March 30, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



431 



DOUBLE SWEET SCENTED 



Lar^ Roots with 3 to 5 eyes. These varieties 

 are especially desirable for Florists. 



Per Doz. Per 100 



Alba Plena, white, very popular — $i 50 $1U.00 



Aglda, rich, glowing darK red l.M 10 00 



Carolina Allain, blush white 1.50 10.00 



Fragrans, deep pink with light cen- 

 ter 1.50 10.00 



Humel, large pink with blush cen- 

 ter, tine 1.50 10.00 



Hadame Calot, pure white, tinted 



rose 1.50 10.00 



Ne Plus Ultra, brilliant rose, edged 



white 1.50 10.00 



Prince Prosper d'Aremberg, Hesh 



pink. e.\tra large flower 1.50 10.00 



Pulcherrima, rose violet center, rose 



and salmon 1.50 10.00 



Rosea Superba, large, bright pink 1 60 10.00 



Reevesii, soft pink, red blotch on 



center petals 1.50 10.00 



Rubra Triumphans, rich glowing 



crimson l.BO 10.00 



Queen Victoria, white, red blotch 



on center petals 1.50 10.00 



Duke of Wellington, soft white, 



creamy white center 2.75 



Festiva Alba, pure white, very fine 1 50 10.00 



FESTIVA flAXIHA, white, center 

 petals flaked red, magnificent 

 flower : the most popular of 



peonies, each 3.^c 3.00 



DOUBLE CHINESE PEONIES 



Unnamed Sorts, Exceptional Quality 



with 2 to 7 eyes. 



Each Doz. 100 



Pink Shades $0 20 $1.60 $8 00 



Red Shades .20 1.25 7 00 



White Shades .26 160 8.00 



nixed, all colors 20 1.00 6 00 



PEONY OFFICINALIS Early Flowering 



Rubra, crimson, very early and fragrant, 90c 



per doz ; .S5 00 per HOT 



25 Bulbs Sold at ICO Rate 



If you have not received our Florists' Whole- 

 sale Catalogue kindly write us. 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



217 MARKET ST., PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



Herbert W. Johnson, of the late firm 



of Johnson & Stokes, President 



BRIDGEMAN'S SEED WAREHOUSE 



RICKARDS BROS. 



Props. 



37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CITY 



In Cold Storage For Prompt Sbipment 



LILY OF Cmiuaaa Floribunda 



VALLEY opiraea japomca 



Zvii^iuaa:s 



Auratum Album Rubrum and Roseum 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp. 



4r-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS 



RAWSON'S HIGH GRADE SEEDS 



^c>^ for the most critical 



ai^2^ GARDENER, FARMER 

 aCU'Stiia or FLORIST 



k'SFenSy*9y Catalogues mailed free 

 SJtP3^ W. W. RAWSON 4 CO. 



S Union St., BOSTON, MASS. 



Burpee's Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA 



Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed 

 only to those who plant for profit. 



Prices Quoted in these Columns are 

 for Dealers Only. When Writing to 

 Advertisers Please Mention HORTI- 

 CULTURE. 



PULVERIZED 

 SHEEP MANURE 



Direct from ranches in tlie 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, $20.00; 

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



R.&J.FARQUHAR&GO., 

 6 and 7 So. Market St., BOSTON. 



W.&D.SPEGIALTIES for FORCING 



Mignonette, "New York Market." Sweet 

 Peas, "True," Christmas Flowering, (pink 

 and white). TomatO, "The Don," "Stir- 

 ling Castle." Mnsliroom Spawn, "Eng- 

 lisli " and "Pure Culture." Send for 1907 

 CataIogue._ _ 



Seed Merchants S Browera 

 ' "ChambersSt.,NewY»rk 



Weeber & Don, ?fl 



On being asked what we do with 

 so many CANNAS we replied, we 

 sell what we CAN and what we 

 CAN'T we CAN ! 



