NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE FOR 1906 



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C/^O OMP P^OI I A O ^® ^'" *cn<*» postpaid, to any address, one each of the twelve superb 

 rv-/fV v^i^C L/vyL*l_-</\rv plants illustrated on preceding page. This is the grandest and best offer 



ever made. The plants included in this collection are strong and vigor- 

 ous, and will give immediate and satisfactory results. The best offer ever made for the money. 

 ^^PLEASE ORDER AS "PALM SET." 



BOSTON FERN 



The best and most popular decorative plant now known. 

 Forms an immense number of graceful, drooping fronds, 

 varying in length from 2 to 5 feet which arch over like 

 plumes in even.- direction. Magnificent. 13 cts. each ; 4 for 

 50 cts. ; strong, handsome 4-inch pot plant.s, 4:0 cts. each, 

 postpaid ; large plants from 6-inch pots $1 each, by Express. 

 See page 75. 



LATANIA BORBONICA 



Immensely popular ; no better palm than this. Easily 

 grown, stands neglect well, and quickly attains a large size. 

 The leaves are large, deeply divided and fan shaped. Strong 

 plants. 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. ; 9 for SI : larger plants, 

 from 6 inch pots, 15 to 18 inches high. Si each, by Express. 



GREVILLEA ROBUSTA, The Australian Silk Tree 



A magnificent plant for decorative pur|X)ses; quicker grow- 

 ing than a palm and equally effective; of easy growth: finely 

 cut foliage, rivaling a rare Fern ; attains magnificent pro- 

 portions. The leaves are very fine for designs and do not 

 wilt. 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. 



CAREX JAPONICA 



A remarkable new plant with fine, spray-like foliage 

 drooping gracefully from the center. The leaf-blades are 

 beautiftilly edged with a golden band. One of the grandest 

 new plants ; quickly makes large and attractive specimens, 

 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. 



EMERALD FEATHER Asparagus Sprengeri 



This most magnificent decorative plant has fairly bounded 

 into popularity. For planting in pots, vases or hanging 

 baskets it is positively unequaled. As a hanging basket plant 

 it is unbeatable ; it droops most naturally, sending out 

 numerous feathery fronds which in a very short time make 

 a growth of 4 to 8 feet, forming an exquisitely handsome and 

 striking picture. With its bright emerald-green foliage, it 

 presents a sight not soon forgotten. It resists all diseases that 

 attend house plants, and will withstand a dry atmosphere as 

 no other plant will. It produces small, white flowers which 

 are succeeded by red berries. A well established plant is 

 literally a mass of emerald green. Do not miss this treasure. 

 Strong young plants, 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. ; 9 for SI. 

 Stronger plants, from 3-inch pots, 2,0 cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts.; 

 7 for $1, postpaid. 



RUSSELLIA LEMOINII 



A new and rare plant, particularly desirable for hanging 

 baskets, pots or vases. Profuse bloomer the entire year. 

 Easily grown and sure to bloom. It has the drooping habit, 

 with small, wiry branches, and small leaves completely hid- 

 den by hundreds of vivid scarlet tubular flowers. Exceed- 

 ingly floriferous, small pot plants showing more flowers than 

 leaves. Strong plants, 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. 



OTAHEITE ORANGE 



So well known that a description is hardly necessary. A 

 dwarf reproduction of the genuine fruit-bearing orange tree, 

 the flowers being identi'-al. It flowers and fruits in pots and 

 blooms continuously. The fragrance of the flowers is delic- 

 ious, and with oneor two plants one can have a generous 

 supply of highly prized and much coveted orange blossoms. 

 Fruits immedia"tely after flowering ; the fruit measures about 

 three inches in diameter and is quite edible. A writer in 

 SUCCESS WITH FLOWERS states that on a single 

 plant, twenty inches high, 164 buds were counted. Strong 

 young plants, 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. ; 9 for $1, 



NEW WEEPING LANTANA 



One of the most beautiful plants ever introduced for baskets. 

 vases, pots or for culture outdoors. Produces its clear lilac- 

 pink flowers in clusters by the hundreds from early Summer 

 until severe frosts. Deliciously fragrant. Has a most graceful 

 drooping habit of growth. Superb. 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 eta. 



