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HORTICULTURE. 



October 9, 1909 



WHOI.ESAXE XXORISTS— 



New York — Continued 



Frank Mlllang, 55-57 W. aeth St., N« 

 York. 

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PblUp F. Kcssler, 55 & 67 W. 26tli Bt, 



New York. 



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A. L. Yonii« & Co., 54 W. 28tli St., N. T. 



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Growers' Cut Flower Co., 39 W. 28th St., 



Now York. 



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J. K. Allea, lOfi W. 2Stli St., New York. 



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Charles Mlllang, 55 and 67 West 26th St., 



New York. 



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B. S. Sllnn, Jr., 55-57 W. 26th St., New 



York. 

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PhUadelphla 



W. E. McKlsslck & Bros., 1619-1621 Bao- 



ste.td St., PhUadelphla, Pa. 

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Leo Nlesaen Co., 1209 Arch St., PhUadel- 

 phla, Pa. 



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The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 160e-U 



Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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New Offe rs in This Issue. 



AUCTION YOUR SURPLUS. 



Wdi. Elliott & Sons. 42 Vesey St., New 



York. 

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CARNATIONS. 



M. J. Schaarf, Dansville, N. Y. 

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CUT FLOWER BOXES. 



Bangor Box Co.," Bangor, Me. 

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CHOICE SHAPELY EVERGREENS, 

 PEONIES, ETC. 



Bobbink & Atldns. Kntherford, N. J. 

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FLORICULTURE. 



Home Correspondence Scliool, Springfield, 



Mass. 



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FIELD GROWN ROSES FOR FORC- 

 ING. 

 ]Vt. II. Walsli. Woods Hole. Mass. 

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HARDY PERENNIAL SEEDLINGS. 



Palisades Nurseries. Sparliill. N. Y. 

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HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOXES. 



Henry A. Drccr. 714 Chestnut St.. Phila. 

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HARDY FERNS: GALAX. 



N. F. McCarthy & Co., 84 Hawley St., 



Boston. 



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HARDY PERENNIALS. 



Old Town Nurseries. Sf>. Natick, Mass. 

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LILACS: TREES, SHRUBS, HARDY 

 PLANTS. 



Ellwangcr & Harry, Rochester, N. Y. 

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MAY-FLOWERING TULIPS. 



A. T. Boddington, 342 W. 14th St.. New 

 York. 

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MAKE THE FARM PAY. 



Home CorrespondcMKc Sclioi'l, Springfield, 



Mass. 



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MUSHROOM SPAWN: CHINESE 

 SACRED LILY BULBS. 



H. F. Micliell Co., Philadelptiia. 

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NORWAY SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, 

 ARBOR VITAE, PINES. 



F. E. r.uiino .Nursery i.'o., Stratfr^rd, Cnnn. 

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N E W OF FER S - Continue d 



NURSERY STOCK FOR FALL 

 PLANTING. 



American Nursery Co., 150 Broadway, New 

 York. 



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ORCHIDS IN BLOOM: LORRAINE 



BEGONIAS: EVERGREENS; 



CELOSIAS. 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. 

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ORCHIDS: SPECIAL CLEARANCE 

 SALE. 



Lager &- Hun-ell, Summit, N. J. 

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PALMS: FERNS. 



A. N. Pierson. Cromwell, Conn. 

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PANSY PLANTS. 



Aug. ZirngieV)eI. S. Norwich, N. Y. 

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PALMS: DECORATIVE PLANTS. 



.Joseph lieacock. ^Vyncote. Pa. 

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RUSTIC VINES, BRANCHES, BARK, 

 ETC. 



Mapes Rustic Works. Clayton. N. J. 

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SWEET PEAS, BEST THREE NEW 

 SPENCERS FOR 1910. 

 W. Atlee nurpH.- >>c i;,,, riiiladelpbla. 

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TREATISE ON MUSHROOMS. 



Wm. Elliott & Sons. 42 Vesey St., New 

 York. 

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TOBACCO POWDER. 



H. A. Stoolbotf Co.. Mt. Vcnion, N. Y. 

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AN INSECT FRIEND. 



