March 7, 190S 



HORTICULTURE 



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SHAMROCKS 



The popular miniature plants in 



1 inch pots per loo $4.00 



2 inch pots '■ " 4.00 



The "ALL GREEN" Variety. 



Gieen Carnation Coloring 



FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY. 



Put up In sealed cans— pis. 65c; qts. $1 



Green 6-piy Florists' Twine 



Matching exactiv In Color the 

 FLORISTS' QREEN FOLDINQ 

 BOXES. Constantly on hand. 



On 16-07. tubes only; 60c per lb. 



N. F. McCarthy & Go. 



84 Hawley St,, Boston, Mass. 



BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO. 



MiUMfirturertof FLORISTS' LETTERS I 



Tlili wooden box nicely stained and 

 Tarnished, 18x30x12, made in tiro sec- 

 tions, one for eacli size letter, given 

 away with first order of 50O letters 



Block Letters, i J4 or a ioch size per loo, $2. 



Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or 

 word. Used by leading florists everywhere and 

 (or sale by all wholesale flonsts and supply dealers 



N. f . McCARTnV, Manager 



66 Pearl Street, BOSTON. MA5S. 



In ordering goods please add "I saw 

 it in HORTICULTURE." 



Ttie"Japana"Gut Flower Holder 



Ahandy article for florists. 

 Sells to the trade on sight 

 Made of glass in three sizes. 

 The "Anglais** Table 

 Decoration, something 

 CQlirely new, lorg needed. 

 The florist and housewife 

 will appreciate this article, 

 as it simplifies the art of 

 table decorating. 

 Ask for catalog. 

 M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. M, 

 ISO Waiola Ave., La Grange, III. 



Martial Bremond 



WHOLESALE GROWER OF FRENCH BULBS 



OLLIOULES, FRANCE 



A superior quality supplied at 

 market prices. Shipments made 

 direct. Cases marked to order. 



Sole Agents 



RALPH M. WARD & COMPANY 



12 West Broadway 



NEW YORK 



NEWS NOTES. 



The stock of the Mt. Hope Floral Co., 

 Bangor, Me., was disposed of at auc- 

 tion on February 29. 



The contract for constructing a new 

 greenhouse in Schiller Park, Colum- 

 bus, 0., was awarded on February 24 

 to Borrer & Feustil, their bid being 



$4,925. 



Among the appropriations made by 

 the House of Representatives of Rhode 

 Island recently was ?1,000 for the 

 Woonsocket Agricultural and Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



Breitenstein & Flemm. florists, Pitts- 

 burg, Pa., have taken a ten years' lease 

 of the building 63S Liberty avenue, 

 which is to be thoroughly remodelled 

 for their occupancy. 



Chas. A. Kibbe, the Lady Roosevelt 

 Aster man, writes us from Elmhurst, 

 111., that orders for seeds of this fine 

 introduction are coming in from 

 points as distant as Alameda County, 

 Cal., where the need of a reliable aster 

 of modern type is seriously felt. 



The second annual banquet of the 

 Albany Florists' Club (N. Y.), was 

 held at Hotel Belvidere February 25. 

 Fred Goldring was toastmaster, and 

 in response to toasts John A. Howe, 

 .Tr., rendered several recitations, James 

 Karins from the Pacific Coast spoke, 

 F. A. Danker and Wm. C. King were 

 heard from. 



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ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS 

 AND EMBLEMS 



ONCE USED ALWAYS USED 



For sale by al first class supply houses. Made by 



ORAL MFC. CO. 



26 Hawley St. I Boston 



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Green, S'.OOp.r 1000; $7.50 per 10.€00. 

 Bronze, $1.00 per 1000; $7.50 per 10.000. 



Finest quality, $17 SO per Cwt. 

 LAUREL, MOSS, PRINCESS PINE, FESTOONINQ. 



N. F. McCarthy & co. s..'i%%fr^.^. 84 hawley st., boston 



Largest Dealers in Flqrists' Supplies in New England 



AN ORCHID SOCIETY PROPOSED. 



A meeting is to be called for next 

 week in New York for the purpose of 

 discussing the desirability of organiz- 

 ing a society devoted exclusively to 

 the interests of orchid culture. It Is 

 proposed to hold periodical exhibitions 

 under the auspices of the society in 

 various centres. Both amateur and 

 professional orchid fanciers are inter- 

 ested in the movement. 



USEFUL BOOKS. 



We can supply the following books, 

 postpaid, at the prices listed: — 



The Chrysanthemum. Herringtoo. 

 Price, 50 cts. 



How to Make Money Growing Vio- 

 lets. Saitford. Price, 25 cts. 



Daffodils-Narcissus and How to Grow 

 Them. A. M. Kirby. Price, |1.10. 



Commercial Violet Culture. Dr. B. 

 T. Galloway. Price, $1.50. 



Water Gardening. Peter Bisset. 

 Price, $2.50. 



Lawns and How to Make Them. 

 Leonard Barron. Price, $1.10. 



Roses and How to Grow Them. By 

 Many Experts. Price, $1.10. 



The New Cyclopedia of American 

 Horticulture. L. H. Bailey. Four 

 volumes; $20.00. 



How to Make School Gardens. H. 

 D. Hemenway. Price, $1.10. 



How to Make A Fruit Garden. S. 

 W. Fletcher. Price, $2.20. 



How to Plan the Home Grounds. 

 S. Parsons. Jr. Price, $1.10. 



Soils: How to Handle and Improve 

 Them. S. W. Fletcher. Price, $2.20. 



The Art of Landscape Gardening, by 

 H. Repton. Price $3.20, postpaid. 



Water Lilies and How to Grow 

 Them. Henri Huss and H. S. Conard. 

 Price, $1.21. 



A Plea for Hardy Plants. J. Wilkin- 

 son Elliot. Price, $1.76. 



How to Make a Flower Garden. 

 Price. $1.76. By Various Experts. 



Ferns and How to Grow Them. G. A. 

 Woolson. Price, $1.21. 



Chrysanthemum Manual. Smith. 

 Price, 40 cts. 



J. W. Bagge has taken a position aa 

 superintendent of Mrs. Franks' estate, 

 Burlingarae. Cal. 



Every issue of HORTICULTURE 

 contains some splendid articles. 



A. F. J. BAUR 

 Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 11. 1908. 



