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GARDENING. 



Mar. I, 



Horticultural Club, Redlands, Cal. 

 — At the last meeting of this elub Prof. T. 

 H. Kirk read a paper on "Deciduous 

 Fruit Growing." The following new 

 officers were elected: President, H. D. 

 Moore; vice-president, C. H. Lienau; 

 treasurer, Mrs. Mary Criag. 



The Riverside Horticultural Club, 

 Cal. — The follovvingarethe newly-elected 

 officers: President, E. W. Holmes; vice- 

 president, James G. Kyle; secretary E. L. 

 Koethen; executive committee, B. Edmis- 

 ton, James Boyd and J. H. Reed. An in- 

 teresting report was read by Mr. Reed on 

 experiments on frost protection by arti- 

 ficial measures showing that rapid strides 

 were being made in this direction. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 

 W. W. Rawson & Co., Boston, Mass., 

 seeds; Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, 

 III., seeds; D. Landreth & Sons, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., seeds; B. O. Curtis, Paris, 111., 

 trees, shrubs and fruits; W. W. Barnard 

 & Co., Chicago, 111., seeds; Buell Lamber- 

 son, Portland, Ore., seeds; Theodosia B. 

 Shepherd, Ventura-by-the-Sea, Cal., seeds; 

 John N. May, Summit, N. J., plants; L. L. 

 May & Co., St. Paul, Minn., seeds; A. W. 

 Livingston's Sons, Columbus, 0., seeds; 

 W Atlee Burpee&Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 

 seeds; Phoenix Nursery Co., Bloomington, 

 111., trees, shrubs and plants; Isaac C. 

 Rogers, Danville, N. Y., fruits; Schisler- 

 Corneli Seed Co., St. Louis, Mo., seeds; 

 W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, O., fruits; 

 Carpenter & Son, State Line, Miss., trees, 

 shrubs and fruits; Japanese Nursery, Bos- 

 ton, Mass., trees, plants and bulbs; Win. 

 E. Hand, Jr., Argos, Ind., fruits; E. Gill, 

 Oakland, Cal., trees, shrubs and fruits; 

 E. E. Burwell, New Haven, Conn., seeds 



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FRED'K H. H0RSF0RD, 



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^m 



ED RAISE 



"^by myself from carefully selected 

 cabbages, onions, carrots, beets, etc.. 

 Cod the principle that like begets 

 like i yet Bold an cheap &s seed raised 

 from trash. As the original intro- 

 ducer of Cory and Lacky Corn, Deep 

 Head and All-Season's Cabbages, 

 Hubbard and Warren Squash, Mil- 

 ler's Melon, Burbank Potato, the 

 Surprise Pea, and scores of the best 

 vegetables now grown everywhere, 

 brother farmer, I invite a share of J 

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As promising novelties I catalogue 

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S. T. Walker, Forest Grove, Ore, seeds; 

 J. E. Jackson, Gainesville, Ga. plants; E. 

 J. Hull, Olyphant, Pa., fruits; J. L. Schil- 

 ler, New i'ork, seeds- J. C. Surt'ern, Voor- 

 hies, 111., seeds; R. YVitterstaetter, Sedams- 

 ville, O., plants; Theo. Bock, Hamilton, 

 O., plants; J. R. Johnson, Dallas, Texas; 

 fruits; A. B. Davis & Son, Purcellville, 

 Va., roots; D. M. Andrews, Boulder, Col., 

 seeds; Vihnorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris, 

 France, seeds; Chicago House Wrecking 

 Co., Chicago, 111., building materials; 

 Page Woven Wire Fence Co., Adrian, 

 Mich., wire fences; A Branson, New Sha- 

 ron, Iowa, fruits; Mark H. Wetherbee, 

 Charles City, Iowa, plants and seeds; 

 Chesmore-Eastlake Mercantile Co., St. 

 Joseph, Mo., seeds; J. Whittier, Beverley, 

 Mass., plants. — 100. 



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STRAWBERRIES . 



such ;is "Louis Gaulli ier." "St. Joseph," Laxton's 

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 French, German and American berries. 

