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tsorcieaux mixture 248 

Boston, Gardeners' and Florists' 

Club of... 12. 38, 66, 90, 113, *135, 

302, 324, 396, 420, 471, 50G, 531, 

555, G12, 655, 684. 
— Co-Operative Flower Growers' 

Association 471 

— Mycological Club 378 

Bowling: — 

Baltimore wins 477 



-Washington vs. Philadelphia. 



— Australian and other new 552 

— Diseases 31 ^ 

—Early at Cry.stal Palace 4.39 Echoes from England. .. .9, 60, 

— ■*Garza 707 109, 229, *319, 392, 4C4, 081 

—In England 464 Ecklord, Henry, Death of 679 

—International show in Paris 575 Editorial: — 

— Mme. Marie I>iger 552 —Convention advantages; HORTI- 

— *Norma 683 CULTURE'S succe.ss and prom- 

— Paris show 444 ise; The rose as a garden favor- 

— Rosiere, New 443 ite; Two kinds of railroad station 



508 —Scraps 



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A Page 

Achimenes 298 

*Adiantums 603 

— Croweanum 345, 501 

After Adjournment 105, 195, 

230, 251, 275, 371, 443, 469, 579, 

611, 653, 707. 

Aftermath 230 

♦Albertson, E 13 

*American Association of Park 

Superintendents 36, 684 

— Carnation Society: — 

— Preliminary premium list 90 

— Meeting at Washington 169 

— Special premiums 580 

—Banquet for 684 

—Registered 556, 708 

American Civic Association.. 348, 510 
* American Institute Show.. 472, *504 

American Pomological Society.. 90, 

111, 325. 

American Rose Society 230 

—Preliminary Schedule 502 

— *Executive committee of, at • 

Hartford 85 

American salesmen. Enterprise of, 

in Germany 15 

♦American Seed Trade Associa- 
tion 12 

American Society of Landscape 

Architects 66 

Appraisers' Decision 481 

*Araucarias, Summer culture of... 265 

Aralias, Choice 32 

Asparagus, Winter 320 

Azalea nudiflora. Propagation of. . 84 

— *Amoena 463 

—Pauline Mardner 467 

B 

Baltimore gleanings 40 

-Enterprise, A 687 

*Bay Shore Horticultural Society.. 467 
Bean pod, Out of the 251, 395, 

443, 579, 653. 
♦Bedding plants, A few remarks 

about 415 

♦Before and after 343 

Begonia propagation 579 

Boilers and boiler inspection 466 

—Hints on, and heating.. .496, 5i!9, 

576, 606, 651. 

Bonora 347 

Book Reviews: — 

—The Chrysanthemum 395 

— Elson's Music Dictionary 710 

Bordeaux mixture 248 

Boston, Gardeners' and Florists' 

Club of... 12, 38, 66, 90, 113, *135, 

302, 324, 396, 420, 471, 500, 534, 

555, 612, 655, 684. 
— Co-Operative Flower Growers' 

Association 471 

— Mycological Club 378 

Bowling: — 

Baltimore wins 477 

—Washington vs. Philadelphia 508 



Page 

Bribing business employes in Ger- 
many 195 

British Horticulture 33, 87, 131, 

160, 249, 296, 344, 439, 496, 528, 
577, 608, 705. 
*British horticulturists at Paris... 321 
— *Parks and gardens, Notes on... 474 
Bruges, Belgium, First prize group 

at exhibition *489, =*499 

Buffalo Florists' Club 206, 230, 276 

—Notes 301 

Bug reciprocity 371 

Building and heating interests. 

Consolidation of 65 

Bulbs, Export of from China 430 

Burbank, Luther honored 347 

— To record work of 469 

Business changes. . . .11, 43, 93, 117, 
137, 209, 233, 257, 277, 310, 358, 
382, 423, 449, 486, 510, 582, 624, 
6G7, 694, 718. 

C \ 

Calceolarias 605 

— Hybrid or greenhouse varieties.. 62 

California State Floral Society. 205, 324 

—Two exhibitions 473 

Canadian Horticultural Associa- 
tion 38. 205, *252 

♦Canna, The home of the 101 

— *Mme. Strohlein 271 

Carnation Diseases 63, 86 

— American in England 508 

—♦Hannah Hobart 614 

—Morsels 660 

—♦Victory C73 

— Winsor 707 

Catalogues received 42, 137, 209 

231. 257, 286, 310, 334, 358, 382, 

430, 446, 508, 590, 632, 694, 718 

Catalogue writers, A boon to 529 

♦Cattleya gigas, white 83 

— *labiata 611 

— *House of at Wheeler & Co 658 

♦Cherry, A new winter 495 

Chicago Florists' Club 38 

—Horticultural Society of 276 

—Shows 5.32, *553 

Christmas. Carmen A 683 

— Horticultural rites of 649 

—Market reports 689 

— Trade notes 711 

Chrysanthemums: 

— .\merican in Paris 552 

— Australian and other new 552 

— Diseases 31 

—Early at Crystal Palace 439 

— *Garza 707 

—In England 464 

— International show in Paris 575 

— Mme. Marie Liger 552 

— *Norma 683 

— Paris show 444 

— Rosiere. New 443 

— Scraps 653 



Chrysanthemums: — (Continued) Pago 
—Show at Propagating Gardens, 

Washington 473 

—Show in Philadelphia 502 

— *Specimeii 697 

— Spray vs. single-stemmed 345 

—Topics 650 

Chrysanthemum Society of America: — 

—Prizes offered 90, 277, 556 

— Committee to examine seedlings 

and sports 348, 397 

—Corrected scale 372 

—Work of the committees 420, 

444, 473, 505, 556, 580, 612. 

Cincinnati parks 667 

—Outing 137 

—Florists' Club 230, 534 

Cleveland Florists' Club 505 

Cliveden *337, 343 

Clubs and societies. News of 38, 

69, 113, 230, 253, 277, 473, 477, 506, 

507, 580, 613, 655, 684, 708. 

Coal, The situation 508 

Ccelogynes, Culture of 83 

-Conifers, Effects of the winter on. . 272 

Congratulation, A happy 624 

Contemporaries, Wise and other- 
wise 501 

Conservatory of Mrs. B. P. 

Cheney *593, *607 

Corn-iiower in winter 247 

Correction, A 83 

Crotons, Choice 606 

♦Cyclamen, The 247 

—Culture of the 369 

♦Cypripedium Fairieanum, Arrival 

of at St. Albans, Eng 275 

— insigne 707 

D 

Dahlia notes; Best at Peacock 

Farm 421 

—Show at Haddonfield 324 

Dear is Auld Boston, 0! 611 

Decoration, An elaborate 347 

♦Decorative art 108 

Dendrobium Phalaenopsis Schroe- 

derianum ♦457, 469, 680 

Des Moines Florists' Club 444 

Detroit Florists' Club 169 

Doctrine of selection 7 

Documents Public, received. .. .372, 
430, 486, 632. 

Don't 371, 419, 707 

Duchess Co. Horticultural So- 
ciety 505, *531 

E 

Echoes from England 9, 00, 

109, 229, ♦319. 392, 464, 681 

Eckford, Henry, Death of 679 

Editorial: — 

—Convention advantages; HORTI- 
CULTURE'S success and prom- 
ise; The rose as a garden favor- 
ite; Two kinds of railroad station 
gardening 10 



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-(Continued) 



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110 



134 



Editorial:— (Continued) Page 
—The Glorious Fourth; Taliing a 
holiday; Advantage of the June 
exhibition; The sign-board nui- 
sance; Foreign recognition lor 
American roses; Boston's unique 
tree-garden; The park superin- 
tendents 3* 

—Defective systems of awards; 
American Society of Landscape 
Architects; Growth of commer- 
eial greenhouse building; Wash- 
ington hospitality requires no 

guarantees 

—Tussock moth in New York; The 
"true Harrisii"; Summer-resort 
trade; Golf in the parks; Facili- 
ties for self-education 

—An act of malice; Preparing for 
the Jamestown exhibition; See- 
ing the Capitol City; Effect of 

Japanese immigration 

—An act of courtesy ; A representa- 
tive convention; Walsh's rambler 
roses; Showing "for exhibition 
only"; Helping the Society; Mid- 
summer advertising; An impor- 
tant expedition to China; Ad- 
vancement of the horticulturist; 
American fruit in Great Britain.. 
—Greetings to S. A. F.; Congratula- 
tions to a prosperous firm; Vigi- 
lance against insect depreda- 
tions; Confidence in the seeds- 
man; Our duty to the Society 

and our fellows 164 

— Welcome rain; Training the chil- 
dren; Benefits of the Hail As- 
sociation; Support the local 
organization; Retailers' unwise 
economy; S. A. F. and "closer 
relations"; Activity in green- 
house building; Uneven distribu- 
tion of flower supply 

— Popularity of the prize essay; 
The lesson of the open exhibition; 
Defects in State vice-presidents' 
reports; A new suggestion; Miss 
Sipe's lecture; Possibilities at 
Dayton; Baltimore's lustre; The 
jovial bowlers; New policies in 
the S. A. F.; Innovations in con- 
vention program; An inspiring 

sight 

— Our purpose; NicotianaSanderas; 
Fighting the brown-tail; About 
S. A. F. trade exhibits; Opening 

the fall campaign 

— That blue rose; The zest of dis- 
covery; About nomenclature; 
Packing flowers for market; Or- 
chids a necessity; Advancement 

of the private gardener 274 

—Possibilities in advertising; True 
philanthropy; The S. A. F. and 
the gardener; Floral bedding in 

parks; Rise of the single violet; v. Kucnans Amazonica. . . 

Unwise business tactics 300 \ Evergreens for window boxes 

— Dahlias from seed; Protecting 
outdoor bloom; A suggestion 
about clematis paniculata; Land- 
scape art; Asters and dahlias; 

A floral sheaf 322 

— A desirable shrub; Richmond 
rose; American Civic Associa- 
tion; Roses and mildew; The 
golden privet; Annuals in the 

border 346 

— A new contributor; Nicotiana 
Sanderae; Berkshire fern pick- 
ing; The menace of the gas 
main; The rise of the dahlia; A 
new forest policy; Experience vs. 

Imitation 370 

—Retarding the hydrangea; The 
sportive dahlia; Fighting the 
tussock moth; A boon to cata- 



Page 



194 



250 



Editorial 
logue writers; Conflicting exhibi- 
tion dates; Exhibition manage- 
ment • ^^^ 

— A good combination; A compari- 
son; Counting the cost; Saving 
the dahlia crop; Protect the 
trees; An overestimated quali- 
fication; A word for the house 
plant lis 

— Gypsy moth not local; The ar- 
tistic quality of floral exhibi- 
tions; Growth of the private 
greenhouse; Gardening — the 
florists' opportunity 442 

—Plant bulbs; The best reading 
matter; A promising field for 
chrysanthemum development; 
The carnation in the exhibition 

hall -les 

—Attend the show; A useful so- 
ciety; Modern publicity meth- 
ods; The violet in the exhibition 
hall; The American Rose So- 
ciety exhibition; A gardener's 
home; Taste in displaying vege- 
tables 500 

— Use of the rambling roses in cut 
sprays; Popular holiday bloom- 
ers; Two factors in a successful 
exhibition; Hardy evergreens for 
winter decorations; Buy the new 
carnations 530 

—A great rose; Interesting the re- 
tailers; The flower-worker in the 
exhibition; Plan now for next 
year's exhibition; The prize 
schedule from a practical stand- 
point; The foliage question 554 

— Sympathy; A coming event; 
Room for improvement; Prepar- 
ing the Christmas plant; An un- 
worthy sentiment; The tree 
warden; Thanksgiving day 57S 

—How can we improve; Something 
for advertisers to consider; Regu- 
lating flower prices; Choose your 
ofiicers with discretion; Where 
HORTICULTURE stands 610 

— Write to your Congressman; Ad- 
vertisements as a gauge of prog- 
ress; What we give for a dollar; 
Arranging decorative plant 
groups 652 

^The seedsmen's appeal; Make the 
price schedule explicit; What is 
the "market price?"; Give the 
forcing bulbs time; The violet's 
troubles 682 

—The key to success; The attitude 
of the "Boston people"; Help 
one another; The highest bidder 

versus the steady customer 706 

Elastic term. An 421 

Elberon Horticultural Society 556 

G12, GS4. 

Eucharis Amazonic 

680 
Exotics in outdoor decoration 275 



♦Father of the Charter 149 

Fertilizer, A good 192 

— Question 254 

*Ficus bed at Botanic Garden, 

Washington 641 

Fires 689, 718 



♦Flower store, A rustic 

Florida in September 

Flower market reports. .. .15, 43, 
67, 91, 117, 141, 169, 209, 233, 
257, 281. 305, 329. 353, 372, 399, 
423, 449, 481, 513, 537, 561, 585, 
G25, 6G3, 689, 710, 713. 

Foliage question. The 

Foreign trade. Extending our 



507 



Page. 
*Korest reserve for New England, 

A 551 

*Fothergilla Gardeni 9 

Freaks 319 

Freesias 321 

French gardeners in London 471 

Frontispiece, Our.... 254, 469, 653, 707 
Fuel from Petroleum, New 658 

G 

Garden, The hardy flower 85, 108 

Gardeners' Association of America 473 

Gardening 607 

German novelties for 1906 469 

Ginger jar, Out of the 165, 446 

Gladiolus, Early-flowering 248 

Glass situation. The 1* 

—Window merger 65 

—Window by machinery 146 

*Gnaphalium Leontopodium 323 

Goodbye, graft 275 

♦Grasses, hardy 409 

♦Grenell, W. H 12 

Greenhouses building and projected 
14, 42, 146, 214, 238, 257, 28G, 310, 
334, 358, 382, 40G, 454, 48G, 508, 
590, 624, 670, 694, 718. 

Grower's duty, A 417, 465, 498 

*Greenhouses at Somerville, N. J.. 289 

H 

Hartford: 

—Florists' Club; Report on win- 
dow box gardening 14 

— *Table decoration at banquet by 

Rose Society •• 13 

— ♦Executive committee of Ameri- 
can Rose Society at 85 

Rose Society at 85 

—Florists' Club 378 

♦Hawaii, The flora of 656 

Hingham Agricultural and Horti- 
cultural Society 506 

♦Hole Dean, Memorial window... 417 

Horticulture 679 

Horticultural societies 35 

Horticultural Show Royal, Awards 

at 65 

Hose, A good 624 

Huntington Horticultural and Ag- 
ricultural Society 136, 396 

Hydrangea hortensis ♦385, 393 

—♦Thomas Hogg in Washington.. 391 
— *Retarding paniculata grandi- 

flora 391 

—Experience with paniculata 
grandiflora 498 

1 

Improving waste land 275 

In confidence 35 

Indiana Festival Association. .556, 624 
Insecticides, Early History of.. 206, 325 

Interesting episode. An 334 

Iowa Florists, Society of 325 

Iris, The 440 

J 

Johnson & Stokes employes. Outing 
„f 90 

K 

Kansas City Show 531, ^545. •553 

Kentuckv Societv of Florists 90. 

252, 302, 534. 

L 

♦Laelia purpurata 25 

Lenox Horticultural Society 12. 

470, 505. 612. 685, *708. 

Library notes 271 

Lice, Destroying plant 41 

♦Lilies, New decorative effect 

with 185, 195 

-Water 441 



HORTICULTURE. 



Page 

—Hardy 463 

London, A great park 295 

Long Island musings 348 

Louse, The oyster-shell bark 7 

M 

♦Magnolia stellata 465 

♦Massachusetts Agricultural Col- 
lege, graduating class 41 

—♦Education in horticultiire at... 191 
Massachusetts Horticultural So- 
ciety.... 12, 66, 169, 205, 230, 252, 
277, 310, 324, 348, 396. 471, 50.5, 
♦521, 555, ♦580, 612, 684. 
Maryland, State Horticultural So- 
ciety of 684 

♦Melons under glass 295 

Men, crisp chats with successful... 446 

Milwaukee Florists' Club 302, 396 

Minneapolis Florists' Club 506 

Misrepresentation, A 371 

Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' 

Club 113, 6.54 

—Horticultural Society 302 

—Notes 301, 372, 655 

Morris County Gardeners' and 

Florists' Society 324, 420, 

470, 580, 684. 
Moth, Massachusetts law relative 

to 347 

— Gypsy warfare 683 

Mushrooms and toadstools 326 



N 



Nassau County Horticultural So- 
ciety ....136, 205. 302, 39C, 503, 654 
National Council of Horticulture. Ill 
—Chrysanthemum Society of Eng- 
land 324 

—French Society 444 

—Nut Growers' Association 276 

Neighborhood House, The 527 

Nephrolepis Barrowsii and others. 369 
New Bedford Horticultural So- 
ciety .'....324, 654 

— And her common 277 

New Haven County Horticultural 

Society 205, 253, 303, 348, ^555 

New London County Horticultural 

Society 38 

New Jersey Floriculture So- 
ciety 69, 205, 277, 397. 473, 612 

Newport: 

— *Features at exhibition 63 

—Hydrangeas in 89 

♦Nymphaeas at exhibition 109 

— ♦Pandanus at exhibition 109 

— Windows 135 

— Doings in 254 

—♦Italian garden at 297 

—Personals 371 

—Hydrangea hortensis in 393 

— Horticultural Society 37, 60. 

Ill, 205, 253. 276. 302. 348, 397, 
444, 504, 555, 654, 708. 
News notes. . . .11. 43, 93, 117, 137. 
169. 195, 233. 254, 301, 323, 347, 
349, 375, 395. 426. 449, 486, 566, 
579, 590. 611. 689. 

New York Florists' Club 37, 

302, 396, 532. 654. 
♦Nicotiana Sanders, varieties of... 193 

— ♦Supplement 

North Shore Horticultural So- 
ciety 206, 253 

Nursery rates rod\iced 687 

♦Nympbaea Victoria Trickeri 361 



Obituary: — 

Allen, Mrs. C. L.. 611; Apgar, E. A., 
275. 

Baker, Nathaniel. 301, 347; Barbe, 
Mrs. A. F.. .566: Beagan, F., 566; 



Obituary:— (Continued) Page 

Brower, Mrs. S. J., 395; Butler, Thom- 
as, 371. 

Cheever, A. W., 683; Clark, George 
L., Ill; Copley, William, 275; Craver, 
Charles H., 275; Croucher, George, 89; 
Currie, James, Sr., 501; Crawford, C. 
T., 658. 

Dean, Richard, 251; Dobbie, James, 
443; D'Ombrain, H. H., 501; Duval, 
Henri, 111. 

Fitzgerald, William, 323; Fremd, 
Charles, 658. 

♦Ghormley, William, 501; Goble, F. 
C, 347; Guttlie, A. G., 137. 

Haas, R., 501; Hall, Charles G., 611; 
Hinchliffe, T., 11; Hoffman, William, 
69; Howe, C. L., 137; Humphrey, C. B., 
301. 

Keeney, N. B., 301; Kelley, L. P., 
Ill; Kinscht, J. F., 371; Kirby, James, 
185; Kirby, Michael, 611. 

Laird, David, 501; Lautenschlager, 
W. F., 69; Loffler, A., 347. 

Mansfield, Elmer, H., 419; McGregor, 
Duncan, 89; Miller, Albert, 111; Mor- 
gan, Charles R., 501; Morris, John, 
Gil; Morrison, James, 566; *Moseley, 
Frederick C, 165. 

Nanz, C. G., 323; Nash, D. H., 443; 
Nimon, James, 683; Noonan, M., 323. 

Paterson, James M., 469; Patty, D. 
H., 707; Pesenecker, Edward, 111. 

Quaide, Thomas, 683. 

Rees, S. P., 301; Reydellet, de M., 
566; Richards, John S., 165; Rossiter, 
F. C, 301; Rudolph, A., 683. 

Sander, Mrs. Fearnley, 683; Scala- 
randis. A., 566; Shaw, P. D., 707; Sie- 
brecht, Louis, 69, 89, ♦111; Steele, 
Alexander, 195; Stoll, Adolph, 165; 
Stone, Joshua C, 443. 

Ure, J. C, 323. 

Varney, William, 501; Weiss, Ellen, 
658; Wood, T. W., 566. 

♦Zirngiebel, Denys, 542. 

Page 

Old Colony cuttings 41 

— Gleanings 251 

Ontario horticultural exhibition.. 555 

Opening, A notable 614 

♦Opuntias, hardy 367 

Orchard, How to renew an old... 248 
Orchids for commercial purposes. 703 

— and orchis 275 

Outdoor art and craft 11 

Ornamental Horticulturists 8 

P 

Pacific Coast notes 686,718 

—Horticultural Society of 205, 324 

♦Paeony Lucy E. Hollis 53 

— *Hybridizing the 59 

— ♦Some Hollis seedlings 61 

Park News 446 

Patents, List of 42, 146, 214, 

286, 334, 358, 382, 406, 430, 449, 

486, 614, 670, 694. 718. 

Peas, Sweet, for winter 65 

— ♦Sweet, Mont Blanc 101 

— *Wreath of 107 

—♦A day among 114 

— New early sweet 165 

— *At Cohasset, Mass 241 

—Sweet in winter 466 

Personals ....11, 35, 65, 89, 111, 

165, 195, 230, 251, 275, 301, 323, 

347, 371, 395, 419, 443, 469, 501, 

579, 611, 657, 683, 707. 
Philadelphia: — 

— Happenings 91 

—Facts and fancies 253, 371, ^402 

—Notes 45, 69, 93, 115, 277, 

557, 581, 624, 655, 687, 711. 

— Snapshots 301 

—Show *506, 556 

—Florists among the dahlias 325 



I'hiladelphia:— (Continued) Page 

-Florists' Club of.... 90, 276, 378, 471 
— *Palm House, Horticultural Hall 314 
Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' 

and Gardeners' Club.... 38, 506, 

580, 612. 

*PIant carrying device 214 

—Life, Control of regeneration in. 323 
— Medicinal in Golden Gate park.. 420 

—Hardy or tender 651 

Plymouth, Mass 35 

Poinsettias 703 

Poor policy 419 

Postal Progress League, The 657 

Potatoes, Competition in 614 

Publications, New 670, 710 

Q 

Quite right 135 

R 

Rliode Island, Agricultural Federa- 
tion of 470 

— Florists' and Gardeners' Club of. 535 

Rhododendrons 704 

— *Dell at Kew 77 

—Greenhouse 299 

♦Riverton, Novelties this season at 273 

Rosa setigera 84 

♦Rose Lady Gay 125 

— *Rambler at Woods Hole 131 

—♦Prince de Bulgarie 133 

—Hybridization 495 

— *Growing in California 527 

— *Kate Moulton 553 

— Some! Richmond 581 

— *E. G. Hill's seedling, Al 569 

^American Beauty, How to grow 

specials 608 

— Important points in mid-winter 

culture 703 

— Diseases 8 

Roses 13. 39 

—Cutting from young stock of 

Brides and Bridesmaid 192 

Rose-house wisdom 298, 368, 609 

—Model, A 467 

—Reverie, A 705 

S 

♦Sander & Sons, Employes of 613 

St. Louis exhibition 371 

—Florists' Club.... 90, 206, 473, 534, 

556, 684. 
San Francisco notes.... 42, 137, 230, 
253, 277, 372, 419, 446, 508, 533, 
585, 655, 686. 

— Movement, A Ill 

— Flower show 533 

Scale remedy, A 349 

Scales for judging 506 

♦Scott, John 6.55 

Seattle Florists' Association 580 

Seed trade topics... 42, 67, 137, 214, 
231, 255, 301, 334, 358, 382, 395, 
430, 454, 518, 566, 614, 655, 694, 718 

Seeds free 518 

Seedsman's friend 581 

Set a good example 2.54 

Shrubs hardy. Uses of for forc- 
ing 40, 138 

Society of American Florists: 

— Rates' to Washington 38 

—Courtesies to gardeners 66 

—Washington souvenir 66 

—Committees appointed 90 

—Entertainment at Washington.. 107 

—Preliminary program 112 

—Preliminary notice by President 

Vaughan 136 

— Committee of introduction ap- 
pointed 136 

—List of travelling representa- 
tives 136 

—New York, Boston, Connecticut 
routes to Washington 1-6 



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Page 

—♦Father of the Charter 149 

— Society of American Florists and 

Ornamental Horticulturists 157 

— *Beatty, H. B 159 

— *Cooke, G. H 159 

—♦Freeman. J. R 159 

— *Hauswirth, P. J 159 

— *Stewart, W. J 159 

— *Vaughan, J. C 159 

— *Nat'l Rifles Armory and Car- 
roll Hall 159 

— Convention of officers and sub- 
jects discussed to present time.. 166 
— *Some of the Washington work- 
ers 167 

— *Bisset, Peter 167 

— *Blackstone, Z. D 167 

— *Carmody, J. D 166 

— *Ernest, W. H 167 

— *Gude. W. F 167 

— *Henlock, Charles 167 

— *Moseley, E. A 167 

— *Midsummer in Washington .... 168 

— Prizes for immortelle flag 169 

— Uncle Sam's contribution 169 

—A Philadelphia Welcome 169 

— Baltimore program 169 

— *Convention at Washington 196 

— President's address 196 

— Secretary's report 200 

— Treasurer's report 201 

— Judges' report 202 

—Election of officers 202 

— *Lonsdale, Edwin 202 

— *Department of Agriculture 

building 202 

— The Ideal Employer prize 
essays 203 



Page 

— *Kasting, W. F 217 

— 'Visitors on steps of Treasury 

building 223 

— Convention story completed 223 

—List of exhibitors 224 

—Committee on President's address 225 
—Suggestion on paeony classifica- 
tion 225 

— Report of judges on essays 220 

— Report of committee on spring 

exhibition 226 

^Shooting tournament 226 

— Report of committee on final 

resolutions 227 

—Lecture by Miss Sipe 227. *278 

— Dennison school received medal. 444 

—National flower show 612 

— Department of plant registra- 
tion.. 113, 136, 202, 230, 397, 444 
500, 085. 

Societies to co-operate 252 

Soil sterilization 605 

Still under trial .579 

Stocks 86 

Suffolk County Horticultural As- 
sociation 472 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society 
38, 136, 276, 378, 473, '*5n3, *531. 
612. 
Testimonials from advertisers... 410 

Toledo Florists' Club 708 

—Has a visit from Detroit 66 

Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' 

Association 444 

Tree protection in Cleveland 35 



Page. 

True Beauties 133 

—More about 299 

*Tritoma Pfitzeri, Field of 433 

— *New, and other Rivcrton 

specialties 445 

Twin Cities, Notes from the 209 

U 

TTtica Florists' Club 580 



*Vandas in Tokio 31 

•* Vacation time. In 375 

Vacationists going and return- 
ing 137. 165, 195 

Value of scientific training, The.. .162 
Veitch's recent introductions from 

Northern China 649, 681 

Violet diseases 193 

Visitors in Boston 251 



W 



441 



Water lilies 

Washington, Florists' Club of 

137, 471, 505. 

—Notes 254 

Weiss, Ellen; An appreciation... 653 
What they say of us 164, 195, 

230, 251, 275, 301, 379. 707. 
"White mountain forests. Saving 

the 419 

Wholesome chestnuts. .. .11, 135, 

251, 395, 469. 

Wires can be buried 478 

*Wirth, Theodore 36 

—Farewell banquet to 708 




FciIIlKKGILLA Gar HEN I 

In tlie Arnold Arboretum 



flORfSrrFUNT^SMAN, 

10DSCAPE Garden Ei 



V'^'A 



\:^NI Namffton T/ace, "f^ 

eq/ro//» Mass. 
Jubscr/ph'on, HOOj 



SUPPLEMB^•T WITH THIS issw; 



HORTICULTURi: 



July i, 1905 



HANNAH HOBART 



The Pride of 
California â– â– â– â–  




The grand Prize Winner in competition 
with the latest and very best products in Car- 
nations, East or West, for the last eight years. 

Mr. John A. Halmer, of Cle Elum, Washington, wTote. after 
his visit to our nurseries in January, iqo2, an article which ap- 
peared in the American Florist of February 15, as follows : 

"The Hannah Hobart is really a remarkable flower, never 
less than four inches, and frequently four and one-half inches 
across In color it is a shade deeper than Lawson, but the petal 
arrangement is quite different ; in this respcc^it most resemble 



The above is a truthful statement of facts by^ very compe- 
ent gentleman, and if needing verification, the simple assertion 
hat the flowers of this magnificent variety have been sold 
vholesale as high as $1.50 per dozen, and none less than #1.00 
)cr dozen, up to date, should be enough to convince anybody 



flower is "When\ 
jle?" This [ • 



, and we are ready to book orders:^rom now 
on for delivery beginning January i, igo6. Senidj yOUP 

orders in early as they will be filled strictly in 
rotation. f 

PRICE, $3.00 per 12; $15.00 per 100; 
$120.00 per 1000 

JOHN H. SIEVERS 5. CO., 

1251 Chestnut St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL 



ting to advertisers, kindly mentio 



rilLLARNEY 

The best paying forcing Rose ever grown. 
2000, 2 ' -inch Grafted Stock 

$20.00 per 100; $175.00 per 1000; Tho^Z^Ra.e 

This is the Last Offer this Season 



Siebrecht & Son 

Rose Hill Nurseries New Rochclle, N.Y. 



i COLD STORAGE | 

I Lily of the Valley I 



Large Strone: Selected Pips 
In boxes of 2500 each 



» 

X 

X 
X 

Cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

In writing to advertisers, kindly meutioD Hon lu uliukk 



I WM. HAGEIMANN & CO, 

S 55 DEY STREET, NEW YORK 



5 



ROSES! 

^ 

2t.inch ^-inch S 

Per 100 Per 1000 Per KJO Per 1000 ^ 

AniReautieH $S>.OU $*aMO $«.00 $0».00 Si 

(lialrnav 4.00 30.00 ».00 4».00 ^ 

■ iitl<-John 4.00 .1.i.OO ».00 *^.iH» ^ 

Ciulden «at«g -3.r>0 30.00 -ft.ftO -»0.00 ^ 

llaid» 3.50 30.00 ».4»0 45.0O ^ 

Hritleii S.OO S 

Klinrixe 5«»0 ^ 

Per ion Per innn iS-in Per Kin Per 1000 ^ 

«ii.-.iii H < .. fi :-.o fi'J ~>» ♦i.-.o <<>'>«ao ^ 

POEHLMANN BROS. CO., Morton Grove, III. 1 

Mm 

rilinR 1 

The Best New Plant of the Year! 

Nephrolepis Piersoni 
ElegantissiiTiQ 

PRICES: — 2i4'-in(h pots, i9.00 per doi; 50 plants at 60c 
cacti. 100 at 50c. cacli, 500 at «5c. each, 1000 at 40c. cacti 
5-incli pots i 1 5.00 per dozen; 6-incli pots, $2<.00 per dozen; 
S-incli pots, i}6.00 per dozen ; lO-incli pots, iOO.OO per dozen. 

r. R. PIERSON CO. 

Tarrvtown-on-Hudson NEW YORIS 

risers, kindly mention Hobti' 



HORTICULTURE 



VOL. II 



JULY I, 1905 



NO. I 



Published "WminLY by 

HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 

11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. 

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CONTENTS or THIS ISSUE 



FRONTISPIECE — Fothergilla Gardeni 

THE DOCTRINE OF SELECTION — Wm. R. Smith 

THE OYSTER-SHELL BARK LOUSE — A. E. 

Stern 

ROSE DISEASES — R. L. Adams 

ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS — Charles In- 
gram 

ECHOJES FROM ENGLAND — Henry H. Thomas . 

FOTHERGILLA GARDENI 

EDITORIAL 

OUTDOOR ART AND CRAFT 

NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 

Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston 

Lenox Horticultural Society 

American Seed Trade Association 

W. H. Grenell, President-elect — Portrait .... 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES — {Continu 

Future Events 

Table Decoration at Banquet — Illustration . . . 
E. Albertson, President-elect American Associa- 
tion of Nurserymen — Portrait 

Hartford Florist Club 



ROSES — M. H. Walsh 



CUT-FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 

Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Louisville, New York, 

Philadelphia 

Novelties in Chicago . . . ; 



MISCELLANEOUS 

Wholesome Chestnuts 

Personal 

News Notes 

Business Changes 

Obituary 

Greenhouses Building or Projected 
Glass Situation 



LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS 



BUFFALO, N. Y. — E. C. Brucker, 385-87 Ellicott St. 
CHICAGO, ILL. — Fred Lautenschlager, 2597 N. Ridgeway Av 
CINCINNATI, O.— Albert J. Gray, 129 E. 3d St. 
CLEVELAND, O. — A. L. Hutchins, 38 Plymouth St. 
DENVER, COLO. — N. A. Benson, 1352 So. Sherman Ave. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — George B. Wiegand, 1610 N. Illi- 
nois St. 



LOUISVILLE, KY. — F, L. Schulz, Jr., 1325 Cherokee Road 
MONTREAL — Edgar Elvin, 136 Peel St. 
NEWPORT, R. I. — David Mcintosh, Ledge Road 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. — George C. Watson, 1614 Ludlow 

Street. 
PROVIDENCE, R. I. — T. J. Johnston, 171 Weybosset St. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Luther Monnette, 1100 Van Ness Ave. 



H O R T I C U L T U R i: 



Jui,Y 1, 1905 



GROWERS! 



GUARANTEED 
FERTILIZERS 



p|i;ti'«'«t 4-«p«-i-iitll,t f'4 
ami ^^liaraiKoeil'thu 
••• «»!■(» nitlluiit t<-i 



Pure Bone Meal for Greenhouses 

IVotlliiigr bu« Purr ItwiK- ui'ound Hnf making: it reudv 

tor â– ii.laiit uar 
M> lbs ■^t.t:> r.O« lb. ifi i».«o 


Blood and Bone 

This is our reg^ular Bonr Meal mixed witli Pure 

Hlood. It is an excellent lertili/er to use as 

a top dressing- or lor potting- 


30Ulb« t.'O dOOU lltx (ton) *»..>« 


•iOOIbs 4.«0 l««Olbs lO.OO 






Pure Bone Flour 

A tine po»der 1} ; .olublv in natttr and imnifdi- 

atel.r available 
1<»<» IbH iCi-i > "»«« IbK !(> »».r.o 


Pure Pulverized Sheep Manure 

Contains no sand or dirt. Kiln dried to destroy 
weed seeds 


■JO<>«» lb«. (ton ) 4.30.00 


•»00« lbs. (ton) «14>.»0 



MATIPI.EN AA'U 4^L .4nA:«TEKI» i .-% A l.l'MIW Fl It .\ IMII KU I-'IIKE 

E. H- HUNT, 76-78 WABASH AVE. CHICAGO 



Palms, Ferns 

And Decorative Plants 

A Tine Lot of AZALEAS in Orcaf Varictv 

A Lirge Assorlmenl of Ferns for Jirdiniercs 

Also, Araucarias, Rubbers Pandanus, Aralias 
Dracaenas, Aspidistras, Marantas, Crotons 

WHOLESALE PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION 

A. LEUTHY & CO. 

Importers and Exporters 
Growers and Dealers 

PERKINS STREET NURSERIES 
Roslindale - Boston, Mass. 

l>tTn4»\«.i -il-in. HTOt M tioni IIE^CII 

NEPHROLEPIS 
BARROWSII 

<!>>.->. 04» PKH I<M» 

Mcottii Ferns Irt t»0 per 100 

See display ad. in HORTICULTURE May 6II1. 

HENRY H. BARROWS & SON 



It is never too early nor too late 

to order ttie 

Scott Fern 

5est Commercial Introduction for many yeirs. 
.TOIIX SCOTT 

Keap St. Greenhouses, Broolclyn, N.Y. 



Orchids 



Sander, St. Albans, England 

Agent, A. DIMMOCK, 31 Barclay Si,. NRW YORK CITY 

CYCLAMEN SPLENDBNS 

GIQANTEUM HYBRIDS 

Once Iranspianled, J2.00 per 100 $l«.00 per 1000 

Twice " SJ.OO per 100 S25.00 per 1000 

Seed of anly stitcted flm'ers and wril-built flanlt. 
None better. 

C. WINTERICH, Defiance, Ohio 



PURE CULTURE "ST 



till- Ann-i- 



..1 I'l'RE 



B.-ingthe KaRteiii Dist i-ibiiliiiK .Vg 
TI.TUKK Sl'.iWN, HI- .-1111 ship Fresh S|.iiwii 011 short notii-e at tin- lolli.wiiiB prices: 
.-> <'ts. per lb.; Sl.35 per 10 lbs.; itilO.OO pt-r 100 lbs. Information as to Special Culture 
â–º II application. 

We have also the best make of Knglish Virgin MusUroom .Spawn, fresh impor- 
per lb.: 16i.-. per 10 lbs.; SG.OO per 100 lbs.; S55.00 per 1000 lbs. 

CLUCAS & BODDINCTON CO. 

131 WEST 23d STREET, NEW YORK CITY 

PALISADE NURSERIES, SPARKILL, N.Y. 
Importers, Exporters and Growers of SEEDS, BULBS and PLANTS 




CATTLEYA 
SCHROEDERAE 

The Easter Cattleya 

We take pleasure in announcing to our customers 
the arrival of the above superb Cattleya in perfect 
condition. Also Cattleya Trianx-, C labiata. C. 
Wameri, C gigas^ C. granulosa, Miltonia Moreliana, 
liurlingtonia fragrans, LrelJa anceps and i.. autumn- 

Lager & Hurrell 

Orchid (irowers and Importers SUNNIT, N. J. 



