OCTOBBB 3, 1007. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



45 



CARNATIONS 



r«lr Maid and Got. Woloott, 16.00 per 100; 

 160.00 per 1000. 



Boston MariiOt, $5.00 per 100; $10.00 i>er 1000. 



Nursery Stock 



Vlbonram Dcntatum. 2 to 2>^ ft., $50.00 per 

 1000. 2}^ to 8 ft., $70.00 per 1000. 8 to 8>{ ft.. 

 $10.00 per 100. 



B«Tb«rt> TliunborKll, 18 to 24 in., $60.00. 24 

 to 80 In.. $60 00. 



A few hundred Pronns llarltlina and Vlbur* 

 num CAaalnoldo*, at right prices. 



Hollyliocks, named varieties and mixed, sin- 

 gle and double, $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



LITTLEFIELD it WYNAN 



North Abinflfton, Masa. 



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SCRAMBLER ROSElTZ 



i^ NEWPORT FAIRY...---- 



To be disseminated Spring 1908. 

 Ask for illustrated pamphlet and prices. 



JULIUS ROEHRS CO 



SUTKBSTOSD. B. J. 



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PEONIES 



FostlTa Maxima $20.00 per 100 



Quoon Vlotorla (Whitleyl) 9.00 per 100 



Vrasrana (late rose) e.OOparlOO 



For 1000 rate and other varieties write 



GILBERT H. WILD, Sarcozia, Mo. 



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has forced the saving of the last straw. 

 This is why we find the drought-resistant 

 durum wheats in the dry regions of Rus- 

 sia and Asia and around the Mediter- 

 ranean, the alkali and drought-resistant 

 alfalfas and other forage crops in the 

 same regions, a cold-resistant alfalfa in 

 Siberia and northern Manchuria, the 

 cold-resistant winter wheats of Bussia, 

 and other crops too numerous to mention. 

 Hundreds of years of culture and selec- 

 tion, forced by poverty and necessity un- 

 der forbidding conditions of cold and 

 drought and disease, have made those 

 sections veritable storehouses of good 

 things, but what nature and neces- 

 sity have not produced for us we can in 

 large measure do for ourselves. We can 

 combine the cold-resisting quality of the 

 trifoliate inedible orange with the fruit 

 qualities of the tender sweet orange; the 

 disease-resistant quality of the citron 

 with the fruit quality of the edible mel- 

 ons; the rust-resistant quality of the 

 durum wheat with the berry of the blue 

 stem; the cold-resistant quality of the 

 wild crab with the fruit of our finer ap- 

 ples. The possibilities of such composite 

 breeding have scarcely been touched or 

 appreciated. In such work many factors 

 must be taken into account and great 

 care and foresight exercised. 



Pathological Investigation. 



Coming now to the scientific study of 

 plant diseases, there is almost unlimited 

 room for improvement. Compared "with 

 what there is still to discover, our knowl- 

 edge of most diseases is still meager and 

 one-sided. The brain of the pathologist 

 is his most important instrument in such 

 investigation. It must be trained to 

 work with precision in all of the various 

 directions and fields involved in such 

 study. This is not now generally the 

 case, and onr colleges must be awakened 

 to their duty. To most successfully com- 

 bat a disease we should know the causes 



"Dapondabla" Brand Kattla. Clean, 

 BrlBht and of Bxtra Wtdtb. 



We are exclusive agents for the largest ship- 

 pers of Prime Madagascar Railla, importing 

 direct and saving you all brokerage and 

 bandllnK in London. 



■phacnum Moaa of our own gathering. A 

 large stock of best quality always on hand. 



RAFFIA and 



SPHAGNUM MOSS 



large stocK 01 oesi 41 



Oscar Smith & Sons Co. ^L%1^ 



SlO-ltO 8PBUCC ST., PHIL.ADKLPHIA, PA. 15S Sth Av«., NKW TOBK CITT. 



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Lady Gay Rose 



Pin* two>y«ar>old, flald plaata, on own roots, 980.00 par lOO 



JACKSON « PERKINS CO., Newark, New York 



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Choice Ornamentals 



SO,0OO Barberla ThnnberKiii IS to 24- inch. 



