. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoj. The American Florist. 77. FREESIA Refracta Alba. White Flowered Bermuda Grown Mammoth, Per lOt mro '2 to -'i in ?».(() Choice. L, to !;? ,60 ;,oo California Grown Mammoth, Per 100 1000 'j in. and up $ » Choice, "^i to ? .65 Purify. Per KO 1000 Mammoth $ $ Choice Jumbo Bulbs Samples mailed on application. VaugbaR's Seed Store CHICAGO. NEM YORK. 84-86 Randolph St. 14 Uarclayit. Establtahed 1900 POAT BROS. BVLB GROWERS EI TRICKS, VA. NARCISSI " D4


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoj. The American Florist. 77. FREESIA Refracta Alba. White Flowered Bermuda Grown Mammoth, Per lOt mro '2 to -'i in ?».(() Choice. L, to !;? ,60 ;,oo California Grown Mammoth, Per 100 1000 'j in. and up $ » Choice, "^i to ? .65 Purify. Per KO 1000 Mammoth $ $ Choice Jumbo Bulbs Samples mailed on application. VaugbaR's Seed Store CHICAGO. NEM YORK. 84-86 Randolph St. 14 Uarclayit. Establtahed 1900 POAT BROS. BVLB GROWERS EI TRICKS, VA. NARCISSI " D4FFODILS TULIPS laiK, ETC. Send For Cslalodue- Freesia fiefracta Alba California Field-Grown Bulbs. *S-incli bultis $ per 1000 Vi-incli bulbs 3iO per 1000 Hinch bulbs 4 5ii per 1000 ^iioch bulbs per 1000 Cash or .will trade for Hvacinths, Narcissi and Daltodils. 19. JN. OiVOftt., Burneit, Cal. his late brother J. A. Budlong, of green- house fame, three more brothers and two sisters were born and brought up. His eldest brother is still heavily en- gaged in truck interests at Providence In 1857 he came west and, noticmg the price that Chicago people were paying for truck crops, he determined to get some of it. But naturally, success did not come all at once and with practically no capital but health and determination the strug- gle was not easily won. He relates how, after making a little money in one farm he moved to another where he lost everything and had to start all over again. But this did not daunt him and from the time he took up his pres- ent position his progress was rapid. He has much that is interesting to tell of the early days around Chicago, but car- ries his years well and is sprightly and active. During a most pleasant drive round his farm it was evident that his knowledge and keenness are rot in the least abated and his conversation on all points coilnected with his work is most interesting and instructive. To perfect his crops as Mr. Budlong has done,


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