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HORTICULTURE: 



March 27, 1909 



THE QUALITY 

 YOU CAN MAKE 

 MONEY ON 



CANNAS 



SOUND PIECES 

 TRUE TO NAME 

 BED ROCK PRICES 



Red-Flowering, Green 

 Foliage 



Al 



Per doz. 

 Boavier. 5 ft. Dark 



...•.$0.35 



Kooeevelt. Deep 



100 



3H't. 



• 50 



BesutePolte 



Dark crimso 



Black Prince. Velvety 

 maroon; 3 104(1.; green 

 foliage 50 



Charles Henderson. 4 ft. 



Bright crimson .35 



Criineon Kedder. 3 ft. 



Intcose scarlet 30 



Duke of Marlborough. 



4>4 fl. Dark crimsen 35 



J. D. Eleele. Brilliant ver- 



million-scarlet 5 ft 35 



Explorateur Cranipbel. 



Deep rich crimson sHft. .30 



Express. Crimson; foliage 

 green. Dwarf habit. 2 to 

 a'/ift 60 



Pres. McKinley. Bril- 

 liant crimson j>4 to 3 ft. .35 



Pink-Flowering 



L. Patry. Delicate rosy 



pink,4M ft $0.35 



Loray. Attractive rosy pink, 



3fl .35 



Louise. A grand pink, tall .45 



Martha Washington. 

 Rose. Height, 3>^t0 3ft. 



Mile. Bera't. 4% ft! Rcse- ''' 



•35 



;$a.25 $2 



Tennyson. Rosy pink; 



green foliage ; 5>6 ft 



CATALOGUE FREE. 



Orange-Flowered 



Per doz. 100 1000 

 President Cleveland. 



Bright, distinct orange- 

 scarlet ; 4 ft $0.35 $2.25 $20.00 



Red, Gold-Edged and 

 Spotted 



Bright yellow. 



Mil 



afolii 



Gladiato 



spotted 



foliage; 4ft..... .$0.50 $2.75 $,5.( 



Cinnabar. Cinnabar- red, 

 edged with distinct golden 

 band; 4>^ ft 30 



Queen Charlotte. Scar- 

 let gold edge 30 



Mme. Crozy. 5H ft. Ver- 

 million, gold border 35 



Premier. Deep crimson, 



bordered yellow. 2J4 ft. .30 



Souv. d' A. Crozy. 4 ft. 



Crimson, gold band 50 



Yellow Shades 



Buttercup. 3 54 ft. Clear 



golden yellow $0.40 $2.75 $i5.o( 



Comte de Bnuchard. 



Yellow, spotted red, 4 J^ ft. .30 2.00 I7.<:( 

 Florence Vaughan. 5 ft. 



Yellow, spotted crimson . .50 2,75 25. o< 

 I.. E. Bailey. Rich yellow, 



dotted with red; 4 J^ ft 30 2.00 17. 5t 



White and Cream Shades 



Alsace. 3H ft. Creamy white $0 30 $1.75 $is.ot 



Bronze-Leaved, Red- 

 Flowering 



Brandywine. 4 to 5 ft. 



Dark bronze foliage. 



Crimson flowers $0.50 $4.00 $35.00 



Black Beauty. True. 



5 fl. Grand foliage .60 4.50 40.0c 



We go through the block from 14th Street to 13th Street, but 1 



Perc 

 David Harum. 3H ft. 



Vermillion-scarlet $0 



Egandale. 4 ft. Currant- 



100 



$'•75 



red. 



King Humbert. Fine 

 Bronze foliage. Orange- 

 scarlet with bright red 

 markings. 4 ft 



Leonard Vaughan. 4}4 

 Bright scarle 



The fin 



tfol- 



iged Canna, with ( 

 mous musa-like leaves, 3 

 by 5 ft., of a dark green 

 bronze-tinged color 



Philadelphia. A bright 

 glowing red. Height 5 fl. 



Papa Nardy Large, rich 

 carmine-red, 4J4 ft 



Pillar of Fire. 6 to 7 ft. 

 high; flowers bright crim- 



irlet . 



Robusta. Height 6 to 8 ft., 



with immense foliage .30 1.75 



Shenandoah. Large Sal- 

 mon flowers, 6 ft 30 1.75 



Orchid-Flowering 



Allcxnannia. 4 to 5 ft. Scar- 

 let and yellow. Green 

 foliage $0.35 $a.25 



Austria. Pure caDary-yel- 

 low; an orchid- flowering 

 type. 5 ft .30 1.75 



Italia. 4V2 ft. Green foliage 



Red bord- red yellow 30 a. 00 



Kroniis. Rich golden yel- 

 low, with patches of 

 bright red, 5 ft 30 1.75 



Alrg. Kate Gray. 6 ft. 

