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HORTICULTURE 



April 26, 1919 



CAMBRIDGE 



NEW YORK 



World's Oldest and Largest 

 Manufacturers of 



FLOWER POTS 



WHY? 



A. H. HEWS & CO., INC. 



Cambridge, Mass. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



It has frequently occurred to us that 

 a large majority of horticulturists 

 have but little knowledge of the bird 

 life so varied and abundant that sur- 

 rounds them, do not realize their value 

 to those engaged in the outdoor culti- 

 vation and propagation of trees, 

 shrubs and plants and from lack of 

 knowledge of the many species which 

 are on every hand, their life and 

 habits, have given that beautiful and 

 interesting part of animated nature 

 but little attention in observation and 

 study. Unquestionably a great deal 

 that has been written in late years has 

 not been of a nature that was instruc- 

 tive. Studies of the shading or color 

 variations of feather, in an effort to 

 form a new sub-species and give it a 

 name, the difference in millimeters of 

 the dimensions of leg, wing of feather, 

 or descriptions in terms not under- 

 stood by those not possessed of a 

 liberal education, has been a great fac- 

 tor that has stood in the way of a 

 more general knowledge of the bird. 

 The life history has in a great measure 

 been ignored, and it could hardly be 

 expected that a new work would ap- 

 peal to any who had found that his 

 previous readings were chill and un- 

 interesting and offering no inducement 

 for a study of the life and habits of the 

 most common birds about them. We 

 have often found those interested in 

 horticulture as naturally might be ex- 

 pected, quick to see and appreciate the 

 fascinating study of animated nature, 

 needing but little prompting to associ- 

 ate it with their study or profession. 



We are pleased to receive from the 

 publishers (The Page Company, Bos- 

 ton) a copy of new book entitled 

 "Birds of Field, Forest and Park" by 

 Albert Fred Gilmore. which is at once 

 well written and attractive and 

 should be in the hands of every one 

 who delights in outdoor studies. When 

 we say it is illustrated by Lewis 

 Fuertes in colors and R. Bruce Nors- 

 fall in their best form, it is unneces- 

 sary to enlarge upon its excellence. 

 Price $2.50 net. 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



Advertisements in this Department, Ten Cents a Line, Net 



BULBS 



C. KBUK & SONS, HILLBGOM, Holland. 



Bulbs of all descriptions. Write for prices. 



NEW YORK BRANCH, 8-10 Bridge St. 



CANNA8 

 For the best Up-to-Date Cannas, get new 

 price list. THE CONARD & JONES CO.. 

 West Grove, Pa. 



CABNATION STAPLES 

 Split carnations quickly, easily and 

 cheaply mended. Plllsbury's Carnation 

 Staple, 1000 for 36c; 3000 for S1.00 post- 

 paid. I. L. PILLSBURY. Qalesburg, I1L 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Strong rooted cuttings of Oconto, Har- 

 vard. Glow, Razer, Polly Rose, Yondota, 

 Helen Lee, Chieftain, Cbrysolora, and all 

 standard sorts. $2.00 per 100, $15.00 per 

 1000. Ready now. Order today. 



I. M. RAYNER, Greenport, N. Y. 



DAHLIAS 



Peony Dahlia Mrs. Frederick Grlnnell. 



$10.00 per clump. Cash with order. 



JOHN P. ROONEY, New Bedford, Mass. 



New Paeony Dahlia — John Wauamaker, 

 Newest, Handsomest, Best. New color, new 

 form and new habit of growth. Big stock 

 of best cut-flower varieties. Send list of 

 wants to PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS. 

 Berlin, N. J. 



Greenhouse glass, lowest prices. JOHN- 

 STON GLASS CO., Hartford City, Ind. 



GOLD FISH 



Gold fish, aquarium plants, snails, cas- 

 tles, globes, aquarium, fish goods, nets, 

 etc., wholesale. FRANKLIN BARRETT, 

 Breeder, 4815 D St., Olney, Philadelphia. 

 Pa. Large breeding pairs for sale. Send 

 for price list. 



IRIS 



Iris Matadore; large segments, 2% by 1% 

 in., standards open, arched and fluted. 