BEGONIA "QLOIREde LORRAINE" 
BEGONIA TIRNFORD HALL 

2-in muck. $15.00 per 100 

JILIIS ROEHRS CO., «ijtherford 



We hope our readers, will as far as 
possible, buy everything they need from 
Horticulture's Advertisers. 



GODEREY ASCHI1AINN 

1012 Ontario St., PHILADELPHIA 
^ 

Importer of Araucaria cxcelsa, glauca, com- 

PALMS and AZALEAS 

Write for Prices 
la writing to advertisers, mention Horticulture 



Robert J. Dysart 

Public Accountant and Auditor 



Books Balanced and Adjusted 

M.r<lmiitH Hank ituil.lins 

•Zt* XTATK «T. - BOMTOIW 

Telephone. Main 58 

Consult the Buyers' Directory on Pages 
20 and 2 1 for information as to where 
to buy the right goods at the right prices. 

LILIES, JAPANESE PLANTS 

BAMBOO STAKES 



SUZUKI & IIDA 

31 BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK 

CELERY PLANTS 

Ready July loth, sharp. 25,000 Early Giant Pas- 
cal, A-i Strain, finest in the country. Trans- 
planted, $4.50 per icoo; from the seed now in 
the field, $3.00 per 1000. No better stock for 
private or commercial growers can be found. . . 

COOLIDGE BROS., So. Sudburv, Mass. 

Asparagus Seedlings 



Yalaha Conservatories, 

In writing to advertisers, mention 



YALAHA. 
Lake Co., Fla. 



July i, 1905 



H ORTI CULTURE 



M. H. WALSH 
Rose Specialist 

WOODS HOLE, MASS. 
Hardy Roses, ila- Inst n.\s and old va- 
liiin-^; Strong Flowering Plants; 
Hybrid Tea Roses, the best and hardiest 
vari. li. ; New Rambler Roses, Lady Qay, 
Debutante, Wedding Bells, Sweet- 
heart, La Fiamma and Minnehaha. 
Strong;, tield-i^rown plants to flowi-r next 
snninier. Best varieties PaeonieS, Phlox, 
and Hollyhocks. 
Catalogue describes all the above. 

Roses for Planting 

STRONG PLANTS OUT OP 4. IN. POIS 

Bfides and Maids on own Roots 
and Grafted on Manetti Perles, 
Chatenay, Gen, McArthur and 
Carnot. 

Pittsburgh Rose and Carnation Co. 

CKVSIAL FARM 

GIBSONIA P.O.. PA. 



Cyclamen 
Ciganteum 

Our «ell kiuiwii strain in foui- s.|iai:it.- 
colors. Fine, stron;;, licaltli.v stock 

3'^-inch at i 1 2.00 per 100 
3>2-inch, stronger, at JI5.00 per 100 

SATIS lACTioN <ii \i:antki:i> 



Lehnig: <& Winnefeld 



ROSES 



$6 00 per 100 ; $SO.O 



Readv to bench. 

BRIDE 
BRIDESMAID 

IVORY 
Fine Jinth stock 

2.S at 100 rale ; 250 al 



Baur Floral Co., gne^ 

Peruvian Quano 

A Natural Bird Product from Peruvian Islands 

lOO lbs. $2.25 
W. ELLIOTT I SONS, - NEW YORK 



New Creations in Dahlias 

Surpassing all others. Faithfully and truthfully described in our new 
illustrated and descriptive catalogue, mailed free upon request. 

L. K. PEACOCK, INC. = - Atco, New Jersey 



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UKONS, HOSKS 


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i.l l-,r,,.t.iaU MM.I 1.,,.. < liiiibcrs. 


Kainl.lers, €-tc.. Man 


i-tti Stocks, all in 




M.,ililv, F,,ll ..,.r ,, , ,. .Irlivrrv. Aski 








AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 31 Ba 


da', St.. New York, or P. 


0. Box 7.S2 


w. 


FROMOW & SONS 


, Bagshot, 


England 



EASY 



TO PROPAGATE 
TO GROW 
TO SELL 



Is the New Early Vellow 'Mum 

EASIGOLD 

And sold at tlie easy price of $2 per Dozeo ; $S 
per WO. -Strong plants from sand or soil. 

White and Plak Ivory and Boaaatfoa from soil 
$2 per loo. 

£,VOL/S///VK. — We have left 200 fine plants in 
3J in. pots. The lot for J«. 

THE P. W. FLETCHER CO. 

AllBURNDALE, MASS. 



Zirngiebel Giant Pansies 



New crop Seed of those well know n unrivalled 
Pansies, ready now. in trade packages at 0NI3 
DOLLAR each, either strain. 



DENYS ZIRNQIEBEL, """.' 



XKEItilA.n. 



BRIDE, BRIDESMAID, IVORY and GOLDEN 
GATE, extra strong stock, out of 3-in. pots. 



JOHN C. HATCHER, Amsterdam, N.Y. 



In \ 



â–  to adv 



Just What You Need This Very Day! 
You'll find it in the Buyers' Directory, 
Pages 20 and 21. 



FOR SALE 

225 Brides, 200 Maids, grafted 
stock, clean and vigorous, from 4=in. 
pots, at $12.00 per hundred, cash. 

J. M. WARD & CO. ""M^riT 



MY MARYLAND 

« as ttio sensation of the Chicaso Kxliilji- 

A«ar,l.-<1 flrst-class Certificate of Merit 
liv the American Carnation Society, Law- 
son r.ronze Medal for 100 blooms and S. A. 
F. I'.ronze Medal for 50 blooms. We pre- 
dict th,it this variety^ will easily displace 
any other wliite. We" are booking; orders 
now for delivery January 1906. Price 
*a.50 per doz.; Sil3 per 100 ; SlOO per lOOO. 
Write us for other new and standard va- 
rieties. 

H. WEBER & SONS, Oakland, Md. 



Cliicap Carnation Go. 

JOLIET, ILL. 

Our Plants arc Now in the Field 



S. S. SKIDELSKV 

824 No. 24th St. 
PHILADELPHIA 



>ll II ESPO.li UE.^C'K 

n writing adv 



,*>«»I.I1 ITE» 



ROBT. C. PYE 

Carnation Grower 

NYACn, N.T. 

In w-riting to advertisers mention flr.RTictiLTURB 



If you offer the right goods in the 
right way in these columns, you will not 
lack for customers. 



THE COmGE GARDENS CO. 

Horticultural Specialties 

Ornamental Nursery Stock Peonies 
Carnations 



* You Need Not Go Outside the Pages 
I HORTICULTURE 

^ TO FIND WHERE TO GET TtiE BEST FLOWERS AND THE BEST 

^ FLORISTS' SUPPLIES IN THE COUNTRY ^ 



6 HORTICULTURE. Jui y i, 1905 

I Seeds of Hardy Perennial Plowers | 

^ Sown in June and July will germinate and give excellent ^ 

stock for transplanting in the Fall ^ 



If vou want the choicest strains in Flower Seeds write us. 



Catalogue mailed upon applicalion 



R. & J. FARQUHAR «& CO., 



6 and 7 South Market St. 
BOSTON 



''^mw^!^m!^^m^w^^^^^!^^^mmw^m^:mw^MMimw!^Mm^^!^mm^MM 




We are now booking orders for 

LILIIM HARRISli 
LILIIM LONGIFLORUM 
ROMAN HYACINTHS 
Paper WHITE NARCISSUS, etc. 

Apply for Prices, stating number wanted 

CVC AS IIEVOI.VTA at i>H.OO per 



J. II. THORBURN I CO. 

36 Corllandt St., New York. 



RAWSON'S 

Arlington Tested 

J>^ Catalogues Mailed Free 

W. W. RAWSON 4 CO., Seedsmen 
12 and 13 Faoeuil Hall Square, BOSTON 



^BULBS 

IV-r' and PLANTS 

Ralph M. Ward 2. Co. 

12 West Broadway New York 



The HARDY ANNUAL of the CENTURY 
NICOTIANA SANDERAE 

fT-..iri ^i-.-,Uiii-ri ilii.MiL'Ii"nt tlic United States. 

Wholeiile Aicnla lor Ibe Ualled Slates 
HY. X. Deceit, Pkiiaelphli. P«. 

J. n.THOKftlIRN & CO., rtrlltidt St., N.Y. 

VAUGHAN'S SCEP STORe. Uki|* iM N.Y. 

BURPEE'S SEEDS 

PHILADELPHIA 



Blue List of Whole.<iaie Prices mailed 
only to those wl»o plant for profit. 



Why Pay $1.50 

Kvery time you want your Lawn Mower 
sharpened. The little dingus we advertise here- 
with will do it in five minutes and better than any 

rnnwvWiaVu^-' ,-ir.:- famnc rihout. A child r^n 




Made of the highest grade crucible si 

Postpaid 7^C. Postpa 

I your frie 
aiiowea 10 agents. Sa 
the greatest little articl 



3 your friends. A liberal discot 
agents. Satisfaction guaranteed. I 
i;.»i *:-i- saw, simple 



George C. Watson 

Philadelptiia 




Johnson & Stokes' coneS of Giant Pansics 

Never has a strain of PANSY given more general satisfaction than has our 
KINGLY COLLECTION of GIANT PANSIES. It is absolutely UNRIVALED 
in range of magnificent colors, size and substance, and no expense has been 
spared to bring it up to its present high standard of EXCELLENCE. 

Half-trade packet (looo seedsi 30c; trade packet 12000 seedsi 50c. 

5000 seeds, $1.00; per ounce, $5.00. 
Ma.l us your bulb requirements and avail yourself of our SPECIAL ADVANCE PRICES. 

JOHNSON & STOKES, 217=210 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



I ll;-.r <il AI.ITY ]'I;EN<;H iuid Id'TCH 

BULBS 

Fall Bull) Puce List on request 

JOSEPH BRECK & SONS, Corp. 

Seeds, FloriHts' Supplies, and Agricultural Hardware 
47-.>4 :%o. .Vlaikf*! fit. n4»!>kT4»A, .nAiNH. 



THUS. J. GREY & CO. 

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 

..SEEDS.. 

■m. G.rdon and L«wn Suppli 

We carry iu itock Dupllctte Parii 

Uadlnt MacblDSi 
3 J So. MARKET ST.. BOSTON 



^2^" To Build ? 



Going 



iiterested in 



SOI l.\ rut: TRUST. 



Ceorfi^e C. Watson 



'sTREBf"^ Philadelphia, Penn. 



July 



HORTI CULTURE 



The Doctrine of Selection 



A fundamental principle of horticultural advance- 
ment lies in the doctrine of selection. Slighting 
reference to this truth is sometimes heard from those 
who have some new or grotesque dogma which they 
seek to promulgate, but it stands. 

The doctrine of .selection applied to plant jiroduc- 
tion must lead to success if we keep a well-iuatured 
purpose steadily in view. We have only to look in 
the various directions in which progress has been 
made in the past to see repeated evidence f)f the 
truth of this. Mistakes are often the best educators. 
I recall the mishap of an old and usually successful 
florist, the late John Dick of Philadelphia, who un- 
dertook to bum the candle at both ends by taking 
his camellia cuttings from the small, inferior wood, 
and leaving the strong-growing fioriferous shoots to 
get flowers from. The result was that he eventually 
found himself in possession of a stock of "he plants" 
so-called ^ not a very elegant appellation but easily 
understood, and the older members of the craft will, 
no doubt, remember the incident of that very suc- 
cessful cultivator. 

William Bennett, by careful selection, sectired mag- 



nificent forms of Drar;cna terminalis and also a beau- 
tiful special forni of D. terminalis stricta. His 
houses, filled with both, were a sight to be long re- 
membered by all who saw them, and a profitable one 
for him. I notice that Robert Craig is following 
along on similar methods with several florists' special- 
ties. Dracaenas have not, of late, been seen so 
abundantly in fine color as they once were, but it is 
possible to do them just as well as they ever were 
done and there is nothing finer in decorative effect 
for home adornment, — select well-colored top- 
cuttings. 

Starting as aforesaid, with a well-defined idea of 
what we want, the principle of selection may be 
applied in hybridization, selecting as parents those 
forms showing most distinctively the qualities de- 
sired, and again selecting from the seedlings those 
in which the requisite points are most strikingly in 
evidence. Enumerable citations might be made, but 
our young men must think, reflect, and consider. 



(^V^Vv^v^^ 



The Oyster-Shell Bark Louse 



This insect is widely distributed throughout the 
country. It is especially prevalent in New England; 
in fact so much so that the statement has been made 
that there is hardly an apple tree anywhere in this 
region which is not more or less infested. Apple 
trees are favorite host plants, but the insect is found 
on a great many trees and shrubs, among which are 
the plum, pear, cherry, maple, willows, currant, lilac, 
etc. 

In this altitude the insect has only one generation 
a year. The winter is passed in the egg stage, under 
protection of the female scale covering. The eggs 
are hatched the latter part of May or early June. 
The young light-yellow lice crawl around for a short 
time and then insert their beaks into the bark and 
proceed to suck out the sap. A waxy substance is 
secreted from the back of the insect which on harden- 
ing forms, together with the cast-ofT skin, a protective 
covering of scale. The female scale remains fixed 
in the place where it settles down. Egg-laying be- 
gins about the first of August and when this is com- 
pleted the insect dies. 

The oyster-shell bark louse is kept in check by 
several parasites and in a great many places so effec- 
tively that it seldom becomes destructive to trees or 
shrubbery. In other places these parasites do not 
seem to be doing their duty and the oyster-shell 
bark louse is looked upon as a worse pest even than 
the San Jose scale. The best time to fight the insect 



is soon after it is hatched and before it has formed 
a sufficient protective covering. The remedy is nor- 
mal kerosene emulsion and it should be applied two 
or three times during the first part of June. The 
insect may also be destroyed in the winter time, in 
the same way as the San Jos6 scale — by spraying 
with strong kerosene emulsion, crude oil, or the lime- 
sulphur wash, but summer spraying is no more ex- 
pensive and it is more efficient. 

The normal kerosene emulsion is prepared as 
follows: dissolve one half pound of laundry or whale 
oil soap in one gallon of boiling water; add two 
gallons of kerosene and stir until the soap-suds and 
kerosene are thoroughly mixed. This can best be 
accomplished by pumping the mixture into itself 
with a force pump, using a nozzle which throws a 
solid stream. This forms the stock solution which 
can be kept for two or three weeks. For making 
the spraying solution, use three parts of this stock 
solution to seventeen of water. 

In applying, a good force pump should be used, 
with a nozzle which throws a very fine mist-like 
spray. A nozzle of the Vermorel type is best. The 
application should be made during a bright sun- 
shiny day. 



R.T.Coll.of A.& M. A. 



H orticulture: 



July i, 1905 



Rose Diseases 

II 

5. POWDERY MILDEW. (SPH.^ROTHECA PANNOSA) 

The powdery mildew develops ver}' rapidly on 
plants, either in the greenhouse or outside. It is 
well-known by nearly all growers and needs no ex- 
tended description. The leaves appear to be dusted 
over with flour. If left to itself the mildew will 
eventually ruin its host. 

Treatment. Evaporate sulphur on a stove or by 
painting on the pipes. A third method is to close 
the house about eight o'clock, fill it full of sulphur 
by means of bellows, then let the temperature run 
up to 8g or 90 degrees, having it up to 75 degrees to 
start with. Ventilate slowly after leaving long 
enough for the sulphur to settle. Potassium Sul- 
phide, one ounce to two gallons of water, makes a 
good spray. 

Keep the plants in a healthy, thriving condition, 
as mildew is brought on by lack of food, irregular 
feeding, exposure to drafts, and heav}- waterings. 

6. BRONZING 

Grafted tea. Bridesmaids, and Bride roses are 
particularly susceptible to a spotting or mottling of 
the leaves, due to a physiological cause. The spots 
are one-sixteenth to one inch in size, generally turn- 
ing yellow, although not always, and the foliage 
falls to the ground. Affected leaves are confined, 
first, to where the stem is cut and a new branch 
starts — the leaf at the l)ase is bronzed many times; 
and, second, to leaves where the axillary bud be- 
comes rubbed off. Small weak stock or stock mak- 
ing a watery growth is very liable to bronze. The 
spots have the same general characteristics of black- 
spot. 

Treatment. Bronzing is of little consequence as 
it usually occurs below the point where the flowers 
are cut, but it might be mistaken for something more 
serious, so is inserted here. There is no known 
remedy. Give as good cultural conditions as pos- 
sible and there will be little trouble from it. 

7. NEMATODES. (eEL WORMS) 

These microscopic worms cause enlargements on 
the roots which are often taken to be disease. The 
worms are abundant in warm climates and the 
greenhouses offer favorable conditions to them. 
They get in on plants, in soil, or in manure. 

Treatment. Examine all roses before planting and 
destroy any showing root galls. Freezing will kill 
many,' and sterilization is a sure thing. Lime 
sprinkled on the bed or mixed with the soil will 
destroy large numbers of them. Infection may take 
place by growing plants, subject to nematodes, in 
soil where infested plants were grown, as roses 
planted where violets were raised, and so on. 

With the mention of another mildew, this article 
will close. This is the Peronospora sparsa, a mildew 
more penetrating and harder to find than the Sphas- 
rotheca. Tlie treatment is the same as for the an- 
thracnose. The disease does not exist to any very 
great extent. 



Ornamental Horticulturists 

One cannot take up a trade paper without seeing 
a photogra])h of the achievements of some "American 
florist," in the shape of a house of some specialty or 
another grown to perfection, or a "design," basket, 
or spray, the work of some artist, that even with the 
meager idea conveyed by the reproduced photograph 
gains our admiration, but how seldom — and in this 
case surely "the exception proves the rule" — do we 
see pictured or written iip, the description of outside 
work, that demands anything but a fleeting glance? 
A visitor from abroad landing in Boston, and being 
fortunate enough to bear the credentials that would 
ensure his pilotage through the park system, and 
some of the "show" places around the Hub, would 
go away with a very exalted idea of the way "orna- 
mental horticulturists" were conducting their work 
in this vicinity. But let the same "foreigner" me- 
ander at his own sweet will, and visit some of our 
suburban districts, where rich people have made their 
homes, and there would come a "change o'er the 
spirit of his dream." 

Within the last few weeks, I have had the oppor- 
tunity of seeing at close range some estates where 
thousands of dollars have been expended, and the 
return to the man footing the bills must have made 
him v-ish that he had never met or entered into a 
deal with a "landscape-gardener. " In some sections 
the painful similarity of the planting is more than 
noticeable, the only perceptible distinction being in 
the size of the estate; and the placing of the different 
varieties in a mixed bed indicated that the person 
in charge was simply totally ignorant of the nature 
of the species he was handling. 

As these last remarks may not be specific enough, 
a few examples may be quoted. A glaring instance 
that occurs to me was where a bed narrowed down 
to an acute angle, said angle caused by two small 
walks, and clear up into the apex of this angle was 
planted weigelas that, to make room on the- walks, 
had to be pruned back until they were mere stubs, 
entirely destroying the beauty of the group. This 
same fault of planting too close to the verge was to 
be seen very frequently. Where groups of one vari- 
ety were used they were planted too closely, and 
where mixed beds were to be seen it was often the 
case to find the tall subject on the outside of the 
bed instead of being placed further in. The same 
fault could be found with herbaceous beds and bor- 
ders. No doubt in time these mistakes will occur 
less frequently, for property owners are becoming 
better acquainted with how their grounds ought to 
be handled and are rapidly acquiring a knowledge 
of the nature of many of the subjects used for the 
beautifying of their estates, so that in the near future 
the firms doing work in the loose manner described 
will be forced out of the business. Fi-om inquiries I 
carefully made I found that much of this work had 
been done by chea]-) help and it certainly looked it. 



HORTICULTURE 



Echoes from England 



NEW PLANTS AT THE TEMPLE SHOW 

The finest of all our horticultural exhibitions is 
the Temple Flower Show wliich was held last week 
in London, lasting for three days, May 30, 31, and 
June I. The groups of shrubs, hardy plants, roses, 
indoor flowers and orchids were, as usual, magnifi- 
cent, and the tents were thronged with visitors. I 
will just mention a few of the most striking plants 
exhibited. 

The sensation of the show undoubtedly was the 
climbing rose Lady Gay, a hybrid wichuraiana of 
American origin. It was finely shown by Messrs. 
William Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, one of our 
greatest firms of rose growers. As it is an American 
introduction, it is unnecessary for me to say much 
about it, but the large pillar-shaped plants, their 
slender, drooping growths wreathed with the bright 
rose-colored blossoms, were greatly admired, and 
Lady Gay was the talk of the town, so far as those 
interested in gardening were concerned. The advent 
of Lady Gay bids fair to create a slump in Dorothy 
Perkins, for it is evidently a better thing altogether. 
It will undoubtedly be largely planted; everybody 
made a note of it. 

Rose David Harum. — This is another new rose 
exhibited at the Temple Show by Messrs. Paul & 
Son, of Cheshunt. It is a beautiful hybrid tea, of 
a pleasing rose or rose pink. This variety attracts 
more by its elegant form perhaps than by its color. 
The petals reflex and pome almost to a point, thus 
giving the flower quite a distinct appearance, after 
the style of La France. It will probably prove a 
good rose for market growers, for it is evidentlv a 
good grower and blooms freely. 

Philadelphia Rambler. — Another rose, new over 
here, was also shown, and, like the two already 
mentioned, received an award of merit. It is after 
the style of Crimson Rambler, but the flowers are a 
deeper shade. If it flowers as freely as Crimson 
Rambler, it should prove a very good thing both for 
pot culture and for the garden. Shown bv Hobbies, 
Ltd., Norfolk. 

A new ivy -leaved pelargonium, called The Hon. 
Mrs. Boyle, was exhibited by Mr. Charles Turner, 
Slough. This is a very welcome addition, as good 
ivy -leaved pelargoniums are none too numerous. We 



use them largely here for window-boxes and they 
brighten up many London houses during the season. 
The new variety is a free grower, and has large, 
double, rose pink flowers, borne freely in bunches. 
Monsieur Rosaleur is another new ivy-leaved pelar- 
gonium, shown by Mr. Godfrey, Exmouth. It is of 
vigorous habit, and has flowers of deep carmine. 

A new primula that attracted much attention is 
Primula Arendi, exhibited by Herr George Arends, 
Ronsdorf, Germany. It is said to be a hybrid 
between P. obconica and P. megaseaefolia, but it 
may be described as a very fine variety of P. obcon- 
ica in general appearance. The flowers are large, 
freely produced, of rich lilac-pink coloring. Primula 
obconica is one of our most valued plants for pot 
culture in the greenhouse, and most probably P. 
Arendi will make a good companion to it. 

A new verbena shown by Messrs. Cutbush & Sons, 
Highgate, London, and called The King, is a good 
deal like that invaluable pink variety. Miss Willmott, 
which is grown in this country by the thousand, but 
the flowers are of a richer shade of color. 

Perry's variety of Phlox canadensis, bearing a pro- 
fusion of beautiful pale blue flowers, is a fine border 
plant, and indispensable in the hardy flower garden. 
It was finely shown by the raiser, Mr. Amos Perry, 
Winchmore Hill, London. One could hardly see any 
foliage, owing to the wealth of flowers. It is alto- 
gether a great improvement on the type. 

A very handsome form of Azalea indica with very 
large deep scarlet flowers was shown by Messrs. 
Sander and Sons, St. Albans. Some of the flowers 
were as much as five inches in diameter. 

All the above mentioned plants are new to com- 
merce and each received an award of merit from the 
Royal Horticultural Society at the great Temple Show. 

The highest price ever realized by a single orchid 
plant at an auction sale, namely 875 guineas, was 
paid for a plant of Odontoglossum crispum variety, 
Roger Sander, sent by Messrs. Sander and Sons of 
St. Albans, England, and Bruges, Belgium, to 
Protliero and Morris' auction rooms in London last 
week. 



ffn/tn^ rf • /A,<r-f^-'^A. 9 



Fotherailla Garden! 



Syn. F. alnifolia, the subject of illustration on our 
title-page this week, is one of our most desirable 
native shrubs. The plant grows from three to six 
feet in height and produces early in May, before the 
leaves appear, numerous terminal, ovate spikes of 



beautiful white flowers. It blooms with the Red- 
buds, at a time when there is no other really good 
white shrub, and fully two weeks before the sjiiraeas. 
deutzias, etc. This shrub is perfectly hardy and 
only needs to be better known to become popular. 



HORTI CULTURE 



July i, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



AN ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL 

DEVOTED TO THE 

FLORIST, PLANTSMAN, LANDSCAPE. 

GARDENER AND KINDRED 

INTERESTS 

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY 

HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 

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The Editor Has His Say 

Onlv six weeks remain until packing up for the 
trip to Washington will be in order. There are con- 
ventions and conventions, but none are so full of 
interest to so many departments of horticulture as 
this annually recurring S. A. F. meeting with its 
unrivaled business and social advantages. The fact 
that the society reaches its majority this year, being 
2 1 years of age, lends an added interest and, with the 
attractions offered by the Capitol City, a very heavy 
attendance may reasonably be counted on. A fine 
exhibition is assured. The proceedings will be full 
of attraction. Let every one who can, come and 
help to make this a record-breaking convention in 
everything that makes for the prosperity of the 
national society and the good of the profession. 



With this number Horticulture begins its second 
volume. Started with the conviction that the horti- 
cultural profession would welcome and support a 
weekly conducted on broadly helpful lines. Horti- 
culture has been, from the first issue, a success. 
No plunging has been indulged in; we have set off 
no fire-works, being contented to base our claim for 
popularity on the literary worth, artistic excellence, 
and practical value of our contributions. It is highly 
encouraging to the promoters of the paper that its 
merits have been so quickly recognized, its short- 
comings so magnanimously overlooked, and its ad- 
vertising value so thoroughly tested by the leading 
horticultural firms. It is fitting that we here re- 
iterate the words of our "Greeting" in Horticul- 
ture's first issue: "Its sponsors express the earnest 
wish that, favored with the encouragement and for- 
bearance of a host of good friends, it may grow better 
and better with each issue, take deeper root in the 
affections of all those who find their life work among 
flowers and plants, fruits and trees and gardens, and, 
that it may, in due time, reach the eminence to which 
it aspires, as the foremost .\n\erican exponent of liorti- 
cultural aspiration and achievement." 



Signs are not wanting to indicate that the rose as 
a garden favorite is coming rapidly to the front, not 
in a visionary, ])oetic way, but in the most practical 
manner. The public has demonstrated at every re- 
cent opportunity that there is a wide-spread and 
sincere interest in the questions of rose culture and 
the reliability of varieties offered for garden plant- 
ing. In short, people seem ready to undertake the 
serious work necessary in order to establish and 
maintain rose gardens, and that is practically the 
whole battle, for, with the willingness to make the 
investment of labor and devoted attention, is the 
assurance of results which cannot but charm and 
awaken enthusiasm of the liveliest sort. Florists and 
nurserymen can do their part towards this much-to- 
be-desired consummation, by studying the rose from 
the standpoint of its adaptability "to their immediate 
neighborhood, so that they will be able to impart 
that knowledge of the needs of the Queen of Flowers, 
which is so deplorably lac'king. A fruitful harvest 
awaits the man who plants the educational seed 
now, particularly in the line of ever-blooming roses, 
which, as M. H. Walsh confidently predicts, is 
destined to push very hard the old-fashioned hybrid 
perpetual tyyje. Killamey, The Burbank, Baby 
Rambler, Maman Cochet, and others might be named 
as varieties that have already acquired a prestige 
that will extend to the balance of the list named by 
Mr. Walsh as soon as they become better known. 



By all means adorn the railroad-station grounds. 
If the railroad company is not disposed to do it, the 
citizens should undertake it, and the local florist or 
nurseryman can afford to contribute liberally to this 
or any other public improvement that tends to a 
better appreciation and demand for his goods. But 
there is a right and a wrong way in station planting 
as in everything else. The subject has been re- 
ceiving much attention of late in the magazines and 
the daily press. The railroad corporations that have 
made effort in this direction . merit commendation, 
particularly the Boston and Albany which has set 
a shining example for the world, the educational 
value of which can not be overestimated. There is 
however, one other New England railroad system 
that, instead of putting the planning and planting 
into competent professional hands, as the B. & A. 
did, chooses to spend its money through the medium 
of its station agents, making the work competitive 
and awarding prizes annually. The results are not 
exactly such as to gain any surplus renown for 
station-master horticulture. Among the "unique and 
beautiful displays" presented at one station there 
were last season, according to a local paper, "plainly 
and artistically worked out in living plants, repre- 
sentations of a farmer being chased by a goat, while 
a Chinaman attemjits to get out of the way, an 
equestrian statue of George Washington, holding in 
his hand a hatchet; a full-rigged ship, and a repre- 
sentation of Liberty Bell." 

A remarkable collection, surely! We would sug- 
gest that it be augmented by the representation of 
a full-rigged dining-car (which would be a rare 
novelty on that particular railroad), flanked by a 
carefully worked-out group showing a lady and a 
conductor discussing as to whether her youngster 
liad yet reached the fare-paying age! Verily, great 
are the possibilities of railroad gardening. 



H ORTICULTURi: 



WHOLESOME CHESTNUTS 

Now that considerable space on green- 
house benches and in frames must neces- 
sarily be empty, utilize some or all of it by 
sowing seeds of useful herbaceous plants; if 
these seeds are put in now, good strong 
plants can be had for flowering next season. 

Pay attention to all indoor fruit. On 
peaches and nectarines leave only a little 
more wood tlian will be required for next 
year. Tie in to prevent crowding, and to 
allow all light possible for the fruit. Give 
ventilation whenever possible; a Uttie crack 
of air even at night is beneficial. Don't over 
crop, rather strive for excellence in size and 
flavor. Keep the soil stirred indoors the 
same as you would out in the open. 

Support hollyhocks and other tall growing 
.ants with stakes. Still keep dusting melons 
with some insect preventive, and, if you have 
them planted in large frames, keep the glass 
over them; only raise the frames enough to 
let the vines get outside. This can be done 
by putting bricks underneath each corner of 
the sashes. 

If the weather is dry in your neighborhood 
It will pay you to water out-door roses and 
sweet peas; do it evenings or mornings. In 
addition to the benefits to the roots there- 
from, the moisture cools the atmosphere en- 
veloping them, which acts on them as a 
good bath does on us. 

If you have not already planted the roses 
intended for winter blooming, do so now, 
but before planting, clean your benches 
thoroughly, then whitewash them. A good 
coat of white lead paint is also almost a 
necessity. It will not only make things look 
clean and sweet, but it will make things in 
general very inhospitable and disagreeable 
for insects and buggy, creepy things that may 
have found congenial quarters in the house. 

Keep cinerarias and primulas shifted as 
often as a careful scrutinizing will dictate. 
Don't stunt them; if you do you will have 
small flowers on scraggy plants^ 

If you stiU beUeve in the good old way of 
blanching celery by banking with soil, do it 
when the soil is dry and first tie the heads 
with matting, soft half-rotted matting is the 
best, and don't tie any further up the head 
than you intend the soil to be. Try earth- 
ing up leeks in the same way as celery. 
You will be surprised at the result. Perhaps 
you are in the habit of doing so ; if you are 
so much the better. 



PERSONAL 

Mr. Smith and daughter, Mrs. J. A. Bud- 
long, of Chicago, have gone to Riverside, 
Providence, R. I., where they will spend the 
summer. They will be joined later by Mr. 
J. A. Budlong, who will make the entire trip 
from Chicago to Providence on his bicycle. 

William Tingley Henderson, Jr., a popu- 
'ar employee of Thomas F. Galvin, was ten- 
dered a complimentary dinner at the Bass 
Point House, Nahant, on June 25, by his 
fellow employees. At the conclusion of the 
dinner he was presented with a handsome 
silver loving cup. 

BUFFALO PERSONALS 

Recent visitors: Ed. Koplitz, representing 
J. W. Sefton Mfg. Co., John Osborne of 
Bonnot & Bro., New York, N. Y. 

Charles Kumpf of Peach street, a leading 
florists, was presented with an eight-pound 
American beauty a few days ago. 



NEWS NOTES 

The Bay State Nursery Co., of N. Abing- 
ton, Mass., has purchased the Somers farm 
in Rockland, and will transfer its herbaceous 
department tliere in the fall. 



Public-spirited citizens of Newton, Mass. 
propose to buy and present to their city, the 
greater part of the Governor Claflin estate 
known as "The Old Elms." The property 
comprises some 750,000 square feet, includes 
the beautiful knoll upon which the mansion 
of the late governor stands, and practically 
all of the majestic old trees which have made 
the estate one of the show places of Newton. 

HoRTicuLltTRE mentioned a few weeks ago 
the opposition of Bishop Leonard of Cleve- 
land to floral decorations about the altar 
upon wedding occasions. This sentiment 
has recently taken definite shape and the 
altar society has prepared rules governing 
decorations, which are to be furnished to all 
desiring to use the chapel for a wedding and 
to all florists. These rules do not apply to 
the walls and aisles which are still free for 
the exercise of the decorators' ingenuity. 

George HoUis, of South Weymouth, Mass., 
is showing a seedling blush-rose pjEony which 
is the peer of any variety ever raised.' Its 
name is not fully settled, but will be identical 
with that given a wee HoUis nephew who 
came into the world a few days ago. Gypsy, 
a single, deep pink Japanese of unique char- 
acter. Beauty's Mask, a hght rose, and 
Admiral Dewey, Maud Dean chrysanthe- 
mum color, are among other valuable seed- 
lings now flowering for Mr. HoUis. 

A victim of the wreck of the New York 
Central "Twentieth Century Flyer" at Men- 
tor, O., June 2ist, was John R. Bennett, of 
Danville, Pa., and New York City. He was 
a celebrated and wealthy patent attorney, 
and owned a handsome and extensive country 
seat at Danville, of which the conservatories, 
some 75,000 feet in extent, were chiefly used 
for growing roses for commercial use. Law- 
rence Cotter, late of Boston, and a well- 
kn'own grower, is the superintendent of the 
greenhouses. It is not known at present 
what changes may ensue at Danville from 
this deplorable tragedy. 



BUSINESS CHANGES 

The business of Jacob Sidenberg &. Co., 
at Hempstead, L. I., has been purchased by 
Alfred Funke, of Evergreen, who will take 
immediate 



The HoUoway Floral and Seed Company 
has been incorporated at Dallas, Tex., witli 
a capital of $25,000. Incorporators: R. C. 
Bryant, W. M. Robinson, C. W. Robinson. 



BUSINESS CHANGES IN CHICAGO 

Mangel, the retailer, has bought out the 
interest of his partner, J. G. Johnson, who 
severs his connection with Mangel's 47th 
street store. 



H. Koropp, who disposed of his interest 
in the Sheridan Park Floral Co. to L. Koropp. 
has leased the store and greenhouse of Albert 
Fuchs, 2059 Clarendon avenue. 

P. P. Risch and J. P. Risch of Weiland & 
Risch, recently bought out the interest of 
their partner, J. P. Weiland, Chicago, who 
has retired. The new management will de- 
vote its entire glass to roses. 



OUTDOOR ART AND CRAFT 

/Vrlington, Mass., has appropriated $5,000 
for the suppression of the gypsy and brown- 
lail inoths. This is in addition to the $6,000 
appropriated last fall and the State appro- 



The trustees of the Massachusetts Society 
for Promoting Agriculture have imported 
some parasites from Germany, which are 
known there to be injurious to the gypsy 
anil brown-tail moths, and experiments are 
now under way which, it is hoped, will pro- 
diiic satisfactory results. 

A telegram from San Francisco, June 28 
slates that a box of insects that are expected 
to ilestroy the gypsy moth in Massachusetts, 
has arrived there on the steamer Manchuria 
from the Orient. The insects, which are 
like ants in appearance, deposit their eggs 
in tlu' larvse of the moth. They come from 

Theodore Salisbury Woolsey, Jr., has re- 
turned to his home in New Haven after a 
year's absence abroad in forestry work for 
Uncle Sam. He inspected trees in northern 
India, France, and Germany, and had a 
trip that abounded in adventures. After a 
few days' rest he will return to work in 
Washington. Mr. Woolsey is a graduate 
of Yale, 1901, and also of the Yale Forest 
School. — Transcript. 

The cabbage hair-worm is described by 
the department of agriculture as resembling 
a piece of basting-thread, of the thickness 
of a strand of corn silk, wliite in color. Its 
length varies from two to nine inches, but 
reports have been received of a creature 
found in the heads of cabbage measuring 
nine feet! The imagination of newspaper 
writers as to color runs riot through "green, 
white, light red, oUve green, and yellow." 

Many popular names have been bestowed 
upon it, including "cabbage snake," "snake," 
"snake worm," "serpent," "reptile," and 
"cabbage rattlesnake." 