S.OOO " " 12 to 18-lDCh. 



40,000 " " 3-yr. BeedUDgs, 



8 to 16-lnch. 

 90,000 VInea Minor (Grave Myrtle). 



8.000 Bed Oak Trees, 4 to 6 feet. 

 19.000 Cherry and Plum Trees, l-yr.. 3 feet. 

 40.000 Morway Spruce. White, Anatrlan 

 and Scotch Pine, l-yr., transpl., 6 to IS-lnch. 



1.000 White Plae, 12 to 18 loch, transplanted. 



S.OOO Norway Spmce, 12 to 18 Inch, transpl. 



1,000 Tlbnrnam opiilaa, 2 feet. 



1,000 Ttbarnnm dentatom. 2 feet. 



1.000 BhodotypoB ketrloldes, 2 feet. 



OAK HILL NURSERIES, RoslliMe, Mass. 



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Did you ever 



see a rose plant with golden yellow foliage? 



KliSBrin GOldifOlia l^^e Golden Redder Kalserln 



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that contribute to it and as much about 

 the causes as possible. We should under- 

 stand the pathological reaction of the 

 diseased plant. Only in this way shall 

 we be able to remove the causes or pro- 

 tect the plant against them or assist it to 

 recover. 



Spraying. 



In the cases of disease due to attack of 

 parasitic organisms we are often able to 

 protect our crops by spraying. Spraying, 

 like a coat of mail, is a protection 

 against entrance to the tissues by invad- 

 ing organisms. If there are any holes in 

 the coat of mail, or if it is made of poor 

 material or is put on after the arrow has 

 pierced the flesh, it may be of no avail. 

 Much of our spraying has holes in it. 

 The tissues are not properly coated dur- 

 ing the periods of attack. Much of the 

 new growth is left unprotected during 

 the critical period. The parasite gets in 

 through these places, and we find too late 

 that hasty, careless spraying is of little 

 value. 



Improperly made mixtures, or mixtures 

 made of poor materials, are often of no 

 protection, and may be as injurious as 

 the disease. Even good Bordeaux mix- 

 ture cannot safely be used on some 

 plants, such as peaches, though some of 

 the sulphur sprays can be used. The ap- 

 paratus for spraying is, as a rule, poorly 

 constructed, clumsy, and in great need 

 of general improvement and adaptation 

 to particular conditions. Demand good 

 machinery and pay for it. It is essen- 

 tial to success. 



SPECIAL 



CSNOIALTI (large purple) 

 HOBTBN8S (sulphur yellow ) 

 SIBSRICA IBIS (blue and 

 purple) , large roots for immed- 

 iate delivery, $2.00 per 100. 



Central Park Nursery 



TOPXKA, KAN. 



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^SPECIMEH NURSERY STOCK^ 



Deciduous Trees 



and Shrubs* 



Evergreensy 



RhododendronSf 



Azaleas, 



Over one hundred (100) acres of the 

 choicest varieties. Send for price list. 



Cottage Gardens Company 



Qneena, L. I., N. T. 



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VIBDRNDM PUCATUM 



HydnuiK«» Pan. Grand. 

 Honayauokl* HaokrottU 



Barberry Tlianttarall 



In large stock. Write for prices. 



The CONARD it JONES CO. 



WKST GROVK. PA. 



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Fewer Btilletini and More Men. 



Those who know these things must 

 teach by demonstration those who know 

 imperfectly or do not know at all. Lit- 

 erature is valuable as an aid to demon- 

 stration teaching, but can never take the 

 place of it. Too much dependence on 

 literature is one of our great educational 

 mistakes. Send out fewer bulletins and 

 more men. 



Briefly, then, we shall improve on the 

 pathology of the last century if we take 

 time to be careful and thorough, study 

 the causes of failure and profit by the 

 results, demand better trained minds and 

 improved apparatus, and depend in our 

 teaching more upon men and less upon 

 books. 



