September IS, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



40T 



NOW YOU ARE TALKING 



Of placing tHat order of Fall Bulbs. Why not send it to a concern 

 which buys the best imported stock regardless of cost ? Our bulbs come from a grower who 

 has furnished us good stock year after year. Not a single complaint was made to us about 

 the quality of our regular wholesale stock last year. Isn't that worth considering? 



MOREOVER YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY 



The new Tariff Bill establistied lower duties on nearly all kinds of Bulbs. We have so adjusted 

 prices as to give yoil the benefit of every cent of the decrease. Isn't that an advantage worth 

 taking ? 



Don't delay. Send your order before the most popular kinds are sold out. Mention this paper when 

 you write. 



JAMBS VICK'S SONS. - - ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



THE LILY BULB SITUATION. 



Advices fi-om one of the largest 

 Japan bulb shippers, dated August 1, 

 have reached us from Yokohama, He 

 says that Formosums, multiflorunis and 

 particularly giganteums were still much 

 too green to be dug and that shipments 

 on the average would be from two to 

 three weeks later than was the case 

 the last few seasons. He continues: 

 "Really it is a shame to dig and ship 

 multiflorums before September 15 from 

 Yokohama to get good bulbs that are 

 mature and full of vitality. Gigan- 

 teums should not be dug before Octo- 

 ber 1 at the best I know this would 

 mean September-October delivery for 

 Formosa, October 55 to November 1 for 

 multiflorum and November 1 to De- 

 cember 1 for giganteum, but I fully be- 

 lieve the bulbs would flower in the 

 greenhouse .iust as early as if they had 

 been shipped a month sooner from 

 Yokohama. I am also convinced that 

 the seedsmen would have no such 

 claims for diseases and 'cvirly tops' as 

 they now have; there is not over 5 

 per cent curly tops noticeable in the 

 multiflorum fields and no disease at all 

 in the giganteum districts. I think 

 the kicks one has from the United 

 States florists on gigantc-ums being dis- 

 eased are entirely due to the fact that 

 the bulbs are dug too gieen. I pro- 

 pose using my own judgment in a large 

 degree as to when all bulbs will be 

 shipped this season, for I know the 

 late deliveries will give flowers just as 

 ■early as the first shipments and not 

 contain near as many causes for kicks 

 on disease, from the florists who pur- 

 chase these bulbs from our customers." 



We learn that several large ship- 

 ments of Formosa longiflorum bulbs 

 have been received in Chicago and 

 New York in rotten condition, due 

 probably to their having been stored 

 too close to the boiler in the steam- 

 ship. 



THE VIOLET OUTLOOK. 



Reports from the Rhinebeck district 

 and other Hudson River points all In- 

 dicate very satisfactory conditions and 

 promising outlook. The plants are 

 fine and healthy as a rule. There has 

 been a moderate increase in glass dur- 

 ing the year. The first pickings were 

 made last week by several of the 

 growers who take pride in being 

 among the first to appear in the mar- 

 ket with their product, but of course 

 it will be some tiroe yet before any 



attempt at regular shipments is made. 



j\Iany representatives of wholesale 

 houses in New York and Chicago have 

 been on the ground looking over their 

 prospects, the latter being the more 

 aggressive and willing to take chances 

 on values, etc., on which the New 

 Yorkers after their experience of the 

 past two years are more conservative. 

 A conspicuous feature of the situation 

 is the growing practice of sending 

 violets by mail direct to small retail 

 florists in quantities up to, say five 

 hundred. Considerable quantities were 

 thus disposed of last year. 



Yonder Linden, now running the 

 White place at Staatsburg, is building 

 four violet houses, about 200 ft. in 

 length at Rhinebeck. The Feeter 

 houses in Rhinebeck have been sold to 

 Madden of Jersey City and Ley, who 



ran them last year, now has the Moore 

 place. 



MOVEMENTS OF GARDENERS. 



Arthur Griflin has resigned his po- 

 sition as gardener for BlbriJge T. 

 Gerry at Newport, R. I. 



James Sharkey has resigned from 

 his position as gardener for Mrs. E. 

 H. G. Slater at Newport, R. I. 



Arthur Urquhart of Bar Harbor, 

 Me., has taken a position on the S. P. 

 Blake estate, Manchester, Mass. 



Alex Nlelson of Oconomowoc, Wis., 

 has succeeded John Reardon as gar- 

 dener to Martin A. Ryerson, Chicago. 



Percy Herbert of Florham Farms, 

 Madison, N. J., has taken a position 

 with the Y'uess Gardens Co., New- 

 burgh, N. Y. 



Lllium Longiflorum 



Longiflorum 



Ready in October. 

 Regular stockjapan 

 grown. 7-5 in. Kulbs, $5.00 per ico; case of 330 



bulbs for $13.50. 



J5«««AM#A*a«*« ^^^'^y '° October. 7-9 

 mMwg&nWGUwWM in. bulbs, $7.00 per loo; 

 case of 3C0 bulbs for $18.00. 



MuWflorum 



Ready in October. 



7-g in. bulbs, $5.50 

 per 100: case of 300 bulbs for $14.35. g-io in. bulbs, 

 $8.50 per 100; case of aoo bulbs for $15.00. 

 ^ 6-8 in. bulbs, $5.00 per 



rOi*inOSUin loo-. case of 350 bulbs 

 for $14 00, 



Largest 

 size, t2 



Liiium Candidum 



c/m up, $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1000, 



Freesia refrmcta gr?,^; 



jm^ MMm^^ mammoth size, $1.35 per joo, $9.00 

 *"*'•' per 1000. 



Freesia Purity'- ^ ;- 

 Hyacintlts, Dutcit ^IH 



sorts, $5.00 per 100, $45 00 per 1000. Fine Named 

 sorts, $4.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. Separate colors, 

 $3.50 per 100, $22. 50 per 1000. Miniature, 13-14 c/m, 

 best named sorts, $2.00 per los, $18 od per i aoo. 



Tulips, Early 



Per ICO Pel 1000 



Artus $1.50 



Belle Alliance a.oo 



Cardinal's Hat i.oo 



Chrj'solora i.oo 



Cottage Maid 1.35 



Keizerskroon 1.50 



La Reine t.25 



Pottebakker White i .25 



Yellow Prince i.oo 



$11.50 

 18.50 

 iS.jo 



7.50 



10.00 

 13.00 



9.50 

 10.50 

 8.50 



Tulips, Late 



Bouton d'Or 1.00 ^^ B.oo 



Darwins i.as 9.00 



Gcsneriana Spathulata 1.25 10.50 



Narcissus 



Paper White Grandiflora 1.25 



Golden Spur, top roots 2,25 



Princeps, top roots 1.25 



Q.OO 



20.00 

 10.00 



All of the above-named bulbs now ready except where otherwise noted. 



Complete list of bulbs in our wholesale bulb list, 

 sent free on application. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., 



TARRYTOWN-ON HUDSON, 

 NEW YORK. — 





