650 



IlOirri CULTURE 



May 6, 1916 



Cat. 1765 



Pot Mah«ra for a 

 Cantury anda Half 



HEWS 



STRONG 



RED 

 POROUS 



POTS 



Inc. 1904 



World'a Larsaat 

 Manufacturara 



Standard, Azalea, Bulb, Orchid, Farn, Hant\->K, Embosasd, Roao, Carnation, Palm, Cyclamen, Cut Flowar. 

 -kSpscial Shipit ta Order. Chicken Founte, Pigeon Neete, Bean Pota, E(c. 



kVn'fe for Cataiogum 

 ami DtBcountt 



A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., Cambridge, Mass. 



< AMIIKIIH.K. MAM 

 N ■ NT 1 1 1 It K . N r . 



space and very llRlitly cultivatiHl into 

 the uiirf ,.■.. uiii ,,■, ,,riipll8li tills with- 

 out 11 i»tu tl>e BOil 



flirt! i)\v tlio surface, 



diirini; the year. 



Uont-nt of fertlllzlMK— The benodt 

 from fertilizing is found to be in num- 

 ber of flowers produced aiid to a slight 

 extent In the average stern length; no 

 measurable change In length of petal 

 follows fertilization with acid phos- 

 phate. 



Comparison of various soils of the 

 state- The soil used in the experiment 

 described in the preceding pages was 

 of the type i;nown as the brown sill 

 loam. A description of the various 

 soil types of the slate of Illinois, with 

 their fertility is given in I3ulletin 123. 

 111. Apr. Exp. Sla. which should be 

 studied by every florist in connection 

 with these experiment.';. The need for 

 nitrogen may be judged from the ap- 

 pearance of the plants, and llie loss 

 made good by the addition of manure 

 or dried blood. An even better method 

 Is to obtain, at the beginning of the 

 season, a soil of higher nitrogen con- 

 tent, by selection of sod soil, heavy 

 manuring, or turning under of green 

 manure. These experiments have 

 shown a need for addition of a phos- 

 phatic fertilizer and with a low phos- 

 phorus content a property common to 

 practically all Illinois soils, the recom- 

 mendations are applicable to any of 

 these soils. Since acid phosphate pro- 

 duces no injury when applied in very 

 large quantities, there is no reason to 

 fear mailing an excessive application 

 of it 



Few soils need api>lications of potas- 

 sium — On peat and .'^aiuly soils alone 



HOTBED SASH at 7Sc. each 



M ,!»' I'f liesi Krnde Gulf cypres.. 

 Glazed Hotbed Sa.h frcwn $1.65 up. 



Double Light Saili up to $4.00. 



We rarr.v a larKP stork of all sUea. 



Write UN for pt.timatr. 



S. JACOBS & SON-S 



13S9 138S Floshine tteau BROOKLYN. N. T. 



DREEF^'S 



Flon»t SoecUHi**. 

 New Hrand. New Style, 



Ho»e "RIVERTON" 



Furnished id lengths up 

 to 500 ft. without ftcam or 



joint. 



Tki IISF fir tki niMST 



>^-iDch, per h., 15 t. 

 KmI dl joo h., '' 14MC 

 J ReeU.ioooft.," 14 c. 

 H inch, " 13 c. 



R«l«, ?ooh., " laMc. 

 Oiupiing^ fumi»h«3 



HENir i DIEH. 



714 Chestnut St^ 

 Philadslphia, Pa. 



Is there danger of a lack of pota.sHium. 

 and considerations of watering and 

 proper soil texture prevent the use of 

 these soils in the growing of roses. 



Recommendations — On the basis of 

 these conclusions the following recom- 

 mendations are niade:-- 



(1) Keep up the nitrogen content 

 of ihe soil by turning under green or 

 farm manure before use. If roses show 

 signs of nitrogen starvation — a lighten- 

 ing of color of the foliage — make up 

 the need with applications of liquid 

 manure, mulches of manure, or toi)- 

 dressing of dried blood — the last in ap- 

 plications not exceeding 5 pounds per 

 lOii square feet of bench space and 

 ai)i)lled not oftener than four weeks 

 apart. Feed only during sunshiny 

 weather and most generously during 

 periods of heavy production. 



