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HORTICULTURE 



March 14, 190S 



EASTER PLANTS 



Azaleas, Baby Ramblers, 



Hydrangeas, Lilies, 



Geraniums 



In Una condition. Write for Pricom 



m. W, ED6AR CO., Waverley, Mass. 



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 



BY WIRELESS FROM ROBERT 

 CRAIG. 



Mr. Craig would like to call special 

 attention of the readers of HORTI- 

 CULTURE to a few nice things in the 

 plant line — some comparatively new, 

 others not — which he can assure them 

 are well deserving of general cultiva- 

 tion for commercial purposes. Phyl- 

 lanthus nivosus, for instance, some- 

 times called the Snow-Bush, with its 

 graceful sprays of white and green 

 mottled foliage; what more striking 

 combination can be imagined than this 

 In association with poinsettlas at holi- 

 day time? ft is even more effective 

 than its tri-colored variety rosea-pic- 

 ta, which is occasionally seen in a 

 private conservatory. There is cer- 

 tainly a place for this subject either 

 In plant form or cut, and it is also 

 useful for summer bedding. It roots 

 badly from cuttings but may be prop- 

 agated readily from roots in the same 

 manner as with bouvardias. Another 

 desirable plant for the trade is Ficus 

 Chauvieri. An old plant but still 

 scarce. Its foliage is thick and more 

 leathery even than pandurata, and it 

 excels that popular novelty in its beau- 

 tiful venation, resembling a frame- 

 work of white ivory. People are be- 

 ginning to recognize the beauty of veins 

 and thorns. Taste in this direction 

 hasn't been cultivated as it should. 

 Ficus pandurata keeps best when pot- 

 bound, with a good mass of roots. 



Dracaena Massangeana is far su- 

 perior to Lindenii. The latter has the 

 white variegation on the edge of the 

 foliage and consequently its leaves are 

 apt to decay, but Massangeana has 

 the variegation in the centre and its 

 solid green edge is an advantage. It 

 makes an admirable hotel plant when 

 it attains a height of from three to 



HardyRoses 



American Grown— Superior to Imported 



We have unsold at the present time the fol- 

 lowing varieties — all field grown plants, 

 grown in our nurseries at Rochester; N. Y.: 



Anne de Dlesbach 

 Clio 



Fran Karl Prnsohkl 

 General Jacqueminot 

 J»hn Hopper 

 Mine- (■. Ltilzei 

 HurBhall P. Wilder 

 Mrs. John Lalnc 

 Paul Neyron 



Prince Camllle 



I'Irlch Brimner 

 CVIin?»on Riimbler 

 White Kniiir.ler 

 A'ellow Kniiitiler 

 Phlladelplilu Rambler 

 <.'oTnmon Sweet Hrlar 

 Mme. <■• Bruant 

 Wlchurlana (The TyiKi) 



These plants are in our storage cellars and 

 can be shipped at any time. Prices on request. 



ELLWANGER & BARRY 



Nurserymen— Horticulturists 

 Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, /V. V. 



four feet. Fritz Dressel, who is the 

 best dracaena grower in the country, 

 grows 2500 Massangeanas every year 

 and sells them at 12.00 apiece. He 

 does this by keeping a permanent bed 

 of stock plants and has done so for 

 twelve years. Otherwise, as by import- 

 ing little plants from Europe, it would 

 be quite expensive to go into. Among 

 the red-foliaged dracaenas. the new 

 Mandaiana looms up as future leader. 

 This is a cross between D. Y'oungii and 

 terminalis; it gets its bright color 

 from the latter and its sturdy growth 

 from the former. Rose Tausendschon 

 is likely to take a high place on and 

 after the coming Easter. Crimson 

 Rambler valuable as it has been, is on 

 the wane, and people are looking for 

 pink, now. Among the hybrid per- 

 petuals Magna Charta still remains the 

 best for Easter forcing. More than 

 any other variety it can be controlled 

 and brought in lust when wanted to 

 a day. 



Bear in mind when planning for 

 holiday stock for next season that Be- 

 gonia Agathe compacta is very com- 

 pact and floriferous and better for use 

 as small plants in hampers than the 

 popular Lorraine. It has been estab- 

 lished beyond doubt that Lonsdale's 

 variety (light-pink Lorraine) stands 

 the best of all the Lorraines under 

 store or dwelling house conditions. 



By breeding for early bloom cycla- 

 mens with great masses of flowers may 

 be had for Christmas. Each grower 

 should select his seed with this in 

 view. Think of cyclamens with forty 

 open flowers on them! The people 

 will take every one that is offered at 

 Christmas. A good addition to the 

 Christmas azaleas is Princess Victoria. 

 It is a soft, pure pink, and very com- 

 pact and floriferous. In the red-flow- 

 ered Christmas azaleas Apollo Schultz 

 takes the lead. It is a better flower 

 and a better color than the old Apollo, 

 being a vermilion scarlet. 



Last Christmas we noticed that 

 the brighter the color was the better 

 it suited the buyers. Aucuba and ar- 

 disia are still the best of the bright- 

 berried plants. Aucubas will retain 

 their berries and foliage in any room 

 and don't seem to object to any tem- 

 perature, hot or cold. A light top- 

 dressing of blood, say two months be- 

 fore Christmas, makes dark green 

 foliage and increased color in fruit. A 

 light application is better than a heavy 

 one. Too heavy a dressing is liable to 

 cause the foliage to drop. For palms, 

 ferns, ficuses and all such things this 



is beneficial; you can see the effect In 

 ten days. 



Marantas, as a rule, are unsatisfac- 

 tory plants for florists' use, but the 

 pretty little rosea lineata is all right 

 and will keep well in mixed baskets, 

 hampers, etc. 



We are waiting for Rhododendron 

 Pink Pearl to get cheaper. It will be 

 a great acquisition to the forcing list 

 as soon as the price gets within our 

 reach. 



Altimo Culture Co. 



WHOLESALE 



GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS 



CANFIELD, OHIO 



NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII 



in the following sizes, extra good value 



25c., SOc, 75c., and $1 



Grand Specimen Plants at $3, $4, $5, $6. 



JOHN SCOTT 



Rutland Road and E. 45th St. 

 Tel. 2890 Bedford BROOKLYN, N.Y. 



n^EP. whitmani 



2>4 In., {5.00 per 100 



NEP. WHITMANI 



3'/, In., $25.00 per 100 



BOSTON FERNS 



2'4 In., $3.00 per 100 



H. H. BARROWS & SON WlilttaB,Mats. 



Boston, 4 inch 12c, 5 inch 250. 



Plersonii, 3 inch 8c. 



ElegantUsima, 2X inch 6c, 3 inch loc, 



BAUR FLORAL Cbr, Erie. Pa. 



COLD STORAGE 



MULTIFLORUM LILY BULBS 



7 to 9s 

 Delivery Immediate oras Ordered. $45per 1000 



WOOD MOSS, 65c per b'dle. 



D. RUSCONI, 128 W. 6tli Street, Cincinnati, U. 