\ Metropolitan Park Association, with 
a larj;e and representative membenship, has 
recL-ntly been organized in New York City. 
Its purjjose is to promote the systematic 
establishment of parks throughout the city, 
especially in the crowded tenement quarters. 
The rapid increase of the tenement popu- 
lation demands that measures be taken to 
provide adequate breathing spaces in the 
congested sections. Hitherto, when new 
])arks have been laid out, they have been 
loi atcd usually in the less crowded districts, in 
response to the pressure of the real estate inter- 
ests thus benefited. The new association 
will urge the claims of the poorer neighbor- 
ho.)ds. A careful study of the condition 
and needs of the most congested sections will 
be made and a careful record of all informa- 
tion liearing on proposals for parks will be 
kept on file. 



OBITUARY 

Thomas HinchUS'e, a prominent florist of 
Racine, Wis., died on Sunday, June 11, aged 
6j years. He leaves a widow, two daughters 
ami two sons. He came to this country 
iruin England when a young man, and after 
many years spent in the vicinity of Boston, 
took up his residence in Racine. He was a 
nil mber of the S. A. F., and was esteemed 
1)V all who knew liim. 



HORTI CULTURE 



July i, 1905 



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NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY 

Both in number of exhibits and quality, 
the exhibition of June 24 and 25 fell con- 
siderably below that of IQ04. This is not at 
all surprising, when the long, droughty spell, 
which severely checked the growth of roses, 
and, at the same time gave insect pests a 
clearer field, is taken into account. Coming 
at the close of a week of almost persistent 
rain, with very little sunshine, the quahty of 
blooms shown was remarkably good. Very 
few novelties were noticed. Of these htter 
Frau Karl Druschki was the best, and was 
greatly admired. 

As at many previous shows, the lion's 
share of the rose premiums went to M. H. 
Walsh, who had charge of Miss S. B. Fay's 
e.\hibits. In a good contest for the coveted 
Theodore Lyman prizes, calling for 24 dis- 
tinct named varieties, three blooms of each, 
Miss Fay captured both first and second, 
W. J. Clemson being a good third. For the 
society's prizes in the classes for v<> varieties, 
three of each, 6 varieties, three of each, 24 
varieties, one of each, and iS varieties. Miss 
Fay took all" the first prizes. A. F. Esta- 
brook, George Barker, gardener, was second 
for 18 varieties. For 12 varieties C. C. 
Converse, D. F. Roy, gardener, was in the 
lead; for 6 varieties, second prize went to 
A. F. Estabrook; the same gentleman was 
also second for 24 Mme. Gabriel Luizet, 
Miss Fay being first in the latter class. 

For 6 Baroness Rothschild, first went to 
the estate of John C. Chafiin; we were de- 
lighted to see e-xhibits from this old and 
honored garden after a long course of years; 
Miss Fay was second and C. C. Converse, 
third. The last named was also first for 
Mrs. John Laing. For Ulrich Brunner, 
Miss Fay and C. C. Converse were the suc- 
cessful competitors. For any other variety, 
Miss Fay was first with Mrs. R. G. Shar- 
man-Crawford, and second with Margaret 
Dickson; W. J. Clemson, third with Magna 
Charta. For 3 blooms of a new variety, 
introduced since 1902, Miss Fay won with 
Frau Karl Druschki. For 100 bottles, ar- 
ranged for effect, there was, as usual, strong 
competition. The prizes went to Miss Fay, 
Mrs. E. M. Gill, \V. J. Clemson, Estate of 
John C. Chaffin, and E. L. Lewis in order 
named. Miscellaneous displays of roses 
were made by Dr. C. G. Weld, W. C. Winter, 
Mrs. E. M. Gill, Mrs. E. A. Wilkie, F. J. 
Rca, and Mrs. Henry L. Foote. The last- 
named lady, who is an enthusiastic amatevtr 
grower at Marblehead, showed a stand of 
about 100 varieties of teas and hybrids teas, 
all grown in the open, an interesting and 
very suggestive exhibit. A special class 
might well be allotted to this section, another 
year. Their persistent blooming qualities 
should make them very popular. M. H. 
Walsh had a dozen fine plants of Lady Gay, 
which were much admired. 

William Whitman, M. Sullivan, gardener, 
took first and second for 18 vases of sweet 
Williams, Anthony McLaren being third. 
Peonies were largely shown and divided 
honors with roses in the estimation of many 
visitors. T. C. Thuriow, E. J. Shaylor, Mrs. 
E. W. Gill, A. F. Estabrook, and George 
Hollis all had fine displays. Mr. Hollis had 
some very promising seedlings. Three of 
these. No's 60, 95, and 96, received honorable 
mention. Julius HeurUn had a beautiful 
collection of hardy perennials. W. Whit- 
man and F. J. Rea also had dis])lays of these 
popular garden plants. Mrs. J. L. Gardner, 
William Thatcher, gardener, had a collection 
of campanula medium in pots. R. J. 
Farquhar & Co. loaned numerous palms for 
decorating the hall. H. A. Dreer and Robert 
Cameron had fine tanks of a<iuatics, those 
from Harvard Botanic Gardens showing the 
hardy varieties, those of H. A. Dreer includ- 



ing both hardy and tender. Among the 
tender varieties displayed were the Lily of 
the Amazon, Victoria Trickeri, bud and 
flower; the new day-blooming nympha:a, 
Pennsylvania, color rich blue; O'Marana, 
immense flowers of fine pink; Dentata mag- 
nificata, large, pure white; Mrs. C. W. Ward, 
rosy-pink; and Wm. Stone, beautiful violet- 
blue. Of the hardy varieties the tuberosa 
Richardsoni, Wm. Doogue, James Brydon, 
MarUacea flammea, tuberosa rosea, and 
Robinsoni were very noticeable. J. W. 
Howard received honorable mention for 
Salvia Sclarea, color a rich royal purple. 

The strawberry display was very good, 
seeing the berries had hardly seen the sun 
for a week. The principal prize winners 
were G. F. Wheeler, I. E. Coburn, George 
V. Fletcher, John Ward, Miss S. B. Fay, 
and Samuel H. Warren. In the Theodore 
Lvman class for four quarts of any variety, 
George V. Fletcher won with splendid Mar- 
shalls, Miss Fay, second, and John Ward, 
third, with same variety, A. W. Clark, 
fourth, with Cardinal, a very promising new 
variety. Marshall was once more the most 
largely shown. Sample seemed to come 
next in popular favor, followed by Minute 
Man, Glen Mary, and Brandywine. Sena- 
tor Dunlap seenied to be popular wth the 
market growers. Some rather good new- 
sorts were shown. N. B. White took first 
in the novelty class with Seedling ; A. W. 
Clark, second with Cardinal; George V. 
Fletcher had the best cherries, and W. ('. 
Winter was first for grapes with well-colon il 
Black Hamburghs. 

There was a splendid display of season il .1 
vegetables. For best collection arranged loi 
effect W. W. Rawson, E. L. Lewis, and \\ 
J. Clemson took the prizes. Other pn^e 
winners in the various classes in addition to 
those named, were — W. Heustis & Son 
George D. Moore, Edward Parker, .A h 
Hartshorn, W. Whitman, I. E. Coburn, and 
J. J. Lyons. Winning lettuces were Deacon, 
black seeded Tennis Ball, and Immensity. 
Gradus was the champion pea. We were 
glad to see the ArUngton growers coming 
once more to the front, and regaining in 
some measure the laurels wrested from them 
by the skilful Taunton and Worcester ex- 
hibitors during the past few years. 

GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 
CLUB OF BOSTON 

The picnic to be held at Randolph Grove 
on July 25, promises to be a great success. 
The special committee appointed to prepare 
a program of sports and games consists of 
J. W. Duncan, W. A. Riggs, F. E. Pahiier, 
and Duncan Finlayson. There will be con- 
tests to suit every one, and the ladies and 
children will not be forgotten. Already 
some of the members are in training for the 
events. 

A delegation will visit WilUam Sim, of 
Cliftondalc, on July i . A corcUal invitation 
is extended to those who are not club mem. 
bcrs to attend and enjoy this field day 
Leave North Union Station at 1 155 o'clock. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

The rose and strawberry show by this 
society on June 22 was an attractive affair. 
The exhibitions of perennials by Mrs. John 
E. Parsons and Miss Adele Kneeland were 
particularly noticeable and received awards. 
Special diplomas were given to Lager & 
Hurrell, of Summit, N. J., for a display of 
orchids, to W. D. Curtis for a vase of poppies 
and to Mrs. R. Winthrop for carnations. 
Charies Lanier, H. H. Cook, John Sloane, 
William D. Sloane, Morris K. Jessup, and 
Giraurd Foster made prominent displays and 
received the majority of prizes. James T. 
Scott of Tarrylown, and John AroUne, were 
the judges. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIA- 
TION 

The twenty-third annual convention of the 
American Seed Trade Association is now but 
a happy and pleasant memory to all who 
were fortunate enough to be present. In 
point of attendance, enthusiasm, and impor- 
tance of business transacted, as well as the 
entertainment feature, this convention will 
rank with the most successful the Associa- 
tion has ever held. .Mexandria Bay, in the 
heart of the Thousand Islands, was the place 
chosen for the convention, and no more ro- 
mantic or beautifijl spot could have been 
selected. 

The convention opened at 10.30 Tuesday 
morning, June 20, President C. M. Page in 
the chair. The first business was the elec- 




W. H. Grenell, President-Elect 

tion of new members, and the following 
names were added to the rolls — -Darch & 
Hunter, London, Ont.; The Hogg-Lytle Co., 
Mariposa, Ont.; O. H. Dickinson, Springfield, 
Mass.; H. C. Bassler, Waterioo, Neb.; The 
Planters' Seed Co., Springfield, Mo.; F. Wil- 
liams, Belleville, N.Y.; W. A. Denison, EUis- 
Inirg, N.Y.; William Ewdng, Montreal, Can. 

Then came the president's address, which 
dealt with the objects and growth of the 
association. He enumerated the benefits 
derived in the matters of reduced postage 
and express rates, and reviewed the work 
accomphshed by various committees. Mayor 
Delaney welcomed the visitors to .Mexandria 
Bay. After this came one of the many treats 
of the meeting, an address by Major J. H. 
Durham, descriptive of the St. Lawrence 
region. In the afternoon the members and 
their friends were entertained by Mr. Grenell 
with a steamer ramble among the islands. 
An evening session was held at which the 
pa])crs of L. L. Morse, WilUam Henry Maule, 
and C. L. Allen were read and discussed. 

Wednesday morning was given up to busi- 
ness and resulted in the election as officers 
of W. H. Grenell, Pierrepont Manor, N.Y., 
president; L. L. May, St. Paul, Minn., first 
vice-president; G. B. McVay, Birmingham, 
Ala., second vice-president; and re-election 
of C. E. Kendel, secretary-treasurer. An 
informal ballot was taken on the place of 
next meeting, and San Jos^, Cal., received 
the largest vote. 

\ banquet Wednesday evening, given 
jointly by Mr. Grenell and The Grossman, a 
steamer ramble Thursday afternoon as guests 
of A. T. Ferrell, of Saginaw, Mich., and a 
searchlight ramble Thursday evening closed 
the meeting. The generous hospitality of 
Mr. GreneU was most heartily appreciated 



July i, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



and he was the recipient of many lordi 
expressions of gratitude and good will. 

A'pleasant feature of the convention \\\ 
the attendance and participation of rejin 
sentatives of the Secretary of Agriculture i 
the j)roceedings. 

Mrs. Page and Mrs. Grenell, wives of tl 
president and president-elect were i^rcsenti 
with tokens of esteem by the friends and a( 
mirer.s of themselves ' and their pupuh 
husbands. 



FUTURE EVENTS 

The North Shore Horticultural Society 
have postponed the rose show at Manchester, 
Mass., until July 6. 

The Morris County Gardener's and Flor- 
ists' Society have prepared an attractive 
schedule for their tenth annual show, which 
is to take place on October 26 an<l 27 at 
Madison, N. J. 



ROSES 

e the 1 '.ardei 
ston, by M. 

Mr. President and members of the Gar- 
deners', and Florists' Club of Boston: 

I thank you most heartily for the honor 
you confer by inviting me to speak a feu 
words to you this evening on rose growing. 
The subject is one which you are all familiar 
with, being either professional gardeners or 
florists, or both. It will, of course, be old 
and somewhat dry; so much has been said 
and written I feel there is nothing new I can 
speak of, and at most my remarks this even- 
ing can only recall to your memory what 
many of you learned in your apprenticeship 
in other lands. There is no secret in the 
growing of garden roses. The fundamental 
principles of growing roses as taught and 
practised forty-live years ago in England 
that being as far as my memory serves me, 
hold good to-day; while we have to modify 
to some extent owing to cUmatic conditions, 
the salient and most important essentials 
apply to rose growing in the open ground 
here. 

The question of soils, pruning, and all 
relating to roses at that time was discussed 
through the Gardeners' Chronicle and Shir- 
ley Hibbard's Floral World. This book I 
peruse with a great deal of pleasure. It 
was comparatively a new subject. Some 
new varieties had been originated since 1845, 
when the old rose La Reine was first discov- 
ered, and this rose was the first break of the 
new class called hybrid perpetuals or hybrid 
remontants. This class multipliiil viry 
rapidly after i860; while at thai d.iir tin- 
varieties numbered only about twi iii\ Iim- 
or thirty, to-day they run into the liiiiidrnl.'~. 
Many which were grown at that time arc 
displaced by superior kinds. It is a most 
encouraging sign to see an increased interest 
throughout the country. While I cannot 
expect to tell you anything but wliat \i>n 
already know, it may interest you liy recall- 
ing pleasant recollections. 



There are several phases and aspects in 
the successful growing of roses. In order 
to grow fine roses each one must be i losely 
observed. Neglect or failure to carefully 
attend to the requirements of this llower 
will manifest itself in the appearance of the 
plants. They will speak for themselves, as it 
were, and will make evident to the familiar 
and keen observer whether they have re- 
ceived the proper treatment and so forth, 
for their best growth and development. 




Table Decor.^ 



AT Banquet to Rose Society Visitors, Hai 

See page 967, June 24 



The important essentials are soil, location, 
quality of stock, pruning, watering, guarding 
against insects, fungus and mildew, hoeing, 
etc. All these contribute to the health and 
vigor of the rose plants. Neglect or failure 
to attend to them will show to a greater or 
less degree, as they all- combine to make the 
perfect rose. 

That hardy roses will grow in ordinary 
garden soil cannot be questioned, providing 
drainage, location, and so forth are right. 
The quality of the flowers, however, will be 
just in proportion to the culture they receive. 

Hybrid perpetual roses deUght to grow and 
thrive best in a stiff loam. A little clay 
mi.xed in the soil is beneficial; this retains 
moisture and keeps the soil cool. Good 
drainage is an important factor, as roses will 
not thrive satisfactorily in cold, stagnant 




soil; therefore drainage should be provided 
if the subsoil is not porous to leach away 
surplus water. It is not during the growing 
season, however, with our usually hot, dry 
summers, that improper drainage affects the 
health of the plants but in the early .spring 
when growth should take place; the ]>lanls 
will show the effects having winter kilKd 
badly and being loath to start. This is < ,1 iim d 
by cold, wet ground — probably the n.nis i-iv 
cased in ice during the past two- months. 
Therefore, while this seems a small matter, it 
is one of the essentials which should not In' 
overlooked as this contributes largely to the 
health of the plants. Roses do not hke 
cold toes. 

LiM ation is another important essential to 
the |iro]ier growth of roses, an exposure from 
.south-east to south-west being the ideal spot. 
The early morning sun is most beneficial, as 
the plants make more growth from sunrise 
to 8 A. M. in the open than during the rest 
of tlie day. A spot sheltered from the strong 
winds and fully exposed to the sun should be 
( hosen to get the most satisfactory results. 

It is needless for me to remark that rcses 
arc gross feeders, and that means good, rich 
soil. The plants will tell vou the condition 
nf the soil. If in good soil,\vell cultivated — 
liy that is meant watered when necessary, 
kic]iing from insects, fungus, and mildew — 
the foliage will be luxuriant and strong and 
a pleasure to look at; if, on the other hand, 
lb' .'.vth is Weak and the foliage more 

VI ! ' ili.m green, it would denote poor soil, 
l"ii ii. linage, or both; or lack of sufficient 
pl.iiii UnA, The keen observer quickly de- 
â– ondition and, of course, takes 
jIv the remed\-. 



ts ihi 



(To be conti 



ued.l 



of Nurserymen 



riu- Chicago Florists' Club gave a ban- 
quet and convention rally at Hotel Bismarck 
on k'riday, June 3, at 7.^0 P.M. President 
J. C. Vaughan of the S. A. F. related what 
h<- saw of interest to flori.=ts on his western 
tri|i. Special invitations were extended to 
the club members and their friends. 



14 



H ORTICULTURE 



July i, 1905 



HARTFORD FLORISTS' CLUB 
Report oj Committee on Window-box, Porch, 
and Veranda Gardening 
[Continued from last week's issue] 
We have spoken of the influence that 
parks have in any city on the public in 
general, now let us consider what the influ- 
ence will be by the introduction of window, 
porch, and roof-gardening into the busy, 
monotonous Ufe of a city. lm;igine window 
and veranda-boxes loaded with foliage and 
flo%vers on our schoolhouses, municipal, and 
business buildings and residences, vines 
growing over windows and hanging down 
over window-sills and balustrades. What a 
beautiful sight, worthy of a beautiful, pro- 
gressive city. Imagine window-boxes in all 
their glory of spring and summer flowering 
plants, not only screening the unsightliness 
of rows of tenement windows, but giving 
them from the in and outside the cheerful, 
cozy appearance, which plant hfe alorie can 
produce. Imagine the pleasure and joy of 
those under whose painstaking care the seeds 
are germinating to a scedUng, the seedhng 
to a fuU-grown plant, the plant producing 
the flowers, and imagine the pleasure those 
flowers give to all, and the feelings _ and 
sentiments they will in their turn germinate 
and bring into Ufe amongst those people 
who, in the pursuance of their daily hard 
labor, are not so fortunate as to know of the 
pleasures of those that have their garden 
and yards. 

Imagine the good seed that will be sown 
into the hearts of the children of those 
crowded tenement districts — a seed that is 
bound to take root; for the soil in all human 
hearts is more or less ahke, and it depends 
upon the. cultivation whether the seed en- 
trusted to said soil will grow to be a useful 
plant. Everything that can be done to create 
healthy, joyful life for the human race should 
be advanced, through a continued and united 
efl'ort of all citizens of a community. 

We horticulturists, florists, and gardeners, 
following a time-honored profession, should 
look upon our calUng not only from a pecuni- 
ary, commercial point of view, but we should 
take pride in the well-proven fact that our 
accomplishments and our labors of progress 
in our noble profession are bringing more 
universal and wholesome enjoyment to the 
human race in general than almost any 
other profession, and we should do every- 
thing within our power to further the good 
work which is within our reach. 

The cultivaUon of taste, understanding 
and love for plants and flowers means the 
advancement of the people to a full appre- 
ciation of our achievements, and with said 
appreciation will come the commercial re- 
muneration, which we are deserving by fol- 
lowing such principles. The method of 
bringing those desirable conditions about 
are surely not as difficult as they may appear 
to be. In fact, we beUeve that the florists 
are mostly to blame that window-box, porch 
and veranda gardening is not further ad- 
vanced than it is to-day. We beUeve that 
if the commercial florists would have com- 
pleted window-boxes for sale, from the least 
expensive up to the most elaborate, there 
would be a ready sale for them within a very 
few years. We believe that if the profes- 
sional organizations all over the country 
would pubUsh through the jjublic press, 
articles giving plain instructions and descrip- 
tions how to proceed in this and other lines 
of horticultural and floricultural advance- 
ment, a general awakening to those desirable 
improvements would soon show itself to the 
benefit of the community in general, and 
the business interests of the florists in the 
end. 

Wishing to practise what we want to 
teach, the following plain instructions and 
information for the people who may wish 
to make a trial in window, porch, and roof 
gardening, may be of use: 



Window-bo.xes are easily constructed and 
can be made at a smaU expense. Taking 
ordinary spruce or pine boards for the con- 
struction, the box should be made the length 
of the windows' width, 6-S inches wide and 
as deep. A box 3 J feet long would there- 
fore take about 12 feet of lumber, which 
would cost about 35 cents. The cost of 
labor, nails, and two coats of paint should 
not be more than that much again, and the 
result would be a very plain and well-con- 
structed, durable box at a cost of 70 cents. 
The box must have six J-inch holes in the 
bottom, which should be covered with 
broken pots, stones, or something that will 
prevent the falUng out of the soil, but still 
provide drainage. It vrill take about one 
bushel of good composted soil to fill the box, 
which coilid be deUvered by any florist for 
50 cents. The soil should be rich, com- 
posed in the main of rotted turf mixed 
with well-decomposed cow manure, leaf- 
movfld, and a httle sand. Now the box is 
ready for planting. Suppose the box was 
already on band in the fall, it could be 
planted, say in December, with tulips, hya- 
cinths and crocuses; planting the bulbs about 
3 inches deep and keeping the box in a cool 
room or cellar with a fairly good light. 
Where the proper locaUty is not available, 
however, it will be rather diflicult to obtain 
good results, as the bulbs are apt to grow 
too quick, stretching towards the Ught and 
coming into bloom before they could be 
safely put outdoors. The box could, how- 
ever,' be placed at the inside of the window, 
and you would have your bulb display in- 
doors; as the bulbs will not require too 
much watering, same could be given without 
damage to floors or furniture, besides a tin 
or zinc box on the in or outside of the wooden 
box would take care of that. 

A box of the size herein described would 
take fifteen tuUps, for the back row, ten 
hyacinths 'for the middle row, and about 
ten crocuses for the front and side rows. 
Daffodils, jonquils, snow-drops, etc., could, 
of course, be grown in such boxes. 

After the bulb display is over, the bulbs can 
be taken up, and pansies, forget-me-nots, and 
daisies can be planted. A good effect would 
be to have the forget-me-nots in the back 
towards the window, the pansies in front 
of them, and a border of daisies in same 
position in which we had the crocuses. Ten 
forget-me-nots, fourteen pansies, and twenty 
daisies will fill the box nicely. 

By about June the first it is time to estab- 
hsh the summer planting, and for that purpose 
we have an almost inexhaustible variety of 
plants, and effects are obtainable by proper 
selection of them to suit all tastes. 

The following planting Usts for window- 
boxes may be of use: 

1. Cost of plants for one box $2.25: two 
Pennisetum RuppeUanum, three heUotropes, 
two calendulas, four sweet alyssums, four 
geraniums, two Cobaja scandens, two mauran- 
dyas, two Centaureas gymnocarpa, and two 
fuchsias. 

2. Cost of plants for one box $3.00. 
Plants: one Dracana indivisa, six geraniums, 
four petunias, four Vinca minor variegata, 
four German ivy, two fuchsias, two coleus, 
two verbenas, six begonia Vernon, two mar- 
guerites, two nasturtiums, and two lobelias. 

3. Cost of plants for one box, $5.00. 
Plants: two Phoenix canariensis, four crotons, 
two geraniums, two fuchsias, four Abutilon 
Saritzii, six fancy begonias, four Vinca minor 
variegata, four German ivy, and two Abutilon 
Eclopes. 

Other plants besides those mentioned in 
these three planting lists are, salvias, ager- 
atums, hydrangeas, acliyranlhes, mignonette, 
dwarf cannas, gladiolus, tuberoses, zinnias, 
marigolds, stocks, etc., etc. The same 
plants are of course also suitable for vases, 
baskets and tubs. This means well-filled 
boxes giving immediate effect. Planting 



thinner means of course a saving and a good 
complete effect later in the season. 

The boxes herein just described are such 
as would naturally require the planting 
material to be furnished by the gardener 
or florist, and as plain as they are constructed 
and as reasonable as are the prices, consider- 
ing the class of planting material used, they 
are above the means of the poorer classes 
of people Uving in the crowded tenement 
districts. Just as well, however, as boxes 
can be made more elaborate both in con- 
struction and in planting for people of larger 
means, so can also much cheaper boxes be 
made and planted, bringing them within the 
means of even the very poor. Where there 
is a will there is a way. The man or woman 
proud of their home, can nail a box together 
of almost any kind of liunber, fill it with 
loam from a garden or the fields and fill 
same with annuals by planting seeds. Not 
counting the cost of self-provided labor, 
such a box can be made and filled vrith soil 
for 25 cents or less, and the seed itself will 
be still less expensive. 

Such seed-boxes can be sown outdoors, 
beginning first week in April, and the fol- 
lowing seeds can be used: petunias, nastur- 
tiums, zinnias. Phlox Drummondii, sweet 
balsams, portulacca, scabiosa, marigolds, 
morning glory, asters, candytuft, co.xcombs, 
godetias, poppies, snap-dragons, violas, etc., 
etc. 

Each seed package gives information as 
to height of plant, color of flowers, time of 
blooming, and instructions for sowing, so 
that it will be an easy matter for any one 
to form proper combinations of plants. A 
box can be planted with one showy variety 
alone or with a combination of suitable 
varieties, and the cost of seeds for one box 
of one variety will be 5 cents, and for five 
varieties, 25 cents; but the five packages 
in the latter case will furnish enough seeds 
for five boxes. Therefore window-garden- 
ing is within the reach of all. 

To our brother florists and gardeners, 
especially the commercial men, we would 
earnestiy make the foUowing recommenda- 
tions: 

First: To keep up to the times by growing 
and introducing such plants as are well 
adapted for such work, giving due recog- 
nition to aU deserving varieties and novelties. 

Second: To encourage this Une of garden- 
ing by having some window-boxes taste- 
fully planted on exhibition in front of their 
stores, ready for sale. 

Tliird: To set the price for those plants 
at as low a basis as possible, so as to bring 
them within the reach of all. 

Combined efforts along those lines will, 
we beUeve, result in a general adoption of 
window-gardening, will bring happiness to 
numberless homes, and help to beautify your 
city in no small degree — and that all to the 
ultinjate benefit and satisfaction of the flor- 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR 
PROJECTED 

I'imil Bucttncr, Park Ridge, 111., is ex- 
tending three of his old houses 129 feet each. 

Poehlmann Bros,, Morton Grove, 111., have 
unikr construction another large adcUtion to 
their plant, 7 houses, each 27X195, to be 
devoted to roses. 

THE GLASS SITUATION 

Greenhouse glass has been moving very 
rapidly during the past few weeks, and 
stocks in the hands of manufacturers and 
jobbers are lower than in years for this 
season. Factories are closed for the sum- 
mer, and our advice to those who contem- 
plate using glass during the summer or early 
fall is to get their orders in at once and save 
money, as everything points to higher prices 
very shortly. 



July i, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



CUT-FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



The market has lii-cn quite 
BOSTON active this week, owing to the 
many orders rccei\'e<l from wed- 
dings and graduations. Jacqueminot roses 
have had a good demand. Beauties have 
been plentiful, but rose.s in general are mil- 
ilewed and mucli fault-finding is expressed 
by buyers, (tarnations have been ri'ceived 
in large quantities and the quality has been 
exceptionally good for tliis time of year. 



The past week has been verv 
BUFFALO satisfactory from a bu.sine.s's 
standpoint, every day being 
a "hustle" from Monday until Friday. The 
school cominencements were on, together 
with weddings, and much floral work in evi- 
dence, caused a good rush and hustle for a 
few days among all the retailers, (iood 
prices prevailed, considering the amount of 
stock handled during the week, while the 
supply was twice as large as at previous 
seasons. More carnations, ro.ses, and other 
flowers were to be had, and no doubt all 
growers will be satisfied with returns, save 
those who shipped piEonies the first pari of 
the week. The .sui)ply on dark colors was 
too abundant and they were a draf^ up lo 
Friday, when a little Ufe seemed lo strike, 
and something was reaUzed by selling in 
larnr c|uantiiirs. White and light pink were 
rallur s. a k . , the latter .selling rapidly. 
Beauties and selected stock were good sellers, 
and the demand strong, but there was not a 
very large supply of Liberties. Beauties of 
all grades went, even the small buds. Sweet 
peas were of a poor quality, while lily of the 
valley found a good market. Southern 
GlacHolis are being received, but the distance 
shows the effect on the flowers. Iris is com- 
ing in good' quantity and quality, and so far 
has sold well, while smila.x ancl green stock 
is in good supply. 



The cut-flower trade displayed 
CHICAGO unusual activity the past week 
in all its branches, in syiite of 
the fact that there was no extra demand 
by the city trade. The moving cause for 
this exhibition of energy was school-closing 
week. There was only one factor to oper- 
ate against the general better tone of the 
trade, quality was lacking. Few choice teas 
were on the market. There was a good de- 
mand for anything of quality, and those who 
were fortunate enough to have roses answer- 
ing that description sold their stock almost 
as soon as buyers sighted it. Under a light 
supply, American Beauties continue their 
upward trend and sales on fancy stock at 
S4 per dozen are frequent. PEEonifs were 
given excellent support. The cut of N. C. 
Moore & Co. is exceptionally fine. Carna- 
tions are in shorter supply and registered an 
advance on any which showed quality. 
Boston Market is the local favorite and the 
best white for all purposes. Sweet peas 
galore. Vaughan & Sperry have the largest 
supply of fancy sorts; over 20,000 are re- 
ceived daily. Demand steady. Lilies are 
in suflScient supply. Lily of the valley 
is cleaned up daily. A great variety of out- 
door stock is offered. N. C. Moore & Co. 
are the first to cut Cosmos and Clifford 
Burton, the fine yellow dahlia. Asters are 
promised in two weeks. The best ferns in 
Chicago are handled by our advertisers. 
Out-door grown Ulium candidum is arriving 
from Michigan and a fair demand exists 
therefor. 

Theo. Wirth of Hartford, Conn., stopped 
over from a trip to Minneapolis, Minn., and 
wll attend the Park Superintendents' con- 
vention at Buffalo. 



Business the past week can- 
LOUISVILLE not be said to be disap- 
pointing, for no one is 
looking for an active market. The extreme 
warm weather, approaching the hundred 
mark, has had a stagnant effect upon trade. 
The quality of roses and carnations is 
below the standard, but there is an abundant r 
of both. Sweet peas are the stand-by, and 
fail in neither quality nor .supply, in fart, it 
might be said they are the only cut flowrr 
for which there is an active demand. Lilies 
can be olilained, but the supply is small. 



With the elimination of the 
NEW YORK greatest share of outdoor 

flowers, roses, carnations, 
and lilies are reaching a higher level in price 
than has been the case for some time. The 
quality is generally poor, but any advance, 
no matter if it be only for a few days, is 
welcome to the grower. 



The first three days of this 

PHILA- week w'ound up any extra 

DELPHIA business for this season. There 

were a few weddings, com- 
mencements, etc., which made quite a Utile 
extra demand, especially on roses, carnations, 
and sweet peas. The business generally 
dropped off the latter part of the week. 
Stock is not so good either in quantity or 
quality. Rose growers generally are re- 
planting, and on that account roses will be 
somewhat scarce. There are a few very 
good Brides and Maids coming in from a 
cooler cHmate. The local stock of roses is 
very poor. There are some good Beauties 
coming from local growers, also some excel- 
lent Kaiserins, which are bringing from S4 
to $6 per 100, with a few specials at $8. 
American Beauties are still selling well, and 
are easily the favorite roses in good work. 
The quaUty of sweet peas is poor, and they 
are selling very slow, hardly realizing enough 
to pay for the picking. Lily of the valley is 
moving fairly well. 

Greens are selling slow. Quantity about 
normal. A few asters are coming in, but 
not of very good quaUty, nor in large quan- 
tities. Prospects are there will be an abund- 
ant supply this summer as growers generally 
have planted heavily. Petunias for funeral 
work are selling well, and bringing nomi.ii 
prices. 



Vaughan & Sperry, abundance of lavende 
and yellow sweet peas. Also fine campanula 
double, lavender and purple. 

N. C. Moore & Co., dahha ClitTord Eur 
ton and Cosmos. 

J. A. Budlong, fancy Boston Market car 
nation. 

A. L. Randall Co., Lilium candidum. 

E. F. Winterson Co., carnation Hario 
warden and fancy perennials. 

Benthey-Coatsworth Co., water-lilies. 

E. H. Hunt, fancy pseonies and Kaiserin 
roses. 

E. C. Amling, fine shell-pink sweet peas. 



In a communication deahng with the de- 
pendence of trade upon the salesman, V. S. 
Consul Harris at Mannheim, Germany, re- 
marks that in fertility of resource to avcjid 
delays in forwarding merchandise, in ful- 
filling contracts, setting up machinery, etc., 
the American salesman has no su])erior, and 
that a good salesman would have a mowing 
machine hauled 20 miles at night rather than 
disappoint a fanner to whom it w'as prom- 
mised on a given day. 




GOOD MEN 

When yon need Rnoil men, 
okillecl or unskilleil, write: 

thos. h. 
Bambrick 

34 South 7th St., Philadelphia 



FOR SALE 

A plant consisting of three houses i8x 100 ; two 
houses 10x100; one house i2xijo, and office 
12 .\ 16. Only built two years. Cypress bars and 
glazed with 16x24 glass. Houses reaciv lor planl- 
-* "â–  -'' ' '.' liuffalo. 



'I-, Land 

f; state! 



Paved street fr< 



I MtAI W A\TKll-HolI,Tinder, whose 

ill first-class Iiorticultural business, where' he 
.f service in buying Dutch bulbs and other 
iroducts in Europe. Only first-class houses 
ly. -Address giving geneial particulars and 
, A. M. IM. care of HOR 1 ICL L- 
lilton Place, Boston. 



SITUATION WANTED — Long experience in 
t.door gardening and thorough knowledge of laying 
t large estates and general landscape work. Address, 
R.care HORTICULTURE, ii Hamilton Place, 



WA N LED - Young man to take charge of carnatio 
ouses. IVIust furnish references. Situation will b 
pen September ist. Address \, care of HORTl 




iCAVEATS, TRADE MARKS, 

COPYRICHTS AND DESIGNS. 

'Cton, 

—tty'a fee not due ontit patent 

' la Becored. PERSONAL ATTENTION orVEN— 19 YEAiia ^ 
AOTHAL EXPERIENCE. Book "How toobtaln Patenta," < 
— — ' --' Patenta procured through E. G. Slggera j 
al notfce, without charge, in tlie ! 

ilNVENTIVE ACE 

JlUufltrated monthly— Eleventh year— ti 



The Best Value of a 
High Grade 

SIGN 


sii.-ii~Mn,l 1 \l;i 1 1- M-.. rin.eSavini,- 

N. STAFFORD CO. 

07 Pulton .Street, NEW YOPtt 



In writing to advertisers, 



H ORTI CULTU RE 



July i, 1905 



New Crop Beauties 

FINE COLOR 
GOOD CLEAN FOLIAGE 



Tffi LEO NIESSEN CO. 

WHOLESALE FLORISTS 
1217 Arch St., • PHILADELPHIA 



VALLtl CHOICE 

Our stock of Valley is considered the 
best in the country. 



Samuel S. Pennock 



[.4»IIIMT «1- 



Cut Flowers 



SHIPPED TO ALL POINTS 



N, F. McCarthy & Go. 

8-i HAW LEV ST. 
Tel. Main 5173 BOSTON 




Hardy cu tpagggr g^d fancy 

ERNS 

$1.50 per 1000 

Green and bronze Galax, i I per 1000 

lt"'.o, flGRISTS' SUPPLIES 'cV:.% 

H. M. Robinson &Co. 

Boston, Mass. 



E. H. HUNT 



Wholesale 



Cut flowers 



'THE OLD RELIABLE" 



76 Wabash Ave CHICAGO 



WILLIAM J. BAKER 

WHOlJi.SAI.R I4M So. I'enn. Sq . 

FLORIST I'HILA. 

CARNATIONS 

Sweet Peas, Lilies of the 

Vallev 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 

TRADE PRICES — Per 100 - TO DEALERS ONLY 



ROSES 

Am. Beauty, Fan. A Sp. 
" Extra 



No. 



Mete 

Carnot and Kaisenn 

Golden Gate 1 Best 

Ivory [ Medium . 

Chatenay ) Culls.... 

CARNATIONS 

Fancy Class 

General Class 

ORCHIDS 

Cattleyas 

BULBOUS 



Lily of the Valley . 

Stocks 

Daffodils 

Callas 



l.TOO to 20.00 
10.00 to 12. .Wt 
fi.OO to 8.00 



12.60 to 20.00 

35.00 to .'M.OO 

25.00 to 60.00 

â– 25.00 to .50.00 



2.00 to 

.50 to 

10.00 to 



6.00 to 8.00 



.00 to .WOO 



PHILADELPHIA CUT FLOWER CO. 

