540 



HOETICULTUEE 



October 21, 1916 



IIVII 



ION 



Boxwoods, Rhododendrons, Evergreens, Etc. 

 Bulbs of every description 



JOHNSON & MILLANS, Inc., Auctioneers 



Coogan Building, 55-57 West 26th Street, New York 



(Under Cut Flower Exchange) 



Monster Auction Sales Every Tuesday and Friday at 10 A. M. 



10,000 square feet devoted to our auction business 



WRITE FOR CATALOGUE 



ST. LOUIS SPRING FLOWER SHOW. 



An "International" Spring Flower 

 Show will be held in St. Louis, March 

 15th to 18th, 1917. The prizes to be 

 offered will be so arranged that not 

 only professional growers, private 

 gardeners and amateurs may compete, 

 but also the Botanical Gardens, City 

 Parks and Greenhouses in the United 

 States and Canada. All branches of 

 horticulture are considered In the 

 competitive classes. The grower, 

 wholesaler, retailer, florist, nursery- 

 man, landscape gardener and the fruit 

 and vegetable grower, all will have 

 opportunities to exhibit their skill. 

 The competition will also include ex- 

 hibitions of the different methods of 

 packing plants and flowers. There will 

 be lectures as well as demonstrations, 

 and no trouble or expense will be 

 spared to make this one of the most 

 successful flower shows ever held. The 

 Exhibition Hall is centrally located, 

 easy of access, and not far from the 

 Union Station. 



The officers are as follows: 



Executive Committee — Jules Bour- 

 det, chairman; W. A. Rowe, treasurer; 

 F. A. Windier, Adolph Jaenicke, G. B. 

 Windier, J. F. Ammann, W. W. 

 Ohlweiler. 



Manager of Show — Jules Bourdet. 



RICHMOND 

 CEDAR WORKS 



RICHMOND, VA. 



Largest Manufacturers in 

 tlie World of 



CEDAR PLANT 

 TUBS 



Send for Price List and 

 Booklet in Colors 



Executive Secretary — W. W. Ohl- 

 weiler, Missouri Botanical Garden. 



Chairmen of Sub-Committees— Fi- 

 nance, W. A. Rowe; Premium, A. 

 Jaenicke; Publicity, F. A. Windier; 

 Guarantee Fund, A. H. Hummert; 

 Special Premiums, G. B. Windier; En- 

 tertainment, J. S. Carter; Admission, 

 C. Beyer; Program, J. J. Windier; 

 Auditing, H. G. Berning; Patrons, W. 

 W. Ohlweiler; Judges, J. F. Ammann; 

 Reception, J. J. Beneke; Trade Dis- 

 plays, W. J. Pilcher; Growers' and 

 Nurserymen's Display, Frank Weber; 

 Retail Display, F. C. Weber, Jr.; Pri- 

 vate Gardeners, L. P. Jensen; Parks 

 and Gardens, E. Strehle; School Ex- 

 hibits, H. C. Irish; Landscape Gard- 

 eners, C. W. Fullgrat; Special Exhib- 

 its, W. S. Wells; Exhibition and Hall, 

 W. C. Smith; Decoration, D. S. 

 Geddes. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Niles Nursery Co., Niles, Mich.^ 

 Trade List of Hardy Plants. 



J. Chas. McCuUough Seed Co., Cin- 

 cinnati, O. — Fall Catalogue of "A Mod- 

 ern Seed Store." 



Harrison's Nurseries, Berlin, Md. — 

 Wholesale Catalogue of Select Stock 

 for Fall Delivery. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadel- 

 phia. — Burpee's Sweet Peas for 1917 

 and Other Novelties in Flower Seeds. 

 Illustrated. 



Fraser Nursery Company, Hunts- 

 ville, Ala. — Annual Wholesale Price 

 List, Fall 1916 and Spring 1917. For 

 Nurserymen and Dealers Only. Illus- 

 trated. 



V. Lemoine & Son, Nancy, France. — 

 Catalogue No. 190. for Autumn, 1916. 

 As always, an instructive and en- 

 grossing list of the finest garden sub- 

 jects. Illustrated. 



NEW CORPORATION. 



Schenectady, N. Y. — Empire Seed 

 Co., capital stock $5,000. Incorpora- 

 tors, Charles Vernon, Chas. D. Filkins 

 and Harry E. Stevens. 



York, Neb.— C. S. Harrison an- 

 nounces that he has sold all his inter- 

 est in the C. S. Harrison Select Nur- 

 sery to H. S. King of York. Any per- 

 son wishing to communicate with him 

 should address C. S. Harrison, 829 

 York Ave., York, Neb. We understand 

 that Mr. Harrison reserved a few 

 thousand of the choicest irises, peonies 

 and other perennials, together with 

 the Chinese tree lilacs, which in due 

 time will be offered to the trade only. 



CARNATIONS 



Field Grown 



KMOHAJITKBSS SCPREOCE. KDBHKA 

 WKITB WONDER. 'PINK DELIOHT. 



$7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



BNCHANTRESS, I.ADY BOUNTIFUI-, 

 MATCHXtBeS, 



«7.ee per 100; $S5.0« per 1000. 



I/ADT NOBTBOUTF, PINK WIMSOR. 

 WHITE WIN80R. 



$6.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



WOOD BROS., 



FISHKIIX. 

 N. T. 



JAPAN IRIS 



SEEDLINGS 



From Home Grown and Imported 



Seed insuring a splendid 



range of colors 



50c. per doz.; $3.00 per 100 ; 



926.00 per 1000 



Send for New Catalogue 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, INC., 



FLOWERFIELD L. I., N.Y. 



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CARNATIONS 



F. DORNER t SONS CO. 



LA FAYETTE, IND. 



ELMER D. SMflH & 06. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Ask for Catalogue 



ADMAN. ... - MICH. 



CHARLES H. TOTTY 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



IVI A. 13 I S O IM, r>J. J. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 



ALEX. GUTTMAN 



The best Eaily Lavender-l'ink In the 

 Market. Klooms liave been selliug for $6.00 

 per dozen since middle of September. .Stock 

 Plants. 7."ie. eaoli. ^ISM per doz. 



GUTTMAN & RAYNOR. INC. 

 AVhoIesale Florists 

 101 West 28th .St.. New York, or FR.4JVK 

 DINI>.\, Farniingdale, N. Y. 



A.N. Pierson, Inc. 



CROMWE3.L, CONN. 



Beikfing Plants and Roses 



