December 9. 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



365 



A number of years back, Mr. Eber 

 Holmes brought himself into promi- 

 nence through the excellent quality 

 of rose stock that he produced at the 

 Montrose Greenhouses, and rose men 

 in particular, as well as all who are 

 connected in a commercial way, are 

 interested in what Mr. Holmes is now 

 doing as superintendent of the Hali- 

 fax Garden Company. These green- 

 houses were only partially at work 

 during the past few years, and Mr, 

 Holmes found a man-sized job on his 

 hands when he went there last spring. 

 but he has shown that he was capable 

 of taking hold of this range and whip- 

 ping it into shape in quick time. 



It is still early in the season to ex- 

 pect a great deal, but the houses, one 

 and all, are in very promising shape 

 and the stock coming Into the market 

 shows quality in every way. Mr. 

 Holmes is a genial person to meet, an 

 interesting man to talk to, and one 

 who is interested in his profession in 

 every way. His success with Mignon- 

 ette so early in the season, even 

 though it is a side crop with him, is 

 something to be proud of, and I pre- 

 dict very satisfactory results both to 

 the Halifax Garden Co. and to Mr. 

 Holmes during his connection there. 



Mr. Eber Holmes 



HOW MANY NURSERYMEN ARE 

 THERE? 



Boyd's City Despatch, the leading 

 compiler of mailing-lists, offers the fol- 

 lowing lists In its 1920 circulars: 

 7,444 Nurserymen; 



339 Nurserymen worth over $50,000; 



790 Nurserymen worth over |1,000. 



In other words, according to Boyd's, 

 there are 7,444 "Nurserymen" in this 

 country, 6,654 of whom are rated as be- 

 ing worth less than 1 1,000! 



Will Christians, of the Allen Green- 

 houses, Hudson, N. Y., has opened a 

 new flower store at 426 Warren street. 



NOW MOVING 



Our Bulletin Frequently Throughout the Season Offering: 



Veitchii. Heavy 



APPLES. Good list of varieties. 



PEARS. General assortment, 

 strong on Bartlett. 



CHERRIES, Early Richmond and 

 Montmorency. 



PEACHES. Surplus of Carman, 

 Champion, Ecirly Elberta, El- 

 berta, J. H. Hale. 



H. P. ROSES and CLIMBERS. 



ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. 



General assortment; some scarce 

 varieties like Hydrangeas and 

 Weigelas. 



AMPELOPSIS Veitchii. 1-year. 



AMPELOPSIS 



2-year. 

 BARBERRY Thunbergu. Seedlings. 



Largest stock in the world. 

 BARBERRY Thunbergii. 3-year, 



2-3 feet and 1 8-24 inches. 

 CALIFORNIA PRIVET, 2 years, 



well branched, 2-3 feet and 18-24 



inches. 

 IMPORTED FRUIT and ROSE 



STOCK. Quoted f.o.b. Man- 

 chester. 

 FRENCH APPLES, 7-12 grade. 

 ENGLISH MANETTI, 5-8 and 4-5. 

 FRENCH MANETTI, 5 9. 



Write for Bulletin, giving quantities and prices. 



C. R. BURR & COMPANY, Manchester, Conn. 



Box-Barberrj- Bordered Garden 



BOX-BARBERRY 



LINIXG-OUT STOCK ONLY 

 Slimmer frame cuttin^H. S45.00 per 1000 



IBOLIUM PRIVET 



Ovulifotiuni x Ibota 

 THE NKW 



HARDY HEDGE 



RESEMBI.E.S C.X LI FORMA 

 H.\RDY .\S IBOT.* 



PBE-OFFEB OF STOCK FOR 

 I"ROP.VG.\TING 



■i years, 2-3 feet $2.60 



I year, 1-2 feet 1-00 



Frame 50 



In Storage 



SVRPHS 



.Vmerican llemloek Japan Iris 



Pin Oak Japan Yew 



The Elm City Nufseiy Co. 



UOOnMON'T NrESERIES, INC. 



NEW HAVIN, CONN. 



INTKODlfERS OF 



BOX-BARBERRY and IBOLIUM PRIVET 



WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN 



GREENHOUSE GLASS 



Free from Bubbles 

 Uniform In Thickness 



PAINTS and PUTTY 



Greoitioitse Whrte Jfrtp'aV.1'cu';« 



Florists Prefer 



It will pay you to set our estimates. 



THE DWEUE-KAISER » 



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