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HORTICULTUEE 



August 24, 1918 



Cambridge 



New York 



WORLD'S OLDEST and LARGEST 



Manufacturers of ALL STYLES and 



SIZES of 



FLOWER POTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., INC. 



Cambridge, Mam. 



3 spikes Purple Glory— 1st, Madison 

 3°^s^pil!es Mrs. F. Peuaietoo— 2(J. C. W. 

 S^splkes Pride o£ Goshen— 1st, C. W. 



fspikes Rose Glory— 1st. Madison Cooper. 



Display of Kunderd varieties— 1st, U. Ji. 

 ' Cliriswpll 



Awards' of Merit to The Austin-Coleman 

 Co., for 3 Seedlings, Pure White, Orange 

 and Shell Pink; The GruUemans Co. for 

 general display of high quality stock; John 

 Scheepers. Inc., for display and arrange- 

 ment of excellent stock; C. Zeestraten, for 

 general display of fine stock; W. E. Kir- 

 chofE, for general di-splay and quality. 

 This exhibit was well staged by \v. J. 

 Palmer & Son. 



Honorable mention of rase of G. Ura- 

 cocepbalus- which promises to be valuable 

 for further hybridization. _ 



Special mention is made by the judges 

 of the high quality of the Primulinus Hy- 

 brids shown, which illustrated the remark- 

 able advance that has recently been made 

 In this class. 



Judges: J. J. Grullemans, Avon-on- 

 the-Lake, Ohio; E. A. Slattery, Buffalo. 

 N. Y.; .Joe Coleman, Wayland, Ohio. 



AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY. 



Special prizes offered for the dahlia 

 exhibition by the American Dahlia So- 

 ciety in conjunction with the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society at Hor- 

 ticultural Hall Boston, Mass, Septem- 

 ber 14th and September 15th, 1918. 



Class A, B, C, D, E, vase of 12 flow- 

 ers each offered by J. K. Alexander, 

 are open to amateurs only. 



Class F — Display, grasses or other 

 foliage allowed. 100 square feet or 

 over. 1st. silver medal; 2nd. bronze 

 medal. Offered by Michell's Seed 

 House, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Class G^Best table decoration of 

 •dahlias, any foliage, for amateurs and 

 private gardeners only. $5, offered by 

 Penn the Florist, Boston, Mass. 



Class H— Basket or hamper decora- 

 tion of Cactus Dahlias, any foliage. 

 1st, $6; 2nd. $4; offered by Fottler. 

 Fiske, Rawson Co., Boston, Mass. 



Class I — Collection, not over 25 va- 

 rieties, $5, offered by Carter's Tested 

 Seeds, Boston, Mass. 



Class J — Finest general -display, 

 space 50 square feet: 1st, silver 

 medal; 2nd, bronze medal, of the 

 American Dahlia Society. 



Class K— Best vase of any good 

 stemmed Decorative or Cactus Dah- 

 lias, $5, offered by R. Vincent, Jr. & 

 Sons Co., White Marsh. Md. 



The society's certificate of merit is 

 offered for any seedling dahlia novelty 

 which is deemed distinct and suffi- 

 ciently meritorious, and may be 

 awarded by the adjudicating corhmit- 

 tee. 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



Advertisements in this Department, Ten Cents a Line, Net 



BULBS 



C. KEUR & SONS, HILLEGOM. Holland. 



Bulbs of all descriptions. Write for prices. 



NEW YORK BRANCH. 8-10 Bridge St. 



CARNATION STAPLES 



Split carnations quickly, easily and 

 cheaply mended. Piilsbury's Carnation 

 Staple. 1000 for 35c.; 3000 for $1.00 post- 

 paid. I. L. PILLSBURY. Galeaburg. III. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MANUAL 

 By ELMER D. SMITH. Adrian. Mich. 

 Who has given his undivided attention for 

 twenty-five years to the improvement of the 

 Chrysanthemum and its culture in detail. 

 50 cents postpaid. 



DAHLIAS 



Peony Dahlia Mrs. Frederick Grinnell. 



Stock For Sale. 



JOHN P. ROONEY, New Bedford, Mass. 



New Paeony Dahlia— John Wanamaker. 

 Newest, Handsomest, Best. Now color, new 

 form and new habit of growth. Big stock 

 of best cut-flower varieties. Send list of 

 wants to PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS. 

 Berlin, N. J. 



Orders booked at any time for Fall or 

 Spring delivery. Wholesale arid Retail. 

 Send for Catalog. NORTHBORO DAHLIA 

 & GLADIOLUS GARDENS, J. L. Moore, 

 Prop., Northboro. Mass. 



