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HORTICULTURi: 



February 19, 1910 



OSMUNDA FIBRE 



We offer for immediate delivery in any quantity either the Yellow or 

 Black Fibre of the Finest Grade, suitable for Orchids. 



We can also supply at once Rotted or Azalea Peat, Leaf Mold, Live 

 or Baled Sphagnum Moss. 



SAHPLES AND PRICES UPON REQUEST 



C. W. 6R0WNELL & COMPANY, WALDEN, N. Y. 



BY WIRELESS FROM ROBERT 

 CRAIG'S. 

 The Fiddle Leaved Rubber. 

 Ficus pandurata, always a special 

 product with Mr. Craig since its intro- 

 duction, is enjoying an uninterrupted 

 and constantly increasing demand, for 

 it fills a place of its own in decorative 

 grouping and few other plants will 

 stand so much knocking around with- 

 out showing it. There are five houses 

 filled with "pandurata for stock pur- 

 poses alone and an effort will be made 

 to keep up with the demand hence- 

 forth, something which has been im- 

 possible thus far. 



Lorralnes. 

 Begonia Gloire de Lorraine leaves 

 are rooting well this year. Messrs. 

 Craig have no less than 70,000 leaves 

 in the propagating benches and that 

 have already been potted up into 2-in. 

 pots. These will have another shift 

 into 2V2-in. pots and will make sturdy 

 plants by May, when shipping to the 

 trade will commence. Shipping is 

 done with 2%-in. stock only. They 

 cost a little more on that account, but 

 are worth it to any buyer and will be 

 a better bargain in the long run. The 

 light pink Lonsdale variety is most 

 largely grown here because it seems 

 to be a better keeper in the dwelling 

 house. Mr. Craig looks upon Peter- 

 son's Glory of Cincinnati as a sterling 

 novelty which everj- Lorraine grower 

 will have to make room for as soon 

 as it is sent out. 



One of the great successes of the 

 last Christmas trade was the Edwin 

 Lonsdale croton. It is a free grower — 

 a quality that means much to the man 

 who grows it. Under proper tempera- 

 ture handling it is of the rich red 

 color so appropriate for the holiday 

 time, and will rajiidly become a popu- 

 lar Christmas favorite. 



Easter Outlook. 



Just at present all nerves are tuned 

 up to Easter pitch and the short sea- 

 son intervening makes unremitting 

 vigilance ini))erative. The promises on 

 all lines of flowering plants was never 

 more encouraging. 



Azaleas are unusually well set with 

 buds this year. When received from 

 abroad the buds appeared somewhat 

 small, but they are coming along very 

 satisfactorily and will be all right for 

 Easter. The houses which the Christ- 

 mas azaleas vacated are now filled with 

 Scottii ferns. Schoelzeli, which is in 



ORCHIDS IN BLOOM 



ROEHRSy Rutherford, N. J. 



Anived to fine condition 

 Cattleya Warnerll, C. HarrlsoDlae, C. Qaa- 

 kelllana, C. glgas Hardyaoa type, Dendr*- 

 binm Phalaenopals Schroederlana, Odonto- 

 glosaum luteo-parporenm sceptmm. 



LAGER & HURRELL, ^^n" 



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Wc have changed our domicile from Secaucus, N. J., 

 to Mamar neck, New York. We are ihe largest col- 

 lectors and importers of Orchids and we are now book- 

 ing orders for all commercial Caitleyas for delircry 

 next Spring. 



CARRILLO & BALDWIN, 



MamaroAeck, New York, 



STUART LOW & CO., late of 



Hugh Low & Co. dissolved, are now receiv- 

 ing large importations of BURMESE 

 DENDROBIUMS,. such as Wardianum., 

 Crassinode., Fimbriatum., Devonia- 

 num., INoblle Brymerlanum., Thyrsi- 

 florum, etc., and will give excellent value. 



Also hold very large stock of WARDIA- 

 NUMS, CRASSINODES, etc., to flower 

 THIS SPRING. 



AlsoLAFLIO-CATTLEYAS.,BRAS- 

 SO=CATTLE\AS., ODONTOQLOS = 



suns in spike, all for Spring and early 

 Summer flowering. 



Catalogue on AppMcatipH 



Royal Nurseries, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, England 



ORCHIDS ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! 



^^^^ H ^^ ^^^^ H H H B^^ ^B^ I A large and attractive lot of established plants, also im- 



Jj9frge9i Im^xyrterg, Exporters ^ Grttwert 

 and HybridigU im the World 



ftafider, M. Alt>an6, England 



and 236 Broadway, Rootn I 

 NCW YORK CITY 



A large and attractive lot of established plants, also im- 

 portations coming which we offer at advantageous prices 



ORDONEZ BROS. 



41 West 28th St., New York City, 

 and Madison, N. J. 



effect a crested Scottii, is a very prac- 

 'tical fern. It is compact and stands 

 up well under the hose and the fronds 

 can't be knocked down as is the case 

 with some other varieties of Nephro- 

 lepis. 



Daisy Queen Alexandra is not of 

 much use for cut flowers, but makes 

 a nice Easter plant when well flow- 

 ered. It sets buds better when the 

 roots are cramped, and for this rea- 

 son it is a good plan to keep the plants 

 in 4-inch pots until the buds are well 

 set. Mr. Craig has them in the house 

 where the Christmas poinsettias were, 

 at a temperature of about 55 degrees, 

 which is warm enough for a daisy. 



Rhododendrons and Hydrangeas. 



Rhododendrons should now be in a 

 temperature of 65 degrees at night. 

 The early Easter makes it necessary 

 to give them a proportionately early 

 start. Different sorts vary a little as 

 to the length of time needed. As soon 

 as any begin to show color they can 

 be set away in a cool place. Hydran- 

 geas will be soft this year on account 

 of the forcing they must be subjected 

 to in order to get them in, and rhodo- 



dendrons are sure to sell better on 

 this account. The finest of all forcing 

 rhododendrons is Pink Pearl. Its higher 

 price is the only drawback to its be- 

 ing bloomed in enormous quantities. 

 As it gets more plentiful and price 

 goes down the demand will increase. 

 Hydrangeas will require a night tem- 

 perature of 100 to 75 degrees, with 

 no let up, to get them in. 



Dracaenas. 



In raising dracaenas from canes, 

 the young sprouts should be cut off 

 about an inch from the joint and not 

 close down to the cane. If cut close 

 it would be a long time before any 

 new growth would be developed, but 

 when a space of an inch or so is left 

 two more sprouts will be produced 

 right away. Mr. Craig has some of 

 the finer new ones now growing in 

 the Isle of Pines for canes to be used 

 in future propagation. Slow-growing 

 kinds, such as Mandaiana. take about 

 two years to produce canes of the 

 requisite length — about 5 feet. In 

 that island D. terminalis is used 

 around the negi'oes' cottage for chicken 

 fences. Dracaena Massangeana in 