WEEPING PALM Washingtonla Fillfera 



Conceded to be one of the best Palms for amateur culture. 

 Stands ill treatment with impunity and thrives where other 

 Palms die. Is exceedingly ornamental, with elegant fan- 

 shaped leaves of rich, dark, leathery green, from which hang 

 long, thread-like filaments j a compact grower, needs no pet- 

 ting or coaxing to succeed. 15 cts. each : 4 for 50 eta. ; 

 8-inch pot plants, 30 cts. each, postpaid ; larger plants from 

 5-inch pota, $1.00 each, by Express only. 



DRAC/ENA INDIVISA 



Of graceful habit, an exceedingly rapid grower and is not 

 affected by sunshine, storm or drought. Forms a Palm-like 

 tree, and does equally well indoors or in the open ground, 

 quickly attaining immense proportions. Strong plants, 15 

 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. ; 9 for $1. 



KENTIA BELMOREANA 



One of the grandestof all Palms. It is a tall, strong grower, 

 being exceedingly robust; thrives in almost any situation. 

 It will remain uninjured bv changes in the temperature, 

 while the splendid substance" of its foliage enables it to stand 

 the dry hot air of the living room. The leaves are deep 

 glossv green, fan-shaped, and split deeply into segments. 

 .Strong plants 2o cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts. Six-inch pot plants 

 $1 each by express. 



GIANT WHITE SCENTED SNAPDRAGON 



A choice plant for pot culture. A perpetual bloomer, com- 

 pact in habit, sending up flower spikes by the dozen ; 1 to 2 

 feet in height; almost as large and as beautiful as a Gladiolus. 

 Color pure white, with lemon tinged throat, and of lovely 

 fragrance. 15 nts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. ; 9 for $1. 



Cf%^/9 I /I #» /^ 1^7^^ n For One nollar we will send postpaid, to any address, the twelve 

 J^J^&CJ/tJ^ Of'f'S'R splendid decorative plants named above. PLEASE ORDER AS PALM SET 



By An Amatear 



/AM glad to give you all the information I can in regard to the methods employed in growing my Chrysanthemums. 

 I am an amateur and have gotten splendid results, as the photograph I send will show, and this without the aid ot a 

 greenhouse. I hope that the information I can give will prove valuable to others in cultivating Chrysanthemums, the 

 loveliest flower that I know of, and one that gives a greater reward for pains taken in its culture than any other. 



Procure good, strong plants from rehable florists about the first of June. Put them in 3- or 4-inch pots at first, in good, 

 rich soil, and plunge the pots in the ground, or, better still, dig a trench and set the pots in it, filling in around with coal- 

 ashes. This keeps the worms out of the pots and keeps the roots nice and cool. Chrysanthemums require lots of water, 

 and should never be allowed to become drv. Evening or eariy morning is the best time to water, ^^ater and shower 

 thoroughly, as one good watering is worth half a dozen if only half done. Repot the plants about twice, first in ab-inch and 

 last in an 8-inch pot. Make the soil a little richer each time the plants are repotted. The plant can also be mulched with 

 manure, which answers the double purpose of keeping the roots cool and moist and also furnishes food for the plant. As 

 soon as the buds form in the Fall it is better to add a little manure water when sprinkling, weak at first, but gradually 

 adding more, increasing the watering until it can be used everv day. For insects, such as black aphis, use tobacco dust 

 If large flowers are desired, pinch off all buds and allow only a few to bloom. It a big. single flower is desired, pinch off 

 all the side branches, leaving only the crown bud to bloom. After the frosty nishts come in the Fall the pots are taken in 

 the house and kept in a cool room, where the flowers will develop and remain nice for a long time. After bloomine. the 

 plants can be stored in the cellar and kept until next vear. I send you a photograph (see page 85) of some sj^cimens 

 grow!i this ypar. I succeed best with such varieties as Mrs. Robinson, Ivory, Thornden, Merry Xmas. Mode<rto, Shilowa, 

 Giorv of the Pacific, Silver Wedding. J. E. Hill, Sabnia, O. 



