April 3, 1909 



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LILIES FOR YOU 



The same High Grade for Easter that we 

 Have Been Furnishing in Years Past 



Packed in Boxes of Twenty-five Pots each, nicely Crated over 

 the Top. Our Packing is undoubtedly the BEST IN THE 

 UNITED STATES. Average 5 flowers to the plant. One extra 

 plant, gratis, in each Crate. 



Prices in Case Lots, 12 J -2c. per Flower. Five or more cases J 2c. 

 per Flower. ORDER EARLY so that we may be able to Ship 

 them Direct from the Greenhouses without rehandling. 



AND DON'T FORGET 



that we carry a full line of fresh flowers, all varieties and the 

 LARGEST STOCK OF FLORISTS' SUPPLIES IN NEW ENGLAND. 



N. F. McCarthy & co. 



Wholesale Florists and Supply Dealers 



84 Hawley St., Boston 



petal, make the single variety the seed 

 bearer, using pollen from extra double 

 and even split varieties. Later I may 

 be able to give more definite data from 

 experiments in this direction. Bea- 

 con is the first variety I have dissem- 

 inated, raised from a single yellow va- 

 riety crossed with a double scarlet 

 seedling. The selection of desirable 

 colors is a very important matter. 

 One is apt to get enthused about some 

 particular shade, prejudiced in favor 

 of his o"wn, so to speak, for you know 

 every fellow usually "thinks his own 

 crow the blackest." 

 The buying public are, after all, the 



A Profitable Side Crop 



Asparagus plumosus is a main crop with 

 many growers having extensive modern 

 p'ants but those with less up-to date es- 

 tablishments, or parts of same defective in 

 lighting or otherwise uasuilable for high 

 grade crops, — will find this subject one of 

 the very best. We have prepared a cul- 

 tural circular giving concise directi ns 

 ho* to make money out of this cr^p. 

 Sand for it. No charge. An important 

 eature in asparagus culture is good see-d 

 The P. M. quality of greenhouse grown 

 se d has earned a high reputation for 

 freshness and purity. It is the true nanus 

 and greenhouse grown. Send for trial 

 pkg., 100 seeds fiity cents, if you wish to 

 experiment only. In quantity $3.75 per 

 1000 seeds, $32.50 per 10,000 seeds. As- 

 paragus Sprengeri 75c. per looo,$5.ooper 

 10,000 seeds. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



1608 to 1620 Ludlow St., PhiUd*lphia, Pa. 

 1212 N. Y. Av>., W»hin(lon. D. C. 



real critics and I have found it to be 

 a pretty safe rule to abide by the 

 taste and selection of the ladies, as 

 they inspect and comment upon the 

 various shades of color, in the seedling 

 house. I can well remember when 

 Enchantress was in its second year 

 with some 35 plants in bloom, the la- 

 dies used to stop and exclaim, "Mag- 

 nificent, Exquisite" — of course a smile 

 of satisfaction on my part was the re- 

 sult, as I thought, "Here is a winner" 

 In conclusion let me urge upon you 

 to get all the theory you can— put it 

 into practice — but don't stick to any 

 man's "say so." Work with a definite 

 object in view — keep careful notes — 

 watch results, and keep before you as 

 a watchword and guide to success, 

 first, last and all along — the word, 

 "Selection." 



AN INTERESTING COMPARISON. 



The wholesale prices quoted Feb. 

 20 for the Covent Garden flower mar- 

 ket furnish some interesting figures 

 when compared with prices on this 

 side. We find gardenias $1.00 to $1.50 

 per dozen, against our $4.00 to $5.00; 

 Cattleyas $2.00 to $3.00, against our 

 $6.00 to $9.00; but there is not such a 

 vast difference when it comes to roses 

 and carnations. Bridesmaid and Lib- 

 erty are quoted at $8.00 to $12.00 per 

 100, while Enchantress and Lawson 

 bring $3.00 to $4.00. Niphetos, Mer- 

 met and Perle seem to be still stan- 

 dard varieties over there. "Generals" 

 — by which we presume they mean 

 General Jacqueminot — are quoted at 

 from $8.00 to $10.00 per 100. Our 

 great American standby, American 



Beauty, is not quoted at all. Neither 

 are Richmond, Killarney, nor even 

 the Bride, French Brunners being the 

 highest price on the list, being quoted 

 at from $2.00 to $2.25 per dozen. 

 Anemones, myosotis, daffodils and 

 similar subjects are quoted by the 

 dozen bundles, so it is not so easy to 

 make comparisons. Lilacs and smilax 

 are quoted by the bunch; but the 

 Londoners evidently think this word 

 unsuitable for asparagus, as that item 

 is listed by the bundle and is honored 

 by being quoted in three grades — long, 

 medium and short. White Ten-Week 

 stocks and mimosa are quoted by the 

 "pad." Why these could not be put 

 into a bunch or a bundle is somewhat 

 obscure. Perhaps the commission 

 men use these to pad the returns to 

 their growers. Perhaps the ladies 

 use these items as shoulder pads or 

 bustles. Anything is possible when it 

 comes to the vagaries of fashion. 



G. C. WATSON. 



SPECIALLY GOOD 



EASTER LILIES 



All cut, none in pots. 7 he finest in town, b^r none. 

 $1.50 to $1.80 per doz. buds and blooms. Inex- 

 cellent condition for shipping. Inquire at once — 

 THKY ARE GOING FAST, 



LILLEY & UPTON, 



Wholesale Florists 



1514 Sansom Street, - Philadelphia. 



