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HORTI CU LTURE 



February 20, 190» 



seed, but argument is useless wheu llie 

 canner can save that 50 cents per 

 bushel. To save $2,00 au acre on his 

 seed, he will sacrifice $25.00 an acre on 

 his pacli. To a mind so constituted, 

 argument is a waste of breath, but 

 many are built on those lines, 



NOTES. 

 A, J. Brown of Grand Rapids, Mich., 

 was a recent New York visitor. 



Geo. D. Karsner has been appointed 

 inspector of seeds for the State of 

 Kentucky, 



James Harry l,^ing is now filling the 

 position of representative of Dupuy & 

 Ferguson, seed and bulb dealers, Mon- 

 ireal, P. Q, 



Two Rivers, Wis.— Louis Hartung 

 has recently received a contract from 

 a seed concern of Rocliford, 111., for 

 the raising of 1000 acres of seed peas. 

 The peas will be raised in this vicin- 

 ity. 



The La Grange Floral & Seed Co., 

 5th avenue, La Grange, whose going 

 into business we mentioned a few 

 weeks ago, announce their opening 

 Feb, 19 and 20, La Grange is one of 

 the best of Chicago's suburban towns 

 and the seed firm start under favor- 

 able auspices. 



At the fifth annual convention of 

 the Canadian Seed Growers' Associa- 

 tion held in the Canadian Building, 

 Ottawa, Ont., on February 4th and 

 5th officers were elected as follows: 

 President, Dr. J. W. Robertson of 

 Macdonald College, Que.; secretary- 

 treasurer, L. H. Newman, Ottawa. 

 The financial statement showed a 

 balance on hand of $471.38. The total 

 expenditure amounted to $3,438.50. 

 An adequate grant sufficient for the 

 requirement of the association is given 

 each year. Since the association is 

 now placed on a firm foundation, it is 

 fully expected that it will extend and 

 develop throughout Canada to a still 

 greater degree than it has in the past. 

 Among the speakers were Dr. Chas. 

 Saunders, Experimental Farm, Otta- 

 wa; Mr. A. P. McVanncll, Perth; 

 Prof. W. Lochead, Macdonald College; 

 Mr. J. W. Gibson, Ottawa: Prof. R. 

 Harcourt, Ontario Agricultural Col- 

 lege, and Prof. L. S. Klinck, Macdon- 

 ald College. Prof. Robertson ad- 

 dressed a large audience on "The call 

 of the land." 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



F. E. Stewart, Rivos .lunction, Mi.h. 

 —Wholesale Trade List ot Gladoli for 

 1909, 



Gate City Seed Co,, Keokuk, Iowa,— 

 Market Gardeners' Price List, Pocket 

 Edition, 



P, W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. — 22nd 

 Annual Catalogue and Price List ot 

 Small Fruit Plants. 



Forest Nursery and Seed Co., .1. H. 

 H. Boyd, Prop.. McMinnville, Tenti. — 

 Wholesale Trade List for 1909. 



Arthur De Meyer. Ghent, Belgium.— 

 Wholesale Trade List, 1909. Palms, 

 Bays, Azaleas, etc. Illustrated. 



Dervaes Freres, Wetteren, Belgi\im. 

 —General Catalogue of Fruit and Or- 

 namental Trees, Hardy Herbaceous 

 Plants, etc. 



Otto Katstenstein & Co., Atlanta, Ga. 

 — Folder of "Helianti," described as "a 



new winter vegetable " of phenomenal 

 yield and superior flavor. 



Archias' Seed Store, Corp., Sedalia, 

 Mo.— 2Gth year, "Sure Seeds." Com- 

 plete in all departments. Covers, vege- 

 tables and flowers in colors. 



John Peed & Son, West Norwood, 

 London, S. E., England.— Descriptive 

 Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower 

 Seeds for 1909. Several promising 

 novelties are listed in each depart- 

 ment. 



American Forestry Co., Little Tree 

 Farms, South Framingham, Mass. — 

 These are claimed to be the first purely 

 forest nurseries in America. The list 

 is well adapted for the purpose indi- 

 cated. 



