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HORTICULTURE 



April 3, 1909 



PREPARE FOR EASTER 



Headquar ters for East er Plants 

 Have LILIES 



To Burn, To Burn, To Burn 



The best In the land, the best In the 

 land, the best In the land. 



AZALEAS 



To beat the band, To beat the band, 

 To beat the band 



What is the best Double Pink Azalea? It is 



the Mme. Van Der Cruysien, originated by the well- 

 IcDOwa Azalea Specialist, M. Van Der Cruyssen of 

 Belgium. We have a big stock of them; every plant 

 is as round as an apple, just covered with buds; just 

 right for Easter. Wc have ihem for 6oc, 75c, $1.00, 

 $1-25, $1-50 up to $2.00 each. Bernard Andreas alba, 

 $2.35 to $3.00: some at $1.00 to $U'^o Niobe and 

 Deutsche Peile, 75c. $1 00. $1.25, $1.50.' Vcrvaeneana, 

 He Schryveriana (best double variegated). 75c, $1.00, 

 $1.25, $1.50, $2.00. Empress of India, 50c, 60c, 75c, 

 $1 GO, $1.25, $1.50. Simon Mardner, 50c, 60c, 75c, 

 si.oo. $1.35, $1.50. $1.75. Apollo (red), 50c, 6cc, 75c, 

 $1.00. Professor Wolters, 75c, $1.00. Si.^s, $1.50. and 

 some more good varieties, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50. 

 Wc have Azaleas by the thousand 



LHium nultlfiorum, the best in America, 6 in. pot 

 plants, height, 20-25-30 inch and over, with five buds 

 and upwards to ten buds, loc per bud; under five buds, 

 lac per bud. 



Cineraria hybrlda grandlflora. Henry F. 

 Michell's newest improved strain. Our plants this 

 year are very large, big Heads of Flowers, perfect 

 foliage, and the plants are almost as big as a bushel 

 basket. 6 in., asc, 35c, jcc, 75c, $1,00. 



Hydrangea Otaksa, 6 to 7 in. pots, see, 750, $1.00. 



Spiraea Gladstone, 6 in. pots, ^oc, 75c, $1.00; 

 Superba, Florlbunda. Japonlca, 6 in., 35c. 35c, 5'c. 



Araucaria Excelsa largest stock in America, 6 in., 

 ^_-_(S-7 tiers, 31-25-30-3=, inches high, 75c, $i.co, 



Araucaria Robusta Compacta and QIauca, 6-7-8 

 in pots. 30 to 35 inches high, 4, 5, 6 tiers, $1.50, $».oo 

 $3.00. 



Kentia Belmoreana, sH to 5*4 in. pots, 50c, 60c, 

 75c; Forsterlana. sJ4> sH. 6 in. pots, 5cc, 60c, 75c, 

 $1 00.$ .25, $1.50. 



Ficus Elastica, 5!^. 5^, 6 in.. 25c. 35c, 50c. 



Beg:onia, New Improved Erfordii, a constant 

 bloomer, 5!^ in., pots, $2 50 per doz. 



Primula Obconica, full of buds and flowers, 5 to 

 5^ in. pots, $2. so to $3 00 per doz. 



Asparagus Plutnoaa, 3 to 5 cents. 



Ferns, 6, 7, 8 inch, such as Wbltmanll, Boston, 

 Scottll. 50c, 75c, $i.co, $1.35, $1.50; Amerpohlii, 5 



06 in., IOC. 75c. 

 Hybrid Rose Bushes, John Laing, B: 



ng. ?oc, 7 



Crimson Rambler, i 



best 



pots, 30 inchi 

 sorts, 5J4 to 6 i 



SO to 7^0 



Hyacinths, fo 

 and dark blue. 4 in. pots, 



Tournesol Tulips, tl 

 ted tulip in existence, tl 

 pot, $1.80 per dozen pot*. 



Von Slon Daffodils. 



white, pink, light 



is the best double 

 e bulbs planted ii 



Best double yellow daffodil 

 in existence. Three double-nosed bulbs planted in one 

 pot, 5!4 to 6 in. pots, $2.50 to $3.00 per doz. pots. 



All our bulbs are our own Importat'on 



and are not to be compared with 



the cheap stuff flooding the 



market 



Gash with order please. 



Mention if pots are wanted 



GODFREY ASCHMANN 



Wholesale Grower and Importer of Pot Plants 



1012 W. Ontario St. 

 PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. 



CULTURE OF ASPARAGUS PLU- 

 MOSUS. 



The following article is a synopsis of the 

 experience of many growers and has beon 

 edited by Charles E. Meehan, one of the 

 most extensive growers for the Philadel- 

 phia marliet. 



There are various species and va- 

 rieties of asparagus grown for orna- 

 mental purposes. The commonest T)f 

 all is the smilax (Asparagus Medeolo- 

 ides), which has been grown by florists 

 for generations. 



