April 4, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



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I What is the best Aster Seed to plant ? \ 



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I Send to-day for As'er Book and C3in;]8:itiQn Card for the $250 Prize Aster Growing Contest, Botti Free. I 

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PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The Sweet Pea Annual, by Charles 

 H. Curtis and Horace J. Wright. This 

 is the official oigan oi the National 

 Sweet Pea Society, and is the fourth 

 yearly issue. In every way it is au 

 improvement on former issues. It 

 contains 100 pages with numerous il- 

 lustrations. Among the articles we 

 notice Mr. Burpee's impressions. Sweet 

 Peas in Xew South Wales, Sweet Peas 

 in the Antipodes, A Catalogue of 

 Sweet Pea Names, and many others. 



The Grand Rapids Greenhouse Co., 

 Grand Rapids, Mich., which was 

 formed some months ago by several 

 of the leading market gardeners of 

 that place, has now contracted for the 

 erection of ten large houses to be 

 located near the present houses of 

 Samuel J. Perry, the general manager. 

 The company is capitalized for $500,- 

 000, and already has an acreage of 

 eight acres. 



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can supply new 

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BAMBOO CANES 



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