January 17, 1920 



HOKTICULTUEE 



53 



Godfrey callas are now being grown 

 so widely tliat they cannot be over- 

 looked when discussing commercial 

 plants. Sometimes they are benched 

 but probably it is better on the whole 

 to keep them in pots, shifting them as 

 required, up to 6's. The last shift 

 should be made at once if the work 

 has not been done before. These 

 callas require a reasonably good soil, 

 but too much manure Is not beneficial. 

 They thrive best In a temperature of 

 about 55. 



If you are having trouble with snap- 

 dragons, you will be wise to restrict 

 the amount of space given them. Some 

 growers are losing money because 

 they cannot get perfect blooms. No- 

 body yet seems to know just how to 

 meet the trouble, but the wise florist 

 will study the question carefully be- 

 fore he runs the risk of a serious loss. 



There is always a call for mignon- 

 ette, and it pays to grow them when 

 good spikes can be produced. This Is 

 a crop which likes manure water 

 about twice a week when the spikes 

 are forming. Disbudding is necessary 

 to get large flower heads, and it is well 

 to keep the plants carefully tied up, 

 straggly growth being cut out at the 

 same time. A top dressing of sheep 

 manure and soU in equal parts helps 

 to produce big spikes which the mai^ 

 ket wants. Don't forget that mignon- 

 ette is not a warm temperature plant. 

 Forty-five degrees at night is as much 

 heat as it should have. Oftentimes a 

 sowing can be made now in pots for 

 bringing along in the violet house or 

 some other cool part of the range. 



Few florists have any surplus of 

 asparagus, and now is a good time to 

 sow the seed, both of pUimosus and 

 sprengeri. Equal parts of sifted loam 

 and leaf mold with a little sand added 

 makes a good soil for the pans. A 

 night temperature of 70 degrees is 

 needed to make the seed germinate 

 well, and the pans should be kept 

 shaded until the seedlings appear, 

 after which an abundance of light 

 should be given. Pot into very small 

 pots as soon as the plants are big 

 enough to handle. Loam, leaf mold, 

 and rotted cow manure in equal parts 

 Is recommended as a good potting 

 soil, and a temperature of 60 degrees 

 is about right for asparagus. 



LILY BLJLBS storage 



GIGANTEUM, RUBRUM, ALBUM, AURATUM 

 MELPOMENE, LILY OF THE VALLEY 



Careful storage, prompt express shipment 

 on dates as arranged 



Gladiolus BuiIIds 



For Early Forcing 

 Of Finest Size and Blooming Quality 



43 Barclay St. 

 NEW YORK CITY 



Vaughan's Seed Store 



B3 W. Randolph St. 

 CHICAGO, IL,I^ 



THIS SEASON'S NEW ROSES 



PILGRIM CRUSADER PREMIER RUSSELL HADLEY 



We are receiving: dally shipments of these new Roses, in large qnaaitltles, itud 

 can furnish same on short notice. 



We have a large stock at all times of choice CARNATIONS, CHBTBANTHB- 

 UTTMS, ORCHIDS, VAXLET and AMERICAN BE^ACTIES. 



Tel., Main 6267 AVPT CTI RT?OQ CCi *«2 DEVONSHIRE STREET 

 S948 »~ 12.1-<\./in IJI\.\JCJ' \^\Jt BOSTON. MASS. 



B e: O O IM I A. s 



CHATELAINE BEGONIAS: 2% Inch pots, ^,00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000. Mrs. 

 Patten Begonia, $10.00 per 100. 



COLEUS, rooted cuttings Golden Redder, Vehschaffeltil, Firebrand and best bed- 

 ding liinds: $1,50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. 



Magoun Street 

 NORTH CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



EDWARD F. NORBERG, 



Ceu*nation Morning Glow Has Been Sold in 

 the Boston Market for 4 Years 



It is there considered a bread and butter Carnation. The 

 Grower likes it, because it is free and has no tricks. The 

 Seller likes it, because it ships and keeps splendid — and 

 what is best of all — 



THE LADIES ADMIRE, AND ALWAYS BUY IT 



for its fresh, rosy color, just like morning glow. Morning 

 Glow is early, free, has a good habit, fine stem and for 

 blooming during the Summer, cannot be beat. While not 

 one of the largest Carnations, it is considered 



THE MOST PROFITABLE OF ALL 



Cuttings sold by the originator, $7 per 100, $65 per 1000 



EDWARD WINKLER, Wakefield, Mass. 



DESTROYED BY HAIL 



Last Sammer a floriet who had Imagined 

 he was ontside of the hail Bectlon lost 

 upwards of 50,000 sqnare feet of glans 

 by hall with no Insurance to recom- 

 pense him. 



He is now a member of the Florists* 

 Hall Association of America. 

 Profit by experience and Join the Asso- 

 ciatioi now. Address 



JOHN O. ESLKB. Secretary 

 Saddle RlTer New Jersey 



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