May, 1910 
51 
Z3l>e Slower (Brower 
Time to Prune Lilacs. 
Lilacs form flower buds from midsummer 
to late autumn. Therefore the bushes should 
be pruned as soon as the blooming season is 
over, and before they begin to form buds for 
next year’s flowers. If pruned in autumn, 
winter or early spring many or all of the 
flower buds may be destroyed. 
Decaying blossoms should be removed 
immediately after Lilacs are through bloom- 
ing, and superfluous wood, both inside and 
outside, should be thinned out freely. When 
Lilacs are twelve to sixteen years old they 
often become “leggy.” In such cases they 
may be cut down to within about two feet 
of the ground. They will immediately throw 
up strong shoots, and if these shoots are 
“topped” they will throw out laterals, and 
the bushes will soon again become shapely 
and compact. 
Lilacs may be transplanted at any time 
from autumn until spring, if the ground is 
not frozen. To fertilize them put round 
each bush in the autumn a heavy mulch of 
stable manure, and dig it in, not very deeply; 
in early spring. A moderate spread of bone 
meal may be worked in slightly once or 
twice during the summer, right after the 
blooming season.— Country Gentleman. 
Memorial Trees. 
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those who died to make the world safe 
will result! Bronze tablets and granite 
shafts have a proper place in the usual 
memorial scheme, but no monument 
that the human brain can conceive or 
human hands erect can more suitably 
express the beautiful thoughts of re- 
membrance, resurrection, longevity and 
protection underlying the setting out 
and dedicating of the memorial tree. 
In the words of Sergeant Joyce Kilmer, 
the talented poet-soldier who last July 
made the supreme sacrifice — 
“ I think that I shall never see 
A poem lovely as a tree ; 
A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed 
Against the earth’s sweet flowering breast ; 
A tree that looks to God all day 
And lifts her leafy arms to pray ; 
Upon whose bosom snow has lain; 
Who intimately lives with rain. 
Poems are made by fools like me, 
But only God can make a tree.” 
Catalogs and Price Lists. 
The Bungalow Gardens, Netcong, N. J.— Very com- 
plete list of Dahlias with color arrangement and 
Classifications according to key. 
J C. Grossman & Wife, R D. No. 2, Wolcottville, 
Ind - Retail catalog and price list of Gladioli. Some 
of the best standard varieties and many of the new 
and rare sorts. 
Benjamin C. Auten, Oronogo Flower Gardens, Car- 
terville, Mo. — Separate wholesale and retail lists of 
Irises. 
C Louis Ailing. 251 Court St , West Haven, Conn — 
1919 catalog of Dahlias, 16 pages. Very complete 
list with unusually complete descriptions. 
Wilbur A. Christy, Mapleshade Gladioli Farm, 315 
N Tod Ave., Warren, Ohio. Price list of the Christy 
originations and some of the best standard varieties. 
The new variety. A. W. Hunt, is fully described. 
East Hartford Gladiolus Co.. E. M. Smith, Presi- 
dent, 65 Olmsted St., East Hartford, Conn. 1919 cata 
log and price list of Gladioli and Dahlias. Brief de- 
scriptions and retail prices. 
H. E. Mason. Rocky Ford, Colo. Catalog and 
price list of Dahlias, Canr as and Gladioli. Eight 
pages and cover. Also nursery stock. Shrubs, &c. 
H. E. Meader, Dover, N. H —Well printed catalog 
of Gladioli with some extra good descriptions of some 
of the best new and rare varieties. The Kundetd 
originations are especially well represented ; the best 
European novelties also described. 
Statement of the Ownership, Management, Cir- 
culation. etc., required by the Act of Congress of 
August 24, 1912, of Thf. Flower Grower published 
monthly at Calcium, N.Y., for April 1, 1919. 