 A. T. Goldsborough, Wesley Heights, Washington. D. C. 



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at least, from LIVINGSTON, the famous 

 Tomato Specialist. Superb Catalogue 

 (Ho pp ) free if you send 10v for a packet 

 ni our latest New Tomato, "Honor Bright " 



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NEW 

 CALIFORNIA 



SWEET PEAS 



THF RDIHF This novelty is a beautiful 

 ■ ***- UHIUL large, white-seeded variety 

 which has been selected by Mr Lynch, »>f 



Mcnlo Hark, For the past four years." It is ;i 

 purr white selection from Mrs. Eck ford and 

 is the strongest germinator among all the 

 white-seeded varieties so often poor grow- 

 ers. Grown for the out Bower market of San 

 Francisco in competition with the other 

 high-class whites like Blanche Burpee and 

 EiniU Henderson, ii bas brought the highest 

 figures over them all, taking first rank among 

 all the whites, Mr Lynch claims that it is 

 equal in size and form of an) white variety 

 grown, and every seed "ill grow, an impor- 

 tant advantage, as the early plantings 



;ilu ;i \ S SUO !Q. 



The Cornell Bulletin In naming the best Sweet 

 Peas of each col -r. classes The Bride first as * 

 white, with Emily Henderson second and 

 BUnche Burpee third. 



Prof. Tracj. In a recent review of some of the 

 newer Sweet Peas Bays: "The especial merit of 

 thlB variety (The Brldel Is In ltB lentrth. strongtn 

 and grac3 of ttower stem, and the disposition of 

 the b.oonjs thereon, being one of our best sorts 

 In these respects, and forming an exceedingly 

 gracetul hunch." 



Price, pkt. [85 seeds), 10c; ^oz.,20c; oz., 30c. 

 PAI ICHQUIA-Tbls is the best "self color" 

 LALlrUnlllA in soft pink, of the Bhade of 

 Daybreak Carnation, the lightest self among all 

 Sweet Peat* The form and size are perfect. 

 Rev W. T. HutchlnssavBOf It: • It Is different 

 from all ofouroth^r self-pinks and a good tolng." 



Price, per pkt (35 Beeds), 10c; }£o7,.,20c; 02., 30c. 



PUII Y I VWPU " N ""' ear lest Sweet Pea 

 LmlL I LI nun in existence, blooming In ad- 

 vance of Extra Early Blanche ferry. This Is a 

 large-flowered form of Duke of York, but larger 

 and of the Improved grandlttora form. Wings 

 buff cream and standards bright roBy pink » nil 



frlmroBeilot. Rev. HutchlnB says: "Since the 

 »uke of York 1b a failure, I for one shall be glad 

 to have Emily Lynch to take Its place." 

 Pkt. (35 seeds), 10c; J^oz., 20c; oz., 30c. 



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Sweet Peas, for 25c. 

 Sweet PeaB. for 50c. 

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No. 145. 

 No. 146. 



-% oz each of above 3 New 

 -Onei.z, each of above3 New 



Sweet Peas. AMERICAN SEEDLINCS. This 

 1b a mixture of seedlings not yet named. They are the re- 

 sult of crossing and recroastDg the choicest of the new large 

 flowering varieties, and this seed will produce flowers of 

 the largest size, finest form and In an endless variety of colors. We are Bure that our customers, especially Sweet 

 Pea 'fanciers." will be delighted with the new colors they flLd In this mixture. 

 Price, per lb., $1 50; *-4 lb., 45c; oz., 15c; pkt., 5c. 



VAIIPUAU'C DDI7C UIVTIIDC flC CVA/TCT DCAC This mixture hap. as usual, been made up by our- 

 VAUbnAN "nllX MlAIUnt Ul oWttl rCAO BelveB Iroin the finest named kinds In a moBt care- 

 fully arranged proportion of colors. It contains also some of the rare novelties, such as Gray Friar. Ramona, 

 C -unless ot Aberdeen, Celestial, .luanlta. Captlvailon. Crown Jewel and others, and with these a number of 

 handsome American seedlings not yet named. We also use in It quite a percentage of the Double Sweet 

 Pea9. Thus all the above combine to make up as complete an assortment In "VAUCHAN'S PRIZE 

 M I XTU RE" as It seed of ea« h separate bind were ordnred at thrpe times the cost Price by express. 10 lbs., 

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 pkt.. 10c. 



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