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HORTICULTUBB 



September 25, 191S 



MAGIC 



Manares (or all Greenhoase Soils 



Manafactared Exclasiveir ior the Trade by the 



CHICAGO FEED S FERTILIZER CO. 



Union Stock Yards, CHICAGO, ILL. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Bulletin of Peony News, No. 1, to- 

 gether with the Proceedings of the 

 American Peony Society for 1914 and 

 1915. This is a 36-page pamphlet of 

 much interest and practical value to 

 the peony grower and dealer. Con- 

 tains some excellent cultural notes on 

 the peony from widely known special- 

 ists. 



Proceedings of the Wisconsin State 

 Horticultural Society.— Tliis is the An- 

 nual Report for 1915. by F. Cranefield. 

 secretary. A well-bound volume of 106 

 pages with several full iiage plates. A 

 very useful feature is a careful descrip- 

 tive list of trees and shrubs recom- 

 mended as hardy and desirable for 

 planting in Wisconsin, together with a 

 "black list" of shrubs which have been 

 tested on the grounds of the Experi- 

 ment Station at Madison and found un- 

 satisfactory. 



Our Little Carthaginian Cousin and 

 Our Little Norman Cousin of Long 

 Ago, are two books especially designed 

 for boys and girls, just sent out by 

 The Page Company, Boston. These 

 books are uniform with those previous- 

 ly published in the Little Cousin Series 

 all of which have had a wide populari- 

 ty as interesting and authentic ac- 

 counts of the children and their man- 

 ners, customs and surroundings in 

 other countries in the olden time. The 

 first named is The Story of Hanno, a 

 Boy of Carthage, by Clara Vostrovsky 

 Winlow, the time being about 2,000 

 years ago. The second is a Story of 

 Normandy in the time of William the 

 Conqueror, by Evalein Stein. Both 

 are splendidly illustrated by John Goss 

 with six full page plates in tints and 

 expressive frontispiece in colors. The 

 low price at which these instructive 

 and entertaining books are sold — 60 

 cents a volume — should insure a very 

 large sale. 



Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids — 

 by Sander & Sons. St. Allians, Eng- 

 land. This new and up-to-date issue 

 of this work so indispensable to the 

 orchid enthusiast, will be welcomed in 

 all parts of the world where orchids 

 are cultivated. It contains a complete 

 list of the names and parentages of 

 all the known Hybrid Orchids, whether 

 introduced or artificially raised. The 

 lists are arranged in talnilar form so 

 that all hybrids, derived from each 

 species or hybrid, may be ascertained 

 at a glance. The premier position so 

 long held by Messrs Sander in the or- 

 chid world is the best guarantee of the 

 exactness and reliability of the con- 

 tents of this work, which must have 

 entailed much pains-taking labor and 

 zealous research. It comprises 158 

 pages and blank leaves are inserted 

 to enable those who wish to do so to 

 add new records from time to time. 

 The price of the volume is 21 shillings 

 in England. Parties wanting copies 

 can get them through the office of 

 HoBTicuLTUKE, or by application direct 



to Sander & Sons, St. Albans, England. 

 Manual on the Iris. By C. S. Har- 

 rison, York, Neb. Giving directions for 

 their propagation and care, how to en- 

 large a wide field of profit and pleasure. 

 Mr. Harrison is known far and wide 

 for his devotion to the Iris, the Phlox 

 and the Peony — indeed to any plant 

 that will make itself at home and 

 adorn the gardens in the semiarid re- 

 gions. Mr. Harrison's attachment for 

 these things finds vent in a commana 

 of beautiful sentiments, an almost po- 

 etic fervor and contagious enthusiasm. 

 He believes in "something more than 

 dollar chasing" and is in the business 

 of nurseryman not alone for its emolu- 

 ments Init also because he loves the 

 goods he handles and he has given 

 freely of his time and ability to the 

 missionary work of teaching others 

 to love them. This iris book is very 

 attractively illustrated with portraits 

 of many of the finest varieties and an 

 excellent picture of the author forms 

 an appropriate frontispiece. The man- 

 ual will fill a good and useful place. 



The Holy Earth. By Dr. L. H. 

