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The Florists' Review 



Sbptbmbbb 13, 1917. 



YDRANGEA8 FOR EASTER BLOOMING 



There will be a decided shortage In Azaleas. Bhododendroiu 

 and other Christmas and Kaster Plants. Forcing bulbs will also 

 be exceedingly scarce. Hydrangeas will be In great demand for 

 Easter Holidays and will prove good and profitable sellers. V/e 

 are fortunate enough to have a fine stock of all standard and 

 newer varieties in leading sizes, pots or tubs. 



HYDRANGEA OTAKSA 



The Old-Fashioned Pink Variety 



21,4-inch pots. Doz., 7tJc. ; $5.00 per 100; per 1000, $40.00 

 4-lnch pots. Doz., $2.00; $15.00 per 100 

 6-inch pots. Doz., $4.25; $25.00 per 100 



FRENCH HYDRANGEAS (Novelties) 



Joconde. Pure white, very large. 

 Lakme. Cream white, shaded pink. 

 Mme. Fom'ard. Ruby rose. 

 Mme. Nicolas I^ambert. Pale rose. 

 Mme. A. Kosenkraenzer. Mauve. 

 Magenta. Clear rose. 

 Mme. Rene Jacquet. Flesh pink. 



Price of the above new Hydrangeas, all varieties, strong plants 

 from 21/^ -inch pots, $2.50 doz.; per 100, $15.00. A splendid oppor- 

 tunity to get the latest varieties at right prices. 



Special Offer — Tub Plants Hydrangea Otaksa. 10-ln. tubs, $1.50 

 each; 12-in. tubs, $2.50 each. 



RECJfiNT VARIETIES FRENCH HYDRANGEAS 

 Baby Bimbenet. Dwarf. Silvery rose. 

 Beaute Vendomolse. White, tinted pink. 

 *Eclaireur. Carmine rose. (2Vi-inch pots only.) 

 Harmonie. Fringed, white, tinted rose. 



La France. Pure white, rosy eye. ' ' 



La Perle. White, large fringed flowers. 

 Liberie. Fringed, white shaded light rose. 

 Louis Mouillere. Fringed, deep rose pink. 



Prices of above recently introduced Hydrangeas (except as 

 noted*): 



Doz. 100 Doz. 100 



2%-lnch pots $1.50 $10.00 4-lnch pots $3.00 $20.00 



Doz. 100 

 6-inch pots $5.00 $35.00 



STANDARD VARIETIES FRENCH HYDRANGEAS 



Avalanche. White. 

 Botaniste Peltereau. Pink. 

 Bouquet Rose. Pink. 

 Gen. de Vibraye. Bright rose. 



La Lorraine. Pale rese pink. 

 Mme. E. Mouillere. White. 

 Radiant. Pink. 

 Souv. Mme. Chautard.. Pink. 



Price of Standard Varieties Hydrangeas: 



Doz. 100 1000 



2 Va -inch pots $0.75 $5.00 $40.00 



Doz. 100 Doz. 100 



4-inch pots $2 00 $15.00 6-inch pots $4.25 $25.00 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., sis market street, PHILADELPHIA 



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To arrive at the truth of this whole 

 matter, I sought the views of the lead- 

 ing scientists of America and also the 

 views and the experience of many of 

 the leading nurserymen of the United 

 States. Their replies are most convinc- 

 ing in support of the fact that ever- 

 greens are as surely dormant at certain 

 seasons of the year as are deciduous 

 trees, and that this is the period when 

 they are dug from the ground and 

 shipped. 



Government Convinces Bailroad. 



At the risk of making this paper too 

 long, I must present one other phase ol 

 this subject, that of rhododendrons, aza- 

 leas, boxwood, etc., which are imported 

 largely from Europe, but now are being 

 grown to some extent in this country. 

 C. W. Ward, of Eureka, Cal., a grower 

 of this class of stock, seems to have had 

 trouble with the railroads on this ques- 

 tion of dormancy. He appealed directly 

 to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

 The result was that the railroads con- 

 ceded his contention in regard to the 

 dormancy of the nursery stock in ques- 

 tion. This was in the fall of 1915. 



Dr. W. A. Taylor, chief of the Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, to whom his appeal 

 was referred, was so impressed with the 

 importance of this question of the 

 freight classification of dormant nursery 

 stock that he appointed a bureau com- 

 mittee of experts to give this question 

 careful consideration and to report to 

 him their findings. This committee re- 

 ported, in short, that it could see no 

 reason why there should be any discrim- 

 ination between evergreens and ordi- 

 nary deciduous nursery stock when in 

 dormant condition, in freight classifica- 

 tions. 



In conclusion let me say that an out- 

 sider might think this whole subject 

 has been presented from the standpoint 

 of the self-interest of the nurserymen 

 only. Naturally, we are looking to our 

 self-interest, but not in the narrow sense 

 whereby we alone are benefited. If the 

 railroads would grant a low rate on 

 balled evergreens, especially in car lots, 

 the people would buy more of them and 

 larger ones. Instead of shipping a few 

 2 or 3-foot trees by express and waiting 

 years for them to grow, the people 

 would order by the carloads large speci- 

 mens, five, ten or twenty feet high. The 

 nurserymen would then grow large spec- 



Berberis Thunbergii 

 Spiraea Van Houttei 



These items are scarce. We have 

 a good stock yet to offer. Com- 

 plete list now ready— a card will 

 bring it. You may be sure that 

 it is 



Grown Right, Dug Right and Packed Right. 



AURORA NURSERIES 



Aurora, 



Illinois 



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HYDRANGEAS : ERICAS 



Pot-grown. Best selected stock. 

 Fall Delivery. 



Write for descriptive wholesale price list. 



ANTON SCHULTHEIS, College Point, N. Y. 



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Bobbink & Atkins 



NURSERYMEN 

 FLORISTS and PLANTERS 



RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 



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