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HORTICULTUEE 



February 22, 1913 



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''MRS. GEORGE SHAWYER" 



We can still quote March delivery on this sterling Rose but would ask that you do not delay too 



long before investigating its merits. 



SHAWYER and MILADY, $30.00 per hundred ; $250.00 per thousand. Grafted or Own Root. 



CARNATIONS 



NORTHPORT: The leader in the dark pink section. 

 COMMODORE: The freest blooming scarlet we have. 

 ENCHANTRESS SUPREME and SALMON BEAUTY : Two fine sports from Enchantress. 

 $12.00 per hundred; $100.00 per thousand. 



CHAS. H. TOTTY, 



Madison, N. J. 



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Show, urging a creditable representa- 

 tion of the Boston gardeners and gave 

 information as to how to ship exhibits, 

 and State Vice-President Edgar told 

 of the transportation arrangements for 

 the Minneapolis convention. The ex- 

 hibition for the evening was one of 

 the best ever made by the club. The 

 number of carnation novelties was 

 large. Scott Bros, showed Wm. 

 Eccles, British Triumph and Lady 

 Northclifte; Patten & Co.. Princess 

 Dagmar; Jas. Wheeler, three seed- 

 lings; Peter Fisher, Gorgeous and a 

 bunch of brilliant seedlings; S. J. God- 

 dard, seedlings and Lady Northcliffe; 

 A. A. Pembroke. Benora and others; 

 W. D. Howard, Eureka; E. G. Hill Co., 

 L. C. Midgley, J. D. Cockcroft and 

 others also showed several varieties; 

 Miss Amy Lowell showed Coelogyne 

 cristata, Chatsworth variety; Mrs. J. 

 L. Gardner, Cypripedium Dicksoniana, 

 and the W. W. Edgar Co. staged a lot 

 of fine genistas, oranges and forced 

 bulb stock. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Society was held in Doran's Hall. Feb. 

 14th. After a lengthy discussion it 

 was decided to hold the fall show in 

 Stamford, Conn,, date to be announced 

 later. Quite a number of splendid ex- 

 hibits were staged, which were judged 

 as follows: 



Robt. Williamson, cultural certiflcate fnr 

 Coelogyne cristata: .James Stuart, cultural 

 certificate for amaryllis; P. W. Popp. hon- 

 orable menli n lor carnation California Gi- 

 ant: A. L Marshall, highly commended for 

 Bryophyllum calyeinum; Louis Whitman, 

 highly commended for vase of Richmond 

 roses and lily of the valley; W. .T. Seeley. 

 highly commended for Primula obconica : 

 Anton Peter.son, highly commended for 

 Nephrolepis elegantissima ; C. A. Hakamon, 

 vote of thanks for Christmas flowering 

 sweet peas: Edward Frenzell, vote of 

 thanks for sweet peas and Narcissus 

 Poetaz Ideal Hybrid ; A. L. Marshall, vote 

 of thanks for Narcissus Golden Star and 

 Amaryllis viftata hybrid. 



The chief topic of the evening was 

 the illustrated lecture on the Interna- 

 tiona! Horticultural Exhibition by H. 

 A. Bunyard. Mr. Bunyard spoke in 

 glowing terms on the splendid exhibits 

 staged at the meeting and also the 

 large number of members present, also 

 requesting their support towards the 

 success of the International Flower 

 Show to be held in New York in April. 

 Wm. Scott of Scott Bros., Elmsford, 

 N. Y., has promised to speak at our 

 next meeting. 



OWEN A. HUNWICK, Cor. Sec. 



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HERE INf NEW ENGLAND 



ROSE STOCK is of guaranteed quality 



MILADY has won certificates from the best shows in the country. 

 The winner in the novelty class at Si. Paul, Minnesota. 

 MRS. CHAS. RUSSELL, the sensation of the year and 

 MRS. GEO. SHAWYER, the new pink (orcbg rose. The best 

 of the older varieties to make a complete assortment o( the best varieties. 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS for commercial growing. Pom[x>ns 

 and Single Chrysanthemums. 



BEDDING STOCK FOR SPRING 



We are booking orders now. Oar catalog will be mailed about 

 January 1st, Get your name on our mading Hst, 



A. N. PIERSON, Inc. 



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ARAUCARIA EXCELSA 



S In., 6V3 In. and 6 In. pots, S, 4, 6, 6 

 tiers, rriim 12 to 30 Inches hieh, 40c., 

 sue., euc ')5c, $1.00, $1.26 eacb and 

 up to $1.60. 



Godfrey Aschmann 



Wholesale Grower and Importer 



1012 W. Ontario St., PHILADELFHIA. PA. 



ORCHIDS 



Largest Importers, Exporters, Growera 

 and Hybridists in the World 



SANDER, St. Alban's, England 



an<l -iSS BroiKlwav, Uooni 721 

 XKW YORK CITY 



OROMIDS 



ESTABLISHFD PLANTS AND 

 FkESHLY IIVIPORTED 



Julius ^" oehrs Co, 



Rutherford. N. J. 



When writing to advertisers kindly 

 mention HORTICULTURE. 



Live Sphagnum Moss 



Finest stock in ttie country. Cliunlsy, 

 well fibered stems witli large heads. 

 Sliipped only in barrels f. o. b. Walden, 

 N. Y., at $2.00 per bbl. 



Trade List on Application. 



The C. W. Brownell Company 



Walden, N. Y. 



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10 bbl. bales : Selected stock ; neatly bur- 

 lapped. "Worth While Quality, "Square 

 Deal Quantity." 



1 bale ^.25 10 bales, each. .$3.75 



5 bales, each... 4.00 26 bales, each.. S.60 



Larger quantities, write for prices. 



LIVE SPHAGNUM, $1.25 per bbl. 

 ROTTED PE.*T, 70c. sack. 



J. H. SPRAGUE, Barnecat, N. J. 



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Clinicc dormrint biillis of Calnnthe Veitchll, 

 rendy now at $75.00 per UK) bulbs; also 

 Kretit variety of other orchids and material 

 in which to prow them". 



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