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HORTICULTURE 



August 5, 1911 



Heacock's Palms and Ferns 



Home Grown, Strong, Clean and Well Established 

 ORDER MOW FOR FALL DELIVERY 



\\ . _ i \ ail niir Keutlas, ab ■ es, in cedar tubs made especially f<>r as, avoiding breakage t.r pots In shipments and 



] while they cost as a great ileal more than | sell the plants for the same 



We order these rubs by t he carload. With mi mr Btock i* much larger than eyer before. 



When in Philadelphia, call and see our stock before placing your order. 

 20 minutes ride by rail; 100 trains every weekday; Railway Station Jenkintown. 



26 to2S.. . 

 36... 

 42.. . 



Areca Lutescens 

 cit In. high 

 *; in. 3 



Tin. 3 



v.n. 3 



Cedar 



Tub Plants in tub 



fi-in. Several 



:'-in. 



Cocos Weddeliiana 

 Pot In. high 



2%-in. stolO 



2%-in. 10 to 12 



Kentia Belmoreana 



Pot Leaves In. high Each 



-Joseph Heacock Company's Price List- 



Each 



S|. ,10 



. 2.00 

 . 3.00 



In. high 

 4S to 54. 

 5-ft. 



2',4-in. 4 

 3 -in. 5 



5 -in. 6 to 7 

 t! -in. 6 to 7 

 ti -in. 6 to 7 



6 -in. 6 to 7 



n to in. 

 12. 

 18. 



1'4. 



28 to 30 . . 



$0.50 



1.00 

 L.25 

 1.50 



Each 

 .$5.00 

 . 7.50 



100 



$10.00 



15.00 



Doz. 

 $ 1.50 



2.00 



.;.iim 



12.00 



15.00 



1S.00 



Kentia Belmoreana 



Cedar 



Tub Leaves In. high Each Doz. 



7-in. 6 to 7 34 to 36 . . $2.50 $30.00 



Tin. 6 to 7 36 to 38.. 3.00 36.00 



9-in. 6 to 7 40 to 45 . . 4.00 48.00 



9-in. 6 to 7 42 to 48 Hvy.Ea. 5.00 



9-in. 6 to 7 48 to 54 Hvy.Ea. 6.00 



Kentia Forsteriana 



Pot Leaves In. high Each Doz. 

 6-in. 5 to 6 28 to 30.. $1.00 $12.00 

 6-in. 6 34 to 36.. 1.50 18.00 



Cibotium Schiedei 

 Cedar 



Tub Spread Each 



9-in. 4 to 5 feet $4.00 to $5.00 



9-in. 



5 to 6 feet 



6.00 



Kentia Forsteriana 



Made Up. 



Cedar 



Till) Plants In. high Each Doz. 



Tin. 4 36 $2.50 $30.00 



Tin. 4 36to40 3.00 36.00 



9-in. 4 40 to 42 4.00 48.00 



:i-in. 4 42 to 48 5.00 60.00 



9-in. 4 4-ft. Hvy. Each 6.00 



12-in. 4 6-ft. Hvy. Each 15.00 



Phoenix Roebelinii 



Pot Each 



"in. Nicely characterized $1.00 



6-in. 18 to 20 in. spread 1.50 



Cedar 



Tub High Spread Each 



Tin. 18-in. J4-in $2.00 



7-in. 20 to 24-in. 2-ft. 



2.50 



Joseph Heacock Company, 



Wvnrnfo Pa Railway Station, 



vryncoie, ra. j enkintown . 



useful for summer cutting owing to 

 the additional petalage. 



Here is one of the very curious in- 

 cidents regarding the sporting of roses 

 lor other plants). These sports very 

 often appear simultaneously with dif- 

 ferent growers, as if a given space of 

 time allowed the variation to work 

 to completion. You will remember 

 that tin- white form of Killarney ap- 

 peared at several places about the 

 same time; we found it on several of 

 our plants the same year that it origi- 

 nated farther East, though none of 

 our sports proved pure white. 



Two years ago Richmond sported 

 pink; not a very bright shade, but in- 

 teresting, so we tried out a dozen 

 plants of it; one of these pink Rich- 

 mond* sported double, giving just 

 twice as many petals as the average 

 Richmond. Early this year, this dou- 

 ble pink Richmond reverted bai 

 the pure crimson scarlet, but retained 

 the fullness of petals, so that we now 

 have a finely doubled Richmond which 

 held its form without dropping for full 

 two weeks, and we hope to be able to 

 fix this sport, believing that it will be 

 valuable. 



