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Skptumber 10, 14)08. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



43 



714 Chestnut Street 





DREER'S 



Hardy Phloxes 



Vc can say without fear of contradiction that we are the 

 Largest Growers of Hardy Phlox in the World 

 and our collection (mbtaccs every known color in this gorgeoui 

 race of summer floweriDg plants. You are behind the times if 

 you cannot offer your customers the Newer Colors and 

 Varieties ^hich are oow so popular. Our stock was never 

 in finer or heahhier condition, aod whether your wants are 

 large or small, we are able to meet your require ments. If you 

 have not received a copy of cur Special Offer, write us 

 today and we will mail you a list^ lit feci sure that the 

 Varieties offered aod the Prices we quote will both surprise 

 and interest you. Many of the sorts which heretofore have 

 been scarce aod of high value, are now offered at Popular 

 Prices. The plants which we offer are Strong^, One-year- 

 old, Field grown Stock, and can be shipped with perfect 

 salety end of September or early in October. 



Price, $30.00 to $50 00, according to variety 



For a complete list of Hardy Plants suitable for fall plant- 

 ing, including our specialties-- Peonies, Iris, Ane< 

 mones, Tritomas, etc., see our fall catalogue. If you have 

 not received a copy, write for same. 



Henry A. Dreer 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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and therefore do not hesitate to recom- 

 mend this method of planting. 



Grafting. 



In most localities seedlings must be 

 at least two years old before they can be 

 worked, but at Monticello the climate 

 and soil are so well adapted to the pecan 

 that they can be grafted when one year 

 old if they have been given proper care 

 and attention. The method of grafting 

 now most commonly used is the whip 

 graft, which is put on the stock as it 

 stands in the field. The scions are cut 

 about six inches long and are grafted 

 on the root of the seedling about five 

 inches underground, about an inch or at 

 least one eye being left above the level 

 of the earth. 



It is no small job to remove the dirt 

 from the roots of these stocks, as it 

 must be cleaned out at least six inches 

 deep. We usually throw the earth away 

 from each side of the row with a one- 

 horse plow and then dig out the remain- 

 ing ridge with a potato fork or some 

 such tool. "We then have a man to wipe 

 off each stock with a rag, so that there 

 is no sand to dull the grafter's knife or 

 dirt to drop into the cuts. 



The operation of putting on the scion 

 is exactly the same as in the ordinary 

 bench grafting, except that the posi- 

 tion and movements of the operator are 

 necessarily different. If the stocks are 

 too la#ge to work nicely with the whip 

 graft, the cleft or wedge method is 

 used. A good workman can put in a 

 thousand grafts a day when conditions 

 are favorable. 



A tier follows each grafter and secure- 

 ly wraps each graft with waxed string. 



ROSES 



A SPECIALTY 



TheDineee&GonaniCo.w'^i"'*' 



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KAISERIN 



2i2-incb, $3.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000 

 Roses In great variety, 2^ and 4-lncli 



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The tying is almost as important as the 

 grafting and must be looked after closely 

 by each grafter. The arm is usually car- 

 ried entirely around the long graft with 

 each wrap of the string, and if the oper- 

 ator touches the scion he is apt to dis- 

 place it slightly and break the close 

 contact of the cambium layers, thus 

 causing it to die, even if it had been 

 grafted perfectly. We consider o tight 

 tying of pecan grafts just as important 

 as tight tying of cherry buds. 



A third man is usually employed to 

 pack the earth securely around each 

 union with his hands, and to fill up the 

 furrow again after all operations are 

 finished. 



(To be continued.) 



•Freeport, III. — John Bauscher, Jr., 

 has removed from 94 Chicago street to 

 104 on the same street. 



Cariman Ribsam 



Nurseryman of Trenton, N. J. 



will have for Fall and Spring delivery a 

 large and fine lot of 



California Privet 



by the 100, 1000, 10 000 or 100.000. 2 to 4 ft. 

 bigh.5to 12 branches, and fine roots. 



Standards, 5 to 6 ft. high, tine heads. Bush 

 Pyramidals, 3 to 5 ft. high. Spec imens, fine 

 plants for lawns, parks ^r cemeteries. 



Elms Sugar and Norway Maples. 



Shrubbery in variety. 



Roses — Clotbilde Soupert, Francisca 

 Kruger, etc. 



Vinca variegata, field-grown. 



Send your vrants and I will 

 send you price. 



CARLMAN RIBSAM 



^Trenton, N. J. 



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A NEW 



PEONY CATALOGUE 



With 

 CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 



Also a list of the best 



IRIS and PHLOX 



sent free to all applicants 



T, C. THUBLOW & CO. "'V.S.'"' 



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 when \<nitlnB advertisers. 