I,SU>-15KS SANSOM STREET, PHILADELPHIA 

KAIZERIN, CARNATIONS, SWEET PEAS 

store Closes at 6 P.M. from June loth to Sept. I6tli Daily except Saturday at 1 P./Vl, 



I writing to advertiser; 



EVERYTHING IN 

CUT FLOWERS 

"..â„¢!0OOD|Ef.r' 

EDWARD REID 

I ,â– 526 RANSTEAD ST. - PHILADELPHIA 



CHflS.W.McKELLaR 

51 WABASH AVE. CHICAGO 

Western Headquarter.s for Choice Orchids 
Valley Violets and all Cut riowers 



A Daily Shipment 
Prom 40 to 60 Growers 



PETER REINBERG 

WHOLESALE 

CUT FLOWERS 

51 Wabash Ave. Chicago, III. 



HORTICULTURi: 



0C>OOOOC>OC>OOC>C>OC>C>C^C>C>C>?>C>?>C>C>OO'2C> 



t5 



ROSES 



fc5 



b5 



as;, AS A l.i:.\l>l.l: "«■ nir.i- INC I.H .ions, ll,.- Iihi.iom-.I <;..!, hn <l:ll.-, .ol,,!- la, ,•» 

!^ sup.-iior aii.l iKlter sliiip.-.l ll.iw<r, in aJ-iiiili pots at .*2r. ; a-iii al »W 

^ »15 per 1000 ^ 

bg( For immediate removal we offer a limitpil niiml>er of Bood rleaii li.iillli\ 

!^j plants at extremely low prices as wc arc in need of the space tliey ...â– .â– iip\ iQ 

^ Uncle Jolin, :i4-ineli, Sj'.MI ^s'sMO !& 

sag. Uncle John, K-ineh, ,i.00 ir..00 X* 

W! Bridesmaid, 3-ineli, a.50 30.()0 «9' 



i CARNATIONS, 100,000 Pield Grown S 



I.awson (rink) Nelson Fishi 
Boston Market Crusader 
Roo8eveIt 



Our i>li 

"â– â– 'â– " "' "â– " 'â– " ""â– â–  ^ 

.V"«e. -@ 

We sliall begin making deliveries tlie latter part of July at w lii.li tiiiie © 

our stock will lie in the best possilde shape to ship. /^ 

■s liMiiislu-d upon appli<;iti..n. also iili.n h liliiii; kiiiill.v stale « b.ii st.i. U _ 

Hi.' all st.i. k I iti A I <'()N1>M l< >N . tj 

<^ 



J. A. BUDLONG 



37-39 Randolph St., CHICAGO 



'M 







"""^"""Cut Flowers I 



GROWER 



^ «d tdj^ id id id td a id td id O td «d id id id td id id id id <d id id 4d ^ td 



L.k^ FANCY OR DAGGF.R FFRNS 



s-s^ 



#^ : 



>,'f'- 



Mil I INCTON MASS J 



WILLIAM J. BOAS & CO. 

...MANUFACTURERS OF... 

Folding Flower Boxes 

No. 1042 RIDGE AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA 

Write for Price I.ial and SiiinpleB 

In writing to advertisers, mention Huktu n ttrb 



H.Bayersdorfer&Co. 

50-56 North 4th Street 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

Florists' Supplies 



^ Florists Out of Town 

^ Taking Order.s for Flowers to 

^ be Delivered to dteamers or 

'^ Elsewhere in New York can 

have them delivered in 
-J PLAIN BOXES, WITH OWN 

l\ TAGS in best manner by 

J; Young & Nugent 

|i A2 W. 25th Street, New York 



GEO. H. COOKE 

FLORIST 

Connecticut Avenue and L Street 
WASHINQTON, D. C. 

FRED C.WEBER 

FLORIST 

olix^i^^ItI^eet ST. LOUIS, MO. 



feOSTON FLORIST LETTER Co!1 




L»a\ with tlrst ord< r of nOO lett 

HI kletleis ijori inch size i er lOO $2 
'^ r pt letttis t I asteiier witli each 
mmr ur woru. useu Dy leading norisis 
iveiywhere and for sale by all wholesale 
liiiists and supply dealers. 
N. r. MCCARTHY, Treas. and Manager 

84 Hawley St., BOSTON, M.VSS. 



Long experience gives us an intimate 
knowledge of the field. Your advertis- 
ing is safe with HORTICULTURE. 



^ H 



K THIS IS FOR YOU |j 

M "-"■="■• """■"•v^.^uT;:i!:^,;m„^;:' '-■ "■" W 

I VAUCHAN & SPERRY | 

R Phone (inlral 2:i7l (><) W.ihash Ave, ( HICAGO jfl 



Gardenia ^S" 

All up-to-date Florists are laying in a stock 
of the above. Choice blooms being always in 
demand at fancy prices. Extra strong, bushy 
plants, 4-inch pots, $6.00 per doz.; $45.00 
per 100. 25 at JOO rate. 

Arthur T. Boddington 

342 West 14th St., NEW YORti 



H O R T I C U L T U R i: 



FRANK MILLANC 

Wholesale Commission Florist 

CO0(iAN BUlLDINd 

55=57 VV. 26th Street, New ^orl< 

Tel. 29Q Madison Sq. Open 6 A..M. to s P.M. 



FANCY FERNS 

SI.OO Pl.R WOO Uiscounl on rejiilar <liipmenl» 

Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 



.M. iJlLfiKR. Ma 



FORD BROS. 

48 West 28th Street, New York 



Fine Roses 

Fancy Carnations 

A full line of all CUT FLOWERS 
Telfpluine, .{S70 i»r .iSTl :>l;iili^i.ii Smiar.- 



JOHN I. RAYNOR 

Wholesale Commission Florist '^^l^islSi^ls^'' 

A full line of Choice Cut Flower stock for all purposes. Comprises every variety 
grown for New York market, at current prices 

TEL. 1098 MA11IS0N 501ARE 49 W. 28 St., New York City 



Walter F. Sheridan 

Wholesale Commission Dealer in 

Choice Cut flowers 



JULIUS LANC 

Wholesale Plorist 

Consignments received, sold well and 
returns made promptly 

.»:» \\ K»T :tOtli J*X. !\EW Y«»nK 

'I'elephnne, z8o Madison Sq . 



GEORGE A. SUTHERLAND CO. 

CUT PLOWERS 

Florists' Supplies and Letters 
,^4 Hawlev St. - BOSTON 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST 

57 West 28th St., New York 

FINEST ROSES All Varieties 



^ Carnations, Lily of the Valley, Gardenias, Lilies, Ferns, Asparagus, every day in the 
year. Everything choice that the market offers 

Special Attention to Shipping Orders Teleohones ' ??29 \ '^^'^'^o" Write for Current Prices 



elepho 



2200 \ Madison 

2201 I Square 



NEW YORK CUT FLOWER QUOTATIONS 

TRADE PRICES Per lOO-TO DEALERS ONLY 



Last Hall of Week First Half of Week 

endlnc June 24 iKiiionine June 26 

1905 1905 



Am. Beauty, fan. and sp . 



,00 to COO 



extra . 
Ho. 



Meteor . 

Jacq 

Brunner ... 

Camot and Kaiserin . 
Golden Gate ) Best . 
Ivory 5 Mediu 

Chatenay ) Culls 

Fancy Class 

General Class 



4.00 
;i.00 
15.00 
8.00 
4.00 



oncHins 

Cattleyas 

Cypripediums 



MISCEMAWKOUS 

Mignonette 

Sweet Peas 

Adiantum Cuneatum 

'* Croweanum 

' ' Farleyense 

Smilax 

Asparagus Plumosus, strings . . 

" " bunches . 

Sprengeri " 

Gardenias 

lilacs bunches 

Ps-onies 



Plorists r;: 

Taking orders for delivery in 
cNs'O^ york City or Vicinity can 
ha've them filled in best manner 
and specially deli-vered by .."* ^ 

Thomas Young, Jr. 



W. 25th Street 

a writing to advertit^ers, 



NEW YORK 



ALEX. McCONNELL 

Wy Pifth Ave., New York City 

Telegraphic orders forwarded to any 
part of the United States, Canada, and 
all principal cities of Europe. Orders 
transferred or entrusted by the trade to 
our selection for delivery on steam- 
ships or elsewhere receive special 
attention. 

Telephone Calls, 340 and 341 .3Slli .SI. 
Cable Address, flLEXCONNELL 



John Breitmeyer's 
Sons — - 

Cor. MIAMI and GRATIOT AVES. 
DETROIT, MICH. 

Artistic Designs 
High GradeCut Blooms 

\\ #• «-over all IVI iriiijjan poiiitft and ^tiod 
Kt'i'tiouB of Ohio, Imllana and Canada. 

Id writine to advertisers, meution Horticulturb 



July i, 1905 



H ORTICULTURE 



WEILAND I RISCH 

LeaditiR Weslern lirowers diid Shippers cif 

Cut Flowers 

59 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 

Long Distance Phone Central 879. 

Charles Millang 

so \\ est 29th St., New ^ oik City 

Cut Flowers on Commission 

A Ki'lidble Plaic to (onsiqn to or (irdcr from 



J. B. MURDOCH & CO. 

«Vll<>l<-»ul« riori.ls 

FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 

545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. 



Bonnot Bros. 

WHOLESALE FLORISTS 

55and57\V 26lhSt. NEW YORK 

Cut Flower Exchange, xei. 83o Madison Sqi 

OPEN 6.00 A.M. 

UNEQH*' FD nilTI FT FOR CONSinNFR Fl nw 



Red Caraatloa 

To be disseminated 1906. Also 
line of choicest flower 



"Victory" 






CUTTMAN 



ALEX. J, 

WHOLESALE FLORIST 

52 WEST 29TH ST. NEW YORK 

Telephones 1664.1665 Madison Square. 



Edward C. Horan 
Wholesale Florist 

55 WEST 28th ST. 
Tel. ,V»? Madison Sq. NcW York 



The RELIABLE HOUSE 

JOSEPH S. FENRICH 

Wholesale Florist 

Consignments Solicited 

45 West 30th Street, New York City 

Telephone No. 325 Madison Square. 

JAMES fl. HAIHIOnF 

Wliolesale Commission Florist 

T'i,^^.^^^^'ns,. NEW YORK CITY 

Consignments receive conscientious and prompt 

attention. Highest market price guaranteed. 

The finest stock iu the market always on hand 



A. L. YOUNG & CO. 

WKolesale Florists 

Shipping orders supplied with selected, I lowers 

at reasonable prices. 5end for circular. 

54 W. 28th ST.. SEW YORK 

Tel. .VSSO Madison 5quare 

REED & I^ELLER 

122 W. 25th St., NcwYork, N. Y. 

FLORISTS' sijPP 

Oalax I.faves anil all necorativo (iri'ens 
Agents (or CALDWELL'S PARLOR BRAND WiLD;SMILAX 
lilo, writing jo >dvcrtiaers, mention Horticultukk 



Ammcn BEAUTIES 
QIEEN or EDOELYS 

WELCH BROS. 

City Hall Cut-Flower Market 
1 5 PROVINCE ST., BOSTON 



WIETOR BROS. 

Wholesale Orowers of 

CUT FLOWERS 

SIS3 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 



J. K. ALLEN 

Always Reliable for FLOWERS 
CONSIGNED or ORDERS given 

''1O6 w! 28t'h Street," New "York 



Headquarters in Western New York for 

Roses 
Carnations 

And all kinds of Seasonable Plowers 

WM. E. HASTING 

Wholesale Commission Florist 

Also Dealer in Florl.sts' Supplies 

and Wire Designs 
3o3-S7 Elllcolt St., Buffalo, N.Y. 

lilVEUSATRIAL WE CAN PLEASE vol) 



FANCY CARNATIONS 
AND ROSES 

Pittsburg Cut Elower Co., Ltd. 

.104 l-ilmrty Ave., Pittsburg:, !'«■• 



ESTABLISHED 1872 

JOHN J. PERKINS 

WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION FLORl.ST 

115 West 30th St., New York 

Tel. No. 956 Madison Square 



kre the product of establishments that CAN 

BE DEPENDED UPON to supply blooms of un. 

excelled qualltj EVERY DAV IN THE YEAR. 

0001) MATERIAL and at REASONABLE PRICES. Let us hear from you NOW, please. 



OUR FLOWERS 

We are prepared 10 furnish 0001) MATERIAL and at REASONABL 

TRAENDLY & SCHENChi 



44 West 25th St. New York Citv 



Telephones, 798-' 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 

TRADE PRICES— Per 100 — TO DEALERS ONLY 

I CINCINNATI 1 BALTIMORE I BUFFALO I PITTS 

I J,NP.7 I -HnH^O ! J-N. 37 I JLN 



" No. I andLowergr. 

Liberty, fan. and sp 

" extra 



Carnot and Kaiserin... 

Golden Gate ) Best 

Ivoryl ! Medium. 



ORCHIDS 

- Cattleyas 

Cypripediums 

fSULDOUS 



'Lily of the Valley. 

Stocks 

.Daffodils 

Tulips 



MISCELLANEOUS 

'Mignonette 

Sweet Peas 

Adiantum Cuneatum 

Croweanum 

' " Farleyense 

Smilax 



" "' Sprengeri 

Gardenias 

r itap. hunches 





to 




4.(10 




.5.0( 


300 


â– J, 00 to 


4.01 


6.00 






.-•..00 






3.00 


:i.(io to 


'h'.m 






i;.(H 




to 


,5.(K, 


4.00 


10 





20.00 
.â– iO.OO 
.MOO 



10.00 
1.^.00 
40,00 



horticulture: 



List 

of 

Advertisers 



Pwe 
Allen J K 19 

Aschmann G 4 

Baker Wm. 1 16 

BambrickThos.H... 16 

Barrows H.H.& Son. 4 

Baur Floral Co. 5 

BayersdorferH.&Co. 17 

" ! W.J. &Co. .. 17 

lA.T. ... 17 

Bonnot Bros 19 

Boston Florist Letter 

Co 17 

Breck Joseph & Sons 

e-23 

Breitmeyer'sJ.Sons.. 18 

Budlong J. A.. 17 

Burpee W. A. & Co. . 6 

Chandler B.B.&E. J. 22 
Chicago House Wreck- 
ing Co 22 

Chicago Carnation 

Co S 

Clucas & Boddington 4 

Cooke G.H 17 

Coolidge Bros 4 

Cottage Gardens. . . .5 

Crowl Fern Co 17 

llilcer Wm 18 

DreerH.A 6-23 

DysartR.J 4 

Elliott Wm.& Son.... 5 

EslerJ.G 22 

Ernest W.H 22 

Farquhar R. & J. & 

Co fl 

FenrichJ.S 19 

Fletcher F.W .5 

Ford Bros IS 

Fromow W . & Sons . 5 

GhormleyW 18 

Grey T.J. &Co. ... 6 
Gumey Heating Mfg. 

Co 23 

Guttman Alei.J 19 

Hagemann Wm & Co. 2 

Hail Asso 22 

Hammond J. A 19 

Hatcher J. C .". 

Hercndeen Mfg. Co.. 23 
Hews A. H. &Co. .. 22 

Hiijpard E 23 

Hitchings & Co 24 

HoranE. C 19 

Hunt E.H 4-16 

John>lon Heating Co. 2^ 
Johnson & Stokes 6 

KastingW. F. 19 

King Construction Co. 23 

KloknerA 23 

Lmger 8; Hurrell 4 

Lang Julius IS 

Ix-hniK & Winncfeld . 5 

Leuthy A. & Co. ... 4 

Lord & Bumham Co. 24 

MelropoUtan Material 
Co 23 

McCarthy N. F. & 
Co 16 

McConnell Alex IS 



Page 
McKeUar Charles W.. 16 

MichellH.F 6 

Michigan Cut Flower 

Exchanfie 18 

Millang Charles 19 

Millang Frank 18 

MoningerJ.C 22 

Murdoch J. B ISI 

Niessen Leo Co 16 

Peacock L.K 5 

Pennock Samuel S. 16 

Percy Chas. W 23 

Perkins John J 19 

Pierson F. R.Co. ... 2 

Pierson-Sefton Co. .. 24 

Phila.CutFloOTrCo 16 
Jittsburg Cut Flower' 

Co 19 

Pittsburgh Rose and 

Carnation Co 5 

Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 2 

PyeR.C 5 

RawsonW.W. &Co. 6 

Raynor John 1 18 

Reed & Keller 19 

Reid Edward 16 

Reinherg Peter 16 

Robinson H. M. & 

Co... 10 

Roehrs Juhus 4 

Rolker August & Son 5 

Safely Automatic Ven- 
tilating & Heating 

Co.. 22 

Sander & Sons 4 

Schillo Lumber Co... 22 

ScoUay JohnA 23 

Scott John 4 

Sharp, Partridge & Co. 

22 

Sheridan W.F 18 

Siebrecht & Sons 2 

SievcrsJ. 11. & Co. . 2 

SiggersE.G 15 

SkidelskyS.S 5 

Stafford N. Co 15 

Steams A. T. Lumber 

Co 22 

Sutherland Geo. A. 

Co 18 

Suzuki &Iida 4 

Sylvester H,H 22 

Situations & Wants.. 15 

ThorbumJ.M.&Co. 6 

Traendly &Schenck 19 

Vaughan and Sperry . 17 

Vaughan's Seed Store 6 

Walsh M.H ..".t^S 

Ward J. M 5 

Ward Ralph M. Co... 6 

Watson, G.C 6 

Weber, F.C 17 

Weber H. SiSons... 5 

Welch Bros il9 

Weiland & Risch ... 19 

Wietor Bros 19 

Winterich C 4 

WintersonE, F 16 

Yalaha Conservatories 4 
Young & Nugent ... 17 

Young Thos. Jr 18 

Young A. L.& Co. .. 19 
/irngiebel D 5 



You Need Not Go Outside 

THE PAGES or 

HORTICULTURE 

To find where to get the 

Best Flowers and the Best Flo= 
rists' Supplies in the Country 



Buyers' Directory 

and 

Ready Reference Guide 



READ IT 



Advertisements under this head, 10 cents a line. 

Regular advertisers in this issue are also listed 
under this classification without charge. Reference to 
List of Advertisers will indicate the respective pages. 



ACCOUNTANT. 

Robert J. Dysart, j8 State St . Boston 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

AOKICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 

Tho». J. Grey & Co., 32 S. Market St., Boston 
For page see List of Advertisers 



For page nee List of Advertisers 

ASPARAGUS SEEDLINGS 

Yalaha Conservatories. Yalaha, Fla. 
For page see List of Advert isers. 



BAMBOO STAKES 

;uki & lida, 31 Barclay St., New York. 
For page see List of .Advertisers. 



BEDDING PLANTS. 

G. Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



BEGONIA OLOIRE DE LORRAINI 

Julius Roehrs Co . Rutherford, N.J. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



BULBS AND TUBERS. 

R. M. Ward & Co., New York 
For page see List i 



Johnson 



Forcing Bulbs. 



reck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market St., Bosto 

French and Dutch Bulbs. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



ucago C 
Pla: 



CARNATIONS. 

o Carnation Co., Johet, lU. 
â–  Fall delivery 
;st of Advertisers. 



F. R. Pierson Co. Tarrytown, N.Y. 

Variegated Lawson, White Lawson, Daheim, Fiancee 

Cardinal, Fred Burki, and Victory. 



J. A. Budlong, 37 & 39 Randolph St., Chicago. 

Field Grown. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

H Weber & Sons, Oakland. Md. 

White Carnation, My Maryland. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 

Coolidge Bros., So. Sudbury, Mass. 



The F. W. Fletcher Co., Auburadale, Mass. 

Ea?igoId. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY PIPS. 

J. M. Thorbum & Co., 36 Cortlandt St., New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

Wm. Hagcmann & Co.. 55 Dey St., New York. 



CYCLAMEN PLANTS. 

C. Winterich, Defiance, O. 
For page see List of Advertisei 



DAHLIAS. 

L. K. Peacock Inc., Atco, N.J. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



List of Advertisers. 



FERNS. 

A I.euthy & Co Koslindale, Maai 
For page see List of Advertiser*. 

H. H. Barrows & Son, Whitman, Ma.ss. 
Nephrolepis Barrowsii. 
For page see List of Advertisers^ _ 
F. R. Pierson Co., Tanytown-on-Hudson, N. 
Nephrolepis Piersoni Elegantissima. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



FERTILIZERS. 

W. EUiott & Sons. New York. 
Perurian Guano. 

For p age see List of Advertisers 

E. H. Hunt. 76-78 Wabash Ave.. Chicago. 
Bone Meal and Sheep Manure. 
For page see Lbt of Advertisers. 

FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 

H. M. Robinson & Co- 8-11 Province St.. Boston. 

For page see List of Advertisers 

H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



FLORISTS' LETTERS. 

Boston Florist Letter Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH. 

Alex. McConneU, New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



J. Breitmeyer's Sons, Miami & Gratiot Aves., 

Detroit. Mich. 

For page see List of Advertisers^ 



FLOWER POTS. 
W. H. Ernest. 28th and M Sts., Washington. D. C. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

A. H. Hew! & Co- Cambridge, Mass. 
For page see List of Advertisers 



For page see List of Advertisers, 
m. J Boas & Co., Philadelphia. F 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



For page see List of Advertis 



GLASS. 

Sharp, Partridge & Co., 22d and Union Place, ChicaEO. 
For page see List of Adjerti^crs 



Advertiners 



GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATERIAL. 
Lord & Bumham Co.. Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y. 

See outside cover page 

Chicago House Wrecking Co., Chicago. III. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

Pierson-Sefton Co.. West Side Ave.. Jer 

See outside cover page 

^ Hitchings & Co. 333 Mercer St.. New York. N Y 

_ See outside cover page 

Metropolitan Material Co., Brooklyn. N. Y. 
For page see List of Advertisers 



N.l. 



Safety Auto V. & H. R. Co., Uke George. N. Y. 

Greenhouse Ventilators. 

For page see IJst of Advertisers. 



John C. Moninger Co., 111-125 Blackhawk 
Chicago. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



Adam Schillo Lumber Co. 
I St. and Hawthorne Ave.. Chicago, III. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



GREENHOUSE MASON WORK. 



HARDY FERNS AND SUPPLIES. 

U. Robinion & Co, 8-11 Province St.. Boston. 

For page see List of Advertisen. 



Caldwell, The Woodsman. Evergreen. Ala. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



HELP. 

, 34 S. 7th St, PhiUdelphU, P«. 
e see List of Advertisers. 



See outside cover page. 



HUCKLEBERRY TREE BOUGHS. 

Caldwell the Woodsman, Evergreen, Ala. 

IMPORTING HOUSES. 
St Rolker & Sons. 31 Barclay Si, New York 
Planla tender or hardy. 
For page see List of / 



LAUREL FLOWERS. 

3wl Fern Co., Millington, Mass. 
)r page see List of Advertisers. 



LAWN MOWER SHARPENER. 



LILIES, 
and Cut Bloonu. Hinode Florbt Co., 8th St. 
Woodside, N.Y. 



LILY BULBS. 

J. M. Thorbum & Co, 

36 Cortlandt St, New York 

For page see List of Advertisers 



LILY OF THE VALLEY CROWNS. 

Aug. Rhotert, 26 Barclay St, New York. 



MASTICA. 

Joseph Breck & Son, Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

MUSHROOn SPAWN. 

Clucas& Bodd'ngton Co.. 131 \V. 2.3rd St., New York 

Pure Culture Spawn. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



HORTICULTURE 



PATENTS. 

E. G Siggers. Washington, D.C. 
For page see Lisi of Advertisers 

PEERLESS REPAIR CLAMP. 

A. Klokncr. Wauwamsa, VVis. 
For page see List of /Xdvcrtisers. 



â–  see Li.st of Adv. 



PLANT STAKES. 



NICOTIANA SANDER/K. 
H. A Dreer, Philadelphia, 
Fori 



List of Advertisers. 



List of Advertisers 

Julius Roehra, Rutherford. N.J 

Sander. St. Albans, England 

Importers, Exporters, Grow( 

For page see List of Ad' 



For page see List of Advertisers. 



RETAIL FLORISTS. 

Alex. McConnell, New York 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



ROSES. 

M. B. Walsh, Woods Hole. Mass. 

Hardv Roses. H T. Roses and Ramblen. 

For page see List of Advertisers 

[ust Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St, New York. 

English-Grown Roses. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



Pochlmc 
For 



. Co., Morton Grove 

ing Roses. 

List of Advertisers. 



J. A. Budlong, 37 & 39 Randolph St., Chicago. 
Young Roses. 
For page see Lis t of^ Advertisers. 



J. M. Ward & Co., Peabody, Mass. 

Grafted Slock. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



Pittsburg Rose & Carnation Co.. Gibsonia, Pa. 

Young Stock. 
For pa ge see List of Advertisers. 



SCOTT FERN. 

John Scott. Keap St. Brooklyn, N. Y. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co.. Philadelphia 
For t»ge see List of Advertisers 



J. M. Thorbum & Co, 
36 Cortlandt St, New York. 
For page see L ist of Advertisers. 

ToS Sagarminaga, Obispo 66, Habana, Cuba. 

Toba cco See d of Cuba. 

6 &'iS. Market St., Boston. 



: J . Farqul 



Aug. Rhotert, 26 Barclay St., New York. 



SPRAYING ENGINES 

Chas. W. Percy, 212 Summer St., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

STEAM TRAP. 



VENTILATING APPARATUS. 



PiersonSefton Co, West Side Av, Jersey City, N J. 

See ouUide cover page 

Lord & Btimham Co, IrvingtonKjn-Hudson, N.Y. 

See outside cover ptie 

"john^A^Scoiiay, 73-75 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y. 

For page see List of Advertisers^ 

The Chicago Lifter. 
J.C. Moninget Co. 412 Hawthorne Ave , Chicago 

WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 

Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 
N. F. McCarthy & Co, 84 Hawley St, Boston. 
George A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St, Boston, 
Welch Bros, 15 Province St, Boston. 
Buffalo. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 
Wm. F. Kasting, 383-87 EUicott St, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Chicago. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 
J. A. Budlong, 37 Randolph St., Chicago. 
E. H. Hunt, 76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 
Chas. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Av, Chicago. 
Peter Reinberg, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. 
A. L. RandaU Co, 21 Randolph St, Chicago. 
Weiland & Risch, 59 Wabash Ave, Chicago. 
Wietor Bros.. 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. 
Vaughan & Sperry, 60 Wabash Ave, Chicago 
E. F. VVintersonCo., 45,47,49 Wabash Ave, Chicago. 
New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 
J. K. Allen, 106 W. 28th St, New York. 
Bonnot Bros, 55-57 West 26th St, New York. 
Jos. S. Fenrich. 48 West 30th St., New York. 
Ford Bros, 48 West 28th St, New York. 
Wra. Ghormley, 57 W. 28th St., New York. 
Alex. J- Guttman, 52 West 29th St. 
Jas. A. Hammond, 113 West 30th St, New York. 
E. C. Horan, 55 West 28th St, New York. 
Julius Lang, 63 West 30th St_ New York. 
Chas. MiUang, 50 West 29th St., New York. 
Frank MiUang, 55-57 W. 26th St, New York. 
John J. Perkins, 115 West 30th St, New York. 
John I. Raynor, 49 West 28th St., New York. 
W. F. Sheridan, 39 West 28th St., New York. 
Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St, New York. 
A. L. Young & Co, 54 West 28th St, New York. 
Philadelphia. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 
W. J. Baker, 1432 So. Penn. Sq, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Leo Niessen Co, 1217 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa. 
S. S. Pennock 1612-18 Ludlow St, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Phila.Cut Flower Co, 1516-18 Sansom St, Phila.,P». 
Ed. Reid, 1526 Ranstead St, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Pittsburg. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 
Pittsburg Cut Flower Co, Ltd, 504 Liberty St, Pitts- 
burg, Pa. . ,^ 
J. U. Murdoch & Co., 54.') Liberty St., Pittsburg. 



New Offers in This Issue 



CARNATION HANNAH HOBART. 

John H. Sievers & Co., 1251 Chestnut St., San Fran- 



.38 & 40 Miami 
Mich. 
t of .\dvertisers. 



sh Ave, Chicago. 



UIA.NT PANSY SEEDS. , ., ^ , ,^. 

Johnson & Stokes, 217-19 Market St.. Philadelphia 

For page see List of .Advertisers. 

^ HEATING APPARATUS^ ~' 

Johnston Heating Co, St. James Bldi;., New York. 

For page sc r I 1 ' â–  : \.! .^ â–  1 > ''s- 

ROSES, ASPARUil > I'l I MDSUS. 
John C. Halili. \ '- "> • 

For page s, r 1 1' -1 \.i- - â–  1 1 rs.^^____ 

=^^^~ ROSES. 



HOKTlCUL,TURE 



Jutv 




yfONiMR^ 



^^ Every 

\\fm\\^mtmtilCAOO. 




Tilt: <»■.» HKLIAHI.E 

Chandler Glazing 
Point and Pincers 

Roofs glazed eighteen years 
ago are still intact. 

Don't glaze until you write 
for samples and particulars. 

300,000 sold by Peter Hender- 
son & Co. in three months. 

B.B.&E J. CHANDLER 

HYDE PARK, MASS. 



H. H. SYLVESTER 

Masons- 
Builder 

818 Tremont Building 
Boston, Mass, 



Greenhouse '':t:JZ 



INSURE YOUR CLASS 

DO IT NOW 

JOHVor ESl'eR, 'saddirRi^^errN.'j! 



Automatic Greeniiouse VENTILATORS 



^HflEWSSd 

In writing advertisers, mention Horticulture 

HEATING APPARATUS 



with [ilaiis. Specify Ihe Boiler you want. 

Johinston Heating Co. 

^t .TilllK-s â– tuiltliilK' 
■ III II » tV .^KM T<»IIH 



SALE OF 

BOILER TUBES 

Sixteen carloads of fine 4-inch 
tubes, suitable for use of Greenhouse- 
men and Florists. They are rattled 
and are heavy tubes, just what you 
need. We can make quick delivery. 
We will quote you prices if you will 
advise us how many you can use. 
We advise purchasing in carload 
lots, as we can make extremely low 
prices in quantities. 

In addition to the above, we have for 
sale everythinji; in the way of Supplies 
such as you are using. 

Wrought Iron Pipe, sizes from 3-8 inch to 

Boiler Tubes, sizes from i 3.4 to 8 inch. 

50 Horizontal Tubular Boilers from ic to 
200 H. P. 

1,000,000 Sq. Feet of Sash from the .St. 
l.ouis World's Fair. 

Lumber, Garden Hose, Etc. 
ASK FOR OUR CATALOOUE NO. SS4 

CHICflOO HOUSE WRECKING CO. 

35th and Iron Sts., Chicago 



CYPRESS 



SASH BARS 

32 feet or long:er 

HOT BED SASH 



PEChY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER 

GREENHOUSES 

ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE If DESIRED 
Write for Circular •• D" and Prices 

The A. T. STEARNS LIMBER CO. 

NEPONSET, BOSTON, MASS. 



Standard PQ'J'S 
Flower 



W. For Greenhouse Benches f 



f V V V V' V' V V' V * ' V V V *'' ,«"..«'',.«'', «■'. «". «' 

LUMBER 



Ship Lap, Drop Siding, Sheathing, Flooring, 



€» 



White Cedar Posts, Etc. © 

We are in a Special H 
Position to Furnish 



'®s •'"»"^'"" "^" i-uniisii rcuKy uypicuu 

^ Everything in Pine and Hemlock Building Lumber «» 

1 Adam Schillo Lumber Co. ^ 

*5 Cor. Weed St. & Hawthorne, CHICAGO * 



â– ,2lt and 1627 



GLASS 

FACTORIES ARE NOW CLOSED 

for the season. Our stock is complete 

WRITH IIS BRFORE Pl.ACINQ 0RD1;RS 

Sharp, Partridge & Co. 

22d and Union Place, CHICAGO 



» advertiiera, kindly mention Horticultur 



July i, 1905 



HORTI CULTURi: 



>•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦♦•♦•♦♦♦• 



Furman Boilers for Greenhouse Heating I 




• Valiial.le lat.iL.KUL .m> MMclern Steam a.i.i H.-l Wate. 

f Tli«- ■••■••■■■•I I Tlannlattiirin^ « 

J ■•<-pt. 11 X . Ufarva. K Y 



Nvllin;.-' Ag-t-ntH 

\V. S. DEAN, Bloominston, III. E. K. BARK, LaCr 

JAS. SPEAR, S. X H. CO., 1014 Market St., Philadelphia 



PUMPS ij^vio'^r^/ai. 

BOILERS 

PIPE ^r:: 



lengths, 8K els. per ft. C 
:ond-liaiid, with threads 



STOCKS and DIES ^X'"]-^'^^:'!^.: 

So. 2 Threads, t'^-iii., i ' j-in., 2-in. pipe, ^4-00. 

PIPE CUHERS^^'-;^, ■!>•;? ;r; ?!!;:: 
sf ilIson wrenches i^'"t;''."i^f 'â– '^ip^e: 

fi.65; ;4-in., (;ri]is '/i -in. to 2'A-in., pipe, ^2.40 ; 
I'-in., crijjs i.,-iii m j^-in. pipe, ti-7S- 

PIPE VISES ^;:'^^'-^'^ ="'-'"• '" ^-'"•• 
GARDEN HOSE 1^;';^.^:.^^^:^:';^. ;t 

hotbeFTash 'H.'^/h^^ied? clp^ 

from 1^1 .60 up. Second-hand, as good as new, at ?i.25 

GLASrS'.Ht^i »5° , 

f..4o. B. Double, IOXI2 and 
r)onble.ijji4,i4iti6, 16x16 a 

16x20 $2 80 ; 16x24 at $2.95 3 bo: 

RADIATORS S,ca,n, as good as new 
H/DITF '"■■ °'"' I'ri" on Gulf Cypress BuildinK 
WKIIL Material. Ventilating Apparatus, Oil. 
White Lead, Putty, Points, etc. 

lETROPOLITAN 

Iaterial CO. 

1398-1408 Metropolitan Av., Brooklyn, N.Y. 



; old ID X 12 single 
»2.6o; B. Double, 



Ml 



NR>1> FOR 



fljew (jreen House Catalogue 

JUST ISSUED BV 

lling Construction Co. 

North Tonawanda, N.Y. and Toronto, Ont. 



Holds Class 
Firmly 

See the Point »^ 



OlAslnir Points » 




Street, Boston, Mass. 




Scollay 
Invincible 



Boilers 



Hot Water or Steam 

Cast Iron Standard Greenhouse Pipe and 

Fittings. 

Also Fittings and Valves, all sizes, for 

Wrought Iron Pipe. Genuine Wrought 

Iron Pipe all sizes, 

John A. Scollay 

:.t A }.> nVllTI>e AVE. 

Borouqli of Brooklyn, New YORK CITY 




insStandard Steam Trap 



A recently patented trap tliat is just what a Florist 
or am/ otiier party in need of a trap wants; 
it is the simplest and the only ever-working 
trap in tlie market, warranted to work and 
also warranted for 10 years. If not satis- 
factory after trial, will accept its return 

also the Standard Ventilating Machine and the 
OiipUx (lultcrs. Hinges and other fittings. 

Send for Catalogue 



E. Hippard, Youngstown, Ohio 



r 



A STIC A 

'C^ (jreenhouse(ilazin^ 




1 



USE IT NOW. 

Joseph Breck I Sons 

CORPORATION 

^ JiGEST S ^ 1 



Wc are the Manufacturers 

Distributing Agents for 

Boston and Vicinitv. 



JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 

CORPORATION 

47-54 Nortti MarKet Street 

Boston iia-s.s. 



©lujEcnsir ix]@zs?iE[i2i 



For Heating any Description of Building by Steam or Hot Water 

NEW YORK OFFICE III FIFTH AVE 74 F 



ST BOSTON 



HORTICULTURE 



Jri,v I, I905^X 




iB wriUng 19 sdYertiscrs, imnUgn Hohtici;i.turb 



HITCHINGS GREENHOUSES 
HITCHINCS BOILERS 
HITCHINGS VENTILATING 



ESTABLISHED 1844 




FOR HOT WATER or STEAM 
HITCHINCS & CO. 



NEW YORIS 
233 Mercer Street 



BOSTON r" 
519 Tremont Bldg. 



Send 4 cents tor catalogue 




udge W. H. MooRK, Prides Crossing, Ma: 



Greenhouses, Conservatories, 
Rose Houses, Graperies, etc. 

GREENHOUSE HATERIALS 
VENTILATING APPARATUS 
"BURNHAri" BOILERS 

Catalogues sent on request. 

LORD & BURNHAM CO. 

New York Office . . . . St. James BIdg., Broadway and 26th St. 
General Office & Works Irvinglon-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



I kindly mcntiuB HoRTi9utTV((^ 




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u^/ IlJiamlltonT/dce, 
Bq/ro//, Mas J. 



flOR/STrFUNT^MAN, ir^.K 



^^ ^^t^scAPE Garden £. 
\\J(/ndrecf /Df-erejf'6 





HORTICULTURE 



S, 1905 



rn^^rn^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^, 



HYDRANGEAS IZ^o^^r.r'' 

We grow these largely, and have a magnificent stock of large-sized plants in tubs and barrels. Plants are 
now covered with buds and are just beginning to show color, and will be in full bloom during July and August 
These plants are splendid for decoration of the lawn, and are used largely at seaside places and other summer 
resorts. There is nothing that equals them for summer decoration during July and August. 



^ 



Fine Plants in tubs, $2.00 and $3.00 each 

Very large specimens in half-barrels, $7.50 each 



ording to size. 



These plants can be shipped by freight 
year as far north as Bar Harbor, Maine. 



th perfect safety to any point. We ship large quantities 



I F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York | 



hilLLARNEY 

The best paying; forcing: Rose ever grown. 
2000, 2 ' -inch Grafted Stock 

$20.00 per 100; $175.00 per 1000; Th„usa„d°U 

This is the Last Offer this Season 



Siebrecht & Son 

Rose Hill Nurseries New Rochelle, N.Y. 



$1,25 



FERNS 



$1.25 



We are handling from 20,000 to 30,000 SWEET 

PEAS each day. No order too large 

for us to fill. 

