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HORTICULTURE 



October 25, 1919 



Henry H. Barrows 



FERN 

 SPECIALIST 



Write for Prices. 

 H. H. BARROWS, Whitman, Mass. 



CHARLES H. TOTTY 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

 MADISON, IM. J. 



Nephrosis Norwood 



Best Crested Fern 



4 Inch pot*, extra heavy, 935.00 par aam- 

 dredj • Inch, 970.00 par hundred. 



ROBERT CRAIG COMPANY, ™i™y™«*. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 SPECIALISTS 



ELMER D. SMITH & CO. 



ADRIAN, MICO. 



Snow Queen Canrfta 

 Awarded Certificate of Merit at 8. A. 

 P. * O. H. New York Convention. And 

 100 other notable kinds. Always ask for 

 SWASTIKA BRAND ('ANNAS. 



Tli« fONARD & *7=-| WESTUROVE 

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ROBERT DYSART 



CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT 



Simple method of correct accounting 



especially adapted for florists' use. 



BOOKS BALANCED AND ADJUSTED 



40 STATE STREET . . BOSTON 



Telephone Main 68 



HILL'S EVERGREENS 



BEST FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY 



Small, medium and large sizes supplied 



l*rice list now ready 



THE D. HILL NURSERY CO. 



Evergreen Specialists, largest Growers 



in America 



BOX 415, DUNDEE, ILL. 



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CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



147-187 Linden At*. 



IBVINUTON, Jf. *. 



Cold storage should be relied upon 

 up to the holidays for the supply of 

 lily-of-the-valley pips for forcing. 

 Choose Berlin pips for early and 

 Hamburg for late forcing. The sand 

 bed should have a bottom heat of at 

 least 85 to 90 degrees. Several over- 

 head sprayings during the day should 

 be given until the bells are well 

 formed, when spraying should be dis- 

 continued. For the first two weeks 

 shade heavily, then admit the light 

 gently for about two days, afterwards 

 all the shading can be removed. If 

 grown in flats they may be placed in 

 a cool part of the house, which will 

 give the flowers a fine texture and 

 more durability. 



Don't run the sweet peas too high, 

 which only leaves them weakened so 

 that they do not easily recover. It is 

 better during spells of rainy or misty 

 weather to have a little heat and ven- 

 tilation at the same time. Sweet peas 

 like plenty of moisture at the roots, 

 but they will not stand a continual 

 over moist condition, so they should 

 be allowed to dry out occasionally. 

 Ventilation is an essential point in 

 growing sweet peas. Keep a little 

 heat running through the pipes now 

 that the nights are cool, and at the 

 same time open the ventilator a little 

 at the top. This will give them the 

 cool, dry atmosphere which is needed 

 to prevent the dropping of the buds. 

 Seed sown now in 4-inch pots will 

 bring a crop in February which should 

 last for about three months. Support 

 them well from time to time. The 

 most careful attention should be paid 

 to watering as the days grow shorter. 



Callas should be fumigated about 

 once a week to keep tnem free from 

 greenfly and thrips. Ventilation should 

 be given on all favorable days. A tem- 

 perature of from 55 to 60 degrees 

 should be given at night in order that 

 callas may bloom well. While flower- 

 ing they require large quantities of 

 plant food and should be given liquid 

 manure regularly once a week, and 

 when spring is nearing, twice a week. 

 When heat becomes necessary use a 

 sufficient amount of water .on the 

 paths and around the house for the 

 prevention of a harsh dry atmosphere. 

 Syringe the plants after the flowers 

 have been cut on all good days. Trim 

 away all old foliage, which will let 

 more air and light to the rest of the 

 plant. Callas will give good returns if 

 grown under anything like fair treat- 



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DUTCH BULBS 



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 BOS-TOIM. MASS. 



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 FOR SALE 



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 Water — No brickwork required — 

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