January 18. 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



63 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 

 L. E. Williams, Exeter, N. H. — Price 

 list of collected native trees, shrubs 

 and plants for 1919. As usual, a com- 

 prehensive and valuable list of native 

 bulbs, shrubs and ferns. 



Burnett Bros., 92 Chambers St., 

 New York. — Annual catalogue of seeds, 

 bulbs and plants for the year 1919, 

 There is no indication in this progres- 

 sive list of standard and novelty in- 

 troductions that Burnett Bros, have 

 any pessimistic ideas regarding the 

 future. It is an enterprising and well 

 put up catalogue and very creditable 

 to the firm. 



Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa. 

 — Catalogue of "The Best Roses for 

 America." As usual, a well printed 

 and profusely illustrated magnificent 

 catalogue, well worthy of wide distri- 

 bution. For cover illustration, the 

 new hardy yellow Rose Hugonis forms 

 a most inspiring and appropriate 

 picture. On the rear page of cata- 

 logue are three portraits of Gold 

 Medal Cannas. 



Maurice Fuld, 7 West 45th St., New 

 York. — Not a catalogue and yet with a 

 good catalogue efficiency. No. 7 of Vol- 

 ume 3 of Flower Lore by Maurice Fuld 

 has been received. It bears on the 

 title page a word that it purports to 

 be a real practical magazine for the 

 garden enthusiast, and as such we can 

 unreservedly commend it. Especially 

 worth reading is an article entitled 

 The Underpaid Gardener, and which 

 would be to the interest of many 

 gardeners to take into thoughtful con- 

 sideration. We find much in it to 

 which we can respond with full ap- 

 proval. 



A. E. Kunderd, Goshen, Ind.— Kun- 

 derd's Gladioli, 1919. A beautiful and 

 artistic catalogue as usual and up-to- 

 date as the last word in American 

 gladiolus progress. The cover page 

 shows a handsome picture of the new 

 ruffled variety Elegance, and there 

 are other illustrations of representative 

 varieties of the new races which Mr. 

 Kunderd has so successfully intro- 

 duced. We make no mistake in say- 

 ing that every gladiolus lover should 

 have Kunderd's catalogue and have 

 access to the new things which he is 

 constantly adding to the list of ad 

 vanced sorts. 



Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. — 

 Dreer's Garden Book for 1919. It 

 seems hardly possible to say anything 

 as to the merits of this welcome an- 

 nual visitor further than we have said 

 in'pa'it years as to its standing among 



Farquhar's Giant Cyclamen 



Awarded the Gold Medal of the Mass- 

 achusetts Horticultural Society 



Farquhar's Giant Crimson- 

 scarlet 1 00 seeds $2.25 



Farquhar's Giant Salmon 100 seeds 2.00 



Farquhar's Giant Crimson 

 Farquhar's Giant Pink 



Farquhar's Giant White 



Farquhar's Giant Blood Red 



Farquhar's Giant Excelsior 



Each of the above 100 seeds $1.75 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & GO. 



6 South Market Street, 



BOSTON, MASS. 



"Seeds with a Lineage" All Varieties 



Thoroughly tested at our trial grounds, Raynet 



Park, London, England. Send for Catalogue 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc., c-JT^SSi m.„ 



the foremost seed and plant catalogues 

 in America. It is worth mentioning 

 that the plant embargo and other seri- 

 ous interferences which have been 

 added to the plantsmen's difficulties 

 have not encroached upon the enter- 

 prising and inspiring character of this 

 list of good things. It will meet with 

 a hearty welcome and inspire confi- 

 dence in floriculture for the coming 

 year in any quarter where it may 

 have ebbed. There are several colored 

 plates, one of them particularly . of 

 late blooming asters being especially 

 beautiful. A sheet containing an obit- 

 uary notice of the late William F. 

 Dreer accompanies the book. 



the manure moist enough to prevent 

 most of the fermentation. 



Manure carelessly piled or scattered 

 in open lots is always subject to ex- 

 cessive leaching, as well as to fermen- 

 tation. Furthermore, manure in loose 

 piles often "fire-fangs." This condi- 

 tion is caused by molds and may result 

 in a large loss of plant food in a very 

 short time. Moist, well-packed manure 

 does not "fire-fang." 



Da- 



WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO 

 STORE MANURE? 

 Manure fermentation is greatly 

 lessened if it is kept compact and 

 moist. When convenient, leave in 

 sheds and allow stock to keep it com- 

 pact by trampling. In such a case the 

 liquid manure will keep it moist 

 enough. If it must be removed to the 

 lots, pile in ricks with nearly perpen- 

 dicular sides and flat tops. If the rick 

 can be made in a shallow concrete 

 lined pit much of the loss due to 

 leaching will be prevented. If prop- 

 erly ricked the rains will usually keep 



PATENTS GRANTED. 



1,285. 1S3. Fertilizer-Distributer. 



vid R. Holden, Peoria, 111. 

 1,285,203- Hedge - Trimmer. William 



Hollingsworth Jaeger, Trenton, N. J. 

 1,286,258. Plant-Support. S. Spencer 



Eccleston, Cortland, N. Y. 



1,286,545. Garden-Plow. William R. 

 Daily, Logan, Kans. 



1,286,710. Cultivator. Samuel E. Mills, 

 Raymondville, Texas. 



Washington. — Nation-wide planting 

 of trees and the naming of a great 

 national highway in honor of Theo- 

 dore Roosevelt were suggested today 

 as memorials to the former President 

 by Charles Lathrop Pack, president of 

 the American Forestry Association. 

 Col. Roosevelt served for a number of 

 years as vice-president of the associ- 

 ation. 



