WHERE TO BUY MINIATURE PLANTS AND SUPPLIES
Nothing is as frustrating to a gardener as to hear or read glowing descriptions of plants that appeal to him and then be unable to find them in catalogues or elsewhere. For the unusual and out-of-the-ordinary plants the answer is quite often a mail-order supplier. For some general types such as water lilies and woodland or rockery plants, the most fruitful source is the specialist, who quite naturally has the widest selection and the greatest knowledge of the plants he grows the most. We have increased our collection of miniature plants by mail order from many (but not all) of the following. While I have not bought from all of them, enough of my friends and colleagues have so that I am rather familiar with all. In writing for catalogues of any sort, remember they are expensive to produce and often you are asked to pay a nominal fee for them. I usually get so much information I am happy to pay a few cents. You can often save time and trouble by asking if there is such a fee.
ALBERTS & MERKEL BROS., INC., Box 537, Boynton Beach, Fla.—Orchids and other tropical plants.
ALLGROVE, ARTHUR EAMES, North Wilmington, Mass.—Terrarium and woodland plants and supplies.
ALPENGLOW GARDENS, 13328 Trans-Canada Highway, North Surrey, New Westminster, B.C., Canada—Alpines, perennials, trees, and shrubs.
AMERICAN PERENNIAL GARDENS, 6975 Dover St., Garden City, Mich.—Perennials.
ARENIUS, ARTHUR, 123 Western Drive, Longmeadow 6, Springfield, Mass.—Gladiolus.
ARMSTRONG NURSERIES, Ontario, Calif.—Roses, dwarf citrus.
ARNDT’S FLORAL GARDEN, Route 2, Box 336, Troutdale, Ore.—African violets and other gesneriads.
BARNHAVEN, Box 218, Gresham, Ore.—Primulas.
BARRINGTON GREENHOUSES, 860 Clements Bridge Rd., Barrington, N.J.—House and greenhouse plants.
BEAHM GARDENS, 2686 E. Paloma St. Pasadena 8, Calif.—Epiphyllums and other succulents.
BEE, MRS. T. C., Route 3, Box 120, Newnan, Ga.—African violets and other house plants.
BIT OF FLORIDA, INC., Box 3305, West Hollywood, Fla.—Dwarf citrus.
BRECK’S OF BOSTON, 250 Breck Bldg., Boston 10, Mass.—Seeds, bulbs, and supplies.
BRIMFIELD GARDENS NURSERY, 245 Brimfield Rd., Wethersfield, Conn.—Trees and shrubs for garden, bonsai.
BRISTOL NURSERIES, Bristol, Conn.—Chrysanthemums.
BUELL’S, Eastford, Conn.—African violets and other gesneriads.
BURGESS SEED AND PLANT CO., Galesburg, Mich.—Seeds, bulbs, perennials, trees, and shrubs.
BURNETT BROS., INC., 92 Chambers St., New York 7, N.Y.—Seeds, bulbs, supplies.
BURPEE, W. ATLEE, CO., Philadelphia 32, Penna.—Seeds, bulbs, supplies.
BURT’S, Federal Highway No. 1, North Jupiter, Fla.—House and greenhouse plants.
CACTUS PETES, 5454 Valley Blvd., Los Angeles 32, Calif.—Epiphyllums and other succulents.
CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO., Niles, Calif.—Trees and shrubs.
CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO., Elon College, N.C.—Woodland, bog, and water plants.
CARROLL GARDENS, Westminster, Md.—Bulbs, perennials, trees, and shrubs.
CHAMPLAIN VIEW GARDENS, Burlington, Vt.—Gladiolus.
CHAUTAUQUA FLOWERFIELD, Greenhurst, N.Y.—Bulbs, perennials.
CHERRY, NORMAN J., CO., Box 608, Merrick, Long Island, N.Y.—Supplies for house and greenhouse.
COCHLAN, JAMES J., Box 331, Saddle River, N.J.—Bonsai plants and containers.
CONARD-PYLE CO., West Grove, Penna.—Roses.
DAFFODIL MART, Nuttal Station, Gloucester, Va.—Narcissus.
DE JAGER, P., AND SONS, INC., 188 Ashbury St., South Hamilton, Mass.—Bulbs.
DELKINS BULBS, 4205 Hunts Point Rd., Bellevue, Wash.—Bulbs.
DOLBOW, DOROTHY J., 149 W. Main St., Penns Grove, N.J.—Supplies for house and greenhouse.
EASTERN NURSERIES, INC., Holliston, Mass.—Trees, shrubs, alpines.
EDENWALD GARDENS, Vincennes, Ind.—Iris.
EL SEGUNDO GERANIUM GARDENS, Box 289, Gardena, Calif.—Geraniums.