State of New York i 
County of Jefferson ; ss: 
City of Watertown I 
Before me, a Notary Public in and for the City, 
State and County aforesaid, personally appeared 
Madison Cooper, who, having been duly sworn ac- 
cording to law, deposes and says that he is the 
Owner of The Flower Grower and that the fol- 
lowing is, to the best of his knowledge and be- 
lief, a true statement of the ownership, manage- 
ment, etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date 
shown in the above caption, required by the Act of 
August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal Laws 
and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, 
to wit : 
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, 
editor, managing editor, and business managers are: 
Publisher— Madison Cooper, Calcium, N Y. 
Editor— Madison Cooper, Calcium, N. Y. 
Managing Editor— None. 
Business Manager— None. 
2. That the owner is Madison Cooper, Calcium, 
N. Y. 
3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees and 
other security holders owning or holding 1 percent, 
or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or 
other securities are : 
None. 
4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving 
the names of the owners, stockholders, and 
security holders, if any, contain not only the list 
of stockholders and security holders as they ap- 
pear upon the books of the company but also, in 
cases where the stockholder or security holder ap- 
pears upon the books of the company as trustee 
or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the 
person or corporation for whom such trustee is 
acting, is given ; also that the said two paragraphs 
contain statements embracing affiant’s full knowledge 
and belief as to the circumstances and conditions un- 
der which stockholders and security holders who do 
not appear upon the books of the company as trus- 
tees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than 
that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no rea- 
son to believe that any other person, association, or 
corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the 
said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated 
by him. 
(Signed) Madison Cooper. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th 
day of April, 1919. 
[Seal.] 
(Signed) C. Howard Green. 
(My commission expires March 31, 1921.) 
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. 
Growers having surplus stock for sale will find 
this department effective in disposing of it. Five 
lines (about forty words) $1.00 per insertion. Ad- 
ditional lines 15 cents each. 
F' LADIOLUS NIGRICANS— Strongest growing dark 
VJ maroon, larger spike than Empress of India, 
among the best dark shades, $1.50 per dozen, $6 per 
hundred. Also Niagara, fine yellow at $1 per dozen, 
$5 hundred. Stock of many other varieties. Also 
Dahlias and Hardy Perennial plants. 
E. R. Macomber, “Evergreen Nurseries,” 
44 Leonard St,, Woodfords, Maine. 
(TLADIOLUS CRACKERJACK-Large flowers of 
rich velvety dark red, throat spotted yellow and 
dark maroon. Bulbs 1V4 inch to 1% inch, 50c. per 
dozen postpaid; $3.50 per hundred, transportation 
paid by purchaser. Jas. H. Smith, Milan, Ohio. 
Of) SOUND TUBERS, all different, labeled, $1, Six 
sets (120 Dahlias) $5. All postpaid, or larger 
Dahlia Tubers with extras bv express collect. Cata- 
log free. Alt F. Clark, "The Dahliast,” Netcong- 
Stanhope, N. J. 
HAVE YOU ORDERED “ A. W. HUNT “ YET ? 
Your chance this year will soon begone. See ad. in 
late issues of The Flower Grower, or send for 
price list to Mapleshade Gladiolus Farm, 315 N. Tod 
Ave., Warren, Ohio. 
/TLADIOLUS— Limited quantity of Gladiolus bulbs 
VJ and few Dahlias.— Mrs. King and Halley, 30c. 
dozen ; Panama, 75c.; Czar Peter, Niagara, Peace, $1; 
War. $1.25 ; Loveliness, Pendleton, Rosella, Schwa- 
ben, $1.50; Titanic, Mary Fennell, $1.50 ; Evelyn Fin- 
land, 30c. each ; Prince of Wales, 35c. each; Madam 
Sully, 50c. each Bulbs H4 inch and up 
E. M. Sanford, Madison, New Jersey. 
“PAST HARTFORD GLADIOLUS CO.”-If you 
•*-' wish to know what good flowers are buy bulbs 
from us. Dahlias and Gladioli. Send for catalog. 
