298 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



January, 1906 



The Beautiful Amaryllis 



The most aristocratic of all bulbous plants. 

 They have large funnel shaped flowers in rich- 

 est colors. They are magnificent house plants 

 and in the summer are unrivalled for porch 

 decoration or growing in the garden. 



Collection NO. 1 includes fiv |j magnificent 



varieties, all large bulbs, 



and will be sent, express charges prepaid by us, for One Dollar. 



One bulb of A. Belladonna, a beautiful soft rose color, very large umbels, deliciously fragrant ; 

 one A. formosissima, a fiery scarlet, a free bloomer ; one A. Johnsoni, a magnificent deep crim- 

 son with pure white stripe ; one A. regina, a superb salmon color with white center; and two 

 A. Atamaso, a very delicate pure white flower. 



Collection No. 2 



the same as Collection No. I except 

 it includes besides a bulb of the enor- 

 mous Burbank's Giant Hybrid, the amaryllis of unsurpassed beauty, 

 size and profusion of bloom. This is a special low-priced offer for this 

 month only. Price of collection, express prepaid by us, Two Dollars. 



(Enclose two dollars and write us at once) 



We receive hundreds of letters, here is one : 

 "The lilies received are the best I have ever bought." — H. H. Amhehst, Mass. 



Our interesting catalogue is ready. Send for it 



H. H. BERGER & COMPANY, 47 Barclay St., NEW YORK 



STRAWBERRY 



PLANT S 



Virginia and Chesapeake,, winners of $100 GOLD PRIZE offers; also 

 Cardinal, Commonwealth, North Shore, Oaks Early, New York, Glen 

 Mary, Stevens' Champion, and 90 others; best list, good stock, reason- 

 able prices. Dewberries: Lucretia and Austin's. Cabbage: New 

 Volga and 20 other C C p l^v O Cucumbers: Pen- 

 varieties, h^ 1—id k—u \-J k!3 insula Prize, 

 Allen's Pride of the Market, Arlington Spine, Shamrock, etc. 

 Cantaloupes: Allen's First Choice, True Rocky Ford. Toma- 

 toes: Livingston s Glo^e, Allen's Rest, Chalk Jewel, Maule's Ear- 

 liest, Earliana, etc. Kansas King, Eighty Day Yellow Dent, Mary- 

 land Queen Field Corn. Best new and standard Garden, Field and i 

 Flower seeds, Asparagus Roots, Special Agricultural Implements, etc. 

 60 PAGK CATALOGUE FREE. Send address on postal 

 NOW. It tells about lots of good things for the farm and garden and 

 where to get them. 



W. F. ALLEN, Dept. 42, Salisbury, Md. 



44 How to Grow 

 Roses " 



To anyone who wants help with 

 roses, we are glad to send, free, our 

 handsome-book on this subject. 



We have been in the business for 35 years, and are called the 

 " Growers of the Best Roses in America." 



THE CONARD & JONES CO. 



Box P, WEST GROVE, PA. 



How to Gr 



ow 



Lily of the Valley for the 

 Window Garden 



Plant 12 bulbs in a 5-inch pot, place the pot in 

 a light sunny window, and the bulbs will be in 

 flower in about 4 weeks' time. If a succession of 

 bloom is wanted, plant as many pots or boxes as 

 will be required and place them outside in a partly 

 protected place, covering them with leaves, straw 

 or any other material, so as to make it convenient 

 to get at in case the ground is frozen too severely. 

 Freezing the bulbs does not injure them, however. 



Price: Bundle 25 bulbs. $1.00. Four bundles. 100 bulbs, $3.00 



Delivered free anywhere in the United States. 



Narcissus Paper- White Grandiflora in Water 



A very unique, simple and novel way to grow this variety of Narcissus is 

 to place six or eight bulbs in a shallow glass or china bowl with water. Sup- 

 port the bulbs with pebbles or gravel as you would the Chinese Sacred Lily 

 bulbs; place the bowl in a dark place until the roots have started, when you 

 should bring them to the light. Keep the bowls filled with water and the 

 bulbs will take care of themselves. You will have a beautiful and luxuriant 

 display of delightfully fragrant flowers in a short time — in fact within six 

 weeks after planting if desired. The flowers are nearly two inches across, a 

 dozen or more in a cluster, and are in no way inferior to those grown in 

 garden soil. A number of bowls planted in succession of two weeks apart 

 will give a beautiful display of flowers all winter. 



Price, 50 cents per dozen; $3.00 per hundred 



Delivered free anywhere in the United States. 



Write for our 1906 Spring Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower Seeds 

 ready January 1st. 



STUMPP & WALTER CO., Seedsmen, 50 Barclay St., N. Y. 



There are few varieties, because quinces 

 are used so little that it has not paid as well to 

 develop new sorts as it has for apples. The 

 principal varieties commonly cultivated are 

 Orange (also called Apple quince), Meech, 

 Rea, Champion, Fuller, Borgeat, Van Deman, 

 Alaska. Orange is grown probably more 

 than all others combined, which is sufficient 

 recommendation for it. It is without ques- 

 tion the best main crop variety for general 

 purposes. It varies greatly in size and form; 

 some strains are much better than others. 

 For home use an earlier variety, as Rea, and 

 a later variety, as Champion, may be added. 

 Champion is the best-keeping variety we 

 have, being retained in good shape into 

 February and later. S. W. Fletcher. 



White Trumpets a Foot Long 



T^HE trumpet flower (Brugniansia arbor ea) 

 ■*■ as a subject for indoor decoration 

 appeals to one greatly. Its white flowers are 

 nearly a foot long, and fragrant. It flowers 

 when most other things are past, if kept in- 

 doors, and the plant looks like a small tree. 

 It is as well adapted to the living-room as to 



The lrumpef flower (Brugmansia arborea) is a useful 

 shrub for indoors. Its white, fragrant flowers are 

 produced in October and November 



the greenhouse, the only objection to its 

 being in the former is the space it occupies, 

 on account of its spreading tops and large 

 aggregation of roots, which require big tubs. 

 I keep my plant in the greenhouse, because it 

 is more easily watered there than elsewhere. 



When it was photographed, I had to take 

 it out of doors for a short time in order to 

 obtain a good view of it. In the latitude of 

 Detroit it begins to flower late in the fall, and 

 blooms continuously until after Thanks- 

 giving, bearing a large number of lily-like 

 flowers that are suspended like bells and ex- 

 hale a delicate fragrance. On the plant they last 

 for several days, particularly in a cool room. 



Michigan. Hugo Erichsen. 



