February 28. 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



175 



Doz. 



King Humbert (Orchid Flowered). The most 

 popular Canna. Great orange-scarlet 

 flowers surmount the vigorous dark bronze 

 foliage throughout the season; 5 ft 75 



LAfa.vette. In sonic respects resembles the 

 variety "Meteor" but the flowers arc not 

 quite as dark, stands more erect and the 

 plant grows taller; 5 ft 1 00 



La I'>ancc. Deep caimine pink; -Ho ft 1 'S* 



, Lahneck. A free grower. The color is rose 

 witli lines an<l shadings of scarlet carmine 

 hues, a narrow golden border adds to its 

 beaut.v; 4 ft 85 



Louis Reverchon. A splendid bedder, large 

 cochineal-red flowers; iVz ft 60 



Maid of Orleans. Rich cream ground, mot- 

 tled and shaded soft pink; 4 ft 60 



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100 1000 



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7 00 60 00 



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6 00 50 00 

 4 00 35 00 

 4 00 30 00 



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100 



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 3 BO 



Venus. Flowers of fair size, of a soft rosy 

 pink with a pretty mottled border of 

 creamy-yellow; 3'X: ft "5 



West VirBinia. Intense rich crlmson-Bcarlet 

 with golden edge; 3 ft 50 



VVintzer's CoIoshuI (Orchid Flowered). The 

 largest flowered Canna. The florets often 

 measure ciglit inches across and are of a 

 bright scarlet; 5 ft 75 5 00 



^Villiam Bates. A splendid free flowering 



yellow of good size ; 5 ft 1 50 10 00 



W.voming (Orcliid Powered). Massive orange 

 flowers wliich make a strong contrast with 

 its rich bronze foliage; 6 ft 50 3 50 



Yellow King: Humbert (Orchid Flowered). A 

 sport from King Humtiert in which the 

 foliage is green and tlie flowers yellow _ 



with red spots. Very attractive 75 5 00 45 00 



1000 



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 30 00 



45 00 

 90 00 



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714-716 

 Chestnut St. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



The above prices are intended tor the Trade only. 



MINNESOTA STATE FLORIST 



CLUB MEETING. 

 The Februarj' meeting of the Min- 

 nesota State Florist Club w;us held 

 at the University greenhouses, South- 

 east Minneapolis, February 19, 1920. 

 About thirty members were in at- 

 tendance. After a trip through the 

 greenhouses and a study of some 

 ninety varieties of cacti in one of 

 these houses the regular business 

 meeting of the Association was held. 

 Among other things it was voted to 

 ask the Secretary of S. A. F., to con- 

 fer with the Federal Horticultural 

 Board, requesting that all of the hear- 

 ings of this Board be grouped at one. 

 or possibly two, times during the 

 year so that it would not be neces- 

 sary for florists and others interested 

 to make frequent trips across the 

 country in order to be present at 

 these meetings. Prof. W. S. Cooper 

 of the University gave a ver>' inter- 

 esting lantern talk on "EJcologj' of 

 Plants," especially in certain districts 

 of California, showing views of the 

 big redwoods and a considerable va- 

 riety of California vegetation. Mr. 

 August Vogt, of St. Paul, read a 

 paper on "Proposed Plan of Florist 

 Co-operation." This brought out an 

 interesting discussion in regard to 

 the florist business. 



MINNESOTA NOTES 



Easter stock is coming along pretty 

 well, but will be none too plentiful 

 as the country districts are buying 

 heavily. 



A. Lauritzen Warrendale. green- 

 houses St. Paul, lost his potting shed, 

 two cars and had one greenhouse 

 badly damaged by fire recently. 



Max Kaiser of the Merriam Park 

 Greenhouses, has returned from a 

 Texas trip. 



Supt. Theodore Wirth of the Min- 

 neapolis Park System, was at the 

 "University of Illinois the last week 

 of February to deliver several lec- 

 tures before the Department of Land- 

 scape Gardening. 



The storage sheds of the Minne- 



apolis Park System burned February 

 15, destroying considerable equip- 

 ment. The loss is said to be about 

 $50,000. 



Fred Busch of the Busch Green- 

 houses is spending a vacation in Cali- 

 fornia. 



NEW GLADIOLI 



The following varieties of gladioli 

 are offered for registration by John 

 Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, N. Y. If no 

 objections are filed prior to March 15, 

 1920, the same becomes complete: 



Conspicuous (Childsii). Beautiful clear 

 cardinal-red, with a large white 

 throat. A very attractive combina- 

 tion of color. Originated by John 

 Lewis Childs. 



White America. Buds and partially ex- 

 panding flowers, pale flesh, 136(%). 

 Flower opens snow white, 2(1), with 

 a faint streak of violet mauve, 

 195(1), or paler in the throat. Has 

 the same strong habit of growth, 

 form of flower and substance as 

 America, of which it is a seedling. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The Nursery Manual, by L. H. 

 Bailey. Price $2.50. The Macmillan 

 Company. It is thirty years ago that 

 the nursery book prepared by Liberty 

 H. Bailey was first given to the public. 

 Ever since that time this book has 

 been considered a standard and has 

 passed through no less than twenty- 

 one editions previous to the edition 

 which is now being put out under the 

 title. The Nursery Manual. 



In its present form, the work has 

 been entirely rewritten and brought 

 up to date in every way. In addition 

 to the most complete directions for 

 propagating all kinds of nursery stock, 

 it contains an extended alphabetical 

 list of plants with full indications 

 under each one for propagation. The 

 book contains a large number of help- 

 ful illustrations and is written in such 

 a way that it will serve the purpose 

 of the student, the commiercial nur- 

 seryman and the private grower alike. 

 In fact, it is a work which no one who 

 has to do with nursery stock can 

 afford to be without. 



DREER*S **Riverton Special" Plant Tubs 



No. Diam. Ea. Doz. 100 

 10 20 in. $4.50 $49.50 $375.00 

 20 18 in. 3.30 36.00 293.00 

 30 16 in. 2.35 26.00 200.00 

 40 14 In. 1.90 21.50 170.00 

 50 12 In. 1.30 15.00 115.00 

 60 join. .90 9.90 77.50 



70 Sin. .75 8.00 61.00 



The Riverron Tub 1b sold exclusively by us. and Is the best ever Introduced. 

 The neatest, lightest, and cheapest. Painted green and bound with electric-welded 

 hoops. The four largest sizes are equipped with drop handles. 



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