VAUOHAN I SPERRY 

PHONE CENTRAL 2S7I 

CO Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 

In writing to advertisers, kindly mention Hokticultukh 



ROSES 

2t.inch U-rnch 

Per 100" Per 1000 Per IW Per KKH) 

Am HpautifN $».00 $4».00 $3.00 $€ti.OO 

('■■atpnar 4.00 30.00 ».00 45.00 

â–  â– â– tifjolln 4.00 .'t->.UO .'i.OO -iri-IM* 

4.i»l<l<-li «iat<>s -3 iO JO.OO 4.f»0 4».4»0 

^i,id» 3.50 .'tO.OO ...OO *5»>« 

Hri<le« a"" 

Kiini'iae S OO 

Per IfHl I'er lollO •JJ-in. Per 100 Per 1000 

»««-»iii II <'.. i>i..o !^i';.r>o $a.»o i|.*«»« 

POEHLMANN BROS. CO., Morton Qrove, III. 



Gardenia ^K" 

All up-to-date Florists are laying in a stock 
of the above. Choice blooms being always in 
demand at fancy prices. Extra strong, bushy 
plants, 4 inch pots, $6.00 per doz.; $45.00 
per 100. 25 at JOO rate- 
Arthur T. Boddington 

342 West 14th St., NEW YORfi 



HANNAH HOBART 



The Pride of 
California.... 



The grand Prize Winner in competition with the latest and very 
best products in Carnations, East or West, for the last eight years. 

FmB[STTFe°bruaryis'"Jslonows''^'°'''"''''^''''" '" ''"" '" ""' ""'•s':'"^'- ■" -'^""aiy, 1902, an artic l vmic appeari 
Hannah llobarl is reallv .1 .- m , k.,' I. lo cr. never less than four inches, and lrec|uently four and one-half inches across. In 
Aade deeper than Laws.iii • ■ ' • iiii:einent is quite different ; in this respect it most resembles the old Jubilee, but of 

olor is different. I saw tv\ . !i ,it Sievers', and the sijiht is one Inng to be remembered; liundreds of blooms and 

I poor one in the lot. and every mi â–  ^ .:--ip.irt of the other; nobursted calyxes, but every flower supported on a twenty-four inch 



of this magnifict-i 

enough to convin 

The constant 



truthful statemen 
variety have be: 
: anyliody of its i 



sold wholesale as liigh 
who has seen the plants i 



ion of its color tha 

It gentleman , and if needir 

i J1.50 per dozen, and not 



that the 



should I 



Send your orders in early as they will be filled strictly in rotation. 

PRICE, $3.00 per 12; $15.00 per 100; $120.00 per 1000 



JOHN H, SIEVERS & CO., I25l Chestnut St., SAN rRANCISCO, CAL 



ting to advertisers, kindly i 



HORTICULTURE 



VOL. II 



JULY S. 1905 



NO. 2 



PUBl.ISHED A\'^EEnLY BY 



horticulture: publishing co. 

11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. 

TelepHone, Oxford 292 

"WM. J. STe:"WAKT, Editor and Manager 



subscription price 

One Year, in advanc e . 
To Foreign Countries 
Single Copies 



Si.oo 

2.00 

•OS 



ADVERTISING RATES, NET 

Per Inch, 3 cols, to page . . 2 .90 

Full Page 24.00 

Half Page 12.00 

Quarter Page 6.00 



Entered as second-ci; 



tOPYRIGHT, 190s, BY- HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. 

ter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 



CONTENTS or THIS ISSUE 



FRONTISPIECE — Lslia purpurata 
VANDAS IN TOKIO — Illustrated —John C- Sieg- 
fried 31 

CHRYSANTHEMUM DISEASES — R. L. Adams .31 

CHOICE ARAEIAS — Ed.u^r Elvin 32 

BRITISH HORTICULTURE --W. H. Adsctt . - - 3,5 

EDITORIAL 34 

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES — David Mcintosh 35 

IN CONFIDENCE 35 

NEWS OF THE CLUBS .WD SOCIETIES 

American A.ssociation cf Park Superintendents 36 

President-elect Theodore Wirth — Portrait . . 36 

Newport Horticultural Society 3 7 

New Y'ork Florists' Club Outing 37 

Canadian Horticultural A.ssociation 38 

Society of American Florists 38 

Chicago Florists' Club 38 

Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' and Gardeners' 

Club 38 

Tarrytown Horticultural Society 38 

New London County Horticultural Society ... 38 

Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston 38 

ROSES — M H. AValsh 30 



THE USES OF HARDY SHRUBS FOR FORCING 

— Edwin Matthews 40 

GRADUATING CLASS IN FLORICULTURE — 

Illustrated 41 

SEED TRADE TOPICS .• . 42 

GREENHOUSES BUILDING AND PROJECTED . 42 

CUT-FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 

Baltimore. Boston. Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati. 

Louisville, New York, Philadelphia 43 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Tree Protection in Cleveland 35 

Plymouth, throu<;li a Gardener's Eyes — W. 

Swan 35 

Personal 35 

Baltimore Gleanings ~ G. C. Watson 40 

Old Colony Cuttings — G. H. Higgins 41 

Destroying Plant Lice 41 

San Francisco Notes 42 

Catalogues Received 42 

List of Patents 42 

Business Changes 43 

News Notes 43 

Philadelphia Notes . . ' 45 

Chicaga Notes 45 

Baltimore Locals 45 



LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS 



BUFFALO, N. Y. — E. C. Brucker, 385-87 Ellicott St. 
CHICAGO, ILL — Fred Lautenschlager, 2597 N. Ridgeway Av. 
CINCINNATI, 0.- Albert J. Gray, 120 E. 3d St. 
CLEVELAND, 0. — A. L. Hutchins, 38 PI /mouth St. 
DENVER, COLO. — N. A. Benson, 1352 So. Sherman Ave. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — George B. Wieginrt, t6io N. Illi- 
nois St. 



LOUISVILLE, KY. — F. L. Schuiz, Jr., 1325 Cherokee Road 
MONTREAL — Edgar Elvin, 136 Peel St. 
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PHILADELPHIA, PA. — George C. Watson, 161.4 Ludlow 

Street. 
PROVIDENCE, R. I. — T. J. Johnston, 171 Weybosset St. 
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1012 Ontario St., PHILADELPHIA 
^ 

Importei of Araucana cxcelsa, glauca, com- 
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PALMS and AZALEAS 

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cal, A-i Strain, fi 
planted, $4.50 per 
the neld, $3.00 p< 



Early Giant Pas- 



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Asparagus Seedlings 



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M. H. WALSH 
Rose Specialist 

WOODS HOLE, MASS. 
Hardy Roses, ilu- 1m>i \w\\ and old va 
rietu > ; Strong Plowerlng Plants; 
Hybrid Tea Roses, ilic best and l.ardiest 
v.ui. 11. - New Rambler Roses, Lady Gay, 
Debutante, Wedding Bells, Sweet- 
heart, La riamma and Minnehaha. 

sunim. r, l;r^l varieiies Paeonies, Phlox, 
and Hollyhocks. 

Catalogue describes all the above. 



Roses for Planting 

STRONO PLANTS OUT OP 4.1N. POTS 

Brides and Maids on own Roots 
and Graftel o.i Manetti. Perks, 
Chatenay, Gen. McArthur and 
Ctisin, 

Pittsburgh Rose and Carnation Co. 

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GIBSONIA P. O., PA. 



Cyclamen 



Ciganteum 



3 '-inch at $12.00 per 100 
3'2-incli, stmnofr, a\ iL'5.()0 per 100 

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Lehnig &. Winnefeld 



ROSES 



$3 00 per 100: $15.00 |ier 10(10; 25 al lOU i 



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BRIDE 

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IVORY 

Fine 3-Inch slock 






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New Creations in Dahlias 

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Asparagus, Ferns 



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Ruxton Floral and Nursery Co. 

RUXTON, MD. 



Ludvig Mosbaek 

ONARGA, ILL. 



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Florists' Pansies i 

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Ki.n I'.ronze Medal for 100 l>loom8 and S. A. 
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any other white. AVe are booking orders 
now for deliiery January 1906. Price 
»!J.50 per doz.; Sil2 per lOO ; SilOO per 1000. 
\y, U.- us for other new and standard va- 

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right way in these columns, you will not 
lack for customers. 

THE COmOE GARDENS CO. 

Horticultural Specialties 

Ornamental Nursery Stock Peonies 

Carnations 



Peruvian Quano 

A Natural Bird Product from Peruvian Islands 

lOO lbs. $2.25 
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July 8, 1905 



Seeds of Hardy Perennial Plowers 

Sown in June and July will germinate and give excellent 
stock for transplanting in the Fall 

If vou want the choicest strains in riower Seeds write us. Catalogue mailed upon application 



R. «& J. FARQUHAR & CO., 



6 and 7 South Market 3t. 
BOSTON 




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LIUIM HARRISII 
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ROMAN HYACINTHS 
Paper WHITE NARCISSIS, etc. 

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RAWSON'S 



SEEDS 



Catalogues 
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12 and 13 Faaeull Hall Squar 



For the 
Florist 

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BOSTON 



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BULBS 

lir^r' and PLANTS 

Ralph M. Ward & (o. 

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The HARDY ANNUAL of the CENTUKV 
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Seeds 111 .iii_.nd |.Ml,.l-, Ml '.".'â–  |.ri |j:u-ket, 

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Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed 
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WhyPay$l.50 




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them before and beat everyone in Colorado with your 

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\ Pansy seed 

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\ iiur Uiant Pri/e Pansies ai e noi to be 

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> Oiant Black Blue 40c 2.00 

3 Oiant Hortensia Red 40c 2.00 

> Oiant Snow Queen 40c 2.00 

> Oiant White, with Eye 40c 2.0( 

> Oiant Yellow, with Eye 40c 2.0( 

J For complete list of Pansy and other sea 

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Jui-Y 8, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



Vandas in Tokio 



Referring to the issue of your No. 28 "Vandas in 
Chicago" I thought it might interest tlie readers of 
Horticulture to learn something about vandas in 
Tokio, more so as the name of the owner is men- 
tioned so frequently in our public prints. 

Having had occasion to visit Japan quite frequently, 
I became well acquainted with Count Okuma, who, 
at his residence at Waseda, Tokio, has a handsome 
collection of orchids well housed. In fact, besides 
his growing-houses he has a beautiful conservatory 
where he is always pleased to show his friends or 
visitors whatever there is in bloom. While again 
visiting him in July last, I found in flower a Vanda 
Sanderiana of the Froebeliana type which is darker 
in coloring than the ordinary Sanderiana. This 
plant — full five feet in height — had two flower 
spikes, one with eleven and the other with thirteen 
flowers, each flower measuring full four inches; it 
was a grand sight and I requested Count Okuma to 
send me a photograph of same, which only recently 
came to hand accompanied by some plants of the 
same variety and which now have been placed with 
my collection of Vanda Sanderiana in the Phalanopsis 
house at Alameda, Cal., where they are doing well. 

At Waseda, the collection of orchids is quite large, 
but besides these the count has numerous other 
plants that are most interesting. While he is a very 
busy man, I always found whenever I visited him he 
had plenty of time to spare to have an interesting 
conversation about plants and matters in general. 

The accompanying photograph will not quite give 




an exact idea of the lieight of the plant, as fully two 
feet of the stem extending below the aerial roots as 
shown, is not visible. 

John C. Siegfried. 
Alameda, Cal. 



Chrysanthemum Diseases 



I. RUST. (PUCCINI.\ CHRYSANTHEMl) 

Typical rusts have three stages which follow one 
another in succession during the spring, summer, 
and fall. The uredo stage appears to be the only 
one infesting the chrysanthemum. This comes in 
the summer, attacking the leaves and shows as 
brown, blister-like spots from which a powder is 
given off. This powder is the spores (seeds) which 
propagate the disease. They are short-lived, lasting 
only about a fortnight, the disease passing the winter 
on infested leaves. The rust is of recent introduc- 
tion, appearing first in i8g6 when it was probably 
imported on Japanese stock, but it is spreading. 

Treatment. Spraying with Bordeaux mixture, or 
Sulphide of Potassium, one ounce to two gallons of 
water, applied every two weeks, will check the dis- 
ease, but hand picking the diseased leaves every day 
and burning them is better. At the end of the season, 
destroy all parts of the plants above ground if the 
fungus has not been stamped out. 

New stock should be examined when purchased, 
and kept by itself for a month in case the disease 
appears. 



Give the plants plenty of light and keep water off 
the leaves. 

2. MILDEW. (an ERySIPHE.4C ?) 

The chrysanthemum is also liable to the attacks 
of a white mildew. This fungus attacks the upper 
sides of the leaves but in severe cases will spread to 
the lower. In extreme cases the leaf looks as if it 
were dusted over with flour, but in slight attacks it 
appears as irregular spots, the threads of the fungus 
being plainly seen with the naked eye. The appear- 
ance is decidedly woolly, due to the inmiense numbers 
of spores. 

All mildews have two stages (i) the summer, and 
(2) the winter stage. In the greenhouse we have 
only the first stage, as a rule, although the second 
may develop, when it can be recognized by the small, 
black spots in the white mycelium. 

Treatment. Plants grown entirely in the green- 
house are not likely to have the disease, as it is con- 
tracted in the field. Good cultural conditions, and 
plenty of light and air will check the trouble. If the 
fungus is very bad, dust the plants with flowers of 
sulphur, or evaporate it by painting it on the pipes. 



horticulture: 



July 



3. ANTHRACNOSE. (c VLINDROSPORIUM CHRYSAN- 
THEMl) 

In this disease large, brownish black blotches ap- 
pear on the leaves, variable in size — one-fourth to 
two inches in diameter — shape, and position. The 
spots embrace both sides of the leaves, sapping them 
and causing them to turn yellow. 

Treatment. Spray with Bordeaux, or ammoniacal 
solution of Copper CarVjonate. Pick and burn all 
blighted leaves. 

Take cuttings from healthy stock. 



4. LEAF SPOTS 

In Septoria Chrysanthemi the disease appears as 
small brown spots which rapidly increase in size until 
the leaf tissue dies and the foliage drops oflf. In 
badly diseased plants nearly all the leaves wither and 
fall away. 

A new leaf-spot (phyllosticta) is reported which 
causes circular spots with a purplish border. 

Trcaliuciii. Same as for Anthracnose. 



Choice Aralias 



In Great Britain these fine table and decorative 
plants are much favored and largely grown. They 
suggest themselves as having an equally good future 
on this continent. For daintiness, modest grace, and 
general adaptability to any scheme of table work, 
the small-leaved varieties are hard to beat, while the 
medium or larger specimens of all varieties are in- 
valuable as outstanding plants in mixed groupings, 
or as single subjects for conservatory or entrance 
hall. J3ut in all cases the plants must be symmetri- 
cal; to secure this they require delicate handling, and 
a few varieties need special individual treatment both 
in regard to cultivation and propagation. 

A. filicifolia is a beautiful fresh green variety, and 
from small cuttings makes a neat plant. Its ten- 
dency to rankness of growth quickly spoils it for 
table, but as it roots freely, a good supply may always 
be had in readiness. It has a preference for a cold 
bottom stage in a warm house. A. Chabrierii is not 
of much service for table, but as a medium specimen 
is a distinct looking plant and wears well. Tops 
only of this variety should be taken as cuttings; 
side slips never make perfect plants. A. elegantis- 
sima is a general favorite; its deep colored serrated 
foliage shows up finely on a light setting. As dainty 
dot plants, A. Veitchii gracillima, and the new Hands- 
worthensis are ideal in small pots. These three do 
best grafted on A. reticulata either as tops or if great 
quantities are in demand as single eyes, which make 
nice plants in aliotit eighteen months. When healed 
off the to])s of reticulata may be stryck again for 
stock. 

A. leptophylla, A. Kerchoviana, and A. regina, as 
distinct from the others mentioned, will stand cooler 
treatment. They root fairly well, but are best 
grafted, using A. Guilfoylci as stock for which these 
varieties have a special affinity. A. pulchra is a 
large foliage variety often seen in a neglected condi- 
tion in cool conservatories or botanic gardens, but is 
really a grand plant when grown freely and kept 
straight. As a change or combined with tlio usual 



palms for decorative work on a large scale, it has a 
fine effect, its fresli, glossy leaves show up splendidly 
under electric light. 

Old long-stemmed plants, stripjjed and laid down 
in a moist corner, produce quantities of nice cuttings 
which root freely. Aralias should constantly be 
turned round and though they like a light position, 
a rather heavy shade (not permanent) is necessary 
on hot days; this is especially true of elegantissima. 
They should never suffer check either of sudden 
changes in temperature or ruthless disturbance of 
the roots in potting. A careful watering also should 
be the rule especially in winter. Good turfy loam 
with one-third leaf mold suits most varieties, but 
the elegantissima section favor a lighter soil; leaf 
mould and peat in equal proportions with loam one- 
third. Where cjuantities are grown separate houses 
are an advantage. They usually command a ready 
sale at a paying price. In any case it is very handy 
to keep a few of tliese most graceful subjects for 
choice tal)le, decorative, or exhibition effects. 



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Thanks to Horticulture, we are daily receiving 
orders and inquiries from all over the country, as 
well as from Canada, Porto Rico, and Cuba, which 
goes far to prove the value of Horticulture as 
an advertising medium. We are very pleased with 
the results of our advertising in Horticulture, and 
wish every success to the paper and editor. 
Respectfully, 

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33 



British Horticulture 

A FAMOUS TRAVKLHR 

Horticulturists have lately extended a hearty wel- 
come home to Mr. E. H. Wilson, who has returned 
from a second visit to China, where for five years 
he has heen traveling and exploring in the interests 
of Messrs. Veitch and Sons, of Chelsea. As evidence 
of his boundless activity, during that period he col- 
lected and introduced about 5,000 species. Included 
are attractive new ornamental vines, rubus, jasmines, 
clematis, maples, oaks, liornbeams, etc. Amongst 
Mr. Wilson's "find" were two fine poppies, Meconop- 
sis integrifolia, with yellow blooms, and M. puniceus, 
witli crimson tinted flowers. These have lately re- 
ceived awards from the Royal Horticultural Society. 
The British gardens will be enriched l)y many of the 
interesting specimens brought from the Celestial Em- 
pire by Mr. Wilson, who has once more rendered a 
sterling service to horticulture. In recent years a 
great deal has been accomplished in unearthing the 
floral treasures of the East, due to the efforts of 
Dr. Augustine' Henry, Mes.srs. Moriss. Wilson, and 
others. Dr. Henry was employed by the Chinese 
Customs Department, and he was able to send home 
large quantities of dried specimens to Kew Gardens, 
besides diffusing knowledge as to the flora of central 
China, and the mountainous country surrounding 
Thibet. 

HARDY PLANT CULTURE 

In recent years, increased attention has been paid 
to the culture of hardy pjants and alpines, and at all 
the shows of the Royal Horticultural Society this 
branch is well represented. Thirty years ago when 
Mr. Amos Perry, of Winchmore Hill, took a collection 
of hardy flowers to the old Horticultural Gardens 
at South Kensington, he was very coldly received, 
and as a favor was granted a place amongst the 
sundries in the western arcade. In the change of 
attitude which has set in, Mr. Perry by his energy 
and persistency has been a substantial contributor. 
He has shown what can be done in the improvement 
of this large section of plants, whilst he has intro- 
duced many useful alpines from the Pyrenees, amongst 
them being Heuchera sanguinea. Amongst the varied 
collection at Winchmore Hill are to be seen all the 
new hybrid varieties of water lilies, both American 
and European.' Plants are sent to all parts of Europe, 
including several of the royal gardens, and to America, 
Canada, Australia, etc. Mr. Perry has secured a big 
list of awards, including a silver medal at the St. 
Louis exhibition. His latest honor is a certificate 
from the Royal Horticultural Society for Phlox cana- 
densis (Perry's var.), a very useful border plant, 
this being included in the Temple show last week.- 

FLORAL WEALTH 

A feature of the great show at the Temple gardens 
was the valuable collection of orchids staged. The 
collection shown bv Messrs. Sander, of St. Albans, 



was stated to be worth ;(^i 0,000. The firm sold 
for ;£i,ooo Cattleya Schroderas, The Baron, named 
after Baron Schroder, a noted orchidist. During the 
show week, Messrs. Protheroe and Morris conducted 
an auction sale of a selection of orchids from Messrs. 
Sander's unique collection, and this attracted con- 
siderable notice. There was a keen competition 
amongst leading experts. A record was made by 
Odontoglossum crispum Roger Sander, which was sold 
for 87s guineas, this being the highest price ever 
attained by a single plant at an auction. O. c. Mun- 
dyanum was sold for 230 guineas, O. c. Princess 
Helena 190 guineas, O. c. Franz Masereal 200 guineas, 
and O. c. Queen Victoria 100 guineas. In the other 
sections the prices realized were equally satisfactory, 
showing that the orchid cult is still a very expensive 
hobby. The total obtained from the sale was over 
./;3,Soo. The chief tmyers comprised Messrs. E. 
Rogerson, J. Leemann, N. C. Cookson, Briggs-Bury, 
W. Thompson, and H. T. Pitt. This week the same 
auctioneers have been disposing of the Stand Hall 
collection of orchids at Whitefield, near Manchester. 

"HOLLAND IN IRELAND" 

The capabilities of Ireland as a successful center 
for bulb culture liavi- been demonstrated in recent 
years, and many of the nurserymen are now formid- 
able rivals to the Dutch growers. Messrs. Hogg and 
Robertson, of Dublin, are carrying on an extensive 
business in this branch. At Rush they have 32 acres 
under cultivation, and their bulb farm at this place 
was recently visited by the Dublin Seed and Nursery 
Employee's Association, who were able to see the May 
flowering and Darwin tulips in all their brilliancy. 
The farm lies practically on the seashore, the soil 
being of a light, sandy character. Hedges have been 
provided in each of the fields to protect the bulbs 
from the cold winds. The land is deep and easily 
worked in almost all climatic conditions. Moisture 
is supplied from below in a similar manner to the 
bulb gardens in Holland and Belgium. The strip 
of land is stated to have the lowest rainfall in Ire- 
land, for which the subterranean moisture makes 
amends. A visitor describing his inspection of the 
farm sometime ago stated: "I never even in Holland 
saw foliage so clean, strong, and healthy, nor flowers 
so fresh and splendid in form and color. Now that 
the fact is accomplished, one wonders why bulb-cul- 
ture was not tried here long ago." 



yi^H. aUi'^. 



London, En^., June H. rgoj. 



We hope our readers will, as far as possible, buy 
everything they need from Horticulture's adver- 
tisers. 



H ORTI CULTU RE 



July 8, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



all such disfigurements having a surface area beyond 
a specified limit, has been suggested as a possible 
solution of the ijroMem. 



AN ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL 

DEVOTED TO THE 

FLORIST, PLANTSMAN, LANDSCAPE 

GARDENER AND KINDRED 

INTERESTS 

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY 

HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 

II HAMILTON PLACE, BOSTON, MASS. 

Telephono, Oiford, 292 

WÂ¥. J. STEWART, Editor and Manager. 



The Editor Has His Say 

The Glorious Fourth was something more this 
year, the hoHday extending in many mercantile es- 
tablishments from Saturday noon until Wednesday 
morning, and Horticulture was obliged to hustle 
in order to appear on time. But "courage mounteth 
with occasion," so here we are — on time. 



Witli the first week of July the commercial end of 
the florists' business reaches its lowest level, and for a 
period there is but little for one to do except to take 
advantage of the respite and let every one have a 
holiday. Its rarity in the florists' life enhances its 
enjoyment. 

" If all the year were playing holidays, 
To sport would be as tedious as to work." 



The many public exhibitions during the month of 
June, especially in New England communities, evince 
a healthy horticultural activity and are a good indi- 
cation of the growing interest in the products of the 
garden. It is well for every one identified in any 
way with the horticultural profession to promote 
and encourage these local exhibitions in every possiljle 
way. It means more demand for his products and 
better business, and is a big advance in the process 
of transferring his specialties from the luxury to the 
necessity list. 

The Supreme Court has decided that the enact- 
ments and rules whcreliy the Metropolitan Park 
Commission has exercised control over signboards 
adjacent to parks and parkways, are unconstitu- 
tional in that they deprive property owners, without 
compensation, of their right to such profit as owner- 
ship of the land may bring in to them. It is to be 
regretted that an effective method has not yet been 
found for the regulation of the signboard business 
which has, in recent years, grown to the proportions 
of an aggravated nuisance. A stifT revenue tax on 



The recognition gi\en the products of Massachu- 
setts' rosarian, M. II, Walsh, at the exhibitions in 
Great Britain, is very gratifying to American rose 
lovers, and should do much toward developing and 
encouraging effort on practical lines which promise 
much for the future of American rose creating. 
Mention has often been made of the many years of 
patient persistent work the rose hybridizer must 
give before he can look for results. Mr. Walsh has 
given a lifetime to it and has well earned all the 
glory and profit that can possibly come to him now. 
We have known liim all these years and can testify 
that he has Dean Hole's pre-requisite — "roses in 
his heart," and this is the foundation of his persever- 
ance and final success. 



Under the title of "A Tree Garden to last a Thou- 
sand Years," the Country Calendar for July publishes 
an illustrated article describing the beauty and the 
usefulness of Boston's unique tree garden — the 
Arnold Arboretum. Much has been written by others 
on this subject, but nothing so concise, comprehen- 
sive and altogether ap])ropriate has hitherto met our 
eye. And especially is this true of the unqualified 
credit given Professor C. S. Sargent whose great 
foresight, courage, and steadfast devotion has counted 
for so much in the securing to the American people 
for all time this inestimable sylvan treasury. The 
appeal now made for an endowment sufficient to 
carry on and extend the work so nobly begun, should 
receive a prompt and substantial response. 



The visit of the American Association of Park 
Superintendents to Buffalo appears to have been, 
like all the preceding visits in the history of this 
much-alive organization, full of inspiration and in- 
struction for all wlio were so fortunate as to partici- 
pate. At such times the gain is by no means all on 
the side of the visitors. The coming of a body com- 
posed of the leading exponents of this most ennobling 
art, to any community, confers a distinct and lasting 
benefit, arousing the people to a better appreciation 
of what nature has given them in outdoor beauty, 
awakening civic pride and impressing public officials 
with the paramount importance of park development. 
It is on the line of the work of these men that Ameri- 
can horticulture must make its best advancement. 
The spirit and form of the home-gardens of the future 
will be in harmony with the great education now going 
on, and the park sui^erintendents appear to be on the 
right road to make the best use of their opportunities 
and responsibilities. 



July 8, 1905 



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35 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES 

The progress of horticulliur in ih. I'nitcd 
States during the last twenu \c ,11 ha, luen 
phenomenal and a great (kal mI iIi.m |iiiil;hss 
can be traced to the age in y xi hi.riic iiltural 
societies. Therefore, it may not lie out of 
place at the present time, when these so- 
cieties situated in all parts of the country are 
claiming an unusual amount i>f allintion, to 
throw a little more light on .h 11 ;ii. . Iiave 
done in case the dazzling > ^ i tin- 

horticultural world now ma. :!:: ! :'... ,1 1(111 
of some to the source of niuili ..1 i!a-, bught- 
ness. 

In the trade, of course, the Society of 
American Florists is the name to conjure 
with, and those engaged in the trade owe a 
debt of lasting gratitude to those who first 
formed that organization. This society has 
been the means of elevating the business in 
which its many members are engaged, until 
to-day it is carried on according to the highest 
standards of commercial enterprises, com- 
prising in its entirety many of the most ener- 
getic and .successful men in the country, not 
a few of whom affirm that much of their 
success was due to the mutual advantages 
of membership in the Society of .American 
Florists. 

Although perhaps from a commercial 
point of view the societies ini hiding in their 
membership only iIium 1 iit;.ii;cil in the trade 

formance of the L'nalri of ilio },Hnanli( 

work that has Ix-in i:i|.h~la J ni\rrihi' 

le.ss societies com I i i^i ih. 1;.. ! y.,\\ ..1 

gardeners and cmpl ' ' . ' ho.. 

contributed in a I . . ' ' : â–  - 

that brought horliiuliuic i. . u. [.o . m 1.1 in I 
ing, and one in particular the .Massachu- 
setts Horticultural Society — has from the 
first been a potent influence for the advance- 
ment of gardening and gardeners, and we are 
safe in saying that hundreds of similar socie- 
ties that iiave sprung up and since flourished, 
owe their existence to the name and achieve- 
ments of the Massachusetts Society, having 
from the beginning on its roll of member- 
ship men and women of wealth and culture, 
who saw no better way of spending a large 
portion of their income than by encouraging 
the growing of flowers and plants and sur- 
rounding themselves with the beauties of 
nature developed by the hands of skilful 
men well paid by those employing them. 

Those pioneers of horticulture in Massa- 
chusetts happily did not rest contented with 
all they could' do in their own day, but 
many of them made generous provision 
whereby the good work they inaugurated 
still goes on, together with the reminder that 
although gone, they are still back of it. 
This was made possible by many legacies 
left to this society from which prizes are 
given yearly and oftener, for objects nearest 
to the minds of those noble persons who 
made this old New England Society known 
throughout the world. 

The value of many species of plants was 
brought to light and thence into general 
cultivation through their cxhibiuon at so- 
ciety shows. Many a gardener has been 
spurred on to the attainment of excellence 
in plant culture through the friendly rivalry 
and not solely for the sake of exhibition 
awards. Many more gardeners arc in- 
debted to intercourse with their fellows, in 
meetings of societies and otherwise, for much 
of the knowledge they po,ssess. Apart from 
what horticultural societies have done for 
gardeners directly, they have accomplished 
a great deal more in another vi'ay; they have 
widened the horticultural sphere, extended 
the knowledge of gardening to multitudes 
of people w-ho before had only a vague idea 
of what the term meant, associating it only 
with the possession of millions of money; 
and right here comes to ^iew thi- benefit of 
such societies to the trade through the foster- 



ing of tlie love of plants and flowers among 
the public. Better a hundred persons buy 
a plant even at a somewhat reduced price, 
than only one at a fancy price; that is how 
the progressive men in the trade arc begin- 
ning to look at the matter now. 

Besides an increased fondness for ])lants 
engendered by the influence of horticultural 
societies in cities and rural communities, 
such societies had not a little to do with the 
marked tendency of late years for people of 
moderate means to spend much time and 
some money in laying out and keeping in 
order the grounds around their dweUings, 
and many just as their business prospered 
extended their interest in things horticul- 
tural until before long they employed regular 
gardeners. When a new variety of plant is 
introduced it is invariably exhibited before 
some society, there to be seen by the garden- 
ers and others. Those not fortunate enough 
to be members, or who are not present (which 
amounts to much the same thing; there is 
not much good in one's membership if it 
only consists of pen scratches on the roll), 
are late in knowing of this variety and behind 
the times unless they gain a knowledge of it 
through the medium of gardening Uterature, 
which comes next to the horticultural socie- 
ties in the promotion of gardening and florists' 
interests and as aids to success. 

David McIntosh. 



TREE PROTECTION IN CLEVELAND 

I'liii II â– < i i-'ot. 11-. battle this season with 
''I I ii I II I last years played havoc 
I' I .Hos have been made 

\j} iliL utj, loio.U;. department. The fight 
will be prosecuted in all parts of the city 
during the summer by the five tree wardens 
who will work under the supervision of City 
Forester Horvath. At present the wardens 
are engaged in the work of trimming and cut- 
ting out dead timber from the trees. Dead 
and dying trees are also being removed from 
the city's streets. But the question of pre- 
venting the spread of in.sects and deadly 
diseases is one more momentous than any- 
thing else just now. The trees of the city 
have suffered for years, and without a .sys- 
tematic inspection and treatment it has been 
impossible to rid them of the pests that have 
sapped their strength for so long a time. 

Thousands and thousands of the city's 
trees are infested with San Jose scale, the 
louse, the cotton-wood worm, and many 
other insects and diseases. If the city is to 
preserve its trees and secure results here, 
such as are eventually desired, it is of the 
utmost importance that a fight is begun at 
all pests. 



IN CONFIDENCE 

Dont' forget that red carnations are scarce 
at Christmas and white ones not called for. 
Take time by the forelock. 

Put Flamingo on li.st for quality and 
Harry Fenn for a seller. The latter variety 
is a great keeper and popular with the store- 
men for that reason. 

Don't forget that the season for planting 
Harrisii lilies for Christmas flowering is now 
almost on, and that many more than were 
suppHed could have been sold last Christinas. 
New-crop bulbs should be on the market 
last week of July. 

Sow pansy seeds now. Don't fool with 
seed at 75 cents an ounce. Five dollars an 
ounce is about right for really good quality — 
size, color, form, and substance. The French 
Bugnot strain is good. So is the Cassier. 
Odier, and Trimardeau. But see that these 
are extra selected and from a reliable source. 
Zirngiebel's giant market and giant fancy 
are expensive but extra fine. 



PLYMOUTH, MASS., 

AS SEEN THROUGH A GARDENER'S EYES 

In this old Pilgrim town, gardening in the 
yards of the houses seems to be a long way 
behind the times; one reason is the soil is 
|)oor, mostly gravel and sand. We do not 
see the nice well-kept lawns and grass plots 
that are the ])ridc of some other towns, nor 



trc'cs about fifteen feet tall and their pendant 
golden yellow trusses looked fine among the 
green foliage. I noticed some double sc arlet 
and white hawthorns in some of the older 
gardens and yards ; there are also some 
box bushes which formerly formed the walk 
edgings, but are now grown out of all shape 
and would be better dug up. I learn that 
until the recent severe winters the boxwood 
stood the cold without being hurt. 

We have two florists here, both named 
Lanman. One is baggage man on the Bos- 
ton train. His wife looks after the two small 
greenhouses as to airing and waiting on 
customers wliile he is away. He also does 
cjuite a Mayflower business. He says that 
from early in April to midle of May hed 
look to Boston 4,000 bunches and got .sale 
for all. He has carried on this business for 
.il>out lifteen years and has a regular staff of 
pii kiTs who bring in flowers ready bunched. 

The land all around this town is very 
uneven — hills and hollows. A few miles 
cast are hills covered with oaks and some 
hickory and cedars, with a jungle of under- 
growth in many places of wild briars and lots 
of wild roses. The soil is stitT clay with a 
hard-pan bottom, with great boulders all 
through and all sizes of smaller stones. 

Jordan's is the crack place near here, but 
I have not seen it yet. Then we have every- 
thing here connected with the Pilgrims, but 
that is another story, and those who would 
like to see the rock where they landed and 
their other landmarks can come and explore 
for themselves. 

W. Sw.\N'. 



PERSONAL 

Ralph Ward will now manage the business 
of his father, George M. Ward, at Beverly 
Cove, Mass. 

Knuth Carison of Hartford, Conn., has 
taken charge of the Morris Floral Co. green- 
houses, Morris, III. 

Mr. and Mrs. McHutchison sailed on 
.S. 5. Bremen on July 6, for a visit to 
Europe — a business trip and deferred 
wedding journey combined. 

Cari B.--.-i-^ h.o ol.l hi. .:-, , nh.nises and 
business ai I; hl" "I 1 i"l 1'. Lane, 



irst 



Mi.ss' Lizzie Mills has shaken olT for a 
time the duties and responsibilities of 
Suzuki & lida's New York ofTice, and sailed 
on June 22 pn the Deutschland for a two 
months' pleasure trip in Euroi)e. 

Arnold Ringier, representative of W. W. 
B.irnard & Co., Chicago, arrived a few days 
.ago on 5. .?. Bcrnuulian from the Ber- 
muda Islands. He reports a scarcity in 
true Harrisii, but that the common so-called 
Harrisii stock is plentiful. 

On Monday afternoon, July 3, (Jeorge E. 
Schuiz and Miss .\nna B. Sheedy were 
married at Louisville, Ky. They we're both 
connected with Schulz's store, Mr. Schuiz 
being a son of Jacob Schuiz. They went 
from here to Cincinnati. Miss Sheedy was 
.1 verv fine arti.st and her departute will be 
greatly felt. 



HORTICULTURE 



July 8, 1905 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



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for members 



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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK 
SUPERINTENDENTS 

The American Association of I'ark Super- 
intendents met in annual convention in 
Buffalo, June 28-30. The business meeting 
took place at Historical Hall, Delaware 
Park, in the forenoon of the first day, and 
was promptly opened by President W. S. 
Egerton, of Albany, N.Y. The reports of 
the secretary and treasurer were received 
and accepted, as was also the report of the 
executive committee and its recommenda- 
tions, viz: 

Raising the annual 
from $2 to $5. 

Merging the offices of secretary ; 
surer into one. 

Paying the secretary' an annual salary of 
$100. 

That the annual banquets be dispensed 
with. 

That members one year in arrear be sus- 
pended. 

That all bulletins of the .Association be 
referred to an editing committee of three 
before printing and distribution. 

