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HORTICULTURE 



October 20, 1917 



AMBRICAN SBBD TKADB ASSOCIATION 



onicrr* — l'r«-«l(lrnt. K. W. B«Url*no, 

 WanhlncloD. ■>.(.: riml Vln^rrvaldrat, 

 Wni. <•. Siarlpll. IlKltlniurr, Md.; Hecond 

 Vlr^I'mtiilpnt. I>>tlcl llurpc, i'hll>dol- 



KcBdel, CIcTcUuid, O. 



Philadelphia Seed News. 



H. F. 'MIchell Co. have a realistic 

 popcorn exhibit In their store window. 

 The little Jap girl popping It over a 

 fire attracts crowds and brings busi- 

 ness, or course, the only Philip Is 

 the artist as usual. 



Henry A. Dreer, at 714 Chestnut 

 street, commenced their second week 

 of closed doors to the public on the 

 loth inst. They have made a good 

 dent in the avalanche but are not 

 nearly caught up yet, notwitlistanding 

 strenuous day and night work and 

 closed doors. 



1. N. Simon & Son have their new 

 store at 438 Market street well under 

 way with new and complete fixtures 

 and expect to be open for counter 

 trade there very soon. The arrange- 

 ments, furnishings, etc., are very at- 

 tractive and make this new seed store 

 a credit to the city. 



Notes. 



Beatrice, Neb.— The German Nurse- 

 ries & Seed House has changed its 

 name to Sonderegger's Nurseries & 

 Seed Mouse. 



Ames, la.— The Blair-Harper Seed 

 Co., of Aurora, 111., have opened a 

 branch office here, with T. D. McGlen- 

 nahan. a graduate of the Iowa Statf 

 College, in charge.. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 

 Fraser Nursery Comirany, Hunls- 

 ville, Ala. — Annual Wholesale Price 

 List, for Nurserymen and Dealers 

 only. 



Weeber & Don, New York. — Fall 

 Bulb CatalORue. Quite comprehensive 

 and well illustrated. Clara Butt 

 Darwin tulips has the place of honor 

 on the title page. 



A. T. Boddington Co., New York.— 

 Boddington's Garden Guide, Autumn, 

 1917. Bulbs for fall planting and 

 winter forcing, for the Kardener and 

 the commercial florist grower are 

 here listed in quantity and select as- 

 sortment. Darwin tulips and trumpet 

 narcissi adorn the cover pages. 



R, & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston.— 

 Autumn Catalogue for 1917. We 

 think this is the most attractive fall 

 catalogue ever sent out by Messrs. 

 Farquhar. Paper and typographical 

 work are excellent and there is 

 nothing to indicate any war curtail- 

 ment. The illustrations are fine and 

 the cover shows a glorious field of 

 Lilium regale on front and pan of 

 tulips on back. Besides the fall bulbs 

 there is an interesting list of choice 

 hardy shrubbery and border plants 

 for fall planting. 



.WE OFFER FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 

 THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES OF 



French-Grown Hyacinths 



v.. '::::; -'^^ first size, for early forcing; 



L'Innocence, Wlilte Lady Derby, Pink Moreno, I'Ink 



Gertrude, Pink La VIctoIre, Red Grand Monarque, Blue 



AxnIcaB cannot bo sbliipcil from IIi'IkIuui ni-cordlnK (<> ri'ifnt rnblc reports. 



Tlio bulbil nro specially gruwii in KrniKp to be forccil early and on- excellent 

 for pots. 



GIVE THEM A TRIAL 

 Write (or prices to p. Q. Box 124, Hoboken, N. J. 



nu.wi'll iil'i'ici; II]. 



C. J. SPEELMAN & SONS 

 Sassenheim, Holland 



LAGARDE & SPEELMAN 

 Ollioules, Var, France 



PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA 



13 c/m and up (IOOO-1'iOO prr chbc) tl3.G0 per 1000 



15 c/m and up ( fon I't ciihi-) Ifl.Ol) prr 1000 



NA/Hi-t^ Ron-iari Myac^in-tH 



IJ c/ni iind up (i:oil-IKIH) per ciine) >:;il IKI p.r IIMIO 



13 c/m und up (1700 per rii«o) |o imi p.r IIWO 



IS c/m and up (H00-I4.',0 per cii»c) IJ.Mi iier 1000 



Just nrrlvi'd, in perfert condition 



Cash with order for loss thnn !i cHHt-s. or from those who have not 



pstnlillshod credit with us. 



McHUTCHISON & CO. 



The Import House 95 Chambers Street, NEW YORK 



l-e:oima.frd's seieds 



and SEED SEIRVIOE 



FOR^SALE BY 



LEONARD SEED COMPANY, Chicago, III. 



** Seeds with a Lineage" All Varieties 

 Thoroughly tested at our trial grounds, Rayn 

 Peu-k, London, Elngland. Send for Catalogue 



CARTERS TLSTED SEEDS, Inc., 



166 Cknkcr it 



BI(it.,Bo(t(n, MsM. 



FRUIT SHOW AT BOSTON. 



The premium list Is out tor the spe- 

 cial fruit exhibition of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society, The New 

 England Fruit Show and the Ameri- 

 can Pomological Society, to be held In 

 Horticultural Hall, Boston, 'Wednes- 

 day to Sunday. October 31 to Novem- 

 ber 4, inclusive, 1917. The prizes 

 offered by the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society amount to $1450, besides 

 medals and certificates. Those offered 

 by the New England Fruit Show total 

 over $1200. A big turnout of the big 

 growers of New England is looked for. 



lots to his home with everyone won- 

 dering what was the trouble. Then 

 Marbleheadeis learned tor the first 

 time that Mr. Brown has an electrical 

 flower garden — sort of a protection 

 for the thou.sands of beautiful dahlias 

 growing in his back yard. This dahlia 

 garden has been raided several times 

 by boys. Mr. Brown has arranged a 

 charged electric wire on the dahlias 

 and anyone attempting to pick them 

 regrets it. 



Marblehead, Mass. — The cries of a 

 youngster as he climbed the back 

 yard fence of the Jonathan T. Brown 

 estate, Atlantic avenue, attracted the 

 neighbors. The boy scooted across 



DUTCH BULBS 



COMPLETE SUPPLY IN STOCK 



S[ND FOI WHOIEULE CITALOE 



MICHELL'S SEED HOUSE, PhJIa. 



