be open to a situation September 15, 1007, ns fore- man on a commercial plant or as head I'ardener en private place. 2(_' years' ex- perience; maiTled, no children. Address, Florist, 1187 Montello St., Canipello, Mass. GARDENER wishes position on private place as head; competent In all branclieB of gardening, landscape work and Improve- ments; care of live stock; capable of tak- ing full charge; age 38; married, two chil- dren; best of references. Address Garden- er, care of HORTICULTURE. August 3, 1907. HORTICULTURE 163 PICNIC OF THE FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON. On July 25th, for the first time in the history of the city, all the florists closed their stores at noon, in order that all the employees, as well as the managers, could attend the annual out- ing of the Florist's Cluh of Washing- ton. This year the Great Falls of the Potomac was the objective point of the picknlckers, and thither, at 2 P. M. cars carrying about 200 men, women and children, and gaily decorated with bunting and flov/ers, wended their way. During the trip, cigars and peanuts were handed to the passengers, and on arriving at the Falls, Queen Beatrice and Liberty roses were freely distribut- ed among the ladies. Attached to one of the cars, was a freight car, carrying things suggestive of coolness, viz: Ice cream, ginger ale and root beer. Among the principal features of the day were the athletic contests, which were in the following order: Potato race, open to all, 75 yds.; prize, belt. Winner, Frank Fleury. Potato race, for girls, 50 yds.; prize, beads. Winner, Marie Bisset. 100 yd. dash, for men; prize, 1 doz. handkerchiefs. Winner, Robt. Feather- stone. 50 yd. dash, lor ladies; prize, para- sol. Winner, Eva B. Cooke. 100 yd. dash, for boys, 18 and under; prize, baseball. Winner, David Buriar. Three-legged race: prize, suspenders and necktie. Winners, J. Sharper and B. Johnson. Sack race: Prize, pen knife. Winner, Oliver Beveridge. While the athletic events were of great interest to all. especially to the winners, the most interesting feature of the entire afternoon was the fine old Maryland dinner, which was served at the Dickey homestead. Everything was in abundance and of the best, and as "the proof of the pudding is in the eating," judging by the rapidity with which things disappeared, the proof was indisputable. Outing of The Florists' Cluh of Washington, at the Great Falls of the Potomac. The Dickey Homestead in the Baeliground. Grateful thanks are due to the able committee — Geo. Shaffer, chairman; Sec. McCauley and F. H. Kramer, for the manner in which everything was handled. The day will go down in history as a red-letter day to the flor- ists. May history repeat itself each rear! WASHINGTON PERSONALS. Business has been rather quiet for the past week, very little doing. Several florists are taking advantage of the dull season for their summer outings, viz: Z. W. Blackistone, who with his family is sojourning at Boyd's, Md.; L. Hoover, of the firm of Mayberry & Hoover, is enjoying the salt breezes at St. George's Island; Mrs. Robertson, wife of John Robert- son, florist, of 1108 Conn. Ave., has gone to Scotland to visit relatives and friends. TOLEDO (O.) PERSONALS. It has finally leaked out that Frank J. Schoen of the Schoen Floral Co. has taker, unto himself a wife, who was Miss Grace Howes of Maumee, O.. until. April 9th. The ceremony took place at the church of Immaculate Concep- tion, Toledo. H. A. Mills, who is getting well along in years, Intends to sell his bus- iness, which is located on Starr Ave. He has been quite successful and de- serves, with his faithful wife, who has been his steady helpmate, an easy time for the rest of his life. What the inmates of an Insane Asy- lum can do in the way of landscape flower gardening under the directions of superintendents, is revealed by a visit to the State Hospital. The grounds are in perfect condition and bear testimony of the skill of the two sup'erintendents, Mrs. Davis, for the landscape and Mr. Halblch. for the flower department. Beautiful specimens of trees and shnibs may be seen here and it would be hard to duplicate them. The principal plants used In flowering groups are cannas, geraniums, coleus, salvias and as the beds are large they are very effective. Where's that Chicken'- PERSONAL. F. W. Timme, of Chicago, has sailed on a two months' visit to Europe. Robert Simpson, wife and and chil- dren. Clifton, N. J., sailed for England on July 30. J. A. Peterson and wife of Cincinnati, after visiting Washington and Phila- delphia, sailed from New York on .\ugust 1, on the Scandinavian steamer Oscar 2d, for Christiana and Copen- hagen. The names of J. J. Hooper, president of the horticultural society, and W. A. Willey, have been mentioned as suc- cessor to the late William Stone, su- perintendent of Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass. George K. Kester, a florist, of 6150 Lombard St., formerly of Silverdale, Bucks county. Pa., disappeared from home Thursday, three weeks ago, and left his wife and children and mother penniless. They are in great distress. He was last heard from in Pittsburg. — Philadelphia Inquirer. 154 HORTICULTURE August 3, 1907. AND I OUTLIVED You are quite right, flQCtlllF MCCC ''' ^^ ^^^ ^° many to talk wooden eave plates, and sold lots of houses with them' — but we had our troubles because those wooden plates gave our customers "rot out" and ice troubles. We did a good bit of tall thinking, and now you will find our houses are built with steel eaves and cast iron roof bar brackets. This makes an eave which binds and stiff- ens the house at a point that is the weakest in the all cypress house. There is a long headedness in know- ing when a thinn;- has outlived its usefulness, and having the sense to discard it. The wooden plate is a back number: write to H & Co. for further informa- tion. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Heatlnii and Ventilating Apparatus. 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. THE ELECTRIC CIRCULATOR The most useful device introduced in many years for the greenhouse man See last week's full page advertisement in Horticulture, also several previous issues for the opinions of the most practical and prosperous plant and flower growers. W. W. CASTLE Heating Engineers 170 Summer St., BOSTON GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CONTEMPLATED. New. Summit, N. J. — N. N. Coler, Jr., con- servatory, Hitchings & Co., builders. Additions. City of New York — Bronx Park, one liouse. Buffalo, N. Y.— S. A. Anderson, Jiouse ISxlOO. Hinsdale, 111. — W. H. Edwards, two ■carnation houses. New Bedford, Mass. — Wm. Livesey, two houses. Hampden, Md. — Kerr & Green, house 28x75. Fullerton, Md. — G. Mehl, carnation house Raspeburg, Md. — A. Beckman, two houses. Minneapolis, Minn. — E. Nagel & Co., range of houses. Hyde Park, O. — G. Meier, four house.s. each 22x100. Utica, N. Y.— S. Pinkstone, two houses, each 18x100. N. Y. Mills, N. Y.— G. Du Moulin, one house. Utica, N. Y. — W. Hermont, one liouse. Baltimore, Md.— J. E. Bartell. Omaha, Neb. — Lewis Henderson, en- larging; Peterson Bros., one house. Standard Flower . . POTS If your greenhouses are within scx) miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WASHINGTON D. C. I MANUFACTURE AND ERECT Irou frame and wood Greenhouses of every type for eommen-ial and private use. If you contemplate building, allow me to submit sketeh and estimate covering your requirements. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Sasli opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to handle. Price per crate 15003 in. pots in crate $4.88 i5oo«5i 1500 a Ji 5-25 6.00 10003 5004 3205 1446 5.00 5.80 4.50 4.51 ,3..6 Price per crate 1 30 7 in. pots ID crate $4.30 60 8 " *' 3.00 HAND MADE 48 g in. pots in crate $3.60 48 10 24 II 34 12 12 14 6 16 4.8. 3.60 4.8a 4.80 4.50 Seed pans, same price as pots. Send for price list of Cylinders for Cut flowers Hanging Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten percent, off for cash with order. Address HUflnger Bros.,Pottcry,Fort Edward.N.Y. »uju8t Rolker i Sons, Agls., 31 Barclay St., N. I. City. NIKOTEENAPHISPUMK THE ORICINAl^ftNP GENUINE NICOTIN STRON^ES; PRICE 60£ Pen BOX OF LDNO sheet; iJLNJLKOTEENjJ] F0RSPRA1 PRICE $150 PER PINTj^ BOTTLE fO rWAlPO R I Z I n c $i3sa PED CASE OF 10 PINT BOTTLES, Nicotine Mfg.Co. St.Louis Mo. The Best Bug Killer and Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. OWENSBORO, KY. August 3, 1907. HORTICULTURE 155 THE STANDARD STEAM TRAP is acknowledged the best for the florist, because it is durable and does its work without trouble and annoyance, saving its cost by the economy in coal bills. E. HIPPARD YOUNCSTOWN, OHIO The Mower that will kill all the Weeds in your Lawn. If you keep the weeds cut so they do not go to seed and cut your grass with- out breaking the small feeders of roots, the grass will become thick and the The Clipper will do it. Ask your dealer for them. If they have not gjt ihem, below is the price; No. I —1 2-inch Mower $5: No. 2 — is-inch Mower $6: No. 3 — 18-inch Mower $7: No. 4 — 21-inch Mower $8. Send draft money-order or registered letter. In writing advertisers, mention Hortlcnltnre UV/ A USE IT NOW. P.O. PIERCE CO. 170 Fulton St., NEW VOBK GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAGO fc*t^^^*'^'*^^*'^***********^^^^***^* Holds Class Firmly Saa the Point * PEERUSS eiftelnff Point* &r« th.bMi. Ho right, or ttril. Box .f 1,000 poiDU lb .u. pMtpKid. BENRT A. DREEB, Tli CknUat B>., nilb, r>. CYPRESS SISH BARS 82 feet erloBtrei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED Write for Clroalar "D" and Prioea The A. T. STEARAIS LUMBER CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. GREENHOUSE WRECKERS Everything in New and Second Hand To REPAIR HEAT BUILD GREENHOUSES 1398=1408 Metropolitan Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is fully guaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH gives shade and still allows free circulation of air. MINERALIZED RUBBER GO. 18 Cliff Street, NEW YORK BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOUSE GLASS German and American 7.61 to 287 i St., BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. Between the All Heart and the Sun Dried our Greenhouse Material cannot be surpassed. Our workmanship also cannot be excelled. When you get a greenhouse from us you can be sure it is up-to- date in all respects, and that it will be a good house for many years. FOLEY MFG. CO. CHICAGO. Western Avenue and 26th Street Our visiting .r. ends are heartily welcome to call and see us at our handsome new factory. Transfer from any West Side street car to the S. Western Ave. line and get off at 26th St. Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaranteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failure* ol Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWVEKS Box 9, National Union Building Washington. O. C. NOW IS THE TIME TO IlfSURE TOUR GLASS AGAINST DAMAGE BY HAIL* For particulars address John O. E«/e#*, Smtitiim Rhtm^g Mm •/. mwM^^ (VXM> 156 HORTlCULTURi: August 3, 1907. THIS IS THE THOROUGH WAY We pack for shipment our frames and sash. Every precaution taken to prevent breakage of glass. We don't know of a sash that is made as honestly, as strongly. They have all the strong points of per- fect joints, steel dowl pins and the round iron brace and tie rod. The frames are made of Cypress, same selected quality as the sash. Any one can erect them, it is only a matter of bolting up the angle iron at the corners, and dropping the rafter rail in place. Those angle irons are not only a matter of convenience, but make a perfectly rigid joint — ^a frame that will outlast any two ordinary ones and our gardener friends have proven it. LORD & BURNHAM CO. Greenhouse Designers and Manufacturers. New i'ork Office: 1133 Broadway, Corner of 26th St. BRANCHES ' i?V°f TI"? T^-^o?.' Building- I Philadelphia— 1211 Filbert Street. Two more things you ought to know about the sash: Thev weigh 40 lbs. each, which makes them especially light to handle. We make a freight allowance on orders of ten or more. We make every part for a greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part. U-BAR |HE usual iron frame house looks full as well when benched up and stock well grown, but it's with an almost empty U-Bar house like this one, that you get the real value of the wonderful lightness and grace of U-Bar construction. That gutter free curved eave makes an unobstructed space from ridge to sill, for the 24 inch glass. The partitions are so light that without the doors they would scarcely be noticeable. This particular house is left open in the center for the taller plants in pots. It's a splendid, clean cut invit- ing sort of a house, as thoroughly practical as it is attractive. Did you get a catalog? Pierson U=Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Build- ing, 4th Ave. and Twenty-third Street, New York. LIBRAI New vo BOTANIC Hedge of HYDRASiiEA PANHULATA (iRANDIKLlJKA wvofeato the^ I riOR/SZFUNTJMAN, \:^f^CAP£ Garden £. BqjTON, Mass. (Judscr/ption, ^100 \ 158 HORTICULTU R t August 10. 1907 HYDRANGEAS FOR SUMMER BLOOMING We have a magnificent lot of Hydrangea Otaksa grown especially for WATERING" PLACE DEMAND. The plants are just coming into bloom. There is nothing showier or more satisfactory for lawn decoration. We make a specialty of them, and find an increasing demand for them from year to year. They can be shipped anywhere safely by freight. Large plants in tubs, $2.00 to $3.00 each, according to size. Very large specimens, in half barrels, $5.00 and $7.50 each. F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. SOME GIVE YOU QUANTITY SOME GIVE YOU QUALITY I GIVE YOU BOTH Boston and Scotti Ferns 6-inch pots, $40.00 per 100 LARGE BOSTONS, ilol"" *"" *">" WHITMANII elKCH POTS. $60.00 PER 100 CIPIIQ ROBBER PLANTS, 6.INCH POTS, 20 TO nUUO, 28 INCH TALL $40.00 PER 100 CASH WITH ORDER OR SATISFAC10RV REFERENCES WM, 0, SMITH, liZ 61st and MARKET ST., SPECIALIST Philadelphia BOSTON FERNS from bench, strong, healthy plants, ready for 6 in. pots, $411.00 per 100; 8 in. $60.00; 10 in. $75.00 per 100. MIAMI FLORAL CO. 24 N. (Main Street, Dayton, O. Kentia Palms FORSTERjANA, fine combination plants, three to the tub; imported in the pot or tub ready for sale, from 2% to 5% feet high above the pot, in five sizes; fall delivery. For duty-paid prices, f.o.b. N.Y., address AUGUST ROLKER & SONS 31 Barclay St., or P. 0. Box 752. NEW YORK FIELD CARNATIONS Enchantress, White and Pink I.awsoo, Queen, Peary, Bountiful, Estelle, Cardinal, Harlowarden, $6.co per loo, $50. •© per M : first size. Novelties: Rose Enchantress, White Perfec- tion, Craig, Victory, Candace, Goddard, $10 per M. Cash. HARLOWARDEN GREENHOUSES, GREENPORT, N, Y. TO CATALOG MAKERS. We are able to quote a low price on the majority of the electros of the illustrations in HORTICULTURE. BAY TREES Our Bay Trees imported from ine be9t{rn>werein Beljriuin and are 111 firHt-eluss condition" everToiie piar- antecd. It will pay you to look tiiem over. STANDARD BAV TREES(all 4 ft. stems) Tre,,» Diam.ofBa.l Pri.e per pail l'"l :aiin.Ti,.< SI.SOO 1"" 311 iK-li.'s 12.00 to .. FTRAMID BAT TREES 60trees.Sft.li.gh. 2 fi. in diauLler SilOO rnceon larger sizegupon appliration. •*; F. IVIcCARTHY & CO. 84 Hawley St.. BOSTON. MASS. Telephones, Main 5yr3 and 5tf74 CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE— Opah . Beatrice May $5.00; Ivory, T. Eaton, White Coombs, Ben Wells. PINK — Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain, Wm. Duckham, Maud Dean, Leila Fil ins. YELLOW — M^j. Bonnaffon,Gen. Hutton, Yellow Eaton, Merstham Yellow, Col. Appleton, Mrs. Wm. Duckham, Golden Wedding, GoWen Beauty. RED — Inteasity, $3.00: Geo. W. Childs, $3.00; Lord Hopetoun, $5.00. Our selection, including the above aod other good varielies, $20.00 per 1000. The H. WEBER & SONS CO. OAKLAND, MD CHARLES H. TOTTY . , , WHOLCSALC FLOmS T. . . Chrysanthemum Novelties a Specialty MADISON, N. J. ARISTOCRAT FIELD GROWN PLANTS $12 per 100. $100 per 1000 CHICAGO CARNATION CO. A. T. Pyfer, Msr., JOLIET. ILL. CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet — early and very produc- tive. $12.00 per 100; $too,oo per 1000. Average 3 in. flower. A lea^jp r in every respect. Bonnie Maid — Clear pink edged white. — $12.00 per 100; loo.oo per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. Ferns in Flats Ready for Delivery after July 15th. Each flat contains 110 clumps of small plants, which can be divided In 3 to 5 plants accordingly, all ready for potting. We can furnish these ferns, grown separately, each flat containing any one of the following sorts, ferns all good salable varieties. ^spidium tsussimense Cyrtomium Falcatum Pteris Adiantoides Cretica alba lineata Cretica ma^nifica Hastata Mayii Mixed varieties. fiici', $S0O per flat STUMPP & WALTER. CO. so BARCLAY ST.. NEW YORK Pteris Gilbertii Serrulata Serrulata crista ta Serrulata variegata Wimsettil POINSETTIAS 2 1-4 inch $5 per 100 $45 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. 3 and 4 inch, 7c. and 12c. each BAUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. NEP. WHITMANI $10 per 100 BOSTON FERNS sold lo July 15 H. H. BARROWS & SONJVhltmaiuMau. JOHN E. HAINES Til. ORlal^ATOR of the thiee varieties; P,.r ll«i OM) Jolin E. Haines Carnation $6.00 $50 00 Imperial and Pink Imperial |200 100.00 HEADQLIARTERS AT Orders taken now for field-grown plants at same price as for rooted-cuttings. DOR.N£R & SONS La Fayette , Ind. CO. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there alao. i August 10, 1907 HORTICULTURE 159 DREER'S CONVENTION MONTH SPECIALS COCOS WEDDELIANA A graiici lot of plants in 5 incU pots, elegant graceful speci- mens, about 24 Inches high perfect lu every way, something entirely different from what you have been olTerlng to your customers in the decorative line heretofore and a plant which will appeal to every one; price $1 eaeli, singly or by the hun- dred. We are also carrying in stock an elegant line of the usual sizes for Fern Dishes in good shape. 2 1-4 inch pots 5 to 6 Inche.! high, 51.50 per doz.; $10 per 100; »90 per 1000. 3 Inch pots 8 to 10 inches high $2 per doz.; $15 per 100; $140 per 1000. KENTIAS Although tBe stock of Kentias generally Is scarce not only In this country, but also in the Palm centres of Europe, you will find our stock of nearly all sizes very complete, and while some of the medium sizes are not quite as heavy as we have supplied In some seasons past, you will And all of the stock here offered of excellent gualltv and value. We offer in Kentia Belmoreana Per doz Per 100 Per 1000 2^i in. pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 in. high .$1.50 $10.00 $90.00 5 5 to 6 3 4 6 " 6 " 6 •• 6to7" 9in. tubs 7 to 8 11-in. tubs 7 to S 11-in tubs 8 to 9 12 15 20 to 24 26 to 28 2.00 15.00 4.50 35.00 1.00 each 1.50 140.00 5 to 6 7-in. tubs 6 leaves, 5 feet high, very stocky $10.00 each. ' e feet high, very stocky 20.00 each. " 7 to 8 feet, high, very stocky . . . 25.00 each. We especially call your attention to the three sizes offered at $10, $20 and $25 each. The.se are handsome specimens, such as you have rarely had an opportunity to buy. Kentia Forsteriana In. pots, 5 leaves, 12 to 15 iu. high. $2. .50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100 15 •• 5.00 '■ 40.00 24 to 28 ■■ 1.00 each. 30 to 32 •• 1.50 36 to 40 " 2.50 " 48-in. high $4.00 each. 8 " 6 " 54 " 5.00 each. S •■ 6 " 54 to 60 •' 6.00 each. 8 " G •' 40 to 42" 3.00 each. 9 " (ito7" 5 1-2 feet high 8.00 each 10 " fi to 7 " 6 ft. high, verv heavv specimens,. 12.00 each. 10 •■ 6 to 7 " 7 to 8 feet high, tall decorative plants 12.50 each. 12 " 6 to 7 " 8 to 9 feet high, tall decorative plants 17.50 each. Kentia Forsteriana — Made*up Plants 7-ln. tubs, 4 plants In .1 tub, 34 to SO-in. high $2.50 each. 7-in. tubs. 4 plants in a tub, 36 to .38-in. high 3.00 each. 8 in. tubs 4 plants In a tul), 40 to 42-in. high 4.00 each. Sin. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 42 to 4S-in. high 5.00 each. 8-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 4 1-2 feet high 6.00 each. 0-ln. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 4 1-2 to 5 feet high 8.00 each. 10-in. tubs, 4 plants in .t tub, 5 feet high 10.00 each. 12-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 6 feet high 12.50 each. Kentia Belmoreana — Made-up Plants 12-in. tubs, 4 plants In a tub very bushy plants G ft. high. $15.00 each. Areca Lutescens 3-In. pots 3 plants In a pot 12 to lo-in. high $1.25 per doz. $10.00 per 100; $90.00 per 1000. 4in. pots 3 plants in a pot I.t inches high 3.50 per doz. $25.00 per 100; $225.00 per 1000. Gin. pots 3 plants in a pot 24 to 2G-in high 1.00 each. Latania Borbonica 2-in. pots, 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 2 l-4in. pots, 75 cts. per doz.; 5.00 per 100; 40.00 per 1000. • iin. pots, $1.25 per doz.; 10.00 per 100; 90.00 per 1000. 4-ln. pots. 5 to 6 leaves, 12 to 15-in. high, $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 6-in. pots. 6 to 7 leaves, 15 to ISin. high, $6.50 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. AraUCaria Excelsa (Norfolk island Pine) Our stock of Araucarlas is very complete In all sizes; we are especially strong on the smaller sizes which are now so popular. The plants are all of good value, and will be found a profitable investment to grow on for Winter sales. Each 4-inch pots, 5 to 6 inches high, 5-inch pots, 8 to 10 inches high, G-inch pots, 12 to 14 inches high 3 6-inch pots, 14 to 16 Inches high, 6-inch pots, 16 to 18 inches high, 2 tiers $0.40 3 tiers 65 to 4 tiers 75 4 tiers 1.00 4 tiers 1.25 Auraucaria Excelsa Clauca 5-inch pots, 8 inches high, 2 tiers $0.75 6-inch pots, 13 to 15 inches high, 3 tiers 1.25 Araucaria Robusta Compacta 6-inch pots, S inches high, 2 tiers $1.00 6-lnch pots, 10 inches high, 2 to 3 tiers 1.25 0-inch pots, 12 inches high, 3 tiers 1.50 Fine Ferns N phrolepiS BoStOnienSiS (The Eoslon Fern) 6-inch pots 50 cents each. Nephr lepls Scottil ( ' lie Scoit Fem) 6-inch pots 50 cents each. Nephrolepis Whitman! (TIi impr ved o 1 1. h p umt f, n ) Unquestionably the most valuable of this type superseding Piersoni, Barrowsi and Elegantissima all of which we have now discarded in favor of this variety. Not only is the pinnae on the individual fronds more finely divided but the fronds are denser, broader and more graceful and the habit of the plant is more perfect. 2 1-4-inch pots, 75 cts per doz.; $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. G-inch pots 75 cents each. Nephrolepis Amerpohli This is the latest addition to the Ostrich Plume type and is certain to prove a welcome and popular variety, holding for delicacy and gracefulness the same position among the Nephro- lepis that Adiantum Gracillimum does among the Maiden Hair Ferns. The pinnae is so finely divided that it reminds one of a piece of fine lace; the fronds are broad and of a depth which gives them a cushion-like appearance. It forms a beautiful specimen and Is admired by everyone who sees it. We are now booking orders for September delivery. 50 cts. each ; .$:i.50 per doz. ; $25.00 per 100 ; $200.00 per 1000. Nephrolepis TodeaeldeS (fidea.ir Filmy.F<^rn-like Nephrolepis) This is an English Introduction that has received a first class certificate both from the Royal Horticultural Society and from the Royal Botanic Society of London, and is likely to become a most Important commercial variety. While in a general way it reminds one of an exceptionall.v well grown plant of .\. Elegantissima it Is entirely distinct from this and all others, in its strong yet compact growth and its bold heavy foliage which Is distinctly trlplnnate or three times divided. Specimen plants which we now have growing are admired bv everyone and we have great faith in Its future. 4-Inch pots. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz,; $40.00 per 100. 6-inch pots, $1.00 each. New Double Blue Lobelia (^ Ihleen Mallard) A charming plant of English Introduction, which we are now offering for the first time. It originated as a chance seedling from Lobelia Speciosa and has very large double fiowers of an intense rich deep blue color. It is a most desirable plant, wiiich meets with favor with everyone who sees it. We offer good plants for propagating purposes. 20cts. each; $2.00 per doz. en; $15.00 per 100. Begonia Cloire de Lorraine We are now delivering first class stock of Begonia Lorraine, 2 1-4 inch pot-plants which have been propagated from leaf cuttings and which will make plants that are much superior to stock grown lu the ordinary wa.v. You will make no mis- take in placing vour orders at once; the stock is certain to please you. .$2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; .$140.00 per 1000. For the most complete list of seasonable stock that can be offered at this season of the year see our current WHOLE-. SALE LIST. If you have not received a copy it will be mailed to you on application. OUR EXHIBIT AT THE CONVENTION During convention week we will have on exhibition at Horticultural Hall, a full line of samples, embracing not only the plants offered above but also many others, some of which are certain to prove useful to .von in your business and with which you should become acquainted. Our entire staff of tra^'ellers will be in attendance and will be pleased to show samples or to pilot you ro our Nurseries at Riverton, where a personal Inspection of our many specialties will prove Interesting. AN INVITATION TO ALL Wednesday afternoon August 21st. has been set aside by the entertainment committee of the Philadelphia Florists" Club for a visit to Riverton and we extend a cordial invitation to everyone to join us on this day. .\ large Steamboat capable of accom- modating .3000 people has been engaged by us for the purpose. The trip up the Delaware River is a most interesting one. and will enable you to gain a good idea of the vast shipping, ship building and many other of Philadelphia's great Riverfront in- dustries. We will do all that we can to make this day a memorable one in the history of the Philadelphia Convention and we hope that von will be able to join us. HENRY A, DREER, Inc., 7 14 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 160 HOKTlCULTURi: August 10, 1907 tV. Qdit^. August 10, 1907 HORTICULTUKJL 163 LIBRARY NOTES. I find luy last contribution under the above heading appeared in HOriTI- CULTIJRE as far back as January 19. In the inteiini tliere has been no ces- sation of the efforts on the part of the publishers to add to the already lengthy list of gardening publications and there is a considerable pile of new volumes lying on my library table awaiting notice. A short notice of some of the more irnportant and interesting ones is all that is within the bounds of possi- bility and mav interest some of the readers of HORTICULTXJRE who in their gardening have also literary tastes. We will begin with a handy little volume entitled Every Man's F. Rowles. (Hodder and Stoughton, London). This is a companion volume, similar in style and size, to one pre- viously noticed, viz.: Everyman's Book of Garden Flowers. It is essentially an amateur's guide and is Illustrated with about 200 small line engravings, and dealing with propagation, protec- tion for plants, manuring, tillage, weeds, tools, and pruning and conclud- ing with a garden glossary. Les Iris dans les Jardins, by H. Correvon and H. Masse (Librairie Horticole, Paris and Jardins Correvon, Geneva). Books on the Iris are few in number, the most recent one in English being that by Mr. R. Irwin Lynch entitled The Book of the Iris which is a comprehensive monograph likely to meet the requirements of most English speaking cultivators. The one under notice, however, is F^-ench and the name of M. Correvon is a sufficient guarantee of its excel- lence. His experience in matters of the Iris, to say nothing of his knowl- edge of Alpine plants, is a most ex- tensive one for he has jjersonally visited every collection of reiiute in Europe and is acquainted with all the leading gi-owers on this side. This little handbook deals with the history of the flower, with its geo- graphical distiibution, with its culture and propagation. The references throughout the book show a wide area of research and references to innumer- able authorities who have written ou matters relating to the Iris, a task for which M. Correvon is peculiarly adapted considering his linguistic ability. The cultural directions are from the pen of M. Masse who is a capable exponent of the art of Iris cultuic, and to anyone able to follow the writer in the language in which the book is written it v/ill doubtless prove to be a useful and interesting vade rae- eum on a flower of no mean import- ance in our present day flower gardens. Report of the Third International Conference, 1906, on Genetics. Edited by the Rev, W. Wilks (Royal Horti-- cultural .Society, London). This is a bulky volume of nearly 500 pages containing a report of the proceedings of the conference, the papers read, and reports of the festive gatherings at which the invited guests were enter- tained. Being of a specially technical character the report does not form part of the R. H. S. Journil in an or- dinary way but is issued as an in- dependent publication. In the text are inserted at intervals some very excellent process engravings many of them portraits cf prominent merabeis of the society and of the gentlemen who attended the confer- ence The frontispiece is that of Gregor Johann Mendel, of whom the editor gives a short biographical sketch and account of his work in plant hybridization Those persons inter- ested in Genetics will find in this vol- ume a mine of information that for all practical purposes may be con- sidered as being up-to-date. First Steps in Gardening, by Walter P. Wright and Edward J. Castle, (Cassell & Co., London and New York). There are 150 pages written in clear, succinct and sometimes trenchant terms. There is no waste of woids and most of the directions given are severely practical. Hence these books have appealed to a wide circle of amateur gardeners in this country. Old Fashioned Flowers, by Maurice Maeterlinck, (George Allen, London). A tastefully gotten up book translated from the German with some pretty colored illustrations by G. S. Elgood who has already done some excellent work in this way for other horticul- tural writers as previously mentioned ;n former articles on "Library Notes." The text consists of a series of essays upon flowers that appeal most to the author's taste and are treated more in a literary and artistic way than in a practical or cultural manner. The main divisions are old fashioned flow- ers, which have three colored pictures devoted to them "The Old Fashioned Phlox" being a very effective one show- ing the flowers standing out in bold relief against some clipped trees. News of Spring has for its picture "Peach Blossom" while Field Flowers are represented by a pretty plate de- picting "Foxglove and Dog rose." The final chapter "Chrysanthemums " has a plate of yellow, pink and bronzy earlies represented in bushy clumps. The typographical part of the book is executed in good style, old fashioned type heavily leaded being employed an J every page having a wide margin. The ?v/eet Pea Annual, 1907, (Charles H. Curtis, Hon. Sec, National Pea Society, Adelaide Road, Brentford, Middlesex). This is the third annua! published by nur English Sweet Pea Society the contents of which appeal more especially to members but which will also interest other sweet pea growers who are not yet within the fold of this young .and prosperous special Society. Apart from purely society recoids the contents include the Bibliograj.hy of the Sweet Pea, Sweet Peas in British Columbia, The Sweet Pea in Table Decorations, Audit of the Society's Show, 1906, Picking and Packing Sweet Peas for Exhibi- tion, Judging Sweet Pea Novelties, etc., etc. Numerous portraits and other il- lustrations abound The v.-ork is sup- plied to members free but non-mem- bers can obtain a copy at the price of ]-2d. post free. logue and guide containing numerous articles on dahlia culture by various specialists followed by the society's ofhcial catalogue of varieties. Supple- ments were issued in 1905, and 1900. A third supplement including all the most recent novelties has now been issued bringing the catalogue close up to date. National Dahlia Society — Supple- ment to the Official Catalogue and Culture Guide, for 1907, (H. L. Brotisson, Hon. Sec, Boyton, Foots' Cray, Kent). In the year 1904 this society puljllshed its most recent cata- The Scots Gard'ner together with, the Gard'ners Kalendar by John Reid, (T. N. Foulis, London and Edinburgh). There would appear to be .a demand for rejirints of ancient gardening books and sev(!ral, including Parkinson's Paradise in Sole, have been executed by enteriM'ising publishers. The Scots Gard'ner was originally published in Edinburgh in the year 1683 and cou- setjuently original copies are now scarce and very expensive. This re- print is edited by Alfred H. Hyatt but does not claim to be a fac simile for, if we remember aright, the reprint is smaller in size than the original although it preserves the language and style of the author. Reid's book was divided into two parts, the first treat- ing of contrivance, the second of the culture of plants. Under the first head- ing the laying out and making of a garden are chiefly dealt with, the second part is cultural. In the editor's note, following an appreciation by Lord Rosebery, he points out that John Reid in his book sets forth in the plainest and homeliest way his idea as to what a model house siiould be and how the garden, both profitable and pleasant, should be arranged. A fac simile of the original title page is given. The book is uniform with the Garden Lover's seiies and is published in rough green cloth binding at rather less than a dollar in American money. Considering that John Reid was one of the very earliest Scottish writers on horticulture this little volume ought to have a special interest for many literary horticulturists. A Garden of Pleasant Flowers, chosen and arranged by Alfred H. Hyatt, (T. N. Foulis, London and Edinburgh). In every respect this is uniform with the book first men- tioned, and is a little volume com- piled by the editor from John Parkin- son's famous "Paradise in Sole," and contains descriptions of the most familiar garden flowers taken from that work. In the editor's preface, after giving a few details concerning the illustrious author, he says "the literary value of 'The Garden of Pleasant Flowers' cannot be denied, nor the charm of the author's descrip- tion of his plants be over-estimated. In the following pages it has been my design to select from Parkinson's bulky volume a posy of these flowers with which we are most familiar." The siielling of the original edition has been adhered to throughout. A book of Sundial Mottoes by Alfred H. Hyatt, (T. N. Foulis, Lon- don and Edinburgh). Although not sti'ictly a gardening book this is in- cluded in the Garden Lover's series and is in every respect uniform with the two preceding. There are no illus- trations of sundi.als as we might have expected but simply a collection of mottoes many in Latin, some in Italian, some in English. The foreign ones are translated. C. HARMAN PAYNE. 164 HORTICULTURE, August 10, 1907 HORTICULTURE VOL. VI AUGUST 10, 190r NO. 6 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. II Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year, in advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries. 2.00, To Canada, $1 50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page $1.00. Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : One month (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months .13 times) 10 percent.; six months (26 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRiaHT. 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Entered as second-clas.i matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston. Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS Page FRO XTISPIECE — Hedge of Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora ORNAMENTAL CONIFERS— A. Hans— Illustrated 161 BRITISH HORTICULTURE— W. H. Adsett 162 LIBRARY NOTES— C. Harnian Payne 163 SEEN AT CRAIG'S— G. C. W.— Illustrated 165 THE GHENT QUINQUENNIAL— C. H. P 165 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES American Association of Park Superintendents — Lenox Horticultural Society — Society of American Florists — National Flower Association of the United States — North Shore Horticultural Society — Massachusetts Horticultural Society — New Lon- don County Horticultural Society — Newport Hor- ticultural Society — New Jersey Floricultural So- ciety— St. Louis Horticultural Society 166 American Rose Society 167 American Carnation Society 167-168 Florist Club of Philadelphia 168 Club and Society Notes 169 S. A. F. CONVENTION PRELIMINARY NOTES Railroad Rates to Philadelphia — Chicago to Phil- adelphia— New York to Philadelphia — St. Louis to Philadelphia ' 16S DURING RECESS Slogan— G. C. W 169 SEED TRADE 170 The Lilv Bulb Outlook 170 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston. Buffalo, Detroit. Indianapolis, Newport. New York, Philadelphia, Twin Cities 177 HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA 184 OBITUARY , 185 MISCELLANEOUS Massachusetts Agricultural College 169 Catalogues Received , 170 Incorporated 174 Movements of Gardensrs 174 News Notes 173 Bayersdorfer & Co.'s New Building. Illustrated.. 177 Business Changes 179 Shrub Chat 184 Demand for Nursery Stock in China. .-. 185 A Record Price for a Chrvsanthemum Bloom — C. H. P 185 Publications Received 185 Victims of Hail Storms 185 Rumored Drowning of Edward Heacock 185 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated. 186 List of Patents 186 The country is swarming witli "ad-=niitlis." and "ad-writers" — turned out by correspond- ence .schools and similar insti- tutions, presumably ready equipped to show the business man how to advertise his goods. Effective advertising Advertising methods, old and new is an accomplishment of which but few business men are masters and tlierc is undou!)tedly a place for the intelligent assistant in this important department of Inisiness but. sooner or later, there i.s sure to be a reac- tion from the gush and superfluous small talk of present day publicity methods and a return to the use of simple straight-forward announcements of the kind of goods offered and their prices. Our foreign news notes on another A hint for page of this issue tell of the great foreign exhibitors Quinquennial Exhibition to be held in Ghent, Belgium, in April. 1908. As our own national flower show is to take place in Chicago a few months later, this important Eurojwan exhibition would seem to furnish those actively engaged in the work of preparation for the American affair a good index to the sensational novelties and other val- uable things not yet known or appreciated here as they .-rhotdd be and an effort in the direction of inducing the exhibitors to participate in the exhibition here might yield some good results. Foreign growers of new varie- ties should make a note of the American National Sho%v and arrange to put in an appearance. They will find the profession here most appreciative. The action of the United States Express A duty Company in only complying with the strict to yourself letter of the ruling of the Interstate Com- merce Commission is a disappointment tomany flower shippers who had reason to believe that the order of the Commission would bring them reliet as well as their neighbors. There is no question that their interests will be protected in due time but the incident is an eye-opener as to the character and pur- ])Oses of the.se monopolies whose services are indespensa- ble to the flower and plant shipper. The most disquiet- ing feature of the situation is the reluctance of so many of those who are suffering from the exactions of trans- portation companies to line up in support of the society which is practically the only medium through which relief may l)e obtained. Why not come to Philadelphia and help by your presence and advice in this and other movements which are under way for the benefit of your- self and your neiglibors? As a curb to the reckless tyranny of the A remedy common carriers the proposed parcels post in sight seems to promise well and were it not for the powerful opposition of the Express Company interests in Congress a parcels post would undoubtedly have l)een established long ago. Are vou interested? As a dealer in seeds, small plants, flowers, bulbs, cuttings and other articles which might be car- ried promptly, safely and cheaply by the Post Office Department, have you considered v.-liat the enactment of the proposed po.stal law might mean to you and the conduct of your business? If you have ideas on this subject bring them to Philadeljihia. Action on such matters by the national society carries with it strength only in proportion to its numerical support. Individual activity in every Congressional district will compel attention. Come to the convention and assist in the adoption of some policy on which all can unite and then go out and work. August 10, 1907 HORTICULTURE 166 SEEN AT CRAIG'S. A House of Crotons and Pandanus Veitchii Turnford Hall, the white form of the Lorraine Begonia, did not sell well last year and few of the Philadelphia growers are handling it in any quan- tity this season. The "'Lonsdale pink" form is a favorite on account of its lasting qualities. A fair estimate of the proportion can be realized from the present growing crop of the Craig Co., which consists of five thousand of the Lonsdale, two thousand of the regular Lorraine and five hundred of the Turn- ford Hall. Dracaena Lindeni has proved a good house plant but D. Massangeana is still better. Robert Craig tells of a plant at Haddon Hall, at Atlantic City, which has come through the winter in perfect condition while many other plants succumbed to the hard condi- tions. This and D. fragrans are real- ly two of the finest house plants we have. U. Goldiana is also a good one and unique in coloring. Ficus pandurata. the new rubber plant with the big fiddle-shaped leaves, has made good in every way and gets more popular the longer we know it. Mr. Craig considers this one of the very best and most profitable of his long line of introductions. Over $11.- 000 worth was sent out last season and nearly double that quantity is now under way. One house is d'e- voted to plants in 12-ineh tubs. Many Philadelphia growers make chrysanthemums their catch crop in advance of the Easter plants. A fine noveltj' in the chrysanthemum line this year is President Loubet which is not only very early (flowering in Of'toljer) but is of show form and dimensions. The flower is a bluish white reaching ten inches diameter under ordinary conditions. A num- b'ir of the new single ones that w'ere so popular in London last season are also under way. Kitty Bourne, Lady- smith and Mrs. Roberts, are among the most distinct and valuable. .luanita Walsh's sensational new Rambler rose, is a promising %new thing for next year. The stock of it i.s very limited as yet, the Craig Com- pany having the bulk. It is semi- double, carmine with white center. A new croton that will be heard from by and by is a brilliant crimson variety as yet unnamed, raised by Edwin Lonsdale. It is a gem of the first wafer. Perhaps the most interesting of all the fine things at the Craig place at present is the new fern (Amerpohlii to which five houses are devoted. It is being propagated by the Craig Co. under contract for \V. P. Craig and bookings to the amount of over twenty thousand plants for fall delivery are already recorded. According to R. Craig (the elder) "there is nothing more beautiful in the vegetable king- dom than Nephrolepis Amerpohli," and we are inclined, to echo him. G. C. W. GHENT QUINQUENNIAL. Everybody iu the horticultural world has heard of the fame of the great quinquennial shows organized by the Royal Agricultural and Botanical Society of Ghent. The next one will be held in April, 1908, and coincides with the hundredth anniversary of tha foundation of the society. It is only reasonable therefore to suppose that the show and festivities next year will be on a much more important scale than ever. Our Ghent friends are always in good time and we are not surprised to find that the program has been printed and circulated. It is ao interesting bro- chure of 118 pages and contains the regulations relating to the show, and the classes in which exhibits are in- vited. In all there are 760 classes divided into 29 groups of which the fol- lowing are some of the principal, viz.. New plants. Orchids in flower. Stove plants. Palms, Ferns, Shrubs, Hardv plants. Carnations, Bulbous plants. Azaleas, Camellias, Rhododen- drons, Ornamental cool greenhouse plants. Agave, Yucca, Aloeand suc- culents. Conifers, Fruit, Bouquets and floral art, etc. As a horticultural gathering this show promises to be one of the most imposing we have had in Europe for a long time past and will be attend'ed liv all the leading horticulturists on this side of the Atlantic. The wel- come is always of the heartiest char- Hcter and Ghent hospitality is known the wide world over. We wish the Miiiety unbounded success in its .great iiirHrnational undertaking. C. H. P. House of Adiantu.m HTiiRmr^t You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTI- CULTURE. 166 HORTI CULTURE August 10, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS. For the meeting in Toronto, Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday, August 15th, 16th and 17th, the trains and rates are as follows: Leave Boston, by Boston, Albany and New York Central at 6.02 p. m. arriving in Toronto at 10.50 a. m. Single fare, $12.25. Leave Philadelphia, by Pennsyl- vaijia Railroad System at 8.25 p. m., arriving in Toronto at 10.50 a. m. Single fare, $11.85. Leave Washington, by Pennsyl- vania Railroad System at 7.15 p. m., arriving in Toronto at 10.50 a. m. Single fare, about $14.50. Leave Chicago, by Wabash Railroad at 3.00 p. m., arriving in Toronto at 7.50 a. m. Single fare, $11.70. L/eave New York, by New York Cen- tral at 8.00 p. m., arriving in Toronto at 10.50 a. m. Single fare, $11.85. All these trains connect vrith the C. P. R., for Toronto at Suspension Bridge, with the exception, of course, of the Chicago train, which is a through train. Bach delegate should provide him- Sfelf, at time of purchasing his ticket, with a standard railroad convention certificate, which upon presentation at Toronto, will entitle him to a one- third rate returning. The headquarters are Queen's Hotel ; rates, thr'ee dollars per day. The bus- iness sessions will be held in the City Hall. The program as announced June 28th, has not been modified. We ex- pfect short papers as follows: Theodore Wirth, "Band Concerts in smaller or District Parks." W. J. Zartman, "Aquatic Gardens." John Dunbar, "Some Trees and Shrubs for Park Plantings New or tattle Known." Dr. Frank Baker. J. F. Foster. F. L. MULFORD. Secretarj'-Treasurer. LENOX HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. Owing to the illness of President Heeremans. Vice-president Jack occu- pied the chair at the regular meeting of the above society held Saturday. August 3rd. E. Jenkins was awarded a certificate of cultural commendation for an exceedingly well-flowered Den- drobium Phalaenopsis Shroderae. It was unanimously voted to have a fi.eld day, the date to be decided at the next meeting. The annual and perennial exhibition will be held in the Town Hall, Lenox, on Thursday, August 15 and from all accounts will be equal to any heretofore held by the society. G. INSTONE, Sec'y. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- CULTURISTS. Department of Plant Registration. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, B3r- gen Co., N. J., submit for registration; Rambler Rose, Newport Fairy, Fine dark pink, centre pale, very free flower- ing, strong and vigorous grower. P. J. HAUSWIRTH. Secretarv. THE NATIONAL FLOWER ASSO- CIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, (Inc.) Announcement. Hartford, Conn., August 1, 1907. The above-named Association so- licits your co-operation in the move- ment to bring about the adoption of a national flower. The desire for a floral emblem is now widely felt among the best people of our country; and the universal senti- ments of love of our native flowers and love of our native land should find ex- pression in a popular movement for the final adoption of one of the many can- didates which have been from time to time so enthusiastically advocated by the various societies and individuals during the past years. A renewal of the movement is now started and is being vigorously pushed by the permanent organization of the above Association, which is incorpor- ated, and the funds of the Association are in the hands of bonded ofllcers. Among the class of people who should naturally be the first to become interested and also benefitted are the Florists and kindred branches inas- much as they will be called upon to furnish the seed, plants and flowers. A vigorous campaign is now in prog- ress and your membership is earnestly solicited at as early a date as conveni- ent. Do It Now. We have the honor to remain. Respectfully yours, LEVERETT K. SEYMOUR, National Sec'y & Treas., Hartford, Conn. E. ALEXIS TAYLOR, President, Forestville, Conn. WM. J. STEWART 1st Vice-President, Editor Horticulture, Boston, Mass. J. C. VAUGHAN, 2d Vice-President. Pres. Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, 111. A. N. PIERSON. 3d Vice-President, Florist, Cromwell, Conn. NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. This society held its regular meeting on the 2d inst., President McGregor in the chair. Certificates of merit were awarded for the following exhibits: Lilium Canadense by James Scott; sweet peas, hybrid sweet William and Celsia Arcturus by Herbert Shaw; pentstemons, asters and the new mari- gold Sunburst, by James Salter; gladi- oli and four seedlings of Chrysanthe- mum maximum x Marguerite, by Eric Wetterlow. At the meeting on August 16 the discussion will be on perennials. W. T. MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTU- RAL SOCIETY. Owing to the dry weather the exhi- bition on August 3 and 4 at Horticul- tural hall, was not so large as usual, although the displays were very beau- tiful, and there were fine exhibits of seasonable annuals and phlox. W. W. Rawson & Co., had a good display of dahlias. Owing to the popularity of the Sunday exhibitions, the society has decided to make them permanent fea- tures. Many old-home week visitors were in attendance. NEW LONDON COUNTY HORTI- CULTURAL SOCIETY. The exhibition at Norwich by this society, on July 30. was very success- ful, especially in the display of sweet peas, the collection of these flowers from the Morton F. Plant estate com- piising 48 varieties. The same ex- hibitor staged herbaceous flowers. The gold medal contributed by Lyon & Ewald for the best exhibit of peas was presented to Thomas W. Head, su- perintendent of the Plant estate. Aug. Newman, gardener at the Alfred Mit- chell estate also made a fine exhibit in various classes. The Geduldig es- tate, Mrs. W. C. Lanman and C. Lippit were represented by handsome exhib- its of floral design work. There were some twenty other exhibitors mainly amateurs. NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. The schedule of premiums for the September show of the Newport Horti- cultural Society is now in the printers' hands and will be ready tor distribu- tion in a few days. There are 77 classes in this schedule embracing plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables as well as many classes for made-up work including the decoration of tables with everything complete. There are quite a number of special prizes offered by friends of the society which include premiums for miniature flower gar- dens by Mr. Emery. Dahlias will be a prominent feature of this show. The exhibition will last three days and there will be some new attraction for each day. NEW JERSEY FLORICULTU RAL SOCIETY. The regular monthly meeting was held at the society's rooms on August 2. The display included choice or- chids from Julius Roehrs Co. and Joseph A. Manda, the latter showing a new variety of coelogj'ne; salpiglossis and the new sweet william, Annwell, by C. Hathaway; peaches by John Crosby Brown, Peter Duff, gardener; grapes by the Colgates; zinnias and vegetables by St'ewart Hartshorne; orchids and rudbeckia by S. Dickson. J. A. Manda, A. T. Caparn and Edwin Thomas were the judges. Mr. McTag- gert of J. M. Thorburn & Co., was present and pledged $10 in the name of the firm for a prize at the forthcoming show. Chas. Schweinfurth was also a visitor. ST. LOUIS HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. The incorporators of this society in their petition for incorporation state that their aim is to conduct flower shows in St. Louis, to hold State ex- hibitions, establish a bureau of infor- niatiou and provide a lecture course on horticulture. The following are the officers: Edward Mullinckoodt, presi- dent; Otto G. Koenig. secretary; F. C. Weber, treasurer. Besides these the others mentioned in the application are Andrew Meyer, Jr., Fred H. Meinhardt, Theo. Miller, A. Jablonsky, Harry Young, Emil Schray, J. H. Gimalach and F. W. Brockmann. August 10, 1907 nORTiCULTURE 167 AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. Chicago and the West for 1908. A meeting of the Executive Commit- tee of the American Rose Society was held Wednesday, July 24th, pursuant to notice, at Hotel Martinique, New York. All members, including the members elect, were notified and a gen- eral response to the call followed. The main business before the meeting were three particular things. A final decision was made as to the character of the certificates to be awarded for novelties in addition to the gold and silver medals now offered; specimens of certificates were presented and one was decided upon, which will be worth having and preserving, also a certif- icate for life membership. There is a life membership fund now invested, amounting to $2700. Mr. Breitmeyer suggested that a committee be appointed to solicit lite memberships, because the Rose So- ciety, to do the work which it can do in creating a popular sentiment for the rose and in interesting the plant- ing anl growiii,g of the same, needs permanent endowment of sulBcieni amount to enable it to be an organiza- tion of vital and permanent force, and with this end in view. President Simpson, upon motion, appointed the following members to take up this mat- ter of soliciting life members: Philip Breitmeyer, vice-pres. elect, of Detroit, Mich.; August Poehlmann, Morton Grove, 111.; Patrick Welch, Boston, Mass.; P. J. Lynch, West Grove, Pa., and Adolph Farenwald, Roslyn, Pa. Some Splendid Prizes. Mr. Hill reported on behalf of the E. G. Hill Co., that they would offer a sum of $50.00 in a prize of prizes, as the committee may designate for the Chicago Show next spring. Mr. Hill suggested, in view of the splendid offers of Philip Breitmeyer and A. T. Boddington, that they ought to bring out a fine lot of exhibits and suggested that an effort be made to secure an exhibition in pots, of all the novelties, European and others. President Simpson advised that the attention of all rose growers, and es- pecially private gardeners, be directed to the offer made by Mr. Breitmeyer and Mr. Boddington, the former offer- ing $200.00 and the latter $100.00, as first and second prizes for best exhibit of outdoor foses in pots, in bloom, ex- hibits to consist of 150 plants, not more than five plants of one variety, correctly labelled, and to include all classes of roses suitable for outdoor planting. The officers of the American Rose Society are verj' much gratified at being able to offer such splendid pre- miums and hope that a goodly number of growers may enter the list as com- petitors and that as a result we may have the finest display of outdoor roses i:i Chicago next March, that has ever been made before that Society. They also suggest that the Rambler roses be well represented in this ex- hibit, also the Teas and Hybrid Teas and Noisettes as well as the larger Hybrid Perpetuals. Some Encouraging Communications. Mr. Hill also reported that he was one of a committee at the annual meet- ing to attend the American Nursery- men's convention, which he did, and presented as best he could, the claims of the American Rose Society to the nurserymen assembled and of this meeting he said- "I was very cordially received and was given a good hearing. I do not know what the result may be but hope some good may come from the effort. It occurs to me that no one thing will so direct attention to our society or will excite greater interest in the exhibition, than to give full prominence to seedling roses and special encouragement to the origina- tors." A letter was received from Mr. Schupp. secretary of the Chicago Flor- ists Club, stating that he was directed by vote, to say that the Chicago Flor- ists' Cltib desired to co-operate witli the American Rose Society to the full- est extent, to make the coming ex- hibition a success. Mi. Curran of Salem, Va., said: "I am heartily glad to hear that the Chicago Florists' Club is taking an in- terest in the society's welfare and know that if we can once get a good hold on the people out there, that the success of the American Rose Society is certain. I would like to suggest that the Rose Society make an eft'ort to disseminate among its members, in pamphlet form, accurate illustrations concerning fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides and soil chemistry, which in my estimation, would create much interest among the present members and have a tendency to attract the younger generation of growers. We want lo give the members of our society something more in the bill of fare than a good time at conventions and shows; offer them the greatest help in the knowledge which they ought to have and which is not to be attained in the every day grind of greenhouse work. The co-operdtion of employers of labor in the rose-growing business is absolutely necessary to the advancement of their help towards ob- taining a scientific knowledge of proper conditions governing the management and controlling of greenhouse work." Mr. May stated that this suggestion was along the line which was offered at the annual meeting, that the Rose Society ought to have a quarterly pub- lication. Getting Ready for Chicago. The schedule of prizes for next year was gone over and it was decided to adopt the schedule used at the Wash- ington show. Tne list of special prizes has already been started with a con- siderable amount. It was propo.sed to call a meeting of the Rose Society to be held during the S. A. F. convention at Philadelphia next month. The committee voted to direct the secretary to prepare and publish a report of the society and to circulate the same to all members. Mr. Faren- wald moved that the secretary be directed to express to the Chicago Florists' Club, the thanks of the ex- ecutive committee for their promise to co-operate and that east and west, north and south do their best to make the show flist-class next spring and, in the mean time, every effort should be made to secure as many annual and life members as possible. Mr. Hill reported that he understood that Alex. Montgomery, Alex. Scott. Peter Reinberg, Peter Bisset, Poehl- mann Bros., Myers & Samtman, F. H. Kramer and the E. G. Hill Co., will all have new roses to exhibit, and stated that the appearance of so many new varieties will, if properly adver- tised, add interest enough lo bring out a big attendance at Chicago. President Simpson said that he would leave for Europe on the last of the month and would not be present at Philadelphia; that he expected, while away, to visit some of the best estab- lishments in England, Scotland and Ireland, and hoped to bring back with him some matters which would be of importance to all interested in the rose. BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Secretary. Special Meeting at S. A. F. Conven- tion. It is desirable that a meeting of the members of the American Rose Society and all who are interested in the rose and particularly such as are specially interested in the 1908 meeting in Chi- cago, be arranged for during the S. A. F. week in Philadelphia. The eastern growers will there have an opportunity of meeting many of the western growers, and can perfect arrangements for the convention and exhibition much more readily than can be done by correspondence. I would strongly urge upon the rose growers who may be in Philadelphia, the im- portance of arranging to attend this meeting and lending their influence and assistance, moral and material to make the 1908 meeting by far the best in the history of the American Rose Society. Our Secretary, Mr. Hammond, will be in attendance at the S. A. F. Con- vention and will arrange for the time and place of the rose meeting, and an- nounce the same in due course. I re- gret that I will not be able to be pres- ent, but Vice-president elect. Mr. Breitmeyer. will be present and will preside over the meeting. ROBERT SIMPSON. Pres. A. R. S. AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. Carnations Registered. By W. N. Rudd, Mt Greenwood, 111. -Defiance." Color bright (so-call- ed) scarlet, size easily grown two and three quarter inches, stem long and stiff, habit upright with no superflu- ous grass, breaking quickly and strong when topped; growth strong and cleaa with no tendency to disease; foliage medium wide with heavy bloom and good blue color. Origin, cross between Estelle on a seedling, having Argyle, Mrs. McBurney and Macec blood, cross made 1902. An early, free and con- tinuous bloomer believed to be a fii-st class commercial scarlet. "Sincerity." Color deep Daybreak shade, hot sun deepens instead of fad- ing color; size 'easily three inches; stem like that of Enchantress long and reasonably stiff; habit fairly up- right with little superfluous grass, LTOwth strong and clean: foliage me- (•i'lm wide, blue green with medium bloom. Origin cross of 1904, two seed- lings running back through many gen- erations to Daybreak and Wm. Scott. An early, free and continuous bloomer which by reason of its color and good shipping qualities should take a place as a standard commercial sort; can be grown to exhibition standard. ALBERT M. HERR. Lancaster, Pa. 168 HORTICULTURE. August 10, 1907 S, A, F, CONVENTION PRELIMINARY NOTES. RAILROAD RATES TO PHILADEL- PHIA CONVENTION. Members are advised that the Trunk Line Association, in whose territory Philadelphia, our meeting place, is lo- cated, has granted a special rate of one and one-third fare on the certificate plan. This rate has been concurred in by the New England Pass. Assn., Geo. H. Watson, secretary; South Eastern Pass. Ass'n., Joseph Richardson, chairman; Eastern Canadian Pass. Ass'n., G. H. Webster, secretary. Instructions for Members Who Live in Territory of Central Passenger Association. Members are advised that The Cen- tral Passenger Association will not join in the reduced rate of a fare and one-third, for the reason that a number of States have provided by law for a standard rate of two cents per mile, particularly in the territories covered by this association. It has. however, made a special concession to our so- ciety in that it will sell a round-trip ticket to Philadelphia at the rate of two cents per mile in the territory covered by this association, and at the reduced rate of a fare and one-third through the territory covered by the Eastern, Canadian and Trunk Line As- sociations. Tills special concession is only for those attending the session and not for the general public. These special tickets can be obtained only on card orders secured direct from P. J. Hauswirth, Secretary, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111. The Central Pas- senger Association has furnished the Secretary with these card orders, and should you reside in the territory cov- ered by the Central Passenger Associa- tion, which includes practically all points between Chicago and St. Louis on the west and Buffalo and Pittsburg on the east, and desire to take advan- tage of this special concession you must obtain from the secretary a card order. In writing for card orders be sure to give the number required as each person must have one. Instructions for Members Living in Territory of Western Passenger Association. The following letter has been re- ceived from Mr. Eben E. MacLeod. Chairman of the Western Passenger Association, which controls territory west of Chicago and St. Louis: '■Mr. r. J. Hauswirth. 2S2 MiiUigan Ave., Chicago. 111. "Dear Sir :— Referring to your application for reilucerl fares account above named oc- casion: . ,. ., "We have been requested by the nulividu- al lines interested in Western Passenger Association territory to refer you to the re- vised one-way Summer Tourist fares iu ef- fect to Chicago and St. Louis, with the un- derstanding that persons can repurchase from those points and take advantage of the reduced tares authorized therefrom. "In order that you may fully understand the situation, beg to state that the fares to Chicago, Peoria and St. I.ouis from a large part of our territory at the time of your meeting will be on the basis of two cents per mile, hence if persons desiring to attend same will purchase tickets to those points and then rcbuy at the reduced fares authorized therefrom, the.v will secure prac- tically the same reduction iu the territory of this Association as would be accorded by fare and one-third on the basis of the old rates. Summer tourist tickets will be on sale to Chicago and St. Louis from points west of the Missouri River and east of and including Denver, Colo., and Chey- enne. Wyo., at approximately fare an one- third of the fares in effect February 1, 1S07. These' fares will no doubt satisfactor- ily take care of persons desiring to attend your meeting from the territory mentioned. "Respectfullv. "EBEN E. MacLEOD, Chairman" P. S. — "It is suggested that the delegates residing in Western Passenger Association territoi-y be furnished with Central Pas- senger Association card orders, so as to enable them to take advantage of the re- duced fares authorized from Chicago, Pe- oria and St. I Louis. E. E. M." The secretary recommends that members living in this territory pur- chase Summer Tourist tickets to Chi- cago or St. Louis, and then avail them- selves of the rates mentioned above as offered by the Central Passenger Asso- ciation. Jamestown Exposition Rates. Members are notified that they can purchase cheap railroad tickets which will permit them to attend the conven- tion at Philadelphia and then visit the Jamestown Exposition at Norfolk, Va., on the route home at very low rates. Full information can be secured from your local ticket agent. P. J. HAUSWIRTH, Secretary. Club, 51 West 5Sth Street, in order that special cars may be secured. The dates of sales will be August 15th to 21st inclusive, tickets to bear final return limit of August 28th, 1907, the cost of round trip, on the certificate plan, being $3.00. ST. LOUIS TO PHILADELPHIA. Regarding the number who will at- tend the S. A. F. Convention at Phila- delphia from here W. C. Young, State Vice-president, says that he has enough promises to fill the special sleeper that the Penna. R. R. has giv- en us for our special use. The Flor- ists' Club meeting this week will no doubt bring in attendance all that are going from here. It is also expected that by the time for leaving quite a good many from outside the city will travel with our party. One thing seems certain, that St. Louis will not be represented in either the bowling or shooting contests. CHICAGO TO PHILADELPHIA. The Chicago Florists' Club, and the visitors who can join them either at Chicago or on the way, plan to use the following route, Pennsylvania Railroad. Leave Chicago Sunday, 3.15 p. m., arrive Philadelphia Monday, 6.10 p. m. The fare, including trip to New York City, is $26.70 for the round trip. These tickets are good for 30 days. Th'ey are entitled to 10 days stop over in Philadelphia after which the dele- gates must go to New York and have their tickets vised there and certified to by C. A. Thorley. a member of the New York Merchants Association. Delegates can then return if they desire via Washington, where they may stop over ten days, making a side trip to Norfolk, or they can re- turn direct to thteir destination in the west. Delayed members whO' cannot take (he alK)Ve train can leave Chicago at 10.05 Monday a. m. via Pan Handle and arrive Philadelphia 12.17 Tuesday noon. Fare by the Pan Handle is $2.00 less than the above, or $24.70. For further information address George Asmus, 797 W. Madison St., Chicago. W. N. RUDD. GEORGE ASMUS, Transportation Committee, Chicago Florists' Club. NEW YORK TO PHILADELPHIA. Arrangements have been made for the Convention party to leave New York, via the Pennsylvania Railroad at 9.55 A. M. from West 23rd Street and 10.00 A. M. from Desbrosses & Cort- landt Streets. New York City, Tues- day, August 20th, and those desiring to attend should communicate with John Young, secretary of the N. Y. Florists' FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- PHIA. Routine matters were quickly dis- posed of at the monthly meeting of this club held on the 6th inst. Con- vention details and a talk on native plants by George Redles were the chief features. After these, president Sam- uel Sellers Pennock resigned the chair to the Honorable William B. Smith who acted as master of ceremonies in an evening of fun, frolic and business. The business part was an exhibition — and competition for prizes — of the new Nephrolepis Amerpohli About nine entries were made and the first prize went deservedly to William Robertson for a finely developed trio. William Kleinheinz took second and Thomas Long third. Joseph Hurley showed some fine zinnias. An original song by Robert Craig, Jr.. was ably sung by Horace Dumont and a well trained chorus. William Wunder gave some of his whirlwind orations and kept the house in a roar half the evening. Edward J. Dooner supplied the plaintive and appealing with his lovely tenor in such things as "Kilkenny" and "Oft in the stilly Night." Captain Lynch, Alfred M. Campbell and Charles O'Donnell, add- ed their quota in acceptable form. Martin Gagnon presided at the piano. Refreshments were dispensed during the evening. Robert Craig, Sr.. John Nephrolepis Amerpohli. About nine P. Craig. Dan. Farson. and others of ' lesser degree attempted to make speeches and made a fine target for the effervescent toast master. Altogether it was a grand evening. G. C. W. AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. A meeting of the Board of Directors of The American Carnation Society will be held at the Hotel Walton. Philadel- phia. Pa., Thursday, August 22, imme- diately after the adjournment of the evening session of the S. A. F. Programme and premium list for our meeting in Washington next January will be adopted and all members are invited to meet with us. Try and get a few new members from your section. Dues the first August 10, 1907 HORTI CULTURE t6t ^. ^ SOCIETY:! AMERICAN FLORISTS YOU ARE INVITED to vlsU us during convention week, any day at your convenience. ANDORRA presents a unique Nursery — six hundred acres of hilly land, containing over three hundred and fifty acres of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Perennials. Our Location permits us to grow many varie- ties both in deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs that cannot be grown to advantage North or South of this latitude, and thus adds to our extensive collection many desirable and decorative plants. ANDORRA has been called The Modern Landscape Nursery. The lay-out of our land, with its hills, valleys and woodland, permits the planting of trees and shrubs in natural positions, thus affording planting suggestions at every turn. ANDORRA is easily and quickly reached from the Convention (Horticultural) Hall by the Pennsylvania Railroad from Broad St. Station (at Broad and Market S's.) to Chestnut Hill Station ; then by trolley, which passes the depot, to the City Line. Our office is one block from the trolley terminus at the City Line. REMEMBER, this is a personal invitation to YOU. A Few Penna. R. R. Trains. 1 Leave Broad St. A.M. A.M. P.M. 7.25 9.25 1.25 7.55 10.25 2.25 8.25 12.25 3.25 Trains each wa.i L've Ch'tnut Hill A.M. P.M. P.M. 10.15 1.15 4.13 11.15 2.15 5.15 12.15 3.13 6.15 • every half hour. WM. WARNER HARPER, Prop, of ANDORRA NURSERIES Bell Telephone CHESTNUT HILL 225 CHESTNUT HILL, PA, *' 1^ year $3.00, afterward $2.00 per year. Send money and name to the Secre- tary. FRED LEMON. President. ALBERT M. HERR, Secretary, Lancaster, Pa. During Recess ^^Hang SorroTit; care itiill kill a cat And therefore lei's be tnerry." and frivolous ones come to the conven- tion only to bowl. It is up to you to get them to Philadelphia and they are dumb indeed if they don't carry away something. G. C. W. MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Summer School of Agriculture. The summer school of agriculture conducted for the benefit of school teachers at Massachusetts Agricultural CoUego this year closed Friday noon, August 2. It was unanimously voted a success. The total attendance was 212, nearly all of whom completed the entire term, and 184 of whom re- ceived certificates for courses com- pleted. The students of the school formed themselves into a permanent organization and elected Supt. Chas. W. Haley of Milford, Mass., president. Enthusiastic resolutions of praise for the summer school and the Agricul- tural College were adopted, and the association pledged its support in all the future development of the college. Careful inquiry reveals the fact that practically every one of the teachers is engaged for the year, so that the new ideas which have been developed in the summer school courses will be quiclily distributed to more than a hundred and fifty schools in all parts of the country. This is the first stimmer school ever held at Massachusetts Agricultural College, but the success of the experi- ment insures the continuance of the work. The official announcement that there would be another summer school next year met with great favor amongst the teachers. About one-third the entire number registered for next year before leaving. SLOGAN. Messi«. Graham, Cartledge and Beneke; members of the National sports committee; the three men to whom we have intrusted all that is historic, sacred, and glorious in the annals of past achievement: Gentlemen: — What are you doing? We hear not a word from New York, Chicago, Bos- ton, St. Louis, Buffalo, Detroit, Flat- bush or Kalamazoo. A faint ripple ap- pears in the calm waters of Philadel- phia but outside all is deadly still. Do you. our three champions, advance agents, realize the situation? Is there to be no fun after the arduous mental sessions of the Society? Have you written to the bowlers and shooters of every club in the country to get busy? Printing your name on the committee list isn't all! As the commodore has said many a time: "To keep school first get tlie scholars." Lots of young CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The New Haven Horticultural Socie- ty entertained the members of the Hartford and New Britain societies on August 1. A tour of the parks was made, a shore dinner was served at Savin Rock md the entertainments at the shore enjoyed until evening. The Apple Growers' Congress will hold its annual meeting in St. Louis on August 13 and 14 at the Southern Ho- tel. Senator Dunlop of Illinois is President and W. H. Williams of Han- nibal, Mo., is secretary. A large dele- gation of apple growers from ail over the western states is expected to at- tend the meeting. Director Treleas© of the Missouri Botanical Garden has invited the delegates to attend the an- nual Shaw banquet to be given on Wednesday night, August 14, in the banquet rooms of the Southern Hotel, at which plates for 400 will be laid. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTICULTURE. A CORDIAL WELCOME is tendered to all attending the Annual Convention of the S. A. F., to be held in Philadelphia, August 19-23. Our extensive, up-to-date establishment will give you a place to meet your acquaintances. We will have a number of interesting things to show you. Have your mail addressed in our care while in Philadelphia. We've a Handsome Souvenir Waiting for You. HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 1018 Harket Street, PHILADELPHIA 170 HORTICULTURE. August 10, 1907 Seed Trade still another week of favorable wea- ther for crops, and corn has responded nobly. Eight or ten weeks more of such weather and we shall get a corn crop. But shall we get such weather for eight or ten weeks? Who dares say yes? Estimates as to percentages which will be delivered of the present sea- son's pea crop are a trifle previous, but there will be a heavy shortage in can- ners' varieties, as nearly every grower was oversold, and the same may be eaid of the large podded sorts, such as Gradus, Stratagem, Duke of Albany, Telephone, etc. This tendency to oversell is very general, and is mainly due to estimat- ing the yields too high. It is the al- most universal practice to estimate plantings of nearly every variety of peas at not less than live-fold; a few varieties at six and seven and not above two or three under five-told. This standard was established many years ago, and doubtless was the nor- mal average yield at the time, but two important factors seem to be overlook- ed in estimating yields of peas; one is the soil and another is the relative vigor of the variety. A new variety of gi'eat vigor and hardiness, and with a strong soil just suited to peas, and virgin to this crop, may yield seven or eight- fold, but in a few years the variety begins to lose its vitality and the soil becomes inpoverished in the elements necessary to produce peas or any le- guminous crop, and the yield decreases. Failures become frequent, and as the variety declines in vigor, the tendency to depart from its true type increases, until it "runs out" and becomes a sort of "mongrel." The same conditions obtain throughout the vegetable world, though deterioration in peas may de- velop more readily than in many other families of plants. In estimating the yields from his plantings, the grower tails to take into account this deterioration as a rule, neither does he make due allowance for deterioration in the soil, and the re- sult is that, instead of harvesting crops averaging five and six-fold, he much more often gets only three and four. The principal seed pea growers have been interviewed on this point, and they are unanimous in declaring that not oftener than once in five or six years have they had an average of five- fold from their entire plantings. Not- withstanding this fact, they year after year base their prices on a five-fold yield, and judging by this standard, one might think many of them ex- pected ten-fold! CLAY'5 Fertilizer 56 lbs. $3.25 112 lbs. $5.50 Wm. Elliott (SiSoTis 201 Fulton Street NEMT YORK Taking five-fold, however, as the generally accepted standard, it is easily seen ths.t where the price is based on this fold, and it proves to be the only three or four, as is positively the case four years out of five, the grower loses twenty to forty percent of his expected crop, and in- stead of a profit, he works for a year practically for nothing, and sometimes even suffers a more or less heavy loss. Whatever fold he gets from his acre- age one fold must be reserved for seed. Thus if he gets five-fold, he has four- fold to deliver on his contract. If he gets four-fold, he has three to deliver, and if he gets three-fold, he has but two to deliver. Assuming Alaskas cost him $2.00, and they will not cost much less, if he gives them the care they should have, and also takes account of the wear and tear of his plant and machinery, he can sell them at $2.25 making a profit of 2,5c per bushel on a five-fold yield, but if his crop is only four-fold, he just about breaks even, while any- thing under four-fold means positive loss, and this loss is in proportion to the shrinkage of the crop below four- fold. These are not imaginary figures or estimates, but are based on facts, and explain why so many growers of peas and beans who have sold hundreds of thousands of bushels in the aggregate, have so little to show for their life's work, and almost without exception they are temperate, frugal men. How long they will continue as they have been doing for at least the lifetime of two generations of growers, can only be conjectured, but it is mainly a test of financial endurance, those with the largest financial resources and relative- ly smallest expenses enduring the longest. Why do not the principal growers who should be fully alive to the facts here stated, recast their schedule of prices, and base them upon actual re- sults, and not upon yearly estimates which seldom meet expectations? Cer- tain it is that none of them are mak- ing much profit from their business, and as time goes on they will make less instead of more, as deterioration in both seed and soil will continue. THE LILY BULB OUTLOOK. Reports come to hand from Japan to the effect that the plant-louse has caused fatal injury to the Japan longi- florum and multiflorura lilies in Bashu and Miura districts, the estimated loss on bulbs being 40 per cent. From the Azores we are informed of a consider- able shrinkage in quality due to the long-continued dry weather of the past six months, which has unfavorably af- fected lilies, callas and other similar crops. The supply is up to expecta- tions but the bulbs are undersized. Large sized giganteums are de- cidedlv scarce in all markets. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. Sotitbworth Brothers, Beverly, Mass. — Trade list of pines, firs, spruces, arbor-vitae. etc. Wm. Baylor Hartland & Sons, Ard- Cairn, Cork, Ireland; Catalogue of Daffodils and Rare Tulips. Mohican Peony Gardens. Sinking Springs. Pa. — Descriptive list of one hundred best varieties of peonies. L. Boehmer & Co., Yokohama, Japan. Headquarters for PLANT STAKES CANE STAKES Long selected stock, thin and wiry, very strong. per liK) per lOIK) per 500(1 Southern... 8 to 9 ft. 75c. $6.00 $25.00 Japanese . ..6 to 7 ft. 75c. 5.50 25.00 STEEL STAKES No. 1 0 i teel W ire Galvanized per lUM per lliINt 2 ft. ..$0.45 $4.08 2H " ■• .55 5-" 3 " .. .6; 6.IS 3ii - ■■ .78 7.18 4 " . .88 8.16 per Imj per 10011 4}4ft..-$l.oo $9. JO 5 " .. I. 12 10.23 6 " .. 1.3a 12.25 6K " .. 1.40 13.28 No. 8 Steel Wire Qalvanized For Staking American Beauty and other strong and tall growing Roses. per 10(1 per looo per UN) per KOO 2 ft.. .$0.55 $5.25 4 ft. ..$1.10 $10.00 2H " •• ■7° 6.50 j 4)4 " .. 1.25 11.50 3 " .. .80 7.50 5 " .. 1.40 13.00 3H " •• .95 9,co :6 " ,. 1.60 15.50 MICHELL'S RELIABLE HOSE Made expressly for hard usage Ask most any florist about it. 3 Ply per loot 12c.' 4 Ply per foot uHc I Our Advance Price List of Bulbs is Ready, I HENRY F. MICHELL GO. IOI8 Market Street PHILADELPHIA - - PA. Christmas Flowering ; Sweet Pea Seed DIRECT FROM ORIQINATOR. Christmas Pink, Florence Denzer, white 1-4 lb 75c; 1 lb. $2.00. I Hrs. E. Wild, new carmine retj, 2 or. 75c: 1-4 lb. ' . $1.50. These popular Florists' Sweet Peas have been grown by OVER 3000 FLORIST- all over the world to the best satisfaction j of the most critical growers, and HAVE NO EQUAL. ! I Also 10 New Varieties offered for the first time, Salmon, Pink, Blue Purple, Yellow and Variegated In separate colors. Ask for Descriptive Price List. These now varieties will be ready in September. Sweet pea Directions with every order. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK Bound Brook, NEW JERSEY CABBAGE PLANTS Early and Late Flat Dutch, Succession and Savoy $1.00 per 1000, 10,000 and over Soc. per looc. CELERY, Golden Self Blanching, Giant Pascal. { White Plume, Winter Queen, Golden Heart, $i.oo per . 1000, 10,000 and over Soc per looo, j Borecole, Brussels Sprouts, Leek, $i.oo per looo. j Lettuce, Grand Rapid. Boston Market, Defiance, I $T.oo per 1000. Moss Curled Parsley $i.oo per looo. 1 My Plants are Fine. Caih with order, please. I SAMUEL W. SHANKLIN. - WHJTE MARSH, MD. | CELERY PLANTS 100.000 WHITE PLUME All Transplanted plants. Many rootlets. Unlike i those grown in the ordinary way. None better. 500, $1.50; 1000, $2,50: 5C00 or over $2.00 per 1000. j Cash with Order ! W. B. DU RIE. Rahway, N. J. Wholesale catalogue of Japanese lily bulbs, flower roots, seeds and nursery stock. Alfred Unger. proprietor. This is the "Jubilee Year" of this establish- ment, founded in 1882 and the cata- logue is appropriately complete. August 10. 1907 HORTICULTURE 171 From the World's Famous Growers JOHNSON'S PRIZE WINNER PANSIES "JOHNSON'S KINGLY PRIZE WINNER PANSIES are tht- product of the worldMca.lini; Pansy Specialists, and absolutely unsurp.i-std in .|uality by any strain extant. We offer seed as follows: 1 000 seeds 30c.: 20C0 seeds SOc: SOOO seeds $1: Moz.$l.25; I oz.$S. Now ready— Paper White Narcissus, Roman Hyacinths, Bermuda Harrisii, Freesias, New crop Pansy Seed, Cineraria, Calceolaria, Cyclamen, Primulas and other Seasonabi Flower Seeds. OIR NEW lALI, RULB CXTALOGUE WILL BE MAILED ON KEdtiRST JOHNSON SEED COMPANY, 217 iWlark^t street, PHILADELPHIA PA. ZIRNCIEBEL'S GIANT PANSIES Fresh Crop Now Really Famed for a quarter of a century and when you buy them you get the best In exist- ence. I am continuing the pansy business on exactly the same standard as carried on by my father, the late Denys Zirngif.kei . None genuine unless sold by me. AUGUSTUS ZIRNCIEBEL, Needham, Mass. GIANT MARKET. "The Variety for the Million." Trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. QIANT FANCY. The Ne Plus Ultra in Pansies. Trade packet, 1000 seeds, $1.00. fi@-ALL GIANTS '!^f.r.Tol" PANSY SEED " BODDINGTONS CHALLENGE *' mixtuie contaiDS all the finest Giatit strains — of the leading Pansy Specialists in the world — the Giant self colors, the Giant striped and margined, and the Giant blotched — all carefully mixed in proportion — the finest that money can buy — ihe finest your money can buy. A. florist who has grown it, said *'Whv don't you call it Defiance !" Trade pkt. 75c, 1-4 oz. $1.50, 1-2 oz. $2.75, oz. $5.00. New crop ready July. ... Order Now ... A. T. BODDINGTON, 342 W. 14th St., N.V.City PANSY SEED Per ()?. Giant Varietv D' Elite $10 00 All colors, for Florists S 00 Good Mixed, per lb. $20.00.. 2 00 Mme. Perret, rue Gold Medal 5 00 The best for Cut Flowers BEAULIEUS HARDY WHITE ONION Per "> <3.00 LETTUCE for forcing and o-t door v riety D' ELITE, CABBAGE. CELERY GREEN and yellow, etc. Free Sample on Application. BEAULIEU, Seedsman WOODHAVEN, L. I., N. Y. PljLIQY CCCn In separate colors rAllOl uLCU and the finest mix- tnre, embracing every conceivable shade and marking and largest flowers. Crop of 1907. tS" Get descriptive Prlce-List FRANCIS BRILL, fi^TT?: Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you thinl< of tlie Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look It over be- fore I do any buying. Vick's Superb Pansy Seed All the best varieties in separate colors VICKS SUPERB MIXTURE ihe best strain from all the leading named sorts: 1-8 02. 85c 1-4 oz. $1.60 Ounce $6.00 JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, W. Y. High Grade Seeds for Market Gardener, Florist and Farmer Catalogues Free Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS BERMUDA GROWN LILIUM HARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS ■ eadv for Delivery H.E.Fiske Seed co.,'^*'''^""'"" Hall Square BOSTON. MASS. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS GO. GROWKRS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE. ■ ■ CALIFORNIA C. G. MORSE & CO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States BRIOGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East I9tli St., NEW YORK CITY AAULIFLOWERS^ Ga B B A OE ^n HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO, 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. TO THE TRADE READY NOW BEGONIA Gloire de Lorraine Plants from 2/^ in. pots $15 00 per 100 $140.00 per 1000 R.&J.FARQUHAR&CO., 6 and 7 So. Market St., BOSTON. ESTABLISHED 1802 Trade Bulb List now ready, per ioco seeds Asparagus plunio-us nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds ■ • ■ . 2.50 New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i.ooo. BERMUDA EASTER LILIES, ROMAN HVAGINTHS AND ALL HOLLAND AND OTHER BULBS SEND FOR PRICES J.M.THORBURN & GO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds= Send for Catalogue THOMAS J. GREY GO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON You will reading on CULTURE. find something worth every page of HORTI- 172 HORTICULTURE August 10, 1907 PALM HOUSES OF JOSEPH HEACOCK. When You AUend the Convention of the S, A. F. in Philadelphia Come to Wyncote and see our KENTIAS 100 Trains Daily - WYNCOTE, PA. I 25 Minutes Ride, Reading Railroad JOSEPH HEACOCK COMPANY, 2 9»»»>^9i»>»iP>»>^»sPi9>»,»>Pi9i»i9s»»i9»»*9i9i»i»iPi»i»iP:»iPsP*iPiPiPi»>PiPi»iP>»i9i9M»m9 __ _ » 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 i I LET US^OUOTEI — o^^Hios ... ^ ^ ! Just to hand. C. Trianae, C. labiata. C. Mossiae. C. Intermedia. C Schrodcrae, C Spcciosissinia. C C't- rina, C. Gaskelliaoa. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L. majahs, L. Autumnalis, Epidendrum Vitlelinum msj- us, E.Cooperianum.Oacidium Cnso m, O.Varkosum, O. Cavcndishianum. O. Lundum, Odonlo Citrosmum. To arrive 'ti a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C. Warntrii, Miltooia VexiUaria. CARRIILO & BALDWIN, SEGAUCUS, N. J. BAMBOO CANES TOUCH AND STRONC 6ft long— $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 Tliey cost about lO per cent, more ttian otHer Kinds, and they are lO times better. STUMPP & WALTER GO. - 50 Barclay St., New York on your wants in Callas, Paper White Qrand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO 150,000 CELERY PLANTS All White Plume, good strong transplanted plants In flats or otherwise, .$3.00 per 1000. Asparagus Spreugeri from 3 1-2 in. pots, $6.00 per 100. MOREL BROS. 62 E. Market St., SCRANTON, PA. SMILAX PLANTS Fine strong stock Out of 2 in. pots. $2 per 100, $18 per 1000 J. B. HEISS 112 S. MAIN STREET DflVTCN OHIO ORCHIDS Imported, semUestablished, establi hed and seedlings. Catalogue sent on application J. ROEHRS CO.. RUTHERFORD, N J. CAN N AS Be sure to see our display at the S. A.F. Convention The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST CROVE, PA. ORCHIDS Largest Importers, Exporters, Qrowera and Hybridists in the World Sander, St. Albany, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY Just Arrived in Fine Condition ORCHIDS In Variety Caltleyas, Laelias, Oncldiums, Odonto- glossam, llpldendrum. etc. WRITE FOR PRICES. lOSf PH A. MANDA, Orchid Expert, West Orange, N. J. JUST ARRIVED JUST ARRIVED Cattleyas PerclvallUna, Sanderae and Speciosisslma, Uncidlum Kramer- lanum and GaskelUana. Write for prices 'f telephone to ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N.J. P. O. Box IPS. Phone 143 Madison. Justarrived in superb condition: Cattleva Perclvalllana, Cattleya labiata, Cattleya Schroederae, Oncidlura Tarlcosum Rogersli, O. Crlspum. O. Marshalllannm, O. lurldum. Mlltonia Cuneata. M. Candida, M. Clowesll, Laelia Crispn, L. Dayana, L. Praestang, etc. Write fer prices. LAGER&HURREIL, Summit, N.J. PLANTS STAKES August 10, 1907 horticulture: 173 PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9- 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 z Novelties always sell during the holidays. If you have not already grown them, try some Pink or Rose SPECIOSUMS. If potted in July will flower for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Always useful either for cut flowers or plants. Ask the leading florists in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, or around New York City. Order today. Will ship any time. Cold storage Lilium longiflorums take about two months to bloom from time of potting ; speciosums from five to six months, so that longiflorums wanted for Thanksgiving and Christmas should be planted about Oct. I, and speciosums in July. i « < £ « « ALL CASES ARE REPACKED BEFORE SHIPMENT Lilium Speciosum Rubrum Per lOO 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 8.00 9 to n inch bulbs, J50 in case 12.50 Full Cases Sold at Per I coo 75.00 1 10.00 Lilium Speciosum Melpomene Per loo 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 9.00 9 to J J inch bulbs, J50 in case J2.00 Per I coo 80.00 I J 5.00 lOOO Rate ARTHUR r. BODDINGTON, 342 West t4th St., New York City 400.000 More Galla Ettiiopica Bulbs Over 472.000 shipped to old and new customers. AH orders from now on will be shipped next day order is received. A good many florists are ordering Bulbs to plant after chrysanthemums are pulled out. I prepay freight when cash comes with order. If wanted by express I prepay 2l4c- per lb., you pay balance, 25 at 100 rates, 260 at tOOO rates. 100 Calla Ethiopica, 10 inches circumference ..$10.00 9 ■' ■• 900 The above Bulbs will all hino iOO 7 00 5.50 4 50 350 2.25 1000 $90.00 80.00 70.00 60.(0 45.00 35 00 25.00 15.00 A. HITTING, 17-23 Kennan Street, SANTA CRUZ, CAL. WHOLESALE TRADE LIST. ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI, 5 in. pots, S2.00 per doz. : 3 in. pots, 15.00 per 100; 2 in. pots «2.00 per 100. Seedlings from flats 50 cts. per IOO. Asparagus Plumosus & Tennuissimus, 5 in. pots, $3.00 per doz. ; 3 in. pots $5.00 per 100. CCDIIC. Boston, 5 in. pots, $3.00 rtniia I pg,. jjo2. ; Scottii & Anna Foster, 4 in. pots, $2.00 per doz. ; 3 in. pots. $6.00 per It 0. CROTONS.SroCr'doz!"-'"''' CCpUC assorted varieties, 3 in. rtnna, pots, .si.oo per loo. CLEMATIS PANICULATA 3 in. pots, $4 00 per 100; Seedlings, .$2.00 per 100. ) Strong C. EISELB, jS^ nth and Rov Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Do Not Miss Seeing Our Exhibition of GLADIOLUS BLOOMS CONVENTION OF S. A. F. At Philadelphia, August 20-22. "AMERICA" WILL BE THERE IN ALL ITS GLORY. John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y. DAHLIAS. Now is the time to place your order for bulbs which wilt insure you getting named »a- rietie* in any quantity; prompt delivery. DAVID HER~BrRT & SON, Successors to L. K. Peacock) loc. A-TCO, IV. J. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and \\ holesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacts, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia Korsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea. Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scotlii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. IOI2 OntarioSt., Philadelphia Gardenia Plants! Fine Stocky Plants Out of 3 inch Pots STUMPP & WALTER GO. so Barclay St., New York. c c c c c C $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; % $25.00 per 200; $120 per 1000. c « CELERY PLANTS . We have millions of good celery plants in the following varieties: Boston Mar- ket, Dwarf Golden Heart, Giant Pascal, Golden Self Blanching, White Plume and White Solid, also Celeriac, Giant Prague ar d Moss Curled Parsley, as well as a good stock of Cabbage Plants. $1.00 per 1000; io,ooo and over 85 cts. per 1000, delivery to the Ad. & U. S. Express Co., 25 cts. per 100 postpaid. R.VINCENTJr. &SONSCO. WHITE MARSH, MD. A. LEUTHY & CO. importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PLANTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES, ROSLINOALE, MASS. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPiS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Roao and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SGHEEPERS & CO., 4&6 Old Slip, NEW YORK. Prices Quoted in these Columns are for Dealers Only. When Writing to Advertisers Please Mention HORTICULTURE. 174 HORTICULTURE August 10, 190T HENDERSON'S LILIUM HARRISII BULBS ARE PRONOUNCED BY FLORISTS WHO HAVE FORCED THEM "Superior and Thoroughly Satisfactory" And our 1 907 Crop of Bulbs is the finest and healthiest in several years, grow- ing conditions in Bermuda having been exceptionally favorable this season. PRICES OF HENDERSON'S LILIUM HARRISII BULBS NOW READY FOR SHIPMENT Per 100 First Size, 5 to 7 in. Bulbs $4.25 Intermediate Size, 6 to 7 in. Bulbs 5 00 Extra Size, 7 to 9 in. Bulbs 8.50 Mammoth Bulbs, 9 to 11 in. 18.00 Per 1000 $40.00 48.00 80.00 175.00 Our Florists' Catalogue of Bulbs, Plants and Seeds for Fall Planting mailed to Florists on Application. PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 and 37 Cortland Street, NEW YORK. NEW ROSE-Mrs. Jardine Will be distributed in March, 1908 H Florists coming to Philadelphia in August are cordially invited to visit our Nurseries, and see the habit and growth of this sterling novelty. IF Mrs. Jardine was raised by Messrs. Alexander Dickson & Sons of Newtownards, and is in the same class lor winter forcing as their previous introductions — Liberty and Killarney. ROBERT SCOTT & SON, Sharon Hill, Del. Co., Pa. In Small or Car Load Lots EVERGREENS AMERICAN ARBOR VITAE, 3 to 5 ft. SPRUCE and PINES in variety, 2 to 6 ft. All several times transplanted and well cultivated. Send for List. SOUTHWORTH BROS., Beverly. Mass. HARDY PERENNIALS „ '^''T:::'^ ^^^^^ . Rose Hill Nurseries INCORPORATED. Baker Bros. Co., Fort Worth, Tex- as; .J. B. Baker. W. J. Baker; capital stock, $40,000. Stark Bros., Nurseries and Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo.; capital stock, .?1,000,000; agt.. N. R. Williams, Pay- etteville. Ziea;er Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; capital stock, $.30,000; E. J. F. Zeiger, R. B. Brown and J. T. Brown, Jr., incorpor- ators. MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. John Barron recently employed at Norwich, Conn., has succeeded Michael Adams as gardener to Col DeLancey Kane at Newport. Wm. Anderson has taken the place of his late brother Alex. Anderson on the estate of Mrs. T. J. Emery in Middletown, R. I. Yufoa filamentosa. Aconltum Napellus and bicolor. IleU'iiium superbum and striatum. Rndbeekia. Hemerooallis. German Iris, man.v colors. Hardy Phlox, 20 varieties. Funkia subcordata. Write for prices to T. H. CHIVERS, - Amesbury. Mass. New and R.ire Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New Vork Office, Siebrecht Building. 425 Fifth Avenue. CYCLAMEN Grading and Pruning. Splendena GIgaaleum Hybrids In live colors; the Hues" strain known. 34n. pots, ready, $7 .CO per lOO; 4iu.. Sis.oo per 100; 5-in., $20.00 per 100. Satisfaciion guaranteed. S. S. SKIDELSKY, m No;ll PO. FINE TREES AND SHRUBBERY FURNISHED AND PLANTED. H. ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beach Parkway, Everett. Mass According to The Garden, Manda's hanriscme Wichuraiana Hybrid rose Gardenia has made a. good record in England and is popular as a wall or pillar rose. FOR SALE 200 Lady Qay 200 Dorothy Perkins 200 Crimson Ramblers Nice .Stock in ■i'A inch pots, ready for ;i)i inch $10.00 per hundred F. E. PALMER, Brookline, Mass. 15,000 EUONYMUS VARIEGATA Green and Yellow, out of 2 1-2 in. pots, clean stock, $J per 100, $25 per 1000. SALISBURY FLORIST CO , Salisbury, Md. August 10, 1907 HORTICULTURE! 176 News Notes Albert Miller has accepted a position with A. G. Lindquist, Woburn, Mass.' The Arveine Floral Parade Associa- tion, Arverne, N. J., will hold their tioral fete on Aii2;ust 31 and Seiitember 2. Charles Finnacom of Dracut, Mass., was given a birthday and surprise party on July 27 and presented, with a gold ri.ng. The officers of the newly organized Joliet Nurseries Co., Joliet, 111., are .1. H. Ferris, president, C. T. Shepherd, Jr., sec. Col. Bennit, treas. J. E. Schaefer, florist at the Rhode Island Oollege, Kingston, will resign his position on September 15, to enter upon duties in New Jersey. Drearawood, Thomas W. Lawson's farm at Scituate, Mass., boasts four- teen miles of Crimson Rambler roses, literally enclosing the grounds. Bozeman, Montana, will hold a sweet pea carnival on August 22. The improved appearance of the lawns, gar- dens and street fionts, since the car- nival of last year, promises to make this an annual feature. At a meeting of the State Entomolo- gical Commission of Kansas held at Topeka on July 22 it was decided that all nurseries in the State shall be in- spected between June 1 and November 15 and if found free of injurious insiects shall receive a certificate. Without this certificate nursery stock cannot be sold in the State. Notice to this effect will be sent to all transportation com- panies. "A Salem paper says that straw- berries have been so plentiful in Dan- vers and Peabody that farmers have been glad to get rid of them at four cents a basket. If this is the fact, the question is who sidetracked those strawberries on the way to Boston." — Boston Transcript. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED For sale by all first classsiipply houses. Madeby ORAL MFG. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IN ALBANY AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. 644 Fourth Ave., , LOUISVILLE, KY. JACOB SCHULZ Cut Flowers ".'.u^f^f/p'r ^.t'To\„V".a^5?er ■Wnte, Telegraph or Telephone. Cumberland and Home Phones 223 and 984 BOSTON FLORISTLEnER CO. Manufacturers of FLORISTS' LETTERS I This ^rooden box nicely stained and Tarnifthed, 18x30x13, made in tw^o eec- tions, one for each size letter, given away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, i}4 or 2 inch size per 100, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. F. McCARTnV, lianager <6 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS. JOHN BREITMEYER'S =^SONS=^ Cor. Miami and Qratiot Ave*. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut Blooms We cover all Michigan points and good »ectiona of Oliio, Indiana and Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrinn 586 SAMUEL MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory 10 ir BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO Both 'Pbonts 2670 Mafn FRED C. WEBER FLORIST OLIYS STREET ol« LUU1^> i'lUi EstabUshed 1873 Lour Dlitance Phone BeU UadeU <7t WASHINGTON, D. C. GUDE BROSCO TLORISTS GUDE'S Qeo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINQTON. D. C. ATLANTA FLORAL CO. " IK?,',"' ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery in New York City or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... . Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York ALEX. MeCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38th St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New Yoric Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Ordoro- and reliable deliveriea suaranteed DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders ficm any part of the country c New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "F1.0WERS BY TCLEBRAm" Send flower orders for delivery in BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F? CALVIN 124 Tremont St., Boston Tiie Park Floral Co. J. A. VALENTINE Pres. DENVER, COLORADO William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. nicblgfan Ave. and 31st St.. CHICAGO' We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phones: Douglas 744, Douglas 523, Douglas 740 Theodore Miller FLORIST Long Distance Phne«: Bell, Forest 56; KInlocK Dttaar 4832 Dalmar Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO.. 176 HORTICULTU RE. August 10, 1907 i We shall make the most remarkable Exhibition of Sterling Novelties in Florists' Supplies ever seen on this continent. AT PHILADELPHIA It will be one of the big sensations of the S. A. F. Convention. i u These goods have all been personally selected by Mr. H. Bayersdorfer who has spent many weeks in the largest and most progressive European Sources of Supply. A life time devoted to this work has equipped Mr. Bayersdorfer with a discernment of the distinct needs of the American market possessed by no other buyer. Send for Catalogue. H. BAYERSDORFER& CO., ^TT'S& \ 1 29 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. i t ^ • EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ CUT FLOWERS EDWARD REID, S26 I" Wholesale Florist Ranstead St.. PHILADELPHIA STOKE CLOSES 8 P. M. i^ ' f CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. ^- k GEO. A. SUTHERLAND CO. CUT FLOWERS Florists' Supplies and Letters 34 HAWLEY STREET - BOSTON CHOICE ASTERS and CLADIOLI AV. E. McRISSICR Wholesale Florist 1231 Filbert St., PHILADELPHIA FRED. EHRET CUT FLOWERS Wholmmala Oonalgnmenis from Bmat Growara 1407 FAIBJIOUNTATi:„PHILA..PA. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Grownrs W* can care for your cutfJower want5 to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. 41-47-49 WMASH AVE., - - CHICA60 ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jhccountant and Jtuditor Simple methods of correct accounting a especially adapted for florists' use. " Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchaots Bank Building 28 STATE ST., - BOSTON Telephooe, Main |t , ' CHAS. W. McKELUR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Roses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERG WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. In writing adrertliers mentloa HortlCDitiir* and all other ROSES AIYIERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100 — TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO August 6 I TWIH CITIES I August 6 PHILA. August 5 BOSTOir August 8 ROSES Am, Beauty, Fan, SSp ao.oo to 35.00 20.00 to 30.00 20.00 to 25.00 15.00 to 25.00 Extra 15.00 to 18.00 12,50 to 17 00 15.00 to 18.00 10.00 tn 12.00 No, I 10.00 to 1 2.0c 10.00 tr> 8.00 tc 12 00 6.00 to 8.00 " Lower grades 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 5.00 3-00 to ' 5.00 .50 to 3.00 Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gale, F.&S.. 5.00 to 8.00 4 00 to 6.00 5-00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.0a Extra.. 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 " " " No. i&lw.gr. I 00 to 2. 00 2.00 to ^.00 1. 00 to 2.00 50 to 1. 00 Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 0.00 5.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 " " Lowergrades. 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 1. 00 to 3.00 .50 to 2.00 Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp 5.00 to 6.00 4 00 to 6.00 5.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3-00 " ** Lowergrades 2.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3 00 •50 to 1. 00 Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 5.»o " " Lower grades... a. 00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 a. 00 to «;.oo 1. 00 to 3.00 Killarney, Welleslcy, Fan. & Sp.. . 5.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6 00 500 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 " *' Lower grades 2, 00 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 1.00 to 3.00 -SO to 2.00 CARNATIONS 1.50 to 2.00 1.50 to 3.00 a. CO '0 2.50 1. 00 to 1.50 ■75 .75 »-50 -50 .75 MISCELLANEOUS to 6o*w ■SO 35-to 10.00 •50 to 35.00 10.00 to 60.00 12.00 60.00 10. CO 35-00 6.00 Lilies to 12.00 to to 12.00 to 8.00 Lilv nt the Vallev 4.00 2.00 to tn 4.00 2.00 2.00 I. CO to tn 4.00 2.00 4.00 •75 Asters 1. 00 rn 1. 00 ■50 1. 00 ■50 to Gladioli 2. CO ■75 to to 6.00 1.50 2 00 ■75 to to 6.00 1.00 1. 00 1. 00 to to 5.00 1-50 to to 400 i.SO Adjantum Smilax 10.00 35-00 to to 15.00 50.00 12. 00 35-00 to to 15.00 50.00 JO.OO 35.00 to to 15.00 50.00 12.00 to to Acpangus Plumosus , strings 50.00 " " & Spren. (too bchs.) 25.00 to 50.00 35.00 to 50.00 35.00 to 50-00 25.00 to 50.00 POEHLMANN BROS. CO. Grow and Ship the Finesi' AMERICAN BEAUTIES In the World. 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. The Florists' Supply House of America Can fill hurry oraers Telephone or Telerrapk H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 1 1 29 Arch St:, Philadelphia TO BUYERS '^ Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you ria:ht August 10, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 177 COMING TO CONVENTION ? SEE US at Horticultural Hall or at Our New Building. Greatest Line of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES AND NOVELTIES J, STERN &. CO. 125 North lOth St., above Arch St., PHILADELPHIA FLOWER MARKET REPORTS A few banquets took BOSTON place during "Old Home "Week," but the call for flowers for these affairs made no ap- preciable impression on the flower trade and those who looked for a pronounced demand during that period were doomed to disappointment. Thefe is a vast amount of small and almost valueless roses coming in at present; carnations are almost out of the running; sweet peas are over stocked badly and bring but \-'ery lit- tle return; lily of the valley which hung fire for some time past has be- gun to strengthen; Shakespeare glad- iolus is a good seller at present; as- ters are more abundant and rapidly falling in value. This about covers the ground so far as the staple mar- ket flowers are concerned. Business for the past BUFFALO week was as good as could be expected, and at the end of the week a good clearing tip was had on everything save green goods. Asters have not come in verj' plentifully therefore the carnations such as there are, are picked up quickly. Lilies have sold well, the supply being normal and quality fine and have been a great help for those who were fortunate enough to have floral design orders. Peas have shortened in supply and sell more rapidly than in previous weeks. Lily of the valley has been on the shelf for some time; no demand whatever. Beauty, Kaiserin and Carnot roses are in good supply and selling well. The local florists can DETROIT with pleasure look for- ward to a heavy season, for the competing forces are increasing very little while the city itself is grow- ing ever so rapidly; the only thing which may mar our hopes may be some weak-knee among us who will be induced through some weird logic in his brain to cut prices. At the pres- ent time vacations are our main topic of interest. "We are now ex- INDIANAPOLIS periencing the worst of the sum- mer season. Stock inside is at its worst, while out door flowers are be- low the usual grade of quality. The recent hot weather has sent society to the different resoits and naturally flowers find little demand. No good roses are to be had. A few good Beauties are seen but supply is short of demand. Asters are coming stronger tut it will be several weeks before th'ey will be in full supply. Gladioli are plentiful and sell well. Fine growing weather has prevaile-J throughout the season with just enough rain to insure a steady, healthy growth, and it has put plants in a splendid condition: chrysanthemums 6si)ecially are making a good showing. Newport is at present NEWPORT in a flourishing con- dition. Business is be- ginning to boom in a way it has not boomed in many years. The city is just simply filled up with people; that being the case, how can it be other- wise than a good season and if any man feels the other way about it the chances are that it is his own fault. Good flowers in all classes are finding a satisfactory market except where they are in over-production for the mo- ment. Th'ere is little to be NEW YORK said concerning the flower trade of this city at present writing, mainly because there is not any worth talking about. Somnolenco profound prevails in and about all the retail and wholesale es- tablishments, the latter only furnish- ing an exception when awakened by the unintelligible but forcible jargon of the swarms of Greeks or when some out-of-town cemetei-y florist gets a big order and comes in to buy the stock to fill it, the usual purchase in suoh cases being a cargo big enough to fully occupy th'e entire platform of a 28th street horse car and cause con- ductors and drivers to lift up their voices in loud protest. The money usually paid for such an outfit would just about buy enough flowers to fill a collar box in the good old winter tim'e. For midsummer PHILADELPHIA the volume of business has been very fair with noi-mal market as to prices and supplies. Asters are now very plentiful and arriving at the rate of from 200,000 to 300,000 blooms daily but sell fairly well and fill the gap usually occupied by carnations whicli are now coming in very sparingly. Roses are also in short supply, espec- ially Beauties and good pinks. Kai- serins are more plentiful and some good Libertys are arriving and lily of the valley. Cattleyas keep in fairly steady volume vnlh. good demand. Gladioli are much appreciated at pres- ent. Auratum and speciosum lilies find ready takers. There is very lit- tle demand for other garden flowers. Cold-storag'e peonies show up well and are a choice and welcome item. Trade is qniet and TWIN CITIES the most of the florists do not 'ex- pect to do much until the fore part of September. Roses continue scarce and it is difficult to obtain good sum- mer stock. Chicago is practically the market. Prices have not dropped. Sweet peas are moving nicely and a great variety is handled by all the dea.lers. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO.'S NEW ESTABLISHMENT. We take much pleasure in present- ing, herewith, a picture of this, which we belieVe to be the most complete and extensive florists' supply house on this continent. It is the culminar tion of more than a quarter century of persistent enterprise and unremit- ting industry and we are sure our readers will join us in congratulations to this well-known firm on their suc- cess as indicated in this spacious plant. Opiiii hou.st will be tlie lulo during convention time and there is to l>e a special reception on the roof, as announced in the prospectus of tho local c-nteitainment to be offered th'e S. A. F. visitors in Philadelphia. No doubt every attendant at the conven- tion will ^^sit. at lea=t once, Messrs. Bayersdorfer & Co.. and we can prom- ise them that every floor of the big; house will present a surprise in the "ariety, beauty and utility of its con- tents. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTICULTURE. The greenhouses of C. J. Harvey, Needham, Mass., were slightly dam- aged by fire on August 1. 178 HORTICULTURE August 10, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Fkieat American Beauties and Carnation* SI West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 4$ West 28U1 Street, HEW YORK HUE ROSES fWCUraS A FuU Line ol All CUT FLOWERS Telephone, 3870 or 3871 Madison Sanare Charles Millang 50 West 29th St., New York City JOHN 1. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist ^I'i'ilSisA^IS'JtBS* A full line o( Choice Cut Flower atock lor all purposes. Comprises every variety grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholetale Commission Dealer in CHOICE GUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Strtet. Mew York Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadlson Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY Cut Flowers on Commission A Reliable Place to Consi£:n to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Uadison Square The Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH 1 10 W. 28th Street, New York Tel. 334-325 Madison Square THK HICHKST GRADE OF VALLEY ALWAYS OM HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES. ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,759'ii.dTa42 W. 28th St., New York H. E> . iMC01ME>K^a^ Successor to Wm. Chormley Wholesale Commission Florist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 57 West 28th St. New York. Special Attealion to Shipping Orders Telephones; laoo, siox, Madison Square Write for Current Prices Batabltohed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TEY ME ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St, New York Velephone 3924 Madison Square. WHOLESALE ICOMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 A M.DAilY J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Telephone 167 Madison Sq. Ready to talk with growers about consignments for coming season NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER lOO-TO DEALERS ONLY Roses Am. Beauty, fan and sp " extra No. I •* Lower grades Bride. 'Maid, Golden Gate . fan & sp " " '* " Iwr.grds. Liberty, Richmond, *ancy & special '* " lower grades . . Chatenay, Morgan, fancy and spec. " *' lower grades . . Kitlamey, Wellesley, fan. and spec. *' " lower grades. Last Half of Week ending Aug. 3 mi Rrst Half of Week beginnlnfAug. 5 19C7 lO.OO to 30.00 to.oo to 20. eo 6.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 8.00 a.oo to 3.00 1.00 to Voo .50 to 1.00 .50 to 1. 00 1,00 to 4.00 t.oo to 4.00 •25 1. 00 to to .50 4.00 • as 1. 00 to to • 50 4.00 1. 00 to to •50 4.00 ■ as t.oo to to .50 4.00 25 1. 00 to to •50 4.00 ■ as 1,00 to to •so 4^oo ■as to .50 •as to •50 Carnations, Fancy and Novekieso " Ordinary Sweet Peas (i CO bunches'" Cattleyas Llliea Lily of tbe Valley Asters Gladioli Adlantum Croweanum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings " " & Sprcn. (100 bchs.) Last Half of Week Flrtt Half of Week ending Aug. 3 beginning Aug. 5 1907 1907 i.oo to .50 to 1.00 to 20,00 to 3.00 to 1.00 to .50 to .50 to .50 to 1.00 to 8.00 to 30.00 to 10.00 to 3 00 1.00 1.50 50.00 5-00 I.oo 1.00 4.00 -75 I 50 1 2. 00 30.0c 25.00 I.OO to .50 to 1.00 to 20. eo to 3.00 to 1.00 t« .50 to .50 to .CO to 1,00 to 8.00 to 20.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 1.00 >.50 50.*« 5.00 t.oo 4.00 •75 i-5« 13.00 30.00 35 00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madison Square Edward Cs Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. ^'>- 1463 Madison Square NCW YOrfc TRAENDLY A SCHENCK WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at {air prices all the year round Send for qnetationa on fall o«den Toi. 798.799 Madison Sq. 44 West 28tli Street, Net York CIt) Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tK STREET PHONES. I60'4—1665 MADI.SON .SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture ^August 10, 1907 HORTICULTURE 179 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ I per 1000 BRONZE CALAX. $1.25 per 1000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on ferns ; we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire worlc. Write lor price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN GUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wh.iesaie oommission Fi..ists, 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. FRANK S. HIGKS & CO. Wholesale Florists, Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, • New York City. Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq, FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florist Teleirraphlc Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26th St.. New York Oily. Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Commission Florists, 55 and 57 We*t 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Madiion Square. The KERVAN CO. 113 W28tll. ST., New Yorii WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Lcu- cothce, Feras and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen BUSINESS CHANGES. G. H. Ede has bought the business •of Mis. J. H. Deal at Owosso, Mich. John MoKerrighan, Toronto, Can., has disposed of his business to S. A. Frost. S. J. Banks retires from the firm of Fillow & Banks, Wesfport, Ct.. and is succeeded by Joseph H. Sniffeu. Magnuson & Hylen succeed W. F. Spry at Mancliester-by-the-Sea, Mass., as florists ard landscape gardeners. W. E. Packard has purchased the 'business of Stanley Baker. Hanover, Mass., and will enlarge the green- houses at once. J. B. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Plorjsti FLORISTS' SUPPLIES •545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. Long Distance Phone 1435 Court. REED For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Rd.,. St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswlrth. 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 3Ut St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., BoBton. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ey. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Qa. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Hllflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co.. 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PL, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad way. Detroit, MIcb. For page sec List of Advertisers. GARDENIAS Stumpp & Walter Co.. 50 Barclay St., New York. Gardenia Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Lewis Chllds, Floral Park, N. Y Gladiolus Blooms. For page see List of Advertisers Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Uaaa. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade, Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnbam, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa for page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTsTL^rd^^^^ui^nh^ Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnbam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING^ AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass ^^For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, New York For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison^qT. N Y For page see List of Advertlsera. HItchlngg & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y For page see List of Advertisers. •i. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset~Bo«tOD For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Moninger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St.. Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing ATe- Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 M«tl»- polltan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. D. Iirffer49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION Semi- Iron Greenhouses, New Truss Houses and Jr?S D^'*?^ Houses. Lord & Baraliam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St N I For page see List of Advertiser*. ' ' GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip got ter attachment. Lord & Bumham; 1188 Broadway, N. Y. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES ^- '"•j^°y?*'"' * Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass For page see List of Advertisers The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St N Y For page see List of Advertisers. ' ' Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 & 40 Broadway, Detroit. MIcb. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. A full line of ferns, galax. and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthv & Co., 84 Haw- lev St.. Boston. HARDY PERENNIALS M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. ^ For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. T. H. Chlvers. Amesbury, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 182 HORTICULTURE August 10, 1907 HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertiser!. PlersoD U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List ot AdYe.-::.4>-'s. Hltcblngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For pnge see List of Advertise™. Jobn A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnston Heating Co.. li.% Br'dwny. N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Nepon««t, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson UBar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnham^o., 1133 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT WATER CIRCULATOR W W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. HYDRANGEAS. F R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York. Hydrangeas for Summer Blooming. For page see List of Advertisers. ^ ^" ^INSECTICIDES. Nleotlelde kills all greenhouse pests. P. R. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Oweusboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPANESE LILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay 81^ New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. LAWN MOWER Clipper Lawn Mower Co., Dixon, III. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Lonis, Mo. For page fee List of Advertisers. 1. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page sec List of Advertisers Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Qude Bros. Co., 1214 F 8t., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers^ Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. l/ouls, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. 3. Hauswlrth, 232 Miehigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 81st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertlseta. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Qa. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS — Continued Jacob Schniz, 644 4th Ave., Lonlsvllle, Ky, For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl S~t., Albany, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, FIs. Telegraph or mall orders promptly tilled. Long distance telephone connections. LILACS August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Forcing Lilacs. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, fine dark blue double flower, 2 lu. stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Kutherford, N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 170 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSMAS Uoscbosma rlparlum, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. The Couard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel C. Moon, Morrlsvllle, Pa. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. For page see List of Advertlaers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Secaucus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 105. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Kentia Palms. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentia. Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Ruther- ford. N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower E:,change, i8 and 40 Broadw-iy, Detroit. Mich. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. For page see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhonso Lead; Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway. N. Y. PATENTS SIggers & Siggers, Washington, D. C. For pape see List of Advertisers. PEONIES Cotttge Gardens Co., Queens. N. Y. For page sec List of Advertisers. Wholesale grower of peoules. List of 100 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld. West Point. Neb. French Ptonles. The best collection. All varieties guaranteed true to name. Large stock. Strong plants. Catalogue free. Dessert. Peony Specialist, Chenon- ceaux, France. All the new French Peonies grown by a specialist right at home. The best that can be obtained from any source. Every- thing as represented and no small nursery stock sent out. E. J. Shaylor, WelUsIey HllIs,Mass^ PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord ft Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT STANDS The Wlttbold plant stand, $18.00 per dos. The Geo. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Buckingham Place, Chicago. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot bangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by azp., $1.25 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES M. H. Walsh. Woods Hole, Mass. Hardy Roses, H. T. Roses and RamblerSL For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West GroTS, P«. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Gay Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet, III. American Beauty Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Robt. Scott & Son, Sharon Hill, Pa. Rose Mrs. Jardine. For page see List of Advertisers. Low-budded roses. No. 1, $95.00: No. 1 1-2, $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. Rose Plants: 1.000 Meteors, 4-in. pots, 3 l-2c.: l,0(Xt Brides, 2 1-2-in pots, 2 l-2c.; l.OfiO Maids, 4-in. pots. 3 l-2c. Fine stock. Brant_Bros.. rtica. N^Y. 725 Maids, 200 Ivory, 75 Gates, very strong, in 4 and 3 1-2-in. Just right for benching, $5.00 per 100. $40.00 for the lot. Cash. J. W. Duntord,_Clayton, Mo^ The beautiful new pink rose, MISS KATE MOULTON is the queen of all pink roses. It's a winner and you should grow it. Price $30.00 100; 500 $125.00; 1000 $200.00; 5000 and upwards $175 per 1000. Minneapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, Minn. RUSTIC W^ORK Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., N. Y. SALVIAS 2 1-2-in. Very strong, 2c. J. W. Dun- ford, Clayton, Mo. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons 51 and 52 N. Market St., Boston, Mas*. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., S3 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. Challenge Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 184 August 10, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 18S SEEDS — Continued H. F. Mlchell Co.. 1017 Market St., Phil*. For page see List of Advertisers. JameEi VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. T. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Hjalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Cop«DhageD, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertlsera. Rlckards Bros., 37 E. l»th St., New Xork. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Pblla. Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. B. & J. Farquhar & Co. 76-7 So. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlsera. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. FIske Seed Co., Fanenll Hall 8q., Boston. For page see List of Advertiser*. Angnstns Zlrngiebel. Needham, Mass. Giant Pansies. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page Sep List of Advertisers. Ant. C. ZvoTanekr Bound Brook, Nl J. Mignonette Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. FYancis Brill, Hempstead, L. I., N. Y. Garden Seeds. For page see List of Advertisers. I sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask for wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zansen, Hoboken. N. J. SHEEP MANURE R. & J. Farquhar & Co.. 6 and 7 So. Mar- ket St., Boston. Pulverized Sheep Manure. SMILAX PLANTS J. B. Heiss, 112 S. Main St., Dayton, 0. For page see List of Advertisers. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum luuss, orcbld peat and orchid baskets always on band. Lager & Hurrell. Snmmit, N. J. Fresh, cleaji, 5 bbl. bale, $1.2>; 2 balesi $2.25; 6 bales, $5.00; Id bales, |».S0. Cash. H. K. Akers. Cbatswortb, N. J. SPIREA Splrea, estra line clumps In leading va rlety. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. STEAM TRAP E. HIppard, Vuungstown. O. SIVEET PEAS Ant. C. Zvolaueli, Bound Hiooli, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. VEGETABLE PLANTS Samuel W. Shanlilin. White Marsh, Md. Celery Plants; Cabbages. For page see List of Advertisers. R. Vincent & Sons CoT, White Marsh7~sTd. Celery Plants: Cabbage Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Morel Bros., 624 E. Market St., Scranton, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. W. B. DuRie, Rahway, N. J. Celery Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. 100.000 fleid-grown tomato plants. C. Jewel, L. Beauty, etc., $1.00 per 1,000. 15 varieties cabbage. $1.00 per 1,000: .$7.50 per 10,000. Celery plants, $1.25 p«>r l.OnO; 10- 000 for $10.00. 50,000 cauliflower, best snowball, 50c. per 100: $2.50 ped 1,000. Cash. Catalogue. F. M. Pattlngton. SclploYllle, N. J. ' VENTILATING APPARATUS Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsera. BItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsera. Foley Mfg. Co.. 471 W. 22nd St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertlsera. J. C. Monlnger Co., 421 Hawthorne Are. Chicago The Chicago Lifter. VENTILATING APPARATUS - Continued VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, self-olllug gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Bumham. 113R Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. 5000 clumps California violets, ready now, finest stock in the west, 4 1-2 c. 250 or more at 4c. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertlaeri. Wlrework. Write for our catalogue. Holton & Hnnkel Co., Milwaukee, Wli. William E. Hellscber's Wire Worki, 8840 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send .'or i>ilee list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. All standard frames In stock. Special de- signs made to order In burry-np time. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton, Mass. WIRE SUPPORTS The Helm Carnation Snpport. Write for price. Helm Carnation Support Co., Con- nersvllle, Ind. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co.. 84 Bawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. G«orge A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kasting Co., 383-87 ElUcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Cbas. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertlsera. Peter Relnberg, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertlaers. E. F. WInterson Co.. 45-49 Wabash^Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 & 40 Broadway. For page see List of Advertisers. Nexr Tork J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertl^rs. Wm. Stuart Allen Co.. 63 W. 28th St., New Kork. For page see List of Advertisers. J. S. Fenrlch, 110 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros.. 48 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Froment, 57 W. 28th St.7New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28tb St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. E. C. Horan, 55 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Langjahr, 55 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. James McManns, 42 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. Mlllang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of AdvertlserB, WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continued Ne-w York W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young. 51 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Bentz & Nash, 55 and 57 W. 20th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fr.mk S. Hicks & Co., 52 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank Mlllang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philadelphia W. E. McKlsslck, 1221 Filbert St.. Phlla- delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Nlessen Co., 1200 Arch St. Phlladel- phla, Pa. For page see List cf Advertisers. The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1008-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reld, 1526 Ranstead St., Pbda- delphla. Pa. For page see List of AdvertlserL Fred Ehret, 1407 Falrmonnt Ave., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Berger Bros., 1305 Filbert St., Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. Flttsbnrs J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St.. Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. New Offers in This Issue. AMERICAN ARBOVITAE, SPRUCES, PINES. SoMtliworth Bros.. Beverlv, Mass. I'nr iiage sHe List iif Adv'i.'itiscis. CANNAS AT S. A. F. CONVENTION. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. CLAY'S FERTILIZER. w'ui. i:iii.,tt & Sons, i;in Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. EUONYMUS VARIEGATA. Sali.amuel W..t7o Sheridan W. F 178 Siggers & Siggers 186 Situations & Wants. -184 Skldelskv S.S 174 Smith W.C. 15S Smyth Wm. J 175 Southworth Bros. ...i74 Standard Pbtt Glass Co. 186 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co 187 Stem J. & Co. 177 Stumpp & Walter Co. ....158-172-173 Sutherland Geo. A. Co 176 Thorburn J.M. & Co. 171 Totty Chas. H 158 Traendly & Schenck.178 Valentine, J. A. 175 Vick' s Jas. Sons 171 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 173 Walsh M. H... 160 Waterer John& Sons. 160 Weber F. C 17-? Weber H. & Sons-. ..158 Welch Bros 176 Winterson E. F. Co.. 176 Yokohama Nurseries Co 172 Young lohn 178 Young, Thos. Jr..... 1 75 Young & Nugent ... .175 Zirngiebel August.. . .171 Zv lanek Ant. C. 170 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not ? SHRUB CHAT. Just now the prairie rose, last but not least of the garden roses, is loaded down with its profusion of satiny pink bloom. This glorious garden and pil- lar shrub is not known or appreciated as it should be. Rhododendron maximum is about through flowering. It is a pity that this useful evergreen should have to qualify its standing as a garden shrub by a comparison with the earlier and in every way more showy fancy hy- brids. Its inferiority of foliage effect, ils more straggly growth, monotony of flower color and habit of obscuring the bloom with the young growths are serio. s h.Hndicaps in the estima- tion of those who are familiar with the hardy hybrids. Here is a shrub that invites improvement at the hands of the plantsman and hybridist. The loniceras. which a few weeks ago were objects of beauty, laden with honeyed bloom are again attracting at- tention with their wealth of crimson, scarlet and orange fruit, no less beau- tiful than they were in their spring dress. Spiraea Anthony Waterer has been condemned for its untidy brown seed masses which follow the dropping of its attractive pink bloom. It certainly is a most objectionable habit for an otherwise superb garden shrub. But its readiness to keep constantly bloom- ing all through the season if given a little attention atones for this one drawback which can be overcome by a little time and trouble spent in trim- ming back the branches as fast .is they go out of flower. On a large place where planted in quantity this is not always practicable but in any mode- rate-sized garden there is no good ex- cuse for neglecting it. For covering buildings, walls, or any other object with a rapid growing vine nothing can excel Actinidia arguta. When well established the stems will grow at an incredible rate and the massive dark foliage is exceedingly rich and effective. Rosa lucida alba — so-called, but pos- sibly a distinct species, found some years ago in Deerfleld, Me., is now be- coming pretty well distributed among I he gardens in the neighborhood of Boston. It is a late bloomer very free and vigorous, the flowers snow- white and deliciously fragrant. Un- lortunately it usually falls victim to myriads of rose bugs which finding no olher roses to feed upon except setigera (which, by the way, they for some reason avoid) pounce upon this and riddle and tear the petals to shreds totally destroying its beauty. One of these bugs, of red color, with pointed snout and rather smaller than the or- dinary rose chafer is more destructive, if possible, than this better known pest. Ijgtistrum Ibota, although lacking the luxuriant and glossy foliage which makes its relative ovalifolium or Cali- fornia privet so seductive, has the ad- vantage of hai'diness where the latter Is liable to winter-killing and makes a very attractive single specimen on the lawn or in the mixed shrubbei-y bor- der with its symmetrical form and arching branches laden in July with fragrant white flower clusters of which the bees are verv fond. HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRAN- DIFLORA. Our frontispiece shows a handsome hedge of this well-known garden shrub and indicates a use for it at once effec- tive and appropriate. Owing to the lateness of its leafing out in spring and the earliness of its leaf-shedding in fall this shrub is not well adapted to the purposes of a hedge proper but as a facing for a high hedge of other ma- terial or against a background of any dark grefen foliaged shrubs or trees it has few rivals. If planted where shade strikes it through the mid-day hours the flowers will retain their whiteness in perfection for several weeks. If cut down almost to the ground every spring and given plenty of stimulant enormous heads of flowers will be pro- duced on stiff stems of great length. The above facts are generally known to florists and others. It is not so well known, however, that by pinching out the flowering tips as soon as they be- gin to form, usually about July 1 to 5, the crop may be retarded and an abun- dance of late flowers secured at a pe- riod when the cool weather keeps them pure white for a considerable time and when they will com'e in very accept- ably for floral decorative work. Alexander McConnell of New York City sailed on S. S. Oceanic. July 31, on a pleasure trip to England. Ireland, Scotland. Isle of Man. France and Ger- many. He expects to reach New York again about October IG. This is Mr. McConnell's first trip across the Atlan- tic in 22 years. A host of friends will wish this genial and universally be- loved representative of New York's re- tail flower trade "Bon Voyage" and great physical benefit from his well- earned vacation. Special Philadelpbia Convention Number Will Be Issued August I 7. It will reach the best trade at the con- vention and all through the country. Send Us Your Advertisement Now. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. ' Advertisements in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTICUL- TURE" should be sent to J I Ham- ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED WANTED — Competent assistant In flower, seed and bulb department. State experi- ence and 6.ilary wanted. Address Scble- gel & Fottler Co., Boston, Mass. SITUATIONS WANTED WANTED — Situation by young inan to do landscape work or as foreman of a private place; has graduated from an agri- cultural school and has had four years ex- perience. Address S. T., care of HOKTI- CULTURE. August 10, 1907 HORTlCULTURt 185 DEMAND FOR NURSERY STOCK IN CHINA. Vine-Consul Ernest Vollmer. writing from Tsingtau, gives the following ac- count of the newly created demand in that part of China for fruit trees which he thinks, American nurserymen should supply: "The German forestry department for the Kiaochow territory, with head- quarters at Tsingtau, has within the last few years planted a large acreage in forests, using mainly acacias, but also oaks and many varieties of pine. Aside from this purely forest work a large experiment station is located at Tsingtau. At this station extensive investiga- tions have been conducted with pear, apple and plum trees from Germany and California; cherries from Cali- fornia, and native peaches and apri- cots, besides berries of all sorts. The success with this imported stock has been so satisfactory that the fruit busi- ness will be entered into on a large scale and it is hoped to make Shantung one of the greatest fruit-exporting countries in the world. In order to expedite matters and create an interest among the native farmers, 66,000 grafted and budded young trees were distributed free among the Chinese last year, and even then the demand was not nearly filled. It would thus seem that the Cali- fornia fruit trees and their merits are known to the German officials, but the native simply knows that he can get a few trees free from the forestry de- partment. Seeing the higher price the fruits from foreign trees bring, the Chinese are naturally anxious to get as many trees as possible, and this cause.s a shortage With the German Government fostering the fruit indus- trv and every possibility of its high development in this district, a great field should soon be opened to the American nurserymen. California fees have proved successful here, and, with a rapidly growing demand, it would pay Americans to go after the business." We are in receipt of a vei-y pl'eas- ant letter from Mr. A. Leuthy. of Ros- lindale. Maw., written from Hotel de la Poste, Ghent, in which he give^ us the following information: — "The stock of azaleas in Gand is far behind that of other years on ac- count of the cold weather. The buds are not set yet but with warm weather they will be all right in two or three •weeks. Palms are very high in price; on some of the places they do not know how much to ask for them and in many places they are forced so hard they would not stand shipping. Tuberous begonias are also far behind the growth of other years. The hy- brid roses are just in full bloom at present; also, the bedding plants in the parks and gardens never looked better than this year. "I am trying to get back to N'ew York on the 17th of August and vn\l attend the convention in Philadelphia if possible. "The weather here is very pleasant as well as the surroundings. There are several American florists at this hotel, some from New York, others from Philadelphia, and still more coming." A RECORD PRICE FOR A CHRYS- ANTHEMUM BLOOM. Those of your readers who are old enough to remember the sale of Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, a hairy Japanese chrysanthemum of some repute eigh- teen years ago, will be interested to learn that big prices are not wholly confined to your side. A short time since there appeared in a London illustrated newspaper called "Sketch" a portrait of the Princess Von Hohen- berg and an illustration of a bloom of the chrysanthemum called Sada Yacco a variety raised by Nonin of Paris. The following interesting note ac- companies the portrait and picture of the flower. A music exhibition held at Trieste, under the presidency of the Archduchess Friedrich. was a failure and to pay off all the debts incurred a number of Austrian ladies organized a Flower Show. Among the visitors was Sophie, Princess von Hohenberg, wife of the heir to the Austrian throne, who, after asking how much money was still wanted, and learning that £8000 (or about $40,000 in American money) would set matters right, paid that sum for the single bloom shown. Apart from the charitable intent this may be taken as a record of first magnitude. C. H. P. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. The New York Agricultural Experi- ment Station has issued a popular edi- tion of bulletin 281 on Miscible Oil Sprays, summarized by F. H. Hall. The conclusions intimate that the proprie- tary scale remedies of the miscible oil class are too expensive for general use by orchardists and that, in order to be effective, they must be used in consid- erably greater strength than recom- mended by the manufacturers. As showing something of the amount of work the State Experiment Stations are called upon to perform it is in- teresting to learn from the report of the director of the New York Agri- cultural Experiment Station that in one department alone, that of fertilizer in- spection, the station annually receives for analysis from the Commissioner of Agriculture' from twelve to fifteen hundred samples of fertilizers and feed- ing stuffs, requiring upwards of eight thousand single chemical determina- tions. Some of these determinations are rendered more time-consuming by the fact that occasionally they must serve as testimony in court. These samples are known to the station auth- orities only by number. As these ana- lyses are the basis for determining whether fertilizer manufacturers are violating the law as to the quality of their goods, it is necessary to surround this part of the work with all needed pr-rcautions as to accuracy. The sta- tion's part in fertilizer inspection is one of the most laborious and expen- sive duties that it has to perform. VICTIMS OF HAIL STORMS. The luess Garden Co. and the Schaefr-r Co.. Newburgh. N. Y.. lost heavily recently, without insurance, T. G. Yale. Wellington. O., on Julv 25. H. F. Drury, Galesburg, 111.. July 24; heavy losers. C. J Btirdell, Bowling Green. Ky . between three and four hundred lighfs destroyed. OBITUARY. Mrs. C. J. Inloes. mother of Mis. C. E. Critchell, Cincinnati, C, died on July 29. Mrs. Harriet S.. widow of Orange Judd. for many years editor of the American Agriculturist, died at Spring- field, Mass., on Ai'gust 2, aged 64. James Young, Hartford, Ct., died of tetanus on July 26. He came to this country from England in 1892 and for eleven years has conducted a florist business in Hartford. Mr. Young was about 40 years old, was a member of several fraternal organizations and highly esteemed in the community. A widow and five children survive him. Frederick L. LaFrance, of the La- France Carnation Co., Elniira, N. Y., died suddenly on July 28 at his sum- mer residence at Port Bay, Lake On- tario. Mr. LaFrance has been a life- long resident of Elmira, and about nine years ago started iii the florist business. He was forty-five years of ago. A widow and two daughters sur- vive him. William H. Traendly, who has con- ducted a retail flower business on West 17th street and at the Cafe Martin, New York City, for a number of years, died at New York Hospital on August 2, aged 45 years. Mr. Traendly had been ill but a week with a rheumatic trouble which affected his heart and caused his death. The interment took place on Sunday. He leaves a wife and two children. He was a brother of the well-known wholesale florist Frank H. Traendly. RUMORED DROWNING OF ED- WARD HEACOCK. At this writing (August 7th) the Hcacock family at Wyncote, Pa., are in a state of keen suspense over the news received yesterday from British Columbia. The details so far are meagre. All that is known positively is that the canoe upset; that Edward clung to the overturned craft and that his companion swam ashore. Later the canoe was recovered but all the rest blank. Edward Heacock is the s'econd son of Joseph Heacock the well known palm and rose grower. He went on a pleasure trip to British Columbia some time ago. This trag- edy— as there is only too much reason to think it will' turn out to be a trag- 'edy — has cast a gloom over the entire community here. We earnestly hope that some trace of the missing man may be heard of soon. The sympa- thies of everyone w'ill go out to the stricken household in their great sorrow. ELIOT. ME.. Aug. 7. — Ttere w.is a head- on collision hetweon two open electric cars on the .\tliintic Coast line at Kennard's Corner here tonight, when three persons were seriously injured and several others thrown from their seats and bruised. Mrs. 'William H. ElMoft. of Brighton. Mass.. and Madbury. N. H.. her summer home, was thrown from her seat to the ground, receiving injuries to both hips and n sealp wound. — Boston TVst. We sincerely trust the above ac- .ount is exaggerated and that Mrs. Elliott has sustained no serious in- jury. 18« HORTICULTURi: August 10, 1907 GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CONTEMPLATED. New. Meridian, Mi.ss.— Mrs. J. E. Watts, house. No. Reading, Mass. — Mr. Bailey, one house. N. Beverly, Mass. — S. W. Winslow, conservatory. Plitiladelphia, Pa.— Thos. Dolan, house, 36 x 100. Millbrook, N. Y.— W. C. Russell, house 20x70; J. D. Wing, two houses, 25x120, 25x50. Additions. Danbnry, Ct.— L. H. Seaman, remod- eling. Berlin, Mass. — Samuel Wheeler, one house. Mansfield, Mass.— Fred DustinJ one house. Hanover, Mass.— W. E. Packard, en- larging. W. Newton, Pa — M. Fenton. house. 30 X 100. Now London, Wis. — P. Olson, ex- tensions. Des Plaines, 111.— H. C. Blewitt, vio- let house. Detroit, Mich.— F. J. Rosser, range of houses. Brooklyn, Md.— M. Duckstein, im- pi'ovements. \dams, Mass. — A. J. Boothman, house, 20x40. Fulton, 111.— Hill Bros., five houses, each 150 feet. Chatsworth, 111.— Thos. Pepperdine, house 20 x 35. Beverlj. Mass.— Arthur Kiddei', range of houses. Chatham, N. Y.— Chatham Floral Co., one house, 26 x 120. Whitinsville, Mass.— Edward Whi- tin, coiiscrvatoiy, 20 x 60. West Chester, Pa— Hoopes. Bro. & Thomas,, range of houses. Sandusky, C— White's Conservatory are erecting a house 2Sx77, in place of two old ones. Rutherford, N. J.— Julius Roehrs Co., three orchid houses each l.^O ft. long, and large boilei- house. John Breitmeyers' Sons have about completed a new violet house, 22x300. Findlay, O. — Waaland & Co. who are now running the two establishments formerly conducted by Barnd, Karg & Co. and the Swan Floral Co., are tear- ing down one of the houses of the Main St. place and rebuilding and add- ing one each to their Front St. plant. T'wo large houses have recently been built by S. J. McMichael, to be used for Vegetables. LIST OF PATENTS. Issued July 23, 1907. 860,687. Cultivator. Matthew H. Nich- olson, Tyler, Texas. 860,694. Draft Equalizer. Nels A. Rodness, Clarksfleld, Minn. 860,756. Tobacco Shade. Robert S. MatheUR, Fowlston, Ga., and Mack D. Downs, Glory, Fla. 861,046. Knockdown Flower Pot. Carl V. E. Norum, Hubbell, Mich. I HAVE T!!E LARGEST LINE OF . CAST IRON AND STEEL 5 GREENHOUSE BEii I A prominent florist says — " "Far Ahead of Any | steam boiler that I have ever seen s or used in regard to heating and is I ^ very economical in coal." I S This is the verdict of an old time 2 florist. = Do not decide until you have my estimate ^ on boiler or heating material. ^ JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. |IIIIIIII|||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU = Put New Life In Your | i Gardens E = USE s Wizard Brand = anuresi Every Greenhouse operator and gardener ^ knows that pure Sheep Manure is the most S efficient and satistactory fertihzt r for putting ■■ new life i.nd growing power into his gardens 5" and the strongest pLnts— brightest foliage— 3 moat beautiful and perfect blooms result from 2 its liberal use in the Spring. 3 Wizard Brand Pulverized E Sheep Manure S is absolutely pure. It is the best and most S ocoDomical Greenhouse and Garden fertilizer S on the market. Write today for prices and S booklet. All kinds of dned manures, shredded S or pulverized for sale. 2 THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. | 31 Exchanfe Avenut. CHICAGO S Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. sillllllllllllllllillillllllllillllllliiiiiiiiiiiifr The Best BugKillerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. Standard Plate Glass Company IVIanufacturers Importers American and French Greenhouse Glass Reliab'e Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON. MASS. NOW IS TBK TIME TO INSURE TODR GLASS AGAINST DAMAGE RT HAIL* For particulars address i/oAn O. Emimr, Smddim Rtwf, 9t. ■/. Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaranteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failures of Others." SiGGERS & SiGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union Building Washington. D C. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to handle. Price per crate 1500 3 in. pots in crate $4.88 >500«i< 1500 jK 525 6.0a 861,048. Cultivator. James M. Peer- son, Florence, Ala. 861,196. Sulky Attachment for Har- rows. Charles S. Sharp, Auburn, N. Y., assignor to International Harvester Co., a New Jersey Corpora- tion. 861,236. Scraper for Disk Harrows. Andrew L. Moen, Forest City, Iowa. 1000 3 800 3« 5004 3205 1446 5.00 5.80 4.50 4.51 .3..6 Price per crate I30 7 in. pots in crate$4.3o 60 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 48 to " " 4.8* 24 II " " 3.60 24 " " " 4.80 IS 14 " " 4.80 6 16 " " 4.50 Scndjor price list of awn Seed pans, same pnce as pots. p..,. ... Lylinders for Cut flowers. Hanging Baskets, L. _ V ases, etc. Ten percent, off forcash with order. Address Hllfln^cr Bros.,Pottery,Fort Edward.N.Y. *uju8t Rolker 1 Sons, Agt«., 31 Barclay St., N. I. City. Standard Flower . . POTS You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTICULTURE. If your greenhouses arc within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WASHINGTON D. C. August 10, IfiuT horticulture: 187 ft. The ELECTRIC CIRCULATOR The Most Useful Device Introduaed in IVIany Years for the Greenhouse Man See large advertisements in previous issues of Horticulture for the opinions of the most practical and prosperous plant and flower growers. We shall show our steal plate boiler and the Circulator in opera- tion at Philadelphia Convention. n W. W. CASTLE, HEATING ENGINEERS 170 Summer St., Boston \ The Mower that will kill all the Weeds in your Lawn. If you keep the weeds cut so ihey do not go to seed and cut your grass with- out breaking the small feeders of roots, the grass will become thick and the weeds will disappear. The Clipper will do It. Ask your dealer for them. If they have not got them, below is the price; No. I —1 2-inch Mower $5; No. a — is-inch Mower $6: No. :^ — 18-inch Mower $7; No. 4 — 21-inch Mower $8. Send draft money-order or registered letter. la writing adverttsera. meotion Horticulture A STIC A XU5E IT NOW. f.o.pieMeco. 170 Fulton St., NTW YORK GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St.. CHICAQO BOSTOH PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOUSE 6LASS German and American ^61 to 287 1 St., BOSTON 20-22 Caoal St. Holds Class Firmly ■•e the Point 49° PEERLESS Olftslns Point* u* thabMt. No rlgbii or t«ni. Bol »r 1.000 poiau T6 SU. po«tp«ld. HENKT A. DREEB, 114 Ck.M>il M., num., tm. Ihe FOLEY VENTILATING APPARATUS. Has met with great success, being the cheapest and best on the market; simple in make; powerful in oper- 18^^^ ation. Less effort to work than any other machine. HUNDREDS IN USE G'VING ENTIRE SATISFACTION. Send for descriptive pamphlet and prices on SLL KINDS OF GREENHOUSE NSTERIAL. Our larfte Illustrated calalojiue seal postpaid. FOLEY MFG. CO., KK.?2?t^ Chicago. Our visitingfrtends are hi-artily wplcoine to call and see our bandsomo new factory, to S. Western Ave. from any West Side street car and get off at 26th St, Transfer STEEL RETURN TUBULAR Steam BOILERS Water What F. R. Pierson says : Johnston Heating Co., New York City. Gentlemen: — The iuternally fired steel boilers which you installeJ last fall are giving us great satisfaction. They heat very q lickly and are very economical. We tre exceedingly well pleased with them and they have more than met our expectations. — Very truly yours, F. R Pierson Co. JOHNSTON HEATING CO. 1133 Bro=*dway, NEW YORK CITY WRITE FOR CATALOG AND PRICES K. TONAWANDA. N.ir. Cium SASH BARS S2 fe«t *T loB^ei HOT BED SASH PEGKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED Write tor Circalar "D" and Frioea The A. T. STEARNS LUMBER (JO. NEPONSET, BOSTON, MASS. S. JACOBS & SONS Manufacturers of OL'LF CYPRES5 GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Jobbers of Glass, Boilers, Pipes. Etc. Catalogue and Prices Upon Request. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, - NEW YORK ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is fully guaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH gives shade and still allows free circulatioa mineralized' RUBBER CO. 18 Cliff Street, NEW YORK 188 H ORTICULTURE August 10, 1907 AND SPEED VENTILATION By that we mean, in order to make a perfect, easy working apparatus, does not in- volve alone the perfect bearings, but the way the power is devel- oped by the gear. Our gears are so constructed as to get both power and speed, and accomplish both with least mechanism and a certainty of endurance. This is the kind of apparatus you are looking for. Get our prices. HITCHINGS AiND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BULLDERS. Manufacturers of Heatlnif and Venlllallnii Apparatus. 9 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK, i Yes, Some People are Built That, Way They are always ready to take up any absolutely new thing that comes along, ju t because it is new, and seem to think its immediate adoption is kind of a shrewd act, getting ahead of their fellow growers. Now, don't mistake us, we are not crying down new ideas, for we always have some to market ourselves, but we do believe that a developed thing, one that has been im- proved and improved again, each time doing its work better, stands a far more reasonable chance to be serviceable and right down practical than the "Johnny Jump Up" proposition. Think it over, and then tuck this under your hat, thit the L. & B. Encased Self Oiling Gear is all that's best in fifty years of ventilating experience. There are undeniable reasons why you should buy it. Send for the just printed catalog, and then send your order. We make every part for a greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part<. Lord & Burnham Co., Greenhouse Designers and Manu- facturers. New York Office, 1133 Broadway, Corner 26tb Street: Branches: Boston, 819 Tremont B'Id'g. Phi a- delphia, 1211 Filbert Street. GREENHOUSE filled with plants is most interest- ing as far as the plants are concerned^ but often rathertakingthe atten- tion from the construction. We want you to see construction, and construction alone, for if the construction is right, the plants do their part. So believing that the strongest argument we have to offer for the U-Bar house, is not anything in comparison with what seeing one would be : we are going to leave you this week right on the inside of this house and let you compare in your mind, its lightness, perfection and beauty with other kinds of houses. Then if you send for the catalog, it will show exactly how and why U-bar houses are built the way they are built. Pierson U=Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Building, Fourth Avenue and Thenty-third Street, New York. Vol. VI AUGUST 17, 1907 No. 7 H O RT I C U LT U RE August 17, 1907. The House that Helps Sell Your Stock Has been at it for a lifetime, especially equipped from "^ basement to roof, organized expressly for the purpose with men selected for their knowledge of the horticultural world, and having a record of successful achievement based upon "delivered goods." •pL Printine of '* °'^^ main business. We have the p I type, the cuts, the presses, the men =• and the "know-how" — and very many of the great catalogue successes of the trade have been our product. The work we do has selling power as well as mechanical excellence and beauty. It costs a little more, perhaps, than the ordinary product, but is the cheapest to be had, judged by the final result of the sales it makes. Photographs of Plants and Trees Are notably with us, in our col- lection of over 10,000 horticultural negatives. We go everywhere to find the choicest things to photograph, and have the results ready, perfectly catalogued. These photographs are offered at uniform prices, and you can buy as many as you wish, regardless of whether we do your printing. Prints of any special things are cheerfully submitted for examination, upon "memorandum," and there is no necessity to purchase if you do not want to. J. HORACE McFARLAND CO. Mt- IPleaeant Pvtes HARRISBURG, PENNA. Selling Plans A'-e designed by men who know J ? J . . plants, shrubs, seeds and bulbs — and Advertising ^^^ ^^,^^ ^^^.^ ^^^ ^^^^.^ ^f success- ful experience in selling them. We know how to plan selling campaigns for the trade, how to write good copy, how to illustrate it; we know the publications that are worth while for a florist's advertising, and we can get the best rates that are made. Complete advertising agency equipment. " Fo11ow-Ud " '^^^ trade is awakening to the fact . . that a catalogue, however good, doesn't Literature answer the whole purpose of selling literature — that there must be appropriate "follow-up" stuff to make the catalogue yield full returns. We were pioneers in this field — having originated horticultural picture post - cards and other methods that have "made good." Our men have a good crop of new ideas for fall application. The McFARLAND PUBLICITY SERVICE J>pecialising m (horticultural abbtrtising HARRISBURG, PENNA. Mount Pleasant Press COME TO HARRISBURG It is only two hours from Philadelphia, on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. All trains from Philadelphia — and then some more — stop at Harrisburg. We will welcome you with pleasure, and show you our model plant; you will not be under the slightest obligation to buy any of our products. Our Visitors' Book now holds the names of trade-leaders who regularly call on us, and enjoy it. Besides the Mount Pleasant Press, Harrisburg has some rather noted points of interest — that thirteen- million-dollar State Capitol, for instance. The city's municipal improvements attract visitors from all over the world. August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 189 Office and Salesrooms 806-808-810 Arch St 52-54 N. 8Ih St. A Standard of excellence is not of a day's growth. The result of years of pains- taking effort produce the ribbons manufac- pt ■ tured by THE PINE TREE SILK MILLS COMPANY. Not alone are these ribbons well woven, but the lustre, the finish, the colors, are given such attention, that the ribbons when ready for sale are almost in a class of their own. And yet, these ribbons cost you no more, possibly less than the usual sort, for you buy di- rect from the mill, and save all behoeen -profits. In Phil- adelphia are located the office, salesrooms and mill. The office and salesrooms in the business portion, and the mill in the famous mill district. A visit will well repay Florists attending the Conven- tion. We show now, both on our count- ers and looms, all the new Fall and Winter shades. MILL Allegheny Ave, Boudinot and Hurley Streets. FLOWER OR PLANT ORDERS DELIVERED JOHN BREITMEYER'S SONS, ^^^^^Dl^gorVfBi'iA?""^"' GREENHOUSES AT NIT. CLEMENS 190 horticulture: August 17. 19117 A»!»Sft*»!*»»S»!»»»S»l***»>********« »»►*! t i « « c « c c c « « c c < c « « c « « c c « « 2 I JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANY j ; 9 9 I 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 z 9 9 9 I RXOTIC NURSERIES, Rutherford, N. J. i < , 1 5 * ■■■■■■■^ • Bay Trees Box Trees Evergreens Blue Spruce a Specialty 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 191 ORCHIDS'-ORCHIDS WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR ORCHIDS We Collect, Buy, Import, Export, Crow and Deal In this Class of Plants Exclusivefy. We supply Orchids for Private Conservatories, to Florists, Parks and Botanical Gardens everywhere. Our plants are packed with the utmost care, Insuring Their Arrival Any- where, t>e it in New York or far off Yokohama. Price Lists of Imported Orchids and Catalogues of Established Orchids inay\be had on application. We solicit your inspection of our exhibits IN HORTICULTURAL HALL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. during the convention of the .S. A. F. LACER & HURRELL, ^Tr ORCHIDS PVni Alien Splendens Gigante- b T bLAIflCii um Hybrids In fine colors, the finest strain obtainable 4 in. $15 per 100 5 in. $20 per 100 Nephrolepis Whitmanii (Needs no Description) Fine, strong plants, $10 per 100 Carnation Plants All the Leading Standard Varieties Write for Prices Rose Pink Enchantress $8 per 100 White Enchantress 12 per 100 Correspondence Solicited All Inquiries Cheerfully Answered S. S. SKIDELSKY 824 No. 24th St., PHILADELPHIA Largest JtnporterSf Exporters, Grotn«r» and Hybridists in tht World Sander, St. Albans, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY Just Arrived in Fine Condition ORCHIDS In Variety Cattleyas, Laelias, OncldlnmB, Odonto- glossam, Bpldendrnm, etc. WRITE FOR PRICES. 05EPH A. MANQA, Orchid Expert, West Orange, N. J. JUST ARRIVED JUST ARRIVED Cattleyas] Perclvalliana. Sanderae and Speciosisslma.Oncidluin Kramer- -« ianum and Gaskelllana. Write for prices or telephone lo ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N.J. P. O. Box 105. Phone 143 Madison. ... OK*OHIT>S ... Just to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae.C. laiermedia. C. Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cit- rine, C. Gaskelliana. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, h. majalis, L. Autumaalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Cooperianum.Oncidium Crispam, O.Varbcosum, O. Cavcndishianum, O. Luridum, Odonto. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C, Dowiana, C. Aurea, C. Warnerii, Miltonia Vexillana. CARRILLO & BALDWIN, SECAUCUS, N. J° 192 HORTICULTURi: August 17, 1907 ^^iiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiimniimnnmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim C^IIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII^''^ I A Cordial Invitation to ||| III Convention Deiesates !!■ ... TO VISIT ... ||| ROBERT CRAIC CO. ,,, iA 49th and Market Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Ifl Ii| =^=^^—^=^=— 111 ill MANY THINGS OF INTEREST ijl !§= We may mention particularly =f = l|i Ficus Pandurata Nephrolepis Amerpohlii i|| = •= In Grand Shape The Peerless Fern. To be sent out Sept., 1907 =J = III — lil ill Adiantum Hybridum |{i ifi The best fern for cut fronds. Twenty-five thousand fine young plants, if = M ifi Otahelte Oranges Crotons Dracaenas ill =— ill Mi |V| Take Market St. Trolley Car Marked |i| ijl ''63rd and Market Streets" III ill lei ||| TWENTY MINUTES FROM BROAD ST. STATION |!| ^;^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim^iminiim ^4>l>ll>l>IIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliyf^ Cyclamen Gardenias |l| ill •r August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 193 PALM HOUSES OF JOSEPH HEACOCK. When You Attend the Convention of the S, A. F. in Philadelphia i Come to Wyncoto ami set «ir KENTIAS ! i 25 Minutes Ride, Reading Railroad 100 Trains Daily JOSEPH HEACOCK COMPANY, - WYNCOTE, PA. i I Convention Visitors %■ Are invited to inspect our stock. We have many acres S^ of choice hardy Perennials, Roses, Rhododendrons, spec- innen Evergreens, Ornamental Shade Trees and Flowering Shrubs in all sizes, available for immediate effect. We have a large stock of the best Elms ever offered. Boxwood and Bay Trees, pyramids and standards in quantity at lowest prices. Trained English Ivies, green- house Grape Vines; choicest varieties. An immense assortment of all choice hardy and tender material. Kentias, all sizes; Rubbers, Araucarias, Cycas, Ciboti- ums, Boston Ferns, etc. Frequent Trains via Erie R. R. or Trolley via Hoboken Ferry from New York City. See our Exhibit and Representatives at Convention. BOBBINK & ATKINS Nurserymen and Florists RUTHERFORD, N. J. »^iK^^»(^^«^:^^^^^^^^^^^^»^^^^^^^^^^^^»B^^^^^i 194 HORTICULTURE August 17, 1907 A WONDERFUL NEW NEPHROLEPIS^^ i NEPHROLEPIS SUPERBISSIMA m ^ WE shall exhibit at the Convention at Philadelphia ^ Sonne fine specimen plants of this new fern, ^ which is a very unique and distinct novelty— as ^ distinct from Nephroiepis Piersoni and Piersoni elegantissima as they were from Bostoniensis IT IS A COMPLETE BREAK. The fonds are very M heavily imbricated, the pinnae overlapping, making the S? fronds very dense and compact. It differs from the other Nephrolepes not only in form, but in color also, being a richer and darker green — entirely different from the yel- lowish green of all the Nephrolepes. ^ The plant is very sturdy in its habit, the fronds never breaking down. While a photograph shows a similarity to its predecessors, it is ABSOLUTELY DISTINCT, not ^ only in the formation of the fronds, but in its habit and S$ general characteristics. It makes a much more dwarf ^ and compact growth, the fronds being very dense, firm, and rigid, and having a great deal more substance, so THAT IT WILL STAND MORE KNOCKING AROUND ^ than any other fern of this type. ^ This is a sterling novelty. Experts who have seen it consider it far and away the best fern ever sent out. It is a plant that needs to be seen to have its great value and sterling qualities appreciated. It really is not in the same class with the other varieties. It will be disseminated by us in 1908. ORDERS WILL BE BOOKED AT ONCE and filled in rotation as booked. F. R. PIERSON CO Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York. ^ ^ ^ ^ August 17, 1907 horticulture: 196 t*/yyyyy*0u*0uyyy*/yvuwuyy»ivtiVMy¥vyymMyyyyk A GRAND FERN NOVELTY Of all the sports of Nephrolepis, there are none to compare with AMERPOHLII the latest and best of them all. We are booking orders now for Sept. delivery. Write for prices. (? J WILLIAM P. CRAIG, 1305 Filbert St. PHILADELPHIA INVITATION Florists visiting Philadelphia are cordially invited to call at the MORRISVILLE NURSERY and inspect one of the best collections of trees and shrubs in the east. Twenty trains daily each way. One hour from Philadelphia. Carriage will meet trains on phone notice. SAMUEL C. MOON Morrlsville Nursery MORRIVILLE, BUCKS COUNTY . PENNA, Ferns in Flats Ready for Delivery after July 15th. Each flat contains 110 clumps of small plants, whlcli can be divided In 3 to 5 plants accordingly, all ready for potting. We can fnrnlsh these ferns, grown separately, each flat containing any one of the following sorts, ferns all good salable varieties. Aspidium tsussimense Pteris Qjlbertii Cyrtomlum Falcatum Pteris Adiantoides Cretica alba lineata Cretica magnifica Hastata Mayii Mixed varieties. I'rice, S2.0O per flat STUMPP & WALTER CO. 50 BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK Serrulata Serrulata crista ta Serrulata variegata Wimsettii POINSETTIAS 2 1-4 inch $5 per 100 $45 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. 3 and 4 inch, 7c. and 12c. each BAUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. NEP. WHITMANI 2<4 In., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3!4 in,, $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'4 in., $3.00 per 100 H.H. BARROWS & SON Whitman. Mass. BOSTON FERNS from bench, strong, healthy plants, ready for 6 in. pots, $411.00 per 100; 8 in. $60.00; 10 in. $75.00 per 100. MIAMI FLORAL CO. 24 N. Main Street, Dajfton, O. SMALL EVERGREENS For Pots and Window Boxes for late iall and winter use, mostly Conifers, in assoned hardy kinds, ranging from 12 to 16 inches in height, the hundred trom twenty to thirty dollars, duty paid f.o.b. N. v., fall delivery. Address timely AUGUST ROLKER &. SONS 31 Barclay St., or P. 0. Box 752. NEW VORK ASPARAGUS AND FERNS Pluthosa nana, 2% in , excellent stock. $3.00 per 100. Sprcngerii, 2J4 in., strong, $2.50 per 100. Boston ferns from bench, for 5 in. pots. $2.50 per doz. , $20.00 per 100, Cash Please. F. A. RIEBE, - Webster, Mass. 10,000 FERNS Per 100 Per lOO Per loo BOSTONS 6 in. $35 sin. $25 4 in. $10 PEIRSONII • 35 25 ■ 10 SCOTTII •• 35 •■ 25 ■' 10 WHITM.\NII ^V, in. Pots $5 per ,«.. 2,000 RUBBERS 6 in. $35 per loo 5 in. $25 per 100 4 in. $20 per 100 Address J. D. BRENNEMAN, Harrisburg, Pa. Box 24. SPECIAL, POT=QROWN Boston Ferns Best lerDs fcpr the money ever offered. 4-ln., $15.00; 5-in., $25.00; 6-in., $40.00. Have lOOOof each and will sell at a special discount of 10 percent for cash with all orders sent us from this until Aug. 20. ROSES Fine stock ready for planting, $2.60 and $3.50 per 100. Primulas Ohconica. Forbesi ; Celestial Pep- pers, Poinsettias. Begonias, Chrysanthemums, field-grown Carnations. Write us your wants. QEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, 111. CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE— Hpah ; Beatrice May $=;.oo: Ivory, T. Eaton, While Coombs, Ben Wells. PINK — Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain. Wm. Duckham, Maud Dean, Leila Fil ins. YbLLOW — M j. Eonnaffon,Gen. Hutton, Yellow Eaton, Merstham Yellow. Col. Appletor, Mrs. Wm. Duckham, Golden Wedding, Golden Beauty. RED — Inteasity, $3.00: Geo. W. Childs, $3.00; Lord Hopctoun, $5.00, Our selecfion, including the above and other good varielies, $i0.oo per 1000. The H. WEBER &SONS CO. OAKLAND, MD CHARLES H. TOTTY , , , WHOLESALE FLORIST. . . Chrysanthemum Novelties a Specialty MADISON, N. J. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTICULTURE. JohnLHaines The ORIGINATOR of the three varieties : Per 100 1000 JOHN E. HAINES CARNATION . . 6.00 50.00 IMPERIAL and PINK IMPERIAL . . . 12.00 100.00 HEADQUARTERS AT BETHLEHEM, PA. Orders taken now for field-grown plants at same price as for rooted-cuttings. Hydrangea American Everblooniing. H. Arborescens Qrandiflora, Strong field grown plants. Illustrated circular now ready. Peonies, about 100 choice named vari- eties. Iris, German and Japanese named. QIadioli, choice named, &c. THE E. Y. TEAS CO., Centerville, Ind. FIELD GROWN PLANTS ARISTOCRAT $12 per 100. $100 per 1000 CHICAGO CARNATION CO. A. T. Pyfer, Mgr., JOLIET, ILL. CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive, $ia.oo per loo; $100.00 per looo. Average 3 in, flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Maid — Clear pink edged white. — $12.00 per 100; loo.oo per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. F. DOR.N£R & SONS CO. La Fayette. Ind. FIELD CARNATIONS Enchantress, White and Pink Lawson, Queen, Peary, Bountiful, Estelle, Cardinal, Harlowardcn, $6.co per 100, $50.00 per M : first size. Novelties: Rose Enchantress, White Perfec- tion, Craig, Victory, Candace, Goddard, $10 per M. Cash. HARLOWARDEN GREENHOUSES, 6REENP0RT, N. Y. 196 HORTICULTURE August 17, 1907 YOU ARE INVITED TO A RECEPTION AND LUNCHEON AT THE ROOF GARDEN Of our New Establishment at 1129 Arch Street From 12 noon till 4 o'clock p. m., Thursday, August 22 All S. A. F. Visitors During Gonventiin Week Will be Cordially Welcomed Special S. A. F Headquarters Have Your Mail Forwarded In Our Care H. BAVERSDORFER & COMPANY S NEW BUILDING. SEE OUR EXHIBIT At Horticultural Hall durins: Convention Easily First for Quality, Novelty, Variety, Finish and Price. H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 1129 Arch Street, I Piiiladelpiiia, Pa. The Florists' Supply House of America. August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 197 Odontoglossum Harryanum o CJ3 =3 < 0(.lontop;lns^iim Hanviiiiuui is vorv ]ittlo known and, I believe, soniewhal ran'. Tt lias just flmvcved in llie collection here, and is considered iiv all who have seen it, to be a very striking :=pccies. The accoinpan\'- ing photograph conveys only a poor idea of the exquisite riarkings of the flowers. The sepals somewhat resem- ble 0. triumphan; but are more intensely blotched and dotted. The color is a liiiht yellow blotched with brownish purple. The jx-tal? are }cllow faintly lined near the bases with mauve, which toward tlie apices becomes heavy purple lines and blotches. The lip. the most striking part of the flower is divided' into two nearly equal ]::arts. the lower half pure white changing into pale yellow as the flowers become older; the upper or basal half is rich yellow in the centre, and on each side is lined with numerous delicate, interrupted lines which radiate to the oiiter margins. The flowers when fully expanded measure three inches froin tip of ixpper sepal, to lower tip of the lip. The length of the spike is about twenty inches. Flowering as it has in midsummer when few odonto- glossums are able, in this climate, to mature flowers equal to those formed in spring, it may be that under more suitable conditions tlie flowers may be even larger and more numerous. 0. Harrvanum is by some author- ities considered a variety of O. tripudians which it somewhat resembles but its appearance is far superior and I think distinct enough to make it a species. It is a native of Columbia and should be given the same treatment as 0. crispum and otlier cool growing species. Ginkgo biloba I was very nuu-li interested in what Mr. Hans says m HoRTicrLTUiiK page 161, about the Ginkgo. This beautiful and useful Japanese tree is a great favorite with most people. T liave been watching it as a street tree in Philadelphia lor the past few years and it is certainly one of the very best for that purpose. It is not only free from the attacks of insects and diseases, but it does not lose a leaf until the first sharp frost in the autumn when all the leaves practically come down at once. It is gratifying to know that there is a way to teU the staminate from the pistillate forms before planting, for the one which bears the fruits would be very disagree- able if used as a street tree — when the fruits were ripe and dropping. There are some trees of the Ginkgo growing near to Horticultural Hall, Fairmount Park, that have inter- ested me ever since I realized they were quite distinct in their manner of growth from any that I have seen else- where, excepting one that I saw on my way back from Fairmount Park on Saturday afternoon and that is to be seen in the gardens of the "zoo." They grow quite dense and pyramidal in form, as much so as the best Lombardy poplars I have ever seen. Last autumn when in Central Laurel Hill Cemetery I saw a solitary tree of the Ginlvgo of the spreading form beneath which were a large quantity of seeds. The smell of the pulp was very offensive. A few seeds were secured and on arriving at the greenhouses they were dropped inio an empty three-inch flower pot and forgotten until this spring when I found some of the seeds had sprouted. I now know. I believe, how to raise Ginkgos from seed, and it will be my ambition to raise some of the pyramidal variety to be found in Fairmount Park either by budding or grafting on the seedlings — positive knowl- edge thereof to be determined by experiment. The Gingko is classified by botanists as dioecious; now, if that tree which I took the fertile seed from is a solitary individual, whence came the pollen to make it fruitful? In some dinecious classes — the holly for instance — some of the trees are hermaphrodite: there may be some of the latter class among the Ginkgos, or there may be a male tree sufficiently near to the seed bearing one that I had not noticed which had had the desired effect ! I must investigate further in this matter, if only for the I'enefit of science. Xeither Bailev nor Nicholson raeution a pyramidal form. Three varieties — namely, lacinata. pondula and variegata only are on record. Neither have T found it offered in any catalog I have at hand. The tree I noticed in the gardens cf the '"zoo" must have been from ihe same lot as those to be found in Fairmount Park, because the zoo gardens are practically a part of the ]>ark and the late Chas. H. Miller had charge of the early plantings in both. Perhaps 3'ou. Mr. Editor, or some of your numerous readers may enlighten us on the pyramidal form of the Ginkgo. I hope so. -7"^^^ -^:^ik_>^ HORTICULTURE, August 17, 1907 Gypsophilia paniculata and Its Double Form Either for packing conveniences, economy in using, or some other reason, the '-Babies' Breath''' is seldom seen in its full beauty, the common fakirs, especially, pulling the spikes to pieces to make them "go" as far as possible. Those not knowing the hal)its can hardlv imagine the beauty of these gypsophilas if left standing year after year, (they can be left on one spot indefinitely) one plant often sending up spikes that together will measure 4 to 5 feet in diameter and 2 1-3 to 3 ft. high. The individual flowers are white and very small, but the great quantity of flower is what makes the plant so attractive and useful. It is very hardy, and I know of no ])ereunial that has a better habit, staying as it does in the exact spot where it is planted and never running underground. It is an ideal plant to mix in with otlier early-flowering perennials, whose foliage becomes yellow and unattrac- tive, such as oriental poppies, bleeding hearts, etc. Although the broken up spike can be used to advan- tage in many ways, it is for large vase work, with the natural spike cut to the ground, that the Gypsophila paniculata and its beautiful double form are most useful. When planting, plant deeply, as the following sea- son's crowns are frequently made on the stem of the year preceeding. The roots go down a gTeat depth, which enables them to stand the driest of seasons, with- out in any way impairing their beauty. The descrij)- tion of the double form is in every way the same; the flowers are well formed, of good substance, and are about three times as large as the single, and with their extra quantity of petals, show a purer whiteness. Tlie double has only one real commercial difference from its single parent, which is a very useful one. I refer to its blooming about ten days later, so that with the help of G. repens, G. glauca, and G. acutifolia we will have a continuance of Babies' Breath from s[)nng till end of August. For floral work of all kinds one should have both Gypso])hila paniculata and its double form. The ac- companying cut is of a single spike. ^"?Ccyringing regularly. SPRAYING This is another matter that should not be neglected and which is very essential to the pi-oper growth of the plants and if the hose is handled properly this can be done, without wetting the beds. In spraying the water should be played on the sides, roof and plants : this will reduce the temperature several degrees and it will remain so for some time. The plants are as much bene- fited by this treatment as apv other, as it gives the house a good growing atmonphere and keeps the plants in such a condition that they move right along whereas, if spraying is neglected the plants take on a hard stunted growth and do not break away in the fashion they should. TAKING THE BUDS Strict attention should be given to this matter from now on as there are plenty of buds just right to take and if another growth is allowed to come it will bring them in too late for the exhibition table. Of course there are some of the earlier varieties on which the buds were taken one or two weeks ago, such as Monrovia, (iustave Grunewald. and a few others, and then again there are some kinds for very late use that do better on later buds, such as Chadwick, Nonin. etc., on which varieties the buds are usually taken in September. INRFCTS Insects are as plentiful and as troublesome as ever this year. Any biittc-flies seen flying about the house should be caught and killed, as it is these that lay the eggs from whicli the caterpillars originate. The chrysanthemum grower should be on the lookout for the nests of eggs and destroy them before the little caterpillars are hatched out and have commenced their travels. Another insect that has been very trouble- some in this vicinity this year is the cut worm; this pest does its work at night, crawling up the stem of the plants to the young soft growth and eats out the heart of the shoot, if not taken in time. If j'ou will scrape the soil from around the base of the plants on which they have Ijeen at work you will be sure to find them in hiding waiting for tlie mn to set and to enjoy another feast unless they are taken by surprise and crushed under foot. The chrysanthemums will t.Mke a good supply of water just now as the roil is filling up nicely with roots and the hot sun takes up a lot of moisture during the day, and again the water has a long distance to travel before it reaches tlie top of the iibuits. August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 199 The Rockery A rockery is not merely a collection of rocks planted on a mound and suggestive of a dog cemetery, but rather a question of providing a suitable home for rare, and otherwise, alpines and rock plants. It must be service- able as well as ornamental. The most important feature is the construction of congenial homes suitable for the requirements of each species. Winding walks, mounds and dells can be formed and with the addition of a run- ning stream, shallow ponds can be constructed and made suitable for bog and aquatic plants and yet present a natural appearance. N'othing affords greater scope for the exercise of taste and ingenuity than the designing and planting of a rockery. Though large rocks present a massive appearance small ones are preferable, as they can be handled with ease and can be taken up and replaced at will. As each individual pocket is made the soil in the pocket must be level, not sloping as is some- times the case, so that each pocket will retain all the moisture that comes to it. SOIL AND PLANTING Alpines and rock plants are so varied in regard to soil that ordinary garden soil rarely suffices. A suitable mixture must be provided for them such as fibrous loam, peat, leaf soil and mortar rubbish; this will be found to suit most of the alpine plants. When planting a rockery grouping will give much better effect than planting single plants at intervals and slow-growing plants must not on any account be planted with the more rapid-growing varieties or the result would be over-crowding. Often the most valuable alpines are destroyed in this way. When immediate effect is wanted the best metliod is to secure good sized plants from a reliable nurseryman, though the most interesting part of this ptirsuit is the raising of a col- lection from seed. Some of the species germinate quickly; others may be from six to twelve months, con- sequently there ought to be no hasty decision in turning out the pots in which the seed have been sown. A few agaves and cut-leaf maples plunged in the rockery in the summer months will add greatly to its beauty. Collections suitable for various positions are so numerous that the writer will only give a few of the rare and choice ones. Conodron ramondioides is of recent introduction and is one of the best; the flowers are violet blue and the foliage much like streptocarpus. Ramondia pyrenaica, E. p. alba, R. p. serbica, R. p. nathalis are much prized among alpine lovers; they can be raised from seed and prefer partial shade. The best saxifrages for the rockery are "Fergusoni, lutea viridis, aretioides, diapensoides, calyciflora and Ferdinandi Coburgi; they all flower in early spring and prefer a sunny position and ought to have a place in every rockery. Dianthus Warely is a charming rock plant raised in England by Miss Wilmot two years ago. The most suit- able campanulas for the rockery are C. alpina, C. G. F. Wilson, C. Raineri, C. AUvini. Seed can easily be pro- cured but seldom true to name, therefore the method is to secure plants from a reliable firm. Myosotis rupi- cola, Petrocallis pyrenaica and the liardy Calceolaria platygenia, are all rare and interesting rock plants. Phlox amoena, P. Nelsoni and P. G. F. Wilson are probably the best of the dwarf phloxes and when al- lowed to run over the rocks are more effective and more at home than when planted in the herbaceous border. In order to keep the rockery supplied duplicates of all the most valuable sorts ought to be potted and plunged in cold frames, so that more attention can be given them in the way of watering and propagating. For planting at the margin of shallow ponds Cypri- pedium spectabilis is probably the best. Orchis spec- tabilis, Caltha palustri.'? and many others help to make the hardy plant garden more attractive and interesting. Nymphsea pygma?a. N. P. Helveola are the most suitable water lilies for shallow ponds and convey an impression not imparted by any other class of plants. Guu^^Cxyi. A^-tA-!XJLc>5 About Pentstemons Seems to me that one of the most beautiful of all summer flowering plants is either not known, neglected or forgotten. I mean the Pentstemon gentianoides and its varieties. It does not cost as much to raise a pents- temon as it does to raise a geranium. It probably is not as glaringlv effective as S. A. Xutt 2eranium, which is 0. K. The best kinds of Lemoine's latest pentstemons are to me as beautiful as gloxinias, embracing as many colors and without the fragility of the gloxinia. A good common name for these summer beauties would be shrubby gloxinias. It matters not where they are planted, whether in a lied by themselves or in a mixed liorder, they are equally effective and taking. As a cut flower for inside decoration at this season of the year the i^entstcmon has no equal. *~\^^x. /A^TT^Uj 200 HORTICULTURE August 17, 1907 Acanthus longifolius ■ ..}, |£r^«g^y^S^^^ ol^^ Although the AfHUtlius family has about sixteen hundred species of plants yet we can count only a few that are hardy in this climate. The reason for this scarcity is that most of them come from warm moist climates. We arc more fortunate for gi-eenhouse plants in this family. Strobilanthes, Justicia, Erauthemum, Mayenia, Jacobinia, Mackaya, Thunbergia, Aphelandra, and several others, are fine showy shrubs and climbers which give us a wealth of their beautiful flowers. Most of these plants will grow out of doors during our hot summer months, but in the fall we have to get them into our greenhouses for the rest of the year. The genus Acanthus has about twenty species which are natives of Asia, Africa and Europe. There are about six species in cultivation in Europe and about half that number in this country. Acanthus longifolius grows luxuriantly in our gar- den. At one time we thought this plant was not hardy and used to lift it each fall from the border and put it in a cold frame. About twelve years ago we had a num- ber of plants and thought we would experiment with them. We left half of them all winter in the border. Just as the ground began to freeze we gave thetn a coat- ing of dried leaves, to keep them from freezing and thawing alternately during the winter. To our great surprise every plant grew the following spring and they have been out of door? ever since that time with just the protection of a few leaves in winter. This species flowers very freely here as may be seen from the photograph. The flowers are of a purplish color and althougli they are not as showy as some other perennials yet they possess a quaint charm when in flower which compensates for their peculiar color. They are fine foliage plants and it is supposed that the leaves of Acanthus spinosus furnished the patterns for the decorations of tJie capitals of Corinthian col- umns. Wlien the plants are in flower they attain a height of from three to four feet. Acanthus mollis and its variety latifolius are hardy with slight protection of leaves or litter in winter, but thev do not flower as freelv as A. longifolius. Other species that might be tried further south where the climatic conditions are more congenial are candelabrus, hirsutus, Schottii, spinosus and its variety spinosissimus. They love to grow in a warm sunny position with plenty of light, and when given a deep, rich, light soil they grow vigorously and give an abtindance of flowere. They do best when planted in the spring as they get well established before the winter. They are increased by division in the spring or from seed. Roses Under Glass SEASONABLE CUT/nrBE It is said that there is no greenhouse specialty which requires so much skill as the growing of roses and it is just at this particttlar season that we are inclined to believe this assertion. The excessive heat and the lavish use of water, call for unerring judgment on the part of 1he grower in order to keep the plants in a healthy growing condition and to avoid that rank, yellow, soft growth, at once so undesirable and unpleasant to the eye. Any neglect in cultivating, tying, disbudding, syr- inging or ventilating at this season will be certain to cause trouble, and however well we may treat the plants afterwards, the ground thui lost will be difficult to lecover. Constant cultivation is a wonderful incentive to vig- orous growth, and should be practiced until the feeding roots begin to approach the surface of the soil, when further cultivation would Ise injurious. In soils which arc deficient in calcareous matter — many rose soils are -an application of air-slaked lime, sprinkled on the soil previous to stirring, will help to strengthen the stem and give tone to the foliage. Ventilation will re- quire to be carefully attended to, and especially at night, when, with sudden fluctuations in the temperature, any laxity in the proper administration of air may nullify all our work and efforts during the day. As the season advances and the nights begin to cool, our heating apparatus should be thoroughly inspected and if need bo. repaired, so that we can with safety apply heat on short notice and, as we may soon expect the outside temperature to fall below 60 degrees, when firing becomes a necessity, it is advisable to be fully prepared to meet just such emergencies. TRAINING AND DISBUDDING StiflP.cient attention should be given to training, so that the plants may be in good shape before the first crop matures. By allowing the young shoots to trail all over the bench, we are inviting the eyes to break weak, which is sure to encourage a luxuriant crop of blind wood, and blind wood unfortunately does not add to the revenue. Tying the shoots neatly to the sup- ports produces symmetry, facilitates sjrringing, and it also allows free access of the sun's rays to the soil and insures a perfect circulation of air among the foliage. The work of disbudding should be attended to reg- ularly and carefully, and here is where the skill or knowledge of the grower is tested. There is really no set rule by which one may be guided in this operation. -Most ETTOwers have their own liarticular ideas on the August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 201 subject and at best we can only select the eye that is likely to produce a good cane, thus securing good,, robust wood, with eyes tit to develop future flowering stems. INSECT PESTS This is the season when we may look for trouble with caterpillars. One brand in particular dotes on roses and his voracity is quickly made apparent by the absence of foliage in his immediate vicinity. The name of this pest is Cacacia parallela, or "Eose leaf roller," so called from the manner in which it draws the edges of the leaves together in the form of a tent in which it lives. Owing to their habits these caterpillars are difficult to reach with insecticides. Handpieking, while a most disagreeable task, is perhaps the onlv effective remedy. Mildew, another of our constant enemies, is ever awaiting an opportunity to get in its work, but usually well grown stock does not readily submit to the atten- tions of this pest. A light fumigating with tobacco once a week — the weal'ier permitting — will suffice to keep greenfly in check, but will not disturb thri|)s, and if this pest has gained access to the house it will be necessary to fumi- gate with hydrocyanic acid gas. This operation should be performed at night and the house securely fastened during treatment. The formula for the preparation of hydrocyanic acid gas was given in Hor- ticulture issue of June 23 ; also a full description of the manner of application. ^7^SiU^^!»^W/ Education For ^^Job tt In a recent isstie of your Xew York contemporary '"Job" calls me to task for saying that Linnaeus made this world more pleasant to live in. I doubt whether '"Job" ever read the life of this wonderful man, for if he had he never would have made such ignorant statements. Never was the old saying, "A little knowl- edge is a dangerous thing," better illustrated than it is in this instance, and so are also the words of Gold- smith, ''The loud laugh bespeaks the vacant mind." I suppose "Job" does not know that Linnaeus's father was a minister and that he wanted his son to follow in his footsteps. Linnaeus firmly objected to his father's wishes. I have no doubt if he had gone to the ministry as his father wished him to, that saintly "Job" and his followers would be ready to credit him with having done some good in this world. Linnaeus was a great man. He had the courage to tell the truth and decide for hiiuself what his life work should be. He saw and believed in the beauties of this worjd and came to the conclusion that man's unhappi- ness on earth is due to his ignorance of nature. A Golden City had no charm for him. Therefore, he staked his chances on this world and had to suffer much for it in his early years. If he had worn the broad- cloth his bread and butter would have come to him with greater ease and comfort. While "Job's" countrj'men in Scotland were groping in the dark and preaching ahottt the Bottomless Pit, Linnaeus was- teaching and preaching to his people in Sweden about the beautiful things in nature. Just think for a moment of the wide difference be- tween Linnaeus's creed and what was practiced in Job's country, and you can easily understand the influence of past generations and environment on men like "Job." lie has inherited his narrowness and we have to suffer on that account. It is hard to get one of his make-up to believe in anything else but his own narrow creed, but I propose to try to convince this unfortunate man that there are others besides myself who think that Lin- naeus made this world better to live in. Quoting from the Linnaeus Memorial Address by Edward L. Greene, which was delivered at a joint meet- ing of the Washing+oji Academy of Sciences, the Biolog- ical Society of Washington and tlie Botanical Society of Washington, at Hubbard 'Memorial Hall, on May 23, 1907, Professor Greene closes his address with this fine tribute to Linnaeus : ''But they who fully realize what he accomplished iu so many tJift'erent directions to the great and lasting advan- tage of our science, will be rather disposed to wish that au equal of Linnaeus might soon be !x)rn; and might think it well that the natal day cf the matchless Swede should be held sacred not only once in each century, but a hundred times in every hundred years." Dr. N, L. Britton, director of the New York Botan- ical Garden and president of the New York Academy of Sciences, had this to say of Linnaeus in his address at the dedication to Linnaeus of the Pelham Parkway Bridge over the Bronx I?iver, on May 23, 1907 : "The recognition of (he work of famous men is one of the happiest duties of mankind. It stimulates our en- deavors and encourages us to make efforts which we would probably not make without their examples before us. "Today we do homage to a distinguished man of science, and the unanimity with which the scientific societies and institutions of the city of New York join in this tribute is in itself evidence of the value which is placed v.pon his contribution to natural history. "The contribution of science to the welfare, comfort and happiness of rjankind have made present human life widely different from that >f two hundred years ago, and this amelioration of our condition, and the more general diffu- sion of knowledge has been accompanied by a vast improve- ment in morality. The ceremonies of today are worthy of the great natura- list whose birth they commemorate. Societies and institu- tions all over the world join with us in honoring him, and are represented here by delegates or have transmitted documents expressing their appreciation of his life and labors." Dr. George Lincoln Goodale, professor of botany at Harvard University, had this to say of Linnaetis in an able article which appeared in the "Nation" of Mav 23,1907: "Linnaeus died in 177S, the last of the naturalists who have attempted to make themselves proficient in the knowl- edge of the three kingdoms. Since his time, specialization, demanded by the accumulation of materials, has become year by year raoie minute. There is a special fitness in honoring one who was able i arly to mark out lines in all directions which, no loatter how far specialization may go, must continue to be the lines of progress. No one can safely ignore the rules laid down by the master: Describe with precision and in the fewest term.s: To each natural object assign a simple an-. arying name." "Job" is no doubt well posted, as most of his coun- trymen are in Burns, Scott and the Shorter Catechism, but I am inclined to believe that "Job" in his very nar- row acquaintance with general literature has never given proper reflection upon the old saying that "fools rush in where angels fear to tread." 202 HORTICULTURE, August 17, 1907 horticulture: VOL. VI AUGUST 17, 190? NO. r PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. II Hamilton Place. Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 ^VM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Oae Year, in advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries, a.oo; To Canada, $1.50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page $1.00. Diacounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as foUows : One month (4 times) 5 per cent., three months (13 times) 10 per cent.; ■iz months (26 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (54 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPVRiaHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Entered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress 01 March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS Page ODONTOGLOSSUM HARRYANUM— James Hutchin- son— Illustrated 197 GINKGO BILOBA— Edwin Lonsdale 197 GYPSOPHYLLA PANICULATA AND ITS DOUBLE FORM — Frederic J. Rea— Illustrated 198 SEASONABLE CHRYSANTHEMUM NOTES— Andrew McKendry 198 THE ROCKERY — David Miller— Illustrated 199 ABOUT PENTSTEMONS— John Thorpe 199 ACANTHUS LONGIFOLIUS— Robert Cameron— Illus- trated 200 ROSES UNDER GLASS— J. E. Simpson 200 EDUCATION FOR "JOB" — Robert Cameron 201 UNCLE SAM MISREPRESENTED 203 LOVERS' LANE>— Poetry— Illustrated .■ 203 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNA- MENTAL HORTICULTURISTS Preliminary Program, 23d Annual Convention — Horticultural Hall. Philadelphia, Illustration — President William J. Stewart, Portrait 204 Vice-president John Westcott, Portrait — Treasurer H. B. Beatty, Portrait — Secretary P. J. Hauswirth, Portrait 205 Broad Street, Philadelphia, Illustration — William Graham, Portrait — David Rust, Portrait — -List of Bowling Trophies 206 Independence Hall, Philadelphia — George C. Wat- son, Portrait — J. William Colflesh, Portrait — Birds- Eye View from Fairmount Park, Illustration.. 209 Department of Plant Registration — Prizes tor Es- says 222 DURING RECESS Detroit Florist Club Picnic 210 H. A. DREER SEED STORE— Illustrated 210 HOUSE OP COCOS WEDDELLIANA— Illustrated 210 SEED TRADE 212 Seed Adulteration— W. D. Ross 212 1907 REVIEW OF SWEET PEAS— G. C. Watson 213 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN ESTABLISHMENT— Illus- trated 218 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Florists' Club of Washington 218 New Bedford Horticultural Society 218 Georgia State Horticultural Society 222 St. Louis Florists Visit Shaw's Garden — Illustrated 222 LEO NIESSEN CO.'S ESTABLISHMENT— Illustrated 220 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Washington 225 THE LANDSCAPE GARDENER AND HIS FIELD— G. Bleioken 234 THE FACTOR OF SNOW IN GREENHOUSE CON- STRUCTION—L. W.— Illustrated 238 MISCELLANEOUS Personal 210 Philadelphia Notes 220 More Wonders Promised 220 Business Changes 225 Obituary — Portrait 225 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 233 Good Fertilizers— List of Patents 233 HoBTicTJLTURE greets its read- "Oid Home Week" ^rs in a new dress, this week, for the s. A. F. specially made in honor of the City of Brotherly Love and the brethren whose hospitality the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists is about to enjoy. We stand on the threshold of a noteworthy oc- casion in the history of the national society. It is now twenty-one years since the society met in Philadelphia, although once in the meantime the convention has been held under the auspices of the florists of that city. It was a great meeting, unique in many respects. It is pleasant to realize that most of the men active in the affairs of the Florist Club of Philadelphia on that mem- orable occasion will be again on hand to extend to their visitors from all over the Union the right hand of fel- low.ship, for the ranks in Philadelphia have not been depleted to the extent that they have in some other cities. We hope that the size of the attendance at this meeting will be proportioned to the size of the welcome that is in store. Xo one engaged in any horticultural pursuit can afford to absent himself. Prom a business standpoint the advantage accruing from attendance on such an occasion is very great. But the man who lives entirely for utility is, after all, only a plodder and the social and recreation spirit which prompts many to at- tend these delightful annual summer reunions of the craft is far from being the least of the considerations which combine to make conventions successful. HoRTiCDLTUHE extends cordial The advertiser's greetings to the trade on tliis claim on the reader most auspicious Occasion. The S. A. F. convention is, to quite a lai'ge section of the business, the dividing line between summer depression and the resumption of activity for the new business season. Our advertising pages are a good illustration of the wide-awake and sanguine spirit that is stirring in anticipation of a fall trade which we have every reason to believe will excel any hitherto recorded. Next to attending the trade exhibition at Pliiladelphia a careful perusal of the advertisements in tliis paper will afford a comprehensive idea of what tlie best houses in the country have to offer. We hope and trust that onr readers will do all their buying, as far as possible, from the establishments using Horti- culture as a medium of publicity. They can render no more practical service to the paper, and as the firms herein represented stand among the best in the world in every quality of business enterprise and integrity, rhey can do nothing better for their own interests than to deal with Horticulture's advertisers. This is our third convention number and we know our many friends all over the country will be glad to note the excellent support it is receiving from advertising houses known to keep tareful watch on results and whose steady patronage is the best sort of evidence that advertising in HoRTiCT-LTURH pavs. There is, however, always room for more and we'll get them in course of time. The During tiie pa=t wcelco we have taken occasion to call frequent attention to the secret of approaching contention and urged upon success m,,- readers the duty which they owe to themselves of participating in this most notable event of the horticultural year. We hope that August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURi: 203 good results will be in evirJenee and that not only numerically but in enthusiiism and practical progres- sive work, the reward for all the unselfish eilort of the Philadelphia hosts may 'le equal to or, if possible, exceed tlieir most sanmiine expectations. It is much to be regretted that the narrow-minded, self-deluded indi- vidual who sees no use in societies or conventions is by no means extinct. On such, argument or persuasion is a waste of good breath or ink, as the case may be. For those who make the effort there is in store plenty of healthy inspiration, enlightenment, and all that goes to prepare and enthuse a man for a telling business policy in the coming season. The S. A. F. has been "a ]io\v(.i' in the land" and not a few of the many succe>?lul florists in different sections are frank to admit that tn the Society and the conditions which it has brought about they are indebted for much of what they are en- joying in business prosperity. The history of the Society shows a remarkably consistent adherence to the general policy outlined at the time of its founding. Few organizations there are which in a period of equal length can boast a career so free from aberration or factional unrest as the S. A. F. Its time has been ?pent in pursuing the objects for which it was founded and it has been from the start a shining example of altruistic purpose and achievement. Uncle Sam Misrepresented From the Journal of Horticulture, London, we clip the following: The tinited States of Nortli America Department of Agri- culture has had a plant collector in Northern China for over a year. The Department is very careful, as we learn, to exav;t a credit and debtor account lor all expenses in connection with its collector's expedition. This makes the work still less enviahle to the man concerned, whose duties, one would have thought, would be sufficiently exacting without having to "make ends meets" in such an undertaking as that of collecting strange plants in a strauge land. How- ever, the accounts are rendered oomewhat in this fashion: Dr.— $50. expenses to Harbin. Cr. — Obtained grafts of soft- shelled Walnut, which will be of the value of — dollars to the State in a few years. f.Tncle Sam has the plant- oolU'cting fever at present, and it runs high; but he watches the dollars « itn great keenness. Fully satisfied that our esteemed British contempo- rary was the victim of some misinformation we took occasion to call the attention of Dr. Galloway to this statement which seemed to us to be of sufficient impor- tance to warr.nnt this course. We have received the following reply: U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Bureau of Plant Industry. Dear Mr. Stewart: The inclosed clipping which you sent me is returned with the statement that there is absolutely no foundation for the statements made in it. I inclose herewith copy of comment made by Mr. Fairchild, our Agricultural Explorer, which is self-explanatory. Very truly yours, B. T. GALLOWAY, Chief of Bureau. Office of Seed and Plant Introduction and Distribution. Foreign Explorations. Washington, D. C, August 2, 1907. Dr. B. T. Galloway. Chief B. P. I., Dept. of Agriculture. Dear Dr. Galloway: I cannot understand where the Journal of Horticulture got the idea that we were keeping a debit and credit ac- count with Mr. Meyer. The idea is so preposterously ab- surd that to any sensible man, I mean sensible American, it would be discredited on the face of it. Yours very truly, DAVID FAIRCHILD, Agricultural Explorer in Chai'ge of Foreign Explorations. We hope our friends across the water will now revise their views concerning Uncle Sam's frugality. They "have another guess coming." -overs Lane Dedicated to John Westcott of Philadelphia, the vice- president of the S. A. F., and the eloquent exponent of the joys of amatory rambles in Lovers' Lane, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Where birds in hedges blossomy Their lyric notes repeat. Till morning drips with melody ' ' Mellifluously sweet; Where bees from brimming buttercups Ambrosial nectar drain; Oh, ho! but let's go loitering; ' , Oh, hey for Lovers' Lane. Where ways stretch cool and shadowy, j To lure the laggard feet; And little winds leap laughingly l Down ranks of rippling wheat; Where wild bloom pelts the butterflies With gusts of rosy rain; • 1 Oh, ho! but let's go loitering; ' Oh, hey for Lovers' Lane. Let's leave the clash and clamoring. The dust and din and heat; ] Let's quit the cramping sordidness And strug,gle of the street; ' For one full day of joyousness ■'■ Let's slip the gyves of pain; Oh, ho! but let's go loitering; ' Oh. hey for Lovers' Lane. ] 204 HOP^TlCULTUKf- August 17, 1907 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS. Twenty-Third ^^^ Annual h" ^ * ' ' ^ Convention jJEKay Philadelphia, August 20-24, 1907. The sessions of the Convention will be held in Broad Street Theatre, op- posite Horticultural Hall. Tlie Presi- dent's Reception will talie place hove also. The Trade Exhibition will be located in Horticultural Hall, occupv- ing all available space in the building. These two buildings will give splendid accommodations for all departments of the Con- vention and, with the many hotels of the highest class, located In the immediate neighborhood, it may be tnithfuUy said that the ideal conditions for business and comfort have been arranged with much wisdom and foresight by those gen- tlemen having the pre- liminary arran.gements in charge. It will be observed that the plan this year provides for a five-days' Convention instead cf four days as has been the custom of late years. The large amount of busi- ness of importance re- quiring the Society's deliberation, the antici- pated magnitude of the exhibition, the many entertainments, the ex- tensive program of the sporting enthu.?iasts and the favorable op- portunity to visit the large plant growing es- tablishments will, no doubt, fully occupy every minute at the disposal of the visitors and five days will be found all too short. Opening Session. The exercises at the opening session on Tuesday, August 20, 2 p. m., will begin with address'is by dignita- ries of the 3tat;e of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia, His Honor Mayor Rey- burn having accepted HORTicuLTLRAi. Hall, Philadelphia. the invitation to perform this service on behalt of the city. Col. W. W. Castle of Boston will spealc for the Society in response to the addresses of welcome. Regular business will then be taken up. beginning with the address of President Wm. J. Stewart, which will William J. Stewart, President. be followed by the annual reports of Secretary P. J, Hauswirth, Treasurer H. B. Beatty and the State Vice-presi- dents. Standing committees will th9n make their reports and miscellaneous business, including communications to the Societv will be presented. This session will probably last until about 5 p, m. Judging Exhibits. Immediately after the close of the opening session the Judges of ine .same and prepare the Exhibits will exam- their reports upon the novelties and new in- ventions in the trade exhibition. Exhibitors having anything on view under this classi- fication must make regular entry thereof with the Secretary in advance, otherwise the Judges cannot pass upon them. President's Reception. This, the enjoyable annual "family party" of the Society will take place at 8 p. m. ou Tuesday on the stage of the Broad Street Theatre. It will be un- der the auspices of the Florists' Club of Phila- delphia and there will be music and refresh- ments. All members of the Society of American Florists with their ladies are invited. Second Day, Wednes- day, August 21. This session (also the corresponding one on Thursday) is called for 9.30 a. in. sharp. The trip up the Delaware In the afternoon starts at 1 p. m., and the busi- ness of the Society being very heavy it will be imperative that the meeting be called to order promptly at 9.30, August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE •JO 5 and members are ur- gently requested to give their individual aid to this effort to get liusiness finished up by 12.a(l p. m., by being in their seats ready tor action at the hour named in the notice. The j)rogram for Wednesday forenoon in- cludes the presentation of the reports of the Judges, the selection of the location for meet- ing of 19U8 (the polls being open one hour) and the nomination of officers for the ensu- ing yeai'. Members hav- ing any si)ecial inter- est in any of the above topics will flo well to heed the warning as to promptness in opening up business at 9.30 a. m. There will also be three papers read be- fore the Society at this session, as fol- lows: llardv Shrubs— How to plant Tkem, by S. C. Moon. Moirisville, Pa. Hardy Bulbous and Tub- erous Rooted Perennials, by E. V. Hallock, Queens, N. Y. Bedding Plants — Where and Hciw to Use Them. Alois I'rev, Lincoln Park. Chicn;;". Trip up the Delaware. On invitation of H. A. Dreer, Incorporated, the Society will board the Excurslion Boat leaving Arch street wharf at 1 p. m. sharp, for a trip up the Dela- ware River to River- ton. N. .J. Invitation cards for this excursion will be given out at the Secretary's office in connection with the signing of the Registry Book H. B. Beatty, Trkasurkr. John Wkstcott, ViCE-PREsn)ENT. which all members should sign immediately on arrival in Philadelphia. Full i)artirulais of this trip and other local hospitalities will be announced from the platform from time to time. Shooting Tournament. The team and individual Shoot- ing Contest will take place at the Florists' Gun Club Grounds, Wis- sinoming, on Wednesday after- noon A. B. Cartledge, 1.5i4 Chest- nut street, is in charge of this event. On Wednesday evening at Broad Street Theatre an Illustrated Lec- ture will be given tty J. Otto Thilow, the subject being "The Flora of Yellowstone Park ai-A Puget Sound." Following tlie Lectre the discus- sion of the President's Address will be taken up and in connec- tion therewith special committee 1 eports will be made. Third Day, Thursday, August 22 — Election Day. The mondng session on Thurs- day will be devoted to papers and discussion on educational topics, papeis to be presented as follows: Horticultural Education in the Common Schools, by E, V. Hallock, Queens, N. Y. Horticultural Educa- tion in Agricultural Schools, by Thto. Wirth, Minneapolis. Minn. Horticultiu-al Educa- tion b\- Horticultural Societies and Clubs, including a review of the work of the Boston Landscape Class, by .John K. M. L. Farqu- har, Boston, Mass. Balloting for election of ulficers v.-ill begin at V) a. m. and continue during discussion of the above subjects, the polls being kept open one hour, and until all legal voters in line at that time shall have had an opportunity to cast their votes. On Thuisday after- noon the visiting ladies will be entertained at Willov,- Gro\ e. Thursday evenin.g will be devoted to a dis- cussinn 01 miscellaneous topics, including ihe )uoposed National Flower Show, and to a series of "2-minute talks" by members on various s.bjects of general interest. Fourth Day, Friday, August 23— Phila- delphia Florists' Day, The Society will be the guests of the Florists' Club of Phila- delphia. Start will be ,-^ made at 10 a. m. tor ""^ Belmont Mansion, Fair- mount Park. Full details will be an- nounced from the platform at the regu- lar sessions. Bowling Tournament. Tlie Bciwling Tniu'nament will take P. .1. HAUSWIRTH, SECRETAttY 206 HORTICULTURE August 17, 1907 Horticultural Hall. Academy of Music Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. City Hall. North American Building. Broad Street, Philadelphia, North from Spruce. Hotel Walton. Broad Street Theatre. place on Thursday, beginning at 1.30 p. m., the inter-city teari match being rolled at the Terminal Alleys and the individual howling and ladies' match have been iirovided for at other alleys of v.hich iliip notice will lie gi\en. William Graham Chairman S. A. F. Sports Committee. The following remarkable list of •prizes is offered for competition in the various classes: Men's Team Prizes. Kasting cup, Whilldin cup. Michell trophy, silver cup. 3rd prize. The Philadelphia cup. for teams making highest total score in three games fex- cluding Philadelphia) to belong to team wirning it at this tournament; silver cuj). to man making high in- dividual game; silver cup, to man mak- ing high three games: silver cup, to man niaki'ig greatest number of strikes; silver cup. to man making greatest number ct spares. To each member of team making high total score, Gillette safet\- razor; to each member of team making second hi.gh score gold cuff l-nftons: to each mem- l)er of team making Lhird hi.gh score, gold and jade scarf pin. Individual championship medal, to be competed for by the man from each team who makes rhe highest total score for his team, in the three tournament games, to be bowled for at the close of the team contest. Ladies' Team Prizes. Open to teams of ladies, who must be wives or daughters of members of the S, A, F.. five members to each team, to bowl under the name of the Florist dull of which their husband or father is a member. First prize silver cup; second prize sil- ver cup. To each lady on winning learn, silver chain purse; to each lady on second team, silver belt buckle. To lady making highest total score in two .games, silver cup; to lady making highest score in one game, silver cup. [Coutitiiifd to pagt 2oq) David Rust Superintendent of Exhibition. i August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 207 >^1 ^ SOCIETY!! AMERICAN FLORISTS mOv are invited to visit us during convention week, any day at your convenience. ANDORRA presents a unique Nursery — six hundred acres of hilly land, containing over three hundred and fifty acres of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Perennials. Our Location permits us to grow many varie- ties both in deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs thai cannot be grown to advantage North or South of this latitude, and thus adds to our extensive collection many desirable and decorative plants. ANDORRA hasbeen called The Modern Landscape Nursery. The lay-out of our land, with its hills, valleys and woodland, permits the planting of trees and shrubs in natural positions, thus affording planting suggestions at every turn. ANDORRA is easily and quickly reached from the Convention (Horticultural) Hall by the Pennsylvania Railroad from Broad St. Station (at Broad and Market Sts.) to Chestnut Hill Station ; then by trolley, which passes the depot, to the City Line. Our office is one block from the trolley terminus at the City Line. REMEMBER, this is a personal invitation to YOU. ^1 A Few Penna. R. R. Trains. Leave Broad St. A.M. A.M. P.M 9.25 10.25 12.25 7.25 7.55 8.25 1.25 2.25 3.25 L've Ch'tuut Hill A.M. P.M. P.M. 1.15 2.15 3.15 10.15 11.15 12.15 4.15 5.15 6.15 Trains each way every halt hour. WNI. WARNER HARPER, Prop, of ANDORRA NURSERIES Bell Telephme CHESTNUT Hll.L 225 CHESTNUT HILL, PA, "^ *»AKKK»»»A»>»«iKKK»>KftK»>»)»>ft>ft*»>»K»»)»RKK»>ftiK*«»)»)ft»>»)K«»*)»AKK»^K»)ft«»>»)*«»>»»««*)»>ft»)»s*s«»s*sK««*A»)A*>AM PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS Novelties always sell during the holidays. If you have not already grown them, try some Pink or Rose SPECIOSUMS. If potted in July will flower for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Always useful either for cut flowers or plants. Ask the leading florists in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, or around New York City. Order today. Will ship any time. Cold storage Lilium longif lorums take about two months to bloom from time of potting ; speciosums from five to six months, so that longiflorums wanted for Thanksgiving and Christmas should be planted about Oct. J, and speciosums in July. ALL CASES ARE REPACKED BEFORE SHIPMENT Lilium Speciosum Rubrum Per loo 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 8.00 9 to n inch bulbs, J50 in case J2.50 Per 1000 75.00 110.00 Lilium Speciosum Melpomene Per loo 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 200 in case 9.00 9 to J I inch bulbs, 150 in case 12.00 Per lOOO 80.00 115.00 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 I 9 I 9 9 9 9 I < « « c Full Cases Sold at lOOO Rate ARTHUR r, BODDIMGTON, 342 West 14ih St., New York City Peonies Phloxes Irises FOR SEPTEMBER PLANTING Our collections have been selected with the greatest care and include the choicest and most distinct varieties. Peonies, 50 Varieties— Phloxes, 12 Varieties— Irises, 25 Varieties Orders booked now — list of varieties and prices on request. ELLWANGER ®. BARRY Nurserymen —Horticulturists Mount Hope Nurseries* RocKester, N. Y. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 208 HORTl CU LTU RE August 17, 1907 mtwiar!in/yv»ivyyyyt/*/*/vt0yytMt>wyvyyy*0t0y*i% R^icHmond, Indiana, 'New Rose RHEA REiD ^ the: rb:d beauty (American Beauty X a Red Seedling) As double as Bridesmaid and as free. As red as Richmond and as fragrant. As big as Beauty and as vigorous. As easy to grow as Bride and quite as continuous in bloom. Long and stiff of stem; with a grand appetite for rich food. A per ect constitution which resists both mildew and black spot. This splendid Am rican will go to the trade March i, 1908. We recommend it as the freest of Winter forcers, and also as a perfect Summer bloomer. Orders already booked for over ^5,coo. $30.00 per 100 $70.00 per 250 $250.00 per 1000 (500 ai thousand rate) U^e E. G. HILU CO., Richmond, Indiana. "flKI5T0CRflT >f beautiful cerise, the best carnation for you to grow. If you want to increase your profits invest in a carnation that pays more per square foot bench space than any other — "Aristocrat" is the one that does it for us and will do as much for you. 30,000 nice bushy plants ready for immediate delivery. $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. per lUO pel- 1000 jK'i- lOu per lOOO per IM per 1000 White Lason, .$7.00 .$G0.00 Cardinal .W.dO S.50.00 D.-iyhreak Lawsnn $8.00 $75.00 Lieut. Peary 7.00 Skyrocket 6.00 50.00 l"i.i.ncee 6.00 My. Maryland 7.(X) Jessica 6.00 .50.00 •'.-indace 6.00 Fair Maid 600 White Perfection .S.IX) 73.00 lied Riding Hood 12.00 IIW.OO Helen Goddard 7.00 Abundanee (J.OO I!ed Lawson 6.0O \'ai-ies:ated Lawson 6.00 50. IW CHICAGO CARNATION CO., A. T. Pyfer, Mgr. ...... JOLIET, ILL. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. ' Advertisements in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care H O R T I C o L- TURE" should be sent to J I Ham- ilton Place, Boston. SITUATIONS WANTED WANTED— Situation by young man to do landscape work or as foreman of a private place; has graduated from an agri- cultural school and has had four years ex- perience. Address S. T., care of HORTI- CULTURE. WANTED:— By middle of September, young man of refinement and good address as clerk in florist's store in suburb of Bos- ton. Will lie required to purchase stock and have general charge of store. First class references required. Address P. O. Box 3657, Boston, Mass. FOR SALE A BARGAIN Two Hitchings Boilers 3000 feet 2-inch pipe SECOND HAND IN GOOD ORDER Ki.r i'ricc .^pply to W.J. STEWART. 1 1 Hamilton PI.,B0STON Useful boiler for sale cheap. A No. 5 Lord's Horticultural boiler in good condi- tion. Am replacing with a larger one and will sell at a bargain. R. E. Hannaford, Portsmouth. X. II. .\~hot \\irter ARCO Boiler capable of heating i;.;;i)0 square ftet. Will bo sold at half price: also a 3 ton Rcinhigion Refrigerator Ice .Machine, anunoiiia direct expansion and 7 X-'l h. p. C ,S: ('. electric motor at a liargain. All in perfect run- ning order and guaranteed for one year. Eeasons for selling — too small for our in- creasing business. Address S. S. Pennock- -Meehan Co., 1608-l.S Ludlow St., Philadel- phia. I'a. 2 'KKV^KVsKKKftKKKKKKatftKKKKKKKVta^^^KKRK^KftftKKVtKatKiKKKKVsKK*)* » IBAMBOO CANESi I TOUCH AND STRONG I 1 6ft long— $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 | 2 THey cost about lO per cent, more 2 than other Kinds, and they are lO C times better. I STUMPP & WALTER GO. - 50 Barclay St., New York 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Field-Growing Carnations. We have for sale and now ready for delivery, extra quality Plants of the following varieties : Beacon, Victory, Robert Craig. Harry Fenn, Nelson Fisher. Red Sport, Rose Pink Enchantress, Enchantress, Fair riaid, White Perfection, Queen, Variegated Lawson, Variegated Palten, Variagated Ulendale. \\'e invite inspection. Prices reasonable. Address Sheppard Garden Carnation Co , LILY BULBS St. David's Island Harrissi 5 to 7 $4.50 100 7 to 9 $8.50 100 Wm. Elliott (SiSoTkS 201 Fulton Street NEW YORK To members of the Florists' Hail Association The annual meeting of the Florists* Hail Asso= ciation of America, will be held at the Broad St. Theater, Philadelphia, Pa., at 3.30 P. H., on Thursday, August 22nd, 1907. All members are expected to aitend. JOHN O. ESLER, Secy. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTICULTURE. 292 Fairmount St., LOWELL, HASS. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. Yow will find some good offers there aiae ?icld GroiDti Carnations Fair Maid. Queen. LaAVSOii $6.00 per J 00 $50.00 per 1000 Paul E. Richwagen, Needham, Mass August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 209 yContiiiued frotH page 20u\ Men's Individual Tournament. Open to all members of the S. A. !•"'. exre|)t those who bowl on the Club teams. First prize, silver cup; second pri/.e, traveller's clock; third prize, sil- ver anil leathej- flask; fourth prize, sole leather suit case; fifth prize. Water- man fountain pen, gold mounted. Ladles' Individual Tournament. Oijen to all wives and daughters of members of S. A. F., including those who bowl on teams. First prize, solid silver compote; second prize, travel- ler's clock: third prize, solid silver pocket book: fourth prize, solid silver bon-bon dish; fifth prize, solid silve" belt buckle: sixth prize, cut glass water botttle; seventh prize, silver and glass cologne bottle; eighth prize, cut glass fruit how!; ninth prize, cut glass olive dish; tenth prize, cut glass cruet; The Exhibition. The Trade Exhibition which is to be held in Horticultural Hall promises to be one of the finest ever presented by the growers, manufacturers and deal- ers for the inspection of the florisia Georgk C. Watson Horticulture's Philadelphia Representative INDEPEKOENCE HALL of America. Everything from a cor- sage pin up to a mammoth greenhouse boiler and greenhouse structure will be on exhibition and sale. This in itself will be of as much, possibly moie. value to anyone engaged ia horticultural pursuits and florist work as a whole world's fair and as well worth the cost of attendance from a strictly luisiness standpoint alone. Office of HORTICULTURE. The office of HORTICULTURE will be located on thr left of the main stairway on the first floor of Horti- cultural Hall. AMsltors will find an attendant pres- int during the dav and can arrange for subscription, advertising or other business with Horticulture Publishing Company. A telephone will be in- . Bird's Eye View from Lemon Hill, Fairmount Park J. William Colfle.sh Tieasuier Florists' Club ot Philadelphia stalled for the convenience ot our friends and any information or possi- ble courtesy will be forthcoming to all in r.eed of same. A complete file of HORTICULTURE tor the past year will be on hand and also a supply of free copies of this Special Convention Number. Give us a call. Reception at H. Bayersdorfer 4. Co.'s. On Thursday afternoon, August 22, fiom 12 to 4 o'clock, the roof of the new establishment of H. Bayers- dorfer & Co. will be open for the reception and entertainment of the visiting florists who are invited to come and enjoy themselves. 210 HORTICULTURE August 17, 1907 During Recess "Hang Sorrow; care will kill a cat And therefore let's be jnerry." THE DREER SEED STORE, PHILADELPHIA. Detroit Florists' Club Picnic. A party of aearly 200 Detroit florists txjok a day off last Friday and boarded the excursioa steamer for the beautiful resort Bods Blanc. The idea of gathering together all those of the local craft, whoste sole aim is to work among Flora's children for the benefit and higher elevation of man- kind, like on© great family, was well appreciated and still better carried out A regular family reunion which also embraced such noble representa- tives as Harry Bunyard of New York, F. Boeringer of Bay Oity, and oth'er guests. Those eager to show their prowess at the national gam'e did not waste much time at the lunch basket, but got an early start at the ball game, which was followed by many other athletic events. Mr. Knope acting as umpire between the Bast and West Side team kept such a sharp eye on the players that now he is nursing badly inflamed eyes. The laurels went to the East Side. Other winners of prizes were: Ladies' race — 1st, Miss Fay; 2cl, Miss Hutter. Boys' race; under 16 yoars-^lst, Rob. Damferow; 2d, Henry Greeman. 100 yard dash — 1st, Louis Charvat; 2d, Andrew Ferguson, Jr. Three-legged race— 1st, Fred Mies- gel; 2d, H. Beard. Fat man's race — 1st, Fred Pautke; 2d, H. A. Bunyard. Running Jump — Ist, Robt. Watson; 2d, Louis Watson. Girls' race; under 10 — 1st, Marjorie Hedder; 2d, Mildred Hilcher. Boys' race; under 10 — 1st. Chas. D. Burrell; 2d, Hob. Burrell. Tug of war — H. Smith's team. A. T. Boddington made a special donation cf 2 boxes of cigars to the losing team. Frank Holznagel fur- nished the 15.00 gold piece for the winning ball team. Mich. Cut Flower Co. donated three knives. The balance of priz'es were purchased by the local club. Between dancing or swimming and athletics, the shop was completely for- gotten and still all went home wiser and better men- Gfeat credit for the success of the outing is due to the ever ready, un- selfish solicitude of Wm. Brown, Fred. Beard and Robt. Rahaley. FRANK DANZER. PERSONAL. Prof. C. S. Sargent has returned from his trip to England. R. Turnbull of Montreal, Can., has taken a position with the Mt. Royal Cemetery Co. C. L. Howe of Dover, N. H., reached Liverpool on August 4. He will spend a month in England and France seek- ing health. Visitors in Boston: S. J. Reuter and Louis J. Reuter, Westerly, R. I.; Ju- lius Roehrs, Jr., Rutherford, N. J.; U. ■G. Scollay, Brooklyn, N. Y. We give a view herewith of- the interior of the Dreer seed store. The Dreer organization has a world-wide fame. Every department is presided over by an expert, of whom none got there by accident. A life time's experience, a keen, well-trained mind broadened by education at home and abroad, and the inherited experience of his forefathers enabled William F. Dreer to perfect this model organiza- tion and put the right man in the right place. While not so showy as the magnifi- cent growing establishment at River- ton, which will be the Mecca of every visitor during convention week, the seed store and headquarters at 714 Chestnut street is well worth a visit. The heads of departments are as fol- lows: Plants. J. D, Eisele; seeds, J. Otto Thilow, G. D. Clark and W. H. McKubbin; accounting, J. D. Tull. HOUSE OF COCOS WEDDELLIANA. --.tft^X ^'^^^ ^^ '.; .'/' i/*5^' Z' '^ ^ '^ Jr-^^St£f\ ^: ; •^ >: ^P ^^S^ ^^^S \ |i ^M -^l^'0k irf^^S ^jm^mL H %"^ "—4 L:%5f; ,, .^ r -■"''Sri- ""^-/i .-', /- ■^^^ ' '': iP^rf 1 -■:'■"»*• ■ r^aH -%M?>^y::: Here is a picture of a subject very difficult to convey in a photograph. We have long wished to do so, but this is the first approach to a decent picture. However, it must be seen to be appreciated, and all the convention visitors will have a chance of seeing it next Wednesday on the occasion of the visit to the Dreer establishment at Riverton, N. J August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURi: 211 DREER'S CONVENTION MONTH SPECIALS COCOS WEDDELIANA A grand lot of plants In 5 Inch pots, elegant graceful speci- mens, about 24 Inches high perfect in every way, something entirely different from what you have been offering to your customers in the decorative Hue heretofore and a plant which win appeal to every one; price $1 each, singly or by the hun- dred. We are also carrying In stock an elegant line of the usual sizes for Fern Dishes In good shape. 2 1-4 Inch pots 5 to 6 Inche-.! high, $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100; $90 per 1000. 3 Inch pots 8 to 10 Inches high $2 per doz.; $15 per 100; $140 per 1000. KENTIAS Although the stock of Kentias generally is scarce not only In this country, but also In the Palm centres of Europe, you will find our stock of nearly all sizes very complete, and while some of the medium sizes are not quite as heavy as we have supplied In some seasons past, you will find all of the stock here offered of excellent quality and value. We offer In Kentia Belmoreana Per doz Per lOO Per 1000 2^ in. pots, 4 leaves, 8 to 10 In. high $1.50 $10.00 $90.00 5 5 to 6 3 4 6 6 " 6 to 7' 9-in. tubs 7 to 8 11-in. tubs 7 to S 11-ln tubs 8 to 9 12 15 20 to 24 26 to 28 2.00 15.00 4.50 35.00 1.00 each i.eo 140.00 5 feet high, very stocky $10.00 each. ' 6 feet high, very stocky 20.00 each. ' 7 to 8 feet, high, very stocky ... 25.00 each. We especially call your attention to the three sizes offered at $10, $20 and $25 eaih. These are handsome specimens, such as you have rarely had an opportunity to buy. Kentia Forsteriana 5 leaves, 12 to 15 In. high. $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100 3-ln. pots, 4 •• 5to6 •' 4 •• 6 " 6 •' 6 " 7 •' 6 " 7-lD. tubs 6 leaves, 8 " 6 " 8 " 6 " 8 " 6 " fito7 6 to 7 6 to 7 15 24 to 28 30 to 32 36 to 40 5.00 1.00 each. 1.50 " 2.50 40.00 10 10 48-in. high $4.00 each. 54 " 5.00 each. 54 to 60 " 6.00 each. 40 to 42 " 3.0O each. 5 1-2 feet high 8.00 each 6 ft. high, very heavy specimens,. 12.00 each. 7 to 8 feet high, tall decorative plants 12.50 each. 12 •• 6 to 7 '• 8 to 9 feet high, tall decorative plants 17.50 each. Kentia Forsteriana — Made-up Plants 7-In. tubs, 4 plants In a tub, 34 to 36-ln. high $2.50 each. 7-lu. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 36 to 38-in. high 3.00 each. 8-in. tubs 4 plants In a tub, 40 to 42-ln. high 4.00 each. 8-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 42 to 48-ln. high 5.00 each. 8-in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 4 1-2 feet high 6.00 each. 9-ln. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 4 1-2 to 5 feet high 8.00 each. 10-ln. tubs, 4 plants In a tub, 5 feet high 10.00 each. 12in. tubs, 4 plants in a tub, 6 feet high 12.50 each. Kentia Belmoreana — Made-up Plants 12-ln.tubs, 4 plants In a tub very bushy plants 6 ft. high. $15.00 each. Areca Lutescens 3-ln. pots 3 plants In a pot 12 to 15-ln. high $1.25 per doz. $10.00 per 100; $90.00 per 1000. 41n. pots 3 plants in a pot 15 inches high 3.50 per doz. $25.00 per 100; $225.00 per 1000. 6-in. pots 3 plants in a pot 24 to 26-in high 1.00 each. Latania Borbonica 2-ln. pots, 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 2 l-4in. pots, 75 cts. per doz.; 5.00 per 100; 40.00 per 1000. 31n. pots, $1.25 per doz.; 10.00 per 100; 90.00 per 1000. 4-in. pots, 5 to 6 leaves, 12 to 15-ln. high, $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 6-in. pots, 6 to 7 leaves, 15 to 18-in. high, $6.50 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. AraUCaria ExcelSa (Norfolk island Pine) Our stock of Araucarlas Is very complete in all sizes; we are especially strong on the smaller sizes which are now so popular. The plants are all of good value, and will be found a profitable Investment to grow on for Winter sales. 4-inch pots, 5 to 6 Inches high, 2 tiers . . 5-luch pots, 8 to 10 Inches high, 3 tiers 6-inch pots, 12 to 14 Inches high 3 to 4 tiers 6-inch pots, 14 to 16 inches high, 4 tiers 6-lnch pots. 16 to IS Inches high. 4 tiers Each $0.40 .65 .75 1.00 1.25 Auraucaria Excelsa Clauca o-inch pots, 8 Inches high, 2 tiers $0.75 6-lnch pots, 13 to 15 Inches high, 3 tiers 1-25 Araucaria Robusta Compacta 6-lnch pots, 8 inches high, 2 tiers $1.00 6-inch pots, 10 inches high, 2 to 3 tiers 1.25 6-inch pots, 12 inches high, 3 tiers 1.50 Fine Ferns NephrOlepIS BOStOnienSiS (The Boston Fern) 6-inch pots 50 cents each. Nephr lepiS SCOttiK heScotcFem) 6-inch pots 50 cents each. NephrolepiS Whitmani d'hr Impn ved O-t.i, h P ume K.ro) Unquestionably the most valuable of this type superseding Piersonl, Barrowsi and Elegantlsslma all of which we have now discarded in favor of this variety. Not only Is the pinnae on the individual fronds more finely divided but the fronds are denser, broader and more graceful and the habit of the plant is more perfect. 2 1-4-inch pots, 75 cts per doz.; $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 6-inch pots 75 cents each. NephrolepiS Amerpohli This Is the latest addition to the Ostrich Plume type and is certain to prove a welcome and popular variety, holding for delicacy and gracefulness the same position among the Nephro- lepiS that Adiantum Gracilllmum does among the Maiden Hair Ferns. The pinnae is so finely divided that it reminds one of a piece of fine lace; the fronds are broad and of a depth which gives them a cushion-like appearance. It forms a beautiful specimen and Is admired by everyone who sees it. We are now booking orders for September delivery. 50 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. ; $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. NephrolepiS TodeaOideS (Todeaor Filmy-Fern-like Nephrolepis) This is an English Introduction that has received a first class certificate both from the Royal Horticultural Society and from the Royal Botanic Society of London, and is likely to become a most important commercial variety. While in a general way it reminds one of an exceptionally well grown plant of N. Elegantlsslma it Is entirely distinct from this and all others. In its strong yet compact growth and its bold heavy foliage which is distinctly trlpinnate or three times divided. Specimen plants which we now have growing are admired by everyone and we have great faith In its future. 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz,; $40.00 per 100. 6-lnch pots, $1.00 each. New Double Blue Lobelia (K-i)iieen Mallard) A charming plant of English introduction, which we are now offering for the first time. It originated as a chance seedling from Lobelia Speeiosa and has very large double flowers of an intense rich deep blue color. It Is a most desirable plant, which meets with favor with everyone who sees it. We offer good plants for propagating purposes. 20cts. each; $2.00 per doz. en; $15.00 per 100. Begonia Cloire de Lorraine We are now delivering first class stock of Begonia Lorraine, 2 1-4 inch pot-plants which have been propagated from leaf cuttings and which will make plants that are much superior to stock grown in the ordinary way. You will make no mis- take in placing your orders at once; the stock Is certain to please you. $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; $140.00 per 1000. For the most complete list of seasonable stock that can be offered at this season of the year see our current WHOLE- SALE LIST. If you have not received a copy It will be mailed to you on application. OUR EXHIBIT AT THE CONVENTION * During convention week we will have on exhibition at Horticultural Hall, a foil Hue of samples, embracing not only the plants offered above but also many others, some of which are certain to prove useful to yoii In your business and with which you should become acquainted. Our entire staff of travellers will be In attendance and will be pleased to show samples or to pilot you to our Nurseries at Riverton, where a personal inspection of our many specialties will prove interesting. AN INVITATION TO ALL Wednesday afternoon August 21st. has been set aside by the entertainment committee of the Philadelphia Florists' Club for a visit to Riverton and we extend a cordial invitation to everyone to join us on this day. A large Steamboat capable of accom- modating 3000 people has been engaged by us for the purpose. The trip up the Delaware River Is a most Interesting one, and will enable you to gain a good Idea of the vast shipping, ship building and many other of Philadelphia's great Riverfront in- We will do all that we can to make this day a memorable one In the history of the Philadelphia Convention and we hope that you will be able to Join us. HENRY A, DREER, Inc., 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 212 H O K T 1 C U L T U R E August 17, 1907 Seed Trade A rumor that Mr. John l^ewis Childs had sold his property at Floral Park and would move to Northport, L. I., proves to be incorrect. Mr. Childs has sold part of his real estate but his gen- eral plant and the grounds immediate- ly surrounding are still his property, and it can be said with authority that he does not even contemplate moving. His name is so thoroughly identified with Floral Park, that considered as a business proposition, it would un- doubtedly prove a most unwise move. 'l"he name "Floral Park" is not only identified with the name of John Ltewis Childs, but also with the plant and seed business, and Mr. Childs' removal would afford a fine opportunity for an enterprising man to start a rival busi- ness. But we may rest assured that this important point would not escape the notice of so sagacious a man as John Lewis Childs. The past week has on the whole been favorable for most crops, although two or three nights were unreasonably bad, a warning that autumn is close at hand. Still the days were warm, and the only drawback now is lack of moisture. A good rain is greatly needed. Recent quotations from California growers of onion seed couflrm the opinion expre!;'sed in June, that reports of damage ;:o the crop which wore so alarming last spring, were greatly ex- aggerated. The writer saw letters from a responsible grower stating that the toial California crop this year could not exceed 300,000 pounds, and another grower put his figures as low as 150,000 pounds. Now it is said the .■zrowers will vleliver fioni 75 to SH per cent, of yellows, 65 to 75 per cent, ot reds, 50 to 60 per cent, of white Glob'e and white Portugal. It will be a long time before the general trade is again greatly alarmed by reports of short crops from California. Those enter- prising gentlemen will need to pro- duce proof next time. Those seedmen who are heavy deal- ers in bulbs are very busy, but the trade otherwise have little to do, ex- cepting to make such prepai-ations for next season's business as their facili- ties permit. Reports generally agree that seed stocks were sold down pretty close last season, and even jobbers are many of them dependent on this year's crops on many items. Empty bins are the rule among retailers, and even with fair average crops, prices should rule firm and higher than usual. Thsre is nothing on vhe seedman's horizon to cause anxiety excepting pofcsibly too great a shortage in a few lines. A moderate shortage in contract delive- ries is much better for the trade than full deliveries, a point which very few s'eedsmen will fail to comprehend. The crop report frcm Sluis & Groot, Enkhuizen (Holland) indicates that although last winter was not exceed- ingly severe in Holland the frequent atid sudden changes of temperature wrought havoc among all biennial subjects and even those perennial plants which usually stand the winter 'n !&«,•■•' 'J: ji PHILADELPHIA'S LEADlNa SEED HOUSE Makes a speci- alty of supply- ing the Florists' needs in SEEDS BULBS and SUNDRIES Our Mew Wholesale Catalogue Is Ready HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 1018 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA very well have suffered very much. Among those that suffered very heav- ily were cabbages, turnips, chervil, kohlrabi, parsley and rutabagas. .1 very cold and rainy spring has made growing crops, generally speak- ing, three or four weeks behind. Ks- pecially for late ripening articles, such as beans, the crop prospects are far from being promising. Flower seeds are reported as also very backward owing to the cool weather which prevailed until now. The consequence is that a great many sorts have only poorly developed, but this will not prevent an average crop if warm weather sets in very soon. While Boston and. in fact, the grealei part of New England has been suffering from lack of rain all sum- mer, it is interesting to read that in Aroostook County, Maine, the great potato country, the rains throughout the summer have been frequent and heavy, and as a result the potato fields are soaked with moisture and the peo- ple are praying for dry weather to save the pota,to crop. Aroostook County's potato ciop amounts to 15,000,000 to 18,000,000 bushels a year. SEED ADULTERATION. E?.lract from remarks of ^\'. D. R'>ss, chairman of Commlttfe on Expel- ment Stations, bofore tlu' Ameri- can Seed Trade Association. This subject has been well covered by the special committee, but as sev- eral experiment stations are responsi- ble for seed laws treating on this sub- ject, and as others are considering the matter, I deem it advisable to make mention of this matter here, for it is well to be on our guard, for we shall surely have trouble in the near future if we allow our law makers to go on unmolested without being watched. Simply because wheat and tares will grow together in the same field is no sign that we should be accused of adul- terating because both are found in our possession. The present system of ob- taining samples is unjust and unbusi- nesslike, and should be changed; as samples are taken now the dealer has no protection whatever, and no oppor- tunity is given him to prove his inno- cence. Samples of seed should be tak- en the same as fertilizer, and laws should be made for our protection just as much as for the protection of our customers, and no man has a right to even insinuate dishonesty without he is prepared to prove it. There is no doubt but what mistakes have been made in the past, and innocent dealers have suffered by the negligence of in- competent help, either through negli- gence or wilful reporting of samples, if individuals did their work as some officials have, they would have suits for large damages on their hands, but under the present law we must abide by their decision, whether it is just or not. While the Experiment Stations are doing good work and increasing the demand for seed, it must be remem- bered that dealers are also doing a lot of good along this line, and we should both work together, and every dealer should encourage, as far as possible, the Experiment Station work. August IT. 1907 HORTICULTURE :2l« ^ I JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. I 5 BEST QUALITY FALL BULBS It is to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock-bottom prices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent free upon request as soon as issued. Vick's Superb Pansy Seed All the best varieties in separate colors. VICK'S SUPERB MIXTURE, the best strain from .ill the leading named sorts: !s ounce, 85c; V ounce, $1.60; ounce, $6.00. I REVIEW OF THE SWEET PEAS 1907. We were unable to say much about, the newer varieties of sweet peas last year (1906) on account of the extreme- ly wet and otherwise unfavorable weather. This year (1907) has been much more favorable, and through the kindness of Howard M. Earl, of the Fordhook trial grounds (Messrs. W. Atlee Burpee & Co.), at Doylestown, Pa., who very hospitably etitertained the writer and Mr. John Burton on the 11th ulto., showing us over the farms and loading us with many oour- tr-sies, we are enabled to give some interesting notes; Henry Eckford, as has already been noted, while a be.autiful color is hard to get at its best, as the flowers burn so badly in the sun. To get the true color effect, sbading must be resorted to. Ordinary cheese cloth or tiffany is quite satisfactory for this purpose. It is an inten."ely bright, shining flame colored self, of good size and attrac- tive form. Queen Alexandra produces a flower of very fair size, of excellent form, be- ing widely expanded and graceful. It is far superior to Scarlet Gem but to s:)me does not api)ear quite so capti- vating as King Edward VII., which is larger and bunches more gracefully. Queen Alexandra might be called a "fadeless Scarlet Gem." The color is very intense and it does not fade. Sybil Eckford is not of a sufficiently strong color to appeal to one as some of the other varieties do. The effect is a rich apricot with a blush shading. The foregoing were the throe sensa- tional importations of last year, and our impartial opinion of same, as will be noted, is rather conseiTrative. We will now take up some of the other new varieties. Watkins & Simpson's list first: E. J. Castle is a flower of the type of Gladys Unwin, a rosy carmine self similar to John Ingman. but several shades lighter. Mrs. Alfred Watkins does not seem to be fixed as to color as there are at least four different shades of pink. The flowers are quite siiTiilar in character to Gladys Unwin. Frank Ewlby is rather disappointing, the color being too undecided — a sort of rosy lilac lavender shade — neither one thing nor another. Nora Unwin is a pure white, almost identical in form with Gladys Unwin. On the whole there does not seem to have been any decided advance in the foregoing list. We will now take a look at Eckford's new ones: ^gnes Eckford, soft rose standard with white wings suffused with rose. A thrifty grower, the stems invariably producing three flowers. Mrs. Collier is disappointing as the color is no deeper than that of Mrs. E. B. Ken- yon but it is of a different form. This variety might be described as a cream or pale lemon Dorothy Eckford. It was introduced simultaneously by Eckford and Dobbie. Earl Cramer comes very true but unfortunately it burns badly under our hot sun. Standard a purple maroon; wings pale purple bordered with maroon. Large size, form slight- ly hooded and wings partly curled. Horace Wright is almost a self color; standard claret, wings light indigo. A fine variety for bunching where a dark shade is desired. Very different from Brilliant which is ui;doubtedly the best dark color in cultivation. Queen of Spain is a shell pink on a cream ground. It comes both in the hooded and the open form. Some of the other new varieties worthy of mention are as follows; Enchantress, a variety of recent in- tioduction from England of tlie Coun- tess Spencer type and together with Paradise (another Countess Spencer ^election) is similar in shade to what is known here as "true" Countess Spencer. But — and here is an import- ant "but" — both Enchantress and Para- dise produce flowers of enormous size and good color, and either of them will become popular with florists for both inside and outside culture. White C!ountess Spencer; we were soriT' not to have seen this variety (so called temporarily). It is described as a flower of enormous tize, pure white, with the wavy effect of Countess Spencer inten- sified— to say nothing of the immense spread of the wings which thoroughly cover the keel. Helen Lewis is an- other of the Countess Spencer type. Standard crimson orange. wings orange rose. Bunches well and worthy a place among the elect. We have omitted to mention a very pretty one introduced last year named Beacon, a very good one. the standard cherry red on cream ground, the wings cream occasionally suffused crimson; also last but not least, George Herbert, one of the largest of the Countess Spencer type — exceeded in size only by the "White Countess Spencer." Stan- dard carmine rose, wings rose pink. The foregoing notes should be read in connection with and in continuation of our articles of 1905 (issue of Julv 29th) and 1906 (issue of Aug. llth). G. C. WATSON. Headquarters for PLANT STAKES CANE STAKES Long selected stock, thin and wirj-, very strong. Southern ...8 .„ ^ .. Japanese ...6 to 7 ft per ]ii(i per IWKi per 5iiO<> to 9 ft. 75c, $6.00 $25.00 75c. 5-50 25-00 STEEL STAKES No. lO ^teel Wire Qalvanized pir KMI per IIIIMI per VKi per HH>' 2 it. ..$0.45 $4.08 ^ 454 ft... $1.00 $9.20 'H " ■■ -55 5-" '5 " •■ '-'^ 10.23 3 " -. .65 6.15 lb " .. 1.30 12.25 3X " ■• .78 7.18 I 654 " •■ 1.40 13-28 4 " . .88 8.16 No. 8 Steel Wire Qalvanized For Staking American Beauty and other strong and tall growing Roses. per 100 PIT lootl per loo per lu>'* 2 ft. .$0.55 $5.95 4 ft. ..$1.10 $to.oo "% " •• .70 6.50 4J4 " .. 1.J5 11.50 3 * .. .80 7.50 '5 " .. 1.40 13.00 3K " -• .9i 9.00 6 ■' .. 1,60 15.50 MICHELL'S RELIABLE HOSE Made expressly for hard usage Ask most any florist about it. 3 Ply per foot 12c. 4 Ply per foot mMc I Our Advance Price List of Bulbs is Ready. | HENRY F. MICHELL GO. IOI8 Market Street PHILADELPHIA - - PA. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there als*. Christmas Fiowering Sweet Pea Seed DIRECT FROM ORIGINATOR. Christmas Pinl<, Florence Denzer, white 1-4 lb 75c: 1 lb. $2,00. Hrs. E. Wild, new carmine red, 2 oz. 75c; i 4 lb. $1.50. These popular Florists' Sweet Peas hara been grown by OVER 3000 FLORIST ■< all over the world to the best satlsfacti«« of the most critical growers, and HAVE NO EQUAL. Also 10 ^ew Varieties offered for the first time, Salmon. Pink, Blue Purple, Yellow and Variegated in separate colors. Ask for Descriptive Price List. Tbea* new varieties will be ready in September. Sweet pea Directions wltli every order. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK Bound Broolc, NEW JERSEY :£14 HORTICULTURE August 17, 1907 FARQUHAR'S Famous I s f i CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant White Farquhar's Giant PinK Farquhar's Giant Crimson Farquhar's Giant Blood Red FarquHar's Giant White 'WITH CRIMSON BASE, Farquhar's Giant Salmon WITH CARMINE BASE. Price of aii the above sorts: WO\[seetts, $1.00 WOO seeds, $10.00 SOW IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER FOR BEST RESULTS R. (Sb J. FARQUHAR (Sb CO. 6 and 7 vSouth Market St., Boston, Mass. August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 215 From the World's Famous Growers JOHNSON'S PRIZE WINNER PANSIES "JOHNSON'S KINGLY PRIZE WINNER PANSIES are the product of the world's leading Pansy Specialists, and absolutely unsurpassed in '|uality by any strain extant. We offer seed as follows: 1 000 seeds 30c.; 2O0O seeds SOc; 5000seedg$t: % oz.fl .25; I oz. $S. Now ready-Paper White Narcissus, Roman Hyacinths, Bermuda Harrisii, Freesias, New crop Pansy Seed, Cineraria, Calceolaria, Cyclamen, Primulas and other SeasonabI Flower Seeds. "I R \EW KALL BULB CATALOGUE WILL BE MAILED ON REQUEST JOHNSON SEED COMPANY, 217 Market street, PHILADELPHIA PA. GLADIOLUS HARVARD " The Peer of All Gladiolus " will be exhibited by us at the S. A. F. EXHIBIT, Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 20-23. No florist should miss to see this splendid novelty. Our repre- sentative will be on hand to greet our numerous friends and will gladly furnish any information desired. W. W. RAWSON & CO., ItTeeT Boston, Mass. ZIRNCIEBEUS GIANT PANSIES Fresh Crop Now Really Famed for a quarter of a century and when you buy them you get the best In exist- ence. I am continuing the pansy business on exactly the same standard as carried on by my father, the late Denys Zirngiebel. None genuine unless sold by me. AUGUSTUS ZIRNGIEBEL, GIANT MARKET, "The Variety for the Million." GIANT FANCY. The Ne Plus Ultra in Pansies. Needham, Mass. Trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. Trade packet, 1000 seeds, $1.00. fi^-ALL GIANTS ^^I'ol^i PANSY SEED •' BODDINQTON'S CHALLENGE " mixtuie contains all the finest Oiant strains — of the leading Pansy Specialists in the world-the Oiant self colors, the Giant striped and margined, and the Giant blotched — all carefully mixed in proportion — the finest that monty can buy— the finest yoitr- money can buy. A. jiorist who has grown it, said "Why don't you call it Defiance !" Trade pki. 75c, 1-4 Oz. $1.50, 1-2 OZ. $2.75, oz. $5.00. New crop ready July. ... Order Now ... A. T. BODDINGTON, 342 W. 14th St., N.Y.City PANSY SEED Per Oz. Qlant Varietv D' Elite $10 00 •• All colors, for Florists S 00 '• Good Mixed, per lb. $20.00.. 2 00 Mme. Perret. rue Oo|d Medal S 00 I'he be^t for Cut Flowers BEAULIELI'S HARDV WHITE ONION Per lb. $3.00 LETTUCE for forcing and O't door v riety D' ELITt, CABBAGE. CELERY GREEN and YELLOW, etc. Free Sample on Application. BEAULIEU, Seedsman WOODHAVEN, L. I., N. Y. BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CIH C AULIFLOWERS A B B A G E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO. 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA PANSY SEED In separate colors and the finest mix- tnre, embracing every conceivable shade and marking and largest flowers. Crop of 1907. I^-Get descriptive Prlce-tist coAiwrTC DiiTT T HEMPSTEAD, FRANCIS BRILL, (l. i > n. y. Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. CABBAGE PLANTS Early and Late Flat Dutch, Succession and Savoy $1.00 per looo, 10,000 and over Sac. per looo. CELERY. Golden Self Blanching, Giant Pascal, White Plume, Winter Queen, Golden Heart, $1.00 per 1000, 10,000 and over 80c per 1000, Borecole, Brussels Sprouts, Leek, $1.00 per looo. Lettuce, Grand Rapid. Boston Market, Defiance, $r.oo per 1000. Moss Curled Parsley $1.00 per 1000. My Plants are Fine. Ca^h with order, please. SAMUEL W.SHANKLIN. - WH4TE MAhSH. MD. CELERY PLANTS 100.000 WHITE PLUME All Transplanted plants. Many rootlets. Unlike those grown in the ordinary way. None better. 500, $1.50; 1000, $2.50; 5000 or over $a.oo per 1000. Cash with Order W. B. DU RIE. Rahway, N. J. ESTABLISHED 1 802 BERMUDA EASTER HUES, ROMAN H'ACINTHS AND ALL HOLUN] AND OTHER BULBS SEND FOR PRICES Trade Bulb List now ready, per ioco seeds Asparagus plumosus nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds. ... 2.50 New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i.ooo. J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds^= Send for Catalogus THOMAS J. GREY GO. 32 & 33 So. Market St.. BOSTON DDCPI^'C International DnLU^ 0 Prize Pansy Our assortment of best sorts. Fresh seed. Now ready. Catalogues Free Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 4r-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS BERMUOA GROWN LILIUM HARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS keady for Delivery H.E.Fiske Seed co.,'"*'^''''""" Hall Square BOSTON. MASS. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS GO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, • • CALIFORNIA C. G. MORSE & CG. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTI- CULTURE. •216 H O K T 1 C » I L T U R E August 17, 1907 HARDY ROSES AMERICAN GROWN— SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED We have unsold at the present time the following varieties, ALL FIELD GROWN PLANTS, grown in our Nurseries at Rochester, N. Y. HYBRID PER.PETUAL Anne de Diesbach Margaret Dickson Baron de Bonstetten IVlarshall P. Wilder Clio Mrs. John Laing Frau Karl Druschki Mrs. R. G. S. Crawford General Jacqueminot Paul Neyron John Hopper Prince Camille Mme. G. Luizet Ulrich Brunner Mme. G. Bruant (Hybrid Rugosa) These plants will be ready for shipment about October 1st. Orders booked now. Price on request. ELL"WANGER (Si BARRY Nurserymen — Horticulturists Mount Hope Nurseries, R.ocKester, N. Y. RAMBLERS Crimson Rambler White Rambler Yellow Rambler Dorothy Perkins Baby Rambler Wichuraiana (The Type) When Attending the Convention Come to West Grove, Pa — the home of the Rose. Our place might prove interesting with its seventy green- houses of Roses, Chrysanthemums, Geraniums and a varied assortment of miscellaneous plants including a grand collection of Rex Begonias and Ferns. We have twenty acres of outs de stuff — flowering and ornamental shrubs of many kinds, Cannas, Dahlias, Roses, Carnations, etc. All are cordially invited to pay us a visit Trains leave Broad St. Station Penn- sylvania R. R. Baltimore Cent Div. of P. B. & W. R.R. The Dingee & Gonard Co., west Grove, Pa. NEWROSE-Mrs. Jardine Will be distributed in March, 1908 1! Florists comirg to Philadelphia in August are cordially invited lo visit our Nurseries, and see the habit and growth of this sterling novelty. *l Mrs. Jardine was raised by Messrs. Alexander Dickson & Sons of Newtownards, and is in the same class for winter forcing as their previous introductions— Liberty and KHIarney. ROBERT SCOTT & SON, Sharon Hill, Del. Co., Pa. WHOLESALE TRADE LIST ASPARAGUS SPRENGER! iTo^t^ \ CLEMATIS PANIGULATA l^oo-p^; loo; Strong Seedlings, $2.00 per 100. 5 in. pots, $2,00 per doz.; 3 ID pot'-, $5.o>. i>er 100; 2 in. pois, $* 00 per 100. Seedlings fr. m flats, 50 ct^. i;er 100 Asparagus Plumosus and Tennuissimus 5 in. pots, $3.00 per doz. rrn|k|Q Boston, 5111 pots, $3 oo per doz. ; Scodi rCfiRO & Anna Foster, 4 in. pots, %t oo per doz. 3 in. pots, $6 00 per 100 ppnTnUQ fine plants, 4 in. pots, $2.00 per in pots, $4.00 FERNS assorted varietie per 100. CINERARIA GRDFL^"^"^'^"^"' CAPE JASMINE LEMGN VERBENAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS LT/cr^r;'^ $ j.oo per 100 4 in. pots, $3,00 per do/, 3 111. pois, $4x0 per 100. C. EISELE, nth and Roy Sts., PHILADELPHIA, PA. ROSES Brides JS4 00 per hundred. Bride^tmaid #3.00 per hundred. *a7.50 per thousand. F. HAHMAN, HARROWGATE LANE, FRANKFOKD, Philadelphia. FOR SALE 200 Lady Gay 200 Dorothy Perkins 200 Crimson Ramblers Nii-e Stock in -iM inch pots, ready for iM inch $10.00 per hundred F. E. PALMER, Brookline, Mass. LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Qrand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO CANNAS Be sure to see our display at the S. A. F. Convention The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST CROVE. PA. Grading and Pruning. FINE TREES AND SHRUBBERY FURNISHED AND PLANTED. D, ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beach Parkway, Everett, Mass Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown e-xclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO., 4&^OId Slip, NEW YORK. JOHN sco-rT Grower of PALHS, FER^S and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Roa and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROCKLYN, N. Y. August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 217 HENDERSON'S LILIUM HARRISII BULBS ARE PRONOUNCED BY FLORISTS WHO HAVE FORCED THEM ii Superior and Thorouglily Satisfactory' And our 1907 Crop of Bulbs is the finest and healtfiiest in several years, grow- ing conditions in Bermuda liaving been exceptionally favorable this season. PRICES OF HENDERSONS LILIUM HARRISII BULBS NOW READY FOR SHIPMENT Per 100 First Size, 5 to 7 in. Bulbs $4.25 Intermediate Size, 6 to 7 in. Bulbs 5 00 Extra Size, 7 to 9 in. Bulbs 8.50 Mammoth Bulbs, 9 to 1 1 in. 18.00 Per 1000 $40.00 48.00 80.00 175.00 Our Florists' Catalogue of Bulbs, Plants and Seeds for Fall Planting mailed to Florists on Application. PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 and 37 Conlandt Street, NEW YORK. 400.000 More Galla Etliiopica Bulbs Over 472.000 shipped to old and new customers. All orders from now on will be shipped next day order is received. .\ good many florists arc ordering Bulbs to plant after chrysanthemums are pulled out. I prepay freight when cash comes with order. If wanted by express I prepay 2^c. per lb, balance, 25 at 100 rates, 260 at 1000 rates. 100 Calla Ethiopica, IQ inches circumference $10.00 you pay 9 The above Bulbs will all bloom 1 year. 9 00 800 7.00 5.50 4 50 360 225 1000 $90.00 80.00 70.00 60.(0 45.00 35 00 25.00 15.00 t. mTTIHG. 17-23 Kernian Street, 8*HT» CRUZ, CAL. Gardenia Plants! Fine Stocky Plants Out of 3 inch Pots 9 9 9 9 9 $15.00 per 100; J 9 1000. $2.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 200; $120 per STUMPP & WALTER CO. 50 Barclay St.. New Yorlt. Do Not Miss Seeing Our Exhibition of GLADIOLUS BLOOMS CONVENTION OF S. A. F. At Philadelphia, August 20-22. ••AMERICA" WILL BE THERE IN ALL ITS GLORY. John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y. 2 - » c c c c c c c c c c « « c c c c c c c A Cordial Invitation is extended to all members of the S. A. F. to visit us white on their convention trip, and amongother things we will show them GERANIUMS in 225 varieties, comprising one ot the finest collec- tions in the country. We are 14 miles east of Balti more, at Cowenton on the B. & O. R. R. or at Chase on the Pennsylvania R. K Send us word and we will m et you. Our telephone is C* & P. Chase 12-4 Balf- more exchange. Mr. R Vincent, Jr., will be at the convention and gladly give you any information you may desire re- garding trains, etc. DAHLIAS. rietie* Id any quantity; Now is the time t« place your order for bulbs which williuurc you getting named ra- prompt delivery. DAVID HERBERT & SON, Succcaion to L. K. Peacock, Inc. A.TCO, IV. J. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excels*, Compacts, RobustaandGIauca; Kentia Korsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. 1012 Ontario St*, Philadelphia R. Vincent Jr. & Sons Co.| WHITE MARSH, MD. A. LEUTHY <& CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PIANTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES, ROSLINDALE, MASS. 218 HORTICULTURE August 17, 1907 THE S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN ESATBLISHMENT. "The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn," and the "big stores" of ten years hence are probably the "little shops" of today. But the little shops of today whose owners are not good advertisers will still be the little shops ten years from now. — Exchange. The- mere mention of the names which go to make up the name of this company suggests the thought of ster- ling business integrity and conserva- tive horticultural stability, for no two names are more closely linked with the best ideals in Philadelphia horti- culture for the past half century than are these. The establishment of which exterior and interior views are given herewith is a good example ot the pos- sibilities in the wholesale florist busi- ness under wise progressive policies. The visitors in Philadelphia will iJnd in its equipment much that is interest- ing and instructive. We present also portraits of Samuel S. Pennock, the head of the company and Ralph E. Faust, treasurer. Mr. Pennock is also president of the Florists' Club of Philadelphia this year. Samuel S. Pennock President S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. Ribbon Department Ralph E. Faust Treasurer S. S. Pennoek-Mfehan Co. NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. At the monthly meeting of this so- ciety, held on August 12, it was de- cided to abandon the annual fall show this year, as it was felt that all avail- able material was being used up in the interest of the Old Home "Week ex- hibition, which the society will gire free on August 27, 28 and 29. Two short talks on the peony and herbaceous plants for cut flowers, by A. J. Jahn and James Garthley were followed by an interesting discussion. It was decided to hold the annual clambake on August 22. The sched- ules for the August show were placed in the hands of the m'embers. FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- TON. The August meeting of this club was held at Gude's Hall, on the evening of Aug. Cth. Being "gladiolus night," there were some very fine flowers shown. F. H. Kramer was the only local exhibitor; the other flowers be- ing shipped by John Lewis Childs and Arthur Cowee. It was decided to hold the chrysan- mum show on the 12th, 13th and 14th ot November at either National Rifles Armory or Masonic Temple. Chair- man Geo. Cooke presented a schedule to be deliberated upon by the club. The public has every reason to expect a fine show with such a chairman and his flne executive staff, viz. W. F. Gude. F. H. Kramer, Geo. Shaffer, and Geo. Field. August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 219 The S, A. F. of the P. M. CO. SERVICE. Great .trets is laid on the accurate filling of orders. Tele- grams, phones, messages of all lands written or verbal, receive the careful atten- tion of competent heads of de- partments so that no one need feel any hesitation in forwarding hurry up orders. The organiza- tion and service are so complete that it is almost impossible for any hitch to occur. The PENNOCK = MEEHAN CO. busi ness combines all im- portant qualifications : organization and equip- ment ; service and knowledge; quantityand quality of stock ; and offers itself confidently to the whole country both for the grower to market his products and the buyer to procure his supply of cut flowers, plants and florists' supplies of all kinds. RIBBON AND SUPPLY DEPARTMENT. The business of this department has been increasing yearly and is now the best equipped of any wholesale florists in the country. New styles, new fabrics, new inventions are constantly being added to the staples so as to bring the stock thoroughly up to date in all respects. The S. A. F. epitomizes the spirit of mutual co- operation which has made it possible for the flor- ists" business to have reached Its present high state of development. The PENNOCK=nEEHAN CO., with its modern organization for the distribution of the florists' products, epitomizes no less the same spirit — mutual co-operation being the guiding star that has kept the business on its steady upward progress from small beginnings to its present commanding posi- tion. This spirit com- bined with a thorough knowledge of the cus- tomer and his wants, and a sympathetic wil- lingness to help him out in emergencies, affects every detail of the busi- ness and accouuts large- ly for its popularity and success. ABILITY. The abil- ity of the organization has been developed along practical lines through years of ex- perience and has been brought by selection and elimi ration as near perfection as possible. Con- stant vigilance is the watchword in this department to the end that every employee may by fair but firm treatment show the best that he is capable of not only for his own sake but that of hi^ em- ployer and the public — the in- terests of all be ng in the long run identical. F I AGILITIES. The company has the larg- est and most modernly equipped outfit of any wholesale florist's estab- lishment in the world. The buildings are centrally lo- cated being within a stone's throw of Broad Street Station five blocks from Horticultural Hall where the convention will be held this year and having at its command an experience of over twenty years in knowing how to make the best of these facilities for the benefit of both growers and customers. A cordial invita- tion is extended to all visitors to make this their headquarters dur- ing their stay. S. S, PENNOCK-IVIEEHAN CO The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 1608, 1610, 1612, 1614, 1618, 1620 LUDLOWirSTREET :220 HOKTICULTURI^ August 17, 1907 THE NIESSEN ESTABLISHMENT. View of Store In the modern growth of the flower trade there are few departments that have shown a more enterprising de- velopment in the past ten or fifteen , years than the wholesale commission business. The views which we pub- lish herewith of the new headquarters of the Leo Niessen Co., of Philadel- :phia, give a good idea of one of the best equipped establishments in this line in this country. ' We congratu- late Messrs Niessen on their well earn- ed advancement which has nothing magical about it, but is the result of long foresight, ploughing, sowing, and cultivating the field in an intelligent manner year after year until now the firm enjoys a widespread clientele of growers and customers. No one can say "luck" did it; only shrewdness, hard work and liberal advertising. The store is 120 ft. deep and the di- mensions of the cooling room are 12 x32; height 14 ft. Co^)l-IN(i KooM PHILADELPHIA NOTES. On or about November 1st the JVIc- Kissick business will be located at 1619-1G21 Ranstead St.. just back of the Pennock-Meehan establishment. The new store will be 51 by 30 first floor and basement and will give the needed facilities for a rapidly increasing busi- : ness. J. H. Jones has left the Sellers place at Edgemoor and is now located tem- porarily in Philadelphia. The wire design firm of H. Rajsik has been re-organized, the title now be- ing John Rajsik and Bro. Co.. with headquartters at 619 North 4th Street. The younger element is now in the saddle and with the best wishes of their eldters. The convention bowling team of the Philadelphia Club will, we understand, be composed of the following: Yates. Polites. Roebrtson, Connor, Dodds and Graham. Nothing further has been h'eard in regard to the distressing affair of Edward Heacock reported in our last week's issue. Joseph Heacock lolt Philadelphia on the 9th inst. and was expected to reach Gold River in Brit- ish Columbia by th'e 14th. Very little hope is held out as to the safety of the missing man. The U. S. Civil Service Com- mission, Washington, D. C, an- nounces an examination on August 28 for the position of green- house gardener in the Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture. Washington, D. C, at a salary of $G00. per annum. Only persons who are thoroughly experienced in handling plants under glass are eligible. Ap- plication Form 1093 should be asked for by those applying for the position. Also on September 9 an examination for the position of assistant crop tech- nologist, salaries ranging from $1,500 to .|2,000, and of crop technologists, salary from $2,000 to $3,000. Applica- tion Form 304 and special form should be asked for in making application. MORE WONDERS PROMISED. It is announced by the publishers that Mr. Harwood will soon perpetrate a new edition of his wonder book about the works of Luther Burbank. It is mentioned as one of the prime at- tractions of the forthcoming edition that the author will cut entirely loose from the accomplished facts (some of us thought he had already done so) and tell authoritatively what "the Wizard" is going to do in the future. This ought to make good reading and it certainly will be easy writing — -for Mr. Harwood especially. A man who finds such rich opportunities for the play of imagination in dealing with what has already come to pass ought to soar out of sight when he casts oft the slight ballast of facts which he has hitherto carried. In this connection we may notice the pleasant reviews (inspired by the publishers) of Mr. Burbank's essays on the training of children. As Mr. Burbank is a bach- elor he is peculiarly qualified to treat this theme, on which even President Roosevelt has not yet written a book. — Country Gentleman. i August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 22U w H O L E S A L E THE LEO NIESSEN CO. Among the many visits that you will make during the Convention Week in Philadelphia, do not fail to call on us. If you are a buyer and wish to secure a reliable source of supply, or if you are a grower and desire to find a good outlet for your stock, it will pay you to see us. We have recently increased our facilities to such an ex- tent that we need more business Yours will not crowd us. We can take care of it with surpri ing results. I209 Arch Street PHILADELPHIA F L O R I S T S FIELD CROWN CARNATION PLANTS I 00 1 000 ENCHANTRESS $8.00 $70.00 ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS 9.00 80.00 NELSON FISHER 6.00 50.00 GENEVIEVE LORD 6.00 50.00 FAIRMAID 6.00 50.00 DOROTHY 5.00 jOOST 5.00 45.00 WHITE PERFECTION 9.00 80.00 THE QUEEN 6.00 50.00 100 1000 QUEEN LOUISE $6.00 $50.00 BOSTON MARKET 6.00 50.00 LADY BOUNTIFUL 7.00 60.00 ROBERT CRAIG 7.00 60.00 FLAMINGO 6.00 50.00 CRUSADER 6.00 50.00 PROSPERITY 6.00 50.00 HARRY FENN 6.00 50.00 Strong Healthy Plants, With few exceptions all grown near Phila- delphia. Plants ready for delivery. If we have not listed the variety you want, we can probably get them for you. THE LEO NIESSEN CO., I209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA. 222 HORTICULTURE August 17, 1907 ST. LOUIS FLORISTS VISIT SHAW'S GARDEN. On last Thursday at'tfrnoon ths members and their ladies were invited to hold their August meeting at Shaw's Garden, known as the Missouri Botani- cal Garden, of which the club's presi- dent, H. C. Iiish, is .superintendent. The big rain storm early in the day kept many away, still seventy-five in- cluding the ladies, braved the weather, which turned out fine later in the day. President Irish and Wm. Fulgraf of the Gar-den showed the members over the garden before the meeting opened, which was much enjoyed, the garden never havinr, ioook?d more attractive than at present. The meetiiis' took place at the end of one of the laige greenhouses, which had been shaded for the occasion. Great interest was centred in the elec- tion of officers for the ensuing year. Chairman \V. C. Smith made a report on the late picnic, on which $103.80 had been expended. W. C. Yoi'.ng, State vice-president, reported everything progressing nicely for the trip to Philadelphia and expects to fill the special car. Two applica- tions were filed for membership. The result of the election was as fol- lows: William C. Young, president; George H. Augermuller, vice-president; A. J. Bentxen, secretary; Fred H. We- ber, treasurer; Charles Schoeule, trus- tee for three years. Several ballots had to be taken on some of the candidates. A vote was also taken on the club's choice for the next State vice-president of the S. A. P. J. W. Dunford, W. C. Smith and C. J. Juengel were the cantiidates. After five ballots W. C. Smith was declared the choice of the meeting. The club also recommended to the Garden Edwin Nyden of Kanosha, Wis., for a scholarship in place of Paul Roper who resigned. The treasurer's report showed a good balance to the club's credit. After the meeting the guests were invited to partake of re- freshments, which were greatly en- joyed by the fair sex. After again making the rounds of the Garden, of which one never gets enough — especi- ally a florist — the members departed for home, thanking Mr. Irish for his hospitality. Officers Elect of the St. Louis Florist Club. Top Row — Cliarles Schoeule, William C. Smith and Carl Beyer, Trustees. Bottom Row — Fred. H. Weber, Treasurer; William C. Young, President; George H. Augermuller, Vice-President; and A. J. Bentzen, Secretary. GEORGIA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The Georgia State Horticultural So- ciety convened in Augusta on the 7th inst., with a good attendance. C. P. Pressley, on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the guests; Sec- letary Wight responded. The address of President P. J. Berckmans followed, and reviewed in a brief but exhaustive way the fruit interests of the state. Prof. .1. N. Rogers urged the co-operation of the people to make ihe agricultural schools a success. After the sessions of Thursday a bar- bec.ie was enjoyed by the members. The Florists' Club of Indianapolis (Infl.), v.'as formed with twenty-six charter members, at the store of A. Wiegand & Sons, on tha evening of .August 7. Another meeting will bn held on September 11 to perfect the or- ganization. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- CULTURISTS. Department of Plant Registration. The Dlngee & Conard Co., West GroVe, Pa., submit for registration — Rose President Roosevelt; Safrano X American Beauty; color, bright, satiny pink; flower large, full and double, stiff-stemmed; height, 15 to 20 inches; fragrant; foliage good. Prizes for Essays. Samuel Murray, of Kansas City, Missouri, offers prizes of $30 and $20 for the following essay to be present- ed at the co'ttvention: Comparative Worth in the Com- munity AND TO Horticulture and Fl.ORlCULTtrRE. First: The man who is a gardener and florist, having a stor'e and conser- vatory in the city, conducts a high class business, has greenhouses in the suburbs; grows plants and cut flowers for his store; has a good business in spring-bedding plants and does all in his power to increase the sale of hardy perennials, setting forth to his patrons en every occasion possible the beauty and charm of the hardy flower garden plants, shrubs and trtees and bulbs in the fall. Second: The man who conducts a store and conservatoi-y in the city, has a high-class business, but does not ha^e any greenhouses, buying all his plants and cut flowers at whole- sale. P. J. HAUSWIRTH, Sec. A group of members of tbe St. I. outs Floiist c ini, hmI iIm IihIj,.^ taken in front of tie meeting hall at tlie Missouri Botanical Gaiden. Many moro were present but left liefore the picture was taken. The Florists' Hail Association of American, the American Carnation Society, the American Rose Society and several other organizations will hold sessions at Philadelphia during the Convention of the Society of .American Florists. Due announce- ment will be made by their respective secretaries, from the platform. August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 223 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. Wholesale Florists Fresh Cut Flowers, Cut Evergreen, and Florists' Supplies 1 5 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO, HMuficturenof FLORISTS' LETTERS I K This wooden box nicely stained and yamifthed, 18x30x12, made in t\ro sec- tions, one for each size letter, given a^vay witb first order of 500 letters Block Letters, i% ot 2 inch size per 100, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. r. McCarthy, Manager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS. ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsalcby all first class supply houses. Madeby ORAL MFC. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IN ALBANY AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. WASHINGTON, D. C. JOHN BREITMEYER'S —SONS— Cor. Miami and Qratlot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut Blooms W* c«Tcr all Michigan poinU and g—d •ectiona *f Ohio, Indiana and Canada Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery In New York City or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... . Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York CUDe BROS~<0 rLORISTS 1214 r ST.NW GUDE'5 Qeo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINOTON. D. C. Tiie Park Floral Go. J. A. VALENTINE Pros. P. J. HAUSWIRTH PEWVER. Colorado William J. Smyth FLORIST I Cor. nicblgran Are. and 31st St., CHICAGO ALEX. McGONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 48r and 488 38tli St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrlun S86 SAMUEL MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory l»ir BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO Both 'Phones 2670 Main FRED C. WEBER FLORIST .u^in-T^KT ST. LOUIS, MO. Establlslied 1873 Ubc Slitance Phase BeU UaleU «7t We ship to all points in Illinois and low*. Phonej: 0»ugia« 744, Douglas 523, DougiM7« 2139-2141 Broadway, New York NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Ord*r« and reliable deliveries guaranteed DAVID CLARKE'5 SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country to New York City Or OUT-GOING STEAMERS Write or telegraph Theodore IVIiller FLORIST Long Distance PhoflM: Bell, Foreit 56; Klnlseh, Delimr 4832 Dalmar Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO. ATLANTA FLORAL CO. ^' Iffe^er- ATLANTA, GEORGIA. JACOB SCHULZ, rot;.IvrL^E,"rv: Put Flnwpr«°' best quality in season UUI I luncia delivered promptly to any address. Write, Telegraph or Telephone. Cumberland and Home Phones 223 and 984 i Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK " FLOWEKS BY TELEORAFm " Send flower orders for delivery In BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F? CALVIN 124 Tremont St., Boston 224 horticulture: August 17, 1907 ' W. E. McKISSICK ' i c c c « c c « « Wholesale Florist 1221 Filbert St., - Philadelphia, Pa. 9 9 9 9 9 #•<•««<««<« W<«WWW«W<«<«««'««<««<«««««'«(««<«<«<««(<(<««<«<<«WM«WW«AIWWWWWWM<><«<«<«<«<«V«a<«<<<<<«<«<«<«<««V««'««WW EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ CUT FLOWERS I EDWARD REID, Wholesale Florist Ranstead St.. PHILADELPHIA 8T0BE CLOSES 8 P. M. \ ■5 y \ * CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. 1 \ / r GEO. A. SUTHERLAND CO. CUT FLOWERS Florists' Supplies and Letters 34 HAWLEY STREET - BOSTON BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. FRED. EHRET CUT FLOWERS Wholasale Consignments from Best Growers 1407 FAIRM01JNTAVE.,PHILA.,PA. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers We can Care for your cutflower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. «-47-49 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Accountant and JIuditor Simple methods of correct accounting especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Building 28 STATE ST., • BOSTON TelephoDc, Main jS - CHAS. W. McKELUR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Hoses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERQ WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. In writing adrertliers mention Hortlcnltan and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100 — TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO TWIH CITIES PHILA. BOSTOH A ugust 6 A ugust 6 1 August *3 August 14 ROSES Am. Beauty, Special 20.00 to 35.00 20.00 to 30.00 20.00 to 25.00 15.00 to 35.00 15.00 to.oo 4.00 12.50 10,00 3.00 17 00 5.00 15.00 8.00 300 to to to 12.00 8 00 • ' No I to to 12.00 6.00 to to to to 12 00 .5.00 6.00 .50 " Lower grades 3.00 Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F.&S.. 5.00 to 8.00 4 00 to 6.00 5.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 " " " " Extra.. 3-00 to 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 " " " No. i&lw.gr. I 00 to a. 00 2.00 10 ^.00 1. 00 to 2.00 50 to 1. 00 Liberty. Richmond, Fan. & Sp 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 5.00 to 6.00 3-00 to 4.00 " '* Lower grades. 3. 00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 1. 00 to 3.00 ■50 to 3.00 Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp 5.00 to 6.00 4 00 to 6.00 5.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 3.00 " " Lower grad'-s 2.00 to 4.0c 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 3 00 •50 to 1. 00 Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp 6.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 6.00 to S.oo 3.00 to 5.00 *' Lower grades ■.- 3. 00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to s.oo 1. 00 to 2.00 Killarney, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... 5.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6 00 5.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 ** *' Lower grades 2.00 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 :.oo to 3.00 .50 to 3.00 CARNATiONS 1.50 •75 1.50 .75 2.50 1-50 1.50 •75 ■50 MISCELLANEOUS •25 35.00 ■75 60.00 ■50 35.CO .50 Cattleyas to to 60.00 60,00 to 35.00 to 60.00 Lilies 10.00 to 12.00 10.00 to 12.00 10.00 to 12.00 6.00 lO 8.00 4.00 2.00 6.00 1.50 15-00 50.00 4.00 2.00 6.00 4.00 2. CO 5.00 I 50 15.00 50. CO 4.00 •75 t.oo 2. CO -75 10.00 35-00 to to to 1. 00 2 00 •75 ta.oo 35.00 to to I. CO 1. 00 to to to ■50 1. 00 ■ 50 I2.00 to to to Gladioli -. 1.50 16.00 Smilax to to to to 15.00 50.00 10.00 35.00 to to to to Asparagus Plumosus, strings 50.00 ** ** & Spren. ([oo bchs.) 25.00 to 50.00 35.00 10 50.00 35.00 to 50.00 15.00 to 50.00 POEHLMANN BROS. CO. I The Florists' Supply House Grow and Ship the Finest I -1 AiMOf ICS AMERICAN BEAUTIES can nn Unrry oraers Telephone or Teleer»p» j In the World. | H. BAYERSDOR FER & CO. 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. | 1 1 29 Arch St;, Philadelphia TOBUYERS j Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you rieht August 17, 1907 horticulture: 225 WE extend a cordial invitation to all out of town florists and others in the trade visiting Philadelphia and will be pleased to have them make our central location their headquarters during their stay. BERGER BR05. WKolesale Florists 1305 Filbert St.. PhiladelpKia PENNOCK BROS. Retail Orders Filled and Promptly Delivered 1514 CHESTNUT ST Philadelphia, Pa. FLOWER MARKET REPORTS The extreme heat of Sun- BOSTON day and Monday last had a very enervating effect on all cut flower stock. Much of it collapsed completely on the way to market and all had to be carefully handled and packed away to harden up .after being received, otherwise it was useless. There are practically no carnations of the new crop and the few of the old crop being received are of very inferior quality. Asters are very abundant, so also are sweet peas which are coming in from every quar- ter of the compass. Sweet pears are of extra good quality. A few dahlias are in sight this week. Gladiolus Shakespeai-e is the finest thing offered in the gladiolus line; nothing else can touch it in price, although, as received in this market, it is worth much more than it brings. The retailers all INDIANAPOLIS report business far better this past July than in previous years. Astere are coming in from all directions. The quality, as a rule, is only fair. Most of the growers have thrown out their carnations and blooms are hard to find. The supply of good Beauties is not large and excellent prices are be- ing realized. There are large supplies of all kinds of lilies. The better grades of gladioli are selling well while the iioorer grades are a total loss. Quantities of garden flowers aro received but are not readily salable. Tomlinson Hall market trade is re- ported very quiet. The supply of all ma- NEW YORK terial usually avail- able in August is abundant — too much so for the present or any possible imminent demand. Quality run.s rather low on most lines the recent scorching weather being in part responsible. Asters are now ac- cumulating fast with values ■ falling. Dahlias have commenced to come in regularly. The man with a roll can buy the general run of all kinds of material in original lots at figures that are unquotable. There is nothing PHILADELPHIA new to report as to the market sit- uation. Midsummer dullness contin- ues. Asters and gladioli are very plen- tiful. Poor aster stock more than usually abundant. There is also a very large supply of roses of poor quality. What few carnations come in are fair. Lily of the valley is good and finds ready takers. Other staples unchanged. The dull season WASHINGTON still continues. The latter part of last week was a little more promising, but the improvement was only temporary. The greater part of the District of Co- lumbia has been benefitted by fine rains. OBITUARY. George J. Reuter, born in Maiuze, Germany, in 1830, died in Pittsfield, Mass., on August 3. Mr. Reuter came to Pittsfield in 1.S54 and has carried on BUSINESS CHANGES. C. S. Fouse, of Aitch. Pa., has moved his greenhouse to Mt. Union, Pa. Fred. O, Richards has purchased the greenhouse on the Davis estate, Gard- ner, Mass., and will continue the busi- ness. The partnership existing between Messrs. Schroeder & Meyer, Chicago, has been dissolved, but both will con- tinue in business independently. J. L. Cooper has disposed of his in- terest in the Wirfield Nursery Co., of Winfield, Kan., to J. Moncrief. The name will n^roain unchanged. "The creation of a thousand forests is in one .acorn," and the "big stores" of ten years hence are probably the "little shops" of today. But the little shops of today whose owners are not good advertisers will still be the little shops ten years tr^m now. — Exchange. The Late (;k TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE -<9 W. 38 St., New York City JOHN YOUNG Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Commission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 59 West 28th Strut, New York Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadlson Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY ALWAYS ON HAND THK HICHKST W A I I CV ALWAYS GRADE OP VMIalaKY ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,7j9'ii,dTq42 W. 28th St.. New York H. 1B> . I^ I« O :iM E> IV OD Successor to Wm. Ghormlsy Wholesale Commission Florist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 57 West 28th St. Special Acteation to Shipping Orders New York. Telephones: saoo, 9aoi» Madison Square Write for Current Prices WHOLESALE FLORIST Fineot American Beauties and | Camationa 5 1 West 28 St. - NEW YORK i FORD BROTHERS I 48 West 28tli Street, NEW YORI RUE mis FIMCY CHIOII!! A FuU Line of All CUT FLOWERS Telephone. 3870 op 3871 Madison Sansra Charles Millang , 50 West 29th St., New York City j Cut Flowers on Commission I A Reliable Place to Consign to or order from i Telephone; 3860-3871 Uadison Sqnara ' I The Reliable Commission House < Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties , JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York I TeJ. 3a4-325 Madison Square J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK WHOLESALE ; COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY Ready to talk with growers about consignments for coming season BBtabllshed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TRY ME Telephone 167 Madison Sq. aiFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St, New York relephcme 3924 Madison Square. NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY RoseA Am. Beauty, Ian and sp " extra No. I '* Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, fan & sp ** *' " " Iwr.grds. Liberty, Richmond, tancy & special *• '* lower grades . . Chatenay, Morgan, fancy and spec. " " lower grades . . Killamey, Wcllesley, fan. and spec. " " lower grades. Last Half of Week ending Aug. 10 : 1807 lO.OO to iS-oo 6.00 to 8.00 2.00 to 3.00 .50 to ,.00 1. 00 to 4.00 •=5 to .50 1. 00 to 4.00 ■25 to ■ 5° 1.00 to 4.00 •25 to •so 1. 00 to 4.00 • 25 to ■JO First Half of Week beginning Aug. 12 10.00 6.00 a. 00 .50 1.00 •»5 1. 00 ■25 1. 00 .25 1. 00 ■'5 i5-<» 8.00 3.00 1. 00 4.00 .50 4.00 .50 4.00 ■ 50 4.0D •50 Carnatlon5, Fancy and Novelties. ■ " Ordinary Sweet Peas { 1 00 bunches'* Cattleyas Lilies Lily of the Valley Asters.. Qladloli Adlantum " Croweanum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings '* " & Sprcn. (100 bchs.) Last Half of Weel( ending Aug. 10 1907 1 i.oo to I so .50 to 1.00 1.00 to I-50 20.00 to 50.00 3.00 to 5«> 1.00 to 2.00 .50 to 1.00 .50 to 2.00 .50 to ■75 1.00 to I. SO 8.00 to 12.00 20. CO to 30.00 10.00 to 25.00 First Half of Week beginning Aug. 12 1907 1.00 to .50 to 1.00 to ^5.00 to 3.00 to 1.00 to .50 to .50 to .50 to 1,00 to 8.00 to 20.00 to 10.00 to .00 .50 •75 i.5« ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN GO. Commission Merciiants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 AI ad 180 n Square Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. Tel. \\%l Madison Square NeW YOrli TRAENDLY A S CHENG H WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish beat stock at fair prices all the year round Send for qnetationa on fall order* Tel. 798.799 Madison sq. 44 West 28tl) Street, New York Cit) Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tK STREET PHONES. IOG>4— 1665 MA.DISON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture August 17. 1007 HORTICULTUREi 227 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ I per 1000 BRONZE GALAX. $ 1 .25 per 1 OOO. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on ferns ; we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire work. Write tor price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN GUT FLOWER EXGHANGE, INC., wholesale Oommlsslon Florists, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Should Auld Acquaint- ance Be Forgot ? Convention time furnishes a pleasant opportunity to renew old friendships and form new. "The Oldest Wholesale FIcrist of Philadelphia" will be "real mad" if you do not give him a call. WILLIAM J. BAKER, r4^35's"Vn'„°"sl PHILADELPHIA. aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir^ I GLADIOLI I S Cut spikes in any quantity from ~ S Selected White and Light Shades: S E Selected Mixed Colors and Named S S Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. S S Write for Prices S I ARTHUR CORVEE | S Qladiolus Specialist S a Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y E aimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin'? FRANK S. HICI(STCO: Wholesale Florists. Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, - New York City Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26th St., New York City. Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Comniission Florists, 55 and 57 We*t 26th Street. New York. Telephone No. 756 Madison Square. The KERVAN CO. 13 W28tll. ST. New Yoric WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, GaLu, Leu- cothcE, Feras and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen Best Flowers Ihe Boston Market N. F. MCCARTHY k CO. 84 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES Headquarters in Western New Yor1( FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastlngCo. Wholesale Commission Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Si4)plles and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N.Y. Give us a trial. We caa please you. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- PER 100. TO DEALERS ONLY. CINCINNATI August 13 DETROIT August 13 BUFFALO August 12 PITTSSLRU August 12 ROSES Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. Extra .. No.t " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. " " " " Extra " " " No. I & lw.gr. Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp, . . . " ' Lower grades. Chuenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp " " Lower grades- Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp " " Lower grades... Killarney, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... " *' Lower grades CARNATIONS , Fancy and Novelties | Ordinary I 15.00 to 10.00 to 5.00 to to to 4.00 to 2.00 to 4.00 to 2.00 to 4.00 2.00 6.00 4.00 to to ■ to to MISCELLANEOUS Sweet Peas Cattleyas Lilies Uly of the Valley Asters Gladioli Adiantum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus/ strings " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 8.00 3.C0 • 50 2.00 25.00 12,00 8.00 3.00 6.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 3.0c 5.00 3.00 8 00 5-00 6.00 1-75 1.50 •25 10.00 4 00 3.00 3,00 1. 00 ro.oo to I3.00 40.00 to 50.00 to 25-00 20.00 iS-oc 8.00 2.00 4.00 4.CO 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4 CO 3.00 •75 3.00 1. 00 1500 20.00 to 25.00 2O.0O 10.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 6 00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.oe 6.00 4.00 •25 50 00 4.00 1. 00 4.00 1.50 20.00 50.00 30,00 20.00 15.00 8.00 3.00 6.00 4.00 2,00 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 300 1.50 1. 00 .15 to 50.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .50 to 40.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 10.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 700 6.00 7.00 4.00 3.00 1.25 .50 60.00 15.00 4 00 2.00 4.00 1.50 15.00 50.00 35-00 I a. 50 6.00 a. 00 2.00 6.ue 4.00 3-00 2.00 4.00 to to to 6.00 4.eo 1.50 to .50 to .25 to 50.00 to 8.fo to 4.00 to .50 to 2.00 to 1. 00 to 12.50 to 30.00 10 30.00 to -50 60.00 15 00 1.50 4.00 i-So- 15,00 50.00 40. CO "r. FERNS FIRST QUALITY 75c per 1000 ALSO DEALER IN BALED SPRUCE FOR CEMETERY USE XHAS TREES, BOUQUET GREEN, SPHAGNUH HOSS, etc. Mr, Brague will, as usual, have an exhibit at the Convention. FAMCY DAGGER L. B. BRAGUE, Oldest, Largest and Host Reliable Dealer in the United States. Hinsdale, Mass. J. B. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. Long Distance 'Phone 1435 Court. REED ®. KELLER 122 West 25th St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our lotal Designs, Baskets, Wire Wort ANoveltiei and arc dealers In Glassware Decorative Greens and florists' Reiiulsitas. 228 HORTICULTURE, August 17. 1907 Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers In this Issue are also listed under this classification without charge. Reference to List of Ad- Tertisers will indicate the respective pages. Buyers failing to find what they want In this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them !■ •ommnnicatlon with reliable dealers. ACCOUNTANT a i Dygart, 28 State St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ADIANTUMS Adiantum Farleyense, strong plants, for propagating purposes, $25,00 per 100. Cash wUh Older. J A. Peterson, McHenry Ave., Westwood, Cincinnati. O. Adlantnm Hybridum. 2 1-2 In. pots, $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 3 in. pots, $8 00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. A Ley & Bro., Highland, Ulster Co., New^Yorlt. AGRICTJtTTJBAI. IMPLEMENTS lho«. J. Grey & Co.. 32 S. Marliet St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlsera. ~~ Joseph Breck * SonB, Bl and 52 N. Uarket St., Boston. For page see List of AdTertl«er». ARAUCABIAS Oodfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertlsert. Fall delivery. Our stock will please you. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. ASFABAGTTS C. Eitgele. 11th and Roy Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertlserg. Morel Bros., 624 B. Market St., Scranton, Pa. Asparagus Sprengeri^ Asparagus Sprengerii. 21-4 in.; ready for planting out or into larger pots. $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rates. ]. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N. J. Asparagus plumosus nanus and Sprei^»ri, 2 l-2;in., $2.50 100. Carl Hagenburger, West Mentor, Ohio. Asparagus plumosus, 2-ln., $3.00; 8-ln., $8^: 4-i5., $S.00 100. Wittbold Co., 1667 Buckingham Pi., Chicago. . Asparagus Plumosa, 2-in. pots. Fine plants. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa., or Wm. F. Hasting, Co., 885 Biiicott St., Bngalo. N. Y. Plumosus, 2 1-2-in., $3.50 per 100, $30 per 1000; 3, 3 1-2, 4, 5 and 6-1d., 6, 10, 12, 20, and 30e. respectively. Cormorensls, 2 and 2 1-2-ln., 3 and 4e. Sprengerii, 2 1-2, 3 1-2, and 4-in., 3, 8 and 10c. J. W. Dun- lord, Clayton, Mo. - AZAI.EAS John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 8 Old Slip, New York. For page oee List of Advertisers. The best commercial varieties. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. BAMBOO CANES Stnmpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAY TBEES. Bay Trees and Boxwood. Ask for cata- logue. Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. Specimens and pairs, all sizes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. Ail sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 & 7 S. Market St., Boston. Begonia Gloire De Lorraine. For page see List of Advertisers. Begonias — Fairy Queen, Oracllts, and other flowering kinds; 3 Inch $5 per 100. Harlowarden Greenhouses, Greenport, L. I. BOII.ERS BOILERS, "Burnham" Boilers made for greenhouse beating. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of ail descrip- tions for All Cypress, SemJ-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Saib and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-64 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornbum & Co., 83 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths: Bermuda Easter Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton. 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. Cold Storage Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. Rlckards Bros., 37 East 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlcbell Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. FIske Seed Co., Fanenll Ball 8q.. Boston. Lilium Harrlsll and Freesia Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Mittlng, 17-23 Kennan St., Santa Cruz, Cal. Calla Bulbs. For page see List of Adver^.lsers. James Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. D. Rnsconl, 32 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati. O. Callas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Henderson & Co., 35 & 37 Cortiandt St., New York. Lllum Harrlsll Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on only selected bnibs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmitz. Prince Bay, N. Y. Price list of native bulbs, tree, shmb and plant seeds now ready. L. E. Wil- iiams, Nottingham, N. H. C. Keur & Sons, Hiliegom, Holland, or 334 The Bourse, Philadelphia, Pa. Write for prices on ail bulbs and plants. CANNAS The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. CARNATIONS F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet, III. Carnation Aristocrat. For page see List of Advertisers. Jolin B. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Imperial, Pink Imperial. Harlowarden Greenhouses, Greenport, N. Y. Field Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Strong field plants, Enchantress, Helen Goddard. Red, White, Var., Light Pink, and Pink Lawson at $6 per 100; Fair Maid. Harlowarden at $5 per 100. R. D. Kimball, Waban, Mass. CHRTSANTHEMUBIS Chas H. Totty, Madison, N. J. Chrysanthe- mum novelties. For page see List of Advertisers. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. C. Blsele, 11th and Roy Sts., Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. Chrysanthemum stock plants. Abont 1,000 Jeanne Nonln, $1.00 per doz.: $7.00 per 100. W. F. Hasting Co., 383 Biiicott St., Bnf- falo, N. Y. Chrysanthemums — Ail good late kinda, standard novelties out of 2 1-2 inch, op ts September 1. Harlowarden Qreenbouse*, Greenport, N. Y. Chrysanthemums, leading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 In. stock ar* given on application. Poehimann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. Chrysanthemums. We will prepay the charges on R. C. of Alice Byron, Pelly Rose, Halllday, Enguehard, $1.60 per hun- dred. Cash with order, please. W. H. and C. B. Newman, Akron, N. Y. CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertlsera. Evergreens and Conifers. Ask for cata- logue. Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. )iV rite for prices on ail choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Havr- iey St., Boston, Mass. CUT FLOWER BOXES. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlsera. Edwards Folding Box Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Getmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes. Folding Cut Flower Boxes, all sUes. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. Write for list. Holton & Hunkel Co., Mil- waukee, Wis. CYCLAMEN. S. S. Skldeisky, 824 N. 24th St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 232 August 17, 19(17 HORTICULTURE, 229 DECOBATIVI! PLANTS A. Lentby & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see Uat of Advertisers. Jnllns Roebrs, Rntberford, N. J. For page see List of Adrertlsera. DRACAENAS Dracaena terulnalls from bencb, floe. $2S.0O 100. Carl BaKenbarger, West Men- tor. Oblo. Dracaenas, Indlrtsa, 3-ln., $5.00 per 100; 0-ln., $6.00 per doz.; 7-ln., 30 to 34 Ins. higb, 75c. each, $9.00 per dos.; 8-in. $13.00 per doz. Terralnalls, 3-ln., $2.00 per doz.; 6-tn., 7Sc. eacb; 4-ln., 25c. eacb, $3.00 on doi. Tbe Geo. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Buck- ingham Place, Chicago. EVERGREENS ' ■ Bay State Nnrserle?, N. Ablngton, Mass. Small EvergTeens. For page see List of Advertisers. August Ralker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Small evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. " FERNS A. Lentby Jc Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertlseri H. B. Barrows & Son. Whitman, Mass. NephroleplB Wbltmanl. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecbt & Son, Rose Hill Nnrserles, New Rocheile, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Stnmpp & Walter Co., 60 Barclay St., New York. Ferns in Flats. For page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Ascbmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. C. Elsele, llti and Roy Sts., Pblla. For page see Ljst of Advertisers. Miami Flcral CoT, 24 N^ Main SU, Dayton, 0. Boston Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. W. P. Craig, 1305 Filbert St., Philadelphia. "Amerpoblii." For page see List of Advertisers. Ferns. August prices: Boston and Pelr- son, 6-in.. .|30 per 100; 4-in. $10 per 100. Stocli very strong. J. T. Cherrv, Athens, m. FERTILIZERS Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 B^nlton St., New York. Clay's Fertilizer. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226-238-1-S Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. G. A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St,, Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS SUPPLIES N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. Y. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see Ust of Advertisers. B. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Stern & Co., 125 No. lOtb St., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH Alex. McConneil, New York. For pace see List of Advertisers. Fied C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louts, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Brettmeyer's Sons, Miami tt Gratiot Aves., Detroit, Mich For page see List of Advertiser*. Tbos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28tb St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertlserai George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gade Bros. Co., 1214 F St. Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, M >. For page see List of AdvertUera. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswlrth, 232 Michigan Ave., Cblcago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 31st St., Cblcago. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertlsei'S. Tbos. F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbuiz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2130-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mail orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. B. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Hllflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers, GARDENIAS Stnmpp & Waiter Co., 50 Barclay New York. Gardenia Plants. . For page see List of Advertisers. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For pege see List of Advertisers. John Lewis Chllds, Floral Park, N. Y. Gladiolus Blooms. For page see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Hsm- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., BostOE. For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbury St., Boston. For p.Tge see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Green- bouse Glass. Lcrd & Burnham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT B. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Part- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING BCATE. RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PlersoD D-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertlserai ■^. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St,, Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1308-1408 Metl*- poiltan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-70 Flushing Are- Brooklyn, N. Y. D. lUfTe, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Saml- Iron Greenhouses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & BurBham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y For page see List of Advertisers.' GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. 4 B Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gnt. ter attachment. Lord & Bnmham, 118S Broadway, N. Y. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. Far page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28tb St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Ctt Flower Exchang^ 38 & 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Baw- ley St., Boston. HARDT PERENNIALS M. H. Walsh. Wood." Hole, Mass. For page see List of \dvertl8ers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. T. H. Chlvers, Amesbury, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing fo Advertisers l(indly mention Horticulture 230 HORTICUI-TURE August 17, 1907 HEATING APPABATUS Lord & Burnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of AdTertlseis. Plerson D-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. T. For page see List of AdTer:!.4i>.'a, BItchlDgs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertlsere. W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of AdvertlMn. John A. Payne, 260-274 Cnlver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertiaera. Johnston Heating Co., 1133 Br'dway, N. T. HOT-BED SASH He A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Neponist, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltcblngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT IVATEB CIBCULATOB W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. HYDRANGEAS. F. R. Plerson Co., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York. Hydrangeas for Summer Blooming. INSECTICIDES. Nlcotlelde kills all greenhouse pests. P. R. Paletborpe Co., Eleventh St., Owensboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPANESE IiILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Stn New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Josepb Heacock Co., Wyncote, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. LAAVN MOWEB Clipper Lawn Mower Co., Dixon, III. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING BETAII. FLOBISTS Alex. McCoDuell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Lonis, Mo. For page ree List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers Oeorge H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers Samnel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Qnde Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Ix)uls, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswirtb, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS — Continned William J. Smytb, Michigan Ave. and Slat St., Cblcago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Qa. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., Lonlsvllle, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers, David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. LILACS August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Forcing Lilacs. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, fine dark blue double flower, 2 In. stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 170 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSMAS Moschosma rlparlum, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Uo. For page see List of Advertisers. NURSEBY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. Southworth Bros., Beverly, Mass. Araeiiean Arbovitae, Spruces, Pines. For page see List of Advertisers. Andorra Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, Pa. Wm. Warner Harper, Prop. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel C. Moon, Morrlsvllle, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Salisbury Florist Co., Salisbury, Md. Euonymus Vnriegatn. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy ft Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. OBCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybrldlats. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlilo & Baldwin, Secaucus, N. ]. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange. N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 105. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy ft Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Bill Nnrseriea, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., Naw York. Kentia Palms. Kentla, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Bnthtr- ford, N. J^^ PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 58 and 40 Broadwa.v, Detroit, Mich. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. For page see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND PUTTY: ideal Greenhooae Lead: Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord ft Burnbam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PATENTS SIggers & Slggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 100 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld, West Point, Neb. F^nch Peonies. The best collection. All varieties guaranteed true to name. Large stock. Strong plants. Catalogue free. Dessert, Peony Specialist, Chenon- ceaux, France. All the new French Peonies grown by a specialist right at home. The best that can be obtained from any source. Every- thing as represented and no small nureery stock sent out. E. J. Shaylor, Wellcsley Bills, Mass. PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord ft Burnbam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT STANDS The Wittbold plant stand, $18.00 per doa. The Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 Buckingham Place, Chicago. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGEBS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by exp., $1.26 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. BHODODENDBONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. BOSES M. H. Walsh. Woods Hole, Mass. Hardy Roses, H. T. Roses and Ramblers. For page see List of Advertlaers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Gay Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., JoUet, III. American Beauty Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Robt. Scott & Son, Sharon Hill, Pa. Rose Mrs. Jardlne. For page see List of Advertisers. F. E. Palmer, BrookUne, Mass. Rambler Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. Low-budded roses, No. 1, $95.00; No. 1 1-2, $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. For List of Advertisers See Page 232 August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 231 ROSES — Continued Rose Plants: 1,000 Meteors, 4-Id. pots, 3 l-2c.: 1,000 Brides, 2 1-2-ln pots, 2 l-2e.; 1.000 Maids, 4-in. pots, 3 l-2c. Fine stock. Brant Bros., Utica, N. Y. 725 Maids, 200 Ivory, 75 Gates, very strong, ill 4 and 3 1-2-in. Just right for benehlug, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 for tha lot. Casli. J. W. Dunford, Ciayton, Mo. The beautiful new pink rose, MISS KATE MOULTON Is the queen of all pink roses. It's a winner and yoa sbonld grow it. Price $30.00 100; BOO $12S.OO: 1000 $200.00; 5000 and upwards $178 per 1000. Minneapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, Minn. SAI.VIAS 2 1-2-In. Very strong, 2c. J. W. Dnn- ford, Clayton, Mo. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Usrket St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of AdTertlsen. Joseph Breck & Sons 51 and S2 N. Market St., Boston, Maaa. For page see List of AdTertlseis. W. Atlee Barpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of AdTertlsera. J. M. Thorbnrn & Co., S3 Barclay St., N. T. For page see List of Adyertlaera. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St, N. Y. Challenge Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H; F. Mlcheii Co., 1017 Market St., PhUa! For page see List ef Advertisers. James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertlaers. Hjalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. SIckards Bros., 37 E. 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phlla. Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. B. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. FIske Seed Co., Faneoll Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertlsen. Angnstus ZImgiebei, Needham, Mass. Giant Pansies. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. Ant. C. Zvoianek, Bound Brook, N. J. Mignonette Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Francis Brill, Hempstead, L. I., N. Y. Garden Seeds. For page see List of Advertisers. BeauUeu, Woodhaven, L. I., N. Y. Pansy Seed: Vegetable Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. I sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask for wholesale catalogue. O. T. Zangen, Hoboken, N. J. SMII.AX PLANTS J. B. Helss, 112 S. Main St., Dayton, 0. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on hand. Lager ft Hnrrell, Summit. N. J. Fresh, clean, 6 bbl. bale, $1.2S; 2 bales, 95 Rose Hill Nurseries .235 Rusconi D. ..- 216 Sander & Son xgt Scheepers John & C0.216 Schulz Jacob 223 Scott, John 216 Scott Robert ... 216 Shanklin ^amueI W. .215 Sheppard Garden Car- nation Co 2c8 Sheridan W. F .... 226 Siggers & Siggers 239 Situations & Wants.. 208 Skidelsky S. S 191 SmythWm. ).. .....333 Southworth Bros. •..335 Standard PI t« Glass Co 239 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co 238 Stern J. 8l Co. 235 Stiimpp & Waller Co. 195-208-217 Sutherland Geo. A. Co 234 Teas E. Y. Co 195 ThorburnJ.M. &C0.215 Totty Cha"!. H 195 Traendly & Schenck.226 Valentine, J. A 333 Vick's Jas. Sons 313 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 317 Walsh M. H.... ,35 Waterer John& Sons. 235 Weber F. C. 333 Weber H. & Sons. ...195 Welch Bros ....234 Wilson Andrew 236 Winterson E. F. Co.- 224 Yokohama Nurseries Co 191 Young John 226 Young, Thos. Jr 223 Young & Nugent ... .223 Zirngiebel August. . ..215 Zvolanek Ant. C 213 New Offers in This Issue. ANNUAL MEETING. Florists' Hall Asso. J. G. Esler, Sec'y.. .Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. BOSTON FERNS: ROSES. Geo. A. Kuhl, Pekin, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. CATALOGUE MAKING AND ART ILLUSTRATIONS. J. Horace McFarland Co., Harrisburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. CHOICE DECORATIVE PLANTS. Robt. Craig Co., Market & 49th Sts., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. CYCLAMEN SEED. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 & 7 So. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. CYCLAMEN SPLENDENS GIGAN- TEUM HYBRIDS: CARNATION ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS. S. S. Skidelsk.v, 824 No. 24th St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. EVERYTHING FOR ORCHARD, GAR- DEN, LAWN AND LAND- SCAPE GARDENING. The New England Nnrsories, Inc., Bed- ford, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. ELECTRIC CIRCULATOR BOILER. AND W. W. C.istle. 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FERNS. J. D. Brenneman, Harrisburg, Pa. (Box 24). For page see List of Advertisers, FERNS: ASPARAGUS. F. C. Riebe, Webster, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. FIELD GROWING CARNATIONS. Sheppard Garden Carnation Co., 2f)2 Fair- mount St., Lowell, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. Leo Niessen Co.. T-'OO .\reh St.. Phila. For page see List of Advertisers. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. Paul E. RichwaKon. Xoedhnm, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS' RIBBONS. The Pine Tree Silk Mills Co., 806-810 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH. John Breitmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. GERANIUMS IN 225 VARIETIES. R. Vincent Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md, For page see List of Advertisers. GLADIOLUS HARVARD. W. W. Rawson & Co., 3 Union St., Boston, For page see List of Advertisers, GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Folc-v Mfg. Co., Western Av. bet. 2.jth & 20th Sts., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY CUT FERNS. L. B. Brague. Hinsdale. Mass. For page see List Of Advertisers. HARDY PERENNIALS: SPECIMEN EVERGREENS: ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREES: SHRUBS. Bobbink & Atkins. Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY ROSES AMERICAN GROWN.. Ellwanger it Harry. Itoehester, X. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HYDRANGEA EVERBLOOMING. The E. Y. Teas Co.. Centerviile, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. INVITATION TO RECEPTION. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Phil- adelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. INVITATION TO S. A. F. VISITORS. Leo. Niessen Co.. 1209 Arch St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. LILY BULBS. Wm. Elliott & Sons. '201 Fulton St., York. For page see List of Advertisers. New NEPHROLEPIS SUPERBISSIMA. F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrvtown-on-HudsoD,- N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. NICO-FUME. Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louis- ville, Ky, For page see List of Advertisers. ORCHIDS. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N, J. For page see List of Advertisers. ORCHIDS. "~~" Lager & Hurreil. Suniniit, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES, PHLOXES, IRISES. Ellwanger & Barry. Rochester, N. Y'. For page see List of Advertisers. PLANT OIL INSECTICIDE. -\ndrew Wilson. Sninniit. N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. PRINTING AND PUBLISHING. New England Druggist Pnb. Co., 145 High- St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. RETAIL FLORISTS. Pennock Bros.. LiU Chestnut St.. Phila. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSE RHEA REID. The E. G. Hill Co.. Richmond, Ind. For page see List of .Advertisers. ROSES. F. TTnlini.nn. Harrowirnre Lane. Frankford, Phl'a. For page see List of .Vdvcrtisers. S. A. F. VISITORS WELCOME. Diiiiree-Conard Co.. West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. SEEDS, BULBS, SUNDRIES. Henrv F. Micliell Co.. liilS Market St., Phila. For page see LLst of Advertisers, SERVICE, ABILITY, FACILITIES. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., liiOS-lolS Lud- low St.. r'hiladelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. A. H. Hews & Co.. ( Muihriilse Mass, For page see List of .Advertisers. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. W. H. Ernest. 28th & M. Sis.. Washington, n. C. For page see List of .Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORIST. W. J. Baker, 14:12 So. Penn Square. Phil- 1 adelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 238 Tobacco Paper :s THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 24 sheets $ 0.75 144 sheets 3.50 288 sheets 6.50 1728 sheets 35.10 "NICO-FUME" Furnishes the Most Nicotine for the Money! ... /Manufactured bj ... THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Louisville, Ky. 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Bennett, one house, 20x25. Somersworth, N. H. — William Wil- der, additions. Pleasant Hill, Mo.- G. M. Kellogg, range of houses. GOOD FERTILIZERS. Our readers' attention is called to two new products which are now being put on the market by the Pulverized Manure Company of Chicago, called Wizard Brand Pulverized and Wizard Brand Shredded manure. The super- iority of cattle manure fertilizer is rec- ognized by every one but its coarse- ness, admixture of straw and dirt, un- sightliness and odor have been serious objections to its use in garden work. The preparaticns above mentioned have all moisture, hay and other worthless rough stuff and refuse re- moved and are as cleanly to handle as grain perfectly dry and free from odor. The pulverized form is a fine .granular material suitable for appli- cation through a regular grain or fer- tilizer drill. For lawn use it is es- pecially efficient. The manufacturers have an extensive plant for the reduc- tion of manures in the Chicago stock yards where over sixteen million ani- mals are handled every year in the five hundred acres of brick pens. F. O. Pierce Company announce that their New York offices having been entirely destroyed by fire, temporary offices have been established at their factory, 30 Tiffany place, Brooklyn, N. Y. All communications should be addressed as formerly, P. 0. Box 294, New York City. All orders for Mas- tica will be promptly executed from their factory as heretofore. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTICULTURE. LIST OF PATENTS. Issued July 30, 1907. 861,433 Cultivator. Jam'es W. Case, Benzonia. Mich. 861,441 Riding Harrow. George W. Dement, Caldwell, Idaho. 861,529 Combined Hay Stacker and Rake. John H. Lunsford, Lakesiide, Neb. 861,629 Cultivator. Silas E. Bailor, Tarkio, Mo. 861,771 Potato Digging Maohin'e. Friedrich Schulze, Hann over, Germany. 861,833 Low Lift Plow. Dennis Hal' loran, Paris Station, Ont., Canada. 861,994 Plow. Edward D. Leet, Mc- NiKOTEENAPHISM ((PCENUINE THE ORICINAI NICOTINMUipGANT STRONQE^yplos^lNIFORM PPIC£ 60£ P£R BOX or I LDMG SHEETS llNiKOTEENI^ FOR Sl>RAli^:h|PtTOlWAPOR IZ I NC OOICE $I50 PER PINT»-- eOTTUE ▼ tl3S£ PED CASE OF lO PINT BOTTLES Nicotine Mfc.Co.StLouis Mo. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. The Best Bug Killerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. aWENSBORO, KY. 234 HORTICULTURE August 17, 190T 1 THE LANDSCAPE GARDENER AND HIS FIELD. When Mr. Howard read his essay on "The Picturesque in Landscape Gar- dening" the writer was as interested a listener as perhaps any member of the Boston Gardeners' and Florists' Club. When pressed in the debate to explain why it was that an artist did not paint a perfect landscape Mr. Howard's defence of the artist's view of the picturesque in imperfect objects was that such objects were more im- pressive, distinct, and more character- istic and for that reason more artistic. I believe it to be almost impossible for a man working in practice to pick out in a nursery those shrubs and trees which are superior in the above men- tioned qualities, and it must be ad- mitted by any practical gardener that these high-sounding definitions in practice do not and cannot mean any- thing to him. In my opinion Mr. Howard's arguments on and his defini- tions of the picturesque in a landscape are. to quote his own views on carpet bedding "baker's confectionery", not home-made goods, and "they cannot", to use his words again, "be taken seriously." The writer has read dili- gently through several books, essays, journals and pamphlets, both Ameri- can and European, for the last ten months in order to assure himself as to what was really understood among landscape gardeners by "picturesque", yet in all the theories and definitions given 1 do not find that they have come to any definite undterstanding. To what confusion oratory will lead, when used improperly — which is es- pecially the case when you talk to a practical man about the theory of the object under discussion — will be un- derstood, when we find Mr. Howard saying that he entertains opposite views from Downing about the beauti- ful and picturesque, and then bor- rowing from the same author the same example to illustrate to his hearers the meaning of picturesque, which Downing used 50 years ago for the same purpose. Mr. Howard then proceeds to say, that we should study good painters and learn from them. Let me quote from much-read authors on this sub- ject, in order to show, that Mr. Howard's argument that, whatever looks well in a picture would do so in a natural landscape, is not conclusive; Says Tuckermann (Gardens of the Renaissance) : "At that time (the time of the renaissance in Italy) the land- scape painters got their subjects for pictures in the gardens of the noble- man, although on the other hand, they again influenced landscape gardening, and at no time can the landscape gar- dener get along without the artist work of painting." Claude de Lor- rain and Pourrin got their motives of their historic pictures out of parks in and around Rome. Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer (Art out of doors) says the landscape painter creates his effects by colors, the sculptor by plastic forms, but the landscape gardener must necessarily work with both color and plastic form. Downing said he could not detect any visible relation of landscape gardening to landscape painting, and other authors In landscape gardening do not mention the landscape painter at all. Mr. Howard's essay says: The thing is to know your material (by name, or by having grown them and so having got familiar with them?) and then arrange and cast out and add, just as a painter does in compos- ing a great canvas "The plant's ob- ject is firstly and mainly its own life." These are the words of another authority in landscape gardening and written to us to warn us away from any mechanical use of the plants in any way or form. But there is a iundamental difference between dead colors to be used at liberty on the point of a painter's brush and a living shrub or tree in the hands of a land- scape gardener. In nature a plant's fiist object is its own life and not its relative value as a color in the land- scape picture, and the landscape gar- dener cannot transfer his object in un- limited manner absolutely subject to his own wishes. Let me narrate something of a re- cent trip to Newport. I spent some hours looking at tlie residences and gardens along the cliff-walk, and while there got an idea of what a landscape "set" in nature like streaks of paint in a picture would probably look like. A landscape gardener was "i:rutting in" a new formal garden on a place not far from Vanderbilt's marble palace. He used considerable box hedges, conifers and rhododendrons, etc. Every bit of the hedge came from an out- side nursery, jyst abou/ as high and thick as it was ever in Ended to be; piece after piece, box, evergreen, rhododendrons, etc., like mason's walls or carpenter work was "put in",, and there was your landscape. Yes, there it was, and there will be your land- scape picture garden, but will it swing In the wind, bend in the rain, spread in the sunshine, in one word will or does it live? It does, it will not! because it gives only a "setting" to the house, and that's what it was "put in" there for. 0>ntrary to Mr. Howard I come to the conclusion that landscape picture gardening would lead up to that arti- hcial French style of gardening which nad so^ great an influence after the renaissance, ahd is manifested in the gardens of Versailles, with its carpet beds and stage-like "coulisse" scenery. In order to get pictures in the land- scape trees and shrubs were at that period used like stage sceneries, one behind the other, to give settings to elaborate fountains, statues, etc., while the front part was made elegant by the famous carpet style flower bed. Of course, today, instead of statues and fountains there would be more natural objects, say a big rocky bank with a flowing stream or lake that is to get a "setting", but that would not make any material difference in re- gard to the effect of such landscape work in the foreground. In my opin- ion it is only the old French manner of "staging landscapes" in a new dis- guise. Now what we practical gardeners want, if any, is such rules and sug- gestions about landscape gardening, as have become classical, for only when men have become absolute masters of an art or science, can they safely de- part from established methods. There- fore, instead of trying to interest us in probable future fields in landscape gardening, where wild scenery and other values will be taken into con- sideration, it is, I believe, much more to the point at present that we devote ourselves to established principles and modes of planting and grading. Lee us learn what has been done in land- scape gardening. Not every practical gardener who is devoting his spare time and money to become more efficient in landscape gar- dening can become an Olmsted, and, for that reason, instead of speculating on the picturesque and beautiful in the practice of the future, let us stay among our familiar garden scenery and get light on questions like the following few: Foliage versus flowers in shrubs and trees; that is, is the value of a tree or shrub to be judged by its compara- tively short flower-crop or by its foliage and wood effect all the year around? For instance, is it or is it not bad taste to plant Hydrangea pani- culata in a position where its "coarse appearance" (vide Parsons: How to improve the home-grounds) will be in evidence moat of the time, while its nevertheless magnificent flowering beauty lasts only two months? Banking versus plain, flat grouping: that is, should we plant an herbace- ous border or flower bed with the small plants strictly in front and the taller ones in the back, with ground, middle and sky-line in regular succes- sion from front to back, or shall we plant just as many high objects in front as in the middle or nearly as many, and have low ground lines run- ning back behind Higher front groups? Both are recommended by authors on landscape gardening. (Samuel Par- sons, Jr., the American author, versus Charles H. Y. Smith, the old English author;. Massing colors versus mixing inter- mediate green with it; that is, shall we attempt to make effect with, for instance, a white and a red color as contrast directly or shall we have a green foliage space fill in and amongst the other two colors? In nature in very few instances we find no green. We should learn something more definitely as to mixing varieties or massing one or two; w nether it is bad taste to plant a tropical bed along Canadian hemlocks, and if so, why so; whether it is bad taste to plant a border of ornamental evergreens under the shade of a row of horse chest- nuts, if there is not a ghost of chance that they may have grown so naturally (vide gardens in Newport's mosi fashionable parts), and if so, why so; or shall we "thin out" so as to en- able us to look through and partly see the sky and other objects behind or shall we present a solid bulk of foliage massive, showing lightness and grace of outlines only, and if so why? I believe such questions as these which come up in our work repeatedly would, when definitely and rightly an- swered and explained, help us more to- wards an understanding of landscape gardening as an art, than trying to operate with theories of unity, delicacy and whatever else we find proclaimed as qualities necessary to a beautiful landscape. That may lead us to un- derstand these rules of ait. We want first, classical knowledge of what has been done, and secondly, solutions of ' questions which lie intermediate be- tween mere horticultural knowledge and strict rules of art. G. BLEICKEN. August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 235 9 IThe New England Nurseries, Inc. | BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. WHOLESALE GROWERS of everything required for I Orchard, Garden, Lawn and Landscape Planting. EIGHT HUNDRED ACRES. I EVERGREENS In TUBS. These are extra selected specimens, suitable for Hall and Veranda Decoration. EVERGREENS for WINDOW BOXES. Can be furnished planted in boxes, or without boxes. EVERGREENS for LAWN and FOREST planting. We offer the largest stock of SPECIMEN Evergreens in New England, in sizes 15 inches to 15 feet ALL OUR EVERGREENS ARE HANDLED WITH BALLS OR IN TUBS. We offer several acres of FIELD-GROWN PERENNIALS, in about 1000 Varieties at very low rates. We send out nothing liut STRICTLY HIGH-G.UDE STOCK, caretully packed, and our prices are always right. OUR TELEPHONE is on the BOSTON EXCHANQE, Uxington 115-6. Catalogs and Price Lists Free. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2}( in. Pots, $10.00 per 100 3J^ in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 ffead^ to Pot On or Line. Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LADY CAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Herbaceous Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogae mailed on request. M. H. WALSH ■>« SPtciAtiST WOODS HOLE. MASS. HARDY PERENNIALS Yucca fllamentosa. Aconltum Napellus and bicolor. Helenlum superbum and striatum. Rudbeckla. Hemerocallls. German Iris, many colors. Hardy Phlox, 20 varieties. Funkla subcordata. Write for prices to T. H. GHIVERS, - Amesbury, Mass. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. New York Office, Siebrecht Building, 425 Fifth Avenue. I -PEONIES==-i We are offering a complete list of the choicest varieties for Fall planting. Shipping season commences about Septem- ber I St. Send your orders early. Retail and wholesale price-lists just issued. Send for copies COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc., Queens, N. Y John Waterer & Sons, kd^ AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest stock of recognized Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list Of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors of Rhododendrons \r London. AUGUST SEPTEMBER I is the time (EVERGREENS J to plant ] PERENNIALS CATALOQUES FREE Field Grown — Largest Variety in New England The BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. In Small or Car Load Lots EVERGREENS AMERICAN ARBOR VITAE, 3 to 5 ft. SPRUCE and PINES in variety, 2 to 6 ft. All several times transplanted and well cultivated. Send for List. SOUTHWORTH BROS., Beverly, Mass. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 936 HORTICULTURE, August 17 1907 Kill Your Scale If you want to kill Scale on your plants Absolutely, there is only one preparation WILSON S PLANT OIL Take a can of this preparatioQ, dilute to four times its bullv with water, aud wash or spray your palms, ferns, aspidistras, smilax or any plants subject to bugs or vermin and your plants will be clean. No alkali. Nothing deleterious. Dries at once. READ WHAT OTHERS SAY OF IT: Rutherford, N. J., Juue 28, 1906. We have thoroughly tried your Plant Oil with very striking results. We may say this Is the first Insecticide we have tried ou our palms that will remove the scale with the first application. We would like to say this is one of the few things that the florists cannot afford to be without, especially those who are growing palms and decorative plants. After one application of the Oil the plants take on an entirely new appearance. We would be pleased to have prospective buyers visit our nurser- ies and inspect the palms on which we have used your oil. BOBBINK & ATKINS. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September 5, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson — Having used your Insecticide here, I can testify to Its efficiency in destroying scale and other In- sects infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florham Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson: — Dear Sir — Your Plant Oil is rcrtaiiilv the most effective scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. HERRINGTON. PRICES: % pint cans, 25c; pints, 40c; quart, 7Sc ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon, $2.00 ; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WIP.SON, Dept. 5, SUIVirVIIT, N. J. New England Drnggists' Publishing Gompaoy PRINTERS m PUBLISHERS JOB PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Machine Typesetting TELEPHONE, 2029 MAIN FOR BOOKS, CATALOGUES, MAGAZINES NEWSPAPERS AND PAMPHLETS .... No. 145 High street, : : Boston, Massachusetts I August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE 237 1765 FAMOUS IN THREE CENTURIES I90r HEWS STANDARD POTS ALSO Azalea Pots, Orchid Pots, Bulb Pots, Seed Pans, Fern Pans and Cut Flower Vases The qualities that have caused so great a demand for HEWS POTS in the New England States are re- sponsible for a growing demand throughout the country. The HEWS POT is an assurance of strength, lightness and porosity, qualities which give equal satisfaction to the Commercial Grower and Private Gardener. It is the most economical and satisfactory pot on the market. CAR=LOAD LOTS OUR SPECIALTY A Postal Card will bring Catalogue with Discounts A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc. BOSTON OFFICE Malii Officc and Factories new york branch 18 Tremont St. Pearson Street Room 818-835 CAfl BRIDGE, HASS. Long Island City 238 HORTICULTU RE. August 17, 1907 THE FACTOR OF SNOW IN GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. that will kill: all the Weeds in your Lawn. I f you keep the weeds cut so they do not go to seed and cut your grass with- out breaking the small feeders of roots, the grass will become thick and the weeds will disappear. A Snow Bound and While spending a delightful Sunday afternoon with the editor of one of the largest country life magazines, our conversation drifted to green houses and the part they ocupy in "the great awakening." "The awakening" is what he called the now universal open- ing of people's eyes to giving system- atic attention to growing things; also the wonderful developments for sur- rounding themselves with the glass- grown beauties of Nature. He spoke of the large ranges of glass as far south as sunny Atlanta, and on the other hand the difficulties the snow- S now-free Coinpailson. completion an addition to an old style house. The addition was of the most modern coustructiou, by a firm from "the States." When we reached there the new hoiise had no heat in it, and the workmen were just getting the trenches in shape for the piping. That house, hcwever. was absolutely free from snow or ice, and the sides were piled up with the scow that had con- tinually slid from the roof. The older, heated house was on the left of the new one, and at right angles to the potting room. The gutter had held back the snow on this roof, and you The Same Houses As Tbev Looked in "the Good uld Summer Time.' bound Canadians have had in keeping their green house roofs free from snow and ice. It was a fortunate coincidence that took me a few days later to Montreal. Sitting in the hotel one afternoon, with the mercury sagging down to 20 degrees below at noon, and three feet of snow on the level and more falling, it occurred to me to visit some of these Canadian green houses and get a line on the conditions spoken of by that editor. So I looked up a photographer and started out. The only green house I managed to reach that day was in a little town north of Montreal. The owner was just having brought to can see from the photograph how the house was practically snowed under. To better give an idea of how these houses stand, and to compare the con- struction of each, I have borrowed a couple of photos from the builder — one an exterior, shown herewith taken in the early .summer when things had started up a bit outside; and the other an interior which at that time was fill- ed with tomatoes, yielding an average of five quarts to a plant. To those of you, then, who have had United States snow and ice "troubles of your own." I would sug.gest the curved-eave house as a practical solution of the problem. L. W. The Clipper will do it. Asl4 your dealer for them. If they have not got them, below is the price; No. J — i2-inch Mower $5; No. 2 — is-inch Mower $6: No. :^ — 18-inch Mower $7; No. 4 — 2i-inch Mower $8. Send draft money-order or registered letter. In writing advertisers, mention HortlCDltDre mm SASH BARS 82 feet er loagei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED Write for Circular "li" and Prioea i5oo2in.potsincrate$4.88 500 »X " " 525 500 aM " " 6.00 0003 *' '* 5.00 800 35i " " 5-80 5004 " 4.5° 320 5 " 4-5" 1 44 6 " " .3-'6 Tbe A. T. STEARNS LUMBER eO. NEPONSET, BOSTON, MASS. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed ia small crates, easy to handle. Price per crate Price per crate 120 7 in. pots in crateJt.ao 60 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 48 10 " " 4.8« 24 II " " 3.60 24 »3 " " 4.80 12 14 " " 4.80 . ^.__ 6 16 " " 4.50 beed pans, same pnce as pots. Send for price list of Cylinders for Cut flowers, Hanging Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten percent, off forcash with order. Address Hllflngrer Bros.,Pottcry,Fort Edward,N,Y. ftugustRolkeriSons, Agts., 31 Barclay St., N. If . City. BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOUSE 6LASS German and American '.61 to 287 i St., BOSTON 20-22 Ganal St, ^^^^^''^.■****^^** Holds Class Firmly ••e the Point av PEERU5S OlBBlns Point* AT* thiVMt. No rlgbti or Una. Box of t.OOO polDU 76 iU. pMtpKld. BENRT A. DREEB, 714 CkertMBt B«., rfctla., Tm. NOW IS THE TIME TO IKSURI TOUR GLASS AGAINST DAMAGE BT HAIL* For particuljiri address John O. Emtmf, Smd^im Rfrm^m Km ^, August 17, 1907 HORTICULTURE i39 FOLEY MFG. CO./fr&rr CHICAGO Will save you Money on your new houses your additions, or your rebuilding Send Us Your Lists or Sketches. Get Our Estimates Now NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOG Use Carefully Selected All- Heart CYPRESS SEASONED AND SUN-ORIEO. CUT EXACT SIZE AND FIT Prompt Shipment. Lowest Figure ONLY THE BEST THE FOLEY VENTILATING APPARATUS Is unsurpassed. Adaptable to any size of house Perfect ventilation. WorKs*easy. Send far circular HOTBED SASH AND FRAMES Open or Glazed; standard sizes in stock SEND FOR PRICES. QUICK SHIPMENT NEW FACTORY AT WESTERN AVE. AND 26th ST. CALL AND SEE US Ijiiiip mMB iSSMEM^MMimm P-^i Bi m wm ^ ^U'! j^jl^ TOLEY Mf6 CO.S UP-TO-DATE NEW FaCTOHV BUILDINGS WiTH POWER HOUSES, LUMBER ShEDS ANO YaHDS OCCUPY NEARLY 3 ACRES THE STANDARD STEAM TRAP is acknowledged the best for the florist, because it is durable and does its work without trouble and annoyance, saving its cost by the economy in coal bills. E. HIPPARD YOUNCSTOWN, OHIO DANIEL ILIFFE Greenhouse Construction— Supplies Heating and Ventilating Steam and Hot Ytater Pining On hand, a quantity of second-hand valves from 2 to 6 in. Send for Catalogue. 49 Washington Street, North, BOSTON, MASS. Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers A merican and French Greenhouse Glass Reliable Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON, MASS. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. GREENHOUSE WRECKERS iEverything in New and Second Hand To REPAIR HEAT BUILD GREENHOUSES J398-1408 Metropolitan Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK A STIC A Jr'mitiouselila^ ^XUSE IT NOW, F.O.PiERCECO. 170 Fulton St., NEW YORK Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaranteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failure* of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union Building Washington, D. C. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is fully guaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH gives shade and still allows free circulatloo MINERALIZED RUBBER CO. 18 Cliff street, NEW YORK 240 HORTI CULTURE August 17, 1907 I 1 Then you are in luck, for now you AND Bought Your Ventila- ting Apparatus Yet? can get such a machine as an up-to-date florist should have — an H & Co. Oil- Itself Gear. But don't put all the stress on the oil itself point, that simply makes your work a good sight easier. But if the construction and adjustment were not what they are, the little strength you now have to put on the hand wheel, would have to be many times increased. It is more than a mere ventilating apparatus, it is a powerful, built to last machine that stands up to any strain you will put upon it. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Ueatlnif and Ventllatini^ Apparatus. I • 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. ! I MANUFACTURE AND ERECT Iron frame and wood Greeuhouses o£ every typo for commercial and private use. If you contemplate building, allow me to submit sketcb and estimate covering your requiremeuts. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. N. TOIUWANDA. nr. lUMJNItX oivr. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. me. Blackhawk St., CHICAGO I HIS lean-to propa' gating house is 'a still further evi- dence of the care with which every U-Bar detail is worked out. The bed with its solid slate sides and tile bottoms is a thoroughly indestructible affair. The heating pipes are underneath, giving a perfect control to the bottom heat. The ventilating wheel is handy, but entirely out of the way. The roof line where it connects an adjoining house is clean cut in its every detail. For further particulars of every U-Bar strong point, send for catalog. Pierson U = Bar Company, Designers and builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Building, Fourth Avenue and Twenty-third Street, New York. August 17, 1907. HORTICULTURE 111 The Best Thing i ou Ever Put in Your Greenhouse PERFECT CIRCULATION IN ALL DEGREES OF WEATHER ABSOLUTELY ASSURED BY THE USE OF OUR ELECTRIC CIRCULATOR Rutherford, N. J., June 26, 1907. Messrs. W. W. Castle Co., 170 Summer St., Boston, Mass. Gentlemen :— Vour inquiry regarding the Circulators received and in reply beg to say that the four Circulators now in operation have been more than satisfactory. We can give special commendation for the work you have rendered in connection with our old steam system, which heated at the time something like 30,000 square feet of glass. Since changing this steam system to a hot-water system, it has not only taken caie of the 30.000 square feet of glass to our entire satisfaction, but we have heen able to add several more houses and sheds to the svstem without the least trouble. The piping in this range was very defective, and after the slight changes which were made, the Circu- lator now lakes care of it all. and we would not want to be without it for fi\e minutes in cold weather. Vou may book ■ mr order for an- other C i rcula tor which is to go on tlie battery of boil- ers under the pack- ing shed, of \\'hich we spoke to your Mr. Congdon upon Ills last visit. \'ery truly yours. (Signed) Julius RoehrsCo. Clifton. N. J.. June 25, 1907. Wm. W. Castle Co.. Boston. Mass. Gentlemen : — After a season's use, would say that I can conscientiously say that the Circulator does all that you claimed it would do. We are using a six-inch Circulator to care for 12.000 feet of two-inch pipe, and have it attached to the main return nearlhe boiler. Run- ning the system under gravity, we are able to get a temperature of 105 to no degrees in the main return, but within ten minutes after startingthe Circulator we get 130 to 135 degrees, which I consider excellent work. I have not attempted to figure out the saving in fuel by using the Circu- alor. but It must be quite consid- erable; the boiler can do its work with far less forcing, and thus a smaller boiler and less piping would do the work than would be ncccssar\- under the gravity system. With our large houses 475 feet long, we could not possibly heat them satisfactorily without either the Electric Circulator or some other system of forced circulation. Yours very truly, (Signed) Robert Simpson. The Electric Circulator My Dear Sir: — It is a pleasure to be able to report that during the past very severe winter we have used 73 tons of coal as against 99 tons consumed during the winter of 1904-1905. The saving, as you will see. is about 25 per cent during the most severe and protracted winter we have ever experienced. We compare with an average cold season that above named, and conclude that your Boiler and Circulator is a mighty good investment for any one who wishes to improve their heating system. Yours \ery sincerely (Signed) E. O. Orpet. P. S.— I endorse all of the above.— E. V. R. Thavhr. So. Lancaster, Mass. Dear Sir :— The Circulator installed for me last fall has given me entire satisfaction and works well. With the quick circulation recei\'ed from its use there certainly is a saving of fuel, and if a person with a system not piped so as to get a good circulation was to tr\' the Circulator before laying out too much expense on alteration of piping, I believe he would receive the benefit required. Cordially yours, A'et'd/iam, Mass. (Signed) Paul E. Richwagen. Gentlemen :— Yours, asking in regard to our experience with >our Circulator which you installed for us last fall, is at hand. . . We consider it a splendid thing for it gives the rapidityof a steam circulation on a hot- water system. . . . From a mechanical standpoint, it is perfect. Any one can operate it, and it certainly seems to us an invaluable adjunct to a water system. We should be glad to have any one call and inspect it at our Scarborough place, where it can be seen in operation, any time after we begin to fire in the fall. Very truly yours, Scarborougfi, A' }'. (Signed) F. R. Pierson Co. Dear Sir : — Having had plenty of zero weather with wind all through the past winter, the Circulator has had a tyrant to cope with. I am pleased to say that it has proven convenient, economical and necessary. I cannot say too much for its efficiency, and you are at liberty to refer any one to me who is interested in securing a positive circulation for hot- water heating with the least expenditure for fuel. Biddeford, Me. (Signed) Chas. S. Strout. Dear Sir: — !t is a pleasure to recommend your Circulator for the very efficient work it does for me. I have two greenhouses each 200 feet long piped for steam with I'i'-inch pipes, and can operate them perfectly with hot water by using the Circulator ; in a very short time it brings the returns nearly as hot as the flows. As I have two of the Circulators in use under different conditions, I am well able to judge of the work they are capable of doing, and would not like to part with either of them. Yours truly. Waverley. Mass. (Signed) William W. Edgar. I believe the Circulator is O. K., and I know it would have been impossible for me to keep my large new house from freezing if it wasn't for the Circulator. Defiance, O. C. Winterich. Dear Sir:— The Boiler and Circulator installed by you last Fall has given entire satisfaction. I have saved at least twelve tons of coal, and have given Mr. Congdon an order this day for one of the largest Boilers vou make, to be put in at the Stone property on Nelson St.. Leominster, it is the best Boiler I ever had. Yours respectfully, Leominster, Mass. (Signed) J. Fuller. The above are a few testimonials regarding the Circulator. No boiler ever built for greenhouse heating can compare in good results with our STEEL PLATE HOT-WATER BOILER The Boiler and the Circulator in operation will be on exhibition at the S. A. F. Convention at Philadelphia. Don't fail to see them. W. W. CASTLE ^l 170 Summer St., Boston IV HORTICULTURE August 17, 1907 k Sixty thousand feet of glass is a further adds to their handiness, while J4 pretty good-sized layout for a giving apleasing architectural distinction _ commercial proposition ; but to the whole scheme. The palm house when we come to think of such is 40 feet wide by 133 feet 4 inches long, ii^^BWAVNv' a range being devoted to cut- and so framed that no columns are flowers on a private estate, then necessary. The grapery, peach and the broad field that the greenhouse and nectarine houses are in the extreme left its products has reached begins to group. For perfection in growing condi dawn on one. Here is a splendid exam- ple of the possi- bilities and per- fection of the L. 6c B. Sec- tional Iron House. The plan is an eco- nomical one, tions, this range has proven a record-breaker. Superintendent Kleinheinz,with his skill and the advantage of these houses has to be reckoned w i t h w h e n it comes to a prize both from points of light, heating and competition of importance, working. The central connecting pas- Advance leaves of our greenhouse sage ways make each house readily ac- catalog now ready. Send for them, cessible and carry the trench from the Lord & Burnham Co., Greenhouse mains, giving an equal distribution of Designers and Manufacturers, 1133 the coils on either side. The space be- Broadway, Corner 26th Street, New tween the houses is ample to prevent York. Boston Branch, 819 Tremont one house from shading the other. The Building. Philadelphia Branch, 121 1 placing of the houses in three groups Filbert Street. WE MAKE EVERY PART FOR A GREENHOUSE BUT THE GLASS WE SELL ANY PART President-elect F. H. Teaexdly Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists. 10BCAPE Garden £i .1 \J{/nd/e(f /r>I-erej/'6 ^i n // Jidmrf/mmce, Gq/roA/, Mass. ^i/bscrfpt/on, ^lOOj 242 HORTICULTURE August 24, 1907i A WONDERFUL NEW NEPHROLEPIS NEPHROLEPIS SUPERBISSIMA WE exhibited at the Convention at Philadelphia Sonne fine specimen plants of this new fern, which is a very unique and distinct novelty— as distinct from Nephrolepis Piersoni and Piersoni elegantissima as they were from Bostoniensis IT IS A COMPLETE BREAK. The fonds are very heavily imbricated, the pinnae overlapping, making the fronds very dense and compact. It differs from the other Nephrolepes not only in form, but in color also, being a richer and darker green — entirely different from the yel- lowish green of all the Nephrolepes. The plant is very sturdy in its habit, the fronds never breaking down. While a photograph shows a similarity to its predecessors, it is ABSOLUTELY DISTINCT, not only in the formation of the fronds, but in its habit and general characteristics. It makes a much more dwarf and compact growth, the fronds being very dense, firm, and rigid, and having a great deal more substance, so THAT IT WILL STAND MORE KNOCKING AROUND than any other fern of this type. This is a sterling novelty. Experts who have seen it consider it far and away the best fern ever sent out. It is a plant that needs to be seen to have its great value and sterling qualities appreciated. It really is not in the same class with the other varieties. It will be disseminated by us in 1908. ORDERS WILL BE BOOKED AT ONCE and filled in rotation as booked. F. R. PIERSON CO. Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York. August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE 243 A GRAND FERN NOVELTY ! Of all the sports of Nephrolepis, there are * none to compare with V AMERPOHLII I the latest and best of them all. We are " booking orders now for Sept. delivery. *f Write for prices. b WILLIAM P. CRAIG A - ---- ] 1305 Filbert St. PHILADELPHIA I AnytHing of Value to the profession CAN be: sold through advertising in Horticulture WHOLESALE TRADE LIST ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI 5 in. pots, $2.oo per doz. ; 3 in pots, $5.00 per 100; 2 in. pots, $2 00 per 100. Seedlings from flats, 50 cts. per 100. Asparagus Plumosus and Tennuissimus 5 in, pots, $3.00 per doz. Fpp yO Boston, 5 in. pots, $3.00 per doz. ; Scotii rCnilW & Anna Foster, 410. ^ots»$2.oo per doz. 3 in, pots. $6 00 per 100 nnnTn|klQ tine plants, 4 in. pots, $2.00 per assorted varieties, 3 in. pots, $4.00 per 100. FERNS in. pots, 00 per CLEMATIS PANIGULATA i: joo; Strong Seedlings, $2.00 per 100. CINERARIA GRDFL t^:l;^Z'°''- CAPE JASMINE 4'- p°'s.$'°°p"do.. LEMON VERBENAS i:.\r- ''- CHRYSANTHEMUMS L^e7ch^;r.T \\ eeks, 2% in. pots, $j,oo per 100. C. EISELE, IlihandRoySfs., PHILADELPHIA, PI. Ferns in Flats Ready for Dellrery after July 15th. Eacb flat contains 110 clumps of small plants, which can be divided In 3 to 5 plants accordingly, all ready for potting. We can rurnlsh these ferns, grown separately, each flat containing any one of the following sorts, ferns all good salable varieties. '^spidium tsussimense Pteris Gllbertii Cyrtomlum Faicatum Serrulata Pteris Adiantoides Serrulata Cretica alba lineata cristata Cretica magnifica Serrulata Hastata variegata Mayii Wimsettli Mixed varieties. rrice, $2.00 per flat STUMPP & WALTER CO. so BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK 10,000 FERNS Per loo Per 1 5o Per loo BOSTONS 6 in. $35 sin. $25 4 in. $10 PEIRSONII • 35 25 • 10 SCOTTII " 35 •■ 25 " 10 WHITMANII ,V, in. Pots $5 per roo. WHITMANII FERNS Fine Strong Plants, Free from Scale. Bench Grown, Established in Pots. 2^ in. $5 00 per 100 i% In. $15.00 per 100 3K " 10.00 " 4J4 " 25.00 Cash with Order. This Stock will please you. 2,000 RUBBERS 6 m $35 per loo 5 in. $25 per loo 4 in. $20 per 100 Address J. D. BRENNEMAN, Harrisburg, Pa. Box 24. NEP. WHITMANI 2'4 In., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI iVi In., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'4 In., $3.00 per 100 H. H. BARROWS & SON Whitman. Mass. Viburnum Plicatum Berberry Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan Grand Honeysuckle Hecknottii LARLIE STOCK. Send for Prices. ROCKLAND GREENHOUSES, Rockland, Mass. W. B. ArnolJ, Prop. BOSTON FERNS from bench, strong, healthy plants, ready for 6 In. pots, $411.00 per 100; 8 in. $00.00; 10 in. $75.00 per 100. MIAMI FLORAL CO. 24 N. Main Street, Dayton, O. The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST GROVE, PA. Last Call for Surplus Stock CHRYSANTHEMUIVIS 2 1«2 Inch pots, $2.00 per hundred 3C0 Salter, 3C0 Applelon, 500 Gen. Hutton, 75 Mrs. Coombes, 75 BonnalioD, 50 Intensity, looGolden Hair, 50 Goldmine, 500 Enguehard, 200 Polly Kose, 50 Con- vention Ha'l, Superba From 4 In. pots $5 per 100 : 100 Wm. Duckham, 50 Mrs. Jerome Jones. Cash with order. J. J. ARNOLD. HOHER, N. V . Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO., 4&6 Old Slip, NEW YORK. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FER^S and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. POINSETTIAS 2 1-4 inch $5 per 100 $45 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. 3 and 4 inch, 7c. and 1 2c. each BAUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. FORCING LILACS German pot-grown, true to name, white and blue, sin- gle and double, fall delivery. No better grade imported than ours. The assoited case of fifty plants, thirty- fourdollars, duly paid, f.o.b. N. Y. Send your order to AUGUST ROLKER & SONS 31 Barclay Street, NEW YORK Or P. 0. Box 752 CYCLAMEN Sploadena Glganteum Hybrids In five colors; the finest strain known. 3-iu. pots, ready, $7.00 per lOO; 4-in., $15.00 per too; 5-in., $20.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. S. S. SKIDELSKY, l741N0iini81Ht..Pm(lelpIll0, Pa. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, RobustaandGIauca; Kentia Korsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Wnte for prices. 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia ROSES Brides «4.00 per hundred. Bridesmaid !S3.00 per hundred, S37.50 per thousand. F. HAHMAN, HARROWGATE LANE, FKANKFOKL), Philadelphia. ASPARAGUS AND FERNS Plumosa nana, 2^ la , excellent stock, $3.00 per loo. Sprengerii, 25^ in., strone, $2.50 per 100, Boston ferns from bench, for 5 in. pots, $2.50 per doz., $20.00 per too. Cash Please. F. A. RIEBE, - Webster, Mass. 244 HORTICULTURE, August 24, 1907 »•>•»•>»»»>•»•»•>»•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•>•)•>*•>•>•>•>»>•>***•>•>**•>*****•>*****•>'•***•>•>' ***********>***'**'*>******^ The New England Nurseries, Inc. BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. WHOLESALE GROWERS of everything required for EIGHT HUNDRED ACRES. Orchard, Garden, Lawn and Landscape Planting. EVERGREENS In TUBS. These are extra selected specimens, fuiti,ble for Hall and Veranda Decoration. EVERGREENS for WINDOW BOXES. Can be furnished planted in boxes, or without boxes. EVERGREENS for LAWN and FOREST planting. We offer the largest stock of SPECIMEN Evergreens in New England, in sizes IS inches to 15 feet ALL OUR EVERQREENS ARE HANDLED WITH BALLS OR IN TUBS. We offer several acres of FIELD-GROWN PERENNIALS, in about lOOO Varieties at very low rates. We senil out nothing but STRICTLY HIGH-GUDE STOCK, carefully picked, and our prices are always right. | OUR TELEPHONE l8 on the BOSTON EXCHANQE, Lexington 115-6. Catalogs and Price Lists Free. J Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAIMBLER ROSE ji^ in. Pots, Jio.oo per loo 3J4 in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Read/ to Pet On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LADY GAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Herbaceous Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. IWI. H. WALSH MSE sptciAUST WOODS HOLE. MASS. HARDY PERENNIALS Yucca fllamentosa. Aconltnm Napellus and blcolor. Helenlum supei-bum and striatum. Eudbeckla. Hemeiocallls. German Iris, manv colors. Hardy Phlox, 20 varieties. Funkla subcordata. Write for prices to T. H. CHIVERS, - Amesbury, Mass. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New Vork Office, Siebrecht Building, 425 Fifth Avenue. ^PEONIES^ We are offering a complete list of the choicest varieties for Fall planting. Shipping season commences about Septem- ber I St. Send your orders early. Retail and wholesale price-lists just issued. Send for copies COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc., Queens, N. Y. John Waterer & Sons, bd^ AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest stock of recognized Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors Of Rhododendrons \r London. EVERGREENS PERENNIALS AUGUST lis the time SEPTEMBER ) *° i"^"* CATALOGUES FREE Field Grown — Largest Variety in New England The BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. FOR SALE 200 Lady Qay 200 Dorothy Perkins 200 Crimson Ramblers Nice Stock in •I'A inch pots, ready for 3% inch $10.00 per hundred F. E. PALMER, Brookllne, Mass. TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you rietht FINE GRADING . . Shrubbery . . Artistically Planted Estimates Given Eiperts on Pruning D. ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beach Parkway, Everett, Mais. August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE 245 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS. The Philadelphia Convention a Success in Every Department — A Very Large Attendance from all Sections A Superb Trade Exhibition — Niagara Falls the Next Meeting Place Officers Elected PRESIDENT— F. H. Traendly, New York City. VICE-PRESIDENT— George W. McClure, Buffalo, N. Y. SECRETARY— P. J. Hauswirth, Chicago, III. TREASURER— H. B. Beatty, Pittsburg, Pa. The Broad Street Theatre presented a scene of brilliancy and animation such as the National Society has rare- ly seen, when at 2:45 p. m. on Tues- day, August 20, 1907, Vice-President John Westcott stepped forward on the stage and call'Jd the assembly to or- der. The stage was beautifully dec- orated with banks of plants and flow- ers. In the long row of present and past officials of the society seated on the platform there were included prob- ably a larger representation of ex- presidents than ever graced a similar ocxiasion, the list including ex-Presi- dents Craig, Hill, Smith, Lonsdale, Graham, Gude, O'Mara, Breitmeyer, Burton, Vaughan and Kasting, to- gether with the members of the Ex- ecutive Board and officers of the Flor- ists' Club of Philadelphia. Vice-President Westcott was very happy in his opening remarks, which elicited much applause and put the audience in excellent good humor for the exercises following. He asserted that, while he himself might be known as "a sport," he ap- preciated the wisdom of subordinating recreation to business. Ho said that, although the society might be regard- ed as a trade organization for selfish purposes, it was in reality doing a great work for the best interests of mankind in improving home surround- ings and making the world happier. He had begun his career as a gar- dener by rooting; he had continued to root; his advice to every one was to root, for rooting was as necessary in every-day life as in sports. He called upon President S. S. Pennock of the local club to read a letter from Gov- ernor Stuart expressing regret at in- ability to be present and open the meeting. He then presented His Honor, Mayor Reyburn of Philadel- phia, who proceeded to extend a hearty welcome to the visitors on behalf of the city. He said in part: "What Mr. Westcott has said re- minds me that I am a sport. I believe a sport is a man who gets much out of nature in all her forms. I love the sea and the blue skies and the flowers, and I believe that that is the best kind of a sport to be. I want to say that I heartily favor the work of your so- ciety. You bring out the beauties of nature and furnish them to the people. You are not inspired by selfish mo- tives, but you work in the interests of humanity. Philadelphia is sometimes called a plain city, but we have many noble things here, and I know that the Col. W. W. Castle Who responded to the address of welcome. citizens are seconding me in extending to you a cordial welcome." After the applause had quieted down Mr. Westcott introduced W. W. Castle of Boston, who stepped forward and with words of cordial appreciation pre- sented the Mayor with a magnificent cluster of roses and lily of the valley on behalf of the National Society and then proceeded to voice the senti- ments of the Society in response to the words of kindly, hospitable wel- come which had just been listened to. With eloquent expression and well- turned phrase this past-master of im- pressive oratory kept his audience literally spell-bound as he told of the great hospitable heart of the City of Brotherly I.ove which had, on so many impressive occasions, been opened to welcome the stranger. He recalled how Philadelphia had welcomed and cared for the beardless boy advancing to war and returning wounded or vic- torious in 1860-65. He said Boston was the Hub but the Hub had to agree that Philadelphia was the Axle. He continued, but I realize how difficult it is for a lay member to attempt to voice the sentiment of an organization such as this. The Society of American Florists is not confined to a few localities; it extends all over this nation. It has representatives here from the coasts of New England, from the Savannas, from the land of the mocking bird, from the mountains and valleys of the Middle West, from where the Great Divide cuts across the continent, from across the Slope and clear down to the golden sands of the Occident. It has its aim and object, and no one can say they are not the very best. We have met here at the urgent re- quest of your florists, and I can simply say, Mr. Mayor, in response to your courteous and eloquent words of wel- come, we thank you. President Wm. J. Stewart was then presented by the vice-president and was accorded a most enthusiastic re- ception, with long-continued applause. The president then proceeded to read his annual address which was closely listened to by an audience which fairly filled the theatre. It was as follows: PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. Fellow Members and Guests: — The occasion which we inaugurate so aus- piciously today is a notable event in the life of the organization whose passing years these annual conven- tions mark. Contemplating the hor- ticultural advancement in this coun- try since the founding of the Society 246 HORTICULTURE August 24, 1907 of American Florists we can feel just- ly proud that in all the high achieve- ments which adorn and signalize this period as one of unprecedented pro- gi-ess in the science and practice of horticulture this society has had an honorable participation. From the start its roll-book has borne the sig- natures of the leading spirits in the craft to whose uplifting it has been pledged, and in whatever community it has presented itself it has invariably been accorded a welcome and high place in the public esteem. Standing here in this fair city where horticulture has ever been honored and beloved, where from the day of its birth this society has been stead- fastly championed— a community, the home of not a few illustrious expo- nents of our art in the days gone by, a community which can boast horti- culturists, florists, plant growere, seed establishments and nurseries second to noi.e in the world today, a people wide-awake and enterprising, yet warm-hearted and companionable — here, iu this City of Brotherly Love, as we voice our gratitude to the pioneers and extend our hand to the coming generation, we may well stop and take a survey of our field, note conditions as we find them, lay plans and invoke continued success for our society and aJl that it represents. The Mission of the Horticulturist. To clothe the earth with loveliness, to cooperate with Nature in her most beautiful functions, to instil into the affections of the people an apprecia- tion of our art and a zeal for his products and to serve them and gratify this desire is the mission of the hor- ticulturist. The materials in which he deals were once classed among the luxuries of life, but the world is fast coming to recognize them as necessi- ties of healthful and rational living and, as this sentiment grows, so also will grow the importance and influ- ence of the horticulturist in the public eye. The Mission of the Society. To aid the horticulturist through the influence and power of concentration, by the gathering together, moulding and assimilating of the concrete wis- dom of the many, and to bring the profession to a lively sense of their duties and privileges and a better realization of what is possible through the medium of a well-supported cen- tral organization is the task of this society. Its aim and its purpose have ever been to stimulate emulation, to broaden the channels of business, to promote the fraternal spirit, to help the gardener and florist in making for himself an hcLored position in the commonwealth and to inspire the pro- fession with a more correct under- standing and better appreciation of the nobility of their calling which, as Downing tells us, "is intrinsically the parent and superior of them all," be- cause agriculture is the basis of all wealth and horticulture is the refined essence of agriculture. The Field and its Cultivation. Agreeably tc custom it becomes my duty to ask your attention at this time to such suggestions and advice as seem to me sound and wise and conducive to the growth and continued efiiciency of this society. First let us take a look at the situation. We find a vast country possessing the widest range of climate, topography and soil, affording homes for ever-multiplying millions of people ambitious, enter- prising and prosperous and now reach- ing that stage where the finer senti- ments begin to develop and the desire for beautiful home environment com- mences to kindle. To the extent that the gardener and florist grasp the situation and act upon the opportunity thus presented depends much of the future welfare of our horticultural industries and of gardening art. One thing is indisputa- ble; if the horticulturist is to do his part in directing and developing the garden-hunger of the peopfe he must first make good use of every means to fit himself to do this intelligently. These are times of unprecedented rush and enterprise. Timorousness and parsimony have little part in the policies that lead to success now-a- days, and he who would excel must follow modem methods, taking full advantage of the horticultural litera- ture of the day and of personal in- Haury Buntard Sergeant-at-Arms. timacy with his fellows in the so- cieties and clubs; he must travel, visit exhibitions, — in short, he must use every avenue of publicity and every opportunity to sharpen his wits and enlarge his knowledge. The day when a paying business can be done with untidy grounds, neglected store win- dows, decrepit greenhouses, badly giown plants, misrepresented trees and shrubs, and haphazard financial methods has gone forever. Garden-hunger and the Horticultur- ists' Opportunity. Modern suburban transportation fa- cilities have given a tremendous im- petus to the rural home idea. It is to the man skilled in horticulture that the home-maker will turn for advice, assistance and material needed and for those who grasp the opportunity in the right spirit there will be found abundant scope and full recompense for cultural knowledge and artistic talent Nothing comparable to the present demand for hardy garden ma- terial has ever been experienced in this country, and no horticultural en- terprise intelligently and diligently conducted can fail of success if ex- isting conditions are understood and provided for. Tender material, also, will get its full share of the prosperity if used with better discretion as to its adaptations and limitations. For the ambitious, earnest young man, blessed with an artistic temperament, no de- partment of horticulture offers brighter emolument or higher honor than that of outdoor gardening in all its branches. Within the scope of our vision today the field seems practically unlimited and the young generation may safely go into training for large responsibilities — every one will be needed. Under pressure of exigencies prevailing in the past the gardener has in too many instances been ac- quiring a one-sided experience and some of our most talented indoor growers find themselves badly handi- capped through deficient education in the fundamental operations of general gardening. The horticulturist who makes his mark in the future will not have these limitations, but will com- bine a thorough equipment for out- door planting, grading, management and executive ability, with a fine knowledge of indoor operations and proficiency in the production of flow- ers and fruits under glass that will stand the test of comparison with the products of the specialist. Several of the agricultural colleges are doing good work on this order and turning out trained young men from whom v/e may expect much. Room for Improvement. Too many greenhouses are devoted to crops for which neither the houses nor their owners are competent We see acros of nursery space filled with an-. liquated stock; well-grown flowers sacrificed through careless handling or through inefficiency in the sales department; the once-prosperous flower-shipping business prostrated by short-sighted methods; the trade sub- .iected to criticism because of the trumpeting of undeserving novelties. Our exhibitions are crude in method, faulty in manner of making awards or interesting the public. In every branch of activity there is room for better system. The arrangement of flowers, the planting of garden beds or the larger operations of beautify- ing an estate or creating a landscape picture, in many of which as we see them from day to day the qualities of originality and artistic intelligence In form and color harmony are conspicuously lacking show conclu- sively the need for study and self- education in artistic taste before we are properly fitted to instruct the pub- lic. It is the province of the florists' club to seek out and apply the remedy for all these deficiencies and it be- comes the duty of the craftsman in justice to himself and his fellows to uphold in every possible way his local organization and do his share towards the general advancement which is sure to follow the fraternizing of congenial spirits whose material interests are identical. Support the Societies. No better evidence of progressive- nesB in a given locality or in any special branch of our industries can be adduced than a full representaJon I August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE 247 on the society roll books and at the regular meetings, yet how pitifully small in the aggregate is the propor- tion of the horticultural craft repre- sented in the membership of all our local or national bodies. The power of organization when all stand behind it, for whatever is just and right, the tremendous advantage in being able to command unity of sentiment and action when any evil menaces, is a lesson that is being learned with ex- asperating slowness. Forest Protection. While on the subject of societies it may not be amiss to call attention to the efforts that are being made for the protection of what is left of our forests — a heiitage of greater intrinsic value to the health and prosperity of our country than all the gold mines on the continent. Devastation by soil erosion, floods and droughts, bird ex- termination, insect plagues, and many other evils are following in the wake of the wanton forest destruction which has been going on. Few in- terests are more seriously affected by the conservatories and con.'jervatory plants, or the small fruits and products of the kitcnen garden which every home lover likes to indulge in, once the appetite of the people for such things has been thoroughly aroused. Large as the demand already is, nu- merous and prosperous as we know the craft to be, yet who can say that our country is not well able to furnish business sufficient for many times the present number of our commercial establishments and employmjent for good gardeners in far greater num- bers than they can be supplied today? With these facts in view I know of nothing which promises so rich a re- turn as the school garden movement. In addition to its services in the cause of good citzenship it must be obvious to all that activity on this line is also good business policy and assures the interest of the coming generation in parks and gardens, tree-lined high- ways, horticultural exhibitions and plants and flowers everywhere. Educating by Example. Again, every florist's home should iield in a few of its many phases tha question comes as to what part this society should assume conformably to its avowed aims and through what channels best results can be reached. It is the business of an organization such as this to help men to help them- sehes and then to conserve and safe- guard the results of their work so that those who come after them shall have as their heritage the sum total of the efforts of their predecessors. Our Relations with Other Organiza- tions. It has been my conviction for a long time that there is nothing more to be desired to place this organization in a position of greatest usefulness than some system of direct afliliation witli existing or prospective special and lo- cal organizations. Far from regarding these societies as a possible menace I look upon their multiplication as dis- tinctly to our advantage. The field is practically limitless and we can well afford to nourish any and all well- meant efforts to build up horticulture in any of its branches. There Is an Robert Craig Edwin Lonsdal?; Three Philadelphia Ex-Presidents of the S. A. F. John Burton all this than is horticulture and every movement, local, state or national, for forest preservation, should have our zealous support individually and col- lectively. Educating the Public; the School Gar- den Movement. Chief among the instrumentalities for the upbuilding of our industries is the education of the public to a fuller appreciation of our products. The majority of American homes fall short of the home ideal in their lack of any setting of living green. Con- sider the possibilities — the millions of house plants, the hundreds of thou- sands of porch and window boxes for both summer and winter, the innu- merable little table ferneries, the tons of lawn and flower seeds, the cargoes of spring and summer bulbs, the gar- den implements, the vast quantities of evergreens and shrubbery and border and bedding plants for which a demand can be created, not to mention be a shining object lesson. Show neighbors and passers-by the possibili- ties with spring bulbs, with easily- grown plants in bed and border, in piazza box and window; excite their dormant perceptions with rose and clematis and honeysuckle-bowered porch and pillar; impress them with the dignifying effect of ornamental trees and shrubbery, the cheery pic- ture of evergreens in winter time. See that they are wisely Instructed in the selection, planting and care of ma- terial and that they realize that the time is probably not far distant when bare yards and flowerless windows will pass as an evidence of Ignorance and squalor within. The public are in tharcels post would have been a reality long ago — so we are told. The express companies and the S. A. P. have been making one another's acquaintance of late and find they don't think alike on some things. State Vice-Presidents; Out-door Exhi- bitions. I am satisfied that the present sys- tem of selecting State vice-presidents to represent this society sectionally might be improved upon and vould suggest that you consider the adoption of some system whereby, in those lo- calities where any organization exists, we might through mutual arrangement confer upon the presiding officer the honor of representing the S. A. F. in his territory during his term of office. It is much to be regretted that the Executive Board found conditions so unpropitious for an outdoor exhibition of planted material in connection with this convention that the project had to be abandoned. It was hoped by many that the humble beginning made ii! Dayton might be followed up and that in time an outdoor exhibit might be made a regular feature of our con- ventions, but in a large city the diffi- culties seem almost insurmountable. Wherever circumstances permit I be- lieve it will be good policy to provide at least for a planting of such novel- ties as cannot be properly presented in an indoor exhibition. National Flower Show. As the National Flower Show pro- ject will be reported on at the proper time by the very competent committee of fifty under the chairmanship of my predecessor I will not take your time now with any reference to it other than to submit that it would be a grave mistake to make any change from the time-honored date for holding our annual convention. If it is thought wise to have a meeting at Chicago at the time of the exhibition let it be a special meeting called as provided for in the by-laws. The proposition to merely meet formally in August so as to comply with the constitutional requirements and then adjourn over until the time set for the flower show would, I firmly believe, very seriously affect the prosperity of the society. The Society's Good Record. The birth of the Society of American Florists was the outcome of a convic- tion on the part of its promoters that the horticultural interests of America were ready to get together for mutual advantage and the uplifting of their art. The young society found the com- mercial florist, as a rule, isolated and provincial because of the lack of op- portunity for any but the most limited intercourse and interchange of opinion and experience. Not one society, club or periodical devoted primarily to the interests of floriculture existed on this continent. The best test of the wis- dom of the founding of any institu- tion is what it has been able to ac- complish. Do you not think that the seed sown 23 years ago has borne pretty good fruit? The yield might have been increased many fold had every one in the profession who need- ed just this help taken advantage of it; still it is not too much to say that the S. A. F. has been the underlying force which has in this brief period placed American floriculture on an eminence where it commands the re- spect of the world and that the splen- did confidence of its founders in the future magnitude of their profession has been well justified. The spirit of progress which prompted them to break the shackles of past isolation and secretiveness and throw wide open the doors for a general intellectual and material advancement Is still our best asset. We must allow free scope to the mighty reserve forces of Amer- ican horticulture and be constantly on the alert to see and act upon every opening for strengthening our hold upon the heart-strings of the profes- sion. The Winning Combination. Unselfish, hard-working loyalty to the organization and its principles, on the part of every member, is the win- ning combination in all club and so- ciety affairs and this I would espe- cially plead for at this time, as we near the close of my official labors. My dearest ambition during these many years has been to contribute with all my heart toward making this society the great leader in every work tending to the ennobling and enriching of our profession. I know, by inti- mate contact with those associated with me in the society's service, how faithfully they have done their duty and how unselfishly the members gen- eraly have responded when called upon for any assistance. These are the qualities that make for success in any organization and I earnestly hope they will be continued and strengthened in the years to come. What Conventions Are Good for. Tlie society is to be congratulated on the magnificent attendance at this meeting. Conventions are always an incentive and encouragement. They give zest to work, feed the intellect, enrich our literature. They are a uni- fying force, establishing and cement- ing friendships and bringing into ad- vantf.geous contact those who, al- though widely separated, are actuated by a common purpose in life. I pity the man who sees nothing to interest him here and finds no inspiration in such gatherings, no strength to help hira surmount the daily recurring diffi- culties which are our common lot, no advantage in the opportunity to in- spect this great industrial exhibition. )-ittIe he realizes how great is his loss. Business First, Pleasure Afterwards. And now let us proceed to business.. We have diversions innumerable, en- tertainment after entertainment await- ing our pleasure; the bowlers and their henchnipr are eager to pounce upon that tempting aggregation of honor and silverware, but with all their vocifera- tion they are among the best promoters in the society's service; the ladies, In- dispensable always, have organized a little side auxiliary of their own; a magnificent exhibiton across the way justly claims much of our attention. But with all these allurements let us not forget that the eye of the world is upon us and that important busi- ness awaits our attention first. Upon the conclusion of the applause which followed the reading of the ad- dress. President Stewart assumed the chair and the regular order of business was taken up, the first being the an- nual report of Secretary P. J. Haus- wirth, which was as follows: SECRETARY'S REPORT. Mr. President and Members of the Society of American Florists and Or- nauienlal Horticulturists : As your Secretary I submit this, my fii'st annua' report for your consider- ation. Transfer of Office. — By instructions of the Executive Committee I pro- ceeded to Boston the first week In January to have the property of the Society transferred to me by my prede- cessor. It was to be expected that a vast amount of material bad accumu- lated in the number of years that the position of Secretary was held by our August 24, 1907 horticulture: 249 President, William J. Stewart, and the Committee instructed me to destroy all documents that were of no value to the Society. Transrortation.