E. M. Smith, 65 Olmsted St., East Hartford, Conn. 
T ABELS— Patent, paper, trees, shrub or rose label. 
•*-' Colors: white, green, blue and salmon. Plain or 
printed. Samples. Ohio Nursery Co., Elyria, Ohio. 
]\TRS. FRANK PENDLETON, Vz to 1 in. $1.50 a 100; 
1V1 1 in. to l’/ 2 in. $3.50. Express, collect. Following 
postpaid, Pendleton, Vi to Vi in., $1. America. Vi to 
V6 in., 50c. per 100. Mrs. Dr. Norton. IVi inch, 75c 
each ; >/ 2 to 1 in.. $4. 10 a doz ; Vi to >/ 2 in., $ 2 50 per 
doz., prepaid. Fred Hornberger, Hamburg, N. Y. 
TAELPHINIUM SEEDS from the great “ Hood 
^ Acres” collection. This is the first season to 
offer seeds from them. All past sales have been 
limited to plants. Last season's propagations have 
been insufficient to fill orders, which came from the 
most critical growers who saw the spikes in bloom. 
The seeds are carefully saved from about 40 named 
varieties, representing the choicest of English, 
French, Dutch and American originations. Liberai 
sized packets 50 cents. Chas F. Barber, 
No. 64 Front St.. Portland. Oregon. 
TRIS-JULY DELIVERY— 75c. per 10 if more than 
1 three varieties are ordered. Sale subject to stock 
unsold. Adonis, Dalmarius, Darius, Hector. Hero- 
ditas. Honorable, Ossian, Princess Victoria' Luise 
yellow bi-colors ; Alexander, Celeste, Glori de Hille- 
gom, Racemosa, Tineae, lavender seifs; Black 
Prince, Charmant, Empress. Ivorine, intermediates 
Garibaldi, Jacqueminot, Mme. Pacquitte, claret ; also 
the van-colored La 'l end re. Lord Salisbury, Pres 
Thiers and Miralba. 
The Glen Road Iris Gardens, 
Wellesley Farms, Mass. 
PLORA-CROFT GLADIOLUS GARDENS — Cultural 
1 directions and Descriptive Retail Price List of the 
best in Gladioli and Perennials for the asking. This 
book also announces our Third Gladiolus Show for 
Lansing. Send for one. 
121 Island Ave., Lansing, Mich. 
WANTED— Large first size Baron Joseph Hulot 
* * Quote price by the hundred. Also large bulbs 
of any other blue varieties, especially young, clean 
and strong bulbs suitable for growing bloom for ex- 
hibition. Bulbs of Madam Mounet Sully wanted, any 
size, and selected Primulinus Hybrids first or second 
size. Write “Cut Flowers,” care The Fiower 
Grower, Calcium. N. Y. 
P'OLD STORAGE— The Editor of The Flower 
Grower makes a business of furnishing plans for 
cold storage plants and also contracts the equipment 
for same. We handle all kinds, big and little 
Madison Cooper Co., Calcium. N Y 
John B. Humphrey 
r. d. no. 3 Logan, O. 
Per 100 
PRINCEPINE, 1 in. to IV 2 in. . . . $1 M 
SULPHUR QUEEN, 1.75 
PANAMA, Yi to 1 in. 1.25 
PEACE, iy 2 in. up .. 3.00 
WAR, Vi in. to % in .80 
HOMER F. CHASE ] 
Wilton, Hew Hampshire 
Grower of 
“MRS. WATT” I 
and Other Choice Gladioli 
Tulips, Narcissi, Peonies, Irises 
They succeed with me- they 
should also do well for you. 
ORONOGO FLOWER GARDENS 
Carterville, Mo. 
Every FIRST PREMIUM : 
on Gladioli in the Professional Class ' 
at the New York State Fair in 1918 and 5 of the ' 
6 first premiums in 1917 were awarded to ] 
JOHN J. PROUTY 
Baldwinsville - - New York 
Catalog on reguest. Supply of bulbs limiteg 
