February 19, 1910 



HORTICULTURE. 



285 



ly adorned with flowers and vegetables 

 in colors. The wholesale price list of 

 this firm is also received. 



W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago, III.— 

 Seeds, Bulbs, Shrubs, 1910. A fine 

 plate of asters in colors adorns cover 

 page. This is the 21st annual cata- 

 logue of this house. There are four 

 pages of novelties and specialties. 



Central Seed and Bulb Co., Benton 

 Harbor. Mich. Illustrated album of 

 specialties in gladioli, dahlias, lilies, 

 irises, etc., showing some beautiful 

 portraits of seedling gladioli and 

 dahlias raised by E. S. Thompson. 



0. S. Harrison's Select Nursery Co., 

 York, Neb. — Price List for Spring of 

 1910. An inspiring little catalogue in 

 the interest of more beautiful home 

 surroundings. Tells the people of 

 Nebraska what, when, and how to 

 plant. 



Tonkin-Munson Seed Co., Buffalo, 

 N. Y,— "Seeds of Quality." Seems to 

 us we have heard that phrase before. 

 A new name in our esteemed exchange 

 list, but the book looks good and we 

 do not hesitate to commend It to the 

 discriminating eye of the reader of 



Gurney Seed and Nursery Co., 

 Yankton, S. D. — "Seeds that Grow 

 and Satisfy." Spring 1910. Gaily 

 decorated covers in colors. Colored 

 illustrations of Sunbeam Raspberry, 

 Compass Cherry-Plum and Beta 

 Grapes, with a full descriptive list of 

 good things for the So. Dakota people 

 are the salient points of this catalogue. 



J. M. Philips' Sons, Pittsburgh, Pa. — 

 Catalogue of Flower. Vegetable and 

 bawn Seeds — Bulbs for Spring an4 

 Autumn Planting. — The covers of this 

 very creditable catalogue are in colors 

 and we are glad to see the recognition 

 given one of the sweetest, but often 

 neglected florists' flowers, in making 

 it the subject of the front cover page. 

 We refer to the lantana. It is a flower 

 -well worthy of the honor. 



Frederick W. Eberle, Albany, N. Y. 

 — Seed Satalogue Spring 1910. Avery 

 neat and attractive issue throughout. 

 Verbenas form the cover adornment 

 and on the back a pretty lawn view 

 in grey tint. Heavy paper, excellent 

 printing and well done half tones 

 mark this catalogue as superior to 

 the ordinary and the absence of over- 

 crowding or minute type in any of 

 its pages make the reading a plea- 

 sure. 



PR,AXT\S 



SCALECIDE 



Will positively destroy SAN J( iSE SCALE and all 

 soft bodied sucking insects without injury to the 

 tree. Simple, more effective and cheaper than 

 Lime Sulphur. Not an experiment. One ^nlloD 

 makeH IB to 20 F;allonB spray b; simnly adding naUtr. 



Send for BooKlet, "Orcha^ Insurance." 

 B. 6. PRAH CO.. 50 CHURCH ST.. HEW YORK CITY. 



See our Philadelphia notes for the 

 news as how Aphine acquitted itself 

 in the bug-killing test at that city last 

 Saturday. We commend to our read- 

 ers generally and to dealers in horti- 

 cultural specialties in particular, the 

 frank, consistent, and thoroughly up- 

 to-date business methods pursued by 

 the manufacturers of this material in 

 giving publicity to their goods. It ia 

 what you must all come to, gentlemen. 

 If you want business you must seek it 

 through modern methods. When you 

 get ready HORTICULTURE will be 

 glad to help you. 



Evergreen Brand Flower Fertilizer 



Is fine plant food, immediately available. 



It permanently enriches the soil. It prevents the on- 

 slaught of plant disease or insect pests. 



Can be used at any time during the growing season. 

 Put up in 12 pound cans, price $2.00 



For sale by leading jobbers. Address 

 D. D. Johnson, 64-66 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



IVrite for further information 



The Mastin Automatic White-wash and Spraying Machine 

 is Reliable, Practical and Durable 



The tank is made of galvanized sheet steel, and In brass. 



The pump Is of brass throughout, simple and powerful. 



The mixing device keeps the contents of the tank well stirred up from start to 

 linish. 



When the machine is filled to within six inches of the top, a few strokes of 

 the pump will compress enough air in the tank to produce a continuous mist-like 

 spray for fifteen minutes. 



All parts are made to gauge, and may be had for repairs. 



Just the thing for distributing liquid fertilizer In greenhouses. 



Ask your dealer about our EXTENSION HOSE, EXTENSION RODS, and the 

 MASTIN WHITI-:-WASH NOZZLE for I'.ordeanx mixture. 

 Sold through Seedsmen, Dealers in Florists' and Poultry Supplies. 



3124 West Lake Street 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



J. G. Mastin & Co., 



New Chicago Sprayer 



T^ls sprayer ia mmde of aluminum with two brass plates, one fln«, 

 one coarse. These are easily remoyad and quickly cleaned. SiH^yiog 

 face 4>4 inches wide, nozzle 6^ Inckaa long; % inch pipe conneo- 

 tioBS. These sprayers will nerer wear out and are said by users te 

 be the finest on the market 



Send to us for testimonials from growers using them. 



Price $2.50;Each 



EU LI««m4> 76-78 Wabash Ave., 

 • n. nmit, cMcago, m. 



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^ 60 lbs.. I.7B fiOO lbs.. I4.00 3( 



Barclu St. 

 New York. 



In ordering goods please add " I saw 

 it in HORTICULTURE. " 



The Best 

 Bug KilleraBil 



Bloom Saver 



For PROOF 



WriUt* 



P.R.PatetiHifpaCi. 



OWENSBORO, IT. 



Best for Garden Spraying 



In vegetable or llower garUen, on fruit trees 



'nes : for whitewashing', fire protection 



' and carritige washing; wherever you 



the Deming "Perfect Success" saves 



time and trouble and does better worlt. 



Denting Spray Pumps 



Hand and power, nearly two dczpii 

 kiniis; designed and tested by [ir.ictii. al 

 gro^^ers. approved by government and 

 Experiment Station experts. Catalogue 

 and Sprayine Calendar free. \Ve make 

 Piitnps for all uses. Ask your dealer. 



CHARLES J JAGER CO. 



281-285 Franklin Street. BOSTON 



fUinji'ijLc cu<^ 



are easy to kill with 



The Fumigating Kind 



Tobacco Powder 



$3 00 per bag 100 lbs. 



Satisfaction guaranteed or money bacl«: 

 why try cheap substitutes that makers do 

 not dare to guarantee. 

 THE H. ». STOOTHOFF CO., Mount Vernon. Nen York. 