— Considerable diffi- culty was encountered this year to pro- cure reduced rates from the various Passenger Assosciatious on account of the enactment of a two-cent rate in a number of Stittes. This was especially true in the territory governed by the Western and Central Passenger Asso- ciations, and they refused to grant us the usual concession. The rate of a fare and a third was granted by the following Associations : Trunk Line Association, New Eng- land Passenger .-Association, South Eastern Passenger Association, East- ern Canadian Association, The Central Passenger Association gratited us Card Orders that empow- ered their agents to sell through round trip tickets to Philadelphia at the rate of two cents a mile each way in the territory controlled by them and the rate of one and one-third fare in the territory controlled b\- the Associa- tions that granted us the latter rate. This concession enabled a member to procure a round trip ticket that would only have to be validated at the ticket office when he was ready to return- within the time limit of his ticket. The Western Passenger Association would not grant any concession but referred us to the one way tourist rates in elTect in their territory to St. Louis and Chicago, and advised our members to buy to those points and then use Card Orders. In addition to the above, the cheap rates from all points to the Jamestown Exposition, and the Mer- chants' rate to New York, with very libel al stopover, were in effect. Bad,ge Book.— The Executive Com- mittee at Philadelphia instructed me to continue the Badge Book, providing' same could be supplied to the mem- bers at an expense not to exceed seven- ty-five dollars. I could not procure same at that price and therefore did not issue the book. Membership.— The membership sta- tistics as they appear on the books to January 1, 1907. are as follows: Total number of life members, 124; total number of annual members, 696; total SIO. Accredited to the following States: Life. Aunual Alab.im.n g Californi.i 5 Colorado s Connecticut 14 Delaware 1 District of Columbia 7 IB Florida 4 Georgia 1 10 Illinois 81 Indiana 2 27 Iowa 10 Kansas 1 4 Kentucky 3 s Louisiana 9 Maine 1 Maryland 2 22 Massachusetts 19 43 Michigan 9 ■ 30 Minnesota 3 9 Mississippi 1 Missouri s 29 Nebraska 2 New Hampshire 4 New Jersey 8 20 New York " 22 102 North Carolina 2 5 Ohio S 82 Oregon 1 Pennsylvania 17 96 Rhode Island s South Carolina 1 South Dakota 1 Tennessee 1 Texas Virginia West Virginia Washington Wisconsin Canada Holland 124- 16 7 The question of how to retain our membership alter getting their names enrolled is one that needs attention. In locking over the records of past years I find that a great number have allowed themselves to be dropped from membership that ought to be num- bered on our list. The various Vice- Presidents can accomplish consider- able in retaining these names and 1 am pleased to note that a number of them have made efforts in that direc- tion. Members Lost by Death.— Since the last report we have lost five members by death, three being life and two an- nual members: Lewis Ullrich, Tiffin, O., October 29, 1906; J. L. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa., October 20, 1906; Jas. Braik, Buffalo, N. Y., January 16, 1907; J. F. Kretschmar, Flatbush, N. Y., June 8, 1907; Samuel Henshaw, W. New Brighton, N. Y., July 23, 1907. Since last report the following new plant names have been registered: September 29, 190G— Cannas, Sun- burst, Topeka, by Central Park Nur- sery, Topeka, Kan. October 27, 1906— Rose, Rosa Rugosa magnifica, by Dingte & Conard Co , West Grove, Pa. October 27, 1906— Cannas, Meteor, New York, by Dingee & Conard Co., West Grove, Pa. October 27, 1906- Laelio-Cattleya, Washington A. Roebling, 2nd, by C. G. Roebling, Ti'enton. N. J. November 24. 1906— Carnation, Toreador, by H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. November 24 1906— Chrysanthemum, Weber's Chadwick, by H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. September 22, 1906— Canna Magnifi- cent, by Central Park Nursery Co., To- peka, Kas. February 6, 1907— Chrysanthemum, Golden Dome, by Joh.a A. Macrae, Providence, R. I. February 28. 1907— Sweet Peas, Le Marquis. Mrs. George Lewis, Mrs. A. Zvolanek, Mrs. Charles H. Totty, by A. C. Zvolanek, Bound Brook, N. j. March 18, 1907— Rose White Killar- ney. by Waban Rose Conservatories, Natick, Mass. August 10. 1907— Rambler Rose, Nev,port Fairy, by Julius Roehrs Co., Rut liei ford, N. .J. August 17, 1907— Rose, President Roosevelt, by Dingee & Conard Co., West Grove, Pa. In closing, I desire to state that hav- ing assumed the office of secretary af- ter January 1st, several of the sub- jects covered were during the term of my predecessor. TREASURER'S REPORT. The annual report of Treasurer H. B. Beatty was next read by that gen- tleman. The life membership fund showed an increase during the year of $556.24, making the total on deposit $4,287.76. The general fund showed receipts for the year amounting to $3,300.79 and disbursements, including an account for printing proceedings of 1905 which had been held over from the previous year, of $3,503.76, mak- ing the balance on hand January 1, 1907, $3,279.99, which with the life membership fund makes the total cash in treasury amount to $7,567.75. Following the acceptance of the treasurer's report came the report of the legislative committee by Benjamin Hammond, chairman, detailing the correspondence with various congress- men and others on the question of the tariff on glass which had been as- signed for this committee's attention at the Dayton Convention last year. The presentation of this report was the signal for a lively and interesting debate on the engrossing topics of pro- tective duties, trusts and politics which lasted for nearly an hour, and on vote the Legislative Committee was continued for another year with the addition of Messrs. E. G. Hill and Pat- rick O'Mara to its membership. A large number of the state vice-presi- dents' reports were received and were referred to a committee composed of R. Vincent, Jr., Geo. A. Kuhl and John G. Esler for perusal and report later on. The president appointed Chas. H. Vick, of Rochester, N. Y.; F. E. Palmer of Brookline, Mass., and Adolphus Gude, of Washington, D. C, to serve as judges of the Exhibition. THE PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION. This pleasant social affair was highly successful. From 8 to 9 P. M., in the lobby of the Broad Street Theatre the president shook hands with a thousand members and their ladies. With Pres- ident Stewart, in the receiving line, were Vice-President and Mrs. West- cott, J. D. Carmody, Secretary and Mrs. Hauswirth, Mrs. W. K. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig, Treasurer and Mrs. Beatty, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Kasting. The receiving stand was a perfect bower of palms and flowers. After passing through the guests filed into the theatre which was finally filled to over-flowing and for an hour and a half enjoyed an excellent vaudeville entertainment, followed by refresh- ments. Over the stage was a brilliant electric display in colors, bearing the words Welcome — 1907 — S. A. F. and O. H. The arrangements were under the management of the special recep- tion committee of the Florists' Club of Philadelphia, headed by Robert Craig, and it was one of the most en- joyable affairs in the whole history of the Society. WEDNESDAY'S SESSION. Wednesday morning's session opened half an hour late, but business went at a rapid pace after it got started. The first thing was the reading of Mr. Frey's paper on bedding plants, where and how to use them, by Wil- fred Wheeler, its author being unable to attend. Bedding Plants, Where and How to Use Them. Ri.lina through parks, along boule- vards and country roads, speeding in trains through viila.ges and towns, all over the cotmtiy. passing the magnifi- cent palaces of the wealthy with their beautiful lawns and the humble cot- tages of the poor surrounded by modest yards, everywhere the eyes meet the brightness of flowers and richly colored plants, ^\hich at once impresses upon 250 HORTICULTURE August 24, 1907 I us the popularity and universal love for becldiug plants. There is such a large variety of these plants from the smallest annual up, like portulaca, to the stately subtropi- cal plants, and also the perennials must not be forgotten, for they figure greatly in various effective displays. Then we have tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, etc. for early spring flowering. No garden need be without flowers from the time the dainty little crocuses peep out of the snow until late in the fall. No matter how small the purse, enough seed can be purchased to ob- tain a vei-y hai-monious and artistic effect, as well as a continuous season of flowers. It is not the means of being able to procure a large amount of choice plants, hut it is the good taste and skill of the designer, who un- derstands how to make an arrangement to harmoniously and discriminately combine the various colors with im- mediate surroundings, no matter hrtw inexpensive, that appeals to the lovei- of nature with all its art and beauty, and this is what we are striving for more and more every day. The average florist who deals in bed- ding plants, should oy all means, give this particular subject thorough study, in order to be able to assist and edu- cate his customers, who in most cases appreciate such advice and instruction in regard to arranging and planting their gardens so as to present a beau- tiful picture. It requires just as mucli artistic judgment and al)ility to ac- complish this, as the painting of a picture on canvas. The designer must show individuality and know exactly what proportion the plants will attain, how soon they will be fully developed, also how the colors will blend logether, in fact, he must see the finished pic- ture before him when he designs his plans. The sooner we commence to understand how to arrange these beautiful gifts of nature belter, the sooner we make a large majority of the people of our grand nation hap- plei'. We have everything to do it wUh, now let us understand how to do it. To cover the subject best I have divided it Into two chapters, as the title of this article indicates; "wheie to use them and how to use them." The proper selection of the place for the floral display is first to be considered. A place where it will be properly effective is just as impor- tant as the execution of the planting, as this takes a definite part in the en- tire scheme. Locality, building and size of grounds must be taken into consideration, the smaller the place, the simpler should be the display; it is so easy to overcrowd a small front lawn whereby the proper effect is en- tirely lost. ■ Large places in proixir- tion will have more elaborate plant- ings, and the artist will have occa- sion to plan special features, such as courtyards, parterres, sunken gardens, Italian gardens, etc. The front of a building is most al- ways selected for the display, which is generally formal, and, if the space Is limited, a narrow border of plants adjoining the building will be suffi- cient, with perhaps one or two beds on the lawn, proportional to the latter. There should always be plenty of green grass to offset the beds. The backyard as a rule is very much ne- glected and in many instances un- sightly; here I would advocate to have a grass plot with a border plan- tation. How much more cheerful one would feel, looking into a well kept yard than at a lot of rubbish. Places of larger dimensions with their beauti- ful landscape effects must be treated more in detail. Here we have an op- portunity to lay out in connection with residences, conservatories and public buildings, courtyards, parterres, rose gardens, etc., which as a general rule are part of the architectural scheme and in harmony with the style of the building. In the last few years Italian gardens have again become quite popular, and these especially set apart from the rest of the landscape, must be treated by themselves. They are very set and usually contain consider- able color well blended together. Besides these forms of special treat- ment already mentioned we also have other gardens, which give an oppor- tunity for a larger variety of flower- ing plants, in the line of annuals, roses, perennials, etc., which properly arranged make a brilliant effect with- out interfering with the more salidued and restful landscape. Public parks especially are a great field for floral displays and, althougii some author- ities on landscape gardening do not favor them, I believe the public fully appreciate flowers; though the utmost care must be taken not to let them run wild all over the park, but keep them in the vicinity of buildings or entirely away and screened off from the quiet landscape. Boulevards also and small squares can be most ad- mirably brightened with the ornamen- tation of flower beds. Lest year at the convention in Day- ton, Ohio, all our members had the rare opportunity of seeing how the surroundings of a factory can be laid out in a most praiseworthy manner. Here our bedding plants brighten daily the minds of thousands of people. How many people are not fortunate enough to possess a home with a lawn and flower beds. There is no neces- sity to deprive themselves of nature's gifts, but they can enjoy them in a more modest way, by keeping flower boxes, which, no matter how obscure and unassuming the dwelling, give it a homelike air and enliven the aspect of many an otherwise somber home. On the other hand, many beautiful residences rely solely upon piazza boxes for their floral display, and ex- quisite results can be obtained in this manner. Finally a few words should be de- voted to the homes of our loved dead. There is nothing more soothing to the grief-stricken heart than the sight of well kept cemeteries, bedded with appropriate flowers, speaking the lan- guage of peace and rest. There are many and varied ways that the bedding plants lend them- selves to; there still remains another problem to solve, namely, "How to use them." Here skill in artistic ar- rangement and harmony of colors is put to a severe test. Startin.s; with the beginning of the season, the various Dutch bulbs are the first ones to attract our attention. They are easily cultivated, and there- fore most appropriate for the amateur. Eixquisite effects and color schemes can be carried out, although their du- ration of bloom barely reaches more than four weeks. I think they make the most striking display of the sea- son. Only the purest and clearest col- ors should be selected. Off colors and the peculiar magenta shades are hard to match with pure colors and aie best planted by themselves or tar enough distant so as not to detract from them. Mixed beds containing a number of varieties look very well, but beds of all one color show by far better taste. Where a number of beds are planned greater attention must be given to work out a harmonious color scheme. Pink, white and light blue blend ad- mirably together; next comes yellow, then red and yellow and the various reds. It is a great deal more pleasing to the eye to let the colors run into each other by degrees than to create too big a contrast. Colonies of cro- cuses, snowdrops and scillas, singly and several together, irregularly scat- tered on the lawn, look very charming. Pansies, bellis and myosotis are also extensively used. As the pansies come in a multitude of colors, they are mostly used mixed and often with Bellis perennis as a border. Little ad- vantage has been taken of working out color schemes with pansies, and yet. if we stop to study their rich tints, tints which I think cannot be found in any other plant, the possi- bilities are wonderful. Following these come the summer plantings, with cannas, geraniums, heliotropes, begonias, petunias, coleus. acalyphas, abutilons, salvias, verbenas and a great number of other plants too numerous to be mentioned. Most all bedding plants thrive and flourish best in full sunlight, except tuberous begonias and fuchsias, which ■ do best in half shade, where there is plenty of indirect light; other plants like some of our hardy palms, phoe- nixes, latanias, chamserops, the vari- ous fibrous rooted begonias, like Semperflorens. Vernon, Schmitti and fancy leaved caladiuns do well under both conditions. The soil for cannas, musas, ricinus and caladium esculentum, should be very rich, their growth will be so much more luxuriant, while the rest of the plants like geraniums, begonias, verbenas, salvias, cupheas, ageratums, etc.. also need enriched soil; care must be taken not to use too much fertilizer, this will result disastrously; the plants will show an abundance of foliage in place of flowers. Bedding plants before set out in their summer quarters should be prop- erly hardened off: they should be ex- posed freely to the air and sunlight at least two weeks before the planting season commences. Nothing serves ' this purpose better than the hot-bed. no matter how much some of the growers are opposed to this sort of cultivation. It is true the cost of j labor is somewhat higher, but the su- f perior results obtained fully justify ' the expenditure made, and plants hardened off in this manner suffer but very little in transplanting. We have plants of every desirable height, from two inches up to eight feet, some with a wealth of flowers, others again with richly colored foliage, some with coarser, others with more graceful features. I August 24, 1907 IIORTICUUTURE 1351 In the arrangement of plantings. one great object, which is one of the great principles in landscape garden- ing, is in many cases lost sight of, namely, the consideration of the sky- line. Especially in large border plan- tations this should be applied. Here we have tall plantings broken with lower ones, until Ihey finally run out to very low plants at the edge. In fact, in every bed, as well as in larger displays, the relation of one bed to the other should be treated this way. While the beds are all more or less formal, they should not appear stiff. Every plant should have plenty of room for full development, and where a number of varieties are used in one bed. the tall ones should not be massed all together, but here and there one should rise above the lower ones, so as to present a loose and pleasing arrangement, and in this manner every plant will show its valuable points more advantageously. For example, a bed planted only with Ficun elastica would look very stiff, but intermingled with the graceful Grevillea robusta and a border of ivy, it would lose this stiffness and present a very pleasing effect. This shows that by careful study, we can improve the bad points of one plant with the good ones of another. Particular stress should be given to the selection of the various tints, blending richly colored foliage taste- fully with the more gorgeous tinted flowers, so as not to create too big a contrast. Beds of solid colors, alter- nating with some of less contrast will harmoniously tie the entire display to- gether and this will help greatly to achieve the desired plan. It is in the designer's power to present a very brilliant or also a very quiet picture according to the scheme that is re- quired. Quiet and restful effects are worked out by using tints of various blues, whites and grav, variegated glaucus and bronze foliage with a lit- tle touch of red and Anthericum vit- tatum var. Punica, Granatum, pumila, Abella rupestris, heliotrope. Plumbago, capensis, coerulea and alba. Phygelius capensis. Santclina and Abutilon Sav- itzii lend themselves well tor this pur- pose. Much more could be said on the sub- ject, but in my opinion, one runs no risk of failure by adhering to the points laid out in my modest essay. The paper was received with an ap- preciative vote of thanks, ilr. S. C. Moon then read his paper on hardy shrubs, how to plant and treat them. This was declared to be a paper of unusual practical value and brought out a number of questions which Mr. Moon replied to briefly. We hope to publish this paper in full at a later date. The report of the exhibition judges was then presented and was accepted with thanks. Awards on novelties were made as follows: Conard & Jones Company, honorable mention for can- nas William Saunders and New York; W. A. Manda, certificate of merit for Dracaena Mandaiana; honorable men- tion to F. R. Pierson Company for Nephrolepis superbissima; Charles Eble, honorable mention for unnamed Nephrolepis; John Lewis Childs, cer- tificate of merit for white seedling gladiolus; M. Rice & Co.. highly com- mended for ornamental tree log; D. B. Long, highly commended for fine art folders; certificate of merit to Hart's Handy Handle, a device for support- ing flower pots; honorable mention to Wilson's steel concrete greenhouse bench; Dayton Paper Novelty Com- pany, highly commended for embossed flower boxes. Next Year at Niagara Falls. The next business— selection of a meeting place for 1907— brought out the usual oratory. Ex-Mayor W. W. Cutler of Niagara Falls, fi.Y., presented the claims of that city. Detroit as rep- resented by Philip Breitmeyer, grace- fully withdrew and Niagara Falls got a unanimous vote. For president F. H. Traendly of New York and J. R. Fi-eeman of Washington were nomi- nated the first by W. F. Kastlng and the latter by J. C. Vaughan. For vice- president W. W. Cutler and Geo. W. McClure were put in nomination. Sec- retary Hauswirth and treasurer Beatty were given each a unanimous nomina- tion. Mr. Farquhar presented the report of the committee on name of the society and recommended that a petition be presented to Congress asking that the name be changed to The Society of American Horticulture. This was the signal for much oratory which was finally cut short by a motion to post- pone decision until Thursday morn- ing. The Trip to Riverton. When the steamer Columbia started out from her pier at the foot of Arch street at 2 p. m., she carried one of the largest and most representative gath- erings of florists ever assembled in America. Arriving at Riverton the visitors were escorted to the Dreer nurseries and an inspection of the ex- tensive hardy perennial collections and numerous greenhouses was at once be- gun. Unfortunately a succession of heavy showers interfered with much out-door pleasure but all was merry in the great sheds attached to the range of fern houses where a substantial lunch was dispensed amid suroundings gorgeously adorned with brilliant bloom. After all had been satisfied President Stewart called the assem- blage to order and briefly voiced the appreciative gratitude of the visitors to their hosts. A wild outburst of cheer- ing greeted Mr. W. F. Dreer as he mounted a chair and told of the pleas- ure it had given him to welcome the fraternity to his vast establishmenr. Cheer upon cheer followed Mr. Dreer's kind remarks. THURSDAY'S SESSION. The initial topic of interest at the opening of the Thursday morning session was the election of oflScers. Mr. Cutler withdrew his name as a candidate for vice- president. Balloting went on for one hour during which time the ques- tion of the change of name of the so- ciety brought out some lively discus- sion on the phases of the society's aims and legitimate field of operation between the warhorses of the organi- zation. After being amended the proposition was finally defeated by a large majority. Mr. Hallock then pro- ceeded to read his paper on hardy bulbs and tuberous rooted perennials, which was deferred from Wednesday. An interesting discussion followed af- ter which superintendent Rust pre- sented his report on the trade exhibi- tion which was accepted. Mr. Hal- lock then presented his paper on "Horticulture in the Public Schools." Horticulture in the Public Schools. By referring to last year's report of this Committee it may be seen that the School Garden movement is already an active factor. Most wonderful re- sults have been accomplished by in- dividual effort. Whole communities have been benefited under the direc- tion of individuals and also of associa- tions. Good examples of these two methods are what Mr. John H. Patter- son has done in Dayton, Ohio, and the Home Gardening Association in Cleve- land, etc. The School Garden has passed its experimental stage. Its success and good results are assured. But. as stated in the committee's report of last year, there is "lack of concerted action" in the present methods of work, "no two schools or organizations conducting their garden-work on the same lines." It is proved beyond doubt, by the success of these different movements, that the teaching of horticulture in the schools is of more importance than any one realized; and the suc- cessful outcome that has been at- tained, all by different methods, shows that elementary teaching of horticul- ture according to one method could be spread indefinitely throughout the country. Variations and broadening could be indulged in. but all should follow the lines laid down. It seems as though there had been enough proof offered and its vital importance acknowledged by every one. There is a tendency, we find, to con- fine the school gardens to our cities and large towns, where they have been established by civic associations and philanthropic workers, or to make them a part of some normal school system. The desire of this Committee is to reach the rural common schools, and to give the children of every rural district in the land some simple les- sons in practical gardening adapted to thieir surroundings and their needs. The time has now arrived for doing, and many plans have suggested them- selves to your Committee. To get a hearing before educational societies, or the local and state boards of educa- tion, is a difficult matter. A commit- tee going before a state organization would be picked to pieces, criticisms made, difficulties piled up. a plea that the course is full, and a hundred other objections. We therefore believe and rcommend that this subject of teach- ing horticulture in all the rural schools (and other schools wherever possible) be made an act of legislation, manda- tory on the State Board of Education to embody it in the public school course; and that the Society of Ameri- can Florists formulate a working plan to this effect, and prepare the matter for the 1st, 2d and 3d years, due con- sideration and consultation to be had with the State Board of Education, and limitation of time to be devoted to this subject fixed on — of not less than one hour per week in school, and not less than two hours out of school, except during the three winter months. 252 HOKTlCUI^lURf. August 24, 1907 The Committee presents a tentative plan, and it is the sense of this Com- mittee that the onlj- practical way is to start with one State at a time, and we propose to have this bill passed by the Legislature of the State of New York. If there is any other State that the Society thinks would be pre- ferable, the Committee has no objec- tion. As the Massachusetts Horticultural Society makes the broad statement (quoted in our report of last year) that its aim is to give every school in Mas- sachusetts a garden and every child a home-garden, it might be more feasi- ble to have this bill adopted by the Legislature of that State. Following Mr. Hallock's paper W. B. Du Rie presented interesting remarks on the same topic as representing the special committee on the school gar- den movement appointed in connec- tion with the discussion of the presi- dent's address. This was followed by an earnest discussion which continued until the appearance of the tellers prepared to announce the result of the vote for officers. The fortunate candi- dates were F. H. Traendly, New York, president; George W. McClure, Buf- falo, vice-president; P. J. Hauswirth, secretary; H. B. Beatty, treasurer. The only contest was on the presi- dency and upon the declaring of the vote Mr. Freeman took the floor and moved a unanimous election for his opponent on the ticket, which was car- ried amid great enthusiasm. The sev- eral candidates were presented on the platform and each made neat speeches of acceptance. J. D. Carmody then claimed the platform, which was ac- corded, and in a characteristic, kindly speech he presented to President Stewart on behalf of the Society mem- bers a solid silver set of knives, forks and spoons of great beauty. Mr. Stewart tried to respond, but found only halting words to express his feel- ings, as he referred to the enforced absence of his partner because of severe illness, and tried to voice his thanks for this gift which would be jointly enjoyed. HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION By Horticultural Societies and Clubs, Including a Review of the Work of the Boston Landscape Class. Paper by J. K. M. L. Farquhar read at S. A. F. Convention, Philadephia. It is ■indoubtedly true that all Ameri- can horticultural societies and clubs have endeavored to promote Interest in, and knowledge of horticulture. It is a,lso true that the efforts of these organizations have resulted in great advancemtnt along the lines they have worked. If, for the sake of illustration, we regard the field of horticulture as a complete circle, we find well defined lines running from its centre to the circumference in many directions, but, unfortunately we also find too many of the 360 degrees of its circuDifei ence to which as yet there appear no lines, vast fields of horticultural science which have hardly been trodden upon in this country. Considering the phenomenal successes wo have de- veloped along the lines wliicU we have explored, it seems all tha more re- grettable that oui- efforts have not been more distributed. The keen watchfulness, zealous ap- plication and enterprise of the Ameri- can florist have given him, in a single generation, first rank in the world in the production of roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, violets, sweet peas, asparagus ard other plants in which he has specialized, and his intimate knowledge of the requirements of his subjects, gained by close personal ob- servation to which his accomplish- ments are chieliy due. has rarely been equalled by his fellow-craftsmen abroad. This aptitude and past suc- cess make it quite obvious that he can achieve similar progress in new lines. The florists have not hesitated to impart freely through talks and es- says at horticultural meetings, the knowledge they have gained of their specialties. The nurserymen too have ocasionally given valuable information on trees and slirubs and how to use them. Likewise the fruit and vegetable growers have most freely imparted the knowledge they have acquired. Again, the members of every horticultural society in the land have listened to predictions of despoliation by blight and insect until in dread of calamity their faces have become white and their lips blue like the trees and crops whitened with arsenate of lead or blued with copper sulphate. But you will ask me, — "What about the untrodden fields?" In the flower line there are many things yet untried which may and will be used both in commercial and priv- ate establishments. We have seen larkspurs, lupins, scabious, corn-flow- ers, schizanthiis, leptosyne, etc., grown lor winter-cutting as successfully as roses and carnations. We force a few perennial plants like dielytra and spiraea, but how sel- dom do we hear of the campanulas, foxgloves, sweet-williams, trollius. Daphne cneorum, the Christmas rose and many other suitable biennials and perennials being forced, notwithstand- ing an existing and growing demand for greater variety and novelty in winter flowers. I have alluded to talks on fruits and vegetables and their culture. Who has ever suggested the prolific and delici- ous Lichee of southern China or the delicate naseberry of the West Indies as subjects, for culture under glass like the peach and nectarine, or, which of our vegetable experts has taken pains to advance our knowledge of salad plants or of herbs for seasoning, in both of which subjects we know much less than did the Romans when they occupied the northern shores of the Mediterranean two thousand years ago. This is the day of progress and hor- ticulture must and will advance in many heretofore neglected lines. Generally speaking, it can best be ad- vanced through the instrumentality of the all-round trained gardener. How many of our foremost florists have risen from the ranks of the private gardeners? Mr. Peter Fisher of Car- nation fame, Mr. M. H. Walsh and Mr. Alexander Montgomery, whose names are garlanded with roses, are notable examples and there are others too numerous to be referred to in- dividually now. I am satisfied that this is the clay to stir the gardener to new activities, his opportunities for advancing both himself and his pro- fession were never so good; besides too, he must look to his position — a certain kind of landscape architect seeks to outstrip him and wrest from him the laurels and emoluments of his art. That which the gardener from his long practice a.nd intimate acquaintance of his material, knows almost intuitively, this kind of land- scape architect gathers a superficial, talking knowledge of from his books, and immediately begins to practice theoretically. His clients and the gardeners are usually the sufferers. Never has there been such an effort on the part of these impractical, book- made, self-styled experts to subordin- ate the practical gardener as at the present time. M'e have many progressive trained gardeners, who are much more com- petent to lay out and plant a place than the mere graduate of a college landscape school. The gardener may not be able to make as attractive a plan, nor to talk so fluently of harmony of color, contrast of form, of light and shadow as the college man, but he knows how the grade should be, how to prepare the soil, how to plant the trees and shrubs and he has genius to plant a picture of such beauty, of such harmony, of such strengtli so exactly the complement of its setting, tiiat beside it the labored composition of a college stripling is a helpless misfit. Do not imagine, however, that I underestimate the value and advant- age of the horticultural school course provided it is a practical one and sup- plemented by actual garden work, but ] would rather trust with the arrang- ing of a garden a man who has been taught to use the spade properly and who has a natural love of nature, than the horticultural school graduate who has learned to pot plants with gloves on. It was with the view of bringing tho best young gardeners to the front, to encourage them and qualify them for the opportunities open to them, that about a year ago, the Boston Land- scape Class was organized. The class numbered about sixty members most- ly working gardeners — many of them head men filling positions of respon- sibility, others assistants. It met twice a week, with an average at- tendance of about forty. The subjects taken up the first year, included geometry, topographical draw- ing, projection, prospective, grades, harmony of color, landscape composi- tion and the use of the level. The instruction was supplemented by field days for out-door demonstration and practice. It is intended to extend the course over three years in which time the members should become thoroughly acquaintd with the practice and theory of general landscape gardening. The better class of landscape gar- deners or architects will find the mem- bers of the Boston Landscape Class in no way opposed to them, but by their study better able to understand each other and co-operate to the mutual advantage of both when their woik brings them together. At the .■. Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : One month {4 times) 5 per cent. ; three months (13 times) 10 per cent. ; ■iz months (26 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRiaHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Entered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act ol Congress 01 March 3, 1879. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE— F. H. Traendly, President-Elect Society of American Florists SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNA- MENTAL HORTICULTURISTS The President's Address— W. W. Castle, Portrait. . 245 Harry Bunyard. Sergeant-at-Arms, Portrait 246 Robert Craig. Edwin Lonsdale, John Burton, Portraits 247 Secretary's Report 248 Treasurer's Report — The President's Reception — Wednesday's Session — Bedding Plants, Where and How to Use Them, Alois Frey 249 Next Year at Niagara Falls— The Trip to River- ton — Thursday's Session — Horticulture in the Public Schools. E. V. Hallock 251 Horticultural Education, J. K. M. L. Farquhar 252 The Exhibition 253 NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF FRANCE — C. Harman Payne 255 WHOLESOME CHESTNUTS 255 SMALL FRUIT AND FIELD CROP OUTLOOK IN NEW YORK— H. R. Peachey 256 ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SHOW— Thomas Bunyard 261 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES American Association o£ Park Superintendents — New Orleans Horticultural Society — Greenwich Gardeners' Society — American Apple Growers' Congress — Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston 262 Massachusetts Horticultural Society 263 Florists' Hail Association of America 272 Lenox Horticultural Society — Association of Amer- ican Cemetery Superintendents — Club and Society Notes 273 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Buffalo. Indianapolis, Philadelphia. Wash- ington 265 MISCELLANEOUS Personal 255 Movements of Gardeners 256 Catalogues Received 256 Obituary 261 Incorporated 265 Business Changes 265 News Notes 205, 273 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 274 ULTURE August 24, 1907 Our New York contemporary fails to see "Own your any merit in otir suggestion that the flor- home." ists' clubs and other local horticultural bodies should try to secure and own per- manent meeting places and finds nothing in the history of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society to encour- age such a course. The arguments advanced by our contemporary are noticeable particularly for their pessi- mistic flavor and after reading them one cannot but congratulate the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on the fact that in the days of its modest beginnings it was not hampered in its enterprise and foresight by such influences. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society has been a po-wer for good in many ways not the least of which is the excellent example it has set for other organizations to follow in their financial policy. The suggestion that such a course is not practicable for a florists' club because of the presumed limited resources of the members thereof is too infantile to deserve serious notice. No business man needs to be told how to pro- ceed to secure gTOund and have a building erected thereon on ea=y terms of payment. If the New York Florists' Club, for instance, had done something of this kind, with a reasonable foresight as to land values, say ten years ago, there can be but one conclusion as to what the outcome would have been. The Single Purpose in the reading columns of this journal is to give intelligent readers the kind of matter which will be of interest and benefit to them. This has been our policy from the start and explains why a new paper has so quickly won a reputation for good advertising re.eults. Every concern has its own way of doing business. Our Way is to aim constantly to catch the eye and the considera- tion of the best men in the trade — those who are buyers of first-class material and who can pay for what they buy. If you have goods to offer to that class of buyers then advertise the fact in Horticulture and Youll Get There August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE 255 NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY OK FRANCE. There are probablj' many of the readers of Horticulture to whom the name of the above society is familiar. As one of the great European horti- cultural societies a few notes on its position and work may be useful be- cause there are many American visi- tors to Paris who would do well to include a visit to one of its shows if they happened to be there during the time one was being held. The society which has been Ivnown under other names is now called I>a Societe Nationale d'Horticulture de France and was founded under the third Empire or, to be exact, on the 11th of August, 1855. It holds, every year, two great exhibitions, one in the spring and the other in the fall. These, since the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900, have been held in the two large greenhci-ses on the Coiirs la Reine, near the Champs Elysees, which formed the Palace of Horticulture dur- ing that immense international gath- ering. The society has also a hall of its own in the rue de Grenelle where smaller shows are held fortnightly and are largely patronized by the Parisian public. This building comprises var- ious committee rooms and the large hall is decorated with some vei-y fine wall paintings executed by some of the French artists most famous for their skill in the delineation of flowers, fruit and allied subjects. From a recent statistical report we observe that there are nearly 4,000 members of different gradef. inclusive of societies in afliliation. The annual subscription of an ordinary member is equal to $4, and for this sum there are many privileges; entrance to the shows, use of the library and a copy of the monthly Journal. The Journal is of great interest to anyone inter- ested in the art of gardening and it is issued in twelve monthly parts, form- ing a volume of considerable size. Its contents, of course, are as varied and as instructive as our own R. H. S. Journal. The library is of unusual extent and rich in every department of botanical and horticultural literature. It con- tains about 15,000 volumes, in all lan- guages and its monetary value would be difficult of computation for many rare French, Italian, Dutch and other old garden books are in the collection and in this nspect is a long way ahead of the R. H. S. of England. A splen- didly arrar ged catalogue is printed and supplied to members by the eru- dite Librarian, Monsieur Geo. Gibault, who knows more about ancient litera- ture of this class than probably any man in Eurrpe. The work of the society is largely rarriec! on by committees of which there are twelve in active co-opera^ tion. Briefly enumerated they are as follows: Scientific Committee, Pomo- logical Committee, Vegetable Commit- tee, Floral Committee, Committee of Arboriculture, Committee of Garden Art, Horticultural Industries, and one for Manures, also a Chi-ysanthemum and a Rose Committee and finally one for the examination of new fruits. Besides awarding mtdals to the var- ious exhibitors at the shows, and scholarships, the society rewards old gardeners for long and faithful service to their employers, as an instance of which at the last of such meetings a gardener who had been in the same place for 55 years was awarded a gold medal and several others who had been 41 years, 31 years, 30 years and lesser periods in different families received similar recognition. C. HARMAN PAYNE. lx>ndon, Eng. WHOLESOME CHESTNUTS. Now is the time to sow pansy seed for the production of flowers for cut- ting as well as for the production of good plants for next spring sales. Al- though we may be told that cheap seed sometimes produces plants of better quality than those produced from ex- pensive seed it will be found the safer policy to pay a good price for the seed and to obtain from a source as near reliable as its reputation may indi- cate. There are several methods prac- tised in sowing pansy seed. Some sow in flats and then place the flats in frames; others again sow the seed right in the soil in frames. The latter method is probably the better one es- pecially if a very large number is to be grown. After the seed is sown it will be well to shade the grass temporarily, leaving it only until the seed germ- inates and the seedlings appear over the surface of the soil. The young seedlings should be transplanted be- fore they begin to crowd one another. A bench of pansies for winter cutting will be found of great advantage. There are a hundred and one uses to which pansy flowers may be put by the retail florist. Sometimes in the hurry to get re- turns early, young rose plants are al- lowed to develop blooms at a time when the vitality required therefor would have been better employed in putting healthy and robust constitu- tion into the plants enabling them the better to give satisfactory and more lasting account of themselves later on. When disbudding is in process it will be far better to err on the side of safe- ty than to lay too early a foundation for a crop. The soil in rose benches should be kept stirred and loose on the surface always. They will in that condition take more water with greater benefit resulting. This condition will also prevent the soil ever becoming sour on the surface. Roses or any- thing else will not thrive when there is a crust of sour soil on the surface covering the roots. Now is the time to be on the lookout for black spots on American Beauty plants; every leaf that shows the least sign of spot should be instantly removed. A dry atmosphere is absolutely es- sential for the preservation of ripe grapes till needed for late use. In dry weather plenty of air should be given during the day and a little at night, but when the weather is wet or damp with little or no shine a little fire heat along with a free circulation of air will aid things considerably. When the surface of everything in the houses is made warmer than the out- side air, evaporation will carry away the moisture. Graperies in which the fruit is now swelling should be kept moist. The leaves of a healthy vine carry off a great deal of moisture by evaporation and they cannot be kept in a healthy condition if this loss is not replaced; the red spider will in very little time make this plainly visible. When the crop of peaches and nec- tarines has been gathered the trees should be kept regularly syringed and the border watered if it has been found to have become too dry. Air should be admitted freely in order to thor- oughly ripen the wood. The walks, lawns, borders, beds and shruDberies should continue to have unremitting attention. More genuine enjoyment is obtained from private places during the months of August and September than in any other month or months of the year by a great many people; it is therefore in- cumbent oh the gardener to make every possible effort to keep the place in such condition that will afford the greatest pleasure to those at whose ex- pense it is kept up. Hedges should be clipped neatly when the state of growth requires it, evergreens that are getting beyond the space allotted to them should be pruned, and preferably with a knife in order that the shorn ap- pearance of shearing may be prevented. Herbaceous plants in borders should be kept neatly tied to inconspicuous stakes and decayed stems of such plants should be removed in order that the border may always have a fresh and neat appearance. All annuals should be cleared away except such as may be desired to produce seed. It unsightly vacancies result from an ex- tensive clearance of these things there should be some material at hand to fill up again with. Great attention must now be paid to the sowing of certain crops for autumn, winter and spring. In extremely dry weather it is desirable to sow seeds immediately after the soil is dug or forked over. Seeds will vegetate with- out moisture yet it is not well to drench them with water and then al- low them to be parched up by the rays of the sun. Violets should now be in such a con- dition as will enable them to make a good growth. From this time forward it will be ruinous to the plants to be checked in the slightest degree. The soil should be kept sweet and mellow by frequent stirring. The plants will now require that water be given them in plenty and applied judiciously. Just before watering when the soil appears in such a condition to require water a stirring of the soil will be of immense benefit to the plants. Ventilation ia very important in the growing of vio- lets. It does not do to simply leave the sashes off and let them have all the air going at all times and in all kinds of weather. In dry clear wea- ther the sashes may be removed but when the rain begins to descend it will bo well to replace them in such a man- ner that will prevent the rain getting at the plants. PERSONAL. J. Edgar Stuart, of Stuart & Haugh, Anderson. Ind.. was married July 28, to Miss Louise Cloverdale of the same town. Visitors in Boston: W. N. Rudd, P. J, Foley, Mr. Orcutt, Ed. Winterson and wife of Chicago; Samuel Parsons, consulting landscape architect for New York City. H. Frank Darrow sailed for New York on August 15th, per S.S. Deutsch- land, from Hamburg, after visiting the various foreign firms for which he is the American agent. 356 HORTICULTURE August 24, 1907 SMALL FRUIT AND FIELD CROP OUTLOOK IN NEW YORK. The raspberry crop, usually an im- portant one in the western and south- ern part of the state, will be finally gathered this weeli and growers are being offered 30 cents per pound for the dried fruit, but most of them are holding for a higher figure. The dry weather shortened an otherwise light harvest and few growers can boast of more than one-third of a crop. Grapes continue most promising. Those who have sprayed most gener- ously report an almost total absence of destructive agents. The crop, while not heavy, will be a good average one of excellent quality, and good prices are anticipated. In fact, grapes are the only fruit in this section which amounts to much this year. Investigation and inquiry reveal the fact that the apple condition is most peculiar. While it is well known that the crop generally is close to a failure there are orchards and varie- ties which promise fair yields, and in this year of fruit scarcity they will return their owners more money, per- haps, than the fruit of some big years Have produced. Fruit growers who Iiave kept orchards in first-class condi- tion are looking for a profitable crop. It could not be learned that buyers had as yet invaded this section, but they are working, with little results, this way, and their offers of |4 per barrel for the fruit as it comes from the trees are not being accepted. Growers say that they expect to re- ceive more than $4 for their fruit. Peaches are almost a total failure hereabouts. But the statement of Jay E. AUis, of Medina, Orleans Co., is in- teresting. "In my peach orchard," said Mr. Allis, "and I have over 60 acres of them, more than 30 in bear- ing the ground has been dragged more than halt a dozen times this season. People have claimed all along that it was a needless waste of time and money to give the trees such atten- tion, but when you stop to think that many peach orchards were winter- killed last year and will not bear to any great extent, and that I will have from 12,000 to 15,000 baskets, it shows that peach growing is a science. 1 will have better than 20 tons of plums and several hundred barrels of apples and many growers in the same locality will not harvest any at all. Already, I have sold my pears at $5 per barrel, without barrels." With no rain of consequence in some time, the crop situation is becoming more or less critical in several re- gards. Without rain, potatoes will not mature; and late oats will be material- ly affected. This was the statement of one of the most extensive farmers of this region. The drought has worked another transformation in the hazardous prospects of the agricultur- ist, with the result that whereas a few weeks ago he feared the result of cold, raw weather, he now fears that a re- lentless sun, without rain, will burn up his remaining crops. Particular concern is felt for pota- toes, farmers say. Late oats are not filling properly. However, with his usual optimism, the farmer is not wor- rying much. He looks for rain in time to save the potatoes and oats, and consoles himself with observing that MICHELL'S MUSHROOM SPAWN Our nushrootn Spawn is used by the leading growers through- out the country on account of its superior quality. Made by the same party who manufactured for us when we first em- barked in the Seed business. He has upheld his reputation as a first-class English Spawn maker and this made our name prominent among the largest Mushroom Growers. ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN PURE CULTURE SPAWN 1 5c per Brick 20c per Bri $1.40 " 12 $1.80 for 12 I.7S for 25 Pounds 3. 25 •■ 25 6.00 " (00 7.00 •' SO 55.00 "1000 13.50 • 100 250 pounds at 1000 pound rate 115.00 " 1000 Our Adranca Prico List of Bulba la Koady HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 1018 Market St., PiiJIa., Pa. Christmas Flowering Sweet Pea Seed DIRECT FROM ORIQINATOR. Christmas Pink, Florence Denzer, whiir 1-4 lb 75c; 1 lb, $2.00. Hrs. E. Wild, new carmine red, 2 oz. 75c; 1.41b. $1.5°. These popular Florists' Sweet Peas hav* been grown by OVER 3000 FLORISTi all over the world to the best satisfaction of the most critical growers, and HAVE NO EQUAL. Also 10 New Varieties offered for the first time, Salmon, Pink, Blue Purple, Yellow ana Variegated In separate colors. Ask for Descriptive Price List. Thes» new varieties will be ready In September Sweet pea Directions with every order. ANT. C. ZVOLANEK BoMiid Brook, MEW JEBSEY BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. the hot wave is "making corn hump right along." This weather is fine for corn, and indications now are that, despite the backwardness of the earlier season, the crop will be about normal in these parts. H. R. PEACHEY. Irondequoit, N. Y. MOVEIVIENTS OF GARDENERS. .John MacMillan, formerly gardener on the H. T. Proctor estate, Williams- town, has hired the Phelps greenhouses at Blackinton, Mass., and will take possession September 1. TO THE TRADE READY NOW BEGONIA Gloire de Lorraine Plants from 2^ in. pots $15.00 per 100 $140.00 per 1000 R.&J.FARQUHAR&GO., Band 7 So. Market St., BOSTON. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. H. A. Terry, Crescent, la. — Price list of seedling paeonies, together with a list of selected standard kinds. New York Market Gardeners' Asso- ciation, New York City— Special list of pansies and other seasonable fall seed. Advertising is a business of con- stant surprises, sometimes agreeable, sometimes disappointing. The adver- tising man that wears must stand pat under either condition. — White's Class NOW READY ^.iiyPaper White Narcissus Per 100 Per ltX)0 TRUE QRANDIFLORA 13 to 15 Centimeters 1250 to case . . . $i.oo $8.50 FRENCH WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS 12 to 15 Centimeters . 2.50 23.00 LILLIUM HARRISIl 5 to 7 inch (400 in case) 4-75 45.00 " " 7 to 9 inch {200 in case) 8.50 (per case of 200 16.00) PURE WHITE FREESIAS Selected %, J., inch i.oo 7.00 BERMUDA BUTTERCUP OXALIS 25 Bulbs at 100 rnte ... 1.00 7.50 Write for our Wholesale Bulb Catalogue. Johnson Seed Company 'VSS August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 2oT BAMBOO CANES TOUCH AND STRONC 6ft long— $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 | TKey cost about lO per cent, more than otKer Kinds, and they are lO times better. STUMPP & WALTER CO. - 50 Barclay St., New York | ZIRNCIEBEL'S GIANT PANSIES Fresh Crop Now Ready Famed for a quarter of a century and when you buy them you get the best In exist- ence. I am continuing the pansy business on exactly the same standard as carried on by my lather, the late Df.nys Zikngiebel. None genuine unless sold by me. AUGUSTUS ZIRNCIEBEL, Needham, Mass. QIANT MARKET. "The Variety for the Million." Trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. QIANT FANCY. The Ne Plus Ultra in Pansies. Trade packet, 1000 seeds, $1.00. GIGANTIC PANSIES are grown from our PANSY SEED " BODDlNGTON'5 CHALLENGE " mixtuie contains 3II the finest Giant strains — of the leading Pansy Specialists in the world -the Giant self colors, the Giant stripetl and margined, and the Giant blotched — all carefully mixed in proportion — the finest that monty can buy — ihe finest your money can buy. A. JitrrLst who has grown it, said ''Why don't you call it Ifefiance !" Trade pkt. 75c, 1-4 oz. $1.50, 1-2 oz $2.75. oz. $5.00. New crop ready now. A. T. BODOINGTON. 342 W. 14th St.. NXCity FRANCIS BRILL Wholesale Seed Grower Pioneer of the great CABBAGE SEED industry of L0^0 ISLAND HEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. Vick's Superb Pansy Seed All the l>est varieties in separate colors VICK'S SUPERB MI.XTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: 1-8 oz. SSc 1-4 oz. $1.00 Ounce $6.00 JAMES VICK'S SONS. Rochester, N. Y. in ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." CABBAGE PLANTS Early and Late Flat Dutch, Succession and Savoy $1.00 per 1000, 10,000 and over Sac. per lotjo. CELERY, Golden Self Blanching, Giant Pascal, White Plume, Winter Queen, Golden Heart, $1.00 per 1000, 10,000 and over 80c per 1000, Borecole, Brussels Sprouts, Leek, $1.00 per 1000. I>eitucc, Grand Rapid. Boston Market, Defiance, $t.oo per TooD. Moss Curled Parsley $t.oo per 1000. My Plants are Fine. Ca^h with ord«r, please. SAMUEL W.SHANKLIN, - WWTE MARSH, MD. CELERY PLANTS 100.000 WHITE PLUME All Transplanted plants. Many rootlets. Unlike those grown in the ordinary way. None better. 500. $1.50 1000, $2.50: 5000 or over $2.00 per 1000, BERMUDA EASTER LILIES, ROMAN HfACINTHS AND ALL HOLLAND AND OfHER BULBS SEND FOR PRICES Trade Bulb List now ready, per iooo seeds Asparagus plumosus nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds. ... 2.50 New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i.ooo. J. M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., thfough to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CIH C AULIFLOWERS A B B A G E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO, 12 Stormgade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Cash with Order W. B. DU RIE. Rahway, N. J. Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. You will reading on CULTURE. find something worth every page of HORTI- BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS SWEET PEAS BODDINGTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally early Sweet Pea lor in- door flowering — wiH bloom six weeks after sowing. Color clear white upon long stems: habit fairly dwarf, and of exceptionally free flowering qualities. Trade pkt 50c., per oz. 30c., Jilb. $1, J^lb. $1.50, lb. $2.50. CANARY. Similar to the above, but Hew- ers of an exceptionally good ytlli w. Trade pkt. 50c., per o?. 30c., ^Ib. $1, Hlb. $1.50, lb. $2.50. FLAMINGO. Color scarlet; free-flowering and early. As the crop of this variety Wi.s small, we can only send out packets this season for trial. Pkt. 25c., 5 pkts. for $1. BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. This is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultivation as by sow- ing the seed under glass in latter part of August, flowers can be cut from Thanks- giving on during the winter months. Per 07.. IOC , i^Ib. 30c., ^Ib. 50C., lb. 75c. BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE- A grand companion to Chrittnias Pink. Per oz. ICC, %\\i. 30c., %\.h. 5CC., lb 75c. Our Fall Bulb Catalogue now ready, if you have not already secured one — send a postcard today. Besides a full collec- tion of seeds for fall sowing it contains a list of over Two Hundred Varieties of Perennial Seeds that can be sown now. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W. 14th St.. NEW YORK CITY Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds= Send for Catalogu* . THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 4 33 So. Market St.. BOSTON RRrPlf'Q international DnLU^ 0 Prize Pansy Our assortment of best sorts. Fresh seed. Now ready. Catalogues Free Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 4r-54 KO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS BERMUDA GROWyLILIUMHARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS *"Cady for DelKery H.E.Fiske Seed Co-.'^HtnT""""'' Square BOSTON, MASS. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS GO. GROWEKS FOK THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE. • ■ CALIFORHIA C. G. MORSE & CO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States -258 HORTICULTURE August 24, 1907 I ; 9 9 9 iA6>IK WE H#«(•<•«•<«(«<«(«(«(•<««(•(«(•«(•<««<•«<•« !Kmww«m»w«m«i«mim»mwiwm»MMM>wwm>MA«MIWmMW«IMAAMAMMIWWWWMM? ft f\K\5T0CKf\T' that does it for us and will do as much for you. 30,000 nice bushy plants ready for immediate delivery. beautiful cerise, the best carnation for you to grow. If you want to increase your profits invest in a carnation that pays more per square foot bench space than any other — "Aristocrat" is the one $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. pel- 100 per 100<) White I,insoii $7.00 .$60.0o Lieut. Peary 7.00 My. Maryland 7.00 Fair Maid 6.00 Helen Goddard 7.00 per 100 per 1000 Cardinal $6.00 Skyrocket 6.00 Jessica 6.00 White Perfection 8.00 Abundance 6.00 $50.00 50.00 50.00 75.00 per 100 per 1000 Daybreak Lawson $8.00 $75.00 Fiancee 6.00 Candace 6.00 Ked Riding Hood 12.00 Red Lawson 6.00 Variegated Lawson 6.00 100.00 CHICAGO CARNATION CO., A. T. Pyfer, Mgr. 50.00 JOLIET, ILL. R^icHmond, Indiana, New Rose RHEA REID ^ THE RED BEAUTY (American Beauty X a Red Seedling) As double as Bridesmaid and as free. As red as Richmond and as fragrant. As big as Beauty and as vigorous. As easy to grow as Bride and quite as continuous in bloom. Long and stiff of stem; with a grand appetite for rich food. A perlect constitution which resists both mildew and blaclc spot. This splendid Am- rican will go to the trade March i, 1908. We recommend it as the freest of Winter forcers, and also as a perfect Summer bloomer. Orders already booked for over 35,000. $30.00 per 100 $70.00 per 250 $250.00 per 1000 (500 at thousand rale) U/ye E. G. HII^I^ CO., Richmond, Indiana. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 259 FIELD CROWN CARNATION PLANTS ENCHANTRESS 100 1000 $8.00 $70.00 9.00 80.00 6.00 50.00 6.00 50.00 6.00 50.00 5.00 5.00 45.00 9.00 80.00 6.00 50.00 QUEEN LOUISE 100 1000 $6.00 ft'in nn ROSE PINK ENCHANTRESS BOSTON MARKET 6.00 50.00 NELSON FISHER LADY BOUNTIFUL 7.00 60.00 C^NEVIEVE LORD ROBERT CRAIG 7.00 60.00 FAIRMAID FLAMINGO 6.00 50.00 DOROTHY CRUSADER 6.00 50.00 jOOST PROSPERITY 6.00 50.00 WHITE PERFECTION HARRY FENN 6.00 50.00 THE QUEEN Strong Healthy Plants, With few exceptions all grown near Phila- delphia. Plants ready for delivery. If we have not listed the variety you want, we can probably get them for you. THE LEO NIESSEN CO., I209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA. aMISS^ CARNATIONS FINE, HEALTHY STOCK Helen Goddard, $8.oo per too, S70.00 per 1000. Robt. Craig, Mrs. Patien, Variegated Lawson, $7.00 per 100, I60.00 per 1000. Queen Louise, Boston Market, The Queen, White Lawson, Mrs. T. W. Lawson, Red Lawson, Harlowarden, J6.00 per 100, Sso.ooper 1000. SMILAX, strong plants, 2^ inch pots, at $3. 00 per 100. .... We pack in moss in ligtit crates .... S. J. REUTER, Westerly, R. I. FIELD CROWN CARNATIONS Fair Maid, fine stock, S7.00 per 100: $60.00 per 1000 Imperial .ind Pinli Imperial, $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. Mrs. M. A. Paiten, Variegated Law- son, riy naryland, rirs. Lawson, Encliantress, Jessica and Harlowarden, $6.0.:- per loo. CHARLES H. TOTTY ...WHOLESALE FLORIST... MADISON, N. J. CARNATIONS. Red Chief —Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $13.00 per 100; $100.00 per looo. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Maid —Clear pink edged white.— $12.00 per xoo; 100.00 per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very ««riy and productive. CO. F. DOR.N£R & SONS Ua Fayette. Ind . FIELD CARNATIONS Enchantress, White and Pink Lawson, Queen, Peary, Bountiful, Estclle, Cardinal, Harlowarden, $6.co per 100, $;o.oo per M : first size. Novelties: Rose Enchantress, White Perfec- tion, Craig, Vlctorv, Candace, Goddard, $10 per M. Cash. HARLOWARDEN GREENHOUSES. GREENPORT, N. Y Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. Yom will find some good offers there alia' CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE— Hpah ; Beatrice May $<;.oo; Ivory, T. Eaton, White Coombs, Ben Weils. PINK — Mrs. W. R. Chamberlain. Wm. Duckham, Maud Dean, Leila Fil ins. YELLOW — M j. Bonnaffon.Gen. Hutton, Yellow Eaton, Merstham Yellow, Col. Appletor, Mrs. Wm. Duckham, Golden Wedding, Golden Beauty. RED— Intensity, $3.00: Geo. W. ChiWs, $3.00; Lord Hopetoun, $5.00. Our selection, including the above, and other good varielies, $20.00 per looo. The H. WEBER & SONS CO. OAKLAND, MD Hlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliu [AN ANNOUNCEMENT I — Owing to the great demand for SI — the field-plants of "John E. Haines" ~ ~ I arnation, I am forced to discontinue S ~ taliing any more orders for plants S = until September 20, when I will S S again have a fine lot coming in. My S — stock of the "Imperial" and "Pink — — Imperial" is considerably larger than 5 S the "Haines," have therefore still a S ~ flue lot of strong vigorous plants. S = Don't fall to get some of the "New S S Wonders." S I JOHN E. HAINES, BETHLEHEM, PA. I ^iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil Field-Growing Carnations. We have lor sale and now ready for delivery, extra quality Plants ol the following varieties ; Beacon, Victory, Robert Craig. Harry Fenn, Nelson Fislier. Red Sport, Ro-e Pink Enchantress, Enchantress, Fair Haid, White Perfection, Queen, Variegated Lawson, Variegated Patten, Variagated Qlendale. We invite inspection. Prices reasonable. Address Sheppard Garden Carnation Co,, 292 Pairmount St., LOWELL, HASS. ?icld Groipn Carnations Fair Maid, Queen, Lawson $6.00 per tOO $50.00 per 1000 Paul E. Richwagen, Needham, Mass 260 HORTICULTURE August 24, 190T HENDERSON'S LILIUM HARRISII BULBS ARE PRONOUNCED BY FLORISTS WHO HAVE FORCED THEM ii Superior and Thorougtily Satisfactory" And our 1907 Crop of Bulbs is the finest and healthiest in several years, grow ing conditions in Bermuda having been exceptionally favorable this season. PRICES OF HENDERSONS LILIUM HARRISII BULBS NOW READY FOR SHIPMENT Per 100 First Size, 5 to 7 in. Bulbs $4.25 Intermediate Size, 6 to 7 in. Bulbs 5.00 Extra Size, 7 to 9 in. Bulbs 8.50 Mammoth Bulbs, 9 to 1 1 in. 18.00 Per 1000 $40.00 48.00 80.00 175.00 Our Florists' Catalogue of Bulbs, Plants and Seeds for Fall Plantinfi: mailed to Florists on Application. PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, NEW YORK. 400.000 More Calla Ethiopica Bulbs Over 472.000 shipped to old and new customers. All orders from now on will be shipped next day order is received. A good many florists arc ordering Bulbs to plant after chrysanthemums arc pulled out. I prepay freight when cash comes with order. If wanted by express 1 prepay 2J^c. per lb., you pay balance, 25 at 100 rates, 250 at 1000 rates. 100 Calla Ethiopica, 10 inches circumference $10.00 The above Bulbs will all bloom 1 year. 9.00 800 7.00 5.50 4 50 3 60 2 25 lOOO S90.00 80.00 70.00 60.( 0 46.00 35 00 25 00 i.-.oo 1. HITTING, 17-23 Kennan Street, StNTl CRUZ, CAL. LILY BULBS St. David's Island Harrissi 5 to 7 $4-50 lOO 7 to Q $8.50 100 Wm. Elliott (SLSoits 201 Fulton Street NE>V YORK DAHLIAS. ri«ties Id any quantity; Now is the time to place your order lor bulbs which wilUnsur« you getting named ra- prompt delivery. DAVID HERBERT & SON, Successors to L. K. Peacock, loc. A-TCO, I«.J. Boddington's BULBS BLOOM CATALOGUES FREE Write for one to-day ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W. I41h St., N. Y. City 9 9' I Gardenia Plants! S Fine Stocky Plants J I Out of 3 inch Pots 9 C $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; | J $25.00 per 200; $120 per 1000. ~ f STUMPP & WALTER CO. C 50 Barclay St.. New York. 2 c Z OERANIUMS We have 100,000 in 2 inch pots ready to ship in prices running from $2.00 per 100 for st.Tndard varieties to 75 cents each for novelties. We will send one thousand, 50 each of 20 varieties Single and Double for $18, or 500, 25 each of 20 varieties for $9.25. SEND FOR OUR SPECIAL CATALOGUE R. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS GO. WHITE MARSH, MD. LET US QUOTE a, LEUTHY & CO. on your wants in Callas, Paper White arand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PLANTS PERKINS ST, NURSERIES, ROSLINOALE MASS. August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE 261 JOSEPH HEACOCR COMPANY Growers of Kentias . Write for price list. WYNCOTE, PA. A ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SHOW. On July 23 an excellent display was made. G. Bunyard & Co had a rep- resentative exhibit of hardy perennials shown in large bunches like sheaves making a grand spectacle. Veitch & Son contributed, among other things, cut flowers of Rhododendron Javano- jasminiflorum hybrids — plants which thrive in an intermediate or warm greenhouse. They are very floriferous with neat leathery foliage. Ne plus ultra, scarlet, Souvenir de J. H. Mai.- gles a lovely warm rose-pink, Purity the best white, and Imogene a buff- shaded yellow, while Brilliant is well worthy of its name. They again showed market-sized plants of the useful dwarf double Begonia, Washington scarlet, and Col. Lousedat — a true yellow. A new Lobelia — Richardsoni — will prove a very useful basket plant. Haeman- thus puniceus is an improved form of the well known Natalensis. A seed- ling Disa — called "Luna," stated to be as hardy as the type — will be very use- ful among other cool subjects. Cheal & Son, put up lupines.veronicas and a few flowers of the monster Chrysanthemum maximum, Mrs. Lothian Bell — too coarse to be pleasing. H. Low & Co. showed small and large pots of Baby Dorothy which is simply a dwarf flori- ferous form of the favorite Dorothy Perkins. S. Bide & Sons showed their new Hybrid Tea Rose, Queen of Spain, which they state is a seedling from Antoine Rivoire; it closely resembles the old Souvenir de la Malmaison. It took the gold medal of the N. R. S. on the 4th inst., and has doubtless come to stay. Barr & Son had a good collection of eucalypti from seed sown in January, most of them well-known citrodorum, etc., but one named amygdallna, with slightly almond-scented foliage, prom- ises to make a light and graceful dec- orative market plant; others as cocci- fera and erythronema, are of merely botanical interest though pretty when young. H. B. May had again Ixora Praseri and the gorgeous macrothyr- sa, both indispensable plants for ex- hibition, also an improved oleander — Nerium rosea splendens — of dwarf branching habit and free flowering even in a small state so bound to be useful to the florist. Davallia tenu- ifolia Veitchii is a lovely attenuated squirrel's foot fern. Major Holford had lovely cattleyas — one with a long title 'gigas Lord Rothschild mag- nifica." Some of his Sophro-laelias were lovely, Orpetiana being particularly brilliant in color. T. Cripps & Son put up a good group of Disagrandiflora. I. Dutton (Iver) had a lovely lot of carnations and picotees. Lord Aldenham .set up a grand table of cut shrubs both in flower and varie- gated and other foliage. One named Danea laurus was our old and useful Alexandrian Laurel, Ruscus racemosa. Why will not Kew leave us alone in our happy ignorance? Rubus ulmitolia is an elegant silver-variegated bram- ble, and Carpinns betulus aureis is as bright as Russell's Ligus- trum ov. aureum and if it does not burn will prove a first rate rival hedge plant. Berberis vulgaris pur- purea (Aldenham var) is grand, and contrasted charmingly with Prunus or- rlentalis — with silvery foliage. Cornus alba Spathei is yet the best garden subshrub, but it must have a dry, somewhat shady spot to keep brigiit. From the same fine garden came a lot of hybrid streptocarpa, red, white and rich purples, with grand foliage, some two feet long! THOMAS BUNYARD. London, Eng. OBITUARY. Julius V. Fuller, a gardener employed by Kirchner & Butler, of Pittsfield, Mass., died suddenly on August 11 while on a vacation trip. A widow and a daughter survive him. The death of Thomas J. Johnston, who passed away suddenly at his home on the morning of August 16, removes one of the best known and most pop- ular florists in Providence, R. I. Mr. Johnston was but forty-two yea.rs of age; he has been identified with every horticultural movement in his section, and an active worker in the florists' club. The business which he has con- ducted for many years on Weybosset street will be carried on by his widow, who with two sons survives him. Secretary F. P. Fenton of the Horse- shoe Park Agricultural Association, Willimantic, Ct., is arranging for a big flower show in connection with the coming fair. Florists and local grow- ers of dahlias will be asked to contest for special prizes to be offered. ORCHIDS Imported, semi='established, established and seedl]ng:s. Catalogue sent on appNcation J. ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. Just arrived in superb condition: Cattleya Perclvalliana, Cattleya lablata. Cattleya Schroederae, Oncidium varicosum Rogersii, O. Crlspum, O. Marshalllanum, O. luridum, Miltonia Cuneata, M. Candida, M. Clowesil, Laella Crispa, L. Dayana, L. Praestaus, etc. Write tor prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. You will reading on CULTURE. find every something worth page of HORTI- ORCHIDS Largest Importers, Exporters^ Orotvers and Hybridists in the World Sander, St. Albany, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY Just Arrived in Floe Condition ORCHIDS In Variety Cattleyas, Laellas, Oncldianu, Odonto- glosgum, IDpldendram, etc. WRITE FOR PRICES. JOStPH A. MANDA, Orchid Expert, West Orange, N. J. JUST ARRIVEO JUST ARRIVED Cattleyas Pcrciralliana, Sanderae and Speciosissima, Oncidium Kramer- ianum and Gaskelliana. Write for prices or telephone to ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N.J. P. O, Box 105. Phone 143 Madison. ... OieOH[IT>S ... Just to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiaU, C. Mossiae, C. Intermedia, C. Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cit- rina, C. Gaskelliaoa. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L. majalis, L. Autumaalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Cooperianum, Oncidium Crispam, O. Varicosum. O. Cavendishianum, O. Luridum, Odonto. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warnerii, Miltonia Ve\illaria. CARRILIO & BALDWIN, SECAUGUS, N. J. 262 HORTlCULTUPi: August 24, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS. The American Association of Park Superintendents held its annual con- vention in Toronto, Can., August 15-17, with headquarters at the Queen's Hotel and business sessions at the City Hall. The convention was well attended and was one of the most successful gatherings of the association since same launched out into a national society Some of the eastern members had difficulty in reaching the convention town in time on account of delay.? while en route, but the program was nevertheless carried out to the letter. The first day was spent on a carriage drive through the city and parks, tak- ing in the most important public buildings and grounds and winding up with the exhibition gronmls and High ParK, where a luncheon was served at the Casino. Here the delegates were welcomed by the chairman of the Public Grounds Committee of the Board of Aldermen, representing the Mayor of Toronto. The very cordial welcome so extended was fittingly re- sponded to by J. F. Cowell of Buffalo. N. Y. Ir. the evening a business ses- sion took place at the City Hall. Theodore Wirth, superintendent of parks of Minneapolis, then read a short paper on Band Concerts in Local or Neighborhood Parks, in which he strongly advocated that such free con- certs be given in the smaller parks, especially in densely populated dis- tricts. The reading of the paper brought forth a lively discussion on this timely subject and the majority of those present expressed themselves as much in sympathy with the sugges- tion. It was near midnight when the session came to an end. The second session took place Fri- day morning at which the secretary's and treasurer's reports were received and other association matters were discussed. In the afternoon the dele- gates were treated to a sail over the harbor on a special steamer and the breakwater was visited, also the dif- ferent island parks. This trip took up the entire afternoon and was a very pleasant aft'air ending with a tent luncheon on the lawns and under the trees of the island, the existence of which in place of sandbars and swampy land, the Toronto people very gratefully acknowied.ge to he the result of the work of their faithful and energetic comniissioner and .super- intendent, John Chambers. Some very happy speeches were mad? en the part of both hosts and gi'ests. It was indeed a very congenial, sociable and happy party that landed that evening from that little steamer. and so refreshing and invigorating was the air of Lake Ontario that with- out exception every member attended the third business session which took place at 8 p. m. and lasted till after 11 o'clock. Mr. John Dunbar of Rochester read a very interesting paper on Trees and Stocks Little Used or Known in Park Work which was followed by a general discussion as to the hardiness and adaptability of many specimens mentioned. Dr. Frank Baker of Washington, D. C, followed with a paper in which he thoroughly advocated the use of parks along more utilitarian lines than is at pres- ent the case in many cities; that more attention and room be given to out- door games, school gardens and zoo- logical collections. The suggestion re- garding games, playgrounds, and school gardens was most favorably received by all present. Mr. Wirth was of the opinion tha' zoological gardens were very desirable and in- structive and that all large cities should have them, but that sufficient, special appropriations for such pur- poses should be made, and that no park department already short of funds for the performance of its regular duties, should be burdened with cheap menageries which at their best are but a poor side show and no credit to the department of the city. This view seemed to meet with approval of the majority of the delegates present. This brought the discussions to an end and the final business wa.s the election of officers which resulted as follows: President, John F. Cowell, Buffalo, N. y.; vice-presidents, John Chambers, Toronto, Can., W. R. Adams, Omaha, Neb., ,Tohn Dunbar, Rochester, N. Y., G. X. .\mrhyn. New Haven, Conn., J. W. Thompson. Seattle^ Wash., Jackson Dawson, I3oston, Mass.; secretary and treasurer, F. L. Mulford, Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg, Chicago, and the Twin Cities were candidates for the next convention and Minneapolis and St. Paul were finally chosen. NEW ORLEANS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The regular meting of this society was held en August 15. The chrysan- themum show committee reported that they had been imable to secure a suit- able hall, or meet the Indies' Floral Society, as most of the officers and members were away from the city. President Eble exhibited his new fern (yet unnamed), a sport from Anna Foster, which was awarded a certifi- cate of merit. Otto Abele was reported to be slowly improving. P. A. Chopin invited the society to hold the next regular meeting at his residence, which invitation was duly, accepted. President Eble, U. J. Virgin and H. Papworth will attend the S. A. P. con- vention. GREENWICH GARDENERS' SOCIETY. At a meeting of the society held at the store of McMillen & Co.. Green- wich. Ct., President Silas Frost in the chair, the constitution and by-laws were presented by Mr. McMillen and accepted. The executive committee were instructed to have membership blanks printed. The movement to hold a fall flower show was abandoned. Mr. McMillen read a very interesting essay on herbaceous plants, and a lively discussion followed. A vote of thanks w;is tendered him for his essay. The next meeting will be held Septem- ber 4. AMERICAN APPLE GROWERS' CONGRESS. The apple growers held a two days' convention in St. Louis in the parlors of the Southern Hotel. Nearly every State in the Union was represented and the attendance numbered 150. President Dunlap, Secretary Wilson and Treasurer Green were all present when the meeting was called to order Tuesday morning, August 13th. William A. Taylor, promologist of the Department of Agriculture, in an address, declared that the quarantine maintained by Germany on account of the San Jose scale, was unnecessary, inasmuch as the scale did not spread to foreign countries by means of the fruit. Experience of years has proved this, he said. Professor Taylor said indications pointed to the removal of restrictions, and that commercial treaties with foreign countries would be beneficial to the fruit growers of the United States. Germany now has a tariff of $1.55 a barrel on American apples, but it is held in abeyance until July, 1908, and a tariff of only 50 cents collected, with the San Jose scale inspection. Other speakers were. Professors M. B. White and W. M. Scott, path- ologists of the Department of Agricul- ture; James A. West, Assistant State Entomologist of Illinois: L. A. Good- man, Kansas City; M. L. Dean. Pon- tiac, Mich.; Wesley Green, Des Moines. la., and M. Burton, Indiana. On Wednesday the Congress adopted a report of its Committee on Tariff Changes, urging a reciprocity treaty with Germany and France, and the removal by these two countries of the ban on American apples picked from San Jose scale-infected orchards. The crop will be very short this year. The principal address of the morn- ing was made by Irl R. Hicks, of St. Louis, on the effect of weather condi- tion on the apple crop. F. H. Simp- son, Flora, 111.; Major J. Mack Tan- ner, Springfield, 111., and Colonel Rich- ard Dalton spoke during the day. The meetings were closed with an address by former Lieut.-Gov. Nor- man J. Colman, of St. Louis, who spoke on the pure-food law and its effects on the apple grower and on cider-making. Officers of the congress were re- elected: H. M. Dunlap, of Savoy, 111., president; T. C. Wilson, Hannibal, sec- retary; Judge W. R. Wilkinson, of St. Louis, was elected vice-president of the congress and of the Missouri de- partment. It was also decided to meet in St. Louis, August 14 and 15, 1908. In the evening the delegates were guests at the Shaw banquet on Invitation of the Missouri Botanical Garden. GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB OF BOSTON. The club will hold a field day at the Bay Sfate Nurseries, North Abington, on Saturday, August 31st. Members and friends will take the 12.43 train at South Terminal Station. Through the kindness of Mr. Wyman lunch will be served on the arrival of the visitors, August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE! 265 after which an inspection of the exten- sive and iip-todate nurseries will be made. Trains return to Boston 5.37 and 6.37. A cordial invitation is ex- tended to any interested non-membeis to join in the field day. Ladies are specially invited. A field day will be held at the dahlia farm of W. \V. Rawson & Co., at Mar- blehead on September 21, to inspect the collection of 900 varieties of dahlias growing there. The speaker of the next meeting of the club on September 17 will be R. G. Leavitt of North Easton. This meet- ing promises to be of special interest and a big attendance is assured. W. N. CRAIG, Secretary. MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTUR- AL SOCIETY. The last of the Saturday summer shows of the Massachusetts Horticul- tural Society in Horticultural Hall pre- sented an attractive variety of flowers, fruits and vegetables. W. W. Rawson & Co. had a large vase of Gladiolus Harvard which attracted much atten- tion, and a spike of a later claimant for honors. Kathryn, to which a first- class certificate of merit was awarded. Phlox was displayed in great variety, a first award being given to T. C. Thurlow; the asters and gladioli shown by Wm. TVTiitman and the sweet peas by Mrs. J. B. Lawrence were also in the prize class. Edward Parker, E. C. Lewis and W. J. Clem- son were contestants for the best col- lection of vegetables in w'hich the dec- orative arrangement was considered. The florists of Scranton, Pa., enjoyed their annual outing to Moosic L^ke Au- gust 14 All their places of business in the city were closed during the day. BOXES BOXES BOXES LIGHT WOOD CUT FLOWER BOXES | Sizes in Stool: per joo 3 x4 xSO *4 00 3 X 5 X 24 4.50 3x7x31 4.60 « X 6 X 34 6.80 4x 12 x%4 9.00 e X 13 X 34 10.60 ex 12 X 30 12. 50 Sx 12x36 14.00 6x 13 X36 IS OO 6x15x42 20,00 6 X 1 5 X 48 33. OO Write for samples and prices in i ar load lots. 6ETM0RE BOX FACTORY, Incorporated, BELLEVILLE, ALA. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED For sale by all fir St class supply hoy e.c5. Madcby ORAL MFG. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IN ALBANY AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. JACOB SCHULZ, *Lt,t.Iv1ffE,"rv: Put FInWPrC °' best quality in season UUl I luneio a.iivered promptly to any address. Write, Telegraph or Telephone. Cumlwrlsnd and Home Pliones 223 and 984 BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. Manyfaclurers of FLORISTS' LETTERS I Florists Out of Town Thit wooden box nicely stained and Tamlfthed^ ISxSOxlS, made In t-vro sec- tlons, one for each size letter, g^lven away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, ij^ or 2 inch size per 100, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. r. McCAKTIIV, Manager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS. JOHN BREITMEYER'S — SONS^= Cor. Miami and Qratiot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Cut Blooms We cover all Michisan poiDts and cood sectioiu of Ohio, Indiana and Canada Taking orders for delivery in New York City or Vicinity can' have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... . Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York ALEX. McCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 48r and 488 38th St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrlun 585 OUDE BROSCO fLORISTS 41 Peach tree Street, NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Order* and reliable deliveries guaranteed DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country to New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FVOWERS BY TELEeRMPtl " 5end flower orders for delivery lo BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F? CALVIN 124 Tremont St.. Boston The Park Floral Go. J. A. VALENTINE Pros. GUDE*S I DENVER, COLORADO William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. nicblgan Ave. and 3lst St., CHICAG* We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phontt: DMgtai 744, Douglas 523, Douglai 740 Theodore IViiller FLORIST Long Distance PhMM: Btll, Fareat 56: KinlwK Dalaw 4832 Dalmar Boul. ST. LOUl S, MO SAMUEL MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory 101 r BROADWAY, KANSAS CHY, MO Both 'Pbonca 2670 Mafn FRED C. WEBER FLORIST OLIYX STE£ET ol. LUUlo, iVEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 1064--I60; MADISON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 267 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ 1 per 1000 BRONZE GALAX, $ 1 .25 per I OOO. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $ 1 .25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on ferns ; we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Fiorist Supplies and wire worlc. Write for price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wholesale Oommlssl.n Florists, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Headquailers in Western New York FOE ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Wholesale Commission Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Supplies and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Give UB m trial. VSi^e can please you. FRANK S. HICKS & CO. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists. Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, - New York City Tel. 2»20 Mad. Sq. Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26th St., New York City. HENRY M. ROBINSON A CO. WHOLEALE FLORISTS fRESn CtT TLOWERS, CUT EVERGREEN, AND fLORISTS' SUPPLIES. /5 Province St, & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass, RfSt FlflWfr^! WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- M^ VkJL XlVfTTVlwJ CINCINNATI DETROIT CINCINNATI August 20 DETROIT August 12 IL Boston Market N. F. McCarthy & co. 84 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES a;iimillllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllll» I GLADIOLI I S Cut spikes in any quantity from S S Selected White and Light Shades; 5 S Selected Mixed Colors and Named S 2 Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. S S Wriie for Prices 3 I ARTHUR CORVEE | S Gladiolus Specialist S i Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y E SiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifl Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Cominlssion Florists, 55 and 57 We*t 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Madison Square. The KERVAN GO. 113 W28th. ST.. New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fredti cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- oothoe. Ferns and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always took it over be- fore I do any buying. ROSES { Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. | is-oe to 25.00 " Extra •• 10. oo to 12.00 ** No. 1 8.00 to 10.00 •* Lower grades 3.00 to 6.00 Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. to 6.00 •* " " •' Extra.... 3.00 to 5.00 *' '* •' No. I & lw.gr. 5.00 to 6.00 Liberty, RichjnODd, Fan. & Sp. ... 3.00 to 400 " '• Lower grades. 5.00 to 6.00 Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp... • ■ 3.00 to 4.00 •' " Lower grades. 2.00 to 3,00 Kaiserin.Caraot, Fan. & Sp 5.00 to 6 00 " " Lower grades... 3.00 to 4.00 KilUroey , Wellesley , Fan. & Sp. to 6.00 " " Lowergrades to 4.00 CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties to Ordinary 75 to MISCELLANEOUS Sweet Peas to Cattleyas *« Lilies 8.00 to Lily of the Valley j 3'Oo '«> Asters I -So ^ Gladioli a.oo to Adiantum ' to Smilax 'o.oo to Aaparagus Plumosus, strings | 35.°° to " " & Spren.(ioobch».) to 2.00 1. 00 .25 10.00 400 3.00 4.00 1. 00 la.oo 50.00 35.00 30.00 15. oc 8.00 3.00 4.00 4-00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4 00 3.00 25.00 30.00 10.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 6 00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.oa 6.00 4.00 1. 00 to 1.50 to -25 to so 00 to to 4.00 -75 to 1.00 3.00 to 4.00 1. 00 to 1.50 15.00 to 20.00 to 50.00 20.00 to 30.00 PER 100. TO DEALERS ONLY. PltTSSlJRU BUFFALO August 19 90.00 to 15.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 1.50 1. 00 ■ IS 50.00 4.00 3.00 .25 3-00 .50 40.00 25.00 August 30 2.00 3. CO 25.00 20.00 20,00 13.50 10.00 6.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 7.00 6.00 7.00 I 4.00 3.00 . <.»5 I 4.0* to 6.(jo 4.0a 4.00 4.00 3. 00 ■ so 60.00 15.00 4,00 3. 00 4.00 1.50 .25 50.00 8.CO 4.00 -50 3,00 1. 00 15.00 13.50 50.00 30.00 35.00 ao.oo 6.00 4.90 1.50 -50 -SO 60.00 15 00 1.50 4.00 1.50 15.00 50.00 40.00 ■^i' ^.X' *"& FERNS FIRST QUALITY 75c per 1000 ALSO DEALER IN BALED SPRUCE FOR CEMETERY USE XrtAS TREES, BOUQUET UREEN, SPHAQNUn nOSS, etc. FANCY DAGGER L B. BRAGUE, Oldest, Largest and Host Reliable Dealer In the United States. Hinsdale, Mass. J. B. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG. PA. Long Olstancs Phone 1435 Court. REED . For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28tb St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Rd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswlrth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 31st St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29tb St., New Yolk. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Pennoek Bros., 1514 Chestnut St., Phlla. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mail orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Kliflnger Bros., Ft. Bdward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mlcb. For page see List of Advertisers. GARDENIAS Stumpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. Gardenia Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For pege see List of Advertisers. John Lewis Chllds, Floral Park, N. Y. Gladiolus Blooms. W. W. Rawson & Co., 5 Union St., Boston. Gladiolus Harvard. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Hara- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenbam, Uaaa. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbory St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Grsen- house Glass. Lcrd & Burnham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. ■^- T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Moninger Co., 117 East Blackbawk St., Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Are, Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Uatr*- polltan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. D. Illffe, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Semi- Iron Greenhouses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Burabam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. A B. Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment. Lord & Burnham, 1188 Broadway, N. Y. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 16 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan CLt Flower Exchange, 38 & 40 Broadway, Detroit, MIcTi. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. L. B. Brague, Hin.sdale, Mass. Ilardy Cut Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. In writing to Advertisers icindly mention Horticulture 270 HORTI CULTURE August 24, 1907 HARDT FEBENNIAXS M. B. Walsh, Woods Hole, Uais. For page see List of AdrertlMn. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, MaM. For page see List of AdTertlsera. T. H. Chlvers, Amesbury, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co., H33 Broadway, New York. For page see List of AdTertlaer*. Plerson D-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of AdTer:i.orters, Exporters, Growers, Bybrldlsts. For page see List of Advertisers. Julias Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Secaacus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose BUI Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 105. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leutby & Co., Rosllndale, Maaa. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsera. August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., Naw York. Kentia Palms. Kentia, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehra Co., Bnthar- ford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 48 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. For page see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND POTTY: Ideal Greenhonao Lead; Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord & Bnrnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Choice Pansy Plants, Transplanted, ready September 1; 50c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. S. J. McMichael, 142 Larkins St., Findlay, O. PATENTS SIggers & Slggers, Washington, D. O. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES Cottage Gardens Co., Qneens, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Eliwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. Peonies, Phloxes, Irises. Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 100 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld. West Point, Neb. PEONIES— Peony and phlox manuals, 25 cts. each. C. S. Harrison, York, Nebr. FIFE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Books. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord It Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT STANDS The Wittbold plant stand, $18.00 per dos. The Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 Bncklngham Place, Chicago. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. POPPIES Oriental popples by 100 or 1000. C. S. Harrison's Select Nursery, York, Nebras- ka, f POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by axp., $1.26 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES M. B. Walsh, Woods Bole, Haas. Hardy Roses, B. T. Roses and Bamblani For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Gay Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. F. E. Palmer, Brookllne, Mass. Rambler Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. The E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind. Rose Rhea Reld. For page see List of Advertisers. F. Hahman, Harrowgate Lane, Frankford, Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 272 August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 271 ROS£S — Continiied Geo. A. Kuhl, Pekin, 111. Robt. Scott & Son, Sharon Hill, Fa. Rose Mrs. Jardlne. EUwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. Hardy Roses American Grown. Low-bndded roses. No. 1, $95.00; No. 1 1-2. $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. 725 Maids, 200 Ivory, 75 Gates, very strong, in 4 and 3 l-2ln. Just right for benching, $5.00 per 100, $40.00 for the lot. Cash. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. SALVIAS 2 1-2-ln. Very strong, 2c. J. W. Dnn- ford, Clayton, Mo. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertiser*. Joseph Breck & Sons 61 and 52 N. Market St., Boston, Maas. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Barpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., S3 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St, N. Y. Challenge Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St., PUla. For page see List of Advertisers. James Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Hjalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Rlckards Bros., 37 E. 19tb St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., PtUta. Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Faneoll Hall Sq„ Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Angnstns Zlrnglebel, Needham, Mass. Giant Tansies. For page see List of Advertisers, Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Call2. For page see List of Advertisers. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Bound Brook, N. J. Mignonette Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Francis Brill, Hempstead, L. I., N. Y. Garden Seeds. For page see List of Advertisers. Beaulleu, Woodhaven, L. I., N. Y. Pansy Seed: Vegetable Seed. I sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask for wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on hand. Lager & Harrell, Summit, N. J. SPIREA Splrea, eitra fine clumps In leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. STEAM TRAP ~ B. Blppard, Yonngstown, O. SWEET PEAS Ant. C. Zvolanek, Bonnd Urook, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. VEGETABLE PLANTS Samnel W. Shanklln, White Marsh, Celery Plants: Cabbages. For page see List of Advertisers. Md. R. Vincent & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. Celery Plants: Cabbage Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. W. B. DuRle, Rahway, N. J. Celery Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Grand Rapids lettuce plants, Al stock, now readv to sbip, 20o per HX), by mail; .fl.OO per lUOO. bv express. S. J. McMich- ael, 142 Larkius St., Findlay, O. VENTILATING APPARATUS Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. Por page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 421 Hawthorne Are., Chicago. The Chicago Lifter. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, self-olIIng gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Bumham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. 5000 clumps California violets, ready now. Quest stock In the west, 4 1-2 c. 250 or more at 4c. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 2Sth St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wlrework. Write for onr catalogue. Holton & Hunkel Co., Mllwankee, Wis. William E. Hellscher's Wire Works, 88^40 Broadway, Detroit, Mlch^ The "Just Right" kind. Send for t»lc« list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third BtrMt, Cincinnati, O. All 8tan.;ard frames In stock. Special de- signs made to order In hurry-op time. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton, Mass. WIRE SUPPORTS The Helm Carnation Support. Write tor price. Helm Carnation Support Co., Con- nersvllle, Ind. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 16 Provlncs St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. George A. Sutherland Co.. 34 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Easting Co., 383-87 ElUcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Chas. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Relnberg, 61 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. B. F. Wlnterson Co., 45-49 Wabasll Ats., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 36 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Oontinned Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Bxcbange, 88 * 4ft Broadway. For page see List of Advertisers. New Tork J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stuart Allen Co., 63 W. 28tli M., New Kork. For page see List of Advertisers. J. 8. Fenrlch, 110 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisera. H. B. Froment, 67 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. J. Outtman, 43 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of Advertisera. B. C. Horan, 66 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers; A. B. Langjahr, 65 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. James McManus, 42 W. 28th St., New Yerk. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. Mlllang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. F. Sheridan, 89 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Adrertisen. Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Yonng, 51 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, HenU & Nash. 65 and 57 W. 2etl» St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank S. Hicks & Co., 62 W. 28th St, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank Mlllang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PhUadelpbia W. E. McKlsslck, 1221 Filbert St. FIiUa- delpbla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Nlessen Co., 1209 Arch St, PUIadei- phla. Pa. For page see List cf Advertisers. The S 8. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1 Lndlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Retd, 1526 Ranstead St, Phila- delphia, Pa. _^ _^, For page see List of Advertisers. Fred Ehret, 1407 Falrmonnt Ave., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Berger Bros., 1305 Filbert St, Plhlla. For page see List of Advertiser*. W J. Baker, 1432 So. Penn Square, Phil- adelphia. Pittsburg J. B. Murdoch & Co., 648 Liberty •*., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertwer*. In writing to Advertisers l(indly mention Horticulture •272 HORTICULTURE August 24, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K 266 Allen Wm. Stuart C0.266 American Nursery .. .744 Arnold J. J 243 Arnold W. B 243 Aschmann Godfrev>>'243 Atlanta Floral Co. . . . 263 Barrows H.H. & Son. 243 Baur Floral Co 243 BayersdorferH.&Co. 364-265 Bay State Nur!;eries>>244 Boddington A. T. 257-260 Boston Co-operative Flower Market . . .265 Boston Flonst Letter Co 263 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 374 Brague L. B. 267 Braslan Seed Growers Co 257 Breck Joseph & Sons 257 Breitmeyer's J. Sons. 363 Brennemaiin J. D.. . 243 Bridgeman' s Seed Warehouse 257 Brill Francii 257 Burpee W. A. & Co.. 257 Carrillo & Baldwin . • ■ 261 Cassidy 1 274 Chicago Carnation Co 258 Chivers T. H 244 Clarke's David, 8005263 Clipper Lawn Mower Co 274 Conard & Jones 243 CookeG. H 163 Cottage Gardens 244 Cowee A 267 Craig W, P 243 Donohoe W. H 363 Domer F. Sons & Co. 259 Dreer H. A 275 Du Rie W. B.. 257 Dysart R.J 264 Edwards Folding Box Co 264 Ehret Fred 264 Eisele C 243 Elliott Wm. & Sons.. -.60 Esler J G 275 Ernest W. H 274 Eyres 263 Farquhar R. & J. & Co 256 FenrichJ.S :66 Fiske,H. E. Seed C0.2S7 Foley Mfg. Co 175 Ford Bros 266 Fromeni H. E 266 Galvin Thos. F. 263 Getmore Box Factory263 Grey T. J. Co 257 Gude Bros. Co 263 Gattman Alex. J. 264-266 Hahman F 243 Hall Asso. 2y5 Haines J. E 259 Harlowarden Green- houses 35g Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 257 Hauswirth P. J 263 Heacock Joseph i6i Henderson Peter & Co 260 Herbert David&Son.a6o Hews A. H. & Co... .274 Hicks Frank S. & Co 267 Hilfineer Bros 274 Hill, The E.G. Co.. 258 Hitchings & Co 276 Horan E. C 966 Jacobs S. & Sons . . --275 fohnson Seed Co 256 Johnston Heating Co. 275 Kasting W. F 367 Kervan Co., The 267 King Cons. Co 275 Koral Mfg. Co. 263 Lager &HurrelI 261 Langjahr, Alfred H...266 Page Leuthy A. & Co 260 Lord & Bumham Co. 276 Manda Jos. A 261 McCarthy N. F.. 267-272 McConnell Alex 263 McKellar Charles W. 364 McKissick, W. E 264 McManus Jas 266 M iami Floral Co 243 MichellH. F.Co.. ..256 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 267 Millang Charles 266 MiUang Frank 267 Miller Theo 963 Mineralized Rubber Co 270 Mitting, A, 260 Moninger J. C 375 Moore, Hentz & Nash 267 Morse C. C. & Co.. ..357 Murdoch J. B.&Co..a67 Murray Samuel 263 New England Nur- series 244 Niessen Leo. Co 259 Ordonez Bros. 261 Palethorpe P. R 274 Palmer, F. E 244 Park Floral Co 263 Payne John A 274 Pennock-Meehan Co. 958 Perkins St. Nurseries. 260 Pierce F. O 975 Pierson F. R. Co 242 Pierson U Bar Co. . . .276 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 264 Rawson W. W. & C025S Raynor John 1 266 Reed& Keller 2.7 Reid Edw 264 Reinberg Peter 564 Reuter S. J 259 Richwagen Paul E. . .259 Rickards Bros 257 Riebe F. A 243 Robinson D. Sons . . . 244 Robinson H.M.&C0.267 Rockland Nurseries. 243 Roehrs Julius Co 261 Roland, Thomas . . . 244 Rolker August & Sons 243-274 Rose Hill Nurseries .244 Rusconi D. .. ■ 260 Sander & Son 261 Scheepers John & Co. 243 Schulz Jacob 263 Scoti. John 243 Shanklin Samuel W.. 257 Sheppard Garden Car- natton Co 259 Sheridan W.F. 206 Siggers & Siggers 275 Situations & Wants.. 272 Skidelsky S. S 243 Smyth Wm. J.. 263 Standard Ph tt Glass Co 274 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co ..275 Stumpp & Walter Co. 243-257-260 Sutherland Geo. A. Co 264 Thorburn J.M. & Co. 257 Totty Cha«:. H 25^ Traendly & Schenck.2f6 Valentine, J. A 263 Vick's Jas. Sons 257 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 260 Walsh M.H 744 Waterer John & Sons. 244 Weber F. C 263 Weber H. & Sons 259 Welch Bros ...264 Winterson E. F. Co. -264 Yokoham a N u rseries Co a6i Young fohn 266 Young, Thos. Jr 263 Young & Nugent . . . .263 Zirngiebel August.. . .257 Zvolanek Ant. C 256 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not? New Offers In This Issue. ANNOUNCEMENT. John E. Haiues, Bethlehem, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. J. J. Arnold, Homer, N Y. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRISTMAS SWEET PEAS: BULBS. A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St. New Yorlj. For page see List of Advertisers. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS: SMILAX. S. J. Reuter, Westerly, R. 1. For page see List of Advertisers. GLADIOLUS KATHRYN. W. W. Rawson & Co., 5 Union St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATERIAL. I. Cassidy, 215-21 Randolph Av., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY STOCK. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. Johnson Seed Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. SALE OF STALLS. Boston Co-operative Flower Market, Music Hall Place, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. whitmanii"ferns. Rockland Greenhouses, Rockland, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTICUL- TURE" should be sent to n Ham- ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED horticulture needs a wide- awake representative in every town in the land. Good commissions paid on advertising and subscriptions. If you are ambitious, write for terms. FOR SALE Useful boiler for sale cheap. A No. 5 Lord's Horticultural boiler In good condi- tion. Am replacing with a larger one and will sell at a bargain. R. E. Hannaford, Portsmouth, N. H. A hot water ARCO Boiler capable of heating 2.300 square feet. Will be sold at half piice. In perfect running order •ind guaranteed for one .year. Reasons for selling — too small for our Increasing bus- iness. Address S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., lGOS-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED — On private place by sober, practical man as first as- sistant. European and American experi- ence; good references. Address, 0. W., 119 Main street, Irvlngton-on-Hudson, N. Y. WANTED: — By middle of September, young man of refinement and good address as clerk In florist's store in suburb of Bos- ton. Will be required to purchase stock and have general charge of store. First class references required. Address P. O. Box 3657, Boston, Mass. FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. Summary of the Secretary's Report for Year Ending August 1, 1907. The 1,461 members of the Florists' Hall Association of America on August 1, 1907, insured glass as follows: Single thick glass, 5,092,007; double thick glass, 15,058,024; extra one-half single thick glass, 754,993; extra one- half double thick glass, 1,840,066; ex- tra whole single thick glass, 1,504,028; extra whole double thick glass, 4,216,279; amount paid for losses from Aug. 1, 1906, to Aug. 1, 1907, ?4,536.34, being equivalent to an insurance upon 27,197,867 square feet of glass. The total receipts for the year end- ing August 1, 1907, as per treasurer's report, have been $20,316.35. The total expenditures as per treas- uret's report have been $11,169.90. The cash balance at the close of the year is $24,296.94, of which $348.98 be- longs to the Reserve fund, and $23,947.96 to the Emergency fund. The Reserve fund now consists of $17,400.00 securely invested and $348.98 cash in hand, making a total of $17,748.98. Seventy-three losses, representing a breakage of 36,982 square feet of single thick glass and 27,331 square feet of double thick glass have been paid during the year. . One thousand and one hundred losses have been adjusted since the organization of the Association, in- volving a total expenditure of a little over $105,000. The 10 per cent, assessment on hazardous risks netted the treasury $38.52. It is with a great deal of satisfaction that your secretary is able to call at- tention to the fact that the reserve fund is rapidly approaching that point where it will be amply able to meet the largest possible individual loss. And the growing stability o£ the Asso- ciation proves that the projectors of the scheme builded perhaps better and stronger than they realized a decade ago. The only liabilities of the Associa- tion are ten losses which will aggre- gate about, $600 and of which no proofs have been filed. The secretary again wishes to call attention to the fact that a duplicate of any loss will be furnished to any tnember of the Association upon appli- cation. The false economy of tempting Providence was forcibly illustrated at Newburg, N. Y., about a month ago, where many thousand feet of unin- •iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiB I GREENHOUSE I I To Rent | ~ 20,ooo feet of glass, eight houses S S within three miles of State House, S E Boston. Can be hired cheap. Apply = I N.F. McCarthy & CO. | = 84 Hawley Street E i BOSTON = ^lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli^ August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE 273 sui'ed glass was reduced to scrap, by a violent hail storm. The officers and directors especially refer the members to the report ol the treasurer, believing that a careful perusal will secure an approval of their stewardship. JOHN (i. KSLER, Secretary. Treasurer's Report. Total amount I'eceived for year end- ing Aug. 1, 19U7, $20..316.35; expenses for 1906 and 1907, $2,481.87; losses from Aug. 1, 1906 to Aug. 1, 1907, $4,527.16. KECAPITULATION. To lialaiicc on baud August, 1, 1906 $15,150.49 Total lecfipts foi- .vear ending August 1, 1907 20,316.35 $35,466,84 By losses paid for year ending August 1. 1907 $4,527.16 Bt expenses and investments . . 6,642.74 By balance on liand 24.296.94 $35,466.84 ALBERT M. HERR, Treasurer. LENOX HORTICULTURALSOCIETY. The summer exhibition of annuals and perennials under the auspices ot this society was held on August 15 and was very successful. Practically all the cottagers attended, and in the evening the hall was thronged. The exhibits of perennials were remarka- ble for the fine quality when the un- favorable season is taken into consid- eration. Never before at any of the society's shows were sweet peas dis- played so abundantly and so strong. About two hundred vases were staged. In the class for 12 vases, 12 varieties, A. H. Wingett. superintendent for Chas. Lanier was first, M. T. Reynolds, superintendent for Mrs. E. R. Whar- ton, second, A. J. Loveless, superin- tendent for Mrs. John Sloane, third. In the class for 6 vases, 6 varieties, W. D. Curtis, M. K. Jesup and H. H. Pease received the awards. Among the winning collections were King Ed- ward VII., Countess Spencer, Othello Dorothy Eckford, Helen Pierce, John Ingham, Navy Blue, Mrs. Kenyon, Nora Unwin, Miss Wilmott, Lady Grisel Hamilton. Annuals were well shown by and first awards made to Mrs. E. R. Wharton, Miss Charlotte Barnes and Mrs. J. B. Alexandre, W. Jack, super- intendent, in the various classes. In perennials Mrs. E. R. Wharton was first in 24 varieties and Miss Helen Parish first in 12 and 6 varieties. Par- ticularly noticeable were the large vases of salpiglossis, delphinium, sca- biosa and antirrhinum, and first awards in these were taken by J. E. Alexander, Chas. Lanier, W. D. Sloane, and Miss Charlotte Barnes, respective- ly. Phlox decussata was well dis- played by Miss A. Kneeland, Mrs. George Westinghouse, E. J. Norman, superintendent, and gladioli by G. H. Morgan, Thos. Page, superintendent. Dahlias were not quite up to the Lenox standard, but interest centered about the fancy dahlia Chas. Lanier. The flowers grow to be six to seven inches in diameter. This will not be dissem- inated for two years. In fruit and vegetables Chas. Lanier, R. W. Patterson. Thos. Proctor, super- intendent, M. K. Jesup, J. J. Donahoe, superintendent, J. E. Alexander and John E. Parsons, carried oft the honors. A diploma was awarded to Charles Lanier for blackberry Kittatiny; a cul- tural certificate to C. deHeredia for collection of vegetables, and a vote of thanks to Thomas Proctor for melon (indoor) weighing 10 pounds, 14 ounces. The judges were B. Jenkins and S. Carlquist. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN CEMETERY SUPERINTEN- DENTS. Tlie annual convention of this As- sociation opened on Tuesday morning in the Masonic Temple, Providence, R. 1., at ten o'clock. President Cline in- troduced Mayor McCarthy, who wel- comed the visitors to the city. Presi- dent Cline responded briefly, after which S. J. Hare of Kansas City pre- sented to the Association a gavel with head of highly polished Tennessee marble. President Cline then read his address, referring to the birth of the society twenty-one years ago, and the first meeting at Cincinnati, m April, 1887. Secretary Lawson made a pro- visional report, as his documents went astray in transit, stating that 21 joined the society at Detroit and 22 had en- tered since; 11 had been dropped for non-payment of dues, 6 resigned, 2 death.'!. At 1.30 P. M. special cars were taken for the North Burial Ground, where an address was deliv- ered by W. K. Reynolds, Chairman of the Commission. He slated that the first burial recorded there was in 1710; the first deed for a lot was passed in 184S. At 4.30 the company went to Field's Point, where a genuine Rhode Island clambake was served. On Wednesday at 10 A. M. cars were, taken for Swan Point Cemetery, where, after an address by President Alfred Stone, lunch was served and business taken up. In the evening a trip by steamer was made to Vanity Fair. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The village improvement society of Easthampton, Mass., held a flower show on August 16. The Denison Civic Improvement League. Denison. Texas, will hold their flower show on November 6, 7, 8. The Newport Horticultural Society will hold their fall show on September 17, IS, 19, in Masonic Hall. The New York Florists' Club will hold its next meeting in the Murray Hill Lyceum, 160-164 E. Thirty-fourth street, between Third and Lexington avenues. New York City, on the night of September 9th. The program for the chrysanthe- mum show to be held in Washington, D. C. at National Rifles Armory on November 12, 13 and 14 is now out and can be had from Secretary McCau- ley at ISth and Kearney Sts, N. E. The preliminary schedule of the seventh annual exhibition ot th6 New Haven County Horticultural Society is out, and can be had upon application to Walter Koella, 58 Bishop St., New Haven, Ct. November 0, 7. and 8 are the dates; Music Hall the place for the show. The annual outing and clambake of the Utica Florists' Club was held on August 14 at Ilion, N. Y. The Albany Florists' Club were their guests, and among those in attendance were Pat- rick Hyde, W. C. King, J. Haggarty, W. C. Gloeckner, F. A. Danker, J. C. McAllister and J. A. Howe, Jr. The fifth annual fall show of the Huntington Horticultural and Agricul- tural Society, Huntington, L. I., will be held in September, and the commit- tee request those who intend to donate money or prizes to give the matter their early attention. All communica- tions or contributions should be ad- dressed to J. R. McCulloch, chairman of committee, or A. H. Funnell, secre- tary. The eighteenth annual banquet under the will of the late Henry Shaw to the gardeners, florists and nursery- men by the Missouri Botanical Garden, was given on August 14 at the South- ern Hotel, St. Louis. Plates for 150 were laid and the tables were beauti- fully decorated. Dr. William Trelease acted as toastmaster and responses were made by President Dunlap of the Apple Growers' Congress. Park Com- missioner P. C. Seanlan, AV. C. Young, Walter Retzer, Prof. M. B. Waite, N. J. Coleman. L. A. Goodman. J. C. Vaughan. Among the members of the St. Louis Florist Club present were H. C. Irish, J. J. Beneke, C. A. Kuehn, J. F. Ammann, Carl Beyer, J. F. Fil- more, W. C. Smith. A. J. Bentzen. John Connon, A. S. Halstead, G. H. Auger- inuller, J. W. Dumford, NEWS NOTES. The Foster Floral Co., are now In their new quarters at 909 Olive street, St. Louis. The Alpha Flower Co., Des Moines, la., has leased the store at Seventh and Walnut streets. The business of George F. Brehmer of Chillicothe, O., who died recently, is to be sold to close the estate. T. D. Brown, Adams, Mass., is mak- ing extensive improvements in his greenhouses, putting in new boilers, etc. Geo. W. Davis, of Detroit, Mich., has filed a petition in bankruptcy; liabili- ties $2,013.87; assets, $1,150, claimed iis exempt. F. P. Dilger, of Milwaukee, Wis,, has announced the engagement of his daughter Charlotte to Charles Bondey of Kewaunee, 111. The three large greenhouses of the Lewis place in Longmeadow, Mass., re- cently purchased by Col. Phipps of the U. S. Army, retired, have been sold to J. W. Adams & Co., of Springfield, nur- serymen, and taken down and removed to this place. The greenhouse on the Ames estate, one ot the landmarks of Chicopee, Mass.. and said to have been the third greenhouse erected in the state, where the late Dextei- Snow was for a long time gardener, is being taken down. When first put up there were twenty and thirty visitors from out of town some days, who would come to see what it was like. The ventilators were of cast-iron 2x3 ft. and weighed about 70 lbs. each. The family have a fine Cycas revo- luta, once the property of George Washiu.gton, and which has been in liossessiou of the present owners for 97 years. 274 HORTICULTURE. August 24, 1907 ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is fully Guaranteed for florists, etc., use. PLANT BED CLOTH is better and cheaper than glass. MINERALIZED RUBBER CO., 18 Cliff St., NEW YORK Boston Plate & Window Glass Co. GREENHOUSE GLASS 261 to 287 A St., German and American BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. GREENHOUSES BUILDING AND CONTEMPLATED. New. Putnam, Ct.— E. M. Arnold, house, 20x100. Stockbridge, Mass.— C. S. Mellen, range of houses. Lacrosse, Wis. — W. W. Cargill, con- servatory. Southington. Ct. — N. Bavier, violet house, 100 feet. Lockhaven, Pa. — E. W. Carlson, range of houses. Waterbury, Ct.— Saxe & Floto, house 40 X 150. Willimantic, Ct.— W. A. Dawson, house 24x55. Additions. Fairhaven, Mass. — Peter Murray, ad- ditions. Fall River, Mass. — Wm. Byard, house, 24x55. Haverhill, Mass.— Leith & McDon- ald, 100 feet addition. Spencer, Mass. — Chas. H. Green, carnation house, 30x100. Cheshire, Ct.— Miss N. C. Smith, 40 feet addition. Chicago,Ill. — Frank Oelschlein, range of houses. Morrison, 111.— Davis & Steiner, two cucumber houses, each 32x400. Baltimore, Md. — Erdman & Ulrich, house 25x150. Cheshire, Ct.— Clover Leaf Green- house, enlarging. At the special meeting of the stockholders of the Evergreen Cemetery Co., East Douglas, R. I., held Au.s^ist 1.". iu the ofiice of C. J. Bacheller. when a revision of the by- laws was made it was voted that each lot owner should become a stockholder, with the privilege of voting and hold- ing office. THEY'RE STICKING OUT all over these pages. WHAT 7 Bargains in good stock. Heating The Greenhouse thoroughly and economically during the coming Winter is the problem now en- grossing the mind of the Florist who takes time by the foreloclj. I am in a position to help you to the best solution of this problem, I have done it for others, I can do it for you. It will be to your advantage to con- sult me and get quotations on your heating plant either erected complete or for ma- terial ready for erection. I have the largest line of C. I. and steel gicenhouse boilers on the market and can give prompt shipments. WRITE ME TO-DAY. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers American and French Greenhouse Glass Reliab'e Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. I -63 Portland St __ BOSTON. MASS. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. I. CASS ID Y Designer and Builder OF iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory, 21 S to 221 Randolph Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. The Mower that will kill all the Weeds In your Lawn. If yon keep the weeds cut 50 they do not go to seed and cut your grass with- out breaking the small feeders of roots, the grass will become thick and the weeds will disappear. The Clipper will do It. Ask your dealer for them. If they have not got them, below is the price; No. I — i2-inch Mower $5; No. 2 — is-inch Mower $6: No. 3 — 18-inch Mower $7; No. 4— 21-inch Mower $8. Send draft money-order or registered letter. In writing advertisers, mention Hortlcalture The Best BugKillerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PaletliorpeCo. aWENSBORO, KY. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to handle. Price per crate Z500 a in. pots in crate $4.88 1500 tK 1500 a)6 1000 3 800354 5004 3205 1446 5-25 6.00 5.00 5.80 4.50 4.J1 .3..6 Pnce per crate 1 30 7 in. pots in crate $4. 20 60 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 48 10 " " 4.8. 24 II " " 3.60 24 13 " " 4.80 12 14 " '* 4.80 6 16 " ** 4.50 Seed pans, same price as pots. Send for price list of Cylinders for Cut flowers, Haneing Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten per cent . ofi for cash with order. Address Hllflngrer Bros.,Pottei7,Fort Edward.N.Y. tuguBt Rolker i Sons, Agti., 81 Barclay St., N. I. GIty. Standard Flower . . POT5 If your greenhouses are within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you money ' W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WASHINGTON D. C. August 24, 1907 HORTICULTURE 275 FOLEY MFG. CO., Will Save You Money on your new houses your additions, or your rebuilding Send Us Your Lists or Sketches. Get Our Estimates Now NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOG GREENHOUSE /I NEW FACTORY AT ^ ^ WESTERN AVE. AND 26th ST. l ■ ^ , CALL AND SEE US j) / Use Carefully Selected All- Heart CYPRESS SEASONED AND SUN-DRIED. CUT EXACT SIZE AND FIT Prompt Shipment. Lowest Figure ONLY THE BEST Western Ave., between OUIO A f20 25tli and 26th Sts. WrUOMUU THE FOLEY VENTILATING APPARATUS Is unsurpassed. Adaptable to any size of house Perfect ventilation. Worksaeasy. Send for circular HOTBED SASH AND FRAMES Open or Glazed; standard sizes in stoch SEND FOR PRICES. QUICK SHIPMENT i ■ I I Its I illi ii 11 g filiii immmmiBM.w^ i Foley Mf6 Co.'s Up-to-Date New Factory Buildings With Power Houses. Lumber Sheds and Yards Occupy Neahly j acres STEEL RETURN TUBULAR Steam BOILERS Water mm Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaranteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failures of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union Buliding Washington, D. C. A STB C A .^ ^r'eenHousefil'^ -^^/n^-^USE IT NOW. F.O. PIERCE CO. 170 Fulton St., NEW YORK SASH BARS 82 feet er loa^et HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED Write tor Ciroalar "D" and Prices 9 Holds Glass Firmly See the Point 4^ PEERLESS OlftBlns Points V tlitb««t. No rightB or lefta. Box «f > 1.000 poiDU T6 au. pMtpald. ■ BENBT A.DBEEK, i Tl< Ckratait Bl., Pklls., Ps. What F. R. Pierson says: Johnston Heating Co., New York City. Gentlemen: — The iDternaJly fired steel boilers which you in&talled last fall are giving us great satisfaction. They heat vei^ quickly and are very economical. We ere exceedingly well pleased with them and they have more than met our expectations.— Very truly yours, F. R. Pierson Co. I JOHNSTON HEATING CO. 1133 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY write for catalog and prices N. TONAWAMDA. N. V. HOW IS THE TIME TO INSURE TOUR GLASS AGAINST DAMAGE BT HAI L. For particuUrs address John e. Emior, Smddim Rhr*p, U. J. The A. T. STEAMS LUIHBER CO. NEPONSET, BOSTON, MASS. S. JACOBS & SONS Manufacturers of GULP CYPRESS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Jobbers of Glass, Beilers, Pines, Etc. Catalogue and Prices Upon Request. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, - NEW YORK CREENflOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAGO 27« HORTICULTURE August 24, 190T AND THE ALWAYS No man likes to be BEHIND HAN '^^'^^'^ '^^^' *^"' '"^^'^^ him up with the man who always has time enough, and one gets done quite as much as the other. The point is, which are you when September's frost finds the new boiler still to be installed? Order it, have it on the ground, do a little towards get- ting it set up, as the chance offers, but get at it. Buy a greenhouse boiler, not just an any purpose boiler. Send fur H. & Co. catalog. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Heatlnjt and Ventllatfnii Apparatus. 9 • 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. ! OGQGOGQSQSS A TEST CASE Every "Burnham" boiler is a test case — tested' fair and square under a water pressure way beyond its possible future demands. Made all through just the same way — always a dependable reserve strength for emergency call — and it's^ " easy on coal." We make every part of a greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part>. Lord & Burnham Co., Greenhouse Designers and Manu^ facturers. New York Office, 1133 Broadway, Corner 26th' Street. Branches: Boston, 819 Tremont B'Id'g. Phila- delphia, 1 2 15 Filbert Street. The combining oi roof bar and rafter in one makes possible the only successful curved eave. With U-BAR GRAPERIES the side glass is carried down to the sill, which is placed j'jst above the grade line. This gives a grapery, that in connec- tion with the wide glass spac- ing and extreme lightness of the entire construction, is al- most like growing grapes out- doors, as far as light and sun- shine are concerned. The curved eave, the wide glass spacing, and mildewless alumi- num paint finish are points that go to make U-Bar graperies the perfect graperies they are. Two interiors and several ex- teriors of graperies are shown in the new catalog. Send for it. Pierson U=Bar Com = pany, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metro- politan Building, Fourth Ave. and 23rd Street, New York. ^ \^c/red /Dl-ere^f-^ Bq/roA/, Mass. dudscr/pffon. H00\ 278 horticulture: August 31, 1907 I FIELD CROWN | i Carnation Plants I 100 1000 J ENCHANTRESS • . .$8.00 $70.00 y NELSON FISHER 6.00 50.00 J J GENEV.EVE LORD 6.00 50.00 9 C FAIRMAID 6.00 50.00 9 J DOROTHY 5.00 5 * JOOST 5.00 45.00 9 t THE QUEEN 6.00 50.00 9 % QUEEN LOUISE 6.00 50.00 % BOSTON MARKET 6.00 50.00 » LADY BOUNTIFUL 7.00 60.00 9 ROBERT CRAIG 7.00 60.00 ? FLAMINGO 6.00 50.00 ^ CRUSADER 6.00 50.00 » PROS.OERITY 6.0c 50.00 9 HARRY FENN 6.00 50.00 J MRS. PATTON 7.00 60.00 » 9 € Strong', healthy plants. With few exceptions all grown 9 * near Philadelphia. Plants ready for delivery. If 9 5 we have not listed the variety you want, we S C can probably get them for you. 9 I THE LEO NIESSEN CO. f c 1209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA J etvu*/wywvuvyvwtnty*Myyvti%* =^FIELD CROWN= CARNATION PLANTS 1 We offer strong healthy field grown plants ready for delivery August loth to 20th (according to variety). In view of unfavorable season for some sorts early orders will fare best. We suggest wire orders when large lots are wanted. Per 100 Per 1000 Helen Goddard $8.00 $70 00 While Perfection 9.00 80.00 Enchantress 7.00 60.00 Rosepink Enchantress 9.00 80.00 Victory 8.00 70.00 Robert Craig 7 00 60.00 Mrs. Patten 7.00 60 00 L^dy Bountiful 7.00 60.00 Queen Louise 6.00 50.00 The Queen 6.00 50.00 Boston Market 6.00 50.00 Harlowarden 6.00 50.00 Red Lawson 6.00 50.00 White Lawson 6.00 50.00 Harry Fenn 6.00 50.00 Flamingo 6.00 50.00 Cardinal 6.00 50.00 II Note that we handle the crops of only the best and most expert growers. If other varieties than the above are wanted we can probably supply same. WRITE US S.S.PENNOCK-MEEHANCO. THErL%%i^'TVil PHILADELPHIA 1608, 1610, 1612, 1614, 1618 LUDLOW STREET Store closes at 6 p. m. »^UWMAMWWWMMMAMm««WWWWW«W FIELD 6R0WN CARNATIONS FINE, HEALTHY STOCK Robt. Craig, Mrs. Patten, Variegated Lawson, $7.00 per 100, ?6o.oo per 1000. Queen Louise, Boston Market, The Queen, Wliite Lawson, Mrs. T, W. Lawson, Red Lawson, Harlowarden, ^6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. SMILAX, strong plants, 2% inch pots, at J3.00 per 100 We pack In moss in light crates S. J. REUTER, Westerly, R. I. FIELD CROWN CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE — Opah ; Beatrice May $=;.oo: Ivory, T. Eaton, White Coombs, Ben Wells. PINK ~ Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain, Wm. Duckham, Maud Dean, Leila Fil ins. YELLOW — M j. Bonnafton.Gen. Hutton, Yellow Eaton, Meistham Yellow. Col. Appleto", Mrs. Wm. Duckham, Golden Wedding, Golden Beauty. RED — Intensity, $3.00; Geo. W. Childs, $3.00: Lord Hopetoun, $5.00. Our selection, including the above, and other good varielies, $so.oo per 1000. The H. WEBER & sQNS CO. OAKLAND, MD CARNATIONS Fair Maid, lioe stock, S7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000 Imperial and Pink Imperial, $13.00 per 100; $100.00 per iDoo. Mrs. M. A. PaUen, 'Variegated Law- son, Hy riaryland, Hrs. Lawson, Enchantress, Jessica and Harlowarden, $6.<:" per 100. CHARLES H. TOTTY . . . WHOLESALE FLORIS T. . . MADISON, N. J. CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc live. $12.00 per 100; $ioo.cx) per 1000. Average 3 in flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Maid — Clear pink edged white 100; 100.00 per 1000. L; early and productive. $13.00 per argc well formed bloom. Very dor.ne:r & SONS La Fayette, Ind. CO. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. Yoi. will find some good offers there aisc Carnation Plants 5000 QUEEN, GOOD CLEAN STOCK $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per looo. Cash with order. W. G. STIGKEL, Leiington, Mass. '£]IIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU: I AN ANNOUNCEMENT I — Owing to the greiit demand for ^ 5 the field-plants of "John E. Haines" s S '-arnatiou. I am forced to discontinue S SI taking any more orders for plants S S until September 20, when I will S S again have a fine lot coming in. My S 2 stock of the "'Imperial" and "Pink — S Imperial" is considerably larger than s S tlie "Haines." have therefore still a S S fine lot of strong vigorous plants. S S Don't fail to get some of the "New S S Wonders." S I JOHN E. HAINES, BETHLEHEM, PA. | HllllllllllilllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllillllllR Field-Growing Carnations. We have for sale and now ready for delivery, extra quality Plants of the following varieties: Beacon, Victory, Robert Craig, Harry Fenn, Nelson Fisher. Red Sport, Ro:e Pink Enchantress, Enchantress, Fair flaid. White Perfection, Queen, Variegated Lawson, Variegated Patten, Variagated Qlendale. We invite inspection. Prices reasonable. Address Sheppard Garden Carnation Co., 202 Fairmount St., LOWELL. HASS. ?icld GroiDti Carnations Fair Maid Queen. Lawson $6.00 per 100 $50.00 per 1000 Paul E, Richwagen, Needham, Mass. August 31, 1907 HORTICULTURi: 279 A GRAND FERN NOVELTY Of all the sports of Nephrolepis, there are none to compare with AMERPOHLII the latest and best of them all. We are booking orders now for Sept. delivery. Write for prices. c WILLIAM P. CRAIG, 1305 Filbert St. PHILADELPHIA Anything of Value to the profession CAN BE SOLD through advertising in Horticulture i WHOLESALE TRADE LIST ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI 5 in. pots, $2.oo per dor.; 3 in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 2 in. pots, $2 00 per 100. Seedlings from flats, 50 cts. per 100. Asparagus Plumosus and Tennuissimus 5 in. pots, $3.00 per doz. ppn IIQ Boston, 5 in. pots, $3 00 per doz. ; Scotii rCnIlO & Anna Foster, 410. pots, $2.00 per doz. 3 in. pots. $6-00 per 100. ppnTOUQ fine plants, 4 in. pots, $2.00 per nr D KIO assorted varieties, 3 in. pots, $4.00 rLnnO per 100. CLEMATIS PANICULATA '■"-°" $4.00 per art. 2}6 in. pots, .00 per 100. 00; Strong Seedlings, $2.00 per 100 CINERARIA GRDFL t CAPE JASMINE 4 in pots, $2,00 per do^. LEMON VERBENAS 3 in, pots, $4.00 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUMS 'LT/ce^^r \\ eeks, 2% in. pots, $2.00 per roo. C. EISELE, nth and Roy Sts., PHILADELPHIA, PA. •iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimii* Field Grown CARNATION PLANTS Ready for Immediate Delivery S Aristocrat, briijht cerise, 3 White Lawson, good white, — Abundance, wllite, S My Maryland, wllite, — Fair Maid, light pink, — Fiancee, pink, — Helen Goddard, dark pink Per inn — 1000 $12.00 Sioo.oo 7.00 00.00 6 00 7 00 o.no r.o.oo 6.00 7.IKI Candace, dark pink. Cardinal, good scarlet. Skyrocket, scarlet. Red Riding Hood, new scarlet. 12 00 Red Law>on, scarlet, i; 00 Variegated Lawton, 6.00 ^er 100 — 1000 $6.00 6.00 $50.00 6.00 60.00 100.00 50.00 i Chicago Carnation Co., A. T. Pyfer, Mgr., Joliet, III. | • iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii* GERANIUMS Rentia Palms We have 100,000 in 2 inch pots ready to ship in prices running from $2.00 per 100 for standard varieties to 75 cents each for novelties. We will send one thousand, 50 each of 20 varieties Single and Double for $18, or 500, 25 each of 20 varieties for $9.25. SEND FOR OUR SPECIAL CATALOGUE R. VINCENT. Jr. & SONS GO. WHITE MARSH, MP. A, LEUTHY & CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PiANTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES. ROSLINDALE MASS. FORSTERIANA, fine combination plants, three to the tub; imported in the pot or tub ready for sale, from a}4 to 5% feet high above the pot, in five sizes; fall deliver^'. For duty-paid prices, f.o.b. N.Y., address AUGUST ROLKER & SONS 31 Barclay St., or P. 0. Box 752, NEW YORK PEONIES A fine stock of choice varieties. New list of thirty extra fine seedlings. Send for list. GEORGE MOLLIS 128 Hollis St., S. Weymouth, Mass. Prices Quoted in these Columns are for Dealers OnlVr When Writing to Advertisers Please Mention HORTICULTURE. WHITMANII FERNS Fine Strong Plants, 1 ree from Scale. Bench Grown, Established in Pots. IK in. $S 00 per 100 3ii In. $15.00 per 100 3}i ■■ to 00 " 4!4 " 25.00 " Cash with Order. This Stock will please you ROCKLAND GREENHOUSES, Rockland, Mass. W. B. Arnold, Prop. BOSTON FERNS from bench, strong, healthy plants, ready for 0 in. pots, $411.00 per 100; 8 In. $60.00; 10 in. $75.00 per 100. MIAMI FLORAL CO. = 24. N. Main Street, Dayton, O. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacts, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia Korsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Fern.s for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. IOI2 Ontario St., Phliadelphfa NEP. WHITMANI 2'4t In-. $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 35^ in., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2' 1 in., $3.00 per 100 H. H. BARROWS & SON Whltima. Mia. I Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO., 4&6 Old Slip,jl^EWYORK. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. POINSTfTlAS 2 1-4 inch $5 per 100 $45 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. 3 and 4 inch, 7c. and 12c. each BtUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. CYCLAMEN Splendena GIganteum Hybrids In five colors: the tines: strain known. 3-iu. pots, ready, S7.00 per 100; 4.iu., Sl.'-i.oo per 100; 5-in., $20.00 per lOO. Satisfaction guaranteed. S. S. SK1DEL8KY, IMI NOitll I8tll S!.. PiOllelptllO, Po. 280 HORTICULTURE August 31, 1907 ij JOSEPH HEACOCR COMPANY Growers of Kentias Write for price list. WYNCOTE. PA. iwA«mw«m»wwwt>y. C\eli«^. The Beet Blight The gi'owing of sugar beets and their manufacture into sugar is an industry slightly aside from general horticulture. But there is a disorder in the growing of the beets which will be of interest to those who follow the various ills to which plants are heir. This is the beet blight. At this stage only a preliminary survey of the field is possible — there is so much to do and so little has been accomplished in several years of investi- gation. The blight is an example of a physiological disorder. That is, it does not have a fungus, insect or bacterial origin but the cause is to he sought in a suspension of the working functions of the plant's organs. What brings this about is a question which is receiving much attention from those interested in the beet industry. The main characteristics of the trouble are a dwarf- ing and stunting of the tops which take on a resetted appearance and turn yellow. The roots cease to grow steadily and throw out enormous numbers of side roots. The ducts become discolored and blackened, an analy- sis showing the presence of a large amount of silica. For several years the blight has caused considerable loss and while it doesn't occur in all localities, wher- ever present it means an enormous loss to the factory, for the machinery is run but a couple of months out of the year and for this time requires a steady supply of healthy roots. After a certain stage is reached, blighting stops, so the whole question may simply be to get the plants to this point before the conditions favorable to the blight set in. Beet blight is a very interesting example of a physi- ological trouble and is apparently in the same class with the aster yellows, peach yellows, little peach, peach rosette, tomato dropsy, cucumber stem curl, bronzing of rose leaves, calico disease of tobacco, and the like. At some latter date this matter will be taken up more fully, but this short sketch will serve to introduce a rather new and decidedly absorbing plant trouble gen- erally unknown. 282 HORTICULTURE August 31, 1907 horticulture: VOL. VI AUGUST 31, 1907 NO. 9 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. II Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 392 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year, in advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries, a.oo; To Canada, $1 50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page $1.00. Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows: One month (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months (13 times) lopercent. ; •ix months (26 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRIQHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Entered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston. Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE— George W. McClure, Vice-Fresident- eleet, Society of American Florists BRITISH HORTICULTURE— W. H. Adsett 281 BEET ELIG LIT— R. L. Adams "SI PYRAMIDAL GINKGO— A. Hans and E. Y. Teas... 283 WHOLESOME CHJOS TNUTS 283 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNA- MENTAL HOHlICLLrURISTb Convention Proceedings Concluded — Ladies Out- ing—Outing at Belmont Mansion 2S4 Trade Exhibition — Convention Notes — Conven- tion Ginger Jar, O. C. Watson 285 Schedule of Prices for National Flower Show . . 287 . Repoit of State Vice -president for Massachusetts East 304 SPOKANE ASTER FAIR— August Wulf . . 285 DURING RECESS Convention Sporting Events — Bowling Tourna- ment— Ladies' Auxiliary Bowling — Sliooting Contest 286 BOZEMAN SWEET PEA CARNIVAL— Illustrated. . 288 SEED TRADE 290 SEEN AT RI\'ERTON— Illustrated 292 THE IDE.\L PARK— Then. Wiith— Portrait 292 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Massachusetts Horticultural Society — Florists' Hail Association — Pasadena Gaideners" Associa- tion— Southampton Horticultural Society — Club and Society Notes 291 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Buffalo, New Y^orlc, Philadelphia 297 OBITUARY— Thomas J. Johnston— Portrait— Other Deaths 297 MODERN GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION- F. R. Pie' son 205 MISCELLANEOUS Whom Was He Chasing?— G. C. Watson 283 Personal 283 Good News 283 Publications Received 290 Catalogues Received 291 News Notes 297 Incorporated 297 Business Changes 297 Greenhouses Building or Coutemplate.i 306 List of Patents 306 A Valuable Insectici-.le 306 September is at the door. The sum- Exit summer mer has passed and the cool breath of aiitiimn comes to us in invigorating whiffs stirring us to new activity. Home com- ing is in order. From abroad, from mountain, farm and seaside the march has begun and again the ■worker takes up his task, refreshed by the brief inter- mission which the summer dullness made possible for him. Those who have deferred putting houses in order for the winter's strain liave no time to spare now. Already the chill and dampness of low morning tem- peratures warn of the danger of unpreparedness for resisting the evils that follow sudden changes of tem- perature. Don't defer anything now. Get busy. The uppermost subject of interest A remarkable wherever the craft congregates this convention week is the convention of the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists which made Philadelphia the Mecca of the American horticultural world last week. When we stop to consider chat out of a total of 17 ex-presi- dents now living 13 were present on this occasion and tliat of the remaining four, three were kept away only bv sickness it is apparent that all the enthusiastic loy- alty which the Society has enjoyed in the past is still to be counted upon as an clement of conservative strength to supplement the vigorous activity of the youthful forces which are now forging to the front in the work of the organization. It is a very hopeful augury to see these A unifying young men, many of them sons of hon- force ored pioneers in the service of the national Society, gradually coming in, not by sensational or revolutionary methods but by a quiet process of assimilation and taking their places along- side of the old-timers ready to assume their share of the burdens and responsibilities of the serious work of the Society. Attracted at first, in many instances, by the social pastimes upon which the Society has wisely smiled its approval, they have absorbed the grand in- spiration with which the convention atmosphere is al- ways charged and when their time comes we find them ready for the harness. In no other organization in the country are the special interests and peculiar needs of the older and the younger elements more skillfully interwoven than in the S. A. F. In the closing paragraph of the address A discredited of the President of the Society of critic American Florists at Philadelphia, un- der the heading of ^'Business first, pleasure afterwards," occurred the following words : "TDut with all their vociferation they (the bowlers) are among the hesi promoters in the Society's service." Our New York contemporary, exercising its prerogative as critic, makes the following misquotation editorially as the basis of an attack upon the cordial attitude of the President towards the athletic contingent in the So- ciety's membership : "the bowlers are the best promoters in the Society's service." (The italics are ours.) No one has had better opportunity to estimate the ultimate value to the Society of the youthful element which has been attracted to the conventions in part by the sporting rivalries there engendered, than the late secretary who this year fills the position of presiding officer, yet there may be sincere differences of opinion on this and our contemporary has a perfect right to entertain such, but when, as in the present instance, whatever force its ar- gument may have derives its strength from a misquota- tion, there can be but one opinion of the tactics em- ployed in the effort to demonstrate that the President's remark was "'a nuUifvinglv bad break." August 31, 1907 tioRTlCULTURi: 283 WHOM WAS HE CHASING? The sorrows of Satan are many. We have sympathized with Satan a good many times. Poor fellow he has his ups and downs as well as us poor mortals. He had several manifesta- tions in the postcript meetings of the recent Philadelphia gathering. Reap- peared in variou.s shapes; the gray- mouthed wood-wolf; the tawny lion; the whiskered tiger; the yapping hyena; the crawling serpent; the sleek and sly bed-bug that only comes out in the dark; and in the honest but foolish human; the latter the most eflicient of all the manifestations, as is acknowledged in the old saying, "Lord preserve us from our fool friends." But, notwithstanding all this array of his powers we have to report that he had to sidestep and consequently we extend our heartfelt condolences. This little homily may be fitly con- cluded by a quotation from Frank L. Stanton's latest: Satan come a-chasin' me lively thio' the night; Run me from de shadders ter de breakin' er de light; An' I can't climb ter heaven an' de yuther place in sight. An* I don't know what's a comin' on ter- morrer! He run me — oh, he run me des as fur ez he kin see: He swim de ragiu river and he climb de burning tree; An' I wonder what he wantin' wid a sin- ner iio' as me? An' I don't know what's a comin' on ter- niorrer! He shoo' got time — I tell you! ter be run- nin ronn' lak dat! Wlsh't de harricane would head "im or de earfquake th'ow 'im flat! De sinners sho'U be burniu' on de griddles whar dez at — An' I don't know what's a comin on ter- morrer! The guilty is the only one Satan can scare and he gets very mad when he finds himself chasing the wrong man, and wonders where the devil he is at and where the devil he is going sometimes. Hence our sympathies! G. C. WATSON. THE PYRAMIDAL GINKGO. Editor of HORTICULTURE: Dear Sir: — What Mr. Lonsdale says aoout the pyramidal form of ginkgo In Philadelphia is very interesting and the variety should be worth while propagating by grafting in the winter. From seedlings varying forms occur once in a while especially in coniferae, v/here they bear fruit. I do not think that these would reproduce themselves froro seed, yet it is not impossible. All the dioecious trees are more sus- ceptible to pollination than the herma- phrodites and it is not surprising that the tree in Laurel Hill Cemetery bears fruit if there is a male tree even a few miles away. The same thing happens with date palms. A. HANS. Stamford, Conn. There are several specimens of the pyramidal Ginkgo biloba on the grounds of the Department of Agricul- ture, Washington, D. C. The late F. L. Temple, while connected with a nursery at Bedford, Mass., propagated and introduced trees of this pyramidal form. I presume some of these at least are sports from the normal form. E. Y. TEAS. PERSONAL. A. Leuthy, of Roslindale, Mass., has returned from his European trip. J. Kirby, late of Chicago, has taken charge of the Redondo Carnation Gar- dens, Los Angeles, Cal. Carl Lorenzen of New Britain, Ct., returned on the Deutschland, August 22, from a two months' ti ip to Ger- many, Thomas F. Galvin, Jr., and Miss Frances Delaney of Cincinnati, Ohio, were married on August 23 in Brook- line, Mass. Peter Olsen, for the past five years with the Chicago Carnation Co. and Miss Emilie Lepper of Joliet, 111., were !narried on August 17. C. C. Shaw of Milford. president of the New Hampshire Horticultural As- sociation, with Mrs. Shaw, observed their sixty-first wedding anniversary on August 27. Supt. J. G. Morley, Los Angeles. Cal., attended the convention of park superintendents at Toronto. He and Morris Goldenson of Los Angeles were present at the S. A. P. convention in Philadelphia, with the distinction of having traveled the longest distance of those in attendance. Visitors in New Yoik this week: Ed. Sanders, Chicago, Mr. Trinz of Lubi- ner & Trinz, Chicago, Harry Papworth, New Orleans, P Zuger, Hartford, Conn, George Thompson, Lenox, Mass., A. M. Ronnie, Providence, R. I , .1. K. M, L. Parquhar, Boston, Messrs. i^uirougbs and Williams, St. Anne de Hellevue, P. Q., Mr. Ferguson of Depew & Ferguson, Montreal, Superintendent Roy of public parks of Montreal, H. G. Berning and Mrs. Bernin.g, St. Louis, O. G. Isoenig and Mrs. Koenig, St. Louis. Well Liked. St. Albans, Vt., July 15, 1907. Your paper is well liked. Find en- closed $1.00. HENRY BRYANT. Indispensable. Doylestown, O., July 15, 1907. Gentlemen — Find enclosed money order for $1.00 for HORTICULTURE another year. We feel we cannot suc- cessfully manage our greenhouse with- out it, and at present we are building an 80 ft. addition. Yours Respectfully, (Signed) C. A. MUSSER, Wayne Co,, Box 307. Would Hate to do Without. West Newton, Mass., July 9, 1907. Hort. Pub. Co., Boston, Mass. Dear Sirs — Enclosed you will find check for $1.00 to pay subscription on paper "HORTICULTURE" which I would hate to do without Very truly yours. (Signed) H. M. SHURBERT, 1600 Washington St, WHOLESOME CHESTNUTS. From now on the work of completing the planting of carnations will take up a good deal of attention and time. It may save much annoyance and some labor and money if benches are made secure and put in good shape before planting on them. Good soil is essen- tial to any degree of success with car- nations; good loam about four parts and one part of cow manure properly assimilated or mixed seems to suit them; the soil should not be packed firmly in the benches. When plant- ing place the plants not any deeper than they were when growing out doors. Allow the roots freedom for extension, spread them out evenly, give them a good watering immediately af- ter they are all planted. Do not shade the glass any more or for any longer time than will be absolutely necessary. Boston ferns are planted out in benches and they make good growth there. Ther is no doubt about that but it is not good policy to leave plants intended finally for pots, there almost up to the time of selling. One might just as reasonably expect a tree trans- planted out of a dense forest to make a good lawn specimen immediately as expect plants roaming at will in a bench to make shapely pot plants in a few days after being potted. Now is the time to see that every- thing about the place is put into first class shape for the winter. All broken and cracked glass should be replaced; everything that will be benefited by a coat of paint should have that coat im- mediately applied, first taking care that as much of the dirt adhering to the wood as is possible to remove be re- moved; slats and pots should be put in convenient places all sizes in sep- arate piles; flats needing but slight re- pairs to make them serviceable for an- other filling should receive attention and all flats past redemption consigned to the pile of fire wood without more ado. Soil is one of the most important considerations in the whole volume of horticultural endeavor; for that reason the procuring and preparing of soil should have a great deal of thought and attention. While a cover for soil in the heap may be advantageous in some ways there is no question that the action of frost is beneficial as is also a good wetting provided the soil is not needed for immediate use which would necessitate its being used in a wet state, something, of course, detri- mental to the success of the crop grown in such soil. All that is neces- sary in the way of covering for a com- post heap is enough to cover the top. GOOD NEWS. Chatham, N. J., Aug. 27, 1907. Editor of Horticulture: Dear Sir. — The United States Ex- press Co. has reduced its rate on flow- ers, to take effect today. The reduced rate in vogue for two months at Chatham is now extended to Madison, and, I understand, to all their other shipping points. This reduction of expense in the ex- press items of florists is entirely due to the good work of the Society of American Florists. We all congratu- late President Stewart upon the suc- cessful outcome of his efforts in Wash- ington. Respectfully vours, FRANK L. MOORE. 284 HORTICULTURE August 31, 1907 THE CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS CONCLUDED The discussion on Thursday fore- noou following the excellent papers by E. V. Hallock and W. B. Du Rie, on the subject o£ horticultural education in the public schools, brought out a general interchange of views upon the necessity of making the study com- pulsor3% the importance of employing eflicient teachers and the value of school gardens and other practical means of imparting a knowledge of horticulture among children. The ad- vances made along these lines, in re- cent years, in New York, Massachu- setts and other States were detailed, and congratulations indulged in upon the outlook. Prof. L. C. Corbett, of the Plant In- dustry Bureau of the Department of Agriculture at Washington, D. C, ex- plained that there are now 30,000 school gardens in actual operation in the United States. He said the move- ment had made rapid strides in the South, where the young colored people did not aspire to become clerics and stenographers, but found a ready means of advancement in a horticul- tural and agricultural education. The State of Mississippi is foremost in making the study compulsory in the public schools. New York, the sipeaker said, has taken the lead in this branch of education, and Massachusetts and Maryland ranked next in the list in their demands upon Washington for assistance. Patriclc O'Mara, of New York, spoke of portions of the "rough- house" districts in that city, which had been revolutionized in morals and social character by the influence of school gardens. The convention requested the com- mittee on the subject to continue their efforts for favorable legislation, and made arrangements for furnishing all societies, journals and boards of edu- cation interested in it with copies of the papers just read and the discussion thereon. Thursday Evening. At the session on Thursday evening a paper by Mr. Theo. Wirth on "Hor- ticultural Education in Agricultural Schools" was read and discussed. Several speakers deprecated the lack of practical education by college grad- uates; and W. N. Rudd, of Chicago, spoke of what had recently been ac- complished in Illinois in the interest of floriculture, where a strenuous ef- fort had resulted in securing a State appropriation of $15,000 for the exclu- sive benefit of growers under glass. The establishment at the State Uni- versity of a school for practical train- ing In floriculture was also probable W. W. Castle, of Boston, said that in the WejTnouth Agricultural School in the Cape Cod district of Massachu- setts, prizes are given to children for the best specimens of plants and veg- etables cultivated by themselves. J. K. M. Ij. Parquhar, of Boston read a oaper on "Horticultural Educa- tion by Horticultural Societies and Clubs, including a review of the work of the Boston landscape class." The outlook for the National Flower Show in 1908 was discussed at some length. Chairman Kasting, of the committee on the subject, reported that the subscriptions to the guaran- tee fund amounted to $10,490; that the committee contemplated holding the show in November, 190S. and that ar- rangements had been made for the printing of the first premium list by the trade papers. He anticipated that the committee, at its next meeting would have to make a first call upon the guarantors for money. He added that it was his own belief that they would eventually be able to pav all the money back. In reply to inquiries he explained that there was no apprehen- sion that the Presidential election would interfere with the success of the undertaking, as the show won not be held until the week following the election. The discussion turned mainly upon whether the spring of 1909 or the fall of 1908 would be the better time to insure the success of the exhibition, financially and otherwise. Robert Craig favored the spring as a time when plants and flowers would be in better shape, more numerous and of greater variety. J. c. Vaughan pre- ferred the fall because the people of Chicago were accustomed to such ex- hibitions at that season. He explained that, as it would be a national and not a local affair, the responsibility for its success would devolve upon the flor- ists of the East and West and not upon those of Chicago. Irvin C. Ber- tennan suggested that as the commit- tee in charge of the matter had gen- eral supervision of the details they should be allowed to fix the date. On motion of Mr. P. O'Mara the whole matter was referred to the existing Committee of Fifty (which includes the Executive Board) with full power to act. The Ladies' Outing at Willow Grove. Three hundred ladies participated in an outing to Willow Grove, on Thurs- da.\ afternoon, under the auspices of the local club. The route was by trol- ley for fifteen miles through a beauti- ful rural section adorned with palatial residences and large private estates including those of the millionaire man- ufacturer John B. Stetson and the merchant prince John Wanamaker. Arriving at the park the visitors were entertained in the music pa- vilion, where they listened to Sousa's celebrated military band. Lunch was served in the Lakeside Cafe. The re- mainder of the afternoon was spent in viev/ing the attractions of the Park and listening to the music. Friday Morning. The convention met on Friday morn- ing in the hall of the local club, at Horticultural Hall, and resumed busi- ness promptly at nine o'clock. E V Hallock submitted for use by the com- mittee on the subject a draft of a stat- utt for the establishment of school gardens, to be submitted to State Leg- islatures. Upon his motion the mem- bevship of the committee was in- creased by adding thereto Messrs Patrick O'Mara and F. R. Pierson. A report from the Committee on Pub- licity, recommending individual work m disseminating information, prepared by S. S. Skidelsky was read and filed, and the Executive Board was author- ized to expend this year $200. in co- operation with the Council of Horti- culture, in disseminating through three thousand newspaijers information about flowers and plants. The Committee on Plant Registra- tion and Xomenclature reported rec- ommendations which the Executive Board were instructed to carry out. Announcement was made of the pre- sentation to the Society, by ex-Presi- dent Dean of Preeport, N. Y., of two bound volumes containing the entire recordi^ of the conventions of the So- ciety. The Outing at Belmont Mansion. A glorious day's outing at Belmont, ill Faivmount Park, as guests of the Florists' Club of Philadelphia, was at- tended by about 1000 members and their ladies. The party was conveyed to the park in electric busses, some of which stopiied on the way to in- spect the ferouuds at Girard' College in charge of Superintendent Edwin Lonsdale) and Horticultural Hall. The program of the day included dversions of all kinds from automobile rides and dancing to field sports. There was a base ball game between a nine from the local club and a picked team from other clubs, the latter winning by a big score. The Philadelphia team ap- peared in natty uniforms but this availed them nothing against the sci- entific work of pitcher C. J. Graham of Cleveland. A threatening rain storm was fortu- nately side-tracked until every one had taken refuge under the mammoth tents in which the dinner was served. The dining tables were tastily deco- rated with ferns, bouquets of gladioli, late roses, phlox and golden glow. After the dinner the bowling and shooting prizes were presented to the successful competitors in the contests of the previous day. Ex-President O'Mara made the presentations and accompanied each with a humorous and pertinent little speech. Presi- dent Stewart then briefly expressed the gratitude of the visitors for the hospitalities and many kindnesses they had received. He said the Phil- adelphia brethren had abundantly ful- filled their promise to make this the banner convention and called upon the Committee on Final Resolutions for their report. The report was read by Mr. Farquhar and embraced reso- lutions of thanks to the local club and its officers, the Mayor and ladies of Philadelphia, Mr. \\m. F. Dreer and others for courtesies and co-operation in making the convention a success and was adopted amid tumultuous ap- plause. Friday Evening. The convention held its final ses- sion on Friday evening. A memorial in honor of the late Thomas Meehan, of Philadelphia, was adopted. A com- munication from W. N. Rudd com- plaining that because of the lack of uniformity of moulds, "standard" pots do not nest and breakage results A committee of three was appointed, consisting of Robert Craig of Philadel- phia, F. E. Palmer, Brookline, Mass and John Rirnie, W. Hoboken, N J to investigate the pot question and make report next year. In accordance with the recommenda- tion of the Executive Board an appro- priation to cover expenses in connec- tion with the late suit against the August 31, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 285 United States Express Co. was voted. A prolonged discussion took place as to the best uietuod of book-keeping and accounting in the office of secre- tary and treasurer. President Stewart thanked the mem- bers tor their attention and earnest- ness in the work that had been ac- complished in the convention and a vote of thanks to the president for his efficiency in the chair was in turn accorded. Adjournment was then voted and thus amid the utmost good nature and cordiality passed into his- tory the great Convention of 1907. THE S. A. F. TRADE EXHIBITION. Oiir account of this exliibition and list of exhibitors as given in last voeks issue was unavoidably hurried and s( mewhat incomplete. The fol- lowing should Ije added: Fernery Greenhouses, Govanstown, Md — A pure white semi-double spoit, from Qaeen Alexandria daisy. FertiiiziM- Products Co., Jersey City, X. 1.— Phint-Hlood, claimed to be an ideal food and tonic for house planio and the garden. C. 3. Ford, Philadelphia.— Florists' imniortelle letter.!;, designs and flor- istg' novelties. H. D. Gara Co., Philadelphia. — In- secticides; Alco-Naptha. Keystone Sheet .Metal Co., Ambridge, Pa.- Patent metal hot-bed sash. F. L. Moore, Chatham, N. J.— Sunny- woods Hose Morehead Mfg. Co.. Detroit, Mich.- - Morehead automatic steam tank, meter and return traps. Gi'dfrey Aschmann, Philadelphia. — Plants. Also a \ery rare old botanical work in the German language. Crowl Fern. Co., Millington, Mass.— Hardy cut ferns, laurel loose and In roping. B. H. Cushman, &ylvania, O.— Blooms of Lili'im philippense. A. D. Cnrpenter & Co., Cohoes, N. v.— Plant tie Diller, Caskey & Keen, Philadelphia. — Gieenhouse gutters and appliances. Advance Co., Richmond, Ind. — Veu- tilatint, apparatus. G. >J. Hart, Rochester, N. Y.— P.jt handle. H. .T. Smith. Hinsdale, Mass.— Haidy terns, Christmas trees, ;?reens. AUimo Culture Co., Canfield, O.— Asters. Carolina Glass Co., Columbia, S. C. — Baskets. Foley Mfg. Co., Chicago. — Green- house appliances. And7-ew Wilson, Summit, N. J. — Plant oil. V.'arren Matthew^s, Dayton, O.— Coleus, Dayton Gem. CONVENTION NOTES. Messages of condolence were or- dered by a unanimous vote to be sent to ex-Pi-esidents Wm. Scott and M. H. Norton, both of whom had been pre- vented from attending the convention, the former by illness and the latter by an injury. The vote for president was very close- 1G3 to 147— and the friends of both candidates w^ere kept on the anxious seat until pretty near the end of the counting. ■Widespread regret was expressed at the enforced absence of Mrs. Stewart, who has but recently recovered from a severe illness. The Ladies' Auxiliary has reason to be proud of its first season's work, the list of members now reaching 109. A resolution of sympathy with Jo- seph Heacock and family in their re- cent severe affliction was adopted on Thursday evening by a rising vote. For the first time in its history, the S. A. F. consumed four days before closing its business sessions. Despite the many entertainments an unusual amount of valuable work was put through. The Executive Board also made a record by holding two sessions dviring the convention. The roof-garden reception at H. Bayersdorfer & Co.'s establishment on Thursday was the most elaborate private entertainment of its kind ever provided for Convention visitors. There was a sumptuous luncheon and music, and Messrs. Bayersdorfer and Berkowitz, with their ladies and a host of employees, spared no effort to make their many visitors happy. The opportunity to inspect the goods displayed on the various floors was availed of by the visitors, and was not the least of the instructive and en- joyable features of the occasion. Two coupes were in service all day carry- ing the visitors to and from the Con- vention hall. From all accounts the trip from New York to Philadelphia reflected great credit upon Messrs. Schultz, Nugent and Rickards, the committee entrust- ed with the duty of providing for the material satisfying of the 130 healthy appetites under their care. The old Scotch definition of perfection in this respect "A' fu' and nane left" was well exemplified in this instance, for everybody had enough, and the com- missary was bare when Philadelphia was reached. CONVENTION GINGER JAR. What did you think of the conven- tion? Tha.t is the universal salutation today— Monday. Personally, I think it was O. K. I enjoyed every minute of it from Monday morning to Satur- day night, and I only saw one thou- sandth part — and kept pretty busy at that! 1 have taken a few samples of other's views today and append one or two: Leo XiPs.^en — It was great — espe- cially the Dreer trip. I never saw a bigger or more congenial gathering. But the service and merchandise at Belmont was not so good as might ha -e been. I can't say anything about the tag. but I guess the bill will come in all right. (Sententious as ever.) J. Herbert luman — Fine convention. The feed at Belmont was great. Ev- erything of the finest and served to the minute. And the business I did exceeded my most sanguine expecta- tions. (Take your choice between these two.) Willitim .1. Baker: It was no good. I had no time to attend to anything for shaking hands with iieople. Who do they think I am — Pre.=iident Roose- velt? Frank H. Traendly— It's not this one that's worrying me now. It's the next! Of course I'm proud but it's a hie responsibility. Captain Lynch— On ethical and aes- thetical grounds I would consider last week's gathering a triumph of twen- tieth century civilization and an honor to the most august body of men ever assembled together for instruction and amusement since the beginning of time. Gastronomically and esoteri- cally it was beyond all praise. In other words, 1 think— "it was all to the good!' J. K. M. L. Farquhar — I think you have a great city here, and great op- portunities. We Boston people, proud as we are. see much to admire and approve in your parks and public insti- tutions and in the general spirit of progressiveness everywhere. I go home chastened, yet inspired and ex- hilarated! That 'bus megaphone was a fine feature. You remember when the crowd passed the 3Sth street mar- ket where the biggest vegetables in the wo!-ld were sold? Where "the vegetables were so large that three policemen had been known to sleep on one beat?" Yes! 'Well I have found those beets were all grown from Far- quhar's seeds! G. C. WATSON. SPOKANE ASTER FAIR. The Spokane Floral Association, of which Mrs. John Gilson is president, announces that silver medals will be awarded for the best displays at the twelfth annual aster show in connec- tion with the Spokane Interstate Fair in Spokane, Wash., Sept. 23 to Oct. 5. It is expec-ted to have exhibits from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and British Columbia, and these will be shown in a tent 40 by SO feet, in connection with other varieties of blooms. The central idea is not the awarding of prizes, but a desire to =how the visitors from the Inland Em- pire of the Pacific Northwest, and from other places, what may be done in the culture of flowers in the Spokane country. Systematic work is being done by the ladies of the association to prevail on those who have fine gardens to place their flowers on exhibition, either in competition for the prizes or other- wise. Besides the regular prizes, blue ribbons will be awarded in the various classes by the Interstate Fair Associa- tion. A new feature of the flower show will be the exhibits from the parks in Spokane, all of which have prom- ised to send displays. The medal in this department will be given by the floral association. Liberty park, Coeur d'-Mene park, as well as Corbin and Manito parks, will be represented. Another feature of the fair that is being given especial attention this- year is the display of pottec'. plants. All potted flowering plants placed on exhibit will remain the property of the exhibitor and the association will be responsible for them. It is also planned to have exhibits bv the children of Spokane and the district. All plants exhibited in this denartment must have been cared for bv the exhibitor, the object being to encourage the boys and girls in flower culture. In the earlier days of Spokane the floral association did much in the way of providing seeds, even doing work in the city parks. AUGUST WOLF. Spokane, Wash. 286 During Recess **Hang Sorrow; care will kill a cat A?id therefo7-e let's be merry." CONVENTION SPORTING EVENTS. The Bowling Contest. Seven teams were entered in the bowling contest which tooli place at the TeiTninal alleys. Detroit, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Washing- ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia were the participants. Philadelphia had a walk over — nearly 200 pins ahead of the next highest. The scores follow: Totals, Three Games PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE Robertson 52.'i Ki.hmond 514 Yates 493 Boone 413 Dodds 461 Perrv 429 Pontes 509 Lehr' 394 Connor 465 Seybold 520 Total 2453 Total 2260 WASHINGTON CHICAGO Cooke 480 Hauswirth 425 Shaffer 458 Bergman 398 Simmonds 468 Olsem 504 McLennan 398 Winterson 424 Ernst 369 Asmus 400 Total 2173 Total 2151 CLEVELAND NEW YORK Hart 443 OMara 387 Pentecost 360 Manda 392 Kelley 368 Kessler 407 Schmidt 420 Thielmau 424 Graham 520 Duikham 470 Total 2111 DETROIT Brown 360 Rahley 350 Stahelin 297 Pochelin 320 Helmer 426 Total 1753 Tiital .2080 Team Prizes. Whllldin Cup, 1st prize, Philadelphia, 2453; Michell Trophy, 2nd prize, Baltimore, 2260; Silver Cup, 3ra prize, Washington, 2173; Kasting Cup, High Single Game, Phil- adelphia, 857; Philadelphia Gup, High Total Score (Philadelphia excluded), Baltimore, 2260. High Individual Game In Team Contest, Wm. Diickham, 198, New York, Silver Cup. High total in three games, Wm. Robert- son, 525, Philadelphia, Silver Cup. Greatest number of Strikes, Wm. Robert- son, 15, Philadelphia. Silver Cup. Greatest number of Spares, M. Richmond, 19, Baltimore, Silver Cun. "' Men's Individual. (Two Games.) Prize. 1st, Geo. Goebel, Phila., Silver Cup 346 2nd, W. C. Smith, Phiia.. Clock 333 3rd, Wm. Graham. Phila., Flask 329 4th, E. C. Dungan, Phila., Suit Case... 318 5th, J. Berry, Wasiiington. Fountain Pen 312 Wm. Falck, I'hlla 300 J. Fenrlch, New York 298 G. McClurc. Buttalo 296 Wm. Lockport, Buffalo 295 A. Y. Hanna, Phila 295 A. Rasmussen, New Albany. Iml 291 C. Kuehu, St. Louis. Mo.." 2S9 J. J. Beneke, St. Louis, Mo 281 John Kuhn. Phila 277 R. Scott, Buffalo. N. Y 271 F. Adelberger, Phila 2B1 C. Sanditord, Buffalo. N. Y 263 W. L. Rock, Kansas City, Mo 259 D. J. Demas. Pittsburgh. Pa 256 A. B. Burton, Phila., Pa 255 W. Wheeler, Boston, Mass 250 Wm. Rehder, Wilmington, N, C 245 John Burton, Phila 236 D. Flnlavson, Boston. Mass 226 Chas. Vick, Rochester. N. Y 225 G. Kuhl, Pekin, 111 224 V. Bauer, Baltimore. Md 219 HORTICULTURE S. Batchelor, Phila 217 W. P. Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y 216 A. B. Cartledge, Phila 216 W. Loew, Pittsburgh. Pa 211 A. Henshaw, New York, N. Y 208 B. W. Holt, New York. N. Y 200 A. G. Salter, Rochester, N. Y 193 A. Pierce, Waltham. Mass 191 J. Schulz, Louisville, Kv 179 C. Ashley, Allentown, Pa 174 C. Kahlert, Phiia 174 H. Hornecker, New York, N. Y 154 J. Hauck, New York, N. Y 126 August 31, 1907 Individual Championship of S. A. F. (Two Games.) Diamond Medal Presented by Brunswick- Balke-Coiiender Co. C. J. Graham, Cleveland 369 Wm. Robertson, Phila 361 P. Olsen, Chicago 354 G. Barry. Washington 332 Ed. C. Dungan, Phila 330 W. C. Smith, Phila 319 Wm. Graham, Phila 309 M. Richmond. Baltimore 309 Wm. Duckham, New York 304 Geo. Cooke, Washington 289 LADIES' AUXILIARY BOWLING. The ladies had almost as many teams as the men this year — entering from Baltimore, New York, St. Louis, Washington, Philadelphia and Chicago — six teams. Thev were given the honor of a separate building to them- selves— the Olympic. The Chicago team won out, having an all star ag- gregation--three of them with over two hundred, while Philadelphia the next highest had only one over two hundred in the two games. The scores follow. Totals, Two Games CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA Mrs. Asmus 211 Miss E. Graham. 208 Mrs. Kreitling. . 199 Mrs. Harris 149 Mrs. McKellar.. 266 Mrs. Robertson. 148 Mrs. Wintertson. 175 Miss M. Graham 171 Mrs. Hauswirth. 211 Mrs. Sibson 176 Total 1062 WASHINGTON Miss Cooke 172 Mrs. Cooke 168 Mrs. Simonds... 166 Miss Freeman... 79 Miss Shaffer 238 Total 823 ST. LOUIS Mrs. Beneke 131 Mrs. Meinhardt. 18T Mrs. Weber 58 Mrs. Koenig.... 83 Miss T. Mein- hardt 160 Total 619 1st Prize, Sih-er Cup, 2ud Total 852 NEW YORK Mrs. Traendly.. 168 Mrs. Donaldson. 135 Mrs. Beimels. .. 181 Mrs. Thellman.. 168 Mrs. Vesey 134 Total 786 BALTIMORE Mrs. Seybold... 80 Mrs. Bauer 90 Mrs. Richmond.. 122 Mrs. Lutz 132 Miss Boone 155 Total 579 Chicago 1062 Phila 852 Individual High. (Two Games.) Mrs. McKellar, Chicago, Silver Cup 266 Individual High Game. Mrs. McKellar. Chicago, Silver Cup.... 151 Ladies' Individual Prizes. Prize. Isl, Silver ComiJOte, Mrs. McKolbir, Chi- cago 233 2ud, Traveling Clock, Mrs. Hauswirth, Chicago 209 3rd, Silver Pocketbook, Mrs. Theilmau, New York 208 4th. Bon Bon Dish, Miss Shaffer, Wash- ington 207 5th, Silver Belt Buckie. Mrs. Kreitling, Chicago ■. 206 0th, Cut Glass Water Bottle, Mrs. As- mus. Chicago 199 7th, Cologne Bottle, Mrs. Meinhard, St. Louis 198 Sth, Cut Glass Bowl. Miss Meinhard, St. Louis 196 9th, Cut Glass Olive Dish. Miss Burton. Phila 194 10th, Cut Glass Cruet, Miss E. Graham, Phila 187 ! Mrs. Relmels, New York 179 Mrs. Traendly, New York 174 Miss Boone, Baltimore 172 Mrs. Goebel, Phila 171 Mrs. Robertson, Phila 171 Mrs. Winter.son, Chicago 167 i Mrs. J. Wolff, Phila 164 , Mrs. Dodds, Phila 160 ! Mrs. Harris, Phila 158 , Mrs. Lutz, Baltimore 155 Miss Cooke, Washington 154 ' Mrs. Sibson, Phila 154 , Mrs. Whitman, New York 150 I Mrs. Donaldson, New York 146 , Mrs. Seybold, Baltimore 149 Mrs. Herr, Lancaster 137 Mrs. Beneke, St. Louis 131 Mrs. Cooke, Washington 130 i Mrs. Berning, St. Louis 130 i Mi-s. Koenig, St. Louis 126 I Mrs. Pollworth, Milwaukee 123 '■ Miss Witfeld, St. Louis 122 Miss M. Graham, Phila 122 , Mrs. Richmond. Baltimore 109 i Mrs. Blackistone, Washington 107 Mrs. Quarles. Louisville, Ky 107 Mrs. Rehder, Wilmington, N. C 104 | Mrs. Vesey, Ft. Wayne, Ind 105 Miss Ifulmer, Des Moines, la 102 i Mrs. Dorp, Phila 97 | Mrs. Bauer, Baltimore 95 | Mrs. Kunzman, Louisville 93 ; Mrs. Kuhl, Pekin, 111 91 | Miss Freeman, Washington 90 Mrs. W. C. Smith. Phila 85 | Mrs. Aug. Poehin-ann, Chicago 81 I Mrs. Powell, New York 80 I Miss Shellem, Phila 79 Miss Cartledge, Phila 76 | Mrs. Adolch Poehlmann. Chicaiio 66 THE SHOOTING CONTEST. The annual shooting contest took place on Wednesday at the grounds of the Florists' Gun Club. Wissinoming, Pa. Between showers the blue rock busters had a good time and spent the balance of the afternoon bragging about vhat they could have done if Jupiter Pluvius had only behaved him- self. The scores were as follows: 1st Event, 5 prizes. High Guns to win. G. O. Bell. 24: W. B. Westcott, 23; W. K. Harris, 23; W. A. Hammond, 22; H. Brown, 21; G. Anderson. 21; E. W. Steven- son, 19: C. D. Ball, 10: W. Wheeler, 15; J. Burton. 15; A. Rasmus.sen, 12: Ed. Held, 11: F. Adelburger. 9. 2nd Event. 25 Birds, Handicap for C. J. Rainier Co. cups and other prizes. Rain- ier Cups to lirst 3 High Guns and 4 prizes to the next 4 High Guns with added Handi- caps. Shot off at 25 birds. H. Brown. 25-25; J. Burton. 25-23; J. Stevenson, 25-20: E. Lotz, 24; Ed. Reid, 24; A. Rasmussen, 24; C. D. Ball, 24; G. An- derson, 24: W. B. Westcott. 24; G. O. BelU 24: W. A. Hammond, 23: W. K. Harris, 20; E. W. Stevenson. 19; W. Wheeler, 19; R. McLennan, 13. Shot off at 10 Birds. E. Lotz. 10: Ed. Reid, 8; A. Rasmussen, 7: C. D. Ball, 6. Messre. Anderson, Westcott and Bell withdrew from the latter contest. The employees of Bertermann Bros. Co., Indianipolis, Ind., and their families held an outing at the Cum- berland place owned by the firm on August IT. Baseball and the usual sports were indulged in and before the company separated Ic was proposed that the outing become a regular feature of the summer. A subscription for aa appi-opriate memorial to the late Emile Laurent, the great Belgian scientific explorer, has been started, and the names of the most illustrious horticulturists and botanists of Europe are inscribed thereon. M. le baron van der Bruggen, Minister of Agriculture at Brussels, is chairman of the committee, and M. L. Gentil, superintendent of the Brus- sel's Botanic Garden, is treasurer of the fund. August 31, 1907 ttOKTlCUUTURE- 287 THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW, SCHEDULE OF PRIZES AS PERFE CTED BY THE SCHEDULE COMMITTEE. Oue of tbe Chief Objects of this Ex- Mbition is to bring to notice deserving Novelties and Rare Plants, which will be awarded Medals or Certificates of the Society. Exhibitois may rely upon careful consideration by the Judges of all Exhibits in this class, also all deserv- ing Exhibits, new or otherwise, whether specified in this Schedule or not. OPEN TO COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE GARDENERS. Best Flowering Plant. Variety not be- fore exhibited. Medal or Certificate of S. A F Best Foliage Plant, Variety not before exlilbited. Medal or Certificate of S. A. F. Best Pelargonium (Zonale) not before exhibited in America, Medai cr Certificate. Certificates of Merit, Gold, Silver or Bronze Medals may be awarded to other deserving Novelties. Best Fern, other than Nephroiepis, in- troduced within three years or to be in- troduced within one year from date of Ex- hibition, not over 8 in pot or pan. Medal or Certificate. , _ PLANTS, best finished Group containing foliage plants of any variety, arranged for effect, covering not over 200 square feet, ?75, $50, $25. Twelve Foliage Plants, grown in not ever 8-inch pots, two Crotons admissible, $50, $30. $20. Six Flowering Plants, six species, six varieties, grown in not over 8-lnch pots, S25, $15, $10. CALADIUMS, six named varieties, $20, $12, $8. FERNS, six named varieties, not over 8 inch pots, no Adiantums admissible, $20, $12, $8. ADIANTUMS, six named varieties, not over 6-lcch pots, $20, $12, .$8. LYCOPODS, six named varieties, not over 8-inch pots or pan, $20, $12, $8. DRACAENAS, six named varieties, $20. SI*' $8 CYCLAMENS, twelve plants, $15, $10. $5 'PROTONS, 25 plants, 25 varieties, not over 8-inch pots, $50, $30, $20. . Best Fern of any of the Nephroiepis varieties not over 8-inch pot or pan, in- troduced to commerce within three years. Medal or Certificate. CROTONS, six named varieties, $30, $12, £8 CYCAS, tingle plant, named, $10, $6, $-t. NEPENTHES, six named varieties. $15, $10, $5. , , ^. BEGONIA REX, six plants, six varieties, OWVfKANDRA FENESTRALIS, $10, $6. $4 AQUATICS, General display of Nym- nhaeas, Nelumiums, Sedges. Papyrus, and other Aquatic plants, $50, $30, $20. MARANTAS, 12 plants, 12 varieties, not over 8-inc-h pots or pans, $30. $20, $10. ORCHIDS, Best display cut flowers and plants, $300. $200. $100. , , , ORCHIDS, best six plants. In bloom, $50, $35, $15. „„. „,. ORCHIDS, Best plant in blcom, $25, $lo, $10. ^ , WINDOW BOX. filled with ornamental foliage plants for household decoration, $10, $5 FOLIAGE PLANTS, ten plants, not over 6-lnch pots, not more than two of any species, two ferns admissible. $20, $10. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, limited to varie- ties not eligible to compete ,is Seedlings- All Chrvsanthemum plants must show a single clear stem for at lea.it one inch above soil. To be judged by the follow- ing scale of points: — Size of plants. 15 points; Form, 20 points; Bloom, 20 points; General effect, 25 points; Foliaae, 20 points. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Best Specimen phmt in the Exhibition, $25, .fl5, $10. Ten Varieties, one plant of each, not over 12-inch pots, $100, .$60. $40. Two Japanese, rot over 12iiu-h pots, $20, $12. $8. Two reflexed, not over 12-inoU pots, ;.n20, $12 $8 Two Anemone, not over 12-iiich pots, $20. ■?I2. $8. Specimen Incurved, $10, $6. $4. Specimen Reflexed, .$10, $6. $4. Spec'imen Pompon, $10, .$6. $4. Specimen any variety not Included in above classes, $10, $6, $4. Six plants, six varieties, not ovei- 7-inch pots, $20, $12, $8. Six Plants Pompons, six varieties, not over 7-lnch pots, $20. $12, $8. Six Plants, single varieties, not over 7- inch pots, $20, $12, $8. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Flowers to be judged bv the following scale of points: — Color, 25 points; Form, 25 points; Full- ness, 15 points: Stem, 10 points; Petalage, 10 points; Size, 15 points. Twenty-flve blooms, twenty-five varieties, $25, $15, $10. Six Vases, six named varieties, 10 blooms ea. $50, $30, $20. ,,. ^^„ Vase, 25 Mooms pink, named, *!.:>, $10. $5 Vase, 25 blooms red, named. $15. $10, $5. Vase, 25 blooms white, named, $15, $10, $5 Vase, 25 blooms yellow, named, .$15, $10, Vase, 25 blooms any other color. $15, $10 $5 PLANTS CHRYSANTHEMUIIS, Limited to varieties not eligible to compete as Seedlings. All Chrysanthemum Plants must show a single, clear stem for at least one inch above soil. Specimen plant. White, not over 14-inch pot, $20, $12, $8. , , , ^ Specimen plant. Yellow, not over 14-lnch pot, $20. $12, $8. ,,, , Specimen plant, Pii'l;, not over 14-lnch pot, $20, $12, $8. Specimen plant, any other color, $20 $12, $8. Specimen pliuit Single. $20. $12, $8. Specimen plant. Anemone. $20, $12, $8. Three Standards, not less than 30-inch stems, $60, $40, $20. ^ ,,. , Five Standards, not less than r2-lncb stems, uoi more ihan 24-inch stems, Ave varieties, $50, $30, $20. _, ^ Five Specimen Plants, not over 10-lncn pots, five varieties, $50. $30, i;20. Five Specimen Plants, five single varie- ties, not over 8-inch pots, $30, $20. $10. Five Specimen plants, five Pompon varie- ties, not over 8-inch pots, $30, $20, $10. CHRYSANTHEM UMS, twenty-five plants, grown to single stem, not over 6- inch pots, one color, $25, $15, $10. Grafted specimen Chi-ysaiithemum, must have at least 3-lnch stem above soil, $25, $15, $10. , ^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Specimen plant, variety not dissoniinated prior to 1906, not over i4-lueh pot, $15, $10. $5. Specimen Plant, White, not over 14-Inch pot. $15, $10, $5. ,, . , Specimen plant. Yellow, not over 14-incli pot, $15, $10, $5. Specimen plant, any other color, $15, $10. $5- .... Six plants, six varieties, not disseminat- ed prior to 1906, in not over 6-inch pots, one bloom to a plant, $10, $6, $4. „ , . Twelve plants, white, not over 6-lnch pots, one bloom to a plant, $15, $10, $5. rwelve plants, yellow, not over 6incn pots, one bloom to a plant. $15. $10. $5. Twelve plants, i ink. not over 6-inch pots, cue bloom to a plant, $15, $10. $5. Twelve piants, red, not over 6-Inch pota. one bloom to a plant, $15, $10, $5. Twelve plants, any other color, not over 6 inch pots, one bloom to a plant, $15. $10, $5. , , Twelve plants, twelve varieties, not over 6-inch pots, one bloom to a plant, $15. $10, $5. Four plants, Japanese, four varieties, air- ferent color, not over 14-inch pots, $50, $30, $^0 "Three plants, varieties not disseminated prior to 1906, not over 14-inch pots, $40, $25, $15. Ten Palms, not over 8-lnch pots, not more than two plants of one variety, $50, $30 $20 ' Palm, not over ten-inch pot, $10, $6, $4. Boston Fern, (or Sport of s.^me) $10, $6. $4. Basket Asparagus Sprengerii. $10. $6, $4. Two Araucaria robusta compacta, $10, Two .\raucaria any other variety, .'?10, '' Specimen Clbotium Scheidii. $15, $10, $5. Six Nephroiepis. six varieties, not over 10-inch pots or pans, $30, .$2U. $10. Best filled Fern Dish, not to exceed 15 inches in diameter, $10, $6. $4. Basket or Hamper of Plants. $25, $lo. $10. Display of Cut Asparagus, not less than 25 strings, $15, $10, $5. CLASSES FOR PRIVATE GARDENERS ONLY. Best ten Zonale Pelargoniums, not over two of one variety, not ever 10 inch pots, $30, $20, $10. One Palm, $10, $6, $4. One Crotcn, $10, $6, $4. One Dracaena, $6, $4. One Decorative Plant, other than above, $10, $6, $4. One Nephroiepis Bosloniensts, not over 10-inch pot, $10, $6, $4. One Nephroiepis Barrowsil, not over 10- Inch pot, $10, $6, $4. Oue Nephroiepis Whitmanii, not over 10- inch pot. $10, $6, $4. ,„ , u One Nephroiepis Scotti, not over 10-inch pot, $10, $6, $4. „, ^ , . , _^ One Flowering Plant, e.'cclusive of Or- chids and Chrysanthemums, $10, $6, $4. Fiv Foliage Plants, five varieties, not over i2-inch pots, $25, $15, .flu One Grafted Chrysanthemum Plant, $20, 1512 $8 Most' Novel or Rare plant, $10, $6, •$'1. Twelve Ferns, twelve varieties, .$25, $1A ^^^' CUT FLOWERS. Chrysanthemums, Twelve blooms White, $10, $6, $4. «„.„... Twelve blooms Yellow, $10, $6, $4. Twelve blooms Pink, $10, $6, $4. Twelve blooms any other color, $10, $6, $4 The follow Classes are not limited to Pri- vate Gardeners: — Roses, 100 American Beauty, arranged for effect (growers barred), $100, $75, $50. Carnations, Seedlings and Sports, White, twenty blooms, $5, $3. Red, twenty blooms, $5, $3. Pink, Daybreak class, twenty blooms, $5 $3 Pinli, Scott class, twenty blooms, $5, $3. Pink, Lawson class, twenty blooms, $5, $3 Yellow, or striped, or blotched, on yel- low ground, $5, $3. „ -,,. ,., „ Sweepstakes, Best Seedling carnation entered in aboi e classes, not exhibited pre- vious to this year. Silver Cup valued at $25 Chrysanthemum.s, Seedlings, sports and importations not distributed, to be shown on stems not less than 18 inches long. Each varietv shown which scales .8a points or over, will be awarded the Society's Cer- tificate of Merit. . Six blooms White, one variety, $5. Six blotms Yellow, one variety, not darker than Major BonnaEEon. $5. Six blooms Yellow, one variety, darker than Major Bonnaflon, $5. Six blooms Pink, one variety, lighter than Viviand Morel, $5. Six blooms Pink, one variety, not lighter than Viviand Morel, $5. Six blooms any other color, one variety. Sweepstakes. Best Seedling or Sport en- tered in above six classes. Silver Cup valued at $25. CUT FLOWERS, OPEN TO ALL. Chrysanthemums, Sixty bloo°f', t'^'lljf varieties five blooms of each, $50, $dU, ^^y- Thirty-six blooms, six varieties, six blooms of each, $30, $20, $10. 'twelve blooms, one variety, any color, liest 'variety, not disseminated, $10. $6. $4 Six blooms, any color, $10, $6, $4. Vase. 100 Blooms White, .'?50, •1'30, $20. Vase, 100 Blooms I'ink, $50, $30, $20. Vase 100 Blooms Yellow, $.50, $30, $20. Vase, 100 Blooms any other color, $50, $30, $20. ^ „^ In above four classes arrangement as well OS quality of bloom to be considered. Six blGoms, one variety, White. $a, $3, $2 Six blooms one variety. Yellow, not darker in color than Major Bonnatton, $5. $3 $2 'six"'blooms, one variety. Yellow, darker in color than Major Bonnaffon. $5, $3, $2. Six blooms Pink, lighter in color than Viviand Morel, oue variety, $5, $3, $2. Six blooms Piuk. one variety, not lighter in color than V. Morel. $5, $3. $2 Six blooms Red, one variety, $5, $d, S^. Six blooms Bronze, one vaiiety, $o, $3, 288 HOKTICULT^yRt August 31, 1907 BOZEMAN, MONT., SWEEl PEA CARNIVAL. SKMW^; The Queen's Float The Bozercau Sweet Pea Carnivdi, the only event of the kind in the nm th Hociiy Mountain region, is in its second year. It started in a sirgges tion for the Improvement of tr>e gar- dens and lawns and proved 'effective in that direction. Prizes WPie offered for the best sweet peas .n various )ining towns of the region. Perhaps if the Carnival is kept up it v'ill show more results in stimulating growers to seek for a fine quality of flowers. There are several gardeners here who make a business of growing peas for che State market, and find it very profit-able. W. F. BREWER. Six blo<.ji:s anj' other color, one variety', $5, .$3, $li. Vase of 20 Blooms, one color, am va riety, $20, $32, $8. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Blooms, twelve Sprays Pompon, one variety. Fink. $10, $6, 14. Twelve Sprays, Pompon, one v.nricty. Yel- low. $10, $6, $4. Twelve Sorays, Pompon, <-ne variety. Red, $10, $e; $4, Twelve Spra.rs Pompon, one variety. White. .flO, ,$6, $4. Twelve Spravs Pompon, one variety any otter color. $10. $6. $4. Twelve Sprays Anemone, one variety, $10, $6, $4. Collection Pompons, tUi'ee spravs oacli variety, $20, $12, $8. OPEN TO ALL, SEEDLINGS ADMIS- SIBLE. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, twelve blooms, twelve varieties, $10, $6, $4. Collection named varieties, one bloom eacli, forty varieties, $25. $15, $10. Collection named varieties, one bloom each, to be shown on mossed l:)oards sup- plied by the Society, $25, $15, $10. Collection, twelve varietie.5, to be shown on mossed boards supplied by the Society, tlO, $6, .$4. Specimen Bloom, any color, $10, $6, $4. ROSES. Wednesday. 100 American Beauty, $100, .$75, .$50. $25. 100 Liberty. $35, $25, $15. 100 Richmond, $35. $25, $15. 100 Golden Gate or Uncle John, $25. $15, $10. 100 Bride, $25, $15, $10. 100 Bridesmaid. $25, $1.5, $10. 100 Madame Chatenay, $25, $15. $10. 100 Any other variety," $25, $15, $10. Twelve blooms of new Rose, never ex- hibited iu this country previous to this sea- son. Silver Cups value $25. Twenly-iive blooms any variely not in commerce. $15. $10, $5. CARNATIONS, White, Fifty White Law- son, $5, $3. Fifty The Belle. $5. $3. Fifty White Cloud. $5, .$3. Fifty Lady Bountiful, .$5. $3. Fifty Lieutenant Peary. $5. .?:!. Fifty White Perfection, $5, $3, Fifty White Enchantress, $5. $3. Fifty any other White, $5, $3. Carnations, Red. Fifty Victory. $5, $3. Fifty Robert Craig, $5, $3, Fifty Red Riding Hood, $5, $3. Fifty John B. Haines, $5, $3. Fifty Beacon, $5, $3. Fifty any other Red. $5, $3. Carnations. Crimson. Fiifty Harlowarden, .¥5 $3 Fifty Harry Fenn. $5, $3. Fifty Governor Roosevelt, $5, $3. Fifty any other Crimson. $5, $3. Carnations. Pink, Fifty Winsor, $3, $3. Fifty Rose Pink Enchantress, $5, $3. Fifty Enchantress, .$5. $3. Fifty Mrs. T. W. Lawson, ,$5, $3, Fifty Nelson Fisher. $5. $3. Fifty Helen Goddard. .$5, $3. Fifty Aristocrat, $5, $3. Fifty Pink Imperial, .$5. $3. Fifty Melody, .$5, $3. Fifty any other Pink. $5. $3. Carnations, Variegated, Fifty Mrs. Pat- ten, $5, $3. Fifty Prosperity, $5. $3. Fifty Variegated Lawson, $3, $3. Fifty any other Variegated, .$5, $3. Carnations. New Varieties, 50 White, in- troduction of 1907, $5, $3. Fiftv Pink, introduction of 1907, Day- break Class. $5. $3. Fifty Pink, introduction of 1907. Scott Class, $5, $3. Fiftv Pink, introduction of 1907. Lawson Class. $5. $3. Fifty. Red. introduction of 1907. $5, $3. Fifty any other color, introduction of 1907, $5, $3. SPECIAL. OPEN TO ALL. SEEDLINGS ADMISSIBLE. Carnations. Best 100 White. $12. $8, $4. 100 Pink. Daybreak Class. $12. .$8. $4. 100 Pink, Scott Clafss, $12, $8, $4. 100 Pink. Lawson Class. $12. $8, $4. 100 Crimson. $12. $8, $4. 100 Red. $12. $8, $4. 100 any other color. $12, $8, .$4. Violets. Display. 800 Blooms, $15. $10, $5. Lilyof-the- Valley, Display. 500 Blooms $25. $15, $10. It is the purpose of the management to have a large and fine display of Cut Plowei- Work, believing that such a display would prove attractive to the public. Under the competitive plan this has always been difficult, or im- possible, to accomplish, because uo competitor in the retail business wants to get "Second" or "Third" premiums. It is proposed to have several examples of each item, as shown in the list be- low. Any florist desiring to exhibit, will please notify the Superintendent of the Exhibition. If there are too many applicants, the exhibitors will be chosen iiy lottery. The management reserves the right to re.iect any exhibit deemed unworthy. Mantel. 15 iu. x 6 ft.: Mirror, grate, two examples. $35 each. Panel, 3 ft. x 5 ft., six examples, .$25 each. Doorway Decoration, 8 ft. x S ft., four examples, $40 each. Dinner Table, round or oval, for 12 cov- ers, four examples, $50 or $75 each. Roses iu tall vases. 4 ft. to 6 ft. high. Fifty American Beauty, arranged for ef- fect, four examples at $50 each. Fifty Any other Rose, arranged for ef- fect, four examples, $25 each. One hundred Carnations, vases 2 ft. to 4 ft. high, arranged for effect, six ex- amidcs, .S25 each. Mirror Decoration, size of Mirror 4 ft. x r, ft., $25. Chandelier Decoration, two examples at $13 each. Steamer Basket or Hamper, four exam- ples at $25 each. Bride's Bouquet, six examples at $25 each. Bridesmaid's Bouquet, pair: three pairs at $20 each. Floral Valentine, six examples at $10 each. Chancel Decoration for Church Wedding, four examples $50 each. Decoration of Reception Room, four ex- amples. $50 each. Decoration of Room for Home Wedding. four examples. .V75 each. '.\rt Gallery." Deep frames, about 3 August 31. 1907 HORTICULTURE •289 •)ttft»)(^nK*»a^*>*»»»>»t»<»»<»»»««»»>«^K*>A*>K*»ft«A»sft«)A*>»iA«*AA»»Kft«»*X»>K»»»)M I i THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc., BEDFORD, MASS. 9 J EVERGREENS in TUBS. These are extra selected specimens, suif^ble for Hall and Veranda Decoration. « EVERGREENS for LAWN and FOREST planting. We offer the larg:est stock of SPECIMEN Evergreens 2 in New England, in sizes 15 inches to 15 feet 2 ALL OUR EVERGREENS ARE HANDLED WITH BALLS OR IN TUBS. I We offer several acres of FIELD-GROWN PERENNIALS, in about 1000 Varieties at very low rates. • We send out nothing but STRICTLY HIGH-GRADE STOCK, carefully packed, and our prices are always right. ^ Catalog and Price Lists Free. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2}( in. Pots, lio.oo per lOO 31^ in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Read/ to Pet On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LADY CAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Herbaceous Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. M. H. WALSH rose SPtciALiST WOODS HOLE, MASS. ft. X 5 ft., fifty examples to cost $15 each. Frames to be furnished by the manage- ment should be arranged and lighted sim- ilar to Picture Gallery. EECAPITULATION. Mantel, Mirror and Grate, two at $35 $ 70 Panel, six at $25 150 Doorway, four at $40 160 Dinner Table, four at $75 300 American Beauty Vases, four at $30 . . 200 Any Other Rose Vases, four at $25 100 Carnations, six at $25 150 Mirror. 4ft. x 6 ft., four at $25 100 Chandelier, two at $15 30 Steamer Basket, four at $25 100 Bride's Bouquet, six at $25 150 Bridesmaid's Bouquet, three pairs at .$20 60 Floral Valentine, six at $10 60 Chancel Decoration for Church Wed- ding, four at $75 300 Decoration for Home Wedding, four at $50 200 Decoration for Reception Room, four at $50 200 $2330 750 Art Galleiy. fifty at $15 $3,080 SPECIAL PREMIUMS. Special Premium on exhibit to be select- ed, Silver Cup, value $50, offered by Vaughan's Seed Store. Special Premium, Silver Cup, value $50, exhibit to be selected, offered by Chas. H. Totty. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. 20,000 California Privet For FALL and SPRtNG Delivery Four feet bushy stock. Three times transplanted THIS IS IDEAL STOCK FOR MAKING IMMEDIATE HEDGES Price in carload lots (about 5000 to a car) - $40.00 per 1000 Smaller quantities . . . = - sO.iO " 1000 Mo chBrgo made for packing COTTAGE GARDENS GO., Inc. - Queens, New York John Waterer & Sons, ki AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest stock of recognized Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list Of plants grown for the American trade. John 'Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors of Rhododendrons ir London. AUGUST SEPTEMBER Field Qrown ■ Is the time to plant CATALOGUES FREE Largest Variety in New England EVERGREENS PERENNIALS The BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Ablngton, Mass, FINE GRADING . . Shrubbery . . Artistically Planted Estimates Given Eiperts on Pruning D. ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beach Parkway, Everett, Mass. in ordering goods please add, "i saw it in HORTICULTURE." Viburnum Plicatum Berberis Tliunbergii Hydrangea Pan. Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii LARUE STOCK. Send for Prices. The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST GROVE, PA. HARDY PERENNIALS Yneca fllamentosa. Aconltnm Napellns and blcolor. Helenlum superbum and striatum. Rudbeckia. Hemerocaliis. German Iris, many colors. Hardy Phlox, 20 varieties. Funkla subcordata. Write for prices to T. H. GHIVERS, - Amesbury, Mass. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New York Office, Siebrecht Building, 425 Fifth Avenue. FOR SALE 200 Lady Gay 200 Dorothy Perkins 200 Crimson Ramblers Nice Stock in 2H inch pots, ready for 354 inch $10.00 per hundred F. E. PALMER, Brookilne, Mass. 290 HORTICULTURE August 31, 1907 Seed Trade There has been much discussion of the recent item on the growing of seed peas which appeared in these col- umns and of course there are two views expressed, the growers looking at the matter from their viewpoint, and the seed merchants from theirs, and while a majority of the latter in- sist that prices are high enough, and object to any advance, a few of the more progressive and broad-gauge rec- ognize the force of the reasons given for the suggested increase, and say that if this increase carries with it superior quality, they are quite willing to pay it There is no question that the lower- ing of prices has resulted in Uie lower- ing of quality, and imtil prices are raised to a point where the grower can afford to give the time and ex- pense needful to improve and main- tain the quality of his stocks, the com- plaints against the quality will con- tinue. In comparing present day growing prices with those of twenty-flve and thirty years ago it will be noted that there has been a great decline, and yet there is no good reason for this. It costs more to do business today than it did twenty-five years ago, and certainly much more than ten years ago. and while this fact has been rec- ognized and applied by practically every industry in the country, the seed grower has continued to produce his goods at the same old prices, _ if indeed he has not lowered them, with the inevitable result— depreciation in quality. Is this because the average seed grower has received less gray matter than his brothers in other in- dustries? Results speak for them- selves. It is not the purpose of the writer to make out a case for the grower, but to state facts, and these facts will undoubtedly be recognized by all candid, intelligent readers, fully ac- quainted with the subject. The aim has been to elevate the seed trade, and there is no surer or better way than by improving the stocks they sell, and high quality can not be maintained on low prices; such a con- dition is artificial, and to quote the words of Emerson, "Nothing artificial, nothing arbitrary can endure." If the trade will only recognize this fact and be willing to pay the grower a little more for his product, and the grower on his part will give more in- telligent, painstaking care to his crops, both will be duly recompensed, the seed buying public would be better served, and the prestige and reputation of the seed trade correspondingly in- creased. It begins to be evident that the varieties of sugar corn are doomed to failure in many sections of the coun- try. A general failure is not expected, but the prediction is here made that 1907 will be rated a very poor corn year. It will also not be a good year for vine crops, and as the nights have already become cool, the warmth of the sun during the day will not be sufficient to enable tardy crops to catch up. Judging by offers of onion seed coming from unexpected quarters, the MICHELL'S MUSHROOM SPAWN Our nushroom Spawn is used by the leading growers through- out the country on account of its superior quality. Made by the same party who manufactured for us when we fiist em- barked in the Seed business. He has upheld his reputation as a first-class English Spawn maker and this made our name prominent among the largest Mushroom Growers. ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN PURE CULTURE SPAWN 1 Sc per Brick $1.40 •■ 12 1.75 for 25 Pounds 6.00 " 100 55.00 " 1000 250 pounds at 1000 pound rate 20c per Brick $1.80 for 12 3.25 •■ 2S 7.00 •• SO 13.50 " 100 115.00 " 1000 Our Advance Price Llat of Bulbs Is Heady HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 1018 Market St., Phila., Pa. tramp crop will be much more of a factor than has been generally ex- pected, and those who have been hold- ing tightly to their seed with the ex- pectation of getting some unreasona- bly high prices will regret that they did not sell when they could have drawn good but fairly reasonable fig- ures. Prominent dealers now predict that yellows will range from $1.00 to $1.25, and f.at reds from $1.25 to $1.50. white Portugal $2.00. and white Globe $2.50 to $3.00. while red Globes will be little if any higher than flat reds. Rumors that California seed grow- ers are selling direct to consumers are again going the rounds, to bo once more denied by those worthies, but whore there is so much smoke there must be some Are. No names are given, but it should not be very diffi- cult to learn the truth. This would seem to be a proper subject for the Wholesale Seedsmens' League to in- vestigate. and fniits at the State Fair this sea- son. The Tucker Seed House, Carthage, Mo., have purchased the fixtures of the Parsons Seed Co. and are making improvements on a large scale. M. B, Faxon, formerly with the Liv- ingston Seed Co., Columbus, O., has taken a position with J. M. Thorbum & Co., New York. T. J. Gray, the Boston seedsman, who has just returned from a visit to England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland and France, tells of an interesting episode at The Hague on the Queen's birthday. As he was entering the Vic- toria Hotel he saw four American -lags waving down the street; he walked down and saluted them, and as he did so a hurrah went up from the hotel. A party of twenty-eight young ladies from Ohio, traveling with Col. Edward "Wilson of Columbus, had ob- served his action, and as he stepped into the hotel they sang "The Star Spangled Banner." L. W. Wheeler, for the past seven and a half years manager of the New York Branch of Vaughan's Seed Store, has resigned, and will start shortly for Southern California, where he ex- pects to make his home. Mr. Wheeler is treasurer of the New York Florists' Club. S. D. Willard, of Geneva, N. Y., State fair commissioner, is making a special ef.'ort to have large exhibits of flowers PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. DAFFODILS-NARCISSUS AND HOW TO GROW THEM.— Doubleday, Page & Co., New York. Here is a book written with the laudable purpose of increasing the public interest in and knowledge of this most beautiful and varied of all the garden bulbs, but which because of its thoroughness and technical in- formation as to classification and culture which it gives will prove as well a valuable handbook for the pro- fessional grower or dealer. A ready explanation of this somewhat unus- ual quality in horticultural books in- tended primarily for the public lies in the fact that the author is A. M. Klrby, well-known as the head of the bulb and flower-seed department of the seed house of Peter Henderson & Co.. a gentleman well qualified to instruct on the subject. The book will be found especially valuable because the varieties are rated as to their capabilities under American conditions and the garden value is kept constantly in the fore- ground. The text is divided Into two parts: (1) Culture, including com- mercial production of cut flowers in the fleld and under glass; (2) a criti- cal appraisement of all the varieties commonly in the trade (about 500). The illustrations are thirty-two in number and admirably supplement the text. The appendix contains a key to the daffodils, by Wilhelm Miller and Leonard Barron. The price of the book is $1.10 net, or $1.21 post free. In style it is uni- form with previously published vol- BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and thev are 10 times better. STUMPP & WALTER CO., 50 Barclay St., New York August 31, 1907 HORTICULTURE ■291 umes in the Garden Library ("Roses," "Ferns," and "Lawns"), and any one or all of the four can be supplied at above quoted price by Horticulture Publishing Co., 11 Hamilton Place, Boston. The McFarland Publicity Service, Harrisburg. Pa. — "The McFarland Messagre" for September. This period- ical, published in the interests of bet- ter catalogues, handsomer illustra- tions, artistic printing, and modem methods of publicity generally, is well worth having. Indeed, no one issuing a catalogue can afford to be without it. One dollar a year for the cream of J. Horace McFarland's ideas in month- ly instalments is a cinch. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. I!. Hammond Tracy. Wenham. Mass. — Cedar Acres Gladioli. Chicago Carnation Company, Joliet, 111. — List of field-grown carnations. W. W. Rawson & Co., Boston. Mass. —Wholesale list of bulbs for fall plant- ing. J. W. Harwell, Waukegan. 111.— Folder of Blatchford's English Lawn Grass Seed. E. Y. Teas Company, Centerville, Ind. — Wholesale price list of Peonies for fall of 1907. H. H. Berger & Co.. New York City. — Fall catalogue of bulbs, seeds and plants. The cover of this very com- plete list is illustrated with a hand- some cluster of Narcissus poeticus. GIGANTIC CYCLAMEN Sow Now for Results BODDINCTON'S GIGANTIC CYCLAMEN SEED in magnificent mixture, con t lining the most superior colors, such as BIood-Red, Salmon, Light Pink, Dark Pink, While, etc.. m equal proportions. GIGANTIC CYCLAMEN MIXTURE Per trade pkt., SOc. 100 seeds, $1 .25 $12 00 per 1000 Our catalogue mailed free ARTHUR T. BODDINGTOM 342 West 14th St. NEW YORK, N. Y. W. B. DU RIE, Rahway, N. J. CABBAGE PLANTS Early and Late Flat Dutch, Succession and Savoy $i.oo per looo, 10,000 and over 8jc. per 1000. CELERY, Golden Self Blanching, Giant Pascal, White Plume, Winter Queen, Golden Heart. $1.00 per 1000, 10,000 and over 80c per icjo. Borecole, Brussels Sprouts, Leek, $1.00 per 1000. Lettuce, Grand Rapid. Boston Market, Defiance, $t.oo per 1000. Moss Curled Parsley $1.00 per 1000. My Plants are Fine. Cash with ordf-r, please. SAMUEL W. SHANKUN. - WHjTE MAHSH. MP. CELERY PLANTS 100.000 WHITE PLUME All Transplanted plants. Many rootlets. Unlike those grown in the ordinary way. None better. 500, $1.50; 1000, $2.50; 5000 or over $2.00 per 1000. Cash with Order TO THE TRADE READY NOW BEGONIA Gloire de Lorraine Plants from 2J^ in. pots $15 GO per 100 $140.00 per 1000 R.&J.FARQUHAR&GO., 6 and 7 So. Market St., BOSTON. Vick's Superb Pansy Seed All the best varieties in separate colors VICKS SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: l-Soz. 8SC. 1-4 oz. $1.60 Ounce $6.00 JAMES VICK'S SONS. Rochester, N. Y. BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CIH C AUUFLOWERS A B B A G E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO, 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTI- CULTURE. ZIRNCIEBEL'S GIANT PANSIES Fresh Crop Now Really Fame<3 for a quarter of a century and when you buy them you get the best In exist' ence. I am conlinuing the pansy business on exactly the same standarti as carried on by my father, the late Denys Zirngiebel. None genuine unless sold by me. AUGUSTUS ZIRNGIEBEL, Needham, Mass. GIANT MARKET. "The Variety for the Million." Trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. QIANT FANCY. The Ne Plus Ultra in Pansies. Trade packet, 1000 seeds, $1.00. BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS SWEET PEAS BODDINGTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally early Sweet Pea for in- door flowering — will bloom six weeks after sowing. Color clear white upon long stems: habit fairly dwarf, and of exceptionally free flowering qualities. Trade pkt 50c., per 02. 30c., 5ilb. $1, H^b. $1.50, lb. $2.50. CANARY. Similar to the above, but flow- ers of an exceptionally good yellow. Trade pkt. 50c., per oz. 30c., j^lb. $1, Hlb. $1.50, lb. $2.50. FLAMINGO. Color scarlet : free-flowering and early. As the crop of this variety Wi.s small, we can only send out packets this season for trial. Pkt. 25c., 5 pkls. for $1. BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. This is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultivation as by sow- ing the seed under glass in latter part of August, flowers can be cut from Thanks- giving on during the winter months. Per oz. 10c , K'b. 30c., 56lb. 5oc,,lb. 75c. BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE. A grand companion to Chrij^tmas Pink. Per oz. ICC, M'b. 3cc., %\h 5CC., lb. 75c. Our Fall Bulb Catalogue now ready, if you have not already secured one — send a postcard today. Besides a full collec* tion of seeds for fall sowing it contains a list of over Two Hundred Varieties of Perennial Seeds that can be sown now. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W. 14th St., NEW YORK CITY Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds^^ Send for Cata!ogu» THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 Sl 33 So. Market St., BOSTON F'retm.oli and Dtaitoln. BULBS For prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent on request. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp, 47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS, BERMUDA GROWN LILIUM HARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS tJeady for Delivery H.E.Fiske Seed Co.,'i,t.."'^"""" Square BOSTON. MASS. BRA8LAN SEED GROWERS GO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE. -^CALIFORNIA C. G. MORSE & CO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States 292 HOP.T1CULTURE: August 31, 1907 SEEN AT RIVERTON. Exhibit i>f. Calauiuji?', Feuns and Phuimx We present herewith two views taken in the Dreer greenhouses on the occasion of the S. A. F. visit last weelc. The Dreer establishment was founded in 1S82 and incorporated in 1S92 with Wm. F. Dreer as president of the com- pany. The nurseries at Riverton cover 100 aci'es and there is an auxil- iary farm ol SO acres near Moores- town, N. .1. The glass at Riverton covers nine acres and heating is done by sixteen boilers, the water and steam beine; distriljuted through 23 miles of pipe. In the group of new nephrolepis shown herewith are included Todea- oides, W'bitniaiiii. ATnorpohlii, Dreer's Robusta and a numlier of unnamed sjjorts originating with Dreer and Barrov;s. A laree space is devoted to fern.i. of which about two million plants arc handled during the season and palm;; occupy a larsr area — there being at liresent 500,000 plants in stock in vari- ous sizes. About luO acres are devoted to the culture of dahlias, cannas and hardy perennials. The aquatic gardens cover an area of six acres in which are grown all known varif-ries of water lilies and lotus; making the largest and most complete collection in existence. ExHii'.iT OF New Nephrolepis Forms THE IDEAL PARK. An address before the Ameiicau Association o£ Park Superintecdeuts, by Theodore WUth. I have often thoaght, of late years, ihat Paik work would at times be- come almost monotonous if same re- quired orly the attention and skill to make parks attiactive and keep them in good trim. Yet it was, more or less, with such a confined idea of duty and requirement, that I assumed the administrati\'e burden of my first ap- poiiitmeiu as park superintendent. I entered that service as a landscape gardener. Today, i proudly claim to be more, l)ecause I have found out that our parks must be more than only beauty spots in order to accomplish all the good they can in public life. I am linding, almost daily, new fields and openings for useful, beneficial service to the public, outside of the gardening profession, and all those in- novations into the original plans and ideas of park work and park life, do not only not interfere or mar tho beauty of the original picture and its conception, but on the contrary, in most cases they enhance the beauty of same, and in all they many-fold increase the value of the work as a whole. Some twenty-five years ago, one of the leading park builders of the West, was engaged in designing a park system for a very promising growing city, and in reading his report out- lining the plans he then submitted, one can readily see that outside of the de- sire to iJreserve natural scenery and create additional beauty spots, the full, far-reaching value of parks as a recrea- iiou grounds was at that time not fully lecognized, or at least did not receive due consideration. Let mo quote him as follows: "I strongly recommend an extended sy.otem of boulevards, or ornamental avenues, rather than a series of de- tached open areas or public squares. The latter are certainly desirable and always form attractive features, but they are comparatively local in their character, and fail to impart such dignity and beauty as is conferred by a grand ornamental avenue, compris- ing a continual sucession of pretty gardens enlivened by the constant passing of througs of pedestrians and fine equipages." Now tins man at his time was up-to- date, and the sentiment and opinion cxpves.sed in those few lines show, it 1 interpret them right, a certain limit of the purpose and usefulness of parks, which in the last ten or fifteen years has almost everywhere been happily overstepped and widened. The local, district or neighborhood park, what- ever we may call same, has come to the foreground as a most important factor to any complete park system. New cities in planning their system give them from the beginning due consideration and thought, while older cities spend enormous sums to acquire comparatively small tracts of land for this very purpose and need, which, al- though always in existence, has been clearly underestimated if it has not been totally unrecognized. The by far largest percentage of those neighborhood parks are or should be located in those parts of our cities where the population is or -will become the most congested, and conse- quently they are the recreation grounds August 31, 1907 HORTICULTURE 293 Dreers Specml Offer OF ARAUCARIAS Our stock of Araucarias is exceptionally fine this season, the plants are well hardened off and if you anticipate to lay in a supply, now is the time to buy. We are in position at pressnt time to give you much better values than after the plants are placed in winter quarters. ARAUCARIA EXCELSA 4 inch pots, 6 to 7 inches high, 2 tiers 35 cents each 5 " " iotoi2 " " 3 " 65 " " 6 " " 12 to 14 " " 3104 " 75 " " 6 " " 14 to 16 " " 4 " $1.00 6 " " 16 to 18 " " 4 " 1.25 " ARAUCARIA EXCELSA CLAUCA 5 inch pots, S inches high, 2 tiers $0.75 each ^6,". " 12 " " 3 " 1. 00 " '6""f' " 131015 " " 3 " 1.25 '• ARAUCARIA ROBUSTA COMPACTA 6 inch pots, 10 to 12 inches high, 2 to 3 tiers .$1.25 each 6 " " 141016 " " 3 " 1.50 " For a complete list of Decorative Plants as well as a full line of other seasonable stock in P.ants, Bulbs and Seeds see ourcew Wholesale List issued September 1st- HENRY A. DREER, 7 1 4 Chestnut St. , Philadelphia, Pa. of the people who need them the most. Large parks are all right, but unless they are within easy reach of the poorer classes, they will be compara- tively little benefited by them. Twenty-five or fifty cents are soon spent for ear fare alone by even a small family for occasional visits, while they ought to he able to get the benefit of such a breathing spot at no cost, and at all limes within easy walk- ing distance. The up-to-date neighborhood park of today embraces more than well kept lawns, attractive flower-beds, screen- ing shrubbery plantations, shady walks and rest-inviting settees. Some of the most useful innovations are the play- grounds, in and outdoor gymnasiums wading and swimming pools, etc., and in some systems of our larger cities, we find libraiies, reading, club and meeting rooms, indoor swimming pools, baths and shower-baths, etc., and the regularity with which they are visited by numberless thousands the year in and out. since their inaugura- tion, shows convincingly that they fill a pressing demand and receive thank- ful appreciation. The larger parks of most cities are equipped with bandstands, and con- certs are given at frequent intervals, if not every day during the summer sea- son. Those concerts ought to be free to everyone everywhere, but I want to go further than that and say that such concerts ou,ght to be given at such neighborhood parks as often as pos- sible. Of course it will be impossible, and it is by uo means necessary, that such concerts be given every night. but if they could be had one a week or so, it would give a lot of pleasure and untold happiness to a class of people who have not the time nor the means to attend such concerts in parks far from their homes. Such musical en- tertainments bring together all the families of entire neighborhoods. They will come, young and old, and they will feel that in their neighborhood park, they have an institution that is worthy of their appreciation, support and care. They will look forward to those concerts as a large joyful fam- ily gatherin.g and they will go home each time happier and elated, because we are all susceptible to the tender, inspiring influence of music and forget, under same, our cares and worries, and become happy and joyful. It will bring the love for music to every home and make them happier; it will mean Theodore Wirth musical education for the masses for the love of music itself. Such concerts in local parks do not call for an extra large expense, for it is not necessary that each park be equiijped with a costly bandstand; in fact such structures may well be avoided, for they are, under the very best conditions, no ornament to any park. The main thing is a well or- ganized band of good musicians who are willing to play wherever the band- stand is erected. The latter can be movt=c; from park to park, and need not be ■iery cumbersome. We have tried the experiment of such free concerts in our small parks in Minneapolis this season. It has been a constant pleasure to tne to observe the enthusiastic enjoy- ment of the music by the thousands who have attended every concert. This is particularly true of those given In outlying parks, in parts of th* city remote from its center of entertain- ment, populated by people whose in- come will not permit the expenditure of much money for amusement, and whoso undirected tastes would lead them to spend what little they might afford on enteitainments of mediocre it not of dehasing quality. The free concerts have temporarily depopulated the neighborhoods in which they were given. Everyone came to the park to hear the band — fathers and mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers, young men with their sweethearts and in- numerable children in assorted sizes. Their attention to the music was closer than that of the more cultivated audi- ences at Lake Harriet, their applause more enthusiastic and their pleasure franker and more apparent. Sordid cares were forgotten under the spell of outdoor music on a summer night The programs have been of standard and light music and many of the stand- ard works have proved themselves favorites. The chief purpose of the concerts, of course, has been to imt>a.rt pleasures, and in this alone they have repaid over and over again the expense of giving them. They will have, further- more, two secondary or future ef- fect?, which cannot be calculated, but which may be considered as interest on investment. One of these is their educational and refining influence, and (he other is the popularizing of the parks by bringing to many people a first realization of their beauty and of their resources as places of recrea- tion. 294 HORTICULTURE August 31, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- TURAL SOCIETY. Two exhibitions are scheduled by the Massachusetts Horticultural So- ciety for the first week in September. The first is the dahlia show, which will be held at Horticultural Hall, Wednesday and Thursday, September 4 and 5. From the widespread interest in this popular flower it is safe to say that this exhibition will surpass any- thing ever seen before in this coun- try, as entries have been made by the principal commercial and amateur dahlia growers of New England. In addition to dahlias there will be also fine displays of seasonable flowers, fruits, and vegetables. This exhibition is free to all and will be open Wednes- day from 12 m. to 6 p. m., and Thurs- day from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. The sec- ond exhibition of the week is the an- nual exhibition of the products of chil- dren's gardens. This will be held Sat- urday, September 7, from 12 to 4 o'clock. Numerous prizes are offered for collections of flowers and vegeta- bles from school gardens. It will be an unique and interesting display. WM. P. RICH, Secretary. LACHINE (P. Q.) HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. A Very successful flower show was held under the auspices of the Lachine Horticultural Society in City Hall. A large gathering of friends attended, and strong encouragement was accord- ed by the people of the town. The formal opening took place on August 22 by F. D. Monk, M. P., and A. J. Dawes, president of the Lachine Society. The society was congrat- ulated on the fine exhibition presented, and deservedly so. The competition was larger, better and keener than formerly. The honors in the profes- sional section were contested between Messrs. C. McHugh of Forest and Stream Club; Joseph Bennett, florist; G. Vreugde, gardener to Mr. C. M. Hays; C. A. Smith, gardener to Mr. E. A. Dawes; E. Pewtress, gardener to Mr. Allan; J. Edwards, gardener to Mr. Pepin; A. Cole, and others. The list of the amateurs is too long to be reported, yet the following gen- tlemen should not be omitted for their large and good exhibits: Messrs. F. S. Watson, F. J. Church, J. Bartlett, B. Massie and K. Robinson. FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. At the annual meeting of the Flor- ists' Hall Association on Thursday August 22, at Philadelphia, the old offil cers were re-elected. The new direc- tors chosen were H. G. Tull and John T. Temple. PASADENA GARDENERS' ASSO- CIATION. On the evening of August 16 the members of the association met at the home of Mr. Cooledge. They were in- vited to inspect the many different varieties of tropical and sub-tropical fruits grown out of doors, among which were eleven varieties of grapes. The subject of magazines or papers for gardeners was laid before the body and as a paper for Southern Califor- nia has been long talked of, it was decided to issue a monthly paper. "The Pasadena Gardens" was the name selected and the initial number will be issued about December by the Association. Messrs. Blake, Campbell and Cooledge were appointed to raise stock subscriptions. Considerably over $.5000 has been secured. topic of plant breeding will be dis- cussed. SOUTHAMPTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The regular monthly meeting of this society was held on August 12, Presi- dent Clark in the chair. Vice-Presi- dent Halsey showed a fine collection of flowers. Mr. Griffin, gardener to Mr. Howard Townsend, showed fine Carmen No. 1 potatoes, and explained his method of culture. The subject of using Bordeaux as a spray for pota- toes was ably discussed and the ma- jority seemed to think the only way to have success in potato growing in this climate was to use it. The ques- tion box brought out the usual inter- esting exchange of opinions. The next meeting will be on .September 9. The soci'ety will hold a flower show on the afternoon and evening of September 4. U. G. AGER. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. Charles E. Meehan will speak before the Philadelphia Florists' Club on September 5 on "The Philosophy of Wholesaling." The Wappingers Dahlia Society hold their seventh annual exhibit in Park Hall, Wappingers Falls, N. Y., Septem- ber 20 and 21. The first annual exhibition of the Southampton Horticultural Society v/ill be heM at Agawam Hall, South- ampton, L. 1., on September 4. The premium list of the Newport Horticultural Society for their autumn exhibition, September 17-19, in Masonic Hall, includes attractive cash prizes and a silver cup from Henrv A. Dreer Co. Announcements of the ninth annua] exhibition of the Tarrytown Horticul- tural Society are issued. The list in- cludes twenty-six special classes and sixty- five others. November 6-8 are the dates. The Society for Horticultural Science will hold its fifth annual meeting at the Jamestown Exposition in connec tion with the American Pomological Society, September 24-26. The single At the annual fair of the Rensselaer County Horticultural and Agricultural 1 Society (N. Y.), which opened on Au- I gust 21, one of the most attractive dis- j plays was the flower show under the | management of Mr. and Mrs. I. Cipper- \ ley, which was made in a large tent. ' The Springwater Floral Society, N. Y., held its first floral carnival on .\ug-ii.st 1,'^. and 14. Fine displays of gladioli and sweet peas were made by E. A. Kiggins and Chas. Larrowe. The Wadsworth silver cup for the best gar- den display was awarded to Mrs. Min- nie 4mos. The preliminary schedule for the ORCHIDS Imported, semi-established, establislied andi seedllng:s. Catalogue sent on application J. R0EHR8 CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. Just arrived in superb condition; Cattleya Perclvalliana, Cattleya lablata, Cattleya Schroederae, Oncidlum varlcosum Rogersii, O. Crlspum, O. Marshalllanum, O. luridum, Mlltonla Cuneata, M. Candida, M. Clowesii, Laella Crispa, L. Dayana, L. Praestaus, etc. Write for prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. ORCHIDS Largest Importers^ Exporters, Grotver» and Hybridists in th« World Sander, 5t. Albany, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CI TY Just Arrived in Fine Condition ORCHIDS In Variety Cattleyas, Laellas, Oacldlnms, Odonto- glossnm, Bpldendrnm, etc. WRITE FOR PRICES. JOSEPH A. MANDA, Orchid Expert, West Orange, N. 1. JUSTARRIVEO JUST ARRIVED Cattleyas Perclvalliana. Sanderae and Speciosissima, Oncidium Kramer- ianum and Gaskelliana. Write for prices or telephone to ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N.J. P. O. Box 105. Phone 143 Madison. ... OieCHIT>ai ..• Just to hand, C. Trianae. C. labiata, C. Mossiae.C. Intermedia, C. Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cit- rina, C. Gaskelliana. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L. majahs, L. Autumnalis, Epideodrum Vitielinum maj- us.E.Cooperianum, Oncidium Crisp> m, O.Vari'Cosuin. O. Cavcndishianum, O. Luridum, Odonto. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warnerii, Miltonia VexiUaria. CARRILLO &. BALDWIN, SECAUCUS, N i. August 31, 1907 HORTICULTURE,! 295 third annual exhibition of the Nassau County, N. Y., Horticultural Society, to be held November 6-8, has been is- sued. The premium list includes a silver cup from the F. R. Pierson Co. for twenty-flve Winsor carnations and a silver cup from Scott Bros, for fifty carnations arranged for effect. At a meeting held at Hotel Marion, Little Rock, Aili., on August 16. the Arkansas State Floral Society was or- ganized and officers sleeted as follows: pres , .1. J. Mandlebaum; vice-pres., J. P. Letton. O. B. Tucker; secy., G. R. Brown; trea.s., W. P. PolUick. It was unanimously decided to hold a chrys- the.mupi .show Noven'bei- 14-16. The Field Naturalist Society ot Cen- tral Falls, P.. I., held their ninth an- nual flower show on Augtist 24. The exhibits were extensive and many prizes were awarded. The Lawton silver cup for the neatest flower bed was won by Job Tyrrell; the Star Dahlia Gardens also took several prizes. The judges were William Ap- pleton. A. H. Johnson, and W. B. Can- ning. A DESIRABLE GIFT FOR YOUR EMPLOYEE. There can be no more useful and ap- propriate present than a subscription to HORTICULTURE. The more he reads HORTICULTURE the better service he will render you. If you want to give five or more we will be glad to make a special discount, on application. Other Useful Books. The Horticulturist's Rule-Book. Bailey. Price, 75 cents. Chrysanthemum Manual. Smith. Price, 40 cents. The Chrysanthemum. Herrington. Price, 50 cents. How to Make Money Growing Violets. Saltford. Price, 25 cents. Dwarf Fruit Trees. Waugh. Price, 60 cents. The American Carnation. C. W. Ward. Price, $3.50. August 28, 1907. HORTICULTimE, Discontinue all my advs Sold out. Daily have to return checques for goods cannot get for inquirers. (Signed) I. M. RAYNER, Greenport, L. I., N. Y. ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsaleby all first classsupply houses. Madeby ORAL MFC. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston ALBANY, N. Y. K BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. Maoufactureraof FLORISTS' LETTERS I This wooden box nicely stained and Tarnished^ 18x30x12, made in two fiec- tlonSy one for each size letter, given away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, i% or 2 inch size per 100, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. f . McCACTMY, Manager 66 Pearl Street. BOSTON, MASS. JOHN BREITMEYER'S Cor. Miami and Qratiot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut Blooms We cover all Michigan points and ccK>d tectionB of Ohio, Indiana and Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrison 585 SAMUEL MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory 1017 BROADWAY, KANSAS CnY, MO Both 'PhoiMS 2670 Main FRED C WEBER FLORIST OLTVE STREET ^1» LUUlo, vUjt Established I873 I«nr Distance Fbane BeU Liadell 47* WASHINGTON, D. C. Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery In New York City or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... . Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York ALEX. McGONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. 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Cnaiberland and Hoin< Phones 223 and 984 FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street W A SHINOTON. D. C. ATLANTA FLORAL CO. '• s^^^^r" Atlanta Georgia. William J. Smyth I FLORIST Cor. Michigan Ave. and 3 1 st St., CHICAGO We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phones: Douglas 744, Douglas 523, Douglas 740 Theodore Miller FLORIST Long Distance Pho«e«: Bell, Forest 56; KinlocK Deliar 4832 Dalmsir Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO. 296 HORTICULTURE August 31, 1907 After the Convention, FALL BUSINESS Our Superb Stock of Sterling Novelties in Florists' Supplies exhibited in Horticultural Hall at the S. A. F. Convention, was universally pronounced more artistic than anything heretofore displayed in this country. Send your orders early and secure Novelties. H. BAYERSDORFER &, COMPANY, 1129 Arch street, I Philadelphia, Pa. The Florists' Supply House of America. EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IH ^ CUT FLOWERS EDWARD REID, **fP,5?,l?" PHILADELPHIA i LI 526 Ra Ranstead St., STOKE CLOSES 8 PM. 3 / \ I* CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1 \ / k_ GEO. A. SUTHERLAND CO. CUT FLOWERS Florists' Supplies and Letters 34 HAWLEY STREET - BOSTON Summer Carnations and Valley W. E. McRISSICK Wholesale Florist 1221 Filbert St.. PHILADELPHIA FRED. EHRET CUT FLOWERS Wholasale Conslgnmenis from Bmst Growerm 1407 FAIBMOUNTAYE., PHILA..PA. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers We can care for jour cutflower want5 to advantage. E. F.WINTERSON CO. 4-47-49 WABASH AVE., - CHICAGO ~ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jtccountant and Jtuditor Simple methods of correct accounting especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Buildiog 28 STATE ST., - BOSTON Telephone, Main |8 . CHAS. W. McKELUR SI WABASH AVE,, CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Hoses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERQ WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. la writing adrertlten mention BortlcnltBN and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO 1 TWIN CITIES 1 PHILA. | BOSTOH Au gusl 19 i A ugust 6 1 August 26 1 August 29 ROSES Am. Beauty, Special 25.00 to 30.00 20.00 to 30.00 20.00 to 25.00 15.00 to 35.00 Fan.&Ei No. 1 15.00 to 20.00 12.50 to 17 00 15.00 to 18.00 10.00 to 12.00 8.00 " Lower grades 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 5.00 3 00 to 5.00 .50 to 3.00 BrUe.'Maid, Golden Gate, F.&S.. 5.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 " " •' " Extra.. 4.00 to 5.00 2.00 to 4.00 to 2.00 to 3.00 " No. I & lw.gr. 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 3.00 1. 00 to a.oo so to 1. 00 Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. . . . 5.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6.0 3.00 to 4.00 *' " Lowergrades. 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 1. 00 to 2.00 .50 to 2.00 Chateaay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp 5.00 to 6.00 4,00 to 6.00 to 2.00 to 300 *' " Lowergrades 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 to .50 to 1.00 Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp 5.00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 5.»o '* " Lower grades... 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 1.00 to 2.00 Kiliarney, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp.. . S.oo to 6.00 4.00 to 6.00 5.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 *' *' Lower grades 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 3.00 .50 to 9.00 CARNATIONS 3-00 1.50 1.50 .75 to to •75 1.00 a. CO MISCELLANEOUS ■as 50.00 10.00 fin'nn .5© 35.«o 10 00 ■35 50.00 12.00 .50 60.00 15.00 - 35.00 to 6.00 to fio m Lilies to 12.00 to 12.00 to 8.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 1.50 15,00 4.00 4.00 4.00 •75 3 00 16.00 00 .75 1. 00 .50 to 1. 00 to .50 to t2.00 to Gladioli 2.00 .75 12.00 to 2 00 -75 12.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 1.50 15.00 Smilai to to 15.00 12.00 to Asparagus Plumosus. strings. 35-00 to 50.00 35.00 to 50.00 50.00 to to 50.00 *' *' & Spren. (too bchs.) 25.00 to 50.00 SS-oo to 50.00 35.00 to 50.00 20.00 to 50.00 POEHLMANN BROS. CO. Grow and Ship the Finest AMERICAN BEAUTIES in the World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. The Florists' Supply House of America Can fill harry oraers Telephone or Telecrtpk H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 1 1 29 Arch St:, Philadelphia TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you ria;ht August 31, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 297 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Extreme quiet prevails BOSTON throughout the flower and plant trade at pres- ent. Calls are very light for local use. The demand from out of town is nor- mal for the season, and from the stand- jKjint of the wholesale shipper things are progressing very satisfactorily. There are no carnations in this mar- ket. Astei-s, which were expected to fill their place, are a disappointment, excepting those grown on low damp land, which are superb, while those grown in ordinary locations are shriv- eled up by the dry weather, which means a serious .shrinkage in the sum- mer income of many growers. Of roses there are not sufficient of the higher grade flowers to supply the de- maud, but there is an unwelcome sur- plus of third-rate stuff, which nobody w-ants. Out-door summer flowers gen- erally are miserable. Not for many years has the garden product suffered so severely from drought. Business brightened up BUFFALO, considerably the past week especially in the line of fancy asters and red roses. The effect of the very dry season on asters is shown in the short stems and small flowers. The best grades have moved well while the short and ordi- nary were quite plentiful. The new- crops of roses are improving daily and the demand for the past week has been for Brides and Beauties. While blooms at the former were small they sold well as not enough Kaiserins could be had. Pres. Carnot, Rich- mond and Killarney were rather scarce though enough to go around. Gladioli are coming in more abun- dantly but only mixed colors, and so far have sold readily. Sweet peas are about over while lily of the valley is of excellent quality. Greens of all kinds are plentiful. The last week of Au- NEW YORK gust finds the market unruflled and nothing to indicate an immediate resumption of activity. Of all classes of material there is enough and to spare excepting only cattleyas. which are being called for in quantity by Newport and other summer resorts where gaiety is at its zenith preparatory to the fall scatter- ing. American Beauty roses are im- proved in quality. Asters are superb as sent in by growers who have kept pace with the wonderful development of this flower in recent years. Blooms rivalling the chrysanthemum in size and finish and with straight stems two feet long are not uncommon. Dahlias are multiplying and some very nice blooms of the cactus type are in the market. The principal occupation of the Twenty-eighth street fraternity and the visitors and customers in the wholesale marts this week seems to be congratulating Mr. Traendly on his elevation to the presidency of the S. A. F. Mr. Traendly's colleagues look upon the honor as one in which the entire wholesale section has a share. The chief fea- PHILADELPHIA. ture of the mar- ket here last week was the marked improvement in the quality of the aster crop. These are now coming in in great variety and abundance and of gilt-edge qual- ity. American Beauty roses are also improving and the gladiolus crop is at its best. Next week we expect good dahlias. Sweet peas are about over. Other crops aliout normal. NEWS NOTES. The Perth Floral Co., Mason City, la., lost $2,000 by fire on August 20. A new flower store will be opened next month in Dp Kalb, 111., by H. A. Veut. INIcKenna & Son have opened their branch store in Bennett Theatre, Mon- treal. H . Akelnian, Montreal, has made improvements to his house, adding also a small side place. At the greenhouses on the Shaw farm, Belmont, Mass., a chimney 100 feet high is being erected. Fred B. Wortheu of Augusta, Me., has taken a position with the West- ern New York Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y. It is stated that the cranberry crop in Massachusetts has been seriously affect- ed by the continuous drought, and the result will be higher pricesi for berries this fall. William Rick proposes to make ap- plication on September 10 for charter of incorporation of the Deeds Floral Co., Shillin.gton. Pa., to be capitalized at ?5,000. H. D. Crosby of the firm of Franklin & Crosby, Brooklyn, Ct., has purchased the Danielson estate in Putnam, and it is leported that he will establish a nursery there. George Neismeyer of Pittsburg, Pa., while bathing in the city swimmin.g pool, was run down by a steam launch and seriously injured. He was taken to ihe city hospital. The premium list of the third exhi- bition of New York City's Interbor- ough Fair is received. Liberal prem- iums are offered on cut flowers and plants. The prizes are offered in three classes: professional open to the world, Richmond Borough professional and Richmond Ecrough amateur, equal to all three classes. Last year's display was so large that it was decided to in- crease the amount of premiums on dahlias and on display of potted plants Over $1,200 in premiums was paid out last year and there will be nearly double the amount to distribute this season. Obituary Thomas J. Johnston. Our columns recorded last week the sudden death of this genial Provi- dence florist, but there was not time to engrave his portrait for that issue. -^4 The Latk Thomas .T. .Johnston We present the portrait now, know- ing that it will awaken reminiscences in many hearts where Tom Johnston always held a large place. "None knew him but to love him." Other Deaths. James Shackell of Bayside, N. Y., born at Bath, England, in 1S39, died on August 13. .\lthough at one period he conducted a retail store at Broad- way, Fifth avenue and 23d St., New York, the greater part of his time has been spent as a manager of private estates, lie leaves a widow and two daughters, one the wife of Joseph Millang of the N. Y. Cut Flower Co. E. P. Bo?woi-th, a local agent for a nursery company of Rochester, N. Y., was stricken with heart disease at West Dcrry, N. H., and died almost instantlv. He was about 60 year.^ old. INCORPORATED. Florists' Album Co.. of Boston, has been incorporated, with capital o£ $.50,000. by S. E. Blancliard, G. N. March, F. N. March. BUSINESS CHANGES. C. Bradley of Elwund. Ind.. has pur- ehssed the greenhouses at Tipton, con- ducted by Thomas Weakley. You vi/ill find something worth reading on every page of HORTI- CULTURE. SAVE your weekly copies of this paper. DON'T throw them away. The contents are always of PERMA- NENT VALUE and you i*iay need them for reference tomorrow, a year from tomorrow, or still later. 298 HORTICULTURE August 31, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Finest American Beauties and Carnations 51 West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 48 West 28tli Street, HEW YORK HffiROSlS FINCY CIRIiAIK A FuU Line of All CUT FLOWERS Telephone. 3870 or 3«71 Madison Sanare Charles Millang 50 West 29th St., New York City JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Fiorist ^I'i'iJggsT'a^BRs" A lull line of Choice Cut Flower stock for all purposes. Comprises svery variety grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Commission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28 fh Street. New York Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadl^on Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY Cut Flowers on Commission A Reliable Place to Conslgrn to or order from Telephone: 3860-3871 Madison Square Tho Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich F'loweri of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH 1 10 W. 28th Street, New York Tel. 324-325 Madison Square ALWAYS ON HAND THK HICHKST W A I I CV ALWAYS CRADK OF VMImIbCY ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,759K8V42 W. 28th St.. New York n. js>, PMC o :m: E> 2Vi^ ^Hi'riS^Sf^^ev Wholesale Commission Fiorist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 57 West 28th St. Spedil Attention to Shipping Orders New York. Telephones: laoo, ssoi. Madison Square Write for Current Prices Established 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TKY ME WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AN), DAILY We have a good regular outlet for seasonable flowers NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers In Season 55 West 28th St, New York Teleplione 3924 Madison Square. J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 SI- NEW YORK Telepbone 167 Madison Sq. Last Half (f WeeV ending Aug. £4 mr ' FIrttHilfofWeek beginning Aug. 26 Last Half of Week ending Aug. 24 1907 First Half of Week beginning Aug. 26 Rosetf Am. Beauty , fan and sp ia.oo to 35.o( 6.00 to io.o< a.oo to 3.o( .50 to I.O( I.oo to 4.0( .25 to .S< 1.00 to 4.o« .25 to .5 1 .00 to 4.o( .25 to .5 I.oo to 4-0< .25 to .3 ! > I2.00 to 25. OO 3 6.00 to 10.00 1 I.OO to 3.00 s .50 to I.oo 3 I.OO to 4.00 3 .35 to .50 3 1.00 to 4.00 3 .25 to .50 > I.OO to 4.00 3 .25 to .50 3 I.OO to 4.00 3 .25 to .50 Carnations. Fancy and Novelties* • Ordinary I.oo to I 50 .50 to I. CO 1.00 to 3.00 50.00 to 60.00 3.00 to 8.00 I.oo to 2,00 .30 to 1.00 .50 to 2.00 .50 to .75 I.oo to 1.50 8.00 to 12.00 20.00 to 30.00 10.00 10 25.00 I.oo to 1.50 .50 to I.oo •' No. I " Lower grades Lillea ■ • Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, (an & sp " " " " Iwr.grds. *■ . ** Liberty, Richmond^ lancy & special Chatenay, Morgan, fancy and spec. " " lower grades .. Smllaz • •• Killamey, Wellosley, fan. and spec. *' " lower grades. Asparagus Plumosus, strings " " & Spren. (loobchs.) 30.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 25.00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madieon Square TRAENDLY A S CHENG K WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at fair prices all the year round Send for qu»tation« on UH ofdwt T.1. 798.799 Madi.on s,. 44 Wcst 28tli Street, New York CItj Edward C. Ho Wholesale Fl( 55 WEST 28th ST Tel. \*ll Madison Square NCV ran )rist V York 1 Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 1004—I665 MAOI.SON SQUARE: ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture A'igust 31, 1907 HORTICULTURE. '299 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ I per iOOO BRONZE GALAX, $ 1 .25 per 1 OOO. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $ 1 .25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Oive us a trial order on ferns; we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire woric. Write for price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., WMesale Oommls^ion Florists, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, MIcti. Headquarters in Western New Yori( FOB ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Wholesale Commission Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Si4>plles and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Olve us a trial. We caa plaaae yau. FRANK S. HICKS & GO. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists. Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28tli Street, - New York City Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq, Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26th St., New Yorit City. HENRY M, ROBINSON & CO. WHOLEALE FLORISTS FBtSn CUT PLOWCRS, CUT EVCRORCEN, AND TLORISTS' SUPPLIES. t5 Province St, & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass, R^^t FlnW^r^i wholesale flower markets. J-/ VkJ t XlVfTTVlkJ I CINCINNATin DETROIT CINCINNATI August 20 DETROIT August 13 PER 100. "TO DEALERS ONLY. PITTS SURU BUFFALO August 37 August 27 in the Boston Market N. F. McCarthy & co. 84 MAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES SJIIUIIIIilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!: j GLADIOLI I S Cut spikes in any quantity from S SS Selected White and Light Shades; 3 S Selected Mixed Colors and Named S 55 Varieties of Excep:iona! Beauty. S 5 ifr/>e for Prices S aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiir Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Cominlssion Florists, 55 and 57 Weat 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Madison Square. The KERVAN CO. 113 W28th. ST., New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto &Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- cothoe. Ferns and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying ROSES Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 15 •' Extra •• I 10 No.i 8 ** Lower gra■«» to Aflpara^i Plumosus, strings 35oo to *« ** & Spren. (100 bchs.) I to 25.00 12.00 10.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 6 00 4.00 6.00 2.00 1. 00 8.00 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to 10.00 4 00 2.00 4.00 t.oo t2.00 50.00 35.00 SO. 00 15.0c 8.00 3.00 4,00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4 00 3.00 .75 3.00 1. 00 15.00 25.00 30.00 10.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 6 00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 .25 50 00 4.00 1. 00 4.00 1.50 20.00 50.00 30.00 15.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 2.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 1.50 1. 00 .15 50.00 4.00 3.00 .25 3.00 .50 40.00 35.00 25.00 30.00 10.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 7.00 6.00 7.00 4.00 20.00 to to.oo to 6.00 to 25.00 15.00 2.00 4.00 2.ao 8.M 6.00 3.00 I t.oo <-»5 -7$ .50 60.00 15.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 1.50 15.00 50.00 35o» .25 to lO.CO 4.00 •5« 3.00 1. 00 12.50 35.00 35.00 •5« 15 00 I-50 4.00 I. So 15-00 50.00 50.00 FAMCY DAGGER "'gS FERNS FIRST QUALITY 75c per 1000 ALSO DEALER IN BALED SPRUCE FOR CEMETERY XnAS TREES, BOUQUET GREEN. SPHAQNUn HOSS, etc. USE L B. BRAGUE, Oldest, Largest and Host Reliable Dealer in the United States. Hinsdale, Mass. J. B. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. Long Distance Phono 1435 Court. REED (SL KELLER 122 West 2Sth St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our Metal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work iNoTeltles and are dealers in Glassware Decorative Greens and ?lorlrts' ReQuisltM. 300 HORTICULTURE. August 31, 1907 Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers In this Issue are also listed under this classlflcatlon without charge. Reference to List of Ad- rertlsers will Indicate the respective pages. Buyers falling to find what th«y want in this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them is •ommunlcatlon with reliable dealers. & i ACCOUNTANT lOyBart, 28 State St., Boston. For pa^e see List of Advertisers. ADIANTUMS Adlantum Farleyenee, strong plants, for propagating purposes, $25.00 per 100. Cash with order. J. A. Peterson, McHenry Ave., Westwood, Cincinnati, O. Adlantum Hybrldnm. 2 1-2 In. pots, $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 3 in. pots, $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. A. Ley & Brc, Highland, Ulster Co., Neiw York. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS a hoe. J. Grey & Co., 32 S. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons, 51 and 52 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ARAUCARIAS Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertiser!. Fall delivery. Our stock will please yon. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. ASPARAGUS C. Elsele. 11th and Roy Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. F. C. RIebe, Webster, Mass. Asparagus Sprengerll, 2 1-4 In. ; ready for planting out or into larger pots. .$2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000: 500 at 1000 rates. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N. J. Asparagus pliimosus nanus and Sprengeri, 2 1-2-In., $2.50 100. Carl Hagenbnrger, West Mentor, Ohio. Asparagus plumosus^ 2-In., $3.00; 3-In.. $8.00; 4-ln., $12.00 100. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Buckingham PI.. Chicago. Asparagus Plumosa, 2-In. pots. Fine plants. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co.. Erie, Pa., or Wm. F. Kastlng, Co., 385 Elllcott St.. Buffalo, N. Y. Asparagus plumosus, 2i,<>in., $3.50 per 100; $30 per 1,000; 3-in., 6c.; 3i^-In., 10c. ; 4-in., 12c.; 5-In., 20c.; 6-in., 30c. Comorensis, 2-in., 2y2C.; 2y2lin., 3i^c. Cormorenus, 3%-in., 6c. Sprengeri. 2M!-In., 3c.; 3%-in., 8c; 4-in., 10c. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. AZALEAS John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. The best commercial varieties. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. BAMBOO CANES Stnmpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAY TREES. Bay Trees and Boxwond. Ask for cata- Rutherford, logue. N. J. Bobbink & Atkins, Specimens and pairs, all sizes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Boi Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. i. BEGONIAS R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 & 7 S. Market St., Boston. Begonia Gloire De Lorraine. For page see List of Advertisers. BOILERS BOILERS. "Burnham" Boilers made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tions for All Cypress, Semi-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Saih and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BITLBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-64 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornbum & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths: Bermuda Easter Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Rlckards Bros., 37 East 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co.. 217 Market St., Phlla. Paper White Narcissus. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. FIske Seed Co., Fanenll Hall Sq., Boston. Llllum Harrlsll and Freesta Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Mlttlng, 17-23 Eennan St., Santa Cruz. Cal. Calla Bulbs. James VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. D. Rnsconl, 32 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati, O. Callas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Henderson & Co., 35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. Lllum Harrlsll Bulbs. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. Lily Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on only selected bulbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. Price list of native bulbs, tree, shrub and plant seeds now ready. L. E. Wil- liams, Nottingham, N. H. C. Eeur & Sons, HlUegom, Holland, or 334 The Bourse, Philadelphia, Pa. Write for prices on all bulbs and plants. CARNATIONS F. Domer & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co.. Jollet, 111. Carnation Aristocrat. For page see List of Advertisers. CARNATIONS — Continned John B. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Imperial, Pink Imperial. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia, 1608, 1610, 1612, 1614, 1618 Ludlow Street. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Sheppard Garden Carnation Co., 292 Fair- mount St., Lowell, Mass. Field Growing Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Niessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Phlla. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Paul E. Richwagen, Needham, Mass. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. S. J. Renter, Westerly, R. I. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Carnation plants for sale. J. B. Perry, Waban, Mass. Strong Field Plants. Variegated Lawson, Daybreak Lawson. $6 per lOO: 300 of each, R. D. Kimball. Waban, Mass. Strong field plants of Red, Variegated, and Daybreak Lawson, Helen Goddard, $6 per 100, Harlowarden, $5 per 100. R. D. Kimball, Waban, Mass. Field grown Carnation plants: Estelle, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000; Enchantress, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000: Bountiful, $6 per 100: Nelson Fisher, $6 per 100; 500 at 1000 rate. Blantsma Bros.. R. 11, Grand Rapids,' Mich. I have about 5000 very fine bushy carna- tion plants which have not been picked over; the varieties are Queen. li'ah- Maid, Maceo and Enchantress. I will sell them while they last for $5.00 per 100 and guar- antee satisfaction. Wilfred Wheeler, Con- cord, Mass. Field gi"o\vn Carnations, healthy slock. frt:e from disease and stem rot. 1.000 Enchantress. $5.00 per 100. $45.00 per l.i>X). 2.(XHi iMcoulight, fine white, $4.50 per 100. .$■10.00 per 1,000; 500 Pink Lawson, $.5.0) per 100; 200 Crane, led, $4.00 per 100. Cash with order. Joe W. Furst, Ray and Harker Sts., Dayton, Ohio. CHRYSANTHEMUMS The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. C. Elsele, 11th and Boy Sts., Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers, J. J. Arnold, Homer, N Y. Chrysanthemums, leading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 In. stock are given on application. Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. Chrysanthemums. We will prepay the charges on R. C. of Alice Byron, Pelly Rose, Halllday, Enguehard, $1.50 per hun- dred. Cash with order, please. W. H. and C. B. Newman, Akron, N. Y. CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. Evergreens and Conifers. Ask for cata- logue. Bobbink & Atkins. Rutherford. N. J. W rite for prices on all choice ornamental i conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- lev St., Boston. Mass. For List of Advertisers See Page 304 August 31, 1907 HORTICULTURE 301 CUT FLOWER BOXES. Welch Bros., 226 Devonabtre St.. Boston. For page see Ust of Adverttaen. Edwards Folding Box Co., Pblladelpbla. For page see Ust of Adrertlsera. Oetmore Box Factory, Inc., Bellerllle, Ala. Llgbt Wood Boxes. Folding Cut Flower Boxes, all sixes. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Uawley St., Boston. Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. Write for list. Holton & Hunkel Co., Mil- wan kee. Wis. CYCLAMEN. S. S. Skldelsky, 824 N. 24th St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. " DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For page see Ust of Advertisers. DECOKATIVE PLANTS A. Lenthy & Co., Rosllndaie, Mass. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Jnllns Roehrs, Rntberford, N. J. For page see Ust of Advertisers. DRACAENAS Dracaena terulnalls from bench, fine. $2S.0O 100. Carl Bagenburger, West Men- tor, Ohio. Dracaenas, Indlvlsa, 3-ln., $5.00 per 100; •■In., $6.00 per doz.; 7-ln., 30 to 34 Ins. blgh, 76c. each, $9.00 per dox.; 8-ln. $12.00 per doz. Terralnalis, 3-in., $2.00 per doz.; «-ln., 76c. each; 4-ln., 25c. each, $3.00 per doz. The Geo. WIttbold Co., 1657 Buck- ingham Place, Chicago. EVERGREENS Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Small livergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Small evergreens. FERNS A. Leutby & Co., Rosllndaie, Mass. For page see Ust of Advertiser*. H. H. Barrows & Son. Whitman, Mass. Nepbrolepls Whltmanl. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nnrserles, New Rocbelle, N. Y. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Oodfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Pblladeiphla, Pa. For page see Ust of Advertisers. C. Blsele, 11th and Roy Sts., Pblla. For page see I^lst of Advertisers. Miami Floral Co., 24 N. Main St., Dayton, O. Boston Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. W. P. Craig, 1305 Filbert St., Philadelphia. "Amerpohlll." For page see List of Advertisers, Rockland Greenhouses. Rockland, Mass. Wliitmanii Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. Stompp & Walter Co., 60 Barclay 8t., New York. Fetna In Flats. F. R. Plerson Go., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. Nepbrolepls Superblsslma. J. D. Brenneman, Harrlsburg, Pa. (Box 24). F. C. Rlebe, Webster, Mass. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 228-22S-l-a Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see Ust of Advertisers. G. A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Eoral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS SUPPLIES N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see Ust of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 0 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. " For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. Y. Decorative Evergreens. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Reed A Keller, 122 W. 25th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 646 Liberty St.. Pittsburg, Pa. For page see Ust of Advertisers. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see Ust of Advertisers. FLOWERS BT TELEGRAPH Alex. McConnell, New York. Fer page see Ust of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo. For page see Ust of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami & Gratiot Aves., Detroit, Mich For page see Ust of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see Ust of Advertisers. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, M i. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Rd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. 3. Haaswirth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see Ust of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 31st St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmsr Bvd^ St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donoboe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see Ust of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly fllled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. B. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Ellflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX Robinson & Co., B. M. Robinson & Co., 16 Province St., and 9 Chapman PL, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see Ust of Advertisers. GARDENIAS Stnmpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. Gardenia Plants. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For poge see List of Advertisers. W. W. Rawson & Co., 5 Union St., Boston. Giadioius Kntliryn. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sndbonr St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS. High GradeTDouble Thick Greea- house Glass. Lord & Bornham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT B. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Bumham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sods, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. [>ord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see Ust of Adverttseia. ■^- T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St., Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chleafo. For page see Ust of Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215-21 Randolph Av., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metl*- poiltan Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1366-79 Flushing Are., Brooklyn, N. Y. ^lUffe, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHODSE CONSTRDCTION, SonU- Iron Greenhouses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Barabam, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 302 HORTICULTURE August 31, 1907 GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. X. For page see List of Advertiser*. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. t B. Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut ter attachment. Lord & Bumbam, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. HABDT FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson &. Co., 16 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Adrertlsera. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. T. t^or page see List of AdTertlsen. Michigan CLt Flower Exchange, 88 & 40 Broadway, Detroit, MlCh. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertlsen. L. B. Brague, Hinsdale, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. HARDT FERENNIAXS M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Uan. For page see List of Advertisers. T. H. Chivers, Amesbury, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plersoo D-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. X. For page see List of Adver;;.4*.-8. Bltchings & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Are., Jerser City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnston Heating Co., 1133 Br'dway, N. T. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Nepooiet, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson D-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. X. For page see List of Advertlsen. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. Nlcotlclde kills all greenhouse pesU. P. B. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Owensboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPANESE I.ILIES. Xokobama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leutby & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. LAWN MOWER Clipper Lawn Mower Co., Dlzon, III. I.EADING RETAII. FLORISTS Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Lonla, Mo. For page ree List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS — Continued George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page sec List of Advertisers Samoel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Oude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Yonng & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. I/onls, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswlrth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and Slst St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Qa. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbulz, 644 4th Ave., Loalsvllle, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. LILACS August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Forcing Lilacs. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, flue dark blue double flower, 2 In. stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehra Co., Rutherford, N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 170 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSBIAS Moechosma riparlum, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas, H. Totty, Madison, N. J. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louis- ville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shmbs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy tc Co.. 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. B'or page see List of Advertisers, Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers, Carrlilo & Baldwin, Secaucus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecbt & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertiser*. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 106. For page see List of Advertiser*. PALMS A. Lenthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., Naw York. Kentia Palms. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentia, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Bnthar- ford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, S8 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, MIcb. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. For page see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenbonso Lead; Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Choice Pansy Plants, Transplanted, ready September 1: 50e. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. S. J. McMicliael. 142 Larklns St., Findlay, O. PATENTS Slggers & Slggers, Washington, D. O. For page see List of Advertiser*. PEONIES Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 100 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld, West Point, Neb. PEONIES— Peony and phlox manuals, 25 cts. each. C. S. Harrison, York, Nebr. PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord * Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT STANDS The Wittbold plant stand. $18.00 per do*. The Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 Bucklngbam Place, Chicago. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. POPPIES Oriental popples by 100 or 1000. C. 8. Harrison's Select Nursery, York, Nebras- ka. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by ezp., $1.25 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., Amsricaa Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 304 Augrust 31, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 303 ROSES M. B. Walsh, Woods Bole, Mau. Hardy Roses, H. T. Roses and Ramblen. For page see List of Adrertlsen. Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Uay Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. F. E. Palmer, Brookllne, Mass. Rambler Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. The E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind. Rose Rhea Held. F. Bahman, Barrowgate Lane, Frankford, Phlla. Low-bndded roses. No. 1, $9S.0O; No. 11-2. $65.00 1000. B. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. 500 Maids, 100 Ivory, 75 Gates, very strong, in 3\i and 4-in. Just right for benching. $5 per 100. for the lot. Cash. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons 51 and 52 N. Market St., Boston, Hasa. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Barpee &. Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St. N. T. Christmas Sweet Peas. For page see List of Advertisers. B. F. MIchell Co., 1017 Market St., PUla. For page see List of Advertisers. James Virk's Sons, Rochester, N. T. Tick's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. BJalmar Bartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Rlekards Bros., 37 E. 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. B. & J. Farqohar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Flske Seed Co., Faneall Hall 8q., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Angnstns ZImglebel, Needbam, Mass. Giant Pansies. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Bonnd Brook, N. J. Mignonette Seed. For i>age see List of Advertisers. Francis Brill, Bempstead, L. I., N. X. Garden Seeds. I sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask for wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken, N. J. SMrLAX S. J. Renter, Westerly, R. I. For page see List of Advertisers. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on hand. Lager & Hnrrell. Summit. N. J. Fresh, clean, 6 bbl. bale, $1.25; 2 bales, $2.25; 6 bales, $5.00; 10 bales, $9.S0. Cash. H. R. Akers, Chatsworth, N. J. SFIREA Splrea, extra flne clumps In leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. T. STEAM TRAP B. HIppard, Yonngstown. O. For page see List of Advertisers. STRA-WBERRY PLANTS For Sale — The President Roosevelt Strawberries are the hardiest and most productive strawberries on earth, $1,25 per 100, postpaid. Send for catalogue. Alva Y. Cfithcart, Bristol, Ind. SAVEET PEAS Ant. C. Zvolanek, Bound I^rook, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers, VEGETABLE PLANTS Samuel W. Shanklln, White Marsh, Celery Plants: Cabbages. For page see List of Advertisers. Md. R. Vincent & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. Celery Plants: Cabbage Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. W. B. DnRle, Rahway, N. J. Celery Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Grand Rapids lettuce plants, Al stock, now ready to ship, 20c per lOO, by mall; $1.00 per 1000, by express. S. J. McMlch- ael, 142 Larklns St., Findiay, O. VENTILATING APPARATUS Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. Por page see List of Advertisers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, seif-oillug gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Bumham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. 5000 clumps California violets, ready now, flnest stock in the west, 4 1-2 c. KO or more at 4c. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Wlrework. Write for onr catalogue. Bolton & Hnnkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Bellscher's Wire Works, S840 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for ijtlce list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. All standard frames In stock. Special de- signs made to order In hurry-up time. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton, Mass. WIRE SUPPORTS The Belm Carnation Support. Write for price. Helm Carnation Support Co., Con- nersvllle, Ind. IVHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. B. M. Robinson & Co., 16 Province 8t.> and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. George A. Sutherland Co., 34 Bawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List cf Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kastlng Co., 383-87 ElUcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continued Chicago Cbas. W. McKeilar, 51 Wabash Ay., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Relnberg, 61 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. B. F. WInterson Co., 45-49 Wabash Arc., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 36 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 88 ft M Broadway. For page see List of Advertisers. Nexr York J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stuart Allen Co., 63 W. 28th St., New Kork. For page see List of Advertisers. J. S. Fenrich, 110 W. 28th St., New Tork. For page see List of Advertlsera Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Froment, 67 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. J. Guttman. 43 W. 28th St. Mew York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. C. Boran, 65 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. Langjahr, 66 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. James McManns, 42 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. Mlllang, 60 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Hentz & Nash. 56 and 57 W. 2eth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank S. Blcks & Co., 52 W. 28th St, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank Mlllang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philadelphia W. E. McKlsslck, 1221 Filbert St. Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo NIessen Co., 1209 Arch St. Philadel- phia, Pa. ^ For page see List cf Advertisers. The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reld, 1626 Banstead St, Phlls- delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred Bhret, 1407 Falrmoant Ave.. Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Pittshnrg J. B. Murdoch & Co., 646 Liberty It, Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 304 horticulture: August 31, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K.... ••■298 Allan Wm. Stuart C0.298 American Nursery . . . J89 Arnold W.B =79 Aschmann Godfrey.- -279 Atlanta Floral Co. .■■«95 Barrows H.H.& Son. 279 Baur Floral Co .....279 BayersdorferH.&Co. ' 296 Bay State Nurseries. . 289 Boddlngton A. T. 280-29. Boston Florist Letter Co '95 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 307 BragueL. B... ''99 Braslan Seed Growers Co =9' Bteck Josephs Sons 291 Breitmeyer's J. bons. 295 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 1""^'' Burpee W. A. & Co.. 291 CarrUlo & Baldwin ... =94 Cassidyl.-.- .•••3°7 Chicago Carnation Co ^'9 ChiversT.H ;...••. -=89 Clarke's David, Sons295 ConardSt Jones 2S9 CookeG.H. =95 Cottage Gardens 289 CowelA »99 Craig W. P. '79 DonohoeW. H..... =95 Domer F. Sons & Co.278 Dreer H. A »93-3°7 Du RieW.B.. «9' DysartR.J. »96 Edwards Folding Box Co. '96 EhretFred '9" EiseleC........ "9 ElUottWm. & Sons.. 280 Eiler J G. S"* ErnestW.H 307 Eyres '95 Farquhar R. & J- & Co '91 Fenri'chJ.S •••■••98 Fiske,H.E. SeedCo.291 Foley Mfg. Co 307 Ford Bros =98 Froment H. E. 298 Galvin Thos. F '93 Grey T.J. Co '9' GudeBros. Co '95 Guttman Alex. J '98 HallAsso. 306 Haines J. E ..^78 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co '9' HauswirthP.J '95 Heacock Joseph 180 Herbert David & Son . 280 HewsA. H. &Co....3°7 Hicks Frank S. & Co 299 HilBnger Bros 3°7 HippardE 3°7 Hltchings&Co 308 HoUis George '79 Koran E. C "98 Johnson Seed Co 380 Kasting W. F 299 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co 306 Kervan Co., The '99 King Cons. Co 307 KoralMfg. Co '95 Lager & Hurrell 294 Langjahr, Alfred H. . .298 Leuthy A. & Co 279 Lord & Bumham Co. 308 Manda Jos. A 294 McCarthy N. F 299 McConnell Alex 295 McDowell J. A 280 Page McKeUar Charles W. 296 McKissick.W. E 296 McManus jas 298 Metropolitan Material Co 307 Miami Floral Co 279 Michell H. F. Co.. ..290 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 299 Millang Charles 298 Millang Frank 299 Miller Theo 295 Mineralized Rubber Co 307 Moninger J. C 307 Moore, Hentz & Nash 299 Morse C. C. & Co... .291 Murdoch J. B.& Co. .299 Murray Samuel 295 New England Nur- series 289 Nicotine Mfg. Co. ...306 Niessen Leo. Co 278 Ordonez Bros. 294 Palethorpe P. R 306 Palmer, F. E. 289 Park Floral Co 295 Payne John A 306 Pennock-Meehan Co. 278 PerkinsSt. Nurseries. 279 Pierce F. O. 306 Pierson F. R. Co 280 Pierson U Bar Co 308 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 296 Raynor John 1 298 Reed& Keller 299 Reid Edw 296 Reinberg Peter 296 Reuler S. J 278 Richwagen Paul E. . .278 Rickards Bros 291 Robinson D. Sons ... 289 Robinson H.M.& Co. 299 Rockland Nurseries. .279 Roehrs Julius Co 294 Roland, Thomas .. .289 Rolker August & Sons 279-307 Rose Hill Nurseries .289 Rusconi D. .. 280 Sander & Son 294 Scheepers John & Co. 279 Schuiz Jacob 295 Scott. John 279 Shanklin Samuel W..2yi Sheppard Garden Car- nation Co 278 Sheridan W . F 307 Siggers & Siggers 298 Situations & Wants.. 304 Skidelskv S. S 279 Smyth Wm. J 295 Standard Pbt« Glass Co 307 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co 3°7 Sticktl W.C 278 Stumpp & Walter Co. 290 Sutherland Geo. A. Co '96 ThorburnJ.M. & Co. 280 TottyChas. H 278 Traendly & Schenck.298 Valentine, J. A 295 Vick's Jas. Sons 291 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 279 WalshM. H 289 Waterer John& Sons. 289 Weber F.C 29'! Weber H.& Sons.... 278 Welch Bros 296 Winterson E. F. Co. .296 Yokohama Nurseries Co 294 Young John 298 Young, Thos- Jr. ..-..295 Young & Nugent 395 Zirngiebel August.. . .291 Zvolanek Am. C 280 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not? New Offers In This Issue. ARAUCARIAS. H. A. Dieer. 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. For page .see List of .itlvertisers. BULBS. .Johnson Seed Co., 21T Market St., Phila. For page see List of Advertisers. BULBS. The F. I{. Pierson Co., Tarr.vtownlon-Hud- son, N. y. I^'or page see t>ist of Advertisers. CALIFORNIA PRIVET. Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GIGANTIC CYCLAMEN SEED. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., New York. For page see Ijist of .\dverti3ers. MEXICAN SUMMER BULBS AND SEEDS: CONIFER SEEDS. J. A. McDowell, Ap. 107, Cit.v of Mexico. li'or page see L^ist of Advertisers. PEONIES. George Hollis, 128 Hollis St., So. Wey- mouth, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this column one cent a word. Initiab count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTICUL- TURE" should be sent to II Ham- ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED HORTICULTURE needs a wide- awake representative in every town In the land. Good commissions paid on advertising and subscriptions. If you are ambitious, write for terms. WANTED — A man to take charge of the growing of Roses, Carnations and otlier plants usually grown in a retail esfcih- lishment. First class references required. State wages and experience in first letter. About twelve thousand feet glass. F. G. Danforth, Skowhegan, Me. WANTED:— By middle of September, young man of refinement and good address as clerk in florist's store In suburb of Bos- ton. Will be required to purchase stock and have general charge of store. First class references required. Address P. O. Box 3657, Boston, Mass. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED: As foreman where full charge is given. Twenty years all-round experience both private and com- mercial. Good grower of cutflowers, pot plants and nursery stock. 32 years old. A hustler. Good wages expected. Can furnish good references. No drinker. Please state wages In first letter. L. H. Wise, Summit, N. J. FOR SALE FOR SALE^One of the best paying truck farms in New York state will be sold at a bargain and on easy terms. 126 acres, fine buildiugs, large greenhouse, strawber- ries, asparagus and rhubarb in bearing. Best location; 2 1-2 miles from best of mar- kets. Mrs. C. H. Carr, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. A hot water ARCO Boiler capable of heating 2,300 square feet. Will be sold at half price. In perfect running order and guaranteed for one year. Reasons for selling — too small for our Increasing bus- iness. Address S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- CULTURISTS. Report of E. L. Pierce, State Vice-presi- dent for Massachusetts, East. It is with pleasure that I present herewith a brief report of horticultural progress in Eastern Massachusetts dur- ing the past year. From my various sources of In- formation and CGmjjarison I cannot re- port trade conditions as favorable or as prosperous as in the previous year. While on the whole the past year may be considered an average one, the severity of the past winter and the lack of sunshine during the early spring has had a material effect on the volume of business transacted. The tightness of the money market the past year has also affected the re- tailer as well as the commercial grower, and both have experienced some very slow collections, which is a decided handicap in the conducting of any business. Easter coming so early found many of the growers with their stock not ready for market while those fortunate enough to have their blooms ready were able toi realize good prices. Not only the early date of Easter, but the pre- ceding weeks of cloudy weather had a decided effect on the quality as well as the quantity of marketable stock. The season for pot-plants and bed- ding stock was a most backward one, although I believe more than an aver- age local crop was grown and in most cases satisfactory prices realized. The seed trade, as reported by sev- eral of the leading merchants, has been up to former years, although the sea- son has been a long-drawn-out one. The season for this class of goods opened as usual, but the bulk of the business was done fully a month later than in previous years. In perennials and shrubbery the trade report a decided increase. The season has seen some changes in the ownership and management of several establishments and one or two new commercial places have made a start in a small way. An average amount of new glass has been erected in Eastern Massachusetts, and many of the older establishments have been put in modern condition, both on commercial places and private estates, but there has been no par- ticular boom in this line. I am justly proud of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston, which now has a membership of over 350, and today is one of the foremost clubs of its kind in the United States. I would especially mention the good work this club is doing in the way of promoting harmony and good fellow- ship among its members, as well as the valuable information and knowl- edge obtained by attending its meet- ings. The classes In landscape gardening instituted by the club may be mention- ed as one of the many opportunities offered its members. The outlook in nearly all lines of business at this time is less favorable than a year ago, but the prospect for an average year for the florists Is par- ticularly bright. August 31, 1907 HORTICULTURE 305 MODERN GREENHOUSE CON- STRUCTION. (A paper read before tha Cauadlan Horti- cultural AsEociatioa at London, Out-, by F. K. Pierson. The question as to the best style oE greenhouse construction is a most im- portant one. As our business has ■widened and developed the same neces- sity for increased facilities has taken place as in other mercantile lines. The ocean steamer of twenty years ago bears about the same relation to the leviathans that are now being built, as the small greenhouses o£ twenty years ago bear to the large structures that are now being erected, any one of which is as large and covers as much ground as was covered formerly by an entire establishment comprised ot eight, ten or more houses. In the earlier days of our business a number of houses was not only desirable but necessary, but in our business as in other branches of trade, we are fast becoming specialitts growing one Icind of flowers or plants and these ih im- mense quantities So as conditions have changed — the size of the build- ings has naturally increased. Twenty years ago 11 ft. houses were in the majority, then came the 3-4 span 18 to 20 ft. in width; in fact, fifteen year.s ago when we built a new range of four iron houtes, 20 ft. in width and 300 ft. in length, it was considered a model range and 'vas much in advance of anything that had been built up to that time. Visitors came from every- where to inspect it. But times change and change rapidly and it has been duplicated to such an extent in the meantime that it has long ago become coE'.monplaco. At that time, however, these light houses were much in ad- vance of the houses in general use, but with the increase and growth of the business and as the necessity for larger houses became apparent, came what has come to be known as the "ridge and furrow" open construction. For econcmy in construction and re- tiirns on the investment these are un- doubtedly more economical and profit- able than the 20 it. spparate east and west construction. This style has re- cently been greatly improved in details by the use of light iion gutters, in- creased height of the gutter line and the use of larger glass requiring less sash bars, the use of light trusses or pests increasing the width of the houses, making an admirable strocturo and capable of indefinite extension only limited by the quantity to be grov.n of one product. This style has many chamiiious and fine examples of it can he seen in the immense estab- lishment at Biompton and in other Canadian cities — Toronto, Ottawa, etc., and it has been adapted very largely in the vicinity of Chicago where im- mense ranges have been and are being built. But I believe that the old idea of single separate houses tunning east and west and greatly enlarged in width is pieferable to this type of house; of course, I am speaking from the stand- point of the cut flower grower to whom sunlight in the short mid-winter months of December, January and February is at a premium. For plant- growing, of course, especially palms and foliage plants, the ridge and fur- row open construction is ideal, but for cut flower growing, I consider the wide separate east and west house im- mensely superior, as these houses cer- tainly set much more sunlight especi- ally in the short mid-winter days. In fact this is wherein their superiority exists, and as this is the season of the year when flowers command the high- est prices it is of the most importance to the grower that he gets every bit of sunlight that can possibly be secured. Such a season as we have jusc experienced makes this doubly ap- parent. The argument in favor of the con- struction of the ridge and furrow open construction has been that it costs less to build and for the money expended the results obtained were in its favor, but by increasing the width of the east and west single house this ad- vantage disappears. In contemplating a large addition to our establishment last year. I went into the comparative cost or' the t\so styles and obtained estimates for exactly the same area and vrhile the single east and west house was the very best style of flat rafter steel construction and the ridge and furrow was of the semi-iron con- struction only, I found there was only G per cent, difference on the total in- \estment in favor of the ridge and furrow construction — a difference so small that the variance in one week's crop at the Holid.iys might offset the entire extra cost With the question of cost settled, I think the advantages in favor of the single wide east and west house unquestionable; not only is much more sunlight obtained in the short dark mid-winter days when the sun is at its lowest meridian, but much more ventilation can be given; in fact, I have been surprised to see how much is necessary in the coldest mid- winter weather v hen other houses could be given little if any, of course, this adding to the general health of the plants, giving stronger stems ant if the snow would slide off of it readily. So while I am advocate of the single wide house there are limi- tations to be reckoned with, and reasons for not building to such an extreme width. In advocating the single wide house, I speak from ex- perience, as we have several ranges of the most modern and perfected type of ridge and furrow connected houses as well as the large wide separate houses. We are now building the lat- ter type and believe fully and un- qualifiedly that they are the best type of house, all things considered, for the Ci!t flower grower. These light airy steel structures with reinforced con- crete sides such as we are now build- ing, eliminating all wood work except the sash- bars and ventilating sash, offer little or no obstruction to the light. It is really getting back to first principles and is following out the same principle that the market gar- dener who is dependent on sunlight only, is compelled to observe in plac- ing his cold frames, so that I think all will agree with me that an east and west house facing .south gets much mote sunlight than the connected ridge and ftirrow house. There is an all too prevalent idea among florists thai the temperature of warmth is the necessary factor but that this i.s not so is shown most conclusively in the dull winter days when the growth becomes weak .and the plants stop blooming. It is the province of the florist to aid nature and the house that will admit the nvst sunlight, other things being equal, is the better style ot structure. 306 HORTICULTURE August 31, 1907 Tobacco Paper IS THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 24 sheets $ 0.75 144 sheets 3.50 288 sheets 6.50 1728 sheets 35.10 NICD'rUlilE '"''z" ""^^^^"^"^^■^^"^" CHEAPEST. Furnishes the just note prices: Most Nicotine for the Money! Pi„t $ iso .^- _„ „ ; 2 Gallon 5.50 SE- ^ ^ ...nanufacturtd by... q^„„„ jq gj, THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Louisville, Ky 5 Gallons 47.25 GREENHOUSES BUILDING AND CONTEMPLATED. New. Kansas City. Kan. — C. Fields, •chrysanthemum house. 17x32. Avon, Mass. — E. P. Oliver, one house. W. Lebanon, N. H. — Samuel P. French, one house. New Faven, Ct.— Col. Hutherford Trowbridge, conservatory, 15x24. Additions. Palo Alto, Cal.— Flint & Flint, three carnation houses, each ISxlOO. East Mansfield, JIass.— B. D. Vick- ery, house, 200 ft.; A. W. Burt, house 200 ft. Tewksbuiy, Mass. — John Gale house. 200 ft. Longueil, Can.— Mr. Hill, addition, 18x30. Gardner, Mass.— C. J. Brickson, house, 31x60. Dover, N. H.— Charles A. Davis, three houses. LIST OF PATENTS. Issued August 6, 1907. S62,433. Two-row Cultivator. Silas E. Bailor & Fred M. Ashe, Tarkio, Mo. 862,567. Horse Rake. Henry L. & Ed- gar C. Litchfield & John C. Harris, Waterloo, la. As- signors to The Litchfield Manufacturing Company, of the same place. 862,597. Pusher For Manure Spread- ers. Dalton K. Wilson, Gladbrook, la. Assignor to William Galloway Com- pany, of Waterloo, la. 862,708. Fertilizer Distributer. Ed- mond N. Camp, Moreland, Ga. Assignor of one-third to Chas. F. Camp and one- third to George Wooster, of the same place. 862,718. Combined Roller, Harrow and Drag. Doras W. Davis, Cheney, Kansas. 862,743. Machine for Removing In- sects from Plants. Peter E. Larson, lola. Wis. Issued August 13, 1907. 802,977. Combined Plow and Culti- vator. William P. LaFol- lette. New Salisbury, Ind 863,023. Weed Cutter, Cultivator and Pulverizer. John E. Court- right, Independence, Kan. S63.024 Cultivator and Pulverizer. John E. Courtright, Inde- pendence, Kan. 863,273. Draft Mechanism for Plows. Gilbert E. Gowey and Wil- liam E. Lees, Gardner, and John G. Bell. Tallula, 111. Issued August 20, 1907. 863,632. Garden Rake Attachment. Paul Peterson, Fairmount, Minn. 803,983. Harrow. Fred Gletty, Sher- idan, 111. 863,999. Steam Plow. James Joyce, Jr., Sikeston, Mo. A VALUABLE INSECTICIDE. Wilson's Plant Oil, put up by An- drew Wilson, Summit, N. J., is rapidly acquiring a big reputation as a scale- killer for use on decorative plants under glass. Many prominent grow- ers about New York City, as A. Her- rington, Bobbink & Atkins and George Skene, are unstinted in their praise of its virtues, as are also a large number of growers in other sections. HORTICULTURE'S REPRESENTA- TIVES. The following named gentlemen represent this paper in their various local districts, and are authorized to accept subscriptions, advertisements and news items: BUFFALO, N. Y.— E. C. Brucker, 385 87 Elllcott St. CINCINNATI, OHIO— Frank W. Ball, 81 East 3d St. DETRGI-H, MlCm— Frauk Daozer, 1487 15th St. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— George B. Wle- gand. 1610 N. Illinois St. MONTREAL, P. Q.— Gabriel Vre'igde, 27 Ontaiio Ave. NEWPORT, R. I.— David Mclntosli, Ledge Road. PHILADELPHIA, PA.— George C. Wat- Bou. Dobson Bldg., 9th and Market Sts. PITTSBURG, PA.— James Hutchinson, corner Dunmoyle and S. Negley Aves. ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS— John A. May, 163 Iglehart St., St. Paul Minn. TOLEDO, OHIO— J. L. Schiller. 929 Prouty Ave. A STB C A y FO R Z&'/ I — ^ (Irfeenliouseqiazin^ ^ USE IT NOW. F.O. PIERCE CO. 170 Fulton St., NtW YORK NOW IS TBE TIME TO INSDRE TOUR GLASS AGAINST DAMAGE Bl HAIL* For particulars address John Q, Emi9^^ SmdtHm Rirm^, M. ■/. I MANUFACTURE AND Iron frame and wood Greenhouses of ev«ry type for commercial and private use. If you contemplate building, allow me to submit sketch and estimate covering your requirements. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. NIKOTEENAPHISPUHK THE OPICINAl^ftNp GENUINE NICOTINggUlQGANT stron^^|§^Aform PRICE 60£ PER BOX OF LONG SHEET; , NIKOTEEN F-ORSPRA\jih(G'rORWXpORIZINC CE$I50 //X^'^'^\ Sl3 J PINT j per 100. CHARLES H. TOTTY ...WHOLESALE FLORIST... IVIADI80N, N. J. CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $ia.oo per 100; $too.oo per 1000. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie M&id — Clear pink edged white. — $13.00 per 100; loo.oo per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. jptember 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 311 ==DAHLIAS-= The finest Dahlias in the world are grown around Atco and Ham- monton. Our supplies are from the most famous farms at these and other points. READY NOW. All the best cut flower and shipping varieties. Decorative, Cactus, Show, Pompon, Single. $2.00 to $4.00 per 100 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 5 . 1608-1620 LUDLOW ST., Philadelphia The Wholesale Florist of Philatlelphia WHOLESALE TRADE LIST iSPARAGUS SPRENGERI 5 in. pots, $2.oo per doz.; 3 in pois, $5.0.3 per loo; 2 in. pois, $2 00 per 100. Seedlings from flats, 50 cts, per 100. isparagus Plumosus and Tennuisslmus 5 in. pills, $3,00 per doz. PRMQ Boston, 5 in. pots, $3 ooperdoz.; Scotii CnRO & Anna Foster, 4 in. pots, $1.00 per doz. 3 in, yor-^. $6.00 per 100. iprtTn|yQ fine plants, 4 in. pots, $2.00 per PRKIQ assorted varieties, 3 in. pots, $4.00 3 in. pots, $4 00 per CLEMATIS PANIGULATA 100; Strong Seedlings, $2.00 per 100. CINERARIA GRDFL t-/.^." "'^ CAPE JASMINE 4 in pots, $..00 per doz. LEMON VERBENAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS I.... \\ ceks, 2% in. pots. .$2.oj per 00 3 in. pots, $4.00 per 10a. very Catherine M rs. EISELE, nth and Roy Sts., PHILADELPHIl, Pt. iERANIUMS ORCHIDS Ve have 100,000 in 2 inch pots ready D ship in prices running from $2.00 per 00 for standard varieties to 75 cents ach for novelties. Ve will send one thousand, 50 each of o varieties Single and Double for $18, r 500, 25 each of 20 varieties for $9.25. ;end for our special cataloqlie VINCENT, Jr. & SONS GO. WHITE MARSH, MP. . LEUTHY & CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PIANTS KINS ST. NURSERIES, ROSLINOALE MASS. ODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper raucaria Excelsa, Compacta, RobustaandGIauca; tia Korsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. jitivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- , and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, Write for prices. 12 Ontario St., Philadelphia . OB^omT>s ... t to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C, rmedia. C. Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cit- , C. Gaskelliana. Laelia Anccps, L. Albida, L. lUs, L. Autumnalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj- I.Cooperianum, Oncidium Crispum, O. Varicosum. ^avendishianum, O. Luridum, Odonto. Citrosmum. irrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, ncrii. Miltonia VexiUaria. tRILLO &. BALDWIN, SEGAUCUS, N J. Imported, semi-established, established and seedlings. Catalogue sent on application J. ROEHRS CO., RUTHERFORD, N. J. Just arrived in superb condition: Cattleya Perclvalliana. Caltleya labiata, Cattle.va Sehroederae, Oncidium varicosum Rogersii, O. Crispum, O. MarshalUanum, O. luridum, Miltonia Cuneata, M. Candida, M. Clowesii, Laelia Crlspa, L. Dayana, L. Praestans, etc. Write for prices. LASER & HORREU, Suminit, N. J. ORCHIDS Largett Importers, Exporters, Qrotvert and Hybridists in the World Sander, 8t. Albans, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY Just Arrived in Fine Condition ORCHIDS In Variety Cattleyas, Laellas, Oncldlnras, Odonto- glosenm, Epidendrum, etc. WRITE FOE PRICES. lOSEPH A. MANDA, Orchid Expert. West Orange, N. J. JUST ARRIVEO JUST ARRIVED Cattleyas Perclvalliana, Sanderae and Speciosissima, Uncidium Kramer- ianum and Gasl^elllana. Write for prices or telephone to ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N.J. P. O. Box 105. Phone 143 Madison. ices Quoted In these Columns are for Dealers Onlv. When Writlns; to Advertisers Please Mention HORTICULTURE. WHiTiyiANii FERNS Fine Strong Plants, Free from Scale, Bench Grown, Established in Pots. 2% in. $5 00 per 100 3H in. $15.00 per 100 3 " to 00 " 4 *' 25.00 Cash with Order. This Stock will please you ROCKLAND GREENHOUSES, Rocldand, Mass. W. B. ArnolJ, Prop. NEP. WHITMANJ 2'4 in., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3'/2 In., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2I4 in., $3.00 per 100 H. H. BARROWS & SON WhltMi. Mm. Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO., 4&6 Old Slip, NEW YORK. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALflS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. POINSETTIAS Delivery End of September 2 1=4 inch $5 per 100 $45 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. 3 and 4 inch, 7c. and 12c. each BtUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. CYCLAMEN Splendena Glganteum Hybrid* In five colors: the fluest strain known 3-iu pots, ready. $7.00 per 100: 4-in., .$15.00 per 100' 5-ln., $20 itii per 100. Satistaciion guaranteed- , Po- S. S. SKIDEL8KY, 1741 Null m 81.. DoubleViolets Lady Campbell, Extra strong. Healthy Plants. Field grown fron March-struck Cmting>. $6.00 per 100. Cash with order. MALCOLM ORR, ""'^^^^ss. "' I 312 HORTICULTURE September 7, 1907 C THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc., ^^S^H."' EVERGREENS in TUBS. These are extra selected specimens, suitable for Hall and Veranda Decoration. EVERGREENS for LAWN and FOREST planting. We offer the largest stock of SPECIMEN Evergreens in New England, in sizes 15 inches to 15 feet ALL OUR EVERGREENS ARE HANDLED WITH BALLS OR IN TUBS. We offer several acres of FIELD-GROWN PERENNIALS, in about 1000 Varieties at very low rates. We send out nothing but STRICTLY HIGH-GRADE STOCK, carefully packed, and our prices are always right. Catalogs and Price Lists Free. f m f I NOW READY FOR DELIVERY I ■ISiint Uafrieeii Bulbs of the very finest quality. LlllUm nail I99II (,.y inch bulbs, 350 to the case, $6.00 per loo: $55.00 per looo. 7-9 inch bulbs, 200 to the case, $9.00 per 100: $85.00 per icoo. Full case at 1000 rates. • • B I -...X. Ilk> Finest Bermuda-grown rrGSSia netracta Aioa buibs. Extra quality buibs, }i to j4 inch diameter, 75c per too; $5.00 per 1000. Selected bulbs, yi to -'4 inch diameter, $1.00 per too: $7.50 per loOD. Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis 11;'!^ '°° ^'^' White Roman Hyacinths Bulbs 12-15 cm. in circum' ference, $2.75 per loo; $25.00 per TOCO. Bulbs 13-15 cm. in circumference, $3.25 per IOC; $29.00 per 1000. Narcissus Paper White Grandif lora f^tm'in circumference, $1.25 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. Bulbs 14 cm. and up in circui ference, $1 .50 per 100: $11 .00 per 1000. Allium Neapolitanum 75cperioo: $5.ooperiooo. If you have not received same, send for our complete list of bulbs for winter and spring flowering F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. MEXICAN SUMMER BULBS AND SEEDS FOR 1907 AMARYLLIS FORMOSISinA, let size, $15.00 2d ■• 11.00 PANCRATlUn, Spider Lily, Ist •■ IS. 00 2d " 1100 TIQRIDIAS, asst. vars., Ist " 7.00 2d " 5 00 BESSERA ELEQANS. 2d " 7.00 CYCLOBOTHRA FLAVA, 1st " 6 00 niLLA BIF'LORA. I ft " 6.00 ZEPMYRAISTHES. white, 1st " 7.00 Ten per cent. dls. on orders of 5,000; special dls. on large orders. CONIFER TREE SEEDS To be collected only on advance orders and to be forwarded as the different species mature, which varies from Dec. to March. ABIES RBLiaiOSA, per lb. $3.00 PINUS EDULIS, '• 3.00 •• MARTWEQI, " 4.00 " LEIOPHYLLA, •■ 4.00 J. A.McDOWELL, ap. 167, City of Heiico, Hex. In ordering goods please add, "I saw It In HORTICULTURE." FREESIAS Refracta Alba Selected - 75c. per 100 Mammoth $1.25 " 100 Wm. Elliott (SiSons 201 Fulton Street NEW YORK Christmas Flowering Sweet Pea Seed DIRECT FROM ORIGINATOR. Christmas Pink, Florence Denzer, white 1-4 lb 75c; I lb. $2.00. Hrs. E. Wild, new carmine red, 2 oz. 75c; 1-4 lb. $1.50. These popular Florists' Sweet Peaa luiT* been grown by OVER 3000 FLORIST5 all over the world to the best satisfactloB of the most critical growers, and HAVE NO EQUAL. Also 10 New Varieties offered for the first time, Salmon, Pink, Blue Purple, Yellow and Variegated In separate colors. Ask for Descriptive Price List. Thee* new varieties will be ready In September. Sweet pea Directions with every order. ANT. C. ZYOLANEK Bound Brook. NEW JERSEY LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Qrand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO ESTABLISHED 1802 Highest Grade LILIUMHARRISII, FREESIAS, PAPER WHITES and ROMAN HYACINTHS See Prices in Last Week's Horliculiure. JOHNSON SEED CO., 2iZf!±lll' Phlla., Pa. BERMUDA EASTER LILIES, ROMAN HYACINTHS AND ALL HOLLAND AND OTHER BULBS SEND FOR PRICESl Trade Bulb List now ready, per ioco seeds Asparagus plumous nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds 2.50 New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i.ooo. J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St„ through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade Boddington's BULBS BLOOM CATALOGUES FREE Write for one to-day ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W. l41hSt., N. Y. City eptember 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 313 Horticulture's Advancement The study of liortic-ulture in the public schools is ■aught with the most salutary consequences to the sing generations. The promotors and abettors of le science of horticulture are public benefactors, if ily for this consideration, but their action is of a ill wider scope in its effects upon society. By improved methods of culture the earth is made ucli more productive, and by well directed scientific fort new and improved varieties are produced, thus ndering the life of animals more salutary and pleas- it. Again, a proper knowledge of this profession akes it full of interest to those Avho make their living • it and assures success in the results of various oper- ions which, practiced without knowledge of and at- Qtion to details, would prove failures. The scathing article in the issue of Horticulture of ig. 17, in07, page 201, was well deserved. "Job" ust indeed have needed some education if he failed to preciate the herculean work of the great Swede who ide popular the science of botany and placed horticul- re upon a footing it scarcely ever could have occupied thout a system of plant classification founded upon i genital parts as a platform. That Linnajus did ot make the world more pleasant to live in," is a ^position almost too absurd to notice. He not only ide it more pleasant but lie did more to add to the :ellectual, moral and material welfare of his fellow- ■n for all time than the hero who sought "the bauble )utation e'en in the cannon's mouth." He won a peaceful victory by bringing order out of los, and systematizing what must have been utter ifusion and making popular a study which by its cinating problems was well calculated to aj^peal to ' intelligence of its votaries and improve their con- ion mentall}', socially, morally and financially, thus king them better men and women and therefore liap- r. The leaven soon worked. When Ijinnseus died in rS the species of plants actually described were about 000 and now they number at least 100,000. \s the study of botany became more general the lire to possess living specimens on the part of the ilthy became also more pronounced. Enterprising ifessional horticulturists sent collectors into various •ts of the world in search of novelties, and many of tropical plants remarkable for their beauty or some uliarity of growth graced the hot houses of rich husiasts. New tropical fruits and exotic vegetables :e also added to the luxuries of the table and many :e brought into cultivation, while others, by means :he now rapid means of communication and transpor- on, are imported in enormous quantities, rhe Eoyal Botanic Gardens at Kew were the first arrange their specimens under the Linnsean system 1 give the Linnsean specific names. Sir Joseph Banks tributed large donations of exotics and Mr. W. T. on, gardener to His Majesty George III, edited a work in 1814, "Epitome of Hortus Kewensis" which is a catalog of the collection under the classes and or- ders of the Linntean system with the common name, native country, when first cultivated, time of blooming, whether annual, biennial or perennial, shrub or tree, if hardy or lialf hardy, greenhouse or stove, if found growing in ordinary soil, bog or water. This collec- tion, started in the latter part of the eighteenth century has been kept up and greatly increased until the present time and is one of the greatest botanical institutions of the world. , The taste for horticulture having been encouraged since the beginning of the last century has progressed by leaps and bounds until it has reached what we may call gigantic proportions and given pleasant and profitable employment to. thousands of deserving fam- ilies. Perhaps there is no better proof of the important stand the science has taken in the community than that it has made the profitable publication weekly of Horti- culture a possibility and the enthusiasm and enter- prise with which it is conducted a public benefaction of no slight importance to society. Its advertising col- umns are a continuous record of the great value the culture and dissemination of flowers has assumed in the commercial world. The great convention of American florists just held at the city of Philadelphia under the presidency of the editor of this periodical is another proof of the ascen- dancy of floriculture. The addresses delivered on that occasion were well calculated to fill the public mind with a due appreciation of the stand the florists have taken as a body as philanthropists, working not only for their own aggrandizement but for the good of the country. All sensible citizens will see the advantage of strengthening the hands of the executive in this matter of teaching horticulture in the public schools. The legislators of Massachusetts are to be congratulated for the steps they have taken this summer in providing so liberally to teach the teachers how to teach agriculture, at Amherst, and it is gratifying to note that the move- ment was so popular vi'itli the teachers that more than four times as many attended as was expected. There is evidently a great revival in the love of scientific farming and gardening. Let us keep it up. .^^ Our Frontispiece We present as a frontispiece this week a view in the garden of Mr. H. Heaton. an enthusiastic amateur of Amherst, Mass. It well illustrates the value of an open stretch of lawn and is an example of good arrange- ment which might serve as an object lesson to many planters who fail to keep this essential point in mind. Tlie tree on the right is a red oak. Others will be rec- ognized as weeping beech and Colorado blue spruce. 314 HORTICULTURE September 7, 1907 Japanese Maples The increased culture of Japanese plants during the last two decades has been most marked in England coin- cident indeed with the rise of Japan as a world power. And while Japan assimilates western methods, we in turn are indebted for many beautiful products of that fairy land of gardens and flowers. Iris Koempferi, lilies, pigmy trees, bamboos, have each had exceptional patronage the last few years. The introduction of Jap- anese maples was an acquisition to western gardens; thev may be said to epitomize a gifted people especially as embodiments of things artistic, rivaling many stove plants and the most delicate ferns in gracefulness of outline and beauty of foliage. The attempt to grow them in England in many districts has been successful and there are few gardens of note without specimens of these beautiful deciduous plants. Prominent nursery- men have taken them up with enthusiasm and the large groiips exhibited outside at the Temple show have for years illustrated their utility as decorative subjects. So exquisitely delicate are they in appearance that invar- iably the first question asked is "Are they quite hardy ?" Tt may frankly be said tliat many grown for exhibition are brought on in cold greenhouses but tliat is on ac- count of the early date of showing which hardly gives time for requisite hardness of foliage outside; as cool greenhouse plants in pots they are very effective and admirable as small plants for table decoration. Acer palmatum polymorph um may be seen in large plants in a well-known North of England nursery. A few of these were lifted for a London exhibition, the sequel being a large order for specimens to form an avenue for a south country mJllionaire. Tt may be safely said they are hardy in the south and in sheltered and favored parts in other districts but the more delicate varieties in the north need protection in severe winters: if in pots deeply plunged a little canvas is all that is neces- sary. In grouped bedc- they are etTective but as isolated plants with a green lawn as setting their beaiity is more sharply broivght out, especially as standards. For two months when the foliage is hard they are useful for ciTtting for table purposes. With regard to culture they like a turfy loam and if grown in pots, with plenty of rough sand, delighting in water as they do wh.en growing, but abhorring stag- nation, syringing should be done in early morning and late afternoon. They like a cold bottom and pot plants must be plunged as a severe drying out is fatal to tender growth. A deep pit with ventilation on top and bottom both day and night is the place to bring them on in early spring, removing outside later. All pot-bound stock may l)e safely potted at the end of July, dead wood lieing removed and plants neatly staked. With regard to propagation. Acer palmatum roots freely from cuttings taken in July and placed in gen- tle bottom heat; large plants may liave a boxed bed round them and layered ; if small plants are needed of choice varieties, graft them on palmatum. The best method with general stock is to inarch them. A house out of the way should be selected, as boxes, bricks, slates. etc.. used to bring them up to proper level, present a somewhat unstable and untidy arrangement for the time being. Varieties do not usually seed freely but this year there is an exceptional crop especially on Japonicum aureum. These revert, however, to palma- tum and Jai>onicum types and make useful grafting stock. Imported plants may be had in quantity from the sales but often it is rough and stunted stock which take some time to get into shape. There are now a large number of varieties, many of them with difficult Japanese names. The following are a select and representative dozen of form and color in palmatum and Japanese varieties : Acer p. atropur- pureum, dark purple; p. aureo-variegatum, dark green, variegated bright gold ; p. dissectum atropurpureum, deeply serrated leaves, fine purple; p. dissectum varie- gatum. similar to above but variegated rose and white; p. linearifolium, seven narrow lobes, light green; p. roseomar<:;inatum, lobes deeply cut, light green mar- gined witli rose; p. sanguineum variegatum, five-lobed, crimson, variegated with bright scarlet, changing with age to white; p. septemlobum, seven lobed, pale green turning to red in the fall. Japonicum aureum, splen- did gold; j. laciniatum, deeply divided lobes, light green changing to red in summer; j. vitifolium, foliage cut like a vine; j. pictum variegatum, large broad leaves, deep green with distinct white variegation. (hdjo^oX 2l \>VJ»Ji^ Overcrowding The tendency to' create botanic gardens on private estates is much too prevalent. The saying that "variety is the spice of life" is accepted as a true one, but when carried to excess as is done in many gardens, particu- larly under glass, variety becomes one. of the most troublesome of burdens. Wliere subtropical and orna- 2iiental foliage plants are artistically used for bedding purposes, they combine well with the ordinary bedding plants, not however in the way we sometimes see them, but rather thinly arranged so that each plant will stand clear of its neighbor. How often we see stove houses and conservatories with the ijlants all packed indiscriminately together in a sloping bank with sometimes the larger plants ele- vated on pots or other material, with the smaller ones all crowded underneath. Thus arranged they may look attractive from a distance, but they will not stand criti- cal examination and cannot be regarded as evidencing either good culture or good taste. Light and air play so important a part in the life of a plant that all un- necessary stock should be dumped. Under glass where over-crowding prevails, troul}les are many. Bugs of every description thrive and unsightly pots with the soil half-washed out are often found. On the other hand, when plants are so arranged that each has ample room, health and vigor prevails ; better facilities are afforded for accurate judgment in regard to watering and. "last but not least," more harmony is likely to exist between the head gardener and his assistants. i cucA-0(M September 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 315 British Horticulture THE BEST SWEET PEAS The N'ational Sweet Pea Society has rendered a use- ful service in pnlilishing a list of "too much alike" varieties. With the remarkable multiplicity of new sorts endlei^s confusion has been caused, whilst the seedsmen's lists have reached to unwieldly proportions. After a careful investigation and the conduct of ex- haustive trials the Society's Floral committee recom- mend the following kinds as the best in their respective colors: \^niite, Dorothy Eckford and Nora TJnwin; crimson and scarlet. King Edward and Queen Alex- andra ; rose and carmine, John Ingmsn ; yellow and buff, Mrs. Collier; blue. Lord Xelson and Romolo Piazanni ; blush, Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes ; cerise, Coe- cinea; pink. Countess Spencer; orange shades, Helen Lewis and Henr\' Eckford i lavender. Lady Grisel Ham- ilton and Frank Dolby; violet and purple, Duke of Westminster; magenta, CTCorge Gordon and Captiva- tion ; pieotee edged. Dainty ; fancy, Sybil Eckford ; inauve, Mrs. Walter Wright; maroon and bronze, Black Knight; striped and flaked (red and rose), Jessie Cuth- bertson; striped and flaked (purple and blue), Sutton's Marbled Blue ; bicolor, Jeannie Gordon ; marbled, Helen Pierce. The following awards were made at the Read- ng trials: Saint George (Messrs. Hurst & Son), sil- ver medal and first-class certincate. This was regarded 13 the best novelty of the year. Helen Pierce (Henry Eckford), first-class certificate; Princess Victoria (Dobbie & Co.), Xora Unwin (Watkins & Simpson), 'jord Nelson (L House and Son), and Prince Olaf 'Dol)l)ie i^ Co.). awards of merit. NOTED SPECIALISTS Essex is a famous seed growing county, a large acre- ige being devoted to this piirpose. H. Eckford, of \^em, has now secured a seed farm in the Burnham dis- riet. Messrs. Dobbie & Co., of Rothesay, have a very xtensive seed farm at Marks Tey, near Colchester, un- ler the direction of Mr. W. Cuthbertson. Here are ultivated a comprehensive selection of sweet peas, in- luding the latest novelties and some new varieties not et in commerce. The latter comprise Princess Vic- oria (There is an old variety of this name which as now been entirely superseded) ; Prince Olaf, which eceived an award of merit from the National Society, blue striped variety: The Marquis, a waved mauve of n attractive form ; Minnie Christie, a plum-colored raved variety, with wings of a more brilliant tint; lanna Dale, maroon, described as an improved Othello; ^hite Spencer and Mrs. Ireland, waved bicolor. A ariety which has attracted the attention of visitors to larks Tey is St. George, the novelty being sent out by Messrs. Hurst & Co. of Houndsditch. This has re- ceived the National Society's silver medal as the best novelty of the year. It is of an attractive orange tint, and is regarded as an improved form of Evelyn Byatt. An award of merit was also received from the Royal Horticultural Society at the Holland House show. A CANNA TRIAL This season a si^ecial feature of canna trials has been made at Wisley at the Royal Horticultural Society's gardens. About 200 varieties have been in cultivation. Awards of merit have been granted to the following by the Floral Committee: C. J. B. van der Schoot, a clear yellow flower, with red splashings and spots; C. Elizabeth Hoss, yellow, with bright red spotting and green foliage ; C. Gladiator, described as the best spotted variety in the collection; C. W. Saunders, rosy-crimson with purple foliage; C. AVilliani Bofinger orange-scar- let; C. Uncle Sam. Awards were also granted to sev- eral varieties under numbers, ilost of the plants were grown in pots measuring ten inches in diameter, and a splendid growth had been made. The flowers were an indication of the high standard which has been reached in the cultivation owing to the special attention paid them for years past by leading experts like Messrs. Can- nell & Sons, of Swanley, Kent. This firm's brilliant groups of cannas have added an acceptable blaze of color at the leading shows, and have secured for them many honors. THE NEW ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT From the large number of applicants for the post of assistant superintendent at the Royal Horticultural Society's gardens at Wisley, Arthur C. Smith has been selected. Like many of the most successful gardeners, Mr. Smith received his training in Scotland, where his father was head gardener at Dorraont. On migrating southward, ilr. Smith was in the service of Sir John Ramsdcn at Eyram Park, Ferrybridge. He was next engaged in the gardens at Brayton Hall, Cumberland, the seat of the late Sir Wilfrid Lawson. Journeying from north to "sunny Sussex" Mr. Smith secured an appointment at Petworth Park, the picturesque seat of Lord Leconfield. Subsequently he was employed at a number of equally notable places. The new ofiicial has, therefore, had a wide and varied experience, and he enters on his new siDhere with an excellent record. The new gardens at Wisley afford plenty of scope for a man of Mr. Smith's attainments, and he will be associated with Mr. S. T. Wright, the superintendent, who for many years has rendered such valuable service to the Society, first at Chiswick and latterly at the Society's new Surrey home. J^'/' ddniXU. 816 HORTICULTURE September 7, 1907 horticulture: VOL. VI SEPTEMBER 7, 190? NO. 10 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY horticulture: publishing co. II Hamilton Place, Boston. Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year, in advance, $1.00: To Foreign Countries, 3.00; To Canada, $1 50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page $i.ao. Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follov/s: One month (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months (13 times) 10 per cent.; ■ix months (26 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRIOHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Entered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress 01 March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIKCE— The Value of the Open Lawn. HORTICULTURE'S ADVANCEMKNT— George Moore. 313 OUR FRONTI.SPIECE 313 JAP.ANESE MAPLES— Edgar Elvln 311 OVERCROWDING — David Miller 314 BRITISH HORTICULTrRT-)— W. H. Adsett 315 AFTER ADJOURNMl'JNT ... 317 ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY EXHIBITION— Thos. Bunyard 317 NEW ROSES AT THE MANXHEIM EXHIBITION... 317 NEWS OF THE CLUBS .AND 30CIBTIES Society of .'American Florists — Florists' Club o£ Philadelphia — New Bedford Horticultural Society — North Shore Horticultural Society 31S Gardeners' and Florists' Club ot Boston — Fruit Growers Meet 31') Club and Society Notes 321 Florists' Club ot Washington 336 HARDY SHRUBS, THEIR PLANTING AND TREAT- MENT—S. C. Moon 319 DAHLIA SHOW AT BOSTON 322 SEED TRADE 323 THE FLOR.A. OF YELLO^VSTONE PARK AND PUGET SOUND— J. Otto Thilow, Portrait... 324 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Buffalo, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco 320 MISCELLANEOUS Baby Ramblers for Christmas 317 A Sweet Pea Quartette, Illustrated 322 Catalogues Received 323 Movements of Gardeners 323 Personal 327 Detroit Notes 329 Pacific Coast Society Doings 329 San Francisco Notes 329 Philadelphia Notes 329 News Notes 323 Publications Received 336 Obituary 336 A Labor Saving Oevice, Illustrated 337 Florists and the Glass Trust 337 Greenhouses I'uilding or Contemplated 338 Business Changes 338 An encouraging outlook Now that the ITnited States Express Company have finally removed every vestige of the oppressive flower ship- ping rates let us hope tliat peace and harmonious relations may prevail throughout the coun- try between transportation companies and the plant and flower shippers. Low rates are essential if the in- terstate trade in these goods is to grow as it should but of even greater importance is the assurance of careful handling and quick delivery. The express companies can. if they are so disposed, do much to foster this class of business. As a general thing w'e believe that they have done so and many jjlant and flower shijiper-s have found the officials and employees of the company serv- ing them to be actuated by an earnest desire to please and oblige. Wliere the reverse is true it is not unlikely that tlie announced intention of tlie Postmaster Gen- eral to inaugurate a parcels post will have a healthy con- ciliatory effect. Altogether the outlook is most encour- aging from whatever standpoint we may view it. A distinction without a difference Certain industrious members of tlie S. A. F. have been struggling ■with the rather elusive problem of how to bring florist and pri- vate gardener together in harmonious and efficient union. To us it appears that the distinction between these two branches of horticultural activity is more in tlie minds of .some people than in fact and this is one reason why the imagined problem is so elusive. If we will only look upon it in the light that there is no brciich, that the apjaarent divergence of paths is largely imaginary, that the question of whether a gardener gets Jtis living through the sale of his products or the sale of his skill is irrelevant and that tlie terms "good gar- dener" and "good florist'' are practically synonymous and interchangeable at very short notice, we shall see that all this effort which some of our friends are thoughtlessly making to seggregate these two classes is both profitless and unwi,?e. There is rarely an issue of HoETicuLTDRE that docs not mention the cliange of some private gardener to a commercial basis or vice versa and it all seems perfectly natural, for he who is proficient in either, may safely change at will and the man who is limited in any of the essential qualifications for either is weak for the other in an equal degree. Missionary work at the country fair These are the days when the country fair flourishes. There is no more democratic institution in the world than the country fair. It caters to everybody, regardless of sex, age, color, tem- perament, religion, condition in business or society, antecedents or ambitions, and whatever a man, woman or child is interested in the country fair can put it to use. We liave often wondered why it is that the florist, nurseryman and seedsman are so conspicuously indif- ferent to the possibilities of business in participating in these rural round-ups. Everybody goes to the fair and where everj'body goes is the place of all places for the enterprising business man looking for local support to show liimself and his goods. The floral and plant dis- plays on these occasions are left, as a general thing, to the amateur of the feminine persuasion and are good examples of well-meant but sadly misdirected effort. Instead of holding aloof in a sort of supercilious self- superiority local florists might materially serve their own business interests by an enthusiastic participation in the exhibition and by encouraging through example and advice the horticultural ambitions of the neighbor- hood. In the occasional instances where this policy has been followed the reward has been ample. More gar- dens and better gardens are an essentiality to the future prosperity of those who deal in any sort of garden material and all signs indicate that the fleld is all ready for the missionary. Septeinlx-r 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 317 AFTER ADJOURNMENT. Our attention has been called to the fact that in our account of the great Holland House show some weeks sinc3 we failed to give due prominence to the magnificent display of orc'iids made by Sander & Sons., of St. Al- bans. This Vfas the leading orchid difplay and won the gold medal. New England, parched and brown from the effects of one of the most pronounced midsummer droughts ex- perienced in many years, is revelling in a welcome rain which bids fair to save the crops, horticultural and agri- cultural, from the utter destruction which otherwise seemed inevitable. For once, people are taking a wetting without a murmur. Nicotiana Sandera>, as we suggested two years ago might happen, proves to be practically a weed in gardens where it has been allowed to ripen seed, the self-sown .seed coming up in great quantities and producing flowers in all the varying shades of color found in the species. These spontaneous plants do not, however, come to the blooming period until well along into August. They are evidently very much in earnest its to the enforcement of "Prevention of Corruption Act" in England, I'udging from an advertise- ment which appears in the Gardeners' Chronicle stating that the Council of the Horticultural Trades' Association having been informed that secret com- missions are being paid in various cjuavteis, a sum of five hundred dol- lars will be paid to anyone giving such information as will lead to the conviction of anyone in the nursery or seed trades corruptly offeiing or giv- ing such commission. The florists, in tlieir couventiou, have had much to say about a plan tor a national flower show. They favored the idea, but there was muoh difference of opinion as to the proper time of year to hold it, and the subject was finally referred to a committee. That enterprise seems too large to be couoeutraied at a single time or place. Even the local shows to which Philadelphia has been accustomed for years, could lose some of their chief attractions if held only once a year. The chrysanthemums could not be shown in the spring, nor the bul- bous plants in the autumn: while roses from the open air would have to have an inter- mediate season. Would it be too great a strain on the fra- ternity to hold two, or even mc>re exhibi- tions each year? The growing popular de- mand for flowers would probably .lustif.v them, and they might be held at different places if that seemed desirable. J'he floral wealth of this country would easily fill a new show every month the whole year round. — I'hiladelphia Bulletin. Very plausible. About the "strain on the fraternity" we can tell more after we have tried. When we have demonstrated that one can be made a success we can then take up the ques- tion of a few more. BABY RAMBLERS FOR CHRIST- MAS. Editor Horticulture, — Please astc some of your experienced readers the best way to treat Baby Ramblers, so .as to have them in flower for Christmas. BARYMORE. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY EXHIBITION AT VINCENT SQUARE. In spite of the old dictum, the ex- pected did not happen on Tuesday, 20th ult., when only a few exhibtors appeared on the scene and the atten- dance of visitors was most sparse. Though some might wish to, they can- not be in two places at once so most of our regulars were away, either at , Brighton or preparing for the grand fete at Shrewsbury, the last now being the biggest show of any held in the Provinces, while as regards attendance it stands unique, and not only do the railway companies run special trains to it, but they are compelled to meet the rush of traflSc to erect temporary stations at points on their lines, run- ning into the old town. On the sec- ond day last year no less than 70,000 passed the turnstiles in less than three hours. I should like to say this was all horticultural, but fear that the main atraction is the side shows which collect in vast and noisy numbers in and around the beautiful "Quarry" that, situated on the banks of the devious Severn, forms an ideal show- ground. The roads in the quarry are all avenued by fine old lime trees, some of the finest in England, and the scent of these in July is so powerful that those not accustomed to it are driven from their homes for a time, and the hum of the congregated myriads cf bees is so great that it resembles the sound from the pedal pipes of some great organ heard at a distance. The prize schedule is on a very generous scale; to give one instance only, the grapes — the premier prize is a fifty guinea cup, plus twenty sovereigns, and the rest of the prizes for grapes and fruit, are proportionate, while the groups of plants both under canvas and in the open have valuable medals, plus hard cash awarded in a lavish manner. No wonder therefore, that the entries are numerous and that the extent of the benches for fruit alone has been measured up to a quarter mile! But I anticipate, and must leave the report of this monster show till my friend re- turns and gives an eye witness account of it. Opposite the entrance to the Hall, Mr. H. B. May had what might be termed a bell flower display for it was chiefly made up of campanulas, interspersed with a few choice ferns. He also had a nice lot of shrubby veronicas, well flowered, Evfeline, Mont Blanc, and La Marveillence be- ing the most notable. In front of these laid on the baize were piles of Lapageria rosea Nash Court yar. Ped- estaled by itself in a corner. Major Holford put up a grand piece of Laelio Cattleya elegans, on which oould be counted over 2.5 spikes averaging five flowers each, surely worthy of the gilt Lindley medal awarded. In the annex Veitch & Son put up plants of Cypri- pediutn. Rothschildianum superbiens and J. H. Veitch both grand forms while Baron Schroeder had C. Del- lense, and A. de Fairesse and Major Holford had six new hybrid Lselio-Cat- tleyas, all very distinct and fine. A table across the north end of the hall was entirely filled by Kelway, with cut spikes of gladioli. Some ex- tra fine yellows were Canarybird Leader and Golden Sword; whites. Snow Queen, Mrs. F. Field; Princess of Sweden soft salmon; Fireflush the best dark scarlet; Dovedale a lovely white and Sea Mouse reproducing the iridescent colors of that singular an- nelid if it be possible; Lady McDonald, richest purple, and Edward VII, superb soft red, must complete special notice. T. Ware & Co., put up a fine bank among which was a promising new flowering shrub Andromecon rigidum. with open Monachattuni-like yellow flowers, and acute lanceolate glabrous foliage. He also had Statice latifolia alba, and exquisitum, all lovely minute forms of this useful sea lavender, and Chrysanthemum maximum King Ed- ward— remarkable both for size and substance in the flower. THOMAS BUNYARD. NEW ROSES AT THE MANNHEIM EXHIBITION. Hrn. Jacobs of Westendorf, who gen- erally shows perfect blooms, brought only his T. H. Gruss Herzogin Alex- andra and his Gruss an Sangerhausen, both excellent for cutting and decorat- ing purposes. Messrs. Hoyer and Klemm of Gruna, Dresden, showed the Bengal hybrid, Charlotte Klemm (raiser R. Turke of Mussen). a rose of a fiery red tint, good for bedding, that certainly has a great future. Hrn. R. Turke showed a seedling from Xavlcr Olibo and Etoile de France, having the color of Gruss an Teplitz; further a number of seed- lings of Schneekonigin, all of which showed the mother type, but were not her equal. A cross between this variety and Rosa rugosa alba was more fortunate, the blooms being single and pure white with the thorns and hardiness of R. rugosa alba. The production of such a hardy race of Roses should be made the aim of the hybridist. One of the best novelties: Radium, a cross obtained from Mdlle. Eug. Verdier x La France; the color is fiery red similar to Farbeukonigin, but the plant has mere vigor; Hrn. G. Weigand of Soden, showed a seedlin.? from Caroline Testout, having color- ing of carmine and yellow — very peculiar. As a result of the unfavorable weather, Hrn. Peter Lambert, Treves, was unable to exhibit flowers in good condition. He had in No. 6423 a flower having more carmine in the red than in the case of the variety Libeity and in No. 6423 in the bud, as in Apotheker Hofer, but more red in the color. No. 6433 had cherry-red buds of great length. No. 646.5 — Caroline Testout x Kaiserine — had the Jacqueminot tone, and all of these were of the Tea Hybrid class. M. M. Soupert and Notting showed in the T. H. Madame J. W. Eudde a velvety cherry-red rose with a car- mine tone and moderately full bloom, which promises to be a good rose for cutting in the autumn. No. 7 is a Tea Rose, the result of a cross between Souvenir de Pierre Notting x Mdlle. M. Salvati. a pure light sulphur-yellow, and the only clear colored yellow rose worth mentioning. — Horticultural Trade Journal. 318 H O R T I C U L T U R i: September 7, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- CULTURISTS. The following letter from the coun- sel of the United States Express Com- pany to the Secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission, a copy of which has been received by the Presi- dent of the Society, is self-explanatory. New York, August 23, 1907. Mr. Edward A. Moseley, Secretary, Inter- state Commerce Commission, Washing- ton, D. C. Dear Sir: — We received .Tour letter ot August 21, 1907. enclosing letter from Wm. J. Stewart, President of the Society of America^ Florists and Ornamental Horti- culturists. Mr. Stewart complains tliat the United States Express Company has re- stricted the effect of the Commission to the points named in the complaint. We regret to say that although the ques- tion was taken up some time ago, and al- though the officers of the Company decided, In order to be perfectly fair, that the new rates should not be confined to the points in question, but should be extended throughout the territory involved, at points similarly situated, through a misunder- standing and oversight the new rates were not put in to effect. As soon as we received your letter we took the matter up with the Traffic .Man- ager, and found that through a misunder- standing he was awaiting some word from us before changing the rates. We regret very much that this has happened, for we can' assure you that the Express Company did not Intend to interpret the meaning of the Commission's order in a narrow manner. We think that Mr. Stewart's suggestions are being entirely covered; if, however, his attention is called to any specific instance where the rate is not. in his opinion, ac- cording to the spirit of the Commission's order, we will have the matter adjusted it he will call our attention to it. We return the enclosure herewith, and wish to thank you for thus calling the matter to our attention. Yours trvilv. O'BRIEN, BOARDMAN & PLATT. This disposes finally of the contro- versy which has been extended over the past fifteen months and should place the United States Express Com- pany in a most favorable light in the estimation of the flower-shipping trade. The position taken by the Company is at once eminently fair and cordial. WM. J. STEWART, President, '-\, P. J. HAL'SWIRTH, Secretary. Department of Plant Registration. M. H. Walsh of Woods Hole, Mass., submits for registration the following Rambler Roses: Walsh's "Poesy," color clear daric pink; base of the petals fading to pure white: distinct; free flowering, strong grower; flowers borne in large clusters and hanging gracefully on the plani. This variely raised in Woods Hole in 1901. Walsh's "Coquina," beautiful shell pink; lower half of petals creamy yel- low; foliage glossy ivy green; profuse bloomer: single flowers. Wal.sh's "Cinderella," beautiful dark rose; Powers double, borne in immense clusters: shoots bearing from sixty to one hundred blooms; when fully de- veloped, flowers assume imbricated form and change to a lovely shade of light pink: one of the latest of the ramljler class to flower. ■Walsh's "Delight," single flowers; intense carmine tipped with scarlet; lower half of the petals white; most profuse bloomer; flowering from every bud on each shoot; foliage dark glossy green and a grand forcing rose. V.alsh's "fJvangeline." single flower; two inches in diameter; large bronzy glossy green foliage: most vigorous grower; deliciouslv fragrant: color soft pink and white, suitable either for clinibing or creeping in parks or shrub- beries. Walsh's "Paradise," single flowers; borne in large clusters; hardy; pro- fuse liloomer; fragrant: petals, lower half white; upper half, pink; W'heu fully developed the petals recurve to a siiar]) \ioiut forming a perfect star; centre filled with y.^llow stamens. Prize Essays. On account of the short time inter- vening between the publication of Mr. Murray's offer and the meeting ot the Society, the Executive Committee have extended the time to September 30th. Samuel Murray, of Kansas City, offers two prizes of $30 and $20 for the following essays to be presented Ijy Sept. 30th 'Comparative Worth in the Community and to Horticulture and Floriculture." First; The man who is a gardener and florist, having a store and con- servatory in the city, conducts a high class business: has greenhouses in the suburbs; grov.-s plants and cut flowers for his store; has a good business in spring bedding plants and does all in his power to increase the sale of hardy perennials, setting forth to his patrons on everv occasion possible the beauty and charm oi the hardy flower garden plants, shrubs and trees and bulbs in the fall. Second: The man who conducts a store, and conservatory in the city, has a high class business, but does not have any greenhouses, buying all his plants and"cnt flowers at wiiolesale. P. ,T. HACSWIRTH, Secretary. FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILA- DELPHIA. The feature of the monthly meeting ol: this Club was and address by Charles E. Me«han on "The Philos- ophv of Wholesaling". Mr. Meehan handled his subject in an able man- ner as will be seen from a perusal of his address which will appear in full in an early isssue. Sam.iiel S. Pen- nock and Fred Hahman were nomi- nated for president for tl* ensuing voar. The election talies place first Tuesday in October. Edwin Lonsdale and David Rust are slated for secre- tary. May the best men win. It is a healthy sign to see some rivalry for the respective oflices. A resolution of sympathy for Joseph Heacock on ac- count cf his recent bereavement was passed. Four new members were elected and three nom.inated. Robert Craig and Edwin Lonsdale spoke on the forthcoming national flower show- in replv to some criticism by Adolph Fahrenwald. The ladies, bowling team headed by Miss Graham attended the meeting and took occasion to presonr to the club the cup they won in the convention contest. Captain Lynch favored tlve company with a song at the windup and light refreshments were served. NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The free exhibition given under the auspices of this society in Odd Fel- lows Hall, during Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday of last week (Old Home Week), received such extensive patronage as seldom falls to the lot of a provincial flower show. It is per- fectly safe to say that half the time the exhibition was open, the hall was prac- tically filled with visitors; while dur- ing Tuesday afternoon and evening the doors were kept closed and opened only to admit visitors as others made their exit. Great credit is due to Messrs. J. Garthly, W. Keith and H. A. Jahn who have worked untiringly and contributed freely of their stock in the effort to make the exhibition a success. The cut flower part of the skow was essentially an exhibit of dahlias which, owing to the early date and the grievous conduct of the weather office, w-as not quite u]> to the usual standard. Mrs. H A. Jahn made an extensive showing and cari'ied off the main part of the premiums in the open classes. James Garthly was awarded a silver medal for a plant of Nephrolepis- Todeaoides, also first premiums for group of foliage plants, group of ferns, specimen palm along with several other premiums. The groups and specimens palms and ferns toi'med very attractive features. \\'m. Keith of New P.edford also captured first premiums for group specimen fern and specimen cycas. Mr. Keith also had on exhibition a gi'oup which claimed a good share of atten- tion from the visitors; consisting of a banana, orange, lemon and pine apple all in fruit. R. & 3. Farquhar <6- Co. contributed a bench oi Lilium auratuni and other lilies, also a bunch of Scotch heather which was of much interest, for which a bronze medal was awarded. W. W. Rawson & Co , of Boston, exhibited about 200 fine dahlia from their Marblehead farm. Exhibits of gladioli and aquatic riowers from H. A. Dreer and a fine collection of gladioli from J. Lewis Childs were .generally much admired. The judges were James Farquhar of Boston, and W. C. Winter of Mans- field. NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual summer show of this so- ciety was held August 2S-29, at Man- chester, Mass.. under perfect weather conditions. The exhibition was ad- judged to be the best ever held by the society. The judges were Julius Heur- lin. George Gordon, and Chas. Simp- kins. The exhibit of annuals in compe- tition for the Schlegel & Fottler silver cup was exceptionally good the cup being won by Fred Brasch, gardener to Mrs. James McMillan, with H. Shaw, gardener to Mr. Gardner Lane, second. ■ :• i-vp cor-iai prize classes brought out fine exhibits and close competition. Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, had an exhibnt cf aquatics, Nephrolepis epiember 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 319 merpohlii and N. Todeaoides. Lager : Hurrell, Summit. N. J., liad a fine ollection or orcliids. W. W. Rawson o.. showed dahlias, and B. Hammond 'racy made a good exhibit of gladioli, lostly seedlings. F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., taged their beautiful Nephrolepis su- erbissima. Blue Hill Nurseries howed a collection of seedling erennials. .lohn Reilly. gardener for Mrs. M. B. (lason took many first prizes including ive for asters. Bernard Reilly, gard- ner for Miss Bartlett, also had a big lundle of firsts as also did A. Mag- Lusen, gardener for George N. Black, I'hose fern won first place as specimen dant. Wm. Swan won the Lord & Jurnham cup for display of plants, he special Mitchell prize for collec- ion of fruit and the Crafts prize for )Moxes. Mrs. Leland got the Rob- 'rts & Hoare silver medal and Schle- ;el & Fottler special for suberous lie- ;onias. J. J. Middleton won the rhos. J. Grey prize for sweet peas. rhe Farquhar cup for collection of regetables went to Mrs. Gordon Ab- DOtt, the White cup for collection of vegetables to Mrs. Phelps Dexter and I number of lesser special premiums ivere variously won. Certificates of merit were awarded IS follows: Lager & Hurrell, Summit. N. J., for jollectio.'i of orchids. F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown. N. R., for Nephrolepis superbissiraa. Henry A. Dreer Co.. Philadelphia, for aquatics, and also for Nephrolepis Amerpohlii and Nephrolepis Todea- oides. W. W. Rawson, Boston, for collec- tion of Dahlias, and also for Gladiolus Harvard. Blue Hill Nurseries, South Braintree, for collection of seedling perennials. B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, for collection of Gladioli. baceous grounds, many acres in extent, brilliant with color, were also admired for the luxuriant health of everything. At the close appropriately enthusiastic thanks to Mr. Wyman for the pleasant occasion were vociferously voiced. GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB OF BOSTON— A FIELD DAY. Saturday, August 31, furnished an- other in the series of enjoyable out- ings which have afforded so much pleasure and instruction for the club members. The trip this time was to the Bay State Nuresries at North Abingtoii on invitation of the pro- prietor, W. H. Wyman. Mr. Wyman met the party at the railroad station on arrival and there were enough to fill two big vans besides sundry smaller vehicles. The visitors were first conducted to the restaurant where a good dinner was enjoyed and then the afternoon was passed in visiting and inspecting the three large tracts now being operated by Mr. Wyman and the storage and packing sheds and other appurtenances of a. modern nursery business. Not only were enterprise and thorough business methods evident on every side but all were impressed with the adaptability of this sec- tion for nursery purposes as was well demonstrated in the luxuriant green and healthy vigor of everything at a time when in most sections of New England, grass, foliage and flowers are brown and withered from the effects of the long-standing drought. Especial- ly in the case of evergreens was the congenial character of soil and en- vironment well evidenced. The her- FRUIT GROWERS MEET. Three hundred fruit growers were present at the joint meeting of the New York State and Ontario Count'. Fruit Growers' Assiciaticns. at the New York Slate Experimental Station, August 28. Charles K. Scoon, om.^ of the prom- inent fruit growers of Ontario county, made the address of welcome. He alluded to the fact that while the country nrouiid the Experiment Station was not the largest fruit growing dist- rict of the State yet it had large fruit plantations and extensive nursery in- terests, which in connection with the l-jxperiment Station made it a place of special interest to the fruit growers. S;^eaki:ig of the Station ijc said that the institution had much to show of interest to the fruit grower and that the men on the staff of the institution were really the servants of the public and that if the fruit growers and other farmers had no questions to ask them they would have nothing to do. J. R. Cornell of Newburg, president of the New York association responded. The first address on the program was on "Plant Breeding and its Importance to Fruit Improvement," by Dr. H. J. Webbei'. professor of Experimental Plant Biology at the State College of Agriculture, Ithaca. Dr. Webber re- viewed the entire subject of plant breeding and told the fruit growers that it was not necessary to be a Bur- bank to accomplish something in the development ot new varieties of plants. "There is nothing secret," said Dr. Webber, "in plant breeding. It is simply an interpretation and applica- tion of natural laws and these laws are so simple that any one can un- derstand them. All plant breeding is based upon the fact that all individuals are different. In the human family individuals are all different and this is just as true among j.dants. This fact has been taken advantage of in the development of the tomato and the sugar beet. In the case of sugar beets they select the plants with the largest sugar content and breed from them. These men have simply taken advant- age of individual characteristics and breed the plants in such a way as to develop same." In connection with his address. Dr. Webber exhibited a number of varieties of Timoth\- hay, which was of marked interest to the audiencs, as it was generally supposed that there was only one variety of Timothy. The next address was by Prof. N. P. Heriiick. horticulturist at the Station, on the "Hardiness of the Peach," in which he gave results of an investi- gation along that line conducted by liim in IVtichigan and New York. The data has wide practical value to the growers of peaches. The session was concluded by an ad- dress by P. J. Pari-ott. entomologist at the Station, in which he explained the work the Station was doing and called attention to a number of things that would be of interest to the fruit grow- ers H. R PEACHEY. HARDY SHRUBS— PLANTING AND TREATMENT. A ir.niev read b.v S. C. Moon, Xlorrisville, P;i., l)efore the SociPty of Aiuei-icau Florists. Acknowledging without much pre- amble the distinguished compliment of being invited tc address this intelli- gent audience, on a subject with which you are already familiar, I will assvinie that we all understand, by the terru "hardy shrubs," the class of pe- rennial bushy plants, deciduous and evergreen, though largely deciduous, which are used for ornamenting lawns and gardens. Though mostly of mod- erate size when planted, some of them eventually attain the proportions of small trees. The term hardy will vary with the location of the planting, but will not materially affect the sugges- ■tion here presented. How to plant them will be considered in a two-fold light. First, the distribution and ar- rangement of the plants on the lawn, a,nd second, the method of setting the roots in the ground. As a general rule, the most effective way to plant shrubbery is in masses with not too much variety in one group. Prof. Bailey says: "The shrub- bery masses should be placed on the boundaries; for it is a fundamental concept ot landscape gardening that the centre of a place shall be open. In most places the mass or border plant- ing should be the rule and the isolated specimens the exception; but unfortun- ately the rule is usually reversed." It is easy to see cons|)icuous evidences of the truth of the above statements in almost any suburban neighborhood in examples of good and of poor arrange- ments. (See our frontispiece.) Many planters seem to think it de- sirable to have a well developed plant, of as nian\ varieties as can find accom- modations on the lawn, in order that they might enjoy each plant individu- ally as it passes through its varying changes of foliage, flowering, fruitage and leaflessness throughout the year. Such an arrangement may be appro- priate for an arboretum or trial grounds, and there are special charms in .such a collection of shrubs as each successively comes into bloom. But as the blooming period of most shrubs is only from two to four weeks, the beau- ty of foliage hues both in the green- ness of summer and in autumn foli- age, si'ch as that of the golden elder and philadelphus, variegated weigela. puri>le-leaf plum and barlierry, etc.. is considered done very effectively, but more frequently the result is a cou- sjiicuous blotch amid the verdure. The handling of bright colors always requires a high degree of artistic skill or the result will be dis))leasing to the most refined tastes: it may afford valuable object lessons to the student and gardener but it is not the way to produce the most effective results in lawn adornment. To quote again from Prof. Bailey's essav on shrubbery: "Plants scattered over a lawn destroy all appearance of unitv and purpose in the place. Everv part of the place is equally ac- cented. The area has no meaning or individuality. The plants are in the wav. They spoil the lawn. The place is random. In large grounds the shrubbery border sliould be composed of successive masses of several plants 320 HORTICULTURE. September 7, 1907 of one species together, followed by another harmonious group of another sort, the border of the two groups in- terlacing with each other, making a natural and easy transition from one variety to the other. Let the transi- tion from one variety to another be gradual, not too sudden, and let the gi'oups be net too large or too exclu- sive. An odd plant taller or different from the others may occasionally stand out or above its companions, very ef- fectively; of course tall growers at the back flanked with smaller and low branching species in the fore. It is not advisable to mix evergreen and deciduous shrubs in the same group. A few shrubs seem to be admirably adapted for filling in plants. Tamarix is one of these which may often be used to relieve a too monotonous sky line, or formality or to add variety iu foliage effect, it being a tall, neat, in- offensive plant which will harmonize ■with almost any other. For low droop- ing shrubs to be used for carrying foli- age from the grass lawn up to taller plants, few are more effective than Spirea Thunber.gil, stephanandra, rho- dotypus and Berberis Thunbergil. Shrubbery Outline. The outlines of shrubberies should not be too straight or formal, but ir- regular and natural. A skilled florist or gardener should almost conceive these ideas without instructions, but definite knowledge of the habits of the different shrubs to be employed is essential to enable one to make a plant- ing which ■Bill develop consistently as they increase in age and size. That such information can only be obtained by observation and experience is evid- enced by the very large number of in- harmonious combinations that are seen in shrubberies all about the coun- try. Probably I'hododendrons are treated injudiciously and are a source of dissappointment and of waste of money more than any other shrub, largely through misunderstanding. Rhododendrons are sociable individu- als, liking the companionship and pro- tection 01 other plants. Their fine fibrous roots delight iu cool, moist soil, but do not want to go very deep in earth to find these conditions, and are particularly sensitive to excessive heat or drought in midsummer. A situa- tion where the shadows of large trees or buildings will shield from midday sun in summer and winter and from severe winds is an ideal iio.sition. A perpetual mulch of leaves renewed each autumn and with a light coat of stable manure on top of the leaves, to keep them from blowing away, is most congenial to them. Mulching and shelter from wind are the most essen- tial conditions. One of the most satisfactory plant- ings of rhododendrons was a small bed at the south corner of a residence. They were wanted in this position but the owner had been told that they would not succeed in southern expos- ure. Recognizing the fact that a large pear tree southeast ct this bed would afford midday shade, and groups of large forest trees and neighboring buildings not far away would afford shelter from wind, the location was considered eligible. The natural soil ■was quite sandy — bpt by generous ex- cavation, two feet deep, and filling with muck and vegetable mould taken from open ditches on a nearby farm, and a few barrels of Jersey peat, a soil was prepared which proved suitable. The rhododendrons were planted four to five feet apart and all vacant spaces filled in with Mahonia aquifolia, it. Japonica and heath arborvitae (Thuya ericoides) until the bed was a solid mass of foliage, effectually shading the stems of the plants and the ground around them. The ground was then covered with a mulch of leaves a foot deeep, with instructions to keep the mulch there all the time, renewing it every autumn, and as the rhododen- drons grew and spread, that the nurse plants should be cut back or removed. This planting was made nine years ago and has been successful. Shrubs for Small Gardens. A most difficult problem in shrub arrangement, more frequently met with in the practical experience of florist and jobbing gardeners than in the lay- ing out of large lawns where general rules of landscape gardening might be employed, is the requirements of own- ers of small yards, who want one dozen of their old favorites set in a bed or along a garden fence. Perhaps it ■«ill be a lilac, forsythia, snowball, cydonia, weigela, spirea, deutzia, chion- anthus, dogwood, hydrangea and a. pur- ple filbert and .such other incongruous neighbors. He who can airange such a group as this tastily and so it will continue attractive throughout the year is a master in the ait of shrub arrangement. Hopeless as this tasic may seem there are plants which we may always look to for help in such emergencies. The slender sprays of featheiy foliage of the tamarix, the gracefully drooping branches of Spirea Thunbergil, Stephanandra flexuosa. the single flowered kerrias including the white form known as Rhodotypus ker- rioides with its crinkled foliage, are all gentle, in^iffensive subjects willing to help fill up a gap and hide from public gaze the awkwardness of their fellows wherever suoh service is needed. By adding a few plants of these slender species the stiffness of a group may be much relieved and some of its awkwardness softened. One of my most valuable lessons about planting was learned in walking through a lawn with an old gardener who remarked, 'The man who planted this place understood his business. See — every tree is set on a little hill or mound." The next time you have opportunity, compare the difference in appearance of a lawn where trees and shrubs stand in mounds slightly above the level of the surounding lawn, and other plantings where the lawn level is carried up to the roots of the plants, or as is sometimes seen, w-bere plants stand in a depression. See which you like best, and then judge of the wis- dom of the above sugegstion. A bed or border for shrubbery should be heavily manured and dug or plowed deeply and prepared as carefully as toi- corn or any other crop which is wanted to grow well. If I tell you not to run the roots into a little hole in the ground but to set them on a little mound, you will think I am joking, but that is pretty nearly what I mean. It would seem as though every gar- dener should be tired ot bearing the trite advice to dig big holes for shrubs and trees, but the innumerable evi- dences of violations of the rule show that many planters have not yet learned this lesson. Some shrubs, as forsythias, spireas, deutzias, etc., may flourish if stuck in the ground any way, but many others need the best of care to insure success, and careless- ness in setting often discredits good material and a job which in other re- spects may be all right. Dig holes larger and deeper than the roots re- quire and larger in diameter at bottom than at top. then fill in some of the best soil obtainable, making a little cone or mound in the centre of the hole. Then spread out the roots of plants around this mound of earth so that all roots tend downwards rather than horizontal or upwards. Fill in the richest soil, first tramping firmly as the filling proceeds. Remember Peter Henderson's chapter on the "Use of the Foot in Planting." Also bear in mind that it is results that count and five minutes spent in care of planting may mean one or two years saved in attaining the desired end. Under the heading "How to Treat Shrubs" I will allude to manuring, mulching and pruning. After planting apply a good mulch of manure to con- serve moisture, furnish nourishment and suppress weeds. An annual mulching of leaves, with coarse man- ure to prevent their blowing away, is beneficial to almost every class of plants, and mulched or fallow ground is better than grass around the stems. Most deciduous shrubs should be pruned severely, when planted. Rho- dodendrons, azaleas, andromedas, etc., are usually transplanted with balls of earth, and do not need much pruning but, where it is needful, will not hurt them. Pruning. The annual pruning is a most im- portant part of the work of the care of shrubbery and the point most difficult to give instructions on by written di- rections. It is an art which must be learned by practice and observation. The general rule is to trim early bloomers, as soon as they are through flowering, and midsummer or late bloomers, in winter, contains a suggestion, but the indiscriminate cut- ting back of every shrub every year is a great mistake. When a shrub seems weak and needs strengthening, cut out declining shoots and apply manure around it. When one is too \igorous and rampant remove or shorten super- fluous shoots and reduce to symmetry with as little mutilation as possible. WTien one has become overgrown and dilapidated in appearance, cut back a part, or perhaps all, of its unsightly stems, severely, probably at the ground, and allow new shoots to re- store tile beauty and vigor of youth The only way to learn the art of trimming shrubbery is by observation and practice and the exercise of gunription. A safe general rule is that whenever you see a twig or branch Avhich needs removing, cut it off on sight, regardless of time of year or other conditions: and when you don't see anything that needs removal, don't ]uune it. regardless of rule or custom, and for a negative rule, never shear a shrub with a hedge shears. The shear- ing of lawn shrubs into bald pates. September 7, 1907 HORTI CULTURE. 321 suggestive of convicts or siieared sheep, displays ignorance of plants and depravity of taste. To the last general rule I make exception for topiary gar- dening—but the creation and care of topiary gardens and of formal speci- mens is a special art for which all of the above suggestions would have to be modified. It my feeble sentences may be suggestive of useful after- thoughts in your minds and in mine.* they will have accomplished all that I can hope for them. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The Fairlawn Improvement Society, Providence, R. I., hold their annual flower show on Sept. 7 and 8. The New Hampshire Horticultural Society will for the first time hold its annii.ll meeting in Exeter in October. For the State Fair to be held in Wheeling, W. A^a., on September 9-13, one of the attractions announced is the exhibition of dahlias from C. Betscher of Canal Dover, Ohio. The committee having in charge the fall chrysanthemum show of the State Floral Society to be held at Little Rock, Ark., in November report ihat $5.50 in prizes have already been se- cured. The Huntington Horticultural and Agricultural Society will hold its fifth annual fall show on September 2f). Liberal cash premiums are offered. Schedule of prizes may be had on ap- plication to A. H. Funnell, Sec, Hunt- ington, N. Y. Choice Ornamentals 20,000 Berberis Tbunbergll, i8 to 24 inch. S,000 " " Ja 10 18 " 40.000 " " 2 yt. stealings, 8 to 15 inch. 20.000 Viooa Minor (Grave IHyrtie). 8.000 H«d Oak Treef. 4 to 6 ft 12,000 Cherry and Plum Tree*, i vr., 3 ft. 40.000 INorway Spruce, White, Austrian and Scotch Pine, i yr transplants, 6 to 12 inch. 1 .000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce. 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 1,000 Viburnum opulus. 2 ft. 1,000 Viburnum dentatum, 2 ft. 1.000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 2 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Roslindale, Mass. FINE CRADING . . Shrubbery . . Artistically Planted Estimates Given Experts on Pruning D. ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beach Parkway, Everett, Mass. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." Viburnum Plicatum "| larqe Berberis Thunbergii I stock. Hydrangea Pan. GraT*, ( send for Honeysuckle Heckrottii ) '''^"* The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST CROVE, PA. 20,000 California Privet For FALL and SPRING Delivery Four feet bushy stock. Three times transplanted this is ideal stock for making immediate hedqes Price in carload lots (about 5000 to a car) - $40.00 per 1000 Smaller quantities ..... 5OXO " 1000 Mo charge made tor packing COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. - Queens, New York John Waterer & Sons, kM^ AMERICAN NURSERY BACSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest stock of recognized Hardy Rhododendrons, Azal*as, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors of Rhododendrons IP London. EVER6REENS, SHdUBS, VINES, ROSES, Etc, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Free THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. Largest Variety in New England NEW NEW RAMBLER ROSE "NEWPORT FAIRY" To be disseminated Spring, 1908. Ask for Illustrated pamphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N.J. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE jj^ in. Pots, $10.00 per 100 334 in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Ready to Pet On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. HARDY PERENNIALS Yncca fllamentosa. Aconltam Napellns and bicolor. HelenluQ) superbnm and atrlatam. Rudbeckta. Hemerocallls. German Iris, many colors. Hardy Phlox, 20 varieties. Funkta Bubcordata. Write for prices to T. H. CHIVERS, - Amesbury, Mass. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New York Office. Siebrecht Building, 425 Fiftli Avenut. LADY CAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir dc Pierre Notting. Herbaceoui Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. M. H. WALSH wsi SPtciALiST WOODS HOLE. MASS. DAHLIAS. rictiea in any qusLntity: Now is the tuns W place your order for bulbs which will insure you getting named ra- prompt delivery. DAVID HERBERT & SON, Sucecaaon to L. K. Peacock. Inc. A.TOO, IV. J. STRAWBERRIES "OLILANDER" 'TAPT ■ 'ST. LOUIS PRIZE" "PRINCESS ENA" "FUJIYAMA" "PHIL KRATES • "BATTENBURG" and "GOLDS- BOROUGH." New, and ihe best in iheir diss. A. T. COLDSBOROUCH Wesley HeightSi Washington, D.C. 322 HORTICULTURE September 7, 1907 DAHLIA SHOW AT BOSTON. The dahlia show at Horticultural Hall, Boston, this week is unquestion- alily the finest exhibition of dahlias ever given in America. With the ex- ception of a few exhibits of other s^^a- scnable flowers the entire space of the two large halls and the loggia ha.* been given over to the dahlia gronpis thus affording abundant room for stag- ing, -which has been done to perfec- tion and for the visitors to move about with freedom. The provisions of the prize schedule for the various classes of blooms have been well taken advantage of, the en- tries in all classes being numerous and the quality of the flowers throughout is remarkable for uniformity of size and poise while much good taste has been displayed in the arranging and contrasting of colors. The sensation of the show is A. H. Wingett's Charles Lanier a four-year-old seedling of enormous size and vigor, deep yellow in color, which may be appropriately described the Col. Appleton of the dahlias. The flowers, which came in excellent condition all the way from Lenox are shown in one of the large vases occupying the centre of the stage in the lecture hall. Without going into details of the many exhibits we should especially mention the long table contributed by W. W. Rawson Co., which is an excel- lent example of the decorative possi- bilities in dahlia staging. Tall vas?s filled with long-stemmed flowers in riUffses of color occupy the centre of the table; these are Hanked by lower vases and the whole is bordered wi'h single blooms shown in the usual manner, there being nearly 3000 flowers in the entire exhibit. This display is a great relief from the monotony of the other tables with their thousands of individual blooms arranged with math- ematical precision. Sidney Hoffman makes the first at- tempt at a public demonstration of the uses of the dahlia in floral work, with a large table centre piece of long- stemmed scarlet and purple cactus dahlias, a large wreath of pure white blooms of several varieties and a han- dle basket of huge pink blooms. As above mentioned all classes of dahlias are well represented but the greatest interest of the growers seems to centre in the show and decorative sections, the latter especially being shown in far greater number than ever before and blooms from six to eight inches diameter are plentiful. The cactus class is also shown in marvelous perfection but new or sen- sational variei-ies are not as frequent as in the previously mentioned classes. The pompons barely hold their own and the singles are shown only in moderate numbers, the only advance- ment apparent being in tiie number of varieties of the 20th Century type. Outside of the dahlias there are a number of other displays worthy of notice. .J. Heurlin's long table of hardy herbaceous flowers shown so ad- mirably and plainly labelled with in- teresting information cannot be passed without a word of commendation. The wonderful development in the gladiolus as shown in the sensational display of B. Hammond Tracy is a rev- elation as to the possibilities with the Nanceianus combinations of Draco- cophalus, Gandavensis and Sandersoni MICHELL'S FLOWER SEED SPECIALS MICHELL'S GIANT CYCLAMEN Grown for us by one of ifie IcTdiiiR gri'uers in Europe and cannot be excelled for size of bloom and richness of coloring. loo ooo seeds seeds QIQANTEUM WHITE $0.75 $6.00 PINK 7S 6.00 RED 7S 6.00 WHITE with EYE .75 6.00 MI.XED 60 5.00 NEW BABY SMILAX of delicate and handsome appearance ; the individual leaves are much smaller than the regular Smiia.x; as graceful as the Maiden Hair Fern. \ rapid grower, and produces many more shoots than the old. NEW CROP 25 seeds $0 75 1 250 seeds $5.00 5ff " 1.25 SCO " 9.50 (00 " 2.25|lO0O ■• 18.00 Our Fall Prico LIsI of Bulba How Roady HENRY F. MICHELL CC, 1018 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. A SWEET PEA QUARTETTE. Snapshot '.>!' ll^.ltlill,^ irum left lu right) Robert S>denham, sweet pea specialist, Rirmingham. Eng; W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia: .Alfred Wat- kins of Watkins & Simpson, London. England: and W^m. Cuthbertson, of Dobbie & Co., Rothesay. Scotland — taken on the trial farm of Watkins & Kuiipsi'ii. rdto.i, ICusland. July, 1007. (This picture is especially interesting in connection with the sweet pea re- view in our issue of .i^ugust 17, 1907 — which see. Mr. Burpee has returned with a full honey bag from his Eu- ropean trip, and we hope to get ou: share of it soon.) blood. Several of Mr. Tracy's seed- lings vi'e in beauty with the best of the Lemcine productions. R. & .1. Farquhar & Co., make a superb dis- play of lancifolium, auratum and pbilip- pinense lilies that fill the hall with fragrance. A liandsome group of greenhouse plants from Mrs. .T. L. Gardner oc- cupies the further end of the large hall. A dozen specimens of Cleroden- dron Fallax with their showy heads of Vermillion bloom are brilliantly effec- tive. The fruit and vegetable display is not large. E. L. Lewis and Ed. Par- ker are each represented by fine col- lections and Wni. McAlMster, gardener for Mrs. J. C. Whitin. is the only com- petitor in the hothouse grapfe class. In his collection the new Diamond Jubilefe attracts much admiration. Thos. T. Watt, gardener at Wellesley College, shows some fine rt?lery re- markable from the fact of its having been grov;n on light gravelly soil with the addition of leaf mold and ferti- lizer. BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $ I per 100; $6 per tOOO; $11 per 2000 They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and they are 10 times better. STUMPP & WALTER CO., - 50 Barclay St., New York September 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 323 SEED TRADE. j Mr. Earl of Burpee's, Philadelpliia. started for California on August 25 to i review the onion and other late crops. Wm. B. Hughes and Augustus Voge- ' ler of Salt Lake City are about to start in tlie seed, produce and com- mission business at Twin Falls, Idaho. ' The sweet pea trade is reported as booming. The American and Euro- pean demand are alike brisk and some of the leading stocks are already cleaned out. At a meeting of the directors of the Dakota Improved Seed Co. on August 14, it was decided to postpone the com- pletion of their seed house until the spring. TO THE TRADE READY NOW Advices from Germany indicate poor outlook for dower seed crops on ac- count of cold rainy weather during June, .Inly, and August. Prices there will undoubtedly be higher than last year. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. Thomas J. Grey & Co., Boston, Mass. ^Catalog of With a tasty not gaudy." George Edward Lane, who for the past fourteen years has been employed as .assistant to the late Supt. Stone, has been appointed to succeed him as superintendent of the Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit, CABBAGE PLANTS Early and Late Flat Dutch, Succession and Savoy $t.oo per looo, 10,000 and over Sac. per 100?. CELERY, Golden Self Blanching, Giant Pascal, White Plume, Winter Queen, Golden Heart, $1.00 per 1000, 10,000 and over 80c per 1000. Borecole, Brussels Sprouts, Leek, $r.oo per 1000. Lettuce, Grand Rapid, tioston Market, Defiance, $1.00 per 1000. Moss Curled Parsley $1.00 per 1000, My Plants are Fine. Cash with order, please. SAMUEL W.SHANKLIN, - WHiTE MARSH, MD. With the exception of meadow fox- tail, which p;omist-s a larger yield and somewhat easier prices, every other European grass seed has given a shorter, in certain cases even far shorter crops, and higher prices than last season are sure to prevail, especi- ally for fancy grades which in some cases will be fifty per cent, higher. BEGONIA Gloire de Lorraine Plants from iVz in, pots $15 00 per 100 $140.00 per 1000 R.&J.FARQUHAR&CO., 6 and 7 So. Market St., BOSTON. Fall Bulbs for 1907. ;reen cover, "Neat but Henry Saxton Adams, Wellesley, Mass. — "Little Brown Book" of Dutch Bulbs. A concise bulb catalogue, unique in style. MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. \V. P. Mahan. of Tuxedo, X. Y., is now located at New Brunswick, N. J., as superintendent of the R. W. John- son estate. GIGANTIC CYCLAMEN Sow Now for Results BODDINCTON'S GIGANTIC CYCLAMEN SEED in magniticenl rai\iure. cont.^ining the most superior colors, such as Blood.=Red, Salmon, Light Pink. Cark P-ink, White, etc., in equal proportions. GIGANTIC CYCLAMEN MIXTURE Per trade pkt., 50c. 100 seeds, $1.25 $12.00 per 1000 Our catalogue mailed free ARTHUR T. BODDINGTOM 342 West 14th St. NEW >ORK, N. Y. Best Quality Fall Bulbs It is to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock-bottom prices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VIGK'S SUPERB PANSY SEED Alt the best varieties in separate colors VICK'S SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: 1-8 oz. 7Sc. 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VICK S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RIGKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CIH C AULIFLOWERS^ A B B A G E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO^ 12 Stormsade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS SWEET PEAS BODDINGTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally early Sweet Pea for in- door flowering — wiU bloom six weeks after sowing. Color clear white upon long stems: habit fairly dwarf, and of exceptionally free flowering qualities. Trade pkt 50C-, per oz. 30c., Jilb. $1, >6lb. .■f 1.50, lb. $2.50. CANARY. Similar to the above, but flow- ers of an e.vceptionallv good yelluw. Trade pkt. 50C-, per oz. 30c., J^lb. |i, J^lb. $1.50, lb. $2.50. FLAMINGO. Color scarlet; free-flowering and early. As the crop of this variety was small, we can only send out packets this season for trial. Pkt. 25c., 5 pkts. for $1. BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. This IS the earliest and most prolitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultivation as by sow- ing the seed under glass in latter part of August, flowers can be cut from Thanks- giving on during the winter months. Per or. IOC , ^Ib. 30c., %\h. 50c., lb. 75c. BODDINGTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE. A grand companion 10 Christmas Pink. Per oz. ICC, J^lb. 30c., J^'b 500., lb. 75c. Our Fall Bulb Catalogue now ready, if you have not already secured one — send a postcard today. Besides a full collec- tion of seeds for fall sowing it contains a list of over Two Hundred Varieties of Perennial Seeds be sown now. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W. 14th St., NEW YORK CITY ! Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds= Send for Catalogu* THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 4 33 So. Market St., BOSTON BULBS For prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent on request. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 WO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. BERMUDA GROWN LIUUM HARRIsFl AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS I" eady for Delivery H.E.Flske Seed Co./iitn'i^SSJe"" BOSTON, MASS. braslanseeTgrowebsco. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, • ■ CALIFORNIA C. G. MORSE & GO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States 324 HORTICULTURt September 7, 1907 THE FLORA OF YELLOWSTONE PARK AND THE PUGET SOUND COUNTRY. Read before the Society of American Flor- ists at Philadelphia tiy J. Otro Thl- low, of Henry A. Dreer, Inc. It is hardly possible in the space of the allotted one or even two hours to give a fair description of the flora of this vast park — better styled, "The World's Wonderland," and when coupled with the natural and curious phenomena which exist throughout, it is the more wonderful, and in greater contrast than can be found anywhere in the world. Upon entei-ing at the Gateway at Gardiner the flowers of the Park greet you before even enter- ing the Gardiner Canon — and are prominent throughout on mountain side and in the valleys — with species suited to the location — and in their season covering their native habitat with a conquest of color. They grow almost everywhere, and one rarely finds a spot so sterile that Nature has failed to beautify it with some simple blossom. We will take a tour of the Park throughout, following the coach road, and note from place to place the vari- ous flowers to be found during the summer season, and while enroute get a glimpse of the wonderful and mys- terious formations produced by the geysers and hot springs in their con- stant action, whose beginning has no record, nor whose ending a prophecy. Alighting from the Northern Pacific train at Gardiner Station, the Gateway to the Park, one is seized with an un- restrained anxiety to mount to the top of one of the six-horse coaches in wait- ing, and get the first ride of five miles up and up to the altitude of 6000 feet above se«i level, when reaching Mam- month Hot Springs. A full afternoon is offered here for sight seeing and reconnoitering. The hillsides near the springs are covered with bitter-root or wild portulaca (Lewisia rediviva). Its stem, calyx and flower are of deli- cate pink, having no green; it is of low growth. The root of this plant was used by the Indians for food. The bitter-root has been chosen as the State flower of Montana. The Lungwort (Mertensia) is a harbinger of spring, appearing very early with its blue bells. The night-blooinlng Mentzelia is considered one of the most beautiful flowers; found on desolate and arid spots; it somewhat resembles a this- tle; it is found abundantly below the Mammoth Hot Springs. The anemone, or rasque flower, is found in May and June about the foot- hills of Mammoth Hot Springs. A trip over the formations presents a vivid brilliancy in coloring of which the flowers cannot boast, among them Pulpit, Jupiter, Cleopatra, Minerva, Hymen, and Angel Terrace, Cupid's Cave, Orange Geyser formation, and every conceivable color in the hot springs themselves. The afternoon spent with this constant alpine exer- tion fits one for early retiring and sound sleep. The trip is res\imed the next morn- ing in coaches of twelve including the dri-ser, drawn by four horses well matched. The start is made at 8 A. M. on toward Norris, t":venty miles distant. A few miles from Mammoth Hot Springs we pass through Silver Gate, a mass of Travertine rocks, of limestone formation. They are called the "Hoodoos." Further en, and when 12 miles from the Springs. Bunsen Peak comes into view. This peak, 9700 feet high, is covered -vv-ith growth of pine contrasting beautifully with Terrace Mountain opposite, which is of beautiful yellow and '.jold. Between these two the road winds, hugging Terrace Mountain, and elevated by a concrete viaciucl, below which the Glen Creek finds its way into Gardiner Canon. The evening primrose (Oenothera), also called rock rose, is found here It is a night bloomer, and very frag- rant. It is found where there is ap- parently no soil. The flowers are white at first, and .gradually turn to a deep rose pink. The period of flowering is long. There are four species. The beard tongue (Pentstemon) in thirteen species is found here, and J. Otto Thilow alm.ost throughout the Park, and is most noticeable on the :o;idway where it catches much of the dust of the coache.s, yet it seems to defy the dust and drouth, and exists in spite of ad- verse conditions. Halfway to Norris (10 miles) is lo- cated the Avonderful Apollinaris Spring. None of this valuable water is wasted. That which is net relished by the touiist runs into a tank, and is taken up by the sprinkling carts and sprink- led on the roads to settle the dust, as well as it often unsettle.s the stomach of the tourist, who unwisely takes too much. Olisidian Clifi" comes next into view. This wonderful mountain of glass, as black as coal, is a world's wonder, and no doulit the remains of volcanic action. It is a half mile long and 2.50 feet high. On its top is a forest of pine, thinly scattered but growing. When building the roadway it was necessary to cut through on'e end. This could he done only by heating it with blast fires, and pouring cold water upon it, so by crumbling it its removal was possible, as it resists the chisel and blasting. Beaver Lake nearby is now over- grown with vegetation. The blue gen- tian is prominent here, and also the lupin, which comes in colors from very pale lavender to deep blue and purple. It is found throughout the park, and in bloom the greater part of the season. Continuing on and looking over the valley to the right the Twin Lakes can be seen, but before reaching them Roaring Mountain is heard to the left; a powerful steam vent near its summit, which has been quite active since 1902, makes a very loud noise which can be beard a mile away. Arriving at Twin Lakes (16 miles) one is struck with its beautiful blue, not due to the hot water as in the other basins and lakes, as the Twin Lakes freeze over in winter, and for that reason aquatic growth is abund- ant, even to some native small flower- ing Nymphaeas. The undergrowth in the pine forest is very thick, resemb- ling the prostrate juniper, but upon examination it was found to be low- growing hemlock, singularly encircling each tree. A little further on, and on a slight rise, a large area through the wood is covered with the native fern ^Cystopteris fragilis, growing very thick, even to the edge of the road. The Devil's Frying Pan is the next interesting object. It is a small basin, or geyserite, vigorously stewing or frying, resembling a kitchen spider in operation. Norris Geyser Basin is next in evi- dence; not in view but in odor. The sulphur fumes are clearly impressive, perhaps uowhere in the Park is this as prominent as at Norris Geyser Basin. The trees have suffered severely from the many new spouting and siz- zling springs, which have sprung up in recent years; and have added to tha pot-pourri already in innumerable variety. Black Growler, Hurricane, Congress, Monarch, Locomotive ami New Crater are among the noisy veterans, while the Devil's Bath Tub performs its regular function of giv- ing his Satanic Majesty a hot wash- off whether he objects or not. One and a half houi-s are spent here for lunch and sight seeing. Very few flowers can be found here, except a few pentstemons among the scrub pines north of the formations. The road follows the Gibbon River to within a few miles of its mouth. The ride through Gibbon Canon of about 6 miles is one of the most inter- esting through the Park— the road lies close to the river's edge, the mountains rise on the opposite side presenting beautiful views. Large clumps ot phlox of the subulata type are on and about the rocks on the opposite side of the river, in bloom only in the early season directly after the snow disap- pears. Beryl Spring, five miles from Nor- ris, is close to the road, discharging a great volume of water, and som,e- times vapor enough to obscure the roadway. The next interesting object is Soda and Iron Spring — everybody takes a drink. Gibbon Falls a half mile further on is one of the Park features — rushing through the Canon and over the black rock it presents a beautiful veil effect. The Colorado blue spruce growing up out of the Canon alongside the falls, even towering to the top of the cliff, gives additional color to this beautiful scene. From this point a splendid view over the forest valley September 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 325 Dreers Special Offer OF ARAUCARIAS Our stock of Araucarias is exceptionally fine this season, the plants are well hardened off and if you anticipate to lay in a supply, now is the time to buy. We are in position at present time to give you much better values than after the plants are placed in winter quarters. ARAUCARIA EXCELSA 4 inch pots, 6 to 7 inches high, 2 tiers 35 cents each 5 " " 10 to 12 " " 3 " 65 " " 6 " " 12 to 14 " " 3 to 4 " 75 " " 6 " " i4toi6 " " 4 " $1.00 6 " " 16 to 18 " " 4 " 1.25 " ARAUCARIA EXCELSA CLAUCA 5 inch pots, 8 inches hi 'h, 2 tiers $0. 75 each 6 " " 12 " " 3 " i.oo " 6 " " 131015 " " 3 " 1.25 " ARAUCARIA ROBUSTA COMPACTA 6 inch pots, 10 to 12 inches high, 2 to 3 tiers , ....$1.25 each 6 " " 141016 " " 3 " 1.50 " For a complete list of Decorative Plants as welt as a full line of other seasonable siock in P. ants, Bulbs and Seeds see ournew Wholesale List issued September 1st HENRY A. DREER, 7 1 4 Chestnut St. , Phjladelplija, Pa. can be had. In tiie next four miles there is no scenery of special Interest until the coaches reach Fire-hole riv'er again, and come in full view of the pretty cascade: iheu the road as- cends the right, or east bank of the river for the next three miles. Before reaching Nez Perce Creek a quantity of larkspur (Delphinium) was notice- able, ranging in color from very pale light blite to a strong sky blue, and a few clusters of immortelles (Ana- phalis) in pale pink and white, the foliage of silvery white. Covering the twenty miles from Norris brings the tourisi; to Fountain or Lower Geyser Basin. Tliis is a very interesting place, and the first where the black and brown bears can be seen, and the first place visited is their feeding grounds. They are in- teresting and quite docile, perhaps be- cause they are well provided with substantial food they are not anxious to dull their teeth on lean Yankees. In the woods near the bears' feeding grounds a profusion of harebell (Cam- panula rotundifolia) can be found with an occasional blue beard tongue (Pentstemon). Enough time is allowed in the even- ing and early morning to visit the many interesting features — The Foun- tain and Great Fountain Geysers, Mammoth Paint Pots, Surprise Pool, and many other pools and spouting springs, whose weird performances would suggest a name from each visit- ing tourist. A very little flora can be found on the plateau, as a great area is covered with the geyser product — finding its way even into the valley, where hun- dreds of acres are covered, and the trees have yielded to its effects. The lower Geyser Basin covers an area of 30 square miles. The Twin Buttes are prominent features; these two peaks, which are west of the river, dominate the entire basin. The well known Excelsior Geyser Is the great- est in the Park, and perhaps in the known world. This water volcano, which is near the Firehole river, pours out 4000 gallons of water per minute, even when not in eruption; its dimen- sions are about 330 feet by 200 feet, and 20 feet deep, and when in eruption it throws a body of water 50 feet in diameter 250 feet high, and at such times ejects very large rocks. Pris- matic Lake is a wonderful body of water, in which can be seen a perfect reflection of the rainbow colors. This pool is 250 feet by 300. The tour from Lower to Upper Gey- ser Basin, known as Old Faithful, covers a distance of nine miles. Along the roadway, and looking over into the valley, the low growth of spruce presents a modern Park appearance. In some of the shaded spots the wolfs- bane (Aconite) shows in clusters of violet purple. This plant seems to flourish best in high altitudes. Just before reaching Upper Geyser Basin the first interesting feature is Biscuit Basin, which is off from the road westward. It contains a geyser and several beautiful springs. Sap- phire Pool is especially beautiful, of a rich blue. On the main road, ■and just at the edge, is the wonderful Morning Glory Spring. It represents perfectly a large azure blue flower of that name. A lit- tle above is the Fan Geyser. It spouts obliquely and not vertically. After crossing the river toward the west is Grotto Geyser, and the Giant. The interesting Punch Bowl is a round basin rising only abotit 18 inches above level ground, with every conceivable color on its sides, showing the effect of mineral in its water. It is in a constant boil. Rounding the road a little to the left the wonderful Old Faithful Inn comes into full view. Its approach is beautiful, as it is a wind- ing road through a pine forest. When the tourists arrive and enter this magnificent structure, they at once express the desire to remain longer than the allotted time. Time would not permit a full description of the wonderful conception of architec- tural genius which planned this model hostelry. It is constructed with ma- terial from the surrounding forests so artfully joined together that it does not deviate from the idea of a mam- moth bungalow of log cabin style. A view frorp the roof towards the east over the tops of the forests Into the mountains is enchanting and refresh- ing. Directly in front of the Inn is the home of geysers, springs and pools, and to the southeast is Old Faithful, which is also a veteran timepiece as well as a monster geyser. Its hourly action is with the same force as it has been for thousands of years perhaps. A stroll back of the hotel through the pine forests and among the bears re- veals a very little of interesting flora except an occasional glimpse of the mountain primrose. They are more plentiful after leaving Upper Geyser Basin and going toward Yellowstone Lake. At least three varieties of hardy asters partly cover the wooded hills back of Old Faithful Geyser. They are in bloom the whole season. A trip with the guide over among the geysers and pools is highly interest- ing. Emerald Pool being a cliief feature among these. When following the guide and walking in the course as he directs, one is reminded of going through an extensive perennial gar- den, constantly looking for new features. After returning to the hotel a pleasant evening is spent before a large open log fire; corn popping and other entertaining features are the evening's program, not forgetting a SMALL EVERGREENS For Pots and Window Boxes for late Jail and winter use, mostly Conifers, in assorted hardy kinds, ranging from is to 16 inches in height, the hundred from twenty to thirty dollars, duty paid f.o.b. N. v., fall delivery. Address timely. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS 31 Barclay St., or P. 0. Box 752, NEW YORK 326 HORTICULTUPE September 7, 1907 night view of Old Faithful in eruption with searchlight and color effect. The old fashioned beds induce an old fashioned sleep; the exhilarating at- mosphere in early morning induces a sharp appetite for old fashioned coru cakes and an oM style breakfast with modern trimmings and service. An early start is made for the lake (19 miles), and one of the most pleasant rides in the Park. Keppler's Cascades, a short distance out. are generally viewed by everybody. Along this route the beard tongue (Pentstemon) is plentiful. Madison Lake, ten miles up the valley is said to be further by water route from the sea than any other lake on the globe. Before reaching the lake the Continental Divide is crossed —altitude S425 feet. On this height is the lily-covered pond filled with the yellow water lily (Nymphae a poly- sepala). Descending the Divide the coaches pass down Corkscrew Hill, and when arriving at Shoshone Point an en- chanting view of Shoshone Lake miles away presents a most restful scene over the towering pines in the fore- ground. Lake View, one mile from the Lake is said to be one of the most striking water landscapes in the world. After passing through a dark pine forest the coaches suddenly arrive at Thumb Station at the edge of Yellow- stone Lake, a body of clear cold spark- ling water 7741 feet altitude, or nearly one and a half miles above the sea. After lunch at Thumb it is optional to continue with the coaches over the mountain road (16 miles), and cross Natural Bridge, or cross the lake by boat: either tide is extremely delighi- ful, the coaches are constantly in full view of the lake. About 5 P. M. brings the tourist to Lake Hotel. This place with its surroundings, overlooking the tranquil lake bespeaks rest from the roaring and hissing geysers and hot springs — the only roar would be from Bruin and his associates in the woodo back of Lake Hotel. A glimpse from the roof of the hotel oft to tlie left of the lake reveals a scene without com- pare and no encomium that it would be possible to pronounce would over- rate its merits; the towering peaks gilded by the setting sun clothed them with a halo of the softest tint which leaves an impression never to be for- gotten. A ramble through the woods and along the river and edge of the lake reveals a garden of natural flora. The seed fl\iff of the Clematis ligusticifolia, is abundant, forget-me-not. (Myoso- tis sylvatica) is also found here and along the river through Hayden Val- ley. The everlasting Mower (Anten- naria dioceo rosea). Aside from be- coming well acquainted with the bears, a delightful pastime is fishing in the lake and river for trout; it is always a sure catch, one can without fear of contradiction describe their size to those who have been through the Park. The night is spent at Lake Hotel, a peaceful and restful on© it is, away from the roar of the geyser which knows no cessation. An early start is made in the morning for the crowning feature of the Park's won- ders, viz., The Grand Canon. After covering 7 miles and before entering Hayden Valley, the wonderful Mad Volcano is visited. It lies west of the road a short distance; its action is uncanny but interesting; it is a hugs cavern filled with mud which is thrown from one side to the other by steam force which issues from many open- ings in the sides of the crater. This action is constant, weird and noisy, ;tnd emits an odor far different to that of heliotrope or lemon verbena. While passing along the river bank many clusters of the buttercup (Ran- unculus Montanensis), were notice- able, but nut in bloom, their time being June and July. Trout Creek (9 miles), presents an interesting featare, having cut its way tlirough and around the plateau, form- ing the Northern Pacific Railroad trade-mark. Two miles further on and a half mile from the main road is Sulphur Mountain, which is especially interestin.g in the morning when the numberless little steam jets issue from its top and sides. A notable feature is that the trees do not object to this .'-ulphur bed, they grow freely amid this sulphur deposit. Hayden Valley is one of the most picturesque scenes, the river winds beautifully on and nariows as it reaches the cascades. This valley is an important winter range for the Park buffalo and elk. and covers an area cf fifty square miles. A dense fern growth follows along until the cas- cades are reached. Upper Falls 112 feet high is beauti- ful and turbulent. The scenery here is verj rugged. In a moment the coaches arrive at a bend in the road which reveals the whole vista of the Grand Canon of the Yellowstone. A sharp rise in the road with a heavy tug brings the tourisi to the Grand Canon Hotel, which is 1000 feet above the Upper Falls. The only time spent at the hotel is the lunch hour, the balance of the day is given entirely to the Canon which can be viewed from either side of the river. The Grand Canon of the Yellowstone is acknowledged by all beholders to stand without parallel among the natural wonders of the globe. Other canons have greater depths and more imposing walls, but there are none which, in the words of Captain Lud- low, "unite more potently the two requisites of majesty and beauty." P" is 2000 feet wide, 1200 feet deep and twenty miles long. It is pre-eminently a canon of color. Its principal feat- ure and a most inspiring one is the lower or Great Falls, 310 feet high, l)ouring over its brink the waters of the Yellowstone River witii a thunder- ing foice. The west side is a pano- rama of the brightest colors that pig- ments could suggest, while the east side is heavily set with pine and spruce contrasting beautifully through its entire length. Forget-me-nots (Myosotis sylvatica), are found on the very crest of the east side and half way down its bank. Along the road and leading up to the side of Mt. Washington the buttercup grows in profusion, also many clusters of the blue gentian. The columbine (Aquilegia) is here in its favorite habitat. Quite a chapter can be writ- ten about Mt. Washburn, and its com- manding prominence. It is the most cnlebrated peak in the Park from which a panorama which defies descrip- tion lies before you. As the tour was over the old route leading from Canon back to Norris, thence to Mammotn Hot Springs and Gardiner, the pleas- ure and many new features are in store for these who will fr.jra now on. tour the Park, as the new route will be via Yancey and Mammoth Hot Springs. This will afford e. trip along nearly the e^itire length of the ('anon, and over parts with new and distinct features different from those described above. We will, therefore, follow the old route from Canon to Norris, pass- ing the Solfatara Plateau and the Vir- ginia Cascade. The mountains and valleys along this stretch are veiy in- teresting both in scenery and heavy growth. After covering about 12 miles, Noiris is reached, lunch is taken another visit made to springs and geysers, a;id then toward Mam- moth Hot Springs and Gardiner. In concluding with the Park flora a few species which have not been mentioned should have a place. The fire weed or willow herb (Epilo- binm), the globe flower (Trollius albiflorus), shooting star or American cowslip (Itodeeatheon in four varie- ties), bladder pod (Physaria), Jacob's Ladder (Polemoniura) in four varie- ties, golden rod (Solidago), in five varieties. It is interesting to know that the cultivated varieties such as sweet peas,, which bloom through the whole season, pansies in large flowers, marigold, as- ters, and many of the leading annuals, find congenial conditions for thorough development. Fifteen hours by ths Northern Pacific brings the tourist into the State of A\ashington among the stately firs and heavy undergiowth of beautiful wild flora. ITie vast difference in climatic conditions between the east and west of the States of Washington and Oregon are such as to give each State a northern and southern flower bloomin.g period. The flowers of the Puget Sound region grow in great profusion and beauty. We sh.'^ll not take up the wild flora, but touch only in part on the results achieved with cultivated varieties which are generally known. Roses bloom out of doors from early in April to late in No\'ember, and nowhere, not even in California, are they excelled iu size, beauty and fragrance. The mild winters and moist climate of the Ojast region make ideal conditions for propa- gation of shrubs and bulbs. Narcissus, tulips , hyacinths, lilies, dahlias and others multiply rapidly, during the sum- mer, so that full sized young bulbs are harvested by fall. Lilies in par- ticular seem to enjoy the soil and weather conditions, and after once planted they become established and continiie year after year bearing and multiplying. Sweet peas are used as veranda vines; they bloom through the summer until frost in November, and cover trellises twelve feet high. In Seattle in the residential sections, every home, with rare exceptions had abundance of sweet peas and Noisette roses are trained over large screens and on walls; the Hybrid Teas seem especially adapted to the soil and weather of Seattle, Tacoma and Port- land. Hybrid clematis grows as freely as the honeysuckle, and blooms through I he summer and fall. The Mountain -Ash is a prominent specimen in all liarks and along the avenues covered with its red clusters. September 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE! 327 Referring to the roses again, it is interesting to note that many varie- ties in Standards flourish as well as in England and France. The free flowering Hybrid Teas are planted in ro\\s between trees, and between the sidewalk and curbstone, producing large bushy specimens i to 5 feet high and of same diameter, and were in full bloom at middle September. Retiuo- sporas grow in perfect symmetrical specimens twenty feet high, the box elder — thirty feet high, and in perfect foliage. The Puget Sound country has every advantage for the development of plants, flowers, and seeds; while its location would lead one to think it was of the Alaskan climate, lying north of Quebec and Duluth, yet it is four degrees south of London, and os the British Isles are tempered by the (3ulf Stream, this north-west country Is influenced by the Japan current which is 400 miles wide. There is neither extreme heat nor cold, nor disastrous lightning and storms. The wild flora of this belt of country is very exten- sive; it is interesting to botanists be- cause of the thorough development of all plants and flowers. PERSONAL. On Tuesday, September 3, Jackton Dawson rounded out 3G years of ser- vice in the Arnold Arboretum. ]\[rs. George "W. Thornton, mother of the Thornton Bros., of Lawrence, Mass., celebrated her .SOth birthday at Methucn on .September 1. Wiliiara Brazier, foreman foi' Thom- as Roland. Nahant. Mass., is in the hospital hopelessly ill with a tumor on the brain. Mr. Brazier's wife died last spring. Prof. A. L. Peck, formerly of Am- herst, Mass.. has entered upon his du- ties as assistant horticulturist at the Kansas Agricultural College, Manhat- tan, Kansas. Visitors in Boston — Mr. and Mrs. H. (J. F.erning, St. Louis, Mo.; John Dun- bar. Rochester, N. Y.; L. A. Beckmans, Augusta, Ga.; Mr. Harrison of Cragg. Harrison & Cragg, Heston, Middlesex, England. James H. Eeatty. who has been coit- nected with the park department for the past twenty years, has been ap- pointed superintendent of parks in Manhattan a)ul Richmond boroughs of New York, at a salary of $3,000 per annum. ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsalcbyall first classsupply houses. Madeby ORAL MFC. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston ALBANY, N. Y. R IBOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO.! ! FlOFlStS Manufacturers of FL0RIST5' LCTTER5 Out of Town This wooden box nicely stained and Tarnished, 18x30x12, made in t'wo eec- tions, oue for each size letter, given away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, iH or a inch size per loo, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. f . McCarthy, ^lanager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON. MASS. JOHN BREITMEYER'S ^=SONS— Cor. Miami and Oratlot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut DIooms We cover all Michigan point, and seed section, of Ohio, Indiana and Canada Taking orders for delivery In New York City or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... . Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York ALEX. McCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38th St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL CUDE BROStO fLORISTS E^^i^BS Geo. H. Cooke Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IN ALR.\NV AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. JACOB SCHULZ, Pllf C|ni|iarc of BEST QUALITY in season UUl riuncia delivered promptly to any address. Write, Telegraph or Telephone. Cumberland and Home Phones 223 and 984 644 Fourth Ave., LOUISVILLE, KY. NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Ordw and reliable deliveries gruaranteed DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders from any pan of the country te New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS BY TELEBRAPm " Send flower orders for delivery Id BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F? CALVIN 124 Tremont St.. Boston The Park Floral Co. J. A. VALENTINE Pres. Q y 13 g' 3 DENVER, COLORADO William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. Nlcblg:an Are. and 3 1st St., CHICAG9 We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phones: Douglas 744, Douglas 523, Douglas 740 Theodore Miller FLORIST Long Distance PhNoa: Bell, Forest 5S: Klnlo*!^ Bttam 4832 D«lmar Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO, P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX Tsl. Harrtmn 585 SAMU£L MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory 101 r BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO Both 'PboiMS 2670 Mafn FRED C. WEBER FLORIST 0UV2 STREET ^1. LUUlO, lUUe EstabUshed 1873 Lour DUtance Phone BeU Ualell iU WASHINGTON, D. C. FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINQTON. D. C. ATLANTA FLORAL GO. " K,r* ATLANTA GEORGIA. 328 HORTICULTURE, September 7, 1907 After the Convention, FALL BUSINESS Our Superb Stock of Sterling Novelties In Florists' Supplies exhibited in Horticultural Hall at the S. A. F. Convention, was universally pronounced more artistic than anything heretofore displayed In this country. Send your orders early and secure Novelties. H. BAYERSDORFER & COMPANY, 'SS: The Florists' Supply House of America, • EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ J CUT FLOWERS^ V. Wholesale Florist EDWARD REID, S26 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA « t I STORE CLOSES 8 PM. CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. GEO. A. SUTHERLAND CO. CUT FLOWERS Florists' Supplies and Letters 34 HAWLEY STREET • BOSTON Cut EASTER LILIES W. E. McKISSICK Wbolesal* Ploriat laai Filbert St.. PHILADELPHIA FRED. EHRET CUT FLOWERS Whalasale Conaignmenis from Bust Grovt/ers U07 FAIBMODI«TATE.,PHILA.,PA. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers We nn care for your cutflower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. Pk H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 1129 Arch St:, Philadelphia TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you risfht September 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 329 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS A welcome spurt in busi- BOSTON ness at the beginning of the week petered out be- fore it acquired any great momentum, and just now things are quiet as they can be. The cool weather has short- ened up the influx of roses somewhat and the unwieldy surplus of low grade blooms is reduced in consequence. All other varieties of staple flowers remain as reported last week. Business is brightening BUFFALO up considerably all along the line. Roses, especially Kais'erins and Brides, and lily-of-the-vall'ey, are in demand for fall weddings. Beauties sold well the past Week, the quality being good. As- ters of fancy quality were somewhat scarce, it being between crops, the late branching just coming on. Some ex- cellent stock is being received and prices hold well. Gladioli have im- proved much and the fancy varieties 'find ready buyers, but there are too many mixed colors at times. Smilax and other greens have had a good tall. Fall activity has not NEW YORK developed to any ap- preciable extent yet. There are more flowers on the market than anybody wants, and sales arc made at convenience figures mostly. Carnations are conspicuously absent, but there arc plenty of dahlias, asters and other things available to take their place in floral work. Gladioli are plentiful, also lilies; orchids scarce and usually sold well in advance. Business was PHILADELPHIA pretty flat last week. Good long- stemmed asters sold well as did also choice long American Beauties but the main receipts of both these items were shorts and were a sad glut among the enormous pile of fair to medium in all lines. Carnations are almost a negligible quantity although a few fairly, good Lawson and Enchantress were noted. Cattleyas are very scarce. Lily of the valley fairly plentiful with good demand. Hydrangea and other outdoor subjects much in evidence but go slow. The gladiolus crop has lightened up considerably. Easter lilies are very good at present and have been a very satisfactory item tor some time back. The Whitmanl and other filmy forms of Xephrolepis are now a staple in the cut green line and bring from $4 to $5 per 100 fronds. Bronze galax is running low and will b'e entirely sold out before arrival of new crop. I have not sent SAN FRANCISCO you any report lately, as busi- ness has been so dull here that thjre was nothing to report, but now florists and growers are getting hopeful, as with the returning of the people from the summer resorts and the end of the protracted car strike, trade is picking up all around, and there is a promise of a gay season among society folks. Lilium speciosum, asters, amaryllis Belladonna and most all summer flowers have been brought to market in such quantities, that they could be bought at almost any price. Roses and carnations held their price as they were short in supply. A few chrys- anthemums have laeen in the market for several weeks; they are of good quality for this time of the year. Vio- lets are also in evidence. There is a prospect of a scarcity of roses and car- nations for the next month, as most growers are replanting. Very few new greenhouses have been added the last year owing to the high price of building material and labor. This, together with the increased cost of fuel and help will tend towards higher prices for all crops. DETROIT NEWS. The local park board is doing some great woik in pruning and spraying the shade trees of our principal streets. This work is carried on under the su- pervision of City l^orester J. W. Hun- ter, and while the first special appro- priation of $3,000 is about used up, the Council seems to recognize the work done and is ready to allow |,^,000 more. The dry season of several weeks back was broken by copious showers Sunday night, and the cool weather following will have a beneficial effect on our boulevards. It is to be regretted that the local florists allowed the State Fair to go on without some competition for the many prizes offered. \^ hile the prizes are not very large, there is still a cer- tain kind of advertisement connected with it which to date seems here- abouts to be recognized by the allied trades only, but not by the florists. The most interesting display is staged by the Park Board. The best competing display is by Mrs. Bausch, with a well-executed Gates Ajar. S. F. Taplin shows a good collection of stove plants and large palms. Thos. F. Co- maulack carries off the laurels for best asters, ccleus and geraniums. FRANK DANZER. PACIFIC COAST SOCIETY DOINGS. The Menlo Park Horticultural Society will hold its annual fall ex- hibition on October IS and 19 in Menlo Park. The first annual flower show of the Marin County Horticultural Society will be hell? in San Rafael, October 19. Both societies have out a very attrac- tive premium list and are working with considera.ble enthusiasm. The German Gardeners' Society Hortensia will hold its annual picnic at the nursery of E. Flossmann, Oak- land. H. PLATH. SAN FRANCISCO NOTES. A. Mann, Jr.. has sold out his inter- est in the Shibely Mann Co.. to Mr. F. Shibely. Mr. Mann intends to go into into the wholesale and commission business. N. Peterson has been erecting a large and modern greenhouse in the rear of his store at 324 Fillmore St. V. Matraia has gone East on a busi- ness trip. Domoto Bros, are erecting a new house for Am. Beauties. PHILADELPHIA NOTES. The Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. have moved into their new quarters on the north side of Sawson Street. Mr. Ed. Kantz of Chicago who was taken to the Jlunicipal Hospital suffer- ing from diphtheria during convention is reported to be progressing favorably. The season has been favorable for dahlias and all the choice cutting and shipping sorts will soon be seen at their best. The Pennock-Mehan Co. are handling the cut of the Atco and Hammonton farms. J. Otto Thilow of Dreer's has been selected by the management of the Jamestown Exposition for a talk on "Selection in Seed Raising" on Septem- ber 21st. This is gratifying to prac- tical men who have to listen so often to discourses purely theoretical, and does credit to the wisdom of the powers that be. \^'ith a reckless disregard for the supply of retail florists in Philadelphia an insane Greek from Washington named Kantonas entered the store of Frank Polites on Monday and at- tempted to murder the proprietor with a clab. A stiff straw hat, three em- ployees and a policeman, all aided in preventing tnis untoward event and the fracas ended in a wrecked store including plants and show cases — with the hurry-up wagon for the crazy man. Mr. Polites had modestly declined to produce the small sum of twelve bil- lion dollars — and the dance com- menced. NEWS NOTES. The Illinois State Florist .Association has changed its location from Joliet to Springfield. Henry Crandall, of Glens Falls, N. Y., has presented his spacious grounds to the town to be used as a park. The East End Floral Co. will open for business in Memphis, Tenn., this mouth. Charles Hammer is the pro- prietor. Franklin & Crosby, of Brooklyn, Ct, have commenced buildin.g a range of greenhouses on the property recently purchased by H. D. Crosby in Daniel- son. Lord & Burnham Co. have Ihe contract. Three years ago Mrs. J. L. G^dner of Brookline and Boston established the custom of awarding prizes amount- ing to $100, among the residents of the thickly settled portions of Boston for the prettiest ornamentation of win- dows in their homes with flowers, vines, etc. Prizes for this year have just been donated to eighteen fortu- nate contestants at Mrs. Gardner's Brookline home where she personally entertained them providing a special car for the trip. The interest in the contest grows each year. LA NTS STAKES 330 HORTlCUL,TURE September 7, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Finest American Beautie* and Carnations SI West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 48 West 28th street, HEW YORK HNE ROSES FmCYaRNSIiS A Full Line of All CUT FLOWERS Teleptione. 3870 or 3871 Madison Sqnare Charles Millang so West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission A Reliable Place to Consign to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Madison Square The Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH 1 10 W. 28th Street, New York Tel. 3»4-325 Madison Square JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist SELLING AQBNT FOR LARQEST QROWBRS A lull line of Choice Cut Flower stock for all purposes. Comprises every varlct)' grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE ^9 W. 38 St., New York I Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Commission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Stfet, New York Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadlson Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THE HICHCST %/AI I CTV ALWAYS GRADE OF VMIalaCl ON HAND cArdenias, daisies, roses and carnations JAMES McMANUS,7j9"ir.dT..42 W. 28th St., New York Bstabllshed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TEY ME H. ]© . P^^ IC O I^ E> JVT Succassor to Wm. Chormley Wholesale Commission Florist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 57 West 28th St. Special Attentioa to Shipping Orders New York. Telephones: laoo, aiox. Madison Square Write for Cuireot Prices ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers In Season 55 West 28th St, New York CSlepIioiie 3924 Madison Square. J. K. ALLEN WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY We have a good regular outlet for seasonable flowers 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Telephone 167 Madison Sq. NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER lOO-TO DEALERS ONLY Ro«e« Am. Beauty, fan and sp " extra " No. 1 ** Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, fan ftsp " Iwr.grds. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special " " lower grades . . Chatenay, Morgan, fancy and spec. " " lower grades . . Killamey, WcUesley, fan. and spec. • " " lower grades. last Half of Week endin 1 gAu 907 6.31 I3.00 to 25.00 6.00 to 10.00 a.oo to 3.00 .50 to 1. 00 1. 00 to 4.00 ' -25 to • 50 1.00 to 4.00 • »S to ■5° 1.00 to 4.00 25 to .50 1. 00 to 4,00 .=5 to .30 Ftrvt Half of Week berfnnlnf Sept. 2 1907 I2.00 to 6.00 to a.oo to .50 to I. GO to .25 to 1. 00 to .25 to 1. 00 .25 1. 00 •n to 20.»0 10.00 3.00 1. 00 4.00 .50 4.0a .50 4.00 • so 4.00 •50 Carnations, Fancy and Novelties. ■ " Ordinary Sweet Peas ( I CO bunches^ Cattleyas Llllefl Uly of the Valley Asters Gladioli, Adlantum Cro« eanum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) List Htif of Week ending Aug. 31 1907 i.oo to 1 50 .50 to 1.00 T.OO to 3.00 50.00 to 60.00 3.00 to 8.00 I.OO to 2.00 .50 to I.oo .50 to 3.00 .50 to ■75 1.00 to i-So 8.00 to 12.00 20.00 to 30.00 , 10,00 to 25.00 FIrit Half sf Week beginning Sept, 2 1307 I.OO to .50 to 1 .00 to 50.00 to 3.00 to 1.00 t« .50 to .50 to .CO to 1.00 to 8.00 to 20.00 to 10.00 to 2.00 1.00 3.00 60.00 6,00 3.00 a.oo 3 00 ■75 >-5o 13.00 30.00 25.00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Commission Merciiants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madison Square Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. Tel. {J*f Madison Sqnare NCW YOrk TRAENDLY A S CHENG K WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at fair prices all the year round Seud for qnatations on fall oiden Tel. 798.799 Madison sq. 44 Wost 28tli Street, Ncff York CIt] Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 >VEST 28tK STREET PHONES. 1064—1605 MADISON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture September 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 331 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ I per 1000 BRONZE GALAX, $ 1 .25 per 1 000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $ 1 .25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on terns ; we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire work. Write for price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN GUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wholesale Cmmlsslon Florists, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mici). Headquarters in Western New York FOK ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Wholesale Commission Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Sifipllet and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Qive us a trial. We can plaaae yau. Best Flowers ISe Boston Market N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. 84 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SmD FOR PRICES A. IVI. HENSHAW Already in the Front Rank as a First Class Cut Flower Commission House 44 West 28th St., New York WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A Firs^ Class Market for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4951 Main H. a BERNINC Wholesale Florist 1402 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wiiolesaie Commission Florists, 55 and 57 Wei>t 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Madison Square. The KERVAN CO. 13 W28th. ST., New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Lcu- ■ cettux, Ferns and Mosses. All Decorating Evergrcetl FRANK S. HICKS & GO. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists. Open Noiv for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, • New York City Tel. 2520 Mad. Sq. Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26tli St., New York City. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. WHOLEALE FLORISTS TRESn CUT TLOWERS, CLT EVERGREEN, AND ELORISTS' StPPLIES. 15 Province Sim & 9 Chapman Ph, Boston, Massm WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to de''aTe4S*'6nly CINCINNATI August 30 ROfies Am. B«auty, Fan. and Sp. Extra ** No.i " Lover grades ] Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. '• " " " Extra. .. . " " " No. X &lw.gr. Liberty, Ricbmond, Fan. & Sp. . . ■ *' * Lower grades. Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp.. .. • > " " Lower grades. Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp " " Lower grades... KilUmey. Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... ' " " Lower grades | CARNATIONS | Fancy and Novelties | Ordinary 15.0a to 8.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 MISCBLLANBOVS Sweet Peas Cattleyai Lilies. Lily of the VaUey Asters Gladioli Adiantum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings '* *' & Spren. (too bchs.) ■ 75 to 8.00 3.00 •50 3.00 10.00 35.00 25.00 13. 00 10. eo 6.00 6.00 5,00 6.00 4 00 6.00 4.00 3.00 6 00 4.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 1,00 10.00 4 00 a. 00 4.00 1. 00 13. 00 50.00 95.00 DETROIT Sept. 2 ao.oo 1 5.0c 8.00 a. 00 4.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.ao 4 00 3.00 25.00 90.00 10.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 6 00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.oa 6.00 4.00 .75 3.00 I.CX) 15.00 •25 so 00 4.00 1.00 4.00 1-50 30.00 50.00 30.00 BUFFALO Sept. 9 PITTS BURU Sept. 3 30.oe to 15.00 to 8.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to .15 50.00 4.00 3.00 -25 3.00 .50 40. 95.00 95.00 90.00 10. oo 8.00 7.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 8. 00 6.00 7 00 6.00 7.00 4.00 9.00 1.35 .50 60.00 15.00 4 00 3. 00 4.00 1.50 15.00 50.00 3500 6.00 2 00 .35 to 2.oa to .25 to 1. 00 to 1. 00 to 19.50 to 95.00 to 2 C'.oo la 30.oe 19.50 8.00 5.00 3-ca 5.00 3.«o 3.00 S-oo 3.00 3.oe .50 .50 15 00 4.eo 9.00 4.00 1-25 15.00 50.00 50.00 BOXES BOXES BOXES LIGHT WOOD CUT FLOWER BOXES Sizes in Stock 3x4 x30 3 X 5 X 24 Sx 7 X 21 6 X 6 X 24 4 X 12 X 24 6 X 12 X 24 ex 12 X 30 n X 12 X 36 6 X 12 X 36 ex 15 X 42 6 X IS X 48 per 100 S4.00 4.50 4.60 6.80 9.00 10.50 12.50 14.00 15 00 20.00 23.00 Write for samples and prices in car load lots. 6ETM0RE BOX FACTORY, Incorporated, BELLEVILLE, ALA. SHIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllMllllllllllllllllllllllllf I GLADIOLI I 5 Cut spikes in any quantity from S S Selected White and Light Shades; ~ S Selected Mixed Colors and Named S ~ Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. S Wriie for Prjces nilillllllllllllllllillllllllllllllillllllillllllR; J. B. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. Long Distance Phone 143S Court. REED (SL KELLER 122 West 25th St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our letal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work & Noveltiei and are dealers in Glassware Decorative Greens and ^leriits' Requisites. 332 HORTICULTURE September 7, 1907 Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this liead, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers In this Issue are also listed under this classlflcatlon without charge. Reference to Uat of Ad- Tertlsers will Indicate the respective pages. Buyers falling to find what they want in this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them 1» •ommunicatlon with reliable dealers. ACCOITNTANT & i Dysart, 28 State St., Boston. For page see List ot Advertisers. ADIANTUMS Adlantum Farleyense, strong plants, for propagating pnrposes, $25.00 per 100. Cash with order. J. A. Peterson, McHenry Ave., Westwood, Cincinnati, O. Adlantum Hybrldnm. 2 1-2 In. pots, $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 3 lu. pots, $8.0U per 100; $75.00 per 1000. A. Ley & Bro., Highland, Dlster Co., New York. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEIIfENTS Iboe. J. Grey & Co., 32 S. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons. 51 and 52 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ARAUCARIAS Godfr^ Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertiser!. H. A. Dreer. 714 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Fall delivery. Our stock will please yon. J. W. Dnnford, Clayton, Mo. ASPARAGUS C. EUsele. lltb and Roy Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Asparagns Sprengerii, 2 1-4 in. ; ready for planting out or Into larger pots. $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rates. J. F. Anderson, Short Hills, N. J. Aeparagna plnmosus nanus end Sprengerl, 2 1-2-in., $2.50 100. Carl Hagenburger, West Mentor, Ohio. Asparagus plumosus, 2-in., $3.00; 3-ln., $«.00; 4-in., $12.00 100. Wlttbold Co., 1857 Buckingham PI.. Chicago. Asparagus Plumosa. 2 In. pots. Flue plants. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 ptr lOiX). Cash with order or good referent-e. Erie Floral Co.. Erie, Pa., or Wm. P. Kastlng, Co., 386 Eliicott St., Butralo, N. Y. Asparagns plumosus, 2%m., $3.50 per 100; $30 per 1,000; 3-in.. 6e.; 3Vi-in., 10c. ; 4-in., J2c.; 5-In., 20c.; 6-in., 30c. Comoreusis, S!n., 2i4c.; 2i^lln., SVzQ. Cormorenus, Shk-iD., 6e. Sprengerl. 214-in., 3c. ; 3^-ln., 8c: 4-in., 10c. J. W. Duntord, Clayton, Mo. Plumosa Seedlings, 90c. hundred, prepaid; 2 1-2-in. ready for shift, $3 per hundred. Sprengerii well established, out of thumb pots, prepaid. $1.60 per hundred. Will ex- change seedlings for Primulas. Cinerarias, Hydrangeas, or Lorraine Begonias. Biidd Park Greenhouses, 40 Hardestv, Kansas City, Mo. AZALEAS John Scbeepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. The best commercial varieties. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. BAMBOO CANES Btnmpp & Walter Co.. 50 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAT TREES. Bay Trees. Bobbink & ,\tkius. Nursery- men & Florists, Rutherford. N. J. Specimens and pairs, ail sizes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 & 7 S. Market St., Boston. Begonia Glolre De Lorraine. For page see List of Advertisers. BOILERS BOILERS, "Burnham" Boilers made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOXIVOOD Boxwood, all sizes. Bobbink & Atkins, Nurserymen & Florists, Itutberford, N. J. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tiuns for All Cypress, Semi-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Sash and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-64 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornbum & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths: Bermuda Easter Lilies. k'oi page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton. 342 W. 14th St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards Bros., 37 East 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phlla. Paper White Narcissus. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Flske Seed Co., Fanenll Hall Sq., Boston. Lillum Harrlsii and Freesia Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. D. Rnsconl, 32 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati, O. Callas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. The F. R. Pierson Co.. Tarrytowulon-Hud- son, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. A. McDowell, Ap. 167, City ot Mexico. Mexican Summer Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. Lily Bulbs. Write for prices on only selected bnlbs, plants, etc. P. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS — Continued Price list of native bulbs, tree, ahmb and plant seeds now ready. L. E. Wil- liams, Nottingham, N. H. C. Eeur & Sons, HIilegom, Holland, or 334 The Bourse, Philadelphia, Pa. Write for prices on all bulbs and plants. Dutch Bulbs, iiii-ludiug Hyacinths, Cro- cus, Tulips, Daffodils, etc. Bobbink & At- kins, Nurserymen &. Florists, Rutherford, N. J. CARNATIONS F. Domer & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet, 111. Carnation Aristocrat. For page see List of Advertisers. Sheppard Garden Carnation Co., 292 Fair- mount St., Lowell, Mass. Field Growing Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Niessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Phlla. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Paul E. Kichwagen, Needham, Mass. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List ot Advertisers. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List ot Advertisers. S. J. Renter, Westerly, R. Field Grown Carnations. I. John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa. Imperial, Pink Imperial. Carnation plants for sale. Waban, Mass. J. B. Perry, Strong Field Plants. Variegated Lawson, Davbreak Lawson. $6 per 100; 300 of each, R. D. Kimball, Waban, Mass. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia, 1608, 1610, 1612. 1614, 1618 Ludlow Street. Field Grown Carnations. Carnations, extra fine field grown plants, at ?5 per 100. Lawsou. White Lawson, Red Lawson, Ladv Bountiful, H. N. Hoffman, Elmira, N. Y. Carnation Plants. Field grown. Perfect- ly healthy — Queen, Enchantress, Maid, Queen Louise. $5 per hundred. A. S. Chase, Cumberland Center, Maine. Field grown Carnation plants: Estelle, $5 per 100. $45 per 1,000; Enchantress, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000; Bountiful. $6 per 100; Nelson Fisher, $6 per 100; 500 at 1000 rate. Blanksma Bros., R. 11, Grand Rapids, Mich. CHRYSANTHEMUMS The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. C. Elsele, 11th and Roy Sts., Phlla. For page see List of Advertlseiti. Chrysanthemums, leading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 In. stock are given on application. Poehlmann Bros. Co., -Morton Grove, 111. Chrysanthemums. We will prepay the charges on R. C. of Alice Byrou. Polly Rose, Halllday, Enguehard, $1.50 per hun- dred. Cash with order, please. W. H. and C. B. Newman, Akron, N. Y. For List of Advertisers See Page 336 September 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 333 CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagsbot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on all choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston, Mass. CUT FLOWER BOXES. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlsen. Sdwards Folding Box Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Getmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes. For page see List of Advertisers. Folding Cut Flower Boxes, all sixes. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Uawley St., Boston. Folding cut flower boxes, the best mads. Write for lt>3t. Holton & Hunkel Co., Mil- waukee, Wis. CYCLAMEN. 8. S. Skidelsky, 824 N. 24tb St., PUI«- delphla. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Jnllns Roehrs, Rntherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. DRACAENAS Dracaena terulnalls from bench, fine. $25.00 100. Carl Hagenburger, West Men- tor, Ohio. Dracaenas, Indlvlsa, 3-ln., $5.00 per 100; 0-ln., $6.00 per doz.; 7-ln., 30 to 34 Ins. high, 7Sc. each, $9.00 per doz.; 8-ln. $13.00 per doz. Termlnalis, 3-ln., $2.00 per doz.; e-ln., 7Sc. each; 4-ln., 26c. each, $3.00 per doz. The Geo. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Buck- ingham Place, Chicago. EVERGREENS Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Small Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers, August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Small evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. FERNS A. Leuthy Sc Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Barrows & Son. Whitman, Mass. Nephrolepls Whitmanl. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see Ust of Advertisers. C. Elsele, 11th and Roy Sts., Phlla. For page see I^ist of Advertisers. W. P. Craig, 1305 Filbert St., Philadelphia. "AmerpohiU." For page see List of Advertisers. Rockland Greenhouses, Rockland, Mass. Whitmanli Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. Uiaml Flcral Co., 24 N. Main St., Dayton, O. Boston Ferns. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226-228-1-1 Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. G. A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St., BostoB. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS SUPPLIES N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co.. 113 W. 28th St., N. T Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. BMd ft Keller, 122 W. 25th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 645 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arcli St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami & Qratlot Aves., Detroit, Mich For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see Ust of Advertisers. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. 0. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, M >. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28tb St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hanswirth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 81st St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. Darld Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29tb St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly fllled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 2Sth and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Eilflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co., IS Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 88 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, BerUn, New York. For psge see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbary St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Qrsea- hoose Glass. Lcrd & Buinbam, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Bumliam Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., M. T. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St, CUcaf*. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassldy, 215-21 Randolph Av., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Are.. Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Mstl*- politan Ave., Brooklyn, N. X. D. Iliffe, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. SsnU- Iron Greenhouses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord &. Bsmliam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 334 HORTICULTURE September 7, 1907 GTTTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. Sc B Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip got ter attachment. Lord & Bumbam, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. HARD'S* FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Boblnson & Co., 16 ProTlnce St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Maaa. For page see List of AdTertlaetB. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertlserm. Michigan Ctt Flower Exchange, 38 & ^ Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertlsen. L. B. Brague, Hinsdale, Mass. Hardy Cut Ferns. A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS " Hardy Ilerbacious I'lauts. Bobbink & At- kins, Nursei-ymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. HARDT PERENNLALS M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Ham. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, MaH. For page see List of Advertlsera. T. H. Chlvers, Amesbury, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Bumbam Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Adyertlsen. Pleraon U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Adrer'.i.i*.-*. Hltchlnga & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Jolinston Heating Co., 1133 Br'dway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Neponsat, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Bltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Bumham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. Nleotldde kills all greenhouse peats. P. R. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Oweusboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPANESE LILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertlseta. Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, Pa. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Lonis, Mo. For page ret List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, MIcb. For page see List of Advertisers LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS — Continued George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page sec List of Advertisers Samuel Mnrray, lOlT Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Gnde Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. rx>uls, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hanswlrth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and Slat St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertlaera. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta. Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schnix, 644 4th Ave., Loalsvllle, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. LILACS Augnst Rolker & Sons. 31 Barclay St., New York. Forcing Lilacs. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, fine dark blue double flower, 2 In. stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 170 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Snmmlt, N. J. MOSCHOSMAS Moechosma rlparliim, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louia- vllle, Ky. NIKOTEEN APHIS FUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shmbs, Roses and Herbaceons Pereniilala For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co.. West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy ft Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. rhoice Evergreens, Blue Spruce, etc. Bobbink & Atkins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Secaocns, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid BaskeU, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box lOS. For page see List of Advertisers. " PALMS A. Leuthy A Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nnrserlaa, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., N«« York. Kentla Palms. Kentla, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price Hat. Julius Roehrs Co., Bntki^ ford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 58 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Greenhonse Paint and Putty. For page see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhonse Lead; Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord & Bomham. 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Choice Pansy Plants, Transplanted, ready September 1; 50c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. S. J. McMIchael, 142 Larklns St., Findlay, O. PATENTS Slggers & SIggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES CottEge Gardens Co., Queens. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. George Hollls, 128 llollis St., So. Wey- mouth, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 100 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld, West Point. Neb. PEONIES — Peony and phlox manuals, 25 cts. each. C. S. Harrison, York, Nebr. PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooka, Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord * Bumham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT STANDS The Wittbold plant stand, JIS.OO per doB. The Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 Buckingham Place, Chicago. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. POPPIES Oriental popples by 100 or 1000. C. S. Harrison's Select Nursery, York, Nebras- ka. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by exp., S1.25 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. For List of Advertisers See Page 336 September 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 835. PRIVET Cottage Gardeus Co., Queens, N. Y. California Privet. For page s«e List of Advertisers. RHODODENDRONS Jobn Waterer & Sons, Ltd.. AmarlcmB Nursery, Bagsbot, Eng. For page see List of AdverUsen. ROSES M. H. Walsb, Woods Hole, Mais. ' Hardy Roses, H. T. Roses and Ramblen. For page see List of AdTertlsen. Thomas Roland. Nahant, Mass. Lady Uay Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. F. E. Palmer, Brookllne, Mass. Rambler Roses. Low-budded roses. No. 1, $95.00; No. 11-Z $65.00 1000. U. T. Jones, Ellzabetb. N. J. 500 Maids. 100 Ivory, 75 Gates, very strong, in 3U and 4-in. Just right for benching. $5 per 100, for the lot. Cash. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. Tbe beautiful new pink rose, HISS KATE MOULTON Is tbe qoeen of all pink roses. It's a winner and you sboald grow it. Price $30.00 100; 5U0 $125.00; 1000 $200.00; 5000 and upwards $175 per lOOU. Minneapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, Minn. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons 61 and 62 N. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Bnrpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorbam & Co., S3 Barclay St., N. ¥. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St.. N. Y Gigantic Cyclenien Seed and Christmas Sweet Peas. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlcbell Co., 1017 Market St., Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. James Vlrk's Sons, Rochester, N. T. Tick's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. HJalmar Hartmann & Co.. 12 Stormgade. Copenhagen. Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. RIekards Bros^ 37 E. 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. JobnsoD Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. R. & J. Farqohar & Co.. 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Faneull Hall 8q., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. Ant. C. Zvolanek. Bound Brook, N. J. Mignonette Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. J. A. McDowell. Ap. 167. City of Mexico. For page see List of Advertisers. Angnstns Zlrngiebel. Needham. Mass. Giant Pansles. I sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask for wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken. N. J. SMXLAX S. J. Reuter. Westerly, R. I. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Spbagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on band. Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. SPIREA Splrea. extra flne clumps In leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. T. ' STEAM TRAP ^ B. HIppard, Yotingstown, O. SWEET PEAS Ant. C. Zyolanek, Bound I^rook, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. VEGETABLE PLANTS Samuel W. Shanklln. White Marsh. Md. Celery Plants: Cabbages. For page see List of Advertisers. R. Vincent & Sons Co., Wlilte Marsh, Md. Celery Plants: Cabbage Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. W. B. DuRle, Rahway, N. J. Celery Plants. Grand Rapids lettuce plants. Al stock, now ready to ship, 20c per 100, bv mall; $1.00 per 1000, b.v express. S. J. McMlch- ael, 142 Larkins St., Findlay, O. VENTILATING APPARATUS Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway. N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co.. 471 W. 22nd St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased. self-oIlIng gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Bumham, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. 5000 clniftps California violets, ready now, flnest stock In tbe west, 4 1-2 c. 250 or more at 4c. J. W. Dunford, Clayton. Mo. WIREAVORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 2Sth St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wlrework. Write for our catalogue. Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Hellscber's Wire Works, 88 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for vtice list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati. O. All stan,^ard frames In stock. Special de- signs made to order In hnrry-np time. N. F. McCarthy & Co.. 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton, Mass. WIRE SUPPORTS The Helm Carnation Support. Write for price. Helm Carnation Support Co.. Con- nersvlUe, Ind. -WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson A Co.. 16 Province St.. and 9 Chapman PI.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. George A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List cf Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kastlng Co.. 383-87 ElUeott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsen. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Contimned Chicago Chas. W. McKellar, 61 Wabash At., Chicaco For page see List of Advertisers. ' Peter Relnberg. 61 Wabash At., Chlc««t For page see List of Advertisers. B. F. Wlnterson Co.. 45-48 Wabash At*. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St. Chicago. ' F^r page see List of Advertisers. Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, S8 ft 40 Broadway. For page see List of Adrertlseisi New York J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th^St;rNew Tock. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stuart Allen CoT, 63 W. 28tli Be. New Kork. I^or page see List of AdTertlsera. J. S. Fenrlch. 110 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of AdTertlsera. Ford Bros.. 48 W. 28th St. New Ysrk. For page see List of Adrertlsersi H. E. Froment. 67 W. 28th St.. New Ysik. For page see List of AdTertlsera. Alex. J. Guttman. 43 W. 28th St. New For page see List of AdTertlsera. B. C Horan, 56 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsera. A. H. Langjahr, 66 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. James McManns, 42 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of AdTertlsera. Chas. Mlllang. 60 W. 29th St.. New York. For page see List of AdTertlsera. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsera. W. F. Sheridan. 39 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of AdTertlserai Traendly & Schenck. 44 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. John Yoong. 51 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Hentz & Nash, 56 and 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsera Frank S. Hicks & Co.. 52 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank MlUang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philadelphia W. E. McKlssIck, 1221 Filbert St.. Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of AdTertlsera. Leo NIessen Co., 1209 Arch St, Philadel- phia. Pa. For page see List cf AdTertlsera. Tbe S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., lOOS-U Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of AdTertlsera. Edward Reld. 1526 Ranstead St, Phds- delphla, Pa. For page see List of AdTertlsera. Fred Ehret 1407 Falrmonnt Ave., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Pittsbnrg J. B. Murdoch & Co., 646 Liberty M.. Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of AdTertlsera. In writing to Advertisers icindly mention Horticulture 336 HORTICULTURt: September 7, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K... v"" AUon Wm. Stuart C0.330 American Nursery- • -321 Arnold W.B 3" A ichmann Godfrey. ■ . 3 " Atlanta Floral Co. . . .3^7 BirrowsH.H.&Son.3ii Bitavia Greenhouses 310 Baur Floral Co. .....3" BayersdorferH.&Co. 3"= Bay Sute Nurseries. .32" BerniniH.G 33' BiddingtonA.T. 3>»-323 Boston Flonst Letter Co 3^7 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 338 .Braslan Seed Growers Co .....3'3 B.eck Josephs Sonss'S Breitmeyer's J. Sons. 3»7 Brldgeman's Seed Warehouse 3'3 «jrpee W. A. &C0..32J Carrillo& Baldwin ...311 Cassidyl ,•••339 ■C n i c a g o Carnation Co . 310 ChiversT. H ....... 3"' Clarke's David, Sons3J7 Conard& Jones 321 Cooke G.H •• 3>7 Cottage Gardens 3=' C)wee A 33' ■Craig W. P 3'° Donohoe W. H 3"7 Domer F. Sons & Co.3to Drcer H. A 3^5-339 Dysart R. J. 3^8 lE Iwards Folding Box Cp 328 EhretFred 3=0 EiseleC 3" .Elliott Wm. & Sons.. 112 Eiler J G 339 Ernest W.H 339 Eyres 3^7 .Farquhar R. & J. & Co 323 FenrichJ.S 33° Fiske, H. E. Seed Co.3a3 Foley Mfg. Co 339 Ford Bros 33° Froment H. E 33° Galvin Thos. F 337 ■GctmoreBox Factory 331 <;oldsborough A.T. . . 321 Grey T.J. Co 323 Gude Bros. Co 3=7 ■G jttman Alex. J 33» Hall Asso. 339 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 323 HauswirthP.J 327 Henshaw A. M 331 Herbert David&Son.32T Hews A. H.& Co.... 338 ■Hicks Frank S. & Co 331 Hilfinger Bros 339 Hltchlngs&Co 340 Hollis George 3'o Horan E. C 33° Jacobs S. & Sons 339 Johnston Heating Co. 339 Johnson Seed Co 3.2 Kisting W. F 331 Kervan Co., The 3-^1 King Cons. Co 339 Koral M le Co 327 "Kuebler Wm H ....331 Lager& Hurrell 311 Langjahr, Alfred H.. .330 Leuthy A. & Co 311 Lord & Bumham Co. 340 Manda Jos. A 311 McCarthy N. F 331 McCounell Alex., McDowe I J. A . Pago •■ 327 ••.312 McKellar Charles W. 328 McKissick.W. E 328 McManus Jas 330 Michell H F. Co.. ..322 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 331 Millang Charles 330 MiUang Frank 331 Miller Theo 327 Miner.ilizei Rubber Co 339 Moninger J. C 339 Moore, Hem? & Nash 331 Morse C. C. & Co.. . .323 Murdoch J. B.& Co. .331 Murray Samuel 327 New England Nur- series 31a Niessen Leo Co 310 Oak Hill Nurseries.. .321 Ordonez Bros. 311 Orr Maleolin 311 PalethorpeP. R 339 Park Floral Co 337 Payne John A 338 Pennock-Meehan Co. 311 Perkins St. Nurseries. 3 11 Pierce F. O. ..^ 339 Pierson F. R. Co 312 Pierson U Bar Co 340 Poehlmann Bros. Co..3»8 Pulverized ManureCo338 Raynor John 1 330 Reed& Keller 331 Reid Edw 318 Reinberg Peter 3-8 Richwagen Paul E. . .310 Rickards Bros 323 Robinson D. Sons . . .321 Robinson H.M.& Co. 331 Rockland Nurseries. -3tr Roehrs Julius Co. 31 1-321 Roland, Thomas .. .121 Rolker August & Sons 325-339 R'lse Hill Nurseries .321 Rusconi D 321 Sander & Son 311 Scheepers John & C0.311 Schuiz Jacob 327 Scott , John 311 Shanklin :?amuel W..3a3 Sheppard Garden Car- nation Co 310 Sheridan W. F 330 Siggers & Siggers 339 Situations & Wants.. 336 Skidelskv S. S 311 Smyth Wm. J 327 Standard PI t* Glass Co 339 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co. 339 Stick.lW. C 3>o Stumpp & Walter Co. 322 Sutherland Geo. A. Co 328 Thorburn J.M. & C0.312 Totty Chas. H 310 Traendly & Schenck.330 Valentine, J. A 327 Vlck's Jas. Sons 323 Vincent R. Jr. &Sons.3tt WalshM. H 3J1 Waterer John& Sons. 321 Weber F. C 327 Weber H. & Sons 310 Welch Bros 328 Wilson Andrews 3'^8 Winterson E. F. Co.. 328 Yokohama Nurseries Co 321 Young John 330 Young, Thos. Jr 327 Young & Nugent ... .327 Zvolanek Ant. C 312 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not ? New Offers in This Issue. FALL BULBS: PANSY Jas. Vlck's Sons, Rocliestei For page see List of Advei SEED. , N. Y. tisers. FREESIAS. Wm. 'Elliott & Sous, 201 Fulton St., New York. For page s^e List of Advertisers. GIANT CYCLAMEN: BABY SMILAX SEEDS. H. F. Michell Co.. Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, HARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES. Bay State Nurseries, N. Abiugtoii, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES. P.atavia Greenhouses, Batavia, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. PLANT OIL INSECTICIDE. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 5. For page see List of Advertisers. STRAWBERRY PLANTS. A. T. Goldsborough, Weslev Heights, Wash- ington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. VIOLETS. Malcolm Orr, N. Saugus, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORIST. A. M. Henshaw, 44 West 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORIST. H. G. Berning, 1402 Pine St., 'St. Louis, Mo. . For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORIST. Wm. H. Kuebler, 2S Willoughby St. Brooklyn. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. WANTS. FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this column one cent a -word. Initials count as words. Cash -with order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTICUL- TURE" should be sent to 1 1 Ham- ^ ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED TO LET GREENHOUSE TO RENT AT WELLESLEY, MASS. for term of years, greenhouse 2a.x'275 ft., with dwelling, live rooms and bath. /*.pply to WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St., Boston HORTICULTURE needs a wideawake representative In every town lu the land- Good commissions paid on advertising and subscriptions. If you are ambitious, write for t«rms. WANTED— A man to take charge of the growing of Roses, Carnations and otlier plants usually grown In a retail estab- lishment. Ii"irsfc class references required. State wages and experience In first letter. About twelve thousand feet glass. F. G. Danforth, Skowhegan, Me. WANTED:— By middle of September, .voung man of refinement and good address as clerk In florist's store In suburb of Bos- ton. Will be required to purchase stock and have general charge of store. First class references required. Address P. O. Box 3657, Boston, Mass. MEETING OF WASHINGTON FLORISTS' CLUB. The September meeting was held at the usual place, Tuesday evening, Sept. 3. Despite the heat and threatening elements the attendance was normal. The club had the pleasure o£ having Jas. Carstairs of New Rochelle, N. Y., with them for the evening. As this was the first meeting since the conven- tion recntly held in Philadelphia there was much to be said of the good times enjoyed there'. It was voted that proper thanks be retui-ned the Phila- delphians for the hospitality extended rnembers of W. F. C. whilst in that city. The handsome cup won by the Washington florists' bowling team was exhibited. At this point J. R. Fi-ee- man toolc the floor, and thanlved his friends for the manner in which they worl'«'c»'«o*'<«o«*; per 100. CHARLES H. TOTTY . . . WHOLESALE FLORIS T. . . MADISON, N.J. CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $12.00 per 100; $[oo.oo penooo. Average 3 in. flower. A leader id every respect. Bonnie M aid — Clear pink edged white. — % 12.00 per 100; I03.00 per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. F. I>0R.NE:R & SONS CO. La Fayette, Ind. Field-Growing Carnations. We have for sale and now ready for delivery, extra quality Plants of the following vjrieties: Beacon, Victory, Robert Craig, Harry Fenn, Nelson Fisher Red Sport, Ro-e Pink Encliantress, Enchantress, Fair Haid, White Perfection, Queen, Variegated Lawson, Variegated Paiten, Variegated Qlendale. We invite inspecfion. Prices reasonable. Address Sheppard Garden Carnation Co , 292 Fairmount St., LOWELL, nASS. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS. Field grown, Al Plants of Victory, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per lOCO. Queen, Fair Maid, Harry Fenn, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. All first°sized plants. Large clumps of Princess of Wales Violet $6.00 prr too, $50.00 per 1000. Campbell, $5.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. R. ENCELMAN A. SON, Pittsfield, Mass. From Sod Ground. No Stemrot or Rust. 100 1000 Enchantress $7.00 $60.00 Boston Market 5.00 45.00 Lawson 5.00 50.00 Var. Lawson 6.00 50.00 White Lawson 5.00 £0.00 Queen Louise. 5.00 50.00 Red Sport 5.00 50.00 Cash with order, please. FARNAM P. CAIRD, 271 River Street, . . TROY, N. Y. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. VoH will find some good offers there aiss,. Field- Giown Carnations Here we are again with ahout CO. 000 tield- growu Carnation Plants, strong, healthy and free from all diseases, at following rate; .\niount of each kind Per 100 Per 1000 Enchantress 30,000 $6.00 $55,00 Crusader 2.000 E.A.Nelson — 400 i. andace 2.000 Melody ... 500 Boston Market, 10.000 Harlowarden 4,000 To unknown parties, cash with order or CO. D. SCHEIDEN & SCHOOS. E. Fransen, Mgr. 60 Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. 4. 10 40.00 5.00 G.OO .5500 7.00 4 50 40.00 4..'-.0 40.00 September 14. 1907 HORTICULTURE 343 BEDFORD, MASS. THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc., EVERGREENS In TUBS. These are extra selected specimens, suitable for Hall and Veranda Decoration. EVERGREtNS for LAWN and FOREST planting:. We offer the largest stock of SPECIMEN Evergreens in New England, in sizes 15 inches to 15 feet ALL OUR EVERGREENS ARE HANDLED WITH BALLS OR IN TUBS. We offer several acres of FIELD-GROWN PERENNIALS, in about 1000 Varieties at very low rates. I We send out nothing tiut STRICTLY HIGH-GRADE STOCK, cirefully packed, and our prices are always riglit. C Catalogs and Price Lists Free. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2% in. Pots, $io.oo per too 3j4 in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Ready to Pot On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LADY CAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Herbaceous Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. M. H. WALSH Rest SPtciALiST WOODS HOLE. MASS. Choice Ornamentals 20,000 Berberis Thunbergii, i8t0 24mcli. 5,000 " ' 12 to 18 " 40.000 " " 2 yr. seeolinjs, 8 to 15 inch 20,000 Vinca Minor (Grave Myrtle). 8,000 Red Oal< Trees, 4 m 6 ft 12,000 Clierry and Plum Trees, 1 yr., 3 ft. 40.000 ^or»ay Spruce, White, Austrian and Sootcti Pine, i yr transplants, 6 to 12 inch. 1 ,000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 1,000 Viburnum opulus 2 ft. 1,000 Viburnum dentatum, 2 ft. 1,000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 2 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Roslindale, Mass. Viburnum Plicatum Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan. Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii LARUE STOCK. Send for Prices. The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST GROVE, PA. VAN DER WEIJuEN & CO. The Nurseries, Boskoop. Holland, Growers, Exporters of all Hardy Nursery Stock. Hardy Rhododendrons \%-iVi ie^t (cheap), Aza; leas, Conifers, Blue Spruce Koster, tM/'-,r,and Boxwood, txtra, all sixes. Pot-grown Plants for forcing, H. P. 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HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Free THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. Largest Variety in New England NEW NEW ff RAMBLER ROSE ''NEWPORT FAIRY To be disseminated Spring, 1908. Ask for Illustrated pamphlet and prices JULI US ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N.J. FINE GRADING . . Shrubbery . . Artistically Planted Estimates Given Experts on Pruning H. ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beacb Parkway, Everett, Mass. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." HARDY PERENNIALS Yucca Qlamentosa. Aconltnm Napellus and blcolor. Helenlum superbum and striatum. Rudbeckla. HemerocalUs. German IrU, man.v colors. Hardy Phloi, 20 varieties. Funkla aubcordata. Write for prices to T. H. CHIVERS, - Amesbury, Mass. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New Vork Office, Siebreclit Building. 425 Fifth Aven„e 344 HORTI CULTU RE September 14, 1907 Wm. Elliott &L Sons will commence their Semi-Annual AUCTION SALES Tuesday, September 17, at 201 Fulton Street, offering a Full Line of Decorative Plants, suitable for Indoor Decorations; also Specimen Kentias, 8 to 10 feet high. CATALOG NOW READY. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS. ^l¥uyyvyyuyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyytlnt^0yyyyyymMyyyyyyyyyyyyvyvyyyvyvyyyyyyyvyyyyyymMW NOW READY FOR DELIVERY 1 I iiilim Harrieeii Bulbs of the very finest quality. L.IIIUIII nai I I99II 6-7 inch bulbs, 350 to the case, $6.00 per 100; $55.00 per 1000. 7-9 inch bulbs, 200 to the case, $9.00 per 100; $85.00 per 1000. Full case at 1000 rates. Freesia Refracta Alba biiibl. ExtT"uauIf btibs" }i to % inch diameter, 75c per loO: $5.00 per 1000. Selected bulbs, )< to '4 inch diameter, $1.00 per 100: $7.50 per 1000. $1.00 per 100; $7.50 per 1000. White Roman Hyacinths Bulbs 12-15 cm. in circum- ference, $2.75 per 100; $25.00 per loco. Bulbs 13-15 cm. in circumference, $3.25 per 100; $29.00 per 1000. 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Elliott (SL Sons 201 Fulton Street NE-W YORK Christmas Flowering Sweet Pea Seed DIRECT FROM ORIGINATOR. Christmas Pink, Florence Denzer, while 1-4 lb 75c; 1 lb. $2.00. rirs. E. Wild, new carmine red, 2 oz. 75c; 1-4 lb. $1.50. These popular Florists' Sweet Pea« 1ut» been grown by OVER 3000 FL0R1ST3 all over the world to the best satlsfactloa of the most critical growers, and HAVE NO EQUAL. Also 10 New Varieties offered for the first time, Salmon, Pink, Blue Purple, Yellow an4 Variegated In separate colors. Ask for Descriptive Price List. Tbes* new varieties will be ready In September. Sweet pea Directions with every order. ANT. G. ZYOLANEK Bound Brook. NEW^JERSEY LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Orand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO Now Ready. Extra Quality Paper White Narcissi True Grandiflora, 1,3 to 15 cm.. 1250 to ca.se, .fl.OO per 100: $R r.o i>er lono. French White Roman Hyacinths, 12 to 15 cm., S2 .50 per 100; ,«23.00 per 1000. Full line of Dutch Bulbs, just received. Write for catalogue. JOHNSON SEED COMPANY, 217 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ESTABLISHED I802 Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis If you have not received same, send for our complete list of bulbs for winter and spring flowering F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. ij MEXICAN SUMMER BULBS AND SEEDS FOR 1907 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES, ROMAN HrACINTHS AND ALL HOLLAND AND OrHER BULBS SEND FOR PRICES Trade Bulb List now ready, per loco seeds Asparagus plumosus nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds 2.50 New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per 1,000. J. M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Qrade Boddlngton's BULBS BLOOM CATALOQUES FREE Write for one to-day ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. City Septembei 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE 345 A Plea for More Shade Trees The planting of a tree for shade, the placing of a shaded bench or anything that would conduce to the comfort of one's fellow-creatures was accounted in the middle ages an act of piety, springing from a gracious heart. In our daj' with its rush and pressure of busi- ■ ness, we have little time to give to these gracious as- pects of the more leisurely life and the old-time ideas are liable to be quite forgotten. An hours' ride through any of our cities is sufficient to give the observer an absolute conviction of the need of a more liberal use of trees for shade and ornamenta- tion. Art must win favor, archtecture praise, but let us also "Consider the trees". In days of extreme heat such as we have experienced this summer, when the sun's rays pour down on our streets, making them a veritable furnace to go through, what a difference in comfort it would make to have a shade tree wisely planted wherever space would allow. Of course in streets whose width is such as not to allow for traffic as well, this is out of the question, but how often one sees space where a row, group, or even a single tree could very well be planted, adding comfort and beauty to the surroundings, while in the case of many streets which run north-east and south-west a row of trees planted on the south-western side would be a real solacement We have not a vestige of an excuse for saying there is no room for trees on many of our streets if we will only consider for a moment the many forms of trees at our disposal. Is our space limited ? Then use those trees which are more or less columnar in form such as the Lombardy poplar (Populus fastigiata), an excel- lent subject where quick growth is needed and one which will stand all the pruning you like to give it, while Populous monilifera, though not of upright form can be restricted by annual pruning to any extent. AVliere a tree, columnar in growth and practically immune from the common insect attacks, is wanted, plant the male form of the Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba), a tree of great beauty and one deserving of all that has been written in its favor. It is as yet but rarely seen as a street tree, but where it is it invariably seems to thrive as well as most trees. In the great family of conifers it holds a unique position, in that it is about the only member of it which can claim to be a good city tree. AYhere space is such as to make the planting of large spreading trees admissible^ we have quite a number to choose from. Among the most desirable are the Nor- way and sugar maples also the oriental plane, all of which are planted extensively and may be considered old friends, affording delightful shade with their great leaf surface. The European horse-chestunt is a grand tree where it is afforded space to develop its true form, its flowers in May vieing with many of our greenhouse plants. Where trees of rapid growth are wanted for large spaces, Catalpa speciosa and the silver maple (Acer dasycarpum) commend themselves as worthy subjects. The former is exceedingly attractive when in bloom with its abundant panicles of white flowers. The alleged difficulty experienced in establishing oaks is sometimes magnified, I think, for if the work of planting is done in a thorough manner by a thorough man who knows his subject, there would be less mor- tality and good results would generally follow, but often the one that does the planting never thinks of helping the tree in its efl'orts to recover from the shock of re- moval by a wise pruning and mulching. Probably the best of the oaks for street planting are Quercus rubra, Quercus coccinea and Quercus palustris, all three be- ing fairly clean trees whose foliage colors delightfully m the fall. Where a person wishes to plant for pos- terity nothing is more fitting than the oak whose spread- ing branches will still afford comfort and shade to our descendants and serve as a lasting monument to the memory of the planter. Ginkgo biloba I have followed with interest the notes on the Salis- buria by ilr. Hans and Mr. Lonsdale. There are several points, however, wherein I do not quite agree with either. One point that particularly interests me is the question of forms. Of the thousands I have seen grow- ing in nurseries — and all have been grown from seed — 90 to 95 per cent, are pyramidal or conical in form resembling very closely the well-known Lombardy pop- lar. All who have been in Washington, D. C, will recall the famous avenue of Ginkgos and these are, too, tall and pyramidal in habit. I am confident this form may be considered the type. Mr. Lonsdale speaks of the trees around Horticultural Hall in Fairmount Park as illustrating an entirely new form and yet they are almost identical with what I con- sider the type, though I will say they are just a little more compact than usual. Mr. Hans speaks of them as a good shade tree and as far as foliage is concerned, it is true, but I question their value in point of bushiness unless the trees are headed and compelled to spread. When Mr. Temple introduced his "pyramidalis" the general comment was tliat it was far from being distinct and was more like the common type. I have made inquiry among men who gather seed and find some interesting points. They all agree that wher- ever a seed-bearing tree grows the male form is present confirming the idea of the Ginkgo lieing dioecious. A singular thing about the female trees is that they are more open in habit resembling those illustrated with ilr. Hans' article. I cannot state whether this distinc- tion exists in all seed-bearing trees and can be used as a means of distinguishing them. It would be interesting to know if any readers have seen a tree, standing apart from others and yet bearing seed. It would have to be removed some distance as I believe plants standing in different locations will often be fertilized, despite the distance. This was illustrated by two hollies which I know of, one continuing to bear seed year after year until the other — a staminate form — standing quite a distance away was destroyed from which date the first named failed to have berries. S46 HORTICULTURE September 14, 1907 •tI^^'gJ'¥*¥^^T T¥ 'TpW I'D "ET i^arcels post will certainly be a great boon for the horti- ^*- Vi^ *V M. K V.^ \J M.^ M. V/ fV Al^ cultural industries, and we hope our progressive Post- ^^^^ SEPTEMBER 14. 1907 S^HT ^'^fter General may succeed in promptly putting this ]-eform into operation. Ofijjosition oi the most stren- puBLisHED WEEKLY BY iious character is sure to be encountered as soon as the ^9^'L^^Hh'^^^ '*"5*'i**""t? .F**' advocates of a parcels post begin to get busv in Congress. 11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. „^ , . ^ i x i i i u " ■ i- -a u Telephone, Oxford 292 We advise ouF readers to do what thev can individually WM. J. STEWART, Editor aod Mapager j^ ^^j^ ^^p j^^^^j sentiment in favor of the movement and SUBSCRIPTION PRICE scG to it that their representatives in Congress are fully One Year, in advance, *'^~^To_Forei^n co^°«^i|». »■<»: To Canada, $1.50 .^ppj.jgpf] gf tj^gip eamcstness in demanding favorablc ac- Per Inch, 30 inches to page ................ $1.00. tion on tliis long-defcrred refonn. Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : -^ One month (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months (13 times) 10 per cent.; Jg there to be a floWCr shoW in VOUr ■iz months (26 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. ■' Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. Help tl^e local neighborhood this fall? If SO, be copvRiQHT, 1907. BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. flower show gure to give it open-lieartcd en- Enieredassecond-classmatter Decembers, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. „r,nn..5rrQrv,Qr,i- • i-f T,ni- +1iqt. incl-f, nnc r,f under the Act of Congress oi March 3, 1879. couragemcnt , il not, tlien makc One 01 your own in the way of a "fall opening" or something of CQ JJTENTS '^h'lf sf'i't- Whenever and however there is launched any Page miblic project for an affair where plants and flowers are FRONTISPIECE-Flower Garden at Wiantenock, Conn. {^ ^^ .j^^^ prominence the man of all men who should A PLEA FOR MORE SHADE TREES — Edwin Mat- , , '7,. , ■ ^ i ■ -j 1 4. • j.- .a • j. 1 j th w 3-15 ™ ^ S^^^ ''' "^"°^^' 1^ ^'^^ florist who de- GINKGOlVlLOiiA—WaiVenj.Chaninery.y. '.'.".'.'.'. '.'.'.'.. :J45 nends for his business suppoxi upon the community in- PE.4R BLIGHT— S. S. Rogers 347 tercsted. If there are others in the same line of busi- TIMELY CHRYSA.WHEMUM NOTES— Andrew Mc- _^ ness they should be induced to bear a hand also. The 4FTER^ADJbrRNMENT!.'.'.'.'.'.^ 348 '"'^ *""'" f"*^^"'<-' advantage should be made on the broad WIANTENOCK. .!....' '.".'.'.'.'..'.'....'.'.'.'.'.'. .' 34ci policy of bringing the goods rather than the individual ZON4L PELARGONIUM DAGAT A— Illustrated 34S directlv to a position of higher favor in the public es- NBWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES timation. The first essential is to develop a demand for New York Flonsts' Club-New Bedford Horticul- ,, ^^^ ^ ^^ ^ , g,, ji^^pj ^.^^^ com- tural Society— Pittsburgh and Allegheny laorists -.i ,1 1 1 n ' i t ■ '' .1 . i and Gardeners' Club-American Carnation Society pare with the local flower show as conducive to that end. American Rose Society— New England Oahlia So- Contrilmte, then, of your best and show the eommunity ciety— Club and Society Notes 343 fi,,, possibilities in advanced graden and house culture. ^^Cri^ulturf '^°"^*^' "^ ^''''^ York-Congress ot ^_^ jj^^^-^ compete against them and thus discourage them; DURINg'^^RECESS .......v............... '330 enter as "not for competition" and let them have the A GROUP OF C.AN.4DIAN FLORISTS— Illustrated 350 prizes. Your reward will come in another and more ' PLYMOUTH EMULATES DAYTON 350 profitable form. THE EXHIBITION SEASON . ^ j. i- i i -li. Recent Flower Shows-Floral Society of Avon, A gardener of unquestioned ability, Fail-port Floral Society, s'loral Society of Pitts- A question of industry and good habits, with a four- ford Grange, Grand Trunk Horticultural Society ^^e hour teen-vear record in hi/bihere FLmVER MARKET REPORTS ' '^ °f, ^"^^'ty ^^^ thegood gardener that is rarely, if ever, ; Boston, Bufl'alo, Fetroit, New York, Philadelphia. . 361 paid tor — one ot whicJ? but few other industries can take MISCELLANEOUS advantage — the love for his work which is nearly always Personal 34S .j pf,j.^ gf j-,jg make-up. "To business that we love we So'gueTR^^ived '"'"°!^::.: i:: :::::::::: I If^ '•''' i^^^ime, and go to't with delight,- is a sentiment Publications Received 355 peculiarly applicable to the worker in horticulture. Long Detroit News— Business Changes 361 and IrregTilar is the "day" of the snrdener and of his Incorporated— News Notes 361 lirother the retail fiorist who rarelv complains even when wiwnS"™ Topics:::::::::::;:;:::::;:;::: 36o the dav extends ^ mto the nigk or because Sundays Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 370 and holidays exacc even gi'eater sacrifice. For the well- ^ Hail in Des Moines, la 370 being of the profession and that it may offer induce- .^^=r===^=^===^=^=^^=:=^=^= ment to men of the highest ability to enter the ranks, Among the several postal improve- and espousing the eaii^e of the "square deal" for every- For a parcels nients recommended by Postmaster body, let iis elirne.stly consider what can be done to take post General Meyer are a domestic parcels the'gardfner now and forever out of the "day laborer" post and postal savings bank. The class. September 14. 1907 HORTICULTURE 347 Pear Blight rear l)lijrlit lias probably been the cause of more losses to California fruit growers than any other dis- ease. In fact, its ravages have been so uncontrolable that the pear tree in many parts of the state, it a thing of the past. Thousands of dollars have been spent dur- ing the last few years in hopes that this disease would be checked. During the last three years the State Uni- versity has had from four to six men in different parts of the State demonstrating by actual work the meth- ods best adapted for its control. As this disease is also m the east, perhaps a few words upon its history, ap- pearance and treatment will not he out of place. Pear blight was first described by the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture in 1792. At this time it was discovered on some apple trees in New York State. Ijater it was found in Long Island, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Its presence seems to be noticeable in many of the early orchards through the East and Middle West. It is interesting to note that it has never been found in Asia or Europe ; the coun- tries where the pear and apple tree are native. It is to be found not only on them, but also on the quince, haw- thorne and wild plants of the pome family. It was not until 1878 that the cause of the disease was known and this was discovered bj' the pioneer plant pathologist. Professor T. J. Burrill. As new orchards were planted in the Middle West, the blight followed them, but it was not troublesome in California until the last eight or ten years. 'Wlien it did gain entrance it made remark- able headway, due to the favorable climatic conditions for its growth. It is found upon all varieties of pears, but the Bartlett seems to be affected more than the others. Pear blight is caused by bacteria (Bacillus amylov- orus.) These microbes are extremely minute and can be seen only through a very high power microscope. They consist of a single elliptical or round like cell and are the smallest living vegetable organism known. So much for the history of pear blight. ITS APPEARANCE It is first noticeable in the spring of the (year, a month or so after the blossoming period. If you will look at the flower clusters carefully you will observe that where the blight is present, they will look shriv- elled up and those that are affected badly will appear as if dying, and upon these, small globules or drops of gum will bo seen. In a short time you will probably observe the tips of the young shoots or twigs dying. If the weather conditions are favorable for its gro\\i;h, these small twigs will not only die, but also the branches from which they grow. 'Wlien the blight gains en- trance to the larger limbs, it progresses very rapidly. Wlien the bark is scraped off the diseased areas you will notice that the cambium layer, which is normally white, has turned red and where the bark is not too thick, large red drops of gum are exuding, later solidify and turn black. As the disease progi'esses, it will not stop in the limbs but will continue to spread in the trunk and roots. The writer has seen the blight kill roots two and sometimes three feet under ground. Not only are the weaker trees affected but many times the best, largest and most healthful trees will siiccumb under its ravages. TREATMENT The treatment has been discussed before in this paper, so I shall not dwell upon this subject at any length. The only thing to do is to cut it out as fast as it appears. If it has gained entrance in the twigs only — cut them off before it runs down into the larger limbs. If it is in the larger branches or trunk, cut out the affected portions. In dealing with this disease, great care should be taken to keep all the instruments well disinfected, as these are a quick way of spreading the blight. Corrosive sublim.ate is the best disinfectant to use. The cuts should also be washed with this material. Conscientious work is the only way of controlling this disease and the lack of it is the cause of many failures. ^-^.'^ .croi^JiJvJj/ Timely Chrysanthemum Notes FEEDING. As the plants are now getting to be a good size and llie benches well-filled with roots, they will be in need of liquid feeding to give them the good stout stem, dark foliage and splendid flowers which we all look for with so much anxiety and interest. The chrysanthemum grower can not be too careful in this matter, as a little carelessness will spoil a whole sea- son's labor. There are several good chemicals on the market that can be used, but the chemicals in most gen- eral use are nitrate of soda, potash and sulphate of am- monia; if more than one of these are to be used they sliould be used alternately in the following proportion, one four-inch pot of chemical to a 50-gallon barrel of water if applied with an ordinary pump or watering can, but if a Kinney pump is used the amount of chem- ical should be doubled as the chemical is reduced to one- half the strength. This application once a week should be sufficient with a watering of good liquid cow manure given in between. The plants should be gone over every two or three days, the side shoots taken off and the suckers cut away from the base of the plants to give the buds and foliage on the main stem all the nourishment possible. EUMTGATING. The plants should be gotten clear of all insects now if possible, for later on when the buds begin to show color all fumigating will have to be stopped. The most effective method we find is to lay papers along the front walk big enough to hold a double hand- ful of tobacco dust, sav ten or twelve to a hundred-foot house making a small hole in the top of the dust and in- serting a short piece of thick twine about an inch long to lie used as a wick. Pour just enough kerosene on the string to ignite the dust, close the house tight letting it remain so until morning. If one fumigating does not destrov the flies this sliould be done two or three nights in succession. In buying the dust the grower should be sure to order the fumigating kind as the others will re- fuse to burn. SUPPORTS. The supports for the plants should be looked after and put in good shape so that they will be able to hold the flowers in position when they become fully developed, as the weight of a crop of ffowers is far more than one would think. (_^C^ -C-'<:^'2_e-^-0. S. A. F. President-elect F. fi. Traendly ad- dressed the meeting, urging upon every member the duty of taking an active part in making the convention at Niagara Falls next summer a credit to the city and state. The outing committee made its final reiKUt, turning in the sum of $51. 'JO to the treasury, and w-as dis- charged with the thanks of the club lor the manner in which they had ful- filled their arduoi'.s task. .An amend- ment to the by-lays was presented for consideration at the October meeting, establishing life membership in the club at ?75.00. The treasurer's final report showed a balance of $2,450.39 in bank to the credit of the club. John Lewis (;hilds sent for exhibi- tion a. splendid collection of gladioli blooms, including such varieties as America, Alaska. Princeps, Mrs. Fran- cis King and Blanche ilehose, which received an award of high commenda- tion from the judges. Harry Turner of "Castle Goi'ld" showed a set of six well-grown plants of Celosia pyramid- alis in six distinct colors, which were given a well-merited certificate of merit. The new rooms of the club are large and airy, with abundant light and everyone was delighted with their fitness for all requirements of the meetings. NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. At the monthly meeting of the New- Bedford Horticultural Society held last Monday evening, the main topics for discussion were the stp.ging of flowers for exhibition, with regard to effect and the necessity for the im- provement in the qualitj' of tire dahlia by strengthening the stem — led by Wm. Keith, — an;l the use of Icerbaceous plants for cemetery plant- ing— led by Thomas White. Mr. White considered, that chieHy owing to their way of leaving a bare or untidy spot after the blooming period, the herbaceous plants were not an unqualified success for cemetery planting. In the discussion which fol- lowed, some useful information as to the treatment of herbaceous plants was brought out. In the monthly ex- hibit a good number of dahlias and gladioli w-ere shown, the main part o£ tliem by amatuers. Owing to the slow manner in which the bills are coming in the executive committee were unable to make a re- port upon the late exhibition. While this laxity on the part of creditors is somewhat provoking, it shows that the ciedit of the society is good, locally at least. THOMAS WHITE. PITTSBURGH AND ALLEGHENY FLORISTS' AND GARDEN- ERS' CLUB. The members hurried through the loutine business at the meeting Sept. M, for it was "Gladiolus Night" and all were anxious to Inspect t'ne beautiful exhibits. Jno. Lewis Childs sent a large ex- hibit of his newer sorts, including Blanche, a large white flow-er in form and style resembling .America, Harle- quin, flaked, Los Angeles, Lydia, Spot, f:onirast, a tine flower after the style of 1900, but a little lighter soailet and the white in the throat more pronounced. Geo. B. Remsen, Cardinal, Melrose, Sulphur King, Sun- light, Gov. McCormick and Corsaire. a very dark red, and others: a very taking exhibit. Frank Banning, Kinsman, 0., dis- played Augusta. America, No. 5, a beautiful unnamed i)in'ii seedling of large size, Canary Bird, Klondyke, Princeps, Mephisr.opheles, Octoroon, May. and Niagara, a very fine white, snaded yellow. This entire display was remarkable for the large spikes and thrifty appearance. Nathan Smith BERT M. HERR, Sec. Lancaster, Pa. THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. The Bulletin of the American Rose Society with the proceedings of the year, embracing the very able papers of Theo. Wirth, E. G. Hill and M. H. Walsh, is now in press and these papers with the discussions which en- sued, in which some of the ablest men took part, including Messrs. W. C. Barry, W. H. Elliott. John Cook, Wm. A. Manda, Adolph Farenwald, E. G. Hill and P. O'Mara are well reported. The certificates to be sent to life members and the certificates for ex- hibitors of new roses, will soon be mailed. The Chicago people are already astir with promise of everything that can be asked for to boom roses in every shape at the next meeting and the western people say to the eastern folk "Join us with both hands." BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec. NEW ENGLAND DAHLIA SOCIETY. The New England Dahlia Society held its first annual meeting in Hor- ticultural Hall. Boston, on Sept. 4. These officers were elected: President, Henry F. Burt, Concord; vice-presi- dent, William F. Turner, New Bed- ford; secreta'-y, Morris Fuld, 5 Union street, Boston; treasurer, N. Allen Lindsay. Marblehead. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The September meeting of the New- Jersey Floricultural Society held at Orange on the 6th instant, was called to distribute the schedules of the Dahlia show planned for Oct. 1. There were but six exhibits and a scattering attendance. The directors of the Arkansas State Floral Society have arranged to give prizes each year for the three most laeautiful yards in Little Rock. .A first, second and third prize will be given, the judges to be selected from the directors of the society. Appear- ances from the front of the yard to the middle of the street will be considered in awarding the prizes. Everyone can enter this contest, as the awards will be made on the artistic taste shown and the care exercised rather than on the money expended. The Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston will hold its first meeting for the season on Tuesday evening, September 17, at 8 o'clock. Robert G. Leavitt of the Ames Botanical Labora- tory, North Easton will deliver a lecture on hybridization. Mr. Leavitt is an expert on scientific topics as evidenced by the communications from his pen which have from time to lime appeared in HORTICULTURE. Exhibits of geranium plants from young gardeners for prizes offered last fall will be made at this meeting. Other exhibits are also expected. The next "field day" of the club will be September '21. when a visit will be made to the dahlia farm of W. W. Rawson & Co., of Marblehead. Mr. Rawson will have a special car on the 12.4.3 train at North Station for Mar- blehead. Members and friends are in- vited to ta'fe this train; transporta- tion will be free. Lunch will be served on arrival at Marblehead. 350 HORTICULTURE September 14, 1907 During Recess '*ffanff Sorr^-w; care ivill kill a cat And therefore let's be merry," A GROUP OF CANADIAN FLORISTS. Tiie Albany (N. Y.) Florists' Cliib &el(l its first annual outing and clam bake on September 1. A number of i'tica florists were present and all had « good time. During the afternoon a spectacular game of baseball was engaged in upon the wide meadow below the grove. For over two hours a team represent- ing the growers contested with a sec- ond team representing the retailers witk the result that when the game eame to a close at the end of the fifth inning the growers were ahead by a score of 13 to 6. The battery for the growers was Gabriel of Rliiuebeck aud Richard of Watervleit, and for the retailers, Butts of Rensselaer and Thompson of Water- vleit. The game settled a long stand- ing score between the growers and retailers as the last game played be- tween the two teams resulted in a tie. Following the baseball game a short program of athletic sports was run off. In the fat men's race there were three contestants. They crossed the tape at the finish amidst the cheers of the onlookers in the following order; John Butts of Ren.sselaer, James H. Snyder of Rhinebeck and John Moraii of Watervleit. The winner was awarded a box of cigars. In the race for other contestants, Paul Gabriel of Rhinebeck came in first with John Warren of Watervleit aud Arthur Smith of Slingerlands fol- lowing in the order named. In the hop, skip and jump contest G«orge Russell was declared the win- ner, although no measurements were taken beyond comparing the distances between the heel marks in the turf. T. J. McDonough was second and Fred A. Danker, third. A palm was given to the winner of this contest. In the boys' race, Abraham Myeis came in first, August Eckert, second, and John McMahon, third. The win- ner was awarded a five dollar gold piece and the second contestant three dollars in cash. The officers of the Albany Florists' Club are: President, William C. King; ▼ice-presidents, Edward V. Meany aud Frank M. Briere; treasurer, William C. Kurth; secretary, Thomas F. Tracy, Slingerlands, N. Y. The club was or- ganized on April 29 of the present year and has a large and growing membership. The annual outing of the employees of William Scott Co., of Buffalo, was held Wednesday, when 20 from Buf- falo arrived on the noon train, and were met by the employees from Cor- fu. They had dinner at the Union Ho- tel. A ball game was played between the Buffalo employees and the Corfu employees, Corfu winning, 19 to 10. This is a group photograph of the merabei s of the Canadian Horticultural .4ssociation in attendance upon theii' very successful annual convention at l^ondon, Ont., on August 29. It cannot be denied that they are a body of re- markablv fine looking gentlemen and this includes two or three whom we recognize as not yet full-fledged Canadians. l?ut where are the ladies'.' Our S. A. P. would as soon think of disbanding as to have its "pictur' look" without an abundant admixture of the fair sex. We understand that our sister society acros.^- the line will meet next year at the same place as the S. A. F. I^et us hope that it will also be at the same date and the frateri'izing will do us both lots of good. And if our Canadian friends are short of beautiful ladies to add grace and tone to their Niagara Falls idiotograph. perhaps we may be per- suaded to loan them some that will iill the bill: but iust for a few min- utes only, for we can't spare them long. PLYMOUTH EMULATES DAYTON. In these days when we hear so much of the soulless corporations it is refreshing to have a chance to say a good word for one of them. The Plymouth Cordage Co., of Plymouth, Mass.. held their fifth annual field day and exhibition on Labor Day, Sept. 2 and, despite the somewhat cloudy weather, they had keenly competed games in the morning and a baseball game in the afternoon between the team of employees and the Everetts of Everett, Mass. The exhibition is open only to employees of the Cordage Company and the prizes offered are for fruit, flowers and vegetables, indus- trial work, poultry, and cookery. To those of us who can recall the horti- cultural exhibitions of the old coun- try (amateur section), it was decided- ly a revelation to find competition so keen amongst this same class here, and to see the interest manifested and worked up to such a degree in the short period of five years. Not only are prizes offered as above noted, but prizes are also offered for best-kept gardens, best lawns of corporation houses and houses owned by employ- ees. The company will supply on ap- plication seed and shrubs, and for this purpose have established quite a nursery of their own. The show of vegetables on this occasion, consider- ing the dry season — a season that has been particularly trying to the grower in the sandy soil of Plymouth — was by far the largest of the five exhibi- tions. One of the collections consist- ed of more than thirty different vege- tables, pri:',es being offered for collec- tions as well as individual exhibits. The fruit show was also very good, although perhaps other seasons have offered better showings in grapes and pears. One exhibit had a collection of ten varieties of pears and carried off the cup. In flowers there were many very interesting collections. The cut flowers were particularly good, and one exhibitor had a collection of six- ty-six varieties and remarked that he was satisfied to have done this once, but it had cost him a great deal of time to .get them all to look as well as they did. The industrial and kinder- garten work was also most interesting as well as the children's department, where prizes were offered for cut flowers. It was certainly an exhibi- tion that tar exceeded anything seen anywhere in Massachusetts, and the credit for it lies wholly in the industry and ambition of the employees of this concern, spurred on by the genial and energetic treasurer. Mr. G. F. Holmes, who has been untiring in his efforts to promote the success of the annual field day, and who remarked that it was gratifying that their annual ex- hibition should have grown from wnat could be held in a large room of a private house to that of two large marquees in the short space of five vears. W. SKAKLE. September 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE 351 THE EXHIBITION SEASON RECENT FLOWER SHOWS. Floral Society of Avon. The iirst annual exhibition of the Floral Society of Avon, N. Y., was held on August 2S. The judges were Chas. I>arrowe of Cohocton and E. A. Higgins of Avoca. It was a very suc- cessful affair and was largely attended. Fairport Floral Society. The Fairport Floral Society opened a splendid exhibition at Fairport, N. Y., on August ?.'J. In nearly all of the 48 classes in the prize schedule there were many entries. George Arnold and Frederick Fisher were the judges. Floral Society of Pittsford Grange. The floral exhibition at Pittsford, N. Y., under the auspices of the Floral Society of Pittsford Grange which opened on August 30 was a big success and largely attended by town anl out- side people. There were 125 entries for prizes. It is very gratifying to note that the Patrons of Husbandry are giving attention to the beautiful as well as the useful products of the soil. Grand Trunk Horticultural Society. The fourth annual exhibition of the Grand Tninl< Horticultural Society was held at Port Huron, Mich., on August 29 and 30. The display was staged in the literary and scientific institute, the interior of the building being a mass of flowers. M. UUen- bruck and Wm. Asman of Port Huron and A. McLean of Sarnia judged the floral exhibits. The vegetables were judged by A. Millett, T. Shumaker and George French. There were over 600 entries by 110 exhibitors and only em- ployees of the Grand Trunk Railway Co. were allowed to comi>ete for prizes. Melrose Horticultural and Improve- ment Society. The Melrose (Mass) Horticultural and Improvement Society held their annual fall exhibition on September 7. Garden flowers such as phlox, gladioli, dahlias, begonias, etc., were shown in gorgeous array. Fruits and vegetables were also well displayed. Not the least among the attractions were the exhibits by the school children, among whom keen competi- tion has been aroused in the raising for flowers and vegetables. The first prize for vegetables was won by a 13-year-old boy. The judges were S. Parker, D. F. Roy and N. S. Casey. Southampton Horticultural Society. The Iirst annual flower show of the Southampton Horticultural Society was held in .\gawam Hall. Southamp- ton, N. "V., on September 5. It was a very creditable display many con- tributions being sent from the spaci- ous gardens and greenhouses in the neighborhood. Uncle Tommy Warren, the oldest in- habitant, whose age is over ninety, but who is still able to work in his garden, contributed by special invitation a sunflower plant with twenty-eight blossoms on it. This was given a place of honor and received a special first prize. The display of table decorations was very attractive. The judges of the exhibition were William Gray, Owen Owens and James Gilfoyle, all of whom are gardeners. A special committee of ladies, con- sisting of Mrs. James L. Breese and Mrs. Charles Steele, were judges of the table decorations. IVIassachusetts Horticultural Society: The Children's Exhibition. That the summer vacation was not spent in play by some of the school children of eastern Massachusetts was evidenced in the remarkable showins, made at Horticultural Hall. Boston, by the ciiildren at then- annual ex- hibition of flowers and vegetables last Satiirday Al)ont fifty of the i)ubUc schools were represented by displays and thr, individual entries besides were numerous. The products from these school and home gardens showed that the little gardeners had spared neither time nor love in their efforts TO produce something creditable and many of the exliibits would have done credit to older hands. The exhibitor.s were all under 16 years of a.ge — some very young, the winner of second ))rize for second collection of vege- tables from a home garden being a little fellow only 5 1-2 vears old. in the main classes ten prizes each were provided and in the others five prizes each, and all were worthily awarded, besides some special premiums. Any- one wishing to know how the girls and boys take to the school garden idea cannot do belter than to visit one of these Boston children's shows. In interest they vie with ihe regular ex- hibitions of the Society and the products fully equal those of the adults. The children themselves swarm about the tables taking a keen interest and evincing a rivalry thai shows how earnest they are in their efforts to excel. Exhibition at Montreal. On September 4lh and 5th and 6th, the Montreal Horticultural Society and the Fruit Growers' .Association of the Province of Quebec, held their annual show in the Victoria Rink, Montreal. The limited attendance, the scanty .gathering of the public of Montreal is certainly to be regretted, because (he number of attractions .^s well as the display of our exhibitors deserved much more interest than was shown. Mr. R. Wilson Smith, the zealous presi- dent, introduced the Hon. \V. A. Weir, Minister of Public Works. In his brief speech, he said that the few acres of snow of Voltaire served to emphasize the prosperity of the Province of today and the present show was a credit not only to the growers, but also to the country. He then declared the exhibition formally open. The competition in all the section was the closest of many years. Where four and five entries had been hereto- fore considered a keen contest, we had this year seven and eight. The competitors arrived from all points of the Province — from Lennoxville, St. Bruno, Pointe Claire, etc. The prize list is altogether too wide to give it in extenso. Here follow the principal sections: Collection of decorative and flower- ing plants, 50 ft. square.— F. C. Smith, gardener to Sir W. Van Home, 3 Adiantnms,— J W. J. Wilshire, gar- dener to Mr. R. B. Angus; 2 F. C. Smith. Adiantum Farleyense, — W. J. Wilshiie. 3 Anthuriums, 1 W. J. Wil- shire; 2 F. C. Smith. 6 Rex Begonias, -I. G. Vieugde, gardener to C. M, Hays; 2 F. C. Smith. 0 Tuberous ilegonias. — 1 John Pidrtick, Mount Royal I'ark: 2 J. C. Eddy, gardener to Mr. A. H. Sims. Begonias Gloire de Lorraine,— 1 W. J. Wilshire; 2 J. Dun- bar, gardener to Sir Montagu Allan. i! Caladiums,— 1 W. J. Wilshire; 2 F. C. Smith. 3 Crotons,— 1 W. J. Wil- shire: 2 F. C. Smith. 3 Dracaenas,— 1 F. C. Smith; 2 W. J. Wilshire. I'Jracaena Specimen,— 1 W. J. Wilshire; 2 F. C. Smith. 3 Ferns, — 1 W. J. Wil- shire; 2 F. C. Smith. Tree Fern,— I W. J. ''Vilshire; 2 P. C. Smith; 3 G. Vreugde, .Maranta.— I. F C. Smith; 2 W. J. Wilshire 3 Orchids, — 1 W. J. Wilshire; 2 F. 0. Smith. Orchid Specimens,— 1 F. C. Smith; 2 W. J. Wilshire. Palms,— ! F. C. Smith; 2 W. J. Wilshire. 6 Plants for table decoration,— 1 \a . J. Wilshire; 2 F. G. Smith; 3 G. Vreugde. Stove-flowering plant in bloom,— 1 W. J. Wilshire; 2 (!. Vreugde. Coleus Specimen. — 1 G. Vrengde; 2 C. A. Smith. Asparagus Sprengeri specimen.— 1 G. Vreugde; 2 W. J. V/ilshire. Pan of ferns for foli- age,—1 W. J Wilshire; 2 F. C. Smith. ;'i0 Ferns, three in pots, — 1 W. J. Wil- shire: 2 F. C. Smith; 3 O Vreugde. In the cut bloom section the honors were divided between Messrs. C. 'I'homas Pewtress. C. A. Smith, G. Vreugde. G. Tiussel, A. Cole, E. J. ITayward. J. C. Eddy, John Piddick, ( tc , etc. Outdoor grapes and under- glass grapes had a large exhibit. Vegetables and fruit were all closely contested by the above named gentle- men. The principal attraction for the "rowers of plants was certainly the new sport of Lorraine, which received a certificate of merit. We'll hear about it later. Awards at the Boston Exhibition. At the Dahlia Show of the Massa- chusetts Horticultural Society, of which an account was given in our issue of last week, the following awards for flowers were made. Flow/ers. Dahlias.— Show, twenty-four blooms, named varieties: 1st, Mrs. H. A. Jahn; 2d, .Tohnson Hall; 3d, Edgar W. Ela ' Show, twelve blooms: 1st, W. H. Synionds; 2d, J. H. Flint; 3d. J. H. Flint. Fancv. twelve blooms: 1st, Edgar W. Ela: 2d. J. H. Flint; 3d, W D Hathaway. Cactus, twenty-four blooms: 1st, W. W^ Rawson; 2d, Ed- gar W. Ela; 3d, N. A. Lindsey. Cactus, twelve blooms: 1st, Johnson Hall; :;d, Mrs. T. O. Richardson; 3d, W. H. 352 HOKTICULTURE, September 14, 1907 Symonds. Decorative, twenty-four blooms: 1st, Mrs. H. A. Jahn; 26, ■ W. W. Rawsou; 3d, W. D. Hathaway. Decorative, twelve blooms; 1st, Ed- gar W. Ela; 2d. W. H. Symonds; 3d, Mrs. [.,. M. Powle. Pompon, tvi'enty- iour vase.i of three blooms each: 1st, W. ^V. Rawson: 2d, .T. K. Alexander; 3d, W. D. Hathaway. Pompon, twelve vases of three blooms each: 1st, Mrs. L. M. Towle; 2d, Fdgar W. Ela; 3d, Mrs. H. A. Jahn. Single, twelve vases of three blooms each: the 3d prize to Edgar W. Ela. Largest and best col- lection of named varieties, one vase of each: 1st, W. D. Moon; 2d, Mrs. L. M. Towle. Hardy Herbaceous Flowers. — Thirty bottles. distinct species and varieties: 1st, Blue Hill Nurseries. Fruit. Foreign Grapes. — 1st, Mrs. J. C. Whitin. Apples. — Gravenstein: 1st, L. F. Priest; 2d, Mrs. A. F. Ester- brook: 3d, H. A. Clark. Mcintosh: 1st, Wilfrid Wheeler: 2d, L. F. Priest. Porter: 1st, Wilfrid Wheeler; 2d, W. Heustis &'. Son; 3d, G. V. Fletcher. Any other variety: 1st, H. A. Clark, Williams; 2d, S.. F. Priest, Wealthy; 3d, L. F. Priest, N.vack; 4th, E. E. Cole, Alexander. Pears, — Bartlett: 1st, H. A. Clark; 2d, F. W. Dahl; 3d, G. V. Fletcher. Any ripe variety, Bartlett excepted: 1st, F. W. Dahl, Clapp's Favorite; 2d, G. V. Fletcher, ditto; 3d, F. W. Dahl, Giffard; 4th, F. W. Dahl, Dearborn's Seedling. Plums. —1st, W. P. Hutchinson: 2d, G. V. Fletcher. Single plate of any variety: 1st, O. B. Kenrick. Bradshaw; 2d, 0. V. Fletcher, ditto; 3d, E. B. Parker, ditto. .Tapanese Plums. — Burbank: 1st, Wilfrid Wheeler: 2d, D. L. Fiske. Collection.— 1st, E. B. Parker; 2d, W. P. Hutchinson; 3d, D. L. Fiske. Single plate of any variety: 1st, W. G. J'Cendall, Rurbank; 2d, O. B. Ken- rick, ditto; 3d, E B. Parker, Shiro. Native Gi-apes. — White: 1st. W. G. Kendall, Green Mountain; 2d, J. .S. Chase, ditto. Vegetables. Beans. — Lima. 1st. W. J. Clemson; 2d, Ed. Parker; 3d, G. B. Gill. Beets. —1st, E. L. Lewis; 2d, B. L. Lewis; 3d, W. Heustis & Son. Cabbages.— Ist, E. L. Lewis. Celery. — 1st, Edwin L. Lewis: 2d. W. .J. Clemson; od, Alice A. Warbu'-ton. Melons. — 1st, Edwin L. I^ewis; 2d, Edwin L. Lewis. Watermelons. — 1st, Edwin L. Lewis; 2d, Ed. Parker; 3d, .Joseph Thorpe. Onions. — Jst, W. J. Clemson. Prize Taker; 2d, Edwin L,. Lewis, Giant of Gibraltar; 3d, Edwin L. Lewis, Prize Taker. Parsnips.— 1st, W. .1. Clemson, Hollow Crown; 2d. Edwin L. Lewis, Dobbin Selected: 3d, W. J. Clemson, I.,ong- Smooth. Squashes. — 1st, Edwin L. Lewis, Marrow; 2d. Edwin L. Lewis. Hubbard; 3d, Ed. Parker, Turban. Tomatoes.— 1st, Ed. Parker, Stow; 2d, Frederic Cole, ditto; 3d, Edwin L. Lewis, ditto. Collection. — 1st, Edwin L. Lewis; 2d, Ed. Parker. Certificates. First Class C>rtificates of Merit: — B. Hammond Tiacey, Seedling Gladio- lus Kathiyn; also for Gladiolus Prin- cess Sandersoni and Gladiolus Jean Dieu la Poy: Frederick J. Rea. Helenium autumnale superbum rub- rum: .f. L. Smith, superior cultivation of Nephroleijis Barrowsi; A. H. Win- gett, Seerling Dahlia "Charles Lan- ier;" Sidney Hoffman, artistic arrange- ment of Dahlias; Mrs. J. C. Whitin, Diamond Jubilee Grape. Honorable Mention: — B. Hammond Tracy, Seedling Gladiolus Harvard; Henry A. Dveer, Nephrolepis Todea- oides; also for Nephrolepis Amer- pohli; R. & J Farquhar & Co., dis- play of I^ilium auratum. L. tigrinum, L. speciosuni, and L. Philippinese; Laban Pratt, display of Single Dahlias; W. W. Rawson, display of Dahlias. must reach the secretary before Nov. 2 COMING FLOWER SHOWS. Nassau County Horticultural Society. Tiie Nassau County Horticultural Society will hold a special dahlia show in connection with its October meeting at t^len C^ove, N. Y. State Floral Society of Arkansas. The State Floral .Society of Arkan- .sas is planning for an elaborate exhibi- tion to be held at Little Rock on Xovembei l-(, 15 and Ifi. Among the prize cups offered is a handsome one by J. W. Vestal & Son. the florists. Lenox Horticultural Society. The Lenox (Mass.) Horticultural Society will hold an exhibition of chrysanthemums, plants, orchids, loses, carnations, fruit and vegetables on October 23 and 24. For detailed in- formation address the secretary, George H. lustone, Lenox, Mass. Wappingers Dahlia Society. The Wappingers Dahlia Society will hold its seventh annual exhibition at Park Hall, Wappingers Falls, N. Y.. on Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21. The schedule is quite unique in many of its 125 classes. Lenox Banks, New Hamburgh, N. Y., is the secretary. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The annual chrysanthemum show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society will take place at Horticul- tural Hall, Boston, on Friday, Satur day and Sunday, November S, 9 and /_0. The prizes offered amount to $1000, in addition to a number ot gill, silver and bronze medals. The plant entries at Boston are acknowledged to be the finest in the country every year and those who like to see these re- markable examples of cultural skill will find this exhibition worthy of a visit. Prize schedules may be had by addressing secretary Wm. P. Rich, Horticultural Hall, Boston. Maryland State Horticultural Society. The annual meeting and exhibition of the Maryland State Horticultural Society will be held in the Fifth Regi- ment A.rmory, Baltimore, Md., on De- cember 3 and 4. This hall containing (i2,000 square feet of floor space will afford ample opportunity for makin.i? the greatest horticultural show ever held in the State of Maryland, and that is what the managers aim to ac- complish. There are somo special pre- miums, such as the Baltimore News prize for group of decorative plants, the Mrs. Garrett prize for groups of or- namental evergreens, silver medal for best new fruit or flower not dissemin- ated, etc., and a long arra> of regular l)rizes. Intending exhibitors should send to the secretary. Thomas B. Sy- mons. College Park, Md., for a copy of the prize list. New/ Jersey Fiorticultura! Society. The annual Dahlia Exhibition of the New Jersey Floricultural Society will be held in Elk's Hall, Orange, N. J., on Friday evening, October 4. There will be no cash prizes but two classes of awards will be given, viz.: First- class ("ertificate and Certificate of Merit. The secretary's address is Henry Halbig, S5 Valley street. Orange, N. J. Newport Horticultural Society. On September 17, IS and 19 the New- port, (R. I.) Horticultural Society will hold its Autumn exhibition at Masonic Hall, Newport. There are 77 classes in the schedule copies of which may be had by addressing the secretary, David Mcintosh. This show is always notable for its fine groups of decor- ative foliage and flowering plants and made-up baskets and other floral ar- rangements. Tarrytown Horticultural Society. The ninth annual exhibition of the Tarrytown Horticultural Society will be held at Music Hall, Tarrytown. .V. Y.. on Wednesday. Thursday and Fi'i- day. November 6, 7 and S. Schedules of this important show may be pro- cured from E. W. Neubrand, secre- tary. There are no less than 27 spe- cial prizes — silver cups and cash — be- tides the 65 regular premiums, and lively competition is assured. Entries APPRECIATED IN INDIANA. Horticulture Publishing Co., Boston, Mass. Dear Sirs: — Enclosed you will please find check foi' amount due you to d.ate. Please accept our thanks for waiting on us and for the large amount of inquiries and business your magazine has sent tn us. Surely the little ad. we placed with you has done us a lot ot good and as we can not keep up with the orders at pres- ent we will kindly ask .vou to dis- continue the ad. until we notify yow again later on. Respecttully yours. THE HEIM SUPPORT CO. KOCHIA SCOPARIA VAR. TRICO- PHYLLA. A transatlantic contemporary ("Horticultiire") enquires for light on the naming of Kochia scoparia, which name, it discovers, has been suppressed by European firms in place of trico- phylla. The reason of the change, we believe, is I hat K. scoparia was found, upon investigation, to be a tall, lax growing plant with much darker foliage than the new, columnar, bright green subject which we first heard of as K. scoparia. The name tricophylla was therefore apiiended to mark a va- rietal distinction. — Journal of Horti- culture. September M, 1907 HORTICULTURE 353 READY TO BUY Carnation Blooms in Any Quantity. Good prices paid for daily shipments. We have the best market in the world for them. Write at once stating variety, quantity and price. I N. F. McCarthy & co 84 Hawley FOR HORTICULTURAL EDUCA- TION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The following is a copy of the pre- amble and bill making horticultural erlucation in the public schools man- datory upon State Boards of Education as proposed by the S. A. F. committee and reported by the chairman, Mr. E. V. Hallock, at the Philadelphia Con- vention:— The movement to establish school gardens has already been put in force successfully and according to original ideas. In every case the school gar- den has proved more beneficial even than was expected, opening a new and attractive and useful field of study to the pupils, giving them healthful ex- ercise, and providing them with man- ual training in connection with men- tal work, which is said to increase the efficiency of mental effort as much as thirty per cent. Its advantages are almost too appar- ent to repeat — uplifting in morals, ."ind changing as if by magic the exuber- ance of youth from mischievousness into interesting and useful channels. It has proved to have almost eradi- cated the spirit of lawlessness and destructiveness, or changed it into a sense of possession and a desire to re- spect the rights of others as the pos- sessor would have his own rights re- spected. The material benefit derived from gardening can be made to change the entire mode of living of a family, making possible the saving of large sums of money otherwise expended for fresh meat and canned goods, and be- ing at once a stop-gap of outgo, and providing a healthful diet, which is little appreciated when never tried. Millions of dollars in each state could he saved to the laboring man — and the man of means also — by a surprisingly small effort, if properly directed. In this era of trusts and the raising of prices, the garden Is the poor man's answer. Thousands of acres of land that lie fallow in every state of the I'nion. producing nothing, worth noth- ing, could be changed in one short year to produce millions of dollars, all going toward the betterment of the poor, or comparatively poor, man. We have the land, and the sunshine too, and the intelligence of man — all these are free and can be turned into incal- culable value with slight direction cf the controlling power of the state. If the youth of the country can be made to see the broad benefits derived from horticulture, and the interest, desire and love for this work be im- planted in their hearts, usefulness will take the place of vandalism, and inter- esting exercise the place of pernicious activity. As every native-born child and all foreign-born children up to a certain age pass through the portals of our schoolhouses, it stands to reason that here is the place to teach them what will be of so much use and importance in their life-long welfare. We lielieve that the teaching of hor- ticulture, and the rousing of interest in the pupils' minds as to its possibili- ties, has a strong bearing upon the welfare and contentment of the peo- ple, and will tend to allay the present spirit of unrest which seems to per- vade all ranks. Therefore we submit the following as a bill to be introduced into the Leg- islature of the State of Resolved. That the teaching of hor- ticulture by simple practical methods in the public schools of the State of become a law of the State; and that the Society of American Flo- rists be empowered to put this law into operation, with as little disturb- ance as possible of the present course of study, and with the aid of the most experienced people in this line who will be in close connection with the heads of Agricultural Schools and Colleges and Experiment Stations throughout the country. Resolved, also: That this law be put in force the second year after the passing of this bill. Signed: E. V. HALLOCK, Chairman. BEN.J. HAMMOND. ALEX. WALLACE. F. E. PALMER. J. F. COWELL. OBITUARY. Peter La Pointer a florist, sixty yeais old, of Eureka, Cal., died sud- denly on August 27 at Los Angeles. Pominick McDavitt. a landscape gar- dener of nanvers, Mass., was killed while alighting from a train, after liidding goodbye to some departing friends at the railroad station in Sa- lem, on Sunday evening last. He was about vo years of age, and a member of Post 90. G. A. R. Charles Callice, florist, of Far Rock- away, N. Y., died at St. Joseph's Hospital on September 3 after suffer- ing a short time from diabetes gan- giene, at the a,ge of seventy years. The funeral was held on Thursday and the interment took place in the I AW rence Cemetery. Wm. O'Hara, a prominent and highly respected florist and gardener of Hunt- ington, N. Y.. died on September 6, after a three days' illness with l)leuro-pneuraonia, aged 59 years. Mr. O'Hara was born in Ballyvary, Ireland. In early life he worked at gardening at Lancastershire. England. In 1S70 he came to this country and settled in Kostoti. Fall River was his home for a time, hut he soon went to New York City. For four years he was fore- man tor the late Henry G. Scudder, at East Nee!-'. He wa« on the estate of the late Dr. H. A. Belt, at Livingston Manor, N. Y. .About lcS7S he went to Huntington and in ISSS established the florist Inisiness which he conducted at time of his death. He is survived by a wife, who was Miss Julia Whalen, to whom lie '.vas married in 1878. Finest Block of WHITE PINE All sizes. Order today. EASTERN NURSERIES, Jamaica Plain, Mass. M. M. DAWSON, Manager. 354 HORTICULTURE September 14, 1907 Seed Trade We acknowledge receipt ot the re- port of proceedings o£ the 25th annual convention of the American Seed Trade Association, held at Xew Yoiiv Jun(i 2:>-27, IStv'T. An excellent like- ness of the retiring president, Henry W. Wood, forms the frontispiece. All the addresses, papers and reports, with discussions thereon, are given in full, and the publication is altogether an interesting narrative of a most inter- esting event. One or two pea and bean growers have been sending out preliminary es- timates of deliveries on this season s pea crops, and while they are much below 100 per cent., they are in most instances higher than will be eventu- ally delivered. At least, this is the opinion expressed by one of the lead- ing growers. This grower furnishes the following percentages as his prob- able deliveries: Pride of the Market, 1 to 20 per cent; Improved Stratagem, 15 to 20 per cent.; Abundance, Hors- ford's Market Garden and Advancer, .'■.0 to 60 per cent; Alaska, SO to 70 per cent; DuKe of Albany, Telephone and Admiral, 60 to !<> per cent.; Extra Early, 70 to . The terms are .given in tabulated form in Latin, Greek, French, English. German and Dutch. It is published at the price of four francs. CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurpassed for size of tlowers. Giant Crimson Giant Pink Giant Wliite Finest Mixed Giant Excelsior, White wiih Claret Base 100 seeds, $125; looo seeds, $10.00. R.& J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 & 7 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. Year Book of Audobon Park, New Orleans. This is an occasional pub- lication, ten reports having been issued since 1890 by the Audobon Park Asso- ciation which has the management of this public recreation ground. The excellent full-page half tones with which the book is embellished show forth the semi-tropical beauties of the place, an avenue of live oaks heavily festooned with southern moss being particularly impressive. GIGANTIC CYCLAMEN Sow Now for Results BODDINCTON'S GIGANTIC CYCLAMEN SEED in magnificent mixture, cont-'ining the most superior colore, such as Blood-Red, Salmon, Light Pink, Dark Pink. White, etc., in equal proportions. GIGANTIC CYCLAMEN MIXTURE Per trade pkt., 50c. 100 seeds, $1.25 $12.00 per 1000 Our catalofiue mailed free ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 West 14th St. NEW YORK, N. Y. Best Quality Fall Bulbs It is to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock-bottom prices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VICKS SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors ViCK'S SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: 1-8 oz. 7Sc. 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. WHITE ROMAN!- Burpee's Seeds HYACINTHS 12x15, $3.00 per 100, $23.50 per 1000 15118, 4.00 " 38.00 " BRIOGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RIGKARDS BROS. Props. 7 East 19th St., NEW YORK CfTY PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. C AULI FLOWERS A B B A C E HJALMAR HARTMANN & 12 StornriKade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK CO. BODDINCTON'S CHRISTMAS SWEET PEAS BODDINCTON'S EXTRA-EARLY CHRISTMAS WHITE SNOWBIRD. An exceptionally early Sweet Pea for in- door flowering — will bloom six weeks ctfter sowing. Color clear white upon long stems: habit fairly dwarf, and of exceptionally free flowering qualities. Trade pkt 50c,, per 02. 30c., Jjlb. $1, %\h. $1.50, lb. $2.50. CANARY. Similar to the above, but flow- ers of an exceptionally good y til' iw. Trade pkt. 50c , per oz. 30c., ^Ib. $1, %\h. $1.50, lb. $2.50. FLAMINGO. Color scarlet; free-flowering and early. As the crop of this variety was small, we can only send out packets this season for trial. Pkt. 25c., 5 pkts. for $1. BODDINCTON'S CHRISTMAS PINK. This IS the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultivation as by sow- ing the seed under glass in latter part of August, flowers can be cut from Thanks- giving on during the winter months. Per oz. 10c , J^lb. 30c., %\h. 50c., lb. 75c. BODDINCTON'S CHRISTMAS WHITE. A grand companion to Christmas Pink, Per oz. ICC, 5ilb. 30C., J^lb 50c,, lb 75c. Our Fall Bulb Cataloffue now ready, if you have not already secured one — send a postcard today. Besides a full collec- tion of seeds for fall sowing it contains a list of over Two Hundred Varieties of Perennial Seeds that can be sown now. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W. 14th St.. NEW YORK CFTY Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds== Send for Catalogu* THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 & 33 So. Market St.. BOSTON BULBS For prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent on request. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 MO. MARKET ST., BOSTON. MASS. BERMUDA GROWN LILIUM HARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS Keady for Delivery H.E.Fiske Seed Co./^Ht./f '^'"""" Square BOSTON. MASS. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, • ■ CALIFORNIA C. G. MORSE & CO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Cal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States 356 HORTICU LTURE September 14. 1907 AN IMPORTANT NEW BOOK ON PLANT BREEDING. Mucb as the practical mau is prone to lacli in respect for the "theoretical" and the "scientific," it is rapidly com- ing to be understood that the highest success in agriculture and horticulture can be achieved in these days only by means of a very thorough knowledge of the nature of plants and animals. After all, science is but the systemiza- tion of the kind of knowledge which the "practical" man accumulates from experience and from tradition. Botany has learned much from the "unscien- tific" plantsman; only it has gone much fui'ther in most directions than he has, and has combined sorts of in- formation which to the grower are either unknown or unrelated. The trouble with botanical science — from the grower's point of view — has been that the theoretical man has cared more for theories than for results. Nowadays this condition is rapidly changing. The two kinds of workers are joining hands, and the good effects begin to be seen. The practical horti- culturist can no longer afford to stand apart. The rule of thumb is out of date. It's too short to measure the distances covered by present-day pro- gress. Possibly the most important ad- vances in agricultural and horticultural methods, which mark our era, are those in improvement of plant breeds. The purpose of this article is to call the attention of plantsmen to a book Just published by Hugo de Vries, with the title "Plant Breeding." De Vries, as many readers know, is not primarily a grower or improver of races of plants. But as Professor of Botany in the University of Amsterdam he has been a devoted student of heredity for many years. He rediscovered Mendel's work and showed its importance. He has written the most talked-of book on Evolution which has been published since Darwin. His theory of the change of characters in plants is called the Mutation Theory, according to which new characters are not gradually built up by slow change and selection, but appear suddenly by leaps, or "mutations;" as the practical grower would say, they appear as sports. New races of plants come suddenly, accord- ing to De Vries. Moreover, many, if not most species, according to him, consist of a mixture of races, or little species. In working out his ideas de Vries, like Darwin, has constantly referred to the history of horticultural plants, and moreover has for many years actually experi- mented on heredity in the botanic garden at Amsterdam. Horticulture and agriculture have served him in the cause of science. His latest book, named above, is written in the serv- ice of these arts. It makes clear a most important principle in plant breeding, by the best of all methods, namely, that of concrete example. De Vrits describes the work of sev- eral eminent breeders, especially Nils- son and Buib'.;nk, the achievements of the former being probably more im- portant to the race at large, though less spectacular, than those of the Cali- torniaii. The work of the Swedish breeder also has this cardinal virtue, that it has been conducted with system, every step being known and recorded, and the principles discovered therefore stand forth as clear as day, so that the work may be repeated and applied at large by anyone. The ma- terial that Nilsson has worked on chiefly — the cereal grains — has been also most difficult of treatment, and the problem, vastly impoitant it is to mankind, could only have been solved in its entirety by the scieniific methods in use at Svalof. Nilsson has been Director of this Swedish Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion since ISOO. In ISSti the Swedish grains were found to be deteriorating and a society was formed in the village ot Svalof in southern Sweden, for the introduction, testing, and improvement of the best foreign sorts. The first work of the society was conducted along the lines of the German grain- breeders. In brief the German method was — and is — to select from a field oi growing wheat, oats, or rye, numbers of the best stands showing the largest ears with the most kernels, or mani- festing in a high degree whatevei- quality is sought for. This handful of plants, the elite, becomes the basis of the seed ciop of the next year. Some improvement is expected each season; and in fact in this sort of selection considerable success has been attained in the evolution of improved grains. The seedsmen have always recom- mended the purchase of seed from their own establishments on the ground that only by the continued selection of elite strains could purity and standards of productiveness be maintained. This method was practiced at Svalof when Dr. HJalmar Nilsson, the pres- ent Director, took charge, in the year lyOO. His first discovery was the in- adequacy and the uncertainty of the method. Selection resulted only rarely in any marked success. It was found in certain cases that qualities of a particularly desired kind — for example stiffness of stalk in oats — could not be induced by the most persistent efforts. Moreover, Nilsson found that the plots of grain sown from elite strains were not uniform, or pure. The impurity of the strains was, it is now thought, the source of deterioration in crops and of defeat in the experiments. Nilsson's first important observa- tion, was that among the thousands of cultures, some few were found that appeared to consist of only one type. As elaborate records of all the original samples of seed has been kept, Nilsson was enabled to ascertain the cause of the purity in these exceptional cases. According to the accepted method each sample had consisted of a certain number of ears which were as similar to one another ^s could be expected, and which were therefore simply as- sumed to belong to the same type. But of course the number of ears had been difi'erent in different groups, some being numerous and some rare. Among the latter some had been mei with in only a single head. As a record has always been kept of the exact number of heads used, it could be made out to how many original heads pure cultures were attributable. It proved that the exceptional lots were descendants of single heads in each case. This almost accidental discovery, i;i the summer of 1892, suggested the way to a new method ot experiment, when the capabilities of the older one seemed almost exhausted. In the har- vest of that year, search was made for new starting points. This time single heads— in all about 2000 different heads and panicles, representing as many divergent types as possible, were selected. The results of this trial exceeded all expectation. For example, among 422 cultures of oats, ;{97 were pure, only 2.5 multiple. The exceptions were thought to represent hybridizations; and of course this possibility in all the cases made one further selection, of separate heads in each case, neces- sary. But the high degree of unifor- mity in the cultures of 1893 advanced the principle ot the selection of single individuals as a reliable source of purity to the rank of an experimental- ly established fact. From this fact it could be further deduced that repeated selection, such as that required in the method of elite races would be unnecessa.ry — hybridiz- in.g effects aside. The uniformity was in fact such as to make a further selec- tion impossible The differences which formerly existed within the cultures were now found to exist only between the different groups, which now could serve as the material of selection. From the industrial side the prin- ciple of the sulficiency of one original selection has a high value, for when once the desired kind of purified grain has been adopted, no further selection of seed is required to keep the race up to standard of productiveness, as in the older method But purity is not all that is sought. Excellence is the object of the cul- turist's search. The question arose whether the separate eulture.s would possess sufficient variety of qualities and excellences to afford the basis of fuither advances. The results of the sowings of 1S93 showed that their mutual dilferences were much greater than could be surmised from an inspec- tion ot the original confused stock. The separate cultures compiled with the most diverse requirements, some being highly resistant to frost, others to disease, some being suited to light, other to hard soils, some being early, other late in rii)ening, some excelling QUEEN LOUISE CARNATIONS Choice field-grown plants. Price $4.00 per 100 ; S.is.oo per 1000. Large stock, and a bargain at the price. Orders tilled day received, A. B DAVIS & SON, Purcellville, Va. AUGUST RdLKER & SONS Supply the trade wilh PLANTS AND BULBS For greenhouse or outdoor use, imported to order. Send for estimate. Address — 31 Barclay St^o^^P^^Po^ 752, New York. LANT5 STAKES September 1-). 1907 HOKTICULTURE 357 DACATA The premier of the 1905 novelties, the grandest of all of M. Bruant's many magnifi:ent introiluctions, and represents the highest development of the geranium at the present time. Beautiful shade of mauve rose, with white throat, enormous semi-double flowers, produced in mam moth trusses. Strong' plants 50c each. R. VINCENT. Jr. & SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MD. CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHITE— '*pah , Beatrice May $s.oo; Ivory, T. Eaton, White Coombs, Ben Wells. PINK— Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain. Wm. Duckham, Maud Dean, Leila Fil ins. YELLOW — M j. Bonnaffon.Gen. Hutton, Yellow Eaton, Merstham Yellow, Col. Appleton, Mrs. Wm. Duckham, Golden Wedding, Golden Beauty. RED — Inteasity, $3.00: Geo. ^V. Childs, $3.00; Lord Hopetoun, $5.00. Our selection, including the above, and other good varielies, $ :o.oo per 1000. The H. WEBER & SONS CO. OAKLAND, MD POINSETTIAS Delivery End of September 2 1=4 inch $5 per 100 $45 per 1000 250 at 1000 rate. 3 and 4 inch, 7c. and 12c. each BMB FLORtL CO., Erie, Pa. CYCLAMEN Splendens Glgaateum Hybrlda In five colors; the tines' strain known 3-in pots, ready, $7.00 per 100; 4-in., $15.00 per 100- 5-in., $2000 per 100. .Satisfaction guaranteed. S. S. SKIDEISKY, If4l NOlU 811 SI , PHllgilelOlllO, PO. DoubleViolets Lady Campbell, Extra Strong, Healthy Plants. Pield grown fron March-struck Cuttings. $6.00 per 100. Cash with order. MALCOLM ORR, ^'"^'"lltl^"^' Now is the time t« place your order for bulbs which w ill insure you getting; named t«- fictiei 1q any quantity; prompt delivery. BAVID HERBERT & SON, Sucecaon to L. IC Peacock, Inc. A.TOO, Vi.J, PEONIES A fine stock of choice varieties. New list of thirty extra fine seedlings. Send for list, GEORGE MOLLIS 128 Mollis St., S. Weymouth, Mass. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. PANSY PLANTS Fancy Large Plants, Transplanted $3.00 per lOO. PERRY GREEN 63 Howari Ave., Quincy, M^ss. CASH WITH ORDER DAHLIAS. in the rigidity o£ their stalks, tho length of ear, number ot grains, etc. The process amounted, then, to the sifting out of the elementary races composing the supposedly pure, but really heterogeneous, races of preced- ing bleeders. This has been accom- plished on the principle of individual selection. The number and variety of these elementary races is unexpectedly rich, and adeciuate to supply almost any demand which can be pointed out. Of course the testing ot their varioos iiroductiveness and their adaptability to diverse condition of the Swedisii teriitory has been and continues to be the further work of the station. But the range of elementary races is not limited by the numbers already demonstrated in the segregating pro- cess. From time to time in the pure strains single aberrant individuals ap- pear, sports as tbey would be called liy most growers, "mutants" as de Vries calls them. These are carefully saved and made the starting points of new cultures. From such an origin, for example, have come the best among all the jiovelties of winter wheat. The carefully kept records of these in- stances in which the exact origin of new races is known, are of course of very great interest to the student of evolution; and, it may be added, they seem strongly to support de Vries's Mutation Theory. The proliticness of the new pro- cedure is seen when we learn that as soon as the preliminary work in method and testing had been done, in I'.tOl, l.S excellent new varieties were offered to the trade. Among them were 5 kinds of wheat, 6 of barley, 3 ot oats, and 4 of vetches — for the ex- periments have not been entirely con- fined to cereals. Each year some new varieties are added to the stock. This is in contrast to the old method in which the successes were in compari- son few and far between. De Vries reviews also the methods of I,e Cotiteur, the pioneer in improv- ing by s-election, Shiireff, Hallett, Hays of Minnesota, von Lochow, and as already said, the German seedsmen. Eurbank's work is described frS ... Just to hand. C. Trianae. C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C latermedia, C. Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cit rina, C. Gaskelliaaa. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L, majalis, L. Autumoalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj us, E.Cooperianum, Oncidium Crisp im, O.Varicosum O. Cavendishianum, O. Luridum, Odonto. Citrosmum, To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warncrii, Miltoaia VexiIIaria. CARRILLO & BALDWIN, SECAUGUS, N J. Just Arrived in First Class Condition C. Trianse, C. Percivaliana, C. Speciosisslma, C. Qaskelliana, Oncidium Kramerianum. WRITE FOR PRICES ORDONEZ BROS. p. O. Box IPS. MADISON, N.J. NEP. WHITMANI 2'4 in., $5.00 pe, 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3'i in., $2S no per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'^ in . HAW per 100 H. H. BARROWS & SON Whltimi. Man. Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO., 4&6 O I d^l I p , NEW YORK. JOHN sco-rr~ Grower of PALflS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTll Ail the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. ArLEUTHY & CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PUNTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES, ROSLINDALE MASS. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia forsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. 10I2 OntarloSt., Philadelphia 368 HORTICULTUBi- September 14, 1907 THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. Preliminary program of the Inter- national Conference on Plant Hardi- ness and Acclimatization to be held October 1, 2 and 3, 1907, in the rooms of the American Institute and in the Museum Building, New York Botanical Garden. Tuesday, October 1—10 o'clock A. M. Organization of the Conference. Address by the President of the Horticultural Society of New York. Reading of papers: 10.30 A. M.— 12 M., and 2-5 P. M. Wednesday, October 2 — (Excursion. Details will be announced at the meet- ing of October 1.) Thuisday, October 3 — 10 o'clock A. M. — (New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park.) Meetings for the read- ing of papers in Museum Building: 10 A. M.-i2 M., and 2-5 P. M. List of Papers. The following partial list of titles which have been promised will serve to indicate the general scope of the subjects that the Conference will cover, and the Committee of Arrange- ments will be glad to receive promises of other titles or suggestions from people who are interested. Communi- cations should be addressed to the Secretary. It is planned to publish in one volume a complete report of the pro- ceedings, which should be an import- ant contribution to the literature of horticultural research. The Determining Factors in the Seasonable Activity of Plants. D. T. MacDougal, Tv;scon, Ariz. Factors that Control Acclimatiza- tion, [lenry C. Cowles, University of Chicago, 111. Evaporation as a Climatic Factor Influencing Vegetation. B. L. Living- ston, Tuscon, Ariz. Air Drainage as Affecting Hardiness of Plants. Ernst A. Bessey, Sulj- tropical I.,aboratory, Miami, Pla. The Real Factors in Acclimatization. Frederic E. Clements, University of NebT-aska. Plant Improvements Needed in Specific Cases. W. M. Hays, Assistan; Secretary of Agriculture. Comparative Hardiness of Plants of the Same Variety from Northern and Southern Points. J. C. Whitteu, Missouri. Observations on Eucalyptus Hy- brids; The Japanese Loquat in Al- geria; Truth to Seed of Eastern and African Varieties of Vitis vinifera. M. Robert, Algeria. Temperate Zone Plants in the Tropics. D. W. May, Porto Rico. Acclimatization of Econom.ic and Other Plants in the West Indies. D. Morris, Imperial Dept. of Agriculture for the A\ est Indies. Cooperative Testing to Ascertain Hardiness in Fruits. H. L. Hutt, Guelph, Canada. Resistance to Cold, Heat, Wet, Drought, Soil, etc., in Grapes. T. V. Munson, Texas. Developing Hardy Fruits for the North Mississippi Valley. Samuel B. Green, Ohio. Hardiness of the Peach. U. P. Hed- rick, Geneva, N. Y. Hardiness of Apples. O. M. Morris, Oklahoma. Complete line of HARDY PERENIALS Ready for IIVIIVIEDIATE shipment. EASTERN NURSERIES, Jamaica Plain, Mass. M. M. DAWSON. Manager. Fruit and Trees in the Northwest. W. S. Thornber, Washington. Hardiness and Acclimatization of Alfalfa. B. C. Bulfuni, Wyoming. Some Work with Timothy and Awn- less Bronie Grasses. S. Fraser, Gene- seo, N. Y'. Hardiness of Ornamental Plants in the Middle Northwest. Anthony U. Moirell, Minnesota. Studies on the Acclimatization of Plants in the Prairie Regions. L. II. Pammel, Iowa. Obseivalions in the Region at the Head of Lake Michigan. Jens Jeu- son, Chicago, 111. Expeiiments in Plant ieclimatiza- tion in Alaska. Walker H. Evans, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Fifteen Years Experience in South- ern California. D. F. Franceschi, Santa Barbara, Cal. Some Experiences with Field Crops in Virginia. Andrew J. Soule, Blacks- burg, Va. Observations on Hardiness of Plants Cultivated at the New York Botanical Garden. Geo. V. Nash, New York Botanical Garden. Some Anomalous Observations in St. Louis. W. Trelease. Missouri Botani- cal Garden, St. Louis. Mo. Problems of Hawaii. J. E. Higgins, Hawaii. Promises of cooperation have also been received from W. Robinson, J. Backhouse, and the Royal Agricultural Society, of England: Ph. de Vilmorin, of France; W. Saunders, Canada; and many experiment station workers. LEONARD BARRON, Secretary, CONGRESS OF HORTICULTURE. In addition to the meetings of the American Pomological Society, Ameri- can Nut Growers' Association, the Society for Horticultuial Science, etc., a Congress of Horticulture will also convene at the Jamestown Exposition during the week of September 23-27. The following program of addresses has been issued: First Session. Mr. J. H. Hale, Chairman, South Glastonbury, Conn. (a) Cultural Problems: Soils, Piofessor F. H. King, Madi- son, Wis. Plant Dise.ases. Dr. A. F. Woods, Washington, D. C. Insects Enemies, A. L. Quaintance, Washington, D. C. (b) Breeding and Propagation: Horticultural Variation, Dr. H. J. Webber, Ithaca, N. Y.' Principles of Seed Growing, J. Otto Thilow, Philadelphia, Pa. Vegetables. Dr. Walter Van Fleet, N'ew York, N. Y. Ornamental Woody Plants, Hon. M. W. Hale, Knoxville, Tenn. Florists' Flower's, W. N. Rudd, Mt. Greenwood, 111. Second Session. Professor B. Green, Chairman, St- Anthony Park, Minn. (a) Commercial Growing: Nuts, Professor W. A. Taylor, Wash- ington, D. C. Garden Vegetables. W. W. Rawson, Boston, Mass. Ornamental Plants, V"m. H. Taplin, Brooklyn, N. Y. Cut Flowers, F. K. Pieison, Tarry- town, N. Y. Forest Tre^s, Professor F. W. Rane, Boston, Mass. (b) Local Horticultural Conditions: Canada, Professor \V. T. Macoun, Ottawa, Canada. East, John K. M. L. Farcuhar, Bo.?ton, Mass. Central West, L. A. Goodman, Kan- sas City, Mo. Pacific Coast, Professor E. J. Wick- son, Berkeley, Cal. South, Piofessor F. H. Burnette, Baton Rouge, La. Third Session. Professor S. A. Beach, Chairman, Ames, la. Civic Horticulture, Warren H. Man- nin.g. Boston, Mass. Our National Forests, W. L. Hall, Washington, D. C. Landscape Gardening, John C. Olm- sted, Brookliuf, Mass. Schools and Experiment Stations, Dr. A.. 0. True Washington, D. C. Horticulture Press, Leonard Barron, New York, N', Y. Government Aid, Dr. B. T. Galloway, Washington, D. C. Federation and Co-operation, J. 0. Vaughan, Chicago, III. \mu liiiMS A small shipment of these Lilies has arrived in fine condition. They were thoi-oughly ripened and dry the first day of June. We have no doubt they will replace the Bermuda lilies in future. We are prepared to deliver large quanti- ties next season. Trial cases at the following prices: — Size, 6 to 8 ins., 400 bulbs in case, $12 00 a case. " 9 to 10 ■' 200 " " 16.00 " " 10 to 11 " 140 " ■' 18 00 " YOKOHAMA NURSERY CO. 31 Barclay St., New York. September 1!, 1907 HORTICULTURE! 359- THE PHILOSOPHY OF WHOLE- SALING. (Charles E. Meeban of the S. S. renuock- Meehan Co.. before the Florists' Club of I'hiladelphia, Sept. 3, 1907). The wholesale florist has, I believe, done more for the advancement of the flower business in general than any other bi-anch of the trade. He has been the outlet for the enormous quantities of cut flowers which have been coming to our large cities ami w'lich could not be disposed of, in many instances, if it were not for him. It is his business to hunt for business wherever he can find it, whether it be in his home town or whether it is one thousand or more miles away. He has created marliets for cut flowers and plants that would have been im- possible but for his push and energy. His relations to both growers and re- tailers are of a peculiar character. I have often heard it said that he is between the devil and the deep sea, and 1 think this is, in a measuie, true, as he has a hard time to please both parties. It flowers do not bring as much as the growers think they should, he hears about it. and if they bring good prices, the retailer calls him a robber and other names of like nature, or worse. Now, let us take up this matter from the standpoint of what the grower iias gained. In the first place, I think it must be generally admitted that under present conditions there is only one right way to sell flowers and that is through the wholesaler. Years ago all the flowers that came to this city were sold direct by the grower to the store men. This was a satisfactory way at that time, but would never do under present condi- tions. Other and more satisfactory methods have gradually been adopted, and at this time I cannot recall in our city a single instance of a grower, who. having once tried the wholesaler, has gone back to his former ways. This, it would seem to me, is fairly good evidence that it must be satis- factory to those who try it. The reasons for this are many. In the first place, where a man may be the finest kind of a grower, he may be the poorest kind of a salesman. Also, as before stated, there are so many flowers grown around the larger centres that they could not possibly be consumed but have to go to other points. The wholesaler has created Continited on page jOg. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsale by all first classsupply houses. Madeby ORAL MFC. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IN ALRANY AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. Theodore Miller FLORIST Long DIstanM PhMM: Bell, Fwtit SS; Klnlack, Dtlaov 4S32 Dalmar Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO. BOSTON FLORISTLEHER CO. Maoyfacturersof FL0RL5T5' LETTERS I Thil wooden box nicely stained and vamifthed, 18x30x13, made In two sec- tions, one for each size letter, given away with first order of 600 letters Block Letters, iH or a inch size per loo, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. r. McCarthy, Manager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MA5S. JOHN BREITMEYER'S ^=SONS— Cor. Miami and Qratlot Ave*. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut Blooms Wo cover all Michiffon pointa and cood ■ectiona of Ohio. Indiana and Canada GUD£ BROS^CO FLORISTS 1214 r 9T.NWf P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM *NN|X Tel, HarrlMn MS 5AMUEL MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory l»ir BROADWAY, KANSAS CHY, MO B«tb 'Phone* 2670 Main FRED C. WEBER FLORIST OLIYE STREET O 1 • LUUlO, PWjt EataliUsheil 1873 Loac Dittance Fbone BeU liadeU <7« WASHINGTON. D. C. QUDE'5 Geo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINQTON. D. C. ATLANTA FLORAL CO. " IJ?ar ATLANTA GEORGIA. Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery In New York City or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... . Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York ALEX. McCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention, Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38tli St Cable Address, ALEXCOKNELL NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Orders and reliable deliveriea guaranteed DAVID CLARKE'5 SONS DeliveT orders from any part of the country ta New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS BY TELEBRAm " Send flower orders for delivery In BOSTON and ail NEW ENGLAND POINTS to THOS. F. CALVIN 124 Tremont St.. Boston The Park Floral Go. J. A. VALENTINE Pros. DENVER, COLORADO WiillarYi J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. Nlcblgfan Are. and 31st St., cmCAGO We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa, PhonM: OMiglii 744, Douglis S23, Deuglat 740 JACOB SCHULZ, louisv^lle, kV: Put FlAWar«°' BEST QUALITY in season UUI riUWBia ddivered promptly to any address. Write, Teleeraph or Teleph.ne. Cimberland and Home Ptiones 223 and 984 360 HORTICULTURE September 14, 1907 — -DAHLIAS— The finest Dahlias in the world are grown around Atco and Ham- monton. Our supplies are from the most famous farms at these and other points. READY NOW. All the best cut flower and shipping varieties. Decorative, Cactus, Show, Pompon, Single. $2.00 to $4.00 per 100 1608-1620 LUDLOW ST., The Wholesale Florists of Philatlelphia store open ? a.m. 10 8 p. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., Philadelphia EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ CUT FLOWERS L EDWARD REID, **ff to 5.00 6.00 3.00 '■50 15.00 6.00 4.00 .50 3.00 2.00 so 3.00 .50 3. 00 .50 3.00 1. 00 3.00 •50 35.00 10.00 6.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 1. 00 4.00 a.oo 3.00 1. 00 5.«« 3.00 6.00 9.00 to .10 to •35 to 75.00 35.00 to 60.00 10.00 to 12.50 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 1. 00 to ^.oo .50 to 1.50 3.00 to 6.00 1. 00 to 3 00 1. 00 to ■ .so •50 to x.(o 15.00 to 20.00 8.00 to 12.00 50.00 to 7S-00 to 50.00 50.00 to 75.00 20.00 to 50.00 POEHLMANN BROS. CO. | The Florists' Supply House Grow and Ship the Finest _£ MiaajiMijfc^ AMERICAN BEAUTIES can nn Inrry oraers. Telephone or Telefrapk in the World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. | H.BAYERSDORFER & CO. 1 1 29 Arch St;, Philadelphia T O U Y E R S Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you ris;ht September I'l, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 86 L ! OUR SUPERB STOCK of STERLING NOVELTIES FOR THE FALL SEASON IS NOW COMPLETE In Quality, Variety and Price nothing offered this year or that ever has been offered can spproach it. The material and style of our New Fiower Baskets are almost limitless iu variety. We have special lines for all occasious and of Suitable Form and Color for all florists" flowers. Zinc-lined baskets and jardinieres for plants are shown in endless variety and si/.e. Our tone ware has cap- tured the artistic buyer. Send for Catalogue or. still better, Try a Sample Lot. 1 129 Arch Street H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., The Florists' Supuly House of PHILADELPHIA I FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Very little change is BOSTON noted in the demand in this market. An occa- sional sprint has been offset by dull periods of equal extent and so the average of business is just about nor- mal. Roses are improving daily, and there are some elegant shipments of Carnot coming in. Carnations are be- ginning to appear in small lots of medium quality. Everything from out- door sources shows the effect of the continued rain and fog. asters, gladioli and sweet peas coming in abundantly, but in water-soaked condition. The past week has been a bad period for this class of material. Business, the past week, BUFFALO was increasing daily up to Saturday, when there came a halt and the market was over- loaded with all kinds of stock which was carried over. Old Home Week. which was on the program, brought many out-of-town visitors, and the ef- fect was somewhat noticeable In the flower line. Floral work was much in demand and the market was in good condition, cleaning up well, up to Saturday. Asters of poor quality came in plentifully, also roses of short grades, which blocked up consider- ably. Lily-of-the-valley and lilies sold well, as also fancy gladioli. Adiantum and all greens in good supply and de- mand fair. Fiusiness shows some DETROIT signs of revival, and judginE ivom the in- creased .lulv and August trade this year an comiiared with last j'ear, the coming seascn promises to be a hui.i- mer. Gladioli, with the exception of America, are a drug. Asters are com- ing in much better than in former years, but more than the local market can digest. Business continues NEW YORK very quiet. Roses are abundant, particularly rhe short giiidfs, and are selling low unless of exceptional quality. Carna- tions are very few. but there is a suf- ficiency of asters lilies and lily-of-the- valley. Orchids are in very light sup - ply an;l shaip demand. The advent of the PHILADELPHIA dahlia is the only ripple on the business sea. Eureka, pink, Mrs. J. H. Jones, red and white cactus, Orange King, .\rabella, yellow with bright markings. Standard Bearer and \Vm. Agnew. crimson, Countess of Ivonsdale and a few others are already conspicuous. Long-stemmed American Beauties are still scarce and the .same is true of other staple rose crops. Carnations have improved considerably — prices fair for mid- season. Lily of the valley is cleaning U11 much better. Album and longi- flonmi lilies ai'e in fair supply and meet ready demand. Asters are far too plentitul and great quantities of iiieriium tfi poor stock find an inglori- ous wind-up on the dump. DETROIT NEWS. Robt. Klagge has made extensive al- terations in his boiler room and added two new carr.ation houses. B. Schrocter has at last succeeded in getting mechanics to rebuild his store front. Building operations in this town are so extemsive as to make la- bor very scarce. The ilichigan Cut Flower Exchange is undergoing a thorough renovation. Gust. Taepke's new range of houses on Elmwood avenue is finished, there- by replacing iive old houses with three new up-to-date houses. A partition sale is advertised by the coiirts for the Larges estate, coui- l)rising 10 acres of garden land, 7 greenhouses, brick house and other buildings. BUSINESS CHANGES. E. Guernay lias sold his flower store at lOS St. Catharine street. Montreal, lo Maillette & Plouffe. Alburger & Cascaden of Philadelphia have dissolved partnership. The business will be continued by E. Al- burger. INCORPORATED. Thompson, florist, Chicago, $2,500: grow and deal iu flowers and plant.s: .1. D. Thompson, B. C. Reber and P AV. Peterson. NEWS NOTES. The Lakeside Floral Company, Calu- met, Mich., have moved into new and commodious quarters on North Fifth street. The Lutey Floral Company opened for business in its new establishment on Fifth street, Calumet, Mich., on August 31. Mrs. Thos. F. Johnston announces that she will continue the florist busi- ness of her deceased husband at 171 Weybosset street. Providence, R. L Peter Boyle, a gardener, aged 35 years. tatall.y shot his wife and then killed himself, at Pittsburg, Pa., on September 7. L'r. George E. Stone of Amherst has been engaged throughout the summer in an investigation of the cause of the death of many street trees in Maiden, Mass. He fijids that gas poisoning is the principal cause of the trouble. Fire caused a $3,000 loss at the Perth Floral company's plant. Mason. City, la., destroying flowers and choice plants, as well as buildings. The origin of the fire is not known, as no one was present when it started. An 01 der for a casket cover of fab- ulous jirice, to be composed entirely of orchids, caused the sending of emer- gency telegrams to all parts of the country from Thomas F. Galvin's store in Boston on September 10. The goods were secured regardless of expense. Our correspondent J. B. D. reports that Orange, X. J., which has shown all the evidences of a metropolitan city in point of the summer exodus ol" wealthy residents to the seaside and mountain, is waking up and the florists' windows are once more in evidence of the looked for tr.ade. An annually recurring event is due to hajipen In New York Tuesday, Sep- tember IT, when W. J. Elliott will waken the echoes at 201 Fulton street with his o|)ening fall auction sale of big kentias and other indoor decora- tive jilants. All the old-timers will be out on this occasion. ^62 HORTICUI^TURE September 14. 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Fine*t AmericAn Beauties and Carnation* 51 West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 48 West 28Ui Street, HEW YORK HUE ROSES FINGYCtmimS A Full Line of All CUT FLOWERS Telephone, 3870 or 3871 MadiBon Sqaare Charles Millang 50 West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission A Reliable Place to Consign to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 UadlBon Square Tiv8 Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York Tel. 314-325 Madison Square JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist ^^^^^'SmsT'S^BRt'' A full line of Choice Cut Flower (tock for all purposes. Comprises every variety grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Contmission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Street. New York Telephone: 3S32-3533 Hadison Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY ALWAYS ON HAND THK HIGHEST W A I I CV ALWAYS GRADE OP VMiBkiKI ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS, 7J9«X42 W. 28th St.. New York Bitabllshed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TRY ME H. ja> Wholesale Commission Florist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 67 West 28th St. Special Attention to Shipping Orders New York. Telephones: taoo, aioi, Madison Square Write for Cufrent Piicca ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers In Season 55 West 28th St, New York Vclephoiie 3S24 Madison Square. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 A l«. DAILY J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Telephone 167 Madison Sq, We have a good regular oyllet for seasonable flowers NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY Rosed Am. Beauty , fan and sp " extra No. I ** Lower grades Bride. 'Maid. Goiden Gate. fan &sp " " '* " Iwr.grds. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special '* '* lower grades • . Kaiserin, Carnot, fancy and spec. " " lower grades . . Klllamey^ Wellesley, fan. and spec. " *' lower grades- Last Half of Week FInt Half of Week ending Sept. 7 becJnninf Sept. 9 1907 1907 15.00 10.00 6.00 35.00 la.oo 1. 00 to 3.00 3.00 to 5.00 •50 to 2.00 3.00 to 5.00 • so to 1,00 3.00 to 6.0a 50 to 2.00 3.00 to 6.00 .50 to 2.06 1 5 .00 to I .00 to 6.00 to I. 00 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .50 to 25.«o IZ.OO 10.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 S-Oo 1. 00 6.00 2. CO 6.00 3.00 Carnations.. Sweet Peas ( I CO bunches} Cattieyas Lilies Lily ol the Valley Asters Gladioli Adlantum Croweanum Smllax Asparagus Plumosus, strings " " & Spren. {100 bchi.) last Hilf of Week ending Sept. 7 1907 1. 00 to a CO 1.00 to 3.00 50.00 to 6.00 to 75.00 8.00 2.00 to 3.00 .50 to 1. 00 .50 to 2.00 .50 to 1 .00 to 8.00 to ■75 I 50 1 3. 00 30. oe to ^o.oc 10.00 to 25.00 Flrtt Half of Week beginning Sept. 9 1907 i.eo to i.oo to 30.00 to 6.00 to 2.00 t« .50 to .50 to .50 to I.oo to 8.00 to 30.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 3.C0 75.00 8.00 3.00 I.oo 3.00 •75 >.50 13. 00 30.00 25.00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Commission Merchants In Cut Flowers 53 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madii^oii Square Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. Tei {ill Madisen Square NeW YOrli TRAENDLY & S CHENG K WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at fair prices all the year lonnd Send for quetations on fall asieis T.1. 798.799 M.di..n Sq. 44 WBSt 28tli Street, New Yirk City Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 1604—1669 MADISON .SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture September 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 363 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ I per 1000 BRONZE GALAX. $ 1 .25 per 1 OOO. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $ 1 .25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per GaL DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on ferns ; we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire worlc. Write for price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wholesale Oommisslon Florists, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingGo. Wholesale Commission Florist, also Dealer in Florists' Supplies and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N.Y. Give US a trial. We can please you. 55 and 57 Weat 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Madison Square. The KERVAN 80. 113 W28th. ST., New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto &Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- «aUue, Ferns and Mosses. All Decoratiog Evergreen Best Flowers Ihe Boston Market N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. 84 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES A. IVI. HENSHAW Already in the Front Rank as a First Class Cut Flower Commission House 44 West 28th St., New York WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A First Class Harket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoug:hby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4951 Main H. a BERNINC Wholesale Florist 1402 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wlioiesaie Cominission Florists, FRANK S. HiCKS & CO. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists. open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28tli Street, • New Yorl( City Tel. 3920 Mad. Sq. Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26tii St., New York City. HENRY IM. ROBINSON & CO. wholeale:^florists rSESn CtT TLOWERS, jCtT CVEROREEN, AND ELORISTS' SUPPLIES. 15 Province StJ^A 9 Chapman Pi., Boston, Massm WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to DE^Ai^E^i^NLv. CINCINNATI Sept. g DETROIT Sept. 2 ROSES Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 15.0a " Extra . . 10.00 No. 1 8.00 '* Lower grades 3.00 Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. ** '* ** *' Extra. .. . 3.00 " " " No. i&lw.gr. 2.00 Liberty, RichmoDd, Fan. & Sp. . - • 5.00 ** '' Lo*er grades- 3.00 Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp j.oo " *' Lower grades. 3.00 Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp 5.00 " ** Lower grades... 3.00 Killarney, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp..- ** *' Lower grades CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties Ordinary .... MISCELLANEOUS Sweet Peas Cattteyat ; Lilies. I Lily of the Valley j Asters | Gladioli I Adiaotura Smilaz Ajparagfus Plumosiu. itrings '* " & Spren. (100 bcha.) 1 3.00 •50 2.00 10.00 35.00 25.00 la.oo 10.00 6.00 6.00 5,00 3 00 6.00 4 00 4.00 3.00 6 00 4.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 1. 00 10.00 4 00 3,00 4.00 1. 00 1 3.00 50.00 35.00 1 5.0c 8.00 2.00 5.00 4-CO 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4 CO 3.00 •75 3.00 1. 00 15.00 20.00 25.00 3O.O0 10.00 3.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 6 00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.0* 6.00 4.00 •25 50 00 4.00 1.00 4.00 1.50 30.00 50.00 30.00 BUFFALO Sept. 9 PITTSBURO Sept. 3 90.00 I5-00 8.00 3.00 6.00 4.00 3. 00 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 35.00 30.00 10.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6.00 700 6.00 7.00 4.00 1.50 to 1. 00 to .15 50.00 4.00 3.00 .25 3.00 .50 40.00 35.00 3.00 ».»5 .50 60.00 15-00 4 00 3. 00 3.00 1.50 15.00 50.00 35-00 6.00 2 00 30.0* ^3.50 S.oo 5.00 5.00 3. CO s.oo 3.«o 3.00 5.00 3.00 3.0* .50 .35 to ■5« 2.00 .35 1. 00 1. 00 13.50 35.00 20.00 15 00 4. J. 6. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG. PA. Long Distance Phone 1435 Court. REED (SL KELLER 122 West 2Sth St., New Yorlc Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our Metal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work & NoTeltiei and are dealers in Glassware Decorative Greens and florists' Requlsltee. 364 HOKTICULTURi: September 14, ]907 Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers in this Issue are also listed under this classification without charge. Reference to List of Ad- rertisers will indicate the respective pages. Buyers failing to find what tbe^ want in this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them 1b •ommunication with reliable dealers. ACCOUNTANT a J Dysart, 28 State St., Boston. Fur page see List of Advertisen. ADIANTTTMS Adlantnm Farleyeose, strong plants, for propagating purposes, $25.00 per 100. Cash with order. J. A. Peterson, MeHenry Ave., Westwood, Cincinnati, O. Adlantam Hybrldnm. 2 1-2 In. pots, $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 3 lu. pots, $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. A. Ley & Bro., Highland, Ulster Co.. New York. AGRICni.TnRAL IMPLEMENTS Ihoa. J. Grey & Co.. 32 S. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons, 51 and 52 N. Uarket St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlsen. ABAUCAKIAS Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., Phil.idelphia. Fall delivery. Our stock will please you. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. ASPARAGUS Asparagus plnmosus nanus and Sprengerl, 2 1-2-ln., $2.50 100. Carl Hagenburger, Weat Mentor, Ohio. Asparagus plnmosus, 2-ln., $3.00; 3-ln., $8.00; 4-ln., $12.00 100. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Buckingham PI.. Chicago. Asparagus PInmosa, 2-ln. pots. Fine planu. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa., or Wm. F. Easting, Co.. 385 Ellicott St., Buffalo, N. Y. Asparagus plumo.sus, ?!Ain.. $:i..T<( |i,n- UK); $30 per 1,000: 3-iii., 5c. ; SVi-iu.. IKc; 4.iii., 12c.; 5-iu.. 20c.; 6-iu.. :*c. ('omoreiisis, 2-in.. 2c.; 2%-in., 3c.; 3H-in.. 6c. Siucu- gcri. 2'/i-ln.. 3c.; 3Mj-in., He.; 4-in.. 10.-. J. AV. Dunford. Clayton, Mo. Plumosa Seedlings, 90c. hundred, prepaid; 2 1-2-ln. ready for shift, $3 per hundred. Sprengerii well established, out of thumb pots, prepaid, $1.60 per hundred. Will ex- change seedlings for Primulas, Cinerarias, dj-drangeas, or Lorraine Begonias. Budd Park Greenhouses, 40 Hardesty, Kansas City, Mo. AUCTION SALES Sales of Decorative plants. Carnations, etc., ev-?ry Tuesday and Friil.iv. If you cannot attend send bids and sliipplng in- structions. Catalogues 'in aoplication. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hnwley St., Bos- ton. AZALEAS John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. The best commercial varieties. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. BAMBOO CANES Stnmpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAT TREES. Bay Trees. Bobbink & Atliius. Nursery- men & Florists. Rutherford, N. J. Specimens and pairs, all sizes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 & 7 S. Market St., Boston. Begonia Glotre De Lorraine. BOILERS BOILERS, "Burnham" Boilers made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Bnrnbam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOXW^OOD Boxwood, all sizes. Bobbink & Atkins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrlp- tluns for All Cypress, Semi-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Saah and Frames. Lord & Bnrnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-64 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornbnm & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths: Bermuda Easter LlUes. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards Bros., 37 East 19tb St., New York. For page see Ust of Advertisers. B. F. MIchell Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., PMla. Paper White Narcissus. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. FIske Seed Co., Faneull Hall 84., Boston. Llllum Harrlsll and Freesla BaltM. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Fail Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. D. RasconI, 32 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati. O. Callas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. The F. K. Plerson Co., Tarrytowulon-Hud- son, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisei-s. J. A. McDowell, Ap. 167, City ot Mexico. Mexican Summer Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on only selected bulbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS — Continued Price list of native bulbs, tree, sbmb and plant seeds now ready. L. E. Wil- liams, Nottingham, N. H. C. Keur & Sons, Hlilegom, Holland, or 334 The Bourse, Philadelphia, Pa. Write for prices on all bulbs and plants. Dutch Bulbs, including Hyacinths, Cro- cus. Tulips, Daffoclils, etc. Bobbink & At- kins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford. N. J. CARNATIONS F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet, III. Carnation Aristocrat. For page see List of Advertisers. Sheppard Garden Carnation Co., 292 Fair- mount St., Lowell, Mass. Field Growing Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Niessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Phlla. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Paul B. Richwagen, Needham, Mass. Field Grown Carnations. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Carnations, extra fine field grown plants, at $5 per 100. Lawsou, White Lawson, Red Lawson, Lady Bountiful, H. N. Hoffman, Elmira, N. Y. StrouK Field I'lants. ;;uo Harlowarden, IM Fair Maid, 300 Da.\lircak Lawson, 50 White L;iwson. ifo irv liuiidrert. U. D. Kiniliall, Wahau, Ma^s. Carnation Plants. Field grown. Perfect- ly healthy — Queen, Enchantress, Maid, Queen Louise. .^5 per hundred. A. S. Chase, Cumberland Center, Maine. Surplus Carnation plant.s: Knrhautrcss. L;',\vson. Qnefu. Fair Maid, Itose-Pink I'.nebantress. Vicirtry. etc For iiifoiina- Iiath. j*-pply to WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St., Boston STOCK WANTED ■\VANTED — Aspidistras, green and vari- gated In exchange for orchids and stove and greenhouse plants. Address, .\spi- distra. Care Horticulture. LIST OF PATENTS. Issued August 27, 1907. S64,n0. Cultivator Guide. Robert M. Jones, liathrop, Cal. 864,189. Draft Attachment tor Agri- cultural Implements. An- drew J. Peddy, Henderson, Tenn. 864,2.34. Potato Digger. William J. Ellard, Ottawa, Ont, Canada. .864,244. Cultivator and Harrow. Bur- well E. Huguley, Danbury, Ga. 864,286. Attachment for Cultivator Beams. William H. Bar- ham, Moody, Texas. 864,388. Harrow. Frank P. Bowman, Bridgewater, Va. 864,337. Riding Attachment for Har- rows. Luther B. Roby and Clarence A. Pattison, Peoria, 111. 864.561. Seed Drill. Luther E. Roby, Peoria, 111. 884.562. Seed Drill. Luther E. Roby, Peoria, 111. September 14, 1907 HORTlCULTURt: 369- WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, Xew York City, September 5, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson— Having used your insecticide here, I can testify to its efficiency In destroying scale and other In- sects infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE . , _., „ „. „ „ Florhani Farms, Ma dison, N. J., December 8, 1906'. Mr. Andrew Wilson: — Dear Sir — Your Plant Oil Is certainly the most effective scale killer I have ever tried Please send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. HBRRINGTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c ; plntf, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon. $2.00; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8, SUMMIT, N. J. THE PHILOSOPHY OF WHOLE- SALING. Contimtcd from page ^^Q. markets and business by his up-to- date methods; he has careful men to handle and pack the stock, storage boxes in which to keep the stock in good condition, proper boxes to pack in. telephones, a place of business close to railroads and express com- panies, and, in fact, has worked and developed his business until today he is indispensable. He, however, cannot do business unless he has the stock to do it with, which means he must give his growers satisfaction. I believe if the growers would see their wholesaler more often, see how their stock arrives from the express company, how it is handled, etc., and keep in closer touch with the wholesaler, it would be to their advan- tage, as many times flowers which are In seemingly good condition when shipped, arrive in bad condition, due to improper packing and other causes which could be remedied, and it does seem too bad that In a few short hours all the work and trouble which has been taken to produce good stock, should go for naught, simply for the ■want of proper packing, cutting or keeping. Therefore, I say again, Mr. Grower, keep in close touch with your wholesaler. I also believe that, in these times of specialization, it will pay the good grower to grow what he can produce best in quantity ratber than to grow a number of things indifferently. Get the opinion of your wholesaler on this. He can do better for you if you have a large quantity of flrst-class stock rather than if you supply a num- ber of small lots of poorer stock. I think this is generally recognized by growers, although some of them still send all kinds to the wholesalers and expect the same results as the man who sends good stock. It is often said by retailers that the price of flowers is so much higher than it used to be, but do they take into consideration that the quality is just as much better? A wholesaler cannot sell the fine lon.g-stemmed stock of today at the price of ten years ago for short-stemmed stock, and please his growers. In this con- nection I want to say that the whole- saler is accused unjustly many times of raising prices unnecessarily, but do his accusers ever stop to think that the law of supply and demand does more to control prices than any whole- saler or combination of wholesalers? One trouble with a great many of the wholesale man's customers is that they want to be both buyer and seller. I might also say a word in this con- nection about the retailer who takes advantage of a falling market by not dropping his prices, but that would not be pertinent to the subject, per- haps. I said, in speaking of the growers, that a wholesaler could not do busl- Ufvss unless he had the stock to do it with, nor could he do business if he had no customers to whom to sell. I do not believe the retailers are using the wholesaler to the same advantage in our city as is done in some othei- big cities. What I mean is this: The wholesaler has a large stock of flowers on hand usually early in the morn- ing. Now, it seems to me, if the re- tailers were to come or send their buyer to market, they would do much better for themselves than by ordering some of this or some of that, several times during the day. Thinlc of the variety he would have to select from. And then, too, he would often- times be able to pick up lots of certain stock at better figures than if he bought only a small quantity. The wliolesaler in selling a big quantity at once would also be able to make better returns to liis growers than if the stock were sold in small quanti- ties and picked over, thereby losing value. It seems to me that the retailers generally expect a great deal more from the wholesaler than they should. I am not speaking altogether of serv- ice, but I do think that after the wholesaler has used his best efforts to serve a customer for a month, often- times procui-ing and delivering stock at a loss, it is up to the retailer to n'eet his bills promptly. I know this to be a sore subject generally among wholesalers, but I think our business has grown to such proportions that the same or better business methods should be as effective in the florist business as they are in others. The wholesaler pays his growers once a month, some twice a month and some weekly, and in order to do this, he has to collect his accounts on time. I think it pays the wholesaler to cultivate as close business relations with his customers as possible; try to give the best service and the best stock procurable, and in return the re- tailer should do his part and show his appreciation of what has been don for him by the wholesaler. In conclusion, I want to say that my experience in the wholesale busi- ness has been recently acquired, and perhaps I will know more and talk less ten years hence. 1 can speak with some authority from the grower's standpoint, as I have had considerable experience in this line, and also a little in the retail line, so that I have had some opportunity to gather ideas from all sides. WASHINGTON FRUIT TOPICS. James C. Crowell, an orchardist at Kennewick, Wash., southwest of Spokane, with whom the United States department of agriculture entrusted the care of several varieties of hardy orange trees for experimental pur- poses, has submitted his report to the secretary, saying that the citrangea have done remarkably well and are in fiouiishing condition. The trees re- ceived a year ago. were heeled In last spring, and that they are adapted to the climate is demonstrated by the fact that they withstood zero weather. Mr. Crowell does not recommend that citranges be planted on a commercial scale to compete with Florida and California growers, but advocates the planting of small orchards for home use, as the fruit is sweet and juicy. This probably will result in the trees being planted in eastern Washington. Estimates prepared by the state fruit inspectors show that t'ne growers in Washington will receive between $19,000,000 and $20,000,000 for the products of their trees, bushes and vines this season, and of this more than $10,000,000 will go to the orchard- ists in the Spokane country. The ap- ple crop will be the heaviest in the history of the commonwealth, 3,772,105 trees in bearing being reported in 37 counties, ranging from 300 in Adams county to 1,24S,000 in Yakima county and 311,000 in Spokane county. Almost 1.000,000 prune and plum trees and 740,950 peach trees are in bearing in the state, and in addition to these there are several hundred thousand cherry trees and as many more of pears. More than 3,000,000 crates of small fruits and berries ^ ere harvested this summer, and of this Spokane county supplied 31,S40 crates of straw- berries, for which the growers received from %1 to $3 a crate. The price of apples ranges from ? 1.2,5 to $2.25 a box of 50 pounds, the latter being for shipment to eastern and middlewestern markets. Prune picking in eastern and central Washington will begin la a few days. 370 HORTICULTURE, September 14, 1907 Tobacco Paper IS THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 24 sheets $ 0.75 144 sheets 3.50 288 sheets 6.50 1728 sheets 35.10 NICD'FUItIE °"zr" ^""'""^^""'^^^^^^^ CHEAPEST. Furnishes the just note prices. Most Nicotine for the Money! Pi„t $ j.50 r, . ^ ^ u '^ Gallon 5.50 ...nanufaclurcdby... (,^„^^ jp gp THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Louisviile, Ky 5 Gallons 47.25 GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CONTEMPLATED. Merideii, Conn.— J. .J. Bonell, house 18x60. Holland, Mich. — W. HarKema, house 50x100. Spencer, Mass.— C. H. Greene, house SOxl.50. Erie, Pa. — Erie Floral Co., range of houses. South Paris, Me.— Henr.v Schaffer, one house. Athol, Mass.— George Sutherland, enlarging. Fairhaven, Mass.— S. S. Peckham, house 25x128. Brooklyn, .M. Y. — P. Berlin, two car- nation houses. Rochester, Ind. — James Shelton, house 45x145. Erie. Pa.— Offerle & Shaale, two car- nation houses. Erie, Pa.— Schluraff Floral Co., range of houses. Worcester, Mass. — H. F. A. Lange, •carnation house. Newton Highlands, Mass. — A. H. FewKes. enlarging. Philadelphia, Pa.— Laurel Hill Ceme- tery, house 2(1x100. liong Branch, N. J.— E. F. C. Young, ■conservatory 20x120. Melrose, Cal.— E. Lacazette, two houses, each 25x150. Mt. Washington, Md.— Mt. St. Agnes ■College, one house. Montgomery, Ala. — W. B. Paterson, range of five large houses. Toledo, 0. — Searles Bros., range of five vegetable forcing houses. Snohoniist, Wash. — Trubsnaw & Ferguson, vegetable forcing house. NorthborO; Mass. — George A. Brig- ham, 60-foot vegetable forcing house. HAIL IN DES MOINES, lA. Hail as large as walnuts fell in quantity in Des Moines on the after- noon of September 7. doing great dam- age generally and to greenhouses es- pecially. Losses are reported as fol- lows; Julius Ledig. 2,000 ft.; Vaughan's greenhouses, 15,000 ft.; Lambert's greenhouses, 3,000 ft.; Iowa Seed Co., 20,000 ft.; Hutchison, gardener, 2,000 ft. Practically every- thing was swept on the north side of the houses. Nearly all the above- named losses were covered by insur- ance. San Jose scale and elm leaf beetle are rampant in many districts around Boston this year and tree wardens and ■others are kept busy fighting them. NIKOTEENAPHISPUMK I MANUFACTURE AND ERECT Iron frame and wood Greenhouses of every type for commercial and private use. It you contemplate building, allow me to submit siieteh and estimate covering your requirements. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. The Best Bug Killer and Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. QWENSBORO, KV. GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3 ft. .S6-00 per inoo ."> ft S 9 00 per 1000 4ft 7'.i5p3rl000 6ft llOOperlOOO W. W. COLES, Kokomo, Ind. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO, GREENHOUSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St., BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. THE ORICINALAND GENUINE NiCOTIKMulpGANT STROW^X»ois:mUFORM PRICE 60£ PEB BOX OF LONG SHEE NIKOTEEN PORSPRAv^i^r^cn^oT DOICE $1 60 PER PINT , BOTTLE tVAPORIZINC $1302 PER CASE OF 10 PINT BOTTLES Nicotine Mfg.Co. St.Louis Mo. SXW3 ITi: ^ ^ fFEF You'll find something worth reading on every page of this paper. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to iiandle. Price per crate tjoo 3 in. pots in crate $4.88 «500«^ 1500 iK 10003 800 3>i 5004 3305 1446 5.25 6.00 5.00 5.8a 4.50 4-JI 3.16 Price per crate 1 30 7 in. pots in crate $4.30 60 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 48 10 " " 4.8» 34 ri " " 3.60 24 12 " " 4.80 13 14 " " 4.80 6 16 " " 4,50 Seed pans, same pnce as pots. Send for price list of Lylinders for Cut flowers, Hanging Baslcets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten per cent . off for cash witli order. Address Hllflngrer Bros.,Pottery,Fort Edward.N.Y. «ugu«t Rolker i Sons, flgt»., 81 Barclay St., N. 1. City. Standard Flower . . POTS IF your greenhouses are within 500 miles of the Capital, write us, we can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WASHINGTON D. C. September 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE 371 The best investment you can make now is to buy the PEERLESS GLASS .t^ REPAIR CLAMP TO MEND CRACKED GLASS IMMEDIATELY AND PERMANENTLY No more dropping out or sat,'ging ot cracked panes. Adjusted from inside of greenhouse. They never disappoint. Box of 100 for $1.00. For sale bv the trade %.T.[%r. ALEXANDER KLOKNER, AVv^^S^wrs. THE STANDARD STEAM TRAP is acknowledged the best for the florist, because it is durable and does Its work without trouble and annoyance, saving its cost by the economy in coal bills. E. HiPPARD YOUNCSTOWN, OHIO Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers A merican and French Greenhouse Glass Reliable Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON, MASS- ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is fully guaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH gives shade and still allows free circulation of air. MINERALIZED RUBBER GO. t8 Cliff Street, NEW YORK ; Holds Class Firmly Sea the Point IV- 4 PEERLESS * eiAzlnff PoInU V tb*b€«t. < No rigtits OT lefti^ Box of ' 1.000 poinu T& oU. po«tpftid. I HENBT A. DBEER, 9714 Cliortaat St., nil*., r>. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. /. CASSIDY Designer and Builder ^ OF iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory. 215 to 221 Randolph A\e. JERSEY CITY, N. J. Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and iosures better service. Personal attention guaranteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failures of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union Building Washington, D. C. A STB C A P-^j\ USE IT NOW. P.O. PIERCE CO. 170 Fulton St., NEW YORK ' GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St.. CHICAQO N. TOftAWANDA. Tototvnx owr. The above represents our Concentric Principle of cutting Sash Bars to fit the gutters and plates. The Bars Always Fit and no moisture collects at the con- nections as it does in the beveled cut; and so Decay Is Prevented All who have used this want it again. Experience is a good teacher. Send (or our free catalogue of GREENHOUSE MATERIALS. FOLEY MFG. CO. Western Avenue CHICAGO and 26lh Street. V/lllWMUU. REMOVAL Our visiting friends are heartily welcome to call and see our handsome new factory. Transfer to S. West- ern .Ave. from any West Side street car and get off at 26th St. (JYPRESS SASH BARS S2 feet or longei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED Write for Circalar "D" and Prices Tbe A. T. STEARNS LUMBER CO. NEPONSET, BOSTON, MASS. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. GREENHOUSE WRECKERS Everything in New and Second Hand To REPAIR HEAT BUILD GREENHOUSES 1398=1408 Metropolitan Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 sq. ft. of ^Ia8S. For particulars address John C. Esler, Secy., Saddle River, N.J. 372 HORTICULTURE September 14, 1907 I 1^ , This grate on the Old TnBntnBrB is standby corrugated boOer is connected from the out- another thing - 1;^— ytMng in piam " sight — no chance for bolts to burn off — no danger of a slip some zero night. The shaking arm has the right amount of leverage to make the operation easy. So don't simply buy a boiler, get a Hitchings & Co. Greenhouse Boiler that is built for economy and convenience from start to finish. Send for catalog. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Mannfacturers of Heatinif and VentilatlDii Apparatus. • 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. OGQQfiGSGGSa HERE. IS THE MAIN FITTINO , that will make for you an enduring pipe bench. You see it clamps together, three pipes, — the legs, the side runner and the cross piece, making a braced combination that for rigidity and strength can't be beat. The eighteen new L. & B. Truss Houses of the United States Cut Flower ' Company at Elmira, N. Y., are entirely equipped i with our bench fittings. No, they are not expen- j sive — you must not be scared out by the prices i we name on our circular — it's up to you to write for discounts. Send for the Pipe Bench Circu- lar. It has other good things in it. j We make every part of a greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part.. Lord & Burnham Co., Greenhouse Designers and Manu- facturers. New York Office, 1133 Broadway, Corner 26tb Street. Branches: Boston, 819 Tremont B'Id'g. Phila- ; delphia, 12 15 Filbert Street. j Compare this in your mind with other houses built other ways. THEIR EQUIPMENT You can well nnagine the effect and perfection that the brilliant aluminum finish gives to all the steel parts, — well, then, so much for pure effect — now for durability. These plant beds shown have slate sides, tile bottoms and galvanized iron frames, making an indestructible bench and one with perfection of drainage. That venti- lating apparatus is stripped of all needless parts and brought down to a simple, accurately machined, powerful appliance that works with great freedom. You see from the cut what a wonder- fully light convincing construction the combining of the roof bar and rafter in one, makes. Why the U-Bar house is the light enduring house it is. Send for the Catalog. Pierson LJ=Bar Company, Designers and Builders U- Bar Greenhouses ,y\.^ttoi^o\\X.2iXv Building, Fourth Avenue and 23rd Street, New York. Vol VI. SEPTEMBER 21, 1907 ^Vr No. 12 LIBK NEW BOTA/ OAR! .^W' k t^ ... "..T^i^ ^^l|;:^ Clump of Okxamental Evergreens at H. C. Frick's, Prides^ IIass. ! L^^ evofecf Co th^^^ flORfSTrFUNTdMAJV, 'MBcAPE Garden £, /{/ndred fpl-erejts^ ^F7i7famr/f6hT/ace. BqJTON, Mass. tjudscrfph'on, ^100 \ S74 HORTICULTURE September 21. 1907 ••«>»>»>a>iKKft»KK»»KK»A»A»)ft*>«ft»« A»iS>iK««»»A»A»AA« FIELD GROWN Enchantress Nelson Fisher Falrmaid Dorothy Joost The Queen Queen Louise lOO 1000 $7.00 $60.00 6.00 50.00 6.00 50.00 5.00 S.eo 50.00 6.00 50.00 5.00 45.00 100 I coo Boston Market $6.00 $50. CO Flamingo 6,00 50.00 Hrs. Patten 7.00 60.00 Wolcott 5.00 45 .CO Harlowarden 5.00 Crusader 6.00 50.00 Prosperity 6.00 50.00 Strong, healthy plants. With few exceptions all grown near Philadelphia. If we have not listed the variety you want, we can probably get them for you. THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 1209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA « « r GARNITION PUNTS! !« •«»"» ™«» »»»eity| Of all the sports of Nephrolepis, there are none to compare with AM ERPOH LI I the latest and best of them all. We are booking orders now for Sept. delivery. Write lor prices. ; WILUAM P. CRAIG, \ i. 1305 Filbert St. PHILADELPHIA J •iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii* i Field Grown CARNATION PLANTS | Ready for Immediate Delivery Per 100 - 1000 Arittocral, briijht cerise, $12.00 $100.00 While Lawson, good white. 7 00 00.00 Abundance, white. 6 00 My Maryland, white, 7 00 Fair Maid, light piuk. 6.00 .50.00 Fiancee, Iiillk, 6.00 Helen Goddard, dark pink. 7.011 Per 100 Candace, dark pink, $6.00 Cardinal, good scarlet, 6. 00 Skyrocket, scarlet, 6.00 Red Riding Hood, new scarlet, 12.00 Red Lawson, scarlet, G 00 Variegated Lawson, 6.00 - lOflO $50.00 50.00 100.00 .50.00 I Chicago Carnation Co., A. T. Pyfer, Mgr., Joliet, ill. | • llllliillllMllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMllliillllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli* Field-Growing Carnations. We have for sale and now ready for delivery, extra quality Plants of the following v.irieties: Beacon, Victory, Robert Craig, Harry Fenn, Nelson Fisher, Red Sport, Rose Pink Enchantress, Enchantress, Fair flaid, White Perfection, Queen, Variegated Lawson, Variegated Patten, Variegated Qlendale. We invite inspection. Prices reasonable. Address Sheppard Garden Carnation Co., 292 Fairmount St , LOWELL, HASS. QUEEN LOUISE CARIMATIONS Choice field-grown plants. Price $1.00 per 100 ; $35.00 per 1000. Large stock, and a bargain at the price. Orders tilled day received, A. B. DAVIS & SON, Purcellville, Va. CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $13. oo per loo; $100.00 per 1000. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie M&id — Clear pink edged white. — $ia.oo per 100; 103.00 per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very e«riy and productive. F. DOR.N£R & SONS CO. La Fayette. Ind. CARNATiONS AND VIOLETS. Field grown, Al Plants of Victory. $8.00 p«r 100, $75.00 per lOOO. Queen, Fair Maid, Harry Fenn, $6,00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. All first°sized plants. Large clumps of Princess of Wales Violet $6.00 psr 100, $50.00 per 1000. Campbell $5.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. R. ENCELMAN & SON, PIttsfield, Mass. 3500— EXTRA FINE— 3500 CARNATION PLANTS. We must vacate the field Oct. 1st, and to do so offer 400 Lady Bountiful 1000 Queen 1 000 Helen Qoddard 1 00 Var. Lawson 500 Mrs. Patten 400 Cardinal 100 Red Sport These plants are strictly first-class, and will be guaranteed as such. Price, 85.00 per lOO; .$4.5.00 per 1000. $150.00 for the lot. GEO. E. BUXTON^ Nashua, N.J. Field- Grown Carnations Here we are again with about CO.OOO field- grown Carnation Plants, strong, healthy and free from all diseases, at following rate: Amount of each kind Per 100 Per 1000 Enchantress 30,000 $6.00 $55,00 Crusader 2,000 E.A.Nelson 400 Candace 2.000 Melody .OTO Boston Market. 10,000 Harlowarden 4,n0O To unknown parties, cash with ortler or COD. SCHEIDEN & SCHOOS. E. Fransen, Mgr. 60 Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. PARNATinN^ Field-grown, White UAIxn/l liUliOi Perfection. Victory, Mrs. T. W. L-iwson, Red Lawson, White Law- son, $6 00 per 100. $55 00 per 1000: Mrs. F. .loost, (Teiievieve Lcu'd, Queen Louise, $4.00 per 100, $.35 no per inoo. 250 ■< t lOCO rate Vint PTQ Field grown. Imperial, .S5.(0 ' lUl-E 1 Ot per 100. $15 00 per 1000. 250 at icon rate. Priiice.ss of Wales, $C.00 per lOO. Hydrangeas. Ferns, Ivies. Write for prices. BAUR FLORAL CO. . . Ere, Pa. 4.-.0 40.00 5.00 6.00 ,55.00 7.00 4 50 40.00 4 50 40.00 CARNATIONS 700 Roosevelt 500 Mrs. M. A. Patten 200 Queen 100 Variegated Lawson 100 Jessica 100 Harlowarden 200 Mrs. Lawson SO Dorothy Whitney CHAS. H. TOTTY, Madison, N. J. $6.00 Per 100 FINE FIELD-GROWN Carnation Plants of the following varieties: — Enchantress, White Lawson, Pink rirs. T. W. Lawson, Helen Goddard, Hanley, Prosperity, Victory, at $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Also, Rooted Cuttings of new car- nation AFTERGLOW, $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. Delivery after Jan. 1. 1P08. WM. NICHOLSON, Framingiiam, Mass. CARNATIONS FIELD CROWN Fair flaid. extra strong, $6, era per loo; Lawson, Queen, Boston Harket, $5 oo per 100; Dracaena Indlvlsa, 3 in., $5.00 per 100: Piimula Obconica Grdndiflora, 2% in., $3.00 per 100. Cash. CHAS. H. GREEN, Spencer, Mass. CARNATIONS Larga Fleld-grourn Plants. Lawson* .Boston Market, and Nelson Fisher $6.00 per' too, $50.00 per 1000. Queen $5 00 per 100, $4S.0O per 1000. H. A. COOK & SON, Shrewsbury, Mass, i908-TOREAOOR-i908 Our new seedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prospeiity, with the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for igoS. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for fuither information. The H, Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture September 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE 375 READY TO Carnation Blooms in Any Good prices paid for daily shipments. We have the best marl(et in the world for them. Write at once stating VARIETY, QUANTITY and PRICE. F. lYIcCARTHY & CO., 84 Hawley St., Boston. NOW READY FOR DELIVERY I iiilim Uarriceii Bulbs of the very finest quality. LIIIUIII naill99ll g.y in;-!, ^ulbs, 350 to the case, $6.00 per 100; $55.00 per 1000. 7-9 inch bulbs, 200 to the case, $9.00 per 100; $85.00 per 1000. Full case at 1000 rates. FrSCSIS RGT r3Cl3 Albs bulbs. Extra quality bulbs, H to ^-2 inch diameter, 75c per 100; $5.00 per 1000. Selected bulbs, }i 'o ^4 inch diameter, $1.00 per 100: $7.50 per looo. Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis *er?ooo'" '°° *' '" White Roman Hyacinths ^.1:^^^%:^'^: $25.00 per loco. Bulbs 13-15 cm. in circumference, $3.25 per IOC; $29.00 per 1000. Narcissus Paper White Grandif lora f;'em'in circumference, $1.25 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. Bulbs 14 cm. and up in circumference, $1.50 per 100; $1 1.00 per 1000. Allium Neapolitanum 75cperioo; $5.00 per looo. If you have not received same, send for our complete list of bulbs for winter and spring flowering F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, IM. Y. JUST RIGHT FOR THANKSCIVINC AND XMAS. FORCE OUR BILUE RIBBON VALLEY Case of SOO, $7.50; case of 1000, $15.00. PLUMP GIGANTEUM, » x lO. m case of 200, SIS.OO Cash please, or reference. C. C. POLL^VORTH CO.. MilwauRee. "Wis. MEXICAN SUMMER BULBS AND SEEDS FOR 1907 AMARYLLIS FORMOSISIHA PANCRATlUn, Spider Lily, TIQRIDIAS. asit. vars., , Ist size 2d •• Ist •• 2d " 1st " 2d " 2d ■• 1st " 1st •■ 1st " $15.00 1 1 .00 15.00 II 00 7.00 6 00 7.00 6 00 6.00 7.00 of 5,000; s BESSERA ELEQANS. CVCLOBOTHRA FLAVA, niLLA BIFLORA. ZEPHYRA^THES, white Ten per cent. dls. on orders special dls. on large orders. CONIFER TREE SEEDS To be colleet'^d only on advance orders and to be forwarded as the different species mature, which varies from Dec. to March. ABIES RBLiQIOSA, per lb $3.00 PIMIS EDULIS, ■■ 3.00 HARTWEQI, " 4.00 •• LEIOPHYLLA, " 4.00 J.A.McDOWELL, ap 167, City of Mexico, Mex. GUARANTEED FRESH SPAWN CHUCK FULL OF MYCELIUM 8lbs,, $1.00 Treatise: How to Grow Them. Wm.Elliott CSl Sons 20I Fulton Street NE'W YORK A small shipment of these Lilies has arrived in fine contlitiou. They were thoroughly ripened and dry the first day of June. We have no doubt they will replace the Bermuda lilies in future. We are prepared to deliver large quanti- ties next season. Trial eases at the following prices : — Size, 6 to 8 ins., 400 bulbs in case. $12.00 a case. " 9 to 10 " 200 " •• 16.00 " " 10 to 11 ■• 140 " " IS 00 " YOKOHAMA NURSERY CO. 31 Barclay St., New York. LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Qrand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO Now Ready, Extra Quality Paper White Narcissi True Grandiflora, 13 to 1.5 on).. 1250 to case. SI 00 iitT 100: $S .511 per 1000. French White Roman Hyacinths, 12 to 15 cm., .?2 50 per 100; .S23.fl0 per 1000. Full line of Dutch Bulbs, just received. Write lor cataloeue. JOHNSON SEED COMPANY, 217 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA ESTABLISHED 1802 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES, ROMAN HYACINTHS AND ALL HOLLAND AND OTHER BULBS SEND FOR PRICES Trade Bulb List now ready, per ioco seeds Asparagus plumo-us nanus seeds ?2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds. . . . 2.50 New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i.ooo. J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade Boddlngton's BULBS BLOOM CATALOGUES FREE Write for one to-day ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. City 376 HORTICULTU RE September 21, 190T »M««*i*>a THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc., BEDFORD, MASS. EVERGREENS In TUBS. These are extra selected specimens, suitable for Hall and Veranda Decoration. « EVERGREfcNS for LAWN and FOREST planting;. We offer the largest stock of SPECIMEN Everg:reens I in New England, in sizes 15 inches to 15 feet c c c t c c ALL OUR EVERGREENS ARE HANDLED WITH BALLS OR IN TUBS. We offer several acres of FIELD-GROWN PERENNIALS, in about 1000 Varieties at very low rates. We send out nothing but STRICTLY HIGH-GRADE STOCK, carefully packed, and our prices are always right. Catalog and Price Lists Free. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2}^ in. Pots, Jio.oo per loo 3>4 in. Pots, 12.50 per too Ready to Pot On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LADY GAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Herbaceous Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. M. H. ROSE SPtOIALIST WALSH WOODS HOLE. MASS. Choice Ornamentals 20,000 Berberis Thunbergli, i8 to 24 inch. 5,000 " " 12 10 18 " 40.000 " " 2 yr. seedlings, 8 to 15 inch. 20,000 Vinca Minor (Grave Myrtle). 8,000 Red Oak Trees. 4 10 6 ft. 12,000 Cherry and Plum Trees, 1 yr. , 3 ft. 40,000 Norway Spruce, While, Austrian and Scotch Pine, i yr transplants, 6 to 12 inch. 1 ,000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 1,000 Viburnum opulus. 2 ft. t,000 Viburnum dentatum, 2 ft. 1,000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 2 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Roslindaje, Mass^, Viburnum Plicaium Viburnum Plicatum Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan. Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST GROVE, PA. VAN DER WEUDEN & CO. The Nurseries. Boskoop. Holland, Growers, Exporters of all Hardy Nursery Stock. Hardy Rhododendrons vH-2% feet (cheap), Aza;leas, Conifers, Blue Spruce Koster, fxtrtt , »nd Bo.xwood, ^.r^rrt, all sixes. Pot-grown Plants for forcing, H. P. Roses, Standard Roses, Hardy Shrubs and Trees, etc. Ask quotations and cataloijue For wliolesalfr trade only. No aeents. Remarkably reasonable prices. Everything guaranteed to be first class and true to name. LAR'JR STOCK. Send for Prices. John Waterer & Sons, ti AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest stock of recognized Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors Of Rhododendrons IP London. Complete line of HARDY PERENNIALS Ready for IMMEDIATE shipment. EASTERN NURSERIES, Jamaica Plain, Mass. M. M. DAWSON, Manager. EVERGREENS, SHRUBS, VINES, ROSES, Etc. HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Free THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. Largest Variety in New England NEW NEW RAMBLER ROSE "NEWPORT FAIRY" To be disseminated Spring, 1908. Ask for Illustrated pafhphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N.J. FINE CRADINC . . Shrubbery . . Artistically Planted Estimates Given Experts on Pruning D. ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beach Parkway, Everett, Mass, In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." HARDY PERENNIALS Yucca fllamentosa. Aconltnm Napellus and j blcolor. Helenlum superbum and striatnm. Rndbeckla. Hemeroeallls. German Iris, many colors. Hardy Phlox, 20 varieties, i Funkla subcordata. Write for prices to I T. H. CHIVERS, - Amesbury, IVIas5> ! Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries Jiew and Rare Plants • NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. j New Yorl< Office, Siebrecht Building, 425 Fiftli Avenut -j TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you right i September 21. 1907 HORTICULTURE 377 Polygonum Baldschuanicum Tliere are few more accommodating climbing plants Hum this Polj'goniim which has now become a firm favorite with all who know of its merits. It is equally at home whether covering a rough, nnsightly fence, an arbor, arch or pergola, yet it is not seen at its best in any of these positions. It is most delightful in the po.oition shown in the accompanying illustration, twin- ing and clambering over some dark leaved tree, prefer- iibly a conifer, as for instance a juniper, Thuya or Picea. When once established it grows with extraordinary rapidity and soon festoons a tree with its slender shoots .and graceful, crcam3'-white flowers. In the photogi-aph the flowers are noticeable chiefly towards the top of the tree for the reason that the Polygojium is planted on the other side where tlie lower part of the tree is cov- ered with its blossom. P. Baldschuanicum flowers in €arly summer and remains in beauty for several weeks. Although it grows most readily when established some find a difficulty in persuading it to make a start. When well rooted all aspects and positions come alike to it, it thrives in them all, but when planting it is wise to choose the coolest and shadiest side of the tree so that the roots may have cool moist soil in which to start. In such a position it quickly gets good root hold and when growing freely finds its way in and out of the brandies in a most delightful way. J^i^'MWI||!JI ^. Season for Tree Pruning The theories with regard to this important part of arboriculture have been studied and explained by able practitioners as to the best methods to perform it to insure the future healthy condition of the tree. But sufficient consequence as to results is not attached to the season at whicii pruning should he done. DeCurs in his admirable work translated by Professor Sargent, states that "a tree can be pruned at any ■season of the year and the best is that when it can be done the cheapest and the most convenient." While attaching, and justly, great importance to the method of making necessary amputations, he attaches none whatever ta the season at which this should l)e performed and which is certainly of equal if not para- mount importance. It is singular too that this statement is contradicted in another page — where it is admitted that "when prun- ing is done in the autumn sudden and severe fi-osts arc dangerous, and have a tendency to induce decay in freshly made wounds." In the winter "the days are too short and stormy" and "in the spring there is danger of too free a flow of sap."' He also objects to summer pruning on the ground that the leaves will interfere with the progress of the workman — but this appears to be a futile objection because they will not be sufficiently developed to do this to any great extent if the operation is performed at the proper time. Another objection is that there might be danger of other trees in the neighborhood of those operated upon being injured, but this could only be the result of care- lessness, and damages thus caused would, if the season wore right, be cured — at once. So far from its being immaterial as when trees should be pruned, I opine that it is of the utmost consequence that it should be done at a certain period of growth. There is a well established axiom that a continual struggle is going on between growth and decay; one of whicli will eventually gain the mastery. Thus when a surgical operation is to he performed the patient is prepared so that he may be in as healthy and vigorous condition as possible — vitality being necessary to a speedy and complete treating of the wound. Reasoning by analogy, a tree is in the most perfect state of vitality when its sap is in the process of elabora- ti(ui and assimilation and then it will be in the best condition to produce Uie now tissue required to cover and heal the cut which may have been made. It is a well established fact that sap has a double action moimt- ing from the roots through every ramification of the tree, to the leaves, in a thin liquid, where it is elab- oi-ated, and these having absorbed and decomposed the carbonic acid, the sap descends again in a changed con- dition and is deposited year after year in the successive concentric layers which form the bulk of the tree. If that be so the sap cannot be said to descend to the roots, but to have been used up in its progress thereto. I 378 HORTICULTURE September 21, 1907 to fabricate the body of the tree. Now while this process is in progress it is easy to understand that im- portant amputations .".re the least likely to cause decay, because the material required to heal them will be produced at once. The practical results obtained by actual experiments fully maintain the correctness of this theorv. A number of fruit and ornamental trees pruned in the first week in July were partly healed of their wounds in ten days, and by the middle of August cuts two to three inches in diameter were completely covered with new bark. Now if these trees had been pruned in the autumn, after the elaborated sap had performed its annual functions, tlie wound could not have been healed and would have been affected by cold, and decay, in- stead of gi-owth, would have had the first chance — the trees being dormant would have no latent force to repel this decay, which always commences immediately after all severinp; of parts when unduly exposed to cold, whether in plants or animals. If the pruning were done at the proper time any application (even coal tar, which is no doubt the least injurious to vegetation) to prevent decay, would be avoided as in the course of the natural development of the tree the protective covering of the wound would be formed, and all applications are more likely to impede than to accelerate the new formation of bark. In studying the mechanism of a tree the above facts as to the use it makes of the aliments with which nature has provided it wherewith to perpetuate its gro\\'th are easily observable, and are infallable guides as tn that season of its annual development, when any artificial changes in its formation or character may be effected surelv and safely, a matter of even greater importance than the manner of producing such change. J-^ The Hippophae^ Siberian Sand Thorn (Also called Siberian Shepherdia or Buffalo Berry,) This belongs to the Eteagnus or wild olive family. The race includes the Russian olive (Eloeagnus horten- sJs), the Ekeagnus longipes, and several other varieties. The Siberian Shepherdia was introduced by Prof. Han- sen of Brookings, S. Dakota, after one of his Siberian raids for which he is so well noted, when he skims the cream off the land and takes it home with him. We have just had the pleasure of looking over his grounds and we were greatly impressed with the possi- bilities of this shrub. There are two branches of this family; one has been cultivated a long time in France but it is not hardy as far north as St. Petersburg. Some trees and shrubs are hardy only in their own locality. Eed cedar, grown in southern Illinois, is worthless in Minnesota; white spruce from Maine is of no account in Nebraska. The southern type of the Siberian sand thorn would be useless in our Northern States, biit the Professor secured his from well to the north in Siberia and this same l)ranch of the family reaches up to Lapland, making it one of the hardiest shrubs in the world. For the Northwest, a shrub must meet two conditions; one is the intense cold and the other is the dry air of winter which sucks the moisture from the top while the roots are frozen. In bright days in Feliruary, wo have seen grape vines kill back an inch a day through the influence of the winter drouth. It , is not enough that a tree resists the cold, it must also resist the dry air. The Siberian sand thorn does this. The air of Dakota puts this double strain on everything and it is a heroic shrub which can stand the test, but this one meets all the (Conditions and is as thrifty as can be desired. We never saw a tree or shrub which, in proportion to its weight, bore such an enormous burden of fruit. We have picked a gallon of fruit from Elisag- uus longipes in Massachusetts, but in this instance the fruit was packed and crowded, clinging to the limb as if in danger of being puslied off, and many limbs were splitting with the weight of the berries. In color, they are glossy yellow. In taste, much like the Japan type, and here is a field for the professor to cross the two. The longipes are a little larger and longer and by combining the two the hardiness of the Siberian could be given to the other and perhaps a superior fruit could be evolved. When the West was new people would go a long distance after buffalo berries — these are .! sort of winter currant and hang on a good portion of the winter. We noticed quite a variation in the fruit of the sand thorn, some bushes having much larger berries than others and some, much sweeter. Two bushes were marked for their superior excellence, but when we went to gather the fruit, the birds got ahead of us and they were all gone. The bushes have been marked, how- ever, and will be carefully watched for the next crop. The fruit is much used for tarts, jellies, and jams, and as it hangs on a long time it can be gathered when the rush of work is over. Selections are being made for . size and quality and it will not be long before the pro- fessor, with his well known siiccess, will evolve some- thing of superior m.erit. 1'hey are somewhat difficult to propagate and the pro- fessor is a little tried with the total failure of nursery- men who will not follow directions and do not get a plant from a bushel of seed. His method is to take the pulp from the seeds and then dry them. There is a coating to the seed which must be rubbed off. When dry they must be kept in a cool place till about the first of December when they are placed in sand and frozen. They must be planted the first thing in the spring under a screen, for the tiny plants, like young ever- greens, incline to damping oft". The plants should be bought by the dozen or more as they are male and female and only about half bear berries. They make a very ornamental hedge. The savage name of Hip- poplise (horse killer) does not refer to the fruit but to the sliarp thorns which give it the dual advantage of hedge and wind-break. How they will succeed in the Eastern States we can- not tell, hut they are a known success in the great Northwest. Last spring was peculiar. May and Jan- uary held a rollicking carnival. There was an alter- nation of 80 above and zero, in the same week. While the sand thorns were in bloom, it froze every night this year, but these heroic bushes paid no attention to a little thing like that and proceeded to cover themselves with a marvelous burden of fruit. The professor did a great thing when he introduced these shrubs, but the ultimate value will be in the improvements which he is sure to make. Yorlc, Neh. (^ ^liv^/Yv'^^n^ September 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 879 Commercial Cypripediums C^vpripediimis are admirably iiseiul for floral work; thev furnish an exceptional selection of curiously beau- tiful forms, of easy culture, which when cut are of good Listing quality and carry well. The choicer hybrids one must rule out for obvious reasons, though at the present rate of increase, these, at no distant day, will be both plentiful and cheap. The older types are e(jually beautiful for all practical purposes. The need of the moment is for a selection of really meritorious varieties, of vigorous growth and proved floriferous character, giving a reasonable return for in- vestment in quantity. A factor to be borne in mind when making initial outlay is that cypripediums in- crease in size and value more quickly than do other orchids; then, too, many varieties admit of cooler treat- ment, and if houses are set entirely apart and filled v.'ith kinds needing similar treatment, they may be handled as easily as carnations or roses. Varieties may be selected to secure a succession of flowers the year round, but winter flowering plants such as the follow- ing named would be more profitable. One has often wondered why Sedenii and especially its lighter variety, candid ulum are not more generally grown ; if given abundant moisture they flower most freely and if flowers are cut singly one gets a succession of from six to nine on one spike. Given a plant with ten flowering growths, one may have from sixty to ninety blooms on a plant, covering a period of six months; wliat a houseful would produce is left to the reader's imagination. Schlimii is a little gem as a but- tonliole flower, as free and easy to grow as Sedenii and may have same treatment. The old insigne is not to be despised for cutting but I would draw attention to Sander's insigne montanum varieties of much more elegant form and a great improvement on the type, many of them superior, in their white dorsal sepals and rich spotting, to eitlier IMauleior punetatum violaceum. A goodly number of clear pale yellow forms of much charm are found in importations. Of the insigne hybrids liceanum and its varieties are the most useful for cutting. Arthurianum, one of the earliest of in- signe hybrids with the famed Fairieanum and having the unique and delicate grace of that variety, is strongly recommended. Oenanthum superbum is one of the best dark forms and easy to cultivate. Lathamianum combines the good qualities of both its parents — Spiceri- anum x villosum — and is worth growing in quantity. Of varieties with lengthy flower stalks suitable for vases are Lawrencianum, Mastersianum, and Harrisi- anum superlram, all vigorous and free bloomers. Of varieties with small flowers suitable for buttonholes and sprays, venustum and Spicerianum are useful ; the lat- ter may be used in wreaths with fine effect. Niveum, with its charming white flowers, may be added ; though it needs more warmth and careful watering, it is well worth the trouble. This list is fairly representative but may be aug- mented at pleasure. The point to insist on is high cul- ture if they are to be a paying item. Shade they will require and not over much drainage. Use a rough turfv loam, peat and sand as compost ; pot level. Sphagnum moss is useful but not necessary. Too much disturb- ance of the roots is against free flowering; repotting large plants every 3 or 4 years is sufficient. All the varieties named witli the possible exception of niveum are such as orchid salesmen are glad to offer at a cheap I'ate ; novelties are the order of the day, and their rapid output places many beautiful varieties in the back- ground which despised of the connoisseur will form the nucleus and in future the reserves of the orchid cut flower trade. In that development "Our Lady's Slip- per" v/ill find a proniinent place. (f)djQ,oX m 'l>VJ^Aw Plant Lice Species of aphidada>, commonly known as plant lice or aphis, are frequently found on ornamental trees, shrubs and plants and roadside weeds. As they are a serious pest in many rose and carnation gardens and on fruit trees numerous inquiries are made concerning the best method to get rid of them. The plant lice are about one-eighth inch long, green, gray or black and bottle-shaped, being much larger at the posterior end. and having two small honey tubes pro- jecting back. The life-history is unimportant here, the fact that they multiply with amazing rapidity being the only point deserving special emphasis. As the food of the insect is obtained by sucking the sap. stomach poisons as paris green or arsenate of lead are useless. Instead a substance which will kill by suf- focation or penetration is required, or in other words, a contact poison. There are a number of these, all of which will prove effective as the soft-bodied louse is easy to kill. The only thing to be borne in mind is the necessity for hitting each insect, a provision which may make a repetition of the spraying necessary, as the great breeding powers will quickly furnish a new sup- ply if any survive, as undoubtedly some will. Kerosene emulsion is the standard contact insecti- cide. It is made by using whale oil or laundry soap, kerosene and water in the following proportions: Soap 1-2 pound Kerosene 2 gallons AVater 1 gallon The soap is grated and dissolved in the water after the boiling point is reached. It is then removed from the fire and the kerosene added while the mixture is hot. All are thoroughly stirred and churned until a creamy mass results, which forms the stock solution. This may be kept indefinitely, and used when needed at the rate of one part to ten or twelve parts of water. .\nother good remedy is whale oil soap or fish oil soap dissolved at the rate of one pound to six gallons of water. Tobacco decoction made by filling a pail with to- liacco stems, covering with water and soaking for twenty-four hours is good. One-half a pint of the resulting liquid is used to a )iail of water. A number of satisfactorv articles are sold under the name of "tree soaps," which are usually good, although the price is somewhat high. Not only are these reme- dies good for lice but when used in stronger doses will exterminate all the more resistant insects with which the}' come in contact. 380 HORTICULTURE September 21, 1907 horticulture: VOL. VI SEPTEMBER 21, 190V NO. 12 The value of common things PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. J. STtW/iKT, tauor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year, in advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries, 2.00, To Canada, $1.50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page $1.00. Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : One month (4 times) 5 per cent. ; three months (13 times) 10 per cent. ; six months (20 timesj 20 per cent. . or.e year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRrOHT, 1007, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Entered as sci^ond-cla^s ludliei Dccmbcr b, 1904, ai me i uai UlTi^c ai tjuston, Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS Page FROXTISPIEICE— Clump of Ornamental Evergreens POLYGONUM BALDSCHUANICUM— H. H. Thomas —Illustrated 377 SEASON FOR TREE PRUNING — Geo. Moore 377 THE HIPPOPIIAE, SIBERIAN SAND THORN— C. S. Harrison 378 COMMERCIAL CYPRIPEDIUM— Edgar Elvin 379 PLANT LICE— R. L. Adams 379 HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION AT AGRICULTUR- AL COLLEGES— Theodore Wirth 381 HYDROCYANIC-ACID-GAS FOR WHITE FLY 381 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston — Pennsyl- vania Horticultural Society — Society tor Horticul- tural Science — Chrysanthemum Society of America 382 St. Louis Florists' Cluh 385 THE EXHIBITION SEASO.V Recent Flower Shows — El Paso County Horticul- tural Society, Illustrated— National Dahlia Society — i-toyal Horticultural Society 383 Montreal Flo'ver Show 384 Coming Flower Shows — Rhode Island Horticul- tural 'Society — Worcester County Horticultural So- ciety— Horticultural Society of Buffalo— Florists' Club of Washington — Monmouth County Horticul- tural Society- New Haven County Horticultural Society — Horticultural Society of Chicago— Deni- son Civic Improvement League — Illinois State Fair 384 DURING RECESS Washington Florists at White Marsh 385 SPJED TRADE 386 BEDDING PLANTS, THEIR USES AND ABUSES— J. T. D. Fulmer 386 BABY RAMBLERS FOR CHRISTMAS —Robt. Craig.. 388 HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS FOR BEDDING AND CUT FLOWERS— G. A. Heyne 390 A MODERN FLOWER STORE— illustrated 390 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Buffalo. Cincinnati, Indianapolis, New York, Philadeliihia, Washington 393 BORDEAUX MIXTURE— R L. Adams— Illustrated .. . 401 MISCELLANEOUS News Notes ■• 385 Publications Received 386 Catalogues Received 387 To Bloom Bougainvilleas in Summer '. 388 Chrysanthemum Maximum 388 An Extraordinary Plum Crop 388 Indianapolis Activities 391 Obituary 393 Philadelphia Notes 393 Personal 393 List of Patents 400 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 402 Lightening the load 111 a .-ummer such as we liave just pa.ssed through, with hiwns sere and brown and much garden ma- terial dried up and useless because of the lack of raiu. the value of the tough little annuals M'hich are so froouentlv forgotten in the craze for fancy novelties, becomes apparent. Many a garden bed pre- tentiously planted with asters of high degree, prize Ijegonias and roses from wdiich much was expected, has been saved from complete wreck through the persistence of such unconquerable subjects as the portulaccas, sweet alyssura, poppies, morning glories and old-fash- ioned petunias, often self-so^vn and actually stealing their way into the privilege of simply living. We are not referring to the garden under the constant watch and care of 'the skilled gardener with every facility at hand for combatting unfavorable conditions, but rather tlie little home garden of the artizan or business man v.'hieh in time of stress must often talce care of itself, but the existence of which means so much to the seeds- man and plant dealer. The useful qualities of the more resistant of these eheeiT little subjects under con- ditions of crude culture or sheer neglect are not always appreciated as they deserve, standing as they often do, between the amateur gardener and utter discomfiture and encouraging him to try again. The old saying attributing all kinds of fl'itless simplicity to him who "doesn't know beans" loses its application after one has turned the pages of Mr. Tracy's elaborate bean report to which reference is made in another column of this paper. To know the hundreds of varieties of Boston's favorite food therein described is certainly an attainment far beyond the most of us. One result of the ijeru.sal of the report will be to estab- lish a conviction of the absurdity of such a vast num- ber of synonyms and the desirability of reducing to a reasonable lengih such a puzzling array of superfluous catalogue material. Substantial as is the reduction already made l^y Mr. Tracy we have no doubt it could and probably will be, in the near future, carried much further. The sentiments of the trade today seem to favor a thorough sifting out and general simplifying of tlie cumbersome seed, fruit and plant varietal lists and no better evidence that such is needed can be presented than we And in this exhaustive compilation which the Department of Agriculture has prepared. We can recall the time wdien the exhibitor showing the largest number of varieties of pears, running up into the liundrcds, was the ]iroudest personage at the shows of the iMassachusetts Horticultural Society. Later on the ambition cf the chrysantliemum grower took the same turn and today the devotees of the dahlia are franti- cally trying to excel one another in the list of sorts they can place upon the exhibition table. The chrys- anthemum growers soon got tired of the caprice and nctvr it only requires the production of a superior variety to drive the sensational variety of yesterday into oViliviou. The British sweet pea society's course in reading out of recognition a host of superseded varie- ties is another case in point and we have no doubt tliat the dahlia lists will in due time aet a similar slnsliing. September 21. 1907 HORTICULTURi: .381 HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION AT AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES. By Tlici.diire Worth, supt. of Parks of llinneiipolis, Minn., at S. A. F. Con- vention. Philadelpliia. Ml-. President, and Fellow Members of the Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists. Ladies and Gentlemen, — I have been asked to prepare a paper on "Horticul- tural Education at Agricultural Col- leges," and I hardly know how to ap- proach the subject, for, personally, I have no experience whatever as a stud- ent or graduate of such an institution of learning. 1 attended school until I was sixteen years old, and when I arrived at that, what I considered very ripe age, and barely graduated with figures which I don't care to remember, I was of the opinion that additional wisdom, to be gained from profes.sors and books, was superfluous technical theory, which would be of little help in practical work. I thought it was a kind of pol- ish that would wear oft soon and most likely spoil the leather, and that it would be better to grease the boots to begin with and go to work, and so 1 did. I served one of those good Old Coun- try apprenticeships where I had to work three years, not only for nothing, but ray governor had to pay my board besides. I don't know now, whether at that time I earned my board, but I had a feeling that I did that and more too. However. I graduated with honors as a full-fledged gardener, and I dis- tinctly remember the great celebration that took place at that memorable time, which clearly shows that my memory was good under the most trying circumstances. Since then I have followed the noble profession of gardening in many of its branches and in different lands and climates, and have ff und pleasure, con- tentment and happiness in all I have approached and worked at, and if 1 could return to boyhood and had a chance to make my selection of trade again, 1 would most certainly select the "gardener's" profession. But, who has passed through life, successsful or otherwise as it may be, who would not omit some things he has done and do some things he left un- done, if he was to live the same period of life over again? No one— and it is through this, our experience, that we must attempt and endeavor to teach those that follow us. to become wise whei e we were unwise. I therefore appear before you, not as a student or graduate from any horti- cultural college, but as one who wishes he had made use of the opportunity to be such, at the time he had the chance. I have, in my professional life, come in c(mtact with voung meit of practical schooling only, men of theoretical schooling only, and men of both, and I have often had occasion to envy the latter. I have observed, however, that among the foi mei- two, the first had by far the advantage, but I am con- vinced that a happy combination, in which the practical schooling is pre- dominant, is the ideal course for hor- ticultural education. From prospectuses that I have read of different agricultural colleges, and through conversations which I have had with some of the leading teachers at such institutions of learning, I feel convinced that a sincere interest and support given those institutions by in- rtividtial and combined effort of our craft, would result in a more progres- sive and beneficial treatment of hortl- cullural sub.iects in general, and hor- ticultural interests especially, than is at present the case and possible. I feel assured those institutions are sincere and anxious to help us with all their available means and opportuni- ties, and if we give them the glad hand of support, interest and appreciation, the combined efforts of both will be crowned with unbounded success to the benefit of all the far-reaching in- terests concerned. And who is better adapted and able to give that support, and who is closer to that calling than oar S. A. F.? I believe that our Society should take into earnest consideration what could and should be done tr further our in- terests in the horticultural education of the younger members of our craft. Let lis exchange ideas how it miglit be done. 1. for one, wonder whether it might not be possible to select one of the many excellent State Agricultural Colleges, one as centrally located as possible to make the study of horti- culture, and especially floriculture, a special attraction along lines which would meet with our ideas of practical, commercial usefulness. For instance, would it not be practical to have a col- le.ge equipped with an up-to-date com- meirial plant, for the culture of plants both tnder glass and out of doors? Would it not be possible to market the products of this college plant at fair open prices, without creating an un- fair competition to local trade in the vicinity of the institution? If so, would not this btanch of such a col- lege became more or less self-sustain- ing, and would not the very desire of making it so. and the need of success- fully meeting such commercial com- petition, spur both teachers and pupils to achieve results far beyond the aim and the possibility of the ordinary col- lege plant and experiment station? If all this is possible I think it is well worth our while to secure it, and I think it should be our aim. A forceful, eai-nest combination of our intt rests and practical experiences with those of the scientific and the- oretically advanced researches of the teachers of our colleges. I believe would result in horticiiltural education along most remunerative lines. I should like to see some of our leading professional men connected with the Governing Board of such an institution, and I should want some of our successful practical gardeners on the staff of teachers. I should like to see the theoretical and scientific leach- ings of our professors of botany, en- tomology, chemistry, etc., brought into uninterrupted and closest contact with the piactical experiments and demon- strations of our experienced leading practical gardeners, so that the teach- ings of both, supplementing each other. ma>- tell the student why and how and when and where. The merits of such an institution I think would speak for Itself, and it seems to me would be universally recognized at any early date of its ex- istence. Its beneficial and educational influence would not be limited to the building up of a young generation of well educated, practical craftsmen, but it would also become the central station of horticultural and floricul- tural inteiests in general, a place we all would want to visit, a trial and ex- perimental station open to all intro- ductions and pioducts of our ever ad- vancing skill and progress. Its seal of merit and excellence should be the coveted prize of profes- sional advancement, achievement and ambition. Every year a number of our suc- cessful and leading fellow craftsmen go to Europe on a combined pleasure and business trip, and we all knov/ that travelling with open eyes means to learn and profit. If a few such trav- ellers would act as a committee and together visit some of the horticul- tural schools of Germany, France and Switzei'land, I believe some of the things they would see there would be helpful towards the realization of my dream herein outlined. True, condi- tions and requirements here and there differ greatly, but in a g'eneral way our aims are the same. There and here we must have and do have at heart the advancement of our noble calling, the profession of a "Gardener," of which I pride myself to be a member, and anything that can be done to further such advancement through combined and individual effort should receive our hearty and active support. HYDROCYANIC-ACID-GAS FOR WHITE FLY. Editor of Horticulture, Dear Sir: I have a greenhouse 12x 7.5 where tomatoes have been growing this summer and the house has be- come infested with white flies. Please give me the name of that gas that de- stroys them, also the amount and how to mix and oblige, W. D. White flies may be eradicated by the use of hydrocyanic-acid-gas used in the proportion of one ounce of pure cya- nide of potassium for each 1.000 cubic feet of air space in house, and left over night with all apertures closed. To breathe the gas is fatal, hence great care must be exercised and some way devised for opening the ventilation from the outside after fumigating to clear the house before attempting to enter. The materials required are 98 per cent cyanide of potassium and com- mercial sulphuric acid. Small earthen Jars are placed in the paths of the houses, one to about every 50 feet in length of an ordinary IS-foot wide house. Into each jar is put first water and then sulphuric acid in the propor- tion of about halt a pint of water and three-quarters of a pint of acid to which eight ounces of cyanide is added later. The cyanide crystals should be wrapped in two or three thicknesses of paper and, when all is ready, dropped into the jar either by a string con- trolled from outside or by dropping in by hand and then sprinting for the door. 382 HORTICULTURE September 21, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB OF BOSTON. The first meeting of this club for the new season was held in Horticultural Hall last Tuesday evening. The at- tendance was large — fully one hundred and fifty members being present — un- doubtedly attracted by the announce- ment that Mr. R. G. Leavitt of the Ames Botanical Laboratory would talk on the interesting topic of cross-fer- tilization. Mr. Leavitt evidently "made good," for he held his audience so deeply engrossed for nearly an hour and a half that they didn't know where the time had gone. Mr. Leavitt said that a plant is a machine with a defi- nite structure Intended to perform a definite work, ynd that the hybridist. to attain successful results, must first understand the machine with which he proposes to work. He showed how mysterious laws of cross-breeding are being gradually understood and codi- fied, and how slow must be the work of the scientist in this vast field where, as yet, very few general laws have been determined upon which hybridists agree. The hybridist, when he starts in, cannot tell what is going to happen, each plant being a law unto itself. He then took the specific subject of the mechanism of reproduction, showing by means of a blackboard to various pistilate and staminate organs of flowers, and the operations of pollen and ovarv in the proce.~s of fertiliza- iton, and explaining in detail Mendel's law of hybridization. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded. A vote of thanks was passed expressing the appreciation by the club of the many courtesies ex- tended to its members by the Florist Club of Philadelphia on the occasion of the recent convention. On the exhibition tables were some interestin,g- contributions, including large specimen plants of S. A. Nutt and La Brette geraiiiuras from Wm. Nick- erson, assistant gardener with James Wheeler at Elmhurst: Nymphaea Tr>- on from Carl Blomberg of the Mrs. A. C. Ames estate, Chatenay and Testout roses from George Page of Newton Highlands, Helenium autuninalis su- perbum rubrum from F. ,J. Rea, and begonias semperflorens, gracilis lumi- nosa and Fireball from F. E. Palmer, Brookline. PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The monthly meeting of this society was notable for the fine display of out- door flowers, such as September asters, cannas, dahlias, tritomas, phloxes and various other seasonable subjects. The exhibition of vegetables for the Bodine pri.zes was also a feature and proved a hard job for the judges to decide be- tween the four very meritorious col- lections staged. The show was free to the public during Tuesday and 'Wed- nesday. The competition in dahlias was meagre, Joseph Hurley, gardener to Jame? W. Paul, staging the best lot. Samuel Crowther, gardener for Mr. Brown, also had a fair showing. The season has been backward and too dry, and dahlias are not yet at their best. Asters reflected credit on the chief ex- hibitors, Messrs. Hurley, Crowther, and William Robertson, gardener ;.t Fair .\cres. The latter had also a good showing of hardy phloxes for the Dre^r prizes, and a general collection of her- baceous perennials in the same section. The most exciting feature was the competition for a collection of vege- tables on a space 41x48 inches. Sam- uel Hammond took first, Jno. McCleary second, and Joseph Hurley third; out it was a hard matter to tell which was best. W. P. Peacock staged a good col- lection of named dahlias and was to have appeared personally to talk on same nut was unable to attend. SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE. Program of the fifth annual meeting held in connection with the meeting of the American Poniological Society at the Jamestown Exposition. September 24, 25 and 26, 1907: — The Relation of the Adams' Fund to Horticulture, L. H. Bailey, Cornell Uni-- versity. Importance of Bud Variations an 1 Mutations in the Development of Citrus Varieties, Herbert J. Webber. Cornell University. Originating New Fruits, G. B. Brack- et!, U. S. Pomologist, Washington, D. C. The Origin and Improvement ni' Some Horticultural Varieties in Ohio. W. R. Lazenby, Columbus. Ohio. Mendelian Characters in Tomatoes, V. P. Hedrick and N. O. Booth. New York State Experiment Station. Mendell's Law Applied in Tomato Breeding. A. G. Craig, Pullman, Wash- ington. On Methods of Breeding for Disease Resistance, W. A. Orton, U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture. The Plan and Side Issues, C. S. Cran- dall, Urbana, Illinois. Plant Breeding as a University Course, John Craig. Cornell University. Seasonal Influence in Carnation Crossing Relative to Seed Production. William Stuart, Burlington. Vermont. The Technique of Hybridizing the Potato, E. M. East, New Haven, Con- necticut. Experiments in StrawJjerry Breed- ing, S. W. Fletcher, Agricultural Col- lege, Michigan. Breeding to Overcome the "Little Peach" Disease, L. R. Taft, Agricul- tural College. Michigan. Variations in Swayzie Apple Seed- lings, W. T. Macoun, Ottawa, Canada. Xenia in Apples, C. P. Close, College Park, Maryland. Meetings will probably be held in the Court of the States Exhibit Palace. The time of meeting will be announced at headquarters at the Inside Inn. where reduced rates have been secured for members of the society. This hotel will also lie headquarters for the other horticultural societies which convene during the week of September 23-28 It is quite likely that some of the meetings will be held jointly with the -American Poniological Society. CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. President Loveless has announced the committees to examine seedlings and sports on dates as follows: Sept. 21-28, Oct. 5-12-19-26, Nov. 2-9-16-23 and 30, 1907. Exhibits to receive atten- tion from the committees must in all cases be prepaid to destination, and the entry fee of $2.00 should be forwarded to the secretary not later than Tuesday of the week preceding examination, or may accompany the blooms. Special attention is called to the rule requiring that sports, to receive a certificate, must pass three committees. Philadelphia — A. B. Cartledge, chair- man; John Westcott. William K. Har- ris. Ship flowers to' chairman, 1514 Chestnut street. Cincinnati — R. Witterstatter, chair- man; James Allen. William Jackson. Ship flowers to Jabez Elliot Flower Market, care of janitor. Chicago — J. B. Deamud, chairman; Andrew McAdam. George Asmus. Ship flowers to chairman, 51 Wabash Ave. Boston — Elijah A. Wood, chairman; W^illiam Nicholson, James Wheeler. Ship to Boston Flower Market, lA Park St.. care of chairman. New York — Eugene Dailledouze, chairman; William Duckham, A. Her- rington. Ship flowers to New York Cut Flower Co., care of chairman, 55- 57 West 26th street: all flowers to be on hand by 2 p. m. on day of examina- tion. Official scales of the C. S. A. are as follows: For Comiiiercial r'urposes. rolipi- •^11 I'di- I-;xliil.iti( l-'lirposfs. .'oldi- J^rciii (■'"liM^'f Fullni-ss n 10 Korui Fiilhiesy . . . I.-. ...Ill .. 5 . . .5 15 Foliage . . . 1 Ti 1.5 . ..t.-J . ..lu . . 1110 Depth 1.') Size Total Size Total ..35 1110 The following named gentlemen have been secured to pass on the exhibits at the New York show, to be held No- vember 6 to 8, 1907: Eugene Daille- douze of Flatbush, N. Y., James Wheel- er of Brookline, Mass., William N. Craig of North Easton, Mass. The show promises to be the best the so- ciety has ever held. Make your ar- rangeni'^uts so that you w'ill not be obliged to miss it. Send to the secre- tary for a list of premiums and try to recall if your dues for 19ii7 are paid. Work of Committees. Cincinnati. Sept. 7th. — Golden Glow (Japaiiesel exhilnted liy .X'athan Smith & Son. .\drian. Mich . scored 90 points commercial scale. The judges siieak very highly of this variety, and say it is O. IC. in very way, and will be a valuable addition to the early flower- ing varieties. It was shown in Pitts- burg. Sept. 3rd, in fine shape. D.WID ERASER, Sec'y. September 21, 1907 tlOKTiCULT U»£ 383 THE EXHIBITION SEASON EL PASO COUNTY HORTICUL- TURAL SOCIETY. The exhibition of this society which was held at Colorado Springo, Colo., on .A.ugust 21 to 23, was the best they ever had, financially and also in (luality. With a schedule of more than 300 classes and over 1200 entries it is hardly necsssary to say that the offi- cials had plenty to attend to. The photogriaph liere introduced shows one section of the tents, the central dis- play being from Glen Eyrie Gardens, the estate of Gen. W. J. Palmer, in charge of C. V. Fohn, head gardener, this exhibition being not tor competi- tion. It comprised tuberous begonias, gloxinias and decorati\e foliage plants. In the iirofe.ssional classes, the Pike's Peak P'loral Co., Frank Hayden and \Vm. Clark, local growers, share the l)rincipal honors in cut flowers, plants, and decorations, with Frank Hayden of the Colorado Spiings Floral Co., in the lead. W. \'> . Wilmoie of Denver easily took first ])laoe amongst the large out- side grow-ers in the cut flower profes- sional growers' classes, and his ex- hibit ot dahlias was the equal of any- thing heretofore shown in this coun- try; he also showed some new and beautiful strains in gladioli classes. In perennials John Berry made a wonderful exhibit ti'om the Monument Valley Park. Mr. Beiry has been in charge of the vast and wonderful transformation which has taken place in this heretofore wilderness of a creelv bottom which contains ui) wards oi 1500 acieis and cost nearly one million dollars, the whole of which has been paid by General W'm. J. Palmer. In file Corporations and Public In- stitutions groups, W. li. Ounman of the Union Printers' Home carried oft many honors and prizes, while Edwin W. Pierce of the State school for tin' Deal and Rlind (while at some disad- vantage owing to the new additions to the buildings) came a good second. The exhibits t; om the pupils of the public schools and in tne sweet pea classes were not up to the usual stan- dard. This was due entirely to the unfavorable condition of the early spring The iJiizes utfeied by the society amounted to about .$1500 in cash, be- sides many valuable cups and other good things. These shows are always held in the centre of the city, in what is known as the N. Park, and this, the ninth, was more liberally patronized than any previous one, so that after paying all del)ts the society starts the new year'.? work for civic iinprovement with a surplus on hand. NATIONAL DAHLIA SOCIETY. On September 5th and Gth the above named society held its annual exhibi- tion at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. ■\ libera! prize schedule was provided and altogether there were 47 classes iu which money prizes, medals and sev- eral silver challenge cuiis were offered for competition. In the competitive classes provision was made for all kinds of growers of the various types of dahlias. 3, 6, 12, IS, 24 and 48 cut blooms being the rule. Exhibits in vases and other floral displays vcere iu excellent form, while the non-corapeti- tlv? miscellaneous displays from the trade were in some cashes ot great in- terest and importance. Most of the well-known dahlia specialists were represented. Messrs. T. ?. Ware & Co.'s flowers were artis- tically ananged in tall bamboo sup- ports, with a front edging of Isolepis gracilis. Hobbies Limited also had a fine display, among them the new lieony-ltowered varieties K. A. Vic- toria pale lemon yellow. Dr. Van Jan- sen reddish deep crimson, Rosen Van Groeneken yellow buff, all of them big massive blooms of this modern type. Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons are well known growers of the dahlia and they staged an iniiiosing and efiectiveiy ar- '■anged lot, in which the peony-flow- ered were also well in evidence, Glorie de Baarn, Reine Wilhelmina, lie Jiali, .\mos Perry, Beauty of Seven- oaks, Phyllis, etc. Show dahlias: Crimson King, Dr. Keynes, Canary Bird, Mrs Gladstone. Henrietta, Mrs. Glasscock, Dante, Warrior, Norma, Mrs. Morgan. Pompons; Bacchus, Ph(;ebe, Jessica, Distinction, Gany- mede, Snowdake, lattle Bugler, Ne- rissa, etc. Cactus varieties were by far in the majority. First-class certi- ficates v/eie awarded to the folowiug cactus varieties, viz.: C. E. Wilkins, beautilul shade of salmon rose tinted buff in the centre; Ivernia, very large bloom, bronzy buff tinted deep rose; Rev. A. Piidge, yellow centre, edges of florets tinted deep rose; Mauve Queen. ver.v soft shade of rosy mauve, white centre. Decorative cactus: The Bride, pure white. Singles; Peggy, a pretty riov.'er, rich reddish terra cotta, the outside edged deep rose, yellow cen- tre; Crimson Piince, a beautiful View in EximiiTiox of Ei. Paso County Horticli.tlrai. Socikty Herzog Heinrich and others being all in good form. Other good decorative stands were set up by Moss.-s. Scale. West, Morti- mer, John Walker, Burrill & Co., Stredwick, Oieal .?. Sons, Keyn.?s, Wil- liams & Co.. and others. In the big cut bloom class (•'V )S distinct, J. Walker came in first for a fine collection of the old florists' show dahlia. Some of the most attractive in hi= stand were Perfection, Victor. Colonist, Harbinger, Hero, Harrison Weir, Blush Gem, Diadem, Criterion, Lord Salisbury, Shirley Hibberd, John Rawlings. and Miss Cannell. The first prize in the class for 24 cut blooms old show dahlia was awarded to Ke\nes, \\ illiJims & Co. Ot the many other minor classes we can say hut little, considerations of space having to be taken into account. But, going round the exhibition, we noted among the various lots staged good examples of the following: Sin- gles: Robin Adair, Kuroki, Flame. Dorothy, Juno, Victoria, Fabian, Les- flower, rich velvety crimson with yel- low centre. One or two others received similar distinction. C. HARMAN PAYNE. London. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. The weekly show on Tuesday, Sept. ">ix\ was small and select, and charac- terized by masses of one thing in quan- tity; for instance, Kelway & Son had a table displaying on it sevent,v large exhibitors' vases, each holding three spikes of one variety of gladiolus. .Aphrodite is a lovely pure white, and Purity another, the last securing an A. M. Primrose is a perfect yellow, with large, individual flowers, long and well poised spike, Rocksaud is a rich, crimson scarlet, Alexander Edward a lovely soft cinnibar red and Bond a tine yellow. Lady MacDonald is a deep pui'iile, and Mrs. ¥;. West an exquisite soft lilac. At the back of these was a record exhibit by the Leonardslee gar- 384 HOKTICUL T ^;RE. Sent ember 21. 1907 dener, of cut peutKtenioiis, all of tbe large gloxinia-tonued kinds -whicli, even at the close of the show, showed no sign of flagging, but how this was compassed was a puzzle till I inquired and found that each spike, as cut, was placed in a vessel with ample water, so that it had not time to wilt. Some of the sorts were named, but provided you secure a good strain of seed, it is not necesssary to propagate by cut- tings Then Guilim had cut double begonias in boxes of all shades of color, the yellows and scarlets being perlect, and the whole occupied one side of a 50 ft. table, while at the back Gunn & Sons had a bank of phlox, em- bracing a number of fine novelties. Then MV. H. .1. Jones of chrysanthe- mum fame put up a bank of hybrid fuchsias— fulgent, corymbosa, serrati- folia Uorainiana— all of which must prove useful to the decorative ■florists, as the color of flower and habit of growth, combined with free- dom of flowering, must ensure their popularity. One named Coralle (Le- moine) gained an award of merit from the floral committee. Gartenmeister and Fraudchen Bonstedt are two excel- lent kiuds. Perle is a dwarf pale va- riety, and Eros a fine crimson. Novelties were scarce, but Veitch & Son deservedly took a first-class certi- ficate for Cattleya Uris) His Majesty, in every way worthy the honor and the name, and another noble orchid was shown bv Charlesworth— Cattleya Gaskelliana alba. An A. M. was also taken for a yellow semi-double Gail- lardia grandiflora, very promising, from Harrison & Son, named Lady RoUeston. Mr. Shoosmith took an A. M. for cactus dahlia Ella Elrich, of most lovely form and color, and also put up Snowdrift (white). Buttercup (yellow), and a fine dark maroon A. H. Gale. Fruit was mostly shown on trees in pots, the Cranston Xui-sery Co.. Cheals, and Veitch & Son having some well-fruited pyramids in pots of leading kinds, while the first named had grape vines carrying a good crop of the leading varieties, and Veitch a fine collection of figs, as bushes and cordons, all carrying good crops. A'eitch's novelties were Artimesia cactiflora, with foliage like an astilbe, and icose panifies of whitish flowers, the North China monkshood, Aconitum Wilsoni, and plants of Senecio clivo- mum show a financial success. Al- how much this plant varies in foliage, size and form of llowers, when so raised. THOMAS BUNYARD. COMING EXHIBITIONS. can be had from "Walter Koella. Sec'y, 58 Bishop street. New Haven, Conn. Rhode Island Horticultural Society. The Rhode Island Horticultural So- ciety will hold its annual November exhibition at Providence, R. I., on Nov. 15 and IG. Chrysanthemums, carna- tions, etc., are liberally provided for. The secretary's address is C. W. Smith, 27 and 29 Exchange St., Provi- dence, R. I. William Appleton is su- perintendent of the hall. Worcester County Horticultural So- ciety. The Worcester County Horticultural Society will give the following ex- hibitions at Horticultural Hall. Worcester. Mass.: Thursday, Septem- ber 26, cut flowers, fruit and vege- tables: Thursday, October 10, fruit and vegetables, annual dinner of the so- ciety at 12.30 p. m. : Thursday, Novem- ber 14, chrysanthemums. Adin A. Hixon is secretary; address Horticul- tural Hall. Horticultural Society of Buffalo. The first annual Flower Show under the auspices of the Horticultural So- ciety of Buffalo will be held at Buf- falo, N. Y., on November 11 to 17, 1907. inclusive. The preliminary list of premiums has been issued and show.-* some very liberal prizes for chi'ysan- themum plants and flowers, decorative plants, orchids, carnations, roses and floral arrangements. It is stated that Buffalo's Flower Show will be the best exhibition seen east of Chicago in many years. Copies of rules and entry blanks mav be obtained from John H. Tranter, Sec'y, P. 0. Box 904, Buffalo, N. Y. Florists' Club of Washington. The Florists' Club of Washington has issued the Preliminary List of .\wards offered for their annual exhi- bition which is to be held in the Na- tional Rifles' Armory, Washington. D. C, on November 12. 13 and 14. Copies of same may be had by address- ing Charles McCauley. 18th and Kear- ney streets, N. W. Washington. The list comprises 140 classes, which cov- er a wide diversity of plants and flowers under commercial and private divisions. The proceeds will be de- voted to charitable institutions. Peter Bisset is president of the club. A Montreal Flower Show. Westmount flower show was a suc- cess. It was held under the auspices of the Westmount Horticultural Asso- ciation in the Victoria Hall, last Sat- urday. 14th inst. Among the prizes offered were those for the plants given out to the school children last spring. Prizes awarded in the garden compe- tition were also presented. The craft in Montreal are trying all means to make our next chrysanthe- mums show a financial success. Al- ready some friends of the club are approaching the members of the legis- lature for a grant. Others are offer- ing to the club the services of a pop- ular military band of this city. Horticultural Society of Chicago. The annual exhibition of the Horti- cultural Society of Chicago will take place on October 31, continuing until November 6. The preliminar>- sched- ule, which has been received from E. A. Kanst, assistant secretary. 5700 Cottage Grove Avenue. Chicago, is quite lengthy and generous, there being lotl regular classes in flowers in plants, with prizes ranging from $3.00 up to $100.00 each. Monmouth County Horticultural So- ciety. The tenth annual exhibition of the Monmouth County Horticultural So- ciety will be held in Frick Lyceum. Red Bank. N. J., on Wednesday and Thursday, October 30 and 31. Copies of the premium list may be obtained from H. A. Kettel. secretary. This is essentially a gardeners' exhibition, and some of the best chrysanthemum growers in the country will compete. Denison Civic Improvement League. The Denison Flower Show to be given under the auspices of the Deni- son Civic Improvement League, at Denison, Texas, on November G. 7 and 8. promises to be quite an extensive affair, judging from the 474 classes provided for in the prize schedule. A number of the classes are quite unique and evidence a determination to in- terest all classes and ages of possible exhibitors or visitors. Copies of the very interesting and handsome sched- ule may be had from the secretary, T. W. Larkin. N'-w Haven County Horticultural So- ciety. The New Haven County Horticul- tural Society will hold its usual chrys- anthemum show early in November. Prize schedules will soon be ready and Illinois State Fair. The great Illinois State Fair will open at Springfield on September 27 and close October 5, under the man- agement of the Illinois State Board of .\griculture. The horticultural depart- ment as classified in the schedule con- cerns only fruit, which, to be eligible for competition, must have been grown in Illinois by the exhibitor. All vege- tables are included under the classifi- cation of farm products, in which cereals are especially prominent, some idea of the scale of this department being possible for the reader when we quote the first prize $50.00 tor bushel of seed corn, Illinois grown, the sama duplicated in the "open to the world" class, and similar premiums for white seed corn, the corn premiums alone amounting to about $3,000.00, The premiums under the classifica- tion of floriculture exceed $2,300.00, and are very liberal in the cut. flower classes. For instance, fifty American Beauty roses have a, first premium of $50.00, and fifty other roses $12.00 each, and the lesser classes are on the same scale: $25.00 for 100 carnations and $6.00 each for the exhibits of 50 carnations in the various colors may also be quoted. The plant list is some- what disproportionate in certain classes. Entries close Wednesday, Sept. 25. Roses and carnations must be staged by noon. October 1, and oth- er cut flower exhibits, designs, etc.. by noon, October 2. Robert O'Dwyer. Mon- roe and Desplaines street, Chicago, is superintendent and J. F. Ammann, Edwardsville. is assistant superintend- ent, and prize lists can be supplied by either of these gentlemen upon re- quest. The following were mentioned at length in last week's issue of HORTI- CrLTURE: Nassau County Horticultural So- ciety, Glen Cove. N. Y. Special dahlia show in connection with October meet- ing. State Floral Society of Arkansas, Little Rock. November 14 to 16. September 21. 1907 HORTICULTURE 385 Lenox Horticultural Society, Lenox, Mass., Oct. 23 and 24. Geo. H. In- stone, Sec'y. Wappinger's Dahlia Society, Park Hall. Wappinger's Falls, N. Y., Sept. 20 and 2L New Jersey Floricultural Society, Orange. N. J., dalilia exhibition, Oct. 4. Henr>- Halbig. Sec'y. Tarrytown Horticultural Society, Tarrytown. N. Y., Nov. 6, 7 and 8. E. W. Xeubrand. Sec'y. Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Horticultural Hall, Boston. Chrysan- themum show, Nov. 8, 9 and 10. W. P. Rich, Sec'y. Maryland State Horticultural So- ciety. Fifth Reg. Armory. Baltimore, Dec. 3 and 4. Thos. B. Symonds, Col- lege Park, Md., Sec'y. ST. LOUIS FLORISTS' CLUB. "Installation Meeting" took place Thursday afternoon, September 12th. When President Irisli took the chair and opened the meeting there were twenty in attendance. Walter Ret- zer, who is with the St. Louis Seed Co., made application for membership, and two new members were added to the roll, L. M. Van Hook, grower, and D. Hova, a retailer. The newly elected officers were duly installed by President Irish, assisted by J. W. Dunford and E. W. Guy, both ex-jiresidents. Those who were in- stalled in turn were: Trustee, Chas. Schoeule; treasurer, Fred H. Weber: secretary, A. .1. Bentzen: vice-presi- dent, G. H. Augermuller, and president, W. C. Young. Each in turn on taking theii respective offices made appro- priate remarks. President Irish, on leaving the chair, also made a neat talk, in which he stated that the mem- bers should stand by the new officers and lend their support as they have in the past, and thanked them for their assistance given him in the past year. lCx-Secretar\" Beneke's report showed that the attendance during the year had averaged 25 per meeting. Ex- Treasurer Bentzen's report shows a good balance to the club's credit. President Young stated that a letter from President Stewart of the S. A. F. indicated that St. Louis had sent the largest individual delegation to the convention from the West. Tlte meeting then adjourned to a nearby cafe, where a fine lunch was spread at the expense of the new president, and the plans for the yearly meeting of the club and convention matters were talked over. The next meeting will take place Thursday afternoon, Octo- ber 10, at two o'clock. BUSINESS CHANGES. Miss Georgie Scorgie is about to open a new flower store in the Medina Building, Somerville, Mass. Johnson & Armstrong have taken the Coolidge Bros, greenhouse at South Sudbury, Mass.. and will run it for carnations exclusively. WE HAVE JU5T RECEIVED IN PERFECT CONDITIO.N A LARGE SHIPMENT OF CATTLEYA MOSSIAE. WE HAVE ALSO A LIMITED QUANTITY LEFT OF CATTLEYA SCHROEDERAE. The above shipments are the finest that have ever reached this country. We have also on hand a number of other Orchids, not yet potted, such as Laelia Anceps, L, Autumnalis, Epidendrum Vitellinum, Miltonias, IN VARIETN, ETC. LAGER & HURRELL, . . . Summit, H. J. During Recess "Hang Sormu-; care will kill a cat A ftd therefore let' s be merry." .Tohn Taylor has just started in the nursery and florist business at Fort Myers, Fla., and would like to receive catalogues of seasonable goods. WASHINGTON FLORISTS AT WHITE MARSH. On September 17th at 11 o'clock, about forty Washingtouians took the train for Baltimore, where they were met by Mr. Vincent and about one hun- dred of the Monumental City craft. Thence they all proceeded toCowenton, where they exchanged train for farm wagons, which conveyed them to the 40-acre dahlia farm of R. Vincent, Jr.. and Sons. They were received here under a large shed beautifully deco- rated with cut dahlias and oak leaves, and were soon busy with a fine dinner served by young ladies, for the benefit of two churches in which Mr. Vincent is interested. There are now six new houses under course of construction on the place, and six completed, 30x200 ft., filled with geraniums. After enjoying the dahlia display, which embraces all the finest and newest varieties, the train was scheduled to arrive. It was, how- ever, an hour late, and as it steamed up a heavy rain and electric storm burst, which made all especially inter- ested in getting into their respective coaches. Just before Baltimore was reached on the return, the train bear- ing the florists and families was run into by a heavy New York express, and what would have been a horrible a'icident, was averted only by the snap- ping of the coupling joining engine to train, as the former went crashing down a 20-foot embankment. The only casualty reported was the breaking of the engineer's arm. The accident de- layed train about two hours, so it was 8 p. m. before Baltimore was reached. Here the excursionists were met 'uy the Baltimore Florists' Club, part of whom took the ladies to supper, while the others escorted the men to the bowling alley, where Baltimore won two games. All then enjoyed a fine supper ordered by the Baltimore Club. The ladies of Baltimore bowled two games against the Washington ladies, and it goes without saying that the Washington ladies were victorious. There were also in the party five gen- tlemen from the Florists' Club of Philadelphia, who participated in all the festivities with true Philadelphia abandon. It was about 1 a. m. when the train finally reached Washington, bearing a crowd very tired but thoroughly grate- ful for preservation from, what might Ir.ive beeti a horrible disaster. NEWS NOTES. Prof. A. B. McKay, J. F. McKay and R. L. Addkinson are to engage in the florist and nursery business at Madi- son Station, Miss. A receiver has been appointed for the Albaugh Nursery cfe Orchard Co., Phoneton, 0. The liabilities of the company are given as $40,000. John Ingraham has leased the Sea- wanhaka greenhouses formerly con- ducted by the late V,'. L. Swan at Oy- ster Bay, N. Y'., and will grow carna- tions and orclrids. A gang of fern pickers in the woods at Kent, Conn., were arrested and fined a week ago on complaint of the Fel- louris Company of New York who had leased the fern picking rights on that territory. At the weekly exhibition of the Worcester County, Mass., Horticultural Society last Thursday, George McWil- liam showed Montreal musk-melons weighing from 19 to 21 1-2 lbs. each, and of delicious flavor. John M. .McKenzie, of North Cam- bridge, Mass., will move to his new office and salesroom on Massachusetts avenue, and the old Hutchins green- houses which he has been occupying will be demolished. H. C Ostertag, F. W. Pape and C. Young have been appointed to repre- sent the florists of St. Louis on the committee to raise funds to illuminate the city for the Million Population Club's celebration in latter part of October. Andrew W'ilson, Summit, N. J., of Plant Oil fame, is making a tour of the florists and gardeners of Boston, Lenox and other New England centres in the interest of his insecticide, the reputation of which had already pre- ceded him, and he is getting a "bar'l of orders." STRONG FIELD-GROWN HYDRANGEAS Ready for 7 in. and 8 in. pots, $S.oo and $10.00 per 100. Begonia Glorie De Lorraine First-class stock. 4 ill . $30.00 per ico: 254 in., .$12.00 per i'>.>. Field-grown CARNATIONS Enchantress, $6.co per 100. Cash , f'leasc. Satisfaction guaranteed. McRAE-JENKINSONCO.,CI)eswick, Pa. 386 HORTICULTURE September 21, 1907 Seed Trade The Planters' Seed Company, of Springfield, Mo., are erecting a large warehouse. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. As regards the quality ol' Dutch liulljs this season, the tulips and nar- cissi are the best. Hyacinths and cro- cuses art not more than ot average Quality. From Connecticut again comes con- firming reports that the late varieties of sweet corn are turning out very poorly. The continued dry weather has just about ruined all semblance ot" a crop. Sweet corn will be valuable property this year. Corrections of last weelv's seed trade notes are in order, as follows: Refer- ring to estimates of deliveries, read percentage of Pride of the Market 10 to 20 per cent, instead of 1 to 20 per cent., and for Sultana Excelsior read Sutton's Excelsior. On Wednesday. September 18, the first anniversary of the opening of the II. E. Fiske Seed Co.'s establishment at 12 and Ti'i Faneuil Hall Square was celebrated in due form. This company has "made good, " :ind in the short space of one year placed itself in a recognized iiosition of permanence and prominence aracng the best seed houses of the Hub. The receipts of Dutch bulbs during the past week have been very heavy, and now what certainly bids fair to be a great season for hardy bulbs be- ing well underway it may be an op- portune time to urge all consumers of this class of stock to at once place their orders, if they have not already done so, as from the experiences of the past two seasons the late buyers will not fare very well. Wax beans, especially "Black Wax," also "Burpee's" and "Giant Stringless" green pods f.re reported as a very poor crop in the west. Our advices also tend to show that the rlwaif varieties cf wrinkled peas will fall below the averages given in the interview with a leading gi'ower in our issue of 14th Inst. There is a report (we do not know how well-founded) that there is a failure of some small seed crops," over the Pond," notably salsify. Main shipments of Dutch bulb stock reached Philadelphia on the 16th inst. The season is late on account of the cold, damp weather on the other sid:. Hyacinths and narcissi opened up sweaty and had to be spread out. Tu- lips were in better shape. Outside of condition, quality and size are distinct- ly ahead of last year. This covers all subjects. May-flowering tulips are in larger supply, and judging from ad- vance sales the overturn in these will be phenomenal this year. Named Dar- wins even are now on the list and go readily even at the high prices asked. Arreriean Varieties of Garden Beans. The U. S. Department ot Agricul- ture has never issued a more useful and practical bulletin than that which has ju:t appeared under the above title by W. W. Tracv, .Ir., Bulletin, No. 109. ■\\ hen we consider that there are over four hundred assumed vai ieties of garden Beans now grown and culti- vated in this country, the value of Mr. Tracy's work in classifying and reducing them to one hundred and eighty-five distinct sorts will be appre- ciated. Not only has this been done most systematically, but the merits and demerits of each kind plainly stated and the synonymous names of each distinct variety given. The pub- lication of synonyms with the names of their Introdtieers cannot fail to have a restraining influence on those given to the practice of re-naming varieties for purposes of deception or gain. We would remark that the sin of re-chris- tening cannot always be charged to the Seedsmen; we can recall several instances where cultivators have con- cealed the names of vegetables and fruits in order to prevent their com- jictitors in market or in exhibition ob- taining stock of a sort, which they had hoped to monopolize. The de- scriptions are comprehensive, accurate and impartial. The author makes com- parison of each sort with others simi- lar to it, and wherever possible gives its history. The latter part of the book is devoted to half-tone illustra- tions of seeds, pods and leaves; al- togther, the bulletin is a trustworthy handbooiv on garden Beans, which will be fully appreciated by both grower and Seedsman. If anything could be added in a future edition, we would suggest that the Department when another trial is made, obtain through its correspondents a collection of the leading European kinds to be teste I in comparison with our own. There are not a few varieties like the Fla- geolet Blanc, Haricot Riz, etc., that so far as we know have never been fairly tried in this country. We most heartily commend the woi k of Bulletin No. 109 and we hope that work on this line will be continued by the Department. Bulletin No. 1 of the Bureau of Hor- ticultural Inspection, Department of .Agriculture of the State of New York, has been received. It has been pre- pared by (leorge G. Atwood and is de- voted to information for orchardist>; and fruit growers relating to certain dangerously injurious insects and diseases, among which are the various scales, borers, root worms, aphis, galls, bli.alits and vots. The book contains 4S full page plates illustrative of these subjects and the methods followed for their extermination. Every owner of trees should have this volume where he can put his hand on it at a mo- ment's notice. Charles A. Whiting, Commissioner of Agriculture, Albany. N. Y., is the office address. BEDDING PLANTS: THEIR USE AND ABUSE. [A p:i|icr )c:id hofnri' ilii' !<'.iiK'ty Mf Ijwa Fli:i^l>. -iiiijust -'S. I'JiiT. iiy J. T. Li. Fulii^el". Dt'S Muiiit;?.; I shall only speak of summer bed- ding and carpet bedding, since they are the two most in use in this section of the country. Fiist, summer bedding, where we U'je cannas, geraniums, coleus, verbenas, ageratum, salvia, vincas, alyssum, Ijetunias, heliotrope, grasses, altern- antheras. artemisia, begonias, dahlias, etc. 1 should plant but one variety of geranium in a bed, bordering the plants with some of the low-growing plants, as artemisia or Madame Saleioi geranium. Again, never use btit one colo! of cannas in a bed and tnese should be bordeied with some tall growing plant, as grass or salvia. As lor coleus, they may be planted two, three or four varieties in a bed, provided each variety is placed in Its own division. Coleus should be planted where they may be exposed to the full sunshine as the colors are nmch enhanced thereby. For dahlias. I prefer mixed colors in the same bed, ff>r the dahlia and chrysanthemum Slow'ers blend well even when the several shades are used together. Stake dahlia plants up. and do not permit many side shoots to grow as this is a detriment to bloom. Artemisia is considered one of the best plants, used either as a border for geraniums or in carpet bedding. As to begonias, the only fibrous-rooted varieties largely used for bedding are those of the sempertlorens type, of which Erfordii and Vernon are the best. Verbenas should be grown by themselves because they demand much room on account of their trailin.g habit. Piopagation by cutting must be relied on if we would keep the choicest varieties true to type. In the matter of carpet bedding, 1 am well aware there is a strong feel- ing against it by the landscape man; yet, in spite ot all his objections, the public are lovers of it, provided of course, it Is well done. That it may be seen to tlie best advantage, it should be placed in sunken areas, as we find it in .Vliichell Park, Milwaukee; V/ashington Paik, Cliicago; and Fair- mount Park, Philadelphia. Plants best adapted for use in car- pet bedding are coleus, alternanthera, stevia variegata, aitomisia, echeveria, santolina and sedum. All these, ex- cept echeveria. will stand pinching which keoi)s them at a desired height. \\'hen carpet beds are well done, they are very attractive, and since they re- f;ulre technical skill and time they certainly deserve appreciation. I now turn to the last, and to me the most )mi)ortant part of my paper — the abuse of bedding plants. This may be done, first by placing two or more colors of geraniums in a bed, as led and pink, bordering it with a coleus, which is allowed to grow taller than the geraniums. Or, it may be a bed of cannas of two, three or four varieties, bordered with geraniums and possibly ageratum for an outer border. Again, it may be a large, solid bed of salvia, without any border at all to break the monotony. Still again, it may be a bed of six or eight colors of coieus mixed like "Grandmother's- crazy patch quilt." September 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE 387 These are some of the abuses we often see, to say nothing of that abuse which allows weeds and grass to rage rampant, smothering the flowers out. Last, there is another abuse of bed- ding plants, the watering can. How often it is used with bad effect, since it merely sprinkles the ground, thus encouraging the roots to come to the surface where they are soon destroyed by the hot sun, whereas, if the ground is thoroughly watered and allowed to dry on top. the roots will go down- ward in seaich of moisture and not be susceptible to any hot, dry spell. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. F. W. Kelsey. New York. — "Nature Menders.' 'He who plants a garden doth mend Nature. " Good & Reese Company. Springfield, O. — Fall trade list for nurserymen and dealers only. Especially strong on peonies and roses. Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherfoid, N. .). — Autumn catalogue of bulbs for forcing and fall planting, peonies, shrubs, bay trees, palms, araucarias, etc. An interesting book fully illus- trated. P. .J. Berckmans Co, Inc., Augusta, Ga. -General catalogues of fruit and or- namental trees and shrubs, evergreens, roses, etc. There are several pages of useful information as to [ilanting. care, insects, diseases, etc, Conard & .Icnes Company. West Grove, Pa. — New Floral Guide, Au- tumn, l^f.T. .A colored illustration of "While Soupert" and '"Pink Baby Ram- bler" roses adorns the fiont cover and a tulip group the i)ack. J. M. Thorbuin & Co., New York.— 1307 preliminary trade-list of Ameri- can tree and shrub seeds. This list is an adv.anee offer of some of the leading sorts, subject to the crop and for immediate acceptance. If inter- ested, send for copy at once. Prices are quoted in shillings sterling. East'^i n Nurseries. M. M. Dawson. Mgr., Jamaica Plain, Mass. Fall wholesale trade list of choice orna- mental trees and shnibs. Contains the cream of all the hardy garden sub- .iects, also a list or herbaceous materia] in great variety. The same parties are sending out a pretty little pam- phlet on native rhododendrons and mor.ntain laurel, beautifully illustrated. CYCLAIVIEN Farqyhar's Giant Strain 1'n.surpassod for size of tiowers. Qiant Crimson Q'ant Pink Giant White Finest Mixed Qiant Excelsior, White vviih Claret Base 100 seeds, $' 2.5; lOfiO seeds, $10.00 R & J. FARQUHAf) &CO. 6 « 7 So. Market St., BostOD, Mass. C. G. MORSE & CO. Address ail communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States MICHELL'S LILIUM HARRISII Healthier and better than thnse usually fold The largest possible value for the money. MICHELL'S SPECIAL B>^ANO liulbs per case. Per rco f^er i 5-7 Cir $4.0 $4.7S $45 00 6-7 ■■ 3. SO 7-9 ■ 9- IT 11-13 ■ 2.00 6. SO 0.2S 1.00 20 00 REGULAR BRAND. Bulbs per case. Per ico Per 'ooo S.7 Cir $4. a list of your warns and we will quote you r- ck-bo'tom prices. Copy of our Florists' full) Catalogue will b sent up- on request. C atalogues now ready. VIGKS SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors VICK'S SLPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named soils: 1=8 02. 7Sc 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. BRASLANSEED6R0WEHSC0. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE. • • CailFORNIA Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds== Send for Catalogue THOMAS J. GREY GO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON BULBS Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. C AULIFLOWERS A B B A C E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. For prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent on request, Joseph Brcck & Sons Corp. 4r-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. BERMUDA GROWN LIUUM HARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS Keady for Delivery H.E.Fiske Seed Co.,'^„t„''sqre" BOSTON. MASS. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. 388 HOKTICU LTURE September 21, 1907 DACATA The premier of the 1905 novelties, the grandest of all of M. Bruant's many magnifirent introductions, and represents the highest development of the geranium at the present time. Beautiful shade of mauve rose, with white throat, enormous semi-double flowers, produced in mam moth trusses. Stronjf plants 50c each. R. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS GO. WHITE MARSH, MD. CYCLAMEN Splendens Glganieum Hybrids In five colors ; the flnesc strain known 3-in pots, ready, $7.00 per 100; 4-in., $15.00 per 100- 6-in., $20.00 per 100. Satisfaciion guaranteed. S. S. SKIDELSKY, 1741 NftlM 1811 SI., PHUoJelplllfl, PO. AUGUST RdLKER & SONS Supply the trade with PLANTS AND BULBS For greenhouse or outdoor use. imported to order. Send for estimate. Address — 3 1 Barclay St. , o^ p o. Box 752. New York. DoubleViolets Lady Campbell, Extra Strong, Healthy Plants. Field grown fron March-struck Cuttings. $6.00 per 100. Cash with order. MALCOLM ORR, "'"^^Slfs.'''"' PAIMSY PLANTS Fancy Large Plants. Transplanted $3.00 per 1000. PERRY GREEN 63 Howard Ave., QuinC'. Mass. CASH WITH ORDER BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. DAHLIAS. Now it the tim* W place your order for bulbs which will in>uj« you gettine named r»- «i«tiM im any quantity: prompt delivery. DAVID HERBTrT & SON, SucccMon to L. IC Peacock, Inc. A.TC50, PH. J. PEONIES A fine stock of choice varieties. New list of thirty extra fine seedlings. Send for list. GEORGE MOLLIS 128 Hollis St., S. Weymouth, Mass. llL PLANTS 'BAMBOO STAKES BABY RAMBLERS FOR CHRIST- MAS. Kdiror lIOltTICULTURE.— I'lwise ask some of yuur experieucd readers the best way to tri'at Baby Rambleis. sn as to have riiein in tlo'i'/L-i- for Christmas IJ.\ltVMORE. It talies about nine (9) weeks to bring the I'aby Rambler rose into bloom from a semi-dormant state: it is now Sept. 12tb — about fourteen weeks until Christmas; this allows about a month from date to dry the plants off a little, in order to get the wood in a hard and ripe condition. In drying the plants off caie should be taken not to overdo It; sprinkle them occasionally, just enough to keep the bark from shrivelling. In starting the plants in- to growth the night temperature for the first three weeks should be kept as near fA\ rlegrees to .55 degrees as possible, after which time the tempera- ture might be increased to 60 degrees to (5.5 degrees at night; the day tem- perature may go higher, without In- jiirv, provided plenty of air be given. ROET. CRAIG. Philadelphia. TO BLOOM BOUGAINVILLEAS IN SUMMER. I have a lot of large Bougainvilleas which I desire to use for outdoor deco- rations in summer, but invariably, with exception of a few stray flowers, they fail to bloom. My way of treating them has been to plant them out in the spring and they make a luxuriant growth. In the fall I cut them back and put them in a house kept at about 50 degrees. They start to grow to- wards spring and would bloom in the house, but as soon as I transfer them to the open the result is very few flowers. Should be pleased to hear from some one that had experience with said plants for early summer bloom. R. CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM. Of the several forms of this useful border flower the latest was recently shown at the National Dahlia Show. It is certainly a grand novelty and far surpasses King Edward VII and Top Sawyer. Messrs. J. F. Groves & Son of Cedar Nursery, who exhibited it un- der the name of Mrs. Charles Lothian Bell, had a long table with vases full of cut blooms of great size. This va- riety has pure white, broad, massive petals of great length, which are iDorne on long, stiff stems. It is a profuse bloomer, of compact habit, and lasts from May till October. As a pot plant for decorative purposes it prom- ises to be quite an aequLsition. C. H. P. London, Eng. AN EXTRAORDINARY PLUM CROP. Plums were almost given away at Covent Garden on Saturday, when, ow- ing to the extraordinary supply on hand, the fruit could be bought at 7 l-2d. a bushel. Victoria plums were sold at Id. for 5 lb., and were still cheaper at the end of the day. The best Green Gages sold at Is. 3d. per half-sieve, an almost unprecedented price. So great is the glut that thou- sands of tons of fruit still on the trees will probably be allowed to drop on the ground and be given to the pigs. — Jour- nal of Horticulture, London. IH In sheath, bud and flower. Write for particulars and catalogue. JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANY, Rutherford, New Jersey. Just arrived in superb condition: Cattleya Perclvalllana, Cattleya lahlata, Cattle.va Sehroederae. Oncidium varicusana Rogersii, O. Crlspum, O. Marshalllanum, O. lurldum, Mlltonia Cuneata. M. Candida, M. Clowesii, Laella Crlspa, L. Dayana, L. I'raestaus. etc. Write for prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. ORCHIDS Largest IniporterSf Exporters, Q-rottters and Hybridists m the World Sander, St. Albany, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... OROHIOS ... Just to hand, C. Triaaae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. latermedia, C. Schroderae, C Speciostssima, C. Cit- rini, C. Gaskelliaoa. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L. majalis, L. Autumnalis, Epidendrum Vittelioum maj- us, E.Cooperianum, Oncidium Crisp im, O.Varicosum. O. Cavendishianum, O. Luridum, Odonto. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warnerii, Miltooia Vexillaria. CARRILIO & BALDWIN, StCAUCUS, N J. Just Arrived in First Class Condition C. Trlan£, C. Percivallana, C. Speciosisslma, C. Qaskelllana, Oncidium Kramerianum. WRITE FOR PRICES ORDONEZ BROS. p. O. Uox IPS. MADISON, W.J. NEP. WHITMANI 2'4 In., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI iVi In., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'4 in., $3.00 per 100 H. H. BARROWS & SON Wfcltwi, Mm. Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO., 4&6 Old Slip, NEW YORK. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stocic NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. A. LEUTHY &^0^ Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PLANTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES^ROSLINDALE MASS. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and V\ holesale tirower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia Korsteriana and Be!moreana Azalea. Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns, Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. 1012 OntarioSt., Philadelphia September 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE, >S9 HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOX 90 00 We aro the largest growers of Perennial Phlox in the worlfi. Our collection is unequalled, and we are prepared to furnis the new and rare liinds as well as all the popular standard varieties in large quantities. Over quarter of a million one-year-old field-grown plants in stock. Ready for Delivery Now New and Rare Hardy Phlox Per 100 Per lOOd Albion. A variety which originated with us several years since. It is a remarkably strong, vigorous grower, producing very large panicles of pure white flowers with a faint aniline red eye. An excellent sort for massing $10 00 Aglae Adauaaou, (Tall). Immense flower and truss; snow white, with violet-rose eye.. 8 00 B. Compte, (Tail). A glowing reddish or French purple; one of the finest dark-col- ored varieties 6 00 ChateaabriaDd, (Medium). Pure white with crimson-carmine e.ve, shading to bright violet purple 6 00 Conniil H. Trost. (Tall). Pure red with bright French purple eye 6 00 Coquelicot, (Dwarf). A flue pure scarlet with crimson-red eye GOO Etna (Medium). Crimson-red, suffused with flerr red; cherry red eye 6 00 Edmuuu Kusiaud, (Medium). Iteddish vio- let, shading brighter towards the centre of petals, with an exceptionally large, white, star-shaped centre 10 00 F. G. Von Lassburg, (Tall). The finest white In cultivation, the Individual flowers being fully double the size of any other variety, pure in color; a strong, clean, vigor- ous grower 50 00 General Uiovauinelli, (Dwarf). Bright Tyrian rose, with light shadings at the base of each petal; a pure red eye, very effective.. 6 00 Hermine, (DWARF). The dwarfest variety in our collection, never exceeding ten inches , in height, pure white flowei-s of good size, carl.\-; unequalled for bordering; a perfect lit- tle gem 10 00 Independence, (Tall). An excellent large- flowering early white ._ 6 00 Inspector Elpel, (Tall). Tender rose, with bright crimson-carmiue eye ; 6 00 Iiamartine, (Tall. Very bright magenta, with a large white centre; very effective 6 00 Lord Kaleigh, (Dwarfi. Deep reddish violet, distinct 6 00 Le Alahdi, (Tall). Deep reddish violet, with darker eye 6 00 Mrs. Jenkins. (Tall). An early-flowering pure white, forming an immense panicle; one of the best 10 00 Ulchael Cervantea. (Tall). Pure white, with pure red eye; larger flower 5 00 Stella's Choice. (Tall), A much-branching late white variety 6 00 Selnia, (TallK Large flower, pale rose mauve, with distinct claret-red eye 10 Ofl Collection of Choice Standard Phloxes Aquillon, (Tall). Bright Tyrian rose with crimson-red eye. Andreas Hoffer, (Medium). An early and continuous flowering pure white. Bouiiuet Fleuri. (Dwarf). Pure white with crimson-car- mine eye; free-flowering: each branch a perfect bouquet. Bridesmaid, (Tall). White, with large crimson-carmine centre. Beranger, (Dwarf). Ground color white, delicately suffused with rosy pink and distinct amaranth-red eye. Baccliante. (Tall). Tyrian rose T\ith crimson-carmine eye. Blanc Nain. (Dwarf). Very dwarf pure white. Colibri, (Tall). White, with crimson-carmine centre; very late, Cliamp° Klysee, (Medium). A very bright rosy magenta of an effective shade. Caran D'Ache, (Dwarf, ) Geranium-red with old rose .shadings and white eye; very effective. Cyclon. (Very Dwarf). White, suffused with lilac; anillne-red eye In the form of a star. Eclairenr, (Tail). Brilliant rosy magenta with large lighter halo; an excellent variety. Engene Danzenvillit (Tall). Lilac, shading white to- wards the edges; large white centre. Esclarnionde, (TalU. Lilac marked with white; aniline-red eye. 125 00 50 0(J 90 00 50 00 50 OiJ 50 00 50 00 50 00 90 00 50 00 50 00 90 00 Frau I>ora Uingeller, (Tall). \'ery rich, deep rose; a strong tree flowering late variety. Gustav Nadaud, (Taih. Ground color white, delicately suffused with reddish violet; Tyrian rose eye. Graff Von lingerer, (Tall). Large flower; white suffused throughout with rosy lilac and dark crimson centre. H. o. Wigers, (Talli. Pure white, with crimson-carmine eye. Henry Mnrger (Tall). White, with crimson-carmiue centre. Inspector Peilcfr, (Tall). Purplish mauve, washed with white. Jeann* D'Arc. (Tall). X late-flowering pure white. I,a Vague, (Medium). Pure mauve with aniline-red eye; one of the best Phlox in our collection. Mozart. (Tall). Ground color white, suffused with salmon; aniline-red eye. Mme. tttarl Kuppenheim, (Dwarf). \ fine, late, pure white. Alartlnique, (Tall). Tender rose with brighter eye. 1*1 nr>e. Pape Carpentier (Dwarf). Very early pure white- tube of corolla tinted with pink. Otto Thalacker, (Dwarf). Tyrian rose with deep red eye and light halo. Obergartner VTittig, (Medium). Bright magenta, with crimson-carmine eye; large flower and truss; the best of Its type. Pantheon, (Tall). Bright carmine rose. Pecbenr n'I«lande. Ciimson red. suffused with cochineal-red and carmine-red eye. Pacha, (Dwarfi. Deep rose pink suffused with solferlno-red and carmine purple eye. Professor Schlieman. (Tall). Pure mauve with crimson carmine eye; an effective late flowering variety Papillon, (-Medium). Bright violet purple, peculiarly marked With white. Philibert Audenhrand, (TalK. Pure white with carmine centre; large flower. K P. Struthers, (Tall). Rosy carmine with claret-red eye- one of the best Phlox in cultivation. Sunshine, (Dwarfi. Large flower, aniline-red with crimson- red eye and light halo. Thebaide. iDwarf). Carmine lake with brighter shadings and aniline-red eye. Von Goethe. (Ta'll). Tyrian rose, suffused with carmine lake and carmine-red eye. Zouave, (Medium). Bright rosy mageuta with red centre. Price Choice Standard Varieties : Strong, one-year- old fleld-grown plants, 75 cts. doz. ; ,$5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. Early Flowering Phlox (p Suffruticosa) Miss Llngard. A grand free-flowering white. SI. 00 ner doz : !?".00 per 100; $60. (M per 1000. For a full and complete list of Hardy Perennial Plants as well as all other seasonable Plants, Bulbs and Seeds see our new Wholesale List, HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut St,, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 390 HORTICULTURE. Septe liber 21, 1907 HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS FOR BEDDING AND CUT-FLOWERS. A paper read before the Society of Iowa Florists by G. A. Heyne, Dubuque. This class of plants is coming in for its share of appreciation by both the Vifholesale and retail florists, and cer- tainly with the general public. Would advise that every retail florist plant at least a dozen sorts of each tor cutting and bedding where your customers cau see them to make their selections for planting, and also to help sell them as cut-flowers. Of course the stock prop- er may or should be planted where there is plenty of room for them to properly develop and be kept free of weeds. I do not know of any class of plants outdoors that will, with the small amount of care, give as good re- turns for the ground occupied. The li.«t of sorts suited for cut- flowers is about one-third of all the commercially grown varieties. For bedding purposes there are at Ica.st half the list available; I mean those that will transplant easily. In bedding, the possibilities of arrangement for best effects are beyond mention. Re- garding the soil requirements of these plants, thiee-fourths will grow in good garden soil. While many recommend the planting of a mixed lot for contin- uous effect, it is certain that massing of some few kinds will give a mere showy effect and also allow for some nice color schemes that could not be had with mixed-up plantings. It aisj helps keep the stock more pure lor sale. For a few minutes let us go over a small garden, and note some of the most showy ones, all easil\- grown; see the rose-colored buds of the moss- pink on the terraces; this phlox is very fine for covering graves. Blue bells, Mevtensia virginica with its changing colors of blue pnd pink bells, making a fine border for hardy candy-tufts with their knots of white buds ready to open when May has a few warm days. At the foot of yonder rockery are the Gold-tufts, Alyssum saxetile, a patch of about twenty plants laid out like a large blanket of gold; a ten- cent packet of seed will give several lots like this bright spot. The tufted pansies or violas make a show to re- pay for the care of covering they re- ceived last tall. In May things have more of a height; though Iris puniila, on the kuoll, is about the showiest now, the German Iris with its broad clumps is showing a mass of buds that are useful for cutting, especially the lighter sorts. Paeonies of the mutabilis, or offici- nalis type are out, both pink and crim- son. This is a flower coming at a time (Decoration Day) when it is twice wel- come, when the season is late. The Chinese paeonies come next in season. There is a clump of fragrance with its large pink flowers, blooming as regular as clock work. Of this class every florist that sells his own grown products should plant heavily. The se- lection of sorts deserves being treated as a separate subject; now is the time to Dlant. A MODERN FLOWER STORE. New Flowek Store vWjt EstabUshed 1 873 Lonr Blstance Phone Bell LUdell 67i GLIDE BRO3C0 FLORISTS U14 r 3T, NW VHAailN«TON.aC WASHINGTON, D. C. GUDE'S Geo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINGTON. D. C. ATLANTA FLORAL CO. -41 Peachtree I Street, ATLANTA GEORGIA. Taking orders for delivery In New York City or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... . Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York ALEX. McCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38th St. Cable Address, ALEXCOKNELL NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILLIAM HDONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Atten tion to Theatre and Steamer Order* and reliable deliveries guaranteed DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders from any part of tfie country to New York City Or OUT.QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139=2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH" 5end flower orders for delivery In BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS, F? CALVIN 124 Tremont St., Boston The Park Floral Co. J. A. VALENTINE Pros. DENVER, COLORADO William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. nicblsran Are. and 3lst St., CHICAGS We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phones: Douglas 744, Douglas S23, Douglas 740 IACOB SCHULZ, tt.1.,^^rL^E."K'v: Put Clnivorc of BEST QUALITY in seaioB UUI riuncia delivered promptly to anv address. Write, Telegraph or Telephone. Cuoiberland and Honv; Phones 223 and 984 392 HORT 1 CU LTU R£ September 21, 1907 =DAHLIAS=— The finest Dahlias in the world are grown around Atco and Ham- monton. Our supplies are from the most famous farms at these and other points. READY NOW. All the best cut flower and shipping varieties. Decorative, Cactus, Show, Pompon, Single. $2.00 to $4.00 per 100 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 1608-1620 LUDLOW ST., STORE OPEN 7 a Philadelphia to 8 p.m. • EVERYTHING SEASONABLE n ^ i CUT FLOWERS f ' EDWARD REID, Wholesale Florist I 526 Ranstead St.. PHILADELPHIA 0 STOKE CLOSES 8 PM. •< / \ f CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. J \ / k GEO. A. SUTHERLAND CO. CUT FLOWERS Rorlsts' Supplies and Letters 34 HAWLEY STREET - BOSTON FANCY DAHLIAS and LATE ASTERS W. E. McKISSICK Wholesale Fioriit 1231 Filbert St.. PHILADELPHIA FRED, EHRET CUT FLOWERS Whoimaalo Oonslgnmenla from B^st Growerm 1407 FAIRMOUNTATE.,PHILA..PA. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers We can care for your cutflower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. 4i-47-49 WABASH AVE., - - CHICAGO ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jtccountant and Jtuditor Simple methods of correct accounting especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Building 28 STATE ST., - BOSTON Telephone* Main i% . CHAS. W. McKELUR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Hoses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERQ WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. In wrltlnc adrertimn mentloa HortlcaltaM and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO Sept. II I TWIH CITIES 1 I August 31 I PHILA. Sept. 16 BOSTOH Sept. iQ ffOSES Am. Beauty, Special Fan.&Ex No. I " Lower grades 4 BrUe/Maid, Golden Gate, F.&S.. " " " " Extra.. " " " No, I &lw.gr. Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. . - . " " Lowergrades. Chatenayt Morgan^ Fan. & Sp " Lowergrades Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp " " Lower grades..- Killarney, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp.. . " " Lower grades CARNATIONS Faacy and Novelties. Ordinary 25.00 to 30.00 15-00 to 20.00 10.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 8.00 5.00 to 6.00 MISCELLANEOUS Sweet Peas Cattlcyas Lilies.. Lily of the Valley Asters Gladioli Adiantum Smilax ; Asparagus Plumosus. strings " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 2.00 to 3.00 5.00 to 6.00 3.00 to to to 4.00 5.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 5.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 3. 00 to •75 to 1. 00 •as 50.00 10.00 3.00 t.oo 2. 00 I. 00 la.oo 35.00 35-00 •5« 7S.OO 13. 00 4.00 3.00 4.00 1.50 15.00 50.00 50.00 20.00 13.50 10.00 3.00 4.00 a. 00 2.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 1.50 .75 .25 35.«o 10 00 2.00 t.oo 2 00 75 I a. 00 35.00 35.00 to 30.00 17 00 ts.oo 8.00 5.00 3 00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 9. 00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.oe 4.00 3.00 1. 00 -5© 6o.oe 13. 00 4.00 a.oo 6.00 1.00 15.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 18.00 13 00 6.00 6.00 6.00 a.oo 5.00 3.00 1. 00 12.00 3.00 -50 3.00 1. 00 12.00 35.00 35 00 iS-oo to 6.00 to 4.00 to .50 to 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 4.0a 3.00 to J.OO 1.00 50 to 1. 00 6.0 3.00 to 4.0* 3.00 •SO to 3.00 3. 00 to 3.00 .50 to 1.00 8.00 3.00 to s-— 4.00 t.oo to 2.a« 6.00 3. 00 to 6.o> 3.00 .50 to *.oo 3.50 to 1.50 75 to to 1.50 7S.OC 50.00 to 75.00 15.00 6.00 10 8.00 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 3.00 .50 to 1.50 3.00 .50 to 2.00 1.50 ■ 50 to i.eo 15.00 8.00 to 13. 00 50.00 to 5O.M 50.00 20.00 to 50.00 POEHLMANN BROS. CO. Grow and Ship the Finest AMERICAN BEAUTIES In th« World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL A CATALOGUE is to be had FOR THE ASKING H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. The Florists' Supply House of America. 1129 Arch St., PHILA., PA. TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you ris;ht September 21, lituT horticulture: 393 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Very discouraging condi- BOSTON tions prevail in the whole- sale market this week. Short-stemmed roses, asters, gladioli, etc., are coming in to the wholesalers in unwieldy quantities and are unload- ed with great difficulty, the shore trade being entirely at an end and no other outlet offering at present. Even lily of the valley, which had been selling well, now drags badly. Carnations are com- ing on all sides, but with short stems, and as asters are an avalanche still, the carnations create but little interest. Not until frost or some other factor puts a quietus on outdoor material can the greenhouse crop look for much im- provement. The time has come again BUFFALO when business is bright- ening or "picking up." Weddings, fall openings, home comers and a sprinkling of floral work kept the retailer busy the past week. Flowe-'S of all kinds have been plentiful enough, but at times certain lines were a little short in supply. Asters of the best quality find ready buyers, but the short stuff remains with the wholesaler to carr?; along until life vanishes. The same may be said of gladioli, only the mixed colors with long stems don't move: the solid colored varieties in light shades are most in demand. Some excellent yellow (canary) .ire seen. Good carnations are scarce. Beauties. Richmond. Carnot, Kaiserins, Detroit are fine. Brides and Brides- maids are improving daily but short in stems. Lily of the valley has been very active and good quality to be ha:l. Dahlias have made their appearance but no demand Avhatever. Violets, southern smilax and all greens sold well. Business is improv- CINCINNATI ing as fail approaches but thus far the de- mand has not settled down to any de- gree of regularity. The market is badly over-stocked with flowers of an infericn- grade, while first class stock is bringing a good price and sells en siglit. In roses Beauties are iu the lead; teas are small and short- stemmed. Lilies are fine and the sup- ply is not equal to the demand. Lily of the valley is good and ought to sell better tlian it does. A few violets have made their appearance but as they are not up to the standard most of them are consigned to the barrel. The pub- lic is tired of asters and gladioli and we now await the coming of chrysan- themums and cool weather. The market is be- INDIANAPOLIS ginning to tone up for the busy sea- son. Trade is better than a year ago and more customers are calling for a better grade of stock. An abundance of good outdoor stock is to be had but there is a scarcity of good roses. All varieties of lilies, asters and gladioli have been the best ever seen heie, and prices have held up well. The rose and carnation growers report their plant? as in excellent shape and some exceptionally good stock is looked for. Heavy supplies of all NEW YORK kinds" of flowers are reaching this market. some shipments being of excellent quality — others quite the reverse — but all ouliged to face unpromising condi- tions, for the market is totally unable to digest the enormous receipts. Pr.ces fluctuate on the high grade goods from day to day according to the exigency, but on the other material, both out- door and indoor, the basis of valuation is "get what you can." Market feature- PHILADEUPHIA less this week, with a .slight im- provement in spots and a tendency toward better conditions both as to qialities and demand, as cooler weather approaches. Meantime there is much good stuff coming in. The distributors are working harder at present than at any time during the year, and have less to show for it than at any pre- vious season. Beauties are gradually improving in quality and tiiert are some very fair Killarneys and Kaiser- ins. Carnations sold well latter part of week, but the demand is spasmodic on account of the big supply of choice asters which in most cases are pre- ferred. Gladioli are nearing the end and demand improved. Easter lilies are in fair supply and find .-eady sale. Lily of the valley is of good quality but demand not brisk. Smilax is sell- ing better. The asparagus men ought to hold off a little. This stock will go better later. New green galax is in. Bronze scarce; no nev/ before Decem- ber 1st. Tritonias have the call among outdoor subjects. Dahlias improve daily both in quality, quantity and de- mand. Business for the WASHINGTON past week has been better than for some weeks. Everything has moved bette ■ in the cut flower line. There is, a glut of asters, especially those of second grade quality. Pond lilies are things of the past. The cool weather is improving the quality of roses and some fine Cochets and Kaiserins are coming in. Dahlias are also coming in rather plentifully but are not of suffi- ciently good quality to command first- class prices. PHILADELPHIA NOTES. Edward Rieger, fresh from his Euro- pean travels, was a welcome visitor among the wholesalers on Monday. A. E. Wohlert, late of Bala, has moved to Merion. the new location be- ing a part of the old Simpson property. He will devote himself exclusively to outdoor work, his brother Emil having taken up the greenhouse end and lo- cated at Swarthmore. Liddoii Pennock. of Pennock Bros., has been making expensive improve- ments on the old homestead at Lans- downe this summer, and will reside there when the operation is completed. Latest leports from Samuel S. Pen- nock and family locate them in Wales, and all well. A novel feature of the Michell bulb display this fall is a collection of va- rious sized Dutch clogs in which hya- cinths, tulips, daffodils, etc., are shown. J. Otto Thilow and J. D. Eisele of Dreer's sailed on the Fran Prinsessen Victoria on the 17th inst. for a month's pleasure trip through England and Ger- many. This is Mr. Thilow's maiden trip across the Atlantic. G. A. Stroh- lein arrived home from a business trip through Europe on the 16th. OBITUARY. .Tohn Waggoner, florist, of Portland. Ind., died suddenly on September 4, aged C9 years. A widow, one daugh- ter and four sons survive. Oswald Amiess, florist of South St. Ix)uis. Mo., was seized with a dizzy spell while waiting at the ferry land- ing at East Carondelet and falling into the water was drowned. The body was recovered on the following day. Flint S. Kennieott. president of the Kennicott Bios. Company, and pioneer of the wholesale cut flower commis- sion business in Chicago, died suddenly of heart failure on Sept. 9. He was ."i.^ years of age and is survived by a widow and two daughters and one son. The funei'al on September U v,'as at- tended by the Chicago Florists' Club in a body, and the wholesale houses were all closed for the time being. PERSONAL. Visitors in Boston: Mr. and Mrs. .Tohn H. Taylor. Bayside, N. Y. William Paul, florist, of Springfield, Mass.. has .lust returned from an ex- tended European tour. J. E. West, gardener for G. L. Cains, of Montreal, has returned from a six weeks' holiday in England. John Berry, superintendent of Monu- ment Valley Park. Colorado Springs, Colo., was general manager of the flower department of the State Fair at Pueblo last week. .Jules Vacherot. vice-president of the National Horticultural Society of France, and chief gardener of Paris, has arrived in New York, and will re- main in this country until the end of October. .\Ir. and Mrs. .J. B. Heiss. of Dayton, O.. have returned from a very enjoy- able trip through Europe, on the S. S. Kronprinzessin Cecilie. Mrs. Heiss is quite enthusiastic about the florists' window decorations all over the Con- tinent, especially in Germany. William Allen, for a long time as- sistant superintendent of Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Cambridge, Mass., has been aiipointed to the position of superin- tendent of Homewood Cemetery. Pitts- burg. Pa., to succeed the la;e Mr. Woods. Mr. Allen is a Welshman, who learned his profession of gardener before coming to this country. His first employment here was under .James H. Bowditch of Boston, land- scape engineer. Pennsylvania, Sept. 14, 1907. Dear Sir. — .\llow me to congratulate you upon the manner in wliich yoti handled copy in connection with the recent convention in Philadelph-a, and I would also like to acknowledge particular pleasure in the notes yoii liublish from the other side of the wa- ter.—E. P. 594 HORTICULTURE September 21, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Finest American Beautie* and Carnation* 51 West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 48 West 28th Street, NEW YORK fl HS Finer GHIIIIS A FuU Line of All CUT FLOWERS Telephone. 3870 or 3871 Madison Square Charles Millang 50 West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission A Reliable Place to Consign to or order from Telephone: 3860-3871 Madison Square The Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York Tel. 334-325 Madison Square JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist 'I^arSes/or^b^" A full line of Choice Cut Flower «tock for all purposes. Comprises every variety grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 28 St., New York at> Walter F. Sheridan Wholegale Commission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Street, New Yerk Telephone: 3532-3533 nadison Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY TMK HIOHCST CRADE or VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,7s\*«.d8V42 W.28th St.. New York Wholesale Commission Florist CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 57 West 28th St. New York. Special Attentioa to Shipping Orders Telephoaes: tsoo, asoi, Madison Square Write lor Current Prices Establlsbed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TRY ME ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St, New York Veleplione 3924 Madison Square. J. K. ALLEN WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 A IVI.DAILY We have a gjod regular outlet tor seasonable flowers 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Telepbone 167 Madison Sq. NEW YORK OUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY Roses Am, Beauty , fan and sp ** extra No. I " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, (an &sp *' t( I. Iwt.grds. Liberty, Richmond, tancy & special ** " lower grades •■ Kaiserin, Carnot, fancy and spec. *' *' lower grades .. Killarney, Wellosley, fan. and spec. " lower grades. Last Half of Week | First Half of Week ending Sept. 14 i beginnlnzSept.16 1307 IS07 15.00 to 35.00 15.00 to.cxi to ta.oo I .00 6.00 to 10.00 6.00 1. 00 to 3.00 1. 00 3.00 to 5,00 3.00 .50 to 2.00 •50 3.00 to 5.00 3.00 .50 to 1. 00 .50 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 50 to 2.00 • 50 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 •50 to 2,00 • SO 25.00 12.00 10.00 3.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 1. 00 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 Carnations.. Sweet Peas { t co bu nches^ Cattlcyas Lilies Lily of the Valley Asters Gladioli .. Adlantum " Cro« eanum. ... Smilax Asparagus Pluraosus, strings. . . . '* " & Spren. ( loo bchs.) Last Half of Week 1 ending Sept.l4 I 1907 1 •75 to 2 00 i 1.00 to 3. 00 ! 50.00 to 75.0c 1 6,00 to 8.00 1 1. 00 10 3.00 1 .50 to 1. 00 1 •50 to 2.00 1 ■ 50 to ■75 1 I.CC to I-50 1 8.00 to 12.00 1 20.00 to lO.OC 10.00 10 25.00 1 First Half of Week beginning Sept.16 1907 ■ 75 to T.OO to 30.00 to 6.00 to I. 00 to .50 to .50 to .eo to 1. 00 to 8.00 to 20.00 to :o.oo to 2.00 ^.00 75.00 8.00 3.00 I.OO 2.00 •7S 1.50 12.00 30.00 35.00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Commission Mercliants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madison Square Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th 5T. Tel. IJ*^ Madison Square NeW YOrli TRAENDLY A SCHENCK WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at fair prices all ttie year round Send for qnatationa on faH «vdMa Tel. 798.799 Madi.on Sq. 44 Wcst 28tli Street, Ncw York Citj Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 1004— 1665 MADISON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture September 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 395 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ I per 1000 BRONZE GALAX, $1.25 per 1000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25 Hammond*s Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gai. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE l-OTS Give us a trial order on ferns ; we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire work. Write lor price list un cut flowers and supplies MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wholesale commission Florists, TELEPHONE CO^NECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Wholesale Commission Florist, also Dea>«r In Florists' Supplies and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO,' N.Y. Oive us a trisl. We cas pleaae yau. Best Flowers Ihe Boston Market N. F. McCarthy & co. 84 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES A. lYI. HENSHAW Already in the Front Rank as a First Class Cut Flower Commission House 44 West 28th St., New York WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A First Class Harket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4951 Main H. Ca BERNINC Wholesale Florist 1402 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS. MO. Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wliolesale Commission Florists, 55 and 57 West 26th Street, Telephone No. 756 IMrfkma* ^f £\wl£ Madi.on Square. HICVV YOlK. The KERVAN 80. 113 W28th. ST., ^ew York FRANK S. HICKS & GO. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and DellYered. 55-57 West 26tli St., New York City. Wholesale Florists. open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28tii Street, • New Yorl( City Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq. WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- mthat. Ferns and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. WHOLEALE FLORISTS fKt^tl CUT TLOWERS, CtT EVERGREEN, AND FLORISTS' StPPLIES. 15 Province St. & 9 Chapman PL, Boston, Mass- WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- CINCINNATI Sept. 16 DETROIT Sept. 18 PER too. "TO DEALERS ONLY. BUFFALO I PITTSBURU Sept. 16 ! Sept. 18 ROSES to 25.00 20.00 25.00 ao.oo 25.00 ao.oo 25.00 JS.o* Extra .. I5-00 to I2.0C to 15.00 to 10.00 to " No I 8.00 4.00 to to 10.00 6.00 5.00 300 to to 8.00 5.00 8.00 3.00 to to 10.00 8.00 6.00 4.©« to to 8.00 " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. to 6.00 5.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 7.00 6.00 to " " " Extra to to 4.00 to 6.00 to No.i&lw.gr. 2.00 to 3,00 3.00 to 5.00 2.00 to 4.00 2. to to 4-C» Liberty, Ricbmond, Fan. & Sp. ■•• 5.00 to 6.00 500 to 800 6.00 to 8.00 4. CO to 6.00 '* '* Lower grades- 3.00 to 4 00 3.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 6.00 2.eo to 4.CO Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp to to 6.00 to 8.00 to " '* Lower grades- to to 3.00 to 6.00 to Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp 5- 00 to 6 00 to 6.00 to 700 6.00 to 8.00 " " Lower grades... 3.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 2 00 to 4.00 KiUaroey, Wellcsley, Fan. & Sp... 4.00 to 6.00 5 CO to 8.00 6.00 to 7.00 4.00 to 6.00 *' *' Lower grades 3.00 to 4.00 3-00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 CARNATIONS 1.50 to 1.50 i.»5 1. 00 MISCELLANEOUS •IS 50.00 4.00 , -5*^ 60.00 50. CO 15.00 1 10.00 50.00 10.00 7«;.oo 12.50 so 00 Lilies. to 15.00 to to to 18.00 Lily of the VaUey 3.00 to 4 00 300 to 4.00 3.00 to 4 00 1 4.00 to Asters ■50 to 2.00 .50 to 1-5° ■25 to 2.00 , .50 to 2.00 Gladioli 1. 00 to 5.00 3-00 to 5.00 2.00 to 3-00 2.00 to 4.00 ■50 40.00 1.50 15.00 50. 00 12.00 40.00 to to 15.00 50.00 15.00 4.0.00 to to 75.00 to to 12.50 30.00 to lo 15.00 Asparagus Plumosus, strings 50.00 *' " & Spren. (100 bcha.) to 25.00 20.00 to 30.00 25.00 to 3500 35.00 40.00 BOXES BOXES BOXES LIGHT WOOD CUT FLOWER BOXES Sizes iu Stock 3 X 4 X 30 3 X 5 X 24 3x 7 X 21 e X 6 X 24 4 X 12 X 24 6 X 13 X 24 6 X 12 X 30 A X 1 2 X 36 6 X 12 X 36 6 X IS X 43 6 X 15 X 48 per 100 S4.00 4.S0 4.60 6.80 9.00 lO.SO 12.50 14.00 15 00 20.00 23.00 Write for samples and prices in car load lots. 6ETM0RE BOX FACTORY, Incorporated, BELLEVILLE, ALA. a)lllllilllllllillllliliniillillillililllllllllll& I GLADIOLI I S Cut spikes in any quantity from S S Selected Wliite and Light Shades: S S Selected Mixed Colors and Named S S Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. g S WrUe for Prjces S i ARTHUR CCWEE | S Oladiolus Specialist 5 = Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y £ niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"""!'^ J. B. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. Long DIstanca 'Phone 1435 Court. REED (SL KELLER 122 West 2Sth St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our letal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work &NoTeltlei and are dealers In Glassware Decorative Greens and flerlits' RequisltM. 396 HORTICULTURE- September 21, 1907 Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers in this issue are also listed under this classification without charge Reference to List of Ad- vertisers will indicate the respective pages. Buyers falling to find what they want in this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them In communication with reliable dealers. ACCOUNTANT a i Dysart, 28 State St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ADIANTUMS Adlantum Farleyense, strong plants, for propagating purposes, ?25.00 per 100. (.'ash with cider. J. A. Peterson, McHeury Ave., Westwood, Cincinnati, O. Adlantnm Hybrldum. 2 1-2 in. pots, ?5.0i» per 100; $4.5.00 per lOOO. 3 In. pots, $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. A. Ley & Bro., Highland, Ulster Co.. New York. AGRICULTUBAIi IMPLEMENTS Ihoe. J. Grey & Co., 32 S. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons, 51 and 52 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of AdvertlBera. ABAUCARIAS Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Pall delivery. Our stock will please you. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. ASPARAGUS Asparagus plnmosus, 2-In., $3.00; 3-ln., $8.00; 4-ln., $12.00 100. Wlttbold Co., 1B57 Boeklngbam PI.. Chicago. .\s]j;ii:jgiis riumnsus, 3 1-2-in. hoavv. $7 per lixi. .'^iiren.seri. 3 1-2-in. heavv. $6 per im. Sniil.ix. 2 1-2-in. $2 per 100. Scranton Florist .SniJiiI.v Co.. Soranton, Pa. Asparagus Plumosa, 2-In. pots. Fine plants. $2.50 per 100, $20.00 per lOou. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co.. Erie, Pa., or Wm. F. Kastlng, Co., 385 Ellicott St., Buffalo, N. Y. .\sijai-agus plumosus, ?i"in.. .f3.50 per 100; $.30 ptr I.CIOO; 3-in., ac. ; 3%-in., 10c. ; 4-in., 12e.; 5-in., 20c.; 6-in., 30c. Conmrensis. 2-in., 2c.; 214-m., 3c.; 3%-in.. 6c. Spren- gcri, 2V:rhi., 3c.: 3y2-in., 8c. ; 4-in., lOr. 3. W. Dunford. Ciai ton. Mo. Plnmosa Seedlings, 90c. hundred, prepaid; 2 1-2-in. ready foi- shift. $3 per hundred. Sprengerii well established, out of thumb pots, prepaid, $1.60 per hundred. Will ex- change seedlings for Primulas, Cineiarlas, Hydrangeas, or Lorraine Begonias. Budd Park Greenhouses, 40 Hardesty, Kausas City, Mo. AUCTION SALES Ssk'S of Decorative plants. Carnations, etc., ev;ry Tuesdny and Fridav. If you cannot Ettenci send bids a]Kl shipping ir-.- strvctions. Catalogues on application. N. F. McCarthy k Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton. Wm. Elliott cfc Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. Plant Auction Sales. AZALEAS John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page Gee List of Advertisers. The best commercial varieties. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. BAMBOO CANES Stnmpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAY TBEES. Bay Trees. Bobbink & Atkins, Nursery- men & Florists. Rutherford, N. J. Specimens and pairs, all sizes. Send for (irU-es. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley ^t.. Rtiston. Hay Trees and Box Trees, standards and ijyramlds. All sizes. Price list on appll- ntlon. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BOILEBS BOILERS. "Kuinham'" Boilers made for greenhouse hesitlng. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOXWOOD Boxwood, all sizes. Bobbink & Atkins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descilp tluns for All Cypress, Semi-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Snsh and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., ILSS Broadway, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons. 47-54 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths: Bermuda Easter Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton. 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards Bros.. .'17 East 19th St.. New York. While Uoniaii Hyacinths. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co.. Philadelphia. Lilinni HarrlsII. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co.. 217 Market St., Pblla. Paper White Narcissus. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. II. E. Flske Seed Co., Faneall Hall 8q., Boston. Llllum HarrlsII and Freesia Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. James Vlck's Sons. Rochester, N. Y. Fall Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. D. RusconI, 32 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati. O. Callas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. The F. R. Plerson Co.. Tarrytowulon-Hud- son, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Y'okohama Nursery Co.. .31 Barclay St.. New York. Formosa Longiflorunis. For page see List of Advertisers. J. A. McDowell, Ap. 167, City of Mexico. Mexican Summer Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Aug. Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Seasonable Import Plants and Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on only selected bnlbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. T. BULBS AND TUBERS - Continned Prl-e list of native bulbs, tree, shmb and plant seeds now ready. L E. Wil- liams. Nottingham, N. H. C. Keur & Sons. Hllleeom, Holland, or 3.34 The Bourse, Philadelphia, Pa. Write for prices on all bulbs and plants. Dutch Bnlbs. including Hvacintbs. Cro- cus, Tulips, Daffodils, etc. Bobbink & At- kins. Nurserymen & Florists. Rutherford, N, J. CARNATIONS F. Dorner & Sons Co.. Lafayette. Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. ^Chlcago~Carnatlon~~CoT JoIlet~Ill! Carnation Aristocrat. For page see List of Advertisers. Sheppard Garden Carnation Co.. 292 Fair- mount St.. Lowell. Mass. Field Growing Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Niessen Co., 1209 Arch St.. Phlla. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. H. Totty, Madison. N. J. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. N.~F. McCarthy ."T Co . 84 Hawley Street, Boston. ('arnation Flowers Wanted. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. Davis & Sons. PurcellvIIle, Va. Carnation Queen Louisi-. For page see List of Advertisers. Scheiden & Sehoos. 60 Wabash Ave., Chi- cago, 111. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. R {. Engelman & Son, Pittsfleld. Mass. Field Grown Carnations and \'iolets. For page see List of Advertisers. Farnum P. Caird, 271 River St., Troy, N. Y. Field Grown Carnations. Carnations, extra fine field grown plants, at $5 per 100. Lawson. White Lawson, Red Lawsou, Ladv Bouutiful, H. N. Hoffman, Elmira, N. Y. Strong Field Plants. 300 Harlowarden, 130 Fair Maid, 300 Daybreak Lawson, 50 White Lr\v.-or.. $.5 [I'r hundreil. It. IJ. Kimball, Walian, M.iss. Carnation Plants. Field grown. Perfect- ly healthy — Queen, Enchantress, Maid, Queen Louise, $5 per hundred. A. S. Chase, Cumberland Center, Maine. Surplus Carnation plants: Enchantress, Lawson, Queen, Fair Maid, Rose-Pink ICuchantress. Victory, etc. For informa- tion write Peirce Bros., Waltham, Mass. Field grown Carnation plants: Estelle, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000; Enchantress, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000; Bountiful, $6 per lai; Nelson Fisher, $G per 100; 500 at 1000 rate. Blanksma Bros., R. 11, Grand Kapids, Mich. CHRTSANTHEMUMS The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Ml Chrysanthemums, leading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 in. stock ars given on application. Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, III. Chrysanthemums. We will prepay the charges on R. C. of Alice Byron, Polly Rose, Halllday, Enguehard, $1.60 per hnn- dred. Cash with order, please. W. H» and C. B. Newman, Akron, N. Y. For List of Advertisers See Page 400 September 21. 1907 horticulture: 397 CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Write for prices on all choice omameatal conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw ley St., Boston, Mass. CUT FLOWER BOXES. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Bostou. For page see List of Advertisers. Edwards Folding Box Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Getmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes. For page see List of Advertisers. Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. Write for list. Holton & Hunliel Co., Mil waukee. Wis. CYCLAMEN. S. S. Skidelsky, 1741 N. Sth St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Leuthy & Co., RosUndaie, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Jnllus Roehrs, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. DRACAENAS Dracaenas, Indlvlsa, 3-ln., $5.00 per lOD; «-ln., $6.00 per doz.; 7-ln., 30 to 34 Ins. high, 75c. each, $9.00 per doz.; 8-ln. $12.00 per doz. Terralnalis, 3-ln., $2 00 per doz.; 8-ln., 75e. each; 4-ln., 25c. each, $3.00 per doz. The Geo. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Buck- ingham Place- Chicago. EVERGREENS Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Small Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. FERNS A. Leuthy & Co., RosUndaie, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. H. Barrows & Son. Whitman, Muss. Nephrolepls Whltmanl. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Phliadeiphla, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. W. P. Craig, 1305 Filbert St., Philadelphia. "Amerpohlll." For page see List of Advertisers. Ferns, 4-lu. Wliitm.Tni. 30e. Barrowsii, 15e. C. E. Erviu, Latonia, Ky. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226-228-1-2 Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 84 Uawley St.. Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. G. A. Sutherland Co.. 34 Hawiey St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Korai Mfg. Co.. 26 Hawiey St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS SUPPLIES N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawiey St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI.. Boston. Mobb. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co.. 113 W. 28th St., N. Y. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES — Continued Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH Alex. McConneil, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. GERANIUMS R. Vincent, Jr. & Sous, White Marsh, Ud. Geranium Dagata. For page see List of Advertisers. Geraniums, Strong stock. 3-in., 4c., 3 l-2-in.,6c. Rooted cuttings, $15 per 1000. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. Geranium plants from field of the best standard varieties. Will average 10 cut- j tings' to the plant. $6 per 100. Cuttings 50c. per 100. Rooted cuttings $1.25 per 100. William Doel, Pascoag, R. I. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami & Gratiot Aves., Detroit, Mich For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, M >. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hanswirth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 31st St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. Fo- page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Bostou For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4tb Ave., Louisville, Ky For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Peari St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla Telegraph or mall orders promptly tilled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOW^ER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co.. Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Ellflueer Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. FREESIAS Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St.. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest gioen and bronze Galax in any quantity at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawiey St., Bostou. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For psge see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenbam, Augusta gladioli, and white and light. Rowehl & Granz. Hicksviile, L. I., N. Y. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Bostoc. For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbary St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham. 1133 Broadway. N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Parlt- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. .i. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Nepouset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215-21 Randolph Av., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For prge see List of Ad-.ertisers. D. Illffe, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metr^ politan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. Semi- Iron Greenhouses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Buraham, 11.13 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters. L. & B Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip got ter attachment. Lord & Burnham, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 898 HORTICULTURE September 21, 1907 HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES A full line of ferns, galax, aad all wild greens. N. F. McCartby & Co., 84 Baw ley St., Boston. H. M. Robinson & Co., IB ProTliire 8t.. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mush. For page see List of AdTertlst-nt. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. i. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Michigan CLt Flower Exchange, 88 & 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS Hardy Herbaceous Plants. Bobbluk & At- kins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. HARDY PERENNIALS M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. T. H. Chlvers, Amesbury, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Eastern Nurseries, M. M. Dawson, Mgr., Jamaica Plain. Mass. Choice Hardy Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. Y. For page see List of Adveni.o.-s. Hltcblogs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Jobn A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnston. Heating Co., 1133 Br'dway, N. I. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED SASH ■iTie A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponsat, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Ultchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. Nlcotlclde kills all greenhouse peats. P. R. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Owensboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plant Oil Insecticide. For page see List of Advertisers. IRISES We have 100,000 Japan irises, the finest collection in this countrv. Rowehl & Granz, Hicksvilie, L. L, N. Y. JAPANESE LILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McConnell. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young. Jr.. New York. For pace see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 432^ Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For pnee pee List of AdvertUeri. J. Hreltmeyer's Sons, Detroit. Mich. For page see List of Advertisers LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS - Continued George B. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page sec List of Advertisers Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway. Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertlsem. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Ix>uls, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hanswlrth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and Slsi St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Oa. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbnlz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donoboe, 2 W. 21)th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, fine dark blue double flower, 2 In. stock, ?2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 170 Fulton St., New York For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSMAS Moechosma riparlnm. a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas, H. Totty, Madison, N. J. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., vllle, Ky. Louis- NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery. Bagshot, England For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries. N. Ablngton, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials, Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Van Der Weijden & Co., The Nursery, Boskoop, Holland. For page see List of Advertisei-s. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy A Co., .S4 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. Choice Everfiroens. Blue Spruce, etc. Bobbink & Atkins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. For page see List of Advenl»erB. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Secaucus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose Bill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 105. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecbt & Son, Rose Hill Nnrserleii. New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentia, Phoenix, etc., ail sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Bathar- ford. N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 58 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. , For page see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhoose Lead: Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord * Bnrnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Perry Green, 63 Howard Ave., Qulncy, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Choice Pansy Plants, Transplanted, ready September 1; 50c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. S. J. McMlchael, 142 Larklns St., Flndlay, 0. PATENTS SIggers & SIggers, Washington, D. 0. For page see List of Advertisers. PEERLESS GLASS REPAIR" J CLAMP Alex Klokuer, Wauwatosa, Wis. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES Cottcge Gardens Co., Queens. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. George HolUs, 128 IIollls St., So. Wey- mouth, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 100 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld. West Point, Neb. PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron snd Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord * Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PIPE COUPLINGS AND BOILER TUBES Constantl.v on hand merchantable sound second hand pipe with new threads and couplings: also new galvanized pipe. 5000 teet 3-in. sound second hand boiler tubes with 2 1-2-in. standard pipe threads and couplinss. 1000 feet 2 1-2-in. boiler tubes with 2-in. standard pipe threads and coup- lings very suitable for greenhouse heating. 10.000 feet 4-in. sound boiler tubes cleaned with square cut ends in any length with corkina hubbs if required. PfatE & Ken- dall, Foundry Street, Newark, N. J. PLANT STANDS The Wittbold plant stand. $18.00 per dos. The Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 Buckingham Place. Chicago. For List of Advertisers See Page 400 September 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE 399 PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. T. For page see List of Advert l«eni. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by eip.. $1.26 by mall. 1. N. Kramer & Sou, Cedar Rapids, la. PRIVET Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y. California Privet. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagsbot, Eng. For page see List of Adverilseru. ROSES M. H. Walsh. Woods Hole, Mass. Hardy Roses, II. T. Roses and Ramblers. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Roland, Nabant, Mass. Lady Qay Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. Low-budded roses. No. 1, $1)5.00; No. 1 1-2. $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. 500 Maids, 100 Ivory, 75 Gates, very strong, in 3% anil 4-ln. Just right for benching, $5 per 100, for the lot. Cash. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sous 51 and 52 .N. Market St.. Boston, Mann. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. 1. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngtou, 342 W. 14th St., N. V. Christmas Sweet Peas. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. MIchell Co., 1017 Market St., Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. V. Vlek's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Hjalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. CaullHower and Cablmge Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Rlckards Bros., 37 E. 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. E. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St7, Boston. Giant C.vclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. B. E. Flake Seed Co., Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. 3. A. McDowell, Ap. 1G7, City of Mexico. For page see List of Advertisers. Ant. C. Zvolanek, Bound Brook, N. J. Mignonette Seed. I sell only reliable flower seeds. Auk for wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zangen, Bohoken, N. J. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on hand. Lager 4 Hurrell, Summit, N. J. SFIREA Splrea, extra fine clumps in iendins va riety. F. W. O. Scbmltz, Prince Bay. N. Y STEAM TRAP C Hliipard. Youogstown. O. SWEET PEAS Ant. C. Zvolanek, Bonnd Brook, N. J. VEGETABLE PLANTS Grand Rapids letture plants, Al stock, now readv to ship, 20c per 100, by mail; $1.00 per 1000, by express. S. J. McMlch- ael, 142 Larkins St., Findlay, O. VENTILATING APPARATUS Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., \. Y For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., rhieago. For page see List of Advertlsem VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, self-oiling gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. Malcolm Orr, N. S.iugus, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. 5000 clumps California violets, ready now, finest stock In the west, 4 1-2 c. 250 or more at 4c. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. WIRE STAKES W. W. Coles, Koliomo, Ind. Galvanized Wire Stalies. For page see List ot Advertisers. WIREW^ORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wlrework. Write for our catalogne. Bolton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William B. Bellscher's Wire Works. 88 *U Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for in Ice list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. W^HOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Bawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. B. M. Robinson & Co., IB Province St.. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertls^rt. George A. Sutherland Co., 34 Bawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List ct Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kasting Co., 383-87 Elllcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Chas. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Relnberg. 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. E. F. Wlnterson Co.. 45-49 Wabash Ave.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St.. Chicago. For page see List ot Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continned Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 88 & 40 B roadway. For page see List of Advertisers. Next York J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertld<>rs. Wm. Stuart Allen Co., S3 W. 28th St.. New Kork. For page see List of AdTertisers. J. S. Fenrlch, 110 W. 28th St., New Tork. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New Torfc. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Froment, 67 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Adrertlsen. Alex. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28tb St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. E. C. Horan, 66 W. 28tb St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Langjahr, 65 W. 28th St., New Vork. For page see List of Advertisers. James McManus, 42 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. Mlllang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. astii St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55 and 67 W. 20th. St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers Frank S. Hicks & Co., 52 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank Mlllang, 57 W. 26th St., New York- For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. H. Kuebler, 28 Willoughby St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. M. Henshaw, 44 West 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philadelphia W. E. McKisslck, 1221 Filbert St., PUIs delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo NIessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Phlladel phla. Pa. For page see List cf Advertisers. The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-1* Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reld. 1526 Ranstead St., Phli«- delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred Ehret, 1407 Falrmount Ave., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Pittsburg J. B. Murdoch & Co., 646 Liberty Bt., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. St. Loiiis H. G. Berning, 1402 Pine St., St. Loals,. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture •400 HORTICULTURi: September 21, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K 394 Alien Wm. Stuart Co. 394 American Nursery. . .376 Aschmann Godfrey. • . 388 Atlanta Floral Co. ...391 Barrows H.H. & Son. 388 Baur Floral Co 374 Bayersdorfer H.& Co. 39» Bay State Nurseries.. 376 Eerning H. G 395 Boddington A. T. 375-387 Boston Florist Letter Co 39' Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 403 Braslan Seed Growers Co 387 Breck Joseph & Sons 387 Breitmeyer's J. Sons. -39' Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 387 Burpee W. A. & Co. -387 Huston Geo. E 374 CarrilIo& Baldwin ...388 Cassidy 1 4=3 Chicago Carnation Co 374 ChiversT, H 37* Clarke's David, Sons39i Coles W. W 403 Conard & Jones 376 Cook H. A. & Son... 374 Cooke G. H 391 Cowee A. 395 Craig W. P 374 Davis A. B. & Son.. 374 Dawson M. M 376 Donohoc W. H 391 Dorner F. Sons & Co. 374 Dreer H. A 389-403 Dysart R. J 39= Eastern Nurseries 376 Edwards Folding Box Co 39» Ehret Fred 39^ Elliott Wm. & Sons. .575 Engelman R. & Son.. 374 Eiler J G 402 Ernest W. H 402 Eyres M' Farquhar R. & J. & Co 387 FenrichJ.S 394 Fiske, H. E, Seed C0.387 Foley Mfg. Co 4°3 Ford Bros 394 Froment H. E 394 Galvin Thos. F. 391 Getmore Box Factory 395 Green Chas. H 174 Green Perry 388 Grey T. J. Co. 387 GudeBros.Co 391 Gjttman Alex. J. -..394 Hail Asso. 402 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 387 HauswirthP.J 391 Henshaw A. M 3gs Herbert David & Son. 388 Hews A. H. & Co.... 402 Hicks Frank S. & Co 395 Hilfinger Bros 402 Hltchings & Co 404 Hollis George 388 Horan E. C 394 Iliffe Daniel 403 Jacobs S. & Sons 403 Johnston Heating Co. 4r 3 Johnson Seed Co 375 Kastlng W. F 395 Kervan Co., The 395 King Cons. Co 403 Koral Mfe. Co 391 Kuebler Wm H 39^ Lager & Hurrell .385-388 Langjahr, Alfred H. • ■ 394 Leuthy A. &Co 388 Lord & Burnham Co. 404 Page McCarthy N. F. .375-395 McCoimell Alex.. .. 391 McDowell J. A 375 McKellar Charles W. 3Q3 McKissick,W. E 392 McManus jas 394 McRae-JenkinsonCo.^85 Michell H. F. Co.. ..387 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 395 Millang Charles 394 Millang Frank 395 Miller Theo 391 Mineralized Rubber Co 403 Moninger J. C 403 Moore, Henlz & Nash 3Q5 Morse C.C. &Co..-.387 Murdoch J. B.&C0..395 Murray Samuel 391 New England Nur- series 376 Nicholson Wm 374 Niessen Leo. Co 374 Oak Hill Nurseries.. .376 Ordonez Bros 388 OrrMalcom 388 Palethorpe P. R. 40a Park Floral Co 391 Payne John A 403 Pennock-Meehan Co. 393 PerkinsSt. Nurseries. 388 Pierce F. O. 403 Pierson F.R. Co 375 Pierson U Bar Co 404 Poehlmann Bros Co. .392 Pollworth C. C, Co... 375 Pulverized Manure Co 402 Ray nor John I. 394 Reed& Keller 395 Reid Edw 392 Reinberg Peter 392 Rickards Bros 387 Robinson D. Sons . . .376 Robinson H.M.& Co.sqs Roehrs Julius Co. 376-388 Roland, Thomas .. .^76 Rolker August & Sons 388-40' R ise Hill Nurseries . -76 Rusconi D 375 Sander & Son 388 Scheepers John & C0.388 Scheiden & Schoss...374 Schulz Jacob 391 Scott, John 388 Sheppard Garden Car- nation Co.- 374 Sheridan W. F 394 Siggers & Sigsers 403 Situations & Wants-. 400 Skidelskv S. S 388 Smvth Wm J.. --s^' Sta'-dard Plt« Glass Co. 403 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co. 403 Stumpp & Walter Co. ....--. 387 Sutherland Geo. A. Co 392 Thorburn J.M. & Co. 375 Totty Cha=. H 374 Traendly & Schenck.394 Valentine, J. A. 391 Van der Weijden & C0376 Vick's Jas. Sons 387 Vincent R. Jr. &Sons.388 Walsh M. H 376 Waterer John & Sons. 376 Weber F. C 391 Weber H. & Sons.... 374 Welch Bros .•••392 Wilson, Andrew .402 Winterson E. F. C0..392 Yokohama Nursery Co 375-388 Young John 394 Young, Thos. Jr 391 Younfi & Nugent . . . .391 New Offers in This Issue. Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not ? BLUE-RIBBON VALLEY AND Gl- GANTEUM LILIES. C. C. Pollworth & Co., Milwaukee, Wis. For iJ!;ge .?ee List of Advertisers. CATALOGUE OF FLORISTS' SUP- PLIES. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. Chas. H. Green, Spencer, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. George K. liuxton, Nashua, X. H. For oage see List of Advertisers. WWWWVWWMMMWWVWIAfWWVIAMWMt FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. H. A. Cook & Sons, Shrewsbury, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. FIELD-GROWN CARNATIONS. Wm. Nieholson, Framingham, Mass. For page see List of Advertiser.^. FRESH SPAWN. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of .A.dv ertlsers. HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOX. Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. HYDRANGEAS, BEGONIAS AND CARNATIONS. McRae-Jenkinson & Co., Cheswick, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. ORNAMENTAL NURSERY STOCK. Oak Hill Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. SEASONABLE PLANTS. Baur Fl.iral Co.. ICrie. Pa. For page see List of .\dvenisers. SEEDLING CARNATION TOREA- DOR. The H. Weber & Sous Co., Oakland, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. LIST OF PATENTS. Issued September 3, 1907. ^•■64,86;^. Fertilizer F-istributer. David AI. Saiimelsoii, Chandlers Valley, Pa. Sfi4,r):i3. Horticultural Implement. David Craig', Melrose. Mass. 865,097. Lawn Mower. Emil Franke. Astoria, N. Y. S65,l')l. Lawn Mower. William H. Coldwell, Newburgh, N. Y. Sfi5,241. Sickle Drive for Mowers and the Like. Charles A. Dar- rab, Ottumwa, Iowa. S>65,294. Plowing Machine. George M. Clark, Higganum, Conn. Issued September 10, 1907. SC5,437. Device for Gatherin.g Fruit. Maurice J. Shealiau, Roch- ester, N. Y. 865,502. Apparatus for Testing Seeds. William H. Kissel, Avoca, Iowa. 865,521. Windmill. .John W. Park, Excelsior Springs, Mo. 865,5:j4. Draft Equalizer. George P. Sampson, Newton, Iowa. 865,580. Windmill Tower. .Tosephus H. Eubank. Ysleta, Texas. 805,634. Draft Equalizer. George P. Sampson. Newton, Iowa. 865,703. Vine Separator for Potato Diggers, .4rthur L. Hoover, Avery, Ohio. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care H O R T I C U L- TURE" should be sent to J J Ham- ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED HORTICULTURE needs a wide- awake representative in every town In the land. Good commissions paid on advertising and subscriptions. If you are ambitious, write for terms. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED— German, by a practioal eut flon-er and pot plant grower, also experienced in landscape gardening, vegetables, etc., 35 .years of age, married, two children. Sober, industrious nud re- liable in all brauches; best of references. Address, L. L., Box 67 Johusville. Dutchess Cn.. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED on private place. Thoroughl.v capable of taking charge and growing all fruits, tl^iwers and vegetables usuall.v required ou a gentlemau's place. Appl.v to Alex. Montgomery, Waban Rose Conser^-atories. Natick, Mass. SITIiATIOX WANTED— Young man. sin- gle, seeks situation as fern raiser and grow- er. Several .vears* experience. Good refer- ences. Address J. C. Warns. Verdun Post Office, Montreal. Canada. SITUATION WANTED by gardener with good record, private place preferred. Mar- ried, two children. Address N., care HOR- TK'ULTUItE. ~SITf.\T10N WANTED in general green- house work; single, age 3o. five years' ex- perience, commercial. Address W. W., care Horticulture. WANTED. Position as manager of plant and fern growing establishment. Exper- ienced. L, care HORTICULTURE. FOR SALE FOR SALE— 20,00n feet of land, two greenhouses 20x60 and 12.^50 respectivel.v, witii nice office; dwelliuir with six rooms and bath, with good will of greenhouse business. Fixe miles from Boston. Three lines of cars pass the door. Addi-ess Kob. Care Horticulture. 11 Hamilton Pi., Bos- ton^ ^FOU SALE — A retail florist store situat- ed in the town of Union, N. .1. Excel- lent opportunity for right parly to secure a good paying business. Reason for sell- ii:g: am going into the undertaking busi- ness. Terms reasonable. .Address, Wil- liam Schunjann, 223 Bergeioline Avenue, Union, N. J. STOCK WANTED ■\VANTED — Aspidistras, green and varl- gated in exchange for orchids and stove and greenlicuse plants. Address, Aspi- distra. Care Horticulture. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS WANTED: A second-hand Hot Water Boiler of 500 or more sq. feet direct radia- tion capacity; also second-hand two-inch and one and one-half-inch pi|iing and fit- tings, suitable for heating a greenbouse. B. .M. Ingalls, 43 Whiting St., Lynn, Mass. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look It over be- fore I do any buying September 21. 1907 HORTICULTURE 4ai BORDEAUX MIXTURE. It may seem that the subject of Bor- deaux Mixture has been pretty thor- oughly considered, but so many ques- tions are constantly sent to experi- ment stations and publications in re- gard to its manufacture and use that a discussion may not be out of place. Its Discovery. , In all bulletins and articles pub- lished on plant diseases, Bordeaux Mixture plays a very important part In the recommendations for treatment. It was accidentally discovered m France in the little town of Bordeaux, about 1SS2, by a man named Millardet. He was losing many of his grapes near the road from depredations of passers- by, so to protect them he covered the vines with a coating made of copper sulphate and lime. In the fall there was such a noticeable difference, in amount of mildew, between those treated rows and the rest of the field that he observed it. By further ex- perimenting, the value of Bordeaux Mixture was discovered. Its Composition. As ordinarily prepared, Bordeaux Mixture is a thick, sluggish, bluish liquid composed of copper sulphate and lime carried in water. The fungi- cidal value comes from the copper, Cine-millionth part being often suffi- cient to destroy plant life. It the cop- per sulphate (commonly called 'blue- stone") is dissolved in water it will have the same effect as the mixture. but it has the disadvantage of being quickly washed off the trees, and fur- thermore, has a tendency to burn tho foliage, especially where large drops collect. The lime in the Bordeaux Mixture, on the other hand, forms compounds which act as carriers and retainers, liberating but a little of the copper at a time. As a very small Quantity is all that is needed, a good ll.iking Bor.lriiH\ Mixinir ;iiid a llain coating will last through several very heavy, prolonged rains. And the lime prevents burning, thus doing away with the second objection. An amateur perusing technical bul- letins dealing with this subject is very likely to become confused over the large number of formulas, different ones often being mentioned lor the same purpose. The .5-5-.50 may be con- sidered the basis of them all. This means five iiounds of bluestone and five pounds of lime to fifty gallons of water. For different plants and different diseases this is changed to some extent. For instance, dormant trees can stand a heavier dose than those in full leaf. The peach is more liable to suffer from an ordinary formula than the apple or pear, and this susceptiblity has to be taken into accoiint. Some men over- come this by adding an excess of lime, others by using less basic material. And so it goes. A carefully made for- mula may safely vary 'a little provided there is an equal or excess amount ol" lime. A wealc one carefully made and well applied will give better results than a strong formula hastily put to- gether and carelesssly squirted on. i'jiie Willi a It seems a very easy matter to put copper sulphate and lime together in water, but the actions which take place are very complex, and in fact, not well understood by the chemists. In general, the lime which is calcium hydroxide, has a stronger affinity for copper than the sulphiu'ic acid, and when the twr' ingredients are put to- gether calcium copper hydroxide comes down as a soft, light blue precipitate while some of the lime is given up and unites with the acid to form calcium sulphate. But there are a number of minor changes, especially with impure materials. A knowledge of these is not important, only in so much as they show the need of very thorough meth- ods to insure a proper mixture. Its Preparation. The preparation of the 5-5-50 formu- la will serve as an illustration. Let lis suppose we are to make a hundred gallons of prepared spray. Good lumps of unslaked lime are secured, the best coming from the centre of the barrel. Ten pounds is carefully weighed out (twice the amount called for in the formula, for the hundred gallons) , and placed in a bucket or half barrel, ft is then carefully slaked by adding water, using only enough to keep the mass dampened and repeating fre- quently to prevent burning. When thoroughly slaked the lime should be pasty, a little rubbed between the thumb and finger giving no sensation ' of grit or coarseness. When this is obtained, a very good Bordeaux can be made. Meanwhile the ten pounds of bluestone should be dissolving. It can be put in the night before if so desired. A quick way is to put the bluestone in a burlap L^ag and suspend this in a bav- rel or tub. No metal receptacles will do, for the copper corrodes most of the common kinds. Hot water will also hasten dissolving. .Just previous to using the Bordeaux mixture, one-half the lime is placed in a barrel and diluted with clean water to twenty-five gallons. One half the bluestone water is also brought up to twenty-five gallons in another barrel. Then by pouring the lime water and bluestone solution simultaneously pail liy pail through a sieve into a third barrel a complete Bordeaux Mixture will result, which will stay in suspen- sion and give the best results when 402 HORTICULTURi: September 21, 1907 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City. September 6, 1906. Having used your Insecticide here, I can testify to Its efficiency In destroying scale and other In- Yours very tmly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florhafli Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson: — Dear Sir — Yonr Plant Oil Is certainly the most effective scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yonrs tmly, A. HEERINGTON. Mr. Andrew Wilson sects infesting plants. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pints, ^Oc; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $ 1 .25 ; gallon. $2.00 ; five gaiions, $9.00. Casli with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8, SUMMIT. N. J. sprayed on the trees. This scheme is for use when the receptacles are bar- rels. II the .opray tank holds a hun- dred gallons, all the lime and bluestoue can be brought up to iifty gallons each and then drawn directly into the tank. Stock solutions o£ lime and bluestonc may be kept on hand. They will do as •well as freshly prepared material, ir the lime doesn't dry out enough to crack. The addition of water from time to time will prevent this. Its Use. In spraying, a nozzle which throws a very fine mist is the best such as the Bordeaux or Vermorel. The material should be kept constantly stirred and driven through the pipes with a high, steady pressure. When arsenlcals are used, they may he carried in the Bordeaux Mixture without impairing it. If Paris green is used a slight excess of lime should be put into the original formula. Beneiit from spraying will be in pro- portion to the care in preparing the material, thoroughness In spraying, -and time of application. Different dis- eases require different treatment, but the correct data can be obtained from government or experimental station bulletins and reports, or from the va- rious hortiraltural and agricultural magazines. Its Limitations. Bordeaux Mixture is a preventive and not a cure. The spores of a dis- ■ease are carried by water, wind or in- sects to the plants. When these minute "seeds" come in contact with moisture they germinate, and, if noth- ing prevents them, enter the tissues of the plant. When Bordeaux Mixture is present the copper poisons the sprout- ing germs, causing them to shrivel up and die. Once within the host they are beyond reach, and so the spray must be on before the germs start to grow. However, if infection has started further spraving will prevent damage on uninoculated parts. While not a panacea for all ills Bor- deaux Mixture has a wide range of use- fulness, and the grower of a few plants or trees troubled with disease can se- cure just as .good results as the owner of acres. R. L. ADAMS. OR GREENHOUSES BUILDING CONTEMPLATED. Dorchester, aiass. — Sarnuol Xeil, car- nation house. Bridgeport, Conn. — Roger Comstock, HEATING THE GREENHOUSE thoroughly and economically during the coming Winter is the problem uow en- grossing I he mind of the Florist who takes time by the forelock. I am in a position to help you to the best solution of this problem, I have done it for others, I can do it for you. It will be to your advantage to con- sult nic and get quotations on your heating plant either erected complete or for ma- terial ready for erection. I have the largest line of C. I. and steel greenhouse boilers on the market and can give prompt shipments. WRITE ME TO-DAY. John A. Payne Horticultural Architect and Builder Main Office and Factory ; 260 274 Culver Ave.. Jersey Ciiy,N.J. gash opening apparatus and a! J kinds of greenhou*ie ^truclur^.1 material. SWlIilili The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 Sq. ft. of glass. For particulars address John C. Esler, Secy, Saddle River, N.J. conservatory. North Woburn, Mass. — Joseph Far- rell, one house. Pittsburg, Kans. — J. C Steinhauser, range of houses. The contract i'or the greenhouses tor the Connecticut Agiicultural College has been awarded to Lord & Burnhani Company. The range will consist of six iron frame houses. The cost is to be $20,000. YOUR POTTING SOIL and WINTER BEDS Should be made up with Shredded Cattle Manure because it is the safest material the florist and greenhouse man can use. No danger ol making the soil too hot and burning young plants and seedlings. UNEXCELLED FOR MAKING LIQUID MANURE Ask for circular on Pulverized and Shredded Cattle Manure THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 31 Exchange Ave., U.wn Stock Yards Cfiicago The Best BugKillerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. OWENSBORO. KY. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed ia small crates, easy to handle. Price per crate ~ ijoo 3 in. pots in crate $4.88 1500 lii " " 5.=5 1500 aH *' *' 6.00 X0003 " '• 5.00 800 3H " " 5.80 5004 " " 4.50 3205 " " 4.31 1446 " " 3.16 Seed pans, same price as pots. Send for price lis't of Cylinders for Cut flowers, Hanging Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten percent, off for cash with order. Address Himngrer Bros., Pottery, Fort Edward, N.Y. *uju8t Rolker 4 Sons, Agts., 31 Barclay St., N. 1. City. Standard Flower . . Pncc per crate 120 7 in potsincratcji.aa 608 " " ^.00 HAND MADE 4a qm pots in crate $3. 6fl 4^ 10 ■• 4.8. 24 II ' 3.60 24 12 •; " 4.80 17 M " 4.80 t> 16 " ..^-s" POTS n your greenhouses arc within 500 miles oi the Capitol, write us, we can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WASHINGTM D. C. September 21. 1907 horticulture: 403 DANIEL ILIFFE Greenhouse Construction— Supplies Hoating and Ventilating Steam and Hot Water Piping On hand, a quantity of scconti-hand valves from 2 to 6 in. Send for Catalogue. il9 Washington Street, North, BOSTON, MASS. Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers A merican and French Greenhouse Glass Reliable Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON, MASS. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is iu\\\ guaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH g^ives shade and still allows free circulation of air. MINERALIZED RUBBER CO. 18 Cliff street, NEW YORK ^***^*-ar^riftf ^*^* Holds Glass Firmly See the Point i^' PEERLESS Glutlnff Points ftr* Ui«b«at. No right, or lefli, Boi of 1,000 poinU 76 oU. pofltpftid. HENBT A. DREEB. 714 CkcMaat M., Pklls., Tm. -"*'**'*r*^* LooVt through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. /. OASSIDY Designer and Builder OF Iron and Wood Greenhouses Off ice and factory, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. M. TOrUWANDA. N. Y. nMowro, ONT. BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOUSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St., BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3 ft. SG 00 per 1000 .". ft S 9.90 per 1000 4 ft. 795pjrl0ll0 6 ft 11.90 per 1000 W. W. COLES, Kokomo. Ind. Steam BOILERS Water What F. R. Pierson says : Johnston Heating Co., New York City. Gentlemen; — The iaternally fired sieel boilers which you installed last fall are giving us great satisfaction. They heat very q lickly and are very economical. We ere exceedingly well pleased with them and they have more than met our expectations, — Very truly yours, F. R. Pisrson Co. JOHNSTON HEATING CO. M33 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY WRITE FOR CATALOG AND PRICES Copyrights Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaranteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failures of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union Buiidlng Washington, D. C. A STIC A (jfecnhouseqlazifi K^^^USE IT NOW. ^^^^F.O.PlERCECO. 170 Fulton St., NEW YORK GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAGO Between the All Heart and the Sun Dried our Greeohoase Material cannot be surpassed. Our workmanship also cannot be excelled. When you get a greenhouse from us you can be sure it is up-to- date in all respects, and that it will be a good house for many years. FOLEY MFG. CO. Western Avenue /^ U I r^ A r« /\ and 26th Street OrBIUAviU* Our visiting .r.ends are heartily welcome to call and see us at our handsome new factory. Transfer from any West Side street car to the S. Western Ave. line and get off at 2*.)th St. CYPRESS SASH BARS S2 feet or lon^ei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED Write for Circular "D" and Prices The A. T. STEARKS LUMBER CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. S. JACOBS & SONS .Manufacturers of GLLF CYPRESS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Jobbers of Glass, Boilers, Pines, Etc. Catalogue and Prices Upon Request. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, - NEW YORK STEEL RETURN TUBULAR 404 HORTICULTURE September 21, 1907 AND BASE OF Tiil. OLb i,I,\;.D-LY EVER STOP that when you buy a TO THINkT boiler, it is good sense to get it of a firm of long standing and a surety of their continuing in business? You see some day your grate will burn out or a casting break, and it would be a pretty expensive proposition if they couldn't be replaced without going to a foundry and having a special casting made. Be on the safe side and buy the Hitchings & Co. Old Standby, "The Corrugated," or our new friend, "The Greenhouse Sectional." Send for Catalog. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS, Manuiacturers of Healinii and Venlllattnii Apparatus. I 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. 1 SfiQGaGGQGf^a SASH Yes, sash — the kind of sash that last. Not those twisty, loose jointed affairs, but all cypress frames with double shoulder mortise and tenons held by barbed steel dowel pins. Then through the center, from side to side, runs a round steel rod supporting the bars, and binding and strength- ening the entire sash. They can't be beat at any price. Send now for descriptive circular. We make every part of a greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part<. Lord & Burnham Co., Greenhouse Designers and Manu- facturers. New York Office, 1133 Broadway, Corner 26tb Street. Branches: Boston, 819 Tremont B'Id'g. Phila- delphia, 1215 Filbert Street. fiaGfiflGGQSfiS Compare this in your mind with other houses built other ways. THEIR EQUIPMENT You can well imagine the efiEect and perfection that the brilliant aluminum finish gives to all the steel parts, — well, then, so much for pure effect — now for durability. These plant beds shown have slate sides, tile bottoms and galvanized iron frames, making an indestructible bench and one with perfection of drainage. That venti- lating apparatus is stripped of all needless parts and brought down to a simple, accurately machined, powerful appliance that works with great freedom. You see from the cut what a wonder- fully light convincing construction the combining of the roof bar and rafter in one makes. Why the U-Bar house is the light enduring house it is. Send for the Catalog. Pierson U=Bar Company Designers and Builders U- Bar Greenhouses ,y\.^\xof^o\\X.'3.n Building, Fourth Avenue and 23rd Street, New York. LIf NE> OOT QA Young Gardenees at Jajiesto^vx Exposition I FlORISlFlMrJMAJV. V^^CAPE Garden £, /{/Ddred /Dterejf'6 "^Pai m/- // /famf/rofrmce. Gg/ro//, Mass. cSi/bscr/ph'on, ^100 \ 406 HORTICULTURE September 28, 1907 i i DAHLIAS ALL THE BEST VARIETIES FOR CUT flowe:rs TRY A SAMPLE SHIPMENT. The LEO NIE8SEN CO.. Wholesale Florists 1209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA Open from 7.00 a. m. to 8.00 p. m. ? A GRAND FERN NOVELTY Of all the sports of Nephrolepis, there are none to compare with A<^ERPOHLII the la'est and best of them all. We are booking oraers now for Sept. delivery. Write for prices. 5 J WILLIAM P. CRAIG, 1 305 Filbert St. PHILADELPHIA Field-Grown CARNATION PLANTS READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. Aristocrat, brizht cerise ... White PerfectiDn. ^n size. White Lawson. go d white Lady Bountiful, " Enchantress Per loo $12.00 6 00 7.00 7.00 6.00 Per ico- $100.00 so 00 60.00 60 00 50.00 Per Mrs Nelson $5.00 Cardinal, good scarlet 6.00 Skyrocket 6.00 Red Riding Hood 12.00 Harlowarden 5.00 Per looo $45.00 50.00 SO. 00 100.00 40.00 CHICAGO CARNATION CO. A. T. PYFER, Mar. JOLIET, III. Field-Growing Carnations. We have for sale and now ready for delivery, extra quality Plants of the following varieties : Beacon, Victory, Robert Craig. Harry Fenn, Nelson Fisher, Red Sport, Roe Pink Enchantress, Enchantress, Fair Haid, White Perfection, Queen, Variegated Lawson, Variegated Patten, Variegated Qlendale. We invite inspection. Prices reasonable. Address Sheppard Garden Carnation Co., 292 Fairmount St., LOWELL, HASS. QUEEN LOUISE CARNATIONS Choice tield-grown plants. Price S4.00 per 100 ; $35.00 per 1000. Large .stock, and a bargain at the price. Orders tilled day received. A. B. DAVIS & SON, Purcellville, Va. CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $i2.oo per loo: $100.00 per lOoo. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect, Bonnie Maid — Clear pink edged white. — J 12.00 per 100; lOD.oo per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. 4.^0 40.00 5.00 6.00 55.00 700 4 60 40.00 4.50 40.00 DOR.NCR &L La Fayette, SONS Ind. CO. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS Field grown, Al Plants of Victory. $8.00 per 100. $75.00 per lOCO. Queen. Fair iVlaid, Harry Fenn. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. All first=sized plants. Large clumps of Princess of Wales Violet $6.00 p-r 100, $50.00 per 1000. Campbell $5.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please, R. ENCELMAN & SON, Pittsfield, Mass. Look tfirough the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there alse Field- Grown Carnations Here we are again with aljout 50.000 tield- grown Carnation Plants, strong, healthy and free from all diseases, at following rate: Aniountof each kind Per lOO Periono Enchantress 30,000 $6.00 $55,00 Crusader 2,000 E. A. Nelson . — 400 Candace 2.000 Melody 500 Boston Market. 10,000 Harlowardsn 4,000 Tounkiiownparties, cash with order or C O t). SCHEIDEN & SCHOOS. E. Fransen, Mgr, 60 Wabash Ave., Chicago, III. PARNATinN^ Field-grown. White '-'■"■^^i""- ' -tUllO. Perfection, Victory, Mrs. T. W. Lawson. Red Lawson, AVhite Law- son. .?6 00 per 100, $55 00 per 1000; Mrs. F. .Joost. lienevieve Lord, Queen Louise, $4 00 per 100, $35 on per liioo. 2.->'i r 1000 rate Vint PT^ Field grown. Imperial, .55.10 T tui^l^ 1 O. per 100. $45 00 per lOOO, 2B0 at 1(00 rate. Prince.ss of Wales, $600 per 100. Hydrangeas, Ferns, Ivies. \Vrite for prices. BAUR FLORAL CO. . . Ere, Pa. CARNATION WHITE PERFECTION We have a few left, $6.00 per 100 $50.00 per 1000 PATTEN & CO., Tewksbury, Mass. CARNATIONS Fine, strong, bushy plants. Lady Bountiful, - = $5,00 per 100 J. B. HEISS, I I 2 S. Main St., - Dayton, Ohio. CARNATIONS 7000 Enchantress, ^6.oo per loo. LARGE SIZED. HEALTHY. A. A. GANNETT, Geneva, N.Y. CARNATIONS 700 Roosevelt 500 Mrs. M. A. Patten 200 Queen 100 Variegated Lawson 100 Jessica 100 Harlowarden 200 Mrs. Lawson 50 Dorothy Whitney CHAS.H.TOTTY, Madison, N.J. $6.00 Per 100 FINE FIELD-GROWN Carnation Plants of the following varieties: — Enchantress, White Lawson. Pink rirs. T. W. Lawson, Helen Qoddard, Hanley, Prosperity, Victory, at $6,00 per 101), $50.00 per 1000. Also, Root'd Cuttings of new car- nation Al-TEkGLOW,$12 OOper 100, $100 Oft per 1000 Delivery after Jan. I. 1<)0S. WM. NICHOLSON, Framingham, Mass CARNATIONS Large Fleld-gpoytn Plants. Lawson/ .^oston Market, and Nelson Fisher $6.00 per' f 00, $50.00 per 1000. Queen $5 00 per 100, $45.00 per 1000. H. A. COOK & SON, Shrewsbury, Utaaa. 1908-TOREADOR-1908 Our new sieedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prospeiily, wiih the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for 190S. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for further information. The H, Weber & Sons Co., Oaldand, Md For Sale 300 Carnation plants. Queens, 100 Fair Maids, lUO Harry Fenn. All healthy, eood. strong plants fri>in open ground ?5 on per Kio : the lot for $20 00 J. Newman & Sons Corp'n. 24 Tremont St., Boston, Hass. You'll find something worth reading on every page of this paper. September 28, 1907 HORTICULTURE 407 mm SALES EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. Sale of Decorative Foliage Plants, such as Palms, Ferns, Pandanus Veitchi, Araucarias, Crotons, Aspi= distras, Cyclamens, Coni= fers, Primroses, Peonies, Bulbs, etc. W. ELLIOTT & SONS, Auctioneers. 20I Fulton St., New York NOW READY FOR DELIVERY I ilium Uarrieeii Bulbs of the very finest quality. LIIIHIII nai I I93II g ., in^h ^,^,bs_ 350 to the case, $6.00 per 100: $55.00 per 1000. 7-9 inch bulbs, 200 to the case, $9.00 per 100: $85.00 per icoo. Full case at 1000 rates. rr66Sl3 R6T rSCtS Aibd bulbs Extra quality bulbs, y% io yi inch diameter, 75c per 100; $5.00 per 1000. Selected bulbs, yi to jl inch diameter, $1.00 per 100; $7 50 per 1000. Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis JeV?oor '°° *' '' Wliite Roman Hyacinths Bulbs 12-11; cm. in circum- ference, $2.75 per 100; $25.00 per loco. Bulbs 13-15 cm. in circumference, $3.25 per IOC; $29.00 per looo. Narcissus Paper Wliite Grandiflora f^'em'a circumference, $1.25 per 100: $9.00 p' r 1000. Bulbs 14 cm. and up in circu 1 ference, $1 .50 per lOO; $11 .00 per 1000. Allium Neapolitanum 75c per too: $5.00 per 1000. If you have not received same, send for our complete list of bulbs for winter and spring flowering F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. STRONG FIELD-GROWN HYDRANGEAS Ready for 7 in. and 8 in pots, $S.oo and $1000 per 100. Begonia Glorie De Lorraine First-class stock. 4 ill , $30.00 per ICO ; aj^ in., $12.00 per 100. Field = grown CARNATIONS Enchantress, $6.co per 100. Cttsh. /•ic'iisi'. Siitis/iiL't/on i;ita ra /lic'i'd. McRAE-JENKINSONCO.,Cheswick, Pa. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS Supply the trade with PLANTS AND BULBS For greenhouse or outdoor use, imported to order. Send for estimate. Addres.> — 31 Barclay St., or p o. Pox 752, New York. LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Grand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO HIGHEST QUALITY BULBS Now Readv PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS, TULIPS. HYACINTHS, FREESIAS and HUSH- ROOM SPAWN, etc. Write for our Neu- Fall Catalogue. mm\ SEED coHPii^Y. -"s.'r'";"" pniiowtiio, pj. MEXICAN SUMMER BULBS AND SEEDS FOR 1907 AMARYLLIS FORMOSISinA PANCRATlUn, Spider Lily, 1st size 2d •• TIQRIDIAS. asst. vars.. S.OO 11.00 ISOO II 00 7.00 5 00 7.00 6 00 6.00 7.00 of 5,000; 1st 2d 1st 2d BESSBRA ELEQANS. 2d CVCLOBOTMRA FLAVA, 1st niLLA BIFLORA, let ZEPHVRANTHES, white. 1st Ten per cent. dis. on orders special dis. on large orders. CONIFER TREE SEEDS To be oollectdd only on adTanee orders and to be forwarded as the different species mature, whicli varies from Dec. to March. ABIES RBLiQIOSA, perlb ..$3.00 PIINUS EPULIS, ■• 3.00 •• HARTWEQI, " 4.00 " LEIOPHYLLA, " 4.00 J. A.McDOWELL, ap. 167, City of Mexico, Mex. GUARANTEED FRESH SPAWN CHUCK FULL OF MYCELIUM 8lbs., $1.00 Treatise: How to Grow Them. Wm.Elliott CSl Sons 20I Fulton Street NEAV YORK BERMUDA EASTER LILIES, ROMAN H'flCINTHS AND ALL HOLLAND AND OTHER BULBS SEND FOR PRICES Trade Bulb List now ready, per ioco seeds Asparagus plumo-us nanus seeds $2.25 .\«paragus plumosus robustus seeds- ... 2.50 New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i 000. J.M.THORBURN &CO. 33 Barclay St., tii rough to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. Boddington's BULBS BLOOM CATALOGUES FREE Write for one to-day ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W l4!hSt., N, Y. City 408 HORTICULTURE September 2S, 190? 90im»itim9i»^9>m9)^mm»,p>p,p,P)9iP>m»>9>Pim»^p*>m,m9,m»»»0im»iP>9>9)9)»i9>m»>9»^^ *»0*)mp>m:»s»i»>mmmmmm9>m»»»»MHh BEDFORD, MASS. THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc., EVERGREENS In TUBS. These are extra selected specimens, suiti.ble for Hall and Veranda Decoration. EVERGREENS for LAWN and FOREST planting:. We offer the largest stock of SPECIMEN Evergreens in New England, in sizes 15 inches to 15 feet ALL OUR EVERGREENS ARE HANDLED WITH BALLS OR IN TUBS. We offer several acres of FIELD-GROWN PERENNIALS, in about 1000 Varieties at very low rates. We send out nothing but STRICTLY HiGH-G^ADE STOCK, cuefully packed, and our prices are always right. Catalog and Price Lists Free. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2}^ in. Pots, $io.oo per loo ij4 in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Read/ to Pet On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LADY CAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Netting. Herbaceous Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. M. H. WALSH naSE SPtcuLiST WOODS HOLE. MASS. Choice Ornamentals 20,000 Berberis Thunbergll, i8toJ4incli. 5,000 " " 12 10 18 " 40,000 " " 2 yr. scealin^s, 8 to 15 inch. 20,000 Vlnca Minor (Grave Myrtle). 8,000 Red Oak Trees. 4 to 6 ft. 12,000 Cherry and Plum Trees, 1 yr., 3 ft. 40.000 Norway Spruce, White, Au-trian and Scotch Pine, i yr transplants, 6 to 12 incfi. I ,000 White Pine, 12 to 18 incli. transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce, 12 to t8 inch, transplants. I 000 Viburnum opulus 2 ft. I 000 Viburnum dentatum, 2 ft. 1 .000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 2 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Roslindale, Mass. Viburnum Plicaium Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST GROVE, PA. VAN DER W E I J DEN & CO. The Nurseries, Boskoop, Holland. Growers, Exporters of all Hardy Nursery Stock. Hardy Rhododendrons i J4-2J4 feet (cheap), Aza:leas, Conifers, Blue Spruce Koster, e.vtra, »ad Boxwood, f.r/'ru, all sixes. Pol-grown Plants lor forcing, H. P. Roses, Standard Rose;, Hardy Shrubs and Trees, etc. Ask quotations and cat.iIogue For wholesale trade oily. No agents. R-markably reasonable prices. Everything guaranteed to be first class and true to name. LAR iH STOCK. Send for Prices. John Waterer & Sons, k^ AMERICAN NURSERY BACSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest s^ock of recognized Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list Of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors of Rhododendrons Ip London. Complete line of HARDY PERENNIALS Ready for IMMEDIATE shipment. EASTERN NURSERIES, Jamaica Plain, Mass. M. M. DAWSON, Manager. H EVEReREENS, SHRUBS, VINES, ROSES, Etc. ERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Free Largest Variety in New England THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. NEW NEW RAMBLER ROSE "NEWPORT FAIRY" To be disseminated Spring, 1908. Ask for illustrated pamphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N.J. FINE GRADING . . Shrubbery . . Artistically Planted Estimates Given Eiperts on Pruning D. ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beacb Parkway, Everett, Mass. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." HARDY PERENNIALS Yncoa fllamentosa. Aeonltam Napellus and blcolor. HelenluiB superbum and striatum. Riidbeckia. Hemerocallls. German Iris, man.v colors. Hardy Phlox, 20 varieties. Funkla subcordata. Write for prices to T. H. CHIVERS, ■ Amesbury, Mass. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Kare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New Vork Office, Siebrecht Building. 425 Fifth Avenu*^ TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you ri&;ht September 2S, 1907 HORTICULTURE 409 Autumn Tints in Trees and Shrubs Probabl_y above all others, this country is favored in the possession of a large li&t of trees and slinibs wliich gladden tbo landscape -with their brilliant coloring in the fall, and also in having climatic conditions which favor in a marked degree the bringing out of such col- ors to a high state of perfection. In Great Britain this yearly transformation cannot be so sanguinely expected as is the case in this country, for one is not so sure there of a dry sunny autumn M'hich from general observation seems to be eonduciv.e to the production of the beauti- ful coloratioir during the period of those mysterious chemical changes taking place within the leaf of the plant. Again, it seems that a too vigorous growth due to an exceeding wet summer or a very rich soil makes a good display in the fall less likely, especially should a wet summer be followed by a dull fall, but, with the weather as we generally get it here, a vigorous growth means a greater wealth of color and year by year we look forward with delight to the transfiguration which comes over n^any of our deciduous trees and shrubs even though we know it betokens for them the coming sleep of wintei. Firsu and foremost among trees noted for their fine colors we must place the oaks, not because there are no others that possess even more striking shades, but there are none which retain their leaves for so long a tjjnc after the color has been acquired, and what finer sight could be desired than the scarlet or the pin oak when in their autumn glory. The Sweet Gum (Liquidiamber styraciflora) and the Sour Gum (Nyssa multiflora) are also a worthy pair with their dull red burnished foliage. Trees furnishing j-ellow tints are not lacking, for the elm, birch, tulip tree, horsechestnut and a few of the large maples, as the Norway, sugar, and the European sycamore maple, all add their individual beauty. Touch- ing on maples, what is more beautiful than the several varieties of Japanese maples, charming are they from the time they unfold their tender foliage until, tinged with their dying color, the leaves drop one by one, the effect being heightened when a group of them is backed u]3 by some gi'aceful growing evergreen. Quite a few more trees might be mentioned as pos- sessing .Tutumnal beaulv in a greater or less degree, but the shrul'< claim a share of our attention, for among these, too, v>-e have some rich colors, as in the sumachs, all of which afford a wealth of warm color to the land- scape and for this reason large plantings are made on many estates of J]hus typhina and R. glabra, .\mong the lower growing shrubs few can surpass the little Ber- beris Thunbergii in its persistent beauty in the fall and if onlv for this it will surely remain a favorite with everybody. The jnollis section of the azaleas, though fleeting in their autumn beautv, gives us some rare sliades in crimson, red and gold, as also do their near allies. Vaccinium corvmbosum. while another pi-etty lit- tle shrub is Fcthergilla alnifolia. A. few of the viburnums acquire attractive colors, as viburnum opulus and cassinoides while the tiny foliage of SjiirEea Thunbergii though transitory, is very pretty when it puts on its autumn garb. The brambles, Rubus fruticosus and varieties also may be mentioned as alfording charming effects planted in wild positions where little else would grow and rewarding us gener- ously in the fall with shades of coloring which ought to raise them higher in our esteem. Lastly a word for some of the vines which all through the summer make beautiful many an otherwise rough and uncouth view and assume rare hues for several weeks in the fall. Of these none is more beautiful than the general favorite Ampelopsis Veitchii which even at this early date is commencing to bronze, a sign of the coming of fall. The Virginia creeper, though perhaps not quite as good as the former, is very showy, how- ever, while Vitis Coignetise with its large ornamental foliage and Vitis Thunbergii, both of which are not so often seen in this country as they should be, are a sight not easily forgotten, assumiing as they do a rich crim- son coloring, and when at last "The melancholy days are come and heaped in the hollows of the grove, the autumn leaves lie dead" we cannot forget that they were once beautiful. Jj^-^yt- Q^^aUtJtAjUuJS^ A Few Remarks on Phlox Decus- sata At first sight the i'hlox decussata is perhaps as easy to cultivate as any other hardy plant, but it is a plant that when once in the garden is ver\- much neglected, to its detriment. How many dealers have experienced complaints from their customers, that their phloxes are not as handsome as they were, they are deteriorat- ing, that the spikes and individual flowers are smaller, which shows neglect in some form or other. There are three good reasons for this backward ten- dency: First (not often seen), is want of sufficient nourishment; second, they have been too long in one bed ; and third, let me emphasize the point strongly, the growth is never thinned out. The best time to do this thinning is when growth is one or two inches high. There are sure to bo a number of weak shoots ; do not cut them off, but pull them up — if you cut them they will branch and grow again. Another complaint that frequently comes forward is, ■'\Miy do my phloxes mildew?" It is this failing to tliin out the shoots when young that probably causes mildew about flowering time. How can they help be- coming unhealthy, with so many more stems to feed than the plant caii conveniently look after, so that when hot, close days come there is no proper circulation of air. I do not say you will not have mildew if you follow above, but there is decidedly less chance of it. A splendid preventive for mildew is a peck of lime and half a pound of sulphur. Slack the lime and apply sulphur at the same time. Wien well mixed, place in a vessel sufficiently large enough to allow of four or five inches of clear liquid after settling. Let stand for two or three days. One iiart of the liquid to eight or ten parts water is strong enough. Use about twice a week. Stir well and fill up mixture after using each time, and it will last all summer. 410 HORTICULTURE September 28, 1907 AnotheT trouble frequently met with, is the mistaken idea that a phlox bed graduallj' degenerates to ugly magenta shade*. This, of course, is caused by allowing seeds to fall in the bed, and as the ugly colors are always stronger than ihe pretty ones, the result is in- ferior varieties event nally predominating. To remedy this, cut off the flower heads as soon as they are through blooming, but do not cut them down to the ground. Take ofE only the flower head, and you will probably have another season of blooms before frost. Phloxes do well in any position, and in any kind of soil, although a prepared bed similar. to that usually iiuide for roses is the liest. When planting do nut mix the colors, but plant in as large masses as possible of one kind or color. Fifty or one hundred in a mass will make the finest show imaginable, but it is better to have one variety, rather than one color in '^e\eral varieties, in a mass, as the flowering season \c^ f'V^- Characteristics of the Ginkgo Editor HoRTicui.xuui:. Dear Sir: — I have Deen very jnuch interested in the various communications you have published regarding the Ginkgo tree. It has been used very freely in this cemetery as it is not only graceful in appearance and immune from pests, but because it is one of the few trees which do not stain marble. I presume my friend Robert Cameron having his time occupied in classifying "Job" has not had time to write you on the question of how far apart the seed bearing tree may be from the male species and yet be fruitful. Three years ago the Ginkgo trees at the Botanic Gardens bore fruit, and the nearest male tree was in Mount .Auburn Cemetery, about a mile away as the crow flies. At that time it was stated that through investigation by the Japanese horticulturists it w^s found that the trees were fruitful if not over a mile and a quarter apart. Respectfully yours, James C. Scorgie. Mi. Auburn Cemetery, Camhridge, Mass. Zonal Pelargoniums for Winter Flowering Altliough geraniuii's arc very showy when artistically arranged for summer bedding they are fast becoming obsolete and have, to n large extent, given place to the more interesting herbaceous plants. On account of the fact that the single geraniums are more continuous in flowering and can be had in attractive condition during the duller months of the year they are admirably adapted for winter flowering and relieving a strain upon tlie resources of an estab- lishment when relief is most needed. Tbe old saying that anyone can grow a geraniuui is infallibly a false one. Almost every gai'dener grows more or less of these plants and we very seldom find a good display of winter flowering pelargoniums. CTT.TI'RE The best time to propagate these plants is in the fall, for winter flowering, securing short Jointed firm wood, rejecting all th.ose which are gross and sappy, also avoid- ing propagating too many varieties. Five or six good harmonious colors are sufficient. Wien the cuttings have formed roots, pinch out the points. In a few weeks fresh gTowth will appear and will require repotting. Firm potting is imperative, otherwise sappy and unfloriferous wood will be the result. Continue pinching the points nut at every second or third joint until the latter part of August; by this time they will be in their flowering pots and six to seven inch pots will be found the most servicable for winter flowering. During the summer the plants should be plunged in a sunny position out-doors to secure short jointed firm wood and frequently turned to prevent the roots from going outside the pots. Young plants invariably give the best results, always jn-ovided they are not allowed to weaken themselves by flowerijig throughout the sum- mer. TKEATJiENT Until near tlie time for housing, which siiould be about the end of September, pinch oft' all the flowers. After housing give ample room — this is an important point — and avoid excess of heat and moisture as this promotes sappy, flowerless growth. They require a temperature ranging from .50 degrees to 55 degrees, with rather a dry atmosphere, with the addition of a weekly supjily of liquid manure. Wiicn the flowers begin to open pinch off the first two or three flowers, otherwise the center flowers of the trusses will be past before the truss is fully ex- panded and a space in the center will be left. Under this treatment no tieing or unsightly stakes will be required and the plants ought to produce abund- ance of perfectly formed trusses and continue flowering for a considerable time during the duller months of the vear. ~y^yc:L^\ September 2.S, J 307 HORTICUUTURi: 411 British Horticulture noXOliS l-OU TlOliTUULTLKlSTS The Roval Horticultural Sdcioty, a few years ago, established a coiniiicmlable method of recognizing horti- culttirists who have distinguished themselves in any special branch. Eacli recipient is presented with a Vic- toria Medal of Honor, and the number who are the bearers of this distinguishing mark is limited to 63. The Council of the Society have lately filled these vacancies caused by death amongst this distingiiished group by the appointment of Sir John T. D. Llewelyn, Bart.. Henry Ballantine and Alexander Dickson. Sir John Llewelyn lias for many years taken a keen and active interest in horticultural matters, and he is one of the vice-presidents of the Royal Horticultural Society. He is also President of the Xational Potato Society. One of the most pojndar potatoes in commerce bears his name. 'Sir. Ballantine is orchid grower to Baron Sir Henry Schroder, whose l)rilliant orchid displays are the delight of visitors to the ]irincipal shows of the Eoyal Horticultural Society. Alexander Dickson is a mem- l)er of the firm of ilessrs. A. Dickson & Sons, Ne^i;own- ard, Ireland, who have gained wide-spread renown as successful rosarians. Mr. Dickson is a member of the National Tiose Society's Committee. The firm's new roses are always the cynosure of adn\iring eyes at the National =-how. TilE VALUE OF SPRAYING In the course of an interview on the spraying of fruit trees, W. E. Collinge, ;i well known expert, of the Uni- versity of Birmingham, stated that this practice dates back to the early part of the IGth century, but it was only within comparatively recent years that it has been placed on a sound and scientific basis. As a result of various equipments .Mr. Collinge has perfected two fluids which he terms VI and \2. During the ap- jiroaehing winter he hopes to see thousands of fruit trees sprayed with "\'l. He intends to personally super- intend some of these, and, if necessary, vnll find the means to defray the cost. Mr. Collinge states that he is perfectly certain of the results, and that they will establish once and for all the practice of winter spray- ing as an ordinary farm operation. Questioned as to how we stand in tliis country as compared with the United States, Mr. Collinge said we were very much behind the American fruit growers, who have a magnifi- cent Department of AgTiculture at their back, in ad- dition to the various State Experiment Stations. He added. "We are certainly mcxing rapidly and I liojx" in future to see the estaldishmcnt of experimental farms with laboratories attar-hed, so that investigation can be made, and conclusive evidence tabulated on the spot." Mr. Collinge has certainly endeavored to make up for the deficiences of the British Board of Agriculture. A FAM0T7S ESTATE The gardens at "Madresfield Court, ^ralvern, belong- ing to Earl BeMucliani]>. are noted for their charming features, many of which have been developed bv Mr. Crump, who for the last 25 years has been in charge. Great attention is paid to fruit culture. In a nursery of about four acres, fruit trees are raised in quantity and distributed gratuitously to Lord Beauchamp's farm and cottage tenantry, in standard and bush form. About two thousand trees per annum are dealt with in this manner, and though apples predominate, pears, plums, cherries, apricots, currant and gooseberry bushes are also distributed. A trial ground has been set apart to test the varieties suitable to the district before propa- gation. There are no less than ^250 varieties of apples, 80 varieties of pears, GO of plums on trial at the present time. Any tree that fails to realise three marks in nine years is at once discarded, and replaced by a new one. Of the later introductions in strawberries, Mr. Crump considers that Laxton's new Progress stands out with superioritj', owing to its good constitution. Gooseberries, and red and white currants are grown in V-shaped cordons, each tree with four branches or cor- dons, trained to iron wire and sticks verticallv. >t>v. ^^^ Eurya Latifolia Variegata This old greenhouse plant is one of the most useful in cultivation, and the demand is greater than the sup- pi}'. The difliculty experienced in propagating has prevented its taking equal place with Araucaria excelsa and Ficus elastica as a hard commercial plant worth growing in quantity. The selection of variegated ]ilants with a constitution is somewhat limited, as varie- gated stove and greenhouse foliage plants are liable to functional weakness when exposed to extremes of tem- perature. Ficus elastica variegata is an example, un- doulitedly a good plant to look at, but it is common knowledge how inferior it is to the type on account of tlio spotting of the variegation; heralded as an acqui- sition and propagated in immense quantities it has failed to fulfil expectations, the law of the survival of the fittest working with urgency in commerce as in nature has fixed its place as suited for the intermediate house but not for rough decorative purposes. Eurya latifolia variegata is without these defects and there are few plants that will emerge from rough treat- ment with a more presentable appearance. Especially is it suitable as a window plant for cold rooms, growing into a nice specimen in a few years. Tiie secret of success in propagating is to take only small cuttings when growth is starting, putting them in pure river sand in well drained pans; after two months when callous has formed, pot into thumb pots in fine peat and sand, filling the hole for cutting with sand and pot- .ting firmly, afterwards plunging in case again in gentle water with care but syringe daily; see to it that the case does not get hot, by shading heavily, or cuttings will shrivel beyond recovery. If the above method is followed 4.3 per cent, should strike. There will always lie a few which form a hard callous but which will never root and after three months they may safely be (brown away. The young plants may be grown oii in a cool house, syringing frequently to keep down thrips. Stake up the leader and prune side growth to form shapelv plants and in 18 months they should be nice -alable stock, but if grown on they are always useful and make good prices as specimens for decorative work. In every way it is a plant worth more attention and if it be urged that its propagation is too slow and baffling for the man in a hurry, do not attempt it, but if one can wait awhile and attend to the trifling details so necessary to good propagating, success is simple and sure. "Trifles make perfection and perfection is no trifle" is equally as true of raising plants as of building monuments. cjcLqaJV- c^at>vAj»w 412 HORTICULTURE September 28, 1907 horticulture: VOL. VI SEPTEMBER 28, 1907 NO. 13 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 \WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year, in advance, $1.00. To Foreign Countries. 