J. Horace McFarland, of Harrisburg, Pa., 
addressed the convention in behalf of the 
.\merican Civic Association. In a few well- 
chosen remarks he defined the relative posi- 
tions of park commissioner and park su- 
perintendent, saying that in most cases the 
superintendent was the real creator and 
developer of our most progressive park sys- 
tems, and that too often the commissioners 
claimed or accepted the credit for achieve- 
ments w^ch were the results of the super- 
intendent's professional knowledge, efficiency, 
and ability. It should be the park com- 
missioner's duty and object to conceive a 
proper system for the city, to acquire the 
necessary lands, secure the means for their 
development, maintenance, and protection. 
In other words the commission was here to 
provide the work, while it was the super- 
intendent's share to do the work, and ac- 
complish the real purpose for which the 
department was created. He thought that 
the superintendent should receive the full 
share of credit due his efficient and impor- 
tant work. Mr. McFarland complimented 
the association on the good work already 
accomplished, and thought that the very 
valuable bulletins of the association should 
be brought more within the reach of all 
interested in park work and civic improve- 
ment in general, and he thought that the 
official publications of the Civic .'\ssociation 
would provide excellent means for the proper 
dissemination of the valuable information 
which those bulletins contain, and he urged 
the closest possible relations of the two 
associations, as having the sainc object and 
aim in view. Mr. McFarland's address was 
received with interest and heartily ap])lauded. 

President Egerton, before appointing a 
committee on nominations for the ensuing 
year, expressed his thanks for the courtesies 
received during his term of office. He was 
in favor of having the ofiico of ])rcsident 
occupied by a different member every year, 
while he thought that such an ilficient sec- 
retary as the a.ssociation had at jjresent 
should be retained by all means. The fol- 
lowing officers were then elected unani- 
mously: 

President, Theodore Wirth, Hartford, 
Conn.; secretary and treasurer, J. W. Dun- 
can, Jamaica Plain, Mass.; vice-presidents, 
Byron Worthen, Manchester, N.H., John 
Chambers, Toronto, Can., W. J. Zartman, 
Brooklyn, N.Y., Edward Baker, New Or- 
leans, La., \V. R. Adams, Omaha, Neb., 
R. H. Warder, Chicago, 111. 



The following new members were ad- 
mitted: 

Edward Perry, superintendent state reser- 
vation, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; James Braik, 
assistant superintendent parks, Buffalo, N.Y.; 
John Pearce, superintendent parks, London, 
Ont.; Frank Baker, superintendent National 
Zoological park, Washington, D.C.; V. G. 
Dubuis, superintendent parks, Peoria, 111.; 
Alex. Cumming, forester department parks, 
Hartford, Conn.; Fred. Nussbaumer, super- 
intendent parks, St. Paul, Minn.; Edwin A. 
Kanst, assistant head gardener. South Park, 
Chicago. 

After the business meeting the members 
adjourned to the nearby Pa\illion facing the 
lake, where a fine lunch was enjoyed, and 
the courtesies and hospitality e.xtended the 
association by the park commissioners of 
Buffalo gracefully acknowledged by Presi- 
dent Egerton, whose remarks were cordially 
and humorously responded to by President 
Hengerer of the park board. The afternoon 
was devoted to a drive through Delaware 
Park, and the connecting parkway to Hum- 
boldt Park. The fine meadow, beautiful 
drives, and thrifty trees of Delaware Park 
were never seen to better advantage, and 
the short visit to the zoological garden was 




Theodoke W irih 

President-elect American Association 

of Park Superintendents 

enjoyed by all. The groves, lawns, and 
floral displays of Humboldt Park were very 
attractive, and the immense circular wading 
pool of 500 feet diameter, with its appro- 
priate surroundings and approaches was ad- 
mired, and its usefulness so well illustrated, 
recognized by all. 

The long drive through the seemingly 
endless residential district of the city to the 
"Front" was a revelation to all and the 
opinion was universally expressed that Buf- 
falo had the best developed residential dis- 
tricts of any city so far visited by all those 
present, and the numberless magnificent 
buildings, well kept trees and lawns, taste- 
fully planted grounds, and clean sidewalks 
and streets deserved all the praise that was 
forthcoming. Unlimited praise was given 
to Assistant Superintendent Braik, who was 
held directly responsible by his superiors 
and associates for the excellent condition in 
which the parks under his jurisdiction were 
found. 

A visit to the botanical garden at South 
Park was made the third day of the conven- 
tion, and under the guidance of the genial 



director. Professor Cowell, the e.xtensive and 
very interesting grounds were thoroughly 
inspected. 

The pseonies were about passing away, 
but there was enough evidence left to show 
that it must have been a glorious sight when 
they all were at their best. The visitors 
were very strongly impressed with the very 
unfavorable location of South Park as the 
site of a botanical garden, and expressed 
their opinion that the very valuable plant 
colleclion.s, both under glass and outdoors, 
shoulil be transferred at as early a time as 
possible to a site much more remote from 
manufacturing districts, in an atmosphere 
free from smoke and gases. Mr. Warder in- 
troduced a resolution to that effect which 
was unanimously adopted, and the secretary 
was instructed to forward a copy to Profes- 
sor Cowell. 

Lunch was served on the spacious piazza 
of Professor Cowell's residence. 

The second day was occupied by a trolley 
ride to Niagara Falls, where the members 
were received by Superintendent Perry, who 
conducted them all over the reservation on 
electric omnibuses. After a trip on the 
Maid of the Mist, the visitors were landed on 
the Canadian side of the river, where they 
were taken in hand by Superintendent Wil- 
son, and horticulturist Cameron of the 
Queen Victoria Park. .'\n e.xcellent lunch 
was .served at the splendid new refectory. 
Short speeches by Messrs. Egerton, Wilson, 
and Cameron were enjoyed as much as the 
fine menu. A stroll through the grounds 
in the immediate vicinity of the building 
brought the visitors to the excellent collec- 
tions of perennial plants. 

,\fter enjo>ing the beautiful sight of the 
Horseshoe Falls, a special trolley car took 
the visitors along the very interesting works, 
now under construction by the Canadian 
Power Co. at a total outlay of $25,000,000. 
A short stop was made at the General Brook 
Monument, where Mr. Wilson gave an in- 
teresting talk. The excellent view from this 
point was the crowning feature of the day's 
outing. 

The return trip was made on the Ameri- 
can side of the river, along the rapids and 
the wliirlpool of the Niagara. 

A majority of the visitors accepted the 
cordial invitation of the park commissioners 
of Rochester, and went there on Saturday, 
July I. They were most cordially received, 
and under the able guidance of Superintend- 
ent Laney and Assistant Superintendent 
Duncan ascended the heights of Highland 
Park in a tallyho, dravvn by eight horses. 
The well-arranged and cultivated collections 
of trees, shrubs, and plants in general here 
displayed were a revelation and a most 
instructive object lesson. The entire park 
system was visited and the drive through the 
Meadow Park and on both sides of the 
Genesee River was most inspiring. In the 
evening an elegant banquet was tendered at 
the Power House by the Park Commission to 
the visiting guests, and with this the 9th 
annual convention of the association — the 
second since its branching out into a national 
organization — came to an appropriate and 
most pleasing end. The attendance, consid- 
ering that the large majority of the members 
are from the New England states, was quite 
satisfactory. The selection for next year's 
meeting place was left with the executive 
committee, the invitation by telegram from 
the mayor of Toronto, Can., being referred 
to its consideration. 

The following members were present: 
Gustave X. Amrhyn, New Haven, Conn.; 
John Chambers, Toronto, Can.; Guy H. 
Chase, Princeton, Mass.; John F. Cowell, 



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37 



Buffalo, N.Y.; John W. Duncan, Jamaica 
Plain, Mass.; J. Lancy, Rochester, N.Y.; 
John Dunbar, Rochester, N.Y.; VV. S. Eger- 
ton,'Albany, N.Y.; Henry Frost, Haverhill, 
Mass.; H. A. Hastings, SprinRricld, Mass.; 
Arthur Hay, SpriiiL'Th 1.1, III I- Im Hender- 
son, Montreal, I 1 !'".,â– ' I'. Keith, 
Bridgeport, Conn , 1 i I. I awrence, 
Mass.; V. L. Mhi-kI M â–  i.urg, Pa.; 

A I'iiiMir.ni. M. ,il t ,,,, I U. Shea, 

j.niLin.i I'L.ui, \l,; I' II \\.,r.l.-r, Chi- 

i',!-... Ill , l.iiih - W il .ill, \i iv,ii,i I .ills,Ont.; 
'nir.i.l.iiv' Wirth, II. mil. Ill, (â– ..Till.; Byron 
Worthcn, Manchester, N.H.; Kdward H. 
Perrv, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; James Braik, 
Buffalo, N.Y. ; Jules Cr^peau, Montreal 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY 

The June e.xhibition ..I iln \.\\|ii.il 
Horticultural was a sum 1' I'li. -..inr 
occurences, avoidable and uii,.\. 1.1, il.li i >nr 
was a prolonged downpour ol i.iui ili.ii .^(Mjiled 
the strawberry crop. The rain also spoiled 
the roses of some intending exhibitors. 
Lager & Hurrell put up a table of orchids 
in bloom, each specimen perfection in itself. 
In the collection, besides many grown in 
commerce and in private collections, there 
were many plants that are rare and of great 
value. Mr. Struck, who presided over this 
exhibit, was as genial as usual and had 
balm enough in the admiring throngs. 
Julius Roehers Co's exhibit consisted mainly 
of orchids and new and rare foUage plants, 
among them being HeUconia Edwardus Rex, 
which was much admired. There were in 
the collection many other gems. Consider- 
ing all of which, it seems a pity that a little 
more recognition was not given these two 
e.xhibits, as they were unique and of an edu- 
cational character. H. .A, Dn.r r-.liMiil.d 
a large number of water liln i. i .Imli a 
silver medal was deserve. II i - n.li.l, l.iil 
what perhaps pleased fl \ lii.n i',,'s 
representative as much as the award to them, 
was the exhibition of a superb. specimen of 
their specialty — Pandanus Sanderae by 
David Mcintosh, the only one in the show. 
The collection of vegetables put up by James 
Robertson was far ahead of anything ever 
seen in Newport. 

The gateway decorations were the favored 
attractions for the society visitors. Andrew 
Meikle won out vrith a good make-up of 
Japanese maples and dwarf box, with stone 
and ivy fixings, while Bruce Butterton was 
what might safely be called an extremely 
dangerous second. Mr. Butterton 's deco- 
ration was ingeniously gotten up with pyra- 
mid box, euonymus, and ferns, and rustic 
rocks, and moss for fi.xings, the whole show- 
ing something unique and attractive. Both 
groups of foliage plants were good. CoUn 
Robertson had again the best of it in ma- 
terial. David Mcintosh, gardener for Mrs. 
C. M. Bell, put up a group of dracaenas that 
was regarded as the best ever seen here. 

The class showing the keenest competition 
aside from the gateways was that for table 
plants. Mr. Meikle captured this cup also, 
with a nice, clean lot of stuff, but here he 
had another dangerous second in Mr. .Stark. 
Mr. Mcikle's was the only entry for the group 
of palms and flowering plants, but although 
he had a walkover, the group was a credit 
to him. Conspicuous in this group Baby 
Rambler roses showed up brilliantly from 
out of a luxuriant fringe of Nej)hrolepis 
Scottii. Scottii showed one more \jse it can 
be put to with much satisfaction to the user 

Mr. H. Walsh put up a grand exhibit of 
Lady Gay roses, trained in pyramid form. 
Placed on the steps of the Casino Theatre, 
they were at all times the center of attraction 
for the visitors, especially the ladies. Mr. 
Walsh also showed several hybrid perpetual 
varieties for Miss Fay, receiving a certificate 
of merit for them as well as for Lady Gay. 



Fruit was not up to the average by any 
means, and there were no tea roses worth 
mentioning. 

The judges were Andrew J. Pow, Paul 
Volquardsen, anfl John P. Hammond. 

F. R. Piers.,n C, w.i--, ,v|„-, -. nii .1 at the 
exhibition by J, UN. T '..ii Julm R..chrs 
by Thomas Kin;. In, I .r.;i i .\ lluiull by 
J. F. Struck. ILiMaiil, ,\ \ll,ni, »,re also 
represented and intended to have exhibited 
perennials, but their exhibit failed to come 
in time. Henry A. Dreer & Co. were rep- 
resented by Mr. J. S. Hay. T'he attendance 
was good, more than forty times as many 
paid for admission than did last year, and 
all, we trust, were satisfied. Now for Sep- 
tember! 

LIST OF AWARDS 

(Jatewav decoration. ist jiri/.e, silver 
cup, offered by Miss Keteltas; W. S. Wells, 
.\ndrew S. Meikle, gardener; 2nd, E. J. 
Berwind, Bruce Butterton, gardener; 3rd, 
Miss Fanny Foster, Andrew Christensen, 
gardener. 

Group of palms and foliage plants, rst 
prize, offered by Alfred G. Vanderbilt: W. 
S. Wells, Andrew S. Meikle, gardener; 2nd, 
Mrs. Robert Goelet, CoUn Robertson, gar- 
dener. 

Table of decorative foUage plants, ist 
silver cup, offered by Mrs. Perrv Belmont: 
W. S. Wells; 2nd, Charies D. Stark, gar- 
dener for Mrs. George W. Collard; 3rd, Mrs. 
.\stor, James Boyd, gardener. 

Group of palms, ferns, and flowering 
plants, ist prize, $25, offered by W. Watts 
Sherman: W. S. Wells. 

Specimen areca. ist, Mrs. Robert Goelet; 
2nd, Mrs. C. M. Bell, David Mcintosh, 
gardener. Specimen kentia. ist, Mrs. Rob- 
ert Goelet; 2nd, Charles D. Stark; 3rd, W. 
S. Wells. Specimen anv other species palm . 
ist, Mrs. Ge..i.;. W â– (â– i.ll.rd; 2nd, Mrs. 
Robert Goelii, ^i.l 1. 1 1 1!. Imont, John 
Marshall, ganl. n. 1 ~|i. .iiii.n fern. 1st, 
Mrs. Ogden (i.i.l.l, jinn J Sullivan, gar- 
dener; 2nd, W. S. Wells; 3rd, Mrs. .'\stor. 

Collection of outdoor roses, named va- 
rieties. Prizes offered by Miss P'anny 
Foster, ist, Wm. Waldorf Astor, Hugh 
Williamson, gardener; 2nd, Hon. Perry Bel- 
mont, John Marshall, gardener; 3rd, J. 
Lawrence Van Alen, John A. Boyle, gar- 
dener. Outdoor roses arranged for effect, 
ist. Perry Belmont; 2nd, Mrs. Robert Goelet. 
Fancy basket of roses, ist, W. S. Wells; 
2nd, Perry Belmont; 3rd, Oscar Schultz. 

25 American Beauty roses, ist, Mrs. 
Ogden Goelet; 2nd, Perry Belmont. 12 
hybrid perpetual ro.ses, 12 varieties, ist. 
Miss Fanny Foster, Andrew Christensen, 
gardener; 2nd, Mrs. Robert Goelet; 3rd, 
Mrs. T. O. Richardson, James Robertson, 
gardener. 12 hybrid perpetual roses, 6 va- 
rieties, ist. Perry Belmont; 2nd, Mrs. Rob- 
ert Goelet; 3rd, Miss Foster. 

12 hybrid ])erpetual roses, i variety, red. 
ist, Mrs. George W. Collard ; 2nd, Mrs. 
Robert Goelet; 3rd, Mrs. Ogden Goelet. 
12 hybrid perpetual roses, i variety, pink, 
ist, Mrs. Robert Goelet; 2nd, Perry Belmont ; 
3rd, Mrs. Thomas J. Emery, .Me.xander .An- 
derson, gardener. 12 hybrid perpetual roses, 
I varietv, white, ist, E. J. Berwind; 2nd, 
Mrs. T; O. Richardson; 3rd, Miss Fanny 
Foster. 12 hybrid perpetual roses, any va- 
rieties, ist, Mrs. Ogden Goelet; 2nd, Miss 
Fanny Foster; 3rd, Mrs. Robert Goelet. 
25 hybrid tea roses, ist. Perry Belmont; 
2nd, Mrs. J. C. Mallory, F. S. France, gar- 
dener. 

Basket of roses, open to gardener's assist- 
ants only. 1st, Samuel Williams, assistant 
to John Marshall. 25 gardenia blooms, 
prizes offered by T. G. Owen, ist. Perry 
Belmont. Collection of herbaceous blooms, 
ist, Mrs. Thomas J. Emery; 2nd, Oscar 
Schultz; 3rd, Perry Belmont. 

Bunch black grapes, ist, Mrs. Thomas 
J. Emery; 2nd, James McLeish; 3rd, Charles 



I). Stark, Jr. Bunch white grapes, ist, 
Mrs. Thomas J. Emery; 2nd, Charles D. 
Slark, Jr. 6 nectarines. 1st, James Mc- 
Leish; 2nd, Mrs. T. O. Richardson. 6 
peac hes. 1st, Mrs. Astor; 2nd, Perry Bel- 

12 tomatoes, ist, James McLcish; 2nd, 
C. D. Stark, Jr. 2 cucumbers, ist, James 
McLcish. Collection of vegetables, ist, 
Mrs. T. O. Richardson; 2nd, Charles Rite hie; 
3rd, Mrs. Thomas J. Emery. Melon, isl, 
Charles D. Stark, Jr. 

SPECIAL AWARDS 

Henry A. Dreer, silver medal for collec- 
tion of water lilies. David Mcintosh, gra- 
Iniiy of $10 for display of dracscnas. Wil- 
liam G. Postings, gardener for Mrs. Win- 
llirop Chanler, $iofordisplay of campanulas. 
Samuel Speers, gardener for Mrs. W. B. 
Greene, $5 for dish of strawln in. ~, r.iil.i. h 

Julius Roehrs Co., certifu.m ..1 1 1..1 

collection of new and rare |.|,iiii I , ,\ 

Hurrell, certificate of merit l..r ..ill..ii.,n ..f 
onhids. Gibson Bros., gratuity of $5 for 
see<lling delphiniums. Paul Volquard.son, 
silver medal for vase of new rose, Frau Karl 
Druschki. Samuel Speers, $2 for cactus. 
J. MitcheU Clark, A. McLellan, gardener, 
bronze medal for water lilies. James J. 
Sullivan, $2 for delphiniums. David Mcin- 
tosh, $5 for Pandanus Sander,-e. Alexander 
M( Lellan, $5 for herbaceous blooms. John 
Marshall, $5 for carnations. James liovd, 
$2 for Dracaena Rumpii. Stewart Ril< liie, 
(ertificate of merit for new potato, Noroton 
Beauty. H. A. Knox, bronze medal for a 
new sprinkler. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB 
OUTING 

The New York Florists' Club is not limited 
to the annual picnic for its social refresh- 
ment, but, after all, the annual picnic is the 
ctilmination of the year's good times, and 
muc h of the club's prosperity depends upon 
its success. As success in such an affair 
di])ends mainly upon the committee in 
( barge, and as the right kind of a committee 
was intrusted with the work, it only remains 
to record the success which everybody ex- 
jRi ted and which was assured. But it may 
safely be said that very few of those who 
participated in and enjoyed this happy oc- 
casion have any conception of the amount 
of loyal, unselfish work, which was put into 
it by the gentlemen upon whom was placed 
the burden of preparation, beforehand. It 
is such devoted and well-directed effort that 
must be forthcoming to place any organiza- 
tion in the wdnning class. 

This was the fifth in the series oi summer 
outings and, with the experiences of four 
predecessors, all the obstacles of the past- 
were cut out, and the best things retained, 
and the two hundred and seventy-five ex- 
cursionists enjoyed themselves from start to 
finish, especially the ladies and children. 
The trip up the Sound, the dinner at Hotel 
Glenwood,- etc., all went off merrily, and 
then came the games. There were prizes 
for every stunt an individual or aggregation 
of individuals, young or old, could do, 
reg.irdless of sex or previous record, and the 
Iroiihies, presented by generous members, 
were in every case just what the winners 
wanted. 

Louis Schmutz, Jr., managed the bowling 
match, A. H. Langjahr bossed the racing 
events, A. S. Burns made a most dignified 
judge, and President Traendly was general 
referee. H. A. Bunyard filled the difficult 
position of handicapper, and he is an ac- 
knowledged expert thereat when he gets his 
uniform on. Fifteen ladies participated in 
the bowling match. In the base ball game 
the married men wiped the field with the 
single men, 22 to 8. John Donaldson made 
I he- most spares, and six men were tied for 
the strike prize. Rose E. Smith was de- 



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July 



clared the handsomest baby; the judges in 
this class had taken out extra life insurance, 
it is said. A. J. Guttman was the prize 
sprinter in the loo-yard race, President 
Traendly again proved himself the nimblest 
fat man^ and A. S. Burns showed J. Austin 
Shaw, J. G. Esler, and J. K. Allen a pace 
in the loo-yard race for men over 50 years 
of age that should furnish food for reflection 
for a long time to come. There were about 
two score other classes competed for by 
young and old, and the best man, boy, or 
girl won out every time. There will be 
another picnic of the same kind next year; 
if you didn't go tliis time, put it on the cal- 
ender. 

CANADIAN HORTICULTURAL 
ASSOCIATION 



The 



progr 



the Canadian 



Horticultural .'Association for the eighth an- 
nual convention to be held at Montreal, 
August 8-10, 1905, is received. Following 
is a synopsis of it: 

Tuesday, Aug. 8, a.m., opening exercises, 
addresses and reports. 

Tuesday p.m., a lecture, "Park Design," 
illustrated, Frederick G. Todd, Montreal; 
essay, "How to keep a greenhouse attractive 
in winter," Thos. McHugh, Dorval, P. Q.; 
essay, "How to keep grounds attractive in 
summer," R. Burrows, St. Anne de Bellevue, 
P. Q.; Question Box. 

Wednesday, Aug. 9, A.M., a review of roses 
and carnations to present date and their 
special requirements, J. H. Dunlop, Toronto, 
Ont.; question, "What is the best way to 
grow Nephrolepis ? " discussion ojiened by 
Mr. J. Bennett, Lachine, P. Q.; essay, "Vio- 
lets," Fi. L. Girdwood, Montreal, P. Q.; 
choice of place for next meeting; Question 
Box. 

Wednesday afternoon, visiting local estab- 
lishments. 

Wednesday evening, unfinished business; 
essay, "Fertilizers for gnenhousi- purposes," 
Wm. Downing, Br,iiii|ii' n 1 im , ,|uestion, 
"Is co-operation iii - 1 r florists' 

business?" discuss!' ii I i MrKenna, 

Cote des Neiges, I' <,J , ^ 1< ■ 1 1 ■•{ officers; 
final committee rc|i<irts. 

Thursday, Aug. 10, guests of the city of 
Montreal; C. H. A. banquet in the evening. 

Friday, Aug. ir, guests of the Montreal 
Gardeners' and Florists' Club; a visit to St. 
.\nne de Bellevue and other places in the 
vicinity of Montreal. 

The sessions will be held at Natural His- 
tory HaU. There will be a trade exhibition, 
under the management of George Robinson, 
Outremont, Montreal. 

The officers of the C. H. A. are as follows: 

President, George Robinson, Outremont, 
Que.; I St vice-president, J. Suckling, Truro, 
Nova Scotia; 2d vice-president, O. G. John- 
son, Kingston, Ontario; treasurer, Hermann 
Simmers, Toronto, Ont.; secretary, A. H. 
Ewing, Woodstock, Ont. 

Executive Committee. — One vear, W. 
Algie, A. C. Wilshire, J. Campbell; two 
>ears, W. Gammage, R. H. Wright, J. H. 
bunlop; three years, A. Pinoteau, J. Walsh, 
E. .Annandale. 

SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 
AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 
CULTURISTS 

The Southwestern Excursion Bureau an- 
nounces a round trip rate of one and one- 
third fare to the Convention at Washington 
in cooperation with the other railroad pas- 
senger committees who have made similar 
annniinroments. The territory under the 
jnrisdic lion of this bureau includes Southern 
Miss.,uri, Southeastern Kansas, .'Arkansas, 
(Jklalu.ina, Indian Tcrritor)', and 'Texas. 
Wm. J. Stewart, Secretary. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB 

The Chicago Florists' Club smoker and 
convention rally came off Friday, June 30, at 
Hotel Bismark; over forty were present. The 
banquet room was decorated by E. F. Winter- 
son Co., who donated the flowers. A live 
course Dutch lunch was spread, after which 
a short business meeting was held. Pres. 
W. N. Rudd could not attend on account of 
the death of his father-in-la%v and in the 
absence of vice-president J. P. Risch, F. F. 
Benthey was elected as chairman and called 
the meeting to order. 

Chairman P. J. Hausworth of the Trans- 
portation committee reported plans well 
under way for the Washington trip. It is 
proposed to make Cincinnati the meeting 
place for the delegates from the whole west 
and northwest and thence go by special 
train. Chicago, Inchanapolis, St. Louis and 
others are formulating plans to this effect. 
.At our banquet thirty-one announced their 
intention of attending. 

E. F. Winterson, chairman of sports, re- 
ports his team in fine condition. Trophies 
won on former occasions were on exhibition. 

Songs by Mr. Carter opened the enter- 
tainment. J. C. Vaughan gave an inter- 
esting talk on California horticulture. P. J. 
Foley spoke of his experience at Springfield 
trying to secure an appropriation for experi- 
mental purposes. The Chicago Florists' 
Club quartette rendered several selections. 
An enjoyable time was had all round. 

A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. J. C. 
Vaughan for his interesting paper, also to 
E. F. Winterson Co. for the flowers and 
decorations. 



IS were Lager & Hurrell, Julius Roehrs 
, Estate of G. GedulcUg, and John 
loney, gardener for C. S. Guthrie. 



PITTSBURG AND ALLEGHENY FLO- 
RISTS' AND GARDENERS' CLUB 

The annu.,1 .,utin-. boat cx,ursi,.n, and 
basket piuiic ..f this wide-awake crganiza- 
tion will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 
when the members and their friends will 
board ,the good ship Frances Torrance for 
a sail up the beautiful Monongahela valley, 
at 8.30 A.M. There will be dancing, base 
ball, and other athletic sports, and it is only 
necessary to say that H. L. Blind, Fred. 
Burki, and John Bader are the committee 
in charge to assure all that a good time is 
in prospect. The Ust of prizes has been 
printed and may be had on application to 
the committee. There are twenty-eight of 
them, all donated by members and friends. 

TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY 

This society held its regular monthly meet- 
ing on Tuesday evening, June 27. Three 
new members were elected and two names 
proposed for membership. The prize this 
month was given for the best collection of 
out-door flowers, shrubs included. Several 
fine collections were staged, the winning lot 
coming from Greystone, Samuel Unter- 
meyer's place at Yonkers, his gardener, John 
Featherstone, staging over sixty varieties. 
The F. R. Pierson Co. exhibited a number 
of beautiful varieties of iris, also some of 
the newer climbing roses all of which were 
very much admired. It was decided to 
hold the annual outing in August, Rye 
Beach being selected as the most accessible 
to the majority of the members. 

Wm. Scott, (Cor. .Sect'ry). 

NEW LONDON COUNTY HORTI- 
CULTURAL SOCIETY 

The rose show of this society, which took 
place last week at the armory in New Lon- 
don, Conn., was eminently successful, ex- 
cept in the matter of attendance, which was 
affected by the unpropitious weather. The 
exhibits and their arrangement were lovely, 
and the affair reflected great credit on man- 
agers and exhibitors, .\niong the chief dis- 



GARDEireRS' AND FLORISTS' 
CLUB OF BOSTON 

The Gardeners' and Florists' Club of 
Boston had a field day on Saturday, July i, 
that put all previous affairs in this line far 
into the shade. Seventy-five members parti- 
cipated in the visit to Wm. Sim's greenhouses 
at CUftondale. The high quality of the 
product turned out at this noted place, to- 
gether vrith the personal popularity of the 
proprietor, was the magnet and all who 
went were well repaid. Five houses of to- 
matoes in fruit, three houses of chrysanthe- 
mums, and a field of Princess of Wales violets 
were inspected and duly admired; then the 
chef took charge of the entertainment with 
unqualified success. Speeches followed — 
M. A. Patten, Peter Fisher, W. C. Stickel, 
Thos. Roland, Alex. Montgomery, and others 
all prominent in the floricultural Ufe of metro- 
politan Boston, being heard from in appre- 
ciative words for their successful fellow- 
craftsman whose guests they were. The 
departure was made reluctantly and with 
many mental resolutions that this would 
not be the last visit to CUftondale. 



NOTES 



The Florists' Hail .Association of America 
h.is ])aid out nearly Si 8,000 for glass broken 
by hail during the past year. 

On June 24, a good rose show was held 
al Central Falls, R.I., under the auspices of 
the Naturalist Society. The proceeds of the 
enterimse will go to the new building fund. 

The George M. Stumpp Employees' .Asso- 
ciation, will hold their seventh annual outing 
at Silver Lake Park, Staten Island, July 12, 
1905- 

Come one, come all! 

Wm. C. Fogarty, Press Agent. 

A very pleasant time was had at the florists' 
social gathering tendered the florists and 
their friends by Messrs. Rusconi, George 
and Allen, at the Norwood Inn, Cincinnati, 
O., on Thursday, June 29. .An Jtalian lunch 
was served to nearly two hundred guests. 
There was bowling and baseball in the after- 
noon and dancing in the evening. 

The Kentucky Society of Florists will 
hold its meeting Tuesday afternoon, July 
II, at New .Albany, Ind., at Anders Ras- 
mussen's place. Members are requested to 
bring their families with them and meet at 
2 P.M. at the Vincennes street station. Al- 
though the meeting will be in the form of an 
outing, important show matters will also 
come up. 

The annual June show of roses and straw- 
berries under the management of the R. I. 
Horticultural Society, was ^eld at Provi- 
dence on June 26, and was satisfactorily 
successful. The strawberries were unusually 
good. The rose and other cut flower awards 
as reported show the usual ab.sence of the 
commercial growers of the State. What is 
the matter with this society? 

A free exhibition of roses and other plants 
and flowers was given under the auspices of 
the New Bedford (Mass.) Horticultural So- 
(iety at the Y. M. C. A. Building on June 
2Q. The main exhibit came from the gar- 
dens of Miss S. B. Fay at Woods Hole, and 
was staged by M. H. Walsh. Dennis Shea 
for Mrs. Horatio Hathaway, Wm. Keith for 
Thomas M. Stetson, and James Garthley 
for H. H. Rogers were among the other ex- 
hibitors. In the evening Mr. Walsh de- 
livered a lecture on rose topics before a 
goodly audience. 



HORTICULTURE 



ROSES 

A Paper read before the (iardeners* and Florists' 
Club of Boston, by M. H. Walsli. 
[Continued from last week's issue] 

A good rose Ijloom carrii-s with it good 
foliage; you catinot well get one without the 
other; they are inseparable, as the flower is 
only the foliage developed and this means 
good food, frii|ucmt syringings, and appli- 
cations of water when necessary. The leaves 
of the plants are termed the lungs of the 
plant and tlu-y absorb a great deal of nitro- 
gen from till- soil; therefore the necessity of 
rich soil, as vcm cannot get nitrogen if there 
is none in tli. soil. You cannot take from 
the soil «li,H ii dors not ir.iitain. It is from 
the soil ilir ,.l,,,,i- -1-1,,., Ill, ,,,„l, \ist. The 
s,.il sh.iuM 1,-1 n, .,,n iiil Ml, ration. 

Stir or h,„- il,,- ..^i,.,!!,,! In ,]ih i,il\. weeds or 
no weeds; tlie ]iropcr time to hoe is when 
there are no weeds; this is benel'icial to roses. 
Take and hoe a piece for jiroof of this, leave 
a piece along side not hoed; look at the two 
pieces or rows of plants; the following morn- 
ing compare and observe which has the 
heavier dew-drops on the leaves and con- 
sider whence it came on one row of plants 
and not on llic other. 

Till- prunini^ of hybrid perpetuals should 
be carifully done, having in mind the char- 
acter of the varieties. The weak growing va- 
rieties such as Gustave Pigneau, Marie Beau- 
man, Marie Finger, and others of Uke charac- 
ter should be pruned to three eyes from the 
ground. The more vigorous growing kinds 
should be pruned si.x to eight eyes from the 
ground; that is to say, for the weak growing 
kind prune close as above; and the more 
vigorous, not so close. This may be termed 
pruning for quality. The method pursued 
generally in this country appears to be based 
on riuantity rather than quality, sparing the 
knife and exhausting the plants by over- 
cropping and producing quantity instead of 
C|uality. I'"ar better si.xteen or twenty good 
first-class blooms than forty or more inferior 
blooms. By pursuing this system of pruning, 
it promotes and encourages stro'ng vigorous 
shoots for the following year's blooms. The 
number of shoots for the plants may be 
determined by the size and vigor of the 
plants; this applies to the hybrid perpetuals 
or hybrid remontants. Close or severe prun- 
ing as it may be termed, practically produces 
strong, young, vigorous wood, even on very 
old plants, and they may be grown for many 
years providing, however, the plants are 
taken up and roots pruned once in six or 
seven years. 

The following list contains the names of 
what the writer considers twenty-four of the 
best varieties: 

Alfred Colomb, Baroness Rothschild, Abele 
Carriere, Chas. Lefi-lnrc. Clio, Dr. Audry, 
Duke of Edinburgli, I n I i 1 > ,'i !,,. Etienne 
Levet, Frau Karl I , : , , lal Jac- 

queminot, Heinn, 1, il â–  K-e Ver- 

net. Jubilee, Loui-. \ ,:, 11 ,.;:â–  M.id. Gab- 
riel Luizet, Marie Beauman, Marquise de 
Castellanc, Maurice Bernadine, Mrs. John 
Laing, Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford, 
Margaret Dickson, Prospier Laugier, Ulrich 
Brunncr. 

WiNTK.R Protection of Hybrid 
Pf.rpetuals. 
I find drawing the soil around the base of the 
plants, as you would hill up potatoes, sheds 
off the rain keeping the soil dry around the 
base of the plants; hill up eight or nine inches 
and fill in and over the surface, four or five 
inches of manure. This protects the roots 
and is in good condition to dig in the spring. 
This may be done early in November, it 
haWng a tendency to harden and ripen up 
the wood before severe cold weather .sets in. 
The object of hilling up is to protect eight or 
nine inches of the wood; it matters little if 
the tops do winter-kill. Sometimes I think 



it a blessing in disguise, especially where 
close pruning is not practised. 

Hellebore dusted on the leaves early in 
May when the second leaf appears on the 
young shoot, will destroy the leaf roller or 
slug. Usually two applications are sufficient 
unless washed off by the rains. When the 
white thrips or hopper appears, it indicates 
lack of moisture in the soil; this thrips will 
not attack the plants only in the hot, dry 
weather when the ground is deficient in 



moisture. 



requ 



the force 



pump or hydrant hose, syringing the bushes 
on the underside of the leaves. Do not 
wait for the elements to supply water; delays 
are dangerous. 

For exterminating aphis, frequent syring- 
ings with force pump or hose will prove 
effective and beneficial. For mildew, sul- 
phur dusted over the affected plants will 
allay this disease. For rose or Hessian bugs, 
hand picking is the only effectual remedy. 
A good preventive is to plant near by some 
small white shrubs, viburnum or white 
weigelas; this will attract the rose bugs. A 
white flower has a pecuUar attraction for 
them. You have noticed how they select 
the white or lighter-colored roses rather than 
the darker colored. This bug is the most 
detestable and destructive pest to contend 
with. 

The Hybrid Tea. 

This may be properly called the true ]>er- 
petual rose. Wliile the number of varieties 
which have proved hardy enough to withstand 
our climate is not large, there are at least 
fifteen varieties which prove most satisfactory 
with careful cultivation and protection. This 
class of rose requires a light sandy soil for its 
best growth and development. The hybrid 
teas are Krowinu in favor each year. This is 

the ciiiiiii' ii -i , .!iiil 1,1 ill â–  , il ii 1, \Tars 

I prnli. , I • . , -■ - I " , ,1,' the 

hybri.l ,■;,■... I :,, !.,:•_•. ,,■,,. l„'i- of 

new van, 111.. .UuJi .-.ill U im,..,lu.i,l with- 
in the iie.xt two years, together with the 
varieties proving hardy and already being 
grown here, will make a Ust of everblooming 
roses. 

This rose appears to withstand our severe 
winters as it becomes acclimated. To my 
surprise, I found Madame Abel Chatenay 
to have stood the winter by simply drawing 
the earth up around the base of the plants; 
no other protection being provided. Mois- 
ture or wet, heavy soil is not suited for the 
hybrid tea, therefore a Ught sandy soil well 
enriched is desirable; the lighter the soil, the 
drier and warmer. To carry these through 
the winter the soil should be drawn up 
around the base of the plants not later than 
November fifteenth; this tends to ri]ien up 
and harden the wood to better withstand the 
winter. A layer of course beach hay placed 
over the surface of the ground and around 
the plants answers well, and it does not hold 
the water. Over this place some evergreen 
branches to protect the plants from the sun 
and cold winds. The cold March winds and 
strong bright sun cause much injury to all 
roses as well as to trees and shrubs. 

The following list of hybrid teas is most 
desirable: 

Augustine Guinnoseau, Caroline Testout, 
La France, Bessie Brown, Gruss an Tcplitz, 
Maman Cochet (white), Mainan Cochet 
(pink), Mme. Abel Chatenay, Madam Joseph 
Combet, Ferdinand Jamain, Flush o'Dawn, 
Kaiserin .i^ugusta Victoria, Papa Gontier, 
and Pre.sident Carnot. 

