May 1, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



.361 



CHARLES E. MEEHAN 



WHOLJE;SAl4E IXORIST, 

 6 8. Mole St., Fhlladelphla, Fa. 

 R««ea, Carnations, Callas, Sweet Peas, 

 Plomosa, Strlnga and Bunches, Adlantnm, 

 and a full line of all other Greens. 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PhlladelphU, Pa. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES, ORCHIDS, VALLEV, ROSES 

 and all Seasonable Varieties of Cut Flowers 



Wired Toothpicks 



Uannfaotnred by 



W. J. COWEE, Berlin N. Y. 



M,MW 9»JiO M,000 fU.M SampU tiM. 



For Sale by Dealers 



eEORGE B. HART 



WH0UB5ALB FLORIST 



24 Stone St. Rocbester, N. Y. 



Henry M, Robinson Co. 



55-57 West 26th Street 

 and 430 Sixth Arenae 



Telephone: 

 Farragut 13 and 3180 



For All Flower* m Season CaO m 



THE LEO WESSEN CO. 



1201 Race SL Philaddplua, Pa. 



DREER'S 



UOBIST SFSaAIiTIBS 



n.w Br^jw] New Stri« 



•RITBRTON" HOSE 



Furnished lengths up 

 to joo ft. without seam or 

 Ipint. 



Tbi HOSE fir tlw FLIRIST 



^•inch, per ft., 22 c. 



Reel d 500 n. " 21 c. 



« Beds, roooft. " 20 c. 



M-inch. " 19 c. 



Heels. 300 ft., '■ 18 c. 

 Couplings furnished with- 

 out charge 



HENRY A. DREER 



714-716 Chastmit St. 



pMLADeLTKLA, Pa. 



HOW DEUTZIAS ARE FORCED. 

 When Deutizias are to be forced, it 

 is better to grow plants solely with 

 that end in view rather than lift 

 bushes from the shrubbery for forcinK, 

 says a writer in Gardening Illustrated. 

 When grown tor forcing, the cultivator 

 nanirally directs the energy of his 

 plants to the production of the best 

 flowering wood, all else being cut 

 away. Thus he can secure plants of a 

 size easily handled, and capable of pro- 

 ducing the maximum number of flow- 

 ers in the shortest possible time. To 

 obtain suitable plants, he takes cut- 

 tings of young shoots three or four 

 inches long in June or July, and in- 

 serts them in sandy soil in a close and 

 warm frame. Roots are formed quick- 

 ly, and the young plants are ready for 

 planting in well-worked, loamy soil in 

 August. They can be placed six inches 

 apart in rows fifteen inches apart, and 

 be left tor fifteen months. During the 

 following summer the shoots are re- 

 stricted to three or four on eacli plant, 

 all else being cut away as they appear. 

 In October they are lifted. If small 

 plants are required for forcing, the 

 best are taken, the others being re- 

 planted twelve inches or fifteen inches 

 apart in rows eighteen inches apart, 

 the object being to allow plenty of 

 light and air to mature the shoots. In 

 February cut the plants down to with- 

 in two or three inches of the ground, 

 and when new shoots appear restrict 

 them to from nine to twelve on each 

 plant. During the summer these 

 shoots will grow from fifteen to twenty 

 inches long, becoming well ripened 

 during autumn. In October lift them 

 and place them in 6-inch or 7-inch pots, 

 plunge them in ashes, and force as de- 

 sired. After forcing, cut all the flower- 

 ing shoots back to the point where a 

 strong young shoot appear, keep the 

 plants in a structure free from frost 

 until they can be planted out in the 

 nursery again, and feed them with 

 manure-water. Remove weak growths, 

 so that all the vigor of the plants is 

 directed into the production of strong 

 shoots, and as soon as danger of frost 

 is over, plant them in rich soil. As a 

 rule, it does not pay to keep the plants 

 for more than three years or four 

 years, a succession of young plants giv- 

 ing better results and less trouble than 

 bothering with odd ones. By rooting 

 cuttings from forced plants in March 

 and planting them out in May a grow- 

 ing season may be gained. 



In addition to D. gracilis and D. 

 Lemoinei, the following species, varie- 

 ties, and hybrids are suitable for forc- 

 ing: — D. compacta, D. discolor, D. 

 longifolia, D. parviflora, D. purpura- 

 scens. D. campanulata, D. carminea. 



— WM. P. FORD — 



Wholesale Florist 



107 W. 28tti Stmt NEW YORK 



Telephone 53Sfi, Farraffat 



Call and Inspect the Best EetabUahnieat 



In the Wluileaala Flower Dlatrlat. 



WALTER F. SHERIDAN 



Wholesale ComioiBBlon Ueaier in 



CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 



lis Wde't iSStb Street. N«n Hork 

 'Selesiiniim<B=9exn-$SSS Madlgom Square 



Wholesale Florists 



P1mm« mention Hortlenltnre whea wrlMas. 



RKED^KCLLER 



Its West 25th St.. New York 



Florists' Supplies 



We tnannfactnre all oar 



iatil DisiKis, Baskets, WUi Wirk t Noviltlis 



and are dealers In 



Deooratlve Glassware, Orowerg and 



Florists' Beanlsltes 



THE KERVAN CO 



Fresh Out Decoratlre Brervreens 

 Highest Standard of Qoallty. Largest 

 Stock in America. Write for lUustrated 

 CataloK of Greens and Florists' Supplies 



119 W. ZStfa St., 



NEW YORK 



WE WANT MORE SHIPPERS 



Ws hare a numerous cllentase of New 

 York City buyers and the demand exceeds 

 onr snpply. This Is especially true at 

 Roses. We bave every facility and abond- 

 ant means and best returns are assarsd 

 for stock conslgrned to us. 



Address Tour Shipments to 



UNITED CtJT FI/OWKB CO., INC. 



Ill W. S8th St., New York 



D. J. Fappas. Pre*. 



FRANK J. REYNOLDS CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



D es f C«-operatlTe Flower Mailra t 



te» DETONSHIKE STRKBT 



BOSTON, UASS. 



MfCVNGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESAU COMimSSiON FLORISTS 



Conaiifsmects SoUotted 

 Hardy Fancy Fern Our Specialty 



264 RINDOIPII ST.. DETMIT, MICi. 





JO^tJtlC.M^EYERljrHREADCO. 



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