September 9, 1911 



IIOKTICULTURE 



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opportunity. The truly successful man is he, who, 

 makes il a point to become master of Ins calling. Such 

 a man lakes a survey of the Held in which lie labors and 

 thinks, lie is naturally too proud to be an imitator 

 ami lie has confidence thai his judgment will lead him 

 aright. Independence of though! ami action were 

 Dever more needed in the horticultural world than to- 

 day, ami there is every oppmt unity for such indepen- 

 dence. Who would have imagined a decade ago, that the 

 florist who specialized in sweel peas, for instance, would 

 ha\e created a most lucrative field, entirely his own? 

 In the business of the commercial florist there is am- 

 ple field for such diversification. In fact, there are 

 scores of desirable flowers that, in the near future, will 

 unquestionably become market standards. One great 

 fault of commercial floriculture, in this country, is its 

 narrowness. Today there is a demand not only for 

 the flowers which have mingled alike with our sorrow 

 and our mirth, but for those which have not, for new 

 flowers, giving new inspirations. Happy the grower 

 who is wise enough to make a good selection of such 

 material from the vast amount available, that the result 

 of his labor may give new inspiration to his patrons. 

 ami to himself the large return his enterprise merits. 

 Perhaps in the near future some enthusiast will double 

 I hi' length of the stems of pansies, as others have already 

 more than doubled those of the sweet peas. No one has 

 yet grown for market purposes Buddleya amahilis. al- 

 though it is unquestionably one of the most promising 

 subjects. There are many choice annuals, like the salpi- 

 glossis, that would prove valuable for winter flowering. 

 The innumerable new plants and lilies, collected by Mr. 

 E. H. Wilson and others, to which frequent reference, 

 has been made in this paper, will undoubtedly furnish 

 material that in proper hands will enrich their culti- 

 \ ators. 



Paeonia Veitchii 



The accompanying illustration show-; a new hardy 

 species of peony introduce 1 by Mr. E. II. Wilson from 

 the border of Thibet whei it was found growing at an 

 altitude of 9,000 to 10,000 feet. The flowers are single, 

 saucer shaped, bright crimson and about three inches 

 in diameter. The plant is free growing, free flowering 

 and perfectly hardy around Boston. The elegance of 

 the foliage is well shown in the picture. 



Timber for Profit 



It is very hard for i lie American farmer to look ahead. 

 He does not want to sow anything that he cannot reap 

 the next year. Besides he is on the look-out for a sale. 

 In this state land- were sold by the D. EL Co. for 

 $5 per acre. When they got up to $10 per acre a great 

 many sold. Now these -nine lands are selling for from 

 $1U0 to s-.'n i a, iv. Those who sold are living from 



hand to mouth those that kept the home are rich. Laud 

 proves to be the most faithful friend a family ever had, 



In the early days fuel was scarce: there were patches 

 of timber along the creeks. Some progressive fanners 

 ventured to plant the Cottonwood on account of its rapid 

 growth. A neighbor planted quite a number of acres, 

 and two years ago he sawed the trees and was surprised 

 at the result. The low wet ground proved to be a gold 

 mine and he sold an immense amount of wood and 

 boards — nearly $400 to the acre. 



People are on the lookout for a quick growing tree 

 which will bring in speedy returns. The Norway poplar 

 fills the bill as the most rapid growing tree in the North. 

 The Carolina proves to be short lived and cannot resist 

 the cold of the Northern States. 



The Park and Forest Society of Nebraska after urging 

 the people for years to plant, have now prepared a cir- 

 cular giving some facts regarding this remarkable tree. 

 They are spreading it broadcast to awaken a general 

 interest in tree planting. Land is too valuable to be 

 idle. A great timber want is coming down upon us. 

 In 25 years lumber will be worth twice as much as at 

 present. For a year or two lumber may be cheaper on 

 account of the great areas burned over killing million? 

 of trees. After that, prices must soar. We must look 

 to the Amazon and to Africa; but these places are far 

 away. 



Take the item of boxes alone. In New England kind 

 Mother Nature sows pine seed on the deserted farm and 

 in 40 years an immense amount of boxing lumber is 

 produced. The Norway poplar brings in speedy results. 

 It is tougher than pine, and much stronger and will 

 bear to be thin. For this reason alone it should be 

 planted in immense quantities and as speedilv as possi- 

 ble. 



York, Nebraska. 



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Polypodium Mandaianum 



It is no exaggeration to assert that the magnificent 

 new fern depicted on our title page this week has few 

 equals and no superior in the whole line of decorative 

 foliage plants. It is unquestionably the noblest of all 

 greenhouse ferns. It is a unique crested form of the 

 well-known Polypodium aureum. Its .growth, as seen 

 at the establishmeirl of W. A. Manda, South Orange,. 

 N. J., is prodigious. The fronds are produced with 

 astonishing rapidity and harden up quickly, so that for 

 decorative work - cut material they are well adapted 

 No acanthus can equal their cla.ssic beauty of outline and 

 poise. Mr. Manda has close to 50,000 young stock of 

 this novelty. 



