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horticulture: 



June 4, 1910 



We have many thousands of plants in 2^ in. pots, of such vari- 

 eties as Appleton, Miriam Hankey, Nellie Pockett, Wm 

 Duckham, Chieltoni and other Standard kinds that we are 

 offering at §3.00 per hundred, $25.00 per thousand. 



We will also quote special price on Singles of which we 

 have some 90 varieties. We will give you a good selection of 

 colors in as many varieties as you wish at $5.00 per hundred. 



'MUMS 



THE 



WORD 



Our Special Commercial Novelty for this year is Yellow Ivory. 



CHARLES H. TOTTY 



Madison, New Jersey 



This, we can give im- 

 mediate delivery on, 

 2}i in., at $15 00 per 

 hundred. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Pansy Night was observed by our 

 Society on tlie 27th of May, though a 

 little late in the season. When any 

 one among us speaks of pansies, John 

 Gerard, our pansy specialist, of New 

 Britain, conies into view as an in- 

 separable concomitant. Hence, we had 

 the pleasure of listening to an able ad- 

 dress by Mr. Gerard on "The Merits 

 of the Different Pansy Strains." 

 Thirty-eight years ago, he began the 

 cultivation of his favorite flower; and 

 he has tested nearly all the novelties 

 since produced, and has found only 

 about a dozen to be of special merit. 

 He traced the history of the classifica- 

 tions of the pansy, commencing in 

 1S40, when they were first divided into 

 French, English, and German strains; 

 the first five-blotched type having orig- 

 inated in Switzerland. He illustrated 

 his descriptions of the various strains 

 by picking out specimens fiom a beau- 

 tiful collection of blooms brought for 

 this occasion, and not for competition. 

 In the advancement in the jiroduction 

 of beautiful colors in pansies, he stated 

 that scarlet is the only color missing 

 to complete the red shades, and that 

 prominent growers in Europe had of- 

 fered a reward for the origination of a 

 pansy of that color. At the close, Mr. 

 Gerard answered many questions re- 

 garding the culture of this flower, and 

 emphasized heat as being its greatest 

 enemy. A fitting vote of thanks was 

 expressed to the speaker for giving us 

 the benefit of his long and intelligent 

 study of the subject. President Huss 

 introduced him as being one of the 

 highest authorities in the country in 

 all matters pertaining to the pansy. 



Oscar F. Gritzraacher of New Bv\X- 

 ain, and Wm. W. Myers of Hartford, 

 brought handsome collections of pan- 

 sies for competition; and the judges, 

 Messrs. Alex. Gumming, Jr., James P. 

 Ralph, and Howard A. Pinney award- 

 ed a certificate of merit to Mr. Gritz- 

 macher, and recommended that a vote 

 of thanks be given to Mr, Myers. The 

 latter also exhibited a specimen lemon, 

 grown in his greenhouse, on a tree 

 three years old and two feet high; the 

 lemon weighing twelve ounces. 



Our schedule for the two fall exhibi- 

 tions is now about completed: and we 

 are thankful for two premium con- 



NEPHROLEPIS 



Bostoniensis. We have a splendid lot of large specim ns in i2-incb pots at 

 from $5.00 to $7.50 each — according to size; 6-inch at 50c each. 



Elegantissima Improved. This ii ihe finest of this type, never reverting to 

 the Boston type. With us it has not yf t shown a single Boston frond. Fine plants, 

 2X-inch pots, $10.00 per 100; 4-incb, 25c each; 6-inch, 50c each. 



Superbisslma. Extra heavy plants, 4-in:b pots, 250 each; 6-inch, 50c each; 

 8-incb, f i.oo each. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., 



T.iKRY rOWN-ON-HUDSON, 

 NEW YORK 



FERNS FOR DISHES, 



CASH WITH ORDER 



4911 Quincy 9t„ 



Chicago, 111. 



Assorted Varieties 



From 2 inch pots, $3.50 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 



FRANK OECHSLIN 



tributions by seedsmen, one of $2.5 by 

 Arthur T. ISoddiugton of New York, 

 for vegetables; and one of $5 by Henry 

 A. Dreer of Philadelphia, for his new 

 "Susan" dahlia. All such gratuities 

 tend to the betterment of our exhibi- 

 tions, and also increase the friendly 

 rivalry among exhibitors. We hope to 

 receive other similar offerings. 



The recent lecture by Prof. John J. 

 Ruegg, of Clifton, N. J., on "The New 

 Science of Fertilization and Insectiza- 

 tion," was much appreciated by a large 

 audience; and some that hitherto have 

 looked upon the lava fertilizer question 

 as unworthy of attention, have ex- 

 pressed much interest in the subject, 

 and a desire to see this idea experi- 

 mentally tested. 



Our next meeting, June 10th, will 

 probably be Hardy Rose Night, pro- 

 vided these flowers are far enough 

 along to warrant their exhibition. 



GEORGE W. SMITH, Secretary. 



JOSEPH HEACOCK, Wyncote, Pa. 



GROWER OF FINE 



RENTIAS 



Send far Price List. 



GLADIOLI 



low and Orange, ttc. 



Brenchleyf nsis, Ceres, 

 May, Pactole, Isaac 

 Buchanan, La Marck, 

 White and Light, Yel- 



Lillee, IriB, Delpliiiiiuiu forniosnin, Cal« 

 las, Hyaciathus. Cooperias, Chlidanthns, 

 Amaryllis and other summer flowering 

 bulbs. 



Send for prices. 



E.S. MILLER "L-t« 



River 



NEPHROLEPIS MAGNIFICA 



THE SENSATIONAL NOVBLTT 

 Strong 2i4-ln. stock, ^25.00 per 100. 



WHITMANII 



2H-1D., $40.00 per 1000; S^-ln., from Bench, 



$8.00 per 100. 



BOSTON FERNS $30.00 per 1000. 



H.H. BARROWS & SON, WHITMAN, MASS. 



PALMST FERNS AND 



DECORATIVE PLANTS 



JOHN SCOTT 



Rutland Road and E. 45th St. 



Tel. 28,0 Bedford BROOKLYN, N.Y. 



