HORTICUL,TURi: 



July 2Q, 1905 



HEADQUARTERS FOR SWEET PEAS 



Mr CeurgfC W^ 

 at FoKDHOi k the early i 

 ties ot Sweet Pea-; n 



: of the month 



r thin the standard in tl 

 color IS perhaps, shghth ] 

 - and borne upon longer 



Burpee's 

 liest of All. 

 Re-selected,— " Extreme-Early. 



almost be called i hlzv ^// 

 viiig^s 1 he unusual size 

 substantial houded standau 



form and extrt large M/e even lare 

 vDitess. Standard light lavender wi 

 gs; very light and dainty in effect. Per oz. 6 cts.; % 

 per lb. 40 cts. 



V BLUE (Burpee's). The large flowers are of a deep glo 

 let-purple, having the effect of a dark navy blue, although 



ndards show 



red. The flowers are practicilly self-colored, and the deep rich coloring is grandly effective ( 

 Flowers are much darker than those of c ,.««A-m Cadcga,,. Per oz. 6 cts.; % lb. 15 cts.; per lb. 40 

 While these are all excellent varieties for florists' commercial purposes, yet there ar 

 ties that it will pav florists to buy to plant for cut flower purposes. For description 

 copy of which will be sent on application. 



W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., 

 HEADQUARTERS FOR 



and prices of these see Burpee's Blue I 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

 SWEET PEAS 



MY MARYLAND 



of the Chicago Ex 



i1>i- 



Was the sensa 

 tion. Easily outranks any other white. 

 Awarded first-class Certificate ot iWerit 

 by the American Carnation Society, Liaw- 

 Bon Bronze Medal for 100 blooms and S. A. 

 r. Bronze Medal for 50 blooms. We pre- 

 dict that this variety will easily displace 

 any other white. We are booking orders 

 now for delivery .January 1906. Price 

 «».50perdoz.; Siia perlOO; »100 per lOQO. 



for 



i>tber 



stanilard ' 



H. WEBER & SONS, Oakland, Md. 



If you offer the right goods in the 

 right way in these columns, you will not 

 lack for customers. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY 



824 No. 24th St. 

 PHILADELPHIA 



ROBT. C. PYE 



Carnation Grower 



NYACR. N. Y. 



In writing to advertisers mention Horticulturb 



Pield Grown Plants 



' i^ I .^ TV c E e: " 



CHICAGO CARNATION CO. 



JOLIET, ILL. 



THE COmOE GARDENS CO. 



Horticultural Specialties 



Ornamental Nursery Stock Peonies 



Carnations 



C. W. WARD. President. J. C. GOWING. Sec'y and Treas. 



Long Distance Telephone: 91B CREEDMOOR 



HANNAH HOBART 



The Pride of 

 California ■»■ 



The grand Prize Winner in competition with the latest and very 

 best products in Carnations, East or West, for the last eight years. 



Mr. John A. P.almer, of Cle Klum, Washington, wrote, alter his visit to our nurseries in January, igo2, an article which appe 



rKlum, Washington, wrote, alter his visit to our nur 

 AMKRiCAN TLORisToi r cDruaiy 15 , as foUows : 



"The Hannah Hobart is really a remarkable flower, never less than lour inch 

 color it is a shade deeper than Lawson.but the petal arrangement is quite different ; in 

 course the color is different. I saw two large houses of it at Sievers', and the sight is 

 not a poor one in the lot, and everyone the exact counterpart of the other; 

 stem, and standing up like soldiers. There is certainly no carnation of its color th; 



The above is a truthful statement of facts by a very competent gentleman, and i 

 of this magnificent variety hnve been sold wholesale as high as $1.50 per dozen, 

 enough to convince anybody '■-■-■ • 



d frequently four and one-half inches across. In 



espect it most resembles the old Jubilee, but of 



img to be remembered ; hundreds of blooms and 



bursted calyxes, but every flower supported on a twenty-four inch 



January 



been sold wholesale 

 v one who has seen the plants i 





ling verification, thesim] 

 one less than $ 



ZMn 



constant inquiry by everv one vvlio has seen the plants in flower is When Will the Hafl 

 t last to the conclusion to distribute the s^me next year, and we are readv to hook ord 



■ > "906. Send your orders in early as they will be filled strictly in rotation. 



PRICE, $3.00 per 12; $15.00 per 100; $120.00 per 1000 



JOHN H. SIEVERS <& CO., I25l Chestnut St., SAN PRANCISCO, CAL 