DRACAENAS 



DRACAENA TERMINALIS. Clean 



healthy stock out of 2% inch pots at $8.00 

 per 100; 3 inch pots at $15.00 per 100; 4 

 inch pots at $25.00 per 100. Cash with 

 order, 



J. H. FIESSER, North Bergen, N. J. 



FLOWER POTS 



A. ROLKER & SONS. 51 Barclay St.. 

 New Y'ork City, Eastern Selling Agents for 

 the Y'ork Pottery, Pa. Write for the revised 

 prices of Pots, Pans and Fern Dishes. 



GLASS 



Greenhouse glass, lowest prices. JOHN- 

 STON GLASS CO.. Hartford City, Ind. 



MYOSOTIS 



MY'OSOTIS — The earliest and finest 

 winter blooming Forget-Me- Not. Grow 

 along the edges of carnation benches. 2V4 

 in. plants, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. 

 FRED H. LEMON & CO., Richmond, Ind. 



NURSERY STOCK 



American Grown or Imported. Let ua ap- 

 praise vour wants. A. ROLKER & SONS, 

 51 Barclay St., New York City. 



ORCHIDS 



HASSALL & CO., Orchid Growers and 

 Raisers, Southgate, London. England. Catt- 

 leyas and Laelio-Cattleyas our specialty. 

 One trial order solicited. 



PEONIES 



Peonies. The world's greatest collection. 

 1200 sorts. Send for list. C. BETSCHER, 

 Canal Dover. O. 



Peonies can be shipped from France 

 with celerity and SMCuritv via Bordeaux- 

 New York. " DESSERT, Peony Specialist. 

 Cbenonceaux, France. Please refer to 

 Sixteenth General Catalogue. 



PRIMULAS 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES ROSEA— Fine 

 plants from 2% in. pots. August and Sep- 

 tember, $3.50 per 100. $30.00 per 1000. 

 FRED H. LEMON & CO.. Richmond, Ind. 



ROSES 



ROSES. CANNAS AND SHRUBS. 



THE CONARD & JONES COMPANY, 



WEST GROVE, PA. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS 



Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and 

 orchid baskets always on hand. LAGER 

 & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



CELERY PLANTS— Golden Self Blanch- 

 ing (French Strain), Giant Pascal, also the 

 grand new Easy Blanching, wliich is easy 

 to grow, flne plants, ready for the field. 

 $2.00 per 1000. Cash. BRILL CELERY 

 GARDENS. Kalamazoo, Mich. 



VINES 

 Flowering and Foliage Vines, choice 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tub 

 grown for immediate effect; also Climbing 

 Roses. J. H. TROY, Mount Hlssarlik Nur- 

 sery. New Rochelle, N. Y. 



■mRE WORK 



WILLIAM E. HEILSCHER'S WIRE 

 WORKS. 2fr4 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. 



WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED by September 1st. Foreman in 

 small comm-^rcial place. Principal dutyl 

 will be to grow first-class stock, mostlyl 

 potted, for our own retail trade. Gooiil 

 wages, nice bouse on place, liberal work-l 

 ing conditions. A competent man of good! 

 character will be appreciated. F. B.) 

 PALMER. IXC, Brookline, Mass. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



EXPERT MUSHROOM GROWER seeks! 

 position with firm in Eastern States, Ne» 

 England preferred. Can also handle cuj 

 cumbers, tomatoes and other vegetablerf^ 

 under glass. Apply C. 100. care HORTlJ 

 CULTURE. Boston. 



Horticultural Books 



For Sale by 



HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 



Chrysanthemom Manual. Elmer 



D Smith fO.BO 



The Chryftanthenmin. Herrlnu- 



ton JO 



Commercial Carnation Cnltnre. 



Dick L» 



Commercial Rose Cnltnre. 



Holmes LHO 



Violet Ctiltnre. Galloway 1.10 



Greenhouse Constmctloa. Taft.. 1.60 

 Sweet Peas np to Dat«. Kerr... LM 

 Plant Propasatlon, Ore«nIioa«« 

 and Nursery Practice. Kalna.. 1.W 



Plant Pruning. Kaina LM 



Book of Garden Plans. Hamblln. t.OO 



Landscape Design. Hubbard (.00 



The .4rt of Outdoor Rose Grow- 

 ing. Thomas 6.00 



The Home Vegetable Garden. 



Kruhm 1.00 



Vegetable Gardening. R. L. 



Watts 1.7B 



Parsons on The Rose 1.00 



Principles of Floriculture. B. A. 



White l-T* 



Foundations of American Grape 



Culture. Munaon S.OO 



Plant Materials of Decorative 



Gardening. Treleage 1.00 



Aristocrats of the Garden. Wll- 



Bon S.OO 



Bailey's Cyclopedia of Horticul- 

 ture, 6 volumes S8.00 