Orleans Rose. Here is what the 

 market grower has been looking for — 

 a dwarf Polyantha that promises to 

 make an ideal pot rose — it is Hi , ■ 

 showiest and prettiest of the pink 

 by" roses; a dainty little variety 

 of beautifully rounded habit r huge bou- 

 quet of brilliant bloom, deep cerise 

 with showy center of pure white, flor- 

 ets not crowded, but of beautiful ar- 

 rangement. The color is irresistible; 

 the plant grows like a weed, and the 

 flowers are nearly "immortelle" in 

 their lasting quality. We believe that 

 they will outlast almost any other 



ruse in existence, with their stiff, pa- 

 per-like texture. 



This pretty little variety took Eu- 

 rope by storm, and will make a sen- 

 sation as soon as shown in this coun- 

 try; I shall be greatly surprised if its 

 introduction does not mark a new era 

 in the pot culture of roses, and as if 

 especially intended for a companion, 

 is the inexpressibly lovely little Zelia 

 Bourgeois, a pure white early flower- 

 ing "Baby" that is as dense in its 

 mass of snow color as a cherry tree 

 in bloom, and of the utmost symmetry 

 in habit. 



Excelsa. A YVichuraiana with the 

 same color as the popular Crimson 

 Rambler. This is a veritable crimson 

 or red-flowering Dorothy Perkins, and 

 Mr. Walsh is entitled to great credit 

 for having raised this charming nov- 

 elty; one of its chief beauties is its 

 glossy persistent foliage, combined 

 with its high color. 



Win. Paul's Althea, Guillot's Mar- 

 quise de Ganay, Pernet's St. Chaure, 

 Lowe and Shawyer's Lady Hillingdon, 

 Prince d Areiiberg (Soupert and Not- 

 ting), and Souv. de Gustave Prat are 

 all decidedly out of the ordinary, with 

 several others quite as good; it is a 

 notable year for new roses. I realize 

 that there are other aspirants for pop- 

 ular favor both at home and abroad, 

 but I am speaking only of those with 

 which I have had some personal ex- 

 perience. 



1 purposely refrain from mentioning 

 our seedling, Rose Queen, which we 

 are now disseminating, and also Sun- 

 burst, the French variety, which goes 

 out next year, not because 1 could not 

 say a great deal about them if I were 

 to begin, for a man's seedling roses, 

 and even his adopted novelties, be- 



come very dear to his heart. 



Following the Rose comes the Car- 

 nation. After the recent symposium 

 in the trade papers, little is left to 

 say, for they were sifted as the fine 

 dust of the balance; among very re- 

 cent novelties Pink Delight and Mrs. 

 Ward seem absolutely sure of perma- 

 nent place, Scarlet Glow wherever it 

 can be grown with a strong stem, and 

 Dorothy Gordon as a substitute for 

 Rose Pink. It is not only a duty but 

 a privilege to test the few offerings 

 of the present year, as they have 

 promise of outranking in their several 

 colors, and we shall probably soon 

 need substitutes to take the place of 

 the four stan *« which are now so 

 hard worked in .-very carnation es- 

 tablishment. 



Wodenethe, is one of these aspirants 

 for place, which will be sent out next 

 year; it is probably the most perfect 

 white carnation in existence and those 

 who saw it in 1910 at Philadelphia and 

 at the National Rose Show, will be 

 ready to greet it with open arms 

 w hi n disseminated. 



In Chrysanthemums we can hardly 

 wait for autumn to roll around to see 

 the Wells-Pockett and other accepted 

 novelties display their splendors; it is 

 one of the keenest pleasures of the 

 floral year, and the long wait only 

 whets the appetite. 



Of last year's novelties which we 

 are impatient to see again, are the 

 magnificent Mrs. David Syme, R. F. 

 Felton, Wells' Late Pink and Glacier. 

 Strongly entrenched already in favor 

 with the trade as money making 

 "commercials" are Chadwick Im- 

 il, lovely in its purity of color; 

 Chas. Razer, a grand white of perfect 

 approved form for shipping; Canford 



