September !l, 11*11 



HORTICULTURE 



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INENA/ ORO 



MOORE'S SUPERB CYCLAMEN 



>\A/illiams' Giant Strainl 



This famous strain of Giganteum varieties have large beautifully marbled 

 leaves and stout flower stalks, throwing the enormous flowers of great sub- 

 stance and delightful fragrance well above the foliage, and cannot be ex- 

 celled. Very profuse bloomers of striking beauty. Vigorous growers. 



100 Seed. 1000 Seed. 



Giant White Swan, pure white $1.00 $8.00 



Crimson Queen, very rich color 1.25 10.00 



Rosy Minn, Satin While. Crimson Bye 1.00 7.00 



Salmon Queen, pale pink 1.25 lo.no 



" Masterpiece, New, extra larije Mower, pink, red eye 1.50 ll'.iMI 



" Fringed, white and rose 1.50 12.00 



Mixed, Including the above and other fine sorts 1.00 9.00 



MOORE SEED OO. 



125 IVIarl*e-fc St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



PUasi mention Horticulture when writing 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES 



','The Glorified Baby Primrose" 



Offered for the first time in America. This variety will continue 

 sending up a succession of blooming spikes (color, beautiful lilac), 

 giving the appearance of a shower of blooms. 



The individual flowers are much larger than P. Forbesi and infinitely 

 more freely branched. It is highly recommended either for cut flowers 

 or for plants, which sell readily on sight. Per trade pkt., $1.00; V2 

 pkl., 60c. 



Our Fall Bulb Catalogue of Quality Bulbs, etc., now ready. 

 A post card will fetch one by return mail. 



Arthur T. Boddington, sSTfTSflt, New York 



RECENT PLANT IMMIGRANTS. 



Id ported by The Bureau of Plant Industry, 



Dept. of Agriculture. 



Asparagus Sp. (Convallariaceae.) 

 30953. Rhizomes from Tchoa, Tekes 

 Valley, Thian Shan, Chinese Turkes- 

 tan. Altitude 4300 feet. "A wild as- 

 paragus, of climbing habits, growing 

 from eight to fifteen feet in length. 

 Found between Berberis bushes. The 

 young sprouts are eaten as a spring 

 1 getable. Of value possibly as an or- 

 namental plant in northern regions for 

 several purposes; viz., as a bower 

 plant, as living festoons of small di- 

 mensions, as a porch climber and as 

 cut greens for decorative work." 

 1 Meyer's introduction.) For distribu- 

 tion later. 



Klaeagnus Angustifolia. (Klaeagna- 

 ceae.) 30940. Cuttings of oleaster 

 from near Yamatu, Thian Shan, Chi- 

 nese Turkestan, altitude of 2,500 feet 

 A variety of wild oleaster having a 

 beautiful, shining, chocolate-brown 

 bark. Found on a sandy waste 

 along the Tekes River. Grows into a 

 tall shrub or a small tree. Of decided 

 ornamental value for parks and gar- 

 in the cooler sectii s of the 

 United States.)" (Meyer's introduc- 

 tion!. For distribution later . 



Umicera Sp. (Caprifolia 1 10936. 



Cuttings of a honeysuckh from the 

 vallej of the Chong Djighilan, Thian 

 Shan, Chinese Turkestan. Mitude of 

 3700 feet. "A shrubbj 



found hi ses on peaty anil on rocky 



s 11, Crowing 1 to 6 fi 1 1 height. 

 I oung branches are of a p ■ allow or 

 .' oite color and are attract e looking 

 in winter. Of use probabh as a park 

 and garden shrub in northern 



United States." (Meyer's ml reduction.) 

 For distribution later. 

 Lonicera Sp. (Caprifoliac ae.) 30937. 



Cuttings of a honeysuckle from near 

 Yengi-Malah, Thian Shan, Chinese 

 Turkestan. Altitude of 8000 feet. "A 

 shrubby honeysuckle, of tall, fastigiate 

 growth. A mutation. The only one 

 seen among thousands of normally 

 growing bushes. Of value as a shrub 

 of rigid outlines along pathways, also 

 as a background for flowering plants 

 in cemeteries and in gardens where a 

 certain formal and dignified spirit has 

 to be preserved." (Meyer's introduc- 

 tion). For distribution later. 



PERSONAL. 



We are glad to hear of the return 

 of our friend Patrick O'Mara from his 

 vacation across the sea and trust the 

 outing and rest has fully restored his 

 health and spirits. 



W. E. Marshall, the New York seeds- 

 man, has returned from a three weeks' 

 yacht cruise in Jamaica Bay and 

 neighborhood. Mr. Wheeler of the 

 same house has now taken his turn at 

 a vacation in the same place and re- 

 poi ts the fishing good. 



Headquarters for 



FALL BULBS 



Send Jor Trade List 



John Lewis Childs 



riowerfield - LONG ISLAND, N.Y. 



For Fall Planting 



Lillum Tenulfollum, Henryl. Hansonl, Wal- 

 lacel and Davurieum; Elegans vara., Siofflr 

 and Double Tigers; Japan Tree Lilac. 

 Delphinium formosum; Japan and Germai 

 Iris; Daphne Cneorum. 



Fait list ready in August. 



E. S. MILLER 

 Wading River, . . N. Y. 



our competitor cuts prices be- 

 1 lie living line, you had better 

 ui-r yours and give value for the 

 IH'\ : because ll H'Hi'l be long be- 

 fore you will require a larger capital 

 to Bupply your competitor's trade, 

 [t's a good ileal easier to get a fish 

 hook in than it is to get it out; 

 and so ifs easier to reduce prices than 

 it is in raise them in regard to flow- 

 ers. You will always find the low- 

 priced man flourishing while the 

 price lasts but when circumstances 

 compel him to raise them, and even- 

 tually he must, his trade will find 

 their way to the other fellow, just as 

 sure as the Hollanders come in the 

 spring. Way down deep in the Am- 

 erican buyer's heart there is a sneak- 

 ing dislike for a cut-priced man and 

 a wholesome respect for the man they 

 can't saw down in price. The reason 

 is because a buyer never knows when 

 he touches bottom in dealing with a 

 cut-priced man and he is always 

 afraid his neighbor is getting the 

 same goods for less money. He is 

 willing to pay as much but don't 

 wish to pay more. No argument can 

 1 1 own the fact that the man who 

 maintains a decent price and de- 

 livers an article accordingly is bound 

 to win out in the long run. Horse- 

 shoe Brand bulbs are marketed at a 

 profit — principally because we are 

 not philanthropists as yet — but the 

 prorri is not larger in the aggregate 

 than it should be, and not near as 

 large in proportion to the investment 

 as the grower makes. They are 

 marketed on their merits and not on 

 flic price, and they have generally 

 bi 1 11 found to be worth all and more 

 than the} i ost. If you want real 

 1 bulbs — try them. 



Not How Cheap 

 Out Ilow Q»oii 



Ralph M. Ward & Co. 



12 West Broadway 

 NEW YORK CITY 



Cold Storage Giganteum ready 



jor immediate or future shipment. 



tT^amboo Canes too. 