 Deep Lavender, falls rich Petunia Violet. 

 30 in. 80-100 plants, $73.00. One of our 

 Entire Stock Sale of Seedlings. THE 

 GLEN ROAD IRIS GARDENS, Wellesley 

 Farms, Mass. 



OBCHIDS 



HASSALL & CO., Orchid Growers and 

 Raisers, Southgate, London, England. Catt- 

 leyas and Laelio-Cattleyas our specialty. 

 One trial order solicited. 



TANSIES 



200,000 large, stocky, September, trans- 

 planted, Held grown, blooming Pansy 

 plants, superb strain. All salable stoek. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. $1.50 per 100, 

 $14.00 per 1000. Ready now. Cash with 

 order. BRILL CELERY GARDENS, 

 Kalamazoo, Mich. 



PEONIES 



Peonies. The world's greatest collection, 

 1200 sorts. Send for list. C. BBTSCHER, 

 Canal Dover, O. 



SWEET PEA8 



Just Arrived, crop 1018 winter flowering 

 SWEET PEAS, New Zealand grown, the 

 large flowering waved or Spencer type. We 

 have been very fortunate to secure the en- 

 tire crop of one of the best growers In New 

 Zealand. New Zealand grown seed has al- 

 ways produced the earliest and best blooms, 

 and seed started In August will produce 

 lowers from Thanksgiving until March; 

 requiring a low temperature, these make an 

 ideal crop for the Florist this year. Scar- 

 let, always a good seller. Finest Mixture, 

 all the best colors. Pink and White, 

 Blanche Ferry type. Yarrawa (true), bright 

 rose pink with light wings. Write for 

 further particulars. 

 JULIUS ROEHR8 CO., Rutherford, N. J. 



SPHAGNUM MOBS 



Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and 

 orchid baskets always on hand. LAGER 

 * HURRELL, Summit N. J. 



VINES 



Flowering and Foliage Vines, choice 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tub 

 grown for Immediate effect; also Climbing 

 Roses. J. H. TROY, Mount Htssarllk Nur 

 sery, New Rocnella, N. Y. 



WIBE WORK 



WILLIAM B. HEIL8CHER'B WIRF 

 WORKS, 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mlt* 



PRUNING RAMBLER ROSES WITH 

 HEDGING SHEARS. 



If there is one thing which I loathe 

 more than any other in the work of a 

 garden, it is the cutting out and tying 

 up of Rambler roses. All the thorny 

 growths have to be laid clear of the 

 supports, the old wood cut away, and 

 the new tied in place. When cutting 

 away the old wood I invariably cut 

 some piece which has sent out at the 

 top a beautiful new rod. Too late I 

 see this piece and hasten to secrete it, 

 Now all this vexatious and annoying 

 work is done away with. I go into the 

 tool-shed, procure the hedging shears, 

 and proceed to lop back those roses 

 just as I would a hedge. It does not 

 matter whether the growth is new or 

 old; off it comes. In a very short time 

 I have the bottom of the ladder strewn 

 with a tangled mass of what would 

 have been blooming wood. As a ro- 

 sarian my soul would have shrieked 

 aloud at such desecration at one time; 

 now I simply cart the debris to the 

 bonfire without turning a hair. Why? 

 Simply because I have found that all 

 this tedious cutting out and tying up 

 is not necessary. Blooms are produced 

 in abundance on the roses cut back in 

 this way. It is true that after the op- 

 eration the roses look as if they would 

 never bloom again. I learned this 

 "tip" by accident. Xear my house 

 there was a particularly fine speci- 

 men of a weeping Dorothy Perkins. 

 In its season it was simply weighed 

 down with blooms. The following 

 spring I chanced to look at that rose, 

 and found that its owner had cut the 

 head back to about a foot of wood — 

 new and old wood was all treated 

 alike. I watched that rose with inter- 

 est during the time when it should 

 bloom. There, sure enough, it was, a 

 pink billowy mass. From that day I 

 have adopted the same tactics, and al- 

 ways get an abundance of bloom. — 

 Clarence Pointing, in The Garden. 



