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HORTICULTURE 



February 9, 1907 



SEED CATALOGUES RECEIVED, 



Michigan Seed Company, Bay City, 

 Mich. 1907 catalogue of "Northern 

 Grown" seed. 



Cox Seed Co., San Francisco, Cal. 

 Seed and Plant Annual for 1907. 

 Colored covers, sweet peas and can- 

 nas. 



Leonard Seed Company, Chicago. 

 Flower and vegetable seed list for 1907. 

 Nasturtiums on front page, vegetables 

 on back. A comprehensive general list 

 plentifully illustrated. 



James Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. 

 Y. — Vick's Garden and Floral Guide. 

 An old and well-tested favorite and 

 welcome visitor. Contains a color 

 plate of Vick's Quality Asters.— 

 Vick's Wholesale Price List for 1907. 

 Typographically ahead of the average 

 wholesale seed list and very complete. 

 — "Vick Quality Asters," artistically 

 excellent and convincingly conclusive 

 as to those grand asters for florists' 

 use. 



"Make out your list of asters, 

 daisies, nasturtium seeds, etc., and 

 send it to your congressman." — Bos- 

 ton Record. 



PULVERIZED 

 SHEEP MANURE 



Direct from ranches in the West. 



We have on hand for immediate delivery a 

 large supply of exceptionally fine quality. 



For the Lawn, 

 The Greenhouse, 



For the Herbaceous Garden, 

 For the Flower Garden, 

 For the Vegetable Garden, 



Use Purity Brand Sheep Manure. 



PRICE, 



Ton, $40.00; half ton, $20.(0; 

 500 lbs., 10.00; 100 lbs., $2.50. 



R.&J.FARQUHAR&GO., 

 6 and 7 So. Market St, BOSTON. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. Wholesale catalogue for 

 seedsmen and dealers only who buy 

 to sell again. 



Rickards Bros. Bridgeman's Seed 

 Warehouse, New York. Catalogue for 

 1907. A well classified list put up in 

 attractive form and very much up to 

 date. 



GANNA ROOTS 



We offer an exceptionally fine lot 

 and three eyes, all true to name, in 

 and most profitable varieties. 

 Plant now to procure good saleable plants for spring. 



