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SPECIAL POINTS ON CARNATION 

 HYBRIDIZING. 



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many petals, as the result will he loo 

 many extremely double llowers with 

 no calyx to speak of. 



Constitution, next to color, is the 

 most important factor of a commercial 

 carnation, from a grower's point of 

 view and should be given the utmost 

 consideration. The parents should be 

 selected and bred to such varieties as 

 are noted for their healthy and vigor- 

 ous constitution. We believe in order 

 to gain the best results, this crossing 

 should be done during the months of 

 March and April, when plants ;ire 

 making their most vigorous and rapid 

 growth, insuring well developed and 

 ripened seed. 



We sometimes question whether tne 

 condition and class of food with which 

 we supplv the mother plant crossing. 

 and up to the time of ripening the 

 seeds, is not responsible to some ex- 

 tent for our failures or successes as 

 the case may be. 



Regarding any other ix)ints on hy- 

 bridization, I might suggest a strong. 

 well rooted love for the work, untiring 

 patience and perseverance, with a stu- 

 dious observation of the results— and 

 a fair sized bank account at your dis- 

 posal, until your aim has been at- 

 tained. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Newport florticuluiral Society 

 will Hold their usual strawberry and 

 rose show In .Tune. 



HORTICULTURE. 



February 8, 190S 



George T. Powell delivered the lec- 

 ture before the American Institute of 

 New York on February 5; subject, 

 The Apple, King of Fruits. 



At the meeting of the Dutchess Co. 

 Horticultural Society in Poughkeepsie 

 on January 29, the culture of roses was 

 the theme under discussion. 



G. Blair, of Silver Springs, has of- 

 fered a prize of $25 for the best dis- 

 play of flowers at the annual fair to 

 be held at Rockville, Md., in August. 



Arrangements now under way prom- 

 ise to make the meeting of the Illinois 

 State Florists' Association at Spring- 

 field on February 18 and 19 a notable 

 event. Arion Hall will be used for the 

 meetings and a banquet and dance at 

 St. Nicholas Hotel will be given on 

 the last evening. Albert T. Hey of 

 Springfield is president. 



The advisory board of the Connecti- 

 cut State Fair has been appointed. 

 Rufus W. Stimson, President of Con- 

 necticut Agricultural College, is presi- 

 dent: A. F. Hawes, state forester, Prof. 

 W. E. Britton, .1. F. Huss. B. C. Pat- 

 terson, E. B. Smead. J. Arthur Smith. 

 W. F. Andross. Hon. Henry C. Dwight 

 are among the members. A pure seed 

 congress is to be given in March, and 

 the chairman, E. Alexis Taylor, Forest- 

 ville. Conn., would be glad to hear 

 from the seedsmen and to receive cata- 

 logues. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



William D. Uurt, Dalton, N. Y.— 

 Condensed Price List of Seeds. 



J. A. McDowell, City of Mexico, Mex. 

 — Trade List of Cacti, Orchids, Bulbs, 

 .1908. 



E. E. Stewart, Rives .Junction, Mich. 

 — 1908 Trade Price List of Gladioli and 

 Hardy Plants. 



Johnston Harvester Company, Bata- 

 via, N. Y. — Descriptive List of the 

 Johnston Mowers. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. — Folder of the new forcing 

 rose Mrs. Jardine. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York.— 

 Special Price List for Market Garden- 

 ers and Florists. A business docu- 

 ment. 



G. Edward Schultz, Washington, D. 

 C— Seed Annual for 1908. A select 

 list. ".Money Maker" Cantaloupe is a 

 leader. 



L. E. Williams, Nottingham, N. H. 

 —Price List of Native Trees, Shrubs 

 and Plants. A very complete list of 

 collected material. 



J. L. Moore, Northboro, Mass. — Cata- 

 logue and Price List of the Northboro 

 Dahlia and Gladiolus Gardens for 190N. 

 An excellent collection. 



L. L. Olds Seed Co., Clinton, Wis.— 

 Catalogue 1908. Oderbrucker "The 

 Great New Barley" and a set of new- 

 Sweet Peas in colors form the cover 

 illustrations. 



Henry Nungesser & Co., New York. 

 — Wholesale Price List of Grass and 

 Clover Seeds. This list is a standard 

 and indispensable to the dealer in 

 these specialties. 



Leonard Seed Co. Chicago.— 190S 

 Catalogue. .4 cluster of eschscholtzias 

 in beautiful colors adorns the title 

 page. Contents A 1. Also Market 

 Gardeners' Catalogue. 



Schlegel & Fottler Co., Boston, Mass. 

 —Seeds, Plants and Bulbs for 1908. 

 Cover handsomely illustrated in gi'ey 

 and white. Illustrations and arrange- 

 ment excellent throughout. 



Barteldes Seed Co., Lawrence, Kan- 

 sas. — Western Seeds for Western 

 Planters, 1908. A handsome catalogue 

 with covers illustrated in colors and a 

 fine agricultural and horticultural list. 



Griffith & Turner Co., Baltimore, 

 Md. — Catalogue of Farm and Garden 

 Supplies. A showy cover in brown 

 and gold and a specially complete list 

 of implements are the characteristics 

 of this catalogue. 



H. E. Fiske Seed Co., Boston, Mass. 

 — Seeds. Bulbs, Plants and Poultry 

 Supplies. A unique catalogue, album 

 form, with special cover illustrations 

 of cosmos, asters and hollyhocks. A 

 good novelty list is included. 



W. W. Barnard Company, Chicago, 



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HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSI 



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ROMAN HYACINTHS and the true 

 PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA 



Ask for oar Wlioleaale Trade LUt at HUlegom 



K. VElTHUYS, Hillegom, Hoi and 



Rep. by FELIX BOSCH, 260 Clarendoo J .,B ston 



111. — Annual Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs, 

 Plants for 1908. Handsome cream 

 cover with illustrations of tomatoes 

 and dahlia Mrs. Roosevelt. Farm 

 Seeds have special prominence. 



W. Atlee Bui-pee & Co., Philadelphia. 

 Pa.— 1908 Wholesale Prices for Market 

 Gardeners and Florists. Also Whole- 

 sale Catalogue for Seedsmen and Deal- 

 .ers only who buy to sell again. Both 

 fully up to the Burpee standard. 



C. C. Morse & Co., San Francisco, 

 Cal. — .Annual Catalogue of Seeds, 

 Plants, Trees. A view of the firm's 

 mil series at Livermore with vignettes 

 of roses in colors and a field of Flor- 

 ence Morse Spencer sweet pea make 

 a very attractive cover. This sweet 

 pea is Morse's special novelty for 1908, 

 and it is a beauty which every sweet 

 pea grower should have. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Bulletin 209 of the New Jersey Agi'i- 

 eultural Experiment Station, is an in- 

 teresting description of novelties in 

 vegetable fruits for general trial in 

 1908. by Prof. Byron D. Halstead. 

 Sweet corn, tomatoes, egg plants, snap 

 beans and summer squash seeds, the 

 product of many registered crosses, are 

 now offered for distribution and they 

 will be sent to those who make appli- 

 cation in writing in the order in which 

 requests are received. The station is 

 located at New Brunswick, N. .L 