An insect, slightly resembling tlie 

 dragon fly, was received at tlie Divis- 

 ion of Zoology of ttie Pennsylvania 

 Department of Agriculture by State 

 Zoologist Surface, accompanied by a 

 letter liaving tlie name attaclied of a 

 prominent Luzerne county physician, 

 who wrote: "The enclosed specimen 

 is highly destructive to my maple 

 shade trees. Kindly inform me what 

 to do." 



The specimen proved to be a Tha- 

 lessa, which State Zoologist Surface 

 pronounced "a destroyer of other in- 

 sects, and, especially, of some of the 

 worst enemies of trees." In this re- 

 spect it is like the lady bug, which 

 feeds upon the San Jose scale. The 

 Thalessa has long antennae and a tail 

 composed of three black hairs, like 

 those of a horse's tail, each about 

 three inches long. These form a long 

 tube which it inserts in the holes 

 made in trees by borers, and having 

 encountered a borer it deposits its 

 eggs in or near it. These eggs devel- 

 op larvae which teed upon the borer 

 and destroy it. Owners of fruit and 

 shade trees, instead of destroying the 

 Thalessa. should protect and preserve 

 this useful insect. 



NEW ORLEANS NOTES. 



A storm of unusual violence, which 

 started about midnight of the 19th of 

 September and continued with increas- 

 ing force for twenty-four hours, swept 

 over this cily and left wreck and ruin 

 in its wake, liusiness was paralyzed 

 for quite a while, and the florists were 

 badly hit. A great many chrysanthe- 

 mums are grown in the open here spe- 

 cially for All Saints' Day, November 

 1st, and in nearly every case these 

 were blown down and badly damaged. 

 Several gieenhouses of olden type were 



completely demolished. Lath sheds are 

 the favorite structures for summering 

 palms and the one on C. W. Bichling's 

 place went down before the storm and 

 almost completely ruined his decora- 

 tive stock. A couple of sheds at J. A. 

 Newsham's and the roof of a ware- 

 house were also swept away, but no 

 plants were damaged. The Metalrie 

 Ridge Nursery Co. had about 500 lights 

 blown out, but here also all plants 

 practically escaped damage. The worst 

 wreck of all was at Horticultural Hall 

 in Audubon Park, where a whole sec- 

 tion of about 300 feet, foundations and 

 all was toppled over, completely de- 

 stroying the plants underneath. This 

 was a relic of the Exposition of 1885 

 and was one of the show places in 

 town. It will probably be rebuilt. 



A table of Cattleya P.owringiana at 

 Newsham's is a glorious sight at pres- 

 ent, bud and bloom rioting in profu- 

 sion. This cattleya does not seem to 

 take in the northern markets, being 

 one of the smaller flowered ones, but 

 its bright cheerful color and rare beau- 

 ty ought to triumph over mere size. 



A feeling tht we ought soon to en- 

 tertain the S. A. F. and O. H. here at 

 their annual convention is springing 

 up, and while the idea has not quite 

 crystallized yet, it will soon do so. 

 This city is an ideal convention one, 

 even in the month of August and much 

 good would result to, as well as from, 

 the moUier society in a visit here. 



OBITUARY. 



B. Hasselbring 



Viernard Hasselbiing. florist of Flint, 

 Mich., died on September 25, after but 

 a few hours' illness. Mr. Hasselbring 

 was born in Germany in 1S41, came to 

 this country in 1&T2 and located in 

 Saginaw: in 1877 rented the green- 

 houses at r'lint, which later he pur- 

 chased. A widow, four sons and a 

 daughter survive him. 



James Dennis 



James Dennis died on September 16 

 at the Rhode Island Hospital, at the 

 age of 73. He run the greenhouses at 

 the rear of ol2A Pawtucket avenue, E. 

 Providence, for a number of years. He 

 leaves a widow and a daughter. 



George Lambert 

 George Lambert, florist of Atlanta, 

 Ga., was found dead at his boarding 

 place on the morning of September 28. 



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 and purchaser. 



Anything that can be sold to florists, 

 gardeners, park and cemetery superin- 

 tendents, etc.. can be sold through this 

 medium in this department, and at 

 very small cost. 



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