Per Doz. Per loo 



Alice Roosevelt. Rich crimson, 5 feet $0.75 $5.00 



Alphonse Bouvier. Velvety red. A to 7 feet .50 3.50 



Alsace. Creamy white, 4 feet .50 3.00 



Allemannia. Salmon, yellow border, 4 to 5 leet 50 3.50 



Austria. Golden yellow, 4 to 5 feet 50 3.50 



Beaute Poitevine. Crimson scarlei, 3 to 4 feet .50 3.50 



Burbank. Pute yellow, ver>' fine 50 3.00 



Charles Henderson. Crinx&on, 4 feet .50 * 3.50 



Chicago. Vermilion scarlet, 4 feet 50 3,50 



Discolor Gigantea. Red, deep border, 5 to 6 feet .50 3.50 



Duke of riarlboro. Rich crimson, maroon, 4 to 5 feet .50 3.50 



Egandale. Cherry red, bronze foliage, 4 to 5 leet 60 4.00 



Express. Bright crimson, very dwarf 1.00 7.00 



Fairhope. Crimson, 4 to 5 feet (30c. each) 3.25 2s.oo 



F. R. Pierson. Scarlet, streaked yellow and yellow centre, 3 feet .. .50 3.50 



Florida. (.)ranEe scarlet, edged yel'ow, 3 to 4 feet 50 3 50 



Florence Vaughan. Yellow, spotted red, 5 to 6 feet .50 3.50 



Flamingo. Crimson, 3 feet .60 4.00 



Italia, Golden yellow, crimson blotched, 5 fcct .50 3.50 



J. D. Cabos. Auricot orange, bronze foliage, 4 feet .50 3,50 



J. D. Eisele. Crimson, yellow throat, 5 feet 75 5.00 



L. Paltry. Pink flowers, 4% feet .50 3.50 



Longford. Scarlet, bordered yellow, 3 to 4 feet 75 5 00 



Louisiana. Red, very large, 7 feet {25c. each) 2.75 20 00 



Marechal Vaillant. A very dark red bronze foliage 50 3.50 



nile. Berat. Soft deep pink, the best bedder 50 3.50 



Hrs. Kate Gray. Orange and gold, 5 feet 75 5.00 



riadame Crozy. Vermilion, bordered yellow, 3 to 4 feet 50 4.00 



nt Blanc. A fiiie white, ^ to 4 feet (20c each) 2.00 15.00 



Pennsylvania. Deep scarlet, 6 feet 75 5.00 



Philadelphia. Deep crimson, 3 feet 50 3.50 



Pres . Carnot. Vermilion, bronze foliage 5 to 6 feet 60 4 00 



Pres. Cleveland. Scarlet, 3 to 4 feet 50 3.50 



Pres. ricKinley Brilliant crimson, 3 to 4 feet 50 3.50 



Queen Charlotte. Scarlet, gold horde ', 3 to 4 feet 50 4.00 



Robusta Perfecta. Red, tall, dark foliage 50 3.50 



3henandoah. P.nk, bronze foliage, 4 feet ,50 3,^0 



with two 

 the finest 



Per 1000 

 $47 50 



DON'T G3MPARE the cannas offered above with lower priced Inferior roots. 



Send for our new Wholesale Florists* 5eed Book. 



HENRY F. MiCHELL CO. 



1018 Market Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



JOHNSON'S ACTED CCCn ^^^ 



HIGH GRADE AOlCll OCCU FLORISTS 



From the Best American and European Growers 



Trade pkt. oz. 

 Queen of the Market, three weeks 

 earlier than other Asters, separate 



c ilors $0.20 $0.60 



Choice mixed .15 .50 



Semple's late Branching, h>gh- 



grade American grown not Califor- 

 nia, separate colors .20 .75 



Choice mixed .20 ,75 



Ostrich Plume, separate colors ... .25 1.50 



Choice mixed .25 1.25 



* ^CM'wV^^iK!!*:?^? N\MF7y Victoria, highly prized by florists for 



i I'Y^TVVMy TMtA Aimif/j bcddingand cutting, separatecolors .25 1.76 



Choice mixed .25 1.50 



1^ ?•— -j«r"-«-n-™7?i* Improved peony perfection, very 



F> JjL- _^'^P~J, ^j^^r^ popular with florists, a profuse 



i ^r* -T^^ "^^^^^ ^^^ bloomer, separate Colors .25 1.50 



^.j__^ — .^l^j^ >-<.^ ]f/^^^ Choice mixed .20 1.25 



i^^^^Ti 'P'nP^^w^'^^^^v'^^ Mignon, an invaluable variety for 



■ y^ k^m^ iMN" W^O^^mMMcififr cutting, pure white 25 1.50 



"1 ^V^ f * \ >AAti^^^^^ Hohenzollern, the earliest of all 



J — - ^^^^K V ""^ Asters, separate colors 20 1.25 



^ '*'*^^-<^ :JJl Choce mixed .20 l.tJQ 



■'-'^^'{r^*/* "■ f ' '^^ Comet, a o-autif 1 class, with curled 



<i5\> i*5-'iV -nL 'f'.^ ^ -"^ "' "^-H. ^S.^ ^^'^ twisted petals, separate colors .25 1.50 



H5^'-?^''-<P-^ < >^ ' ' -it? Choicemixed 25 1-25 



f^^-f '-^^l ^ ^ y\^ Daybreak, (originator's stock), 



^^^^^^^^^ 'T^J shelUpink, one of the most beauti- 



ItV^*]Cyi^d^ V-iy '"' '^^ Asters, early, long-stemmed 



VO-'^Jw^V J and of compact hibit 30 2.00 



"^'^SW' ^ i^ -""-- x^ " -^j^ Purity, Toriginator's stock), pure 



^^^^^ "^ I^^^'^-' 'L^^t^-^^^f white, and identical m form and 



^K /s, 'Ip^'t;5*^^^S^ habitwiih Daybreak .30 2.00 



\ , / j _„_.-- — "-:v\ ^ ^* Send for Our Florists' Wholesale Catalogue 



JOnNSOlM SErD COMPANY, 217 Market St., Philadel|)hia, Pa. 



Herbert W, Johnson of the late firm of Johoson & Stokes, President 



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