December 17, 1910 



HORTICULTU RE- 



STS 



I HIGHER UP IS THE MOTTO OF THE DAY 



Jy Diirine iiur il ywirs of labor in Improvingr Chrysanthemums, 



• our sole ohject was, until 1908, the betterment of the commercial 

 y Kections. Since then ue liave directed a part of our efforts to 

 ^ those possessing size anil finish, for the private gardeners whose 

 h interests are centered upon the best adapted for exhibitions. 



Z We are sending out five of our '08 seedlings which we have 



y carefully tested and by comparison with the best now grown, con- 



T sider them worthy of our endorsement. They are 



Z POUGHKEEPSIE, GLEN COVE, LENOX, MORRISTOWN and TARRUOWN. 



11 They are superior to the majority of the importations oflfered 



Jv eaeh year. 



A Next year's exiiihilious will sustain our conclusions. Our 



y commercial novelties for 1911 cover a flowering period of pix 



• months and comprise the best colors for florists' use. 



y All have been endorsed as worthy additions by tiie Chry- 



^ santliemuni Socicl>' of America. 



S Complete catalogue ready In January. 



• Those desiring to place early orders will be furnished des- 

 cription and price at once. 



ELMER D. SMITH & CO., - Adrian, Mich, 



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Potted Lilacs for Forcing 



Marie Legraye, Ludwig Spaeth, Mad. Casimir Perier, Presi- 

 dent Qrevy, Michael Buchner, Madam Lemoine, Charles X. 



ALL POT GROWN BUSHY PLANTS JlOO EACH; $9.00 PER DOZ. 



PYRAMIDAL BOX, 2^ to 3 It Each $1.50 Pair $2.50 



sy, ft " 2.00 •• 3.50 



4 ft " 2.75 " 5.00 



5 ft " 3.50 " 6.50 



If in green tubs, 25 cents extra. 



The New England Nurseries, Inc. 



Hedford, Mass. 



A BLUE ROSE 



The Greatest 



Rose Novelty 



of the Century 



It flowered with us this sea- 

 son and was greatly admired. 



The New Rambler fViolet Blue), hailed 

 by the German rose 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. 



ELLW ANGER & BARRV 



IVfount Hope Nurseries ROCHESXER. N. Y. 



PEACOCK'S PEERLESS DAHLIAS 



PIFI n DOnT^ J"c'' Rose, Fringed 20th Century, 

 W 1L.L,L^ IVWW 1 O, Rose Pink Century, Virginia ilaule. 

 Big Chief, $3.50 per dor., $25.00 per loo. Beit cut flower lortt, 

 $1.00 per doz., $5.00 per loo. 



PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, 7^^it^.':^^y. 



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Nahant, Mass., Dec. 12, 1910. 

 We are sold out on Xmas stock 

 showing that the one ad. did the 



business so well that we shall not 

 need another on our Xmas stock. 



THOS. ROLAND. 



^ You may have heard 

 about the little fellow who 

 stole very cautiously up to 

 the letterbox and when 

 no one was looking, 

 slipped a letter in without 

 a stamp on it, thinking he 

 had saved two cents. Well 

 now that's just about the 

 way some growers buy 

 lily bulbs. They think it 

 is smart practice and good 

 business to "jew" down a 

 salesman; but gentlemen 

 it's not. It IS not good 

 for either the buyer or the 

 salesman. In lily bulbs 

 you are going to get just 

 what you pay for and no 

 more. It's the same in 

 many other bulbs, plants, 

 etc., ai:d the wise buyer is 

 the man who pays a fair 

 price for the article he 

 wants and insists upon 

 getting what he buys. We 

 have the most direct con- 

 nection possible in the Jap- 

 anese bulb business and 

 we know the value of the 

 bulbs; and by costly ex- 

 perience we have learned 

 that it don't pay in the 

 long run to buy cheap lily 

 bulbs — excuse us, we pre- 

 fer others handle that part 

 of the business. Good lily 

 bulbs, at reasonable prices, 

 we can supply in any or- 

 dinary quantity for imme- 

 diate delivery or for ship- 

 ments during 191 1 from 

 Cold Storage. 



Write Us 



Ralph M. Ward & Co. 



12 Wett Broadway 

 NEW YORK 



Nol How Chop 

 But How Good 



