December 21, 1918 



HOBTlCULTUilE 



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her other works in The Little Colonel 

 Series. This story in Its original form 

 appeared in the "Little Colonel's 

 Hero," the fourth volume in the fa- 

 mous Little Colonel Series. The scene 

 is laid in Geneva, Switzerland. The 

 actors are the 'Little Colonel," the 

 Major, an old crippled soldier, and a 

 St. Bernard dog. The narrative of the 

 origin of the merciful Red Cross, the 

 unselfish devotion of Clara Barton and 

 Florence Nightingale, how the Alpine 

 dogs were trained to act, and the de- 

 tails of the relief of suffering in many 

 catastrophes makes a graphic and 

 pathetic story which every child 

 should have the privilege of reading 

 and memorizing. The book is hand- 

 somely illustrated and the price is 

 $1.00, three editions being issued 

 within a period of three months. 



"Our Little Celtic Cousin of L<ong 

 Ago." By Evaleen Stein. The latest 

 addition to "The Little Cousins of 

 Long Ago" series, and tenth volume 

 in the Ust, uniform in appearance 

 with those that have gone before. The 

 story describes the period, ages and 

 ages ago, when the Celtic race had a 

 great empire originally spreading over 

 a large part of Europe and later re- 

 duced to the confines of what we now 

 call France and the British Isles and 

 finally to Ireland alone as the chief 

 remnant and reminders of its ro- 

 mantic ways and legends. The scene 

 is laid in the days of the great King 

 Brian Boru and describes his death in 

 the battle of Clontarf during the fierce 

 raids of the Danes. Historical correct- 

 ness has been carefully maintained 

 and the story is full of engrossing in- 

 terest for the juvenile reader. Price 

 60 cents net. 



"Marjory The Circus Girl." By 

 Alice E. Allen; illustrated by Harriet 

 O'Brien. Six full page drawings. 

 Quite a different book from "what one 

 would infer from its title. A ro- 

 mantic and chatty tale of adven- 

 tures in the lives of young people in 

 contrasting social stations, through 

 which runs a strong thread of nobility 

 of sentiment and character building 

 and which comes out, as all such 

 stories should, exactly right and home- 

 like and happy for everybody. Just 

 the thing for a holiday gift to a Miss 

 of ten or fifteen years. 209 pages; 

 price $1.25 net. 



"Chatterbox for 1919." As enter- 

 taining and cheery as ever. "Chatter- 



A Card This Size 



Costs only «0c. per Week 

 on Yearly Order 



It would keep your name and your 

 specialty before the whole trade. 



A half-inch card costs only 45c. per 

 week on yearly order. 



box" is the asknowledged king of all 

 juvenile books published in the Eng- 

 lish language. The present volume is 

 all new material and fully maintains 

 the enviable ))osition so long held by 

 this annual publication for the young 

 folks. The stories and illustrations 

 are all especially prepared for this 

 season. In board covers $1.25 net. 



Benj. Hammond's annual compli- 

 ments in the form of a calendar for 

 the year 1919 have been received and 

 are gratefully acknowledged. The 

 monthly sheets are of substantial pro- 

 portions so that one may verify dates 

 without a reading glass. All the holi- 

 days are duly identified and the vari- 

 ous products of the FishkiU factory 

 are given enterprising publicity. 



Obituary 



Samuel H. Eaton. 

 Samuel H. Eaton of Oxford, Me., as- 

 sistant state horticulturist, was found 

 dead at an early hour Saturday morn- 

 ing, Dec. 7, in his room in Augusta. 

 Death is said to have been due to 

 valvular disease of the heart. Mem- 

 bers of the family had been to Win- 

 throp and on returning shortly after 

 midnight saw a light in Mr. Eaton's 

 room. Going to speak to him they 

 found his body on the floor. Mr. Eaton 

 had been in Bangor to deliver an ad- 

 dress. His unpacked valise and over- 

 coat were on a chair, indicating that 

 he had expired shortly after entering 

 his room. Mr. Eaton had been with 

 the state agricultural department 

 three years. He was born in Turner, 

 but lived most of his life in the town 

 of Oxford. 



David Warwick. 

 David Warwick, manager of Lord & 

 Burnham Company's Canadian office, 

 died a few weeks ago of pneumonia. 

 Mr. Warwick was connected with 

 Lord & Burnham Company for over 

 twenty years. For the past three 

 years he has resided at St. Cath- 

 arines, Ontario, where the factory of 

 Lord & Burnham Company is located. 

 Previous to his going to Canada he 

 was manager of the Lord & Burnham 

 Company's factory at Des Plains, 111. 

 He was also director in the Lord & 

 Burnham Company in New York. Mr. 

 Warwick was conversant with all 

 parts of greenhouse construction and 

 was a man of integrity and force. 

 The Lord & Burnham Company have 

 lost one whom it will be hard to re- 

 place. A widow and four song sur- 

 vive Mr. Warwick. 



CHRISTMAS SPECIALS 



JAPANESE FRIEZE 



The best quality and true Xuias red. 

 Not the pink tint generally offered. 

 In bulls of 60 yards, per doz. 

 balls tvi.oo 



FRENCH IMMORTELLES 



Very best quality. We have a 

 luuited qantity In all colors. 

 The true Christmas red. 



VELVET POINSETTIAS 



I*t'r Doz. Gross 



No. 1 — Small size $0.60 $6.50 



No. 2 — Medium size OS 9.U0 



No. 3 — Large size 1.16 13.00 



Numbers L' and 3 come with foliage 

 and the small size without, 



MAGNOLIA LEAVES 



Bronze and green (prepared). The 

 liest quality. 



Per carton $z.oo 



Per 100 lb. case 24.00 



PINE CONES 



Excellent for trimming wreaths, bas- 

 kets, etc. This season we have ar- 

 ranged to offer them on branches, the 

 stem of which is about 5 inches in 

 length. 

 Per 100 $2.50 Per 1,000 $20.00 



FIBRE RIBBON 



1 inch, per piece $2.00 



2 inch, per piece 3.75 



50 yards to piece. 



RED RIBBON 



We offer a large assortment of Xmas 

 red ribbons in all widths and many 

 qualities. Will be pleased to have 

 .Your order. 



SPECL\L RIBBON 



For tying small baskets, wreaths, and 

 trimming plants. Our pattern 42, No. 

 7 width messaline quality is unex- 

 celled. 

 PI _ ^ Red, Pink, Njle Blue, 



Moss, Yellow, Lavender, 

 Violet and Delf Blue. 



Price, per piece of 50 yards $2.63 



Excellent Value 



CREPE PAPER 



Ked, foliage green, pink, blue, violet. 



Per dozen rolls ^.75 



Per 100 rolls 35.00 



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TERRACING TO CONSERVE FER- 

 TILITY. 



The maintaining of soil fertility 

 should be one of the supreme aims of 

 every farmer. The most universal 

 source of loss is from soil washing. 

 Nothing will do more to prevent this 

 loss than to establish a good system 

 of broad-base terraces. This, in con- 

 junction with a well-planned cropping 

 system, will not only maintain but in- 

 crease soil fertility. Terracing can be 

 done at any time during the year when 

 the lands are free of growing crops. 



CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 



The McCallum Company, Pitts- 

 burgh, Pa. — Catalogue of decorative 

 supplies and materials for florists. A 

 well gotten-up illustrated publication. 



