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a loom. It is a. line, strong liiowcr, but 

 llic size of tlic hud does not lucasure up 

 witli its fine foliajii- and }K'a\'y stem. 



-loiikliccr .1. L. Mdck is a vai'ioty 

 with ail uiKi'i tain I'utuit'. It is a most 

 iiia<iiiilifciit rose iii the spiiiij^ wiieu 

 theic is sullicieiit sun heat to open its 

 luids, J thouylit the \ase of' tliis rose 

 staged at th(> \e\\ ^'ork sliow in l!tl4 

 liy K'olieit Siiiipsdii was tlie handsomest 

 \ase (it roses cn ci- stayed. As a spriui^ 

 and suiiiiner rusi' it sliould lind a place, 

 luit it j;i\('s tiiu many drt'oriiu'd buds 

 ill darl\ weather to lie profitable. 



J.ady Alii-e Stanley is a beautiful 

 two toned junk rose aiol is esteemed by 

 rose fanciers. This is a liiyhcdass va- 

 riety and will always liiiiit; a jjood 

 price in the retail sho]is. It has lini' 

 lidia,i:e and is Iiee I'rom any tendency 

 to Weakness ot' i^iuwth. We shall g'row 

 an iiicie.'ised i|uantity the coininjr gea- 



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Lady II lUi iiiidiMi has i^mie by the 

 beard, so til speak; a. few art' still iirow 

 iiiy it. but its ttMidency to lly ojieii ;inil 

 its la<-k ol petals have been the deter- 

 iiiinine- factors. 



Francis Scutt I\e\ is liked by a few. 

 but I ]ireiiirt it-; speedy I'clipse as ;i 

 feriduL; rose. 



MODERN SALESMANSHIP. 



'J'he aeeomjiaii% iny ilbistiatioiis will 

 L;i\e an idea how llmists' ^up|di(< ina\ 

 be lir(>u;;lit Xn the cii^tuiner w lu'ii tlie 

 customer can not i-oine tn the ware 

 house. l-;\er\ tirst-cda-^s coiiine rcial 

 liot(d now contain^ one m inme idoms 

 wliere a. salesman wlie tr;i\els. with ;i 

 surprisint,^ numbei- ut' trunks, '-an di.> 

 jday his stdi k. The \ lew shnws i'"iank 

 .1. Farney 's displ;|\ .pI the M. K'ice < II. 

 made in .\meii<-a prudiicts in a leadiiijj 

 Dctioit Imsteliy. Kri<:aiiein(.'nts are 

 m;iile with e\ ei-y i-i'achable retailer in 

 turn, eii^^ayeiiiiuits that may i>r may imt 

 be kejit, but the <alcsnian u'l'iierally can 

 he trusii^d til yet liiiii tliere in the end, 

 exemplifying the old ndaye that when 

 Mahomet can imt cume to the mountain. 

 wliv, the iiinuiita i I! •-.•Ill yo tn .\raliomet. 



Phil. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The .\ nieiica n h'n^e Siiiiety 1^ lik(dy 

 til h;i\e an exti.a larye display at the 

 .Xational l-'lower s}io\s in I'hiladelphia, 

 March ■_'■" tn .\pril "J. 'I'lie pri/.e list is 

 yrowinu. Since the jiuhlic.at ion ol 

 I'lirty twii -^Jiei-i;!! jui/es We ha\'e le 

 cei\ed pli/e- ttnin the tidliiwiny: M.'ll 



culm |-"i .■nikliii. I'liiladelphia, ■fl.'-'i; W'il 

 lialli L. buck I'lnwei I u., K;ili^a^ ''it\. 



>]'>: lleiiiv I'eiiii. r.ii-tiiii. "Ill; Maiiii \ 

 I'.niw II. b'icliinniid. Vn., .f 10. 



(leoryi? I'.. i;niiphell. Frdeulieim. I'a.. 



has been ajipointed inanajj;er of the 

 rose exhibits. 



.\ list of judyc^s. men of the lirst (lass, 

 has been named. U[) to this writing- 

 the following have accepted: Philip 

 Rndtnieyor. Detroit; Frank H. Tracnd- 

 ly, New Yoi Iv ; Wm. .1. Palmer. Huffalo; 

 I'liigene Dailledoiize, Flatbush. 