 Bailey. — In this volume one of the 

 foremost living authorities on rural 

 life and agriculture presents his per- 

 sonal views, formed by many years of 

 thought, study and contact, of man's 

 relations to the soil, Ijoth physical and 

 spiritual. In it he reveals rare poetic 

 gifts of wisdom and expression. His 

 style is captivating, his philosophy 

 convincing, his entliusiasm infectious. 

 The reader's mental vision Is focussed 

 upon himself as one of the teeming, 

 tense and aspiring human race, as a 

 factor in Nature's great plan and a 

 participator in some far-reaching des- 

 tiny. The Neighbor's Access to the 

 Earth, The Sub-dividing of the 

 Land, The Struggle for Existence, 

 Tlie Keeping of The Beautiful Earth. 

 The Democratic Basis in Agriculture, 

 A forest Background, The Open Fields, 

 The Habit of Destruction — these are I 

 the titles of a few of the twenty-nine 

 chapters which make up this literary 

 gem. After reading it we realize more 

 than ever before the responsibility 

 which has been placed upon man to act I 

 riglitly towards the earth and our ob- j 

 ligations "to react and to partake, to 

 keep, to cherish, and to co-operate" in 

 every way possible to conserve the 

 beauty and the utility of this Earth 

 once pronounced "Good " by the Cre- 

 ator. "The Holy Earth" is" published 

 by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 

 Price $1.00. HoKTicuLTiRE can supply 

 copies. If to be sent by mail add post- 

 age, 10c. 



NIKOTEEN 



For Spraying 



APHIS PUNK 



For Fumigating 

 Aftk Your Dealer For It. 



NICOTINE MFG. CO. 



ST. LOUIS 



The ReconUed gtwidard Intectleld*. 



A spray remedy for grreen, bUck, whlU flj, 



red gplder, thrlp*, mealy bu« and loft kUk 



Qumrt, »1.M: OaUoa, f»M. 



FUNCINE 



An InfaUlble spray remedy for roM mUdew 

 carnation and chryaanthemam mat 

 Qa»rt, 7Se; OaUon, f«.0O. 



VERMINE 



to'^'ma.***'''""' '" •"*• •* ^'* •"• "»•• 

 qurt, 11.00; GaUaa. ft.OO. 



SCALINE 



A aeallclde and fangldda combined tot Baa 

 Joge and varlona scale on trees and baidj 

 stock, and Tarlons bUgbu which aflect 



Qnart, 7Ce; OalloB, «1.M. 



NIKOTIANA 



A 12% nicotine solatlon properly dilated 

 for fumigating or vaporlxlng. 



Qoart, fl.M; Oallon, f4.M. 



If yoa cannot obtain onr prodacta tnm 

 your li>cal dealrr, send na yonr ardcr aad 

 we will ship lmmedlat<iy tbreash aaa 

 nearest agent. 



Aphine Manufacturing Co. 



MADISON, N. J. 

 GEO. A. BCRNISTON M. C. KBEL 



Prenldent Tresanrer 



Where tliere Is a hoase that Is jaat 

 full of buds almost ready to show color, 

 nothing will turn better color Into the 

 flowers than a little soot, that can be 

 scattered over the benches before water- 

 ing. The amount applied should not be 

 e.^eessiTe. as the soot Is very strong 

 and may damage some of the foliage 

 somewhat. Apply just enough to blacken 

 the surface of the soil In the benchea, 

 and let It go at that. Better a little 

 oftener than too much all at once. 



We olTer the genuine In original cwt. 

 SarkH. at: 



«.00 per 112 lbs.; Jill. 50 per 500 lbs. 



Sfumpp & Walter Co. 



30-32 Barclay Street, NEW YORK 



THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY 



Manufacturers ot Insecticides 

 Removed tii Larger Quarters 



417 E. 19th Street, NEW YORK 



lOO-lb. bag 



Plantllfe Insecticide for Dusting ¥2JS0 



Plantlife Fumigating Tobacco 3.00 



Very Strong Tobacco Dust 2.00 



We pay freight orders for 200 lbs. or more. 

 Cash with order. 



Cocoanut Fibre Soil 



Doea noi stop the use of flumns. 

 All seedsmen keep It In stock. It la the 

 laat word In Pertlllzlng Humos 

 Send for Prices. 



20tli CENTURY PLANT FOOD CO. 



» t ;9 OCEAN ST., BCTHltlUSI. 



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 mention HORTICULTURE. 



