July 2:, 1906 



HORTICULTURE. 



69 



SEED TRADE. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co. have installed 

 a private branch exchange telephone 

 system, connecting all departments at 

 tiieir new headquarters, 33 Barclay 

 street. New York. 



.1. Otto Thilow of Dreer's, Philadel- 

 phia, is absent on a flying trip through 

 Northern New Yorlv and Michigan, 

 presumably on an inspection of the 

 pea and bean crops. 



Columbus, O. — The seedsmen have 

 had a little spurt, as they always do 

 in July, with turnip seeds and vege- 

 table plants. It will not be long now 

 befort? Harrisii lilies, freesias, etc., will 

 start the bulb trade, which has every 

 appearance of being a banner business. 

 Weather continues fine for outdoor 

 stuff; plenty of showers. 



INCORPORATED. 



Joseph, James W. and Esther Hea- 

 cock of Wyncote, Pa., have applied for 

 a charter of incorporation for the 

 Joseph Heacock Company. 



The H. E. Fiske Seed Co., Boston. 

 Capital, $30,000. Pres., P. H. Stratton, 

 Cambridge; Treas., H. E. Fiske, Wol- 

 laston; Clerk. S. W. Culver, Boston. 



The officers of the recently incorpo- 

 rated Terre Haute Rose and Carnation 

 Co., Indiana, are: President, Ed,ward 

 Reise; secretary, Henry Kranzle; 

 treasurer. C. M. Fortune: assistant 

 secretary, Carl Bohn. Four houses 

 have been erected and the company 

 hope to be ready for business by the 

 first of September. 



Charles Pratt of New York, former- 

 ly of Pratt & Giger, New London. 

 Conn., met with an accident that may 

 result in the loss of sight of one eye. 



ROYAL LAWN MOWER SHARPENER 



The best device of its kind lo date. Makes 

 a perfect edge. A child can use it. Order a 

 sample and see for yourself. 75 cts postpaid. 

 Liberal discount to Agents. 



C. C. WATSON, Dobson Bids.. 

 Cor. 9th & Market Streets, PHILADELPHIA 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



niCHELL S Superior English nilltrack 

 New Importation JuAt Received 



Our strain of Mushroon Spawn afierbeing grown by 

 planters for years, has been found to be far superior to 

 that oflered bv many dc^^lers. Price, per doz. bricks, 

 $1.50; $6.00 per 100 lbs.; per 1000 lbs. $55.00; 250 

 and over at 1000 lb. rate. 



MICHELL'S Pure Culture Spawn 



This brand is the result ol careful and scientific 

 experimenting, has been tested thoroughly and pro 

 iiounced a perfect success; p.roduces mushroons of 

 large size and of excellcBt quality. Price la bricks. 

 Si. 80; $3.75 Pt^r 25 bricks; 50 bricks, $7.00: $13.50 

 per 100 bricks; 1000 bncks, $;i5.oo: 250 bricks at 

 tcoo brick rate. 



Send for our summer edition Wholesale Catalogue 

 of Seeds, Bulps, and every requisite for the green- 

 house and garden. 



HENRV F. MICHEIL CO. 1018 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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New Crop of my 



Christmas Flowering 



"" SWEET PEA SEED 



Christmas Pink and hlorence Denzer, 

 pure white, will be ready August 1st. 



Those two well-known varieties are 

 raised b.v over 20U0 florists all over the 

 world. — Here Is one, out ol many letters 

 received: 



Dear Sir: My sweet peas, which I 

 raised from your seed, received the highest 

 award at Ihe Carnation Exhibit iu Boston, 

 being over 18 Inches long. 



JOHN T. GALE, Tewlisbury, Mass. 



{Price 1-4 lb. 75c.; per lb. $2.00 



HAILED FRtE 



New Christmas Flowering Hybrids, 20 

 to 30 colors, mostly blue, salmon, purple, 

 lavender, in mixtures; also Mrs. Edie 

 Wild, carmine, separate color. 1 Trade 

 pkt. $1.00, 5 Trade plits. $4.00: not more 

 than 5 pkts. taken in order to ftach cus- 

 tomer just now. Those new hybrids are 

 just as free bloomers as Christmas Pink 

 aud Florence Denzer, some much larger, 

 and received first class Certificate of Merit 

 b.v the Mass. Horticultural Society, Bos- 

 ton, March 24. 



All seed originated with me is sold in 

 my original sealed pkts., with cultural 

 direction, to the growers, but none for 

 seedsmen for propagating 



Orders filled strictly in rotation. 



ANT. C. ZVOLANEK 

 Bound Brook, N. Jersey 



Joseph Breck & Sons Corp, 



Seeds, Bulbs,Plants 



AND AGRICULTURAL HARDWARE 



4r-54 NO. MARKET ST., BOSTON, MASS. 



Burpee's Seeds 



PHILADELPHIA 



Look through the Buyers' Directory ! d, ...... .,,, , . „ 



,„ , „„,. „ , r^ ., ., \ Blue List of Wholesale Prces mailed 



and Ready Reference Guide. You '._• * *,. ^ . ^ . 



only to those who plant for profit. 



will find some good offers there also. 



peWhiaTflower seeds '"' '""'""i^JZ'"' " """'^ 



The most complete collection of choice CINERARIA, CALCEOLARIA, CYCLA" 



varieties offered in our General Catalogue, : MEN, PANSY, PETUNIA, BIC. 



mailed free on application. ' , .~.w..in, uiv, 



^^ I can be h d Irom 



w. w. RAWSON & CO. JAMES VICK'S SONS, 



Our new store: 5 Union St. BOSTON, MASS. ROCheSter, N.Y. 



Cabbage Worms 



Killej by lightly dusting with 



_ HAnne.NDs slug shot 



For Pamphlet write to Fisfikill-on- Hudson, N. Y. Sold by Seedsmen 



FARQUHAR'S 



GRASS SEED 

 MIXTURES 



ARE CELEBRATED FOR 



Hardiness, Purity and Permanency 



Specially blended to suit all 

 conditions of soil for Meadow, 

 Pasture, Lawns, Golf Links, 

 Putting Greens, Tennis Courts, 

 Terraces, Embankments and 

 Shady Spots. 



Samples and Prices Upon Application 

 STORE HOURS : 7.30 A. M. TO 6 P. M. 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & GO. 



Seedsmen, Nurserymen and Florists 



6 & 7 SOUTH MARKET ST., BOSTON 



THOS. J. GREY & CO. 



Agricultural Machinery Repaired 

 MOWERS SHARPENED 



32 South Market St., Boston 



MAIMERS of PURE CULTURE TISSUE 



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MUSHROOM 

 =SPAWN = 



Presh Spawn Always on hand. 



WRITE FOR PRICES. 



COCHRAN MUSHROOM K SPAWN CO. 



911 CHEMICAL BLDG. ST. LOUIS, MO ^ 



HELLER'S MICE-PROOF SEED CASES. 



^Sead for Circulars. 



Keller & Co., Montpelier, 0. 



