December 3, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



779 



A BLUE ROSE 



The Greatest 



Rose Novelty 



of the Century 



It flowered with us this sea- 

 son and was greatly admired. 



ELLW ANGER 



The New Rambler fViolet Bine), hail:d 

 by the German ro^e growers as the 

 forerunner of a genuinely cornflower 

 blue rose, is a seedling of Crimson 

 Rambler, very vigorous and hardy, and 

 free blooming. 



Send for description and price. 



& BARRV 



IVIount Hope Nurseries 



ROCHESXER. N. V. 



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PEACOCK'S PEERLESS DAHLIAS 



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 rlCLU KvJlJ I O, i^ose Pink Century, Virginia Haul*, 



Big Chief, $3.50 per dot., $25.00 per lOO. 

 $1.00 per dot., $5.00 per loo. 



Beit cut flower sorts. 



JUMCTIOI*. K. J. 



PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



"The Modern Culture of Sweet Peas" 

 is the title of an up-to-date treatise on 

 Sweet Peas and their culture by 

 Thomas Stevenson, an English enthus- 

 iast, whose zeal is perhaps second only 

 to that of the indefatigable Henry 

 Eckford. 



The book contains 86 pages of read- 

 ing matter, six beautiful colored plates 

 illustrating the most advanced sweet 

 pea varieties, six finely executed half- 

 tones showing methods of cultivation 

 as well as flower forms, and it is 

 substantially bound in stiff cloth cov- 

 -ers. 



Mr. Stevenson's treatment of his 

 subject is not only comprehensive, but 

 complete to the minutest detail; the 

 most trivial necessary attention is in 

 no instance overlooked. In the intro- 

 duction, he shows the prominence of 

 the sweet pea in horticulture at the 

 present time. He indicates the great 

 improvement made in recent years by 

 pointing out that not a single variety 

 popular twenty years ago is really 

 worthy of a place in the garden now. 

 Five chapters are devoted to soil, its 

 preparation and situation: time of 

 sowing, which in England, he con- 

 siders better done in autumn than In 

 spring, and he even prefers that the 

 seeds be sown then in pots and trans- 

 planted to the open ground in March; 

 transplanting, staking, mulching, feed- 

 ing and watering. The remainder of 

 the book treats of how the flowers 

 should be gathered, packed, shipped 

 and staged for exhibition or arranged 

 in the drawing room. The writer also 

 adds a valuable chapter giving in his 

 opinion the names of the best forms 

 in each color group. (We may here 

 state that such lists must not be 

 wholly relied upon for use in this 

 country, for several sorts which do 

 well in England are found to be seri- 

 ously affected by the sun in our drier 

 and hotter climate). Mr. Stevenson's 

 book will prove of value to sweet pea 

 lovers, and we commend it to their 

 attention. 



Is-fcablisKed ISSO 



VAL,I.BT PIPS. 



Our usual highest grade at reduced price 

 for present delivery. 



In case of 1000 pips @ $9.00 per 1000 



In case of 3000 pips @ 8.00 per 1000 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



33 Barclay Street 

 NEW YORK 



New Orleans. — This publication com- 

 prises interesting information regard- 

 ing the duties and work of the com- 

 mission, municipal arboriculture and a 

 brief review of principles and practice 

 well illustrated by eight full page half- 

 tones showing street tree planting, 

 wise and unwise, in various city thor- 

 oughfares. 



CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 



A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. 

 —Christmas Price List, 1910. This is 

 a neat S-page pamphlet, illustrated, 

 giving prices on ardisias, ferns, cro- 

 tons and other holiday specialties in 

 florists' plants. 



Report of the Parking Commission of 



Washington, Nov. 30.— The Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture is in need of an 

 assistant physiologist in plant nutri- 

 tion — male. The position will pay 

 $1200 a year. In order to secure eligi- 

 bles from whom to make certifications, 

 a civil service examination will be 

 held December 30, but the candidates 

 will not need to assemble at any par- 

 ticular place for any of the tests. 

 These will include general education 

 and training, special training in or- 

 ganic chemistry and botany, tiainin? 

 and experience in plant nutrition and 

 the writing of a 1000 word thesis on 

 some phase of investigation conducted 

 by the applicant. The age limit is be- 

 tween 20 and 45. P. J. DYER. 



There are many lily 

 bulbs imported into this 

 country from Japan to sell 

 at low prices — they are 

 usually the "leavings" after 

 selected bulbs have been 

 sorted out. There are grow- 

 ers who want cheap stuff 

 and it is the same in every 

 business, the cheap and the 

 high class element. Horse- 

 shoe Brand bulbs are not 

 intended for the cheap ele- 

 ment because they can't 

 be sold at prices to com- 

 pete with the "leavings." 

 The Japanese call them the 

 "Rubbishes." Now these 

 so-called ''Rubbishes" may 

 not be bad bulbs, but it is 

 sure they are not the best, 

 and we maintain that the 

 best are the most econom- 

 ical to force. 



Just ask the man you 

 buy from where he gets 

 his bulbs? The same as 

 you would your coal dealer 

 when you want good coal. 

 We are direct importers of 

 the very highest class of 

 Japanese lily bulbs and if 

 you want good bulbs you 

 can get them here. Any 

 quantities, almost any sizes 

 and varieties on the mar- 

 ket. 



Prices Reasonabli . 



Ralph M. Ward & Co 



12 West Broadway^ 

 NEW YORK 



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