The rose gaiiK'ii, I'or which jirizes of 

 *rinii, .•fi4(K) and +:i(tn are offeied, will 

 make a most interesting displa\' and 



is ;in assured successful feature of the 

 exhibition. 



The annual bulletin is now in press 

 and it cojiies in a great measure the 

 general character of the annual as is- 

 sued by tlie National Rose Society of 

 Knglaiid. It -will contain various illus- 

 trations and is edited by .1. Horace Mc- 

 Farlaiid Co., Harrisburg, Pa. 



We have more paitl subscriptions for 

 the year to date than usual. 



Bcnj. Hammond, S(>c "y. 



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Asters. 



For an early crop to be grown under 

 ylass or for the lirst outdoor crop, a 

 sowing of asters can Ije made now. 

 (^>ueen of the ^laiket is the liest \a- 

 I iety to use, and white, pink and lav 

 ender are the best selling colors, in 

 this order. I'arly Wonder, which 

 Climes in ;i little ahead of Queen of 

 the Market, is a poor, though early. 

 sdit. Asters succeed well in a cool, 

 ;iiry house, under cond.itions similar to 

 those gi\en chrysanthemums. Keeji 

 tli(^ seedlings growing right along and 

 never let them get starved before plant- 

 ing them out. or they will be of no 

 .account. 



Moonflowers. 



The latter part of February is a suit- 

 able time tn iii;ik(» a sowing of Ipomu'a 

 yranditlora .alba, lietter known as the 

 mnniilliiwer. .Sow the si^i^d in flats or 

 p;iiis in ;i warm, moist hniise. I'ot off 

 the seedlings when laige euniigh to han- 

 dle and gi\ (> a shift iKd'orc the tinn^ 

 Inr spring sales ;irri\i's. Also. gi\e each 

 plant a stake to su]ip(irt tlit^ shoots. 

 There i< a steady demand for this popu- 

 lar niylit bbinming idimlKM'. 



Heliotropes. 



The h(diotin|ie is nlie nt' the llin^t de- 



liciously scented ol' all bedding plants. 

 It has the ;idvantage of being a pei- 

 sistent bloomer and is valuable in 

 \ases. window boxes ;ind even in hane 

 ing-liaskets as well ;i< when bedded out. 

 It is easily propagated ;ind a rapid 

 yiiiwer .and it' \ nil will put ill a yener 

 nii> batch III cuttinys imw. ]iiit ntf ;ind 

 yi\e ;i shitt tn ".'■_■ inch nr 1 inch pots 

 latei. Villi will have -splendid [ilants in 



time foi- the bedding-out S(>asou. Of 

 course, these plants will need some 

 pinching to keep them l)ushy. 



The call for standard heliotropes is 

 good. These are fine to use either as 

 ]iot plants in small tubs or bedded out 

 with lower growing plants below them. 

 Seedlings jiossess greater vigor than 

 cuttings and make better standards. 

 Their culture is simple. Rub off all side 

 shoots and llowers and k(H>p tli(> stem 

 well staked. A height of eighteen to 

 thirty inches gives nice standards, but 

 for large specimens to be finally placed 

 in tubs, and which can be kept in good 

 condition for a number of years if 

 treated carefully, the stems should be 

 thirty to thirty six inches in the clear. 



Gladioli. 



It is time to plant a large batch of 

 gladioli for Memorial day use. Bright- 

 cobued v.'irieties like the old Brench- 

 leyeiisis ;ind Mrs. King sell particularly 

 well at that time, as does that com- 

 mon but still popular pink variety, 

 America, it would be well to plant 

 some of that inexpensive white variety, 

 Augusta, or any others of a salable 

 color. It is impossible to get more 

 rh.-ui a fiaction of the spikes .just right 

 for Memorial day. There always is, 

 however, a tolerably good call for 

 gladioli, both before and after that 

 linliday. It is often difficult at this sea- 

 son to secure any rotted manure to add 

 tn the soil in the beds or benches, in 

 which case some fine bone and pul- 

 \ erized animal manure can be used with 

 :id\ antage. 



Antirrhinums. 



Ill iiidei- tn li;i\e >tinng antirrhinums 



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