2.00; To Canada, $1 50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page $1.00. Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : One month (4 times) 5 per cent. ; three months (13 times) 10 per cent. ; •ix months f26 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRiaHT, J907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Kniered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE — Young Gardeners at Jamestown Exposition AUTUMN TINTS IN TREES AND SHRUBS— Edwin Matthews 409 A FEW REMARKS ON PHLOX DECUSSATA— Fred- eric J. Rea 409 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GINKGO— James C. Scorgie 410 ZONAL PELARGONIUMS FOR WINTER FLOWER- ING— David Miller 410 BRITISH HORTICULTURE— W. H. Adsett 411 EURYA LATIFOLIA VARIEGATA— Edgar Elvin 411 OBITUARY Henry A. Jones— Chas. H. Grigg— Other Deaths. . . 413 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES President-elect Canadian Horticultural Society, John Walsh, Portrait 413 Congress of Horticulture — North Shore Horticul- tural Society— Morris County Gardeners' and Florists' Society— Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston — Illinois State Florists Association 414 New Orleans Horticultural Society — The Philadel- phia Party at R. Vincent Jr.'s. Illustration — Detroit Florists' Club— Club and Society Notes 415 THE EXHIBITIONS Recent Shows — Newport Horticultural Society — London Dahlia Union, C. Harman Payne 416 New York State Fair— Michigan State Fair— Floral Society of Victor, N. Y.— Chestnut Hill Horticul- tural Association— Indiana State Fair— Union Agri- cultural Society— Worcester County Horticultural Society ^1'^ Coming Shows— St. Louis Horticultural Society— Marin County Horticultural Society— Alabama State Fair — Notes 417 SEED TRADE *]l Conrad Appel's Report 418 LIBRARY NOTES— C. Harman Payne 422 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Buffalo. Detroit. Philadelphia, Indianapolis 425 SHADE TREE TROUBLES— George E. Stone 433 MISCELLANEOUS Decoration of Geo. Schneider— C. H. P 41,5 New Rose Harry Kirk 413 Our Frontispiece 413 Personal • • ', HI News Notes 41,i-425 John Cook, Illustration 415 Formosa Longifiorums 420 Statement of Plant Imports 425 Business Changes 4^5 Movements of Gardeners 4-o Incorporated ^"^ Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 432 Our brief editorial on "the value of Some common things" in last week's issue faithful garden has evokecl favorable comment. It friends was, of necessity onh' briefly suggest-- ive on a topic on which many columns might iirofitably be written. The garden which its owner mav go awav from and leave to the chances of drougbt and heat for two or three weeks in mid-sum- mer and yet find smiling brightly on him when he re- turns is the kind that w\\\ win the appreciation of the ordinary type of present-day amateur, and here the an- nuals such as we mentioned are efficient au.xiliaries of the seedsman and plantsman making friends for him wliere. without them, he would surely he discontent. We luight add to the list of tough annuals suitable for low borders and bright bedding effect under unfavor- able conditions of weather and attention, the dwarf Phlox Drummondi, verbena. Zinnia Haageana, single dwarf French marigold, larkspur, acrocliniura, rhodan- the. balsam, Bianthus. chineusis, erysimum, eschscholt- '/.ia, argemone. coreopsis, schyzanthus, mignonette, ni- gella and all the mesem-bryanthemums and similar '"flesliy" material. Tt is a fact not as well known as it should be that the dwarf sweet peas will stand drought and continue full of flower long after the tall-growing types have succumbed. They are extremely pretty, too, as border plants, although not of much use for cutting because of lack of sufficient stem. These observations are the direct result of the exceptional summer through which a large section of the country has just passed. In times of adversity it is as true witli jilants as with men tb.at faithful friends are proven. The Shrewsbury Show, Shropshire's great A means annual floral and musical fete, according of popular to accounts which we have received, has education again demonstrated the mighty possibili- ties in an affair of this character under eli'MT iiianageiiient. Even our British cousins, giver^ to condemnation of the American propensity for bom- bastic expression in describing its glories, find them- selves obliged to resort to the stock phrase of Ameri- ca's celebrated showman and bestow upon it the title of "The greatest show on earth." And when we read that the attendance on the second day approximated 70.000 persons — a figure more than double that of the jiopulation of the town — that the premium list, exclu- sive of cups and medals amounted to $6000 and that the entries reached nearly five thousand, it cannot be denied that the claim is not without foundation. It is freely acknowledged that the various side-shows and sporty features of the fete are potent factors in its success and that the bands and fountains and spectacu- lar diversions have a strong influence in drawing the vast attendance whicli this far-famed exhibition enjoys. We see no reason for adverse criticism on this account any more than we see in the merry games that have become a factor in enhancing the interest and attend- ance at the summer meetings of our own S. A. F. John Westcott's favorite saying that "to make a successful school yen must first get the scholars," is everywhere and always true and applicable. It cannot' be gainsaid tbat the rustic who goes to Shrewsbury with no thought of horticulture returns a more receptive pupil for gar- den knowledge and, consequently a more likely buyer of garden material after • inspecting the big dis.play of garden products there presented. September 25, ia07 horticulture: 413 DECORATION OF MR. GEO. SCHNEIDER. Of all the foreign gardeners in Eng- land it is doubttnl whether there is one who is so highly esteemed by English horticulturists as the genial president of the French Horticultural Society of London. Founded in 1889 by a few French gardeners then resi- dent in London, the society has made enormous progress and rendered much useful service to English as well as French gardeners, and it is now a society of considerable im- portance. Mr. Schneider, as one of the original founders and the president ever since its inauguration, has generously de- voted much of his leisure tlo the advancement of the society and the well being of many of the young men who come over from France and Bel- gium to complete their horticultural training here in England. Such serv- ice as this could not fail to be recog- nized by the French government sooner or later, and in 189C our good old friend Schneider was granted the Cross of Chevalier of the Order ot the Merite Agricole. Since then the society has continued to progress and accomplish much useful work, under the able and devoted supervision of its president, who in spite of nearly 40 years' residence in England still preserves his French nationality. In further recognition of all he has done the Government of the French Repub- lic has now promoted Mr. Schneider to the rank of "Offlcier" of the Order of which he was already a conspicu- ous and deserving member. C. H. P. NEW ROSE HARRY KIRK. Messrs. Alexander Dickson and Sons have developed a new Hybrid Tea rose named Harry Kirk, which promises to be a very valuable addition to our list of Hybrid Teas. The color is a rich creamy yellow, shading to orange at the basc? of the petals. The buds are long, of great substance and have opened up here to four and a half inches in diameter. The ir.nermost petals when the bloom is fully opened curve inward so the flower does not present a flat appearance. The blooms last very well and are strikingly at- tractive. The plant is a vigorous grov,'pr and a good bloomei-. with strong, healthy foliage and seems to be admirably suited to our climate. I believe that we have at last obtained what we have been so long looking for, nainely. a first rate yellow rose that will (io well out of doors. The plants were set out last November at Philadelphia and came through the winter and very trying spring without protection. ROBERT HUEY. OUR FRONTISPIECE. One of the most interesting spots in the Jamestown Exposition, from the standpoint of the practiculturist, is de- voted to the children's gardening oper- ations, which is. for the first time, il- lustrated in the frontispiece to this paper. In the background are seen several of the State buildings, the cen- tral one with the cupola being the Massachusetts Building. PRESIDENT-ELECT CANADIAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Mr. John Walsh, who was recently elected president of the Canadian Horticultural Association, was born in Kerney County. Ireland, November 4, 1847. When 16 years of age, he started life in a big private estate, called "Richway's," under a narrow- minded gardener of old, named D. Mealie. Young Walsh soon found out that his work was up-hill and that no knowledge could be got from the head John Walsh gardener. In 1S6S he came to Montreal, where he has made his home ever since. His first employ- ment was with Mr. B. Gibbs. on St. Catherine street, exactly where the Princess Theatre is being built. He took charge, thirty years ago. of the estate ot the late W. W. Ogilvie, where he has remained ever since. Mr. J. Walsh is deservedly popular with his fellow tradesmen of this city and elsewhere where known. PERSONAL. Visitors in Detroit; Geo. A. Mur- phy, Cincinnati. 0.; R. Fancourt, Phil- adelphia, Pa. W. A. Adams, well known among the trade and a young business man of the best personal standing, is a candidate for the Republican nomina- tion to be supervisor from his ward in Buffalo, N. Y. There is good news from the sick bed of E. A. Moseley of Newburyport, which will be welcomed all over the country, for there is no better type of the useful citizen and faithful public servant than the secretary of the inter- state commerce commission. — Boston Globe. Harry O. May, the genial young treasurer of the American Rose So- ciety, son of the eminent rose grower, John N. May. was married on Septem- ber 18 to Miss Charlotte M. Jenkin- son. at Newark. N. J. Mr. May, Sr., presented the young couple with a new dwelling at Summit, where they will make their home on their return from a bridal tour. OBITUARY. Henry A. Jones. Henry A. Jones, for the past three years travelling representative of Ralph M. Ward & Co., New York, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Florence J. Barton, Cromwell, Conn., on August 23rd. His illness was of short duration, having been attacked with acute indigestion while on the road. He hurried home, but died in four days. Mr. Jones was a man of sterling qualities, genial and compan- ionable, and made a great many friends during his travels. He was born in Baltimore, Md., Feb. 29, 1840. He married Frances Katherine Howser of Baltimore, who died in 1881. Four daughters and one son survive him. Charles H. Grigg. Charles H. Grigg. for many years in the retail florist business in Philadel- phia, died on the 22nd inst. from an attack of vertigo. Mr. Grigg was at one time a member of the firm of Gra- ham (ft Grigg. which by its enterprising methods over twenty years ago set a new pace in the business of retailing cut flowers in Philadelphia. Later he was in business for himself and was for a time manager of the Century Flower Shop when that establishment was started by H. H. Battles. Other Deaths. Mrs. A. La Rochelle of New York died on September 11. aged 60. For manv years she has carried on a re- tail business at 231 Eighth avenue, which will be continued by her daugn- ter. Andrew Boylan, gardener at the City Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., was drowned in the Delaware River on September 10. NEWS NOTES. I,eon C. Ellis has been appointed a member of the Pine Grove Cemetery Commission of Lynn, Mass. Charles Uttley of Harrisburg will open a branch store at Altoona, Pa., on October 1 with Miss Elma Heeter in charge. A defective electric light wire caused a slight blaze in the basement of Mal- lon & Sons. Brooklyn, N. Y., but the damage was trifling. TTnder the name of the People's Floral Co., Max Eller has opened an attractive store at 821 Walnut St.. Kansas City, Mo., with J. D. Handler as manager. G X. Amrhyn, superintendent of parks at New Haven, Conn., met with a serious accident recently. While driving rear Bdgewood park the bit broke, the horse bolted and threw Mr. Amrhyn out severely wrenching his leg. In the Arnold Arboretum are a num- ber of young grape vines, raised by Mr. Dawson from seed procured by Prof. Sargent in China, who believes that the fruit will be found equal to some ot the finest tender white grapes. The fruiting of these novel- ties will be an event of great interest, and should they turn out as hoped for. they will constitute a sensation of more than ordinary degree. erry Belmont; 2d, Mrs. William Astor. Miniature flowe'- garden, exhibited by Newport private gardener within a space of 32 square feet — 1st, Hugh Williamson; 2d, James Williamson. Cut Flowers. Twenty-five gardenia blooms — 1st, Mrs. William Astor. Fifty carnation blooms — 1st. Mrs. Robert Goelet: 2d, Mrs. William Astor. Twelve American Beauty roses — 1st. Perry Belmont; 2d, Mrs. William As- tor. Vase of 25 tea or hybrid roses — 1st, ??eriy Belmont; 2fi, H. [). Auchincloss. Collectitm of herbaceous perennial blooms, named varieties — 1st, H. D. Auchincloss; second, Joseph Gibson: 3d, Oakland Farm, A. G. Vanderbilt, .■\lex .Adam, .gardener. Collection of annuals, named varie- ties— 1st Joseph Gibson; 2d, Oakland Farm: 3d, A. D. Auchincloss. Fruits. Two bunches white grapes — 1st, H. D. Auchincloss. Two bunches black grapes — 1st, H. D. Auchincloss. One bunch white grapes — 1st, E. J. Berwind; 2d, H. D. Auchincloss. One bunch black grapes — 1st, H. D. .\uohincloss: 2d, E. J. Berwind. Six nectarines — 1st, H. D. Auchin- closs; Sd, E. J. Berwind; 3d, Mrs. Wil- liam Astor. Six peaches — 1st, Mrs. William Astor. Six peaches, grown outdoors— 1st, E. J. "Berwind; 2d, Mrs. John E. Harring- ton. One melon — 1st, H. D. Auchincloss; 2d, Samuel Chambers; 3d, Miss Alice f-Ceteltas, W. J. Matson gardener. Three dishes of apples — 1st, Miss Susie K. Gibson. Six dishes of pears — Ist, Mr. William B. Greene, Samuel Speers gardener. Three dishes of pears — Jst, Mrs. John E. Harrington; 2d, WillLam B. Greene. Dish of blackberries — 1st, William B. Greene; 2d, Mrs. J. E. Harrington. Vegetables. Peck of potatoes — 1st, James Elliott; 2d, Mrs. T. 0. Richardson; 3d, H. D. Auchincloss. Twelve tomatoes — 1st, Oakland Farm; 2d, Mis. William Astor; Jd, Mrs. T. O Richardson. Six heads of celery — 1st, H. D. Auch- incloss; 2d, Mr.s. T. O. Richardson. Twelve onions — Jst, Mrs. T. O. Rich- ardson; 2d, Oakland Farm; 3d. H. D. Auchincloss. Three heads of cabbage — 1st, H. D. Auchincloss. Three heads of cauliflower — 1st, Oak- land Farm. Collection of peppers — 1st, Joseph tribson. Best collection of vegetables — 1st, Oakland Farm; 2d, H. D. Auchincloss; 3d, Mrs. Robert Goelet. The judges were Alex MacLellan, John T. Allan and D. J. Coughlin. Greater interest was taken in this show than had been anticipated with the gratifying result that the receipts from admission fees are largely in ex- cess of any previous year. London Dahlia Union. This society founded only six years ago held its annual exhibition in the glass corridor and conservatory of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Regents' park, on the 12th September last. The most favorable circumstances at- tended the show for there was keen competition in most of the classes. The Quality was of a high order of merit in almost everything staged. The schedule comprised 27 classes in all. three and four prizes being allotted in most of the classes. A detailed report would be of little interest to American readers and the most we can do is briefly to deal with essentials. T. S. Ware and Son had a gold medal for a fine display ar- ranged in a very artistic manner. Cut blooms of every section were arranged in high bamboo supports at the back while vases contained those in front. Isolepis gracilis, bamboos and other greenery enlivened the di.splay by the graceful way in which they were inter- spersed among the cut blooms. Cac- tus dahlias of special note were September 2.S, 1907 HORTICULTURE 417 Fauniis. Whirlwind, Mrs. McMillan, Primrose, Cynthia, Hamlet, Caradoc, etc. Decoratives and peony flowered in- included some noble blooms ot Ger- mania. King Lieopold, Bloom of Baarn, Queen Wilhelmina and Souvenir de Gustave Dowzon, while among the oldi show flowers, Peacock, Mont Blanc. Diadem Merlin, Mrs. Langtry and others were none the less conspicuous. The exhibit of J. T. West, who also received a gold medal, was another fine example of effective arrangement Every section was well represented but the pompons staged appealed to me in a very special way, Bacchu.-s, Snowdrop, Violet, Midget, Daisy, Nerissa, Ideal, Emily Hopper and Sun- shine being delightful little floral gems. Hobbies Lim'd sfaged roses and dahlias in grand form and they too were awarded a gold medal for a charming group of no little artistic merit. Cactus varieties of note were Hyacinth, Wm. Marshall, Hamlet. Daisy Easton, Amos Perry, Nelson, Charm. They also had a large display ot the peony flowered varieties. In the competitive classes there were numerous entries. For 12 cactus distinct in bunches of C blooms each, Stredwick & Son came in first. H. Shoesmith, John Walker and Burrell & Co.. followed in the order named. Blooms in this class specially noticed were Uranus, Ivernla, Dr. G. E. Gray, Snowdrift, Buttercup, Flame, Conrad, Celia, Lustre, Eureka, Faunus. Pre- mier. Classes for 24 blooms cac- tus and 12's also brought forth a good show, the principal prize winners be- ing Stredwick. Burrell & Co., Keynes, Williams & Co., John Walker, Mor- timer, Seale and Baxter. Here we noted the following: Pilot. Clincher, Nelson. Ivanhoe, Conrad. Imperial, Primrose, White Lady. Wm. Marshall, Hyacinth. Classes 4 and 5 for 24 and 12 cut blossoms of the show dahlia produced some excellent results of the culture of these grand old flowers. The prize winters here were John Walker, Chas. Turner, Keynes. Williams & Co., Mortimer, Cheat & Sons. Scale, Tran- ter and S. Cooper, Fine blooms of Purple Prince, Blush Gem, Standard Harbinger, John Walker, Golden Gem Chieftain, W. Keith, Mrs. Langtry. Mrs. Gladstone. Dr. Keynes and others were exhibited in the winning stands. The class for 3 vases of cactus va- rieties brought forth some fine lots. John Walker, Seale, Keynes. Williams A: C. and Cheat & Sons, were the prize takers in order named. For 12 pompons competition was again keen amongst exhibitors already named in other classes. Hecla. Mercia Bacchus. Cyril, Florence. Ideal. Little Mary, Doris, Barbara, Jessica, Queen of Whites being all excellent samples. Singles were very pretty and freely shown in the various classes. Some ot them are delightfully colored and most perfect in form. Among the prize winning stands we admired Col- onibine. Rosebank Scarlet. Snowdrop, Hector. Kilby. Fuji San, Stromboli, Aurora Formosa, Leslie Seale. Princess of Wales, Mavourneen, Mark Twain, Many other exhibits in other classes were staged especially in the amateur section. Floral art was encouraged bv prizes for tastefully arranged vases in which the blooms were mingled with autumn foliage and grasses. The judges awarded first class cer- tificates to Stredwick & Son for cactus dahlias, C. E. Wilkins, Rev. A. Bridge, and Mercury. H. Shoesmith for cac- tus dahlia, Flame, a fiery reddish crim- son of intense brilliancy. Cheal & Sons for single dahlia. Peggy, Hildegarde, a pompon of a very pretty pale lilac mauve, and Brilliant — a single variety of rich reddish crim- son, with a yellow centre. A silver medal was awarded to W. Stephens for a display of 12 cut blooms of cactus dahlia, Wm. Marshall. Altogether the committee may well be satisfied with their show for 1907, the nuality being certainly up to that of the N. D. S. if not even better. Miscellaneous groups were a decided feature of the show and contributed very materially to interest the num- erous visitors. Mr. A. L. Gwillim staged a fine table 36 feet long of begonias, single and double, in great variety, for which he received a gold medal! J. Burrell & Co.. had a like award for a grand display of gladioli. Spooner & Sons staged fruit, having a nice collection of which we can only mention in apples Cardinal, Lord Derby, Lord Suffleld, Keswick Codlin, Cox's orange Pippin, Worcester Pear- main, Brabant Bellefleur; in pears, Clapp's Favorite, Beason. Dr. Jules Guyot; in plums. Victoria. Pond's seedling and Cox's Emperor. C. HARMAN PAYNE. New York State Fair. At the State Fair held at Syracuse twenty-four first and seven second prizes were captured by P. R. Quinlan & Co. The cash prize of $350 for dis- play ot fruit was won by the Western New York Horticultural Society, whose exhibit included 221 varieties of ap- ples, 131 of pears, 51 of plums, 73 ot .-rapps. In the street parade on Thurs- day evening the float of P. R. Quinlan & Co. was also awarded the prize in its division. Michigan State Fair. The floral exhibits at the Michigan State Fair at Grand Rapids on the week cf September 9 exceeded in excel- lence everything before attempted. The prizes were divided between the Grand Rapids Floral Co.. Crabb .4 Hunter and Charles Chadwick. W. Cu- kerski was the judge. Floral Society of Victor, N. Y. The fifth annual festival given by the Floral Society of Victor was held on September 12 and 13. One hundred and sixty-seven entries were made in the thirty-nine classes, asters and gladioli predominating. M. F. Pierson of Stanley served as judge. Chestnut Hill Horticultural Associa- tion. The Chestnut Hill Horticultural As- sociation (Pa.) held an exhibition on September 10. Chas. Bustard. James Bell and Frank Gould won the prizes for best displays of dahlias; W. Schneider and J. Little for asters and W. Vandervere for ferns. Indiana State Fair. The floral exhibits at the Indiana State Fair. September 9 to 13th, proved quite a success. Good displays were brought out in cut flowers, plants and floral designs. The awards were pretty evenly divided among the exhibitors. Union Agricultural Society, ^t the sixty-ninth annual fair of the Union Agricultural Society, held at Ellington, Conn., on September 18, the exhibit from the North End Nurseries of Chester F. Brainard. Thompsoa- ville attracted much attention. Worcester County Horticultural So- ciety. At the exiiibit on September 19 in Horticultural Hall, Worcester. Mass., a display of gloxinias by E. W. Breed was an interesting feature. COMING SHOWS. St. Louis Horticultural Society. The executive committee of this .so- ciety met on last Thursday afternoon at Sanders' Nursery to formulate plans for the coming fall flower show. The president being absent, Harry Young presided. The show this year will be held in the new hall of the United Railways Co.. which is in course of erection, and has been offered to the society free of rent. The floor space is 100 feet square. The committee decided that the show should open on the morning of November 12 and close November 15, lasting four days. The Henry Shaw prizes, including the Henry Shaw medal, v.'ill again be offered. These alone are valued at $500. The com- plete prize list is promised by the end of next month. At the close of the meeting the committee present consist- ing of Harry Young, Otto Koenig, P. H. Meinhardt, Theo Miller, F. C. Web- er, A. Jablonsky, John Steidle, Alex. Walbart, and C. Nicholson, together with Mrs. Koenig. Mrs. Miller and Miss Meinhardt were invited by Mr. and Mrs. Sanders to sit down to a lunch which was much enjoyed by all pres- ent. Beginning with next month the com- mittee will meet weekly until after the show. Marin County Horticultural Society. The prize list of the first annual flower show of the Marin County Hor- ticultural Society to be held at San Rafael, California, October 26. offers many valuable cups and cash prizes. T. P. Redmayne, San Rafael, Calif., is secretary of the society. Alabama State Fair. The florists have secured a large space at the State Fair to be held in Birmingham October 8-16. Table dec- orations and bridal bouquets are among the special features on the ex- tensive prize list. Mississippi State Fair. A chrysanthemum show will be a feature of the State Fair at Jackson, Miss., on November 8 and 9. Twenty- three classes are scheduled and the first prize is valued at $25. Notes. The date of the fall exhibition of the Horticultural Society of Chicago has been changed to November 6-12, The Massachusetts Hortlcultui-al Society will hold their annual exhibi- tion of fruits and vegetables on Octo- ber 10 and 11. The preliminary sched- ule of prizes for January, March and May, 190S, has just been issued. 418 HORTICULTURE September 2S, 1907 Seed Trade Tbe warm weather of the past week has been of great benefit to corn and, in fact, all late crops, but just how much of a crop corn will prove to be can onlv be conjectured. No definite news has come to hand during the past fortnight concerning crops, but no doubt something will be known soon. There will be onion sets enougn in all probability, and the quality prom- ises to be better than last year. It is estimated that the crop will be about 75 per cent, of an average. The crop of Kentucky Blue Grass seed, esti- mated at over one million bushels (practically a two years' supply), has again been cornered. This time the "Trust Busting" farmers of Kentucky have helped the scheme along. Mem- bers of the Society of Equity com- bined to hold the seed for a certain price, and they got it. Such is the power of organization. may be among the luxuries in the near luture. By the way, this Society of Equity has" become a great power in the West and bids fair to become an in- fluential factor in fixing the prices of farm products. In fact, it is such al- ready. It is claimed by its members that they are responsible for the pres- ent high prices of grain to a consider- able extent. Dollar wheat, sixty-cent corn and fifty-cent oats is the slogan of the Society of Equity, and the writer has information that a move- ment is afoot to hold back these crops until they can realize the prices named. This possibly accounts in some measure for the comparatively small receipts at the great grain cen- ters, and which resulted the past week in a decrease of nearly 1,500,000 bushels in the visible wheat supply, whereas at this time of year the nor- mal condition should have shown an increase of about this quantity. Perhaps few of our readers a'S aware that our erstwhile friend. J. A. Everitt of Indianapolis, is the founder and present very efficient head of the Societv of Equity. "Uptodate Farm- ing and Gardening." of which Mr. Everitt is editor, is the organ of the Society of Equity, and has a large circulation. As a further indication that organ- ization is the order of the day. it may be said that a movement is on foot to organize a "National Society of Truck Growers." If this is successful, it is likely to be in time only an adjunct of the Society of Equity. Late peas have sold in Buffalo as high as $2.25 per bushel, and 160 bushels have been picked from a sow- ing of two bushels of seed. Pretty good business is farming; at least, truck farming. Reports of damage to the bean crop are in circulation, but how serious has not yet developed. We shall have more reliable information in a week or two. Unfavorable reports of the potato crop are coming from many sections and if they prove true the "Murphys" Mr. Alfred Emerich, representing Messrs. Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co., Paris, France, will reach New York about September 28th, and will pay his usual visit to their American cus- tomers in the seed trade. All com- munications for Mr. Emerich should be addressed care of H. Frank Dar- row, 26 Barclay street, New York. CONRAD APPEL'S REPORT ON THE 1907 CROP OF EUROPEAN GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS. Regarding the Natural Grass Seeds, I beg to mention that the homegrown sorts have much suffered from the un- settled and unfavorable weather in May and June, and therefore we will this season see greatly varying quali- ties, Dright colors will be scarce and in demand Of Agrostis stolonifera (Marsh Bent Grass homegrown) a shorter yield is expected than last fall, and high prices are offered to the owners already though harvesting will not commence before the middle of this month. Aira caespitosa (Tufted Hair Grass) brought a smaller result, too, and higher prices than last year must be paid for raw seed. The yield of Aira flexuosa (Yellow- ish Oat Grass of the trade) is about the same as last year, the quality seems to be better and heavier. Un- reasonable prices have been paid by some dealers and therefore, prices will nile higher this season. Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Fox- tail) turned out a larger crop than last year. The samples I have already received show a. satisfactory quality and contain less larvae than the year before. As you know, last season the owners asked very high prices for the raw seed, and therefore the demand for cleaned seed was not very animat- ed. In spite of the bigger new crop the owners are now quoting much higher figure*, having made a combins to keep the prices. Under these cir- cumstances it seems to be very risky to conclude transactions at the pres- ent moment, basing upon prices which rule from 90 to 9.5. — Marks per cwt. cif German seaport. — Considering the difficult cleaning of this sort and tak- ing into account the loss in chaff, you will perhaps on the strength of r.he above prices of the raw seed be able to form yourselves an approximate idea of the prices which have to be quoted this season for high grade cleaned Meadow Foxtail. It is therefore ad- visable to wait with purchases until the situation of the market is more settled. Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweei scented Vernal, true) yielded a partic- ularly short crop and higher prices may be expected for good nice lots. Also .Anthoxanthum puelli (Sweet Scented \ernal, puelli) yielded a small- er quantity than last fall and will be quoted at a higher rate. Avena elatior (Tall Oat Grass) brou.ght an average crop in Austria, but the quality cannot compete with the French product. As to the latter correct informations cannot yet be given, as the new harvest is somewhat delayed by rainy weather. Reports announce a smaller crop but excellent qualities. Firm offers will not come on the market before end of this month. Avena flavesceus (Yellowish Oat Grass, true) I cannot yet give a re- liable report, this sort being not yet harvested. The same refers to Bro- mus mollis (Brome Grass) and Bromus pratensis (Meadow Brome Grass), whilst Bromus inermis (Awnless Brome Grass) is reported to bring a good yield with satisfactory qualiti;;s Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dogs- tail) had suffered by heavy rains dur- ing its development and maturity in some principal centres of production, therefore darker colors will probably be prevalent, and bright lots will sure- ly be in strong demand. Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot). The crop in Germany, Austria and France was only limited and higher prices than last year were asked for. The yield in New Zealand is also much be- low an average crop and especially for bright lots much higher prices ihan in previous years had to be granted. The demand is very quiet now owing to these high prices, in the end they will have to be granted, as the quan- tit.v harvested is not sufficient for the usual requirements. Festuca arundinacea, elatior (Tall Fescue, true). The genuine Rhenish Seed which is only grown in a small district in this neighborhood, brought this season one-third less than last fall, and in consequence higher prices had to be paid to the growers. I was able to obtain the bigger part of the new crop and am already occupied with the cleaning of my lots. The new- seed is of an excellent quality, and the germination is very satisfactory, too. The prices for well cleaned seed are ruling favorably considering the short- ness of the crop. Festuca duriuscula, ovina (Hard and Sheep's Fescue). At the beginning the outlook entitled to the best expec- tations, and the owners had the best hopes for a rich harvest. But owing to the continued rainy weather the color of this species has suffered, and the seed is darker than last year's. Bright lots are very rare, and besides, there is a great loss in cleaning, as the new crop contains much light seed and chaff, so that my fancy and superfine qualities will command higher pricss than last season. Festuca ovina angustifolia (Fine- leaved Fescue) yielded an extraordi- narily short crop, and consequently was only obtainable at very high prices. The lots are now coming in and the quality turns out satisfactory. It is not yet possible to say anything definite regarding the germinative power and the results of the cleaning of the new crop; undoubtedly high prices have to be charged for well cleaned qualities. Festuca heterophylla (Var. leaved Fescue, true) and Festuca rubra (Red Fescue, true) which sorts grow in Germany only in limited quantities, yielded about the same as in 1906. N.- Z. Red Fescue is this year quoted at such high figures, that it does not pay for our market. Holcus lanatus (Soft Grass, home- grown). It is still too early to give any information on the new crop. Lolium italicum (Italian Ryegrass) According to reports from Great Brit- ain this sort is now in harvest, and a September 28, 1907 HORTICULTURE 419 fair average crop is expected, the color will perhaps be a little darker than lai^t year. From France a gocd crop is reported, and samples already to hand show satisfactory qualities. The Keed will be obtainable at about the same prices as last season. The harvest of Lolium perenne (Per- ennial Ryegrass) is also late this year, and most of the samples represent darker qi'.alities. Heavy lots of more than 2G lbs. bushel-weight will be scarce this season and in strong -Je- mand. Prices rule somewhat higher than in 1606. Phalaris arundlnacea (Reed-like Canary Grass) is gathered this year in very limited quantities only, and higher prices had to be granted, so that good quality will be in demand and not obtainable cheaply. Phleuni pratense (Timothy). Will bring a medium yield in Germany, the weather of the next few weeks may in- fluence the crop, which is still in. the fields. Poa nemoralis (Wood Meadow Grass) yielded much less than last fall. The heavy demand has caused a steady upward tendency of the prices for th^^ raw seed, and at present the latter show such figures as never before. By my good relations with the most re- liable sources I was able to obtain the bigger part of the new crop and most of the best lots. On account of the high prices for the raw seed it is a matter of course that really good well- cleaned qualities will be offered at much higher figures than last seasun. Poa trivialis (Rough Stalked Meadow Grass). According to reports from the North this sort yields a shorter crop than last year, and it is still too early to say anything definite to the quality of the new seed, which is not yet harvested. Clover Seeds, Trifolium pratense (Red Clover). Regarding the new crop in Germany and Austria, the sea- son of the year is not far enough ad- vanced to form at present an idea of the outlook. Trifoiinm repens (White Clover) added every year to the existing stocks a larger or smaller crop, and this year, too, a medium crop is expected so that it is not necessary to hurry with cover- ing the requirements. Of course par- ticularly bright seed will be rare and in strong demand at good prices, but the stock of average qualities will be quite sufficient for the wants and ob- tainable at moderate figures. Trifolium hybridum (Alsike). Re- garding our homegrown products it is still too early to say anything definite. The trade in Trifolium incarnatum (Crimson Clover) was this season very precarious and unsatisfactory. Aus- tria started with fair prices and good qualities as compared with French of- fers, which represent mostly discolored qualities, and besides, at first high prices were quoted for this sort. France has yielded a good crop, but having no sales prices went down C. C. MORSE & CO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States AZORE GROWN EASTER LILY BULBS Just received, free from all disease, have given most satisfactory results these past three years. After filling our advance orders we offer the following balance. Imnifdiate ordi ring i? advisab e to secure some of these sizes: — PER CA&E OF 350 BULBS- 6-7 inch $21.00 Per 1000 Bulbs 60.00 LILIUM HARRISII. MICHELL'S SPECIAL BRAND. Bulbs per case. Per ico Per looo S-7 Cir $4.1'' $4.75 J4S 00 6-7 " 3. SO 6.50 60.00 7-9 " 2.00 0.25 90.00 9-11" 1.00 20 00 190.00 i ■■■-■■ .SO 45.(10 REGULAR BRAND. Bulbs per ca^e. Per ico Per 'ooo " $4.50 $42.00 9.00 85.00 19.00 180.00 35.00 S-7 Cir $4.li0 7-9 •• 2.00 9-11 " l.l'O 11-13 " 50 Write for our Wholesale Bulb Oafalcg. HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 1018 MARKET ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $ I per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and thev are 10 time? better. STUMPP & WALTER CO.. - 50 Barclay St„ New York WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS 12x15, $3,00 per 100, $23.50 per 1000 15x18, 400 " 38 00 " BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RIGKARDS BROS, Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CITY Best Quality Fall Bulbs It i- to your advantag- to pbce your orc'er early. Send us a list of your wants and we wdi quote you r- ck-boltom p ices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VIGKS SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors VICK*5 SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading najned sorts: CYCLAMEN Farqyhar's Giant Strain Unsurpassed for size of Hewers. Qiant Crimson Q'ant Pink Giant White Finest Mixed Qiant E.xceIsior, White with Claiet Base 100 seeds. $' 2.->: lOOO seeds. 110.00 R & J. FARQUHAR &CO. 6 & 7 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. 1-8 oz. 75c 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VICKS SONS, Rochester, N. Y. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, ■ ■ CailFORNIA Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds^= Send for Catalogue THOMAS J. GREY GO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON HIGH Cit*A.lZ»H; BULBS For prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent on request. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. BERMUDA GROWN LILIUM HARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS Keady for Delivery H.E.Fiske Seed Co.,"»ViV'"''''" Square BOSTON. MASS. c AULIFLOWERS A B B A C E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 420 HORTiCULTURE September 28, 1907 GERANIUMS We have 100,000 in 2-inch pots ready to ship in prices running from $2.00 per 100 for standard varieties to 75 cents each for novelties. We will send one thousand, 50 each of 20 varieties Single and Double for $18, or 500, 25 each of 20 vaiieties for $9. 25. SEND FOR OUR SPECIAL CATAIOQUE R. VINCENT. Jr. & SONS GO. WHITE MARSH, MD. CYCLAMEN SplondenB GIgamtKunt Hybrlda In five colors; the tines', strain known 3-in pots, ready, S7.00 per 100; 4-in., 815.08 per 100- 8-in., S20 0n per lOO. Satisfaciion guaranteed. S. S. SKIDELSKY, 1741 NO » m SI , Hy GIANT CYCLAHEN Are ahead In growth and flowers, Bloodred, Car- mine. Pink, Pure White White with Carmine Eye. E^ch color separate Tr. pkt., $1.00: 1000 seeds, $6 00. An even mixture of die above 5 colors tr. pkt.. 75c.; lOOn seeds, $5 no. For larger quan- tities, special quotations. O. V. ZANOEN, Seedsmen, HOBOKEN. N J DoubleViolets Lady Campbell, Extra Strong, Healthy Plants. ?"ield giown fron March-struck Cuttings. $6.00 per too. Cash with order. MALCOLM ORR, ""'^^Slfs.^''"' PANSY PLANTS Fancy Large Plants, Transplanted $3.00 per lOOO. PERRY GREEN 63 Howari Ave., Quinc/, Miss. CASH WITH ORDER GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia Forstenana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Wntc for prices. I O I 2 Ontario St., Philadelphia DAHLIAS. Now is the tim* ttt place your order for bulbs which will insum you gettine oamed ▼■- rictlM in any quantity: prompt delivery. DAVID HERBTrT & SON, Succmon to L. iC Peacock, Inc. A-TOO, IV.J. PEONIES A fine stock of choice varieties. New list of thirty extra fine seedlings. Send for list. GEORGE MOLLIS 128 Hollis St., S. Weymouth, Mass. LA NTS STAKES steadily, so that at present Crimson Clover is on the market at very low prices, oftering a fair object for spec- ulation. Lotus corniculatus (Coarse grained Birdsfoot Trefoil) had a fair average crop and is offered at cheaper price's than last year, the qualities are dif- ferent, most lots containing a great deal of ribgrass (Plantago). Lotus villosus (Small grained Birdsfoot Tre- foil) is not yet harvested, the result is estimated to be smaller than last fall, samples and offers are not yet to hand. Medicago Impulina (Yellow Trefoil) yielded to all appearance a satisfactory result and will be obtainable at about last year's prices. Medicago sativa (Alfafa or Lucerne) Italy reports a short crop and good qualities, whilst in France Lucerne will yield a good average crop, and Lucerne of Provence of good quality will probably be quoted a little lower than 190b. About the new crop of Anthyllis vul- neraria (Kidney Vetch) I have not yet received any information and there- fore cannot give a report on it for the moment. In Hedysarum onobrychis (Sainfoin, one cut) the offers are now to hand, and samples mostly show dark seed, so that bright lots will be in demand, the prices rule somewhat higher than last season. Hedysarum bifera (Sainfoin, two cuts) gave a medium yield, and the qualities are reported to be satis- factory. Regarding the Agricultural Seeds, viz. Ornithopus sativa (Serradella), Lupinus luteus (Yellow Lupins), Vicia sativa (Spring Vetches), Vicia villosa (Sand or Winter Vetches), Sinapis alba (Mustard) Spergula luaxima (Giant Spurry), Spergula arvensis (Common Spurry) a report cannot yet be given, as the crops are not yet harvested. FORMOSA LONGIFLORUMS. Since the Bermuda lilies first showed signs of disease, forcers have been look- ing anxiously for a healthy lily that could take their place. To a consider- able extent this was done by the Japan-grown longiflorums, which have, however, the one great drawback that they could not be forced as early as the Bermuda lilies, owing to the fact that they ripened later in Japan and could not be brought to the American market early enough. A New York importing house seems now to have overcome this dirficulty with the Formosa longiflorums, a small trial shipment of which last year turned out entirely satisfactory as far as eaiiiness was concerned, not a sin- gle plant showing any trace of disease, and it is confidently expected that this lily will take the place of the Bermuda bulbs in future. This season a few hundred cases of these Formosa lilies arrived in splendid condition. Growers are giving them a thorough trial and large orders are promised if they come up to expectation. The bulbs were dug. thoroughly ripened, the first part of June — earlier or about the same time that Karrisi are taken up In Bermuda — and the shipment reached the Pacific coast on the 20th of July, but unfortunately was delayed over- land. Under ordinary circumstances It should have reached New York the first part of August. Of In sheath, bud and (lower. Write for particulars and catalogue. JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANY, Rutherford, New Jersey. Just arrived in superb condition: Cattleya PerclvalUana, Cattleya lablatm. Cattleya Schroederae, Oncldium varlcosnm Rogers!!, O. Crlspum, O. Marshalllannm, O. lurldum, Mlltonla Cuneata, M. Candida, M. Clowes!!, Laella Crlspa, L. Dayana, L. Praestans, etc. Write for prlccg. LAGER & HURRELl, Summit, N. J. OROHIDS Ijarge*t Importers, Exporters, &rou>«r» and Hybridists in the World Sander, St. Albans, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... OIiOHriT>« ... Just to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. Intermedia, C Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cit- rina, C. Giskelliaaa. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L. majalis, L. Autiimnalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Cooperianum, Oncidium Criso 'm, O.Varicosum. O. Cavendishianum. O. Luridum, Odonto. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warnerii, Miltonia Ve,\illaria. CARRIILO & BALDWIN, SECAUCUS, H J. Just Arrived in First Class Condition C. Trianfe, C. Percivaliana, C. Speciosissima, C. Qaslcelliana, Oncidium Kramerianum. WRITE FOR PRICES ORDONEZ BROS. P.O. Box to;. MADISON, N.J. ORCHIDS •Tu.si arrived, in line condition. Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidium Varicosum Kogersii. Write for pric-s. JOSEPH A. MAND), '"westorImoe h. i. NEP. WHITMAN! 2'4 in., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3^ In., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'4 in., $3.00 per 100 H. H. BARROWS k SON WliltiMi. M w. Give Us a Trial on Azaleas. 250,000 fine shaped plants grown exclu- sively for us by Eugene Verveat De Vos, Swynearde near Ghent, Belgium, in his own gardens. Special prices upon request. JOHN SGHEEPERS & CO., 4&6 Old Sli p, NEW YORK. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco> rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. aTleuthy & CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers In DECORATIVE PLANTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES, ROSLINDALE MASS. September 2S, IftOT HORTICULTURE 421 HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOX We are the largest growers of Perennial Phlox in the world. Our eolleotion is unequalled, and we are prepared to furnish the new and rare liinds as well as all the popular standard varieties in large quantities. Over quarter of a million one-year-old field-grown plants In stoclt. Ready for Delivery Now New and Rare Hardy Phlox Per HJO Per inoii Albion. A variety which originated with us several years since. It is a remarliably strong, vigorous grower, producing very large panicles of pure white flowers with a faint aniline red eye. An excellent sort for massing $10 00 «00 nn Aglae AdHiuson, (Tall). Immense flower and truss; snow white, with violet-rose eye.. 8 00 75 hii B. Compte, (Tail). A glowing reddish or French purple; one of the finest dark-col- ored varieties 6 00 50 "' Chaieaabriand, (Medium). Pure white with crlmson-caraiine eye, shading to bright violet purple 6 00 50 in ' Consul H. Tro8t. (Tall). Pure red with bright French purple eye 6 00 5i,i'" Coqnelicot. (Dwarf). A flue pure scarlet with crinison-red eye 6 00 50 ii Etna (Medium). Crimson-red, suffused with flery red; cherry red eye 6 00 50 "i Edmuna Kosiaud, (Medium). Reddish vio- let, shading brighter towards the centre of petals, with an exceptionally large, white, star-shaped centre 10 00 90 i" F. G. Von Lassburg, (Tall). The finest white In cultivation, the individual flowers being fully double the size of any other variety, pure in color; a strong, clean, vigor- ous grower 50 00 General Giovauluelii, (Dwarf). Bright Tyrian rose, with light shadings at the base of each petal; a pure red eye, very effective.. 6 00 Hermine, (DWAKF). The dwarfest variety in our collection, never exceeding ten inches in height, pure white flowers of good size, earlv; unequalled for bordering; a perfect lit- tle gem 10 00 Independence, (Tall). An excellent large- flowering early white 6 00 Inspector Elpel, (Tall). Tender rose, with bright crimson-carmine eye 6 00 ramartine. (Tall. Very bright magenta, with a large white centre; very effective 6 00 Lord Kaleigta, (Dwarf). Deep reddish violet, distinct 6 00 le Matadi, (Tall). Deep reddish violet, with darker eye 6 00 Mrs. Jenkins. (Tall). An early-flowering pure white, forming an immense panicle; one of the best 10 00 Micnael ('ervaiitea, (Tall). Pure white, with pure red eye; larger flower 5 00 Stella'8 I'hoice. (Tall), A much-branching late white variety 6 00 Seloia. (Tall). Large flower, pale rose mauve, with distinct claret-red eye 10 00 Collection of Choice Standard Phloxes Aqulllon, (Tall). Bright Tyrian rose with crimson-red eye. Andreas Hoffer, (Medium). An early and contlnnons flowering pure white. Bouquet Fleuri. (Dwarf). Pure white with crimson-car- mine eye; free-flowering: each branch a perfect bouquet. Bridesmaid, (Tall). White, with large crimsou-carmine centre. Feraiiger. (Dwarf). Ground color white, delicately suffused with rosy pink and distinct amaranth-red eye. Raccliante, (Tall). Tyrian rose with crimson-carmine eye. Blanc Naii>, (Dwarf). Very dwarf pure white. Colibri, (Tall). White, with crimson-carmine centre; very late. Champa tlysee, (Medium). A very bright rosy magenta of an effective shade. Caran n'Acbe, (Dwarf.) Geranium-red with old rose shadings ,ind white eye; very effective. Cjclon. (Very Dwarf). White, suffused with lilac; anlllne-red eve in the form of a star. Eclaireur, (Tall). Brilliant rosy magenta with large lighter halo; an excellent variety. Eugene Danzenvillie (Tall). Lilac, shading white to- wards the edges; large white centre. Esclarmonde, (Tall). Lilac marked with white; aniline-red eye. 25 0(J 50 Oo 90 00 50 00 50 00 50 0(1 50 00 50 00 90 00 50 00 50 00 90 00 Frau Dora rnigeller. (Tall). Very rich, deep rose; a strong tree-flowering late variety. Gustav >iHdaud, (Tail). Ground color white, delicately suffused with reddish violet; Tyrian rose eye. Graff Von Ungei-er. (Tall). Large flower; white suffused throughout with rosy lilac and dark crimson centre. H, o. AViger*.. (Tall). Pure white, with crimson-carmine eye. Henry Mnrger (Tall). White, with crimson-carmine centre. Inspector Peik«T, (Tall). Purplish mauve, washed with white. Jeanne D'Arc. (Tall). A late-flowering pure white. ta Vague, (Medium). Pure mauve with aniline-red eve; one of the best Phlox in our collection. Mozart, (Tall). Ground color white, suffused with salmon; aniline-red eye. Alme. Ittarl Kuppenhelm (Dwarf). A fine, late, pure white. Itlartiuique, (Tall). Tender rose with brighter eye. Mme. Pape Carpentier (Dwarf). Verv early pure white; tube of corolla tinted with pink. Otto Thalacker, (Dwarf). Tyrian rose with deep red eye and light halo. Obergartner Wltiig, (Medium). Bright magenta, with crimson-carmine eye; large flower and truss; the best of Its type. Pantheon. (Tall). Bright carmine rose. Pecheur D'Islande, Crimson red, suffused with cochineal-red and carmine-red eye. Pacha, (Dwarf). Deep rose pink suffused with solferlno-red and carmine-purple eye. Profe-.sor •ichlirinRn. (Tall). Pure mauve with crimson carmine eye; an effective late flowering variety. Papill-n. (Medium). Bright violet purple, peculiarly marked with white. Philibert Andenbranrt, (Tall). Pure white with carmine '. Orders transftrnd or intrusted hy the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or tls. whce receive- vperinl attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 4f 8 38lh St. Cable Address, ALEXCOKNELL NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILLIAM H.OONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer OrdM*- and reliable deliveries guaranteed DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country w New York City Or OUT=QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegrapti 2139=2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS BY TELEGRAI^ " Send flower orders for delivery hi BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F? CALVIN 124 Tremont St,. Boston Tiie Park Floral Co. J. A. VALENTINE Pros. DENVER, COLORADO William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. nicHgran Ave. and 31st St., CHICAGO' We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phones: Douglas 744. Doi/glas 523, Douglas 740 "JACOB SCHULZ, ^oti-I^rL^e!^ Cut FInWPrS"' ^^^"^ quality in seaso* * delivered proinptly to anv addreas. ■Write. Telegraph or Teleplione. Cumberland and Horn* Phones 223 and 984 424 HORTICULTURE. September 28, 1907 DAHLIAS The finest Dahlias in the world are grown around Atco and Ham- monton. Our siipp ic^ are from the mo-t famous farms at these and other points. READY NOW. All the best cut flower and shipping varieties. Decorative, Cactus, Show, Pompon, Single. $2.00 to $4.00 per 100 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., 1608-1620 LUDLOW ST., Philadelphia The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia 9TOREOPEN7a.m. osp.m. • EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ t CUT FLOWERS ? L EDWARD REID, **^P<5?r sale St 1S26 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA STORE CLOSES 8 PM. 1 / \ * CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. ^ \ /- lb BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HOR- TICULTURE? I always look it over before I do any buying. WILD SMILAX and DECORATIVE MATERIAL W. E. McRISSICK Wholesal* Ploritt 1331 Filbert St., PHILADELPHIA FRED, EHRET CUT FLOWERS Wholesale Conmlgnmentx front Bjst GrowerB U07 FAIR1I0DNTATE..PHILA..PA. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers We can care for your cutflower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. «-47-49 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jtccountant and Auditor Simple methods of correct accounting especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted | MerchABU Bank BuUding 28 STATE ST., BOSTON TclcphoBC, Mala |l . ' — CHAS. W. MeKELUR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Hoses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERQ WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. In writing adrertlien mention Hortlcnltara and all other ROSES AIVIERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO Sept. II I IWIH CITIES I I August 31 1 PHILA. Sept 23 BOSTOR Sept. a6 ROSES Am. Beauty, Special 25.00 " Fan. & Ex 15.00 " No. 1 10.00 " Lower grades. 4.00 Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F.&S.. 5.00 " " " Extra.. " ** " No. I &Iw.gr. Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. . . - " " Lower grades. Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp *' " Lower grades Kaiserin, Caruot, Fan. & Sp " " Lower grades... Killamey, Wellesley. Fan. &Sp... , " " Lower grades 1 CARNATIONS Faacy and Novelties. Ordinary 30.00 20.00 12.00 8.00 6.00 2 00 to 3.00 5. 00 to 6.00 3.00 to to to 4.00 5.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 5.00 to 6,00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to MISOELLANEOUS Cattleyas | 50.00 Lilies I 10.00 Lily of the Valley 1 3.00 Asters Gladioli Adiantum Smilax ; Asparagus Plumosus, strings " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 1. 00 2.00 1. 00 I2.00 35.00 35.00 7500 12.00 4.00 3 00 4.00 15 00 ^0.00 50.00 20.00 12,50 10.00 3.00 4 00 3.00 2. 00 4.00 3.00 400 3.00 4.00 3 00 4.00 3.00 [.50 ■75 35fo lo 00 2.00 t.oo 2 00 75 I9.00 35.00 35.00 30.00 20.00 17 00 15.00 8.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 3 00 2.00 0.00 5-00 4.00 6.00 a. 00 4.00 6.00 6.00 4 00 6 00 2. 00 1.00 60.00 12.00 4.00 2.00 6.00 1. 00 15.00 50.00 50.00 25.0c 18.00 n 00 6.00 6.00 ^.00 '8.0 3.00 3 00 5 00 3.00 1. 00 60.00 12.00 2.00 • 50 3.00 1. 00 10.00 35-0O 3500 8.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 1.50 75.00 15.00 4.00 2.00 3.00 ' 50 IS 50 50.00 50.00 15.00 6.00 4.00 to .50 to 3.00 2.00 so 3.00 to ■ SO to 2.00 to •50 3.00 t.oo 9.00 .50 to 25.00 to lO.OO to 6.00 3«» 4.00 300 1. 00 4.00 a, 00 3.00 i.oo 5.*e a.o* 6.00 •.00 to to to to to ... to ...... .50 to s.oo 50.00 6.00 3.00 .50 ■50 •50 8.00 4.00 I.O« 2 00 I.(0 12.00 50.00 50.00 POEHLMANN BROS. 00^ Grow and Ship the Finest AMERICAN BEAUTIES In the World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. A CATALOGUE i.s to be hail FOR THE ASKING H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. The Florists' Supply House of America. 1129 Arch St., PHILA., PA. TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you ricsht September 2S, 1307 HORTlCULTURi: 425- FLOWER MARKET REPORTS The market condition re- BOSTON mains about the same as last weelv. Small roses are plentiful with a fair demand. American Beauties are coming in in a good condition; also lily of the valley. Carnations are short of stem, and al- though the stock is good the demand is light. Bn&iness on the whole is very quiet. A severe warm week BUFFALO with heavy rain has just passed, but it is some- what cooler at present. The supply has been heavy on all lines, especially asters and gladioli, though business seems to increase daily. Weddings are as numerous as in June. White roses have been scarce, especially selects; while short Brides were plentiful enough, there was little demand. Beauties were in good supply, but de- mand a little light; other sorts sold well. Beginning Monday the call was for white roses and lily of the valley, which sold out clean and prices wenc up a notch. The recent storm has shortened the supply on asters; select stock is ricarce. Carnations, especially Enchantress, are coming in more abundantly and find ready sale. There was quite an im- DETROIT provement in the counter sales notwithstanding the abnormally warm weather during most of last week. A few large fall wed- din.^3 beside a great number of small ones put a brighter light on the busi- ness outlook. Heavy rains the latter part of the week have made asters look gloomy; and with carnations few and short-stemmed, roses will have to bear the first onslaught. Violets are appearing, but very small and bashful. A slight improve- PHILADELPHIA ment was felt in this mai ket last week, the Horse Show and one or two other happenings having apparently braced things up a little. A few hot days also had some effect curtailing the rose shipments. Beauties were fairly plentiful but the quality general- ly was below par. AVhite roses were quite scarce. Dahlias are coming in freely and go fairly well. The average quality is up to standard of other jears but it will take some cooler weather to bring out their finer points. Good asters sell but the glut of poor ones is something fearful. Poor asteis can't be given away and don't pay freight. Gladioli are nearly over. Cattleyas, oncidiams and dendrobiums are the chief items in the orchid line. Bouvardia is now coming in freely and finds a cordial welcome. Hum- bold ti is not much grown here ex- cept as a Christmas crop. Carnations are coming a little better but there are still a great many poor ones com- ing in. Violets have made their ap- pearance, and while fine as to fra- grance are as yet deficient in size. Sweet peas can still be found in spots and quite good, all things considered. Business is daily INDIANAPOLIS improving. All the florists report first class trade the past week. Several store openings, large, funerals and a few weddings collectively, used up quite a quantity of stock. All stock excepting carnations is plentiful. Fine dahlias are in evidence by big majority at the present time. The quality and quantity in all kinds of roses including American Beauty, is quite strong. Tomlinson Hall reports a very dull week. All kinds of greens are very scarce in this section at the present lime. STATEMENT OF PLANT IMPORTS. There were entered at the port of New York during the two weeks, Sep- tember 11 to September 24, inclusive, the following plants: From Holland: C. C. Abel, 57 cs. bulbs: H. F. Darrow, 2 cs. bulbs, 2 cs. plants; Davies, Turner Co., 3 cs. bulbs; J. Dunn, 9 cs. do.; W. Elliott & Sons, 21 cs. do.; F. Hageman & Co., 39 cs. do.; J. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co., 81 cs. do.; Peter Henderson & Co., 9 cs. do.; Hutchison & Murray, 19 cs. plants; McHutchison & Co., 30 tubs trees, 35 cs. plants; C. F. Meyer, 12 tubs trees, 8 cs. bulbs; J. P. Roosa, 19 cs. bulbs; J. Ter Kuile, 48 cs. do.; J. M. Thor- burn & Co., G cs. do.; Vaughan's S=ed Store, 24 cs. do.; R. M. Ward & Co., 120 cs. do.; J. R. Pierson & Co., 2 cs. do.; Sundry Forwarders, 2104 cs. do., 6 cs. plants. Total, 2562 cs. bulbs, (32 cs. plants. 42 tubs of trees. From France: International Trans- portation Co., 1 cs. bulbs; Maltus & Ware. 203 cs. do.; Parke. Davies & Co., 19 ]igs. plants; Schulz & Ruckgaber, 92 cs. bullis; C. D. Stone & Co.. 3 es. do.; Vaughan's Seed Store, IC ca. do.; Wakem & McLaughlin, 46 cs. do.; R. M. Ward & Co.. 437 cs. do.; J. M. Thor- burn & Co., 13 pgs. seeds; to order, 300 pgs. do. From London: W. Elliott & Sons. 16 cs. mushroom spawn; H. F. Darrow, 20 cs. seed; Henry & Lee. 162 cs. bulbs; Order, S bgs. seed. From Glasgow: J. M. Thorburn & Co., 21 bgs. grass seed. Via Southampton: J. Guile, 14 cs. bulbs; R. M. Ward & Co., 14 cs. do.; Forwarder, 1 cs. plants. Via Gibraltar: Sundry Forward- ers. 400 bgs. seed; To order, 85 bgs. do. From Germany: P. Henderson & Co., 200 bgs. seed; J. M. Thorburn & Co., IS bgs. do. Via Pei-nambiico: Maltus & Ware. 14 boxes plants. The warm weather of the past two weeks has for the time being inter- rupted the bulb trade, but the first frost will start the ordere with a rush: that is, the retail orders. The whole- sale trade has been very heavy ever since the first shipments were received from Holland ; in fact, every sign points to the same great sale.^ of the last few seasons — sales that have cleaned up everything in the line of Dutch bulbs several weeks before the final freezing of the ground, resultiui; in many orders being returned unfilled to belated bulb customers. It is cer- tainly marvekrus how the sales of byancinths, tulips, crocuses and nar- cissi are increasing every year. Visitors in Boston New York. NEWS NOTES. P. F. Kessler, M. B. Kingman of Amherst, Mass., has reopened his store for the season. B. Schroeter of Detroit has his new store front completed. The much larg- er show windows and general improve- ments with paint, brush and wall- paper make everything most inviting. The largest exhibit for ye.ars of flow- ers, fruit and vegetables was made by the Northboro Grange ac Marlboro, Mass., on September l'^. In spite of the unfavorable season corn averaging 13 1-2 feet in height was displayed. Willis Wheeler, W. W. >Varren, Her- bert Kendall, J. \\'. Allen, Mrs. M. S. Wood were in charge of the fair. The celebration of the fortieth anni- versary of the opening of Massachu- setts Agricultural College at Amherst to students, October 2-5, will take the form of a conference on rural progress. The program, which covers many phases of work, includes addresses by Dr. A. C. True, Department of Agricul- ture, Washington, D. C; Dr. George E. Stone, Amherst: Prof. John Craig, Ithaca, N. Y., and State Forester F. W. Rane, Boston. Miss Lucy R. Latter, who originated the plan of school gardens in connec- tion with the schools of the London school board, has received a commis- sion from the Government of the Maharaja to institute school gardens in connection with the public school system of Mysore, India. The lar- gest girls' school in Mysore will be placed at her disposal for the introduc- tion of the work and a class of teach- ers will be instructed by her in order to carry on the work after she returns home. She will be in Mysore six- months. BUSINESS CHANGES. R. O. Hendeison, ■tf Pana. 111., has taken a lease of the Shaffer green- houses. Frank Howard, of Cambridge, Mass., has removed to 21 Boylston street, Boston. John T. Ingram, of Oyster Bay, N. Y., has purchased the business of the late J. L. Bingham on Tooker avenue. E. W. Davis has bought the green- houses of S. B. Ritler at Athens, Ga., and the name of the Athens Floral Co. will be retained. A. Grasser and J. H. Humnhre>-s, of Joliet, 111., have purchased the busi- ness of the Mt. Sterling Floral Co., Mt. Sterling, Ky., and for the present will carry it on tinder the same name. MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. Mr. Nevens, formerly head gardener for J. Martin, Ross Valley, Calif., has resigned and will be succeeded by P. Stahelin. INCORPORATED. Oak Hill Nurseries, Boston; W. F. Donovan, M. 1'. Twomev, J. T. Ma- honey; capital, $50,000. 426 HORTICULTURE September 28, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLES ALB FLORIST Finest American Beauties and Carnations 51 West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 48 west 28th Street, NEW YORK mwii \mwmm A Full Line ol All CUT FLOWERS relepbone. 3870 or 3871 Madlgon Square Charles Millang 50 West 29th St., New York city Cut Flowers on Commission 4 Reliable Place to Consign to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Madison Square The Reliable Qommission House Richmond Roses and Rich Floweis of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH HOW. 28th Street, New York Tel. 324.325 Madison Square JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist SELLINQ AQENT POR S LARQEST QROWERS J A full line 0* Choice Cut Flower §tock tor all purposes. Comprises every variety W grown for New York market, at current prices m TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 28 St., New York City # Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Comniwsioti Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Street, New York Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadison Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THK HICHKST ' W A I | «■%# ALWAYS . eKADEor VMlMkCl on hand . GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANyS,7KSi. 42 W. 28th St.. New York Bstabllshed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TRY ME H. E. FROM EN T Wholesale Commission Florist '^ Choice Gut Flowers 5 7 West 28th Street, . . HEW YORK. Special Attention to Shipping Orders Telephones: 2200, 220-, Madison Square. Write for Current Prices- ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St., New York Veleplione 3924 Madison Square. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY We have J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Telephone 167 Madison Sq. good regular outlet for seasonable flowers NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER lOO-TO DEALERS ONLY Roses Am. Beauty , fan and sp " extra No. r " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, fan &sp " " Ivv'.grds. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special _ '* " lower grades . . Kaiserin, Carnot, fancy and spec. ** " lower grades .. Killarney, Wellesley, fan. and spec. " lower grades. Last Half of Week ending Sept. 21 1907 First Half of Week beginning Sept.23 1»7 15.00 to 10.00 to 6.00 to t.uo to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to 50 to 3.00 to .50 to 25.00 la.oo 10.00 3.00 5.00 2.CO 5.00 I. CO 6.00 3.00 6.00 2. 00 15.00 to I .00 to 6.00 to I. 00 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .30 to 3.00 to .50 to 3.00 to .50 to 2;. 00 12.00 10.00 3.00 5.00 2.00 5,00 I. CO 6.00 2. CO 6.00 2.00 Carnations.. Cattleyas Lilies Lily ol the Valley Asters Gladioli Adiantum Croaeanum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings... ■ " & Spren. (too bchs.) Last Half of Week 1 First Half of WeeV ending Sept.21 beginning Sppt.23 1907 1507 ■ 75 to 50.00 to 6.00 to r.cc to .■^o to ,50 to .50 to I .CO to 8.00 to zo.oo to 10.00 to 75.0c 8.00 3.00 1. 00 2. 00 ■75 1.50 1 2.00 30.0c 25.00 ■75 to 50.00 to 6.00 to I. 00 to .50 to .50 to .to to t 00 to 8.00 to 20.00 to .0.00 to 2.00 75.00 8.00 ^.00 1. 00 2 00 ■75 I-50 12.00 30.00 25,00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Gommisslon Merchants in Gut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madison Square Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 281 h ST. T«»- m" Madison Square NeW YOrk TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at fair prices all the year round Send for qn»tatioDS on (aU «cd«n Tel. 798.799 Madison Sq. 44 West 28th Street, Ncff Yofk CItj Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tK STREET PHONES. 1064 — 1665 MADI.SON SQUARE ^ ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers icindjy mention Horticulture September 28, 1907 horticulture: 427 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ f per 1000 BRONZE GALAX. $1 .25 per 1000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1 .25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty. $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint. $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on ferns ; we are sure we can please you. headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire work. Write lor price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wholesale Ccmmisslon florists, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Wholesale Commissioa Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Supplies and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Give us a trial. W^e cao please you. Best Flowers In the Boston Market N. F. MCCARTHY k CO. »4 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS. SEND FOR PRICES A. lYI. HENSHAW Already in the Front Rank as a First Class Cut Flower Commission House 44 West 28th St., New York WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A First Class Harket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4951 Main h7 a BERNINC Wholesale Florist Telephone No. 756 Madison Square. The KERVAN CO. ' 3 W28th. ST., New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresfa cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Lcu- cothce, Fcros and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen FRANK S, HICKS & CO, FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists. i wholesale Florist Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. I 52 West 28tll Street, - New Yorlt City telegraphic orders HUed and Delivered. Tci. .9- Mad. sq. | 55-57 WBSt 26 til St., Nbw Yofli City. PHILIP F. KESSLER, Commission Dealer, Wholesale Buyer and Seller of 55 and 57 West 26th Street, NEW YORK CITY HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS TRESn CtT FLOWERS, CLT EVERGREEN, AND ELORISTS' SUPPLIES. 15 Province St. & 9 Chapman PL, Boston, Mass, WHOLESALE FLOWER UAOVCTC PERIOD. MAKIVC 1 J. TO DEALERS ONLY. CINCINNATI Sept. 2i DETROIT Sep*. 34 BUFFALO Sept. 23 PITTSBURU Sept. 2^ ROSES Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. so, " Extra 15. *' No. 1 10, " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. " " " " Extra. .• . " *' " No. I &Iw.gr. Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. . . . '* '' Lower grades- Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp... . . " " Lower grades- Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan, & Sp " " Lower grades... Killarncy, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... " *' Lower grades 5.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 25.00 I 20.00 i*.5o 8.00 I 6.00 .1 00 8.00 8 00 5.00 8.00 3.00 CARNATIONS Fancy aod Novelties • to Ordinary , to MISCEl-LANEOUS Cattleyas . . - 1 to Lilies. 10.00 to Lily of the Valley 3.00 to Asters 5° ^° Gladijli 2.00 to Adiantum to Smilax 12.00 to Asparagus Plumosus, strings to '* " & Spren. (toobchs.) , to 2.00 1. 00 12.50 4 00 2.00 J-OO I CO 15. oc 40.00 25.00 10. oc 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 to to to 6.00 to 5.00 to 6. CO to 3.00 to I8.0C 8.00 S-oo S.oo 5.00 8 00 5.00 8.00 50.00 12.50 3 CO t.oo 2.0a 1.50 13.50 40.00 20.00 15 CO 4.00 2,00 3.00 2.00 15.00 75-00 30.00 20.00 to 25.00I25-00 to . .50 to 15.00 8.00 3.00 6.00 2.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 yu.uw I 10.00 6.00 to ' 8.00 to 700 6.00 to • to 4.00 2 CO to 8.00 I 4, CO to 6.00 2. to to 4. CO 5.00 4..25 z.oo 1. 00 40.00 25.00 60.00 10. eo 15.00 15.00 4.00 { 4.00 i.^O| .50 3.00 I 1. 00 1.5c I 1. 00 15.00 ' 12.50 50 CO '25.00 3 5. CO ,50.00 2.00 4-00 1-50 15.00 50.00 ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ 1402 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS. MO. | Moore, Hentz & Nash, | Wiiolesaie Cominission Florists, | 55 and 57 West 26th Street, = New York. E i GLADIOLI! 1 J. B. Murdoch & Co. Cut spikes in any quantity from Selected White and Light Shades; Selected Mixed Colors and Named Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. Wriie for Prices ARTHUR CO"WEE — Gladiolus Specialist i Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y = aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG. PA. Long Distance 'Phone 1435 Court. RECD ®, KELLER = 122 West 25th St.. ^ew York I Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our Metal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work SNoYeltiej and are dealers in Glassware Decorative Greens and florists' Requisites. 428 HORTICULTURE. September 28, 1907 Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers in this Issue are also listed under this classification without charge. Reference to List of Ad- vertisers will Indicate the respective pages. Buyers falling to find what they want in this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them in communication with reliable dealers. ACCOUNTANT a i OjBait, 28 State St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ADIANTUMS Adlantum Farleyense, strong plants, tor propagating purposes, $25.00 per 100. Cash Y"h cider. J. A. Peterson, McHenrr Ave., Wcstwood, CInclnDatl. O. ■^'VS^'".'?. ?y'"''<'"'"- 2 1-2 In. pots, S5.(W S" J^= Itl-SS P" ^'^- ^ I"- pots $8.00 &,^JP°-J^&'^ P" lOOO- A. Ley & Bro., Highland, Ulster Co.. New York AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS Ihoe. J. Grey & Co.. 32 S. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons! 51 and 52 N. Market St., Boston, tor page see List of Advertisers ARAUCARIAS Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. J *^" delivery. Our stock will please you. J. W. Duuford, Clayton, Mo. ASPARAGUS $6.00; 4-In., $12.00 100. WIttbold pA iiSt 5?£Hi£e5^mPI^hlcigo ■ ^^ ?nA T .,''P'''L"g«''i. 3 l-2.m. heavy, ?6 per *lorkt Supply Co., Scranton, Pa Sra^"ef^:iioo^%^« Co.. 385_EIIIcott^t; BnSS; N. Y '^• ^W pel l.OUO; d-in.. «c.; a 1-2-Iu., lOc 4-In 2^In= ?c°-4t' V'-Jl'^- '^'omoren^s; W. Dunford, ciaj ton" Mo.' ' ' ' "'■ AUCTIOlTsALES Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. Plant Auction Sales. !■ or j>age^eej:,ist of Advertisers. et,?''"''L.^t Decorative plants. Carnations, eto., every Tuesday and Friday If von cannot attend send bids and "hipping 7r str..ct.on.s Catalogues -.n applicat on.^ N. F^ McCarthy & Co.. 84 Havvley St., Bos- AZALEAS John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old SIId. New York. *^ For page see List of Advertisers. The best commercial varieties. J. ~W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. BAMBOO CANES Stnmpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St New York. '' For page see List of Advertisers BAY TREES. Bay Trees. Bobbink & Atkins, Nursery- men & Florists. Rutherford, N. J. Specimens and pairs, all sizes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehrg Co., Ratberford, N. J. BEGONIAS Ml liap-.Ionkinsun ,& Co., Cheswick, Pa. l"or page see List of Advertisers. BOILERS BOILERS. "Burnham" Boilers made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOXWOOD Boxwood, all sizes. Bobbink & Atkins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. BUILDING MATERIAL BDILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tions for All Cypress, Seml-lron, lion Frame or Trass Houses. Hot Bed Sash and Frames. Lord & Bnrnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornburn & Co., 33 Barclay St.. New York. Roman Hyacinths: Bermuda Easter LlUes. l-'or page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards Bros., 37 East 19th St., New York. White Roman Hyacinths. For page sec List of Advertlsera. H. F. MIehell Co., Philadelphia. Lilium Harrlsil. For page see List of Advertlsera. Johnson Seed Co.. 217 Market St., PhUa. Paper White Narcissus. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page see List of Advertlsera. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Fanenll Hall 8q., Boston. Llllum Harrlsil and Freesla Bulbs. For page see List of Advertlsera. James VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Fall Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. D. RnsconI, 32 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati, O Callas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. The !■'. It. Pieisou Co., Tarrytown-on-IIud- son, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. A. McDowell, Ap. 167, City of Mexico. Mexican Summer Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Aug. Roiker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Seasonable Import Plants and Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Pollworth & Co., Milwaukee, Wis. BIiie-Ribbou Valley and Gigauteum Lilies. Yokohama Nurseiy Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. Formosa Longiflorums. Write for prices on only selected balbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. Price list of native bulbs, tree, ahmb and plant seeds now ready. L E. Wil- liams, Nottingham, N. H. C. Eeur & Sons, Hlllegom, Holland, or 334 The Bourse, Philadelphia, Pa. Write for prices on all bulbs and plants. Dutch Bulbs, including Hyacinths, Cro- cus, Tulips, Daffodils, etc. Bobbink & At- kins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. CARNATIONS F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet, III. Carnation Aristocrat. For page see List of Advertisers. Sheppard Garden Carnation Co., 292 Fair- mount St., Lowell, Mass. Field Growing Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. Davis & Sons, Purceliville, Va. Carnation Queen Louise. For page see List of Advertisers. Scheiden & Schoos, 60 Wabash Ave., Chi- cago, III. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. R. Engelman & Son, Plttsfleld, Mass. Field Grown Carnations and V'iolets. For page see List of Advertisers. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. Seedling Carnation Toreador. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. H. Green, Spencer, Mass. Field-Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. H. A. Cook & Sons, Shrewsbury, Mass. Field-Grown Carnatious- For page see List of Advertii^ers. Wm. Nicholson, Framingham, Mass. Field-Grown Carnations. For page see List of .Advertisers. McRae-Jenkinson & Co., Cheswick, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Niessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Phlla. Field Grown Carnations. George E. Buxton, Nashua, N. B. Field-Grown Carnations. N. F. McCia-thy .. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Rd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hanswirth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Tbos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers- David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. U. Uonohoe, 2 W. 29th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. U. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Hllfinger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. FREESIAS Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest green and bronze Galax In any quantity at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. GERANIUMS R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons, White Marsh, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. Geraniums, Strong stock. 3-ln., 4c., 3 l-2-ln.,6e. Rooted cuttings, $15 per 1000. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. Geranium plants from field of the best standard varieties. Will average 10 cut- tlngs^ to the plant. $6 per lOO. Cuttings 50c. per 100. Rooted cuttings $1.25 per 100. William Doel, Pascoag, R. I. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, BerllD, New York. For psge see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Man. Augusta gladioli, and white and light. Rowehl & Granz, Hicksvllle, L. I., N. Y. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbofr St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Graea- house Glass. Lord & Buinham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING^POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Bumham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Bumham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING^ AND PLANTING 'J | D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Bumham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertlaerg. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. ■i. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassldy, 215-21 Randolph Av., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Matrs- polltan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Are, Brooklyn, N. Y. D. Illffe, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Ssml. Iron Greenhouses, New Trass Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Burnhani, 1133 Broadway. N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B. Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment. Lord & Bumham, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St.. Boston. Q. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cct Flower Exchange, 88 & & Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS Hardy Herbaceous Plants. Bobblnk & At- kins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. In writing to Advertisers icindly mention Horticulture 430 HORTICULTURE Septeml.er 28, 1907 HARDY PERENNIAL. PHLOX " Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY PERENNIALS M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mais. For page see List of Advertisers. N. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, MM*. For page see List of Advertlserg. T. H. Chlvers, Amesbury, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Eastern Nurseries, U. M. Dawson, Mgr., Jamaica Plain. Mass. Choice Hardy Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. i^Mv IVreiiuials: i xtra larg' fleld- 1! .-InniTiK, three loliars and t'our dol- )ier iiniuUed. Deliihinin.n, roreopsis. :ilis. I'latVKidun. lihie and white, eniis. Ililii^c-ns. i;aiUanli:i. and many siandard s| ei-ies. Sami'Ies- sent liy ■Ks im veeei;il nl' st.imps lo crivei- c ipst I'liclnns;. .iMnie* Kiewson *; Sons, enliani. Jlontffmnery ruunty. IVnn- uia. Ha grew lars IMCii .\ntli olher exprt and Chelt sylva HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PlersoD 0-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. For page see List of Advtfr;:.»''». I. HltcblDgs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. For page see List of Advertisers. Jobn A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertlserg. Johnston Heating Co., 1133 Br'dway, M. T. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED SASH Tlie A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponsel, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Pterson HBar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord Ik Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. HYDF^NGEAS. McRae-Jenkinson & Co., Cheswick, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. Nlcotlclde kills all greenhouse pests. P. R. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Owensboio, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plant Oil Insecticide. IRISES We have 100,000 Japan irises, the finest collection in this country. Rowehl & Granz, Hieksville, L. I., N. Y. JAPANESE LILIES. Tokobama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St^ New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leutby & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Yonng, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4336 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo. For page rem List of Advertisers. J. Brettmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers Qeorge B. Cooke, Washington. D. C. For page sec List of Advertisers ■amael Morrmy, lOlT Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertlaan. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS — Continned Qude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore .Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Ix>uls, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswlrtb, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 81st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. rhos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., Lonlsvllle, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly Oiled. Long distance telephone connectlona, LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLABD. New, fine dark blue double flower, 2 Id. stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 170 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSMAS Moechosma rlparlum, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas, H. Totty, Madison, N. J. MUSHROOM SPA-WTN Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louis- ville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shmbs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennial*. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials, Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Van Der Weijden & Co., The Nursery, Boskoop, Holland. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries. Rosllndale. Mass. Ornamental Nursery Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy ft Co., 84 Ilawley St.. Boston, Mass. Choice Evergreens, Blue Spruce, etc. Bobbink & Atkins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J, For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Secaucus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose Bill Norserlea, New Rocbelle. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box lOS. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leutby & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertlsem. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Norserles. New Rocbelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentla, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Bnthar- ford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, S8 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. For page see List of Advertisers, PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenboaso Lead; Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord * Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Perry Green, 63 Howard Ave., Quincy, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Choice Pansy Plants, Transplanted, ready September 1; oOe. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. S. J. -Mc.Mlchael, 142 Larklns St., Flndlay, O. PATENTS ' SIggers & SIggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertlseta. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted poat. Azalea peat, Leaf-^lrnilil. i.ive Siilia;.Miuni moss, Baled Spliagiiniii nittss. Crc-n clinnp moss, etc. Jdliliers' list (in applii'.-iliim. C. W. Brown- ell & r.).. Wahlen. .V. Y. PEERLESS GLASS REPAIR; CLAMP Alex Klokner, Wauwatosa, Wis. PEONIES Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. T. For page see List of Adveftlseia. George Hollls, 128 llollls St., So. Wey- mouth, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 100 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld, West Point. Neb. PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks, Antomatlc Air Headers, etc. Lord * Burnham, 1138 Broadway, N. T. PIPE COUPLINGS AND BOILER TUBES Constantly on hand merchantable sound second hand pipe with new threads and couplings: also new galvanized pipe. 5000 feet 3-in. sound second hand boiler tubes with 2 1-2-in. standard pipe threads and couplings. 1000 feet 2 1-2-ln. boiler tubes with 2-in. standard pipe threads and coup- lings very suitable for greenhouse heating. 10.000 feet 4-in. sound boiler tubes clean^ with square cut ends In any length with corking hubbs if required. Pfafl! & Ken- dall. Foundry Street, Newark, N. J. PLANT STANDS Tb* Wlttbold plant stand, $18.00 per doa. The Geo. Wlttbold Co., 1SS7 Bncklngkaa Place, Chicago. For List of Advertisers See Page 432 September 28, 1907 HORTICULTURE 431 PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 ClIS St., N. Y. For page see List of AdTcrtlaera. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's ?1 doz. by ezp„ I1.2S bj mall. I. N. Kramer & Sod, Cedar Rnplds. la. PRIVET Traintil riivet; I'ynuuklal and stanflaid forn;s: ilirui' thoiisaiifl :shapely plants; five to eijiht It'et. fxcelleut for screening aiul oinamtnlal imi-pi'S-es; at trifling cosl as witli Bi'.i Trees. Prices on application. JauMs Krew.sim i- Sons. Cheltenham. Montgomery t'oimly. Pennsylvania. " RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sous, Ltd., Americas Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES M. H. Walsh. Woods Hole, Mass. Hardy Roses, H. T. Roses and Ramblers. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Uay Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. Low-budded roses. No. 1, $95.00; No. 1 1-2, $tia.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Ellzabetb. IM. J. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Josepb Breck & Sous SI and 62 .\. Market St., Boston, Maaa For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburu & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St, N. Y. Christmas Sweet Peas. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. .Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St., PhJla. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. VIck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page sec List of Advertisers. Hjalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Rickards Bros., 37 E. 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Pblla. For page see List of Advertisers. B. & J. Farquhar & Co.. 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. Giant Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-58 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. B. K. Flake Seed Co., Fanenll Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Call!. For page see List of Advertisers. J. A. McDowell, Ap. 167, City of Mexico. For page see List of Advertisers. Ant. C. Zrolanek, Bound Brook, N. J. Mignonette Seed. 1 sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask tor wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zansen, Hohoken. N. J. SMILAX Smilax. $2.00 per 100: $15.00 per 1000. An- gust Sauter, Nyack, N. Y. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on band. Lagar A Hurrell. Summit. N. J. Fresh, clean, 6 bbl. bale, tl.aS: S balM, tt.lfi: 5 bales, (5.00; 10 bales, $9.M. Cash. H. R. Akers. Cbatsworth, N. J. SPIREA Spires, eztra fine clumps In leading va- ftetr. F. W. O. Scbmitx, Prlnc* Bay, N. T. STEAM TRAP E. Hippard, Yonngstown. O. For page see List of Advertisers. VEGETABLE PLANTS Grand Rapids lettuce plants. Al stock, now ready to ship, 20e per 100, by mall; $1.00 per 1000, by express. S. J. McMleh- acl, 142 Larklns St., Findlay, O. VENTILATING APPARATUS Pierson D-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlDgs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List off Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co.. 471 W. 22nd St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, self-olling gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Bumbam, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. Malcolm Orr, N. Saugus, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. 5000 clumps California violets, ready now, finest stock In the west, 4 1-2 c. 250 or more at 4c. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. Violets — Sd.OUI' strung. h'althv. HeM- gtdwn Campbell and California S'u. 1. at .«l>nO per mo: $20 per I.IKXI. Xo. 2, gooil plants, at $1.50 per KM; .$12 per l.OOii. Satisfaction guaranteed or mcrie.v returned. Ncne better. The California, extra lari;e and tine cinnips, packed to Carry Safely. I liave shipped over lO.OiX) already with entire .satisfaction. Chas. Bl.^ck, Heights town, N. J. "WIRE STAKES W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind. Galvanized Wire Stakes. For page see List of Advertisers. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wirework. Write for our catalogue. Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Hellscher's Wire Works, 8840 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for titles list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawlej St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St.. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. George A. Sutherland Co.. 34 Bawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St.. Boston. For page see List cf Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kasting Co.. 383-87 Elllcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Chas. W. McEellar, 51 Wabash At.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Reinberg, 51 Wabash At., Chlcaga. For page see List of Advertisers. B. F. Wlnterson Co., 45-40 Wabash Ar»„ Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 35 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertlsen. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continned Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, S8 A Broadway. For page see List of Adrertisera. New Tork J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New Tort. For page see List of AdTerti»era. Wm. Stuart Allen Co., 63 W. 28th »t.. New Kork. For page see List of Advertisers. J. S. Fenrlch, 110 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsen. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St, New Yerk. For page see List of AdTertlaers: H. B. Froment, 57 W. 28th St., New York. For page see LlstofAdvertisers. Alex. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28th St. New 1 ork. For page see List of AdTertlsers. B. C. Horan, 65 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of AdTertlsera. A. H. Langjahr, 66 W. 2Sth St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. James McManus, 42 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Chas. Mlllang, 50 W. 29th St, New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. John 1. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. ffljth St., New York. Kur page see List of AdTertlsers. Traeudly & Scheuck. 44 W. 2»ili st .\r» York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St.. New York For page see List of AdTertlsers. Uoore. Bentz & Nash, 56 and 57 W. 2atb St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank S. Hicks & Co., 52 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Frank Mlllang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. H. Kuebler, 28 Willoughby St. Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. M. Henshaw, 44 West 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philadelphia W. B. McKIsslck. 1221 Filbert St. Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Nlessen Co.. 1209 Arch St, Plilladel- pbia. Pa. For page see List of Adrertisera. The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1008-U Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reld, 1526 Ranstead St, Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred Ehret, 1407 Falrmonnt Ave., Phila- delphia. Pa. For page see List of Adrertisera. FittabnrK J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Adrertlaeta. St. Louis H. G. Bernlng, 1402 Pine St.. St. Loola, Mo. For page see List of Adrertisera. In writing to Advertisers Itindly mention Horticulture 432 HORTICULTURE September 2S, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K 426 Allen Wm. Stuart Co. 426 American Nursery. . -408 Aschmann Godfrey. • • 4 20 Atlanta Floral Co. • . .423 Barrows H.H. & Son. 420 Baur Floral Co 406 Bayersdorfer H.& Co. „j 424 Bay Sute Nurseries.. 4c8 BerningH. G 4^7 Boddington A. T 407 Boston Florist Letter Co 423 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 435 Braslan Seed Growers _Co 419 Bteck Joseph & Sons 4 '9 Breitmeyer s J. Sons. 423 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 419 Burpee W. A. & Co.-4'9 CarrilloSt Baldwin ...420 Cassidy 1 435 ■Chicago Carnation Co . 40' ChiversT. H 4°8 Clarke's David, SonS4i3 Coles W.W. 435 Conard & Jones 408 Cook H. A. & Son. ..406 Cooke G. H 4!>3 Cowee A. 427 Craig W. P. 40S Davis A. B. & Son- ■ 406 Dawson M. M. 408 Donohoe W. H 4^3 Domer F. Sons & Co. 406 Dreer H. A.. .• 42'-435 Dysart R. J, 424 Eastern Nurseries 4c8 Eiwards Folding Box Co 424 Ehret Fred 424 ElUott Wm. & Sons. .407 Engelman R. & Son . .406 Esler J G 434 Ernest W. H 434 Eyres 4^1 Farquhar R. & J. & Co 4'9 FenrichJ.S 426 Fiske, H. E. Seed C0.419 ■Fjley Mfg. Co 435 Ford Bros 426 Frotnenl H. E 426 Galvin Thos. F 433 Gannett, A A 406 Green Chas. H. 422 Green Perry 420 Grey T. J. Co 4ig Gude Bros. Co 423 Gattman Alex. J 426 Hail Asso 434 Hartmann Hjabnar & Co 415 'Hauswirth P. J 421 Heiss J. B 406 Henshaw A. M 437 Herbert David & Son. 420 Hews A. H. & Co 434 Hicks Frank S. & Co 427 Hdfinger Bros 435 Hippard E 435 Hltchings& Co 436 Hollis George 420 Horan E. C 426 Johnston Heatini Co. 435 Johnson Seed Co 407 Kastine W. K 427 Kentucky Tob.icco Product Co 434 Kervan Co.. The 427 Kessler, P. F 427 King Cons. Co 435 Koral M fe Co 423 "Kuebler Wm H ..-.427 Lager& Hurrell 420 Langiahr, Alfred H. . . 426 Leuthy A. & Co 420 Lord & Bumham Co. 436 ~Manda Jos. A 420 TUcCarthy N. F......4a7 Pag. McConnell Alex 4 3 McDowe.l J. A 407 McKcUar Charles W. 424 McKissick, W. E 424 McManus Jas. 426 McRae-Jenkinson Co. 407 MelropoUtan Ma- terial Co 435 Michell H. F.Co.. ..419 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 427 Millang Charles 426 Millang Frank 427 Miller Theo 433 Mineralized Rubber Co- 434 Moninger J. C 435 Moore, Hentz& Nash 427 Morse C.C. &Co....4ig Murdoch J. B.& Co. .427 Murray Samuel 423 New England Nur- series 408 Newman J. iji Son • -.406 Nicholson Wm 4c6 Nicotine Mfg. Co 434 Niessen Leo Co 40^ Oak Hill Nurseries... 408 Ocean County Moss & Peat Co , Ihe ...429 Ordonez Bros. 420 Orr Malcom 420 Palethorpe P. R 434 Park Floral Co... ■ .. 423 Patten & Co. 40^1 Payne John A. 434 Pennock-Meehan Co. 424 PerkinsSt. Nurseries. 4:0 Pierce F, O. 4:^5 Pierson F. R. Co 407 Pierson U Bar Co. . ..436 Poehlmann Bros. Co. .424 Pulverized Manure Co 434 Raynor John 1 426 Reed& Keller 427 Reid Edw -..424 Reinberg Peter 424 Rickards Bros 4ig Robinson D. Sons . • . 408 Robinson H.M.& Co. 477 Roehrs Julius Co. 408-470 Roland, Thomas -. .4C8 Rolker August & Sons 407-41"? Rose Hilt Nurseries .408 Rusconi D. 407 Sander & Son 420 Scheepers John & C0.420 .Scheiden & Schos^...4c6 Schulz Jacob 423 Scott, John 420 Sheppafd Gaiden Car- r ation Co. • ■ 4 06 Sheridan W. F . 426 Siggers & Siggers....435 Situations & Wants. ■431 Skidelsky S. S 420 Smvth Wm. 1 423 Siackhouse W. H ..422 Sta idard PI t« Glass Co. 435 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co 435 Stumpp & Waller Co. 419 The Ocean Counly Moss & Peat Co. ..422 Thorburn J.M. &C0.407 Totty Cha<:. H 406 Traendly & Schenck.4a6 Valentine. J. A 4'3 Van der Weijden & C0408 Vick's Jas. Sons 419 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons 420 Walsh M. H 408 Waterer John & Sons . 'eilson, Prospect street. Framingbam, Mass., have completed a new house 33 x 300 and 1.5.000 car- nations are housed therein. WtMAMMAMAWMAMMMAAMMAMVIMl WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTICUL- TURE" should be sent to U Ham- ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED HORTICULTURE needs a wide- awake representative in every town In the land. Good commissions paid on advertising and subscriptions. If you are ambitious, write for terms. WANTED — A first- class rose grower, one that can handle men to good advant- age, and grow good roses; $75.00 per montk and room, for the lirst mouth, and will give more to the right man. Address N. O.. care of HORTlvJULTURE. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED— German, by a practical cut flower and pot plant grower, also experienced In landscape gardening, vegetables, etc., 35 years of age, married, two children. Sober, industrious and re- liable In all branches: best of references. Address, L. L., Box 67 Johrsvillc, Dutchess Co., N. Y. SITUATION WANTED on private place. Thoroughly capable of taking charge and growing all fruits, flowers and vegetables usually required on a gentleman's place. .\pply to Alex. Montgomery, Waban Rose Conservatories, Natick, Mass. SITUATION WANTED— Young man, siS; gle, seeks situation as fern raiser and grow- er. Several years' experience. Good refer- ences. Address J. C. Warns, Verdun Post OfBoe, Montreal, Canada. YOUNG MAN witli som'* experience nould like position as assistant gardener either private or coninienial. .^pply N, care Albei"t Jay, Hinghani. Mass. SITUATION^ WANTED by~gardener with good record, private place preferred. Mar- ried, two children. Address N., care HOR- TICULTURE^ SITUATION WANTED In general green- house work; single, age 35, five years' ex- perience, commercial. Address W. W., care Horticulture. WANTED. Position as manager of plant and fern growing establishment. Exper- ienced. L. care HORTICULTURE. FOR SALE FOR SALE— 20,000 feet of land, two greenhouses 20x60 and 12x50 respectively, with nice office; dwelling with six rooms I and bath, with good will of greenhouse business. Fi^e miles from Boston. Three lines of cars pass the door. Address Rob. Care Horticnlturo, 11 Hamilton Pi., Bos- ton. ~ FOR SALE— A retail florist store si tua t- ed in the town of Union, N. .1. Excel- ' lent opportr.nity for right party to secure ' a good paying business. Reason for sell- ' ing; am going into the undertaking bnsi- i ness. Terms reasonable. Address, Wll- I Ham Schumann, 223 Bergerllne Avenue, , Union, N. J. i STOCK WANTED | WANTED— Aspidistras, green and varl- ' gated in exchange for orchids and stove and greenhouse plants. Address, Aspi- i dlstra, Care Horticulture. MISCELLANE(OUS WANTS i W.\NTED: A second-hand Flot Water Boiler of 500 or more sq. feet direct radia- . tion capacity; also second-band two-inch ' and one and one-half-inch piping and fit- , tings, suitable for heating a greenhouse. E. , M. Ingalls, 43 -Whiting St., Lynn, Mass. BUSINESS CHANCES ' FOR SALE— Well established florist bus- iness with greenhouses in rear of store. E. (~'. Thinues. 245 Ue Kalb Avenue. Brook- lyn, N. Y. September 2S, 1907 HORTICULTURE 433 SHADE TREE TROUBLES. Abstract of lecture given before th'? Wor- cester County Horticultural Society, by Dr. George E. Stone. In touching upon the subject of sjiade trees a few words might first be said in regard to their general value. There is nothing which adds so much to the beauty of a town or city as shade trees, and persons of good taste appreciate this fact. One will notice in traveling through any portion of the country that the villages adorned with a large number of beautiful shade trees are those in which have e.xisted for some time considerable public spirit, refinement and culture. On the other hand, mill towns whose inhabi- tants have no permanent homes, are usuallv not-able for their lack of trees and embellishments in general. Many people, however, appreciate fully the value and beauty of shade trees and no argument is necessary to conviitce them that they are a great addition to any community. Shade trees, however, possess an- other value, that of utility, and we wish to call attention to this feature because it is not generally appreciated and furthermore because it will ap- peal to the practical man who is lit- tle in sympathy with the beautiful in any form. The decisions of coui'ts in this country have in more than one instance proved that trees possess a property value, and in many cases from $50 to $200 or more have been awarded to the abutter for the destruction of a single tree. It makes little difference v.hether a tree is located on the street or on private land or whether it is set out by the town or city or by the abutter, tince a tree in front of a piece of property adds value to it and the abutter can claim damages for the destruction o£ such a tree. An elm tree IS to 20 inches in diameter for ex- ample, may be worth $100 to $300, and one would experience little difficulty in obtaining recompense for the destruc- iion of such a tree. If a gas leak oc- curs in front of a certain property and a tree is lulled by gas, the owner can take the case before a court and obtain damages, tha amount to be based upon the deterioration of the property owing to the destruction of &aid tree. There appears to be no legitimate reason why a city or town should not nppropriate money for the setting out of trees along streets and highways, although, of course, the tax payer bears the burden of expense. It is recognized that a sidewalk or curb put in front of an estate is an im- provenicnt to it, the abutter being taxed for such improveir.cL'ts, and since a tree is an improvement to an estate and has a property value there is no reason why the comnitmity as a whole cannot be taxed for such improve- ments. Moreover, the value of a tree is contiuuall> increasing, since a tree which costs" $2.00 or $3.00 to plant should be worth $100 to $200 or more in the course of 50 years. This aspect ot the problem should undoubtedly be emphasized at the present time, as many individi:als regard trees as mere- ly ornamental and of no utilitarian value. The matter of selecting trees is im- portant from the point of view of susceptibility to disease as well as from the aesthetic and utilitarian aspect, and the following list, pi-epared by Col. W. F. Cox, Superintendent of the State Forest, N. Y., is quite complete. Wide Streets American or White Elm, Hard or Sugar Maple, Tulip Tree, Basswood, (Linden,) Horse-chestnut, Sweet Gum Svcaraore. (Button- ball,) White Ash, Scarlet O.Tk White Oak Red Oak Honey-Locust, American Chestnut, Sycamore Maple, Italian Poplar. Narrow Streets. Xorwa.v Maple, White or Silver Maple, IJed Maple, Ailanthus, Cucumber Tree, Ginkgo, Bay Willow Pin Oak Red Flowering Horsechestnut, Black or Yellow Locust, Hackberry, Hardy Catalpa, Lombardy Poplar, Carolina poplar, Cottonwood. Of this list we are all familiar with the sugar maple and elm, as they have been extensively planted in this re- gion for years and they are ucdoubted- ly the best trees for this region. There are many other trees which might be employed to good advantage in street planting, althf)Ugh some of those in the list are not best suited to our con- ditions. We occasionally find the S5 camore maple, horse-chestnut, tulip tree and white ash planted on streets. The horse-chestnut has the reputation of being a rather dirty tree and is not very long-lived. The sycamore is not planted to any extent with us, al- though it is a native tree and more or less abundant in our river valleys. In Europe it is used quite largely in a conventional form and in this way may be made adaptable even to business streets, provided there is a space two or three feet wide between the curbing and the sidewalk filled with good loam. This would afford sufficient soil for the growth of coi'ventional trees, as the crown may be modified to any desired size by pruning. The native basswood when young is a well shaped tree, but those we have seen growing on streets are inclined to be tall and slender and are not al- together satisfactory, although their shape might be modified by pollarding. The various species of oaks are har- dy, well-proportioned trees, although they grow rather slowly, but if plnnled a good distance apart and filled in with some quickly growing tree, like the Carolina poplar, they make excellent trees for roadsides and when the oaks have attained a fairly good size the poplars may be sacrificed. Various combinations of trees may be em- ployea, an especially effective one be- ing maples and Norway spruces, jilanted alternately. To obtain the desired efi'ect quickly the various kinds of poplars are fre- quently plaited, the most highly prized at the present time being the Caro- lina poplar, which in our state gi-ows wild in the Connecticut valley. The Italian poplai grows the most rapidly, attaining a diameter in some instances of 26 inches in 20 years. The silver maple is a symmetrical tree of rapid growth but is easily in- jured by ice. The red maple is not a desirable tree for planting, and about eighty per cent, of them in the state today are in a diseased condition. One of the mis- takes often made in jilanting the red, Norway and sycamore maples on streets, is neglecting to prune them high enough. These species form large branches very low. the large limbs fre- quently obstructing traffic, and when mature it is not desirable to prune them. The Ginkgo, a native of Japan, has been recommended very highly in re- cent years as a shade tree, and ex- cellent specimens of this tree may be found growing further south. It does particularly well in Washington, where there is a fine avenue of them on the Agricultural grounds. It grows very slovrly here, however, as we seem to be out of range for its best development. Most of our street trees have their enemies, both insect and fungous. The elm sutlers chiefly from the beetle ar.d the sugar mai'le from borers, which may usualh ho found on trees injured from some rthcr cause, how- ever. The tulip tree is almost always disfigured by some insect, and the horse-chestnut and sycamore are stib- ject to a leaf fungus. The Italian poplar Is often affected by rust, the Carolina poplar is subject to borers and many other trees, especially the maples, suffer each year from sun- scorch to some extent. Most of the injury caused by fungi, however, is the result of poor pruning or mechanical injuries, particularly when antiseptic methods have not been employed in caring for the wounds. There are various wound fungi which testify to the results of poor pruning and lack of proper antiseptic treat- ment. Some fungi — for example, Nec- tria — are the result of winter killing, and occasional injury is caused by sli.ght discharges of lightning and frost cracks which cause wounds fa- voring the development of fungi. Various root injuries occur from changing the grades of the streets, patting in curbstones, digging man- holes, etc., and a too common source of injury may be traced directly to horses' teeth, the Injudicious use of lawn niov.ers, etc. To prevent injury from lawn mowers the sod should be removed from around the tree for a distance of a foot or more, and with the large numlier of tree guards now on the market at reasonable prices mtich of the injury from horses' teeth may be obviated. Of the various types of tree guards in use, one ot the most practical and cheapest is that cut in strips about seven feet long and wound about the tree. The practice of i)lacing signs on trees should be condemned, since ugly scars are often caused by the trees over-grov, ing the sign. One of the greatest difficulties with which trees have to contend is the wire problem. The rights of trees in the sti'eet are at least equal to those of wires, but it often becomes a difficult matter to string wires through a street with- out interfering with trees. Among the different ways of dealing with wires may be mentioned burying them, which is too costly in some cases; us- ing the ring or cable construction in the case of telephone wires, or placing wires on private oroperty :n the rear of buildings. In the case of trolley and electric wires, the ring construc- tioh method is out of the question, and in some cases placing them on private property is not practicable. Many poles are attached to trees by means of guy wires, and in our estimation there is very little harm in this prac- tice providing it be properly done. We do not belie', e the lagbolt system is a 434 M ORTI CULTURE Septemlier 2S. 1907 Tobacco Paper IS THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 24 sheeU $ 0.75 144 sheets 3.50 288 sheets 6.50 1728 sheets 35.10 "NICO-FUME" Furnishes the Most Nicotine for the Money! .. . rianufactured by ... THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Louisville, Ky. LIQUID OVER 40% NICOTINE By far the CHEAPEST. JUST NOTE PRICESI Pint $ 1.50 ,'2 Gallon 5.50 Gallon . 10.50 5 Gallons 47.25 good one, but passing a loop around a tree and using bloclvi Street WASHINGTON D. C. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is fully guaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH ^ves shade and still allows free circulation of air. MINERALIZED RUBBER GO. 18 Cliff street, NEW YORK Cattle Manure Shredded or Pulverized Best and safest manure for florists and greenhouse use. absolutely pure, no waste, no dang:er. Write for cir- culars and prices. The Pulverized Manure Co., £^ 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 sq. ft. of glass. For particulars address John C. Esler,Sec'y, Saddle River, N.J. In Bags 1 i ' ^ \^ M ■'"""s 1 ■ ^^^fflH I MANUFACTURE AND ERECT Iron frame and wood Greenhouses of ev.rj type for commercial and private use. If you contemplate building, allow me to submit sketch and estimate covering your requirements. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. NIKOTEENAPHISPUNK THE ORIGINAL ANP GENUINE NlCOTmi^UlipGANT STRON^BS|)Si^osji^FORM PBCCE 60£ PER BOX OF LDNO sheet: - / \ NIKOTEEN FOR SF>RAVI IS CO R-nvXpO R I Z I N C DDicE$i5o J'^^'^^MH^^ siaaa PER CASE OF lO PINT BOTTLES, PER PINT BOTTLE Nicotine Mfg.Co.St.Louis Mo. The Best BugKillerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. OWENSBORO, KY. September 2S. 1907 HORTICULTURE 435 Steam BOILERS Water What F. R. Pierson says : Johnston Heating Co.. New York City. Gentlemen: — The i .ternally fired sieel boilers which you installe i last fall are giving us great satisfaction. They heat very q 'ickly and are very economical. We Ere exceedingly well pleased with them and they have more than met our expectations. — Very truly yours, F. R. Pierson Co. JOHNSTON HEATING CO. 1133 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY WRITE FOR CATALOG AND PRICES Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaianteed. Twenly-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failures of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGER8 PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union Buiiding Washington, D. C. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. GREENHOUSE WRECKERS Everything in New and Second Hand To REPAIR HEAT BUILD GREENHOUSES 139«=1408 Metropolitan Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK standard1=lower pots Packed in small crates, easy to handle Price per crate 1500310. pots in crate$4 88 l5oo«^ 1500 aji X0003 800 3« 500 ♦ 3205 X46 5-25 6.00 5.00 5.80 4-50 4-51 .3.,6 Price per crate 120 7 in. pots in crate$4.2Q 60 8 " *' 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pols in crate $3. 6c 48 10 " " 4.8. 24 > I " " 3.60 24 12 '■ " 4.80 12 14 " " 4.80 6 16 " " 4.50 ?■■- .J-'" 010 4.50 Seed pans, same pnce as pots. Send (or price list of Cylinders for Cut flowers, Hanging Basltets, Lawn vases, etc. Xen per cent. o« for cash with order. Address BUflnger Bros.,Pottery,Fort Edward.N.Y. Sujust Rolker i Sons, Agt»., 31 Barclay St., N. I, City. /. CASSIDY^ Designer and Builder " OF Iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory, 215 to 221 Randolpli Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. Tinfirr> Ihe FOLEY VENTILATING APPARATUS. Has met with great success, being the cheapest and best on the marltet; simple in make; powerful in oper- H^^ atton. Less effort to work than any other machine. HUNDREDS IN USE dVING ENTIRE SATISFACTION. Send (or descriptive pamphlet and prices on SLL KINDS OF GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Uur larde Illustrated calaloiiue sent postpaid. FOLEY MFG. CO^ -"^e^-e^^ Chicago. Our visitingfriends are heartily welcome to call and see our handsome new factory. Transfer to b. Western Ave. from any West Side street car and get off at 26th St. THE STANDARD STEAIYI TRAP Is acknowledged the best for the florist, because it is durable and does its work without trouble and annoyance, saving Its cost by the economy In coal bills. E. HIPPARD YOUNCSTOWN, OHIO Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers A me rican and French Greenhouse Glass Reliab'e Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudiiury M 61-63 Portland Sf. BOSTON, MASS. CYPRESS ^ ^ USE IT NOW. P.O. PIERCE CO. 170 Fulton St., NEW YORK GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St.. CHICAGO < Holds C)?^^ Firmly &^)^ai/af».-*»i&e.a.J.A^^A^^»— a>Ai FULL N 8«e the «»o»nt «^ PEERLCSS ' Glmrlag Points ut '±oz•• and Prices rhe A. T. STEARNS LUMBER €0. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. K TOnAWANDA. PLT. Totorntii, ONT. BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOJSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St,, BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3 ft. SGOOperlooo r, ft ..-.$ 9 90 per lOOO 4 ft 7 ;i5 p,'r lOiiu eft 11.90 per 1000 W. W. COLES, Kokomo, Ind. 436 H ORTICULTU RE September 28, 1907 La.nd< CONCERNING LEARN- weii, what ING SOMETHING p'oinro? view now on cheap material ? The time you spent, trying to make things do — getting them to fit, and then waiting for some small, but mighty important items, left out in shipment — has caused more delay, cost more money than you had any idea it would. You have a house with wooden eave plate, nailed on roof bars, and paid out good money for a house weak at the very point it should be strongest — the eaves. In your next house, put in H & Co.'s steel eave plate and roof bar brackets, then you will have a hou e which takes less time to put up, and that's up to stay up. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufaclurers of Healtnii and Ventllatlnii Apparatus. 1170 Broadways NEW YORK. Q G 0 G 8 S Q G Q Q Q MORE FITTINGS Yes, and order now, and don't do it in driblets ! If you are going to need pipe fittings, some hooks, chairs and sleeves, then get them all at once, then the job won't be held up because you held your ordermg back. Fittings that fit are the kind you'll get. Prices right. And if you want anything else re- member that we make any part of the greenhouse but the glass. Sell any part. Lord & Burnham Co., Greenhouse Designers and Manu- facturers. New York Office, 1133 Broadway, Corner 26tb Street. Bran:hes: Boston, 819 Tremont B'id'g. Phila- delphia, 1215 Filbert Street. Not only sunshine but light— all the light possible is what grapes want — and what they get if its a U^Bar house. THE QUESTION OF GRAPES Just now when the late vineries are at their best and the results of some of the earlier ones are fresh in your mind, it is a good time to give the question seri- ous thought. The U-Bar house you know has the curved eaves, wide spacing of glass and a total absence of ralters or other heavy supporting members ; this means floods of unhindered sunshine and light reaches your vines and fruit. You also know that not only lots of sunshine is necessary but every bit of ad- ditional light is a big item in the dull days of winter and early spring. Because of the greatly increased light in U-Bar grap- eries, the fruit acquires a deli- cacy of flavor and beauty of finish impossible with other houses. To grasp the force of this thoroughly, get a U-Bar Catalog and go further into its every detail. Pierson U-Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Grcc n h 0 uses. Metropolitan Building, Fourth Avenue and 23rd Street, New York. Laei.ia elkgans f})—"^ ^E Garden £i im m/- // Ndmf//mF/dce. Bq/ro//, Mass (Ji/dscr/ph'on, ^100 438 HORTICULTURE October 5, 1907 Burpee's Two New "SPENCERS" for 1908 Burpee's White Spencer p-^- -"^egeat Spencer A Single Flower of the New BURPEE'S WHITE SPENCER Exactly Natural Size Burpee^s Primrose This is a fitting companion to Burpee^ s White Spencer. The vine is equally as thrifty and free flowering, but slightly shorter in growth, attaining a height of eight to nine feet. The flowers are well placed on strong, thick stems, ten to twelve inches long, and are borne never less than three flowers, and sometimes four flowers to the stem — as shown in illustration. The standard measures one and three-quarter inches to nearly (if not quite) two inches across by about one and one-quarter inches deep ; the wings are an inch across by one and one- eighth inches deep. The texture is fully as substantial as in Burpee's White Spencer. The color is a pronounced primrose or creamy-yellow throughout both standard and wings. It is equal in depth and richness of color to The Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyan, which, of course, it outranks in form and size. Both standard and wings are thoroughly crinkled or "waved." Burpee's Primrose Spencer will hold its own with any of the so-called "Yellow" Sweet Peai in color, while it surpasses all others of this color in size of flower, length of stem and vigor of growth. A decided acquisition to the Spencer type and the first of its color to be introduced. In sealed packets containing ten seeds eacti : Per pl-body grows to a good ptofit. Vou can do bitter with this The flowers are large, a\erag ng three inches in diameter, and no e of the flowers comes single i*t any time of the year. 1 1 blooms freely, either under glass or outdoors. Voiing stock, nut of aj^-inch pots, ready fjr delivery January i, $25.00 per 100. ORDERS BOOKED NOW. mC FERNERY, "« J,-^.^" 1421 Charles St., North, Baltimore, Md. PRICES QUOTED IN THESE COLUMNS ARE FOR DEALERS ONLY ^^l?e'».'^'nT.i.^<>H''o''r?.%'.^ifS;; 440 HORTI CULTU RE October 5, 1907 •>»>»>ft»>»>ft«»>>»>ft>)»>»»»>*>>>»j»j»i>>*>>>»>»*^>»j»ft*)>>ft»>»>>)ft*)^^ •»»»M»sft»sf^»»»»»m»»»»»Mf»»t THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc., BEDFORD, MASS. TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, HERBACEOUS, PERENNIALS. We grow everything required for ORCHARD, GARDEN, LAWN and LAND- I SCAPE PLANTING. J Our Specialty is HlGH = GkADE STOCK, carefully packed, at right prices. 1 Every Gardener, Florist and Plantsman should have a copy of our NEW 2 GENERAL CATALOG. It can be had for the asking. 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New York Office, Siebrecht Building, 425 Fiftli Avtnii* j TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you right October 5, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 441 Roses Under Glass As the season I'or Ih-iug approaches, ventilating and \vatering must be attended to with extreme care and caution. The transition from natural to artificial heat, -is the most critical period in the life of the rose and any neglect, either from carelessness or ignorance, in the administration of tlio essentials, ventilation, water and temperature, at this season, will inevitably result in trouble. With the ra]j)dly shortening days, it must be borne in mind that evaporation is on the decline and stock cannot use, with advantage, the copious supplies of water necessary during the summer months. Eoot action will also l)ecome more sluggish, and if the soil is watered indiscriminately the stock will surely suffer. Artiiicial heat affects the soil in the benches in an entirely different manner from sun heat, and it will be found "where the pipes are in close proximity to the bench bottom'' that the soil underaeath is dry, while the surface if apparently wet enough. This condition calls for great care and watchfulness to keep the soil imiformly moist and the roots from suffering. Syringing mast now Ije practiced on every favorable opportunily in order to keep red spider in check. In nearly every house there are places where, by reason of extra pipes, headers, etc., heat accumulates, and the plants so situated should receive special attention as these are the breeding places of the pest, and, if allowed to remain unmolested, will, in a very short time be- come truly plague spots. Care bestowed on the ventilation, and guarding against abrupt changes of temperature, draughts, etc., will minimize the danger of contracting mildew. But if this pest has gained access to the house a coating of sulphur and lime on the steam pipes will soon erad- icate it. There are several ways of preparing this mixture. Some growers use only the sulphur and water; others, instead of using water, dissolve the sulphur in linseed oil, but what virtue there is in either method the writer is unable to say, as the following preparation has proven quite satisfactory to us, being at once economical and beneficial, in that the sulphur sticks to the pipes and gives off fumes until it is entirely dissipated. The mixture is composed of quicklime, sulphur and water, the amount of sulphur being determined by the extent of the mildew contracted. Slake the lime in a bucket used for the purpose, and when boiling, or disintegrated, add the sulphur and mix thoroughlv, reducing with water to the consistency of paint, lu severe cases of mildew two parts sulphur to one part lime will prove effective. For lighter applications use less sulphur. Disbudding should receive its full -share of attention. To encourage the giowth of straight, graceful stems, and substantial buds, all lateral shoots must be removed while they are young and soft and not allowed to remain until they are so hard that they have to be cut off with a knife. Tying the plants neatly tc tiie stakes, so that the whole presents htx appearance of symmetry and grace, rather than the bedraggled condition in which, unfortunately, we so often see them, will facilitate syr- inging, and by admitting a freer circulation of air among the plants give tone and texture to the foliage and prevent the moisture from collecting on the lower leaves, a most friiitfnl source of black spot and other funet'^d di^cnse^. Forms of Euonymous radicans Editor HOKTICUITUKE, Dear Sir: — I wrote you last spring in reference to the forms of Euonymus radicaus in common use for or- namental planting (letter was published in your mag- azine Vol. o, Page 372.) Since then 1 have found that the three varieties I described have been classified and described in Professor Sargent's "Trees and Shrubs," Vol. 1, Page 129. Follovnng are the scientific names under which they can be foitnd therein, and also Eng- lish names tinder wltich T have sometimes found these varieties described by a few horticulturists, gardeners, etc. (These English names I think might be improved upon.) ]uiony]iius radicans, var. reticulatus (Rehder). Nar- row-leaved Evergreen Creeper. Euonymus radicans, var. Carrierei (Nicholson). Broad-leaved Evergreen Creeper. Euonymus radicans, var. vegetus (Eehder). Round- leaved Evergreen Creeper. As there is considerable use made of these forms it may be of interest to your readers to have these facts brought to their attention, and it may help to establish a more accurate knowledge of the forms in question, something very much to be desired, among nurserymen especially. Still other varieties have been classified and named, but they are not so apt to be confused as the above. "Very truly yours, Pyrethrum for White Fly Editor HoETicui.TUKE. Dear Sir: — Allow me to say a few v/ords in regard to the article published in a recent issue about "Hydro- cyanic Acid Gas for White Fly." This gas is certainly sure death to the white fly, but it will also ruin the tomatoes and a good many other plants if used in the proportions recommended. A much safer way to get rid of the white fly is to fumi- gate with Pyrethrum (or Persian Insect Powder, which to all practical purposes is the same thing). Put a few handfuls of the powder on a saucer at every 25 feet or so, put a few drops of wood alcohol on and "light. It will burn itself out over night. Have the house closed tight; fumigate for a few nights in succession and repeat as often as a fly makes its ap- pearance. This is very important, as the fumes will kill the fly but not the larvae. Don't give the flies a chance to lay eggs and there will not be any larvae after a while. T have got rid of all the white flies in my houses in this way without injuring anything amongst a great variety of plants including orchids and ferns as well as tomatoes and cucumbers. The fumes of the Pyrethrum are choking and rather unpleasant but otherwise harmless to human beings. CUffoi}. N. J. ^^-l*^3!'':>f ^^^^^ Naufjatiicl-. Conn. 442 HORTICULTURE October 5, 1907 fj g^ffV^W f^'W I'M nPTTWlP Long before the advent of the present n ^»/ fv ■!■ * ^^ ^ ■i-^ ■* V/ JV. JLk a point generation of liorticuUurists, and contin- ■ ^^^-;^^ OCTOBER 5, 1907 NoTu ^*" ^^^^" uously ever .-^ince, has the discussion on ' the relative merits of practical and theo- \ PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY rctical education in h'.rtieulture gone on. Never, how- j HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. f^j. ^^ ^^^j. kpowledce goes, has the insutficiency , II Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. j. J „ i i i i \ i u ' Telephone, Oxford 292 of the coUcge graduate lacking actual experience been WM. J. STEWART. Editor and Manager ^^ frankly admitted by those high in college work as at j SUBSCRIPTION PRICE the JamcstowH Congress last week. It was asserted ' One Year, in advance, $.^M^To^Forei^nC^untne5,2.oo; To Canada, $1,50 jj^^^ Jf ^.J-^g agricultuiTil College pupil is to be WOrth, Per Inch, 30 inches to page $i-oo. when turned out, what it cost to make him he must Ditcouius on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows: , , j.^1 t l ^ l \ One month (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months (13 times) 10 per cent.; be glveu teachers a part ol whose llVeS, at least, has •iz months (s6 times) 20 per cent. ; one year {52 times) 30 per cent. 1 cnent on the farm and in the o-arden attaining bv Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. uei.ii speuL uii iiii, laiui Ui3S AND SOCIETIES: ..Hands across Gazette a iournal published in Lon- ' Marvland Horticultural Society— Lenox Horticul- Y''"*^''^^' f' J""'^" , puuiisnea in i^on , tural Societ.v— Florist Club ot Philadelphia 44i ^"^ ^^^ don, that the relations between the ; Washington Florists' Club— Tarry town Horticul- fruit and flower growers and the tural Society— Club and Society Notes 445 transportation companies are no more satisfactory in j THb^EXH "bitioNS- '"^ '^°'"''^' England than they are in this country. At a meeting , Recent" Shows— Huntington Horticultural and Agii- held at Badsey to protest against existing conditions i cultural Society— Connpcticut Horticultural Society and rates it was asserted that practically all the pro- I —Aster Show at Spol:ane— Houghton Horticultural ^eeds from the huge crop of fruit being marketed from ■ Society... ;;;:;':h,\'..kW=«Avt,v,,Vti,VaVc:Ap,vtv hk that district this year goes into the pocket of the rail- ' ConiiiigShows — Massachusetts Hoi ticultural bocicty I4b -^ o ^ ., , , . , .,, HORTICULTURE IN THE EASTERN STATES— J. K. I'oad company. Among the instances cited which will j M. L. Farquhar. I'o' trait 14'.; find a responsive echo with some of our flower ship- \ OUR FRONTlfcPHSCi:- A. DiuimocK 449 jjgrs was that of one man who shipped one pot ( ?) of \ SEED TRADE...... ........••..■•• ••■^■■- 4.5 jigj^^jg ^q g Manchester salesman; the asters were sold ; Gloxinias tor Florist,'^ Use, Illustrated 4-50 ,. „ in -i i o o i a ti. I Seed Trade Notes 451 tor Zs. and the railway charge was 2s. 3d. Another LANDSCAPE G.ARDfJNING— John 0. Olmsted 454 consigned some wallflowers to Newcastle which arrived ! FLOWER M.\RKET REPORTS: after two days, spoiled; they were sold for Is. and the | Boston, i?ufLalo, Oincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, earriage cost" 2s. Another protester argued that at the New YorK, Philadelphia. Washmeton 4b7 ° i i i- i i j « i j_i j. j_i i < CARE OF HEATING PLANTS WHEN NOT IN USE- '""tes demanded shippers should "ask that the produce i G. H. Bancroft 464 should not be trampled on by the porters and that it ; BOILER EXPLOSION AT THE KELLOGG GREEN- _ ,-liould be quickly delivered !" Fight it out to a finish, HOrsES-liiustrated „■■••■ .V ' ' •; ' ' '^ ;^- ■•;,;•• ' trr ,!-':entlemen. You'll get yourrights if you only hang on ' MSCELlJnEOUS- Po>-tra.t-Other Deaths. . 4i,o ^^^^^ ^j^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^,^^ J ^^^^ |^^.^^^^^^_.> ^ S , An Entoprising'TexasCitV::::::::::::. :::::::::. '^ ... ,,,,., seemingly as^far off from determination Cincinnati Personals 440 i ne creait as ever, the old problem of a better system ; The Japan Buib Business 452 problem of credits and collections in the whole- j Plant Notes 453 sj,[g pi^^t and cut flower trade is again i NewrNotes"*^ Gardeners ... . ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; y ;; " f-l agitating the growers and wholesale dealers, who find ^ Bi^isiness°Changes .................... ■■■•••• -'So themselves about to open the new season with books j Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 466 still burdened with accounts receivable held over from List of Patents— Incorporated 446 ].^^i ygar. The framing of any method of credit lim- itation, combining tiie necessary justice, elasticity and The ease with which young pines may be efllectiveness, is no easv matter. There are to be found, Protect raised from seed and the advisability of of course, among the retail tradesmen of all large cities, the pines their extensive planting on waste tracts firms of 'all grades of reliability and the estimates of all over the country was the keynote of comparative responsibility in the case of many of them \ one of the addresses at the hoi-ticultural congress at are as divergent as are the experiences of those who j Norfolk last week. In this connection it is very grat- have severally had dealings with them. Methods of ■ ifying to note how freely the white pine is coming up classifying and rating which work satisfactorily in cer- ' spontaneously all over New England, particularly where fain other lines of trade prove impracticable in the mar- J the deciduous growth which followed the cutting of the keting of perishable flowers with their widely flttctuat- \ primeval pine forests has been taken off. In vast dis- ing values from day to dav or from hour to hour and J tricts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine it there are times also, when a consi.gnor's wishes cannot would seem that protection, not planting, is all that is be ignored. Yet the need of reform must be apparent j now needed. The coming generation of New England- to anyone conversant with the facts. If the extent to { ers should have i)ine lumber in abundance provided which the wholesale trade in the agirrogate is furnishing ^ proper protection is given now against fire and the rav- capital for the retail flower trade in the large centres i aging pulp mill. . could lie known, we believe it would create a "sensation. 5 i October 5, 1907 HORTICULTURE its A CARNATION WITH A FUTURE. Caknation Sarah Hili. THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR. The contiilmtion from our esteemed editor on "The Question o£ the Hour" briijgs up a very important question which ought to be taken up by the organizers o£ the Boston Landscape School. When we consider how tar practical knowledge goes in securing a position, piivate or otherwise, and also the time and money spent by the members of the Boston landscape class in makiug themselves more familiar with landscape gardening, besides the cost of securing a small horticultural library which is necessary but is very rarely so with any other class of tradesmen, the incident told by our editor about a gardener having a fy .T. K. M. L. Farqnhar, Representing, as I do at this con- gress, the section of this country first settled by the white race, it affords me the greatest satisfaction to point to the very early date at which inter- est in horticulture found expression. The very name of their vessel, the Mayflower, must have brought often times to the recollection of the Pil- grims during their long voyage the fragrant and beautiful hedgerows ot white and pinkish hawthorn, which in England they called mayflower, a name which they soon bestowed upon the choicest and sweetest of spring flow- ers of their adopted country. Long before they saw the mayflower bloom, however, the Pilgrims had raised their voices in praise of the beautiful garden products of the new world. The explorers then sent out on the 16th ot November, 1620, reported that they had found divers fair Indian bas- kets filled with corn, some whereof was in ears, fair and good of divers colors, which seemed to them a very goodly sight, having seen none before. p- ^^^W' 1 ^B^JP f ^ ^^^^^^^^Hh^^^^^ 1 J. K. M. I,. Far(,iliiak of which rarities they took some to carry to their friends on shipboard, like as the Israelites' spies brought from Eschol some of the good fruits of the land. In 1621 Edward Winslow, describing the new country, wrote: "Here are grapes, white and red, and very sweet and strong also; strawberries, goose- berries, raspberries, etc.; plums of three sorts, white, black and red, being almost as good as Damson; abundance of roses, white, red and damask, sin- gle but very sweet indeed." In the spring of 1621 the Pilgrims at Plymouth planted twenty acres of corn and six acres of barley and peas. The corn did well, the barley fairly well, but the peas were not worth gathering, having been sown too late and be- came sun-scorched while in bloom. Numerous records of farm and garden crops planted by the Pilgrims have come down to us, and many evidences still exist in the locality they occu- pied of their zeal in garden work. At first the Colonists, of necessity, im- ported fruit trees and vegetables for their sustenance. Within twenty years ot the landing of the Pilgrims, Governor Winthrop of the Massachu- setts Colony, at his farm in Charles- town; Governor Endicott, of the Salem Colony; Governor Prince, of the Plym- outh Colony, and Governor Stuyvesant, of New Amsterdam, had established nurseries, dealt in fruit trees or plants, and were promoters ot horticulture. Fruits, vegetables and a large variety of herbs were imported and sold. Flowers were too great a luxury for the Colonists, and with the exception, perhaps, of a few roses, honeysuckle and pink milfoil, were not grown. The First Flower Gardens. Not until the beginning of the eigh- teenth century was there opportunity to give much attention to flowers. About that time the wealthier citizens of Philadelphia, Boston and New York began to cultivate large gardens, usually arranged in terraces, after the English style of that period, about their residences. One ot these estates in the very heart of Boston was the residence of Governor Bellingham, and afterwards of Andrew Faneuil, who built upon it the first greenhouse in New England. On his decease it be- came the property of his nephew, the famous Peter Faneuil. who presented to the city of Boston the Cradle of Liberty. So beautiful was this gar- den that it became known as Faneuil's Seven-Acre Eden. The Revolution stopped further progress in horticulture until the coun- try became settled under the new gov- ernment. Then began an era in gar- den work, marked by greater enthu- siasm than ever before — enthusiasm which got its impetus from Washing- ton, as he surveyed his grounds at Mount Vernon and made plans indi- cating the locations for trees and shrubs, many of which he collected or imported from Europe; and which upon arrival were planted by the same busy hands that earlier in their ex- istence had cut down the immortal cherry tree, and which later in life made pruning their favorite exercise — enthusiasm which drew with it the second and third Presidents ot the United States. John Adams and Thom- as Jefferson, as well as many other notables of the eighteenth century — enthusiasm so perennial and vigorous that all predictions of progress have been more than fulfilled. Present Attainments. A. J. Downing in his excellent work on landscape gardening, published about seventy years ago, said; "In the United States it is highly improbable that we shall ever witness such splendid examples ot landscape gardens as those abroad," referring to Blenheim, Chatsworth, Woburn Abbey and Arundel Castle. That which Mr. Downing deemed improbable has taken place, and gardens more elab- orate and costly are being constructed at the present time in the United States than in any other country. Take, for example, the beautiful gar- dens of Mr. James B. Duke at Somer- ville. New Jersey, which have been under construction for six or seven years, under the guidance of that genius of landscape art, Mr. Horatio Buckenham, employing twelve hun- dred men and involving an annual ex- penditure of half a million dollars or more — a garden covering an area of ten thousand acres. The Pioneers. The pioneers of horticulture of a i October 5, 1907 HOKTiCULTORE 447 hundred years ago were the wealthier citizens; there were really no profes- sional gardeners then. The Pennsyl- vania and Massachusetts Horticultural Societies were organized by these in- terested amateurs. A similar society was organized in New York in 1818, but ceased to exist in 1837. The first professional gardener to come to this country was .John Hes- keth, who settled in Hallowell, Maine, in 1797, and was not afterwards heard of. In 1824, Mr. Andre Parmentier, from Enghien, Holland, settled in Brooklyn, and established nurseries, where he gave an example of the nat- ural style of laying out grounds. As the first American landscape gardener, Mr. Parmentier soon had many clients from all parts of the country, and even from Canada, to whom he fur- nished both plans and plants. Mr. Downing considered that Mr. Par- mentier had done much more for land- scape gardening in America than any other individual. It is our turn to pay the same compliment to Mr. Downing, whose masterly works on landscape gardening, although written about seventy years ago, are still the standards. In the economic line of horticulture there has been progres also. In New England we have now not only de- licacies for the sick and luxuries for the wealthy, as our ordinary garden vegetables and fruits were considered in the early days, we go much further, we have gardeners who produce aspar- agus, cucumbers, tomatoes, string beans, melons, etc., as freely during December, January and on to June or .Tuly, as they are produced in the open ground in their season. One Newport gardener ships to his employer in New York a bushel or two of melons weekly. Another on the North Shore of Massachusetts sent in during last March a daily supply of fresh peas, sweet corn, etc. Possibilities in Fruit and Vegetable Culture. Notwithstanding the progress made there is still much to be done in fruit and vegetable culture. We are import- ing hot-house grapes from Europe. We are importing cauliflowe" during spring and early summer, and we are import- ing a number of salads, all of which may and in time will be produced here. In case of salads there are many excellent kinds unknown here which should be introduced, and the people instructed how to prepare them. Among hot-house fruits the lichee should find a place; it is most prolific and equals Muscat grapes in flavor. In commercial floriculture the East has made great progress. I need only recall the I.awson and Enchantress carnations ra'sed by Mr. Peter Fisher of Boston: the work of the Waban Rose Conservatories, the recent new roses of Mr. M. H. Walsh of Woods Hole, Mass., which are quite as popu- lar in Europe as they are here. The Gardeners' Opportunity. The concentration of wealth in New York ensures for the western floiist the highest price tor choice flowers. It also affords the gardener the largest opportunity tor the pursuit of his pro- fession. Within the past five years there seems to have been much greater interest on the part of the wealthy class than formerly, in horticultuie and rural lite, "his may be accounted for paitly by travel and a desire to have such gardens as are seen in Euiope. but I think it is due rather to the fact that the automobile has rendered the country home more ac- cessible to the business man. The in- terest of the well-to-do in liorticulture is further manifested by their support and activity in societies for its promo- tion, as the New York Botanical Gardens, the Massachusetts Horticul- tural Society and others. The three largest Eastern cities have each much to be proud of horticul- turally. .although the Bowery is no longer the Governor's Garden, New York has a noble horticultural insti- tution in Bronx, Philadelphia has her Vieautiful Fairmount Park, sections ot which were notable gardens of the past tv.o centuiies. Boston has always been at the fiont in hortioUtural work. No institution in the country has done more than the Massachusetts Horticul- tural Society. The names of General Dearborn, H. H. Hunnewell, Marshal P. V'ilder, C. M. Hovey and F. L. Olm- sted are too well known for the great works they have accomplished to necessitate my reviewing them. Boston's Great Arboretur But we have in Boston today on who is doing a greater work for hor- ticultu'e than any one who has pre- ceded him. I refer to Professor C. ri. Sargent. To him Boston and the countiy is indebted tor the finest ar- boretum in the world, in which there are now gi owing over five thousand species and vaiieties or trees and shrubs. He has travelled over the greater pait of the globe seeking new material, and his ccllectois are now busy in hitheito unexplored regions, collecting new matei ial for shipment 10 Boston witli which to enrich Ameri- can horticulture. Daily he spends houis in his office personally examin- ing and describing species and varie- ties of trees and fhrubs for his Silva, the greatest work relating to horticul- ture ever undertaken in this country. The magnitude of the work at the Arnold \rboretum may be better un- derstood when learned that three- hundred and fifty varieties of Cratae- gus have been planted in the Order. There are approximately one-hundred and flftv varieties of Syringa vulgaris, seventy varieties of Pruuus, thirty-five of Pyrus, forty of Mains and about four hundred species and varieties of willows. The Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Anotiier medium of horticultural progress is the Gardeners' and Flor- ists' Club which has over five hundred active members. Meetings are held monthly for the discussion of garden topics and a class devoted to the study of landscape gardening meets twice a week during the winter months. The magnificent private estates with extensive greenhouses of the East, in- cluding those of Bar Harbor, Boston and tiie Massachusetts Coast, Lenox, .Vewport. bong Island Sound, on the banks of the Hudson, along the New Jersey Coast, and in the vicinity of Philadelphia demand from the garden- er the highest degree of energy and progress. THE COMMERCIAL GROWING OF CUT FLOWERS. Reasitii>'i, by !• . R. I'iei'siiii. Tarrytfiwn. N. 1. A Phenomenal Growth. The development in the commercial "rowing of cut flowers in this country during the last thirty years is phe- nomenal. What might be dignified as the commercial growing of cut flow- ers practically had its beginning less than thirtv years ago. Prior to that time the quantity of flowers produced was ' insignificant, the quality, com- pared with present standards, inferior, and the methods of culture crude in the extreme. With the increase of wealth there has been a marvelous progress in the production of cut flow- ers," both in the quality and the im- mense quantities produced. It seems incredible now that the writer, less than thirty years ago. was advised by one of the foremost florists of that time not to go into the cut flower growing part of the business, because it would soon be overdone. This seems the more incredible when on« considers that today many single es- tablishments are producing more cut flowers than the entire greenhouse production of the United States prob- ablv amounted to at that time. Conditions Thirty Years Ago. New Yoi-k, which is one of the great- est cut flower centers in the world, thirtv vears ago depended on Boston for its 'supply of roses. The leading varieties of roses in those days were Safrano. Isabella Sprunt, and Bon Silene, all of which have practically disappeared, having been superseded bv improved sorts, and to-day these one-time popular roses are almost un- known. In carnations at that time the leading variety was Pres. De Graw. \ Ions-stemmed carnation was then unthoiight of, as many buds being al- lowed to develop on one stem as pos- «ibk and the flowers were cut with no ^tern's Loose, long-stemmed flowers were then an unknown quantity. These -ho.t-stemmed flowers were supple- mented bv wooden stems and wires, and made up into baskets, bouquets etc m the most formal and artificial arrangement. In fact, th3 inferior qual- Itv of the flowers permitted nothing better The best flowers then pro- duced would simply be unsalable to- dav on account of their small size and shok .^tems. At that time so fevv roses and carnations were grown that thev were necessarily sui)plemented by French and Dutch bulbs, which in those days were forced In compara- tivelv large .luantities. In the earlier davs of the cut flower Industrv. European methods of culture were in vogue. The few roses and carnations that were grown were grown mostly in pots, the greenhouses of those days being very primitive. Up to that time, the buildings erected for the production of cut flowers were very small and Insignificant and compara- tivelv crude affairs. With the introduc- tion'of some of the finer roses, like Perle Cornelia Cook, Catheriue Mer- inet 'Pride, and Bridesmaid, a great impetus was given the cut flower in- dustry, and then came the queen of all j-oses— American Peauty. 448 HOKTICUL-TURE. October 5, 1907 The Need for Better Houses Recog- nized. I lielieve that the present up-to-date methods ot rose growing had their be- ginning in the vicinity of Madison, New Jersey. The old pot method was discarded, and roses were grown on shallow benches in light, sunny, airy houses, and the results obtained were exceedingly satisfactory and profitable. Large ranges of rose houses were con- stantly erected in that section, along the line of the Delaware. lyackawanna and Western Railroad, and at that time Madison, Summit, and other towns in that vicinity were known as the Rose Belt of America; but since then immense ranges of glass for the cultivation of roses have beeu erected in so many different localities around New York, Chicago, Boston, and other large cities that no place in the coun- try can boast of any particular su- premacy. The same development that occurred in the rose took place in the carna- tion, but at a considerably later pe- riod, and the present fine varieties of carnations that are novi' grown have all been produced within the last de- cade. First came Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson, which marked an epoch in carnation growing. This variety was the foierunner of such fing varieties as Enchantress, Mrs. M. A. Patten, Bea- con, White Perfection, Winsor, etc. The trade was quick to discern that while these improved carnations could be grown in the old-time houses, they could be grown much better in the improved houses that were devoted to rose culture. The Violet's Advancement. Another flower which has become one of the most important is the vio- let. In the earlier days violets were grown in cold frames, covered with sash and straw mats; and, of course, with our severe winters, the supply was small and uncertain. The same improved methods of culture that have taken place with the rose and carna- tion followed with the violet; and today violets are grown in large quan- tities in light, airy houses — entirely imder glass, — a method of culture that fifteen or twenty years ago was un- heard and unthought of. The violet business has been largely centralized for many years row in the Hudson River valley, especially in the vicinity of Poughkeejisie and Rhinebeck, which has become famous as a violet-growing section, where the variety called Marie Louise is principally grown. Prin- cess, the large single violet, which is not so difficult to grow, has been grown in other sections where Marie Louise has not been grown successful- ly or profitably. Immense quantities of Princess are grown, especially In the vicinity of Boston, and also in some of the large Canadian centers. One of the most phenomenal im- provements that have been made in any flower has been in the chrysanthe- mum, which has been dei^eloped to such an extent that one who knew it twenty-five or thirty years ago would not recognize the immense blooms grown to-day. Supremacy of the Easter Lily. Another very important flower for the florist is the Easter lily, which was grown only in very small quantities until the Introduction of the Bermuda Easter lily twenty-five years ago. Prior to that time, lily bulbs were obtain- able only from Japan and Holland, and the sources of supply were very unceitain besides which, the bulbs often reached this market too late to force for Easter. Under these cir- cumstances, the advantages of the Bermuda Easter lily were immediately recognized, as the bulbs could be brought here in July and August, so that it was possible not only to force them for Easter, but they could even be brought into flower by the holi- days, so that the Bermuda Easter lily has become one of the most important flowers, especially for the Easter sea- son, and is now grown in immense quantities. I introduced the culture of the Ber- muda Easter lily in Bermuda about twenty-five years ago, and for many years 1 believe that one-third ot the revenue of the Bermuda Islands was derived from the culture and sale of this bulb. It has been grown there in F. R. PlERSON immense quantities, the annual output for many years being two million bulbs and up, one year Laving reached as high as four million. Unfortunately, with bad cultural methods, the quality of the bulb has deteriorated; still, the Bermuda-grown lily is an important factor. But the Japanese bulbs have made great inroads into the demand for the Bermuda bulbs, on account ot the lower price for which the former can be supplied, and the fact that by reason of more rapid steamers and transcontinental railroads, it is possi- ble to bring the bulbs here as early as September, so that the Bermuda lily does not occupy the important position today that it did fifteen years ago. Other Bulbous Stock. Among other buloons flowers, th.; lily of the valley is one that has held its supremacy. This always has been, and probably always will ire, in great demand; while other bulbous stock, like tulips, narcissi, and especially hya- cinths, do not occupy the prominent place today that they did in former years. In the larger cities, especially in the east, they are not very profit- able. They are more largely grown in the west and in interior towns, where the supply of roses, carnations and the other finer fiowers is mors or less limi- ted. Bulbous stock is more largely grown in Europe than in this country, because, owing to the lack of sunlight there, roses and carnations can not be produced as easily as they are here, so that the Europeans are more depend- ent on bulbous stock; but, recently, English growers have found that in following the American method ot us- ing shallow benches and building very light houses, very good restilts can be obtained. This is especially so with car- nations, English growers having learned that they can do much better with our improved American varieties than with the varieties that they have grown heretofore; and there is begin- ning to be a large demand for our new- est and best sorts. Advent of the Wide Greenhouse. In the character of the greenhouses devoted to the cultivation ot cut flow- ers there has been a wonderful ad- vancement in the past twenty-five years. Twenty-five years ago 11-ft. houses were in the majority. Then came houses 18 to 20 ft. in width, and, when fifteen years ago, we built a range of four iron houses, each 20 ft. by 300 ft., it was considered .a model range, being much in advance of any- thing that had been built up to that time: out during the last five years especially, theie has been a marked increase in the size of the houses erected, and today we believe that the best house that can be built is one ranging anywhere Irom 50 to 60 ft. in width. We are now building houses .5$ ft. in width, running east and west, in which we use 16 x 21 glass and rein- forced concrete sides, and we believe that houses of this kind are the most economical in construction and opera- tion. AVhile houses 56 ft. in widtli are seldom seen today, I do not believe that the limit of size has been reached by any means, and I believe that the tendency will be toward still wider houses. Large ranges have been built of the narrower ridge and furrow connected houses, in an effort to obtain large areas under one roof, but we do not consider this style of construction as advantageous as the large, separate, wide houses. Ten years ago no one had any idea that such houses as are being built today were even practi- cable. Today the tendency is to gather under one roof more area than ten years ago would have comprised an entire establishment. The reason for this is the tendency toward specializa- tion and the growing of one or two varieties of flowers by different grow- ers, one grower devoting his attention to one variety of roses, like American Beauty, one concern alone growing as many as a hundred thousand of this variety. The same thing applies to carnatioiis — some concerns growing between one and two hundred thou- sand carnations alone: and. of course, with the increased quantities of one variety, much larger houses have be- come a necessity. The tendency here in greenhouse construction is to in- crease the size of the house and the size of the glass, and, by the use of October 5, 1907 HORTICULTURE 449 SPECIAL OFFER 2 years, field-grown, extra strong plants, over lOO best varieties, $10.00 per 100, $85.00 per 1000. Crimson and Baby Ramblers, $12.00 per 100. Manetti and Briar Stock for grafting, $10.00 per 1000, $80.00 per 10,000. ,2 00 per ,000 Keiitias, Forsteriana and Belmoreana, '"l^tVo ItfVoo DRACAENA INDIVISA.s'fong.well-grownplants, 3in.$4.00per 100; 4 in. $10.00 per 100; 5.in.$ 15.00 per 100 Rubbers >Fiegs elastiea) SS";;"'ioo Lily of the Valley ^-f- '"g^r-d Aeniflielrae pnt-grown, lo leaves m pot, green, $6.00 H9|IIUI»II(I»; per doz. ; variegated, $8.00 per doz. 2-3 tiers, $20.00 per 100, 3-4 tiers, $40.00 per 100. Pandanus Veltchii, ^llot^nd SS'^er loo Araucaria excelsa, J. LAMBERT, 150 Nassau Street, NEW YORK, N. Y. steel rafters, to eliminate as much woodwork as possible in order to get the maximum amount of sunlight, thus enabling the grower to produce the largest number of flowers during the short midwinter days when flowers bring the highest prices. Large Capital Now Required. Today flowers are no longer consid- ered a luxury, but rather a necessity. In this connection, we might say that few people realize what it costs to pro- duce the finest flowers, especially dur- ing the short midwinter days. In fact, I believe that in midwinter, when flowers seem to bring phenomenal prices, thev are actually produced at a loss when one takes into considera- tion the capita: invested, the fuel con- sumed, and the labor involved. Even with the prohibitive prices at the holi- days I doubt whether they return the grower an adequate return for the capital invested. Even in California, that land of flowers and sunshine, where nature is so kind, it is necessary to grow flowers of good quality under glass, so that there, where one would naturally expect tfiat flowers would have little or no value, it costs con- siderable to produce flowers of high quality. In the east, during midwin- ter when there is little or no sunshine and when the amount of fuel required is enormous, it is doubly so. Conditions Required for Success in Future. Looking back at the progress that has been made during the last twenty - five years, and the improvements that have been made even during the last five years, one wonders what the next twenty-five vears have in store for us. Certainly, the end is not yet. for we ■faave reason to expect as much au- vancement in the future as has oc- curred in the last quarter of a century. Twentv-five vears ago. any one could ■have gone into the florist business with little or no capital, and if caretul and industrious, failure could hardlv result; but today, with the large amount of capital invested in large es- tablishments and the consequent abil- ity to produce flowers more cheaply, larger capital is required, and first- class, up-to-date business methods must be practiced. A man cannot liope to succeed under the conditions -that exist today as he would have been able to succeed in the earlier days ot the business,— in fact, the florist busi- ness as it is conducted now m the larger establishments, is fast assum- ing the proportions of a flower factory, and the same up-to-date business methods will have to be observed as in any other manufacturing business to ensure success. In the future, the man who will make the most marked success is the man who is located in the right place; that is to say, where labor is plentiful, where he can obtain a supply of coal at the least possible expense — prefer- ably near a large city, where the ship- ping facilities are quick and frequent — where an abundant supply of water is to be had, and where the soil is first- class. One of the most important con- siderations is the selection of a proper location. Heretofore most greenhouse establishments have been located with- out much reference to this, as they have been developed from small begin- nings; but the proper location is a large element to be taken into consid- eration if one would be successful. I believe that today America leads the world in the production of fine cut flowers, and, while we have many large establishments that we may well be proud of, I believe that the business is only in its infancy, and that we may expect to see marvelous progress in the future. WAPPINGERS (N. Y.) DAHLIA SO- CIETY. The capacity of the hall in which the annual exhibit of the society was held on September 20 and 21 was taxed to its utmost capacity by competitors for the prizes which amounted to up- wards of $400. The silver cup offered bv the society was won by Irving Grinnell, John C. Galvin, gardener; the Uplands silver cup. offered by W. P. Clyde, by A. Seaman Hunt. The cash prizes offered by Irving Grinnell and the Dutchess County Horticultur- al Society were awarded to H. .7. Oster- houdt. 1st: \^m. Marshall & Co.'s prize to Irving Grinnell, 1st, Thos. Boyle 2d; Mrs. R. W. Rives' prize to Mrs. Frank Hasbrook, 1st. S. Grigg, 2d. Space pre- vents our giving in full the very long list of general and special awards. Certificates ot merit were awarded to the following: Collection of asters, .Jas. Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y.; gladioli. Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y.; John Lewis Childs, Floral Park. N. Y.; carnations, Adam Laub & Son; one each orange and lemon plants, W. R. Sands; window box of plants, James Ashton; table of caladium-^, ferns and group of palms, Irving Grinnell. George Hale, Seabright, N. J., acted as judge. OUR FRONTISPIECE. The accompanying frontispiece illus- tration is from a photograph ot Lselia elegans, probably the finest specimen ever flowered under cultivation. It was shown before the Royal Horticul- tural Society and secured a silver gilt medal for culture, with thirty flower spikes carrying two hundred and thir- ty well-formed highly colored blooms. It was grown by Mr H. G. Alexander, for Ma.ior G. L. Holford of Tetbury, Gloucestershire. The plant was imported by Sander & Sons in 130,S. As many plants of this species have been distributed by Messrs. Lager & I-Iiirrell, Summit, N. .1., and others, it may interest yotir readers to see to what perfection this grand orciiid can be grown. It re- quires similar treatment to that given Cattleyas. and grows most freely sus- pended in baskets or pans. London. A. DIMMOCK. CINCINNATI PERSONALS. George Tromey, of Cincinnati, bet- ter known as "Spunk." will open a floral store at 923 Vine street. Oct. 5. George is not very big but what he loses in size he makes up in energy. His fripuds are many and he will un- doubtedly make a success of his new venture. D Rusconi will shortly move to 128 West Sixth street where he has se- cured a better and larger store. His business has increased to such an ex- tent that his present quarters are in- adequate. Wm. Murphy has returned from the la'^es where he spends an enforced va- cation each fall to escape the hay- fever — strange how the hay-fever only attacks those who can afford to go away. P. W. BALL. HEMLOCK BRANCHES Fof Protecting Roses, Phododendrons, Tender Evergreens, etc. ^ Per !oo Butts, pointed, 3 to 5 ft., $4.00 • t " 5 " 7 " 5.00 Tied in bundles, I o.b Quincy or Brockton Larger or smaller branches furnished Special pnces lor large lots. Pine boughs in bundles or large'quantilies. Address, G H.HIGGINS,Auai?fc St Atlantic, Mass. 450 rtORTlCULTURh October 5, 1907 Caa/4 T^ril(4<> '" considering this report, two im- tJ^'^y* ••• IttUC portant facts are notei: Ttie acreage Jerome B Rice Seed Co. have issued '^ about 2000 acres under that of 1906, their annual report on the onion crop, "'^'•e the yield is fully 500,000 bushels and while this report is probably not '^^'^- which probably means higher absolutely correct, it is by long odds prices for good carrying stock next the most accurate of any published. winter and spring, and this will in This fact is appreciated by the larger t"™ effect the demand for seed, growers and shippers of onions who "^^''^h reference to the Kentucky eagerly look forward each vear to crop of onions, which is grown entire- this report, which is a most important '^ f''°™ ^ets, this report says: About factor in fixing prices— neither ship- ^f" i^ars were shipped this year, pers nor buvers being willing to name a.gainst COO cars a year ago. This year a price in advance of the report on any the price started at about $2.2.5 per large quantities. '''''■ °^ ^^^ 'bs. and advanced to $3.75 The acreage bv states and counties, ^^'l J'l-OO, most of the crop going at also the yield per acre, are given, as ^-'-^^^ to $3.50. Last year prices ranged well as the varieties grown, as to from $1.50 to $2.50. These onions usu- Whether red, white or yellow. ally appear in the market about the To give the report in full would oc- last of June and are closed out before cupy too much space, therefore the Aug. 1st. average yield per acre and total crop It is only just to add that the report acreage yield per bushel per acre and from which we have quoted so liberal- total crop of each state for 1906-7 are ly was prepared mainly by Mr. Chas. here given, and the percentage of reds, P. Guelf, traveling salesman for Je- whites and yellows: rome B. Rice Seed Co. Acreage Yield per aire Total .vield 1906 1907 1906 1JMJ7 1906 1907 Colorado "^0 "^^ "''^0 2.50 362,000 172,000 con^F^^'"^:^'.''..^"^.:'^'::"^'^.^''"^ 213300 215,000 255.000 Illin^ir"'""^''..'!"'.^'':'"-. 845 775 335 300 282,500 232,5CK) Varieties- \'c1Ioh> 2.S per .put- le.-s, 68 per ceut— whites, 1 per cent. Indiana . . . .' '...... 4,615 4,913 300 154 380,887 753,373 Varieties; Yellows, 58 per cent— Reds, 36 per cent—Whites, 6 per ceut. Michigan 872 714 2,i5 2.32 231,036 165,471 Varieties; Yellows. 36 per cent— Reds, 52 per cent— Whites, 12 per cent. Minnesota 660 633 384 309 2.53,430 195,175 Varieties; Yellows, 11 per cent— Beds, 87 per cent— Whites, 2 per cent. Iowa .••-.. 211 187 400 379 84,000 70,800 Varieties: Yellows. 70 per cent— Reds, 30 per cent. Massachusetts 1.300 1.100 275 3.50 357.0«. " bushel over a year ago. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In New England figures range from ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^P^lk flf^, 65 to 75c. per bu.; in Orange Co.. N. ^^^^^^^^^^^B^K^ '' Y., price is about 40 to 45c.; Central N. Y., 45 to 55c.; Ohio, 50 to 60c.: In- ^^^Hi^VK^4|A,^,^Hr^^;;^ C diana and Illinois, 45 to 55c., and qual- ^^^^^^^JtZ^SU^f^imftf^*'% ity of the stock is said to be somewhat BBB^Bp^^^»!^I^B^^_- -^^ "' inferior to last year's, being under- P^S^Wt J^'^^y B WWfc^.V _ sized and showing quite a percental' .^JE^^^^^T^' ifit ■* ^' of "thick necks." -i^BEyPll^sB^i.i^^' This is said to be especially the oas. in the West, where wet. cold weathc ..^^^-« .- , in the early part of the season retanl 'M'^^B8 1H&^ .~^' ed growth and produced a beautiful ^j^^'S'^'f^^^jj^Xb . JP^^^ "^^^ crop of weeds, which have kept the H^Q^ -Jf^^.^uJ ■^^^t'T" onions from ripening down, and th ?y KSfB^Sfl^ ' '^^WS0 .J^^-'^i will consequently prove very poor ^ - ^r^ ^ storage stock and are likely to become soft and useless early in the season. This suggests an interesting situa- tion and will receive attention later. Although September ended with sev- eral days' rain, which extended very generally all over the country, we should be more than thankful for the good growing weather and ripening conditions the entire month practic-il- ly gave us— the best growing days of the whole season, without which seed crops would indeed have been failures. As it is, in many directions, results will be quite a little better than has all along been expected. We must now look for killing frosts, which will re- sult in an active bulb business for the next two months. Cold, rainy weather has been the portion of those that dwell in the New- England and Middle states for the past ten days, and at this writing there is no indication of any material im- provement. Severe frosts have oc- curred in the west, but the east has thus far escaped, though the sequel to the long, wet, cold spell will no doubt be the advent of Jack Frost. Let us hope that on his first appearance he will be in kindly mood. GLOXINIAS FOR FLORISTS' USE. The accompanying photograph was taken of a recent display of Gloxinias shown by E. W. Breed at one of the weekly exhibits of the Worcester Hort- icultural Society. Mr. Breed writes: It has been our custom after the spring bedding plants have been taken from the hotbeds, to place three inches of loaf mould on the spent ma- nure, and in this, plant gloxinia seed- lings a foot apart. The result is a' large number of fine flowers during the summer. We find them very use- ful for cut flower and floral work, pos- sessing excellent keeping qualities. Careful attention is given to the shad- ing and ventilating. The thrips is kept in check by the use of tobacco stems spread about the plants. For the private gardener or retail florist, who grows his flowers, the gloxinia is certainly a valuable summer flower. October 5, 1907 HORTICULTURE 451 SEED TRADE NOTES. Henry Nungesser, New York, has just returned from a very successful western trip. C. D. Brown has retired from the Brown Seed Co., Sedalia, Mo., and the business will be continued by R. W. Tyree under the same name. George E. Phllp, formerly with W. \V. Rawson & Co., and more recently with Joseph Breck & Sons has taken a position with Sherman & Ebeile of Albany, N. Y. A. M. Rennle, recently appointed manager of Vaughan's Seed Store. New York, is critically ill at the hos- pital in Providence, R. I., where he has undergone a very serious surgical operation. Pansy is this fall, and will be next spring, one of the scarce items In the line of flower seeds; the growers have been filling their contracts very meag- erly, in some cases not exceeding 50 per cent, of the quantities expected. Stunipp & \Valter, of Barclay street. New York, on Tuesday, October 1, observed the tenth anniversary of the organization of the firm. A steady growth has marked their business from the beginning and their store, with its handsome new front now near- ly completed, shows every evidence of permanent prosperity. We noticed among other things dis- played in the windows of H. E. Fiske Seed Co., V^ Faneuil Hall Square, Bos- ton, a Ly .■operdcn giganteum or "Giant Puff Ball" miishrtKjni, weighing 6 1-2 pounds. 14 1-2 inches in diameter, and the circumference 45 inches. This puff ball is edible. The exhibit has at- tracted a continuous crowd about the window. GUARANTEED FRESH SPAWN CHUCK FULL OF MYCELIUM 8lbs., $1.00 Treatise: How to Grow Them. , Wm.Elliott (SL Sons 20I Ftxiton Street NEMT YORK Hy GIANT CYCLAHEN Are ahead In growth and flowers. Bloodred, Car- mine, Fink Pore White, White with Carmine Eye. Each color separate. Tr. pkt., $1.00; lOfiO seeds, $6 00. An even mixture of tlie above 5 colors tr. pkt.. 75c. ; 1000 seeds, $5.00. For larger quan- titles, special quotations. O. V. ZANQEN, Seedsmen, HOBOKEN, N J C. C. MORSE & CO. Address all communications lo our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States Cyclamen Giganteum MICHELL'S FANCY CIANT STRAIN Grown for us in England by a Cyclamen specialist ; cannot be surpassed for size of flower and brilliancy of coloring. Too lOOO S-^eds Seeds Urandlflora Alba, laree>t white.. $1 25 $|0 00 10.01) 10.00 0.00 10 00 <» 00 Princess of Wales, pink 1. 25 Duke of Connaught, crimson .. .25 Excelsior, white, with red base. .. 1.25 Salmon Queen, salmon pink 1.25 Choice mixed, all colors I.OO REGULAR STRAIN Grown for us by a specialist in Germany. lOD Seeds Album, white .75 Roseum. pink 75 Rubrum, red .75 W ite. with red base !7S Choice mixed, all CO ors 60 1000 Seeds 6 00 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 Wriia /or our Wholesale Bulb Catalog. HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 1018 Market St,, PHILA., PA. BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $ I per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and they are 10 times better. STUMPP & WALTER CO., - 50 Barclay St., New York WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS 12x15, $3.00 per 100, $23.50 per 1000 15x18, 4.00 " 38.00 " BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East ISth St., NEW YORK CrTY Best Quality Fall Bulbs It i< to your advantage to place your ort^er early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rrck-boltom p'ices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VICKS SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors VICK'5 SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: 1-8 oz. 75c 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VICKS SONS, Rochester, N. Y. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE. ■ • CALIFORNIA Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPMIA CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurpassed for size of flowers. Qiant Crimson G'ant Pink Giant Wliite Finest Mixed Giant Excelsior, Wliite wiih Cla'et Base 100 seeds. $' 2.5: lOOO seeds, $10.00 R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 & 7 So. Market St„ Boston, Mass. Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds== Send for Catalegu* THOMAS J. GREY GO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON BULBS For prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent on request. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 4r-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTOH, MASS. BERMUDA GROWN LILIUM HARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS ta quality buibs, Yiio Yz inch diameter, 75c per 100; $5.00 per 1000. Selected bulbs 'Y to '4 inch diamtter, $1.00 per ICO; $7 50 per looo. Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis ll;ZV: "^ '''' Wliiie Roman Hyacinilis Bulbs 12-15 ^^- •" circum- ference, $2,75 per 100; $25.00 per loco. Bulbs 13-15 cm. in circumference, $3.25 per IOC: $29.00 per 1000. Narcissus Paper Wliite Grandif lora f^'em'in circumference, $1 .25 per 100: $9.00 per 1000. Bulbs 14 cm. and up in circUii ference, $1 .50 per 100; $1 1.00 per 1000. Allium NeapOlitanUm 7Scperioo; $5 00periooo. If you have not received same, send for our complete list of bulbs for winter and spring flowering F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. 1 THE JAPAN BULB BUSINESS. To what extraordinary dimensions the Japan bulb business has attained may be shown by a few interesting figures. The steamer Monteagle of the Ca- nadian Pacific S. S. & Railway Com- panies which left Yokohama on Aug. 27. 1907, for Vancouver, B. C, took the largest cargo of lily bulbs ever shipped from Japan on one steamer. A regular record breaker it is, consist- ing of the immense amount of 4,699 cases or about 360 tons measurement: 1 ton equals 40 cb. ft. Taking as an average 225 bulbs per case, this steamer carried one million, fifty seven thousand, two hundred and sixtv-five (1,057,265) bulbs. The prin- cipal portion of this shipment goes to the United States and Canadian cities, although a rather large number reach Europe bv this route partly direct via Montreal" and partly by transhipment in New York. The bulbs shipped are at this early season principally Lilium longiflorum' and its different types and varieties. ALFRED UNGER. ing two Boston ferns as prizes to each school. That sounds like practical worlv for a Florist Club, does it not? In ordering goods please add, "I saw it In HORTICULTURE." Hydrangeas The exhibitions of flowers by school children in ten of the public schools of Detroit were a great success. The children brought a general assortment of outdoor flowers principally asters, dahlias, gladioli, etc., of mostly very good quality. Messrs. Walter Taepke, Wm. Brown, and J. B. Scribner acted as judges in seven schools while Sul- livtin. Schroeter and Poucillon took care of the three other schools. Vari- ous prizes were distributed; the De- troit Florist Club assisting by not only furnishing the ftbovf judges but giv- STRONG FIELD GROWN Ready for 7 in. and 8 in. pots $S.oo and $10 00 per 1 00. Begonia Gloire De Lorraine First-class stock. 4 in., $30.00 per ico; 2% in , $12. CO per 100. Cask, please. Satisfaction guaranteed. McRAE-JENKINSQN CO., Cheswick, Pa. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS Supply the trade with PLANTS AND BULBS For greenhouse or outdoor use, imported to order. Send for estimate. Address — 31 Barclay St., ^^ PO. Box 752, New York. LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Qrand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look It over be- fore I do any buying. ESTABLISHED 1 802 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES, ROMAN HYACINTHS AND ALL HDLLAKD AND OTHER BULBS SEND FOR PRICES Trade Bulb List now ready, pbr ioco seeds Asparagus plumos us nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds .... 2.50 New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. Cold storage Lily of the Valley pips, best possible grade, in cases of 1,000 and 3,000 pips each, at $12.00 per i.ooo. J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade Boddington's BULBS BLOOM CATALOGUES FREE Write for one to-day ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W, l41hSt„ N. Y. City October 5, 1907 HORTICULTURi: 453 PLANT NOTES. Auctioneer W. J. E'liott says that the fall season's sales already show a substantial amount ahead of last year's record at the same date. In the stock recently sold for an old Newark (N. J.) estate was an enormous Pandanus utilis, estimated to be over 100 years old. The deck strike which has been on for the past four weeks at Antwerp has seriously aitected the palm and azalea shipments. So great has been the accumulation of goods at Antwerp that much freight has been sent round- about via Rotterdam, where much of it has had to remain for days await- ing room on the steamers. This is not only a great annoyance to consignors and consignees, but the delay in deliv- eries, which are now two to three weeks behind last year's dates, causes much solicitude as to the condition of the plants when they do arrive. MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. Alex. Adam, gardener for Alfred J. Vanderbilt, at Oakland Farms, Ports- mouth. R. I., for the past three years, has resigned his position. The popu- larity of Mr. Adam with his fellow employes was impressively demon- strated by the presentation of a gold watch from the laborers and a silver tea set from the foremen and monthly men on the estate, at the time of his leaving. "RESULTS SATISFACTORY." Sept. 26, 1907. Please discontinue ad; will have something else later. Results satis- factory. W. H. & C. B. NE"WMAN, Akron, N. Y. The success of "Flower Week" in the public schools of Grand Rapids, Mich., this fall, has encouraged the au- thorities ro make this event an annual occurrence. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Wholesale Plant Grower, College Point, - New York, Price List of Foliage, Flowering and Decorative Plants sent free on application. GERANIUMS We have 100,000 in 2-inch pots ready to ship in prices running from $2,00 per 100 for standard varieties to 75 cents each for novelties. We will send one thousand, 50 each of 20 varieties Single and Double for $18, or 500, 25 each of 20 varieties for $9.25. SEND FOR OUR SPECIAL CATAl OQUE R. VINCENT, Jr. & SONS GO. WHITE MARSH, MD. — ORCHIDS CATTLEYA MOSSIAE Just arrived in perfect condition, plump and well-leaved. We offer them as follows : Fine Plants, with 6 or 7 bulbs, Fine Plants, with 8 or 9 bulbs, Fine Plants, with 9 or 10 bulbs, extra fine. Fine plants, with 12 and 15 bulbs, extra fine, Or in case lots, all sizes, aggregating 4U0 bulbs to th2 case, These plants are the finest ever arrived in this country, so place your order at once wliile thej' last. LACER & HURRELL, - Summit, N. j. Per 100 $100 00 125.00 150.00 225.00 75 00 NEP. WHITMANI 2'4 In., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3 ■456 HORTICULTURE October 5, 1907 SPECIALTIES THIS WEEK Cattieyas, Oncidiums and Chrysanthemums ... ALSO ... ^Field Crown Carnation Plants A FEW GOOD VARIETIES STILL LEFT S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., ,ZI^., Philadelphia THb Wholesalel Florists of Philadelphia store open ? a.m. to 8 p. I EVERYTHING SEASONABLE I"( ^ CUT FLOWERS EDWARD REID, 1526 Wholesale Florist Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA STORE CLOSES 8 PM. • «( / \ f CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. , * \ / k WILD SMILAX and AUTUMN FOLIAGE W. E. McKISSICK Wholesale Florist 1221 Filbert St., PHILADELPHIA FRED. EHRET CUT FLOWERS Wholesale Conaignments Irom B^at Growers 1407 FAIBMOUJiTAYE..PHILA.,PA. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers W« can Care foe your cutflower wants to E. F. WINTERSON CO. 41-47-49 WABASH AVE., CHICA60 POEHLMANN BROS. GO. Grow 3Dd Ship the Finest AMERICAN BEAUTIES In tha World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. ROBERT J. DYSART, Public J^ccountant and Auditor Simple methods of correct accounting especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Building 28 STATE ST., • BOSTON Telephone, Main jS . m$. W. McKELLAR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, floses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERQ WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. In wrItlDg advertlMn meotloB Bortlcoltan and all other ROSES AIVIERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO Sept. II IWIH CITIES I August 31 I FHILA. Oci.3 BOSTOh Oct. 3 ROSES Am. Beauty, Special 25 " Fa[i.& Ex I No. t I ■* Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F.&S.. *' " " ** Extra. . " " " No. I Stlw.gr. Liberty, Richmond, Fan, & Sp. - . . " " Lowergrades. Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp " " Lower grade's Kaiscrin, Camot, Fan. & Sp " " Lower grades-.. Killarney, Wcllesley, Fan. & Sp... " *' Lower grades CARNATiONS Fancy and Novelties. Ordinary 30.00 20.00 12.0c 8.00 MISOELLANEOUS Cattieyas Lilies Lily of the Valley Asters Gladioli Adiantum Smilaz Asparagus Plumosus, strings " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 5.00 to to 6.00 2 00 to ■^.oo S.oo to 6.00 300 to to to 4.00 5-00 to t>.O0 3-00 to 4.00 5.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 2.00 to ■75 to 1. 00 50.00 10.00 3.00 1. 00 2. CO 1. 00 12.00 35.00 35.00 75.00 13. 00 4.00 3.00 4.00 1,50 15 00 SO. 00 50.00 20.00 12.50 10.00 3.00 4 00 3.00 2. 00 4.00 3.00 4 00 3.00 4.00 3 GO 4.0c 3.00 to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to 30.00 17 00 1.50 -75 35-eo 10 00 3.00 1 00 2 00 75 13.00 35.00 35.00 5.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 b.oo 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4 00 6 oc 4 oc 3.00 I 00 60.0c 13, 00 4. CO 2.00 6.00 I CO 15.00 50.00 50.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 25-OC I 8.00 13 00 8.00 6.0c 2,00 5.00 3. 00 l.OO 6.0 3.00 5 00 3 00 5.00 3 00 2.50 I. CO 50.00 12. CO 2.00 1. 00 3.00 1. 00 12.00 50.00 3500 8.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 2 00 60.00 15.00 4.00 2. CO 5«^ I 50 15.00 50.00 15.00 6.00 4.00 .50 3.00 2.00 50 4.00 .50 2.00 .50 3.00 1.00 3.00 .50 1.50 to I 00 to 50.00 6.00 3.00 .50 .50 ■ 50 6.00 3-O0 6.00 4.00 s.oo 3.00 1. 00 5.»o 3.00 6.00 a.oo 2.50 •50 75.00 8.00 4.00 I.OO 2 00 i.5» 13. 00 50.00 50.00 The Florist Supply House of America JUST OUT Our Newf Caiatogue Everything in It. Write for It. 'Tis Freom H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 1129 Arch Street, - PHILADELPHIA, PA. October 5, 1907 HORTl CULTURE, 4£7 A GRAND FERN NOVELTY Of all the sports of Nephrolepis, there are none to compare with AMERPOHLII the latent and best of them all. We are booking orders now for Sept. delivery. Write for prices. 5 WILLIAM P. CRAIG, 1305 Filbert St. PHILADELPHIA I DAHLIAS ALL THE BEST VARIETIES FOR CUT FLOWERS TRY A SAMPLE SHIPMENT. The LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Florists 1209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA Open from 7.00 a. m. to 8.00 p. m. FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Prices are not advanced BOSTON on any particular commo- dity, but good stock is generally scarce owing to the storm o£ rain on Sunday, which finished up much of tlie ,t;arden material which had been filling :n the demand for florists' work. Asters, gladioli and dahlias suffered considerably. Carnations o£ better quality are being received, but they are still far from standard and bring all that they are worth and sometimes more than they are worth. The roses are temporarily short in supply but a few bright days will no doubt change the complexion of thj marKet. A few chrysanthemums are being received but they are small and really inferior to a first-class aster. The warm week which BUFFALO caused heavy wind and rain storms did much damage among outdoor flowers and fruits. Asters and gladioli suffered considerably, especially the former. The market opened up brisk on Mon- day aud everything was active; roses, especially white, were in heavy de- mand, with a rather short supply, the cool, dark weather cutting the supply to one-third of receipts of the previous week. Longifiorm. rubrum and album lilies were in good demand and helped considerably in filling floral work or- ders. Lily of the valley and gardenias sold well, while violets, which have improved in quality, moved better than ill the previous week. Carna- tions came in more plentifully, but are not given a chance to remain with the wholesaler long, being snatched up as soon as taken from the box. Enchan- tress is leader and some excellent stock was had, long stems and blooms fairly good size; white and other va- rieties not so good in ciuality. Dahlias are helping out and taking the place of asters. Gladioli are not so plenti- ful, there being no trouble to dispose of the fancy colors, while the mixed ordinary sorts await the cemetery flo- rist after a few days afloating along. Greens are in good supply and quite active. The shipping trade has been heavy, and it looks as if the country florists were having their hands full with business. The supply of cut CINCINNATI flowers for the past week has been very meagre. Cosmos and dahlias are about the only out-door stock left. Carna- tions are not blooming very freely yet ■ftliich has caused a great demand for roses. The supply of lilies is still limited. Lily of the valley is being forced in quantity in anticipation of a good demand for October weddings. Violets are improving and find a bet- ter demand. Several of the craft re- port large orders booked for this month. Local business con- DETROIT ditions are rather un- favorable; plenty of time to do work and plenty of room for flowers. While the weather was such as to retard buying, still the scarcity of flowers prevented the us- ual displays in the windows. The wholesaler may not always be con- sidering this expense item of the re- tailer still the latter knows only too well that he must often sacrifice some of his profits by displaying choice flowers in the window to encourage trade but which are in many instances a complete loss to him. Business has been INDIANAPOLIS unusually brisk the past week, there being a good demand for almost everything. Dahlias are in good sup- ply and quality and make an excellent substitute for asters. Carnations are more plentiful every da.v. flowers fine, but too short in stem. Stock in gener- al is improving, especially roses. Ex- tra fine Carnot and Kaiserin are in good demand and all grades of Beau- ties are called for more than ever be- fore at this time of the year. Chry- santheniuins are to be had in almost any color, but the price and keeping Ciuality are unsatisfactory. Seme vio- lets are seen but quality not up to the ttandard. There is a good demand for longiflorum lilies and lily of the val- ley; also for greens, especially those used for decorations. Good plumosus and Sprengeri are to be had while smilax is very scarce. I^ast week was a de- NEW YORK cidedly dull period in this market. The present week starts off under quite dif- ferent conditions due to the light re- ceipts caused by the cold weather and the heavy rainfall which spoiled for the time being asters, gladioli, dahlias and other garden product for market use. The scarcity of flowers has not been seriously felt, however, as the de- mand is very light on most lines, the- only pronounced call being for blooms of the highest grade, and the street speculator being still the only bidder for the low quality material. Cattleya labiata is coming in more freely and in superb shape. Longiflorum lilies are as good as the best ever seen iu this market. Carnations seem to come along with unprecedented slowness. A few good chrysanthemums are seen. Violets are present in considerable numbers, but they are of poor quality and, furthermore, people are not ready for them. General business PHILADELPHIA continues steadily improving. Dahlias are in their heyday. The red varieties such as Katherine Duer and Lyndhurst are the best sellers closely followed by Kriemhilde and Nymphea in pinks. There is demand for a good yellow — a better keejier than Arabella. Roses are in good demand, whites especially. Beauties sold very good early part of the week but dropped off later. Kil- lanieys are of fine quality at present. Carnations are not a big factor but there are some very good Winsors and Beacons coming in for the season. Cattleyas are very -choice at present with demand excellent. Lily of the valley has improved both in quaity and dem.anu. Easter lilies are quite scarce. Cosmos cuts quite a figure in the mar- ket and if carefully packed in small bunches with plenty of tissue paper ships well to long distances; but there is no use trying to handle this rather delicate subject in the ordinary rough and ready manner. Asters and glad- ioli are about over. Despite the fact that WASHINGTON most of the Wash- ingtonians have re- turned to the city and that the "sea- son" is almost upon us, there was not the activity in the cut flower business last week that one would reasonably expect, owing to the almost incessant inclement weather. As the equinoctial period is passed and pretty weather with us once more, the trade have a right to be hopeful of results from now on. There are a fine lot of dahlias now shown. Some carnations are com- ing in, but are short of stem. There is still a glut of asters, which are hard to dispose of at any price. Cosmos will be in in abundance soon, and If the present fine weather continues, both it and dahlias will be fine. 458 HORTICULTURE October 5, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Finest American Beautie* and Carnation* i I West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 4« West 28th Street, NEW YORK HUE ROSES FimCYGHiS A FuU Line ot All CUT FLOWERS Telephone. 3870 or 3»71 Madison Square Charles Millang ^0 West 29th St., New York City Gut Flowers on Commission 4 Reliable Place to Consi|:n to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Madlcon Square Tin Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH 1 10 W. 28th Street, New York Tel. 3*4-325 Madison Square JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist ^lyilggsT^alS'XBM* A full line of Choice Cut Flower itock for all purpoae*. Comprliei every variety srown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE ■49 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholeaale Commiasion Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 Wtst 28th Strut, New Yerk Telephone: 3532-3533 riadlson Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THK HICHKST \/A| I CTV ALl^AY* GRADE OP VMkkCT ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,7j9'&.42 W. 28th St., New York H. E. FROM EN T Wholesale Gommlssion Florist '^- Choice Gut Flowers 5 7 West Zath Straot. MEW YORK. Special Attention to Shipping Orders Telephones: 3200. 2201, Madison Square. Write for Current Prices. BBtabllshed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TEY ME ILFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers In Season 55 West 28th St, New York awson, 50 White Lawson, $5 per hundred. R. D. Kimball. Waban, Mass. Surplus Carnation plants: Enchantress. Lawson, Queen, Fair Maid. R(jse-Pink Enchantress. Victory, etc. i'^or informa- tion write Peirce Bros., Waltham, Mass. Field grown Carnation plants: Estelle, $5 per 100. $45 per 1,000; Enchantress, $6 per 100, $45 per 1,000; Bountiful, $6 per 100; Nelson Fisher, $6 per 100: 500 at 1000 rate. Blanksma Bros., R. 11, Grand Rapids, Mich. Carnations, field-grown, large plants, 1075 Q. Louise, $5 per 100. $48 the lot; 300 Har- lowarden. $5 per 100. $13 the lot; second- sized plants, 300 Harlowarden, 75 Prosper- ity, 75 W. Lawson, 75 Patten, $3.50 per 100, $15 the lot. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Chry^nntheniunis. 12(10 shapely pot grown 6-in. best varieties, 25 to 3.")C. each. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. Chrysanthemums, leading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 In. stock aro given on application. Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Stock plant!! of earlv kinds now ready: MONROVIA. MONT.MORT. ROSIERE, TOTTSET. POLLY ROSE. P.^CIPIC, OP.\H. BERGMANN, and all standard earlies $4 per 100. Lnter kinds. Nov. 1. Stock plants of all of Hill's and Totty's novelties of this year. $10 per 100. Send for cntalogne of over one hundred kinds now ready. HARLOWARDEN GREENHOUSES, GREENPORT, N. Y. For List of Advertisers See Page 464 October 5, 1907 HORTICULTURE 461 CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagsbot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. W rite for prices on all choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston, Mass. CUT FLOWER BOXES. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlsera. Edwards Folding Box Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertlsera. Uetmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes. For page see List of Advertisers. Folding cut flower boxes, the best mada. Write for list. Uolton. & Hunkel Co., Mil- waukee, Wl8. CYCLAMEM. S. S. Skidelsky, 1741 N. 8th St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Leuthy & Co., RosUndale, Mass, For page see List of Advertisers. Jnllns Roehrs, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. DRACAENAS Dracaenas, Indlvlsa, 3-ln., $5.00 per 100; 6-ln., $6.00 per doz.; 7-ln., 30 to 34 Ins. high, 75c. each, $9.00 per doz.; 8-ln. $12.00 per doz. Termlnalls, 3-ln., $2.00 per doz.; e-ln., 75c. each; 4-ln., 25c. each, $3.00 per doz. The Geo. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Buck- ingham Place. Chicago. EVERGREENS Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Small Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. FERNS A. Leuthy & Co., RosUndale, Mass. For page see List of Advert Isers. H. H. Barrows & Son. Whitman, Mass. Nephrolepls WhltmanL For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries. New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. W. P. Craig, 1305 Filbert St., Philadelphia. "Amerpohlll." For page see List of Advertisers. Ferns, 4-in. Whitmanl, 30c. BarrowsU, 15c. C. E. Erviu, Latonla, Ky. Bostons. 2 1-2-in., 4r. ; 3-in., Sc. ; 4-in., 15.; 5-in.. 2,TC. ; 0-iii.. 40im 7-in.. 65c.; 8-in., $1 to $1.50; 10-iu.. $1..50 to $2. J. W. Dun- ford. Clayton, Mo. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226-228-1-S Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 84 Uawley St., Boston. Mass. For rage see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS SUPPLIES N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., IB Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Eervan Co.. 113 W. 28th" St., N. Y. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Reed A Keller, 122' W. 25th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOAVERS BT TELEGRAPH Alex. McConnell, New York. Fer page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami & Qratlot Aves., Detroit, Allch For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. George H. Cooke, Washington, D, C. For page see lAat of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, M >. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Rd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswlrth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 31at St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. Fo- page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ua. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bllflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. FORGET-ME-NOTS For.i5et-me-nots, 100,000 Strong Stocky Plants, alpestris blue and white, Victoria, liobnsta sr.-indifloia, Eliza Fam-oliert, $2..5U per 1000. Gustave Freytag, Hilltop P!., W. Orange, N. J. GALAX U. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest gioen and bronze Galax In any quantity at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. GERANIUMS R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons, White Marsh, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. Geraniums, Strong stock. 3-ln., 4c., 3 l-2-ln.,6c. Rooted cuttings, $15 per 1000. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin. New York. For pege see List of Advertisers. ^ Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B^ Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass. Augusta gladioli, and white and light. Rowehl & Granz, HicksvlUe, L. I., N. Y. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbary St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Green- bouse Glass. Lord & Burnbam, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT B. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnbam Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Masa. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. L Cassldy, 215-21 Randolph Av., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Are, Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Mstxw- polltan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. D. Illffe, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Construction, GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHODSE CONSTRUCTION. S«al- Iron Greenhonses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Burnbam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers, GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B, Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gat- ter attachment. Lord & Bcmham, 1183 Hroadway, N. Y. HARDT FERNS AND SUPPLIES A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. a. M. Robinson & Co., IS Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 & 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS Hardy Herbaceous Plants. Bobblnk & At- kins. Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOX Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 462 HORTICULTURE October 5, 1907 HARDY FERENNIAIiS M. H. Walsb, Woods Hole, Uaas. For page see List of Advertisers. Bar State Nurseries, N. Ablogton, For page see List of Advertisers. Eastern Nurseries, M. M. Dawson, Mgr., Jamaica Plain, Mass. Choice Hardy Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. T. H. Chlvers, Amesbury, Mass. Hardy Perennials: extra larg>; fleld- grown clTimps, three 'iollars and four dol- lars per hundred. Delphinium, Coreopsis, Digitalis, Platycodon, blue and white, Anthcmis, Hibiscus, Gaillardia, and many other standard species. Samples sent by express on receii)t of stamps lo cover cost and packing. James Krewson & Sons, Chelteiihaiu, Montgomery County, I'enn- sylvaiiia. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. Y. For page see List of Adveru.**:*. HltchlDgs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Parne, 260-274 Culver Are., Jersej City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnston Heating Co., Lexington Ave. and 29th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Neponset, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson D-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltcblogs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers, Lord & Bnrnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y, For page see List of Advertisers. HTDRANGEAS. McRae-Jenliinson & Co., Cheswicls, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. Nlcotlclde kills all greenhouse pests. P. R. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Owensboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plant Oil Insecticide. For page see List of Advertisers. IRISES We have 100,00(1 Japan irises, the finest collection in this country. Rowehl & Granz, Hicksvilie, L. I., N. Y. JAPANESE LILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosiindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. I.EADING^RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Lonls, Mo. For page pee List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mlcb. For page see List of Advertisers Qeorge H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page sec List of Advertisers Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertiser*. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS — Continued Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. TiOulB, Mo. For page see List of AdvertUen. P. J. Hanswlrth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. WllHam J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and Slat St., Chicago. For page see List of Advartlaers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlaers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Oa. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schnlz, 644 4th Ave., LonlSTllIe, Ky. For page see List of Advertlsen. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Bioadiray, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 20tb St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. O. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly Oiled. Long distance telephone connections. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, fine dark blue double flower, 2 In. stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. MASTICA F. 0. Pierce Co., 12 W. Broadway and 22T Greenwich St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSMAS Moecbosma riparlum, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. MUSHROOM SPAAVN Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. For page S(?e List of Adi ertisers. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louis- ville, Ky. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials. Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Van Der Weijden & Co., The Nursery, Boskoop, Holland. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Rosiindale. Mass. Ornamental Nursery Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. Choice Evergreens, Blue Spruce, etc. Bobbink & Atkins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Sommlt, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists. For page see List of Advertisers. Jnllus Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrtllo & Baldwin, Secancns, N. i. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurserie*. New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box lOIL For page see List of Advertlsen. PALMS A. Leothy & Co., Rosiindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nnrserlas, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentla, Phoenix, etc., ell sizes. Write for new price list. Jnllns Roehrs Co., Batkw- ford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 88 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. For page see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhonae Lead; Special Greenbonse Putty. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Perry Green, 63 Howard Ave., Quincy, Mass. 100,000 Pansy Plan'ts assorted Var. named. .f3 per 1000; Giant flowering mix., $2.50 per lUOO. Gustave F"reytag, Hilltop Pi., W. Orange, N. J. PATENTS Slggers & SIggers, Washington, D. O. For page see List of Advertisers. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted peat, Azalea peat, Leaf-Mould, Live Sphagnum moss, Baled Sphagnum moss, Green Clump nioss, etc. Jobbeis' list on application. C. W. Brown- ell & Co., Walden, N. Y. PEERLESS GLASS REPAIR CLAMP Alex Klokner, Wauwatosa, Wis. For page see List of Advertisers. PEONIES Cottage Gardens Co., Queens. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. George Hollls, 128 llollls St., So. Wey- 1 mouth, Mass. i Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 100 { varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld. West Point, i Neb. 1 PIPE AND FITTINGS ; PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and I Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooka, Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord A { Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. ' PIPE COUPLINGS AND BOILER ! TUBES Constantly on hand merchantable sound i second hand pipe with new threads and ! couplings; also new galvanized pipe. 5000 feet 3-in. sound second hand boiler tubes with 2 1-2-in. standard pipe threads and couplings. 1000 feet 2 1-2-in. boiler tubes with 2.in. standard pipe threads and coup- lings very suitable for greenhouse heating. 10,000 feet 4-in. sound boiler tubes cleaned with square cut ends in any length with , corking hubbs if required. PfaCf & Ken- i dall. Foundry Street, Newark, N. J. '. For List of Advertisers See Page 464 October 5, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 463; PLANT STAimS The Wlttbold plant atand, $18.00 per io%. The Geo. Wlttbold Co., 1657 BncklDgham Place, Chicago. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Robber Co., 18 Cliff St.. N. X. For page see List of AdrertUeta. POT HANGERS Pot bangers, Kramer's $1 doz. bf ezp., $1.26 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. PRIVET Trained Privet: Pyramidal and standard forms: rhj-ee tlionRaiid shapely plants; five to eigtit It'et; excellent for screening and oinamentai i)nrp('^es; at ti'ifling cost as witij Bay Trees. Prices on application. Jam(s Krewson & Sons, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., Americas Narsery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertlsera. ROSES M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Man. Hardy Roses, H. T. Roses and Rambleia. For page see List of Advertlsera. Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Oay Roses. For page see List of Advertlsera. Lew-budded roses. No. 1, $95.00; No. 1 1-2, $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. The beautiful new pink rose, MISS KATE MOULTON Is the queen of all pink roses. It's a winner and yon shonld grow It. Price $30.00 100; 500 $125.00; 1000 $200.00; 6000 and upwards $175 per 1000. Minneapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, Minn. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breek & Sons 61 and 62 N. Market St., Boston, Maas. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Bnrpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. Christmas Sweet Peas. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St, Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. T. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Hjalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. BIckards Bros., 37 E. 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. Giant Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. FiBke Seed Co., Fanenll Hall 8q„ Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken, N. J. Cyclamen Seed. For page see Ijist of Advertisers. Johnson Seed Co., 217 Market St., Phlla. J. A. McDowell. Ap. 167, City of Mexico. I sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask for wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken. N. J. SMILAX Smilax, 2 1-2-in. pots, $2 per 100. Cash. Wm. Schaffer & Son, Dover, Dei. SPHAGNUM MOSS W. H. StacUhouso, Prop.. The Ocean County Moss & Peat Co., Waretown, N. J. For page .see List of Advertisers. Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on hand. Lager & Hurrell. Summit. N. J. SPIREA Splrea, extra fine clumps In leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. T. STEAM TRAP B. BIppard, Yonngstown, O. VENTII.ATING APPARATUS Plerson C-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co.. 471 W. 22nd St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, self-olUng gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Bumham, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. Malcolm Orr, N. Saugus, Mass. Doisett Violets, $2.25 per 100. Cash. Wm. SchatEer & Son, Dover, Del. 5000 clumps California violets, ready now, flnest stock in the west, 4 1-2 c. ^0 or more at 4c. J. W. Dnnford, Clayton, Mo. Violets— 30,00(1 strong, healthy, fleld- frown Campbell aud California No. 1, at 2..'i0 per 100; $20 per 1,000. No. 2, good plants, at $1.50 per 100; .$12 per 1,000. Satisfaction guaranteed or money returned. None iietter. The California, extra large and fine ciiimps, paclseJ to Carry Safely. I have shipped over 10,000 already with entire satisfaction. Chas. Black, Hights- town, N. J. WIRE STAKES W. W. Coles, Koiiomo, Ind. Galvanized Wire Stakes. For page see List of Advertisers. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsera. WIrework. Write for onr catalogne. Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Hellscher's Wire Works, 88 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for vtIc* list. Frank W. Bail, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. AVHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 16 Province St.. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kastlng Co., 383-87 ElUcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Chas. W. McKeiiar, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertlsera. Peter Relnberg. 61 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. E. F. Winterson Co.. 45-49 Wabash Aye., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poeblmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continned Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, SS * Broadway. For page see List of Adrertlsem Jievr Tork J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stuart Alien Co., 53 W. 28th »t.^ New Kork. For page see List of AdTertlsers. J. S. Fenrlch, 110 W. 28th St., New Xork. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New Tsrk. For page see List of Adrertlsets. H. E. Froment, 67 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Alex. J. Gottman, 43 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of Advertls E. C. Horan, 65 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Langjahr, 66 W. 28tb St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. James McManns, 42 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. MlUang, 60 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John 1. Raynor, 49 W, 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Hentz & Nash. 55 and 57 W. 2flth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank S. Hicks & Co., 52 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank Mlllang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. H. Kuebler, 28 Wliloughby St. Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. M. Henshaw, 44 West 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PhUadelphia W. E. McKlssIck, 1221 Filbert St., PUIa- delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Nlessen Co., 1209 Arch St, Philadel- phia, Pa. For page see List cf AdTertlsers. The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 1608-U Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reld, 1526 Ranstead St, Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred Bhret, 1407 Falrmonnt Ave., PhUSf delphia. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Pittsburg J. B. Murdoch & Co., 646 Liberty It, Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. St. Louis H. G. Berning, 1402 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing io Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 464 HORTICULTURE October 5, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K 458 Allen Wm. Stuart C0.458 American Nursery. . •44'^ Aschmann Godfrey.. -453 Atlanta Floral Co. ...455 Barrows H.H.& Son. 453 Baur Floral Co 439 ■Bayersdorfer H.& Co. 456 Bay State Nurseries. .440 Bernin^ H. G 459 BoddingtonA.T 452 Boston Florist Letter Co 455 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 466 Braslan Seed Growers Co 451 Brcck Joseph & Sons 45 » Breitmeyer's J. Sons. 455 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 45^ Bjrpee W. A. &Co. 438451 CarriIlo& Baldwin ...453 Cassidy 1 467 Chicago Carnation Co 439 Clarke's David, Sons455 Coles W. W. 466 ConardSc Jones 44° Cook H. A. & Son... 439 CookcG.H 455 Cowee A 459 Craig W. P 457 Davis A. B. &Son.. 439 Dawson M. M 440 Donohoe W. H 455 Domer F. Sons & Co. 439 Dreer H. A 467 Dysart R.J. 45^ Eastern Nurseries... .440 Edwards Folding Box Co 456 Ehret Fred 45^ Elliott Wm.& Sons.. 451 Engelman R. & Son.. 439 Esler J G 466 Ernest W.H.. 466 (Evens Chas -419 Eyres 455 Farquhar R. & J. & Co.. 451 FenrichJ.S 458 Fiske,H. E. Seed C0.451 Foley M(g. Co 467 Ford Bros 458 Froment H. E. 458 Galvin Thos. F, 455 ■Getmore Box Factory 455 ■Garnerev M. V 455 Green Chas. H. 439 Grey T.J. Co. 451 Grimmer C. P. 464 GudeBros.Co 455 Guttman Alex. J 458 Guttman & Weber .. -439 Hail Asso. 466 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 451 HauswirthP.J 455 Heiss J. B 439 Henshaw A. M 459 Herbert David & Son. 440 Hews A. H. &C0....466 Hicks Frank S. & Co. 459 Higgins G. H 449 Hilfinger Bros 466 Hitchings&Co 468 Horan E. C 458 Jacobs S. & Sons. — 4^7 Johnston Heating Co. 467 Kasting W. F 459 Kervan Co., The 459 Kessler, P. F 4 Atlantic St., Atlantic, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPANA CUT FLOWER HOLDER. M. V. Garnsey, 12.3 So. Waiola Av., La Grange, 111. For page .see List of Advertisers. NEW DOUBLE DAISY. The Fernery, 1421 Charles St. N., Balti- more, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. SWEET PEAS WHITE SPENCER, PRIMROSE SPENCER. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. RETAIL FLORIST. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES, KENTIAS, ARAUCARIAS. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, HERBA- CEOUS PERENNIALS. New England Nurseries, Inc., Bedford, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. CARE OF HEATING PLANT WHEN NOT IN USE. (A paper road before the Society of luwa Floiists, by G. H. Bancroft. Cedar Falls.) I have been assigned to speak as to the care of steam boilers in summer. Perhaps the best I can say would be to tell how we care for our own. When we quit firing, generally in May or first of .Tune, the flues are thoroughly blown, then scnaped and blown again. The entire boiler is cleaned on the out- side, back and front, and thoroughly painted with asphalt paint or oil. All the flues are swabbed out with oily rags. All ashes are removed from fire box and soot from rear of boilers. The doors are taken out or opened and WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care H O R T I C U L- TURE" should be sent to U Ham- ilton Place, Boston. VfWWWWWWMAAAAIWMmMmWWMMMI HELP WANTED Help wanted — General storeman and de- signer: wages, $15 per week. H. E. Wil- son, SS Main St. E., Rochester, N. Y. SITUATIONS WANTED YOUNG MAN with some experience would like position as assistant gardener either private or commercial. Apply N, care Albert Jay, Hingham, Mass. SITUATION WANTED by gardener with good record, private place preferred. Mar- ried, two children. Address N., care HOK- TICULTURE. SITUATION WANTED in general green- house work; single, age 35, five years' ex- perience, commercial. Address W. W., cars Horticulture. WANTED. Position as manager of plant and fern growing establishment. Exper- ienced. L, care HORTICULTURE. FOR SALE Conservatories and Greenhouses FOR SALE To take down ; also. Pyramidal and Standard Bay Trees and other plants of the estate of the late G. P. Grimmer, rear of 56 Kockview Street, Jamaica Plain, or 31 West St.. Boston, Mass. This offer i?ood till Oct. 19, 1007. FOR SALE— Well established florist bus- iness with greenhouses in rear of store. E. C. Thinnes, 245 De Kalb Avenue, Brook- lyn, N. Y. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS WANTED— Second-hand Hot Water Heater. H. Taylor, Box 132, Quincy, Mass. all painted inside and out. The floor and dampers are left wide opened so that a thorough cii'culation of air is maintained. The inside of the boilers are washed out and manholes are taken out both top and end. This also gives a circulation of air inside of boilers. Our boilers are placed on top f>f ground in a large high stone shed forty foot sipiare so that we have a good ciiculation of air and there is no dampness or sweating in the boilers. Qui' automatic pump used for return- ing condensed steam to the boilers is dismantled and eveiything is left wide open so that any dampness that may accumulate drains off from the pump and pipe. When we used hot water we kept boilers full of water; and although on top of ground in open sheds, they sweat considerably, consequently flues soon rusted out. With a hot water boiler, as most of them are built, it is almost an impossibility to prevent this sweating, but we think it preferable to keep them full of water during summer. A damp boiler shed is a yearly expense in repairs on boiler, and in a few years your boilers are rusted out so they are unsafe and the cost of repairs will soon equal the cost of a good airy boiler room and a trap or pump for returning condensed steam to boiler. Cktober 5, 1907 HORTICULTURE 465> BOILER EXPLOSION AT THE KELLOGG GREENHOUSES Our illustrations depict more graph- ically than we can describe, the havoc occasioned by the explosion of a steam boiler at the greenhouses of George M. Kellogg, Kansas City, Mo., early on the morning of September 26. Had the disaster occurred but 45 minutes later the entire working force would have been on hand and serious loss of life would have been recorded. The boiler that exploded was one of a bat- tery of five. The effect was terrific, the other boilers being thrown from their foundations, about 100,000 feet of glass being destroyed, timber, brick and stone being scattered in all directions and the country shaken for a radius of several miles. The dome of the boiler, weighing 500 lbs. was carried 600 feet. Mr. Kellogg writes that the damage outside of the loss on plants and their produce is not less than ?o.i.OOO. He says that the gauge had been shut off the ijoiler and the stoani valve letting the steam into the houses closed tight. Two tem- porary boilers have been put in po- sition and glass is arriving by the car load hut lumber for repair work will be hard to obtain. Mr. Kellogg has our warm sympathy and our sin- cere hope that cold weather will hold off until he gets his houses closed in. OBITUARY. Edgar Sanders. Not expected, but nevertheless touching, comes the news of the death of Edgar Sanders, dean of the Chi- cago horticultural profession, at the ripe age of 80 years. Mr. Sanders was born Oct. 10. 1827, in Sussex. England, the son of a gardener and one of a large family of children who had to begin early to earn something. He commenced his career in garden- ing at the age of 13 years at Wm. West's nursery, after which he held various positions in several localities until he came to America in 1853. where his first employment was as gardener to Gen. J. F. Rathbone at Albany, N. Y., whence in 1857 he went to Chicago and started as a florist with a small greenhouse. He is said to have opened the first flower store in Chicago, under the Sherman House, in 1867, and later moved to Dearborn street. He lost everything in the flre of 1871. He held in suc- cession several public offices and did considerable writing for the Country Gentleman, Prairie Farmer and other periodicals and later became the regu- lar Chicago correspondent of the Florists' Exchange, continuing thisi work until incapacitated by failing health. He served for many years as the treasurer of the Chicago Florists' Club. He was the first president of the American Association of Nursery- men, Seedsman and Florists, and was again elected president oi that body in 1884, which position he held at the time of the secession of the Society of American Florists, whose first meet- ing at Cincinnati in 18^5 he attended. TiiK Late EufiAR Sanoers A few years ago he was stricken with a paralytic attack and ever since has been confined to the home of his daughter, which has become a Mecca of the profession locally, and of loving friends visiting in Chicago, who have been glad to call upon the old gentle- man and help lo brighten the tedious; hours with their presence. He had failed rapidly of late, and nis demise was known to be imminent all of last week. The funeral was numerously" attended bv members of the Chicago I''lorists' Club and the profession, generally. Other Deaths. Barney Nailer, Newville, Pa., passed" away on September 21 at the age of 74. W. S. Taylor, for the past seven- years florist at the Morton House,. Grand Rapids, Mich., died Sept. 22 at the age of 57. Mrs. W. H. Kuebler of Brooklyn, N. Y., wife of W. H. Kuebler, the wholesale commission dealer, passed" away on Sept. 19. Charles Schleeter, a florist near Louisville, Ky., died suddenly on Sept. 21. He was 42 years old. A wife an* six children survive him. John C. Hepler, who was superinten- dent of Charles Evans Cemetery, Read- ing, Pa., for 27 years, died on Septem- ber 26. Mr. Hepler was born in Read- ing April 17, 1829. F. H. Reynolds, the pioneer nursery- man of the River Raisin Valley at Monroe. Mich., died Sept. 2Sth, near- ing his 90th birthday. He was born in Delaware County. N. Y.. and came to Monroe. Mich., when only 20 years; old starting in the nursery business. 466 HORTICULTURE. October 5, 1907 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden. Bronx Park, New Tork City, September 5, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson — Having used your insecticide here, 1 can testify to its efficiency in destroying scale and other In- sects infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florhani Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson: — Dear Sir — Your Plant Oil Is certainly the most effective scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. IIERRINGTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c ; pints, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon. $2.00; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8. SUMMIT, N. J. Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- TEMPLATED. New. Newport, Ky. — Frank Benson, con- servatory. Woburn, Mass. — J. W. Studley, cue Chouse. Whitman, Mass. — Fred Black, one ■house. Hillsboro, Tex. — New Southland Nursery Co., house 16 x 60. Additions. Danbury, Ct. — T. H. Judd, one house. N. Easton, Mass. — J. McFarland, one .house. Joliet, 111 — Joliet Nurseries Co., one house. Eldorado, Kan. — W. Noble, range of -houses. New Haven, Conn. — Sokal Bros., one house. Brockton, Mass. — A. A. Reed, im- jjrovenients. Hampstead, N. H. — Albion D. Emer- son, house 20x100. Elmsford, N. Y.— Scott Bros, house for sweet peas, 75 ft. Woodside, N. Y. — Wm. Amos, Jr., four carnation houses. Mt Clemens, Mich. — Aug. Von Boeselager, house 29 x 42; John Breit- Ti'.eyer's Sons, bulb house 24 x 100. LIST OF PATENTS. Issued September 17, 1907. Sfi6,040. .igricultuial Machine. Alfred A. Lax, George W. Hinson and James I. Willbott, Gra- ham, Texas. Propagator and Plant Stand. Richard L. Templin, Cleve land, Oliio. Two Row Cultivator, Lincoln H, Millen & James A. Suc- thers, Beatrice, Nebr, Combined Planter and Fertili- zer Distributor. John R. Davidson, Monticello, Ga. Subsoiler Attachment for Lis- ter-Plows. George W. Fer- guson. Logan, Kans. Fertilizer Distributor. Janie- T. Gantt, Macon, Ga. Manure Loader. Bennie P. Hanson. Parkersburg, Iowa, assignor of one-half to G. D. Williams, Elmore, Minn. S66,0SS. 866,209. S66,o40. S66,4,^0. 86G,4.i5. !ifi6,5S2. INCORPORATED. Fagle Nurseries Co.. Camrien. N. L; rgeneral nursery business, real estat(\ etc., by L. M. Stiles, Robt. Peacock and 'Charles Bridges. Capital ?100,000. is the verdict of one of the largest rose growers who placed two of these GREENHOUSE: BOILERS instead of two others of well known make. Estimates furnished for heating plants erected com- plete, or for material only. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. The Best BugKillerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. OWEWSBORO, KY. BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOySE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St., BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. In tlie estimate recently submitted to the city comptroller the commis- sion states that $1,054,028.75 will be required to care for Falrmount Park, Philadelphia. The increase of about .S.'jO&.OO over last year is apportioned to contemplated iiTprovenients and ex- tensions. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to handle. Price per crate 1500 3 in. pots in crate $4. 88 1500 .If 15002)4 J. 25 6.00 X000 3 800 354 5004 3305 1446 5.00 5.80 4.50 4.31 ,3.16 Pnce per crate 120 7in.potsincrate$4-ao 60 8 " " 3,00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate 93.6s 48 10 " " 4.8* 34 II " " 3.60 24 i» " " 4.80 12 14 " " 4.80 6 16 " *' 4.50 Seed pans, same price as pots. Send for price list of Cylinders for Cut flowers. Hanging Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten percent, off for cash with order. Address Hllflnger Bros., Pottery, Fort Edward.N.Y. *ugust Rolker i Sons, Agt«., 31 Barclay St., N. 1. City. Standard Flower . . POTS If your greenhouses are within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 2gth and M Street WASHINGTON D. C. Cattle Manure l« li.^^^ Shredded or in Dags Pulverized Best and safest manure for florists and greenhouse use, absolutely pure, no waste, no danger. Write for cir- culars and prices. The Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards. Chicago GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3 ft. $6.00 per 1000 4 ft 7 95pir lOno w. w. 5 ft $ 9.90 per 1000 6 ft 11.90 per 1000 ^S, Kokomo, Ind. The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 sq. ft. of glass. For rarticulars address John C. Esler, Secy, Saddle River.N.J. October 5, 1907 HORTICULTURE 467 The best investment you can make now is to buy the PEERLESS GLASS <^ REPAIR CLAMP TO MEND CRACKED GLASS IMMEDIATELY AND PERMANENTLY No more dropping out or sagging ol cracked panes. Adjusted (rom inside of greenhouse. They never disappoint. Box of 100 (or $1.00. For sale bv the trade MtLer^ ALEXANDER KL0KNER,v^i'u";?^S"{V7s. Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers A me rican and French Greenhouse Glass Retiab'e Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON, MASS. CREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. Honinger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAGO M. TONAWANDA, N.V. /. OASSIDY Designer and Builder OF Iron and Wood Greenhouses OHIce and factory. 215 t(i 221 Randolph Ave. JERSEY CITY, H. J. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is fully gjaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH gives shade and still allows free circulation MINERALIziD^tiUBBER GO. 18 Cliff street, NEW YORK You'll find something worth reading on every page of this paper. ^^t^^^.^^i.^^**-**-**.^'*'*^^^^^^'*^** Holds Class Firmly B«e the Point * PEBILESS eiulnc Point! •» Ih.kaM. ^ No right, or l.rtl. Bol .t I 1.000 polDU T&ou. p««lpftiil. HENBT A. DKEEB, lU CkMtnl 8>., rklla., rm. I 1U CkMteat a». STEEL RETURN TUBULAR Steam BOILERS Water What F. R. Pierson says: Johnston Heating Co., New York City. Gentlemen :— The i iternally fired steel boilers which you installe l last fall are giving us great satisfactioa. They heat very q .ickly and are very economical. We ere exceedingly well pleased with them and they have more than met our expectations.— Very truly yours, F. R. Pierson Co. JOHNSTON HEATING CO. Lexington Ave. and 29th St., - NEW YORK CITY WRITE FOR CATALOG AND PRICES Send other business direct to Washingtoo. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaianteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failures of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union Building Washington, D. C. A STB C A yeenl^ousei USE IT NOW. F.O.PIERCECO. 12 W. Broadway and 227 Greenwich St. NEW YORK We use nothing but SUN DRIED. ALL HEART CLEAR CYPRESS the wood that was used for mummy cases by the ancient Egyptians and is lasting yet. If you get one of the FOLEY GREENHOUSES (they last a lifetime) you will get more as your business grows. They are carefully designed, every part fit- ting its exact place. If you once use the FOLEY VENTILATING APPARATUS its high excellence will appeal to you and show that it is the BEST in every way. Get descriptive pamphlet on it. Write us for anything needed and receive our catalog of GREENHOUSE MATERIALS Foley Nfgi, Co. Western Avenue and 26th Street, CHICAGO. C^^Ourvisitingr friends are heartily welcome to call and see us at our handso me oew factory. Transfer from any West Side street car to the S. Western \\q line and Ket o3 at 26th St CYPRESS SASH BARS 82 fe«t or loagrei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED Write for Clrcalar "D" and Prices The A. T. STEAMS LUMBER CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. S. JACOBS & SONS Manufacturers of GULF CYPRESS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Jobbers ol Glass, Boilers, Pipes, Etc. Catalogue and Prices Upon Request. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, - NEW YORK 468 HORTICULTU RE October 5, 1907 AND RIGHT FIT or TIGHT FIT There is an advantage in knowing your busi- ness, for instance, the heating question : a lot of people think they know a good bit about it and tell you the greenhouse men are robbing you. And some- times you believe it, so in goes a tight fit boiler and piping — that just does your work and no margin. When a cold snap comes you have to crowd your boiler — and be on the anxious seat 'till the mercury lets up. You have burned more coal and got less results for what you burned. Your boiler has been over- worked and that is no good thing for any boiler. We know greenhouse heating thoroughly, and refuse to skimp the boilers or radiation. That means you pay a right price for the right thing — and no more. Get in touch with us. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BITILDERS. Manafaclurers of Heallnif and VcntllatlDit Apparatus. I 1170 Broadway. NEW YORK. J ANY THING ANY PLACE in your heating proposition we can send you in double quick time. Valves, el- bows, hubs, headers in standard sizes for caulked or screwed joints. L & B Special Fittings for boiler tube work. We can fit you out from A to Z. Write, wire or 'phone. ^ We make every part of a greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part. Lord & Burnham Co., Greenhouse Designeis and Manufacturers. New York Office, 1 133 Broadway, Corner 26th St. Branches : Boston, 8 1 9 Tremont Bldg. Philadelphia, 1215 Filbert Street. QQGGfiQflQSfiQ The point is this: Here is a house that you can stand outside of and have an almost unobstructed view of what is inside — that means there are no heavy structural hindrances to obstruct your view. By the same token, all possible light reaches the plants. No gutter at eaves— light supppoiting members — and wide glass spacing only will give such growing results as U Bar houses hold the record for. Get to know the U-Bar con-truction whys. The catalog points them out — besides it's interesting reading. Plerson U-Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Building, 4th Avenue and 23rd Street, New York. ,, >^ ^ , . ~^ 'jPqlBHS|Bflwl||*M V - I 1 1 1 v^&jLtefl^SSjEHHD ,'"'.' i-4iij::"''"^':.-^^^-.i--..-^ ■.. 'if' ' *''r.'!^^?^^ ^^" ■'^vA , M -Il '^^ . '■■■;,« . -'-'^ - ^^m -? 5^ 1 i 3 1 .•:^7 ^; ,- , iW ^i^a ,a». -."(^Wmwl^*,^* ■ ^ 1, •^■■1,^11,^1,., ■PS?"'"5Ei.— «:*" •««^/f-«ij»aZ^zzrT^^^^^^^MBH The Powhatan Oak. This historic tioe is nm' of tho ohief poInt« nf interest to visitors .it tlie .hiiiiestown Kxposition. m m BOTAI CJAKi I ^r/- // ttdmr/mT/dce, QqjroA/, Mass. ^i/dscr/pt/on, H.OO 470 HORTICULTURE October 12, 1907 Burpee's Two New "SPENCERS" for 1908 produces in the great- est profusion flowers BURPEE'S WHITE SPENCER Exactly Natural Size Burpee's Primrose Spencer This is a fitting companion to Burpee's White Spenef)-. The vine is equally as thrifty and free flowering, but slightly shorter in growth, attaining a height of eight to nine feet. The flowers are well placed on strong, thick stems, ten to twelve inches long, and are borne never less than three flowers, and sometimes four flowers to the stem — as shown in illustration. The standard measures one and three-quarter inches to nearly (if not quite) two inches across by about one and one-quarter inches deep ; the wings are an mch across by one and one- eighth inches deep. The texture is fully as substantial as in Burpee's White Spencer. The color is a pronounced primrose or creamy-yellow throughout both standard and wings. It is equal in depth and richness of color to The Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyan, which, of course, it outranks in form and size. Both standard and wings are thoroughly crinkled or " waved." Burpee's Primrose Spencer will hold its own with any of the so called "Yellow" Sweet Pea. in color, while it surpasses all others of this color in size of flower, length of stem and vigor of growth. A decided acquisition to the Spencer type and the first of its color to be introduced. In sealed packets containing ten seeds each: Per pkt 16c. 2pkts. for 25c.,$l.C0per doz.pkts., $7.00 per 100 okts. In sealed packeticonta'ning 25 seeds each: Per pkt. 25c. 5pkts. for $1.00, $2.00 per doz.pkts., $13.75 pir 100 pkts. A handsome Illustrated Circular will be mailed upon application Burpee's White Spencer of enormous size that art- absolutely pure white. It is white- seeded and comes true to the Countess Spencer type. The standard is decideitly 7oaved, crinkled and fluted ; the wavy wings are so folded, that the keel is almost hidden. The standard measures from one and three-quarters to two inches across by one and three-eighths to one and five-eighths inches in depth. The wings are fully an inch wide and nearly as deep as the standard. The flowers are borne three and four to the stem and are uniformly well placed. The stems are extra strong and meas- ure from twelve to fifteen inches in length. The vines are most vigorous in growth, with heavy foliage, and attain a height of from ten to twelve feet. They are nearly cov- ered with bloom, while the flowers retain their enormous size throughout the season. Of fine substance the magnificent flowers are unsurpassed for cutting and for keeping after being cut. In sealed packets containing ten seeds each: Per pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. for 25 cts., $1.00 per doz.pkts., $7.00 per 100 pkts. In sealed packets containing 25 seeds each: Per pkt. '5 cts., 5 pkts. for $1,00, $2,00 per doz, pkts., $13.75 per 100 pkts. A Spray of BURPEE'S NEW PRIMROSE SPENCER Bxactly Natural Size Elcctroiypes of this and the other blocks will be furnished for catalogue use. W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. October 12, 1907 HORTICULTURE 471 SPECIAL OFFER R05E5 Lily of the Valley '^""i' i '"eb.and. 2 years, field -grown, extra strong plants, over too best varieties, $10.00 per 100, $85.00 per 1000. Crimson and Baby Ramblers, $12.00 per 100. Manetti and Briar Stock lor grafting, $10.00 per 1000, $80.00 per 10,000. Kentias, Forsterlana and Belmoreana, "Hsoo pe^ioo $12 00 per 1000 DRACAENA INDIVISA,strong, well-grown plants, 3-in. $4. OOper 100; 4 in. $10.00 per 100 ; 5 in. $15.00 per 100 Rubbers Ficus elastica^ linfto^er $20 OOper 100 Panri;)niie Vpitrhli ''•=" ^^oiof^d, strong plants, rannanus leiicnii, $25.00 and $35.00 per loo AcniHictl'Se pot-grown, 10 leaves in pot, green, $6.00 HOpiUISIiad; per doz. ; variegated, $8.00 per doz. Araucaria excelsa, 2-3 tiers, $20.00 per 100, 3-4 tiers, $40.00 per 100. J. LAMBERT, 150 Nassau Street, NEW YORK, N. Y. The Best Varieties of Carnations for You to Crow Per TOO Mrs. Nelson $5.00 Cardinal, good scarlet 6.00 Skyrocket, scarlet 6.00 Per TOO Aristocrat, bright cerise $12.00 White Lawson. go. d white- - 7.00 Lady Bountiful, ■' " .. 7.00 Enchantress 6.00 Per looc) $100.00 60.00 60 00 50.00 Red Riding Hood, new scarlet 12.00 Per looo $45.00 50.00 50.00 100.00 Orders shipped the same <1a>' .is received. CHICAGO CARNATION CO., a.t. pvfer. Mgr.. JOLIET, ILL. CARNATIONS Fine, stroiag, bttshy plants. Lady Bountiful, - - $5.00 per 100 J. B. HEISS, I 12 S. Main St., - Dayton, Ohio. CARNATION PLANTS Field Grown Fair Hald and Lawson, $5.00 per 100. Princess of Wales Violets, fine plants, $5.00 per lOO-CASH. CHAS. H. GREEN, SPENCER, MASS. 1908-TOREADOR-1308 Our new seedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prosperity, wiih the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for 1 90S. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for further information. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Hd CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $13,00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. Average 3 in. (lower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Maid — Clear pink edged white. — $12.00 per 100; loo.oo per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. F. DORNCR &L SONS CO. La Fayette. Ind. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS. Field grown, Al Plants of Victory, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per lOOO. Queen. Fair Maid, Harry Fenn, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. All first°sized plants. Large clumps of Princess of Wales Violet $6.00 p;r 100, $50.00 per 1000. Campbell $5.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. R. ENCELMAN A SON Pittsfield, Mass. Fieldgrowu. Mrs. T. W. Lawson. Red Law- .son. $6 on per 100. $56 00 per 1000 : Mrs. F. .Joost. * too per 100. $35 00 per 1000,2.50 at 1000 rate Field-grown. Imperial, -SS.CO per 100, $45 00 per 1000. 2S0 at 1000 rate. Princess of Wales, $6.00 per 100. Hydrangeas, Ferns, Ivies. Write for prices. CARNATIONS. VIOLETS. BAUR FLORAL CO. Erie, Pa. NEP. WHITMANI 2'4 In., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3|,i in., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'4 In.. $3.00 per 100 H. H. BARROWS & SON Whitmaii, Mats. THE FINEST Lily of the Valley Excellenta From cold storage. Only few ca^es left. Please order at once, $32.00 per case of zooo fine pips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, • ■ NEW YORK. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 289Q Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. A. LEUTHY & CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PUNTS PERKINS ST. NURSERIES, ROSLINOALE MASS. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, Robusta and Glauca ; Kentia t* orsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantib- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. I Ol 2 Ontario St., Philadelphia CARNATIONS Last Call. Fine, Strong, Field-Grown Plants. Fair Maids ^ Queens I $4_qq pg^ jpo Cash Enchantress I Lawson ' CHAS. EVANS, Watertown, Mass. Grand New Double Daisy A sp 't from iV a- sr.-'-t mo ev m k ng sing e vari' ety QUEEN ALEXANDRA, that ever>-Jtdy grows lo a good profit, Vou can to b . Iter with this The flowers are large, a^eragl^g three inches in diameter, and no-e of the flowers comes single i»t any lime of the year. It blooms freely, either under glass or cutdoors. Voung stock, I'Ut of 2 J^ -inch pots, ready for delivery January i, $25.00 per 100. ORDERS BOOKED NOW. THE fERNERY, "^ JT" 1421 Charles St., North, Baltimore, Md. ^^mmPi»iP>m»mmmm»0*s»)» open. MTien given liigh tem- perature it is sure, f am convinced, to show improve- ment in size and brilliance. British Horticulture. TJII-: WI.M'iKi; l-l.OWKRIXC C.MiNATlON SOCIETY The first annual report ol' lliis society affords evi- dence of the satisfactory progress made since its inau- guration. Tl.e committee point out that as the increas- ing popularity of the carnation will undoubtedly add to the expenses of the society it is most desirable for the welfare both of the society and the flower itself that every individual member should do his utmost to secure adherents, and should afford all publicity to the aims and objects of the society. At present the sphere of its usefulness is narro\reil by lack of funds. The society's third show will be held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, on ]~)ecember 11th. An attractive schedule has been a^Tanged. Certificates of merit will be awarded to new varieties. In addition to the cut blooms no less than three plants in bloom of each variety entered is to be shown. A variety must gain at least 30 point to entitle it to a first-class certificate, and 25 point? to entitle it to an award of merit. Five points will be av/arded for each of the following good qualities : Color, size, fragrance, substance, calyx, general appearance, length and substance of stem, and habit of plant. The popularity of the winter-flowering carna- tion amongst trade growers appears to be on the in- crease, in the Clianuel Islands particularly. ALTUMN ROSES As a eomjiensation for the disappointing spring and early summer we are experiencing an exceptionally fine September. A record has been made in the amount of sunshine registered. With these favorable conditions it was not surprising to find that the autumn show of the National Rose Society on Sept. 24th was an immense success — in fact it was the best exhibition of the kind yet seen in London. As was to be expected Ireland was to the fore amongst the prize winners. The gold medal for the best seedling was awarded to Messrs. A. Dickson and Co.. who usually score in this section. The new rose shown was Avoca. a brilliant crimson. The same firm also showed Conway Jones, a new H. T. High honors were secured by Messrs. D. and W. Croll, who took a silver medal for John Stuart Mill. AuDtlior Scotch firm. Messrs J. Cocker & Sons, secured a silver medal for the best H. T.. whilst Messrs. J. .TefTries and Son bad a similar award for a fine Madame Lambard. Messrs. Hobbies, Ltd., received a gold medal for best group of cut roses, whilst a bril- liant group secured a gold medal for Messrs. Paul and Sons. There was a large attendance of visitors owing to the fine weather which prevailed. The show was kept open in the evening in order that the varieties might stand the test of artificial light. This new de- parture of the Society in holding an autumn show in recent years has met with a very gratifying result, and will tend to further stimulate an interest in the "Queen of Flowers." It fills the breach between the summer shows and the chrysanthemum displays. The season for the last named exhibitions opened Oct. 2nd when the National Sociotv held their first sliow of the season. yp^<^. Qdi^i^. 474 HORTICULTURE October 12, 1907 horticulture: VOL. VI OCTOBER 12, 190r NO. 15 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year, in advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries, a.oo, To Canada, $j 50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page $1.00. Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows: One month (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months (13 times) 10 percent.; •ix months (26 times) 20 per cent. : one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRIQHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Knlered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. We are somewhat surprised at the The S. A. F. peculiar "digression" of our esteemed and the catina Iowa friend in his paper on Cannas which appears on another page of tJiis issue, in which he questions the claims of the S. A. F. to the support of tlio florists and attributes the formation of the rose, carnation and chrysanthemum societies lo dissatisfaction on the part of the growers of these specialties v,'ith the treatment accorded them by the S. A. F. We think there is no foundation in fact for the latter projxisition. As to the alleged neglect of the interests of the canna wliieh Mr. Temple imputes to the S. A. F. we would ask if Mr. Temple was not chairman of the canna committee to which he refers and if, as he states, the committee was '"lot off with a meagre report," where should the responsibility be placed other than on the chairman of that committee? «vr^ M. ^ Page ''1^*^ breezy paper presented by FRONTISPIECE— The Fowhatan Oak. Tl^s middleman, ^f^. McKissiek before the Phil- NYMPHAEA x IXION- Carl Blomberg, Illustrateil 173 his joys and sorrows adHphia Florists' Club, which BRITISH HORTICULTURE-W. H. Adsett 473 apDrtirs on i.nother page of AFTER ADJOURNMENT 17o . n • * , i • i tc j SWEET PEA CMMPAlCxN OF 1908-G. C. Watson.... 476 this issue, will mteivst and amuse anyone identified NEW SWEET PEAS— Burpee's Primrose Spencer— with the growing, selling or buying of cut flowers at Illustraiion 47i) wholesale. We are delighted to learn that the pros- Biiipee's White Spencer-Illustration 477 .^^ f^j. ^|^^, jnid,;iieman in Thiladelphia are so roseate """"lirjrs?. ^l;'rrcuut^a° IS^-lJrdeners' and and extend our sincer. compliments on the high plane Florists' ciub of Boston— American Carnation So- on which the wholesale salesmen ot that town now ciety— Montreal J^lorists' Clnb 477 move but must confess that we are shocked to learn Massachusetts Horticultur.al Society 484 ^^^^ different they have been in the past. Now that ^Klstrck'''""^''^ °'" ''"'' ''™'^'™'^^ : ': 17S the cat is out of the bag, wholesale dealers in other HORTiCULTUR.Vl/ SCHOOLS AND JEXPERIMENT eities can shake hands with their fellow-sufferers in STATIONS— Dr. A. C True 4S0 Philadelphia in full sympathy for their common woes SEED TRADE 4^2 and best wishes for immunity, henceforth, from all vex- publi™ons^rSved ■.;"::::::::: 484 atlon? that have hitherto made the wholesalers' exis- CANNAS— John T. Temple. 48ers.' our Sew Vork contemporary submits Phila°delUia' PensonaV and Business Items'. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. 47.5 that while a quadrupling of actual news is necessarily Movements of Gardeners 470 unavoidable yet there is a wide difference m the char- Incorporated 47tj acter and value of what may be termed the solid or Plant Imports 484 permanent portion '.f the reading matter provided Definition of an Auction S^'^' ; ; ; ' ' ' ' ; ' ' ' ' ' ;; ' ' ; ^l.j weekly by each of the four papers alluded to." We Coming Exhibitions. ..........■■■■.■ 48(5 agree with our contemporary and also subscribe to the Business Changes *8" logical conclusion which our contemporary passes over. Greenhouses Building or Projected 49S ^^^.^^^ because of the wide difference in' character of reading matter jirovided, the progressive craftsman The time for bulb planting is now on will not limit his reading to one or two but will make Plant and we feel justified in repeating our it a weekly duty to at least glance over the pages of bulbs freely advice, often given before, as to the all four. Between these papers and between the vari- adormnent of available spaces about the ous issues of each there is certainly a great variation as offices and wherever it may attract the eye of the to practical value, judged, as they must be, by the re- pa.'iser. on the grounds of t!ie retail florist or nursery- speetive individual needs or tastes of their readers but, man. A few hours and a few dollars devoted now to take the poorest issue ever sent out by either of these the planting of masses of spring flowering bulbs will journals and the man who cannot extract from its con- bring pleasing reward next spring, attracting wide- tents more than full equivalent of what it cost, must spread attention as an advertisement, uplifting the be very dull of comprehension. In fact the price home ideals of the public and whetting their appetite asked for these papers — less than two cents per copy for similar displays and thus bringing in many orders weekly — is absurdly disproportionate to their value and for next fall delivery and booming the garden senti- yet, undouliledly. the pidilishc-rs of every one of them tnent at the beginning of the season, and then the sale are lying awake nights pondering as to how they can of tlie flowers will go well towards paying for the give even greater value for the same price. Economy entire cost. Truly an investment "all to the good." is a virtue, Init one's trade or professional literature Attend to it now may well be exempted from its application. Ofctober 12, 1907 horticulture: 475 AFTER ADJOURNMENT. John EVer^Oii 'of 2S Second place, Brook- lyn, and H. Jadobson, of 616 East Seven- teenth sti'eet, Manhattan, were arrested Friday aW^irnoon on the complaint of E. H. Moore, an inspector of the Park Depart- ment, who says that the men were mutil- ating trees at Radde and Jane streets, where they were engaged in moving a house. — Long Island Star. (Jlad to Know it. "There's a good time a'coraing." A magazine called "What to Eaf regales its readers with a miraculous story told by an alleged "New York florist" of how he can in the space of an hour raise from seed lettuce fit for salac'. The principal point in the recipe seems to be that the seeds are soaked over niuht in alcohol. Didn't "What to Eat" make a mistake and shouldn't it have sai'l that the florist got the soaking instead of the seed? Or ma>'be it was the reporter for '■What to Eat" who took the treat- ment. .A.t any rate, if the rest of the contents of that journal are built on the same basis of reliability we should feel safe to take our cue as to "what to eat" from the barker for a "pie alley beanery." "A Florist" is the signature attached to a protest which has appeared in an issue of the Boston American, callin.g attention to the control recently se- cured by the American Express Com- pany over the line of the Boston & Albany R. R. between Boston and South Franiingham, with the result of increased rates and much poorer serv- ice. It is unfortunate that "A Florist" is so timid that he must hide his iden- tity. He'll never accomplish anything in the way of reform by such means. Monopolies can never be controlled or frightened by blank cartridges. "A Florist" cites the movement of which he complains as an argument against the merger cf the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. with the Boston & Maine. This is sound reasoning. It is but one of many reasons, however, why Mellen's abominable schemes should be opposed by all New England business men. The New York Sunday Herald has been giving its readers some thor- oughly good reading matter on horti- cultural topics each week. On Septem- ber 29 a full page was devoted to an illustrated article on violets which tells the truth about violet culture at Rhine- beck and elsewhere with a free exact- ness not otten found in newspaper ac- counts of floral matters. A shaip re- buke is administered to those deluded persons, usually women, who write extravagant and misleading articles on the pleasures and profits amateurs may find in violet growing. A picture of a street fakir disposing of his wares from a tray on the curbstone is in- scribed "This is how your violets will be sold if you don't succeed in grow- ing first-class flowers." One para- graph among many well worth quoting is as follows: "In mid-September a few bunches of small short-stemmed violets creep into market. Some grow- er is Impatient to begin the harvest. The commission man may throw them into the garbage can but he is likely to send a check. The good will of shippers is worth the price." The whole article is well worth reading, and wears no unnecessary frills. Los Angeles florists are after the t^treet fakirs and have made appeal to the Mayor for protec- tion against this class, mainly Italians, who are said to buy their flowers mainly from the Japanese who raise their products on cheap- rented land, and then sell it in the vicinity of the high rental stores at prices which cut into the trade of the regular florists. A similar movement is on foot in Indianapolis The suggestion that these vendors be restricted to a limited area, such as Central Park, and not be permitted to sell flowers in the busi- ness zone, bears the stamp of good judgment and is much more likely to find official sympathy than any demand for complete eviction, and we hope will bring just relief to the florists of these cities and at the same time work no hardship to those who are struggling to eke out an existence as pedlers. It has been found in the large centres that these street hawkers fill a place in the economy of the flower trade and that once settled into their place they could not well be spared. But the legitimate florist trade has a right 10 demand that they be re- stricted to certain localities, and pos- sibly certain hours of the day, where they may be found by those who wouldn't iiuy elsewhere and the inevit- able surplus of inferior material, un- saleable elsewhere, made to yield some little return for the grower. AN OPEN AIR WEDDING. The floral event of the Oranges oc- curred on October fifth in the mar- riage of Augusta, granddaughter of the late Orson D. Munn to Israel Til- ney, upon "The Terraces," the coun- try seat of Charles Munn of the Scien- tific American, in Llewellyn Park, N. J. The ceremony took place upon the lower of the seven terraces under an arch of rambler roses and oak leaves. C4reat as was this event to the prin- cipal actors it was greater in its way to the gardener, John Hayes, whose life-work the continuous floral bloom upon these celebrated terraces is, and that it was fully appreciated by the large gathering goes without saying. The assemblage was a brilliant one and required the entire livery equip- ment of the Oranges to bring the guests to the scene. The collation was served upon the terraces and upon the veranda and lawn in front of the house. J. B. D. THE PHILADELPHIA WAY. While he was extolling marriage as a great institution to a party of young persons gathered in his home a few evenings ago, J. William Colflesh, a wholesale florist, who lives at Fifty- third street and Woodland avenue, was suddenly apprised by two of his sons that he was a father-in-law twice over, as they had been secretly mar- ried, their weddings not being known to each other. These revelations only increased his good humor and strengthened his Rooseveltian convictions, for besides congratulating his two sons and salut- ing his two new daughters-in-law, who were in the party, he took the two bridegroom? into partnership. — Phila. North American. PERSONAL. Walter Morse of Morse & Beals, Lowell, Mass., was recently married to ^liss Helen Barnes of the same city. The marriage of Robert F. Tesson of St liOUis, Mo., and .Miss Hattie Wilkerson is announced for this month. James D. Rough, buyer for Thos. P. Galvin's Back Bay store, Boston, and Miss Emma McDonald of East Milton. Mass., were married on October 1. John Pitchett, formerly with W. H. Elliott, and Robert Dunn, lately with Waban Rose Conservatories, have taken positions with J. A. Budlong & Sons Co., Auburn, R. I. Mr. John K. M. L. Parquhar deliv- ered an interesting lecture illustrated with lantern slides, on "Gardens An- cient and Modern," before the Board of Trade, Nashua, N. H., on Thursday evening, October 10. J. H. Small, head of the firm of J. H. Small & Sons, who has been critically ill at his residence on Brentwood Road, Washington, D. C. is, at the present writing, somewhat more com- fortable. However, there is little or no hope entertained of his recovery, owing to his advanced age and to a paralytic stroke which he has had. PHILADELPHIA PERSONAL AND BUSINESS ITEMS. J. Otto Thilow and J. D. Eisele of Dreer's are expected home from their European trip on the 17th inst. Sam- uel S. Pennock and family are expect- ed home about the 20th inst. The lat- est heard of Mr. Pennock's party was from the Giants Causeway in Ireland, which they thought about the greatest wonder they had seen in their long journey. Another very enjoyable teature of the trip was their visit to the Dickson Rose Nurseries at New- tonards. Among the Improvements conspicu- ous among the local stores are a new store front at Pennock Bros.' and fresh interior decorations; a new cash car- rying system installed at the Pennock- Meehau Company's; a new store and new ice system at the Philadelphia Cut Flower Company's, and an entirely new store and location for W. H. Mc- Kissick. The delivery problem of the whole- salers, its costs and benefits and dis- advantages, so ably dilated on by Mr. McKissick at the last meeting of the Florists' Club seems to have been tackled in earnest by the Pennock- Meehan Co.. who have inaugurated a discount system whereby the store- man who buys in person and takes the stock with him can save anywhere from seven to fifteen per cent, and also get the advantage of a much larger varletj' to choose from than by the wagon or 'phone methods. We neglected to mention that the very interesting picture of John Cook of Baltimore, with his new rose, which appeared in issue of September 28, also group of Philadelphia autoists, was from a photograph taken by Fred Laxi- tenschlager. 476 H O RTl CU LT U R E OctobPi- 12, 1907 SWEET PEA CAMPAIGN OF 1908. The advent of the Hpeucer wavy type ol Cower has done much to increase the great popularity of the sweet pea and several very fine novelties in this class are already announced, chief among them being Burpee's White Spencer and Clrimson Spjncer. Ac- cording to Lester A. Morse of Califor- nia, one of the largest sweet pea growers in the world, the White Spen- cer especially outclasses all other whiles, in size, length of stem, wavi- ness and fragrance. Primrose Spencer is considered by the same authority to also excel all others of its color. In addition to the two sensational Bur- pee novelties the following foreign va- rieties have received awards: Elsie Herbeit (C. W. Breadmore), Evelyn Hemus (Miss Hemus), Nancy Parkin (H. A. Parkin), St. Oeorge (Hurst & Son), Silas Cole (S. Cole), Prince Olaf, The Marquis and Princess Victoria (Dobbie & Co.), Nora Unwin (Watklns & Simpson), and Lord Nelson (I. House & Son). St. (ieorge received not only an award of merit at Royal Hor ticultural Hall but a silver medal and a flrst-class certificate at the Reading trials on July 18th. All or most of these will doubtless be offered to the American trade through the regular channels in due course. Messrs. Bur- pee have appointed Hurst & Son, Cooper, Taber & Co., Watkins & Simp- son, and Nutting & Sons as their wholesale distributing agents for the British and colonial trade. In a per- sonal letter to the writer under date of Sept. 24th Mr. Burpee reports that "the advance orders for the new Spencers are already coming in at a remarkable rate — one retail house alone sends in today an order for eight thousand packets." The Lord Nelson of Hurst & Son proved at the Reading trial to be identical v-ith Burpee's Brilliant Blue, but the latter variety received the "three stars" of the Royal Horti- cultural Society, the only other new one to capture that honor being Dob- bie's Albatross. Of all the new ones introduced lasi year few were more admired in Eng- land than Morse's Helen Pierce. Some of Dobbies' new ones are very fine, Me- nie Christie being particularly capti- vating. Piince Olaf resembled Sutton's Marbled Blue except for a slight dif- ference in the striping. Robert Syden- ham will send out the Evelyn Hemus. Sydenham's Millie Maslin is also a very fine one, a large rich rosy-crim- son self very much darker than Prince of Wales. 'While Hurst & Son's Saint George did not originate from the Spencer type it has developed the wavy trait in the field the past summer. This variety is perhaps best described as a glorified Evelyn Byatt. Messrs. Sutton will send out "The Queen," a beautiful light pink of the Spencer type. Besides the two new Spencers Burpee will send out this year "Mid- night," a flower so dark that Squire Aldersee, a great sweet pea specialist, who developed a single plant of the same variety had already baptized it "Jet." It is the nearest to black of any sweet pea grown. We hope to have more to say of the foregoing and other novelties as the season advances. Among other unfortunate results of the bad weather in England the past summer is the almost complete failure New Sweet Pea-— Burpee's Primrose Spencer. of the new sweet pea, "Evelyn Hemus," according to reports reaching this side Sept. 20th. R. Sydenham had color plated this fine variety, and others have gone to consideable pre- paratory expense, but it is now doubt- ful if it will be offered at all the com- ing season. Paradise. Cream Paradise and Carmine Paradise are also very short. G. C. WATSON. INCORPORATED. The North Yakima Nursery Co., lo- cated at North Yakima, Wash.; T. Kelley, president and manager. S. J. R°uter & Son, Westerly, R. I.; president, S. J. Renter; vice-president and manager. L. J, Renter; secretary and treasurer, C. H. Nichols; capital stock. $1. '0,000. MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. Henry Boet has taken the position of gardener at the Butler Hospital, Providence, R. I. L L. May & Co., St. Paul, Minn.; president and treasurer, L. L. May; vice-president, F. W. May; secretary, E. W. Reid; assistant treasurer, W. H. 1,0 veil; capital, $200,000. John Derw'in, formerly under gar- dener for G. L. Bausher of Montclair. N. J., has secured the position vacated by William Bennetl as gardener for A. C. A an Gaasbeek of Orange. San Benito Nursery Co., Sau Benito, Cal.; W. H. Sturger, San Benito; H. G. Stillwell, Brownsville; F. R. Foley, San Antonio; R L. Batts, Austin, Texas; A. Hey wood. Jennings, La.; caiiital, .J.5,000. October 12, 1907 HORTICULTURE 477 NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. The dahlia exhibition of the New Jevsey Kloricultiiral Society, held in Elks' Hall, Orange, N. J., on Friday evenins-, October -!th, consisted of an elaborate display of exhibition, single and cactus dahlias, miscellaneous ilow- ers and fruits. The largest contribu- tion, made by J. C. W'lliams of Mont- clair. cnnipiised twelve vases of named varieticF, chiefly the newer strains. Walter Gray of Maplewood had ten vases, rieorge von Qualen arranged a vase 01 twenty-four vaiieties of dah- lias. Prizes were awarded as follows: Twelve blooms in three varieties: 1 A. B. .Fenklns, gardener George von Qualen. Twenty-five blooms in varie- ty: i, S. fr A. Colgate, gardener Wil- liam Reed: 2, Walter Gray. Twenty-five blooms of Single in variety: 1, C. L. Bausher, gardener Philip Cox. Twen- ty-four blooms of Cactus in six varie- ties: 1, Walter Gray. Six blooms of white; 1 Walter Gray: 2. W. V. Gray. Six blooms of iiink: 1, Walter Gray: •Z. S and A. Colgate, gaidenpr Wm. Reid. Six blooms of yellow: 1, A. C. Van GaasbeeU, gardener .lohn Dervin ; i', Walter Gray. :?ix blooms of red: 1, Walter Gray; 2, W. V Gray. ' Not for Competition — John Crosby Brown, gard. Peter Duff; vase of dahlias, first class certificate. A. B. Jenkins, gard. George von Qualen; vase of 24 varieties, highly com- mended. A. C. Van Gaasbeek, gard. John Dervin; vase of Lucy Faucet. certificate of merit. J. B. Dodd, 3 vases, certificate of merit. Dominick Russi, 2 vases, vote of thanks. Walter Gray. 3 vases, highly commended. Trade Exhibit — Julius Roehrs Com- panp, Rutherford; Cattleya labiaLa Cooksoniae var., a blush with crimson throat of rare albino strain and Odont- oglossum grande. Lager & Hurrell, Summit; Cypripedium Fairieanum and Cattleya chrysotoxa. Joseph A. Man- da, West Orange; Laelio Cattleya seedling. Thomas Jones, Short Hills; vase of dahlias. J. C. Williams, Mont- clair; 14 vases of named dahlias, and peaches and grapes In the monthly competition were: Charles Hathaway, gard. Max Schney- der; Stuart Hartshorne, gard. A. T. Caparn; Stewart Dickson, gard. Al- beit Larson, and John Crosby Brown, gard. Peter Duff. George von Qualen secured his first with Grand Duke Alexis, Mrs. Roose- velt, Cuban Giant, and Kaiser Wil- liam, all exhibition varieties. J. C. Williams received a first class certifi- cate for Cuban Giant, Mme. Van der Halle, Jlrs. Agnew, Danish Croso, show varieties. Mrs. H. J. Jones, Countess Lonsdale, cactus dahlias and Pink Century and Gorgeous, single va- rieties. .L B. D. GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB OF BOSTON. The next regular monthly meeting of the club will be held at Horticul- tural Hall on October 15 at eight o'clock The lecturer of the evening will be Wilfrid Wheeler, subject, "Fruit Growing." Mr. Wheeler is an able sneaker and being an excellent grower will be able to give some use- ful practical hints to all who attend. Announcements in regard to the com- ing landscape classes will be made; they will be started at a very early date. There will be interesting ex- hibits and other attractions and no one can well afford to miss this meeting. W. N. CRAIG, Secretarv. AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. The annual i>remium list of this so- ciety will soon be issued and any one having special premiums to offer is requested to send full particulars of the same to the secretarv. Carnations Registered. By H. A. Jahn, New Bedford, Mass., Lloyd. — White carnation; flowers three and one-half to four inches; free and continuous bloomer; habit is the very best. Seedling of 1902; par- ents two pedigree seedlings dating back to Scott and Hinze's white. ALBERT M. HERR, Secretary. Lancaster, Pa. MONTREAL FLORISTS' CLUB. This club held a very interesting meeting last Monday. It was definitely decided that the chrysanthr^mum show will take place in the Victoria Rifies' .^I'liory Hell on November 13th and Hth. The V. R. Band will render a selection of elassioal music from 9 to 10 o clock each evening. Another very important quesction brought before the meeting was in regard to the wages. The cost of living, the rent, taxes, etc., etc., are beconiing prohibitive to the wage-earners of the trade in this city, and when tliis question was brought before the club, the remarks which F heard among the members proved without the slightest doubt that the agitation is a very popular one, but one m'^mber making objection threw cold water on the matter, and the sub- ject was temporarily postponed. New Sweet Pea— Burpee's White Spencer 478 HORTICULTURE October 12, 1907 "THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE MIDDLEMAN AND HIS ASSO- CIATE, THE SALESMEN. AV. r,. MiKissick befoio tlii' i'loiists' I'luii of Philadelphia, Oct. 1. I'JOT. This paper, gentlempn, is nnt writ- ten with an antagonistic spirit; for we wholesalpi-i are far froin hunting trouhle. A full share is already pur- tioneil out lor us, and we are pretty sure to get it, without looking for ii; but it is written with a hope that it may in a measure bring the middle- man and the storekeeper (or the buyer) into closer touch with eath other, and with the idea that it will helj) each to more fully realize and appreciate what one is doing for the other. The Old Way. Twelve or fifteen years ago some of you will probably remember how the few wholesale flower houses which were in existence at that lin\e, eni- ployed men and boys at from eight to twelve dollars per week and called them salesmen. Their business was to sign for express packages, check up the contents, wait on a customer, or answer the teleiilione. As a rule their employer was a frank, open- heaited, ho)iest sort of a man him- self, and one who felt that bis em- ployes were equally so, whether he was on deck or not, and he never tho.ight it necessary to see whether these so-called salesmen wore handing cut a dollar's worth for a dollar or ten dollars worth. He simply took their v.'ord for it, and when the end of the week cam°, he possibly sat down and fi.giired for hours anrl hours in his efloits to locate the sale of cer- tain niateiial, which he wai positive he had received from his growers, and for which he found no bill of sale. Finally, after all his efforts had l)een exhausted, be would go down in his pocket, pay for the goods, and take cha.nces of finding the leak later. An- other week would go around with pos- sibly the same experience and the leak still unfound. Bribe or Get "Burned." Now, in other markets, 1 am told, it is customary for the buyer tia order to secuie a bargain) to pass (on the quiet) to the so-called salesman, a piece of money, and if he di 1 not resort to this method he would prob- ably have to pay .m exorbitant price, or to use a common phrase, be burned. The word "burned" needs no explana- tion: we all know too well the mean- ing of it Now, while conditions were In days past nearly as bad on this ' market, it never came down (to my knowledge) to the deliberate handling ■out of "cold money." To be sure there were times when material dis- ■ appeared mysteriously from the whole- sale houses, but a cigar, a dinner or something cf that sort by some of the buyers and the so-called salesman did the work, and should these buyers have suddenly gotten religion and en the iminilse of the moment revealeil what tliey knew to the proprietor, be would probably have had a solulion to the leak in his sales. Other Antiquated Methods. Another bad feature of the business at that time was the over-generous spirit of the wholesaler, m allowing his employes and others, what was known as a donation. When Saturday night came it was not considered out of place by the employer to allow an employe a jjortion of the llowers left over as a donation. But this privilege became sadly abused, so much so, that flowers at times took wings and the privilege had to be stopped. Another ancient idea was the sale of flowers from the wholesale houses by wagon; this custom you are all familiar with, and while at one time a success, of late years since we have had the telephone and understand more thoroughly what could be ac- complished by it, the wagon has al- most entirely been abandoned. It it wert not for the fact that one of our wholesalers, whom I have the honor to regaid as a good neighbor and a clcse friend, still persists in using his wagon, I would say about him as our friend Mr. Meehan said abut the grower who still carries his own stocl;, "That he was ten years behind times." The New Type of Salesman. But, today, gentlemen, things are different. The wholesaler profiting by his past experience, and those of others, and awakening to the call which conipetitcn has made, is running his business direct from the sbouldei', and on the most up-to-date principles and methods. The day of the dona- tion is past; be has discovered that the flowers in his possession are not his own, but the property of some grower; if his employes want them they are welcome to them at the lowest market price; but they must be paid for. The day of the would-be sales- man is done, and in bis place we have those who have stood the test and have proven themselves to be capabl-j sales- men without a iiuestion of doubt. The wholsalers of today employs the best experienced men he can get, systema- tizes his business, puts them in their respective places, according to their knowledge and ability, as salesmen, packers, traders and delivery clerks; pays them their price and demands results. He has an eagle eye on the goods coming in : who they come from, how they are handled and graded; how sold and at what price, and how packed and delivered; thus k;-'eping in touoh with the stock he is handling fi'oni the time it reaches Lis place of business until it is handed over to the storekeeper and the bill O. K'ed, or delivered to the express company for shipment. The salesmen in our wholesale houses today are a class of experienced and enei'gelic youn.g men, of whom cur storekepers should well feel proud. As compai'ert with salesmen of fifteen years ago, these are real salesmen and real inen. who are fully capable of sell- ing mateiial at its market value, and who do not have to stoop to the low standard of giving the buyer more I ban a dollar's worth for a dollar, with the idea of securing his business and making a lai .ge book, or appea'in.g to be more than he is to his employer as a salesnmii. The Secret of Success. Philadelphia middlemen, I am glad to say. are all piogi-essive, and have made wonderful strides along the line of advancement; credit for which has been banded out to them in, various forms. One will say, "He's a wise, shvewd. business fellfrtv": another will say, "Mr. Blank (bis I'tn-Mor employe;) taught him all he ever Knew," and still another will say, "His financial backing is his whole success, and with- out which he would be lost." But, gentlemen, let me put ycu right, all of these things are in a measure re- sponsible. A man must have a good, level head to manage his business suc- cessfully, but a gr.eat percentage of his success is due to the aliility and untir- ing eJforts the man who plugs away from morning till night to sell the stock, and who alter hours will give him valuable suggestions to aid him ;d the daily routine of business; this man is the salesman. Now where do we get these good salesmen of whom we are boasting? Were they born salesmen or made salesmen? Allow me to answer this by saying that in my judgment it is a question of ability and experience on their part, combined with keeping in close touch with their employer, which has made many of these men what they are; but I hope they will not take my remarks as flat- tery; they are simply intended to give them the encouragement which they deserve, and which has long been com- ing to them. We have few "college-bred" men iii our profession, but we have men of character and ability who are slowly but surely pushing to the front. Why not a course in scientific salesman- ship for some of these young men. that it may develop and fit them for the positions which will surely be to offer if the wholesale Porist business con- tinues to advance with the same speed it has done. Hovi/ the Telephone Helps. Possibly two-thirds of our local busi- ness is at the present time done over the telephone. Each wholesaler has his trade divided, and a careful man appointed to look after the require- ments of every customer. The stores are only beginning to appreciate what these men do for them in the way of keeping them in touch with the mar- ket conditions and especially in the way of process and new material, which some of the out-of-the-way stores would not know about for possibly a week if it were not for the 'phone. \s it is they can now find the exact con- ditions in a few minutes. But does our friend the store-keeper realize the great expense item that the telephone is to us? The total cost to the Phila- delphia wholesalers combined for tele- phone service is probably from five thousand to eight thousand dollars an- nually, and while we cannot do with- out them, I assure you the cost is a problem which gives the middleman some occasion at times to put on his thinking cap. With the amount of money expended we expect results, and in most instances we get them, as I am glad to say that the majority of our stores appreciate the telephone service, and the information which it brings; but there are still a few stores where the management is so poor that they allow their employes to treat a call from a wholesale house as a joke, and believe the salesmen have nothing else to do but to make 'phone calls to pass away the time. Again they in reply to a 'phone call will not extend him the courtesy to inquire his busi- ness; but as soon as they learn that a call is from a wholesale house. October 12, 1907 HORTICULTURE 479 TRAENDLY &. SCHENCK 44 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK NOW is the time to start your season RIGHT m Our stock of Mums for fall comprises the finest grade of all the best of EARLY and LATE varieties. ^ Here you will also find the home of Killarney, Richmond and best qualities of high class Roses. All the leading varieties of fancy carnations — received DAlLYm VIOLETS— VALLEY Our supply of Orchids is second to none. TRAENDLY & SCHENCK 44 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK 3 Phonos ~ You can always connect. simply say, "Nothing doing" and hang up the receiver We can muke allow- ance in some instances, where the store-keeper may be busy with a cus- tomer, or again, where he may have a good supply of stock on hand and no prospects of business, but salesmen are human beings, and a little cour- tesy extended to them (which costs nothing), would work wonders for the store-keepers at some future time, when certain material may be scarce, and the proprietor badly in need of it. Mr. Store-keeper, try my prescrip- tion, and instruct your employes ac- cordingly, and it it fails to cure, we will refund you money with pleasure Cost of Delivery Service. Just a word now in regard to de- livery service. Our city today is doing for the retail trade what no other city does (as far as I know), giving them prompt delivery service at any hour of the day from 7 A. M. to S P. M., and during the holiday season (I may add) any time during the day or night. This is all free to the store-keeper, brt not to the wholesaler. To give the proper service, the larger houses are compelled to employ for their de- livery at least from five to ten boys at a cost of anywhere from four to five dollars per week. Total this up, add the amount it costs weekly for car tickets, etc., and you will find it runs into money. The prompt de- livery service which we are giving to- day "has been brought about by com- petition. Oftentimes our larger stores will divide a very large order between two or more wholesale houses, ask for immediate delivery, and then watch carefully to see which house has their order delivered first. This is an im- portant item to the buyer, who makes a note of the best service given him, and in return places the next impor- tant order which he may happen to have with the man who gives him the attention, and on whom he can de- pend. I have endeavored to show you what this service means to our most up-to-date store-keepers, and to make it plain to you that they fully appre- ciate our efforts, but in some ways the competition has been overdone (in the way of delivery). We have been so ambitious to please the trade that at times we have delivered very small bills of goods, possibly a dollar's worth or less, the commission on which will amount to a paltry fifteen cents. The goods are placed in a box probably worth five cents, and the car- fare to the customer may run any- where from eight to fifteen cents; figure this up yourselves, gentlemen. This is what some of our less thought- ful store-keepers expect and insist on our doing, but I tell you that the wholesaler is beginning to realize that this is making money backwards, and one of our houses has boldly come out recently and told customers in a polite way that while they want their busi- ness, they cannot afford and will not deliver a bill of goods under $2.00 to any point where it is necessary to pay carfare, unless they charge the same in with the bill of goods. This, in my judgment, is a step in the right direc- tion. Every sound-minded store keep- er is well aware that the existing com- petition in our business is bringing not only this service but dollars and cents to his door every day, and it would be suicide for him to discourage us in our efforts. The Wholesalers' Sun Is Rising. To make a long story short, allow me to say that the wholesalers have to be and are a hustling class of men, who are willing to work night and day for results, and who have been doing it for a number of years. To- day they are commencing to see liglit ahead, the grower and store-keeper alike, are slowly -grasping the fact that he is a better man than they had given him credit for. They have had a look at his blighter and better side, and are prtifiting in more ways than one by his efforts. The sun is rising for him; I will not say in the east, but just so sure as the sun must rise "some- where" so sure will the middleman continue to advance. Our business is in its infancy, and while it is so why not bring it up in the way it should go? We can never form a Philadelphia Florist Protective As- sociation after our experience of one year ago, but we can show our fellow business men, both wholesale and re- tail, that we are ready and willing to meet them half way on any proposi- tion that will be for the njutual good and advancement of our profession, or that will in any way make this rough road the florist must travel more smooth. The Detroit ijark commission has received a large collection of cat- tleyas. oncidiums. dendrobiums, cyp- ripediums. latanias. chamaerops, and other large plants from the estate ot the late Daniel Scotten. 480 HORTICUL T \i RE. October 12, 1907 HORTICULTURAL SCHOOLS AND EXPERIMENT STATIONS. Read by Di-. A. C. True, United States Office of Experiment Stations, at the Hoiticulture Congress, Nor- fclli, Va. In the United States education ami research in horticulture are mainly carried on in connection with the State agricultural colleges and experi- ment stations and the United States Department of Agriculture. Some hor- ticultural work is done by all of the sixty experiment stations in the conti- nei.tal United States and in Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico, except in th-3 State of Wyoming whose station is located moie than 7,000 feet above sea level and has thus far undertaken work in only a few restricted lines of plant production. As reported to the Office of Experiment Stations for 1906 the stations employed 101 horticultur- ists. The station work in horticulture covers a very wide range. It includes all branches of horticulture! and a gieat variety of horticultural plants, both in the greenhouse and in the field. It ranges from an attempt to select and develop plants suited to arc- tic conditions, as in part of Alaska, to experiment with mangoes, and nu- merous other tiopical plants, as in Hawaii and Porto Rico. Practically all kinds of horticultural plants suited to temperate and semi-tropical condi- tions are receiving some attention. As regards its character, the work varies from scientific research of a high order on fundamental problems for the de- termination of general principles or underlying causes, to the simplest practical tests of varieties and cultural methods. In addition, our stations are doing considerable work in chemistry, botany, vegetable pathology and entomology directly relating to horti- culture. All but seven of the stations are or- ganized as departments of the agricul- tural colleges and are thus brought into close relations with, and in fact are usually in organic union with, the horticultural departments of instruc- tion in these colleges. The methods and resiults of station horticultural work are therefore easily and natural- ly brought to the attention of horticul- ture in these institutions, and many of these students have some participa- tion in the station work. The progress of agricultural research in horticulture in foreign countries, as well as in the United States, is sj stematically repor- ted every month to our horticultural investigators, teachers and students through ihe Experiment Station Rec- ord so that on its information side at least there is little excuse if instruc- tion in horticulture in this countrj' does not keep pace with the progress ol horticultural research throughout the world. Practically all the agriculural col- leges give some instruction in horti- culture. The extent and scope of this instruction varies greatly in different institutions. We have yet at least one living example of such a mon- strosity as a professor of agriculture, hortlcullure and botany, and in a num- ber of colleges, even in a University, one man has plenty of room to recline at full length on the settee of two such vast subjects as horticulture and forestry. But we are doing better than we used to in this respect, and in re- cent years the general movement for the diifereiUiation aud specialization of agriculluial subjects and instructors has affected and greatly beneiitted horticultural courses in our colleges. Fourteen colleges announce four- year horticultural courses in connec- tion with which an effort has been made to systematize instiuetion in hor- ticulture and co-oidinate the work in this subject with that in other sub- jects in the curriculum so as to make a more or less satisfactory technical course. In addition, several State uni- versities have broad elective courses and offer a sufficient nu'nber of courses in various branches ot horticulture to enable the students lo arrange quite thorough technical courses and even to specialize to a considerable extent in some horticultural line to which he proposes to devote himself as a pro- fession. In some of the colleges the course which horticulture students must pursue in seeking a bachelor's degree is proscribed during two or three years and electives are offered in the third and fourth years in sucn a way as to enable tbe student to spec- ialize in horticulture at least to a cer- tain extent. Short courses in horticul- ture are offered by 19 colleges. These courses vary in duration from two years to two weeks. .\t the University of Illinois, where the elective system prevails, 29 courees are offered under the head of horticul- ture, besides a somewhat elaboi-ate profes,sional course in landscape gar- dening. Five of these courses are of a general and somewhat elementary character, 19 are for advanced under- graduates and graduates, and 5 are exclusively for graduates. Among the special courses in this list are those in spraying, viticulture, nut culture, evolution of horticultural plants, ex- perimental horticulture, amateur flori- culture and landscape design. Two courses in forestry are also included under horticulture. The horticultural faculty proper includes one professor, three assistant professors and one in- structor. There is no professor of horticulture, but a professor and as- sistant professor of pomology, assistant professor of oleric-tilture, assistant professor of landscape gardening and an instructor in floriculture. The pro- fessor of botany and two field assist- ants in pomology also take part in the horticultural instruction. Cornell University offers 13 courses in horticulture and the horticultural faculty consists of one professor, one assistant professor and two instruc- tors. The University of Missouri of- fei-s 9 courses, given by one professor, one assistant professor and two in- structors. Michigan Agricultural Col- lege offers 17 courses (two of which are especially for women), given by one professor and four instructors. Massachusetts Agricultural College of- fers 9 courses, given by one professor and three instructors, and is malving special effort to develop work in land- scape gardening. The University of California, with a horticultural fa- culty of two professors, two assistant professors and one instructor, offers 8 courses, two of which are for graduate students. The University of Ohio and the Texas Agricultural College, with one professor aud one assistant pro- fessor, offer 13 courses in horticulture. While there are certain advantages, as regards the higher line of work, in the organization of horticultural courses in connection with colleges and universities, the instruction in such institutions will inevito.bly be largely cf a theoretical and severely technical character. It should, there- fore, be supplemented by the estab- lishment of special horticultural schools in which young men and women may be trained for the practi- cal business of horticultare. Some, attempts have lieen made to do this in this country, but we have not as yet any horticultural schools of this char- acter which will compare with those at Ghent and Vilvorde in Belgium, or the National School of Horticulture at Versailles, France. The station horticulturists are doing a large amount of useful work and they enjoy in large measure the confi- dence and esteem of practical horti- culturists. With the increase f>f the resources of the stations they are get- ting better facilities for work, and are enabled to speciali::e more and to undertake more substantial enterprises. They are now giving more attention to problems connected with a broader organization of their work and with the conduct of more fundamental in- vestigations. On the one hand they desire to cover more completely the field of horticulture and on the other to establish the practice of horticul- ture mere securely on a rational and scientific basis. To accomplish the first of these objects the necessity for more workers and increased speciali- zation is apparent. To attain the sec- ond there will be required the multipli- cation of more thorough investigations and the acquirement more largely of the scientific spirit and attitude. Besides the special etudies made by individual workers, there should be a broad inquiry, preferably by some organization of horticulturists, with a view to determining in a general way the scope aud limitations of scien- tific horticultural work. In other words, there should be an organized effort to define and establish a science of horticulture, differentiated from but indissolubly linked with the prac- tice of horticulture. This is all the more important because the great body of practical horticulturists embraces more intelligent and progressive men than any other great group of woikers in the general field of agriculture. I have lately heard one of our leading scientific horticulturists expressing his difficulty in keeping pace with the pro- fessional advancement cf piactical hor- ticulturists and doubting whether there were any subjects to be discussed among scientific horticulturists which might not be just as well discussed in assemblies of practical horticulturists. I do not believe that he expected to be taken too literally but there is food for thought in this remark. To achieve and maintain leadership the experiment station horticulturists must be able to do certain things bet- ter than the practical men, and as I be- lieve must chiefly depenii on their ability to establish principles, to work out methods and to discover causes or the rationale of practice. When they leave this field and put themselves in competition with commercial horticul- turists they run great risks of failure. It is only in rare cases that experiment station horticulturists are likely to h.ave the means to make tests and se- lections and to do other things done in commercial practice on as broad October 12, 1907 horticulture: 481 NOW READY FOR DELIVERY White Roman Hyacinths Buibsi2,5cm indrcum. I ilium Harriceii Bulbs of the very finest quairty. I.IIIUIII naillSSII 6-7 inch bulbs, 350 to the case, $6.00 per loo; $55.00 per looo. 7-9 inch bulbs, 200 to the case, $9.00 per too; $85.00 per 1000. Full case at 1000 rates. Freesia Refracta Alba S' Ex7r"",t^:rbX ;'s to J2 in h diameter, 75c per 100; $5.00 per 1000. Selected bulbs, yi to }i inch diameter, $1.00 per 100: $7 50 per 1000. $1.00 per 100; $7.50 per 1000. ference, $2.75 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. Bulbs 13-15 cm. in circumference, $3.25 per 100; $29.00 per 1000. Narcissus Paper White Grandiflora 'Ift.'l circumference, $1.25 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. Bulbs 14 cm. and up in circun, ference, $1.50 per too; $1 1 00 per 1000. Allium Neapolitanum 75cperioo; $5.00 per looo. Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis If you have not receii/ed same, send for our complete list of bulbs for winter and spring flowering F, R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. a scale as the commercial growers do them. How often have exiierimeuts In horticulture, as well as other lines of agriculture, fallen into contempt be- cause they were undertaken on too small a scale. The besetting sin of the station horticulturist ha.s been the yielding to the temptation to under- take too many things ai one time, to try this and that and the other thing in a picayunish way. His more or less valid excuse too often has been that many of these things were forced upon him by the imperative demands of his horticultural constituency. Both parties must learn more thor- oughly the proper functions and limi- tations of experiment station work in horticulture. The station man must come to see more clearly that his proper work is to attack the problems which are beyond the practical man, pnd the latter must recognise that it is folly to impose additional burdens on wallers in horticulture at the sta- ions. As an aid to the discussion of the problems connected with the estab- iishment of the science of agriculture room was made for a cotirse in horti- tiilture at the National Graduate School of Agriculture held at the Uni- versity of Illinois in 1906. and provi- i:ion for a similar course is being made for Cornell i.Tniversity and the Geneva Experiment Station in l&OS. With the enlar.gement of the scien- tific basis of hortictilture, mainly ihrough the broadening work of the experiment stations, it should be pos- sible to organize instruction in horti- '. culture in a sounder pedagogical man- ner and to extend this instruction both inside and outside the colleges i so as to reach many more students and benefit horticultural practice much more widely. The formulation and dis- cussion of horticultural courses for different grades of schools sliould be encouraged. Especially, efforts should lie made to secure the more thorough organiza- tion and equipment of horticulture departments in some of the Agricul- tural Colleges, located in States where horticulture is a great agricultural in- dustry. AVe need more of such specia- lization of development by agreement among our agricultural colleges. While all of them would do well *.o maintain respectable departments of agronomy, horticulture and animal husbandry, one or the other of these lines might properly be emphasized in individual institutions in accordance with its rel- ative local importance. This in New A LARGE SURPLUS OF JAPAN LILIUM LONGIFLORUM Sizes 7 9 in. and 9, !0 in. on hand. Prices on application. I^YOKOHOMA NURSERY CO., Ltd.. 31 Barclay St.,N.Y. ESTABLISHED 1 802 Send for our Trade Bulb List New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. PER lOCO SEEDS Asparagus plumo us nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds .... 2.50 Bermuda Easter Lilies and Roman Hyacinths. Send for special prices for large qua- titles. ALL THE OTHER DfTCH BULBS, J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade Boddington's BULBS BLOOM CATALOGUES FREE Write for one to-day ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. City AUGUST ROLKER & SONS Supply the trade witli PLANTS AND BULBS For greentiouse or outdoor use, imported to order. Send for estimate. Address — 3 1 Barclay St., or P.O. Box 752, New York. York and California and a few other States we may reasonably expect the developiBent of horticultural depart- ments or schools more comprehensive and thorough than anything in this line else'where in the world. Stale boundaries should not prevent students from assembling themselves in large numbers where they can receive the instruction of competent specialists under the most favorable conditions. LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Grand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO liO,000 DAHLIAS Premium Stock, guaranteed true to name. 500,000 large Flowering Gladioli, hundreds of colors and variations mixed. Wholesale prices on application. Order now for spring delivery. Catalogue free. J. L. MOORE, Northboro, Mass. 482 HOKTICULTURE October 12, 19u7 Seed Trade Barenbrug, Burgers & Co., George C. Watson, Philadelphia. Pa., American agent, have issued their annual report ott the turn-out of this year's crops of natuial grass seeds in the various grov ing districts. On the whole crops, with rare exception, have not been sat- isfactory: in certain cases even very poor intleed. One has to go back sev-, oral years to find a summer so un- favorable for the cultivation of grasses as the present has been, and it stands to reason that seeds will be selling at a good deal higher prices than we have seen in recent years. We make the lollowing abstracts from the report. Achillea lulUcfolium (Yarrow) failed al- most entirely, and conianands a very higli price. Agrostis stolonltera (Fionn, Marsh or Creeping Bi iitgra.ss), a fair nop of good heavy seed. , „ ^ Agrostis caniua (Rhode-Islaiul Bentgrass, Europeaii-growii) yielded a crop of middling ''"lira' fleiuosa (Wavy Munitaiii H.i.ir- grass) gave a fair crop o-f nice lieavy .seed. Aiopecurus praleusis (Meadow Foxtail) a fair crop of nice h?avy .seeds. Prices, however, art being quoted exctdingly high. Ailho.'cambum odoratum. (S\veet-scenteee's. Phila- delphia, arrived home from his west- ern trip Saturday. Conditions in the growing districts have not been exag- gerated. The season has been adverse to crops generally, and growers are disinclined to lake any chances for next year. The general feeling is to hew close to the line in planting, es- pecially in onions, the bulbs of which are being quoted at present at from two to three cents per pound. The conservative feeling is very strong and with apparently good foundation. The same may be said in regard to sweet pea conditions and prospects. Crops are short all along the lines, even mixed varieties going at much higher prices than usual. L. L. May & Co., Inc., St. Paul, Minn , are erecting a new fireproof warehouse on Como avenue for their wholesale seed business, and have transferred their offices from the old warehouse to their Sixth street store. The business of Otto Schwill & Co., Inc., at Memphis, Tenn., will hereafter he conducted by Otto Schwill as pres- ident and J. F. Haid as secretary, treasurer and office manager. Notice of the death of Mr. .lohn E. Olsen. with the Illinois Seed Company, yvill be found in obituary column of this issue. H. E. Fiske of Boston has been ill and unable to attend to business for the past two weeks. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. Leesley Brothers, Chicago, III. — Wholesale Xursery Catalogue, Fall, Leedle Floral Company, Springfield, O. — Roses on own roots. A good list in compact form. W. E. Marshall & Co.. New York.— Catalogue of Bulbs, with Cultural Di- rections, for fall, 1907. Otto Katzenstein & Co.. Atlanta, Ga. — Trade Price List of tree and shrub seeds, roots, bulbs, etc., for 1907-1908. S. 0. Moon, Morrisville Nurseries, Morrisville, Bucks Co., Pa. — Wholesale trade list of ornamental trees and shrubs for autumn, 1907. Wild Eros. Sarcoxie Nurseries, Sar- coxie. Mo. — Thirty-second annual wholesale and retail price list of west- ern grown nursery stock. Morris & Snow Seed Co., Los An- geles. Cal. General illustrated cata- logue of flowers and vegetable seed, tree and shrub seeds, bulbs and plants. Bay State Nurseries, North Abing- ton, Mass. — Wholesale Frade List, Au- tumn, 1907. Trees, shrubs, ever- greens, vines, roses and herbaceous perennials. Peter Henderson & Co. — Autumn Catalogue for 1907. Finely illustrated and descriptive of all the best varie- ties of bedding and forcing bulbs. Contains also a complete list of seeds for fall sowing. W. W. Rawson & Co., Boston.— Bulb Hand Book for 1907. Has a lovely grou]) in colors of Poetaz Narcissus Louisa on front cover page. Fully il- lustrated and typographically hand- some throughout. Carman's Antipest, manufactured by the Perfection Chemical Company of Flushing, N. Y., is being sold by W. W. Rawson & Co., of Boston, who have taken the New England agency for this well-known soluble remedy FRESH CROP - I907 Kentm Seed Just received, in sp'endid cond lion : too looo 5000 Belmoreana or Forsteriana .. .75 $6 00 $27 50 Phcenlx recllnata .60 3.50 15 00 Send lor Special Prices on French and Dutch Bulbs. REDUCED TO CLEAR. IfO fOOO French Roman Hyacinths, ti x tz.. $1.85 $17 00 ■* " 12 X 15.. 2.50 23.0a Address, H. H. BERGER & CO., '%^r New York. October j2, 1907 H O KTl CULTURE 483 against thrips, red spider etc. scale, aphis, H. E. Fiske Seed Co.. Boston. Mass. —Autumn Catalogue, 1907, of Bulbs and Plants. The familiar sunken par- terre at Horticultural Hall, in Fair- mount Park, forms the front cover de- sign and an equally pleasing bulb gar- den adorns the back The catalogue is \er} complete and freely illustrated with half-tone engravings. H. Eayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia. Pa. — Wholesale piice list of Florists' Supplies. This is a superb production, the handsomest publication in its line that has ever come to our notice, and apart from its value in ordering busi- ness requisites should prove of interest as an album to .Tny one engaged in the florist buaiuess. The size is 11x14 inches, and there are 7s ... Just to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. I-itermedia. C. Schroderae, C Speciosissima. C. Cit- rini, C. Gaskelliaoa. Laelia Anceps, L Albida, L. majaUs, L. Autumnalts, Epidmdrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Cooperianum.Oo' idium Cri^^o m, O.Varicosum. O. Cavendishianum. ' ^ Luridvim, Odonio Citrosmum. I'n arrive 'n a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warn- rii. Miltonia Vexillana, rftPPiiioA Rftinwm srn^ucur, wj. Just Arrived in First Class Condition C. Trian^e, C. Percivaliana, C. Speclosisslma, C. Oaskelliana, Oncidium Kramerianum. WRITE FOR PRICES ORDONEZ BROS. p. O. Box IPS. MADISON, N.J. ORCHIDS Just arrived, in fine condition, Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidium Varicosum h'ogersii. Write for prio s. JOSEPH A. MANDA, west or&nse m.j. October 12, 1907 horticulture: 485 DREER'S SPECIAL OFFER OF JAPANESE AND GERMAN IRIS READY FOR DELIVERY NOW. All home-grown stock, true to name and description. JAPANESE IRIS. Various Types of Iris. Per dnz. Fcetidissima varlegata. (Variegated Gladwin) $l.o'> Ochroleuca. (Gigantea.) Grows 4 to 5 feet high, with white flowers similar to I. Hispaniea 2.00 Ochroleuca (Gigantea) Sul hurea A pale sulphur colored form of the above 2.00 Pumila Hybrida Cyanea 1.50 Puniila Hybrida Bburna 1.50 Sibirica. Strong divisions 1.00 Sibirica Alba. Strong divisions 1.00 .''ibirlca Orientalls Strong divisions 1.00 Sibirica Orientaiis. Stow Queen. Strong 1.50 Iris Kaempferi (Japanese Iris). Twelve Choice Single-flowering or 3 Petaled Varieties ined t]:rougiioat with Per 100. $10,011 15.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 7.00 7.0t' 7.00 10.00 ■\ K' 11. 12. 14. 1.". le. No. 1. Ifio-no-nami. SilviTT nhite let — the earliest in flower. Hano.ncnishiki. Violet purple veined with white. Slilppo. I.lght lilac veined with purple. Shlshi-iliari. White ground densely veined and suf- fused with dark purple. Oekka-no-nami A very early pure white. Kumoma-no-sora Silvery white suffused throughout with soft light blue; appearing transparent. 43. Shi-un.ryo. White, veined with violet blue. 00. f'huchlukwa. Crinisou purple with white veins and large white halo. 62. ivilsutmoshlto. White, marbled with violet purple. 75. O.ome. A rich shade of violet purple, sometimes marked with white. "6. nincno-yukl. White, veined and dotted bright purple. 96. T>bi>tan. Violet bine with prominent white veins. Ten Superb Oouble=flowerlng or 6 Petaled Varieties. 4. Vomo-no-umi. The finest double white variety. 5. K ki-no-lro. Light \lolet with white veins. 20. Ku na-funjin. ■\^'hile ground with a broad border of l)right rosy lilac veined with white. 26. L/chiu. Uriglit cfimson purple with few white veins. 54. H i-e-Jo Rich velvety purple with crimson shadings. OS. Waku=hotei. White, veined throughout with violet Ijlue. 72. Uji-n '-liotaru. Bright violet purple shaded with blue. 01. Kan-ran. White, liensely veined in centre of petals with rich violet purple. 05. Raiden. White ground, densely dotted and blotched with violet. 60 Puji-miiie. White, veined and traced with aniline blue. Price of Strong Roots of Japanese Iris. IMamed Softs (order bv name or number). 15 cts. each; $1..30 per d.iz.; .1:10.00 per 100. Set of 22 Varieties for $2.25. Choice nixed Varieties. $1.2.-> per doz. ; $8.00 per 100. Iris Germanica. Our collection of German Iris Is very choice, the varieties offert'd being the best in their respective colors. Bridesmaid. Standards pale parnia violet, falls deeper, reticulated with violet purple. Cel.-ste. Standards and falls a lavender blue shading lighter towards the centre. Cherlon. Standards lilac mauve, with metallic sheen, falls violet mau\e shading to a bluish violet at edges. Edi h. Standards light plumbago blue: falls violet purple with white veins. Florentina Alba. Sweet scented, early flowering white. Honorabills. Standards bright Indian yellow; fails chest- nut red with yellow and white markings. John De Witt. Stamlards Iduish violet, shading lighter towiirds Ihi' cr'itre, f.tlls deep vi'^iiet purple voined wilii T\iiite. L'Avenier. Falls and standards ageratuni blue, shading lighter at base of petals with l>rown veins. Lord Salisbury. Standards amber white: falls dark violet purple with white veins- Hadame Chereau. Standards and falls pure wliite, prettily edged with light blue. Ossian. Standards straw yellow, falls blui.sh violet with creamy white veins. Plicata. Stand.ards Iiright violet purple; falls deep violet purple with lighter shadings. Queen of Mav, Standards bright violet with rosy sheen, falls of lilac blue. Shakespeare. Stnndards straw yellow veined with burnt umber falls deep carmine violet, shaded deeper and white veins. pe:tabilis. Standards light violet purple, falls deep vio- let purple with dark shadings, one of the earliest to flower. Wa'neri. Standards parma violet, shading lighter towards edges, falls bluish violet marked with white at base. Price. 10 cc-'^i pn'-!i: >."> -tiHo rer dozen: .S(> i>ei 100 iVlJxed Qerman Iris, all colors. 60 cents per dozen; $4 per 100. For full and complete list of Paeonies, Phlox and other Hardy Perennial Plants, as well as all other seasonable Plants, Bulbs and Seeds, see our new Wholesale Price List. HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut St, PHILADELPHIA, PA. J 486 HOKTICULTURE October 12, IHOT CANNAS. A paper re:iil by John T. Temple liitoro tlie Society ot Iowa Florists. Within the lecollection of your es- sayist the most popular flower tor the garden was the verbena. Dexter Snow of Chicopee. Mass., a verbena specialist, used to send out a list of over fifty varieties which were quoted from 25 to 50 cents each. After the verbena lost its popularity through disease and the effects of the ver- bena rust, the zonale geranium, as it used to be commonly called, began to loom up as the most popular plant, especially as Lemoine, Bruant and other French florists began to send us their double and dwarf blooming varieties, and John Thorpe and others in this country raised such good sorts as S. A. Nutt, Gen. Grant, Sam Sloane and others. But of late years, either from over-propagation or some un- known cause, the geranium is not what it used to be and the varieties of the present day have not the free- blooming qualities of the early varie- ties For the past three seasons the geranium beds are mostly all foliage and have few flowers compared with former seasons. The best bed seen in Des Moines at the present time is one of S. A. Nutt geranium. Most of the local florists will tell you that on account of its color and free blooming qualities they dispose of from three to six plants of S. A. Nutt to any other variety. It is a seedling raised by .John Thorpe. Not believing in after-death glorification, I think that the S. A. F. would honor itself by pre- senting to Uncle .John Thorpe a handsome testimonial for the boost he .gave to the culture of the carna- tion, chrysanthemum and geranium by the fine varieties he raised from seed and disseminated while he was in business. The Claims of the Carina as a Bedding Plant. Some few years ago the canna be- came prominent as a bedding plant, especially since the advent ot the va- riety Mad. Crozy. Owing to its value as a decorative plant both as regards foliage and flowers the canna is used extensively. When properly attended to it blooms from June until frost and because of its ease of culture and elegant foliage it is seen in nearly every park and garden in the United States. The question arises, what would our gardens and parks look like it we did not have the canna to em- bellish them with, or in other words, what would the florists do without the canna to make the effective plant- ing of these modern times? It, is everybody's flower through its ease of culture and its bright colored flower and elegant foliage, still the S. A. F. has not given it the attention that should be given to such a popular plant; just appointed a canna com- mittee for a couple of years and let them off with a meagre report. The carnation, rose and chrysanthemum growers, not fancying that sort of treatment have each started a society of their own. The question is, is the S. A. F. worthy of our support? True, it has accomplished some good in cer- tain lines, but not all that a national society could do. But I am digressing from the subject. If your secretary had asked for the best 25 or even 50 varieties of cannas instead of the best six, it would have pleased me, for there are others that I like better, but they have some fault and would not do for planting by the majority of people. Among the best six that I can recommend from my own ex- lierience the first one is Express, a dwarf red sort sent out by Nathan Smith & Son. In some seasons can- nas do not do as well as others, but for the last three seasons Express has not failed. Second, Florence Vaughan, the gem of the yellow Crozy type; golden yellow spotted bright crimson, and largely planted all over the country. Third, we must not omit Mr. Crozy's original intro- duction. Mad. Crozy, red bordered with yellow, which even today is one of the best cannas grown. Fourth, another that is very good is Chicago. The handsomest flower bed in the Iowa State Fair Grounds is one of Canna Burbank, a very effective yel- low variety, introduced by Luther Burbank, the California hybridist, which an Eastern critic seeks to dis- parage, claiming that Burbank and Austria are identical. Sixth, the peer of the best six cannas. equally effective for its foliage as well as its very large handsome red flowers, is King Humbert, a perfect gem which as it becomes better known will be largely planted. I have named the six, but there are others that I cannot stop without mentioning, such as Black Beauty, grown for its foliage, Kate Gray, Compte de Sachs, Tarrytown, Betsv Ross. Marlborough, Washington, But- tercup, Gloriosa, Pennsylvania, Phila- delphia, Louisiana, and numerous other fine sorts raised by Antoine Wintzer. The victories of peace are equally as grand as those of war, and as it is not feasible to patent a new plant we could or should reward the raisers ot highly meritorious new varieties of plants by having something like an American Legion of Honor of various degrees that money could not buy to be conferred upon them for their serv- ices, but only after a thorough test in different locations and different soil and conditions. COMING EXHIBITIONS. Tile louitli annual OntHiin 'loilicul- tural E.\hibition will be held at Mas- sey Miisic Hall, Toi-orito, Ont., No- vember 12 to Iti, 1907. Copies of the schedule eontaining rules, entry form, price lists, etc., may be obtained from the secretary, E. F. Collins, 415 Pape avenue, Toronto. DEFINITION OF AN AUCTION. At last Tuesday's plant sale Hubby & Wife attended, accompanied by their youngest child. The boy became curi- ous and asked his father if there was going to be a lecture. Father informed him only an auction sale; child at once wanted to know what an auction sale was. he replying, "Where they sepai'ate you from your money and then sting you." After a pause the parent arose to ask the auctioneer a question, when the child called out: "Pady, tome back; you will get stung if you don't!" (Laughter.! The schedule for the twelfth annual flower show of the Morris County Gardeneis' and Florists' Society to be held at Madison, N. J., on October 31 and November 1, offers $500 in cash prizes for chrysanthemums, roses, car- nations, violets, etc., including many special preniiams offered by seedsmen and othei' commercial houses. Copies of the list iuay be obtained from E. Reagan, secretary, Morrlstown, N. J. FROST. The first frost in tlie Boston district occurred on the night of October S and the morning of October 9 brought to light wrecked gaidens all around. Dahlias intended for the exhibition at Horticultural on the 10th and llth were completely ruined and the more valuable garden flowers and vegeta- bles generally were laid low. The following have been mentioned at length in preceding issues of HOR- TICULTURE: Jlenlo Park Horticultural Society, Menlo Park, Cal„ Oct. 18, 19. F. G. Hi'.tchinson, secretary. Lenox Horticultural Society, Lenox, Mass.. Oct. 23. 24. G. H. Instone, sec- retary. Marin County Horticultural Society, San Rafael, Cal., Oct. 26. T. P. Red- mayne, secretary. Monmouth County Horticultural So- ciety, Red Bank, N. J., Oct. 30, 31. H. X. Kettell, secretary. .Moiris County Gardeners' and Flor- ists' Society. Morrlstown, N. J., Oct. .11, Nov. 1. Edw. Reagan, secretary. New Haven County Horticultural Society, New Haven, Conn., Nov. G-8. Walter Koella, 58 Bishop St., New Haven, secretary. Chrysanthemum Society of America, American Institute, 19-21 West 44th St., New York City, Nov, 6-8. David Fraser, Homewood and Penn Ave., Pittsburg, Pa., secretary. Nassau Countv Horticultural Socie- ty. Glen Cove, N. Y., Nov. 6-8, J. F. .lohnston, secretary. Denison Civic Improvement League, Denison, Tex., Nov. 6-8. T. W. Lar- kin, secretary. Tarrytown Horticultural Society, Tarrytown, N. Y., Nov. 6-8. E. W. .\eubrand, secretary. Massachusetts Horticultural Socie- ty. Horticultural Hall, Boston, Chrys- anthemum show, Nov. 8-10. W. P. Rich, secretary. Horticultural Society of Chicago, Chicago, Nov. 6-12. E. A. Kanst, 5700 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, secre- tary. Hoiticultural Society of Buffalo, Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 11-17. J. H. Tran- ter, P. 0. Box 994, secretarv. Florists Club of Washington (D. C), Nov. 12-14. Chas. McCauley, ISth & Kearney Sts., Washington, D. C, sec- I'etary. Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club, Chrysanthemum show, Nov. 13, 14, Victoria Rifles Hall, Montreal, Que. W. H. Horobin, 283 Marquette St., sec- reta r.v. State Floral Society of Arkansas, Little Rock. .\ov. 1416. Rhode Island Horticultural Society, Providence Nov. 10. 16. C. W. Smith, 27 Exchange St., secretair. Worcester County Horticultural So- ciety, Chrysanthemum show, Worces- October 32, 1907 HORTICULTURE! 487 tpr, Mass., Nov. 14. A. A. Hixon, sec- ri>tar.\ , Ontario Horticultural Exhibition, Massey Music Kail, Toronto. Ont., Nov. 12-16. H. B. Cowan, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, secretary. Maryland State Horticultural S( cin- ty, Fifth Reg. Armory, Baltimore, Dec. 3, 4 T. B. Symonds, College Park, Mtl., secretary. WILLIAM L.ROCK FLOWER CO. KANSA.S CITY, MO. will carefully execute orders for Kansas City and any town in Missouri or Kansas. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsalcbyal firstclasssupplyhruses. Madeby ORAL MFC. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston IbOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. I lMM»f«ctufer»of FLORISTS' LETTERS I BUSINESS CHANGES. The Alameda Floral Co. have suc- ceeded II. Gresens at 12.51 Park St.. Alaraeda, Calif. Darvell & Fickett have started in the flower business at 670 Sixth Ave- nue. New York City. Hillyer &. Co. have taken a five years' lease of the Welden Green- houses, Berlin, Conn. Gallagher's Flower Shop has suc- ceeded to the business of the Metz Floral Co. at .500.5 Page boulevard, St. Louis, Mo. Chas. H. Fiske will take charge of th'! store at .548 W. Madison street. Chicago, vacated by H. F. Halle, and carry it on in connection with his present establishment on Ogden ave- nue Mr. Halle finds that his new place on Sheridan road. North, re- quires all his attention. Tlie"Japana"Cut Flower Holder A handy article for florists. Sells to the trade on sight Made of gl ssin three sizes. The "Anglais" Table Decoration, something entirely new, long needed. The florist and housewife will appreciate this article, as it simplifies the art cf table decorating. Ask for catalog. M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. O, ISO Waiola Ave., La Crange. III. TRANSFER V'our orders for flower or plant delivery in Eastern New England to JULIUS A. ZINN, 2 Beacon St., Boston. Fine Design Work a Specialty This wooden box nicely stained and Tarnished* 18x30x13, made in ti;ro eec- tlons, one for each eize letter, glTen away with flret order of 500 letters Block Letters, 1% or 2 Inch size per 100, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. f . McCarthy, Manager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS. JOHN BREITMEYER'S Cor. Miami and Qratiot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . , Higli Grade Cut Blooms We cover all Michican points and coed sections of Ohio, Indiana and Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrlvfl S8S SAMUKI^ MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory leir BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO Both 'Phones 2670 Mafn FRED C. WEBER FLORIST OLIVE STREET SI. LOUlOt MU. Es'abUshed 1873 Lose: Sis anc! Fhoiie BeiJ Llndell 676 ALBANY, N. Y. OUDE BK05<0 /■LORJSTS WASHINGTON, D. C. GUDE'5 Flowers or Design Work VJWi/* II* WLFV/IVC DELIVERED IN ALBANY AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. Theodore IVIiller FLORIST Long Distance Pheoes: Bell. Forett SS: Klnlech. Delaar W32 Dalmar Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO, FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L 5tro«t WASHINQTON. D. C. ATLANTA FLORAL CO. " ISSr- ATLANTA GEORGIA. Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery in New York City or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially delivered by ... . Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th Street, New York ALEX. MoGONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38tli St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL NOTE NEW ADDRESS WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Order* and reliable deliveries guaranteed DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country t. New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS BY TCLEORAfm " Send flower orders for delivery hi BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F? CALVIN 124 Tremont St.. Boston The Park Floral Co. J. A. VALENTINE Pres. DENVER, COLORADO William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. MlcUgfanATe. and 3lst St., CHICAGO We ship to all points in Illinois and low«. Phonei: DiMiglia 744, Douglas S23, Douglas 74* JACOB SCHUIZ, K^U^irtVKV: Put Flnw»ri; °' ^^^^ quality in muo* UMl riuwgia dilivered promptly to any addrau. Write, Telegraph or Telephaae. Cumberland and Home Phone* 223 and 9S* 488 nORTlCULTURi: October 12, 1907 SPECIALTIES THIS WEEK: Cattleyas, Oncidiums and Chrysanthemums Also, FIELD CROWN CARNATION PLANTS. A few good varieties still left FIRST SIZE— good, well developed, late plants pe 100 per looo Crocker *5 00 «40 00 Hnchantress 6 00 50.00 FairMaid 6 00 50.00 Oueen Louise 00 50 00 Lawson 5 00 40 00 Joost 500 4000 BostonMarket 5.00 45.00 SECOND SIZE — healthy and vigorous, although not extra large per loo per ooo White Perfection $6.00 $50 00 Robert Craig 5 00 45.00 Haines 5.00 40.00 Cardinal 4 00 35 00 Flamingo. 4 00 35 00 Enchantress 5.00 40.00 S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., "The '* Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia Philadelphia 1608-1620 LUDLOW ST., STORE OPEN 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. • EVERYTHING SEASONABLE n i CUT FLOWERS ^ EDWARD REID, ? Wholesale Florist 1526 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA STORE CLOSES 8 PM. tl 526 Ra 1 / \ * CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. 4 \ / k WILD SMILAX and AUTUMN FOLIAGE W. E. McKISSICK Wholesale Florist 1231 Filbert St., PHILADELPHIA FRED, EHRET CUT FLOWERS Who$maalo Constgnmenis from Bimt Growers U07 FAIRMOUPiTAyE..PHILA.,PA. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers W« can Care for jour cutflower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. 4t-47-49 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO POEHLMANN BROS. GO. Grow and Ship the Finest AMERICAN BEAUTIES in the World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Accountant and Jtuditor Simple methods of correct accounting especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Building 28 STATE ST., - BOSTON Telephone, Main jS CHAS. W. McKELUR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Roses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERQ WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. In writing (drertiser. mcDtlom Bortlcaltan and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO 1 1WI5 CITIES PHILA. BOSTOR 0;t. 3 ' A ugust 31 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 ROSES Am. Beauty. Special ^o.oo to 35-00 20.00 to 30.00 20.00 to 25.0c 15.00 to 25.00 " Fan & Ex 20.00 10.00 to 25.00 [2.50 to to 17 00 15.00 to tc I8.0C 6.00 4.00 uoc to to 10. oc 6.00 No. I " Lower grades 5.00 to 8.00 l.oo to 5-00 5.00 to 8 00 to 3.00 Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F.&S.. 5.00 10 8 00 4 00 to 6.00 S-oo to 6.00 3.00 to 8.00 " Extra.. to 2.00 to 4,00 to 2.00 to 4.00 " " " No. I & lw.gr. 2 00 to 4 00 2.00 to 3.00 2.00 to 1.00 ?o to 1. 00 Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. . . . 5.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 0.00 5.00 to 6.0 4.00 to 8.00 '* '* Lowergradcs. 2.00 to 4.vX> 3.0a to 4.00 2.00 to 3 00 • 50 to 2.00 Chatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp to 4 00 to 6.00 to 2,00 to 6.0a ** " Lowergradcs to 3.00 to 4.00 to .50 to 1.00 Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp 0.00 to 3.00 4.00 to 6.00 5 00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.M " Lower grades- .. 3.00 to 4.00 3 00 to 4 00 3 00 tn 4.00 1. 00 to 2.0* Killarney.Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... 5.00 to 8.00 4.00 to ft 00 5 00 to 6.00 4.00 to 8.00 " " Lower grades 300 to 4.00 3.00 to 4 ot.. 2 00 to 4.00 .50 to 2. 00 CARNATIONS 2.00 1. 00 to to 3.00 1.50 1.50 75 to to 2 00 I 00 2.50 1. 00 0 to 3.00 2.00 1.50 I 00 to to 2.50 1.50 MISCELLANEOUS .-0 50.00 1 .00 60.00 to to to to .10 50.00 Cattleya& to 35'ci 60.00 50.00 60.00 to 75.00 Lilies.. 15.00 to 18 00 10 00 to 12.00 12.00 to 15.00 6.00 10 8.00 Lily of the Valley 3-00 to S.oo 2.00 10 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 2.00 to 4.00 Gladioli 3.00 to to 6.00 35. CO I 00 20 30 to to 2.00 50.00 1.00 30.00 to to 2.00 50.0c •50 12. CC to to I.O« ChrysJ nthemums , , 25.00 Asters 1. 00 to 2.00 1. 00 to 2. 00 1 00 to 1.50 •50 to 2 00 to I 50 15 00 50.00 75 » 50 8.00 1.50 12. OC to to Asparagus Plumosus, strings. 35-00 to 35.00 to 50.00 50.00 to to 50.0c " " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 35.00 to 50.00 35.00 to 50.00 3500 to 50.00 20.00 to 50.00 The Florist Supply House of America JUST OUT Our New Catalogue Everything in It. Write for Itm 'Tis FreCm H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 1129 Arch Street, - PHILADELPHIA, PA. October 12, 19u7 HORTICULTURE 489' A GRAND FERN NOVELTY Of all the sports of Nephrolepis, there are none to compare with AMERPOHLII the latest and best of them all. We are booking orders now for immediate delivery. Write for prices. c WILLIAM P. CRAIG, 1305 Filbert St. PHILADELPHIA C Chrysanthemums Cattleyas Wild Smilax The LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Florists 1209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA Open from 7,00 a. m. to S.OO p. m. FLOWER MARKET REPORTS The cold wave has short- BOSTON ened up the supply of some outdoor material, but the market is not materially strengthened on this account, as chrys- anthemums and carnations are begin- ning to make a strong showing and more than take the place of anything that may have been cut off. Of carna- tions the whites are the more salable, colors moving very slowly; quality va- ries. There are some excellent flowers for the season, but more of them are of inferioi- quality. Roses are not up to good pitch yet, and the quantity of the smaller weaker .grades is beyond the market's capacity. Prices in gen- eral are at a standstill. Autumn is now in full BUFFALO swing and everybody is busy; social plans tak- ing definite shape, and club and chari- table work being resumed as people settle for winter. It is a little early for any extensive indoor entertain- ment, but informal entertainments for bride-select and similar affairs have been creating a good demand for white roses, lily of the valley, orchids in excess of former fall seasons, and there seems to be no let-up. White chrysanthemums helped out consider- able, and while not large in size, have sold at good prices. Demands have been heavy on Beauties, which are of fine quality, also for Bridesmaid, Rich- mond and Killarney. the supply not being too abundant but good, clean sales daily. The shipping trade has helped to consume a good portion. Carnations are coming in more plenti- fully, but are cleaned up daily, the greater portion being short-stemmed, save Enchantress, which still leads in quality. Asters and gladioli are begin- ning to take a back seat, but move to the front when floral work is to be had; the light varieties find very little trouble in being disposed of. Violets show the effect of last week's Indian summer, and are a little on the shaky list, with demand light. The chrysanthemum CINCINNATI never received a bet- ter welcome than it has this fall. Estelle and Glory of Pa- cific are the advance guard. Roses, carnations and lilies are still scarce, but will not be so badly missed now. Stock has been bringing more than i; was worth for some time, carnations especially. Dahlias have been a promi- nent flower in the market this season. Some good varieties have appeared in quantity and they have sold well. Business is brisk and the prospects for a good season were never better. The cut flower INDIANAPOLIS business seems a little brighter this week. The weather is more favorable and a shortening up in some lines seems to have helped out considera- bly The quality of greenhouse stock has steadily improved while the com- paratively small supply of out-door flowers, principally dahlias, has great- ly deteriorated and they will soon be a thing of the past. Chrysanthe- mums are coming in generous quan- tity and are of remarkably quality for early October. Carnations are stead- ily improving as to flower and stem and some excellent blooms will be seen at an early date. American Beauty now reigns supreme and has good stems and color. Good tea roses are arriving more plentifully but are far from being equal to de- mand. Lily of the valley moves slow- ly. Violets have made a modest be- ginning. There has been no frost as yet, the weather continuing warm with quite a lot of rain. This has been a good growing season taking ever>thin.g into account. Business in Montreal MONTREAL is picking up. Quite ;'. number of weddings have helped the trade along. Oiitside flo'ners are all over, with the excep- tion of dahlias. Roses, carnations anl chrysanthemums are getting more plentiful, but the demand is still fa- ahead of the supply. Wholesale men as well as retailers are satisfied with the present conditions. There is a slight stit'- NEW YORK fening up on prices of flowers of the higher grades as indicated in our quotations. i)ut this must not be construed as any general advance in ma 'ket rates on an average for the lower grade flowers are just as hard to dispose of as they have been at any time this season ann theii- value has not been at ali en hanced by recent weather changes, rhrysanthennims are coming in freely, and buyers are looking for much finer material for th(> prices they were pay- ing for indifierent qualit\ two weeks ago. \'iolets continue in over supply and carnalions are rapidly multiplying. There are some fine tauties in the mar- ket and these are the cues that sell. The commence- PHILADELPHIA ment of the fall wedding seasoa gave stimulus to last week's market especially in the early part. Lily of the valley, white roses, cosmos and Easter lilies went well. For parlor and church decorations the dahlia is much in favor. On the whole it has been a very good season for the dahlia men. very little good stocls go- ing to waste. Early chrysanthemums are now in. Polly Rose and Pink Pacific are most conspicuous but de- mand is not very active. Beauty and other roses cleaned up well until late in the week. The weakness was then particularly noticeable in the shorter grades. Carnations found excellent mark-^t for good stock but far too many short stems are arriving. Prices are a shade easier on cattleyas but these and other orchids move nicely and without waste. Following the WASHINGTON beautiful weather of the past two weeks, a fierce wind and rain storm visited portions of the District of Co- lumbia on Oct. 8th. So far, no dam- age has been reported. Dahlias ara plentiful and in their prime. The first chrysanthemums are coming in; cosmos is pretty well launched on the market and of very good quality. Some violets are being shown, though in limited quantities and short of stem. The great scarcity of cut flowers prevailing in the Detroit market is about being broken, through the ar- rival of chrysanthemums, the first having reached the Michigan Cut Flower Company from Robt. Klagge, Mt. Clemens. We have received from a foreign correspondent an Interesting account of the extensive bulb growing industry being carried on by Messrs. Van Meer- beek & Co., a Holland firm of over fifty years' existence, who do quite a heavy exporting trade. The residence of C. .1. Poster, flor- ist, of Pindlay. O., was damaged by fire to the extent of $500 on Septem- ber 24. but was covered by insurance. In ordering goods please add, "I saw- it in HORTICULTURE." i90 HOKTI CULTURE October 12, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Finest AmericAn Beauties and Carnations 5 1 West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 4a west 28th street, NEW YORK HUE ROSES FIKCY CHiS A Full Line ol All CUT FLOWERS Telephone. 3870 or 3871 MadlBon SQUaro Charles Millang 50 West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission k Reliable Place to Consi^rn to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Uadison Sqaare The Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Floweis of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York Tel. 324-325 Madison Square BBtabllahed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TBY ME ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St, New York Scleptione 3924 Madison Square. !* JOHN 1. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Fiorist *i'i'i!SE5T*alS^BRg" A full line o< Choice Cut Flower (tock for all purpoMS. Comprlac* every variety 0 grown for New York market, at current prices # TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 28 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Commission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Strtef, New York Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadlson Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHiDS A SPECiALTY THE HICHKST GRADE OF VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS, 7S9«.X42 W. 28th St., New York H. E. FROM EM T WholBsale Gommission Florist '^' Ghoioe Gut Flowers 57 Weat ZBth Street, MEW YORK. Special Attenlion tr> Shipping Orders Telephones: 2200, 2201, Madison Square. Write for Current Prices. J. K. ALLEN WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY We have a good regular outlet for seasonable flowers 106 W. 28 ST. NEW YORK Telephone 167 Madison Sq. NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY Rosea Am. Beauty , ian and sp " extra No. I " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, fan & sp " " " Iw'.grds. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special " " lower grades . . Kaiserin, Carnot, fancy and spec. " lower grades . . KiUarney, Wellesley, fan. and spec. " lower grades. Last Half of Week ending Oct. 7 ' 1907 20,00 to 1 12.00 to 15 00 5.00 to 10.00 1.50 6.00 to to 4.00 &.00 1.50 12.00 to to 3.00 15.00 1 ».50 S.oo to to 8.00 10.00 2 00 to 5.00 8.00 to 10.00 1.50 to 3-00 First Half of Week beg^nnhigOct. 5 20.00 to 12.00 to 5.00 to 1.50 to 6.00 to I . 50 to 12. 00 to 25.00 rs-oo 10.00 4.00 8.00 3.00 15.00 ,50 to 8.00 1 0.00 5.00 xo.oo 3.00 8.00 to 2,03 to 8.00 to 1.50 to Carnations, Fancy and Novelties... " Ordinary Violets ... Cattleyas Lilies Uly of the Valley Gladioli Chrysanthemums Asters . Adiantum Srallax Asparagus PluinosuB, strings... " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) Last Half of Week ending Oct. 7 1907 1 3.C0 to 5.00 to 2. 00 .15 40.00 to to .40 60.00 12.00 to 20.00 3-co to 4.00 .so to 2.00 25.00 to 50.00 I.03 to 2.00 8.00 to to ■75 12.00 20.00 to 30.0c 10.00 10 25.00 First Half «f Week beginning Oct. 5 3 oo to to .15 to 40.00 to 12.00 to 3.00 to .50 to 25.00 to 1. 00 to .50 to 8.00 to 20.00 to 10.00 to 5.00 2.00 .40 6o.eo ao.oo 4.00 2.00 50.00 2.00 •75 1 3.00 30.00 25.00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS i WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Commission Merciiants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 AIadi8un Square TRAENDLY & S CHENG H WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at fair pncea all the year round Send for qustationa on fail otden Tel. 798.799 Madison Sq. 44 WCSt 28til Street, NCW YOfk CItj Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. 1 «•»■ {4" Madison Square NeW YOrfc | Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 16G4—100$ MADIvSON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture October 3 2, 1907 HORTICULTURE 491 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ I per 1000 BRONZE GALAX, $ 1 .25 per 1 000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty, $ 1 .25 per Gal. Hammond's Greenhouse White Paint, $ 1 .50 per Gal. DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on ferns ; we are sure we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire work. Write lor price list on cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN GUT FLOWER EXGHANGE, ING., wholesale oommission Florists, 3840 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. TELEPHO^E CONNECTIONS. Headquarters in Western New Yori( FOB ROSES, CARNATIONS And all lVe caa please jau. Best Flowers 'the Boston Market N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. 84 HAWLEY STREET BOSTON, MASS, SEND FOR PFUCES 55 and 57 Weat 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Madison Square. The KERVAN CO. ' ^^^Tork*^ WHOLESALE DEALERS Vreat cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- * E, Ferax and Mosses. All Decoratine Evergrcea FRANK S. HICKS & CO. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists, Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, - New York City Tel, 2920 Mad. Sq. Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26tli St., New York City. Commission Deafer, Wholesale Buyer aod Seller of PHILIP F. KESSLER, SS arad S'^ West SGtlrk Stx-eet, PJe-w "Vorlt City. Open from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, till 10 a.m. Telephone, 5243 and 2521 Madison Square. Residence, 345 J , Newtown. Finest Lilies in the Market Every Day in the Year. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO. WHOLESALE FLORISTS TRESn CUT fLOWERS, CUT EVEROKCEN, AND ELORISTS' SUPPLIES. Fine Hardy Ferns SI. 25 per tOOO 15 Province SU & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Massm WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- PER 100. "TO DEALERS ONLY. CINCINNATI Sept. 30 WANTED More Consignors of First-Class Stock. Best Prices and Prompt Returns. A. M. HENSHAW, 44 West 28th St., New York. WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE GOMMISSION HOUSE A Firs-t Class Hartiet for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main hT^T^eriminc Wholesale Florist 1402 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS. MO. Moore, Hentz & Nash, | Wholesale Coinmission Florists, Roses Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. to " Extra . . ; 1 5.00 to " No. I ' 10.00 to " Lonpver grades 6.00 to Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. 6.00 to *' " " No. I &lw.gr. ■ 3.00 to Liberty, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. . . ■ 6,00 to " '' Lower grades- | 3,00 to Cbatenay, Morgan, Fan. & Sp | to ** *' Lower grades- , to Kaiserin, Carnot, Fan. & Sp 6.00 to " " Lower grades... 1 3.00 to KilUrney, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... [ 6.00 to " *' Lower grades 3.00 to CARNATIONS ■ Fancy and Novelties < ' to Ordinary ; to 25.00 20.00 12.50 8.00 3.00 ^.00 8.00 4 00 8 00 4.00 8.00 4.00 2.00 1. 00 MISCELLANEOUS \'iolets Cattleyas Lilies Lily of the VaUey Dahlias Asters Gladioli - Chrysanthemums Adiantum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings '* ** & Spren. (100 bchs.) 12.50 4.00 •50 2. CO I2.OO I.03 15.00 40-00 I5-00 5 00 2.00 25.00 2.00 40.00 25.00 DETROIT Oct. 8 BUFFALO Oct. 7 35-00 25.00 8.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 5. CO 3.00 1.50 1.00 ■40 35.' o 15.00 4-5° 2.50 :a,oo 1. 00 15.00 40.00 30.00 40.00 30.00 20.00 d.OO 8.00 5.00 8 00 5.00 .60 50.00 3.50 25.00 2.00 75.00 40.00 30.00 15.00 8.00 3-00 6.00 9.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 to 25.00 ao.oo 10.00 8.00 7.00 4.00 8.00 6.00 700 6.00 7.00 4.00 1.50 to .75 to .50 to 50.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to 1. 00 to .25 to 2.00 to 12.50 to .50 ...to 40.00 25.00 to 3.00 1.00 .60 60.00 15.00 4.00 3-Co I. so 3.00 25.00 1.50 15.00 50.00 35.00 PITTSBURU Oct. 7 20.00 to 25.00 4.00 to 4.00 to 6 00 to 8.00 to i2.*e 4.00 to 6.00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 1.50 18.00 2.00 15.00 35-00 35.00 20.00 4.C0 2.00 4.o» 50.00 50.00 »jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit£ I D Miirflnph J^ Pn I GLADIOLI I Cut spikes in any quantity from Selected White and Light Shades; Selected Mixed Colors and Named Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. Write for Prices aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin; Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG. PA. Long Distance Phone 1435 Court. REED with order. J. A. Peterson, McHenry Ave., Westwood, Cincinnati, O. Adiantum Hybrldum. 2 1-2 In. pots, S5.00 per 100; S45.00 per 1000. 3 In. pots, $8.00 per 100; J75.00 per 1000. A. Ley & Bro., Blgbland, Ulster Co.. New York. AGKICULTURAt IMPLEMENTS lho«. J. Grey & Co.. 32 S. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons, 51 and 52 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ARAUCARIAS Godfrey Asebmann, 1012 Ontario St Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Lambert, IDO Nassau St., New York N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. , '^" delivery. Our stock will please you. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. ASPARAGUS M^'"J?*°'-,^''""°*"8' 2-'n., $3.00; 3-ln., W.0O; 4-ln., jrz.OO 100. WIttbold ci., 1657 Bneklngham PI.. Chicago. Asparagus Plumosus, 3 I-2-in. heavv $7 ?" !«•• . Sprengeri, 3 1-2-iu. heavy! Il'plj Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. Asparagus Plumosa, 2 In. pots. Fine ^'.Ih*"- .P-^.P*"" lOO' »20.00 per loS) «.?«?. i'^^ ^^.^^ £■■ «°°'^ reference. Erie Floral Co.. Erie, Pa., or Wm. F Kastlnir Co^ffiS^nicot^St.; Bnffalo; N. ^^*"°«' sqA^n^i^^i^P',"!^*^^' "'^^"- *3.50 per 100; *30 per 1,000; 3-in., 6c.; 3 l-21n., lOe. 4-In. 2^n= o;."!-,ifr= ^,'"- 3Ce. ComorensTs -!-ln., 2c.; 2i4-ln., 3c.; 3%-in 6c Snren gen, 2.^ m 3c ; 3l4-!n., ^.f k-in.] lo.f'j. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. AUCTION SALES «»n*''L °' Decorative plants. Carnations, etc., every Tuesday and Friday. If von cannot attend send bids and shiiiplng in- str.,ctions Catalogues on appllcat on N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- AZAIiEAS John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old SIId. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. The best commercial varieties. J W Dunford, Clayton, Mo. BAMBOO CANES Btnmpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay St New York. For page see List of AdvertlseTS. BAT TREES. Bay Trees. Bobbink & Atkins, Nursery- men & Florists. Rutherford, N. J. Specimens and pairs, all sizes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St.. Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehra Co., Rutherford, N. 1. BEGONIAS McRae-Jenklnson & Co., Cheswlck, Pa. BOILERS BOILERS, "Burnham" Boilers made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOXWOOD Boxwood, all sizes. Bobbink & Atkins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. BUILDING MATERIAL BDILDING MATERIAL of all descrlp- tluna for All Cypress, Seml-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Sasb and Frames. Lord & Burnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornbum & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths: Bermuda Easter Lilies. I'or page see List of Advertisers. A. T. BoddlngtOQ, 342 W. 14th St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards Bros., R~ East 19th St., New York. White Roman Hyacinths. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. MIchell Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Fiske Seed Co., Faneull Hall Sq., Boston. Llllum Harrlsll and Freesia Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Fall Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. D. Rnsconl, 32 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati, O. Callas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. The l'\ R. Plersou Co., Tarrjtown-ouHud- son, N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsera. Aug. Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Seasonable Import Plants and Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on only selected bulbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. Price list of native bulbs, tree, shrob and plant seeds now ready. L. E. Wll- llams, Nottingham, N. H. Dutch Bulbs, including Hyacinths, Cro- cus. Tulips, Daffodils, etc. Bobbink & At- kins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. CARNATIONS F. Domer & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet, III. Carnation Aristocrat. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B Davis & .Sons, PurcelTville, Va. Carnation Queen Louise. For page see List of Advertisers. R. Engelman & Son. Plttstield, Mass. Field Grown Carnations and Violets. For page see List of Advertisers. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. Seedling Carnation Toreador. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. H. Green, Spencer, Mass. Field-Grown Carnations. For page see List of Ad\ertisers. H. A. Cook & Sons, Shrew^imry, Mass. Field-Grown Carnal ions. For page see List of Advertisers. CARNATIONS— Continued. J. B. Heiss, 112 S. Main St., Dayton, O. Carn.ition Lady Bountiful. For page see List of Advertisers. A. A. Gannett, Geneva, N. Y. Carnation Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Newman & Sons Cop'u, 24 Tremont St., Boston. Carnation Plants. Chas. Evans, Watertown, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. McRae-Jenkinson & Co., Cheswick, Pa. Guttman & Weber, New York. Carnation Victory. Wm. Nicholson, Framingham, Mass. Field-Grown Carnations. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. Field Grown Carnations. Sheppard Garden Carnation Co., 292 Fair- mount St., Lowell, Mass. Field Growing Carnations. Carnations exiTa large and s-trong stock, field-grown, Cio. kei; lfr,.00. W. C. Pray, Ivinliora, N. J. Carnations, Boston JIarket, $3.25 per 100 ; Pink Lawson, .$3.50 per 100. Cash. Wm. Schalter & Son. Dover, Del. Carnations. 1500 Fair Maid, strong, lieaith.v plants, no stem-rot, $4 per 100. .Maurice J. Brinton, Christiana, Pa. Carnations, Mrs. Joost and Ethel Crocker, .$4 per 100; IfS.i per 1000. Boston and Scottii Ferns, C-in., $4 per doz. MisU's Lebanon i Greenhouses, Lebanon, Pa. 0.500 Enchantress, large, strong plants. " \ 1,000 Bountiful: also Cardinal, B. Market, , Queen, Joost, Goddard. .$5.00 per 100, $45 ' per 1,000. A. X. Gannett, Geneva, N. Y. Bargains — Str^>ng field-grown Carnations, Louise, Harlowarden. Lord, .$3.50 per 100. Lai-ger quantity at your own price. Try a tew. Henry Schrade, Saratoga Springs, ' N. Y. I Surplus Carnation plants: Enchantress. ; Lawson, Queen, Pair Maid. Ruse-Pink i Enchantress. Victory, etc. For informa- . tion write Peirce Bros., Waltham, Mass. I Carnations, field-grown, large plants, 1075 Q. Louise, $5 per 100, .$48 the lot; 300 Har- ' lowarden. $5 per 100, $13 the lot; second- sized plants, 300 Hariowarden, 75 Prosper- ' Ity, 75 W. Lawson, 75 Patten, $3.50 per ! 100, $15 the lot. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, ] Mo. ' CHRYSANTHEMUMS j Chrysanthemums, 1200 shapely pot grow» ' 6-in. best varieties, 25 to 35c. each. J. ,] W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. ^^_ I Chrysanthemums, leading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of ; rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 In. stock an ] given on application. Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. I CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Stock plant-^ of early kinds now ready: MONROVIA. MONTMORT. ROSIERE, TOTTSET. POLLY ROSE, PACIFIC, OPAH, BERGMANN, and all standard earlies $4 per 100. Later kinds, Nov. 1. Stork plants of all of Hill's and Tofty's novelties of this year, $10 per 100. Send for catalogue of over one hundred' kinds now readv. HARLOWARDEN GREENHOUSES, GREENPORT, N. Y. For List of Advertisers See Page 496 October 12, 1907 HORTICULTURE 493 CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagsbot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on all choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw ley St., Boston, Mass. CUT FLOAVER BOXES. Welch Bros., 226 Deronsblre St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlaer*. Sdwards Folding Box Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers Uetmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes. Folding cnt flower boxes, the best made. Write for list. Bolton & Hunkel Co., Mil- waukee, Wla. CYCLAMEN. 8. S. Skidelsky, 1741 N. 8th St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertlsera. DAHLIAS Darld Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For page see List of Advertlsera. Dahlius, just as dug from field; cactus, show, fnncy and decorative, over 100 vari- eties. Write for prices. A. W. Gardiner, Lock Box 57.5, Springfleid, Mass. DAISIES Tbe Fernery, 1421 Cbarles St. N., Baitl- moie, Md. New Double Daisy. For page see List of Advertisers. DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale. Mass. For page see List of Advert laers. JollDS Roehrs, Eutherford, N. 1. For page see List of Advertlsera. Anton Schultbeis, College Point, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. DRACAENAS Dracaenas, Indlvlsa, 3-ln., J5.00 per 100; (J-ln., 16.00 per doz.; 7-ln., 30 to 34 Ins. high, T6c. each, $9.00 per doz.; 8-ln. 113.00 per doz. Termlnalis, 3-ln., ?2.00 per doz.; 6-ln., TSc. each; 4-ln., 25c. each. $3.00 par doz. The Geo. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Buck- ingham Place. Chicago. EVERGREENS Bajr State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Masa. Small Evergreens. For page see List of Advertlsera. ■ FERNS A. Lenthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. H. Barrows & Son. Whitman, Masa. Nephrolepis Whltmanl. For page see List of Advertlsera. Slebrecbt & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Bocheile, N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsera. Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontarl* Btii Pbiladeiphla, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. W. P. Craig, 1305 Filbert St., Philadelphia. "AmerpohlU." For page sec List of Advertlsera. Ferns, 4-ln. Wbitmani, 30c. Barrowsil, 15c. C. E. Ervin, Latonla, Ky. Bostons, 2 1-2-in., 4c.; 3-in., 8c. ; 4-in., 15.; 5-ln.. 25c.: 6-in., 40e.; 7-in.. 65c.; 8-ln., $1 to $1.50: 10-in., $1.50 to $2. J. W. Dun- ford, Clayton, Mo. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226-228-1-S Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlaers. FLORISTS SUPPLIES N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawiey St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertlsera. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS' SUPPLIES — Continned The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. Y. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertlsera. Ueed & Keller, 122 W.^lsth St.,^Jew York. For page see List of Advertlsera. J. B. Murdoch & Co.. 646 Liberty 8l.. Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Bayeradorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer'8 Sons, Miami & Gratiot Aves., Detroit. Mich For page see Ust of Advertisers. Thoa. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of AdverttserSt George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, M >. For page see List of Advertlsera. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28tb St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Mliler, 4832 Deimar Rd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. 1. Hanswirth, 232 Michigan Ave.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertlaera. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and 81st St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. Fo- page see List of Advertlsera. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Kj. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Qa. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke'a Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of AdverHsera. H. G. Byres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City., Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, tbe Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connectlona. W. H. FLOWER POTS Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Ellflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. FORGET-ME-NOTS Foi-get-me nots, 100,000 Strong'"" Stocky Plants, alpestris blue and white, Victoria, Uobusta grandiflora, Eliza Fanr(4iert, $?.5U per 1000. Gnstave Freytag, Hilltop Pi., W. Orange, N. J. GALAX H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., and 0 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cnt Flower Co., 38 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest green and bronze Galax In any qnantlty at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. GERANIUMS R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons, White Marsh, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. Geraniums, Strong stock. 3-ln., 4c., 3 1-2-in. ,6c. Rooted cuttings, $15 per 1000 J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For pege see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B^Hai; mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenbam, Mass. Augusta gladioli, and white and light. Rowehl & Granz, HlcksvIUe, L. I., N. Y. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., BostoE. For page see Ljst^ of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co^, 26^30 Sudbanr St., Boston. _ For page see List of Advertisers. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Graen- house Glass. Lcrd & Buinham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS. Lord & Bumham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Par*. way, Everett, Masa. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertlsera. Plerson U-Bar Co^, 1 Madison 8q., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. •i. T. Stearns Lumber Co., NeponsetT^BostOD. For page see List of Advertisers. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 Bast Blackbawk St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nT^t., Chlcag*. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215-21 Randolph Av., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 MatM- polltan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-70 Flushing Are, Brooklyn, N. Y. D. Illffe, 49 Washington St N., Boston. Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. Saasl- Iron Greenhouses, New Truss Honses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Barabam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. ft B, Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment. Lord & Bnmham, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. H. M. Robinson & Cai 16 ProTlnce 8t., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Ctt Flower Exchange, 88 & 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mlcb. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertlsera. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 494 HORTICULTURE October 12, 1907 HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Uaia. For page see List of Adrertlaers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, For page see List of Advertlaeni. Blastern Nurseries, M. M. Dawson, Mgr., Jamaica Plain, Mass. Choice Hardy Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. Hardy Herbaceous Plants. Bobblnk & At- kins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. Hardy Perennials; extra large fleld- grown ciumos, three doilai-s and four dol- lars per hundred. Delphiuiuni, Coreopsis, Digitalis, riat.vcodon, blue and white, Anthomis, Hibiscus, Gailiardia, and many other standard species. Samples sent by express on receipt of stamps to cover cost and packing. James Krewson & Sous, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Penn- sylvajiia. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Bumbam Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page gee List of Adyertlgen. PlersoD U-Bar Co., 1 Madlaon 8q., N. X. For page gee List of AdTefU.**.-*. Hltchlnga & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of AdvertlaerB. Jobn A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Are., Jersef City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Johnston Heating Co., Lexington Ave. and 29th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HEMLOCK BRANCHES Hemlock Branches for protecting Roses, Rhododendrons, Tender Evergreens, etc. Butts, pointed, 3 to 5 ft., $4 per 100; 5 to 7 ft., *5 per 100. Tied in bundles, f. o. b. Quincy or Brockton. Larger or smaller branches furnished. Special prices for large lots. Pine boughs in bundles or large quantities. Address. G. H. Higgins, 125 Atlantic St.. Atlantic. Mass. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Neponam, Mass. For page see List of Advertiser*. Plerson D-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Bnrnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HYDRANGEAS. McRae-Jenkinson & Co., Cheswick, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. Nieotlclde kills all grreenhouse pests. P. B. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Owensboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plant Oil Insecticide. For page see List of Advertisers. IRISES We have 100,000 Japan irises, the finest collection in this country. Rowehl & Granz, Hlcksvllle, L. I., N. Y. JAPANESE LILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St^ New York. For page see List of Advertisers. JAP ANA CUT FLOAVER HOLDER M. V. Garnsey, 130 So. Waiola Av., La Grange, 111. Dept O. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McCounell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Tbumas iouug, Jr., New York. tor page see List of Advertisers. Ifred C. Weber, 432t> Olive St., St. Loals, Mo. For page >ee List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers George H. Cooke, Washlagton, D. C. For page sec List of Advertisers Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Unde Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Ixiulg, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hanswirth, 232 Michigan Avs., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and Slst St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Os. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schniz, 644 4th Ave., Lonlsvllle, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadwmy, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 2 W. KTh St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres. 11 N. Pearl St.. Albany. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower T'?^ ill6^WaInut St.. Kansas Pity. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, fine dark blue double flower, 2 In. stock, ?200 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 12 W. Broadway and 2:;7 Greenwich St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSMAS Moschosma rlparliim, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. MUSHROOM SPAWN Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Ad-i ertisers. 100 lbs. best English, $6; 250 lbs. at 5>4c.; brick prepaid, 22o. J. J. Styer, Concord- ville. Pa. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Lonis- vllle, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Lonls. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. NURSERY STOCK — Continued Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials, Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Van Der Weijden & Co., The Nursery, Boskoop, Holland. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mass. Ornamental Nursery Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Co.. 84 Hawley St.. Boston, Mass. Choice Evergreens, Blue Spruce, etc. Bobblnk & Atkins, Nurserymen & Florists, Rutherford, N. J. ORCHID FI.ANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. 1. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Imi>orters, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists. For page see List of Advertisers. jDllus Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Secancus. N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Selbrecht & Son, Rose Hill Narseries, New Rocbelle, N. Y. Fer page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. Orchids, Orchid Baskets, Peat. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 10B>. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Slebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentia, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Bsthsr- ford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, as and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. For page see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse Lead; Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. 100,000 Pansy Plants assorted Var. named, $3 per 1000; Giant flowering mix., $2.50 per 1000. Gustave Freytag, Hilltop PI., W. Orange, N. J. PATENTS SIggers & SIggers, Washington, D. 0. For page see List of Advertisers. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted peat. Azalea peat, Leaf-Mould, Live Sphagnum moss. Baled Sphagnum moss. Green Clump mos.s, etc. Jobbers' list on application. C. W'. Brown- ell & Co., Walden, N. Y. PEERLESS GLASS REPAIR CLAMP Alex Klokner, Wauwatosa, Wis. PEONIES Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wholesale grower of peonies. List of 106 varieties. J. F. Rosenfleld, West Point, Neb. Peonies and Perennials; Peony, Phlox and Evergreen Manuals, 25 cents each. In stamps. C. S. Harrison's Select Nursery, York, Nebr. PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord A Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. T. For List of Advertisers See Page 496 October 12, 1907 horticulture: 495 PIPE COUPLINGS AND BOILER TUBES Constantly on hand merchantable sound second hand pipe with new threads and couplings; also new galvanized pipe. 5000 feet 3-in. sound second hand boiler tubes with 2 1-2-iu. standard pipe threads and couplings. 1000 feet 2 1-2-in. boiler tubes with 2-in. standard pipe threads and coup- lings very suitable for greenhouse heating. 10.000 feet 4-in. sound boiler tubes cleaned with square cut ends in any length wltll coriiing hubbs if required. Pfaff & Ken- dall, Foundry Street, Newark, N. J. PLANT STANDS Tbe Wittbold plant stand, $18.00 per doi. The Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 Bucklngbam Place, Chicago^ PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. T. For page see List of Adyertlaer*. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 dos. hj »xp., 11.20 bj mall. I. N. Kramer & Bon, Cedar Rapids. la. PRIVET Trained Privet: Pyramidal and standard toTvr.fi: three tliousand shapely plants; five to eight feet; excellent for screening and oinamtntal purpofcs; at trifling cosi as with Bay Trees. Prices on applicaliou. James Krew.^;on & Sons. Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsyl\aiii:i. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., Amerlcaa Nnrsery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Man. Hardy Roses, H. T. Roses and Ramblers. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Qay Roses. For page see List of Advertlsera. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New Yorli, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Low-budded roses, No^ 1^ $95.00; No^ 1 1-2, $65.00 1000. U. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. SEEDS T. J. Orey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons 51 and 52 N. Market St., Boston, Masa For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. Sweet Peas Wljite Spencer, Primrose Spencer. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St, N. Y. Christmas Sweet Peas. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St.. PWIa. For page see List of Advertisers. James Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Bjalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertlsera. Rlckards Bros., 37 E. 19th St.,' New York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. & J. Farquhar & Co.. 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. Giant Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co.. 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. FIske Seed Co.. Fanenll Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Jose, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. O. V. Zongen, Hoboken, N. J. Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. I sell only reliable flower seeds. Ask for wholesale catalogue. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken, N. J. SMILAX Smilax, 2 1-2-in. pots, $2 per 100. Cash. Wm. Schaffer & Son, Dover, Del. SPHAGNUM MOSS W. H. Stackhouse, Prop., The Ocean County Moss & Peat Co., Waretown, N. J. LTve Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on band. Lager & Hurrell. Summit. N. J. Fresh, clean, 6 bbl. bale, $1.26; 2 bales, $2.26; 6 bales, $5.00; 10 bales, $9.60. Cash. H. R. Akers. Chatsworth, N. J. ~ SPIREA Splrea, extra fine clumps In leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. STEAM TRAP EL Hlppard, Yonngstown. O. VENTILATING APPARATUS Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Bltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicaco. For page see List of Advertisers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, self-olling gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Bumham, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. Dorsett Violets, $2.25 per 100. Cash. Wm. Schaffer & Son, Dover, Del. Marie Louise violet plants in large field- grown clumps, ,$2.50 per 100, $20 per 1000. Elva R. Davis. lonin. ^lich. 5000 clumps California violets, ready now, finest stock In the west, 4 1-2 c. 250 or more at 4c. J. W. Dunford. Clayton, Mo. Violets— 30,000 strong. healthy, fleld- frown Campbell and California No. 1, at 2.50 per 100; $20 per 1,000. No. 2, good plants, at $1.50 per 100; $12 per 1.000. Satisfaction guaranteed or money returned. None better. The California, extra iar^e and fine clumps, packed to Carry Safely. I have shipped over 10,000 already with entire satisfaction. Chas. Black, Hights- town, N. J. ■WIRE STAKES W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind. Galvanized Wire Stakes. For page sec List of Advertisers. ■WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wlrework. Write for our catalogoe. Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Bellscher's Wire Works, 88 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for nice list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, ClncLnnatl. O. VTHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawle^ St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., IB Province St., and g Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers- Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kastlng Co., 383-87 Blllcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Chas. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Relnberg, 61 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. E. F. Wlnterson Co., 45-49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poebimann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertlsera. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continned Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 88 ft Broadway. For page see List of Advertisers. New York J. K. Alien, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stuart Allen Co.. 63 W. 28tli M.^ New Kork. For page see List of Advertisers. J. S. Fenrlch, 110 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New Ysrk. For page see List of Advertlsera H. E. Froment, 57 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28th St. Nsw York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. C. Horan, 66 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. Langjahr, 66 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsera James McManus, 42 W. 28th St., New Tsrk. For page see List of Advertlsera Chas. Mlllang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsera John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsera W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsera Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28tb St. New York. For page see List of Advertlsera John Young, 51 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Beotz & Nash. 56 and 67 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank S. Hicks & Co., 52 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank Millang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. H. Kuebler, 28 Wllioughby St. Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. M. Henshaw, 44 West 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PUladelphia W. B. McKIssIck, 1221 Filbert St., Pbila- delpbla. Pa. For page see List of Adverttseta Leo Nlessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Pblladsl- phia. Pa. For page see List of Advertlsera Tbe S. S. Peanock-Meehan Co., leOB-U Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa For page see List of Advertlsera Edward Reld, 1626 Ranstead St, Pltils- delphla. Pa. For page see List of Advertlsera Fred Ehret, 1407 Falrmonnt Ave., Phlto- delpbla, Pa. For page see List of Advertlsera Fittsbarg J. B. Murdoch & Co., B4B Liberty M., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertlsera St. Louis H. G. Bernlng, 1402 Pine St., St. Lonis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers icindly mention Horticulture 4'S6 horticulture: October 12, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K 490 Allen Wm. Stuart Co.4go American Nursery- • .472 Aschmann Godlrev--'47i Atlanta Floral Co. ..-187 .Bareobrug Burgers & Co 483 Berger H. H. & Co.. 482 .Bjrrowsri.il.liaon.47" Baur Floral Co 47' Bayersdorfer H.& Co. 4S0 Bay State Nur.serics..472 Bernini- H. G, 49' Bjddington A.T 481 Boston Florist Letter Co ■■•487 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 498 .Braslan Seed Growers Co •■•■483 Bfeck Joseph & Sons 483 .Breitmeyer's J. Sons. 487 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 483 Barpee W. A. & Co. 47f483 Xain.W.I...... 496 CarnlloS Baldwin ..-404 Cassidyl ,•■•499 Chicago Carnation Co ■ 47' Clarke's David, SonS487 Coles W.W 498 Conard& Jones 472 Cook H. A. & Son... 439 CookeG. H •■ 48/ CoweeA. 49- Craig W. P 489 Davis A. B. & Son-- 47' DawsonM. M 472 Donohoe W. H 487 Domer F. Sons & Co.47' Dreer H. A. 485-49^ Dysart R.J. 488 Eastern Nurseries 47" .Eiwards Folding Box Co. 488 Ehret Fred 488 Elliott Wm.& Sons.. 483 Engelman R . & Son . ■ 47 ■ Eiler J G 498 Ernest W.H 498 Evens Chas ..•47' Eyres 487 Farquhar R. & J. & Co.. 481 FenrichJ.S 49" Fiske, H. E. Seed C0.483 Foley Mfg. Co 499 Ford Bros 49" Froment H. E. 49° Galvin Thos. F 487 .Garnsev M. V -487 Green Chas. H 47' Grey T.J. Co 483 GudeBros.Co 487 Gattman Alex. J 49° HailAsso. 498 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 483 HauswirthP.J 487 Heiss J. B 47' Henshaw A. M 491 Herbert David & Son. 472 Hews A. H. &C0....498 Hicks Frank S. & Co.49r Hilfinger Bros 498 'Hippard E 499 Hitchlngs & Co 500 Horan E. C 490 Johnston Heating Co. 499 Kastlng W.F 491 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co. 497 Kervan Co., The 491 Kessler,P. F 49' King Cons. Co 499 Koral M fe Co 4 '7 Kuebler Wm. H 49' Lager &Hurrell 484 Lambert J 471 Langjahr, Alfred H. . . 4(;o Leuthy A. & Co 471 Lord & Burnham Co. 500 Manda Jos. A 484 McCarthy N. F......49- Page McConneli Alex 487 McKellar Charles W. 488 McKissick,W. E 488 McManus J as 490 Metropolitan Ma- terial Co 499 Michell H. F.Co.- -.483 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 491 Millang Charles 490 Millang Frank 491 Miller Theo 487 MineralizeJ Rubber Co 499 Moninger J. C 499 Moore, Hentz & Nash 491 Moore, J L. 481 Morse C.C. & Co... .483 Murdoch J. B.& Co. .49 Murray Samuel 487 New England Nur- series 472 Nicotine Mfg. Co 498 Niessen Leo. Co 489 Oak Hill Nurseries.- ^472 Ordonez Bros 484 Palethorpe P. R 498 Park Floral Co 487 Payne John A 49^ Pennock-Meehan Co. 488 Perfection Chemical Co -.--498 Perkins St. Nurseries. 471 Pierce F. 0 499 Pierson F. R- Co 4S1 Pierson U Bar Co ... - 500 Poehlmann Bros. Co. -488 Pulverized Manure Co 498 Rawson W. W.& Co . . 498 Ray nor John 1 490 Reed& Keller 491 Reid Edw 488 Reinberg Peter 488 Rickards Bros 483 Robinson D. Sona . - .472 Robinson H.M . & Co. 491 Rock Wm. L 487 Roehrs Julius Co. 472-484 Roland, Thomas -• -472 Rolker August & Sons 481-498 R ise Hill Nurseries -472 Rusconi D. 481 Sander & Son 484 Scheepers John & Co. 471 Schultheis Anton -.471 Schuiz Jacob 487 Scott, John 471 SheridanW. F 490 Siggers & Siggers 499 Situations & Wants- -496 Skidelskv S. S 471 Smyth Wm. J 487 Standard Pl't« Glass Co 499 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co 499 Stumpp & Walter Co. 483 Thau M 471 The Fernery 471 ThorburnJ.M. &Co.48i Totty Chas. H 471 Traendly & Schenck 479-490 Valentine, J. A 4S7 Vick's Jas. Sons 483 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 471 Watson, G.C 483 WalshM. H 472 Waterer John & Sons-472 Weber F. C 487 Weber H. & Sons... -471 Welch Bros 488 Wilson, Andrew 498 Winterson E. F. Co. -488 Yokohama Nursery Co 481 Young John 490 Young, Thos. Jr 487 Young & Nugent . . . . 4''7 ZangenO. V i% Zinn, J. A.. . 487 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not ? New Offers in This Issue. BABY RAMBLER ROSES. A. B. Davis & Sou, I'urcellville, Va. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, ROSES, CAR- NATIONS, ORCHIDS. Traendl.v i>e .Srlieuek. 44 W. 2Stli Street, New York. For page see Ijist of Advertisers. DAHLIAS: GLADIOLI. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List ot Advertisers. GRASS SEED SPECIALISTS. I'.arunbnig, Brugers & Co., Arnheim. For page see List of Advertisers. HERBACEOUS PEONIES. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fultou St., New Yorlf. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDE. Carman's Anti pest. W. W. Eawsou & Co., ij Union St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPANESE AND GERMAN IRIS. Henry A. Hreer. 714 Chestnut St., PhiladeliJhia. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPAN LILIUM LONGIFLORUM. Yokohama Nurser.v Co., 31 Barclay Street, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIA SEED: DUTCH BULBS: FRENCH ROMAN HYACINTHS. H. H. Berger & Co., 70 Warren St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. LILY OF THE VALLEY EXCEL- LENTA. •Tohu Sclieepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PRINCESS VIOLETS. Chas. H. Green, Spencer, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. RETAIL FLORIST. Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Adverliscments in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTICUL- TURE" should be sent to J J Ham- ilton Place, Boston. SITUATIONS WANTED WANTED position by young man grow- ing roses or carnations, either private of commercial. 5 years' experience In latter. G, care Horticulture. SITUATION WANTED by gardener with good record, private place preferred. Mar- ried, two children. Address N., care HOR- TICULTURE^ SITUATION WANTED in general green- house work; single, age 35, five years' ex- perience, commercial. Address W. W., care Horticulture. WANTED- Position as manager of plant and fern growing establishment. Exper- ienced. L, care HORTICULTURE. FOR SALE FOR SALE-GREENHOUSE PLANT 4000 ft. glass, 4 acres good land ; dwelling- house 8 rooms, good stable ; 9 miles from Boston ; five minutes to electric and steam cars. Doing good business and excellent chance for increase. Address W.J.GAIN,I34 North St., Newtonville.Mass. FOR SALE— Well established florist bos- Iness with greenhouses in rear of store. E. C. Thlnnes, 245 De Kalb Avenue, Brook- Ivn, N- Y. OBITUARY. Z. DeForest Ely. Son of late Ezra Stiles Ely D- D-, ot Philadelphia, died Sept. 30, aged 56, and was buried at Abington, Pa., on Oct. 3, with Masonic honors. Z. De Forest Ely was the founder of the seed firm of that name, which at one time was quite a factor in the seed trade of the country. Business re- verses of some ten years ago under- mined Mr. Ely's health and he lived in retirement since then until his death. His early training was obtain- ed in the house of Robert Buist & Co., of which he was at one time a partner. Mr. Ely had a very winning, although mercurial, mentality, and all through his career showed a brilliant and progressive intellect. Had he been of a less high strung and sensitive tem- perament it is very probable he would have surmounted his business troubles, but the delicate organization snapped under the strain and forced a retirement, which proved final. What he did during his span of life he did well, and he leaves a stainless record behind him. G. C. W. Hugo Book. Hugo Book, for many years engaged in the florist business in Worcester, Mass., died on October 4 in St. Vincent Hospital after an operation for appen- dicitis. He was -50 yea;s and 27 days old, and his death occurred on the 16tli anniversary of his marriage. He was born in Munster Westtalen, (lerniany, the son ot Mr. and Mrs. Jo- seph Fool;. His fathei- was city clerk in Munster and a v,'eIl-known and re- spected person. He was educated In the schools at Westfalen. He settled in Worcester and married October 4. 1891. He learned his business in the gardens and conservatories at the Schloss garden of Munster, capitol of Westfalen. During his spare time he was very fond of hybridizing and grafting roses and possessed a famous garden in which he had a splendid collection. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mary, 15 years old, Amelia, 10 and a son, Albert, 12 years- John E. Olsen. We regret to announce the death of Mr. -tohu G. Olsc-n, an esteemed employe of the Illinois Seed Company, Chicago. Mr. Olsen has been asso- ciated for many years with the Illinois Seed Company and his death is not only a sad loss to them but to a host of friends in the seed business who knew his worth. We have a letter from President Green of the Company e.xpressing his deep sense of personal bereavement. Mr. Olsen's death was caused by aiipcndicitis after an illness of but five days. He leaves a wife and a four-year-old son. Other Deaths- Mrs. M. Rose Wingert, florist, of Wilmington, Del., died on October 3 at her home, 714 King street. B. Ij. Alley, one of the old-time florists of Danvers, Mass., died on Sunday, October 6, at an advanced age. October 12, 1907 HORTICULTURE 4i9-T Tobacco Paper S THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 24 sheets $ 0.75 144 sheets 3.50 288 sheets 6.50 1728 sheeU 35.10 "NICO-FUME" Furnishes the Most Nicotine for the Money! .. . nanufactured bj ... THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Louisville, Ky LIQUID OVER 40% NICOTINE By far the CHEAPEST. JUST NOTE PRICESI Pint $ 1.50 ;/2 Gallon 5.50 Gallon 10.50 5 Gallons 47.25 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. Read before the Congress of Horticulture, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Va., September 23, 1907, by John C. Olmsted, Brookline, Mass. {Continued from pngr 454) The Florist's Place and Limitations in Landscape Work. Horticulture is the art of the culti- vation ot garden plants as distin- guished from farm crops. Those hor- ticulturists who raise or sell plants for their beauty are florists. Most florists advise as to or direct the use of ornamental plants. Many florists also branch out into the practice of landscape gardening because their technical knowledge enables them to do so well enough to satisfy those who employ them. Similarly druggists sell drugs without prescriptions of physi- cians, dealers sell spectacles without prescriptions of professional oculists. -Vevertheless all who can afford it should get advice on matters of land- scape design from the best available professional landscape gardener, just as they should get advice as to mat- ters of health from a competent phy- sician. Florists should therefore avoid competing with competent land- scape gardeners. This principle of specialization of knowledge and its application to hu- man affairs is well known to florists, but for one reason or another they do and will continue to practice land- scape gardening and it must be ac- knowledged that to a certain extent and under certain circumstances they are justified in doing so. The direction in which the work of florists in the field of landscape gar- dening is usually most open to criti- cism is in its esthetic qualities. The mind of the florist is usually occupied either by practical details or is considering the beauty of par- ticular flowers or plants. This tends to unfit him as a landscape designer. If he is to practise landscape garden- ing, he should subordinate beauty of plants to the beauty of the composi- tion or design as a whole. In doing so he cannot succeed unless he studies first the requirements of the case, the utilization of its opportunities for landscape beauty, its financial limita- tions and so on. Then he must form in his mind, or on paper, a general plan or solution of the problem em- bodying such qualities as fitness, har- mony, contrast, simplicity or intricacy, proportion, relation of masses, colors and so on. But even if he refrains from design- ing landscape the florist should be an artist. Faculties that Must Be Cultivated. The very existence of florists de- pends upon the public demand for beautiful flowers and garden plants. If the florist is to succeed in the es- thetic side of his business he must be endowed with certain esthetic facul- ties and cultivate them to the point of efficiency. A mere love of flowers is not sufficient, any more than an ear for music would indicate the existence of the qualities required for a success- ful musician. There must be the power to observe and study, to imagine combination and modifications of things seen or learned of, to men- tally test them by various standards and rules and by the known effects of similar things that have been or can be seen. There must be the critical faculty, the weighing of advantages and disadvantages, the power to curb impulses and first impressions until reason has passed judgment. Percep- tion, selection, memory, imagination, reason, application, patience and above all will power are some of the more important qualities required for a successful designing florist. All these faculties gain by experience and training and by a favorable environ- ment. The visual memory must be stored with beautiful things. Nature is a great storehouse of beautiful things, as well as of ugly things, so a lad should be brought up in a beautiful bit of country rather than amid long blocks of plain brick houses. But there is much in nature that is beau- tiful that cannot be used in the flor- ist's work. Lichens and toad stools, for instance, include varieties having beautiful colors, yet they are not used in carpet bedding owing to practical difficulties. Therefore the visual memory is stored by visiting gardens and exhibitions and by studying illus- trations, horticultural books and trade catalogues. The selective faculty is trained by determining what is worth remember- ing. We must put some things in the front row of the memory, so to speak, where they can be availed of instan- taneously. Other things are set be- hind and labeled by some bit of de- tail, a leaf or a bit of color or a word or a taste or a smell or by name. For very many things that may be useful the memory must refer back to the cyclopedia, an indexed periodical, a scrap book, so and so's catalogue, and so on. The visual memory is trained by repetition, by close application forced by the will power. It is aided by as- sociation with other sensations, by the sentiments, by novelty, by super- lative characteristics and so on. The imagination is based on mem- ory. We can imagine nothing that has not come into our minds through the senses or that is not due to some com- bination ot ideas previously so gained. Hence the importance of storing the memory with things worth remember- ing. The imagination must be guided by reason and will power to be useful, but it must be exercised and develop- ed mainly in youth, even by the aid of beautiful things that are not useful. The imagination is stimulated by beau- tiful things to imagine other beautiful combinations and modifications. An' ancient necklace or a decorated book cover, seen in a museum of art, may excite the imagination many years after in the designing ot flower decora- tion. That may be both a pleasant and a useful training of the young florist's imagination, but the study of veined marble, or cloud effects or a specimen of marine alga might be pleasant but probably useless to the florist. Value of a Scientific Training. The reasoning faculty may be train- ed in various ways but may best be trained by the study of cause and ef- fect in the natural sciences dealing with the materials to be handled or controlled by the florist. If he learns scientifically why certain color com- binations are pleasing and certain others displeasing he can act as the result of reasoning when the time comes instead of trusting to his own sensations or to what people may say or to tradition. If he has studied agricultural chemistry and plant phy- siology and meteorology he may some- times avoid mistakes which others fall into through the misapplication of traditional wise saws, which often for the sake of brevity or of a catch- ing rhyme convey a half truth or even a falsehood. The training of other /acuities need" not be enlarged upon. The inference- to be drawn is that if the florist is tO' have such an education as will fit him to produce beautiful floral decoration and to make his vocation compare in esthetic standing with that of the ar- chitect and the artist mural decorator and (let no offense be taken) with the landscape architect, he should cul- tivate his creative esthetic faculties at least as thoroughly and by much the same means of art schools, muse- ums, reading, converse with artists, travel and observation and by the so- lution ot many problems of artistic design. 498 HORTICULTURE, October 12, 1907 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean Stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September 5, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson — Having used your insecticide here, 1 can testify to Its efficiency In destroying scale and other in- sects infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florham Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 190G. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir — Your Plant Oil Is certainly tbe most effective scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. IIERRINGTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pints 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon. $2.00; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8, SUMMIT, N. J. Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CONTEMPLATED. New. Canton, 111. — Jennie Keeling, one house. Stevenson, Wash — W. .Jackson, one house. T hiladeliihia. Pa. — Benjamin Yeagle. one house. Gibson. Mich. — S. Harkema, one vegetable house. Quincy, Mass. — Alphonse Faneuf. encumber house. Colorado Springs, Colo. — W. K. Jew- ctt, conservatory. Additions. New Ulm. Minn.— C. Bcook, M ft. addition. Salem. Mass.— H. T. Conant & Co., adrlitinns. I'ortland, Ore. — Thos. Ellingham. one house. Shillingron Pa. — Deeds Floral Co., four houses. Ft. Smith, Ark.— A. A. Pantet & Co., three houses. Philadeliihia. Pa. — Charles Signer, house 1(1x170 Jamaica Plain, Mass. — John J. Fee, improvements. Mitchell, S. D. — The Xewbnrys, range of houses. Chicago, [11. — George Reinberg, or- chid house. 2.5x265. Fnlton, 111.— Hill Bros. & Kirnian, five cucumber houses. Covington, Ky. — Covington Seed Co., two houses each 20x100. St. Paul, Minn.— St. Paul Floral Co.. improvements. Holm & Olsen, palm and lu'opagating houses. CARMAN'S ANTIPEST For the Garden, Orchard and Greenhouse. N .n-poisonoiis and tarm'ess to vegetal on. Kills Green Fly, Aphides, Bark Lice, Thrip, Mealy Bug. Red Spider. Scale, Wire Worms, Ants and Slugs. This is the Grower';? Friend, handy to use cheap and effective mixes readi y in water. Destroys a!I insect pests and keeps d wn fi'th Circu ars on apphcatioo. $| SO per gallon. Also in quarts, ha f gallons and in bulk. PERFECTION CHEMICAL CO., FLUSHING, N. V. Efixfeni A'/eiit^ W.W.RAWSON & CO.. 5 Union St , Boston, Mass. BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOUSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St,, BOSTON ^0-22 Canal St. I MANUFACTURE AND ERECT Iron frame and wood Greenhouses of every type for commercial and private use. If you contemplate building, allow me to submit sketch and estimate covering your requirements. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds ot greenhoii.se structural material. NiKOTEENAnilSPUNK THE ORICINAI^ftNp GENUINE NICOTINMUipGANT STRON^E&i;«^^fmFORM POICE 60C CASE Of IZ BOXES \ NIKOTEEN FOR SPRAVI lijcffORyVAPO R I Z I N C DDICE$150 ,^^^CMi!&\, $1322 PEP PER PINT, Street WASHINGTON D. C. Cattle Manure ¥_. D-»— ,_ Shredded or in jDagS Pulverized Best and safest manure for florists and greenhouse use, absolutely pure, no waste, no danger. Write for cir- culars and prices. The Pulverized Manure Co.. 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3 ft. .je.OOper lono 4 ft vaspjr 1000 ,'■) ft $ 9.90 per 1000 6 ft 11 90 per 1000 W. W. COLES, Kokomo, Ind. The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, Insurer of 28,000,000 sq. ft. of glass. For p.irticulars address John C. Esler,Sec'y, Saddle River,N.J. October 12, 1907 hokticulture: 499 THE STANDARD STEAIVI TRAP is acknowledged the best for the florist, because it is durable and does Its work without trouble and annoyance, saving its cost by the economy in coal bills. E. HIPPARD YOUNCSTOWN, OHIO Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers American and French Greenhouse Glass Reliab!e Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON, MASS. GREENflOlJSECONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAGO n. TONAWA.NUA, N.Y. TOBONTOk ONT. /. CAS SIDY Designer and Builder Iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory. 215 to 221 Randolph Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is fullv guaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH gives shade and sttll allows free circulation of air. MINERALIZED RUBBER GO. 18 Cliff street, NEW YORK You'll find something worth reading on every page of this paper. ^»*'»^^-^-'"'^^''»»''"»»»»»^»»»^" 4 Holds Class Firmly ' See the Point tX' PEERLESS ^ eiBClBK Polntt "• aiok««. * No rights OT lena. Box or * l.OM poinU 16aU. pMtpftll. I RENBT A. DREEB, I 71. STEEL RETURN TUBULA Steam BOILERS Water What F. R. Pierson says : Johnston He,\ting Co., New York Ciiy. Gentlemen : — The iaternally fired steel boilers which you installel last fall are giving us great satisfaction. They heat very q lickly and are very economical. We Ere exceedingly well pleased with them and they have more than met our expectations.— Very truly yours, F. R. Pierson Co. JOHNSTON HEATING CO. Lexington Ave. and 29th St., - NEW YORK CITY WRITE FOR CATALOG AND PRICES Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaianteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failures of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9. National Union Building Washington. DC. USE IT NOW. F.O.PIERCE CO. 12 W- Broadway and 227 Greenwich St. NEW YORK ALL HEART SUN DRIED CYPRESS There is no wood its equal to resist decay when it is FREE of SAPWOOD and SUN DRIED IN THE AIR. One piece of sap in a house will cause more trouble and expense than many times the difference in cost between the best and sappy material. Kiln drying destroys the vitality of any wood. We Guarantee Our Cypress TO BE Without Sapwood and Air Dried. Send for free catalogue of GREENHOUSE MATERIALS. Foley Mfg. Co. Western Avenue and 26th Street, CHICAGO. ^^"Our visiting' friends are heartily welcome to call andseeusatour handsome new factory. Transfer from any West Side street car to S. Western Ave. and get off at 26th St. mm SASH BARS 82 fe«t *r longei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED Write tor Circalar "D" and Prioes rhe A. T. STEALS LUMBER CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. GREENHOUSE WRECKERS Everything in New and Second Hand To REPAIR HEAT BUILD GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 500 HORTICULTURE October 18, 1907 AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO It is like this : John Jones puts up a cer- tain kind of construc- tion, and Brown, his neighbor, takes Jones' advice and follows suit. Now Jones may know the right construction, and he may not, — how is Brown to tell ? Why not give Brown a series of talks on a construc- tion that has rigidly stood time's test, and let him be so thoroughly posted that Jones or any other man cannot lead him astray? Exactly what we are going to do the first issue in Nov- ember, and continue every week until you and Brown know our Half Iron or the Iron Frame Construction, to its every detail. Then it will be up to you to choose. If you don't want to wait until then, write to us now. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Heatinff and Veatllalinfi Apparatus. • 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. ^ *"" Tlie Newest "WrinKle in Ventilation is Our £n- cased Self-Oiling Gear Not that a self-oiling gear is new, but our way of making it is. We will tell you two of its strong points, and then want you to write for a full description of the rest, with a price. One strong point is the sijiiare bearing shaft which makes slipping absolutely impossible, no matter how heavy the work. TKe OtKer is its Freedom from Complicated MecK- anism, its Compactness LORD ®L BURNHAM CO. Greenhouse Designers and Manufacturers 1 133 BROADWAY, cor. 26th Street, N. Y. BOSTON Branch: 819 Tremont Building PHILADELPHIA Branch : 1 235 Filbert St. Here it is, end on — and that is the way to get the full beauty and va'ue of that curved eave. No, we are wrong there, for the most convincing way is to go inside a gutter-eave house and then in a U-Bar House, with its clean sweep of glass from ridge to sill. The comparison is instructive. It's just the sunniest, best growing proposition in greenhouse construction, and we stand ready to show you we mean exactly what we say. Write, or let us send catalog. Plerson U-Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Building, 4th Avenue and 23rd Street, New York. LIBRARY' NEW YORli BOTANIC A i GARUHN. Cattleya Haedyana. evofeafo th^^^ I^^CAPE Garden £. '/■ // ffdmi/fmT/ace. QqjTo//, Mass. di/bscrfption, HOO 502 HORTICULTURE October 19, 1907 NOW READY FOR DELIVERY I liSlim Uarrieeii Bulbs of the very finest quality. LIIIUIII nalll»9ll 6 7 inch bulbs, 350 to the case, $6.00 per 100; $55.00 per Tooo. 7-9 inch bulbs, 200 to the case, $9.00 per roo: $85.00 per 1000. Full case at 1000 rales. Frecsia Refracta Alba buibs exd a quality buibs, yiXo '/i inch diameter, 75c per lOO; $5.00 per 1000. Selected bulbs, '/2 to '4 inch diameter, $1.00 per 100; $7 50 per 1000. Bermuda BultercupOxalis JeV?oor '°° *''" White Roman Hyacinths Bulbs 12-11^ cm. in circum- ference, $2.75 per 100; $25.00 per loco. Bulbs 13-15 cm. in circumference, $3.25 per IOC; $29.00 per 1000. Narcissus Paper White Grandifloraf^tm'io circumference, $1 25 per lOO: $9.00 p( r lOOO. Bulbs 14 cm. and up in circu i ference, $1.50 per 100; $11 00 per 1000. Allium NeapOlitanUm 75cperioo: $5.00periooo. If you have not received same, send for our complete list of bulbs for winter and spring flowering F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. CLEARING 5ALE: SHRUBBERY— BIG STUFF. AT HALF! Landscapers, Nurserymen and Big Planters — Attention ! To settle up an estate which desires to quit the shrub growing business and clean up the ground within the next few weeks I make the following sacrifice offer of some thirty thousand shrubs for prompt orders and unsold. Within easy shipping distance of Philadelphia. Fine soil, everything well rooted and frequently transplanted. Splendid stock for immediate eff ct. lOOn A thaea Double White . . -8 '«t 8c. each 700 " •' Purple 7 "... 7c. " 41JO " Totus Aibus ..■3,'* " Sc. •• 400 " Blanche .. ."■> " .■ 6c. " Lion Honeysuckle Chinese . . :iyear...6c. " 1500 " Halliana ...3 " ...6c. " 100 " Qolden . . .3 " . .6c. " 800 " Chapmsnil 3 vr. 4 ft. 6c. " 1000 Each, Red. WhiteandP nk Tartarian Honeysuckle 4 feet Sc. " 1(100 Forsythia Oolden Bell .5 to 7 ■ 6c. • '201)0 Deutzia Fortunii 6 " 10 " 8c. " ijiK) " Crenata . S " 12 ■ 10c. " ■2000 " Pride of Rochester 7 " ii " 9c. " 500 Weigelia Candida .5 " 10 ■ 8c. 500 " Variegated 3 " .5 " 8c. " ,500 " Lavellel -. 