Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-29
FLOWER GARDEN.
Timely Hints Issued in Bulletin by
Agricultural College.
TREES AND PLANTS.

SO many inquiries on various mat
tiers nave been received from persons
who have read Bulletin 40 of this ex-
pertinent station, entitled, "a Southern
New Mexico Flower Garden" that it is
thought advisable to publish in this
form additional information suggested
by most of these inquiries.
Where to Get Trees and Plants
Good flower seeds can be procured
from almost any reliable florist in the
country. With the growing of trees
and plants, however. this trade is
largely specialized, and some grower
give more attention to one particular
branch of the trade than others. Ex-
cellent two year old roses. in all the
better varieties, such as those suggest
ed in Bulletin 40. may be procured
from George c.. Roeding, Fresno. Cal.
THESE Californian grown roses appear
to do unusually well in our climate.
Most varieties in these roses, together
with a large number of flowers and
plants that are adapted to our climate.
may be procured from Baker Bros.
Fort Worth, Texas, and from T. V.
Munson, of Denison, Texas. Some
roses, and a good variety of green
house stock, may be procured in our
own territory from Byron Ives, of AL
buquerque. An excellent firm from
which to procure greenhouse stock,
and n that sends out uniformly good
plants, is Joseph Vestal & Son, of Lit
tie Rock, Ark. A firm that makes a
specially of supplying hardy peren
malls including all those mentioned in
Bulletin 40, it Frederick H. Horsford,
Charlotte, VT. Although this is a con-
siderable distance away, the stock sent
out is SO uniformly good, and the
prices so moderate, that it is thought
worth while to mention this name. J..
c. Vaughan, "a Randolph street, Chi.
cago, ILL.,, is also a reliable genera
florists house.
The Experiment station at Mesilla
Park can provide, at moderate prices,
a limited number of plants and varie-
ties of flower seeds. 1t has for sale
young elm, catalpa, and box elder
trees; also Artemesia and Caragana
plants, and common yellow and pink
roses, which are suitable for hedge
plants. In other plants it can supply
dahlias, cannas, cuttings of Virginia
creeper, which "a be easily started
and grown in any garden. and chrysan-
themums. In seeds it has a limited
quantity of hollyhock, mammoth cas-
tor bean and poppy.
Time to Plant.-In the climate of
southern New Mexico, roses of all
kinds, excepting greenhouse stock and
one year old plants, should be set out
at once. The same thing applies to all
hardy ~perennials. Cannas, dahlias,
chrysanthemums and all tender flower
seeds, should be planted from April /
to April Is. or at such time as danger
from late frost is over. The above
dates will vary in different parts of
our territory, depending upon the alti-
tude, and lateness of spring frosts.
Help for Rural Schools.-The Exper-
iment station is anxious to do all in
it's power to aid in the work of beauti-
flying the surroundings of the rural
schols of New Mexico. To this end it
is willing to send, free of charge, a
small supply of such trees, shrubs, and
plants as it has available to the author
tiles or teachers of rural schools of
New Mexico who apply for the same.
1t has already sent out stock for such
purposes, and if more is desired by any
schools. application should be made
promptly. 1t is expected, of course,
that where such stock is sen out, il
will be cared for and watered when
necessary.
FnANCIS E. LESTER.
March 25, 1902.