December 6, 1913 



H E T I C U L T U R E 



773 



OLD PLANTS ADVERTISED UNDER 

 NEW NAMES. 



There has recently been a consider- 

 able amount of advertising, by the 

 press and otherwise, of two beans for 

 which highly extravagant claims are 

 made, and for the seed of which ex- 

 orbitant prices are being asked. One 

 of these is being advertised under the 

 name of the Shahon pea, with the ab- 

 surd claim that on three and one-half 

 acres this plant produced seventy tons 

 of hay and three hundred and fifty 

 bushels of seed. 



The Shahon pea is nothing more or 

 less than the plant properly known as 

 the Asparagus bean, or Yard-long 

 bean. It is a close relative of the 

 cowpea — in fact, by most botanists 

 considered a mere variety. In experi- 

 mental tests with upwards of twenty 

 varieties of Asparagus bean, this De- 

 partment reached the conclusion that 

 none of /hem could possibly compete 

 with the better varieties of cowpeas 

 as a forage crop. The stems, as a 

 rule, are much more slender and vin- 

 ing. and the long pods, which lie on 

 the ground, can not be harvested by 

 machinery. None of these twenty va- 

 rieties is as productive, either in her- 

 bage or in pods, as the better varie- 

 ties of cowpeas- 



The Asparagus bean derives its 

 name from the fact that the young 

 green pods, when used as a vegetable, 

 have somewhat the flavor of aspara- 

 gus. As a vegetable, the Asparagus 

 bean may come into somewhat more 

 general use than it has in the 

 past, but as a forage crop it has but 

 little merit. Seed of the Shahon pea, 

 which apparently is the commonest 

 variety of Asparagus bean — namely, 

 that having pinkish-buft seeds^is of- 

 fered by the advertisers at $5.00 a 

 pound. The same variety is offered 

 by seedsmen in France, where the 

 bean is more or less commonly grown, 

 for 25c. a pound. 



Another plant which has been thor- 

 oughly tested, both by the Depart- 

 ment and the Experiment Stations — • 

 namely, the Jack bean — is also being 

 extravagantly advertised under the 

 name of the Giant Stock Pod Bean, 

 or the Wataka bean, the seed being 

 quoted at $15.00 per bushel. This 

 bean has been fully treated of in Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry Circular No. 

 110, which can be obtained from the 

 Department free upon request. While 

 the Jack bean produces an enormous 

 amount of beans per acre, they are 

 not relished by stock, and no satis- 

 factory means of utilizing them has 

 yet been discovered. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The St. Louis Florist Club will hold 

 its regular meeting on Thursday, Dec. 

 11. The Ladies' Florists' Home Circle 

 will meet at the home of Mrs. Geo. B. 

 Windier, Wednesday, Dec. 10th. 



The Horticultural Club of Boston 

 had as its guests at the December 



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TWO CATCH CROPS 



BABY GLADIOLI and FREESIAS 



Planted where the Carnations "missed," or along the edges of the benches, they will 

 come in just when you need them most, and a "friend in need is a friend Indeed." 

 We offer ourselves as follows, less 5% If cash accompanies the order. 



GLADIOLUS, Colvillei and Nanus (Type ) 



100 1000 

 ACKERMANII. Salmon-orange, with white blotches, edged scarlet; very 



pretty $0.85 $7.50 



BL.CSHING BRIDE. Flowers are large, pure white, with delicate pink 



spot : useful for early forcing 75 5.00 



DEXICATISSIMA SCPERBA. Pure white, bright large carmine blotch 1.50 12.00 



FAIRY Q i;eeN. Carmine red, white blotch 75 6.00 



FIRE KING. Orange-scarlet; purple blotch, purple-bordered 1-75 16.75 



PEACH BLOSSOM. The most beautiful of all the Colvillei type of Gladiolus; 



the color is a lovely, soft pink, on the order of the Killarney Rose 85 7.50 



PINK PERFECTION. A fine rose variety 75 6.50 



QUEEN WJLHELMINA. Blush-white, with conspicuous blotches of cream, 



with scarlet margin 2.25 20.00 



SAPPHO. Large white, shaded pale lilac, with faint, creamy blotches, edged 



violet 85 7.50 



THE BRIDE (Colvillei alba). (True.) This lovely white miniature Gladiolus 



makes a useful cut flower for early spring use; will stand forcing 75 6.00 



FREESIA REFRACTA ALB A — " Quality Brands" 



FRENCH-GROWN 



Bulbs, % to % inch in diameter $0.75 $6.00 



Mammoth bulbs, % to % inch in diameter 1.00 7.50 



Monster bulbs, % inch and up in diameter 1.25 10.00 



FREESIA PURITY 



Flowers are snowv white, of large size, and borne iu great profusion on long stems. 

 First size, $1.75 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. 



SEEDSMAN. 342 W. 14th Street 

 NEW YORK CITY 



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In Writing Advertisers Kindly Mention HOETICDLTDRE. 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, 



ORCMIDS 



ESTABLISHED PLANTS AND 

 FRESHLY IMPORTED 



Julius Roehrs Co. 



Rutherford, N. J. 



S^HIA.OrJCIIVI IVI^^^ 



10 bbl. bales ; selected stock ; neatly bur- 

 lapped. "Worth While Quality," "Square 

 Deal Quantity." 5% off cash with order. 



1 bale $3.80 25 bales, each. .$3.40 



6 bales, each... 3.60 25 bales, each.. 3.20 



Car lots.. Write for prices. 

 LIVE SPHAGNUM, $1.25 per bbl. 



ROTTED PEAT, 70c. each. 



I. H. SPffAQUC, Ba-nesat, N.J. 



meeting Mr. Vandermey of Lisse. Hol- 

 land, and Robert Shocli, of M. Rice 

 Company. Philadelphia. The dining 

 room was adorned with large vases of 

 a new unnamed rose from Alexander 

 Montgomery and new carnation Alice 

 from Peter Fisher. Mr. Montgomery's 

 rose is a soft La France pink with pet- 

 als beautifully recurving. It is a sport 

 from a seedling. 



President Farquhar who has just re- 

 turned from a short European trip 

 gave some interesting notes on the 

 cultivation of lily of the valley pips 

 abroad for export. Mr. Vandermey 

 talked very interestingly on some 

 phases of the culture and handling of 

 Holland tulips, narcissi, etc. 



ORCHIDS 



600 PL.A.r4' 



Flowering Cattleya Labiata 



in Sheath for November and Decem- 

 ber. Ready to ship now. In or out of 

 pots. Also orders taken for fresh Im- 

 ported stock to arrive early 1914. 



FREEMAN ORCHID COMPANY 



FALL RIVER, MASS. 



O. L. FREEMAN, Mer. 



ORCHIDS 



Largett Importar*, Exportert, Grower* 

 and Hybridists in the WoAd 



SANDER, St. Alban s, England 



and 258 Broadway, Room TiX 



NEW YORK CITY 



ORCHIDS 



We apedalUe In Orchid* and can offer jam 

 anything yoD may need In tbat line at 

 attractive price*. 



Oar CataIoeii« on applle»Uom 



LA6ER & HURRELL. 



Sun 



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SPHAGNUM MOSS 



We gnarantee fresh and clean, 10 hilt 

 bales; Selected Stock; neatly barlappedj 

 6 per cent, off Caah with order. 



1 bale »3.B0 Shales $1BJ| 



2 bales 6.50 10 bales ■Ml 



Car Iota. Writs far PriMs. 



MDUSTIY MBSS & PUT N., Imtam, N.J. 



LOCK BOX S 



