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HORTICULTURE 



October 4, 1913 



A POT PLANT FARM. 



The enormous consumption of small 

 ferns for jardiniere planting and table 

 baskets, cannot be fully realized until 

 one has visited some of the establish- 

 ments making a specialty of raising 

 and supplying this material. One of 

 the sources of supply for the Boston 

 market and New England generally, is 

 at A. M. Davenport's, in Watertown, 4 

 miles from Boston. Young ferns are 

 here mentioned not in thousands but 

 in hundred thousands and shipping is 

 going on from morning to night every 

 day. Here is probably the largest 

 stock ever seen in this country of the 

 much prized "Bird's Nest" fern, As- 

 plenium Nidus Avis, of which there 

 are estimated to be not less than 30,000 

 now in small pots and probably 100,000 

 in seedling pans. 



Mr. Davenport has added one house 

 this season to his already large range, 

 which is 41 x 200, and is gettinF^ ready 

 for another about the same size, and 

 he will need them judging from the 

 young plant stock coming on. The 

 finest Lorraine and Cincinnati begoni- 

 as the writer has ever seen are here, 

 from 2% in. up to 6 in. and larger, 

 there being 7,000 of the latter of un- 

 precedented luxuriance and texture. 

 Mr. Gough, the grower and foreman 

 of the establishment, says that the-ie 

 are all from leaf cuttings struck last 

 December and January and that their 

 astonishing growth in this brief period 

 is due to nothing more than some cow- 

 manure mixed in the potting soil and 

 the maintenance of a regular night 

 temperature now of 60 degrees. These 

 plants are worth a long trip to see. 

 Much interest is taken in one form 

 which is believed to be a sport from 

 Lorraine, with foliage and flower con- 

 siderably larger and growth much 

 more robust than the type. 



The general run of decorative plants, 

 such as cyclamen, azaleas, ivies, palms, 

 araucarias, hollv ferns, etc., are seen 

 here in quantity and high quality. 

 Among the things not generally seen 

 are browallias and the lovely little 

 sky-blue daisy Agathsea coelestis; 3,000 

 azaleas held over from last year's im- 

 portations and planted o\it in summer, 

 are thickly set with buds and with 

 their dark glossy foliage arc distinctly 

 superior to any directly imported stock 

 — an object lesson which carries a val- 

 uable suggestion to plant growers. As 

 with the begonias the cyclamen are 



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Mr. Maurice Fuld 



Formerly o\ Philadelphia 

 and Boston becomes 



VICE-PRESIDENT 



of this Company 

 October 1st, 1913 



Knight & Struck Co. 



Seed; Bulbs, Plants 



1 Madison Avenue 

 New York 



The Home of Healher 



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MICHELL'S INTERMEDIATE GIANT FLOWERING 



Sweet Pea -- Blanche Ferry 



A novelty of extraordinary value to the florist. Seed sown in October will com- 

 mence flowering March 15th and continue through April and May. Three to four 

 extra large blooms are produced on long stems from 16 to 20 inches in length. 

 The culture of this variety is the same as all other Winter Flowering sorts, ex- 

 cept that it should be sown during the month of October. Our seed is original 

 greenhouse grown stock. Per oz., $1.00; ?S.oO per H lb.; per lb., $12.00. 



MICHELL'S GIANT CYCLAMEN SEED 



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ENGLISH GROWN SEED 



100 1000 



Pure White »1.00 S8.60 



Soft PinU 1.00 8.50 



White, with red base !.(«• K..iO 



Brilliant Crimson 1.00 8.50 



Salmon Pink 1.00 8.50 



Mixed Colors 90 8.00 



GERMAN GROWN SEED 



100 1000 



White »0.75 »6.00 



Pink 15 6.00 



Red 'JS 6.00 



White, witti red base 7S 6.00 



Mixed Colors 60 8.00 



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HENRY Fi MIGHELL COMPANYi Philadelphia, pa! 



In Writing Advertisers Kindly Mention HORTICULTURE. 



beautiful demonstraiions of cultural 

 skill. There are lots of them but they 

 will not last long when the trade gets 

 to stocking up on high-class Christmas 

 flowering plants. 



ONIONS FOR WINTER FORCING. 



Editor HORTICULTURE: 



Dear Sir: Please tell me which is the 

 best kind of onions to grow under glass, 

 fur sale through the winter, also what 

 leniiierature. Tli:mking you in advance. 



WALTER MOTT'S NOTES BY THE 



WAY. 



Louisville, Ky. 



The season has opened up very aus- 

 piciously here with store openings, so- 

 cial functions and the like. 

 Knoxville, Tenn. 



C. W. Crouch has resigned the 

 leadership of a swell orchestra which 

 he held for a quarter of a century and 

 gave much time. He has completed 

 a large range, growing entirely for his 

 downtown store. 



The recent rains have given the 

 seedsmen quite a rush for seed for 

 fall sowing. D. R. Mayo, a pioneer in 

 the trade, remarked that he does not 

 remember handling grass seed, par- 

 ticularly clovers, of purer quality and 

 plumpness. The tendency of the 

 southern market is for lower prices, 

 although the higher grades are quoted 

 considerably lower than last season. 

 Bulb trade is opening up well. A frost 

 occurring in the northern part of the 

 state cut down all outdoor flowers and 

 many gardens are being cleaned up 

 preparatory to planting bulbs. 



Yours trul.v. 



R. L. 1. 



Replying to the above inquiry about 

 the best onion for winter-forcing under 

 glass: The writer knows of nothing 

 better than the Early White Barletta. 

 This is a good, easily grown variety 

 which reaches a size fit for use in the 

 shortest possible time. Sow in flats or 

 benches in a night temperature of 55° 

 to 60° and ranging to fi5° during the 

 day. Syringe frequently to keep spider 

 in check. 



E. Jenkins. 



Lenox, Mass. 



As announced in our advertising col- 

 umns. Charles Schwake. for many 

 years with Chas. F. Meyer, has opened 

 for himself as bulb and nursery stock 

 importer at the corner of Warren 

 street and West Broadway, New York. 

 Many years of experience have given 

 Mr. Schwake a very wide acquaintance 

 with the trade and the goods and he 

 will undoubtedly score a success from 

 the start. Among the foreign houses he 

 will represent is that of Aug. Hohman, 

 lily of the valley exporter. Hamburg, 

 Germany, for whom he will have the 

 exclusive American agency. 



ALL SOLD OUT. 

 HORTICULTURE: 



Kindly discontinue my Carnation 

 advt. in your Buyers' Directory, Stock 

 all sold. EDMUND REARDON. 



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 .^Ur. tr. plit. Trimardeau Selections, mixed, 

 $4.00 per oz., r«Oc. tr. pkt. Trimardeau, flne 

 mixed varieties, $1.50 per oz., 2rtr. tr. pkt. 

 Cashier's Gfants Improved, splendid mix- 

 ture, $.1.00 per oz., 50c. tr. pkt. Trlmardeao 

 Sorts as: Bronze Color.*, Colden Pure Yel- 

 low, Lord Beacnnsfleld, I'nrplp, Pure White, 

 Yellow with E.ve, White with Eye, each 

 variety separate, $2.00 piT oz., HOr. tr. pkt. 

 My catitlo^-'iie lias ;ilsit otlior varieties. 



Jjr ZANGEH, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J. 

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A grand mixture of the Bnest varletlea, 

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32 SoDth Market St., Botlon, Mau. 