6 " 8 '■ 8c, " 1000 American Ivy, c"od strong pbnls 6c 2no Deutzia Gracilis 1 to 2 feet 4c, 200 " Lemolnl 2 " 3 " 6c. inoo Spirea Van houtti 4 " 6 " 6c, 800 •• Callosa Rubra 4 " 5 " 6c, 1500 " Reevesii .■) " 7 " 6c, SfHi " Bumalda 2" 3 " Sc 300 " Superba 2 " 3 " Sc, 500 " Billardi 6" 0 " 6c, 200 " Aurea 5 " 7 " 6c, 400 Silk Vine, good strong plants 6c, 600 Clematis Stans 3 to 4 " 6c. 1(K)0 Mock Orange 4 " 6 " 7c, 300 Jasminum Nudiflorum 3 " 6c, 1000 lamarix 4" 6 " 6c, 500 Snow Ball (Viburnum Opulis) . .... 5 ■■ 7 ■• 8c. loot) El£eagnu5 Edulls Longipes .5 " > Oc. 500 Rose Pride of Washington 5 yr. 10c. 1000 Berber s Thunbergil 1)4 to 3 feet Sc, ' Usual terins and time to those known to those known to us. . Packing at cost. This is a tempting offer and should not be neglected. Everything away below cost of produc- tion. Most of it less than half regular prices. At the>^e sacrifice figures the stock totals up to two thousand dollars. Would enter- tain a still further sacrifice on an offer for the whole lot. Make me an offer ! RED ROSE FARMS and NURSERIES, iir^a'^et ^.V^iLAOErPmA ESTABLISHED 1 802 A LARGE SURPLUS OF JAPAN LILIUM LONGIFLORUm Sizes 7 9 in. and 9 h) in. on hand. Prices on application. HYOKOHAMA NURSERY CO., "'■■^""■"'""'■'^■^ 100,000 DAHLIAS Premium Stock, guaranteed true to name 500,000 large Flowering Qladioli, hundreds of colors and variations mixed Wliolesale prices on applioatiun. Order now for spring delivery. Catalogue free, J. L. MOORE, Northboro, Mass. DAHLIAS. rietiec in Any quantity: Now is the time to place your order for bulbs which willinsurr you getting Darned va- prompt delivery. DAVID HERBERT & SON, Succescors to L. K. Peacocki Inc. A.TOO, IV. J. Send for our Trade Bulb List New crop Giant Cyclamen seed PER lOCO SEEDS Asparagus plumo us nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds . . • . 2.50 Bermuda Easter Lilies and Roman Hyacinths. Send for special prices for large qua- tities. ALL THE OTHER DUTCH BULBS. J. M. THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Hlg:hest Grade VINCA SEED Mr. Florist, do vm know the right time to sf)\v Vinca '^etrd is right now. Trade pkt. Per 07, Vinca Alba, white, with rost centre $0 I S $0 SO Pura, pure white .1 S .50 Rosea, pink .15 .50 Mixed , .10 .40 BODDINiiTON'S CHR'STHAS PINK 1 his is the earliest and mo'^l nrnfiialik- and useful Sweet Pea in cultivation. BODDINOTON'S CHRI5T- n*S WHITE. A t;rand rnnipanion to Christ- mas Pink. IOC peroz.: "% lb. 30c; % lb. 501:: lb. 750. Our Fall Bulb Catalogue now ready. If you have not already secured one, send a postcard today. It contains a full line of bulbs and flower seeds. ARTHUR T. BOODING rpN, 342 West 14th St.. N.Y. City LET US QUOTE on your wants in Cailas, Paper White Qrand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 32 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO AUGUST RdLKER & SONS Supply the trade wiih PLANTS AND BULBS For greenhouse or outdoor u^e, imported to order. Send for estimate. Address — 31 Barclay St.,or p.o Bo« 753,New York. PRICES QUOTED IN THESE COLUMNS ARE FOR DEALERS ONLY ^.'SS^^i'n'tllJiV.rK.VKS October 19, 1907 HORTICULTURE 503 SPECIAL OFFER ROSEvS Lily of the Valley *^""- '°'""'^ ''""'^' 2 years, field-grown, extra strong plants, over loo best varieties, $ lO.OO per 100, $85.00 per I000> Crimson and Baby Rambl rs, $12.00 per 100. Manetti and Briar Stock for grafting, $10.00 per 1000. $80.00 per 10,000. Kentias, Forsteriana and Belmoreana, 'Hsoo pe^ioC $12.00 per 1000 DRACAENA | NDI VISA, strong, well-grown plants, 3-in. $4.00 per 100; 4 in. $10.00 per 100 ; 5 in. $15.00 per 100 Rubbers (FIcus elastica^ liaoo^e'r .00 Pandanus Veitchii, I'jsMoaui $SS per 100 Araucaria excelsa, Acnillied'OC pot-grown, lO leaves in pot, green, $6.00 H9|IIUI»lia9; per doz. ; variegated, $8.00 per doz. 2-3 tiers, $20.00 per 100, 3 4 tiers, $40.00 per 100. J. LAMBERT, 150 Nassau Street, NEW YORK, N. Y. Andrew Carnegie (Scarlet Harlowarden) Needs no introduction, as you know It is the very best scarlet, the only one having the ideal shade of scar- let. The one we have all been looking for. Now is your oppor- tunity to get your order booked for January delivery. $12.00 per 100. $100 00 per 1000 CHICAGO CARNATION CO A. T. PYFER, Mgr. JOLIET. ILL. CARNATION PLANTS Field Grown Fair Haid and Lawson, $5.00 per 100. Princess of Wales Violets, fine plants, $5 00 per 100-CA5H. CHAS. H. GREEN, SPEN ER, MASS. 19O8-T0REA00R-19O8 Our new seedling tarnation. In color, a very much improved Prospeiity, wiih the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for 1908. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for fu'ther information. The H. Weber & Son« Co., Oakland. Hd CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $13.00 per 100; $ioo.oi per 1000. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Vaid — Clear pink edged white. — ^la.co per too; too. 00 per 1000. Large well lormed bloom. Very early and productive. r. DORNSR & SONS CO. La Fayette. Ind. CARNATIONS ANO VIOUTS Field grown, Al Plants of Victory. $8.00 p»r 100, $75.00 per lO^O. Queen. Fair Maid, Harry Fenn. $6.i.O per 100, $SO.Ou per 1000. All fIrst-sUed plants. Large clumps o* Princess of Wales Violet $6.0i> p r 101), $511.(111 per lOOO Campbell $5.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Cash with order, please. R. ENCELWAN & SON Pitt&fleld. Mats Field Crown CARNATIONS Imp-rial and Pink Imperial, fine stock. $12.00 per 100; $100 00 per 1000. CHARLES H.TOTrY, Madison. N.J. CARNATIONS. ^^^^^^^TlJ.: son, $6 no per 100, $55 00 per 1000; Mrs. F. .Joost, $4 00 per 100, $35 0(1 per 1000. 250 at 1000 rate VTOT PTQ Field grown. Imperial, $5. to T lUJ^l^ I O. per inn, $45 00 per lOOO. 260 at UOO rate. Princess of Wales, $6.00 per 100. Hydrangeas, Ferns, ivies. Write for prices. BAUR FLORAL CO. Erie, Pa. NEP. WHITMANI 2'4 in.. $5.00 ner 100 NEP. WHITMANI i'/i In., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'A In.. $3.00 per 100 H.H. BARROWS & SON Mhltnaa. Mau. THE FINEST .11 From cold storage. Only few ca es leti. Please order at once. $32.00 per case ot aoooiinepips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, . - NEW YORK. JOHN SCOTT Qrower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stocic NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Road arid East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N.Y. A. LEUTHY & CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PLANTS PERKINS Sr. NURSERIES, ROSLINDALE MASS. 5000 VIOLET PLANTS Large, field grown California and La France. SS.OJ per 100; $45.00 per 1000. B. HENKER, Kgrth St., White Plains, N.Y. Grand New Double Daisy A *p--t from iVa gr'"''t mo ev m k np s ng e vari- ety QUEEN ALEXANDRA, that every dy grows 'o a good piofit. You can i o b iter with this The flowers are large, a' crag Dg thr^ e inches in dameier, and noi c of the floweis comes single i»t any time i f the year. It blooms freely, eitJ er under glass or c utdoors. Voung stock. • ut of 2 J^ -inch pots, ready for delivery January i, $25.00 per 100. ORDERS BOOKED NOW. THE f CRNERY, " irj:""- 1421 Charles St. North, Baltimore, Md. »»»»i»)»»»»>»>«»»»)»>ft»i»>»>^ft»>>>»>»*^; Wholesale Plant Grower, College Point, - New York. Price List of Foliage, flowering and Decorative Plants sent free on application. «'«<«'«<««<««««<« W«^*W*^V'«^'*^'«^ GERANIUMS We have 100,000 in 2-inch pots ready to ship in pricrs running from $2.00 per 100 for standard varieties to 75 cents each for novelties. We will send one thousand, 50 each of 20 varieties Single and Double for $18, or 500, 25 each of 20 vaiieties for $9 25. SEND FOR OUR SPECIAL CATAl OQUB R. VINCENT. Jr & SONS GO. WHITE MARSH, MP. CYCLAMEN Splontlenm Glgantaum Hybrlilm In five colors; the fines strain known 3 in. pois, ready, ST.fO per 100; 4-in . $15 0« per 100- Sin., $20 00 per 100. Satisfaciion guaranteed. S.S. SKIDEISKY, l74INftniSini,PllllO PQ. PRICES QUOTED IN THESE COLUMNS ARE FOR DEALERS ONLY )5'.;;^"«^i'n'riS,;<*»^«<'rt7cKS 504 H ORTl CU LTU RE October 19, 1907 •*)»i»j»j»j»»»)1*)1ft>>« >~P»»MU»>9»»J»*0*»»»»»»»»»0»»»»»»»»)»»»»»* »»»»»»,KK»»»»»»»»»»»0»»»»i^ THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc., BEDFORD, MASS. TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. We ^row everything required for ORCHARD, GARDEN, LAWN and LAND- l SCAPE PLANTING. J Our Specialty is H1GH=GRADE STOCK, carefully packed, at right prices. I Every Gardener, Florist and Plantsman should have a copy of our NEW I GENERAL CATALOG. It can be had for the asking. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2]^ in. Pots, Jio.oo per loo 3j4 in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Ready to Pet On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LADY GAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Eh-uschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Netting. Herbaceous Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. M. H. WALSH 11B8E SPtcnusT WOODS HOLE. MASS Gtioice Ornamentals 20,000 Berberis Thunbergil, 18 10 34 inch. 5,000 " ' 12 to 18 " 40,000 " " 2 yr. seedlings, 8 to T =, inch 20 000 Vicico Minor (Grave Myrtle). 8,000 Bed Oak Trees, 4 w 6 ft. 12 000 Cherry and Plum Trees, 1 yr , 3 ft. 40 000 ^o^«av Spruce, White, Au-trian and Scotch Pine, 1 yr transplants, 6 to 12 inch. 1 ,000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. I 000 Viburnum opulus n ft. I.Ono Viburnum dentatum, 2ft. 1,000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 2 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Roslindale, Mass^, Viburnum Plicatum Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST CROVE, PA^^ BABY RAMBLERS A choice lot of 2 yr Bal)y Ramblers on own roots. These are thrifty slock and ready to . bloon as blooms have been kept off. Price $10.00 per 100. A. B. DAVIS & SON, PurGelivljle, Va, LAR iP STOCK. Send for Prices . John Waterer & Sons, b^ AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest stock of recogniied Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list of plants grown for the Ainerican trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors Of Rhododendrons IP London. Complete line of HARDY PERENNIALS Ready for IMMEDIATE shipment. EASTERN NUR5ER1ES, Jamaica Plain, Mass. M. M. DAWSON, Manager. H ERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES EVERGREENS. SHRUBS, VINES, ROSES, Etc. Largest Variety In New Ens^land Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Free THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. NEW RAMBLER ROSE To be disseminated Spring, 1908 NEW ''NEWPORT FAIRY" Ask for Illustrated pamphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRS CO . Rutherford, N.J. FINE GRADING . . Shrubbery . . Artistically Planted Estimates Given Eiperts on Pruning D. ROBINSON'S SONS Revere Beach Parkway, Everett. Mass. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it In HORTICULTURE." FOR FALL PLANTING 11,000 American Red Oak, 4 to 6. 6 to 8, and S to 10 111. 3,000 Swiss Stone Pine, 3 years. 3 to 4 in., stocky l,00ri Deutzia Lemoinei, 8 to in and 10 to 12 in. Sample and price uii ai>plication. H.A.JACKSON. Portland, Me. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries Kew and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New Vork Office, Siebrecht Building, 425 Fifth AvMiyt TO BU Patronizo our advertisers, VERS they will treat you rlfi;ht October 19, 190? HORTICULTURE 505 Senecio clivorum '^^SS^i^^'s^^SkM:^'^^ Scnccio divonim is a vigorous hard}' plant with bold iiandsomc foliage aud heads of bright orange-yellow flower? carried on strong stems. It is an admirable plant for the wild garden or the fringe of the woodland, in such a position for instance as shown in the accora- panving illustration. The photograph shows a large group of this senecio in the woodland at Kew, where in an open space betvTeen large trees it gives a splendid bit of color : it looks especially well in the midst of pines and other conifers for the rich yellow flowers show finely against the sombre surroundings. This species is one of several very handsome senecios introduced within the past few years by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, through their collector, Mr. Wilson, who sent so many good plants home from western China. Senecio clivorum is very free flowering and a mass of plants in bloom is bound to attract attention even from a distance. Moreover the plants increase rapidly, soon developing into large clumps. They seed very freely also. Some idea of the striking effect made by a mass of tliis senecio may be had when I say that the indi- vidual flower heads are four inches or so across. The brown di-^c in the centre of the orange-yellow florets adds still further distinctness to the flower. This plant flowei's throughout a long season and this year has been in bloom from the middle of July until the end of Septcmlier. No doubt the continual rain that has fallen this summer has helped them to flower rather longer than usual. ffTl/X/u^ ff • //ccr-yi Rose Richmond This beautiful and fraarant rose is one of the most satisfactory and remunerative products of the green- house, providing of course that it is well grown, and much credit is due to the originator for giving us such an all round good thing as Kichmond has proven itself to be. To produce those high grade blooms of good color and substance with a wealth of well developed foliage and straight su-uis. the grower must have a good knowledge of tlie food required by his crops at the dif- ferent stages of their growth. As the plants increase in size and the benclies fill with roots, the limited amount of nutritive substances contained in the few inches of soil on the bench will naturally become exhausted. But liy a careful study of the original compost, and watch- ing how the stock progresses, the growers will be en- abled to form a correct idea of the quantity and i|uality of food required to supplement the waste. It seems to be the popular belief that Richmond is a heavy feeder, but while it does enjoy a rather liberal supply of water, this, within the writer's experi- ence applies only during the summer months, and at this season, like all other roses, Eichmond objects to over-feeding or over-watering. Stock planted in May or early in June should now l)e strong, vigorous |)hints with a good showing of bottom shoots. Where tliis apjilios and the plants are in benches they would thoroughly enjoy a light top dressing of mulch, com- posed of two parts good manure (not too fresh) and one fart soil. The soil lends weight to the material and prevents it from washing all over the bench. Where soils are particularly soft aud heavy, a generous sprink- ling of bone meal can be added to give stiffness to the stem and substance to petal and foliage. Tt is hardly necessary to touch en the causes which lead to black-spot and mildo\> but during the moderate weather, and especially damp weather, it is advisable to carry a temperature of 60 degrees or more with ventilation, to avoid moisture gathering on the jilants. .\k the season advances and steady firing be- comes a necessity, Eichmond will be found to do best in a night temperature of 58 to 60 degrees. Cutting the blooms properly is a very important point which must be learned in connection with Eich- mond. One criticism which has frequently been directed against this variety, is its poor keeping quali- ties, but if the buds are cut at the proper stage of de- velopment little difficulty will be experienced in this connection and the flowers may be shipped long dis- tances with perfect safety. We have found that if the buds are cut before they have begun to unfurl the petals, Richmond will keep very well and undoubtedly perfect every flower. The bottom shoots, if left to grow naturally will de- velop good substantial buds with long graceful stems, but, unless prices are extra high, it is perhaps better to nip the top out of the heavy shoot when it reaches a height of about twelve inches, in which case at least three splendid buds will develop and can be cut with stems varving in length from fifteen to twenty inches thus producing a greater quantity of medium grade flowers. Red-spider is very partial to Richmond and because of the peculiar cup-like formation of the leaves, is ex- ceedinglv difficult to dislodge when once it gets a foothold. Syringing should be practiced at every favor- able occasion, on the principle that prevention is bet- ter than cure. It is safer to use every precaution now than to have to regret the missed opportunities when dark, dreary winter comes. One of tile most satisfactory roses to handle, one of the quickest to respond to good treatment, Richmond is deservedly popular and a lasting tribute to its originator. ^ 9 506 HORTICULTURE October 19, 190t ■KJ'^%"MJ'¥*¥^^¥ Jl' np¥ 71} li^ Ws would suggest to those who are KaVJ^ M. K^^KJ M^ M. V/.KVJ> Give the young concerned in the filling of the oiSces VOL. VI OtroobR 19, 1907 HO. 16 '"^" something in tlie club or bociety for the coming — to do year that they do not overlook the PUBLISHED WKEKLY BY young mcn. This advice is not "?.'*X*^"!:*^*t^-^-"««i.«„^il«« new but it will bear repetition as not infrequently we 11 Mamilton «'iace, Doston, .Mass. ,, ,,. i ^•,, , ^ t r , leiephone, uxiord 193 sce the ottices and committee work confined much too WM. J. STEW^KT. Emtor and Manager ^.j^^^j^, ^,j^j^j^ ^j^,^ jj^^^.^ ^j ^j^^ ^jj^^. j^^gj^^bcrs of an SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Organization. Tlie gi-cat value of old and experienced One Year, in advance, ji-oo; To Foreign Countries, ».oo: To Canada, $150 members in work of importance Can not be questioned Per Inch, 30 inches to p^e^.*"*^"*!"'' ."^^.''f $i-oo. but it is equally true that any organization which is Disowius on Contracts lor consecutive insertions as foiio^^^^^ carcful to divide the work and' responsibilities between One month (4 times; 5 per cent.; three months (13 times; 10 per cent., jr •ii months (26 times; 20 per cent.; one year ija times; 30 per cent. jtg old-time representatives and its vounger adherents Page and hall page spaces, special rates on application. • . 1 • xi, i, x j ■ i j iU 1 i ' >■ t »■ ■- jg taking the best and, indeed, the only course to assure copVRiQMT, 1907, BY MOKTicULTURE PUB. CO. unflagging efi^iciencv and continuous prosperity. Give Bniered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the I'ost Office at Boston. Mass. ^YiQ VOUnK lUCn SOmethinS to do 1 thcV will appreciate under the Act ol Congress ol March 3, 1879. ,,1 t i , , • 1 - i- i^ii- ii i ,• tlie honor and take much pride m lulfiilmg the duties r'Qf^'T'Ki'N'rS ^^^^^ imposed upon them. The busier they are kept the Page more loyal and enthusiastic they will prove to be. FRONTISPIECE— Cattleya Hardyana Xo one who reads Mr. Canning's SENECIO CLIVORUM-HH. Thomas-Illustrated.... 505 Design in practical advice in regard to the ROSE RICHMOND— .T. E. Simpson 50;) i3„Hcr=>n. wnrU i j- t • • f i ir BRITISH HORTICULTURE-W. H. Adsett 50? landscape work value of system m private and public GARDENIAS— David Miller o07 improvement work, which we present CATTLEYA HARDYANA ■"■0" iu another part of this issue of Hohticulture, will NEM'S OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: have much diflftculty in calling to mind instances where New York Florists Club— Pennsylvania Horlicul- . J «■ ,•" t , . , taral Society-Gardeners' and Florists' Club ot the dignity and artistic effectiveness of an estate or park Boston— St. Louis Florists' Club— Massachusetts reservation have been sadly impaired by haphazard Horticultural Society 5(»cS planting, and anangement of grades, walks etc. Per- American Pomologica! Society-Chrysanthemum .^ -^ jg j^j^ ^^^ ^^^^ . p^j.^apg it is a neighbor's and. Society of America — Club and Society Notes oil ' . 1 ii vi 1 • 1 i. 1. ij? 1 i 1, Dutchess County Horticultural Society at Uplands unfortunately the blemish never rights itself but be- Illustrated ^^'^ comes more and more apparent as the years pass. No NEW OFFICIALS OF THE OLDEST FLORISTS' ^ ^ argument should be needed to show that foresight and CLUE— Illustrated — =>^'' systematic design bv some one familiar with the material THE EXHIBITION Sl'-^SON „„^,. „,,,„.^, „„„i„f,. and proficient in its use is fully as essential in outdoor Recent Shows: Massachusetts Horticultuial bociet> f .,..,,..•' , . , —Worcester County Porticaltural Society— New arrangement as it is m the indoor planning of a home. London County Horticultural Society— -Nassau _ This i« even more apparent in the larger and more com- County Horticultural Society ^.. olo prehen.sive Questions of town improvement and no Coming Shows: Massachusetts Horticultural So- ^^^^ ^^ ^. j..^ ^j^ j^ ^ undertaken without expert ciety— Horticultural society of Chicago .'lU • . i j • . c^ i.-, 1x1 San Diego Floral Association— Other Shows 511 advice, or intrusted, as is too otten the case, to the A SCOTCH PRIZE-WINNING GROUP — Illustrated 511 judgment of commissions or boards composed of men N.A.TIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY— C. Har- _however good and public-spirited they may be— man P^yne. .............•.•••■•■••• •■^■- • — ■_■• — which have not at least one member of recognized pro- SYSTEM.^TIC PLANTING IN IMPROVFMP>NT t ■ ^ ■ i 1 ii- • iU ■ t _i. WORK— E J Canning 512 fessional experience and ability in the various depart- SEED TRADE 514 ments of landscape work. FLOWER MARKET RFPORTS: ^t^ can think of no general duty which a Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis. Sew York, . „,*!«„, 1 -i i ^ t u Philadelphia, Washington 521 ^ "=*'°"=' city government owes to itself as a munici- THE ADVANTAGE OF BtJlLBR INSURANCE- R. T. question jiality and (o its Citizens individually and McCJorum ^'"^^ collectively more important than the pro- MISCELLANEOUS: tection and preservation of its trees. That this re- PubllcatiOTs'' Rewh-ed. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'.'.".'.'.'. '■ '. '. 514 sponsibility has not been fully realized in the past is no News Notes 516, 51S excuse for neglecting it now and public officials should Plant Imports 516 be held to strict account where the life of a mature tree A First Prize Auto Decoration- Illustrated 51S ig concerned. In every agitation of this question there Uicor OT^Ued S'°'"^^-^"'^'°^'^ ':!'''.'!f ^ ;.■.■;. ; ; : : : : 521 '« but one place for the gardener and florist and that is Maine's .Apple Crop Damaged. 520 on the side of the tree as against road makers, monu- List of Patents 52;) ment buiider.=, gas companies, line men and tree ene- Duty on Christmas Trees. 529 ^lies generally, of whatever ilk. The struggle now Greenhouses Building or Projected 530 ^^^^^ ^^ -^ Washington to prevent the invasion of the ==^ Botanic Garden and the needless destruction of trees of It is asserted that a custom prevails great patriotic and historic interest to make room for a Measuring the vrith some importers of French bulbs, gtatue of General Grant should call forth an emphatic bulbs Japan lilies, etc., the prices which are support from horticulturists evervwhere, whose duty it based upon specified measurement of ig to take advanced position before the people in such bulbs, to sell according to sizes not mentioned in the im- niatters. As between these beautiful trees which Mr. port invoice. For instance, Itoman hyacinths paying duty Smith has affectionately nurtured for half a century as 11— 15s are alleged to have been sold as 12— 15s. ^rid the blocks of "shacks" which disfigure the neigh- If this be true, buyers can of course easily ascertain by borhood of the Capitol and that otherwise magnificent measurement of the smallest bulbs supplied to them thoroughfare, Pennsylvania Avenue, it should not take and, on finding a mixture of undersized bulbs, their long to decide which should be removed to make room right to reparation can admit of no question. for a statue. October l9, 190"? HORTICULTURE 607 British Horticulture A M.w Fijrrr liASKirr A ni;w collapsible basket fur market purjwses has been patented. The sides of the Ijasket are composed of strong canvas, which is made vermin and mildew proof and very durable, and working on the principle of the opera hat, when not in use the rim and bottom are close together. It is estimated that the cost of transit will be from seven to ten per cent, lower when full as compared with ordinary baskets, and 30 per cent, lower wlien empty. Another advantage is that when empty the basket wtU only require about one- third of the room of the ordinary basket. This will prove a great boon to nurserymen in towns to whom the saving of sjiace is an important consideration. The ingenious invention has been shown to several experts who have expressed a favorable opinion as to its merits. nr.Ass IK TPij; ORCHAno In '^ome useful experiments conducted at the \Vo- burn experimental fruit farm, trees gi'own in grass vi/ere found to have made but very poor growth five years after planting and sJTiiilar results followed the grassing over of pears, cherries, and plums immedi- ately on planting, the check given to them being very severe. A comparison of the yields obtained in New York State from apple orchards in grass and cultivated land respectively showed over an average of four years that the tilled orchards gave a uniformly larger yield than those in grass. These results are supported by some tests carried out at the Hooper Adams Agricul- tural College. By a series of experiments carried over three years it was shown that the stems of trees in grass !iad increased only 0.03 inches in diameter, while those m cultivated ground had increased 0.3 inches ; the proportioa* in favor of cultivated land being 10 to 1. CHVM?TON POTATO GROWER Notwithstanding that the season has been unfavorable in many districts there was a meritorious display of tubers last week at the annual show of the National Potato Society, at the South Eastern Agricultural Col- lege, at W3'e. The chief awards fell to Mr. B. Ashton, head gardener to I-ord Tathom. Ormskirk, who secured for the third time in succession the Carter-Findlay cup, as well as the fjlewellyn cup given for the best exhibit in the show. Air. Ashton also obtained a silver medal for the best white potato (Carter's Eoyalty) as well as jnany other prizes. For some years Mr. Ashton has been a successful exhibitor of vegetables at Shrewsbury aiid other shows. The other silver medal, given for the best colored potato was awarded to Mr. A. Lawson, a Scotch srower. There was a falling off in the trade section. The potato trade has lately been in a some- what depressed state. About three years ago there was a "boom." heavy sums being paid for new varieties. In one celebrated case £100 (pounds) was paid a pound for a seedling; 11 pounds being sold for £1,400. Large sums were lost in the speculation which took place. Tlie inevitable reaction set in, and many of the high priced varieties were tried and found wanting. The National Potato Society has naturally been affected by the "slump," but it is hoped to continue the useful work which has been commenced. It is felt that there is scope for a society of this sort in protecting the interests of potato growers, conducting trials, distribut- ing information, and organizing shows. Like the fruit growers the potato men arc very di.fficult to organize, owing to the fact that they are scattered over the United Kingdom, and it is hard to organize any system under which they will be brought in touch with the managing II 1(1 v. >t)v. QM*^. Gardenias lender good iiianag.'nienl the gardejiia can be had in ilower during the greater portion of the year. The best time to propagate the plants is in the spring, selecting side shoots about two inches long, inserting them in ■ pots and plunging the pots in brisk hot bed. When rooted re-j)ot firmly and in a few weeks pinch out the points; once pinched they will not require any more assistance to make them bushy. When a continuous supply of young stock is wanted and the benches are occupied it will be best to grow them on in pots until spring when the benches can be cleaned out and re-filled ■\\ith these plants to be flow- ered for one year. By this method a continuous supply of plants is always on hand and they can be used to fill any vacancies caused through disease. Suitable soil for the gardenia consists of good fibrous loam with a lirtle sand, leaf mold and charcoal. The gardenia, like every other plant, has several enemies, one m ]iarticular being the most common and yet the most dreaded, for which there is no known cure. I refer to the nematode or Heterodera Radi- cola, more commonly known as root-knot, which causes a swelling at the neck of the plant and ultimately its death. This disease can be avoided by sterilizing the soil before planting and securing plants that are abso- lutely free from root-knot ; should this be secured the difficulty in their culture would be greatly dimin- ished. The root-knot can easily be discovered by examining the roots. Small knots will be found even on strong vigorous looking plants. The mealy bug is another familiar lover of the gardenia. Should ample room to grow be allowed the plants these desperadoes can easily be eradicated with a good sharp spray from a hose at weekly intervals, choosing a bright sunny day for the operation. Ventilation has also to be«attended to with great care, particularly in winter, otherwise the buds will drop off and thus the most important crop of flowers of the whole vear will be destroved. Ouj^^ixyA. Our Frontispiece Cattleva Hardyana. which is depicted in our frontis- ])iece for this w^eek is a natural hybrid between Cattleya aurea chn'sotoxa and C. gigas. The jilant shown here- with was photographed at Lager & Hurrell's and well illustrates the true type of C. Hardyana, the character of each of the parents beinR equally portrayed in the fliwer. All the so-called Hardyanas coming from the TTardviina districts are not distinct but show a wide variation in character, some having practically reverted to the characteristics of one or the other parent. 508 HORTICULTURE Ot'tober 19, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. The October meeting of this club was attended by between sixty and seven- ty nnenibeis. The special feature of the evening was a talk by George V. Nash of the N. Y. Botanical Garden on Water Lilies and other Aquatics.. Mr. Nash illustrated his remarks by means of numerous lantern slides, many of which were beautifully colored, show- ing views in the Bronx gardens, the aquatic ponds of S. C. Xash, and por- traits of beautiful nymphaeas of the tender and hardy groups, nelumbiums and other bright flowering water and bog plants, also trees, shrubs and her- baceous plants and grasses suitable for the margins of lily ponds. The lecture covered methods of treatment, plant- ing, culture, insect enemies and other pertinent subjects of interest to the lover of water plants and i)roved very entertaining to the audience. The change in the by-laws, consti- tuting a lite member.ship on payment of $75.00 was adopted and three new members were added to the roll. On the platform were a number of interesting exhibits. President Totty showed some fine blooms of chrysan- themums, including E. Newman, yel- low, American seedling No. 60, white, Mrs. Rider Haggard, white, Beatrice May, white, O. H. Broomhead, maroon incurved, Mme. Loiseau Rousseau and Australian seedling No. HO, old rose with gold reverse, the latter being awarded ST points and honorable men- tion. A. T. Boddington showed a fine cosmos named Lady Lenox, grown by Wm. Duckham and received a certifi- cate of merit therefor. This novelty will be introduced during the coming season. Fred Hollander of Ozone Park was awarded honorable mention for a vase of named dahlias. From Robert Scott & Son came a vase of their new- rose, Mrs. Jardine, to which the judges gave a preliminary certificate. Prom opinions freely expressed by good judges this beautiful rose is destined to take high place as a commercial florists' variety. Its parentage — Ki!- larney and Liberty is a pretty good guarantee of its qualities. In color it is silvery pink, it has the fragrance of La France and as seen on this occa- sion is one of the most symmetrically formed .and elegantly moulded blooms in the Hybrid Tea class. Dailledouze Bros, were awarded honorable mention for carnation Afterglow and H. Beau- lieu showed a nasturtium with pretty variegated green and white foliage. PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. A dozen vases of cosmos and a few vases of good early chrysanthemums were the leading features outside of routine business at the monthly meet- ing of the above society held on the 15th in.it. Wm. Robertson got a first and a cultural certificate on Beatrice May chn'santhemum for a half dozen flowers of gigantic size and unusually good foliage. Nothing as fine in this difficult variety has ever been shown here and good judges declare no other city has yet produced their equaL GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB OF BOSTON. The meeting of this organization on Tuesday evening, October 16, was as usual a big one, there being fully one hundred and fifty present to hear the paper on the cultivation of fruit, by Mr. Wilfrid Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler is a worthy representative of the young- er element of fruit growers in Massa- chusetts, fully imbued with the senti- ment and love of his specialty and rec- ognized as representing the spirit of revival of an induFtry which had be- come almost moss-grown, but which under the impetus and stimulant of new blood and modern progressive ideas promises to exert a big influence on the horticultural prosperity of New England in the near future. We will not anticipate the contents of Mr. Wheeler's address, the publication of which is deferred until next week on account of material of prior date, and will only say that it was clean-cut and practical and was listened to with close attention and was discussed at consid- erable length after its reading. There were on the platform many dishes of fine fruit left from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's fruit exhibition of last week, and Mr. Wheeler made use of these frequently to illustrate his remarks and show the different varie- ties under, varying conditions of cul- ture. The impression generally, we may safely say, was one of hopefulness for the future prosperity of garden cul- ture of choice fruits throughout New England districts. The various prep- arations for the control of San Jose scale and other insects were discussed and It was shown that while "Scale- cide" is all right in its effectiveness, it is entirely too expensive for any use outside of garden culture, and that for large operations in orchard work the lime-sulphur wash is the only practical preparation, its chief draw- back being the difficulty of preparing it in small quantities. The committee on landscape classes for the coming season reported reali- ness to begin work at an early date, and requested that all wishing to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the elementary class and the ad- vanced class send in their names at once. It was stated that J. A. Petti- grew had agreed to occupy three even- ings of the course with instruction in practical work in road-making, tree- planting, etc.. and that one of the most prominent landscape architects in New York would take charge of one evening. There were some excellent exhibits on the platform. Nerine Fothergilla major from W. N. Craig, received a re- port of merit for superior cultivation. Wm. Downs received a similar award for a beautiful plant of Celosia plu- mosa pyramidalis. W. W. Rawson was given honorable mention for a vase of anemones, one of dahlias anJ an exhibit of colchicums. George Page of Newton Centre showed a vase of flowers of Climbing Kaiserin rose. Messrs. Wheeler, Holbrow and Rust were appointed nominating committee to report a list of officers to be voted for at the November meeting, and eight new members were admitted. ST. LOUIS FLORISTS' CLUB. The local florist club held its month- ly meeting on Thn'sday with 21 mem- bers present. President Young in the chair, and all the new ofltcers in at- tendance performing their duties like veterans. A vase of dahlias was at the inesident'.s right from Henry .Tenne- mann, a dahlia expert of Webster Grove. The trustees reported through their new chairman, Chas. Schoenle, that the club's show goods had not been disposed of as the offers were too small. They were given full power to act. Votes of sympathy were extended to our friend George M. Kellogg in his loss of half of his plants by an ex- plosion; and to the Chicago Florists' Club in the loss of their fellow-mem- ber, Edgar Sanders, who had often at- tended our club meetings. Adolph Brix invited the members with ladies to attend his flower show on November 8, and the invitation was accepted. Fred Ammann of Edwards- ville, 111., spoke of the flower show of the Illinois State Fair given the past week at Springfield, of which he had charge. G. H. Pring of the Missouri Botanical Garden was called on for remarks on what he saw in England this sutnmer. He stated that he had taken photographs of many interesting things and would give a lecture with stereopticon views before the club if desired. This offer was accepted and the December meeting selected, when the entire trade will be invited. The question box brought out many good discussions. The next meeting of the club will come during Flower Show week, and the trustees were instructed to prepare to entertain visiting florists. On motion J. J. Ben eke and Prof. H. C. Irish were added to this committee to confer with a committee from the Horticultural Society to unite in this matter. After adjournment lunch was served at a near-by restaurant where short talks were given. The club seems to have a prosperous year before it. MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- TURAL SOCIETY. The nominating committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society announces the following list of candi- dates for the various offices of the Society for the ensuing year which are to be filled at the annual ele<;tion, November 16: President, Stephen M. Weld; vice-president, Walter Hunne- well; trustees, for three years, Walter C. Baylies, Charles W. Parker, John A Pettigrew, William Whitman; nominating committee, Wm. H. Bow- ker, John W. Duncan. J. Henry Fletcher, David F. Roy, WUfrid Wheeler. The members of the nominating committee for the present year are: A. F. Estabrook, W. H. Heustis, Wil- liam Nicholson, E. B. Wilder and Loring Underwood. WM. P. RICH, Sec'y. October 19, 1907 horticulture: 509 NEW OFFICERS OF THE OLDEST FLORISTS' CLUB. We present herewith a group picture of the new officers of the Florists' Club of Philadelphia, which has the dis- tinction of being not only one of the most active but also the oldest trade club of its kind, having been organized in 1-!S5 for the purpose of taking care of the Society of American Florists, which met in that city in ISSij. Tha members of the national society were Its gnests again in 1S94, and also last August. This is the first time in many years that an entire board of ofJicers has been elected. The club has a mem- bersnip oi about .'00. representing all branches of the trade and keeps its headquarters at Horticultural Hall open every week-day and evening all the year lound. with a janitor and two atteudaiits constantly in charge. The club has an open door always for visi- tors without introduction, and no mem- ber of the trade need ever feel lonely when visiting the Quaker City, as there is always somebody on hand at the club to spend an hour with. William Graham. The nev/ly elected vice-president of the lloiisfs' Clab was born in Phila- delphia in iS61. After leaving school he was employed in the ofhce depart- ment of Washington Butcher's Sons for four and one-half yeais, and left only because his father needed him in his newly established floral firm. This lasted for seven years, after which in 1SS7 he was associated with Graham & Grigg, which was shortly changed to Hugh Graham's Sons, that title conUnuing until his father's death in 1903, when the AVilliam Gra- ham Co. was established. About two years ago Ibis firm took over the as- sets of his brother Hugh Graham on 13th street and Logiau and moved into 104 South 13th street which is now their headquarters. The firm does a large business as growers and retailers and controls the bulk of the large floral decorative work in Philadelphia. William Graham has been popttlar enough to be elected to represent his ward in councils and is a high dignitary in many fiaternal organizations. He is a pen and pencil artist of ability. He has long been an active niencber or the Schuylkill Navy, the leadin.g sporting club of the city, and for the past year has acted as the chairman of the sports ccmmittee of the Florists" Club His elevation to the vice-presidency is a well de- served compliment. Fred Hahman. The president of the Florists' Club for 19C7-'08 was born in Philadelphia in 1858. His father was in the leath- er business, but like most of Teutonic extraction, had a taste for gardening which was largely stimulated by his close friend, George Gross, then fore- man at Dreer's. and another close companion. William Joyce, gardener at the Baldwin Conservatories. Young Fred was brought up in an atmos- phere of enthusiasm on gardening, which later developed into commer- cial floriculture. He and his father bought the place at Harrowgate Lane, Frankford, in 1875. which has been the headquarters of the business ever since. The plant contains some 30.000 feet of glass and considerable real OFFICERS OF FLORISTS' CLUB OP PHILADELPHIA, 1907-8. Readiug from left to right: — \Vm. Grali.nni. vice-pres.; Fred H.Tlii'jan, pres.; David Rust, S(c'y; George Craig, treas. Photo, by Tkorbitrn, Philadelphia — Ed-win B. Thorbnrn is a lineal descendant 0/ Celt's*' Laurie Todd" — the founder of the house of J. M. Thorburn Ss^ Co.^ the pitneer seed house of America. estate and is devoted at present prin- cipally to the culture of roses and spring bedding plants. Fred Hahman. outside of being a successful florist, is known as an enthusiastic b^e-man. having been secretary of the Philadel- phia Bee Keepers' Association since its inception some 25 years ago. He married a St. Louis lady in 1885, a son and daughter being issue, the for- mer dying in infancy, the latter now finishing her course at the Normal School. Mr. Hahman was a class- mate of Alexander B. Scott in his high school days, and the friendship then formed continues to this day. He has been vice-president of the Florists' Club for two years and holds the record as a presiding vice-presi- dent, proving himself a splendid pre- siding oflicer and well deserving the compliment of being elected to the presidency. He is a good speaker, tactful, broad-minded and efficient. George Craig. The nev,' treasurer is a man of en- viable standing in the community in every way. Oi modest and retiring disposition, his merits are nevertheles.s thoroughly appreriated by all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance. Born in Philadelphia at lt5th and Pine streets in ISIS. Mr. Craig was as- sociated there in business with Ms father, .\lexander Craig, afterwards re- moving to 2j1 South 11th street in partnership v.ith his brother, Robert, under the title of Crai^ & Bro. This partnership was dissolved in 1890 and has since been conducted as George Craig, and the business is now- one of the leading establishments in the city devoted exclusively to the sale of cut flowers and plants. He knows the business thoroughly, is conserva- tive and shrewd, and no amount of clamor or hypnotic suggestion has ever been able to swerve him from the .tudicial calm which is his leading char- acteristic. He has always been a faith- ful member of the Florists' Club. For ii numher of years past he has been tieasurer of the house comndltee and his elevation to the mere responsible post of treasurer of the club is a well- deserved tribute David Rust. David Rust, the new secretary, is an Englishman by birth bat of Scottish parentage, his forbears originally hail- ing from Aberdeenshire. His father was estate agent for Sir George Jenkinsou, at Falfield, Gloucestershire, where the subject of our sketch was born in 1S61. He started to learn the gardening profession at Barren Court, Maidstone, Kent, an estate famous for high-grade .garden culture of native and exotic fi uits. From there he went to Pet- worth Park, the seat of Lord Lecon- field in Sussex, a large estate employ- ing some 40 gardeners, whore he re- mained four years. After a short pe- riod in the estate office of the Marquis of .Abergavenny, bridge Castle, Tun- bridge Wells, ho emigrated to .America, commencing with Peter Henderson & Co., where he remained eight months. Thence to the gardens of the George Bullitt estate. Conshohocken. Pa. Af- ter some years here he went with the G. E. Lee Mfg. Co. as traveller, and from there to Dreer's in a similar ca- pacity. In 1895 he was elected secre- tary of the Pennsjlvania Horticultural Society, and has been local correspond- ent of the I'^lorisfs' Exchange since 1,^92. On the resignation of Edwin Lonsdale from the secretaryship of the Florists' Club of Philadelphia he v.as aiipcinted pro. tern, and afterwards elected to fill that office, a very strenu- ous position the past year on account of the convention. In addition he acted as superintendent of the exhibi- tion in the same connection. 510 HORTICULTURE October 19, 1907 THE EXHIBITION SEASON RECENT SHOWS. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Al the ureal tniit and vege'talile ex- hibitioii in Hortioultural Hall, Bns'nn, last week. The Hrst prize tor collec- tion of vegetables arranged lor effect was won by E. U Lewis; second, third, fourth and nfth were awarded to New Hampshire Agricultural College, Edw. Parker v:. J. Clemson and Mrs. A. P. Peabodv respectively. In the regular vegetaMe classes W. J. Clemson won eight firsts, Ed. Parker and N. H. Col- lege each live lirsts, E b. Lewis and \ K Hartshorn each four firsts, W. W liaw^on three, J. P. Wynian and A 'Nixon two each, Mr.^. J. L. Gardnf;r, W H Tcele F. Cole, Ellicott aioore and C. M. Handles' Estate each one first. _ ,„ ,, In the fiLiit department the ). t>. Hubbard Company of Fredonia, N. Y., received a silver medal for display of fifty varieties of grapes. Apples, pears, quinces, peaches, grapes, cran- berries, etc., were shown in great pro- fusion/ the winners of first premiums in the various classes being a= fol- lows- W O. Kendall seven firsts, L. F. Priest six, J. S. Chase, C. F. Hay- ward and F. W. Dahl three each, C. F. Curtis, .J. Coolidge. C. W. Libby, In- dian Head Cranberry Co., A, Derby, E. Torrey, C,. F. Wheeler and G. \. Flcldier two each, J. L. Bird, J. B. Shurtleff. .Ir., P. W, Damon, E. B. Wil- der, I. P. Gragg, E. B. Parker, F. H, Jackman. E. L Lewis, E. B. Cole, Wil- frid Wheeler, Mrs. A. F. Estabrook, H. C. Fuller, H. A. Clarji, .1. Corey & Son, and A. B. Howard & Son one each. W. C. Strong received honorable roention for seedlings of Weir's cut- leaf maple. Worcester County Horticultural So- ciety. The Woi-cester County Horticultural Society had its 67th fall exhibition and lunch in Horticultural Hall, Worcester. Mass., on October 10. The exhibition filled the main hall and library and was open from 12.30 P. J1. to 9 o'clock. During that time hundreds of people visited the hall. The main hall was used for the ex- hibit of fruits and veg:etabies. There was a large showing of both, the ap- ples and pears being especially fine. The flowers were good for the season of the year and filled the library. In the main hall tne -.tage was hidden by an arrangement of palms and terns by H. F. A. Langp. At 12 30 o'clock President O. H. Had- wen led the march to the banquet hall on the top floor, where luncheon was served. The tables were decorated with cut flowers brought in by the members for that jnirpose. After luncheon President Hadwen welcomed the guests on behalf of the Horticultural Society, and spoke a few- words about the founding of the socie- ty, its work, and the exhibitions. He then calh^d upon Gen. C. W. Wood, secretary of the State Board of Agri- culture. J. Lawls Ellsworth, superin- tendent of Marlboro schools, O. A. Mor- ton. .1. V. Jackson of Marlboro, Charles W. Smith, secretary of the Rhode !>■;- land Agricultuial Society, E. H. Bur- lingame of Providence, Mrs. H. .1. .lones of Holden and Secretary Adin A. Hixon for a few words. The chrysanlhemum show of this society will be held on Nov. 14. New London County Horticultural So- ciety. On account of recent storms there were fewer entries than usual at the dahlia show of the New London Coun- ty Horticultural Society held at Nor- wich, Conn., on October 5. The C3n- tre of the hall was occupied by the exhibit of O. P. Chapman, .Ir., of Wes- terly, which Included 250 varieties, em- bracing many of the newer kinds, and received special mention. The dahlias shown by J. J. Kennedy, foliage plants by the Geduldig estate, and grapes and strawberries by G. Newman received honorable mention. The exhibits of S. A. Gilbert and Mrs. Lanman attract- ed much attention. S. .J. R?uter of Westerly, Otto J. Ernst and H. F. Parker were the judges. Nassau County Horticultural Society. There was a splendid exhibit of dahlias at the regular meeting of the Nassau County Horticultural Society at Glen Cove, N. Y., on October 9. James Dulhrie of Oyster Bay took the first prize with 09 varieties, also the prizes on the cactus and show classes, as well as the Meyer special prize for the largest bloom. J. O'Brien was first in the single class. S. J. Trepes.5 won the prize for the best collection of chrysanthemunis; in the point contest on chrysanthemums, A. Janecke gut SS, A. Mackenzie 87, and Henry Inatz 75. COMING SHOWS. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The following additional special prizes are offered for the Chrysanthe- mum Show, November S, 9, 10, 1907. Entries must be made at least three days prior to the opening of the Ex- hibition. No. 469. For the best arranged table of cut Chrysanthemum blooms; all classes admissible; tables to be 8x6 feet; for commercial growers only; four prizes, $10, ?S0, $20, $10. No. 170. For the best decorative ar- rangement of cut Chrysanthemums, with autumn foliage or other suitable material, filling a table 8x6 feet; all classes admissible; for retail store florists onlv; four prizes, $40, $30 $20, .?10. No. -171. For the best vase of one hundred Chrysanthemum blooms, of one or more varieties, in the Society's large China vases; tasteful arrange- ment will be considered; offered by George R. White: four prizes, $40, $3(j, $20, $10. No. J 72. For the best vase of fifty Roses-, of any one variety; three prizes, (■first prize offered by Francis Skinner), $-50, $^0. $20. No. 47?. For the best six vases of Carnations, distinct varieties, fifty blooms each; four prizes, $40, $30, $20 $10. No. 474. For the best made up center piece of growing plants, suitable for a table of eight covers; offered by the Gardeners" and Florists' Club of Bos- ton; three prizes, $12. $8. $5. No. 475. l'"'or the most tastefully decorated tabic of Fruits, 8x6 feet; autumn foliage and berries may be used to produce a pleasing effect, and the fruits may be of either native or foreign piodtiction; four prizes, $40,- $.^0, $20. $10. No. •17r. For the best collection of Vegetables of fifteen varieties, not more than two kinds of any one variety admissible; the number of specimens of each variety must be as given in the special scale of points; tasteful arrangement will be con- sidered; to assist in the decoration of the collection parsley or other vege- table greenery may be used; mere size of cpecimens shown will not neces- sarily entitle the exhibitor to the highest award; for private gar- deners onlv; four prizes; first prize a Silver Cup valued at $7.t, offered by R. &■ J. Farquhar & Co.; the Society offers second, third, and fourth prizes, $25, $15. $10. Note. — Savoy. Red, and Common Cabbage will be classed as distinct; so will Cos and Cabbage Lettuce; also Lima, String, and Shell Beans. Sep- arate dishes of Tomatoes will, how- ever, he classed as varieties of one species: this will also aiiply to Celery, Potatoes, and other vegetables. Melons are excluded. Only vegetables fit for table use must be exhibited; ripe Corn and dried Beans are debarred. This class will be judged by the appended scale ot points and is for comiietition by private gardeners only. For scale of points and number of specimens required of each variety, address the secretary, W. P Rich, Horticultural Hall, Boston. Committee on Prizes and Exhibi- tions, 19u7. — J. K. M. L. Farquhar, Chairman; Wm. N. Craig. A. H. Fewkes. I. H. Locke, Wm. H. Spooner, Wilfrid Wheeler. Horticultural Society of Chicago. The ilorticultural Society of Chicago has adopted the name ot "Chicago's Great Flower Show" for its seven-day exhibition which is scheduled to take Ijlace at the Coliseum. November 6 to 12 inclusive. The greater iiortion of the main floor of the building v.-ill be cove-.ed with sod, thus eliminating dust and giving a horticultural aspect to the show which will mal.e it doubly attractive. Among" the other special features will be a booth stocked with plants to be donated to that public school securing the largest number ot votes. The display of dinner table decorations will be in rooms furnished with the latest dining room effects. There will be a daily demonstiation of the proper method of lu-uning and potting. Several silver cujjs for com- petitions by private g:irrieners have been promised in addition to the large list in the published schtdule. The liark dejiartments promise larger and l>etter exhibits than heretofore and al- together the outlook is for a very ex- tensive affair. .As three or four hun- October 19, 1907 llOKTiCULTORE 511 died trade visitors are usually in at- tendance at the Chicago shows the in- ducements for commercial exhibits by growers and others are exceptional The preliminary list of premiums can be had on application to the assistant secretary, E. A. Kp.nst, 5700 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, 11!. The final premium list is ijromised for next week. A SCOTCH PRIZE-WINNING GROUP OF FRUIT. San Diego (Cal.) Floral Association. At a meeting of this society held on September 26, plans for the coming flower show were discussed and Octo- ber 25, 2C, 27 were the dates select=!d for it. A committee was appointed to solicit cups or other prizes of value from interested citizens to be offered to the exhibitors. Mrs. Rodney Stokes is secretary. The Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, will hold a chrysanthemum show again this year in the large tent, beginning on the first week in Novem- ber if the plants are in exhibition form, or as soon thereafter as possible. Adolph Brix of St. Louis Ave., St. Louis, Mo., will hold a flower show on November 7, S, 9. in the large hall of the Y. M. C. A., at 19th and St. Louis avenue. No admission will be charged. Mr. Brix is an enterprising florist. In addition to his large store on the av- enue he has recentl>' purchased the old Kluckenkemper place. The following have been mentioned at length in preceding issues of HOR- TICULTURE: Lenox Horticultural Society, Lenox, Mass., Oct. 23, 24. G. H. Instone, sec- retary. Marin County Horticultural Society. San Rafael, Cal., Oct. 26. T. P. Red- mayne, secretary. Monmouth County Horticultural So- ciety, Red Bank, N. J., Oct. 30, 31. H. A. Kettell, secretary. Morris County Gardeners' and Flor- ists' Society, Morristown, N. J., Oct. '31, Nov. 1. Edw. Reagan, secretary. New Haven County Horticultural Society, Now Haven. Conn., Nov. 6-8. Walter Koella, 58 Bishop St., New Haven, secretary. Chrysanthemum Society of America, American Institute, 19-21 West 44th St., New York City, Nov. 6-8. David Praser, Homewood and Penn Ave., Pittsburg, Pa., secretary. Nassau County Horticultural Socie- ty, Glen Cove. N. Y., Nov. 6-8. J. F. Johnston, secretary. Denisori Civic Improvement League, Denison, Tex., Nov. 6-8. T. W. Lar- kin, secretary. Tarrytown Horticultural Society, Tarrytown, N. Y.. Nov. 6-8. E. W. Neubrand. secretary. Massachusetts Horticultural Socie- ty, Horticultural Hall, Boston, Chrys- anthemum show, Nov. 8-10. W. P. Rich, secretary. Horticultural Society of Buffalo, Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 11-17. J. H. Tran- ter, P. O. Box 994, secretary. Florists Club of Washington (D. C). Nov. 12-14. Chas. McCauley, ISth & Kearney Sts., Washington, D. C, sec- retary. Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' The elegant little collection of fancy fruit shown in the picture was th? winner of the silver challenge cup which appears alongside, at the 95th annual show of the Glasgow and West of Scoiland Horticultural Society on Septenii^er 4 last. It was shown by ■lanies i-.rown, gardener to A. A. Spiers. Houston. The standard of quality fchown in this collection of twelve dishes of fruit is. we think, high enough to make any aspiring gardener "sit up and take notice." C'lV.b, Chrysanthemum show, Nov. 13, 14. Victoria Rifles Hall. Montreai, Que. W. H Horobin. 283 Marquette St., sec- retary. State Floral Society of Arkansas, Little Rock. Nov. 14-16. Rhode Island Horticultural Society, Providence. Nov. 15. 16. C. W. Smith, 27 Lxchange St.. secretary. Worcester Couuty Horticultural So- ciety. Chrysanthemum show, Worces- ter, Mass., Nov. 14. A. A. Hixon. sec- retary . Ontario Horticultural Exhibition. Massey Music Hall. Toronto. Out., Nov. 12-16. H. B. Cowan, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, secretary. Maryland State Horticultural Socio- t\, Fifth Reg. Armory, Baltimore. Dec. 3. 4 T. B. Syraonds, College Park, Md.. secretary. St. Louis Horticultural Society, Grand and Park aves., St. Louis, Mo., November 12-1;". Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Horticultural Hall. Philadelphia. Nov. 12-15 David Rust. Secretary. AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SO- CIETY. The A.nierican Pomological Society at its Thirteenth Biennial session held at the lamesiown Exposition. Norfolk. Va., September 24th. awarded to Ell- wanger & Barry the Wilder Medal, for their display of fruit, consisting of 111 vaiieties of pears, 9f varieties of ap- ples and 40 rarieties of grapes. Marshall P. Wilder who was for many years the president of this So- ciety, bequeathed to the Society $1,000, the income of which was to be used frotn time to time for Wilder Medals for ob.iects of 2i)ecial merit. He also added a further sum of |1,000 for other uses of the Society. CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. Work of Committees. New York, Oct. 12th, "Ko. 2n." dark old rose (.lap) exhibited by C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. Scored 85 points, exhibition scale. The Lord fe Biirnham Company offers a gold medal for the best new chrysan- theniun; which has never been ex- hibited in this countrv before. DAVID FRASER. Sec'v. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The Minnesota Horticultural Society will hold its annual meeting at Minne- apolis on December 3, 4, 5. The annual meeting of the Northeri Illinois Horticultural Society will be held in Polo, December 4 and 5. At a meeting of the directors of the Arkansas State Floral Society. Little Rock, on September 25, Paul M. Palez was elected manager of the chrysan- themum show. The regular monthly meeting of i.he State Florists' Society of Indiana was held October 1st. The fall show will be held in A. Wiegand and Sons' con- servatory, Indianapolis, the firm giv- ing the use of the building and deco- ratins it for the occasion. .Tosiah Young's store in Troy. N. Y., was the meeting place for the Albany Florists' Club on the 3d inst. Among ether topics, that of holding the meet- ings in a hall was talked over, and P. Hyde, Fred Henkes and Edward Tracey were appointed to look into the matter and report. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTI- CULTURE. 512 HORTICULTURE, October 19, 1907 NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SO- CIETY. Early Flowering Exhibition. The English chrysanthemum season for 1907 was inaugurated on the 2nd of October under most favorable con- ditions, for the N. C. S. once again held its annual display of early chry- santhemums, etc., at the Crystal Pal- ace, the opening day being an ideal one so far as weather was concerned. The weather brought out a nice com- pany of visitors and old friends to view the show, which was an excel- lent one in many respects, although we do not think the attempt at artistic arrangement of the show as a whole was quite up to the standard of some previous years, nor do novelties in the early section appear to have been raised in any appreciable number since the last exhibition. A gold medal was deservedly award- ed to Hobbies' Limited, who set up a very fine display on a table of great length, broken in the middle by a huge semi-circular group of peony- flowered dahlias. On one side of this group, which was remarkable for the great size and brilliancy of the color- ing of the flowers staged, was a fine collection of cactus dahlias; on the other side was a choice collection of cut roses. T. S. Ware & Son received a similar award for an imposing display, in which cactus dahlias largely figured, relieved here and there by big clus- ters of Michaelmas daisies and early chrysanthemums, the best of the latter being of Perle Rose. Polly, Horace Martin, Goacher's Crimson, Miss Mil- ler, Roi des Blancs, Perle Chatillon- naise, Marie Massee and many others of equal merit. Wm. Wells Co. also carried off a gold medal for a decorative group of a high order of merit both as regards quality of bloom and tasteful arrange- ment. The early chrysanthemum alone figured here as the prime motive. Carrie. Blush Beauty, Perle Rose, Champ d'Or, Nina Blick, Vesuve, Hector, Roi des Jaunes, were only a few of the varieties staged, and around the front of the half oval-shaped group were dotted at intervals neat little bunches of single-flowered sorts such as Nelly King, Juno, Roderick, Surrey, Charming, Good Hope, Wind- sor, etc. H. J. Jones was awarded a silver gilt medal. He had a grand group arranged with a back screen of dark green drapery, in front of which were some tall bamboo supports containing 15 to 20 colossal blooms of Money- maker. Mrs. A. T. Miller and Mrs. W. Beadle. Ferns, bamboos and a few Michaelmas daisies interspersed at in- tervals materially enhanced the value of this high class for floral composi- tion. Eric Such had an immense collection of early chrysanthemums, for which he also received a silver gilt medal. We noted specially Perle Rose, LeVac- tole. Perle Chatillonnaise. Horace Martin. Queen of earlies, Perfection, Goacher's Crimson, Carrie, Champ de Neige and many more. Othi^r awards were made for early chrysanthemums to Henry Cannell & Son, R. H. Bath and others. The competitive classes were numerous and well filled, the chief of these be- ing for a floral display of chrysanthe- mums and foliage in a semi-circular space of 14 ft. by 7 ft. There were three competitors for this, Messrs. John Reed Sons being awarded first prize. Dinner tables decorated with chry- santhemums, wreaths, sprays, vases, baskets, epergnes and other floral de- vices were well represented, and a very fine collection of fruit, chiefly apples in many varieties, was staged by Messrs. Spooner. who also had a silver gilt medal. The veteran grow- er, Norman Davis, sent some grand cut blooms of Mrs. R.H. Pearson. Mrs. Norman Davis and some new seed- lings that were quite up to the Novem- ber standard of show bloom, and also some vivid blue-toned varieties of Aster amellus, most striking in size and color, named Onward Major, C. Davis and Erandis. First class certificates were award- ed to H. J. Jones tor a new decorative variety called Minnie Carpenter, and to Wm. Wells & Co. tor a huge white Japanese, Le Gygne. Some Dahlias at the National Chrys- anthemum Society. Althou.^h the October show of the X. C. S. is essentially one to encourage the growing and exhibition of the early flowering chrysanthemum, yet dahlias and Michaelmas daisies iu great variety are to be found among the numerous miscellaneous groups sent by the trade. ^t the last show the two leading types of dahlias were unquestionably the Cactus and Peony-.Piov>ered kinds, and the slyle of setting them up was in most cases very effective. They are often built up in masses of one color each in the form ol semi-circular py- ramids, with smaller clusters in vases inteispevsed, ferns, palms and foliage plants being introduced sometimes in from, sometimes at the back, and at other times intervening. Plobbjes, Limited, staged in the Cac- tus section nice blooms of Mrs. Mc- Millan, W. Marshall, Primrose, Ruby Griusted. 'out in the Peony and Decor- ated section they bad an immense dis- play of huge flowers of King Leopold, Nicholas II, Dr. Van Gorkem, P. H. Jansen, Earon de Grancy, Queen Wil- helmina, Kaiseiin Aug. Victoria, No- dora Duncan and several others. T. O. Ware Xr. Son are well known as dahlia specialists, and they, too, sent a fine collection of cut blooms of Cac- tus dahlias and Peony-flcwered. In the former class Daisy Easton, Ivan- hoe, Hamlet, Mrs. H. Shoesmith, Mrs. Seale, Iris, Rev, Arthur Hall, Lady Fair, F. Cadman were especially note- worthy, while in the latter Baron de Grancy, Souvenir de Gustave Dowson, Glorv de Baron, La Riante, etc.. ex- cited more tiian usual interest among the visitors. C. HARMAN PAYNE. October 7, 1P07. Horticulture: Please discontinue ad. Plants are all sold. Yours respectfully, BLANKS.MA BROS. Grand Rapids, Mich. THE PLACE OF SYSTEMATIC PLANTING IN IMPROVEMENT WORK. Address by E. J. Canning before the Mas- sachusetts Conference on Itural Pro- gress, at Amherst. Systematic planting is the planting of trees and shrubs according to a pre- conceived or definite plan, whether it is for the home ground, public parks and buildings, school grounds or city streets. In all improvement work a definite plan to follow is equally as important as are plans for the erection of build- ings, and I believe a competent land- scape gardener is equally as important if not more so, than the architect of a building:: especially in the selection of a home site and in the planning of th& grounds around the home. He caa often save the intending builder of a home many times the cost of his fee in the selection of a home site alone, because his practiced eye can see at a glance wheie expensive grading may be avoided, besides taking advantage of and making the most of all the natural features a tract of land may possess. He is usually a better judge of the type of house best adapted for any particular site; the exact position the house should occupy; the best,, easiest and least costly means of ap- proach, and the possibilities of mak- ing a landscape picture of the home grounds by the proper selection and grouping of trees and shrubs, together with the cost of carrying out his plans before any improvement work is at- tempted. And yet it is notorious that even in these days when so many books and magazine articles have been written upon this important topic, that tliere are many people who will spend much time and money in perfecting plans for a dwelling, and often exhibit excellent taste in the interior decora- tion or furnishing of Their homes, and yet give scant consideration to the setting of the home, and would never think of employing a competent land- scape gardener who in the majority of cases could save the owner much money besides insuring a more valua- ble property. Anyone who has only the most superficial ideas of landscape- gardening in going through the resi- dence section of any large city can. easily see whether the home grounds have been carefully planned or not. Examples of a Wise Policy. There are, however, many shrewd and far-sighted people who can and do appreciate the work of the land- scape gardener. The trustees of col- leges and other institutions eraploy la.ndscape gardeners for the proper locating or grouping of tlieir buildings,, as well as the laying out of their grounds. In 1S93 the trustees of Smith Col- lege employed the Messrs. Olmsted, of Brockline, the well known firm of landscape gardeners, to prepare plans for the establishment of a botanic garden upon the college campus. These plans have been faithfully carried out (except in one or two minor details due to changing conditions) and have proved highly satisfactory, each year seeming to emphasize more and more how far-sighted and carefully their plans were prepared. Theie are many instance.? in this Connecticut Valley where manufactur- October 19, 1907 horticulture: 513 ers and otiier busiuess men bave em- ployed landscape gardeners for the im- provement of the grounds around their mill properties and other buildings, much to the improvement of the lo- calities in which they are situated, as well as to the uplifting influence it exerts on the employes. Real estate companies are falling in line with improvement work. A large tract of land in Springiield has this summer been planned to present as park-like an appeal ance as possible, and where each lot is considered as a part of the whole. An attractive pam- phlet describing the property with a landscape plan of the wbole tract has been printed, so that intending pur- ohagers can see at a glance the pro- posed development of the property. Value of Village Improvement So- cieties. The artistic treatment of school grounds now so common in our New England cities and towns will in the next generation have a great influence towards making cities beautiful. A Village Improvement Society ought to be established in every town and vil- lage in the country. The proper loca- tion of streets, the selection of shade trees, their planting, proper spacing and care, should be in their absolute cxjntrol; also all the small city parks, squares and triangle.? formed by the intersection or junction of streets should be under their direct supervi- sion and no improvement work at- tempted until a definite plan had been workel out either by themselves or some competent landscape gardener in their employ. In many of the older streets in our New England towns one may see the result of not having definite plans in the planting of street trees alone. For instance on Elm street in Northampton there are no less than six or seven different species of trees planted, while it should have been devoted to one, and that one the elm. .since it is a wide street and perhaps the principal street ■of the city. Then too often if the planting is left to the property owners, one man pre- fers to plant the trees on bis own prop- erty and not in the space for the tree belt, another plants three or four trees in the space only one should occupy. another will plant elms in a thirty- foot street, or Norway maples in a one-hundred-foot street, which is just the reverse of how they should be planted. Then again some property ■owners will plant well-grown nursery trees while others will go to the woods and transplant any gannt-stemmed ■specimen Judgment in the Selection of Road- side Trees. There is always some part of the world where certain trees attain their highest development. The American ■elm is most at home in the Connecticut Valley for instance. It is not only one of the most beautiful of all trees but a typical New England tree, there- fore it should become tjpical of our New England towns and villagps and be planted on the main and widest avenues or where it has space to de- velop. Smaller growing trees should always be selected for the narrower streets. In small city parks, where space admits, the American elm should be planted in preference to other trees. THE DUTCHESS COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AT UPLANDS. The members of the Dutchess Coun- ty Horticultural Society to the num- ber of sixty were the guests of Mr. W. P. Clyde at his beautiful estate. Uplands. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept. 27. They were escorted through the vari- ous gardens and greenhouses and fed royally. Our group picture shows how they looked after the latter operation. I have often thought Uiat the planting of the young pin oaks in Court Square, Springfield, evidently to take the place of the decaying elms, was a mistake. It looks like "dignity and impudence," to see a majestic looking elm in com- |iany with an upstart pin oak; not but that Iho pin oak is a beautiful tree, but out of place in such company. The proper grouping of shrubbery in trian- gles formed by tire junction of streets, or around the base of public buildings and in many places to be found in all towns and villages, should always be under the supervision of a Village Improvement Society. I would emphasize once more that a thoroughly practical and systematic plan should in all proposed improve- ment work be drawn whether for the home gr-5'mds. public parks and build- ings, mill properties or city streets, even though a small portion can only be carried out each year, it will be found in the end far more pleasing and satisfactory than haphazard planting. OBITUARY. Mrs. Hanna Humfeld. mother of W. H. and E. A. Humfeld, passed away on October 2, in Clay Center, Kansas. Andrew Pryal. one of the most emi- nent horticulturists in California, was buried, on October 1, from his resi- dence in Berkelev. Mrs. Laura Cooms, mother of O. B. Cooms, Jr., florist at .Jamaica, Long Island, died on October 10. Interment was at Lcngmeadow, Mass. E. E. Peterson, of Denver. Colo, died., on September 28. at Los An- geles, Calif., where he had gone in search of health. His body was brought to Denver for interment. A widow and three children survive him. .PERSONAL. Visitor in New York this week, P. R. Quinlan. Syracuse. Brendell & Schultz are to open a rttail flower store in McKeesport, Pa. News of the death in Trinidad of Henry W. C. Dihm. of Astoria, L. I., N. y., has been received. Mr. Dihm went to Trinidad several years ago, to take charge of a large floral estab- lishment at Daladie. British West In- dies. He was .54 years old, and leaves three daughters and a son. Arthur, of Moore, Hentz & Nash, New York, who recently went under an operation for appendicitis, is back again at his post, fully recovered. F. Gomer Waterer. of John Waterer & Sons. Bagshot. England, is a visitor in Boston this ■n-eek. Also Superinten- dent Beatty, of Manhattan Parks. Wm. L. Bond, of Pittsburg. Pa., died, on October 4. at the age of 81. Mr. Bond was a pioneer in the nursery business in this section; was asso- ciated for many years with A. J. Downing, and assisted him in the work on the grounds of the Smith- sonian Institute. Washin.gton, D. C. He leaves flve sons. James D. McGregor, formerly with Senator Guggenheim at Elberon, N. J., has been appointed gardener to the Hon. Levi P. Morton at Rhinecliff, N. Y. Miss Georgia Humphrey, of Holyoke, Mass.. and Charles N. Currier, of Northampton, were married on Oct. 8. Mrs. Currier will continue the busi- ness on Dwight street, which she has built up so successfully. The preliminary schedule of prizes for the exhibitions of the Massachu- setts Horticultural Society in January, February and March, 1908, has been issued and copies can be procured by applying to Wm. P. Rich, secretary. Horticultural Hall, Boston. Primulas, violets, carnations, roses, orchids, aza- leas, forced bulbs, hard-wooded green- bouse plants. Easter flowering plants, pansies, calceolarias, etc., are among the flowers and plants specially pro- vided for. 514 HORTICULTURE October 19. 190? Seed Trade As far back as last June it was stat- ed ill tbese columns that both peas and sugar corn were likely to prove short this year, and from time to time sinco attention has been called to these two leading crops as likely to prove disap- pointing. Particular reference was made to "canner's peas" as those on which the shortage would be most se- verely felt. A few optimistic Micaw- bers took exception to these state- ments of facts, and with little or no knowledge of conditions predicted abundant crops of everything. Within the past week estimates of deliveries have been sent out by several of the larger growers, and they range about as follows: Alaskas, 3-5 to 60 per cent.; Admirals, 40 to 65 per cent.; Horseford's Market Garden, 40 to 60 per cent.; Advancers, 35 to 50 per cent.; Surprise, 35 to 50 per cent.; Prince of Wales, 50 to 65 per cent. The above figures are the high and low on each variety, the estimates of the sev- eral growers ranging between the two extremes. Only the canning varieties are given, but the general line of gar- den peas will average much the same. As evidence of the severe shortags in the canning sorts, it may be said that with the exception of one very prominent firm, not a reputable gi-ow- er has thus far named a price on spot peas, and the initial prices of the one referred to are as follows: Alaskas, $4,25; Admirals, $4.25; Advancers, 14.75; Horseford's Market Garden, $4.75; Surprise, $5.00. These are the prices per standard bushel and are of- fered in limited quantities only. Now as the canners' contracts for peas were as a rule much below their actual requirements, and as they will receive an average of less than fifty per cent, of their contracts, it is easy to see that as soon as they learn the real conditions there will be such a wild scramble for seed as has not been known in many years. In view of the fact that there is an eager rush on the part of wholesale grocers and jobbers to contract canne 1 peas of the 190S pack, every canner will aim to extend his acreage another year and get out every acre he can possilily liandle. But where is the seed coming from? It is absolutely safe to say that it will be impossible to se- cure enough of the regular standard sorts, and many canners will have to put up with a nondescript lot of seed or be satisfied with a gieatly reduced acreage. This brings us squarely up to the question of whether the demand has not grown much faster than the supply, or in other words, whether consumption has not overtaken pro- duel ion. There seems to be Init one answer — that it has. It may be well here to call attention to an article which appeared in these colunius several weeks ago on the sub- ject of growing prices, and every grow- er, and in fact every one interested in seed peas, is invited to read it thought- fully and decide in the light of pres- ent experience whether the writer's position was not well taken. The ar- guments seem to be unanswerable, and his views have been vindicated much sooner than might have been expected. Of course the mere raising of grow- ing prices will not result in an imme- diate increase in the supply of seed. But this will ccme in time as surely as effect follows cause. In any event the growers will have to revise their estimate of yields, as they cannot con- tinue doing business on a basis where the chances are three or four to one against them. Referring again to the subject of supply and demand, some figures may be interesting. In 1900 the total out- put of canned peas in the United States v;as, in round figures, about 2.500,000 cases, while that of 1907 is something over 6,00(i,uoo. For larger quan- tities, special quotations. O V ZANCiFN, Seedsmen, HOBOKEN, N J C. C. MORSE & CO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States BULB HEADQUARTERS. Florists can place their bulb orders to best advantage with us : special stocks of Hyacinths, Narcissus, Tulips, all carefully selected for Florists' trade. Prices are low, considering quality. 83- Smnd for our Wholesale Bulb Catalog. •%% . HENRY F. MiCHELL CO., Leading; Importers of Bulbs, 1018 IVIARKET STRRET, PHILA., PA. BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 They cost about 10 per cent, more thjin other kinds, and thev are 10 tinip.* lierier. STUMPP & WALTER CO., - 50 Barclay St.. New York WHI ROMAN HYACINTHS 12x15, $3.00 per 100, $23.50 perlOOO 15x18, 4.00 " 38.00 " BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CrTY Best Quality Fall Bulbs It is to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock. bottom pi ices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VICKS SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors VICKS SUPERB MIXTURE the beat strain from all the leading named sorts: !-8oz.7Sc 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VICKS SONS, Rochester, N. Y. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, - - CALIFORNIA Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurpassed for size of flowers. Giant Crimson Qiant Pink Giant White Finest Mixed Giant Excelsior, White with Claret Base 100 seeds. $' 25 ; lOoO seeds, $10.00 R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 & 7 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there also. Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds= Send for Catalogue THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON HIGH Gt*A.TyVi BULBS For prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 NO. HARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. BERMUDA GROWN LILIUM HARRISII AND FREESIA BULBS PURITY FREESIA BULBS h eady for Delivery H.E.Fiske Seed Co.,''„t..'i^SS«"" BOSTON, MASS. c AUUFLOWERS| A B B A C E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 Stormoade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 516 HORTICULTURE October 19, 1907 NEWS NOTES. A new greenhouse on the estate of Thomas Watkins at Sea Cliff, N. J., was badly damaged bv the gale on Oct. 7. Robert E. Berry has been appointed by Superintendent Parsons as arbori- culturist and gardener at Central Park, New York. The Wellsville Cut Flower Co., of Wellsville, N. Y., A. C. Boyce, proprie- tor, has a promising new scarlet car- nation, Clarabelle Worth. Ellwanger & Barry have received an order for nursery stock, from the United States Government, to be shipped to the Philippine Islands. At the recent exhibition in New York. Ellwanger & Barry were award- ed 2 first prizes for pears, 2 for grapes, 1 tor plums, 1 for quinces and a spe- cial for apples. One of the large greenhouses of the Halifax Garden Co., Halifax, Mass., was blown down in the storm of Oct. 8 and all of the houses felt the effects of the high wind. We learn from Nathan Smith & Sons that their new chrysanthemum, Golden Glow-, is meeting with exceptional fa- vor. In our opinion it is well entitled to permanent popularity It is stated that the entire floor of the Coliseum will be sodded an 1 turned into a park effect with gravel walks on the occasion of the Chicago flower show. November 6 to 12. A combination of dealers is report- ed, with the intention of controling prices of French nursery stock. If the scheme is successful, higher prices may be looked for w-ithin a short time. Flower Carnival Day will be cele- brated at the Jamestown Exposition on Oct. 21. Mr. Heinrich, gardener of the Exposition, will enter vehicles decorated with flowers grown on the grounds. In an electric storm that visited Chicago recently the greenhouse of Carl Thill in Rogers park was struck by lightning and the chimney was destroyed, in addition to much dam- age to glass. Mann & Brown, of Richmond, Va., have purchased the place that they have occupied for several years and will make extensive improvements on the buildings. $30,noi) is said to be the price paid. Philip C. Warner, florist, of Dayton, Ohio, while crossing the street car tracks on Oct. 6 was struck by an ap- GODFREY ASOHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper ol Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, RobustaandGIauca; Kentia horsteriana and Beltnoreana .\zalea,Indica,etc Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis-' sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. lOI 2 Ontario St,, Phliadelphfa proaching car and seriously if not fatally injured. He was taken to the St. Elizabeth Hospital. One c/f the large willows on the mar- gin of the pond in the Public Garden. Boston, having a trunk diameter of 1 feet, was uprooted by the storm on the night of October 7. Many other objects in the garden wei'e more or less injured. La.ger H ITurrell recently purchased a quantity of established cypripediunis which proved to be covered with scale. They state that they used Wilson's Plant Oil, which is advertised in Hor- ticulture, and one application com- pletely exterminated the scale. A concrete pit, 40 x 60 ft., for the storage of half-hardy plants and shrubbery is being constructed at Mt Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass., also a propagating house connected therewith for the propagation of hardy ornamental shrubbery for the nursery. Victor Dorval, Sr., Victor, Jr., and one or two workmen at the green- houses at Woodside, N. Y., were scorched by the explosion of gas ac- cumulated in a cesspool which they had opened and undertook to examine by lowering a lighted candle. The Holland-American Line docks at Hobok."n, N. J., are coming in for some severe criticism on account of their overcrowded condition and lack of sys- tem in handling freight. Confusion leigns an.l importers find it almost Im- possible to get goods within reasonable time. Lager & Hurrell are having their orchid houses at Summit, N. J., equipped in part with the Wilson con- crete benches. These benches are put up by John Wilson, of Short Hills, and are likely to come into general use as a substitute for wooden construction. The supports, as well as the bench proper, are made of concrete, rein- forced with strands of twisted wire, and are practically Indestructible. PLANT IMPORTS. There Vv'ere entered at the port of New York during the week of October ti to October \Z, inclusive, the follow- ing plants', etc.: Via Rotterdam, C. C. Abel & Co., :)S cs. bulbs: H. F. Darrow, IOC cs. plants, 20 tubs laurel trees: John Dunn, Jr.. 35 cs. plants: W. VAWott & Son, 11 cs. plants, 1 cs. bulbs: W. Hagemann & Co., 85 cs. pLints: J. W. Hampton, Jr.. & Co., 12 cs. do.; O. G. Hempstead & Son, 4(1 OS. do.: Hii-sch & Smith, 10 cs. plants; R. F. Lang, 10 cs. bulbs: Mc- Hutchison & Co., fi3 cs. plants, 5 cs. bulbs: Maltuc & Ware, 502 cs. plants, lu tubs do., 16 cs. flower roots, 53 ca. bulbs, 03 cs. trees, 33 cs. trees and shiiihs: P. OuwPrkerk, 13 cs. trees: P. 11. Petry & Co., 10 cs. bulbs, 4 cs. plants; T. C. Pollock, :lcs. plants, 7cs. bulbs, u cs. flower roots: -'\ugust Rol- ker Sz Sons. 51 cs. plants: A. Schul- theis. 26 cr. do.: Vanghan's Seed Store, 1 cs. do., 2 cs. bulbs; R. M. Ward & Co., 37 cs. plants: Sundry Forwarders, .•^5 cs. plants, 6 cs. bulbs. Via Southampton: J. Geiile, 7 cs. bulbs; O. G. Hempstead & Son, 2 C3. plants; Hussa & Co., 3 cs. do.; Rooney & Spence, 12 cs. do. Via -Antwerp- J. Bartle, 20 cs. plants; H. F. Darrow, 31 cs. do.; John Dunn, Jr., 6 cs. do., 10 tubs laurel trees; J. \V. Hampton, Jr. & Co., 2 cs. plants; O. G. Hempstead & Son, ID cs. plants; Peter Henderson & Co., 20 cs. plants; Hussa & Co., 64 cs. do., 4 baskets do.; .McHutchison & Co., 10 cr. do., 412 tubs laurel trees: Maltus & Ware, 219 cs plants, 8 tubs laurel trees; August Rol- ker & Sons, 24 cs. plants; P. H. Petry & Co., 66 cs. do.: John Scheepers & Co., 35 cs. do.: Ter Kuile. 15 cs. do.; Wak- em *■ McLaughlin, 4 cs. do. From Germany: John Scheepers & Co., 2 cs. lily of valley pips; A. Schul- theis, 1 cs. plants. Via Tiiverpool: Davies, Turner & Co., 1 cs. bulbs. In sheath, bud and Hower. Write for particulars and catalogue. JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANY, Rutherford, New Jersey. ORCHIDS Arrived in perfect condition Cattleya nossiac, also C. Schroederae, Laelia Anceps, Eplden* drum Vittellnum, etc., etc. Write for prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. ORCHIDS Largest Importers, Exporters^ Orow«r» and Hybridists in the World Sander, St. Albans, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... OROHril3J« ... Just to hand, C. Triaoac, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. latermedia. C Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cit- rina, C. Gaslielliaaa, Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L. majahs, L. Autiimoalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum raaj- us, E.Cooperianum.Oncidium Criso 'm, O.Varicosuni. O. Cavendishianum. O, Luridum, Odonto. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warnerii, Miltooia VexiUaria. CARRILIO A, BAIDWIN SFCAUCUS, H. J. Just Arrived in First Class Condition C. Trianf, C. Percivallana, C. Speciosissima, C. Qaskeltiana, Oncidium Kramerianum. WRITE FOR PRICES ORDONEZ BROS. P.O. Boxios. MADISON, N.J. ORCHIDS .lust arrived, in fine coniiition, Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidium Varicosum Rogersil. Write for prit'-s. JOSEPH A. MANDA, ' 91 VaUey Road, WEST OEANOE N.J. LA NTS STAKES ©ctober 19, 1907 HORTICULTURC 517 DREER'S SPECIAL OFFER OF JAPANESE AND GERMAN IRIS READY FOR DELIVERY NOW. All home-grown stock, true to name and description. JAPANESE IRIS. Various Types of Iris. Per doz. Pcetldlssima variegata. (Varlegntt-d Gladwin) Jl.o'i ! Ochroleuca. (Gigantea.) Grows 4 to 5 feet high, with white flowers similar to I. HIspanIca 2.0O Ochroleuca (Gigantea) Sulphurea A pale sulphnr-colored form of the above 2.00 Pumila Hybrida Cyanea 1.50 Pumlla Hybrida Bburna 1.50 Sibirica. Strong divisions 1.00 Sibirica Alba. Strong divisions 1.00 Sibirica Orientalis Strong divisions 1.00 Sibirica Orlentalis. Snow Qjeen. Strong 1.50 Iris Kaempferi (Japanese Iris). Twelve Choice Single-flowering or 3 Petaled Varieties. No. 1. Iso-no-nami. Jitlvcry nliite v,'iiied tl'.roughoiit with vio let — the earliest In flower. Hano.no-nishiki Violet purple veined with white. Shippo. Light lilac veined with purple. Shlshi-ikari. White ground densely veined and suf- fused with dark purple. QeklciHno-naini A very early pure white. Kumoma-no-sora Silvery white suECused throughout with soft light blue; appearing transparent. Per 100. 10.011 15.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 7.00 7.01' 7.00 10.00 11. 12. 14. 15. 16. 43. Shl-un-ryo. White, veined with violet blue. 55. Shuctiiukwa. Crimson purple with white veins and large white halo. 62. Misutmosltito. White, marbled with violet purple. 75. Otome. A rich shade of violet purple, sometimes marked with white. 76. nine-no-yukl. White, veined and dotted bright purple. 96. Tebotan. Violet blue with prominent white veins. Ten Superb Double-flowering or 6 Petaled Varieties. 4. Vomo-no-umi. The finest double white variety. 5. Koki-no-iro. Light violet with white veins. 20. Kuma-funjin. White ground with a broad border of bright rosy lilac veined with white. 26. Uchiu. Bright rrimson purple with tew white veins. 54. Ho-e-jo. Rich velvety purple with crimson shadings. 68. Waku-hotei. White, veined throughout with violet blue. 72. Uji-no-liotaru. Bright violet purple shaded with blue. 91. Kan-ran. White, densely veined In centre of petals with rich violet purple. 95. Raiden. White ground, densely dotted and blotched with violet. 69. Fuji-mine. White, veined and traced with aniline blue. Price of Strong Roots of Japanese Iris. (Named Sorts (order by name or number). 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; .$10.00 per 100. Set of 22 Varieties for $2.25. Choice nixed Varielfes. $1.2.-. per doz.: $8.00 per 100. Iris Cermanica. Our collection of German Iris is very choice, the varieties offered being the best in their respective colors. Bridesmaid. Standards pale parma violet, falls deeper, reticulated with violet purple. Celeste. Stand.u'rts and falls a lavender blue shading lighter towards the centre. Cherion. Standards lilac mauve, with metallic sheen, falls violet mauve shading to a bluish violet at edges. Edith. Standards light plumbago blue; falls violet purple with white veins. Florentina Alba. Sweet scented, early flowering white. Honorabills. Standards bright Indian yellow; falls chest- nut red with yellow and white markings. John De Witt. Srami.ir.is bluish violet, shading lighter towards lb.' ic'itr?. fall.s deep violet purple veined with white. L'Avenier. Falls and standards ageratum blue, shading lighter at base of petals with brown veins. Lord Salisbury. Standards amber white; falls dark violet purple with white veins. nadame Chereau. Standards and falls pure white, prettily edged with light blue. Ossian. Standards straw yellow, falls bluish violet with creamy white veins. Plicata. Standards bright violet purple; falls deep violet purple with lighter shadings. Queen of Ma v. Standards bright violet with rosy sheen, falls of lilac blue. Shakespeare. Standards straw yellow veined with burnt umber falls deep carmine violet, shaded deeper and white veins. Spectabilis. Standards light violet purple, fails deep vio- let purple with dark shadings, one of the earliest to flower. Walneri. Standards parma violet, shading lighter towards edges, f.ills bluish violet marked with white at base. Price. 10 CENTS EACH: So CENTS PER DOZEN; $6 PER 100. IVIixed German iris, all colors. 60 cents per dozen; $4 per 100. For full and complete list of Paeonies, Phlox and other Hardy Perennial Plants, as well as all other seasonable Plants, Bulbs and Seeds, see our new Wholesale Price List. HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 51H tiOKTlCULTURt: October 19. 1907 A FIRST-PRIZE AUTO DECORATION. 1 he accomparyins picture shows the automobile decoration winniU:^ the first prize as the most orisiual and avtiftic in tlie great Arverne Floral Parade on September 1, 1907. The dec c ration v.as the work of A. Waren- dorff, ct' New Yorlv. NEWS NOTES. W. R. Goff has taken a position with M. H. Barton of WestfieUi. Mass. The directors of the New Vork Cut Flower f'o. hart their regular monlhly meeting last Tuesday, October !o, li'uT. C. ranirtell's store in Montreal i.s receiving impoitp.nt alteration. The two front wir^dows are l)einq complete- ly renewed. Miss R. Cainpliell is back a.ijain fiODi a tiip in the West. NEW RETAIL FLOWER STORES. Mrs. John Smith, at 262 East 31st street. Chicago. Chas. Fick. at San Mateo, Calif. Miss Clack, at Palo Alto. Calif. C. A. Espilin and J. T. Warren, at Tort Collins, Colo. .1. A. McLellan at Brainerd. Minn. Fay Floral Co., 9 South 7th street, Kansas City, Kan.; D. H. Drummond, manager. Fifth Avenue Floral Co., branch at 47 N. High street. Columbus, Ohio. Carl C. Giimore, formerly connected with the South Kenton Greenhouses, has trans.'crred his business to 213 East Frinklin 'street, Kenton. O. Un- til his greenhouse is completed he will have a stand at Krause & Ochs' store. The growers of cut flowers from Bay- side, Great Neck and Manhasset, Long Island, are compelled to send their flowers to commission men instead of the flower market, the Long Island Railroad having taken off the regular morning train. BUSINESS CHANGES. Henry Collins, lately with Houghton & Clark, has taken a lease of the Sib- thorpe greenhouses at Wellesley, Mass. J. B. Murdoch & Co., of Pittsburg. Pa., will remove to 714 Pennsylvania avenue as soon as improvements are made. Henry M. Robinson & Co., Boston, will on October 29th celebrate the an- niversary of their establishment as wholesale flori.'-ts at their present ad- dress. They have had a prosperous year and extend an invitation to their Iriends and the trade generally to call and partake of their hospitality on that date at 1-5 Province street. Boston. One of the greatest treats that the llower-Ioving puHic of Washington, D. C. has bad in some time was fur- nished by Z. D. Blackistone last weeK in the way of a dahlia exhibit, the finest thing of the kind up to date. To all registered visitors bunches of dahlias were presented. Mr. Blackis- tone is well known as the vice-presi- dent of the Florists' Club as well as one of the most public spirited florists ct Washington. J. S. Polland. of Eldorado. la., has purchased the greenhouses of Theo. Souers at Grundy Center, and will remove them to his place. Braxton, formerly of DeKalb avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.. has taken the store of A. V.'arendortf, Seventy-si J. th street .md Madison avenue. New York. Miss Carmichael, with .Tos. Bennett for years past, has opened a store at No. 6l-'2 St. Catiierine street, west, Montreal. She has her sister as as- sistant. TIME IS MONEY Save J$ the time ercenini: your designs by using FLORISTS' GREEKING PINS Wc per lb., and you pet from lOOn to 1100 to the b Ten lbs, or over, 15c per lb. Write for prices on largpf quantuies- WM. * CHLATTER & SON, Fprin^jeld, Mass. RAFFIA ALL COLORS RAFFIA IN HORTICULTURE A ?*kein of raffia is an every-day ne- c»ssily wheri-vor floriculture or horti- culture rret- ty much everything else in the flower line moves rapidly. In some portions of the District of Columbia there have been quite heavy frosts, which to a considerable extent have injured the piore tender growth, but dahlias and cosmos for the most part remain un- harmed. Some of the local growers are behind hand with their indoor planting and they are watching the weather very anxiously. INCORPORATED. Wm. B. Sands Co., Baltimore, Md., incorporated bv W. B. Sands and four sons; capital $?,000. Cleary's Horticultural Co.. New- York, by A. T. Cleary, Haverstraw; C. E. Smith, Brooklyn: George Mee- han, .Jersey City; capital, $10,000. We hold your journal in high esteem and welcome its weekly appearance. Very truly >ours, THE ELM CITY NURSERY CO. New Haven, Conn. Alex IV1cinn,Jr.Co.- Wholesale Dealer in Florists' Supplies ^nd Cut Flowprs White Doves, $9.f0 pt r doz. Galax Leaver. 1125 Polk Street. San Francisco, CaL 622 HORTICUI^TURE October 19, 1907 I JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE fLORtST Fine»t American Beautie* and Carnationt SllWest 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS At West 28U1 Street, NEW YORK Fl ROSES FWCHIOIIS A Full Line ol All CUT FLOWERS Telephone. 3B70 or 3871 Madison Svnare H. E, FROMENT, Wholesale Commission Florist, Choice Cut Flowers, 57 West 28th St., :: ^EW YORK. Telephones: 2200, 2201, Madison Square. The Reliable Comnilssion House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York Tel. 324-325 Madison Square )/9^^^^^m9'^y^^^m^9^^'%'^i JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist ^I'i'ilggiA^^B^s" A full line of Cboice Cut Flower (tock for all purposes. Comprise! every variety grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholetale Cotntnission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Str99t, New Yerk Telephone: 3532-3533 HadUon Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THK HICHKST W A I I CV ALWAYS GRADE OF VMkkEil ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,759&42 W. 28th St.. New York Commission Dealer, Wholesale Buyer and Seller of Batabllsbed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TRY ME PHILIP F. KESSLER, Out I'^^low^er's oS tai:» *' Ordinary . Adiantum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings... *' " & Sprcn. (100 bchs.) Last Half of Week ending Oct. 12 1907 3.C0 to 5.03 to 2.00 • 15 40.00 8.00 to to to .40 60.00 12.00 3-0O to 4.00 .so to 2.00 25.00 6.00 to to 50.00 12.00 •so 8.00 to to 1.00 12.00 30.00 to 30.0c 10.00 10 25.00 First Half ef Week beginning Oct. 14 1907 3 00 to .... to .15 10 40.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to ■ SO to 35.00 to 6.00 to .CO to 8.00 to 20.00 to 10.00 to 3.00 3. 00 .€0 60.00 8.00 4.00 2,00 50.00 12.00 1. 00 la.oo 30.00 25.00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Commission Merciiants in Cut Flowers 68 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madison Square Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. ^*^ 1463 Madison Square NeW YOrk TRAENDLY A SCHENCK WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at (air prices all the year roand Ijend for qnctations on faM ovdan Tel. 798.799 M>di.on Sq. 44 West 28tli Streot, New Yorl City Alexander J^ Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tK STREET PHONES. 1664--1665 MA.D1SON SQUARE. ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture ■October 19, 1907 HORTICULTURE f)23 HARDY FANCY CUT FERNS, Extra fine, $ 1 per 1000 BRONZE GALAX. $1.25 per 1000. SPHAGNUM MOSS, Extra Large Bales, per b^e, $1.25 Hammond's Old English Liquid Putty. $1.25 per Cal. Hammond's Greenhc use White Paint. $1.50 per CaL DISCOUNT ON LARGE LOTS Give us a trial order on ferns ; we are sute we can please you. Headquarters for Florist Supplies and wire work VVti e tor price list . n cut flowers and supplies. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., wholesale cm^ission norL.s TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And ail l For page see List of Advertiser*. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertiser*. Theodore Miller, 4832 Uelmar Bd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertiser*. P. J. Uauswlrtb. 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertiser*. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave and Slat St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. Fo' page see List of Advertisers. Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremout St., Boston For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta l^'loral Co., Atlanta, Ga. b'vr page see List of AdverUsen. David Clarke's Sons, 213U-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Douohoe, 17 K. 28th St., New York. For page see Last of Adverrlser*. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.X. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Kock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City., Mo. For page see List ol Advertisers. Julius A. Ziun, 2 Beacon St., Boston. Fur page see List ot Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly ailed. Lung distance telephone eonuectluus. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M St*., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. U. Uews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. UimnKer Bros., Ft. Edward, N. X. For page see List of Advertiser*. FORGET-ME-NOTS Forget-me-nots, 100,000 Strong Stocky Plains, aipestris blue and white, Victoria, Uobusta grandiflora, Eliza Faurohert, $J.5o per 1000. Gustave Freytag, Hilltop PI., VV. Orange, N. J. GALAX Michigan Cut Flov»er Co., 38 & 40 Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertiser*. Finest green and bronze Galax In aii.v quantity at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. GERANIUMS R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons, White Marsh, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. Geraniums, Strong stock. 3-ln., 4e., 3 l-2-in.,6c. Rooted cuttings, $15 per 1000. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For pege see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore. Northboro, Mass. For page see List ot ■\dyertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. H*b«- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, MaM. Augusta gladioli, and white and light. Rowehl & Granz, Hlcksvllle, L. I., N. Y. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glas* Co., Hostoc For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sndl>ai7 St., Boston. For page see List of Advertiser*. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Grcea- bouse Glass. Lcrd & Burnhani, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. ' GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia. Pa. For page ee« List of Advertiser*. GLAZING POINTS. Lord & Bumham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnbam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sobs, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Masa. For page see List of Advertiser*. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertiser*. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. X. For page see List of Advertiser*. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. X. For page see List of Advertiser*. A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Nepotuset, Boaton. For pa<;e see List of Advertiser*. King Construction Co., N. Tonawanda, N. X. For page see List of Advertiser*. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St., Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertiser*. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertiser*. I. Cassldy, 215-21 Randolph Av., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List ot Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 13U8-14U8 Metr* poiltan Ave., Brooklyn, N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. D. lliSe, 49 Washington St. N., Boston. Piping and Couatructloii. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GUEENUUUSB CONSTUUCTIUN, S«w- Irou Greenhouses, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Barnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. J. A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassldy, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave., Jer- sey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 CliS St., N. I. For page see List of Advertlaer*. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip got ter attachment. Liord & Bumham, 1188 B road way, N. Y. HAIL INSURANCE Florist's' Hail Asso. of America. J. G. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. a M. Robinson & Co., 15 ProTlnce St., and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mas*. For page see List of Advertiser*. The Kervan Co.. 113 W. 28th St., N. I. tor page see List of Advertiser*. Michigan CLt Flower Eichange, 38 & 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertiser*. In writing fo Advertisers l(indly mention Horticulture 526 HORTI CULTURE October 19, 190l HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS M. 11. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, For page see List of Advertisers. Eastern Nurseries, M. M. Dawson, Mgr., Jamaica Plaiu. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. .W'W Eiiglau'J Nurseries, Inf., Eeilfonl, Mass. For p.ige see I^lst of Advertisers. Hard.v PereniJals: extra large Seld- groivD ch.mps, three dollars and four dol- lars per hundred. Delphinium, Coreopsis. Digitalis, I'lat.voodon, blue and white, Anthomis, Hibiscus. Galllardia, and mauy other standard species. Samples sent by express on ret.-eipt of stamps lo cover cost and paolaug. Jame.s ivrewsun & Sons, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Penn sylvanla. , HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. flerson IJ-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. V. For page see List of Adve."*.i.«^-s. Bltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. ¥. For page see Liat of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Cnlver Are., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertlsers^^^^_ Johnston Heating Co., Lexington Ave. and 2yth St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HEMLOCK BRANCHES Hemlock Brunches for protecting Roses, Rhododendrons, Tender Evergreens, etc. Butts, pointed, 3 to 5 ft., $4 per 100; 5 to 7 It., .$5 per 100. Tied la bundles, f. o. b. Quincy or Brockton. Larger or smaller branches furnished. Special prices for large lots. Pine boughs in bundles or large quantities. Address, G. H. Higglns, 125 Atlantic St., Atlantic, Mass. HOT-BED SASH Tlie A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Neponsat, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson D-Bar Co., 1 Madison 8q., N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Ultoblngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. NIcotlclde kills all greenhouse pests. P. R. Palethorpe Co., Eleventh St., Oweusboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Andrew Wllsou, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plaut Oil Insecticide. For page see List of Advertisers. ' Carman's Anti-pest. W. W. Rawson & Co., 5 Union St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. IRISES Henry A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., PhiladelBhia. Japanese and German Iris. For page see List of Advertisers. We have 100,000 Japan Irises, the finest collection in this country. Rowehl & Granz, HicksvlUe, L. 1., N. Y. JAPANESE LILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. JAP ANA CUT FLOVITER HOLDER M. V. Garnsev. i:!0 So. Waiola Av., La Grange, 111. Dept O. For page see List of Advertisers. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas l^ouDg, Jr., New York. I^'or page see List of Advertisers. (red C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page fee List of Advertisers. J. lireltmeyers Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers 1017 Broadway, Mo. Samuel Murray, Kansas City, For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. iouug & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. h'or page see List of Advertisers. I'heodore Miller, 4832^Delmar Bvd., St. lx)uts. Mo. _^ For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswlrth, 232 Michigan A«(T7' Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Ihos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlauta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbuiz, 644 4tb Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe. 17 E. .'Sth St.. Mew York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany. N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Co., lli6~Walnut Mo. Wm. L. Rock Flower St., Kansas City. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zlnn. 2 Beacon St., Boston. Fop p.n^e see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptl.v filled Long distance telephone connecttons. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New. fine dark blue double flower, 2 lu. stock, S2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 12 W. Broadway and 2-7 Greenwich St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. MOSCHOSMA Moechosma riparlum, a valuable new Christmas flowering plant. Write for de- scriptive circular and price list. Cbas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. MUSHROOM SPAAVN 100 lbs. best English, $0; 2.-)0 lbs. at 5>^c.; brick prepaid, 22c. J. J.- Styer, Concord- viile. Pa. NEW AND RARE PLANTS l!..sc Hill Nurseries, New Itochelie, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louis- ville, Ky. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, M.i»s. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. . NURSERY STOCK— Continued Bay Slate Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials, Hardy Oruameutal Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mass. Ornamental Nursery Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy ft Co., 84 Uawley St., Boston, Mass, ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. ("arrlllo & Baldwin, Secancus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Job. a. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box lOS. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Lenthy & Co., Rosllndale. Mass. For page see List of Advertlsem. Kentia, Phoenix, etc.. all sizes. Write for new price list. Jullns Roebrs Co., Batliar^ ford. N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. J8 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. Pur page see List of Advertisers. PAINT AND POTTY: Ideal Greenh"as.' Lead: Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord & Hurnham. 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. 100.000 Pansy Plants .-issorted Var. named. $3 per lOiiO; Giant tloweriug mix.. fi.M per lOOn. G\istave Freytag, Hilltop I'l., W. Orange. N. J. PATENTS Slggers & SIggers, Washington. D. C For page see List of Advertisers. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted peat. Azalea peat, Leaf-Mould, Live Sphagnum moss. Baled Sphagnum moss. Green Clump moss. etc. Jobbers' list on application. C. W. Brown- ell & Co., Walden, N. Y. PEONIES Wm. Elliott & Sons. 201 Fulton St., New York. HerI.>aceous Peonies. For piige see List of Advertisers. M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Peonies and Perennials: Peouy, Phlox and E\-ergreen Mauuals, 2j cents each, in stamps. C. S. Harrison's Select Nursery, York, Nebr. PIPE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron anil Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord A Bnrnham, 1133 Broadway, N. T. PIPE COUPLINGS AND BOILER TUBES Constantl.v on hand merchantable sound .second band pipe with new threads and couplings; also new galvanized pipe. 5000 feet 3-in. sound second hand boiler tubes with 2 1-2-in. standard pipe threads and couplings. 1000 feet 2 1-2-ln. boiler tubes with 2-ln. standard pipe threads and coup- lings very suitable for greenhouse heating. 10.000 feet 4-in. sound boiler tubes cleaned with square cut ends In any length with corking hubbs if required. Pfaff & Ken- dall, Foundry Street, Newark, N. J. For List of Advertisers See Page 528 October 19, 1901: HORTICULTURE. 52' PIJUTT STAiroS The WIttbold plant stand, $18.00 per dos. The Geo. WIttbold Co., 165T Bucklngtum Place, Chicago. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St.. N, I. For page see List of Adrertlsen. POT HANGERS Pot bangers, Kramer'a $1 doz. bf ezp., I1.2B b7 mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Raplda. la. " PRIVET Trelned Privet: Pyramidal and standard forirs: tlii-ee tlionsaiid shapely plants; five to eight leet; excellent for screening and oiuamtntal pnrpdses; at triBing cost, as with Bay Trees. Prices on application. James Krewson & Sons. Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons. Ltd., Amerlcaa Nursery, Bagsnot, Eng. For page see List of Adverllaera. ROSES M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Maaa. Hardy Roses, U. T. Roses and Ramblcn. For page see List of Advertl»er». Tbomaa Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Uay Roses. For page see List of Advertlaera. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. Kambler Rose, Newport Fairy. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. Davis & Son. Purcellvllie, Va. Baby Rambler Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. Low-budded roses. No] 1, $9S.U0: No" 112, tua.UU lUUO. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth. N J. SEEDS T, J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., BoHiou, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sods 51 and S2 N. Market St., Boston, Uaas. For page see List of Advertise ra. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of AdvertlserB. J. M. Xhorburu & Co.. 33 Barclay St.. N. X. For page see List of Advertlsera. A, T. Boddlugton, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsera. a. F. Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St., Phil*. For page see List of Advertlsera. Jaiues Vli'k's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Vtck'a Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertlaera. Ujalmar Uartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertlsera. aickards Bros., 37 E. 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlaera. K. & J. Farquher & Co., 6-7 So. Market St.. Boston, Giant Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertlaera. C. C. Morse & Co.. 48-66 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers^ H. B. Flske Seed Co.. Fanenll Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertlaera. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Joae, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. O. V. Za ngen, Hotwken. N. J. Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. H. Berger & Co., 70 Warren St., New York. Kentia Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Barenbrug, Burgers & Co., Amheim. Grass Seed Specialists. For page see List of Advertisers. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on hand. Lager * Hnrrell. Summit. N. J. SPIREA Splrea, extra fine clumps In leading va rtety. F. W. O. Schraltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. STEAM TRAP EL HIppard, Youngstown. VENTILATING APPARATUS Pleraon D-Bar Co.. 1 Madison Sq., N. Y For page see List of Advertlsera. Hltcblngs & Co., 1170 Broadway. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., 471 W. 22nd St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For pfge see List of Advertiser.^. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Model encased, self-olliiig gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. V. VIOLETS. Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. R. Engelman & Son, Pittsfleid, Mass. For page see List of Ad\friisers. Chas. H. Green, Spencer, Mass. Princess Violets. For page see List ol Advertisers. Dorsett Violets, $2.25 per 100. Cash. Wm. Schaffer & Son, Dover, Del. Marie Louise violet plauts in large fleld- gluwu clumps, $2.M) per lOU, *20 per lOOU. Elva it. Davis, lonla, Mich. 5UUU clumps California violets, ready now, flnest stock In the west, 4 1-2 c. 250 or more at 4c. J. W. Dunford, Clayton. Mo. Violets— 30,000 strong, healthy, field- growu Campbell aud California No. 1, at »2..''iU per luo; $2u per 1,000. No. 2, good piauls, at $1.50 per 100; $12 per l.OOU. £-arisfaction guaranteed or money returned. None lietter. The Calituruia, extra larj-e and fine clumps, packed to Cany Salely. 1 have shipped over 10,000 already with entire satisiactiou. Chas. Black, Hights- lowu, N. J. W^IRE STAKES W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind. Galvanized Wire Stakes. For page sue LJst of Advenisers. WIREWORK Reed & Keller. 122 W. 25tb St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. WIrework. Write for onr catalosoe. Molton & Hunkel Co.. Milwaukee, Wla. William E. Hellscher's Wire Works, 1««4) Broadway. Detroit. Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for imce list. Frank W. Ball. 31 Eaat Third Street, Cincinnati. O. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boaton N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 16 Province St.. and 9 Chapman PI.. Boston. For page see List of Advertlsera. Welch Bros.. 226 Devonshire St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Bnffalo Wm. F. Kastlng Co., 383-87 Blllcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Chas. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertlsera. Peter ReinbergT^ 6i" Wabash Av., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. B. F. Wlnterson Co.. 45-49 Wabaah Are., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continued Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 88 A 40 Broadway. For page see List of Advertisers. Jfevr York J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stuart Allen Co.. 63 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertlaera. J. S. Fenrich, 110 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Froment, 67 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28th St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. C. Horan. 6S W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Lang]ahr, 65 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Jameo McManus. 42 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertlners. Chas. Mlllane. 50 W. 29th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John T. Raynor. 49 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Trnendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Yonng, 51 W 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore. Hentz * Nash. 55 and 67 W. 2ath St . New York. For pa ire see List of Advertisers Frank S. Hicks & Co.. ^2 W. 28th St.. New York. Frtr page cee T.lst of Advertisers. Frank Mlllang. ."17 W. 2fith St.. New York. For pngp see List of Advertisers. Wm. H. Kuphler. 28 Wllloughhy St. Bronklvn. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. M. Henshaw, 44 West 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philip F. Kesslor. 53 mid 57 West 26th St.. New Y'ork. For page see List of Advertisers. Philadelphia W. R. McKlssIck, 1221 Filbert St., Phlls- delpbla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo NIessen Co,. 1209 Arch St., Phlladel phla. Pa. For page see List cf Advertisers. The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.. l«(«.li Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. Pa. For page s.'e List of Advertisers. Edward Held. 1528 Ranstead St.. Phl**- delphln. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred Ehret, 1407 Palrmoant Ave.. Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertlaera. PittsbnrK J. B. Murdoch & Co., 645 Liberty St., Pittsburg. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. St. Lonis H. G. Bemlng, 1402 Pine St.. St. Lonla. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers itindiy mention Horticulture 028 HORTICULTURi: October 19, 190? List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K 53a Allen Wm. Stuart Qo.$23 American Nursery. . .504 Aschmann Godfrey.- .516 Atlanta Floral Co. ■ ■ ■ 519 Barenbrug Burgers & Co 515 Barrows H.H. & Son. 503 Baur Floral Co 503 BayersdorferH.& Co. 530 Bay State Nurseries* '504 Berning H. G 5^3 Bjddington A. T soa Boston Florist Letter Co 5*9 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 531 Braslan Seed Growers Co 515 Breck Joseph & Sons 515 Breitmeyer's J. Sons- • • • ■ 5 9 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 515 Barpee W. A. & Co. S'5 Carrillo & Baldwin ... 5 16 Cassidy 1 53» Chicago Carnation Co . 5f^3 Clarke's David, Sonssiy Coles W.W. 53< Corney, R. H. Co ...518 Conard & Jones Co. - ■ 504 Cooke G. H •■ 5^9 Cowee A 5^3 Davis A. B. & Son.- 504 Dawson M. M. 504 Donohoe VV. H 5»9 Domer F. Sons & Co. 503 Dreer H. A. 5 '7-531 Dysart R.J. 5" Eastern Nurseries.. • -504 Eiwards Folding Box Co 520 Ehret Fred S-«o Elliott Wm. & Sons.. 515 EngcLman R. & Son . . 503 Eiier J G 53i Ernest W. H.. 51° Eyres 5i9 Farquhar R. & J. & Co 5I5-530 FenrichJ.S 522 Fiske,H.E. Seed C0.515 Fjley Mfg. Co 53 » Fjrd Bros 52a Fromeni H. E. 522 Galvin Thos. F. 519 Garnsey M. V .519 Getmore Box Factorysiy Green Cbas. H. 503 Grey T. J. Co. 515 GudcBros.Co 519 Gattman Alex. J 522 Hail Asso. 531 Hammond Paint& Slug Shot Works. 530 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co. 5»5 Hauswirth P. J. 519 Henshaw A. M 523 Herbert David & Son. 50a Hews A. H. & Co.... 530 Hicks Frank S. & Co. 523 Hilfinger Bros 530 Hitchings & Co 531 Horan E. C 522 Iliffe Daniel S3» Jackson, H. A 504 Jacobs S. & Sons.... 531 Johnston Heating Co. 531 (Casting W.F 523 Kervan Co., The 523 Kessler, P. F 52a King Cons. Co 53 1 Koral Mfg. Co. 519 Kuebler Wm. H 523 Lager & Hurrell 516 Lambert J 503 Langjahr, Alfred H. . .523 Leuthy A. & Co 503 Lord & Bumham Co. 500-532 Manda Jos. A 516 Marsn, Alex Jr. Co. .521 McCarthy N. F.& C0.523 Pago McCoiineil Alex. . ■. 519 McKellar Charles W. 520 McKissick.W. E 520 McManus Jas 522 Michell H. F.Co.. ..515 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 523 Millang Charles 513 Millang Frank 523 Miller Theo 519 M ineralized Rubber Co 531 Moltz, A ....523 Moninger J. C 531 Moore, Hcntz & Nash 533 Moore, J L 503 Morse C. C. & Co.- • .515 Murdoch J. B.&Co..5a3 Murray Samuel 519 New England Nur- series 504 Niessen Leo. Co 521 Oak Hill Nurseries.. .504 Ordonez Bros. 516 Palethorpe P. R. Co.. 530 Park Floral Co.. • ■ . . -519 Payne John A 530 Pennock-Meehan Co. 530 Perfection Chemical Co. .. • - 530 Perkins St. Nurseries. 503 Pierce F. O. Co 53» Pierson F. R. Co 5^2 Pierson U Bar Co. . . .532 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 520 Pulverized Manure Co 530 RawsonW.W.&Co..530 Kay nor John 1 5^/ Red Rose Farms and Nurs nes.... .. .. . -502 Reed & Keller 5^3 Reid Edw 521 Reinberg Peter 520 Rickards Bros. 515 Robinsoo D. Sons ■.•504 Robinson H.M.& Co.5a3 Rock Wm. L Flo. Co. 519 Roehrs Julius Co. 504-5:0 Roland, Thomas .. .504 Rolker August & Sons .502-530 R->se Hill Nurseries .504 Rusconi D. .. 502 Sander & Son 516 Schlati r.W.n. & Son, 518 Scheepers John & Co. 505 Schulthcis Anton . . 503 Schulz Jacob 59 Scott, John 503 Sheridan W. F ... 5*2 Siggers & Siggers 531 Situations & Wants.. 5«8 Skidelskv S. S 50 » Smyth Wm. J.. 5*9 Sta idard PI t* Glass Co. 531 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co. ..531 Stumpp & Walter Co. 5'5 Thau M 503 The Fernery 50 ^ ThorburnJ.M. &C0.502 Totty Chas. H 5^3 Traendly & Schenck.522 Valentine, J. A 519 Vick's Jas. Sons 515 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 503 Watson, G. C. - . .502-515 Walsh M. H.... 504 Warendorff .\ 519 Waterer John & Sons . 504 Weber F.C 5'9 Weber H. &Sons....505 Welch Bros ...520 Wilson 5'9 Wtlson, Andrew 53° Winterson E. F. Co.. 520 Yokohama Nursery Co 502-516 Young John 522 Young, Thos. Jr. 519 Young & Nugent . --.519 Zangen O. V 515 Zinn, J. A 519 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not ? New Offers In This Issue. BULBS. H. F. Michell Co., 1018 Market St., Phlla. For page see I,ist of Advertisers. CARNATION ANDREW CARNEGIE. ('liliago <':ini:itiini Cci.. Jiiilel, III. For pagt' see hist of Adv<'rtisers. FLORISTS' GREENING PINS. Wm. Sclilatter & Son, Springfield, Mass. For page see List of Advertiser.s. GLAZING PUTTY; SLUG SHOT: GRAPE DUST. Benjamin Hammond, Fi.sbkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. For pi'ge see Li:^t of Advertisers. OAKS, PINES, DEUTZIAS. H. A. Jackson, Portland, Me. For page see List of Advertisers. RAFFIA. R. H. Comey, Camden, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. RETAIL FLORIST. A. Warendorflf, 119IJ Broadway, New York. For pfge s„'e List of Ad\ erliser.s. RETAIL FLORIST. itoliert G. Wil.son, Fulton St. & Greene Av., Brooklyn, X. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. SHRUBBERY: CLEARING SALE. Ued Hose Farms and Nurseries, G. C. Wat- sou. Trustee, 839 Market St., Phlla. For page see List of Advertisers. VINCA SEED. A. T. Boddiugton, ;J42 W. 14th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORIST. Alex, llann, Jr.. Co., 112.'. I'ulk St., San Francisco, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORIST. A. Moltz, 55-57 W. 2eth St., New York. For page sve List of Advertisers. iw»0vywvy*0tm*ivuuuvtnM%0ywk WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Adverliscments in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTICUL- TURE" should be sent to J J Ham- ilton Place, Boston. SITUATIONS WANTED WANTED position by young man grow- ing roses or carnations, either private of commercial, 5 years' experience in latter. G, care Horticulture. SITUATION WANTED by gardener with good record, private place preferred. Mar- ried, two children. Address N., care HOK- TICULTURE. ^SITUATION WANTED in general green- house work; single, age 35, five years' ex- perience, commercial. Address W. W., care Horticulture. WANTED^ Position as manager of plant and fern growing establishment. Exper- ienced. L, care HORTICULTURE. WANTED — Position in store, young man, five years' experience. Address R. care of Horticulture. FOR SALfc FOR SALE — One top delivery wagon and one open delivery wagon, suitable for a florist's use> almost new and in good order; also a pair of good delivery horses; the above can be bought at your own price. Ed. Higons, 140 West 28th St., New York. FOR SALE— Well established florist bus- iness with greenhouses In rear of store. E. C. Tblnnes, 245 De Kalb ATeDoe, Brook- lyn. N. Y. TO BLOOM BOUGAINVILLEAS IN SUMMER. i have a. lot of large Bougalnvilleas which 1 desire to use for outdoor deco- ration.o in summer, but invariably, with exceiJtion of a few stray flowers, they fail to bloom. .My way of treating I hem has been to plant tliem out in the sprin2: and they malie a luxuriant growth. In the fall I cut them back and put them in a house Ivept at about 50 dee.rees. They start to grow to- wards spring and would bloom in the house, but as scon as I transfer them to the open the result is very few fowers. Should be pleased to hear from some one that had experience with said plants for early summer blconi. R. We have flowered • Bougainvilleas outdoors in early summer under the following conditions: Having ttron^ plants in six, seven and oi^ht inch pots and plunging them outdoors in the month of May, leav- ing them out until October or until there was danger fiom frost, prune into shape not later than the mid- dle of August, so that they might have time to mal\€ a growth before taking in; this growth would naturally be harder and better ripened than if the plants were planted out without pots. Keep them all winter in a night tempera- ture of not exceeding 45 degrees, and prett\ dr;' until middle of March when they may be wa.tered more freely and gradually started into growth; they may he put outside as soon as danger from frost is over. Tlie ripening by drought in a low tempcralure, seems to be essential to produce abundant bloom. ROBERT CR.MG. HORTICULTURE'S REPRESENTA TIVES. The following named gentlemen represent this paper in their various local districts, and are authorized to accept subscriptions, advertisements and news items: BUFFALO, N. Y.— E. C. Brucker, 38!> 87 Elllcott St. CINCINNATI, OHIO— Frank W. Ball, 31 East .'id St. DETROITT, MICH.- Frank Danzer, 1487 l.-ith St. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— George B. Wle- gnnd. Ifiin N. Illinois St. MONTREAL, P. Q.— Gabriel Vreugde, 27 Ontario Ave. NEWPORT, R. I.— DaTid Mcintosh, Ledge Road. PHILADELPHIA. PA.— George C. Wiit pou. Dohson BIdg., 9th and Market Sts. PITTSBURG, PA.— James Hutchinson, corner Dunmoyle and S. Negley Aves. ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS— John A. May, 163 Iglehart St., St. Paul Minn TOLEDO. OHIO— J. L. Schiller, 929 Pr.mtT Ave. USEFUL BOOKS. The Horticulturist's Rule-Book. Bailey. Price, 75 cents. Chrysanthemum Manual. Smith. Price, 40 cents. The Chrysanthemum. Harrington. Price, 50 cents. How to Make Money Growing Violets. Saltford. Price, 25 cents. Dwarf Fruit Trees. Waugh. Price, 50 cents. The American Carnation. C. W. Ward. Price, $3.50. We can supplv any of the above at prices quoted. HORTICULTURE PUB- LISHING CO. October 19, 1907 HORTICULTURE 529 THE ADVANTAGES OF BOILER INSURANCE. The recent boiler explosion in tUe greenhouses of George M. Kellogg 1 am sure has set many of our florists to do some quiet thinking. If, as has been reported, the gauge was shut and (he main valve closed, it comes under the head of criminal carelessness. 1 have always said it is the duty of the propriptor to learn something about this branch of the business, and see to it himself that even'thing is in working order when the firing season opens. It is a duty he owes to his employes and also to his own inter- ests and those dependent upon him. And 1 think the safest cause is in- spection under a reliable insurance company, one that does that class of business and nothing else. The Hart- ford is the oldest, having all the up- to-date equipment necessary to insure good work at reasonable prices, and my boilers have been insured in that company for fourteen years. I have always found the inspectors men on ■whose judgment I could rely, and (he officers of the company always ready to give any information within their Ijower free of charge. Many florists have an aversion to this class of in- spection because they claim that they would be subjected to unnecessary re- pairs. In answer to that 1 will say that during that time all the repairs I have had to make was the replacing of four tubes and the toilers "hori- zontal tubular" were second-hand to begin with. To those insured the in- spectors will fuinish plans for boiler settinss. plans for chimneys and give their expert advice on all things per- taining to steam for power or heating. They have a record of almost everj boiler that is built and can give you that information in a few minutes. This year, as an example, they in- spected and gave me records of boilers that, had I gone and had them in- spected by the stale inspector, the bill would have beeu almost as much as what my 3-year policy on two boilers cost. 1 finally bought a boiler from a large heating concern. This boiler being out of the Boston district the home otfice in Hartford, Conn., was notified. They sent an inspector and at the same time one was dispatched from the Boston office. They exam- ined the boiler and sent in a report which was satisfactory and the boiler was purchased. This is a case where we are getting something for nothing and p-otection as a valuable asset. Besides, I have in mind a boiler bought by a certain florist in which, after being set up, the tubes leaked so badly that they had to be taken out and new ones put in before a fire could be put under it. Some people will rave about hydro- static pi cssure. 1 say that class of pres- sure is all right when a boiler is leav- ins the shops new, but a thorough inspection is far bettor than all the pressure that can be put in it. There are many boilers pitted and scaled over; in such boilers the water pres- sure wouldn't show any defect. Take that same boiler, put It In a different locBllty, with a change of water, and the scale will drop off, then your trouble will begin. Cracks in the sheets are also hidden things which a lay man knows nothing about and less where they are liable to be found. A boiler was offered me this summer, a good, clean looking boiler, shell, and all surfaces praoti<"ally new; when the inspector examined it three cracks were found in the rear sheet. Had I bought this boiler, probably under low pressure those cracks might have rusted and closed up with the heat and some day something would have happened. There are conditions to- day in boiler rooms that make us shut our eyes and wonder why explosions don't happen. A gentleman last win- ter wrote me like this: "The state in- spector will only trouble us every two or three years and it is cheaper than insurance." This from one of our lead- ing Boston florists! I wonder if he would let his life insurance lapse with the idea of taking it up every two or three years. Those having policies with the above named company get four inspections of their boilers every year, one internal and three external or oftener if wanted. A good way to apply hydrostatic pressiiie for those who wish to do so is to fill the boiler with water, set the safety valve to a point beyond the normal pressure and start a wooil fire. The expansion of the water will do all that is necessary but, as I have said, this is only guess work and boiler inspection is the only real way and that with an insurance company who have everything to lose, and then should any accidents happen >ou will have the amount on the face of the policy to pay any damages that may have occurred to life or property. The new express charges on flowers over the B. & A. R. R. to Boston are causing rousiderable kicking on the part of those who are called upon to pay the extra f(-e imposed but that is as yet all that it has amounted to. To my mind what the florists in Boston and vicinity want is a club patterned after the Market Gardeners' Club of Boston, composed of commer- cial men. with committees of good men who would take such matters up quickly. I have no axe to grind bui I think the time has come when such a society far the benefit of the com- mercial men is sadly needed. R. McGORUM. MAINE APPLE CROP DAMAGED. Apple producers at Limerick, Me., estimate that $lt).000 damage v;a.s done by the wind .qnd rain storm October 8 tc farms within 10 miles of that place. A number of farms wer? ruined; the trees being stripped of apples and many of them uprooted. There was a veritable cloudburst, accompanied by wind of cyclonic force. The reports regarding Maine's ap- ple crop vary widely. Some say the crop will be up to the average or above, while others say it is so poor and measly that three or more worms have to crowd into one apple. It de- pends much upon whether the one who makes the talk is trying to buy or sell the apples. There is no doubt, however, that in some sections of the State this crop Is very good, while In others It Is much below th© average.— Portland Press, LIST OF PATENTS. Issued October 1, 1907. Sfi6,632 Reversible Disk Plow, Charles E. Dixon, Forest Grove, Ore. '66,657 Plow. William S. Jennings, Lyon, Mass. 866,679 Listing Plow. Oottfrld Pers- son, Elgin. Tex. 866,722 Weeder. Edgar A. Hess, Ken- dallville, Ind. 866,800 Cultivator. Wilkie D. MuUi- nax, Gore, Ga. 866,819 Harrow. Nivolas A. Seipel, Healedburg, Cal. 866,848 Apparatus for Cleaning and Separating Seeds and the Like. Frederick M. Dossor, Doncaster, England. 866,903 Cultivator Attachment. Wil- lie C. Allbritton, Cairo, Ga. 866,917 Sickle Bar. Herschel Climer, Chillicothe, Ohio. 866,942 Seed Cleaning Mechanism. Robei t A. Little, Buffalo, N. Y. ; assignor of one-fifth to Elmer T. Anson and one- fifth to Charles L. Anson, Lockport. N. Y., and one- fifth t© Emma Taft and one- fifth to Arthur F. Kraft, Buffalo, N. Y. 867,019 Fertilizer Distributer. Sam- uel K. Dennis and Frank W. Rice, Chicago, 111., assignors to International Harvester Company, a corporation of New Jersey. Issued October 8, 1907. 867,001. Preparing stalks of grain for forming sheaves. Moses Rice. Philadelphia, Pa. 867,731. Harrow. Joseph H. Johnson, near Elmwood. 111., assignor of one-half to Thomas L. Galpin, Galesburg, 111. 867.865. Harrow attachment for culti- vators. August A. Yackee. Roberts, 111. 867,883. Plow. Edmond J. Ingram. Scott, Ark. DUTY ON CHRISTMAS TREES. From report of General Appraisers'. No. 16808. — Christmas Trees — Unenu- merated Article.— Protests 247553. etc., of F. W. Myers & Co. against the assessment of duty by the col- lector of customs at the port of Plattsburg. Before Board 3, Sep- tember 19, 1907. Opinion by Hay, G. A. On authority of G. A. 4478 (T. D. 21372) Christmas trees were held to have been properly classified as un- enumerated unmanufactured articles under section 6. tariff act of 1897, the Board overruling the importers' con- tention that the merchandise should have been classified under paragraph 700 as wood unmanufactured. The New England Nurseries, Bed- ford, Mass., have taken advantage of the opportunity offered by the Food Fair in Boston, to bring their exten- sive stock into conspicuous notice. The large space secured is filled with attractive specimens of hardy orna- mental trees and shrubs displayed in- vitingly, each one labelled with the botanical and the common name. This firm also furnished the decorations in this line for the Mechanics' Building In which the Pair la being held. 5t0 HORTICULTURE. October 19, 1907 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Broni Park, New York City, September 5, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson — Having used your Insecticide here, I can testify to Its efficiency In destroying scale and other In- sects Infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florham Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir — Your Plant Oil Is certainly the most ettectlve scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. HEKRINGTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pints, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon. $2.00; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8. SUMMIT, N. J. Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. TWEMLOW'S OLD ENGLISH GLAZING PUTTY ONE OF THE MOST SERVICEABLE ARTICLES IN THE WORLD. Liquid, in gallons to barrels of 50 gallons, Is sold by many of the Florist Supply houses in the United States. Hammond's Paint and Slug Shot Works, Fisl]kill-on-Hudson,N.Y. Slug Shot Kills Sow Bugs. . - - Grape Dust Kills Mildew. GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- TEMPLATED. Cotiiit, Ma :s. — Everett Hoxie, addi- tions. Kenton. O. — Carl C. Gilmore. one honse. Philadelphia, Pa.— Chas. B. Stahl, house. Paducah, Ky. — Schmaus Bros., house 42x110. Adams. Ma~s. — T. D. Brown, ranse of hoiise.'^ Frederick, Md. — Clias. Hermann, Ini- Ijrovements. -Melrose. Mass. — Cornelius Casey, hoii?e ;l2.\15f>. Los Angeles, Calif. — F. Haussmann. house 17x70. Bar Harbor. Me. — John I. Kane, house 20x00. Clarence, N. Y. — E. A. Muchow, three houses. Richmond, Va. — Hollywood Cemete.-y Co.. one houfae. Taooma. Wash. — Mrs. F. A. Mc- Laughlin, house 20x65. Falmouth, Me. — Lawrence Ramsdell, one house: Liscomb Estate, one house. Chicaso. 111.— Oscar Melz. one house; Andrew Mc.Adam, rebuilding: I. Ptin- gle. one ho-ise: il. Schaii, one house. Alpena, Mich. — A. Llnke, one house 18x70, one lfix40. CARMAN'S ANTiPEST For the Garden, Orchard and Greenhouse. N n-p. isirniniis 3iid arm'ess tn vegetal '">n. Kills Green Fly, Aphides, Bark Lice. Thrip, Mealy Bug:. Red Spider, Scale, Wire Worms, Ants and Slugs. This is the Grower's Friefid, handy to use cheap and effer.tive mixes readi y in ■ustcr. Destroys al insect pests aid keeps d.wn fi ih Circu ars on app'ication. $1.50 per gallon. Also in qua-ts. ha.f jjalloTis and in bulk. PFRFbXTlON CHEMICAL CO,, FLUSHINQ, N, V. W.W HA W80N A CO.. 8 Union St,, BaHon, Mill. HEATING THE GREENHOUSE thoroughly and economically during the coming Winter is the problem now en- grossing the mind of the Florist who takes time by the forelock. I am in a position to help you to the best solution of this problem. I have done it for others, I can do it for you. It will be to your advantage to con- sult me and get quotations on your heating plant either erected complete or for ma- terial ready for erection. I have the largest line of C. I. and steel greenhouse boilers on the market and can give prompt shipments. WRITE ME TO-DAY. John A. Payne Horticultural Arcliitect and Builder Main Office and Factory : 260-274 Culver Ave.. Jersey City, N.J. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. The Best Bug Killerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. OWINSBORO. KY. THEY'RE STICKING OUT all over these pages, WHAT? Bargain! In good stock. ■UlittiiUliilliHIIHUIiHMM m :i.ci'r: oMy: ft STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to handle. Price per crate 1300 3 in. pots in crate $4. 88 1500 »J4 5.25 6.00 10003 800 3H 3004 1446 5.00 5.80 4.50 4.31 ,3..6 Price per crate 1 30 7 In. pots in crate $4.30 60 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 48 10 " " 4.1* 34 >r " " 3.60 34 ta " " 4.80 13 14 " " 4.80 6 16 " " 4.50 Seed pans, came price as poti. Send for price list of Cylinders for Cut flowers, Haneine Baskeu, l^wn Vases, etc. Ten per cent, off for cash with order. Address Hllflngrer Bro$.,Pottery,Fort Edward.N.Y. *ugu«t flolker i Sons, Agtt., 31 Barcliy St., N. 1. City. Standard Flower . . POTS If your greenhouses are within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you money IV. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WASHINGTON D. C, Cattle Manure 1^ a^^^ Shredded or in OagS Pulverized Beat and safest manure for florists and ffreenhouse use, absolutely purti no waits, no dangtr. Writ* for 8ir« aulBM and orlou, ,.. II UnUn Sl*«k VmtiIi, CtiUMC October 19, 1907 HORTICULTURE 531 Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers American and French Greenhouse Glass Reliab'e Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Port and St. BOSTON. MASS. BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOUSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St., BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAGO IL TONAW4>DA. N.Y. TOBOWTO. ONT. GALVANIZED DANIEL ILIFFE Greenhouse Cinstruction— Supplies Heating and Ventilating Steam and Hot Water Piping On hand, a quantity of second-hand valves from 2 to 6 in. iend for Catalogue. ^9 Washington Street, North, BOSTON, MASS. STEEL RETURN TUBULAR Steam BOILERS Water I. CAS SIDY Designer and Builder Iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory. 21 S to 221 Randolph Ave. JERStY CITY, N. J. ANCHOR GREENHOUSeIiOSE is fully guaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH I gives sliade and still allows free circulation mineralized'"'rubber go. 18 Cliff street, NEW YORK WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3ft. SG 00 per 1 lino .i ft ...$ S.nn per 1000 4ft 70511 rIOllU lilt naOpei-1000 W. W. COLES, Kokomo. Ind. The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 38,000,000 kq. ft, of glass. For particulars address ^ohnQ.Esler.Sit'y, Saddle R!ver,N.J, What F. R. Pierson says : Johnston Heating Co., New York City. Gentlemen; — The internally fired steel boilers which you installe 1 last fall are giving us great satisfaction. They heat very q uckly and are very economical. We «re exceedingly well pleased with them and they have more than met our e.vpectations.— Very truly yours, F. R. PiERSON Co. JOHNSTON HEATING CO. Lexington Ave. and 29th St., - NfcW YORK CITY WRITE FOR CATALOG AND PRICES Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaianteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failures of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9. National Union Building Washington. D. C. TEC A USE IT NOW. F.O.PIERCE CO. 12 W Broadway and 227 Greenwich St. NEW YORK Ba-"''-'"'iftftfii*"^'^^_: Holds Ciass Firmly ••e the H^clnt «r PEERLESS eiailng Points ut >t . -ai. No right! «r IsflB. B«x ft l.OEO polnu Ti au. pMlptlt. BElf BT A. DREEB, 1U CknUlt M., nllb, fk. Iir»>¥'^^?i.\r"T CHICAGO. and .ibib 3lreei. REMOVAL Our visiting friends are heartily welcome to call and see our handsome new factory. Transfer to S. West- ern .Ave. from any West Side street car and get oti at 26th St. mm SASH BARS S2 fe«t cr loagrei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED WtUo for CiTcalar "D" and Prioea The A. T. STEARNS LUMBER CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. S. JACOBS & SONS Manufacturers of GULF CYPRESS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Jobbers of Glass, Boilers, Pipes. Etc, Catalogue and Prices Upon Request. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, - NEW YORK You'll find something worth readinf en «v«ry pa^e of thli paper. 532 HORTICULTURE October 19, 1907 when you put )Our dollars into a green- house, but light and en- AND THERE ARE MANY SERIOUS THINGS TO CONSIDER none are as serious as durance. These two things we have worked out, hand in hand — every time our construction has been made more enduring, a lighter house has also resulted. The best example of this was when we designed our Half Iron Frame house and did away with that heavy wooden plate with nailed on roof bars, and substituted the Steel Eave and Roof Bar Brackets that de- crease the shade by fully two thirds and add wonderfully to the life of the house. If you want to spend your money for a construction that lasts — here it is. Write us HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Heatlntt and VentUatinif Apparatus. I 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. ! SAVING OR LOSING GAME— WHICH? WE have just had out attention called to a man who saved S50.00 because he followed certain direc- tions in putting up his greenhouse. Now, here is the other side of the question. The directions were all right, but among the materials employed, were wor.den eave plate and nailed-on sash bars. Now you know and we know that sucha construction will soon need many times that $50.00 for repairs. Put this point in your construction note book for all time. The eave should be the strongest point in any construction, and wood to wood joints at condensation points are absolutely fatal Our Ice Clearing Eave Plate and Gal- vanized Sash Bar Clasps guarantee a dry joint and a stay put, solid as a rock eave. The moral is — when a man tells you he has saved S50.00, be sure that it has not cost him $150.00 to do it. You will want to know more about this eave plate. We have a snappy little circular that tells it. We make every part of a greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part. LORD (a BURNHAM CO. Qreenhouse Designers and JVl a n u f ac t u re r s 1 133 BROADWAY, cor. 26th Street, N. Y. BOSTON Branch: 819 Tremont Building PHILADELPHIA Branch: 1215 Filbert St. GGGfififififlQfla This is more than a beautiful picture, it is a proof of the possibilities of greenhouses with the U-Bar beauties of lines. An argument for the curved eave, light corslruction and wide glass spacing. No man of exquisite taste, combined with practicalness, is going to place his greenhouses on the garden terraces and connect them by a pergola, as in this instance at Rochester, if the construction does not bear the ear maiks of superiority from every point of view. The catalog tells more about this particular proposition. Send for it. Plerson U-Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Building, 4th Avenue and 23rd Street, New York. AVENL'K OF (tINKGO BILOBA. I'lii.ln. tiikcu Iroiii tin- icof of Department of Agi-ieulture Building, Washinsfton, 1>. C. (U. S. Pof^toflioe r.iiililhiB to neht. m U // /fdmi/fohT/ace, BqjTo//, Mass. (Ji/i>scr/pt/on, ^100 \ 534 HOKTiCULTU RE October 26, 1907 SPECIAL OFFER 2 years, field-grown, extra strong plants, nver lOO best vaiielies, $ 10.00 per 100, $85.00 per 1000. Ciimson and Baby Ramblers, $12.00 per 100. Manetti and Briar Stock for grafting, $10.00 per 1000, $80.00 per 10,000. Kentias, Forsteriana and Belmoreana, Hs'oo pe^^^ioo Lily of the Valley «{u.fc%oo DRACAENA INDIVISA,strong,well grown plants, 3in. $4.00 per 100; 4 in. $10.00 per 100 ; 5 in. $15.00 per 100. Rllhhpre (FirilC Plactica) strong plants AenidKfraC P"t-grown, lO leaves m pot, green, $6.00 nUDDeiS incus eidailbd' $20 00 per 100 HSpiUISlId*! per doz. ; variegated, $8,00 perdoz. Pandanus Veitchii, $llotrnV$S5per too Araucaria excelsa, "^ ""^ ^^""o "" '°«' 3-4 tiers, $40.00 per 100. J. LAMBERT, 150 Nassau Street, NEW YORK, N. Y. NOW READY FOR DELIVERY I ilium klarriccii Bulbs of the very finest quality. LIIIUIII naill99ll 6-7 inch bulbs, 350 to the case, $6.00 per 100; $55.00 per 1000. 7-9 inch bulbs, 200 to the case, $9.00 per 100; $85,00 per looo. Full case at 1000 rates. rrSBSia RBT raCta Alba bulbs Extra quality bulbs, ^g to )4 inch diameter, 75c per 100; $5.00 per 1000. Selected bulbs, )4 to I4 inch diameter, $1.00 per 100; $7 50 per 1000. Bermuda BuitercupOxalis Jer?oor '°° ^''" Bulbs 12-1^ cm. in circum- ference, $2.75 per 100; 13-15 cm. in circumference, $3.25 White Roman Hyacinths $25.00 per loco. Bulbs per IOC; $29,00 per looo. Narcissus Paper White Grandiflora ^ circumference, $1 25 per loo; $9.00 pf r looo. Bulbs 14 cm. and up in circu^i ference, $1.50 per too; $11 00 per 1000. Bulbs 13- Allium Neapolitanum 75cperioo; $500 per .000. If you have not received same, send for our complete list of bulbs for winter and spring flowering F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. ESTABLISHED I802 Send for our Trade Bulb List New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. PER lOCO SEEDS Asparagus plumo'^us nanus seeds ^2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds .... 2.50 Bermuda Easter Lilies and Roman Hyacinths. Send for special prices for large qua titles. ALL THE OTHER DUTCH BULB J. J.M.THORBURN &CO. 33 Barclay St„ through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Grade LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Grand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 128 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO AUGUST RdLKER & SONS Supply the trade with PLANTS AND BULBS For ercenhnuse or outdoor use, imported to order. Send for estimate. Address — 31 Barclay St.,or p o.Box 75a,^ew York. Complete line of HARDY PERENNIALS Ready for IMMEDIATE shipment. EASTERN NURSERIES, Jamaica Plain, Mass. M. M. DAWSON, Manager. 100,000 DAHLIAS Premium Stock, guaranteed true to name 500,000 large Flowering Qladioli, hundreds o£ colors and variations mixed Wtiolesale prices ou application. Order now for spring delivery. Catalogue free. J. L. MOORE, Northboro, Mass. DAHLIAS. rietiec in any quaiility , Now is the time to place your order fot bulbs which will insure you getting named va- pnimpt delivery. »»»>»>RR»>Kft>»>KKKK»sK»KK»)K»>KftKy DAVID HERBERT & SON, Successors to L. K. Peacock, Inc. A.TOO, IV. J. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plunts NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New York Office, Siebrecht Building, 425 Fifth AvMue iilOi SCiUiliS Wholesale Plant Grower, College Point, - New York, Price List of Foliage, flowering and Decorative Plants sent free on application. BABY RAMBLERS A choice lot of 2 yr Haby Ramblers on own roots. These are thrifty stock and ready to bloo'ti as blooms have been ktpt off. Price $10.00 per 100. A. B. DAVIS & SON, Purcellville, Va. TO BUYERS Patronize our advertisers, they will treat you ris^ht October 26, 1907 HORTICULTURE 535 -VICTORY- 5,000 Field Grown Plants in Splendid Condition S7.00 per lOO Do Not Delay Sending Your Order GUTTMAN & WEBER, - - NEW YORK Andrew Carnegie (Scarlet Harlowarden) Needs no introduction, as you know it is the very best scarlet, the only one having the ideal shade of scar- let. The one we have all been looking; for. Now is your oppor- tunity to get your order booked for January delivery. $12.00 per 100, $100 00 per 1000 CHIGAEO CARNATION CO. A. T. PYFER, Nlgr. JOLIET, ILL. 1908-TOREADOR-1908 Our new seedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prosperity, wiih ttie addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for 190S. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for further information. The H. Weber & Sor'= Co., Oakland. Md CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tive. $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Maid — Clear pink edged white. — $12.00 per 100; lOD.oo per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very early and productive. r. DOR.NE.R £^ SONS CO. La Fayette, Ind. CARNATIONS. V^:S^Z::h^l^. son. $G nn per 100. $56 00|ier mno: Airs. F. .Joost, $400 per 100, $35 0(1 per KiOO. 250 at lOtO rate Vini PTQ Field grown. Imperial, SSfO ' lUi-E 1 «J. per 100, $45 00 per 1000, 250 at OOO rate. Priuces.s of Wales, J6.00 per 100. Hydrangeas. Ferns, Ivies. Write for prices- BAUR FLORAL CO. . . Erie, Pa. 5000 VIOLET PLANTS Large, field-grown Califoraia and La France. $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. B. HENKER, North St.. White Plains, N.Y. In ordering goods please add. "I saw it in HORTICULTURE.' Better Than Monrovia. WItat 7 7 7? Chrysanthemum GOLDEN GLOW Larger than Monrovia; incurving form; of easier culture. Cut Aug. 20th to Sept loth. Certificate C. S. A. Sept. 7ih, Scoring 91 Points. A/iiiiy Oncers inele it sny time . f tie vear. It blooms freely, eiti er under glass or i ut'loors. Young stock. ' ut of zj^-inch pots, ready fjr delivery January i, $25.00 per 100. ORDERS BOOKED NOW. THE FERNERY, "^ J,'^,^" 1421 Charles St., North, Baltimore, Md. CHARLES H, TOTTY Wholesale Florist MADISON, N. J. Chrysanthemum Ntvelties a Specialty. A. LEUTHY dc CO. Importers and Exporters Growers and Dealers in DECORATIVE PLANTS PERKINS ST, NURSERIES, ROSLINOALE MASS. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper ot Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia horstenana andBelmoreana Azalea, I ndica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. IOI2 Ontario St., Philadelphia GERANIUMS We have 100,000 in 2-inch pits ready to ship in prices running from $2.00 per TOO for standard varieties to 75 cents each for novelties. We will send one thousand, 50 each of 20 varieties Single and Double for $18, or 500, 25 each of 20 varieties for $9.25. SEND FOR OUR SPECIAL CATAl OGUE R. VINCENT, Jr & SONS CO. WHITE MARSH, MP, CYCLAMEN Splendena GIganteum Hybrids In live colors; the tines strain known 3-in. pots, ready, $7.C0 per 100; 4-in., .$15.00 per too. Sin. $20 00 per 100. Satisfaciion guaranteed. S. S. SKIDELSKY, l74INttll!lSlll St, 0, PO. THE FINEST Lily Of the Valley Excellenta From cold storage. Only few ca es leli. Please ordtr at once. $32.00 per case of 2000 fine pips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, - - NEW YORK. 536 HORTICULTURE October 26, 1907 Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2^ in. Pots, ;Jio.oo per loo $j4 in. Pots, 12.50 per too Read^ to Pcf On or Line Out in tf)e Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LADY GAY AND HARDY GARDEN ROSES in choice varieties. Field grown plants, first quality stock including Frau Karl Druschki. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Dean Hole. Killarney and Souvenir de Pierre Netting. Herbaceous Paeonies. Hollyhocks and Phlox. Catalogue mailed on request. M. H. WALSH ■Mt SPtciAtiST WOODS HOLE. MASS. Choice Ornamentals 20,000 Berberis Thunbergii, i8 to 24 inch. 5,000 *' '• 17 to 18 " 40,000 " " 2 yr. seeclin^s, 8 to 15 inch. 20,000 Viica Winor (Grave Myrtle). 8,000 »ed Oak Treeo. 4 to 6 ft. 12,000 Cherry and Plum Trees, i yr , 3 ft. 40.000 r^orwav Spruce, While, Au trian and Scotch Pine, 1 yr transplants, 6 to 12 inch. 1,000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 1,000 Viburnum opulus -2 ft. 1,000 Viburnum dentatum, s ft. 1,000 Rr.odotypos kerriodes, 2 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Roslindale, Mass. 0. ROBINSOFS Sis, Gardeners, EXPERTS ON PRUNING. Orchards taken by Contract. REVERE BEACH PARKWAY. Tel. 127-5. REVERE, MASS. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." FOR FALL PLANTING 10,000 American Red Oak, 4 to 6, 6 to 8, and 8 to 10 111 3,000 Swiss Stone Pine. 3 years. 3 to 4 in., stock y 1,00(J Deutzia Lemoinei, 8 to 10 and 10 to 12 in. Sample and price on application. H. A.JACKSON, Portland, Me. Viburnum Plicatum Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan. Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST CROVE, PA. LAR'JR STOCK. Send for Prices. CLEARING vSALE SHRUBBERY— BIG STUFF. AT HALF! Landscapers, Nurserymen and Big Planters — Attention ! To settle up an estate which desires to quit the shrub growing business and clean up the ground within the next few weeks I make the following sacrifice offer of some thirty thousand shrubs for prompt orders and unsold. Within easy shipping distance of Philadelphia. Fine soil, everything well rooted and frequently transplanted. Splendid stock for immediate effect. lonn Althea Double White 8 feet 8c. each 700 " •' Purple 7 " ... 7c. '• 4iw " Totus Albus.. 3», " Sc. " 400 " Blanche .. 5 " . 6c. ' ir>(iO Honeysuckle Chinese .. Syear.. 6c. " 1500 " Halllana...^ " ...6c. " lO'iO " Golden 3 " . •6c. ' 800 " Chapmanii 3yr. 4 ft. 6c. " 1000 (Each, Red, White and Pink Tartarian Honeysuckle) 4 feet 5c 6c. 8c. 10c. 9c. 8c. 8c. 8c. 6c. 20O Deutzia Qracilis 1 to 200 •' Lemoini 2 " inoo Spirea Van HouttI .. 4 " 800 " Callosa Rubra . 4 " 1500 " Reevesii 5 " 300 " Bumalda 2" 300 " Superba 2" 500 '• Billardi 5 " 200 " Aurea 5 " 40t^) Silk Vine, good strong plants. 500 Clematis Stans 3 to 1000 Mock Oranee 4 " 300 Jasminum Nudiflorum 1000 lamarix 4" 500 Snow Ball (Viburnum llpiilis) 5 " lOOfi Elfea^nus Fdulls Lon^pes 5(10 Rose Pride of Washington ■'lOCO Viburnum plicatum 2 feet 4c. each 3 " 6c. " 6c. " 6c. " 6c. " Sc. " Sc. " 6c. " 6c. " 6c. " 6c. •• 7c. •' 6c. " 6c. " llion Forsythia Golden Bell . 5 to 7 2000 Deutzia Fortunii 6 " 10 2.500 " Crenata 8 " 12 2000 " Pride of Rochester 7 " 9 50O Weigela Candida 5 " 10 500 " Variestated .3" 5 " 8c. " lipulisi 5" 7 " 8c. 500 " Lavellei 6" 8 " 8c. ■' lOOfl Eteagnus Fdulls Longipes 6 " lOc. 1(100 American Ivy, gofui strong plants 6c. " 5(10 Rose Pride of Washington 5 yr. lOc. 100ft Berberis Thunbergii l>6to3teet 5c. .5OC0 Viburnum plicatum 1 '* 6c, Usual terms and time to those known to us. Packing at cost. This is a tempting offer and should not be neglected. Everything away below cost of production. Most of it less than half regular prices. At these sacrifice figures the stock totals up to two thousand dollars. Would enter- tain a still further sacrifice on an offer for the whole lot. Make me an offer I RED ROSE FARMS and NURSERIES, §3%° M^.^t' Z'^^^nl^lkT^Hx^ THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc. BEDFORD, MASS. PYRAMIDAL BOX. ^^^^Zl^^i,.. Each. Per Pair PVRAniDS, 2H ft Si.SO $2.50 BUSH FORM, 12 in., 30c each, $2 SO for 10 " 18 " 40c " 3.50 for 10 Each. Per Pair PYRAHIDS, 5 ft $3.50 $6 00 4 •' 2.50 4.00 " 3 " 2.00 3 50 TREES, SHRUB5, ROSES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS GENERAL CATALOG can be had for the asking. John Waterer & Sons, fei AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest stock of recognized Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list Of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors Of Rhododendrons \r London. EVERGREENS, SHRUBS, VINES, ROSES, Etc. Largest Variety In New HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Ftee THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. NEW RAMBLER ROSE To be disseminated Spring, 1908. NEW ''NEWPORT FAIRY" Ask for Illustrated pamphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRSCO.,Rutherford,N.J. Cmtober 26, UK)7 HORTICULTURE 637 Three Good Odontoglossums Odontoglossum grande, Lindl Guatamala The commercial grower of orchids, who has facilities for handling odontoglossums would find 0. grande, 0. Sehlieperianum and 0. Insleyei. three useful and easily grown subjects. Jn some collections these species are represented by poor sickly, shrivelled plants, and they are usually considered hard to grow. They are, however, all very easy, providing a suitable compart- ment can be found for them while they are making their growth in summer. In nature they are found at high altitudes in woody moist situations in Central America where the rainy season is long and the percentage of atmospheric moisture high, relieved only by frequent cool winds. In a coo), moist gTeenliouse where the tem- peratiire can be kept do'mi without -excessive shade, these conditions can be fairly well maintained. These species do not suffer so much from the humid heat of summer as the Colombian species do. A good circulation of air, which should not be allowed to become dry, is important. Stagnant corners, or positions where the circulation is not perfect, such as a shelf against a wall, should be avoided. The plants should be hung as near to the glass as possible. If the two extremes — stag-nation and a dry atmosphere — are guarded against, the result should be satisfactory. 0.' grande, often called the "'baby orchid," is the best of the three; the flowers ajjpear in late fall and are extremely handsome, measuring 5 to G inches across. The flowers on the accompanying photograph measure fa 1-2 inches in diameter. The color of the sepals and petals is rich yellow barred with reddish brown. The tips of the petals are pure yellow; the lip is cream blotched with brown. 0. Sehlieperianum is very similar to 0. grande; the flowers are smaller and appear in August and Septem- ber. 0. Insleyli also has smaller flowers which appear in winter; the tlowers are similar to the two preceding species but instead of being barred are spotted and blotched with brown. In each case the flower spike arises from the base of the newly formed pseudo-bulb and as soon as the growth is mature the plant should be kept fairly dry until new growth commences in spring when, after root action has fairly commenced, a liberal supply of weak stimulant may be given. The best rooting medium for this class of orchid and all which have a decided period of rest is fern fibre without moss. Shallow pans are the most suitable receptacles. Gimkgo bilobo Believing that the readers of Hokticulture would be further interested in' the valuable tree heading these notes I have secured photographs of at least two dis- tinct forms of same. The one taken at Washington, . D. C, was received through the courtesy of Mr. Peter Bisset, president of the Florists' Club of that city. It was taken from the roof of Department of Agriculture Building. (See frontispiece.) It will readily be seen that wliile the growth of the tr-ees has an upright tendency, they — none of them — could be classified as pyramidal in form, as is exempli- fied by the Lombardy poplar — Fopulus pyramidalis. This i^hotograph bears out what was my belief respect- ing the distinctions betweeir what is considered the type of the Ginkgo and those pyramidal forms as seen in those trees near to Horticultural Hall, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. In another photograph which was taken in Girard College grounds by my assistant, Mr." B. Thomas, two Ginkgos are seen; both may be considered the general type, yet both are quite distinct. It would be worth Mr. Chandler's while to stop off at the zoological gardens sometime and examine a Ginkgo gi'owing just outside the grounds and not very far from the entrance and he will, I think, find unmis- takable evidences that this particular tree was grafted — for the upper part is of the same pyramidal form as are those in Fairmount Park, but the lower limbs are decidedly sprawling, showing beyond the shadow of a doubt that these sprouts were allowed to grow belovv where the union of scion and stock had been effected. The more I see of the Ginkgo the more am I im- pressed with the idea that it is not only one of the best street trees but it is the very best for that purpose. There are three Ginkgo trees in front of No. 1505 North Broad street, Philadelphia — which is near Jefferson street — and I do not hesitate to say that they present the most satisfactory appearance of any trees along that thorouohfjire. These, while they have an upright growth and represent the type, are very different from the fastigiate forms seen in Fairmount Park. I wish professional wTiters for the horticultural press would drop the Carolina poplar from their lists of street trees and recommend in its place the Ginkgo. The reason given for recommending the poplar is because it is quick growing. Thi^ in many instances is a decided disadvantage for, in order to keep it within reasonable bounds, after being plantexl a few years, it has to he pruned and that makes the tree expensive, for it costs at the lowest calctilation 50 cents a year to keep it shapely, and another disadvantage is that as soon as it has finished putting forth its leaves in the springtime thev commence to fall, whereas the Ginkgo retains its foliage until the first frost. Among quite a number of poplars there are in Girard College grounds and on the oiit-ide T3avement three which put forth their leaves somewhat later in the spring than do the major- ity of our trees, nor do they lose their leaves so early in the Slimmer, retaining them quite late. Is this a selec- tion or what? They are distinct in other respects besides those mentioned but it would be difficult to 53« HORTICULTURE October 26, 1907 describe same here, besides our trees receive an animal pnming so that the two types are not growing natur- ally, which makes it a difficult matter to determine what are the differences besides those noted above. This type would be worth jiropagating in preference to the ivpe of Carolina poplar generally planted. .^O^^jSiU^ ->^t-^ [According to DowniriK's Horticulturist there was in 1848 a specimen of Salisburia adiantitolia nearly 60 feet high in the Hamilton place, near Philadelphia. — Ed.l The Ah-oon-ye-ye-pa 1"K0FF.1--S0K UANSI'N's GliKAl WOliK WITH THE SAND CIIERRT The good I.iord seems to have planned for the coming man ages before he came upon the scene of action. In almost all countries He planted fruits adapted to the climate and all these are subject to great improvement. I was much interested in my visit to the Brandon Experiment Station in ^lanitoba. All the plums moved up from the South were failures. They were either too tender or they would not ripen. The Wolf, Forest Garder, and plums of that kind — hardy enough in Minnesota- were found to be worthless. What was to he done? Peojjle wanted plums. Well, out in the woods a kindly Providence had planted some wild ones, ju.st as good in quality and adapted to the seasons. A large grove of them was growing under good cultiva- tion. They were green when I was there, yet I noticed they were well laden, hut the superintendent said, "This is the off year, you should have seen them last vear." "Are they good for anything?" I asked. "Well," was the reply, "you should have been here last August when they were completely loaded. I could get along with my visitors till they came to this plum patch, then they got stuck and could not go on but must fill up with that delicious fruit. Good? Nothing can be better." Here you have it then. .\way in the far North, fruits arc waiting development. Even the straw- berries and raspberries grow in profusion. What is needed is development and selection of the best. There are two kinds of the Sand cherry, Prunus pumila, which grows on sandy and gravelly soils in Michigan, New Brunswick, and New Jersey. This type is not hardy in the North but out on the sand hill and on the adoiie soil of the Dakotas, in places where you cannot cultivate, there you find another type of this family, called Prunus Besseyi from our own honored professor cf botany. Professor Hansen, with an old Indian guide, made an extensive trip in search of the best of the wild ones. On steep gumbc bluffs, in miserablv poor soil they found quite a quantitv. The Indians call it Ah-oon- ye-ye-pa. They gather them in large quantities with native choke cherries and pound them up, stones and all. mixing the mass with meat for soups. Having secured the very best types of wild ones, the Professor proceeds to grow them by the thousands and then select (he best. You see what an iiiiiiiense task he liaii licfore him. Native seed of the best must be gathered from different places. They generallv fruit in three years, then the verv choicest are selected, and the rest are destroyed by the thou«and. The sr.iiK' method is carried on till nrw Ih- has the tliii'<1 ovner.'ition and some of the fourth. Xow, this of itself is a great task, but it is not all. He is not content to secure the best Sand cherries that can be grown but he is using them for a base for further v.ork — that of crossing with less hardy fruits — thus creating hybrids of excellent fruit with constitution borrowed from these hardy plants — robust enough to -tand the rigors of the northern climate. The Compass cherry is a cross between the Sand cherry and the JMiner plum and at present it is having a great run in the North. In Nebraska it is worthless, but it is grown extensively in Minnesota and the Da- kotas. The Professor has made a fine cross between the Chinese Simoni plum and the Besseyi. The fruit io of good size and tlie tree is hardy. To me, engaged as 1 am in ornamental horticulture, his greatest triumph is in securing a cross between the Sand cherry and Pranus Pissardi — the blood-leaved plum so much used in landscape work. Here he has secured a beautiful cross. We saw over a dozen speci- mens. The foliage was deep purple, much brighter than that of the parent, and the cross seems perfectly hardy. A\liat we need all through the West and North- west is trees and shrubs of rich foliage. Kivers beech and the delicate Japan maples are utterly worthless. Here we have a most beautiful and hardy shrub which will just fit the spot and which will be worth thou- sands of dollars for our ornamental work. It can be successfully budded on the wild plum or on the Sand cherry and from a single bush thousands can be secured. We cannot emphasize this success too strongly. It seemed to me one of the horticultural triumphs of the century. The fruit of the Pissardi is not of much ac- count but in all probability this hybrid will be an im- mense bearer, and of course, the fruit will be purple like that of the parent, giving us a shrub remarkable for utility and beauty. He is making several of these crosses and we hope he will keep at it along this line where he has won such signal success ; for, among a numerous progeny he will be sure of the richest color and also a prolific bearer. .\nother triumph is crossing the Japan Sultan plum with the Sand cherry. The fruit of this tree is deep purple all through. This was an off year for fruit- When 1 was there in August, however, he had a few of these crosses. They were of good size, the fruit deep purple all through, and, as I tested them they were of excellent flavor. These two successes are enough to immortalize a man, but these are only the beginnings. It is a pity that a man with such a record and with such a tremendous task before him should be hampered fnr a lack of funds. '\\''e need another Car- negie at his back or the same one who backed Burbank. He needs more money and more men. He should have a strong out-of-door force to keep the grounds in the finest cultivation. He needs experts in his greenliou.-x^ v/here the work of hybridizing is done. Much as Bur- bank has (lone for the Pacifie Slope he has done nothing for the great Northwest if we except the Shasta daisy which in its latest form is a success. In California experiments can be carried on out-of-doors. In the bleak NTorth all this work must be done in the green- house and in winter and it is a shame to the nation that a man of siich >kill and such keen intuition should be hampered. Back him u]) with plenty of money and he would I'aise miracles and tninsform all that bleak Nerthwcht. Yorlc, Neh. (^ ^|-ft^/rvvhA^ October 2G, 1907 HOKTICULTURJL 539 Centaurea imperialis Contiiurcn iinijfrialit is surely worthy of more atten- tion than it receives. They are very suitable for green- house culture and give good returns for the time and space allotted to their care. Being the result of a cross between C. moschata and C. Marguerita they inherit the vigor of moschata ; and the artistic shaped flowers resemble Marguerita hut are twice as large. Their range of coloi' is not extensive but includes pure white, rose, lilac and lavender; they are quite fragrant and have good lasting qualities when cut. C. impfriali* is undoubtedly the finest of all Sweet Sultars, is of easv culture and can be had in flower in 90 or 100 days from the time of sowing the seed. Sow the seeds about danuary 1st m flats, pot off into 'i inch pots when ready, and again into 3 or .3 1-2 in. pots in any good carnation or rose soil. Plant into benches or solid border when the pots are filled with roots, 12 by 1.') inches or thereabouts. Care nuist be takcTi in jilanting. It is well tci ridge the soil and plant on the ridge or ]>lant high and hill up. Thoy are somewhat susceptible to a fungus dis- ease or stem rot if water is allowed to lodge around the stems. It is also better not to syringe at any time. Keep the atmosphere moderately moist, plenty of air, 50 degrees at night with a corresponding rise during flie day. It is well to ijuard against green flv. British Horticulture \^^'lil( \\ i:ooeij;i:iii!Y .mildi;w Additional powers have been obtained by the Board of .\gTiculture to secure the suppression of American gooseberry mildew which is prevalent in some districts in Worcestershire and Norfolk. Under the new Act of Parliament local authorities have power to order the destruction of affected bushes and the spraying of the orchard. Some dissatisfaction has been e.xjjressed auiongst the growers that although, in the case of an outbreak, they are required to destroy the bushes no |)rovision has been made for paying compensation to Ibe owners. ,\ deputation of Evesham growers has lately waited upon the Worcestershire County Council, with a view to securing some redress. It was explained that a serious hardship would befall growers who were compelled to grub uj) gooseberry plantations in full bearing, without any compensation. The growers con- tend that if private property is destroyed for a public object in thi; interest of the communit)', then the nation tyoC (^ditXV. .'•( HORTICULTURE, Ctotober 26, 190T ■fc^^^OT*! ^"^■fTf^TT'ITlJ p^ down liistoric trees in the Botanic Garden at Washing- ^^^=z==^^^==^==:^=^=^^==^== ''^^ ^'^ suspended until President Roosevelt returns to VOL- VI OCTUBfcR 26, 1907 "0- 1? tliat eit}. Thus the emergency is past for the time PUBLISHED WEEKLY Bv lipiug and WO mav hope that deliberation and a careful HORTICULTURE. PUBLISHING CO. con^deration of the problem may result in some aceept- 11 Hamilton Place, Boston. Mass. ^ble plan for tlie location of the Grant statue being Telephone, Oxford 29a i i i i ji i i_i j ■ i. l- j. WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager Gvolved whorcby Ihesc valuable and interesting trees ==^=^==^^=^=^=^^=^^=^^=^=^=^^^= mav be sjiarod. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Oae Year, in advance, $Koo^To^ForeiBn Countries, >.oo; To Canada,$..50 'J'),g surprise of the year in eastcru Per Inch, 30 inches to page $1.00. The New Enaland Al ■ii;«flr-hii«pttLANTS .'iND TUBEROUS-ROOTE.D PER- by Mr. Wheeler in his admirable lecture on fruit grow- ENNIALS- K. V. Haliock 547 mg before the Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston. NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Elberon llovticultural Society— Toronto Gardeners' Monev scarce and collections slow is and Florists' Association-Southampton Horticul- To start the the eoneral renort from the flower tural Socioty— Chrysanthemum Society of America . '""^ gtiitiai lepoii 11 om uil nower — ^imerican Carnation Society 5.50 money a-moving trade and those industries wliich are Detroit Florists' Club— Chib and Society Notes .551 . Pv-fpnt dpnpndpnt iinnn tbp FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: . ™ '^"^ ^''^^^^ dependent upon tlie Boston, liuffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York, florist for business. The average florist must collect xoSH'';''fl'?Il^'To^^''^'''""^°" '^''''^ before he can pay for there are but few so well supplied MISCEL(.ANEO:IS: -1,1 Forestry Study in Harvard 541 with cash that they can pay as they go regardless of Tree and Shrub Chat 541 ^rhether thev collect their own accounts. The banks Personal 541 - Publications Received 545 are wary and borrowing at present is not so simple an Plant Imports -j-ia operation as in times gone by. The money that cir- Mr. Parsons Misrepiesented o4.> -^ n • , i , , ., , , ,. A Correction 5*5 culates through the florist trade takes its start from the Catalogues Received 54i3 j-gtail customer. Through the retail florists' hands it San Francisco Florists Rebuild— Illustrated 5.->0 , , i 1 ,1 New Retail Flower Stores 550 goO'S then the wholesaler and the supply man, then the Obituary B.iO grower, after which the builder, the coal man, the bulb Oranse (N. J.) Trade Notes.. o5;. • ■ i . n .,1 t, i n 1 i^i i- i News' Notes !>5'5 dealer, inciclentally the help all along the line and Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 561 la«tlv the publisher and advertising man set a chance to Movements of Gardeners 561 ^ '^ ., j, j. j. mi " 1 • i • Incorporated S*-'' hngcr " tor a tew moments. Ihe moral is obvious: Business Changes -561 t',ie retail florist is the man we are all waiting for. It List of Patents of, I jg notorious that, as a class, he is and always has been over-liberal in extending credit to people much better We learn that an order has supjflied with the "wherewithal" than he himself is The Botanic Garden been telegraphed to Acting Sec- ever likely to he. All efforts at reform in the credit trees get a .etary of War Oliver and hy him ^'f'^^ of the trade must take these facts into consider- •.,,,, ,, „ , • ation. hy what means can better methods of collectins; repr.eve transmitted to Gen. Dodge, pres- ^^^^ ^,,^ ^.^^^-^j^^ ^.^^^.^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^j^^ delinquent sweU ident of the Grant Statue Com- customer with a bill be disciplined into the man behind mission, direr-tiiisr that action in the matter of cutting ihe flower counter? October 26, 1907 HORTICULTURE 541 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. A French Audrt. Therp is always considerable interest ii! discovering the favorite varieties, and in England audits of the best va- rieties compiled from returns sent in by a certain number of gi-owers have long been in vogue. In France this has been done more rarely and at longer intervals, but still it is done there, one of the largest having been inaugurated by the "Moniteur d'Horticulture" some years ago. Of course tastes differ and English growers do not always accept the results of these French audits. At any rate there is some little in- terest attached to them, and apart from purely patriotic motives, which in some individual cases largely influence some of our growers, it is interesting and instructive to know what our neighbors are doing and think. By this means we may enlarge our view and perhaps become acquainted with the merits of certain flowers we have never before heard of, for it is certain that every one of the new French seedlings does not invariably find its way across the Channel. The Paris Chrysanthemum Commit- tee of the National Horticultural So- ciety has recently published a little brochure of 100 pages containing a complete record of its last year's work and operations. This committee would in England be considered a respectable society in itself, for at the beginning of the year it consisted of 391 members. of whom S49 are called active members and 42 are designated associates. Tlie contents briefly may be summar- ized as follows: Schedule of classes for the ensuing exhibition to be held in Paris, November S to 17. 1907, com- prising cine different sections divided into 101 classe.?; annual report; annual revised group of varieties for different purposes; list of best varieties put into commerce since 1903; list of prize win- ners at the 1900 show; reports of vari-. ous shows held in France last season; reports of visits to the collections of several prominent cultivators; list of members, etc. Our present object, however, is to draw attention to the list of varieties since 1903 which are considered the best. Returns were invited from mem- bers of the committee and then tabu- lated, with the result that upwards of 200 were chosen. These varieties re- ceived from 3 to 30 votes each, and it has occurred to me that the names of the first .'iO may be of interest to read- ers of HORTICULTURE at this sea.son. The following is the list, viz.: Raiser No. Variety & Date of Votes Sapho Calvat. 1904 30 Mme. Marguerite de Mons " " 2'J Mme. Rene Oberthur ' 1903 29 Lt. Col. Dutroiset " " 29 Prest. Viger " " 2;< Tokio Vihuoiin, 1904 2S Jean C.-ilvat Calvat, 1903 2,-! Souvenir de Hailleul De Pius, 1905 27 Ch Schwnrtz Xouin, ly03 2ii Mme Henri Douillet Calvat " 24 M. Ant. Marmontei Xonin. 1904 24 La Gracieusp * " " "4 Prest. Loiibet Calvat. 1906 23 1^ Hrevannais Durand 190.5 23 Alliance Calvat. 1904 23 Souvenir de Mme. Huron Plet, 1904 22 Nathalie Bourseul .Vonin 1903 21 Variety Raiser No. & Date of Votes. Ami A. .\oniu Clement, 1905 21 Albert Maumene Noniu, 1904 21 Rose Poilevine J5ruant, 1903 21 M. Lo'seau Rousseau Calvat, 1306 21 Henri Second " 1903 20 •Souvenir ile Calvat pere Calvat, 1903 20 Mme. Toussaint Charvet Nonin, 1905 20 Vierge Montbruuoise De Pins, 1904 20 Amateur Rozieres Nonin, 1905 20 Mme. de la Verteville De I'ins, 1904 20 Mile. Rence Avisard Leroux, 1903 18 Ville de Phenicie Chanirier " IS .Mrs. J. A. Miller Wells, 1904 IS Mme. Henri Deliry Nonin " I5 Wni. Duckham Wells, • IS Amateur Ccnseil i.'alvat, '" IS Miss Mildred Ware Jones, 1903 17 Mile. Marie pouzae Chantrier, 1904 17 Soeur de Charite \ ilmorin, 1903 17 Mme. W. Bowen " 1905 17 Chateau des Radiets De Reydellet, 1905 16 Dubruisson-Foubert Calvat, 1906 15 Mile. .Anna Debono " 1904 15 ,J. H. Silsbuiy Wells, " 1.':; Souverir de Cologne De Pins, 1S05 15 Hy. Perkins .Tones, 3903 15 Mile. F.erthe ICschnenauer Oalvat, 1905 15 Maiy Ann Pockett Wells, " 15 Mme. Martinotto Calvat, 1905 14 Ile de France Xonin, 1904 14 Femina Calvat, " 1( Secretaira Clement " 1905 14 E. J. Brocks Wells, '■ it Calvat's Seedlings. Til is gieat Fiench grower's annual list for 1907 has .iust come under my notice .".gain, and I am reminded of his exhibits at the TT'rench shows last year. American chiysanthemuni growers will do well to keep a look-out for the followins- novelties of this raiser: Al- gesiras. Touring Club, Santos-Dumont, Paul Randet, Pi'esident Dubost, Presi- dent Fallieres, Mile, .feanne de la Croull, Le Lulin, S. A. Naceur Bey, Carlo Krocht. If the .\merican cli- mate suits then; there ought to l)e some flne samples of them this autumn, C, H 'vRMAX PAYNE. FORESTRY STUDY AT HARVARD. Through the generosity of James W. Brooks, Jchn S. Ames and others, Har- vard College has come into posses- sion of 2000 acres of land in Peters- ham, Mass,, on which is growing the best body of timber now to be found on an equal area iu the state. It will be devoted to Ihe use of I he divisum of forestry of the college. Students will be iu residence a.t Petei-sham dur- ing a considerable part of the year. There they will take up in the first vow foi our third division — varie- ties to plant. Many of you are at a loss to know the best varieties of fruit to plant, as a number of the so termed "best" are known so only in a com- mercial way, and when the gardener who is growing for quality, plants these, he is much disappointed and, after waiting a number of yeais for the result of his care, is discouraged at the fruit produced. The following is V. list of some of the varieties of fruit suitable for garden culture in our climate and adaptable to a variety of soils; Dessert apples. Early Williams, Red Astiachan, Sweet Bough, Early flarvest. Fall apples: Porter, Gravensteiu, .Mcintosh, Wealthy, Golden Sweet, Late Strawberry, .Sops of Wine. Winter: R. I. Greening, Baldwin, Northern Spy, Lady Sweet, Grimes Golden, Newtown Spitzenburgh, Stay- man, Swaar, Tolman Sweet, Yellow Uelieflower, \\'intei' Banana, Westfield, Red Canada, Roxbury Russet. For culinary purposes. Early: Duchess of Oldenburgh. Pall- Kalla water, Pumpkin Russet, Pound Sweet, Ribston Pippin, Twenty Ounce, and many of tlie French and Englisn vaiieties, especially when grown as dwarfs. ^\inter; Noithern Spy, Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening, Jacols Sweet. Ifoik Imperial. Green Sweet, and for very late season use iJen Davis or Gaiio. Here aga.in many of the for- eign varieties may be planted. Pears, i'^or summer use- Doyenne, Clapps Favorite, Giftard, Wilder, Dear- born's Seedling, Fall Baitlett, Para- dise, Bosc, Marie Louise, Louise Bonne of Jersey, \'\'^orden Seckel, Belle Lucrative, Seckel, Vermont Beauty, VVhite Doyenne and Sheldon. Winter. Barry, Anjou, Langlier, Winter Nells, Dana's Hovey, Clair- geau. Plums: Wild Goose, Bradshaw, Damson, Lombard, Jefferson. While there are hundreds of varieties from all quarters of the globe, it will be found that a few kinds to plant are better than a great many, and the choice would, be from the Japanese gioup; -Abundance, Hurbank, Red June, Chabat, Satsuma and Wickson. Peaches. Of these, the following will cover a long season; Champion, Carmen, Greensboro, Fox Seedling, Early and Late Crawford, Foster and Old M'lxon. Grapes. .Moore's Early, Campbell's Early, Worden, Concord, McPike and Cottage, tor black. Niagara, Moore's Diamond, Victoria and Prentiss, for white Delaware, Vergennes, Salem, ib-ighton and Woodruff Red, for red. Clierries; Black Tartarian, Coes 1 October 26, 1907 HORTICULTURE 543 Tiausparent, Gov. Wood and Yellov,' Spauish, lor eating; for cocking, Mont- morency and Early Richmond. Currants: Fay's, Wilder and Red Cross, for red. White Grape or White Imperial, for white. Black Naples and Champion, for black. Gooseberries. Red- Industry and Red Jacket. White: Chatauqua, Columbus and Triumph, while Down- ing fills the bill for a small white, and is good for cooking, and when thoroughly ripe is of excellent quality for eating. Raspberries: Cuthbert for red. Golden Queen for white, and Kansas for black, while Herbert might be mentioned as a close rival of the Cuth- bert. Blackbeiries: Agawam, Dorchester and Ward. Strawberries: Marshall, Brandy- wine, Sample, Parson's Beauty, Car- dinal, Granville, .Sen. Dunlap; among the newer ones, Chesapeake, Abington, E. H. EcKey, New Home and Golden Gate. Directions for Planting. I will not attempt to infringe on your good nature by giving planting and cultuial directions for ihe list that i have just read you, but will say in passing, that you should use thj same care iu planting fruit trees, plants and bushes that you give to your best ornamental planting, always keeping in mind that a tree well set is half grown, and also that many of our fruit trees have very poor roots to start with, and need even more care at this critical time than many of the ornamentals. Spring setting should be preferred to fall in most cases; one exception to this is the strawberry, which, for garden culture, should be set in .August or September. Cultivation. All hard wooded fruit plants should have thorough cultivation for at least three months in the year, May, June and Julv, after which cultivation should be discontinued, in order that the new wood should have time to ripen before cold weather, and where trees and bushes are planted in a space by themselves, the ground should be sowed with a crop of vetch. winter rye or wheat, late in July or early August. This serves to keep the weeds down and protects the ground from freezing and thawing during the winter, whereby many of the small feeding roots are broken. It the ground niust be cultivated until lat.-^, a mulch of some kind should be put about the roots foi winter protection, hut not next to the bark of the trees or bushes, as mice are apt to live in this litter and girdle the stems during the winter. This mulch n.ust be ap plied after the ground is frozen. With the strawberry, cultivation can be kept up through September and possibly a part of October, according to the v/eather. Before the winter mulch is applied to the strawberry bed, see that there are no low" places where water will stand over the plants, and it is always best, if youi bed is on flat land, to dig a few holes in the ground at least three feet deep, filling them with leaves. These act as drains for all surface water which would otherwise be kept on top of the plants by the frozen ground The mulch over the strawberry ijed should be very light, bearing in mind that you do not want to keep the cold out, but the frost in. when once the ground is frozen. Spraying. ^\'lren your orchard and garden are once started and grow'ing, the spray- ing and pruning of your trees and thinning of your fruit, will largely determine your success or failure in producing good specimens. In these days of insect pests and blights, spraying is as important to the grow- ing of good clean fruit, as the disin- fecting of a room after a case of smail-pox or scarlet fever, to the preservation of the public healtir. Spiaying should be done at least three times in the year, — November tor scale, with Scalecide or lime, sulphur and salt; May. with bordeaux and arsenate of lead in combination, foi' blight and insects; and late July, for late fruits, witn bordeaux, alone. An ■ other spraying can be given in March or .\pril, with benefit. Pruning. The subject of pruning alone, could occupy at least one evening's discus- sion, and then we would only get at some rudinrentary principles, but these will be enough for the practical gar- dener to enlarge upon. There is a difference between pruning and cutting off limbs. Pruning generally helps trees, but cutting as it is done by the average attendant, is no better than butchery. First, in pruning, bear in mind that sunlight and air are as essential to fruit as to !lov/ers; there- fore, keep your trees and bushes open to both of these life-giving, indis- pensable elements, removing all sur- plus branches, dead wood and suckers, and pinching back soft growths, [n bush fruits, such as cu:Tants anl gooseberries, remove all four-year wood and keep at least two new canes coming on all the time. In raspberries and blackberries, the fruiting wood bhodld be cat off and burned as soon as the crop is gathered. On all standard trees, keep the tops well cut back; in other words, keep the trees low-headed ,so It will be easy to work them. In low-headed trees, the work can be reduced at least 50 per cent. .'^U spraying can be d-')ne from the ground, while pruning and thinning can be accomplished with a short step- ladder. One important point to be remem- bei'ed vvhile pruning, is that you can carry harmful bacteiia on your prun- ing tools from one tree to another. Pear blight, Peach yellows ?nd vavioua other forms of plant disease are car- ried in this way, so treat all wounds made by pruning with coal tar or creosote, and dip your tools in a solu- tion of corrosive sublimate before going to a new tree. Yoir would never hear of a good surgeon using the same instruments twice, without disinfect- ing them first, and the gardener must take equal precautions, if he would keep disease frorri spreading in his orchard. Flies and other insects carry disease from wounds that ai-e not care- fully treated, especially if pruning is done too late in the spring. Thinning the Fruit. Probably the most important point to the gardener who has a type of excellence always before him, is the thinning of the fruit, and indeed here lies in a large me.asure the final and crowning result of his labor; for, to place before his employer or upon his own table specimens which are per- fect in form, smooth of skin, large in size and, most important of all, de- licious in flavor, is largely due to judicious thinning. A general rule as to thinning, to be followed in all fruit culture is, remove at least one-half of the specimens set, and the time and method of so doing will depend much on your own good judgment. Apples and pears should be thinned when about the size of an P'ngl'sh walnut; plums, peaches, apricots and all stone fruits, when about as large as the end ot your little finger; currants and gooseberries, as soon after they have formed as possible. Few people real- ize the value of thinning these bush fruits. You well know what quanti- ties of f;-uit both these species will set. You have seen currants so thick and so small that there seems to be nothing but currants, no leaves or stem are visible; the strength of the bush has gone towards producing im- mense quantities of these small, poor specimens. This condition of affairs can be changed through judicious thinning of the heavily laden bushes. Remove at least two-thirds of the fruit, and you will still have plenty of currants left and of a far superior quality. The same rule follows with gooseberries. With grapes, never let moie than three bunches grow on one spur, and two are much better than three, and for very fine fruit produc- tion, one bunch to a short spur, allow- ing perhaps a few more spurs to the vine. Strawberries show marked im- proveirrent when thinned; cane fruits are the only exception that I know' to the rule of improvement by thinning. Give the Gooseberry a Chance. Just one word before closing about one fruit which we seldom find in our gardens to-day, or if it is there it is in the most neglected part, ovei grown with weeds, perhaps, or covered by a tangled growth of vinj and bushes, yet struggling to live, and producing some friut in spite ot neglect. Once in a while it is turned to by some- body, who says "O, it is only a goose- berrv.' Give this gooseberry half a chaiice, though, and it will produce liuit which is delicious, both raw and cooked. We ai-e only beginning to realize its value, and in some places are now giving it the position it de- serves Our friends from .across the water are not unappreciative of its meiits. but they have not interested others who have had less experience with it, in its cultivation. But it is not too late new, so let us plant the gooseberry and enjoy this most pala- table and unusually attractive fruit. I shall feel that my eforts have not been in vain to-night, if you will take away this thought- that spraying, pruning and thinning of your fruit are as imiortant to the growing of good specimens, as are watering, disbudding and training ot your plants and flow- ers to the producing of good blooms, and the man who practices these rules will not only derive ir^uch pleasure, but he will have the satisfaction ot knowing that he is benefiting mankind in producing a fruit beautiful to look upon and pleasing to eat. 644 HORTICULTURE October 26, 1907 ( THE EXHIBITION SEASON RECENT SHOWS. Lenox Horticultural Society. Never Hiiice ilh crganization seven years Ego has this society set out for public inspect!' u such a superb exhi- bition as the clirysanthemum show of 1&U7 which opened on October 23, in the town hall, Lenox, Mass. The dis- play of blooms was most remarkable for so t'arly in the season and it is very doubtful whether for size, color and iinish of blooms this show of chrysanthemums will be excelled at any exhibition anywhere this season. The hall was much too small for the wealth of greenhouse product brought to it by the talented representatives of the gardener's profession who preside over the magnificent estates which abound in the picturesque Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts and the vege- tables and the carnations had to be transferred to the basement hall. Among the cut flower exhibits some of the most interesting were as fol- lows. Large vases of 24 blooms in competition for the Farquhar prizes. Thos. Proctor, gardener to R. W. Paterson, showed assorted varieties; A. H. Wingett, gardener to Charles Lanier, had Beatrice May; E. Jenkins, gardener to Giraud Foster, Wm. Duck- ham: D. Speirs, gardener to Mrs. J. E. Parsons, a mixed vase. The prizes were awarded in order as given and every exhibit was a stunner. C. H. Totty's special prizes for six long- stemmed blooms of Helen Clay Frick were won by Messrs. 'Jenkins. Wingett and Speirs respectively with superb specimens. In the gold medal class for six vases of three blooms each Thos. Proctor's winning set comprised the following varieties: Mrs. Henry Barnes, Mrs. A. T. Miller, Reginald Valis. Mrs. J. E. Dunn. Donald Mc- Leod and F. S. Valis, the three first named being new varieties. A. J. Loveless, gardener to Mrs. John Sloans, who won first on set of new varieties of 1907 had in his group, Pres. Loubet Rose Lawrence, Mrs. Geo. Hunt, H. C. Frick. Reg. 'v^alis, British Empire, Fres. Viger, Mrs. R.-^bt. Lee and Mrs. A. T. Miller. Per- haps the most sensational exhibit in the cut flower classes was a vase of six blooms of Lady Hopetoun by Mr. Wingett; the writer has never seen their equal. Specimen plants of enormous size were shown by Geo. G. Haven, W. D. Sloane and Mrs. J. E. Parsons, Mr. Speirs' group of plants in S-inch pots averaging a dozen exhibition flowers each was esptcially noticeable. We should like to refer in detail to tlie many other exhibits of high character but lack of space prevents. The entries in other classes beside the chrysanthemums were of equal In- terest and high grades. The jiremiums for arrangements of flowering and fo- liage plants brought out three groups of sensational quality and effectiveness of arrangement, the winners be'ng E. Jenkins, F Heerenians and A. J. Lo\ e- less respectively. Mr. Jenkins' group contained great quantities of cattleya laliiata interspersed with Gypsophila elegans, a combination which fairly sparkled Oncidiums and Dendrobiuni Phalacnopsis were profusely used and the group was crowned with graceful specimens of Cocos flexnosus.while Be- gonia lui.iford Hall, lilies, etc., adorned the base. Neither this nor AJr. Heeremaus' group which was awarded second and was good enougn to win fiist prize anywhere had any- thing of the character of the formal pyramidal style so prevalent in exhib- its of this kind, and were an object lesson in decorative plant grouping which should have had a larger hall in order to be seen to advantage. A. J. Loveless showed some glorious orchid groups, including seedling cypripedi- ums and there were magnificent ferns I'rom several exhibitors and many other special exhibits, including a group of ctotons of remarkable coloring, not for co:npeiition, from Gii'aud Foster. Roses, carnations and violets were staged in great profusion. The vege- table displays of this society rank highest iu the country, and this oc- casion was no exception to the rule. Fruit was also excellent, Mr. Proctor's Gros Colmar grapes being pari;icularly fine. The judges were: T. D. Hatfield, Wellesley; Rt'bert Cimeron, Cam- budge, Mass.; Janies Ballantine and George Middleton, Tarrytown, N. Y. .•Vmong the trade visitoi's were J. K. M. L. Farquhar and \V. J. Stewart, Boston, A. T. BofUiiiigton, New York, George Struck, Summit, N. J., and Mr, Hay, representing H. A. Dreer, Phili- dolphia. California State Floral Society. The dahlia and chrysanthemum ex- hibit of the California State Floral Society and the Pacific Coast Horticul- tural Society was held on October 5 in Polite Hall. San Francisco. Notable displays were made by J. W. Ba.gge, gardener for Eugene de Sabia. Wm. Kettlewell. gardener for George Pope, Wiliam S. Travis, W. H. Crocker, and R. A. SchultK. The judges were Thomas Monroe, F. A. Miller. Charles Mitchell and J. W. Eagge. COMING SHOWS. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The schedule of prizes offered by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for the annual exhibition. November 12 to 15 inclusive comprises a large number of liberal special premiums offered by friends of the society for chrysanthemum plants and flowers, ferns, crotons and other foliage plants, roses, carnations, fruits and vegetables. Roses and carnations are to be staged on the second day George E. Camp- bell is chairman of the committee to arrange for and superintend exhibi- tions. The chairman of the commit- tees for awarding premiums are as fol- lows: Plants. J. ^^^ Colflosh; flowers, A. B. Cartledge: fruits, John G. Gard- ner: vegetables, W. Atlee Burpee, new or choice plants, fruits and ve.getables, Edwin Lonsdale. Marin County Horticultural Society (Calif.) Everything points to the exhibition on the 26th tjeing a grand success. The Armory Hall, the largest in town, has been secured and all available room will be taken. It was expected that some of the eastern growers of carnation novelties or seedlings would come to the front as the prize offered was one of the highest on the list, but no applications from that source have yet been received. John McLaren of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Thomas Wood of San Mateo and Sid- ney Clack of Menlo Park have been secured as judges. T. P. ttEDMAYNE, Secretary. Denison Show Postponed. On account of the backv.^ard condi- tion of chrysanthemums, the dates of the Denison (Texas) flower show have been changed from November 6, 7, S to Novrmber .20, 21. 22. This action was ileemed necessary for the full suc- ce?s .of the show, for which a vast number of chrysanthemums are being grown. The following have been mentioned at length in preceding issues of HOR- TICULTURE: Marin County Horticultural Society, San Rafael, Cal., Oct. 26. T. P. Red- mayne, secretary. Monmouth County Horticultural So- ciety, Red Bank, N. J., Oct. 30, 31. H. A. Kettell, secretary, Morris County Gardeners' and Flor- ists' Society, Morristown, N. J., Oct. ?>l, Nov. 1. Edw. Reagan, secretary. New Haven County Horticultural Society, New Haven, Conn., Nov. 6-8. Walter Koella, 58 Bishop St., New Haven, secretary. Chrysanthemum Society of America, ' American Institute, 19-21 West 41th St., New Y'ork City, Nov. 6-8. David Eraser. Honiewood and Penn Ave., Pittsburg, Pa., secretary. Nassau County Horticultural Socie- ty, Glen Cove, N. Y., Nov. 6-8. J. F. Johnston, secretary. Horticultural Society of Chicago, Coliseum, Chicago, Nov. 6-12. E. A. Kanst, 5700 C5ottage Grove Ave., secre- tary. Tarrytown Horticultural Society, Tarrytown, N. Y., Nov. 6-8, E. W. Neubrand, secretary. Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Horticultural Hall, Boston, Chrysan- themum show, Nov. 8-10. W. P. Rich, secretary. Horticultural Society of Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Y.. Nov. 11-17. J. H. Tran- ter, P. O. Box 994, secretary. Florists Club of Washington (D. C), Nov. 12-14. Chas. McCauley, 18th and Kearney Sts., Washington, D. C, sec- retary. St. Louis Horticultural Society. Grand and Park Aves., St. Louis, Mo., November 12-15. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, Nov, 12-15. David Rust, secretary. Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Chrysanthemum show, Nov. 13, 14, Victoria Rifles Hall, Montreal, Que. W. H. Horobin, 283 Marquette St., set^ retary. State Floral Society of Arkansas, Little Rock, Nov. 14-16. Chas. Vestal, secretary. Rhode Island Horticultural Society, Providence, Nov. 15-16. C. W. Smith, 27 Exchange St.. secretary. October 26, 1907 HORTICULTURE 645 ^ROBINSON*sl In its first year in the commission business has already become the most popular cut ilower market in Boston. It is CENTRALLY LOCATED, CONVENIENT and conducted on the same liberal policy which has made our fern and greens business for years the largest in New England. THE PROOF C me and see for yourself. If you are a grower or a buyer we can show you how it will be to your advantage to deal with us. Especially will a visit be appreciated on October 29 when we shall CELEBRATE OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY in the Wholesale Cut Flower Trade and all friends who call will be treated right. U HENRY M. ROBINSON & GO. 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI, BOSTON i i i i v5 Worcester County Horticultural So- ciety, Chrysanthemum show, Worces- ter, Mass., Nov. 14. A. A. Hixon, sec- retary. Ontario Horticultural Exhibition, Massey Music Hall, Toronto. Ont., Nov. 12-16. H. B. Cowan, Parliament Build- ings, Toronto, secretary. Denison Civic Improvement League, Denison, Tex., Nov. 20-22. T. W. Lar- kin, secretary. Maryland State Horticultural Socie- ty, Fifth Reg. Armory, Baltimore, Dec. 3-4. T. B. Symonds, College Park, Md., secretary. Pittsburg, Pa., is well supplied with Ohrysantberaum Shows this fall. The show at H. C. Prick's conservatories, comprising 1,700 plants, opened on Oc- tober 20. A similar display is to open at A. R. Peacock's on October 27 and the big Schenley Park exhibition is scheduled for November ' with 13,000 plants in bloom. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. The Annual Proceedings and Bulletin of the American Rose Society for 1907 has been received. Secretary Ham- mond is to be congratulated on 'he ver.\ interesting volume he has com- piled and on its typographical excel- lence, and the American Rose So- ciety should benefit substantially from the dissemination of so instructive a report. A number of half-tone illus- trations are included. Every lover of the rose should forward dues for the coming year to Secretary Benj. Ham- mond, Pishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y., and thus contribute their mite towards the good work thi.s society aims to do. PLANT IMPORTS. There were entered at the port of \ew York, October 16 to 22, inclusive, the following plants, etc.: Via Rotterdam: O. G. Hempstead & Sons, 19 cs. plants; Maltus & Ware, 19 cs. dc, 16 tubs do.; Chas. F. Meyer, !^0 cs. do.; A. Rolker & Sons, 9 cs. do.; Forwarders. 27 cs. do. Via Antwerp: H. F. Davrow, 72 cs. plants; W;n. Elliott & Sons, 2 cs. do.; W. Hageniann, 20 cs. do.; O. G. Hemp- stead & Sous, 201 pgs. do.; Hiissa & Co., 63 cs. do., 25 cs. earth, lfs3 tubs laurel trees; McHutchlsou & Co., 30 cs. plants; Maltus & Ware, r.54 cs. do., 2 tubs laurel trees; Cha.i F. Meyer, 90 cs. plants; August Rolker & Sons, i^ cs. do.: C. D. Stone & Co., SS cs. do.; Stumpp ci Walter Co., (7 cs. do.: .) Ter Ivuile. 79 cs. do.; S tubs laurel trees; Wakeni & McLaughlin. 17 cs. plants; R. M. Ward & Co., 70 cs. do. Via Iiavre: H. 1'. Darrow, 2 cs. plants; Maltus & Ware, 2 cs. do.; J. M. Thorbuni & Co., IS pgs. seed. Via Marseille: R. F. Lang, 13 cs. im- mortelles; J. P. Rossa, 1 cs. bulbs; telles; Sunilr\' Forw's, 76 cs. bulbs. Via Southampton: Maltus & Ware, 4 cs. plants, 9 cs. seedlings; C. B. Richard ,'i Co., 9 cs. plants; Patt Bros., 6S cs. bulbs; Vaughan's Seed Store, L cs. i)lants. A'ia Hull: H. F. Darrow, 1 cs. plants; Maltus ■<- Ware, 4 cs. do.; C. D. Stone & Co., as cs. do. Via Liverpool: H. F. Darrow, 4 cs. onion seed. Fiom Han'.burg: R. F. Lang. IS tubs plants; Vaughan's Seed Store, S bags seeds; -To Order. 1 cs. plants. MR. PARSONS MISREPRESENTED. Comniissionei' Samuel Parsons of New York parks has denounced as "a tissue of falsehoods" the charges which had been published in a sensa- tional New York daily that in his for- mer capacity as landscape architect he had profited personally through the sale of trees to the city at an advanced price, iind that in his recommendation for the expenditure of $2,500,000 on park reconstruction he had been actu- ated by the business that this would bring to companies in which he is in- terested. Mr. Parsons asserts that he has no financial interest whatever in Parsons' Sons & Co.'s nursery, the Rare Tree and Plant Company, or the Landscape Engineering and Construc- tion Company, and denies that these companies have ever enjoyed any ad- vantages over other fii-ms in the sale of trees in the park department. Gen- tlemen among our acquaintances who are in a position to judge correctly, have expressed to us personally titeir conf'dence in Mr. Parsons' integrity, a)id we are willing to take Mr. Par- sons' word every time as opposed to the disreputable sheet that attacked him. A CORRECTION. We arc advised by Messrs. Robt. Scoot & Sons that our mention of Killarney and Liberty as the parents of rose Mrs. Jardine was incorrect. The rose is a jirodiict of seedlings of Messrs. Alex. Dickson & Sons, but whether named seedlings or otherwise we are not informed. Mrs. Jardine will be on exhibition in Boston at the (Chrysanthemum Show November S. 546 HORTICULTURE October 26, 19u7 Seed Trade Most of the leading growers ol peas have sent out preliminary estimates of deliveries on this year's crops, and as a rule they are fully as low as has been predicted in these columns from time to time. The quantity of "tramp" peas is likely to prove smallei- than usual, and no one will use such seed excepting those who look at every- thing from the standpoint of prico only and as to canne)s, only those who pack cheap goods and buy the cheapest of everything connected with their business. It is quite useless to talk quality to such per.^ons, and only those who have junk to S(dl and can "make the price," need apply. Estimated deliveries on "cannerh' peas" by one or two of the largest growers are very low, averaging from 1!5 to 10 per ctnt. There will be fire- works from the canners, no doubt, but if the glowers are delivering their full crops less seed stock, tliey cannot do more. Those firms making these very light deliveiies are liable to And life a thorny jiath when it comes to book- ing contracts for the 1908 crop, and some of their representatives may need both sympathy and plasters. The de- velopments of th-; next four weeks l)romise to be most interesting. Nothing definite can be said about beans as yet. But few crops have been delivered, and it will doubtless be December before reliable informa- tion will be at hand. That the crop has suffered more or less severely as a result (>f frost and excessive rains cannot be doubted, but as large re- serves win-e carried from last year's crops, there will be no famine in lieans excepting possibly a fevi special varie- ties which are elusive shoit i^roppers, and should be eliminated from the s,eedsraens' lists. Such information as has come to hand during the past week regarding this year's sugar corn crop confirm the gloomiest predictions made con- cerning it. Without a single exception, every known grower says the crop is in adesperate way, all of the late va- rieties being yet soft and much of the corn still in the milk. What this means requires no seer to realize and conditions are even worse than we dared believe at any time. Even early sorts are said to be very poor and it really locks as if there is little be- tween us and a seed corn famine ex- cept such stock as may have been car- ried from last year. These are not large, and prices are likely to soar be fore .Tuly 1st next, and the highest prices yet named this si'tison will look cheap in two or three months' time. The latest informaticm of the vine seed crop indicates that it will prove materially shorter than has been gen- erally believed, retailed information is not yet at hand, but as soon as re- ceived it will be given in HORTICUL- TURE. Concerning the general line of small seeds, there Is little to add to what was given in a recent issue of this paper, but any new developments of importance will be promptly furnished. Grave complaints as a result of us- ing imported onion seed the past sea- eon have reached us, and it is said that several well-known Canadian seedsmen are seriously involved. Bulbs grown fiom this seed are said to have developed a very large per- centage of "thick necks," and the crops as a whole are reported to have been of so poor a quality as to be practi- cally unsaleable. Hei'e is a concrete example of the tolly of trying to save a few cents a poi'nd on seed. Good seed was procurable, but these dealers preferred to risk unknown stocks, be- cause, forsooth, they were cheaper. Verily, they have receivfed their re- ward. Clover seed is again in short supply, .'^ast year thousands of hags were im- ported from Europe, which kept prices somewhat within bounds. But the European crop is somewhat short this year, .ind they will have a smaller ex- portable surplus, and it is possible that new high price records m-ay be estab- lished ror this year's crop. This is an agricultural commodity for which the the farmer may have to pay a long price, and his groans and lamentations will then be heard in the land. Another vegetable seed which is in short supply is the garden beet, the severe winter ha\ ing played havoc with this crop. We are dependent largely upon Europe for several strains of tur- nip beets, and the crop abroad is esti- mated at not more than half of that of last year. Speaking of crop shortages, special mention should be niade of tomato seed, and because of cold, wet weather during the fall the crop ri!)ened very slowly, and prices are likely to rule high, though not necessarily at famine figures. Owing to the high prices for canned tomatoes, jobbers and whole- tale grocers are eager buyers of the IOCS pack and high grade pedigree seed will be in active demand by canners, and should bring strong prices. Flower seeds of the early ripening sorts are generally in good supply. This includes Queen of the Market and other early asters. The late asters are as yet in doubt on account of threaten- ing weather, but it is not unlikely that there will be a shortage of paeony- flowered Victoria and other late sorts. There will also be a considerable short- age of nasturtiums. The new crop of these and, in fact, of many other seeds will be much below the average in vi- tality and germinative power. The California crop of sweet peas is much below normal, and several seedsmen are already looking to Europe to co.-n- plete their stocks, but it is difficult to predict at the present time what their success there may be, stocks of the leading varieties being reported in short supply. Everything considered, the outlook for seedsmen is very rosy, and despite more or less severe shortages in many lines, it will be their own fault if the coming year does not bring th^m a handsome profit in thei'' business. The selection of Mr. F. W. Brugger- hof (president of .T. M. Thorburn & Company \ to be the president of the Wholesale Seedsmens' League for the coming year, has given great satisfac- tion to the entire seed trade. Mr. Bur- net Landretli was chosen secretary and treasurer of the league for the same period. Messrs. W. Atlee Burpee & Company are meeting with a mopt splendid re- ception for their "Burpee's Two New Spencer Sweet Peas"; in fact, orders have already poured in for a great many thousand packets. It certainly would seem as if no seed firm doing a catalogue mail business, either in this country or Europe, would be without these two taking floral novelties for IOCS. On e»'ery side, and by our entire seed trade, the greatest sorrow is felt and expressed for the death of Henry Mette of Quedlinburg. Germany. The deceased was a comparatively young man, and esteemed by a large ciicle of friends. It has been announced that the renowned seed business which bears his name will be continued as In the past, Messrs. Peter Henderson & Company of New York are doing some very ef- fective bulb advertising in the local New York and Brooklyn daily newspa- Iiers. It is really wonderful how the small flower garden trade for hardy bulbs is every year increasing in and around all our large cities — that is. the strictly local business as apart from the mail trade. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. Vaughan's Seed Store. Chicago and New York. — Fall edition of Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated. United States Nursery Co., Rich. Miss. — Fall and spring catalogues of Field Grown Roses, Peonies, etc. An excellent trade list. Central Seed and Bulb Company, Chicago, 111. Descriptive catalogue, 1907. A ]irofusely illustrated price list with colored title page of nasturtiums. New Fngland Nurseries, Inc., Bed- ford. Mass. — Specialties for Autumn Planting. A '^.ummary of the most valuable varieties of evergreens, roses, hardy plants, bulbs, pot-grown straw- berries, etc. The New England Nur- series bid fair to fill a place of leader- ship in the rapidly growing fancy nur- sery trade of New England. Meehan's Manual of Outdoor Plants, 'iSth edition issued by Thomas Meehan a. Sons, Inc., Gerniantown, Pa., is, as might be expected, a very full and ac- curate list of ornamental trees, shrubs and herbaceous material, profusely il- lustrated and typographically hand- .some. A colored plate of Meehan's Mallow Marvels accompanies the book. GUARANTEED FRESH SPAWN CHUCK FULL OF MYCELIUM 8 lbs., $1.00 Treatise: How to Grow Them. Wm. Elliott Inrs ICO Seeds $1.25 lOOO Seeds $10.00 T.2S 10 00 1.2S 10 GO 1.25 10.00 1 25 10 00 1.00 Q 00 Thrown for us by a sjiet ialist in (Jermany. loo looo Seeds .Seeds Album, white $ 7.S $ .00 Rcseum, pink 75 6.00 Rubrum, red 75 6 00 White, with red base 75 6 00 Choice mixed, all colors 60 5.00 Wrllo tor Our WholesBle Bulb Omlaloff. HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 1018 Market St , PHILA., PA. BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $ I per 1 00; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurpassed for size of tiowers. Qiant Crimson Giant Pinlt Giant Wliite Finest Mixed Giant Excelsior, Wliite with Claret Base 100 seeds. $' 25 ; 1000 seeds, $10.00. They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and thev are 10 times better, STUMPP & WALTER CO.. - 50 Barclay St., New York WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS 12x1 5, $3.00 per 100, $23.50 per 1000 15x18, 4.00 •' 38 00 " BRIOBEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CITY Best Quality Fall Bulbs It h to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rcck-boltom prices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VICKS SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors VICKS SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: l-Soz. 7SC 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VICKS SONS, Rochester, N. Y. BULBS tor immediate plant- ing or forcing. Let us quote on what- ever you need. H.E.FISKESEEDCO. 12 A 13 Faneuil Hall Square. BOSTON, IVI»SS. Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. R.& J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 5 7 So. market St., Boston, Mass. Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds= Send for Catalogu* THOMAS J. GREY GO. 32 4 33 So. Market St., BOSTON BULBS ¥oT prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent on request^ Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS BRASLAN SEED GROWERS GO. GROWERS FOR TOE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, - - CALIFORNIA c AULIFLOWERS A B B A C E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 548 HORTICULTURE October 26, 19..I7 BULBOUS PLANTS AND TUBER- OUS ROOTED PERENNIALS. ^Continued from pagt' 5-/7J sional. These amateurs, however, do not cover a very wide range ot bulbs. Bulb Enthusiasts. Unless a person has seen the late Peter Hanson holding a bulb in his hand, rapt in blissful contemplation, slowly telling the wants of the bulb in cultivation, describing its habit and Its flower minutely, he has no idea of what a hold on the affection a bulb could exert. Mr. Hanson's time and devotion were expended on the lily- He over-estimated its necessities. As I have always found, if you can get a bulb growing you can dispense with many of the directions for growing, but Mr. Hanson, no doubt, took as much pleasure in catering to the growth of bulbs as he did in seeing their flowers. Mr. Huttelen is the most skilful and successful raiser of Lilium tenuifo- llum from the seed I have ever seen. I think his product exceeded for many years over 30.000 bulbs, of which we bought vearly. during that time, at least 20,000 bulbs at $15 a hundred— rg.ther good pin-money for an amateur on so little known a variety. I think it is now about time I got down to the subject of bulbs and bul- bous plants. I well know that a paper of this kind to a man who does not raise bulbous plants in a commercial way or as an amateur is positively without interest. Of course, any one knows that a person could talk all day on one class of bulbs, but I pro- pose to skim the subject very lightly. The Most Valuable Roots. The most useful, valuable and gen- erally raised classes of bulbs, to my mind, are as follows; their relative ■ proportion of value is indicated by the order in which they are named: Gladioli; Lilies; Freesias; Peonies (at present a highly worked fad) ; Tuberoses, for garden and export; and Iris, the Japanese and German, the forcing Irises, and many beautiful species. Professionally speaking, the intro- duction of so important a plant as the Freesia — useful and beautiful as it is, so easily kept and readily flowered by both the amateur and the professional — was a fiasco, in the sense that no particular person or firm was responsi- ble for its introduction, and no con- siderable amount was made by any one with this plant, that is so generally used. The Amaryllis, to me, has always been an important family. The habits of most varieties can be so changed that they will flower outside in sum- mer or inside in winter. I much re- gret that this plant is not more large- ly grown in this country. The tuber- ous-rooted begonias have taken their place as summer-flowering bulbs, as well as winter-flowering. Caladium esculentum is rather largely used as a summer foliage plant. Cannas are the most important rhi- zomatous class of plants. Every one knows a good deal about this class ot plants. A Canna Society has even been suggested. The Cinnamon Vine (Dioscori Bata- tas) has some value, particularly to the person who sells the bulbs. It is a clean, hardy vine, and one peculiari- ty is that the root grows deeper and deeper in the ground, the older it gets. Hyacinthus candicans first attracted attention in this country at the Phila- delphia Centennial. Incarvillea is a coming plant, par- ticularly as a garden flower, and un- doubtedly can be forced. It has a large, fleshy, good-keeping root; fol- iage rampant, growth somewhat re- sembling a fern; immense spikes of gloxinia-like flowers. If you plant five hundred strong roots, the flowers will absolutely come in bloom the same day. It is claimed by some that the roots are hardy. Madeira Vine bulbs keep almost in- definitely and are, therefore, a good bulb for store trade. Montbretias. Why this plant is so neglected, I cannot tell. It has many good qualities, is easier to raise, easier to keep and will continue in flower much longer, than the gladiolus. The sprays are exceedingly graceful and beautiful. The newer varieties are very striking. The bulbs are nearly hardy. Oxalis. The summer-flowering varie- ties of this bulb are largely planted and have some merit, while the winter- blooming sorts, as Lutea, Bowiei and the so-called Bermuda Buttercup, are among the best of the winter-flowering plants. Peonies. Can I tell the members of the Peony Society anything about this plant? I think not; but, by the way. it just occurs to me to say that I have bought the past three or four years, from the most reliable firms who raise peonies, some twelve or fifteen of the best varieties, several plants ot each kind, for my private garden. When they bloomed this year, should you take out four of the best colors there would be nothing worth speaking of left. Marie I^moine is what I call a good peony. Some Mistakes of Dealers. There are two points I wish to bring to the attention of the profession and the vendors of products. We all catalogue the different kinds of bulbs as though they were ready for delivery at the same time, and in most cases we try to deliver them. Is it not about time we should state after the description of certain bulbs that they can only be delivered at such and such times? And should not the buy- ers be taught to wait until the bulbs are in condition to deliver, instead of insisting that they all be delivered at once? Is it not about time that relia- ble firms should state that such and such varieties will never bloom, or. if in a very rare case they do bloom, that they are not good for anything? Millions of Anomatheca cruenta have been sold. Should five out of a hun- dred of these bloom, as poor as the flower is, it would be a large percen- tage. Seedling gladiolus has been sent to this country for this plant. How many people here have seen Lilium Humboldtii and Washing- toniannm and parvum bloora? I have never seen twelve spikes of these varieties of lilies outside of California, and I have sold tons of thousands of the bulbs, and exported a number each year. This will serve for an evening- up process. Lilium pardalinum from California is a good-keeping, free and sure-flowering lily. Ninety-flve per cent, of the bulbs should bloom. Lilium Parryii is a very handsome yellow variety from California and is not difficult to bloom. The California bulbs, like Calochortus, Brodiiea, Ery- thronium, Comassias. are all beautiful things and really can be flowered if their requirements of cultivation are met. On the line of Lilium Humboldtii. I will ask what is the use of selling l.iliuin candidmn in the spring, and yet many do it. The Most Useful Lilies. I suppose it would be well to men- tion what I consider the most valua- ble varieties, or species, of lilies. The auratums and varieties are a magni- ficent class and very popular with most amateurs. You may as well say that the bulbs of the auratum cannot be grown in this country but are im- ported each year. The varieties of speciosurii I consider among the most reliable sorts for the amateur to plant. Double Tiger and Single Tiger and our native lilies, canadense and su- perbum, are being used in greater quantities each year, on large estates and in gardens of all kinds. They are low in price, reliable bloomers and very graceful, particularly canadense. The elegans, or umbellatum, or Thun- bergianuiii. are very reliable bloom- ers, bulbs easy growers and good keepers, and many varieties are very handsome. Of course we could easily talk all day on the Lilium family, but we shall have to stop somewhere, (milium candidum. and what is known as the Bermuda Easter Lily, are the most important ones for florists' use. Lilium candidum should be planted outside, the latter part of September. To me, it is a more beautiful lily than the Bermuda Easter Lily. There are several varieties of candidum, but the broad scale, large bulb variety raised in the north of France, is the only one worth forcing. There has been more said, and more can be said, on the Bermuda Easter Lily than ten such papers as this would contain. I think the subject has been pretty well threshed out up to the present time. Many varieties of lilies have been dropped from the lists of late years, which is probably a good thing. Many sorts could be furnished in good con- dition if the purchaser were willing to pay for the necessary trouble, and take and plant the bulbs at the proper time. Lilium Philadelphicum has al- most disappeared from our lists. It can be grown and flowered, but the bulb is so small and the scales so open, that not one in a thousand will bloom. Lilium Catesbaei and Grayii, also native lilies, are seldom seen except in botanical collections. Fallacies in Cultivation. There are some fallacies in cultiva- tion. Many directions for growing different varieties of plants were put in type a number of years ago, when things were thought to require very careful and necessary cultivation. There is a lot ot this type that seems to be set up at the present time. I will take as an illustration Iris Kaempferi. In 1S7S, we bought Pro- fessor Pringle's entire stock of this plant. There were many very fine October 2(1, l!i(i7 HORTICULTURE 549 Dreer Specials in Ferns Wr I'ei'l very eiithusiastio over this fern; it is not only tlie most graceful, but also one of the liardiest of tliu Lrusted fo -nis of Pteris. useful in fern dishes as well as for growing on into specim 'U plants in 6-inch pans; in this size it ap- peals to every buyer and meets with ready sales. We have a fine lot of 6-inch pans, .f4.50 per dozen; .f:j3.(IO per 100; 3-inch pots, $0.00 per 100. A fine lot of 6-inch pots now ready, $1.00 each. The miniature Farleyense, as it is sometimes called, very line plants. PTERIS WILSONI Adiantum farleyense Adiantum Rhodo|)hyllunn 3-inrb puts, JIO.OO per lOO. Adiantum ^acrotihyllum The bronzy red or almost crimson foliage of this variety during the Fall months appeals to all. This is the fli-st time we have been able to offer it in quantity and at a p ipnlar price; fine 3-inch pots, $15.00 per 100. AUIdlllUin ^..lUWKdllUIII f„, jjy^ profitable of all the Maidenhair Ferns for cutting; fine :', inch |...l plants, $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. $140.00 per II 100. Ne|)hrole|>is Amerpohlii— T^« ^''»»'>;"',",!^ •"'^« H^Xt^vh ^ r r r ^^ jljp |;,test addition to the Ostrich Plume type and is certain to itiuve a welcome and popular variety, hold- ing for delicac.v and gracefuin I'ss the same position among the Nephrole- pis that Adiantum Gracilliinum iloes among the Maidenhair B'erns. The pinnae are so finely divided that it reminds one of a piece of fine lace; the fronds are broad and of a depth which gives them a cushion-like ap- ])earnnco. It forms a beautiful snecimen and is admired by everyone who sees it. .5iic. each; $3.50 pel- dozen; $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. nit;pniUIC|fl9 lUUCauiUCS rolepi«— This is an English intro ductiou that has received a flrsl-class certificate both from the Royal Horticultural Society and from the Royal Botanic Society of London, and is liiiely to become a most important commercial variet.v. While in a gener.al way it reminds one of .-in exceptionally well-grown plant of X. Elegantissiuia. it is entirely disiimt from this and all others, in its strong yet compact growth and its bold heav.y foliage, which is distinct- ly tripinnate or three times dvi.led. Specimen plants which we now have growing are admired by e\-er.vone and we liave great faith in its future. 4-inch pots, ready Oct. 1st. 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen; $40.00 per 100; 6-inch pots, ready now, fine plants, $1.00 each. A fine lot of Ferns in 3-ineh pots, assorted varieties for Fern dish worl;. $0.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. As>t>aragu» Plumosus Nanus ?i^nA"-o''inA f-'- "^l' ^S-- ^ ^ ■>4.uO per 100: .i in. pots. Soc. per ?« ... Just to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata. C. Mossiae.C. latcrmedia. C. Schroderae, C Specio^issima, C. Cit- rine, C. Gasicelliana. Laelia Anceps, L Albida, L. majalis. L. Aututnnalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Cooperianum, Oncidium CnsD m, O. Varicosum. O. Cavendishianum, O. Lundum, Odonlo Citrosmum. To arrive m a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C. Warnfrii, Miltooia Vexillaria. CARRILIO & BAIDWIN SFCAUCUS. H. J Just Arrived in First Glass Condition C. Trianse, C. Perci\ iiliana, C. Speciosissima, C. Oaskelliana, Or.cidium Kramerianum. WRITE FOR PRICES ORDONEZ BROS. P.O. Box 105. MADISON, N. J. 550 HORTICULTURE, October 2C, 1907 SAN FRANCISCO FLORISTS RE- BUILD. U give lis much pleat-ure to present the accompanying picture of a new liuildiug being erected in San Francis- co by Pelicano. Rossi & Co., for florist puiposes. All the trade, we are sure, will rejoice to see these evidences of progressiveness. courage and prosperity I among the florists who suffered so se- verely in the eaithquake fire. This building is located on Kearny street, within half a block of the firm's loca- tion prior to the five. It will be com- pleted December 1, and will be run in conjunction with their store, now at 134." Sutter street. NEW RETAIL FLOWER STORES. Reisch & Barber. N. Alliance, O. Menke & Co.. 92.5 Vine St , Cincinna- ti, O. Peter Alanoisos, S2 Hudson Ave., Al- bany, N. Y. Amns F. Balfont, 121 Northern bou- levard, Albany, N. Y. OBITUARY. Francis W. Brewer, tlie man who did so much to make Hingham beau- tiful by giving to the town most of its shade trees and by planting many of them with his own hands died at his home in Centre Hingham. Mass., on October 2<-, aged 61 years, tie was an ardent exponent of floriculture and horticultuie, and his estate is called one of the most beautiful on the South Shore. HEADQUAKTERS FOR HARDY FERNS, GALAX, MOSS, LAUREL, PRINCESS PINE, BOXWOOD, FESTOONING, ETC. Best Ferns in Market $1.25 per 1000 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., ^^Pms Sre Our Cut Flower Ad. 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., BOSTON ELBERON HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. The winter session was resumed on October 7, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Pres., Henry Wood; vice-pres., An- thony Bauer; secy., George Masson: asst. secy., Adam Worth; treas., .lames Kennedy. The society held a dahlia show on October 14, when a fine display was made. The principal prize winners were James Dowlen, Seabright, for dis- play of dahlias in vases; E. O'Rourke, collection of dahlias; A. Bauer, vase of dahlias arranged for effect; J. Kenne- dy, vase of cosmos arranged for ef- fect; Peter Murray, collection of vege- tables. Other exhibitors were B. Wych- off, W. Robertson. Henry Wood and .T. Goodwin. The next meeting will be held on November 4, when the newly elected ofiicers will be installed. GEORGE MASSON. Sec'y. THE TORONTO GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' ASSOCIATION. The regular meeting of the above association was held on Oct. 1.5, E. Dale of P.rampton in the chair. A very interesting discussion took place on the arrangement and planning of the floor space at Massey Hall for the coming Ontario Horticultural Ex- hibition and also on the Hanging Gar- den, which it is proposed by the man- agement to place in the centre of the hall about 14 feet above the floor. E. Dale gave a most practical and interesting talk on roses and their culture, describing the various meth- ods which they have tried at Bramp- ton from time to time. Mr. White, manager of the Bedford Park Floral Company also gave his methods and their results. A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Dale for his most inter- esting address. B. P. COLLINS. SOUTHAMPTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (N. Y.) The regular meeting of this society was held on October 14. President Clark in the Chair. There were sev- eral interesting discussions, the prin- cipal one being on the best method of growing dahlias. .1. Ager gave a very instructive address on the care and management of a vegetable garden. During ihe winter meetings will be held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. t'. G. AGER. CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. The Work of Committees. Sew York, Oel. 19th: Mary Donnel- lan, Brillisint yellow, .lap incurved. Exhibited by C. If. Totty, Madison. N. J. Scored SS points Commercial and 8G exhibition scale. DWID FRASER, Sec'y. THE AMERICAN CARNATION SO- CIETY. Mr. Peter Fishei-, the originator of Beacon, offers $12 for the best 5u blooms of that variety, ?8 for the sec- ond best and $7, for the third best, to be exhibited at the Exhibition of this Societv in Washington, D. C, Januar> 2dTertliera mentloa BortlcnltaM and all other ROSES AIVIERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO O t. at I TWIN CITIES 1 I Oct. 12 I FHILA. Oct. 21 BOSTOn Oct. 24 ROSES Am. Beauty, Fane and Special... 30,00 to ' * Ex 1 a ' 20.00 to " No. I I 12. 00 to •' Lower grades ' 8.00 to Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. &S. 6.00 to " " *' " Low.gr. 3.00 to Liberty, Richmond, Chat nay F&S 6.00 to ' ' " Lower grades. ^.oo to ICillarncy, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... 6.00 to " Lower grades 3,00 to CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties I a.co Ordinary. [ i .00 to MISOELLANEOUS Viole s ,50 to Cattleyas 1 40.00 to Lilies j 15.G0 to Lilv of the Valley ' 3.00 to Gladioli I to Chrysanthemums, Fancy I 25.00 to " Ordinary,, I 500 to Adiantum i.oo to Smilax I 1 2.00 to Asparagus Plumosus, strings | 35.00 to " " & Spren. (too bchs.) , 35.00 to 35.00 25.00 15.0c 10.00 8.00 5 00 8.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 3.C0 1.50 60.00 18 00 5.00 30.00 12.00 1.50 15 00 ^0.00 50,00 6 00 3 00 6 00 ' 4 00 8 oc S 00 2 00 1 50 50 ' ^5 03 I 12 50 1 H 00 I 00 ' 20 oo 8 00 75 12 SO SO 00 25 00 3 T.OOi 25.00 25 00 1 20.00 20.00 12.00 I5.O& 8.00 6.00 S.oo 6.00 10 oc 6 00 to 4 00 to 2 CO 8.00 to 8.00 to to 6.00 to 4.00 to 4 00 to 3 00 to a. 50 1.50 -75 -50 to 60.0c to 17.00 15.00 to 5.00! 3.00 to 3.00 1 3.00 to 35'Oo: to 12.00 to i.ool to 15.001 15.00 to 60.00 1 50.00 to 35.00, 50 00 to 35-oc 25,0c 15 00 10 00 10.00 8, CO 6.00 6.c)o «,oo 3.0c 2.CC I.OO 60.00 17.00 5.c>o 6.00 25.01 10.00 » 50 30. oc 75 CO 7S.OO 25. cw 15.00 12. C» 4.00 5.00 300 4.c» 1.00 6.00 2.00 2.00 to 1 .00 to t3.CX3 2.00 2.00 1 fi.cP 5.00 •50 8.00 35 00 20 00 IS 00 8.00 8 00 4 00 8.00 2 00 3 or 4 00 3.00 2.0a •60 50.CO 16.00 4.00 4.00 25. CO xo.oo 1.50 13. 00 50.00 50.00 The Florist Supply House of America JUST OUT Our New Catalogue Everything in It. Write for It. 'Tis Frecm H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 1129 Arch Street, - PHILADELPHIA, PA. October 2G, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 553 Flower Market Reports. The market shows a (all- BOSTON ing off from last week on all lines. Roses and car- nations show weakness and the de- mand for everything is unsteady and erratic from day to day. Chrytanthe- mnms seem to sell fairly welland the surplus is handled satisfactorily so far Lily of the valley sells well. For vio- lets the demand is fair, but qualiiy generally is poor. The fiist sweet peas of the season from under glass have appeared at Welch Bros., and they are very fine. The shop windows are BUFFALO now filled with chrysan- themums and decorated in genuine autumn style, and good displays are seen among the down- town florists. The supply at the wholesalers is abundant, and such va- rieties as Willowbrook, Duckham, Jo- sephine and others were seen in good quality, while a good many of the or- dinary Kinds move at a slow gait, Roses. Beauties in particular, have not moved too freely the past week. Se- lect Bridesmaids have not been too plentiful, though Chatenay, Killarney and Kate Moulton have taken their place to good advantage. Kaiserin, De- troit and Carnot are still with us. Dahlias, cosmos, gladioli and asters are gradually moving out of existence, es- pecially the latter. Cosmos has been a drug. Carnations are becoming mori; plentiful daily; the demand is fair with prices a little weaker. Violets are good and sell well. Lily of the valley is of fine quality and plenty of it; in fact, too much at times. ",vhile greeu goods are in good supply. Business has been satis- DETROIT factory all around with a scarcity of stock in every line. Chrysanthemums are coming in more freely, but from all appearances this season will not see that large crop and consequent waste we had one year ago. Those of the trade who cater to the bon ton trade are quite rushed with weddings, receptions and dinner decorations. The Cool, bracing INDIANAPOLIS weather of the past week has quickened the trade and the volume of business is increasing. .A few light frosts the past week killed all outside vegetation. Chrysanthemums aie now quite plentiful and at a much lower price than a week ago. So far this year they have not met witii the active demand that has usually prevailed i>t this season. All roses are getting into winter form, some very choice Beauties being on the market. Carna- tions are being much called for, the best stocu finding ready sale. Lilies are a scaice item at the present time. There is a little demand for violets the quality of which is not ui' to the standard. Lily of the valley and or- chids are in good supply and are as- sured )i a good call during the wed- ding season. All green go ^ Walter F. Sheridan W)iole»ale Cotnmission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Stfet. New York Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadlson Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THK HIOMKST %/ A | I CV ALWAYS ORADE OP VMkkbl ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANlJS, 7Js«.dT, 42 W. 28th St., New York CommPsion Dealer. Wholesale Buyer a.id Seller of PHILIP F. KESSLER, SS% aincl S^ ■%^7'est SSG-tln. St:i-eet« BJew "Vorlt City . Open from 5 a m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, till 10 a.m. Telephone, 5243 and 2521 Madison Square. Residence, 345 J , Newtown. Finest Lilies in the Marlcet Every Day in the Year. Established 1891 BUT FROM SHIP TO TEY ME ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers In Season 55 West 28th St, New York ■Cl«ph(Hie 3924 Madison Square. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY We have a good regular outlet for seasonable flowers J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST NEW YORK Telephone 167 Madison Sq. NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY ROSM Am, Beauty, fan and sp " extra " No. I " Lower grades Bride, *Maid, Golden Gate, (an &sp " " Iwf .grds. Liberty, Richmond, tancy & special " _ " lower grades . . Kaiserin, Carnot, fancy and spec. " " lower grades . . Killamey, Wellesley, fan. and spec. " lower grades. Last Half of Week ending Oct. 19 T907 15.00 to lO.CW to 5.00 to 1. 00 to ^.oo to I .00 to 3.00 1. 00 3-00 I 00 3.00 1. 00 to ^0.00 12 00 8.00 4.00 6.00 2.00 6.00 2,00 6.00 a. 00 6.00 2,00 First Half of Week b8glnnhig0ct.21 1907 to 15.00 10.00 5.00 I. CO to 3.00 to I. 00 to to 3.00 I. CO 3.00 1 .00 3-03 1. 00 to 20.00 12.00 4.00 6.00 2.00 6.00 2,0c 6.00 2.00 6.00 2,00 Carnations, Fancy and Novelties... *' Ordinary Violets Cattleyas Lilies Lily of the Valley Gladioli Chrysanthemums, Fancy " Ordinary ..... Adiantum Smilax AsparaKUB Plumosus, strings... & ^pren. (too brh.i.) Last Half of Week endir gOct 19 1 907 2.00 to .300 1. 00 to 1.50 .20 to •50 25.00 to 50.00 4.00 to 6.00 1. 00 to 3.00 1. 00 to 3.00 IC.OO to 50.00 2. GO to 6.0c 1. 00 to 1.25 8.00 to 1 0.0c 25.00 to 55.00 10.00 to 25 00 First Half of Week beginning Oct. 21 1907 a 00 to I. 00 to .20 10 95.00 to 4.00 to 1. 00 to 1. 00 to 10.00 to 2.00 10 1. 00 to 8.00 to 25.00 to .0.00 to 3.00 1.50 .50 50.00 6.00 3.00 2. 00 50.00 6.00 1.25 10.00 35 00 25.00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEK CD. Gommlssion Merchants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madison Square TRAENDLY & S CHENG H WHOLESALE FLORISTS Furnish best stock at fair prices all the year round Send for qustations on fall ocden Tel. 79S.799 Madison Sq. 44 WCSt 28tll Street, NCW YOfll Citf Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28tli ST. Tel. |J« Madison Square NeW YOrk Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 1004 — 1665 MA.DISON .^OVARC ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers Icindly mention Horticulture October 2(1, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 555 HARDY CUT FERNS FANCY and DAGGER Extra fine, $1.25 a 1000. Bronze and areen Qalax, $1.25 a 1000. Lencothre Sprays, $1.00 a 100, $7.50 a 1000. Spagnum floss, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25. Fancy and Daggar Ferns our .specialty. A trial order will convince you that we ship only first-class stock. Headquarters for Florists" supplies and wire work. All cut flowers in season. MICHIGAN GUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., All phone connections 38-40 Broadwan, Detfolt, Mich. Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Wholesale Commission Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Supplies and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Qive us a trial. We caa please you. Best Flowers IIV THE BOSTONJVIARKET N. F. McCarthy & Ce. 84 Hawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Send fof Prices WANTED Consignors of First-Class Stock. Best Prices and Prompt Returns. A. M. HENSHAW, 44 West 28th St., New York. WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's F-oremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A First Class Harket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main H. c. bernTnc Wholesale Florist 1402 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Cflmniission Florists, 55 and 57 We»t 26th Street, New York. FRANK S. HICKS & GO. ; FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26th St., New York City. Wholesale Florists. Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, - New York City Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq. Charles Millang iO West 29th St., New York City Gut Flowers on Commission 4 Reliable Place to Consign to or order from Telephone: 3860-3871 Madigon Square A. lYIOLTZ Will purchase flowers on order in N. Y. market and ship carefully at prevailing wholesale prices. Address 55-57 West 26th Street. New York City HENRY M, ROBINSON & CO. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS Finest Grades of Roses, Carnations, Chrysanlhemims, Lily of 'he Valley, Vioiets, etc. 15 Province St. & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. See our Fern ad. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- PER 100. 'TO DEALERS ONLY. CINCINNATI O t. a DETROIT Oct. 21 ROSES Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. " Extra .. No.i " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. *' " '* ' Low gr. Liberty, Ricbmoud.Chaienay, F&S " '' Lower grades. Kaiserin, Camot, Fan. & Sp " " Lower grades... Killarney, Wellcsley, Fan. & Sp... " *' Lower grades CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties Ordinary MISCELLANEOUS Violets • . Cattleyas Lilies Lily of the Valley Chrysanthemums, Fan'y " Ordinary. Adiantum Smilax Asparagus Plumosus, strings " " & Spren. (too bchs.) 15.00 10,00 6.00 6.00 ■3.00 6.00 4.0D 6.00 4.00 25.00 20.00 12-50 8.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 500 ■50 40.00 3.00 It;. 00 8.00 12.00 40.00 8.00 5.00 3.00 2.00 ■75 50.00 I5-00 5 00 25.00 10 00 1. 00 15 03 50.00 25.00 2C,00 15.00 8.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 4.00 8 00 1.50 1. 00 .50 5c. oc 15.00 4.00 15.00 50.00 zo.oo 25.0c 20.00 12.00 12.00 8.00 12 00 8.00 12.00 8. 00 t2.00 8.00 2.50 1.50 75.00 30.00 BUFFALO Oct. ai ao.oo 12.00 8.00 3.00 7.00 2.00 6.00 2.00 8.00 5.00 to to to to to to to to to to to to 25.00 30.00 10.00 8.00 10,00 7.00 8.00 6.00 2.00 1.00 .60 40.00 400 3,00 «5.oo 5.00 .50 12 00 40.00 25.00 lO.Of 6.00 3.00 3.00 .75 50.00 15.00 4.0a 30.00 lO.CO 1. 00 1 5.0c 50.00 50.00 PITTSBURG Oct. 23 20.00 12.00 6.00 3.00 4.00 a5.oo 15.00 lO.OO 4.00 5,00 2.00 8.00 4.00 6.^0 to 2.00 1.50 ■75 50.00 I 5.00 15 00 5 CO 1. 00 15.00 4c. 00 30.00 ».oo 4.00 3.00 2. 00 1. 00 60.00 18,00 4.00 20.00 800 1.50 20 00 50.00 50.00 £liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu I GLADIOLI I S Cut spikes in any quantity from S S Selected White and Light Shades; 5 S Selected Mixed Colors and Named S S Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. g Telephone No. 756 Madiion Square. Write for Prices J. B. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG. PA. Long Distance 'Phone 143S Court. TheKERVANCO. '''Z^rT' WHOLESALE DEALERS PmA cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves. GaUx, Leu- " E. Feras and Masses. All Decorating Evergreee niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirR REED ®. KELLER 122 West 2Sth St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our let&i Designs, Baskets, Wire Work 4 Noveltlei and are dealers in Sliuwir* Oeeoratlve 6re«ii» and flerliU RtqiilettM. 556 HORTICU LT U RE. October 2G, 1907 Buyer's Directory end Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers in this Issue are also listed under this classlflcation without charge. Reference to List of Ad- vertisers will Indicate the respective pages. Buyers falling to find what they want in this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them In communication with reliable dealers. ACCOUNTANT R. J. Dysart, 28 State St., Boston. For page see List of Advertiser*. ADIANTtTMS Adiantam nybrldnm. 2 1-2 In. pots, fS.OO per 100; 14.1.00 per liXK). 3 In. pots, $8.00 pur 100; $75.00 per 1000. A. Ley & Bro., Highland, Ulster Co.. New York. ARAUCARIAS Godfrey Asohmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Fall delivery. Our stock will please you. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. ASPARAGUS Asparagus plnmoaus, 2-ln., $3.00; 3-In.. $8.00: 4-ln., $12.00 100. Wlttbold Co., 1657 Bnrklngharo PI.. Chicago. Asparagus Plumosus, 3 1-2-In. heavy, $7 per 100. SpreiiKeii. 3 1-2 in. heavv. $6 per 100. Smllax. 2 1-2-in. $2 per 100. Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. Asparagus Plamosa. 2-ln. pots. Fine olants. $2.50 per 100. $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co.. Erie. Pa., or Wm. F. Kastlng, Co., 3S5 Elllcott St.. Buffalo. N. Y. .Asparagus plumosus, VAin.. !i!3.50 per 100; $30 per 1.000: 3-ln., 6c.; 3 1-2-ln., 10c. 4-ln., 12c.; 5-ln., 20c;; 6-ln., 30e. Comorensis, 2-In., 2c.: 2y2-In., 3c.; 3%-in.. 6o. Spren- geri, 2V4-In.. 3c.; 3i/.-'n., 8c.; 4-in., lOc J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. Asparfigns. three y^^ar old. large Jaiian- (six) inch pots, in bloom. 25 cents each. Kd. .\. I.f.rentz. Mlddletown, N. Y. Chrysanthemums, leading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 In. stock ars given on application. Poeblmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Stock plants of early kinds now ready: MONROVIA. MONTMORT. ROSIERB, TOTISET, POLLY ROSE. PACIFIC, OPAH, BERGMANN, and all standard earlles $4 per 100. Later kinds, Nov. 1. Stock plants of all of Hill's and Totty's novelties of this year, $10 per 100. Send* for catalogue of over one hundred kinds now ready. HARLOWARDEN GREENHOUSES, GREENPORT, N. Y. CONIFERS fobn Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagsbot, Eng. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mass, For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, North Ablngton, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. V\ rite for prices on all choice ornamental loulfera. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. Mass. CUT FLOWER BOXES. Edwards Folding Box Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. ■etmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes. Folding cut flower boxes, the best mad*. rt'rite for list. Holton & Hunkel Co., Mil- "•ankee. Wla. CYCLAMEN. S. S. Skidelsky. 1741 N. 18th St.. Pbila- delpbla. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Dahlias, just as dug from field; cactus, show, fancy aud decorative, over 100 vari- eties. Write for prices. A. W. Gardiner, Lock Box 575, Springfield, Mass. DAISIES The Fernery, 1421 Charles St. N., Balti- more, Md. New Double Daisy. For page see List of Advertisers. Whiti- Margueiite Daisies-, 2-i^i^ |iols. .f2.0(l per 1(K>. E. () Perry, Berlin, Mass- DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Leutby & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roebrs, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Anton Schulthels, College Point, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, For page see List of Advertisers. EVERGREENS ' Evcr?reei.s foi- \\indi>\v b4.xeH- lland- soiiie little trees, well lurnislu-d. .Norway .Spruce, Reliiiospoi;is, Irish Junipers, Pines and .4krborvitaes 12 (o 30 inches high. Write for prices. -Manrk'e J. Brinton^ Christiana, Pa. FERNS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. H. Barrows & Son. Whitman, Mass. Nepbrolepis Wbltnianl. For page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Ascbmann, 1012 Ontario SL, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scott, Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertlsei-s. Bostons. 2 1-2-In.. 4c.: 3-ln., 8c.; 4-ln., 15.; 5-ln.. 25c.: 6-in.. 40c.: 7In.. 65c.; 8In., $1 to $1.50; 10-in.. ,$1.50 to $2. J. W. Dun- ford, Clayton, Mo. FERTILIZERS Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, III. Wizard Brand Cattle Manure. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 560 October 26, 1S07 HORTICULTURE 557 FIELD GRO"WN CARNATIONS F. Uoruer & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet. HI. Carrntion .\ndrew Cdiiiegie. For page see List of Advertisers. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. Seedling Carnation Toreador. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. U. Tottr, Madison, N. J. Field Grown Carnations. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. H. Green, Spencer, Mass. R. Engelman & Son, Plttsfleld, Mass. Carnations extra large and strong stock, field-grown, Croi.-ker, ?4.(Xi per VX). W. C. Pra.v, Klukora, N. J. Bargains — Strong field-grown Carnations, Louise, Harlowarden, Lord, $3.50 per 100. Larger quantity at your own price. Try a few. Henry Schrade, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Surplus Carnation plants: Enchantress. Lawsou, Queen, Fair Maid, Rose-rink Enchantress. Victory, etc. For informa- tion write I'eirce Bros., Waltham, Mass. , Carnations, field-grown, large plants, 1075 Q. Louise, $5 per 100, $48 the lot; 300 Har- lowarden, $5 per 100, $13 the lot; second- sized plants, 300 Harlowarden, 75 Prosper- ity. 75 W. Lawson, 75 Patten, $3.50 per 100, $15 the lot. J. W. Duntord, Clayton, Mo. FLORISTS' GREENING PINS Wm. Si'hlatter & Son, Springfield, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS ~ I'loral Photographs. Foley's 226-228 l"2 Bowery, New Yurk. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 66 Pearl St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral' i!fg. Co., 26 Hawley St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS SUPPLIES H. M. Uobinson & Co., 15 Province St. and 9 Cliapman Pi.. Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Keivan Co., 113 W. 2S;h St., N. Y. Decorative Evergree;js. For page see List of Advertisers. Reed & Keller, 122 W. iTith St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. 11. Bayersdorfrr & Co., 11C9 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. Mann. Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Calif. For poge see List of Advertisers. FLO'WERS BT TELEGRAPH Alex. MeConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. ITred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breitmfyer's Sons, Miami and Gratiot Aves., Delroit. Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Ueorye H. Cooke, WashlEgton. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers, .FLOAVERS BY TELEGRAPH — Continued Youug & Nugent, 42 W. 2Sth St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswlith, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. nios F. Galvln, 124 Tremout St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., L-ouisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Allaula, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. Iiavid Clarke's Sons, 2i;-.y-2Ml Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 17 E. 28th St., New York. For page see List of ^dverrUers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. Fur page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City., Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. A. WarendorfE, 1193 Broadway, New York. For page sje List of Ad\ertlsers. Robert G. Wilson, ~ Fulton St. & Greene Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist. JaeksouvillP, Fla Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone coDuections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 2Sth aud M Sts., Washington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dicei-. I'hih.delpliia. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Buruhiun Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GLAZING PUTTY Benjamin Hammcnd, Fishkill-on-Hudson, New Yt-rk. For page see List of Advertisers. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Uoblnson's Suns, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co.. 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltclilngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Ccrstruclion Co N Tonawanda, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advei Users. Hilfinger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. F^r page see List of Advertisers. GALAX Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 * iO Broad way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advert laera. Finest green and bronze Galax In any quantity at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. GERANIUMS R Vincent, Jr. & Sons, White Marsh, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. Geraniums. Strong stock. 3-ln., 4c., 3 l-2-ln.,6c. Rooted cuttings, $15 per 1000. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin. New York. For psge see List of Advertlsera. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers- Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Augusta gladioli, and white and light. Rowehi & Granz, HicksvlUe, L. I., N. T. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbury St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. GLASSi^HigiTGTade. Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y, J. C. Moninger Co.. 117 Kast Itlackhawk St,. Chicago. III. For page see List of Advertisers. Folcv Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215-21 Randolph Ave., Jersey City. N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metro- politan Ave., Brooiilyn, N. V. For page see List of Advertisers. D. Illfife. 49 Washington St.. N., Boston Pipii-'g and Construction. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONS rRCCTION, Semi- Iron Greenhouse, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Hocses. Lord & Burnham, 11E3 Broadway, N. Y. J. A. Pavne, 260 274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. I. I'assidy, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave., Jer- sey City. N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineialized Ri,l.ber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUri'ERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B. in'provcd V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment. Lotd & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. HAIL INSURANCE Florists' Hail Asso. of America. J. G. Esier, Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co.. 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., Bos'on, Mass. For pege see List of Advertisers. The Ivervan Co., US W. 2.-f Advertisers. Gude I^ros. Co.. 12lT"F~St.^ Washington, D. C. ICor page see Last of Advei-tisers. You!ig & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. For page see List of Advertisers Theodore Miller. 4832 Deiniar BvdTT St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Adi ertisers. P. J. Hauswirth, 232 Michigan Ave~ Chicago. For itage see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floial Co., Denver, CoHx For page sae List of Advertisers. TTios. F. Galvin, 124 T'remont St., Boston. For pa ge fee List of Ad\ ertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. Jar-Ob Schulz. 644 4th Ave.. Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Atlveitisers David Clarke's~~Sonsr2i3!r2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advei-tisei-s. W. li. Donolioe, 17 E. 2Sth St., New York. For page see List of Adveitisere. H. G. Eyres,Tri~N7~Pearl St., Albany, N. Y. For pt ge S:'e List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., lH6~~WaInut St., Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. Fo» page see List of Advertisers. A. Warendorff. Il'.i3 Broadway. New York. For pi'.ge .see List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. and Greene Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Adyertisers. Mills the Florist. Jacksonville. Fla^ Telegraph or ]nail orders promptly filled. Ijong distance telephone connections. LILIES E. M. Ingalls. 4:; Wbitint; St., Lynn. Mass., grower of Calla, Candidura, ilar- risii and Longitloruni Lili,''S, wholesale and retail. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATIILI:EN .MALLARD. New, fine dark bine double tlower, ;. in. stock, ,$2.00 pi r doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rulherford. N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 12 W. Broadway and 227 Greenwich St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsera. MUSHROOM SPAWN 100 lbs. best English, $6; 2.-.0 lbs. at 5>^c.: brick prepaid, 22c. J. J. Styer, Concord- ville. Pa. NE'Vir AND RARE PLANTS Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Adyertisers. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., LoulB- vllle, Ky. For page see List of Adverti.sers. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine MfK. Co.. St. Loiila, Mo. For I.aije see List of .\i'vert is"i-s NURSERT STOCK John Watei-er & Sons, Ltd., .\merican Nursery, Biagshot, England. For prge see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries. Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. For page see List of .\dvertisers. NURSERY STOCK— Contiiined The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngtou, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials, Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mass. Ornamental Nursery Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. H. A. Jackson, Portland, Me. Oaks. Pines, Deui.zias. For page see List of Advertisers^ Red Rose Farms and Nurseries, G. C. Wat- son, Trustee, 839 Market St., Phlla. Shrubbery: Clearing Sale. _ For page see List of Advertisers^ Nursery Slock. N. F. McCarthy~& Co., 84 Ilawle.v ,St., Boston, M^ss. ORCHID PLANTS Lager fi Ilun-ell, Summit, N. J. r'or page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, Eiigland. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists For page see List ->f Advertisers. Julius Roehi*s Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrillo & I'.aldwin. Secaneus, N. T. For page see List of .Advertisers. Jos. A. Maiida, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros.. Madison. N. J., Box 105. For iJj.ge see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy ,& Co.. Roslindale. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentia, Pboenix, etc., ail sizes. Write for new price list. Julius R^iehrs Co., Riltheiford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Mieliigan Cut Flo^\ er E\clian;?e. :iH and 40 Broadway, Detroit. M'ch. Grcinhci.se Paint and Putty. For page see List of .\dvertisers. PAINT .\ND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse lead; Special Greenliouse Putty. Lord * Burnham, 113;-; Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. choice pansy plants, 5iX'. per 100; ?4.00 per lOrX). Cash. .\ug. Zirugiebel, Need- ham, Mass. PATENTS Siggers & Siggcrs, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted peat. Azalea peat, Leaf-Mould, Live Sphagnum moss. Baled Sphagnum moss. Green Clump moss. etc. Jobbers' list on application. C. W. Brown- ell & Co., Walden, N. Y. PEONIES Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. Herbaceous Peonies. For page see List of Advertisers. M. H. Walsh. Woods Hole, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Peonies and Perennials; Peony, Phlox and Evergreen Manuals. 25 cents each. In stamps. C. S. Harrison's Select Nursery, York, Nebr. FIFE AND FITTINGS PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves. Elbows, Pipe Hooks, Automatic .\ir Headers, etc. Lord & Burnliam, 1133 Broadwa.v, N. \. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co.. 18 Cliff St., N. Y. F'or p;!gi' see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot hangers. Kramer'3 $1 doz. by exp.. $1.2."> bv mall I. N. Kramer & Son. Cedar Rapids, la. For List of Advertisers See Page 560 Oitolier 26, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 569 PRIVET Trelned Privet: Pyramidal and standard forms; lUi'ce tlion^^and shapely plants: five to eight feet; excellent for screening and oinamtntal pnrpcses: at trifling cost, as with Bay Trees. Prices on application. James Krcwson & Sons. Cheltenham. Montgomery County, Pennsylvani;\. RAFFIA R. H. Comey, Camden, N. J. RHODODENDRONS .Tohn Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nui-sciT, Bageliot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES M. H. Walsh, Wimds Hole, Mass. Hardy Hoses, H. T. Kusea and Itainblers Kor page see List of Ad^'ertisei-s. Thomas Roland, Nahant. Mass. Lady Gay R(s.fs. For page see List of Advei-tisers. J, Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. JiTlius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. Rambler Rose, Newport Fairy. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. Davis & Son, Purceilville. Va. Baby Rambler Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. Lowbi.dded roses. No. 1. .f9.5.(Ki: No. 1 l-J, $Or).OU 1000. H. T. .loncs. Elizabeth. N. .1. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., o2 So. Market SI.. Boston. il;iss. For page see List of Advertisei-s. Joseph Breck & Sons. .^1 and r/J N. Market St.. Boston, Mass. For p.ige ste LLst of Advertisei-s. W. Atlee Bi;rpee & Cvi.. PhiladelplLia. For page ste List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., .33 Barclay St., N. Y. For page ste List of Advertisci"S. A, T. Boddington, .■542 W. 14th St.. N. Y. Viiua Seed. For page s< e List 3f Advertisers. H. FTMichelFCo.. 1017 Market St., Phiia. For pi.ge see List of Advertisers. -lames Vick's Sons. Rocb.ester, N. i'. Vick's Superb Pansy Seed. For page ste List of Advertisei-s. Hjalmai Hartmann & Co., ^2 Stormgade, CopenhaLCu, Denmark. Caulillower and Cabbai^e Seed. For page see List of Advejlisers. Rkkards Bros., r:7 E. 19 th St.. New York. For pf.ge ste List of Advertisers. R. & J. Fcrqubar & Ct>.. 6-7 S.i. Market St.. Boston. Giant Cyclannn Stcd. For pcge s-e List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse A: Cc. W-'iH .Tacksoii St.. San Francisco. Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Fiske~^eod Co.. Fanenil Hall Sq., Boston. For page s-\?e List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co.. Sun Jos- Cal. For page see List .if .\dvertisers. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken, N. J. Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. H. Berger & Co., 70 Warren St., New York. Kentla Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Barenbrug. Burgers & Co.. Arnhelm. Grass Seed Specialists. For page see List of Advertisers. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Stihagnum moss, ortlild peat :ind orchid baskets always on band. Lager & Hnrrell. Summit. N. T. Fresh, clean. 5 bbl. bale. .*l.L'r): 2 italcs, $2.25: 5 bales, if.i.OO: 10 bales, ,f9.o0. Cash. H. R. Akers. Chalsworth. N. J. SPIREA Spirea. extra hne clumps in leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schmitz. Prince P.ay. N. ^ . STEAM TRAP E. Hippard. Yonngstown. O. For page see List of Ad\eriiser^. VEGETABI.E PLANTS Tomatoes for forcing. 2 1-2 in. Comet, $2.30; Lorillard. $2.00 per 100. Roney Bros., West Grove, Pa. VENTILATING APPARATUS Pierson U-Bar Co.. 1 Madison Sq.. N. Y. For page ste List of Advertisers. Hitchings .>c Co.. 1170 Broadway. N. f. For page see List of Advtrtisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Westcru Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City. N. J. For pi'ge see List of Advertiser..:. VIONTILAI'ING MAC'HINEIIY, nTw Mo^^el encased, self-oiling gear; Standard Moilel Open Gear. Lord & Burnhara, li:<.''. Kr<,adway, N. V. violets! Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas. H. Green, Spencer, Maas. Princess Violets. For page see List of Advertisers. R. Engelman & Son, Pittsfield, Mass. Dorset! Violets, $2.25 per 100. Cash. Wm. Schaffer & Son, Dover, Del. 60UU clumps California violets, ready duw, finest stock In the west, 4 1-2 c. 250 or more at 4c. J. W. Duuford, Clayton, Mo. Violets — 30,000 strong, healthy, Seld- grtiwn Campbell and California No. 1, at S2..'iO per loo; $20 per 1,000. No. 2, good plants, at $1.50 per lOd; $12 per 1,000. Satisfaction guaranteed or money returned. None better. The California, extra lart:e and fine clumps, packed to Carry Safely. 1 have shipped over 10,000 already with entire satisfaction. Chas. Black, Hlghts- town, N. J. -WIRE STAKES W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind. Galvanized Wire Stakes. For page see List of Advertisers. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25tb St.. N. Y. For page see List t.f Advertisers. Wirowork. Write for our catalogue. Holton ck llunkcl Co., Milwaukee. V\is. ^^iliiam E. Hellschers Wire Works, ?S 4r Brtiadtv'iy. Detroit. Mit-h^ riie "Just Right ' kind. Send for price list. Frank W. Ball, :^1 East Third Street, Cincinnati, t). WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co.. 84 Hawley St., Boston. I"or pj ge see List of Atlvertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co.. l-'i Pi-ovincc St. and 9 i.'bapman PL, Boston. For page seo List of Advertisers. ^^■elcll Bros., 226 Devor.sliire St.. Boston. For page see List of .Advertisers. Buffalo Wni. F. Kastiii:; Co.. :i8:;>-87 Ellicott St.. Buffalo, N Y. For page see List of Atlvertisers. Chicago Cbiis. W. .McKellar, ol Waoash Ave., Chicago. For page sec List -'t Advertisers. Peter Reinberg, 31 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. E, F. Winterson Co.. 4.J-49 Wabash Ave.. i.'bieago. For page see List of Atb ertiseri. Pr.ehlmann Bros. Co.. 35 Randolph St.. Chicago. For page see List of Adv<-rtiserd. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continned Detroit Michigan Cut Hower Exch.TUge. ;18 and 4'> Broadway. For page see List of .Advertisers. Nexr Tork J. K. Allen. 106 W. 2Sth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers Wm. Smart Alien Co.. oj W. 2.Sth St.. New York. For page ste List of .Advertisers*. J. S. Fenrich. 110 W. 2.Sth St., New York. Ftir page see List of Atlverti.sers. Ford Bios.. 48 W. 2.Sth St.. New York. F,tr page sec I^ist of Advertisers. H. E. Froment, 57 W. 2Sth St.. Now York. I'vv page see, I.,ist of Advertisers. Ale\. J. fir.ttman. 43 W. 2Rth St., New Yf>ik. For page see List of .Advertisers. E. C. Horan. 55 W. 28th St., New York. Ft,r page see List of Ad\ertisers A. H. Langjabr, 35 W. 2!Sib St.. New York. For page see List of Ad\ertisers. Jani"S .M-.Maiius. 42 \V. 2Sth St., New York For page see List of .Advertisers. Chas .Mlllang, .50 W. 29tb St.. New York. Fov page see List of -Advertisers. lohn I. Raynor. 49 W. 2,sih St.. New York. For nag'j see List of -Vd'.ertisei^*. W F, Sheridan, :j9 W. 2Sth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. riaeiidlv ,Sc Scbeiick, 44 W. 2Sth St., New v,,ik. For i,:i,ge see List of Ad\ertisr i^agc see List of Advertisers. ilie S. S. Pennock-.Meehan Co.. 1608-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. l-'or page see List of Advertisers. Edward Rtid, 1526 R.iustead St., Ptiila- delphia. Pa. For page si'e List of Advtrtist-rs. FlttsbiirK J. B. Murdoch & Co.. 545 Liberty St.. Pittsburgh, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. San Francisco .Alex. Mann, Jr., Co., 1123 Polk St.. Sau Francisco, Cal. Fur page see List of Advertisers. St. Louis H. G. Bernlng, 1402 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 560 HORTICULTURE October 26, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen j. K. 554 Allen Wm. Stuart C0.554 American Nursery .. .53^ American Wooden- ware Mfg. Co 53" Aschmann liodfrev-- • 535 Atlanta Floral Co. ■ • • 55^ Barrows H.H. & Son. 549 Baur Floral Co 535 BayersdorferH.& Co. 55.? Bay Sute Nurseries. .53'^ Berger H. H, & Co- 54"^ Berumi H. G 555 B jddington A. T 547 Boston Flonst Letter Co 55 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 5^^ Braslan Seed Growers Co 547 Breck Joseph & Sons 547 Breitmeyer's J. Sons -551 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 547 Burpee W. A. & Co. 547 Carrillo & Baldwin • • • 549 Cassidy 1 5^3 Chicago Carnation Co 535 Clarke's David, Sonsssi Coles W.W. 5^3 Conard & Jones Co. ■ • 53^ Cooke G.H. * 551 Cowee A 555 Davis A. B. & Son.. 534 Dawson M. M 534 Donohoe W. H 531 Domer F. Sons & Co. 535 Dreer H. A. 549-563 Dysart R.J. 55= Eastern Nurseries 534 Edwards Folding Box Co. Si- Elliott Wm. & Sons. 546 547 Eiler J G 563 Ernest W. H 563 Eyres 55^ Farquhar R. & J. & Co 547 FenrichJ.S 554 Fiske, H.E. Seed Co. 547 Fjley Mfg. Co 5*^3 Fjrd Bros. 554 Froment H. E. 554 Galvin Thos. F. 551 Garnsey M . V -550 Grey T.J. Co. 547 Gude Bros. Co 551 Gittman Alex. T 554 ■T; jthman & Weber... 535 Hiil Asso. 56 ^ Hammond Paini& Slug Shot Works 5ni Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 547 Hauswirth P.J. ■ ■ • • 551 Henker B 535 Hcnshaw A. M 555 Herbert David&Sun- 534 Hews A. H. & Co....sn2 Hicks Franks. & Co 555 H ilfinger Bros 5^? HippardE. 5*^3 Hitchings&Co 564 Horan E. C 554 Jackson, H. A 536 Kasting W. F 555 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co. 562 Kervan Co., The 555 Kessler, P. F 554 King Cons. Co. 563 KoralMfe Co 550 KueblerWm H ....55? Lager & Hurrell 549 Lambert J. 534 Langjahr, Alfred H.. .554 Leuthy A. & Co 535 Lord & Bumham Co. 564 Manda Jos. A 549 Mann, Alex Jr. Co. .-552 McCanhyN. F & Co. 5 55 McConnell Alex.. 551 McKellar Charles W. 552 McKissick, W. E 552 McManus Jas. . . 554 Page Metropolitan Ma- terial Co 563 Michel! H. F.Co.- ..547 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 555 MiUang Charles 355 MilUng Frank 555 Miller Theo 551 Mineralize J Rubber Co 563 Moltz, A .555 Moninger J . C 563 Moore, Heniz& Nash 555 Moore, J L. 534 Morse C. C. & Co S47 Murdoch J. B.&Co.. 555 Murray Samuel 55^ New England Nur- series 53D Nicotine Mfg. Co. .. . 502 Niessen Leo. Co 553 Oak Hill Nurseries... 336 Ordonez Bros. 549 Palethorpe P. R. Co.. 562 ParK Floral Co. 551 Payne John A 562 Pennock-Mcehan Co. 552 Perfection Chemical Co. .. • 562 Perkin.cSt. Nurseries. 535 Pierce F. O. Co 563 Pierson F. R. Co 534 Pierson U Bar Co 3C14 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 552 Pulverized Manure Co 562 RawsonW.W.&Co..562 Ray nor John 1 554 Red Rose Farms and Nurseries .5^0 Reed& K.eller . ..555-561 Reid Edw 552 Reinberg Peter 552 Rickards Bros 547 Robinsou D. Sons • - • 53'' Robinson H.M. & Co. 545-55'3-555 Rock Wm.L H0.C0.551 Roehrs Julius Co. 536-549 Roland, Thomas ■ ■ ■ 536 Rolker August & Sons 534-5(53 Rise HiU Nurseries -534 Rusconi D. .. 534 Sander & Son 549 Schlatter, W i-. & Son,55o Scheepers John & C0.535 Schultheis Anton .. 534 Schulz Jacob 551 Scott, John 54Q Sheridan W. F 534 Siggers & Siggers .... 503 Situations & Wants. -560 Skidelsky S.S. ... .535 S ith Nathan & Son 535 Smyth Wm. J.. -.-551 Standard Plate Glass Co 563 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co. 563 Stumpp & Walter Co. 547 Thau M .•••■535 The fernery 535 Thorburn J.M. &Co 534 Totty Cha=. H 535 Traendly& Schenck.554 Valentine, J. A 551 Vick's Jas. Sons 547 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 535 Watson, G.C.. ...... 536 Walsh M. H 536 Watendo ff .\ 551 Waterer John& Sons- 536 Weber F.C. 55i Weber H. & Sons.... 535 Welch Bros 552 Wilson 551 Wilson, Andrew 562 Winterson E. F. C0..552 Yokohama Nursery Co 535 Young John 554 Young, Thos. Jr.. ...551 Young & Nugent .. . .551 Zangen O. V 547 Zinn, J. A 551 is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not? New Offers in This issue. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. H. M. Uol>ii!snii iV; Co., 15 I'roviiKe St., Bobtoii. I'or page see List of Advcitiseis. BULBS. H. E. FisUe Seed Co., 12 and 13 F:inpuil Hall Square, Bo.stoii. For pnge see List of .Advertisers. CARNATION VICTORY. Guttiaaii & Weljei-. New Yoiiv. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUM GOLDEN GLOW. .\atliau Sbiith .V: Sen. .Adrian. Slicli. For page see List of Advertisers. FERNS. Henry A. Dieer, 714 Chestuiil St.. Pl.'ila. For page see List of Atlvertisors. KENTIA SEED. H. U. Berber & Co., 70 \Va:T£n St., New York. For pjige see List of -Advertisei-s. PLANT AND TREE TUBS. American Wooden Ware Mfg. Co., Toiedo, O. For page see List of Advertisers. SPECIMEN PYRAMIDAL BOX, New England Nurseries, Bedford. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisemeots in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care H O R T I C u L- TURE" should be sent to II Ham- ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED WANTED — An experienced carnation and chrj'santht'mum grower as foreman. Address with references, G. B. Buxton, Naslii a, N. H. SITUATIONS WANTED~ AMEKICAN seed, bulb and nnrseryman, 2n years' all 'round expejience. store, nursery and landscape work, will he open for engagement Nov. 1 to 15. First-class satesnian and correspondent: large experi- ence in catalogue work. Would like to have proposition from any seed, nursery or landscape tirm in New England. Ref- erences. Address Seeds, care HOll'ri- CULTURE, 11 Hamilton Place, Boston. ACCOUNTANT— Twenty-four years' e? perience as bookkeeper, cashier, cost and billing clerk; will work by the hour ad- justing small or large accounts, 'caring for private estates or other clerical work. E. M. Ingalls, 43 Whiting St., Lynn, Mass. SITUATION WANT ED by gardener with good record, private place preferred. Mar- ried, two children. Address N., care HOB- TICULTDRE. SITDATION WANTED In general green- house work; single, age 35, Ave years' ex- perience, commercial. Address W. W., care Horticulture. WANTED. Position as manager of plant and fern growing establishment. Bzper- ienced. L, care HORTICULTURE. WANTED — Position in store, young man, five years* experience. Address R. care of Horticulture. FOR SALE FOR SALE— Easter Lilies and Tuberous rooted Begonias in large pots; we grow for the wholesale and retail trade Longlflorums, Harrisii. Candidums and Callas: also potted Carnations and Stock Gillies for the Christmas trade. Greenliouse and sales- room. 43 Whiting St., Lynn, Mass. E. M. Ingalls. FOR SALE — One top delivery wagon and one open delivery wagon, suitable for a florist's use; almost new and in good order; also a pair of good delivery horses; the above can be bought at your own price. Ed. Higons, 146 West 2Sth St., New York. USEFUL BOOKS. We can supply the following books, ixjstpaid, at the prices listed: — The American Carnation. C. W. Ward. Price. $3.50. Chrysanthemum Manual. Smith. Price, 40 cts. The Dahlia. By L. K. Peacock. Price, 30 cts. Dwarf Fruit Trees. Waugh. Price, 50 cts. Manual of the Trees of North Amer- ica. C. S. Sargent. Price, |6.00. The First Country Park System. F. W. Kelsey. Price, $1.25. The Horticulturist's Rule-Book. Bailey. Price, 75 cts. The Chrysanthemum. Herrington. Price, 50 cts. How to Make Money Growing Vio- lets. Saltford. Price, 25 cts. The New Cyclopedia of America Hor- ticultui-e. L. li. Bailey. Six large nuarto volumes; 14(j full-page plates; 25,000 plant names; $25.00 in payments of $1.00 down and eight monthly pay- ments of $3.00 each, or cash pavment of $23.75. Daffodils-Narcissus and How to Grow Them. A. M. Kirby. Price, $1.10. Commercial Violet Cultui-e. Dr. B. T. Galloway. Price, $1.50. Water Gardenin.g. Peter Bisset Price, $2.50. Lawns and How to Make Them. Leonard Barron, Price, $1.10. Roses and How to Grow Them. By Many Experts. Price, $1.10. HORTICULTURE PUB. CO., 11 Hamilton Place. BOSTON HORTICULTURE'S REPRESENTA- TIVES. The following named gentlemen represent this paper in their various local districts, and are authorized to accept subscriptions, advertisements and news items: BUFFALO, N. Y.— E. C. Brucker, 38587 Elllcott St. CINCINNATI, OHIO— Frank W. Ball, 81 East 3d St. DETROITV MICHl.— Frank Darner, 148T 15th St. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— George B. Wle- gand. IGIO N. Illinois St. MONTREAL, P. Q.— Gabriel Vrengde, 27 Ontario Ave. NEWPORT, R. I.— David Mcintosh, Ledge Road. PHILADELPHIA. PA.— George C. Wat- sou. Dobson BIdg., 9tli and Market Sta. PITTSBURG, PA.— James Hutcbluson, corner Dunmoyle and S. Negley Ares. ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS— John A. May, 163 Iglehart St., St. Paul Minn. TOLEDO. OHIO— J. L. Schiller, 829 Pronty Ave. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. October 26, 1907 HORTICULTURE 561 TWEMLOW'S OLD ENGLISH GLAZING PUTTY ONE OF THE MOST SERVICEABLE ARTICLES IN THE WORLD. Liquid, in gallons to barrels of 50 gallons, Is sold by many of the Florist Supply houses in the United States. , Hammond's Paint and Slug Shot Works, Fishkill-on-Hudson,N.Y. Slug Shot Kills Sow Bugs. ... Qrape Dust Kills Mildew. GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- TEMPLATED. Dover, N. II. — C. A. Davis, ono> house. Streator, 111. — Thos. Johns, vegetable house. Erie, Pa.— M. T. Wilkins, range of houses. Albany, N. Y.— A. F. Balfont, house 10 X 25. Canal Dover, O. — Wm. Judy, housR 60 X 200. Tacoma, Wash. — Frank Spaulding, one house. Nevada, Mo. — G. P. Kaupp & Son, one house. Tacoma, Wash. — Tacoma Cemetery, one house. Rochester, Mich. — Frank Dahlman, house, 20 X 60. Kent. Wash. — Seattle Carnation Co., house 25 x 170. A^ateitown Mass.— W. W. Rugg, let- tuce house, 150 ft. Spokane, Wash. — Empire Plant «i Floral Co., one house. Schoolcraft, Mich. — Cropson & 3i- mouds, range of houses. Exeter, N. H. — Exeter Rose Conser- vatories, violet house, 10 x 100. So. Sudbury, Mass. — Jas. Tulis. one house; S. A. Anderson, one house. Platteville, Wis.— Schaefer & Reinke, four houses, one 25 x 65, three 50 x 320. Atlanta, Ga.— John L. Watkins & Son, one house 14 x 100, one house 1! x70. Cleveland, O.— C M. Wagner, conser- vatory; Chas. Rramley & Son, range of houses. Minneapolis, Minn. — Lakewood Ce- metery Association, two houses 56 x 103, 26 X 60. E. C. Mather of Wooduide, L. 1., has just completed the erection of three new greenhouses. Hitchineis boilers were installed. MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. John Heereraans has taken a posi- tion as superintendent of the estate of R. T. Wilson, Jr., at Bluffington, N. C. Matthew Brophy has taken a posi- tion as head gardener with C. C. Green, New Canaan, Conn. INCORPORATED. Drexel Floral Co., Chicago; \V. T. Underwood, D. B. Cole, A. b. McElroy, capital, $1,000. Davi'l S. Beach & Sons of Oklahoma, City, Ckla., and Bridgeport. Con:i.; D. S. Beach, J. H. Beach. Jr., Bridgeport: R. V. Remington, Oklahoma City; capital, •fl00,0G0. BUSINESS CHANGES. The Anderson Floral & Nursery Co. has purchased the business of McCart & Anderson, Fort Worth, Texas. YES! Advertising in Horticulture PAYS, "SOLD OUT." Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 17. r.)07. HOKTIC'OLTURE Publishing Co. (ientlpmon: -I'ksise discontinue our adv. tor Begonias which you in&erted \ast week. The whole lot was taken by one firm, and to date it is necessai-y that we return cheques amounting to nearly l?200.00. We are greatly pleased with the adv.. although we regret tiiat v\e have to re turn cheques on hand. Very truly youis. E. A. I;UTI,ER & SOX. "SOLD OUT." August 28, 1007. HOUTlCUI/rURE, Discontinue all my advs. Sold out. D.iily have to return cheques fnr gLiod.s cannot get for inquirers. (Signed) I. M. K.W.NER iJrcenport, I.. I., N. Y. ■APPRECIATED IN INDIANA." HtiltTICUI.TURE Publisliiiig C... Boston, Mass. Dp,".r Sirs: — I'iuvlcseil you will pleass find check for amount due .vtu to date. Please accept our thanks for waiting on us and for the largo i', mount of inquirie? and busi- ness your magazine has sent to ns. Surely the little ad. we placed with .v<»u has done us a lot of good and as we cannot keep up with the orders at prcsi nt we will kindly tsk you to discantinnci the ad. un- til we nfitify yon again later on. Respectfully yours. THE IliaM SUPPORT CO. ••IMMENSE BUSINESS." Would say and glad to sa,v That 1 am sold out of my pansy stock. Thanking yen very kindl.v for th,j immense business yonr paper has alone favored us with. Yours tnily, WM. DOBBKRTIN. Rochester. X. Y.. April 2!i. 1:107. •RESULTS SATISFACTORY.'' Sept. 26, 1007. i'hase discontinue ad; will have some- thing else later. Results satisf.actory. W. H. & C. B. NKWMA.X. Akron, \. Y. •PLANTS ALL SOLD." October 7. 1907. HORTICULTURE: PICEse discontinue ad. Plants are all sold. Ycurs respectfully, P.L.'VNKSM-'^ BRrv.^. Grand Rapids. Mich. WHY Advertising in Horticulture PAYS. •ACCURATE REPORT." June 2tj. 190T. HORTICULTURE Publishing Co. .Mr. Wm. J. Stewart, Editor: Dear Sir: — Allow m.i to congratulate you ^:pou the accuracy of your market reports. "Comparisons, of course ?j'e otlious * but I must say that the report.* in HORTICUl Tl.'RE in my opinion (at least as far as ^his market is concerned and that is the only one in which I am conversant with the conditions) morf nearly hit the nail on the bead and size up the market better ihan any of your ■-•onteniporarics. st least il'nt Is tlie be- lief of Yours sincerely. C. M \. -WOULD HATE TO DO WITHOUT." West Newton, Mass.. July 3. jnoT. Hort. Pub. Co., Boston, Mass. Dear Sirs: — Enclosed you will tind check for $1.00 to pay subscription on paper ■•HORTICULTURE'' which I would hate to do ^\ithout. Very truly yours. H. M. SHURBIIitT. 1600 Washington St. •'WELL LIKED." St. Albans, Vt., July 15. 1007. Vctur Paper is well iik.'d. I'"'iud enclosed $1.00. HENRY BRYANr. ■•INDISPENSABLE." Doyle.stowTi, 0-. July 15. i:)o7. Gentlemen: — Find enclosed nione.y order for SLW for HORTICULTURE another year. We fee! ^\'e cannot successiully manage our greenhouse wlth^)nt it. and at present we are building ait 80 ft. addi- tion. Y'ours respectfully. C. .\. MUSSER. Wavne Co.. Box 307. "IN HIGH ESTEEM." We hold your iminial in high esteem and welcome its weekly lii'l'^arance. Very truly yours, THE ELM CITY M RSKRY CO. Xc^-- Haven. Conn. ■PARTICULAR PLEASURE." Pennsylvania. Sept. 14, 1907. Dear Sir. —Allow nie to congratulate you upon the manner in which you han- dled copy in connection with the recent convmtion in Philadelphia, and I would also like to acknowledge particular pleas- ure in Ihe notes you inibUsh from the othoi -ido of the water. — E. P. 662 HORTICULTURE October 26, 1907 Tobacco Paper S THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 24 sheets $ 0.75 144 sheets 3.50 288 sheets 6.50 1728 sheets 35.10 NluD'rumL ""zr" ^"^^^^"^^^^^"^^ CHEAPEST. Furnishes the Miiii0iix^0 inN^ JUST NOTE PRICESI Most Nicotine for the Money! Pi„t $ 1.50 „ . . ^^ H Gallon 5.50 ...nanufacturedby... j,^,|^„ j^ g^ THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Louisville, Ky, 5 Gallons 47.25 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September 5. 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson — Having used your Insecticide liere, I can testify to Its efflciency in destroying scale and other In- sects Infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florham Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir — Your Plant Oil Is certainly the most effective scale killer I have ever tiled. Please send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. HERRINGTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pint.<, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $ 1 .25 ; gallon. $2.00; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8. Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. SUMMIT, N. J. 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. LIST OF PATENTS. 8fi7,278. Fertilizer Distributer. Louis A. Keene, Waterman, and Mott R. Pharis, Moline, III. Sri7,»21. Manure Spreader. Elmore P. Ross, Springfield. Ohio., as- signor to the E. W. Ross Company, Springfield, Ohio. 867.4.'il. Planting Machine. Theodor Umbath. Chicago. 111. Issued 868,148 Hoe. October 15. 1907. James S. Williams, Wool Market, Miss. 868.35fi Cultivator. Thomas Mulallv, Piinceville. III. 868,510 Harrow. Harry C. Wakefield, Cornersville, Tenn. bfi8„^07 Tiafl Equalizer. William L. Chryslei and .Iosei)h W. Kays, Eugene, Oregon, S68,e01 nraft Equalizer. Egbert O, Doak, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. assignor to William T. Jones, Cedar Raiiids, Iowa. I MANUFACTURE AND ERECT Iron frame and wood Greenhouses of every type for comnierelal and private use. If you contemplate building, allow me to submit sketch and estimate covering your requirements. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. The Best Bug Killerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. aWENSBORO, KY. ±m Ui THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE NICOTIN£#UM|GANT STRON§ES|>^MosflraiFORM PPIC£ 60 PE.B BOX OF UONCSMEE s FOR lie / 1— ^ ^^,'» ^yfeenhouseqiazin* ^^Mkuse it now. F.O.PIERCECO. 12 W Broadway and 227 Greenwich St. NEW YORK Holds Class Firmly Sa0 the ^oinc AV PEERLESS GlRclns Point* u* i!i-'b<«^ No righd or tefta. Box of 1.000 poiau 7&eU. po«tpold. HENBT A. DREER, 714 Ckortaat St., nil^ , f^ STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to handle. Price per crate 15003 in. pots in crate $4. 88 1500354 zooo 3 800 3H 5004 3205 K46 5-25 6.00 5.00 5.80 4.50 4-51 .3.16 Pnce per crate ISO 7 in. pots in crate$i.3o 608 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.6c 48 10 " " 4.8« 34 II *' " 3.60 34 12 ** " 4.80 12 14 ** " 4.80 - . _j 6 16 " " 4.50 Seed pans, same price as pots. Send for price list of Cylinders for Cut flowers, Hanging Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten percent, off for cash with order. Address Hllflngfer Bros.,Pottcrj,Fort Edward.N.Y, August Rolker A Sons, Agts., 81 Barclay St.. N. 1. City. Standard Flower . . If your greenhouses arc within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WASHINGTON D. C. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 Sq. ft. of ^lass. For particulars address JohnC. Esler, Sec'}, Saddle River, N.J. POTS Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers American and French Greenhouse Glass Reliab'e Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON. MASS. BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOJSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St., BOSTON 20-22 Caual St. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St.. CHICAGO K TOruWAMU, M.Y. /. CAS SIDY Designer anti Builder OF Iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory, 215 to 221 Randolpll Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is fully guaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH ^ves shade and still allows free circulation mineralizeo^'rubber CO. 18 Cliff street. NEW YORK GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3 ft. $6.00 per 1000 5ft $ 9.90 per 1000 4ft 795p3rl000 6ft 11.90perl000 W. W. COLES, Kokomo, Ind. Between the All Heart and the Sun Dried our Greenhottse Material cannot be surpassed. Our workmanship also cannot be excelled. When you get a greenhouse from us you can be sure it is up-to- date in all respects, and that it will be a good house for many years. FOLEY MFG. GO. Western Avenue /^ U I O A O /\ and 26th Street li^rfllUAuiU. Our visiting .riends are heartily welcome to call and see us at our handsome new factory. Transfer from any West Side street car to the S. Western Ave. line and pet ol^ at 26th St. mm SASH BARS S2 feet or loagrei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF OESIREB Write for Circular "D" and Prices The A. T. STEARKS LUMBER CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. GREENHOUSE WRECKERS Everything in New and Second Hand REPAIR HEAT BUILD GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 564 HORTICULTURE October 26, 1907 AND THERE ARE A LOT ^« ^° ^^,°""^ your house OF LAST THIIVGS at this time of the year. Things that you haven't had a chance to do until now. There is ventilating apparatus, for instance. Florists are still ordering our Oil Itself Gear for houses put up the early part of the season, and for the propagating houses that open gear which so long ago won its name for speed and great power. All the good points of the open gear are in the Oil Itself, with gear and mitre both completely en- closed and working in oil. Then it has the added advantage of taking up considerably less room. Write us. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Heatinif and Ventilating Apparatus. • 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. EAVE PLATE TALK -^ IT'S not so many years since we used a wooden eave plate, but that was then — this is now ; and the man who keeps on using a wooden eave plate to-day, either doesn't know thoroughly what our Ice-Clearing Eave Plate is and how it adds tremendously to the strength and life of the house, while decreasing the shade by more than a half ; or he just plain won't listen or look into it. We have a cir- cular that tells about the eave plate question in a " stop all argument " kind of wiy. Send for this circular. We make every part of a greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part. LORD (SL BURNHAM CO. Qreenhouse Designers and Manufacturers 1 133 BROADWAY, cor. 26th Street, N. Y. BOSTON Branch: 819 Tremont Building PHILADELPHIA Branch: 1215 Filbert St. aaasfiGGflSfiQ^ Just another ca-e of in- side in'ormaiion I'n the U-Bar greenhouse As we said efore, it stops all argument when you get on the inside of one. No amount of discussion can then pr judice you aganst a constriction that is a combination of rafter nnd roolbarinone, ami which is as light and beautifu' as U- r ar houses undeniably are. But if it is not pns-ible tc go where a II bar house is, let us send a catalog — it is the next best thing. Pierson U-Bar Com- pany, Designers and Builders i'- H,ir G'-'e'i- hoiises. Metropolitan Building, 4'h .Avenue and 23r'i Street, New York. ROSE MRS. JARDINE. 566 HORTICULTU RE November 2, 1907 SPECIAL OFFER 2 years, field-grown, extra slrongplants, over lOO best varieties, $10.00 per 100, $85.00 per 1000. Crimson and Baby Ramblers, $12.00 per 100. Manetti and Briar Stock for grafting, $10.00 per 1000, $80.00 per 10,000. Kentias, Forsteriana and Belmoreana, "lls'oo pt;*^°ioo ROSE5 Lily of the Valley 'jnfe'iMo DRACAENA INDIVISA, strong, well-grown plants,3-in. $4.00 per 100; 4 in. $10.00 per 100; 5 in. $15.00 per 100 Rubbers (Ficus elastica^ SC PandanUS VeitChii, -11 colored^ strong plants $20 00 per 100 red, strong plants, $25.00 and $35.00 per 100 Aeniflielrae pot-grown, lO leaves in pot, green, $6.00 HSpiUISII as I per dOZ. ; variegated, $8.00 per doz. Araucaria excelsa, 23 tiers, $20.00 per 100, 34 tiers, $40.00 per 100. J. LAMBERT, 150 Nassau Street, NEW YORK, N. Y. CocosWeddelliaiia We offer a very nice grade of this, just right for centers of Fern Dishes, Jardinieres, &C., or for growing on. Plants from 3-inch pots 10 to 12 inches high, 4 to 5 leaves, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. PETER HENDERSON & CO. 35 and 37 Cortlandt St., New York Orders taken now for December or January Delivery Phoenix Roebelini Seed 1000 $7 5000 $31.25 10.000 $60 YOKOHAMA NURSERY CO., Ltd., 31 Barclay St., N. Y. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS Supply the trade with PLANTS AND BULBS For greenhouse or outdoor use, imported to order. Send for estimate. Address — 31 Barclay 51.,°^ ^ *^ Pox752.New York. Ibodfrey aschmann Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia Forsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Bariowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices, IOI2 OntarioSt., Philadelphia Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. •w York Office, Siebrecht Building. 425 Fifth AvMiue NEP. WHITMANI 2'4 In., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI iVi In., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'4 In., $3.00 per 100 H.H. BARROWS & SON Whitman. Mass. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N.Y. CYCLAMEN Splendens Glganteunt Hybrids In five colors; the tines', strain linown 3-in. pots, ready, $7.00 per lOO; 4-iii., Siri.oo per 100. 5-in.,$20iK) per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. S, S. SKIDELSKY, 17^1 NCiHl IXID S! , Just Received In Splendid Condition 15,000 AZALEAS in all sizes and varieties 25c. up to $2.00 each Also Kentias, Rubbers, Araucarias, Pandanus, Boxwood, Euonymus, Crotons and Areca Latifolia. Extra goud value in laige Specimen and Decorative Palms A. LEUTHY &. CO. Perkins Street Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. < < « « n fliioi iimm Wiiolesale Plant Grower, College Point, - New York, Price List of Foliage, plowering and Decorative Plants sent free on application. « C C c c c 4 C « __, Grand New Double Daisy A sport from (hat great mo'ey-m.^kng s'ng'e vari ety QUEEN ALEXANDRA, that everybody grows 'o a gooii profit. You can do b tter with this The flowers are large, a>erag ng three inches in diameter, and nn-e of the flowers comes single at any time of the vear. It blooms freely, eiti er under glass or outdoors. Young stock, . ut of 2}^ -inch pots, ready for delivery January i, $25.00 per 100. ORDERS BOOKED NOW. THE TERNERY, -^ J^-^^" 1421 Charles St., North, Baltimore, Md. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." PLANTS 'BAMBOO STAKES November %, 1907 HORTICULTURE 567 TULIPS FOR BEDDING AND FORCING We offer below a few of the leading varieties for bedding and forcing of wiich we fiave tlie largest stocks. SINGLE EARLY TULIPS t good Artus. An extra fine scarlet for bedding; ai^ forcer. $1.25 per 100, $11.00 per 1000. Belle Alliance. $2.00 per 100, $19.00 per 1000. Bizard Verdict. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Cardinal's Hat. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Chrysolora. $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. Cottage Maid. $1.2=; per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Couleur Ponceau, ^i.oo per 100, $7.50 per 1000. Duchesse de Parma $1.25 per 100, $10 per 1000. La Relne. $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. L'immaculee. 80c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. Yellow Prince. $1.00 per 100. $8.50 per 1000. SINGLE LATE TULIPS Byblooms. $i.'X> per 100. $8.00 per 1000. Darwins, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. GesnerianaSpathulata. $1.25 perioo,$iiperiooo. Golden Crown 75c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. Parrots, Named, four best sorts. $1.25 per 100. All colors mixed, $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. F. R. PIERSON CO., - DOU3LE TULIP.^i Count of Leicester. $i.a:. per 100, $7.50 per i.x>.->. Duke of York. $1.00 per 100, $S.oo per icxk*. Gloria Soils. $1.50 per 100. $12,00 per 1000. Le Blason. $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Hurillo. $2.25 per 100, $19.00 per 1000. Rose Blanche $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. NARCISSUS Empress. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Emperor. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100. $15.00 per 1000. Golden Spur. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $i=;.oo per 1000. Grandee Maximus). $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Horsfleldi. $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Princeps. Extra sized bulbs, 75c. per loo, $6.00 per 1000. Double Von Slon. First sized bulbs, $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000; extra sized bulbs, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000: double-nosed bidbs, $2.00 per 100. $18.00 per 1000. For complete list of varieties, send for surplus list. Alba Plena Odorata. 75c. per 100, $5.50 per i per 1000. Paper White Orandiflora. $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per locj. rirs. Langtry. $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Incomparable Stella. 75c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Poeticus Ornatus. 75c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. HYACINTHS Separate Colors. Single, $2.50 per 100: double, $2.75 per 100. Fine Named. A fine selection of varieties, our selec- tiiin. $4.ij-.i per 100. niniature, or Dutch Romans. A fine assortment of the best named varieties, $1.75 per 100. CROCUS Finest Named Varieties, Baron von Brunow, David Ri/zio, Mont Blanc, La Majestueuse, Mam- moth Vtllow, Purpurea Grandiflora, Queen of the Netherlands, and Sir Walter Scott. 60c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. Tarrytown-on-Hudson, NEW YORK Andrew Carnegie (Scarlet Harlowarden) Needs no introduction, as you know it is the very best scarlet, the only one having the ideal shade of scar- let. The one we have all been looking; for. Now is your oppor- tunity to get your order booked for January delivery. $12.00 per 100. $100 00 per 1000 CHICAGO CARNATION CO. A. T. PYFER, Mgr. JOLIET, ILL. 1908-TOREADOR-1S08 Our new seedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prosperity, with the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for 190S. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for further information. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md CARNATIONS. ~ Red Chief —Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tlYC. $13.00 per 100; $ioo.oo per 1000. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Maid —Clear pink edged white.— $12.00 per 100; loo.oo per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very '•arly and productive. F. DORNCR & SONS CO. La Fayette, Ind. CARNATIONST^i^rkSlJ^. son, $6 00 per 100, $56.00 per lOOO: Mrs. F. Joost, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000, 250 at 1000 rate VlftT CTC Field-grown, Imperial, $5.C0 V lUJ-C 1 Jt per 100, $45 00 per 1000, 260 at 000 rate. Princess of Wales, $6.00 per 100. Hydrangeas, F«rns, Ivies. Write for prices. BAUR FLORAL CO. Erie, Pa. JOHN E. HAINES BetMehom, Pa. is the place to order rooted-cuttings of the following varieties for 1908. John E. Haines, red ) „ p , .^„ Imperial variegated ?" ^°° '" '"^^ Pink Imperial, Pink 1 $6.00 $50.00 Enchantress, Light Pink ) Place your orders early for Dec, delivery VIOLETS VIOLETS We still have Marie Louise Violets, good plants, 3 in. pots, $5.00 per 100, $4.7 no per lOOO. Cash with order. Wm. J. Chinnick, Trenton, N. J. Better Than Monrovia. What ? ? ? ? Chrysanthemum GOLDEN GLOW Larger than Monrovia; incurving form; of easier culture. Cut Aug. 20thtoSept. loth. Certificate C. S. A. Sept. 7th, Scoring 91 Points. Many Orders already booked for February Delivery. Can accept only a feiv more. Now Booking Orders for March Delivery Strong 2'4 in. Pot Plants, 50c. each; $35.00 per 100. GET IN LINE NATHAN SMITH & SON, - Adrian, Mich. CHARLES H, TOTTY WholBsale Florist MADISON, N.J. Chrysaithemum Novelties a Specialty. DAHLIAS A long list of varieties true to name. Write for prices. A. B. DAVIS & SON, INC. PURCELLVILLE, VA. LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Grand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 128 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO THE FINEST Lily of the Valley Excellenta Frotn coldstora2:e. Only few cases left. Please order at once. $32.00 per case of 2000 fine pips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, - - NEW YORK. Dahlia-rootS We have about 200,000 clumps in ,\ No. r condi- tion; our collection contains 200 of the best varie- ties. We offer for fall or spring delivery whole field clumps at prices ranging from $5.00 per 100 for good standard sorts up to $25.00 per 100 for some of the newer sorts. Send for list. If you buy in large quantities write us with list and we will make you special prices for immediate accept- ance, and hold for future shipment, if desired. Our representatives will be at the New York and Boston Chrysanthemum shows and will be pleased to meet our friends and customers. K. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. WHITE MARSH, MD. 100,000 DAHLIAS Premium Stock, guaranteed true to name. 500,000 large Flowering Gladioli, hundreds of colors and variations mixed. Wholesale prices on application. Order now for spring delivery. Catalogue free. J. L. MOORE, Northboro, Mass. DAHLIAS. rietics In any quantity; Now is the time ta place your order lor bulbs which w ill iiuur* you getting named r%- prompt delivery. DAVID HERBERT & SON, Succes60Ts to L. K. Peacocic, Inc. A.TC;0, IM.J. LILIUM GIGANTEUM large: surplus Cases containing 300 bulbs, size 7-9 in., $21.00 each, cash with order. The Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Street, New York 568 HORTICULTURE November 2, 1907 YOU NEED SMALL EVERGREENS, RHODODENDRONS AND DORMANT DECIDUOUS SHRUBS AND TREES Don't forget the two big sales on Wednesday and Friday, November 6 and 8, commencing 9 30 a. m each day. A superb stock of seasonable material. If you cannot be present send your bids on what you want by mail. Catalogues ready. N. F. McCarthy & CO., ^.^^I'^H'-.'o'^^'. M Hawley St., Boston, Mass. HEMLOCK BRANCHES For Protecting Roses, Rhododendrons, Tender Evergreens, etc. ^ Per 100 Butts, pointed, 3 to 5 ft., $4.00 • > '• 5 " 7 " 5.00 Tied in bundles, f o.b. Quincy or Brockton. Larger or smaller branches furnished Special piices lor large lots. I'ine boughs in bundles or large quantities. Address, 6 H.HIGGINS.AtiaX St. Atlantic, Mass. Choice Ornamentals 20,000 Berberis TliunbergU, i8 to 34 inch. 5,000 " " 12 to 18 " 40,000 " " 2 yr- seedlings, 8 to 15 inch. 20,000 Vinoa Minor (Grave MyrUe). 8,000 Red Oak Trees. 4 to 6 it. 1 2,000 Cherry and Plum Tree*, 1 yr. , 3 ft. 40,000 Norway Spruce, White, Austrian and Scotch Pine, 1 yr transplants, 6 to 12 inch. 1,000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 1,000 Viburnum opulus. 2 ft. 1,000 Viburnum dcntatum, 2 it. 1 ,000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 2 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Rosllndale, Mass. 0. ROBINSON^ SONS, Gardeners, EXPERTS ON PRUNING. Orchards taken by Contract. REVERE BEACH PARKWAY. Tei.1276 EVERETT, MASS. In ordering goods please add, "I saw It in HORTICULTURE." FOR FALL PLANTING 10,000 American Red Oak, 4 to C, 6 to 8, aud 8 to 10 111. 3,000 Swiss Stone Pine, 3 years. 3 to 4 in., stocky 1,000 Deutzia Lemoinei, 8 to 10 and 10 to 12 in. Sample and price on application. H.A.JACKSON, Portland, Me. Viburnum Plicatum Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST CROVE, PA. LARUE STOCK. Send for Prices. THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc. BEDFORD, MASS. PYRAMIDAL BOX. Each. Per Pair pvRAniDS, s n.. $3.50 $6.00 4 " 2.S0 4.00 3 " 2.00 3 so Specimen Trees, ith or without Tubs, Each. Per Pair PVRAniDS, 2!^ ft $1.50 $2.50 BUSH FORM, 12 in., 30c each, $2.50 for 10 18 " 40c " 3.50 for 10 TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS GENERAL CATALOG can be had for the asking. John Waterer & Sons, U^ AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest stock of recognized Hardy Rhododendrons, Azaleas, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special list of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors Of Rhododendrons \r London. H EVERGREEIIS. SHRUBS. VINES, HOSES, Etc. ERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Free Largest Variety In Ne»r England THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. NEW RAMBLER ROSE To be disseminated Spring, 1908. NEW ''NEWPORT FAIRY" Ask for Illustrated pamphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N.J. AUCTION EVERY TUESEAY and FRIDAY AT NOON. Boxwocds Globe and Pyramid, Rhododen- drons. Conifers, Hardy Roses, Azalea Mollis, Paeonies, Bulbs, etc., at our rooms, 201 Fulton St., New York. Catalo»5 on flppllcatlon. y;. ELLIOTT & SONS Auctioneers. MODERATE PRICES Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Spiraeas. Lili" um Speciosum, > eoiiies, Bleeding; Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs. Hydrangea, Clema^ tis and H. P. oses, fresh shipments from our Holland Nurseries. P. OUWERKERK, 216 Jane St., Weehaivken Heights, H. J. P. U. No. I, Hoboken, X. J. GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3 ft. ?6.00pef 1000 4 ft 7 95 per lOllO .-, ft. 6 ft- w. w. COLES, ...$ 9.90 per 1000 11.90 per 1000 Kokomo, /n 4 November 2, 1907 HORTICULTURE 569 American Beauty BLACK-SrOT A neatly kept house of Beauties, in a thrifty good Rowing condition, is at all times a pleasant sight and the grower who can carry his stock along during the transition from natural to artificial heat, without con- tracting mildew or black-spot is indeed a "grower."' Xow that firing is once again on the program, our chances of escaping a visit from either of these pests are more favorable. Still, our greatest safety lies in our ability to avoid those condition.* favorable to the ger- minatiou and growth of these diseases. Boot action being =lowor now than during the sum- mer, good judgment must be used when watering, as any check to the growth caused by overwatering is almost certain to be followed by a visit from black-spot. Care in ventilating is partictdarly necessary to keep it from getting a start and should be so regulated that no sudden chill may occur, and also at the same time jjre- vent as niucli as possible any condensation from taking place. This latter may be accomplished by keeping up sufficient heat to cause a gentle circulation of air. thus preventing stagnation. Watering and syringing should be done as early in the day as possible, so that the foliage may have a good cliance to dry before night Wet foliage over night is a fruitful source of this trouble, and should if possible be avoided. If after using ev«ry precaution, black-spot makes its ap]3earance in tlie houE«, no time should be lost in going after it. Pick oE and burn every affected leaf. Some growers are woefully negligent in this respect, and in- stead of burning the diseased leaves, just dump them ■outside the door along with the rest of the rubbish. This practice is, to s;iy the least, very unsafe, as we cannot say that some of these leaves will not be rettu-ned to the house, thus augmenting, rather than diminishing the trouble. If the disease shows a tendency to spread it is advis- able to use the carbonate of copper compound (cupram) usinc five ounces of carbonate of copper to three quarts of ammonia and sixty gallons of water. This mixture mav l)e applied either with''%n ordinary bucket pump, or an automatic sprayer. With the latter, the writer's «xperiencc has been confined to the simplicity sprayer, which has proven very satisfactory, as, with this style ■of pump, the operator's attention may be devoted en- tirely to the spraying, thus saving time, material and jxitience. All dead and decaying leaves, and weeds shouhl be removed froiu the benches and walks and humed. as, apart from the danger of disease lurking in this refuse, it is here that tlirips and other insect i^ests find a refuge from tobacco fumes. Tying the plants so that the air can circulate freely among the foliage, will also prove helpful in combating this dread diesase. Eucharis Stevensii This fine variety was raised about twelve years ago by the late son of Stevens of odontoglossum fame at Stone in Staffordshire and deserves to be more widely grown. The i^arents were graiidiflora \ Amazouica and the re- sult is a good illustration of the value of cross breeding a strong and good variety with a relatively weak and poor one, stich as grandiflora undoubtedly is. Stevensii is superior to iUnazoniea in several important character- istics: the foliage is larger and borne on longer foot- stalks which gives a better appearance; the flowers are white and fragrant but a trifle smaller than Amazouica, the petals being reflexed; the flower is more elegant .han that variety and better suited for floral purposes; its floriferous character is much in its favor, good plants throvv-ing up four or five sets of spikes, its flowering period thus covering quite 9 months of the year. The plant is a vigorous grower and so far as my expei'ience goes it is mite proof. Eucluiris succeeds best ■n a warm, moist stove with a liberal supply of syringing; it is a mistake however to water freely 'except when spikes are pushing up when a little liquid manure is of service. A mild bottom stage suits them well as they do not like drying out too quickly; too much disturbance of the roots is against free flowering, therefore pot in good turfy loam and peat of good textiire in well-drained pots. Stevensii as a pot jilant for show purposes is a graceful subject but it is well worth growing in quantity m commercial lines for cutting. Planting out in beds is undoubtedly more favorable to vigorous growth and free flowering conditions than pot culture. On all points it is superior to Amazouica, though that well known variety lias served excellently in the past. ^djQ^oX m l>v>JC Care of the Hardy Border Directly alter a few degrees of frost the mixed border becomes unsightly and is often allowed to remain in this condition for a considerable time. In order to secure permanent favor for these interesting hardy plants a little attention at this time of year is recommended. The beds and l)orders should be kept in the finest possilile condition; the decayed leaves and flower heads that are past =hould be removed as soon as they become fit. A verv common practice is to cut these hardy plants down to the ground after flowering which is certainly a uiisrake as tiie tops give a considerable protection to till:' crowns of the plants throughout the winter. Those which produce berries and some of the iris seedpods may l)e retained to advantage as they are interesting and brighten the border at this time of j-ear. AH Inilbs for spring flowering should be planted by tliis time. These give much better effect when jjlanted in large gi'oups with some of the taller varieties in the front to give desired irregularity. Much better effect is thus olitained than where excessive uniformity is ob- served. With such a large list of bulbous plants to choose from the hardy border can be made much more interesting and the flowering season greatly extended. /^^V^^ ^CU^-(x>i%^OUL^^ 570 HORTICULTURE November 2, 19l>7 «_» ^-^ n op f f^ ITT Tl T W IT plavins- chrvsanthomums with long stems and foliage in Il^^IV 1 IV^ V>.t-/ 1. V>.IV11^ ^.jjg^j, peceivod its first stimulus here in Boston. To a yj ISuVEMbER 2, 1907 NoTTs certain extent chrysanthemum shows have lost their sen- ' .-atiGniil '1 rawing power here as elsewhere but it has horticulture" Pu'^BlVsHING CO. "ever occurred to us to charge it up to the disappearance II Hamilton Place, Boston. Mass. ot tlie sprawling belieaded bloom from the exhibition Telephone, Oxford 292 tublo. On tlic coiitrarv, wG are satisfied that the show- WM. ]. STEWART, Editor and Manager , -0.1 x j r r 1 1 1 i _JZI1.' ing or chrysanthemums with stem and foliage has helped SUBSCRIPTION PRICE .,,^,] -^y,^ i\„rt the exhibition in the eye of the public. Oae Year, in advance, Si.oo; To Foreign Countries, s.oo; To Canada, 51.50 1 -x j! ii 1, "" • ADVERTISING RATES What IS needed now to regain populaiity lor the shows wic^DtJ 111 cln".«s7oVconsecutiveinsertions, as follows; ' ' *'''*" is morc attention to the displaying of the decorative One month (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months (13 times) 10 per cent.; possibilities of the chrysanthemum in all its varioUS •Ix months (26 times) 20 per cent.; one year (53 times) 30 per cent. 1 ,, , -,, •, ,. iii- Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. claSSeS. .\lm0St WlthOUt eXCeptlOn OUr exhibitions are copyriqht7^7. bThokticulture pub. CO. conducted from the standpoint of the culturist. To the Eniered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. expcrt thev are profoundlv interesting and instructive under the Act ot Congress oJ March 3, 1879. ^,^^^ jf ^j^g' pul^Ug p^^j-SC i.s' to be allurcd to the ticket CONTENTS office, something must be done to whet the interest and FRONTTSPIKCE— Rose -Mrs. .Jardine. Page curiosity of the great majority to whom scales of points AMERICAN BEAHTY— .1. F. Pimpson 56:t offer 110 inducements. EUCHARIS STEVWNSII-Kdgar Elvin.. oM .pj^^ Society of American Florists CARE OF THE KARDY BORDER— David Miller oW) „ , , 1 i- ^ 1 j. 1 j- BRmSH HORTiCTTLTURE-W. H Adsett 571 P°^t^l ''"^ .li--t™e.l o more or less dis- PARCFJLS POST IN PROSPECT— W. Atlee Burpee, Progress in sight cussion of the advantages ot a portrait 572 parcels post at its recent con- A QUESTION OF NOMFNCL.vrURE ............... 573 ^.pj,^;^,,^^ .„ij ..^ two occa.sions pledged itself, by IN TOUCH WITH THE BKAIJTIFUL-C. &. Harnscn :,U Pstablishment of -l svstem AMERICAN POMOLOGlCAL SOClFT\ 57?. vote, to work tor tne estaioiisiiment 01 a system OHIO HOHTlci;LTUR.\L S(jCIiOTY 57:! ot parcels delivery through the post othce department NE\VS OF TIIK 01. UPS .AND SOCIETIES: on lines similar to those followed in many foreign Chrysanthemum Society of America— Toledo Flor- countries. Xo doubt the members of tliat Societv. and iqtV Club — New Orleans Horticultural Society — Coil- r, • . i i 1 i n -li ' j necticut v,ortk.ultur.-U Society-Newport Horticul- Aorists seedsmen and plantsmen generally will read tural Society— .Matimal Flower Show Committee— with pleasure the sentiments ot the new Postmaster Club and SiJcietv Notes 574 General on this topic as presented in another column THE EXHIBITION SEASON: of this paper and reioice that at last this reform, long ^^-^^-^nnS^A^^S^S^'f^ f.f \«ted as an antidote . for express company rul. is santhemums, James Hutchinson— Menlo Park Hor- likely to be given a fair tnal. Enjoying, as certain ticulturul Society 5J^ liorticultural products do, a special advantage in exist- Exhibition at Washington 570 j,j„ pQ^faj rates, our particular industries would gain, CHR^^Y^iNTlfEMUM' pXciFIC ' SUPREME-IUustrated 575 Vf^^V^- only a ininor advantage under the plan now BUMPER-CROP MELONS— H. R. Peachey, Illustrated. .570 advocated by the Postmaster General but as an enter- LIBRARY NOTES — C. Harman Payne 577 ing wedge" the innovation will no doubt prove most AMERICAN PEONY SOf'lET'i 577 weleonm 'and. the principle of popular service through A WARD FIELD OF LII.ITIM LONGIFLORUM GIGAN- ^j^j ^^^^^^^^ .^^. ^^^^ established, it is reasonable to TEUM IN .IAl'AN— IlUistration ol!-> s n-i.- -n 1 i ii 1. 1 A 1 BY WIRELESS FROM ROBERT CRAIG 5S0 ''xpect that its facilities will be gradually extended and FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: lower rates become a reality in the near future. The Boston, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Newport, New York, pee;;^ trade has good reason to feel proud that it can Philadelphia. San Francisco WashJngtcn ..._ 5S.5 ^,^_^jj^^ ^^^.^-^^-^ .^^ ^-^^j.^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^,j^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^j^^ .^^.^^^^ OBITUARY— O. B. Hadwen, Portrait— Other Deaths M,i i? . 1 1 • , . • a • i-i j MISCFI LANEOUS- ^'™'' " ™'^" ^^ ^^ highest influence m mercantile and Helplessness of Cultivated Plants - 57-t political life as Mr, W. Atlee Burpee was able to do in Publications Received 577 JIiq remarkable meeting at Philadelphia last Saturday List of Patents 3;i^' evening. SoJuTReceived: :.■:;;: ;!.'::.': ":;;;;.■. ;■.'.'.;.:'. 57s a pessimistic feehng seems to prevail in Phoenix Roebelini— Illustrated 5S0 The pome quarters as to the business outlook for Cromwell Notes 5S0 business the comins season. This is especially Plant Grow ers Organize rji gs"^ outlook true in New York and is undoubt- ?rrwI{son'Establishment-Iliusirated::.\'\":::^.V^2 edly due largely to the influence of Personal ''•^^ 1'^^ stock market aetn'ession and those interests New Retail l<''lower Stores 5S3 niost directly concerned therewith. Mucli stress Business Changes 5^J is phaced upon recent "shrinkage in values" of Western New York Apple Crop ^^.... 59., properties and the consequent economies Greenhouses Buildina; or Contemplated jji i i i : — forced upon the class of people who have been An Encrlish writer bemoans the good spenders in the llower market. Perhaps it is a The public and abandonment of the "board sys- case of tlie wish being '"father to the thought" but we the chrysanthemum ic^r of exhibiting chrysaiithe- are inclined to think that these forebodings will turn show mums and is disposed to attribute out to have been without substantial cause and that the the abatement of public interest elfect of present stock vicissitudes on an otherwise in chrysanthemum shows to the change from boards to prosperous countrv has been overestimated. It has been vases in stapinc blooms. Tt is human nature, from freely charged tbat the hysterical conditions which cul- ehildhood up. to lay blame elsewhere than where it minated in the calamities of the past two weeks were belongs. "Now, see what you made me do," says the deliberately promoted for the purpose of raising a little girl to her companion when she gets herself into clamor against the President's policy towards monopo- trouble. Tt is our recollection that the method of dis- li-iic eor|iorations. Be tbat as it may, we see nothing November 2, 1907 HORTICULTURE 571 in the situation that can be ooustnied as boding great disaster to florist, seed or nursery interests. Satisfac- tory crops of all the great agricultural staples with splendid prices tlierefor arc among the signs of the times upon which we may rely for a continuance of the good business of the past year. Naturally the confi- dence inspired by this state of afEairs will make itself felt first in the agricultural sections but we are greatly mistaken in our estimate if within a short time it is not felt in every part of the country. British Horticulture HORTICtJLTDEAL INSTRUCTION Mr. T. S. Dymond. a well known expert, has pub- lished n paper in which lie makes a comparison between tlie different methods of teaching gardening in English and American schools. "At one English school" he writes "I asked how deep the soil was, what the stones were, and whether they were any good (they were chalk stones), what the name of the principal weed was (it was Bindweed), and why it was so difficult to eradicate, and why they sowed their beans deeper than their turnip seed?" To not one of' these questions could I get an intelligent answer. Their teacher had not told them. Now. I dnn't believe in gardening which is merely tell- ing how to do things. . . . This side of school gar- dening is the side which is unsatisfactory in this country. In America ;t is the reverse. There, as prac- tical gardeiiing it is almo.st ridiculous; but as training the children to exercise their intelligence about the things that form their surroundings, natural and arti- ficial, which will be useful to them afterwards in rural life, it is far ahead of ours." In Britain there is appar- ently a good deal of conservatism in our educational methods, ilodern teachers are content to carry on the traditions of their predecessors, without adapting them- selves to the new conditions. In many instances, too, the instruction is imparted by men whose knowledge is of a theoretical character only, and whose efforts are consequently considerably handicapped when it is a case of making actual demonstrations to the students. THE PEAR MIDGE For the suppression of the pear midge, the Board of Agriculture recommends a top dressing of Kainit. It is stated that growers will iind it advisable to give Kainit a fair trial, at the rate of half a ton to the acre, a quan- tity which may be safely used where the orchards are laid down with grass, or not cultivated with strawber- ries or vegetables. In support of this recommendation it is said that Kainit has been successful in killing the larvae in the United States, and that experiments in tliis country have also been satisfactory, provided that the application is made just before the larvae leaves the fruit--that would be the first week in June or. in some districts, a few (hiys earlier. It is admitted, however, that a Herefordshire grower who employed this method in his orchards get negative results. There seems to be a difference of opinion amongst experts as to the efficacv of the remedy. i\[r. W. E. Colliitgs, of the Birmingham University, in a recent re]iort on injurious insects states that th" application of Kainit as a cure for the pear midge is a waste of time and money. As an alter- native he recommends "the simple method of turning the surface soil."' By this means, he asserts, the pear midge has been almost entirely de.stroyed in many or- chards. When experts disagree in this manner, who is to decide? The standard work of the late Miss Ormerod favors the Kainit remedy, tbi-^ being su)iported liv the successful experiments made by Professor J. B. Smith in iSTew Brunswick. THE K-\TtOMAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW T!)e principal show of the season, arranged by the Xational Chrysanthemum Swiety takes place at the Crystal Palace on November G and two following days There is usually at this exhibition a good display both in the trade and amateur sections. The chief class is l!iat fur a display of cut blooms, to include four distinct socti(ms, and to be arranged on the floor with foliage plants, in pots or otherwise, and to occupy a space of 300 ft. Medals will be awarded as prizes. One of the favorite classes is the President's prize of five guineas for 2-1 Japanese distinct. An interesting correspond- ence has taken place respecting the advantages of ex- hibiting chrysanthemums on boards in preference to vases. Nornum Davis, of Framiield. an experienced grower, considers that tlie introduction of vases for showing has been the cause of a decline in the interest taken in the exhibition. W. J. Godfrey, another lead- ing exhibitor, takes a similar line. The latter writes: ■'No one can deny the fact that the public do not attend the autumn .shows in the same numbers as in days gone by, neither are fanciers of the Chrysanthemum in the same numbers." Mr. Godfrey has suggested that the National Society should call a conference of growers to discuss "boards v. vases," and also "How to increase the popularity of the Chrysanthemum." One cause, I con- sider, of the falling off in the attendance of visitors at the National show is the change of location. The old centre provided l)y the now-demolished Westminster Aquarium proved very convenient owing to its being in ihe midst of London, convenient for most railway ter- mini. The Crystal Palace necessitates a journey out of London of about seven miles, which has to be per- formed on a line not noted for its quickness or conveni- ence of service. TRO(!l;ESS OF THE ROSE SOCIETY It is satisfactory to record that steady progress is being made by the National Pose Society. At a recent committee meeting, Mr. E. Mawley, the Honorable Sec- retary, reported that ?16 members had joined during the three months ended Sept. 30. Next year the Society will hold four exhibitions instead of three, two in London and two in the provinces. The Metropolitan show is fixed for July 9th at the Eoyal Botanic Gardens, Pegents' Park, wliieh on previous occasions has been found very suitable for this purpose. The nortliem show will be held at Manchester in association with the White City. The usual autumn show will take place at the Poyal Horticultural Society's Hall, Westminster. The southern show has been revi\-ed for the purpose of en- abling amateurs in the south to exhibit under the beat possible conditions. The place and date of this show have not yet been fixed. The committee are evidently doing their utmost to continue the good work com- menced by the late Dean Hole, and tlie increasing roll of members is a forcilde proof that the "Queen of fiov.-ers" is enlarging the number of her liege-subjects in the British Isles. An interesting feature is the strong rivalry which exists amongst the trade growers in each branch of the United Kingdom. The advantage secured at the autumn show by the Scottish growers will stimulate the -nmliern rosarians to increased efforts. >t)v. C(M*xi^. 572 HORTICULTURE November 2, 1907 PARCELS POST IN PROSPECT A NOTABLE EVENT AT PHILADELPHIA. Undei tlie hospitable root of the Uu- ioii League of Philaclelphia. on invita- tiou of and under the inspiration of that master-mind of tiie seed trade, W. Atleo F'.urpee, there took place on Sat- urday evening, October 2(j, a most not- able gathering of the business men of Philadelphia with a numbei- of othei- invited guests from other cities to meet the honorable George von L. Meyer, postmaster General of th3 United States, for discussion of parcels post, postal savings banks and other subjects In the line of postal advance. The dinner was held in the main baniiueting hall and the tables were arranged as they were at the famous banquet in honor of Prince Henry of Prussia. Autumn leaves, chrysanthe- mums, roses and palms were blended in the decorations, while electric chan- deliers on the tables and in special wall designs add^d to the brilliant • scene. Screened by palms, an orches- tra played throughout the evening, and in every detail the dinner and service upheld the traditions of the Union League. Mr. Burpee, who has for many years been an enthusiastic advocate of pos- tal progress fat at the centre cf the long table. The Postmaster General was at his left and Senator Penrose, chairman of the Senate Ccmmittee on PostolBces and of the Joint Commit- tee of Congress for Investigating the B.isiness Methods of the Postoffice De- partment, was at the right. Sitting next to General Meyer was W. \V. Potter, former Minister to Italy, a post since held by Mr. Meyer, the two being intimate friends. Two seats away sat !ohn Wanamaker, a former Postmaster General and him- self an advocate of parcels post and many other reforms in the postal ser- vice. A letter of regret had been re- ceived from still another f.jrmer Post- master General, Charles Emory Smith. Philadelphia having furnished two holders ol this portfolio within recent administrations. Representatives Moon and McCreary sat side by side at the left of Senator Penrose. Mr. Burpee, m introducing Postmas- ter General Aleyer, referred to the need of postal reforms and declared that one law, at least, under which the de- partment was conducting business dat- ed from 3792. "That is too far back even for con- servative Philadelphia," he declared, amid laughter. Before presenting the guest of the evening, the chairman proposed a toast to the President of the United States, which aroused great enthusi- asm. The band struck up the "Star Spangled Banner," and all hands joined in the chorus. After emphasi7,- ing the great importance of the topics chosen for the evening's discussion, Mr. Burpee presented Postmaster Gen- eral Meyer, who was received with rousing cheers. In beginning his remarks the Post- master General indicated that his ad- dress would be in the nature of a fore- cast of his forthcoiuing report to Con- gress. He said- "ihree matters of gr,?at importance are the extension of the )u-esent parcel \V. Ati.kk Burpkic post, the installation of a special par- cel post on rural routes and the estab- lishment of postal savings banks. "What I am attempting to do is to abolish an injustice and one might even say an un-American practice. I refer to the policy of charging our own people 1<, cents a pound, with a weight limit of 4 pounds, while giving a rate of 1;' cents a pound, and a limit of il pounds on packages destined out of the country to 22 foreign countries. Consequently 1 shall recommend the same rate and the same limit of weight for parcels, whether intended for points in this country or abroad, which means a reduction of 4 cents a pound uaA an increase in the maximum weight to 11 pounds. This certainly is only equitable." The Postmaster General explained that the parcels post is already here, and what he proposed was merely an extension. "Heretofore the opposition to the ex- tension of the parcels post has come in the first instance from the express companies, and then from, the retail merchant and the country storekeep- er, the fear in his case being that the mail order house would derive a bene- fit to his own disadvantage. .\'ow, I can disarm the criticism of the retail country merchant and storel(ee|)er by the fact that I shall recommend a par- cels post system on the rural delivery routes, a special rate to be charged on riackages for delivery from the distrib- uting office of the rural route, or if mailed by a patron of any rural route for delivei y to a patron on the same loute or at the distributing office of said route. The rate would be 5 cents for the first pound and 2 cents for each additional pound up to eleven pounds. This will be a great boon to the farmers and others on the rural routes because when they are able to order their goods by telephone or pos- tal card, it will relieve them of the iir- convenience of going to town to obtain the necessaries of life." Mr. Meyer spoke at length in favor of the establishment of postal sav- ings banks and displayed an insight into large national mo\ements which was a convincing evidence that the post ofiice department under his man- agement will surely "get a move on." Ex-Postmastcr General .John Wana- maker was the next speaker. "The footprint of the mail carrier,'" yaid Mr. Wanamaker, "is the sign of rivilizatlon. The Postollice Department of the future, I believe, will have more 10 do with the election of our presi- dents and Congresses than all the na- tional, state and city committees. The l))g majority of President Roosevelt was brought about by the rural free delivery. The country people reading and thinking in the silence of their own homes made up their minds what was the right thing tc do. "Regarding parcels post, I urge it, believing that the interests of 85,000,- 000 of people are greater than those of only 5,000,001) storekeepers. I speak with full knowledge when I say that the large department stores which have mail order departments, of whiclt the country storekeepers are afraid, are not profitable departments. Those establishments which do no other bus- iness do, 1 admit, conduct the mail order business with a profit. But they se.Tid no samples, as do the department stores; the merchandise is selected from a catalogue picture. But the mail order depai'tnient of the retail store, feared so much by country store keep- ers, is not a paying investment. "I'o my mind the unfairest thing in the world is the refusal to increase the Post Office appropriation because of tlie Post Office deficit. The cost of the ship Post Office subsidies is charged to the Post Office, whereas, it does not belong to it. It is an encouragement to the merchant marine Why should the Post Office Department be bur- dened with it? Why should the Post Office Department encourage the mer- chant marine? It is a wrong system of bookkeeping. "It seems tc me reorganization is needed in the bookkeeping department. Why should a defcit of this character be charged io the Post Office Depart- ment any more than to the navy or to the seed department of the Bureau of Agriculture?" Senator Boies Penrose, Postmaster Ashhurst of Philadelphia. Hon. Wm. Potter, late ambassador to Rome, Fin- lay Acker and J. Horace McFarland, each made interesting speeches, all on progressive lines excepting Mr. Ack- er's repetition of the long-discredited assertion that the present second-class mail rates are responsible for the ap- parent annual deficit in the post-office department. Mr. McFarland made a forcible presentation of the needs of the commercial interests of the coun- try who u.se third-class mail, for straight pound weight rates. Follow- ing is the list of guests. E. AV. Alexander, Robert Buist, Ralph Blum, Gabriel Blum, Isaac Blum. Rudolph P.lankenburg. A. R. Brown, William Findlay Brown, Cyrus H. K. Cunis. .John G. Croxton. William November 2, 1907 HORTICULTURE 57S M. Coates, Robert Craig, William F. Dreer. Charles Gl'^lions Davis. Colonel James Elverison, Jr., Howard M. Earl, Congressman W. W. Foulkrod, \\il- liam F. Fell, Robert T. Frothingliam. John E. J. Fanshawe, Howard 1?. French, Henry A. Fry, William H. Helsier, Samuel Y. Heetoner, James F. Hope, Samuel Heilner, David Hutzler, U. O. Hildebrand, W. A. Higinbotham, Hor>. Albert G. Hetherlngton, John M. Harper, Professor Jacob H. Hollander, W. C Hiiey, Joseph DeF. Junkin, W. 'J. Johnson, Herbert W. Johnson, Con- stant E. Jonos, Mahlon N. Kline, N. B. Kelly Wiiliara A. Law, J. Bertram Lippincott, Burnet D. Landreth, Sam- uel D. Lit, Isaac M. Longhead, William H. Maule, William L. McLean, George P. Morgan, A. C. McGowin Thomas Edwin Murphy, H. S. Prentiss Nichols, George W. Ochs, Hon. W. W. Porter, Harold Pierce, Theodore Presser, Fred. Powers, Max Riebenack, District At- torney Samuel P. Rotan, William T. Roiph, A. Maxwell Sheppard, John F. Simons, William J. Stewart, Alex. B. Scott, .lohn Sailoi', John L. Stewart, Walter F. Stokes, James F. Sullivan, Edw. S. StroDhar, Joseph Snellenburg, Willian: R. Tucker, William T. TUdeu, E. A. Van Valkenburg-, Theodore Voor- hees, Henry I\I. A^'arren, H. W. Wood, S. F. Willard. Douglas M. Wylie, Clin- ton Rogers Woodruff, Colonel Francis E. Waters, Hon. Harmon Yerkes. A QUESTION OF NOMENCLATURE. THE NOMENCLATURE OF HYDRAN- GEA ARBORESCENS STEUILIS. (GRANDIFLORA ALBA.) Editor N.itional Xurser.vman: This iipw Hydrangea is now Ijeing cata- logued by iiurserymeu. who n.Tturally re- gard Bailey's Cyclopedia of American Hor- ticulture as the standard of authority in nomenclature. The name under which this work describes the now candidate for pub- lie favor is given at the head of this arti- cle and is botanically correct, descriptive, and was the first published. This plant has since been registered with the Society of Americau Florists as "H. arborescens grandiflora alba." This name is descrip- tive but is long and is so similar to the H. paniculata grandiflora as to cause con- fusion in the minds of the people as well as on the packing ground. Permit me to suggest that nurserymen catalogue this plant according to Bailey, who is our "law- giver" as to names. J. W. McXARY. Dayton, Ohio. Note: — How is this brother Registrar of the S. A. F.? What about the rule of priorit.v? — Ed. The above communication appeared in the last number of the "National Nurseryman." As it seems to sug- gest some doubt as to the validity of the name registered with the S. A. F. by the introducers of the plant in question, we w-rote to the E. G. Hill Company for their views, and have received the following letter, which, we think, will prove interesting read- ing to the trade. It affords convinc- ing proof of the wisdom of being up- to-date in matters of horticultural in- terest, by taking advantage of exist- ing mediums for publicity and by be- coming identified with the only na- tional body which has, so far. made any serious effort to provide a means for establishing iilant names. It ap- pears to us that upon the publication of the registered name by Mr. Hill those who had known the plant by another name should have immedi- ately informed the secretary of the S. A. F., who, not being omniscient, would, no doubt, have been grateful (as Mr. Hill would also have been) to get the information; Mr. Hill's Letter. Richmond, Ind., October 28, 1907. NVni. J. Stewart, Boston, Mass. I>ear Sir: — The name given to the new hydrangea was suggestive, we thought, of its character, color of the flower, etc. We did not know the hydrangea had been named by Mr. Bailey in his Encyclopedia uf Horticulture previous to the name Ab- borescens grandiflora alba having been reg- istered with the S. A. F. by our firm. Had we known of this, we would not have sug- gested an.v other name. The name regis- tered by the S. A. F. has been adopted by nearly all if not all the catalogue men both in America and Europe and such be- ing the case and as "Sterilis" has not come into general use why not let It go as registered? We were the first to bring this plant into notice through a published description and also, we believe, the first to introduce it commercially, hence we were perfectly riglit in appending the name given and registered. This hydrangea had been grow- ing under the ver.v noses of J. W. McNary and E. Yj Teas for years and years yet they never saw it or, if the.v did, they did not gi\"e puhlicit.v to the fact. A word about the variety. It has been found growing near Kokomo, Ind., Colum- bus, Ind.. Allegheny City, Pa., Y'ellow Springs, Ohio, and was widel.v distributed through the Miami Valley. There are a number of bushes in Dayton, Yellow Springs, Urbana, Springfield and Piqua. Some, or in fact most of them, are quite ancient, .iudging by appearances. We know of two plantsmen who were importuned to propagate the variet.v with a view to its distribution but failed to do so but now are great admirers of this most beautiful of all hardy shrubs. Yours, E. G. HILL. IN TOUCH WITH THE BEAUTIFUL. "When God planned the universe. He built a vast flower garden. Each star shines with a beauty all its own. One is a ruby, another an amethyst. There is an opal. Off in the distance is an emerald and beyond a sapphire. When the Great Horticulturist drove his plowshare through the field of azure, He strewed the furrows with stars, which are like vast bouquets in the hand of the Infinite. Up there we shall see as God sees, with no diminu- tion in ratio as to distance, Orion of the Pleiades, with broad landscapes of marvellous loveliness. The distant Milky Way, which lies like a snow- drift far away, will roll up before us into limitless fields of beauty. The Southern Cross will be a floral cross, and every star an immortal. Vast abysses of glory flooded with the min- gled effulgence which comes from mj'ria'ls of suns, will lie over all that immensity, and it will be beauty — beauty everywhere. "Such being our inheritance up there, would it not be a good plan to get in touch with the beautiful down here? Don't you know that you can gather tints from these sun niantle.= and from the rainbow and weave them into gardens of beauty down here, and brighten up this old somber world of ours so it will be a prophecy of what lies before? Then peering out of the unseen are myriads of forms of sur- passing loveliness human eye has not vet seen, and there they are patiently waiting for you to introduce them to the world." — C. S. Harrison. AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SO- CIETY. A Letter from the Secretary. Mr. W. J. Stewart, Editor HORTICULTURE, Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: — I observe in your recent report of the meeting of the American Pomological Society and allied organi- zations at Jamestown, that your corre- spondent informs the public that the National Council of Horticulture "as- signed" to the American Pomological Society the dates occupied by them at their recent meeting. The matter is so small that it is hardly worth men- tioning, but on behalf of the Pomolog- ical Society I feel called upon to state that this national organization first se- lected the dates mentioned, namely, September 24-2C, and that the other horticultural societies, as the Society of Horticultural Science, the National Nut Growers, and the Maryland Horti- cultural Society, agreed to hold their respective meetings on the same week. When these arrangements were made, the National Council then decided to hold its session the day preceding the opening of the American Pomological Society's convention. The American Pomological Society has not thus far recognized the authority of any pub- licly organized, or self-constituted body to "assign" a date or dates for its biennial sessions. Yours sincerely, JOHN CRAIG, Secretary Am. Pomological Society. Ithaca, N. Y. OHIO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. A Letter to the National Council of Horticulture. Mr. H. C. Irish, Sec'y, National Council of Horticulture. St. Louis, Mo. Dear Sir: — It occurs to me that we as fruit growers are not giving suffi- cient attention to the matter of keep- ing the people informed as to the de- sirability of making fruits an impor- tant part of their daily food. In other words, we need an acting bureau of publicity. This season we do not realize iho necessity of this, but if this lean sea- son should be followed by one of plen- ty, which will probably be the case, we may find that the people who have from necessity been sparing in their use of fruit this season will continue to use it sparingly, to the great loss alike to producer and consumer. In working for our own selfish inter- ests, in this case we are also doing a great good to the public at large. It seems to me that your National Organization should take up this mat- ter and bring it before the state tO- eiefies at their annual meetings this winter. Yours truly, W. W. FARNSWORTH, Secy. Ohio Hort. Society. Waterville, O. The Garden, London, sends out a striking colored print of paeony Chris- tine Shand with its issue of October 12. This is one of the anemone-flow- ered forms sent out by Kelway & Son. The guard petals are of delicate flesh color, the centre petals being lemon white. 574 HORTICULTURE, November 2, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES. CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. The annual meeting of the C. S. A. will be held on the first day of the annual show, Nov. 6th, at 4 p. m., in the rooms of the American Institute, New York City, and it is hoped that the members and the craft in general will avail themselves of the oppor- tunity to be present at this meeting. A very interesting programme has been prepared. Mr. Wm. Duckham has kindly consented to read a paper on the Cultivation of the Chrysan- themum for Exhibition Purposes, and Mr. C. H. Totty one on Single Va- rieties, which should prove interest- ing. The exhibition promises to be the best in the history of the society, and, no doubt, the great show to be held in Chicago next fall will form an interesting topic for talk at this meeting. Work of Committees. Chicago, Oct. 26. — Virginia Poehl- mann; white (Bonnafon type). Ex- hibited by Poehlmann Bros. Co., Mor- ton Grove, Ills. Scored 89 points, commercial scale. Chicago, Oct. 26. — Pacific Supreme; pink (Glory of Pacific type). Ex- hibited by Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich. Scored 87 points, com- mercial scale. New York, Oct. 26.— No. 90; creamy white (Jap. reflexed). Ex- hibited by John N. May, Summit, N. J. Scored 74 points, commercial scale. New York, Oct. 26.— No. 9; white (Jap. incurved). Exhibited by John Marshall, Newport, R. I. Scored 85 points, commercial scale. Philadelphia, Oct. 26.— No. 66-5-06; white (Jap.). Exhibited by Nathan Smith & Son. Scored 81 points, com- mercial scale. Philadelphia, Oct. 26.— Miss Frances P. D. Fell; orange yellow (Jap. in- curved). Exhibited by H. B. Surman, Ft. Washington, Pa. Scored 87 points, commercial, and 85 points, exhibition, scale. DAVID ERASER, Sec'y. TOLEDO FLORISTS' CLUB. Election of officers brought a good many of the club members to the last meeting, the first respectable attendance which we have had in a long time. The old oflicers were re- elected by acclamation, but the office of treasurer and secretary, Mr. Peck, who resigned, was given to J. L. Schiller. It was quite a lively meet- ing, and it was decided to hold a chrysanthemum show on a day be- tween the 10th and 20th of Novem- ber. This is mainly to interest the public, and no prizes will be given. Outsiders will be asked to contribute and thus help to make the affair a success. W. W. Krueger and J. L. Schiller will have charge of the show. On November 1st a number of the members will join the Detroit Flor- ists' Club, upon invitation, on their outing to Mt. Clemens. NEW ORLEANS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Regular meeting of the abovo named society was held at the residence of President Chas. Eble on October 17. P. A. Chopin, on behalf of the com- mittee on chrysanthemum meeting to l:e held during the month of No/ember, reported that they had not been able to secure a suitable hall. They were granted further time. A geneial discussion ensued on the jirospects of chrysanthemum flowers for All Saints' Day, the ttst of Novem- ber, and the consensus of opinion was that there would be sufficient for all purposes, although several growers had practically lost their entiie crop through thrips. The meeting then adjourned to the dining room, where a sumijtuous re- past was spread, and the members were wailed upon by Mr. Eble's two sons and his neice, whils his daughter regaled the members with choice sclec- lions on the piano. It was regretted by all that Mrs. Chas. Eble was not aijle to be present owing to illness. Appreciative speeches were made by several members. C. R. PANTER, Sec. CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The regular meeting of abo\ e socie- ty was held in County Building, Hart- ford, on Oct. 25. Vice-President Huss occupied the cbair. There was a large attendance of members. Mr. Huss ex- hibited new strains of streptocarpus and cosmos which, on account of the extraordinary size and substance of the flowers, created mucti interest and were awarded liidomas. Both are of English origin, and are distinct ac- quisition, the cos-mos esjiecially being valuable in that, in addition to the greatly improved Mowers, it comes into blooms several weeks earlier than the familiar type. Mr. Huss .gave an inter- esting and instructive talk, describing the cultural methods he employed for stieptocarpus and cosmos in order to pet the best results, whether grown in (he open borders or as pot plants. He received a hearty vote of thanks for his thoroughly practical address. The question box contained a number of pertinent queries, all of which were answered satisfactorily. ALEX. GUMMING. NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. A meeting of the Newport Horticul- tural Society was held October 22, President rsutteilon in the chair. Nine new members were admitted. Mr. MacLellan announced that Senator Wetmore had offered the use of a part of his lawn to the society, whereon a tent may be erected for the accoramo- daiion of a part or all of the exhibits when the society settles to hold an exhibition next year. The offer was appreciatively received with the under- standing pievailing that in all likeli- hood there will be but one show next year — a liig one and that on the grounds of Senator Wetmore. D. M. THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW COMMITTEE. It being impossible for me to write a second time to every member of the Committee of Fifty, individually, I take this means of informing them that the meeting of the committee will open promptly at 2.30 p. m. on Nov. 8, at the Auditorium Annex, Chicago. WM. F. KASTING, Chairman. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. Walter P. Stokes will give an infor- mal talk on forcing of lily of the val- ley before the Flci-ists' Club of Phila- delphia on Tuesday. November 5 R. Vincent. Jr., iS Sons Co.. of White .Marsh. Md., have promised an exten- sive display of hardy pompon chrysan- them\iRis, under the personal super- vision of R. Vincent, Jr., and T. A. Vincent, at the Boston chrysanthemum show, November 8th. The .Pacific Coast Horticultural So- ciety and the State F'loral Society com- bined in giving a coraplimentan dahlia show recently at San Francisco, at which W m. Kettlewell, gardener for Geo. A. Fope, and H. Maclean, gardener for Mrs. W. H. Crocker, carried off all Ihe first prizes. H. Maier, superinten- dent of the Stockdale Nurseries, ex- hibited a fine lot of cyclamens and Nephrolepis Whitmanii, for which he was awarded special prizes. HELPLESSNESS OF CULTIVATED PLANTS. We rarely realize how helpless man ' has rendered the plants he cultivates by the centuries of protection from their weed enemies that he has given them. An experiment that well illus- trates this point was made on one of the Government farms some time ago. A field about one acre in extent upon which wheat had been grown for forty years in succession was not harvested but allowed to stand and shed its seeds as it would. The next year a fair crop of wheat came up, but the weeds were gaining the ascendancy, and by the fourth season all the wheat had dis- appeared from the field and the weeds held full sway. If man should sudden- ly disappear from the earth it is cer- tain that his cultivated crops would soon follow him. And yet these very plants held their own against their competitors before man took them un- der his care. The reason they can no longer persist in the face of competi- tion is not alone because they have grown weaker, but in a measure be- cause the weeds have grown stronger. In protecting his crops man has co.i- stantly killed out the weak and least persistent weeds, and only those were left to perpetuate their kind that were able to elude man himself. One spe- cies, the self-heal (Prunella vulgaris), which ordinarily grows a foot or mora high, has produced a variety so low that it is able to thrive on a closely mowed lawn. Darwin never consid- ered the lawn-mower as one of the fac- tors of evolution, but undoubtedly this Yankee invention has played its part in the great struggle. — American Bot- anist. November 2, 1907 HORTICULTURE 575 The Exhibition Season CHRYSANTHEMUM PACIFIC SUPREME. RECENT SHOWS. Royal Horticultural Society, London. At the exhibition on October 15, Low & Co. showed fifty dishes of what may be called London apples from standard, pyramidal and cordon trees grown at their Enfield nursery, such as the old Tyler's Kernel, Potts' Seedling, Wealthy. Northern Green- ing, etc. They also had a striking bank of orchids, mostly hybrid cypri- pedes, as C. x Olivia. Lord Derby and others. Jas. Veitch & Son put up <3Site an exhibition of new nepenthes, some carrying three and four pitchers, which attracted considerable notice from visitors; also Begonia Agatha compacta, and a vigorous erect- habited kind, labelled Elatior, which will be a gain in this flower to flor- ists. The exhibit was elegantly edged by small plants of Selaginella amoena. Other fine orchids were put up by J. Hudson (with Baron Leopold de Rothschild), Sander & Sons and others. Low & Co. again showed their new small-foliaged Ampelopsis Lowii, which, if it will only keep its close-growing character, will prove a formidable rival to the popular A. Veitchii. It seems to be intermediate between that and A. sempervirens. Named in honor of Mrs. Wilson, whD shared the dangers and inconven- iences of Mr. Wilson's North China tour, Veitch had a compact, free- fruiting berberis of quite a new type, the berries not yet colored, and Sym- phoricarpus mollis — pendulous in habit and fruiting at the points of its slen- der shoots, tlie berries being larger and whiter than those of the type. Reuther's novelties were Polygonum polypetalum. with its elegant long, drooping spikes of deep carmine flow- ers, which are good for cutting, Wat- sonia alba and Salvia azurea grandi- flora, which is quite hardy at Keston, as well as a complete collection of colchicums. including speciosum rub- rum and autumnale alba. Chrysan- themums were sent "by Jones, Lewis- ham, who had Moneymaker and Mrs. A. T. Miller, both A-1, and Mrs. Knox, which is certainly one of the best early golden .Japs. Wells also had decorative chrysanthemums. Singles, Pompons and Japs, all in good form. THOMAS BUNYARn. A Pleasing Display of Chrysanthe- mums. At the residence of H. C. Frick, Homewood avenue, Pittsburg, there is an exhibition of chrysanthemums, orchids, begonias and other flowering plants, of which Pittsburgers are justly proud. It is the custom here to make two special displays in the year, at Easter and at chrysanthe- mum time. The local newspapers give publicity to the fact that there is an exhibition open to the public at the Frick greenhouses, and hun- dreds of people take advantage of the privilege. David Frazer, superintendent, Icnown to readers of HORTICUL- TURE as secretary of the Chrysan- themum Society of America, has this year a better display than ever. Pittsburg is not an ideal place to Pacific Supreme is intermediate in color between Glory of Pacific and Wm. Duckham, being a very delicate shade and .vet sufficiently illuminated so that it may be allowed to fully de- velop without danger of the usual fading. Height, 3 1-2 feet; 6 inches in diameter; cut Oct. 2Uth; loliage cluse- ly resembles Glory of Pacific, but freer in growth. This fine novelty scored 87 points and was consequent- ly certificated at Chicago. October 26, being exhibited by Nathan Smith & Son. grow chrysanthemums, yet in spite of the disadvantage under which he labors, he has arranged an exhibit of chrysanthemums which, even in more favorable sections of the country, would be considered highly credit- able. All his plants are grown in pots and the foliage is clean and healthy and the flowers large and well finished. It is worth while to mention that all the plants grown are exhibited; there are no ■•culls." Standard varie- ties are well represented and well grown. Amongst the newest varieties Brighthurst, a noble pink, is one of the best. Mile. Ogez is very fine, but has an extremely long neck. The finest of all is the beautiful white Miss Helen Clay Frick, a sport from Wm. Duckham. It originated some- where in Scotland, and is by far the best white grown here, although Mr. Frazer does not deny that it has re- ceived a little better treatment than the majority. Lady Roberts is a good single pink, an excellent variety for cut flower purposes. The orchids are exceptionally fine. Amongst those in flower ai-e a fine batch of Cattleya labiata. Oncidium varicosum. Miltonia Candida. Oncidi- um Forbesii. Dendrobium Phalaenop- sis and Oncidium ornithorhynchum. All are well grown and effectively ar- ranged. Begonia. Gloire-de Lorraine and Turnford Hall. The former in baskets and pots is one of the main features of the exhibition. A fine effect is obtained in one of the compartments by the feathery celosia and adiantums on a level stage. Other things used to advan- tage in quantity are .\calypha hispida, Torenia Fournieri. cyclamens. Primu- la obconica and Cosmos sulphureus var Klondyke. Everything that is at- tempted is grown well, and all who visit this charming display are enthu- siastic in voting Mr. Frazer a master, not only in the art of culture, but also in artistic arrangement. JAS. HUTCHINSON. Menio Park Horticultural Society. The Menlo Park (Calif.) Horticul- tural Society held their fall exhibi- tion in llieir mammoth lent In Menlo Park Oct. IS and 19. Chrysanthe- mums were a special feature and were certainly of extra good quality. First prizes were awarded as follows: James L. Flood, gardener Geo. Nunn, for decorative plants, orchids, cro- t.ons, potgrown chrysanthemums, also several first and second prizes for cut 576 HORTICULTURE. November 2, 1907 chrysanthemums. S. E. Slade, gar- dener Charles Ehrich. for collection of ferns and for specimen fern. Mrs. A. Taylor, gardener Francis G. Hutch- inson, for collection of coleuses and tuberous begonias. J. Donohue, gar- dener .1. A. Carter, for collection of rex begonias and 12 seedling dahlias. Geo. A. Pope, gardener Wm. Kettle- well, for dahlias. A. J. Marcus, H. Dicks gardener, for chrysanthemums. Mrs. W. M. Crocker, H. Maclean, gai'- dener. took one chrysanthemum prize and three dahlia prizes. All the prizes awarded were for money, which was turned over by the Hopkinses, Floods. Donahues, Crockers, Taylors, Popes and other exhibitors to their gardeners. Amongst the commercial growers, H. Goertzhain received several first and second prizes for chrysanthe- mums. M. Lynch was first for vase of pink chrysanthemums. S. Clack received first prize for a fine vase of Liberty roses. Kenneth Murray re- ceived four first prizes for carnations. P. Mills also received several first and second prizes for carnations. S. Clack was manager of the show and Chas. Abraham of San Francisco, Geo. Walter of Ross Valley, and Thomas Wood of San Mateo, acted as .iud.ges. BUMPER CROP MELONS. Exhibition at Washington. Th? annual Chrysanthemum Show by the Department of Agriculture us- gan the iJ'ith and will continue each day from 10 A. M. till 3 P. M. (except Sunday) until November 7fh. This will give llie public a breathing space before the sho'.\ , which i? to be given by the ^^'ashington Florists' Club on the 12th, loth and 14th of November. The Howers of the present show are the finest ever displayed in Washing- ton, comprising in all two hundred dif- ferent varieties. A collsction of single flowering varieties is one of the most attractive features of the show, one, the "Dai.'^y." so closely resembling its namesake as to be almost indistin- guishable. The "Mrs. Roosevelt" is a great favorite, being of an unusually fine foi-m and rich color. COMING SHOWS. The following have been mentioned at length in preceding issues of HOR- TICULTIRE: New Haven County Horticultural Society, New Haven, Conn., Nov. 6-8. Walter Koella, 5S THshop street, New Haven, secretary. Chrysanthemum Society of America. American Institute, 19-21 West 44th St., New Yt.rk City, Nov. 6-8. David Eraser, Homewood and Penn Ave., Pittsburg, Pa., secretary. Nassau County Horticultural Socie- ty, Glen Cove, N. Y., Nov. 6-S. J. F. Johnston, secretary. Horticultural Society of Chicago, Coliseum, Chicago, Ncjv. 6-12. E. A. Kanst, 5700 Cottage Grove .\ve., secre- tary. TaiTyt<.wn Horticultural Society, Tariytown, N. "V.. Nov. 0-S. E. W. Neubranc, secretary. Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Horticultural Hall, Boston. Chrysan- themum show, Nov. 8-10. W. P. Rich, secretary. Florists Club of Washington (D. C.I, Nov. 12-14. Chas. McCauley, 18th and The fields of musk melons, or canta- loupes, cover in a combined area many acres in the town of Irondequoit, N. Y. The yipAd from some of these fields during a favorable season is a source of considerable income to the garden- ers, while other fields are almost a to- tal failure, in so far as quality, at least, is concerned, the yield also being somewhat less. This has been a fairly good year. A "bumper" crop has been raised, the stock has been of unusual size and flavor, and the price good. The blight has not been so noticeable this year. It has been so destructive in some past years that the prospects of a good crop are changed within a few days. The blight on musk melons takes different forms of attack, and there are several names given to the diseas?. The most important are leaf-spot, downy mildew, leaf-mold and damping off. The fungus which causes the dis- eases, produces angular black spots on the leaves, and elongated black spots with light colored centers on the peti- oles of the leaves and vines. When the petioles are attacked, the part af- fected gradually' shrivels and that por- tion of the leaf and vine above wilts and dies. The small fruits are killed. Black spots appear on them, the small melons in some instances turning black and dropping oft. When the fun- gus does not kill the small melons they do not develop on the side at- tacked by the fungus. On the larger and more mature mel- ons cavities of various sizes are formed, occasionally as much as two inches in diameter and nearly an inch deep. Th'j cavities usually have a black border and are covered with gummy masses of pink spores that ooze through the rind. Beneath the cavities the rind is thickened and separated Irom the pulp. H. R. PEACHEY. Kearney Sts., AVashington, D. C, sec- retary. Horticultural Society of Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Y.. Nov. 11-17. J. H. Tran- ter, P. O. Box 994, secretary. St. Louis Horticultural Society, Grand and Park Aves., St. Louis, Mo., November 12-15. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia. Nov. 12-1.5. David Rust, secretary. Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club, Chrysanthemum show, Nov. 13- 14, Victoria Rifies Hall. Montreal, Que. W. H. Horobin, 283 Marquette St., sec- retary. State Floral Society of .Arkansas, Little Rock, Nov. 14-ie. Chas. Vestal, secretary Annua! flower show, Waco, Texas, Nov. 13-ie. Capt J. D. Shaw, Presi- dent. Worcester County Horricultural So- ciety, Ciirysanthemuni show, Worces- ter, Ma-s., Nov. 14. A. A Hixon, sec- retary. Ontario Horticultural F;xhibition, Massey Music Hall, Toronto, Ont., Nov. 12-16. H. B. Cowan. Parliament Building, Toronto, secretary. Deiiison Civic Improvement League, Uenison, Tex., Nov. 20-22. T. W. Lar- kin, secretary .Maryland State Horticultural Socie- ty, Fifth Reg. Armory, Baltimore, Dec. 3-4. T. B. Symonds, College Park, ?ld., secreinry. There will be no chrysanthemum show, from the present indications at t'lp Poianif>al Gardens at South Park, Huffalo, N. Y., this year. There will be a sort of exhibition with the public invited, the same this year as ever, though the usual gorgeous exhibitioii is off for the very good reason that (here are not enough of the Powers to make a s-how. The smoke and gases which have been making life more and more miserable each year for the Holf.nical Gardens have don= their fell work quite thoroughly this year and the chiysanthemums have been partic- ularly unforl jnate. In fact, according to Sup't. "^owell, tlie Gardens w ill have to be removed or their attractiveness will soon be a thing of the past. November 2, 1907 HORTICULTURE 577 LIBRARY NOTES. Any of the books meutioued iu Mr. Payne's reviews can be supplied at pub- lishers' price from the office of Horticul- ture. The Small Town Garden, by H. M. S'wanwick (Shcrratt & Hughes, Man- chester and London). This is a plain cloth-bound _ hook without any great pretension to style, but has the merit of appealing to the townsman who has a love for gardening, in a useful and practical manner. The reader is given several comprehensive lists and tables ol xilants arranged with name, height, kind, period of flowering, description and short cultural directions which are easy for reference besides being in close compass. The sub-headings ■throughout the work are numerous and cover the whole area of garden re- quirements and operations for the town gardener. A Garden In 'Venice by F. Eden. (Country Life, Llm'd, and George New- nes, London). Here we have a new and cheap edition of one of those high class and artistic volumes for which the Country Life Library is especially noted. The book is the author's rec- ord of his own garden in Venice and is beautifully printed in old style type and adorhed with 21 illustrations. To anyone who has been in an Italian gar- den in Italy — for there are so-called Italian gardens elsewhere, this charm- ing volume will be of special interest for it breathes both in the illustrations and the text the very spirit of the gen- uine article. Many of the pictures transport us back to days long ago when we too wandered through Italian gardens in that land where there are so many beautiful and interesting ex- amples. Select Carnations, Picotees and Pinks, by John Fraser. (Maclaren & Sons, London). Carnation growing has here in England assumed a con- siderable importance of late years or perhaps we might say revival, and as a result we have at the present mo- ment three new books on the subject lying before us. The one by Mr. Fra- ser is perhaps the most voluminous and comprehensive for it runs into nearly 200 pages. The cultural mat- ter is of essentially a practical and not a purely aesthetic manner, as we have seen in some of the recent gardening books. Descriptive lists are given and every phase of carnation culture appears to have been dealt with in a sensible and practical way C. HARM AN PAYNE. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. Number S of the Dahlia News, with articles relating to the National Dah- lia Society of England, the German Dahlia Society and the sensational new dahlia, Charles Lanier. The mem- bership of the New England Dahlia Society is now 200. Tile e.xtent of the popularitiy which the American type of carnation has ■already attained in England is revealed in the very practical Utile 132-page volume which has just reached us, under the title of "The Perpetual Flowering Carnation." The author ''s Montagu C. AUwood and the book is published by Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, England. The topics covered comprise: A Plea for the JUST RECEIVED a shipment of LATE-DUG LILIUM HARRISII We must sell these Harrisii at once. $15.00 per case 16.00 " " 18.00 " " (iMichell's Special Brand). 15 cases 5=7 inch, (400 bulbs per case) 22 " 7-9 " (200 " " " ) 4 '• 9-11 " (1000 " " " ) Immediate ordering is advisable before stock is exhausted. The bulbs are solid, heavy and in fine condition. Send for our complete wholesale catalog of Bulbs. We are headquarters. Henry F. Michell Co., lois Market st. Phila., Pa. Perpetual Flowering Carnation, The Origin of the Perpetual Flowering Carnation, Propagating, Handling Young Carnations, Growing the Per- petual Flowering Carnation. Potting, Stopping, Staling and Tying, Ameri- can System of Cultivation, The Rais- ing of New Varieties. Pe-is and Dis- tases. Manures. Calendai- of Opera- tions, Re\iew of Varietie-. Malmaison Carnations. Border Carntttions. Tlie lllustra':ions show a 250-ft carnation house at Bush Hill Park, Mrs. Law- sou in centre bed; a vase of Mrs. H. Burnett; method of raising cuttings; White Perfection; Victory; house of Enchantress; White Enchantress; Harlowarden; Lady Bountiful; Brit- annia: Malmaison four yeai-s old. The price of the volume is two ahillings and the American carnation grower who sends for a copy will not 1 egret the investment. The school children of several cities are now receiving instruction in the art of gardening. It is not at all like- ly that many of them will ever, in con- sequence of such instruction, become good gardeners, but it is likely that the efforts put forth in their behalf will be productive of much lasting benefit to the children and to the na- tion, not to speak of what it may mean in the years to come to horti- culture in its broadest sense. There- fore, every possible encouragement should be given to those instrumental in inaugurating this commendable movement. There is no reason to doubt the prediction that a bright future is in store for the dahlia as a thing of prac- tical utility for florists, but, again, it is reasonable to suppose that the craze for huge collections, embracing all the varieties obtainable, good, bad and indifferent, is either dying slowly or already gone. The substantial basis upon which the permanent pop- ularity of the dahlia will rest will be its usefulness within the bounds of a reasonable number of varieties of two or three types. The Cactus type has undoubtedly the greater fascination for the enthusiastic amateur, but it is doubtful if, as a type, it is of as much utility as either the Single or Decora- tive; or. in other words, can a florist get from one end of the season to the other as much and as good material for cut flower purposes out of the Cactus type as he can out of the Dec- orative or out of the Single'? AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. To the Peony Growers of the United States. As Chairman of the committee on peony diseases, 1 wish to bring before your attention some lines of work which this committee proposes to un- dertake during the coming year, and to ask your hearty co-operation in the same. It is proposed first, to bring together all the literature bearing upon the sub- ject of peony diseases. This, the Chairman of the committee expects to complete during the coming year and will present a paper on the subject be- fore the next annual meeting of the society. In connection with this work it is especially desired that all persons interested in peony growing will .^end to the Chairman references to any lit- erature on the subject of peony troubles of which they may know. Second, we will endeavor to get to- gether all of the observations and ex- perience of peony growers with dis- eases of the plant. This will include any experiences they have had with diseases, methods of treatment and success or failure of the same. On this point it will be necessary to appeal di- rectly to the grower, and it is hoped that everyone interested in the matter will write out briefly and clearly any- thing they may have to offer and sen-i it to us. Third, we shall endeavor to get to- gether specimens of the different dis- eases of peonies for the purpose of studying them carefully and making experiments to determine their cause and methods of their treatment. It is planned to continue this work for a number of years in order that we may arrive at some definite conclusions in regard to the matter. Growers are urged to send in any diseased plants whenever they find them, transporta- tion prepaid. In return for which the Chairman of your committee promises to give whatever information he can in regard to the trouble and to prepare from time to time short articles on some common and destructive disease, that will appear for publication in the proper magazine, etc. These speci- mens should be carefully wrapped in a box or stout package and mailed di- rectly to our address. Signed: H. H. 'WHETZEL, N. Y. State College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y. 578 HORTICULTURE November 2, 1907 ESTABLISHED i 802 A WARD FIELD OF LILIUM LONGIFLORUM GIGANTEUM IN JAPAN. Send for our Trade Bulb List New crop Giant Cyclamen seed. PSR lOGO SEEDS Asparagus plumosus nanus seeds $2-25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds 2.50 Bermuda Easter Lilies and Roman Hyacinths. Send for special prices for large quar.tities. ALL THE OTHER DUTCH BULBS. J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of tlie Higliest Qrade WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS 12x15, $3.00 per 100, $23.50 perl 000 15x18, 4.00 " 38.00 " BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CfTY FISKE BULBS for immediate plant- iug or forcing. Let us quote on what- ever you need. H.E. FISKE SEED CO. 12 A 13 Faneuil Hall Square, BOSTON, MASS. 3jiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii£ I GLADIOLI I g Cut spikes in any quantity from S S Selected White and Light Shades; s S Selected Mixed Colors and Named S S Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. g S Wriie for Pnces S I ARTHUR CCWEE | S Gladiolus 5pecialist S E Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y E niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniffi LIST OF PATENTS. Issued October 22, 1907. S68,7S9. Fertilizer Spreader. John O. Linden, Chicaso, 111., as- signor to International Har- vester Co.. a corporation of New Jersey. S6S,861. Draft Rqualizei-, Die Holm. Madison, Minn. .S(i9,078. Planter. James T. Gantt, Macon, Oa. PLANT IMPORTS. There wei-e entered at the poi t of New York during the week of October 23 to October 29, 1907, inclusive, the tollowino plants, etc.: Via. Botierdan.: John Dunn, Jr., .1 cs. plants, 7 tubs do.; K. F. Darrow, 31 cs. do.; Wm. Elliott & Sons, 3 cs. do.; J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co., 3 cs. roots; .ATcHutchison & Co., 31 cs. plants; Maltus & Ware, 1G3 cs. plants. 2 cs. flower loots, 1 bbl. bulbs, 8 cs. do., 17 cs. trees and shrubs; P. Ouwerkerk, 22 cs. trees; T. H. Petry & Co., 15 cs. plants, T. C. Pollock, 17 cs. do.; Julius Roelirs, i cs. do.; J. M. Tiiorburn « Co., 5 cs. do.; Vaughan's Seed Store, 2 cs. trees, 4 cs. bulbs; Sundry For- warders, 47 cs. plants, 21 cs. roots, 3 cs bulbs. Via Antwerp: H. H. Berger & Co., Z cs. plants; H. P. Darrow. 47 cs. do.: Wra. Elliott & Sons, 1 cs. do.; W. Hagemann &- Co., 73 cs. do.; Hussa & Co., S cs. do.; 154 tubs laurel trees, :: pgs. empty tubs; Kraemer & Foster, 24 tubs laurel tree.s; McHutchison & Co., 47 cs. plants, 30 tubs laurel tree; M.aUus .?'. Vv^are, 285 cs. plants, 4 tubs laurel trees; R. F. Lang, 31 cs. plants, Chas. F. Meyer, 91 cs. do., 2 tubs laurel trees; August Rolker & Sons, 40 cs. plants; Ter Kuile, 24 cs. do.; Vaugh;:ns Seed Store, 31 cs. do.; To Order, 3 cs. do.; Sundry Forwarders, 15G cs. do. Via Scuthampton: O. G. Hemp- stead & Son. 3 cs. plants, 35 osi bulbs; Maltus & Ware, 5 cs. piants; O. .1. Smith, I cs. do.; Vaughan's Seed Store, S crates plants. Via Hull: H. Blschoft, 33 cs. plants. From Germanv: A. Hollander & Co., 5 cs. plants; August Rolker & Sons, 10 cs. do.; Forwarders, 9 cs. do. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. John Lewis Childs. Floral Park, N. Y. — Trade price-list of gladioli, lilies, irises and other bulbs and roots. T. V. Munson & Co., Denison, Texas. 'The Munson Nurseries and Tre3 Planters' Hand-Book for 1907-1908." Grapes and strawberries .111 a large jilace in this excellent list of fruit trees and plants. M. H. Harman Company, Geneva, N. Y. General Catalogue of Fruit and Or- namental Trees, Evergreens. Shrubs, Vines and Roses. A McFarland pro- duction; hence an ornament as well as hand-book of sterling value. Sluis & Groot, Enkhuizen. Holland. Advance Price-List of Vegetable, Flower and Agricultural Seeds. A wholesale list of much interest, cover- in.g the main varieties of standard seeds handled by the wholesale trade. "Peter's Plants" is a hand- some descriptive catalogue of or- namental trees and shrubs and border plants, issued by the Pe- ter's Nursery Company, Kiioxville, Tenn. This is a good examjile of the high class modern catalogue, embel- lished with artistic illustrations calcu- lated to w.>iet the appetites of anyone interested in sylvan beauty, and the cover is a work of art. Henry F. Michell Co., Philadelphia. Book of Bulbs, 1907. Adorned with a big tree paeony in colors on the front cover and a flawless golf course on the back cover and filled with descrip- tions and prices of the best proven gar- den varieties, this catalogue looks like a btisiness-getter and we hope it will so prove. Michell's AVholesale Price- List of Bulbs comes by same mail. Everything finds a plao'e in this up-to- date trade list. Send for it. ST. DAVIDS Late-Dug Harrissii Guaranteed pure bulbs. No long* iflorum adulteration SIZE 5 to 7, 400 in a Case. $15 00 Case Wm. Elliott 6 lb. 50c; lb. 75c. Our Fall Bulb Catalogue now ready. If you have not already secured one, send a postcard today. It contains a full line of bulbs and flower seeds. ARTHURT.B0D01NGTCN,342West14thSl..N.Y.City r\y GIANT CYCLAHEN Are ahead in growth and flowers, Bloodred, Car- mine. Pink Pure White. White with Carmine Eye. E^ch color separate. Tr. pkt., $I.(i(t; HMO seeds, $6 00. An even mixture of the above 5 colors tr. pkt. 75c.: 1000 seeds, $5 00. For larger quan- tities, special quotations. O. V. ZANGEN, Seedsmen, HOBOKEN, N. J G. C. MORSE & CO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and they are 10 times better. 8TUMPP & WALTER CO., - 50 Barclay St., New York Best Quality Fall Bulbs It is to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock-boltom prices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VICKS SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors VICKS SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: ( oz. 7Sc. 1-4 OZ. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VICKS SONS, Rochester, N. Y. BRASLAN SEED GROWERSCO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, • - CALIFORNIA CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurpassed for size of flowers. Giant Crimson Giant Pink Giant White Finest Mixed Giant Excelsior, White with Claret Base 100 seeds, $< 2.5: lOfiO seeds, $10.00. R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 & 7 So. Market St,, Boston, Mass. Burpee's Seeds P PHILADELPHIA W AULIFLOWERS A B B A G E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 StomriKade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds^= Send for Catalogu* THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 4 33 So. Market St., BOSTON Frenoli ^nd II>»;i.t;olx BULBS For prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent on request. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 4T-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS 680 HORTICULTURE November 2, 1907 BY WIRELESS FROM ROBERT CRAIG. Mr. Craig acknowledges that Ficus panduraia is the most profitable plant specialty he ever handled. He attrib- utes the lailure of some growers witli this plant to the fact that they have tried to propagate from single syes, the i-esult being in all cases spindling, feeble specimens. Propagation by mossing the tops of the plants he finds to be the only successful method. As showing the wonderful tenacity of Ficus pandurata and its value in deco- rative work, one specimen may be cit- ed in evidence. It is over 10 feet in height and carries 5G enormous leaves, never having lost a leaf, and all this in a 12-inch tub. Among the most sensational things seen at the establishment of the Rob- ert Craig Company are a number of orotons of remarkable brilliancy of col- oring, raised by Edwin Lonsdale. A fact worthy of note is that these splen- did varieties, varying greatly as they do in form of leaf and markings, all came from one seed pod. One of the handsomest has been named Edwin Lonsdale, and it gives promise of be- ing a popular plant foi' holiday basket arrangements. "Light-pink Lorraine," the form of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine which orig- inated with Edwin Lonsdale, is much more substantial than the ordinary type, and on this account is preferred by many tor dwelling house use as well as for exhibition purposes, its ability to withstand the conditions of the ex- hibition hall for several days being a good point in its favor. Of the more recent begonia hybrids Agatha prom- ises well, especially for early blooming. The Amerpohl fern fronds are being used extensively in Philadelphia in flo- ral decorative work and bid fair to give .asparagus a tussle for pre-eminence in this respect. This fern planted in hanging log baskets makes a lovely ob- ject. Amerpohlii as a spreading form and Todaeaoides as an upright form will probably displace all the older plumose forms of Nephrolepis, except- ing only the Whitmanii. Mr. Craig's selection as the best of the pompon chrysanthemums for cut spray purposes comprises Lula for white and Quinola for yellow. Kitty Bourne leads in the yellow singles; it hears a profusion of daisy-like flowers and was •'all the go" in London last season. Mr. Craig has taken up Adiantum hybridum in preference to Croweanura for cut frond purposes. He a-sserts that it is more productive than that popular variety. Pere Charon is a dracaena which, when it becomes more plentiful and is more widely distributed, will leave no room for the old terminalis. PHOENIX ROEBELINl. CROMWELL NOTES. In a recent conversation with A. N. Pierson of Cromwell, Conn., we learned from that most astute caid suc- cesslul wholesale grower that he has 25,000 plants of Killarncy this season. This with Richmond, Rride, Brides- maid and Beauty constitute the great- Phcenix Roebelini, the character of which is so well illustrated at the head of this column, needs no further commendation than the picture dis- closes as to its graceful habit and usefulniess as a decorative plant. Its scarcity heretofore has been its only drawback but seeds are now offered at reasonable prices and no florist needs to be without a good sioek r>f this elegant representative of the palm fam.ily, which is at all times graceful, be the size large or small. er part of Ills rose stock, althougii there are some Kaiserins and Ivorys, the latter being grafted plants now in the seventh year and apparently as productive as ever, and the former ar^ now about to give way to lilies, which have been started in pots in frame.3. The Beauties are on solid bods without draina.ge, yet are in robiist health and productiveness, and the Richmonds are in their second year, with the cane tied down. Cromwell is a good place to visit in search of practical and prof- itable processes. The only glass added this year to this extensive estal)lisliment is one house, 40 X 4.30, which is now full of chrysanthemums. Mr. Pierton i.-s much attached to Early Snow as a first crop white: its flower and foli- age are both excellent. Rosiere is the favorite pink early and Monrovia the best yellow. I'or a crop to follow ^Monrovia and precede Ool. Appleton Zimmer's Yellow is grown. Mr. Pier- son's plan is to set two plants together in each case and allow each to bear two blooms. Among the carnations, which are a leading specialty In Crom- well, Winsor takes the lead in beauty and promise at the present time. The selection in scarlet has been cut down to two varieties — Victory and Beacon. Gardenias in bench are in splendid luxuriance and a steady crop of flow- ers is being cut, the demand far ex- ceeding the supply. A little nitrate of soda is applied with beneflcial results whenever the foliage shows any in- clination to turn yellow. Plants now in second year in bench appear first- class and hold their buds even better than those grown in pots. PLANT GROWERS ORGANIZE. , The plant growers of New York and j New Jersey and stu-rounding vicinity, ; having met with circumstances whicli j made necessary some means of procuring uniformity and certainty in the customs and usages in their trade und of obtaining information as to the i standing of the dealers connected with i their trade, have organized and incor- ! porated under the name of the New York and New Jersey .Association o£ > Plant Growers. | Among the objects for which the cor- j poration w as formed are the fostering : of the trade and the interests of its [ members, to obtain and diffuse accu- rate and reliable information as to the pot-p!ant growing and as to the standing of merchants and dealers In i the general horticultural trade, to pro- | cure uniformity and certainty in the j customs and usages in the trade, to piotect its members and customers against unscrupulous dealers and to j |u-omo1e a more enlarged and friendly | intercourse between plant growers and j horticulturists generally. ' The Association has been very sue- '■ cesslul in the beginning of its career, j and has so greatly increased its mem- | bership that it now includes almost every grower within its jurisdiction. ; New York and New Jersey Association of Plant Growers, [ W. H. SIEBHFCHT. .iR.. Secretary. ' Novenib-?!' 2, 1907 HORTICULTURE 581 Dreer Specials in Ferns PTERIN WILSONI Wp feol very enthusiastic over this fern; it is not only the most graceful, but also one of the hardiest of the created forms of Pterls, useful In fern dishes as well as for growing on into speclmou plants in 6-inch pans; in this size It ap- peals to every buyer and meets with ready sales. We have a fine lot of 6-lnch pans. $4.50 per dozen; .S.'iS.OO per 100; 3-inch pots, $6.00 per lOO. A fine lot of 6-inch pots now ready, $1.00 each. The miniature Farleyense, as It is sometimes called, very fine plants. Adiaotum Tarleyense Adiantum Rhodo|>hyllum 3-inch pots, .$10.00 per 100. Adiantum ^acrot>hyllum Fall months appeals to all. Th offer it in quantity and at a popular Adiantum Croweanum Ne|)hrole|)is> Amerpohlil- The bronzy red or almost crimson foliage of this variety during the the first time we have been able to price; fine 3-inch pots, $15.00 per 100. We offer a fine lot of this, the most use- ful and profitable of all the Maidenhair Ferns for cutting; fine 3-inch pot plants, $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. J140.00 per 1000. _The Philadelphia Lace Fern— This is the latest addition to the Ostrich Plnme type and is certain to prove a welcome and popular variety, hold- ing for delicac.v and gracefulness the same position among the Nephroie- pls that Adiantum Gracilllmnm docs among the Maidenhair Ferns. The pinnae are so finely divided that it reminds one of a piece of fine lace; the fronds are broad and of a depth which gives them a cushion-like ap- pearance. It forms a beautiful specimen and is admired by everyone who sees it. 50c. each; $3.50 per dozen; $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. nifcpnrOlt|JIS lUUIrclUIUbS r„iepi8— This is an English intro- duction that has received a first-class certificate both from the Royal Horticultural Society and from the Royal Botanic Society of London, and is likely to become a most important commercial variety. While in a general way it reminds one of an exceptionally well-grown plant of N. Elegantissima, it is entirely distinct from this and all others, in its strong yet compact growth and its bold heavy foliage, which is distinct- ly tripinnate or three times divided. Specimen plants which we now have growing are admired by everyone and we have great faith In Its future. 4.inch pots, ready Oct. 1st, 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen; $40.00 per 100; 6-inch pots, ready now, fine plants, $1.00 each. A fine lot of Ferns in 3-inch pots, assorted varieties for Pern dish work. .$0.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000. Asjiaragas Plumosus Nanus Uo^.^Vi, ff,. ^^X: per doz., $6.00 per 100. PTERIS WILSON For u comtilete list of seasonable Bulbs, Plants and Seeds, see our new Wholesale List. HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. NEWS NOTES, S. Burdelte Reed, ct Bound lirook, is now connected with W. L. Andrews' greenhouse, Elmwood, Conn. The H. J. Heinz conservatories, Pittsburg, Pa., were opened to the public on October 28 for the winter. Robert Newsham and Louis Buchler have talven positions with the Metairie Ridge Nursery Co., New Orleans, La. Peter Murray, of Fairhaven. Mass, has vacated the Winsor greenhouses and is nov.' located in his new houses on Washington street and Temple Elliott reports the most successful fall season in several years. Boxwood, conifers, rhododendrons, Azalea mollis, etc., are now in order at the sign of the red flag in Fulton St., New York. Profe.> oi' Stene, Rhol,? Island State Commissioner for the suppression nf the- gipsy moth and other ii'.juiious insect pests, is now enlisting the ser- vices of Newport gai'deners by sugges- tion anil otherwise 'to aid him in for- mulating plans for the complete eradi- cation of the San Jose scale. This scale iias already worked great damage to fruit and other trees in this city. Henry A. Bester and William Bester of Hagerstown, and R. Vincent, Jr., & Son of White Marsh, Md., had nota- ble exhibits at the Hagerstown Fair on October 16. A. Leuthy & Co., of Roslindale, JTass.. have just received one of the largest shipments of azaleas and other decorative plants, that has ever come into the port of Boston. Ernest C. Rcss has purchased th^' greenhouse of Oliver Croucher, Hud- son, Mass.. and will continue the busi- ness in connection with his |)resent houses on the (iates Pond roaii. Ij. Pillvet, proprietor of the Neu- chatel Nursery, San Francisco, has re- sumed business at his old place at Burlin.s;ame, which he abandoned im- mediately after the earthquake. Auction sales of foliage plants have come to a close and auctioneer W. J. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE 2j^ in. Pots, lio.oo per lOO 3j4 in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Ready fo Pci On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. ORCHIDS Just arrived, in tine condition. Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidlum Varicosum Rogersii. Write for prices. JOSEPH A. MANDA, weItoiTanoe, n. j In sheath, bud and tlower. Write for particulars and catalogue. JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANY, Rutherford, New Jersey. ORCHIDS Arrived in perfect condiiion Cattleya flossiae, also C. Schroederae, Laelia Anceps, Epiden- drum Vittellnum, etc, etc. Write for prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N J. ORCHIDS Largest JmporierSf Exporters, Orawert and Hybridists in the World Sander, St. Albans, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... ORJOHI13S ... Just to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae.C. lotermedia, C. Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cit- rine, C. Gaskelliana. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L. majalis, L, Aulumnalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Cooperianum.Onfidium Cnso m,0. Varicosum. O. Cavcndishianum, O. Luridum, Odonto Citrosmum. To arrive m a short lime, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warnfrii. Miltonia VexiUaria. CARRILLO &, BALDWIN SFCAUCUS, N.J. Just Arrived in First Class Condition C. Trianae, C. Percivsliana, C. Speciosissiraa, C. Qaskelllana. Oncldium Kramerianum. WRITE FOR PRICES ORDONEZ BROS. P.O.Box 105. MADISON, N.J. 582 HORTICULTURi: November 1907 K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsalc by all first classsupplyhotiscs. Madeby ORAL MFC. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston HEADQUARTERS FOR HARDY FERNS, GALAX, MOSS, LAUREL, PRINCESS PINE, BOXWOOD, FESTOONING, ETC. Best Ferns in Market $1.25 per 1000 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., [[V;^^,l See Our Cut Flower Ad. 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., BOSTON THE WILSON ESTABLISHMENT AT BROOKLYN, N. Y Our illustration, reproduced from a recent photograph taken by Fred. Lautenschlager, shows the establish- ment of one of Brooklyn's most prog- ressive retail florists, Robert G. Wil- son. This is the old Shannon place, on Greene avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., which Mr. Wilson has remodelled, and is running as an adjunct to his retail store on Fulton street. It is a good example of a compact establishment within the closely-built precinct of a great metropolis. NEWS NOTES. Harry Walthers has entered the em- ploy of McLean, the florist, of North Phelps Street, Youngstown. Ohio. where he was located before the fire. it is said to be the handsomest and most up-to-date store in San Francisco. The first good mignonette of the season is coming to the New York market from A. Sautei', of Nyack, N. Y. Peter Gerlaird, of 57 W. Twentv-first street, New York, nearly lost his life last week, 'vying to stop a runaway (earn. He is very badly bruised. The film of Spaulding & Hodgson, florists, of Newport and New York, has been forn.ed with \. "Warren Spauld- ing and Charles F. Hodgson as part- ners. S. N. Peck, of Toledo, C, intends to sell his retail place on Broad- way, on account of the sickness of his wife, who has so long attended to his interest there. He will there- after confine himself to his new place and grow carnations exclusively. Peter Brown, a retail florist, has rented a part of the floor sjjace from Perkins ■■& Nelson, wholesale flcrists, at 55 W. Twentv-sixth street, New York. The stock of Mrs. Mary Pilsher, florisi, Worcester, Mass., was consid- erably damaged by water and smoke in a recent fire in the block iu which her store is located. On Tuesday evening, October 29, H. Robinson & Co celebrated the first an- niversary of their entry into the wholesale cut flower business by a re- ception to the trade at their place of business in Province street. Boston. A lavish entertainment of music rnd re- neshments was provided throughout the evening which was en.ioyed by near- ly two hundred grower.5 and dealers. The store was handsou'ely decorated with laurel festooning and boxwood garlands. The plants, fixtures and practically all the other movable property of the Hodgson lirm at Newport, R. I., will be sold at auction November 1, for the benefit of the firm's creditors. Chas. Stappenbeck, 1207 Polk St., San Francisco, is moving into his new store, which is built on the same place Reed & Kelk r, New York, have just issued their new catalogue and copies may now be had on application. It is a IJiO-pace hook with thick, flexible covers, illustrated with hundreds of high grade half-tones of florists' sup- plies in great variety. It is a superb production, highly creditable to this well-known and enterprising firm. With a few exceptions, all the goods listed are of American manufacture. BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. MMufirtufen of FLORISTS' LETTERS I This wooden box nicely stained and Tamislied, 18x30x12, made in two sec- tions, one for each eize letter, given away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, i J4 or 2 inch sire per 100, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere suid for ssile by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. r. McCARTttY, Manager 66 Pearl Street. BOSTON, MA55. BOXES BOXES BOXES LIGHT WOOD CUT FLOWER BOXES tocji per 100 3 x4 x80 S4.00 3 I 5 X 34 4.50 3x7x31 4 60 6 X 6 X 34 6.80 4 X 13 X 24 9.00 6 X 12 X 24 lO.SO 6x 13 x30 ia.50 5 X 1 3 X 36 14.00 6 X 13 X 36 15 00 6 X 15 I 43 20.00 6x 15 x48 23.00 Write for samples and prices in car load lots. 6ETM0RE BOX FACTORY, Incorporated, BBLLeVILLE, ALA. The"Japana"Cut Flower Holder A handy article for florists. Sells to the trade on sight. Madeof glass in three sizes. The "AnglBis*' Table Decoration, something entirely new, lorg needed. The florist and housewife will appreciate this article, as it simplifies the art of table decorating. Ask for catalog. M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. N, I30 Waiola Ave., La Grange, 111. TIME IS MONEY Save % the time greeninu your desiqns by using FLORISTS' GREENING PINS 200 per lb., and you gel from 1000 to 1100 to the lb. Ten lbs. or over, 15c per lb. Write for prices on arger quantities. WM. SCHLATTER & SON, Springfield, Mass. American Flower and Tree Tub. No. Top. Deep Price 1 13': 12 $1.00 2 141, 14 1.25 3 16 16 1.50 4 19 18 2.00 5 21 20 3 00 6 25 22 4.00 7 25 \ 24 5.50 The AmericanWoodenware Mfg.Cc TOLEDO, In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." November 2, 1907 HORTICULTURE 38S PERSONAL. Visitors in Boston: Julius Roehrs, Jr., and wife, Rutherford, N. J. A. Fmtrich. representing \iliiiorin &; Co., Paris, Fiance, was in Boston last wesk. Visitors in Xew Yorlt: Henry Bar- ton, Westfleld, Mass.; Tliomas Mur- ray, Tuxedo, N. Y. Visitors in Detroit: Paul Berko- witz, of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., and S. S. Skidelsky, Pliiladelphia. James T. Silniau, of Wrltham, Mass., returned on October 25 from a four months' trip to the old world. Arthur Griffin, who has been in Eng- land for a month or more, is now on his way home to Newport, after a most enjoyable sojourn on the other side of the water. W. F. Sheridan, who underwent a serious operation at the hospital, made a brief appearance at his place of busi- ness in New York last Saturday, the first time in six weeks. P. Ouwerkerk of Jersey City, N. J., retuined last week on the New Am- sterdam, after a three months' busi- ness and pleasiire trip through Hol- land, Switzerland and Gerinany. He speaks very highly of the horticultural decorations of the hotels and other public resorts at the watering places in Switzerland as being far ahead of those in America. NEW RETAIL FLOWER STORES. Otto Knehnel & Son, Chicago, 111. Weiss & Pannebecker, Los Angeles, Calif. Charles Heyme, So. Halsted St., Chi- cago, 111. Miss Sawyer, 2018 W. Madison St.. Chicago. !il. Connelly-Crouch Co., King St., Charleston, S. C. James .