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Ofllrpr*— rrralilrot. J. M. L^ptOB, 

 MMIIIark, 1,. I.. N. V.; Flrmt Vlf«>-l'rMl- 

 dont. KIrbj It. U'liltv. Dplroll, MIch.l 

 Brronil Vlre-I'milUNlt. I-'. %V. Bolct&M, 

 WuhloKtoo, l>. <". ; Hrcrrlmrj -Tr««»Dr«r, 

 O. K. Hmdrl. CIrtplantI, O.: Aaalitmal 

 BwTPtvy. M. F. WUIard. Jr., (lOTClaad. 

 O. Clnelui*U, O^ n«xt nic<>UDK placaw 



One Week'* Imports. 



Imports at tlic Port of New York 

 of horticultural material for the week 

 ending Jan. 15, were recorded as 

 follows: 



Bull)8. etc.— France, $38: lOnKlaud. 

 $92; Netherlands, $1,254; Hongkong, 

 $984; Japan, $3,215. 



Plants, etc.— France, $3,908; Nether- 

 lands, $496; England, $5,343; Ireland, 

 $98; Urazil, $129: Japan, $58. 



Red Clover seed — France, $52,521; 

 Italy, $31,295. 



Other clover seed— Italy, $8,028. 



Other grass seed— Spain, $19,689; 

 England, $18; Scotland, $476; Ireland, 

 $1,168. 



All other seeds — France, $13,555; 

 Italv, $40,545; Netherlands, $11,250; 

 England. $1,968; Hongkong, $829; 

 Japan, $2,547. 



Salts of potash— Italy, $859; Nether- 

 lands, $47. 



Salts of soda— England, $7,503. 



Nitrate of soda— Canada, $84,203; 

 Chile, $419,928. 



Other substances as fertilizers — Eng- 

 land, $228; Scotland, $4,037. 



Guano— .Mexico, $910. 



Kainite— England, $2,112. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Harlan P. Kelsey. Salem. Mass.— 

 Spring List of Hardy American 

 Plants. 



C. H. Brewer. Riverside Farm, Rail- 

 way, N. J.— 191C Annual List of Vege- 

 table and Flower Seeds. 



Forest Nursery and Seed Co., Mc- 

 Mlnnvllle, Tenn.— Wholesale Trade List 

 of Forest and Shade Trees. 



Martin Kohankie, Painesville, Ohio- 

 Wholesale List for Spring, 1916. With 

 portrait in color of Red Marvel Mallow. 



Peter Henderson & Co., New York.— 

 Wholesale Catalogue for Market Gar- 

 deners and Florists. Selected varieties 

 of standard merit. A very useful list. 



Roman J. Irwin, New Y'ork.— Florists' 

 Wholesale Catalogue of Plants, Cut- 

 tings, Bulbs, Flower Seeds and Sup- 

 plies, for 191C. An up-to-date list of 

 up-to-date material for up-to-date 

 trade. I'seful as well as ornamental. 



American Seed Tape Co., New York 

 City. — Flower and vegetable seeds pre- 

 sented in the form of fertilized tape on 

 which the seeds are spaced for accu- 

 rately planting in rows. An interesting 

 booklet very prettily illustrated. 



L. Daehnfeldt, Ltd., Odense, Den- 

 mark — Wholesale Catalogue and Price 

 List of Danish seeds. Two fine color 

 plates of Cinerarias and Pansies are in- 

 serted. Axel Knudsen, Minneapolis, 

 Minn., is .American representative. 



W. Alloc Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa — "Blue List" for 19IC, This well- 

 known vdltlon Is especially prepared 

 for Marki't Gardeners. Florists' and 

 Farmers' Clubs, and quotes wholesale 

 prices accordingly. 150 pages of "the 

 real thing." 



Stori's & Harrison Co.. Painesville, 

 ().- Spring 1916 Catalogue of the offer- 

 ings of Painesville Nurseries. Flowers 

 and vegetables in colors are used to 

 adorn the cover. Choice hardy and 

 tender garden nialerlal of all classes is 

 fully presented In the contents 



Walworth Manufacturing Co., Bos- 

 ton, Mass. — "The Walworth I^g," not 

 technically a catalogue bvit serving the 

 same purpose. In calling attention to 

 the (luallly of the goods nianiifaclured 

 by this long established concern. The 

 present company was founded in 1842. 