Asparagus plumosus has also been 

 grown for many years, and Asparagus 

 Sprengeri is another well-know-n sub- 

 ject. The best of all, Asparagus plu- 

 mosus nanus, is not a dwarf variety, 

 as its name would imply, but is distin- 

 guished chiefly by the fullness and 

 flatness of its fronds, so that the bo- 

 tanical name is largely a misnomer. 

 The variety itself is very distinct in- 

 deed, and great care should be taken 

 (in buying seeds) that the genuine 

 nanus is procured. 



Many otherwise well-posted people 

 are ignorant of the vast difference. The 

 new crop seeds are usually ready in 

 .January, and as soon thereafter as 

 convenient they may be sown. The 

 varitty is a shy seeder. In a whole 

 house there may be only a few seed- 

 bearing strings. Growers should, 

 therefore, fight shy of cheap offers In 

 this connection, as the true nanus can- 

 not be sold cheap. 



Any good rich soil, covered with a 

 little sand, will do to start the seed 

 in. The temperature should be about 

 65 deg., and as nearly constant as pos- 

 sible. 



■When the plant is well-rooted trans- 

 plant to a deeper soil, or into a three- 

 inch pot. In its young stage the plant 

 is salable for filling ferneries and like 

 purposes, and when a year old should 

 be planted into solid beds for string 

 development. It is usually grown in 

 solid beds and should have perfect 

 drainage. This matter of drainage is 

 one of the most important points. It 

 will not prove a profitable subject un- 

 less it has good drainage. Lay the bed 

 carefully with rocks at the bottom so 

 that the water can escape freely. Over 

 this put a compost of heavy loam, leaf 

 mould, and well-rooted cow manure. 

 The plant is a heavy feeder and one- 

 fifth of cow manure is not too much. 



A well-lighted house is not essential, 

 although better results can be obtained 

 where conditions are modern and ideal. 

 If there be height enough to run the 

 strings up to seven or eight feet, the 

 crop can be grown fairly well. Set the 

 plants about eight inches apart and ten 

 inches between the rows. Frequent 



EASTER PLANTS 



Lilies, Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Ramblers 

 Spiraeas, Geraniums 



Shrubs and Bedding Plants 



CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS READY 



All Best Varieties 



Come and see us, or send list of your wants and we will 

 make price quotations. 



WM. W. EDGAR CO., Waverley, Mass. 



BARGAIN SALE IN 



ERICAS, UC. 



For Imniediate Delivery, to make room. 



BORONIA elatior. pink, in 4 in. pots, $15.00 



per 100. 

 EPACRIS alba, wliite, sK-in. pols, $10.00 



per 100. 

 ERICA persoluta rubra, }Hin. pots, $10.00 



per 100. 



CHRISTMAS VARIETIES FOR 

 QROWI^Q ON 



ERICA melanthera from 's'"- pots, $15.00 



per 100. 

 ERICA regerminans, 3'm. pots, $8.00 per 1 00. 



The above prices are net cash ivith 

 order. No charges for packing, 



BOXWOOD 



FOR HOTEL AND VASE WORK 



i2-in. high, 6 in. pots $25.00 per 100 



15-in. ■• 7-in. " 50.00 " " 



i6.in. " 7.in. " 75.00 " " 



18 in. " Sin. " 100.00 " " 



Also PYRAMIDS $3.00, $4.00, $5.00. 

 $6.00 to $8.00 a Pair. 



ANTON SGHULTHEIS 



Florist 

 COLLEGE POINT. - L.I 



syringing is necessary to keep down 

 red spider and other insect enemies. 

 The strings should run from horizon- 

 tal wires, one set at the bottom of the 

 bed and the other on the roof of the 

 house. The strings should be green, 

 so as to hariuonize with the foliage 

 when cut. Meyer's Silkaline in vari- 

 ous sizes is the best 



When the plant is well established it 

 is not only the leader that is profitable, 

 but the young sprays can be taken 

 from the bottom and sold without in- 

 juring the plant. 



As soon as the first crop is cut new 

 strings are put in and another crop 

 statted. This goes on year after year, 

 and as the plant gets older it becomes 

 more vigorous and profitable for eight 

 or ten years. After that time it is de- 

 sirable to take up the plants and fill 

 up the bed with fresh soil and manure. 



The houses must be shaded from the 

 hot sun as soon as bright weather 

 commences in the spring. White lead, 

 whiting and kerosene oil is the mixture 

 generally used. In many places the 

 cut worm has been a serious pest in 

 asparagus culture, and about the only 

 remedy is to pick them during the 

 night, as they generally take shelter 

 under the thick foliage during the day. 

 The late William Scott said tersely: 



">r<>re and more every ye.nr do I see the 

 great usefulness of a bed of Plumosus in 

 a retail est.Tlili«liment. We would be lost 

 without it. Don"t attempt to grow it on 

 a bench. Give it a foot of good soil on 

 top of mother earth. Like all its family 

 it likes plentj' of manure." 



Don't forget that all the Asparagus 

 family are gross feeders. Top dress 

 frequently — at least once or twice in a 

 season. Beds should be four feet wide 

 with two-foot walks between, so as to 

 give convenience 'for stringing and 

 training. 



