March 27, 1915 



HORTICULTUKE 



429 



3l=>RIIMO BUL.B3 



UBEROOS 



SINGtE-FLOWEBING 



Crimson, Scarlet, Pnre White, Rose, Lislil Pinlc, Yellow, 

 Salmon, Orange, Copper or .Mixed, all colors. 



Doz. lOO 1000 



Bulbs, H4 in. diam. and up ?0.3o $2.25 $20.00 



Bulbs, IV2 in. diam. and up 40 2.75 25.00 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 



(Eleplianfs Ear) 



Doz. 100 1000 



6 to S in. in circumference, 200 in a case... $0.25 $2.25 $20.00 



8 to 10 In. in circumference, 100 in a case... .50 3.50 :10.00 



10 to 12 in. in circumference, 75 in a case. . . .75 5.50 50.00 



12 to l.'J in. in circumference. 50 in a case. . . 1.00 S.OO 75.00 



Monsters, measuring 13 in. and upward in 



circumference, 25 in a case 1.50 12 00 



Full cases at 1000 rate 



FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS 



English Collection, the cream of the best sorts. 



E:str,i fine bulbs In 12 varieties $2.25 $15.00 



Brazilian Collection of 32 varieties 1.50 12.00 



Mi.ved Brazilian Varieties 1.25 10.00 



IGOIMIi 



DOUBLE-FIX) WERING 



Crimson, Scarlet, Rose, Pure White, Copper-Bronze, 

 Salmon, Yellow, Orange, Light Pink or Mixed, all colors. 



Doz. 100 1000 



Bulbs. 1% In. di.im. and up $0.50 $3.50 $30.00 



Bulbs, 1"/, in. diam. and up 65 4.00 35.00 



GLOXINIA ERECTA GRANDIFLORA 



Our strains of Gloxinias are the true, erect-flowering type. 



Doz. 100 1000 



Blanche de Vera. White, rose bordered $0.60 $3.50 $30.00 



Deflance. Glittering crimson -.00 3.50 30.00 



Emperor William. Blue, white border 60 3.50 30.00 



Etoile de Feu. Carmine red 60 3.50 30.00 



Kaiser Frederick. Scarlet, white margin 60 3.50 30.00 



King of the Reds. Dark scarlet 60 3.50 30.00 



Madame Helene. White, with violet crown.. .60 3.50 30.00 



Marquis de Peralta. White, red bordered... .00 3.50 30.00 



Mont Blanc. Snow white 60 3.50 30.00 



Prince Albert. Deep purple 60 3.50 30.00 



Princess Elizabeth. White, bordered blue 60 3.50 30.00 



Princess Mathilde. White, with rose crown.. .60 3.50 30.00 



Queen Wilh.'lmina. Dark rose 60 3.50 30.00 



Boddington's Spotted Varieties. These con- 

 tain the most distinct and remarkable 



colors 60 3.50 30.00 



.All C olors Mixed 60 3.50 30.00 



Send for Wholesale Catalogue showing 

 full list of all seasonable seeds and bulbs 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, 



SEEDSMAN 

 342 W. 14th Street, NEW YORK 



ONE REASON WHY. 



One reason why Robert Ci^ig has 

 outdistanced many other plant growers 

 In the great business he has built up 

 is because he is and always has been 

 a liberal advertiser. Many growers 

 around Philadelphia are just as good 

 growers in some lines, but they don't 

 get their share because they have 

 never been heard of except by their 

 local customers and these local cus- 

 tomers take very good care not to give 

 away their sources of supply. Many 

 people seem to think that good goods 

 will sell themselves. They will — in a 

 limited way — but they would bring far 

 better money if the producer knew 

 how to market them. The mistake 

 most of these good growers make is 

 that they think it is not necessary to 

 advertise. More than that — we have 

 known of goods of even very moderate 

 quality being sold by sheer strength 

 of good advertising. James Gordon 

 Bennett put the advertising proposi- 

 tion in a nutshell: "First have a good 

 paper; then make a dam fuss about it." 



