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HOETICULTURE 



December 21, 1912- 



MEN who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than 

 ceed. When Daniel Webster came up before the Bar Associa 

 told to go back and study — that he didn't know his lessons, 

 way to learn law was to practice it. He was finally admitted, 

 lawyers and statesmen the. world has ever known. It is practice, after 

 principle applies to the lily growing business. Some florists have 

 would not quit business just because a customer failed to pay you- 

 that much harder, to make up. Same in lily growing — if you don't 

 and try harder. Perhaps you don't know how to treat lilies — ask, if 

 plant more, work harder, and bring the general average up to stand 

 ences. Faint heart never won fair lilies. The growers who stick to 

 ones who finally make money. Get good reliable bulbs — Horseshoe 

 they will make money for you. They are the best in the world — no 

 application. Order your Cold Storage Giganteum now for delivery th 

 ent prices — storage free — payme it 60 days after delivery. 



men who try to do nothing and suc- 

 tion for his legal examination he was 

 He replied that he thought the best 



and proved to be one of the greatest 



all, that makes perfect. The same 

 bad results and get cold feet. You 

 ho. ,vou would keep right on working 

 succeed at first try again — and be sure 



you are not sure. But keep right on, 

 ard, so you can pay for past experi- 



it, through thick and thin, are the 

 Brand Giganteum — use them right, and 

 exceptions. Growing instructions upon 

 roughout 1913 — the following are pres- 



LILIUM GIGANTEUM 



Size 7/9 inch $8.50 per case of 100 bulbs 



Size 7/9 inch* 20.00 per case of 300 bulbs 



Size 8/10 inchf 12.00 per case of 100 bulbs 



Size 8/10 inch 33.00 per case of 250 bulbs 



"F. 0. b. Chicago, Cincinnati and New York. 

 tF. 0. b. Pittsburgh and New York only. 



Write for prices for fall delivery 1913. 



RALPH M. WARD & CO. 



THE LILY HOUSE 



Not How Cheap 

 Bat Hov Good 



71 MURRAY STREET, 



NEW YORK. 



COLD STORAGE LILY OF THE VALLEY 



For December and January Forcing 



New crop should never be used for December or January forcing, as it does 

 not force easily^ or give the requisite amount of foliage so early in the season. 

 Cold storage Valley should always be used for December and January forcing. 



We carry only one grade — the very highest quality obtainable. Cases con- 

 taining 250 pips, $5.00 each, 500 pips, $9.60 each, and 1000 pips, $18.00 each. 



PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA NARCISSUS 



We can still supply a splendid lot of these bulbs in perfec-t condition. 

 Bulbs have been held in cold storage, so that they are perfectly dormant. We 

 offer two grades,— 13 c/m bulbs, 1.250 to the case and 14 c/m bulbs, 1,000 to the 

 case, — which we will supply as long as unsold at $10.00 per case in case lots. 



SPIREA 



QUEEN ALEXANDRA. Fine clumps. 

 Case lot of 100 at ?11.00 per case. 



GLADSTONE. Fine clumps. 

 of 100 at $8.00 per case. 



Case lot 



LILIUM GIGANTEUM AND MULTIFLOR.UM 



GIGANTEUM. 7-0 inch bulbs, case of .300 at Sl(5..")(l per case. 

 MULTIFLOBIM. 0-10 inch bulbs, case of L'lX) at .$17.00 per case. 



FINE NAMED HYACINTHS 



We have a few thousand luilbs in the finest named commercial sorts single and 

 double, — La Grandesse. L'lnuocence, Grand Maitre, Grandeur a'Merveille, Bouiiuet 

 Tendre, La Tour d'Auvergue, Flevo, Ot hello, etc. S4.00 per 100. 



Hyacinths, Separate Colors, — red, white, blue, $2.60 per 100. 



FREESIAS. French, mammoth bulbs, $0.00 per 1,000. Purity, $10.00 per 1.000. 



F. R. PIERSON CO. 



TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK 



ORCHIDS 



Largett Importer*, Exporter*, Grower* 



and Hybridists in the World 

 SANDER, 5t. Alban's, England 



and 258 Broadway, Room 721 

 NEW YORK CITY 



Hybrid Orchids 



IFLOWSRED AND I 



UNFLOWERED.... | 



Julius Roehrs Co. 



Rutheriord, N. J. 



ORCMI 



We are headquarters for orchids. We 

 have large quantities of established, semi- 

 established and freshly imported; also 

 great variety of hybrids of best kind. In 

 addition we" carry orchid baskets, best or- 

 chid peat, live sphagnum for orchids; also 

 books on orchids. Write for catalogue and 



LAGER & HURRELL ^^g.^."- 

 ROTTED s'a°c% peat 



Best quality. Aug. and Sept. price, 00c. per 

 sacli, any quantity. 



SEtECTED STOCK || f1 C C 

 NICELY eURlAPPED III U O « 



10 bbl. bales, per bale, $4.00; 5 bales, f3.75 

 each ; 10 bales, $3.50 each ; 25 bales, $3.2B 

 each. 



J. H. SPRAGUE, BARNEGAT, N.J. 



LOECHNER & CO. 



JAPANESE ULIES 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



PALMS. AZALEAS, &o. 



11 Warren Street, New York, N. Y. 



IVriU for potations 



SPHAGNUM 



