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HORTICULTURE 



September 20, 1913 



LIUY BUI-B3 



Horseshoe Brand lily bulbs are produced and d 



(lerstand. 



The efficiency of every bulb depends upon its 



conditions. 



The moment a lily bulb loses it? strength it be 



but the loss in expense of production, and the 



The risk attached to lily bulbs originates from 



YOU can do is to miniriiize it, by securing bulb 



A lily bulb of doubtful origin, cheap in price 



in itself, but it cripples results of far more 



Horseshoe Brand Giganteum have proved their 



Nothing is left undone that man can do to im 



An excellent way to get an idea of their value as 



isfactinn of those who use them here and abroa 



attention to results. 



Eighty-five per cent of the large growers use 



them entirelv. There's a reason. 



>tril)uted (in a broad principle that is very easy to un- 

 [lowcr to produce flowers under varying and often trying 



I'omes useless. This means not alone the loss of a bulb 



cost of replacement, 

 nature and is beyond the control of man, so the best 

 s which will give the best average in flowering results. 



and unknown in quality, is not only a bad investment 

 value than the cost of several bulbs. 



average reliability ever since they have been marketed, 

 prove them. 



compared with other brands is to witness the deep sat- 

 d ; and especially of the largest growers who pay strict 



Horseslioe Brand lily bulbs and most large growers use 



Cold Storage Bulbs .always on Hand 



NOT HOW CHEAP - BUT HOW GOOD 



CATALOG SENT ON REQUEST 



RALPH M. WARD & CO. 



THE LILY HOUSE 



71 MURRAY STREET, 



NEW YORK CITY 



ROSES 



GRAFTED and OWN ROOTS 



Killarney Queen, Double White 

 Killarney, Lady Hiilingdon, Double 

 Pink Killarney, Maryland, White 

 Killarney, Killarney, Richmond, 

 Kaiserin, Perle, Sunset, Sunrise, 

 Bride, Bridesmaid, Wootton, 

 Clothilde Soupert, etc. 



Fine Stock from 3 Inch pots. Write 

 for Catalogue and Prices. 



Wood Brothers 



FISHKILL, N. Y. 



CYCLAMEN 



Beat strain In exlitcnce. 



4 Inch »S5.00 



5 Inch M.OO 



6 Inch 75.00 



THOMAS ROLAND, Nahant, Mass. 



HOLLAND NURSERIES 



Best Hardy Rhododendrons, 

 Azaleas, Conifers, Clematis, 

 H. P. Roses, Shrubs, and Her- 

 baceous Plants. 



PniiU/rDUCDU 21s jam $t. Weihawkin Hiltlits 

 . UUnLnnLKn, P No 1, loboKin, N i. 



Nursery Stock 



Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 



Small FruitN. Clematis, Evergreens 



and Roses. 



Write for Trade List. 



W. t T. SMITH COMPANY, Geneva, N. Y. 



CARNATIONS 



F. DORNER & SONS CO. 



LA FAYETTE, INC. 



A.N.PiersonJncM 



CROMWELL CONN. 



Bedding Plants and Roses 



CHARLES H. TOTTY 



CARNATIONS AND 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



IVI >V 13 I ^ C9 r«i , IM . J. 



Natural— Four Standard Grades. 



Colored— Twenty Standard Colors. 



We are headquarters — always carry 

 several hundred bales In stock. Can 

 shly any grade In any quantity at a 

 moment's notice. 



Bale (225 lbs.) lots or less. 

 Write for prices and terms. 



McHUTCHISON & CO. ^f.JtJIF''^ 



17 Murray St., NEW YORK 



CHILDS' GLADIOLI 1 



arc noted the world over for 



SUPERIOR MKR.it 



John LeMris Childs 



FLOWERFIELD, L. I., N. Y. 



August Rolker & Sons 



Import for the Trade only 

 AZALEAS, FAL.M8, RHODODENOBONS, 

 BAVTBEB8, ROSES, I.IL,AC8, HOI.L.Ain> 

 AND JAPAN BCLBS, LILT OF THB 

 VALLEY, ETC. 



P.O. Box 752 or 51 Barclay St., NEW YORK 



Palms, Ferns, Decorative and Foliage Plants 



Onlers taken uow lor IMPORTED AZALEAS 

 On hand a splendid stock of Fern* in 

 leading sorts. Also Cocos, Asparagus 

 for Jardinieres. 



A. LEUTHY & CO. 



Perkins Street Nurseries Rosllndale. — Boston, Hiss 



BOSTON FERNS 1% in. »%~5,75ol.'"'- 



ROOSEVELT. 2 1-2 in; $5 per 100. $40 per 



1000. 



WHITMANICOMPACTA2 i-2iB. $5 per 100. 



$40 per 1000. 



2S0 at 1000 rates. 



H.H.BARROWS&SON.Whitman,Mass. 