Mr. Craig felt that he had the finest 

 ever this year for Easter and he has 

 been making a fuss about it, too. so 

 much so that your humble servant had 

 to go and see for himself whether 

 there was any exaggeration. Nothing 

 gives your scribe greater satisfaction 

 than to nail the fellow guilty of saying 

 something interesting, but which on 

 examination isn't so. That's bad gram- 

 mar, but you know what is meant. 



Well, the critical eye had a full and 

 unbiased view, and retired — not with 

 the fire of derogation but lighted like 

 Jim Shea's immortal hippopotamus, 

 "with the love light in her eye," as 



Jim passed on his efficient duties 

 through the Boston Zoo. 



The Easter lily is, of course, a great 

 feature here, as it has always been, 

 and this year the stock is very fine in- 

 deed. Probably next in importance 

 comes the Rambler roses, from the lit- 

 tle babies to the big trained specimens. 

 According to Robert, Jr., the best pink 

 one in the "baby" class is Phyllis, 

 while the best red one is Erna Tes- 

 chendorff. A close second to the lat- 

 ter, however, is Orleans, lighter in 

 tint. Tausendschoen is still the leader 

 in its class and is shown in six and 

 seven-inch pots, as well as trained in 

 fan, globular and pyramidal shapes. 

 Lady Gay and Dorothy Perkins also 

 occupy an important place and are to 

 be seen in profusion, well done in all 

 the popular trained forms. There is 

 a new red one to be had this year — • 

 Excelsa — which looks to be a very at- 

 tractive and valuable addition. Mr. 

 Walsh's Juniata is also a strong 

 feature in this connection. It is con- 

 sidered one of the best of that veteran 

 raiser's introductions. 



Many good words have been said 

 about Craig cyclamens during the past 

 twenty years. Little need be added 

 now except to say that they are still 

 the leaders. The same is true of the 

 Lorraine begonias. Here, there is to 

 be seen house after house of the vari- 

 ous types of Lorraine — from the parent 

 up, and including the Lonsdale, Cin- 

 cinnati, the Konkurrent, Florence 

 Davenport and others — all a delight 

 to the eye. 



Hydrangeas are a strong feature and 

 big stocks are grown both of the old- 

 fashioned kinds and also of the new 



French varieties. Gladstone and Queen 

 Alexandra seem to be the main sur- 

 vivals of our old friend, the spirea. 

 They look fine. Plenty of well-done 

 genistas, from little fellows in three- 

 inch for basket work at fifteen cents, 

 to big specimens at three dollars. 

 Marguerites, azaleas, lily of the valley 

 and other items are seen in profusion, 

 and a special good word must be said 

 for the rhododendrons. These are very 

 shapely and well flowered and include 

 all the best varieties. 



In the foliage department the ferns 

 are the great standbys, especially the 

 various beautiful forms of nephrolepis. 

 Next to them the crotons, for which 

 the Craig establishment is famous, 

 having been the pioneer, and, it is 

 safe to say, still the leader. Twelve 

 varieties of dracaenas are grown, the 

 most popular among them being Mas- 

 sangeana and Lord Wolseley, that is, 

 not forgetting the old but ever beauti- 

 ful and indispensable terminalis. 



G. C. W. 



POPULAR COLORS IN SWEET 

 PEAS. 

 Dear Mr. ICditor; 



.lust a line or two to ask you for pub- 

 lication the names of the favorites amougr 

 the Spencerized winter tlowering sweet peas 

 In the Boston market, also the names of 

 those to avoid, or rather the colors of the 

 latter. FLORA DALE. 



The pink varieties of Spencer sweet 

 peas are by far the favorites here. 

 Whites and lavenders are used but 

 little, only for floral work. The retail 

 trade is not familiar with tlie names 

 of particular varieties and specify In 

 terms of color only, calling mostly for 

 pink shades of Spencers. 