(2) Use generous quantities of acid 

 phosphate in the soil. It may be added 

 (a) at the rate of 4 to 8 tons per acre 

 In the field, (b) in a compost with soil 

 at the rate of 40 to 80 pounds per 100 

 cubic feet of soil, (c) or mixed with 

 the soil at the same rate, just previous 

 to filling the benches. 



(3) Do not mix lime or limestone 

 with the soil. If needed for sweeten- 

 ing the soil and preventing the growth 

 of algae, make a top-dressing of finely 

 ground limestone at the rate of 10 

 pounds per 100 square feet of bench 

 space. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR 



CONTEMPLATED. 

 Camden. N. J.— A. C. Stack, house 

 24x85. 



Providence, R. I.— J. K. Koppelman. 

 three houses. 



Hartford, Ct. — John Coombs, South 

 street, house 9>^ X 54. 



Mankato. Kan. — A. J. Kramer, two 

 houses each 20 x 100. 



Lincoln, III. — Gullett & Sons, one 

 house GO X 500. two houses each 60 x 

 100, packing house 17 x 30, American 

 Greenhouse Mfg. Co. construction. 



Lord & Burnham Company have the 

 contracts to build for the following: 

 W. W. Edgar Co., Waverley, Mass., 

 standard semi-iron house, 126' x 33' 4"; 

 Miss Fancy Foster, Newport, R. I., 

 complete iron frame, private green- 

 house; Mrs. F. G. Webster, Squam 

 Lake, X. H., iron frame greenhouse 

 range; Lester Leland, West Manches- 

 ter, Mass., cold storage house. 



Scotch Plains, N. J.— Arthur C. Ru- 

 zicka has leased a range of green- 

 houses here and will go Into business 

 on his own account. Mr. Ruzicka Is 

 an expert rose grower and well-known 

 as HoRTictxTCRE's Correspondent on 

 rose culture under glass. 



MOST I'RACTICVl, 



I Shelf Bracket 



L UC H 



ctirmei. " FLATS 



Un IlilM S I1 e 1 f 

 n r;i c k Pt 2 (I-liicll 

 hoards; or 2 1-liich, 

 or IVi-liHli iilpei 

 nrc pluctM). nntl i-iiQ 

 clainpt'd to either ridge 

 IiiTiins. 



12x20x3 inchas 

 fi 3-4 ccnu 



METROPOLITAN M.'VTERiAL CO. 



I»'J2-1414 .MctropolitaD Ave, Itruoktyn, N. T. 



PIPE- 



Wratiicht Iron of Hoiind necond-hiind (iimllty 

 n- It h ni* \v t h mid n ii nd ro ii p 1 1 n k k. 1 4 - foot 

 lenifttlH nnd up. AImo pipe rut In i»U**tctl. 

 W'e guurantee entire HutlHfactlun or return 

 money. 



EHtHblUhed 1003 



PFAFF & KENDALL. 655 Ferry \ t , Newark. N. I. 



NONKINK WOVEN HOSE 



In all Icngtlis. 14c per 



foot. With ooiiplinfTs. Un- 



equallcfj at the price. 



Kfiiinanta shorter than 25 



fcf't 10c per foot, coupled. 



METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 



ISO:2-1414 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



SUNDIALS 



RcaI Bronte Colonial D»- 



■ IdDfl From 3 SO Up 

 AUo full line of Bird Fourv 

 '.\ins 4iiJ Other garden re^ 



juisilcs. 



Manufaciurcd by 



The M D JONES CO 



71 Porlland St., Boston. M»s 



I— STANDARD FLOW£R — n 



If year Kreenbonses are wItbiD SOO 

 miles of tbe Capitol, write as, we can 

 aave j-ou money. 



W. H. ERNEST 



^ Uth a M Bti., WMbtnrton, D. C. — 



Whan writing to aJomrtiaen Undfy 

 mention HORTICULTURE, 



