January 2;!, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



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S. S. PENHOCK-MEEHAN COMPANY 



The Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia, 1608 to 1620 Ludlow Street 



Headquarters for Rooted Cuttings of any Carnation 

 Novelties Worth Growing 



GEORGIA 



A.i:,i^ stock: ouA.BJAivrEED 



1 PRICE ( BAY STATE 



The Glorious White. It Has No j siloo SloIoO I "^"^^ P^fe'^t!"" «* Q"a"ty *" ^ar- 



Rival. ' ^ ^legated. 



Mrs. Chas. Knopf, Knopfs Sensational Light Pinit, and Ruby, The Crimson Hasterplece, 



Per 100, $12.00. Per 1000, $100.00 



STANDARD VARIETIES 



WHITE. 



KED. 100 tOOO 



eacon 3.50 30.00 



VARIEGATED. 



100 1000 



PINK 



100 



100 1000 



Sarah Hill ?6,00 $50.00 



Pres. Seelye 6.00 50.00 Mrs. Patten 2.50 



Lloy.l 5.0O 40.00 



White Enchantress 3.50 30.00 Splendor 



White Perfeotion 2.50 20.00 



1000 

 50.00 



PIMK. 



$6.00 $50.00 



Winona G.OO 50.00 



Afterglow 6.00 



Wel'ome 4.00 35.00 



WInsor 3.00 25.00 



Aristocrat 3.00 30.00 



R. P. Enchantress 2.50 20.00 



Enchantress 2.50 20.00 



Lawson 2.50 20.00 



Victoria 50.00 



THE THREE WINNING ROSES 



White Killarney, My flaryland, rirs. Jardine. Grafted or Own Root Stock at Introducers Prices. We Stand 



Behind the shipments. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN COMPANY 



ROSES UNDER GLASS. 



Rose Grafting. 



From experience and observation it 

 has been demonstrated tliat grafted 

 stock has proven itself to be more 

 vigorous and better able to stand the 

 sudden clianges, which have been so 

 often injurious to roses. For grafting, 

 Manetti stocks are held in high es- 

 teem. The Manetti stock should be 

 potted into as small a pot as possible, 

 usually 2% or 2% inch, and placed in 

 a house where the temperature is 

 about 45 or 50 degrees. Never allow 

 them to become dry, neither should 

 they be kept soggy. When the eyes 

 begin to swell, they should be grafted 

 and directly put into propagating 

 case. 



When selecting the scions take 

 only healthy and well-ripened stock, 

 which shows an eye not yet started. 

 In order that you may have a plenti- 

 ful supply, it is a good plan to leave 

 two or three eyes on the plant when 

 cutting flowers. In performing the 

 work, use a sharp knife to ensure a 

 clean cut, and as the scions must not 

 be allowed to become dry or shriv- 

 elled, it is best to place them in a 

 dish of water until used. 



There are many methods of graft- 

 ing, varying according to size of stock 

 or scion. The method most in prac- 

 tice is as follows: Cut back Manetti 

 stock to about two inches above the 

 pot, making an oblique cut about 

 three quarters of an inch long; cut 

 the scion in the same way so that the 

 two will match as nearly as possible; 

 of course it is not possible to have 

 them always match, but it is essentia! 

 to have one side perfect The funda- 



mental principle o£ grafting is the 

 direct commumcation between the 

 layers of inner bark in each of the 

 parts to be united. Raffia is the best 

 tying material to hold the scion in 

 place. 



When the work is completed and 

 the plants are placed in the case, they 

 should be watered thorouighly and 

 kept damp, holding the temperature 



as near to 75 degrees as possible, tak- 

 ing care to avoid draughts. The scion 

 should adhere in about fourteen days. 

 When the uniting parts are forming 

 a callus, a little air must be given 

 each day, for the first few days gradu- 

 ally increasing until the plants are 

 hardened. Watch out for the Manetti 

 each morning and see that it throws 

 no shoots. RICHARD J. HAYDEN. 



Decorations at State Capitol, Aliiany, for Governor Highks' Inaukukatihn 

 By Wra. C. Gloeckner. 



