Skptkmuuk 20, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



33 



WIBOLTTS SNOWBALL 

 CAULIf LOWER-SEED 



^ . is Ihf carltnt' o» 

 Ma Qyl »" SnowbalK. Ihf 

 llll > l4 "«>&( compact, the 

 ""•y^ surest h<idfr. is 

 (IvinB the largest and snow 

 •hitest lieads. and is the 

 bm linpcf in dry-wrallier. 

 Demand it through your 

 ■Kd-rirm or direct from 



R. WIBOLTT, NAXSKOV. w».%m I 



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more than the value of the laud to eradi- 

 cate it. 



' ' Fifteen years ago I was examining 

 and studying forest plants for dry re- 

 gions, to see what imj)rovement could be 

 made upon them, and it struck me that 

 the cactus, if the thorns could be taken 

 off, would be one of the best for desert 

 culture. I found by raising them from 

 seed that ninety-nine out of a hundred 

 would be thorny, but once in a while 

 one would be found that had few or no 

 thorns. I carefully saved the seeds from 

 these and, after growing thousands and 

 thousands of seedlings, I finally j)roduced 

 one that was absolutely thornless. 



* ' Now, as I wished to get a cactus that 

 would produce a great amount of nour- 

 ishment, of course my first object was 

 to get it thornless, and next to get a 

 variety that would produce the greatest 

 quantity of forage per acre. That has 

 been well accomplished. I nave a cactus ; 

 that, set out in rows 3x6 feet, produces' 

 200 tons of food per acre. Twenty tons, 

 per acre from beets, carrots, turnips or 

 cabbages is considered a good crop. Some 

 of the older cacti Win produce as much 

 as 100 tons. 



* ' The cactus is not as nutritious as the 

 beet, but there is much more water in it. 

 By analysis some cacti produce 2Vi 

 per cent of starch, while others produce' 

 but 5-100 of 1 per cent, showing the; 

 difference in constituents. My object is: 

 to combine this great productiveness withj 

 great nutrition, and when that is done 

 my opinion is that the cactus will be 

 the most important plant that there is 

 on earth today for- arid regions. I have 

 taken the wild Colorado cacti, planted 

 them thickly in a small bed and given 

 then no water; then I have planted 

 four or five of my improved cacti in the 

 same bed and the improved cacti starved 

 the others almost to death. With the 

 same treatment they will grow three or 

 four feet in height, be in perfect vigor 

 and often weigh five to seven pounds 

 each, while the Colorado wild cacti are 

 drying up for lack of moisture. The abil- 

 ity of the improved cacti to root deeper,! 

 from their greater individual growth, 

 gives them the opportunity to strike 

 deeper and take the moisture up, while 

 the common wild cacti cannot reach it 

 and hence starve to death. 



' ' Every animal that eats vegetation of 

 any kind is very fond of the cactus and 

 for that reason it has thorns. Otherwise 

 it would have been either out of exist- 

 ence or it would have taken some other 

 means to protect itself. Cows relish 

 <!actu8 and, when used to it, prefer it to 

 any other kind of fodder. It produces 

 good milk and is used in the Hawaiian 

 islands and northern Africa for that 

 purpose extensively. If people only 

 knew what cactus is and knew the bene- 

 fits to be derived by planting the im- 

 proved sorts, it would soon prove to be 

 the greatest thing eVer known for re- 

 «'laiming arid soil naturally. " G. 



Two Grand Novelties for 1 908 



Fcf*hcr*hnlf '7IA flAinlv OllOPn We have the grreatestpVaaure in belogr able 

 l.at«ll9UIIUII^ia l/ailliy yucril ^^ introduce this ex(iulBlt« new color In 

 KachBcholtzlas. It Is so delicate ami sttrlkintr that we are cenaln u will excite universal 

 ad'i.lrailoi , especially wi'h ihe 1 d'es, and become one of the grealest fa7>>rit»B f this 

 tharmto^ race ol our new Improved ciimoact <^al^fo^nlan Poppl-'S. Ii la a most Impossible tol 

 ad> quateiy dencrlbe Us soft and duUc ite htiades of color, but we are haviug a plate prepared' 

 which wo think will do j ustice to its beauty. i 



The color is a tender blui-h, or pa e coral pink, slirhtly deeper toward the edges, with a| 

 groundwork of delicate cream, and ike lati-s Rosi a, our Introuucion of two y>'ai'B ago, the' 

 petals are Quite the same color Inside as outultie, so ihU the color •-ffei-t Is ihe same when' 

 the flower Is open as when closed — a quite unusual point In all of er Eschncho izlas. I 



It has the same upright, compact, haolt as Bscuschultzta Intus Kosea, f rmiug a small,) 



compact oush, very free bioomin<, with the flowers staudlng well above the bright grcen< 



foliage, whlc^i gives it a slngular'y attriiotlv«> appearance for bedding or massing. 



$1S.00 per tOU packet*; %% 00 per duxen packets. (25c retail.) 



