January 26, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



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THE FINEST OUTDOOR TOMATO THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN 



Awarded highest honors wherever exhibited. Winner of five Certificates of Merit from Horlicul' 



tura! and Agricultural Societies. "Stamford Beauty" resembles the old favorite Stone Tomato, 



but is earlier, sweeter and has a handsome color finish of deep scarlet. 



"Stamford Beauty" is a strong healthy grower, and a MOST WONDERFUL cropper, producing 



a wealth of large beautiful smooth Tomatoes from early summer till late fall. 



"Stamford Beauty" will give you full reward for your money and labors. Plant some this year. 



Seeds grown in 191 7, packed and sold in originator's sealed packets only. 

 Price per Packet, 2$ Cents. Mailed free on receipt of price. 



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Breeding, by E. A. White; American 

 Garden Rose Possibilities, by Walter 

 Van Fleet; Plant Immigrants; Seur 

 deMonts National Monument, by Geo. 

 B. Dorr; Plants from China and many 

 other interesting horticultural notes 

 and comments. 



Bulletin No. 176 of the Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural Experiment Station 

 is an instructive document on The 

 Cause of the Injurious Effect of Sul- 

 fate of Ammonia when used as a Fer- 

 tilizer, by R. W. Ruprecht and F. W. 

 Morse. This Bulletin is a continua- 

 tion of Bulletin No. 165, "The Effect 

 of Sulfate of Ammonia on Soil." It 

 shows that soluble salts of iron, man- 

 ganese and aluminium, severally or 

 collectively, were always found in soils 

 which had been dressed with sulfate 

 of ammonia without an addition o£ 

 lime, and that these several com- 

 pounds were positively injurious to 

 clover seedlings in cultural experi- 

 ments. Requests for this and other 

 bulletins should be addressed to the 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, Am- 

 herst, Mass. 



The State Entomologist of Minne- 

 sota has issued a special Report to 

 the Governor, detailing the work on 

 Pine Blister Rust in Minnesota in 1917 

 In co-operation with the U. S. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry. It is a thorough 

 presentation of this subject of nation- 

 wide importance, showing diagrams 

 and photographs, and will be found 

 exceedingly interesting and helpful by 

 anyone engaged in forestry or nur- 

 sery industry. Copies may be secured 

 by addressing P. L. Washburn, State 

 Entomologist, Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, St. Paul, Minn. 



Forty-Eighth Annual Report of the 

 West Chicago Park Commissioners, 

 1916. As in previous years this re- 

 port is very complete and pictorially 

 elaborate. The plates are very fine, 

 particularly some large folded views 

 in Douglas Park and Garfield Park. 

 The thoroughness and detail with 

 which all the operations of improve- 

 ment and maintenance are covered 

 must make this publication a very de- 

 sirable reference book for anyone en- 

 gaged in public park work. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



S. S. Skidelsky & Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa. — Florists' Wholesale Catalogues 

 tor 1918. Bulbs, Plants, Specialties in 

 Florists' Flower Seeds and Sundry 

 Florists' Supplies. 



Richard Diener Company, Inc., Kent- 

 field, Cal. — Catalogue of Novelties in 

 Gladioli, Petunias, Pansies and other 

 flower specialties. There are four 

 colored plates. Petunias "Ruffled Mon- 

 sters," of much beauty — too beautiful. 

 Indeed, to be dubbed "monsters." 



catalogues from this ever-alert firm 

 are out this week. The regular spring 

 issue is a brilliant-coated courier that 

 will not fail to interest and enthuse 

 the garden makers this spring with its 

 tempting vegetable products in colors, 

 stately formal garden and lawn view 

 and gold lettering. Among the 200 

 pages of contents appears a full page 

 in colors of choice nasturtiums. The 

 Wholesale Price List covering the 

 period from January to July, 1918, is, 

 as usual, an enterprising production — 

 84 pages of trade plant seed and bulb 

 offers. 



Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville, 

 Ohio — General Catalogue for 1918. Del- 

 phiniums and Baby Rambler Rose 

 Echo in natural colors illumine the 

 front cover and vegetables also In 

 color held the place of honor on the 

 back cover. Flowers, vegetables, 

 small fruits, etc., are fully listed and 

 Illustrated. 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston, 

 Mass. — Garden Annual for 1918. A 

 sterling publication listing flower, 

 vegetable and field seeds, plants hardy 

 and tender, herbaceous perennials, 

 trees, ornamental shrubs, evergreens, 

 garden implements, etc., including a 

 number of Wilson's new Chinese In- 

 troductions now offered for the first 

 time. The illustratiotts are numerous 

 and noticeably good. Rhododendrons 

 in the Boston parks and an arch of 

 the Farquhar rambler rose are used 

 as cover subjects. 



Peter Henderson & Co., New York — 

 "Everything for the Garden." A wel- 

 come annual visitor for many years, 

 and this year fresher and daintier than 

 ever. The front cover picture is an 

 artistic scene in a Virginia garden in 

 1781, panelled on white and embossed 

 gold. On the back cover Is an inspir- 

 ing vegetable garden view In colors. 

 Inscribed "The Strength of the Na^ 

 tlon." There arc 192 pages ot which 

 14 are flower and vegetable representa- 

 tions in color. A persuasive and 

 inspiring publication. Henderson's 

 Wholesale Catalogue, 1918 Spring 

 Edition, for Market Gardeners and 

 Florists has been received. Devoted 

 mainly to vegetable and farm seeds 

 and implements, a department which 

 it covers thoroughly. 



Henry P. Michell Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa. — "Michell's Seeds" for 1918. Two 



Peter Henderson & Co. are sending 

 out as a calendar design for 1918 the 

 elegant picture of Lafayette in the 

 Garden at Westover, Va., 1781, and a 

 I'eautv it is. 



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f-\l5B.\OE. Danish Round- 



llend 40 1.50 



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.\mer'oan Drumhead 30 1.00 



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Early SnoH ball."', oi.. 90c. 3.50 

 CELERY. B'g Impro^ed 



White Plume 30 1.00 



CEI.EKV. Golden Self 



Blanrhine (Pr. Grown).. 1.00 3.75 

 E<;(; ri,.\NT. Early Black 



Beauty 60 2.00 



I.ETTITE. Big Boston 15 .50 



I.ETTIICE. .May King 15 .50 



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Southport White 

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 Selected Chinese 



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B'h Early I'rnnie .20 .76 



French Breakfast .20 .75 

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