Hybrid tea roses require little pruning, 
cutting out the weak shoots and dead wood 
being sufficient. The long season of bloom- 
ing of this beautiful class of roses beginning 
in mid- June and continuing until November, 
together with their beautiful colors and frag- 
rance cau.ses them to be inuch in demand. A 
rose which will bloom all summer and prove 



h.ir, ly with careful protcc tion. will he the popu- 

l.ir t^.irden rose. Thi-,,la i 1., in, reased 

in I his country as well ,, ,,, I â–  , : ,1 Ireland, 
and Germany, the ,,„; i, ;,,;;■ ;. i il„se new 
varieties being strong t., \\ iil,.,uii,<l our severe 
climate. The rose hybridizers in the United 
Slates are at work to improve and perfect 
this new class of roses, a work which is natur- 
al!, . .!,.w, there is work being done and in 

,!,,: r,. r.Milts will be known. This can- 

I„ a. , ,,ni|,lished in one year or two as 

will, , .irnatii.ns; il rc-i|uires at'least five years 
before the i h.iia, lia ami ,|iiality of the.se new 
ro.ses become |„riiiaii,iiiK fixed. The writer 
has one plant :-.im n v, ,i ,.ld, flowering this 
season for the first liin, I'atience is a virtue 
the rose hybridist should i)os.sess. Often- 
times it requires two years for rose seeds to 
germinate, while in some instances the seeds 
will germinate in about four to six weeks. 

Nature is not lavish in giving us improved 
varieties, therefore they cannot be produced 
at will. Thousands are raised and tested, 
but only a few chosen. The quaUty and 
standard of roses are improved and it be- 
comes more difficult to produce new and 
meritorious varieties than was the case ten 
years ago. All gardeners and florists should 
interest themselves in this most fascinating 
work, possess themselves with patience and 
experiment on the fines from which in their 
goorl judgment they would get the best results. 

Within the past ten years there has been 
introduced what may be called a new race of 
climbing decorative roses for the garden. 
These are being grown by many at the pre- 
sent time in various forms giving much 
[jleasure and satisfaction, as hardy cUmbing 
or traifing roses. These hybrids are the 
result of hybridizing, using the Japanese 
varieties as parents. They are valuable 
acquisitions to the already long list of varie- 
ties being grown at the present time. They 
produce a most artistic effect. When in 
bloom the contrast of fofiage and flower, to- 
gether with the delicious fragrance, places 
them easily in the front rank. These flower 
about the first week in July, prolonging the 
rose season in the garden fully four to five 
weeks. Some varieties flower a second time 
from September to frost. These may be 
used to great advantage grown as ground 
roses for covering banks, rockeries, etc. 
Thev grow most rapidlv in ordinary garden 
soil well enriched. They require Ught prun- 
ing, merely cutting the tips of the shoots. 

The following named are considered 
among the best in this class: 

Carissima, Debutante, Farquhar, Gaiety, 
Hiawatha, Lady Gay, La Fiamma, Phila- 
dcl|>hia Rambler, Manda's Triumph, Dorothy 
Perkins, and Wedding Bells. These roses 
m:iv be used for edging for bcils Ijy pegging 
down, and they are very etTec live with their 
mass of blooms. 

Never in the history of this country has 
the rose been in such demand as at the pre- 
sent time. The popular interest and awaken- 
ing in the garden rose is the best proof of the 
high esteem it commands as the Queen of 
the Garden. A most hopeful and encourag- 
ing sign of the times is the increased inter- 
est for garden roses, the work being done in 
making and planting new beds, the inquiries 
for the best garden roses and the new varie- 
ties, the increased demand for the rambler 
class, and the increased intelligence by the 
amateur class in matters relating to rose 
growing. It is evident the rose takes first 
and the prominent place in the garden and 
will maintain its title and position wiiile 
flowi-rs are grown. There is no flower that 
appeals so strongly to one as the fragrant 

.May the developing and perfecting of the 
rose continue, and may each year bring forth 



.\merican types which 



ador 



rose gardens 
flower. 



grow this be 



4° 



HORTICULTURE 



July 8, 1905 



THE USES OF HARDY SHRUBS 
FOR FORCING 

Edwin Matthews bclore the Florisl-' Club of Phila- 
[delphia. June 6th, igo5 

I feel I must first of all tender an apology 
for bringing such an unseasonable subject 
before you, but I can only ask you to keep 
cool and try for a few moments to forget that 
it is June month with the temperature at 
forcing-point. Secondly, it is not with any 
feeling of intrepidity that I ajJijroach the 
subject this evening and endeavor to present 
it to men of age and experience. Had I the 
lucid i)en of a W'atson, backed up by the 
rich experience of a Lonsdale or a Harris, 
my feelings would undoubtetlly have in them 
the elements of confidence. .-Xs it is, I trust 
you will deal gently with the stranger that 
is within your gates. 

Hardy shrubs used under glass have for 
many years brought color and fragrance to 
us ill the very depth of winter, but perhaps 
it is only in recent years that they have been 
resorted to so largely and used with so good 
effect as at the present time. If I may be 
allowed to recall reminiscences of the past, 
I would Uke to take you in imagination to 
the great spring show of the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society of England, held annually in 
the Temple Gardens, which is situated on 
the Thames Embankment. Refreshing, in- 
deed, is the memory of the many beautiful 
groups of forced and spring flowering trees 
and shrubs, staged and grouped to good 
advantage by the leading nurserymen. 

Here, one would come upon a large group 
of the different kinds representing the genus 
pvTUS, and prunus. There, a display of 
standard wistarias, their racemes of white 
and purple hanging in rich profusion. 
Again, one would be attracted to a large 
display of the many hybrid clematises in 
their varied colors, while groujis of spiraeas, 
deutzias, viburnums, pbjladelphuses, azaleas, 
rhododendrons, and many others of the 
ericaceous section would compel admiration 
and attention from all. Undoubtedly this 
show, together with the fortnightly displays 
of this society have been responsible for 
much of their present popularity in England. 
Large quantities are now grown by the trade 
for flowering under glass, and there is a con- 
siderable trade in them between that coun- 
try and Holland, as there are also large im- 
portations to this country I believe, from the 
latter place, especially in ericaceous plants. 

So many shrub families are available and 
adapted for gently forcing into bloom before 
their usual time that it is unwise, I think, to 
lay down hard and fast rules with regard 
to culture. It has to do largely with the kind 
of plant you handle and the kind of roots 
the plants possess. With those which make 
dense fibrous masses of roots, they can be 
lifted from the open ground in autumn, 
potted, and will scarcely feel the check of 
removal. Some shrubs, however, transplant 
so badly that it is better and really needful 
to grow them entirely in pots or tubs. 
Azaleas may be taken as the type of the 
former; magnolias of the latter. Some cul- 
tivators prefer to grow a great many of their 
forcing plants permanently in pots, plunging 
them out during the sunmier in a good open 
position and giving them special attention in 
the way of watering, feeding, eti . This may 
be regarded as a modification of pot culture 
and planting out. Although a few rooU are 
passed out over the rim and also through 
the hole in the bottom of pot, this treatment 
has the effect of keeping the plants some- 
what compact, while the chei k of removal, 
when taken up, is not near so great as would 
be the case had they unliinitetl root-room. 
This partial confinement also tends to pro- 
mote bud foniiation. In any case, however, 



where shrubs are grown for this purpose 
whether confined to pots or planted in the 
field, they should be afforded a position 
where air and sunshine can freely reach 
them, strictly avoiding over-crowding, as this 
tends to leaves instead of flowers, while they 
should never be allowed to suffer through 
drought. The returns for careful and Uberal 
treatment at this juncture will be seen at 
flowering time. 

If the plants are being grown in the open 
ground, that is to say, not confined to pots, 
the best time to lift them, «ith few excep- 
tions, is as soon as possible after the leaves 
have fallen in autimin. When done at this 
time the young roots have a chance to re- 
cover from the check and get a hold on the 
new soil before flowering time. The ad- 
vantage gained by early potting is clearly 
shown in the case of azaleas; the flowers of 
the early potted remain nearly twice as long 
in beauty as produced by those not potted 
till late. 

After potting they should be plunged in 
ashes or any other material to keep them in 
an even condition of moisture until taken 
inside. Whether the plants be wanted for 
early forcing or later, it is best to place 
them first, only in a cool temperature, sub- 
mitting them to greater -heat by degrees. 
The lower the temperature, however (say 
from 55 to 60 degrees), the more beautiful 
the flower coloring, while if they are only 
required to bloom a little in advance of their 
natural season, mere protection from frosts 
is only necessary. 

The cultural requirements during the forc- 
ing period are simple and may be summed up 
in the following items, namely, a humid 
atmosphere — yet not a stuffy one, for air 
must be admitted when the conditions out- 
side warrent it — copious supplies of water to 
the roots and frequent spraying overhead. 
The higher the temperature the more mois- 
ture will the plants require and vice versa, 
while a cooler and dr\-er atmosphere should 
be given them as soon as they come into 
flower, as the chief object at this point is to 
prolong as much as possible their flowering 
period. 

Generally speaking, those plants which 
have been forced hard to get them into 
bloom early, cannot be depended on to give 
satisfactory results the -second year, no matter 
how careftdly they may have been treated. 
Those, however, which have been only gently 
forced will undergo the same ordeal the fol- 
lowing season, pro\iding they are treated 
well. Too often when the flowers are over, 
the plants are thnist awav in some corner 
and their existence forgotten, the result being 
injured leaves and general dilapidation. 
Xow, plants that have been forced in any 
degree, are invalid and should be treated as 
such. Shrubs that have finished blooming 
under glass before the time of fros! and cold 
winds are over should be carefully protected 
and gradually hardened off before commit- 
ting them outside, while those things which 
are grown in pots permanently would be 
greatly benefitted with occa,sional doses of 
liquid manure during their growing season. 

The florist who, while winter still lingers, 
displays in his store some few bright colors 
in the forced shrub line acts wisely I think, 
for this, as in other things, as fruit and 
vegetables out of season, ajjpeals to many 
people in a most fascinating way and espe- 
cially to those who can well afford to be a 
little prodigal in this direction, and this, of 
course, should be fostered by all means. 
Without in any way disparaging the two 
present-day favorites, the rose and carna- 
tion, which certainly have the hearts of the 
people, I cannot help but think there should 
be more variety, for is there not some truth 
in the old proverbial saying, "variety is the 
spice of life." Let us, then, give variety. 
(To be continued.) 



BALTIMORE GLEANINGS 

"To err is human; to forgive divine," is 
an old saw and a wise. Will Feast, who 
has been enjojing his new automobile this 
summer, thinks it might be improved on: to 
wit: 

"To speed is human: to get caught is — 
fine." 

Frank Fritz, who has held the position of 
foreman at the conser\-atories of Samuel 
Feast & Sons for some time, has started in 
for himself. He is builchng a range of glass 
near the Feast establishment and expects 
to be properly equipped by next fall. The 
best vrishes of his old employers, and the 
trade generally, go with him in the new 
enterprise. 

Fred Bauer of Govanstown is a specialist 
in Cochet roses. He has some ten thousand 
planted out ready for fall trade that look 
very promising. Peonies have paid him 
well this year, but he is not prepared to give 
the names of the best varieties. He promises 
to have the proper data next year. 

Some are born to fortune, some achieve 
fortune, and some have fortune thrust upon 
them. .Among the latter w^e think Edwin 
.\. Siedewitz may be fairly classed — as the 
Wabash has taken over his entire property 
at .Arlington — paying a good round sum 
therefor. It is rumored that Mr. Seidewitz 
is again in the field as a candidate for the 
Secretaryship of the S. .\. F. May the best 
man win. It is a healthy sign for a society 
to have eager aspirants for its offices. 

One of the finest collections of evergreen 
and deciduous trees and shrubs in the vicinity 
of Baltimore can be seen on the grounds of 
Jno. Cook at Uplands. \ warm welcome 
always awaits the inquiring visitor to this 
interesting establishment — but look out for 
the coUie dogs — they draw blood! Our 
editor has been enjoying Mr. Cook's hos- 
pitahty these twenty years and never got 
bit but then — think who he is! A humble 
itenerant fares differently. 

It is rumored that Chas. Seybold, the able 
and popular superintendent of Patterson 
Park, is slated for the new position of super- 
intendent of the park system of Baltimore. 
A chief engineer has held the reins hereto- 
fore; but this has been found incompatible 
with advanced ideas, and th( Board of Com- 
missioners have wisely decided to place the 
landscape-gardener at the head of affairs. 
Mr. Seybold is the logical man for the job, 
and we trust the powers that be will act 
wisely. 

WilUam Eraser of Ruxton is a man after 
Charles Ingram's own heart. He looks out 
for the landscape end of the florist business 
in good shape, and has more work in that 
fine this season than he can properly attend 
to. He is extending his facilities and hopes 
by ne.xt year to be in a position to say yes 
to all comers. 

The mason, the bricklayer, the carpenter, 
the mechanic, are the king bees in Baltimore 
at yjresent. It's a paradise for them! And 
the general business resulting therefrom (in- 
cluding the florists) is highly gratifying. 
Where all the millions come from is a mystery 
but things are humming all right. Halliday 
Bros, informed me that business had never 
been better with them. Our genial confrere 
— modest and manly "Bob" Halliday — as 
he prefers to be called — is unusually cheer- 
ful over the outlook. 

Good old Baltimore! conserv-ative, courtly, 
yet enterprising and generous, she has many 
lessons for the sympathetic student, and in 
her own way is a striking example by which 
we all may profit. 

G. C. Watson. 



July 8, 1905 



horticulture: 



OLD COLONY CUTTINGS 

A new florists' delivery wagon, unequalled, 
with one exception, between Boston and 
Brockton, has appeared in Quincy. It bears 
the inscription "Derringer, Florist, Clover 
Ave." Before this evidence of |ircK|.iniy, 
Mr. Derringer resorted to various (k\i.r^ 
for delivering his goods from an onlin.iiy 
democrat or e.xjiress wagon. Sometimes his 
flowers would be in boxes, sometimes on 
a sheet spread over the bottom of the wagon, 
or occasionally the driver had to hold the 
piece in one hand while he drove with the 
other. In these days of immense glass areas, 
large capital, and highly systematized 
methods in all departments of plant and 
flower production for the wholesale market, 
the grower with limited resources is firncd 
to a careful consideration of condLti<ins, in 
order to find a living chance for himself. It 
is possible that in some instances, the best 
chance is found, or made, in a supreme 
effort to build up a business on strictly 
retail Unes of which funeral work constitutes 
an important part. Now, the writer of this 
article is in full sympathy with that which 
has appeared a number of times between 
the hnes in the editorial columns of Horti- 
culture — namely, that, in the evohitiun 
of the supply and demand of the cut-llnwer 
business, the time approaches when the ar- 
rangement of flowers which brings out, in 
the most artistic manner, the characteristics 
of the individual flower, and its harmonious 
relationship to its environment, will entirely 
supersede the tooth-pick and wire. That 
time has not yet fully come, however, and 
therefore the only course to be taken where 
piece and design is called for is to endeavor 
to give the best possible satisfaction in that 
class of work. Mr. Derringer has about 
three thousand feet of glass which is used 
to grow ferns, palms, flowering plants, and 
bedding stock, confining his effort to build- 
ing up a business upon strictly retail hnes 
and has probably come nearer to success 
than he would have done, had he tried to 
grow for the wholesale market. ' 

The greenhouses, lawns, and gardens of 
Miss Abby Bradley, at Hingham, under the 
care of Harry Terry, gardener, are models 
of neatness and synnmetry. The fair pro- 
portions of many hnes in the flower and 
vegetable garden, this year, however, have 
been broken into by the ravages of the cut- 
worm. A border of viola (tufted pansy), 
in which are some lovely varieties and which 
has made a fine show in former seasons is 
l^adly mutilated. The vicious httle pests 
have also cut off asters, peas, beans, and 
onions. Plants have had to be reset and 
seed sown a number of times to keep the 
rows even approximately fuU. It is related 
that some one asked the late Peter Hender- 
son about a remedy for cut-worms. The 
answer was, that a fortune awaited the man 
who could find one. Doubtless this gar- 
dener, in company with many others, would 
be glad to contribute his mite towards the 
fortune for an effectual remedy. Mr. Terry 
among other things has fine plants of Nico- 
tiana Sandera:, some of which are in bloom. 
The blossoms are of a dehcate shade of 
carmine-pink. They are very pretty but not 
of the striking color which we exiiectcd to 
see in this variety. 

Oscar Hay, gardener to Mr. Peter B. 
Bradley, of Hingham, Mass., has cut 27,000 
carnation blooms, from a 50 by 20 house, the 
present season. Mr. Hay fiUed his benches 
with a prepared compost of chopped sod, 
that was partially rotted, and cow manure. 
.\fter the plants were established lie gave 
them a top dressing of Bradley's fertilizer 
every ten days, using about ten pounds of 
the same to a hundred square feet of bench 
urface, and followed it immediateh- with an 



GRADUATING CLASS IN FLORICULTURE, MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 
COLLEGE 




Readers of Horticulture will be inter- 
ested to see the accompanying photograph 
of the graduating class in floriculture at the 
Massachusetts Agricultural College, for 
which we are indebted to Professor Waugh. 
Unfortunately Mr. R. L. Adams, Horticul- 
ture's representative, who was a member of 
this section, was out of town on the day the 
photograph was taken. The gentleman 
standing in the middle is Francis Canning, 
head gardener and instructor of the class. 
These young men all expect to engage ac- 
tively in various Unes of floriculture and 
landscape-gardening. In fact several of 



them are already at work in their chosen 
profession, though it is only a week since 
graduation day. 

The men in the photograph, reading from 
left to right, are; 

W. B. Hatch, Falmouth; J- J- Oardner, 
Milford; P. F. Willi,,'., \-,,il.l:, G. H. 
Allen, West Somer\i I I 1 II 1, Weston; 
R. P. Gay, Stoui;!,- 1 : : Canning, 

Instructor; A. D. r,:-,!,,! W. ii.nl; H. D. 
Crosby, Rutland; F. L. Yeaw, Winthrop. 

Floriculture is inestimably enriched by the 
addition of these well-trained, self-reliant 
young men to the ranks of its followers. 



application of liquid. There were 880 
plants in the house. The varieties grown 
were Lawson, Wolcott, Enchantress, Mrs. 
Patten, and Marquis. Mr. Hay kept a 
careful and accurate account of his cut, and 
the record is certainly one worthy of note. 

The significance of the following incident 
is so apparent that "he who runs may read." 

In a conversation upon matters relating 
to the trade, a flower grower who has made 
a success of the business, said to a repre- 
sentative of HoRTicULTtTRE, " If you hear of 
a second-hand boiler or two-inch water-pipe 
for sale, let me know." The very next 
issue of HoRTicin-TURE contained adver- 
tisements of three second-hand boilers. As 
the speaker referred to is a .subscriber and 
reader of HoRTicULTtjRE, the man who had 
something to sell was brought in touch with 
a possible buyer through the medium of a 
hvc, practical, readable journal. Perhaps 
some one has some second-hand pipe to dis- 
pose of. A word to the wise is sufficient. 

G. H. HiGGINS. 



DESTROYING PLANT LICE 

The Practical Counselor for Fruit and 
Garden CuUure, of Frankfort, recently of- 
fered a "prize for the best method of destroy- 
ing plant lice, for which 58 persons com- 
peted. The prize was awarded to the 
author of the following preparation; Quassia 
wood, 2h pounds, to be soaked overnight in 
10 (juarts of water and well boiled, then 
strained through a cloth, and placed, with 
TOO quarts of water, in a petroleum barrel, 
with 5 pounds of soft soap. The mixture is 
then ready for sprinkhng on plants infested 
with lice. Leaves, even those of peach trees, 
will not be injured in the least by the solu- 
tion, which can be kept covered in the barrel 
from spring to fall without deterioration. 
.\s soon as lice appear the leaves should be 
sprinkled with the solution. If this is re- 
peated several times the pests will disappear. 
— Richard Gtienlher, Consul-General, Frank- 
fort, Germany, May 27, 1905. 



.\ccording to latest investigation the Eu- 
ropean area planted in sugar beets covers 
3,657,156 acres, exceeding last year's acre- 
age by 17.2 per cent. 



The Johnson Heating Co. is a new con- 
nrii in the greenhouse heating business, with 
olTii e in the St. James building, New York. 
Mr. Johnson, the head of the firm was 
formerly with Hitchings & Co., and starts 
with a good knowledge of his business. 



42 



H O R T I C U L T U R i: 



July 8, 1905 



SAN FRANCISCO NOTES 

In the early hours of a morning this week 
till tappers broke into the (}ear\- street store 
and cash register of the California Florist, 
Julius Eppstein, i)n)|irittor, and the Sutter 
street store known ,1- M i;n,> ,-â–  Dtroralors 
andFlorists, con(hi. . 1 '1 â–  ii~r Man- 

ning, manager, ami \l 1 < ('ohm. 

The aggregate am. mm ilir i,,M), 1, rcix-iveii 
at both stores was only thirty jm-. rs of silver, 
each of the dollar denomination. The 
thieves were not posted on present market 



Seed Trade Topics 



solicited and will be e 



conch tions. 

Public and private school commencements 
this closing vi-eek of June have produced a 
call for flower constructive work that made 
it a week of exceeding acti\ity for all local 
florists. "Yet," said a representative of the 
industry, " this week of hustle hasn't repre- 
sented the business it should; flowers were 
over-abundant — altogether too low in price 
to quote, all owing to the fact that there are 
too many price-cutters in the .San Francisco 
trade, and our lack of union organization to 
regulate business." 

Following the organization of the first 
horticultural society south of Tehachapi, as 
recently reported in Horticulture, another 
has just sprouted in the name of the San 
Francisco Horticultural Board of Trade. It 
is an enterprise on the part of growers for 
the trade exclusive of Japanese and Chinese. 
The leading spirit in the movement is P. C. 
Meyer, proprietor of Glenwood Nursery at 
Burlingame. This gentleman says that he 
finds all the principal growers in the bay 
counties in active sympathy with the move- 
ment. At a meeting held recently there was 
a large attendance, worthy of being reported 
as a very enthusiastic gathering. 

Especially may the people of the great 
State in which HoRTicuLTtTRE is jjublished 
be thankful for the safe arrival this week in 
San Francisco harbor of the liner Maiicliuna. 
Why? Simply because a portion of her 
cargo, an infinitely small portion though it 
be, was a httle prison box containing a colony 
of war-Uke insects from the coast of .Asia that 
are death on caterpillars, warriors specially 
recruited to massacre the army of caterpillars 
now destroying vegetation in tlie Old Bay 
State and throughout New England. Re- 
sponsive to a world-wide inquiry sent out by 
the Agricultural Department at Washington 
for a parasite that would stop the ravages of 
the hopper-moth in this coinitry. United 
States Minister Griscom, at Tokio, shipped 
the colony of insects, beheving them to be 
sure death to the gypsy moths that have been 
playing havoc in Massachusetts. The para- 
sites are like ants in appearance, but have 
four wings, with the aid of which they hop 
about like fleas. They sting caterpillars to 
death, and their larv^, hatih out inside 
of the caterpillars and destroy their con- 
sumers, so that they work from both ends, 
as it were. But the parasites imported by 



the Manchuria 



about 



ingcrous as 



the gypsy moths, left to themselves, and the 
greati^st precautions have been taken to get 
them into this country, and will continue to 
be taken until they arrive in Massachusetts, 
without any of the insects es( apiiif;. If even 
one of the insects get loos, in California, 
says the State Horticultural > Mnunissiom-r, 
a blight on all vegetati<jn Ini-alioui would 
follow within a few months, lor the insects 
multiply at the rate of several thousand a 
day. At Honolulu, horticultural commis- 
sioner Alexander Craw took extra precau- 
tions against the insects getting loose upon 
arrival here, and cautioned the accompany- 
ing representative guardsman of the Pacific 
Coast Horticultural Society to watch the 
imprisoned parasites closely 



• the seed 

2 a place in this column. 

The condition of the pea crop is regarded 
with mi.xed feeUngs by growers. A few think 
the crop has been seriously damaged, while 
others beUeved the damage reports have been 
exaggerated. A few more weeks will tell 
the storj'. 

Unusually cool and wet weather in the 
East is retarding the growth of many crops, 
particularly beans and corn. It is now prac- 
tically certain that beans will not be a large 
crop, and unless we have a late, warm 
autumn, the sweet corn crop of Ohio, Michi- 
gan, New York, and Connecticut, wiU be 
fight and of poor quaUty. Just at present 
New York appears to be in the worst plight 
of any, with Michigan a close second. 



Echoes from the seedsmen's 
bring complaints from a few of those in 
attendance, among others being the one that 
the hotel management did not do things in 
a liberal way — that they e.xacted the last 
cent, and exacted from every one all they 
"would stand," or, to quote a famous rail- 
road magnate, "all the traffic would bear." 
Although the writer is not personally cogni- 
zant of these things, information which ap- 
pears to be authentic seems to justify some 
of the complaints. 

It is unfortunate that the first impressions 
of fair and generous treatment should be 
questioned. 

CATALOGUES RECEIVED 

Peterson Nurser)-, Chicago. List of pa;o- 



nies and Ge 
variety mentioned i 



good one. 



LIST OF PATENTS 

Issued June 13, 1905 

792,018. Fruit-Gatherer. EUjah A. Gallup 
Hancock, Iowa. 

792,061. Basket or Crate. Walter Morley 
and Andrew F. McAtee, Salem, Oregon. 

792,233. Fniit-Preserving Vessel. Viola 
Norman, Smithton, Ark. 

792,235. Fruit-Evaporator. William J. 
Patton, Springdale, Ark. 

792,089. Fruit-Scissors. George Towers, 
Canon City, Colo. 

792,518. Remedy for Tree-Cancer. Emma 
Homann, Berhn, Germany. 

792,541. Weeder. Neil McEachern, Walla 
Walla, Wash., assignor to .-Adam W. Sever- 
ance and Milford H. Broughton, Walla 
Walla, Wash. 

Issued June 20, 1905 

792,750. Lawn-Trimmer. Edmund Bar- 
ton, Ivyland, Pa. 

792,771. Banana-Crate. Otto Granke, La 
Crosse, Wis. 

792,905. Flower-Pot Holder. Clemens 
Kirchner, WheeUng, W. Va., assignor of 
two-thirds to Herman Lotz and Thomas 
Claus, WheeUng, W. Va. 

Issued June 27, 1905. 

793,246. Lawn-Mower. Robert L. Teal, 
iPaducah, Ky. 

793,365. Insect-Gathering Machine. James 
H. Fogle, Delhi, Texas. 

793,614. Process of Preserving Fruit. 
Daniel F. Shennan, Chicago, 111., assignor, 
by direct and mesne assignments, to Cal- 
ifornia Concentrated Fruit Co., a corpor- 
ation of California. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR 
PROJECTED 

lM)L\NOLA, I.\. — L. P. Springer, one 

Xi WBLTRYPORT, M.\ss. — C. MacGregor, 

WoLLASTON, Mass. — W. C. Ward, pansy 
house 120X20. 

Cortland, N. Y. — .■\dolph Frost, two 
houses, 18x50. 

Tewksbury, M.\ss. — John Gale, one 
house, 30 X 200. 

Greenport, N. Y. — L. M. Rayner, car- 
nation houses. 

.■\thol Centre, Mass. — E. E. Fairbanks, 
one house, 23 X 125. 

Norwood Park, III. — Cari Niemann, 
three houses, each 21 X 135. 

Reported by J. C. Moninger Co. 

Rochester, Ind. — J. H. Shelton, three 
houses, 17 X85. 

Sherman, Texas. — O. H. Hanna, one 
house, 22 X 100. 

Be.ardstown, III. — Frank Bros., three 
houses, 22x75. 

Decatltr, III. — Mrs. K. Dant, two 
houses, 20 X 80. 

New Castle, Ind. — Peter Weiland, two 
houses, 27 X 300. 

RocKFORD, III. — H. W. Buckbce, seven 
houses, 27 X260. 

Pasadena, Cal. — R. Scliiffman, range 
of orchid houses. 

Ollivette, Mo. — O. Jablonsky, three 
houses, 20 X 139. 

Iowa City, Iowa. — J. .Mdons & Son, 
two houses, 22 X 100. 

Br.adford, Pa. — Ernest H. Lucking, 
two houses, 28 X 100. 

Wichita, K.ans. — Chas. P. Mueller, 
three houses, 20X150. 

Kirkwood, Mo. — F. W. Ude & Son, 
three houses, 17X100. 

South Bend, Ind. — J. M. Studebaker, 
conservatory, 23X92. 

OAKI.AND, Md. — Weber & Sons, eleven 
hou.ses, new and repairing. 

Carrollton, Mo. — Kennedy & Farn- 
ham, two houses, 20 X 125. 

RODGERS P.\RK, CHICAGO, ILL. — Peter 
Ncpper, six houses, 24 X 151. 

Moline, III. — S. -A. Stephens, private 
range, three houses, 23X75. 
' Council Blupfs, Iowa. — Reams Lain- 
son, three houses, 25 X 260. 

Birmingham, Ala. — Elm Leaf Green- 
houses, four houses, 14X100. 

Falls Creek, Pa. — Goss & Sons, one 
house, 24X200; one house, 24X50. 

Boise, Iowa. — Boise Floral Co., one 
house, 22X70; one house, 22x82. 

High Ridge, III. — F. Fortmann, two 
houses, 27X143; one house, 22X150. 

Portland, Ind. — H. R. Frank, one 
house, 31X309; one house, 33X309. 

Sedalia, Mo. — Gelven & Son, two 
houses, 14X120; two lean tos, 7X120. 

Beatrice, Neb. — Dole Floral Co., two 
houses, 21X112; two houses, 17X112. 

Milwaukee, Wis. — E. Austin, one house 
22 X150: John Burmeister, one house, 22 X 

Kansas City, Mo. — R. S. Brown & Son, 
four houses, 26 X 200: A. F. Barbe, one house, 
27 X 240. 

.\urora. III. — .Aurora Greenhouses, one 
house, 26x120; one house, 12X120; one 
house, 16 X64. 

Park Ridge, III. — Emil Buettner, four 
hou.ses, 27X125; one house, 29X125; one 
house, 15 X 125. 

Springfield, III. — R. T. Donnell, one 
house. 37 X 100; A. C. Brown, one house, 
30X316, one house, 30X300. 

Libertyville, III. — J. P. Weiland, 
(Chicago Rose Co.), three houses, 20X500, 
one house, 10X155, detached and connected 
with center walks. 



July 8, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



CUT-FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



The past week has shown 
BALTIMORE very little change, but con 
sidcring the amount of 
block on hand, the end was fairly satis- 
factory, owing to the vast quantity of 
funeral orders which came in. The poor 
quality of the local-grown roses is causing a 
demand for select stock, and Beauties, the 
choice stock of which is ordered from the 
north, arc bringing vcrv good ]iri(cs, retail. 
Golden CaU- .im- ...iiiilif in xrn ^ I, an.l 

just now 111. IM.nkrl i, lirinj; -A. 11 -ll|i|illi(l 
Withg,.,..|,,u, ... a...C..l„l •- \l.t..., 



Ill ihiii 1.1 1 i.iges, and are very scarce. 
I .11 11, 111. ri. It. almost entirely over, many 
lo. al !^i.iw(i> laving already taken up their 
plants; what few are brought into the market 
are so extremely small and withered that 
very few calls are made for them. 

The last week was a very un- 
BOSTON productive one in the flower 

liusiness for dealers and re- 
tailers, and the present w-cck is not much 
different, although there arc signs that the 
period of worst stagnation will soon be over. 
Sales are made at any price to unload the 
stock in wholesalers' hands and most of 
the dealings are with the street fakirs. 
Lily of the valley is about the only item on 
the Ust that has any stabiHty. 

Last week cut-flower business 
BUFFALO wound up quite satisfactorily, 

considering amount of stock 
handled. Kaiserin and other select roses 
were in demand, Beauties excepted. Car- 
nations were in ovcrsupply early in the work. 
Roses of poor quality flood tli. mark. I, ami 
are disposed of with ditTi. iili ( iii.liiluin 
hhes have sold well, but :r^ ili. ii|.|.lv in- 
creases will now undoubtc.ll) tin. I a ^|..\\. 1 
market and lower values. 

There docs not apjiear to be 
CHICAGO any doubt that the conditions 
in the trade have settled to the 
summer pace, and that, allowed to have its 
natural course, the trade tendency will be 
toward a lower level of prices. T.i^lil rereipts 
of choice American Beauti.-. h m . iial.lid 
growers to maintain a go...! |.ii.. .1; ixti.i 
quality equal to the top pri( I |.ai.l li~i H..k. 
The new cut is already offend and is in 
fair proportion to the total supply. Bride 
and Bridesmaid roses are very small and 
soft and good quaUty easily commands above 
quoted prices. A heavy cut of Liberty is 
on but prices rule firm. Kaiserin is de- 
pended on where something choice is wanted; 
supply and demand hold at even stages. 
Carnations from inside will soon be at an 
end. White has experienced a good de- 
mand; the supply is continually growing 
lighter. Sweet peas have declined, due to 
the heavy offerings; the enormous supply did 
not serve to enUven the demand. The drop 
in Lilium candidum occurred the past week 
occasioned by heavy consignments. Paeonies 
are becoming more conspicuous by their 
scarcity than by their presence and sales 
above S6.00 occur often. Lily of llie valley 
is a shortage. .Asters have ])ut in their 
appearance and gladiolas is next in line. 
F.xtra quality ferns are offered by our adver- 
tisers. (Ircen goods are selling slow. 

Verv little can be said of 
CINCINNATI both trade and stock at 

the present writing. Sum- 
mer Ulies are now putting in their ajipearance. 
Gladioli continue to arrive in grtod quantities 
and sell well. Some good roses have been 
seen in the wholesale houses, but the ma- 
jority of them, as also carnations, arc not very 
gooci. 



Business last week was 

LOUISVILLE very slack; however not 

much to our surpirse, the 

rteathcr being very warm, and stock showing 

great deal. Carnations are down in 

and the sale is not very encouraging. 

The same can be said of roses. Lilies and 

;inlitics. 



^l; 



The spurt which occur 

NEW YORK during last week was o 

bv Saturdav, and to-il 



1 ne market is over su| 
including American li. 
varieties, carnations, s- 
green stock, and little 



nvn fo 



Considering the season of the 

PHILA- year business was fairlv gooil 

DELPHIA the past week. The demand 

was good for all kinds of car- 
nations and roses. Summer Beauties from 
outside points were of fine quaUty and helped 
to brighten up what is usually a poor situation 
in midsummer. Some fine Prosperity carna- 
tions were around but the bulk of the stock 
was of inferior size. DahUas have made 
their appearance in limited quantity. Water 
Ulies are in demand, but supply seems to 
be rather limited in this market at present. 
Good sweet peas are not over plentiful but 
they do not bring much even when good. 
There is any quantity of rubbish around — 
unsalable. Gladioli from the South are of 
good quality and bring fairly remunerative 
figures. 



BUSINESS CHANGES 



Ml 



John N. Weston has surrendered his leas 
of the greenhouses he has been occupying a 
Reading, Mass., and will build houses ii 
the fall on new premises. 

A. Van Leeuwen, Jr., of Franklin, Mass. 
has sold his interest in the Continental Nur 
series to his father and brother, and nil 
retire from business for the present. 



Albert Fuchs has sold out his retail busi 
ness at 205Q Clarendon avenue, Chicago, I. 
Henry Koropp, who was until recently con 
nected with Sheridan Park Floral Co. Ther. 
are two conservatories connected with'th. 



NEWS NOTES 



Tewksbury, Mass., sulTered severely from 
the effects of a \iolent storm of hail and 
wind on June 26. The tower, tank, and 
windmill of John Gale were wrecked and .-\. 
Roper lost considerable glass in his houses 
as well as the windmill and roof of his 
tower. Manv trees were blown down. 



A. A. Hixon, of Worcester, was the victim 
on Wednesday last, of a swindler who wanted 
some flowers and played the time-worn trick 
of taking a portion of the order himself and 
ordering the balance (for a wedding) to be 
sent with bill, to a fictitious address. The 
funniest part of the incident is the confes- 
sion of the reporter of the Worcester Tele- 
gram that he had walked about 20 miles 
and ridden 25 in an effort lo find the "George 
Wilson" whose sister was to be married that 
day! 




GOOD MEN 

AVIieii you need^^ond iiinn, 
skilled or unskilled, write; 

Thos. H. 
Bambrick 

34 South 7th St., Philadelphia 

II»>1|> of all kiiulg, inrludinK that for 
Florists, Nurserymen, .Seedsmen and the 
Horticultural trade generally. 



of salesmen 
sary. No 

canon. KNIGHT 
Newark, New York. 



INVESTMENT WANTKD- Hollander, whose 
business brings him to the .States, desires to invest 
substantial amount not exceeding 30,000 to 40,000 
guilders, in first-class liorticullural business, where' he 
can be of service in buying Dutch bulbs and other 
similar products in Europe. Only first-class houses 
ne^d reply. Address giving general particulars and 
appointing interview, A. M. M. care of HOR TICUL- 



WANTED- 

U.IISCS. Must 

open SeptL-mb. 
(!|.ri RK, 1 


- v.. Ling man to take charge of carnation 
furnish references. .Situation will be 
r isl. Address Y. care of HORTI- 
I llamillon Place, lioston 


j*.».v^/v»^^v,^.^»-»,^^ 


M 


ti^M 



[CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS, 

> COPYRIGHTS AND DESIGNS. 

