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HORTICULTURE 



October 16, 1909 



LILIUM AURATUM. 



The subject of our cover illustration 

 needs no introduction to tlie readers 

 of HORTICULTURE. But all who 

 plant auratums do not make a suc- 

 cess of it and inquiries as to its char- 

 acter and needs are often met with. 



The present is a good time for plant- 

 ing Lilium auratum. The bulbs 

 should be set not less than ten inches 

 deep in well-drained soil. They should 

 then be mulched so that no frost can 

 reach them, as auratum is one of the 

 very few lilies that commence to grow 

 now and continue to grow right along 

 all through the winter. 



SEED TRADE NOTES. 



T. W. Wood & Sons, who started 

 their seed business in the store at the 

 corner of 6th and Marshall streets In 

 1879, recently remodeled and reno- 

 vated the place and It is now one of 

 the best equipped retail seed estab- 

 lishments in this section. 



Huntington & Page, prominent for 

 many years in the seed business of 

 Indianapolis, Ind., have gone into re- 

 ceiver's hands. Thomas Quill has been 

 appointed receiver. Liabilities are 

 given as ?30,000 and assets $20,000. 



There is a possibility of another seed 

 house making a start in Providence. 

 It would seom that there are enough 

 there already, still if another starts 

 let's wish it success. 



USEFUL BOOKS. 



We can supply the following books, 

 postpaid, at the prices listed: — 



The American Carnation. C. W. 

 Ward. Price, $3.50 



Chrysanthemum Manual. Smith. 

 Price, 40 cents. 



The Chrysanthemum. Herrington. 

 Price, 50 cents. 



Manual of the Trees of North Amer- 

 ica. C. S. Sargent. Price, $6.00. 



Soils: How to Handle and Improve 

 Them. S. W. Fletcher. Price, $2.20. 



Daffodils-Narcissus and How to Grow 

 Them. A. M. Kirby. Price, $1.10. 



The Art of Landscape Gardening. 

 By Humphrey Repton. Price, $;;.20. 



Roses and How to Grow Them. By 

 Many Experts. Price, $1.21. 



The New Cyclopedia of American 

 Horticulture. L. H. Bailey. Four vol- 

 umes, $20.00. 



How to Plan the Home Grounds. S. 

 Parsons, Jr. Price, $1.10. 



How to Make a Vegetable Garden. 

 Edith L. FuUerton. Price, $2.20. 



"Money in Grasses," by Joseph Theo- 

 dore Barenbiug, Bavenbiug Burgers & 

 Co., Arnhem, Holland.— This is a book 

 of sterling value to anyone interested 

 iu the glass seed industry and to every 

 gardener who has tn do with lawns 

 and pleasure grounds. Price, $1.00 

 pcstpaid. 



ROBERT J. DYSART 



Public Accountant and Auditor 



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 NEW YORK 



NOTICE 



I have purchased all the assets of the 

 A. J. Pieters Seed Company and will fill 

 all contracts for 1909 crop. Deliveries 

 are now being made and I shall have a 

 surplus list ready in October. Please 

 write n e about what you want and let me 

 quote you on 1910 crop. 



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Seed Grower 

 HOLLISTER, - - CAL. 



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 12 W.Broadway, New York 



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