EMERSON INDUSTRIES, INC., 132 Adams Ave., Hempstead, N.Y.—Window greenhouses, etc.
EVANS, HERBERT O., Solon, Ohio—Gladiolus.
EVERGLADES ENTERPRISES, Box 48-811, Miami, Fla.—Tropical plants.
EVERGREEN HOUSE, Box 433, Los Altos, Calif.—Bonsai plants and containers.
FANTASTIC GARDENS, 9550 S.W. 67th St., Miami, Fla.—- Bromeliads and other tropical plants.
FENNELL ORCHID CO., 26715 S.W. 157th Ave., Homestead, Fla.—Orchids.
FIELD, HENRY, SEED AND NURSERY CO., Shenandoah, Iowa—Seeds, bulbs, perennials, aquatic plants, trees, shrubs, and house plants.
FIORE, CHARLES, NURSERIES, INC., Prairie View, Ill.—Trees and shrubs.
FRENCH, J. HOWARD, Baltimore Pike, Lima, Penna.—Seeds, bulbs, supplies.
GARDENS OF THE BLUE RIDGE, Ashford, McDowell County, N.C.—Native woodland, bog, and water plants, trees and shrubs.
GERRY’S GERANIUM GARDEN, 221 W. 223 St., Torrance, Calif.—Geraniums.
GIBBS, WINSEL, SEED AND NURSERY CO., 1955 W. Florence Ave., Los Angeles 47, Calif.—Tropical trees, shrubs, plants.
GIRARD NURSERIES, Geneva, Ohio—Trees and shrubs for garden, bonsai.
GLEN SAINT MARY NURSERY, Glen Saint Mary, Fla.—Trees and shrubs.
GRAY, ALEC, Treswithian Daffodil Farm, Camborne, Cornwall, England—Narcissus.
GREEN LEAF NURSERY, 2047 Middlefield Rd., Mountain View, Calif.—House and greenhouse plants.
GRIFFING NURSERIES, Beaumont, Texas—Trees and shrubs.
HAGA, F. M., & SON, 5033 Doris St., Charlotte 5, N.C.—African violets and other gesneriads.
HARRIS, JOSEPH, CO., INC., Rochester 11, N.Y.—Seeds, bulbs.
HARROLD’S, Box 29, Grants Pass, Ore.—House-plant and garden seeds, plants, roses.
HAV’ALOOK GARDENS, 10045 Grand River, Fowlersville, Mich.—House and greenhouse plants.
HOLLY HILL, Straight Path, Huntington, N.Y.—Holly, heath, heather.
HOUDYSHEL, CECIL, 1412 Third St., LaVerne, Calif.—House and greenhouse bulbs and plants.
HOUSE OF PLANTS, 26 S. Hotchkiss St., Binghamton, N.Y.—Gesneriads.
HOUSE PLANT CORNER, Box 810, Oxford, Md.—Supplies for house and greenhouse.
ILGENFRITZ, MARGARET, Monroe, Mich.—Orchids.
INTER-STATE NURSERIES, Hamburg, Iowa—Seeds, bulbs, perennials, trees, and shrubs.
JACK’S CACTUS GARDEN, 1707 W. Robindale St., West Covina, Calif.—Cacti and other succulents.
JACKSON & PERKINS CO., Newark, N.Y.—Roses, perennials.
JOHNSON CACTUS GARDENS, Paramount, Calif.—Cacti and other succulents.
JOYNER’S, 404 Fisher Drive, Ocala, Fla.—Caladiums.
KARTUZ, MICHAEL J., 92 Chestnut St., Wilmington, Mass.—House and greenhouse plants.
KELSEY NURSERY SERVICE, Highlands, N.J.—Bulbs, trees and shrubs, woodland plants.
LAGER AND HURRELL, INC., 427 Morris Ave., Summit, N.J.—Orchids.
LAKEMONT NURSERIES, 915 S. Lakemont Ave., Winter Park, Fla.—House and greenhouse plants.
LAMB NURSERIES, 101 E. Sharp Ave., Spokane 2, Wash.—Chrysanthemums.
LESLIE’S WILD FLOWER NURSERY, 30 Summer St., Methuen, Mass.—Woodland plants.
LOGEE’S GREENHOUSE, 55 North Street, Danielson, Conn.—House and greenhouse plants.
LOUNDBERRY GARDENS, Oakford, Ill.—Bulbs and woodland plants.
MANHATTAN GARDEN SUPPLY, 305 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach, Calif.—Geraniums.
MARX, WALTER, GARDENS, Boring, Ore.—Bulbs, perennials, roses.
MAYFAIR NURSERIES, RFD 2, Nichols, N.Y.—Alpines, trees, and shrubs for gardens, bonsai.
MCCLEELAN, ROD, CO., 1450 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, Calif.—Orchids, bonsai containers.
