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HOKTICULTUEE 



February 14, 1914 



UNFAIR PARCEL POST RATES. 



After writing to the Postmaster 

 General regarding the extending of 

 the Parcel Post rules so as to apply 

 to "seeds, bulbs, cuttings, scions, 

 roots and plants," we have lind in re- 

 ply from the Third Assistant Post- 

 master General a letter which reads in 

 ])art : 



■'In answer to your It'ttev of the 2nd in- 

 stant, which the Postmaster Ceneral has 

 referred to me. I have to inform von that 

 the Act of July 24th. 1S,SS. fixes the special 

 rate of postage of one cent for eai-h two 

 ounces or fraction thereof on parcels ot 

 seeds, cuttinirs, bulbs, roots, scions, and 

 plants and the parcels post law provides 

 that it sh.'ill not in any way affect such 

 special rate. It is understood that this 

 provision was inserted in the parcel post 

 law at the inst;ince of the seedsmen of the 

 country." 



Now why these items should carry 

 a higher rate of postage than other 

 merchandise, at the instance of the 

 seedsmen of the country we are un- 

 able to understand. 



Why consideration should be given 

 to all these items, simply upon the 

 recommendation of the seedsmen, 

 when they only handle seeds, is an- 

 other thing which looks "queer" at 

 least to the writer's way of thinking. 

 There undoubtedly must be a misun- 

 derstanding somewhere as to the 

 seedsmen generally having recom- 

 mended that the rate of postage be 

 held higher on these items than on 

 other merchandise, and the very 

 thought of the thing is convincing 

 that it is not right, inasmuch as a 

 pound of seeds mailed at the office ot 

 any one in the trade costs as much to 

 mail at his post office to be handed 

 out to a customer one block away, as 

 it does to send them over various 

 lines or ways of carriage to the most 

 distant parts of the country. 



We wish to ask every seedsman, 

 nurseryman and florist to write im- 

 mediately to his Congressman and to 

 the Postmaster General asking imme- 

 diate legislation affecting the parcel 

 post rates so as to apply to seeds, cut- 

 tings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants. 

 This is certainly important and in 

 justice to both the seller and buyer of 

 such items, an urgent request should 

 be made upon these officials that this 

 error be given prompt legislation and 

 correction. 



Vau)esian Nubsehies. 



By Geo. W. jQnes. 



Little Ads Bring 

 Big Returns 



Little ads. in our Classified Columns bring 

 big returns to both advertiser and -pur- 

 chaser. 



Anything that can be sold to florists, gar- 

 deners, park and cemetery superintendents, 

 etc., can be sold through this medium In 

 this department, and at very small cost. 

 Don't fail to read them each issue, for you 

 will find one or more that will prove profit- 

 able to jou. 



They Cost Only One 



Cent a Word Undisplayed 



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FOUR SWASTIKA 

 COMBINATION 

 CANNA OFFERS THAT 

 ARE REAL CREAM 



\Vhen..vou can get the cream of 

 the cannas at. almost milk prices — 

 you should do it. Look these offers 

 over and get out your fountain pen 

 and hustle off your order. 



There are no better cannas grown than ours. 

 No one contradicts that. There are few as goad. 

 Xo one denies that. 



liig fat heavy clumps — no skimping "fill in the chinks" kind. All 

 clumps are now stored on racks — none boxed. Yours will be packed 

 direct from the racks. 



CO.MBIN.\TIO>f A. 

 5 WINTZEK'S UU WINN'ERS. 



Each 10 Each 10 



$.7.5 .$8.00 .Tcnnie Walls Fahnline..$ .75 $6.1X1 



.75 6.00 r.lanche Wintzer 2.00 lo.Oi) 



6.00 

 1 each, 5 in all, .f:io0. or .T such sets, .$10.00. 

 COMBINATION B. 