#^n«lA#l» i^rlnrifinm falAlk/ ^hls splendid new Godetia will be eagerly 

 ^JUUClia V>rilllSVII \JIUY¥ sought aft«r when once known. It f..rni8 a 

 compact little bush about 9 Incben in height, completely smoth-'red with Bowwrs of the most 

 dazz Ing, Intenpe crimson. Abed of this varl-ty produces a vivid effect, the Intensity of 

 which it is imposflble to describe. We are having a plat^^ propared, which will perhaps Con- 

 vey some idea of its spl^'udid color, but to be fully Mppr-^clated, It must be set- n Krowlng. 

 In habit it resembles pur Godetia ^unset, which Is without doubt the most compact in habit 

 ahd must free hioominfr Gi^detla yet Intr due d. 



9i5.i)0 per lOO pHcket*; $'4.0O per dozen packets. (25c retail.) 



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HENRY METTE, Qaedlinkrg, Germafly 



^^^^^■■^^^^ (ESTABU8HKD IN 1787.) ' 



Grower and Exporter oa the rery lartest stale of all 



CHOICE VEGETABLE, FLOWER and fARM SEEDS 



8p«olaltl«at Beans, Beets. Cabbages, Carrots, Kobl-Rabi, Leeks, Lettuces. Onions, 

 Peas, Radishes, Spinach, Turnips, Swedes. Asters, Balsams, Begonias, CarnatluDS, 

 Ciperarias, Gloxinias, Larkspurs. Nasturtiums. Panslas, Petunias Phlox, Primulas, 

 Scabious, Stocks, Verbeuas. Zinnias, etc. Catalogue free on application. 



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 perfect aud most beautiful in the world, 95.00 per oz.; Sl.SO per J^-oz.; 75o per I-16-.oi. 

 Postage paid. Cash wUb order. 



All seedi> oflered are grown under my personal supervision on my o^^n grounds ol 

 more tlian S,OUO acres, and are warraiitHd true to name, of strongest growth, finest 

 stocks aud best quality. I also btow larseiy seeds on contract. 



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NEW H. T. ROSE, LADY FAIRE 



' A grand sport from Belle (>lebrecht, in color resembirhir "a glorified Cbatenay," the 



graudebt rose of the year. Price, 90ueacb: $10.50 per doz. * 



NEW ROSE, B/IBY DOROTHY ; 



A Baby Rambler of Dorothy Perkiok color, the finest bedding and forcing rose Extant. 

 Price. $3 75 per dozen; $i5.00 per 100. IStrong field grcfwn plant-, lor Fall delivery. ' 



If yoQ aie buyers of strong dwarf roRes for forcing, or good well-eyed stocks, list 

 us have your inquiries. We aie headquarters. 



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PEAS K.?SJ CROP 19.07 



WBXTB FOB SAMF!Z<ES AHD FBI OB 8 TO 



D. NIEUWENHUIS ft ZONEN, Lisse, Holland 



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The Royal Tottenham 

 Nurseries, Ltd* 



SsUbllshed la 187S 

 Managing Director, A. M. C. VAN OCR aST 



Dedemsvaart, Holland 



Headquarters for Hardy PerennlalB. among 

 which are the latest and choicest. 13 acres 

 devoted to growing this line. including Anemone, 

 Aster. Campanula, Delphinium F"nkia«^H^™-| 

 erocallis. Hepatica, IncaivUlea. Iris, |eo^»e8. 

 Phlox decussata and 8"ff™"cosa. Piimtala., 

 Pyrethrum. Tritoma, Hardy Heath. Hatdy 

 F^rns Also 6 acres in Daffodils. J2 acres of 

 Conifers; specially young choice vaTieties to be 

 grown on: 3 acres Rhododendrons including the 

 best American and Alpine varieties: 2 acres. 

 Hydrangeas We make it a point to froj^ »" "Jf 

 latest novelties in these Unes. Ask for Catalog. 



English Manetti Stocks 



Grown by John Palmer & Son, Annan, Scot- 

 land, for fi^jrleta and nurserymen. 



Rosea, Rhododendrons, Conifers, etc.— 

 Grown by H. M Han yzer, Boskoon, Holland, in 

 the leading varieties for the Amt^rlcan trade. 



French Kralt and Orni»mt<ntnl Stocks— 

 Gro*n by Louis L^roy, Angers. France. These 

 stocks will be itelected, graded and packed 

 wlih the utmoxt care. 



Begonia and Olottnla Bnlbs- Grown by The 

 Haert-ns Oo., Som>-rgem, Belgium, for the 

 American Seed Trade. 



Lily •»'**'• vallet Crowns— Grown by E Neu- 

 bert, Wandsoek, Ge many, in immense quatitl- 

 ties, of the very flnest brands, for early and 

 late forcing. Cold storage Va ley from at -ck 

 in Nf w York. For prices, catalogues auu other 

 information, please apply to 



H. FRANK DARROW, Sole Amertcan Agent 

 P. 0. Box 1250, 26 BarcUy St., New York 