50.000 

 CANNAS 



TRUE TO NAME 



All with two to three eood eyes 



Packed 250 in a box, 250 at lOOO 



rate, 25 at lOO rate. 



RED CANNAS 



Beaute Poitevine. 3H ft 



Chas. Henderson. 4 ft 



J. D. Eiiele. 5 (t 



Explorateur Cratnpbell. 5H ft. 



OUR 



Wholesale Catalogue 



for floristsand maiket gardeners is DOW ready 

 and will be sent fre« to all who ask for it. 



NEW CROP flower seeds are mostly all on hand 

 DOW and we are prepaxd to 511 orders promptly. 



We handle only the highest grade seeds. Com- 

 pare our prices before ordering: elsewhere. 



Cold Storage Lily of the Valley Pips. Best 

 possible grade. looo m case (i $12.00 per 1000. 



J. M.THORBURN & CO. 



33 Barclay St., through te 38 Park Place 



NEW YORK 



Grey's Highest Grade 

 of Tested Seeds== 



Send for Catalogue 



THOMAS J. GREY & GO. 



32 & 33 So, Market St., BOSTON 



GrOlORSE&GO. 



171-173 Clay St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL 



The Largest Seed Growers 

 on the Pacific Coast 



100 



2 25 

 2 00 

 2 25 

 2 00 



PINK CANNAS 



L. Patry. 4M ft 2 00 



Martha Waihington. 3% tt. . . . 2 00 



Mile. Bcrat. 4}^ ft 2 25 



Paul Marquant. 4^ ft 1 76 



ORANGE CANNAS 



Admiral Avellan. 4^ ft. . . . 1 75 



Secretary Chabanne. 4 ft. ... 2 00 



COLD EDGED CANNAS 



Mad. Crozy. 3S4 ft 2 75 



Souv. de A. Crozy. 4 ft 2 7S 



YELLOW CANNAS 



Buttercup. 3H ft 5 50 



Comte de Bouchard. 4)^ ft. . . 2 75 



Florence Vaughan. 5 ft 2 00 



L. E. Bailey. 454 ft 2 00 



WHITE CANNAS 



AUace. 354 ft 2 00 



Peachblow. 3 ft 1 75 



BRONZE CANNAS 



Black Beauty. 6 ft 6 00 



David Harum. 3H ft 3 25 



Grand Rouge. 8 ft 1 75 



MusafoUa. 8 ft 2 75 



Robusta, 6 to 8 ft 1 75 



ORCHID CANNAS 



AUemannia. 4 to 5 ft 2 25 



Au.tria. 6 ft 1 75 



Kronua. 5 ft 2 75 



King Humbert. 4 ft. . . .12 $2, 15 00 



ELEPHANT EARS 

 ( Caladium Esculentum ) 



All sound and with eye«. 



lOOO 

 20 OO 

 17 60 

 20 00 

 17 50 



17 60 

 17 60 

 20 OO 

 15 OO 



16 OO 



17 60 



25 0» 

 25 00 



60 OC 

 25 00 

 17 80 

 17 60 



17 60 

 15 00 



60 00 

 30 00 

 15 00 

 26 00 

 15 00 



18 00 

 15 00 

 25 00 



6 ^- S htche* in Circumference 



a — 10 " 

 10 -12 " 

 12 " and up 



. J S> 10 0« 



.3 50' 30 00 



■ 5 SO SO 00 



. 10 00 90 OO 



ARTHUR T.BOOOINGTON 



342 W. 14th St., Ntw York 



In writing advertisers, mention Hortlcnltniv 



Contei Tomato 



Those who force tomatoes should eiy© 

 Comet atrial. This variety has been the 

 talk of gardeners around Bost&n the past 

 season. Those who have seen it growiag de- 

 clare there's nothing to compare wit* it 

 Seed, $5.00 per oz. Trade packet $1.00. 



WILLIAM SIM, Cliftondale, Mass. 



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AULIFLOWER S 

 ABBA C E 



HJALMAR HARTMANN & CO. 



12 Stormeade, 

 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. 



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