April 13, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



367 



The Memorial Day Drive 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE 



For the Biggest Memorial Day Business in the History of the Florists' Trade 



Eminently Fitting and Deservedly Popular are our Preserved Magnolia Leaves 

 and Cycas Fronds. Also an infinite and beautiful variety of Wax Flowers and 

 Wreaths and other artificial material appropriate for the occasion. 



Get Your Order In NOW. Catalogue On Request 



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The Florists* Supply House of America 1129 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



MiNETTIA BICOLOR. 



FOR NEXT CHRISTMAS. 



As timely subjects for advance atten- 

 tion we present pictures of two useful 

 plants for the Christmas trade which 

 should now be going through their pre- 

 paratory stages for next season's holi-. 

 days. Of Otaheite oranges, well grown 

 and with fruit nicely colored there are 

 never too many for the plant trade de- 

 mand. After their required period of 

 rest in the winter the little trees 

 should now have careful attention to 

 produce perfect foliage and abundant 

 flowers early in the season so that fruit 

 may have full time to mature and 

 ripen up. Oranges should not be over- 

 potted and a carnation house tempera- 

 ture is as high as they should go. 

 Mealy bug and scale are their princi- 

 pal enemies and must be constantly 

 followed up. 



Manettia bicolor is a well-known 

 graceful twining plant, with pretty 

 scarlet and yellow tubular blossoms, 

 easily grown but not grown as much 

 as it deserves for the holiday trade. 

 Cuttings from the young growths root 



Otaheite Obange. 



readily and it is a rapid grower. Look 

 out for red spider and mealy bug and 

 do not allow the Manettia to get pot- 

 bound. 



The photographs which we reproduce 

 were kindly supplied by A. L. Miller. 

 The Manettia shown is in an 8-inch pot 

 and the Orange in a 5%-inch pot. 



A PROMISING SEASON SOUTH. 



Reports from the South are very 

 cheering as to the spring outlook. The 

 peach crop in Georgia promises to be 

 very heavy. The trees are overloaded. 



VEGSr\3UE FORCING 



By Prof. B. L. Watts 



Which has Just come from the press. 

 This book was produced In response to 

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 He gives clearly and concisely, complete 

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The spring weather has been remark- 

 able and rarely has there been such a 

 profusion of bloom on both cultivated 

 and wild plants and trees as is seen 

 this year. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR 

 CONTEMPLATED. 



Opelika, Fla. — Opelika Floral Co.. 

 four houses. 



Much of the acreage formerly al- 

 lotted to melon growing in Italy will 

 be put under wheat this year, accord- 

 ing to reports received by the U. S. 

 Food Administration. Native supplies 

 of wheat In Italy are light. Japan is 

 also making efforts to increase her 

 wheat acreage greatly; also to build 

 ships for carrying Japanese and Aus- 

 tralian wheat in the Pacific trade. 



Fall River, Mass. — Walter Chase 

 has commenced his duties as land- 

 scape gardener on the Parkes estate 



at Warren's Point. Frank Brown has 

 charge of the Rathbun estate this 

 season. 



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