W. W. Barnard Company, Chicago, 

 111.— 1909 Annual Catalogue of Seeds, 

 Bulbs and Plants. Neat covers in 

 green and while. A useful table of 

 cultural information regarding garden 

 crops is given. 



J. L. Moore, Xorthboro Dahlia and 

 Gladioli Gardens, Northboro, Mass. — 

 Catalogue and Price List for 1909. Also 

 wholesale price list for spring, 1909. A 

 good, practical list, well selected from 

 the innumerable varieties now on the 

 market. 



David Herbert & Son, Atco, N. J.— 

 Descriptive Catalogue of Dahlias, 1909. 

 A fine portrait ot Jaok Rose Dahlia 

 adorns the front cover and Souv de 

 Gustave Douzan the back. The list in- 

 cludes the best of the new and the best 

 of the old varieties in all types. 



W. E. Dallwig, Milwaukee, Wis.— 

 Seed Catalogue for 1909. Covers 

 adorned with annual flowers and vege- 

 tables In colors. Some very fine full- 

 page illustrations in sepia are intro- 

 duced in addition to the usual half- 

 tones and wood puts illustrating the 

 text. 



Palisades Nurseries, Sparkill, N. Y. — 

 Wholesale Price List of Hardy Peren- 

 nials, Shrub*, Bulbs, etc., for 1909. This 

 is a splendid list ot the best things in 

 garden material, standard and novel- 

 ties. Colored plates of Veronica longi- 

 folia subsessilis and Anchusa Italica 

 Dropmore variety are inclosed, 



Ratekin's Seed House, Shenandaoh, 

 la,- Ratekin's Seeds, 2.')th Annua! 

 Catalogue. This is a groat book about 

 a great business and anyone wishing to 

 Itnow what is being done in the west 

 to attain the standard of perfection in 

 corn and other farm crops will lind 

 much in this catalogue to interest him. 



King's Acre Nurseries, Ltd., Here- 

 ford, England —Annual Catalogue, 

 Autumn 1908 and Spring 1909. A very 

 handsome publication. Printed in two 

 colors throughout on heavy cream pa- 

 per, antique finish. Cover dark sage 

 green, lettered in silver and bound 

 with white cord. There are no illus- 

 trations on the text pages but there 

 are several half tone Inserts and the 

 effect Is good. 



Wm. Paul & Sons, Waltham Cross, 

 Herts, England.— Catalogue of Roses. 

 A very valuable publication as a re- 

 liable reference book for anyone in- 

 terested in roses, apart from its use 

 as a business getter for the house 

 sending it out. There are several strik- 

 ing rose portraits, one being a beauti- 

 ful colored plate of Tea Scented Rose 

 "Hugo Roller", a most distinct and at- 

 tractive novelty. A colored plate of 

 Hybrid Sweetbriar Refulgence forms 

 the frontispiece. 



Everything "For the Land's Sake. 



The one firm in 

 Boston where all 

 good forms of plant 

 food may be ob- 

 tained, is the Bowker 

 Fertilizer Company, 

 opposite Faneuil 

 Hall at 43 Chatham 

 St. All greenhouse 

 chemicals, Nitrate of 

 Soda, Ground Bone, 

 Potash Salts, Sheep 

 Manure and Wood 

 Ashes can there be 

 had at first hands. 



BOWKER 



FERTILIZER 

 COMPANY , 



Everything "For the Land' s Sake. " 



PUBLICATION RECEIVED, 

 Bulletin No, 218 of the New Jersey 

 Agricultural Experiment Stations gives 

 lists, conditions and instructions for 

 Vegetable-Fruit Seed Distribution for 

 1909, Illustrations are given of vari- 

 ous strains of crossed corn, hybrid egg- 

 plant and crossed beans. 



ASPARAGUS 



PLUMOSUS NANUS 



reenhousc Home Grown Seed, !■ 

 quality. 



100 Seeds $0.50 



500 " 2.25 



1000 " 4,00 



5000 " 19.00 



gan 



PHILADE LPHIA , PA. 



in ordering goods please add "I saw 

 It In HORTICULTURE." 



Baskets, Crates, 



Ladders, Veneers 



and Boxes. 



BACON & CO. 



Appleton, N. Y. 



