October 6, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



59 



The Great Kew Forcing Hydrangea a 

 Arborescens Grandiflora Alba or- 



HILLS OF SNOW" 



This shrub forces easily both for Easter and 

 Decoration day. This new Hydrangea is 

 without question the grandest shrub or plant 

 of any kind for forcing that is in existence 

 today. This statement fdH admit of no con- 

 troversy. 



To show how easily it can be brought into 

 flower, a neighbor florist, just starting in the 

 business, without any previous knowledge on 

 forcing plants, having never forced a single 

 plant of any kind, potted 500 field plants the 

 20th of October, plunging them in a cold 

 frame. Nine weeks before Easter part of 

 them were brought in and kept at a night 

 temperature of 40 to 45 degrees; during the 

 day the temperature would run from 50 to 

 60 degrees. They were in full flower for 

 Easter. 



The balance of the plants were brought in 

 the 20th of March and kept about the same 

 temperature. The first bloom perfected the 

 12th of May, and the lot was m full bloom 

 for Decoration day and — What a sight! 

 Enough to warm the cockles in the heart of 

 any florist. Everyone who saw them could 

 but wonder. 



The plants on which the canes wore allowed 

 to remain, when brought in, threw out 

 branches a foot to 15 inches in length with a 

 bloom on every tip. Those that were cut 

 back to within four inches of the pot, the 

 eyes broke near the base of the plant, throw- 

 ing up from five to eight canes three feet 

 high, with blooms of the purest snow white 

 that were a foot in diameter. The lasting 

 qualities of its flowers are one of its great 

 money making points, as the blooms last in 

 perfect condition from two to three weeks. 



,. rpjjg ^.ggj flowers were produced from cut 



back plants, potted in heavy soil without a fertilizer. Where stimulants were used, the tendency was towards a weak 

 neck that would not hold the mammoth bloom upright. It is imperative, to get the best results, that the plants should 

 be subjected to hard freezing before bringing into the heat. 



IlIUBtratlon of a two-year-old fleld-Krown, cut back plant, forced, of Hydrangea Arborescens 

 Grandiflora Alba. The true forcing variety. 



IMPORTANT 



As is well known, there are two distinct varieties of this new Hydrangea, one of which cannot be coddled or 

 coaxed into producing a single flower under glass. The stock we offer is the true forcing variety. We have a fine stock 

 of 50,000 one, two and three-year-old field-grown plants, ready to pot up for forcing. These will move quickly. Order 

 to-day. 



One-year, field-grown plants, 12 to 18 inches, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1,000. 



One-year, field-grown, 18 to 24 inches, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100; $90.00 per 1,000. 



Two-year, field-grown, 18 to 24 inches, 2 to 3 canes, $2.00 per doz.; $14.00 per 100; $120.00 per 1,000. 



Two-year, field-grown, select, J^ to 5 canes, $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100; $175.00 per 1,000. 



Three-year, field-grown, 24 to^ 30 inches, 5 to 8 canes, $4.00 per doz.; $25.00 per 100 j $225.00 per 1,000. 



Three-year, field-grown, select, 10 to 12 canes, $6.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



OUR TALL. CATALOGUB IS NOW READY. 



ADDRESS 



THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY, Gr;.t%^s'r.°1^'e^r.d, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



Golden Privet 



Strong stock; 3-inch pots, 



$5.00 per 100. Ready for 



delivery now. 



VICK g HILL CO 



P. 0. Box 613, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



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strong Field-grown Stock 



Aquilegia, Coreopsis, Gaillardia, German Iris, Grasses, 

 Myosotis, Oriental Poppies, Phlox. Shasta Daisies, 

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