 .\OVELTIES NATIONALLY NOTED 

 10 100 



Panama 



Olympic 75 



Maid of Orleans 75 



-M.-teor, Red $1.00 $2.5.00 



Kate F. Deemer 4,00 2.5.00 



Jlrs. Alfred F. Conard.. 3.00 20.00 

 1 each, 5 in all, $1.00. 



10 100 



\Vm. Saunders $.63 .$5.00 



Wabash .3.00 20.0t) 



such sets, $2.50. 

 CO.MBINATION V. 



TWO TOO GOOD TO OMIT. 



10 100 10 lt:0 



Rosea Gigantea $1.50 .$8.00 Jlout Blanc .$.65 $5.00 



1 each, 2 in all, $.50, or li such sets,, .$1.IH). 

 COMBINED A, B & C. 

 12 ABOVE NEW CANNAS, each SET A, B. C. including also 12 

 King numl>ert, $3.00, or 3 such sets, $r2..50. 



Or*Ier Now. Sliiniiients proiiiitt or IieUl till .vou wsllrt them. 



THE CONARD & JONES CO. 



Swastika Brand Cannas 



WEST GROVE, PENN 



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OrrO HEINECKEN 



Horticultural Agency 



Whitehall BIdg., 17 Battery Place 

 NEW YORK 



Sole American Representative of: 

 J. HKINiS SONS. HalNtrnhck (GrrmanT) 



Fruit Tree Stocli. Forest Trees, 

 Hedge Pl.ints. 



E. NFUBERT, Wandahrk (Oermany) 



Lit,v of the Valley, Lilacs for Forcing. 



A, KRILHOLZ, Quedlinbnre (nrrmany) 



High-grade ^■egctable Seeds. 



H. ZVP & CO., LlBiie (Hollaad) 



Wholesale Bulbgrowers. Specialty 

 Hyacinths. 



AUo Holland and B^^lKinm stock, as 

 Rhododendrons, Asaleas, Palms, ete. 



WRITE FOR PRICES, 



Mention IIuKTICULTrr.E when writing 



GERANIUiVIS ^""roTm"^ 



POITEVINE, DOYLE, RICARD and 



others, $18.00 per 1000. 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI, 2% In. poU, 

 $2.50 per 100; 3 In.. $4.00. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS, 3 In., |5.00 p»r 

 100. 



FUCHSIAS, 2Vi In., $2.00 per 100. 



DRACAENAS, 3 In., $4.00 per 100. 



J. E. FELTHOUSEN 



154 Van Vrauken Ave., Schenectady, N. T. 

 Mention HORTICULTURE when wrlttng 



For Prompt Shipment 

 Lllium Giganteum i 



7-9 in. (300 bulbs to case) $7.00 ieO.OO 

 g-9 in. (250 bulbs to case) $S.60 $75.00 



A. Henderson & Co. 



369 RIVER ST.. CHICAGO. 



Per 



CYCLAIVIEIM 



Rent strain in existeore. 

 4 inrii jafi.OO 



100,000 Geraniums 



inih 



THOMAS ROLAND, 



76.00 



Nahant, Mass. 



ROBERT CRAIG CO. 



KOSES, PALMS. 



and Novelties in Decorative Plants. 



MARKET and 49th STREETS. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



From 2 and 

 2% in. Pot» 

 S. A. Nutt, Poltevlne, Grant, Klcard, 

 Buchner, Favorite, Moiiiinort, I><iyle, Viaud, 

 etc., $2.40 per 100; $20.00 per looo. 



2^-lnch Heliotropes. 3 varieties; Lan- 

 tanas, 6 varieties; ll.irguerltes, 3 varlelle*, 

 $2,75 per 100; $25.00 per 1000, Corre- 

 spondence solicited. 



ALONZO J. BRYAN, Waihington, New Jcrwr 



FERN DISH FERNS 



&3.50 per 100 ^30.00 per 1000. 



Boston Ferns Whitmani 



Extra Strong 6 Inch, 50c each. 



ERNEST OECHSLIN 



HadisgD St. and Gale Ave.. RIVER FOREST, III. 