\. Hawkins, 2024 Market St., Galveston, Texas. The new store at 509 Madison ave- nue. New York, has been opened by E. L. Lang, and not by Tiieodore Lang, as previously reported. A. WARENDORFF, 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK. Send your orders to the King of Floral Artists. Flower Deliveries In Brooklyn anil otlier Long Ishmd Points New York City. New -lersey, etc. At Theatres, Hotels, Steamers or Residences. WILSON Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. Theodore Miller FLORIST Long Distance PhoiiM: Bell, Forest 56; KInlMh, D<4iinr 4S32 Dalmar Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO. ATLANTA FLORAL Co! " IJSS'"' ATLANTA GEORGIA. JOHN BREITMEYER'S ^=SONS^= Cor. Miami and Qratlot Ave*. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . High Grade Gut Blooms We c*rer all Micbican iMUits and c>»J •ections mt Ohio, Indiana and Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUBITORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrlan 5tE SAMU£L MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory 1017 BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MQ Botb 'Phones 2670 Mafn Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery in New York or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially deliv- ered by ,5* ^ ^ Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th St., New York City ALEX. MeCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38th St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL FRED C. WEBER WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORIST ST. LOUIS, MO. 4326-28 OlIVE STREET Established 1873 long Distance Phone Bell Llndell 676 CUDE BROSCO FLORISTS WASHINGTON, D. C. QUDE'5 Geo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINQTON. D. C. TRANSFER Your orders for flower or plant delivery in Eastern New England to JULIUS A. ZINN, 2 Beacon St., Boston. Fine Design Work a Specialty. WILLIAM L.ROCK FLOWER CO. FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Orders, and reliable deliveries guaranteed. DAVID CLARKE'5 SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country t* New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLO WEBS Br TELEGRAPH" KANSA.S CITY, MO. will carefully execute orders for Kansas City and any town in Missouri or Kansas. ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IN ALBANY AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. Send flower orders for delivery In BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F? CALVIN 124 Tremont St., Boston The Park Floral Go. J. A. VALENTINE Pres. DENVER, COLORADO William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. Nlcblgfan Ave. and 3lst St., CHICAM We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phones: Douglas 744, Douglas 523, Douglss 744 lACOB SCHULZ, rot;,I^1ffE.^^V: Hilt FlnW»r^ °' best quality in season UUl [ luntia dtlirered promptly to any address. WTrite, Telegraph or Telepha.e. Cumberland and Home Phones 223 and 984 581 HORTICULTURE November 2, 1907 SPECIALTIES THIS WEEK: I Cattieyas, Oncidiums and Chrysanthemums Cattleyas, $50.00 per hundred. Valley $4.00 to $5.00 per hundred; Chrysan= themums, best varieties, fancy stock $2.00, $3.00, and $4.00 per dozen. Strings of Asparagus Plumosa, finest in the country, $1.00 each. THIS STOCKIJlSiSURE TO^PLEASE. EXCELLENT VALUE FOR THE MONEY. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., "The " Wholesale FloHsts of Philadelphia 1608-1620 LUDLOW ST., STORE OPEN 7.30 a. Philadelphia TO 8 p.m. { EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ t CUT FLOWERS t LI 526 Ra EDWARD REID, w^p'«-'« Florist 1526 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA STORE CLOSES 8 PM. X < / \ f CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. i \ /- lb WILD SMILBX and AUTUMN FOLIAGE ^V. E. McRISSICK Wholesale Florist 1231 Filbert St.. PHILADELPHIA DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers W« «an care for jour cutf lower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. «-47-49 WMASH AVE., - CHICAGO POEHLMANN BROS. CO. Grow and Ship the Finest AMERICAN BEAUTIES In th« World %-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. CHAS. W. MeKEUAR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Hoses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERG WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. Id writing adTertlien mentloB HortlCBltaM and all other ROSES AIYIERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO O :t. 20 I TWIN CITIES I I Oct. 12 I PHIL A. Oct. 28 BOSTOH Oct. 31 ROSES Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special... Ex.ia ... No. X " Lower grades Bride , 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. " ** *' " Low.gr. Liberty, Richmond, Chat -nay F&S " " Lower grades. Killarney, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... " " Lower grades CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties. Ordinary MISOELLANEOUS Violets .75 to Cattleyas 50.00 to Lilies > ia.50 to Lily of the Valley 3.00 to Gladioli Chrysanthemums, Fancy " Ordinary.... Adiantum Smilax • Acpara^s Plumosus. strings. 35-oo '* " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 35.00 to 35-00 20.00 10.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 3,00 1. 00 to 2>;.oo to 6.00 to .75 to t2.00 to to 40.00 30.00 1=^.00 8.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 •J.OO 8.00 5.00 4.C0 2.00 T.50 60.00 16.00 5.00 30.00 15.00 I 50 18 00 so.oo 55 00 6 00 2.00 6,00 4.00 8.0c 5.00 35.00 20.00 25 oo| 10.00 ao.oo 8.00 15.00 8.00 6.00 8.00 6- 00 6.00 3 -00 6.00 6.00 3.00 1 o oc 4 00 6 00 3 00 2.00 to 4 00 1 1.50 to 2 CO .50 350^ 12 50 3.00 1. 00 20. 30 8.00 75 12.50 50.00 25.00 3 00 *o 1.50 to 35.00 15.00 10 00 8 00 8.00 4.00 8.00 S.oo 8.00 3.00 4.00 2.00 •75 ■75 to 1.00 ■50 6o.ot to.oo to 50.00 17.00 15. CO to 20.00 10.00 5.00 2.00 to 4.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 to 6.00 2.00 35.00 20.00 to 25.00 12. «0 12.00 8 00 to 12.00 4.00 1. 00 to 1.50 •50 15.00 12. 50 to 15-00 8.00 60.00 to 50.00 35.00 25,00 to 50.00 20.00 ao.oo 15.00 T2.00 4.00 5.00 3 00 4.00 1. 00 6.00 2,00 2,0a to 1 .00 to 25. CO 30 00 15 00 8.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 2 00 8.00 4,00 .60 50. CO I a. so 4.00 4.C0 ;8.co to 8.00 to 1.50 to 13. 00 to 50.00 to 50.00 THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Without a rival in knowledge of the requirements of the trade and the ability to supply them. Our New Illustrated Catalogue, recognized as a work of art unprecedented in its line for variety, novelty and completeness, tells the story fully, and if you have not yet sent for it, do so now. 'TIS FREE TO EVERYBODY IN THE TRADE H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. November 2, 1907 HORTICULTURE 585- Flower Market Reports. Reflecting In =ome degree BOSTON the atmosphere about the retail florists, wliose cus- tomers are :n a subdued irame of mind as a result of the recent financial strain, the wholesale market sho\vs a decided downward tendency. This con- dition cannot fairly be attributed to the influx of chrysanthenuims thus far although their effect on their pro- ducts may be apparent later. Chrysan- therauni.-a themselves p,re not doing as well in proportion to the general trade as thej' did at the same season last year. Roses are greatly improved in Quality, all varieties being seen in high grade but a good proportion of the receipts must look to the street fakir for consolation in the present strgnation. Colored carnations hang fire also, but the white ones find a fairly responsive market ; there are enough of the latter, however, for all needs. Uly of the valley and violets are decidedly on the quiet list, Traie opened only fair BUFFALO and remained rather qui- et throughout the week. The supply has been somewhat heavy, especially in the chrysanthe- mum line. Fancies were not too plen- tiful but a good lot of short and or- dinary stock filled the market and prices were at low ebb. The last cut- ting of Monrovia, Polly Rose and a few other varieties were had and only of poor quality and many were carried along for the bargain seeker. A few of the late varieties are coming in and Duckham is leader in pink, Mrs. Weeks in white and Appleton in yellow, all of which were sold readily. Tea roses were in good supply, also Beauties but demand light. Carnations are increa.s- ing in quantity and find ready sale. Other stock is in good supply. Trade last week. INDIANAPOLIS though at no time rushing, could be classed as fair to good throughout. Every line seemed to share in a fairly active call. Out-door stock has been all through for about two weeks, but some good gladioli are being shipped in from the South. Chrysan- themums are coming in in large quantities, though, perhaps, not suffi- cient to call it a glut. The impres- sion in general is that they are not bringing the prices they did a year ago. So far, they have not cut in on the sale of roses and carnations to the usiial extent, as farcy Beauties are still in good demand and supply, while Tc'as are holding their own. Lily of the \ alley is 'on abundant for the demand and is not bringing top notch prices. Violets are improving daily, but do not clean up well. Cat- tleyas are seen everywhere. The usual quantity and prices prevail in green goods. SVe are liow expeiienc- NEWPORT ing those conditions in- separable from the de- parture oC the gieat mass of summer residents to their winter hon.t? in the lai'ge e'.itics where no doubt there pres- ence will have a directly oppc^ite effect on business, or will after the financial goblins now hovei'ing around have vanished. It is surprising the effect such a scare as is here referred to has had no business even in a place like NIE^^EN "^^'^ same represents satisfac- '■'"^''"■" tion to the customer whenever flowers are wanted. PHILADELPHIA '^^e leading center of r nikftllbbr niH t^e cut flower interests of the country — where the best can always be got — if it can be got anywhere. THI^ WFFEf We invite you especially to iniO WW tt IV try ug ojj Chrysanthe- mums, Beauties and Richmond. Leo Niessen Co. 1209 Arch st. Philadelphia Open from 7 a. m. to 8 p m. Newport after the greater number of millionaires have gone. It is very for- tunate that a greater panic was averted otherwise the horiicullural in- terests of this city would indeed suffer during the coming year if not before. The situation in the NEW YORK cut flower market here at present is very un- settled. Recent financial flurries hav3 unfavorably affected the trade of some dealers while others state that busi- ness is unusually good for the season. The wholesale markets maintain their equilibrium much better than might rea.sonably be e>;pected. a fact du-^ largly to the m.odo'ats size of the gen- eral product thus far. .\ heavy influ:: equalling the cut of last year at this date would disorganize things consid- erably. Chrysanthemums are tiow be- ginning to accumulate and prices are tending downward in anticipation of the exjjected suri)lus. Qi'alities are generally fine but prices lire already much below those realized last season lor the same quality under ever condi- tions. Roses are improving in qual- ity and some very fine carnations are beginning to come in. Violets are not yet up to standard and the demand for them has fh "iwn but little life so far. A much better PHILADELPHIA tone prevailed all along the line in this market last week. Improvement was especially notable in chrysanthe- mums, the finer varieties, such as Appleton, Florence Harris. Golden Dome and Ivory being plentiful and dominating the situation. No very large figures are quoted, but the de- mand is, and has been, excellent. Pompons in sprays in yellow, white and other colors are popular. The rose market is a little sluggish as to demand, but the cool weather has greatly improved the quality. Killar- ney, Chatenay and Richmond are es- pecially good. Carnations have also improved in quality and are selling well. Violets also are going better. The cattleya supply is larger than ever in the history of the trade, yet they seem to move off in pretty good shape. Dendrobiunis are scarce. Business is quiet SAN FRANCISCO it the present time; in fact. We liave had veiy little Ire the line of society events as yet, which is per- haps partly due to the unsettled con- ditions owing to the coming city elec- tions and the graft prosecutions, in the latter of which many of our load- ing society people are involved. Clirysanthenu'ms aie a glut on the market. They are of very good quality, both grown under .glass and outdoors. Violets are also coming in in good quantities. Carnations and roses are in fair supply and of pretty good quality tor the time of year. After the rain and WASHINGTON wind storm of the 27th and 2Sth, all nature is smiling once more, and busi- ness is improving right along. Cos- mos and dahlias are virtually things of the past for ihere have been killing frosts in every section. Chrysanthe- inuiiiS are here in full ranks and are as much a favorite of the public as ever before. Carnations are responding to the cold weather, and both stem and color are much improved over the past lew weeks. BUSINESS CHANGES. Robert S. McMurray succeeds Poole & Purllant at 605 E. Columbus avenue, Bellefontaine, O. William Milley, Buffalo, N. Y., has ^cld out his business to his brother John, recently with the Erie Floral Co. The business of Dietrich & Huston, 114i; Wall St.. Los Angeles, California, will hereafter be carried on by Mi'. Dietrich, his partner having retired from business. The business of Alex. Eraslie iS; Co.,. Barre, Vt., under the skilful manage- ment of George Eraslie, has outgrown its old quarters and has been moved to the Woods block, where more room and modern conveniences are had. A. L. Randall & Co., 19-21 East Ran- dolph St., Chicago, have increased their capital stock from $10,000 to $.50,000, a faet that speaks eloquently for ihe growth of the business and the strength of th'e firm. ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jf ceo untant and J^uditor Simple methods of correct accounting i especially adapted for florists' use. ' Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Buiklinc 28 STATE ST., * BOSTON Telephone, Main jS . The KERVAN CO. 113 W 28th. ST. New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- cothd'. Ferns and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen ^ 586 HORTICUl^TURE November 2, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Fineat American Beautiet and Carnations J I West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS Ai West 28tlj Street, NEW YORK HUE ROSES m wmm A Full Line ol All CUT FLOWERS Telephone, 3870 or 3871 Madison Sanare H. E. FROMENT, Wholesale Commission Florist, Choice Cut Flowers, 57 West 28th St., :: NEW YORK. Telephones: 2200. 2201, Madison Square. The Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York Tel. 3a4-3as Madison Square k*^««/»4 ;; JOHN 1. RAYNOR i! Wholesale Commission Florist ^^^tillsT^S^^BlV W A full line of Choice Cut Flower stock for all purposes. Comprises svcry variety 0 grown for New York market, at current prices • TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE ^9 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholetiale Cotnntission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Street, New York Telephone: 3532-3533 HadUon Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY ALWAYS ON HAND Sstabllahed 18S1 BUT PROM SHIP TO TRY ME THE HICHKST %/ A I I CT V ALWAYS GRADE OF VMIakCI ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CAKNATIONS CO iK.KaAKiito Telephone -_ «.. oQii. e» KI^... JAMES McMANUS,759rd8deM Tel. 798.799 Madison Sq. 44 WOSt 28th Street, NCf YlA Ntj Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 1004--I665 MADISON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture -Novembei- 1907 MORTlCULTURt: 587 HARDY CUT FERNS FANCY and DAGGER Extra fine. $1.25 per 1000. Bronze and Green Galax, $1.25 per 1000. Leucothoe Sprays, $1.00 per 100, — $7.50 per 1000. Sphagnum Hoss, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25. Fiiiu-v aud liagsei' Fpins our .=i)ecialtv. A trial order will roiiviiice you that we ^hip only first-class stock. Headquarters for Florists' supplies and wire work. .Ml cut fiowers iu season. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., All phone connections 38-40 Broadway, OetFoit, Mich. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 54 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephone 3559 Madison Sq. A. L YOUNC & CO. RECEIVERS & SHIP- PERS OF CUT FLOWERS. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingGo. Wholesale Commission Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Supplies and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. QiTC am • trikl. We eaa plus* yu. FRANK S. HICKS & CO. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists. Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28tli Street, - New York City Tel. 2^20 Mad. Sq. Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26th St., New York City. Charles Millang so West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission 4 Reliable Place to Conslgrn to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Madison Square A. MOLTZ Will purchase flowers on order In N. Y. market and ship carefully at prevailing wholesale prices. Address 55-57 West 26tli Street, New York City Best Flowers IK* thce; BOSTONMARKET N. F. McCarthy & Co. 84 Hawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Send for Prices HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO, WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS Finest Grades ot Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Lily of the Valley, Violets, etc. t5 Province Sim & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Massm See our Fern ad. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- CINCINNATI Oct. »' DETROIT Oct. ag PER 100. 'TO DEALERS ONLY. BUFFALO ; pTFFIiUSU Oct. 19 I Oct. a8 WANTED More Consignors of First-Class Stock. Best Prices and Prompt Returns. A. M. HENSHAW, 44 West 28th St., New York. WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A Firs* Class Harket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main Roses Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. " E«tra No.i ! " Lower grades Bride. 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & 5. " " " *• Low. jr. Liberty, Ricb. Erie Flor.il Co., Erie, Pa.; or, Wm. F. Kasting Co-, 38o Ellicott St., Butfalo. N Y OCR SPECIALTY. Asparagus plumosus. Asparagus Spren- geri and SDuila.t. oyicu Wholesale and retail. Pleasant View Greenhouses. A. L War- 2,<^^' PfoP- 102 East St., Pawtucket, R. L lei. 53o L. AUCTION SALES Sales of Decorative plants, Carnations, •tc, every Tuesday and Friday. If yon cannot attend send bids and shipping in- Btn,;ctions Catalogues on application. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- BAMBOO CANES Stuiiipp & Walter Co., .50 Barclay St. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Street, New York. ^'t^r page see List of Advertisers. BAY TREES. Specimens and pairs, all fizos. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawlev St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, .'.taudards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list ou appii- cation. J. Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. ,1. BEGONIAS Begonias, flowering: 6 varieties, 3-ln., 4i^c. Fine for Christmas trade Hammerschmidt & Clark, Medina, Ohio, BOILERS BOILERS. "Burnham" Boilers made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Burnham, 1133 BioadT\nv, N. Y. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tion for .411 Cypress, Semi-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Sash and Frames, Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N, Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons. 47 54 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornburn & Co., 3:', Barclay St.. New York. Roman Hyacinths; Bermuda Easter Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Bo.. 1 liil.i.l elpliia. For rage see List of .Advertisers, Getn ore Box Factory. Inc., Belleville, .4.1a. Light Wood Boxes. For page see List of .Advertisers. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. Just Out. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Folding cut flower bo.ves'. the best made. Write for list. Holton & Hunkel Co., Mil- waukee, Wis. CYCLAMEN. ^ S. S. Skldelsky. 1741 N. 18th St.. Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS D.ivid Herbert & Son, Ateo. N. J. For ptge see List of .Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro,- Mass. For page see List of -Advertisers. Dahlias, Just as dug from field; cactus» show, fancy and decorative, over 100 vari- eties. Write for prices. A. W. Gardiner, Lock Box 575, Springfield, Mass. DAISIES The Fernery, 1421 Charles St. N., Baltl^ more, Md. New Double Dais.v. For page see List of Advertisers. Wliite Marguerite Daisies. 2in. i)ots. $2.CN) per 100. E. O Perry. Be-rlln. Mass. DECORATIVE PLANTS .A. Lcuthy & Co.. Uuslii .l.ilc. Mass. For page see List of .Ad\ertisers. Julius Roehis. Rutherford. N. J. For page see List of .Advertisci-s. Anton Schultheis, College Point, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers, J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St,, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. EVERGREENS I'jvcrgreer.s for window boxes. Hand- some little trees, well furnlslii'd. Norway Spnice. Retinospoms, Irish Junipei-s. Pines, and .Arborvitacs 12 to 30 inches high. Write for prices. Manrlje J. Brinton, Christiana, Pa, For List of Advertisers See Page 593 November 2, 1907 HORTICULTURE 589 FERNS A. Leuthy & Co.. Rosliiidale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. H. Barrows & Son, Wt.itmaii, Mass. Nephroiepis Wbitmaui. For page .see List o£ Advertisers. Godfrey Asehmann, 1012 Ontario St. Philadelphia, Fa. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scott, Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Henry A. Dreer, 714 Chestniil St.. Pliila. For page see List of Advertisers. FERTIIilZERS Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, III. Wizard Brand Cattle Manure. For page see List of Advertisers, FIELD GROAVN CARNATIONS F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet. III. Carnation .Andrew C.ii-negie. For page see List of Advertisers. The H. Weber & Sons Co.. Oakland, Md. Seedling Carnation Toreador. For page see List of Advertisers. Guthnan & Wel)er. Np\v York. Ciirnatioii ^'ictory. Carnations extra large and strong stock, fleld-grown, Crocker, $4.00 per 100. W C. Pray. Klnkora, N. J. Bargains — Strong field-grown Carnations, Louise, Harlowarden, Lord, $3.50 per 100. Larger quantity at your own price. Try a few. Henry Schrade, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Surplus Carnation plants: Enchantress. Lawson, Queen, Fair Maid, Rose-Pink Enchantress. Victory, etc. For Informa- tion write Peirce Bros., Waltham, Mass. s " FLORISTS' GREENING PINS Wm. Schlatter & Son, Springfield, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. Just Out. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226-22S 1-2 Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 66 Pearl St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. Just Out. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORISTS SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 1.5 Proiince St. and 9 Chapman Pi., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Keivan Co., 113 W. 2S;h St.. N. Y. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Uced & Keller, 122 W. :'fith St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 54.5 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Pf. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 .\rch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. Mann, Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. FLO'WERS BT TELEGRAPH Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami and Gratiot Aves., Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Georse H. Cooke. Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Brcadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 2Sth St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page .see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswirth, 232 Michigan Ave., Oliicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos F. Galvin, 124 Tremout St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta. Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clai-iie's Sons, 21o9-2l41 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 17 E. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlserg. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City., Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. A. WarendorfE, 1193 Broadway, New York. For page s?e List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Pulton St. & Greene Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksimville, Fla. Telegraph or mail orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone coDnectlons. FLOAVER POTS W. H. Ernest. 2Sth and M Sts., Washington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Hiifinger Bros.. Ft. Edward, N. Y. Fi;r page see List of Advertisers. FORGET-ME-NOTS Forgtt-iue-nots. la-.OOO Strong Stocky Plants, alpestris l)iue and white, Victoria, Robusta grandiflora, Eliza Fanrobert, $2.50 per 1000. Gustave Freytag, Hilltop Pi., W. Orange. N. J. GALAX MicMgan Cut Flo\\ er Co.. 38 and 40 Broad- way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest green and bronze Galax In an.v quantity at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. Just Out. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons, White Marsh, Md. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Mcadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. tt'rite for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Ced-tr Acres, Wenham, Mass. Augusta gladioli, and white and light Rowehl & Granz, HIcksvllle, L. I., N. X. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 SudbuS^ St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. GLASS, High Grade, Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- wa.v, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, I'a. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GLAZING PUTTY Benjamin Hammcnd, I<'iKhkiU-ou-Hudson, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Piorson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq^ N Y For page see List of Advertisers. Hitchings & Co., 1170 Broadway, N Y For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King CcDstruction Co.. N. Tonawanda, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. MoningerCo., 117 B.ist lilackhawk St.. Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Cc, between Western Ave. and 26lh St.. Chicago, ill. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215-21 Randolph Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. For piige see List of Advertisei-s. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metro- politan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. D. lliflfe, 49 Washington St., N., Boston Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Semi- Iron Greenhouse, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. J. A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave., Jer- sey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Folev Mfg. Co.. between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Ri.bber Co., IS Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 590 HORTICULTURE November 2, 190T GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gultcrs, L. & B. iuprovcd V Shaixd Giittei- with dnp gut- ter attaclimeiit. isroadway, N. Y. Loid & Burnham, 1133 HAIL INSURANCE Florists' Hail Asso. of America. J G. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES H M. Robinson & Co., 1.3 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., Bosron, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 2f^^K''change, 38 and -10 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. -TT^HTlii^r;?!^;^;^'" • and all wlW greens. N. F. McCarthy & ^-O., S4 Haw ley St., Boston. ^^^^^^^^^iACEOUS PLANTS Bay State Nurseries, N. Abington Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. ^^;,r"E;iSinri«ii^S^ri^ Inc., Bedford, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. M. H. Walsh, Woods Hoic, Mass. Eastern Nurseries, M.M. Dawson, Jamaica Plain. Mass. Mgr., Hardv Perennials: "extra large fleld- crmvn cU.mDS. three doUai-s and four dol- fare per hubdred. Delphinium, Coreopsis, Dleitalls, Platycodon, blue and white, Anthemis, Hibiscus, Gaill.irrtia and many other si.indard species. Samples sent by «prcsron receipt of stamps " -reiver cost «nd DacI;inE. James Krewson & bons, ChMeuhlv^, Montgomery County, Fenn- gylvania. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co.. 11.33 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hitchings & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page sec List of Advcrlisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For ppge see List of Advertisers. HOLLYHOCKS Double hollyhocks, C separate colors, frmn field, $2.0C' per 100. rode, Shlppensburg, Pa. U. G. Haigle- HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Neponset. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers^ Hitchings \- Co.. 1170 Broadway. N. i. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. INSECTICIDES. Nicoticlde Idllis all greenl.cuse pests. P. R. Palethcrpe Co., Eleventh St., Owcnsboio. Ky. For page see List -of Advcrtisei-s. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plant Oil. For page see List of Advertisers. Carman's Anti-pest. Perfection Chemical Co., Flushing, N. Y. W. W. Rawson & Co., 5 Union St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Benjamin Hammond, Fishklll-on-Hudson, Slug Shot: Grape Dust. For page see List of Advertisers. IBISES We have 100,000 Japan irises, the finest collection in this country. Rowehl & Granz, Hicksvllle, L. I., N. Y. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, flue dark blue double flower, 2 In. stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs CO., Rutherford, N. J. Iris pallida Dalmatica, fine lavender blue, the largest and finest variety of all the German Irises; divisions, $15.00 per 100. Cash with order J. A. Peterson, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. ' JAPANESE LILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Adi trtLsers. JAP ANA CUT FLCWER HOLDER M. V. Garnsey, 130 So. Walola Av., La Grange, 111. Dept O. For page see List of Advertisers. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. Just Out. H. Baj'ersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. KENTIAS A. Leutby & Co., Rosllndale, MaH. For page see List of AdTertiserB. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Alex. McConiK'lI, New York. For page see List of Ad% ertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisei-s. J, Breitmeytr's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Ad\ eitisers. (Jeorge H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Adveitisere. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude i-.yos. Co.. 1214 F St.^ Washington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisei-s Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisera. Hauswlrth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. P. J For page see List~of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Tbos. F. Galvln, 124 I'remont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Adveitisers David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Adveitisei'S. W. H. Donohoe, 17 B. 2Sth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisera. H, G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y. FVir ptge see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. .\. Warendorff, 1193 Broadway. Now York. For page see List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. and Greene Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 12 W. Broadway and 227 Greenwich St., New York. For page see List of Advertlaera. MUSHROOM SPA-WN 100 lbs. best English, $6; 250 lbs. at BHc.; brick prepaid, 22c. J. J. Styer, Concord- vllle. Pa. NEW AND RARE PLANTS Rose Hill Nurseries, New RocheUe, N. For page see List of Advertisers. T, NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louis- ville, Ky. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Lonls, Mo. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, B'agshot, England. For prge see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. Specimen Pyramidal Box. For page see List r,f Advertisera. TTie Conard & Jones Co.. West Grove, Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Pa. Bay State Nurseries. N. Ablneton, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials. Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries. Rosllndale. Mass. Ornamental Nursery Steck. For page see List of Advertisers. H. A. Jackson, Portland, Me. Oaks, Plnesi, Deu'zias. For page see List of Advertisers. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Ilawloy St., Boston. Mass. Red Rose Farms and Nurseries. G. C. Wat- son, Trustee, 839 Market St., Phlla. Shrubbery: Clearing Sale. Asparagus, three vear old. large Japan- ese Barberrv and Ibota Privet. Paper Birob Catalp.ns, Russian Mulberry, Syca- mores. Golden and Carolina Poplar, Sugar and Norway Maples, Sycamore Maple seed- lings. Brie and Rathbun blackberries. Norw'ich Nurseries, Norwich, Conn. ORCHID PLANTS Lager /k Hun-ell. Summit. N. J. For page see List of .\dvertisei-s. Sander. St. Albans. England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Rosbrs Co., Rutberfoid, N. J. For page see List of .Idvertisers. Carrillo & Baldwin, Secanc'us, N. T. For page see List id' .\dyertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. For page see List of Advei-tisei-s. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 105. For pi.ge see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co.. Rosllndale. Mass. For page ste List of Advertisers. Kentla, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Ca, Rutherford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY Michigan Cut Flower Kxchange ,3? and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mien. Greenhouse Paint and Putty. PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse lead' Special Greenliouse Putty. Lord 4 Burnham, 113S Broadway, N. Y. For List of Advertisers See Page 593 November 2, 1907 horticulture: 691 PANSY PLANTS. Giant paiisies, $2.50 per l.iKX). U. G. Harglerode, Shippeiisburg, Pa. Choice pansy plnnts, 50c. per 100; H-OO per 1000. C'.i.-;!!. Aug. Zirngiebel, Need- liam, Mass. 100,0fe Co., 1170 Broadway, N, i. For page see List of Advertisers. Fole.y Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For prge see List of Advertisers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, Ne^ Mc'el encased, self-oiling gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. VINCAS Vinca var., field grown, large clumps. $5.00 per 100. U. G. Harglerode, Shippens- burg, Pa. VIOLETS. ~~~ Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Dorsett Violets, $2.25 per 100. Cash. Wm. Schaffer & Son, Dover, Del. 3000 Princess of Wales field clumps, $4.00- per 100. Violet man. A. B. Campbell, Cochranvllle, Pa. Violets. 3,000 A-1 field grown Marie Louis, $4.00 100. Cash. This Is fine, heaiihy, clean sto5idpration by his brother llorists. Mr. Kellogg desires to express through HOltTlCULTURE his appreciation and gratitude for the many worrls of sym- pathy which have come to him from every part of the country. 594 HORTICULTURE November 2, 1907 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September 5, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson— Having used your Insecticide here. I can testify to Its efficiency In destroying scale and other In- sects infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florham Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir— Your Plant Oil is certainly the most effective scale tiller I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. HERRINGTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pints, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon. $2.00; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8, SUMMIT, N. J. Selling Agents for New Bngland, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. TWEMLOW'S OLD ENGLISH GLAZING PUTTY ONE OFITHE MOST SERVICEABLE ARTICLES IN THE WORLD. Liquid, in gallons to barrels of 50 gallons, Is sold by many of the Florist Supply houses in the United States. Hammond's Paint and Slug Shot Works, Fishkill-on-Hudson,N.Y. Slug Shot Kills 5ow Bugs. - - - Qrape Dust Kills Mildew. GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- TEMPLATED. Utica, N. Y. — Peter Crowe, three liouses. Catskill, N. Y.— Henry Hansen, four l)ouses. Parkersburg, W. Va.— City Parks, one house. Pindlay, 0.— E. J. Foster «S: Sons. house 20x?5. I.os Angeles, Cal. — Dietrich Co., house, 20x50. Oklohoma City, Okla. —A. L. Versaw, range ot houses. New YoiK Mills, N. Y.— G. D. duMon- lin. improvements. I.orain. 0. — Williains Pros., carna- tion house. 42xi;0. Litchfield, Minn. — Litchfield Nursery Co., range of houses. Sandy Hill, N. Y.— Watkins & Son, cai-nation house, 14x100; one house, 14x70. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HOR- TICULTURE? I always look It over before I do any buying. pREl I HAVE THELARGESTUNEOF CAST IRON AND STEEL GREENHOUSE BEH A prominent florist says — "Far Ahead of Any steam bjiler that I have ever seen or used in regard to heating, and is very economical in coal." This is the verdict of an old time florist. Do not decide until you have my estimate on boiler or tieatin;; material. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J' Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to handle. " ' Pncc per crate I30 7 in. pots in crate $4.30 60 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3. 6c 48 10 " " 4, 8* 34 u " " 3.60 24 12 " " 4.80 12 14 " " 4.80 _ ■ rf 616" "4.50 Seed pans, same price as pots. Send for price list o( Cylinders for Cut flowers, Haneing Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten percent, off for cash with order. Address Bilflnger Bros., Pottery, Fort Edward.N.Y. August Rolker 4 Sons, Agts., 31 Barclay St., N. I. City. Price pe crate 1500 2 Id. pots in crate $4.88 isoaaii " 5.25 1500254 " 6.00 10003 ** S.oo 800354 " '* 5.80 5004 ' 4.50 320 5 4.31 1446 *' * 3.16 Standard Flower . . POTS If your greenhouses arc within 500 miles o( the Capitol, write us, we can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 2m and M Street WASHINGTON D. C. The Best Bug Killerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. OWENSBORO, KY. CARMAN'S ANTIPEST For the Garden, Orchard and Greenhouse. Non-poisonous and harniles.s to vegetat on. Kills Green Fly. Aphides, Bark Lice, Thrip, Mealy Bug, Red Spider, Scale, Wire Worms, Ants and Slugs. This is the Grower's Krie id, handy to use cheap and effective mixes readily in water. Destroys a'l insect pests and keeps do.\n filth Circulars on app'icaiion. $1 SO per gallon. Also in quarts half gallons and in bulk. PFRFbCTION CHEMICAL CO., FLUSHING, N. Y. W.W. RAWSON S. CO.,5Union St. Boston, Mass Cattle Manure In Bags ^Pui Shredded or Iverized BK/]N1^ Best anii safest manure for Horista UIUIIl^ and greenhouse use, absolutely pure, 1,1 — .^^t "** waste, no danger. Write for cir- n/][(>jKt^ culars and prices. ^^ The Pulverized Manure Co., ^3i 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." The FLORISTS" HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 Sq. ft. of glass. For p.irticulars address JohnC. Esler.Sec'y, Saddle River, N.J. ■November 2, 1907 horticulture; 595 €ik* FORE HANDED IT IS A RARE ACCOMPLISH- MENT, SURELY. WE RE- MINDED YOU REPEATEDLY ^^^^^^■■^^'■^^^■^■^■^^^^ AND IT'S NOT OUR EAULT IF THE COLD WINDS FIND YOUR HEATING APPARATUS DEFECTI\ E AND COSTLY. IT IS TOO LATE TO PULL THINGS TO PIECES AND INSTALL COMMON-SENSE ECONOMICAL HEATERS AND THE INFALLIBLE CIRCULATOR, BUT IF IK TROUBLE CONSULT US NOW. WE'LL LOOK YOU OVER AND PERHAPS WE CAN HELP YOU PREPARATORY TO A CAREFUL OVERHAULING NEXT SEASON. ^^ it will cost you nothing to consult US. W. W. CASTLE, HEATING ENGINEER DACTnil 170 SUMMER STREET DUO I Ull y2^33CllSC^^Jl^a^^JC&t3C&33C8^C$^^ Send other business direct to Washingtoo. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaianteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failure* of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union BuUdIng Washington, D. C. A STB C A fe^ouse^lazin^ [XUSE IT NOW. ^^ F.O.PIERCE CO. 12 W. Broadway and 227 Greenwich St. NEW YORK J ; Holds Class Firmly ! «•» the ^otnt 49" PEBtLESS i Olaslnff Points «r« th*fc«ci. < No right! «T icfti Bex *i t 1.000 p«iiiU It aU. pMtp&li. I HENBT A. DREEB. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE is fully guaranteed PLANT BED CLOTH ^ves sliade and still allows free circulation mineralized" rubber go. 48 Cliff street, NEW YORK Anything of Value to the profession CAN BE SOLO through advertising in Horticulture Ihe FOLEY VENTILATING APPARATUS. Has met with great success, being the cheapest and best on the market; simple in make; powerful in oper- ation. Less effort to work than any other machine. HUNDREDS IN USE GIVING ENTIRE SATISFACTION Send lor descriptive pamphlet and prices on ALL KINDS OF GREENHOUSE NSTERIAL Our lar({e Illustrated cataloijue seat postpaid. FOLEY MFG. CO., Western Avenue and 26th Street. Chicago. Our visitingfriends are heartily welcome to call and see our handsome new factory, to S. Western Ave. from any West Side street car and get off at 26lh St. Transfer Standard Plate Glass Company Manutacturers Importers American and French Greenhouse Glass Reliable Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON, MASS. BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO GREENHOUSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St., BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION UIBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAQO N. TONAWANDA. N. V. TOBONTOb ONT. mm SASH BARS S2 fMt cr loBgrei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRES Write tor Ciroalar "D" and Priooa Tbe A. T. STEARNS LUMBER GO. NEPONSET, BOSTON, MASS. S. JACOBS & SONS Manufacturers of GULF CYPRESS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Jobbers of Glass, Boilers, Pipes, Etc. Catalogue and Prices Upon Request. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, - NEW YORK r. CAS SI or Designer and Builder OF Iron and Wood Greenliouses Office and factory. 215 to 221 Randolpfi Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. 5'.>6 HORTl CU LTU RE November 2, 1907 I 1 AND in a successful green- lllE VllAL house business, is the PROBLEM keeping down of run- ning expenses — any florist admits that, but half wi them forget that repairs really come under running expenses. We build a Half Iron House with steel eave, steel posts, etc., that because of its durability has won great favor, but it is our Iron Frame Construction that has a lease of life of half a century and more. That is why we always recommend to you our Iron Frame. Write us. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manafacturers of Heatlnif aod Ventllallnii Apparatus. 1170 Broadway. NEW YORK. I GGSGSGQGQGfl ^1 f- THIS IS IT The new greenhouse ventilating catalog. It differs from other catalogs because it not only shows gears and names prices, but goes into their merits, and sptecial purposes to which they are best adapted, in an interesting way, just as we would talk it over together. Along with the rest we would probably bring up the question of where best llo hinge the sash, and the merits of long or short runs — wel , the catalog has its say-so on them, too. It is the kind of catalog every grower wants for reference. Drop us a postal and we will send it along. We make every part ot a greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part. LORD (SL BURNHAM CO. dreenhouse Designers and Manufacturers 1 133 BROADWAY, cor. 26th Street, N. Y. BOSTON Branch: 819 Tremont Building PHILADELPHIA Branch: 1215 Filbert St. The point is this: Here is a house that you can stand outside of and have an almost unobstructed view of what is inside — that means there are no heavy structural hindrances to obstruct your view. By the same token, all possible light reaches the plants. No gutter at eaves — light supporting members — and wide glass spacing c^/v will give such growing results as U-Bar houses hold the record for. Get to know the U-Bar construction whys. The catalog points them out — besivles its interesting reading. Pierson U-Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Building, 4th Avenue and 25rd .Street, New York. Dahlia Charles I^\nier LIBRARY NEW YORI botanica OARDEN. eyofeato f'h^^^ f/Z/T/amf/mT/ace. Gg/TOA/, Mass. di/Z)scr/ptfon, H00_\ 698 HORTICULTURE November 9, 1907 SPECIAL OFFER RO^E5 Lily of the Valley ^"- '"-"^ "^ ''""'' 2 years, field-grown, extra strong plants, over 100 best varieties, $ 1 0.00 per 1 00, $85.00 per 1 000. Crimson and Baby Ramblers, $12.00 per 100. Manetti and Briar Stock for grafting, $10.00 per 1000, $80.00 per 10,000. Kentias, Forsteriana and Beimoreana, ' "lis oo pt;°%^o $12.00 per 1000 DRACAENA INDI VISA, strong, well-grown plants, 3-in. $4.00 per 100; 4 in. $10.00 per 100 ; 5 in. $15.00 per 100. AcnilliclrAC pot-grown, 10 leaves in pot, green, $6.00 HSpiUISII as I per per loo, Hrs. George S. Kalb, Ivory, Estelle, Glory of the Pacific ;md Cremo, $i.oc:> per do7en; $q.oo per I,-,, fash with Order. William ^wayne, III Kenneti Square, Pa, November 9. lildT H ORT I CULTURE 599 AZALEAS for FORGING CHRISTMAS to EASTER Our stock thi^ season is handsomer than ever. Anybody in want of a quantity will do well to inspec r plants before placing their order. We have only popuhir American varieties: .-chry veriana, N obe, Paul Weber, JTof. Wolters, Raphael. Simon flardner, Vervaeneana. Louis de Kerchove. Mme. Vhii der Cruysstn. Deutsche Perle, Dr Moore, John Llewelyn, Mme. Cam. Van Lansfenhove. Mme. Jos. Vervaene, Paul de Schryver, Memorie de L'Van Houtte, Sigismund Rucker and others. _ _ Per doz. Per too i 8-10 in. diam. 10-12 12-14 14-15 Per doz. $3 50 4.50 6.110 7.50 Per loo $25.00 35.00 45.00 60 00 Kentias. 15-16 in. dlam. $0.00 $75.00 16-18 '• 12.00 90.00 18-20 " 25.00 2 -, J r» -„ .«-^«l These plants are conceded to be the finest ever imported to this country Boxwood, Pyramidal. (Exceptional value). 2 It . each $ .75 3 ft, each $1.50 4 ft., each $3.00 5 ft., each $5.00 2 1.2 ft., " 1.00 3 1=2ft., '• 2.00 4 1-2ft., " 4.00 6ft., " 6.(10 rj s r> - I- Handsome bushy specimens, 10-12 inches 15c : 12-15 inches, 25c.; 15-18 inches. Boxwood, Bush. ' "^ 35c.; .822 inches;7SC. each. r» . c. I . All sizes from $1 o-, T We have a large number in all Boxwood, Standard, to $5 each. Bay Trees, si^es. Ask for prices. VISITORS INVITED. ASK FO« CATALOGUE. BOBBINK & lTKINS,iii>fsei)iii!naHi Fiirisis, RUTHERFORD, N. J. Andrew Garnegie (Scarlet Harlowarden) Needs no introduction, as you know it is the very best scarlet, the only one having the ideal shade of scar- let. The one we have all been looking for. Now is your oppor- tunity to get your order booked (or January delivery. $12.00 per 100. $100 00 per 1000 CHICAGO CARNATION CO. A. T. PYFER, Mgr. JOLIET, ILL. 1908-TOREADOR-1308 Our new seedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prosperity, with the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for 190S. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for further information. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md CARNATION*. Red Chief —Bright scarlet— early and very produc- tiTC. $13.00 per 100; $too.oo per 1000. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Maid — Clear pink edged white. — $12.00 per 100; too. 00 per icxx). Large well formed bloom. Very ceriy and productive. F. DOR.NCR & SONS CO. La Fayette. Ind. HYDRANGEA 0TAK8A l^HS^^e^ by the dozen or hundred. Fine stock. VlflLET IMPERIAL Field grown. S;^ 00 per viULC I , imrtniHL jfio^ 545 qq pg^ moo, 250 at louo rate. BAUR FLORAL CO.. Erie. Pa. VIOLETS VIOLETS We still have Marie Louise Violets, good plants, 3 iu. pots. $5.00 per 100, $45 00 per 1000. Cash with order. Wm. J. Chinnick, Trenton, N. J. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS lOc. each, $1 .00 per doz., $6.00 per 100 WHITE— Early: George S. Kalb, Polly Rose Willowbrook Early Snow, ctober Frost. Mid- Season ; fllss Hinnie vv anamaker, Ivory, Mrs. Rob nson, Niveus. Queen. Miss Alice Byron, Eureka, Beatrice Hay, Herza. Late: Mrs McArthur, Timothy Eaton, W. H. uhadw ck Adelia, Hrs. Swinburne. PINK— Karly: Glory of the Pacific. Rosier. Mifl-Season: Adela, . K. Shaw. I^ink l\ory, William . Duckh m. Dr Enguehard Mor= ton F Plant. The Harriott, Harie Liger, Lavender Queen. I'ELLOW— Karly: Monrovia. Mid-Stason: His Georgiana Pitcher Col. D Appleton, Hrs. Geo ge Beech. I.att: flajor Bonnaffon, n. W. Rieman, Yellow Eaton, Old Gold, Gold n Wedding. RED— Cullingfordii, Mj tchless. Hers ham Red BRONZE— Miss Kate Broomhead, Hrs. \\ iU liam Duckh m. POnPONS — Baby (Yellow), Lulu (Whit). NOV tLTIES^ 20C. each, $2,00 par doz., $15.00 per nvi. flrs. Clay Frick, mid-season. White; Golden Dome, late, Yeliow. A, N. PlERSON,':romwell,Con^. CHARLES H. TOTTY Wholesale Florist MADISON, N.J. GhrysanthemuiT) Novelties a Specialty. JOHN E. HAINES Bethlehem, Pa, is the place to order rooted-cuttings of the following varieties for 1908. John E. Haines, red \ ^ ^ Imperial variegated ( ?" ^°° ?" '°°° Pink Imperial, Pinl< ( $6.00 $50.00 Enchantress, Light Pink ) Place your orders early for Dec. delivery. DAHLIAS. Now is the time to place your order iot bulbs which will iiuuK you getting named ra. rietiea In any quantity: prompt delivery. DAVID HERBTrT & SON, SuccBacors to L. K. Peacock> Inc. A.TC50, I«.J. DREER'S DAHLIAS WE have just harvested an immense crop of Dahlias of all types, in all the leading standard, and many new varieties, the roots are strorg and heavy and will he supplied in undivided field grown stock. If you have not yet made up your catalogue list, or are short ol any varieiies which yi'U have listed, consult us, and we shall be pleased to quote interesting prices on stock that is absolutely true to name. We also call special attention to our immense stock of Hardy Phlox, we have over a quarter million one year old field grown plants in stock, which we can supply at prices lower than y. u can grow them for. We have also a complete line of Hardy Perennials in excellent condition and at correct prices; send us a list of your re- quirements. HENRY A. DREER 714 Cheslnul St., PHILADELPHIS. Dahlia-rootS We have about 200,000 clumps in .\ No. i condi- tion; our collection contains 200 of the best vane- ties. We offer for fall or spring delivery wliole field clumps at prices ranging from $5.00 per 100 for good standard sorts up to $25.00 per 100 for some of tlie newer sorts. Send for list. If you buy in large quantities write us witli list and we will make you special prices for immediate accept- ance, and tiold for future shipment, if desired. Our representatives will be at the New York and Boston Chrysanthemum shows and will be pleased to meet our friends and customers. R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. WHITE MARSH, MD. Prices Quoted in these Columns are for Deaiers Onlv. When Writing; to Advertisers Please Mention HORTICULTURE. 600 HORTICULTURE November 9, 1907 Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE t}^ in. Pots, $io.oo per loo 2,% in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Ready to Pet On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. Choice Ornamentals 20,000 Berberis TbunbcrKll, i8 to 24 inch. S.OOO " " 13 10 18 '* 40,000 " ** 2 yi. seedlings, 8 to 15 inch. 20.000 Vinca Minor (Grave Myrtle). 8,000 R«d Oak Trees. 4 to 6 ft. 12.000 Cherry and Plum Tree«, i yr., 3 ft. 40.000 ^o^«ay Spruce, White, Austrian and Scotch Pine, i yr transplants, 6 to 12 inch. 1,000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 1,000 viburnum opulus 2 ft. 1,000 Viburnum dentatum, 3 ft. 1,000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 3 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Roslindale, Mass. 0. ROBINSON'S SONS, Gardeners, EXPERTS ON PRUNING. Orchards taken by Contract. REVERE BEACH PARKWAY. Tel. 127-5. EVERETT, MASS. In ordering goods please add, "I saw It In HORTICULTURE." FOR FALL PLANTING 10,000 American Red Oak, 4 to 6, 6 to 8, and 8 to 10 in. 3,000 Swiss Stone Pine, 3 years. 3 to 4 in stocky 1,000 Deutzia Lemoinei, 8 to 10 and 10 to 12 in. Sample and price on application. H.A.JACKSON, Portland, Me. Viburnum Plica turn Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan Grand, , „ ^ . [ Send for Honeysuckle Heckrottii ) Prices. The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST CROVE, PA. MODERATE PRICES Rliododendrons. Azaleas, Spiraeas, Lili- um Speciosum, Peonies, Bleeding Heart, Pot-drown Lilacs, Hydrangea, Clema- tis and H. P Ruses, fresh shipments from our Holland Nurseries. P. OUWERKERK, 216 Jane St., Weehawken Heights, K. J P. O. No. I, Hoboken, N. J. GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3ft. $6.00perl000 5ft $ 990perl000 1" 7 95 per 1000 6 ft 11.90 perlOOO W. W. COLES, Kokomo, Ind. LARUE STOCK. f^hmmP:P>p>mp,p!mP!p>p!piPsP!P>^p>»iP>mmmp>*»»:mm»»0>m»,»*)m»>»>»>9s»!»>»>»i»»00jl^ « c c c c « c c « c « « I WINTER WINDOW BOXES EVERY retail flower store can increase its business by pushing EVERGREENS for Porch and Window Boxes and Vases. We can supply nice stocky little plants of Retinos- pora, Thuja, Juniper, etc., at $15. OO per lOO, $2.00 per dozen. Ortler a sample lot at once for exhibition in your store. It will lead to business. You cannot afford to be without them. Send to-day. You will not regret it. SAMUEL C. MOON MORRISVILLE NURSERIES MorrisvMIe - Bucks County - PENNA. c c c c c « THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc. BEDFORD, MASS. PYRAMIDAL BOX. Each. Per Pair PYRAHIDS, S ft $3.50 $6.00 4 " 2.50 4.00 3 " 2.00 3 50 Specimen Trees, ith or without Tubs. Each. Per Pair PYRAHIDS, 2H ft $1.50 $2.S0 BUSH FORM, 1 2 In., 30c eacli, $2.50 for 10 " " 18 " 40c " 3.50 for 10 TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS GENERAL CATALOG can be had for the asking. John Waterer & Sons, k^ AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND have the finest stock of recogniied Hardy Rhododendrons, AzalMis, An- dromedas, high class Evergreens and specimen Conifers. Ask for special Met of plants grown for the American trade. John Waterer & Sons are the great exhibitors of Rhododendrons ip London. H ERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES EVERGREEIIS, SHRUBS, VINES, ROSES, Etc, Largest Variety In New England Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Fsee THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. NEW NEW RAiyiBLER ROSE "NEWPORT FAIRY" To be disseminated Spring, 1908. Ask for illustrated pamphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N.J. AUCTION EVERY TUESDAY and FRIDAY AT NOON. Boxwocds Globe and ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Pyramid, Rhododen- ^^^^"^^^^^^^^^^^"^^^^^^^^"^^ drons. Conifers, Hardy- Roses, Azalea Mollis, Paeonies, Bulbs, etc., at cor rooms, 201 Fulton St., New York. catalogs on Application. W. ELLIOTT & SONS Auctioneers November 9, 1907 HORTICULTURE 601 CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA The annual meeting of the Chrysan- themum Society of America was held in the Assembly Hall of the Americiii Institute, New York City, on Wednes- day afternoon, November 6, President A. J. Loveless in the chair. A letter explaining the unavoidable absence of Secretary Fraser was received and A. Herrington was elected secretary pro tem. The secretary's report was read, calling attention to the regrettable lack of organized enthusiasm among the chrysanthemum growers. President Loveless read his annual address, which was listened to with close attention and was liberally ap- plauded. It was as follows: The President's Address. Gentlemen, — When you chose me for your president at the Chicago meeting, it was with some reluctance that I assumed the responsibilities of the office, knowing the importance of the work undertaken by the society, and the reputation which had to be maintained: but with the assistance of all the officers. 1 look back with piea.sure on the efforts of the past year. Discouragements we have had, but I think I can with confidence say, that we are in a better and more jiromising condition than we were a year ago, but there is still need for a more general combined effort to place the society where it should be, and make It what It stands for, and professes to be, a really national society in every sense of the word. Individual re- sponsibility can alone accomplish this, but the right .spirit is still lack- ing among our membership, and if the society e\er expects to main- tain its position, every member must be up and doing, and ma'ie the giowth of the society a per- sonal obligation. While we have steadily increased our membership, there are hun- dreds who should come in and help by their influence, to give impetus to the work of the society. It has been impressed upon the society the importance of personal soliciti- tation. I cmi)hasizo that recom- mendation, and would also suggest the advisability of making an effort to put our society upon a more na- tional basis. I do not believe that the best inter- ests of the society can be served by merely holding an annual exhibition in the autumn, as it has a tendency to localize the work in the immediate vicinity where the exhibition happens to be held. A national society should have broader lines, and reach out so as to emlirace every town in this country, where an exhibition of chrysanthe- mums is hold, but this phase of the work can only be undertaken when the society has a reg-Jlar standard mem- bership, to insure sufficient funds to cover any expenses incurred. To this end I would suggest that the various horticultural societies throughout the country be invited to join the Chrysan- themum Society of America as auxili- aries, paying the national society an amount to be determined by the mem- bership of each individual society, pro rata. By this means every horticul- tural .society in the countiy can be- come a part of the national society, and be enabled to compete for its special premiums, within its own ju- risdiction. Fvery lover of the chrysanthemum should belong to the national society, for when we consider the gradual im- provement which has taken place in the Quality of the flower, and the ex- cellent blooms we see on our exhibition tables today, it inspires us with great- er zeal for the further development of these gorgeous flowers, along the lines of superior quality, and nothing has (lone greater service in bringing about the results which we have witnessed today, in developing and encouraging ALI'UKD J. I,:hibition. The next meeting of the Indianapolis Florist Club will be held November 13 at the Walhalla, 333 E. Washington street. .All visiting florists are invited. The following officers were elected at a recent meeting of the Wood County Horticultural Society at Bowl- ing Green, Ky.: President, J. F. Lun- dy; vice-presidents, S. S. Vermilya and S. S. Rodgers; secretary and treasurer, I. M. Hower. Mr. Editor, HORTICULTURE, Boston: I must say that when you started your paper I' did not care about it but either it has improved or else I have, for I look upon it as preferable to either of our western trade journals now. It has been making friends and I hope it will continue to. Verj' truly, Wisconsin. K. F. 604 HORTICULTURi: November 9, 1907 horticulture: VOL. VI WuVEWbER 9, 1907 WO. 19 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUiSLlSHING CO. 11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year, in advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries, 2.00. To Canada, $1.50 "" • ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page . . '. ■ • . • • ' / „■ ' ' ' ' »''°°* DUcounts on Contracts for consecutive msertions, as {ollows One month (4 times) 5 per cent., three months (13 times) 10 per cent.. •iz months (26 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRIQHT, IPOtTbY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Bniered as second-class matter December 8, .904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. CONTENTS Page frontispiece:— Dahlia Charles Lanier. CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA President's Address— Alfred J. Loveless, Portrait— 601 Single Flowered Chrysanthemum, C. H. Totty— The Work of Committees 602 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES New Jersey Floricultural Society— Gardeners' Mu- tual Protective Association of New Orleans— Mas- sachusetts Horticultural Society— North Shore Horticultural Society— Detroit Florists' Club- Florists' Club of Philadelphia— aub and Society Notes ^'^^ Worcester County Horticultural Society 624 THE FASTIGIATE GINKGO— Edwin Lonsdale— Illus- trated 605 DAHLIA CHARLES LANIER 6O0 THE EXHIBITION SEASON Recent Shows: The New York Exhibition— The Tarrytown Exhibition— Pittsburg Exhibitions 606 Morris County Gardeners' and Florists' Club- United Bav Shore Horticultural Societies— Mon- mouth Countv Horticultural Society— New Haven County Horticultural Society— San Diego Floral Association ^yl Coming Shows— St. Louis Horticultural Society... 607 Local and Floral Shows 608 THE VALUE OF ART AND SKILL IN INDUSTRY— Carroll D. Wright 608 SEED TRADE l]" New Vegetables ol'' FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Twin Cities 6" OBITUARY ^ ^ „ , Peter Weissenberger — Richard Purdue — Hugh Chesney— Alexander Aikman 61' MISCELLANEOUS Begonia Perle de Multiflores ou^ Personal 6O0 A Correction ""^^ Catalogues Received 610 Lilium Auratum— Illustration °io Publications Received 611. The Pine Tree Blight 614 Decisions of the U. S. Appraisers y.^l;; News Notes cTr New Retail Stores 61.. Incorporated 60? Greenhouses Building or Contemplated bjo List of Patents ^'^° TTnfortimately for those who would like The fall to attend — as exliibitors or as interested awakening spectators — the many widely separated fall shows, there are insurmountable lim- itations of time and space to which all must submit and the most ambitious traveler must content himself with a visit to comparatively few of the pleasant affairs with which this week and' the next are crowded. Again. there are many who by reason of location or business confinement, vriW be deprived of the advantage of at- tending even one of these events which are so inspiring and instructive to those who are willing to learn. There is no areater incentive to new aims and activities tlian the opportunity to see what others are doing and tliis is not onlv true in the case of the florist but applies equally to the people to whom the florist looks for patronage. A'othing so awakens the desire to possess beautiful plants and flowers as the opportunity to see them at their best. Here is where the "fall opening" comes in and the retail florist who does not take advan- tage of this to such extent as his means and opportuni- ties permit, rejects a valuable aid, for there is no better trade stimulant than a well-managed and widely-adver- tised fall opening e.xhiljition. President Wm. Butcher of the National A serious Association of Audobon Societies is plight authority for the assertion that because of the decrease in birds the United States is losing yearly a sum larger than the capitalization of all the national banks in the country. This .statement was made by President Dutchcr at the annual meeting of his association in Xew York City last week, statistics being given to show that eight hundred million dollars' worth of agricultural and horticultural crops are destroyed by insects every year, the destruction being directly traceable to the rapid decrease in the number of insectivorous birds. The savage instincts which thrive on killing as a pastime are allowed entirely too much liberty. The hordes of immigrants of low intelligence which we are admitting are, no dcubt, responsible for much of the trouble but not for all. The boy with the shot gun is entirely too !iumerons and his elders encourage him in the notion that the more lives he can take in a given time the greater his claim to distinction. It is time for the hor- ticultural and agTicultural interests to wake up, now that the truth, is out, and ally themselves with the game protective associations and other instrumentalities with a view to put a stop, as soon as possible, to this whole- sale slaughter of the best friends of the tiUers of the soil. The happy outcome of the widespread Monuments protest against the proposed destruction and trees of the liistoric trees that adorn the National Botanic Garden must be inter- preted as an expression, through the press and the nation's representative men, of the higher estimation of tree life which is obtaining with the people. It would seem that henceforth s.mction for the removal of useful or noteworthy trees to make way for so-called public improvements will not be so readily granted and that it will be necessary to make out a very strong case before such destruction as has Ijeen tolerated in the past can be repeated. The lesson has been a slow one to learn but the public are at last coming to a realiza- tion of the fact that the penalty for recklessness in forest destruction, bird and animal slaughter and other interferences with the established balance of Nature's operations is not only inexorable but insufferable. We agi-ee with the editor of one New England paper who s.tys that arboricide ought to be regarded as a crime and that every movement calculated to impress the voung and inspire public opinion to resistance against the encroachments of those who have no regard for trees other than their value as wood is a true philanthropy. As between a tree which has required lialf a century to mature and a monument or building which can be con- structed in a few months there should be no hesitation. The countrv is big and there is abundant room for monuments but we have no trees to spare. November 9, 19C7 HORTICULTURE 605 THE FASTIGIATE GINKGO. No. 1. Dear Mr. Editor: It is to be regretted tbat tbe photo- graphs that I had hoped to have ap- pear in HORTICULTURE with the one taken at Washington, D. C. were lost, because the reading matter would have been more understandable if all had been printed in same num- ber. However, Mr. Thomas had kindly made others, which I now send to you with these notes. The one labeled No. 1 was taken in Girard College grounds on one of the play grounds. Two Ginkgos may he seen in the picture, both of which are No. 2. No. 4. No. 3. quite distinct, yet which more nearly represent the type than do those in Nos. 2, 3 and 4. These are growing in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. No. 2 shows the pyramidal form quite sat- isfactorily on account of more "sky- line" than could be gotten in No. 3, although, as seen growing, this is the better tree. No. 4 is seen in the rear of the Liberty Statue — erected during the centennial year. All the illustra- tions prove, I believe, that this par- ticular variety of Ginkgo is a selec- tion and has been propagated by grafting or possibly from cuttings. EDWIN LONSDALE. DAHLIA CHARLES LANIER. The sensational dahlia which is the subject of our frontispiece this week was raised from seeds lesulting from a number of careful crosses made by A. H. Wingett, gardener on the estate of Charles Lanier at Lenox, Mass., five years ago. At Lenox, Newport, New York and Boston where it has been shown it has been the feature of the exhibition. Our characterization of it as the "Col, Appleton" of the dahlias at the time it was exhibited in Boston, will perhaps carry as good a conception of this magnificent flower as any de- scription we can give. The rich yel- low flowers are from 5 1-2 to 7 inches in diameter carried on strong, straight stems high above the foliage and are produced in remarkable profusion. The symmetry and fullness of the blooms are well shown in the illustration. We learn that Mr, Wingett has disposed of his entire stock of this novelty to R, & .1, Farquhar & Co,, Boston, by whom it will be disseminated to the trade during the coming season. BEGONIA PERLE DES MULTI- FLORES. Trans, by Hort, Trade Journal. This variety might at first sight be taken for a member of the B. semper- florens section, but it is a tuberous rooted plant with leaves that remind one of B, Pearcei, It is an extraor- dinarily abundant bloomer, the blooms double, and of a light-red tint, and 4 — 5 cm, in diameter. The height of the plant is about 25 — 30 cm. and the diameter 30—35 cm, and the stems are very thickly set with small leaves. The plant has an equal value with the well-known Begonia Lafayette, and when in full flower it has an even finer effect. Unfortunately there being no pollen, no seeds form, but the plant furnishes cuttings abundantly, which strike and gi-ow readily, — G. Besoke, head gardener with the firm of Ernest Benary, at Erfurt, in Moller's Deutsche Gartner Zeitung. PERSONAL. H. L. Belcher, florist, of Winthrop, Mass , .ind Miss Edith Moses were mar- ried recently. F. Gomer Waterer sailed for Eng- land on the Adriatic from New York on November 6, Last reports from Mrs, A, M, Hen- shaw. New York, who has been criti- cally ill, are reassurln.g, and her re- covery is now confidently expected. L. Smith, florist, of Tewksbury, Mass,, who was recently married, was given a Hallowe'en surprise party by his Lowell friends, which proved a rjost enjoyablf affair. John Reidy was master of ceremonies. A CORRECTION. I get more instniction and benefit from' "HORTICULTURE" than from any other magazine, .1. A. G. Massachusetts. NEXT WEEK. The next issue of HORTICULTURE will contain full reports of several of the most important exhibitions, includ- ing those at Boston and Chicago, the latter from the pen of the veteran chrysanthemum enthusiast, John Thorpe, Some little inaccuracy crept into our "Wireless from Robert Craig,' In last week's issue. In mentioning the cro- tons raised by Edwin liOnsdale. in- stead of "one seed pod" we should have said "one cross-fertilization," as anyone who has S3en crotons fruiting wiil understand. The topic is, how- ever, otherwise an interesting one, and we hope to present an illustrated ar- ticle shortly, from the pen of Mr, Lons- dale, giving more in det.ail his experi- ences in crossing crotons. 606 HORTICULTURE, November 9, 1907 THE EXHIBITION SEASON RECENT SHOWS. The New York Exhibition. The combined exhibitions of the Chrysanthemum Society of America and the American Institute, which opened at the Berlieley Lyceum, New Yorlv City, on Wednesday. November 6, was remarl^ YORK November 9, 1907 HORTICULTURE 611 RALPH M. WARD (Si, COMPANY 12 WEST BROADWAY, NEW YORK OFFER DIRECT IMPORTATIONS JAPAN LILIUM LONGIFLORUM 7-9 inch, 300 per case JAPAN LILIUM MULTIFLORUM 6-8 inch, 400 " " " 7-9 " 300 " " " 10-11 " 150 " " 11-12 " 80 and 120 per case 11-13 " 100 12-13 " 70 JAPAN LILIUM GIGANTEUM 7-9 inch, 300 and 280 per case " 9-10 inch, 200 per case 10-11 " 140 JAPAN LILIUM AURATUM 10-11 " to arrive soon SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM 10-11 " " 11-12 " BAMBOO CANCiS, 5-0 feet long, fine, strong and well pacKed AT REASONABLE PRICES We also have a limited surplus of French Roman Hyacinths, 12-15 cm; Paper White Grandiflora 12-13 cm and 13-up cm; Lilium Harrisii 5-7 and 7-9 in.; Chinese Sacred Lilies ; Cycas Stems ; Raffia, etc. POSITIVELY NO ORDRRS FILLED FOR LESS THAN CASE LOTS THE QUALITY OF OUR JAPAN LILIES IS UNSURPASSED VINCA SEED Mr. Florist, do you know the light time to sow Vlnca seed is lig^ht now. Trade pkt Vinca Alba, white, with rose centre $0 15 " " Pura, pure white .1 5 " Rosea, pink .15 Mixed 10 Per oz. $0 50 .50 .50 .40 BODDINOTON'SCHR'STHASPINK. This is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultivation. BODDINGTON'S CHRIST- HaS white. a grand companion to Christ- mas Pink. locperoz.; Ji' lb. joc; J^Ib-soc; lb. 75c. Our Fall Bulb Catalogue now ready. If you have not already secured one. send a postcard today. It contains a full line of bulbs and flower seeds. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, 342 West 14th St.. N.Y. City BAMBOO CANES Hy GIANT CYCLAHEN Are ahead In growth and flowerB. Bloodred, Car- mine, Pink Pure White, White with Carmine Eye. E:ich color sepaiate. Tr. pkt., $1.00; 1000 seeds, $6 00. An even mixture of the above 6 colors tr. pkt., 75c.; 1000 seeds, $5 00. For larger quan- tities, special quotations. O. V ZA\OEN. Seedsmen. HOBOKEN, N. J TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and they are 10 times better. STUMPP & WALTER CO., - 50 Barclay St., New York C. C. MORSE & CO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Best Quality Fall Bulbs It is to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock-bottom prices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VICK'S SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors VICK'S SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: 1-8 oz. 7Sc. ■4oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. GROWERS FOR TBE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, - - CALIFORNIA CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurpassed for size of flowers. Qiant Crimson Giant Pink Giant White Finest Mixed Qiant Excelsior, White with Claret Base 100 seeds. $i 25 ; 1000 seeds, $10.00. R.& J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 & 7 So. Market St„ Boston, Mass. C AUUFLOWERS| A B B A G E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds== Send for Catalogu* THOMAS J. 6REY GO. 32 4 33 So. Market St., BOSTON BULBS For prompt shipment, oui Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent on request. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. 612 HORTICULTURE November 9, 1907 SEED TRADE. {Coniintted from page bio) cepting California estimates of damage. With tlie recent exaggerated estimates of damage to ttie onion seed crop fresh in mind, people in the east must have proofs of all damage reports emanat- ing from California. While admitting that damage may have followed the rain the extent of it is not known at present. Canner's peas continue to advance in price, a sale of several hundred bush- els of Alaskas being reported within a few days at $5.5U per bushel. Ad- vancers and Horstords are being offered by a few dealers in a moderate way at $5.50. Few Admirals are being offered, and still fewer Surprise. Some information concerning beans is coming to hand and confirms earlier reports of damage by frost and wet weather. Hand picking will prove a costly job, many growers estimating It from 40 to GO cents per bushel, while the shrinkage will range from 30 to 40 per cent. Were it not that a large surplus was carried from last season beans would now be in the class with peas and corn, but while they will be materially higher than last year prices on standard varieties will not be ex- travagantly high. Conflicting reports of the Maine po- tato crop continue to circulate but there is little doubt that it is much more than half of last year's and of very poor quality. It is certain that New York and other states will be heavily drawn on for seed stock this coming season. Few seedsmen have either time or inclination to enter the field of politics, but H. W. Gordinier, the genial Troy dealer who has been treasurer of his bailiwick for the past two years, is a candidate for reelection and his many friends will wish him success and an Increased plurality. A large number of cases of lily bulbs are reported short-shipped on S. S. Empress of China. This will make Oiganteura and Speciosum (quite a Si ... Just to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. Intermedia, C. Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cit- rine, C. Gaskelliana. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L^ majalis, L. Autumnalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Cooperianum, Oncidium Crisp im, O.Varicosum. O. Cavendishianum. O. Luridum, Odonlo. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warnerii, Miltonia Vexillaria. CARRILLO &, BAIDWIN SECAHCUS. N.J. ORCHIDS Just arrived, in tine condition, Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidium Varicosum Rogersii. Write for prices. JOSEPH A. MANDA, 191 Valley Road. WEST ORANGE N. J LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Orand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 128 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI. OHIO THE FINEST Lily of the Valley Excellenta From cold storaee. Only few cases left. Please order at once. $32.00 per case of aooo tine pips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, . - NEW YORK. ORCHIDS I The largest importation of Or- chids ever received in this coun- try WILL ARRIVE next spring from Brazil, Colombia and Ven- ezuela. If you intend putting in stock wait for these to arrive and we will quote the LOWEST PRICES IN AMERICA. ORDONEZ BROS. MaDISON, N. J. lusiis Of mi In sheath, bud and flower. Write for particulars and catalogue. JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANY, Rutherford, New Jersey. ORCHIDS Arrived in perfect condition Cattleya flosslae, also C. Schroederae, Laelia Anceps, Epiden- drum Vittelinum, etc., etc. Write for prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 614 HORTICULTURE, November 9, 1907 THE VALUE OF ART AND SKILL IN INDUSTRY. {Cotttiniicd front pugt^ boq). bor, equitable distribution of profits, instruction in trades by which a man can earn his living outside of a penal institution, the practical application of the great moral law in all business re- lations, which is as much the result of skilled training as anything else — all these elements, with a more enlight- ened treatment of the criminal when apprehended, will lead to a reduction in the column of crime, but not prob- ably to the millennium; foi- human ex- perience from time immemorial tells us that the earth never was, nor is, nor ever will be a heaven, nor yet a hell, yet the endeavor of right-minded men and women, the endeavor of every government, the endeavor of every element of industrial training, should be to make the earth less a hell and more a heaven. In the olden time the works of the groat masters were en.ioyed only by the few. Today industrial art, skill, and scientific training have resulted in the reproduction of all these things, so that now the common man is more familiar with the works of the great masters than were the few in the old- en time They have been reproduced in various forms, and they teach their lessons. The wage earner reaps the rewards of his work. He is enabled to cultivate the beautiful, to a small degree it may be, but in whatever de- gree, it is greater than of old. These reproductions are giving the people an opportunity to learn and to know and to enjoy more fully and more com- pletely, and thus add to the delight of living. If industry today had nothing more to do than the furnishing of the sim- ple necessities of human life, it would have little field for expansion, and would offer meagre opportunities for emplo>-ment. Life would be a burden, so dull and monotonous would it be. Trade, as we understand it, would cease, and commerce become a thing practically unknown. But industry tlourishes because it is not limited to the production of things that are needed for food, raiment, and shelter. It is because art has come in to in- crease the wants of the race that trade and commerce flourish. Art carried industry beyond our actual wants, and calls upon it to supply those things which make for social progress. The future expansion of in- dustry and commerce, the future ele- vation in the character of the employ- ment of all classes, the increase of their earning capacity, the opportu- nity of increasing the standard of their environment — all depend in large measure upon the cultivation of the industrial arts, and the eutllvation of these arts depends upon the ade- quacy of the training which institu- tions of learning shall furnish. In what I have said you must not understand me as abrogating in the slightest degree the necessity for clas- sical education. Every man is better for knowing something of the classics; every man is better for having read and studied the great thoughts of great men in different languages. He can bring to his own practical life the inspiration which comes from the experience of the past, but the man who is contented to live in the past Headquarters for HARDY FERNS, CALAX, MOSS, LAUREL, PRINCESS PINE, FESTOONING, Etc. EXTRA FINE BOXWOOD $ 17. SOprGWT. Best Ferns in Market $1.25 per 1000 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., ^t,";'/*,!! See Our Cut Flower Ad. 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., BOSTON retrogrades and cannot be considered as a factor in the great development of the present. Bring all these things into closer relation. Let the farmer know what occurred in ancient times; let him understand the industrial his- tory of the world; let him understand how out of his ranks there have been drawn some of our greatest leaders; let the mechanic, let the man who simply lays bricks, understand the state of his art, the principles of his art. Men are better for knowing the art side of their crude and homely in- dustry. It makes lite more worth liv- ing; it makes education more valu- able, and it brings to every community that which it most needs; all the ele- ments to enhance its social well-being. THE PINE TREE BLIGHT. White pine in New England was quite generally attacked last summer with a peculiar blight which the Gov- ernment has been investigating with- out so far solving the mystery. S. T. Dana, one of the officers concerned in the investigation by the Department of Agriculture, in a report states that the disease is very widely spread throughout New England, and it oc- curs practically every^vhere south of the White Mountains. In most places only a few scattered trees are attacked by the blight, although in a few locali- ties as many as 10 to 20 per cent, of the trees are affected by the disease. Brunswick, Me., appears to have suf- fered severely. Another badly affected locality is Eliot, Me. The report states that the disease has suddenly made its appearance in very widely separated localities all at once. The present situation, says the report, is not one that calls for alarm, but simple for further investigation. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTICULTURE. DECISIONS OF THE U. S. BOARD OF APPRAISERS. No. 17137.— Sea Moss.— Protest 269612 of M. Herman & Co. against the as- sessment of duty by the collector of customs at the port of New York. Be- fore Board 1, October 22, 1907. Opinion by McClelland, G. A. Protest sustained as to sea moss. G. A. 6464 (T. D. 27670) followed. No. 17138.— Wreaths and Crosses of Moss.— Protest 269315 of J. J. Buchey & Co. against the assessment of duty by the collector of customs at the port of New York. Before Board 1, Octo- ber 22, 1907. Opinion by McClelland, G. A. Wreaths, crosses, etc., composed of rock moss, dyed and prepared, were held to have been properly classified as unenunierated manufacturing arti- cles under section 6, tariff act of 1897. G. A. 3146 (T. D. 16317), G. A. 3384 (T. D. 16956), and Abstract 7775 (T. D. 26655) followed. BOSTON FLORIST LEHER GO. HMirficturers of FLORISTS' LETTERS I This wooden box nicely stained and ▼amlsbed, 18x30x1!$, made In two flec- tions, one for each size letter, gWen away w^ith first order of 500 letters Block Letters, i J6 or a inch size per loo, $j. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. F. McCARinv, Manager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON. MA55. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsalcby all first class supply houses. Madeby ORAL MFC. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look It over be- fore I do any buying. Tlie"Japana"Gut Flower Holder A handy article for florists. Sells to the trade on sight. Made of glass in three sizes. The "Anglsis" Table Decoration^ something entirely new, long ncedetT The florist and housewife will appreciate this article, as it simplifies the art of table decorating. Ask for catalog. M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. N, ISO Waiola Ave., La Grange, III. TIME IS MONEY Save % the time greeninq your designs by using FLORISTS' GREENING PINS 2nc per lb., and you get from 101)0 to 1100 to the lb. Ten lbs. or over, 15c per lb. Write fnr prices on larger quantities. WM. SCHLATTER & SON, Springfield, Mass, American Flower and Tree Tub. No. Top. Deep Price 1 t3l< 12 $1.00 2 14'; 14 1.25 3 16 16 1,50 4 19 18 2.00 b 21 20 3.00 H 25 22 4.00 7 25=a 24 5.50 he A mericanWoodenwar€ MfB.Cc TOLCOO . OHIO In ordering goods please add, "I saw It in HORTICULTURE." November 9, 1907 HORTICULTURi: eid- JOHN BREITMEYER'S — SONS^= Cor. Miami and Qratlot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . High Grade Cut Biooms W« c*Tcr all Michiff&ii point* and c*#Iimm: Bell,FsrHt5C;Kliil««lKD*lMr 4S32 D.lnnar Boul. 8T. LOUI8, MO. ATLANTA FLORAL CO. ^' l^^.r" ATLANTA GEORGIA. Out of Town Florists Taking orders for deliviry in New York or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially deliv- ered by ^ ^ ,jk Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th St., Nevk- York City ALEX. MoGONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38tli St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Urders, and reliable deliveries guaranteed. DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country M New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1553-1553 Columbus A. WARENDORFF, 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK. Send your orders to tlie King of Floral Artist*. Flower Deliveries In Brooklyn and otlier Long Island Points New York City. New .'ersey. etc. At Theatres, flotels, Steamers or Residences. WILSON Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "n.OWERS BY TCLEORAPH" William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. Nlcblgan Are. and 3 1st St., CHICAM' We ship to all points in Illinois and low«. Plwnct : Dotiglai 744, Douglas S23, Deuglat 74< JACOB SCHUL2, K>;.I^rL^E.Yv: pllf Clnwarc of BEST QUALITY in seasoD UUI riUWtia d.iiveted promptly to any address. Write, Teleeraph or Telephsae. CiuDberland and Home Phones 223 and 984 616 horticulture: November 9. 1907 NIEQQFN '^'^'^ name represent': satisfac- RlbOObll tion to the customer whenever flowers are wanted. Dllll AllFI PIIIA "^l^e lea(^>"g center of I niLAUCLrnill the cut flower interests of the country — where the b.-st can always be got — if it can be got anywhere. Y|||n 111 FFtf ^^^ invite you especially to iniw ffCCiV try us on Chrysanthe- mums, Beauties and Richmonds. Leo Niessen Co. 1209 Arch st. Philadelphia Open from 7 a, m. to 8 p m. Specialties this Week ■y r All C\/ *^ 00, $4.00 and $5.00 The Finest in the Country. Asparagus Strings Extra Fine, $1.00 each. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA "The" Whotmaalm Florlata of Phlladolfthla SIORE OPEN 7.30 a. m. «o 8 p. m. ( EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ i CUT FLOWERS I I EDWARD REID, ^PRi?.!?'" J ^ 1S26 Ranstead St.. PHILADELPHIA % Z STORE CLOSES S P M. A *M »x»o«'<»r>'«-or>'»'i»r^«' f%r c / \ 1 CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. i \ / lb WILD SMILAX and AUTUMN FOLIAGE W. E. McRISSICK Wholesal* Plorlit 1331 Filbert St., PHILADELPHIA DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers W* can care for your cutflower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. «-47-49 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO POEHLMANN BROS. CO. Grow and Ship the Finest AMERICAN BEAUTIES in th* World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. CHAS. W. McKELLAR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Hoses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERG WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. la wrttlnc adrertlMn BcatteB ■•rtlealtaN and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO 0:t. a^ I TWIN CITIES I Nov. 4 1 FHILA. Nov. 5 BOSTOH Nov. 7 ROSES Am. Beauty, Fane and special... 35.00 " Ex la ! 30.00 " No. t ' 10.00 " Lower grades. 6,00 Bride.'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. 6.00 " " " *' Low.gr. 4.00 Liberty, Richmond, Chat -nay F&S 6.00 " " Lowergradcs. 4.00 Killarney, Wcllesley, Fan. &Sp... 6,00 " '* Lower grades 4.00 OARNATIQNS Fancy and Novelties . 3.00 Ordinary ' i.oo to MISOELLANEOUS Violets .75 CattWyas \ 50.00 Lilies ia.50 10 Lily of the Valley 3.00 to Gladioli to Chrysanthemums, Fancy | 2^.00 to " Ordinary.. | 6.00 to Adiantum .75 to Smil&x 13. 00 to Asparagus Plumosus. strings 35-oo " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 35.00 to to 40.00 30.00 IS. 00 8.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 «;.oo 8.00 5.00 4.C0 2.00 1.50 60.00 t6 00 5.00 30.00 15.00 18 00 no. 00 55 00 25. CO to 35.00 to 25.00 17.00 to 20 00 15.00 to 20.00 to 12.00 tc 15 00 to 800 to 10 00 6.00 to 8.00 5 00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 4.00 6.00 to 8.00 5.00 to 8. CO 4.00 to 6.00 2.00 to 4 00 6.00 to 800 5 00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6 00 2 00 to 4.00 3.00 to S 00 2.50 »0 3.00 1.50 to 3 CO 1.50 to 2.00 .50 to •75 to I.oo 350^ to 60.0C to 60.00 12 50 to 17.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 5.00 1.00 to 2.00 to 25.M to 30.00 20.00 to 25.00 8.00 to 12.00 1.00 to 2.00 75 to 1.00 1.00 to 1 50 12.50 to 15.00 15.00 to 20 00 50.00 to 60.00 to 50.00 25.00 to 35.00 to 50.00 20.00 15.00 T2.00 4.00 5.00 3 00 4.00 I.oo 6.00 a. 00 3. 00 to I.oo to .50 to 10.00 3. 00 2.00 13. CO 4.00 35 00 30.00 iS'OO 8 00 8.00 4.00 8.00 a. 00 8.0c 4.00 .60 50.00 >a.50 4.00 4.00 18.00 8.00 1.50 13,00 50.00 50,00 THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Without a rival in knowledge of the requirements of the trade and the ability to supply them. Our New Illustrated Catalogue, recognized as a work of art unprecedented in its line for variety, novelty and completeness, tells the story fully, and if you have not yet sent for it, do so now. 'TIS FREE TO EVERYBODY IN THE TRADE H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. November 9, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 617 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Market conditions are In BOSTON bad shape this week. The demand has fallen off greatly vithin the past few days and prices have gone to pieces so far as large lots of Mowers are concerned. The higher grades suffer the most, and after being held in wholesale hands for a day or two are often sold finally in bulk with the inferior gi'ades to the curbstone fakir, and of course at a very low figure. The Beauty trade, in common with everything else, is very quiet and sales have to be forced at cut rates. Carnations, which up to last Friday were well in hand, have come since then in an avalanche and many market giowers have had to car- ry their product home, morning after morning, the effort to sell having been futile. Of violets there is, fortunately, no surplus, and these usually clean up daily. A limited quantity of sweet peas, new crop, is being received and these sell readily at about $1.00 a hun- dred. Chrysanthemums of the moder- ate priced grades — say from six to eight dollars a hundred — s^ll fairly well, especially Ivor>- and other good commercial whites. Lily of the valley very slow and irregular. It is not always INDIANAPOLIS the unexpected that happens, and last week was but the repetition of condi- tions which pervade the market an- nually when chrysanthemums become plentiful enough to block the sale of other stock and of themselves. Prices have not suffered to any great extent up to the present time, all varieties moving off nicely. Beauties and teas are holding their own, some good stock being on the market. Carnations are very scarce, but enough are being se- cured to meet the demand. Violets are not plentiful. Lily of the valley and orchids in quantity are being used largely. The local men have made big use of Southern smilax lately, sometimes not being able to obtain enough to meet requirements. Smilax is about the only scarce article in greens. Tde wholesale cut NEW YORK flower district is in a very uncomfortable state at present. The receipts of flow- ers are very heavy and the demand is comparatively light. Quality is excel- lent, as a rule, on all lines. The higher grades of roses are superb and carnations are fast approaching ele- gance of flower if still rather short of stem. Chrysanthemums are at their best. -But. to sell this fine material, sacrifice offers must be made and the net returns are far below 's\hat they should be. The lower grade flowers are unloaded for what they will bring, and it requires lots of dicker and argu- ment to turn them into cash. The con- ditions now prevailing are not greatly different from what they have 1)een in the middle of the chrysanthemum sea- son on some o.'casions in the past, but it is natural to ascribe some of the stagnation to the strained money mar- ket, which, added to the excitements of election week, could not have other than a demnraliz'ng effect on flower buying. The exhibitions which are now under way will deplete the sources of supply to some extent and will help the situation to some extent, but no- body looks for any great activity in business this side of Thanksgiving Day. Business last week PHILADELPHIA was fairly good but lacking the snap that should prevail at this season of the year. Chrysanthemums are now at their height. Demand is good but prices rule low. The better varieties of pompons clean up the best of all. Roses are about normal with a little too many for the demand, if anything. Cattleyas have shortened up considera- bly. White orchids very scarce. Gar- denias are now plentiful with excel- lent demand. Violets have been very good, particularly double Lady Camp- bells. Carnations are rather draggy but quality is excellent. Lily of the valley in good demand and excellent quality. Sweet peas are now coming in regularly but as yet are rather short-stemmed. Mignonette just com- menced, also very fine snapdragon for so early. Greens draggj-. Business at present TWIN CITIES times is fairly good. Chrysanthemums are abundant enough to supply all de- mands. Stock in general is in a prom- ising condition. The planting of bulbs is about done. Other outdoor planting still carried on and will be as long as the ground keeps open. October has been remarkably fine. NEWS NOTES. Raymond, the young son of C. H. Jacobs of Westfield, Mass., is reported to be quite ill at Noble hospital. The greenhouse of F. L. Lainson, Council Bluffs, Iowa, was destroyed by fire on October 27. The loss was about $2,5110; insurai^ce. $300. Mr. Lainson will rebuild at once. The extensive grounds around the Pearsall mansion at Black Rock, Conn , are being laid out and planted by F E. Conine of Stratford, who has the contract for the landscape work. The barn nf Alfred Hunt, florist, of Norwich, Conn., was burned to the ground on October 21, destroying about two hundred and fifty dollars' wortli of supplies on which there was no in- surance. The greenhouses were saved. The department of botany of Welles- ley College, Mass., has received a gift of ifSOC, which will be apiilied to the Kvstemati':' study of plants grown on the college grounds. Wor?.: will begin at once under the direction c^f Prof Wicgand. OBITUARY. Peter Weissenberger. Peter Weissenberger, a Swiss gar- dener in the employ of H. C. Walbeck, Louisville, Ky., died on October 30. Richard Purdue. Richard Purdue, father of George Purdue, florist of E. Orange, N. J., died on October 26, aged 81. Mr. Pur- due came to America in 1849. and from 18.52 to 1893 conducted a florist's es- tablishment. A widow, two sons and three daughters survive him. By the will of the late O. B. Hadweu of Worcester, Mass., his estate which COP' prises 24,CS4 square feet of land with building.^, and is valued at $20,000. is left to Clark University and College to be forever kept for the pur- pose of educating students in agricul- tural horticultural and arboreal know- ledge, scientific and practical. Hugh Chesney. Hugh Chesney, who for fifteen years has caried on a florist's business in Farmington, Conn., died on October 13. Mr Chesnev was well known to the trade in Boston and New York, and held an enviable reputation among his townspeople for reliability. A widow, three daughters and a son survive him. Alexander Aikman. Alexander Aikman, who has been connected with The Garden, London, Eng since 1900, died on October 19 after' an illness of but a few days. Mr. Aikman's wide experience in gar- dening was gained in the Royal Gar- dens. Kew, ^Cardiff Castle Gardens, and several famous nurseries. He was in his thirtv-second year and leaves a widow and child. By his genial dis- position he made many friends. HORTICULTURE'S REPRESENTA- TIVES. The following named gentlemen represent this paper in their various local districts, and are authorized to accept subscriptions, advertisementa and news items: BUFFALO, N. Y.— E. C. Brucker, 385-87 Elllcott St. CINCINNATI, OHIO— Frank W. Ball, 81 East 3d St. DETROI'H, MlCm— Frank Danzer, 1487 15th St. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— George B. Wle- gand. 1610 N. Illinois St. MONTREAL, P. Q.— Gabriel Vrengde, 27 Ontario Ave. NEWPORT, R. I.— David Mcintosh, Ledge Road. PHILADELPHIA. PA.-George C. Wat- sou, Dobson BIdg., 9tli and Market Sts. PITTSBURG, PA. — James Hotchlnson, corner Dunmoyle and S. Negley Aves. ST PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS— Jolin A. May, 163 Iglehart St., St. Paul Minn. TOLEDO, OHIO— J. L. Schiller, 929 Pronty Ave. ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jtccountant and Jtuditor simple methods of correct accounting i especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Binlc Building 18 STATE ST., - BOSTON Telephone, Main j8 113 W 28th. ST. New York The KERV3N 80. WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galajt, Leu- .othce. Ferns and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen ■618 HORTICUL,TURE November 9, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST FK»e«t American Beauties and Carnations 31 West 28 St. ■ NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 4% West 2801 street, NEW YORK it ROSES nCHiS A Full Line ol All CITT FLOWERS Telephone, 3870 or 3871 HwHson Sqiwrei H. E. FROMENT, Wholesale Commission Florist, Choice Cut Flowers, 57 West 28th St., :: NEW YORK. Telephones: 2200. 2201, MadUon Square. The Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York Tel. 334-325 Madison Square v%/%^^^^mm'%^^/%'^^^^ JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist 'I'^'ilSgi/o^^B^* A lull line ol Choice Cut Flower stock for all purposes. Comprises every \mritt.j grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholenale Comnxissioix Deairr in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Street, New York Telephone: 3532-3533 HadUon Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THK HICHKST GRADE or VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND CARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSCS AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,759'ii.dT<..42 W. 28th St., New York Batabllshed 1891 BUY PROM SHIP TO TEY ME DUII ID C IfCQQI CD 55&57W.26tliSt.,NewYorkCity I niLll ■■ IVCuuLCn commission Dealer, Wholesale Buver ■ ■■■^■" ■ ■ ■»^^»^^^^«« andSellerof " "- QUT FLOWERS Open from 5 a. m. to 6 p till 10 a.m. Tel., 5243 and 2g2i Madison Sq, Res., 545 J., Newtown Finest Lilies in the Market Every Day in the Year ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers In Season 55 West 28th St, New York Vtlephone 3924 Madison Square. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST NEW YORK Telepbone 167 OPEN 6 AM, DAILY ^^ ■ ■«■ ■ V^BBMbIV Madison Sq. We have a good regular outlet for seasonable flowers NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY Ro«ea Am. Beauty, fan and sp '* extra •' No. 1 " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, fan & sp " " Iwr.grds. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special '* " lower grades . . Killamey, Wellosley, fan. and spec Last Half of Week ending Nov. 2 1907 lO.OO 5.00 3.00 lower grades to 20.00 8. 00 5-00 1. 00 4,00 .50 4.00 • SO 4.00 .50 First Half of Week beginning Nov. 4 1907 10.00 to 5.00 to 3,00 to to 1. 00 to .... - to 1. 00 to 20. 00 8.00 5 <» 1.00 4 00 • SO 4.00 .50 4.00 .50 Carnations, Fancy and Novelties. . " Ordinary Violets Cattleyas Lilies Lily of the Valley Qardenias Chrysanihemums. Fancy " Ordinary • . , . . Adlantum Smilax Asparagus Pluraosus, strings " " & Spren. (loobchs ) La&t Ha If of Week endin e Nov. 2 1907 1. 00 to 2 00 to ■50 .40 to .60 55.00 to 50.00 3 00 to 6.00 t.co to 2.00 8.00 to 33-00 8.00 to 20.00 2.00 to 4.00 1,00 to 1.35 8,00 to 10.00 to 40.0c 10 10.00 First Half of Week beginning Nov. 4 1907 1,00 to to .40 to 25.00 to 3.00 to 1. 00 to 8 00 to 8.00 to ^.00 to T.OO to 8.00 to to to a. 00 • 50 .60 50.00 6.oe 2.oe 33 00 20.00 4.00 1. 25 to. 00 40.00 10 00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEK CO. Commission Mercliants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madison Square Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. "f*!- m" Madison Square NeW YOrk TRAENDLY A S CHENG K WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at fair prices all the year round tjeod for qnctationa on fall eadan T.I. 798.799 Madlun Sq. 44 WCSt 28th StfeBt, NCff Ylft Off Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tK STREET PHONES. 16G4--1669 MADI.SON .SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticuiture November 9, 1907 HORTICULTURE 619 HABDY CUT FEBNS Sphagnum floss. Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25. order will couviuee you that we ship ouly first-class stock work. All cut flowers in season. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC.. ^n pho,e connections 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. FANCY and DAGGER Extra fine, $1.25 per 1000. Bronze and Oreen Qalax, $1.25 per 1000. Leucothoe Sprays, $1.00 per 100, == $7.50 per 1000. Fancy and Dagger Ferns our specialty. A trial . Headquarters for Florists' supplies and wire WHOLESALE FLORISTS 54 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephone 3559 Madison Sq. A. L YOUNG & CO. RECEIVERS & SHIP- PERS OF CUT FLOWERS. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Wholesale Commission Florist, also Dealer in Florists' Supplies and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Qive us a trial. We caa pleaae yaii. FRANK S. HICKS & CO. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists, Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28tli Street, - New York City Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq. Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26th St., New York City. Charles Millang jO West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission 4 Reliable Place to Consigrn to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Madison Sqnmre A. MOLTZ Will purchase flowers on order In N. Y. market and ship carefully at prevailing wholesale prices. Address 55-57 West 26tli Street, New York City Best Flowers I3V THE BOSTONJARKET N.F. McCarthy & Co. 84 Hawlay St., BOSTON, MASS. SentI tor Prices HENRY M. ROBINSON A CO. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS Finest Grades ot Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Lily of the Valley, Violets, etc. /5 Province St, & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. See our Fern ad. WHOLESALE FLOWER mkMBIS-To^oiK^RibnxM. CINCINNATI DETROff BUFFALO PlTTSBURO 1 Oct. a> ; Nov. 4 I Oct. 29 I Nov. 4 WANTED More Consignors of First-Class Stock, Bt'it Prices and Prompt Returns. A. M. HENSHAW 44 West 28th St., New York. WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A Firs.t crass Harkct for all CIT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main ROSES Am. Beauly, Fan. and Sp. " Extra No.i '* Lower gjradcs Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. " " '• ' Low.gr. Liberty, Richmond, Chatenay, F&S '* '* Lower grades- Kaiscrin,CarTiot, Fan. & Sp " " Lower grades... KilJaroey, Wellcsley, Fan. & Sp... " " Lower grades CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties • Ordinary MISCELLANEOUS Violets CatOeyaB Lili«£ Lily of (he VaUey Chrysanthemums, Fancy " Ordinary. Adiantum Smilax Aaparagus Plumosus, strings '* " & Sprcn. (loobchs.) 15.00 10.00 6.00 6.00 ^.00 6.00 4.03 6.00 4.00 50 40.00 3.00 15.50 8.00 13. 00 40.00 25.00 20.00 12.50 8.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 5 «> 8.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 ■75 50.00 15.00 5 00 35.00 xo 00 1. 00 15 00 50.00 35. ec 30.00 25.00 8.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 8,00 4.00 3.00 3.00 ■ 50 50.0c 15.00 3,00 20.00 6.00 15.00 50.00 30.00 . to ao.oo to 25.00 35.00 30.00 I 12.00 12 00 6.00 12.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 12. 00 8.00 3.00 7.00 20.00 10.00 20.00 to la.oo to 6.00 to 95.00 15.00 lO.OO 4.00 •75 ■ »7 50 4.00 I 30.00 12.00 I 2 00 75.00 I 30.00 I 7.00 to 7.00 3.00 to 4.00 6.00 to S.oo 5 00 to 8.00 2.00 to to to 6.00 3.C0 to to to 4.00 800 to lO.OC S.eo to '8.0* 5.00 to 6.00 3 00 to 4.00 3.00 to 3.00 3.00 to 4.00 1. 00 to 2.00 1. 00 to 3.eo .60 to -75 .75 to 1. 00 40.00 to 50.00 40.00 to 50.00 4.00 to 15.00 15.00 to 18.00 3.00 to 4.00 3.00 to 4.00 15.00 to 30.00 15.00 to 35-00 5.00 to lO.CO 4. CO to 12.00 .50 to 1. 00 1. 00 to 1.50 12.00 to 15.00 15.00 to 18 00 40.00 to 50.00 30.00 to 50.00 25.00 to 50.00 30.00 to 40.00 B. 8. 8LINN, Jr. WHOLESALI 55 & 57 W. 26th S Tel.,;i364 Madison Sq. S VIOLETS^^^ Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Commission Florists, -WHOLESALE FLORIST- 55 & 57 W. 26th St., New York City Tel., ;i364 .Madison Sq. Shipping Ur.ic-rs Solicited. Ro66» and Carnations 55 and 57 We»t 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 MadisoD Square. H. a BERNINC Wholesale Florist 1402 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. Alex Mann, Jr. Co."' Wholesale Dealer in Florists' Supplies and Cut Fiowprs White Doves, $9.00 per doz. Qalax Leaves. 1125 Polk Street, San Francisco, Cal. J. B. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. Long Distance Phone 1435 Court. ^EElT^rRELTLER 122 West 2Sth St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our ■etal Designs, Baskets.Wife Work 4 NoTeltlei and arc dealers in Giauware Oecoratlve Greens and flerlrta RenolittM. 620 HORTICULTURE. November 9, 1907 Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers in this Issue are also listed under this classification without charge. Reference to List of Ad- vertisers will Indicate the respective pages. Buyers falling to find what th«y want In this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them la eofflmunlcatlon with reliable dealers. ACCOUNTANT R. J. Dysart, 28 State St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlaere. ACHYRANTHES AcLyranthes, yellow, 2>4-ln., 2c.; 3-In., 4%c. riammerschmidt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. ADIANTUMS Adlantum Hybridum, 2 1-2 In. pots, $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 3 in. pots, $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per lOOO. A Ley & I^ro., Highland, Ulster Co., New York. ANTIRRHINUMS Snapdragon Queen of the North, 3 1-2 in. pots. In bud and bloom, $4.0(5 per 100. Alonzo J Bryan. Washin,:^ton, New Jersey. ARAUCARIAS Goots. J2.00 per 100. E. O. Perry, Berlin, Mass. DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Loutliy & Co., Roslindale, Mass. For page see Li.st of Advertisers. Julius Roehis, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Anton Schulthels, College Point, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. ~ EVERGREENS E>vergreer.s for wiadow boxes. Hand- some little trees, well furnisht'd. Norway Spruce, Retinospoins, Irish Junipers, Pines and Arhorvitai's ll' to 30 i)iehes high. Write for prices. Maurije J. Brinton, Christiana, Pa. FERNS A. Leuthy & Co., Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. H. Barrows & Son, Whitman, Mass. Nephroiepis Wliitmaui. For page see Li.st ot Advertisers. Godfrey Asohmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scott, Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Henry A. Di.000 Strong Stocky Plants, alpestris blue and white, Victoria, Robusta grandiflora, Eliza Fanrohert, S2.50 per 1000. austave Freytag, Hilltop IM., W. Orange, N. J. GALAX MlcHgan Cut Flower Co.. 38 and 40 Broad- way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest green and bronze Galax In any qnantlty at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvaie I'arm, Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wcnham, Mass. Augusta gladioli, and white and light. Rowehi & Granz, Hlcksvllle, L. I., N. I. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudb'uxy St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26thJt.,j:hlcago, 111. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- wa.T, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, PhilodelpUIa. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GLAZING PUTTY Benjamin Hammond, Fishkiil-on-Hudson, New York. For page sie List of Advertisers. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co.. 1133 Broadway, New York For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq N Y For page see List of Advertisers. Hitchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway. N Y For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Cccstructlon Co. N. Tonawanda, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East lUackhawk St. Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Weslern^Ave. and 26th St., Chit.ngo, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215-21 Randolph Ave.T~Jerser City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metro- politan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For psige see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. D. Iliffe. 49 AVashington St., N., Boston Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Seml- Iron Greenhouse, New Tiuss Houses and Iron Frame Hoises. Lord & Burnham, 11E3 Broadway, N. Y. J. A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., JerseT City. N. J. For page see List ot Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave., Jer- sey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Ri.bbcr Co., 18 Cliff St., N. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers l(indly mention Horticulture 622 HORTICULTURE November 9, 190T GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B. iipprcvcd V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachmeiit. Loid & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. HAIL. INSURANCE Florists' Hail Asso. of America. J G. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDT FERNS AND SUPPLIES H M. Uoliinson & Co.. 15 Province St. and 0 Chapman PI., Bosrou, Mass. For page see Ust of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., US W. 2Sta St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers^ Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Feras. For page see List of Advertisers. K full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS Boy State Nurseries, N. Abington, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Inc., Bedford, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Buruhiun Co.. 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hitchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. Foe page sec List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-2T4 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For ppge see List of Advertisers. HEATING TROUBLES CURED W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. HEMLOCK BRANCHES G. H Hlgglns, 125 Atlantic St., Atlantic, Mass. HOLLYHOCKS Double hollyhocks, G separate colors, frcnn field, $2.0C' per 100. U. G. Hargle- rode, Shlppensburg, Pa. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Neponset. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchiugs \ Co.. 1170 Broadw.iy, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisera. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. INSECTICIDES. Nlcotlclde klll!= all gieentouse pests. P. E. Palethorpe Co., Kleventh St., Owpnsboro, Ky. For page see List of Advortisei-s. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plant Oil. For page see List of Advertisers. Carman's Anti-pest. Perfection Chemical Co., Flushing, N. Y. W. W. Rawson & Co., 5 Union St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Benjamin Hammond, Fishklll-on-Hudson, N. Y. Sing Shot: Grape Dust. For page see Ust of Advertisers. IRISES We have 100,000 Japan Irises, the finest collection in this country. Rowehl & Granz, Hlcksville, L. I., N. Y. Trls pallida Dalmatlca, fine lavender blue, the largest and finest variety of ail the German Irises; divisions, $15.00 per 100. Cash T\lth order J. A. Peterson, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. JAPANESE LILIES. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ralph M. Ward .^ Co.. 12 W. Broadway. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. JAP ANA CUT FLO'WER HOLDER M. V. Garnsey, 130 So. Walola Av., La Grange, III. Dept O. For page see List of Advertisers. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co.. R< slindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Park Floial Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co.. 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advei-tlsers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswlrth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers Thos. F. Galvln, 124 TYemont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J, Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit. Mich. For page see List of Adv ei-tisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd.. St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 43-'6 OUve St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y. For pgge s?e List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadvpay, New York. For page see List of Advertisei-s. W. Fl. Donohoe, 17 E, 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. WarendorfP, 11S3 Broadway, New Vrork. For page see List of Adveitisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Ji„ New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers Mills the Florist, Jacksonville, F(a. Telegraph or mail orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone coimect'lojis. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATULKEN MALLARD. New, fine dark blue double fiower, 2 In. stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 12 W. Broadway and 227 Greenwich St., New York. For page see List of Advertlseta. MUSHROOM SPA"WN 100 lbs. best English, $6; 250 lbs. at 5Hc.; brick prepaid, 22c. J. J. Styer, Concord- vllle. Pa. NEW AND RARE PLANTS Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co.. Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. T/ouls. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bngshot. England. For prge see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. Specimen Pyramidal Box. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries. N. Abington, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials. Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Rosllndale, Haas. Ornamental Nursery Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. H. A. Jackson, Portland, Me. Oaks, Pines, Deu'zias. For page see List of Advertisers. Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Coi, 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. Red Rose Farms and Nurseries, G. C. Wat- son, Trustee, 839 Market St., Phlla. Shrubbery: Clearing Sale. P. Ouwerkerk, 216 Jane St., Wcehawken Heights, N. J. Holland Nursery Stock for Forcing. For page see List of Advertisers Asparagus, three year old. large Japan- ese Barberry and Ihota Privet. Paper Birch, Catalpas. Russian Mulberry, Syca- mores. Golden and Carolina Poplar, Sugar and Norway Maples, Sycamore Maple seed- lings, Erie and Rathbun blackberries. Norwich Nurseries, Norwich, Conn. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell. Summit. N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander. St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters. Growers, Hybridists For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. For page see List of Advertisei-s. Carrlllo & Bildwln, Secaucus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. ,Tos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road. W. Orange, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 106. For pi.ge see List of Adveitisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentla, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Rntheiford, N. J. For List of Advertisers See Page 625 November 9, 1907 HORTICULTURi: 623 PAINT AND PUTTY PAINT AND rUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse lead: Special GreenLouse Pi:tty. Lord & Buriihain, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Giant pansies. .fa.JO per 1,000. U. G. Harglerode, Shippensburg, Pa. Choice pansy plants, 50c. per 100; f4.00 per 1000. Cash. Aug. Zirngiebel, Need- ham, Mass. 100,000 Pansy Plants assorted Var. named. .^3 per 1000; Giant flowering mix., $2.50 per 1000. Gustave Freytag, Hilltop PI., \V. Orange, N. J. Pansies. The world's finest mi.\ture. good size fov pliintini; in eold fr.^mes, I2.5O per 1.000. Transplanted. $4.1") per l,0iee List of Aovertisers. J S Fenrich, 110 W. 281 U St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New York. For page sec List of Advertisers. H~ E Froment, 57 W. 2Sth St.. New York. For page sc« List of Advi-rtisers. Alei. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. E C Horan, 55 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers A. H Lnngjahr, 55 W. 2Sth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. James McMaims, 42 W. 28th St., Now York. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas Mlilang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page set- List of Advertisers. W F Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traeudly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St., New For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St., New York. I'or page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Ilentz & Nash, 55 and 57 W. 26th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisere. Frank S. Ilicks & Co., 52 W. 2&th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank MlUang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For pa.!?e see List of Advertisers^ Wm U. Kueliler, 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Fur piige ^ee List of Advertisers. A. M. Henshaw, 44 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philip F. Kesskr, 55 and 57 \V. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Moltz, 55-57 W. 26th St., New York. For page s°e LJst of Advertisers. B. S. Sllnn, Jr., 55 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertlsera. A. L. Young & Co., 54 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. FhUadelphla W. K. McKlssick, 1221 Filbert St., Phlla delphia. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Niessen Co., 1209 Arch St., I'hiladel- phla. Pa. For page see List of Advertisei-S. The S. S. Penuock-Meehan Co., 1608-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Rtid, 1526 Rrmstead St., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Pittsburg J. B. Murdoeli & Co., 545 Liberty St., Plttsbuigh, Pa. Far page see I4st of Advertisers. San Francisco Alex. Mann, Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. St. lionis H. G. BernJng, 1402 Pine St., St. LouU, Mo. For page pee List of Advertisers. New Offers in This Issue. AZALEAS FOR FORCING, KENTIAS, BOXWOOD, ETC. Bobbink & Atkins, Rutlierford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. BOXWOOD. Henry M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., Boston. For p.'ige see List of Ad\o)-tlsei-s. CHRYSANTHEMUM BONNAFFON. Suiinywoods Greenhouses, Chatham, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS A. N. Plerson, Cromwell, Conn. For page see Li.st of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS Wm. Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa. For page set- Li.st of Advertisers. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA. Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. NARCISSI. Rickards Bros., 37 E. 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisere. RETAIL DELIVERY IN NEW ENGLAND. Houghton & Clark, 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page seo Li.st of Advertisers. SPRING IMPORTATION OF OR- CHIDS. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. WINTER WINDOW BOXES. Samuel C. Moon, Morrisville, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. USEFUL BOOKS. We can supply the following books, postpaid, at the prices listed: — The American Carnation. C. W. Ward. Price, $3.50. Chrysanthemum Manual. Smith. Price, 40 cts. The Dahlia. By L. K. Peacock, l^rice, 30 cts. Dwarf FVuit Trees. Waugh. Price, .^0 cts. Manual of the Trees of North Amer- ica. C. S. Sargent. Price, $6.00. The First County Park System. F. W. Kelsey. Price, $1.25. The Horticulturist's Rule-Book. Bailey. Price, 75 cts. The Chrysanthemum. Herrington. Price, 50 cts. How to Make Money Growing Vio- lets. SaltJord. Price, 25 cts. The New Cyclopedia of America Hor- ticulture. L. H. Bailey. Six large Quarto volumes; 14(5 full-page plates; 25,000 plant names; $25.00 in payments of $1.00 down and eight monthly pay- ments of $3.00 each, or cash payment of $23.75. Daffodils-Narcissus and How to Grow Them. A. M. Kirby. Price, $1.10. Commercial Violet Culture. Dr. B. T. Gallov/ay. Price, $1.50. Water Gardening. Peter Bisset Price, $2.50. Lawns and How to Make Them. Leonard Barron. Price, $1.10. Roses and How to Grow Them. By Many Experts. Price, $1.10 HORTICULTURE PUB. 00., 11 Hamilton Place, BOSTON iy%/ywvyvyy*iyvy»/yy*0yvy*0ywit WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Adverkisetnents in this colunui ooe cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTICUL- TURE" should be sent to U Ham- ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED WANTED — An experienced carnation and chrysanthemum grower as foreman. Address with references, G. B. Buxton, Nashua, N. H. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED as foreman by sober, ambitious young man; long all-round experience on good wholesale and retail places; good grower of carnations, 'mums, roses and general stock; not afraid of work; married; references; Conn., Mass., or adjoining states preferred; state wages In first letter. X. Y. Z., care General De- livery, Bridgeport, Conn. SITUATION WANTED by married Scotcliman as Foreman in commercial greenhouse; long experience with first-class references. Reply to "Foreman," 6 South Market Street, Boston, care of R. & J. Farquhar & Co. SITUATION WANTED by good grower of roses, chrysanthemums and carnations; also good desigu maker; can furnish good reference. Address P. O. Box 325, Dover, N. H. SITUATION WANTED by gardener with good record, private place preferred. Mar- ried, two children. Address N., care HOR- TICULTURE. SITUATION WANTED In general green- bouse work; single, age 35, five years' ex- perience, commercial. Address W. W., care Horticulture. WANTED. Position as manager of plant and fern growing establishment. Elzper- lenced. L, care HORTICULTURE. FOR SALE FOR SALE — One top delivery wagon and one open delivery wagon, suitable for a florist's use; almost new and In good order; also a pair of good delivery horses; the above can be bought at your own price. Ed. Hlgons, 146 West 28th St., New York. WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICUL- TURAL SOCIETY. Tl'.e annual me.etlng of the Worces- ter County Horlicultural .Society, Wor- cester, Mass., was held November 6. The result of the election was: President, George Calvin Rice; vice- presidents, Arthur J. Marble, Charles Greenv^ocl, Edward W. Breed; treas- urer, Charles S. Bacon; secretary and librarian, Adin A. Hixon, and numer- ous trustees. Mr. Rice's election was most unanimous, in spite of his re- peated efforts to decline. He has long been a vice-president, is a life-long agriculturist and horticultuiist. a member of several kindred societies, and a genlleman highly respected in this vicinit.v. Resolutions upon the death of President O. B. Hadwen, who for so many years served the society, were passed. The reports given by the sec- retary and treasurer showed that the society was in a flourishing condition. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE7 I always look it over be- fore I do any buying November 9, 1907 HORT1CU1.TURI: 625 List of Advertisers GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- TEMPLATED. Page Allen J. K 6i8 Allen Wm. Stuart Co.ciS American Nursery... 600 American Wox-den- ware Mfg. Co 614 Aschmann Godfrey. • ■ SyS Atlanta Floral Co. ...115 Barrows H.H. & Son. 598 Baur Floral Co 599 BayersdorlerH.& CotuD Bay Sute Nurseries. ■ 600 Bernini: H. G 619 Bobbinlc & Atkins ...SM Boddlngton A. T 611 Boston Florist Letter Co fu Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co. ... 627 Braslan Seed Growers Co 611 Breck Joseph & Sons 611 Breitmeyer s J. Sons 615 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 610 Burpee W. A. & Co. 611 Carrillo& Baldwin ...613 Castle W.W 627 Cassidy 1 627 Chicago Carnation Co 599 Chinnick, W J...... 599 Clarke's David, Sonsois Coles W. W 600 Conard & Jones Co.- -oco Cooke G.H 615 Cowee A 6to Davis A. B .-613 Donohoe W. H 615 Domer F. Sons & Co. 599 Dreer H. A. 599-627 Dysart R. J. 617 Edwards Folding Box Co 616 Elliott Wm.& Sons. 600-610 Esler J G 626 Ernest W. H 625 Eyres 615 Farquhar R. & J. & Co 611 FenrichJ.S 618 Fiske, H. E. Seed C0.610 Foley Mfg. Co 627 Ford Bros 618 Froment H. E 618 Galvin Thos. F 615 Garnsey M. V 614 Grey T. J. Co 611 Gude Bros. Co 615 Guttman Alex. J. .. 618 HallAsso. 626 Haines, J E 599 Hammond Paint & Slug Shot Won s 626 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 611 Hauswirth P. J. . .6is Hendirson Pet-r. .- .598 Henshaw A. M 619 Herbert David & Son . sqg Hews A. H. & Co... 62s Hicks Frank S. & Co 6ig Hilfinger Bros 625 HlppardE 627 Hitchings&Co 628 Horan E. C 618 Houghton & Clark. ..615 Jackson , H . A 600 Kasting W. F 619 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co. 626 Kervan Co.. The 617 Kessler, P. F 618 King Cons. Co 627 KoralMfe Co 614 KueblerWm H 619 Lager &HurreU 613 Lambert J 598 Langjahr, Alfred H.. 618 Leuthy A, & Co 598 Lord & Bumham Co 628 Manda Jos. A 613 Mann, .\lex. Jr. Co 6ig McCarthy N. F & C0.619 McConnell Alex.. 615 McKellar Charles W 616 McKissick.W, E.... 6i6 McManusJas 618 Page Metropolitan Ma- terial Co 627 Michcll H. F.Co.. ..609 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 6ig M illang Cnarles 619 MiUang Frank 619 Miller Theo 615 Mineralized Rubber Co 626 MoUz, A 619 Moninger J . C 627 Moon Samuel C. ... 600 Moore, Henlz & Nash 619 Morse C. C. & Co... 611 Murdoch J. B.&Co. 619 Murray Samuel .....615 New England Nur- series 600 Nicotine Mfg. Co... 6z6 Ntessen Leo Co. . . . 616 Oak Hill Nurseries. ..600 Ordonez Bros 613 Ouwerkerk P 600 Palethorpe P. R. Co. . 626 Park Floral Co 615 PayneJohnA 625 Pennock-Meehan Co 616 Perfection Chemical Co. 626 Perkins St. Nurseries. 598 Pierce F. O. Co 627 Pierson A. N 599 Pierson F. R. Co 613 Pierson U Bar Cc 628 Poehlmann Bros Co. .616 Pulverized Manure Co 626 RawsonW.W.&Co. 626 Raynor John 1 618 Reed & Keller 619 Rcid Edw 616 Reinberg Peter 616 Rickards Bros 610 Robinson D. Sons . - .600 RobinsonH.M.&Co. 614-619 Rock Wm.L FI0.C0.615 Roehrs Julius Co. 600-613 Roland, Thomas .. .600 Rolker August & SonssgS Rose Hill Nurseries .598 Rusconi D 613 Sander & Son 613 Schlatter, Wm. & Son,6i4 Scheepers John & Co. 613 Schultheis Anton 598 Schulz Jacob 615 Scott, John 598 Sheridan W. F .... 618 Siggers & Siggers ... 626 Situations & Wants. -624 Skidelskv S. S 598 Slinn B.S.Jr 619 Smyth Wm J.. . 615 Standard Plate Glass Co 627 Steams A. T. Lumber Co 627 Stumpp & Walter Co. 611 Sunny wood Green- houses. 598 Swayne Wm.. 598 Thau M .••• 613 TheFemery 613 ThorburnJ.M. &Co 610 Totty Chas. H 599 Tracndly & Schenck.6i8 Valentine, J. A. ... 615 Vick's Jas. Sons 616 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons 599 Ward R.M. & Co.. ..611 Warendoiff A 615 Waterer John & Sons 600 Weber K. C 615 Weber H. & Sons 599 Welch Bros ...616 Wilson 615 Wilson, Andrew 626 Winterson E. F. Co. 6j6 Yokohama Nursery Co 598 613 Young A. L 619 Young John 618 Young, Thos- Jr.... 615 Young & Nugent ... 615 Zangen O. V 611 Zinn, J. A 615 — Ch. Lund, one house. -O. P. M. Criley, one D. C— J. H. Davis, Pa. — Charles MuUer, Wausau, Wis. Ottumwa, la - house. Wasliington, violet house Philadelphia, house 20 X 80. Woburn, Mass. — Charles Cumniings, :!00 IL house. Dorchester, .Mass — Samuel Neil, im- provements. Syracuse, N. Y. — Gustav Bartholme. range of houses. Lake Odessa, Mich. — Lake Odessa Floral Co., addition 33x90. Maspeth, N. Y. — S. Schmieg, three vegrtable houses, 20 x 100. Jamaica, N. Y. — Henry Butterwick, three carnation houses, 16 x 100. Woodhaven, N. Y. — Henry Brock- man, three vegetable houses, 16 x 100. Chicago, 111. — John Assa, two houses, 25x250; Carl Niemann, range- of houses. NEWS NOTES. It is tmderstood that the South Parle Company, of New CasUe, Ind., will build no more houses in the south part of the city, but us new houses ard needed they will be built on land a mile or two distant from the city. Peter Weiland, of the firm of Wei- land & Olinger, New Castle, Ind., has purchased the Harvey farm of flfty-six acres, west of the city. As new houses are built they will be built on this lo- cation. The firm will in the spring erect ten additional houses on the newly acquired land. Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not? LIST OF PATENTS. Issued October 29, 1907. f-69,2S9 Cultivator Shield. George R. Barrett, Superioi', Wis., as- signor it one-half to Johu Z. Miller, Superior, Wis. 869,299. Harrow Tooth. Lewis W. Fair, Waldron, Ark. !^69,4S1 Cultivator Wilson H. Daniel, Jasper, Ind. .S69,493. Method lor Grafting Trees. Peter Kaiser, Grafton, Mass. .S69,499. Reversible Disk Plow. Charles M. Mallory and James M. Saughter, Chattanooga, Tenn., assignors of two- thirds to Edward H. Sholer and Frank P. Llewellyn, Chattanooga, Tenn. S09,523. Flower Pot. Charles 1. Schmidt, Chicago. 111. S69,605. Cultivator. Ira A. Weaver, Springfield, 111., assignor to Racine Sattley Co., Spring- field, 111. 869,660. Harrow Attachment. Edward Schultz, Chenoa, 111. 869,672. Reversible Disk Plow. Sam- uel V. Weeks, Highland Park, Tenn., assignor to The Volunteer Disk Plow Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. 869,756. Combination Harrow, Pul- verizer and :Orag. Arthur D. tlery. Scenery Hill, Pa. 869,771. Lawn Mower. Adelbert B. Case, Springfield. Mass. I MANUFACTURE AND ERECT Iron frame and wood Qreenhooses of vnrj type for commercial and private use. If you contemplate building, allow B« to submit sketch and estimate coTering your requirements. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Saab opening apparatus and all klndi of greenbouse structural material. SW5T; STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed In small crates, easy to handle. ~ " Price per crate ISO 7 in.potsincrate$4.3o 6o 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 48 10 " " 4.8« 34 II " " 3.60 94 13 " " 4.80 la 14 *' " 4.80 6 16 '* " 4.50 Seed pans, same price as pots. Send (or price list of Cylinders lor Cut flowers, Haneing Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten percent, off for cash with order. Address Bllflngrcr Bros., Pottery, Fort Edward,N.Y. August Rolker k Sons, Agti., 81 Barclay St., N. T. City. Price per crate 1500 a in. pots in crate $4.88 1500 "X " 5.»5 1500 jH " 6.00 10003 ** S.oo 800 3H " 5.80 J004 4-50 330 5 4.31 1446 " 3..6 Standard Flower . . P0T5 If your greenhouses arc within 500 miles ol the Capitol, write us, wc can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 2gth and Itl Street WASHINGTON D. C. SC9..'<34. U arrow Attachment f or Plows. John C. Fcrshe, Ninty-si.K, S. C. The Chambers Window Glass Com- pany, one ot the best known glass manufacturing concerns in Pittsburg, has been petitioned into bankruptcy by the General Chemical Company, a New York corporation. 626 horticulture: November 9, 1907 Tobacco Paper S THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 24 sheets $ 0.75 144 sheets 3.50 288 sheets 6.50 1728 sheets 35.10 NICO-FUME" Furnishes the Most Nicotine for the Money! ... Hanufactured by ... THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Louisville, Ky. LIQUID OVER 40% NICOTINE By far the CHEAPEST. JUST NOTE PRICESl Pint $ 1.50 •A Gallon 5.50 Gallon 10.50 5 Gallons 47.25 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September 5, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson— Having used your Insecticide here, I can testify to Its efllclency In destroying scale and other In- sects Infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florham Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson: —Dear Sir — Yon r Plant Oil Is certainly the most effective scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. HERRINGTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pint.«,40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $ 1 .25 ; gallon. $2.00; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8. SUMMIT, N. J. Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 6 and 7 South Market St.. Boston, Mass. TWEMLOW'S OLD ENGLISH GLAZING PUTTY ONE OF THE MOST SERVICEABLE ARTICLES IN THE WORLD. Liquid, in gallons to barrels of 50 gallons, Is sold by many of the Florist Supply houses In the United States. , Hammond's Paint and Slug Shot Works, Fisl)kill-on-Hudson,N.Y. Slug Shot Kills Sow Bugs. - - = Qrape Dust Kills Mildew. The Best Bug Killer and Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PaletliorpeCo. OWENSBORO, KY. i^n:<'iiJj!HJii^^^ii!ni CARMAN'S ANTIPEST For the Garden, Orchard and Greenhouse. Non-p. isonoiis and harm'ess to vegetal on. Kills Green Fly, Aphides. Bark Lice, Thrip, Mealy Bug, Red Spider, Scale, Wire Worms, Ants and Slugs. This is the Grower's Frie id, handy to use cheap atid effective mi.\es readily in uater. Destroys a'l insect p-sis a d keeps do^n filth Circulars on app'icaiio'v $1 SO per gallon. Also in quarts half gallons and in bulk. PFRFECTION CHEMICAL CO., FLUSHING, N. V. Eastern A'jeiit.^ W.W. RAWSON & CO.. SUnion St. Boston. Mass. THE ORICINAl^ANp GENUINE NICOTIH|#I^GANT WRON^IE^I^^Qsflra^FORM ^i;iii<.iiii3ij:iU " «,; JO FORSPRAVJIhlCroR^VAPORIZINC PER DINT ••« tne Point * PIEEiri£5S Alulnc Point* •» t&ibeM. No right. «T una, Soi •( 1.000 poiou T6 sU. pMtpAld. BENBT A. DKEER. T14 CllMtaat M., mia.« Fk. /. CAS SIDY Designer and Builder OF Jron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory, 215 to 221 Randolpll Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. CYPRESS SASH BARS 82 feet er loa^ei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED Write for Clronlar "D" and Prioea The A. T. STEARNS LliMBER CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. BOSTON PLATE* WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOJSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St., BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAQO N. TONAWANDA. N.Y. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." We use nothing but SUM DRIED. ALL HEABT CLEAR CYPRESS the wood that was used for mummy cases by the ancient Eeyptians and is lasting yet. If you get one of the FOLEY GREENHOUSES (they last a lifetime) you will get more as your business grows. They are carefully designed, every part fit- ting its exact place. If you once use the FOLEY VENTILATING APPARATUS its high excellence will appeal to you anj show that it is the BEST in every way. Get descriptive pamphlet on it. Write us for anything needed and receive our catalog of GREENHOUSE MATERIALS Foley Mfg. Co. Western Avenue and 26tli Street, OHICAGO. J^^Ourvisitin? friends are heartily welcome to call and see us at our handsome new factory. Transfer from any West Side street car to the S. Western Ave line and «et oS at 26lh St METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. GREENHOUSE WRECKERS Everything in New and Second Hand To REPAIR HEAT BUILD GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 628 HORTICULTURE November 9, 1907 AND About the First we are going to move into that Of December ^p'^^didiy equip- ped, fine new fac- tory of ours at Elizabeth, N. J. It has taken a year and a half to build it. Every point of economical arrang- ing has received the careful attent on of experts. Machines of the very latest pattern and highest speed have been installed. It is as near perfection as brains and money can make. The very day we are ready to start up, we want your job to be ready to place in the factory Superintendent's hands So write us and we will show you the advantages of placing spring orders now. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of HeatlDif and Veolilatlnff Apparatus. 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. AN OBJECT LESSON Some half dozen customers of ours did not have their houses completed until long after the Convention in August, just because they paid no attention to the advice given in our Ads. all through last Nov* mber and December, to place their spring orders then. We did our part, and even worked overtime, but with so many houses ahead and each being turned out of the factory in the order given, such delays are bound to happen in the rush season, even though we have the largest green- house factory in the world, and every modern facility to push work. So take warning, for indications are, that next spring will be just like last. Get your order in the factory during the winter months. Write us — get our catalogs. We make every part of a srreenhouie but the glass. We sell any part. LORD (SI BURNHAM CO. Qreenhouse Designers and Manufacturers 1 133 BROADWAY, cor. 26th Street, N. Y. BOSTON Branch: 819 Tremont Building PHILADELPHIA Branch: 1215 Filbert St. Here it is, end on — and that is the way to get the full beauty and value of that curved eave. No, we are wrong ihere, for the most convincing way is to go inside a gutter-eave house and then in a U-Bar House, with its clean sweep of glass from ridge to sill. The comparison is instructive. It's just the sunniest, best growing proposition in greenhouse construction, and we stand ready to show you we mean exactly what we say. Write, or let us send catalog. Plerson U-Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Building, 4th Avenue and 23rd Street, New York. 5^S^WIii--.-.!MMiP'^->fClMi ■a*^ -Srjai^'*** , *"^-3fe^^ rf^uCA* '^^■f^vCu^^^^HW ' ^B^^^^Ek ' ^^^v«>- -^^m^^^^^^^^^l ill^WjrlB ^^L^^^^^VWl^m^EHBvKKMiuEbr^^^^^^^^^^^^H 1 lij^^t^^^ w First Prize Vask op Major Bonxaffon Eight ft. from floor to highest bloom— Exhihited at Boston by W. W. Edgar Co. librarV NEW YOR BOTANICA GARDEN wvofeato ^i^^__ \l^^CAPE Garden £ A '/■ // Namr//mT/dce. Bq/roA/, /fASJ. (Ji/djcr/pfion, ^100 \ 630 horticulture; November 16, 1907 ' y^2ALEAS ^Q*' Fofclng Christmas to Easter Our stock, this season is handsomer than ever. Anybody in want of a quantity will do well our plants before placing their order. We have only popular American varieties: .-chry veriana. N obe, Paul Weber, Hrof. Wolters, Raphael, Simon flardner, Vervaeneana, Louis de Kerchove, Mme. V»n der Cruysstn. Deutsche Perle, Dr Moore, John Llewelyn, Mme. Cam. Van Langenhove. Mme. Jos. Vervaene, Paul de Schryver, Memorie de L'Van Houtte, 5igismund pect ■ obe. w Rucker and others. Per d,«. IVr lOO 8-10 in. diam. $3 50 $25.00 15-16 in 10-12 4.50 35.00 16-18 12-14 6...M« M«:.#lnl These plants are conceded to be the finest ever imported to this country. Boxwood, Pyramidal. (Exceptional value). 2 ft , each $ .75 3 ft., each $1.50 4 ft.. each $3.00 5 ft., each $5.00 2 1-2 ft., " 1.00 3 1-2 ft., •• 2.00 4 1-2 ft., " 4.00 6 ft., " 6.10 lii^^-^-^m^A f2....U Handsome bushy specimens, IO-I2 inches I Sc; 12-15 inches, 25c. ; 15-18 inches, tSOXWOOa, CSUSn. 35^. ,3-22 inches, 75c. each. Boxwood, Standard. ^^J'jteL'h"'" *' Bay Trees, ^es'^ As^ f'o^^^riceT'" '" ^" Roses Grown in Our Nursery for Easter Forcing BABY RAnBLER5, tree form, pot grown, 50c. eacti . . . . $5.00 Bushy form, fine fie'd grown plants - 2.00 $15.00 CLOTHILDH SOUPERT, field grown, 2 years old 1.50 12.00 DOROTHY PERKINS, strong field grown plants, 2 years old, 7-8 feet - 3.00 20.00 HERMOSA, field grown, fine for pots, 2 years old l.SO 12.00 VISITORS INVITED. $3 50 $25.00 12.00 $100.00 Dozen LADY OAY, strong field grown plants, with well ripened wood, 2 years H. P. ROSES, imported, field grown 2 years old Capt. Christy, Duchess of Edinburgh, Gen. Jacqueminot, Mme Gabriel I.uizet, Mrs. John I.aing, 1-erle des Blanches, Ulricti Brunner, Caroline 'I'estout, Frau Karl Druschki, La France. Magna Ctiarta. Paul Neyron, hothschild. ORAINGE PLANTS, well fruited, nothing less than 6 oranges, $1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3.50 and 4.0U each. ASK FOR CATALOGUE. BOBBINK & ATKINS, Nurserymen and Florists, Rutherford, N. J. Orders taken now for December or January Delivery Phoenix Roebelini Seed 1000 $7 5000 $31.25 10,000 $60 YOKOHAMA NURSERY CO., Ltd.. 31 Barclay St.. N. Y. AUGUST RdLKER & SONS Supply the trade with PLANTS AND BULBS For Brcenhouse or outdoor use, imported to order. Send for estimate. Address — 31 Barclay St., °^ ^ o^*^" 752, New York. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale (irower and Shipper of Araucaria ExceIsa,Compacta, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia Korstenana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsti, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. 1012 OntarioSt., Phliadelphfa Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New york Office, Siebrecht Building. 425 Fifth Avsnue NEP. WHITMANI 2<4 In., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3'/t In., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'4 In.. $3.00 per 100 H.H. BARROWS & SON Wliitman. Mass. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. CYCLAMEN Spiendens Gtganleum Hybrid* In five colors; the flues strain known 3-iu. pots, ready, $7.00 per 100; 4-in., .$15.00 per too. 5-in., $20.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. s, s. SI. Just Received In Splendid Condition 15,000 AZALEAS in all sizes and varieties 25c. up to $2.00 each Also Kentlas, Rubbers, Araucarias, Pandanus, Boxwood, Euonymus, Crotons, Areca and Eurya latifolia. Extra good value In laige Specimen and Decorative Palms A. LEUTHY &. CO. Perkins Street Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. INII SCHIiliS Wholesale Plant Grower, College Point, - New York. C C c c ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft , CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS FROn BENCH Timothv Eaton, Rosiere C. Touset, Haud Dean, Robt hall day, Alice Byron, White and Yellow Bonnaffon, Hary flann, Yellow Jones. $i.oo per dozen; $b.oo pt-r kxj. Hrs. George S. Kalb, Ivory, Estelle, Glory cf the Pacific and Cremo, $i.oo per do7en; $5.00 per 10c. Cash with Order. William Swayne, ^ Kenneti Square, Pa. Price List of Foliage, Flowering and Decorative Plants sent free on application. i Xovember 16, 1907 HORTICULTURE 631 Imperial" and "Pink Imperial" Carnations The Wontters of 1907 Have proven to be all that was claimed for them. They took prizes at the Great Show at Toronto, Canada, last year, besides prizes, Certificates of Merit and Diplomas at various other places. The "Imperial" is a variegation of delicate pink similar to the shade in "Enchantress," a splendid keeper and fine shipper. The "Pink Imperial" is a most pleasing shade of pink, one that has long been wanted in the market. The stems of both these varieties run from three to four feet in length, are extra strong and have no equal in the Carnations of to-day. The calyxes are good and strong and are practically non-bursters. The flowers are well-formed, from three to four inches in diameter and are very fragrant. They are early, free and continuous bloomers from October until late in July. Strong growers. Every shoot making a flower. No extra grass. I JOHN E. HAINES, Bethlehem, Pa. Andrew Carnegie (Scarlet Harlowarden) Needs no introduction, as you know it is the very best scarlet, the only one having the ideal shade of scar- let. The one we have all been looking for. Now is your oppor- tunity to get your order booked for January delivery. $12.00 per 100. $100 00 per 1000 CHICAGO CARNATION CO. A. T. PYFER, Mgr. JOLIET, ILL. i908-TOREADOR-i9i)8 Our new seedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prospeiity, wiih the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for 1908. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for further information. The H, Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md CARNATIONS. Red Chief —Bright scarlet — early and very produc- dre. $ia.oo per loo; $100.00 per 1000. Average 3 in. Sower. A leader in every respect. Bonaie Maid —Clear pink edged white.— $12.00 per 100; 100.00 per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very •«rly aad productive. F. DORNER &L SONS CO. La Fayette. Ind. „--.. .. 6c, Sc. lOc and 15c each Fine stock. HYDRANGEA 0TAK8A ll^^S^, by the duzeu or hundred. Fine stock. Uini FT IMPFRI&I Field grown. S5 00 per VIULC I , imrcniHL 100. $4500 per 1000, 250 at 1000 rate. BAUR FLORaTgO., Erie, Pa. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS lOc. each, $(.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100 WHITE— Early: George S. Kalb, Polly Rose Willowbrook. Early Snow, » ctober Frost. Mid-Season: Hiss ninnie Wanamaker, Ivory. IVlrs. Robinson, Nlveus, Queen, Miss Alice Byron, Eureka, Beatrice flay, Herza. Late: Mrs. McArthur, Timothy Eaton, W. H. Lhadw ck Adella, Hrs. Swinburne. PINK— Early: Qlory of the Pacific. Rosier. Mid-Season; Adela, . K. Shaw, Pink Ivory. Wllliain °°° Pink Imperial. Pink i $6.00 $50.00 Enchantress, Light Pink ) Place your orders early for Dec. delivery. DAHLIAS. Now is the time to place your order lor bulbs which willinsure you getting named ra- rietles In any quantity; prompt delivery. DAVID HERBTrT & SON, Successors to L. K. Peacock, Inc. .A.TCO, IV. J. DREER'S DAHLIAS WE have just harvested an immense crop of Dahlias of all types, in all the leading standard, and many new varieties, the roots are strong and heavy and will be supplied in unnivided field grown stock. If you have not yet made up your catalogue list, or are short of any va*"ieties which you have listed, consult us, and «e shall be pleased to quote interesting prices on stock that is absolutely true to name. We also call special attention to our immense stock of Hardy Phlox, we have over a quarter million one year old field grown plants in stock, which we can supply at prices lower than yt u can grow them for. We have also a complete line of Hardy Perennials in excellent condition and at correct prices; send us a list of your re- quirements. HENRY A. DREER 714 Clnstnit St., PHILADELPHIA. Dahlia-rootS We have about 200,000 clumps in A No. i condi- tion; our collection contains 200 of the best varie- ties. We offer for fall or spring delivery whole field clumps at prices ranging from $5.00 per 100 for good standard sorts up to $25.00 per 100 for some of the newer sorts. Send for list. If you buy in large quantities write us with list and we will make you special prices for immediate accept- ance, and hold for future shipment, if desired. R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. WHITE MARSH, MD. PRICES QUOTED IN THESE COLUMNS ARE FOR DEALERS ONLY ^.^ls"e\&^i'nT.i.^°H''o%%^.!ifS?S 638 HORTICULTURE November IC, 1907 ; Van Meerbeek & Co., Nurserymen HILLECOM, HOLLAND — Largest Stock of Herbaceous Plants SUCH AS Agapanthus, Amaryllis, Anemone Japonica, Begonia, Canna, Delphinium, Funkia, Paeonia, Phlox, Pyrethrum, Richardia, Salvia patens, Tritoma, Trollius, &c. DWARF ROSE5. Popular Varieties at Lowest Prices, SPECIAL OFFER Free on Application. Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE i}{ in. Pots, lio.oo per loo 3>4 in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Read/ to Pot On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. Choice Ornamentals 20,000 Berberls Thunbergll, 18 to :< inch. 8,000 " '■ 12 10 18 " 40,000 " " 2 yt. sceoliogs, 8 to 15 inch. 20.000 Vinca Minor (Grave Myrtle). 8,000 Red Oak Treer, 4 to 6 ft. 1 2,000 Cherry and Plum Tree*, 1 yr. , 3 ft. 40.000 ^orv^ay Spruce, White, Au trian and Scotch Pine, 1 yr transplants, 6 to 12 inch. 1,000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 1,000 Viburnum opulus 2 ft. 1,000 Viburnum drntatum, 2 ft. 1,000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 2 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Rosllndale, Mass. 0. ROBINSON'S SONS, Gardeners, EXPERTS ON PRUNING. Orchards taken by Contract. REVERE BEACH PARKWAY. Tel. 127-5. EVERETT, MASS. lOO.OOOlAHLIAS Premium Stock, gaarant.eed true to uaiiie. 500,000 large Flowering Gladioli, hundreds of color.s and variations mixed. Wholesale prices on application Order now for spring delivery. Catalogue free. J. L. MOORE, NorthbDro, Mass. GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3 ft. $6.00 per 1000 4 ft 7 95 par 1000 w. w. s ft $ 9 90 per 1000 6 ft 11.90 per 1000 COLES, Kokomo, Ind. JOHN WATERER & SONS, Ld. American Nursery, Bagshot, England Are Specialists In the REALLY HARDY VARIETIES of Rhododendron Hybrids and in Select Varie- ties of Hardy Border Plants. H ERBAGEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Free EVbRGREENS, SHRUBS, VINES, ROSES, Etc. Largest Variety In New England THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. NEW NEW RAMBLER ROSE "NEWPORT FAIRY" To be disseminated Spring, 1908. Ask for Illustrated pamphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N.J. AUCTION EVERY TUESDAY and FRIDAY AT NOON. Boxwocds Globe and ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Pyramid, Riiododen- drons, Conilers, Hardy Roses, Azalea Mollis, Paeonies, Bulbs, etc., at our rooms, 20 1 Fulton St., New York. catalogs on Application. W. 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Major Bonnaffun. A Popular Institution. The spacious halls of the Massachu- setts Horticultural Society thronged with the flower lovers of the city and professional horticulturists from far and near for three days gave ample evidence of the place which the time- honored chrysanthemum show in Bos- ton holds in the estimation of the peo- ple. Music, afternoon and evening, by a fine ladies' orchestra, gave the neces- sary touch of animation to the occa- sion, and the gorgeous masses of color and verdure which filled the brilliantly lighted halls compelled the admiration of professional and amateur alike. Different from Its Predecessors. For about a quarter of a century it has always been safe to say, "If you want to see trained specimen plants in perfection go to the Boston Show," but he who came to Boston on this occa- sion was doomed to disappointment, for not one specimen such as have excited the wonder of the beholder in past years was to be seen and I he glory thereof has departed. These marvels of the growers' art were never adequately appreciated, tor the toil and skill lavished upon them, not to men- tion the cost of transportation, have been a labor of love, invigorated with the zest of cultural rivalry, for which the premiums have been dispropor- tionately small. Their absence was bemoaned by the visiting gardeners as was also the comparatively small rep- resentation of the enormous specimen cut blooms and plants grown to single stem and flower which have occupied so prominent a place in recent shows and disparaging criticism was fre- quently heard, but the public, who take no interest in scales of points or deep cultural problems, had no complaint to make, and in their enthusiasm over other features unhesitatingly pro- nounced the exhibition "the best ever." Some New Features. There is a very evident tendency to broaden the scope of this exhibition and make it a comprehensive autumn show rather than a purely chrysanthe- mum affair. A striking innovation was the prizes offered for decorated tables of fruits with autumn foliage, berries, etc., which brought out some gorgeous arrangements of luscious na- tive and foreign production which, al- though far too formal and architec- tural in conception, proved a most sen- sational attraction and will, no doubt, be improved upon in an artistic way next year. The first prize in this class was won by Edward MacMulkin. Tables arranged with chrysanthemum blooms, for decorative effect, were an- other new departure. Several entries were made but the one by Sidney Hoff- man, which won first prize, was the only one displaying any special origi- nality. It presented a beautiful study in arrangement of single white variety Garza. In the companion class ad- mitting foliage or other material as accessories the two florists, Hoffman and MacMulkin competed, the former winning first with a combination of chrysanthemums, cork bark and au- tumn foliage. Another innovation was the Farquhar silver cup and other prizes for special collections of vegeta- bles, the winner of the cup being Edw. Jenkins, gardener to Giraud Foster, with a most remarkable display for this season of the year, including peas. Peep O'Day corn, string beans, aspara- gus, etc. The Chrysanthemum Plants. The plants were shown in the main hall. Thej' did not constitute a very prominent feature and comprised noth- ing of striking value outside of the group of twenty-five low-grown com- mercial specimens from Wm. H. Elliott which were very fine, the groups of single-flowered varieties from Mrs. Frederick Ayer, gardener George Page, and one or two other exhibitors, and the plants grown to six stems with one bloom to each stem from Mrs. Lester Leland, gardener E. H. Wet- terlow. The Chrysanthemum Blooms. As intimated above the groups of specimen blooms, while uniformly good, contained nothing sensational. There were, however, two enormous vases of one hundred blooms each of Major Bonnaffon and William Duckham, from Wm. W. Edgar, flowers of unexcelled' perfection, towering far above the heads of the visitors and arranged with faultless taste. A worthy companion to these was James Nicol's vase of Mrs. Jerome Jones which won the Gane Memorial prize. First prize winners in the vase classes of separate colors were as fol- 634 HORTICULTURE _• November 16, 1907 lows: pink, Dr. Enguehard by Wm. A. Riggs; reel. John Shrimpton by Wm. Whitman, gardener Martin Sullivan; white, Merza by W. A. Riggs: yellow, Mrs. Wm. Ducidiam by W. A. Riggs; any other color, Wm. R. Church by A. P. Whitin. Among the finest speci- men blooms in the various collections were Miss Miriam Hankey. pink, and Princess, white, by E. D. .lordan and Mrs. Swinburne, white, by Peter B. Robb. The prizes for six introductions of current year brought only one com- petitor, Mr. Whitman, who put up two sets among which nothing calls for special mention except Dakoma. orange refiexed, and Reginald Valis, crimson reflexed. The Pompons and Singles. These new-old classes were exten- sively shown, ocupying a large section of the lecture hall and of the public interest. On pompons, R. Vincent & Sons, White Marsh, Md., were the premier exhibitors, and in addition to first prize received a first class certi- ficate for their collection. Of singles there was a very extensive display from C. H. Totty. " Mrs. Philip Dexter, gardener James Salter, was given hon- orable mention for seedling singles and anemone flowered; Mrs. J. M. Sears, gardener Wm. C. Ritchie, and G. H. Hale, received a similar award for collections. As the interest in the single and pompon varieties is on the increase a list of a few of the most distinct and attractive varieties may be aceptable here. No recommendation as to the hardiness of those mentioned Is included, however, and for those William Dlckiia.m at Boston wishing to plant outside north of Bal- timore special enquiry on this point from the large growers is advised. Pompons: James Boon and St. Almo white, Livan white flushed. Rose Tre- venna blush. Savannah and Sir Michael yellow. Dingula and Daybreak pink, Sheridan and Eynsford's Gem deep rose, Montclair salmon red, Jules Lagravere crimson, Mrs. Porter red, Elsie Walker tawney orange and Ruby Queen. Single flowered: Jessica deep rose fading to white at base of petals, Alice Crate carmine, Edith Owen and Kitty Bourne yellow. Ladysmith pink with lighter tips. Gertrude, Stella, Linton, Gladys and Miss T. Bird white, Edith Pagram pink semi-double. Hilda and Mary Richardson salmon, Ethel Beer blush, Herbert Henderson light pink paler at tips, Annie Farrant crim- son. Rev. W. E. Renfrey dark crimson, F. W. Smith deep pink. The Decorative Plant Groups. There were four gigantic groups each occupying 300 square feet of space against the walls of the large hall, from MacMulkin & Co., Wm. Whitman and S. Hoffman who won the prizes in order as named, and R. & J. Far- quhar & Co., not in competition. These gTOups were composed of palms, ferns, bays, crotons, chrysanthemums. Lor- raine begonias, etc.. and served to screen the walls and make an appro- priate setting for the lower exhibits. Joseph Breck & Sons contributed a nice group of conifers and box. Julius Roehrs Company sent a very choice collection of new plants and orchids, receiving honorable mention for Cy- clanthus bipartitus and for Carludovica crenifolia. Lorraine begonias were well shown by A. M. Davenport and Sidney Hoffman and Turnford Hall by Robert Rust. F. R. Pierson Company were awarded a first class certificate of merit for two specimens of their strik- ing novelty, Nephrolepis superbissima and W. A. Manda for Dracaena Man- daiana. The Gardeners' and Florists' Club prizes for table centre-piece of growing plants were awarded to Sid- ney Hoffman. P. Heeremans and Ed. MacMulkin, respectively. The Orchids. Ed. MacMulkin made a dazzling dis- play of Cattleya labiata plants with Adiantum Faiieyense. Lager & Hur- rell put up their usual fine collection of orchids in variety and Julius Roehrs Co.'s group contained many interesting ones. Dr. C. G. Weld re- ceived a cultural certificate of merit for a record-breaking specimen of Odontoglossum grande with nine sturdy blooms on a single spike. The medals for orchid flowers brought out large displays from J. E. Rothwell who won the silver gilt medal with a collection of 125 named species and varieties, and Col. Charles Pfaff who won the silver medal with a fine collection. The Carnations. Carnation growers, with characteris- tic enterprise were out in force and the numerous exhibits of the divine flower practically filled the small hall. The prizes for six vases of fifty blooms each were won by Peter Fisher, S. J. Goddard, Backer & Co.. and F. R. Pierson Co., the varieties represented Novemlier 10, 1907 HORTICULTURE 635 in the first prize set being Mrs. Tom Harvey, Mrs. C. W. Ward, White Per- fection, Enchantress, Rose Pinlc En- chantress and Beacon. Leading stand- ard varieties in the other collections were Victory, Winsor, Melody, Fair Maid, Rose Pink Enchantress, Firefly, Harry Fcnn and White Enchantress. Among the novelties were Jahn's Crimson and Lloyd, a white seedling from H. A. Jahn; Bay State and seed- lings No. 21 soft pink and No. 1000 bright pink, all three stunners from A. Roper; Britannia, Priscilla striped seedling and a white sport from Fair Maid — the latter a most beautiful flower — from S. J. Goddard; Afterglow and a pink seedling from Wm. Nichol- son and Apple Blossom, a fine white, from Wa-No-Ka Greenhouses. The last named and Goddard's Priscilla were given honorable mention as were also seedlings No. 50-24 and 133 from M. A. Patten. Robert Rust, James Salter, Chas. S. Strout, M. A. Patten and D. J. Kerrigan were also repre- sented by exhibits of high quality not entered for competition. The Roses. There were two notable novelties on exhibition in this department. White Killarney from Waban Rose Conser- vatories and Mrs. Jardine from Robert Scott & Son, Philadelphia. Both of these gems have been illustrated and described in previous numbers of HORTICULTURE. There seems no doubt that each will shortly take a position in the lead in commercial rose growing of this country. Mr. Scott was the proud recipient of a silver medal for Mrs. Jardine. The flowers maintained their freshness and marvellous symmetry throughout the show and their perfume attracted crowds of admirers. Two large vases of special American Beauties from Waban Rose Conservatories and Carl Jurgens were a centre of attraction. W. W. Elliott staged a vase of Kaiserins exceptionally fine and R. T. McGorum showed good Brides and Bridesmaids. Thomas Pegler and H. F. Calder were the only exhibitors of violets. The Vegetables. The vegetable display occupied the basement hall and had its full share of admirers. We have already re- ferred to the Foster exhibit. B. L. Lewis got a silver medal for celery and won first prize with an invincible collection of remarkable extent ar- ranged for effect, followed by Edw. Parker and Walter Warburton. Joseph Thorpe won a brone medal for celery. All the regular classes in the vegetable department were fully contested by a large number of exhibitors. Honor- able mention was awarded to A. H. Wingett for onion Ailsa Craig and C. A. Stone for potatoes Breck's Pride and Delaware. Zonal Geraniums. A handsome display of zonal geran- ium trusses of more than usual merit was made by some unrecorded exhibi- tor. The name could not be obtained hence no award could be made by the committee. Among the most striking varieties were Mons. Poirler, deep pink; Mrs. Randall Barnes, white with pink centre; Miss Dorothy Borroughs, daybreak pink; Mons. Hamelin, salmon pink with light edge. THE CHICAGO SHOW. Chicago is always spectacular — or aims to be — in flower shows as in all things else. "Twenty carloads of flow- ers", we are informed, went into the great show which opened a week ago at the Coliseum. "Carloads" are a favorite standard of measurement in AN INCIDENT OF THE CHICAGO SHOW. "No snch "fciul of the flowers' ever was known .qs will be waged tomorrow, wlien the beautiful Jlrs. Marshall Field rose will vie with tbe Mis. Potter Palmer rose for the supremacy of the floral world. "Already $50,000 has been offered and re- fused for the Mrs. Marshall Field rose. " 'Bah!' says the owner of the Mrs. Pot- ter Palmer rose: 'it is a great price for a rose, but not nearl.y so tuuch as m.v rose, the grandest in the world, is worth.' " — Chicago American. Chicago, while Boston's ambition is appeased with crates or arms-full! Under these circumstances what could our friend. Alderman Peter Reinberg, do but to refuse the paltry $50,000 offered for his Mrs. Marshall Field rose, and if Mr. Poehlmann said "Bah " it was simply the exuberance of the same expansive spirit. We do not blame Mr. Reinberg, for money is no object when one's children are con- cerned, and we hope he will make twice that amount on his pet rose and that HORTICULTURE will get a goodly share of the advertising when the time comes, although unwittingly left out in the cold in the matter of advertising the show. This was the 16th annual exhibition of the Horticultural Society of Chi- cago and it was a worthy successor of a line of notable events characterized by enthusiasm, industry and novelty. The chrysanthemums — plants and flowers — were of the highest quality and the arrangement with sod and lawn effect was highly pleasing to the eye. The retail booths, which made such a feature of the last two exhibi- tions, were not so much in evidence this year, much to be regretted, as they were splendid attractions. There was a varied display of nursery stock in the department assigned to this material and the trade exhibits were enterprising as usual, among the best being the Foley and Moninger en- tries of sample greenhouses made from their building material. During the week covered by the show, special features such as roses, carnations, floral decorations, etc.. were assigned to each day. In the present abun- dance of flowers among the commer- cial growers conditions were favor- able to liberality, and the display of roses was particularly showy. Full report and comment on the exhibition as a whole should have reached us by this time, but our readers will find it no less interesting reading in next week's issue. NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTU- RAL SOCIETY. Choice flowers, fruit and vegetables from many of the principal country places of the North Shore, filled Pem- broke Hall, Glen Cove, N. Y., with their fragrance and beauty this week, when the third annual exhibition of the Nassau County Horticultural So- ciety was held. John F. Johnson, gar- dener for Paul Dana, carried off the honors in the chrysanthemum classes. He took first in group of 50 square feet, 18 blooms, 6 varieties; 12 blooms, distinct varieties; Weber & Don spe- cial, 6 distinct varieties; Mrs. Paul Dana special 9 distinct varieties, and the F. L. Humbert special for largest bloom in the show. Other prize win- ners in the chrysanthemum classes were E. Bennett, gardener for R. L. Beeckman; H. F. Meyer, gardener for G. R. Sheldon: Valentine Cleres, gar- dener for P. S. Smithers; S. J. Trepess, gardener for J. Roger Maxwell and William Eccles gardener for Mortimer Schiff. Mr. Meyer, Mr. Cleres and Alexander Lothian divided honors in the rose classes. Mr. Meyer won Mrs. John Alvin Yoimg's special for American Beauty roses, and Mrs. E. R. Ladew's cup for roses. The carnation prizes were well distributed. William Eccles led, winning among other prizes the Scott Bros.' cup for 50 carnations ar- ranged for effect, the Boddington prize for orchids, the Pierson cup for 25 Winsor carnations, and the Schiff cup, valued at $50, for 25 carnations, one variety. H. F. Meyer was one of the leading exhibitors and has eleven prizes to his credit, including the Ladew and Youngs special for roses. His exhibit of Ameri- can Beauties was very fine. In the classes for commercial growers, C. F. Bertanzel made fine exhibits, tak- ing firsts for 100 carnations, 25 white, 25 pink and 25 red, as well as silver medal for best collection. Henry Matz, gardener for L. J. Bus- by, was awarded 1st for 25 chrysan- themums arranged for effect, showing a group that was exceedingly attrac- tive. He also won the Mackenzie special for vase of cosmos: first for bridal bouquet, for foliage plant, for three ferns, for Asparagus Sprengeri and the Trepess special for single chrysanthemums. Frank Petrocia, gardener for John Alvin Young, took many prizes in violets and the Peter Henderson & Co. prizes for vegetables. James Holloway, gardener for the Pratt estate, led all exhibitors in the display of fruit, and outdoor chrys- anthemums. Mr. Holloway wa^3 awarded the Titus & Bowne special for best collection of fruit, the Troy cup for collection of outdoor roses, second on Burnett Bros, special for 100 sin- gle violets and numerous firsts on ap- ples, pears and grapes. Mr. .Johnston had as good success in vegetables as in chrysanthemums. He won the first for best twelve varieties, vegetables; first in Rickards Bros. 636 horticulture: November 16, 1907 special for twelve varieties vegetables, and second in Henderson special for twelve varieties. He won other firsts for celery, onions and other vegetables. F. G. Mense won the first prize for group of palms, which occupied the center of the floor, the Stumpp & Wal- ter prize for new introduction (salvia) and several other firsts in violets and carnations. Among the plants used to decorate the hall were fine bay trees from George R. Sheldon's. John Miller, gardener tor L. C. Tif- fany, was given certificate of merit for an exhibit of cyclamen not for compe- tition. A certificate of merit was also awarded to Cosmos Lady Lenox. James Ballantyne, Tarrytown, N. Y. ; Anthony Schultheis, College Point . L. I., and Peter Duff, Orange, N. J., served as judges. PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The premier show of this society, which always occurs when the chry- santhemum is at its height — opened on the evening of the 12th inst with a magnificent display of the reigning autumn favorite, augmented by some of the choicest of the other seasonable flowers and foliage plants, and gar- nished with a fine showing of vege- tables and products of the farm and nurserj'. In addition, the display of tools, implements, insecticides and sundries was important and educa- tional. Altogether the show was one of which any society established on broad lines might well be proud, and will surely bear good fruit in the fu- ture. Comparing the display with those of the past few years, it is gratifying to report a distinct improvement. The big specimen chrysanthemums in 14- inch pots were fine this year, and there was competition. The three en- tries completely filled the main hall ex- cepting the sides and centre. All the exhibits were better than usual and reflected great credit on their spon- sors, Messrs. Hurley, Smith and Mc- Cleary. We mention these in the or- der of their merit as it appeared to our judgment — the prize list not hav- ing been announced as we write. A great feature of the main hall dis- play was the keen competition for the Ravenhill prizes for a wall display, ten feet long by six feet deep, of foliage and flowering plants. Six competitors entered and all put up fine displays, which added greatly to the show, and the pleasure of the public. We do not know how the prizes went, but there was one exhibit that caught the eye Instantly as an expression of taste in artistic arrangement and in everything that goes to make up an Ideal group of this kind. Mr. Dodds has carried off many prizes in this class before, but he never had an inspiration like the one under review, which in our opinion is the finest that has ever been done in artistic arrangement of foliage and flowering plants combined with perfection of everything used in the grouping. The cut blooms this year were above the average in quality, although the quantity was not. Kleinheinz and Robertson ran a close race for premier honors here. Batehelor. Henderson and McCleary were also strong com- petitors. A new white seedling of Kleinhelnz's "Lynnwood Hall" at- tracted much attention. It is a glori- ous flower, glistening snow-white, large and perfectly Incurved, and with stems that would hold up the universe without a quiver. No wonder it won the Nathan Smith cup at New York over all competitors last week. "Glen- view" in Batchelor's exhibit was an- other cynosure of all eyes. A fine show of singles was staged by C. H. Totty, In the rotunda the big Gleichenias of Thos. Long were an attractive feature; as were also the Picus pandurata of the Robert Craig Co. Evergreens In many varieties were shown by Thomas Meehan & Sons, who also put up in the lower hall over 70 varieties of cut "hardy chrysanthemums." The lower hall was devoted mainly to vegetables, and a very creditable display materialized. The competition for the Dreer, Michell, and Burpee prizes was quite keen. Tools, hose, and other sundries were exhibited here by the seed houses, chief among same being that of Dreer and Michell. A feature of the latter concern was an alcove surrounded by electric strings intercepted by foun- tains of electric light. Plants were worked into the design, the whole serv- ing as a background to the frontal display of bulbs and fancy pots and tubs. A bee exhibit was a rather un- usual feature. This came from Wm. Stringham, a specialist in Italians. A feature of the show was the splen- did group of hardy chrysanthemums from Overbrook Gardens (E. A. Stroud). Julia Lagavere, clarent; Gol- den Pheasant, yellow, and Lulu, white, were fine in this, as were also two new seedlings raised by the foreman (Mr. Prince), Marion, pale pink, and Gertrude, darker. Another noticeable feature of the show was the fine dis- play of Beatrice May in the Robert- son exhibit. Robertson also had a very swell twelve in the foliage plant class which would have made our old friend Thatcher take notice. We have no room for much on the foliage plants but cannot close without a reference to the Phoenix Roebelini of Kleinheinz, said to be the finest specimen in Amer- ica. Among the exhibitors whom lack of space prevents us giving extended no- tice, but whose important contribu- tions to the show were much appre- ciated and won many prizes, were; George Bustard, gardener to Curwen Stoddard; Isaac Kalp, gardener to S. S. Friedburger; Joseph Crowther, gar- dener to Saml. B. Brown; A. J. Moir, gardener to John Pitcairn; Jno. Hed- land, gardener to Mrs. W. L. Elkins; Jno. F. Sibson, gardener to Mrs. Thos. McKean; Wm. Bell Wright. Jno. Hob- son, Jno. Fowle, Thos. Rowe, gar- dener to E. P. Earl: Saml. Hammond, gardener to Rudolph B. Ellis; Jno. T. Whitaker, gardener to R. Le Boutil- lier; Jno. Little, gardener to Jno. Lawler Welsh; S. Nowland, farmer for C. B. Newbold; Wm. Morton, gardener for B. R. Johnson; Wm. Henderson, gardener to Mrs. W. M. Potts; Thos. Gaynor. gardener to Mrs. Jno. B. Stet- son; R. T. Morrow, gardener to G. I. Bodine; Edward Smith, gardener to E. A. Benson. The F. R. Pierson Co. exhibited Nephrolepis superbissima and Winsor and other carnations. E. G. Hill & Co. brought Rhea Read and Princess, their new roses. R. Scott & Son were on hand with a fine display of rose Mrs. Jardine. DUTCHESS COUNTY HORTICUL- TURAL SOCIETY. The 13th annual flower show of this Society was held at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., on November 6 and 7. The old- time exhibitors were well represented and the drill shed never looked more beautiful than on this occasion. Chry- santhemums, ornamental plants, roses, carnations and Poughkeepsie's great staple — violets — were shown in great profusion, also vegetables and fruit A feature of the show was the cen- tral group of plants from Archibald Rogers; also the similar group from the Saltford Flower Shop. The list of winners in the various classes in- cluded the names of many of the wide- ly known millionaires whose country seats overlook the Hudson River, all the way from Poughkeepsie down. In the violet contest, the prize for the best 500 blooms was won by F. G. Vanderbilt, and Alexander Thomas of Rhinebeck was second. For the best hundred double violets, the Saltford Flower Shop won first prize and P. G. Vanderbilt second prize. One of the features Thursday was the contest for the best decorated din- ner table. There were four entries and the prize was won by the Saltford Flower Shop. The center piece was of violets, with tiny bunches of violets tied with violet satin cord, at each dinner plate. The second prize was won by Winthrop Sargent of Fishkill. The center piece was of red roses, with rose buds at each plate. Samuel Gregg of New Hamburg decorated with chry- santhemums and James Whitney of Newburg, with chrysanthemums and adiantums. There was a splendid exhibit of ev- ergreens from the Sunnyside Nursery under the supervision of Supt. Leon- ard Dorthius. The local newspapers and others complained of insufficient attendance. Why not try giving a little wider pub- licity to the event next year? CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual chrysanthemum display of this society was held In County Building, Hartford, on Friday, Nov. 8. The exhibits were numerous and of un- usual excellence and the public atten- dance was so large as to tax the ca- pacity of the hall. The principal ex- hibitors were J. P. Huss, supt. to J. J. Goodwin, J. A. Heber, gardener to Walter Goodwin, E. P. McDermott, gardener to H. C. Judd, Carl Peterson, supt. Whiting Greenhouses and Peter Zuzer, head gardener. City Parks. The display was not entirely confined to chrysanthemums, the extra exhibits of special interest being a group of splendidly grown Begonia Lorraine, staged by J. A. Weber, which was awarded a diploma, a fine specimen Odontoglossum grande exhibited by E. P. McDermott and a notable group of Cattleya labiata, by J. P. Huss — the two latter exhibits receiving certifi- cates of merit. Mr. Huss also exhibit- ed a vase of the new cosmos, "Lady Lenox," which was awarded a diploma. The judging committee were C. H. November 16, 1&07 HORTICULTURE fiS? Sierman, Alex. Gumming, Jr., and John Gerard and their clirysanthemum awards were as follows: — Large flow- ering, cut blooms: J. F. Huss, 31 va- rieties, diploma; Peter Zuger, 25 va- rieties, diploma; J. A. Weber, 20 va- rieties, certificate of merit; E. F. Mc- Dermott, honorable mention. Peter Zuger, pompons, 35 varieties, diploma. J. A. Weber, two large standards, di- ploma and certificate of merit; J. F. Huss, ditto. J. F. Huss, bush plants, two diplomas. J. A. Weber, bush plant, diploma. J. F. Huss, collection pompons in 6-inch pots, diploma. Carl Peterson, collection, diploma. Gustav Minge collection, honorable mention. ALEX. GUMMING. NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. The thirteenth annual flower show of the New Jersey Floricultural So- ciety was held in the new hall of the Woman's Club in East Orange on the 7th and 8th insts. and called forth the usual best efforts of the well-known growers of its section. The effective lighting of the hall both by day and night added much in setting off its Intrinsic merit and the wealth of greenhouse products brought to it by its talented representatives of the gar- dener's profession. Three large pyramidal groups occu- pied the centre of the floor space, con- sisting of palms, ferns and chrysan- themums rendered particularly effec- tive by the skillful introduction of many finely colored crotons and edged with selaginella, peperomias and other plants. A bank of orchids backed by palms and edged with Adiantum Far- leyense occupied the proscenium and screened the musicians. Tables around the hall served to hold cut flowers, fruit and vegetable contributions. At one side was an elaborate mantel de- sign by Geo. Smith consisting of au- tumn leaves, palms and ferns with a centre of orchids occupying the shelf and side groups of chrysanthemums upon the floor. The attendance at times was crowded and consisted large- ly of the lady patronesses of the show and their friends representing the various social sets of the Oranges. Besides the competitive portion of the show were displays made by Lager & Hurrell of orchids without acces- sories other than themselves, eluci- dating the principles of John E. Lager so often expressed, that the orchid re- quires no ornament to set it off and during the evening he demonstrated to an admiring crowd how the centre of cattleya was strengthened ir. effect by the immediate proximity of the cypri- pediums upon its border and the onci- diums and laelia background, while the- paler Eldorado acted as a foil to its more florid labiata and Percivaliana neighbors. Joseph A. Manda staged a group of his own hybrid specialties with some well-flowered epidendrums and oni-i- diums. His group of Phoenix Roebel- lini with a centre Firus pandurata was much admired. W. A. Manda contri- buted a collection of conifers and box in pots and his variegated privet, also a specimen Nephrolepis "South Orange." Henry Hornecker staged some cut flowers among which were carnation Enchantress. The awards in the competitive Exhibition of N. J. Fi-Oricii-tural Socikty. classes for chrysanthemum plants and flowers in specimens and groups, or- chids, foliage plants, were numerous— among the winners of first prizes be- ing JPeter Duff, D. Kindsgi-ab, A. T. Caparn, Max Schneider and George Von Qualen, Peter Duff having the ma- jority of them, and among the winners of second premiums being Wm. Reld, Albert F. Larseu, Geo. Von Qualen and P. J. Dervan, all gardeners on the var- ious private estates in the vicinity. The special prizes were awarded as fol- lows: Peter Henderson & Co.'s for twelve roses to Peter J. Dervan, and for display of vegetables to A. T. Caparn; F. R. Pierson's for Winsor carnations to Wm. Reid; J. M. Thor- burn & Co.'s for display of vegetables grown from Thorburn's seeds to Peter Duff; George Smith's for exhibitor winning most first prizes to Peter Duff. The judges were J. N. May, C. H. At- kins and A. J. Manda. MARIN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The first annual exhibition of the Marin County Horticultural Society fulfilled the most sanguine expecta- tions and was without a doubt the best floral exhibit ever held in the state. The only drawback was that the hall —the largest in town— was not large enough, and the exhibits were neces- sarily crowded. Society turned out in full force, and there was a splendid attendance from all around the bay. The exhibitors were not confined to Marin County; San Mateo County was largely represented, as well as San Francisco and Alameda Counties. En- tries were made in all classes, except for carnations grown outside of Cali- fornia, and competition was very keen especially in chrysanthemums, and dahlias in Class A. In the open class in chrysanthemums H. L. Goertzhain of Redwood City car- ried off the honors in white and yel- low with Domoto Brothers of Fruit- vale a close second: while in pink, any other color, and 12 distinct varieties the first all went to Geo. Draycott of San Rafael. Domoto Brothers got first for best and largest single bloom and A. W. Foster (Richard Lohrman, gardener) and Mrs. J. F. Boyd second in the last four-mentioned numbers. In the Marin County section white, yellow, pink and any other color, the firsts went to A. W. Foster, Geo. Dray- cott, F. B. Anderson (W. Buehl, gar- dener) and Geo. Draycott respectively. Mrs. W. H. Crocker (H. McLean, gar- dener) won the society's silver cup for the best display. In the dahlia sec- tion G. A. Pope of Burlingame (Wm. Kittlewell, gardener) took firsts on Cactus, Show and Pompon and the silver cup for best and largeset collec- tion. The first in Decorative went to F. B. Anderson while S. E. Slade of Menlo (Chas. Ehrlick, gardener) got first on single. The prize for the best seedling went to J. A. Donahue of Menlo (W. W. Garter gardener). J. A. Garbone of Berkeley took all the firsts in the carnation section, T. W. Breen of Glenwood Nursery second on white, red and variegated, Domoto Bros, second on pink. T. P. Redmayne of Hotel Rafael gardens took first on collection of roses, outdoor grown roses, exhibit of cut fiowers and six flowering plants. Geo. Draycott car- ried the firsts respectively on chrysan- themums in 6-in. pot, collection of potted chrysanthemums and on collec- tion of ferns won the silver cup. Mrs. Gerstle of San Rafael (F. Miller, gar- dener) took first on decorative plant and specimen fern. Jno. A. Martin of Ross secured the gold cup for display or orchids, and the Schluter cup for best display of the show. In class C the honors went to the Forrest Floral Co. of San Francisco for the most artistic floral design. Very fine non-competitive decorative exhibits were made by Jno. A. Martin of Ross and H. Schluter of Laurel Grove Nursery. San Rafael. T. P. REDMAYNE, Sec The chrysanthemum exhibit at the Lyman House, Smith Colege, North- ampton, Mass., Nov. S-15, was larger and better than any previous show. The greenhouses of H. H. Rogers, Fairhaven, Mass., were opened to the public from Nov. 7 to 11. Chrysanthe- mums filled two houses and were a magnificent tribute to the skill of James Garthley, the gardener. 638 HORTICULTURE, November 16, 1907 HORTICULTURi: VOL. VI NOVEMBER 16, 1907 WO. 20 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. II Hamilton Place. Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Ooe Year, in advance, $1.00; To foreign Couoiries, 2.00; To Canada, $1 50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page , ,, ' ' *'■'"'■ Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as loUows: One month (4 times) 5 per cent. ; three months {13 times) 10 per cent. ; •ix months 126 times) 20 per cent. ; one year {52 timesl 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application COPYRIQHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Eniered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE— Prize Vase of Major Bonnaffon, THE EXHIBITION SEASON: The Boston Show— Illustrated 633 The Chicago Show — Nassau County Horticultural Society ^'""^ Pennsylvania Horticultural Society — Dutchess County Horticultural Society— Connecticut Horti- cultural Society 63(j Local Shows 64G New Jersey FloricuUural Society, Illustrated — Marion County Horticultural Society 637 A QUESTION OF NOMENCLATURE 63'j NEW DAHLIAS AT CANNELL'S— C. Harman Payne. 639 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Maryland Horticultural Society— Chrysanthemum Society of America— Elberon Horticultural So- ciety—Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' and Gar- deners' Club— New York Florists' Club C40 Washington Florists' Club — Tarrytown Horticul- tural Society— Club and Society Notes 641 SEED TRADE 642 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia 649 OBITUARY— August Loeber— Dexter M. Ferry— James H. Spencer — Edwin S. Burnap — James A. Danvers — Adelia D. Ostertag 657 MISCELLANEOUS: H. H. Thomas 639 Personal 639 A Leading Holland Nursery 639 Lilium Wardarai — Illustrated 642 Plant Imports 644 November Crop Report 644 Catalogues Received 644 A Handsome Trophy — Illustrated 640 News Notes 647-657 New Flower Stores 647 Business Changes 649 Pacific Coast Notes 649 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 65S The iidvertiscnient of a certain New York Brace up! theatre starts with '"Clearing House for the lilues" as a head line. The "blues" is a bad disease and an almost invariable symptom is that the victim resists any effort that his friends may be disposed to make for his relief. The malady is very prevalent in both wholesale and retail flower trade cir- cles in some quarters and it must be confessed that opti- mism in the face of the stagnated conditions at present existing is not an easy acc[uirement. Yet nothing is gained l)y persistent contemplation of the gloomy side and pessimism besides being profitless is also very un- comfortable. Far better for each individual to make of himself a "clearing house for tlie blues" keeping in mind for himself and impressing upon his associates the fact that our great country with its stupendous agri- cultural and commercial resources will soon resume its accustomed course. And hopeful confidence well dis- tributed is the most effectual means of bringing this about. Now that indisputable evidence is The pompon's given of the growing public apprecia- demands tion of the small-flowered chrysanthe- mums it will be well for the jDrize- schedule makers to give serious consideration to the pompon elais from the standpoint of its proper place in decorative design. It can hardly be expected that these unpretentious flowers will appeal w'ith any force to the average flower show visitor until exhibitors have learned to stage tliem more efCectively than lias been the case in a majority of instances. Crowded by handfuls into closely packf>d vases or bottles in an obscure loca- tion against the wall has usually been tlie fate of these sturdy little blossoms which in the hands of the artist and in association with Jaj)s and singles may be placed CO that they fairly sparkle. Mr. Duekham tells us that larger, nobler and more stately flowers is the key to continued popularity for the chrv'santhemum. Mr. Duekham is only half way right. The stately flowers alone will not save the chrysanthemum's prestige unless the other classes are brought along in equal prominence; as indispensable accessories. Monotony is what has been cripjding the chrysanthemum as a drawing attrac- tion. Whatever may be said — and it cannot An opening for be overdrawn — as to the stately improvement gi-andeur of the massive show chrys- antherau.ms when grown to perfec- tion and disjilayed with long stems and heavy foliage in large vases, yet nothing is more glaringly out of place than these big flowers on single-stem plants packed in at intervals among palms and crotons in the so-called "decorative" groups so frequently seen at the exhibi- tions. These groups, usually constracted in the form of a i-iyraraid or a sloping bank against the wall, built up with the choicest products of the conservatory and displaying cultitral attainments of a high order, become but travesties, from the standpoint of artistic propriety, when one .sees the big globular chrysanthemum flowers peering out from between the leaves of ficuses and kon- tias,. each seciirely fastened at the neck to a rattan stake. We always feel sorry for the chrysanthemums, sorry for tb.e palms, sorry for the orchids which not in- frequejitly are included — that they should be forced into such incongruous association. We predict that the time will soon come when this peculiar type of exhibit will be as obsolete as are now the ring streaked and spotted "liouquets" vith whicb the florist of fortv years ago delio'bted his customers. November 16. 1907 A QUESTION OF NOMENCLATURE. Chapter 11. Editor HORTICULTURE: Dear Sir: — I note in your issue of Nov. 2nd your reference to the uomen- clature of Hydrangea arhorescens sterilis. I cannot see anything in the explanation offered by Mr. Hill which validates the mistalve. It appears that the above name was given in the regular approved form, by Torrey and Grey long before the appearance of the Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, and adopted or rather recognized by organizations which deal with the question of nomenclature. The fact that the secretary of the S. A. F. over- looked this earlier record is no argu- ment that the original name given, properly published, and described, should be ignored. If this principle were followed, we might as well let rules of nomenclature "go by the board." I believe in correcting mis- takes, and acting in consistent accord with the established rules. It this mistake had passed along without dis- covery for a number of years, it would be another question, but the correction is now being offered in abundant time to warrant its adoption without any serious confusion. The main point is that the Cyclopedia of American Hor- ticulture is not the authority in this case, but merely recorded the name given many years ago by the leading botanists of this country. Sincerely yours, JOHN CRAIG. We are glad these facts are coming out. Personally we have no prejudice in favor of either name. The point we wish to emphasise is that botanical authorities should keep better informed as to events in commercial horticul- ture. They cannot expect that men engaged in the hustle of business ac- tivity can keep posted as to obscure botanical records not to mention the perplexing changing and overturning of long-established botanical names which these same disagreeing authori- ties are ever engaged in. Having been secretary of the Society of American Florists and in charge of its registra- tion department at the time Mr. Hill registered Hydrangea arborescens grandiflora alba, the present editor of HORTICULTURE is able to say that the widespread publication of the "sub- mission" of a plant name for registra- tion was made with a view to bring to light any prior name or other valid reason for discarding the name pro- posed and in accordance with the pub- lished rules of the Society, registration was not finally effected until after a sufficient time had elapsed for all Protestants to be heard. The coopera- tion of its scientific friends would have been in the past and will now be very welcome to the Society of Ameri- can Florists in its well-meant efforts to prevent confusion in plant nomen- clature, and that this controversy over Mr. Hill's action may thus result is a "consummation devoutly to be wished." HORTICULTURE NEW DAHLIAS AT CANNELL'S. It would certainly have been a great treat tor any member of the New Eng- land Dahlia Society to have been with me the other day when I spent a short time going over the immense collection of dahlias at Messrs. Henry Cannell & Sons, of Swanley. Under the ener- getic guidance of the head of the firm who although close on 70 years of age was as eager and as brisk as a young man of 25, I spent a most en- joyable time with this veteran florist whose recollections go back many years in all classes of florists' flowers and who has grown everything worth growing in that line. One of the most interesting is Can- nell's Pet, a capital little bedder, of the color of La France rose, with the advantage that the blooms stand up erect and do not droop as many of the others do. Large Decorative Singles of recent introduction are Hall Caine, which has very broad petals of pure golden yellow, shaded reddish chest- nut; The Bondman, a fine substantial petal, very large flowers, white ground flushed crimson-magenta; Golden Glory, immense breadth of petal, color a lovely shade of pure greenish lemon yellow; White Cloud, a massive-pe- talled variety, pure white with the base shaded yellow. Smaller in size but curious are the new anemone-centered dahlias. These are only 3 or 4 inches across but the disc is very pronounced. Swanley Au- emone is deep rosy velvety crimson maroon with a golden center. Another of this type is Pink Gem and worthily named: the color is a lovely shade of bright losy pink, disc golden buff. CoUerette dahlias are a French in- vention of a few years since and are beginning to be fairly well known; the number is still increasing and some interesting novelties are annu- ally being raised. Maurice Rivoire, rich magenta and crimson with white collerette is one of the best. Prest. Viger, reddish carmine and Mme. Le Page Viger, reddish scarlet with yel- low collerette is also a fine variety, al- though in neither instance are these to be considered novelties of the sea- son. The huge decorative peony-flowered varieties are immense in size and now comprise about a dozen well estab- lished sorts. Most of them have been exhibited at the dahlia shows this year. Baron de Grancy, Dr. K. W. Van Gor- kum, Reine Wilhelmina, Gloire de Baarn, Germanica. Due Henri, Reine Emma and several others being fully in flower at the time of writing these notes. Decorative garden dahlias. Mile Helene Char vet, pure white; Souvenir de Gustave Douzon, rich red; Jeanne Charmet. Mme. Vauden Daele, Mme. a Lumiere and Source de Feu were all the subject of admiration on account of their value for massing in a color scheme where bold effects are required. We noticed on our way across the dahlia ground a large collection of Dec- orative Singles with fine upstanding blooms that had been raised in Por- tugal and sent by the originator to Cannell's for trial. Nice bushy plants, vegetation not too rampant and large flat blossoms essentially single in form were mostly to be seen here. They will be tried and selections made before being finally announced for distribu- tion. 689 HARRY H. THOMAS. We extract the following from our English contemporary, "The Journal of Horticulture": The New Editor of "The Gardener." Mr. Walter P. Wright, who has edited "The Gardener" since its foun- dation nine years ago, has resigned his post. His successor is Mr. H. H. Thomas, son of Mr. Owen Thomas, V. M. H., late of The Gardens, Frogmore. Mr. H. H. Thomas has been sub-editor of "The Garden" for several years, and is the author of two books. One of these is upon the cultivation of the apple; and the other, just published, deals wiih suburban and town gar- dening Mr. Thomas has hail prac- tical experience both in England and in France, and was for a short while foreman in the fruit department m the Roval GardenK, Progmore. He also served for two years at Kew, and bad general nursery experience in Messrs. Veitch's nurseries. We also understand that Mr. Thomas, whose name is familiar to oiu- readers as a ontrihutnr for some- time past to HORTICULTURE has been appointed to the secretaryship of the English National Dahlia Society. We wish him every success in his new undertakings. PERSONAL. Arthur Griffin, of Newport, R. I.. has returned from an enjoyable visit to England. Horticulture's popular representative in Philadelphia, George C. Watson, has been quite seriously ill and confined to his room during the past week. Visitors in Boston this week: Win- fried Rolker and H. F. Darrow, New York city; A. M. Rennie, Providence, R. I.; E. J. Harmon, Portland, Me. On November 12, at the Cathedral Chapel, St. Louis. Robert F. Tesson and Miss Hariet Wilkinson were mar- ried They will make their home at Sunnv Point, West Forest Park. Hjalmar Hartmann, of Copenhagen, the noted cauliflower seedsman, an- nounced to his friends that his wed- ding would take place on November 15th at the Royal Shooting Club house in Copenhagen. His bride-elect is the daughter of Professor Godfred Chris- tensen, the celebrated Scandinavian artist. A LEADING HOLLAND NURSERY. Van Meerbeek & Co.. the nurserymen of Hillegom. Holland, whose adver- tisement appears in this issue, carry on an extensive bulb growing estab- lishment where some of the finest Dutch bulbs are produced which find their way to the American market. This firm has been in existence for over half a century and its list of hardy border plants comprises an im- mense variety of the more elegant things which are now coming into wide demand. 640 horticulture: November 16, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES, MARYLAND HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. More than ordinary interest is being manifested in tlie tentti annual meet- ing of tlie Maryland Horticultural So- ciety, which will be held in the Fifth Regiment Armory, in Baltimore, De- cember 3rd and 4th. This organiza- tion is a very active one, embracing the fruit growers, florists and truckers and at the coming meeting every phase of horticulture will be discussed by prominent men from different parts of the country. The large exhibits of fruit, flowers and vegetables which is planned to cover 50,000 sq. ft., or the whole Fifth Regiment Armory, will be a special feature, and it is hoped to be the largest show of its kind ever held in Maryland. A large sum of money has been offered as premiums for the special exhibits. A floor plan of the exhibits will be sent to any prospective exhibitor. Space will be subject to reservation for exhibits of all kinds of spraying machinery, fruit packages, greenhouse appliances and other horticultural ap- paratus. Following is the program of the meeting: 2.00 P. M., Invocation, Rev. William Paret, Bishop of Mary- land. Organization and announce- ments. Address of welcome, His Honor, J. Barry Mahool, Mayor of Baltimore. Response, Hon. Henry Holtzapfel, Hagerstown, Md. Report of secretary and treasurer. Prof. T. B. Symons, College Park. Reports of standing committees — orchards, vine- yards, stone fruits, small fruits, vegeta- bles, flowers, ornamentals, entomology, ornithology, botany, plant pathology, nomenclature, new fruits, packing, storing and marketing fruits, trans- portation. President's annual address, Hon. Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md. Appointment of committees on resolu- tions, obituary and auditing, treasur- er's account. Tuesday, December 3rd, 7:45 to 9:30 P. M. Question box. Announcements and miscellaneous business. Report of State Forester. Prof. F. W. Besley, Baltimore, Md. Water gardening, Peter Bisset, President Washington Florists' Club, Washington, D. C. Sketches of the peach industry in the United States. Prof. John Craig, Cor- nell University, Ithaca, New York. Wednesday, December 4th, 9:00 A. M. to 12:00 M. Question box. Announcements and miscellaneous business. Report of the State Pathologist, Prof. J. B. S. Nor- ton, College Park. Forty years In the apple orchard, Mr. U. T. Cox, Proctor- ville, Ohio. Maryland Agricultural College, Pres. R. W. Silvester, College Park. Marketing fruits and vegeta- bles, Mr. Walter Snyder, e.x-Pres. Na- tional Shippers' Ass'n, Baltimore, Maryland. Wednesday, December 4th, 2:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M. Question box. Announcements and miscellaneous business. Report of State Horticulturist, Prof. C. P. Close, College Park. Growing small fruits for market, Mr. C. F. Hale, Shelby, Michigan. Maryland Experiment Sta- tion. Director H. J. Patteison, College Park. Election of ofiicers. Reports of select committees. General busi- ness. Wednesday Evening, December 4th, 7:45 to 9:30 P. M. Commercial floriculture, C. S. Ward, New York, N. Y. Report of State En- tomologist. Prof. T. B. Symons, College Park. Miscellaneous business. Ad- journment. Banquet. CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. Work of Committees. Philadelphia. Nov. 4th. No. 1, cream white, Jap. Incurved; exhibited by Gordon Smirl, Rosemont, Pa.; scored S5 points commercial and 85 points ex- hibition scale. Philadelphia, Nov. 4th. No. 2, ma- genta, light reverse, Jap. Incurved; ex- hibited by Gordon Smirl; scored 79 points commercial and 81 points exhi- bition scale. Cincinnati, Nov. 2nd. (No name), redlsh bronze, Japanese; exhibited by Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich,; scored 79 points exhibition scale. Cincinnati, Nov. 2nd. Mary Donel- lan, yellow; exhibited by Nathan Smith & Son; scored S3 points commercial and 87 points exhibition scale. New York, Nov. 6th. N. Moir, .lap. Incurved; exhibited by C. H. Totty. Madison, N. J.; scored 92 points com- mercial and 94 points exhibition scale. New Y'ork, Nov. 6th. LynnwooJ Hall, Jap. Incurved; exhibited by Wm. Kleinheinz. Ogontz. Pa.; scored SC points commercial scale. Chicago. Nov. 9th. Sadie May Strem- ler, yellow (sport of Queen) ; exhibited by Metcalf's Greenhouses, Hopkins- ville, Ky.; scored 64 points commercial scale. The variety No. 4, exhibited by Frank E. Wetney before the New York committee, has been named Grace Wet- ney. DAVID ERASER. Sec'y. ELBERON HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. The Elberon Horticultural Society held its second annual meeting on November 4th, President W. D. Robert- son in the chair. The various ofiicers read their reports which showed the society to be in a flourishing condi- tion. In the competition for points at the meetings held during the last year, Peter Murray was awarded the gold medal with an average of 89; A. Bauer, silver medal, with an average of 88; J. Kennedy, third, with an average of 86. In the class for those without greenhouses A. Griel was first with an average of 81. Rickards' Bros., of New York, were present at this meeting and offered a silver cup to be competed for at the meeting during the next year. A. Griel donated a silver cup also for a simi- lar purpose. A. Rickards installed' the newly elected officers into their re- spective positions. GEORGE MASSON, Sec'y. PITTSBURG AND ALLEGHENY FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' CLUB. The meeting November 5 was a re- cord breaker in point of attendance and the high average quality of the blooms exhibited. It was chrysanthe- mum Bight. Of the blooms sent by The E. G. Hill Co., Mme. Delizy was well spoken of in a commercial way also Mary Mann and, for exhibition, Mme. Mouncey. The Pittsburgh Rose & Carnation Co. showed a good lot in- cluding Mme. A. Detroyat, Morton F. Plant, Golden Wedding, Appleton, Be- atrice May, Wm. Duckham, Chadwick, Balfour and others. H. C. Frlck, Da- vid Fraser, gardener, showed Miss Clay Frick and Mile. Ogizl. Phipps Conservatories, J. Jones, foreman, aa usual staged a very fine collection. Their leaders were Mary Ann Pockett, May Seddon, Thos Carrington, Golden Age. The difference in color In Wm. Duckham blooms from early and late buds was very noticeable. Western Penitentiary, Walter James gardener, showed a good vase. Godwin Bros., Brldgevllle, Pa., H. S. Price, gardener for Mr. Laughllns, Thos. Jenkinson, gardener for A. R. Peacock, with Miriam Hankey the leader, Mr. Westhoff, with White Bon- naffon and in particular a vase of Robt. Craig carnations that would have been prize winners in almost any company, Mrs. R. H. Rogers, G. & J. W. Ludwlg with Perle, Mme. de Watte- vllle. Ivory and Bride roses, were all prominent exhibitors. There was also shown by H. L. Blind & Bros, a gal- vanized iron hotbed sash, provided with little gutters for the delivery of the drip outside the hotbed. The chrysanthemums displayed showed conclusively that Pittsburgh florists and gardeners can produce the highest grade of blooms despite their disadvantage of soot, smoke and fog. Subject of next meeting is to be an- nounced later. H. P. JOSLIN, Sec'y. NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. The regular meeting of the New- York Florists' Club, on the evening of November 11, was attended by over one hundred, of whom a goodly num- ber were ladies, a special Invitation having been extended to them and pre- parations for their entertainment duly made. The main event of the even- ing was a talk, illustrated by photo- graphic views, by Henry Saxton Adams of Wellesley, Mass., on the subject of school gardens. Mr. Adams talked very entertainingly and his addrrs? was received with much pleasure and ap- probation. He spoke of the children's garden movement from the point of view of the educator, the florist, the public, and touched upon all phases of the benefits to result from the training of the young in garden work. Favor- able comment was made by Patrick O'Mara, who instanced the great boon that Peter Henderson's book on Gar- dening for Profit had been to the coun- try— especially to the South after the war. and made a strong jilea in behalf of popular education in the tilling of the soil, an employment which devel- November ID, 1907 HORTICULTURE 641 DAHLIAS WHOLE FIELD CLUMPS ^Pe^/a/ surplus offer gELOW is a list of Dahlias of which we have a surplus over and above our regular requirements and off r you large whole field clumps or roots of the varieties named, except where noted, at $4 per 100, $35 per 1000. Mixed varieties $3 per ico, $25 per 1000 until sold. They are all true to name and in fine condition for shipping and consist of the bes. standard sorts for either private or commercial use Ternib net F.O.B. SparkiU, packing extra at cost. CACUS DAHLIAS 200 Bravo 100 Columbia 75 Cornu opja 1511 Cycle 100 Capstan 50 Uelicata 75 tarl of Pembroke 50 Erlkoenig luo Huerst Hismarck •.idll Greens White 50 H. F. Vlicliell 400 inovation 60 J.W. Wilkinson 75 Lady Pierson 1110 niss Crala Park 100 firs H J. Jones 100 rXrs. Stocks 150 Hrs J. P. Clark luo Hatchless 1-5 Mr. Dickson 20U Primrose Dame 150 Singinde 200 Standard Bearer lUU Walthari 50 Wm Haage DECORA'IVE DAHLIAS 150 Anlietam 15 0 C. W. Bruton 75 countess of Pembroke 400 Cathurine L)uer 41 0 Ernest Glasse lou Iridescent 200 Ors basham 150(1 Nympliea 5110 Nedling 5110 Oban 300 Orange King 150 Perle d'Or SINGLE DAHLIAS $7 SO per 100 100 Twentietli Century 50 John Downey 50 Lady Whitehead For other varieties see our Spring price list — Description and colors furnished upon request. PALISADES NURSERIES, PerBnnials Our Specially SHOW DAHLIAS 200 White Swan 100 A. D Livoni ISO Crimsi>n . all aoo Floral Park Jewel 2'0 Glowing Cual 150 riagnificent 15- 0 Henheddy Beauty I 150 t resident I 4 lO Penelope 1000 Prince Kismark 500 Queen Victoria ; 2500 Ked tlussar POMPON DAHLIAS 100 Alita 150 Elfin 350 Prince Charming 100 Vivid GOLARETTE DAHLIAS $7 SO per 100 60 Gallia 50 President Viger 60 Standard of Lyons 2000 ' HOICR DOUBLE MIXED DHLIAS $3 per 100, $25 per 1000 SPARKILL, N. r. ops the bone and sinew and makes for the best citizenship. E. G. Hill of Richmond. Ind.. who was present, spoke in a similar strain, and also took occasion to adovcate the coming national flower show, urging that the New York fraternity take hold earnestly and help to make it a great national success in its scope, character and influence. He confidently expected a good representation of foreign ex- hibitors. A hearty vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Adams. There were some interesting exhibits on which the committee made report as follows: Rose Rhea Reid, by E. G. Hill Co., 9 points and a preliminary certificate; Rose Princess, 85 points and a pre- liminary certificate. Charles Weber, Lynbrook, showed carnations Imperial, Pink Imperial and Aristocrat, which had previously been shown before tUe club. Nominations of oflBcers for 190S were made as follows: For president— C. H. Totty, C. B. Weathered, Wm. Duckham. Vice- president — H. Weston, W. Marshall, A. Jaennecke. Treasurer — W. F. Sheri- dan, J. K. Allen, A. L. Miller. Secre- tary—S. S. Butterfield, John Young, J. Austin Shaw, Trustees— E. V. Hal- lock, W. A. Du Rie, Peter Wagner, Chas. Lenker, A. J. Guttman, A. M. Henshaw, A. Rickards, Robt. Simpson. Sumptuous entertainment was pro- vided for ladies and everybody else by the official caterer, John B. Nugent, and the rest of the committee on good cheer, physical and mental. Rickards Bros., the whirlwind songsters, were In their best form; the youthful Bur- nett Bros., in violin and piano duets, made a decided hit; Mrs. Bevins, Miss Ruff and Mr. Woodell in vocal selec- tions were very fine, and altogether the affair was most enjoyable in every detail. WASHINGTON FLORISTS' CLUB. The regular monthly meeting of the W. F. C. was held in Gude's Hall, November 5th, with President Bisset in the chair. The coming chrysanthe- mum show was the chief subject of interest. Chairman Cooke of the com- mittee reported to the effect that all arrangements are about perfected and an unusually fine exhibit is expected. It was stated by Secretary McCauley that Mrs. Roosevelt has promised to attend the exhibition. Henry A. Dreer has signified his intention of sending on a specially fine exhibit of plants which will afterward be sold and pro- ceeds donated to the associated chari- ties. The club has gotten up a strik- ing "ad" in the form of a handsome card showing a showy chrysanthemum. These will be very freely distributed. It was moved and seconded that Bal- timore be invited to send judges for the show, who will be entertained by the local awards committee. President Bisset was much complimented on several of his new seedling roses which he exhibited for the first time. All the tickets still remaining in the hands of the W. F. C. Bowling Team were quick- ly disposed of. TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The cup for table decoration at the second day of the fall exhibition was won by Edw. Jenkins with a centre piece of Cattleya labiata, Oncidium varicosum, Bougainvillea glabra, lily of the valley and Adiantum Farley- ense, a committee of ladies serving as judges. W. H. Waite, in competition, put up a dainty arrangement of lily of the valley and sweet peas. Red chrys- anthemums with autumn foliage and berries, red carnations and lily of the valley, red and yellow chrysanthemums and a Japanese arrangement of rustic summer house, etc., in miniature, were the other competing arrangements. Much popular interest was evinced. nearly completed and announcement of date of opening lesson will be made in a few days. The public meeting of the State Board of Agriculture will be held In Horticulture Hall, Boston, December 3, 4 and 5. On Tuesday at 10 A. M., Mayor Fitzgerald for the city and Gen. Stephen M. Weld for the Massachu- setts Horticultural Society, will extend welcome. Gov. Curtis Guild, Jr., will respond. Among the speakers will be Prof. H. F. Hall, of Durham, N. H.; W. W. Tracy, of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, and Dr. H. T. Fernald, State Nursery In- spector. A business meeting of the Board will be held following adjourn- ment on Tuesday P. M. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The landscape class of the Garden- ers' and Florists' Club of Boston will soon resume study. Arrangements are USEFUL BOOKS. We can supply the following books, postpaid, at the prices listed:^ The American Carnation. C. W. Ward. Price, $3.50. Chrysanthemum Manual. Smith. Price, 40 ets. The Dahlia. By L. K. Peacock. Price, 30 cts. Dwarf FYuit Trees. Waugh. Price, 50 cts. Manual of the Trees of North Amer- ica. C. S. Sargent. Price, $6.00. The First County Park System. F. W. Kelsey. Price. $1.25. The Horticulturist's Rule-Book. Bailey. Price, 75 cts. HORTICULTURE PUB. CO., 11 Hamilton Place, BOSTON Micheirs New Crop Flower Seeds for Early Sowing VCDDCIVA Mich li'sMmmotli VEKDCnA, Fincy strain Our Mammoth Fancy Sttai", combining lareesize, punty ci CO or, and (ree-flowerinz qualities, 16 without a doubt the finest ever offered to the tr.id'.. Trade pkl. Ounce Blue 30 $1.50 Pink 30 I. SO Scarlet 30 1 SO Striped 30 1.50 White 30 1 50 nixed 30 1.50 Trade pkt. VINCA, Alba 20 ■' Alba Pura 20 Rosea 20, " Mixed IS SALVIA, Ball of Fire " Bonfire " Splendens. SMILAX- (per pound, $t.oo) SEND FOR OUR WHOLESALE BULB CATALOGUE HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 1020 Market St 642 HORTICULTURE November 16, 1907 ESTABLISHED 1802 ROMAN HYACINTHS ^'^"^^^ PER lOOO SEEDS Asparagus plumo'-us nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds 2.50 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES Bulbs of all kinds, native and foreign. Send for our Trade Bulb List J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Orade We have a surplus of Narcissus VON SION 1st SIZE Write for Prices BRIDQEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKAROS BROS., Props. 37 East 19th St, NEW YORK BULBS for immediate plant- iug or forcing. Let us quote on what- ever you need. H. E.FISKESEEDCO. 12 & 13 Faneuil Hall Square, BOSTON. MASS. SPiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiS f gladioli! B Cut spikes in any quantity from S S Selected White and Light Shades; 5 S Selected Mixed Colors and Named S S Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. g S Write for Prjces S I ARTHUR CO"WEE | S aiadiolus Specialist = r Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y E aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini GLADIoXl Spotted Ca la, Madeira Vine, Cinnamon Vine, Oxalis y-^r v^rien^^. Hyacinthus Candicans, Lilies in Variety, German Iris, Var. Day Lily, Delphinium Formosum Send for price list of Bullis and Hardy Plants L 8. MILLER, - Wading Rlvsr, N.Y. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always, look it over be- fore I do any buying LILIUM WARDARAI. This lily which R. M. Ward & Co. expect to send out next season in quantity is an improvement on longi- florum giganteum, growing considera- bly taller, with strong erect stems and more flowers. The proposed name is compounded of the names of Mr. Ward, the introducer, and Mr. Aral, the grower. Seed Trade Rumors which have been in circula- tion for some time, to the effect that the California seed growers would not book orders for onion seed of the 190S crop, prove to be correct, as to the two principal growers, C. C. Morse Co. and the Braslan Seed Growers' Com- pany. Just what the other growers are doing or are going to do has not been learned, but they are likely to follow the example of the two leading grow- ers. A statement that C. C. Morse Co. started in to book orders for the 190S crop then suddenly shut off, is doubtless true; their reason for so do- ing has not been made clear. The reason assigned for refusal to make contracts for the 190S crop, is that a syndicate headed by Chinamen has cornered the supply of onions and is holding them at practically pro- hibitive prices. This statement proves to be mainly true, and unless there is a loosening up by the syndicate vol- untary or otherwise, the growers can- not afford to pay the prices. Not only would the price of the onions tend to increase the price of seed, but in case of even a partial failure of the crops, the loss to the gi'owers would be very heavy. To insure themselves against this, they would have to greatly in- crease the price of seed to the seeds- man, and rather than pay it the latter would greatly prefer to take chances on the open market next fall. There has been much criticism of the grow- ers for their attitude in this matter, i^Cotitiniicd oti ptig-f b4t.) ST, DAVIDS Late-Dug Herrkii Guaranteed pure bulbs. Nolong- Iflorum adulteration SIZE 5 to 7, 40O in a Case. $.5 00 Case Wtn. Ellliott CSX Sons 201 Fulton Street NEW YORK November 16, 1907 HORTICULTURE 643 RALPH M. WARD (Si, COMPANY 12 WEST BROADWAY, NEW YORK OFFER DIRECT IMPORTATIONS JAPAN UILIUM LONGIFLORUM 7-9 inch, 300 per case JAPAN LILIUM MULTIFLORUM 6-8 inch, 400 " 7-9 " 300 ;; " " 10-11 " 150 " " " 11-12 " 80 and 120 per case 11-13 " 100 12-13 " 70 JAPAN LILIUM GIGANTEUM 7-9 Inch, 300 and 280 per case " " " 9-10 inch, 200 per case 10-11 " 140 JAPAN LILIUM AURATUM 10-11 " to arrive soon SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM 10-11 " " " 11-12 " " BAMBOO CANES, 5-6 feet long, fine, strong and well pacKed AT REASONABLE PRICES We also have a limited surplus of French Roman Hyacinths, 12-15 ^"^ • Paper White Grandiflora 12-13 cm and 13-up cm; Lilium Harrisii 5-7 and 7-9 in.; Chinese Sacred Lilies ; Cycas Stems ; Raffia, etc. POSITIVELY NO ORDERS FILLED FOR LESS THAN CASE LOTS THE QUALITY OF OUR JAPAN LILIES IS UNSURPASSED VINCA SEED Mr. Florist, do you know the light time to sow Vlnca seed is right now. Trade pkt. Per oz. Vinca Alba, white, with rose centre $0 15 $0 50 " " Pura, pure white .1 5 .50 " Rosea, pink .15 .50 Mixed 10 .40 BODDINUTON'S CHR ^-THAS PINK. This is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultivation. BODDINGTONS CHRIST- n*S WHIIE. A grand companion to Christ- mas Pink. IOC per oz.; 5^ lb. 30c; ^ lb. 50c; lb. 75c. Our Fall Bulb Catalogue now ready. If you have not already secured one. send a postcard today. It contains a full line of bulbs and flower seeds. ARTHURT-B0DDINGTCN,342West14thSt.N.Y.CIty Hy OIANT CYCLAHEN Are ahead in erowth and flowers. Bloodred. Car- mine, Pink Pure * hite White with Carmine Eye. E ch CO orsepaaie Ir. pki.,$ .Mr. lOOO seeds, $6 00. An even mixtue of the aV'Ovc ."i cniors tr. pki .75c ; into veed";. $5 00. For larger quan- tities, special qu tatinns. O V. ZANGt N. Seedsmen, HOBOKEN, N J BAMBOO CANES TtUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $1 per 100; $6 per rOOO; $11 per 2000 They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and they are 10 times better. STUMPP & WALTER CO., - 50 Barclay St., New York C. G. MORSE & GO. Address all communi'.aii ms to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jdcks'-n St., "^an Francisco, Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the U n ited states Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. Best Quality Fall Bulbs It is to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock-bottom prices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VIGKS SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties In separate colors VICK'S SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: 1-8 oz. 7Sc. 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VIGKS SONS, Rochester, N. Y. BRASLAN SEEOTrOWEHSCO" GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, - - CALIFORNIA CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurp.issed for size of flowers. Giant Crimson Giant Pink Giant White Finest Mixed Giant Excelsior, White with Claret Base 100 seeds. $' 25: 10(10 seeds, $10.00. R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 & 7 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. BULBS SPIHEA c AULIFLOWERS A B B A G E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. JiPOMCA CQivpACTA MUL- TIFtoRA, FL RIBDKDA, cLADjTOSE Get our special prices on surplu. Bulb stock. Joseph Brack & Sons Corp. 4?-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. Grey's Highest Grade of Tested Seeds= Send for Catalogue THOMAS J. GREY GO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON 644 HORTICULTURE November 16, 1907 SEED TRADE. {Coutinu/d from page 642) but with a full knowledge of the facts fair minded people will admit the jus- tification of their position. The recent Are at the Government Seed Shop seems to have made a clean sweep as usual when a fire occurs in a seed warehouse, as all not destroyed by fire is just as effectually put out of commission by water. The department of agriculture had in store most of its seeds for this season distribution, and all are wiped out, some items be- ing an irreparable loss as they can- not be replaced this year. It is doubt- ful it this fact is appreciated at the department, as they apparently expect to replace their entire stock at about the prices paid last spring. They are doomed to disappointment, however, as there has been a general advance on practically the entire line of seeds, in many instances over 100 per cent. Among "the items lost was 2,500 bushels of sugar corn, which every seedman knows cannot be replaced excepting at prices so high as would cause a general attack of heart failure among responsible officials of the department. The fact that this 2,500 bushels of corn was worth from $12,000 to $15,000 is a secret which has not yet been revealed to them, but they will soon be made wise. To meet their extra purchase of seeds and other supplies destroyed, by the fire, a supplementary appropriation will have to be made by Congress, but this is not causing the department officials any anxiety. They feel certain that the appropriation will be made, and are in a state of cheer- ful optimism. But suppose Congress should not make the appropriation? It would not be the first time by any means that appropriations have been refused after the Government has got the goods. In more than one emergency slipplies have been furnished at the request of responsible heads of departments, with the expectation that Congress would appropriate funds to pay for them, which it has failed to do, and there are several unpaid claims before the Court of Claims which have been pend- ing for years. Of course, "The Gov- ernment never repudiated any just ob- ligation," but when a just obligation runs through the lifetime of two gen- erations and is still unpaid, it comes pretty close to being repudiation. It is hoped that in the present instance Congress will promptly make the ap- propriation, but the reverse is by no means an impossibility. It is reported that a number of retail catalogues will not offer sugar corn in quantities greater than pecks, which shows good judgment, as the dealer can thus better protect his stocks for the benefit of his regular customers. Some retail seedmen ap- pear to have been caught not only without any sugar corn seed on hand but also without contracts for any. It does not speak well for their business acumen, to be caught in such a fix In the matter of a leading item that they must have every year. It has been demonstrated repeatedly that an item may be selling below cost of produc- tion one year, and at famine prices the next, and particularly items like corn, peas or beans, which are sel- dom carried in sufficient quantities to tide over a very short crop year with- out a very long advance In prices. Recent information from Martial Bremond, Ollioules, France, is that the bulb district has been visited by exces- sive rains from the middle of October to November 1st continually, and the planting as a consequence, has been considerably delayed; and it is abso- lutely impossible to get any idea of the prospects and prices of 190S crop. George Young, for several years con- nected with the Holmes Seed Com- pany, has left that firm and there is a good opening there for an intelli- gent, capable salesman who can "do business" with both merchants and market gardeners. The Japanese government has bought the steamships Tartar and Athenian from the Canadian Pacific R. R. and the freight service between American ports and Japan Is cramped on this account. One peculiar result of the recent severe floods in Japan is a scarcity of box material, also of dry sand, etc., for bulb packing purposes. There is much speculation as to the drift of prices on onion sets. It is pretty safe to say that the drift will be upward. George Stumpp, of Stumpp & Walter Co., New York, has gone south for an extended trip, combining business and pleasure. Neil Dunning, of the Stumpp & Wal- ter Co. forces, has been critically ill with pneumonia during the past week. The American Pure Seed Co., now- located at Evansville, Ind., has ad- vanced the par value of stock to $25. The Iowa Seed Co., at Des Moines, la., have recently added a new house to their range of thirty-one. Lilium lancifolium album is again reported in short supply in Japan. PLANT IMPORTS. There were entered at the port of New York during the two weeks from October 30 to November 12, inclusive, the following plants, etc.: Via Rotterdam: C. C. Abel, 77 cs. bulbs; H. F. Darrow, 37 cs. plants, 5 cs. flower roots; John Dunn, 7 cs. plants; Wm. Elliott & Sons, S cs. bulbs, 29 cs. plants, 14 cs. trees; P. Hender- son & Co., 28 cs. plants, IG cs. bulbs, and plants; R. F. Lang, 1 cs. bulbs; McHutchison & Co., 151 cs. plants; P. Ouwerkerk, 90 cs. trees; C. B. Richard & Co., 39 cs. plants; August Rolker & Sons, 13 cs. do., 14 cs. bulbs; Stumpp & Walter Co., 17 cs. plants; Ter Kuile, 1 cs. bulbs; J. M. Thorburn & Co., 75 cs. bulbs, 198 bis. garden seed; Vaughan's Seed Store, 17cs. plants, 39 cs. trees, 124 pgs. bulbs and plants; Wakem & McLaughlin, 15 cs. plants; R. M. Ward & Co., 1 cs. flower roots; Sundry forwarders, 500 cs. plants. 128 cs. trees and shrubs, 250 cs. flower roots, 200 cs. trees and bulbs, 2 cs. bulbs. Via Southampton: Sunday for- warders, 10 cs. seedlings, 3 cs. trees, 4 cs. plants, 1 cs. bulbs. Via Liverpool: Sundry forwarders, 15 cs. trees. Via London: Sundry forwarders, 2 cs. rose trees. Via Antwerp: H. F. Darrow, 187 cs. plants, 4 tubs laurel trees; Philip Elnsman, 34 cs. plants; Wm. Elliott & Sons, 4 cs. do.; McHutchison & Co., 97 cs. do., 2 tubs laurel trees; R. F. Lang, 40 cs. plants; Chas. F. Meyer, 174 cs. do., 2 tubs laurel trees; T. H. Retry & Co.. 32 cs. plants; C. B. Rich- ard & Co., 191 cs. do., 290 tubs laurel trees; August Rolker & Sons, 107 cs. plants; Stumpp & Walter Co., 1 cs. plants; Ter Kuile, 24 cs. plants, 4 cs. laurel ti-ees; Wakem & McLaughlin, 3 cs. plants; Sundry forwarders, 561 cs. laurel trees, 173 cs. plants. From Germany: H. F. Darrow, 79 cs. lily of the valley pips; R. P. Lang, 4 cs. do.; F. R. Pierson Co., 250 cs. do.; August Rolker & Sons, 5 cs. plants; J. Roehrs Co., 53 cs. do.; A. Schultheis, 20 cs. lily of the valley pips; J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 cs. do.; Vaughan's Seed Store, 130 cs. do.; R. M. Ward & Co., 120 cs, do; Sundry forwarders, 272 cs. do., 17 cs. plants. SUMMARY OF NOVEMBER CROP REPORT. The following table gives the sum- mary of the November Crop Report of the Bureau of Statistics of the De- partment of Agriculture, showing yield per acre, production and quality of various products this year, with com- parisons. Oct. Fin.ll Final PEODUCTS. 1907. 1906. 1905. Corn: Yield bu. per acre... 28.0 30.3 28.8 Quality per cent 82.8 89.9 90.6 On hnnil per cent.... 4.5 4.4 3.6 Buckwheat: Yield bu. per acre 17.9 18.6 19.2 Quality per cent 87.3 90.4 93.0 Tobacco: Yield lbs. per acre. . . 858.3 8,57.2 815.6 Quality per cent 90.0 84.5 87.6 Rice; Yield bu. per acre.... 33.1 31.1 28.1 Flaxseed: Yield bu. per acre.... 9.0 10.2 11.2 Quality per cent 89.7 92.7 94.6 Potatoes: Yield bu. per acre... 95.3 102.2 87.0 Quality per cent 88.3 90.0 85.4 Apples: Product per cent 32.1 69.1 41.3 Grapes: Product per cent 78.4 83.3 77.6 Pears: Product per cent 44.3 74.3 61.8 S. Potatoes: Y'ield bu, per acre... 87.5 90.0 92.6 Quality per cent 85.7 87.4 91.8 Susar Cane: Condition 91.1 79.7 Sorghum: Y'ipld gals, per acre. . 90.8 95.7 Sugar Beets: Condition 90.4 95.6 Cranberries: Product per cent 78.2 84.8 Peanuts: Product per cent 83.4 80.3 CATALOGUES RECEIVED. W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, — Ad- vance wholesale prices for 1908. Soupert & Netting, Luxembourg. Folder of new rose introductions for 1907. P. Ouwerkerk, Weehawken Heights, N. .L, representing Association Flora, Boskoop, Holland. Nursery trade of roses, clematis, azaleas, shrubs and herbaceous plants. The list of con- ifers is especially large. The Cornell Countryman for Novem- ber is a fine example of magazine making. Typographically it belongs in the front rank and the contents are of a high character and well diversi- fied. The cover is adorned with a handsome chrysanthemum portrait. Published at Cornell University, Itha- ca, N. Y. November 16, 1907 HORTICULTURE 645 COLD STORAGE LILY of the VALLEY For Christmas-flowering CASE OF 2,500 PIPS FOR $35.00 TULIPS For Bedding and Forcing We offer below a few of the leading varieties for bedding and forcing of which we have the largest stocks FOR COMPLETE LIST OF VARIETIES, SEND FOR SURPLUS LIST. SINGLE EARLY TULIPS Artus. An extra fine scarlet for bedding: also good forcer. $1.25 per 100, $11.00 per 1000. BizarJ V rdict. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Cardinal's Hat. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Chry oiora. $i.oo per 100, $7-50 per 1000. Cottage Maid. $1-25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Couleur Ponceau. $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. Duchesse de Parma $1.25 per 100. $10 per 1000. La Reine. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000, L'lmmaculee. 80c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. Yellow Prince. $1.00 per 100, $8.50 per 1000. SINGLE LATE TULIPS Byblooms. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Darwin . $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Qoldt-n Crown 75c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. Parrots, Named, four best sorts. $1.25 per 100. All colors mixed, $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. DOUBLE TULIPS Count of Leicester. $1.00 per 100. $7.50 per 1000. Duke of York. $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. Oloria Solis. $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000, Le Klason. $1.50 per 100. $12.00 per 1000. riuri lo $-'.25 per 100, $19.00 per 1000. Rose Blanche $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. NARCISSUS Empress. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Emperor. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Qolden Spur. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Grandee Maximus). $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Horsfieldi. $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Princeps. Extra sized bulbs, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000, Do ble Von Sion. First sized bulbs, $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000; extra sized bulbs, $1.50 per 100, $12,00 per 1000; double-nosed bulbs, .$2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Alba Plena Odorata. 75c. per 100, $5.50 per 1000. Orange Phoenix $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Paper Whi.e orandiflora. $1.25 per 100, $g.oo per 1000. Hrs. Langtry. $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Incomparable Stella. 75c. per 100. $5.00 per 1000. Poeticus Ornatus. 75c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. HYACINTHS Separate Colors. Single, $2.50 per loo; double, $2.75 per 100. Fine ^amed. A fine selection of varieties, our selec- tion, $4.00 per 100. niniature, or Dutch Romans. A fine assortment of the best named varieties, .$1.75 per 100, CROCUS Finest Named Varieties. Baron von Brunow, David Rizzio, Mont Blanc. La Majestueuse, Mam- moth Yellow, Purpurea Grandiflora, Queen of the Netherlands, and Sir Walter Scott. 60c. per 100 $4.00 per 1000. ' F. R. PIERSON CO., tarrytown-on-hudson, new yqrk Grand New Double Daisy A =D^'t from tha' gre^t mo ev m k ng s ng e vari ety QUEEN ALEXANDRA, that everj- . dy grows to a good piofit. V'ou can ■ o better wilh this The flowers are aree, a erag ng thr e inches in d ame-er, ann no e of the flowe'5 cones single at any time ■ i tbe year. It blooms freely, either under glass or • utdoors. Young stock, out of 2i4-inch pots, ready fjr delivery January 1, $25.00 per 100. ORDERS BOOKED NOW. THE TERNERY, ■^^'i!^" 1421 Charles St., North, Baltimore, Md. ORCHIDS Largest ItnporterSf Exporters, Grtnoers and Hybridists in the World Sander, 5t. Albans, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... ORCFIIO!* ... Just to hand. C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. I itcrmedia. C Schroderae, C Specio^issima. C Cit- rine, C. G -skelliaaa. Laelia Anceps, L Albida, L maj-ihs, L. Auiumnaiis, Epidmdrum Vittehnum maj- us, E.Cnop-rianum.Oncidium Criso m, 0,Vari»cosum. O- Cavendi?.hianum. ' *. Lundum, Odonto Citrosmum. To arrive m a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warn-rii, Miltonia VexiUaria. ywmw»^\^ii^mwmimmvwimvmi». CARRILLO &. BALDWIN SECAUCU5, N.J. DAHLIAS ORCH IDS A long list of varieties true to name. Wriie for prices. A. B. DAVIS & SON, INC. PURCELLVILLE, VA. MOTHER BULBS HYACINTHS NARCISSUS S. G. HARRIS, Tarrytown, N. Y. Just arrived, in fine condition, Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidium Varicosum Rogersil. Write for prices. JOSEPH A. MANDi, "'I'^Si Road, OKANOE M. J LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Qrand. Narcis'i, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 128 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI. OHIO THE FINEST LilyoftheValleyExcellenta From cold storage. Only few ca es left. Please order at once. $32.00 per case ot 2000 fine pips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, - - NEW YORK. ORCHIDS The largest impoitation of Or- chids ever received in this coun- try WILL ARRIVE next spring from Brazil, Colombia and Ven- ezuela. If you intend putting in stock wait for these to arrive and we will quote the LOWEST PRICES IN AMERICA. ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N. J. I Of OfiCiS In sheath, bud and flower. Write for particulars and catalogue. JULIUS ROEMRS COMPANY. Rutherford, New Jersey. ORCHIDS Arrived in perfect condition Cattleya flosslae, also C. Schroederae, Laelia Anceps, Epiden- drum Vittelinum. etc., etc. Write for prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 646 HORTICULTURE November 16, 1907 A HANDSOME TROPHY. We picture in this issue tlie Henry F. Micliell Co. vase for the best one hundred blooms of carnations — four varieties — to be exhibited at the ex- hibition of the American Carnation Society, Washington, D. C, in 1908. It is made of green glass and silver. The silver is electrically deposited on the glass body of the vase, and has on the back and sides a series of con- ventional carnations and leaves, which make it thoroughly appropriate as a F I prize for this exhibition. On the front is a silver shield, on which is en- graved : Pre>:entetl by Hemy P. Micliell Co. SeedsiiK n Phil.-jJflpl'iii Peniia. to On the base of the vase is the in- scription. "For best 100 liloora.s of Carna- tions, in four varieties. Exliiliited at the National Carnation Exliibition in Wasrhinfe'lon, D. C, 190S." The general style is L'Art Nouveau, and is so entirely original and so valu- able a prize that it again attracts at- tention to the generosity of the donors, the Henry F. Michell Co., 1018 Market street, Philadelphia, who have pres- ented several decidedly unusual prizes within the last few months. EXTRA FINE BOXWOOD $ 17. SQpeCWT. fifll AY I CAVCC CREEN SI.OO per lOOO. U-tLRA LCMlCO BRONZE, new crop In a few days. Headquarters for HARDY FERNS, MOSS, LAUREL, PRINCESS PINE, FESTOONING, Etc. Best Ferns In Market $1.25 per 1000 Sre Our Cut Flower Ad. 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., BOSTON HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., I^rp'i"! LOCAL AND FLORISTS' SHOWS. The annual chrysanthemum show of the Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, O., was held November 5-9. The Hingham (Mass.) Agricultural and Horticultural Society held a chrys- anthemum show on Friday, Novem- ber 1. James A. Tefft's greenhouses at Peacedale, R. I., have presented an attractive variety of the popular chry- santhemums during the past week. B. J. Finch, of Mishawaka, Ind., is making a display of the newer varie- ties of chrysanthemums at his green- houses that is attracting much atten- tion. W. H. Buckbee, Rockford, 111., in- vited the townspeople to enjoy his col- lection of chrysanthemums prior to their shipment to the St. Louis and Chicago shows. Chrysanthemum day at the experi- ment farm, Burlington, Vt., was a rev- elation to many of the visitors and a gratifying evidence of the ability of the gardener, H. V. F. De Thestrup. The exhibition at Lincoln Park, Chi- cago, opened on November 4 and will continue four weeks. Mr. Frey says that his collection of chrysanthemums this year surpasses any previous rec- ord. E. P. Stannard, Westbrook, Conn., has opened his conservatories to the public and the visitors include many from a distance who find his hand- some display of chrysanthemums well worth the trip. The annual chrysanthemum show at the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, which opened on November 4, was held in a mammoth tent, and dur- ing the two weeks' exhibit the usual throngs have been present. The Ernst Wienhoeber Co., of Chi- cago, who have taken the rooms over their store on Elm street for an ex- hibition of their large stock of florists' supplies, added a floral display on Oc- tober 30 and invited the general pub- lic. The roses with which visitors to the Coliseum exhibition later became familiar were chiefly in evidence — Poehlmann Bros.' Mrs. Potter Palmer and Cardinal and Peter Reinberg's Mrs. Marshall Field. There was a large attendance, especially from the north shore. Another one of the large willows in the Public Garden, Boston, was up- rooted by the gale on November 6. An attempt is to be made to derrick it back into position, where it will be secured by steel guys. BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. Manyfacturertof FLORISTS' LETTERS I This wooden box nicely Btalned and Tarnished, 18x30x12, made in tivo iiec- tlons^ one for each size Ir'tter, given away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, iJ4 or 2 inch size per 100, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. r. HcCARTnY, Manager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsaleby ai.fi rst class su' ply houses, Madeby ORAL MFG. CO. 26 Hawrey St., Boston BOXES BOXES boxes! LIGHT WOOD CUT FLOWER BOXES | Sizes in Stock per 100 3 X 4 X 20 S4 00 3 X S X '.24 4.50 Sx 7 X 21 4 60 6 X 6 X 24 6 80 4 X 12 X 24 9.00 6 X 12 X 24 10.60 6 X 1 2 X 30 12 50 n X 1 2 X 36 14.00 6 X 12 X 36 15 00 6 X 15 X 42 20.00 6 X 1 6 X 48 23.00 Write for samples and prices In car load lots. 6ETM0RE BOX FAGIORY, Incorporated, BELLEVILLE, ALA. The"Japana"Cut Flower HoldEF A handy article for florists. Sells to the liade on siyhl. Madenf . lass i" thr«*e sizes. The "AngUis" Table Decoration, .something entiie'y new, leg needed. The fl Tist and housewife will appr-naie this ariicle, as it s'mplifies the art of table decorating. Ask for catalog. M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. N, ISO Waiola Ave., La Grange, III. American Flower and Tree Tub. No. Top. Deep Price 1 13': 12 $1.00 2 14'; -14 1.25 3 16 16 1.50 4 19 18 2 00 5 21 20 3,00 6 25 22. 4.00 7 25*; 24 5.50 The AmericanWoodenwar€ MIe.Co TOLEDO . OMPO November 16, 1907 HORTICULTURE 647 JOHN BREITMEYER'S =^SONS^= Cor. Miami and Qratiot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut Blooms W« coTcr all Michigan poinU and fo*d •ecti*iu mf Ohio, Indiana and Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX T«l. HarrlMO 6S5 SAMUEL MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory lei? BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO Both •Phortg 2670 Mafn FRED C. WEBER FLORIST OLIVE STREET ^ '^ • LUUlo» IVIU. Es'ablished 1873 Long Distance Fkooe Be.i Llndell 676 WASHINGTON, D. C. QUDE'S Qeo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINQTON. O. C. The Park Floral Go. J. A. VALENTINE Pres. DENVER, COLORADO GUDC BROS CO rLORISTS 1Z14 r 9T.NW WILLIAM L.ROCK FLOWER CO. KA.NSA.S CITY, MO. will carefully execute nn'ers for ICansas City and any town in Missouri oe Kansas. ALBANY, N. V. • Flowars or Pes gn Work DELIVERED 'N AL A^Y AND VICINITY ON TEI.E'.RAPHIC OROER. 1 1 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. NEWS NOTES. n. G. Dalgleash of Pittsburg will hereafter be found with Geo. H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. A. P. Henderson, Centre Hanover, Mass., has started in the hardy fern business for the season. The J. W. I.iyon Company, Belvidere, 111., has changed its name to the Bel- videre Plant and Floral Company. P. Ij. Hotchkiss, florist and gardener of Seymour, Conn., has purchased the Stillson block at Ansonia as an invest- ment. C. B. Stow, Kingston, N. Y., not- withstanding the recent fire, has kept his place open during repairs which are progressing as rapidly as possible Charles Greenwood, for many years city forester, is prominently mentioned for the vacancy on the parks commis- sion of Worcester, Mass., caused by the death of O. B. Hadwen. Jas. J. Harty, for eight years a clerk with Z. D. Blackstone, opened a wholesale flower commission house in Washington, D. C, on November 11th. ■ Thus a long felt want will be filled and we wish Mr. Harty every success. NEW RETAIL FLOWER STORES. Peter Meigen, Maryville, Mo. .T. M. Holland. Berkeley, Calif. .lefferson Floral Co., Jefferson City Mo. Michael Glinka, 2210 Woodland ave- nue, Cleveland, O. PROMPT DELIVERY IN BOSTON AND AIL NEW ENGLAND POINTS HOUGHTON & CLARK 396 B'yiston St., Boston, iWa s. Send flower orders for delivery In BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F. CALVIN 124 Tremont St., Boston TRANSFER Your orders for flower or plant delivery in Eastern New England to JULIUS A. ZINN, 2 Beacon St., Boston. Fine Design Work a Specialty Theodore Miller FLORIST Long Distance P)i(him: B«II, Forest 56: Klnloch, Oelnnr 4832 Oslmnr Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO. ATLANTA FLORALGO. ^' r^^r ATLANTA GEORGIA. Out of Town Florists Taking orders for delivery in New York or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially deliv- ered by ^ »?» ,^ Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th St., Nevk- York City ALEX. McGOKNELL 571 FIFTH AVEKUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38th St. Cable Address, ALEXCOKNELL WILLIAM H.BONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer tirders, and reliable deliveries guaranteed. DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country !• New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telcKraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone i55»-i553 Columbui A. WARENDORFF, 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK. Send your orders to tlie King; of Floral ArtUtt. Flower Deliveries In Brook]>n ard otlier Loiif^ Island Points New York (Jity New.ltrrsey etc. AtTheaires» Hotels, Steiiineis or Kesidenc s. WILSON Ful'on St. and Greene Ave., Brocklyn, N.Y. YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NE^ YORK "FLOWERS BY TCLEGKAPH " William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. MlcMgan Ave. and 3lst St.. CHICAGO We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa, ■ Phonee: Douglas 744. Douglas S23, Douglas 740 1AC0B SCHUIZ, Vi^v^lT^V^E^liV: Piif Clnuiarc of BEST QUALITY in Eeasoo UUI riuwtjia delivered promptly to any address. ■Write, Telegraph or Telepiisae. Cumberland and Home Phones 223 and 984 648 HORTICULTURE November 16, 1907 GARDENIAS $6.00 per dozen CYPFIPEDIUMS $2.00 per dozen, $15.00 per hundred The Leo Niessen Company 1209 Arch St., Philadelp^Ja, Pa. Open from 7 a. m. to 8 p m. Specialties litis IVeeIr -IT- A I I JUY/" $3 00, $4.00 and $5 00 The Finest in the Country. Asparagus Strings Extra Fine, $1 00 each. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN GO. ie08-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA "The" Whoiesale Florlsis of Phlladttlphla SIORE OPEN 7.30 a. m. [u 00 to 13-50 2.00 to 6.00 :,oo 1. 00 to 1 50 1. 00 to 1.50 12.00 12.50 to 15 00 8.00 to 13 00 50,00 to 50 00 10 50.00 35.00 25.00 to 50.00 20.00 to 50.00 THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Without a rival in knowledge of the requirements of the trade and the ability to supply them. Our New Illustrated Catalogue, recognized as a work of art unprecedented in its line for variety, novelty and completeness, tells the story fully, and if you have not yet sent for it, do so now. 'TIS FREE TO EVERYBODY IN THE TRADE H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. November 16, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 649 A Fine A.ssor'inent of Extra fine lot of FIKEFLY in bloom from THANKSGIVING to EASTER WRITE FOR PRICES MAJOR BONNAFFON The best all 'round Yellow Chrysanthemum. Strong stools, $5.00 per 100 W. W. EDGAR CO., Waverley, Mass, To Make the Store Pay Every seaponable attraction to the stock of the retail florist has to be diligently soiit^ht for and attractively displtiyed. are in the minds nf every house- holder at present. WINDOW BOXES Have You a Good Assort-rent of Suitable Plant° to Show Customers? If not, send at once to Samuel C. Moon, Morrisville, Bucks Co., Pa., for sample order. He furnisfies tocky little plants HARDY EVERGHEENS little plants o Juniper, Thuja, Ketinospora, etc. , at $15.00 per too; $2.00 per doz. Send to-day. You are losing business by every hour's delay. SAMUEL C. MOON, IVIORRISVILLE, BUCKS CO., PENNA. FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Conditions continue very BOSTON unsatisfactory in this market, the receipts of flowers of all varieties and grades hav- ing increased rapidly and without any corresponding growth in the demand but rather a falling off, and the accu- mulation in wholesalers' hands is sim- ply hopeless in its dimensions. There is one spark of life this week — the call for violets for the adornment of the Yale hosts in the football scrim- mage on Saturday. Chrysanthemums are now in the zenith of their glory, but even the best of them realize only a humble price. Nothing favorable can BUFFALO be reported for the past two weeks, as business throughout the city and surrounding country has practically been at a standstill. Stock of all kinds poured in on the wholesaler, with veiy little outlet. Reports from the trade claim that nothing is doing and therefore only what little is needed is taken and then at prices way below quotations. Prom Beauties down to lily of the valley the supply has been heavy. Chrysanthe- mums have not sold as rapidly as they should and select stock can be had at very low prices. The ordinary kinds block up considerably and are carried along from day to day. The same may be said of roses. Selects are not too plentiful but the coolers are overflow- ing with seconds and medium grades. Carnations are gaining in quantity daily and choice stock sells readily, but there are too many short stems. Violets have sold well. Lilies in heavy supply; demand light. The only ar- ticle that is scarce is bronze galax. Last week was not as DETROIT Houiishing as the one previous. Still we are far from having a glut even if the chrys- anthemums do cause roses to accumu- late somewhat. The retail price of violets has advanced; supply is more plentiful and quality is still improving. There is some great work in the deco- ration line in sight, one firm having already booked orders for large decora- tions. Among this week's florists' windows one display of a variety of or- chids and another of wild smilax, cat- tleyas and white cosmos were noticea- ble. The volume of INDIANAPOLIS business is about up to the standard for the season, there being dull days and busy ones. Chrysanthemums fairly monopolize the market, bringing down the prices of other stock. The quality of all is excellent, the top grades being good enough to suit the most critical buyers. Fancy Easter lilies are arriv- ing in good quantity. Carnations still remain a little scarce. Lily of the valley finds scarcely any demand and some elegant stock has found its way to the barrel. Some Roman hyacinths and narcissus are seen in small lots. Violets are gelling well, but few coming in. Beauties and teas of excellent quality are in ample supply. The mar- ket for greens is in good condition. There is quite a trade in evergi-eens for window boxes as well as specimens in tubs. Colder and more sea- NEW YORK sonable weather pre- vails and should rea- sonably bring about conditions more nearly normal in the cut flower mar- ket. Thus far, however, this much- to-be-desired condition has not put in an appearance. The unfortunate combination of chrysanthemum sea- son, financial stringency and other drawbacks of minor importance has borne heavily on the wholesalers, who are at their wits' end to move the ma- terial which is poured in daily and at best they are unable to realize on the stock what the growers should rea- sonably count upon. The retail stores are finding things very dull, and their complaint is only less emphatic than that of the wholesalers. Many of the good buyers have not yet moved into town and others are practicing econ- omy of the most rigid type. Far too many PHILADELPHIA [lowers arrived in this market last week for the demand. This was true not only of chrysanthemums but of roses, carnations and other staples. Stock had to be very fancy indeed to find a market at any price. Bonaffon, Eaton, Appleton, Chadwick and Golden Wedding were among the best selling chrysanthemums. Hudson River vio- lets are plentiful. Mignonetti is im- proving and sells well. Evergreens for win nursery. BUSINESS CHANGES. M. Stauch has taken a position with Joy & Sons Co., Nashville, Tenn. Frank Deery of Brockton is now with Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon street, Boston. The Kroeber Greenhouses, New Bed- ford, Mass., are now caried on by Wm. Mosher. L. Schroeder succeeds Schroeder & Myer, florists, dissolved, at South Hol- land, 111. John Melville and Frank Parkman, Jr., are starting in business at Green Bay, Wis. E. A. Butler, florist, of Niagara Falls, N. J., fell from a tree recently and fractured his collar bone. INCORPORATED. Edlefsen-Leldeger Co., Milwaukee, Wis,; Wm. Edlefsen, R. Leideger, A. R. Leideger; capital, $15,000. ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jtccountant and Jtuditor Simple methods of correct accounting especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Building 28 STATE ST., - BOSTON TelephoDc, Main s8 The KERVaN CO. n .^ V :8i| iT New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cm Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- cothoe, Ferns and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen. 650 HORTICULTURE November 16, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Finest American Beautiet and Carnations J 1 West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 48 West 28th Street, HEW YORK ri ROSES FMeyCiNHS A Full Line of All CUT FLOWERS t'^iepbone. 3870 or 3871 MadUon Sanare H. E. FROMENT, Wholesale Commission Florist, Choice Cut Flowers, 57 West 28th St., :: NEW YORK. Telephones: 2200. 2201, Madison Square. The Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York Tel. 324-325 Madison Square Bstabllsbed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TRY ME ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St, New York ■Cicphone 3924 Madison Square. JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist ^I'a'r'Ses/or^brs* A full line of Choice Cut Flower stock tor all purposes. Comprises every variety grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Commission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Strtet, New York Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadlson Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY ALWAYS ON HAND THE HICMMT. ' A#A I I ETV ALWAYS ■ » -OIIADE OP VMIaUKT ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS, 759'XdTa. 42 W. 28th St., New York DUli ID C RfCGGI CD 55 &57W.26thSt.,NewYorkCity rniLir T* IV cool en -ommusion Dealer,^Wholesale Buyer Open from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday j%b|^ ■■■ «%iSf ■■■«#» *'" '0^ *"■ GUT FLDW tnS Tel., 5243 and 2g2i Madison Sq. Res., 345 J., Nt-wtown %# ^# ■ B ^B^^ ■■ ^Bll^^ Finest Lilies in the Market Every Day in the Year. J. K. ALLEN WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AW. DAILY We have a good regular outlet for seasonable flowers 106 W. 28 ST, NEW YORK Telephone 167 Madison Sq, NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY Am. Beauty, fsui and sp " extra " No. I *' Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, GoUen Gate, fan & sp " " Iw .grds. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special _ " " lower grades . . Kiilamcy, Wellesley, fan. and spec. " lower grades. Last Half of Week endinj No V. y 1907 10.00 to 23.00 8.00 to 12.00 4.00 to 6.00 to 1. 00 .50 to 4,00 to •50 .50 to 4.00 to ■50 .50 to 4.00 to .50 First Half of Week beginning Nov. 1 1 1907 O.OO to 20. OO 8.00 to 12. GO 4.00 to 6.00 .... to 1.00 .50 to 4 00 ...-to .50 .50 to 4.00 ....to .50 .50 to 4.00 . ... to .50 Carnations, Fancy and Novelties. . " Ordinary Violets Cattleyas Lilic8 Lily of the Valley Gardenias Chrysan hemums, Fanc> " Ordinary . . , . , Adiantum Smllax Asparagus Plumosus, strings.. ■ . " " & Spren. (loo bchs.) La'tHa If of Week 1 endin e No V. 9 1907 1. 00 to 3 00 to •50 ■'5 to .43 25.00 to 50.00 4 00 to 6.00 1. 00 to 2.00 10.00 to 35.00 10.00 to 15.00 I 00 to 2.00 1. 00 to 1.25 8 00 to 10.00 25 00 to 40.0c to 15,0c Fist Half of Week beginning Nov. 11 1907 1.00 to .25 to 25.00 to 4.00 to 1. 00 to 10.00 to 10.00 to I. CO to T.OO to 8.00 to 25 00 to to 2.00 .50 .40 50.CO 6.00 2.00 13.00 i.OO TO. 00 40. Oo It Oo ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Commission Merciiants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 356 Madison Square Edward Cs Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. 'Tel li" Madison Square NeW YOrk TRAENDLY & S CHENG K WHOLESALE FLORISTS Furnish best stock at fair prices all the year round Send for qnstations on f«ll ocdan T.L 798.799 Madison %q. 44 West 28th Street, New Yert Cltj i^lexander J. Guttman THE^^OLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 1004—1669 MADISON SQUARE! ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture November 56, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 661 HARDY CUT FERNS FANCY and DAGGER Extra fine. $1.25 per 1000. Bronze and Qreen Oalax, $1.25 per 1000. Leucothie Sprays, $1.00 per 100, — — - — $7.50 per 1000. Sphagnum Hoss, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25. Fancy and Dafjger Ferns our specialty. A trial order willcdnvinoe you that we sliip only flrst-elass stock. Headquarters for Florists' supplies and wire \\ iiik. All cut fliiwers in season. MICHIGAN GUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., am phone connections 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 54 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephone 3559 Madison So. A. L YOUNG & CO. RECEIVERS & SHIP- PERS OF CUT FLOWERS. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Headquarters in Western New York ROSES, GARNATiONS And ali iVe c«a pl«aae y»u. Best Flowers IIV THE BOSTONJVIARKET N.F. McCarthy & Go. 84 Hawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Sontt for Prices WANTED More Consignors of First-Class Stock. Best Prices and Prompt Returns. A. M. HENSHAW 44 West 28th St., New York. WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE CGMIVIISSION HOUSE A First C ass ,^arket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main B. S. SLINN, Jr. WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 & 57 W. 26th St., New York City Tel., 336+ .Madison Sq. Shipping Orders .Solicited. Roses and Carnations VIOLETS Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Comm'ssion Florists, 55 and 57 We»t 26th Street, Telephone No. 756 KI«»»iU W f\r\f Maduon Square. IMCW 1 OTK.. FRANK S. HICKS & CO. Wholesale Floilsts. Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28tti Street, • New Yorii City Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Floilst Telegraphic Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26tti St., New Yorl( City. Charles Millang so West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission k Reliable Place to Consigrn to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Uadlson Square A. lYIOLTZ Will purchase flowers on order in N. Y. market and ship carefully at prevailing wholesale prices. Address 55-57 West 26tli Street. New York City HENRY M, ROBINSON & CO. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS Finest Grades ot Roses, Carnations, Ltirysanthemums, Liiy ot 'iie Valley, Violets, etc. 15 Province St, & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, MjiSSm i-ee our Fern ad. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.— to deaTe^°"6isly ROSES Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. Extra .. No.t '* Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. " " " ' Low gr. Liberty, Richjnond.Chaienay, F&S '* *' Lower grades. Kaiserin, Camot, Fan, & Sp " " Lower grades. .. Killarocy, Wellcsley, Fan. & Sp... '* " Lower grades CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties Ordioary MISCELLANEOUS Violets Cattleyas Lilies , Uly of the VaUcy Chry^antheauims, Fany " Ordinary... .... Adiantum Smilajc Asparegu& Plumosus, strings '* " Sc Spree, (loo bcha.) CINCINNATI Nov. I" DETROIT Nov. II 25.00 15.00 8.00 6.00 1.00 6.00 3.03 6.00 3.00 .50 50.00 12 00 3.00 15.00 4.00 35.00 30.00 20.C0 10.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 A 00 8.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 •75 60.00 15.00 4 ot 30. 00 10 00 1. 00 50.00 35.00 3.00 3.00 .50 5C.0; 15.00 3.00 20.00 6.00 1-50 15.00 50.00 20.00 35.0c 30.00 12 00 12.00 6.00 12 00 6.00 12.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 .75 »7 50 4.0c 30.00 12 00 2 00 75.00 30.00 BUFFALO Nov. 12 30.00 [2.00 8.00 3.00 7.00 3. 00 6.00 2.00 8.00 5.00 2.00 I.OO .60 40.00 4.00 3.00 1503 5.00 .50 12 00 40.00 35.00 25.00 20.00 10.00 8.00 10,00 y.otj 8.00 6.00 lO.Ot 6.00 3.00 2.00 .75 50.00 15.00 4.00 30.00 10. CO 1.00 15.0c 50.00 50.00 PITTSBUItU Nov. II 20.00 12 00 b.oo 5 00 3.00 5 00 3.C0 5. o 3 00 3.00 I.03 .75 10,00 I 5,00 3.00 15 00 4 00 1,00 t5.oo 30 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Lash with order or good reference Erie Plor.al Co Krie, Pa.; or. Wm. F. Hasting Co-. 385 Elllcott St., Buffalo, NY OUH SPECIALTY. Asparagus plumosus, Asparagus Spren- gerl and smlla-t. Wholesale and retail Pleasant View Greenhouses, A. L. War- S,*^' f ™P- 102 East St., Pawtucket, R. I. i. 61. OoO Li, AUCTION SALES Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. Auction Sales of Conifers, Haidy Shnibs, Etc. ^ tor page see List of Advertisers. Sales of Decorative plants. Carnations, •tc, every Tuesday and Friday. If you cannot attend send bids and shipping in- stri,ctlons. Catalogues on application. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Pos- A.£.».IiEAS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Rosllndale. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutherford,^N7~J For page see List of Advertisers. BAMBOO CANES Stunipp & Waller Co., 50 Parclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Street, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ralph M. Ward &~Co., 12~W. Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAY TREES. Specimens and paiis, all s-lzes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherfoid, N. J. BEGONIAS Begonias, Howerlng: 6 varieties, 3-ln., 4%c. Fine for Christmas trade. Hammerschmidt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. BOILERS BOILERS. "Burnham" Boikrs made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Buruham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOXWOOD A. Leuthy ,!fc Co., I'erkins St. Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisera. Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Henry M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., Boston. For page see List of .\d%ertlsers. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tion for All Cypress, Sc-ml-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Sash and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons. 47-54 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths; Bermuda Easter Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St.ri^T^. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards P.ros7, 37 East 19th St., New York. White Roman Hyacinths. For page see List of Advertisers. II. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia^ For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. FIske Seed Co., Faneull Hail 8q., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIck's Sons. Rochester, N. Y. Fall Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Cincinnati, O. RusconI, 128 W. Sixth St., Dallas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. The V. R. Pierson Co., Tarrvtown-on-Hud- son, N. Y. Tulips, Hyacinths, Naidssi, Crocusts. For page see List of Advertisers. Aug. Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Seasonable Import Plants and Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. Lily of the Valley Excellenta. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New Y'ork. St. Davids Late-Dug Hr.rrisli. For page see List of Ad\ertlsers. Write for prices on only selected bulbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmitz, Pilnce Bay, N. Y. CARNATIONS Field Gro-svii F. Domer & Song Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet. 111. Carnation Andrew Carnegie. For page see List of Advertisers. The H. Weber & Sons Co.. Oakland, Md. Seedling Carnation Toreador. For page see List of Advertisers. Surplus Carnation plants: Enchantress, Lawson, Queen. Fair Maid, Rose-Pink Enchantress, Victory, etc. For informa- tion write Peirce Bros., Waltham, Mass. Rooted Cuttings John B. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. For page see List of Ad^'eitisers. Wm. Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. For page sec List of Advertisers. Sunnywoods Greenhouses, Chatham, N. J. Chrysanthemum Bonnaffon. October Frost, the best early white Chrysanthemum, strong stock plants, $1.00 doz. Clementine Touset, 75c. doz. C. H. Ketcham, N. S. D., South Haven, Mich. Chrysanthemums, leading varieties in while, pink, yellow and red. Prices ot rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 lu. stock are given on application. Poelilmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. Chrysanthemums, stock plants, October Frost, Rosiere, 6c.; Monrovia, Touset, 5c.; Kalb, October Sunshine, Pacific, Lady Har- riet, BonnafEon, Alice Byron, Nellie Poek- ett, Duckham, Perrln, Balfour, Black Hawk, 3c. Cash. Wm. Blerstadt & Son, Springfield, 111. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Stock plants of early kinds now ready: MONROVIA, MONTMORT, ROSIERE!, TOUSET, POLLY ROSE, PACIFIC, OPAH, BERGMANN, and all standard earlles $4 per 100. Later kinds, Nov. 1. Stock plants of all of Hill's and Totty's novelties of this year, $10 per 100. Send for catalogue of over one hundred kinds now ready. HARLOWARDBN GREENHOUSES, GREENPORT, N. Y. CINERARIAS. Cinerarias, finest strain frcm best Eng- ll^'h and (Jerman sources. 2-in. pots, strong. $1.50 per UK). Cash. E. Fryer, Johns town. Pa. COCOS AVEDDELIANA Peter Henderson & Co., 35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. COLEUS Coleus, all kinds, fine, 2V4-ln., l%e. Hammerschmidt & Clark, Medina, Obio^ CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagsliot, Eng. For page see List of .\d^■ertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, North Ablngton, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Wiite for prices on all choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston, Mass. CUT FLOW^ER BOXES. Edwards Folding Box Co., Ihilad3lphla. For page see List of Advertisers. Getn'ore Box Factor.v, Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes. For page see List of Advertisers. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Baversdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. Write for list. Holton & Hunkel Co.. Mil- waukee, Wis. For List of Advertisers See Page 657 November 16, 1907 H ORTICULTURE 653 CYCI,AMEN. 6. S. Skidelsky, 1741 N. 18th St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atto. N. J. For pfge see List of Advertisers. R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. For page see List of Adveitlsei-s. J. L. Moore, Northboro. Mbss. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. For Davis & Son, Purcellvllle, Va. page set- List of Advertisers. DAISIES The Fernery, 1421 Charles St. N., Balti- more. Md. New Double Daisy. For page see List of Advertisers. White Marguerite J2.00 per 100. E. O- Daisies, 2-ln. Perry, Berlin, pots. Mass. DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Louthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For pAge see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehis, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Anton Schulthels, College Point, N. T For page see List of Advertisers. 1. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York. FERNS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. B. H. Barrows & Son. WMtman, Mass. Nephrolepls Whitniniii. For page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Asohmnnn. 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Fa. For page sec List of Advertisers. John Scott, Brooklyn, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. FERTILIZERS Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, III. Wizard Brand Cattle Mannre. For page see List of Advertisers. ■^ FLORISTS' GREENING PINS Wm. Schlatter & Son. Springfield, Mass. We nave Them. Send for New Ilhistrated Catalogue. H. Baversdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226 228 1-2 Bowery, New Vork. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 66 Pearl St, Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORISTS SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI.. Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Hie Keivan Co.. 113 W. 2S^h St., > Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Beed & Keller, 122 W. i'.'Jth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. ~~j B Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. n. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. j,r7~Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Calif. For page see Ust of Advertisers. Alex. Mann, FLOWERS BT TELEGRAPH Park Floral Co., Denver. Cc.lo. For page see List of Advertisers. Ueors< For H. Cooke, Washli:gton, D. C. page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. B'or page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswiith, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave.. I.ouisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. nios F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jullns A. Zlnn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Houghton & Clark. 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami and Gratiot Aves., Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City.. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, T832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 21f.9-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 17 E. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. WarendorfE, 1193 Broadway, New York. For ppge s.>e List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson. Fulton St. & Greene Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugeut, For page see 42 W. 2Sth St., N. List of Advertisers. Y. Mills, the Florist, Jackscmville, Fla, Telegraph or mail orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. W. For H. FLO'WER POTS Ernest. 2Sth and M Sts., Washington. D. C. page see List of Advertisers. H Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Adveitisprs. Hilfinger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. F,.rr page see List of Advertisers. FORGET-ME-NOTS Forget-me-nots. 10C>.000 Strong Stocky Plants, alpestrls blue and white, Victoria Robnsta grandifiora, Eliza Fanrobert, ?2 oO per 1000. Gustave Freytag, Hilltop 11., W. Orange, N. J. GALAX Michigan Cut Flower Co . SS and 40 Broad- way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest gi^en and bronze Galax In any qnantlty at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Mcadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers, J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass. Augusta gladioli, and white and Roweh! & Granz, HIcksvllle, L. I., llgbt N. r. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co. For page see List of Boston. Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbury St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. GLASS, High Grade, Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burniam, 1133 Broad- wa.v, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Buruham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GLAZING PUTTY Benjamin Hammond, Fishkill-on-BadsoD, New York. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plcrson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hitchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Stearns For page Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston, see List of Advertisers. King CcDstmclion Co.. N. Tonawanda, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Moninger Co., 117 East r.Iackhawk St,. Cliicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. Folcv Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 261h St., Chicngo. III. For page see List of Advertisers. I Cassldy, 215-21 Randolph Ave., Jersey Cit.v. N. J. For page see List of Advertlserg. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Illffe, 49 Washington St.. N., Boston Piping and Construction. For page see List of Advertisers. Mitropolltan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metro- politan Ave., Brooklyn, N. \. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Semi- Iron Greenhouse. New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. 215 to 221 Randolph Ave., Jer- sey City, N. J. For page see List of AdYertl8era^__^ between Western Ave. and J. A. Payne, I. Cassldy Foley Mfg. Co., - 26th St., Chicago, 111. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., IS CJifE St., N. For page see List of Advertisers. Y. In writing to Advertisers icindiy mention Horticulture 654 HORTICULTURE November 16, 1907 GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. &■ B. Irrprovcd V Shaivjd GiitttT with drip gut- ter attaclimeut. Loid & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. HAII. INSURANCE Florists' Hall Asso. of America. J. G. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY FERNS AND SUPFI.IES H. M. Koliinson & Co., 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., US \V. 2Sth St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 and JO Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS Bay State Nurseries, N. Abington, M.iss. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Inc., Bedford, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hitchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. Foo page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For ppge see List of Advertisers. HEATING TROUBLES CURED W. W. Castle, 170 Summer St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Neponset, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchings Ar Co.. 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plant Oil. For page see List of Advertisers. Carman's Anti-ppst. Perfection Chemical Co., Flushing, N. Y. W. W. Kawson & Co., 5 Union St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Benjamin Hammond, FishklU-on-Hudson, N. Y. Slug Shot: Grape Dust. Nlcotlclde kills all gieenhouse pests. P. R. Palethorpo Co., Eleventh St., Owensboro, Ky. IRISES We have lOO.OOO Japan Irises, the finest collection In this country. Bowehl & Oranz, HIcksvIlle, L. I., N. Y. Iris pallida Dalmatlca. fine lavender blue, tbe largest and finest variety of all the Gorman Irises: divisions, SI'S. 00 per 100. Cash Mlth order J. A. Petei-son, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio. JAPANESE LILIES. Ralph M. Ward & Co., 12 W. Broadway, Ntw York. For page see List of Advertisers. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. JAP ANA CUT FLOWER HOLDER M. V. Garnsey, 1.TO So. Walola Ay., La Grange, 111. Dept O. For page see List of Advertisers. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdoifer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. KENTIAS A. Leuthy & Co.. Rrslicdale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bobhink .St Atkins. Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Park Floral Co., Denver. Colo. For page see List of Adveitlsers. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Eros. Co.. 1214 F St., Washington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Adi ertisei-s. F. J. Hauswirth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers Thos. F. Galvin, 124 lYemont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Houghton & Clark. 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J, Breitmeytr's Sons, Detroit. Mich. For page see List of Ad^ erti.sers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis. Mo For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 OUve St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany. N. Y. F^ir psge see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. ti. Donohoe, 17 E. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. McConnell, New Y'ork. For page see List of Ad^ertlsers. A. Warendorff, lJfl3 Broadway. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. and Greene Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Y.iung, Ji., New York, For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers Mills the Florist, Jacksonville. Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. LOBELIAS LOBELIA KATHLEEN MALLARD. New, flue dark l)lue double flower, 2 Iru stock, $2.00 per doz. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. MASTICA F. O. Pierce Co., 12 W. Broadway and 227 Greenwich St., New York. For page see List of AdvertUera. MUSHROOM SPAWlf 100 lbs. best English, $6; 2.10 lbs. at 6%c.; brick prepaid, 22c. J. J. Styer, Concord- vllle. Pa. NEAV AND RARE PLANTS Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Louisville, Product Ky. Co.. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. l/ouis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery. Bagshot, England. For prge see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries. Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbacecns Perennials. Specimen Pyramidal Box. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Abington, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials. Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mass. Ornamental Nursery Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. H. A. Jackson, Portland, Me. Oaks. Pines, Deutzias. Nursery Stock. N. P. McCarthy & Co., 84 Uawley St., Boston, Mass. P. Ouwerkerk, 216 Jane St., Wcehawken Heights, N. J. Holland Nursery Stock for Forcing. EVir page see List of Advertisers ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hun-ell. Summit. N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Sander. St. Albans. England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roshrs Co., Rutherford. N. J. For page see List of Advertisei-s. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Secaucus, N. J. For page see List nf Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 105. For pi.ge see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co.. Perkins St. Nurseries. Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentia, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Rntherford, N. J. For List of Advertisers See Page 657 November 16, 1907 HORTICULTURE 665 PAINT AND PUTTY PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse lead: Special Greenliouse Putty. Lord & Bumhara, H3S Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Choice pansy plants, 50c. ppr 100; .T4.0U per 1000. Cash. Aug. Zirngiebel, Need- bam, Mass. 100,000 Pansy Plants assorted Var. named, $3 per 10(iO; Giant flowering mix., S2.50 per 1000. Giistave Frevtag, Hilltop PI., W. Orange, N. J. Pansios. The world's finest mixture. good size for planting in cold frames, $2,50 per 1,000. Transplanted. $4.00 per 1,000. Cash. E. Fryer. Johnstown, Pa. PATENTS Siggers & Siggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted peat, Azalea peat, Leaf-Mould, Live Sphagnum moss. Baled Sphagnum moss. Green Clump moss, etc. Jobbers' list on application. C. W. Brown- ell & Co., Walden, N. Y. PEONIES Peonies and Perennials; Peony, Phlox and Evergreen Manuals. 25 cents each. Id stamps. C. S. Harrison's Select Nursery, York, Nebr. PHOENIX ROEBELINI SEED Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PIPE AND FITTINGS Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe. Valves. Elbows, Pire Hooks. Automatic .-Vir Headers, etc. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT AND TREE TUBS American Wooden Ware Mfg. Co., Toledo, O. For page see List of Advertisers. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot hangers. Kramer'j $1 doz. by exp., $1.25 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. PRIVET Prh-et Amurense. all sizes. Write for trade list. Valdeslan Nurseries, Bostic Dept., Bostic, N. C. RAFFIA Samples free. Large assortment of coloi-s. R. H. Comey Co., Camden, N. J., or, SlO-824 Washburn Ave., Chicago. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Baversdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. RHODODENDRONS ,lohn Waterer & Sons;, Ltd.. American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES 'Thomas Roland. Nnhant, Mass. Lady Ga.v Rcses. For page ste List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. Rambler Rose, Newport Fairy. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Lambert, 150 Nassau St., New York, N. Y. Low-bv.dded roses. No. 1, $95.00: No. 1 1-2, $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. Crimson Ramblers, extra stong, 3-yr., for forcing, at 9 cts.. Gilbert Cosiich, Rochester, N. Y. I'ink and White Maman Cochet and Mrs. Cant, .strong, tield-grown rose plants, suit- able for 6-in. or larger pots. $7.00 per 100. Cash or ('. (). D. John Peterson. Lake George, N. Y. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons. 51 and .5'2 N. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertiser. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. Vinca Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Michell Co., 1017 Market St., Phila. For pf.ge see List of Advertisers. James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. HJalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Rickards Bros., S7 E. 19 th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. Giant Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co.. 48-56 .Tackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Fiske Seed Co., Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston. For page s-oe List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Joso Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken. N. J. Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum raoss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on hand. Lager & Hiu'rell, Summit, N. L We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Baversdorfer & Co., 112!) Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. SPIREA Splrea. extra fine clumps in leading va- riety. V. W. O. Sohniitz, I'riiK-e Bay, N. V. STEAM TRAP K. Hlppard, Youugstown, O. VEGETABLE PLANTS Tomatoes for forcing, 2 1-2 in. Comet, $2.50; Lorillard, $2.00 per 100. Koney Bros., West Grove, Pa. VENTILATING APPARATUS Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y.. For page see List of Advertisers. Hitchings & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 20th St., Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For prge see List of Advertisers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Alc'el encased, self-oiling gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Burnham, 11S3 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. J. Chlninck, Trenton, N. J. Violets, 3,000 A-1 fleld grown Marie Louis, $4.00 100. Cash. This is fine, he.ilihy. clean stock. Frank BeiTy, Still- ed ter, Minn. Violets— 30.000 strong, healthy, field- grown Campbell and California No. 1, at $2.50 per 100; $20 per 1,000. No. 2, good plants, at $1.50 per 100; $12 per 1.000. Satisfaction guaranteed or money returned. None better. The California, extra larL-e and fine clumps, packed to Carry Safely. I have shipped over 10.000 already with entire satisfaction. Chas. Black, Hlghts- town, N. J. WINTER "WINDOW BOXES Samuel C. Moon, Morrisville, Pa. For psge see List of Advertisers. W^IRE STAKES W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind. Galvanized Wire Stakes. For page see List of Advertisers. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 2.-ith St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wirowork. Write for our catalogue. Holton & Hunkcl Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Heilschers Wire Works, 38-4C Broadway, Detroit. Mieb. The "Just Right' kindl Send for price list. l=Yank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. W^HOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For ptge see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., l.T Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. AVeleh Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kasting Co., 3S3-87 EUIcott St., Buffalo, N Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Cluis. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Relnberg, 51 Wabash Ave., Chica.go. For page see List of Advertisers. E, F'. Winterson Co., 45-49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St.. Chicago. I'or page see List of Advertisers. Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchanire. 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 656 HORTICULTURE. November 16, 1907 WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continned New York J. K. Allen, 106 W. 2Sth St., New York. For piige see List of Advertisers. Wm. smart Allen Co., 03 W. 2«U St., New York. For (jiige see List of Advertlserg. J S Fenrlch, 110 W. 28(h St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bios., 48 W. 28tli St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Froraent, 57 W. 2Stli St.. New York. For page sei; List of Advertisers. Alet. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. E C. Hornn, 55 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers A. H Langjahr, 50 W. 2»tli St., New York. For page see List of Advertisei-s. James McMaimsri2~W. 28th St., Now York. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas Mlllang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Eayuor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page sec List of Advertisers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traeudly & Sehenck, 44 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Heutz & Nash, 55 and 57 \V. 26tli St., New York. For page see List of Advertisei-s. B^ank S. Ilieks & Co., 02 W. 2Sth St., New York. For page see List of Adve-rtisers. Frank Mlllang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For pase see List of Advertisers^ Wm. H. Kutbler, 28 Wilioughby St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. For piige see List of Advertisers. A. M. Heushaw, 44 W. 28th St., New York. For iiage see List of Advertisers. Philip F. Kessler, 55 and 57 W. 2dth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Moltz, 55-57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. S. Siinn, Jr., 55 W. 2Gth St., New York. For page see List of Adverti^iers. A. L. Young & Co., 54 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philadelphia W. K. McKlssick, 1221 Filbert St., Phlla delphia. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Niessen Co., 1209 Arch St., I'hiladel- phla. Pa. Fitr page see List of Advertisers. The S. sl Pennock-Meehan Co., 1603-18 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Held, 1026 R/mstead St., Phila- delphia, I'a. For page see List of Advertisers. FittsbnrK J. B. Murdoc-h & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburgh, I'a. For page see List of Advertisers. San Francisco Alex. Mann, Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Cal. Fur page see List of Advertisers. St. liOuis H. G. Berning, l4D2 IMne St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of .\dvertisers EXCHANGE To Exchange Mums, stock plants for other stock. What have you to offer? John Irwin & Sons, Bay City, Mich. New Offers in This Issue. AZALEAS IN BLOOM: BONNAFFON CHRYSANTHEMUMS. W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. For p.Tge se-i List of Advertisei'.-;. CARNATIONS IMPERIAL, PINK IM- PERIAL. John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. COLD STORAGE LILY OF THE VALLEY. The F. R. Piersou Co., Tariytown-on- Hudsou, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS. Palisades Nurseries, Sparklll, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. DWARF ROSES: HERBACEOUS PLANTS. Van Meerbeek & Co., Hillegom, Holland. For page see List of Advertisers. GLADIOLI: IRISES: OXALIS, ETC. E. S. Miller, Wadlug River, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HYACINTH AND NARCISSUS MOTHER BULBS. S. G. Harris, Tari-ytown, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. RETAIL FLORIST. Sidney Hoffman, 59-61 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES FOR EASTER FORCING. Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSES FOR FORCING. New England Nurseries, Inc., Bedford, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSE GROWING ESTABLISHMENT TO LEASE. M. R., care of HORTICULTURE. For page see List of Advertisers. SPIREA JAPONICA. Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HOR- TICULTURE? I always look it over before I do any buying. WWMMMAAMMAIWWWWWWWWIMMMnt WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care H O R 1 I C ^^ L- TUKE" should be sent to H Ham- ilton Place, Boston. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED by married Scotchman as Foreman in commercial greenhouse: long experience with first-class references. Reply to "Foreman," 6 South Market Street, Boston, care of R. & J. Farquhar & Co. SITUATION WANTED by gardener with good record, private place preferred. Mar- ried, two children. Address N., care HOB- TICULTURE. SITUATION WANTED In general green- house work; single, age 35, five years' ex- perience, commercial. Address W. W., car* Horticulture. FOR SALE FOR SALE — A well equipped new green- house, 80 feet long. 21 feet wide: new boiler house, now boiler and pipes and four other greenhouses, CO feet long, attached. A large house, 12 rooms; also stable. A most desirable place In city of 15,000, and the oldest greenhouse plant In this section, and doing the largest business; or to rent to a man of energy and push. Chas. Z. Taylor, Mifldletown, N.^. "GREENHOUSES FOR SALE— About 25,- 000 feet of glass; well stocked, 5000 roses, 2000 pinks, 2iX)0 violets, 400 callas and 3o0 feet Asparagus Sprengeri. One new house this year 160 x 53 feet. Reason for selling, other business takes all of owner's time. Well located for large retail trade. Also handy to the Boston market. Address R. A. B., care HORTICULTURE. FOR SALE — One top delivery wagon and one open delivery wagon, suitable for a florist's use; almost new and In good order; also a pair of good delivery horses; the above can be bought at your own price. Ed. Hlgons, 146 West 28th St., New York. HORTICULTURE'S REPRESENTA- TIVES. The following named gentlemen represent this paper in their various local districts, and are authorized to accept subscriptions, advertisements and news items: BUFFALO, N. Y.— E. C. Brucker, 885^ Elllcott St. CINCINNATI. OHIO— Frank W. Ball, SI East 8d St. DETROIH MICHl— Frank Danzer, M8T l.-ith St. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— George B. Wle- irnnd. 1610 N. IIllnolB St. MONTREAL, P. Q.— Gabriel Vrengde, 27 Ontario Ave. NEWPORT, R. I.— DaTld Mclntoeh, Ledge Road. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— C. N. Rued- linger, 2924 So. Aldrlch Ave. PUILADELPUIA. PA.— George C. Wat- 80II. Dohson BIdg., 9th and Market Sts. PITTSBURG, PA.— James Hutchinson, corner Dunmoyle and S. Negley Aves. TOLEDO, OHIO— J. L. Schiller, 829 Proatjr Ave. Rose Growfing EsiaMishtneni TO LEASE DEC. 1 Centrally'Located^in^Massachusetts This is the chance of a life-time to get into the Rose Growing Business. Present lessee about to build new plant in another State. 8000 Roses now Jn full crop and first-class condition. Terms and all particulars on request. Care Horticulture, 1 1 Hamilton Place, Boston Address M.''R. November 16, 1907 HORTICULTURE 657 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K 650 Allen Wm. Stuart C0.650 American Nursery.. .632 American Wotden- ware Mfg. C'"- 646 Aschmann Godfrey.* -630 Atlanta Floral Co. ...647 Barrows H.H.& Son. 630 Baur Floral Co 631 BayersdorferH.& C0.648 Bay State Nurseries. ■ 632 Bernini H. G 651 Bobbink & Atkins ■ . -630 Boddington A. T 643 Boston Florist Letter Co .646 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co- -•• 658 Braslan Seed Growers Co 643 Breck Joseph & Sons 643 Breitmeyer's J. Sons -647 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 642 Burpee W. A. & Co. 643 CarriIIo& Baldwin ...645 Castle W.W 659 Cassidy 1 659 Chicago Carnation Co 631 Clarke's David, Sons647 Coles W.W. 632 Conard & Jones Co.* .632 Cooke G. H .- 647 Cowee A 642 Davis A. B. .... ... . .645 Donohoe W. H 647 Domer F. Sons & C'^ 631 Dreer H. A. 631-659 Dysart R. J, 649 Edgar, W.W 649 Edwards Folding Box Co 648 Elliott Wm.& Sons. 632-642 Esler J G 6^q Ernest W. H 658 Eyres 647 Farquhar R. & J. & Co 64^ Fenrich J, S oso Fiske, H. E Seed Co. 642 Foley Mfg. Co 659 Ford Bros. 650 Froment H. E, 650 Galvin Thos. F 047 Garnsey M V - 646 Getmore Box Factory 646 Grey T. J. Co 643 Gude Bros. Co 647 Guttman Alex. J 650 Hail Asso. ■ 6^9 Haines, J E 631 Ha ris, S G 645 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 643 Hauswirth P. J. .....647 Henshaw A. M 651 Herbert David & Son. 6:51 Hews A. H. & Co 658 Hicks Frank S. & Co 651 Hiifinger Bros 658 Hitrhlngs&Cc 660 Hoffman 647 Horan E. C 650 Houghton & Clark. . 647 Iliffe Daniel 659 Jacobs S. & Sons.... 659 Kastine W. F 651 Kervan Co., The 649 Kessler, P. F 650 King Cons. Co 659 Koral Wfg Co 646 KueblerWm H 651 Lager& Hurrell 645 Langjahr, Alfred H...650 Leuthy A . & Co 630 Lord & Bumham C0.660 Manda Jos. A 645 Mann, Alex Jr. Co. ,.651 McCarthy N. F & C0.651 McConnell Alex. . 647 McKellar Charles W 648 McKissick.W. E 648 McManuR Jas. 650 Michell H. F. Co.. ..641 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 651 Pago Millang Charles 651 Millang Frank 6si Miller. E.S.... 042 Miller Theo 647 M incrahzed Rubber .Co 658 Moltz, A 651 Moninger J. C. 659 Moon Samuel C, ... 649 Moore, Hentz&Nashosi Moore, J L 632 Morse C.C. & Co.... 643 M.R 656 Murdoch J. B.&C0..651 Murray Samuel 647 New England Nur- series .632 Nicsscn Leo. Co. ... 648 Oak Hill Nurseries.. .632 Ordonez Bros. 645 Ouwerkerk P 632 Palethorpe P. R. Co. . 658 Palisades Nurseries. .641 Park Floral Co 647 Payne John A 658 Pennock-Meehan Co 648 Perfection Chemical Co 65S Perkins St. Nurseries 630 Pierce F. O. Co 659 Pierson A. N 631 Pierson F. R. Co 645 Pierson U Bar Co. . . 660 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 648 Pulverized Manure Co 658 RawsonW.W.&Co. 658 Raynor John 1 650 Reed& Keller 631 Reid Edw 648 Reinberg Peter 648 Rickards Bros 642 Robinson D. Sons • - ■ 632 Robinson H.M.& Co. 646-651 Rock Wm.L FI0.C0.647 Roehrs Julius Co. 632-645 Roland, Thomas .. .632 Rolker August & Sons 630-658 Rose Kill Nurseries 630 Rusconi D. ..■ 645 Sander & Son ■ 645 Scheepers John & C0.645 Schultheis Anton 630 Schulz Jacob 647 Scott, John 630 Sheridan W. F 650 Siggers & Siggers. . . 659 Situations & Wants. 656 Skidelskv S. S 6:50 Slinn B.S. Jr 651 Smyth Wm J ..647 Standard Plate Glass Co -659 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co ..659 Stumpp & Walter Co 643 Swayne Wm. 630 Thau M 645 The Fernery 645 Thorburn J.M. &Co 642 Totty Cha-;. H 631 Traendly & Schenck.650 Valentine, J. A. ... - -647 Van Meerbeek & Co. .632 Vick's Jas. Sons 643 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 631 Ward R.M. & Co.. ..643 Warendoiff A 647 Waterer John & Sons 632 Weber F.C 647 Weber H. & Sons.... 631 Welch Bros ...648 Wilson 647 Wilson, Andrew 658 Winterson E. F. Co.. 648 Yokohama Nursery Co 630 645 Young A. L.. ...... . .651 Young John 650 Young, Thos. Jr. 647 Youne & Nugent 647 Zangen O. V 643 Zinn, J. A 647 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not ? OBITUARY. August Loeber. August Loeber, late traveling sales- roan for Arthur T. Boddington through the Southern and New England States, died Friday, November Sth, at the New York Hospital after a protracted illness of more than six months. He caught cold last spring which de- veloped into rheumatic fever, pneumo- nia, pleurisy and indocarditis of the heart from which last he never really recovered and which was the ultimate cause of his death. Mr. Loeber was born in Holland twenty-six years ago and traveled in this country previous to serving Mr. Boddington for the Continental Bulb Company, Hillegom, and was most suc- cessful as a traveling representative. During the short time he traveled here he became thoroughly acquainted with American methods. He was a lovable man and was popular with all with whom he came in contact, bright, alert and a good friend, generous to a fault. He had no relations in this country, but many friends who will mourn his loss and sympathize with his parents in their sad bereavement. We laid him away in Kensico Ceme- tery. H. A. B. Dexter M. Ferry. Dexter M. Ferry, founder and head of the world-renowned seed house of D. M. Ferry & Co., died suddenly on the morning of Nov. 11, of heart di- sease. He was born in Lowville, Lewis Co., N. Y., Aug. S, 1833. When he was 16 years old he went to Detroit and worked as errand boy for a stationery house. In 1S56 he was organizer and junior partner of the firm of M. T. Gardner & Co., seedsmen. This firm became D. M. Perry & Co., in 1867. The original organizers were D. M. Ferrv, H. W. White, C. C. Bowen, A. E. F. White. Mr. Ferry married Miss Addle E. Miller of Unadilla, Otsego Co., N. Y., Oct. 1, 1S67. His wife died one year ago. He leaves a son, D. M. Fer- ry, Jr.. and two daughters. He was president and director of several local banks and various manufacturing and charitable institutions. His untiring, straight-forward business manner and his unostentatious but ever-ready charity made him respected and be- loved by all. James H. Spencer. James H. Spencer, of Warren, Mass., died on November 5 at the home of his daiighter, Mrs. Fairbanks. He lived to the advanced age of 90, and until within three months was actively en- gaged in gardening. , James A. Danver. James A. Danver, formerly a florist at Simsbury, Conn., died on November 1, aged 57. Edwin S. Burnap. Edwin S. Burnap, a well known mar- ket gardener of Pitchburg, Mass., died on November 7. Adelia D. Ostertag. Mrs. Adelia D., wife of Henry C. Ostertag, of St. Louis, Mo., died on November 3. NEWS NOTES. The Griswold Greenhouses, Ashta- bula, O., have increased their capital stock from $50,000 to $100,000. W. P. Ross, formerly with the F. R. Pierson Company, has been appointed superintendent for F. R. Chambers, Bronxville, N. Y. Several owners of summer resi- dences in Newport were heavy suf- ferers by reason of the recent panic in Wall street and elsewhere, with the result that gardeners' help is reduced in several instances. Four plants of Nephrolepis superbls- sima were exhibited at Crystal Palace, London, on Tuesday of this week in charge of J. R. Potheringham, who is now in England representing the F. R. Pierson Company. The Lord & Burnham Company have put up two good houses, each 18x75 and a roomy potting shed for the Park Board of Minneapolis. The houses are now well stocked and will be of great help in raising the large amount of bedding plants- annually required for the parks. On-igoni & Cavalluzzo have the con- tract for the planting of 2000 trees in eleven streets in the Bronx section of New York City, which must be com- pleted by June 1, 1908. All their work is being done under the supervision of inspectors appointed by Samuel Par- son, the city landscape gardener. The trees will include American and English elms and lindens, ash, Norway maples, horse chestnuts and Oriental planes. Many of the elms and lindens, according to the contractors, will be imported, as trees which will meet the requirements of the contract are said to be hard to obtain in this country. Extensive improvements are contem- plated by Mr. Geo. Gordon King to his Newport estate, where Andrew . Ram- say is gardener. E. L. Beard, formerly of Shady Hill Nurseries, is reported to have secured a contract to plant and otherwise improve the grounds of the Pembroke Jones estate on Bellevue avenue, Newport. Park Supt Wirth of Minneapolis took the commissioners around last Saturday to inspect the new rose gar- den and the greenhouses. They ex- pressed their appreciation of the thorough work that has been done and did not hesitate to appropriate money for grading around the green- houses and for acquiring more ma- chinery for the already pretty well equipped machine shop. The plants in the Hodgson green- houses at Newport, R. I., were sold at auction November 4th. There were some fairly good plants and a great many poor ones in the houses. The prices realized were low in the ex- treme, only about $970 for everything — plants, pots, vases and fixtures. The greenhouses and cottage were sold to Mr. Spaulding for $11,300, a very low price for such a property. Messrs. Spaulding & Hodgson intend to reopen the greenhouse in the spring. 658 HORTICU LTU RE. November 16, 1907 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September 5, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson — Having used your Insecticide here, I can testify to Its efficiency In destroying scale and other in- sects Infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florhanx Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir — Your Plant Oil Is certainly the most effective scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. HERRINGTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pint.«, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon. $2.00; five gallons, $9.00. Casli with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8, Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. SUMMIT, N. J. 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- TEMPLATED. N. Abingtou, Mass. — A. S. Reed, one house. Plum Run, 0. — ^Workman Bros., one house. E. Oceanic, N. J. — Wm. Mears, house 22 X 217. Milwaukee. Wis. — G. N. Pohl, range of houses. Washington, D. C— Robt. Bowdler, one house. Northampton, Mass. — G. A. Parsons, one house. Des Moines, la. — Iowa Seed Co., 185 ft. addition. Slingerlands, N. Y. — Fred Goldring, three houses. Oberlin, 0. — H. A. Cook, vegetable house, 32 x 60. Bellows Falls, Vt.— G. A. Halliday, house 12 X 40. N. Beverly, Mass. — A. Kidder, cu- cumber house. Green Bay, Wis. — Melville & Park- man, one house. Milton, Mass. — The Misses Brooks, range of houses. Rockford. 111.— W. C. Sadewater, range of houses. Danielson. Conn. — Franklin & Cros- by, house 72x168. Rockland, Mass.— W. T. Wilson, house 100 ft. long. Jefferson City, Mo. — Jefferson Floral Co., range of houses. Utica, N. Y. — Frank McGowan, two houses; W. A. Rowlands, one house. Bar Harbor, Me. — John I. Kane, con- servatory; John J. Emery, conserva- tory. R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons. White Marsh, Md.. have completed an exten- sive range of houses, in which no paint has been used for outside or in- terior wood surface. The wood has all been dipped in creosote and is ex- pected to last for many years without further attention. Twenty minutes' immersion was found to be sufficient time for the preservative to penetrate deep into the wood. The saving by this process over even the first cost of painting is considerable. Standard Flower . . POTS If your greenhouses are within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you mtjney W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WASHINGTON D. C. HEATING THE GREENHOUSE thoroughly and economically (luring the coming Winter is the problem now en- grossing the mind of the Florist who takes time by the forelock. I am in a position to help you to the best solution of this problem, I have done it for others, I can do it for you. It will be to your advantage to con- sult me and get quotations on your beating plant either erected complete or for ma- terial ready for erection. I have the largest line of C. I. and steel greenhouse boilers on the market and can give prompt shipments. WRITE ME TO-DAY, John A. Payne Horticultural Architect and Builder Main Office and Factory : 260-274 Culver Ave.. Jersey ClIy.NJ. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. ,CA >>tiiMll>llllllil!lli|l||l||lMii||j,|Hlllll]i;]||llr!IllDI lo. FRE| STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to handle. Price per crate 15003 in. pots in crate $4.88 iSooaH 1000 3 8003X 5004 3205 144 6 5.35 6.00 5.00 5.80 4.50 4.31 .3.16 Pnce per crate I30 7 in. pots in cratc$4.ao 60 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE '■ 48 g in. pots in crate $3. 6c j 48 lo " " 4.8* 24 n " " 3-6o [ 24 " " " 4.80 1 " 14 " " 4.80 i 6 16 " ** 4.50 I Seed pans, s«me price as pots. Send for price list of Cylinders for Cut flowers. Hanging Baskeu, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten per cent, off for cash with order. Address HUflngfer Bros.,Pottery,Fort Edward, N.Y. August Bolker i Sons, Agts., 31 Barclay St., N. I. City. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." The Best Bug Killer and Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PaiethorpeCa. OWENSBORO, KY. CARMAN'S ANTIPEST For the Garden, Orchard and Greenhouse. Non-pcisonous and harm'ess to vegetaton. Kills Green Fly, Aphides, Bark Lice, ThHp. Mealy Bus, Red Spider, Scale, Wire Worms, Ants and Slu^. This is the Grower's Friend, handy to use cheaP and effective mixes readily in water. Destroys ai insect pesis and keeps do*n filth Circulars on application. $1 50 per gallon. Also in quarts half gallons and in bulk. PERFECTION CHEMICAL CO., FLUSHING, N, Y. SaaUm Agtnts : W.W, RAWSON & CO.. SUnltn St. Boston, Mass. Cattle Manure Shredded or 'ulverized Best and safest manure for florists and greenhouse use. absolutely pure, no waste, no danger. Write for cir- culars and prices. The Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago In Bags 'p: In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE WEAR.S WELL. PLANT BED CLOTH Protects from Cold and Dampness. MINERALIZED RUBBER CO. 18 Cliff Stree New York BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOJSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St,, BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. :Xovembei- 1(\, llluT HOKTlCULTURi: 659 FORE HANDED 5^2 C&53t^:33^^l^at^:3r^IS=33CI5^ IT IS A RARE ACCOMPLISH- MENT, SURELY. WE RE- MINDED YOU REPEATEDLY mam^^^^m^^m^^^^^m^m^^^^m ^ND IT'S NOT OUR FAULT IF THE COLD WINDS FIND YOUR HEATING APPARATUS DEFECTIVE AND COSTLY. IT IS TOO LATE TO PULL THINGS TO PIECES AND INSTALL COMMON-SENSE ECONOMICAL HEATERS AND THE INFALLIBLE CIRCULATOR, BUT IF IN TROUBLE CONSULT US NOW. WE'LL LOOK YOU OVER AND PERHAPS WE CAN HELP YOU PREPARATORY TO A CAREFUL OVERHAULING NEXT SEASON. It Will cost you nothing to consult US. W. W. CASTLE, r,Si^'M^^E=R''?l^l^? BOSTON DANIEL ILIFFE Greenhouse Construction— Supplies Heating and Ventilating Steam and Hot Water Pitting On hand, a quantity of second-hand valves from 2 to 6 in. Send for Catalogue. 49 Washington Street, North, BOSTON, MASS. Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers American and French Greenhouse Glass Reliable Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON. MASS. rfeenliousc^l^^n; USE IT NOW. F.O.PIERCE CO. 12 W Broadway and 227 Greenwich St. NEW YORK ****^^^ifaa>r*'*** Holds Glass Firmly ■•a the Point Kf PEBtLESS dlKilDE Point, u. I^.M. Ro righu Of letxt.. B«z .f 1,000 poiDU 76 cu. pMtpmld. HENBT A. DKEES, 114 CkMta.l 81 , niu., r.. #. CAS SIDY Desianer anil Builder OF Iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 Sq. ft. of glass. For particulars address JohnC. Esler,Sec'y, Saddle River, N.J. CYPRESS SASH BARS 82 feet •rloifei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIREI Wrlta for Clronlar "D" mnd Frieem At A. T. 8TEARN8 LUMBER 00. NEPONSET, BOSTON, MASS. Send other bu$it>e6s direct to Washingtoa. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaianteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failures of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union Building Washington, D. C. S. JACOBS & SONS Manufacturers of QULF CYPRESS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Jobbers of Glass, Boilers, Pipes, Etc. Catalogue and Prices Upon Request. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, - NEW YORK ALL HEART SUN DRIED CYPRESS There is no wood its equal to resist decay when it \s FREE oi SAPWOOD and SVN DRIED IN THE AIR. One piece of sap in a house will cause more trouble and expense than many times the difference in cost between the best and sappy material. Kiln drying destroys the vitality of any wood. We Guarantee Our Csrpress TO BE Without Sapwood and Air Dried. Send for free catalogue of GREENHOUSE MATERIALS. Foley Mfg. Co. Western Avenue and 26th Street, CHICAGO. ^^Our visitinp friends are heartily welcome to call andseeusatour handsome new factory. Transfer from any West Side street car to S. Western Ave. and get off at 26th St. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION L^iMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAQO R. TOrUWANDA. N.Y, 660 horticulture: November 16, 1907 I 1 AND ALL Wt is keep after you every PAIV T\(\ ws^'^ to order your house at once and so keep out of that spring rush which is bound to come. You know what it means in money lost to have the completion of your house drag along in the spring till a temporary crop has to be substituted. You can get better results from every point of view by putting into practice what you know and believe as thor- oughly as we do, that winter is the time to order your house. Write us. HITCHINGS AND CO. OREENHOtrSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Healtoff and Ventllatinif Apparatus. 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. QGQOaGQGflSfl ,^_ ..j-ia North Side of a house with our Ice-Clearing Eave Plate. South Side of a house with wooden plate WHICH DO YOU WANT a back number wooden plate house that festoons itself with icicles, and backs up the snow on your roof, or one with our Ice-Cltaring Eave Plate that gives you a totally free eave and roof? We have a circular that tells you exactly what you ought to know about this eave plate and shows by a num- ber of cuts, its construction and use. Send for it. We make every part of a sreenhoute but the slast. We sell any part. LORD (SL BURNHAM CO. Qreenhouse Designers and Manufacture/ » 1 133 BROADWAY, cor. 26th Street, N. Y. BOSTON Branch: 819 Tremont Building PHILADELPHIA Branch: 1215 Filbert St. The U-Bar greenhouse is absolutely different from any other construction — it is not an improved iron frame house, but a construction from top to bottom that is built on en- tirely different lines. It is a subject way in advance of all the others. "I'o prove to you what we mean, send for the cotalog which comes right out, point blank, and proceeds to show you exactly how it differs and why it excels. Pierson U»Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Building, 4ih Avenue and 23rd Street, New York. ^■I ■ ^^1 ws •' » H ^^pv IK' / ^'^B ^ V"^ Hi ^^^^^^^^^^^^t fc af ^P . J ^^Hk^ 1 tM tpJ^y^ 9 ^1 h^ 1 ^^^^^^B — ■"'' '^ST^^^I ^H ^ ^^^K ... ~<^^^v ^H |- t Cajitamla Mei>ilj[ evorea^fo the^ fioRrsjrFiMrM4N, l^t^CAPE CiARJ)EN£. '/■ // ffdmi/fohT/ace, Gq/TOA/, Af/tJj. ^i/b^cr/pi'/on, H00\ 662 HORTICULTURE November 23, 1907- NewRose-MRSJARDINE Every florist who plants a rose for winter forcing wants at least six qualities. 1. A free strong growth,with good foliage. 2. A variety that can be easily grown. 3. Large flowers on long stems. 4. Delicious fragrance. 5. Distinct pleasing color that will sell at s'ght. 6. A Rose that will hold its color in the dull days of January. MRS. JARDINE has all these char- acteristics, and in addition is of so perfect a form that it can be used either in the bud or half expanded flower. (See illustration, first page Cover "Horticulture" Nov. 2.) The color is bright rosy pink, shading in the outer petals to salmon pink, and even in January when Bridesmaid and Killarney lose their color, Mrs. Jardine is as bright as in October or March. Mrs. Jardine is not a chance seed- ling, but was raised by Messrs. Alexan- der Dickson & Sons, Newtownards, Ireland. This firm has not only given us Liberty and Killarney, but has sent out more new Roses of merit than any other Rosarians in the world. Over two years ago we spent three weeks in their trial grounds, and from three thousand seedlings we selected thirty- five varieties that we thought would be successful in this country for winter forcing. After testing these for two years, we have selected one — MRS. JARDINE — which has with us, and which we think will with all good rose growers, fulfil all the qualities as stated above. We extend a cordial invitation to every one interested in this New Rose to visit our Nurseries, and see it growing. We have it in both own roots and grafted plants, and in all stages of growth. As the demand for this superb noveliy will be very large, kindly place your orders early, as we fill in rotation in March, 1908. Strong plants on own roots from 2 1*2 inch pots, $6.00 per dozen; $30 per 100; $250 per lOOO. Crafted plants on Dicksons' Manetti St<^cks $5 per 100 additional. Address all orders to ROBERT SCOTT & SON SHARON HILL, Del. Co., - Pennsylvania OR WM. P. CRAIG 1305 Filbert St., Philadelphia, Pa. Sole Selllne Agent United States and Canada November 23, 1907 HORTICULTURE 663 dlam. y^2ALEAS ^of Forcing Chri-fmas to Easter Our stock this season is handsomer than ever. Anybody in want of a quantity will do well to inspect our plants before placing their order. We have only popular American varieties: rchryveriana, N'Obe, Paul Weber, krof. Wolters, Raphael, Simon Hardner, Vervaeneani, Louis de Kerchove. Mme. V -n der Cruyssrn. Deutsche Perle. Dr Moore, John Llewelyn, Mme. Cam. Van Lanf;enhove, Mme. Jos. Vervaene, Paul de Schryver, Memorie de L'Van Houtte. 3igismund Rucker and others. Per doz. 15.16 in. diam. $Q.OO 16-18 •■ 12.00 18-20 " 25.00 20-24 " 36.00 Impossible to ship by freight in cold weather. Rlllhc A fine lot of Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcis- DUlOs. 3^15^ Crocus, etc., still on hand. Ask for surplus list. These plants are conceded to be the finest ever imported to this country. (Exceptional value). 3 ft., each $1.50 4 ft., each $3.00 5 ft., each $5.00 3 1-2 ft., '■ 2.00 4 1-2 ft., •' 4.00 6 ft., •' 6.(i0 Handsome bushy specimens, 10-12 inches 15c.; 12-15 inches, 25c.; 15-18 inches, 35c.; 18-22 inches, 75c, each. All sizes from $1 Rrt-, Xt'^ttc ^^ have a large number in all to $5 each. Oay II CCS. 512^5. Ask for prices. 8-10 in. 10-12 12-14 14-15 Per doz. $3 50 4.50 6.<"0 7.50 Per 100 $25.00 35.00 45.00 60 00 Per 100 $75.00 90.00 2 11.00 300.00 Order early to save heavy express charges ; l^pnfinc "^^^ handsomest lot in the country, l\.cnLl Spruce, While, Au trian «nd Scotch Pine, 1 yr transplants, 6 to 12 iDch. 1,000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 1,000 Viburnum opuius 2 ft. 1,000 Viburnum dentatum, 2 ft. 1,000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 3 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Roslindale, Mass. D. ROBINSON'S SONS, Gardeners, EXPERTS ON PRUNING. Orchards taken by Contract. REVERE BEACH PARKWAY. Tei.1275 EVERETT, MASS. CYCLAMEN Spiondena Glganleum Hybrldm In five colors; the flues strain known 3-iu. pots, ready, $7.00 per 100; 4.in., $15.08 per 100. 5-in., $20.00 per 100. Satisfaciion guaranteed. S. S. SKIDEISKY, m\ Nl):lt! 1810 SI., PHIlOllelpniO, PO. GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. »ft. $6.00 per 1000 5 ft $ 9 90 per .^w 4ft 795pjrl000 6ft ll.OOperlOOO W. W. COLES, Kokomo, 1000 1000 Ind. John Waterer & Sons, ti AMERICAN NURSERY BACSHOT, ENGLAND Rhododendrons, Andromedas, Kalmias and Specimen Evergreens H ERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES EVERGREEHS. SHRUBS. VmES. ROSES, Elt. Largest Variety In New England Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Free THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. NEW NEW RAMBLER ROSE "NEWPORT FAIRY" To be disseminated Spring, 1908. Ask for illustrated pamphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N.J. Selected Stock for Forcing CRIMSON RAKBIERED ROTHY PERXiNS 3 ti' 4 ft. $1.50 per I", $12. 00 per 100: 4 to 5 ft. $2.00 per 10, $15.00 per 100 HYBRIDS-AII Leading varieties, $1 .so per 10, $1200 per 100 General Catalog and Trade Lists on Application The NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES. Inc., Bedford, Mass. ROSES LAR iE STOCK. Send for Prices. Viburnum Plica turn Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan. Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST GROVE. PA. AUGUST RdLKER & SONS Supply the trade with PLANTS AND BULBS For preenhnuse or outdoor use, imported to order. Send for estimate. Address — 31 Barclay St., o^^O-^®^ 752, New York. MODERATE PRICES Rhododendrons. Azaleas, Spiraeas. Lili- um Speciosum. Peonies, t leeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs, Hydrangea, Clema- tis and H. P Roses, fre-h shipments from our Holland Nurseries. P. OUWERKERK, 216 Jane St., Weehawken Heights, H. J. P. O. No. i.Hoboken, N.J. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries Kevr and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New York Office, Siebreclit Building, 425 Fifth Avmim Prices Quoted in these Columns are for Dealers Onlv. When Writing to Advertisers Please Mention HORTICULTURE. November 23, 1907 HORTICULTURE 615 Ornamental Berried Plants At this sca^ron n£ the year when Nature's purposes are fully realized in the production of the various forms of fruits, wo can appreciate in a measure the great pos- sibilities in ornamental landscape work which many of these fruiting trees and slirubs aJford. Among the groups of trees and shrulis valued for their ornamental fruits none is more rioli in them than the rosaceons sectioji, to which belong the crabs, thorns and roses, all of wl'ich families contain many beautiful fruiting species as Pyrus baccata and I'. Aucuparia or ''mountain asli" whose brigb.tly colored fruits from August on are a well-known feature. Several of the "thorns" are at this date (Oct. 20th,) in the height of beaut}', con- spicuous among them being tlie Anieriean white thorn Crataegus coccinea and C. erus-galli, whose clusters of showy fruits are such an attraction for our feathered friends. Of the genus Rosa none is more decorative 1 think than the exotic species rugosa whose large berries at this time show up to such good advantage among the still beautiful green foliage. Some of the native spe- cies, too, though not so line as rugosa afford, however, a very pleasing fruit display. Cotoneaster Simonsi and C. horizontalis, also kin- dred to the foregoing are most attractive little shrubs at the present time, both bearing small, red berries in quantity, while the dark green leaves lead one to thinJ'C them evergreen, which is true of them in a mildi;r climate. The latter species is especially attractive when seen trailing over the surface of a rock. Many of the laburnums figure highly in their fniit display and come in for a fair share of attention from planters. With the various forms at our disposal, bold grouping is made easy and a prolonged effect procured. One species which has interested the writer more than any other this fall is Viburnum Wrightii whose beau- tiful corymbs of firm, red berries show up with much distinctness against the green leaves. This and the old- time favorite Y. opulus make a worthy pair. Another shrub which never fails to attract- attention wherever planted is Prinos verticillatus, well named "deciduous holly" ; one cannot but wish it was ever- green for tlien it would vie -with the famous English holly, but nature has ordained otherwise and it is better so perhaps, for, were it olotlied as the holly its berries which are clustered closely around the stem would be far less conspicuous than is now the case. Photinia Tillosa is another admirable plant for fall beauty, re- sembling somewhat the prinos but ripening its berries later m the season. A plant rarelv met with in this country, due prob- ably to it being hard to propagate except by seed, or to the idea that it is not strictly hardy except around the coast, is HippophfP rhamnoides or "Lea Buckthorn." This plant (the female) produces orange-colored ber- ries in great abundance; it is dioecious and requires the planting of both sexes in close proximity to produce the crop of berries. Native of Britain, it is often seen in shrub collections there, and its fruit is so persistent as to make it invaluable for winter effects. The European "Burning Bush," Euonymus Euro- paDus, or "spindle tree," is a plant worthy of a wider use in shrubbery plantings. It is more showy than our native E. atropnrpurcus, the carpels as a rule being- larger and whcir in due time these open exposing the orange-colored seeds the effect is extremely pretty. The white and red-fruited fonns of symphoricarpus are never slighted when it comes to large plantings which can also be said of the several kinds of bcrberis all of which are very decorative when massed for the sake of their berried display when the landscape is desolate of flowers. While tlie jfowers of many of the berried plants are insignificant, yet to him who knows his plants those inconspicuous lloral envelopes signify a hanest of color in due time and the result is never disappointing. J/^^VL f^^G^^tizJxJLAJt^S^ Dracaena Victoriae This fine stove plant has stood the usual tests, and deservedly ranks as one of the best novelties introduced in recent years. It belonss to the Fragrans section, and closely resembles the well-known Lindenii in habit. Tt is quite distinct in color however; the dark green band is finely strijjed, and continued to the centre of the leaves, the grottnd color being a clear gold which turns milk white with age: it must be seen as a specimen to be rightly valued. There are several large plants at Kew some 10 to 12 ft. high, clothed do^vn to the pot with foliage, a somewhat unusual sight with specimen dracaenas nowadays. Of course, it is not a table plant being too heavy as a small plant, but as a bold decorative plant it is hard to beat and a few specimens will give great distinction to any stove and greenhouse group of jnixed plants. All this section may be grown with advantage in the intermediate house, though Victoriae must be kept warm in winter, a? a dam^Told will leave unsightly spots on the beautiful yellow ground which, lacking in green pigment, has little resisting power. A little shade may be given on very bright days, otherwise they en- joy as much light as possible. Keep water off the foliage as it runs down the centres. They should not be overpotted but like all dracaenas they abhor sour soil and should be shaken out carefully and repotted at lea.st once annually. Propagate large tops by moss- ing ; the large stem will continue to make quantities of suitable cuttings for many years to come. Unlike the terminalis section the varieties of fragrans do not form toe roots for propagating and as a result Victoriae is by no means plentiful and small plants are still ex- pensive but as a novelty it is worth securing. It always attracts attention and as a fine foliage plant has an assured future. O^cLq^qA, (^OtyOjiw 666 HORTICULTURE November 23, 1907 HORTICULTURE VOL. VI NOVEMBER 23, 1907 NO. 21 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. II Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. J. STEWART, Editor aod Manager Oae Year, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE I advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries, 2.00; To Canada, $1.50 ADVERTISING RATES Per Inch, 30 inches to page $1.00. Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : One month (4 times) 5 per cent., three months (13 times) 10 percent.: •ix months (26 times) 20 per cent.; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRIQHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Knlered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE — Campanula Medium. ORNAMENTAL BERRIED PLANTS— Edwin Matthews 665 DRACAENA VICTORIAE— Edgar Elvin 665 BRITISH HORTICULTURE— W. H. Adsett 667 CAMPANULAS— David Miller 667 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston — Massachu- setts Horticultural Society— National Flower Show — New Orleans Horticultural Society— Scranton Florists* Club— St. Louis Horticultural Society — St. Louis Florist Club— Bloomington Florists' Club- Chrysanthemum Society of America 668 Twin City Florists Organize— Illustrated 678 Club and Society Notes 689 THE EXHIBITION SEASON: Washington Florists' Club— St. Louis Flower Show 669 Society of Indiana Florists, Illustrated— Ontario Horticultural Exhibition— Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club 670 Worcester County Horticultural Society— Columbus Florists' Club— The Chicago Show, John Thorpe- Southern California Horticultural Association 671 Lake Geneva Gardeners' and Foremen's Association — Rhode Island Horticultural Society — National Chrysanthemum Society of England, C. Harman Payne 672 Local and Florists' Shows 678 SEED TRADE 674 Catalogues Received 674 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Twiu Cities 681 THE BUFFALO SITUATION— Illustrated 688 OBITUARY— Prof. Lucien M. Underwood — Jas. C. Luit- .(veiler- Mrs. I. T. Roadhouse— Mrs. C. Held— Frank Lichtefeld— Prof. E. Gale— Mrs. Catherine Waltz . . 689 MISCELLANEOUS: Philadelphia Notes 676 Plant Imports 676 Business Changes 676 New Retail Flower Stores 679 Personal 679 News Notes 681 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 689 List of Patents 689 Otu- observation? in last week's Art issue, on the arrangement of dec- in flower and orative plant gronps at exhibitions plant composition and elsewhere, have called forth .some considerable comment, main- ly in approval. Florists and gardeners who are natnre- lovers are ready to acknowledge the unsatisfying artistic quality, the incongruity and lack of unity of expression in the plant compositions nsually seen and wonld wel- come examples or instructive suggestion on lines of improvement and there is no doubt that intense public and professional interest would attach to any well directed effort to bring out competition on purely artis- tic and consistent lines at any of the larger shows. To accomjilish fully their educational intent a .-;tatement of the eil'ect sought and the rules followed should accom- pany each group, in such shape as to be avaiLable for use in the public press and tJie judges' report should plainly state the basis on which their awards were made. The Sc'cicly of American Florists might wisely provide for such a class in the great national flower show to be held a year hence. As an incentive to genius nothing niore inviting could possibly be presented and our florists as well as those wlio employ them would have the advantage of an impressive object lesson which would tend to a better discernment of what is really beautiful and fit. In periods of business uncertainty and ap- A wise prehension such as the present he is a precaution happy business man who, because of hab- its of close attention to accounts and con- servative management, is able to say that he knows the actual condition of his affairs and feels secure against any possible adverse financial contingency. There arc, in the florist and nursery trade, many concerns that are in a position to make such a statement but we have reason to know that there are also many who are not- - many who have never in their mercantile career kno\^n what it was to have a jjroperly lialanced set of books, whose buying and selling and all other industrial opera- tions are conducted in haphazard manner and who have no means of knowing to a certainty at any time whether their business is being carried on at a profit or at a hiss. The present emergency ]3oints a moral for such and the time is opportune for making a complete in- ventoi-y of resources and liabilities and an audit of every record bearing upon same so that the true trend of the business and actual condition of affairs may be known absolutely now and hereafter. Without these facts being available at any and all times, complete con- trol of one's affairs is an imposibility and trouble may come at any time "as a thief in the night." If your business is good for anytbing it is worth this vigilant at- tention and, when you get down tC' a statement of ac- tual conditions, pos,sibly you may find some eye-openers. The landscape class of the Gardeners' The gardener's and Florists' Cliil) of Boston is about opportunity to begin the course of study for the season with a somewhat smaller num- ber of students than were in attendance last vear. It is difficult to understand why the advantages of this movement are not more fully appreciated by those for whose direct benefit it has been inaugurated. Every gardener should read Foudon's arraignment of the gar- deners of his day for their incapacity in landscape de- signing and if it does not -stir him, up to take full ad- vantage of .such opportunities as are now at his dis- posal for strengthening his weak points and developing Ills faculties he has nobody to blame but himself if he never gets beyond the wheelbarrow stage. lioudon wrote : "It has often stru ck us with surprise that the proprie- tors of the finest re sidences in England, noblemen and gentlemen of high education and refined taste in other things, possessing c ollections of the finest pictures, and whose eyes must co nsequently be familiar with all that is noble and beautiful in landscape, should yet commit the laying out of the ir grounds to their gardeners; forgetting that the 1 ife of the gardener has been devoted to the study of the c ulture of plants and not to that of the November 23, 1907 horticulture: 667 composition of form s, and their effect in landscape scen- ery. Hence it is tli at many of the most beautiful places in England are at t his moment disfigured, etc." There are plenty of writer.^ todaj' ready to voiee the same sentiments. Is the gardener by his indilterence going to tacitly suliscribe to tlieir truth? There are others who believe the true gardener to be better fitted for practical landscape work than either painter or architect. They have backed up their faith in the most philanthropic manner by e.-^tablishing these landscape classes, and it is to be hoped that the response may be a heartv one. British Horticulture A KOTED ORCHIDIST. An attractive feature at the fortnightly meeting this week of the Royal Plorticaltural Society was the mag- nificent collection of orchids staged by Major G. L. Holford, who was awarded the Society's gold medal, and the gold Lindley medal, the latter in recognition of the superb collection of the plants. For some years Major Holford has had an extensive and valuable col- lection of orchids at his country seat at Westonbirt, near Tetbury, in Gloucestershire. Here are to be seen a number of awards obtained in recent years, including the Veitchian cup at the Temple show in May this year and many other honors. The Westonbirt collec- tion includes majiy exquisite specimens of the at- tractive Odontoglossum crispnm, and of the best hybrid cattlevas, laelias, laelio-cattleyas, sobralias, and cym- bidiunis. The visitor is bound to admire a very fine Ijaclio-cattleya elegaus, with ?32 blooms which received a silver-gilt Tjindley medal from the Eoyal Horti- cultural Society for exceptional culture. Mr. H. Alex- ander, Major Holford's grower has good reason to be proud of it. 1U.ACK CURR.XKT MITE. Son-e useful experiments have been carried out by Mr. Geo. Massee at The T'oyal Horticultural Society's gardens at Wisloy, with a view to discovering some method of getting rid of the Black Currant Mite. It appears that strips of black paper, coated with a thin layer of vaseline were tied round the main stem and branches at various points of a badly infected bush. The experiment was repeated on a larger scale with cart- grease, palm oil, dripping, and thinned gas tar, as well as with the more expensive vaseline. Mr. Massee re- cords that in every instance the method employed proved a success. A good crop was produced, and the greatest number of big buds found on any one bush after one )'ear's treatment was seven, not a single dis- eased bud being; met with after the second year's treat- ment. The branch to be treated is held by the tip and a brush, loaded with grease, is rubbed tip one side, dowTi the other, taking care to hit the big buds, which need not be removed. This should be done early in the season before the young buds begin to expand, and perhaps again at the end of April. Forty-eight JDushes can be easily treated in ten hours. Mr. i\lasseo estimates it to cost about 2d a bush. NP;W CHRYSANTHEMUMS. The Floral Committee of the National Chrysanthe- mum Society Have recently made a number of awards to new varieties. H. J. Jones, who has put a number of Tiseful varieiie:- on the market, has a new Japanese incurved variety, "H. J. Jones, 1908," which is de- scribed as a rich brass-yellow flower; the petals are long and broad. A first-class certificate has been awarded. A similar award has been obtained by Mr. Jones for ilrs. Wakefield, a typical market bloom of a deep rose tint. Messrs. W. Wells & Co., received a first-class certificate for Mrs. L. Tliorne, rich canarj' yellow with paler reverse; and commendations for Lilian Cop- pard, bright chostnut with golden reverse; Bouquet Eose, deep rose ; Mrs. Earle, creamy white with a yellow disc ; Ethel Blades, crimson. P. Ladds, received a first-class certificate for Esmes Eeed, a white sport from Mrs. Wingfield, a' pink market variety. The Eoyal Horticultural Society at their meeting this week, granted awards of merit to the following new varieties: Clara Vernum, a rich crimson and gold decorative variety, Clara Wells, an incurved bloom of a creamy tint (shown by Messrs. Wells & Co.) ; F. W. Lever. Jap. a good white with broad petals, (shown by H. J. Jones) ; Jtrs. G. F. Coster, a golden bronze, similar to Bessie Godfrey; Splendour, a large Japanese incurved, the reverse old-gold, the front side crimson (shown by ^Fartin Silsbnry)^; Romance, bright yellow incurved, (shown by W. J. Godfrey). >t>!/, CkM''^. Campanulas (See Frontispiece.) The campanula although an old-timer, is one of the most useful and decorative of hardy plants. A genus of over three hundred sixicies, it contains annuals, biennials and perennials. The most popular of these plants is Campanula Me- dium, better known as Canterbury Bell. We all know the beautiful display whicli can be made with a bed of blue, white, pinlc or mixed Canterbury Bells out of doors in spring; an equal display can be had for con- servatory decoration and the flowers are much better for cutting than many of the annuals we now see grown imder glass. Many of the trailing varieties can be used to ad- vantage for baskets and in the front row of the benches with pleasing effect. The varieties suited for this work are Campanula i-^ophilla, C. i. alba, C. i. Mayii, — ^the last named of recent introduction, with large blue flowers and woolly foliage, — C. garganica, C. g. alba, C. g. hirsuta and C. ?. h. alba. These are all rather scarce but can bo secured. Most of the campanulas are admirably adapted for the herbaceous border and with so many species vary- ing in habit they are among the most important of hardy border plants. The most serviceable for ctitting, in the perennial section, are Camp,anu]a Moerhemii, C. Backhousiana. C. latifolia, C. laciniata. C. glomerata and C. rhomlioidca. Many of the dwarf kinds are particularly attractive and interesting and are suited for the front of the border and the rockery. Campanula Hendersoni is the largest of the turbine-flowered. If cultivation is thor- oughly attended to these plants will grow \dgorously in anv ordinary garden soil. Many of them are recom- mended to be increased only by cnttinas or division, un- less particular care is taken with the hybridizing. CU(A-00( A^^^^-'-l-OU^ G6« ttORTlCULTUR£ November 23, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES, GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB OF BOSTON. The annual meeting for election ol oflicers was held on Tuesday evening, November 19, over two hundred mem- bers being in attendance. The ballot- ing resulted in the re-election of Presi- dent Thos. H. Westwood, Secretary W. N. Craig and Treasurer Edward Hatch. Wm. Downs was elected vice-president and Messrs. J. K. M. L. Farquhar, Robert Cameron, Peter Miller and E. Johansson, executive committee. Chairman F. E. Palmer reported tor the special committee on boiler legis- lation, that in accordance with the committee's recommendation, boilers used for horticultural purposes exclu- sively had been exempted from ihe provisions of the boiler inspection and licensed fireman law passed by the Massachusetts legislature. Mr. Farqu- har announced that the landscape study classes would start on Tuesday evening, December 3rd, at Horticultur- al Hall, and would meet twice a week for about thirty evenings. Mr. How- ard, the instructor, stated that several field days for outdoor practice in the operations taught in the class room would be included. It was announced that the club would hold a field day at Framingham, on December 11, on invitation of S. J. Goddard, Wm. Nich- olson and J. T. Butterfield to visit their greenhouses. I'. E. Palmer gave no- tice of a proposed amendment to t'ae by-laws, providing for the nomination of officers from the floor at the No- vember meeting and election to take place at the December meeting. On the exhibition table were the fol- lowing: Four vases of carnations from M. A. Patten, to two of which — No 133 and No. 50-24, both crimsons — honorable mention was given; Boston violet from Wm. Sim, which received a report of superior merit, and Oncidi- um ornithorhyncum from James Cart- wright. MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTU- RAL SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the society was held at Horticultural Hall. Bos- ton, on Nov. 16. President Weld an- nounced that the trustees had allotted $6,700 in prizes and premiums next year, an increase of $1,200 over the previous year. William H. Spooner, Horticultural Society representative on the Board of Agriculture, called attention to the annual meeting of the board, which will be held in Horticul- tural Hall, Dec. 3. 4 and 5. Dr. Au- gustus Henry, a famous botanist and Chinese traveller and professor of forestry in the Uii'voriitv of Cam- bridge, who is also connected with the Arnold Arboretum, was elected a cor- responding member. The following officers were elected unanimously: President, Stephen M. Weld; vice- president (for two years). Walter Hunnewell; trustees (for three years), Walter C. Baylies, Charles W. Parker, John A. Pettigrew, William Wliitman; nominating committee, William H. Bowker, John W. Duncan, J, Henry Fletcher, David F. Roy, Wilfrid Wheeler. NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. The S. A. F. committee of fifty un- der chairmanship of W. F. Kasting met in Chicago on November 8. Sub- committees were appointed as follows: "American Exhibits," chairman, Phil- ip Breilmeyer, Detroit, Mich.; "For- eign Exhibits," E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind.; "Premium List," W. N. Rudd, Mt. Greenwood, 111.; "Advertising and Publicity," P. J. Hauswirth, Chicago; "Local Management Privileges and Concessions," J. C. Vaughan, Chicago; "Special Features," Otto Koenig, St. Louis, Mo.;" Reception," August Poehl- mann, Chicago; "Auditing," J. A. Val- entine, Denver, Col. I. C. Bertermann, Indianapolis, Ind.. was chosen treas- urer. The national rose, carnation and chrysanthemum societies will be in- vited to co-operate and suggest judges for their respective departments. Hor- ticultural societies at home and abroad will be invited to participate. The date of the exhibition was fixed for November 6-15, inclusive. Guarantors will be requested to meet a 20 per cent, assessment on or before December 10. NEW ORLEANS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. At the meeting of the above named society on Nov. 14, it was decided that at the next regular meeting the ques- tion of a chrysanthemum show for 1908 would be special order of busi- ness. This meeting was called a week earlier than usual for chrysanthemum reasons and exhibitors were requested to discuss their individual exhibits. C. R. Panter presented a sport of V. H. Hallock which had been grown for the past five years by its originator, Fred Dormoy for whom it is named. It has all the characteristics of the parent plant with the exception of color which is a combination of buff, straw, and salmon. Metairie Ridge Nursery Co. exhibited some fine chrysanthemums, American Beauty roses, etc.. C. W. Eichling, B. M. Wichers, J. St. Ward and M. M. Laponyade also contributed. SCRANTON (PA.) FLORISTS' CLUB. At the monthly meeting of the tj. F. C. on Nov. 7 there were note- worthy exhibits by John E. Hainec, Nathan Smith & Son and J. D. Cock- roft, all of whom received special com- mendation. Among other displays 1 . B. WcClii'.tock had attractive design work; Wm. McDonald, chrysanthe- mums; I. G. Mawr, carnations; J. L. Dillon, floral basket. New officers were elected as follows: President, Edgar McConnell; vice- president, William Clark; secretary, T. B. McClintock; assistant-secretary, Mrs. T. B. McClintock; treasurer, Wil- liam McDonald; trustees, D. D. Schul- theis, J. Rodham, J. L. Hill, W. Mc- Donald and B. E. Cokely. A set of silver knives and forks was presented to Mrs. McClintock, who has for three years served as assistant sec- retary. ST. LOUIS HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. On Wednesday night, Nov. 13th, the Horticultural Society entertained the visitors at a banquet in one of tire large rooms in the show building. All the visitors responded and the execu- tive committee of the society. F. W. Brockman was chosen toastmaster. He called for speeches from Harry Young chairman of the executive committee, P. J. Hauswirth, Leonard Kill, J. S. Wilson, E. H. Mann, W. A. Manda, H. W. Buckbee, August Poehlmann, A. G. Koenig, F. H. Meinhardt and others. ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. On Thursday afternoon, November 14th, the St. Louis Florist Club ex- tended an invitation to all visiting florists to meet with them at their regular monthly meeting. President W. C. Young presided. 35 members and ten visitors were present and took great interest in the proceedings, especially the questions that came up for answers. After the meeting ad- journed the entire party were taken in hand by the trustees to a cafe in the building for supper, after which Presi- dent Young called on the visitors for a few remarks. The speakers were Phil. J. Hauswirth, W. W. Coles, George Asmus, S. S. Skidelsky, J. J. Karins, Emil Schray, J. F. Ammann, F. H. Weber, A. J. Bentzen. BLOOMINGTON FLORIST CLUB. The Bloomington, 111., Florist Club held their November meeting at A. Washburn & Son's store on the even- ing of Nov. 14. There was a good attendance. There were several good talks aboiit chrysanthemums. P. Ij. Washburn read a paper on varieties, also some notes of the Chicago flower show. Prof. Beal of the University of Illi- nois talked about insects and the vari- ous diseases of the chrysanthemum. Prof. Beal will be in Bloomington a part of the season experimenting with insects and diseases that trouble the florist, and we expect to have him in our midst at most of our meetings. V. RAY SMOCK, Sec'y. CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA. Work of Committees. Cincinnati, Nov. 16th, Miss Sadie Stremler, light yellow, sport of Queen, exhibited by T. L. Metcalf, Hopkins- ville, Ky., scored 72 points, commer- cial scale. Philadelphia. Pa., Nov. 16th, Lyn- wood Hall, white, Jap. Incurved, ex- hibited by Wm. Klienheinz, Ogontz, Pa., scored 89 points commercial and 86 points exhibition scale. DAVID FRASER, Sec'y. A CORRECTION. Frank E. Witney calls our atten- tion to the fact that the first prize for table decoration at the Poughkeepsie e.vbilMtion was won by Winthrop Sar- gent, and not by the Saltford Flower Shop as given in our issue of last week and" that the latter won second prize. November 23, 1907 HORTICULTURE 669 THE EXHIBITION SEASON EXHIBITION OF THE WASHING- TON FLORISTS' CLUB. Nov. 12 will always remain a red- letter day in the calendar of the flower-loving Washington public. At 2 P. M. on that day the doors of the Ni'tional Rifles Armory opened upon a three-days' exhibit of ijlants and cut flowers, the annual exhibit of the W. F. C. Both floors of the Armory showed a scene of great beauty. On the first floor everywhere were immense palms, dracaenas. crotons, ferns, orchids, etc., while dozens of sweet-toned canaries mingled their notes with those of a seven-piece or- chestra. One entire length of the room was given to the exhibits of the .4griculture Department and Botanical Gardens. A plant of Venus Flytrap and a group of single flowered chrys- anthemums furnished by the latter attracted much attention. The Agri- culture Department received special certificate for group of pompon chrys- anthemums and special mention for groiip of decorative plants. Among the most beautiful attrac- tions on the floor were the three tables and mantels decorated by Blacldstone. Cooke and Shaffer. The napery and silver were furnished by the courtesy of Chas. Rauscher, and the decorations were changed each day. These were not in competition. In addition. Blackistone showed an exquisite bride's shower bouquet of Bride roses and white bouvardia. also a beautiful autumn basket of single stem chrysanthemums in autumn shades, ribbon streamers and autumn leaves, the handle topped by an im- mense hornet's nest (nothing in it). Geo. Shaffer also show-ed two lovely shower bouquets, one for the bride, of lily of the valley and orchids, the other for the bridesmaid, of Brides- maid roses. He also exhibited large vases of Eaton chrysanthemums and Richmond roses. Geo. Cooke showed a magnificent vase of American Beauty roses, banked by decorative plants. None of the above mentioned were in competition. The table of new seedling roses was also a special centre of attraction. John Cook of Baltimore received 1st (no scoring) on 6 blooms of new rose never exhibited in this country before. For best 25 blooms not in commerce he scored 86 points. Robt. Scott & Son scored 81 points on Mrs. Jardine, and E. G. Hill & Co. 79 points on Princess. Peter Bisset also displayed several of his new seedling roses, in- cluding "Rosalie." David Geillboetzer took 1st on 25 Bride, ditto Bridesmaid, ditto Golden Gate, also special prize on 100 Killar- ney. C. A. Shaffer & Co. 1st on 25 Richmond and 2d on Bride. A. B. Garden took 2nd prize on 25 Ivory. C. A. Shaffer & Co. also took 1st on 50 Enchantress carnations. John E. Haines 1st on 50 Imperial and 1st on 50 Pink Imperial. On violets, David Bisset took 1st on Farquhar, and Theo. Diedrich 2nd on Dorsett. On the second floor the orchestra was ensconced behind the magnificent display by Mrs. Gardiner G. Hubbard, which occupied the entire stage. The room at the head of the stairs was given up to F. H. Kramer's display of Queen Beatrice rose banked in maidenhair ferns. A handsome mir- ror was similarly decorated. Another corner was filled with chrysanthe- mum pot plants, while southern smilax was gracefully festooned around the entire room. A large Chinese pagoda occupied the entire centre of the main upper hall. This was the Gude ex- hibit; it was banked from floor to ceiling with large single stem chrys- anthemums and maidenhair ferns, and lighted by two hundred electric lights. Thanks are due to Edw. Schmid for twenty-one handsomely caged canaries, which added greatly to the scenic effect. One was sus- pended from each post of the pagoda, and they gave abundant evidence of thoroughly enjoying the situation. Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard's display was magnificent. Towering palms, bana- nas and ficus furnished the back- ground, while cut flowers and adian- tum banked the front. Mrs. Hub- bard, tor whom Peter Bisset is gar- dener, took 1st on 25 Killarney roses, 1st on 25 Enchantress, 1st on 25 Law- son, Harlowarden. Rob't Craig, speci- men palm, specimen decorative plant (Alsophila Australis), group of prims and special mention on collec- tion of single chrysanthemums. Other handsome exhibits of decorative plants occupying the four corners of the ex- hibit space were furnished by Messrs. Freeman, Cooke, Blackistone and Shaffer. Facing the stage was Geo. Field's exhibit of orchids, said by a competent judge to be the best dis- play ever offered to the Washington public. The beautiful exhibit of Mrs. Leiter, Sam'l Simmonds, gardener, in- cluded a fine display of Lorraine begonias, and Begonia Rex. She re- ceived first prize on these, and on col- lection of ferns. There were large displays of show chrysanthemums from Nathan Smith & Son, E. G. Hill Company, and R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons of White Marsh, Md., the latter showing pompons, their specialty. Ley & Bickings showed Adiantum hybridum and chrysanthe- mums. Wm. Kleinheinz of Ogontz. Pa., sent twelve flowers of his new chrysanthemum, Lynwood Hall. The out-of-town members of awards committee were F. C. Bauer. Chas. Siebold and Isaac Moss, all of Balti- more. On the local awards committee were Geo. Field, chairman; Jos. Free- man, Jr., Wm. Clarke, Chas. McCauley and John Robertson. There was a special meeting of the club on Saturday night, Nov. 16th, to wind up unfinished show business. A suggestion from a member that an- other exhibit be given in the fall of 1908 was enthusiastically received. ST. LOUIS FLOWER SHOW. The St. Louis flower show opened last Tuesday noon. This exhibition was given by the St. Louis Horticul- tural Society and their efforts were crowned with success as far as the exhibition was concerned. The hall in which the show was held is spa- cious and fine, but the location un- favorable for a large attendance. The entries in all classes were ex- tensive and really fine. The made-up work in mantels, tables, baskets and special designs attracted a great deal of attention; also the grand display of cut blooms in carnations, roses and chrysanthemums. The manage- ment deserves great credit for the manner of arranging the hall for the displays. The society entertained all the vis- iting florists at a banquet on Wednes- day night at the hall, and on the same evening the ladies of the society en- tertained the visiting ladies with a theatre party. Then on Thursday afternoon the St. Louis Florists' Club entertained all the visitors with a Dutch lunch in their meeting hall. So the first fall flower show of the so- ciety will go down as a great social success. The weather was exceeding- ly fine throughout the week, clear and cold. The judges placed the prizes for the first day as follows: Cut chrysanthemums: Forty-eight blooms, eight varieties, six blooms in each vase. 1st, E. G. Hill Co.; 2d, H. W. Buckbee; 3d, Poehlmann Bros. Co. Fifty blooms arranged tor effect. 1st, H. W. Buckbee with Guy Hamil- ton; 2d, Poehlmann Bros. Co. with Yellow Eaton ; 3d, Himmer Bros, with Major Bonnaffon. Carnations: One hundred blooms of any variety. 1st, E. G. Hill Co. with Afterglow; 2d. Poehlmann Bros. Co. with Perfection; 3d. Chicago Car- nation Co. with Aristocrat. Ten vases, ten varieties, twenty-five blooms in each vase. 1st, Chicago Carnation Co. with Winsor. Enchant- ress. Aristocrat, Daybreak Lawson, White Perfection, Red Chief, Rose Pink Enchantress, Beacon. Welcome and White Enchantress; 2d. H. W. Buckbee; 3d, Poehlmann Bros. Co. Roses: Six vases, six varieties, twenty-five blooms in each vase, .\merican Beauty excluded. Poehl- mann Bros., 1st; Peter Reinberg, 2d. Fifty American Beauties; Poehlmann Bros., 1st; Peter Reinberg, 2d; F. H. Weber, 3d. Henry Shaw premiums for decora- tive plants. Palms, etc., Wm. Schray & Sons, 1st; Sanders' Nursery, 2d; C. Young & Sons Co., 3d. Begonias, J. A. Peterson 1st, Bentzen Floral vo. 2d. Berried Plants, Koenig Floral Co. 1st Vaughan's Seed Store 2d, Wm. Schray & Sons 3d. Cacti, A. G. Grei- ner 1st. Twenty-five blooming plants, eight or more varieties, chrysanthe- mums excluded, Wm. Schray & Son 1st, Bentzen Floral Co. 2d. Geraniums in bloom, Wm. Brucker 1st, Koenig Floral Co. 2d, Bentzen Floral Co. 3d. Specimen ualm, fern or decorative plant. Sanders' Nursery 1st. Koenig Floral Co. 2d, C. Young & Sons Co. 3d. Blooming plants, chrysanthemums ex- cluded, J. A. Peterson 1st, Koenig Floral Co. 2d. Group of variegated foliage plants, Wm. Schray & Sons 1st, Sanders' Nursery 2d. Group of chrysanthemum plants oc- cupying 50 square feet. Koenig Floral Co. 1st, Wm. Brucker 2d, Sanders' Nursery 3d. Chrysanthemum plants grown to sin- gle stem and flower. Vaughan's Seed 670 HOKTICULTURi: November 23, 1907 Store 1st, C. Young & Sons Co. 2rKl. Messrs. Vaughan, Sanders. Koenig and Buckbee were variously awarded the premiums in the remaining chrys- anthemum plant classes. The Henry Shaw medal went to W. A. Manda for Dracaena Mandaiana. the S. A. F. medal went to the E. G. Hill Co. for rose Rhea Reid. The Second Day's Awards. Cut chrysanthemums. Twenty-flve white, one variety, E. G. Hill Co., 1st, with T. Eaton, Poehlman Bros., 2d, T. Eaton, H. W. Buckbee. 3d, Mrs. Jerome Jones. Yellow, E. G. Hill Co. 1st, with Yellow Eaton. Nathan Smith & Sons 2d, and H. W. Buckbee 3d, both Col. Appleton. Twenty-five pink, H. W. Buckbee 1st, with Dr. Enguehard, E. G. Hill Co. 2d, A. J. Balfour. Twenty- five any other color, E. G. Hill Co. 1st, with Amateur Conseil, N. Smith & Sons 2d, with T. Carrington, H. W. Buckbee 3d, with W. R. Church. Fifty not less than 20 varieties, moss banks, E. G. Hill Co. 1st, H. W. Buckbee, 2d, N. Smith & Sons 3d. Pompous. E. G. Hill Co. 1st, Koenig Floral Co. 2d. Carnations. Fifty white, Poehlmann Bros. 1st, with White Perfection, B. G. Hill Co. 2d, with White Enchantress. Fifty light pink, H. W. Buckbee 1st, Enchantress, E. G. Hill 2d, and Poehl- mann Bros. 3d, both with Rose Pink Enchantress. Fifty dark pink, E. G. Hill Co. 1st, Afterglow, Chicago Car- nation Co. 2d, Aristocrat, H. W. Buck- bee 3d, Mrs. T. W. Lawson. Fifty red, Poehlmann Bros. 1st, with Beacon, H. 'V. Buckbee 2d, Red Lawson Fifty variegated, Peter Weiland 1st, with Mrs. M. A. Patten. Cut Roses. One hundred Richmond arranged for effect. F. C. Weber 1st, Poehlmann Bros. 2d, F. H. Weber 3d. Handle Basket. F. C. Weber 1st, made with good effect of Chatenay roses, C. Young & Sons Co. 2d, made of Killarney roses, Theo Miller 3d. with Bride roses. The table decorations were all of extra quality" of cut stock, all yellow chrysanthemums and were hard td judge. The judges finally decided on F. C. Weber 1st, P. H. Weber 2d, (' C. Sanders 3d. These were the great attraction and the visiting ladies sur- rounded them the entire day. Bassett & Washburn exhibited their fine now red carnation, Orland P. Bassett. Third Day Awards. Cut roses. Fifty Richmond, Peter Reinberg 1st. Fifty Brides, Weiland & Olinger 1st, Peter Reinberg 2d. Fifty Bridesmaids the same. Fifty any other variety, American Beauty ex- cluded. P. Reinberg 1st, with Mrs. Marshall Field, Weiland & Olinger 2d, with Chatenay. Fifty American Beauty arranged for effect, accessories admissible, F. C. Weber 1st, P. H. Meinhardt 2d. Violets, C. Young &■ Sons Co. 1st, F. C. Weber 2d. Bridal bou'iuets. Fred C. Weber 1st Young's 2d. On Friday, the last day, no prizes were offered and previous exhibits held over. Special exhibits on Friday were carnation Sarah A. Hill, Lawson and Enchantress by B. K. & B. Floral Co., Afterglow and Snowdrift by R. Witterstaetter, American Beauty, Bride. Killarney and the sensational new rose, W. R. Smith, by Heller Bros. The judges were Phil. J. Hauswirth. W. W. Coles and Andrew Meyer, Sr. SOCIETY OF INDIANA FLORISTS. The annual state competitive exhi- bition under the auspices of the So- ciety of Indiana Florists, was held Nov. 13 and 14 at A. Wiegand & Sons' Conservatories. The many entries from all parts of the state, as well as the adjoining states, brought out many new varieties in chrysanthe- mums, roses and carnations. Awards were pretty evenly divided between tlie concerns mentioned under the re- spective classes: Chrysanthemums. — E. G. Hill & Co., Baur & Smith, W. A. Bitler, P. O. Tauer, B. K. & B. Floral Co., Vaughan's Seed Store. Weiland & Olinger, Stewart & Haugh. and C. H. Totty. Roses.— Heller Bros., Weil- and & Olinger, E. G. Hill & Co., and Smith and Young. Carnations. — B. K. & B. Floral Co., Baur & Smith, R. Witterstaetter, Stewart & Haugh, E. G. Hill & Co. Violets.— Smith & Young. A. Wiegand & Sons. Plants. — judge of all plants and cut chrysanthe- mums, S. A. Anderson, Buffalo, of car- nations, and C. Tidy, Toronto, of roses, violets and design work. A special feature of the design work was a standing wreath of dark oak leaves and Cattleyas labiata and Har- risonii, with a square base of oak leaves, ferns, lily of the valley and cypripediums, the whole forming a most exquisite combination of color, which was deservedly awarded first prize. The design put up by F. Brown, manager of the Dunlop store, was very fine, also the presentation basket of chrysanthemums by Mr. Brown. A new pink seedling chrysanthemum exhibited by the Steele-Briggs Seed Co. scored 91 points. George HoUis also exhibited a vase of nice seedling chrysanthemums of commercial prom- ise. Vaughan's Seed Store sent a chrysanthemum plant grafted to 25 varieties. t* sV*^ r\:»;i» View of Exhibition, Society of Indiana Florists Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. J. A. Peterson, A. Wiegand & Sons. Cycla- men and pot chrysanthemums. — A. Wiegand & Sons. Certificate of merit was awarded to E. G. Hill & Co., for new rose Rhea Reid. Display tables of roses in variety and orchids were shown by A. Wie- gand & Sons, not for competition. ONTARIO HORTICULTURAL EXHI- BITION. The Ontario Horticultural Exhibi- tion held in Massey Hall, Toronto, last week was, as a whole, well up to the standard, especially so in the or- chid groups of Thos. Manton and the Dale Estate of Brampton, as well as all the chrysanthemums exhibited by the Dale Estate and T. McHugh of Montreal. The chrysanthemum groups were about as usual, and pot plants a little better. Lorraine begonias were very fine. A splendid exhibit of cut chrysan- themums arrived from Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian. Mich., just 24 hours too late for competition, as the judge had completed his work. W. Wilshire was The carnation classes were well filled and the competition keen be- tween the Dale Estate, R. Jennings, Toronto Floral Co. and W. Houston. On roses the Dale Estate, Bedford Park Floral Co. and Toronto Floral Co. made things lively for one an- other. On the various floral designs, baskets, bouquets, etc., J. H. Dunlop. T. Manton and S. A. Frost were the principal competitors. MONTREAL GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB. The 16th annual chrysanthemuiU show of the Montreal Gardeners and norists received only a very limited number of visitors, but the trade was well represented in the exhibits. The display, while not large, was up to the slindard of other shows as far .is the quality went, but it was a pity to find the gardeners and florists lu!:ovv"arm and uninterested in their own chrysan- themum show. •^.he band of the Victo-ia Rifles piayed a fine program of clasiical aid popular music, adding greatly to the attractiveness of the affair. Messrs. A. Pinoteau Park Lafon- November 23, 1907 HORTI CU LTURE 671 taine, W. G. Pascoe gardener to Mr. R. Eflord, J. C. Eddy gardener to Mr A. Haig Sims, Hall & Robinson, Ou- ttrmuut, J. Pldduck, Mt. Royal Parii. F. C Smith gardener to Sir Vvm. Van Hor:i6. Wilshire Bros, and C. A. Svaith gaidener to T. O. Dawes, were the win- ners in the various plant competition^. On cut blooms of chrysanthemums, M(-fsrs. W. G. Pascoe, W. G. Pewtrors, gardener to M. Hugh A. Allen, J 0. Edd} Hall & Robinson, E. J. Haywi.-d gardener to Mr. J. Bresky, C. A. Siui'.h and J. Bennett were the leaders. Hall & Robinson won three firsts on ros35, and all the carnation prizes. Wil shire Bros, cleaned up about every- thing in the floral design department and fern pans. There were some go- ■! fruit and vegetables from T. Petty gar- dener at Royal Victoria Hospital ?r.d C A. Smith, Lorraine begonias !'■ im F. C. Smith and trade exhibits from P. McKenna & Son. WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICUL- TURAL SOCIETY. "j"he Worcester County Horticultural Society's annual chrysanthemum show was held on November 14 at Worces- ter, Mass. It was an e.Kcellent dis- play and well attended. A large collection of palms in the center of the hall was exhibited by H. F. A. Lange, who also showed a corner table of dtcorative plants, a collection of choice roses, a table of Glorie de Lorraine begonias, ferns, etc. Charles D. Mackie had a very good display of chrysanthemums, ferns and palms for exhil)ition only. Fred B. Madaus covered the plat- form with palms, and a fine display of carnations was made by H. A. Cook of Shrewsbury. Mrs. J. C. Whitin, George W. Knowlton and Lt-onard Midgley each showed chrysanthe- mums. One corner table contained a collection of decorative plants by E. W. Breed, another of roses and carna- tions by Leonard C. Midgl^y. Of th? single varieties good dis- plavs were made by H. F. A. Lange, M. J. Whittall, E. W. Breed and L. C. Midgley. COLUMBUS (O.) FLORISTS' CLUB. The Florists' Club held their annual chrysanthemum show on Nov. 12tii. The exhibits were very Sue, in fact the best that were ever seen in Columbus and competition was very keen. Winners in the classes for cut blooms were as follows: C. P. Tor- rey 1st., Munk Floral Co., 2d, and Fifth Ave. Floral Co., 3d on 6 blooms, 6 varieties, C. P. Torrey 1st, J. H. Williams 2d on 3 blooms, 3 varieties. Sherman Stephens 1st, Williams 2d on 6 blooms 6 varieties, commercial. Muniv Floral Co. won 1st on 3 blooms, 3 va- rieties, 9 blooms, 3 varieties, Torrey special for 6 blooms and Fifth Ave. Floi-al special for 12 blooms. Other winners were E. Metzmaier and Fifth Ave. Floral Co. Franklin Park ex- hibited two fine vases of cut blooms, not entered for competition. The show this year was far ahead of expectations and shows what can be done. No doubt, next year the time will be ripe here for a big show and there is no reason why we can not have It. The .iudges were Fred Windmiller, A. Hills and Fred Hohenstine. THE CHICAGO SHOW. Notes by Uncle John. Of new plant.5, there were but few; there must be some worth showing. Ficus pandurata is so large and so good that it fiddles for itself — and it's welcome. Dracaena Mandaiana is the best red dracaena 1 have yet seen (and from I'errea to stricta and terminalis to Youngii I know something). Phoe- nix Roebelini has passed beyond the new plant stage, but it is a plant of so much merit that more attention should be called to it. Tlie many available species of ferns not generally known would make a good and profitable display at any ex- hibition. They necessarily need not be commercial kinds. Gentlemen and their gardeners are looking for collec- tions of ferns and other groups. Plant dealers O. K. this and take notice. Of the newest and best things the roses were in the lead for the first time. This needs qualification — it's difficult to place them. Many said Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs. Jardine were the best three; then the glorious Cardinal and Rhea Reid, and the Princess and Hills No. 83 — a lovely pure carmine rose — the upper and lower surfaces of the petals being of the same .s^hade which is unusual even in yellow and white shades. I predict this will be seen in the first rank. The Hill Co. have never yet shown the capabilities of their seedlings before letting them out. Princess is a fine addition; Rhea Reid improves; the Cardinal is beauti- ful and will stay. Mrs. Jardine is en- tirely distinct; it neither fades nor changes; it is an everlasting keeper and its perfume is like the old damask. Mrs. Potter Palmer is a valuable ad- dition to that class of roses which are so necessary where quantity is re- quired. It will be seen much better later on — and will become popular. Mrs. Marshall Field has improved greatly and is one of the most spark- ling and beautiful new roses — its dis- tinctness is unique. Of new carnations, in quantity very short, in quality never better. Raisers of seedlings are getting wise. "It's not how many, but how few." Let this prevail because the few have the best chance. Two glorious scarlets — Orland P. Bassett and Rudd's Defiance — are be- yond question of the greatest merit. The "pros and cons" for these two would fill a page of HORTICULTURE. Afterglow will hew out a place equal to Aristocrat, and it's a keeper. Sa- rah Hill is a splendid white and I trust it will be worthy of the name it bears. Sincerity is sure to be a popu- lar white and may displace some of the very foremost ones. The "Cabalistic Class"— those under nil, nber- -contained some that surely will be named. Among carnations, Rudd's 2.M0-3A, is a magnificent, large flower, perfectly formed; the color is that of a salmon steak lined with hair- like currant-red lines; a glow per- vades this like a November sunset. Donrer had two good ones not yet named — one a splendid crimson — and Rudd had another without name, which won the sweepstakes and it's time it had a good name. Of chrysanthemums, never so few — nearly all good. E. G. Hill Co. and Dorner. Nathan Smith .^ Sons and Poehlmann were exhibitors. There were several good ones— better than ordinary; the following are the best, however: Hill's John Lemon, a magnifi- cent deeply built flower of crimson and gold, the crimson orightest and the gold the purest, won the sweep- stakes for the best. Hill's "best six white," Leon Traelle. were Al, as were also Dorner's "best six yellow," 24-03. and Smith's "best six darker than Ponnaffon," 95-3-06. These cabal- istic signs are mysterious. If any flower is good enorgh to win a prize it's good enough to have a name or we shall have to study Arabic. Some others were fair but they never looked behind 'em. .lOHN THORPE. SOUTHEF rs James Marshall, MayorWeaver.TheHarrlott. / ELLOW — Early : Monrovia. M id-Season : Hiss Georgiana Pitcher. Col. D Appleton, Hrs. George Beech. Late: flajor Bonnaffon, H. W. Pieman, Yellow Eaton. Old Gold, Golden Wedding. RED— Cullingfordil, Matchless. Hers ham Red BRONZE— Miss Kate Broomhead, Hrs. V iU liam Duckham. POnPONS — Baby (Yellow). Lulu (White). NOVELTIES — 20c. each, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. Hrs. Clay Frick, mid season. White; Golden Dome, late. VelloNv. A, N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS FROn BE^CH Timdthv Eaton, Rosiere C. Touset, Haud Dean Robt Hall day, Alice Byron. White and Yellow Bonnaffon, Hary flann. Yellow Jones, $1.00 per dozen: .f6.oo per 100. rirs. George S. Kalb, Ivory, Estelle, Glory tf the Pacific and Cremo, .fi.oo per dozen: $5.00 per William Swayne, III Kennetl Square. Pa. 674 HORTICULTURE November 23. 1907 ESTABLISHED 1 802 ROMAN HYACINTHS ''^'^^'' PKK lOOO SEEDS Asparagus plunio us nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds 2.50 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES Bulbs of all kinds, native and foreign. Send for our Trade Bulb List J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Qrade We have a surplus of Narcissus VON SION ^i, Write for Prices BRIDQEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS., Props. 37 East 19th St., NEW YORK BULBS for immediate plant- ing or forcing. Let us quote on what- ever you need. H.E. FISKESEEDCO. 12 A 13 Faneull Hall Square. BOSTON, MASS. riiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM& I GLADIOLI I B Cut spilces in any quantity from S S Selected Wliite and Light Shades; a S Selected Mixed Colors and Named S 5 Varieties of Exceptional Beauty. g £ Write for Prices s I ARTHUR CO'WEE | S Qladiolus Specialist S i Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y = SiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiF GLADIOLI Spotted Calla, Madeira Vine, Cinnamon Vine, Oxalis ''"'"" ^'■■"•i«ies. Hyacinthus Candicans, Lilies in Variety, German Iris, Var. Day Lily, Delphinium Formosum Send for price list of Bulbs .-ind Hardy Plants E. 8. MILLER, - Wading RIv r, N. Y. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying Seed Trade It was told in last week's issue that the fire at the government seed ware- house at Washington had made a clean sweep of everything in the building, and particular attention was directed to the item of sugar corn of which about 2500 bushels were supposed to have been destroyed. It develops, however, that with the exception of about twenty bushels all was saved, but in a condition that augnrs ill for its being available for seed. Much of it is wet and instead of being spread out, it is left in the bags with the ex- pectation that it will dry in that way, which of course shows what practical seedsmen are our genial "Professors" who run things at the government seed shop. Much trouble has been en- countered in securing a building fully available in which to continue the in- terrupted distribution when a fresh lot of seeds are at hand, and as a ready- made building could not be found to satisfy all requirements a new tem- porary frame structure is being erect- ed, within the grounds of the depart- ment, and to make room for which, a fine old hedge was removed. It v/as begun only last week, but an opti- mistic "Professor" confidently expects to begin putting the seed into packets in the new building by Dec. 1st. Here is another beautiful illustration of the simple and childlike faith of our gov- ernment seedsmen. Up to Saturday of the ijast week no orders for any considerable quantity of seeds had been given, and while there seems to be an honest effort to dispense with as much unnecessary red tape as pos- sible in this emergency, it will be the middle of the present week before final action will be taken on the various bids and if the goods are rushed off without an hour's needless delay after the orders are received, it will be from ten days to two weeks before they will reach Washington. It is of course quite generally known that Mr. B. F. Brown did not secure the contract for putting up the seeds for the coming distribution, and that his machines are not in use by the present contractor. A smaller ma- chine which only fills the packet, but does not paste the end, has been used. Each of these machines is said to be capable of filling 28,000 packets in S hours, whiclr constitutes a day's work in all departments under government control and keeps five to six girls busy pasting. Several of these machines were destroyed and not enough are available to make more than a respect- able beginning. It will require time to complete them, however, and it real- ly looks as if it might be the middle of December or first of .January before everything will again be in full swing. Advices just to hand by mail from California confirm reports of serious damage to the lima bean crop. This letter, which comes from Carpenteria, says that rain commenced falling Oc- tober 18th and up to Nov. 1st nearly six. inches had fallen. The beans were turned every day in the effort to keep from spoiling, but in spite of this were badly damaged, a good percent- age being swollen, and no inconsider- able quantity having sprouted. Those beans that liad been threshed were sacked and piled up in the fields, and of course were soaked. It is estimat- ed that from 40 to 60 per cent, of the crop was still in the field Nov. 1st, either in sacks or not yet threshed. Of course this means that lima beans will now take their place in line with peas and corn. Just what percentage will be unmarketable, cannot now be stat- ed, but that it will be corrsiderable is certain, and it behooves every jobber to go slow in selling lima beans until his stock is actually in store, and has been examined. Samples will no doubt be unsatisfactory in many instances, but seedsmen should be reasonable, and understand that conditions are such as to make it impossible to sup- ply samples up to the usual standard. A letter from one of the largest growers of sugar corn in the country, under date of Nov. 5th. says that in 1904-5 when corn sold up to 115.00 per bu., it was 60 per cent, drier on Nov. 1st than it was this year. Since Oct. 1st it had not dried out a particle, but in effect had been in practical cold storage. Here is the key to the real situation, but no use repeating old arguments which ought to be self-evi- dent truths. There are rumors of some changes in ' the firm of D. M. Ferry & Co., but I these are likely to be more in matters of detail than in business policy, as for many years Mr. Perry has given | very little attention to the seed bust- ' ness, although no seedsman's name was more widely known in this or • ] any other country and few men were better loved or fully trusted by their business associates. His loss is most ' sincerely mourned by those who knew him best. The wholesale price list of grass and clover seeds just issued by Henry Nungesser & Co. New York, indi- cates that all grass and clover seeds are higher than usual this season and really high gra,de qualities ou most lines are scarce. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. Archias Seed Store Corporation. Se- dalia. Mo. — Garden, Farm and Poul- try Annual. Cover, flowers and vege- tables, in colors. M. G. Madson Seed Co., Manitowoc, Wis. — General catalogue of vegetables, fruits and flowers. Cover in colors, re- producing a painting of child with morning glories. ST. DAVIDS Late-Dug Harrisii Guaranteed pure bulbs. No long* iflorum adulteration SIZE 5 to 7, 400 in a Case. $15 00 Case Wm. £lliott ^Sons 201 Fulton Street NEMT YORK November 23, 1907 HORTICULTURE 675 \T^E are in possession of Imto late consig'nments of Hardy d-warf roses ^vitti Heavy canes; Rhododendrons strongly wooded, 15 to 20 buds ; Azalea Mollis, Red and Yellow, well budded; Roses $7.00 per lOO; Rhododendrons $50.00 per lOO; Azalea Mollis $20.00 per lOO, 25 at lOO rate. Roses come lO in a bundle of one variety. StocK subject to bein^ sold. Paul Neyron, deep clear rose Clio, llesh Lolor, delicate texture, very large Baby Rambler, red cluster, monthly Cabriel Luizet, beautiful satiny pink John Hopper, brilliant rose to glowing pink, fra- grant Marie Bauman, rich ruby red, fragrant Duke of hdinburgh, dark velvety Pres. Lincoln, grand red Madame Cochet, light rose Francois Mlchelon, light red Dr. Lindley, vermilion Captain Haywood, grand crimson (good one) Mrs Sharman Crawford, rose pink, large and fragrant Dorothy Perkins, pink Gloire de Dijon, yellow Caroline Tesiout, beautiful silvery, monthly Captain Christy, variegated Frau Karl Druschki, splendid white Magna Cha^ta. pink Princess iVary Tutonla, light red La France, \el\ety rose Qloire de Margottin, dazzling red Ulrich Brunner, cherry red Ba on de Pothschild, light pink Mrs. John Laing. soft pink Fisher Holmes brilliant crimson General Jacqueminot, brilliant crimson Perle des Blanches, white Anna de Diesbach, silvery carmine riargaret Dickson, white pink Climbing La France, velvety rose Pseonia, red Monsieur Boncenne, deep crimson In Varieties, all colors Qruss an Teplitz, " flock *' Liberty, grand suinintrr rose, sheet of crimson and scarlet. Duke of Teck, tiright crimson Duke of tdlnburgb, vermilion Crimson Ramblers Alfred Colomb, carmine Rhododendrons Hybrid Fastuosum Flora Plena, purple " Prince ^ amille de Rohan, blush Sir Charles Napier. light red Madame Wagner, red Hybrid T. T. Seidel, lavender Blandianum, red " Cynthia, red " Wm. Austin, dark crimson " rirs. John Waterer, crimson pink " Catawbiense. jmrple Prin. riarie of Cambridge, cherry red " Hiss Waterer, deep red John Waterer. red Sir kobert Peel, red Vesuvius, red " Lady Clermont, red crimson " Helen Waterer, soft pink The Warrior, red Rhododendron Jacksoni, crimson pink Hyb, Catawbiense Alba, purple Parson's Glorlota, pale lavender " President Lincoln, purple Cunninghaml, white " riaxima Roseum, crimson pink Catawbiense Grandiflora, purple Rhododendron Robllno, light red Azalea flollis. Due Van Thol, red N'cllow orange W. ELLIOTT & SONS 201 Ftilton Street NEW YORK VINCA SEED Mr. Florist, do you know the right time to sow Vinca seed is right now. Trade pkt. Per oz. Vinca Alba, white, with rose centre $0 IS $0 SO " " Pura, pure white .15 .50 " Rosea, pink .15 .50 Mixed 10 .40 BODDINUTON'SCHRJSXnASPINK. This is the earliest and most profitable and useful Sweet Pea in cultivation. BODDINGTON'S CHRIST- HaS WHITE. A grand companion to Christ- mas Pink. IOC per oz.; 5ilb. 30c; H lb. 50c; lb. 75c. Our Fall Bulb Catalogue now ready. If you have not already secured one. send a postcard today. It contains a full line of builds and flower seeds. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTrN, 342 West 14th St.. N.Y. City BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and thev are 10 times better. STUMPP & WALTER CO., - 50 Barclay St., New York Hy GIANT CYCLAHEN Are ahead In growth and flowera. Bloodred, Car- mine. Pink Pure White White with Carmine Eye. Each color sepaiate. Tr. pkt,,$l.O(i; 1000 seeds, $6.00. An even mixture of the above 5 colors tr. pkt., 75c. ; 1000 seeds, $5 00. For larger quan- tities, special quotations. O. V. ZANOEN, Seedsmen, HOBOKEN, N. J Best Quality Fall Bulbs It i^ to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock-bottom prices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VICKS SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors VICK'S SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: 1-8 oz. 75c. -4 oz. $1 .50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VIGK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. C. G. MORSE & CO. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS GO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States Burpee's Seeds P PHILADELPHIA , W CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurp,issed for size of Hewers. Giant Crimson Giant Pink Giant White Finest Mixed Giant Excelsior, White with Claret Base 100 seeds. $' 25: looo seeds, $10.00- R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 & 7 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. BULBS GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, - - CALIFORNIA SPIREA PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. AULIFLOWERS — ■— " -- ■ I A B B A C E IHJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 Stormeade, I COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. JAPONICA, COWPACTA MUL- TIFLORA, FL' RIBUBDA, GLADSTONE Get our special prices on surplu. Bulb stock. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 4r-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. just^arrTved" LARGE SHIPMENT OF High-Grade SCOTCH SOOT. We have the btott Double Nozzle THOMAS J. GREY GO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON 976 HORTICULTURE November 23, 1907 PHILADELPHIA NOTES. "Lynwood Hall." the new white chrysanthemum so much admired at the Philadelphia and New York ex- hibitions, has been purchased by E. G. Hill & Co. from William Kleinheinz. The financial stringency is blamed by the Wm. Graham Co. as the cause of their embarrassment. The concern operated the retail store at 104 South 13th street. The same firm also con- ducted the Hugh Graham Co. green- houses at Logan. The assets are stal- ed ahead of liabilities in both con- serns. David Rust was appointed re- ceiver. Scott's Mrs. Jardine and Hill's Prin- cess roses — both debutantes — were each thought worthy of being decorat- ed with the Pennsylvania Horticultur- al Society's silver medal by a special jury at the fall show. Jno. E. Haines was at the same show with samples of his new seedling cai-nations, and was tireless in ex- plaining their merits to all. Some of them looked promising. Across the aisle in the Kleinheinz exhibit, the Haines' Pink Imperial shone like a beacon light, and was undoubtedly the finest exhibition vase in the show with flowers over four inches across and three-foot stems. Jno. Cook of Baltimore put up a fine vase of his new pink seedling rose, which was much admired. It was en- tered tor exhibition only. This rose is said to be a great producer and will doubtless be heard from later. 'PLANT IMPORTS. There were entered at the port of New York during the week November 13 to 19, inclusive, the following plants, etc.: Via Rotterdam; C. C. Abel & Co.. 7 cs. bulbs; H. F. Darrow, 71 cs. plants; Wm. Elliott & Son.s, 24 cs. do., U cs. trees, 11 cs. roots; J. W. Hamp- ton, Jr., & Co., 28 cs. roots; I'eter Henderson & Co., 21 cs. plants; 22 cs. roots: R. F. Lang, 17 cs. flower roots. 14 cs. plants: McHutchison & Co., .5t» cs. plants; Ch. F. Meyer, 20 cs. roots. 10 cs. plants; O'Leary's Hort. Co., 12 cs. plants; P. Ouwerkerk, 68 cs. trees: Julius; Roehrs, 17 cs. do., and shrubs; Stumpp & Walter Co., 4 cs. plants, 72 cs. roots, j2 cs. bulbs; J. Ter Kuile, 1 basket flower roots; J. M. Thorburn & Co., 1 cs. bulbs; Vaughn's Seef Store, 14 cs. plants, 38 cs. trees and shrubs: Weebor & Don. IS cs. plants Via Antwerp; W. Elliott & Sons, 2 cs. plants; McHutchison &, Co., 350 tubs laurel trees, 79 cs. plants; C. B. Richard ii Co., 1.50 tubs laurel trees: Maltus & Ware, 9 cs. plants. Via I'jUgland; McHutchison & Co., 9 cs. trees; Maltus & Ware, 20 cs. plants. From Germany; H. F. Darrow, i:? cs. lily of the valley, 4 cs. plants: Mc- Hutchison & Co., 66 cs. lily of the val- lev; Ch. F. Meyer. 533 cs. do.: 5 cs. plants; R. M. Ward & Co., 18 os. lily o£ the valley; Forwarders. 1.5 cs. do., 2 bales plants; to order. 351 cs. lily of the valley. From Fi-ance: H F. Darrow, .53S pgs. seed; Peter Henderson & Co.. 52 pgs. do.; August Rolker & Sons. 12 OS. plants: Vaughan's Seed Store, 135 pgs. seed: sundry forwarders, 567 pgs. do; 6 pg.s. trees, 14 pgs. iilants. NEW CROP FLOWER SEEDS VERBENA Our Mammoth Fan- y Strain is "out of the ordin- ary" quality, combining purity of color and very large flowers. Trade pkt. Ounce Pink 30 $1 .50 Blue 30 l.SO Scarlet Striped White HATnOTH.Fanr REGULAR. .30. .30.... ... .30.... M.vd.30 ... .25.... 1.50 1.50 I 50 1.50 r.oo ' ^I'^A . This stock comes from an old, reliable grower, whose seed has yet to cause a single complaint. Choice nixed, Trade pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c. -^Iso a complete assortment of separate colors. SALVIA. (.Scarlet Sage). The large, long spike types which produce brilliant flowers. Trade pkt. Ounce Splendens 25 $1.25 Clara Bedman 40 2 50 Ball of Hire SO 3 50 SMILA.X, ', II.. $1.00, n-.uU: jiki. lOc, .1?. 30c A choice lot of MIAMAN COCHEr ROSES, extra i pink and white, 2-year old, $7. CO per lOO. ne, GET OUR WHOLESALE CATALOG OF FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS HENRY F. MIGHELL CO., Market St., 'ASn Philadelphia, Pa. Orders taken now for December or January Delivery Phoenix Roebelini Seed 1000 $7 5000 $31.25 10,000 $60 YOKOHAMA NURSERY GO,, Ltd,, 31 Barclay St., N. Y. Andrew Carnegie (Scarlet liarlowarden) Needs no introduction, as you Icnow it is tlie very best scarlet, the only one having the ideal shade of scar- let. The one we have all been looking for. Now is your oppor- tunity to get your order boolced for January delivery. $12.00 per 100. $100 00 per 1000 CHICAGO CARNATION GO. A. T. PYFER, Nlgr. JOLIET, ILL. 1908-TOREADOR-I908 Our new seedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prosperity, with the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty (or 190S. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for further information. The H. Weber A Son's Co., Oakland, Hd HYDRANGEA 0TAK8A ^'^'-^ ^rown. ec by tlie dozen or hundred. UiniET IMPERIAL Field smwn. $,s 00 per «IULC I , imrtnink ,ud^ .^koo per 1000, a.^o nt lOOii rate. sc, lOcand 15c each Fine stock. BAUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. Just Received in Splendid Condition 15,000 AZALEAS in all sizes and varieties 25c. up to $2.00 each Also Kentias, Rubbers, Araucarias, Pandanus. Boxwood, Euonymus, Crotons, Areca and Euiya latilolia. Extra good value lu l:iige Specimen and Decorative Palms A. LEUTHY &. CO. Perkins Street Nurseries, Ro<>lindale, Mass. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, RobustaandGlauca; Kentta horsteriana and Belnnoreana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston, Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. I012 OntarioSt., Philadelphia Prices Quoted in these Columns are for Dealers Ot\\) When Writing to Advertisers Please Menticn HORTICULTURE. November 23, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 677 COLD STORACE LILY of the VALLEY For Christmas-flowering CASE OF 2,500 PIPS FOR $35.00 TULIPS For Bedding and Forcing We offer below a few of the leading varieties for bedding and forcing of wlilch we have the largest stocks FOR COMPLETE LIST OF VARIETIES, SEND FOR SURPLUS LIST. SINGLE EARLY TULIPS Artus. An extra tine scarlet for bedding; also good forcer. $1.25 per 100, $11.00 per 1000. Bizard V rdict. 75c. per 100, $6,00 per 1000. Cardinal's Hat. $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. Chry-olora, $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. \ Cottage Maid. $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Couleur Ponceau. $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. Duchesse de Parma $1.25 per 100, $10 per 1000. La Reine. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. L'lmmaculee. 80c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. Yellow Prince. $1.00 per 100, $8,50 per 1000. SINGLE LATE TULIPS Byblooms. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Darwin ■. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Golden Crown 75c.*per 100. $6.50 per 1000. Parrots, Named, four best sorts. $1.25 per 100. All colors mixed, $1.00 per 100. $7.50 per 1000. DOUBLE TULIPS Count of Leicester. $1.00 per 100. $7.50 per 1000. Duke of York. $r.oo per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Gloria Soils $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Le Blason. $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Huri'lo $:^.25 per 100, $19.00 per 1000. Rose Blanche $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. NARCISSUS Empress. Extra sized bulbs. $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Emperor. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Golden Spur. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $I^.'>:l per 1000. Grandee Maximus). $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Horsfieldi. $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000. Princeps. Extra sized bulbs, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Do ble Von Sion. First sized bulbs, $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000: extra sized bulbs, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per rooo; double-nosed bulbs. $^>.oo per 100. $18.00 per ioo^.>. Alba Plena Odorata. 75c. per 100, $5.50 per 1000. Orange Phoenix $1.25 per 100. $10.00 per 1000. Paper Whi e orandiMora. $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per iix». Hrs Langtry $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Incomparable Stella. 75c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Poeticus Ornatus. 75<-. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. HYACINTHS Separate Colors. Single. $2.50 per 100; double, $-■75 P^r loo- Fine learned. A fine selection of varieties, our selec- tion, $4.00 per 100. niniature, or Dutch Romans A fine assortment of the best named varieties, $1.75 per 100. CROCUS Finest Named Yarieties, Baron von Brunow, David Kizzio, Mont Blanc, La Majestueuse, Mam- moth Yellow, Purpurea Grandiflora, Queen of the Netherlands, and Sir Walter Scott. 60c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. F. R. PIERSON CO., tarrytown-on-hudson, new york Grand New Double Daisy A sport from thaf great moiey-mik ng single vari cty. QUEEN ALEXANDRA, that everybody grows to a good profit. You can do better with this. The flowers are large, averaging three inches in diameter, and none of the flowers comes single nt any time of the year. It blooms freely, either under glass or outdoors. Young stock, out of aji^-inch pots, ready f jr delivery January i, $25.00 per 100. ORDERS BOOKED NOW. TnC FERNERY, '^l",^''- 1421 Charles St., North, Baltimore. Md. NEP. WHITMAN! 2'4 in.. $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3^ In., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2"4 in., $3.00 per 100 H. H. BARROWS & SON WhitMR. Mm. ORCHIDS Largest Importers, Exporters, Growers and Hybridists in the World Sander, 5t. Albans, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... OROJ^IO!«« ... Just to hand, C. Trianac, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. latermedia, C Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cit- rini, C. Giskelliaaa, Laeha Anceps, L. Albida, L majalis, L. Autumnalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Cooperianum,Oncidium Crisp "tn, O.Varicosum. O. Cavcndishianum. O. Luridum, Odonto Citrosmum. To arrive m a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warncrii, Miltonia Vexillaria. CARRILLO A BALDWIN SECAUCUS. H. J ORCHIDS •Just arrived, in line condition. Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidlum Varicosum Rogersii. Write for price.^. JOSEPH A. MANDA, 191 Valley Road, WEST ORANGE N. J JOHN SCOTT LET US QUOTE er of PALHS. FERNS and Otiier Deco. ^f Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Otiier Deco- ratlvc Stock NEPHROLEPiS SCOTTIi All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N. Y. on your wants in Callas, Paper White Orand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 128 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI. OHIO THE FINbST LilyoftlieValleyExcellenta From cold storage. Only few ca es left. Please order at once, $32.00 per case of aooo fine pips, JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, . - NEW YORK. 11 ORCHIDS i The largest inipoilation of Or- chids ever received in this coun- try WILL ARRIVE next spring fron Brazil, Colombia and Ven- ezuela. If you intend putting in stock wait for these to arrive and we will quote the LOW EST PRICES IN AMERICA. ORDONEZ BROS. Madison, n. j. liSiS Of lis In sheath, bud and flower. Write for particulars and catalogue. JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANV, Rutherford, New Jersey. ORCHIDS Arrived in perfect condition Cattleya Hosslae, also C. Schroederae, Laella Anceps, Eplden* drum Vittelinum. etc., etc. Write for prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 678 HORTICULTURE November 23, ISOT' TWIN CITY FLORISTS ORGANIZE. Last week about forty florists, seeds- men and nurserymen in the Twin Cities visited tlie new parlt green- houses on invitation of Superintendent Wirth. The greenhouses, potting shed, boiler room and root cellar were thoroughly inspected. The root cel- lar served as refreshment room and was highly appreciated. All were glad to see the progress the park de- partment is making. There are at present only two propagating houses; three more of them and a large show house are to follow as the demand for floral display increases. After some informal discussions the party settled down to business. Mr. John Munson. acting as chairman, called upon Mr. Wirth, who stated briefly his object in getting the florists together; to show them what the park board intends to do for the promotion of floriculture. He expressed surprise that there was no florist club in the Twin Cities and thought the time op- portune to get one started. In case his suggestion should be taken up EXTRA FINE BOXWOOD $ 17. SOreCWT. GALAX LEAVES i^S^N^ze" °° -^^^ ooo. new crop In a few days. Headquarters for HARDY FERNS, MOSS, LAUREL, PRINCESS PINE, FESTOONING, Etc. Best Ferns in Market $I.2S per 1000 HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., ^Ij^pueI' See Our Cut Flower Ad. 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., BOSTON LOCAL AND FLORISTS' SHOWS. The annual e.xhibition at Washing- ton Park, Albany, N. Y., opened on the 9th inst. November 3 was chrysanthemum day with the Lake Newell Floral Co., E. Liverpool, O., Edwin Simpson, mana- ger. Henry Rieman, Indianapolis, opsned his greenhouses to the public last week with a display of cut flowers and plants. A band concert added to the attrac- tiveness of the flower show at the store of M. S. Hall, Osage, la., No- vember 12-14. The attendance during the first week of the chrysanthemum show at the Pakk Greenhouses, Minneapolis. favorably he would be glad to have them make use of the potting shed as a meeting room. Messrs. E. Nagel, the veteran florist, O. A. Will, the junior flo' iKt, and A. W. Hobert, su- perintendent of Lakewood Cemetery, supported Mr. Wirth's proposition. The motion was made by Mr. Hobert and carried to extend to Mr. Wirth a hearty vote of thanks for the inter- est he is taking in the promotion of floi-iculture and for the entertainment furnished Twenty-six signatures were obtained tor membership in the pro- posed club, and Messrs. Theo. Wirth, E. P. Holm of St. Paul and A. S. Smith of Lakewood Cemetery were appointed a committee to draft by- laws and report at a later meeting for orgaiiiKation. Mr. Ed. Levin, from the Twin City Pottery, reported that his firm is look- ing lor financial aid to carry on the bushfES As he expects to find a ready market for his products in the Twin Cities he wants the florists to help him by securing shares and form- ing a stock company. On motion Messrs. Hans Rosacker and R. Wes- sling of Minneapolis, Frank Gustav- son N. C. Hansen and C. Lawritson of St. Paul were appointed a com- mittee to investigate fully and report at next meeting. C. N. RUEDLINGER. Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, averaged 5,000 daily. The chrysanthemum display at Eden Park, Cincinnati, O., has been a fea- ture of the past week and brought out an attendance that must certainly be gratifying to Superintendent Rodg- ers and his assistants. November 13 and 14 at the green- houses of Irwin Bertermann, Indian- apolis, Ind., there was an attractive display of chrysanthemums, etc. The new rose, Mrs. Jardine, was also in- cluded in the exhibit. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., Kansas City. Mo., gave their eleventh annual exhibition for three days last week. The chrysanthemum predominated anc. gorgeous blooms were displayed rival- ling anything heretofore brought -out by this up-to-date establishment. The exhibit of the Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa., during the past week has been urouounced the best of the year in that city, and the interested pub- lic have been eager attendanis thereon. Orchids were used for the window dec- oration, and the chrysanthemums and general stock were in superb condi- tion. .Jnhn Breitmeyer's Sons beautiful De- troit store was the niecca of society last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, this being their annual chrysanthe- mum shov.-. Saturday was a great day for yellow chr> santhemums, the an- nual football game in Ann Arbor be- ing played there. Some florists' win- dows were prettily decorated for this, occasion in pale blue and yellow. BUSINESS CHANGES. J. J. Martin succeeds H. White at No. Manchester, Ind. Ordonez Bros, have taken the store of K. E. Kaulbach, Madison, N. J. Whittle & Riggs have leased the greenhouses of John Vogel, Albanv, N. Y. Harry Hoffman has purchased his partner's share of the business at Jacksonville, 111. A. L. Wheeler of Mason City, la.. has disposed of his business to I. O. Kemble of Marshalltown. Charles E. Morton, Chicago, has dis- posed of his flower store, 3626 Cottage Giove avenue, to Philipp & Opitz. F. Burfitt and Walter Mott have given up their business in Sharon, Pa., and returned to Springfield, Mass. BOSTON FLORIST LEHER GO. Haimficturertof FLORISTS' LETTERS This 'WOOden box nicely stained and Taraiahed, 18x30x12, made in two sec- tlona» one for each size letter, g;iTen away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, i% or 2 inch size per 100, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. f . McCARTnv, Manager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsaleby al firstclasssuiply houses. Madeby ORAL MFG. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston The"Japana"CutFlowerHol(ler A handy article for florists. Sells to the trade on sight. Made of glass in three sizes. The "Anglais" Table Decoration , something entirely new, lorg needed. The florist and housewife will appreciate this article, as it simplifies the art of table decoraiing, Ask for catalog. M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. N, ISO Waiola Ave., La Grange, III. November 23, 1907 H O R T I C U L T U R E 679 JOHN BREITMEYER'S — SONS^= Cor. Miami and Qratiot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut Blooms W* c*v«r all Michigan point* and ff*o^ -^ Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th St., New York City ALEX. McCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38th St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer (Jrders, and reliable deliveries guaranteed. DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders fiom any part of the country •• New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbm A. WARENDORFF, 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK. Send your orders to the King of Floral Artists. Flower Deliveries In Brooklyn and other Long Island Points New York City. New .lersey. etc. At Theatres, Hotels, Steamers or Residenc s. WILSON Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn. H.Y. YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK " FLOWERS BY TELEBRAPH " William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. niclilifan Ave. and 3lst St., CHICAGO We ship to all points in Illinois and low«. Phones : Douglas 744, Douglas 523, Douglai 744 JACOB SCHULZ, louisv'il.le, ky! p.,* C|nuiDr« o' BEST QUALITY in season UUI riUWCia delivered promptly to any address. ^Vrite, Telegraph or Telephaae. Cumberland and Hoir^ Phones 223 and 984 '680 HORTICULTURE November 23, 1907 C ATT LEY AS GARDENIAS CYPRIPEDIUMS The Leo Niessen Company 1209 Irch Si., Philadelphia, Pa. Open from 7 a. m. to 8 p m. For Thanksgiving Choice Bonnaffons $2.00 per dozen S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA "The" Whotasalo Florlxla of Philadelphia STJRE OPEN 7.30 a. m. «o 8 p. m. f EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ i CUT FLOWERSr I EDWARD REID, '*tf«l?,'s?"' { \ 1526 Ranstead St.. PHILADELPHIA « Z STORE CLOSES S F H. A ^ / \ f CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. i \ / )> mi W. McKELLAK 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Hoses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERG WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. Id wrltlDC advertlicn mcntloa Hwtlcnltan and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. Thanksgiving Flowers See us at Our New Place I6I9-I62I RANSTEAD ST. f . E. McKISSICK "plo^Tt'-^ PHILADELPHIA WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100 — TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO Nov. 19 I IWIM CITIES 1 I Nov. 18 I PHILA. Nov IQ BOSTOV Nov. 21 DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers W^e can care for your cutfiower wantA to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. «-47-<9 WABASH AVE., - CHICA60 POEHLMANN BROS. GO. Grow and Ship the Finest AMERICAN B^EAUriES in th« World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL RasES Am Beauty, Fane and Special... 40.00 " Ex la -..- 20.00 *' No. \ la.oo •' Lower grades 6.00 Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. 6.00 " " " " Low.gr. ' Liberty, Richmond, Chat ca/ F&S " " Lowergrades. Killarncy, Wcllesley, Fan. & Sp... " *' Lower grades CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties. Ordinary 50.00 30.00 10.00 8.00 3.cx> to 5 00 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to coo 6.00 to 8.00 3.00 to S.oo 4 CO to 6.CO 2.00 to 3 00 MISOELLANEOUS Violets .50 Cattlcyas 50.00 Lilies I J.oo Lily oi the Valley 3.0c Chrys; nt^emums, Fancy i 20.00 " Ordinary.. 8 00 Adiantum ' .75 Smilax • 12.00 Asparagus Plumosus, strings. 35-oo " " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 35.00 7«;.oo iS 00 500 i 25.00 15.00 1 I. CO ' 15 00 I 50.00 50 oc ! 40. CO 30.00 18.00 6 00 2.00 8.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 3 00 2 00 ■75 '5 00 3 oa iS.xj 2.00 ■75 12 00 35 00 25. oj 48.00 25 03 31 ool 13.50 24.00 10.00 12.00, 5.00 8.00 1 3.00 1 6,00 2. 00 6.00 3 00 6 00 2 00 to 35.00 to 15.00 tc 15 00 to 10 00 8.0c 6.00 13. 00 6.00 8.00 6,00 4 00 3 o 3 00 t .00 t.oo 50. Of 20 00 1 4.00 ' 25.00 12.00 I. CO 1. 00 15.00 13.50 40 oc :i5.co 30.00 35.00 -25 ;n,. o 12 50 2.00 2.50 5.00 4.00 2. GO 1. 00 60.00 15.00 5.00 25.00 to .CO I 50 15 00 75 00 50.00 ao.oo 15.00 12. 00 2.00 3.00 .50 3.00 .50 3.00 .50 1,00 to .50 to -50 8.00 3.00 8.CC 2.00 1. 00 25 00 20 00 15 CO 6 00 4 00 2.00 6 00 2 00 6. or a. 00 1.50 •75 .60 50.00 to.oo 3 o« l8.ro 6.00 150 12 00 50.00 50,00 THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Without a rival in knowledge of the requirements of the trade and the ability to supply them. Our New Illustrated Catalogue, recognized as a work of art unprecedented in is line for variety, novelty and completeness, tells the story fully, and if you have not yet sent for it, do so now. 'TIS FREE TO EVERYBODY IN THE TRADE H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. November 23, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 681' A Fine Assortment of --iV^ iV Iv E> iV S-- Extra fine lot of FIREFLY in bloom from THANKSGIVING to EASTER WRITE FOR PRICES MAJOR BONNAFFON The best all 'round Yellow Chrysanthemum. Strong stools, $5.00 per 100 W. W. EDGAR CO., Waverley, Mass. To Make the Store Pay Every seasonable attraction to the stock of the retail florist has to be diligently sought lor and attractively displayed. are in the minds of every house- holder at present. WINDOW BOXES Have You a Good Assortment of Suitable Plant' to Show Customers? If not, send at once to Samuel C. Moon, Morrisville, Bucks Co.. Pa., for sample order. He furnishes ..-— — -, —.,—--.-. -.^^-.^ stocky little plants o HARDY CVERGPEENS] jun\oer. Thuja. Retinospora, etc., at $15.00 per loo; $2.00 per doz. Send to-day. You are losing business by every hour's delay. SAMUEL C. MOON, MORRISVILLE, nCIIIII BUCKS CO., rcnnRi FLOWER MARKET REPORTS The extreme dullness in BOSTON the cut flower market continues, as noted in previous reports. Not for many years has this been so pronounced and as yet there is little on which to base hopes tor improvement. Colder weather and the wane of the chrysan- themum should help a little. The wholesaler has much BUFFALO to complain of, as the previous week was one of the dullest on record. Sales were few, and those few were not large, though a good line of all flowers could be had and at low prices. The buyers had their own way, but nothing moved until Saturday, when a fair cleaning up was had. Violets, lilies of the val- ley, Roman hyacinths, etc., are plenti- ful and have been carried along in stock. Chrysanthemums are at a standstill, also carnations, the latter being mostly in shorter grade. As for roses, there is very little outlet for the abundance of stock received, and the wholesaler is praying for some way to keep the stock for the holidays. The money stringency is no doubt the cause, as the retailers claim that noth- ing can be moved even at a price low- er than the wholesale reports. It is hoped that this week will end more satisfactorily to the grower, whole- saler and retailer. Business conditions are DETROIT well up to the standard, and special impetus was given to the flower demand through the death of Dexter M. Ferry. This occasion called for many high grade designs and orchids played a great figure therein. .\merican Beauties also were very prominent. The market was INDIANAPOLIS quiet the past week. The strin- gencv in the money market might be to blame to some extent. Chrysan- themums still dominate. Receipts fair, qtiality improved, for the good late sorts are now being cut; however, prices are not high; in fact the grow- ers called them low and there is lit- tle prospect of anything much bet- ter being realized this season. There are superb roses to be had. Long Beauties are in good quantity but me- dium lengths are scarce and command a premium. Fancy Richmond. Killar- nev. Bridesmaids, Kaiserin, Chatenay and the specialty roses are equal to market requirements. Carnations are in good quality but don't move as fast as usual at this time of the year. Easter lilies, lily of the valley, etc., are abundant. Violets are beginning to be called for and they sell out at a fair price. Orchids have sold well and all the leading stores carry a good stock to meet the growing demand. There was a slight PHILADELPHIA improvement in market conditions here last week, but the supply of flowers is still ahead of demand. Chrysanthemums are still in very heavy supply, although the high tide has now been reached and the cut will diminish very materially during the next ten days. Roses were not quite so plentiful and the demand improved a little — if anything. Beauties were among the best sellers. Richmonds are good and go fairly well. Fancy carnations cleaned up well and the lower grades also showed some im- provement. There have been few big football games here this season which has been bad for the violet mark.et, which rules one-third lower than last year. In orchids there are enough cat- tleyas to go around and a sprinkling of other varieties. Gardenias are good and meet ready sale. The conditions re- NEW YORK ported last week con- tinue unabated, and there is much disquietude both in re- tail and wholesale quarters concerning the heavy crops and the utter lack of adequate demand. The prospects are quite discouraging at present and no- body can say how long it is going to continue. All are hoping for a clear- ing up. Business is good. TWIN CITIES One wholesale house reported a shortage in carnations, but they are having everything in plenty now. The first sweet peas are appearing. Roses, car- nations, poinsettias are coming on good in this clear, sunny weather and are very promising for the holidays. Quite a good percentage of cut flowers used in the Twin Cities are shipped in from Chicago. NEWS NOTES. B. M. Goday. florist, Peahody, Mass.,. has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities, $2,452; assets, $258. Fire at Xos. 110 n2 West 2Gth St.. ^"w York, on November 13, did a slight damage to the stock of the Geller Florist Supply Co Insured. John C. Hatcher of Amsterdam, N.Y., will open a branch store in the station of the N. Y. Central R. R.. Schenec- tedy. about Jan. 1. A meeting of the stockholders of Parsons & Sons Co., Ltd.. Flushing, N. Y., has been called for Dec. 6, for the purpose of dissolving the corpora- tion and such other business as may come up. Edwin Oyster has been appointed: receiver for the Templin Co. of Calla, O. Assets are said to be $90,000, with liabilities about the same, not includ- ing the capital stock. The business will be continued. A fire started in the coal bin at Apolertoru's greenhouse, E. P.ridge- water, Mass., on Saturday last, but was discovered before it had gained n-.uch headv/ay. It was thought the coal wa? stored too near the furnace. On the completion of the improve- ments recently made by G Fleischer of Pueblo. Colo., to his range of houses the public were invited to in- spect them, and some 2,000 people were in attendance on opening day. The recent additions now make a total of sixteen houses. THANKSGIVING DAY Coming on Thursday of next week,. correspondents and advertisers are requested to send matter one day earlier than usual, as we shall go to press on WEDNESDAY P. M., NOV. 27. ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Jtccountant and JtuditoF Simple methods of correct accounting 1 especially adapted for florists' use. ' Books Balanced and Adjusted: MercliaDts Banic BulldiBg 28 STATE ST., BOSTON- Tcleplione, Main st The KERVAN CO. ' 13 W. 28th 5T. New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- cothoe. Ferns and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen.. «82 HORTICULTURE November 23, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST FbmM American Beauties and CarnatioD* 51 West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 44 West 28tl» Street, REW YORK HIIEKS FmiCTCHil! A FuU Lin. oi All CUT FLOWERS Telephone. S870 or 8871 Madison Sanare H. E. FROMENT, Wholesale Commission Florist, Choice Cut Flowers, 57 West 28th St., :: ^EW YORK. Telephones: 2200, 2201, Madison Square. TIm Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH 110 W. 28th Street, New York Tel. 314.325 Madison Square BaUbllshed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TEY ME ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St., New York ■•lepIUMie 3924 Madison Square. JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist SELLINQ AQBNT POR LARQEST GROWERS A full line ol Choice Cut Flower stock for all purposes. Comprises every varletj grown for New York narket, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 28 St., New York Clt> Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Comntisaion Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 West 28th Strtit. New Ytrk Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadlson Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THK HICHEST GRADE OF VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES. ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS, 7J9'«X42 W. 28th St.. New York DUII ID C If CGGI CD 55&57W.26ttiSt.,NewYorkCity rniLir Fi IVCOOLCII commission DeaUr,^ Wholesale Buyer Open from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday M||^ ■■■ ff%tSffB"V«M "" '*^* " CUT FLOWERS lel., 5243 and 2921 Madison Sq. Res., 345 J., Newtown^ ^^ ^^ ■ ■ ^* ^^ ■■ ^mmm^^ Finest Lilies in the Market Every Day in the Year. J. K. ALLEN WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM, DAILY We have a good regular outlet for seasonable flowers 106 W. 28 ST, NEW YORK Telephone 1C7 Madison Sq. NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY Am. Beauty, fan and ip '* extra " No. I " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, GoUen Gate, fan &sp " " " " Iwr.grds. Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special ** " lower grades • . Killamey, Wellosley, fan. and spec. Last Half of Week ending Nov.16 1907 10.00 3.0a 10 to 4.00 to .... to .50 to to lower grades to .50 'o to .50 to 20.00 12.00 t.oo 1.00 4.00 ■ so 4.00 .50 4.00 .50 First Half of Week beginning Nov. 18 1907 to. GO to 20. VO 8.00 to 12,00 4.00 to 6.00 to I.OO .50 to 4.00 to .50 .50 to 4.00 to .50 .50 to 4.00 to .50 Carnations, Fancy and Novelties... " Ordinary Violets CaUleyas Lille* Uly of the Valley Qardenias Chrysanihentums, Fancy " Ordinary,. . . ,, Adiantum Smllax Aaparaguf Pluraosua, string& " " & Spren. (100 bchi.) Last Half of Week ending Nov.lB 1907 I.OO to 2 00 ■25 25.00 4.00 to to to to ■50 .40 50.00 6.00 I.OO to 2.00 10.00 to 35.00 10.00 to 1500 1.00 to 2.00 I.OO to 1.25 8.00 to 10.00 35 00 to ID 40.00 15-00 Fi'st Half of Week beginning Nov. 18 1907 I.OO to to .25 to 35.00 to 4.00 to a.oo .50 .40 50.00 6.( I.OO to 3.0S 10.00 to 10.00 to I.OO to 1 .00 lo 8.00 to 25 00 to to 35-00 15.00 a.oo »-25 10.00 40.00 13.00 ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS i WM. STUART ALLEN GO. Commission Merchants in Cut Flowers 63 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 366 Madison Square TRAENDLY & SCHENCK WHOLESALE FLORISTS FamiBh best stock at {air prices all the year round ISend for qnetation* on laH aa4wi T.1. 798.799 Madison Sq, 44 Wcst 28th Street, New Yort Ctt| Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. T.1. \\%l Madison Square NeW YOFk Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tK STREET PHONES. 1064—l5 MADISON SO^ARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers icindjy mention Horticulture Novemb?!- 1907 HORTICULTURE 683 FANCY and DAGGER Extra fine, $1.25 per 1000. Bronze and Green Galax, $1.25 per 1000. Leucothoe Sprays, $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. Sphagnum rioss, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25. Fancj- and Dagger Ferns our specialty. A trial order will conviuce you that we ship ouly first-class stock. Headquarters for Florists' supplies and wire HARDY CUT FERNS ork. All out flowers in season. MICHIGAN GUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., All phone connections 38.40 Broadway, Detfoit, Mich. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 54 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephone 3569 Madison Sq. A. L YOUNG & CO. RECEIVERS &. SHIP- PERS OF CUT FLOWERS. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Headquarters in Western New Yor1( roK ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Whalesale Commlsslin Florist, alio Dtakr In Florists' Supplies and WIrs Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Qiv* u> a trial. We . Best Flowers IIV THtE BOSTONJARKET N. F. McCarthy & Go. 84 Hawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Sand for Prices WANTED More Consignors of First-Glass Stock. Best Prices aad Prompt Returns. A. M. HENSHAW 44 West 28th St., New York. WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A Firs* Class Harket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main B. ^. 8LINN, Jr. WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 Sl 57 W. 26th St., New York City Tel..3SG4 M.'idison ^q. Shipping r)rd(;rs Solicited. Vini ETC Roses and YlULCi3 Carnations Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Commission Florists, 55 and 57 Weet 26th Street, New York. FRANK S. HICKS & GO. Wholesale Florists, Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, - New York City Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Dellrsrcd. 55-57 West 26th St., New York City. Charles Millang so West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission 4 Reliable Place to Coiisi£:n to or order from Telephone; 3860-387 1 Madieon Square A. MOLTZ will purchase flowers on order In N. Y. market and ship carefully at prevailing wholesale prices. Address 55-57 West 26th Street, New York City HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO, WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS Finest Grades of Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Lily of the Valley, Violets, etc. t5 Province Si. & 9 Chapman PL, Boston, Massm See our Fern ad. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS. CINCINNATI" DETROIT PER 100. "TO DEALBRB ONLY. ROSES Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. " Extra No.i " Lower ^ar page see List of Advertisers. ASPARAGUS Asparagus Sprengerl, 214-iD., l%c. BMne. Hammerschmidt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. Asparagus Sprengerl, field grown, $4.00 and $6.00 per 100. C. Wlnterlch, Defiance, Ohio. Asparagus Plumosa. 2 in. pots. Fine plants. $2.."50 ptr 100; $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co.. Erie, Pa.; or. Wm. P. Kasting Co., 385 Elileott St., Buffalo. N. Y. AUCTION SAIiES Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. Auction Sales of Conifers, ITardy Shrubs, Etc. For page see List of Advertisers. Sales every Tuesday and Friday. If you cannot attend send bids and shipping in- ■tnictlons. Catalogues on application. N F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton. AZALEAS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Edgar Co.. Waverlev, Mass. For page see List of .idvertisei-s. BAMBOO CANES Stumpp & Waller Co.. 50 Barclay St., New York. _ For page see List of Advertisers. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Street, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ralph M. Ward & Co., 12 W. Broadway, New York. BAT TREES. Specimens and pairs, ail i-izes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- catlon. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS Begonias, flowering; 6 varieties, 3-ln., 4%c. Fine for Christmas trade. Hammerschmidt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. BOILERS BOILERS. "Burnham" Boilns made for greenhouse heating. Lord cS: Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOXIVOOD A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Henry M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., Boston. For page see List of Ad\ortlsers. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of ail descrip- tion for All Cypress, Semi-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Sash and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BTTLBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths; Bermuda Easter Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St^, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards Bros., ,17 East 19th St., New York. White Roman Hyacinths. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Michell Co.. Phiiadeliiliin. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIck's Sons, Roche.ster, N. Y. Fall Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. D. RusconI, 128 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati, O. Callas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. The F. R. Plerson Co., Tarrytown-on-Hud- son, N. Y. Tulips, Hyacinths, Naicissi, Crocuses. Por page see List of Advertisers. Aug. Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Seasonable Import Plants and Bulbs. For page see List of Advertlsera. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. Lily of the Valley Excellenta. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. St. Davids Late-Dug Harrisii. For page see List of AdAtrtlsers. S. G. Harris, Tarrytown, N. Y. Hyacinth and Narcissus Mother Bnlhs. Write for prices on only selected bulbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmltz. Piince Bay, N. Y. CARNATIONS Field Grcwn F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet. III. Carnation Andrew Cai-negie. For page see List of Advertisers. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. Seedling Carnation Toreador. For page see List of Advertisers. Surplus Carnation plants: Enchantress, LawBon, Queen, Fair Maid. Rose-Pink Enchantress. Victory, etc. For Informa- tion write Peirce Bros., Waltham, Mass. Rooted Cuttings John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa, For page see List of Advertisers. CHRTSANTHEMUMS Charles H. Totty, Mad.son, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. A. N. Plerson, Cromwell, Conn. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. Por page set- List of Advertisers. W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. For page se-! List of Advertiser.s. October Frost, the best early white Chrysanthemum, strong stock plant.^, $1.00' doz. Clementine Touset, 75c. doz. C. H. Ketcham, N. S. D., South Haven, Mich. Chrysanthemums, leading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 in. stock are given on application. Poehlmaun Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. Chrysanthemums, stock plants, October- Frost, Rosiere, 6c.; Monrovia, Touset, 6c.; Kalb, October Sunshine, Pacific, Lady Har- riet, Bonnaffon, Alice Byron, Nellie Pock- ett, Duckham, Perrin, Balfour, Black. Hawk, 3c. Cash. Wm. Blerstadt & Son, Sprlngtield, III. COLEUS Coleus, all kinds, fine, 2^-in., lV4c. Hammerschmidt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of .\dvertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, North Abington, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Wilte for prices on all choice ornamentali conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston, Mass. CUT FLOWER BOXES. Edwards Folding Box Co., Ibiladelphla. EVjr page see List of Advertisers. Getmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala,. Light Wood Boxes. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Folding cut flower boxes, the best made; Write for list. Holton & Hnnkei Co.. Mil- waukee, Wis. CYCLAMEN. S. S. Skidelsky, 1741 N. 18th St., Phlla^ delpbla. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atco. N. J. For pfge see List of Advertisers. R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh,. Md. For page see List of Advertlsera. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. Davis & Son, PurcellvIIIe, Va. For page see List of Advertisers. Palisades Nurseries, Sparklil, N. Y. DAISIES The Fernery, 1421 Charles St. N., Baltl>~ more, Md. New Double Daisy. For page see List of Advertisers. White Marguerite Daisies, 2-In. pots, $2.00 per 100. E. O. Perry, Berlin, Mass. For List of Advertisers See Page 688 November 23, 1907 HORTICULTURE 685 DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Lonthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Anton Schulthels, College Point, N. Y. For page see List of Advertlserg. FERNS A. Leuthy & Co., Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. H. Barrows & Son, Whitman, Mass. Nephrolepls Whltmaui. For page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Fhiiadeiphia, Fa. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scott, Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. FERTILIZERS Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 111. Wizard Brand Cattle Manure. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS' GREENING PINS We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226-228 1-2 Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 66 Pearl St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ^Ve Have Thtm. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORISTS SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman Pi., Boston, &Iass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Keivan Co., 113 W. 28rh St., N. Y. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Roed & Keller, 122 W. I'.'jth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Alei. Mann, Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOAVERS BT TELEGRAPH Park Floral Co., Denver. Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Oeorge H. Cooke, Washlt:gton, D. 0. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertlsera. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswlith, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave., rx)uisville, Ky. ^For page see List of Advertisers. Thos F. Galvin, 12t Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zlnn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Houghton & Clark, 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Sidney Hoffman, 50-61 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FLO"WERS BY TELEGRAPH — Continued J. Breltmfyer's Sons, Miami and Gratiot Ave.'!., Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City., Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 OUve St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2ir.9-234l Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 17 E. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Adveftlserg. Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Warendorff, 1193 Broadway, New York. For page s?e List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. & Greene Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. For psge see List of_Advertlsers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 2Sth St.,~N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Youug & Nugeut, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLO^VER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Hllflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. Pi-r page see List of Advertisers. GALAX Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 and 40 Broad- way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest gieen and bronze Galax in any quantity at lowest figures. N. P. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. E. S.~ Miller, Wading River, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass. Augusta gladioli, and white and light. Rowehi & Granz, HlcksvUle, L. I., N. Y. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbury St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, III. GLASS, High Grade. Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- wa.T, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Buruham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham. 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Rtvere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King CcDstruclion Co. N. Tonawauda, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. 3. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East I'.lackhawk St,. Cliicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Wfslem Ave. and 26th St., Clikngo, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassldy, 215-21 Randolph Ave.T~Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metres politan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. D. lliefe, 49 Washington St., N., Boston Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Semi- Iron Greenhouse, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Hoi'ses. Lord & Buruham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. J. A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jenuf City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. 1. Cassldy, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave., Jer- sey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. &• B. improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment. Ixjtd & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. HAIL INSURANCE Florists' Hall Asso. of America. J. G. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDir FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., Bosron, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 2.-.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. Crimson Ramblers, extra stong, 3-yr., for forcing, at 9 cts.. Gilbert Costich, Rochester, N. Y. Pink and White Maman Cochet and Mrs. Cant, strong, field-grown rose plants, suit- able for 6 in. or larger pots, $7.00 per 100. Cash or C. O. D. John Peterson, Lake George, N. T. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. Por page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons, 51 and f\'l N. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Bi;rpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. Vlnca Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St., Phila. For pfige see List of Advertisers. James Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Hjalmai' Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisei'S. Rlckards Bros., 37 E. 19 th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. Giant Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Cc, 48-56 .Tackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. FIske Seed Co., Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Bra.slan Seed Growers Co., San Joss Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken, N. J. Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Antir ..non leptopus, per lb. $1.25; oz. 15c. Ada J. Brooks, trrnwor, Sorrento, Fia. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orthid peat and orchid baskets always on hand. Lager & Hurrell, Summit. N. 7. Fresh, clean, 5 bbi. bale, $1.25; 2 bales, $2.25; 5 bales, $5.(X); 10 bales, $9.50. Cash. H. R. Akers, Chatsworth, N. J. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bavcrsdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. SFIREA Splrca. extra fine clumps in leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schniltz, I'rlnce Bay, N. Y. STEAM TRAP B. Hlppard, YouugstowD, O. For page see List of Advertisers. VEGETABLE PLANTS Tomatoes for forcing, 2 1-2 In. Comet, $2.50; Lorlllard, $2.00 per 100. Roney Bros., West Grove, Pa. VENTILATING AFPARAT1TS Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page S€e List of Advertisers. HItchlngs >t Co., 1170 Brondwa.v, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For prge see List of Advert:isers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Moriel encased, self-oiling gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Barnham, 1183 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Violets, 3,000 A-1 field grown Marie Louis, $4.00 100. Cash. This Is fine, healthy, clean stock. Frank Bei-ry. Still- water, Minn. WINTER ■WINDOW BOXES Samuel C. Moon, Morrlsville, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W^IRE STAKES W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind. Galvanized Wire Stakes. For page see List of Advertisers. IVIREW^ORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wlrework. Write for our catalogue. Bolton & Hunkcl Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Heilscher's Wire Works, 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for price list. IsYank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston Co., 84 Hawley St., N. F. McCarthy Boston. For ptge see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co.. 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., l?oston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welcti Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kasting Co., 383-87 Elllcott St., Buffalo, N Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Ch(is. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Relnberg, 51 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. E. F. Wlnterson Co., 43-49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Detroit Mlrtilgan Cut Flower Exchange. S8 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, MIeh. For page see List of Advertisers. W^HOLESALE FLORISTS— Continued JXexr Tork J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stuart Allen Co., 53 W. 2StU St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. S. Fenrich, 110 W." 28th^"St.,' New" York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 2Sth St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Froment, 57 W. 28tirst.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. C. Horan, 55 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Langjahr, 50 W. 28th St., New York. Por page see List of Advertisers. James McMaiius, 42 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Chas Mlliang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traendly & Sehenck, 44 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St., New York. E'or page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55 and 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank S. Hicks & Co., 52 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank Mlliang, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. H. Kuebler, ^ Willoughby St, Brooklyn, N. Y. For p.ige see List of Advertisers. A. M. Henshaw, 44 W. 28th St., New York. For page .see List of Advertisers. Philip F. KeBsler, 55 and 57 W. 26th St^ New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Moltz, 55-57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. B. S. Siinn, Jr., 55 W. 26th St., New York.. For page see List of Advertisers. A. L. Young & Co., 54 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philadelphia W. E. McKlssick, 1221 Filbert St., Phlla- deiphia. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Nlessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Philadel- phia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. The S. S. Penuock-Meehan Co., 1608-1* Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reid, 1526 R.-.nstead St., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Fittsbnrg; Co., 545 Liberty St., J. B. Murdoch Pittsburgh, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. San Francisco Alex. Mann, 3t7, Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. St. Lonis H. G. Bemlng, 1402 Phie St., St. Louis, Mo. For page .oee List of Advertisers. EXCHANGE To Exchange Mums, stock plants for other stock. What have you to otter? John Irwin & Sons, Bay City, Mich. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture •688 HORTICULTURE November 23, 1907 List of Advertisers Page Allen J. K ■■■6&J' Allen Wm. Stuart L0.682 American Nurseiy.. 664 Aschmann Godirey- • ^7° Atlanta Floral Co. . . -679 BarrowsH.H.& ion 677 Baur Floral Co t.76 Bayersdorler H.& Co c8o Bay State Nurseries- 6O4 BemiDi H. G mj BobbmkSi Atkins ■■•003 Bjddinglon A. T 675 Boston Flonst Letter Co "'I^ Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co- • • ■ bgi Braslan Seed Growers Co. "^75 Breck Joseph & bont 075 Breitmeyer's J. Sons 079 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 074 Burpee W. A. & Co. 675 Carnllo & Baldwin ...677 Castle W.W 691 Cassidy I M" C n I c a g o Carnation Co "76 Clarke's David, SonsD79 Coles W. W (164 Conard & Jones Co.. -604 Cooke G. H ■ 679 Cowee A 674 Craig W. P H62 Davis A. B ••073 Donohoe W. H 079 Doraer F. Sons & Cu.673 Dreer H. A. 673-091 Dysart R.J. 681 Edgar, W. W.. 681 Eawards Folding Box Co. 6S0 Elhott Wm, & Sons. ...674-675 Esler J G 691 Ernest W. H 690 Eyres 679 Farquhar R. & J. & Co.. 675 FenrichJ.S 082 Fiske, H. E. Seed C0.674 Foley MIg. Co 6yo Ford Bros 682 Froment H. E 682 Galvin Tnos. F 079 Garnsey M . V 678 Giey T. J. Co 075 Gude Bros. Co 679 Guttman Alex. J 682 Hail Asso 691 Haines, J. E 673 Hailowarden Green- houses 673 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 675 Hauswirth P. J 679 Heiishaw A. M 683 Herbert David & Son . 673 Hews A. H. & Co 6go Hicks Frank S. & Co 083 Hilfinger Bros 690 Hippard E 690 Hitchings & Co 692 Hoffman 679 Horan E. C 082 Houghton & Clark.. .679 Kasting W. F 683 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co D90 Kervan Co., The 081 Kessler, P. F 682 King Cons. Co 691 Koral Wfe. Co 678 KueblerWm H 683 Lager & Hurrell 077 Langjahr, AKred H...682 Leuthy A. & Co 676 Lord & Bumham Co. 692 Manda Jos. A 677 Mann, Alex Jr. Co.. 683 McCarthy N. F & C0.083 McConnell Alex.. 679 McKellar Charles W 680 McKissick.W. E 680 McManus las, 682 Metropolitan Ma- terial Co 691 MichellH.F.Co.. ..676 Page Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 683 Millang Charles 683 MllUng Frank 683 Miller, E.S.... 674 Miller Theo 676 Mineralized Rubber Co 690 Mollz, A 6»j Moninger J. C 691 Moon Samuel C. ... 681 Moore, Henlz & Nash 683 Moore, J L 673 Morse C.C. & Co.... 675 Murdoch J. B.& Co.. 683 Murray Samuel 679 New England Nur- series 664 Niessen Leo. Co. ... 680 Oak Hill Nurseries.. .664 Ordonez Bros. 677 OuwerKetk P 664 Palethorpe P. R. Co. . 689 Park Floral Co 679 Payne John A 689 Pennock-Meehan Co. 680 Perfection Chemical Co 689 Perkins St. Nurseries- 676 Pierce F. O. Co 691 Pierson A. N. 673 Pierson F. R. Co 692 Pierson U Bar Co. ... 677 Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 680 Pulverized Manure Co 690 RawsonW.W.&Co. 689 Raynor John 1 682 Reed& Keller 683 Reid Edw 680 Reinberg Peter 680 Rickards Bros 674 Robinson D. Soni ...664 Robinson H.M.& Co. 678-683 Rock Wm.L FI0.C0.679 Roehrs Julius Co. 664-677 Roland, Thomas . . .664 Rolker August & Sons 664-690 Rise Hill Nurseries 664 Rusconi D 677 Sander & Son 677 Scheepers John & C0.677 Schultheis Anton 676 Schulz Jacob 679 Scott. John 677 Scott Robert & Sons. 662 Sheridan W. F 682 Siggers& Siggers... 691 Situations & Wants. -688 Skidelskv S. S 664 Slinn B.':. Jr 683 Smyth Wm J.. .679 Standard Plate Glass Co 691 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co ..691 Stumpp & Walter Co 675 Swayne Wm.. 673 Thau M ....677 TheFernery 677 ThorbumJ.M. &Co 674 TottyChas. H 673 Traendly&Schenck.682 Valentine, J. A 679 Van Meerbeek & Co.. 664 Vick's Jas. Sons 675 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons.673 Warendorft A 679 Waterer John & Sons 664 Weber F. C 679 Weber H. & Sons.... 676 Welch Bros ...680 Wilson 679 Wilson, .\ndrew 690 Winterson E. F. Co.. 680 Yokohama Nursery Co 676 677 Young A. L 683 Young John 682 Young, Thos. Jr. 679 Young & Nugent 679 Zangen O.V 675 Zinn,J.A 679 New Offers in This Issue. CHRYSANTHEMUM NOVELTIES. Charles H. Tott.v, Madison, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Harlowarden Greenhouses, Greenport, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. ELECTRIC CIRCULATOR FOR HOT WATER SYSTEM. The Castle Company, 170 Summer St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY DWARF ROSES: RHODO- DENDRONS. Wm. Elliott & Sons. 201 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. HIGH-GRADE SCOTCH SOOT. Thos. .T. Grev & Co., 32 and 33 South Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ROSE MRS. JARDINE. Robert Scott & Son, Sharon Hill, Del. Co., Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. THE BUFFALO SITUATION. Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not? "Dear Mr. Kastlng: "This little fellow, 65 years of age, baa done all the manure business on chrysan- themums. He hopes that you will get all for them you can, because he likes a full dinner pall." The above e.xpressive drawing and accompanying note received by W. F. Kasting, In a shipment of chrysan- themums, indicates that the growers around Buffalo are not only artists but humorists. The subject of the .sketch certainly deserves better than to be compelled to "Line himself with hope, Eating the air on promise of supply" and we' have no doubt he will fare all right with the hustling proprietor of the Ellicott street chamber of com- merce and politics. Mr. .John T. Allan, gardener for Mr. J. R. Drexel, is a (candidate for alder- man to represent the fourth ward of the City of Newport, R. T. There are many others of the fraternity candi- dates for the council. Mr. Oscar Sohultz is also a candidate for a seat in the aldermanic chamber as a rep- resentative from the fifth ward. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Advertisements in this column one cent a word. Initiak count as words. Cash with order. All correspondence addressed "care H O R T I C u L- TUkE" should be sent to U Ham- ilton Place, Boston. _ HELP WANTED WANTED — Hustling store manager to take stock in a small company doing good business in small Pennsylvania town; own- er's time devoted to greenhouses, need man to take charge of store. Splendid oppor- tunity to right party. Money not needed to run business, but only to Insure business being taken care of. Give references. Ad- dress Pensy, care Horticulture. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED by married Scotchman as Foreman In commercial greenhouse; long experience with first-class references. Reply to "Foreman," 6 South Market Street, Boston, care of R. & J. Farquhar & Co. "SITUATION WANTED by gardener, age 30, single, full knowledge of fruits inside, stove and greenhouse collection. State wages. Address English, care HOKTI- CULTURE. SITUATION WANTED by good grower of roses, chrysanthemums and carnations; also good design maker; can furnish good reference. Address P. O. Box 325, Dover, N. H. SITUATION WANTED by gardener with good record, private place preferred. Mar- ried, two children. Address N., care HOR- TICULTURE; FOR SALE FOR SALE — A well equipped new green- house. 80 feet long, 21 feet wide; new boiler house, new boiler and pipes and four other greenhouses, 60 feet long, attached. A large house, 12 rooms: also stable. A most desirable place In city of 15.000. and the oldest greenhouse plant in this section, and doing the laigest business; or to rent to a man of energy and push. Chas. Z. Taylor, Mirtdletowii^ N. _Y. ~GREENHOUSES~FOR SALE— About 25,- 000 feet of glass; well stocked, 5000 roses, 2000 pinks. 2000 violets, 400 callas and 300 feet Asparagus Sprengerl. One new house this year 160 x 53 feet. Reason for selling, other business takes all of owner's time. Well located for large retail trade. Also handy to the Boston market. Address B. A. B., care HORTICULTURE. FOR SALE — 4 Greenhouses, most de- sirable location In the Newtons; large lot laud fronting on two streets, dwelling house of S rooms; all flowers sold at door for fancy prices; excellent business, best reasons for selling; price will be made reasonable. Pelkey-Wallace Co., 101 Tre- mont St., R. 717, Boston. FOR SALE — One top delivery wagon and one open delivery wagon, suitable for • florist's use; almost new and In good order; also a pair of good delivery horses: th« above can be bought at your own prlc*. Ed. Hlgons, 146 West 28th at.. New York. MlTsC ELLAHEOUS WANTS WANTED right away, 150 to 200 ft. of used 4-Inch drainage pipe (cast Iron stand- ard light). 5 ft. lengths. Must be cheap for cash. Write E. F. Oliver, P. O. Box 143, Avon, Mass. ^__ TWO IN ONE WEEK? .Joseph Fenrich, wholesale florist at 110 'West Twenty-eighth street, is again handing cigars to his friends. His wife presented him another boy (the second) last week. — Florists' Ex- change. At the November meeting of the Yale corporation, held at New Haven on Nov. 18, announcement was made of the receipt of a gift of $50,000 for the chair of applied forestry and prac- tical lumbering in the Yale forestry school. November 23, 1907 HORTICULTURE 689 Obituary Prof. Lucien M. Underwood. Professor Lucien M. Underwood of Columbia University died by his own hand at his home in Redding, Conn., on Saturday, 16th Inst., after attempt- ing to first iiill his wife and daughter. His wife was seriously cut, but will recover. Temporary insanity, due to recent money losses, is believed to have been the cause of the tragedy. Prof. Underwood was a botanist of high standing and had occupied the Chair of Botany at Columbia for the past eight years. He was born at Woodstock, Vt., 54 years ago. From 18S3 to 11S91 he was professor of bi- ology in Syracuse University. He then accepted the chair of botany at De Pauw University, Indiana, and left in 1895 to take charge of the biology de- partment of the Alabama Polytechnic, Auburn, Ala., going to Columbia the following year. He was the author of many text books and treatises on botany, especially on native ferns. Among his best known books is Our Native Ferns and Their Allies, first published in 1891 and followed by a number of later editions. James C. Luitweiler. James C. Luitweiler of York, Pa., aged 77, died on November 4. A widow and five children survive him. Mrs. I. T. Roadhouse. Mrs. I. T. Roadhouse, vice-president of the J. M. Kimberlin Co., Inc., died at Berkeley, Calif., October 17. Mrs. C. Held. Mrs. C. Held, for the past twenty years actively engaged in the florist business in Baltimore, died suddenly on Nov. 11. Frank Lichtefeld. Frank Lichtefeld, a native of Ger- many, but since 1848 a resident of Louisville, Ky., died on November 7, at the age of 85. Prof. E. Gale. Prof. E. Gale, for many years pro- fessor of horticulture of the Kansas State Agricultural College, died on Novembei- C at West Palm Beach, Fla. Mrs. Catherine Waltz. Mrs. Catherine, widow of Frederick Waltz, one of the early florists of De- troit, died at the age of 74, on No- vemtiei- 11. Among her surviving chil- dren are Mrs. G. H. Taepke and Mrs. M. A. Flammer. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The Florists' Club of Albany, N. Y., will hold their meetings in future at 6V South Pearl street. on Wednesday and Thursday, Novem- ber 13 and 14. The sessions were large- ly attended by fruit growers from all parts of the state. Among the many interesting speakers were Prof. E. F. Hitchings. State Entomologist on In- sect Depredations; Wilfrid Wheeler, of Concord, Mass.; A. A. Hixon, of Worcester; President T. L. Kinney, of the Vermont Horticultural Society; E. H. Burlingame, of Providence, R. I., and John W. Clark, North Hadley, Mass. on various fruit topics. Officers were elected as follows: Pres., Wm. Craig; vice-pres., E. L. White, F. H. Morse; secy., W. J. Kicker; tieas., E. L. Lincoln; trustees to represent each county. GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- TEMPLATED. Galena, Kan. — E. Pierce, house 30 x 120. Lisbon, N. H. — S. F. Hoskins, one house. Washington, D. C. — S. Dietrich, one house. Roselyn, Pa.— Max Meyer, range of houses. Ottawa, Ont.— W. Sylvester, range of houses. Wyomissing, Pa. — Heck Bros., range of houses. Girard, Kan.— Sourdry Bros., range of houses. Enfield, Mass.— H. W. Smith, con- servatory. Manchester, Mass. — W. F. Spry, house 30x75. Columbus, 0. — C. A. Roth, carnation house, 22x100. St. Stephen, N. B.— J. R. Sederqulst, addition 40 ft Morrisville, Pa, — W. H. Moon Co., range of houses. Birmingham, Ala.— Reagnor Bros., range of houses. Hamilton, Mass. — Mis. Hugo John- stone, conservatory. Newport News, Va.— F. T. Covey &- Co., five houses, each 20 x 100. The Maine Pomological Society met in the Opera House, at Gardiner, Me., I 869,958. 869,977. 869,096, 869,227 869,319 809,351 869,358, 869,421. LIST OF PATENTS, ssued November 5, 1907. Plant Spraying Machine. Frank Bateman, Grenloch, and Hillies C. Jones, Allen- town, N. J., assignors to Bateman Mfg. Co., Gren- loch, N. J. Fertilizer Attachment for Planters. Clement W. Mich- ael, Racine, Wis., assignor to J. I. Case Plow Works, Racine, Wis. Grafting Tool. James M. Haley, Springdale, Ark., as- signor of one-half to Frank F. Young, Springdale, Ark. Rake. William Cronk, Mon- tour Falls, N. Y. Combined Plow and Cultiva- tor. Joseph Schimanoskl, St. Louis. Mo. Harrow. Edward Ethridge, Stattler, Ark. Mowing Machine. David R. Griffiths, Richville, N. Y. Plow. Johnathan H. Edwards, Gilbertsvllle, Ky. I MANUFACTURE AND ERECT Iron frame and wood Oreenhonses of evary type for commercial and private use. If yon contemplate building, allow m* to submit sketch and estimate covering your requirements. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J.. Saab opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. The Best Bug Killer and Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. OWENSBORO, KY. CARMAN'S ANTIPEST For the Garden, Orchard and Greenhouse. Non-pcjsonous and harm ess to vegetati ^n. Kills Green Fly. Aphides. Bark Lice, Thrip, Mealy Bug, Red SpiJer. Scale, Wire Worms, Ants and Slugs. This is the Grower's Friend, handy to use cheap and effective mixes readily in water. Destroys all insect p^sts a d keeps down filth- Circulars on app'icaiion. $1 50 per gallon. AUo in quarts half gallons and in bulk. PERFECTION CHEMICAL CO., FLUSHING, N. Y. Eastern Agents : W,W. RA WSON JL CO.. 5 Urlon St. Boston, Mass. The Pulverized Manure Oo., of Chi- cago, have received a very convincing testimonial from Bassett & Washbura as to the efficacy and economy of the "shredded manure," backed up by an order for KOO tons. They say "in mak- ing manure water it is fully three to four times as strong as the rough ma- nure. The advantages of its even quality and the easy and unobjection- able way of handling the manure, not a pound being wasted, makes it cheap- er in our opinion than the rough ma- nure which we can get for simply the cost of freight and loading." You will find something worth, reading on every page of HORTI- CULTURE. <90 HORTICULTURE November 23, 19 J7 Tobacco Paper S THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 24 sheets $ 0.75 144 sheets 3.50 288 sheets 6.50 1728 sheets 35.10 "NICO-FUME" Furnishes the Most Nicotine for the Money! .. . Hanufacturcd by ... THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Louisviile, Ky, LIQUID OVER 40% NICOTINE By far the CHEAPEST. JUST NOTE PRICESl Pint $ J.50 yi Gallon 5.50 Gallon 10.50 5 Gallons 47.25 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September B, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson — Having nsed 70 ur Insecticide bere, I can testify to its efflclency In destroying scale and otber In- sects Infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. 8KKNE. Florham Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir — Yonr Plant Oil Is certainly the most effective scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another Ave gallons. Yours truly, A. HBRRINGTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; plnt5, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon. $2.00 ; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8, SUMMIT, N. J. Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 6 and 7 South Market St.. Boston, Mass. THE STANDARD STEAM TRAP is acknowledged the best for the florist, because It is durable and does its work without trouble and annoyance, saving its cost by the economy in coal bills. E. HIPPARD YOUNCSTOWN, OHIO STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed la small crates, easy to handle, Price per crate 1500 3 in. pots In crate $4 "500 'M 1500 3j< 10003 800 3H 5004 K46 5-25 6.00 S.oo 5.80 4-50 4-31 3..6 Price per crate I20 7 in. pots in crate $4.30 60 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 g in. pots in crate $3. 6c 48 10 " " 4.8# 34 II " ■' 3.60 24 13 " " 4.80 12 14 " " 4.80 6 16 " ** 4,50 Seed pans, same price as pots. Sent! lor price list of Cylinders lor Cut flowers Hanging Baskets, L»iwn Vases, etc. Ten per cent, off lorcasTi with order. Address Hllflngcr Bros.,Pottery,Fort Edward, N.Y. ^ugurt Bolker * Sons, Agt«., 81 Barcliy St., N. I. City. Standard Flower . . POTS If your greenhouses are within 50a miles ol the Capitol, write us, wc can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WAStilNGTQN D. C. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE WEARS WELL. PLANT BED CLOTH Protects Irom Cold and Dampness. MINERALIZED RUBBER CO. 18 Cliff Street New York Cattle Manure Shredded or Pulverized In Bags Best and safest manure for florists and e:reenhouse use, absolutely pure, no waste, no danger. Write for cir- culars and prices. ^ The Pulverized Manure Co., ^ 31 Union Stock Yards, ChicoKO Theabave represents our Concentric Principle of cutting Sash Bars to fit the putters and plates. The Bars Always Fit and no moisture collects at the con- nections as it does in the beveled cut; and so Decay Is Prevented All who have used this want it again. Experience is a good teacher. Send for our free catalogue of GREENHOUSE MATE RIALS. FOLEY MFG. CO. Western Avenue and 26th Street. CHICAGO. REMOVAL Our visiting friends are heartily ■ welcome to call and see our handsome new factory. Transfer to S. West- ern Ave. from any West Side street car and get otf at 26th St. November 23, 1907 horticulture: 691 The Electric Circulator Maunfnctured and Installed by us is the only machine of its kind in use today for green- house hot water heating. Its strong points are SIMPLICITY PRACTICABILITY It is NOT A THEORY. Its value has been FULLY PROVEN. DON'T BE MISLED by so-called "i ra p ro ve- ments '" which exist on PAPER ONLY. This cut illustrates one and THE ONLY ONE which has ever had a trial thus far. It has been on the market since 1905. It is in use in many of the largest gree nhouse establishments, commercial and private, and is GIVING FULL SATISFACTION All references and testi- monials regarding forced circulation bv electric circu- liLlEK TO THIS MACHINE ONLY. ^.^«. - «»«»..•«....« HEATING ENGINEERS THE CASTLE COMPANY, no Summer street, Boston Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers A merican and French Greenhouse Glass Reliable Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON, MASS. A STIC A aMxUSE IT NOW. F.O.PIERCE CO. 12 W Broadway and 227 Greenwich St. NEW YORK 'jt^tttrttif-f 1^' — ^ ■ Holds C^ass Firm«» PEERLESS ^ OlftBins Points w tih^VMi. < No rigbta ax lefts. Bos ot ' 1.000 pcicto T&cU. pootpoJA. BENBT A. DKEES. , j 71« Ckootaat M., nils., fs. > _ The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 Sq. ft. of g:Ia!)S. For particulars address John C. Esler,Sec'y, Saddle River, N.J. SASH BARS feet er Ioh; ei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and iosures better service. Personal attention guaianteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failure* of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union Building Washington, D. C. GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRES Write for Ciroalar "D" and Prices GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAQO N. TOrtAWANDA. PLY. ToaofffOc ONT. BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO, GREENHOUSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St,, BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. The A. T. STEARNS LMBEB CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. GREENHOUSE WRECKERS Everything in New and Second Hand To REPAIR HEAT BUILD GREENHOUSES 1398=1408 Metropolitan Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK #. CAS SIDY Designer and Builder Iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory, 2r5 to 221 Randolph Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. 692 HORTICULTURE November 23, 190T I 1 AND I Our Proposition ^^^ing r ii ¥TT« i months or For tlie Winter the De- cember, January and February, the factory frequently wants more work to keep it going at the full capacity, so it is to our inter- est to get a goodly number of you growers to place your spring work with us >!ow. It is of special benefit to you, because we will not be so rushed — we can give your order the many special attentions we like to. Then you can rest easy on the assur- ance that every item will be ready for shipment the very day you say. Sometimes the price of a house made ready in these winter months is con- siderably in your favor. It is not only good sense but a good investment, to £-ei started noio. So do it! HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Heallnii and Ventllallnii Apparatus. 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. QfiaGQ-GQQGSfl SETTING FOOT PIECES NOW e> The ground is solid now and in good condition to work to advantage. While in early spring it is sticky — costs more to dig and you cannot pack it solid ; so set your L. &• B. \ foot pieces now, and you cjn get busy putting up your j house the very first pleasant day in the spring. During the winter we can get your materials out and have everything ready for shipment the very day we get word from you. Send for prices on foot pieces, and get the Semi-Iron | House and Iron Frame House Circulars. ] We make every part of a greenhouse but the slasB. We sell any part. I.ORD CSl BURNHAM CO. Qreenhouse Designers and Manufacturers j 1 133 BROADWAY, cor. 26th Street, N. Y. BOSTON Branch : 819 Tremont Building PHILADELPHIA Branch: 1215 Filbert St. Here is a range of U-Bar houses erected in Pittsburg, Pa. One of the many points that led to a decision in favor of U-Bar houses over all other constructions was their being so much lighter than others. In smoky Pittsburg, every additional bit of light counts big. In fact, wherever the houses are located, all things being equal, nothing counts as big. Send for that U-Bar catalog. Pierson U-Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Building, 4ih Avenue and 23rd Street, New York. LIBE NEW BOTA UAK Rosette Foucard Schneider Nonin I'iiynp One End of ISTonin's Ghoup at the Paris Shoav Tbis exhlliit was an-anged in the foi-m of a paralli'logram and centre hed witb patli around it. flOR/SrrFUNMMAN, 10MCAPE G4RDSN£JL /{/nd/'ed //?/-erej/'6^^ r/- // /famr/mT/ace, BqjToN, Mass. di/bscr/pt/on, H00\ 694 HORTICULTURE November 30, 1907 COLD STORAGE LILY of the VALLEY For Christmas-flowering: CASE OF 2,500 PIPS FOR $35.00 TULIPS For Bedding and Forcing We offer below a few of the leading varieties for bedding and forcing of which we have the largest stocks FOR COMPLETE LIST OF VARIETIES, SEND FOR SURPLUS XIST. SINGLE EARLY TULIPS Artus. An extra fine scarlet for bedding; also good forcer. $1.25 per 100, $11.00 per 1000. Bizard Verdict. 75c. per 100. $6.00 per 1000. Cardinal's Hat, $1.00 per joo, $8.00 per 1000. ChryiOlora. $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. Cottage Maid. $1-25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Couleur Ponceau. $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000, Duchesse de Parma $1.25 per 100, $10 per 1000. La Relne. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. L'lmmaculee. 80c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. Yellow Prince, $1.00 per 100, $8.50 per 1000. SINGLE LATE TULIPS Byblooms, $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Darwlns. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Qolden Crown 75c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. Parrots, Named, four best sorts. $1.25 per 100. All colors mixed, $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. DOUBLE TULIPS Count of Leicester. $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. Duke of York. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. Gloria Soils. $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Le Blason. $1.50 per 100, $12,00 per 1000. riurlllo. $2.25 per 100. $19.00 per 1000. Rose Blanche. $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. NARCISSUS Empress. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Emperor. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Golden Spur. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $1 5.00 per 1000. Grandee Maximus). $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Horsfieldi. $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1000, Princeps. Extra sized bulbs, 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Dot'ble Von Sion. First sized bulbs, $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000; extra sized bulbs, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; double-nosed bulbs, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000, Alba Plena Odorata, 75c. per 100, $5.50 per 1000. Orange Phoenix. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Paper White Urandiflora. $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. Hrs. Langtry. $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Incomparable Stella. 75c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Poeticus Ornatus. 75c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. HYACINTHS Separate Colors. Single, $2.50 per 100; double, $2.75 per 100. Fine IXamed. A fine selection of varieties, our selec- tion, $4.00 per 100. niniature, or Dutch Romans. A fine assortment of the best named varieties, $1.75 per 100. CROCUS Finest Named Varieties, Baron von Brunow, David Rizzio, Mont Blanc, La Majestueuse, Mam- moth Yellow, Purpurea Grandiflora, Queen of the Netherlands, and Sir Walter Scott. 60c. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. F. R. PIERSON CO., tarrytown-on-hudson, new york Grand New Double Daisy A sport from ihaf great moDey-mak ng single vari ety, QUEEN ALEXANDRA, that everybody grows to a good profit. You can do better with this. The flowers are large, a\eraging three inches in diameter, and none of the flowers comes single at any time of the year. It blooms freely, either under glass or outdoors. Young stock, out of aj^-inch pots, ready for delivery January' i, $25.00 per 100. ORDERS BOOKED NOW. mC rERNERY, " jj,-^^" 1421 Charles St., North, Baltimore, Md. NEP. WHITMANl" 2'4 in., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3'/2 in., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'4 in , $.?.(I0 per 100 H. H. BARROWS & SON WbltnaR. Mass. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTll All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N.Y. ORCHIDS Largett Importers^ Exporters, Grotvera and Hybridiaia in the World Sander, St. Albany, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... OF«OmT>SJ ... Just to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. latermedia, C, Schroderae, C Spcciosissima, C. Cit- rina, C. Gaskelliaoa. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, I*. majalis, L. Autumnalis, Epidendrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Cooperianum, Oncidium Criso 'm, O.Varicosum. O. Caveodishianum, O. Luridum, Odonto. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warnerii, Miltonia Vexillaria. CARRILIO & BAIDWIN SECABCUS, H.J. ORCHIDS Just arrived, in tine condition, Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidium Varkosum Rogersii. Write for prices. JOSEPH A. MANDA, "^ n? Road, ORANGE, N. J LA NTS STAKES LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Qrand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 128 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO THE FINEST LilyoftheValleyExcellenta From cold storage. Only few cases left. Please order at once, $32.00 per case of aooo fine pips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, . . NEW YORK. ORCHIDS I The hirgest impoitation of Or- chids ever received in this coun- try WILL ARRIVE next spring from Brazil, Colombia and Ven- ezuela. If you intend putting in stock wait for these to arrive and we will quote the LOWEST PRICES IN AMERICA. ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N. J. In sheath, bud and flower. Write for particulars and catalogue. JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANV, Rutherford, New Jersey. ORCHIDS Arrived in perfect condition Cattleya Hosslae, also C. Schroederae, Laelia Anceps, Epiden- drum Vittelinum, etc., etc. Write for prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. Noveralier 30, 1907 HORTICULTURE 695 DREER'S DAHLIAS WE have just harvested an immense crop of Dahlias of all types, in all the leading standard, and many new varieties, the roots are strong and heavy and will be supplied in undivided field grown stock. If you have not yet made up your catalogue list, or are short of any varieties which you have listed, consult us, and we shall be pleased to quote interesting prices on stock that is absolutely true to name. We also call special attention to our immense stock of Hardy Phlox, we have over a quarter million one year old field grown plants in stock, which we can supply at prices lower than ytu can grow them for. We have also a complete line of Hardy Perennials in excellent condition and at correct prices; send us a list of your re- quirements. HENRY A. DREER 714 Ckeslnut St., PHILADELPHIA. Dahlia-rootS We have about 200,000 clumps in A No. i condi- tion; our collection contains 200 of the best varie- ties. We offer for fall or spring delivery whole field clumps at prices ranging from $5.00 per 100 for good standard sorts up to $25.00 per 100 for some of the newer sorts. Send for list. If you buy in large quantities write us with list and we will make you special prices for immediate accept- ance, and hold for future shipment, if desired. R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. WHITE MARSH, MD. 100.000 DAHLIAS Premium Stock, guaranteed true to name. 500,000 large Flowering Qladloli, hundreds of colors and variations mixea. Wholesale prices on application Order now for spring delivery. Catalogue free. J. L. MOORE, Northb ro, Mass. DAHLIAS A long list of varieties true to name. Write for prices. A. B. DAVIS & SON, INC. PURCELLVILLE, VA. DAHLIAS. iieci«i In any quantity: Now is the time to place your order for bulbs which will insure you getting named ra- prompt delivery. DAVID HERBERT & SON, Succcafon to L. K. Peacock, Inc. A-TCO, I«.J. CARNATIONS. Red Chief — Bright scarlet— early and very produc- dre. $13.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. Average 3 in. flower. A leader in every respect. Bonnie Maid — Clear pink edged while. — $12.00 per loo; IO3.0O per 1000. Large well formed bloom. Very Muiy aad productive. r. DOR.N£R & SONS CO. La Fayette, Ind. CHRYSANTHEMUM ; ! NOVELTIES : : I will offer for 1908 among others the follow- ing importations : WHITE: W. M. Moir, the Lord & Burnham gold medal winner; Mrs. Norman Davis, Harold Wells, Mrs. H. B. Hagg:ard. YELLOW: Mary Donnellan, Hrs. J. C. Neil, Dorothy Goldsmith, W. Luxford. PINK and other colors: O. H. Broom= head, Mary Mason, Hrs. W. Wells, Kitty Lawrence and others. Also several fine American Seedlings, both large flowered and singles. I will catalogue this year over 100 varieties of singles. My list will be ready November 30. Send for it. CHARLES H. TOTTY, MADISON, N. J. 20,000 STOCK MUM PLANTS We must have the bench room, and to move instantly before Dec. lo, will offer following extra strong stoclis at $2.00 per 100; $17.50 per M. Any 500 at M rate. Clementine Touset, Jeanne Nonin Alice Byr n vionrovia, Appleton. October Frost, Polly Rose, Rosiere, Beatrice flay, flary Hann. Robinson. R. Hallldav, Opah, Bonnaf- fon. White Bonnaffon, H. F, Plant. Dr En- guehard, Eaton. Yellow Eaton. Chadwick, Uolden Chadwicic, Wm. Duckham, Hrs. Wm. Duckham, Hrs Q«o. Heaume. Ivory, Qolden Wedding, Hrs. Coombs. Lady Mar, iet. NOVELTIES THIS YEAR Director Gerard, Loubet. Honey iTaker, Clay Prick, niriam Hanke> . Alice Roosevelt. Win= ter Cheer, rime. Chabanne, Cochet, Pechou, Qolden Dome, Detroyat, nary Godfrey . Hme. Rosette, IOC. each. $i per dctz.. $6 per any ic-o. HARLOWARDEN GREENHOUSES Creenport, N. Y. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS lOc. each. $1.00 per doz.. $6.00 per lOO WHITE^Early. George S. Kalb. Polly Rose Willowbrook. Early Snow, October Frost. Mid-Season: Hiss Hinnle Wanamaker. lvory» Mrs. Robinson, Nlveus, Queen, Miss Alice Byron, Eureka, Beatrice Hay, Herza. Late: Mrs. McArthur, Timothy Eaton, W. H. Chadwick Adella, Hrs. Swinburne. PI^K— Early: Glory of the Pacific. Rosier. Mii-Season: Adela, J. K. Shaw. Pink Ivory, William H. Duckham, Dr. Enguehard Mor- ton F Plant. The Marriott. Harie Liger. Lavender Queen. Late: Maud Dean, nrs. JamesMarshall, Mayor Weaver,TheHarriott. /ELLOW— Karly: Monrovia. Mid-Season: Hiss Georgiana Pitcher, Col. D Appleton, Hrs. George Beech. Late: Hajor Bonnaffon, H. W. Pieman, Yellow Eaton. Old Gold, Golden Wedding RED— Cullingfordii, Matchless, Herstham Red BRONZE-Miss Kate Broomhead. Hrs. \\ il- liam Duckh >m. POTPONS — Baby (Yellow), Lulu (White). NOVELTIES— 20C. each, .$2.00 per doz., $15.00 ptz-r 1-1. Hrs. Clay Frick, mid-season, White; Golden Dome, late, Yellow. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. JOHN E. HAINES CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS Bethiehentf Pam is the place to order rooted-cuttings of the following varieties for 1908. John E. Haines, red ) Imperial variegated f ^^^ ^°° ^^^ ^°°° Pink Imperial. Pink , $6.00 $50.00 Enchantress, Light Pink ' Place your orders early for Dec. deii\er> . FROn BENCH Timothy Eaton, Rosiere. C. Touset, Haud Dean Robt. Hal! day, Alice Byron. White and Yellow Bonnaffon, flary flann Yellow Jones. $1.00 per dozen: $6.00 per 100. rirs. George S. Kalb, Ivory, Estelle. Glory cf the Pacific and Cremo, $1.00 per dozen; $5.00 per 100. Cash with Order. William Swayne, m Kennett Square, Fa. 696 HORTl CULTU RE November 30, 1907 DAHLIAS WHOLE FIELD CLUMPS ^peo'^/ surplus offer WELOW is a list of Dahlias of which we have a surplus over and above our regular requirements and offer you large whole field clumps or ^Z. roots of the varieties named, except where noted, at $4 per 100, $35 per 1000. Mixed varieties $3 per 100, $25 per 1000 until sold. They are all true to name and in fine condition for shipping and consist of the best standard sorts for either private or commercial use Terms net F.O.B. Sparkill, packing extra at cost. CACTUS DAHLIAS 200 Bravo 100 Columbia 75 Cornu.opia 150 Cycle 100 Capstan 50 Delicate 75 Earl of Pembroke 50 Erikoenig ion Fueret Bismarck 200 Qreens White 50 H. F. Michell 400 Inovation 60 J. W. Wilkinson 7r. Lady Pierson 100 niss Crata Park ton rirs. ti, J. Jones ino Hrs. Stocks 150 Hrs J. P. Clark 100 riatchless 1 >5 Mrs. Dickson 200 Primrose Dame 150 Singinde 200 Standard Bearer 100 Walthari 50 Wm. Haage DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 150 Antietam 150 C. W. Bruton 75 Countess of Pembroke 400 Catharine Duer 4no Ernest Glasse 100 Iridescent 200 Hrs. Basham 1500 Nymphea 500 Nedling 500 Oban 300 Orange King 150 Perled'Or SHOW DAHLIAS ! POMPON DAHLIAS 200 White Swan ,„„ .,,. 100 A. D. Livoni 00 A {«a 150 Crimson Kail '50 hlfln 300 Floral Park Jewel I 350 Prince Charming 250 Glowing Coal | 100 Vivid 130 nagnificen^t ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 1540 nenheddy Beauty 150 President 4 10 Penelope 1000 Prince Bismark 500 Queen Victoria 2500 ltrlan and Scotch Pine. * yr transplants, 6 to la inch. 1 .000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2.000 Norway Spruce, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 1,000 viburnum opulu5 2 ft. 1.000 Viburnum dentatum, aft. 1,000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 2 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES, Rosllndale, Mass. D. ROBINSON'S SONS, Gardeners, EXPERTS ON PRUNING. Orchards taken by Contract. REVERE BEACH PARKWAY. Tel. 127-5. EVERETT, MASS. CYCLAMEN Spiandens Glganleum Hybrlda In five colors; the finest strain known 3-in. pots, ready, $7.00 per 100; 4-in., $l5.oe per 100. 5-in., $20.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. ', pd. S. S. SKIDtLSKY, 1741 NOlHl IXID SI., GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. Sft. $6.00 per 1000 r, ft $ 9,90 per 1000 4ft 795p3rl000 6 It 11.90perl000 W. W. COLES, Kokomo, Ind. JOHN WATERER & SONS, Ld. American Nursery, Bagshot, England Are Specialists In the REALLY HARDY VARIETIES of Rhododendron Hybrids and in Select Varie- ties of Hardy Border Plants. H ERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES EVERGREEKS, SHRUBS, VINES, ROSES, Etc. Largest Variety In New En^and Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Fcee THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington, Mass. NEW NEW RAMBLER ROSE "NEWPORT FAIRY" To be disseminated Spring, 1908. Ask^for illustrated pampliiet and prices JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N,J. MAAPfA Selected Stock for Forcing nllOtv CRIMSON RAMBLERE] DOROTHY PERKINS [ 3 to 4 ft. .f 1.50 per lo, $12,00 per loo; 4 to 5 ft. $2.00 per 10, $15.00 per 100 1 Leading Varieties, $i-5o per lo, $12.00 per loo' HYBRIDS-AII 1 lencral Catalog and Trade Lists on Application The NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc., Bedford, Mass Viburnum Plica turn Berberis Thunbergii 1 larue I STOCK Hydrangea Pan. Grand, V ^^^ ,;^ Honeysuckle Heckrottii ) p^''"- The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST CROVE, PA. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS Supply the trade with PLANTS AND BULBS For preenliouse or outdoor use, imported to order. Send lor estimate. Address — MODERATE PRICES Rhododendrons. Azaleas, Spiraeas. Llll* um Speclosum, Peonies, bleeding Heart, Pot-Grown Lilacs. Hydrangea, Clema- tis and H. P. Roses, fresh shipments from oar Holland Nurseries. P. OUWERKERK, 216 Jane St., Weelawken Heights, M. J P. O. No. I, Hoboken. N. J. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. 31 Barclay St.,or P.O. Box 752, New York. tiew York Office, Siebrecht Building. 425 Fifth Avemu* Prices Quoted in these Columns are for Dealers OnlVr When Writine; to Advertisers Please Mention HORTICULTURE. November 30, 1S07 HORTICULTURE 697 Sedum spectabile Situated far away from the large niamif;ict\iring and business centers, the month of September, ior the north- ern part of the Xcw l^ngland States, brings those days of marvellous atmosjjheric clarity, wiiich indicate the near approach of autumn. The light, graceful leafage of the birches begins to turn yellow and with the white hark of their smooth, i-lender trunks stands out in vivid contrast against the dark, soniltre greon of iiiassive clumps of arlwr vitac. Now and then one of tb.e early ■easterly and noiiiiea^terly rainstorms sweeps along our spruce and pine girdled coa^t. playing havoc on the panicles of late pliloxes and the liost of summer annu- al^:. which U], tn this time, uninterruptedly cunslitutetl the keynotes for tln' jubilant color-symphony o[ oui' gariiiiis. 'I o the most resistable pennniaU at 11. is ad vanced reason belongs, alongside the tritomas and moiu- brctias, doulitless, Sednm spectabile. tlie best known rep- resentative of a plant genus, comprising over one hun- dred lifFerent species. Tts usefulness as a bordej' plant and its high value for the planting of rockgardens is unquestioned- Tender cover Sedum spectabib> ha- proven perfectly hardy as far north as Oana'la. It prefers an open sunny space and seems to thrive best in a ligiit sandv loam. In Mount Desert Island gardens, amid huge granite ledges, its flat topped, large cymes frequently continue for several weeks to form a perfect sheet of bright pinkish-carmine hues. I admit we have at present a host of pretty things well adaptofl for rockeries, especially among small shrubs and vine=. Of flowering herbaceous plants for sunny, dry positions, however, few have proven equally resistable during heavy rainfalls and few are equally hardv and in a floral respect nearly, as, oi- mere effec- tive than Sedum spectabile. -^ucAyaAxl-SS(/^^£^ Throw Away the Mole Traps We talk much about our bird friends and wish them protected, Init we often neglect or Irill our animal friends. ,\mong these, by far the best, is the mole. The white grul) or "cut worm" is one of the most expensive and destructive pests we have and unless their number can be reduced, they threaten to take the eartli. '^I'liey are the progeny of the June-bug which comes th. limping against your windows on summer ev- ■enin£rs. They will take possession of a piece of ground and destroy everything on it. Sometimes large patches ■of corn, in the richest crroimds, will be destroyed. Thev often infest sod grounds and lawns. You have seen grass lands where the hogs were turned in and they ripped up the sod like torn blankets, to get the grubs which they destroyed by the thousand. Sometimes they get into the nurseries and they never stop to count the cost, hut destroy plants by the thousand. One year they killed a thousand dollars' worth of evergreens for me and every year they inflict more or less damage. THI-; .WENGEU HAS COME Xow, 1 am ambitious to have one of the. finest col- lections of perennials in the country. I raise thousands of phloxes and am engaged in raising new 'varieties which are the joy of my life. I noticed that some of my choicest ones were being killed by the grulis. It is next to impossible to dig them out. They would take a row of the best, where the plants were fifty cents apiece ; when they killed one, a sort of blind in- stinct told them to keep right on in the same row, and so plant after plant was destroyed. It would often cost a dollar or two to keep one of these pests. Pres- ently. T noticed those little ridges thro\vn up which indicated the presence of moles and I said, "Xow the avenger has come." You could see how they ;5ig7,agged around and caught the destroyers. It is supposed that moles eat the roots of plants. ISTo, they are after grubs anil worms. They do not eat the roots at all, but are after the rascals that do and they do love the white grubs. When I came to dig the phloxes, I found grubp in the rows unmolested by moles. The most diligent search failed to find one in. the rows wdiere they had made their blind furrows. A friend called on jne while 1 was digging. He 'iiw a mole at work. ''Here, quick. dig him out and kill him!"' He had the prevailing spirit wliich savs. "Kill bin;, kill liim!" — the spirit which invents mole trajis. I said. "No. that little fellow is one of mv best friends. He is worth a five dollar bill." Complaint is made against him that he ridges up the lawns and destroys young plants, but he never goes where there are no worms or grubs. First, he prefers wliite grubs: and next, he takes the . angle worms. THE ANGLL WOfcM A PKST Xow". naturalists may say what they will regarding the angle worm and how much good he does in passing great volumes of earth through his maw, but in the Keliraska prairies, he is one of our worst pests. Our soil is generally light and friable and a.fter he has vorked in it a while it becomes like tough and heavy adobe. Wien dry, your hoe will ring on it as if you were strdving a i)rick-bat. Such land dries out very ra})idlv and its value is reduced one-half. Whatever good he may do to other soils, please keep him out of ours and wdien we sec the moles after him I say, ''sie-em '" Sometimes moles will damage young plants by lifting them up so they dry out, but it does not take long to follow the ridges and tread them down. In dis-.iing the phloxes. I could not see that they had injuredthe roots any. I noticed several places where the gi'ubs had begun to work and T was fearful of their" depredations next year, but lately I liave seen ridaes which show that their enemy is on their track and thev will clear the ground so that it will be safe to plant in the «i>ring. What birds are above ground, the mole is to the Iddden cnennes in the earth. C S^ ^fR/r^-^-^twi Su]it. Xehraska Experiment Station, York, Nebraska. 698 HORTICULTURE November 30, 1907 horticulture: VOL. VI NOVEMBER 30, 1907 NO. 22 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE. PUBLISHING CO. 11 Hamilton Place. Boston. Mass. Telephone, Oxford 293 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Oae Year, in advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries, a.oo; To Canada, $1.50 ADVERTISING RATES Par Inch, 30 inches to page ................ $1.00. DiacouDts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : One month (4 times) spercent., three months (13 times) loper cent. ; Um months (»6 times) ao per cent. , one year (jj times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRiaHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Batered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE— The Paris Show. SEDUM SPECTABILE— Richard Rothe— Illustrated. . tjST THROW AWAY THE MOLE TRAP— C. S. Harrison.. 097 VALUE OF SWAMPY LAND— T. D. Hatfield G99 A PATENT ON GRAFTING— Jackson Dawson TOO THE FASTIGIATE GINKGO— Warren J. Chandler- Illustrated ■?oo RUST ON CARNATIONS— Wallace R. Pierson 700 EXHIBITION CHRYSANTHEMUMS— William Duck- ham ""1 PARIS AUTUMN SHOW— C. Harman Payne— Illus- trated '^*'~ NEWS OP THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES American Civic Association — American Rose So- ciety—Toledo Florists' Club— Detroit Florist Club — The Landscape Gardening Classes — Club and Society Notes ■?04 FLORAL COLORS— Arthur Smith 705 THE BROAD OUTLOOK FOR THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS— Dr. A. C. True 708 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Buffalo, Indianapolis, New York, Phila- delphia '713 MISCELLANEOUS Movements of Gardeners "00 Local and Florists' Shows 701 Pei-sonal 703 Ornamental Leaves and Grasses Appraised 706 Catalogues Received 706 New Retail Flower Stores 711 Business Changes 711 Philadelphia Notes 713 Fire Record 713 News Notes 720 New Heating .\ppardtus 720 Incorporated 720 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 721 The unsatisfactory state of the flower The flower markets which we have been called upon market to report for several weeks back seems to liave been confined principally to eastern centers, no very serious reports having thus far been received from points west of Buffalo. There may be one or several causes for this, but the eastern florists ■with practical unanimity hold the late financial slump wholly responsible and with apparently some good foundations for the belief. We hope that the more hopeful tone which seems to be coming into general business circles will quickly start a resumption of activ- ity in the flower market. The season is already well along and it is full time that something was doing. As we go to press, on the eve of the first of the season's holidays, it is pleasant to note the stir made by the Thanksgiving Day demand in the local flower market, which seems to be normal in volume although prices are low on many things as compared with last year. The back of the fancy violet price seems The violet to be effectually broken at last. Year situation after year as violet houses have multiplied predictions have been freely made that over-supply would soon put an end to the annual infla- tion of values in the early part of each season, but, somehow, the violet always got the mastery and soared at will during the horse-show and foot-ball period, hold- ing its own, as a rule, until after the holidays. This year the long-expected has come to pass. Horse show and foot-ball days have come and gone without any ap- preciable inflation of violet values and in all probability we liave .seen the last of the big prices. It has been contended by many that the aggregate of the violet business for the entire season has been adversely af- fected by the annual fall boost in prices which, it was claimed, excited wide-spread hostility to the otherwise popular little flower, and tliat with a more moderate beginning, a steadier demand and better average re- turns for the season would ensue. We shall have a chance this season to learn just what there is in this theory. The organization of the various sub- The National (■oiniuittees of the S. A. F. general Flower Show committee of fifty for the work con- nected with the National Flower Show to be held in Chicago next November, reads well and gives evidence that the magnitude of' tlie undertaking and its possibilities are realized by those upon whom the responsibilities rest. Active work cannot begin too soon for eleven months is not an over-long time in which to perfect the details of such a project. We call attention with much pleasure to the following editorial note in the Los Angeles, Cal., Times : • "The Society of American Florists have under way the making of a national flower show, to be held in Chicago, in the autumn of 1908. If such an event proves a cer- tainty our State should make a small appropriation for aiding the movement to the end that California may have on hand a creditable exhibit of native plants and flowers, with cones, barks, woods, etc., showing all the horticultural wealth of California so far as native orna- mental plant life is concerned. Should the State fail to make the necessary appropriation, the Southern Califor- nia Horticultural Society should endeavor to raise suffi- cient funds so that our southland should be well rep- resented. After the dates are permanently determined it would not be a difficult matter to cause some of our showiest natives to flower out of season in case such treatment became necessary." No doubt the committee will be glad to take advan- tage of the spirit of cordiality here shown and possibly follow the line of action suggested by adopting some sy.stematic plan for enlisting the co-operation of the various States in making this a truly national affair and altogether the greatest event up to date in Ameri- can horticulture. Exhibits of sensational interest from our Pacific possessions can probably be .secured through the Department of Agriculture at Washington which has on more than one occasion given evidence of its willingness to assist the S. A. F. in work of an educa- tional character. ' November 30, 1907 HORTICULTURf: 699 The Value of Swampy Land Some years aj;o the lat(^ H. H. Ilmiiu'well sold an ont-of-tlie-\vay 1-it et land. It was swampy and con- sidered nsele^s. I'ro'oably the main reason for selling was tliat it was not likely to become part of an\ land scheme. The family have all bought on the westerly side of the tewu, and this is on the east. I often felt surprised that he let it slip out of his hands for he had long appreciated the value of peat and was quick to see bargains of this kind. Though wet, it was high enough to be easily drained. There was a small stream which wriggled its way through, blocked here and there with leaves and Ijranches — worse than useless for drainage purposes. The time came -when the now owner wanted to make •in ice pond, and was anxious to dispose of his "mud." It was sold to the Ilunnewells, and brought almost as much as the price paid for the land. The estate bought over a thousand loads, and it was a good in- vestment. Noihing is so valuable on dry land as a mixture of this black mud, or peat. What we bought was a very good brand. This swamp was a depression surround- ed on all sides except the south by dense woods, and for generations leaves had been deposited here The "mud" was mainly leafsoil, and this could be plainly seen when breaking it up It is much better than the tough, leathei-y stuff that conies from stratified spagh- num m.oss, which we are familiar with in what stable- men use for box stalls. We had given it a thorough trial — for alraost all kinds of planting. It has been used for pot plants — azaleas, acacias, heaths, cytisus, choriaemas, and boronias, with excellent results. Tender rhododendrons which are stored in plant cellars and put out in the summer, never made better roots. My seed- lings made— most of them — two growths last season, and sonie set buds, so that the prospects of living to see them bloom — whirli ilr. Hunnewell doubted — seem iirighter. TJliododemlrnns planted last spring and some of tliem very large plants — a load for a pair of horses — have all done well. Sometimes as much a? two cart loads were used to a plant. They look better this autumn than the plants not moved, which suggests some idea of renewing the soil about the old plants in the beds ^\ith "mud." Some large plants, standing in tlie way of improvements, and moved late last autumn, showed not a sign last spring, of the shift. This peat was used in tlie planting of evergreens — large and ';mall--l.ist spring, and all have done well. I think it was fortunate we had it on band ; in my opin- ion it was "mud" which carried all our new planting successfully through the late very dry summer. The drainage of swamp lands is beginning to have the attention of the Federal Government. It is work for the States and should not be left to the time-wast- ing methods of the national government. The States, fuss about highwa3's; the drainage of swamps is a larger question, and affects the whole nation materially and physically. It is a question of health as well as national prosperity. We all know it has got to come as population increases, but it is none too soon to com- mence now. The lands to be reclaimed are among the best, and when drained would become lastingly fer- tile. Ahuost all of them are high enough to be drained, and when very low ditching and throwing them into sections or "lands," will still further render them cul- tivatablc. I-and so treated is generally dry enough for most, if not all farm crops. In the fen district of Lincolnshire, England, lands of similar composition are treated to a covering of clay marl from nearby pits, and will then oTow grass and other grain crops. For as- paragus, onions, turnips, and all crops of the cabbage family, there is no better land. Draining and ditch- ing a large area on the Sprague place at Brookline has made good pasture and hay land of land that was only lit for nieadov.' hay, and was unsightly, and unhealthy at best. Nearer home, on the Wellesley College estate areas of low wet land have been improved, and some is now used for growing celery. The Fenway part of the Metropolitan Park System — the most beautiful of all — shows what has been accomplkshed in the reclamation of unsiglitly swamp land. The Wellesley Town Park, now in the making, is a strip of land about a mile long. A brook divides it. and low land borders both sides all the way. Surveys have been made and grades given for deepening and widening the brook. It is v/onderful what has been accomplished. Boggy land is now good pasture land, and yields no inconsiderable amount of good hay. It may be excusable that people clear wood land, and cultivate dry easily worked slopes, and leave low lands that need draining. It is easier. The cost of sur- veys and draining is considerable, but such lands when ilrained are more reliable than uplands. There is hardly a summer in the east without a dry spell of weather, and every gardener knows he cannot depend on getting crops without a lay of water pipes. A sec- tion of this land properly drained, ditched and "land- ed," could alv/ays be depended upon. Whenever T have crossed the big swamp that lies be- tween Hoboken Heights and Putberford, New Jersey, I cannot help thinking what an oversight it is and a disgrace to tb.e State that such a valuable piece of land so near a great city should be unused. If the 'Taig guns" at Washington are really in earnest, let them get to work on this, and show to all the States what can be done; there could be no l)etter object lesson, and no better place to show it. If the Hollanders had it in Holland tliev would not waste much time about it. Wrllrftley. Mass. ::j 700 HORTlCULTURi: November 30, 1907 A PATENT ON GRAFTING. Under date of October 29, 1907, the {]. S. Patent Office granted to Peter Keiser, of Grafton, Mass., patent No. 869,493, for method of grafting trees, on the following claim; "Tbe herein described method of grafting consisting of providing a scion, having buds thereon, then tapering one end of the scion longitudinally and laterally, one face of the tapered portion intersecting one of the buds on the scion, then entering the tapered end of tbe scion in an incision In the end of the stocli, the severed face of the bud being in line with the severed barlj at one edge of the incision." Being somewhat skeptical as to the newness of this "invention" we asked Jackson Dawson for his views thereon, which we herewith append: Editor HORTICULTURE: Dear Sir:— The gentleman who has applied for this patent undoubtedly thinks he has found out something new. I do not think that it is new to commerce or practical men who have graftjed trees and shrubs for years both in this country and abroad. In this country most of the grafting, except in a few cases, has been done to increase our fruit trees and a few ornainentals, but the grafting of ever- greens, rhododendrons and ornamen- tals has been mostly done abroad for many years; in fact, it is only within thirty years that the grafting of ever- greens or evergreen shrubs has been done even in a small way in this coun- try, and this only by a few firms, as it was not considered to be a success financially and few firms were willing to risk the time and labor on a sub- ject they knew so little about and which required so much attention. All grafting, to be successful, is de- pendent upon the close connection of the two cambium layers and the finer and closer the cuts the more successful the operation, and if one eye can be brought down near the base of the scion to a similar eye on the stock so much the better as there is so much moi-e chance of active growth. Some grafts, of course, need to be kept in close frames and others do equally well in the open if properly covered with wax to keep out air and mois- ture, but with all there must be a union of the two cambium layers to be successful. AVoods themelves never unite; the cambium layers are what do the work. Plants that have been grafted for years, when split downwards, show that although the cambiums unite and grow around them and form a perfect outside ap- pearance the small part of the woody tissue inside is never changed. Charles Baltet. an eminent French horticulturist, who gave a great part of his life to the study of this subject, mentions thirty or more ways of grafting but all are dependent for their success on the fine connection of the cambium layers. While so many ways of grafting are possible only a few are used in practice, namely the saddle- graft used chiefly for rhododendrons, the side or veneer graft sometimes with a shoulder to hold the graft in place for evergreens, the whip or splice graft together with the tongue graft for small stock such as small apples, pears and others which are used al- most entirely by our larger nursery growers who grow hundi-eds of thous- ands of fruit trees for the market and generally do all their grafting during THE FASTIGIATE GINKGO. Mr. Lonsdale's notes, accompanied with the four illustrations, in HORTI- CULTURE of Nov. 9th were very in- teresting to me. The trees near Hor- ticultui-al Hall are old friends of mine and liave lieen the subject of many de- bates when viewing them with others. That they are decidedly pyramidal cannot be denied, and this habit is more pronounced than in the more common form. In considering what is the type, I think we might reasonably decide on that forai which is most largely pres- ent among seedlings. The illustrations appearing herewith represent speci- mens the writer is familiar with, and their history is as follows: They are from 10 to 12 years old, grown from seeds, and only ordinary plants, not having been specially se- lected. They have not been pruned and I doubt if they were given a trim- ming at the time of transplanting. They represent the same form I have seen in thousands of trees in the nur- sery rows — trees, too, that were orig- inally from the seed beds. Today I know of a row of young trees that will some day be of the same form as these illustrated, as their present appearance predicts this same style. If this form I speak of is the type, it can readily be seen that as a shade tree it could not be considered espe- cially desirable. There is one way of treating this tree, however, that makes it very de- sirable as a shade tree, and that is !0 . j prune its leader when young. By this method the tree is forced into a spreading habit. I am convinced that often the tree is injured when young or pruned, and through this means we come across more of the spreading kinds which, however, I contend are not the tvpe. WARREN J. CHANDLER. the winter, storing them in boxes or beds of sand or earth in cool cellars until the spring planting when they are planted in nursery rows deep nough to cover the graft, and at the end of the season the plants are fit for sale, and the cleft graft for all coarse grafting over a large tree such as apples, cheri-ies, plums or other old trees that need renewing, or if needed to try new seedlings to ascertain their valtie commercially. For m>- part I see no sense in a patent on grafting, except in munici- pal affairs. To patent anything else is onlv throwing money awav. JACKSON DAWSON, Supt. Arnold Arboretum. Jamaica Plain, Mass. RUST ON CARNATIONS. Editor of HORTICULTURE: I have been troubled with rust on my carnationsi and it seems to be still spreading. Would you kindly tell me the best cure for it and how to use it? MACK. It has been our experience with carnation rust that it will run a cer- tain course, and then seem to disap- pear. The treatment for rtist which we use is plenty of fresh air, holding the temperature as evenly as iwssible, and keeping the plants free from mois- ture. I should advise picking off only such foliage as is dead, keeping the plants perfectly straightened up and removing all rubbish or litter from the bench which may have been ap- plied as a mulch. By securing gooQ root action and plenty of growth we believe the rust will be. in a short time, overcome. C. W. Ward's remarks on carna- tion rust in his book, "The American Carnation." and the treatment of plants affected by rust, is substantiated by our experience, and we believe , these remarks cover the situation , thoroughlv. I WALLACE R. PIERSON. MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. E. E. Grotling of San Francisco has taken up his residence in Berkeley, Calif. Alfred Reidenbach of New Britain, ! Ct., has accepted a position as manager | of the Hugh Chesney greenhouses, Farniington, Ct. November 30, 1907 HORTICULTURE 701 EXHIBITION CHRYSANTHEMUMS. A Paper Kead Before the Chiysanthemiim Society of America by William Duekham. The chrysanthemum continues its prosperous and undisturbed march down the wide avenue of popularity. We are a year older; the chrysanthe- mum also has added another year to its career, but it is not a year older, it is more youthful, and full of vitality, and capable of new and fresher deve- lopment than it was a year ago. We are distinctly older, and may have some passing twinges in the bones to remind us of that very disturbing fact. The chrysanthemum is fresher and more beautiful and more varied and even a little larger than ever. The Reason for Popularity. Wherever flowers are grown the chrysanthemum now has its place and its honor. Its forms seem almost end- less and its varieties are bewildering. I am, however, inclined to think that some excellent people entirely miss the real explanation of the great popu- larity which the flower now enjoys. Permit me to say. with all conviction and earnestness, that the popularity is entirely due to the growing of exhibi- tion varieties. I am convinced that if you were to secure all the flower shop windows on Broadway and fill them with pompons, and with every other variety that grows and flowers at this season, and omit entirely the exhibi- tion varieties, I am convinced, I say, that they would attract no popular at- tention whatever. I grant that flower lovers of the old-fashioned variety, who worship constantly at Flora's shrine, no matter what she has to dis- play, would view them with pleasure; but the greater public, the press, socie- ty, and even "the man in the street" would pass them unnoticed. The splendid position in popular and social esteem now held by the flower is due to that wonderful development from the tiny little parent flower to these massive blooms that now entrance every beholder. If we had here before us the blooms that were exhibited even ten or twelve years ago, even we who know the history of the flower would be dumbfounded at the progress, and, I make bold to say, the end is not yet. The flowers which only the few could produce when the shows first began are now produced by the many and the leaders are more closely pushed by their followers year by year. And, as the blooms increase in size, in finish, in brilliance of color, in decorative quality, so also does the popularity of the chrysanthemum increase. The growing of larger, nobler, more stately flowers, and in greater abundance, this is one sure way of holding the popular favor. About Cultural Methods. How shall we do this? We are all learners? If by any fortunate chance you could learn something from my methods, I have no doubt that I could learn from yours. But as you are not speaking at this moment, and I am, I must venture to assume the role of adviser and tell you quite frankly and simply just how I grow my flowers. I do not assert that these methods are the best, I simply say that they have come out of my experience and they seem to serve me well. And now we come down to the point of cultivation, which perhaps is the one all important thing in maintain- ing the interest in the exhibition of chrysanthemums, for without good cultivation no good or large flowers would be seen. Each of us has no doubt his own ideas and ways of do- ing this, but the following is what I have practiced for some considerable time. I do not say it is the best way — far from it. perhaps — for I realize there are a number of you here who could do all this much better than is possible for me. I have tried early, medium and late pro])agating and am frank to say gen- erally the medium early propagation toward the end of February or eai-ly in March has given me the best re- sults. It is needless tor me to go into detail of the method employed; you all know. But I do claim that as soon as plants are rooted and potted no neglect can be made up. The plants require all the attention it is possible to bestow. Time to Propagate. Some of you may say and can pro- duce the very finest flowers from much later propagation. This I am free to admit; so have I produced good flow- ers from late struck cuttings. In fact some of the best flowers not only in finish, color, etc., but the largest, were from plants propagated in April, but for general acceptance I would prefer the first week of March. I shall omit the general cultivation. Suffice it to say it is impossible to give the young plants too much care and attention in the growing season. I have grown plants in boxes, in benches and pots; all with about the same result. The best flowers per- haps were grown in the bench divided with strips between each plant con- fining the roots to a small space, and I found the stronger the growth the better the flowers, especially when the roots were confined to the smallest area. I have always been opposed to large pots or spaces: after all I have observed, I am convinced more than ever, for when feeding time comes you have all live and growing roots where on the other hand if too much space and soil is given, a lot of roots die and the plants consequently suffer. Taking the Bud. Now to flowers; first, we must have the bud and to me the bud is quite as important as to have a strong, vig- orous plant. This has surprised me more the past year or two and par- ticularly this year— brought about somewhat in my mind by the Austra- lian varieties. I will refer only to crown buds, for I don't know of five varieties, which terminal or even late crowns would win in fast company. The introduction of so many Austra- lian varieties perhaps accounts for this, my experience with varieties of Australian origin being that the buds can be taken much earlier and will develop perfectly, especially if the weather should be warm; if not put the house a few degrees warmer by fire heat and you will find buds that would seem impossible to open will develop perfectly, and what appears at one time a hard core without the slightest semblance of a flower devel- ops finally into a beautiful and well finished bloom. I have in mind a batch of Nellie Pockett, which showed buds August 1st. It appeared a little early to take them, but if allowed to go on, would in my mind, have been a little late. A pai-t was taken and the result was that no finer Pockett have I ever' seen; the other half that was allowed to go on made only medium or second class flowers, although taken August 21st to 24th. This applies to a number of varieties, and I say do not be timid cf taking an early bud, especially of varieties of Australian origin, and as I said before it is not always the strongest and most vigorous plant that produces the best and largest fiowers, but just as important is the bud taken at the right time. I would wish it to be distinctly un- derstood I am speaking of exhibition varieties; but at the same time do not think 1 despise the different types, such as decorative, or commercial, or the beautiful singles, for all are very beau- tiful and all have their usefulness and are fully as beautiful as the large Japanese, but as I was asked to say or confine my remarks to exhibition va- rieties, I have for that reason done so. Feeding chrysanthemums is too well understood for me to dwell on; you all have your own way, and it varies but little; I find the chrysanthemum is not very particular what it is fed on, provided it is not fed on the same diet too long; a change is always ap- preciated and the plant responds and will return many times over, the best care and feed one can bestow upon it LOCAL AND FLORISTS' SHOWS. At the Edgefield, Ga., chrysanthe- mum show, Robert Berckmans of Au- gusta officiated as judge. Tong & Weeks. Ashtabula, Ohio, on November 15 and 16, showed chrysan- themums in great variety. At Hewitt's Flower Store, Mon- mouth, 111., Nov. 4-11, the chrysanthe- mums attracted many visitors. Central Park greenhouses. Daven- port, Iowa, have been open to the pub- lic during the chrysanthemum season. _ Park street greenhouses, B. T. Genther, Foxcroft, Me., made an un- usually attractive display this season. A splendid display of chrysanthe- mums was made by P. B. Blake & Son, Marion, 0., on November Sth and 9th. At Highland Park, Rochester, N. Y., upwards of 100 varieties of chrysanthe- mums have attracted visitors in throngs. ' An attendance of upwards of 4,000 was the gratifying result of the an- nual show at Jos. Heinl & Sons, Jack- sonville, 111. At Undercliff. St. Johnsbury. Vt., on Nov. 16, after the flowers had been ad- mired by the public they were all cut and sent among the sick. H. P. Potter, Wilmington, Del., has opened his greenhouses to the public, with a noteworthy stock in which chrysanthemums lead. Among his car- nations is an unnamed variety, a cross between Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson and Queen. The Horn Bros, at Rittersville. Pa., displayed the products of their 13 houses the past week to hundreds of delighted admirers. Ernest Ashley is another successful grower at Ritters- ville for whose display the people wait 702 HORTICULTURE November oO, 1907 PARIS AUTUMN SHOW On Friday, November 8th, the Na- tional Horticultural Society of Prance opened its great autumn show of chrysanthemums, fruit and vegetables in the two large greenhouses on the Cours la Reine, near the Champs Elysees, Paris. The opening day was as balmy and gentle as early Septem- ber and thousands of visitors pressed their way towards the show, the crowd at times Ijeing so dense thi;t movement round the slaow, notwith- standing the great space, was slow and tedious. After the judging was over M. Fal- lieres, president of the French Re- l)ublic, paid an official visit. He was escorted round the show by M. Viger, president of the society. M. Abel Chat ■ enay. the secretary, M. A. Truffaut. M. Philippe de Vilmorin and quite a suite of officials and members con - nected with the society. The jury were entertained to lunch at the Restaurant Levoyen at whicli M. Viger presided there being altogetlier about 150 guests, and the whole proceedings were of the most cordial and hospitable character. After the show was de- clared open the band of the 119th In- fantry Regiment gave a concert during the afternoon. The promenade alongside of the Seine leading to the entrance of the first large greenhouse contained numer- ous beds of chrysanthemums at inter- vals and many displays of hardy trees, conifers and shrubs, Messre. Brochet, Lecointe, and Moser and Sons being the principal contributors. Garden ac- cessories in the way of pottery, statuary, greenhouses, etc., were numerous, and in addition there were right and left many exhibits of trained fruit trees in great variety. The chrysanthemums claim our ehief attention and of all the exhibit- ors Messrs. Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co. must be awarded the palm for their is SIiuw. (U'iktmI ^'it-■^v of One of display was most remarkable and un- questionably the grandest in the show. Immense specimen plants were ar- ranged in a series of geometrical beds each with a grass edging and small pompons in pot.'^ as a border. In the middle of the whole was a grass lawn with corner beds filled with dwarf, large-flowered plants and a path around it. In the middle of this lawn was an immense trained specimen of Tokio S or 9 feet in diameter. Another worthy exponent of the art is M. Nonin who has for many years past been noted as a raiser and as a grower of .fine exhibition plants. This exhibitor placed his plants in quite an original form. It was in the shape of The r:iris Show. I'art of the- Vilmorin lv\hil.it. a hollow square with entrances near the corners; in the middle was a \ons rectangular bed with a pathway round it thus enabling visitors to see either from the inside or outside every bloom in the collection. Ami Nonin, Ch. Bacque, Duchesse d'Orleans, Sapho, W. Duckhara. Naples. W. R. Church, Roi d'ltalie, Enibleme Poitevin, Alexis Dessarps, Mr. T. Carrington and Triumphe de Montbrun were only a few of the numerous varieties staged. In the middle bed M. Nonin had some large flowe,ed early .lapanese for which certificates were granted. Somewhat nearer the entrance were several large exhibits of plants in pots from eminent cultivators, who are not content to stage them in one group but often place their collection in two or three different places in the show. M. Cavron had two immense lots of grafted standards and specimen plants for which he was awarded the Grand Frix d'honneur. Many of the varie- ties were quite unknown to us being purely French. Facing the entrance was a large group of pot plants from M. G. Magne. Some good flowers were found here including many of the Marquis de Pins' seedlings of the past few years and others. We wander onward and now for a moment pass into the second large areenhouse, passing several things which we must see again, for anxious friends have directed us to a most conspicuous object which towers above everything in the show. It is a unique floral artistic composition principally of chrysanthemums by M. G. Truffaut, a well known authority on horticul- tural chemistry. We have seen some artistic groups set up by big trade growers in England but for striking originality never anything to equal this. Let the reader imagine a rectangular grass lawn, in the middle a perfect monument of colossal blooms of chrysanthemum F. S. Valis mingled November oO, 1907 HORTICULTURE 703 with autumn foliage, standing from 12 to 15 feet high; at the corners of the lawn four large glass vases filled with H. P. roses; between these at intervals other vases filled with monster chrys- anthemums Mrs. Barkley, W. R. Church and others of that type. The exhibit by M. Dubuisson-Fou- bert, wa.s another instance of great decorative and artistic ingenuity. A very bold effect was created by the way in which large blooms of F. S. Vallis were set up in a huge central vase. Other vases were filled with big blooms, one of white varieties, an- other of yellow, another of pink, an- other of crimson and so on. This exhibit was awarded the prize for the biggest bloom in the show. F. S. Vallis was the variety honored. The prize for the second biggest bloom was awarded to a small exhibitor of only 12 blooms who had a grand Mnie. Paolo Radaelli. Groups of chrysanthemums also came from many other exhibitors which we can only briefly mention by name. Asile de Ville Evrard, Messrs. Cordonnier et fils, M. M. Seveane, Avarre, Ecole d'horticulture St. Nicho- las, Rene Oberthnr. Alfred Chantrier, M. JI. Bezy. L. Leclerc, Bardac, Dol- bols, Paul I'Abbe, Doleans, all sent collections of more or less merit. One of the chief points of Interest in a French show is always the classes open to the new seedling raisers. The greatest of these is still a well known man the wide world over, Ernest Cal- vat. We find his lot arranged on the ground level; the flowers are cut with long stems and are thus directly un- der the eye of the visitor. About 30 new varieties, five blooms of each in a vase, were .staged by this exhibitor who was awarded a Prix d'honneur. The group only narrowly escaped win- ning the Grand Prix d'honneur, Cal- vat losing by one vote only. All the blooms were big, solid, massive .Japan- ese of the usual Calvat type, every flower an undistributed novelty. Notes of these must be reserved for a future occasion. Next to Calvat's lot was a collection from Messrs. Cordonnier et fils. This firm has distributed many good things and in their lot we noticed fine flow- ers of many popular varieties. The Marquis de Pins had a pretty display of cut blooms of his new seedlings — they were staged in glass vases effec- tively arranged on a square green turf lawn, a st> le much in vogue with ex- hibitors at this show. There were some fine novelties among them which may form the subject of a few notes later on. Many of the artistic floral decora- tions were largely composed of orchids some fine things being set up by La Chaume, the eminent florist of the Rue Royale, and M. Ed Debrie. The collec- tions of orchids were exhibited in two side rooms for the purpose of protec- tion from the outside atmosphere. In passing through we particularly noted the lots staged by M. A. Regnier, M. M. Maron et fils, M. Geo. Magne, M. Beranck who had a grand lot of cat- tleya, vanda, cypripedium, etc., ar- ranged with palms, ferns and other decorative subjects, M. Le Sueur. The Ecole horticole* of Plessis staged some fine crotons fronted with ferns, etc. and there were in both rooms allotted to the orchid display a group of choice foliage and ornamental plants from Messrs. Truffaut in which were Croton Reedii, C. B. Comte, C. Maurice Rivoiro, C. Pres' Demole, Nephrolepis Whitmanii, Anthurium Andreanum, Dracaena Versaillesense. D. Godse- ffiana, Ixora Dixiana and many more. In dahlias there were several large exhibits, the leading exhibitors being M. M. Cayeux et Leclerc, who stageil three or tour big lots of dahlias chiefly of the Cactus kinds although here and there one found decoratives and the old type of show flower. A few noteworthy varieties were, Rene Cayeux, Thuringia, Lucifer, Mirifigue Ada, Cinnamon, etc. Another good lot was from M. Brochet, Cactus varieties Firebrand, Radiance, Ruby. Cornu- copia, Rcbl. Sallier and Baden Powell were among the most attractive. Begonias at the Paris show are usually staged in large numbers. Among the principal exhibitors were Messrs. Vailerand Freres. They had a lovely lot arranged in separate colois, both double and single. The blooms were all of large size and consisted of extensive sheets of orange, white, crimson, pink, red, yellow and blush in striking style. Another exhibitor, M. Billard, staged a daintily arranged group. Cyclamens and primulas were also well represented and in the clematis class M. G. Boucher staged a fine group. Of carnations there were many large groups, M. M. Liveque et fils and M. Beranek and the Ecole Hor- ticole du Blessis having two or three well filled with beautiful flowers. A fine lot of Hydrangea Hortense came from M. Desire Ramelet. Most visitors to the Paris Show have noticed the fruit and vegetables which are uniformly of a high order of merit. This year's show was no exception to the nile and at the bottom of the flight of steps in the corridor leading to the walk by the Seine Messrs. Vilmorin Andrieux Co.'s exhibition of vegetables was one of the grandest features. It consisted of a border 41 yards long and about 7 or 8 feet in width filled with everv conceivable vegetable in a high state of cultivation. Enumeration of the contents would necessitate a cat- alogue by itself. The pears and apples were staged in the most important ex- hibits in huge semi-circular pyramids and were a sight not easily forgotten. Grapes when shown by such eminent cultivatoi's as Messrs. Salomon and Messrs. Cordonnier and Sons are fine products of French cultural skill, and besides them M. Whir. Chevillot, David, Masle, Sandron, Pigoche and others entered the lists. The show remained open for a week and our friends of the National Horti- cultural Society of France are to be congratulated on the very great suc- cess that attended their efforts. C. HARMAN PAYNE. PERSONAL. John Graham, of Ottawa. Ont.. is se- riously 111 with pneumonia. Mr and Mrs. Farmer of Patoka, 111.. have returned from their extended wedding tour to Portland, Oregon, and Seattle. Mrs. Farmer was formerly .Miss Jennie Spencer of Salem, 111. Paris Show. Huc-orutive ExlilOit Oy i;d. Debrie. HORTICULTURE'S REPRESENTA- TIVES. The following named gentlemen represent this paper in their various local districts, and are authorized to accept subscriptions, advertisements and news items: BUFFALO, N. Y.— E. C. Bnickex, 885-81 ElUCOtt St. „_ ,. w D.ll M CINCINNATI. OHIO— Frank W. Ball, »1 East 3d St. „ , r> » Msn DBTROf'n, MICH.— Frank DaJizer, 1487 15th St. „ „ _. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— George B. Wle- canfl. 1610 N. Illinois St. MONTREAL, P. Q.— Gabriel Vrergde, 27 Ontario Ave. ._ , ., NEWPORT, R. I. — David Mclntosti. Ledg* MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— C. N. Rued- Hnger, 2924 So. Aldrich Ave. PHILADELPHIA. PA.— George C. Wat- sou. Dobson BIdg., 9tli and Market Sta. PITTSBDRG, PA.— James Hntchlnson, corner Dunmoyle and S. Negley Aves. TOLEDO. OHIO— J. L. Schiller, 929 Prootx Ave. 704 HORTICULTURE NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES, November 30, 1901 AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION. In support of the merger of the Aiuei'ican League for Civic Improve- ment and the American Parli and Out- door Art Association, as the American Civic Association, President J. Horace McFarland said recently: "As merged, the American Civic Association has made for itself a posi- tion in the forefront of advanced civic improvement effort and has attained a national prominence never possessed or approached by either of the consti- tuent societies. "For instance, the campaign for Niagara's preservation, conducted by the American Civic Association, under whicii the power developments repre- senting $40,000,000 of capital at Niaga- ra have been halted and national legis- lation controlling the Falls enacted and put in force, required large ex- penditures, for which the officers of the association pledged themselves per- sonally. "If ever an end justified an effort, this might be cited as such a case. If the association had done nothing else during the year it would have justified its existence and maintenance. The Niagara campaign has been one of many carried on with increasing suc- cess and public support. "The American Civic Association, since June, 1904, has reached its mem- bership fifty-four times with definite and encouraging literature, mainly the production of experts at the head of its fifteen departments, all serving to unify, foster and advance the wide- spread movement for civic bettei'nient. Hundreds of newspapers have been glad to receive the clipping-sheet ser- vice, and the officers have written thousands of letters to inquiring men, women and communities, thereby los- • tering the spirit of '•ivic advanc." DETROIT FLORISTS' CLUB. The membere of this club arranged a most creditable exhibit at Harmonic Hall but the attendance outside of the club's membership was small. The most noticeable displays were Robt. Craig & Co., Lula and Garza chrysan- themums; Chicago Carnation Co., Aris- tocrat; Stevenson Bros., Baltimore, carnation Splendor; E. G. Hill & Co.. new roses, Rhea Reid and Mrs. Jar- dine, and chrysanthemums. Among local products mention should be made of Thos. Browne's chrysanthemums, Mrs. Swinburne, Timothy Eaton, Golden Chadwick, Maud Dean, Mrs. Weeks, Golden Wed- ding; John Breitmeyer's Sons, chrys- anthemums, Cocos Weddeliana, cat- tleyas, dendrobiums, poinsettias, Lor- raine begonias, cypripirtiums, Fariey- ense and Whitmanii ferns; Robt, Klagge's La Detroit and Kaiserin roses, also double and single violets. Carnations were exhibited by many and comprised good flowers of all the popular varieties. Miesel & Sons dis- played cyclamens, baby primroses and Whitmanii ferns. After this truly great exhibit had been thoroughly but amicably criticized the social part was attended to and dancing finished the evening and assisted to sta,rt the new day well. FR. DANZER. . TOLEDO FLORISTS' CLUB. The chrysanthemum show whi-?h was held on November 16 was very successful. It was held for the in- terest of the public but the craft reaps the benefit. The receipts covered the expenses, which means a good deal for the first attempt. First honor belongs to the E. G. Hill Co. who sent a fine collection of chrysanthemums of which Joseph Roacher and Sunshine received the most attention. A vase of their new rose, Rhea Reid, was also shown. Ch. Winterich, of Defiance, 0., proved that he can grow chrysanthemums as well as cyclamen by a vase of Jeanne Nonin and President Roosevelt ar- ranged with Whitmanii ferns and Mahonia aquifolia. The Chicago Car- nation Co. had a choice exhibit of carnations, and the Fostoria Floral Co. displayed some magnificent Golden Gate roses. Among the local growers Mr. Halbich exhibited the best flowers, George Bayer the greatest number, in- cluding fine hardy varieties, Henry Miller, Chas. Koelker & Sons, Krue- ger Bros., Emil Kuhuke, Harry Heini, S. N. Peck and Davis & Magee had plant and flower displays of great merit, the latter showing crotons, dra- caenas, Lorraine begonias, etc., in ad- dition to chrysanthemums. John Bar- row cared for the outside decoration with his bay and box trees, and' the Schoen Floral Co. arranged the hand- some window display and an artistic table decoration. Zenobia Floral Co. contributed a wreath and basket and Mrs. C. F. Imoberstag a huge basket about six feet high, the bottom of Latania borbonica and the handle of pink and white chrysanthemums and ribbons. AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. The American Rose Society has is- sued certificates of life membership which are very handsome documents worthy of being framed and preserved, and certificates for new roses exhibited as novelties not receiving the society's gold medal but worthy of special no- tice. To make these certificates more interesting a new seal has been pre- pared which in design is distinct and original. The society has now begun its ef- forts to make ready for the exhibition to be held in Chicago. The show of Ramblers from the west is expected to outshine in quantity anything which has been given to the public. New roses from two or three growers in the east are expected to be of interest to all who are working along this inter- esting line. The list of life membership is in- creasing as one and another drops into line. The society is not very rich, but it is likely to become the head and front of the special associations of cultivated flowers in America. The executive committee held a meeting to perfect details for the spring exhibition at Chicago, at the Hotel Martinique, New York, on Mon- day, November 25. There were present Messrs. Robert Simpson. Benj. Ham- mond, Harry May, F. R. Pierson and Robert Craig. BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec. THE LANDSCAPE GARDENING CLASSES. The landscape gardening classes of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club will have their first session at Horticultur- al Hall, Boston, on Tuesday evening, December 3. We are glad to learn that the interest manifested and the num- ber of students enrolled warrant the formation of two classes — beginners- and advanced — and that the class-room study will be reinforced by frequent opportunities for practical field work. The lively interest manifested is very encouraging to the committee, who have labored assiduously on this work. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. In the plans to be presented to the legislature tor the improvement of the ground and buildings of the New York State Fair Commission, a horticultural- building to cover 75,000 square feet is- included. In the Maryland space at the James- town Exposition last week notable ex- hibits of chrysanthemums were made by H. Weber Sons Co., R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., C. W. Rose, Henry- Traill, and I. Moss. The Vermont Horticultural Society will hold its annual meeting in Bur- lington, December 3. 4. J. Otto Thilow of Dreer's, Philadelphia, and Prof. F. A. Waugh of Amherst, Mass., are- among the speakers. The Central Ver- mont, Rutland and Boston and Maine- railroads will allow excursion rates. At the annual meeting of the Hun- tington (X. Y.) H. and A. Society on- ' November 14, new officers were chosen as follows: President, H. Paulding, Jr.; vice-jires., Chas. Wicks; sec'y, A. H. Funnell, treas., D. Conklin. The- death of President Wm. C Hara oc- curred during the year. The society has run four years without a debt. The Utica (N. Y.) Florists' Club held its annual banquet and exhibition on November 12. In carnations Dr. W. A. Rowlands, Wanoka Greenhouses,. G. H. Benedict, E. J. Byam, C. F. Selt- zer, F. McGowan and C. F. Baker had fine displays. Roses were shown by L. E. Marquisee. L. F. Goodwin. M. Lowery; and there was a generous dis- play of the popular chrysanthemum. The first flower show given by the Arkansas State Floral Society opened on November 14 in the banquet hall of Hotel Marion, Little Rock. In point of attendance and financially it was a gratifying success. Poehlmann Bros. Co., H. W. BucK- hee and Vestal & Son were the largest exhibitors and iirizes in the various chrysanthemum, rose and car- nation classes went chiefly to them, being about evenly divided. E. G. Hill Co. were first with 30 white chrysanthemums and N. Smith & Son first with 1.5 yellow, two varieties. Special awards were made to Peter Reinberg for vase of rose Mrs. Mar- shall Field, E. G. Hill Co. for rose Rhea Reid, Poehlmann Bros. Co. for roses Cardinal and Mrs. Potter Pal- mer, C. W. McKellar for orchids, S. Bums and Ed. Marquandt for double violets, Zeck & Mann for collection of chrysanthemums. November 39, 1907 HORTICULTURE 704 Floral Colors Primitive Colors. The various colors of flowers are not, as might be supposed, the result of chance, for their existence and further production appear to be the result of, and to follow, certain laws. There still appears to be some dif- ference of opinion as to what was the primitive color of flowers, supposing that there was only one color in the first flowers. Some maintain that the first color was green, others that it was yellow. There is, however, little doubt that primitive vegetation being compos3d of flowerless plants was en- tirely green, the coloring matter of which was, as it is today, chlorophyll. This chlorophyllic green is divisible Into two other colors, a strongly yel- lowish green and a distinctly bluish green. To these two pigments the names of Xanthophyll and Cyanophyll have been given, and are generally considered the primary sources of all the various colors exhibited by flowers today, and which may be divided into two classes in the order of their ap- pearance in time: — Green I Cyanthic, Blue-green Blue Blue-violet Violet Violet-red Xanthic, Yellow-green Yellow Yellow-orange Orange Orange-red \ Eed Flowers are therefore Cyanthic — that is, capable of varying from blue to red and white, but never yellow or orange; or they may be Xanthic, being able to vary from yellow to red and white, but never blue or violet. This seems to point to the futility of expecting to produce a blue tulip, rose or dahlia; nor, on the other hand, is it likely that we shall ever see a yellow gera- nium. Some botanists, however, consider that white was the primary color (leaving out green, as in botany green is not, strictly speaking, a color), but there appears to be little evidence to warrant such a conclusion, at least so far as plants are concerned, although in this connection we must not forget that the combination of all the colors of the tpectruni produces white. That variation in flower-color fol- lows one of the above series is, I think, obvious not only by what has been produced in the way of color by artificial selection and hybridisation, but also — and more so — by what has not been accomplished. Vegetable Pigments. Apart from its origin and relation to flowers, color is a subject which is a large and difficult one, comprising as it does its physical, physiological, chemical, and biological sides. The chemistry of the vegetable pigments is especially difficult, and is confronted with the initial difiiculty of isolating •most of them from otiier plant-prod- ucts so that they may be obtained in a state of purity. The biological site is chiefly connected with the question of the inheritance of pigment and the losses and gains of pigment in individ- ual plants which constitute color-va- riation; and it is here that great con- fusion exists, for both Mendelists and anti-Mendelists concern themselves very little about the inheritance of pig- ment, but much about the inheritance of color, which is quite another mat- ter. 'Breeding for Color. All those who have been engaged in hybridising plants, and especially in producing new color varieties, know full well the difficulties and uncertain- ties which are attached to attempts to breed varieties pure from seed. In spite of present uncertainties, more evidence is being obtained year by year which points to the fact that whatever the color which may be produced it is the result of fixed law. known as the law of heredity, and which is based up- on the theory of the continuity of the germ-plasm. At present this law is incapable of being demonstrated in terms on similar lines to that of a chemical formula, that is to say, that point has not yet been reached when by the crossing of two varieties of plants, whether of the same or of dif- ferent colors, we can be sure of the color or colors which will be exhibited by the offspring. At tlve International Conference on Plant Breeding in 1902, Professor Wil- liam Bateson, M. A., of the University of Cambridge, England, stated, "We have now a clear notion of the mean- ing of purity or fixity of type and of the consequences of dominance — phe- nomena which go to make up the daily experience of those who are practically engaged in plant-breeding. Apart from the profounder mysteries, the unravelling of the problems of heredity has now become a matter for statistical research, and we may con- fidently look forward to the time when the laws of heredity will, in their out- ward presentations at least, be as the laws of chemistry now are, a matter of everyday knowledge." An Interesting Lecture. Professor Bateson is now in this country, and on October 30th, last gave an extremely interesting lecture on The Inheritance of Color in Animals and Plants, which may be taken as embodying as far as it went the latest discoveries on Mendelian lines of the laws connected with the subject. The lecture was naturally of a technical character, but, being copiously illus- trated by diagrams and lantern slides the latter splendidly reproduced from photographs, was easily followed by a large audience. Practically the lec- ture was confined to plants, and the photographs from which the slides had been produced were taken, with one or two exceptions, from plants grown by Professor Bateson himself. Mendel's Discoveries. He commenced by stating that "The discoveries of Mendel in the middle of the 19th century, when applied to biology in general, prove the inheri- tance of color to be the most com- plicated of transmitted characters. Mendel discovered that plants are not sin^.ply plants with a'l their diverse attributes, but that they are composed of elementary factors, which when combined make up their different com- plicated characters; and also that when the genu cells are formed those comiilications are analyzed, as it were, by the germ-cells so that the elements are dividi^d among those germ-cells. Further, that the germ-cells due to the different parent-plants remain sep- arate, and each germ-cell from each parent produced similar cells and no others, in equal numbers. The truth of this rule has received striking con- firmation by the discoveries of Mr. Hearst in England when applied to the color of the eyes in man. Blue eyes have the coloring pigment at the back only of the iris; but brown, hazel, or grey have pigment in front as well as bdi'ind. llierefoie the human eya can as regards color be divided into tv.o classes, those having coloring i)ig- ment behind only and those having it both behind and in front of the iris. It is considered that those iiaving no pigment in front are recessive. Broad- ly speaking, parents with no pigment in front will have children like them." Experiments with Sweet Peas. The lecturer then illustrated some experiments with sweet peas. A tall one five feet high had been crossed with a dwarf of only nine inches in height; the resulting progeny were all tall. These tall ones produced in the next generation three of tall to one of short, and, he said, "ii these latter are kept pure the tall will alwajs pro- duce tall, and the short will always produce short." "Albinoism." the Professor said, "is recessive, but albinos on being crossed with colored always gave colored off- spring, but if when these colored off- spring bred, white ones were pro- duced, these latter if kept pure would breed white indefinitely." The re- sults of a very striking experiment il- lustrating tills point were then shown. Two white sweet peas were crossed, and the result was a purple identical in character with the wild sweet pea of Sicily from which all our garden sweet peas originated. "This" said Professor Bateson. "proves that in one or both of the whites some of the germ-cells of the original wild type continued to exist. On carrying this experiment further I found that breed- ing from the resulting purple produced nine of all colors, purples and reds, to ^.•^ven of white. Some Facts for the Hybridist. "Thus you cannot tell the composi- tion of a plant by merely looking at it, and experiments on Mendelian lines prove that the surest method of analy- sis was to conduct a series of breeding experiments, and by this means anyone thinking of hybridising with a view of producing a plant of a special color, should first find out the composition of the color or colors of the proposed parents because, as shown, two or more white sweet peas may have each a different color composition, and the same applies to all colors. In the course of my experiments with sweet peas I have frequently had purely, fe- male plants which, as they pro- duced no seed-pods, were continuous bloomer.s." Illustrations of breeding from a white Primula Chinensis showed prac- tically the same results as those of the sweet peas. An instance of natural hybridisation was described and illustrated. A hy- brid viola was discovered which was undoubtedly the result of a cross be- tween a species with a papilionaceous . leaf and one wit,h a pedate leaf. The seeds of this hybrid were sown and 706 HORTICULTURE November 30, 1907 ESTABLISHED 1802 ROMAN HYACINTHS ^\J,^'c.re'oSr PBR lOOO SEEDS Asparagus plumo us nanus seeds $2-25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds 2.50 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES Bulbs of all kinds, native and foreign. Send for our Trade Bulb List J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place N.EW YORK Everything of the Highest Qradc We have a surplus of Narcissus VON SION 1st SIZE Write few Prices BRIDQEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDS BROS., Props. 37 East 19lh St., NEW YORK BULBS for immediate plant- ing or forcing. Let us quote on wliat- ever you need. H. E. FISKESEEDCO. 12 A 13 Faneurl Hall Square. BOSTON, MASS. 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This bein.g another proof of the genera! rule in Mendeli.sm, that the crossing of two types prodiice hybrids, these hybrids produce further hybrids, but the latter give a genera- tion which goes back again to the original species. This seems to point to the practical fixity of species and apparently goes to prove the truth of Weismann's theory of the continuity of the germ-plasm. Professor Bateson concluded his lec- ture by saying: "I believe we are nearing further and very striking dis- coveries in these directions, and which will have a very important influence on methods of plant hybridisation, and which will also. I think, throw very considerable — how much it is at pres- ent impossible to say — light upon the question of the origin of species." ARTHUR SMITH. ORNAMENTAL LEAVES AND GRASSES. Decision by U. S. General Appraisers. (T. D. 284.S1.I No. 17234. — Ornamenta,l Leaves — Grass- es—Protests 269602, etc., of Decora- tive Plant Company against the as- sessment of Duty by the collector of customs at the port of New York. Before Board 1, October 31, 1907. The merchandise, which was classi- fied under paragraph 42.5, tariff act of 1S97, relating to ornamental leaves and grasses, is claimed to be dutiable under paragraph 449 as manufactures of grass or palm leaf, or under section 6 as an unenumerated manufactured article. McClelland, General Appraiser: The special reports of the appraiser on these protests state: The merchandise in question marked A on the invoice consists of natural grasses, dyed and prepared, suitable and used for ornamental and decora- tive purposes. * * * The only witness called on behalf of the importing company was its manager. It appears from its tes- timony that the merchandise in ques- tion consists of "agrostis," a natural grass dyed (Ex. 1); palm leaves split and dyed to imitate "isolepis grass" (Ex. 2), and "papyrus flowers," a name applied by the shipper to designate this particular article (Ex. 3). It ap- pears from the record that the articles under consideration are subject to no further trea.tment after importation to make them more ornamental, but are assembled with other materials and used in the condition imported for de- corative or ornamental purposes. From the evidence presented we can see no reason for departing from the former rulings of the Board covering merchandise imported by the same company similar in character and use to that here involved. Abstract 15504 (T. D. 28205) and Abstract 16859 (T. D. 28438). We therefore overrule the protests and affirm the decision of the collector in each case. Note G. A. 5800 (T. D. a.'.ir.O); Kreshover v. L'nited States (152 Fed. Rep., 485; T. D. 27826), and Herman v. United States (128 Fed. Rep., 420; T. D. 25091). Cover your Gold Frames with HOT BED MATS Made of burlaps, thickly quilted with jute making a serviceable warm mat. 76 X 76 inches, will cover two frames. $1.25 each. $14.00 per doz. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 20I Fulton St., NEW YORK. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. California Rose Company. Pomona, Cal. — Autumn and Spring Illustrated and Descriptive Book of Field-Grown Roses. C. C. Morse & Co.. San Francisco, Cal.— Autumn Catalogue for 1907. , Seeds, bulbs and plants. Fontispiece ; of Emperor narcissi. i Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J.— II- i lustrated and descriptive catalogue | and price list of Orchids. A very complete and interesting list by these i well-known specialists. Easterly Nursery Co., Inc., Cleve- land, Tenn. — Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Grape- vines, small fruits, shrubs, roses, etc., all have a place on this useful list. Bay State Nurseries, North Abiug- ton, Mass. — Illustrated catalogue of or- namental trees, shrubs, fruit, etc. A handsome volume with abundant half- tones showing the garden favorites at their best. Fully indexed and very useful as a reference book. S. G. Harris, Rosedale Nurseries, Tarrytown, N. Y.^Descriptive cata- logue of choice ornamental nursery stock. Finely illustrated. Also sum- mer supplement to the above, includ- ing a list of peonies and various bulbs for fall planting. Advises from Yokohama indicate an advance of from 15 to 30 per cent, on lily bulbs for next season. The rea- son for this unusual increase is not plain and it is probable that the crop is affected injuriously in some way. The Azores crops is expected to be normal with prices about as last sea- son. You will find something worth reading on every page of HORTI- CULTURE. ST. DAVIDS Late-Dug Harrisii Guaranteed pure bulbs. Nolong- Iflorum adulteration SIZE 5 to 7, 40O in a Case. $15 00 Case Wm. 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JUST ARRIVED^ I LARGE SHIPMENT OF I HIgh-Crade SCOTCH SOOL We have the Stott Double Nozzle THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTOW 708 HORTICULTURE November 30, 1907 THE BROAD OUTLOOK OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS. M Paper by Dr. A. C. True, Director, U. S. OlBcc of Experiment Stations. The First Agricultural Experiment Station. Little more than half a century has passed since "a company of farmers joined themselves together in the lit- tle German village of Moeckern, near the city and under the influence of the University of Leipsic, called a chemist to their aid and with later help from government, organized the first agri- cultural experiment station." Thus was created a special and distinct in- stitution in which scientific research is organized under governmental aus- pices "as a necessary and permanent fcranch of agricultural business." For tt is the object of the experiment sta- tion "to make a regular business of discovery for the use of farming," "to promote agriculture by scientific in- vestigation and experiment," and to diffuse as well as to increase knowl- edge which improves farm practice and elevates farm life. The way for such an organization had been made by the earlier re- searches of such men as Liebig in Germany, Boussingault in France, and Lawes and Gilbert in England, mainly in the domain of what is now termed agricultural chemistry, and with spe- cial reference to the preparation and use of commercial fertilizers. By 1851 the time was ripe for a more definite and permanent organization of agri- cultural research. This was shown by the rapid multiplication of agricultural experiment stations in Europe. By 1866, or within 15 years, 30 stations had been established in several coun- tries. American Agricultural Research. En the United States the movement am behalf of agricultural research has a history similar to that of the same movement in Europe. Almost as soon as agricultural teaching was intro- duced in American colleges, re- searches in agriculture were begun. This was true at Yale College, where Prof. Norton began to teach agricul- tural chemistry in 1846, and was fol- lowed by Prof. S. W. Johnson in 1856, whose studies and investigation led to the publication of that great text- Uook, "How Crops Grow," in 1868. The early agricultural colleges in Michigan. Maryland, Pennsylvania and elsewhere included experimental work in their plans. Thus the early investi- gations of such men as .Johnson, Bre- ner. Manly. Miles and Hilgard, though carried on as incidental to their main business of teaching, laid the founda- tion for the American experiment sta- tions. When Congress in 1862 passed the first Morrill, or land grant act, en- dowing the State agricultural colleges, their experimental work was recog- nized in the provisions for the pur- chase of "experimental farms" and an- nual reports recording any experi- ments made. By 1871 the experimental work of these colleges had assumed sufficient importance to warrant extended dis- cussion of it, in a convention of repre- sentatives from these institutions, the formulation of plans for conducting experiments in the different States in accordance with a general scheme, and the appointment of a committee to urge Congress to grant National funds for agricultural experiment sta- tions. The First American Agricultural Ex- periment Station. In 1875, Prof. W. O. Atwater of Wesleyan University, whose death oc- curred only last week, with the aid of money furnished by Orange Judd, es- tablished at Middletown, Conn., the first American agricultural experiment station organized on the German plan. State aid was obtained for this sta- lion, and a precedent was thus estab- lished for the maintenance of such stations under governmental authority in this country. About the same time. Prof, Hilgard organized a station at the University of California. North Carolina, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Mas- sachusetts, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama and other States fell in line with this movement, and by 1887 there were 17 stations in 14 States. That year Congress made the enterprise national by the passage of the Hatch Act, and by 1889, 46 sta- tions had been organized in the United States. Among the men whose work as sta- tion directors made possible the na- tionalization of this movement were Atwater and Johnson in Connecticut, Goessmann in Massachusetts, Stubbs in Louisiana, Cook in New Jersey, Sturtevant in New York, Henry in Wisconsin, Jordan in Maine, and Dabney in North Carolina. These men had scientific training and the scientific spirit. They laid the founda- tions of the American experiment sta- tions in scientific research and made possible the broad and strong organi- zation of these stations as scientific institutions in close touch with prac- tical workers in agriculture. The Early Work. In Massachusetts, the early work of Prof. Goessmann was a very important factor in demonstrating the success of the experiment station as an agency for the promotion of agriculture. Among other things, he organized the first State service for the inspection of fertilizers, and made a practical dem- onstration of the feasibility of beet- sugar production in the United States. At the outset the work of the stations related chiefly to the composition and use of fertilizers, with some compara- tively simple field tests of different crops and feeding experiments with animals. Gradually, however, the scope of their work was enlarged to cover many other agricultural prob- lems. In the Hatch Act a broad basis was laid for the operations of the Ameri- can stations by the provision "that it shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct orig- inal researches or verify experiments on the physiology of plants and ani- mals, the diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies of the same; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative ad- vantages of rotative cropping as pur- sued under the varying series of crops; the capacity of new plants and trees for acclimation; the analysis of soils and water; the chemical com- position of manures, natural or arti- ficial, with experiments designed to test their comparative effects on crops of different kinds; the adapta- tion and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibil- ity of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural in- dustry of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective States and Territories." Practically, then, the work of our stations may properly cover the entire field of agriculture in the comprehensive modern sense of that term, and with the growth of their resources they are taking in more and more of this territory. The Broad Outlook. In considering the broad outlook of the agricultural experiment stations, I therefore invite your attention, first, to the range of their work involved in the term agriculture as the science and art of tilling the soil, and in the minds of very many people agriculture is synonymous with farming. But this is altogether too narrow a view of agriculture. Comprehensively, agriculture in- cludes whatever relates to the produc- tion of plants and animals, which are closely connected with their produc- tion. Technically, agriculture may be divided into Plant Production, Animal Production, Agricultural Technology, Rural Engineering, and Rural Eco- nomics. Under Plant Production is included whatever relates to the natural or arti- ficial environments (e. g., climate, soil, water, fertilizers) of useful plants, their structure, composition, culture, harvesting, preservation and uses, and the obstructions to their growth, pres- ervation or use. Plant Production may be subdivided into Agronomy, which deals with what are commonly called field or farm crops; Horticul- ture, which deals with vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants, espe- cially as grown in gardens, small plantations or parks; and Forestry, which deals with trees and shrubs grown in large tracts. Animal Production includes what- ever relates to the anatomy, physiol- ogy, zoological relations, domestica- tion, types and breeds, breeding, feed- ing, hygiene, management and uses of useful plants. It may also include diseases and other impediments to the production of animals, i. e.. Veterinary Medicine, though this is in itself a large and distinct body of knowledge. Agrotechny includes whatever re- lates to the conversion of raw ma- terials produced in agriculture into manufactured articles for use in com- merce and the arts. It may also in- clude the processes of handling these raw materials in connection with their commercial uses, as in the case of milk and cream sold for consumption. It also involves whatever relates to departure from standards set for man- ufactured articles, i. e., adulterations and sophistications, in somewhat the same way that the diseases of plants and animals are related to Agronomy and Zootechny. Agrotechny is nat- JCovember 30, 1907 HORTICULTURE 709 urally divided into specialties accord- ing to the kinds of materials, e. g., foods and feeding stuffs. liquors, oils, textiles and leather. Rural Engineering includes those branches of civil and mechanical en- gineering which relate to the locating, arranging and equipment of farms, and the construction and operation of farm implements and machinery. It embraces the surveying of farms, the location of farm buildings and works, the construction of buildings, water, irrigation, drainage and sewage sys- tems and roads. It also involves the principles of mechanics as applied to farm machinery and the use of differ- ent kinds of power for agricultural purposes. Rural Economics may be more or less broadly defined according to the point of view. It at least includes whatever is related to agriculture considered as a means for the production, preserva- tion and distribution of wealth by the use of land for the growing of plants and animals. It may include the de- velopment of agriculture as a busi- ness (history of agriculture), as well as the facts and principles of farm management under present conditions. Thus far the stations have made few investigations in rural economics, and it is doubtful whether they are authorized to do so. but in all the other divisions of agriculture they have done more or less work. Stations Are Not for Farmers Alone. Obviously this broad definition of agriculture takes in much more than relates to the occupations and inter- ests of people on what are ordinarily called farms. It includes the forests as well as the gardens, parks, and even the house plants and domestic animals in villages and cities, and thus brings within the purview of the sta- tions interests pertaining to practi- cally all our people. It is in fact a great mistake to suppose that the sta- tions are established solely for the benefit of farmers. Their national support is only to be justified under the general welfare clause of the con- stitution and on the theory that agri- culture, broadly considered, is a funda- mental and well-nigh universal in- dustry. That the people in a measure realize this is seen in the fact that when the stations or the Department of Agri- culture issue publications on subjects relating to poultry or the horse, there seems to be no limit to the demand for them. If an insect attacks the shade trees on your city lot, or a dis- ease blights the carnations in your greenhouse, the begonias in your win- dow box, or the asparagus in your garden, you have just as much right to appeal to the experiment station or the Department of Agriculture for ad- vice and assistance as has the farmer with his 100 acres of potatoes or corn, or the ranchman with his thousands of sheep or cattle. With their existing financial limita- tions the stations have very properly given their attention thus far prin- cipally to the needs of our large agri- cultural industries, but they have also done much which is ef use to village and city people growing a few plants, and they will undoubtedly enlarge their work in this direction as time goes on and funds increase. The farm- NEW CROP FLOWER SEEDS VERBENA Our Mammoth Fancy Strain is "out of the ordin- ary" quality, combining purity of color and very large flowers. Trade pkt. (Junce Pink 30 $1 .SO Blue 30 l.SO Scarlet .30 l.SO Striped 30 I SO Whfte 30 ISO nAanoTH,ii,ncyMxii.30 i.so REGULAR. .25 1.00 VINCA. This stock comes from an old, reliable grower, whose seed has yet to cause a single complaint. Choice nixed, Trade pkt. 15c.: 02.500. -Mso a complete assortment of separate colors. SALVIA. (Scarlet Sage). The large, long spike types which produce brilliant flowers. Trade pkt. Ounce Splendens 25 $I.2S Clara Bedman 40 2. SO Ball of Fire SO 3 60 SMILAX. "i lb. $1.00, trade pkt. lOc, oz. 30c. A Choice lot of NIAIWAN COCHEr ROSES, extra line, pink and white. 2-year old, $7.00 per lOO. GET OUR WHOLESALE CATALOG OF FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS HENRY F. MIGHELL CO., Market St., 'AS^^ Pliiladelpliia, Pa. (Snow) (Scarlet Harlowarden) ANDREW CARNEGIE The only scarlet having the rich v_lvety color, calyx that does not bur-t, stem long and of the best and as a producer cannot be excelled. Rooted cuttings, strong and healthy. $12 per 100. $100 per 1000. CHICAGO CARNATION CO.. a t.pvfer. Mgr jqliET, ILL. ers need have no fear that the sta- tions will forget them or neglect their interests, but should rather rejoice that in the stations they have a pow- erful agency for bringing city people into closer sympathy with rural people. Wide Distribution of the Stations. In the second place, the broad out- look of the agricultural experiment stations is found in their wide geo- graphic distribution. Beginning in Europe and America, they have spread to every continent and many islands. There are now more than 1000 sta- tions and kindred institutions in more than 50 countries. The United States has 60 regular stations and many sub- stations, Germany has 98 stations, France 94, Russia 115. Great Britain 41, Italy 49, Austria 42, Hungary 29, Sweden 37. Belgium 17, Denmark 10, Australia 3(j, Japan 58, and India 38. Since 1904, stations or experimental farms have been established in China, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Greece, Servia, French West Africa. Orange River Free State, and the Fiji Islands. Be- fore that time stations were in op- eration in Algeria. Bulgaria. British West Indies. Cuba, Egypt, Java, Portu- gal, Spain. Roumania, the Philippines, and many other minor countries and dependencies. In the Eastern Hemis- phere there are stations all the way from the 60th parallel of north latitude in Russia. Norway and Sweden, to the Cape of Good Hope and far off New Zealand, and from Ireland to Japan. In the Western Hemisphere they stretch from Rampart, Alaska, on the 66th parallel of north latitude (where barley, rye, oats and wheat have been matured several years in succession) to Santiago, in South America, 34 de- grees south of the equator. The north temperate zone is peppered with sta- HYDRANGEA OTAKSA ^'^^^ s™^'^ ^c. niunHIIUtH UIH^OH Sc.lOc and ISc each by the dozen or hundred. Fine stock. VIOLET. IMPERIAL Fleld grown. $,500 per IIUI.I. I , iiiiri.ninL ,00. .^4500 per lOW), 250 at 1000 rate. Just Received in Splendid Condition 15,000 AZALEAS in all sizes and varieties 25c. up to $2.00 each Also Kentias, Rubbers, Araucarlas, Pandanus, Boxwood, Euonymus, Crotons, Areca and Eurya latifolia. Extra good value In large Specimen and Decorative Palms A. LEUTHY &. CO. Perkins Street Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. ■^»>»i9)9i»imPs»imm»*^mm»immm»»>»>9^i, Wliolesale Plant Grower, College Point, - New York. Price List of Foliage, Flowering and Decorative Plants sent free on application. rtfw^tf^cw^rcvttwwwtrc^ctcv^ GODFREY ASGHMANN Importer and Wholesale Qrower and Shipper of Araucaria Eicelsa, Compacta, RobustaandGlauca; Kentia Korsteriana and Belmorcana Azalea, Indica, etc. Cultivator of Boston. Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmaii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia BlUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. i908-T0READ0R-i3i)8 Our new seedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prosperity, with the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for 1908. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for further information. The H. Weber &. Sons Co., Oakland, Md Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You will find some good offers there alto. 710 HORTICULTURE November 30. 190T tions, the south temperate zone well clotted with them, and they are here and there in the torrid zone. The Wide Range of Subjects Dealt With. These statements are perhaps suffi- cient to indicate the wide range of subjects with which the stations have to deal. In our own country the worli ranges all the way from attempts to grow grain under Arctic conditions, raise grain hay to sell at $200 a ton in the Copper River Valley, improve the native crab apple and the wild straw- berry of Alaska, and aid an enthusias- tic horticulturist at Coldfoot, 67 de- grees north latitude, grow cucumbers, radishes and other vegetables, to ex- periments with mangoes, bread fruit, cherimoya, litchi, longan, wi, rubber trees, cacao, coffee, and many other tropical plants in Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines. While many of the stations are organized to work in a general way for the promotion of agriculture in their respective locali- ties, others confine their work to spe- cial subjects, the range of which may be indicated by the names given to some of these institutions. Thus we have agronomic stations, animal chem- istry stations, bacteriological stations, brewing and distillery stations, crypto- ganic laboratories, entomological sta- tions, farm mechanics' stations, fish culture stations, marine zoological sta- tions, moor experiment stations, seri- cultural stations, and stations exclu- sively for experiments in the culture of cinchona, cotton, flax, indigol. sugar, tea, or tobacco. It one desires to get a more comprehensive view of the broad outlook of the experiment sta- tions, geographically and topically, he can do so by examining the volumes of the Experiment Station Record, where is reported from month to month the work of the stations throughout the world. Orcjanization and Functions Are Com- prehensive. Another aspect of the broad outlook of the experiment stations may be seen in the comprehensiveness of their organization and functions. This is especially true of the American sta- tions. Organized primarily as State institutions they have been brought together to form a great national sys- tem of agricultural promotion, jiartly by Federal legislation on their behalf and their consequent relations with the U. S. Department of Agriculture and partly by voluntary union in the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. The Federal legislation gave them a broad and elastic charter, made them strong and permanent institu- tions, while at the same time it en- abled them to undertake a great va- riety of operations suited to their re- spective environments, and supplied the funds necessary to make their in- vestigations substantial and far-reach- ing. This legislation left the responsibil- ity for their management and equip- ment so largely in the States that their local constituencies have felt the sta- tions belong to them and have exert- ed themselves more and more stren- uously to secure from the State legis- latures liberal appropriations for their development. Thus the Federal grants stimulated, rather than repressed, EXTRA FINE BOXWOOD $ 17. SOp-CWT. RAI AY I FAVPQ creen si.oo per looo. UHLHA LCHlLO bronze, new crop in a tew days. Headquarters for HARDY FERNS, MOSS, LAUREL, PRINCESS PINE, FESTOONING, Etc. Best Ferns In Market $1.25 per 1000. Sfe Our Cut Flower Ad. 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., BOSTON HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., \\°;^^\l Slate pride in the stations and State generosity toward them. The Fed- eral legislation provided for the es- tablishment of the Office of Experi- ment Stations in the Department of Agriculture as a central agency for the promotion of the interests of the stations. This Office has acted as the guardian of the Federal funds granted to the stations, has contrib- uted largely to the formulation and general adoption of standards of sta- tion work, has collected and lirought to our stations regular information regarding the progress of agricultural research in other countries, has sum- marized the results of the work of all our stations and disseminated them throu.ghout the world to investigators, teachers, students and farmers, and has given the stations advice and as- sistance in very many ways. The Association of American Agri- ctiliural Colleges and Experiment Sta- tions has been the forum for the dis- cussion of numerous questions relat- ing to the management and work of the stations, has represented their in- terests before Congress and the Exe- cutive Departments at Washington, and has united them in many bonds of mutual sympathy and helpfulness. {To be Continued') The beiry vines, that running thick, told blithesome Summer's story Lie a tangled maze of brown in heaps of faded glory. The frosts have tinted forest glade and painted forest dell And bob-o-link has sung good-bye and robin chirped farewell. Drags out the old. Wafts in the new. No more the bees are humming. The earth so gay today is gray, for Winter Is a-coming. — W. CARLETON SMITH. PRIMULA OBCONICA 2 in. at 2c. -5 in. at 3'jC. 4 in. at lOc. CINERARIA 3 inch at 3c. 4 inch at 8c. Whitmanii Ferns Bench (jrown, ready for 7 in. pots, fine stock. SOc. H. N. HOFFMAN ELMIRA, N. Y. SAVE your weekly copies of this paper. DON'T throw them away. The contents are always of PERMA- NENT VALUE and you may need them for reference tomorrow, a year from tomorrow, or still later. BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. MMiifirturflrtof FL0RI5TS' LETTERS I Tlili wood«n box nicely stained and TamUbed* 18x30x12, made in two sec- tion*, one for each size letter, g^iven away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, iH or 2 inch size per xoo, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. f . McCarthy, Manager 66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MA5S. BOXES BOXES boxes! LIGHT WOOD CUT FLOWER BOXES | Sizes in Stocli per 100 3 X 4 X 20 S4 00 3 X 5 X 34 4.50 3x7x31 4.60 6 X 6 X 34 6.80 4 X 13 X 24 9.06 6 X 12 X 24 10.60 6 X 12 X 30 12.60 r> X 1 3 X 36 14.00 ex 13 X 36 16 00 6 X 15 X 42 30.00 6 X IS X 48 33. 00 Write for samples and prices in car load lots. 6ETM0RE BOX FACTORY, Incorporated, BELLEVILLF, ALA. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsaleby all tirstclasssupply houses. Madeby ORAL MFG. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston FANCY AND DAGGER FERNS Best iiuality. 7Bc per 1000. BOUQUET QREEN, 7c. per cwt. CHRISTMAS TREES by the rar load or any way you want them. ROBERT CROVES 127 Commercial St. ADAMS. HA89. The"Japana"GutFlowerHolder A handy article for florists. Sells to the trade on sight. Made of ^lassin three sizes. The *'Angiais" Table Decoration, something entirely new, long needed. The florist and housewife will appreciate this article, as it simplifies the art of table decorating. Ask for catalog. M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. N, ISO Waiola Ave,, La Grange, III. November 30, 1907 horticulture: 711 JOHN BREITMEYER'S ^=SONS^= Cor. Miami and Qratlot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut Blooms W« c*T«r all Michican points and g«»J ••ctivna of Ohi*, Indiana and Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH Is now permanently located at 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUOITORIUM ANNU Til. Harrim 5U SAMU£L MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory 1»1? BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO B«th 'PhoPM 2670 Main FRED C. WEBER FLORIST OLIVE STREET ^1» LUUlo» IVlUt Esiabllshed 1873 Long Disiance Fhone BeiJ tlndell 676 WASHINGTON, D. C. QUDE'5 OUDE BROS CO /■LORISTS Geo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L 5treet WASHINOTON. D. C. The Park Floral Co. J. A. VALENTINE Pres, DENVER, COLORADO WILLIAM L.ROCK FLOWER CO. KANSA.S CITY. MO. will carefully execute orders for Kansas City and any town in Missouri or Kansas. ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IN ALBANY AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER, 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. NEW RETAIL FLOWER STORES. .John Harrow, Tuledo, 0. A. A. Whitbred, Altoona. Pa. C. P. McDonald, Greenfieltl. Mass. Le Page Bros., Cooke Block, Stam- ford, Conn. S. N. Peck, in the business district of Toledo, O. The Blossom, Bond and Livingston streets, Brooklyn, N. Y., by C. C. Trepel. BUSINESS CHANGES. R. W. Powers of Boston, has taken a position with J. T. Silman of Waltham, Mass. Harry Larkin has succeeded to the business of the late Owen Larkin at Middletown N. Y. J. W. Dunford has purchased Mr. Gallagher's interest in the Gallagher Flower Shop, St. Louis, and will as- sume the management. E. J. Kelly, for 15 years with Oster- tag Bros., and W. F. Petschonek. book- keeper for the Eggeling Floral Co., have bought out the branch store of the latter concern at Delmar and Kings Highway, St. Louis. The sympathy of the ti'ade is ex- tended to John Gratopp of Toledo, O., whose son John passed away on No- vember 22. PROMPT DELIVERY IN BOSTON AND ALL NEW ENGLAND POINTS HOUGHTON & CLARK 396 Bcylston St., Boston, Mass. Send flower orders for delivery in BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F. CALVIN 124 Tremont St., Boston TRANSFER Your orders for flower or plant delivery in Eastern New England to JULIUS A. ZINN, 2 Beacon St., Boston. Fine Design Work a Specialty Theodore IVIiller FLORIST Ltflg Distance PhMM: B«ll, FwHt St; XIhImK Dtlinr 4«32 Dalmnr Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO. rrUNTA FLORAL CO. *' l^r- ATLANTA GEORGIA. Out of Town Florists Taking orders for deliv£ry in New York or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially deliv- ered hy >^ -^ -^ Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th St., New York City ALEX. McCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to »ny part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38tli St. Cable Address, ALEXCO^NELL WILLIAM H.OONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Orders, and reliable deliveries guaranteed. DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders from any part of tfie country fe». New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbui A. WARENDORFF, 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK. Send your orders to the King of Floral Artists, Flower Deliveries In Brooklyn and other Lont? Island Points New York City. New -lersey. etc. At Theatres* Hotels, Steamers or Residenc- s. WILSON Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn. N.Y. YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS Br TELEBRAPH" William J. Smvth FLORIST Cor. nicblg:an Are. and 3lst St.. CmCAM We ship to all points in Illinois and Iow«. PiMnM: DMglai 744, Douglas 523, Dtii|lu 74* JACOB SGHULZ, loulsvIlle, ky: l*ilt FlAwarc °' best quality in •e.MK UUI riUW.ia dtllrered promptly to «.T aMrcM. Write, Te1e(r«ph or Teleph.... Cambcrland .nd Home Phone* 223 iw4 W4 712 HORTICULTURE November 30, 1907 CATTLEYAS GARDENIAS CYPRIPEDIUMS The Leo Niessen Company 1209 krch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Open from 7 a. m. to 8 p m. Best in the Country special Prices on Regular Orders S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN GO. 1608-1620 Ludlow St., PHILADELPHIA "Tho" Wholmmmlm Florlata of PhlladolplHm STJRE OPEN 7.30 a. m. «o 8 p. in. ( EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ i CUT FLOWERS I i EDWARD REID, *'^?^?^V' f h 1526 Ranstead St.. PHILADELPHIA « • STOBE CLOSES S F M. A ^ / \ f CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. i \ / k BEAUTIES ^ RICHMONDS VALLEY 1619-1621 RANSTEAD ST. W. E. McKISSIGK ""l^Tx^^ ^7^: PHILADELPHIA DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers W« aan care for your cutflower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. CHAS. W. McKELLAR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Roses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERQ WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, lU. Id writing adrertlMn ■•■tloa H«rtlnltBM and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CmCAGO Nov. 26 I TWI5 CITIES I Nov. 25 PHILA. Nov a 5 BOSTOK Nov. 27 4-47-4S WABASH AVE., CHICAGO POEHLMANN BROS. CO. Grow and Ship the Finest' AMERICAN BEAUTIES in tha World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. ROSES Am. Beauty. Fancy and Special... 40.00 to 50.00 40. CO to 60.00 20 03 to 3500 35.00 to 3500 Ex la 20.00 to 30.00 30.00 to 4S 00 10.00 to 25.00 15.00 to 35 00 " No I IS-OO 8.00 to to id. 00 I3.00 3 0.00 8,00 to to 36.00 1500 8.00 5.00 tc to 15 00 8 00 io.cx> 6.00 to to i|.o« 8 00 " Lower grades BrUe, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. 7.00 to 8.00 4 00 to 8.00 6.00 to 8.(» 6.00 to 800 •' " " " Low.gr. 5.00 to 6 00 2.00 to 4.00 a. 00 to 6.00 2 00 to 4.00 Liberty. Richmond, Chatjnay F&S 7.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 12.00 6.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 " " Lower grades. 5.00 to b.oo 3.00 to 6.0c a.txj to 6.00 a. 00 to 1**** K.illamey,Welle5:ey, Fan. & Sp... 7.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 10 oc 6.00 to 10.00 6.00 to 8.00 " " Lower grades 5.00 to 6.00 3-00 to SCO 2.00 to 6.00 3,00 to 4.00 CARNATIONS 4 CO 3.00 5.C0 300 3 00 1.50 4.00 2.50 3.00 to 4.00 4 CO MISCELLANEOUS Violets 7.50 •75 4O-OO 15 GO to t.50 50.0c 20,00 • 35 to ■75 50.00 10.00 to I. CO 50.00 15.00 to to to In 60. CO LiUe« to 16 oc to t2 50 to 15.00 to 13 O* Uly o( the Valley 300 to 5.00 300 to 5.00 2. 00 to 5-00 2.00 to 4.o« Chrysanthemums, Fancy 20.00 to 30.00 25. -XJ to 45.00 5-03 to 35.00 12. CO to 3500 " Ordinary.. 8 00 to I $.00 8.00 to 30.00 10.00 to 12.50 8.00 to 12.00 -75 to I 53 •75 12 00 1.50 15.00 » 50 15 00 1.50 12.00 SmiUz to 13.50 to 8.00 to Asparagus Plumosus, strings 3S-00 to 30.00 35 00 to 50 CXJ 35. CO to 75 00 to 50.00 " " & Spren. (toobchc.) 35.00 to 50 00 30.00 to 50.00 35 •«o to 50.00 30.00 10 53.00 THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Without a rival in knowledge of the requirements of the trade and the ability to supply them. Our New Illustrated Catalogue, recognized as a work of art unprecedented in its line for variety, novelty and completeness, tells the story fully, and if you have not yet sent for it, do so now. 'TIS FREE TO EVERYBODY IN THE TRADE H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. November 30, 1907 HORTICULTURE 71S A Fine Assortment of --iV^ iV Xv K iV S-- Extra fine lot of FIKEFLY in bloom from THANKSGIVING to EASTER WRITE FOR PRICES MAJOR BONNAFFON The best all 'rovind Yellow Chrysanthemum. Strong stools, $5.00 per 100 W. W. EDGAR CO., Waverley, Mass. To Make the Store Pay Every seasonable attraction to the stock of the retail florist has to be diligently sought lor and attractively displayed. are in the minds of every house- holder at present. WINDOW BOXES Have You a Cood Assortment of Suitable Plants to Show Customers? If not, send at once to Samuel C. Moon, Morrisville, Bucks Co., Pa., for sample order. He furnishes stocky little plants HARDY EVERGREENS little plants of Juniper, Thuja, Retinospora, etc., at $15.00 per too; $2.00 per doz. Send to-day. You are losing business by every hour's delay. SAMUEL G. MOON, NIORRISVILLE, BUCKS CO., PENNA. FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Business has started in BOSTON first-rate this week, and is satisfactory on all lines. Prices have stiffened up on some of the choicest lines. The im- provement came quite suddenly tor last week was exceedingly dull. Chrys- anthemums are shortening up con- siderably. Indications are that the Thanksgiving Day demand will be fully up to last year's good record. Business brightened up BUFFALO somewhat, althwigh the past week was not as good as was expected. Stock was not quite so plentiful as week previous, but nevertheless a good portion had to be moved. Very low prices pre- vailed. Chrysanthemums of first qual- ity sold fairly well, but the poorer quality seemed to hang on with no takers. Roses are of good quality, es- pecially Richmonds, which have nev-r been better, but no high prices ruled. Beauties have not been too plentiful and prices have held steady. Violets in good supply and quality. There is too much lily of the valley to feel coii- fortable. A good Thanksgiving week's business is looked for. There is little of INDIANAPOLIS special interest to tell concerning the business of the past week. Some have been rather busy decorating for wed- dings, dinners and teas, while the ma- jority reijoit trade as extremely quiei. Many of the florists are complaining of trouble in making collections. Counter trade is reported considerably below the average for this time of the year. Stock of every kind is com- ing in sufficient quantity and of good quality. Chrysanthemums are yet to be seen in large numbers but by the end of the coming week the quantities will have considerably dim- inished. Lilies, orchids, lily of the valley and violets are plentiful and more than equal to demand. Tomlin- son Hall market florists report trade as only fair. Of greens the market has a good supply at the usual prices. The present week NEW YORK opened out with a moderate but very gratifying spurt in the wholesale dis- trict, but "Tuesday's storm interfered with its continuance. It is expected, however, that the week will show a substantial increase over the record of any previous week in this month, and to this end the Thanksgiving holiday demand will, of course, contribute. All llower stock is of excellent quality. Chrysanthemums are beginning to show the ravages of time and will not, after this week, exert any great influ- ence on the market for other material. Among the signs of the advancing sea- son are stevia, paper-white narcissi, poinsettias and Cypripedium insigne, all of which are alntnd;intly in evi- dence. Very low prices PHILADELPHIA and exceedingly heavy shipments of flowers were the prevailing features of last week's market. Prices were about one half of what they were at this time last year. Compared with New York and some other centres the writer visited last week, Philadelphia is fortunate. At this writing (Monday) there is quite some activity, and the prospects for the week are cheerful. The football game on Thursday is the star event of the season and there is another affair of the same kind on Saturday which will help violets and red roses, ane tone up all the staples. Chrysan- themums are still plentiful, but their heyday is past. Jeanne Xonin and Bonnaffon aie veiy fine just now. Beauty roses are too plentiful, but the quality is extra fine. Teas such as Bridesmaids, Brides and Killarney are away beyond market requirements, strange to say, and notwithstanding these bad conditions, we hear of sever- al instances of salting for Thanks- giving. There are some very smart people in this world. Richmonds have shortened up a little. Carnations cleaned up pretty well and are in a more healthy condition than most lines, although prices rule low like pver\-thing else. Beacon. Wiiisor and Enchantress are the leaders, Winsor especially. Violets sold well last of the week, and prospects are good for the next ten days. Lily of the valley is quite sluggish, but the quality never better. Detroit reports supply increasing perceptibly but it is bought up as fast as it comes; a most desirable condi- tion indeed, and quite a contrast to conditions in eastern markets as re- ported. PHILADELPHIA NOTES. W. K. Harris, we are glad to report, is again about after a severe spell of pleurisy. W. J. Moore, of the Pennock forces, is on jury duty, being foreman in the celebrated Bridget Cary case. Charles H. Grakelow will speak on "The Retailer's position towards the Wholesaler" at the next meeting of the Florists' Club, December 3. A sale is announced by Freeman & Sons, auctioners of the Colflesh & Note place at Yeaton, consisting of the greenhouses, contents and 4 \-2 acres of ground on December 9. A. B. Cartledge, of Pennock Bros., reports business very encouraging. Although not as brisk this year as last fall he points out that 1906 was one of the most phenomenal seasons ever known in the flower business and it would be unreasonable to ex- pect such another for a long time. FIRE RECORD. The greenhouses of W. J. Olds at I'nion City, Pa. Loss |2,500, partially- insured. The barn of George Mellen, Spring- field, 0., was set on fire by tramps who- used it for a night's rest. Loss about $2,000. Fire was discovered about one o'clock on the morning of November IS in the heating plant of the St. John greenhouses, Darien, Conn. The front of the house was destroyed. CLEARY'S HORTICULTURAL CO. Management AMBROSE T. CLEARY Wholesale Lontractlng', Jobbing, Auction HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS of every ilescription. Consignmer.ts Received. Surplus Stock Converted. 62 Vesev St.. NEW YORK ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Accountant and Jtudltor Simple methods of correct accounting j especially adapted for florists' use. ! Books Balanced and Adjusted MercliaDti Banic BuikUng 38 STATE ST., BOSTON Telephone, Main ft ^ The KERVAN CO. 13 W. 28th ST. New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto St Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- cthce, Ferns and Mosses. .\11 Decorating Evergreen.. 714 HORTICUI-TURE November 30. 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE. FLORIST FineM American Beautie* and Carnations 51 West 28 St. - NEW YORK ^^^^^^^^^ ;** JOHN I. RAYNOR \ : Wholesale Commission Florist 'I'^VSisA^R^e^" 1 1 • TEL. J998 MADISON SQUARE ^9 W. 28 St., New York city ( FORD BROTHERS A* West 28tli Street, HBW YORK HffiHS rmcTCHOiii; A Full Line of All CUT FLOWERS Talephone. 3870 or 3871 Madison Sanare Walter F. Sheridan Whot€»ale Commission Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 Wist 28th Strtst, New Ytrk Telephone: 3S32-3533 HadUon Square H. E. FROMENT, Wholesale Commission Florist, ■HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIESI 1 ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY 1 Choice Cut Flowers, S7 West 28th St., :: NEW YORK. Telephones: 2200. 2201, Madison Square. Ttw Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH now. 28th Street, New York Tel. 334-325 Madison Square THE HICHESr \/AI I ETV ALWAVS GRADE OP VMkkCiY ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES. ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McNI ANUS, 7S9«.dT, 42 W. 28th St.. New York 'Bstabllsbed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TEY ME PHILIP F. KESSLER 55 &57W. 26th St., New York City commjjsion Dealer, Wholesale Buyer and Seller of Open from 5 a. m. to 6 p. m. Sunday till 10 a m. Tel., 5243 and 2921 Madison Sq. Res., 345 J., Newtown Finest Lilies In the Market Every Day in the Year. CUT FLOWERS ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers In Season 55 West 28th St, New York •ttcphone 3024 Madison Sqnare. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AW. DAILY J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST, NEW YORK Telephone It? Madison Sq. We have a good regular outlet for seasonable flowers NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER lOO-TO DEALERS ONLY Last Half of Week anding Nov.23 1907 8.00 4.00 A^. Boauty.lMlaadip ** extra No. I " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gale, fu A ip .50 to " '* Iwr.grds. I to Liberty, RickmoBd, fancy & special .50 to " lower grades to Killamey,Wellesley, fan. and spec. .50 to " lower grades. | to 6.00 1. 00 400 •50 4.0D • 50 4.00 •50 First Half of week beginning Nov. 2S 1907 20.00 to 35.00 12.00 to 15.00 4.00 to 10.00 to 1. 00 a. 00 to 6.00 to .50 9.00 to 6.00 to .50 3.00 to 6.00 ■ to .50 Carnations, Fancy and Novelties. . " Ordinary VioleU Cattleyu LIIlM Uly of the Valley Qardenias Chrysanihemums, Fancy " Ordinary.. .... Adlantum Smllax Acparagui PlunoMis, stringc " " & Spren. (loo bchi \ List Half of Week ending Nov. 23 1907 1. 00 to 2 00 to • 50 •25 to .40 aS-oo to 50,00 4.00 to 6.00 1. 00 to 3.00 10.00 to 35.00 10.00 to 15.00 I 00 to 2.00 l.OO to *-25 800 to 10.00 15 00 to 40.00 to 15.00 First Half of Week beginning Nov. 25 1907 3.00 to to .25 to 35.00 to 4 oe to I. 00 to 10.00 to 10.00 to 1. 00 to 1. 00 bo 8.00 to 25 eo to 3.00 1. 00 .75 50.00 lO.OO 3.«0 35.00 15.00 J.OO 1.25 io.x>o 40. Oo 13 Oo ORCHIDS AT ALL SEASONS WM. STUART ALLEN CO. Gommlssion Merchants In Cut Flowers 53 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK Telephone 3S6 Madison Square Edward Ca Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th 5T. ^^ 1463 M'*""" Sqnare NeW YOrfc TRAENDLY A S CHENG K WHOLESALE FLORISTS Fornish best stock at tair prices all the year round ijend for qnatations on f>H ailnis Tel. 798.799 Madison Sq. 44 Wcst 28th Street, Nci Ylft Glt| Alexander J. Guttman THE Wholesale florist of new york 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. 1664 — 1665 MADISON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers Jcindly mention Horticulture November 30, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 715 HARDY CUT FERNS FANCY and DAGGER Extra fine, $1.25 per 1000. Bronze and Green Galax, $1.25 per 1000. Leucothoe Sprays, $1.00 per 100, — — $7.50 per 1000. Sphagnum floss, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25. Fancy and Dagger F"erns our specialty. A trial order will cunviuce you that we ship only first-class stock. Headquarters for Florists" supplies and wire work. All cut tlowers in season. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., All phone connections 3840 Broadwa}, Detroit, Mich. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 54 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephone 3559 Madison Sq. A. L YOUNG & CO. RECEIVERS &. SHIP- PERS OF CUT FLOWERS. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Headquarters in Western New Yor1( FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingGo. Whalesale Commission Florist, also Dealer In Florists' Supplies and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Give ui « trial. V/c caa pisaic j»u. FRANK S. HICKS & GO. Wholesale Florists. Open Noui for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28tli Street, - New York City Tel. 2^20 Mad. Sq. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and Dellyered. 55-57 West 26th St., New York City. Charles Millang >0 West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission i Reliable Place to Consigrn to or order from Telephone: 3860-3871 Madison Square A. lYIOLTZ Will purchase flowers on order In N. Y. market and ship carefully at prevailing wholesale prices. Address 55-57 West 26tii Street. New York City Best Flowers I3V the; BOSTONMARKET N.F. McCarthy &Gc. 84 Hawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Send for Prices HENRY M, ROBINSON & CO. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS Finest Grades of Roses, Carnations, Ciirysanthemums, Lily of tlie Valley, Violets, etc. 15 Province Si. & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mjss, See our Fern ad. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to DETiktrbNLY SAIMUEl A. WOODROW WHOLESALE PLANTSMAM Palms, Large and Small Ferns, etc. 53 West 30th Street, NEW YORK Telephone 2083 Madison WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A First Class Harket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main B. 8. SUNN, Jr. WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 &. 57 W. 26th St., New York City Tel..33C4 Madison Sq. Shipping Orders Solicited. Ro8e8 and Carnations ROSES Am. Beauty, Fui.and Sp. E«tra .. No.i " Lower prndes Bfvie, 'Maid. Golden Gm«, F. ft S. " " " '■ Low. p". Liberty, RichiBomd.ChateDay, F&S " '* Lower f^ades- I^llaraey, Wellealey. Fan. & Sp... '* " Lower (fades CINCINNATI Nov. i8 bETROiT Nov. -5 BUFFALO Nov. 25 pirrsBURo Nov. «5 35.00 to 15.00 to 8.00 to 6.o« to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 3.00 to 3500 30.00 ao.oe 10.00 3.00 4.00 8.00 400 8.00 CARNATIONS Faacy aad NovcUict ^ to 3.00 OrdiiMry 1 i 00 to a.oo MISCELXANEOUS Violets ! .50 C«nWyu I 50.00 Lilies. »a 50 Lily of the VaUey i 3-«» Chrysanthemums, Fanty. " Ordinary. As, Etc^ Sales every Tuesday and Friday. If you cannot attend send bids and shipping In- structions. Catalogues on application. N. r. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton. AZALEAS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Kosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. For page see List of Advertiser's. Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. BAMBOO CANES Stunipp & Waller Co., 50 Barclay St., New York, For page see List of Advertisers. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Street, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAT TREES. Specimens and pairs, all sizes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS Begonias, flowering; 6 varieties, 3-in., 4%c. Fine for Christmas trade. Hammerschmldt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. BOILERS BOILERS. "Bumham" Boikrs made for grecnhonse heating. Lord & Burnham, 1J33 Broadway, N. Y. BOX'WOOD A. Leuthv & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Henry M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., Boston. For page see List of .-^dvortlsers. Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tion for All Cypress, Semi-Iron. Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Sasli and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thcrnburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths; Bermuda Easter Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddington, 342 W. r4tli St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Rlckards Bros., ,37 East 19th St., New York. White Roman Hyacinths. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Flske Seed Co., Faneull Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Fall Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. D. Rusconi, 128 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati, O. Cailas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Tlie F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown-onHud- son, N. Y. Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissi, Crocuses. For page see List of Advertisers. Aug. Roiker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Seasonable Import Plants and Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. Lily of the Valley Excellenta. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. St. Davids Late-Dug Hf.rrisii. For page see List of Ad^Ertlsers. Write for prices on only selected bulbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmitz. Piince Bay, N. Y. CARNATIONS Field GroTm F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Carnation Co., Joliet, 111. Carnation Andrew Carnegie. For page see List of Advertisers. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. Seedling Carnation Toreador. For page see List of Advertisers. Surplus Carnation plants: Enchantress. Lawsou, Queen, Fair Maid, Rose-Pink Encbantrees, Victory, etc. For informa- tion write Peirce Bros., Waitham, Mass. Rooted Cuttings John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Charles H. Totty, MadLson, N. J. For page see Ijist of ■\dvertisers. A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. For page set List of Advertisers. W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. For page se-; List of Advertisers. Harlowarden Greenhouses, Greenport, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. ^^Jctober" Frost, the best early wlilte Chrysanthemum, strong stock plants, $1.00- doz. Clementine Touset, 75c. doz. C. H. Ketcham, -N". S. P., South Haven, Mich. Chrysanthemums, reading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 in. stock are given on application. Poehlmana Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. Chrysanthemums, stock plants, October Frost, Rosiere, 6c.; Monrovia, Touset, 6c.; Kalb, October Sunshine, Pacific, Lady Har- riet, BonnatEon, Alice Byron, Nellie Pock- ett, Duckham, Perrin, Balfour, Black Hawk, 3c. Cash. Wm. Bierstadt & Son, Springfield, 111. COLEUS Coleus, all kinds, fine, 2%-in., IHc. Hammerschmldt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagsliot. Eng. For page see List of .\rtvertlsers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, North Ablngton, Mass. For page see List of Advertisersi Write for prices on all choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Bostorr, Mass. CUT FLOVTER BOXES. Edwards Folding Box Co., Ihilad^lphla. For page see List of Advertisers. Getmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala. • Light Wood Boxes. For page see List of Advertisers. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Folding cut flower boxes, the best madjfr. Write for list. Holton & Hunkel Co.. Mil- waukee, Wis. CYCLAMEN. S. S. Skidelsky, 1741 N. 18th St., Phlla^ delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For ptge see List of Advertisers. R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh. Md. For page see List of -\dvertlsei-s. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. Davis & Son, Purcellvllie, Va. For page see List of Advertisers. DAISIES The Fernery, 1421 Charies St. N., Balti- more, Md. New Double Daisy. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 720 November 30, 1907 HORTICULTURE 717 SECORATIVi: PI,ANTS A. Lcuthy & Co., RosUndale, Mass. For page see List of Advtrtlsers. Jollns Koeibrs, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Anton Schulthels, College Point, N. Y. For page see List of Advertlaere. XXECTRIC CIRCVIiATOR The Castle Company. 170 Summer St.. Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. FERNS A. Leuthy & Co., Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. H. H. Barrows & Son, WMtman, Mass. Nephrolepls Whltmaul. For page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scott, Brooklyn, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. FERTILIZERS Pnlyerlzed Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, III. Wizard Brand Cattle Manure. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS' GREENING PINS We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226-228 1-2 Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 66 Pearl St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Eoral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. ^Ve Have Thtm. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORISTS SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman Pi., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Keivan Co., 113 W. 28th St., N. T. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Eeed & Keller, 122 W. I'.'ith St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. Maun, Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOAVERS BT TELEGRAPH Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertlsere. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Fler 100; f4.00 Eer 1000. Cash. Aug. Zlrnglebel, Need- am, Mass. PATENTS ' Siggers & Slggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted peat, Asalea peat, Leaf-Mould, Live Sphagnum moss, Baled Sphagnum moss. Green Clump moas, etc. Jobbers' list on application. Cf. W. Brown- ell & Co., Walden, N. Y. PEONIES Peonies and Perenriials. Send 25 cents ill stamps tor each of the following: Peony ami Phlox Manuals, and The Evergreens. C. S. Harrison's Sciei't Nursery, York, Nebr. PHOENIX ROEBELINI SEED Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PIPE AND FITTINds Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Aye. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe. Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks, Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y^ PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by exp., J1.25 by mail. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. PRIVET Privet Amurense, all sizes. Write for trade list. Valdeslan Nurseries, Bostlc Dept., Bostlc, N. C. RAFFIA Samples free. Large assortment of coloi-s. R. H. Comey Co., Camden, N. J., or, 810-824 Washburn Ave., Chicago. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. For List of Advertisers See Page 720 November 30, 1907 HORTICULTURE 71& ROSES Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Gay Rcses. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. i. Rambler Rose, Newport Fairy. For page see List of Advertisers. Van Meerbeek & Co., BUlegom, Holland. Dwarf Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Inc., Bedford, Roses for Forcing. For page see List of Advertisers. Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. Roses for Easter Foelng. Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., Hardy Dwarf Kosfs. New York. Robert Scott & Son, Sharon Hill, Rose Mrs. Jardiue. Del. Co., Pa. Low-biidded roses, No^ 1, $95.00: No! 1 1-2, $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. Crimson Ramblers, extra stong, 3-yr., for forcing, at 9 cts.. Gilbert Costlch, Rochester, N. Y. Pink and White Maman Cochet and Mrs. Cant, strong, field-grown rose plants, suit- able for 6-ln. or larger pots, $7.00 per 100. Cash or C. O. D. John Peterson, Lake George, N. Y. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons, M and 52 N. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Bi:rpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. Vinca Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St., Phila. For phge see List of Advertisers. James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. HJalmai' Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisei-s. RIckards Bros., 37 E. 19 th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. E. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. Giant Cyclannen Seed. For page soe List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co.. 4S-.56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cai. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Bra-slan Seed Growers Co., San Josr; Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. O. V. Zangen, Hol)oken, N. J. Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. Antigonon leptopus, per lb. $1.25; oz. 15c. Ada J. Brooks, grower, Sorrento, Fia. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, or5oo3io.potsiDcrate$4 *~ >500»!< ' " S-aS 1500 j)4 * " 6.00 1000 3 " 5-00 800 3H ■' 580 5004 " 4-50 3205 4.51 1446 ' _. "_ .3-'6 Price per crate- 130 7la. potsiacrate$4.3o 60 8 '* " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 4I 10 " " 4.8. "4 11 " " 3.60 34 tj " " 4.80 12 14 " " 4.80 Seed pans, tame price as pots. Send for price lis^lf Cylinders for Cut Bowers, Hangioe Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten per cent. o«f lor cash with order. Address. BUfln^cr Bros.,Pottery,Fort Edward.N.Y. «ugu»t fiolkor 4 Sons, Agts. , 81 Barclay St. , N. 1. City.. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always lool< It over be- fore I do any buying. Standard Flower . . POT5 If your greenhouses arc within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you ntODcy W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WAStilNGTON D. C. 722 HORTICULTURE- November 30, 1907 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September 6, 1906. Mr. Andrew WilBon — Having used your Insecticide here, I can testify to Its efllclency In destroying scale and other In- sects Infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florham Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir — Yonr Plant Oil Is certainly the most effective scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. HERRINOTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; plnt5, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $ 1 .25 ; gallon. $2.00; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8, Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. SUMMIT, N. J, 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. Standard Plate Glass Company Manufacturers Importers American and French Greenhouse Glass Reliab'e Brands at Lowest Market Prices 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. BOSTON, MASS. A STB C A ^qfeenl]ouseqiam [\:U5E IT NOW. P.O. PIERCE CO. 12 W- Broadway and 227 Greenwich St. NEW VORK /. CAS SIDY Designer and Builder OF Iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE WEARS WELL. PLANT BED CLOTH Protects from Cold and Dampness. MINERALIZED RUBBER CO. 18 Cliff street New York In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." Holds C^asi^ I PEERl£SS J daslnff PolDts mn fth«l>«o& < No rigfcta err lefU. Bex *f J l.OM poiaU T6 eta. pcstpalA. ( HEKKT A. DREEB r 714 CkMtaat 8« , T\i^^^ K. ^g'g^yyiLi'iUJWiinijwpp? The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 Sq. ft. of glass. For rarticulars address John C. Esler,Sec'y,Sadd le River, N.J. CVPRESS SASH BARS 82 fe«t ar loBgrei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE I F DESIRED Write for Circular "D" and Prioea Tbe A. T. 8TEAR9I8 LUMBER €0. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. Send other business direct to Washington. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaranteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Failure* of Others." SIGGERS & SIGGER8 PATENT LAWYERS Box 9, National Union Building Washington, D. C. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTIOA LMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAQO K TONAWANDA. N.V. TOtONTO. ONT. KING COINSTRLCTION CO. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND EOUIPMENT — — vmm rom catalooi/e um nurry BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO, GREENHOUSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St., BOSTON 20-22 Canal St, Between the All Heart and the Sun Dried our Greenhouse Material cannot be surpassed. Our workmanship also cannot be excelled. When you get a greenhouse from us you can be sure it is up-to- date in all respects, and that it will be a good house for many years. FOLEY MFG. CO. Western A venue r% u ■ «^ a <^ r% and 26th Street CHICAGO. Our visiting .r.ends are heartily welcome tc call and see us at our handsome new factory. Transfer from any West Side street car totheS. Western Ave. line and get off at 26th St. S. JACOBS & SONS Manufacturers of GULF CYPRESS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Jobbers of Glass, Boilers, Pipes, Etc. Catalogue and Prices Upon Request. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, - NEW YORK Novembsr 30, 1907 HORTICULTURE; 72S The Electric Circulator Maunfactured and Installed by us is the only machine of its kind in use today for green- house hot water heating. Its strong points are SIMPLICITY PRACTICABILITY It is NOT A THEORY. Its value has been FULLY PROVEN. DON'T MISLED by so-called "im pro ve- ments " which exist on PAPER ONLY. This cut illustrates one and THE ONLY ONE which has ever had a trial thus far. It has been on the market since 1905. It is in use in many of the largest gree nhouse establishments, commercial and private, and is GIVING FULL SATISFACTION All references and testi- monials regarding forced circulation bv electric circu- lator REFER TO THIS MACHINE ONLY. «•■* AS AVI r tttmmnmtiw, HEATING ENGINEERS THE CASTLE COMPANY, I70 Summer street, Beston Then there is another highly interesting feature of the U-Bar construction. When you are on the inside you think the house is much wider than it really is. The extreme lightness, the unobstructed freedom is what does it. Mr. Pierson says : " It's just lilx). Darwins. $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Golden Crown 75c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. Parrots, Named, four best sorts. $1.25 per 100. All colors mixed, $1.00 per 100, $7.50 per 1000. DOUBLE TULIPS f r Count of Leicester. $1.00 per 100. $7.50 per 1000. Duke of York. $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. Cilorla Soils. $1 .50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. Le Blason. $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. riurillo. $2.^5 per 100, $19.00 per 1000. Rose Blanche. $1.00 per 100. $8.00 per 1000. NARCISSUS Empress. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Emperor. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Golden Spur. Extra sized bulbs, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. Grandee Maximus). $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Horsfleldi. $1.50 per 100, $12.50 per rooo. Princeps. Extra sized bulbs. 75c. per 100, $6.00 per 1000. Dok/ble Von Slon. First sized bulbs, $1.25 per 100, $g.oo per 1000; extra sized bulbs, $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000; double-nosed bulbs, $2.00 per 100, $18.00 per 1000. Alba Plena Odorata. 751:. per 100, $5.50 per 1000. Orang;e Phoenix, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. Paper White orandiflora. $1.25 per 100, $9.00 per 1000. rirs. Langtry. $1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000. Incomparable Stella. 75c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Poeticus Ornatus, 75c. per 100, $6.50 per 1000. HYACINTHS Single, ^2.50 per 100; double Separate Colors. $2.75 per 100. Fine Named. A fine selection of varieties, our selec- tion, $4.00 per 100. ninlature, or Dutch Romans. A fine assortment of the best named varieties, $1.75 per 100. CROCUS Finest Named Varieties, Baron von Brunow, David Rizzio, Mont Blanc, La Majestueuse, Mam- moth Yellow, Purpurea (Irandiflora, Queen of the Netherlands, and Sir Walter Scott. 6oc. per 100, $4.00 per 1000. k^^Hl F. R. PIERSON CO., tarrytown-on-hudson, new york PRIMULA OBCONICA 2 in. at 2c. 3 in. at .!■ c. 4 in. at lOc. CINERARIA S inch at 3c. 4 inch at Sc. Whitmanii Ferns Bench 4 in., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3'/, In., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2>4 In., $3.00 per 100 H. H. BARROWS & SON WhItMi. Mm. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All tlie Vear Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N.Y. ORCHIDS Largeat Importera, Exportera, Grotvera and Hybridists in the World Sander, St. Albany, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... OB«CHrrT>» ... Just to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. [atermedia. C, Schroderae, C Spcciosissima, C. Cit- rina, C. Gaskelliaaa. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L^ majalis, L. Autumnalis, Epidcndrum Vittelinum maj- us, E.Coopertanum,Oncidiuni Crisp'im.O.Varicosum. O. Cavendishianum, O. Luridum.Odonto. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurca, C, Warne rii, Miltonia VexiUaria. CARRILLO i. BALDWIN SEC*ycUS, II. J. ORCHIDS .lust airived, in fine condition, Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncldlum Varicosum Rogersii. Write for prices. JOSlPH Ai MANDA, west ORAMOE, N. J LET us QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Grand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 128 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO THE FINEST LilyoftheValleyExcellenta From cold storage. Only few cases left. Please order at once. $32.00 per case of aooo fine pips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, - - NEW YORK. ORCHIDS I The largest inipottation of Or- chids ever received in this coun- try WILL ARRIVE ne.xt spring from Brazil, Colombia and Ven- ezuela. If you intend putting in stock wait for these to arrive and we will quote the LOWEST PRICES IN AMERICA. ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N. J. ■Ai OF mm In sheath, bud and flower. Write for particulars and catalogue. JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANY, Rutherford, New Jersey. ORCHIDS Arrived in perfect condition Cattleya nosslae, also C. Schroederae, Laelia Anceps, Eplden- drum Vittelinum. etc., etc. Write for prices. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. December 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 727 COCOS WEDDELLIANA Dreer's Large Palms ... FOR DECORATING ... We can still supply tlip following large decorative Palms in pi-ime condition and of excellent vnhie: KENTIA BELnOREANA ll-in, tuVis, 7 to S leaves, fi to 7 feet high, very fine stock. $20 each. H •• S to 9 •■ 7 to 8 " 25 each. KENTIA FORSTERIANA 9-inch tubs. 6 to 7 leaves, 5'/. feet high S 8.00 each. 10 •■ 6 to 7 •■ 6 " 12.50 " 10 •■ 6 to 7 '• 7 to 8 " 12.50 12 ■■ 6 to 7 •• 8 to 9 " 17.50 PHOENIX CANaRIENSIS 7-inch tubs. 3 to S'-. feet lii-li S2.50 each. 9 ■• 31.2 to 4 " 4.0O '■ 9 '■ 414 feet high (500 COCOS WEDDELLIANA Have .Tou offered our .j inch pot plants to your customers? If not, try a sample lot, they are good sellers: nice, shapely, well grown plants in 5ineh pots, about 18 to 24 inches high, $1.00 each. For a complete line of Palms and other seasonable Decorative Stock, see our current wholesale list. HENRY A.DREER 7l4ChestnutSt.,PHILADELPHIA,PA. Dahlia-rootS We have about 200,000 clumps in A No. i condi- tion; our collection contains 200 of the best varie- ties. We offer for fall or spring delivery whole field clumps at prices ranging from $5.00 per 100 for good standard sorts up to $25.00 per 100 for some of the newer sorts. Send for list. If you buy in large quantities write us with list and wc will make you special prices for immediate accept- ance, and hold for future shipment, if desired. R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. WHITE MARSH, MP. 100,000 DAHLIAS Premium .Stock, guaranteed true to name. 500,000 large Flowering Gladioli, hundreds of colors and variations mixed. Wholesale prices on application Order now for spring delivery. Catalogue tree. J. L. MOORE, Northb ro, Mast. DAHLIAS A long list of varieties true to name. Write for prices. A. B. DAVIS & SON, INC. PURCELLVILLE, VA. DAHLIAS. In any quantity: Now 11 the tunc t« place your order for bulbs which w ill Insui* you getting named t»- prompt delivery. lAVID HERBERT & SON, SucflHuin to L. K. Peacock, Inc. -A.TC50. IW.J. i908-TOREADOFi908 Our new seedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prosperity, with the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for 1908. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- onto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for fu'ther information. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md Chrysanthemum Growers DON'T OVERLOOK THE FACT that HORTICULTURE gives the most advanced and valuable chrysanthemum information from abroad and at home, and conse- quently your advertisement in these pages goes straight to interested readers. ADVERTISE YOUR STOCK PLANTS in next issue, Specisd Fall Number. CARNAflONS CUTTINGS Winona, color, true clear pink, comes near- est to Fiancee but a different type flower. Growth on order of Scott but vastly improvtd in every respect. Early flowers in quantity and on long stems. Does not burst its calyx. Fine, shapely, active growth. In color and productiveness it is without an equal. Orders booked now and filled in strict rotation. $12 per loo, -$100 per looo. White Perfection, pure white. We have a large stock. .93 per 100, $25 per loco. F. DORNER & SONS CO. LA FAYETTE, IND. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS lOc. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per tOO WHITE— Early: QeoTge S. Kalb, Polly Rose, Willowbrook. Early Snow, October Frost. Mid-Season; fllss flinnle Wanamaker, Ivory, Mrs. Robinson, Nlveus, Queen, Miss Alice Byron, Eureka. Beatrice Hay, Flerza. Late: Mrs. McArthur, Timothy Eaton, W. H. Chadwick Adelia, Drs. Swinburne. PINK Early: Glory of the Pacific. Rosier. Mid-Season: Adela, J. K. Shaw, Pink Ivory, William H. Duckham, Dr. Enguehard Mor- ton F Plant, The Marriott, flarie Liger, Lavender Queen, late: Maud Dean, firs. JamesMarshall.MayorWeaver.TheHarriott. ,'ELLOW— Karlv: Monrovia. Mid-Season: niss Qeorgiana Pitcher, Col. D Appleton, Hrs. George Beech. Late: flajor Bonnaffon, H. W. Rieman, Yellow Eaton, Old Gold, Golden Wedding. RED— Cullingfordii, Matchless, Herstham Red. BRONZE— Miss Kate Broomtaead, firs. W II- liam Duckhum. POnPONS — Baby (Yellow), Lulu (White). NOVELTIES— 20c. each, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. nrs. Clay Prick, mid-season, White; Golden Dome, late, Yellow. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS FROn BENCH Timothy Eaton, Rosiere, C. Touset, Haud Dean Robt Hall day, Alice Byron. White and Yellow Bonnaffon, flary Hann Yellow Jones, $1.00 per dozen; $6.00 per roc. „ .. ^. nrs. George S. Kalb. Ivory, Estelle. Qlory of the Pacific and Cremo, $1.00 per dozen; $5.00 per ich:,. Cash with Order. Willhm Swayne. ISf Kennet Square. Fa. JOHN E. HAINES Bethlehem, Pa. is the place to order rooted-cuttings of the fnllowing varieties for 1908. John E. Haines, red ] „ „ Imperial variegated i ?" ^°° ^" '°°° Pink Imperial. Pink i $6.00 $50.00 Enchantress, Light Pink 1 Place your orders early for Dec. delivery. (Snow) (Scarlet Harlowarden) ANDREW CARNEGIE The only scarlet having the rich velvety color, calyx that does not bur-t, stem long and of the best and as a producer cannot be excelled. Rooted cuttings, strong and healthy. $12 per 100. $100 per 1000. CHICAGO CARNATION CO.. a t pyfer. Mgr jptlET, ILL ASPARAGUS AND RHUBARB CLUMPS FOR FORGING For forcing in your cellars and greenhouses I offer extra fine. Five year old ASPARAGUS clumps which will produce large crops this winter. This is the proper time to set. Directions for forcing. Clumps 7Sc per dozen, $5.00 per loo. FINE RHUBARB CLUHPS. Un forcing In your cellars or greenhouses. Will jiroduce large crops. NOW is the proper time to set. Will produce large stalks in three weeks. Directions for forcing. Clumps $1 .00 per dozen, $8.00 per i. WARREN SHINN'S NURSERY Woodstown, N. J. "The man who sits by the stove with cold feet never saws much wood" Business may have been a little light with you this fall, but shrinking away in into a corner out of sight will not help matters. Courage and Confidence are the qualities that will win out for the next few weeks. A good, bright, catchy advertisement, quarter or half=page space in our ANNUAL HOLIDAY NUMBER will help your business. You have just time if you will attend to it at once, for All Advertising Copy must reach us by WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II Hustle it Along ADDRESS HORTICULTURE 1 1 Hamilt n Placp, Boston John Waterer & Sons, tS- AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND Rhododendrons, Andromedas, Kalmias and Specimen Evergreens H ERBACEOUS PERENNIALS ARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES EVEIieilEEIIS, SHRUBS, VINES, DOSES, Etc, Largest Variety la New England Order Now for Fall Planting Catalogue Ftee THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Ablngton, Mass. NEW NEW RAMBLER ROSE To be disseminated Spring, 1908. JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N.J. "NEWPORT FAIRY" Aslcjor Illustrated pamphlet and prices Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLER ROSE t% in. Pots, lio.oo per loo 3^ in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Ready to Pet On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. LARUE STOCK. Send for Prices. Viburnum Plicalum Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan. Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST CROVE. PA. AUGUST RdLKER & SONS Supply the trade with PLANTS AND BULBS For ercenhousc or outdoor use, imported to order. Send for esitmate. Address — 31 Barclay St., or p o. Box 752, New York. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries New and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New Yark Office, Siebrecht Building, 425 Fifth Avmm CHARLES H. MTY WHOLESALE FLORIST MADISON, N. J. Chrysanthemum Novelties a Specialty Choice Ornamentals 20,000 Berberis Tliunbergii, i8 to 14 inch. 1,000 " " 121018 ■' 40,000 *• " 2 yf. seealiogs, 8 to 15 inch. 20,000 VInca Minor (Grave Myrtle). 8,000 Red Oak Trees, 4 to 6 h. 12,000 Cherry and Plum Tree., 1 yr., 3 ft. 40,000 Noma}' Spruce, White, Austrian and Scotch Pine, t yr transpiaots, 6 to 12 inch. 1 ,000 White Pine, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 2,000 Norway Spruce, 12 to 18 inch, transplants. 1,000 Viburnum opulus 2 ft. 1,000 Viburnum dentatum, 3 ft, 1 ,000 Rhodotypos kerriodes, 2 ft. OAK HILL NURSERIES. Rflsllndale, Mass. 0. ROBINSON'S SONS, Gardeners, EXPERTS ON PRUNING. Orchards taken by Contract. REVERE BEACH PARKWAY. Tel. 127-s. EVERE TT. MASS. Hardy Rhododendrons Azaleas, Con- iters, Clematis, H. P. Roses, Shiubs and Herbacetus Plants from our HOLLAND NURSERIES Prices noderate PniiUUC DIfCDif 21° Ju' St..Weeliawken Height.. • UUnCnlVLnlVi t. O. no. l. Hobokea N. 3. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. Yom will find some good offers there alia- WANTED One Ton of Rhubarb Roots These must be large, field-grown, undivided clumps for indoor forcing. Send prices to SCOTT BROS., Elmsfcrd, N. Y Dec-ember 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 729 The Chrysanthemum in Decorative Use Our frontispieee shows ]iow attractivelj a green- house and its promiscu- ous contents niav lie tised for the settinw of a clirvs- iintheimnn sliow. An equally pleitsing general t'ffect in the iirdiuavy ex- hibition hall, with its various individual grou])s hearing no relationslii)> in contents or contour, •one to another, is almost impossible. The illustra- tions OD this page from photographs taken in the greenliouses at Central I'ark. New York, during niuiii tlisplay there, are equally suggestive of the char- acteristics in which most of our exhibitions are eon- ■spicuously lacking. These jjictures will not jiarticn- larly interest the grower of chrysanthemums for cut ■flower purposes nor would they serve any purpose in •a "scale of points" committee's rambles, hut Tor the artistic eve nf tlie decorator wlm tries I'nr liroail eHects CmnSAXTHKMLMS At CENTRAL PARK. NEW YORK the recent chrvsanthe and seeks fitness and balance in form and color they will be found full of suggestiveuess. We have taken occasion in pre- ceding issues to suggest t(i our readers where we believe they may find the uiissing key to a better puldic- appreciation- of (lur exhilutions. by mak- ing appeal through har- numious decorative use of the material at com- mand rather than exclu- sively through '"scale of points" rivalry «"itli indi- vidual blooms. This is only possilde through a free use of naturally-grown masses, singles, and pom- pons. Tables of specimen blooms are all right and in- dispensable as a feature, but as the whole show they carry less and less weight with the public each \-ear. We have shown the people the wa}- of pro- ducing flowers: let ns now show them how we can ?«e them. rilKYSAXniEMlMS AT CENTRAL TaRK, XEW YORK. 7 30 HORTICULTURE Decemb er 190T Dahlias In France 1 was going to liead my few notes '"French Dahlias/' but remembered that many of those I saw in France were not purely of French origin but were raised in other countries. In spite of our long autumn without frost it is only fair to say that early November is not the period at which the dahlia may be expected to be seen in its highest state of development and yet when- ever it has been my privilege to visit that country it has always struck me that as a show flower the culture of the dahlia is far behind that generally practiced in Great Britain. Some day iierhaps France will have its "Dahlia Society," but it is not the country of special societies and it was many years before the French ever thought of starting a Chrysanthemum Society. Since they have done so the popular autumn flower lias advanced by leaps and bounds and the blooms now shown there are as fine or nearly so as the very best in a first-class English show. Xowhere in Europe can such a show be found as that held every year in Paris, which was described and illustrated in last week's Horticulture, and in spite of having the charge levelled at me of a want of patriotism I do not hesitate to make the asser- tion. But it is the dahlia that occupies attention for the present. In the point of view of setting up the flowers our English raisers adopt a much more effective and to my mind artistic method of staging their blooms. They are usually set up on long tables with the bunches of flowers in flat kind of pyramids or else in tasteful groups on the ground in branched bamboo supports and vases. The French, on the other hand, generally place them on the gi%uM- ilev^el J&^bed^.- The blooms are placed in bottles" with a base of light powdery material resembling soil or else o!f-'m6ss. They are sometimes set up in big banks of bloom but the colors are all inter- mingled and no great decorative effect is obtained. Individually the blooms are poor, denoting no special intensive culture and are often staged with huge unde- veloped green eyes that would of a certainty ensure their banTshment from any leading English dahlia show. I have seen this season at C'annell's and at our autumn show fine examples of the big decorative and peony- flowered varieties in grand form; without exaggeration I should think Souvenir de Gustave Dawson measured close on a foot across at Cannell's and yet a fortnight later I saw some blooms in an exhibit at the Paris show not five inches across. So, too, with the cactus dahlia. Of the old show and fancy type not many are seen for they, like the old incurved chrysanthemum, are too stiff and formal in appearance to please the Freneb taste. Pompons^-perha])S for the same reason, although smaller — are less frequent than cactus. Taking large decorative varieties my notes include among the best, Jeanne Charmet, Keine Emma, Bea- trice, Prest. A^ermoell and Mme. Van den Daele, while the cactus although extremely numerous only find men- tion of the following kinds as noteworthy examples: Eene Caveux, Thuringia, Lucifer, Cinnamon, Mirifique Ada. Robt. Sallier. Firebrand, Eadiance. Cornucopia, Eubv, Baden Powell. Florence, Prince of Yellows, Eev'd Williamson, Butterflv. Norfolk Hero, Eva, Dainty, Cor- onation, Loyalty, Winsome, Mrs. Rooney, Sweet Nell and Osprey. San Jose Scale Although the San Jose Scale is well known to many horticulturists, it is a subject of so much universal im- portance that I feel justified in writing a few lines regarding it. The San Jose Scale was imported to America about 1879. It is a native of northern China, although its origin was somewhat of a speculation until 1901-2. The scale was introduced into California and first found ini a town which bears the same name. It was not until 1893 that it was thought to be a very serious pest; at this time, it was found in Virginia. These infested trees were bought from a nursery whose stock came from California. Investigations were now begun in earnest and in less than four years, its presence was noted in twenty States east of the Mississippi Eiver. The San jTose Scale (Aspidiotus pernicious) has been called by several different names. (1) The Chinese scale; probably because it is a native of China. (3) The Pernicious Scale; Professor J. H. Comstock, the discoverer of the scale said, "it was the most pernicious scale" known to him. (3) The San Jose Scale; be- cause it was first discovered in the vicinity of the City of San Jose. This latter is the common name it gener- ally goes by. THE LIFE HISTORY The life history of the .scale is particularly interest- ing. The young insects which are born alive are pro- vided with legs, thus enabling them to crawl out from beneath the scale under which they were born and search for a place to settle. This takes a very short time. At this stage they are so small that it is difficult to see them without the aid of a strong glass or microscope. They are yellow in color while in this stage of develop- ment. When they have selected a suitable place, they begin to work their sucking tubes (which are remarkably long for the size of the scale) into the bark, leaf or fruit wherever they have situated and begin to suck the sap from the tree. The insect now loses all power of locomotion and the scale is slowly formed over its back. At first, this scale is composed merely of a waxy secre- tion which exudes from the back of the young insect. As the insect beneath the scale grows, it molts or sheds its skin and this forms another layer to the scale itself. As this becomes older, it turns to a distinctly darker color, due to the weather and the addition of the molted skin from the insect beneath it. It is very easy to distinguish between the male and female insect. The former makes a scale which is oval or elongated in form, while the latter makes a circular one. Although the female loses her legs, wings and eyes, she retains her sucking tube and still continues to suck the sap from the tree and all her vitality is ^iven up to producing young. The male insect is not so hopelessly fastened'beneath its scale, but soon devel- ops verv small lace-like wings, legs, two pair of eyes and feelers or antennae. The male insect lives but a short time and takes no food. To show how rapidlv the female multiplies, I will give the following quotation from Dr. H. T. Fernald's bulletin on the "San Jose Scale." Dr. Fernald states "that estimates on this point show that an average of 1.608.040.200 females would be produced from a single female in one season, with probably at least an equal number of males, a total starting from a single female of 3.316.080.400 individuals !" It is very fortunate that all of these do not reach maturity, for a great many are December 7, 1907 nOKTlCULTUKJt- 731 killed by the winter and accidents, etc. The young and immature insects are generally killed by the winter so that only the half to two-thirds of the insects grown are to be found in the spring. THE APPEAEAXCE OF THE SCALE One of the most important requisites in combating the scale successfully, is the ability to recognize its appearance before it is too late to save the infested trees. This can only be done by a careful and thorough inspection: looking especially at the two to four-year- old W'ood. Another favorite habitat of the scale is at the base of the buds. At the rings, caused by the growth of the trees, they are also very apt to be found. On the smooth bark their existence causes reddish spots. If the tree is very badly infested, it will look as if ashes had been thrown upon the branches, giving them a gray- ish color. Many times the scales are so numerous that they are found piled up on top of each other. If the scales are lifted carefully with the point of a knife, the insects will be seen beneath them. Upon pressing them, a yellowish fluid oozes out. providing the insect is alive. TREATMENT After discovering that the San Jose Scale is present, the question of how to get rid of it, comes up. This in itself is a good subject for a long discourse, but I shall only_ attempt to give the results of others, who have devoted much, if not all their time to this important subject. The universal remedy is the application of the lime and sulphur spray. Dr. H. T. Fernald of the Massachusetts Experiment Station advocates the fol- lowing :. Lime, 22 pounds; sulphur, 20 pounds; water, 50 gallons. Mr. Franklin Sherman of the Xorth Carolina Ex- periment Station considers the following formula very satisfactory : Stone lime, Ij pounds; sulphur (flowers), 15 pounds; wa- ter (to make), 50 gallons. These sprays should be put on just before the buds swell in the spring. This spray is not only destructive to this particular scale, but is a tonic to the tree and will kill the other scales, oyster shell, scurvy, etc. There is a commercial spray called "Scaleside" put up by B. G. Pratt Company, 11 Broadway, New York, which seems to do good work. This is recommended more for small orchards as its cost is greater than the regular Lime-Sulphur spray, but does away with the boiling process, which is always a source of incon- venience. This mixture should be applied in the late fall. There are several parasites which prey upon this scale and also a "Two Stabbed Lady Bug." This lat- ter has done good work in California, but it is not wholly successful in Massachusetts. The orehardist must bear in mind that spraying his orchard simply once, will not free it from this national pest, but if he does good conscientious work each year, the San Jose Scale, while it will never probably be a thing of the past, will cause him no serious loss. ^.^.."^ •cryJvij/ Roses Under Glass LIQUID FERTILIZERS Plants which are being carried over a second year should now be in a condition to thoroughly enjoy a stim- ulant either in liquid form, or as a top dressing of good mulch. Of all the kinds of liquid feeding, there is, perhaps, none safer or more effective than that made from fresh cow manure; certainly none is in more gen- eral use. It contains all the elements necessary for the purpose, and in safe proportions, being practically free from the caustic properties so prevalent in most of the prepared chemical foods. It is advisable to have two tanks for the preparation of this liquid. The use of one is frequently attended by choking of the pipes and faucets, a condition, which is, to say the least, a nuisance, and productive of exceeding bad temper among the men. The manure should be placed in one of the tanks with water sufficiently heated to cause speedy fermentation when the liquid should be drained into the other tank and diluted to the strength required. By the addition of sheep or hen manure, results may be more quickly obtained, but the nature of these results will be governed entirely by the knowledge and judgment displayed in the admixture of these powerful stimulants. For the first applications the liquid should be rather weak, until the plants have become accustomed to this class of food when the strength may be increased in proportion as results warrant. Indiscriminate use of liquid food sours the soil and eventually leads to dis- aster, whereas, if properly handled, it will materially aid in producing a good cut of high-grade flowers. Ammonia and nitrate of soda can, during certain stages of growth, be emjiloyed witli benefit to the stock, especially in hastening the development of a tardy crop, but, as these stimulants are very powerful and immedi- ate in their effects, the solution for a first application should be very weak, one pound of either to 100 gallons of water being quite strong enougli. The time when roses can use liquid manure to best advantage is when the young growths for a succeeding crop have attained a length of two or three inches. An application shoiild be given at least once a week until the buds are well developed and begin to show color, when feeding should be discontinued. During the short days of winter, when the hours of sunshine are comparatively few, root action becomes sluggish, vitality low, and the plants generally seem inclined to obey nature's call for rest. Any check to the growth at this period will inevitably result in trouble, and while much may be gained by the use of strong stimulants a weak solution applied more fre- quentlv is less risky than strong doses. Careful watch- ing to ascertain the wants of the plants, and to supply these at the proper time is one of the principal duties of the grower, and the ability which he displays in this connection will be reflected in the quantity and quality of the flowers throughout the season. Unhealthy, weak, or mistreated stock is unable "to use food in this form, and if applied, it will augment rather than diminish any troubles the plants may be suffering from. Sprc'ckles, Cal. 732 H O R T 1 C U L T U R E December 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE ?0L. VI DECEMBER 7, 1907 NO. 23 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICUI^TURC PUBLISHING CO. 11 HamiLton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 2g2 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Okc Year, in advance, Si.oo: To Foreign Countries, 2.00; To Canada, $1 50 ADVERTISING RATES F«r Inch, 30 inches to page . . - . $t.oo. Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : One month (4 times) 5 per cent.: three months (13 times) 10 per cent.; akx months f26 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Pa£e and half page spaces, special rates on application. COPYRIQHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Knieredas second-class matter December 8, t904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE— Exhibition. Society of Indiana Florists. THE CHRYSANTHK.MrM IN DECORATIVE USE— Ulustrateu 72!1 DAHLIAS IN FRANCE— C. Harman Payne 73'! SAN JOSE SCALE— S. S. Rogers 7;:ii ROSES UNDER GLASS— .1. E. Simpson 731 BRITISH HORTICULTURE— W. H. Adsetl . 733 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: American Rose Society — Tarrytown Horticultural Society — Chrysanthemum Society of America — Southampton Horticultural Society — Society of American Florists — Florist Club of Philadelphia — Club and Society Notes 731 THE EXHIBITION SEASON: Orleans Chrysanthemum Show — The Denison Ex- IMbition — Flower Show News — Local and Florists' Shows "35 OUR NATIONAL FORESTS 73r> OBITUARY— P. J. Hauswirth, Portrait— Geo. E. Dav- enport. Portrait— James H. Veitch — J. M. Gower— Victor Thompson 73<; NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS— C. Harman Payne 73tJ SEED TRADE 73X PLANT IMPORTS 738 THE GINKGO AS A STREET TREE— W. R. Smith... 740 WHOLESOME CHESTNUTS 740 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: Boston, Buffalo. Detroit, Indianapolis, New Y'ork, Philadelphia, Twin Cities, Washington 743 MISCELLANEOUS: Personal ''34 Publications Received 735 Business Changes 73'j Catalogues Received 738 Mushrooms — Illustrated 7.39 Incorporated ''''^^ News Notes 742-743-7:33 New Retail Stores 743 Fruit Growers' Feathered Friends 753 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 753 New Heating Apparatus 753 List of Patents 753 According to reports in tvans-atlantie Business journals a quite general business de- conditions are pression i.« prevalent in Great Britain, encouraging ^^i, wo are not alone in our recent expcrieiu-e?:. It is to lie hoped that the trouble will lie a.* short-lived with our English cousins as the "bankers' i^inic'" promises to be in our case. Every indication at the present time is favor- able for uuinterru]itc(l industrial progress and we find among tlie liortictiltural trades a very different and more sanguine sentiment than was in existence two weeks ago. yiioitld the tightness of money induce the hitherto lavisli spenders for holiday gifts to turn from diamonds and costly furs to plants and flowers as a more economical twpenditure, as has been suggested by one or two New York florists, it will be an illustration of the truth that it is "an ill winde that bloweth no man to good."' However, the prosjiects are snfticiently encouraging in every respect to warrant every florist in making preparation for a holiday trade equal to if not greater than tliat which he enjoyed last year. The notes a|i[i('ariiig in this issue Give the regarding Ihc I'd-nit investigation of birds a chance the relation of the birds to the fruit industry of California and the con- clusions reached will be read with delight bv our friends who have been convinced all along that reckless and un- controlled bird slaughter is one of the chief causes of the enormous losses suffered every year through insect ravages and the overwhelming spread of weed pests. l)e Montaigne, over three hundred years ago said, "Let us a little permit Nature to take her own ■way ; she bet- ter understands her own affairs than we." In the wanton destruction of birds and small wild animals, the laying waste of forests and other interferences that modify and obstruct the operations of Nature, thought- ful observers have long discerned the presage of evil days to come. That these apprehensions are no longer limited to a few btit are becoming wide-spread is one of the most cheering signs of the times. We are glad the awakening has come. 'The coming weeks belong essentially Preparing |,, the florist. The nurseryman and for the holiday others interested in outdoor material *''3'^^ have come to tlie close of their op- erations, garden bulli trade is over and I lie seedsman's principal employment for a while will lie the preparation of the catalogues for the coming season but the florist now faces his busiest time, his largest responsibility in the course of the whole year. What to do in the way of preparation, how far to go in the line of investment in holiday material and what are the best sources of supply are questions that call for careful thought. No better means of enlightenment on these problems can be found tlian is provided in the advertising columns of a journal such as Horticulture. How'ever useful and in.structive the reading columns may be it is yet true that the quality and trend of ad- vancement are most distinctly reflected in the business advertisements of the progressive houses thus repre- sented. Read the advertisements carefully. By so doing 3'ou will benefit the man behind the advertise- ment, YOU will benefit noRTicxTLTUiiE and. last but not least, you will materially enlighten and benefit yourself. Our contentions but nevertheless es- An Incurable teemed friend, the editor of the Flor- case ists' Exchange, seizes uy)on the contro- versy over the alleged renaming of TTvdranoea arborescens var. stcrilis as "ll\clraiigea December 1907 HORTICULTURE 733 arborescens alba grandiflora" by the B. G. Hill Com- paii}', as a pretext for one of his periodic scolds at the "ex-secretary of the national society who is also editor of our Boston contemporary"' (accent on the last five words). In his eagerness as a critic he amnses us by falling, as often before, into the very pit which he had dug for the other fellow. In this instance, in the course of a half page discourse, in his issue of Nov. 30, 1907, he says : "The Mes-srs. Hill, as well as the Secretary of the S. A. F. O. H., would, too. have found the hydrangea in question fully described by William Falconer in The Florists' Exchange of August 14. 1904, and also would there have learned that it was then being propagated by James Semple, florist, Avalon, Pa." He repeats further along: "The evidence proves conclusively that the plant in question had already been named and described in Bailey's cyclopedia, as well as subsequently in this journal." L'n fortunately our friend overlooks the issue of the Florists' Exchange of July 21, 1906 — two years later than Mr. Falconer's alleged full description — where on page 70 niay be found a picture of the shrub in question with this inscription under it "Hydrangea Arborescens Alba Grandiflora — The Snowball Hydran- gea" ! We have on a jjrevious occasion, felt it to be our duty to remind our contemporary of the risk in- curred by people who live in glass houses and persist in throwing stones but "what's the use"? It begins to look like an incurable case. British Horticulture THE PREMIER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. An attractive list of fixtures has been arranged for next year by the Royal Horticultural Society, which continues to make steady progress, and to enlarge the number of its supporters. The first important show is the spring exhibition at the Temple Gardens, on May 26, 27 and 28. The great summer .show takes place on July 7 and 8, in the grounds of Holland House, Ken- sington, that charming oasis amongst London's crowded acres. The National Carnation Society has secured the large hall for their exhibition on July 32, whilst two days later the National Sweet Pea So- ciety will hold its show there. The National Rose show has again decided to use the hall for its autumn show in September. The Winter Flowering Carnation Society is migrating from the Royal Botanic Society's gardens at Regent Park to the hall which is certainly more accessible than the first named place. There is to be a show of British fruit on October 15 and 16, whilst displays of colonial fruit and vegetables, will be seen on March 5 and 6, June 11, 12, and November 26 and 27. Bottled British fruits, home-dried fruits and preserved British vegetables will be exhibited on November 26 and 27. With this list of fixtures it will be seen that the society fills a very important place in British horticulture, and is doing its utmost to foster every phase of gardening. This work is being supple- mented by the recent operations at the society's gardens at Wislev in Surrev, where trials and researches are con- ducted of illimitable value. One interesting character- istic is the generous help which is afforded the society in its extensive operations by the nursery trade, as well as to leading amateurs. This united eSort has been one of the factors of the gratifying success achieved. THE MASTERS JIEJIORIAL. A representative committee of Fellows of the Royal Horticultural Society has been appointed in connection with a proposal made to found a suitable memorial to the late Dr. Masters, for many years the editor of the "Gardeners' Chronicle." It is suggested that "Masters Memorial Lectures," on the application of science to horticulture should be founded by public subscription. The sum of £1,000 (pounds) is required to carry out the scheme, and a satisfactory start has already been made, several of the leading horticulturalists having forwarded subscriptions to the Rev. W. Wilks, secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society. COMMERCIAL FLOWER CULTURE. The mildness of the early winter has caused the flower market to be well supplied with bloom. Chrys- anthemums, of course, have been seen in tremendous quantities and large consignments have been marketed which must have proved unremunerative to the grow- ers. Amongst the varieties in the cut bloom section seen at Covent garden, the well known Market Red and Wm. Holmes are in favor in the dark flowered section. Moneymaker is found to be one of the most profitable whites, and it is being well grown by a num- ber of florists. The yellow and bronze-flowered va- rieties of Soleil d'Octobre are generally in demand. Other favorites are Mansfield Pink, Souvae d'Or, La Triumphants, and Lizzie Adcock. Amongst the pot plants the following chrysanthemums have lately made a good show on the trade stands at Covent garden mar- ket : Caprice du Printeraps, Kathleen Thompson, Boule gen's Bedding Queen 0.50 2.50 Lobelia, rew Tnnlinj^ Hamburgia 0.30 1.50 Petunia, Zangen's Kxtra Double Iroad and free A credit to the town.' "Is this individual tree still trium- phant? If not. how long did it live? Mr. Downing, three years afterward, wrote with approval of the operation of transplanting it. He gave its A Fine Assortment of -- iv^ A r^ E> iv S-- Extra fine lot of FIREFLY in bloom from THANKSGIVING to EASTER WRITE FOR PRICES MAJOR BONNAFFON The best all 'round Yellow Chrysanthemum. Strong stools, $5.00 per 100 W. W. EDGAR CO., Waverley, Mass. Orders taken now for December or January Delivery Phoenix Roebelini Seed 1000 $7 5000 $31.25 10,000 $60 YOKOHAMA NURSERY CO., Ltd., 31 Barclay St., N. Y. height as forty (40) feet and its cir- cumference as three feet. How is it now? A full history would be inter- esting." W. R. SMITH. WHOLESOME CHESTNUTS. Lilies are worth money at Christ- mas, and plants to be in bloom then should now be in such an advanced state as to put the question of whether they will or will not be ready beyond the realm of doubt. Buds of increasing size are the only sure sign of their timely arrival in proper condition. A temperature bordering on 60 degrees is agreeable to plants coming along easily, but if there is cause to suspect that in such a temperature all or any will not be on time, a few degrees higher may without any danger be given them, beginning with a slight in- crease. Besides the necessity of the proper temperature to bring lilies in on time there is the ever present need of constant watchfulness in keeping the plants clear of green fly. Careful watering is also very important; allow- ing the roots to get dry is ruinous and spasmodic watering, resulting often in a soggy condition of the soil, is none the less so. Now is the time most propitious for the satisfactory and rapid propagation of many kinds of indispensable stock. No time should be lost in making a start, in order that when the time ap- proaches for a forced discontinuance there may be a breathing spell instead of a confused rush and a frenzied ef- fort to catch up. Keep the propagating bench comfortably filled right along with cuttings that require bottom heat to root. Mignonette, to do well, must be grown cool and the soil kept in a sweet mellow cotidition. The same with stocks and antirrhinums, all of which are satisfactory and remunerative when well grown. It is very injurious to plants of Bos- ton fern and its improved varieties to have them growing jammed together. Allow as much air and light in among and upon them now as possible. Poinsettias sufficiently advanced to insure their fitness for disposal at Christmas are very likely to be much benefitted by moderate application of liquid manure; that made from cow manure is the best and safest to use. Keep stevias at a temperature above the freezing point, but as near thereto as the reliability of resources safely warrants. Begin at once on a thorough reckon- ing of what is available for utility throughout the holidays, and if the re- sult indicates a shortage take meas- ures for getting on the right side in good season. Dahlias and cannas put away for the winter with some dry soil adhering to them and kept dry where frost will not penetrate, may confidently be ex- pected to turn out in good condition in spring. If there is any fear of their not keeping, put them in barrels or boxes filled afterwards with very dry soil or sawdust. Many evergreens, especially choice sorts, are killed every winter or left in debilitated condition through laclc of moisture at the roots. This can be remedied considerably by putting a good coat oi manure on the ground over the roots. Newly planted trees, shrubs and hardy plants of various kinds are much benefited by an appli- cation of manure in winter. With roses, either Hybrid Perpetual or oth- ers, some such covering is likewise needful. - Beds of rhododendrons niav^ be'' December 1907 HORTICULTURE 741 helped through the erratic winter weather by some shade in the shape of evergreen branches. Lilium longiflorum should not be taken indoors until they have made abundance of roots, but they require sufficient protection to prevent fro?t injuring them outdoors. The lacli of interest apparent in specimen chrysanthemum plants is in line with the well-known fact that anything produced of abnormal dimen- sions unless it carries along with it increased utility before long ceases to be regarded with anything more than mere curiosity. It may not be over- hazardous to predict that before many years the striving for the production of huge monstrosities of chrysanthe- mum blooms solely for the exhibition table as is done almost exclusively now, will be a by-gone practice. USEFUL BOOKS. We can supply the following books, postpaid, at the prices listed: — The Chrysanthemum. Herrington. Price, 50 cts. How to Make Money Growing Vio- lets. Saitford. Price, 25 cts. Daffodils-Narcissus and How to Grow Them. A. M. Kirby. Price, $1.10. Commercial Violet Cultui-e. Dr. B. T. Galloway. Price, $1.50. Water Gardening. Peter Bisset Price, $2.50. Lawns and How to Make Them. Leonard Barron. Price, $1.10. Roses and How to Grow Them. By Many Experts. Price, $1.10. The New Cyclopedia of American Horticulture. L. H. Bailey. Four volumes: $20.00. How to Make School Gardens. H. D. Hemenway. Price, $1.10. How to Make A Fruit Garden. S. W. Fletcher. Price, $2.20. How to Plan the Home Grounds. S. Parsons, Jr. Price. $1.10. Soils: How to Handle and Improve Them. S. W. Fletcher. Price, $2.20. Water Lilies and How to Grow Them. Henri Huss and H. S. Conard. Price, $1.21. A Plea for Hardy Plants. J. Wilkin- son Elliot. Price, $1.76. How to Make a Flower Garden. Price. $1.76. By Various Experts. Ferns and How to Grow Them. G. A. Woolson. Price. $1.21. How to Make a Vegetable Garden. Edith L. Fullerton. Price, $2.20. The Art of Landscape Gardening. By Humphrey Repton. Price, $3.22. All prices are postpaid. HORTICULTURE PUB. CO.. 11 Hamilton Place, BOSTON The Market Committee of New York and New Jersey Association of Plant Growers beg to announce that they will open on Saturday, December 7th, a wholesale plant market at Vi West Twenty-seventh street near Sixth ave- nue. New York city. The market will be open from :•; A. M. to 12 M. THE COMMITTEE. ELEGANT Holiday Plants Erica Fragrans. exceptionally fine, better than ever, tr<.>ni $1.50 to $8.00 each. Polnsettias, 3 in a pan 75c: 4 in a pan $1.00: larger plants $1.50 to $2.00 each. Jerusalem Cberries, $4, $5. $6 and $0 per dozen. Holly Pyramids, ucll berried, $5 to $10 each. Ardlsia* Crenutata. ripe and well fruited $12, $15 and .f 18 each. Oranges, well shaped hushes and standards fruits well ripened from $1.50. $2 to $10 each. Azaleas, Novelty. N'an der cmyssen color $6 and $g per dozen. Also Simon Hardner, small plants $6 per dozen. Azaleas. Pyramids, red, white and pink $5 and $6 each. Cyclamen Perslcum, red. white and pink, all colors $6, $u, $13, $15 and $18 per dozen. Primula Obconica. fine new variety lavender $2.50 and $; per d(.>xcn. Dracaena Termlnalis, well colored, $6, $9, $12 and $15 per dozen. '■ -*mabills, red, white and vellow, $2 each, Reglna, yreen and white $1 each. " Hassangeana and Lindeni, green and yellow , $iS i)er dozen. " 'Fragrans. $9 and $18 per dozen. Cattleya Trianse, in 7 and 8 in. pans supplied with hangers; in full blooiii $; to $10 each. Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, 7 in. pan $12 per dozen. Araucaria Excelsa. $6, $q, $12 and .$18 perdnzen. Qlauca, Robusta Compacta and Plumosa, $18 per dozen. Abies Kosteri, blue spruce, 6 and 6>^ in. pots $9 per dozen, 7 in. pots $is per dozen. Also larger plants. Write for Price List on the Following Line of Fine Plants. Rubbers. Nephrolepls Whitmani, Scotti, Piersoni, 5mall Ferns. Cocos, Boxwood Bushes Pyramids and Standards, Bay Trees, Cybotium, Cycas, Ivy. Phcenix, Kentias, Aspidistras. Asparagus' Plumosus and Deflexus. Acuba Aurea Variegata. Euonymus. Livistonias, Crotons, Pandanus Veitchli, Utilis and Sanderi, Etc. Cash, a Certified Check, Postal Money Order or New York Draft must accompany orders. Please say if goods are to be shipped with or without pots, a uj IhrJ ANTON SCHULTHEIS 316 19th Street, COLLEGE POINT, L I. , N. Y. Just Received in Splendid Condition 15,000 AZALEAS in all sizes and varieties 25c. up to $2.00 each Also Kentias, Rubbers, Araucarias, Pandanus, Boxwood, Euonymus, Crotons, Areca and Eurya latifolia. Extra good value In laige Specimen and Decorative Palms A. LEUTHY &. CO. Perkins Street Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. CINERARIAS ROSES Fine plants from best European Strain, strong and stocky, from ^ Jj ami 4 in. pots, $4 00 and $5.00 per 100. Cash with oider. JCHN J. COONAN Hudson Av.. Haverstraw, N.Y. Selected Stock for Forcing CRIMSON RAMBLER EEDOROTHY PERKINS ; to 4 ft. .* I .^o per 10, :tM2.oo per I'Do: 4 tti 5 ft. $2.00 per 10, $15.00 per ico HYBRIDS— All Leading Varieties, $1-50 p^f 1°. $12.00 per too General t_'atalog and Trade Lists on Application The NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc., Bedford, Mass. PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS CATCH UP WATCH! PROSPERITY! LOOK! Waiting Means Suicide NOTE OUR BARGAINS WE OFFER NOW WE HAVE ARAUCARIAS TO BEAT THE BAND ARAUCARIA ROBUSTA, COMPACTA and GLAUCA, a house full of the finest iu the land: 6 and 7-in. pots. 4, 5 and 6 years old, 3, 4 and 5 tiers, 17 to 30 inches in height, the same in width, .$1.50, $1.75, $2.00. .$:?.5o to $3.00 each. ARAUCARIA EXCELSA, 3 years old, sH to 554 in. pots, 10, 12 and 14 inches high, 3 tiers, 50c, each. 3 years old. 5}^ in. pots, 15 to 17 inches high, 3 and 4 tiers, 60c. 4 years old, 6 in. pots, 20 to 22 inches high, 4 and 5 tiers, 75c. 5 years old, 6 in. pots, 22 to 26 inches high, 3 tiers, $1.00. .Specimen sizes, $1.25 to $1.50. Newly imported, nice little plants, 5 in, pots, 2 to 3 tiers, 40c. KENTIA BELMOREANA and FORSTERI- ANA, >' in. pots, 25 inches hiKli. 5 leaves. $1.00. 4 in.. 18 to 23 inches high. ^^c. KENTIA BELMOREANA, 5M in. pots, very bushy, 751 . T to sU in. pots. 50 and 60c. LATANIA BORBONICA, 4 in., strong, 25c. ADIANTUM HYBRIDUM. 6 in., 40 to 50c. ARECA LUTESCENS, made up 3 plants in a 4 in. put, T,^ (0 jj inches high, 20c. FICUS ELASTICA, Belgian and home-grown, strong, fine ]>l;ints, 5I., 6 and 7 in. pots, 25c., 35c., 50c., 75c. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANA COM- PACTA, i in., 7C., 4 in.. IOC. PRIMULA OBCONICA, best new strain, 4 in. in bloom, 15c.; coming into bud. loc. 5J4 in. pots, in bloom, $2.50 per doz.: coming into bud, $2 per doz CHINESE PRIMROSES, finest improved strain, ^% in, pots, in bloom, $2.50 per do/. BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE, in bloom and tmd. t, in.. 50c.. 75c., $1 each: 4 in. 330.; 1 in. 25c. BEGONIA FLAMBEAU, sK in. 25c. BEGONIA NEW IMPROVED ERFORDII. 4 in. 20L. . T in. puts. 25c. DRACAENA BRUANTI, from Belgium, full of le:i\e^. ' in., 4',,:, NEPHROLEPIS WHITMANII, 6 in., 50c., 75c., $1 eiich; 7 m,, :is big as a bushel basket, $1.25, $1.50 each. NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONI. 8 in., as big as a wnshtub. $1.75 to $1.50 each. 7 in., very large, 75c. to $1 each, n in., very large, soc. 5 to 5J4 in., 35c., 40c. NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTll, 4 m., 25c.: s to 5^4 111-. ;;> . tn 4r,c.; o in., wc to 750 7 in., $1 to'$l.2s. NEPHROLEPIS PIERSONII 6 in., 50c.; 5 to s!4 in., ^5. . to 40c,', 4 in,, 25c. WILSONII FERNS, s% in., very attractive, good seller. 21 1. , FERNS FOR DISHES, a good assortment, 2j; in.. $5 per 100. SOLANUM OR JERUSALEM CHERRIES, full of berries, 6 in. puts. 25c., :;5C 50c AZALEAS FOR XMAS BLOOMING, pink. white and rose. 75c., $1, $1,25. .f 1.50. GODFREY ASCHMANN Importer and Wholeaale Grower and Shipper of Potted Plants 1012 West Ontario St,, Philadelphia, Pa. CASH WITH ORDER, PLEASE Please mention if pots are wanted. All goods must travel at purchaser's risk. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA ^ieid grown, ec. niunniiutn u i hivoh scioc and 15c each by the dozen or hundred. Fine stock. VIOLET IMPERIAL F'eld grown, $500 per at 1000 rate. BkUR FLORIL CO., Erie. Pa. CYCLAMEN Spionden* Glganteum Hybrldm In five colors: the finest strain known 3-in. pots, ready, $7.00 per 100; 4-iu., $15.09 per 100. 5-in., $20.00 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. S. S. SKIDELSKY, 1741 U^ M SI., PMOIlellllllO, Po, GALVANIZED WIRE STAKES No. 9. 3(t. $6.00 per 1000 5 ft S 9.90 per 1000 4ft 795p3rl000 6ft 11.90perl000 W. W. COLES, Kokomo, Ind. 742 HORTICULTURE Dgoember 7, 1907 I ul^lllllllirilMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllllillllllllllllll^ | I tSingle Cases $5>00 Two or more cases $4*50 eacH = Five or more cases $4>00 eacK GUARANTEED TO BE FIRST CLASS \ Order Now and You'll Get What You Want at the Time You Want It N, F. McCarthy & co. I 84 Hawley Street, Boston, Mass. | nilllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllilllllllllllll'illlllllllHllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMllllllllllllr NEWS NOTES. A n.ursei"y is about to be started at Gridley, 111., by C. A. Rowley. Sven E. Hanson, of Worcester, Mass., has been appointed park commis- sioner. The Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa., have purchased the Bishop property at 201 Seventh street, for ?4,500. J. H. Connelly, landscape gardener, was thrown from his wagon Decem- ber 3 at Hyannls, Mass., and had his right arm broken. Louis A. Crosby has purchased the greenhouses on the Homestead prop- erty at Lenox, Mass., and will move them to Hawthorn street. Napoleon Lemay, florist of New Bedford, Mass., was badly scalded by the bursting of a hot-water pipe in his greenhouse on November 26. The pipe had been giving trouble and he was at work on it. Edwin Lonsdale, who is a great ad- mirer of the Ginkgo as a street tree, proposes to set out quite a number around the pavement of Girard College next year. He has cut down some fifty or sixty poplars this fall and they will be replaced with Ginkgos. EXTRA FINE BOXWOOD $ 1 7.50perCWT. ISAI AY I EAVCC creen si.oo per looo. UHLUA LCHfftO BRONZE, new crop In a few days. Headquarters for HARDY FERNS, MOSS, LAUREL, PRINCESS PINE, FESTOONING, Etc. Best Ferns in Market $1.25 per 1000 See Our Cut Flower Ad. 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., BOSTON HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., ^rpml BOSTON FLORIST LEHER GO. Mwufacturer. of FLORISTS' LETTERS I Thli wooden box nicely Btalned and ▼amlshed, 18x30xl!i, made in t'wo sec- tions, one for eacti size letter, gWen away with first order of 600 letters Block Letters, i Ji or a inch size per loo, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere sujd for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. r. HcCARTMY, Hanager *• Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer'* Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look It over k«- fore I do any buying. K ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsalcby all first classsupply houses. Madeby ORAL MFC. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston FANCY AND DAGGER F(RNS Best qu.ality. 7,''>c per 1000. BOUQUET QREEN, 7c. per cwt. CHRISTMAS TREES by the itar load or any way you want them. ROBERT CROVES 127 Commercial St. ADAMS. MASS. The"Japana"CutFlowerHol(ier A handy article for florists. Sells to the trade on sight. Made uf glass in three sizes. The "Annuls" Table Decoration^ sometfainE entirely new, long needeo. The florist and housewife will appreciate this article, as it simplifies the art of table decorating. Ask for catalog. M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. D, ISO Waiola Ave., La Grange. III. Decembei- 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 74S JOHN BREITMEYER'S ^=SONS=^ Cor. Miami and Qratlot Ave*. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Cut Blooms W« c*T*r all Michiyaii point* and f J ••ctiaaa af Ohi*, laT. I.OUIS. MO. ATLANTA FLORAL GO. " isar ATLANTA GEORGIA. Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery in New York or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially deliv- ered by ^ J* J* Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th 5t., New York City ALEX. MeCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamshipt or elsewhere receive special attention. Telepbone Calls, 487 and 488 38t]i St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL WILLIAM H.OONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Urders, and reliable deliveries guaranteed. DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Deliver orders from any part of the couDtry to New York City Or OUT-aoiNQ STEAMERS Write or telefraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1553-1553 Columbut A. WARENDORFF, 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK. Send your orders to the King; of Flora! ArtlAts. Flower Deliveries In Brooklyn and other Long Island Points New York City. New .lersey. etc. At Theatres, Hotels, Steamers or Residenc .s. WILSON Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn. N.Y. YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOmERS BY TELEBRAPH" William J. Smvth FLORIST Cor. Hlchig:aii Atc. and 3 1st St.. CHICAM We stiip to all points in Illinois and Iov«. PhanM : Dttiflai 744, Douflai S23, Dtvftai 74* 644 Fourth At*., L0UI5VIU.E, KY. JACOB SCHUIZ, Tui Finaarc »' best QUAI.ITY la uaaen UMI riUWlia ddiTared premptty to aar a««reM. Write, Telcfraph or Tdeptaoae. CoBibariand and Hofne PlioBea 223 aad 9%4 744 HORTICULTURE December 7, 1907 XMAS GREENS HOLLY LYCOPODIUM BOXWOOD MISTLETOE RED IMMORTELLES Send for Price List The Leo Niessen Company 1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Open from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. To the Growers: Wkh our new and improved facilities we can handle your products more satisfactorily than most. We solicit new accounts and can guarantee satisfaction. To the Dealers: We can furnish the best the market affords in all styles; 'and also miny ex;lusive specialties. Nothing too much [trouble. Try "' r— Hfcrj »t1lT°^iatt i "" " .^18 ^ASPARAGUS PLUnOSUS A SPECIALTYiflB ADFRED M. CAMPBELL, ~-^ 1510 Sanson St., PHILADELPHIA e Commission Florist { EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ i CUT FLOWERS I I EDWARD REID. ^PSi?,!?'' j^ ^ 1526 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA 0 X STOBE CLOSES S P M. X << / \ f CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. 4 \ / k Bronze Galax $7.50 per Case. W. E. McKiSSICK WHOLESALE FLORIST PHILADELPHIA I6I9-I62I RANSTEAD ST. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers W« •An c«re for tout cutflower wants to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. «-47-4S WABASH AVE., CHICAGO POENLMANN BROS. GO. Grow and Ship the Finest AMERICAN BEAUTIES In tha World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. CHA^. W. McKELLAR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Roses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERG WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, 111. Id writing adrertUars Beotloa HartlcaltaM and all other ROSES AIYIERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100 — TO DEALERS ONLY CBlCAeo Dec. 2 I TWIlf CITIES I Dec. 2 1 PHILA. Dec 3 BOStVV Dec. 5 nasBS Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special. . . ** Ex.ia No. t " Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gate, F. & S. " " " *' Low.gr. Liberty, Richmood, Chat may F&S '* *' Lower grades. K-itlamey, Welleslcy, Fan. & Sp... " Lower grades 30.00 20.00 12.00 6.00 6.0Q 4.00 6.00 4.00 7.00 4.00 to to OARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties : 4.00 Ordinary a. 00 MtSOELi-ANEOUS I Violets I .75 Cattleyafi ' 50.00 Lilies 15.00 Lily of the Valley 3.00 Chrysanthemums, Fancy 25.00 " Ordinary., 800 Adiantum .75 Smilax 15.00 Atparagus Plumosus, strings 35-(^ & SprcQ. (100 bchc.) 35.00 40.00 25.00 15.00 10.00 8.00 ; 00 8.00 S.oo 3.00 5.C0 3.00 ' J. 00 I 60.00 16 00 5.00 30.00 ' 15.00 r 00 >6 00 50.00 50 to 40.: 0 30.00 20.00 8.00 to 2.00 8.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 to 60.00 to 4<; 00 26.00 15.00 8.00 4.00 12.00 8.0c 10 00 5 00 4 00 3.00 40.00 15.00 4 00 20.00 6.00 1 .00 12 00 35.00 35.00 \o oo 20.00 I 2. 00 4.00 8.00 6 00 2.00 3 00 2.00 35.00 25.00 15 00 8 00 10 00 5.00 15.00 6.00 10.00 4.00 35.00 to.oo 4.00 6.00 I 00 6.00 1. 00 6.00 1. 00 3.00 1. 00 1.50 1.25 to 55-ot 10 20.00 I 12 50 to S.oo' 2.00 to 40.001 20.00 to 20. 00 I 10.00 to 1.50' I. 00 to 15.001 15.00 to 60.00 to 60.00 1 35.00 to 1.50 60.00 15.00 4.00, 25.00 j 15.00 I ( 50! 25 00 j 50 00 50.00 -50 60. eo to. 00 2.00 12. cc 8.00 1. 00 8.00 35-00 35 00 iS.o* 8 00 8.00 4.00 8.00 4 00 6.0c 4.00 4.00 a. 00 .75 75 00 13. O* T,.09 35.00 10.00 1.50 12.00 50.00 50.00 THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Without a rival in knowledge of the requirements of the trade and the ability to supply them. Our New Illustrated Catalogue, recognized as a work of art unprecedented in its line for variety, novelty and completeness, tells the story fully, and if you have not yet sent for it, do so now. 'TIS FREE TO EVERYBODY IN THE TRADE H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. December 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 746 Holly and Holly Wreaths Our personal selection from a visit to the best producing centers $4.00 and $5.00 per case Wreaths. $12. 00 and $15. 00 per 100 BERGER BROS. 1306 Filbert Street, PHILADELPHIA Wholesale Commission Florists To Make the Store Pay HEMLOCK BOLQI18 ( :^i* A.;vCMES ) I can furnish a limited quantity good Hemlock boughs for decorating, cut from large trees in lengths of from 3 to 6 feet at $1.00 per 100 pounds. Will be cut fresh as ordered. Buyers to pay freight or express charges. SAMUEL C. MOON, MORRISVILLE, BUCKS CO., PENNA. FLOWER MARKET REPORTS This week opens up BOSTON somewhat quieter than the last but is fairly satis- factory, evei-ything considered. De- mand seems to be stronger with the wholesale shipping houses than with the flower markets, which is possibly explained by the fact that the retail business in the city proper is less active at the present time than it is in the outside towns and niral com- munities. Throughout New England Tea roses are strong where quality is good but low grade roses are hard to dispose of. Beauties find a somewhat lighter call. Carnations of best quali- ty are selling well and the effect of the lessened chrysanthemum product is vei-y evident. Violets hold their own fairly well but lily of the valley drags in a most unexplainable man- ner. Should conditions hold as they are now until holiday week there will be no reason for grumbling. The tone of the market BUFFALO was much better the past week though noth- ing nourishing. It was hardly notice- able that a holiday was mixed in, but all must give thanks for the little ex- tra business. Chrysanthemums sold very satisfactorily, but the prices were not up to the year previous; the same may be said about car- nation.s. roses and other stock. Carnation detnand grew stronger each day from Monday. Beauties were in good supply and of fine quality: on these the prices held firm, also on teas. A fairly good demand was had on lilies, narcissi, hyacinths, etc., but lily of the valley moved with difficulty, and there was enough to go around two or three times. Violets were in good supply and the quality fine; there being no snow to delay trains they for one time arrived when they were wanted, and a fairly good cleaning-up was the result, but prices advanced very little. The passing of Thanks- DETROIT. giving Day closes the chrysanthemum season. All growers have reason to be grati- fied at the monetary returns brought by the chrysanthemums. At no time was there a stagnation or glut but rather a shortage of white varieties and if growers bear this in mind when the time for planting chrysanthemums reappears, next season can be made still more remunerative. Thanksgiv- ing day lirought a general increase in the counter trade but probably not as large as at other seasons. Most of us were kept hustling for the debutantes some of whom made quite strenuous demands on the florists. All in all satisfaction reigns. The past week INDIANAPOLIS has been an ex- ceptionally dull one. Leading retailers report Thanks- giving trade 10 to 25 per cent behind that of last year, lily of the valley, violets. Beauties and tea roses flndin.g slow sale. The demand was mostly for carnations and the medium grades of chrysanthemums. Quantities of good stock of all kinds was to be had, with a slight advance in price of the better grades. The outlook at the present time is not encouraging, and should the present condition continue prices will not advance on anything. The larger blooms in chrysanthe- mums are still in fair supply. Fine lily of the valley. Paper Whites and Roman hyacinths are to be had, but do not sell in large lots. Greens are available in any quantity. L o w e r v a I u e s all NEW YORK around tell the story of the reaction after the little spurt of Thanksgiving week. The supplies coming to this market are so heavy that a constantly moving out- let is indispensable to anything like stable values, and the slightest lull in general demand is bound to be re- Heated in accumulated surpluses which, while they usually find some sort of an outlet, do so only at "bargain counter" figm-es. .\ny effort to hold stock for a price under such conditions only results in its final debasement to a still lower bargain counter. Carna- tions are rallying nicely now that the domination of the chrysanthemum is at an end. Between asters at first and chrysanthemums afterwards, the car- nation finds a rough road nowadavs from midsummer until middle of De- cember. After that '■it's different." Two big foot ball PHILADELPHIA games Wednes- day and Saturday, together with Thanksgiving Day male the past week unusually good in Philadelphia; but not as good as it should have been, judging from last year's standards. Immense quan- tities of stock found a mai-k;t. but the market was so overload- ed that notwithstanding the good demand there was no chance for the prices to jump. Beauties were of fine quality and plentiful and the same may be said of all other roses. Chrysanthemums such as Xonin, Chadwick and Jones are still a strong factor. Carnations shortened up considerably and there was a cor- responding stiffening of prices. Lily of the valley continued fine but plenti- ful and the demand was only normal. Cattleyas w-ere scarce and tlie supply of white orchids was practically ex- hausted. Cypripediums are now com- mencing to come in quantity. Paper Whites are plentiful and go but mid- dling. Easter lilies sluggish. Box- wood in cut sprays in case lots meets with good sale. Bookings for ever- greens. Christmas plants, and decora- tive material are very brisk. Business in the Twin TWIN CITIES Cities was rushing the past week. There was and still is a shortage of carna- tions, roses and chrysanthemums. There were enough but not too many, and prices kept up good. The shortage on carnations is mostly due to the cloudy weather which prevailed for a week or ten days. Thanksgiving w a s. WASHINGTON indeed a day ot thanksgiving to the Washington florists. Everything, even to small flowers and plants, sold readi- ly. The day dawned very unfavora- bly, to all appearances, but before noon the clouds broke and a beautiful afternoon favored the city. Azaleas are beginning to come in but are by no means up to the standard. Car- nations and violets are responding most satisfactorily, although the con- tinued cloudy weather has cut down the amount of bloom. ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Accountant and Jtuditor Simple methods of correct acconntlng I especially adapted for florists* use. I Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank BuUdiag 28 STATE ST., BOSTON Telephone, Main |l . The KERVAN CO. 113 W. 28th ST. New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- cothoe, Ferns and Mosses. \\\ Decorating Evergreen.. 746 HORTICULTURE December 7, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE fLORIST Fineat Amerioui Beautiet and Camatiofu SI West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 4« West 28th Street, REW TORI FiK ROSES Fiiiiirciiiiumis A ran Um el All CtTT nX)WERS TalayhoB*. S»7© •r 81171 M» Walter F. Sheridan Wholesale Comtttitsion Dealer in CHOICE GUT FLOWERS 39 Wist 28th Strttt, Mem Tirt Telephone: 3532-3133 Hadlsea Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY ALWAYS ON HAND THE HICHCST W A I I IT V ALWAYS GRADE or VMI>ImE11 on hand GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,7/9'S.42W. 28th St., New York PHILIP F.KESSLER Open from 5 a. m. to 6 p. m. till 10 a.m. Sunday 55&57W.26thSt.,NeNYorhCitf Commission Dealer, Wholesale Buyer and Seller of CUT FLOWERS Tel., 5243 and 2921 Madison Sq. Res., 345 J., Newtown ^^ ^^ ■ ■ ^W^^ ■■ ^■■■^^ Finest Lilies in the Market Every Day in the Year. J. K. ALLEN WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY We have a good regular outlet for seasonable flowers 106 W. 28 ST, NEW YORK Telepbone !•? Madison Sq. NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY Last Half of Week i First Half of week ending Nov. 30 i beginning Dec. 2 1907 1 1907 20.00 I2.00 4.00 Am. Beauty , ian and tp '* extra •• No. I " Lower gTAdn Bride, 'Maid, GoUenGate.fu &sp " " " " Iwr.grds. I to Liberty, Richmond, fancy & special a .00 '• " lower grades .- Kiltamey, Wellesley, fan. and spec. " " lower grades* to 35. eo 15.00 10.00 1. 00 6.00 • SO 6.00 .50 6.00 .50 ^.00 to . ; . , . to 4.00 to 1 00 to 4.00 to I. CO to 5.00 to 9.00 to 20.00 10.00 8.00 1. 00 8 00 I-50 8.00 1.50 10.00 3.00 Carnations, Fancy and Novelties. " Ordinary Violets Cattleyaj Lille* Uly of the Valley Gardenias Chrysanthemums, Fancj " Ordinary ..... Adlantum Smllax Asparagui PlumoMU, strines " " & SprcB. (loobchi.) UstHalfof Week ending Nov. 30 1907 2.00 to to .25 to 35.00 to 4.00 to 1. 00 lo 10.00 to 10.00 to I. 00 to I. 00 u> 8.00 to 23 00 to to 3.00 1. 00 •75 50.00 lo.ec 2.0c 3500 13.00 .i.OO 1.25 1 0.0c 40.0c 15 00 First Half of Week beginning Dec. 2 1907 2 00 to .30 to 4.00 to t.oo to 4 00 1. 00 .60 75.00 8.00 3.00 10.00 to 25.00 voo to 5.00 1.00 to J -50 8.00 to t2.00 »5 00 to 40.o« 10 15.0* B. 8. 8LINN, Jr. WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 A. 57 W. 26th St., New York City Tel., 3864 Madison Sq. Shipping (Jrders Solicited. Ro»6s and Carnations VIOLETS Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. *•» 14" Madison Square NeW YOFk TRAENDLY A SCHENCK WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at {aii prices all the year roond Send for quatations on faV ssdMS Tel. 798.799 M.diun Sq. 44 Wcst 28th Street, New Yert City Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. IOC4 — 1665 MADISON SQUARE ENOUGH SAID In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture December 7, 1907 HORTICULTURE 747 HARDY CUT FERNS Sphagnum Hoss, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.2 order will couviuce you that we ship only flist-class si or work 1.25. , _ _..., .....^...,._ stock. ... All cut flowers in season. BOXWOOD, per bunch 35c, 50 lbs. $7.50 FANCY and DAGGER Extra fine, $1.25 per 1000. Bronze and Green Qalax, $1.25 per 1000. Leucothoe Sprays, $1.00 per 100, - $7.50 per 1000. Fancy and Dagger Ferns our specialty. A trial Headquarters for Florists' supplies and wire MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., All phone connections 3|.40 Broadwa}, Oetrolt, MIcl. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 54 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephone 36S9 Madison Sq A. L YOUNG & CO. RECEIVERS A SHIP- PERS OF CUT FLOWERS. CONSIGNMENTS SOUCITEO. Hiadquartirs in Western New Yiit roK ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingGo. ffhtltMle Ctminlultn Flerlit, alio DmWt Id Flariiti' Sii^IIm and WIra Daalgai. 883-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. «▼• iM 8 trial. W« C8B pl88H f9m. Best Flowers II«« THE BOSTONMABKET N. F. McCarthy & Co. 84 Hawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Send for Prices SAMUEL A. WOOOROW WHOLESALE PLAMTSMAM Palms,Large and Small Ferns, etc. 53 West 30th Street, NEW YORK Telephone 2083 MadUon WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A;Flrs« Class Market for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main GLEARY'S HORTICULTURAL CO. IiUnAgement AMBBOSE T. CLEABY Wholesale Contracting, Jobbing, Auction HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS of every description. Consignments Received. Surplus Stock Converted. 62 Vesey St., NEW YORK Hoore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Commission Florists, FRANK S. HICKS & CO. I FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists. O/ien Now f9r Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, • New York City Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq. Wtioiesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and DellTcrcd. 55-57 West 26th St., Nef York Glt|. Charles Millang $0 West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission k Reliable Place to Consign to or order from Tclaphome; S8aO-3871 Madlaon Squar* A. MOLTZ Will purchase flowers on order la N. Y. market and ship carefully at prevailing wholesale prices. Address 55-57 West 26th Street, New York Clt| HENRY M. ROBINSON A CO, WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS Finest Grades of Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Lily of the Valley, Violets, etc. 15 Province Sim & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mmss. See our Fern ad. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- PER ie«. ~T0 DBAl^RS ONLY. CINCINNATI Dec. 2 DETROIT Dec. I BUFFALO Dec. 2 pirraBUita Dec. a R0S8S Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. E«tr« .. " No I 25.00 15.00 8.00 6.0a ^.00 6.00 3.O0 6.CXJ 3.00 I 00 •50 50.00 ia.50 3.00 15.00 4 oo to to to to to to to to 10 to to to to to to to to to to to to to 35.00 30.00 20.00 10.00 s.oo 4.00 s.oo 4 00 8.00 4.00 3.00 a.oo ■75 60.00 15.00 4 00 ao.oo to 00 1. 00 15 03 50.00 3S-00 50.00 35.00 20.00 8.00 5.00 4.00 8.00 4.00 8 00 4.00 4.00 a.oo 1.25 50.00 15.00 425 20.00 10.00 I.OO 12 50 50.00 30.00 to 60.00 to 40.00 to 30.00 to 12.00 to 10.00 to s.oo to 1000 to 8.00 to 10.00 to 8.00 to to 3.00 to to 10 to to 25.00 to 15.00 to 3.00 to to 75.00 to 50.00 15.00 10.00 3.00 6.00 4.00 6.0© 4.00 6.00 4 00 3.00 3.00 •75 4.00 3.00 15.00 5.00 .50 50.00 35.00 to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to ^0.00 "2500 15.00 10.00 10.00 6.00 10.00 6.00 10.0c 10.00 4.00 :i.oo 1.23 35.00 15.00 10.00 4.00 6.00 a.oo 10 00 4.00 6.00 4.00 3.00 •75 10 to M to to to to to M to to to to to la to to to la M 10 to 30.0a 30.00 " Lx)wer pnAes Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gale, F. & S. " " " '■ Low.fr. Uberty , Richmond, Chatenay, F&S " '* Lower Krades. Killtniey, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp... " " Lower {rades CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties Ordinary MISCELLANEOUS 5.O0 8.00 400 13.00 6.0a 8.aa 4.0a 3.0a Ijji^g .... 15.00 11.00 15.00 TJI» mi ihe Valler 5.00 30.00 10.00 1.00 15.00 60.00 50.00 35.00 8.00 I.OO 15.00 35.00 40.00 4.00 30.00 " Ordinary 13.50 t.as •2.50 40.00 95.00 18 ao AapAracni Plumonu, •trinet " &S|>reB.(ioobch<.) So.oo 50.00 H. a BERNINC Wholesale Florist 1402 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. Inc. 55 and 57 Weat 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 M&dwon Square. Alex IVI<)nn,Jr.Co. Wholesale Dealer in Florists' Supplies and Cut Flowers White Doves, $9.00 per doz. Qalax Leaves. 1125 Polk Street, San Francisco, Gal. J. B. Murdoch & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG. PA. Long Distance 'Phone 1435 Court. REED (Sl KELLER 122 West 25th St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our letal Designs, Baskets.Wire Work &NoveItlN and are dealers in Glauware Deeorattvo Greens and ^lerlttt' RaqultttM. 748 HORTICULTURE, December 7, 1907 Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers in this Issue are also listed under tbis classification without charge. Reference to Ust of A.^ rertisers will Indicate the respective pages. Buyers failing to find what they want In this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them l» communication with reliable dealers. ACCOUNTANT R. J. Dysart, 28 State St., Boston. For page see Llat of Advertisers. ACHYRANTHES Achyramhes, yellow, 2i4-ln., 2c.; 3-ln., 4%c. Hammeischmidt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. ADIANTUMS Adlantum Hybrldum, 2 1-2 In. pots, $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 3 in. pots, $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per lOOO. A Ley & Pro., Highland, Ulster Co., New York. ANTIRRHINTIMS Snapdragon Qncen of tbe North. 3 1-2 in. pots, in bud and bloom. $4.0<> per 100. Alonzo J. Bryan, Washington. New Jersey. AQUARIUM PLANTS Aquarium plants, the year around. Whole- sale and retail. Send for price list. Schmid's Emporium of Pets, 712 12th St., Washington. D. C. ARAUCARIAS Godfrey Aschuiann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advei-tlsers. ASPARAGUS Asparagus Sprengerl. 214-ln., l%c. Fine. Hammerschmldt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. Asparagus Sprengerl, field grown, $4.00 and $6.00 per 100. C. WInterlch, Defiance, Ohio. Asparagus Pluniosa, 2 In. pots. Fine plants. $2.,')0 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa.; or. Wm. F. Kasting Co., 385 Bllicott St., Buffalo. N. Y. AUCTION SALES Cleary's Horticultural Co., 62 Vesey St., New York. Horticultural Products of Every Descrip- tion. For page see List of Advertisers. Sales every Tuesday and Friday. If you cannot attend send bids and shipping In- ■triictlons. Catalogues on application. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton. AZALEAS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, RoBlindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertiser.s. W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. BAMBOO CANES Stunipp & Waller Co., 50 Parclay St., New York. _ For page see List of Advertisers. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Street, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAT TREES^ Specimens and pairs, all seizes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on iippli- catlon. J. Roehra Co., Rutherford, N. J. BEGONIAS Begonias, flowering; 6 varieties, 3-ln., 4%c. Fine for Christmas trade. Hammerschmldt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. BOILERS BOILERS. "Burnham" Boilers made foa- greenhouse heating. Ixird & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOXWOOD A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nureerles, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Henry M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., Boston. . For page see List of .\d\ortlsers. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tion for All Cypress, Sc-mi-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Sash and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thcrnburn & Co., 33 Barclay St.. New York. Roman Hyacinths: Bermuda Easter Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards^Brcs., .37 East 19th St., New York. White Roman Hyacinths. For page see List of Advertisers. H. P. Michell Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. FIske Seed Co., Faneull Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. James VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Fall Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. D. RusconI, 128 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati, O. Dallas, NaicissI, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. The F. E. Plcrson Co., Tarrytown-onHud- son, N. Y. Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissi, Crocuses. For page see List of Advertlsera. Aug. Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Seasonable Import Plants and Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepcrs & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. Lily of the Valley Ezcellenta. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on only selected bulbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schmltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. CARNATIONS Field Grcnrn F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertlsen. Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet, III. Carcatlon Andrew Caracgie. For page see List of Advertisers. The H. Weber & Song Co., Oakland, Hd. Seedling Carnation Toreador. For page see List of Advertisers. Surplus Carnation plants: Enchantress, Lawson, Queen, Fair Maid, Rose-Pink Enchantress, Victory, etc. For Informa- tion write Peirce Bros., Waltham, Mass. Rooted Cuttings John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRTSANTHEMUMS Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. A. N. Plerson, Cromwell, Conn. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHESTUMS— Continued Wm. Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. For page se-^ List of Advertiser-s. Harlowarden Greenhouses, Greenport, N. 1'- Chrysanthemums, reading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 in. stock are given on application. Poehlraann Broe. Co., Morton Grove. 111. Chrysanthemums. Retail and Wholesale. Stock plants, $1.00 per doz; $4.00 per hun- dred. Bergmann. Polly Rose, White- Ivory, Glorv of Pacific. Rose Owen, Helen Bloodgood. "Mrs. Wicks. Black Hawk. Dr. Enguchard. Lincoln. Xagoya. Mrs. Hum- phrey, Eaton. Appleton. Bonuaffon, .Mice Byron. Idavnn. Henry Schrade. 110 Nel- >;on .\vp.. Sarafoira Springs, N. Y. CINERARIAS H. N. Hoffman, Elmira, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. COLEUS Coleus, all kinds, fine, 214-ln., IVJc. Hammerschmldt & Clark, Medina, Ohio. CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot. Eng. For page see List of .\dvertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, North Ablngton, Mas*. For page see List of Advert Isera Wilte for prices on all choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St, Boston, Mass. CUT FLOWER BOXES. Edwards Folding Box Co., Ihlladelphla. For page see List of Advertisers. Getmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala- Light Wood Boxes. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Folding cut flower boxes, the best made.. Write for list. Holton & Hunkel Co.. Mil- waukee, Wis. cyclamen] S. S. Skidelsk.v, 1741 N. 18th St., Phlla- delpbla. For page aee List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For ptge see List of Advertisers. E. "Vincent, Jr. & Sons Ca7"Whlte Marshy Md. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Masa. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. Davis & Son, Purcellvllle, V«. For page see List of Advertisers. Palisades Nurseries, Sparklll, N. Y. Field Clumps. DAISIES The Fernery, 1421 Charles St. N., Balti- more, Md. New Double Daisy. DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Louthy & Co., Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roeihis, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers- Anton Schulthels, College Point, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 752 iDecember 7, 1907 HORTICULTU RE 74'.i XXECTRIC CIRCUI.ATOR The Castle Company. 170 Summer St., Boston. Mass. ~~ FERNS A. Leuthy & Co., RosUndale, Mass. For page see List of Adrertlscis. H. H. Bsrrows & Son. WMtman, Mass. Nephrolepis Whitman!. For page see List of Advei-tisers. Godfrey Aschmann. 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Fa. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scott, Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Adyertlsers. H. N. Y. N. Ho'ffinan. Elmira. AVhitmanii. For pagr^ -set" List of AUvertisei-s. FERTII.IZERS Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, III. Wizard Brand Cattle Manure. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. J. 32 and 33 South High-Gr.Tde For page see L Gre.T & Co., Market St., Boston. Scotch Soot, ist of Advertisers. FLORISTS' GREENING PINS We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FXORAI. PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226 22S 1-2 'Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 66 Pearl St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co, 26 Hawley St.. Bostoru For page see List of Advertisers. We Have Thtm. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORISTS SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Keivan Co., 113 W. 28;h St., N. Y. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Keed ft Keller, 122 W. :'r,th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. Mann, Jr.. Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co.,' 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. HauswUth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth. Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago, For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., I.ou;sville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos F. Galvin. 124 Tremont St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zinn. 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FLO'WERS BY TELEGRAPH — Continued Houghton & Clark, 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Sidney Hoffman. 59-61 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami and Gratiot Aves.. Detroit. Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Kock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City., Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 21S9-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 17 E. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advettlsen. Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Warendorff, 1193 Broadway, New York. For page s;e List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. & Greene Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 2Sth St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist. Jacksonville, Fla Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long dlstaLce telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Erne.=t, 28th and M Sts., Washington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HUfinger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. Fcr page see List of Advertisers. GALAX MlcHgan Cut Flower Co., 38 and 40 Broad- way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest green and bronze Galax In any quantity at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm. Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. _ ~E~S~ Miller, Wading Elver, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbury St., Boston. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. GLASS, High Grade, Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord ft Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. ORABING AND PLANTING D. Koblnson's Sons, Revere Beach Park- way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertlsets. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Burnham Co.. 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchings & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King CcDstruclIon Co.. N. Tonawanda, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East I'.lackhawk St.. Chicago, ill. For page see List of Advertisers. Folc.v Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago. 111. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassldy, 215-21 Randolph Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metro- politan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For ii.'ige see List of Advertiseis. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. D. Illtfe. 49 Washington St., N., Boston Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Semi- Iron Greenhouse, New Tiuss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. J. A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jerssr City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassldy, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave., Jtt- sey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg, Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Ri.bber Co., IS Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. * B. Iirprovcd V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. HAIL INSURANCE Florists' Hall Asso. of America. J. G. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. KoMnson & Co., 1.5 Province St. and 9 Chapman Pi., Bosron, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., US W. 2,'ila St.. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Michiijan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Fei-ns. For page see List of Advertisers. Robert Groves, 127 Commercial St., Adams, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. ~A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co.. 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. In writing fo Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 750 HORTICULTURE December 1907 HARDY HERBACEOUS PI-ANTS Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. New Kngland Nurseries, Inc., Bedford, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Bumham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York, For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. For page see List of Advertisers. Y. Hltchings & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED MATS Wm. Elliott & Sous, 201 Fultou St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Nepouset, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchings *.- Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Buruham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St.. Chicago, 111. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. INSECTICIDES. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plant Oil. For page see List of Advertisers. Carman's Anti-pest. Perfection Chemical Co., Flushing, N. Y. W. W. Rawson & Co., 5 Union St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. NIcoticlde kills all gi-eentouse pests. P. R. Palethorpe Co., Kleventh St., Owensboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. IRISES E. S. Miller, Wading River, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. JAP ANA CUT FI.O'WER HOLDER U. V. Garnsey, 130 So. Walola At., La Grange, !!!. Dept. D. For page see List of Advertisers. We^ Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Fbiiadelphla, Pa, KENTIAS A. Lenthy & Co., Rcslicdale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers, LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. George H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisera. Gude Bros. Co.. 1214 F St.^ Washington, D. C. For page sue List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga, For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswirth, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers Thos. F, Galvin, 124 aVemont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS — Continned Julius A. Zlnn, 2 Beacon St., Boston, For page see List of Advertisers. Houghton & Clark, 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Sidney Hoffman, 59-61 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J, Breltmeytr's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnnt St., Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 'Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 OMve St., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H, G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y. FV>r piige sse List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Ii. Donohoe, 17 E, 28th St., New York, For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. McConuell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Warcndorff, lJfi3 Broadwa.v, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers, Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers Mills the Florist, Jacksonville, Fia. Telegraph or m.tll orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. LILY OF THE VALLEY The F. R. Plerson Co., Tarrytown-on- Hudson, N, Y. Cold Storage. For page see List of Advertisers. NEAV AND RARE PLANTS Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co.. Louisville, Ky. l"or page see List of .\dvertisers. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For pi'ge see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. Specimen Pyramidal Box. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials, Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Bill Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mass. Ornamental Nursery Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Cleary's Horticultural Co., 62 Vesey St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. P. Ouwerkerk, 216 Jane St., Wcehawken Heights, N. J. Holland Nursery Stock for Forcing. For page see List of Advertisers Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Uawley St., Boston, Mass. ^^ERBERIS THITNBERG. AND IBOTA PRIVET SEEDLINGS. 100,000 iu 3 grades; e.'itra fine. Write tor prices and samples. The Continental Nurseries, Franklin, Mass. ORCHID PLANTS Lager /k Hurrell, Summit, N. J. I''or page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrlllo & Baldwin, Secaucus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 106. For pi.ge see List of Advertisers. OXALIS E. S. Miller, Wading River, N, Y. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nur»erle«, Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentia, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Write for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. " PAINT AND PUTTY PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse lead; Special Greenihouse Putty. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Choice pansy plants, 50c. per 100; f4.00 per 1000. Cash. Aug. Zirnglebel, Need- ham, Mass. PATENTS ' Siggers & Slggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted peat, Asalea peat, Leaf-Mould, Live Sphagnum moss. Baled Spbagnum moss. Green Clump moes, etc. Jobbers' list on application. C. W. BrowD- ell & Co., Walden, N. Y. PHOENIX ROEBELINI SEED Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PIPE AND FITTINGS Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Aye. and 26th St., Chicago, III. PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks, Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by exp., $1.25 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. PRIMULAS H. N. Hoffman, Elmira, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Primroses, old-fashioned dble. white, strong. Levant Cole, Battle Creek. Mich. 2,000 Chinese primroses, fringed, double and single, 4 1-2 in. pots, mixed colors, ex- tra strong plants, 8c. each. Try them. Primula obooniea. 4 1-2 in. pots, bud and bloom, 4e. each. Alonzo J. Bryan, Wash- ington, New Jersey. PRIVET Privet Amurense, all sizes. Write for trade list. Valdesian Nurst-rles, Bostlc Dept., Bostlc, N. C, ^ RAFFIA Samples free. Large assortment of coloi-s. R. H. Comey Co.. Camden, N. J., or, 810-824 Washburn Ave., Chicago. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Baversdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. For List of Advertisers See Page 752 December 7, 1907 horticulture: 76 1- RHODODENDRONS .lohn Waterer & Son^, Ltd.. Amerlcau Nursery, Bagsliot. England. For page see List of Advrtlsei-s. ROSES Thomas Roland, Nohant, Mass. Lady Gay Rcses. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. Rambler Rose, Newport Fairy. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Inc., Bedford, Masa. Roses for Forcing. For page see List of Advertisers. 400 varieties; own roots; summer grown. Leedle Company, Springfield, Ohio. Lowbv.dded roses. No! I, $95.00; No! 1 1-2, $6S.0O 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J^ Crimson Ramblers, extra stong, 3-yr., for forcing, at 9 cts.. Gilbert Costlch, Rochester, N. Y. The beautiful new pink rose, MISS KATE MOULTON is the queen of all pink roses. It's a winner and you should grow it. Price $30.00 100; 500 $125.00; 1000 $200.00; 5000 and upwards $175 per 1000. Minneapolis Floral Co., Minneapolis, Minn. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons, M and 52 N. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisei-s. W. Atlee Bi:rpee & Co.. Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. X. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. Vinca Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Michel 1 Co., 1017 Market St., Phlla. For pfige see List of Advertisers. James Vlck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. HJalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisei-s. Blckards Bros., 37 E. 19 th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. Giant Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co.. 48-56 .Tackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. FIske Seed Co., Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston. For page soe List of Advertisers. Bra.ilan Seed Growers Co., San Joss Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Antigonon leptopus, per lb. $1.25; oz. 15c. Ada J. Brooks, grower, Sorrento, Fla. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and orchid baskets always on hand. Lager & Hurrell, Summit. N. 1. ^__^ We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Baycrsdorfer & Co., 112f) Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. J'resh, clean, 5 hbl. bale, $1.25; 2 bales, t2.25; 5 hales, $5.00; 10 bales, $9.50. lash. H. R. Akers, C'hatsworth, N. J. Sphagnum Tloss and Peat, fresh stock; Floral Moss n speeiultj'. Grai'anteed to give satisl.nction. Write forprices. W Stackhouse. prop. H. Box 11, 'Waretown, N. J. SFIREA Splrea. extra fine clumps in leading va- riety. b\ W. O. Schniltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. STEAM TRAP E. Hlpparil, Youugstown, O. For page see List of .^drertiseis. VEGETABI.E PI.ANTS Tomatoes for forcing, 2 1-2 in. Comet, $2.50; LorlUard, $2.00 per 100. Roney Bros., West Grove, Pa. VENTILATING APPARATUS Piereon U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y, For page see List of Advertisers. Hltchlngs .t Co., 1170 Broadwa.v, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersej City. N. J. For prge see List of Advertisers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, Nr^ Model encased, self-olllng gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Burnham, IISS Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. WINTER WINDOAV BOXES Samuel C. Moon, Morrlsvllle, Pa. -WIRE STAKES W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind. Galvanized Wire Stakes. For page see List of Advertisers. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wlrework. Write for our catalogue. Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Hellschers Wire Works, 3*40 Broadway, Detroit, Mlch^ The "Just Right" kind. Send for price list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Clnclunatl, O. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. VITHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For ptge see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co.. 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kasting Co., 3S3-87 Elllcott St., Buffalo, N Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Chps. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Relnberg, 51 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. E. F. Wintersou Co., 45-49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Pcehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. 'WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Continued New York J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. S. Fenrich, 110 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Froment, 57 W. 28th St.. New York. For page seo. List of Advertisers. Alex. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. E. C. Horan, 55 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisera. A. H. L.mgjahr, 55 W. 2Sth St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. James McManus, 42 W. 28th St., New York, For page see List of Advertisers. Chas Mlllang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advei-tisers. W. F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St., New York. For page .see List of Advertisers. Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55 and 57 W. 26tli:- St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank S. Hicks & Co., 52 W. 2Sth St., New York. For page see List of Advi^rtisers. Frank MUloiig, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. H~ Kuebler, 28 Wllloughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. For pflge see List of Advertisers. Philip F. Keesler, 55 and 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Moltz, 55-57 W. 26th St., New York. For page s°e List of Advertisers. B. S. SUnn, Jr., 55 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. L. Young & Co., 54 W. 28th St., HtW York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Stuart Allen Co., 53 W. 2.Sth St., New York. Philadelphia W. E. McKlssick, 1221 Filbert St., PhUa- delphia. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Nlessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Philadel- phia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. The S. S. Peniiock-Meehan Co., 1608-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Edward Reld, 1526 Banstead St., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Pittsburg J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburgh, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. San Francisco Alex. Mann, Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Cal. Fur page see List of Advertisers. St. Louis H. G. Berning. 1402 I'ine St., St. Louts, Mo. For page .=ee List of Advertisers -WHOLESALE PLANTSMAN Samuel A. Woodrow, 53 W. 30th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers l(indly mention Horticulture 752 HORTICULTURE, December 1907 List of Advertisers New Offers in This Issiie. MAAAMMIAIMIMiyWWWWWMfiAMi Allen J. K. 746 -Amencan Nursery. . .y^S Aschmann Godfrey- •■741 Atlanta Floral Co. ••■jAi Barrows H.H.& son. 726 Baur Floral Co 741 Bayersdorler H.fit C0.744 bay State Nurseries.. 728 ■Berger Bros 745 Berning H. G 747 Boddington A. T 739 Boston Florist Lcttei Co 74' Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co 7 5i Braslan Seed Growers Co 7^9 ■Breck Joseph & bons7_iy Brcitmeyer's J. Sons. 74; B rldgeman' s Seed Warehouse 7 lu Bupee W. A. & Co. 739 ■Campbell Alfred M. -744 CarniloCt baJdwin ...72c. Cassidy 1 755 C n 1 c a g o Carnation Co. 77 Clarke's David, Sons743 deary's Horticultural Co 747 Coles W. W 741 Conard & J ones Co. - . 728 CookeG. H .- 743 ■Coonan John J 741 Cowee A 738 Davis \. B 727 Donohoe W. H.. .. 743 Domcr F. Sons & C0.727 Drecr H. A. 7-7754 Dysart R. J 745 Edgar, W. W 740 Eiwdidb folding Box Co. 744 ■Elliott Wm, & Sons. 7:19 Eser J G 755 Ernest W. H 754 Eyres 74^ Farquhar R. & J. & Co.. 7 ;u Fenrlch J. S 740 Fiske, H. E. Seed Co.7jO Foley Mtg. Co 75^ Ford Bros. 74b Fromcnt H. E 746 Galvin Thos. F 743 Garnsey M. V .742 Grey 1". J. Co 739 Gade Bros. Co. 743 Groves, Robt 74-' Gjtlinau Alex. J. .. 74'j Hall Asso 753 Haines, J E. ... 7^7 Hartmaun Hjalmar & Co 719 Hauswirth P. J. . .743 Herbert Davia&Son.727 -Hews A. H. & Co.... 754 Hicks Frank S. & Co 747 ■Hilfinger Bros 754 Hippard E. 755 Hitchings &. Co 755 Hoffman 743 Hoffman, H N, 726 Horan E. L- 746 Houghton & Clark... 743 KiSiing W. f 747 Kentucky Tob.icco Product Co 754 Kervan t^o., The 745 Kessler, P. F 746 King Coch. Co 755 Koral f*- fg Co 742 ■Krick W. C. 7M Kucoler Wm H 77 Lager at Hurrell 726 Langjahr, Alfred H.. .746 ■Leuthy A. & Co 741 Lord & Hurnham Co 735 Manda Jos. A 726 Mann, AIe.\ Jr. Co.. .747 M.CarthyN. F & Co. , --v 742-747 McCo'inell Alex. . 74 ; "McKellar Charles W 744 McKissick.W. E 744 McManus (as. .. 746 Metropolitan Ma- terial Co 755 JPage Michell H, F.Co.. ..738 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 747 Millang Charles 747 Millang Frank 747 Miller, E..S.... 73S Miller Theo. 743 Mineralized Rubber .Co 754 Moltz, A 747 Moninger J. C. 755 Moon Samuel C. ... 745 Moore, Hentz & Nash 7 .7 Moore, J L 727 Morse C.C.& Co.... 739 Murdoch J. B.&C0..747 Murray Samuel 7,3 New England Nur- series ••741 Niessen Leo. Co 744 Oak HiIlNurseries...728 Ordonez Bros. 726 Ouwerkerk P 728 PalethorpeP. R. Co.. 7=4 Park Floral Co 743 Payne John A 75 ^ Pennock-Meehan Co. 737 Perfection Chemical Co 754 PcrkinsSt. Nurseries. 741 Pierson A. N. 727 Pierson F. R. Co 726 Pierson U Bar Co. . . .7 ^6 Poehlmann Bros. Co. .744 Pulverized M «nure Co 754 RawsonW.W.&Co..754 Raynor John 1 746 Reed& Keller 747 Reid Edw 744 Reinberg Peter 744 Rhodes Mfg. Co 753 Rickards Bros 7 :;o Robinsoo D. Soni ...728 Robinson H.M . & Co. 742-747 Rock Wm.L FI0.C0.743 Roehrs Julius Co.726-728 Roland, Thomas ... 28 Rolker August & Sons 7^-8-754 R 'se HiII Nurseries .728 Rusconi D ,26 Sander & Son 726 Scheepers John & C0.726 Schulthcis Anton 741 Schuiz Jacob 7 < 3 Scott Bros 728 Scott. John 726 Sheridan W. F . 746 Sh nn's Nursery 728 Siggers & Siggers 753 Situations & Wants- 7=;^ Skidclskv S.S 741 Slinn B/*^.Jr 746 Smyth Wm J.. ..713 Standard Plate Glass Co 753 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co ..755 Stumpp & Walter Co 739 Swayne Wm. "27 Thorburn J . M . & Co 7 ^9 TottyChas. H. 728 Traendly & Schenck.746 Valentine, J. A. .... .743 Vick's Jas. Sons 739 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons. 727 Warendorff A 743 Waterer John & Sons . 128 Weber F.C 713 Weber H. & Sons.... 727 Welch Bros ....741 Wilson ■ 7(3 Wilson, Andrew 754 Winterson E. F Co. -74* Woodrow. Sam'l. . . . 747 Vokohama Nursery Co 726 140 Young A. L.. .... — 7 7 Young John . 746 Young, Thos. Jr.... 743 Young & Nugent - -..743 Zangen O V. 739 Zinn, J. A. 7*3 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not? ARAUCARIAS: KENTIAS: CHRIST- MAS STOCK. Godfrey Aschmann. 1012 W. Ontario St., Pbiladelpliia. For page see List of .Advertisers. ASPARAGUS AND RHUBARB CLUIVIPS FOR FORCING. Warren Stiinu's Nur.sery, WooJstown, New Jersey. For page see List of Adyertisers. CARNATIONS, WINONA, WHITE PERFECTION, ROOTED CUTTINGS. F. Dorner & Sons Co., La Fayette, Ind. B'or pajre see List of .Advertisers. CINERARIAS. Jiibn .T. Coonan. Haverstraw. N. Y. For page see List of -Advertisers. FLOWER POT HANDLE AND HANGER. "VV. C. Kricii, lltU-OG Greene Ave.. Brooiilyn. N. Y. For page see List of .Advertiserii. HEMLOCK BOUGHS. Sanuiel C. Muon. .Mciirisvillf. I'enna. For page see List of .Advertisers. HOLIDAY PLANTS. Anton Schuithei.s, Coilege Point. L. I.. N. Y. For page see List of -Advertisers. HOLLY. X. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St.. Boston. For page see List of -Advertisers. HOLLY AND HOLLY WREATHS. Berger Bros.. ISO.j Filljert St., Phila. For page see List of Adverti.sers. PALMS FOR DECORATING. II. A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., Pliila^ Gallon 5.50 ...nanufactured by... Gallon 10.50 THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., LouiSTllle, Ky. 5 Gallons 47.25 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September B, 1908. -Havlns nsed xour Insecticide here, I can testify to Its efllelency In destroying scale and other U- Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKBNB. Florbam Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1006. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir — Your Plant Oil Is certainly the most effectlT* scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another fire gallons. Yonra truly, A. HERRINGTON. Mr. Andrew Wilson- sects Infesting plants. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pints, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon. $2.00 ; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8. Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. SUMMIT, N. J. 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. '««kiilllllllllllilllliliiiBllilliliilil»* IP on:/. -j l^lALoGUfl fREj STAWDARD FLOWER POTS Packed In small crates, eaty to handle Price per crate 1500 a is. pots In crate $4 1500 jH 10003 800 3K 5004 3»o5 1446 525 6.00 5.00 S.Se 4.50 4.51 3..6 Price p«r crate 130 7 In. pots iacrate$4.ao 60 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 ia. pots in crate 93.6c 48 10 " " 4.8a a* II " " 3.60 a4 ta " " 4.80 la 14 " " 4.80 6 16 " " 4.50 Seed pans, same price as pots. Send (or price list of <.yiinders for Cut flowers, Hanging Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten per cent. oB for cash with order. Address Hllflnger Bros.,Pottei7,Fort Edward.N.Y. ■»ugdit flolker i Sons, Agts., SI Barclsy St., N. I. City. Standard Flower . . POTS If your greenhouses are within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Stnet WAStilNGTM D. C. rRiriT'^ "PERFECT" FLOWER POT '^"'^'^'^ HANDLE AND HANGER .. .. The Perfect Flower Pot Handle and Hanger is used for lifting plants out of Jardinieres, also fnr iianiiing up plants for Decorations on Wall> etc., and will sustain a weight of loo lbs. No. I will tit from 2 to 5-inch pots, fei dozen 30c No. 2 will fit from 5 to 8 inch pots, per dozen 40c No. 3 will fit from 8 to 12 inch pots, per dozen 50c By Mail 10 cents extra per dozen. f ■iflil TABLE Sample pair 10 cents, post paid W. C. KRICK 1164-66 Green Aveuue, Brooklyn, N.Y. Holds Class Firmly ••• the Point Km- PEERLESS ■ Olaalnc PotnU ar« Uu bMi ' Mo rlghu or tafls. B«x •■' 1,000 poiDU T6 •!•. ,irt,ild. , HENBT A. DRBK>. I 114 CkaMaal ••., rklls., ra. ■ ■^P»»»»» ■»■■■■» SO ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE WEARS WELL. PLANT BED CLOTH Protects from Cold and Dampness. MINERALIZED RUBBER CO. 18 Cliff Street New York The Best Bug Killer and Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PaletiwrpeCo. DWENSBORO, KY. CARMAN'S ANTIPEST For the Garden, Orchard and Qreenhouse. Xon-poisonous and harmless to vegetation. Kills Qreen Fly, Aphides, Bark Lice, Thrip. Mealy Bug, Red Spider, Scale, Wire Worms, Ants and Slugs. This is the Grower's F"riend, handy to use, cheap and effective, mixes readily in water. Destroys all insect pests, and keeps down filth. Circulars on application $1.50 per gallon. Also in quarts, half gallons and in l>u!k. PERFECTION CHEMICAL CO., FLUSHING, N. Y. W.W. RAWSON A,Cn.,5Uiilen51.Bo8ton,Ma8«. >— ^ Cattle Manure BKfim hflNVRES L^ In Bags Shredded or Pulverized Best and safest manure for florists and greenhouse use. absolutely pure, no waste, no danger. Write for cir- culars and prices. The Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicaito PRICES QUOTED IN THESE COLUMNS ARE FOR DEALERS ONLY ^.^l.^\S.^i'n\".§.^Vo<'rt7cK;: December 7, 1907 HORTICULTURJE. 755 AND \ 'V %M.±h \ ^ .U'77~t" / l.i'i • "WE CAN'T SUOVi YOU satisfactorily from a cut, how extremely light yet solid as a rock our Iron Frame Houses are. Here is a 40 foot interior, with only two lines of columns spaced on each rafter, 8 feet 4 inches apart, and the effect in this illustration as you look down the center walk, gives somewhat the impression of a "house full of columns." You have to see one of our houses to know what their lightness means, and to appreciate the care and strength given to every structural detail What we want to do, is visit one of our 1907 model houses with you. and point out the many points of superiority. There is notning quite so convincing as seeing the thing itself. Make an appoint- ment with us. Write us. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUTLDERS. Manofacturers of Heatlaii and Ventllatlnii Apparatus. 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. GGGGfiGGQGQfl OwTuty FOR. C.OjNDE./^AyiON WE HAVE TOLD YOU About the cast iron foot piece and angle iron post — now once more on the galvanized angle iron eave plate and what it does. First, the sash bar clasp is secured directly to it, causing a dry, non- rotting joint. Second, it gives tremendous strength to the house at just the point strength is needed. Third, it keeps itself ice free. Fourth it won't rust. It's easy enough to know a house's weak ' points, but it's another thing to make the weak points strong — that's our strong point. We make every part of a rreenhouae but the fflass. We tell any part. LORD ( the m-w Dahlia specimens is a brilliant yellow, its round blossom as large as the hoad of a baby, from the Charles Lanier Estate at Lenox. Standing high and proud on their long t?tems in a huge yellow vase in the centre of a table. these magnificent blossoms caused audible exclamations as they caught the eyes of the visitors. This is their de- but in New York, although they were re- cently shown in Boston. 200 varieties of the finest and newest spec- imens of this beautiful Fall fiower. and it would be impossible to tell how many eolors and shades. The most noticeable lilossoni was a bij; * 'linrles Laciier "show" dahlia, quilled llowcr and beautiful raised by A. II. (.'harlcs Lanier. From the Xew York Times. Sept. 27. 19(iT. Newest Specimens at the Dahlia Show. A large number of men and women visited the big dahlia show at the Ameri- can Institute, 19 West Twenty-fourth St.. yesterday afternoon. There were at least which is known a.s the It is the old-fashioned but of a mammoth size yellow color. This was Wingett. on the estate of I RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY ^ !^^»?^^^^iS?i5ii^^i5?l^i^^^?K?gi§?^JS»?§!J^i5^j^^r^S!J2!^ 762 HORTICULTURE, December 14, 1907 A Success front the Start WOODROW'S PLANT MARKET Specialties for tlie Holidays are Azaleas, Poinsettias, Lorraines, Ardisias, Ericas, Primroses, Cyclamens In any quantity at Grower&' Wholesale Rates Packing done by Experts THE WHITMANII FERN. WE SUPPLY IN ALL SIZES. The Largest Wholesale Fern Establishment in the Country. Specimen Whitmanii, Boston and Scotti, Cybotiums, and Cyrtomium or Holly Fern. All sizes and varieties of small ferns for Hamper and Jardiniere Work, at lowest wholesale prices. Please state whether wanted in or out of pots. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT for 'Phone, Telegram and Mail Orders for ten days preceding Christmas THE BEST STOCK FROM THE BEST GROWERS SAMUEL A. WOODROW Wholesale Plantsman 2,\T&1hn 53 West 30th St., NEW YORK December 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE 763 HHiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiimisiiiiiiiiniiiiiiitiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniincjriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin I We desire to call attention to our large and fine stock of t^ ^^ i iNephrolepis Piersoni Eleganiissima | i WHITMANII, etc. These are splendid selling plants]for the Holidays. = = We offer exceptionally good value in the 6 in. and 8 in. sizes. Plants are in perfect con- = 5 dition and are exceedingly good value at the prices quoted. You will find no better selling E = plants than these beautiful ferns, and we offer them at lower prices than ever before. s i 2}4 in. pots, $6.oo per loo; 33^ in. pots, fine perfect little plants, $[5.00 per 100; = S 6 in. pans, 50c and 75c. each; 8 in. $r.oo and $1.50 each: 10 in. $2.00 each; larger speci- = = mens, $3 00 to $5.00 each, according to size. = I NEPMROLEPIS SCOTTII. Fine plants, 6 in. pots, 50c. each. | I NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS (The Boston Fern). 6 in. pots, 50c. each; | = 8 in., $1.50 each. 5 i SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS | = There is nothing that sells better during the entire winter than small ferns for fern = = pans. We have a splendid stock of extra strong plants in 2^4- i"- pots in the hardiest and = = most useful varieties for this purpose. Our stock will be found very strong and very nice. = $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1,000. SURPLUS BULB STOCK I We offer what remaining bulbs we have at bargain prices. The only cheap thing § about them is the price. The bulbs are of first-class quality and in perfect condition. Bulbs = planted in December, and even as late as January, can be had in fine shape for Easter ; and 5 as Easter is late this spring (April 19th), they can be planted later than usual. If you = have not all the bulbs you want, this is the last opportunity to get them. We offer an ex- E ceptionally fine lot of hyacinths, tulips and the choice varieties of narcissus at bargain prices. = Send for our surplus list. = WINSOR CARNATIONS We have a splendid stock of strong rooted cuttings ready for immediate delivery. In order to get the best results from Winsor, it should be planted early. Now is the time to get gilt-edged stock. We have a splendid lot of cuttings ready for immediate delivery, and can also furnish strong established plants from 2}^ in. pots, fall propagation, Strong rooted cu' tings, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1,000. If. r. pierson co.,| I TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK. ■ii^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii»iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii«iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiii.^J 764 HORTICULTURE December 14, 1907 HOLIDAY FLOWERS Full Value, Fresh, Carefully Packed. FAflOUS VIOLETS from the best growers in the Rhinebeck district. SPECIAL, EXTRA AND FANCY AMERICAN BEAUTY. All popular varieties of ROSES AND CARNATIONS. POINSETTIAS,-LILY OF THE VALLEY, PAPER WHITES, Etc. ASPARAGUS AND FERNS. Secure Your \StocK Now Horace E. Froment 57 W. 28th Street, New York City. Telephones 2200-2201 Madison Square I \ I EDWARD C. HORAN Cut Flowers at Wholesale 55 WEST 28TH STREET NEW YORK We will be prepared during Holiday time to fill orders for anything in market at a day's notice. TELEPHONES ISili'"*°'so"' square December 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE 765 ^lllillllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ I CAN 5UPPLY YOU CHRISTMAS FLOWERS ?„U« All Varieties of R.oses and Carnations in CHoicest Qtiality^ POINvSETTIA^ = In pans or cut, by 100 or 1000, at lowest rates = BEST VIOLETS, ROMAN HYACINTHS, PAPER WHITES, LILY OF THE VALLEY, FERNS, SMILAX, ASPARAGUS Send Orders In Early and You Will Have No Cause for Regrets J. R. ALLEN 106 West 28tH Street, NEW YORK CITY Telephone 16? Madison Special Offers AZALEAS uf the followina vnrielies. De Schryveriana Empress ol India Nlobe Vervaeneana Deutsche Perle imon Hard- ner Had. Van DerCruyssen lo in. to 12 in. $5 per doz; $40 per 100 12 in to 14 in ^7 per doz: #50 per 100 BULBS nultiflorum, 7-9, 300 to case, $5 per 100; $47 m. 8-10, 180 *' 7 50 *' 70 m g-iQ, 200 " 8.50 " 80 m. Gig^anteum. 7-9, 300 " 7.50 " 70 m. Chinese Lilies, 30 to basket, 4 baskets to bundle. $^ per 100, $26 per 1000, SPIkAEA, Gladstone Washingtonia, $1 25 per doz; $7 so per i>~jo. GLASA, 16x24 A D. $3 45 per box. 5-10 boxes, $3 35 per box, lo and over. $3 30 per box, F O. B. Erie. Asparagus Plumosrs, 2 in. pots, $3 per 100. $2c; per 1000, Asparagus Plumosus Seedlings, $1 25 per iiv-i, Jg per n '"j Shipped from the Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa, Special Price List of Xmas Goods Per 100 Per 1000 Ground Pine, per crate $ 700 " " Roping (ourniake) ht-avy 5..--, $45. M Per 100 Per 1000 Laurel Roping, (our own make) 5 00 45 00 Holly Wreaths, advance orders only, single 1000 " " double 1500 Boxwood, 20c per lb original case, 50 lbs and over, per lb 15c Wild Smilax. large case 5.50 " " small case 3-oo Mistletoe, small boxes, 8 or 10 lbs , 1.50 lo 2 00 Immortelles, all colors, doz. bunches 2.50 per 100 bunches 18.00 Poinsettia, for decorating, manufactured out of bright red brilliant cloth, 20c each, per di>/ 2.00 Colored Capes, per lb 1.50 W hlte ■• I 00 to 1.25 Colored Grasses, per lb i.oo to 2.00 Wire Rings, for making holly and ground pine wreaths, 10. 11 and 12 in 60c a roo, $5 a 1000 HOLLY, orders booked subject prevailing market prices on date of shipment. Immortelle Wreaths Each Doz . Each Doz . 9 inch .35 4.00 16 inch i.io 12.00 11 inch .50 5.00 17 inch r.35 1600 13 inch .65 7.30 19 inch i 75 1800 14 inch .90 10.00 Statlce Wreaths 10 inch .20 2.00 18 inch .40 5.00 12 inch ,25 2.50 20 inch .55 6.00 14 inch .30 -:i.oo 24 inch .70 7.30 16 inch . -'^^ J '•T' Ruscus Wreaths Each Doz. Each Doz. 14 inch .55 6.00 18 inch .80 9.00 16 inch .65 7,00 22 inch i.io 12.00 Hoss Wreaths 10 inch 1.00 16 inch 1.75 12 inch 1.25 18 inch 2.00 14 inch 1.50 Cycas Leaves Per Per Per Per Doz. 100 Doz. 100 8-12 inches .50 3.50 28-32 inches 1.75 9 00 i2-i6 inches .75 5.00 32-36 inches 2.00 lo.oo 16-20 inches i.oo 600 36-40 inches 2.50 11.00 20-24 inches 125 700 40-44 inches 3.00 12.50 24-28 inches r 50 8.00 44-48 inches 3.50 15.00 SHALL XHAS TREES FOR POTS. Fine bushy little pines from the Nursery. 12-18 inches each 15c, per 100 $10 00 18-24 inches each 20c, per 100 15.00 24-30 Inchts each 30c, per 100 20.00 Qreea Sheet floss, per bbl 2.50 Open Daiix fox* Business from 7 a* m. to 7 p. in. Sundays from 9 to 12 rn. WM F KASTING rO "TomIts^ 383-38r EUlcott St., Buffalo, N. Y. TT i'X* X • IXXAkJ AXll VI \j\J»f rLUKlbld Long Distance Telephone, Seneca 620. Frontier 620 766 HORTICULTURE December 14, 1907 WALTER F. SHERIDAN Wholesale Florist Beauties, Violets, Carnations, etc. of best quality 39 "WEST 28th STREET, NEW YORK For Holiday Trade ! A SUPERB STOCK OF THE FINEST CARNATIONS, ROSES AND POINSETTIAS Violets, Lilies, Asparagus, Lily of the Valley. ORDER NOW AND GET FIRST SELECTION. FORD BROS. 48 W. 28th Street, New York. Telephone: 3870 or 3871 Madison Square YES! WE CARRY AND SELL All varieties of CUT FLOWERS too numerous to mention. This includes BEAUTIES and POINSETTIAS EVER READY TO SERVE YOU ENOUGH SAID 43 WEST 28tti STREET The Wholesale Florist of N. Y. 'Phone 1664-1665 Madison Square Det^enibei- 14, 1907 HOKTI CULTURE 767 CHRI5TMA5 1907 The financial flurry is over, and trade will be good for those w o properly prepare for it. We offer the following, all In first class condition : I'OINSETTIAS NEPHROLEPIS AMEKPOHLII. The Pbiladelpbia Lace Fern. This, we believe will be tbe best selling plaut we have for Christmas: evei'ybody is fascinated by its exquisite grace. 4 inch pots at $ .50 each. 6 Inch pans at ^12 per doz.; this size is very desirable. 8 Inch pans at ?2 each, to inch pans at $3 to ?4 each. Large ova! pans, very fine, at $5 and $6 each. 2 inch pots (tor growing on), $25 per 100; $200 per 1000. .\ purchase of these young plants will be a good invest- ment for ne.vt year; it multiplies rapidly. NEPHROLEPIS TODEAOIDI<;S. The London Fern. 2 inch pots at *25 per 100: $200 per 1000. 6 inch pots at $9 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII, exceptionally well grown. 8 inch pots at .?1.50 each. fj inch pots at .$<> and $9 per doz. 5 inch pots at .$4 and $5 per doz. ADIANTUM HYBKIDI'M, 2 inch pots at $5 per 100. ASPAItAGTS I'LIMOSA 2 inch pots at $4 per 100; $35 per 1000. 3 inch pots at $7 per 100: $65 per 1000. ORANGES, with from 4 to 10 fruit at $ .25 per fruit. The small ones in 4 inch and 5 inch pots are particularly at- tractive. FICUS PANDURATA. The famous decorative plant; nothing more satisfactory for tbe house. Good plants in 6 inch pots, single stems at $3 each. 7 inch pots, single stems, 4 feet high at $4 each. 5 feet high at $5 each. Larger plants, both single and branched stems, at $6, $7.."i0 and $10 each. The plants from $4 up are extra fine: good value for tbe price. PANDANUS VEITCHII, well colored. 4 inch pots at $ .40 each: fine for basket work. 5 iucli pots at $ .50 each. 6 inch pots at $ .75 and $1 each. BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE, without doubt tbe finest we have ever grown. 3 inch and ?Ai inch pots at $20 and $25 per 100. 5 inch pots at .$9 per doz. 6 inch pots at .$12 and $15 per doz. 8 inch pots at $2. .$2.-50 and $3 each. BEGONIA TIIRNFORD HALL. (5 inch pots at $1 each. HOLLIES, well berried, at .$4, $5 and $6 each. 3 inch pots, short for pans, $12 per 100. 7 and 8 inch pots, 3 plants with fern at $ .75, $1, $1.25 and $1.50 each. 5 inch pans, short with fern, at $1.25 each. 10 inch pans, short with fern, at $1.50 each. 6 inch pots, with fern, at $ .75 and $1 each. CYCLAMEN 5 inch pots at $ .35 and $ .50 each. 6 inch pots at $9 and $12 per doz. AZALEAS. We have the finest lot of Azaleas we have ever grown for Christmas, including Mardner, Vervaeneana, Thiers, Petrick and Pauline Mardner, at $1, $1.25, $1.50, .$2 and $2.50 each. Larger plants of Vervaeneana and Mardner from $3 to $7.50 each. Pyramid Vervaeneana at $3.50 and $4 each. Pyramid Petrick at $1.25 each. CROTONS, well colored plants. 4 inch pots at .$25 per 100: $3 per doz. 4 inch pots, new highly colored varieties, at $ .50 and $ .75 each. 5 Inch pots, general collection bright colors, at $ .50 each. Larger plants at from $1 to $5 each. DRACAENA TERMINALIS, the highest colored and best grown we have ever had. 3^4 inch pots at $3 per doz.; $25 per 100. 5 inch pots at $G and $9 per doz. 6 Inch pots at $12 per doz. 2% inch pots, well colored, at $15 per 100. The latter are fine for baskets, hampers, etc. r>RACAENA AMABILIS. an excellent keeper, well colored. 5 inch pots at $9 per doz. 6 inch and 7 inch pots at $1 and $1.25 each. DRACAENA MASSANGEANA, fine, perfect plants of this ex- cellent variety. 6 inch pots at $1.25 and $1..50 each. 5 inch pots at .$1 each. DRACAENA FRAGRANS, perfect plants, 6 inch pots at $6 per doz. DRACAENA SANDERIANA, 2V, inch pots at $12 per 100. SOLANUM CAP., well berried, 6 inch pots at $4 per doz. BOXWOOD, exceptionally fine value at $1.50, $2, $5, $6 and $9 per doz. ArcT'BAS. heavily berried, in 6 to 8 Inch pots at $9, $12 and $15 per doz. Kindly let us have your order early so that we can reserve fine stock for you ROBE-RT CRAIG COMPANY. MarRet (a. 40«k sts.. Philadelphia. PA. American Beauties, Richmonds, Brides and riaids, Violets, Carnations, Valley ^^ ^V Everything in ttie Flower Line ,t»' tH f We are the RELIABLE <"' .v^' 0' Wholesale Commission Florists ... Of Boston ... Place your orders with us. We will fill them to your satisfaction. Long Distance Telephone, MAIN 2617-2618 768 HORTICULTURE December 14, 1907 SlimillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllU: ^HOLLY^I if = Single Cases $5>00 Two or more cases $4*50 eacH = E Five or more cases $4«00 eacK = I GUARANTEED TO BE FIRST CLASS | I Order Now and You'll Get What You Want \ I at the Time You Want It • _ • I N. F. McCarthy & co. I i 84 Hawley Street, 11 il |l Boston, Mass. | j nlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllillllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllillllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli: iiiiiiii; I I c^^=,^ PLANT POTS" We invite the attention of intending buyers, or those interested in seeing the newest productions of the potters' art. to our importations of English, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, India and Fitz- hugh, also Domestic Plant Pots or Jardinieres, selected by our buyers at the places of production in the present season. More than one hundred to choose from, many of which have pedestals. Ranging from the low cost up to the very very large and costly ones. Also a large variety of Garden, Hall and Piazza Seats. Our stock of China and Glass occupies ten floors and more than lo.ooo bins. Wholesale and Retail. — Canton China Hall-Seat or Plaut-Pot Stand. Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Go. | China, Class and Lamp Merchants 33 Franklin, Corner Hawley Streets, BOSTON, MASS. | Near Summer and Washington Sts. JEROnE JONBS, Pres. S. P. STRATTON. Tre«». & niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii; December 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE. 769 Chrysanthemums in Pittsburg Our frontispiece illustrates the central palm house of what is said to be the largest range of conserv- atories in Pittsburg- — that of Mr. A. E. Peacock, under the efficient management of T. P. Jenkinson. Here are about 35,000 sq. feet of glass devoted to palms, ferns, stove plants, orchids, cyclamens, chrys- anthemums, begonias, roses, carna- tions, etc. This conservatory was erected by Lord & Burnham Com- pany. We are indebted to the staff photographer of the Gazette Times for the photograph. Mr. Jenkinson seems to have solved the problem of growing car- nations in a city sucli as Pittsburg. The solution is early jDropagating. He propagates in November and winters his plants in cold frames, having nicely-rooted plants to plant out, or pot on in spring. The stems on Enchantress, Lawsou and Winsor are now 20 to 24 in. The large photograph at the bottom of this page gives an excellent idea of one of the greenhouses at Shenley Park during the recent Chrysanthemum Show there when Superintendent J. Jones regaled a Pittsburg multitude with a display of nearly ten thousand plants. The view in the conserv- CHRYSANTHEMUMS at the FRICK rON'SERVATORIES, PITTSBURG, I*A. atories of H. C. Frick gives good evidence tliat Super- intendent David Fraser is the peer of any of his fellows in chrysanthemum culture and a worthy representative of the Chrysanthemum Society of America as its secretary. As our Pittsburg correspondent intimated in a recent issue of Hoeticultuke, success in cut flower production in the smoky, gassy atmosphere of Pitts- burg is no mean accomplishment. We are glad to be able to show, however, that it is not an impossibility. Chrysanthemums at Scheni.ey Park, Pittsburg. 770 HORTICULTURE December 14, 1907 Roses Under Glass. GRAFTING Tliat grafted roses are steadily gaining in favor is beyond a doubt and tlie increase in the number of grow- ers who are devoting space to this kind of stock would seem to indicate that the results have been satisfactory. All soils, however, are not favorable to grafted stock, and before planting extensively the grower should as- certain Avhether grafted stock would be more remun- erative than own-root stock in his own particular class of soil. In many of the heavy soils, the product of own- root stock exceeds .in quality, and often in quantity, that of grafted stock. Also we must consider the varie- ties we intend to grow. Killarney and Bride will do well on Manetti in rather light sandy soil, while Beauty and Chatenay succeed best on their own roots. Those who contemplate doing their own grafting should soon get in their supply of Manetti. These should be potted and placed in a cool house, the temperature of which may vary from 38 degrees to 50 degrees, according to the length of time allowed them to make roots. Low temperature is necessary to keep the buds from starting before the stock has made a sufficient number of roots to give an immediate supply of sap to the newly at- tached scion. The season when grafting can most successfully be performed is in the months of January, February and March as, during this period, conditions of tempera- ture, moisture, etc., are more easily controlled than when the season is further advanced. One of the chief essentials in this method of propaga- tion is to have a suitable bench or frame to contain the plants when grafted. The style of the frame matters little providing it meets the requirements in other ways. The bottom should be about eighteen inches above the heating pipes, and the same distance below the sash covering or top of. frame. The sides and ends should be boarded up, leaving spaces a few yards apart with doors attached, to serve as ventilators and to regulate the heat contained in the interior. There should also be a suf- ficient number of pipes under the frame to insure a minimum temperature of 80 degrees during the sever- est weather. Wlien -completed the frame should be prac-. tically air-tight. MlUefial, upon which to set the plants may be obtained by sifting the ashes from the boiler room. This also serves to retain the requisite amount of moisture in the frame. The selection of wood for grafting should be made by one who thoroughly understands the work, else there will be trouble later on. It is not advisable to experi- ment with soft, pithy shoots. The wood for the scions should be' of about the same quality as that recommend- ed for cuttings. The most common style of graft employed on com- mercial places is the whip graft, and as expediency and speed are objects to be attained, this style of graft is, perhaps, best suited to the purpose. The mechanical part of this method of propagating is quite simple. With a sharp knife a cut about three-quarters of an inch in length is made in the stock. A corresponding cut is then made in the wood or scion, and the two parts placed together. The scion should be tied firmly in place with some soft material but not so tight as to cause an abrasion of the bark, at the same time taking care that there is direct communication between the layers of bark in all the parts to be united. The woody parts of stock and scion never unite, but are so covered over by outer growths that the fact is not apparent unless the part is dissected. When tlie first batch of plants have been grafted they should be thoroughly watered and placed in the frame, which should be kept closed as much as possible during the first few days until the union has taken place. When this occurs a little air may be given for a short time during the day, gradually lengthening the exposure as the plants become hardened. When sufficiently hard to withstand the full effects of the outer temperature the plants may be treated sim- ilarly to own-root stock, excepting when syringing, whicli operation should be performed with exceeding tare and small force of water, until they receive the support of stakes, which should not be withheld very long after the plants are taken from the frame. A New Rose Stock It is singular how generally the Manetti and the Dog Rose have been relied upon as stocks, on which to work the hardy varieties of roses for open culture. These stocks have the merit of vigorous growth, which they impart, in a good degree to the graft. But this vigor often proves an evil in producing suckers which over- power and ruin the graft. Still they have held the field surprisingly and I am inclined to think without sufficient competition with other stocks, to determine their comparative merit. At the recent convention of the American Pomo- logical Society, at Jamestown, I met a nurseryman, who informed me that he was using the Madam Plantier for all classes of roses and with uniform success. His location is in Florida, where he can make his cuttings in the fall, in the open ground and find them well- rooted in the early spring. These are ready for budding by the 1st of May and the bud will make a growth of from one to three feet by the end of the season, the growth varying witli the vigor of the variety. It is apparent that this is a product at a minimum cost. The question now is as to its value. The follow- ing points may be stated in regard to Madam Plantier. It is a higher type and texture of wood than the Ma- netti and Dog; it is equally vigorous and hardy; it roots as readily as a willow and most important of all and unlike the others, it does not throw up suckers. This last quality, if it proves persistent, will insure its popularity. It remains to be proved whether all classes of roses will take kindly to it and will yield products which will compare with the blooms from the Manetti. A single season, a single trial is not sufficient. Time alone will decide as to tlie compatability of the union. This however is certain, that plants will be turned out by this process by the million and at a cost which should distance foreign competition. ]\'(ib(iii. Mass. December 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE 771 British Horticulture A FAMOUS GAliDEN Prominence has lately been given to tlie magnificent gardens of the Earl of Pembroke at Wilton House, Salisbury, owing to the fact tliat the German Emperor during his recent sojourn in Hants had planted a tree there. The grounds are adorned with a fine collection of cedars of Lebanon, some dating from 1640, besides evergreen oaks. Thuja gigantea, rare specimens of abies, and several memorial trees planted by illustrious per- sons. Some of the rose houses have been standing 120 years. Eoses cultivated for cutting all through the win- ter, the varieties being chiefly Niphetos, Souvenir d'un Ami, L'Ideal, and Marechal Niel. Carnations are grown in variety, those in the rose section including Winter Cheer, Enchantress, Harlowarden, and Lieut. Peary. Ftuit culture also receives considerable attention from Mr. T. Challis, the head gardener. Fruit trees are grown in the goblet form, the chief object of this method being to get the maximum of light and air. There are twelve branches to each tree; each tree is about seven feet high, and the brandies are 18 inches from the ground. Most of the apples grown in this manner are for late use. As regards grape culture, Mr. Challis states: "I am rather fond of growing the varieties sep- arately— in fact there are some which should always be cultivated alone. Hamburgh and Madresfield Court should never be grown in the same house. The con- ditions which suit Hamburghs cause Madresfield Court to crack. I have seen them growing together, and the Madresfield Court were splitting because the variety would not stand the same amount of moisture which is necessary to the growth of Hamburgh. I crop Mad- resfield Court heavily every year, and I never have any split grapes." NEW ROSES This year has brought to the front a number of new roses, seven of which have been awarded the National Eose Society's Gold medal. These are Dorothy Page Eoberts, Harry Kirk, Lady Helen Vincent, Mrs. Harold Brocklebank, Souvenir of Stella Gray, Mrs. Stewart Clark, and Queen of Spain. Six of these were raised by Irish nurserymen, and the seventh emanated from Surrey. It is certainly highly creditable to the trade in Ireland in being able to raise so many meritorious novelties. The Irish rosarians are also usually to the fore as prize winners at the National Show, attesting to the high standard being reached in cultural skill, as well as success in hybridising. Eeferring to the new roses a "Garden Life" contributor states: "It is significant that there is not a hybrid perpetual among them; they are all teas or hybrid teas — chiefly the latter. Harry Kirk will probably prove to be one of the finest outdoor yellow roses in existence. Dorothy Page Eoberts is described as coppery-pink suffused with apricot yellow, but this does not give much idea of the real color. Sou- venir of Stella Gray has rather smaller flowers than the others, but they are very charming, orange and yellow mixed. I am glad to see so many of the newer roses described not only as continuous bloomers, but also as deliciously fragrant. At one time it seemed as if hy- bridists attached no importance to scent — probably be- cause no points are assigned to it at exhibitions. This is a mistake which should be rectified." Plants Worthy of More General Cultivation Plumbago rosea eoceinea is a plant that ought to make a valuable addition to our Christmas flowering subjects. It is easy to handle and comes into bloom at the right time if treated properly. Its habit is good, making a nice compact plant from one and a half to two feet in height. The flowers, which are of a reddish color are jiroduced in long panicles at the ends of the branches and last in good condition for several weeks. Wlien the old plants have done blooming they are cut back and induced to make young growth. This new growth makes good material .for cuttings which are inserted into clean, sharp sand in the propagating bed where they soon make roots. Wlien the cuttings are rooted they are put into three-inch pots and are shifted along regularly as they require it until they are large enough for six-inch pots. They require frequent syring- ing and when the plants are growing freely the points of the shoots are pinched out to maice the plants more bushy. The soil that suits this plant is one composed of rough loam with a little well-rotted cow manure and enough sand to make it porous. In September the plants are placed in a greenhouse where the tempera- ture ranges from 55 to 60 degrees and where they can get i>lenty of light; in such a position the flowers are of a much brighter color. The Eeinwardtias are old-fasMoned East Indian plants belonging to the flax family. They are certainly the best yellow flowered plants we have at this season. Eeinwardtia trigyna is the best of the species. It makes low bushy plants which are completely covered with good-sized flowers of brightest yellow. They are easily and quickly grown from cuttings and make good plants in one season. The flowers are rather fugacious but are produced in such abundance and in succession that they make a capital show for several weeks. A house with the temperature given to roses seems to give the best re- sults. In blue flowers the finest thing we have is Browallia speciosa major. It lasts a very long time in bloom. Seeds sown in early spring give fine plants in five inch pots for Christmas. During the winter they are given the same treatment as the Eeinwardtias. - In summer while they are growing freely the points of the branches are pinched out so as to make them more compact and bushv. yt^ri, QM*^. A Choice White Orchid We have received by express from George McWilliam of Whitinsville, Mass., a spike of Dendrobium formo- sum bearing thirteen open flowers, each of which meas- ures from 3 and 3-4 to 4 inches across. Mr. McWilliam says that the plant from which the spike was cut has flowered for nine years consecutively and is likely to do so for many years to come. It is not to be expected that every gardener can entice a plant to do what George McWilliam seems to draw from it in his easy, unassuming way but we do not hesitate to say that at the prices that this sweetest of white orchids always commands in the most select cut flower markets no orchid grower would make any mistake in investing lib- erally in this plant. 772 HORTICULTURE. December 14, 1907 HORTICUIvTURE VOL. VI DECEMBER 14, 1907 NO. 23 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 11 H&milton Place, Boston, Ma«». Telephone, Oxford J^a WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ^ «. „ O.. Year. . advance, -------- ^ ^ --;- COPVRiaHT. 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. «.„r«i « second-class matter December 8, ■^. " '^' P"'' Of « »' «'»'°"- ""' BBierea as »»v" ^^^^^ ^1^^ ^^^ ^, Congress of March 3, 1S79. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE-Palm House, A. R. Peacock Con- CHRYSAtT^EMUMS^^I PITTSBURG^^IUustrated: ! 769 ROSES UNDER GLASS-J. E. Simpson 7^u A NEW ROSE STOCK-Wm. C. Strong. 770 RWTTISH HORTICULTURE— W. H. Adsett 771 PLANTS WORTHY OF MORE GENERAL CULTIVA- TION—Robert Cameron TJ^t A CHOICE WHITE ORCHID lli COLD STORAGE LILIES l'^ PRIMULA STELLATA— Illustration .^- 7 (^ A CHOICE DECORATIVE GROUP— C. Harman Payne 773 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: , . ^ , Pittsburg Florists' and Gardeners' Club— Florists Club o£ Washington— New Bedford Horticultural Society— Southampton Horticultural Society— Ver- mont Horticultural Society— Detroit Florists' Club 774 New York Florists' Club. Portraits— Society of American Florists— New Jersey Floricultural So- ciety— Washington State Horticultural Society... 775 Maryland Horticultural Society— Massachusetts Horticultural Society— Minnesota State Horticul- tural Society ;■••■., ', ^^^ Royal Horticultural Society— Montreal Gardeners and Florists' Club, Portrait— Club and Society j,jotes '^^ Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston 792 IN MEMORAM, P- J. Hauswirth 779 CHRYSANTHEMUMS— C. Harman Payne 780 Single and Pompon Chrysanthemums— Illustration 780 Chrysanthemums at Peacock Conservatories 780 THE BROAD OUTLOOK OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS— Dr. A. C. True 782 A New Experiment Station 784 Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station 804 A MODEL CARNATION ESTABLISHMENT 786 SEED TRADE '^^^ CHRISTMAS PLANT NOTES 790 OBITUARY— Mrs. Pauline Engelman— George D. Kel- ley— Abram L. Richards— Luke M. Deeds— Rev. Joseph Jenks— John Ringier— Edward Keller- Mrs. J. F. Huss 792 CHRISTMAS OUTLOOK IN PHILADELPHIA 795 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Twin Cities, Washington 803 PETROLEUM EMULSION FOR SAN JOSE SCALE.. 804 MISCELLANEOUS: Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture 778 Personal ^''^ Jamestown Exposition Awards 779 Incorporated '^^^ Catalogues Received 789 News Notes ' "* New Retail Flower Stores 793 Business Changes 795 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 804 New Heating Apparatus 804 List of Patents 805 Our Again, at the close of another year of progress on the lines which we helieve thanks to gy to make a paper worthy to bear the our friends honored name of Horticulture, we ex- tend greeting to those friends and sup- porters who have stood by tis and with us from the start and the many besides who have been pleased to add their name from time to time to our rapidly length- ening list of appreciative patrons. During the three delightful years that have passed since our entry into tlie journalistic field many changes have taken place — some pleasant, some sad — but the progress of American horticulture has been uninterruptedly upward and it is with rare satisfaction that we listen to the frequent as- surances which come to us from friends at home and abroad that in the advancement which has been made Horticulture is recognized as having borne an honora- ble part. To the host of friends and well-wishers whose generosity and loyalty have made possible the success which has thus far crowned our labors we extend our appreciative and grateful thanks. Judging from reports as received Pool" from widely separated localities outlook for and from what we have had op- low grade material portunity to see in various mar- kets it seems likely that the pub- lic will be afforded the opportunity this season of buy- ing the best flowers, the best plants and the best material altogether that have ever been provided for their holi- day demands. The only apparent exception is the native holly wluch seemis to be inferior, generally. The quality of all the staples grown for the cut flower mar- kets of the great cities, especially, has been advancing steadily from year to year and material which would have found appreciative buyers a few years ago is today contemptuously spurned even by the street fakirs. Noth- ing is more noticeable in the wholesale flower markets than the widening divergence between the prices realized on first-class stock and the returns from that of lower grade. In fact, the grower whose abilities or whose equipment do not admit of his producing a fair proportion of high-grade stock must before long, it would seem, be forced to abandon the metropolitan wholesale markets and find what consolation he can in the disposal of his product through local channels where competition on quality is less keen and buyers are less critical. The prices of cut flowens are much The below the record for corresponding advantage dates for past years. Whether of modern houses they will remain so no one can predict for flowers are very sus- ceptible to influences of a transient nature and the "why and wherefore" are not always apparent even to those who should be best judges of the market's ten- dencies. While it is diflicult to set a cost figure, even approximate, on the cut flower product of an establish- ment yet it does seem as though the limit of safety had been about reached in the prices realized in the whole- sale markets this season and that, unless a change for the better takes place very soon, the prospects for the small, antiquated greenhouse establishment which hith- erto has furnished its owner with a livelihood and some- thing more, are not at all encouraging. Some observ- ant people look upon the shrinkage of flower values and December 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE 773 growers' profits as likely to exercise a deterrent influ- ence on greenhouse building. It does not follow that this is so. Many take the opposite view and have little diflficulty in figuring out the increased efficiency of structures of modern type and concluding that if the flower grower must face lower prices for his goods thi^ man with a modern equipment is the one best able to stand it. The wholesale florists and plants- Possibilities men are once more to the front in flower shipping ^ith their offers of tempting goods for the suburban and coun- try florists' holiday stock. For various reasons the flower shipping trade has in many centres dwindled to very small proportions as compared with its extent a dozen yeare ago. It should not be a hopeless task to revive it. There can be no argument now as to the superiority of much of the stock seen in the wholesale market districts to the average stock carried by deal- ers in localities well removed from these centres. The present would be a good season for the out-of-town florist to make a trial and see how far his local buyers may be coaxed along in the direction of an extra price for a grade of stock superior to what he has been pro- viding for them. We think he will find the wholesale dealer more than ready to meet him and help demon- strate the feasibility of regular flower shipments under the favorable inducements which present conditions admit of. The firms that advertise holiday goods in this issue are all well-prepared for any such business which may be entrusted to them. We bespeak for them the generous support of those of our readers who are interested in the class of material they offer, because we are convinced that the resultant benefits will be mutual. Cold Storage Lilies For the past few weeks the New York cut flower mar- ket has been amply supplied with fine lily flowers grown from cold storage bulbs of the L. longiflorum and its giganteum variety. The Lilium multiflorum variety is less adapted for keeping over, as the bulbs seem to be less durable and they do not give as satisfactory results as the other varieties. Cold storage lilies have been used for quite a number of years in Europe — in England in particular — and have proved to be a well-paying proposition. One of the first to grow them in large quantities in preference to Lilium Han-isii was Thos. Eochford at Turnford Hall near London. The main difficulty lies in starting them in the right way. It must be remembered that the bulbs are kept in a temperature near the freezing point in the cold store and when taken_ out in the summer months they should be placed in as cool a temperature as possible after being potted. A cool cellar perhaps would be the best place to start them. We have seen them covered with burlap and blocks of ice put close to them to keep the temperature down until the bulbs were thoroughly rooted and started to sprout. This having taken place they should then be taken out and placed in the coolest house. Growers who have their own cold storage connected with their greenhouses have an easy task to start cold storage lilies but those who are not so fortunate may easily overcome this difficulty by making a trial as men- tioned above and we have nn doubt they -nill be suc- cessful. Primula stellata A Useful I.itti.i; Christmas Plajnt. A Choice Decorative Group We often see what are called artistic and decorative groups at our English shows but there is an indescrib- able charm about some of the French floral composi- tions that defy words. M. Lachaume, the eminent florist of the Eue Eoyale, Paris, is one of the greatest experts in the floral art we know of but there are others who put up at the Paris shows some compositions that might well be studied by our floral decorators and exhibitors at English shows Here lumpiness often takes the place of that light and dainty arrangement Joined with a judicious blending of color we so often see in France. It is as the brick-layer said to the Bishop who complained of the use of bad language, "You can't learn it, governor, it is a gift." It is an outcome of the natural temperament, and this is seen in many other ways. In the orchid room at the Paris Show Messrs. Truf- faut & Son of Versailles put up a delightful group of decorative plants, etc. Graceful, ornamental foliage plants, etc., were grouped together in a way tliat at once arrested the visitors' attention. No crowding, every- thing light, tasteful and in the most perfect harmony. Among the subjects employed we noticed Nephrolepis Whitmanii. Croton Pres' Demole, C. Maurice Eouvier. Antlmriiini Andreanum, Dracfena Versailleuse, Areea Verschaffelti. Dractena Godseffiana. Ixora Dixiana, Croton Beedi, C. B. Comte, Alpinia Sanderje. Pandanus Veitehii. ilaranta insignis and others. 774 HORTICULTURE December 14, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES. PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND GAR- DENERS' CLUB. The meeting on the Srd had for its subject "Late Chrysanthemums and Xmas Plants." Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich., showed three vases ot pinks, yellows and whites. Season after season has this firm favored our club with large displays of high-class flowers and none of our chrysanthe- mum shows are complete until the Michigan consignment arrives. The suggestion of Mr. Falconer at the last meeting that prizes be offered for flowers grown by private garden- ers, members of the club, was dis- cussed with approval by several of the members with the proviso that it be broadened to include the commercial growers as well, and it was finally car- ried that the meeting in February— Cai-nation Night— should be a com- petitive one. The galvanized iron hot- bed sash shown at the last two meet- ings was again on exhibition in an improved form. H. L Blind & Bros, showed a fine collection of Christmas plants includ- ing begonia Gloire de Lorraine. Phipps Conservatories showed poinsettias, ardisias and euphorbias. Mr. Falconer stated that he had l)een given by Mr. Smith of the Bo- tanic Gardens, Washington, three young oaks, offspring of the famous Crittenden oak, and he would present one to the Club which President Jones accepted for planting in Schen- ley Park. Discussion on Thanksgiv- ing sales showed there was a falling off. As Pittsburgh and Allegheny are now one city, Pittsburgh, it was the sense of the club that the word "Alle- gheny" should be dropped from the club name. Subject for next meeting, "Roses. H P. JOSLIN, Secretary. WASHINGTON FLORISTS' CLUB. There was a meeting of Washing- ton Florists' Club at Gude's Hall on Dec 6. The chair was occupied by Vice President Z. D. Blackistone. Pres. Bisset has been seriously sick for some weeks past, due to a nervous breakdown, and according to his phy- sician's orders he left the morning of Dec. 6 for New York, whence he will sail for Porto Rico for a stay of sev- eral weeks. The sympathies of all were aroused over the sad death of P. J. Hauswirth, who was so well known in this city. A meeting of the executive commit- tee was called by W. F. Gude, and It was voted that an order be given a Chicago house for a handsome wreath, to be sent by the Florists' Club ot Washington. Vice-Pres. Blackistone then appointed W. F. Gude, Jas. L. Carbery and J. J. Harty as a commit- tee to prepare and bring in suitable resolutions on the death of Mr. Haus- wirth. It was announced that the exhibi- tion of the American Carnation So- ciety will be held In this city the third week in January. A letter from Mrs. Florence Harding was read, in which she thanked the W. F. C. tor the flowers sent to the hospitals after the close of the chrysanthemum show. NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAIL SOCIETY. At the monthly meeting of the New Bedford Horticultural Society on Mon- day evening, David Mcintosh, secre- tary of the Newport Horticultural So- ciety, gave an address upon plants for Christmas decorations, and in the course of his remarks said the supply of plants for Christmas decorations was created by the demand, foliage plants being for the most part the most appropriate. But as there is some demand for flowering plants, the florist must be prepared to meet the situation. For foliage plants the speaker re- commended araucarias, cocos, dracaen- as and crotons in varieties, and the Whitmanii form of the Boston fern, which he considered to be far superior to any of its relatives for elegance and staying properties. For church decorations he considered palms to be the most suitable. Some of the above- named plants, he thought, might be improved by the addition of a bow of ribbon. He also gave some very useful hints as to the use of intei'ior plants in grouping. Among flowering plants Mr.McIntosh gave the first place to Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, which he considered, if accorded proper treatment, invaluable for Christmas decorations, but owing to the diversity of treatment it re- ceived at the hands of the wholesaler and the customer it was generally an unprofitable plant to purchase. In the subsequent discussion the troubles of the florists were pretty well aired and the sympathizing audience was Inclined to conclude that in the effort to supply a plant that would bear transmission from the torrid greenhouse of the wholesaler to the parlors of the customers, with the al- ternate roasting and freezing condition to which it is often subjected, the poor florist finds himself "between the devil and the deep sea." THOS. WHITE. SOUTHAMPTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The regular meeting of this society was held in our new meeting room in Odd Fellows' Hall on Thursday, De- cember 5th, President Clark in the chair, with the largest attendance since the society was organized. There was a fine exhibit of bougain- villea by President Clark. There were several very interesting discussions, among them being spring or fall planting for deciduous trees and shrubs. Messrs. Clark. Gray, Halsey. Palmer and Frankenbock argued in favor of spring planting. Mr. Crook contended that fall planting was the best. The subject of tree pruning was also taken up. At the next meeting on Thursday, December 19. there will be several exhibits of potatoes and discussions as to the best methods ot growing them, after which a banquet will be held. U. G. AGER. VERMONT HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. The 13th annual meeting of this Society was held in Masonic Temple, Burlington, Vt., on December 4th. Very interesting discussions were had on the culture of apples, stone fruits, potatoes and other rural topics. The following oflicers were elected: President, T. L. Kinney of South Hero; secretary, William Stuart of Burling- ton; treasurer, A. M. Vaughan of Ran- dolph; auditor, L. H. Sheldon of Fair Haven; executive committee, the presi- dent and secretary of the sociely, and E. S. Brigham of St. Albans, F. E. Foote of Middlebury and G. H. Terrill of Morrisville. President Kinney expressed himself in favor of a national fruit inspec- tion law. He was in favor of a law which would protect every grower and injure none and which would likewise protect the buyer, and the society ought to keep the idea of such a law constantly in mind. We ought to have passed at the next Legislature a law calling for fruit inspection. Later, if a national measure for fruit inspec- tion is adopted, the State law can be readily made to conform to it. Such reputation of Vermont apples, which has suffered in consequence of the dis- honest practices of unscrupulous grow- ers. The following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, the Vermont State Horti- cultural Society in its 13th annual meeting in Burlington experienced one of the most valuable meetings in Its history; Therefore, be it resolved that the society go on record as expressing its appreciation, first, to the city of Bur- lington and the University of Vermont for the hearty welcome extended; second, to the assistance visiting horticulturists have rendered our program and discussions; third, we continue to recommend a standard packing box, 10x11x20 Inches for fancy fruit; fourth, we again express a de- sire that our State executive com- mittee take measures to stamp out the San Jose scale; fifth, that we cordially invite all florists to join with us and thus make our display more attractive, also realizing that friendly competition aids all in fortifying their weak points. There was an excellent display of fruits on exhibition. H. M. Totman of Randolph was rep- resented by a nice collection of flowers and plants. DETROIT FLORISTS' CLUB. The Detroit Florists' Club had an interesting session, discussing the probability of holding a flower show next February. Last year's practice of reading papers gotten up by mem- bers of the club was also discussed and will soon be revived. During the meeting it became known that P. J. Hauswirth met an untimely death and it cast a gloom over the whole assembly. Resolutions on his death were passed and telegraphed to the widow. Dec-ember 14, 1^07 H O R T 1 C i I L T U R E 776 NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. The principal business for the De- cember meeting of the New York Flor- ists' Club, which took place on Monday evening, 9th inst., was the election of officers for 1908. Previous to this duty several committee reports were lis- tened to, the most important being that of the committee on closer rela- tions with other organizations, pres- ented by Mr. O'Mara, which recom- mended an alliance with the Horticul- tural Society of New York on the basis of the payment of one dollar per mem- ber to make the Florists" Club in a body members of the Horticultural So- ciety, but without the privilege of vot- ing. Messrs. Young, Wallace, Barron, Lenker, Nash, Butteriield and Stewart participated in the debate and the subject was assigned to the next meet- ing of the Club. Joseph A. Manda re- ported on behalf of the judges, having visited the establishment of Robert Scott & Son at Sharon Hills, Pa., for the purpose of examining the new rose Mrs. Jardine. They had awarded it 92 points, which carries with it the awarding of a first-class certificate. The report was accepted. When the time came for election of officers it transpired that every nominee for the position of president had declined. Nominations were called for and C. B. Weathered's name was again presented by Messrs. Stew- art and O'Mara as the logical candi- date. Mr. Robert Simpson, who was nominated from the floor gracefully withdrew and, on his motion Mr. Weathered was given the honor of unanimous election as president. Bal- loting for the other officers was then proceeded with, the result being as follows: vice-president, W. E. Mar- shall ; secretary, re-elected without op- position, John Young; treasurer, J. K. Allen; trustees, E. V. Hallock, Al. Rlckards and W. B. DuRie tor two years, A. J. Guttman for one year. The successful candidates were sever- ally called upon for speeches and President-elect Weathered was re- ceived with especial enthusiasm. Notice was given of the death of the wife of A. M. Henshaw and of the Secretary of the S. A. F., P. J. Hauswirth, and Secretary Young was instructed to send a letter of sympathy on behalf of the Club. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- TICULTURISTS. National Flower Show Premiums. The premium list for the national flower show in the fall of 1908 is now undergoing final revision. Sugges- tions regarding the same, as to pre- miums to be offered, rules and regu- lations to be adopted, and other mat- ters of the kind, are requested. Such suggestions, however, should reach the undersigned within ten days from this date in order to be considered. W. N. RUDD, Chairman Premium Committee, Morgan Park, 111. NEW PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. CHAKI.Es B. \Vl,AllJ£KED PresideDt-elect, New York Florists Club. We present herewith portraits of the first and second officers selected to command this influential organiza- tion for the year 1908. The president- elect needs no introduction for his name and his genial personality are known all over the country wherever a florist is to be found or a green- house heating apparatus is installed. .A.gain. he has been an unselfish worker in the New York Florists' Club from its inception, and for nearly twenty years held the responsible position of W. E. Marshall Vice-President-elect, New York Florists' Club. treasurer of that body. No man could possibly have been selected as more worthy to receive the highest gift in the power of the club or better de- serving the compliment of a unani- mous vote which was accorded him. Vice-President Marshall was born in Edinboro town in 1872. He is a seeds- man of twenty years' experience, young, progressive and popular with seedsmen, florists and gardeners, and will make an excellent official. NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. The annual election of officers was held on the 6th inst.. when Malcolm MacRorie. who has served in nearly every official capacity since the organi- zation in 1S94, was again made presi- dent; Henry Halbig. who has served as secretary during the current year, vice-president ; Orson A. Miller, an en- thusiastic orchid collector, secretary; and William Read, re-elected treasurer. Three members of the Arbitration Committee were voted for, Philip Cox, .41bert Larson and W. M. Gray. The new rose. Mrs. Jardine. from Robert Scott & Son, Sharon Hill, Pa., was staged by Joseph A. Manda. in their behalf. Exhibits of cut orchid bloms by Julius Roehrs Co.. of Ruth- erford, and Thomas Jones, of Short Hills; carnations from the Colgate es- tate, grown by William Read; jonquils from Chas. Hathaway, grown by Max Schneyder; chrysanthemums from Stewart Dickson, grown bj' A. Larson, and a collection of vegetables from Stewart Hartshorn, grown by A. T. Ca- parn. The February meeting was voted for a special smoker, and invita- tions to officers of neighboring socie- ties ordereil Presentation of the minutes of the first floricultural society of the Oranges 1856-1S59 was made through John Collins and placed in the archives of the society. JOSEPH B. DAVIS. WASHINGTON STATE HORTICUL- TURAL SOCIETY. Five hundred fruit growers from various parts of the "Inland Empire" are expected to attend the annual con- vention of the Washington State Hor- ticultural Society which will meet at Walla Walla, January 29 to 31. Three silver cups will be offered as prizes: for the best ten boxes of apples on exhibition; for the best fruit display regardless of quantity or variety; and for the best plate display of winter apples. Fruit growers of the Walla Waila district are making preparations to display some of the finest fruit that can be grown in Washington. Grow- ers who were a few years ago earning from $100 to $.300 an acre from their fruit made this season from $800 to $1200 an acre and the reason is, not in better seasons and other similar conditions, but in the manner in which the trees and vines are tend- ed. The fruit growing industry is at- taining mammoth proportions in Washington, and in fact throughout the Northwest. There will be in attendance at the coming meeting men from the famous Hood River fruit district in Oregon who will read papers on the methods used in that district, and delegates from Wenatches, Chelan, Kennewick, Spokane valley and the Snake River country to explain the methods used in their localities. 776 HORTICULTURE December 14, 1907 GREENS, BERRIED PLANTS otTr HOLIDAY STOCK BOXWOOD (Cut Sprays) Indispensable for wreath making and decorative work. Clean, dark green sprays, put up in 50 lb. cases, 15c per lb. CASE HOLLY, extra choice, glossy, dark green and well berried, per case $4.50, in 10 case lots at $4.00 per case. MOLLY WREATHS, made full with plenty of berries and of selected foliage, (packed in cases of about 100) $15.00 per 100. LYCOPODIUM, from the deep woods, extra color and quality this season, per lb. 10c, Prices of Greens subject to market fluctuations. Also nistletoe, California Pepper Sprays, Galax, riagnolia. Clump rioss, etc., etc. CHRISTMAS PLANTS HOLLY TREES: Extra well berried, beautiful stock in pots and tubs, from 4 ft. to 8 ft. high. $3, $5, $7, $10, $12 and $15 eaeh. BERRIED AUCUBAS: Unusually well fruited and nicely shaped — a very satisfactory house plant. 7, S, and 10 inch pots. $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, $4 and $5 each. AZALEAS: Very choice and nicely set with flowers. Colors : Dark pink, red, variegated and white. $1, $1.50, $2, $3, $3.50 and $5 each. SEND FOR COMBINATION PLANTS: Made up of Crotons, Dracaena Terniinalis, Ferns, etc. These are well established, having been made up in September. 12 inch pans. $3 and $3.50 each. BOUVARDIA: New scarlet variety, most appropriate color for Christmas, large bushy specimens, well covered with blooms. 10 and 12 inch pans. $2.50 and $3.50 each. FARLEYENSE FERNS: Exceptionally fine, very bushy. 5 and 6 inch. $1, J1.50 and $2 each. »RICE LIST S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN COMPANY 1608-1620 Ludlow Street "THE " Wholesale Florists of PHILADELPHIA MARYLAND HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. On Wednesday. December 10, opened the great event for wihich earnest workers have been making prepara- tions for many months — the tenth an- nual exhibition of the Maryland State Horticultural Society, at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore. With 60,000 square feet of floor space at their disposal the exhibitors had a grand opportunity and they made full use of it. putting up a show extremely creditable in every respect, fruit growers and florists pulling together in a manner that promises much for the future of this organization. The horticultural section of the Maryland Agricultural Society, under the enthu- siastic management of Prof. T. B. Sy- monds, secretary of the society, con- tributed largely to the interest and success of the undertaking. President Orlando Harrison, who hasj worked energetically for the society's welfare, made an interesting address at the opening. Mr. Harrison spoke approvingly of the prominence of Maryland's products at the Jamestown Exposition and advised a more general interest in fruit growing as a commer- cial enterprise. He recommended the teaching of horticulture in the public schools and advocated welt-built State roads and parcels post. He said: "We should study the laws of horti- culture. It will be done more by specialists in the future, so you must not be an ignorant man for success; with the exercise of good judgment in the selection of soil and proper cultivation, it is a safe business. See what Maryland offers to the horticul- turists— thousands of acres of land that will grow fruits, flowers or vege- tables at a nominal cost and in a well- governed State. Brains and attention are as great dollar producers in an orchard as in a financial Institution, Maryland ranks first tor her enter- prising men, and with the larger farms lUvirted into small ones our State ha^ a great future," Among the winners of first awards in the floral department of the exhibi- tion were the following: .1. P, King, Mt, Airy, tor geraniums and Lawson carnations: Ed. Bishop. Roslyn, chrysanthemums: P, C, Bauer, Govans- town, carnation Beacon; .lohn Cook. Baltimore, four firsts for roses and begonias, and silver medal for best American seedling rose, also Baltimore News prize for group of decorative plants; Pimlico Greenhouses, Park Heights, chrysanthemums; R, Vincent, Jr.. & Sons. White Marsh, chrysan- themums and special mention for canna. dahlia and caladium bulbs; A, J. Tourney. Baltimore, luignonette; Andrew Anderson, Govanstown, Amer- ican Beauty; Stephenson Bros., Gov- anstown, roses and certificate of merit for carnation Splendor; George Morri- son, ten firsts for seedling foliage plant, begonias, orchids, chrysanthe- mums, palms, crotons. ferns, etc.: W. J. Hannigan, Catonsville. chrysan- themums and violets: Henry Fischer. Baltimore, American seedling chrysan- themum, special on group of terns and flowering plants; F. H, Kramer. Wash- ington, silver medal and diploma for rose Queen Beatrice; H, Weber & Son. Oakland, American seedling carnation; I. H. Moss, Govanstown, five firsts for roses, carnations, coniferous trees and shrubs, etc, and the Gardeners' Club prize for general display of flowers; Cottage Gardens Co,, Queens, N. Y,, special certificate of merit for carna- tions Mrs, Harvey. Mrs. Ward. Snow- flake and Alma Ward; Park Depart- ment, special mention for exquisite group of ornamental foliage plants and pot chrysanthemums. MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTU- RAL SOCIETY. The Committee ou Prizes and Ex- hibitions for the year 1908 has been ap- pointed as follows; J. K. M. L. Far- quhar, chairman; Prof. C. S. Sargent. W, N. Craig, Edw. MacMulkin. Wm, J. Stewart, MINNESOTA STATE HORTICUL- TURAL SOCIETY. The society opened its 41st annual meeting at tlie First Unitarian Church on December 3d. with about 200 mem- bers in attendance. Despite the an- nouncement of an "off year" there was an almost uneqnaled fruit exhibit in the basement. Among prominent horticulturists present were G. B. Brackett. pomolo- gist of the U, S. Dept. of Agricul- ture; C, G, Patton, Cnarles City. Iowa, one of the most noted growers of seed- lings in this country: Prof, N, E. Han- son of North Dakota, who has been sent to Europe by the U, S. Govern- ment several times to study horticul- tural conditions there; W. H, Guilford, Dubuque, Iowa; Rev. C. S. Harrison, York. Neb.; G. A. Tracy, president of tne South Dakota State Horticultural Society; Prof. C. E, Waldron. Fargo; Elmer Reeves of Iowa; A, .1, Phillips, an apple expert from West Salem, Wis.; George S. Kellog, Lake Mills. Wis., the oldest strawberry grower in that State. In his annual address, the iiresident of the society. Pr if Samuel B. Green of the State Agricultural College, laid especial emphasis in reforesta- tion. Many interesting papers concerning fruit raising and other branches of horticulture were read Among them were those of A. P. Pierce, mayor of Red Wing, on "Civic Ini]irovement"; "Rose Cul- ture for the Minnesotan," Chas. Nor- dine. Lake City: "Border Planting," Theodore Wlrth, Minneapolis; "Win- ter Protection of Flowering Plants," John Hawkins, Minneapolis: "Propa- gation and Early Cultivation of Peren- nials," C, S, Harrison. York, Neb,; "Breeding New Roses,' " John Mon- son, Minneapolis Floral Co.; "Breed- ing of Apples," C. G. Patton. "Treat- ment of Ground in Adult Orchard," "Harvesting and Marketing Apples." and "Spraying the Orchard and Gar- den" were short papers which brought on a lively discussion. One of the most interesting addresses was on ■.\ut Culture." given by H. S, Fair- Decern l)er 14, 1907 horticulture: 777 WILLIAIVI HACEMANN & CO. ... Wholesale Importers of ... 55 Dey Street, NEW YORK child of St. Paul. Another interesting jjaper, "Shrubs and Trees for Lawns and Parks," was read by W. H. Guil- ford, delegate from the Iowa Horticul- tural Society. Messrs. Le Roy Cady and A. R. Kohler of the State Exper- iment Station, gave practical demon- strations in cross-fertilization, graft- ing, budding, etc. In connection with the Horticul- tural Society, the Woman's Auxiliary, with Miss Emma White, president, in the chair, met on December 4 and had various important discussions per- taining mostly to improvement work. In the afternoon of December 5 the Minnesota State Forestry Association (affiliated with the horticulturists) met with S. M. Owen, president, in the chair. Several papers showing the importance of reforestation, etc., were read. The morning of December 6 was given over to the Plant Breeders' Aux- iliary, T. M. Underwood, president, in the chair. A. J. Phillips and S. D. Richardson spoke in memory of the members who have died during the "past year. The annual report of the seedling committee was read by T. M. Under- wood, Lake City. The opening ad- dress of the Minnesota Rose Society was given by the president, Mrs. H. B. Tillotson. Mr. A. W. Latham, secre- tary of the State Horticultural Socie- ty "for the last 10 years, gave a very interesting report. Treasurer George W. Strand read the financial report, showing the so- ciety to be in a flourishing condition. The' reports of the vice-presidents of the various congressional districts gave some ideas of what should be done to further the interests of the society. All the officers, with the exception of the nine vice-presidents, were re- elected. A resolution was passed inviting the National Peony Society to meet with the Horticultural Society in a two rtavs' session in 1909. C. N. RUEDLI.XGER. This is without doubt the best society In the United States, if not in the world. The attendance was the largest known, notwithstanding the financial flurry. We mention some reasons why the society has reached such a high de-jree of efficiency. 1st. It had unusual difficulties to overcome which tested their courage and persistence. The first orchards were of Eastern fruits and they yfare wiped out of existence. After infinite pains, hardier fruits like the Duchess and Wealthy were Introduced. A ter- rible winter knocked out the founda- tion, for the stocks were not hardy. Then old Boreas with frozen mercury in one hand and his terrible scourge of the north wind in the other, told them in plain language never to invade his domains again. Then the blood (if heroes tingled in their veins. They took up the challenge. They had charged by rushes before, but now with siege-like patience slowly and surely they built up the hardy iron- clad— hardy from lowest root to high- est branch, they originated a new horticulture, creating a new race. As the result, the apple crop this un- favorable year was simply enormous, and they had on exhibition probably a finer collection than any state in the ruion. 2nd. Another cause of theii surr.» br is their intelligent and heroic leader- ship, backed by over 2,000 loyal mem- bers— all thrilled with enthusiasm and assured of victory; probably a more determined and devoted band never, lived. Many of the early heroes, with Peter Gideon have passed away, but the insiJiration of their lives yet re- mains. Others took up their work as soldiers grasped the flag from a fallen comrade and rushed to the front. We mention some of the present leaders: The President, S. B. Green, is Pro- fessor of Horticulture in the State I'niversity, a man of large experience and acknowledged authority in plant- ing, all over the northwest. He is an author whose instructions are received without questioning. In manner he is Ijrompt, genial and forceful and is in great demand as a speaker in other States. He has a fine voice and clear- cut expression, having the ability to tell what he knows in a convincing manner. In Nebraska where he ad- dressed the United Societies, he had about a thousand hearers who went away delighted as from an intellectual feast. His promptness and enthusiasm thrilled the whole assemblage, keeping them in the best of humor, and at the highest working tension. The Secretary, A. W. Latham, is without a peer. He is a practical horticulturist — an educated man, and one of the best organizers we ever knew. He took hold of the society in its half-formed state and brought or- der out of discord, and in some way in- fused confidence, enthusiasm and hope among the members, so he has the largest society in the United States, if not in all the earth. He is always at it, keeping his office well-stored witu books and periodicals open all the year around, and the influence of the society reaches out beyond the State and is the center of influence through all the great Northwest. Prof. N. E. Hansen, of South Dakota, the Wizard of the North, is a member and is always here. He is one nl the busiest men on the list, pulled this way and that by one and another, v.'ho are anxious to draw all the informa- tion possible out of him. He has gone into the very holy of holies of good old Mother Nature, and is helping her to work miracles. By careful selec- tion and crossing, he has produced wonderful results. He is doing for the bleak Northwest, what Burbank is for the Pacific Coast. We have seen some of his new creations and they are marvels. By crossing prunus Pisardi with the improved Besseyi, he has secured the finest ornamental shrub which will endure the cold of forty below. He is breeding plums, strawberries and raspberries which need no covering out on the bleak prairies of the Dakotas. He displayed a giant growing tree, his hybrid of wild plum and Chinese apricot; and told of his successful search for a hardy alfalfa in Siberia in a trip around the world last year for the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. C. G. Patton, of Charles City, Iowa, is the King of promology. For forty years he has been engaged in develop- ing hardy apples for the Northwest. He had on exhibition fifty-five varie- ties—seedlings evolved by the most patient and persistent efforts. Thirty- five years ago he produced "Patton's Greening," a cross between the R. I. Greening and the Duchess, giving the excellence of one and the hardiness of the other. This is one of the most prolific of the race and has or will add millions to the wealth of the Northwest. The pity of it all is that his efforts receive but little compen- sation. He seems to be going the same way good old Ephraim Bull went, who died in the Old Man's Home, a carefully disguised name for the poor-house. Mr. Patton has put his very life in the work, and is now 778 seventy-five years old, and says -he pathetically. "I have got where I can't keep on and can't let go." His grand work has reached a climax, where he must have help. Wyman Elliot's more than three score and ten years seem to sit lightly on his shoulders. He has pro- duced several hardy apples and also a gooseberry whch for size and pro- lificness seems to fill a vacant space. Clarence Wedge, for many years president of the society, always brings encouragement and the treas- ures of new experience. Take it all in all there is probably no Society on earth which equals this in the ability and devotion of its leaders and in the fidelity of the rank and file, scores of whom are engaged in the work of building up iron-clad fruits, which will resist the trying climate of the great North- W6St, The brilliant and thoughtful papers; the sharp discussion; the flashes of wit and now and then a short stir- ring speech, made the meeting a true one to the last. C. S. HARRISON. York, Neb. H O RTI C U LTU RE, MONTREAL GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB. Important was the annual meeting of the club last week. The report of the year 1007 was fully satisfactory. The attendance was large. Mr. Ka- rins, of Henry A. Dreer's. Philadel- phia, said that although he had at- tended many meetings in large cities in the United States, he had never had the pleasure of seeing such a numerous and interesting one. Officers were elected as follows: President, J. Pidduck; first vice president, J. C. Eddy; second vice president. .1. Luck; secretary-trea- surer, W. H. Horobin; assistant secre- tary, H. J. Eddy. Committee. P. West, Alf. Pinoteau, W. Hall, Geo. Robin- son, G. Vreugde, Geo. Trussell. The "game committee" was then called to report, and Messrs. J. Luck, G. Vreugde, J. Walsh, J. Eddy and W. H. Horobin were happy to learn ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCI- ETY'S COLONIAL FRUIT EXHIBITION. The great colonial fruit exhibition, on Nov. 28 and 29, was alike astonish- ing in quantity, variety and quality, but if we take into account the ex- tent and climatic range of these colonies it ceases to surprise. The great hall and one of the annexes was crowded with the display, apples be- ing in great abundance from British Columbia and Nova Scotia, those from the first named country again taking the first place. Not only were such old and well- known sorts as Blenheim Orange, Ribstone and Cox's Orange Pippins among the display, with some Ameri- ican sorts now naturalized and com- mon in English gardens, as Northern Spy, Baldwin. King Tompkins and Newton Pippin, but there were num- bers, totally unfamiliar in appearance and name to English growers, yet ex- ceedingly fine, and which we shall soon know more of no doubt. Fall- water and Golden Russet, Red Cheek and others must come to be popular with us in the near future. Most of the best were staged in piles and singly in flat trays, but a great many were simply exhibited as they came to hand in boxes and barrels. Those first named, being of the very best grade, were wrapped singly in soft paper, and it was a marvel how well they had traveled the three thousand and odd miles by rail and steam packet with so little injury. The tropical fruits most in evidence were bananas and the varied kinds of cit- rus, from the small lime to the grape fruit and the shaddock. A lecture was given in the after- noon on the proper way of bottling fruits, and how effectually to sterilize the syrup so as to insure their keep- ing. THOMAS BUNYARD. London. December 14, 1907 tate into complete harmony and rest- fulness to the senses. Road or drive making, lawns, gardens, rockeries, etc. were all touched upon instruc- tively. In the discussion which fol- lowed Mr. Manning deplored the need- less friction which too often occurred between the landscape architect and the gardener. The ultimate success of the architect's efforts rests with the gardener. He felt that after the engineering problems had been over- come and the final plans accepted they should be turned over to the garden- er who should complete the work, cr at least be consulted on all matters, especially the selection of shrubs ind flowering plants. A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Manning by a large and apprecia- tive audience after which the refresh meut committee took charge. At the next meeting, December ?0. A. W. Parsons will speak on carna- tions. J. PiDUUCK, Head Gardener of Mt. Royal Park, Presi- dent-elect of Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. that they had won the prizes for the aggregate points of the games of the past year. The donors of the prizes were Messrs. W. ENving & Co.. Dupuy & Fergusson. J. McKenna. W. Cooper and W. Rennie. A special committee was appointed to look in the matter of renting a new meeting hall. G. VREUGDE. MASSACHUSETTS STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. The public winter meeting of the State Board of Agriculture for lectures and discussions was held at Horticul- tural Hall, Boston, on December 3, 4 and 5. In the absence of Mayor Fitzgerald the meeting dispensed with some of the scheduled formalities and gave its attention first to brief remarks by General Stephen M. Weld, president of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- ciety and Governor Curtis Guild, Jr., president of the State Board of Agri- culture. William H. Spooner then took charge of the meeting as chairman and some very interesting papers were presented by well-known agricultural experts. About 200 farmers and fruit growers were in attendance. At the afternoon session a lecture was delivered by W. W. Tracy of the bureau of plant industry of the U. S. department of agriculture on "The Breeding and Raising of Garden Seeds." The discussion which fol- lowed took a wide range. A good part of it was upon the advisability of en- deavoring to secure legislation which will bring about the inspection of seeds by state or national officials, who will guarantee their vitality at the time they are sold by the seedsman. On Thursday, the second day, much of the time was spent in visiting places of agricultural interest in the neighborhood of Boston. NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. On December 6 this society had the lileasure of listening to a lecture on Landscape Architecture by J. Wood- ward Manning of Reading. Mr. Manning covered the subject as fully as was possible in the time. Among the requirements necessary for success in this work the speaker laid great stress upon good taste in addi- tion to broad education and knowl- edge of soil and plant requirements. He urged that natural existing condi- tions should be taken advantage of and improved upon, retaining every- thing of beauty, broadening or creat- ing vistas and bringing the whole es- CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. The centenary of the Royal Society of Agriculture and Botany of Ghent, Belgium, will be celebrated with an interesting International exposition, April 26 to May 31, 1908. Programs can be obtained from the secretary of the society. Conpure 140, Ghent. The following are the new officers of the Florists' Club of Seattle, Wash.: President. J. W. Thompson; vice-pres- ident, C. W. Malmo; secretary, Prank Bathurst; treasurer, J. J. Bonnell. The annual meeting of the Virginia Horticultural Society was held at Staunton, December 4 and 5. December 14, 13U7 HORTICULTURE 779 COCOS WEDDELLIANA Dreer's Large Palms ... FOR DECORATING ... We can still snpply the following large decorative Palms In prime condition and of excellent value: KENTIA BELnOREANA 11-In. tubs, 7 to 8 leaves, 3 to 7 feet high, very fine stock, $20 each. 11 " 8 to 9 " 7 to 8 " 25 each. KENTIA FORSTERIANA 9-inch tubs, 6 to 7 leaves, 5% feet high •$ 8.00 each. 10 " 6 to 7 •• 6 " 12.ji0 " 10 " 6 to 7 " 7 to 8 " 12.50 12 " 6 to 7 " 8 to 9 " 17.50 PHOENIX CANARILNSIS 7-ineh tubs, 3 to 3% feet high $2.50 each. 9 " 3% to 4 " 4-00 " 9 " iVz feet high 6.00 COCOS WEDDELLIANA Have .vou ottered our 5inrh pot plants to your customers? If not. try a "sample lot, thev are good sellers: nice, shapely, well grown plants in 5-inch pots, about 18 to 24 inches high, $1.00 each. For a complete line of Palms and other seasonable Decorative Stock, see our current wholesale list HENRY A.DREER 7 l4Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA,PA. IN MEMORIAM. P. J. Hauswirth. The news of Philip Hauswirth's death came as quite a shock to his many friends in Philadelphia. The deceased had endeared himself be- yond common to many of the leading men of the trade here, and the expres- sions of sorrow on receipt of the sad news from Chicago were universal and heartfelt. The Florists' Club sent by telegraph a handsome floral offering expressive of the combined sympathy of the trade, and there were a number of private expressions of the same kind in addition. We all feel that we have lost one of the finest of men, a warm-hearted, big souled brother, whose energy and enthusiasm for the general benefit was always unstinted and unselfish. We mourn him most sincerely and extend our sineerest sympathy to the family. The general impression here is that Mr. Hauswirth largely overtaxed his strength the past few years with the many bur- dens he so willingly undertook for the public benefit and literally worked himself to death in the intense effort to make good on all he obligated him- self to. May the grass grow as green over his grave as his memory will ever remain dear to all who knew him. G. C. WATSON. Orders taken now for December or January KDeliveryi Phoenix Roebelini Seed 1000 $7 5000 $31.25 10,000 $60 YOKOHAMA NURSERY CO., Ltd., 31 Barclay St., N. Y. the Secretary's ofiice has of late been unsatisfactory, the real cause of the apparent neglect. We learn from Chicago advices that those who are engaged in straightening out Mr. Hauswirth's unfinished affairs are making good progress and that there is nothing in the situation to indicate anything but scrupulous care in the handling of the property and funds of the Society. PERSONAL. Although none of his friends real- ized it, it is evident from facts which have come to light since the death of P. J. Hauswirth, that he has been for some time mentally more or less un- balanced. It would appear that he has been unable to bring himself to the routine work of making entries and reports and for some time has been piling everything up, waiting for the tomorrow of better mental condition which never came and this will no doubt explain to those members of the S. A. P. whose correspondence with John Mangan, of Frank Millang's es- tablishment, and Miss Margaret Walsh were married on November 27 at Long Island City, N. Y. Paul Swoboda of the firm of J. C. Schmidt. Germany, is in New York this week. Mr. Swoboda's brother is of the firm of Hess & Swoboda of Omaha, Neb. Visitors in Detroit: Mr. Peterson, of Cincinanti, with fine samples of Lorraine begonias, Pandanus and Whitmanii. Dr. Gurons. of Grand Rapids, Mich.; James Scholes. florist same place. JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION AWARDS. The chrysanthemum exhibition in Machinery Hall, Jamestown Exposi- tion. November 25-30, brought out a magnificent array of blossoms from many sections of the country. Two loving cups, donated by Mrs. Harry St. George Tucker, wife of the president of the Exposition, were the chief prizes contested for; the silver cup, for the largest and best collection of blooms was won by Mann & Brown of Richmond, Va.; the silver and cop- per cup for largest collection, by Wm. Nilsson of Woodlawn, N. Y. J. H. Small & Son, Washington, D. C; J. D. Hooper, Richmond, Va.; Mrs. D. G. Heidt, Guyton, Ga., were among the prize winners. Tue Children's School Farm, a New York institution organized for the pur- pose of creating an interest in gar- dening amongst school children, was awarded a gold medal at the James- town Exposition. Ail the seed used was supplied by J. M. Thorburn & Co. 80 HORTICULTURE December 14. 19ii J ^/SINGLE AND POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Single Chrysanthemums. In most of the public exhibitions iu the London parlis, single chrysanthe- mums this year form a conspicuous fea- ture They are chiefly used as free- flowerng bush plants for edging the groups, or else as plants placed at in- tervals in the banks of the specimen blooms to relieve the monotony of the arrangement. Ladysmith is one of the best and is largely used, its bright pinkish mauve flower rendering it very effective. Miss Mary Anderson and its sport Miss Anne Holden are also often met with — they are both old favorites here. Edith Pagrani and Bronze Pa- gram are a pair frequently exhibited together, both being flowers of good form and size. Pink Beauty well de- serves its name. Acme is a large rose- colored variety with yellow centre. Ideal, pure white; Golden Fleece, a yellow self. Rose Pink and Miss Par- kinson, a pure pale yellow, are also neat little varieties in this highly decorative section. Mrs. E. Roberts is a charmng flower of soft pale blush and Mrs. Walton a deep rosy colored flower with yellow centre. At some of the trade displays we have specially noted a tew of the new- est and also a few of the old.^r known, which are this season to be ^een in the highest state of development. One of the most floriferous is W. B. Reeve, large flowers forming a perfect mass of white; Miss G. Partridge, a neatly built bloom in color not unlike Ladysmith; Blushing Beauty, a won- derful bloomer, very large flowers, color soft shade of rosy blush, centre yellow; Progress, terra cotta. passing to golden yellow at the hi^sj, a very distinct variety. White Duchess is good, very full, the florets stiff and flat, fair-sized blooms, color pure white. Kitty Bourne, medium florets, deep golden yellow. Cannell's Yel- low, very large blooms, long florets, pure golden yellow. Florence Adams, very long florets, pure white passing to bluish towards the tips. Freedom, well named, a fine pure white, thin florets rolled over, yellow centre. Mrs. J. Ferguson is a Mary Anderson sport, pale pink, white at the base, very delightful little flower. Mary Richard- son, rich golden terra cotta, a warm and effective shade of color. Alice Crate, a neat little flower with flat florets, medium width, deep, pinkisii rose, ver.v fine and distinct. Kate Covell, rosy amaranth, flat florets of medium length. Mrs. H. .1. Hampton, pale apricot yellow, narrow flat floret, centre yellow. Bessie Payne, a fine decorative fiower of the most striKing kind, very free bloomer, flat florets, color pretty shade of pinkish mauve Older varieties that are |)erhaps al- ready known, or which may have been described in former articles, include among the best of their seMson's flow- ering Mrs. C. H. Curtis, Pride of Merstham, Mrs. Earle, Kate Westlake. Green Eye. The Navy, Repulse. Flor- ence Gilhani, Good Hope, Gold Point. Venerable, The Pilot, Eric. Evelyn Neale. P^or growing in beds and in the nprn border, for cutting, for all kinds of decorative purposes, these light, artis- tic singles are absolutely invaluable. and abundant evidence of that fact is seen everywhere this season. American Chrysanthemums in Eng- land. In spite of all the competition ther ■ are some varieties that die hard. The..