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HORTICULTURI^ 



August 14, 1909 



C Established 1875 at Mt. Kisco, N- Y. » 



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c Fishkill -on - Hudson, N. Y. » 



I FOR FLORISTS' AND GaRDENERS' USE I 



HAMMOND'S PAINTAND SLUG SHOT WORKS! 



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30 YEARS OF PRACTICAL TEST OF THESE IN THE U. 



GRAPE DUST is excellent to check Spot on Chry- 9 



santhemums and Black Fly, also all sorts of Mildew J 



on Roses, Vegetables under glass, etc. It is put up ? 



5, 10 and 25 lb. bag", in kegs and barrels. It is ex- 9 



tensively used at the present time in the United y 



States. Sold by the Seedsmen of America. J 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



McFarland Publicity Service, Harris- 

 burg, Pa. — Examples ot Autochrome 

 Color Engraving. 



Wm. Elliott & Sons, New York.— 

 Mid-season List of Pot-Grown Straw- 

 berries and Vegetable Plants. 



Francis Brill, Hempstead, N. Y. — 

 Wholesale Price List of Long Island 

 Cabbage and other special seeds for 

 market gardeners and other critical 

 trad'e. 



Routzahn Seed Co., Arroyo Grande, 

 Cal. — List of Sweet Pea and Nasturtium 

 Novelties of 1909 Introduction. Espe- 

 cially interesting to dealers who wish 

 to handle the latest introductions for 

 next spring trade. 



Burnett Bros.. New York— 1909 Cata- 

 logue of Fall Bulbs. Colored illustra- 

 tions of daffodils and tulips on front 

 and back cover. A creditable cata- 

 logue, early to appear and sure to 

 bring business to this enterprising 

 young seed house. 



.1. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, Ohio, is 

 sending out a set of handsome views 



of his houses of Lorraine Begonias, 

 Adiantum Farleyense, Pandanus Veit- 

 chii, Hydrangea Otaksa, etc., with in- 

 vitation for a visit when at the Con- 

 vention. 



Atlas Portland Cement Co., 30 Broad 

 street, New York, N. Y. — Manual of 

 Concrete Construction about the Home 

 and on the Farm. A finely illustrated 

 book of 160 pages, giving full instruc- 

 tions for all processes in cement con- 

 struction. Every greenhouse man 

 should send for a copy. It's invaluable 

 and it's free for the asking. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Forest Supervisor Bushnell reports 

 that the seedlings which were set out 

 this spring at the Muskrat nursery, 

 near Boulder, Mont., on the Helena 

 national forest, are doing finely. 



In Los Angeles County, California, 

 70.000 trees were fumigated for scale 

 last year, and vigorous measures have 

 been taken this year. The report of 

 the county horticultural commission 

 on this point is interesting reading. 



tvmry Bug Ham it la Ooam.' 



Insect-destroying 

 preparations that do 

 their work well and 

 effectively are the 

 cheapest. Bowker's 

 Arsenate of Lead 

 and Bowker's Pyrox 

 are recognized stand- 

 ard insecticides and 

 fungicides for both 

 indoor and outdoor 

 use. Bowker's Insect 

 Emulsion destroys 

 many kind of plant 

 lice, black and green 

 flies, etc. Call or 

 send for catalogue. 



dou/i^cd insecticide 

 DUttNlIi company 



43 CHATHAM ST. BOSTON 



THI.S 



KILLS 



MILDEW 



EVERY 



TIME 



FOR PARTICULARS WRITE 



Benjamin Dorrance 



ROSE GROWERS 

 Dorranceton, Penna. 



The best of all /'j 





g^ 60 lb... t.; 



Dusting or 

 nmu^atin^ 



so BirtUr St. 

 New Tork. 



INCORPORATED. 



El Paso, Tex. — The International 

 Seed Co., to operate in the Southwest 

 and Mexico; capital, $100,000; Frank 

 F. Nitchey ot St. Louis, president, Al. 

 Rosier, secretary. 