Wm. Elliott iV Sons, New York— 

 "Seeds Famous for Over Seventy 

 Years." This is the Annual Spring Cat- 

 alogue of this well-known house, and 

 a beauty it is. The covers carry two 

 lovely garden pictures in color and the 

 make-up of the contents is all that 

 could be desired. 



Wm. Henrv Maule, Inc., Philadelphia, 

 Pa.— The Maule Seed Book for 1916. 

 Radishes in all the appetizing forms 

 on front, and Nasturtiums and Pansies 

 on back cover, in natural colors are 

 the headliners in this catalogue. This 

 house still adheres to the wood engrav 

 ings in its illustrations. 



E. G. Hill Company, Richmond, Ind. 

 —1916 Catalogue. The Rose in 1916 in 

 all Its beautiful divisions of habit and 

 character. Carnations that have won 

 highest honors. Chrysanthemums in 

 established varieties and classy novel- 

 ties, Japs and Pompons, — these are sU 

 fully exploited in this expert selection 

 of well-proven spociallies for the flo- 

 rist. 



Peter Henderson & Co.. New York, 

 N. Y'.— Everything for the Garden. 1916. 

 This 206 page manual of hardy and ten- 

 der garden material contains an im- 

 mense amount of matter and useful in- 

 formation of Interest to the amateur 

 and professional gardener equally. 

 The arrangement of illustrations is 

 particularly effective. The covers are 

 richly adorned with garden views in 

 embossed panels and there are several 

 full-page pictures In color. 



Joseph Breck & Sons. Boston— High 

 Grade Seeds for 1916. I3verythlng for 

 Farm, Garden and Lawn. This new 

 catalogue of an old house is sent out in 

 a very youthful and joyous dress, quite 

 unique in its way. with festoons and 

 garlands of roses in color and brilliant 

 garden views. Large clear type and 

 good arrangement of its 100 pages 

 make a very readable book, even for 

 the old 40 to 00-year friends of the 

 house, whose portraits are shown on 

 the "Roll of Honor" page. 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE NOTES. 



A spring flower show at the college 

 is under consideration by the depart- 

 ment. 



Professor A. H. Nehrling is to give 

 a new i ourse in perennials and annual 

 bedding plants beginning the second 

 week in February. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 

 The Horticultural l)lre<'tory and Year 

 Book for 1916, London, Eng. This is 

 the 67th year of this indispensable 

 hand book for the trade which, 

 however, is In this edition minus 

 the German and Austrian addresses 

 listed heretofore. As to the Amor- 

 lean addresses given, a radical revi- 

 sion would be very desirable as the 

 lists for this country are eon- 

 fused, inaccurate and of little value 

 Ici anyone seeking Information as to 

 the lepresentative concerns here. 



Sweet Peas Up-to-Date. Revised 

 Edition, 1916, with appendix, pub- 

 lished by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 

 Philadelphia. The author of this 

 valualile manual, George W. Kerr, Is 

 an eminent authority and has no su- 

 perior in knowledge of the Sweet 

 Pea, its improvement and its culture. 

 The contents of this book are the re- 

 sult of observations made at Ford- 

 hook Farms Trial Grounds during 

 the past eight seasons and previous 

 experience in England. A complete 

 description of all known varieties, in- 

 cluding novelties for 1916 is given 

 and all questions of soil preparation, 

 planting and culture outdoors in sum- 

 mer and under glass in winter are 

 fully and instructively covered. 

 There is a useful chapter on the con- 

 struction of trellises. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 



Great Falls, Mont. — Felden Flower 

 Shop, capital stock, $10,000. 



Nashville, Tenn. — Howell Nurseries, 

 capital stock, $5n,noo. Incorporators, 

 Bruce, S. R., C. H. and C. S. Howell 

 and C. R. Trotter. 



Sidney, O. — Alton Seed Co., capital 

 stock, $15,000. Incorporators, W. L. 

 Allen. B. T. Bull. L. E. Marrs, H. E. 

 Bennett and E. L. Alton. 



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WITH "EYES to SEE" 

 Sond -to CHilcis 



John Lewis Childs, Inc. 



FLOWEKFIKLD, L,. I., NEW YOBK 



Spring and Fall Bulbs 



HOGEWONING & SONS 



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