December 5, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



74 



S, WHITE KILLARNEY 



DIRECT FROM THE PRODUCERS 



WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES, Na " ck > Mass - 



It ha-; been carefully grown and only the very best wood selected for propagating ; the result 

 of this treatment is seen in the remarkable vigor of the plants now growing in our greenhouses. 



PLACE YOUR ORDER EARLY WITH US. 



Own roots, delivery after February IS, 1909, $5.00 per dozen plants, $30.00 per 100, $70.00 per 250, 



$125.00 per 500, $250.00 per 1000, $562.50 per 2500, $1000.00 per 5000. drafted 



stock, for delivery after March 1 , 1 909, $5.00 per hundred additional. 



orchards, else the United States anil 

 Canada will be forced in a few years 

 to import apples instead of exporting 

 them. Just how important this is 

 may be gathered from the statement 

 that if it had not been for the enor- 

 mous crops in the orchards of the 

 Pacific and Northwestern states and 

 provinces this year, an apple famine 

 would have resulted. 



Many of the middle, western and 

 eastern states reported small yields 

 this stason, due to failures in numer- 

 ous instances, but generally because 

 of pests. Orchards have been 

 neglected and in scores of places the 

 trees have been permitted to die be- 

 cause of the lp.ck of even ordinary 

 attention, while, again, in others the 

 growers did not know how to combat 

 Insects and tree diseases. It is to 

 improve these conditions, by making 

 investigations and suggesting remedies 

 to bring about more satisfactory re- 

 sults, that the growers have been in- 

 vited to come to Spokane. 



Those familiar with the apple in- 

 dustry will recall that in 1896 the 

 total proluct of the crop of the coun- 

 try was 6^,070,000 barrels or 177,675,- 

 000 bushels. Since then hundreds of 

 thousands of acres have been added 

 and methods of fruit growing have 

 improved, yet the government reports 

 show that the aggregate crop in all 

 the states in the Union was not more 

 than 25,000,000 barrels or 62,500,000 

 bushels in 1908. The necessity for 

 greater efforts and for the eliminat- 

 ing of half-heartedness in this im- 

 portant industry must be apparent, 

 and should appeal to every one hav- 

 ing any connection with apple grow- 

 ing. 



The apple growing industry is a 

 substantial one; in fact, few enter- 

 prises offer surer or more attractive 

 profits or more healthful and pleasant 

 employment. A small investment will 

 secure a beginning, and reliable liter- 

 ature can be had readily from the de- 

 partment of agriculture and the 

 numerous excellent horticultural and 

 farm journals published in America. 



There will always be markets for 

 apples. There never can be an over- 

 production of first class stock. It is. 

 in fact, impossible at the present time 

 to produce the quantity of good apples 

 requisite to meet the demand. This is 

 evidenced by the fact that England, 

 Germany, France, Denmark, Australia 

 and th'e orient are already drawing 

 up^n the orchards in Washington, 

 Idaho, Oregon and British Columbia. 



When this outside trade is firmly 

 established, the demands upon the 

 growers will be largely increased. 

 This means more new orchards and 

 better care of the older ones. 



That the apple is the national fruit 

 cannot be questioned, when in hotels, 

 restaurants, resorts, trains, steamers 

 and homes this delicious fruit is 

 served the year around, but while 

 there are apples everywhere, appar- 

 ently, the supply is not sufficient, and 

 as a result there must be many places 

 where an apple is regarded as more of 

 a luxury' than the commodity it should 

 be. No fruit is capable of being trans- 

 iermed into so many by-products and 

 the highest medical authorities declare 

 that none is more wholesome or 

 healthful. 



Experienced and ambitious apple 

 growers in the Northwest and else- 

 where see more attraction in the Na- 

 tional Apple Show than the magnifi- 

 cent premiums offered by the manage- 

 ment. They believe it will prove its 

 greatest success from an educational 

 view point, and without doubt the 

 most important in all history so far 

 as apple culture is concerned. 



Lily"of7h7Vailey. 



Four-year-old clumps grown from Imported Berlin 

 pips, splendid for out of doors or late forcing. About 

 twenty pips per clump. Fall or Spring delivery. Price 

 per 1,000 pins, $300: per io,oco $2500: per 100,000 

 $200 co. Cash with order 



W. A. FINGER, Hicksville, Long Island. 



-o re c h 1 r> «- 



Our latest importations have been, Caitleya Chrys- 

 otoxa, Cattleya Gaslcelliana, Cattleya Gigas, 

 (Hardyana district), Phalaenopsis Amabilis Schil- 

 leriana and others. We will receive in a short 

 time, Cattleya Dowiana, Miltonia Vexillaria and 

 others. 



Carrillo & Baldwin 



ORCHIDS 



We have some handsome early Perciva<tlana which 



we positively guarantee to bloom between now and 

 Christmas, as the buds are visible on the sheath. No 

 less than two new strong growths on each plant. The 

 flowers will more than repay purchase of plant. Plants 

 with 7 to 10 bulbs $1.00 each; from 10 to 15 bulbs $1.25 



ORDON EZ BROS., Madison, N. J. 



QRCHIDS ^eshly Imported 



We offer a superb lot of Cattleya gi*as Sanderiana 

 in finest condition ; also C. Bogotensls, C 

 Schroderae, C. lahiata, C gigas Hardy- 

 ana type and Miltonia vexillaria 



LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, NJ. 



ORCHIDS 



Largest Importer s, Exporters, Grower* 

 and Hybridists in the World 



Sander, St. Albans, England 



and 235 Broadway, Room I 

 NEW YORK CITY 



IMPORTED ORCHIDS 



Arrived in Superb Condition 



Vanda coerules. Cattleya Trianae, 



Cattleya gigas Sanderiana, Cattleya 



Schroederae, Oncidium varicosum. 



JULIU S ROEHRS CO ., Rutherford N.J, 



ORCHIDS 



Orchid Baskets and Peat 



Write for Prices 



JOSEPH A. MANDA 



191 Valley Road - WEST ORANGE, N. J. 



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