December 14, 1912 



HOETICULTURE 



823 



RARE PLANTS FROM CHINA 



See Our Spring Catalogue for 

 1913, ready January 1st. for 



REAL NOVELTIES 



In Shrubs, Vines and 

 Other Plants 



R. 8 J. FARQUHAR 8 CO. 



6 and 7 South Market St. 

 BOSTON, MASS. 



the goods with stems. The banquet 

 committee has decided to have that 

 occasion come oft January 22nd, in- 

 stead of this month. It was voted to 

 hold two shows in 1913 as usual. 



The Lecture Committee, of which 

 Eric H. Wetterlow is chairman, have 

 issued a handsome topic card for the 

 course of lectures for the coming sea- 

 son. The list is as follows: 



December 20th — Renovating an Old 

 Orchard. By Allen Swain, of Boston, 

 Mass. 



January 3rd — Trees and Shrubs. By 

 John Kirkegaard, Bedford. Mass. 



January 17th — What We Do Not 

 Know About Soils and Fertilizers. By 

 Dudley M. Pray, Boston, Mass. 



February 7th — The Creation of New 

 Flowers and What Has Been Accom- 

 plished Recently. By Maurice Fuld, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



February 21st— Small Fruits. (Ac- 

 companied by Stereopticon Views). 

 By Wilfrid Wheeler, Concord, Mass. 



March 7th— Forestry. By Allen S. 

 Peabody, Manchester, Mass. 



March 21st— Vegetables. By W. N. 

 Craig, of North Easton, Mass. 



April 4th — Poultry. By Henry Moul- 

 ton, Manchester, Mass, 



April 18th— Fruit Under Glass. By 

 Joseph Tillson, Beverly Farms, Mass. 



May 2nd — Perennials. Name of 

 speaker to be announced later. 



May 16th — Greenhouse Flowering 

 Plants. By George Stewart, Medford, 

 Mass. 



June 6th — Fungus, Edible and Poi- 

 sonous Varieties. Name of speaker to 

 be announced later, 



June 20th— Landscape Gardening. 

 Name of speaker to be announced 

 later. 



GERANIUMS 



Flowering: plants, ready for im- 

 mediate shipment. Well rooted 

 from 2^ inch pots, ready for re- 

 potting- into 3 inch. All stock 

 first class. 



$2.25 



Per 100 



5000 S. A. Nutt 



500 Alphonse Ricard 



500 Beaute Poitevine 

 1000 Mme. Salleroi ( OQ 00 



200 Rose Geraniums \ f^^'{^^^ 



200 Ivy Geraniums 



300 Double Lobelia, $2.00 per 100 



500 Dracaena Indivisa, 3 inch pots, fine 



plants, $5.00 per 100 



Cash With Order, Please 



Magnus Pierson 



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Valley Pips. Berlin & Hamburg grades 

 Azaleas, Palms, Bays, etc.. from Belgium 

 Begonia, Gloxinia Bulbs. Dec. shipment 

 Boxwood, Roses, etc., from Boskoop. Holl. 

 Maples, Planes,etc., from Oudenbosch, Holl. 

 Fruit and Ornamental Stocks from France 

 English Manetti. Jap Lilies, etc.. etc. 

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