- may be banished from the showboar 1 and the exhibitor may discard them for others of more modern inti-oduc- tion, but there are always some old- fashioned growers who keep their long- cherished favor- ites through good and evil report. Every season this fact is made abun- dantly evident, and I have seen this year sever- al old varieties in very good form that, ac- cording to all the canons of present- day require- ments. should have been thrown on the rubbish heap many years ago. In my early days of chrysan- themum grow- i n g we had many good sorts that had long been in cultivation by the ex- hibitors, but when the flood of nov- elties came pouring in from all quar- tere of the glebe twenty years ago the vast majority of the good old standard show flowers passed into ob- livion and their place was taken by practically another race. This is true of all sections — the Anemone, the In- curved, and the Japanese in particular. In these sections we had a fair pro- portion of American seedlings. Of these there are few to be seen now- adays dt our shows, and except in a small number of private collections they are as good as extinct. During my visits of the past few days I have met some of my old friends of Ameri- can origin that have been preserved, and it is interesting just to place their names on record. In the Japanese sec- tion William Tricker. introduced in 1891, is still retained. Simplicity, a white sent out the following year, is also grown. Mrs. E. G. Hill, a big early bloomer, dates from 1S94. Mod- esto was one of the 1896 introductions and is frequent in some decorative col- lections. Good Gracious, although raised in Japan, came to us via Amer- ica in 1S9S and well deserves to be re- tained. Mutual Fiiend is an 1891 va- riety, and Col. W. B. Smith, whose color even now wants beating, goes back to the year 1892. Chrysanthemums .^t Peacock Cox.servatories. PrrrsBURi^ I, .'^ee page 769) December H, 1907 HORTICULTURE 781 ORCHIDS We have large quantities of Orchids to arrive from the tropics during 1908 of all the leading kinds, such as CATTLEYAS VANDAS L/ELIAS ONCIDIUMS DENDROBIUMS, ETC. If you are in the market for any of the above we will book your orders now at greatly reduced prices owing to the fact that we intend to dispense with travelling salesmen from Jan. ist, '08, and the expense incurred in travelling we will apply towards reducing prices on our plants and rely on U. S. mail together with supplying extra fine selected stock, for our business ; thus we hope to benefit our customers as well as ourseWes in a substan- tial way — Write us for information as to kinds of plants and prices — We also carry a full line of ESTA-BLISHED OR.CHIDS catalogues of which may be had on application Also Supplies such as PEAT and MOSS and ORCHID BASKETS of All Sizes ADDKKSS ALL COKkK>f'()NDKNCF niKKCI To THK HlHSK LAGER & HURRELL, ZZ^Z^ SUMMIT, N. J. C^^ ^^ ^Q^SS^^Sm^M^^^S^^SS^ C&^iC&33l^^l2:^£&33€&33C|:S3CS^^ I have not met with any of thv^ American inciirved varieties this sea- son, but the anemones are still in evi- dence. Mrs. Judge Benedict and Dela- ware being grown in numerims exam- ples. Some Popular Decorative Chry- santhemums. Apart from the single-flowered va- rieties which are now largely used as front-row plants in some of the large decorative groups exhibited in this country, there are many others used with considerable effect. When free- ly flowered, some of the medium-sized Japanese are of great service to lighten and vary those groups^ or banks of bloom in which the big Jap- anese blooms form the chief material. L'ile des Plaislrs is of a bronzy crim- son: it throws a multitude of pretty little flowers when freely grown and is one of the best. Old Margot is an- other grand variety for the purpose, and is immensely popular. Soeur Melanie is a free bloomer and good for every purpose of decoration. Mile Elise Dordoms, a pretty pink pompon — a perfect gem in form — is one used by everybody and in spite of its age has no equal. Mile. Lacroix, a nice white Japanese, freely grown, is also an old favorite, and to a lesser extent its pale yellow sport, Mr. C. E. Shea. Source d'Or and Elsie, a cream colored reflexed, are also much in evidence and worthy of inclusion in any group where lightness of effect is required. 'Vmong the pompons there are many varieties that are used with effect but to which we must refer on another occasion. C. HARMAN PAYNE. ORCHIDS Largest ImporterSf Export-ert, €hrou>9r9 and Jlybridiats in the Worid Sander, St. Albany, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... OBiOHIT>s* ... Just to hand. C. Trianae, C. labiata, C. Mossiae.C. latermedia, C. Schrodcrae, C Speciosissima, C. Cil- riaa, C. Gaskelliaaa. Laelia Anccps, L. Albida, I* majalis, L, Autumnalis, Epidcndrum Vittelinum ma)- us, E.Cooperianum,Oncidium Crisp 'in.O.Varicosum. O. Cavendishianum, O, Luridum, Odonlo. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, Warnerii, Miltonia Vexillaria. CARRILIO & BALDWIN SECAdCUS, H. J. ORCHIDS Just arrived, iu fine condition, Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidium Varicosum Rogersii. Write for prices. JOSEPH A. MANDA, '" ^-fl^ Road. OBANOE, N. J LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Orand. Narcissi, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 128 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI. OHIO THE FINEST LilyoftheValleyExcellenta From cold storaee. Only few ca es left. Please order at once. $32.00 per case of 2000 fine pips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, - - NEW YORK. ORCHIDS The largest importation of Or- chids ever received in this coun- try WILL ARRIVE next spring from Brazil, Colombia and Ven- ezuela. If you intend putting in stock wait for these to arrive and we will quote the LOWEST PRICES IN AMERICA. ORDONEZ BROS. MADISON, N. J. Write at once for our quotations on all ORCHID IMPORTATIONS FOR 1908 DELIVERY JULIUS ROEHRS CO., The Orchid Nurseries, Rutherford, N. J. ORCHIDS We are at present booking orders for freshly imported Orchids for delivery 1908, of all leading Mnds at re- duced prices. We have just recrived the f< llowing: — < ncidium. Sarcodes, O Forbesu, O. Tigrlnum and Sophronites, nranditlora and Coccinea LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 782 HORTICULTURE December 14, 1907 THE BROAD OUTLOOK OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS. A Paper by Dr. A. C. Ti-ue. Director, U. S. Office of Experiment Stations. iCofttiniii-d front Pngf yto) Original Researches. The broad organization of our ex- periment stations has enabled them to perform a considerable variety of functions. In a general way the wcrk of the stations in the United States may be grouped under the fol- lowing heads: (1) Original research, (2) verification and demonstration ex- periments, (3) studies of natural agri- cultural conditions and resources, (4) inspection and control work, and (5) dissemination of information. The original researches of our sta- tions have been along almost all lines of the science of agriculture. They have included studies with reference to the improvement of methods of re- search, devising new apparatus and appliances, the relation of scientific principles to the science and practice of agriculture, the working out of new practical applications on the basis of well-known facts and principles, or the solution of special problems. Recent- ly the opportunities of our stations to do original research have been great- ly broadened by the passage of the Act of Congress of March 16, 1906, known as the Adams Act. This Act gives to each station in the several States $.5000 for the fiscal year 1906, and $2000 additional for the 5 suc- ceeding years, after which each sta- tion is to receive annually the sum of $15,000, or $720,000 for the 48 States and Territories, included in the conti- nental United States. The money must be spent exclusively for original research in agriculture. In reporting on the first year's op- erations of this Act the Office of Ex- periment Stations states that "it marks a distinct era in the life of the stations and agricultural investiga- tion. It has served to draw attention sharply to a consideration of what constitutes scientific research in agri- culture as distinguished from the mere acquisition of superficial knowledge. The result has been a general uplift in the conception of the duties and re- sponsibilities of the stations and a stimulation of activity in all the more advanced lines of investigation. It is evident that a new regime has been entered upon in the conduct of the stations, which will make them con- tribute in a large way to the unfold- ing of the principles upon which agri- cultural development and practice rest." Verification and Demonstration Experi- ments. The verification and demonstration experiments have been partly carried on at the stations, more especially on the farms under their control, and partly by experiments in different lo- calities, largely with the co-operation of farmers. Of this character have been very many of the experiments with fertilizers, thousands of which have been carried on in the States east of the Mississippi river. A very large number of practical tests of dif- ferent field crops and horticultural plants have also been made on a com- mercial scale after the stations had determined in a small way the adap- tability of these varieties to the re- gions in which they are located. Many experiments in the feeding of animals and in dairying are of this character. Many means for the repression of in- sect pests and the diseases of plants and animals have been tried over and over again at the stations and among the farmers until they have become a part of regular farm practice. So popular have the demonstration fea- tures of station work become that many State legislatures have in re- cent years made relatively large ap- propriations for such work. Studies of Conditions and Resources. The station studies of natural agri- cultural conditions and resources have included such things as systematic meteorological observations, soil and crop surveys, studies of water supply, botanical surveys, determinations of the regions suitable to special crops, e. g.. sugar beets, and investigations of marl and phosphate deposits. The stations in nearly 40 States and Terri- tories are performing inspection ser- vice relating to fertilizers, feeding stuffs, foods, diseases of plants and animals, insect pests, fungicides and insecticides, dairy apparatus, etc. Taken together this constitutes a large item of station work and Its practical results have been very im- portant. AH this work is provided for by State funds. Dissemination of Information. As agencies for the dissemination of information the American stations published in 1906, 418 circulars and bulletins and 45 annual reports, ag- gregating 17,501 pages, and amounting to 3,000.000 copies. In addition, a large number of more fugitive pub- lications were issued and numerous articles prepared for the agricultural papers and other journals. The cor- respondence of the stations is enor- mous and covers the whole range of agricultural subjects. Their regular mailing lists contain over 758,000 ad- dresses. Thousands of addresses are annually delivtred by station officers at farmers' Institutes and other ag- ricultural meetings, numerous exhibits are made at county, State and Nation- al fairs and expositions, and special railroad trains have been used in a number of States to carry up-to-date information to farmers. The most important and the broad- est outlook of the experiment stations is along educational lines. Already the work of the stations has created an entirely new agricultural literature and the materials are constantly ac- cumulated by which this can be ex- tended and improved. The stations have also laid the foundations for a sound agricultural pedagogy and made possible the formulation of effective and satisfactory courses of instruction in agriculture for schools of all grades. They must ever supply the new materials by which these courses can be strengthened and improved. Making Agriculture a Progressive In- dustry. But their work has a far more fun- damental and far reaching purpose — namely to make agriculture a pro- gressive industry and the masses of agricultural workers progressive men. Great systems of education may be elaborated and set in operation so as to bring within their control multi- tudes of men. But these systems may produce stagnation of thought and ac- tivity or crystallize the views of a cer- tain epoch and make them the stan- dards of national or even racial life for an indefinite period. Such has been the effect of the Chinese system of education and the Mohammedan study of the Koran, as seen in the great universities and schools of the Orient. And practically the same thing has been seen in that system of education of the farmer which has prevailed hitherto in every land and age. A system based on traditionary lore handed down from father and son, and from age to age. Hence the outlook of agricultural industries and men has been universally almost wholly toward the past and, speaking broadly, the agricultural masses have been a constant drag on the progress of civilization. But when there is put back of any system of education in the school or in practical life, the spirit of dis- CQi'iiry, the quest for new truth, pro- gress is not only possible, but it is sure to come. A hopeful spirit takes th<' place of discouragement or dull content The outlook of the student or the worker is turned toward the future. Expansion of thought and of activity is bound to come with every new idea or principle revealed through experiment and research. Modern science has introduced the ferment of truth-seeking in the nat- ural world into many branches of hu- man activity and in these latter days the agricultural experiment stations, as the agents of science for the spe- cial benefit of agriculture, have brought it in large measure into the rural communities. It has begun to work and in time it will leaven the whole lump. An Example from Real Life. Let me cite an example from real life. I know a successful New Eng- land farmer more than 80 years of age. He has passed through all the vicissitudes attending the development of agriculture in this country. He was reared in a small rural commun- ity where single families on farms of 40 or 50 acres did all the work with the aid of horses and oxen and simple hand tools. They not only raised the crops and animals necessary to give them food and clothing, but also spun some and wove the flax and wool and sowed the resulting fabrics into clothes, tanned the hides of their cat- tle into leather and made it into shoes, wrought as carpenters and black- smiths to make tools and vehicles, and in a word were almost entirely self- supporting. He has witnessed the gradual introduction of factory-made articles which drove numerous indus- tries off the farm and the development and use of farm machinery until hand tools are used in only a small part of the farm operations. He has seen these new conditions and the opening up of vast areas of fertile land further West break up the old rural communi- ties of New England and greatly in- crease the area of land necessary for a family's support. He has heard all the foolish talk about abandoned farms, as if hard-headed practical men could ever again be expected to try Decembei- 14, 1907 n ORTl CULTURE r83 r; »«>»»»»>»»KKK»»»t»ft»»>AK»>AK««^KK»«*^K»»M»*>«K»«*>»>KK»>»l««KM^KM)ft«)«ftMt«»)«)a^ « C « « c c « « « c « « c c « c c « c « c c c « « « « « « « « « « « « « c « n Forcing Ramblers «"° Hybrid Roses FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT Tne right time to buy Roses is when they are fresh and well ripened. Roses potted up in the fall or winter become better estab- lished and force better, and are far more satisfactory in every way, and you can retard and force at your leisure. We recommerd American-grown Pamblers. Don't attempt to force iirported Ramblers ; the general e.\perience is that they are a failure. We offer excepti nally strong two-year-old dormant, low-budded stock (on Manetti), in the following varieties, true to name : Anne de DIesbach. Bright carmine. Ball of Snow. Pure white. Baron de Bonstetten, Dark crimson, shaded. Baroness Rothschild. Satiny pink ; extra. Captain Christy. Delicate flesh-color. Duke of Edinburgh. Bright vermilion; fine. Fisher Holmes. Dark rich scarlet. Rich velvety Beautiful red. Frau Karl Druschki. in existence. General Jacqueminot crimson. General Washington. shaded carmine. John Hopper. Beautiful rose pink. Margaret Dickson. White, pale flesh center. Magna Charta. Clear rosy pink. The finest white ] Mme. Gabriel pink. Luizet. Light satiny Mme Plantier. White. Mrs. John Laing. Soft pink ; most de- sirable variety, Paul Neyron. Beautiful dark pink. Prince Camille de Rohan. Velvety crimson. Ulrich Brunner. Cherry red. Prices on Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses, 75c for bundles. $12.00 pei 100; $110.00 per 1000. AMERICAN GROWN CRIMSON RAMBLERS THE ONLY STOCK FOR FORCING 25 at 100 rate. 250 at 1000 rate Large plants, 2 to 3 feet, $1.25 for 10 ; $12.00 per 100 Large, heavy plants, two years old, 3 to 5 feel, $1-75 for 10; $15.00 per 100. Extra heavy plants, 4 to 6 feet, $2.00 for 10 ; $18.00 per too. ENGLISH GROWN MANETTI STOCK Selected stock — de-eyeJ for grafting indoor roses, $1.50 pet loo, $12.00 per 1000. For Immediate Delivery. THE NEW BABY RAMBLER ROSE Catherine Zeimet. A very important novelty. A White Baby Rambler Rose, larger and better fl .wers than the type. White with yellowish center. An important f«ct is ttat it has the true rose perfume in a high degree. One of the best polyantha types to date. Fine forcer. 50c each: $5 per dozen; $40 per ico. Extra heavy, 75c each ; $7.50 per dozen : $60.00 per too. DEUTZIA Gracilis. Pot-grown for forcing, $2. per dozen; $15 per ico. Lemoinei. Pot-grown for forcing, $2. 5opr dozen ; $i8perioo. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 % 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, (SEEdsmbni 342 w. uth ST., Mtw yobk city i ARTHUR T. I 9 9 9 '<««(«<«<««<««a<««««<«w«^r««(a GET WISE TO MY SIZE There is no more attractive and salable plant when grown, trained in pots for Easter than the CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE, and considering the simple treatment they require, few plants make better returns. Most important of all, is to get strong field grown plants, that have been dug carefully, and the roots kept moist. We have several thousand such plants, grown in our Nurseries that have been put up in bundles of 25 each and graded as follows : Plants with 5 to 8 and more canes, 6 feet long suitable for an 8 inch pot $25 per 100. The e should sell in flower from $3 to $5 each. Plants with 3 to 5 canes, 4 to 6 feet long, suitable for a 7 inch pot $15 per 100. These should sell in flower from $?,so to $3 each. Plants with 2 to 3 canes, 3 to 5 feet long, suitable for n inch pots $12 per 100, These should sell in flower from $1.50 to $2 each. We also have some smaller plants that would make nice $r plants in sJ^to 6 inch pots, 2 to 4 canes 2 to 3 feet long at $8.50 per ion. The latter size is useful for outdoor planting having very strong roots. Each plant has been tied up separately in the field making them very convenient for potting. PALISADES NURSERIES, Sparkill, N. Y. HARDY PERENNIALS OUR SPECIALTY. (Formerly conducted by Clucas & Boddlngton Co.) to make a living from 40 acres of poor land in New England, or to grow crops on areas wliich nature intended for forests or recreation places for tirer" city people. He was long past middle life when he had an oppor- tunity to welcome the experiment sta- tion as a friend and helper. He has learned to sell milk by the Babcock test, to feed silage to his cows, to spray potatoes and fruit, to buy high- grade phosphate at higher cost be- cause it is so much more available to his crops. He has even undertaken to be an experimenter himself. Hav- ing heard that one of his neighbors had accidentally poured brine on land intended for potatoes and claimed that the succeeding crop was free from scab, he tried this year the effect of putting salt in the hills when he plant- ed his potatoes. And what is the most important thing about his atti- tude is shown by his remark that he realized that this single year's experi- ence would not prove anything, but that he should have to repeat the ex- periment several years and study the matter closely to determine what was the real effect of the salt on the scab. Ho has made a good success at farm- ing and claims that his arable land is twice as productive as it was forty years ago, but lie greatly regrets that in all probability he will not have much more time in life to continue and develop the experimental side of his farming which he believes prom- ises much. If such can be the atti- tude and the hopeful outlook of an ag.-'d man who has come under the in- fluence of the experiment station what may we expect if we can put the sta- tion back of every farm and school in New England, and other parts of this country and rear succeeding genera- tions of rural people with a love for discovery of new truths pertaining to agriculture and a belief that science can advance agricultural practice and make agriculture a perpetually pro- gressive industry. Awakening the Rural People. This is obviously a matter of tre- mendous importance. For if once the masses of rural people have the spirit of progress and discovery in matters relating to their industries they will doubtless carry it into all their social, moral and religious lite. As things ai'e now a large part of the progres- sive energy which has wrought the fabric of our commercial manufac- tures, social customs, laws, govern- ment and religious life has come from the country. If all this has come out of communi- ties; largely dormant or retroactive what may be expected when the coun- try districts are permeated with the vital spirit of modern science — the lov,3 of truth and the desire for its en- largement. Many plans for rural improvement have been made by philanthropists and statesmen but they have largely been failures because they were im- posed on the unwilling minds and hoiirts of unprogressive people. But if the rural people themselves awake and make their plans of improvement we may surely expect wonderful things. As an arouser of desire for improvement and a stimulator to in- telligent effort to make the country a better place to live in and work in the agricultural experiment stations have their chief importance and their high- vice that they especially commend est mission. And it is for this ser- themselves to all the friends of rural progress for if these fountains of new knowledge are kept strong and pure their waters will spring up forever to replenish the life of countless genera- tions of rural people. A NEW EXPERIMENT STATION. Your readers will undoubtedly be interested in the fact that, through the combined efforts of the truck growers in the vicinity of Norfolk. Virginia and the State Board of Agri- culture, there has been established, .just outside the city of Norfolk, in Princess Anne County, an experimeur, station devoted exclusively to the in- terests of truck growing. This sta- tion has been placed under the im- mediate charge of Prof. T. C. .Johnson formerly of Cornell and of the West Virginia University. The station is lo- cated upon characteristic trucking soil of the region and embraces some 5S acres which will be improved and de- voted to the cultivation of various truck crops, and the solution of the many problems involved in the fertilization, harvesting, marketing and improve- ment of such crops. Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) have been set aside by the Southern Produce Company for the purpose of equipping this tract with suitable buildings for conducting the work. The State Board of Agriculture devote $5,000 of its funds to the maintenance of the work, and the Department of Agriculture at "Washington, and the State Experiment Station at Blacksburg, Virginia, both co-operate with the above named or- ganizations in carrying on the work. While no experimental work has yet been inaugurated, the ground is be- ing improved and prepared for the work of actual experimentation. It is. hoped that as the spring opens areas will be available for extensive fertil- izer and variety tests, as well as the beginning of some systematic breed- ing work with standard vegetables. This is a notable undertaking in this respect that it is the first experiment station to be organized in the United States exclusively devoted to the in- terests of truck glowing of any locali- ty. The organization is to be con- gratulated on having secured the ser- vices of a careful, conservative and well trained man in the person of Pro- fessor .Johnson, and all possible suc- cess is hoped for the undertaking. It is a new field of work and will of course present innumerable problems, a few only of which can be taken up and solved at once. It will be neces- sary to devote years of careful study and research to this industry which has sprung up and grown to sucli .gigantic proportions in comparatively few years: that is, the many problems peculiar to itself which have never been touched upon by the regular ex- periment station workers of the coun- try, and it is fortunate that this sta- tion has been established in a region so pre-eminently devoted to trucking as is the territory in the neighborhood of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia. Very truly yours, D. C. CORBETT, Horticulturist. U. S. Department Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. ROSES Selected Stock for Forcing CRIMSON RAMBIEREDIROTHY PERKINS 3 to 4 ft. $1.50 per 10, $12.00 per loo; 4 to 5 ft. $2.00 per 10, $15.00 per 100 HYBRIDS-AII Leading varieties. $150 per General Catalog and Trade Lists on Application io» $12.00 per 100 The NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc., Bedford, Mass. Decenibev 1 t. i:miT HORTICULTURE 785 RHODODENDRONS The Finest Stock of Hardy and Forcing Varieties in tlie World We make a Specialty of Hardy Planting Material for the American Trade Quotations on Large or Small Quantities on Application JOHN WATERER &. SONS, Ld. AMERICAN NURSERY, BAGSHOT, ENGLAND. Azaleas Andromedas Kalmias High-Class Evergreens '•.airtir-*' -^k*-MlRB^5 and Qnonimon i^ ^^- m t - ' "1- ■ ' ^^1^ opeGimen Conifers - . n .-«-■-" Lady Gay THE FAMOUS RAMBLLR ROSE aj^ in. Pots, Jio.oo per loo 3J4 in. Pots, 12.50 per 100 Ready to Pet On or Line Out in the Field Thomas Roland NAHANT, MASS. Viburnum Plicatum Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii The CONARD & JONES CO WEST CROVE, PA. LARaE STOCK. Send for Prices. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS Supply the trade with PLANTS AND BULBS For Ercenhouse or outdoor use, imported to order. Send for estimate. Address — 31 Barclay St., or p o. Box 752, New York. Established 40 Years Rose Hill Nurseries Mew and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New York Office, Siebrecht Building, 425 Fifth AvcniM AZALeA^ And Natives PYRAMIDAL BOX ^nt.U'e^s''^ STRONO PLANTS-BEST VARIETIES Send for List and Prices ROSES Acres of HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. ''^ n^bw^enqlInV '"^ Send for Catalogues. BAY STATE NURSERIES NO. ABINQTON MASS. NEW NEW RAMBLER ROSE "NEWPORT FAIRY" To be disseminated Spring, 1908. Ask^for illustrated pamphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRSCO., Rutherford. N.J. 0. ROBINSON'S SONS, Gardeners, EXPERTS ON PRUNING. Orchards taken by Contract. REVERE BEACH PARKWAY. Tel. 1375 EVERETT. MASS. Hardy Rhododer.drons, Azaleas, Con- ifers, Clematis, H. P. Roses, Shrubs and Herbacetus Plants from our HOLLAND NURSERIES Prices floderate PniiUUCDVCDIf 216 JaneSt .WeehawkeiiHelghU. ■ UUnLnlVCniV, p. O. no. l Hotoken N. J. Look through the Buyers' Directory and Ready Reference Guide. You wili find some good offers there alM. 00,000 DAHLIAS Premium Stock, guaranteed true to uame. 500,000 large Flowering Gladioli, hundreds of colors and variations mixeu. Wholesale prices on application Order now for spring delivery. Catalogue free. J. L. MOORE, Northboro, Mas?. DAHLIAS A long list of varieties true to name. Wriie for prices. A. e. DAVIS & SON, INC. PURCELLVILLE. VA. DAHLiAS. riorios In any quantity: Now is the tim* %m pUce your order £or bulbs which will iiuurt you getting named ts- protnpt delivery. DAVID HERBERT & SON, Succeaion to L. K. Peacock, Inc. 786 HOKTlCULlURf* December 14, ]9iiT npHE financial flurry 1 have a very large DAHLIAS is over ; it is now time for dealers to place the ir orders for Dahlias. "We stock of rootf. If you are short of any varieties in your catalogue forward us your [i$t for a qjDtition. Ojr list contains some of our new and standard varieties. Charm Maid of Honor Winsome Professor Mansfield Comrade Miss A. F. Perkins Countess of Lonsda e Progress H. F. Robertson Northern Star Earl of Pembroke Fern Leafed Beauty J. B. Briant Richard Dean Keynes White Lemon Beauty Lord Brassy Shamrock Strahlein Krone Storm King Mrs. James Mace The King Blue Oban White Dandy Osprey Wm. Tresedar Catherine Duer Yellow Livoni Oliver Twist Cuban Giant Eureka A. D. Livoni Premier Gigantea Mrs. Winters Arabella Princess Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs. Chas. Turner Camellia Alba Titania Coronation Vliss Nellie Stewart Flora Nova Vesuvius Floradora Miss Minnie McCul oug h Jamaica i/ioletta Flamingo Sylvia James VIck Zephyr Gabriel Admiral Dewey John Thorpe Alpha General Buller Black Beauty Miss Dodd Amos Perry J. W. Wilkinson Clifford W. Bruton Paul's Scarlet Dorothy Vernon Jealousy Pendent Queen Victoria F. A. Wellesley J. H. Jackson Yellow Duke Gorgeous Century F. H. Chapman Kriemhilde Alba Superba Crimson " Florence M. Stredwick Mrs. H. J. Jones Grand Duke Alexis Iris " Harbor Light Mrs. Edw. Mawley Henry Patrick Leone " H. W. Silien Miss Grace Cook Lyndhurst Maroon " Innovation Purity Nymphaea Pink Lord Roberts Roseae Superba Wm. Agnew Red Giant Lyric Siegfried Gold Medal 20th Mabel Tullock Spotless Queen Goldsmith St. George Magnificent Uncle Tom Hercules Striking Mrs. Clinton Victor Von Scheffel Volker Eloise Olympia Twilight DtVID HERBERT & SON, ATGO. N. J. Wholesale Catalogue for 1908 1 Ready for Distribution. | A MODEL CARNATION ESTAB LISHMENT. The F. R. Pierson Company's carna- tion houses at Scarborough, N. Y., are undoubtedly the finest structures in the world devoted to carnation culture. Each of their four lofty greenhouses <;overs fully half an acre of ground, and altogether they shelter nearly S0,000 plants, of which 40,000 are the popular Winsor. It was a bold undertaking to chance half of the entire capacity of so large an establishment on a single variety, but Mr. Pierson has the figures from last year's returns to give him courage and so far as known no rival for this well-liked soft and pure pink flower is yet in sight. Next in the appreciation of Mr. Pier- son comes the white Enchantress. Like Winsor it gives evidence of su- perb vigor and productiveness. The blooms average three and a half inches In diameter and have all other qualifi- cations to match. White Perfection is there also, but a good many split flowers are in evidence which is not the case with the two varieties pre- viously named. Scarlets have been narrowed down to three varieties — Beacon, Victory and Red Chief, the two first-named being preferred. Beacon is a little brighter than either of the other two, but Victory is keeping well up on pro- ductiveness and especially on that most desirable of all qualities, long endurance after cutting. Between Variegated Lawson and Mrs. Patten which are the only white-striped varie- ties grown, the latter gives the best satisfaction. Helen Gould and Rose Pink Enchantress are inclined to ir- regularity of color and much care must be exercised in the matter of cut- ting the flowers on account of the quickness with which the color changes if picking is not done at the proper moment. The light pink Law- son or Melody suffers somewhat from its short stem early in the season but it is a most excellent keeper and ship- per. The greater part ot Mr. Pierson's carnations are grown on benches, but in one house there are several solid beds of Winsor which make an equally good appearance. It is doubtful it 80,000 carnations are to be found any- where so perfect in health and so uni- formly excellent as Mr. Pierson has to show, and it would certainly pay any carnation grower well to make the trip to see these splendid modern houses and their contents. No manure or stimulant in any form is given the plants, neither are they syringed. Fu- migation once a week, whether a green fly is to be found or not, in about the only operation outside of the usual care of watering, disbudding and pick- ing. At the present time the cut is about 2500 a day. Carnation growers have no more discouraging and pestilent trouble to contend with than splitting of the calyx. The season is now approaching when this bad habit is liable to break out and consequently it behooves all those who want to be fore-handed to read about the M. & D. artificial calyx in the advertising columns of this paper. INCORPORATED. Holton & Hunkel Greenhouse Co., Milwaukee, Wis., by F. H. Holton, H. V. Hunkel and A. E. Brown. The Howell Greenhouse Co., How- ell. Mich.: Myra A. McFee, N. R. Chamberlain and N. L. Chamberlain; capital, $10,000. White Knchantress R. C. this stock origi- nated with and grown by me is the very best, $6.00 per 100; 50.00 per 1000. KiichaMlresf*, light pink, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Lawtton* $2,00 per 100; Si 5.00 per 1000. loid. light pink, $2.00 per 100: $15.00 per 1000. Queen, white, $2.00 per 100; $15.00 per Tooo. The Relle, $2.^0 per 100; $20,00 per 1000. FRANK H. KIMBERLY, 631 Townsend Avenue. New Haven, Conn, ROOTED CUTTINGS CARNAIIONS Winona, color, true clear pink, comes near- est to Fiancee but a different type flower. Growth on order of Scott f>ut vastly improved in every respect. Early fl iwers in quantity and on long stems. Does not burst its calyx. Fine, shapely, active growth. In color and productiveness it is without an equal. Orders booked now and filled in strict rotation. $12 per too, .Si 00 per 1000. White Perfection, pure white. We have a large stock. -9^ per 100, $25 per 1000. F.OORNER&SONSCO. LA FAYETTE, IND. Carnation Cuttings Both standard varieties and novelties. Stock guaranteed to be first-class. Address, S. S. SKIDELSKY 1741 North 18th Street, Philadelphia December 14, TJUT HORTICUUTUPt 787 CARNATION CUTTINGS DEPEND on receiving only STRONG and HEALTHY cuttings when you order from US. WE HAVE ONLY THE NICEST AND BEST VARIETIES. Write for further information to Victory Imperial Pinl( (fliperlal Aristocrat Winsor White Perfection Welcome Lieut. Perry Rose Pink Enchantress, etc. THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 West 28tli Street GROWER Lynbrook, L. I. Novelty Ckjsaiitliefflums OUR COLLECTION OF THESE FOR 1908 IS THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY We have many on hand Noiv in small stocks. Buy these now. Will guarantee February delivery on Pot PUnts. Only the Selects from America, England, France and Australia, including the famous WELLS=POCKETT SET. Let us book your orders for our Four Bread Winners. Preliminary list now. Catalogue soon. Write at once. NATHAN SMITH & SON. Adriao, Mieli. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS lOc. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100 WHITE— Early: Qeorge S. Kalb, I'olly Rose Willowbrook Early Snow, October Frost. Mid-Season; Hiss ninnie vvanamaker, Ivory, Mrs. Robinson, Niveus, Queen, Miss Alice Byron, Eureka, Beatrice nay, rierza. Late: Mrs. McArthur, Timothy Eaton, W. H. >-hadwick Adelia, Hrs. Swinburne. PINK— Earlv: Glory of the Pacific. Rosier. Mid-Season: Adela, J. K. Shaw. Pink ivory, William H. Duckham, Dr. Enguehard Mor- ton F Plant, The r'arriott. /larie Liger, Lavender Queen. Late: Maud Dean, rs JamesMarshall,MayurWeaver,TheHarriott, (■ELLOW— Karly: Monrovia. Mid-Season: niss Oeorgiana Pitcher Col. D Appleton. rirs. George Beech. late: Hajor Bonnaffon, H. W. Pieman, Vellow Eaton, Old Gold, Golden Wedding RED— Cullingfordii, Mbtchless, Hersiham Red BRONZE-Miss Kate Broomhead, Hrs. V II- liam Du<~kh m. POnPONS — Baby (Yellow), Lulu (Whit'). NOVhLTIES— 20C. each, $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. Hrs. Clay Frick, mid-season. White; Golden Dome, late, Vellow. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell. Conn. (Snow) (Scarlet Harlowarden) ANDREW CARNEGIE The only scarlet having the rich velvety color, calyx that does not bur t, stem long and of the best and as a producer cannot be excelled. Rooted cuttings, strong and healthy. $12 per 100. $100 per 1000. CHICAGO CARNATION CO.. at pyfer, Mgr JQLIET. ILL. 1908-TOREADOR-1908 Our new seedling Carnation, In co or, a very much improved Prosperity, vvilhthe addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest noveliy for 1908. Awarded (irst-class certificate Tor- nto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for further informali n. The H. Weber &. Sons Co-, 1 akland Md. ■VNTMICM IS WIi«»KI« to raise split Pinks which must be mended or those which need no mending ? Perfect flowers guaranteed by the M, & D, Artificial Calyx $(.7S rer 100; $15.00 per 1000. 2S0at luOO rates Maxfield & Dimond Box304-D WARREN, R.I. CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS FROn BENCH Timothy Eaton, Rosiere, C. Touset, Haud Dean Robt hall day, Alice Byron. White .ind Yellow Bonnaffon, Hary Hann. Yellow Jones. $i.oo per dozen; $6.00 per mo. rirs. George S. Kalb, Ivory, Estelle. Glory cf the Pacific ;md Ctemo, $i.oo per dozen; $5.00 per 100. Cash with Order. Wlllidin bwayne. f" Kernet Square. Pa. CHARLES H. TOTTY WHOLESALE FLORIST MADISON, N. J. Chrysanthemim Novellies a Specialty JOHN E. HAINES Bethlehem, Pa. is the place to order rooted-cuttings of the following varieties for 1908. John E. Haines, red ) „ „ Imperial variegated ( P" 1°° P" ^°°° Pink Imperial, Pink 1 $6.00 $50.00 Enchantress, Light Pink ) Place your orders early for Dec. delivery. PRICES QUOTED IN THESE COLUMNS ARE FOR DEALERS ONLY ^^ls"e^i'n'ril.^Vo'r^.ir^l!Sr'l 788 HORTICULTUPI- December 14, 1907 Seed Trade The season is now at hand when the growers ot peas and beans will begin booking orders tor future delivery for the season of 190S-9, and the prices at which the various varieties can be profltably produced is causing the careful responsible grower much thought and anxiety. He has no idea what his competitors' prices are going to be, yet he knows he cannot con- tinue doing business at old prices. For one reason his products are going to cost him more, and though he knows that certain camp followers are going to solicit business at old-time prices, trusting to their lower rates to atone for the notoriously low quality of their goods, yet he is compelled to raise his prices or allow his standard ot quality to drop to the level of the jackals of the trade. This by instinct and long practice he cannot do, and must there- fore trust that a sufficient number of his customers, knowing Ihey will get the best goods attainable, will appreci- ate his circumstances, and that his ad- vance in prices is justifiable to enable him to continue in business. It has been pointed out at various times in these columns that the standard by which prices have in the past been regulated no longer repre- sents actual conditions. The five- fold yield which was many years ago adopted as the standard for most va- rieties of garden peas, does not meet present-day circumstances. The hardy varieties in use at the time this stand- ard was generally adopted, have either become obsolete or have deteriorated to such an extent in vigor and produc- tiveness that now the five-fold yield is the rare exception, instead of the rule. A five-fold yield of the general line of garden peas has been realized but once in eight years, the average for the oth- er seven being from three and one-half to four fold. Now in view of the con- tinued deterioration in both seed and soil, no material improvement in con- ditions can be looked for. and while five-fold yields will occur at infrequent intervals, when Mother Nature is in a pai-ticularly beneficent mood, slowly diminishing yields are much more likely to be the rule. As vigor and character decline in a variety the tendency to "sport" be- comes more marked, and the care and expense of keeping it true to type in- creases. Eternal vigilance is not only the price of liberty, but of qiiality. and it is but stating a splendid truth to say that quality is maintained only by in- telligent, painstaking care and addi- tional expense. Now, the quality of seeds and their products vary almost as widely as any given line in manu- factures, and pure woollens cannot be bought at the price of shoddy nor can high-giade seeds be produced or bought at the prices of degenerate l)roducts. Twenty-five or thirty years ago when yields of peas and beans averaged materially higher than now, prices were from twenty-five to fifty cents per bushel higher, and yet the prices paid the farmers were lower and the general cost of doing business much less than at present. While improved methods of cultivation and harvesting have greatly cheapened the cost of pro- ducing most farm crops, peas and beans are produced by practically the same methods as followed by our fathers fifty years ago. Cost of pro- duction has not been lessened in any essential respect, while the general cost of doing business has greatly in- creased, and there are no prospects of any lowering of cost in the immediate future. There has never been any justification for tlie lowering of growing prices of peas and beans, but the seed trade has al- ways been afflicted with certain wild-eat speculators and plungers who in theii' eagerness to get business have cut prices from time to time always seeking to be below their reputable competitors. Of course, this cutting of prices was followed at once by a lowering of quality, as few dealers and fewer canners were willing to recog- nize any difference in quality of seed and virtually compelled the reputable grower to meet prices of all comers. Even his stocks suffered, as he found it impossible to put the time and ex- pense on them necessary to keep up the standard of quality. From this de- moralized condition the growers are now recovering, and once again round- ing their seed stocks into proper con- dition. Give them the needed encour- agement and, in a few years more, stocks will again fairly represent their names and types. Catalogue prices have finally been settled, and the first catalogues will soon be out. and the prediction is made that onion seed prices will be disappointingly low in many of them and it is not improbable that the mak- ers will be among the most disap- pointed in final results. While high tide in the price of peas has no doubt been reached, it is not so with corn, and not before February will this be the case, unless those who are deiiending on this year's crops learn the actual facts sooner, and abandon vain hopes that it may finally round into shaiie for seed. When this fact is finally aijpreciated there will be some interesting "doin's." The damage to Lima beans caused by the rains in October proves very serious. Beans caught in the rain have suffered so severely that the shrinkage will be from forty to fifty l)er cent, and the cost of hand-picking from 60 to 7.5c. per bushel, thus mak- ing every bushel of beans cost from $t).00 to $6. .50. This will leave the growers with a balance on the wrong side of the ledger. There have been rumors for some time of discriminations in favor of canners against the seedsmen by cer- tain growers of peas and beans, which seem to be well founded. Of course there can be but one opinion of such ac ion. that it is essentially dislione;-.':. and is done to curry favor with the canners because they are usually buy- ers of much larger quantities of a few varieties than the average seedsman. If seedsmen are satisfied, and do not comi)lain of such treatment no one else need concern himself with the matter. But are the seedsmen aware of this discrimination? It scarcely seems reasonable to suppose they would not enter a protest if they knew it. MICHELLS SEEDS m f Are Always Reliable. | MARKET ST. PHILA. WHULtSALE CATALOGUE FREE S, In a season like this, when Alaskas, Admirals, Horsford's Market Garden, Advancers and Surjirise are eagerly bought by canners at $5.00 to $0.00 Iter bushel to raise the canner's per- centage on these varieties from 10 to -5 per cent, above the seedsman's, looks to disinterested eyes like a very unjust proceeding and is certainly de- priving the seedsman of a very hand- some profit on whatever quantities he loses by this action of the growers. The severe cold of last week, when the mercury touched zero over the greater portion of the Atlantic, Mid- dle and Central Western States, must have ended whatever hopes were en- tertained of saving soft and immature sugar corn, which really constitutes 75 per cent, of this year's crop of the late varieties, though even now this fact is not generally appreciated, and it will doubtless be some weeks yet before it percolates through the cran- iums of many who are depending on this year's crops. Information comes to hand that the principal growers of peas and beans intend to advance their contracting prices for the 1908 crop of peas, and particularly the canner's varieties. This is a wise move and in view of the known scarcity ot seed stocks particularly of the wrinkled sorts, there should be no serious difficulty in getting their prices. Compared with the farmers who grow peas for the canning factory, those who grow seed realize but little over half as much !icr acre and it requires some little more labor and expense to produce a crop of seed; owing to the establish- ing of canning factories in the seed groXving belts of Michigan and Wis- consin this fact is being learned by the farmers, and as a consequence it is becoming increasingly difficult for the seed grower to secure his acreage. Sjllllllllllllll^llllllllUlllllllillllllllIllllU^ I GLADIOLI I S I can satisfactorily supply your S S wants for Gladioli for forcing or S S outdoor planting. Mixtures, color SS S sections or named varieties of S S exceptional beauty. 5 S Write for Prices g I ARTHUR CO"WEE | C Gladiolus Specialist S = Meadowvole Farm, BERLIN, N.Y S S S aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiS December 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE 789 and unless a more equitable adjust- ment of prices is reached, tlie seed grower may liave to rent his land and plant his own crops. This of course is really impracticable, and the only alternative is to pay the farmer more, which in time will compel the grower to ask more for his products. Higher prices seem to be inevitable. Cincinnati has been selected as the place for the next Canners' conven- tion, and Hotel Sinton will be the headquarters. The machinery exhibit will be in Music Hall. Further infor- mation will be given from time to time. The convention will be at the usual date, February 3-8. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. A. T. Boddington, New York. Seeds and Bulbs for 190S. This catalogue is well filled with the standard offers in flower and vegetable seeds, hardy and tender plants, etc., profusely illus- trated, which we now look for in the catalogue of any representative house. The cover is, however, so far out of the usual in merit that we want to call attention to it specifically. It is one more of the productions of H. A. Bunyard to which we have had occa- sion to refer heretofore. It is in pink, white, green and gold, the central feature being a bloom of Cosmos Lady Lenox conventionally treated. Mr. Boddington is sending out, with the catalogue, a 16-page order sheet, com- prising a complete list of the flower and vegetable seeds. We do not re- member ever having seen anything in this line so comprehensive. S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.. Phila.. Pa. — Folder of Christmas Specialties and Prices. Plants and cut "green goods" of all descriptions. Cover your Gold Frames with HOT BED MUTS Made of burlaps, thickly quilted with jute making a serviceable warm mat. 76 X 76 inches, will cover two frames. $1.25 each. $14.00 per doz. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 201 Fulton St., NEW YORK. Cyclamen Superb English Strain Second to none iu size of Mowers Giant Crimson. •• p. Ilk " White. White with Claret base. Mauve. " SalmonQueen. 100 seeds $1; 1000 seeds $!>. " New Fringed. H. E. FISKE SEED GO. 12 and 13 Fanueil Hall Square, BOSfON, MASS. Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA ESTABLISHED I S02 ROMAN HYACINTHS "t^oiiTe-^oSr PER lOOO SEKOS Asparagus plumosus nanus seeds %2.2$ Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds .... 2.50 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES Bulbs of all kinds, native and foreign. Send for our Trade Bulb List J. M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Qrmde "QUALITY IS REMEMBERED LONG AFTER PRICE IS FORGOTTEN. " WHAT QUALITY MEANS. Quality means the best and finest types procura- bltr in their respective classes. We eo to specialists for our flower seeds. Our customers, the Floriot. the private gardner demand the highest grade. We have no cheap catalogue trade. "Quelity" may- mean a little higher in price, "Quality** in fact means ''Quality" and we know that when you buy from us you get it: — and our customers know it too. Catalogue no« in pres? : 4..' pages. Write for one its FREE. \Vf sell hulbs to... ARTHUR T BODDINGTON, SEEDSMEN 342 West 14th St., NEW YORK. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY C&UFORNIA SAN JOSE, c AUUFLOWERS A B B A C E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. BRIDGEMAN'S SEEr WAREHOUSE RIGKARDS BROS. Props. 37 East 19th St., - NEW YORK CITY C. G. MORSE & CO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cat. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States RELIABLE SEEDS SOW NOW Tr. 6Tr. Pkt. Pkts. Alvssum Carpet Queen real dwarf for pots only, no equal $0.25 $1.25 Be^nia Gracilis Luminosa.nen- 0.50 2.50 Erfordia, beautiful 0.50 2.50 Zai gen's Bedding Queen 0.50 2.50 Lobelia, new Trailin^i Hamburgia 0.30 1.50 Petunia, Zangen's E.vtra Double Fringed Giams 1. 00 5.00 Zangen's Superb Single Fringed Giants 0.75 4.00 Zangen's Ruffled Giants, the best 1. 00 5.00 Phlox, best for pots. Fireball, Rose- ball, Snowball, each color 0.25 1.25 Salvia Fireball, new, a fine potter Stocks, Oemian lo weeks: Blood- 0.50 2.50 red, Lavender, Pink, Purple, White, each color 0 50 2.50 Verbena nammoth : Pink, Pur- ple, Scarlet, Striped, White, each 0.25 Asking My New Fall List Ready for the 0. V. ZANCEN Seedsman. HOBOK N, N.J. 1 Best Quality Fall Bulbs It is to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock-bottom prices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VICK'S SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors VICK'S SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts: 1-802. 75c. 1-4 OE. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurpassed for size of flowers. Qiant Crimson Giant Pink Giant Wiiite Finest Mixed Giant Excelsior, White witli Claret Base 100 seeds. $1 25; 1000 seeds. $10.00. R.& J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 & 7 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. BULBS SPIREA JAPONICA. COMPACT* MUL- TIFLORA, FL RIBUKDA. ULADSTOOE Get our special prices on surplus Bulb stock. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTOH, MASS. just^arrTved LARGE SHIPMENT OF High-Grade SCOTCH SOOT. We have the atott Double Nozzle THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTOM BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and they are 10 times better. STUMPP & WALTER CO., - 50 Barclay St., New York 790 horticulture: December 14. 1907 CHRISTMAS PLANT NOTES. For several years it has been ob- served that at Christmas there was a decided increase in the numbers of those preferring plants rather than flowers both when the ultimate object was the making of a gift and the brightening of their own dwellings by the persons themselves. This increase in preference for plants, though without doubt of great value to the plant trade, has not made any apparent difference in the sale of flowers. The sale and use of the latter has increased as much in proportion as that of plants. Specimen foliage plants and single flowering plants are still in greater demand than made-up combina- tions of one or both, and there is without any question cause for thank- fulness that such is still the case both for the sake of .grower and buyer. Made-up combinations when tastefully done and not overdone are pretty and effective, but in very rare cases do buyers have the same real enjoy- ment out of them as they would have had from one or more well-grown plants of specimen form. And again it is doubtful if there is as much profit in made-up affairs as there is in plants that sell on their own indi- vidual merits. Palms, ferns, Flcus elastiea and Ficus pandurata, dracaenas, pandanuses, crotons all in variety will be in de- mand this year. Palms, especially nice thrifty medium-sized kentias, are never dead stock on hand so that there is no risk of loss with them no matter how taste runs. Phoenix Roebelini is also a most likely subject for attracting the attention of buyers. Rubber plants can always be depend- ed on to give an account of them- selves. Ficus pandurata will find an opportunity to test its popularity. There is no doubt of its being ser- viceable, but its ability to increase its popularity tor Christmas decora- tion has yet to be decided. Araucarias are charmingly effec- tive Christmas plants and as a rule there is less trouble disposing of them at satisfactory prices than there is with most other foliage plants. Pan- danus Veitchii is a beautiful plant when well grown. This plant is a whole decoration for a table in itself when well fisished with finely colored foliage and when taste runs in the direction of made-up arrangements there is perhaps no other plant that can hurriedly be made to do so much effective service in the work of fill- ing. Pandanus Veitchii made up along with small colored dracaenas and crotons with perhaps a few dwarter foliage plants for finishing produce excellent affects. Ferns of the many nephrolepis varieties are of great value for Christmas decoration. The old Boston will never disappear from view on these or other like occasions for plant selection; its unsurpassed graceful habit ensures for it popular- ity for all time. The newer varieties, such as elegantissima and Whitmanii, are without doubt in distinctly deco- rative characteristics ahead of the old one, but in length and grace of frond they lack much of what the other possesses. Both are steadily on the increase in demand when plants are wanted for decorative effect. Most likely medium-sized plants will be called for in larger numbers than large plants. Nephrolepis Seottii has a place of no secondary importance among ferns. For fern dishes and pans pteris in variety and Adiantum cuneatum and regina should be on hand ready tor use. It should never be lost sight of that color is an abso- lute necessity with the great majority of Christmas buyers of plants and that anything red has a decided ad- vantage. That perhaps more than anything else places dracaenas near the front row of Christmas foliage plants. Dracaena terminalis is still the leader, not at all because of its superiority to many others, but be- cause as yet it is the only one grown commercially in large numbers by rea- son of its supposed merits of endur- ance and easy culture. Dracaenas Masangeana and amabilis, though each distinct in habit and foliage from the other, are suitable for Christ- mas decoration, the former being par- ticularly commendable because of its luxuriant foliage and comparative standing qualities. Aucubas and aspi- distras should not be forgotten, be- cause there are still many Christmas buyers shrewd enough to purchase these in preference to less serviceable material. In flowering plants nothing old or new, common or uncommon in point of beauty and charming brilliancy ex- cels or perhaps equals Lon-aine be- gonia. Cyclamens are too well known as staple articles to need any helping remark. Azaleas are likewise well able to attend to their own soliciting. Lilies, all that will be in evidence as fit for use, will surely go without any trouble. Berried plants, such as Jerusalem cherries and ardisias are always favorites at this festival. Poinsettias, either in pans all to them- selves or when tastefully combined with other plants in the formation of enticing arrangements, sell readily. These plants are also extremely ef- fective for a window decoration. Every plant intended for sale should be clean and in shape days before it is likely to be sold. All baskets, ham- pers and the like should be filled be- fore. Everything and everywhere should have the appearance of cheer- fulness and prosperity. Good nature, good service and cheerful giving will all help to make a Merry Christmas. »>»^^m^mmp>mmm0>p>Pt»>»>»i»>p,p»s»i9i»ii iimm Wholesale Plant Grower, College Point, - New York, Price List of Foliage, Flowering and Decorative Plants sent free on application. f<«W<«W««W(«WW(«W<«WWW<«ICo, $12.00 " standard form 12.00 " chinensis 12.00 " " " Anthony Koster 12.00 Rustica 12.00 \'ery handsome budded plants. Crataegus. Paul's Scarlet (Double scarlet Hawthorn) pot grown, $12.00. 18.00 Dielytra spectabilis, large Lluinps. $6.00 Deut/ia gracilis, pot grown 12.00 Lemolnei '* 15.00 Per do7. Per i'_k. 15-16 in. diam. $9.0U $75.00 16-18 " 12.' 0 90.00 18-20 " 25.00 200 Op 20-24 *' 36 00 300.00 mpossible to ship by freight in cold weather POT CROWN SHRUBS Doz. 1 Oladiolus, The Bride Kalmia latifolia, fine budded plants. $9.00, 12.00 Lilacs put ^rown 9.00 Lily of the Valley. Berlin Pips •' Hamburg Pips Spircea, Blondin Compacts (Jladstone \ extra large 7.00 " Japonica / clumps 4.50 " (Jueen of Holland \ " Washington / Viburnum opulus (Snow. ball) bush form, pot grown 6.50 lOO'J $7.50 6.50 ! 14.00 12.00 5.00 4-50 10.00 10.00 I i I I Rhododendrons, handsome budded plants in fine forcing varieties, $0. $12, $15, $18, $24, $30 per dozen Roses Grown in Our Nursery for Easter Forcing I BABY RAHBLERS, tree form, pot grown, 50c. eacM - . . . Bushy form, fine field grown plants CLOTHILDE SOUPERT, field grown, 2 year old . . . . - DOROTHY PERKINS, strong field groivn plants, 2 years old, 7-S feet HERnOSA, field grown, fine for pots, 2 years old - . . . . KENTIAS The handsomest lot in the country ; all sizes, from 15 inches to ic; feet. Inspect our stock before buying. BOXWOOD, Standard All sizes from $i.oo to $5.00 each $5.00 2.00 1.50 3.00 1.50 $15.00 12.00 20.00 12.00 LADY GAY, strong field grown plants, with well ripened wood, 2 years H. P. ROSES, imported, field grown, 2 years old Dozen $3.50 $25.00 12.00 $100.00 Capt. Christy, Duchess of Edinburgh, Gen. Tacqueminot, Mme. Gabriel Luizet, Mrs. John Laing, Perle des Blanches, Ulrich Brunner, Caroline Testout, Frau Karl Druschki, La France, Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, Rothschild. BOXWOOD, Pyramidal These plants are conceded to be the finest ever imported to this country, (Exceptional value.) 2 ft $ .75 each 4 ft $3.00 each 2j^ ft i.oo each 4% ft 4.00 eaeh 3ft i.soeach 5 ft s.ooeach 3/^ ft s.ooeach 6 ft 6.00 each ORANGE PLANTS, well fruited, nothing less than 6 oranges, $1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3.50 and 4.00 eacti VISITORS INVITED. ASK FOR CATALOGUE. BOBBINK & ATKINS, Nurserymen and Plonsts, Rutherford GBKANIUM^ BOXWOOD, Bush Handsome, bushy specimens. IO-I2 in i5ceach 15-18 in 35c each IZ-15 in 25c each 18-22 in 75c each BAY TREES We have a large number in all sizes. Ask for prices. \ , N. J. j N^W V\l?IEriES.— In New Varieties we make a special offer of one each of ico varieties iy05 and toob introductions for $10 00. This is acknowledged to be the finest collection ever offered in this country, coming' as it does from such noted introducers as Bruant, Lemoine. Bouchlat and Cannell, is indorsement enough that in it will be found represented the highest state of development in Geraniums at the present time Some of wondrous beauty in solid colors, others of exquisite combination of colors which baffles successful description, and would make grand acquisitons to any collection, possessing as they do special merit of such sterling qualities that we are satisfied they are destined to become the standards in their several different classes STANliARD VARlbTlhS.— In standard varieties wt offer an immense stock in prime condition, for imme- diate shipment, at from $2 00 to $4 00 per 100 For $18 50 we will send one thousand, 50 each of 20 varieties, our selection, single and double, all "A No 1" kinds MELAkOONIUnS— In a good assortment, containing such kinds as GALATEA, COl'NTESS OF CREW. l>U"R'ffT%" Q U D E * 5 IU4P 9T.irw Geo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L 5trMt WASHINaTON. D. C. Tiie Park Floral Co. J. A. VALENTINE Pres. DENVER, COLORADO WILLIAM L.ROCK FLOWER CO. KANSAS CITY, MO. will carefully execute orders lor Kansas City and any town in Missouri or Kansas. ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IN ALBANY AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. NEWS NOTES. W. H. Duncanson, St. .John, N. B., is about to embark in the florist busi- ness. The American Rose Co. has closed its stand iu the Centre Market, Wash- ington, D. C. John A. Burnham, Wenham, Mass., is laying out a rose garden on an ex- tensive scale, on his estate. Bertha, the twelve years old daugh- ter of William Walker, florist, of Lou- isville, Ky., was run down by a street car and seriously injured on Novem- ber 27. The Portsmouth, N. H., Times con- tains interesting sketches of the growth of the business conducted by R. E. Hannaford and Robert Capstick, the enterprising florists of that city. .John Marshall has leased "By the Sea" greenhouses, Newport, R. I., from Mr. Perry Belmont. He will run the greenhouses on a commercial basis and will grow roses and carnations principally, with a general line of plants and cut flowers. NEW RETAIL FLOWER STORES. F'rank Yetter, Greenfield, Mass. .Julius Eppstein, St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco. Cal. FlORIST DOSTOlVT PROMPr DELIVERY IN BOSTON AND ALL NEW ENGLAND POINTS HOUGHTON & CLARK 396 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. Send flower orders for delivery In BOSTON and all NEW ENCLAND POINTS THOS. F. CALVIN 124 Tremont St.. Boston Out of Town Florists Taking orders for delivery in New York or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially deliv- ered by .^* «^ «»* Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th St., New York City ALEX. MeCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamship! or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 487 and 488 38tli St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Orders, and reliable deliveries guaranteed. DAVID CLARKE'S SONS Delivcf orders from any part of the country M New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telecraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1551-1553 Columbus A. WARENDORFF, 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK. Send your orders to the King of Floral Artlata. Flower Deliveries In Brookbn and other Long Island Points New York City. New .(ersey. etc. At Theatres, Hotels, Steamers or Residenc^s. WILSON Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. TRANSFER YOUNG & NUfiENT Your orders for flower or plant delivery in Eastern New England to JULIUS A. ZINN, 2 Beacon St., Boston. Fine Design Work a Specialty Theodore Miller FLORIST LMig Distance PIimm: Bell, FarMt SS; KInlMK Dttaar 4S32 Dalmnr Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO. ATLANTA FLORAL CO. ^' l^r^ ATLANTA GEORGIA. 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "Ft-OWERS BY TELEBRAPH" William J. Smvth FLORIST Cor. nicbl£:an Atc. and 31st St., CHICAM We ship to all points in Illinois and Iow&. Phanai : Dftiglat 744, Douglas S23, Dssflaa 74( JACOB SCKULZ, 644 Fourth Ar«., LOUISVILLE, KY. Put PlnwarQ «' best quality is seasoB will riUWClJ delivered promptly to any addrcM. Write, Telegraph or Telephone. Cumberland and Hofxe Phone* 223 and 984 794 HORTICULTURC December 14, 1907 PbEAUTIES for CHRISTMAS^ f Our growers report favorable both as to QUALITY and QUANTITY, f We have never failed to fill all orders entrusted to us in that line. If f you want QUALITY, you had better place your orders with us. GET OUR QUOTATIONS ON LARGE QUANTITIES THE LEO NIESSEN CO., 1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Open from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. ¥ EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ i CUT FLOWERS} I EDWARD REID, '*pRl?,«s?"' { h 1526 Ranstead St.. PHILADELPHIA « • STORE CLOSES > P U. /I 1 / \ ► CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA. PA. 4 /^ Bronze Galax $7.50 per Case. W. E. McKISSIGK ""Sr PHILADELPHIA I6I9-I62I RANSTEAD ST. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers Wa aaa care for tout cutflower wants to advantace. E. F. WINTERSON CO. «-47-4l WUASH AVE., CHICAGO POEHLMANN BROS. CO. Grow Bod Ship the Fioest AMERICAN BEAUTIES In tha World 35-37 Randolph St., - CHICAGO, ILL. CHAS. f . MeKELUR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Roses and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERO WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, lU. IB wrttlDg adTertlMn antlaB HarttCBKaM and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO Dec. 10 I TWIH CITIES 1 Dec. 12 I FHILA. Dec 12 BOSTDV Dec. u ROSBS Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special... " Ex.ia No. X..... " Lower grades Bride, *Maid, Fancy & Spectal E.vtia " " Lower grades tCilUrney, Richmond. Fan & Sp... " '* Lowergrades. Chat;nay, Wellcsley, Fan. & Sp... " " Lower grades Golden Gate Ivory CARNATtONS Fancy and Novelties Ordinary MfSCELUANEOUS ViolcLs Cattlcyas Cypripcdiums. LiUe« Lilv ol the Valley Rom in Hy., Paper White Nar Poinsettias Stevia Mignonette Chrysanthemums AdiantuK Smllax Atpan^ui Plumosus, strings. " " & SprcQ. ([oo bchs.) 30.00 to 40.00 40.CO to 55-M 30 00 to 40.00 2,.00 to 30.00 30.00 to 4S 00 35.00 to 30.00 20.00 to 25.00 30.00 to 26.00 'O.OO tc 20 00 13.00 to 15.00 a. 00 to 12.00 6 00 to 10 00 8.00 to xo.oo 6 00 to 8.00 8 00 to 12 00 6.00 to 8.00 to 6.00 n.oo to 8.0c 4.00 to 5 00 3-00 to 3.00 to 0.00 D.OO to 8.00 8.00 to 12. 00 10.00 to 12,00 4.00 to S.oo 4.00 to 8.00 3.00 to 8.00 7.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 10 00 8 00 to 12.00 4.00 to S-oo 4.00 to 5 00 3 00 to 6.00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 8.00 4.00 to 6.00 4,00 to S.oo 4 00 to 6 00 4.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 3-00 2.00 to 4 00 1.50 to 3 00 .75 to 1.00 1. 00 to 1.50 .50 to 1.50 50.00 to 75.00 40.00 to 50.00 6o.oo to 75.00 15.00 to 30 00 to 15.00 to 20.00 12.00 to 15.00 15.00 to 20.00 12 50 to 15.00 ! VOO to 5.00 3 00 to 5.00 2.00 to 5.00 1 3.0a to 4.00 ■\ 00 to 5.00 3-00 to 4.00 35.00 to 30.00 18. X) to 40.00 25.00 to 35.00 1. 00 10 2.00 I 50 to 2.50 to 1. 00 3.00 to 6.0a 4.50 to 7.00 3.00 to 6. CO ' 8 00 to 15.00 15.00 to 25.00 500 to 15.00 ' -75 to I 00 1.00 to i.«;o 1. 00 to 1 50 : 15.00 to 16 00 12 00 to 15.00 12.50 t9 1 3.00 , 35-00 to 5000 3500 to 40.00 35.00 to 75 00 35-00 to 50 CO 35.03 to 40.00 35. OO to 50.00 35.00 15.00 10.00 4.00 6.00 5.00 I 00 6.00 1 ,00 6.00 1 .00 a. 00 3.00 J. 00 ■50 7500 I5-VO 10.00 3,00 a. 00 35.00 4.00 8.00 1. 00 8.00 30.00 to 35 oo to as 00 to 15.0* to 8.00 to S.oo to 6.00 to 4.00 to 8.00 to 4.00 to 8.0c to 4.00 to 5.00 to 4.00 to 3.00 to .75 to joe.oo to 17.00 to 13 o* 3.o» 3.00 35-00 1. 00 6.00 10.00 1.50 la.oo 50.00 50.00 to to THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Without a rival in knowledge of the requirements of the trade and the ability to supply them. Our New Illustrated Catalogue, recognized as a work of art unprecedented in its line for variety, novelty and completeness, tells the story fully, and if you have not yet sent for it, do so now. 'tis::free to everybody in the trade H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. necenibev 14. 1907 ttoikricui-ru»£ 795 Holly and Holly Wreaths Our personal selection from a visit to the best producing centers $4.00 and $5.00 per case Wreaths. $12.00 and $15.00 oer 100 BERGER BROS. 1306 Filbert Street, PHILADELPHIA Wholesale Commission Florists To the Growers: Wiih our new and improved facilities we can handle your products more satisfactorily than most. We solicit new accounts and can guarantee satisfaction. To the Dealers: We can furnish the best the market affords in all staples; and also many exclusive specialties. Nothing too much trouble. Try us. ASPARAGUS PLUnoSUS A SPECIALTY ALFRED M. CAMPBELL, "-— , 1510 Sansom St., PHILADELPHIA Conmission Florist CHRISTMAS TRADE IN PHILADEL- PHIA. And Some News Items of That Busy City. The Christmas trade here is now in full swing, many of the producers working far into the night, and even on Sundays, to get orders off on time. As Robert Craig says, it is a serious problem how to do a year's business in ten days; but it has to be done somehow. One of the most satisfactory holi- day plants this year is the new Christ- mas azalea Mme. Patrick. Azalea forcing, for the Christmas trade, has made big strides in the past ten years. Among other popular subjects every year are the cyclamen and the poinsettia. A ten-inch pan of poln- settia with Asparagus pluraosus trim- ming, is "an irresistible" to the aver- age buyer — if well finished as to flower and foliage. E. T. Alburger succeeds the firm of Alburger & Cascaden, Manayunk; Mr. Cascaden retiring on account of im- paired health. The greenhouses at West Laurel Hill and the store at Manayunk will be continued as here- tofore by Mr. Alburger. That cheerful optimist, Godfrey Aschmann, is quite confident that Christmas trade this year will be just as good as last year. In fact, from the way stock is moving off now, many things will be scarce before the rush is over. Mr. Aschmann is a bright and persistent advertiser, and delights to be classed among those who have "made Philadelphia famous" in the plant trade. West Philadelphia has been coming to the front the past few years in in- crease of population which has of course been the incentive for many new flower stores. Among the most recent is that of Bayne & Co. at 52nd and Spruce. The firm is composed of i rauK Bayne and George Phile. If an automobile be the sign manual of prosperity the flower growers of this nook of the country must have been greatly favored by "the Goddess" of late. Some of them, as A. B. Cart- ledge says, can afford to have one for every member of the family. The re- tailers have not been so fortunate but now that a bear market is on they hope to have their innings. With this laudable ambition we are in entire sympathy. The dear public never ap- preciates our products until we have A Fine Assortment of --iV^ A Xv E iV S-- Extra fine lot of FIREFLY in bloom from CHRISTMAS to EASTER WRITE .FOR PRICES MAJOR BONNAFFON The best all 'round Yellow Chrysanthemum. Strong stools, $5.00 per 100 W. W. EDGAR CO., Waverley, Mass. the nerve to charge full value for them. Thomas J. Burns, whose sweet pea product is always first-class, has found the season unusually favorable for his crops this season. Pink Christmas and White Christmas are his main- stays and while he tries all the new ones he still hangs fast to that which he finds good. We hear tliat the crop of cut poin- settias is not as large as usual this year which will make them the more appreciated. They were rather over- done last season. The mushroom growing business has not been as profitable this year. Mr. Crawford who has a large plant at Secane informs us the prices are only about half what was expected to date. Mr. Grakelow of the Depot Floral Exchange seems to have survived his strenuous night at the Florists' Club unscathed. We trust he will by and b''' niodifv his views on the fakiv. 'i'he older generations have gone through i.ie anti-fakir fever and now recognize that institution as a pretty good piece of hardware tor all concerned. Imported holly trees are particular- ly well berried this season. The Rob- ert Craig Co. and others have a spe- cially fine stock of them and find the demand beyond their expectations. W. E. McKissick is now well warmed to his commodious new quar- ters at 1619-21 Ranstead St.. in the heart of the market for the wholesale trade of Philadelphia. The change has infused new vim and vigor into the organization which is saying much, considering the vigorous and healthful life led at the old stand. BUSINESS CHANGES. Henry Barton. Westfleld, Mass., has moved bis florist business into larger :)i!d more convenient quarters on the (pposite side of Elm street. Simon Colitz has purchased the re- tail flower store of .lonas Brooks at Wocnsocket. R. I. Get the Habit " The oldest wholesale florist in Phila" invites you to try his expe- rienced and careful methods in wholesaling. No frills. No catch- penny schemes. Straight bed-rock all the time. Wm. J. Baker "°S"'' South Penn Square PHILADELPHIA ROBERT J. DYSART, Public Accountant and Jtuditor Simple methods of correct accounting i especially adapted for florists' use. I Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Buildillf 28 STATE ST., BOSTON Telephone, Main |t " The KERVAN GO. 113 W. 28th ST New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Lcu- cothce. Ferns and Mosses. All Decorating Evergreen- 796 horticulture: December 14, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Fneat American Beautae* and Carnation* 91 West 28 St. - NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 4« West 28tli Street, NEW TORE niE ROSES FMcrcuiiis A FoU Lin. of All CTTT FLOWERS ¥al«plianti. S870 er S871 Madison Sanara H. E. FROMENT, Wholesale Commission Florist, Choice Cut Flowers, 57 West 28th St., :: NEW YORK. Telephones: 2200, 2201, Madison Square. TIm Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH 1 10 W. 28th Street, New York Tel. 314-325 Madison Square BaUbllshed 1891 BUY FROM SHIP TO TRY ME ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St, New York Vttephone 3924 Madison Square. JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist ^d^^isr^'Sml^*^ A full line of Choice Cut Flower atock for all purpoaea. Comprlaea avary variety grown for New York market, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE •49 W. a8 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholetale Commissian Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 Wtst 28th Strttt, New Ytrk Telephone: 3S32-3S33 HadUon Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY CM HAND THE HICHKST \/ A I I FV A*-**** CRAOE OP VMkkEaf CM HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS.7j9'ff8V42 W. 28th St., New York PHILIP F.KESSLER Open from 5 a. m. to 6 p. m. Sunday till 10 a.m. Tel., 5243 and 2921 Madison Sq. Res., 345 J., Newtown^ Finest Lilies in the Market Every Day in the Year. 55 &57W. 26th St., New York City Commission Dealer, Wholesale Buyer and Seller of GUT FLOWERS WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY We have a giod regular outlet for seasonable flowers J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST, NEW YORK Telephone It? Madison Sq. NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY .lAa. B«auCT,fui*ndip " extra " No. 1 " I>ower ^ftdes Bride, 'Maid, Golden Gat«. fan ft sp " '* " extra . . . " " " Iwr.grds. Kill iniey , Richmond, Uocy & spec '* " lower grades Chatenay , Welleslcy, tan. and spec. *' lower grades. Go'den Gate, Ivory Carnations, Fancy and Novelties... Ordinary Violets Last Half of Week ending Uec. 7 1907 10.00 to 30.00 8.00 to 10. oo 5.00 to 8.00 to 1.00 4.00 to 8 00 2 00 to 3.00 1. 00 to 1.50 4.00 to S.oo 1. 00 to I. so S-Oo to 8.00 1. 00 to 3 00 1. 00 to 5.00 2.00 to 4 00 to 1. 00 •30 to .6= First Half of Week beginning Dec. 9 1907 10.00 to 8.00 to 5.00 to to 4.00 to 2.00 to 1. 00 to 4.00 to 1. 00 to 5-03 to I.O to i.oo to 2.00 to to .30 to 30. oo 10.00 ■S.oo 1.00 8.00 3 00 1.50 8.00 I 50 8.00 3.00 5.00 4.00 1.00 .60 Csttleyu CypHpedluas LlIlM Uly of the Valley Gardenias Roman Hy., Paper White Nar. . . Polnsettias Stevia nisnonette Chrysanhemums Adlantum Snilax Aaparagua Plumosua, strings... . " " & Spren. (too bchs.) U«t Half of Week First Half of Week ending Dec. 7 ! biginnlng Dec. 9 1907 1907 15.C0 to 4.00 to I 00 to 10, '30 to 2. 00 to 25.00 to 1,00 8.00 35 00 75.00 . 7.00 8 00 2. on 95.' o 3.00 35.00 .00 8. CO 12.00 40.0C 15.00 to 75.00 15. 'O to 17.00 4 00 fea 8.oa 1.00 to 3.00 10.00 to as. 00 3.00 10 3.00 25.00 to 35.00 II I.oo 4.00 to 8.00 8.00 to 12.00 '.00 Co 1.50 8.00 to 12.00 25 00 to 40.00 te 13.00 B. S. SUNN, Jr. WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 & 57 W. 26th St., New York City Iel..38G4 Mudison Sq. Shipping Orders .Solicited. Ro»6» and Carnations VIOLETS Edward Ca Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. tU |}«» MadlM. S,..re NCW YOrk TRAENDLY A SCHENCK WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at fair prices all the year round Send for qn*tationa on laS m^mt Tel. 798.799 Madiwn Sq. 44 Wcst 28th Street, New Yl(t Clt| Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tK STREET PHONES. 1064--ir>r>5 MADI.VON .VOUARE ENOUGH SAID December 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE 797 HARDY GUT FERNS WHOLESALE FLORISTS 54 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephone 3559 Madison Sq. FANCY and DAGGER Extra fine, $1.25 per 1000. Bronze and Green Qalax, $1.25 per 1000. Leucothoe Sprays, $1.00 per 100, — $7.50 per 1000. Sphagnum floss, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25. Fancy and Dagger Ferns our specialty. A trial order will convince vou that we ship onlv first-class stock. Headquarters for Florists' supplies and wire work. AlUut flowers in season. BOXWOOD, per bunch 35c, 50 lbs. $7.50. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., au phone connections 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, HIclu RECEIVERS & SHIP- PERS OF CUT FLOWERS. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. A. L YOUNG & CO. Headquarters in Western New York FOB ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Wholeule Cammltsitn Florist, alio Deakr In Florists' Sivplle* and WIrs Dsilgns. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N.Y. QtT* ui > trial. Wt eaa pleau j»u. Best Flowers IIV TME BOSTOyiARKET N. F. McCarthy & Co. 84 Hawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Send for Prices SAMUEL A. WOODROW WHOLESALE PLANTSMAM Palms, Large and Small Ferns, etc. 53 West 30th Street, NEW YORK Telephone 2083 Madison WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A Firs* Class Harket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main CLEARY'S HORTICULTURAL CO. Management AMBROSE T. CLEARY Wliolesale Contracting, Jobbing, Auction HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS of every description. Consignments Received. Surplus Stock Converted. 62 Vesey St., NEW YORK Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Commission Florists, 55 and 57 Weat 26tli Street, 't±::^r^ New York. FRANK S. HICKS & GO. I FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists. Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28tli Street, - New York City Tel. 2920 Mad. Sq. Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and DellTcrc4. 55-57 West 26th St., New York CItf. Charles Millang SO West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission 4 Reliable Place to Consign to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Blsdlaon Square A. MOLTZ will purchase flowers on order in N. Y. market and stiip carefully at prevailing wholesale prices. Address 55-57 West 26th Street. New York City HENRY M, ROBINSON & CO, WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS Finest Grades of Roses, Carnations, Chrysanlhemums, Lily of r page see List of Advertisers. ASPARAGUS Asparagus Sprengerl, field grown, $4.00 >od $6.00 per 100. C. Wlnterlch, Defiance, Ohio. Asparagus Plnmosa, 2 In. pots. Fine plants. $2..')0 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa.; or, Wm. F. Kastlng Co., 386 ElUcott St, Buffalo. N. Y. AUCTION SALES Cleary's Horticultural Co., 62 Vesey St.. New York. Horticultural Products of Ever.v Descrip- tion. For page see List of Advertisers. Sales every Tuesday and Friday. If you cannot attend send bids and shipping in- structions. Catalogues on application. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St, Bos- ton. AZALEAS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. BAMBOO CANES Stumpp & Waller Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Street, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAT TREES. Specimens and pairs, all flzes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appii- catlon. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BOILERS BOILERS. "Bumham" Boilers made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Bumham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOXAVOOD A. Louthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Henry M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tion for All Cypress, Scml-Lon. Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Sash and Frames. Lord & Bumham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. STJVBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertlsera. J. M. Thornburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths; Bermuda Easter Lilies, For page see List of Advertisers^ A. T. Boddlngton, 342 WT 14th St., nT^Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Rlckards Bros., 37 Blast 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Faneall Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. James Tick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Fall Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. D. Rusconl, 128 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati, O. Callas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Aug. Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Seasonable Import Plants and Bnllw. For page see List of Advertlsera. John Scheepers & Co., 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. Lily of the Valley Excellenta. For page see List of Advertisers. The V. K. Plerson Co., Tarrytown-ou-Hud- son, N. Y. Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissi, Crocuses. Write for prices on only selected bulbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Sehmltz, Prince Bay, N. Y. CARNATIONS Field Gro\ru Chicago Carnation Co., Jollet, III. Carnation Andrew Cai-negle. For page see List of Advertisers. The H. Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. Seedling Carnation Toreador. For page see List of Advertisers. Rooted Cuttings John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. F. Uorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. A. N. Plerson, Cromwell, Conn. Chi-ysanthemum Stock Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. w7 W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. For page se-^ List of Advertisers. Chrysanthemums, reading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 in. stock are given on application. Poehlreiann Bros. Co., Morton Grove. 111. Chrysanthemums, strong stock plants of Koniiiiffon. Buguehard, Nouiu, J. Jones, etc., $4.00 per 100. Rooted cuttings of Clay Frlck and Beatrice May, .$5.00 per too. Frank Shearer & Son. Biughamton. N. Y. Chrys.nnthemums, Retail and Wholesale. Stock" plants, $1.00 per doz; $4.00 per hun- dred. Bergmann. Poll.v Rose, White Ivory, Glory of Pacific, Rose Owen, Helen Bloodgood. Mrs. Wicks, Black Hawk, Dr. Enguchard. Lincoln, Nagoya. Mi-s. Hum- phrey, Eaton, Appleton. RonuaCfon, Alice Byron, Idavan. Henry Schrade. 110 Nel- son Ave., Saratoga Springs, N. Y. CINERARIAS John J. Coonan, Haverstraw, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. H. N. Hoffman, Elmlra, N. Y. CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of .Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, North Abington, Maai For page see List of Advertisers. Oak Hill Nurseries, Rosllndale, Mam. M'i'lte for prices on all choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 H«w- ley St, Boston, Mass. OTTT FLCWER BOXES. Edwards Folding Box Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Getmore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes. For page see List of Advertisei-s. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. Write for list. Holton & Hunkel Co.. Mil- waukee, Wis. CYCLAMEN. S. S. Skidelsky. 1741 N. 18th St., Phila- delphia. DAHLIAS David Herbfrt & Son, Atco, N. J. For ptge see List of Advertisers. R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh,^ Md. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northl)oro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. A. B. Davis & Son, Purcellvllle, Va. For page see Li.st of Advertisers. DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List o€ Advertisers. Julius Roeibrs, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Anton Schulthels, College Point, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. FERNS A. Leuthy & Co., Rosllndale, Mass. For page see List of .Advertisers. H. H. Barrows & Son, Whitman, Mass. Nephrolepis Whltmaul. BV)r page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scott Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. H. N. Hoffman, Elmlra, N. Y. Whitmanii. FERTILIZERS Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 111. Wizard Brand Cattle Manure. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. J. Grey & Co., 32 and 3.3 South Market St., Boston. High-Grade Scotch Soot. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 802 December 14, 1907 HORTlCULTURi: 799 FLORISTS' GREENING PINS We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FI.ORAI, PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley s 22e 22S 12 Bowery, New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 66 Pearl St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. We Have Thtm. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORISTS STTFFLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Keivan Co., 113 W. 28fh St., N. Y. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Eeed & Keller, 122 W. I'.'jth St., New Yorli. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., i'hiladelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. Mann, Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWER POT HANDLE AND HANGER W. C. Krick. 1164-66 Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FLO^VERS BY TELEGRAPH Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Ueori^e H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Wasliington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta FUiral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hacswiith, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbuiz, 644 4th Ave., Ixiuisvlile, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. TlioB F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Houghton & Clark, 396 Boyiston St., Boston. For page see List of .Advertisers. Sidney Hoffman, 59-61 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami and Gratiot Aves.. Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Brcadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City., Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. ITred 0. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH — Continued H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 21f:9-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 17 E. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. McConneil, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Warendorft, 1193 Broadway, New York. For page s;e List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. & Greene Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugeut, 42 W. 2Sth St., N. 1~ For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fia. Telegraph or mail orders promptly filled. Long dlstai.ce telephone connections. FLOWER POTS W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Wasliington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Hilflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. FvT page see List of Advertisers. GALAX Micligau Cut Flower Co., 38 and 40 Broad- way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Flntst green and bronze Galax lu any quantity at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvaie Farm, Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. E. S. Miller, Wading River, N. Y. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres. Wenham. Mass. Gladiolus Bulbs, GrotE's H.vbrids, extra large and nice bulbs measuring as high as 1(J anil 12 inches in circumference, $1.50 l)fr lUU; $12.U0 per 1000. Cash. E. A. Muchow, Clarence, N. Y. Gladioli Colvilli Alba. sToO per 100; $7.50 per 1000. Gladioli Rosea. .|1.25 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. America, light pink, immense flower, $1,00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. Cushman Gladiolus Co., Sylvania, O. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbury St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, HI. GLASS, High Grade, Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broad- way, N. Y. H. GLAZING POINT A. Drecr, Philadelphia, I'a For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Bnrnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Buroham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GRADING AND PLANTING D. Robinson's Sons, Revere Beach Park way, Everett, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. GREENHOUSE BUILDING HATE- RIAL. Lord & Bumham Co.. 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hitchings & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Stearns Lurat)er Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King CcDstruction Co.. N. Tonawanda, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 East Blackhawk St.. Chicago, III. For page see List of AdvertlserB. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago. III. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215-21 Randolph Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Fluslhius Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metro- politan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. D. lilffe. 49 Washington St., N., Boston Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Semi- Iron Greenhouse, New Truss Houses and Iron Frame Houses. Lord & Bumham, llo3 Broadway, N. Y. J. A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jers«7 City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave., Jw- sey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, Hi. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Ri.bber Co., IS Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B. Improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment. Lotd & Bumham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. HAIL INSURANCE Florists' Hail Asso. of America. J. G. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman Pi., Boston, Mass For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 2,Hia St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. Fancy Ferns. For page see List of Advertisers. Robert Groves, 127 Commercial St., Adams, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. A full line of ferns, galax, and all wild greens. N. F. McCarthy & Co.. 84 Haw- ley St., Boston. HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Maaa. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Inc., Bedford. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HEATING APPARATUS Lord & Bumham Co.. 1133 Broadway, New Y'ork. For page see List of Advertisers. Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Hitchings & Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. Foi' page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver .\ve., Jersey City, N. J. For ppge see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers kindly mention Horticulture 800 HORTICULTURE December 14. 1907 HEMLOCK BOUGHS Samuel C. Moon. Moirisville, Peuua. For page see List of Advertisers. HOLIDAY PLANTS Auton Sfhultheis, College Point, L. I., N. Y. HOLLY N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Berger Bros., 1305 Filbert St., Phila. Holly and Holly Wreaths. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED MATS Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Nepouset, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. PlersoD U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlngs *.- Co., 1170 Broadway, N. \. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnbam Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Are. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA Banr Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of AdvertlBerB. " INSECTICIDES. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plant Oil. For page see List of Advertisers. Carman's Antl-pest. Perfection Chemical Co., Flushing, N. Y. W. W. Rawson & Co., 5 Union St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. NIcotlclde kills all gi-eentage see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schnlz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers ThoB. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page Bee List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS — Continued Houghton & Clark, 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Sidney Hoffman, 59-61 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J, Breitmeytr's Sons, Detroit. Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnnt St., Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Kansas City, Mo., Alpha Floral Co. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisera. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y. For ptge see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. U. Donohoe, 17 E. 28th St., New York. FV)r page see List of Advertisers. Alex. McConuell, New York. For page see List of Ad\ertlser3. A. Warcndorff, IJflS Broadway. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. .ind Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers Mills the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or m.^il orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. LILY OF THE VALLEY The F. R. Plerson Co., Tarrytown-on- Hudson, N. Y. Cold Storage. N£\e AND RARE PLANTS Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville, Ky. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For prge see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. Specimen Pyramidal Box. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials, Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Cleary's Horticultural Co., 62 Vesey St., New York. For page see List of -Advertisers. P. Ouwerkerk, 216 Jane St., Weehawken Heights, N. J. Holland Nursery Stock for Forcing. B\>r page see List of Advertisers Oak Hill Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. Ornamental Nursery Stock. Nnrsery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. BERBERIS THUNBERG. AND IBOTA PRIVET SEEDLINGS. 100.000 in 3 grades: extra fine. Write for prices and samples. The Continental Nurseries. Franklin, Mass. ORCHID PLANTS Lager <% Hurrell, Summit, N. J. Ii'or page ace List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. 3. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrillo & Baldwin, Secaucns, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box 106. For piige see List of Advertisers. OXALIS E. S. Miller, Wading River, N. Y. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nuraerie*. Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertlsen. H. A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Palms for Decorating. For page see List of Advertisers. Kentla, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Writ* for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Rntherford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse lead; Special Greeruhouse Putty. Lord 4 Burnbam, 113S Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Choice pansy plants, 50c. pel 100; ^4.00- per 1000. Cash. Aug. Zlrnglebel, Need- ham, Mass. ' PATENTS Siggers & SIggers, Washington, D. C. EVr page see List of Advertisers. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted peat. Azalea peat, Leaf-Mould, Live Sphagnum moss. Baled Sphagnum moss. Green Clump moss, etc. Jobbers' list on application. C. W. Brown- ell & Co., Walden, N. Y. PHOENIX ROEBELINI SEED Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PIPE AND FITTINOS Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. anA 26th St., Chicago, 111. PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe. Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooks. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord & Burnbam, 1133 Broadway, N. Y". PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by exp., $1.25 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la^ PRIMULAS H. N. Hoffman, Elmira, N. Y. Primroses, old-fashioned dble. white, strong. Plants full of bloom. 10 cents. Levant Cole, Battle Creek, Mich. PRUNING SHEARS Rhodes Mfg. Co.. Grand Rapids, Mich. Dept. R. RAFFIA Samples free. Large assortment of colore. R. H. Comey Co., Camden, N. J., or, 810-824 Washburn Ave.. Chicago. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. Pa. For List of Advertisers See Page 802 Decenibei- 14, 1907 horticulture: 801 RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Norsery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of AdYTtlsere. ROSES Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. Lady Gay Rtses. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. Rambler Rose, Newport Fairy. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Inc., Bedford, Mass. Roses for Forcing. For page see List of Advertisers. 400 varieties; own roots; summer grown. Leedle Company, Springfield, Ohio. Low-bndded roses. No. 1, $95.00; No. 1 ]-2, $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones. Elizabeth, N. J. Crimson Ramblers, extra stong. 3-yr., for forcing, at 9 cts.. Gilbert Costlch, Rochester, N. T. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. Fot page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Brecli & Sons, M and .'52 N. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Bi;rpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., N. I. Vlnca Seed. For fage see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St., Phila. For page see List of Advertisers. James Vlck's Sons. Rochester, N. y. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. HJalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisei-s. Rlckards Bros., 37 E. 19 th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St.. Boston. Giant Cyclamen Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co.. 48-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Flske Seed Co., Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Brn. H. G 797 Bobbink & Atkins ■••',9<- Boddington A. T. 783-789 Boston Florist Leticr Co yy^ Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co. •. • S35 Braslan Seed Growers Co. 7S9 Breck Joseph & Sons 789 Breitmeyer's J. Sons-793 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 781* Burpee W. A. & Co. 7% Campbell Alfred M--793 CarnUo & baldwin . . . 7S1 Cassidy I So; Chadboume Chas. L.702 Chicago Carnation Co 787 Clarke's David, Son.^793 deary's H 3rticuUural Co 797 Coles W. W. 791 Conard & Jones Co. •■785 Cooke G. H. 793 Coonan John J ygi Ctvrce A 788 Craig Robi & Co. --.707 Davis A. B .--ySs Donohoe W. H 793 Domer F. Sons & Co. 786 Dresr H. A. 779-805 Dysart R. J 795 Edgar, W.'W 795 Edwards Folding Box Co. 704 Elliott Wm.& Sons. 789 Es'er J G 806 Ernest W. H 806 Ever Ready Flower Pot Co 792 Eyres 793 Farquhar R. & J. & Co.. 700-789 FenrichJ.S 706 Fiske, H. E. Seed C0.789 Foley Mfg. Co 805 Ford Bros 766-796 Froment H. E... 764- 790 Galvin Tnos. F 793 Garnsey M. V 792 Getmore Box Factory 792 G'cy T. J. Co 789 Glide Bros. Co 793 Groves, Robi 792 G iitman Alex. J. 765-7a6 Guttman & Weber . . 7S7 Hageman Wm. & Co Halt Asso. . . Haines. J E. Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 789 Hauswirth P.J. .793 Herbert David & Son. 78=; 786 Hews A. H. & Co... 806 Hicks Frank S.& Co 797 Hilfinger Bros S06 Hitchlngs&Co 807 Hoffman 793 Horan E. C 764-796 Hough ton & Clark . . . 793 Jacobs S. & Sons ...806 Jones McDuffee & Stratton 768 Kasting W. F. . . 765-797 Kervan Co., The 795 Kcssler, P. F 796 Kimbcly Fiank H....';86 King Cons. Co 8 6 Koral Mfg. Co 792 Krick W. C. 805 Kuebler Wm H .797 Lager & Hurrell 781 Langjahr, Alfred H. . . 796 Leuthy A. & Co 701 Lord & Burnham Co 808 Manda Jos. A 7''! Mann, Alex Jr. Co. 707 Maxficld& Dimond..7S7 McCarthy N. F.& Co. 768-797 •777 .806 7S7 Pago McConnell Alex 793 McKcllar Charles W. 794 McKisstck,W. E 794 McManus Jas.. .- ....796 Michell H. F. Co.. ..788 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 797 Millang Charles 797 MiUang Frank 797 Miller Theo. 793 Mineralized Rubber Co 806 Moltz, A .797 Moninger J. C 807 Moore, Hentz & Nash 797 Moore, J L 785 Morse C.C. & Co.... 789 Murdoch J. B.&Co..797 Murray Samuel 793 New England Nur- series 784 N icoti ne M f g. Co 8^5 Niessen Leo. Co 794 Ordonez Bros. ?8i Ouwerkerk P jSg Palethorpe P. R. C0..8 5 Palisades Nurseries. .784 Park Floral Co 793 Payne John A 805 Pennock-Mcehan Co. 776 Perfection Chemical Co 805 Perkins St. Nurseries. 701 Pierson A. N. .87 Pierson F. R. Co •J63 Pierson U Bar Co. . -.8 7 Poehlmann Bros. Co. -704 Pratt B. i;. Co 8.5 Pritchard J.N 792 Pulverized Manure Co 8 5 RawsonW.W.&Co- 835 Raynor John 1. . . 75Q-706 Keed& Keller .'.797 Reid Edw 794 Reinberg Peter 704 Rickards Bros. 7S9 Robinson D. Sons . . .;85 Robinson H.M.& Co. 767-792-7^7 Rock Wm. L flo.Co.7Q3 Roehrs Julius Co. 751-781-785 Roland, Thomas .. .785 Rolker August & Sons 785-8 6 R>se HiII Nurseries .785 RuBconi D 781 Sander & Son 781 Scheepers John & C0.781 Schulthcis Anton 790 Schulz Jacob 793 Scott, John . 700 Sheridan W. F 766-796 Siggers & Siggers 806 Situations & Wants.. 8oi Skidelskv S. S 786 Slinn B. ^. Jr 796 Smith Nathan & Son 787 Smyth Wm. J.. .-793 Standard Plate Glass Co 807 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co. 8-6 Stumpp & Walter Co. 789 Swayne Wm. , 787 Thorburn J.M. & Co. 780 Tottv Chap. H. 78^ Traendly & Schenck.7u6 Valentine, J. A Vick's Jas. Sons Vincent R. Jr. & Sons Ward R. M. & Co.... Warendorff A Waterer John & Sons ■ Weber F. C. Weber H. & Sons- . .. Welch Bros 758- Wilson Wilson, Andrew Winters on E. F. Co. Woodrow, Sam'l A , 762 Son Nursery 779 Yokohama Co Young A. L.. Young John Young, Thos. Jr.... Youne & Nugent . . . Zangen O.V Ziiin, J. A. 793 789 7C,I 83 793 7S5 7Q3 787 ■794 •703 .805 .79« •797 792 7QO 797 796 703 793 .789 •793 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not? New Offers In This Issiie. ARTIFICIAL CALYX. Maxfield & Dimond, Warren, R. I. For page see List of Advertisers. AZALEAS: PYRAMIDAL BOX: ROSES. Bay State Nurseries, N. Abiugton, Mass- For page sec List of Advertisers. BULBS. I Wm. Hagemaim & Co., 55 Dey St., New Yorli. j For page see List of Advertisers. CARNATION CUTTINGS. S. S. Sliidelsky, 1741 N. IStli St., Phila- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. CARNATIONS, ROOTED CUTTINGS. Franli H. Kimberl.v. 031 To^iisend Ave., New Haven, Ct. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRISTMAS GREENS. Chas. L. Chadbouriie, N, Bridgtou, Me. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRISTMAS PLANTS. S. S. Pennocli-Meeban Co., Phila., Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRISTMAS PLANTS. Robert Craig Co., Marliet & 49th Sts., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSES. Palisades Nurseries, Sparkill, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. CYCLAMEN SEED. II. E. Fiske Seed Co.. 12 Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. DAHLIAS. David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS' HOLIDAY SUPPLIES. W. F. Kasting, SSo-Sl Ellicott St., Buffalo, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. FLORISTS' HOLIDAY SUPPLIES. H. M. Robinson A: t'o., 15 Province St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWER POT COVER. Kver Ready Flower Pot Cover Co., 146 Hughes Av., Buffalo, N. Y. For page sre List of Advertisers. FORCING RAMBLERS AND HYBRID ROSES. A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St., New York For page see List of Advertisers. FORCING ROOTS AND POT-GROWN SHRUBS. I^obbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX. W. M. Woodruff & Co., Lowgap, N. C. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX LEAVES. J. N. Pritchard, Elk Park, N. C. For page see List of Advertisers. GERANIUMS, NEW AND STAN- DARD VARIETIES. R. Vincent Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsh, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. HOLIDAY FLOWERS. Ford Bros.. 48 W. 2Sth St.. New York. For pase sie List of Advertisers. HOLIDAY FLOWERS. E. C. Horan, 50 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. HOLIDAY FLOWERS. .Tolin 1. Raynor. in W. 2Sth St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. HOLIDAY FLOWERS. H. E. Froment, 57 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. HOLIDAY FLOWERS. Alex. J. Guttman. 43 W. 28th St., New York For page see List of Advertisers. HOLIDAY FLOWERS. Walter F. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York For page see List of Advertisers. IMPORTED JARDINIERES, GAR- DEN, HALL AND PIAZZA SEATS. Jones, McHuffee & Stratton Co., 33 Franklin St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. JAPAN BULBS. Ralph M. Ward & Co., 12 W. Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. NEPHROLEPIS PIERSONI ELEGAN- TISSIMA: BULBS: CARNATION WINSOR. The F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown-ou-Hud- son, N. Y. For page see llist of Advertisers. NEW CARNATION WHITE FAIR MAID: HOLIDAY FLOWERS AND SUPPLIES. Welch Bros., 22G Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. NEW DAHLIA CHAS. LANIER. U. \ J. Farquhar & Co., 6 & 7 S. Market St., Boston. For page see List of .\dvertisers. NIKOTEEN. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis. Mo. For pa.t^e see List of Advertisers. NOVELTY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Nathan Smith A: Son. .\dri:ui. Mir'h. For page see List of .Vdvertiser.s. ORCHIDS. Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. PALMS: ARAUCARIAS: FERNS: FOLIAGE PLANTS. Julius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. POINSETTIAS. J. K. Allen, 106 W. 2.Sth St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. SCALECIDE. C. G. I'ratt Co., 11 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. SEEDS: BULBS. A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX: LOG MOSSES. E- A. Beaven, Evergreen. Ala. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORIST. Wm. ,]. I'.aker. South Penu. Square, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE PLANT MARKET. Samuel A. Wondrow. .".:: W. ::otb St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BETWEEN YOU AND ME, What do you think of the Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide of HORTI- CULTURE? I always look it over be- fore I do any buying. December 14, 1907 HORTl CULTURE 80J FLOWER MARKET REPORTS The local market has had BOSTON a pretty dull time of it for the past few days. Receipts have been heavy on most lines ana the outlet very restricted. Those engaged in shipping flowers to outside points have had rather the best of it, as the rural demand has been much better than the local. This has resulted in the unloading of much of the mee admitted within nine months from the date of such examination to a new ex- amination for the same position," is waived so far as it applies to this exami- nation. For father information apply to the Secretary. „ „ F. A. SPENCER, Secretary. WANTED — Two first-class commercial greenhouse assistants experienced in grow- ing a general line of high class plants. Wages $15 per week and room. Apply with references. Address Plants, care Horti- culture. WANTED— At once, a good, sober, prac- tical florist, who can do design work, grow roses and carnations; state wages expected with board and lodging; also references. II B. Brubeck, Box 196. Rockvllle, Ind. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED by a reliable gardener, good grower of flowers, fruit and vegetables under glass and outside, fully experienced in all branches of work on a well kept private place; single, age 29. Address R., care HORTICULTURE. FOR SALE Suburban Florist Store FOR SALE CHEAP Fine tocation for local trade : two yeais estab- lished. Fitted with ice chest, counteis, etc., for immediate occupancy. A good chance for industrious party. Address C. Care Horticulture, Boston. FOR SALE— A well equipped new green- house, 80 feet long. 21 feet wide; new boiler house, new boiler and pipes and four other greenhouses, 60 feet long, attached. A lar^e house, 12 rooms; also stable. A most desirable place in city of 15,000, and the oldest greenhouse plant in this section, and doing the largest business; or to rent to a man of energy and push. Chas. i>. Tavlor, Middletown, N. Y. TO LET TO LEASE For a term oi years. Four Greenhouses containing about 40,000 ft. of glass. Low rent and a good market. For particulars address N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. 84 Hawley Street Boston. Mass. day attire and make a most attrac- tive appearance. Everything Is sell- ing readily and at good prices. 804 HORTICULTURE December 14. 1907 PETROLEUM EMULSION FOR THE SAN JOSE SCALE. Bulletin No. 49 of the Storrs Experi- ment Station by C. D. Jarvis, treats of a new remedy for tlie San Jose scale. The lime-sulphur wash, which for a number of years has been con- sidered the standard remedy, has many undesirable qualities. It is corrosive to man. to horses and to spraying ap- paratus; its preparation requires care, time and an elaborate outfit; it must be applied while warm, and if applied in the fall frequently causes injury to the trees. The various proprietary remedies or so-called "soluble oils" on the market have been thoroughly tested and fa- vorably reported upon by several ex- periment station and prominent fruit growers. The cost of these prepara- tions, however, makes their use almost prohibitive for commercial orchardists. These soluble oils are concentrated pe- troleum emulsions, made by a process known only to the manufacturers, and are the outcome of the strong demand for an efficient scale remedy that may be more conveniently prepared and less offensive to handle. The Storrs Experiment Station, in the bulletin referred to, describes a method of preparing a "soluble oil," which after one year's observation, shows signs of becoming a very effi- cient and convenient remedy. Messrs. J. H. Hale, of South Glastonbury, and Barnes Brothers, of Yalesville. who tested it in an experimental way last year, report favorable results. The formula, which consists of two parts, follows: 1. — The Emulsifier. Cai-lKilio .Ti-id (crude liqiiiil Kiii per oeut.) — . . . '^ quarts Fisli oil (pure Menhaden or whale oil) 2\4 quarts Caustic potash (granul.Tted) 1 pound Heat to 300 deg. I'., remove from tlii' file and immediately add Kerosene HV^ quarts Water .ji/a quarts Very serious difficulty has been ex- perienced in getting materials of the proper grade. This is especially true with regard to the local dealers who are not familiar with the requirements and who are likely to substitute "some- thing just as good." The emulsifier may be made up in any quantity and kept indefinitely. The cooking is best done in an iron kettle equipped with a cover and so arranged that it can be readily removed from the fire. The mixture being inflammable, it is unsafe to do the cooking near a building. 2. — The Complete Soluble Oil. Emulsifier .S parts Crude petroleum 18 parts Rosin oil 4 parts AVater 1 [lart This part of the fortuula may be made up at any time without heat. The materials should be added sepa- rately and in the order named. By securing the materials in large quantities the complete "soluble oil" may be made up for 16 to IS cents per gallon. If diluted with 15 parts water, as is recommended, the spray mixture costs slightly over one cent per gallon. The lime-sulphur wash costs, including labor and fuel, at least one and one-half cents iJer gallon and the commercial soluble oils cost, depend- ing upon the amount of dilution, from two and one-half to three and one-half cents per gallon. Directions for Use. After a thorough stirring, take one part of the "soluble oil" to fifteen parts of water. Before mixing up large quantities, pour a few drops in a glass of water to see if it mixes. If it has been properly made the mixture will form a milky emulsion without any free oil on the surface. When satisfied that it will readily mix or "emulsify" a convenient way is to pour three gallons of the soluble oil into a fifty-gallon spray barrel and fill the barrel with water. Thoroughness of application is of utmost Importance. Badly infested orchards should receive two applica- tions, one in the fall and the other in the early spring. As a regular prac- tice, however, one application, just after the leaves drop in the fall, should keep the insect in check. Where the leaf curl is prevalent in peach orchards the oil spray in the fall may be supplemented by a spring ap- plication of lime and sulphur. A finer nozzle should be used for the oil than for the lime-sulphur wash. In this way more thorough and more economical work may be done. Because of its greater spreading action and of Its adaptability to a finer nozzle, one gallon of oil emulsion will go as far as one and one-half gallons of the lime- siilphur wash. Complete information is given in the bulletin regarding the source and cost of materials, the preparation of the "soluble oil," the necessary precautions and the time and method of applica- tion. The bulletin will be sent free upon request by addressing the Storrs Ex- periment Station, StoiTs, Connecticut. GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- TEMPLATED. Youngstown, O. — H. Heck, one house. Omaha. Neb. — Lewis Zardine, one house. Lincoln. Mass. — Chas. Luut. one house. Horseheads. X. Y. — R. S. Treat, one house. Gorham. Me.— N. Hannaford, 50 ft. addition. Bristol. Tenn. — Simiison Floral Co.. one house. Simsbury, Conn. — Miss M. Bullock, one house. Topsfield, Mass.— Thomas E. Proc- tor, one house. Seattle, Wash.— Woodland Park Floral & Seed Co., range of houses. VERMONT AGRICULTURAL EX- PERIMENT STATION. The present status of San Jose scale infestation in Vermont is some- what better than that of a year ago, as reported at the Society meeting. The writer visited the orchard of Mi . Emerson of Thompson's Point, early last summer and made a somewhat careful inspection of the infested trees. At that time there were less young scales than during the preced- ing season and it was thought that a large number of them had been killed during the past winter. In conversa- tion with Mr. Emerson the writer was informed that he had already made ar- rangements with a professional spray- er from Boston to spray all the in- tested trees thoroughly, in the tall, after the leaves had fallen. A few weeks ago, not having heard in the mean titne that anything had been done by Mr. Emerson, except very indirectly, the orchard was again visited and it was found that all of the old trees had been cut dovi-n and burned up. There were, however, some thirty or forty young trees, some of which had been planted last spring, still remaining in the orchard. An ex- amination of all remaining trees re- vealed the fact that only three or four out of the whole lot were actually free from scale, showing that, even though clean trees were planted in the spring, practically all of them were more or less infected during the first season. This furnished additional evidence of the rapid spread of scale throughout an orchard, when a few trees in the orchard are infested. At the present time these trees, ac- cording to information given by the superintendent, have been thoroughly sprayed with one of the standard, sol- uble oils and it is the intention to give them another spraying next spring, before the buds begin to swell. If this work is thoroughly done and a spring application is made it is believed that practically all old scale will be eradicated from the young trees. There are some half dozen trees, however, on which it is quite likely a few scales will escape being hit by the spraying materials ana it would seem advisable ihat a careful watch be kept on these sus- pected trees during the coming sea- son. It young scale make their ap- pearance, the writer would advise that all infested trees be at once de- stroyed. Careful examination of adjacent or- chards and scattering roadside trees have not revealed the presence of scale in a single instance. WM. STUART, Sec'y. NEW HEATING APPARATUS. Fillow Flower Co., Westport, Conn., boilers. M. Cook's Sons. New Orleans, La., Hitchings boiler. R. W. Patterson. Montgomery, Ala.. Kroeschell boiler. Peter Fisher. Ellis. Mass.. More- head return steam traps. Charles Serveau. San Francisco. Cal., No. 3 Morehead return steam trap. A meeting in the interests of the Los Angeles Flower Show (Cal.) was held on Dec. 30 at Chas. Winsel's store. Secretary Hand was instruct- ed to send out notices to exhibitors of Pasadena. Hollywood and Santa Barbara and the millionaire residents of Southern California with a view to making this the most extensive show of the kind ever given. A date, from April 5 to 11, was tentatively agreed upon. December 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE 805 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September 6, 1908. Mr. Andrew Wilson — Having used your Insecticide here, I can testify to Its efficiency In destroying scale and other In- sects Infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKBNB. Florham Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir — Your Plant Oil Is certainly the most effectlv* scale killer I have ever tried. Ple««t send another five gallons. Yours truly, A. HBRRINQTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pints, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon. $2.00; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8, SUMMIT, N. J. Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. LIST OF PATENTS. Issued November 26, 1907. S71,770. Grain Drill. Albert Armitage, Fairport, and William P. Thistlewaite, Macedon, N. Y., assignors lo Ontario Drill Co., Despatch, N. Y. 871.845. Manure Spreader. Dalton K. Wilson, Waterloo, Iowa, as- signor to The William Gal- loway Co., Waterloo, Iowa. 571.846. Riding Attachment tor Har- rows, Dalton K. Wilson, Waterloo, Iowa, assignor to The William Galloway Co., Waterloo. Iowa. 871,867. Manure Spreader. William Galloway. Waterloo, Iowa, assignor to William Gallo- way Co., Waterloo, Iowa. 871,941. Planter. John D. Lancaster, Lorena, Te.\as. 871,976. Grading Machine. Guy S. Whitney. Lindsay, Cal. 872,000. Manure Spreader. Edgar C. Litchfield and Dudley Garst, iWaterloo, Iowa, assignors to The Litchfield Manufac- turing Co., Waterloo. Iowa. 872,066. Combination Tool. Fred W. Jackson, Heartwell, Nebr. 872,240. Draft Equalizer. August Lange. Scribner. Nebr. 872,316. Agricultural Implement. Lew- is A. Aspinwall. Jackson, Mich., assignor to Aspinwall Mfg. Co., Jackson, Mich., a Corporation of Michigan. NIKOTEEN APHIS PUNK THE ORIGINAL lAND GENUINE NICOTINEiEUMIGANT STRONGEST^^fi^-^ U N I FORM L I lA. HENBT A. BRBES. J T14 CkMtamt St.. FUI..^ Pft. 806 HORTICULTURE, December 14, 1907 The Foley Manufacturing Co. 1908 Very Heartily Greets a Host of Friends A MERRY CHRISTMAS A HAPPY NEW YEAR 1907 PROSPERITY AND PLENTY NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE TIME TO BUILD regardless of the unsuccessful attempt recently made to shake the confidence of the Nation in the midst of a bountiful harvest and widespread prosperity AND BUY YOUR GREENHOUSE MATERIALS FROM The Foley Manufacturing Co. From whose large new factory equipped with all modern machinery and conveniences, and an immense stock of selected, seasoned lumber they will promptly supply your every need. Let their draughtsmen make complete plans from your sketches and directions Get their estimates before placins; your order. Save money on! BUILDINGS FOR FLORISTS, GARDENERS AND CONSERVATORIES Remember the FOLEY VENTILATING APPARATUS is unexcelled. It secures perfect ventilation at all times and at least trouble and cost. Send for descriptive circular and price of machine for your needs. CATALOGUE FOR 1 908 IN PREPARATION- WRITE F0R:0NE THE FOLEY MFC. CO., WESTERN rAV. BET. :25TH AND.26TH STS. CHICAGO ^•HEWS^ fREJ STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to haodlc Price per crate 1500 2 in. pots in crate $.4.88 "50o«K '500 aM 10003 800 3K 500 ♦ 3305 1446 525 €.00 5.00 S.Bo 4.50 4.51 ,..6 Price per crate I30 7 in. pots in crate$4.3o 60 8 " " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 48 10 34 II 34 13 13 14 6 16 4.8. 3.60 4.80 4.80 4-50 Seed pans, tame pnce as pots. Send lor pnce list of Cylinders for Cut flowers, Hanging Baskets, Lawn ^ ases, etc. Ten percent. oB for cash with order. Address Hllflngrer Bros. .Pottery, Fort Edward.N.Y. Sugust Rolker i Sons, Agt«., 81 Barclay St., N. 1. City. Standard Flower . . POTS If your greenhouses are within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you money W. H. Ef9NEST, 28th and M Street WASHINGTON D. C. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE WEARS WELL. PLANT BED CLOTH Protects from Told and Dampness. MINERALIZED RUBBER CO. 18 CLirF STREET. SEW YORK CVPRES^ SASH BARS S2 f««t cr loB^ei HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED Write for Ciroalar "D" and Prioea Tbe A. T. STEAMS LUMBER CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. N. TONAWANDA. N.Y. tOMMVnX ONT. KING CONSTRLCTION CO. GREENHOUSE COINSTRUCTION AND EOLIPMENT w»n» roB cAiKLoovt um rmicjs Send other busii>ess direct to WAshioctoa. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guaranteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Faihiree of Others," SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9. National Union Buildinc Washington, D. C. In ordering goods please add, "I saw it in HORTICULTURE." The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 sq. ft. of ^lass. For particulars address John C. Esler,Sec'y, Saddle Rfver,N.J. S. JACOBS & SONS Manufacturers of QULF CYPRESS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Jobbers of Glass, Boilers, Pipes, Etc. Catalog;ue and Prices Upon Request. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, - NEW YORK December 14, 1907 HORTICULTURE AN IRON FRAME STATEMENT The erection of all-cypress houses demands endless cutting and fitting on the grounds, which means both a great loss in materials and time. Our Iron Frame House is accurately cut, all holes drilled and every part prepared for instant erection, at the factory before a thing is shipped. It means to you simply the work of assembling the parts, bolting them up and putting in the screws. When you compare costs of the wooden house wiih our Iron Frame House, bear in mind that the Iron P'rame costs less to erect, less to keep in repair, and gives you greater returns in quantity and quality of flowers than the best cypress house made. It is a construction that pays for itself many times over. Write us. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Healinii and Ventllalini! Apparatus. I 1170 Broadway. NEW YORK. ! 80T ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHS [greenhouse I I = GLASS = I = Cheaper Now Than For Years = Z: We are taking contracts for S S next Spring delivery. ~ = WRITE FOR OUR PRICES = I STANDARD PLATE GLASS i I CDMPANr I E 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. 5 = BOSTON, MflSS. E: nlEllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllliilliilililiiE /. CASSIDY Designer and Builder OF Iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory, 21 S to 221 Randolph Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION. LUMBER John C. floninger Co, 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAOa THIS IS NOT THAT IIOUSK. Here is something for you to think over. Last fall we put our bid in, with several other greenhouse builders, for a rather extensive range, involving thousands of dollars. The superintendent wanted U-Bar houses, but his employer was skeptical. We told him frankly, not to base his decision in their favor, on any arguments we may have brought forth, but to write to several U-Bar owners and get their points of view. He took a list of twenty-five names and wrote to every identical man of them. All but three answered. Every one wrote enthusiastically. The whole trend of those twenty- two answers was, that the U-Bar is fhe construction. VVe got the contract. A few days ago he wrote for a figure on an addition. Send for catalog or send for us. Pierson U-Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metroploitan Buildmg, 4th Avenue and 23rd Street, New York. SOH HORTICULTURE December 14, 19U7 Agricultural College GreenHouses at DurKam, N. If. The Sectional Iron Frame with Boarded sides and Foot Piece Foundation, the straight roofed palm house in the center Kote Greenhouse Construction AMONG THE Experiment Stations and Agricultural Colleges Now that the purely theoretical phase is a thing of the past, and the public is appreciating the tremendous importance of tlie work being done by tlie various colleges and stations, the pressure for more greenhouses to meet the demand for carrying on and expanding of this work, is everywhere being felt. Years ago, we furnished materials for a number of the Amherst houses, and the students did the erecting. But of recent years, the ma- jority of our houses among the various colleges all over the country, have been the Sectional Iron Frame Con- struction, whicli because of its lightness and freedom from repairs is every way practical. The same construction can be used with either masonry walls, capped bj' Iron sills, or with the Cast Iron Foot Piece foundation having board or shingled sides. The foot piece foundation as we make it, is just as warm as the masonry wall, and enough cheaper to allow the erection of more houses for the same money. 1=1 WORK ROOM fc Plan of the Connecticut AKriculturnl Station Greenhouses at Storrs. These sectional iron frame houses we are erecting on masonry foundations Our Sectional Iron Frame Greenhouse is the ideal con- struction. It is so scientifically worked out, that the labor of preparing materials and erecting is reduced to a minimum. It is not a house that needs to be cut and fitted by hand, on the job, but the entire frame is passed through a line of machines in our factory, where it is cut, shaped, punched, fitted and primed, ready for immediate erection. When the materials are delivered to you, the erec- tion of the frame is merely a matter of bolting up the iron parts and fastening the screws. The expense of erecting is thus greatly reduced, practically equalizing the advance in cost of the Iron Frame House over the wooden structure. Send for our lit- eratuie. Lord & Burnham Co., New York Offices, 1133 Broadway, corner 26th St. Boston Branch, 819 Tremont Bldg. Philadelphia Branch, 1215 Filbert Street. We make every part of a greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part. Section showing the m*lhod of using oar foot piece foundation and ice clearing eave plate A single section of our iron frame construction placed on masonry Myalls The light iron frame only shows on this side, while on the opposite, all the ^vood used is in place. Tbe houses are a series of these sections united. •loiiN C'ook'^ H. T. Seedlin'g 294. floR/srrFiANrJMAN, l^t^CAPE Garden £i /{mdred /pl-erejt^^ ^/- // Nami/frnT/dce, Gq/ro//, Mass. (Ji/bscr/ption, H00\ 810 HORTl CULTURE, December 21, 1907 Azaleas and Spring Forcing Piants s ■ :>-' Our stock this season is handsomer than ever. Anybody in want of a quantity will do well to inspect our plants before placing their order. We have ouly popular American varieties: Schry venana. \iobe, i>aul Weber. P of. Woiters. Raphael, Simon Mardner, Vervaeneana, Louis de Kerchove, Mme. Van der Cruyssen. D.'utsche Perle. Dr. noore, John Llewelyn, Mme. iam. Van I anj^enhove, *^nie. Jos, Vervaene, Paul de 5chryver, Hemorie de L'Van t outte, ^ij^ismund Rucker and others. Per doz. Per doz. $3.50 4 50 6.00 7.50 Per IDG $25.00 35 no 45.00 60.00 8=10 In. diam. 12-14 14=15 Order early to save heavy express charges; FORCING ROOTS AND Doz. lOO lOOO Azalea Mollis. $4.00, $9.00, $12.00 " " standard form 12.00 " chinensis 12.00 " *' " Anthony Koster 12.00 Ruitica 12.00 \"ery handsome budded plants. Crataegus. Paul's Scarlet (Double scarlet Hawthorn) pot grown, $12. 00, 18.00 Dielytra spectabills, larg'e chimps. $6.00 Deut/ia gracilis, pot grown 12.00 Lemoinei '* 15.00 Rhododendrons, liandsome budded plants 15-16 In. 16=18 18-20 20-24 diam. $Q.0O 12.' 0 25.00 36 00 Per I'x- $75.(10 90.00 200 n.> 300.00 impossible to ship by freight in cold weather. POT CROWN SHRUBS Doz. 1000 $7-50 6.50 Gladiolus. The Bride rubra Kalmia latifolla, fine budded pl.ints, $g.oo, 12.00 Lilacs pot grown Q.oo Lily of the Valley. Berlin Pips ' 14.00 " " " Hamburg Pips 12.00 Splrsa, Blondio ^ 5.00 Compacta / " (iladstone ', extra large *' Japonica t clumps " Queen of Holland I Washington lo.oo Viburnum opulus (Snow- ball) bush form, pot grown 6.50 in fine forcing \arieties, $u, $1?. $15, $18, $24, $30 per dozen, 4-50 7.00 4-50 10.00 Our Nursery for Easter Forcing BABY RAHBLERS, tree form, grown, 50c. eacn ... - Bushy form, fine field grown plants CLOTHILDE SOUPERT, field grown, 2 year old . - . - . DOROTHY PERKINS, strong field gro*n plants, 2 years old, 7-S feet HERnOSA, field grown, fine for pots, 2 years old . . . - . KENTIAS The handsomest lot in the country; all sizes, from 15 inches to 15 feet. Inspect our stork before buying. BOXWOOD, Standard All sizes from $1.00 to $5.00 each $5.00 2.00 $15.00 1.50 12.00 3.00 20.00 1.50 12.00 LADY QAY, strong field grown plants, with well ripened wood, 2 years Dozen $3.50 $25.00 H. P. R05ES, imported, field grown, 2 years old - 12.00 $100.00 Capt. Christy, Duchess of Edinburgh, Gen. Jaequeminnt, Mme. Gabriel Luizet, Mrs. John Laing, Perle des ISIanches, Ulrich Brunner, Caroline Testout, Frau Karl Uruschki, La France, Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, Rothschild. BOXWOOD, Pyramidal These plants are conceded to be the finest ever imported to this country. (Exceptional value.) 2 ft $ .75 each 4 ft. $3.00 each 2J4 ft i.ooeach 4J4 ft 4.00 each •^ f t i.50€ach 5 ft 5.00 each -^l^ ft 2.00 each 6 ft 6,00 each BOXWOOD. Bush Handsome, bushy specimens. 10-12 in 15c each 15-18 in 35c each 12-15 iw 25c each 18-22 in 75c each BAY TREES We h:ive a large number in all sizes. Ask for prices. VISITORS INVITED. ASK FOR CATALOGUE. BOBBINK & ATKINS, Nurseymen and pionsts, Ruthorforcl, N. J GRKANIUMvS NBW VAOIGTIES, — In New Varieties we make a special offer of -one each of ico varieties 1905 and 1906 introductions for $10 00. This is acknowledged to be the finest collection ever offered in this country, coming as it does from such noted introducers as Bruant, Lemoine, Bouchlat and Cannell, is indorsement enough that in it will be found represented the highest state of development in Geraniums at the present time Some of wondrous beauty in solid colors, others of exquisite combination of colors which baffles successful description, and would make grand acquisitons to any collection, possessing as they do special merit of such sterling qualities that we are satisfied they are destined to become the standards in their several different classes Sr ANUaRD VARIETIhS.— In standard varieties wt offer an immense stock in prime condition, for imme- diate shipment, at from $2 00 to .'§4 00 per 100 For $18.50 we wilt send one thousand, 50 each of 20 varieties, our selection, single and double, all "A No i" kinds l^ELAkOONIUnS— In a good assortment, containing such kinds as Q^LATEA, COl'NTESS OF CREW. HU^IIY, COUNTESS OF WARVMCK, OLOKIOSA, TOnHY DODD, &o. $i.5operdoz. $6.00 per 100. " Per 100 Alyssum. Giant double $2 00 Coleus, 10 good varieties 2 00 Ageratum, Stella Gurney. Inimitable dwarf white 2 00 Per 100 Lantanas. in 10 good varieties $2 00 Hardy I- n{[llsh Ivy, 2 00 Fuch - ias . Black Prince 2 00 Heliotrope, good assortment Cash with order. R. VINCENT JR. & SONS CO. White Marsh. Md. GODFREY ASOHMANN Importer and Wholesale Grower and Shipper of Araucaria Excelsa, Compacta, Robusta and Glauca ; Kentia Forsteriana and Belmoreana Azalea, Indica,etc. Cultivator of Boston, , Scottii, Barrowsii, Elegantis- sima and Whitmanii Ferns. Ferns for dishes, Cocos, etc. Write for prices. iOI2 Ontario St., Philadelphia Just Received In Splendid Condition 15,000 AZALEAS in all sizes and varieties 25c. up to $2.00 each Also Kentas, Rubbers, Araucarias, Pandanus, Boxwood, Euonymus, Crotons, Areca and Euiya latilolia. Extra good value In laige Specimen and Decorative Palms A. LEUTHY &. CO. Perkins Street Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. "^""WiSJ*"^" CINERARIAS 6c, 8c, IOC and 15c each by the dozen or hundred. Fine stock. BAUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. Fine plants from best European Sirain, strong and stocky, from 3)^ and 4 in. pots, $4.00 and $5.00 per 100. Cash with oider. JOHN J. COONAN Hudson Av., Haverstraw, N.Y, December 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE 811 CHRISTMAS 1907 The financial flurry is over, and trade will be good for those w o properly prepare for it. We offer the following, all in first class condition : POINSETTIAS NEPHROLEPIS AMERPOHLII, The Philadelphia Lace Fern. This, we believe will ije the best selling plaut we have for Christmas; ever.ybody is fascinated by its exquisite grace. 4 inch pots at $ .50 each. 6 Inch pans at .fl2 per doz. ; this size is very desirable. 8 inch pans at $2 each. 10 inch pans at ¥3 to $4 each. Large oval pans, very fine, at $5 and $6 each. 2 Inch pots (for growing on), $23 per 100; $200 per 1000. A purchase of these young plants will be a good invest- ment for next year; it multiplies rapidly. NEPHROLEPIS TODEAOIDES, The Loudon Fern. 2 Inch pots at $25 per 100; $200 per 1000. 6 inch pots at $9 per doz. NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII, exceptionally well grown. 8 inch pots at $1.50 each. 6 Inch pots at .^0 and $9 per doz. 5 inch pots at $4 and $5 per doz. ADIANTUM HiBRIDlTM, 2 inch pots at $5 per 100. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA 2 inch pots at $4 per 100; $35 per 1000. 3 inch pots at $7 per 100; $65 per 1000. ORANGES, with from 4 to 10 fruit at $ .23 per fruit. The small ones in 4 inch and 5 inch pots are particularly at- tractive. FICUS PANDURATA. The famous decorative plant; nothing more satisfactory for the house. Good plants in 6 inch pots, single stems at $3 each. 7 inch pots, single stems, 4 feet high at $4 each. 5 feet high at $3 each. Larger plants, both single and branched stems, at $6, $7.50 and $10 each. The plants from .$4 up are extra fine; good value for the price. PANDANUS VEITCHII, well colored. 4 inch pots at $ .40 each; fine for basket work. 5 inch pots at $ .50 each. 6 inch pots at S .75 and $1 each. BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE, without doubt the finest we have ever grown. 3 Inch and 3% Inch pots at $20 and $25 per 100. 5 inch pots at $9 per doz. 6 inch pots at $12 and $15 per doz. 8 inch pots at $2, .$2.50 and $3 each. BEGONIA TURNFORD HALL, 6 inch pnts at $1 each. and $0 each. 3 inch pots, short for pans, $12 per 100. 7 and 8 inch pots, 3 plants with fern at $ .75, $1, $1.25 and $1.50 each. 8 inch pans, short with fern, at $1.25 each. 10 inch pans, short with fern, at $1.50 each. 6 inch pots, with fern, at $ .75 and $1 each. CYCLAMEN 5 inch pots at $ .35 and $ .50 each. 6 inch pots at $9 and $12 per doz. AZALEAS. We have the finest lot of Azaleas we have ever grown for Christmas, including Marduer, Vervaeneana, Thiers, Petrlck and Pauline Mardner, at $1, $L23, $1.50, $2 and $2.50 each. Larger plants of Vervaeneana and Mardner from $3 to $7.50 each. Pyiamid Vervaeneana at $3.50 and $4 each. Pyramid Petrick at $1.25 each. CROTONS, well colored plants. 4 inch pots at .$25 per lOO; $3 per doz. 4 inch pots, new highly colored varieties, at $ .50 and $ .75 each. 5 inch pots, general collection bright colors, at $ .50 each. Larger plants at from $1 to $5 each. DRACAENA TERMINALIS, the highest colored and best grown we have ever had. SVs inch pots at $3 per doz.; $25 per 100. 5 inch pots at $G and $9 per doz. G inch pots at $12 per doz. 2Vs Inch pots, well colored, at $15 per 100. The latter are fine for baskets, hampers, etc. DRACAENA AMAPILIS, an excellent keeper, well colored. 5 inch pots at $9 per doz. 6 inch and 7 Inch pots at $1 and $1.25 each. ■ DRACAENA MASSANGEANA, fine, perfect plants of this ex- cellent variety. 6 inch pots at $1.25 and $1.50 each. 5 inch pots at .$1 each. DRACAENA FRAGRAXS. perfect plants. 6 inch pots at $6 per doz. DRACAENA SANDERIANA, 2^. inch pots at $12 per 100. SOLANUM CAP., well berried, 6 hich pots at $4 per doz. BOXWOOD, exceptionally fine value at $1.50, $2, $5, $6 and $9 per doz. .\UCt»BAS. heavily berried, in G to 8 inch pots at $9. $12 and $15 per doz. HOLLIES, well berried, at .$4 Kindly let us have vour order early so that we can reserve fine stock for you ROBERT CRAIG COMPANY. MarRet (a 40»k sts.. Philadelphia^ PA. >^m<»^**>mmmp>»i»>9**ii AAMMSMftM Wholesale Plant Grower, College Point, - New York. Price List of Foliage, Flowering and Decorative Plants sent free on application. Write at once for our quotations on all ORCHID IMPORTATIONS FOR 1908 DELIVERY JULIUS r^OEHRS CO., The Orchid Nurseries, Rutherford, N. J. orchTds We are at prestni booking ordeis for freshly imporicd Orchdj. for delivery 1908, of all leading I inds at re- duced prices. We have just received the fi I'rwing: — « Dcidium, Sarcodes, O Fo«besu, O Tigrinum aod 5ophroniie5, -randi-lora and Coccinea. LAGER & HURRELl, Summit, N. J. O K O M I I> ® The largest importation of Orchids everr"ceived in this country WILL ARMIVE next snnng from Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. If you intend putting in stock wait for these to arrive and we will qnnte the Lowest Prices In America. ORDONEZ BROS., Madison, N. J. ORCHIDS Largest Importergf Export^rt^ Orotoert and HybridUt* in the World Sander, St. Albans, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... oi«ciTir>« ... Ju5t to hand, C. Trianae, C. labiata. C, Mossiae.C. I itermedia. C. Schroderae, C Specio>is!.ima, C. Cit- rini. C. Giskelliaaa. Laelia Anceps, L Albida, L^ majalis, L. Autumaalis, Epidendnim Vittelioum maj- us, E.Coopprianum,Onridium CnsD m.O.Varicosum. O. Cavendishiauum, C\. Luridum, Odonto Citrosmum. To arrive m a short time, C. Dowiana, C. Aurea, C, WarnTii, Miltooia Vexillaria. CABRILIO & BALDWIN SPCAUCUg, N.J. ORCHIDS Ju.st arrived, in fine condition, Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidium Varicosum Rogersii. Write for prices. JOSEPH A. M&NDA, 191 VaUr; Roul. WEST OBANOE N. J LET US QUOTE on your wants In Callas, Paper White Orand. Narcis'l, 13 cm. up. All Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 128 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO THE FINEST LilyoftlieValleyExcellenta From cold storage. Only few ca es left. Please ordtr at once. $32.00 per case ot 2000 fine pips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, - . NEW YORK. gniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiims I GLADIOLI I S I can satisfactorily supply your S B wants for Gladioli for forcing or S a outdoor planting. Mixtures, color 3 S sections or named varieties of S S exceptional beauty. B S Wriie for Pnc0s S I ARTHUR COW^EE f S Gladiolus Specialist S I Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y | uHiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniMiiiiiiiiiiig NEP. WHITMANI 2'4 in., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITIVIANI 3'/i In., $25 00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'4 In.. $3.00 per 100 H. H. BARROWS & SON WhltMii. Mitt. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALFIS, FERNS and Other Deco- rative Stock NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII All the Year Round Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N.Y. 812 horticulture: December 21, 1907 ^4i4^mMMiMiii^iMiiki»kii^M^^ c^ -«! -5! ^ ^ m We have just received a large quantity of LATE DUG, well-ripened bulbs of superior quality, from Japan, in first class condition. They are being put into Cold Storage for deliveiy during 1908 as ordered. We have LILIUM CIGANTEUM LILIUM MULTIFLORUM LILIUM LONGIFLORUM LILIUM AURATUM LILIUM ALBUM LILIUM MAGNIFICUM and a few Rubrum, Hansoni, etc. one of the finest lilies today. Among the Speciosums we especially recommend the Magnificum, which is YOU SHOULD CROW LILIES ALL THE YEAR AROUND The Longiflorum varieties flower in from 13 to 18 weeks after they are potted, and the Auratums and Speciosums in 18 to 2i weeks. 55° to «0° is sufficient for the Speciosums, while the Longiflorum varieties will do better by a 5° lower temperature, especially from November until February. Careful watering is necessary to avoid getting the soil too wet. Under these condi\ions .'Speciosums potted end of July and Longiflorums end of August will bring you fine flowers for Christmas. All large forcers know these to be far superior to Harrisii. We can also deliver from Chicaao Cold Storage Warehouse. Longiflorum 9/10", Multiflorum 9/10" and Ciganteum 7/9 and 9/10" at reasonable prices Write us for prices. RALPH M. WARD & COMPANY, '^ 12 West Broadway, EW YORK CITY ORDER NOW !6> We desire to call attention to our large and fine stock of NEPHROLEPIS PIERSONl ELEaANTISSIMA, WHITMANII, etc. These are splendid selling plants for the holidays. We offer exceptionally good value in the 6 in. and 8 in. sizes. Plants are in perfect condition and are exceedingly good value at the prices quoted. You will find no better selling plants than these beautiful ferns, and we offer them at lower prices than ever before. 2j^ in. pots, $6 oo per too; ^yi in. pots, fine perfect little plants, $t5.oo per loo; 6 in. pans, 50c and 75c each; 8 in. Ji.oo and $1.50 each; 10 in. ^2.00 each; larger specimens, $3.oo to §5.00 each, according to size. SCOTFII. Fine plants, 6 in. pots, 50c. each. BOSTONIENSIS (The Boston Fern). 6 in. pots, soc each; 8 in., ^1.50 each. SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS There is nothing that sells better during the entire winter than small ferns for fern pans. We have a splendid stock of extra strong plants in 2 J{ in. pots in the hardiest and most useful varieties for this purpose. Our stock will be found very strong and very nice. $4.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1,000. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON'HUDSON, NEW YORK. December 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE «i;i CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN THE LONDON PARKS For many years past there has been provided in those London parks un- der the authority of the County Coun- cil a gratuitous display of chrysan- themums. The Royal Parks do not have anything of the kind, and the only chrysanthenunns seen there are such as are growing in the open in the beds and borders; but in the other parks greenhouses are specially set apart for the autumn exhibitions, and as they open to the public about the middle of October and do not close till the middle of the month follow- ing, the responsible authorities have always to keep in reserve plants which can take the place of those that have finished to bloom, and hence the display is kept up as brightly as pos- sible for the time. This year 1 started my round of \isits to the parks by commencing with Waterloo Park, the most north- ern one in the metropolis. This lies at the top of Highgate Hill, past the famous Whittington stone, and is one of the most charming little parks in London, while all the others are on the flat. Waterloo affords natural fea- tures so varied in form, slopes, hol- lows, and well-wooded hilly back- ground, as to offer to the head gar- dener in charge a capital opportunity of turning them to the best account. I. however, cannot deal with the gen- eral features of the parks, but must strictly limit my notes to the chrysan- themum displays. At Waterloo, the collection is staged in a composite house, the visitor entering first a span roofed portion which leads to a lean-to combination partitioned into three divisions. The plants, as at all the parks, are grown in pots, arranged in two banks, with a middle path for the visitors, who enter at one end and leave at the other. This display consists chiefiy of big blooms, grown in exhibition style, with a certain re- gard being paid to decorative effect in the edging and intermingling of purely decorative varieties, the Japanese varieties predominating. We leave Waterloo to work our way south, and on the road call in at Twisbury Park, a fine open space of large extent. There are always two shows here, the arrangement not differing from that of the past few years— a sloping, undulating bank with a serpentine front edged with Singles and freely flowered Decoratives. At the back of the group, tall growing plants of decorative sorts are freely flowering and trained up under the roof to form a floral background, and the only cause of complaint we have is that, notwithstanding the immense number of new Introductions and the great re- semblance there is between many of the flowers the labels are very few and far between, and that visitors who are not experts have therefore little means of knowing the names of the varieties before them. At the conservatory there is always a most delightful and artistic display. Huge palms, ferns and foliage plants of every varying form and size are here arranged in the greatest ta.-ite. and at intervals we see nloely flowered plants of the various sections of chrys- anthemums that are of peculiar deco- rative value. This year we see several most attractive groups set up in illus- trative examples of the different sec- tions. For instance, immediately on entering to the right we notice a fine bank of Singles flowering in great pro- fusion. Then a little further there is an object lesson in Anemones of great educational value to the visitor, either expert or tyro. A few steps further and we observe the old florists' type of Incurved. Among the Japanese we recognize many old friends. As we leave, another bank of Decorative Sin- gles is on our light and on our left. Victoria Park is next reached. Long before we come to the span-roofid greenhouse in which the collection is staged, we pass long borders filled with early .lowering Pompons and other va- rieties that are now approaching their end. Not far from the entrance to the house are some large beds filled with single-stemmed well-grown plants of Soleil d"Octobre, each carrying from seven to ten huge blooms on a plant. This is a very effective display, and the variety is well named. General decorative efl'ect _is here studied to a large extent, the ends and sides of this large gi'eenhouse being covered with freely flowered bushes spread out to their fullest extent and forming a dense covering of foliage and blooms of medium size. The main collection, divided into two sloping banks with a path in the middle, is edged in the front with a continuous succession of bush plants of Lady- smith; and here, if we may offer a criticism, the effect is a little overdone. The edging a foot to a foot and a halt in width of the peculiar mauvish pink that is distinctive of Ladysmith, prac- tically kills the color of the whole col- lection when viewed from either end. It would, we think, have been better if the front row edging had been alter- nated with breaks in the color. This collection is always diverse and repre- sentative. Incurves, Anemones and the Japanese being included in good num- bers. Among the Japanese some noble blooms stand out here and there like floral monuments to the skill of the cultivator, a veteran in the art, of many years' experience. Brockwell Park lies far away, and is postponed for another day. The col- lection here is staged in a rather small house— in fact, the smallest in all the parks. The visitor passes through the old English garden, a quaint old-world garden that has been already described in these columns. As we pass on our way we notice besides Lobelia cardi- nalis, gladioli, dahlias, and many other occupants which are still flowering in spite of the weather, a charming bed of Salvia splendens in front of a back- ground of white Pompon dahlia Geo. Brinkman. The old fountain with its collection of aquatics, iris, megasea, etc., is playing, and from the central path around it eight gravel paths ra- diate in all directions. These are linked together by a series of arches, covered with Cobea scandens, gourds and various climbers, and lead to odd corners in the garden, where there are arbors and rustic seats for the visitor to rest on. The outdoor chrysanthemums in this secluded spot, which is surrounded by an ancient red brick wall, a veritable rus in urbe, are still bravely keeping up their beauty, and are flowering freely in spite of the weather. The little span-roofed house contains a neat collection arranged in much the same manner as that at Victoria. It is always a source of satisfaction to visit Battersea Park. The collection is staged in a large span-roofed house in the frame ground near the Albert Bridge. Artistic effect is the great feature of this display, and it deserved- ly ranks as the best thing of its kind. If as a vistior we had only time to visit one show in London, then we should unhesitatingly select Battersea. To describe the arrangement is not • easy in a few words, but in the at- tempt we may say that there are two sloping and undulating banks of blooms, the right hand one rather wider than the left, with a serpentine winding path between. Floral decora- tive effect is practised with great skill and .iudgment; the ends, sides and part of the roof are simply clothed with chrysanthemums of freely flowered kinds. The collection is an extensive one, all sections receiving due recogni- tion according to their value. Our notes are so ample that It is impossible to elaborate them here and describe one-tenth of the grand varieties we saw. All the members of the big brig- ade are grown and the varieties chiefly noted for brilliance of color are inter- spersed with a judicious hand. Is there anything to equal Gloire du Rocher or Lord Alverstone for color? For size, Florence Molyneux, the mon- ster white, heads the list. Time presses, and we must away. From the southwest corner of the metropolis to the southeast is a journey of some import- ance, the means of transport being less rapid. Southwark Park, situated near the river at a busy part near docks, warehouses, timber yards and the like, contains a large and densely packed population. The collection of chrysan- themums is therefore highly appreci- ated by residents in this locality, who belong chiefly to the working classes. This year our visit was earlier than usual, and considering the disadvan- tageous circumstances under which the collection is grown we were agreeably surprised to find what a large number of finely developed, well-colored blooms there were on view. Several poor women of the humble class with their children were enjoying this gra- tuitous floral feast, and we noted with pleasure their expressions of surprise and delight. In one corner there is a group of entirely yellow varieties to- gether, and the effect is rather strik- ing. On the other side is a large group of various pink sorts. The rest of the plants are arranged around the sides of the house, which is T shaped and in a central bed, so that visitors pass in at the door, go all around the house and leave by the same way. The middle bed contains the cream of the collec- tion for quality and size, there being some grand blooms of the leading va- rieties. Here again, besides large numbers of Japanese, many excellent varieties of Incurves and Anemones are included. C. HARMAN PAYNE. 814 HORTICULTURE December 21, 1907 horticulture: VOL. VI DECEMBER 21, 1907 NO. 2S PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 11 Hamilton Place. Boston. Mass. Telephone, Oxford 292 WM. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Oac Year, in advance, $t. 00; To Foreign Countries, j,oo; To Canada, $1.30 ADVERTISING RATES P«r Inch, 30 inches to page ................ $1.00. DiaoountB on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows : One month (4 times) 5 per cent. ; three months {13 times) 10 per cent. ; •tz months (26 times) 30 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Paee >nd half paee spaces, special rates on application. COPVRIOHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. tniered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress oi March 3, 1879. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE— A Cook seedling CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN THE LONDON PARKS— C. Hai man Payne 813 VANDA VARIETIES— Edgar Elvin 815 A NEW ROSE 81.5 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston — Morris County Gardeners' and Florists' Society— Florists' Club ot Washington 816 Newport Horticultural Society — Minnesota Horti- cultural Society— Lenox Horticultural Society. Portrait W. Jack— American Carnation Society — Iowa Horticultural Society— Twin Cities Florists' and Gardeners' Club 817 St. Louis Florist Club— Gardeners' Society of Greenwich— Kentucky Society of Florists— N. Y. Florists' Club, J. K. Allen, portrait— Club and Society Notes 818 OBITUARY Wm. W. Edgar, Portrait— Wm. H. S. Wood — Sam- uel H. Walker— Mrs. C. W. Pike— Robert Faulk— Alex. Hukill 819 WINTER PROTECTION OF BOX — Jackson Dawson.. 819 REMARKS ON ROSES— B. G. Hill 820 HOUSE OF CROTONS— Illustration 820 SEED TRADE 822 THE RETAILER'S POSITION TOWARDS THE WHOLESALER— Chas. H. Grakelow 826 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Boston, Detroit. Indianapolis. New York, Phila- delphia, Twin Cities 829 PARK WORK IN A LARGE CITY— M. H. West 837 MISCELLANEOUS Business Changes 818 Crops of Unprecedented Value 819 Market Gardening Course 819 Incorporated 820 Visitors in New York 820 Publications Received 821 Decision of U. S. General Appraisers 821 Plant Imports 821 Catalogues Received 822 Properties of the Chrysanthemum 824 Sewickly Notes 824 News Notes 827, 836 New Retail Flower Stores 827 Forestry Legislation in Alabama 836 Appreciating the Gardener 837 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 837 New Heating Apparatus 837 List of Patents 838 Alarmists are again to the front "Much ado -v^rjtli the annual hue and cry about about nothing" the awful destruction of spruce trees in Maine for Christmas pur- poses and the lumbermen and pulp mills are glad to join in the chorus and thus try to blind the people to the facts in regard to the real forest spoliation which is continually going on. One wily Maine lumberman is quoted as saying that the Christmas tree business is "doing more to devastate our forests than all the pulp mills combined," and wants the legislature to take ac- tion ! People need not be disturbed by these appeals. Forest trees are valueless for Christmas tree purposes. 'J'lie symmetrical, stocky little specimens which are re- quired for this use are found not in the thick growth, Init scattered individually over the pasture lands on the hillsides. Trees of this character are not used for lumber and they would not be allowed to grow on pas- ture land were it not for the equivalent they return for tlie space occupied, in their sale for the holiday trade. Chief Forester Pinchot is oiit with a public reply to the deluge of appeals which he has received urging that something be done to prevent the "needless destruction of the nation's forests," in which he assures the people that all the Christmas trees used in one year could be grown on a 1400-acre farm, an amount utterly insig- nificant when compared to the destruction caused by forest fires and wasteful lumbering. Anyone who has ever visited the lumbering regions needs no assurance on this point Our New York contemporary takes Mp. Hill and itself very seriously in its strenuous his critics struggle to impugn the former secre- tary of the S. A. F. for accepting from a well-informed and reputable firm registration of the name Hydrangea arborescens alba grandiflora for a new introduction. The editor of our esteemed contemporary rants about "plights" and other things which exist only in his distorted imagination and demands that this plant name as registered should be withdrawn by Mr. Hill. In our humble opinion Mr Hill will be in no hurry to act upon this advice so freely given, but will wait, at least, until some better evidence is produced to show that he is in error. The truth is that nothing has appeared thus far in the discussion to sliow that Mr. Hill's variety of Hydrangea arborescens has been com- pared with the specimens named by Torrey and Gray in 1840. This could be done next summer when the plants are in bloom and the question of identity, at least, set- tled properly. It may transpire that the Hill variety is a much better plant. Dr. Gray who, besides being a botanist, was also an ardent lover of floral beauty, could not have thought much of the variety or he would have carried it down in his later works. In half a century the variety might improve in nature or, by selection, better flowered forms might be obtained. The history of Nephrolepis exaltata in the past twenty years is a case in point. Before the time for our next "Good Anticipation Morning" to our readers, Christmas with all its apprehensions, arduous responsi- liilities and distractions, will have passed into history. Varying views are expressed as to the influence upon the holiday trade of the recent monetary disturbance, many cautious [leople. like Bre'r Rabbit, being disposed I>ecemtier 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE 816 to "lay low" and take no ehanees while others profess to expect a yolume of business that shall be an eye- opener and sliarp rebuke to all pessimists. We surely hope tliat the views of the latter will be overwhelmingly vindicated and that when it becomes our duty to report the results of the great holiday trade it shall be our privilege te record that the courage of the enterprising man who unliesitatingly advertised his holiday offers and the confidence of him who freely f)urchased the same will prove not to have been wasted. The report of the Secretary of Agriculture showing that our agricul- tural products for 1907 have reached the stupendous value of seven and a lialf billion dollars— six hundred and fifty million dollars in excess of last year's amount, — should inspire us with the right kind of confidence. We commend to the doubters the following extract from James D. Law's poetic Tlianksgiving epistle to Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture: ■'Eight thousand million dollars— whew! From one year's toil accruing — Our hats we must take off to you. Here's surely something doing! Compared to that our Soulless Trusts As grasping as they're able Get only but the crumbs and crusts From Uncle Samuel's table "No lasting harm may ever come To our expanding nation While rural Industry can hum With such signification. No danger of financial health Our favor'd land forsaking With such illimitable wealth Before us for the taking. "Our farmers now can live like kings Without their fears and follies, Enjoying all our finest things. From telephones to trolleys. With liberty unknown to most Their lives are fat and sappy, And when they get the Parcels Post They'll be completely happy." Vanda Varieties Vandas were the pride of the pioneers of Orehidology, for they epitomized all that was typical in a fascinating class of plants. Today they are somewhat oversliad- owed; the public are more familiar with the graceful odontoglossums or gorgeous cattleyas but the man who grows orchids loves his vandas still. The ornamental character of their foliage is very striking ; to see a house full of specimen plants mounted with fresh moss, not- ing the thick white aerial roots branching in all direc- tions and drinking in the fragrance of the many-colored flowers, is surely to taste the cup of exotic intoxication. True epiphytes, they are chiefly natives of the East Indies and Malayan islands and with one or two ex- ceptions require stove treatment. They also need more light than most orchids ; indeed many successful grow- ers do not use shading at all, but this point will need to be settled by one's location. V. teres, if it is to be well-flowered, must never be shaded and should have an end position to get the maximum of light. There are now about fifty species with their varie- ties in cultivation and though all are beautiful, many are not of such a free-growing and flowering character as to make them popular outside a Botanic garden. The following are the best varieties. Insignis is exceeding- ly handsome and produces flowers in May or June on racemes of -5 to 7 flowers, sepals and petals light brown spotted with chocolate brown internally. Suavis is one of the finest for exhibition purposes, the flowers large and freely produced and deliciously fragrant, sepals and petals white outside, spotted and barred with blood purple witliin; it blooms at various seasons of the year and lasts a long time in perfection. Tricolor also makes a superb specimen for exhibition purposes; flow- ers white outside, sepals and petals pale yellow spotted \\'ith brownish red within. Tricolor has many varie- ties but planilabris is the finest; flowers are larger and brighter colored than the type and open at various sea- sons. Sanderiana was introduced from the Philippines in 1881 but is still somewhat rare; the flowers are the largest in the gToup, dorsal sepals and petals pink, slightly stained with buff yellow, lateral sepals pale nankeen outside, within greenish yellow, reticulated with dull crimson and opens in September or October. Ccerulea is a somewhat "sticky" looking plant but this is compensated for by the large spikes of flowers of pale blue with lip deeper in color. It opens in the fall. It should be hung up close to the glass where it may have a current of pure air in the intermediate house. Kim- balliana is a curious terete form which does well in the cool end of the cattleya house and is adapted for basket culture, giving a long rest in winter. The flowers are white with deep purple lip and open in October or November. Vandas delight in a moist temperature and when grown in pots should be stood on- pots inverted into large pans. The stove varieties should have a tempera- ture of not less than 70 deg. by day and 60 at night in winter. A leggy specimen may be cut down and sunk deep into pots with nothing but crocks and char- coal round it, and a deep surface of good sphagnum ; keep shaded and syringed until new roots appear. u l>vxV- A New Rose (See Frontispiece.) Our frontispiece this week is a portrait of another new rose, a seedling raised by John Cook of Baltimore. It is a hybrid tea, the result of reerossing three genera- tions of Mr. Cook's seedlings. The color is a soft sal- mon pink which lightens up beautifully as the bud opens. Tlie flowers are large and very strongly per- fumed and the growth is sturdy and Mr. Cook states that plants set in June have produced from fifteen to twenty blooms each, to date. It has not yet been named but is known as No. 294. 816 HORTICULTURE December 21, 1907 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES, GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB OF BOSTON. The meeting on Tuesday evening, December 17, was well attended, there being about one hundred members present. After routine business had been attended to attention was directed to the various floral exhibits, of which there was a fine array, including two sterling novelties. The first of these was a plant in bloom of a hybrid lily, b. Philippinense X, L. longiflorum, raised and exhibited by R. & .1. Fav- quhar & Co. This plant, which bore one flower, was from seed sown Feb- ruary 17, 1907, and is the first to bloom of a set of one hundred and fifty, showed characteristics intermediate be- tween the two parents. The stem was stouter than that of Philippinense but less clumsy than longiflorum and the foliage was considerably wider than the narrow leaves of the former, widest at the middle and narrow at the base. The flower is of excellent form and substance. An award of merit was be- stowed. The other novelty was a vase of bloms of a new rose — No. 294 — from John Cook of Baltimore. As a portrait of this beautiful rose adorns our cover page and Is described elsewhere In this Issue we only need to add that it at- tracted much attention and was given an award of merit. Other conspicuous exhibits were a vase of very fine eu- charls blooms from W. N. Craig and of Princess of Wales violets from I. F. Wood, both of which received awards of merit for superior cultivation, four vases of carnations from S. J. Goddard, one of which named Ceres was hon- ored with an award of merit, roses trom Rber Holmes, sweet peas from Wm. Sim, Begonia Vesuve from T. H. Westwood. mignonette from E. A. Wood, and carnations from another exhibitor, all of which received votes of thanks. The topic assigned for the evening was "Innocents Abroad," a number of members to whom this designation might properly apply having been in- vited to entertain the club with brief accounts of recent visits to other sec- tions of the country. W. J. Stewart was the first speaker, and his theme was the trip to Norfolk, Va., and the Jamestown Exposition, which Mr. J. K. M. L. Farquhar and he had taken last October. Mr. Stewart recited some of the incidents of the trip in a humor- ous vein, and spoke enthusiastically of the crepe myrtles, magnolias, umbrella tree and figs which are among Nor- folk's horticultural attractions. A ris- ing vote of thanks and unstinted ap- plause was the speaker's reward. Robert Cameron and W. N. Craig having visited New York and vicinity together during the chrysanthemum show, they were next called upon. Mr. Cameron told of his enjoyment of the orchid houses under the care of A. Herrington at Madison, N. J., and the successful transplanting of a large number of pin oaks to which his atten- tion had been called. The natural scenery of Bronx Park had charmed him, and the chrysanthemum show was remarkable for the number of excep- tional flowers displayed. He and Mr. Craig had traversed the Great White Way on election night, and "they could a tale untold." Mr. Craig followed and told enter- tainingly of what he had observed in the gardens and greenhouses of Madi- son, the orchids at Lager & Hurrell's in Summit and the greenhouses at Bronx Park. He spoke unfavorably in the main of the conditions as he found them in the latter. The conservatories were grand but defective in their heat- ing. He said that the vase of chrysan- themum Miss Montigny exhibited at New York, by Thomas Proctor of Lenox, Mass., was the best vase of chrysanthemums he had ever seen. The amendment to the by-laws pro- viding for free nominations of officers from the floor, one month before the annual election, was adopted unani- mously. A resolution of congratula- tion to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Butterworth on their 2.5th wedding anniversary was adopted. A vote of spmpathy with the family of W. W. Edgar was passed. D. Lumsden, who has removed to New Hampshire, was granted a demit from membership with thanks for his good services to the club. It was voted that the meeting in January be Ladies' Night. Field Day at Framingham. The members of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston, to the num- ber of about one hundred, on Saturday, December 14th, enjoyed an excursion to Framingham, as guests of S. J. God- dard, J. T. Butterworth and Wm. Nicholson & Son. A big special trol- ley car was provided by Mr. Goddard, and although a heavy snow storm raged all the afternoon, all were com- fortable and supremely happy. Mr. Butterworth's was the first place visited and the many houses of orchids grown commercially for Boston trade were a sprprise to many of the visitors. A somewhat unusual crop was a house of young feverfews as a crop to follow chrysanthemums, the flowers to be used for Decoration Day work. Mr. Butterfield and Mr. Nicholson, who also grows a quantity, both stated that they found the feverfew a paying crop. Mr. Goddard's establishment is de- voted mainly to carnation growing. His pet variety, Helen Goddard. is not unknown to the frequenters of the car- nation shows, where he is always well represented by flowers of high grade. At present Ceres, a beautiful rosy pink, is a centre of admiration. White Fair Maid, another novelty, is seen here. White Perfection, Beacon and a num- ber of other popular varieties look very happy in Framingham soil. At Mr. Nicholson's Afterglow holds the entire of the stage, and it is superb as seen here, the stems being of extraordinary length. Lady Bountiful, Snow-Dritt, Harry Fenn and Victory are among the money makers here. An appetizing collation was served at Mr Nicholson's, after which appreciative remarks were made by President Westwood, Wm J. Stewart, P. E. Palmer, Thomas J. Grey and the hosts of the occasion, Messrs. Nicholson, Goddard and Butterfield, re- sponded amid much applause to the compliments showered upon them. MORRIS CO. GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' SOCIETY. The annual election of officers for the ensuing year took place at the regular December meeting, with the following results: FYesident, Perc> Herbert;, vice-president, Harold 3. Vyse; treasurer, Wm. Duekham; secre- tary, Edw. Reagan, Morrlstown. Exec- utive committee stands as follows: A. Harrington, Wm. F. Lyon, C. H. Totty, Alex. Brown, Joseph A. Manda. Wm. G. Badgiey, David Falconer, A. R. Ken- nedy, Root. M. Schultz, Thos. Stokes, Otto Koch, Ernest E. Wild. The monthly exhibit while not large, was good in quality. Half a dozen very fine pans of Begonia Lorra ne were shown by A. Herrington; Stirling Castle tomatoes in tempting dishes were here trom Wm. F. Lyons, who also had Christmas Pink and Florence Denzer sweet peas. The judges for the evening gave each exhibit a cul- tural certificate. The feature of the January meeting will be the installation of officers and the twelfth annual smoker, which we hope to make equal to any we ever had. The committee intrusted to pre- pare the viands and secure talent for the occasion consists of R. M. Schultz, A. Herrington, Wm. Duekham and C. H. Totty. They will be held strictly accountable for any short-coming. E. R. FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON Resolutions duly introduced and unanimously passed at the meeting of the Florists' club of Washington, held on the evening of December Uth, 1907. Whereas, News has been received of the suddeu death in Cbicago, on December the tliird, of P. J. Uauswirtb, secretaiy of the Society of Ameiieau Florists and Oruameutal Horticulturists; And Whereas, Mr. Hauswirth was knowu throughout tlie length aud breadth of the couutr.v as an enthusiastic tellow-doilst and admirer of things beautiful; devoted to the best interests of tlie Society of which he was Secretary; willing aud an- xious at all times to be of any possible service to his own or Isindred organiza- tions; a man beloved by aii who knew him; Aud Whereas, We, the Florists' Club of Washington, D. C, recall with pleasure the various occasions upou which our de- ceased frieud was with us, aud the keen interest manifested in all matters pertain- ing to our welfare; Be It Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the mlimtes of this meet- ing as an expression of the great shock with which the announcement of iiis death comes to us: as an evidence of the deep and heart-felt sympathy of the officers and members of this Club for the family In tile great bereavement which has come to their home; and be it Further Resolved. That the Secretary of this Club be directed to transmit a copy of these resolutions to Mrs. Hauswirth and the members of the family, and at the same time convey to them the sincere hope of the officers and members of this Club, that The Divine Ruler of The Universe may be their comfort and support In this time of their sorrow; and be it Further Resolved. That copies he sent The Chicago Florists' Club, of which he was so long an active and efficient worker, and .ilso The Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, of which he was Secretary at the time of his death. (Signed). Z. D. Blackistone, vice- president; Chas. McCauley, secretary; Wm. F. Gude, Jas. J. Harty, Jas. L. Carberry. committee. December 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE ^17 NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. The election of offlcere of the New- port Horticultural Society took place Tuesday evening. December 10. Presi- dent Hutterton occupied the chair. Csually members turn out in large numbers to the annual meeting but the storm of that afternoon and evening prevented the attendance of many who otherwise would have been there. The secretaries and treasurer pre- sented their annual reports which showed that the Society is in every way in a healthy condition. The in- crease in membership was consideiable. On the table were several lots of carnations from the greenhouses of H. A. Jahn, New Bedford. A. S. Meikle, Bruce Butterton and James .1. Sullivan were appointed a committee of ex- amination and upon their recommenda- tion a silver medal was awarded car- nation Lloyd and a certificate of merit an unnamed white seedling. Carnation Lloyd will be distributed by Mr. Jahn in the spring. A refreshment commit- tee previously appointed attended tc their work after the regular business, which Included the election of officers. But one change was made in the regu- lar board, and that was in the financial secretary, but there are many changes in the executive committee, ['following is the list: President. John T. Allen; vice-presi- dents, Samuel Speers, James Robert- son: Rec. secretary, David Mcintosh; Pin. secretary, Daniel J. Coughlin; treasurer, A. K. McMahon; sergeant-at- arms, Wm. P. Smith. Auditors: W. S. Sisson, Bruce Butterton, B. M. An- thony. Executive committee: Andrew S. Meikle, Bruce Butterton, J. .1. Sul- livan, W. G. Matson, Alex. Fraser, Robert Patterson, B. M. Anthony, C. Oscar Schultz, W. P. Smith. D. McINTOSH, Sec'y. MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. In our issue of last week we gave a very interesting account of the meeting of this useful society, from the pens of two correspondents. Prom Mr. LeRoy Cady we have re- ceived additional notes from which we extract the following: Tuesday afternoon, the session was in charge of the Minnesota Rose So- ciety, of which Mrs. H. B. Tillotson is president. Papers were presented deal- ing with Ornamental Horticulture. Rev. C. S. Harrison of York, Nebraska, told of the propagation and culture of some common perennials. Mrs. D. W. C. Ruff discussed the culture of fox- gloves, hollyhocks, larkspurs, iris and some other biennials and perennials. Charles Nordine discussed rose culture very ably. Supt. Wirth of the Minne- apolis Parks told about border plant- ing. He advocated more thought and planning in planting of all kinds. A $10,000 home should have some care taken in the planting about it so as not to mar the natural aspects and also to have all harmonious. Borders should form a pleasant background and be attractive to the neighbor as well as owners. Plants are cheap, and make a better screen than cement or brick. A number of other papers of interest to ornamental horticulturists were given, among them one by John Monson, a florist, giving some of his experience in crossing roses. He has succeeded in bringing out some very promising large single roses. The announcement was made that the National Paeony Society would probably meet in Jlinnesota in 1909. A list of perennials recommended for planting, to go with the list of or- namental shrubs already in use, was presented. Buckthorn and alpine cur- rant were recommended as the best hedges to grow where pruning was practised. LENOX HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY. The annual meeting of this society was held Saturday, Dec. 7. President Heeremans occupied the chair and there was a large attendance. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: W. Jack, presi- dent; R. Speirs, vice-president; Thomas Page, treasurer; G. Instone, secretary; E. Marsh, assistant secre- tary. The reports of the officers showed the society to be in a flourish- W. Jack President-elect Lenox Hortioultiiiiil Society. ing condition with a membership of nearly two hundred. President Heere- mans, before leaving the chair, in a few well chosen words thanked the members for their support during his term of office. At the next' meeting, on Dec. 21, there will be an entertain- ment. G. INSTONE. Secretary. AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. Carnations Registered. White Helen Gould by Simon J. Hider, Hillsboro, Ohio. Sport of Helen Gould, white, center petals slightly pencilled with pink gradually turning to white as matured; calyx stronger than Helen Gould; size 3 1-2 to i in- ches across; stem strong, 20 to 28 inches long; habit of growth same as Helen Gould. Registration made sub- ject to. the approval of the Carnation Society at its meeting in Washington, D. C.Jan. 2Sth. to .30th. inclusive. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster. Pa. IOWA HORTICULTURE FLOURISH- ING. One of the most successful meetings of the Iowa Horticultural Society was recently held in Des Moines. In spite of the light apple crop the quality and condition of the fruit were far superior to that of last season. The large at- tendance and the unusual enthusiasm shown by the members were notable features of the occasion. The most interesting portion of the show was the collection of seedling ap- ples exhibited by C. G. Patten of Charles City, Iowa. This collection of over one hundred varieties of new fruits won the Wilder medal at the Jamestown Exposition. Some of these apples have been found very profitable to grow in the colder sections of the state. The majority of the collection were of good color and quality, but have not been cultivated extensively, enough to determine their value com- mercially. Mr. Patten is a pioneer breeder of hardy fruits. Among the first of his production is the Patten's Greening apple, which has proven a great boon to the grower of the upper Mississippi valley. The reports from the central station located at Ames under the direction of Prof. S. A. Beach were also encourag- ing. At this station there are over 17,000 seedling apple trees that have not yet come into fruiting. These are the products obtained from the cross pollination work that has been carried on with the leading standard varieties. Hardiness, productiveness and good keeping qualities are the features. that the breeders are seeking for. The unusually large damages from the insect pests has placed a greater importance than ever on the necessity for spraying. Large orchardists report that sprayed fruit sold at 11.00 per bu. when it was difficult to dispose of the untreated product at 40c. per bu. The damages in sprayed orchards by the codling moth amounted to less than ten per cent., while the crop in many unsprayed orchards was entirely ruined. The discussions of park and forestry questions were also interesting. "Or- namental Shrubs for Home Grounds," ■The Destruction of Our Porests," and ■'Civic Improvements" are representa- tive of the various subjects discussed. As the State grows older the artistic side of horticulture is bound to receive greater attention. W. G. BAXTER. TWIN CITIES FLORISTS' AND GAR- DENERS' CLUB. MINN. The Twin Cities Florists' and Gar- deners' Club was organized December 12. According to the by-laws, the club will meet the third Tuesday of each month, alternately, at the Minne- apolis Park Greenhouses, 38th street and Bryant avenue S. and at Holm & Olsen's, 20 W. 5th street, St. Paul. About forty professional horticultur- ists are members so far. Officers are as follows: President, T. Wirth; vice-president, O. J. Olsen; secretary, S. D. Dysinger; treasurer, R. A. Latham; executive committee, T. H. Hall, E. Nagel, G. P. Holm, A. S. Swanson. 81» HORTICULTURE December 21, 1907 ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. The St. Louis Florist Club held its regular monthly meeting on last Thursday in the Burlington Building. The attendance was by far the largest of the year, every seat in the room being taken, which goes to show that the new officers are doing good work in entertaining the members and the stay-at-homes missed another grand treat. President Young was much enthused when he took the chair to open the meeting, on facing the large attendance. There was quite a sprinkling of visitors, among them several young students from Shaw's Garden. Fred. Ammann presented resolutions on the death of P. J. Haus- wirth, secretary of the S. A. F., which were adopted and spread on the min- utes and a copy was ordered sent to the family and to each of the trade papers. The trustees were ordered to prepare an entertainment for the members and their families and to re- port at the next meeting, the enter- tainment to take place early in Feb ruary. Mr. S. L. Bray was introduced for a talk on flower pots. In the course of his talk he said he would like co-oper- ation of the members in starting a large pottery in this city and form a stock company. A committee was ap- pointed to look into the matter and report at the next meeting. The com- mittee consists of C. C. Sanders. W. B. Guy, A. J. Bentzen, Emil Schray and J. F. Ammann. The next on the program was a lec- ture on the Royal Gardens of Kew with stereopticon views, by G. H. Poing who has charge of the orchid houses at Shaw's Garden. This proved one of the most interesting features ever enjoyed by the club and Mr. Poing was congratulated at the close. ■Walter Mott. representing A. T. Bml- dington. New York, was in attendanc h. The first meeting in the new year will take place .January 9th. GARDENERS' SOCIETY OF GREEN- WICH. The Gardeners' Society of Green- wich, Conn., whose membership in- cludes about twenty-flve gardeners, is formed to promote interest in horticul- ture and to invite more direct atten- tion to the important and ennobling work involved. Silas Frost is presi- dent and Thomas Young of Belle Haven is secretary. Not alone is the influence of the society expected to improve the results from the work of its members, but methods are to be adopted that will, it is hoped, cre- ate an enlarged interest among resi- dents generally, and a special pro- gram is already outlined for school children. Grades are to be formed and each of the children is to be given a plant to take home and cultivate. taking entire care of it until next September, when there will be a care- ful examination and inquiry into the work of each child and the condition of the plant in its charge. In each of the grades there will be three prizes. The society's aim will be to cause the gardener and nurserymen to work more in unison and enlarge upon the community-ot-interest idea along most worthy lines. It is reasonable to antic- ipate that the organization will be- come a fixture which all will endeavor to maintain, and it goes withoui, say- ing that Greenwich will reap advan- tages from what it accomplishes. T. YOUNG, Secy. KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF FLOR- ISTS. At the recent meeting of the K. S. of F. officers were elected as follows: President, H. Kleinstarink; vice-presi- dent, H. Fuchs; secretary, F. L. Schulz; treasurer, J. Wettle. F. L. Schulz, .1. Wettle, P. A. Reynolds, Jacob Schulz, and J. E. Marret were ap- jiointed a committee to arrange tor a big chrysanthemum show next year. J. K. ALLEN Treasurer-elect, New York Florists' Club. .T. K. Allen was born in Wippany, Morris Co., N. J., received his educa- tional training in Morristown schools, and subsequently was engaged with Jos. Towell at Paterson, N. J. for several years. In 1S82 he embarked J. Iv. Aj.len in the florist business at Garfield, Pas- saic. N. J. During the past twenty years he has been engaged in the wholesale commission flower business in New York, where he has built up a large tiade by his energy and ability and integrity. Mr. Allen has also taken an active interest in public affairs in the town of Kearny, where he resides. He has served on the board of Education and is at the present time a member of the Free Carnegie Library commission. Foi- seven years he served in the Kearny fire department holding re- sponsible positions at various times In that organization. He has always been highly esteemed by all who know him and it is well to say the finances of the New York Florist Club will be well cared for. Milwaukee Florist Club on December 5 elected officers as follows: F. H. Holton. president: Chas. Menger, vice- president: M. P. Vallier. secretary; J. E. Pollworth, treasurer. CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. At the recent meeting of the Vir- ginia Horticultural Society the Emer- son cup for the best fruit exhibit was won by Dr. S. S. Guerrant of Franklin. The Montgomery County Horticul- tural Society held its annual meeting in Dayton, 0., on December 4. The officers were re-elected for the coming year, P. W. Ritter, president; D. Ber- ger, secretary. Officers for the Menlo Park Horti- cultural Society, California, for the coming year are: President, Sidney Clack; vice-president, M. W. Carter; secretary, F. G. Hutchinson; treasurer, George Munn. The Southwestern Iowa Horticultural Society opened their annual meeting on December 2, at Council Bluffs. Reports presented show that the fruit industry i-anks near the head of agricultural interests in this section and is increas- ing each year. The Horticultural Society of North- ern Illinois met at Polo on December 3 and 4. An unusually fine display of fruits and vegetables was made. Among the valuable papers presented was one by O. C. Simonds of Chicago, on landscape gardening. The :\Iiehigan Horticultural Society held its annual meeting in Battle Creek during the week of December 1. The fruit exhibit was magnificent. A fine display was made by the State Agri- cultural School and the experiment station at South Haven. The new officers of the Nassau County Horticultural Society, Glen Cove, N. Y., are: A. Jaenecke, presi- dent; S. J. Trepeas, vice-president; W. S. Rennie, secretary; H. Matz, treasurer; V. Kurz, corresponding sec- retary. During the winter months meetings will be held in the afternoon. The third annual conference under the auspices of the committee on children's gardens of the Massachu- setts Horticultural Society was held on December 14 at Horticultural Hall, Boston. Henry Saxton Adams, the chairman, stated In his address that thirty-two localities have taken up school and home gardening and the interest is increasing. Principal Boy- den of the State Normal School at Bridgewater stated that in four normal schools in the middle west there are natural science gardens. Mr. Adams awarded eight prizes and four specials for school gardens, one for school giounds, and six for home gardens. BUSINESS CHANGES. The nurseries of the Realty Syndi- cate Co., Oakland, Calif., have been leased by J. A. Furtado. Joseph Menny of Fresno, California, has purchased the Macomber estate at Chicopee, Mass., and will engage in market gardening. "William White has purchased the business of Robert Miller at B. Brook- field, Mass. It is reported that Mr. Miller will locate near Salt Lake City, Utah, and take up the business of rose growing on a large scale. December 21, 1907 horticulture: 819 Obituary William W. Edgar. The news of the death of W. W. Edgar on Dec. 18, although not un- expected, will carry a pang of great sadness and a sense of irreparable loss to a host of friends far and near, who have come to regard him as one of the best and noblest friends, a shining light in horticulture, a main- stay in every fraternal movement within the circle of his activities. He po.ssessed a warm and affectionate heart and was never happier than when he had gathered around him, as he frequently did. at his green- houses and in his cozy home in Waverley, a merry party of his florist and gardener friends. Whenever an entertainment or gathering of the fra- ternity was planned, a hearty sup- porter and faithful helper was always found in Mr. Edgar. He will be missed and mourned. His example should serve as an inspiration to those Wi).i,i,\M W. EiKiAi;. that follow him. His industry, saga- city and untiring energy are worthy of emulation by every young man in the profession who aims to make his career a success and to merit the re- spect and love of his fellows. "He was a man, take him tor all in all." William W. Edgar was born in Nes- ton, Cheshire, England, April 28, 1843. He commenced early in the gardening line and worked on several large es- tates in England and coming to this country in 1867 he was employed on the Pratt estate, now Oakley Country Club of Watertown, Mass., also as head gardener for seven years to Gov. Claflin at Newtonville, Mass. After- wards he was employed by S. J. Pow- ers at South Framingham, and then <;ame to Waverley and started busi- ness in 1885. He was the first com- mercial grower to import the Lorraine Begonia in 1898 and has won wide re- pute for the high quality of this and other decorative material, especially Easter stock, as grown by him. Mr. Edgar was a life member of the S. A. F.. member of the American Rose Society, Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston and a number of fraternal organizations. He is survived by a wife and children, his daughter Grace being the wife of J. McHutchison of New York. William H. S. Wood. William H. S. Wood of New York city, died at his home, 14 East 56th street, on December 11, aged 67 years. Mr. Wood was a life member of the New York Horticultural Society and the American Pomological Society and an incorpoiator and member of the New York Botanical Society. He was the founder of the publishing house of Wm. Wood & Co., and has been president of the Bowery Savings Bank since 1903. Samuel H. Walker. Samuel H. Walker of Taunton, Mass., died suddenly on December 3. Mr. Walker was for many years a success- ful florist in Taunton, having built the Weir street greenhouses which are now occupied by Willard & Williams. He was C9 years of age and leaves a daughter. Mrs. C. W. Pike. Mrs. C. W. Pike, for the past fifteen years iu the retail fiorist business in Racine, Wis., died at her home on De- cember 7. Mrs. Pike was at one time a member of the Society of American Florists and v/as highly esteemed by all who knew her. Robert Faulk. Robert Faulk, for many years a member of the firm of R. Faulk & Son, Pittsburg, Pa., died on December 15 at the age of 59. A widow, three sons and two daughters survive him. Alexander Hukill. Alexander Hukill, a retired nursery- man of Wilkinsburg, Pa., died on De- cember 5 at the age of 69. CROPS OF UNPRECEDENTED VALUE. The Eleventh Annual Report of the Secretary of Agriculture opens with the statement that the farm production for 1907 is well up to the average in quantity, while its value is much above that of any preceding year. The farm- er will this year have more money to spend and more to invest than he ever had before out of his year's work. The report calls attention to the wonderful wealth-producing power of alfalfa. It not only yields several cut- tings of most nutritious hay during a season, but actually enriches the ground on which it grows by taking nitrogen from the air. The Depart- fent and Ihe State experiment stations have done much to promote the exten- sion of alfalfa growing. While pro- duction is yet confined mainly to the Great West, this forage plant is yearly gaining a more substantial foothold in the Central and Southern States. The total crop of alfalfa hay in 1907 is es- timated to be worth $100,000,000, The seven cereal crops produced 4,- 135,000,000 bushels, showing a loss of 214,000,000 bushels, or 5 per cent, be- low the five-year average, the loss be- ing chiefly due to oats. The total value is $2,378,000,000; this exceeds 1906 by $296,000,000 and is 23 per cent, aliove the average. WINTER PROTECTION OF BOX. December 6, 1907. Editor of HORTICULTURE. Dear Sir: — I should like to beg the use of a little space in your valuable paper for an inquiry about the care of Box. Here at "The Orchard" we have .5298 feet of Box Hedge, and 116 clumps and standards, many of which are very handsome specimens. The prevailing idea here seems to be that it is necessary to shovel the snow off the hedge after every snow storm. The snow is apt to freeze and form ice, and they claim this destroys the Box. We are very careful to tie up all Box to prevent the snow from breaking it. In my estimation, this is all that is necessary. This is a very serious question for us, and where better to go to have it answered than to HORTICULTURE? Yours very truly, H. W. CLARK. Southampton, L. I., N. Y. On the question of shovelling snow off the box hedges at every snow storm, I should think it unnecessary if the hedges are well tied up so that the snow cannot break them down. If ice forms so as to break down the hedge it had better be removed. In very heavy snow storms it is always well to go over and shake the trees so that the heavy snow will not break the branches. We have no large hedges of box in this part of Massa- chusetts, therefore have no need of these precautions, but in choice col- lections of evergreen, which might amount to the same idea, we do not shovel off the snow except where there is a possibility of the snow breaking them down. We look at a heavy fall of snow more as a protec- tion than otherwise. If the hedge were thought of any great account I should protect it by a slight covering of pine bush stuck firmly in the ground and tied at the tops. The ice forms more on Long Island than it does here. I should leave the plants as they are and not shake the snow off except, as I say, in extreme cases, as there is no better protection than the snow. Of course, in ice storms, such as we sometimes have, it would be well to go over them and shake off the ice. JACKSON DAWSON. MARKET GARDENING COURSE. In the Winter courses in agriculture at Pennsylvania State College, horti- culture has a prominent place, but the importance of instruction in market gardening and greenhouse manage- ment has led the college to make spe- cial provision for it, as the demand for vegetables and small fruits is in- creasing. Ralph L. Watts, a graduate of State College and one of the most successful market gardeners of Pennsylvania, has been secured to assist Prof. Butz in the Winter course. He is a scien- tist who has made a big commercial success and is a popular instructor at the institutes of New Jersey, Mary- land and Pennsylvania. He will pre- sent his methods to the students who take the horticultural course at State College. These Winter courses begin December 3, continuing twelve weeks and the enrollment of students prom- ises to be large.— Philadelphia Press. .s20 H O R T I C U L T U R i: December 21, 1907 REMARKS ON ROSES Before the Chicago Florists' Club, by E. G. Hill. Your secretary did not state what particular phase of the rose question I was expected to discuss, whether the raising of new varieties, the general culture of roses, or to discuss some- what the coming exhibition of the Na- tional Rose Society which will shortly occur in your city. Hence my apology for the present somewhat discursive ef- fort. "Anything new in roses?" Is a ques- tion propounded much more frequently now than a few years ago, especially by the rose growers of our counti-y, and the same question is asked with even more interest in Europe. The rose growers charge the retail store men with being more largely re- sponsible than themselves for the seeming indifference towards new va- rieties, and in this there is undoubt- edly a considerable degree of truth, and it must be confessed a large num- ber of florists — growers — hold the same view. In the light shed on the mat- ter of novelty by the milliner, the silk manufacturer, the dry goods man, and in fact by all the vendors of apparel, ornament and furniture, it is a wonder that we of the florist profession should have been the reactionaries in the mat- ter of novelty in roses, but we still have to admit that such has been our past record. It was a leading society lady in an Eastern city who gave ut- terance to the protest against being compelled to use Bride, Maid or Beau- ty for her frequent functions; this was only too true and the lady in question simply voiced the general complaint concerning the world's pre-eminent flower, the rose. A change has taken place and new varieties are given a very different reception from that ac- corded a few years ago. It is well for the rose that such is the case, else the carnation would have continued its triumphal march to the point of dis- puting leadership with the rose. Believing that a radical change has taken place and that novelty in roses is being sought, the question arises — will we be able to meet reasonable ex- pectations and can we provide new va- rieties so as to meet this greater inter- est; the answer is in the affirmative and it is a pleasure to record that a considerable number of workers are endeavoring by hybridization and cross fertilization to give to the rose loving public new forms and types. So many qualities have to be present in a variety that lays claim to favor as a forcing variety that the progress made will seem slow, but nevertheless it is within the range of possibility to gain entirely new and unique colors and forms. I believe with Robert Simpson, the present President of the Rose Society, that the forcing roses of the future will come largely from an admixture of Rose Indlca with the present Hybrid Perpetual; in fact, do not the Hybrid Teas bear witness to this prophecy? Still, the strong old Bourbon varieties, like Gloire des Rosomanes. shoild be made to furnish their rich scarlet tones to the newer sorts. Our task is to breed into the Tea varieties the strength, vigor, length of stem, and the finer dark sh.ides found among the HocsE OF Crotons. — Robert Craig Company. Hybrid Perpetuals, using the Tea sec- tion in order to secure freedom in flow- ering; the varieties of the future will not be the result of a single cross be- tween the two sections named, but will be the result of patient interbreeding extending through a series of years. I would not say that here and there a desirable new variety may not make its appearance as a result of a hap- hazard cross, but to get at definite re- sults careful note must be made of the qualities present in the progeny and then seek to breed those missing qualities into future seedlings. We must not forget that Rosa Indica is the one class that is to furnish the foundation for all our forcing varieties and this is on account of its continuity of bloom. No matter how fine a rose or what the length or tint of petal, un- less It has the inherent power to pro- duce buds and flowers freely it will prove practically valueless. We have every reason to hope that we may yet possess the Ideal from the careful crossing of the H. P. and the Tea. We have Richmond, Chatenay, Liberty, Killarney, all undoubtedly from this source, hence it is within reason to hope for others in this particular line. "The new varieties appearing will per- haps require more careful or at least different cultural treatment from that given our present forcing varieties. The new sorts will require study; per- haps some will thrive best grafted on certain stocks, or will do best in cer- tain soils; a case in point is the va- riety Killarney. It was Ben Dorrance who discovered the peculiarities of this variety and who brought it into its present prominence, so it would be well to give the new varieties a careful trial before putting them aside. My conviction is that we have much to learn in regard to right cultural con- ditions. I am inclined to think that perhaps other valuable varieties have been lost sight of by their not having had proper cultural treatment. We know that to grow American Beauty successfully requires the application of good cultural skill and very often this variety fails to give best results in the hands of the most skilful growers. Great progress has been made in im- proved methods of culture and you have some notable examples in this line in your own vicinity. I mention the cultural side of the question in order to show how important it is in order that new introductions may not be condemned too hastily. Some fairly successful rose men in- veigh against Killarney and Richmond because they cannot do them success- fully, and it is only the fine showing made by a majority of our best grow- ers that has given them the position they deserve: each new rose must be studied and results carefully noted, be- fore its cultural requirements can be known: it is infinitely easier to master the peculiarities of two or three sorts, drop down into a rut with them and run along comfortably, than to experi- ment, and fail, and try again; experi- mental work is seldom comfortable work, but buyers demand novelty and variety, and there is nothing for it but for us to take off our coats and get down to hard work. INCORPORATED. Lakeview Rose Gardens, Jamestown, Va.; A. N. Broadhead, N. A. Broad- head, W. A. Bradshaw; capital, $50,000. VISITORS IN NEW YORK. Phil. Breitmeyer and son Harry of Detroit, Mich. ^\'e have just received from Arthur I. Veseelius, floral artist, Paterson, N. J., a most beautiful calendar for 1908. consisting of reproductions in color of four flower paintings by the celebrated flower artist, Paul de Longpre, viz., lilacs and violets, American Beauty roses, daisies and golden rod, and poin- settias. These pictures will be given a place in any home, even the most ex- clusive, and will no doubt prove a po- tent advertisement for Mr. Veseelius. December 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE 821 FOR CHRISTMAS Gardenias, very choice slock. $60.00 per 100. VallAU none better grown. 1 alley, Special $6.00 and $5.00 per 100. 1st Quality $4.00; Medium $3.00 per 100. Richmonds and Liberties Extras $20.00 per 100. Firsts 15 00 " " Seconds 1000 " " SPECIAL BARGAIN FOR CHRISTMAS l^^ggg in lots of 200 or over,^assor^ed^varieties. our selection, J^ QQ p^^ JQQ^ Send for Christmas Price List of everything seasonable in Flowers, Plants and Sundries. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN COMPANY I608-I620 Ludlow Street "the " Wholesale Morlsts of PHILADELPHIA PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Gardens, Vol. 4, No. 14. An enumera- tion of the plants collected in Bolivia by Miguel Bang, with descriptions ot new genera and species. horticultural cyclopaedia. It answers a host of questions tor the farmer. The price Is 25 cents and it is well worth the money. Thirty-second Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Boston Park Department. A 36-page pamphlet •containing the Superintendent's report, exhibit of appropriations, expenditures and various statistics for the year 190G. with several full-page illustrations. Successful Corn Culture. By Prof. P. G. Holden, of Iowa State College. Published in pamphlet form, 84 pages, by Successful Farming Publishing Company, Des Moines, la. This valu- able addition to the practical litera- ture provided for the farmer is com- piled from contributions which have appeared from time to time in Suc- cessful Farming. Every question con- •cerning our greatest product and its culture and harvesting is covered in this useful little book. The first issue of The Pacific Garden, the new horticultural magazine of Pasadena, Cal.. has come to hand. It is "devoted to the interests of pro- fessional and amateur gardeners and horticulturists and outdoor life," and will be published monthly. We ex- tend the right hand of fellowship to our youngest contemporary. Its home field is peculiarly rich in horticultural promise and our best wishes are that it may cover the field well and that it may have a long and prosperous career. The Garden and Farm Almanac. 1908. By Doubleday, Page & Co., New York. — The introduction states that the aim of the publishers has been to make an almanac really worth something. They have succeeded ad- mirably. The Garden and Farm Al- manac is certainly a book to which its owner will instinctively turn for in- formation and for reference. Its list of contents reads like a synopsis of a DECISION OF U. S. GENERAL AP- PRAISERS. No. 17574. — Broccoli Seed — Cauliflower Seed.— Protest 2557S4 of Portland Seed Company against the assess- ment ot duty by the collector of cus- toms at the port of Portland, Oreg. Before Board 3, December 3, 1907. The importers objected to the classi- fication of broccoli seed under para- graph 254, tariff act of 1S97, as seeds not specially provided for, contending that it was free of duty under para- graph 656, as cauliflower seed. Waite, General Appraiser: * * * The case is submitted upon a sample of the seed inclosed in a small illustrated envelope similar to the usual package in which garden seeds are commonly sent out by dealers. The following printed description appears on the back of the envelope. Broccoli.— * * * Taller and more hardy than cauliflower, but other- wise very similar to that delicious vegetable. Culture and use are identi- cal with that of cauliflower. It is very evident from the above de- scription that these are not cauliflower seed. As broccoli are not specially provided for in the tariff act, we hold the collector's assessment to be correct, and overrule the protest. "All in a Garden Fair," "In a Land of Flowers," "Nature's Jewels," and "Garden Glories," are the titles of four beautiful colored plates form- ing the calendar for 1908, which George E. Dickinson of 1 Broad- way, New York, American agent for E. T. Dickinson, Nurseryman of Cha- tenay, France, is sending out to his customers. Reginald West is the artist and Raphael Tuck & Sons, Lt., are the publishers of this rich sou- venir. PLANT IMPORTS. There were entered at the port of New York during the two weeks from December 4 to 17, inclusive, the fol- lowing plants, etc.: Via Antwerp: H. F. Darrow, 10 cs. bulbs; J. Dunn, 1 cs. plants; Peter Henderson & Co., 2 cs. bulbs; Mc- Hutchison & Co., 7 cs. plants; Maltus & Ware, 1 cs. bulbs; J. M. Thorburn & Co., 3 cs. do.; sundry forwarders, 19 cs. plants, 37 cs. shrubs, 4 cs. laurel trees. Via Rotterdam: H. F. Darrow, 28 cs. plants; W. Elliott & Sons, 1 cs. do.; Peter Henderson & Co., 3 cs. do., 279 bales garden seed; McHutchison & Co., 29 cs. plants: P. Ouwerkerk, 25 cs. trees; August Rolker & Sons, 33 cs. plants; J. M Thorburn & Co., 4 cs. plants, 14 bales seed; Vaughan's Seed Store, 19 cs. plants; Maltus & Ware, 204 cs. plants, 18 cs. trees, 22 cs. roots and bulbs, 22 bales garden seed; sun- dry forwarders, 22 cs. plants. 5 bales plants, 57 cs. shrubs and trees, 8 cs. bulbs. From Germany: H. F. Darrow, 70 cs. liily of the valley pips, 13 bags seed; McHutchison & Co., 110 cs. lily of the valley pips; Chas. F. Meyer, 439 cs. do.: F. R. Pierson Co., 40 cs. do.; J. Roehrs Co., 3S cs. do.; J. M. Thor- burn & Co., 4 cs. seed; Yokohama Nur- sery Co., 88 cs. lily of the valley pips; to order, 120 cs. do.; Maltus & Ware, 95 cs. do., 10 cs. lilacs; sundry forward- ers, 831 cs. lily of the valley pips, 3 cs. plants. Via Southampton: H. P. Darrow, 2 cs. plants, 81 bags seed; Elizabeth Nursery Co., 3 cs. plants; Hall & Car- roll, 150 crates mistletoe; McHutchison & Co., 30 cs. plants; sundry forwarders, 56 cs. plants, 3 cs. trees, 138 crates mis- tletoe. Via Liverpool: H. F. Darrow, 10 cs. plants; McHutchison & Co., 10 cs. plants; forwarders, 50 crates mistletoe, 1 cs. plants, 26 cs. trees. Via London: J. M. Thorburn & Co., 49 pgs, garden seed; forwarders, 225 pgs. garden seed. 822 HORTICULTURE Decembei; 21, 1907 Seed Trade For the benefit of those who expect to attend the canners' convention at Cincinnati, February next, it may be stated that no samples or exhibits of any kind will be permitted at the Hotel Sinton; the precedent that was established at Buffalo last year will be followed at the forthcoming con- vention. Ample space will be afforded all members of the Machinery and Supplies Association at Machinery Hall, where they can erect booths or do anything else that seems good to them. Several times attention has been called to the reproach put upon the seedsmen by certain persons in the trade who are always present at these conventions but who persistently re- fuse to join the association and pay the price of membership. The only discoverable cause is penuriousness, and one would think a man's self re- spect and the good opinion of his com- petitors and prospective customers would be worth more than the cost of membership. However, some persons' self-respect seems to be a pretty cheap commodity, judging by the value they put upon it, and they would rather be camp followers than join the ranks. If the canners, who are the chief com- plainants, would refuse to deal at the convention with any one not a mem- ber of the association, the problem of how to get rid of such persons would be solved. Either they would be com- pelled to join the association or re- main away. The following is a list of the prin- cipal Cincinnati hotels and their prices: The Grand, European, $1.50 per day and up; American plan, $3.00 per day and up; St. Nicholas, Euro., $2.00 per day and up; Burnett. Am. plan, $3.00 per day and up; Hotel Sinton, Euro., $2.00 per day and up; Gibson, Euro., $1.50 per day and up; Palace, Am. plan, $2.00 and $2.50 per day; Haviland, Euro., $1.50 per day and up; Hotel Emery, Euro., $1.50 per day and up; Am. plan, $3.00 per day and up; The Munro, Turkish baths and connection, Euro., $1.00. $1.50 and $2.00 per day. An interesting development of the past week was a quotation by a West- ern seed house, of Stowell's Evergreen and Country Gentleman seed corn at $10.00 per bushel. While this price seems a little high just at present this quotation is a large-sized straw show- ing plainly the trend of prices, and the predictions made in these columns that corn would sell at $10.00 a bushel seems within reasonable dis- tance of realization. The writer knows where choice eastern grown seed has sold at $7.00 within the past ten days. Reports received during the past week indicate that the leading grow- ers of peas and beans fully realize the scarcity of seed stocks of peas, par- ticularly of canning varieties, and or- ders for future peas have been writ- ten at advances of from 50 to 75c. per bushel above last year's figures. Con- sidering the value of seed stocks, low- yields which are the rule, and ad- vances over last year's figures which must be paid the farmers, $2.75 and K. VELTHUYS HILLEGOM, 9 HOLLAND HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, UL\^%, VALLEY -d OTHER BULBS Roman Hyacinths and the true Paper White GrandifJora Ask for Our Wholesale Trade List at Hillegom Ana FELIX BASCH 260 Clarendon St., BOSTON, MASS. Representative $3.00 do not seem at all unreasonable on the standard canning sorts. Of course there will be some grumbling, and considering the fact that most of the canners charge the farmers not above $2.50 per bushel for the seed, they can scarcely be blamed for not wishing to pocket a loss at the very outset. Many growers have been tempted by the unusually high prices to sell more or less of their seed stocks, and most of them admit these are short and very liable to be over- sold. With this handicap to start with, if the crop proves as short as last season, deliveries are likely to be even shorter of the 1908 crop. At any rate, it does not look "from the fence" as if there is much chance of any large surplus, however generous the crop may be. The seeds of the more fancy vai'ieties of peas such as are grown by market gardeners and private trade are more abundant, and prices on these are not likely to show the same advance, excepting on Tele- phones, Duke of Albany, Alderman, Sutton's Excelsior, Dwarf Telephone, and Improved Stratagems, which are very much on the short side and gen- erally are. At the request of the Secretary of Agriculture the Treasury has directed that until July 1, 1908, two-ounce sam- ples of all importations of one hun- dred pounds or more of grass, clover and forage plant seeds be prepared at the earliest practicable date after en- try and forwarded to the Seed Lab- oratory, Department of Agriculture, labeled with names and addresses of consignors and consignees, name of seed and quantity of the consignment. The following Japan news is just re- ceived, dated at Yokohama, Novem- ber 28th: "Longiflorum and multiflorum lily bulbs were left in some surplus this year. For the past few years there were always surpluses so far as the Japan market was concerned, and the prices were higher toward the end. Some of the largest growers conse- quently held back their bulbs expect- ing extraordinary prices later but this year they have not been sold and it has taught them a lesson. They have to carry over their bulbs now, which makes everyone afraid and others will not invest in seed bulbs, so that the crop next year will be short in these varieties should the demand be the same as heretofore. Furthermore a great quantity of seed bulbs were damaged this year by floods and the weather and this will also tend to the expected shortage. Giganteums are not so weak but, owing to the fact that all growers wish to grow these bulbs, the price of seed Ijulbs is so high that prices must be advanced accordingly. "Large size auratums were short this year and will also advance in price next season. They have been too low in the past and growers have not been able to realize a profit on them. The demand is very strong in Europe and they are used there in very large quantities for cold storage. Lilium album will be very short. Seed bulbs are very high priced and hard to get. We have to buy quanti- ties of rubrum to get the necessary nunilier of albums to fill our orders." CATALOGUES RECEIVED. California Carnation Company, Loomis. Cal. — Wholesale Price List for 1907. Otto Katzenstein & Co., Atlanta, Ga. Spocialties in American tree seeds and plants. Roustan Servan & Cie., St. Remy de Provence, France. — Wholesale cata- logue and price list of flower and vege- table seeds for 1907-1908. K. Velthuys, Hillegom. Holland. — Wholesale Trade List of Dutch and French bulbs and tubers, lilies, etc. This is a very neat and attractive pro- duction, with a vignette of a field of tulips in colors inserted in the cover page. R. Wiboltt, Nakskov, Denmark. Cata- MICHELLS SEEDS 1; m Are Always Reliable. 1 MARKETST. PHI LA. [WHOLESALE CATALOGUE FREE"1| December 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE 823 logue of the agricultural pedigree seeds of the General Swedish Seed Company Ltd. The seeds sent out by this com- pany are exclusively the product of the Swedish Society for the Improvement of Seed, a scientific institution which has from the Swedish Government an annual subsidy for the study of seed selection both in its scientific and its practical aspects. Persons interested in cereals and other farm crops will find much much to interest them in Mr. Wiboltt's pamphlet. You'll find something worth reading on every page of this paper. Cover your Cold Frames witli HOT BED HUTS Made of burlaps, thickly quilted with jute making a serviceable warm mat. 76 X 76 inches, will cover two frames. $1.25 each. $14.00 per doz. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 20I Fulton St., NEW YORK. SEEDS -HEW 1 Trad STO ePkt. 50c .50 .25 .10 $4 CK Per Oz. $2.00 .IS 1.00 .25 1 00 1 25 5.00 .50 1 00 2.50 5.00 1.00 .40 o. IV York Candytuft Empress Carnation Harguerite Centau ea Gymnocarpa Cyclamen Giganteum m colors, Lobelia Crystal Palace Comp. Hignonette ^ew York Harket .25 .50 .10 .25 ..'0 .50 .25 .10 & c Ne Salvia Splendens Grandiflora Salvia >plendens Bonfire Stock Boston Market in colors Verbena Hammoth mixed Vinca Rosea and Alba W. E. MARSHALL 145 West 23rd Street, = - No.34i WIBOLTTS SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER-SEED H thf earliest of I aJI Snou-baMs, thr I L most compact, ihe \ sure&l header, is I ^vlng the largesi and snow* vhites* heads, and is the bm keeper in dry-wcailier. I Oetnand ii ihroiigh your ■vd-rirm Of direri from _^ R. WBOLTT, NAKSKOV. OENMARIM Cyclamen Superb English Strain Second to ]ioDe in size of tiowers Giant Crimson. •• P.nk •■ Wliite. ■' Wliite with Claret base. Mauve. ■' SalmnnQneen. 100 seeds Si: 1000 seeds S9. " New Fringed. H. E. riSKE SEED GO. 12 and 13 Fanueil Hall Square, - BOSTON, MASS. Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed only to those who plant for profit. ESTABLISHED 1 802 ROMAN HYACINTHS '''t'olire'^oSr PER XOOO SEEDS Asparagus plumo?us nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds .... 2.50 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES Bulbs of all kinds, native and foreign. Send for our Trade Bulb List J.M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Qrade "QUALITY IS REMEMBERED LONG AFTER PRICE IS FORGOTTEN." WHAT QUALITY MEANS. Quality means the best and finest types procura- ble in their respective classes. We to to specialists for our flower seeds. Our customers, the Florist the private gardner demand the highest grade. We have no cheap catalogue trade. "Quelily" may mean a little higher in price. "Quality'* in fact means "Quality'' and we know that when you buy from us you get it: — and our customers know it too. Catalogue now in press; 40 pages. Write for one its FREE. We sell bulbs too. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON SEEDS.WKN 342 West 14th St., - - NEW VCRK. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS GO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, - - CALIFORNIA c AULIFLOWERS A B B A G E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 Stormeada, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Lily of the Valley Finest Berlin $12.00 per 1,000 BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDSBROS. Props. 37 East 19lh St., - NEW YORK CITY G. G. MGRSE & CO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 58 Jackson St., San Francisco, Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States RELIABLE SEEDS SOW NOW Tr. 6Tr. Pkt, Pkts. Alyssum Carpet Queen, real dwarf for puts only, no equal Begonia Gracilis Lumino5a, new $0.25 $1.35 0.50 2.50 Erfordia. be.iutiful 0,50 2.50 Za gen's Beddlne Queen 0.50 2.50 Lobelia, new Trailing Hamburgia 0,30 1.50 Petunia, Zangen's Extra Double Fringed Giants 1. 00 5.00 Zangen's Superb Single Fringed Giants 0.75 4.00 Zangen's Ruffled Giants, the best 1.00 5.00 Phlox, best for pots, Fireball, Rose- ball, Snowball, each color 0.25 1. 25 Salvia Fireball, new, a fine potter 0.50 3.50 Stocks. German lo weeks: Blood- red, Lavender, Pink, Purple, White, each color 0.50 2.50 Verbena nammoth : Pink, Pur- ple, Scarlet, Striped, White, each My New Fall list Ready for the Asking O. V. ZANCEN Seedsman. HOBOK^ N, N .J. BestQuality Fall Bulbs It is to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock-bottom piices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VICK'S SUPERB PANSY SEED All the best varieties in separate colors VICKS SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts 1-8 oz. 75c. 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurpassed for size of flowers. Qiant Crimson Giant Pink Qiant Wliite Finest Mixed Qiant Excelsior, White witli Claret Base 100 seeds, $1 25; 1000 seeds, $10.00. R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 5 7 So. Market St., Boston, Hass. BULBS SPIREA JAPOniCA. COwpACTi MUX- TIFLORA. FL' RIBUXDA. GLADSTONE Get our special prices on surplus Bulb stock. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 4r-M NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON. MASS. JUST ARRIVED LARGE SHIPMENT OF Kigh-Grade SCOTCH SOOT. We have the Stott Double Nozzle THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTOII BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 They cost .ibout 10 per cent, more thjin other kinds, and thev are 10 times better. STUMPP & WALTER CO., - 50 Barclay St., New York 824 HORTICULTURE December 21, 1907 PROPERTIES OF THE CHRYSAN- THEMUM. Under the above title George Gienny wrote concerning the chrysan- themum in the London Horticultural Magazine, sixty years ago, as quoted below. It will no doubt be interest- ing reading tor many. It shows how even the wisest may be mistaken and how careful we all should be before committing our views to the printer. In the course of a long article Mr. Gienny writes as follows: "We expect a sort of remonstrance against the properties which we shall set down as desirable in the chrysan- themum, because the forms of the present varieties are as numerous as were those of the dahlia when the published rules first set to rest the properties of that universal favorite. There were among them at that time anemone-flowered, Chiua-aster- flowers, to say nothing of colors. In semi-double, flat, starry, and ragged flowers, to say nothing of colors, in the chrysanthemum, we are told in a very recent publication, that there are the ranunculus-flowered, the in- curved, the China-aster-flowered, the marigold-flowered, the clustered and the tasselled, all of which, except the ranunculus-flowered, are untidy and flimsy. Great efforts have been made to bring these flowers into notice, and shows have been established at which the judges have not known by what rules to award the prizes, or which flower was the best. We affirm with great submission to those who pride themselves on this flower, that it is impossible to select one less fit to exhibit, cut from the plant, and that individually there is nothing to hope for in the bloom itself that should raise it to the dignity of a florist's flower; but as there is great merit In growing the plant well in pots only, and as the plant is showy when there is a scarcity of bloom in a house, they ought always to be shown in pots only, and the merits of the plant be taken into account quite as much as that of the bloom, and as such we shall notice both." almost the entire length by herbaceous borders, with a background of shrubs and deciduous trees, the border reced- ing and approaching the driveway in an informal, pleasing manner. The herbaceous plants are very effectively arranged, and are chiefly indigenous plants. The house stands on the high- est part of the estate, and is ap- proached from many points by Eng- lish stepping stones cunningly laid in the grass. Situated right on the brow of a steep hill overlooking a thickly wooded ra- vine are the greenhouses of R. H. Boggs, under the care of N. Chris Madsen, whose ability as a grower of all kinds of greenhouse plants, as well as an estate manager, is evident. Mr. Madsen does not grow only the stero- typed stock for winter flowering. Many gardeners still retain the tendency to imitate inherited from their progeni- tors. In the flowering house are all kinds of plants in bloom, many half- hardy annuals which have been grown for tiie purpose and are certainly worth the trouble, Phlox Drummondi, salpi- glossis and many other simple things are very effective when arranged amongst such things as Ruellia ma- crantha, celosias, Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, mignonette, browallia, etc. Although late in the season there were still a number of fine chrysanthemums. In the rose houses are some healthy- looking American Beauties, and the tea houses benches are bristling with buds. Enchantress, Robert Craig and Lawson are the standard carnations. Several whites are grown, but next year only White Enchantress will be retained. A few orchids are grown. Lelia Perrinii and Cattleya Dowiana are now in flower. J- H. SEWICKLY (PA.) NOTES. About twelve miles from Pittsburg, down the Ohio river, is the borough of Sewickly, where, on the heights over- looking the little town, many of the wealthy Pittsburghers have their sum- mer homes. The location is just be- yond the smoke and fog region, and within easy reach of the city. Unlike many suburban settlements, the es- tates are all extensive. The natural beauty of the district makes this an ideal spot for a country home; the land is rolling and in some places very rugged, requiring only a little of the landscaper's art to make the scenery really picturesque. Many trees, parti- cularly conifers, which will not grow in Pittsburgh, thrive here luxuriantly. At Mr. Wm. Thaw's place, Supt. Hall has been busy planting, thinning and transplanting trees and shrubs of all kinds. On this place, the chief features are those immediately surounding the house, where some fine shrubbery and Italian gardening may be seen. On the terrace are some fine catalpas. The approach, which is a long, continuous curve with a gentle grade, is bordered AN APPRECIATION OF HORTICUL- TURE. Mr. W. J. Stewart : Dear Sir,— Having reached another milestone, we deem it a great privilege to tender our congratulations. HORTI- CULTURE is certainly doing a good work in our midst. The spirit shown in your paper is worthy the emulation of more pretentious papers. It can be seen at a glance what you are striving to give your readers— the highest and best to be found in Floriculture, as well as in Horticulture and kindred interests. Thanking you for the great help you have been to our club, and wishing you a prosperous and success- ful year, We remain, sincerely yours, THOS. H. WESTWOOD. President Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston. Select Stock of Strong Well Rooted Cai nation Ci-ttirgs. Ready Now. Per loo Per looo Andrew Carnegie (Scnrlei Harkmarden $12.00 $100 00 Aristocrat, bright cerise 6.110 50 00 Windsor, pink 6 00 50 I O teacon, oraniie scarlet 6.U0 50.00 White Enchantress, pure white 600 50 00 Welcome, link 6.00 50 00 Red Chief. Llristmas scarlet 6.00 50 00 Rose Pink Enchantress 3 00 25 (lO White Perfection 3.i O 25(0 Enchantress 3.00 25 00 Daybreak Lawson 3.00 25 00 CHICAGO CARNATION COMPANY, A T PYFEk. Mgr. JOLIET, - - ILL. DAHLIAS A long list of desirable varieties at 3c each. Wri.e for list. A. B. DAVIS & SON, INC. PURCELLVILLE, VA. ■^ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 0% N<"* '• '!>' 'u"* ** ■ H H ^M I I H «S pUce your ord _iO "^-i-iTca^a^ Decoration, somethme "^ ^ 'Stf=^^^J entirely new, lorg necdeo. P ■ >V '^^^ florist and housewife ■^Z^-f^^ will apprrciate this article, as it simplifies the art of table decorating. Ask for catalog. M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. D, ISO Waiola Ave., La Grange, III. GALAX LEAVES New crop, fresh from the patch, prices as follows: Bronze and Green Qalax Leaves $0.50 per 1000 Fancy and Dagger Ferns i.oo per 1000 Green Leucothoe Sprays 2.50 per 1000 Bronze " " 4.00 per 1000 K hododendron Sprays 2.50 per 1000 KalmJa or Mountain Laurel 2.50 per zooo Discount on large orders. Fourteen years' experience enables me to guarantee perfect satisfaction. 250 cus- tomers now in V. S. Send cash with first order. J. N. PRITCHARO, Elk Park, N.C. FANCY AND DA66ER FtRNS Best (luality, 75c per 1000. BOUQUET QREEN, 7c. per cwt. CHRISTMAS TREES by the car load or any way yoii want them. ROBERT GROVES 127 Commercial St.. ADAMS, MASS. Christmas Creens from the Maine Woods Fine Fir Baltanis for Christmas trees up to ten feet at reasonable prices. Also Hem- lock and Fir Balsam boiigls for deco'ations any lengtt s wanted. $ 1 .00 per 100 lbs. CHAS. L. CHADBCURNE North Bridgton, Me. December 21, 1907 H O RTl C ULTU RE 827 JOHN BREITMEYER'S ^=SONS=^ Cor. Miami and Gratiot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . High Grade Gut Blooms We cover all Michigan points and ffood section* of Ohio, Indiana and Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrison 585 SAMUEL MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory l»ir BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO Both 'Phancs 2670 Main FRED C. WEBER FLORIST 4326-28 CJ T nilTC MfJ OLIVE STREET O 1 • J-VUlOj lUU. Es'ablislied 1873 Long DUianc? Pbone BeiJ Lindell 676 CUDC BROSCa /■LORISTS 1214 r 9TNW ■"•>H1-">T- WASHINGTON, D. C. QUDE'S Qeo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L Street WASHINQTON. D. C. The Park Floral Co. J. A. VALENTINE Pres. DENVER, COLORADO WILLIAM L.ROCK FLOWER CO. KANSAS CITY, MO. will carefully execute orders for Kansas City and any town in Missouri or Kansas. ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Des'gn Work DELIVERED IN AL«ANV AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. NEWS NOTES. D. Smith & Co. have started in the wholesale cut flower business in New York at 111 W. 28th street. The flower department in the Edel- man drug store, Sheridan, Wyoming, is in charge of H. Adam Loucks. Chas. Kausch of Louisville, Ky., has taken a position with the Washington Florists' Co., Washington, D. C. W. S. Woner, florist, of Fort Clin- ton, O., has filed a petition in bank- ruptcy, liabilities. $3,931.56; assets, $3,475. F. L. Zeigler, florist, Newport, R. I., has taken the adjoining store for the display of his Christmas specialties, of which he has a large variety. Fire which started jin the boiler shed and work rooms of the Ansonia Floral Co., Ansonia, Conn., early on the morning of December 13, destroyed the buildings and greenhouses. The loss to the comiiany is $4,0C0 with no insurance. The loss of the owner, Mrs. Hill, is partially covered by insurance. NEW RETAIL FLOWER STORES. Seattle. Wash.— Sam Graff, 1515 Pike place. F. C. Riebe, Stockwell Block, Web- ster, Mass. .\ick .Xicharias. Pittsburgh Life Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. .1. R. .Jacques, florists' supplies, 1339 Bush street. San Francisco. Cal. PROMPF DELIVERY IN BOSTON AND ALL NEW ENGLAND POINTS HOUGHTON & CLARK 396 Bryiston St., Boston, Mass. Send flower orders for delivery In BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F. CALVIN 124 Tremont St.. Boston TRANSFER Your orders lor flower or plant delivery in Eastern New England to JULIUS A. ZINN, 2 Beacon St., Boston. Fine Design Work a Specialty. Theodore lYliller FLORIST Long Distance Phones: Bell, Forest 56; KInlocIv Delmar 4832 Delmar Boul. ST. LOUiS. MO. ATLANTA FLORAL CO. " IStSr ATLANTA GEORGIA. Florists Out of Town Taking orders for delivery in New York or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially deliv- ered by .^ >;* .^ Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th St., New York City ALEX. MeCONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the United States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 48? and 488 38th St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL WILLIAM H.DONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Orders, and reliable deliveries guaranteed. DAVID CLARKE'5 SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country to New York City Or OUT-GOING STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway, New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus A. WARENDORFF, 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK. Send your orders to the King of Floral Artists. Flower Deliveries In Brooklyn and other Long Island Points New York City. New .lersey etc. At Theatres, Hotels, Steamers or Residenc s- WILSON Fulton St. and Greene Ave.. Brooklyn, N.Y. YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS Br TELEGRAPH" William J. Smvth FLORIST Cor. nicMgran Ave. and 3lst St., CHICAGO We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phones : Douglas 744. Douglas 523, Douglas 740 JACOB SCHUlzT^^A^SSvSr fillt FlnVIOr« °l best quality in season UUI I lunc'a delivered promptly to anv address. ^V^ite, Telegraph or Telephone. Cumberland and Home Phones 223 and 984 «28 HORTICULTURE. December 21, 1907 BEAUTIES for CHRISTMAS Our growers report favorable both as to QUALITY and QUANTITY. We have never failed to fill all orders entrusted to us in that line. If you want QUALITY, you had better place your orders with us. GET OUR QUOTATIONS ON LARGE QUANTITIES THE LEO NIESSEN CO., 1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. , m Open from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. S '•'<» J EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ i CUT FLOWERS} \ EDWARD REID, *'|!i',l?,l?'« J y 1526 Ranstead St.. PHILADELPHIA m ^ m STORE CLOSES S P M ■5 / ~ \ r CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. i :^ ^ Bronze Calax $7.50 per Case W. E. McKISSICK WHOLESALE FLORIST PHILADELPHIA 1619-1621 RANSTEAD ST. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growers W* Mn care for your cutfiower waiit5 to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. '••47-49 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO ROBERT J. or S ART, Public Jtccountant and Jtuditor Simple methods of correct accounting especially adapted for florists' use. Books Balanced and Adjusted Merchants Bank Building as STATE ST., - BOSTON Telephone^ Main jS . CHAS. W. MeKELUR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, R06«t and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERQ WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, lU. IB writing adTcrtlMr* ■•■tlaa mmrOetXemm and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St„ Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100 — TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO Dec. 17 I TWIlf CITIES i I Dec. 17 I FHXLA. Dec 18 BOSTTtV Dec. iQ ffoses Am. Beauty, Fancy and Special... " Ex.ia No. I *' Lower grades Bride, 'Maid, Fan- y & Special " " Extra " *' Lower grades Killamey, Rkhmood. Fan & Sp..- " " Lowergrades. Chat^nay, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp.. . " '* Lower grades Golden Gate Ivory CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties Ordinary MISCELUANEOUS Viole.s Cattieyas Cypripediums LiUes Lilv of the Valley Rom 'n Hy . Paper While Nar Poinsettias Stevia MigQonetie Chrysant emums Adiaatutn Smilax • Asparagus PlumoGus, strings. " " & Spren. (too bchs.) 30.00 20.00 10.00 6.00 6.00 3.00 2. 00 8.00 3.00 8.00 3.00 2.00 •5° 50.00 15,00 3.00 to to I 25.00 to j 1.50 10 4.00 8 00 •75 50.00 15.00 40.00 25.00 12.00 8.00 B.oo 5.00 3.00 , 15.00 6,00 10.00 S.oo 8.00 5.C0 2.00 1. 00 60.00 20 00 15.00 5.00 3.00 35.00 2.00 6.00 15.00 to 1 50 to 10 00 to 60 00 to 20 CO 40.C0 to 35.00 to 25.00 s.oo 6 00 4.00 2.00 8.00 to 4,00 8.00 3.00 3.00 4 00 3.00 1 00 50.00 20 00 15.00 3 00 3 00 35. >o 2 00 15.00 I. CO 10 00 3500 35.0D 60.00 40 00 30.00 20 00 s.oo 6.00 3.0c X2.0C 6.0c 12 Ot 6 00 6.00 6 00 4 CO ^-50 60. 0( 30 00 25 00 5.00 5 o 50.00 3.00 4-5° 25.00 l.CO 16.00 40 00 40.00 30 00 25.00 12.50 9 00 8 00 5-ot' 3 00 8 00 3 00 3.00 50.00 30.00 20 00 10 00 12 00 8.0c 5.00 15 00 6 00 12. 00 8.00 10.00 6.00 3. CO •so to 1.50 6 .00 to 75.00 I i.oo to 20.00 12 50 to 1 5.0c 2. 00 to 5.00 2.00 to 4.00 15.00 to 30.00 1. 00 to 1 50 c^.OO to 6.':o 5 00 to 25.'^'0 1. 00 to I 50 12.50 to 20.ro 1 50.00 to 75 00 1 35.00 to 50.00 35.00 15.00 lO.OO 4.00 6.00 4 00 I 00 6.00 3.00 0.00 2,00 2.0a 3.00 to 1 .00 to .50 to 30 00 to I 2. CO to 10.00 to 2.00 to a. 00 to 35,00 to 3.00 5.00 1. 00 8.00 25.00 3500 30 00 13 O* 8 00 8.00 6.00 3.00 10 00 500 ».oc d.OO 6.00 4.00 2.00 .75 60.00 15.00 13 O* 4.o« 3.00 3500 1,00 6.00 15.00 1-50 13. 00 50.00 50.00 THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA Without a rival in knowledge of the requirements of the trade and the ability to supply them. Our New Illustrated Catalogue, recognized as a work of art unprecedented in its line for variety, novelty and completeness, tells the story fully, and if you have not yet sent for it, do so now. 'TIS FREE TO EVERYBODY IN THE:TRADE H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. December 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE 8-29 Holly and Holly Wreaths Our personal selection from a visit to the best producing centers $4.00 and $5.00 per case Wreaths, $12. 00 and $15. 00 oer 100 BERGER BROS. 1305 Filbert Street, PHILADELPHIA Wholesale Commission Florists WE SOLICIT new accounts and guarantee our growers good satisfaction and prompt returns. WE CARRY all the staples in season and also many exclusive specialties. Careful packing, prompt delivery. Let us hear from you on your Christmas wants. ASPARAUU3 PLUnOjUS A SPECIALTY ALFRED M. CAMPBELL, ISlOSansom St., PHILADELPHIA Wholesale Commission Florist A Fine Assortment of ==AZ iV I^ E> iV S-- Extra fine lot of FIKEFLY in bloom from CHRISTMAS to EASTER WRITE, for: prices MAJOR BONNAFFON The best all 'round Yellow Chrysanthemum. ^Strong stools, $5.00 per 100 W. W. EDGAR CO., Waverley, Mass. Anything of Value to the profession CAN be: sold through advertising in Horticulture i FLOWER MARKET REPORTS Material is shortening up BOSTON in the wholesale markets. We don't like to say that it is being held back in cellars and odd dark corners by the growers, but cer- tain it is that it is not forthcoming. This is in line with the experience ol past years and we may reasonably predict that there will be no surplus in the market until the day before Christmas. We might add that, in line with past experience, the grower who does not withhold his material in hid- ing but sends it in when ready stands best chance to win out. Retail business through- DETROIT out the city is acquiring the usual holiday aspect though it appears that prices in general are somewhat reduced. The florist business has been very quiet but not unusually so. At any rate it would not be just to predict a smaller amount of business this year than last although it may be wise to cuvtall the number of high- priced baskets, etc., etc. Considering the various bookings of elaborate decorations directly after Christmas ■we may escape the usual after-holiday lull. The majority of INDIANAPOLIS florists report lit- tle or nothing do- ing. Beauties, teas, carnations, violets and other seasonable stock continue to come in good shape, and some good or- chids are seen on the market. Poinset- tias, azaleas, Lorraine begonias and cyclamens predominate in the flowerinj; plant line. The outlook at present i.-; that there will be plenty of everything for Christmas. With the disappear- ance of chrysanthemums stock was a little short of the demand the first of the week, the prices having advanced all along the line. If all reports are true in our city, we can look for better Things from this time on. The holiday spirit is now in the air, and the pros- ))ects are good for a big trade. The supply is ample NEW YORK for all demands at present, and the indi- cations are that this will hold true on most lines next week, even under the pressure of the Christmas demand. The weather has been favorable to full crops and should it continue in the same quarter the customary holi- day prices are likely to get a jolt. Wintry skies and blustering storms may interpose but their effect is not likely to be very serious, and the out- look favors most decidedly the man who has made up his mind to a reasonable valuation on his product and proposes to stand by it. The prospects are that phenomenal values will not prevail. The usual lull be- PHILADELPHIA fore Christmas. Prices advanced a trifle last week but are still much be- low the normal of recent years. Last week's business was still further de- pressed by stormy weather, especially on Saturday the 14th, when the big overturn expected did not materialize. The rose marliet suffers about the worst. Anieiican Reauties were never letter in quality but it seems inipos- bible to jack-up the prices to where rhey belong. Teas go fairly well, white being ])robably the best seller. Kichiuonds are fine and at this season seem to be preferred to Liberty. Ther-.j IS rather more of an upward tendency ill the carnation market — that staple being on a healthier basis than most iitheis. Violets are moving fairly well. Home grown Campbell and Princess preferred — these being rather sweeter than the Hudsons. Cattleyas and Cyi ripediums are more plentiful. Lily ( f the vallev is very good but trading is not brisk. Roman hyacinths and Paper Whites sluggish. Mignonette fine quality and in good demand. Holly is scarce. Mistletoe on the long side All told, the market for decorative material is healthy and satisfactory. Business in the Twin TWIN CITIES Cities is getting a lit- tle dull. Plenty of stock on hand except carnations. Prices are about the same as last week with a tendency to go up higher for the holidays. The KERVAN CO. 113 W 28th ST New York WHOLESALE DEALERS Fresli cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- coltice. Ferns and Mosses. .^11 Decorating Evergreen. 830 HORTICULTURE. December 21, 1907 JOHN YOUNG WHOLESALE FLORIST Fioevt American Beauties and Carnations SI West 28 St. ■ NEW YORK FORD BROTHERS 4« West 28tli Street, NEW YORK HUE ROSES EIKCY finis A FuU Line ol All CUT FLOWERS Haleplione. 3870 or S871 HBdiBon Saiure H. E. FROMENT, Wholesale Commission Florist, Choice Cut Flowers, 57 West 28th St., :: NEW YORK. Telephones: 2200, 2201, Madison Square. The Reliable Commission House Richmond Roses and Rich Flowers of all varieties JOS. S. FENRICH 1 10 W. 28th Street, New York Tel. 3S4-335 Madtson Square Bstabllshed 1891 BUY FROM 1km w-j SHIP TO /Vlrl TBY •*■'*»-' ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers in Season 55 West 28th St, New York Vclcphone 3924 Madison Square. JOHN I. RAYNOR Wholesale Commission Florist 'IVj^SKTa^R^B^* A full line ol Choice Cut Flower stock lor all purposes. Comprises every variety grown for New York market, at current prices ^ TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W, 28 St., New York Clt> Walter F. Sheridan Wholenale Commisaiiyn Deaier in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 59 West 28th Strut. New Yark Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadlson Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THK HICHKST W A I I PV *»•***• CRADK OF VMIakCLl ON MAMO GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONt JAMES McMANUS,7Js&42 W. 28th St., New York PHILIP F.KESSLER Open from 5 a. m. to 6 p. m. Sunday till 10 a m. Tel., 5243 and 2921 Madison Sq. Res., 345 J., Newtown^ Finest Lilies in the Market Every Day in the Year. 55 & 57 W. 26th St., New York City Commission Dealer, Wholesale Buyer and Seller of GUT FLOWERS WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST, NEW YORK Telephone 1S7 Madison Sq. W3 have a giod regular outlet for seasonable flowers NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY RMea Am. Beauty, fan and sp '* extra ** No. 1 " Lower grades Bride, 'Mald» Golden Gate, fan &sp ** " " " e.vtia .. . " " ■' " Iw'.grds. Kill »rney , Richmond, fancy & spec '* '* lower grades Chatenay, Wellcslcy, fan. and spec. " " lower grades. Go'den Gate, Ivory Caroatlons. Fancy and Novelties... " Ordinary Violets Last Half of Week endlne Dec. 14 1907 10.00 to 20.00 8.00 5.00 4.00 to to to to 10.00 8.00 1. 00 8 00 2 00 to 3.00 1. 00 4.00 to to 8.00 I. CO 5.00 to to 1.50 8.00 1. 00 to 3.00 1. 00 to 4 00 2.00 to to 1. 00 .60 ■30 to .50 Fi'st Half of Week beginning Dec. 16 1907 10.00 to 8.00 to 5.00 to to 4.00 to 2.00 to 1. 00 to 4.00 to 1. 00 to 5.03 to i.oe to 1. 00 to 3.00 to to .30 to 70.00 10.00 8.00 1. 00 8.00 3 00 1.50 8.00 1.50 8.00 3.00 5.00 4.00 1. 00 .60 La^t Half of Wo^k First Half of Week I ending Dec. I4 ' beginning Dec. 16 1 1907 i 1907 Cattleyas Cypripediums Lilies Lily of the Valley Qardenias Roman Hy., Paper White Nar. . . Poinsettias Stevia nifcnonette Chrysan hemums Adlantum Smilax Asparagus Phimosus, strings " " & Spren. (loobchs.) to 15.C0 to 4.00 to I 00 to 10.00 to 2.00 to 25.0 J to to 4.00 to 8.00 to 1.00 to 8.00 to 25 00 to to 75.00 (7.00 3 00 2.00 25.00 3. o 35.00 t.oo 8.00 12,00 1.50 12.00 40.00 15.00 to 75.00 15.00 to 17.00 4.00 to 8.00 1. 00 to 3.00 lo.oo to S5.00 2.00 10 3.00 25.00 to 35.00 t9 X.OO 4.00 to 8.00 8.00 to K.OO T.oo to 1.50 8.00 to 12.00 25 00 to 40.00 B. 8. 8LINN, Jr. WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 & 57 W. 26th St., New York City Tel., .3864 Madison Sq. Shipping Orders Solicited. Ros65 and Carnations VIOLETS Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. T«l. jj*| Madison Square NeW YOrk TRAENDLY A SCHENCK WHOLESALE FLORISTS Furnish best stock at fair prices all the year roimd Send for qnctatioiu on tall tmittm T.1. 798.799 M.di.on Sq. 44 Wcst 28th Street, Net Yirt Clt| Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tH STREET PHONES. I064— 1665 MADI.SON SQUARE: ENOUGH SAID December 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 8S1 HARDY CUT FERNS FANCY and DAGGER Extra fine, $1.25 per 1000. Bronze and Green Galax, $1.25 per 1000. Leucothte Sprays, $1.00 per 100, ~ — - — — $7.50 per 1000. Sphagnum Hoss, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25. Fancy and Dagger Ferns our specialty. A trial order will couvince you that we ship oiilv first-cla?s stock. Headfpiarters for Florists" supplies and wire work. All cut flowers in season. BOXWOOD, per bunch 3Sc, 50 lbs. $7.50. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., All phone connections 38-40 Broadway, Detroit, Mick. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 54 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephone 3559 Madison Sq. A. L YOUNG & CO. RECEIVERS &. SHIP- PERS OF CUT FLOWERS. CONSIQNMENTS SOLICITED. Headquarters in Western New York FOR ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Vholeula Commltslon Florist, alio Dealer In Florists' Su^pllot and Wire Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. QiT« ua ft trial. We eaa pUaa* you. Best Flowers I3V TME BOSTONJARKET N. F. McCarthy & Go. 84 Hawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Send for Prices SAMUEL A, WOODROW WHOLESALE PLANTSMAM Palms, Large and Small Ferns, etc. NEW YORK S3 West 30th Street, Telephone 2083 Madison FRANK S. HICKS & CO. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florists. Open Noiv for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, - New York City Tel. 3920 Mad. Sq. Wholesale Florist Telegfraphlc Orders Filled and Delivered. 55-57 West 26tli St., New York City. Charles Millang 30 West 29th St., New York city Gut Flowers on Commission 4 Reliable Place to Consig^n to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Sladiaon Sqnmr* A. lYIOLTZ Will purchase flowers on order In N. Y. market and ship carefully at prevailing wholesale prices. Address 55-57 West 26tli Street, New York City HENRY M, ROBINSON A CO, WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS Finest Grades of Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Lily of the Valley, Violets, etc. 15 ProvincB SU & 9 Chapman PI,, Boston, Mass, See our Fern ad. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- PtR 100. "TO DEALERS ONLY. R05BS Am, Beauty, Fan. and Sp.. • '■ Extra No.i " Lower grades. Bride, Maid, F. & S E.xtra . WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A Firs* Class Harket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main CLEARY'S HORTICULTURAL CO. Management AMBROSE T. CLEABY Wliolesale Contracting, Jobbing, Auction HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS i of every description. [ Consignments Received. Surplus Stock Converted. I 62 Vesey St., NEW YORK Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Commission Florists, 55 and 57 We*t 26th Street, { Telephone No. 756 ikl^.-, \/^«Ml.r M.dUon Square. IMGW YOrK. " " Low gr KillAmey, RichDx>nd, Fan. & Sp. . . '* '' Lower grades. Chatenay, Wellcsky, Fan. & Sp... " " Lower grades Golden Gate, Ivorj' CARNATIONS Fancy and Novelties Ordinary MISCELLANEOUS Violets CatlieyBs Cypripediums Lilies. Lily of the Valey Roman Hy., Paper White Nar.. — Poinsett ia- Sievia Mignonette Chrysanthemums AS 00 to to 15.0" 50.00 to 75.00 50.00 to 60.0c 40.00 to 'o 00 3c;.oo to eo fu 30.00 to 40.00 20.00 [3.50 6 00 12.00 8.00 6.00 0.00 15.00 4.00 3 ot 30.CO 6 00 8.00 1. 00 15.00 2^ 00 2^.00 15.00 S.ott 15.00 10.00 6 00 11. 00 8.00 bo 12. 00 8.00 8. CO 5.00 3.00 15. cO 20.0° 4.0<> 500° 80" 15.0° t.a" 18 sS 50.0° ■.«.o° H. a BERNINC Wholesale Florist 1402 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. inc. I Alex IMcinn, Jr.Co. Wholesale Dealer in Florists' Supplies znd Cut Flowprs White Doves. SO.flO per doz. Galax Leaves. 1125 Polk Street, San Francisco, Cal. J. B. Murdocii & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. Lone Distance 'Phone 1435 Court. REED r page see List of Advertisers. ARTIFICIAL CALVX Maxfield & Dimond, Warren, R. I. For page see List of Advertisers. ASPARAGUS Asparagus Spreugerl, field grown, $4.00 and $8.00 per lUO. C. Wlnterlch, Defiance, Ohio. Asparagus Plumosa, 2 in. pots. Fine plants. $2..')0 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa.; or, Wm. F. Kastlng Co., 385 Elllcott St., Buffalo. N. Y. AUCTION SALES Cleary's Horticultural Co., 62 Vesey St., New York. Horticultural Products of Every Descrip- tion. For page see List of Advertisers. Sales every Tuesday and Friday. If you cannot attend send bids and shipping in- Btnictlons. Catalogues on application. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 81 Hawley St., Bos- ton. AZALEAS A. Lenthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Abington, Mass. For paee see List of Advertisers. Bohbink & Atkins, Ruthei-ford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. BAMBOO CANES Stumpp & Waller Co., 50 Barclay St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Street, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAT TREES. Specimens and pairs, all flzes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. BOILERS BOILERS. "Bumham" Boilers made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, X. Y. BOXW^OOD A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of_AdvertlBers. Henry M. Robinson & Co^l5 Province St7, Boston. For page see List of .-Vdvortlsers. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tion for All Cypress, Semi-Iron, Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Be'] Sash and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BULBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornbnrn & Co., 33 Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths; Bermuda Easter Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. AT'T. Boddington, 342^V:'l4th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. RIckards Bros.. 37 East 19th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F~Midieir~Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. H. E. Flske Seed Co., Faneull Hall 8q., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. James Tick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Fall Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. DT Rusconr,~128"w7 SixtiTst., Cincinnati, O. Callas, Narcissi, Dutch Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Aug. Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. Seasonable Import Plants and Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. John Scheepers^^Co.. 4 and 6 Old Slip, New York. Lily of the Valley Excellenta. For page see List j)f Advertisers. Halph~M. Ward '& Co~12 W. Broadway. New York. Japan Bulbs. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. Hagemann & Co., 55 Dey St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on only selected bnlbs, plants, etc. F. W. O. Schraitz, Prince Bay, N. Y\ CARNATIONS Field Grown Chlcaeo Carnation Co., Jollet, III. Carnation Andrew Cai-negle. For page see List of Advertisers. Tbe H. Weber & Sons Co.. Oakland, Md. Seedling Carnation Toreador. For page see List of Advertisers. Rooted Cuttings John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. F. Uoruer & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. For page see List of AdTertlsers. _ S~srSkidelsky~174l"N.' 18th~St~PhiIa- delphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank H. Kimberly, 631 Townsend Ave., New Haven, Ct. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRISTMAS GREENS Chas. L. Chadbounie, X. Bridgton, Me. For page see I.i-^t of Advertisers. CHRISTMAS PLANTS S. S. PennocU-lIeebau Co., Phila., Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Robert Craig Co., Market cS: 49th Sts., . Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. CHRTSANTHEMUMS Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J. For page see List of .\dvertisers. A. N. Plerson, Cromwell, Conn. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. For page see List of Advertisers. Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich. Novelt.v Chrysanthemums. For paL'e see List of .\dvertisers. Wm. Swayne. Kennett Square, Pa. Chrysanthemum Stock Plants. "W~W. Edgar Co.. Waverley, Mass. I^or p.ige se-^ List of Advertisers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Continued Chrysanthemums, reading varieties In white, pink, yellow and red. Prices of rooted cuttings and 2 1-2 in. stock are given on application. Poehlmann Broe. Co., Morton Grove. 111. Chrysanthemums, strong stock plants of Bonnaffon. Euguehard, Nonin, J. Jones, etc., .$4.00 per 100. Rooted cuttings of Clay Friek and Beatrice May, $5.00 per 100. Frank Shearer & Son, Binghamton, N. Y. CINERARIAS John J. Coonan, Uaverstraw, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. CONIFERS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, Eng. For page see List of .\dvertiser.s. Bay State Nurseries, North Abington, Mas*. For page see List of Advertisers. Write for prices on all choice ornamental conifers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Haw- ley St., Boston, Mass. CUT^LOWER BOXES. Edwards Folding Box Co., IhiladelpUa. For page see List of .Advertisers. Getn>ore Box Factory, Inc., Belleville, Ala. Light Wood Boxes^ Wellave Them. ' Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Baversdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. Write for list. Holtcn & Hunkel Co.. Mil- waukee, Wis. DAHLIAS David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J. For pfge see List of Advertisers. R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co., White Marsb, Md. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro. Mass. For page ^ee_Li5t_of Advertisers. ArB7DavIs~&~Son~rurcellvllle, Va^ For page see List, of Advertisers. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 & 7 S. Market St., Boston. New Dahlia Chas. Lanier. DECORATIVE PLANTS A. Leuthy & Co., Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advtrtlsers. Julius Roehis, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Anton Schulthels. College Point, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. FERNS A. Leuthy & Co., Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of .Advertisers. H. H. Barrows & Son. Whitman, Mass. Nephrolepls Whitman!. For page see List ot Advertisers. Godfrey Aschmann. 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. John Seott~BrooklynrN.~Y. For page see List^of Advertisers^ The F~R.~Pierson Co.," Tarry town-on-Hnd- son, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. FERTILIZERS Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, III. Wizard Brand Cattle Manure. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. J. Gre^ & Co., 32 and 33 South Market St., Boston. High-Grade Scotch Soot. For page see List of Advertisers. For List of Advertisers See Page 836 ^December 21. 1907 HORTICULTURE 833 FI.ORISTS' GREENING PINS We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FI.ORAL PHOTOGRAPHS Floral Photographs. Foley's 226-22S 1-2 flowery. New York. FLORISTS' LETTERS. Boston Florist Letter Co., 66 Pearl St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Koral Mfg. Co., 26 Hawley St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. We Have Thtm. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. FLORISTS SUPPLIES H. U. Robinson & Co., 15 Pro\lnce St. and 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Ite Keivan Co., 113 W. 28fh St., N. T. Decorative Evergreens. For page see List of Advertisers. Seed & Keller, 122 W. I'ijth St., New York. i"or page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Mnrdocb & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Phlliidelpbla. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. Maun, Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWER POT COVER Ever Ready Flower Pot Cover Co., 146 Hughes Av., Butfalo, N._Y^ FLOAVER POT HANDLE AND HANGER W. C. Krlck, 1164-66 Greeue Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. FLOWERS BT TELEGRAPH Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Ueor^e H. Cooke, Washington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswiitb, 232 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schnlz, &14 4th Ave., Ixiuisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Thoe F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jallus A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Honghton & Clark, 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Sidney Hoffman, 59-61 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Miami and Gratiot Aves., Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Brcadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City., Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Byd., St. lyouls. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. FLO"WERS BY TELEGRAPH — Continued Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 OUve St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 21fa-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. H. Donohoe, 17 E. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Warendorff, 1193 Broadway, New York. For page s^e List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. & Greene Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr.. 41 W. 28th~~St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Youug & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. ^ For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacks()nvilie, Fla Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLO'WER POTS W. H. Ernest. 28th and M Sts., Washington. D. C. For piige see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. HIiflnger Bros., Ft. Edward, N. Y. F^^r page see List of Advertisers. FORCING ROOTS Bobbiuk & .\tklus, Rutherford. N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. GALAX MlcHgan Cut Flower Co., 38 and 40 Broad- way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest green and bronze Galax In any quantity at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boeton. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. W. M. Woodruff & Co., Lowgap, N. C. J. N. Prltchard, Elk Park, N. C. Galax Leaves. ' GERANrUMS R. Vincent Jr. & Sons Co.. White Marsh, Md. New and Standard Varieties. For page see List of Advertisers. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. ^ladiolL Write for leaflet. B. Ham- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass- Gladiolus Bulbs, GroEf's Hybrids, extra large and nice bulbs measuriug as high as 10 and 12 inches in circumference, $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. Cash. E. A. Muchow, Clarence, N. Y. ""013(11011 Colvilli Alba, $1.00 per 100; $7.50 per lOOO. Gladioli Rosea, $1.25 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. America, light pink. Immense flower. $1,00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. Cushman Gladiolus Co., Sylvanla, O. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbury St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, III. GLASS, High Grade, Double Thick Green- house Glass. Lord & Bumham, 1133 Broad- way, N. X. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, ~Lord & Buruham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Bumham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. PIcrson U-Bar Co., 1 Mcdlson Sq., N. Y For page see List of Advert Isers. Hltchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadwav. N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Ccnstructlon Co. N. Tonawanda, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. C. Monlnger Co., 117 Bast Blackhawk St, Chicago, 111. ^ For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg Co., hetween^West^nTAveTand 26th St., Chicago, III For page seej^lst of Advertisers. I. Cassldy, 215-21 Randolph~~Ave Jerser City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metro- politan Ave., Brooklyn N. V For page see List of Advertisers. D. lllflfe. 49 Washington St., N., BostOB Piping and Coastnicttnn. For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flushing Ay* Brooklyn, N. Y. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, Semi- Iron Greenhouse. New Truss Houses and i!i?I! /■•ame Horses. Lord i Bumham. 1U3 Broadway, N. Y. J. A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave.. Jersw City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassldy, 215 to 221~Randolph Ave., Jcr- sey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. 26th St., Chicago, HI. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Ri.bber Co., IS Cliff St, N. T. For page see List of Advertisers, GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B. improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachmeut. Lotd & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. HAIL INSURANCE Florists' Hall Asso. of America. J. G. Esier, Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDT FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St. and 9 Chapman PI., Bosron. Ma.ss. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 2,-r page see List of Advertisers. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Berger Bros., 1305 Filbert St., Phlla. Hollv and Holly Wreaths. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED MATS Wm. Elliott & Sons, 201 Fulton St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. HOT-BED SASH The A. T. Steams Lumber Co., Nepouset, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson C-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. For page see List of Advertisers. Y. Hltcbings &- Co., 1170 Broadway. N. T. For page see List of Advertisers. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA Baur Floral Co., Erie, Pa. For page see List of Advertlserg. INSECTICIDES. Andrew Wilson, Summit, N. J. Dept. 8. Plant Oil. For page see List of Advertisers. Carman's Antl-pest. Perfection Chemical Co., Flushing, N. T. W. W. Kawson & Co., 5 Union St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Nlcotlclde kllli> all gi-eentouse pests. P. R. Palethcrpe Co., Eleventh St., Owensboro, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. Nikoteen. For page see List ot Advertisers. JAFANA CUT FLOAVER HOLDER U. V. Garnsey, 130 So. Walola At., La Grange, 111. Dept. D. For page see List of Advertisers. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. JARDINIERES Jones, McDutfee & Stratton Co., 33 Franklin St., Boston. Garden Hall and Piazza Seats. KENTIAS A. Lenthy & Co., Rrslindale. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 W. Ontario St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. I.EADING RETAIZ. FLORISTS Park Floral Co., Denver. Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. George H. Cooke, Washington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St.^ Washington. D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Adveitisei-s. P. J. Hauswlrth, 2.^2 Michigan Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS — Coutinned William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Schuiz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers Thos. F. GalTln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Houghton & Clark, 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Sidney Hoffman, 59-61 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J, Breltmeytr's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Kansas City, Mo., Alpha Floral Co. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y. For pige see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. li. DoDohoe, 17 E. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. McConuell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Warendorff, lJfi3 Broadway. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 2Sth St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers Mills the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mail orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. NEW^ AND RARE PLANTS Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. NICO-FUME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. NURSERY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For prge see List of Advertisers. New England Nnrserles, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, BSses and Herbaceous Perennials. Specimen Pyramidal Box. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials, Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Cleary's Horticultural Co., 62 Vesey St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. P. Ouwerkerk, 216 Jane St., Wcehawken Heights, N. J. Holland Nursery Stock for Forcing. For page see List of Advertisers Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hnwjpy St.. Boston. Mass. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. For page sue List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carrillo & Baldwin, Secaucus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box lOB. For piige see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nuraerles^ RoHllndale, Mass. For page see List of AdvertlsTfc H. A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Palms for Decorating. Kentia, Pboenii, etc., all sizes. Writs for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N^J^ PAINT AND PUTTY PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse lead; Special Greenhouse Putty. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Choice pansy plants, 50c. per 100; J4.00 per lOOO. Cash. Aug. Zlrnglebel, Need- ham, Mass. PATENTS ~ Siggers & Slggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted peat. Azalea peat, Leaf-Mould, Live Sphagnum moss. Baled Sphagnum moss. Green Clump moas, etc. Jobbers' list on application. C. W. Browo- ell & Co., Walden, N. Y. PHOENIX ROEBELINI SEED Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay 8t« New York. PIPE AND FITTINGS Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Are. and 26th St., Chicago, III. PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooka. Automatic Air Headers, etc. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Knuner'3 ?1 doz. by exp., $1.25 by mall. I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedor Rapids, la^ PRIMULAS Primroses, old-fashioned dble. white, strong. Plants full of bloom, 10 cents. Levant Cole, Battle Creek, Mich. PRUNING SHEARS Rhodes Mfg. Co.. Grand Rapids, Mich. Dept. R. PYRIMIDAL BOX Bay State Nurseries, N. Ablngton, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. RAFFIA Samples free. Large assortment of coiois. R. H. Comey Co., Camden, N. J., or, 810-824 Washburn Ave., Chicago. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot. England. For patre S'-e r.Ut of Artv^rtlspi-s. For List of Advertisers See Page 836 December 21, 1907 H O RT 1 C U LT U RE f,3:> ROSES Thomas Rolniid, Nabant, Mass. Latlj Gay Ktses. For page ste List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. Rambler Rose, Newport Kalry. For puge see List of Advertisers. New Englaud Nurseries, Inc., Bedford, Mass. Roses for Korciug. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Abington, Mass. For page see List of Adveitisera. Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Pallsade.s Nurseries, Sparklll, N. Y. Crimson Rambler Roses. For page see List of Advertisers. A^T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th S^T New York Forcing Ramblers and Hybrid Roses. 400 varieties; own roots: summer grown. Leedle Company, Springfield, Ohio. Low-bndded roses. No. 1, $95.00; No. 1 ]-2, $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. Crimson Ramblers, extra stong, 3-yr., for forcing, at 9 ets.. Gilbert Costlch, Rochester, N. Y. SCALECEDE B. G. Pratt Co., 11 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons, M and 52 N. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atlee Bi:rpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. Vlnca Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. H. F. Mlchell Co.. 1017 Market St., Phlla. For Phge see List of Advertisers. James VIck's Sous, Rochester, N. Y. Vlek's Superb Pansy Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. HJalmar Hartmaun & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. CauliUower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advert isei-s. Rtckards Bros., 37 E. 19 th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 0-7 So. Market St., Boston. Giant Cyclau'en Seed. For page s'.e List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co.. 4S-56 Jackson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. FIske Seed Co.. Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston. Cyclamen Seed. For page s^/e List of Advertisers. Bro-ilan Seed Growers Co., San Joso Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. O. VT Zangen, Hoboken. N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. SMILAX E. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala. Southern Wild Smilax: Log Mosses. For page see List of Advertisers. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orihld peat and orchid basliets always on baud. Lager & Hurrell, Summit. N. T. Fresh, clean, 5 hbl. bale, $1.L'5; 2 hales. ?2.25; 5 bales, $5.IX): 10 bales, $9.50. Cash. H. R. Akers. Chatsworth, N. J. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Baversdnrfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa^ Sphagnum Moss and Peat, fresh stock; Floral Moss a specialty. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write for prices. W. H. Stackhonse, prop.. Box 11, Waretown, N. J. SFIREA Splrea. extra fine clumps in leading va- riety. F. W. O. Sehniltz, I'rlnce Bay, N. Y. STEAM TRAP E. BIppard, Youugstown, O. For page see List of Advertisers. VEGETABLE PLANTS Tomatoes for forcing, 2 1-2 In. Comet, $2.50; Lorlllard, $2.00 per 100. RoueJ Bros., West Grove, Pa. VENTILATING APPARATUS Pierson U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y,. For page see List of Advertisers. HItchlngs &. Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City. N. J. For pege see List of Advertisers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Alciel encased, self-oiling gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Barnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. VIOLETS. Banr Floral Co., Erie, Pa. -WIRE STAKES W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind. Galvanized Wire Stakes. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. WlrowoTk. Write for our catalogue. Holton ic Hnnkcl Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Hellscher's Wire Works, 38-4C Broadway, Detroit. Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send for price list. Frank W. Ball, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. WHOLESALE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For ptge sec List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St. . and 9 Chapman PI., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Buffalo Wm. F. Kasting Co., 383-87 Elllcott St., Buffalo, N Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Cbjis. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Peter Reinberg, 51 Wabash Ave., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. E. F. Wlnterson Co., 45-49 Wabash Ave.. Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Poehlmann Bros. Co., 35 Randolph St.. Chicago. Detroit Michigan Cut Flower Exchange. 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mlcb. For page see List of Advertisers. WHOLESALE FLORISTS— Comtiniied New York J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. S. Fenrich, 110 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Ford Bros., 48 W. 2Sth St., New York. For page sec List of Advertisers. H. E. Froment, 57 W. 2sth St.. New York. For page see List of Advcrttaers. Alex. J. Guttman, 43 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of AdvertiseiB. E. C. Horan, 55 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers A. H. Langjahr, 55 W. 28th St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. James McManus, 42 W. 28th St., New York For page see List of Advertisers. Chas Millang, 50 W. 29th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John I. Raynor, 49 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. P. Sheridan, 39 W. 28th St., New York For page see List of Advertisers. Traendly & Sehenck, 44 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. John Young, 51 W. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Moore, Hentz & Nash, 55 and 57 W. 26tJj St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisera. Frank S. Hicks & Co., 52 W. 2Sth St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Frank Mlllaug, 57 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. H. Kuebler, 28 Wllloughby St. Brooklyn, N. Y. ' For page see List of Advertisers. Philip P. Kessler, 55 and 57 W. 26th St New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Moltz, 55-57 W. 26th St., New York. For page s°e List of Advertisers. B. S. SUnn, Jr., 55 W. 26th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisei-s. A. L. Young & Co., 54 W. 2Stb St., Mew York. For page see List of Advertisers. Philadelphia W. K. McKlssick, 1221 Filbert St., PWla- delphia. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. Leo Nlessen Co., 1209 Arch St., Phlladel- pbia. Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. The S. S. Penuock-Meehan Co., 1608-lS Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. EMward Reld, 1526 R.->nstead St., Phila- delphia, Pa. For page see List of Advtrtlsers. A. M. Campbell, 1510 Sansom St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. J. Baker, South Penn. Square, Philadelphia. Pa. For page see List of .\dvertlsers. FlttsbitrK T. R Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburgh, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. San Francisco Alex. Mann, Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. St. Lonis H. G. Bemlpg. 1402 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of .\dvertlsers W^HOLESALE PLANTSMAN Samuel A. Woodrow, 53 W. 30th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. In writing to Advertisers icindly mention Horticulture 836 horticulture: December 21, 1907 List of Advertisers Allen J. K 830 American Nursery.. .825 Aschmann Godfrey. . • 810 Atlanta Floral Co. ...827 Barrows H.H. & Son .811 Basch, Fehx Sj.' Baur J^'loral Co fcio BayersdorferH.& Co 828 Bay State Nurseries. 825 Beaven E. A 826 Berger Bros ^29 Bernini H. G 831 Bobbmk & Atkins ...8 o Boddington A T.. ■ 823 Boston Flonst Letter Co •.•■826 Boston Plate and Win- dow Glass Co. ... 839 Braslan Seed Growers Co 823 Breck Joseph & Sons 823 Breitmeyer s J. Sons.S27 Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 82 ^ Burpee W. A. & Co. 823 Campbell Alfred M. -839 Camllo & baldwin . . 811 Cassidy 1 839 Chadbourae Chas. L. B26 C n 1 c a g o Carnation Co 824 Clarke's David, Sons827 ■Cleary's Horticultural Co 831 Conard & Jones Co. • • 825 Cooke G. H 827 Coonan JohnJ 810 Cowee A • 811 Craig Robt &Co. ...811 Davis A. B ■■824 Donohoe W. H 827 Doraer F. Sons & Cc 824 Dreer H. A. 821-839 Dysart R.J 828 Edgar, W. W 829 Edwards Folding Box Co. 828 Elliott Wm. & Sons. 823 Esler J G 838 Ernest W.H 839 Eyres 827 Farquhar R. & J. & Co. ....823 FenrichJ.S 830 Fiske, H. E. Seed C0.823 Foley Mfg. Co 8,9 Ford Bros... 830 Froment H. E 83'> Galvin Thos. F 827 Garnsey M. V 826 Grey T.J. Co. 830 Gude Bros. Co 8^7 Groves, Robt 826 Guttman Alex. J 830 HailAsso 838 Haines, J E..... 824 Hartmann Hjalmar & Co 823 Hauswirth P. J. .827 Herbert David & Son. 874 Hews A. H. & Co... 839 Hicks Frank S. & Co 831 Hiifinger Bros 839 Hippard E 839 Hitchings & Co 840 Hoffman 827 Horan E.C 830 Houghton & Clark. . .827 riiffe Daniel 839 KastingW. F........831 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co 83S Kervan Co., The 829 Kessler, P F . . ... 830 Kimbely Frank H 8.4 King Cons. Co 839 KoralMfe Co 826 KueblerWm H S31 Lager & Hurrell 811 Langjahr, Alfred H. . ■ 830 Leuthy A. &Co 810 Lord & Burnham Co. 840 Manda Jos. A «ti Mann, Alex Jr. Co.. 831 Marshall. W E 823 Maxfie'd& Dimnnd..8i4 McCarthy N F & C0.831 McConnell Alex 8.7 Page McKeUar Charles W.S28 McKissick, W. E 8.18 McManusJas 830 Meiropolitan Ma- terial Co 839 Michell H. F.Co.. ..8.1a Michigan Cut Flower Exchange S31 Millang Charles 831 Millang Frank 831 Miller Theo. 827 Mineralized Rubber Co 839 Moltz, A 831 Moninger J . C 839 Moore, Hentz & Nash 831 Moore, J L 824 Morse C.C. & Co.... 823 Murdoch J. B.&C0..831 Murray Samuel S27 New England Nur- series 825 Nicotine Mfg. Co.... 838 Niessen Leo. Co 828 Ordonez Bros 811 Ouweriterk P 825 Palethorpe P. R. Co.. 838 Palisades Nurseries.. 825 ParK t loral Co 827 Payne John A 838 Pennock-Meehan Co 821 Perfection Chemical Co 838 Perkins St. Nurseries 810 Pierson A. N. 825 Pierson F. R. Co 812 Pierson U Bar Co 840 Pratt B. G. Co 838 Pritchard J. N 826 Pulverized Manure Co 838 Rawson W.W.& Co. .838 Raynor John I.. . . 830 Reed& Keller 831 Reid Edw 828 Reinberg Peter 828 Rickards Bros 823 Robinson H.M. &Co. 826-831 Rock Wm. L FI0.C0.827 Roehrs Julius Co. 811-825 Roland, Thomas . . .825 Rolker August & Sons 825-839 Rise Hill Nurseries .825 Rusconi D 811 Sander & Son 81 r Scheepers John & Co,8ri Schultheis Anton . 811 Schulz Jacob 827 Scott, John 8 I Sheridan W.F 830 Siggers & Siggers . . . S39 Situations & Wants.. 836 Skidelskv S. S 824 Slinn B.-;. Jr 8,0 Smith Nathan & Son 825 Smyth Wm J.. ..827 Standard Plate Glass Co 839 Stearns A. T. Lumber Co 839 Stumpp & Walter C0.823 ThorburnJ.M. &Co 823 Totty Chas. H 825 Traendly & Schenck.830 Valentine. J. A 827 VelthiBS.K 822 Vick's Jas. Sons 823 Vincent R. Jr. & Sons.810 Ward R. M. & Co.... 812 Waiendorff A 827 Waterer John & Sons S25 Weber F.C 827 Weber H.& Sons.... 824 Welch Bros 828 Wibiltt.R 823 Wilson 827 Wilson, Andrew 838 Winters on E. F Co.. 828 Woodrow, Sam'l A. ..831 Yokohama Nursery Co 811 Young A. L , ....831 Young John 830 Young, Thos. Jr 827 Young & Nugent 827 ZangenO.V 823 Zion, J.A 827 Is Your Name In The Above List? If Not, Why Not? New Offers in This Issue. BULBS FRENCH AND DUTCH. K. Velthuys, Represented by Felix Bosch, 2.i0 Cl.irendon St., Bo.ston. For page see List of Advertisers. CYCLAMENS. Tbomas Roland, Nabaut, Mass. For page see List of .\dvertisers. SEEDS, NEW STOCK. W. F,. Marshall & Co., 146 W. 23d St.. New York. For page see List of Advertisers. SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER SEED. R. Wiboltt, Nakskov, Denmark. For page see List of Advertisers. FORESTRY LEGISLATION IN ALA- BAMA. At the recent special session of the Legislature an important forestry bill was passed. The law provides for a Commission of Forestry consisting of the Governor, a member of the Tax Commission, Game and Fish Commis- sioner. Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, a practical lumber- man, a member of the U. S. Forest Service and the Professor of Forestry in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. This Commission is to elect one of their own number secretary. Duties: To publish an annual re- port on Ine forest conditions, with ref- erence to preservation, destruction, etc., upon the welfare of the State. To accept gifts of land and to provide for proper management. To exempt from taxation denuded land which is properly cared for during a period of ten years. To look after fires and trespass. To defray the incidental expenses the sum of five hundred dollars Is ap- propriated. All fines and revenue from Reserves goes to a fund to be called the Forest Reserve Fund. Section IS 1-2 provides for the ac- quisition of land by the United States Government for Forest Reserves and the jurisdiction thereof. Doubtless this is in reference to the establish- ment of the proposed Appalachian Re- serve. While this law does not provide for all conditions which its friends de- sire, yet, it is a very good start and in a few years will lead to a better appreciation of the forest resources of the State. NEWS NOTES. James Scott, representing Scott Bros., of Elmsford Nurseries, New York, was in Lenox, Mass., last week. The Haskell Seed and Implement Co. will start In business in Boston at 20 South street about January 1. F. E. Palmer, Brookline, Mass., is having a large boiler room and storage building erected on Dedham street. Alfred Lemke. florist, 31 E. 6th street, St. Paul, Minn., has filed a petition in bankruptcy; liabilities, $2,392.16, assets, $425, of which $125 is claimed as exempt. R. Peterson is making extensive im- provements in the Hudson green- houses, Hudson, Mich., which he re- cently purchased, and is putting up additional houses of the latest type. Fire which did about $700 damage destroyed one of the greenhouses in St. John's cemetery. High street, Or- Y*fyy*^Mn0¥iMytiyyyt/»iyymm0yy^ WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. Adveriisements in this column one cent a word. Initials count as words. Cash wilh order. All correspondence addressed "care HORTlCoL- TURE" should be sent to U Ham- ^ ilton Place, Boston. HELP WANTED MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COM- MISSION, 299 Broadway. AMENDED NOTICE. New York, November 29, 1007. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the time for reoeiviug applications for the position of GARDENER has been extended until 4 P. M., MONDAY, DECEM- BER 30, 1907. The e.\amiuation will be held on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22. 1908, at 10 A. M. The subjects and weights are Special, 6; Experience, 4. The provisions of clause 12 nf Rule VII, to the effect that "no person who has entered any examination for appointment to a competitive position and failed there- in or who has withdrawn therefrom, shall be admitted within nine months from the date of such examination to a new ex- amination tor the same position," is waived so far as it applies to this exami- nation. For futher information apply to the Secretary. F. A. SPENCER, Secretary. WANTED— Two flrst-claas commercial greenhouse assistants experienced in grow- ing a general line of high class plants. Wages $15 per week and room. Apply with references. Address Plants, care Horti- culture. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED as working fore- man on first-class place by sober, am- bitious, young man with long experience on good wholesale and retail places. Good grower of roses, carnations, mums and general all-round stock. Familiar with greenhouse building, pipe fitting, both steam and hot water, capable of handling a large place. Steady position and good treatment expected. Not afraid of work. Married. References. State wages in first letter. If satisfactory would rent or buy place later. Address X. Y. Z., General Delivery, Bridgeport, Conn. SITUATION WANTED— Single, temper- ate man of 27, with several years' green- house experience and some experience in store. H. H. Cade, RIdgely, Md. FOR SALE Suburban Florist Store FOR SALE CHEAP Fine location for local trade; two years estab iished. Fitted with ice chest, counteis, etc., for immediate occupancy. A good chance for industrious party. Address C Care Horticnlture. Bosto^ ange, N. J., early on the morning of Dceember 9. Overheated pipes are supposed to have been the cause. Hermann Thiemann has bought a place in Monson, Mass., and will grow dahlias, peonies, phloxes, irises, etc., for the wholesale trade. He is in the market for offers of choice stock and would like to receive catalogues from parties interested. We have had the pleasure of seeing a bloom of M. H. Walsh's new H. T. rose Princess. It is almost identical in color with carnation Fair Maid and has a strong tea fragrance. The foli- age is large and handsome and the stems 2 1-2 to 3 ft. in length. Mr. Walsh informs us that it is a free and constant bloomer. December 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE 837 PARK WORK IN A LARGE CITY. The Uses of Public Grounds. Perhaps one of the most imporUint departments of civic administration, especially as related to the larger municipalities, is the department of parks and recreation centres. Parks have been the natural adjunct to the estates of nobility and of the wealthy classes since the time of Nero, but It has only been within the last century that the great value of public grounds has been felt to such an extent as to cause legislative bodies to take action in voting monies in large amounts for the acquisition and improvement of land for public purposes. The aes- thetic value of artificially designed and ■well kept grounds has long been realized. Landscape gardening has for years been considered an art, and the profession of landscape architecture has long been recognized. Public grounds were at first laid out merely for the benefit of the onlooker — an out-of-door picture, as it were — depicted on a canvas of nature, with tree?, grass, water and slopes covered with verdant shrubbery as color mat- ter, and all blended and arranged by a master-hand to best suit the require- ments of the pre-acknowledged rules of art. In landscape designing, there have been masters as in poetry and music. Kemp, Andre, Downing, Olmsted and Scott held similar positions in their professions as did Goldsmith, Tenny- son a"d BMrns. or Bach, Mendelssohn and Chopin In theirs. Central Park In New York or Prospect Park in Brooklyn bear the same marks of study and thought and masterly por- trayal of nature, as do the celebrated landscape paintings in the galleries. of Paris or Berlin. Today, however, the park movement has advanced in its requireiients bevond the stage of mere artistic depiction, while In the larger naturalistic parks the same rules of landscape architecture are held to, and while the various schools of landscape design have their cham- pions, all have tended to develop a more utiliarian, a more vital object The great meadows of the city parks are flooded in winter, and the ice swept clear of snow at great expense that children and grown people may dis- port themselves. Toboggan slides are erected, and provision is made for popular sports in all seasons in such a way that the natural beauty of the ground is not sacrificed. Speedways are kept open, football, baseball, hocky. skating, tennis, horse- back riding, golf, canoeing, boat racing — all are given their respective facili- ties. The use of the lawns is becoming in most cities unrestricted. Swings, merry-go-rounds and ponies are fur- nished tor children, band concerts are fostered, and the whole machinery of the d°pf>rrnient is put in motion to give the public the most possible help- ful pleasure. What Chicago Is Doing. In Chicago during the past few years nearly $7,000,000 have been spent in neighborhood playgrounds. These playgrounds are from two to seventy acres in extent, and contain a full equipment of buildings suitable for neighborhood recreation, besides lakes and expanses of lawn or grove which may appeal to the more quietly dis- posed. Full equipped gymnasiums are provided for each sex, both for out- door and indoor work, shower baths, locker rooms, indoor and outdoor plunges and swimming pools, all have their corps of attendants and necessary accessories. In each park connected with the gymnasium is a building con- taining a library, reading room, res- taurant, assembly hall and club room, all free of charge with the exception of the restaurant. The assembly hall is decorated from the park gi'een- houses twice a week, and is equipped with a piano, stage and all the things necessary to provide hospitality for clubs and social organizations. The assembly hall and club rooms may be obtained on application. In the restaurant, only wholesome foods are sold, and as near the cost price as possible. Pasteurized milk is furnished to families at a nominal sum, and the good result from this item alone is almost without estimate. Chicago has already completed at an average cost of $250,000 each, fourteen parks of this type, while a number of others are now in process of construc- tion. Fifteen playgrounds of the smal- ler type, equipped only with outdoor gymnasiums, together with several municipal bathing beaches are also completed. Altogether Chicago has 96 parks and playgrounds, comprising approximately 3500 acres and costing annually $5,000,000 to maintain, while nearly as much more is being spent annually in acquiring and improving new sites; yet with all this, Chicago has a reputation of lagging behind other cities of the country and Europe in its park work Plans for Future Extension, Statistics show that there is an aver- age of one acre to G017 persons, while park authorities state that the propor- tion should be not less than one acre to every one hundred inhabitants. To correct this, plans are being formu- lated to carry out a work of park ex- tension which will some day cause Chicago to become one of the finest equipped cities in the world. Money has already been provided and work begun on the extension of the shore parks of both the North and South sides. Lincoln park is addng 235 acres to her domain by filling in along the shore of Lake Michigan. Gi-ant Park with an area of 210 acres is nearing completion, and the work of reclaim- ing the shallows along the Hyde Park district from Jackson to Grant Park is being planned. With the completion of this work the city will command, through its park department, the greater portion of the Lake frontage of Chicago, giving to the inhabitants a vast area of protected water for the use of aquatic sports, while the hitherto unestimated scenic features of the Lake will be reclaimed. Around the city to the north, west and south stretches a continuous area of picturesque country, taking in the valleys of the Chicago, Desplaines and Sag Rivers, and including the hills and valleys of Palos to the southwest. As was the case of the Blue Hill district in Boston, this beauteous region has lain unthought of and unreclaimed while the money-mad city has been paying too little attention to civic beauty. In a report of the Municipal Park Commission presented to the City Council in 1894, recommendations were made to add 37,000 acres of this and other territory to the park system of the city. Although recent legislative action has for a time stopped the pro- gress of the enterprise, yet it seems in a fair way to be carried out in the fu- ture. Although the project calls for the expenditure of millions of dollars, and years of time to complete the work, yet the benefits to be derived by the future inhabitants of the city will cause the effort and the expense to sink into insignificance. M. H. WEST. Chicago, November 6th, 1907. APPRECIATING THE GARDENER. One of the little things about the recent annual chrysanthemum show in the Berkeley Lyceum that doubtless es- caped the notice of many was the pains that some of the rich exhibitors took to give all possible credit to their re- spective gardeners. Thus, after the name of Jlr. Robert W. Paterson, whose exhibits were sent down from "Blantyre." his Lenox country place, you always saw on the card, "Thos. Proctor, gardener." Mr. Paterson, whose wife was Miss Louise Fahys, is one of the leading chrysanthemum fan- ciers among the wealthy. Although he loots the bills for this expensive pas- time he knows full well that for what- ever success he attains to as a prize- winner, and that success is consider- able, his gardener ought to have a proper amount of credit.— Brooklyn Life. GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- TEMPLATED. Pascoag, R. I.— Wm. Doel. one house. Cheshire, Conn.— C. H. Ives, one house. Pierre, S. D.— Enoe & Barney, house 20 X 90. Woburn, Mass. — Adam Foster, two houses. Bar Harbor, Me.— Mr. Kennedy, con- servatory. Hudson, Mich.— R. Peterson, range ot houses. Newport, R. I.— W. D. Leeds, range of houses. Henderson, Ky.— J. C. Hoffman, house 16 X 75. Fostoria, O. — Fostoria Floral Co., range of houses. .lamestown, N. H. — Charles Adams, vegetable house. Manguni. Okla.— A. Gardiner, two houses. Ill X 125. .lohnstown. Pa.— A. Hostetter, vege- table house. 31 X 143. Swansea, Mass.— N. G. Chace, vege- table house. 22 x 50. .Monson, Mass.— H. Thiemann, propa- gating house 9 1-2 x 45. Krings, Pa. — Mishler Bros., two let- tuce houses, each 32 x 100. NEW HEATING APPARATUS. H. C. Sturges, Fairfield, Conn., new boiler. Enoe & Barney, Pierre, S. D., Kroes- thell boiler. «3« HORTICULTURi: December 21, 1907 Tobacco Paper S THE STRONGEST, BEST PACKED, EASIEST APPLIED. 24 sheets $ 0.75 144 sheets 3.50 288 sheets 6.50 1728 sheets 35.10 "NICO-FUME" Furnishes the Most Nicotine for the Money! ... rianufacttired by ... THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Louisville, Ky. LIQUID OVER 40% NICOTINE By far the CHEAPEST. JUST NOTE PRICES! Pint $ 1.50 yi Gallon 5.50 Gallon . 10.50 5 Gallons 47.25 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September 6, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson — Having used your Insecticide here, I can testify to Its efflclency Id destroying scale and ottier In- sects infesting plants. Yours yery truly, GEO. A. 8KENB. Florbam Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir — Your Plant OH Is certainly the most effective scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yoars truly, A. UBRRINQTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pints, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $1.25 ; gallon. $2.00 ; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8, SUMMIT, N. J. Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FAKQUHAR & CO., 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. LIST OF PATENTS. Issued December 3, 1907. 872,363. Seed Planter. Daniel H. Mc- Guire, Wharton, Texas. 872,386. Attachment for Harrow Teeth. William B. St. .John, New Edinburg, Ark. 872,443. Cultivator. Thomas b. Mr- Donald, Liiella, Texas. 872,542. Attachment tor Planter.s. Al- va, Sherman, Howard, Kans. 872,546. Harrow Attachment. .Joseph Sticldey, Lake Andes, S. D. 872,553. Fertilizer Distributer. John M. Bishop, Huntsville, Ala. 872,562. Revolving Harrow. James T. Hibler, Del Norte. Colo. 872,575. Cultivator. John W. Nilsson, Balfour, N. D. 872,814. Combined Planter and Fertili- zer. William W. Harris, Spartanburg, S. C. 872,834. Plow Attachment. Charles 1. Mattingly, Uniontown, Ky. 872,957. Harrow. Diederich P. Mohr and John A. Duvanel, Mack- inaw, 111. NIKOTEEK APHIS PUNK TME ORIGINAL lAND GENUINE NICOTINE^FUMIGANT STRONGESBI^^^^ U N I FORM FO U I ^JEJ I O «s^_ R SPRA-^INCi-Otf'VAPORIZING iiicotiNE Mfg^CovSt. Loufi:Moi The FIOBT«STS' HAIL ASSOC! \TIO\ OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 Sq. ft. of glass. For particulars .iddress John C. Esler,Sec'y, Saddle River, N.J. 5CALECIDE SAVE YOVR TREES THIS FALL ?{rJsP^i'N'2 The ctiitiK-e-s art* they'll lie killed by San Juae Scale. Take time by the fr»reh>ek— spray with SCAL,Kt'II>K. It kills everj' insect it tt)ucht*s. Cheajter than Lime- Sulpnuror any hnme-niade mixture, and easier to applv. Non -corrosive, ncm- clo^ginjj. 92 percent oil-the largest amount with less water than i.s (oumi m any spray yet discovered. We prove it. Order a .^u-j? cheaper. Send now for free, special bouklet ^ . B. G. PRATT CO.. Mfff. Chemists. 11 Broadway, New York City ■ 7m I MANUFACTURE AND ERECT Iron frame and wood Oreenboases of eT*i7 type for commercial and private use. If yon contemplate building, allow mc to submit sketch and estimate corerlng your requirements. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey Cily, N.J. Sash opeDlng apparatus and all ktnda of ereenhonse Htrnoturfll material. Cattle Manure redded or Iverized Best and safest manure for florists and greenhouse use, absolutely pure, no waste, no danger. Write for cir- culars and prices. The Pulverized Manure Co., 31 Union Stock Yards. Chicago BKam In Bags 'p; The Best BugKillerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeCo. aWENSBOKO, KY. CARMAN'S ANTI PEST For the Garden, Orchard and Greenhouse. Non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation. Kills Green Fly, Aphides. Bark Lice. Thrip, Mealy Bus:. Red Spi itr. Scale, Wire Worms. Ants and Slugs. This is the Grower's Friend, handy to use. cheaP and effective, mixes rer.dily in water. Destroys all insect pests, and keeps down filth. Circulars on application $l.5il per gallon. Also in quarts, half gallons and in bulk. PFRFBCTION CHEMICAL CO., FLUSHING. N. Y. Eastern Ai/eiiti' : W.W, RAWSON& CO.. 5 Urion St. Boston, Mass. December 21, 1907 HORTICULTURE 839 ^lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllis I GREENHOUSE I I = GLASS = I = Cheaper Now Than For Years E S We are taking contracts for S S next Spring delivery. = E WaiTE FOR OUR PRICES = I STANDARD PLATE GLASS = I COMPANy i E 26-30 Sudbury St. 81-63 Portland St. E E BOSTON, MASS. E ^lllllilllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin STV Mews^ pRE] STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in small crates, easy to handle. Price per crate 1500 3 In.pots in crate $4.88 1300 jH 10003 800 3K 5004 3K>5 1446 J-35 6.00 5.00 5.80 4.50 4.51 3.16 Price per crate I30 7 in. pots in crate $4.30 60 8 •' " 3.00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 4* 10 " " 4.8* 34 II " " 3.60 34 la " " 4.80 12 14 " ** 4.80 6 16 '* ** 4.50 Seed pans* same price as poli. Send (or price list o( Cylinders for Cut flowers, Hanging Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten percent. o0 for i:ash with order. Address HUfln^cr Bros.,Pottcry,Fort Edward.N.Y, August Rolker k Sons, Agtt., 31 Barclay St., N. V. City. Standard Flower • . P0T5 If your greenhouses are within 500 mites of the Capitol, write us, we can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WAStltNGTCm D. C. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE WEARS WELL. PLANT BED CLOTH Protects trom Cold and Dampnes.s. MINERALIZED RUBBER CO. 18 Cliff Street New York BOSTON PLATE k WINDOW GLASS CO, GREENHOUSE GLASS German and American 261 to 287 A St., BOSTON 20-22 Canal St, THE STANDARD STEAM TRAP ^- le acknowledged the best for the florist, because it is durable and does its work without trouble and annoyance, saving its cost by the economy In coal bills. E. HIPPARD YOUNCSTOWN, OHIO NOW IS TME RIGHT 1 IME TO FIGURE MATERIAL AND PLAN FOR THE BUILDINGS OF NtXr YEAR _^„_ --^_ ,,_) QUALITY AND WORK THR BEST. HOI FYS ^f^RICES RIGHT AND LOWEST. 1 vn-.iw » *^ j ESliriATES WILL PROVE. TRY US. Foley Veniilaiing Apparatus Unequalled Will Ventilate any Size of House Easily. Send for Circular. THE FOLEY MFC. CO. S'sric'ieVn^.s. CHICAGO DANIEL ILIFFE Greenhouse Construction— Supplies Heating and Ventilating Steam and Hot Water Pitting On hand, a quantity nf second-hand valves from 2 to 6 in. Send for Catalogue. 49 Washington Street, North, BOSTON, MASS. Copyrights Send other business direct to Washincioa. Saves time and insures better service. Personal attention guatanteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: "Working on the Psikirc* of Others." SIGGERS & 8IGGER8 PATEtrr LAWYERS Box 9, National Union BuUdiag Washington, D. C. /. CAS SIDY Designer and Builder OF Iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory, 215 to 221 Randolpb Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LUMBER John C. rioninger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St:, CHICAQO N. TONAWANDA. N.Y. TOBONia OPfT. CVPRESS SASH BARS 82 fMt •T \09tn HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIREI Write tor Ciroalar "D" and Prioes Tbe A. T. STEAR^S LUMBER CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. GREENHOUSE WRECKERS Everything in New and Second Hand To REPAIR HEAT BUILD GREENHOUSES 1398-1408 Metropolitan Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Holds Class Firmly Sae the Point tr PEERLESS ■ eiftmlng Flint. v» v ' He rigbi! t,. .<-.5 ti.c\ V. I ' .000 pciru 75 cu. pc.tp.*(L. : HENHY A.DBEKK. I 714 CkMM.t «• , niiv. F>. 840 HORTICULTURE December 21, 1907 r tand This Year What ^oing to come IS Your Move? LSaL" Th^ point is this — to manufacture materi- als is one thing, to prove their defects by erecting them — is quite another. That's what we do. That's why we stand in a position to give you the best there is, with every possible con- struction advantage. We sell you actual tried out facts — not theories. Erect your house, if you like, but first get the right ma- terials to erect. Don't spend your money for wooden eave plates in this age; use H. & Co.'s Steel Eave Plate and Roof Bar Brackets — and don't wait until the robins come again before you get your order in. Write now. HITCHINGS AND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS. Manufacturers of Healtoif and VentUatlnft Apparatus. I 1170 Broad^vay. NEW YORK. ! VS//VNT It ^ THEf/FiLC O OT THE (SOPoN ANo V4E VH"-*- Se/MO OCR 5Asri rRopo5iTio«>»' But Do it #^o>M For THe oppe f^ FroIVV OEd.i-f TO ^hH %^ ^Dcsfiess D/VT< — lacirj aaGSQGGSflaa WHAT IT REALLY IS ERE the U-Bar is in its parts— -th( U-BAR the wooden core — and the steel en- casing. The core is first chemically treated against decay and then firm- ly pressed into the steel U-Bar and fastened by strong screws every two feet on alternate sides of the casing, making a complete combination of the sash bar and rafter as one. U-Bar greenhouses are the best greenhouses built because they are the only houses combining the sash bar and rafter as one — the only house in which it is possible to suc- cessfully space the glass 24 inches — the only house with the curved eave line — the lighest, strongest, greatest growing house. Pierson U=Bar Company, Designers and Builders U-Bar Greenhouses, Metropolitan Bldg., 4th Ave. and 23rd Street, New York. Galvimized steel U- B.ir. Ever.v two feet it is screwed to core. Cypross oore which is ohemically tre a t e (i as.iinst decay. The loiit-bar-i-atter-U- Bai- coinph'te. This is half size. ■A ISTew Hybrid Lily r, ilium Philippinensc* X Ir.nLriflonini. eyofeaco the^ floRrsJrFuNriSmN, 10MCAPE G4/a)JSN£A ^Z" // /fdml/fmFMce, QqJTON, Mass. dudscr/ption, H00\ 842 HORTICULTURE December 28, 1907 i Surplus Bulb Stock M We offer what remaining bulbs we have at bargain prices. The only cheap thing about them is the A price. The bulbs are of first-class quality and in perfect condition. Bulbs planted in December, and even as late as Januarj-, can be had in fine shape for Easter; and as Easter is late this spring, (April 19th), they can be planted later than usual. If you have not all the bulbs you want, this is the last opportunity to get them. We offer an exceptionally fine lot of hyacinths, tulips and the choice varieties of narcissus at bargain prices. Send for our Surplus List. \ Winsor Carnations to get We have splendid stock of strong rooted cuttings ready for immediate delivery. In order the best results from Winsor, it should be planted early. Now is the time to get gilt-edged stock We have a splendid lot of cuttings ready for immediate delivery, and can also furnish strong established plants from two and one-quarter inch pots, fall propagation. Strong rooted cuttings, $0 per lOO. $50 per l.OOO. F.R. PIERSON CO. Tarrytown-on-Hudson - - - NEW YORK y)>)>>»>>)»)»>>)ft>>»>»>t»>»»>»)»»ftft>>>>»»»>»t [mils Wholesale Plant Grower, College Point, - New York, Price List of Foliage, Flowering and Decorative Plants sent free on application. Write at once for our quotations on all ORCHID IMPORTATIONS FOR 1908 DELIVERY JULIUS ROEHRS CO., The Orchid Nurseries, Rutherford, N. J. ORCHIDS We are at prestnl booking ordcis for freshly imponed Orchids for deliTery- igo8, of all leading tiiids at re- duced prices. We have just recrived the fcl lowing: — Oncidium. Sarcodes. O Forbesu, O. Tigrlnum and Sophronites. 'irandtilora and Coccinea. LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. o i« o H I r> s The largest importation of Orf^hids eTerrPceired in this country WILL ARRIVE next spring from Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. If you intend putting in stock wait for these to arrive and we will quote the Lowest Prices In America. ORCHIDS jAirgest Importertf £jrport-er», Gr&xttert and SybridiBts if% the World Sander, St. .Albany, England and 235 Broadway, Room I NEW YORK CITY ... OF^OMIT>« ... Just to hand. C. Thanac, C. labiata, C. Mossiae, C. latermedia, C Schroderae, C Speciosissima, C. Cil- rina, C. Gaskelliaaa. Laelia Anceps, L. Albida, L.. majalis, L. Autumnatts, Epidendmm Vittelioum ina>- us, E.Coop-^rianuin, Oncidium CrlsD rni, O.Varicosum. O. Cavcadishianum, O. Lundum, Odonto. Citrosmum. To arrive in a short time, C. Dowiaoa, C. Aurca, C, Warnerii, Miltooia VexiIIaria. CARRILIO & BAIDWIN SECAHCUS, M. J. ORCHIDS Just arrived, in fine condition, Cattleya Trianae (new district). Oncidium Varicosum Rogersil. Write for prices. JOSEPH A. MANDA, 191 Valley Koad, WEST OSANQE, N. J ORDONEZ BROS., Madison, N. J. LET US QUOTE on your wants in Callas, Paper White Orand. Narcis"!, 13 cm. up. Ail Dutch Bulbs, Wood Moss. D. RUSCONI, 128 West Sixth Street CINCINNATI, OHIO THE FINEST Lily of the Valley Excellenta From cold storage. Only feu- ca es left. Please order at oqcc. $32.00 per case of aooo fine pips. JOHN SCHEEPERS & CO. 4 & 6 Old Slip, - - NEW YORK. ^iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitis I GLADIOLI j S I can satisfactorily supply your S S wants for Gladioli for forcing or S jB outdoor planting. Mixtures, color S S sections or named varieties of S S exceptional beauty. B 5 WrUe for Pnc»s S I ARTHUR CO"WEE I S aiadlolus Specialist S = Meadowvale Farm, BERLIN, N.Y S Smiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiff NEP. WHITMANI 2'A In., $5.00 per 100 NEP. WHITMANI 3Ji in., $25.00 per 100 BOSTON FERNS 2'4 in., $3.00 per 100 (Ut^BARROWS & SON Whitmai. Matt. JOHN SCOTT Grower of PALHS, FERNS and Other Dew- rative StocIc NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTIi All the Vear RouikI Rutland Road and East 45th St. Telephone 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N.Y. December 28, :&07 HORTICULTURE, 843 Select Stock of Strong Well Rooted Carnation Cuttings. Ready Now. Per lOo Per looo Andrew Carnegie (Scarlet Harlowarden) $12.00 $100.00 Aristocrat, bright cerise 6.00 50 00 Windsor, pink 6 00 50 (0 Beacon, orange scarlet 6.00 50.00 White Encbantress, pure white 6 00 50 00 Welcome, pmk 6.00 SO 00 Red Chief, Christmas scarlet 6.00 so 00 Rose Pinic Enchantress 3 00 25.00 White Perfection ... . 3 00 25 ro Daybreaic Lawson 3.00 2SO0 CHICAGO CARNATION COMPANY, A. T PYFER, Mgr. JOLIET, - - ILL. ROOTED CUTTINGS CARNATIONS Winona, color, true clear pink, comes near- est to Fiancee but a different type flower. Growth on order of Scott but vastly improved in every respect. Early flowers in quantity and on long stems. Does not burst its calyx. Fine, shapely, active growth. In color and productiveness it is without an equal. Orders booked now and filled in strict rotation. $12 per loo, $ioo per locx). White Perfection, pure white. We have a large stock. .§3 per 100, $25 per 1000. F. DORNER&SONSGO. LA FAYETTE, IND. Carnation Cuttings Bath standard varieties and novelties. Stock guaianteed to be first-class. Address, S. S. SKIDEISKY 1741 North 18th Street, Philadelphia VFhite Rnchantress R. C** this stock origi- nated with and grown by me is the verv' best, $6.00 per 100; 50.00 per 1000. i^ncliantresfi, fight pink, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Lawson, S2.ooper 100; $15.00 per 1000. Lord, light pink, $2.00 per 100: $15.00 per 1000. Qaeen, white, $2.00 per 100; $15.00 per 1000, The Belle, $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. FRANK H. KIMBERLY, 631 Townsend Avenue. New Haven, Conn. 1908-TOREADOR-1808 Our new seedling Carnation. In color, a very much improved Prosperity, with the addi- tion of strong stiff stems. The finest novelty for 190S. Awarded first-class certificate Tor- nto meeting of the American Carnation Society. Write us for further information. The H. Weber & Son<: Co-, Oakland, Md. JOHN E. HAINES Bothlehem, Pa. is the place to order rooted-cuttings of the following varieties for 1908. John E. Haines, red ) „ „ Imperial variegated ( P" "» ^" '°°° Pink Imperial. Pink i $6.00 $50.00 Enchantress, Light Pink ) Place your orders early for Dec. delivery. Just Received in Splendid Condition 15,000 AZALEAS in all sizes and varieties 25c. up to $2.00 each Also Kentias, Rubbers, Araucarias, Pandanus, Boxwood, Euonymus, Crotons, Areca and Eurya latifolia. Extra good value lii large Specimen and Decorative Palms A. LEUTHY & CO. Perkins 3treet .Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. John Waterer & Sons, k^ AMERICAN NURSERY BAGSHOT, ENGLAND Rhododendrons, Andromedas, Kalmias and Specimen Evergreens LARGE STOCK All Sizes AZALEAS ""A^n^d^N^^V" PYRAMIDAL BOX D ^\ O P C STRONG PLANTS-.BEST VARIETIES r\ \J 9 b O Send for List and Prices Acres of HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS, '-^'n^bw^enqla^nd "^ BAY STATE NURSERIES Send for Catalogues NO. ABINQTON MASS. NEW ^, RAMBLER ROSE To be disseminated Spring, 1908. NEW '* NEWPORT FAIRY" Aslcfor Illustrated pamphlet and prices JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford. N.J, M|%#|P*A Selected Stock for Forcing; HUwCO ^^^^^^^ RAMBELREDOROTHY PERKINS 3 to 4 it. $1.50 per 10, $12.00 per loo; 4 to 5 ft. $2.00 per 10, $15.00 per 100 Leading Varieties, $1-50 per 10, $12.00 per 100 General Catalog and Trade Lists on Application The NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, inc., Bedford, Mass. HYBRiDS-AII CHRYSANTHEMUM STOCK PLANTS lOc. each, $1.00 perdoz., $6.00 per 100 WHITE— Early: Qeorge S. Kalb, Polly Rose. Wlllowbrook. Early Snow, October Frost. Mid-Stason: niss Flinnle Wanamaker, Ivory, Mrs. Robinson, Nlveus. Queen. Miss Alice Byron, Eureka, Beatrice Hay, flerza. Late: Mrs. McArthur, Timothy Eaton, W. M. Chadwick Adelia, rirs. Swinburne. PINK— Early: Qlory of the Pacific. Rosier. Mid Season: Adela.J. K. Shaw. Pink Ivory, William H. Duckham, Dr. Enguehard Mor. ton F Plant, The Marriott, narie Liger, Lavender Queen. late: Maud Dean, rirs JamesMarshall.MayorWeaver.TheHarrlott. t'ELLOW— Early: Monrovia. Mid Season: niss Oeorglana Pitcher. Col. D Appleton, Hrs. Geonte Beech. Late: Hajor Bonnaffon, H. W. Rieman, Yellow Eaton, Old Gold, Golden Wedding. RED— Cullingfordii, Matchless, Hersiham Red BRONZE— Miss Kate Broomhead, nrs. W 11- llam Duckhim. POriPONS — Baby (Yellow), Lulu (White). NOVELTIES— 20C. each. $2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. nrs. Clay Frick, mid-season, White; Golden Dome, late. Yellow. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. LADY GAY And other Rambler Roses. CYCLAMENS Finest specimen Plants ever offered. $36.00 per dozen THOMAS ROLAND Plant Grower NAHANT, - - MASS. Hardy Rhododendrons Azaleas, Con- ifers, Clematis, H. P. Roses, Shrubs and Herbacetus Plants from our HOLLAND NURSERIES Prices floderate P. OUWERKERK, 216 Jane 8t.,We«hawken Helght«, P. 0. No. 1. Hoboken. N. J. Established 40 Years CHARLES H, TOTTY Ro$e Hill Nurseries WHOLESALE FLORIST MADISON, N. J. Chrysanthemum Novelties a Specialty CHRYSANTHEMUMS Novelties from all over the world. Largest collection in America. Earliest delivery NATHAN SIVIITH Si SON Adrian, Mich. Kew and Rare Plants NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. New York Office, Sieirecht Building, 425 Fifth Avenut Viburnum Plicaium Berberis Thunbergii Hydrangea Pan Grand, Honeysuckle Heckrottii The CONARD & JONES CO. WEST GROVE, PA. LARQE STOCK. Send for Prices. 844 HORTICULTURE December 28, 1907 ESTABLISHED I802 ROMAN HYACINTHS "/dir/oSr PER lOOO SEKDS Asparagus plumosus nanus seeds $2.25 Asparagus plumosus robustus seeds .... 2.50 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES Bulbs of all kinds, native and foreign. Send for our Trade Bulb List J. M.THORBURN & CO. 33 Barclay St., through to 38 Park Place NEW YORK Everything of the Highest Qrade "QUALITY IS REMEMBERED LONG AFTER PRICE IS FORGOTTEN." WHAT QUALITY MEANS. Quality means the best and finest tj"pes procura- ble in their respective classes. We eo to specialists for our flower seeds. Our customers, the FloriBt. the private gardner demand the highest grade. We have no cheap catalogue trade. "Quality" may mean a little higher in price. "Quality" in fact means "Quality'' and we know that when you buy from us you get it: — and our customers know it too. Catalogue now in press; 40 pages. Write for one its FREE. We sell bulbs too. ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, SEEDSMEN 342 West 14th St., - - NEW YORK. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS GO. GROWERS FOR THE WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY SAN JOSE, - - CALIFORNIA c AUUFLOWERS| A B B A G E HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 12 Stormeade, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Lily of the Valley Finest Berlin $12.00 per 1.000 BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE RICKARDSBROS. Props. 37 East I9lh St., - NEW YORK CITY C. G. MORSE & GO. Address all communications to our permanent address 48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Gal. The Largest Seed Growers in the United States RELIABLE SEEDS SOW NOW Tr. 6Tr. Pkt. Pkts. Alyssum Carpet Queen, real dwarf for pots only, no equal Begonia Gracilis Luminosa.aew $0.25 $1.25 0.50 2.50 Erfordia, beautiful 0.50 2.50 Za> gen's Bedding Queen 0.50 2.50 Lobelia, new Trailing Hamburgia 0.30 1.50 Petunia, Zangen's Extra Double Fringed Giants 1.00 5.00 Zangen's Superb Single Fringed Giants 0.75 4.00 Zangen's Ruffled Giants, the best 1. 00 5.00 Phlox, best for pots, Fireball, Rose- ball. Snowball, each color 0.25 1.25 Salvia Fireball, new, a fine potter 0.50 3.50 Stocks. German lo weeks: Blood- red, Lavender, Pink, Purple, 0.50 2.50 Verbena nammoth : Pink, Pur- ple, Scarlet, Striped, White, each color 0.2s 1.25 My New Fair list Ready for the Asking O. V. ZANCEN Seedsman. HOBOKEN, N. J. 1 BestQualityFall Bulbs It is to your advantage to place your order early. Send us a list of your wants and we will quote you rock-bottom prices. Copy of our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- on request. Catalogues now ready. VICK'S SUPERB PANSY SEED Ail the best varieties in separate colors VICK'S SUPERB MIXTURE the best strain from all the leading named sorts 1-8 oz. 75c. 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5,00 JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. CYCLAMEN Farquhar's Giant Strain Unsurpassed for size of flowers. Giant Crimson Giant Pink Giant White Finest Mixed Giant Excelsior, White with Claret Base 100 seeds, $1 25 ; lono seeds. $10.00. R.& J. FARQUHAR & CO. 6 & 7 So. Market St,, Boston, Mass. BULBS OninF A JAPOniCA. COMPACTS MX7I.- ?kKIKt A^IFI-ORA, FLiiRIBUIIDA, **■ ■■■■■^ GLADSTONE Get our special prices on surplus Bulb stock. Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 47-S4 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTOIf, MASS. JUST ARRIVED LARGE SHIPMENT OF High-Grade SCOTCH SOOT. We have the btott Double Nozzle THOMAS J. GREY CO. 32 & 33 So. Market St., BOSTON BAMBOO CANES TOUGH AND STRONG 6 ft. long — $1 per 100; $6 per 1000; $11 per 2000 STUMPP & WALTER CO., They cost about 10 per cent, more than other kinds, and they are 10 times better. 50 Barclay St., New York Cover your Gold Frames with HOT BED MATS Made of burlaps, thickly quilted with jute making a serviceable warm mat. 76 X 76 inches, will cover two frames. $1.25 each. $14.00 per doz. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 201 Fulton St., NEW YORK. SEEDS - NEW STOCK Trade Pkt. Per Oz. 50c £2 00 Begonia Erfordll .50 .15 Carnation Harguerite .25 1.00 Centau ea Gymnocarpa .10 .25 Cvclamen Giganteum in colors, per ii:>oo seeds ... $4.00 Lobelia Crystal Palace Comp. .25 1 2S riignonette New Vork Harket .50 5.00 riyosotis Victoria .10 .50 Salvia Splendens Orandiflora .25 100 Salvia Splendens Konfire .JO 2.50 Stock Boston Harket in colors .50 5.00 Verbena flammoth mixed .25 1.00 V inca Rosea and Alba .10 .40 W. E. MARSHALL & CO. 145 West 23rd Street. = - New > ork No.34! WIBOLTTS SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER. S££D fe the earliest of I all Snowballs, ihe» I . most ccmpaci. the \ surest header, ^ving the largest and snow I vtiiiest heads, and is the bea k«pei in dry-weatlier. Demand it through your •«Td-firm Of direct from I B. WIBOLTT, NAKSKOV. OENMARkI 100 seeds $1; I000seeds$9 Cyclamen Superb English Strain .•iiecond to none in si ze of flowers Giant Crimson. " Pink " White. " White with Claret base. Mauve. SalmonQueen. New Fringed. H. E. FISKE SEED GO. 12 and 13 f anueil Hall Square, - BOSTON, MASS . Burpee's Seeds PHILADELPHIA Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed •nly to those who plant for profit. Anything of Value to the profession CAN BE SOLD through advertising in Horticulture December 28, 1007 HORTICULTURE 846- ShaU You ^^Go West ^7 The eastern farmer is, as a rule, very eii\ioxis of the western rancher. He hears reports of the vast farms, fine fields, great herds, innumerable flocks and record crops of fruit and grain. But a man wants to think- well before he pulls up stakes and starts West. In the first place the eastern grower has a market. Numberless towns and cities furnish opportunities for the disposal of his crops, generally right at his door. He can raise a small quantity of some fruit or vegeta- ble for which there is a demand with an outlay of little capital and then get it to market with hardly any expense for freight and so forth. The West has very poor markets as a rule. Only the large cities are to be depended upon. Being an agricultural country each house has its little garden plot and keeps its own hens so that only a limited market is created. If the farmer's products are shipped to the cities he has high freight or express charges, and must pay the various items of spoiling, icing, storing, commissions, etc., which make a big inroad on his profits. And when his market is finally reached he fijids himself in a com- T.vpical California Ranch Buililii.6^. petition with specialists who can turn out a fine product at a minimum cost. For instance, in California the city of San Francisco is the distributing point for the whole State (perhaps somewhat less so since the fire) and the bulk of the ranch products are shipped there to be redistributed over the whole country. It some- times happens that a roll of butter or a dozen of eggs will leave a town, go to 'Frisco and be shipped right back again for local consumj^tion, from some commis- sion liouse. And in "the city" are A No. 1 things, grown by successful men on the best soil. These the small farmer must come in competition with. This doesn't mean that there is a lack of opportuni- ties. There is an unlimited field for the man with cap- ital, but to be successful he must spell his money with capitals. In a land where there are ranches of sixty thousand acres, quite a number of twenty thousand and a host of two or three thousand each, all turning out vast crops, the little man is likely to get snowed under. The only plan for the easterner to follow out West is to oTow one crop and grow it well. He cannot afford to spend time and money on the dozens of schemes he ►-* A T.vpicil California Agricultural Town. wastes valuable effort on at home. If he gets into a fruit country it must be grapes, peaches, prunes, pears or the particular crops for which the land and section' is suited. If in an agricultural region it must be horses, cattle, sheep, grass or grain and nothing else. Of course there are lots of examples of men who are earning a comfortable living from a few acres of raisins, olives, figs, oranges, almonds and the like, but the men are those familiar with the country, who have gained their comfortable places through persistent, effort aided by a knowledge of the field. The second thing the rancher has to contend with is- the labor problem. If this is serious in the East it is ten times more so in the West. There is such a lack of good men that various organizations have been formed with the express purpose of exploiting the country and getting more men. Mexicans, Indians, Japs and Chinamen are fairly good cheap labor but there is a dearth of them. In this connection I may say that for the anxious worker, whether or not conversant with farm life, who is willing to start in under somebody and work up, there are plenty of good chances. Fore- men and superintendents are scarce articles. It is well to have a place in view, however, before starting in on any very extended journey. But after all is said and done the West is a great country. When one has obtained a foothold the soil and climate in the favored sections make life well worth the living. I am aware of the discontent of the easterner. The vivid pictures of western life have made him restless and he longs to start for "the land of the setting sun." A California Residence. 846 HORTICULTURE December 28, 1907 I don't blame him. It is a grand country; a noble, upright, open-hearted clean-cut people inhaliit it, whose motto is: Everyone for himself and a chance for the other fellow. Still, all sides of the question must be considered by the man who has anyone dependent on him. Better come out for a year on a visit before mak- ing it permanent. There are too many examples now of men who have sold out everything, have come West, and then returned home again bitterly disappointed, with their brightest dreams shattered — a desolation in- comparable. Water Soluble Fertilizers Three of the more commonly used and best known of the simple soluble fertilizers are Nitrate. of Soda, Sul- phate of Ammonia, and Sulphate of Potash. The first two are a source of that most expensive element "Nitro- gen and the last gives Potasli. All three are generally cataloged by seed houses and are frequently analysed by the State Experiment Stations. Almost every read- er of HoRTicuLTDEE IS soniewhat familiar with them. The following figures are based on Massachusetts re- ports of which we have tried to strike a fair average. It is to be remarked here that the use of the term "Nitrogen" (abbreviated to "N.") is simpler in many ways and is to be preferred to the term "Ammonia." To be sure the valuation of a fertilizer carrying nitro- gen looks larger when calculated as "Ammonia" but that is all. For example, liad a fertilizer 17 per cent calculated as "Ammonia," it would have just 14 per cent calculated as "Nitrogen." It is like the case of the Frenchman with his five francs and the poor American with only four quarters. If five francs or four quarters were worth one dollar on the spot who was the richer? So we will calculate all nitogenous bearing substances as N. We will consider for this article that Nitrate of Soda has 15 per cent N.. Sulphate of Ammonia as 20 per cent N., and the sulphate of Potash has 50 per cent Potash, calculated in the usual -n^ay. Now these must be the high grade commercial chemicals to carry these amounts, and, while no doubt some on the market today may h'ave more, as we have said above we are trying to strike a fair average. A strength of soluble fertilizer often mentioned and also a convenient, round and practical figure, as a barrel usually holds fifty gallons, is one pound to a hun- dred gallons of water. This also means, as one gallon of fresh water weighs 8.31 lbs., one part by weight to 831 parts. Using Nitrate of Soda at the pound per 100-gallons rate we ba\e N, present in the water in the proportion of one |i;irt to 5,500, N, in Ammonia Sulphate solu- tion would lie one in 4,200 and the Potash in the Sul- phate of Potash one to 1,700, These are round but not distorted figures. The writer wishes to impress the reader if he has not already thought of it with the small amounts of fei'tilizer the above amounts seem, and also with the fact that same amounts are really high if compared with the use of the old English formula as indicated in the table below. This is an orchid mixture of chem- icals which has been very useful and does not have any of the above mentioned chemicals in it. Except Cookson's, 1 pound to 100 gallons water. Chemical. Nitrate of soda (N say 15 per cent.) . Sulphate of Ammonia (N. say 20 per cent.) Sulphate of Potash (Potash say 50 per cent) Cookson's formula, (say 98 per cent, pure) as used by its author Gives N. Gives Potash. one part in 1,500 one part in 4,200 one pari in 1,700 one part in 80,0001 one part in 40,000 Cookson's Formula has been mentioned here because it is one of the best known of the survivors of chemical mixtures of which there used to be many. In water culture there were also many mixtures and today, in simUar lines of work, mixtures are made with just as little in them as the above formula. The plant can take-up the good from weak solutions just as well as it can from stronger ones and note that in Nature it has to put up with ratlier slim lirothg. Lilium [Philippinense x longif brum (See Front i,-;piece) This new variety first exhibited before tlie Gardeners' and Florists' Cluli of Boston, December 17, 1907, was raised by R. & J, Farquhar & Co, of Boston. The plant exhibited in bloom was produced from seeds sown February 17, 1907, It has to a large degree the erect wiry stem of Lilium Pliilippinense, the foliage being intermediate between the two parents and a decided improvement in this respect upon Philippinense, while it has the herbaceous habit of that variety in throwing up shoots from the bulb after the first shoot shows bloom. The flower is of the same glistening white ap- pearance, and has the long, slender Philippinense tube, widely flaring at the mouth. December 28, 1«07 H O K T I C U L T U R E 847 British Horticulture THE POPULARITY OF THE SWEET TEA A proof of the continuous increase in the populanty of the sweet pea is afEorded by the success attained by the National Society watching over its interests. M the recent annual meeting the committee reported that the Reading trials, the Floral Committee's work and the new affiliation scheme have all been eminently success- ful. There has been a steady increase in the member- ship whilst financially the Society is in a sound condi- tion. A new "Year Book" is in course of preparation. Amongst the American supporters of the Society are Messrs. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. of Philadelphia, and Messrs. C. C. Morse & Co., Santa Clara, California. Mr. Cuthbertson is anxious to see a closer union be- tween American and British growers, for he advocated an American membership with a dollar subscription. The work) of the National Society is now to be supple- mented by a new organization, tlie ilidland Counties Sweet Pea Society. The jirornoters intend liolding a show in one of the chief towns in the Midlands each year, the first to be held in Wolverliampton on July 29. 1908. THE POTATO SLUMP Although the sweet pea society is enlarging its sphere of work, another of -tlie newer liortieultural or- -ganizations has just wound up its affairs. After a career of about four years the National Potato Society has been dissolved with the view of further steps being taken, if possible, to found a society which will include all vegetables within the scope of its operations. The Society came into existence at the time of the "boom," w-hen certain new varieties of potatoes were sold at fab- ulous prices. The market was then flooded with alleged new varieties — some of tliese w-ere old friends under a new name. At this time tliere was no difficulty in get- ting a strong trade section at the Society's shows. At the two last shows there has been a decline in the trade interest, and with the limited balance available the committee did not feel justified in embarking on the uncertainties of another show. It is a great pity that the Society has collapsed for there is plenty of scope for its operations in safeguarding the interests of the trade growers, conducting trials, and testing and certifi- cating new varieties. The difficulty apparently was to secure a harmonious working between the trade section and tliose more concerned in private gardens. THE C.iRNATION SHOW The third annual sliow of the National Winter Flow- ering Carnation Society held on December 11th, was a decided advance as regards number of entries and quality of exhibits compared with the Society's previous efforts. The Guenisey specialists were well repre- sented, and loomed largely in the prize list. ilr. H. Burnett, of Guernsey, who has raised several popular varieties, secured a large gold medal of the Royal Bo- tanic Societv from an admirable group in which some meritorious seedlings were included. Creditable groups were arranged bv tbo leading trade growers. >t5y. (keli^. The White Fly in California The discovery of the dreaded White Fly in Califor- nia last summer has caused the planning of a campaign somewhat similar to that in New England against the gipsy and browntail moths, only on a much smaller scale. First found in Marysville. a vigorous search has since been made over the State with the result that the most feared of all Florida's citrus fruit pests has been located in Marysville, Oroville, and Bakersville — three prominent points for further dissemination of the insect At all these points are well established colonies. Besides these three there are doulitless other places where tlie flics occur, at least in small numliers. The danger of one insect spreading is very minute, but when abundant, spreading seems inevitable. During the past year iimdi bas lieen done to reduce the num- liers. County horticultural commissions, the State and the Experiment Station all united to control as far as possible this serious menace to the citrus fruit industry of the Pacific coast. The Oroville situation presents three interesting fea- tures. They are probably an off-shoot from the Marys- ville colony, they were doubtless carried by the electric cars and they are thriving in a humid climate, an en- vironment where it was believed they could not exist. The pest is here to stay and a continual fight will have to be waged against it. for it is the worst citrus pest we have. In Florida it causes more damage than all the others put- together. The aim will be to eradicate the colony at Bakers- ville, as it is altogether too near the great citrus belt. To this will be added the subduing of dangerous col- onies by fumigation and defoliation ' of the trees, not for the benefit of the community where they exist but for the whole State. For this reason the cost should, and probably will, be borne by the State, es- pecially as the policy must be laid out with the greatest aid to the greatest number. Economic control consists in fumigating. Two things must lie considered. One is to give the tree a rest after fumigating and the other is to prevent smutting of the fruit. Just what the next canipaigTi will be is not yet know-n. But the vigorous start will be contin- ued although doubtless with some modifications as to the concentration of authority and the extent to which inspectors can go. The principal fact is that the White Fly must now be added to the list of dangerous pests in California and the citrus growers must prepare them- selves for a long. hard. u.p-hill fight against this most destructive insect. R. L. Adams. 84H HORTICULTURE December 28, 1907 HORTICULTURE VOL. VI DECEMBER 28, 1907 NO. 26 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. II Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. Telephone, Oxford 293 V/M. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Obc Year, in advance, $1.00; To Foreign Countries, sum: To Canada, $1.50 ADVERTISING RATES P«r loch, 30 inches to page $x.oo. IMKOunts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follo^vs: One month (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months (13 times) 10 per cent.; ■is months (36 times) 20 per cent. ; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. Page and half page spaces, special rates 00 application. COPVRIQHT, 1907, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. Kniered 35 second-class matter Decembers, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1S7Q. CONTENTS Page FRONTISPIECE— A New Hybrid Lily. Page SHALL YOU "GO WEST?'— Illustrated.— R. L. Adams. 845 WATER SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS- Dudley M. Pray.. 846 LILIUM PHILIPPINENSR X LONGIFLORUM 846 BRITISH HORTICULTl RB:— W. H. Adsett 847 THE WHITE FLY IN CALIFORNIA— R. L. Adams... 847 RURAL PROGRESS AT NORTHAMPTON IN EIGHTY YEARS— Christopher Clark 849 M. GEORGE SCHNEIDER— C. H. P 849 NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Association — New Orleans Horticultural Society — North Shore Horti- cultural Society — Chicago Florists' Club — Massa- chusetts Horticultural Society — Southampton Horti- cultural Society 850 Winter Flowering Carnation Society — Club and So- ciety Notes 851 Two Presidents, Portraits 851 National Chrysanthemum Society: MaiTset Chry- santhemum Show, C. Harraan Payne — Chrysanthe- mum Show in Scotland. Illustrated 853 ORNAMENTALS— C. S. Harrison S52 SOME PHASES OF POLLINATION— W. O. Booth 854 CHARLES G. PATTEN, President-Elect Iowa Plant Breeders' Society — C. S. Harrison 856 OBITUARY— Thomas Burns, Portrait— William Harris — John Bloompot — James Dell — Wm. N. Oakes — Wm. M. Blackman — Eugene V. R. Thayer — George Vair 858 FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: Boston, Indianapolis, New York, Philadelphia 861 Washington, Twin Cities 868 MASSACHXTSETTS EXPERIMENT STATION— Wm. P. Brooks 869 MISCELLANEOUS: A Great Violet 849 Rose versus Carnation 849 Personal 851 Catalogues Received 856 Publications Received 856 Geometric Beautiflcation 857 News Notes 857 Business Changes 859 New Retail Flower Stores 859 New York State Apple Crop.— H. R. Peachey 870 Incorporated 870 List of Patents 870 Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 871 New Heating Apparatus. 871 , Nothing that passes under our editorial A shining eye gives us greater pleasure in the read- I'gfit ing or keener delight in the passing on to Horticulture's readers than the elegant compositions of that grand old man of Nebraska hor- ticulture, Eev C. S. Harrison, which from time to time come to our hands. We commend to our readers'" es- pecial attention the paper from Mr. Harrison's pen which appears in this issue. How pregnant it is with appreciation of the beautiful and sublime in nature and how felicitous the appeal to the plodding farmer to open his eyes to, the enjoyment to be found in flowers, fruit and verdure, beyond the providing for the bare necessities of living. The more this spirit is dissem- inated, not alone among farmers, but among people in all walk.s of life the more will horticulture flourish. There should be a Harrison in every community. The recent jury decision after a trial The seedman's lasting two weeks sustaining the position validity of the disclaimer of respon- sibility printed on the seed packages of a Baltimore seed house will be hailed with much sat- isfaction by the seed trade generally and it will not be questioned tliat the $5,000 which the suit is said to have cost was well expended in thus affirming the legality of the disclaimer in general use. At the same time the interests of the farmers and other seed consumers are not being neglected and the advocates of seed inspection arc busy in many States. No reputable seed dealer will interpose objection to any just law framed to prevent dishonesty in the sale of seed but jxirity and vitality, like all other good things, cost money and the man who buys low-priced seed in preference to paying for the best, as well as the man who doesn't take proper care of his seed after he has got it, can hardly have any claim on the government to step in and protect him against the consequences of his own free acts. With tliis issue ends volume six of Horti- Maklng CULTURE. At the close of the year one is progress inclined to be reminiscent. We do not propose, however, to impose upon our readers any chronological' account of the events, agree- able or otherwise, which have transpired during the year which has passed. The index to Horticulture's contents which is sent out with the number following the close of each volume will be found to contain about everything worthy of permanent record. Notwithstand- ing the somewhat discouraging financial aspects of the final months of the year we believe 1907 may fairly be recorded as a success floriculturally as it certainly can agriculturally. Progress has been made in the science and art of the horticulturist and, on the whole, the pro- fession has attained wisdom and advanced position. To be sure there liave been repeated evidences that perfec- tion is still in the dim distance; the fiorist who imag- ines he is helping his business by dispensing yarns to the newspapers about flowers soaring high for the holi- days is still at it, the man wdio has "made a study of juixing seeds" has cropjied up again with a blue carna- tion f W . lil KN-^ stricken with his fatal sickness; there- fore his death was a shock to his many friends. He leeaves a widow and two children to mourn his loss. William Harris. William Harris, a florist, of Buffalo. N. Y., 50 years of age. unmarried, died suddenly on December 11. John Bloompot. .John Bloompot, florist, of Pekin, 111., born In Rysum, Germany, July 10, 1835, died at his home on December 12. James Dell. .James Dell, who has been connected with the flower business in Pittsburg, Pa., for about 20 years, died recently in that city. William N. Oakes. William N. Oakes, for the past 30 years engaged in the florist business in Westfleld, Mass., died on December 19, at the age ot 78. William M. Blackman. William M. Blackman, a well-known florist of Trenton, N. J., was stricken with apoplexy, and passed away on EXTRA FINE BOXWOOD $ 17. 50p-CWT. ISAI AY I FAVFQ creen si.oo per looo. UMLIIA LCHICO BRONZE, new crop in a few days. Headquarters for HARDY FERNS, MOSS, LAUREL, PRINCESS PINE, FESTOONING, Etc. Best Ferns in Market $1.25 per 1000. S«e Our Cut Flower Ad. 15 Province St., and 9 Chapman PI., BOSTON HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., ^'^,',11 December 15. He was 62 years of age. A widow, four daughters and two sons survive him. Eugene V. R. Thayer. Eugene V. R. Thayer owner of "Fair Lawn," a beautiful estate at Lanca.ster, Mass., and an enthusiastic patron of horticulture, died at Boston on Dec. 21. E. O. Orpet. the well-known orchid ex- pert is gardener at Pair Lawn. George Vair. George Vair, superintendent of the Normal School grounds at Toronto. Ont., died suddenly, of paralysis, on December 10, aged 75 years. Mr. Vair was a descendant of a long line of gardenei'S, the family having re- moved to Scotland from France in the service of the royal Stuarts. He was an eminent horticulturist, a man of liberal education, broad minded, de- voted to his profession. As a young " man he , was an enthusiastic seeker after rare plants and his collection forty years ago was not surpassed in this country. At the Centennial Ex- position in Philadelphia, his peaches were awarded first honors tor size and flavor, measuring over eleven inches in circumference. He had served his town as selectman and was at one time president of the local Horticultural Society and was loved and revered by all. We learn of the death, a few days since, of the mother of W. H. Ernest, treasurer of the Florists' Club of AVashington and ex-captain of the club's bowling team. The funeral of W. W. Edgar, whose death was recorded in our issue of last week was held at All Saints church in Belmont, Mass., on Saturday. December 21. The edifice was filled to the doors with sorrowing friends among whom was a very large representation of the Boston floricultural interests. The hon- orary pall bearers were F. R. Mathi- son, M. H. Norton. T. A. Cox, Wna. J. Stewart, P. Welch, Alex Montgomery, Thos. Roland and Joseph Fuller. The number and richness of the floral trib- utes exceeded anji;hing seen here for vears. BOXES BOXES BOXES LIBHT WOOD CUT FLOWER BOXES Sizes in Stock 3 X * X 80 3 X 5 X 34 Sx7 X2l 6 X 6 X 24 4 X 12 X 84 6 X 12 X 24 6 X 1 2 X 30 B X 12 X 36 6 X 12 X 36 ex IS X 42 6 X 16 X 48 per lOO S4.00 4.50 4.50 6.80 9.00 10.50 12.60 14.00 15 OO 2O.0O 23.00 Write for samples and prices in car load lots. 6ETM0RE BOX FACTORY, Incorporated, BELLEVILLE, ALA. BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. Manufacturers of FLORISTS' LETTERS I ThU wooden box nicely stained and varnished, 18x30x12, made In t^o sec- tions, one for each size letter, g^iven away with first order of 500 letters Block Letters, i J^ or 2 inch size per xoo, $2. Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each Utter or word. Used by leading florists everywhere and (or sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers N. F. McCARTNY, Manager 66 Pearl Street. BOSTON, MA5S. KORAL SCRIPT LETTERS AND EMBLEMS ONCE USED ALWAYS USED Forsalebyali first ctasssupply houses. M»deby ORAL MFG. CO. 26 Hawley St., Boston Tlie"Japana"CutFlowerHol(ler A handy article for florists. ^ -, Q c^'~~~~-^s.^ Sells to the trade on sight. rc:ifZ-^LPi~^ f^^\ Made of glass in three sizes. 3SS9.S* ^1 The "AnKlals" Table ^^tRipf ^^cfV^ Decoration, somethinc Lf-^ ^^-^l^LlsK^' \ entirely new, long needecT ' ^^^ 'j4 The florist and housewife ^^ lH^^t^^ will appreciaie this article, as it simplifies the art of table decorating. Ask for catalog. M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. D, 130 Waiola Ave., La Grange, III. GALAX LEAVES New crop, fresh from the patch, prices as follows: Bronze and Green Galax Leaves. - - -$0.50 per 1000 Fancy and Dagger Ferns i.oo per 1000 Qreen Leucothoe Sprays 2.50 per 1000 Bronze " " 4.00 per 1000 Rhododendron Sprays 2.50 per 1000 Kalmia or Mountain Laurel 2.50 per 1000 Discount on large orders. Fourteen years' experience enables me to guarantee perfect satisfaction. 250 cus- tomers now in U. S. Send cash with first order. J. N. PRITCHARD. Elk Park, N.C. FANCY AND DAGGER FERNS Best quality, 75c. per 1000. BOUQUET OREEN, 7c. per cwt. CHRISTMAS TREES by the I'ar load or any way yo« want them. ROBERT CROVES 127 Commercial St.. ADAMS. MASS. E. A. BEAVEN Soutfiern Wild Smilax, Log Mosses, Natural and Perpetuated — at Wholesale, EVERGREEN, ALABAMA. Decem'oar 28, 1907 HOKTICULTURE 859 JOHN BREITMEYER'S =^SONS— Cor. Miami and Qratiot Aves. DETROIT, MICH. Artistic Designs . . . Higli Grade Gut Blooms We cover aU Michigan points and good •ecdons of Ohio, Indiana cuid Canada P.J. HAUSWIRTH 232 Michigan Ave. CHICAGO AUDITORIUM ANNEX Tel. Harrison S85 SAMU£L MURRAY Florist Coates House Conservatory !•!? BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO Both 'Phonca 2670 Mafn FRED C. WEBER FLORIST OLIVE STREET ^i» LOUlo? MU. Established 1873 Long Distance Phone Bell Lindell 676 WASHINGTON, D. C. GUDC BROS.C0 rUJRtSTS IZUr 3T.NW QUDE'S Qeo. H. Cooke FLORIST Connecticut Avenue and L 5treet WASHINQTON. D. C. The Park Floral Co. J. A. VALENTINE Pres. DENVER, COLORADO WILLIAM L.ROCK FLOWER CO. KANSAS CITY. - MO. will carefully execute orders for Kansas City and any town in Missouri or Kansas. ALBANY, N. Y. Flowers or Design Work DELIVERED IN ALKA-^Y AND VICINITY ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDER. 11 NORTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, N.Y. BUSINESS CHANGES. F. H. Grimes has rented the green- house of O. L. Hill, Rutland, Vt. Spencer & Martin, florists, Utlca, N. Y., have dissolved partnership and the business will be continued by Henry G. Martin. Rahn & Herbert are again estab- lished at Mt. Tabor, Ore., having pur- chased Ptunder's Greenhouses, their old stand. It is stated that one of the changes that the new year will bring about is the union of Briggs Bros. Seed Co. and M. Cushman & Co., Rochester, N. Y., and incorporation. NEW RETAIL FLOWER STORES. .loseiih Thomas. Greejisburg, Pa. Carson Bros., Paterson, N. J., Con- necticut street. Thomas A. Gulp Floral Co., Hanni- bal. Mo.. Sixth and Broadway. Mrs. P. J. Hauswirth and Mr. J. Ed- win Hauswirth beg to announce that the business of Hauswirth Florist will be continued as heretofore. With the superior facilities and greatly in- creased space at our disposal (now two floors) we shall be able to sup- ply the requirements of all discrim- inating flower and plant buyers. 232 Michigan avenue (Auditorium Annex). Chicago, 111. Telephone, Harrison 5S.5. Telephone, Harrison 5S5. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS— Index by Tovi/ns will be found in Buy- ers' Directory. PROMPT DELIVERY IN BOSTON AND ALL NEW ENGLAND POINTS HOUGHTON & CLARK 396 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. Send flower orders for delivery In BOSTON and all NEW ENGLAND POINTS THOS. F. CALVIN 124 Tremont St., Boston TRANSFER Your orders for flower or plant delivery in Eastern New England to JULIUS A. ZINN, 2 Beacon St., Boston. Fine Design Worit a Specialty. Theodore IVIiller FLORIST Long Distance Phones: Bell, Forest 56: Klnloc^ Delmar 4832 Delmar Boul. ST. LOUIS, MO. ATLANTA FLORAL^ ^' l^^e^-tr ATLANTA GEORGIA. Out of Town Florists Taking orders for delivery in New York or Vicinity can have them filled in best manner and specially deliv- ered by J* ,jt ^ Thomas Young, Jr. 41 W. 28th St., New York City ALEX. McGONNELL 571 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Telegraphic orders forwarded to any part of the Unhed States, Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. Telephone Calls, 48r and 488 38th St. Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL WILLIAM H.OONOHOE FLORAL DECORATOR 17 East 28th St., New York Special Attention to Theatre and Steamer Orders, and reliable deliveries guaranteed. DAVID CLARKE'5 SONS Deliver orders from any part of the country 10 New York City Or OUT-QOINQ STEAMERS Write or telegraph 2139-2141 Broadway. New York Telephone 1552-1553 Columbus A. WARENDORFF, 1193 Broadway, NEW YORK. Send your orders to the King of Floral Artist*. Flower Deliveries In Brooklyn ami other Long Island Points New York City. New .lersey. etc. At Theatres. Hotels, Steamers or Residencts. WILSON Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. YOUNG & NUGENT 42 West 28 St., NEW YORK "FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH" William J. Smyth FLORIST Cor. Mlcblgfan Ave. and 3 1 st St., CHICAGO' We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa. Phones: Douglas 744, Douglas 523, Douglas 740 JACOB SCHULZ, r<^v^lZl^il^l;t^^ Cut Flowers S'.^^^J quality in season " delivered promptly to any address. Write, Telegrapli or Teleplione. Cumberland and Home Phones 223 and 98* «60 HORTICULTURE December 28, 1907 GARDENIAS $5.00 Per Dozen. Caiiieyas Beauties A Steady Supply In Quartity-in Quality we Satisfy the most Critical. The Leo Niessen Company 1209 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Open from 7 a. m. to 8 p m. For Nevif Years POINSETTIAS $15. $25 and $40 per 100. Very Choice and Highly Colored S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN GO. 1608-1620 Ludltw St., PHILADELPHIA "The" WhotosBia Florists of Phlladolphla SI ORE OPEN 7.30 a. m. «o 8 p. m. EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN ^ CUT FLOWERS I EDWARD REID, «P?<1?,',?'" J 1526 Ranstead St., PHILADELPHIA « STORE CLOSES S F M. / I CUT FLOWER BOXES EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO MANUFACTURERS PHILADELPHIA, PA. Bronze Galax $7.50 per Case. W. E. McKISSIGK "^.%^r PHILADELPHIA I6I9-I62I RANSTEAD ST. DAILY CONSIGNMENTS From 40 to 60 Growisrs W« mui Care for your cutflower want« to advantage. E. F. WINTERSON CO. 41-47-4) WABASH AVE., CHICAGO POEHLMANN BROS. OOT^ f^row and Ship tlie I'"inest AMERICAN BEAUTIES In the World 35-37 Randolph St., - GH CAGO, ILL. CHAS. W. MeKEUAR 51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Western Headquarters for Choice Orchids Vallev, Itoees and all Cut Flowers PETER REINBERG WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS 51 Wabash Av., Chicago, lU. IB writing adTertlMr* aMtlMi BardeaRaw and all other ROSES AMERICAN BEAUTY LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS WELCH BROS., 226 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS TRADE PRICES— Per 100 — TO DEALERS ONLY CHICAGO Dec. 2 1 I TWIIT CITIES I I Dec. 33 I PHILA. Dec. 94 BOSTNT Dec. 34 ROSES Am. Beauty, Fancy and special.., " Ex,ia No. T " Lower grades Bride/Maid, Fan< y & Special - ■■ « " Extra " " Lower grades KiHarQcy, Richmood. Fan & Sp.. *' *' Lower grades Chatinay, Wellesley, Fan. & Sp.. ** " Lower grades Golden Gate. Ivory CARNATIONS Faacy and Novelties Ordinary MISCELUANEOUS Violets Cattlcyas Cypripcdiums LiUe& Lilv o( the VaUey Romin Hy., Paper White Nar.. Poinsettias Stevia Mignonette Chrysanttiemums Adiantum ...■ WhJtmanii Fronds Smilax • Asparagus Plumosus , strings. ■ . " " &■ Sprcn. (too bchs.) 80.00 50.00 25.00 8.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 10.00 4.00 6.00 4.00 b.oo 6.00 4.00 50.00 15.00 15.00 4.00 3.00 30.00 1.50 3.00 .75 100.00 75.00 3c .00 1 5.0c 15.00 10.00 6.00 25.00^ 6.00 15.00 6.00 12.00 2.00 1 00.00 25.00 17.00 5.00 4.00 40.00 2.00 8.00 I 50 IC.OO 35-00 3S.OO 13 00 50.00 8o.eo to 100.00 to 100.00 75.00 to 100.00 40.00 to 7500 60.00 to 75.00 50.00 to 75-00 30.00 to 40.CO 40.00 to 50.00 iO.OO to 30. fM 20.00 to 30,00 20.00 to 25.00 5.00 to 15.00 10.00 to 15.00 to 25.00 20.00 to 25.00 8.00 to 10.00 15-00 to 20.0c T3.00 to I5-0* 6.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 10.00 4 00 to S.oo 10,00 to 20,00 25.00 to 40.00 16.00 to 25.00 6.00 to 10.00 to 20.00 6.00 to 12.00 10. CO to 30 oc 20 00 to 25. 00 16.00 to 35.00 6.00 to 6.00 to 15.00 6.00 to 12.00 10,00 to 20.00 to 15,00 6.00 to 12.00 12 00 to 18 00 10,00 to 12.00 5.00 to 8.00 6.00 to 10,00 6.00 to 8. CO 2.00 to 3.00 2,00 to 3.00 1,00 to 2.00 .75 to 1.50 50.00 to 65.00 6 -,00 to 75-00 50.00 to 75.00 15 00 15.00 to to 25 00 20.00 15.00 15 00 to to 18.00 12.00 to 16. o* 4 00 to 5. 00 3.00 to 6.00 3.00 to 4.00 400 to 5.C0 2.00 to 3.00 1.50 to 3.0» 40. to to 60.00 15.00 to 40.00 17.00 to 33.00 2 00 to 3.50 1. 00 to 1.50 10 1. 00 4,00 to 5.00 5.00 to 8.. SHIP TO /ylr-i TEY ■»^'*»-< ALFRED H. LANGJAHR All Choice Cut Flowers In Season 55 West 28th St, New York ■•Icphone 3924 Madison Square. Wholesale Commission Florist A full tine of Choice Cut Flower etock for all purposes. Comprises every varlctT grown for New York narket, at current prices TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 38 St., New York City Walter F. Sheridan Wholt»€tlt ComtHiM»ion Dealer in CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 39 Wist 28th Stmt. Mew Ttrk Telephone: 3532-3533 Hadlson Square HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY THK HicHcar \/AI I PV a"-**** CRADE or VMklabl ON HAND GARDENIAS, DAISIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS JAMES McMANUS,75\''iiX42 W. 28th St., New York PHILIP F.KESSLER Open from S a. m. to 6 p. m. Sunday till 10 a. m. 55 & 57 W. 26th St., New York City Commission Dealer, Wholesale Buyer and Seller of CUT FLOWERS Tel., 5243 and 2921 Madison Sq. Res., 345 J., Newtown^ ^0^0 m ■ ^H^^ ■■ ■■■■^^ Finest Lilies in the Market Every Day in the Year. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST OPEN 6 AM. DAILY We have a good regular outlet for seasonable flowers J. K. ALLEN 106 W. 28 ST, NEW YORK Telephone 1*7 Madison Sq. NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100-TO DEALERS ONLY Am. Beauty, fsnmndip " extrs No. I " Lower ^ades Bride, 'Maid, fan and sp ** " extra " " Iwr. grds KlUirneyf RlcJimond, lancy & spec " " lower grades Chatenay, Wellesley, fan. and spec. " " lower grades. Go'den Gate, 1 very Carnations, Fancy and Novelties. . " Ordinary VioleU Last Half of Week ending Dec .21 1907 10.00 to 2O.»0 8.00 10 10.00 5.00 to 8.00 to 1. 00 4.00 to 8.00 2.0Q to 3 00 1. 00 to 1.50 4.00 to S.oo 1. 00 to 1.50 5.03 to 8.00 i.oe to 3.00 1. 00 to 5.00 3.00 to 4.00 to I. GO ■ 30 to .60 First Half of Week beginning Dec. 23 1907 50.00 40.00 20.00 2.00 I 1.00 8 00 3.00 15.00 6.00 15.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 3.C0 ■ SO to 100.00 to 50.00 to 30.00 to 10.00 to 25.00 to 10.00 to 6.00 30.00 10. 00 30.00 10.00 15 00 10.00 4.00 125 Cattleyu Cypripediums Lilies Lily o« the Valley Gardenias Roman Hy.. Paoer White Nar. . . Poinsetties Stevia nie:nonette Adlantum Smilax Asparagus PluraoS4i«, strings... ■ " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) Last Ha If of Week 1 ending De C.21 1907 to 75.00 t5-'30 to 17.00 400 to 8 i.o 1. 00 to 3 o' I J.OO to 25.00 9.CO 10 3.01 25.00 to 35.00 n i.-)o 4.00 to 8 ot • .00 to 1,50 8.00 to 12.01 25 00 to 40.0c to 13.00 First Half of Week beginning Dec. 23 1907 40.0-1 to IiJ.to to I 5. CO to 2 00 to 20.00 to 1. 00 to 20.03 to to 3.00 to 1 .00 to 8.00 to 25 00 to 10 5 'Oo 15.00 20.00 4.00 75.00 3.00 35-O0 1 .00 6.C0 1 2. 00 40.00 15.00 B. S. »LINN, Jr. WHOLESALE FLORIST 55 & 57 W. 26th St., New York City Tel.. 3864 Madison Sq. .Shipping tjrdcrs Solicited. Ro»6» and Carnations VIOLETS Edward C. Horan Wholesale Florist 55 WEST 28th ST. ^•* m" Madison Sqnare NeW YOrk TRAENDLY A S CHENG H WHOLESALE FLORISTS Famish best stock at {aii prices all the year roand Send for qnctatloni on *«i^ otAtn Tel. 798.799 Madison Sq. 44 Wcst 28th Street, Net Ycfl CKi Alexander J. Guttman THE WHOLESALE FLORIST OF NEW YORK 43 WEST 28tK STREET PHONES. 16G4 — 1669 MA.DI.SON SOUARE ENOUGH SAID December 28, 1907 HORTICULTURE, 863 HARDY CUT FERNS FANCY and DAGGER Extra fine, $1.25 per 1000. Bronze and areen Qalax, $1.25 per 1000. Leucothoe Sprays, $1.00 per 100, — — $7.50 per 1000. Sphagnum Doss, Extra Large Bales, per bale, $1.25. Fancy and Dagger Ferns our specialty. A trial order will convince vou that we ship only first-class stock. Headquarters for Florists' supplies and wire work. All cut flowers in season. BOXWOOD, per bunch 35c, 50 lbs. $7.50. MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, INC., ah phone connection. 38-40 Broadwaf, Detroit, Mich. WHOLESALE FLORISTS S4 West 28th St. NEW YORK Telephone 3669 Madison Sq A. L YOUNG & CO. RECEIVERS & SHIP- PERS OF CUT FLOWERS. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Hiadquarters in Western New Yoilt rOK ROSES, CARNATIONS And all kinds of Seasonable Flowers Wm.F.KastingCo. Whaleule Cemmlasitn Florist, also Dealor Ifi Florists' Sif pllts and Wlrs Designs. 383-87 ELLICOTT ST. BUFFALO, N. Y. Qive us « trial. We . Best Flowers IPff THE BOSTOyiARKET N. F. McCarthy & Co. 84 Hawley St., BOSTON, MASS. Sond iof Prices SAMUEL A. WOODROW WHOLESALE PLANTSMAM Palms, Large and Small Ferns, etc. 53 West 30th Street, NEW YORK Telephone 2083 Madison WILLIAM H. KUEBLER Brooklyn's Foremost and Best WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE A Firs* Class Harket for all CUT FLOWERS 28 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Tel. 4591 Main CLEARY'S HORTICULTURAL CO. Management AMBROSE T. CLEARY Wholesale Contracting, Jobbing, Auction HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS of every description. Consignments Received. Surplus Stock Converted. 62 Vesey St., NEW YORK Moore, Hentz & Nash, Wholesale Comniisslon Florists, FRANK S. HICKS & GO. Wholesale Florists, Open Now for Consignments of Cut Flowers. 52 West 28th Street, • New York City Tel. 2»20 Mad. Sq. FRANK MILLANG Wholesale Florist Telegraphic Orders Filled and DellTcred. 55-57 West 26th St.. New York City. Charles Millang so West 29th St., New York City Cut Flowers on Commission 4 Reliable Place to Consign to or order from Telephone; 3860-3871 Madigon Squar* A. MOLTZ Will purchase flowers on order In N. V. market and ship carefully at prevailing wholesale prices. Address 55-57 West 26th Street, New York City HENRY M, ROBINSON & CO. WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS Finest Grades of Roses, Carnations, Chrysanlhemums, Lily of the Valley, Violets, etc. #5 Province St, & 9 Chapman PI., Boston, Mass, See our Fern ad. WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- PhR 10«. TO DEALERS ONLY. ROSES Km. Bcmity . Fan. and Sp. *• Extra .. No.i " Lower grades BHdc.'Moid. F. ft S Extra " " Low. gt KilUroDy, Richoiond, Fan. ft Sp. . ■ " *' Lower grades. Chatenay, Welleitey, Fan. & Sp... *' *' Lower c^'^kdes Golden Gate, Ivory CARNATIONS Fancy and Novekics Ordioary .... MISCetXANEOUS Violets Ottfayas Cypripediums Ulies Uly ©f the Vaiey Roman Hy., Paper White Nar Poinsetlias Stevia Mignonette Chrysanthemums Adiantum SmiUx Aaparv^K Plumosus, strings '* '* & SpTcn. (loohcha.) CINCINNATI Dec. 17 50.00 40.00 20.00 10.00 8.0* 6.00 ^.oo 8.00 4. DO 8.00 4.00 4-00 4.00 a 00 75 7S-<» 15 00 to is.oo to to 75.00 50.00 30.00 >5 10.00 8.00 6.00 lO.OO 6 00 10.00 6.oe 6 00 5.00 3.00 4.00 3.00 15.00 3.00 8.00 12.50 40.00 25.00 1. 00 to 100. oo to ao.oo to 15.00 to 3.00 to 4.00 25.00 1,00 6 00 15.00 1. 00 15,00 50.00 3S.OO to DCTROIT Dec. 34 BUFFALO Dec. 18 PltTSBURfi Dec. 17 75.00 50.00 25.00 8.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 10.00 6.00 10 00 6.00 10.00 to 100.00 to 75.00 to 50.0c to 20.00 I to 18.00 to I 3. 00 to S.oo . to x8 00 I to 10.00 to 18.00 to 10.00 , to iS.oo I 30.GO to [Q.OO 6.00 4.00 8.00 4.00 8.00 4 00 5,00 50.00 35.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 15.00 8.00 15.0c 8.00 10.00 6.00 to 10.00 4.00 to 6.00 to 1.50 30.00 8.00 15,00 450 4.00 25. CO 2.eo to 3 00 to 10.00 to 1.50 to 15.00 to 50.00 to 40.00 to 3 50 75.00 12. CO 20.00 5 50 8.00 50.00 3,00 6.00 2;. 00 75.00 to. 00 4.00 to 15.00 3.00 to 4.00 1. 00 60.00 15.00 4.00 3.00 2.50 25.03 1.00 3.00 15.00 I '5° I 50.00 : 31;. 00 1.50 75.00 20.00 15.00 5,00 4.00 40.00 1.25 6.00 20.00 1.50 15-00 60.00 ^0.00 30.00 20.00 13.50 6.00 12.00 8.00 6.00 6.0a 6.00 15.00 4.03 2 OQ 3O.CO 6 00 3.00 i.oe 15.00 25. CO 40.00 3S,00 15.00 8.0a 15.00 lO.CO 6.00 I*. 00 8.00 8.00 8.C0 5.00 3.00 i.5» 75-00 15. eo 20.00 5.00 4.00 5000 2.00 8,00 15.00 1.35 18.00 50.00 75'«o H. a BERNINC Wholesale riorist 1402 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. Inc. 55 aiKl 57 We*t 26th Street, New York. Telephone No. 756 Maduon Square. Alex IVIdnn, Jr.Co. Wholesale Dealer in Florists' Supplies and Cut Flowprs White Doves, $9.00 per doz. Galax Leaves. 1125 Polk Street, San Francisco, Gal. J. B. Murdocli & Go. Wholesale Florists FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA, Long Distance 'Phone 1435 Court. REED (Q. KELLER 122 West 2Sth St., New York Florists' Supplies We manufacture all our Metal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work ANoYeltlei and are dealers in CUsswarfl Decorative Greens and Florists' RequitltH. 864 HOKTlCUl-TURE December 28, 190T Buyer's Directory and Ready Reference Guide Advertisements under this head, one cent a word. Initials count as words. Regular advertisers in this issue are also listed under this classification witliout charge. Reference to List ol AA- rertisers will Indicate the respective pages. Buyers failing to find what they want in this list will confer a favor by writing us and we will try to put them !■ eommunlcatlon with reliable dealers. ACCOTINTANT R. J. Dysart, 28 State St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. AQUARIUM PLANTS Aquarium plants, the year around. Whole- sale and retail. Send for price list. Schmid's Emporium of Pets, 712 12th St., Washington, D. C. ARAUCABIAS Godfrey Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. ARTIFICIAL, CALYX Maxfleld & Dimond, Warren, R. I. ASPARAGUS Asparagus Spreugeri, field grown, J4.00 and $6.00 per 100. C. Wlnterlch, Defiance, Ohio. Asparagus Plumosa, 2 in. pots. Fine plants. $2..'>0 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. Cash with order or good reference. Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa.; or, Wm. F. Kastlng Co., 385 EUicott St., Buffalo, N. Y AUCTION SALES Cleary's Horticultural Co., 62 Vesey St., Xew Yori;. Horticultural Products of Every Descrip- tion. For page see List of Advertisers. Sales every Tuesday and Frldnvl If you cannot attend send bids and shipping in- rtriictlons. Catalogues on application. N. F. McCarthy & Co.. 84 Hawley St., Bos- ton. AZALEAS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries. N. Abington. Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. BAMBOO CANBS Stumpp & Walter Co.. 50 Barclay St., New York. F'or page see List of Advertisers. Yokohama Nursery Co., 31 Barclay Street, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. BAY TREES. Specimens and pairs, all f-lzes. Send for prices. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. Bay Trees and Box Trees, standards and pyramids. All sizes. Price list on appli- cation. J. Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N J BOILERS BOILERS. "Burnham" Boilers made for greenhouse heating. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BOX'WOOD A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Roslindale, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Henry M. Robinson & Co., 15 Province St, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. BUILDING MATERIAL BUILDING MATERIAL of all descrip- tion for All Cypress, Semi-Iron. Iron Frame or Truss Houses. Hot Bed Sash and Frames. Lord & Burnham Co., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. BTTLBS AND TUBERS Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St., Huston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thornbuiu & Co., 3;S Barclay St., New York. Roman Hyacinths; Bermuda Easter Lilies. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Bo5th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. B. Hnrdorb & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. For page see List of Advertisers. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. Mann, Jr., Co., 1125 Polk St., Ban Francisco, Calif. For page see List of Advertisers. FLOWERS BT TELEGRAPH Park Floral Co., Denver, Colo. For page see List of Advertisers. Ueorge H. Cooke, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St., WasUngton, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. Atlanta Floral Co., Atlanta, Ga. For page see List of Advertisers. P. J. Hauswirth, 232 Michigan Ave., Cliicago. For page see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. Jacob Scbnlz, 644 4th Ave.. Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers. Ttioe F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St.. Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Jailus A. Zlnn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Honghton & Clark, 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Sidney Hoffman, 59-61 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J. Breitmeyer's Sons, Miami and Gratiot Aves., Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Samnel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.- For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnnt St., Kansas City., Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. FLO'WERS BY TELEGRAPH — Continued Fred C. Weber, 4326-28 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany. N.Y. For page see List of Advertisers. David Clarke's Sons, 21fS-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Adrertlsen. W. H. Donohoe, 17 B. 28th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Alex. McConnell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Warendorft, 1193 Broadway, New York. For page sie List of Advertisers. Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. & Greene Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Thos. Young, Jr., 41 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Mills, the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mail orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. FLOAVER POTS . W. H. Erne.>rt, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. A. H. Hews & Co., Cambridge, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Hilflnger Bros., Ft. BMward, N. Y. Firr page see List of Advertisers. FORCING ROOTS Bobblnk & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. GALAX Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 and 40 Broad- way, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Finest green and bronze Galax In any quantity at lowest figures. N. F. Mc- Carthy, 84 Hawley St., Boston. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. GERANIUMS R. Vincent Jr. & Sons Co.. White Marsh, Md. New and Standard Varieties. For page see List of Advertisers. GLADIOLI Arthur Cowce, Meadowvale Farm, Berlin, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Gladioli. Write for leaflet. B. Uam- mond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass. Gladiolus Bulbs, Groff's Hybrids, extra large and nice bulbs measuring as high as 10 and 12 inches in circumference, $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. Cash. E. A. Muchow, Clarence, N. Y. Gladioli Colvilli Alba. .$1.00 per 100; $7.50 per 1000. Gladioli Rosea, $1.25 per lOO; $9.00 per lOOO. America, light pink, immense flower, $1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. Cushman Gladiolus Co., Syivania, O. GLASS Boston Plate & Window Glass Co., Boston For page see List of Advertisers. Standard Plate Glass Co., 26-30 Sudbuiy St., Boston. For page see List of Advertiser^. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th^., Chicago, III. GLASS, High Grade, Double Thick Green- hoiise Glass. Lord & Bumham, 1133 Broad- wa.v, N. Y. GLAZING POINT H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, I'a. For page see List of Advertisers. GLAZING POINTS, Lord & Burnham Special Glazing Nails (Points). Lord ft Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATE- RIAL. Lord & Bnmham Co., 1133 Broadway, New York For page see List of Advertisers. Plerson U-Bar Co., 1 Modlson Sq N Y For page see List of Advertisers. ' HItchlngs & Co., 1170 Broadway, N Y For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. King Ccnstrucllon Co.. N. l>>nawand». New York. For page see List of Adrertlsen. J. C. Moninger Co., 117 Bast Blackhawt St. Chicago, 111. For page see List of Advertlsetm. Foley Mfg Co., between^mem Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Casaldy, 215-21 Randolph Ave Jerser City, N. J ■' ^^ For page see List of Advertisers. S. Jacobs & Sons, 1365-79 Flnslhing Ava. Brooklyn, N. Y. ' For page see List of Advertisers. Metropolitan Material Co., 1398-1408 Metio- politan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. D. lUffe 49 Washington St., N., Boston Piping and Construction. GREENHOUSE CONSTRUOTIGH GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION Semi- Iron Greenhouse, New Tiuss Houses and J;?S Frame Houses. Lord & Burnham. 11E3 Broadway, N. Y. J. A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. I. Cassidy, 215 to 221 Randolph Ave.. Jec- sey City, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, HI. GREENHOUSE HOSE Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cllfl; St, N T For page see List of Advertisers. GUTTERS GUTTERS, Cast Iron Gutters, L. & B. improved V Shaped Gutter with drip gut- ter attachment. Lord & Bumham 1133 Broadway, N. Y. HAIL INSURANCE Florists' Hall Asso. of America. J. G. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. HARDT FERNS AND SUPPLIES H. M. Itobinson & Co., 15 Province St and 9 Chapman PI., Bosron, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. The Kervan Co., 113 W. 2.>age see List of Advertisers. William J. Smyth, Michigan Ave. and 31st St., Chicago. For page see List of Advertisers. LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS — Contijined Jacob Schulz, 644 4th Ave., Louisville, Ky. For page see List of Advertisers Tbos. F. Galvln, 124 Tremont St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius A. Zlnn, 2 Beacon St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Houghton & Clark, 396 Boylston St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Sidney Hoffman, 59-61 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. J, Breltmeytr's Sons, Detroit, Mich. For page see List of Advertisers. Samuel Murray, 1017 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Wm. L. Rock Flower Co., 1116 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Kansas City, Mo., Alpha Floral Co. Theodore Miller, 4832 Delmar Bvd., St. Louis, Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. Fred C. Weber, 4326 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo. For page see List of Advertisers. H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl St., Albany, N. Y. Fyjr ptge see List of Advertisers. David Clai-ke's Sons, 2139-2141 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. W. U. Donohoe, 17 E, 28th St., New York. F\)r page see List of Advertisers. Alex. McConuell, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. A. Warendorff, 1193 Broadway. New York. For page see List of Advertisera Robert G. Wilson, Fulton St. and Greene Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Thomas Young, Jr., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers Mills the Florist, Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraph or mall orders promptly filled. Long distance telephone connections. NE'W AND RARE PLANTS Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. NICO-FTTME Kentucky Tobacco Product Co.. Louisville. Ky. NTTRSEBY STOCK John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., American Nursery, Bagshot, England. For prge see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. Shrubs, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials. Specimen Pyramidal Box. For page see List of Advertisers. The Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. Hardy Stock. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries. N. Ablngton, Mass. Herbaceous Perennials, Hardy Ornamental Trees. For page see List of Advertisers. Cleary's Horticultural Co., 62 Vesey St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. P. Ouwerkerk, 216 Jane St., Wcehawken Heights, N. J. Holland Nursery Stock for Forcing. For page see List of Advertisers Nursery Stock. N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston, Mass. ORCHID PLANTS Lager & Hurrell, SnmmH, N. J. Iiyir page see List of Advertisers. Sander, St. Albans, England. Importers, Exporters, Growers, Hybridists For page see List of Advertisers. Julius RoeOirs Co., Rutherford, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Carriilo & Baldwin, Secaucus, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Jos. A. Manda, 191 Valley Road, W. Orange, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. Ordonez Bros., Madison, N. J., Box lOB. For pi'ge see List of Advertisers. PALMS A. Leuthy & Co., Perkins St. Nurseries, Boellndale, Mass. For page see List of AdTertlsers. Kentia, Phoenix, etc., all sizes. Writs for new price list. Julius Roehrs Co., Rntherford, N. J. PAINT AND PUTTY PAINT AND PUTTY: Ideal Greenhouse lead; Special Greenliouse Putty. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PANSY PLANTS. Choice pansy plants, 50c. per 100; J4.00 per 1000. Cash. Aug. Zlrnglebel, Need- bam, Mass. PATENTS Siggers & Siggers, Washington, D. C. For page see List of Advertisers. PEAT Orchid peat. Rotted peat. Azalea peat, Leaf-Mould, Live Sphagnum moss. Baled Sphagnum moss. Green Clump moss, etc. Jobbers' list on application. C. W. Brown- ell & Co., Walden, N. Y. PIPE AND FITTINGS Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Are. and 26th St., Chicago, III. PIPE AND FITTINGS. Cast Iron and Wrought Pipe, Valves, Elbows, Pipe Hooka, Antomatic Air Headers, etc. Lord & Burnham, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. PLANT BED CLOTH Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. POT HANGERS Pot hangers, Kramer's $1 doz. by exp., $1.25 by mall. 1. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, la. PRIMULAS Primroses, old-fashioned dbie. white, strong. Plants full of bloom, 10 cents. Levant Cole, Battle Creek, Mich. PRUNING SHEARS Rhodes Mfg. Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Dept. R. PYRIMIDAL BOX Bay State Nurseries, X. Abington, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. RAFFIA Samples free. Large assortment of coloiB. R. H. Oomey Co., Camden, N. J., or, 810-824 Washburn Ave., Chicago. We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. RHODODENDRONS John Waterer & Son.s, Ltd., Americau Nursery, Bagshot, England. For page see List of Adv»rtlsers. For List of Advertisers See Page 868 December 28, 1907 HORTl CU LTU RE 867 ROSES Thomas Roland, N3hant, Mass. Lady Gay Rcses. For page see List of Advertisers. Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. Rambler Rose, Newport Fairy. For page see List of Advertisers. New England Nurseries, Inc., Bedford, Roses for Forcing. For page see List of Advertisers. Bay State Nurseries, N. Abington, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J. Palisades Nurseries, Sparklil, N. T. Crimson Rambler Roses. 400 varieties; own roots; summer grown. Leedle Company, Springfield, Ohio. Lowbiidded roses, No. 1, $95.00; No. 1 ]-2, $65.00 1000. H. T. Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. Crimson Ramblers, extra stong, 3-yr., for forcing, at 9 cts.. Gilbert Costlch, Rochester, N. Y. SCALECIDE B. G. Pratt Co., 11 Broadway, New York. For page see List of Advertisers. SEEDS T. J. Grey Co., 32 So. Market St., Boston, Mass. BVw page see List of Advertisers. Joseph Breck & Sons, M and Hi N. Market St., Boston, Mass. For page see List of Advertisers. W. Atiee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia. For page see List of Advertisers. J. M. Thorburn & Co., 33 Barclay St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. A. T. Boddlngton, 342 W. 14th St., N. Y. Vlnca Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. R. F. Mlchell Co., 1017 Market St., Phila. For page see List of Advertisers. James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Vlck's Superb Pansy Seed. E\>r page see List of Advertisers. HJalmar Hartmann & Co., 12 Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Cauliflower and Cabbage Seed. For page see List of Advertisei-s. RIckards Bros., 37 E. 19 th St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6-7 So. Market St., Boston. Giant Cyclamen Seed. For page soe List of Advertisers. C. C. Morse & Co., 4S-56 .Taokson St., San Francisco, Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. H. B. Fiske Seed Co., Faneuil Hail Sq., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Braslan Seed Growers Co., San Joss Cal. For page see List of Advertisers. O. V. Zangen, Hoboken, N. J. For page see List of Advertisers. W. B. Marshall & Co., 146 W. 23d St., New York. For page see List of Advertisers. R. Wiboltt. Nakskov, Denmark. Snowball Cauliflower Seed. For page see List of Advertisers. SMrLAX E. A. Beaven, Evergreen, Ala. Southern Wild Smilax: Log Mosses. For page see List of Advertisers. SPHAGNUM MOSS Live Sphagnum moss, orthid peat and orchid baskets always on liaud. Lager & Hurreli, Summit, N. T. WHOLESALE ZXORISTS— Con tinned New York We Have It. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Baycrsdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Sphagnum Moss and Peat, fresh stock; Floral Moss a specialty. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write for prices. W. H. Stackhouse, prop.. Box 11, Waretown, N. J. SPIREA Splrea. extra fine clumps in leading va- riety. F. W. O. Schrultz, Prince Bay, N. Y. STEAM TRAP B. Hlppard, Youugstown, O. VEMTHJLTING APPARATUS Pieraon U-Bar Co., 1 Madison Sq., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. • Hltchings vt Co., 1170 Broadway, N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Foley Mfg. Co., between Western Ave. and 26th St., Chicago, III. For page see List of Advertisers. John A. Payne, 260-274 Culver Aye., Jeney City, N. J. For prge see List of Advextlsers. VENTILATING MACHINERY, New Mo(iel encased, selt-olling gear; Standard Model Open Gear. Lord & Burnhara, 1188 Broadway, N. Y. WIREWORK Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., N. Y. For page see List of Advertisers. Wlrework. Write for our catalogue. Holton & Hunkei Co., Milwaukee, Wis. William E. Heilscher's Wire Works, 38-4C Broadway, Detroit, Mich. The "Just Right" kind. Send fo;- price list. Frank W. Bali, 31 East Third Street, Cincinnati, O. We Have Them. Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. H. Baycrsdorfer & Co., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. WHOLESAIiE FLORISTS Boston N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. For ptge see List of Advertisers. H. M. Robinson & Co.. 13 Province St. and 9 Chapman Pi., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Welch Bros., 226 Devonshire St., Boston. For page see List of Advertisers. Bnflalo Wm. F. Kasting Co., 383-87 Elllcott St., Buffalo, NY. For page see List of Advertisers. Chicago Chof conserving and using not only these but home-made manures and recognized fertilizers as well. To him also belongs the honor of having sug- gested and taken the most important part in the passage of the first law providing for fertilizer control passed in the United States. It is not ex- travagant to say that this law brought order out of chaos and that with its subsequent amendments it has been worth untold sums to the farmers in the protection against fraud which it has afforded, while so wisely was it shaped and administered that it has almost equally served the interests of the honest manufacturers and dealers. Upon the Massachusetts fertilizer laws have been modeled the laws in very many of the states, so that in this particular direction. Dr. Goess- mann's influence has been felt all over the country. Among other important investiga- tions conducted by Dr. Goessmann prior to the organization of the ex- periment station, should be mention- ed: his studies as to the effects of special fertilization upon the composi- tion of fruits; his determination of the effects of girdling upon the quality of grapes; his recognition of the possible relation of fertilizers to certain plant diseases; his work in connection with the reclamation of the Green River Salt Marsh, in Marshfield; his deter- mination of some of the chemical changes taking place in ensilage and his chemical examination of sorghum and its products. He was associated with Stockbridge in the investigations which led up to the theory of special fertilization which bears the name of the latter and in the study of the re- sults of fertilizer application by means of the lysimeter. Prof. Stockbridge's Expereimeneta! Work. It is peculiarly appropriate at this time to recall to memory the fact that Prof. Stockbridge not only contributed lavishly of time, ability and physical energy for the uplift of agriculture, but that he gave substantial financial aid as well. In 1878, he gave to the College for experiments in agriculture the sum of $1000. Next to Goess- mann, Prof. Stockbridge undoubtedly took the most prominent part in the early experimental work at the Col- lege. His influence upon the agricul- ture of the state was great both be- cause of unusual natural and acquired abilities and because he was from and of the closest and most sympathetic touch. Prof. Stockbridge's experimental work which led up to the perfection of his system of special complete fer- tilizers for all our important crops is no doubt his best known accomplish- ment. The idea underlying this sys- tem was, I believe, taken from Ville. but the elaboration and perfection of the system' were based upon Prof. Stockbridge's own experimental work. Prof. Stockbridge, too. as long ago as 1880, called attention to the useful- ness of frequent shallow culture as a means of conserving soil moisture and was thus probably the very earliest to preach the "dust mulch" gospel. His experiments demonstrating the benefits of the "dust mulch," the sources of soil moisture, and the origin of dew were characterized by much originality and w^ere carried out only by great sacrifices of personal ease. President Clark's Influence. William S. Clark, the first active president of the College, deserves also to be mentioned in the survey of the past. Although his work was less di- rectly in touch with the farm than that of Goessmann and Stockbridge. it was nevertheless important and his influ- ence upon others was perhaps of even greater importance. President Clark was a man of tremendous enthusiasm and energy and withal he had the spirit of the investigator — the univer- sity spirit. To come in contact with him was an inspiration. No one can estimate the value of his influence in promoting throughout the institution among faculty as well as students the spirit of inquiry. President Clark's individual work during the early sev- enties showed marked originality and the presentation of the results of his investigations into some of the phe- nomena of plant life at a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture held in Barre elicited the warmest encomiums from Louis Agassiz, who was present, and the statement that had the Massa- chusetts Agricultural College done nothing throughout the period of its existence but produce that one paper that alone would be richly worth every dollar expended for the institution. President Clark's experiments on the causes of the circulation of sap in plants, in which he was assisted in the device of the apparatus by Prof. Peabody and in which he enlisted the co-operation of a number of students, contributed important facts to the knowledge of that subject. He took a prominent part also in the sorghum experiments of the College which set- tled the question as to whether Mas- sachusetts should look to that plant for its sugar. Massachusetts Early in Recognizing the Needs of Agriculture. The history of the experiment sta- tion as a regularly organized institu- tion begins in 1882 when the Legisla- ture framed an act establishing the Massachusetts Agricultural Experi- ment Station. Dr. Goessmann was made the first director. This oflace, by the way, he continued to fill throughout the entire period of the separate ex- istence of this station. In thus es- tablishing an agricultural experiment station 'm 1882, Massachusetts recog- nized the needs of agriculture some six years before Congress passed the Hatch Act providing tor the estab- lishing of such stations in each state and territory; but we had been pre- ceded in such action by Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina and New- York. ' , ^ The Massachusetts Agricultural Ex- periment Station had no organic con- nection with the Massachusetts Agri- cultural College. The act establish- ing it provided tor its independent management and support. The amounts appropriated were at first moderate, but its usefulness was soon demonstrated and the sums placed at its disposal were fairly adequate. Very naturally the station was lo- cated in Amherst, where so much ex- perimental work had already been done; and the needed land and build- ings for a beginning were secured by a lease from the College for a nominal consideration. The independent ex- istence of the Massachusetts or State Experiment Station as it came tc be called to distinguish it from the sta- tion later established under act of Congress continued until 1895. The men most prominent in its work were Goessmann, Miles, Maynard, Hum- phrey and Lindsey. {To be Continued). 870 HORTICULTURE December 28, 1907 WILSON'S PLANT OIL If you want to make money there is only one way. That is to have clean stock and the only way to get it is by using WILSON'S PLANT OIL. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York City, September 6, 1908. Mr. Andrew Wilson — Having used yoor Insecticide here, I can testify to Its efflciency In destroying scale and otber In- sects Infesting plants. Yours very truly, GEO. A. SKENE. Florbam. Farms, Madison, N. J., December 8, 1906. Mr. Andrew Wilson:— Dear Sir — Your Plant Oil Is certainly the most ettectiT* scale killer I have ever tried. Please send another five gallons. Yoors truly, A. HERRINQTON. PRICES: 1-2 pint cans, 25c; pints, 40c; quart, 75c ; 2 quarts, $ 1 .25 ; gallon. $2.00 ; five gallons, $9.00. Cash with order. ANDREW WILSON, Dept. 8, SUMMIT, N. J. Selling Agents for New England, R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 6 and 7 South Market St., Boston, Mass. APPLE CROP REPORT FROM N. Y. STATE. It has been some years since the farmers of western New York have had their apple crop so well cleaned up at this time of the year as they have this fall. This is owing to two reasons: the splendid weather condi- tions that have prevailed, and the fact that paring and cider apples have brought such good prices that the farmers have picked them up and sold them as fast as they could. While the crop has been light, there has been more clear profit realized to the grow- ers than in a number of years past. One grower said recently that there is more money in 300 barrels of apples at ?3 a barrel than In 1200 barrels at 1!1 a barrel; and this because of the cost of barrels and for picking and drawing them away. When it came to the actual picking, the crop did not turn out as well as had been expected, and consequently the buyers who purchased orchards 'by the lump" paid about all they were worth. As a usual thing the crop turns out to be greater than estimated, but the reverse was true this year. The apples sorted away more than was an- ticipated, but a factor that helped to offset was the unprecedented high prices paid during most of the season for parers and ciders. Paring apple.5 brought as high as 80c. per 100 lbs; x-ider apples brought 50c. Such prices were never known here before. Ciders are now bringing only 25c. per 100 lbs., however, as the buyers were getting so many more than they expected. Most buyers have their storehouses ■well filled,- and they expect to make a satisfactory profit, as outside of New York state the apple crop is very short. The market has weakened somewhat in the last three or four weeks on ac- count of the stringency in the money market; $3,00 per bbl. is the usual price for the general run of apples; exceptionally fine qualities, $4 per bbl. The best apples this fall were the North- ern Spies. The Baldwins and Green- ings were under size, but the former -variety was well colored. The com- paratively small size is attributed to the late spring and the long continued drouth. H. R. PEAOHEY. Irondequoit, N. Y. The .nliove article has been in tvpe for three weeks but h.as been crowded out un- til now. 5CALECIDE %\ SAVE YOVR TREES THIS FALL ??il^sp^iy2 The fhanoes are the.v'll lie killed I'y San Jose Scale. Take time b.v the torelock— spray with SCWLKCIDK. It kiils every insect it touches. Cheaper than Lime- Sulphur or anv home-made mixture, and easier to apply. Non ei>rrosiye, non- olo^jffinK. 92 percent oil— the larfjest amount with less water than is touno in any spray vet discovered. We prove it. Order a au-g-allon barrel at $■_'.'). Makes ,si)U < 1000 gallons costillE 21-2C to 3c at any station in the U. S. east of Mississippi and north of Ohio Rivers. There's nothing cheaper. Send now for free, special b '" oklet B. G. PRATT CO., 11 Broadway, Mfg. Chemists, New Vork City sale florists; directors, D. Sokolsky, A. Rosenberg; capital. $2,500. Chase Nurseries, Geneva, N. Y.; G. M. Chase, T. H. Chew, L, G. Hoskins; capital, $6,000. Sterling Seed Co., Minneapolis, Minn.: J. E. Northrup, E. B. Northrup, C. C. Massie; capital, $50,000. LIST OF PATENTS. INCORPORATED. D. Smith & Co., New York, whole- I 873,030 873,040 873,229 873,376 873,383 873,465 I 873,830 873,875, 874,155, 874,185, 874,205, ssued December 10, 1907, . Manure Spreader, Samuel K. Dennis and Frank W. Rice. Chicago, 111,, assign- ors to International Har- vester Co., of New Jersey. Beet Harvester. Moore Goodfellow, Columbus, Ohio, assignor of one-half to Joseph O, Dye, Colum- bus. Ohio. Auto Steam Plow. Calvin G. Hampton, Ryde Station, Cal. Wheeled Cultivator. Jacob S. Keudig, York, Pa., as- signor to Keystone Farm Machine Company, York, Pa. Weeder Attachment for Cul- tivators. Samuel A. Mc- Cune, New Waterford, Ohio, Manure-Spreader. Charles W. Smith, Berlin, Iowa, as- signor to The Waterloo Spreader Manufacturing Company, Waterloo, Iowa. ssued December 17, 1907. Hedge Trimmer. Joseph A. Bechtold, New York, N. Y. Orchard Cultivator. Jens T.ingaas, San Francisco, Cal. Seed Planter. Timothy L. Beaman, Knoxville, Tenn. Harrow Attachment. Henry C. Green, Port. Okla. Fertilizer Distributer. John J. Jones, Monticello, Ga. The Best BugKillerand Bloom Saver For PROOF Write to P.R.PalethorpeOo. OWENSBORO, KY. CARMAN'S ANTIPEST For the Garden, Orchard and Greenhouse. Non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation. Kills Green Fly. Aphides, Bark Lice. Thrlp. Mealy Bug. Red Spider. Scale, Wire Worms, Ants and Slugs. This is the Grower's Friend, handy to use, cheap and effective, m-xes readily in water. Destroys all insect pests, and keeps down filth. Circulars on application $1.50 per gallon. Also in quarts, half gallons and in bulk. PERFECTION CHEMICAL CO., FLUSHING, N. Y. Eastern Agents : W.W. RAW80N & C0..5Unlon St. Boston, Mass. redded or Iverized ^ Cattle Manure In Bags 'pi Best and safest manure for florists and greenhouse use. absolutely pure, no waste, no danger. Write for cir- culars and prices. The Pulverized Manure Co.. 31 Union Stock Yards, Chicago In ordering goods please add, "I saw It in HORTICULTURE." The FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, insurer of 28,000,000 Sq* ft* of g^lasS. For particulars address John G. Esler,Sec*y, Saddle River,N.J. December 28, 1 r.07 horticulture: 871 GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- TEMPLATED. Fulton, N. Y.— G. W. Perkins, one house. Mt. Holly, N. .J.— .1. W. Shinn, one Racine, Wis. — .Mdund cemetery, ad- ditions. house. Mishawaka, Ind. — .Mark Blacksmidt, one house. Hubbardston, Mass.— P. E. Collins, one house. Schenectady, N. Y — Mrs. J. C. Haver- ly, one house. Racine, Wis. — Park Board, addition to greenhouses. Park View, Va. — Wheeling Green- house Co., range of houses. NEW HEATING APPARATUS. G. E. Anderson, Ballston, Va., new boiler. Samuel Neil, Dorchester, Mass., Ex- eter boiler. STANDARD FLOWER POTS Packed in smsUl crates, easy to basdle. Price per crate 15003 la.pots In crate $4.88 i5oo«>i *• *' 535 = 300 jK " ** 6.00 10003 ** ** S***® ■ 8003H " " 5.80 5004 " " 4.50 3205 " " 4.51 144 6_ " " 3.16 Price per crate I30 7 Id. potsincrate$4.3o 60 8 *' ** 3-00 HAND MADE 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 48 10 *' ** 4.8« 34 It " " 3.60 34 13 *' " 4.80 12 14 '* " 4.80 6 16 ** ** 4.50 Seed pans, came price as pots. Send for price list of Cylinders for Cut flowers^ Hanging Baskets, Lawn Vases, etc. Ten percent, on for casn with order. Address HimB£:cr Bros., Pottery, Fort Edward.N.Y, August Rolker A Soni, Agti., 81 Barclay St.. N. T. City. Standard Flower . . POT5 If your greenhouses are within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us, we can save you money W. H. ERNEST, 28th and M Street WA9«INGT0« 0. C. ANCHOR GREENHOUSE HOSE WEARS WELL. PLANT BED CLOTH Protects from Cold and Dampness. MINERALIZED RUBBER CO. 18 Cliff StreeT New York BOSTON PLATE & WINDOW GLASS CO. GREENHOJSE GLASS German and American n\ to 287 A St., BOSTON 20-22 Canal St. is the verdict of one of the largest rose growers who placed two of these GREKNHOC&.K BOILERS instead of two others of well known make. Estimates furnished for heating plants erected com- plete, or for material only. JOHN A. PAYNE, Horticultural Architect and Builder. Main Office and Factory: 260-274 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Sash opening apparatus and all kinds of greenhouse structural material. -diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie I GREENHOUSE! I = GLASS = I E Cheaper Now Than For Years 5 E We are taking contracts for S S next Spring delivery. S = WRITE FOR OUR PRICES = I STANDARD PLATE GLASS f I COMPANY I E 26-30 Sudbury St. 61-63 Portland St. E = BOSTON, MASS. = Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin NOW IS TME RIGHT TIME TO FIGURE MATERIAL AND PLAN FOR THE BUILDINGS OF NEXT YEAR _-.^- ,^, ,.^ ) QUALITY AND WORK THE BEST. POI PV ^ ^PRICES RIQHT AND LOWEST. 1 VyL.I-w I *-' 1 ESTIHATES Wl WILL PROVE. TRY US. Foley Ventilating Apparatus Unequalled Will Ventilate any Size of House Easily. Send for Circular. THE FOLEY MFC. CO. "Si^^^r^i^^St.. CHICACO Send other business direct to WuhiogioB. Saves time and insures better s«rvic«. Personal attention guaranteed. Twenty-five years' active service. SPECIALTY: ''Working on the FaiVure« of Others," SIGGERS & SIGGERS PATENT LAWYERS Box 9. Nation*! Union Building Washington, D. C. #. CAS SIDY Designer and Builder OF CYPRESS SASH BARS HOT BED SASH PECKY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER GREENHOUSES ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIREI Write for Ciroalar "D" and Prioea The A. T. STEARNS LUMBER CO. NEPON8ET, BOSTON, MASS. Iron and Wood Greenhouses Office and factory, 21 S to 221 Randolph Ave. JERSEY CITY, N. J. CREENflOUSE CONSTRUCTli LUMBER John C. Honinger Co. 117 E. Blackhawk St., CHICAGO GREEM10IISE CONSTRVCnOIV AND EOUIPMEM S. JACOBS & SONS Manufacturers of QULF CYPRESS GREENHOUSE MATERIAL Jobbers of Glass, Boilers, Pipes, Etc. Catalogue and Prices Upon Request. 1365-1379 Flushing Ave. BROOKLYN, - NEW YORK Holds Class Firmly «•« the Point av PEERLESS eiAsinc Point* Br« tiuh. Ro righti OT ien.. >«x .1 ^ 1.000 point. 7b au. f.atpal*. _ BENBT A. DBEEB. i 714 ChMta.t St., Phllft., P.. ^»T«»»»»mi»»u»»»» 872 HORTICULTURE December 28, 190T J^ I AND Here is How One Man Lost Money We put up his greenhouse for him, but he felt that our figure for the heating was too high. He has just been in our office, telling us how he has just lost over {i,ooo on the system that was installed, simply because of dead ends, and in several cases, absolute lack of circulation. This heating business as we do it, is backed up by our years and years of greenhouse experi- ence and when we do a heating job for you, you can depend upon its perfect working. If it doesn't work perfectly we see that it does. This spring when you are getting figures on your heating, just bear this man's experience in mind — he is only one of many others who have been served exactly the same way. Get in touch with us about that new spring house of yours. HITCHING.S \ND CO. GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND BUIL «ERS. Mannfacturers- of Heatlnif aod VentllattDif Apparatus. 1170 Broadway, NEW YORK. QGSGGSaGGSfl FOR THE STUDENT OF PLANT LIFE experimenting with the wonderful possibilities of pl.ant development, whether from its esthetic side or as a •pr.ictical advantage to mankind — our Sectional Iron Frame Greenhouses are particularly adapted. Thev are constructed to meet the trying demand for perfecting plant growth. We equip these liouses with every conceivable necessity for the successful carrying out of experiments — they are built so thoroughly that repair costs are reduced to a minimum, while the expense of heating has been gr«atly re- duced. As a practical plant laboratory for the advance of science or for the gratifying of a mere hobby, we meet conditions equally well. We have just received from the printer our book, "Greenhouses as we Build Them." This book is too expensive to distribute generally, but if you are seriously interested in the greenhouse question, we will gladly send you a copy. Lord & Burnham Company, Greenhouse Designers and Manufacturers. New York Office, 1133 Broadway, Corner 'J6th .Street. Branches: Boston, 819 Tremont Building. I'liilndelphia : 1215 Filbert Street. We make evei v part of a greenliouse but the glas . We sell any part. Here it is — end on — and that is the way to get the full beauty and value of that curved eave. No, we are wrong ihere, for the most convincing way is to go inside a gutter-eave house and then in a U-Bar House, with its clean sweep of glass from ridge to sill. The coirparision is instructive. It's just the sunniest, best growing proposition in greenhouse construction, and we stand ready to show yoU we mean exactly what we say. Write, or let us send catalog. 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