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HOETICULTUEE 



April 5, 1913 



matter of weather, however, and we 

 are rather sceptical about continued 

 favorable conditions in view of the 

 freakish season we have passed 

 through. 



New Methods. 

 We learn that the Jerome B. Rice 

 Seed Company are erecting a large 

 spacious warehouse at Bozemau. Mont., 

 in which they will do more or less 

 liand-picking and will be able to ship a 

 part of their stocks direct from there 

 to customers. It seems that the mat- 

 ter of securing help for hand-picking 

 of peas and beans is troubling all of 

 the seed growers now operating in the 

 northwest and doubtless this will be 

 a factor to be reckoned with for some 

 time to come and may prevent the 

 •complete handling of these lines in the 

 far west. As we understand it up to 

 the present time, most of the growers 

 have been shipping the product east in 

 the rough and doing the hand-picking 

 and screening at their old plants. This 

 involves a considerable expense, how- 

 ever, which they all wish to avoid and 

 were they able to make direct ship- 

 ment in all cases, they would be able 

 to save their customers at least the 

 local freight from their present plants. 

 This problem will doubtless be worked 

 ■out in time and especially if the con- 

 ditions in the northwestern states en- 

 courage the growers to remain there 

 permanently. 



The Winter Flowering Spencers. 

 We are all much interested in the 

 Lonsdale notes from Lompoc promis- 

 ing us winter-flowering Spencer sweet 

 peas in abundance in the near future. 

 It may be of interest to many to report 

 that when the regular late-flowering 

 Spencers appeared on this market this 

 season, about March 1st, the flowers 

 commanded double the price of the 

 old winter-flowering types. If they 

 could be had earlier they would super- 

 sede entirely and also make a wider 

 market. G. C. Watson. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. — 

 Trade List of Nursery Stock. 



New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, 

 Conn. — Sheet of Surplus Peach Trees. 



Forbes & Keith, New Bedford, Mass. 

 — List of "Prize Medal Dahlias" for 

 1913. A well-selected and convincing 

 list of choice sorts. 



Charles F. Saul, Syracuse, N. Y.— 

 "Saul's Select Seeds" for 1913. In- 

 cludes flowers and vegetables. Bound 

 in covers of wistaria hue. 



Wm. H. Moon Co., Morrisville, Pa. — 

 "A Picture in Every Landscape." This 

 is a series of views, showing planta- 

 tions of ornamental plantings by this 

 •firm. 



J. Woodward Manning, North Wil- 

 mington, Mass. — 59th Annual Price 

 List of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Fruits 

 and Flowers. A thoroughly good and 

 reliable list, in handy pocket form. 



PUBLICATION RECEIVED. 

 The Report of the Park Commis- 

 sioners of Wilmington. Del., for 1912, 

 has been received from Superintend- 

 ent E. R. Mack. Judging from the 

 photographic views Wilmington has a 

 very interesting park system and 

 judging from the report, it is economi- 

 cally administered. 



MICHELL'S BULBS 



BEGONIAS— SINGLE 



Doz. 100 1000 

 Separate Colors $0.40 $2.50 $22.00 



Mixed Colors. 



.30 2.25 20.00 Mixed Colors. 

 GLOXINIAS 



BEGONIAS— DOUBLE 



Doz. 100 1000 



Separate Colors $0.65 $4.00 '$35.00 



.. .50 3.75 33.00 



Mixed Colors 



Doz. 100 1000 

 $0.50 $3.00 $27.50 



SPECIAL OFFER CANNA BULBS 



100 1000 



BUBBANK. Rich canary yellow $1.25 $10.00 



AUSTRIA. Deep golden yellow 1.25 10.00 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS SEED 



GREENHOUSE GROWN. I<ATHHOUSE GROWN. 



1,000 Seeds $3.75 1,000 Seeds $2.50 



5,000 " 18.00 5,000 " 12.00 



10,000 " 34,00 10.000 " 23.00 



25,000 " 80.00 25,000 " 60.00 



ALSO AXI. OTHER SEASONABLE SEEDS, BULBS AND SUPPLIES FOB THI 

 FLORIST. CATALOGUE FREE. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



518 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



PEAS, BEANS, RADISH ) 

 and all Garden Seeds ' ] 



LEONARD 



Growers for the Trade 



CO. 



1ZC,-1iO W. 



STREET, 



CHICAGO 



ONION SETS 

 Write for Prices 



ASPARAGUS LUTZI 



The most striking novelty of Asparagus in Europe. Import orders booked now 

 for pot grown seedlings, $30.00 per 100; $37.50 per 1000, 



fob. New York, Terms: Net Cash. 



LO^CHNER & CO , II Warren St., 



New York 



Growing ONION, LETTUCE, CARROT and RADISH San Jose, CaUfornfa 



BULBS and- 



HARDY PLANTS 



Contracts made for Seed Growins 



Sfnd far priee list 



L S. MB.LER, WADING RIVER, N. Y. 



ROSES, CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 PLANTS, SEEDS, BULBS 



iiyonr wants. We wiU take care of 

 We supply stock at market price. 



8«Dd ns 

 them. 



Catalogue for the asking 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 



12 IS Betz BIdg. Philadelphia. 



The Everett B.Clark Seed Co. 



GROWERS FOR THE TRADE 



Beans, Peas, Sweet Com. Onion, Turnip. 

 Radish, Beet. Etc. 



LTw^-co^"'^'" MILFORD, CONN. 



New Zealand Grown 

 Garden Peas 



Surplus offer of 



GRADUS-CROP 1912 



In origin.!] s.Tcks of ."1-5 bus., net. Price, 

 $6.75 per bu. of GO lbs., f. o. b. New York. 

 Terms : Net casb. 



We are also quoting prices on other New 

 Zealand Peas, crop 1913— which is at 

 present harvested — and are booking con- 

 tract orders for 1914. 



Write for particulars. 



LOECHNER & COMPANY 



11 Warren St. New York 



Sole Agrents for 

 F. Cooper, I.td., Wellington, N. Z. 



OHOICE S^EDS 



Oz. 

 Asters. American Branching, in 



colors $1.08 



Asters. Imperial Midseason, in colors. 2.50 



Baclielor's Button. Double Blue 1.00 



f and.vtuft. Giant White Perfection.. .50 

 Gypsopliila Blei^ans Grandidura Alba. .25 



THOMAS J. GREY CO. 



32 SoDlh Market St., Botton, Mast. 



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