MERRY GARDENS, P. O. Box 595, Camden, Maine—Rare house plants, geraniums, begonias, and a large selection of miniatures.
MILLER, HOLMES C., 280 W. Portola Ave., Los Altos, Calif.—Geraniums.
OAKHURST GARDENS, Box 444, Arcadia, Calif.—House and greenhouse plants.
OPPEN’S GREENHOUSE, 4330 Auburn Rd., Salem, Ore.—House and greenhouse plants.
PARK, GEORGE W., SEED CO., Greenwood, S.C.—Seeds, bulbs, supplies.
PEARCE SEED CO., Moorestown, N.J.—Seeds, bulbs, perennials, plants.
PILLEY’S GARDENS, Box 757, Valley Center, Calif.—Iris.
PINE-CROFT NURSERIES, Exeter, N.H.—Perennials.
PLANTERS, THE, 385 Bleecker St., N.Y.C.—House and greenhouse plants, bonsai.
PUTNEY NURSERY, Putney, Vt.—Chrysanthemums.
RARE PLANT CLUB, Route 1, Box 155, Mill Valley, Calif.—Bonsai plants and containers.
ROEHRS, JULIUS, CO., Rutherford, N.J.—House and greenhouse plants.
SCHERER, S., AND SONS, Northport, N.Y.—Aquatic plants and water lilies.
SCHULZ, PEGGIE, 7714 N. Fairfield Rd., Minneapolis 12, Minn.—House-plant seeds.
SHERWOOD NURSERY CO., Corbett, Ore.—Trees and shrubs for garden and bonsai.
SKY-CLEFT GARDENS, Camp Street Ext., Barre, Vt.—Alpines, perennials, woodland plants.
SLOCUM WATER GARDENS, Binghamton, N.Y.—Aquatic plants and water lilies.
SPRING HILL NURSERIES, Tipp City, Ohio—Perennials, roses, trees.
STARK BROS., Louisiana, Mo.—Trees and shrubs.
STARKER, CARL, GARDENS, Jennings Lodge, Ore.—Alpines, perennials, trees and shrubs, bonsai containers.
STEWART, FRED A., INC., 8606 E. Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel, Calif.—Orchids.
SUMMIT GARDENS, Box 567, Glenn Ellyn, Ill.—Gladiolus.
TERRACE VIEW GARDENS, Greencastle, Ind.—House and greenhouse plants.
THOMPSON & MORGAN, LTD., Ipswich, England—Seeds.
THREE LAURELS, Madison County, Marshall, N.C.—Woodland plants; trees and shrubs.
THREE SPRINGS FISHERIES, Lilypons, Md.—Water lilies and aquatic plants of all sorts.
THURMAN’S GARDENS, Route 6, Spokane, Wash.—Alpines, perennials.
TINARI GARDENS AND GREENHOUSES, Bethayres, Penna.—African violets.
TRICKER, WILLIAM, INC., 196 Allendale Ave., Saddle River, N.J.—Water lilies and other aquatic plants.
TROPICAL PARADISE GREENHOUSE, 8825 W. 79th St., Overland Park, Kan.—House and greenhouse plants.
UPPER BANK NURSERIES, Ridley Creek Rd., Media, Penna.—Trees and shrubs.
VAN NESS WATER GARDENS, 2460 N. Euclid Ave., Upland, Calif.—Water lilies and other aquatic plants.
VAUGHAN’S SEED CO., 24 Vesey St., New York 7, N.Y.—Seeds, bulbs, perennials, trees, shrubs, aquatic plants.
VILLAGE HILL NURSERY, Williamsburg, Mass.—Geraniums, perennials.
WAKE ROBIN FARM, Route 1, Box 33, Home, Penna.—Woodland plants.
WARE, ROMAINE B., Canby, Ore.—Lilies and other bulbs.
WARREN’S NURSERY, 2200 Fifth St., Berkeley 10, Calif.—House and greenhouse plants.
WAYSIDE GARDENS, Mentor, Ohio—Annuals, bulbs, trees, shrubs, etc.
WESTON NURSERIES, INC., E. Main St., Hopkinton, Mass.—Perennials, trees, and shrubs.
WHITE FLOWER FARM, Litchfield, Conn.—Bulbs, perennials, trees, shrubs.
WILSON BROTHERS, Roachdale, Ind.—Geraniums.
WOOD, THOMAS M., Constantia, N.Y.—Woodland plants.
WOODLAND NURSERY, Hendricks Rd., RFD 1, Perkiomenville, Penna.—Trees and shrubs.
WYANT, MELVIN E., Johnny Cake Ridge, Route 84, Mentor, Ohio—Roses.
YOARS HOUSE PLANT NURSERY, Bunker Hill, Ind.—House and greenhouse plants.