Otto'bW 2G, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



547 



BULBOUS PLANTS AND TUBER- 

 OUS ROOTED PERENNIALS. 



Read at S. A. F. Convention, Phila., By 

 E. V. Halloek, Queens, N. Y. 



The most interesting, tlie least 

 known, and the most misunderstood 

 of flowering plants, are bulbs. In the 

 form of a bulb the latent flower is 

 cared for more easily and longer than 

 in any other form. Bulbs have been 

 us.ed as sustenance for armies, and 

 the caladiums are now used to some 

 extent by Spanish-speaking people, 

 and through the South, as an article 

 of diet. 



This paper will not touch on what 

 are known as Holland bulbs but will 

 embrace summer-flowering and winter- 

 flowering bulbs that are used by the 

 amateur and the professional. The 

 profession of raising bulbs for market 

 and for the amateur is vastly differ- 

 ent from the profession of raising 

 flowers for market. The person who 

 raises the bulbs seldom sees the flower 

 in so great perfection as the man who 

 flowers the bulb. There are many 

 skilful raisers of bulbs among the ama- 

 teur cultivators, and in fact I think 

 many amateurs have come to a better 

 understanding of the wants of many 

 kinds of bulbs and raise them in 

 greater perfection, than any profes- 



\Coutinucd on pa^e ^'48) 



HERBACEOUS PAEONIES 



We are in possession of a fine consign- 

 ment of roots fiHim Holland, true to 

 name, from 4 to 5 eyes to eacli division. 

 Varieties such as Modeste Guerin 

 choice rose. Officinalis Rubra red, Fes- 

 tiTa wtiite, MntaWlis rose. Rosea Magna 

 cherry red. 

 While they last $12.00 per 100 



W. ELLIOTT & SONS 



201 Fulton St , N. Y. 



VINCA SEED 



Mr. Florist, do you know the rigllt time to sow 

 Vlnca seed is right now. _ 



Trade pkt. Per oz. 



Vlnca Alba, white, with rose 



centre •• $OIS $0 50 



'* " Pura, pure white .15 .50 



" Rosea, pink .15 .50 



JWixed 10 .40 



BODDINUTONSCHR".TnASPINK. This 

 is the cirliest and most profitable and useful Sweet 

 Pea in cultivation. BODDINGTONS CHRIST- 

 JIaS WHllE. A grand companion to tjhrist- 

 mas Pink. 



IOC per oz.; S^lb. 30c; 54 lb. 50c; lb. 75c. 

 Our Fall Bulb CaUlogue now ready. K yo" 

 have not already secured one. send a postcard today. 

 It contains a full line of bulbs and flower seeds. 

 AR THUR T BODDINGrrH, 342West 14thSt . N.y. City 



Hy GIANT CYCLAHEIN 



Are ahead in irowtli and flowers. Bloodred, Car- 

 mine, Pink Pnre White White with Carmine Eye. 



Eich color sepai ale. Tr. pkt., $1.1111 ; liwii seeds, 



$6 01). An even mixtu'e of tlie above 5 colors tr. 



pkr . 75c -. lOin seeds, f 5 00. For larger quan- 



titles, special quotations. 



O V ZANOHN, Seedsmen, HOBOKEN, N. J 



C. G. MORSE & CO. 



Address all communications to our permanent address 



48 to 56 Jackson St., San Francisco. Gal. 

 The Largest Seed Growers 

 in the United States 



Cyclamen Giganteum 



MICHELL'S FANCY CIANT STRAIN 



Grown for us in England by a Cyclamen specialist; cannot be surpassed 

 for size of flower and brilliancy of coloring. 



REGULAR STRAIN 



Grandiflora Alba, largest whiti 

 Princess of Wales, pink ... 

 Duke of Connaught, crimson 

 Excelsior, wliite, with red bast; 



Salmon Queen, salmon pink I 25 



Choice mixed, .ill a>Inrs 



Thrown for us by a sjiet ialist in (Jermany. 



loo looo 



Seeds .Seeds 



Album, white $ 7.S $ .00 



Rcseum, pink 75 6.00 



Rubrum, red 75 6 00 



White, with red base 75 6 00 



Choice mixed, all colors 60 5.00 



Wrllo tor Our WholesBle Bulb Omlaloff. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 1018 Market St , PHILA., PA. 



BAMBOO CANES 



TOUGH AND STRONG 



6 ft. long — $ I per 1 00; $6 

 per 1000; $11 per 2000 



CYCLAMEN 



Farquha r's Gian t Strain 



Unsurpassed for size of tiowers. 



Qiant Crimson Giant Pinlt 

 Giant Wliite Finest Mixed 



Giant Excelsior, Wliite with 

 Claret Base 



100 seeds. $' 25 ; 1000 seeds, $10.00. 



They cost about 10 per cent, more than 

 other kinds, and thev are 10 times better, 



STUMPP & WALTER CO. . - 50 Ba rclay St., New York 



WHITE ROMAN 



HYACINTHS 



12x1 5, $3.00 per 100, $23.50 per 1000 

 15x18, 4.00 •' 38 00 " 

 BRIOBEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE 



RICKARDS BROS. 



Props. 



37 East 19th S t., NEW YORK CITY 



Best Quality Fall Bulbs 



It h to your advantage to place your order 

 early. Send us a list of your wants and we 

 will quote you rcck-boltom prices. Copy of 

 our Florists' Bulb Catalogue will be sent up- 

 on request. Catalogues now ready. 



VICKS SUPERB PANSY SEED 



All the best varieties in separate colors 

 VICKS SUPERB MIXTURE 



the best strain from all the leading named sorts: 

 l-Soz. 7SC 1-4 oz. $1.50 Ounce $5.00 



JAMES VICKS SONS, Rochester, N. Y. 



BULBS 



tor immediate plant- 

 ing or forcing. 



Let us quote on what- 

 ever you need. 



H.E.FISKESEEDCO. 



12 A 13 Faneuil Hall Square. 

 BOSTON, IVI»SS. 



Burpee's Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA 



Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed 

 only to those who plant for profit. 



R.& J. FARQUHAR & CO. 



6 5 7 So. market St., Boston, Mass. 



Grey's Highest Grade 

 of Tested Seeds= 



Send for Catalogu* 



THOMAS J. GREY GO. 



32 4 33 So. Market St., BOSTON 



BULBS 



¥oT prompt shipment, our Fall Bulbs Catalogue sent 

 on request^ 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 



47-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS 



BRASLAN SEED GROWERS GO. 



GROWERS FOR TOE 



WHOLESALE TRADE ONLY 

 SAN JOSE, - - CALIFORNIA 



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AULIFLOWER S 

 A B B A C E 



HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO., 



12 Stormeade, 

 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 