 Green foliage. Scarlet 

 and yellow 3* a.oo 



Pennsylvania. 5 ft. Green 



foliage. Deep scarlet. ... .35 2.35 



1000 



CATALOGUE FREE. We go through the block from 14th Street to 13th Street, but our address is still 



ARTHUR T. BOODINGTON, Seedsman, ^\^''fU*^^'- 



WHAT TO DO AMONG ROSES IN 

 MARCH. 



In this month, early or late accord- 

 ing to latitude, elevation and local con- 

 ditions, all kinds of roses should be 

 pruned, cutting back shoots injured by 

 frost to the first sound, dormant bud. 

 The hardier climbing plants on arches, 

 pergolas and fences should be the first 

 to be pruned, removing immature and 

 weak wood, fastening the shoots that 

 are left to the various objects named, 

 at a sufficient distance apart to allow 

 of good growth without much crowd- 

 ing. These climbing varieties, such as 

 the new and scarcer Aid's Pillar (a 

 H. T.), a velvetv crimson rose, with 

 large and smooth petals, vigorous and 

 distinct foliage; Bessie Brown, cream- 

 colored, perfect in form and of large 

 size, a variety that has leaped in favor 

 quickly — very fragrant; Climbing Mad- 

 ame de Watteville, very vigorous in 

 growth; England's Glory, a climbing 

 Tea of the form of Gloire de Dijon, but 

 with longer petals, of a pleasing pink- 

 peach tint, a rampant grower and very 

 floriferous; Helene (T.) Ideal (a new 

 climbing Polyautha), a sport from La 

 France, and an improvement In every 

 respect on that favorite variety; Irish 

 Engineer (H. T.), single flowered, a 

 very strong growing rose of a dazzling 

 scarlet tint, the flowers large and 

 usually borne In trusses of 3 to 5 

 blooms on erect stems; Madame Leva- 

 vasseur fPolyanth), growth robust, 

 very free flowering, in color posy crim- 

 son; and Rubin (a climbing Polyantha) 

 of a deep crimson tint, and blooms 

 larger than those of Crimson Rambler. 



Not all roses may be pruned alike. 

 Austrian Briars, Moss, Hybrid China, 

 Lord Penzance and Sweet Briars should 

 be pruned with the other roses in 

 March, but the chief shortening and 

 thinning of the .shoots should have 

 been carried out after the flowering of 

 the last season. At the present, the 

 work on these plants will consist of re- 

 moving unripe shoots, and grubbing up 

 suckers from the roots. Rampant 

 shoots may be now reduced in length. 



Hybrid Peipetuals. — In order to com- 

 pel the production of bloom on this 

 race of roses in succession, the bushes 

 should be pruned at intervals of 14 

 days, shortening vigorous shoots to 

 one-third or more of their length, and 

 weak ones more severely, having re- 

 gard to the variety, that is to the 4th 

 or 6th bud from the base of the shoot. 



Most roses require a rich manure to 

 be spread over the roots just below 

 the surface of the ground, as well as 

 a mulch above it if the land be of a 

 light nature, and a slight layer of 

 crumbly soil spread over it so as to 

 hide its presence. 



FREDERICK MOORE. 



MY MARYLAND ROSE. 

 How to Grow It Successfully. 



One of the most successful growers 

 of the new rose. My Maryland, dur- 

 ing the past season, has been Edward 

 Towill, Roslyn, Montgomery county, 

 Penna. On request of HORTICUL- 

 TURE Mr. Towill sends the following; 



My method applies to solid beds 

 only. One great secret of success is 

 in the night temperature. This must 

 be from 62 to 64 degree.^ — never lower. 



When the season arrives for plant- 

 ing young stock, get your houses all 

 cleaned out. Fill with good, stiff rose 

 soil mixed with about 200 lbs. bone 

 dust to a space to plant say one thous- 

 and rose-. The grower must use his 

 own judgment in the matter of space 

 and fertilizer as some soil will take 

 more bone than others, but about 200 

 lbs. of bone on the average is enough 

 for compost tor 1000 plants. 



Get nice clean plants from 2 1-2 in. 

 or 3 in. pots; plant them about sixteen 

 inches apart and twelve inches across 

 the bed: water well after planting, 

 keep the houses clear of weeds and 



Headquarters far Asparagus Plumosus Seed 



GREENHOUSE CROWN] LATH HOUSE CROWN 



New 

 Crop 



5,000 seeds. $17.50 

 10.000 •' $32.50 



100 seeds, 

 1,000 •• 



.40 

 $2.75 



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HENRY F, MIGHELl CO., 



Wholesale Catmloj/ue 



1018 Market Street, 



PHILADELPHIA 