I Send your business dirert to Wash acton, 
saves time, <'osts less, better service. 

My office close to U. S. Patent Office. FREE preUmin- 
iry eiaminatlonfl made. Atty'e fee not due antU patent 
flflecured. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN-19 YEARS * 
f ACTUAL EXPERIENCE. Book â– 'How to obtain Patents." <" 
tc, Bent free. Patents procured through E. G. Slggers J 
jceive special not fee, without charge, In the J 

INVENTIVE AGE 

luBtrated monthly -Eleventh year— terms, $1. a year. J 

:[ SIGGFRS^is'^ST. N.W., 

,L. U. UIUULIIU, WASHINGTON, D. C. j 



The Business Value of 
a High Grade 

SIGN 



N. STAFFORD CO. 

r>7 Fulton street, NEW YORti 



Ling to advertisers, mentio 



PRESH IMPORTATION Or 

GattleyaTriansandGigas 
Thomas Jones, Short Hills, N.J. 



horticulture: 



New Crop Beauties 

THE BEST COMING TO 
PHILADELPHIA 



Tffi LEO NIESSEN CO. 

WHOLESALE FLORISTS 
1217 Arch St., - PHILADELPHIA 

After July l»t Store Or»n 7 A. M. to 6 P.M. 



SUMMER BEAUTIES 

AND 

RAIZERINS 



Samuel S. Pennock 



ft'LOKlHX 



Cut Flowers 



SHIPPED TO ALL POINTS 



N. F. McCarthy & Go, 

84 HAW LEY ST. 
Tel. Main 5973 BOSTON 



E. H. HUNT 



Wholesale 



Cut Flowers 



'THE OLD RELIABLE 



76 Wabash Ave. 



.CHICAGO 



NEW SPHAGNUM 

FINEST OIAIJTY 

TERNS, GALAX AND SUPPLIES 

H.M.Robinson &Co. 

S and II Province St., Boston, Mass. 



Flowers Needed ? Too Busy to go to 
Market ? Then Order from Any of the 
Advertisers on These Pages. Mention 
HORTICULTURE. 



WILLIAM J. BAKER 



CARNATIONS 

Sweet Peas, Lilies of the 

Valley 



I writing to advertiscri 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 

TRADE PRICES — Per 100 - TO DEALERS ONLY 





CHICAGO 

Jlll.v 4 


ST. LOUIS 1 PHILA. 

July 3 | Jt.LV 5 


BOSTON 

July 5 


ROSES 

Am. Beauty, Fan. & Sp 


.SO. 00 
25.00 

ir>,oo 

2.00 

4^00 
1.00 
8.00 
7.00 
5.00 
1.00 
2.00 
5.00 
,3.00 
1.00 

2.(KI 
.75 

50.00 

8.00 
3.00 


I 


,32.00 
30,00 
20.00 
6.00 
6.00 
5.00 
3.00 
10.00 
8.00 
0.00 
4.00 
8.0O 

2,00 

60.00 

10.00 
4.00 

"Km 

r.w 
"50 

â– i2!,56 
35.00 
2.-., 00 

25. (HI 

NJiO 


i2;5fl' to 

3.00 to 
''i.<X> (0 

"i.ixi to 
â– 4!66' to 

2.00 to 

â– â– >i6' to 


20.00 
15.00 
10.00 

'6!66 

5.00 

'eioo 

5.00 

'6!66 

5.00 
3.00 

2.00 
1.60 

'".â– a 


25.00 
15.00 
12.50 
4.00 
8.00 
600 
2.00 
8.00 
6.00 
4.00 

'4:06 
6.00 
3.00 
1.00 

1.50 
1.00 

's'.oo' 

â– â– :25' 

â– i'25' 

is'.oo' 
35.00 

25,00 
•2.5,00 


to 


30.00 
20.00 
15.00 
8.00 
10.00 
8.00 
5.00 
12,00 
8,00 
6.00 

"h'M 

8 00 
5.00 
2.00 

2.00 
60.00 
"4:66 

â– "iso 

.75 
1.60 

â– 26!6o 

.50.00 
50.00 
.50,00 


la.oo 
12.00 
4.00 

,50 

4.00 
2.00 

.50 

'e^oo 
3.00 
2.00 
4.00 
3.00 
2.00 
1.00 

1.00 

.15 

'3:66' 
1.00 

1.00 

'".iK 

\2M 

35.00 
35.00 

25.00 


to 
to 
to 

to 
to 

to 


20.00 


Lower grades! ;;!!.'.' 
Bride*. 'Maid -Fan. 4, Sp 

" Extra 

'â–  No. I and Lower gr. 
Liberty, Fancy & Special 


8.(0 
2,00 
5.00 
3.00 
2.00 
10.00 






Meteor 


6.00 






Golden Gate 1 Best 

Ivory J Medium 


4.00 
3.00 


Chatenay ) Culls 

CARNATIONS 

Fancy Class 


2.00 

1.50 
.50 


ORCHIDS 

Cattleyas 

BULBOUS 

Lilies. 




Lily of the Valley 


4.00 


Stocks 


2.00 








Callas 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Mignonette 


6.00 

.75 
.20 
.25 

w'.ix) 

25.00 

l5:w 




Sweet Peas 


.50 


Croweanum 

Asparagus Plumosus; strings 

bunches... 
" Sprengeri " 
Gardenias 


1.50 

â– ie'.ob 

50.00 
50.00 
35 00 









PHILADELPHIA CUT FLOWER CO. 

I,SI6-1518 SANSOM STREET, PHILADELPHIA 

KAIZERIN, CARNATIONS, SWEET PEAS 

store Closes at (. P. M. from .lune l«th to Sept. lOth Daily except Saturday at 1 P.M. 



EVERYTHING IN 

CUT FLOWERS 

-..â„¢iOOOD|flâ„¢-' 

EDWARD REID 

I, "526 RANSTEAD ST. - PHILADELPHIA 



CHflS.W.McKELLaR 



51 WABASH AVE. CHICAGO 



Western Headquarters for Ctioice Orctiids 
Vflllev Violets and all Cut Flowers 



A Daily Shipment 
from 40 to 60 Growers 



PETER REINBERG 

WHOLESALE 

CUT FLOWERS 

51 Wabash Ave. Chicago, 111. 



July S, 1905 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES 

S. S. Pennork has been on a varation in 
Rhcxii- Island for the past week. 

A ihange has taken place in the firm of 
Leo Nicssen Company in the withdrawal 
of Mr. McKissick. 

Violet growers in this vicinity are com- 
plaining of the dry weather. K. Eisenhart 
states that he has lost half of the twenty 
thousand Princess of Wales he had planted 
out. That variety is one of the hardest to 
bring through according to Mr. Eisenhart's 
experience. The double varieties are thriv- 
ing all right , 



PHILADELPHIA SPORTING NOTES 

Admiral Cartlcdge of the Tacony Va. hi 
Club leaves on the i6th inst. for Marble- 
head, Mass., on his yacht Emily with a 
number of officials and invited guests. 

A series of five matches, two on home and 
three on outside alleys has been arranged 
by the Florists' Club for the purpose of 
selecting a team for the convention. The 
first match will take place at the club room 
alleys on July 6. P'ourteen players have 
qualified. 

The Florists Gun Club team has come out 
victorious in the League contest and now 
holds ihe championship cup for Philadelphia 
and vicinity. They lost but one out of 
eighteen matches. They are easily the 
strongest shooting organization in this viiin 
ity — if not in the countrv. 



CHICAGO NEWS NOTES 

W'iiland & Risch are cutting Rose Welles- 
lr\ ill (iiir form. 

\isitors; Chas. Hammer, Lake Geneva, 
Wis., \\m. Edlefsen, Milwaukee. 

Lobeha tennior can be seen in flower 
with .'\lois P. Frey, at Lincoln Park. 

C. W. Erne, salesman for E. JI. Hunt, 
is on a vacation to Terre Haute, Ind., and 
Michigan. 

Fred Nelson, manager retail dept., of 

Geo. Wittbold Co., is visiting at his ' 

in Galesburg, 111. 

Geo. Wittbold Co., is increasing th( ofliicc 
quarters, an office building 36X20 is heinj. 



.lllr 



inft 



I Florists Out of Town I 

^ Taking Orders for Flowers to |S 

^ be Delivered to Steamers or ^ 

« Elsewhere in New York can ^ 

'$. have them delivered in ^ 

^ PLAIN BOXES, WITH OWN p 

W^ TAOS in best manner by Wi 

I Young & Nugent! 

P 42 W. 2SHi Street, New York % 



GEO. H. COOKE 

FLORIST 

Connecticut Avenue and L Street 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 

FRED C.WEBER 

FLORIST 

oliv^Itreet ST. LOUIS, MO. 

Established IK73 
Long Distance Phone Bell Lindell 676 



HORTICULTURE 45 





'^s 



m 



ROSES 



m%a; %-\n 



.\S A I.KAUKlt ui- olf.r INCI.K .lOIlN , I li.. Iiiipriivfil 
superior anil hftter sliapecl tli>wer. in .'U-incli pots 
»15 per looo" 

For immediate removal we offer a liiniteil number of (;"0<1 clean healthy 
plants at extremely low prices as we ar<; in need of the space they occupy 

Uncle John, .•Jj-iuch, »:t.O0 «»5.U0 

Uncle John, 3 inch, :;.O0 15.00 

Bridesmaid, 3-inch, 3.50 30.00 

Auierican Hcauli i l!en<h I'lants *:;."(1 ii.r 100; »J5 OO pir 1000 



INCARNATIONS, 100,000 field Grown! 



m 



M 



Lawsou (Pink) Nelson Fisher Flamingo Mrs. Nelson Flora Hill 

Boston market Crusader Harry Fenn Triumph Guardian A 

, Roosevelt Mrs. Ine 



I'urnislu'd 11) ipplicatlon, al.HO xvlicii » riling kindly 



ONDITION. 



J. A. BUDLONO 



^ 37-39 Randolph St.." CHICAGO ^ 

5 V^^hr. SpSwER^Cut Flowers | 








BALTIMORE LOCALS 

Cardinal, one of Mr. Cook's productions is 
now in great demand in this market. 

Charles F. Feast, with his mother, Mr- 
J. E. Feast, have returned to their hoiiu - 
after a ten days sojourn at Atlantic City. 

John Cook has just completed the erection 
of a new greenhouse, 30X160, to be u.sed 
in the growing of the new rose "Madonna," 
which is to be put upon the market thr 
coming fall. 

John H. I.angton, the new manager of 
the Hotel Belvedere, has inaugurated the 
New York custom of placing large and 
stately palms about the lobby, corridors, 
and dining rooms, and Feast & Sons wen- 
awarded the contract for furnishing same. 



.â– \mong the fortunate folk who have sailed 
for " the other side " are Miss M. M. Dawson 
of Eastern Nurseries, who sailed from New 
York last Saturday, J. A. Pettigrew and 
G. Harbison on the Republic from Boston, 
Thursday, July 6; W. R. Smith from New- 
York, July 6, and .\. Leuthy from New 
York, July 8. T. D. Hatfield is booked to 
sail from Boston, July 12. There are still a 
few good men left on this side, however. 



BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO- 

Ma,u,(ac..,rers of fLORISTS' LCTTEHS 




Tarnished, 18x30x13, made in two sec- 
tions, one for each size letter, given 
away with flrit order of BOO letters. 
Block Letters, lJor2-inch size, per 100. »2 
Script Letters, 3, Fastener witb each 
letter or word. Used by leading florists 
everywhere and for sale by all wholesale 
florists and supply dealers. 
N. r. McCarthy, Treas. and Marwfler 

84 Hnwley St., BOSTON, MA.SS. 



H.Bayersdorfer&Co. 

50-56 North 4fh Street 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

Florists' Supplies 

BEST LINE IN, THE COUNTRY 



FRANK MILLANC 

Wholesale Commission Florist 

COOQAN BUlLOINCi 

55=57 W. 26th Street, New York 

Tel. 290 Madison Sq. Open 6 A.M. to s P.M. 



FANCY FERNS 

$1.00 PER 1000 Discount on rejular shipments 

Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 

WM, nll.r.KR. Ma. !..,;;.â– . 
» ■lOI.EMAI.E rl-OUISX!* 

J8 AND 40 MIAMI AVE.. DETROIT, MICH. 



FORD BROS. 

48 West 28th Street 



New York 



Fine Roses 

Fancy Carnations 

A full line of all CUT FLOWERS 
:Telcplioiie, :i870 <>r .'WTl ^laclixin S.iuaie 



HORTICULTURi: J^^ly s, 1905 

J JOHN I. RAYNOR "" 

I Wholesale Commission Florist ^'ibt^^isr^S^SlB^^'' 

W A full line of Choice Cut Flower stock for all purposes. Comprises every variety 

grown for New York market, at current prices 

• TEL. I99R MADISON 50L'ARE 49 W. 28 St., New York city 



Walter F, Sheridan 

Wholesale Commission Dealer In 

Choice Cut riowcrs 



JULIUS LANC 

Wholesale Plorist 

returns made promptly 



QEOROE A. SllTHERLSND CO. 

CUT riOWERS 

Florists' Supplies and Letters 
,14 Hawlev St. - BOSTON 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST 

57 West 28th St., New York 

FINEST ROSES All Varieties 

Carnations, Lily of the Valley, Gardenias, Lilies, Ferns, Asparagus, every day in the 
year. Everything choice that the market offers 

Special Attention to Shipping Orders 



-r , u ( 2200 \ Madison 
Telephones ( 320, \ gquare 



Write for Current Prices 



NEW YORK CUT FLOWER QUOTATIONS 

TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY 



Last Hall of Week First Half of Week 
endini; July 1 begloiiint July 3 



No. 



" Lower grades 

Bride & 'Maid, fan. and sp 

•• " extra 

â–  â–  " No. I and Lower gr. 

Liberty, fan. and sp. 

" extra 



Carnot and Kaisenn . 
Golden Gate ) Best 
Ivory [ Mediu 

Chatenay 1 Culls, . 

Fancy Class 

General Class 



OnCHIDS 

Cattleyas 

Cypripediums . 



niTi.Boim 

Lily ofthe ValVey". 



Callas . 



Mignonette 

Sweet Peas, tunches 

Adiantum Cuneatum 

" Croweanum 

" Farleyense 

Smilai 

Asparagus Plumosus, strings . . 

" " bunches . 

" Sprengeri " 

Gardenias 

Lilacs . bunches 

Paionies 



Florists Zt 

Taking orders for delivery in 
SNeiv York City or Vicinity can 
have them filled in best manner 
and specially delivered by ^* J- 

Thomas Young, Jr. 

41 W. 25th street - - NEW YORK 



ALEX. McCONNELL 

546 Fifth Ave., New York City 

Telegraphic orders forwarded to any 
part of the United States, Canada, and 
all principal cities of Europe. Orders 
transferred or entrusted by the trade to 
our selection for delivery on steam- 
ships or elsewhere receive special 



Ttkphone falls, 340 and 341 35lh St. 
Cabk Address, AtEXCONNELL 



John Breitmeyer's 
Sons — — > 

Cor. MIAMI and GRATIOT AVES. 
DETROIT, MICH. 

Artistic Designs 
High GradeCut Blooms 



I writing to advertisers, 



ints aii<l g;ooc1 
d Titnaila. 

Horticulture 



July S, 1905 



HORTI CULTURE 



WEILAND 3> RISCH 

Leading Western (irowers and Ship[>ers of 

Cut Flowers 

59 Wabash Ave., tHrCAOO 

Long Distance Phone Central 879. 

Charles Millang 

50 West 2«th St., New York City 

Cut Flowers on Commission 

A Reliable PIdie to (on^igii to or order from 

ffiiBailco. 

FLORISTS- SUPPLIES 

545 LiberW St., PITTSBURG, PA. 



Bonnot Bros.^ 

WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



The only house ii% /I ..-.i .,-v»«. •)> 

baadllag the New ** V IC f OPl/ 
Red Carnation ' iV- â–  Vf â–  y 

To be disseminated 1906. Also a complete 
line of choicest flow<rs, 

ALEX. J. GUTTMAN 

WHOLESALE FLORIST 

52 WEST 29TH ST. M3W YORK 

Telephones 1664-1665 MadUon Square. 

Edward C. Hpran 
Wholesale Florist 

55 WEST 28th ST. 

Tel. \*l\ Madison Sq. NCW YOfk 

JAMES fl. HflliMOND 

Wholesale Commission Florist 

T'ii%^.iir,i'„-sq. NEW YORK CITY 

Conslgiinieuts receive conscientious and prompt 

attention. Highest market price guaranteed. 

The finest stock lu the market always on baud 

A. L. YOUNG & CO. 

Wholesale Florists 



.14 W. 2Sth ST.. NKW YORK 
Tg|. .T^.sq Ma.'ison .Siliare 

REED & KELLER 

122 W. 2.'ifh .St., New York, NY. 

FLOR iWtS' SUP PLIES 



WILLIAM J. BOaS & CO. 

...MANUFACTURERS OF... 

Folding Plower Boxes 

No. 1042 RIDOE AVCNIIE, PHILADELPHIA 

Write for Price I.i.t anil Sample! 

In wTitingtoid»erti«*rs, mention Hofticulturb 



A«ri« BEAUTIES 

AND 

QUEEN Of EDGELYS 

WELCH BROS. 

titv Hall Cut-Flower Market 
I5''PR0VINCEST., BOSTON 



WIETOR BROS, 

Wholesale Growers of 

CUT FLOWERS 

S1.S3 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 
The RELIABLE HOUSE 

JOSEPH S. FENRICH 

Wholesale Florist 

Consignments Solicited 

45 West 30th Street, New York City 

Telephone No. 325 Madison Square. 



Headquarters in Western New York for 

Roses 
Carnations 

And all hinds of .Seasonable Flowers 

WM. E. I^ASTING 

Wliolesdie Commission tlorist 

ALSO Dealer In Plori.st.s' Supplies 

and Wire Dcsign.s 
353-57 Ellicott St., Buffalo, N.Y. 

HIVE US A TRIAL WE CAN PLEASE VOU 



FANCY CARNATIONS 
AND ROSES 

Pittsburg Cut Plower Co., Ltd. 

504 Liberty Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. 



ESTABLISHED 1873 

JOHN J. PERKINS 

WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION FLORIST 

115 West 30th St., New York 

Tel. No. 956 Madison Square 



OUR FLOWERS 



Are the product of eslabllshmenls Ihal CAN 
BE DEPENDED UPON lo supply bloomsol un- 
excelled quality EVERY DAV IN THE VEAR. 
â–  prepared lo lurnish GOOD MATERIAL and at REASONABLE PRICES. Let us hear Iroin you NOW, please. 



TRAENDLY & SCHENCI^ 

44 West 2Stll St. New York City Telephones, 798-799 Madison Squ 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 

TRADE PRICES Per 1(K) — TO DEALERS ONLY 



Meteor . 
Jacq... 
Brunner 



Cypripediums 

BULBOUS 

Lilies 

he Valley. 



Lily 
( "Stock 
Daffodils 
Tulips... 
Callas . . 



Sprengeri 

Gardenias 

lilar hanchfs 
Paeonies 



\° 


3.1)0 






â– -'.,â– 50 to 


4.U0 








lidtl 


4,00 to 


.1 (1(1 




2.50 



1(10 lo 12.00 



15.00 

'hb'.ob 



to 25 00 
to 20.00 
to 12 00 



to 50.00 
to 25.00 
to 25.00 



!.00 to 18 00 



15.00 
50.00 
40 00 

50.00 



H ORTI CULTURE 



July 8, 1905 



List 

of 

Advertisers 



PMC 
Aschm.nnG 28 

Baker Wm.T 44 

BambrickThos H... 43 
Barrows H.H & Son. 28 

Baur Floral Co 29 

BaycrsdorftrH.&Co. 45 
Boas W.J. &Co. .. 47 
BoddingtonA.T. ... 26 

Bonnol Bros 47 

Boston Florist Letter 

Co 45 

Breck Joseph & Sons 

Breitmeyer'sJ.Sons.. 46 

Budlong J. A 45 

Burpee VV. A & Co. . 30 

Chandler B.B.& K.J. 51 
Chicago House Wreck- 
ing Co 50 

Chicago Carnation 

Co •... . 29 

Clucas & Boddington 28 

Cooke G.H 45 

CoolidRe Bros 2S 

Cottage Gardens... 29 
Crowl Fern Co 45 

IlilRer Wm 46 

UreerH.A 30-51 

UysartR J 28 

Elliott Wm.& Son... 23 

Esler J.G 50 

Ernest W.H 60 

Farquhar R. & J. & 

Co.. 30 

Fenrich J.S 47 

FletchersF. W 29 

Ford Bros 46 

Fromow W.& Sons . 29 

GhormlevW 46 

Grey T.J. & Co. . . . 30 
Gurney Heating Mfg. 

Co 51 

Guttman Alex . J 47 

HaU Asm 50 

Hammond J. A 47 

Herendeen M(g. Co.. 51 
Hews A. H. StCo. .. 50 

Hitchings & Co 52 

Horan E.C 47 

HuntE.H 28-44 

Johnston Hraling Co .50 

Johnson & blokes 30 

Jones Thomas 43 

KaslingW. F 47 

King Construction Co. 51 

KloknerA 51 

Lager .V Hurreli TS 

Lang Julius 46 

Lehnig & Winnefeld . 29 

Leuthy A. & Co. . . . 2S 

I.ord & Burnham Co. 52 

Metropolitan Material 

Co 51 

McCarthy N. F. & 

Co 44 

McConnell Alex 40 

McKellar Charles W.. 44 

Michell H F 30 

Michigan Cut Flower 
Exchange 46 



Page 

Millang Charles 47 

Miilang Frank 46 

Moninger J. C. SO 

Mosbaek Ludrig .... 29 
Murdoch J. B 47 

Niessen Leo Co 44 

Peacock L. K 29 

Hennock Samuel S. . 44 

Percy Chas.W 50 

Perkins John J 47 

Pierson F. R. Co. ... 26 
Pierson-Sefton Co. .. 52 
Phila. Cut Flower Co 44 
Pittsburg Cut Flower' 

Co 47 

Pittsburgh Rose and 

Carnation Co 29 

Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 26 
PyeR.C 29 

RawsonW.W. & Co. 30 

Raynor John 1 46 

Reed & Keller 47 

Reid Edward 44 

Reinl»erg I'eler 44 

Robinson H. M. & 

Co 44 

Roehrs Julius 28 

Rolkcr AuKUst & Son 29 
Ruxlon llor.il& X'ur- 

• ery Co 29 

Safety Automatic \'en- 
lilaring Si Healing 

Co 51 

Sander & Sons 28 

Schillo Lumber Cp... 50 

Scollay John A 51 

Scott John 28 

Sharp, Parlndge & Co. 
50 

Sheridan W.F 46 

Siebrecht & Sons 26 

Sievers J. H. & Co.. 26 

SiggersE.G 43 

SkidelskyS. S 29 

Stafford N. Co 43 

Stearns A. T. Lumber 

Co 50 

Sutherland Geo. A. 

Co 46 

Suzuki & lida S8 

SylveblerH H 50 

Situations Si Wants.. 43 

ThorburnJ M &Co. 30 
1 raendly «i Schenck 47 

Vaughan and Sperry . 26 
Vauglian's Seed Store 30 

Walsh M. H 29 

Ward Ralph M. Co... 30 

Watson, G.C. 30 

Wfber.F C 45 

Weber II. &Sons... 29 

W.hhBros 47 

Weiland & Risch ... 47 

Wietcir Bros 47 

Winlirich C 28 

Wintcr-sonE F 44 

YaKiha Conservatories 28 
Young & Nugent ... 45 

Young Thos.Jr 46 

Young A. L.&Co. .. 47 

Zimgiel*! D 29 



You Need Not Go Outside 

THE PACKS or 

HORTICULTURE 

To find where lo t.el the 

Best Flowers, Bulbs, Seeds and 
Supplies in the Country 



Buyers' Directory 

and 

Ready Reference Guide 



READ IT 



Keguiar aai.i 
under this classili' 
List of Adverlisi;! 



Reference tc 
peclive pages. 



ACCOUNTANT. 

Robert J . Dysart, 28 State St , Bosti 

For page see IJst of Advertisers. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS, 

John C. HatUiir. Anislird.im, N.Y. 



ASPARAGUS SEEDLINGS 

Yalaha Conservatories, Yalaha, Fla. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



BAMBOO STAKES 

!uki & lida, 31 Barclay St., New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



BEDDING PLANTS. 

;. Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia. 

Fur pdtje see List of Advertisers. 

BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE. 



BULBS AND TUBERS. 

R. M Ward & Co., New York 
For page see Liat of Advertiicrs 



Joseph Breck & S.uis, 47-54 N. Mrirket St., 
French and Dultb Hulbs. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



Johnson & Stokes, 217-219 Market St., Philadelphia 



CARNATIONS. 

Chicago Carnation Co., Ji 

Plants for Fall delivf 

For page see Ust of Adve 



John H. Sievers & Co.. 1251 Chestnut St., San Fran- 



H. WeUr & Sons. Oakland, Md. 

White Carnation, My Maryland. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



CELERY PLANTS. 

Coolidge Bros., So Sudbury, Mass. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Wm. Hagemann & Co., 55 Dey J 



DAHLIAS. 

L. K. Peacock. Inc., Aico, N J. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



FERNS. 

A. Leuthy & Co. Roslindale, Man 

For page see Ust of Advertijers. 

H. U. Barrows & Son. Whitman, Mass. 
Nephrolepis Barrowsii. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



Miami Ave. 



FERTILIZERS. 

W. Elliott 81 Sons, New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



E. H. Hunt. 76-78 Walash Ave., Chicago. 
Bone Meal and Sheep .Manure. 
For page see List 01 Advertisers. 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 

Robinson & Co., 8-11 Province St., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



FLORISTS' LETTERS. 



FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH. 

Alex. McConnell, New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



J. Breitmeyer's Sons, Miami & Gratiot i 
Detroit, Mich. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



FLOWER POTS. 

W. H. Ernest. 28th and M Sts, Washington, D.C. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



FOLDING BOXES. 

Welch Bros.. 15 Province St., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



GARDENIA VEITCHII. 



GLASS. 

Sharp, Patlridge & Co., 22d and Union Place, Chicago . 

For page see List of Adrertisers. 



List of Advertisers 



List of Advertiiiers 



JlJI.Y S, 1905 



HORTI CU LTURE 



*9 



Chicago Hous* WrcckinR Co., Chicago, lU. 

For page see Lis! ol Advertisers. 

wn csettoD Ci».. WesI bide Are.. Jersey City. N 

See outside cover page 

i I o. J33 Mercer St . New York. N ' 
See outside cover page 



Safety Aulo V.& H. R. Co., Like George, N. Y. 

Creenhnuse Vcntil.^tors. 

For page set List of Advertisers. 

John C. Moninger Co., 111-125 Blackhawk I 
- Chicago. 
For picp oer Ti^t of Advertisers. 



Adam hchillo Lumber Co. 
Weed St. and Hawthorne Ave., Chicago, 111. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

GREENHOUSE MASON WORK. 

H. H. Sylvester, 818 Tremont BIdg.. Boston 

For page see List of Advertisers 



HARDV HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
M H. Walsh Woods Hole Mass 
For page see List of Advertisers 



HEATINO APPARATUS. 

I Co . IrvingtonKjnHudson. N. Y 



IMPORTING HOUSES. 

Aufust Rolker 81 Sons, 31 Barclav St., New York 
Plants tender or hardy. 
For page iee List of Advertisers 



JAPANESE PLANTS. 

Suzuki & lida. 31 B.irclay St., New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers 



LAUREL FESTOONING. 

Crowl Fern Co , Millington, Mass. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



LAWN MOWER SHARPENER. 

G. C. Watson, 1614 Ludlow St., Philadelphi: 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

LILY BULBS. 

J. M. Thorbum & Co, 
36 Cortlandt St., New York 
For page see List of Advertisers 



For page see List of Advertisers. 



MUSHROOn SPAWN. 

Bodd'ngton Co., 131 W.23rd St., New York 
Pure Culture Spawn, _ 



fMICOTIANA SANDER/E. 



Sander, St Albans, England, 

Importers, Eiporters, Growers, Hybridists 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



List of AdvertlM 



PEERLESS REPAIR CLAMP, 

A. KU.kner, W^iiwatosa. Wis. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



PLANTS DECORATIVE. 



PLANT STAKES. 

H. F. Michell Co., 101.'3 .\l.vrket Si., Philadelphia 



ROSES. 

M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mm. 

H«rd» Roses H T Roses and RamMen 

For page see list ot Advertiseni. 

August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St., New York. 

EnglishGrown Roses. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

,. Budlong, 37 & 39 Randolph St., Chicago. 

Young Roses. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

Baur Floral Co., IWeT PTi^ 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



Pittsburg Rose & Carnation Co.. Gibsonia, Pa. 

Voun^ Stock. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 
J. C. fTat L her. AmsteTd .imTN. Y. 



SCOTT FERN. 



List of Advertisers 



For p*«e see List of Advertisers 
rTAUee Burpee & Co, PhiUdelph 
For p«ge see List of Advertisers. 



J. M. Thorbuio & Co, 

36 Cortlandt St, New York 

For page see List of Advertiser* 



Denys /.irn:;irl»l Wr.lh,, 

Zirngiebel (ii.int I*an? 

For page sec List of Adv 



SEED5, Continued. 

. Farquhar & Co.,.6 & 7 S Nfarkel 
Hardy Perennial I lower Seeds. 
For page see List f>f Advertisers 



Con 
tab 


rad 

.780. 


Appel, Daimslad 
High rade Gra.s. riov 


, Germa 
rr and 1 


e^e^ 


SIGNS, BADGES. TIM, SA\ 

N.StalTord Co, (,7 1 nh ., 
For page se, 1, 1 ..1 N-l 


IMi DEVICES. 

â–  \.irk. 




SPRAYING ENGINES 

Chas. W Percy, 212 Summ-r St., Bostc 
For page see List of Advertisers 


n. 



STEAM TRAP. 


E. llippard \ oungslown, O. 


VENTILATING APPARATUS. 


Hitchings & Co , 233 .Mercer St , New York 

Pierson-Sefton Co . West Side Ay., Jersey City, N J . 
See outside cover page 


Lord & Bumham Co , lrvinglon„n Hudson. N V 
See outside cn.er page 


John A Scollay, 73-75 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y. 

For page see List of Advertisers 

The Chicago Lifter. 

;. C. Moninger Co. 412 Hawthorne Ave, Chicago 


- - 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 

Boston. 

For page sec List of Advertisers. 
N. F. McCarthy & Co, 84 Hawley St, Boston. 
George A. Sutherland Co., 31 Hawley St, Boston. 
Welch Bros, 15 Province St, Boston 
Buffalo. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

Wm. F. Kasting, 383-87 ElUcott St, Buffalo, N.Y. 

Chicago. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 
J. A. Budlong, 37 Randolph St., Chicago. 
E. H. Hunt, 76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 
Chas. W. McKellar, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. 
Peter Reinherg, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago. 
A. L. Randall Co, 21 Randolph St., Chicago. 
Weiland & Risch, 59 Wabash Ave, Chicago. 
Wielor Bros, 51 Wabash Av., Chicago 
Vaughan & Sperrv, 60 Waliash Ave, Chicago 
E. F. WintersonCo., '15,47,49 Wabash Ave, Chicago 
New York. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 
Bonnot Bros., 55-57 WesI 26th St., New York 
Jos. S. Fenrich, 48 West 30th St., New York. 
Ford Bros, 48 West 28th St, New York. 
Wm. Ghormley, 57 W. 28th St, New York. 
Alei. J, Guttman, 52 West 2flth St. 
Jas. A. Hammond, 113 West 3(Hh St, New York 
E. C. Horan, 55 West 28th St, New York. 
Julius Lang, S3 West 30th St.. New York. 
Chas. Millang, 50 West 29th St, New York. 
Frank Millang, 55-57 W. 26th St., New York, 
John J. Perkins, 115 West 30th St., New York, 
John I. Raynor. 49 West 28th St, New York. 
W. F. Sheridan, 39 West 28th St, New York. 
Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St., New York. 
A. L. Young & Co, 54 West 28lh St, New York. 
Philadelphia. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 
W. J. Baker, 1432 So. Penn. Sq, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Leo Niessen Co., 1217 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Pittsburg. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 
Pittsburg Cut Flower Co, Ltd, 504 Liberty St, Pitts- 
burg, Pa 
J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg. 



New Offers in This Issue 



CATTLEYA TRIAENE AND GIGAS. 

Thomas Jones sli.it lliN \,1. 

For p ge ^n- I ! I \ I - 'â–  r-. 



HYDRANGEAS FOR SUMMER BLOOMING. 

F. R. Pierson Co, Tarrylnwn-on Hudson, N.\. 
For page see List of Advertise rs, 



NEW SPHAGNUM. 

H. M. Robinson & Co., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertjsers. 

PANSY SEED. 



ROSES, ASPARAGUS, FERNS, 

uxtnn Floral & N'ur^ery Co, Kuxton, M 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



H ORTI CULTURE 



IrTT^PRE^sj 







'*' Every 

^Iz-cajDESCRlPTION 

mmwmakiQtICAQO. 



\\\ SiiN 



OIL-BURNING 
AUTOMATIC 
STEAM PUMPING OUTFIT 




Itions, portable or 
itton. automalJc in fuel coo- 
n steam delivers. Exhaust 
steam can be used to temper manure water. Insurance 
not affected by its use. 

CAN YOU ArPORD TO RUN YOUR 
GREENHOUSES WITHOUT IT ? 

For illustrated citalogiie and further information, 

Chas. W. Percy 

MTr Shipman Automatic Engines 

2 1 2 Summer St., Boston, Mass. 

Advertising well placed hits the nail 
on the head every time. Let us help 
you to make business good. 

INSURE YOUR GLASS 

in tht F10HIS15' Hail Ass.kiati..n of America. 

00 IT \OW 
"tis (00 late when vou are hit. For particulars address 

JOHN (i. ESLER. Saddle River. N.J. 



H. H. SYLVESTER 

Mason 51- 
Builder 

818 Tremont Building 
Boston, Mass, 



Greenhouse "'"" """^ 



a Specialty 



rt||jgSTAB.17j5i5 



SPECIFY THE BOILER 

JOHNSON HEATING (0., 1 1 ,11 BROADWAY 



you want and we will give vo" a figure on I lie 
entire apparatus erected or on material iinly 



NEW YORK 



SALE or 
BOILER TUBES 

Sixteen carloads of fine 4-incti 
tubes, suitable for use of Greenhouse- 
men and Florists. Tfiey are rattled 
and are heavy tubes, just what you 
need. We can make quick delivery. 
We will quote you prices if you will 
advise us how many you can use. 
We advise purchasing in carload 
lots, as we can make extremely low 
prices in quantities. 

In addition to the above, we have for 
sale everything in the way of Supplies 
such as you are using. 

Wrought iron Pipe, sizes from 3-8 inch to 



1,000,000 Sq. Feet of Sash from the St. 

I.ouis World's Fair. 
Lumber, Garden Hose, Etc. 

ASK FOR OUR CM ALOOVE NO. S.j4 

CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO. 

3Sth and Iron Sts., Chicago 



CYPRESS 



SASH BARS 



HOT BED SASH 



PECnV CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER 

GREENHOUSES 

EREITEO AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE If DESIRED 
Wrile tor Circular " O " and Prices 

The A. T. STEARNS LIMBER CO. 

NEPOSSET. BOSTON. MASS. 



Standard POTS 

Flower. . . — 



i LUMBER; 

p For Greenhouse Benches ^ 

'©( Ship Lap, Drop Sidinjc, Sheathin};, t looring, »^ 

^ White Cedar Posts, Etc. 

1^1 We are in a Special H | 

;iu' Position to Furnish 



Everything in 



SI! "Pecky Cypress" % 

Pine and tiemlock Building Lumber aJ 

WPITR FOP PPICH.'i *^' 



m 



Adam Schillo Lumber Co. 

Cor. Weed St. 4 Hawthorne, CHICAGO 

Tel. North 1626 and 1627 



lo advcrtUars. kindlr I 



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GLASS 

FACTORIES ARE NOW CLOSED 

for the season. Our stock is complete 
\\un\ lis i$e;i ORE pi.acino ordkrs 

% Sharp, Partridge & Co. 

y 22d and Union Place, CHICAGO 



HOKTI CULTURE 



1 Furman Boilers for Greenhouse Heating! 




upon request. Acidri 
The Hvrcndrcn iflannfactlj 

Ut^pt. H. or., tivnnvu. 
ndt St., NKW YORK 



Oliver St., HOSTON 



EDW..S. DEAN, Bloominstou, III. ^ E. K. BARR, LaCrosse, Wi 

J.AS. .SPEAR, S. S n. CO., 1014 Market St., Philadelphia. Z 

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PUMPS 

BOILERS 



second-liand stean 
litchinKS,»75.c 
-in. fullh â–  



No. I Threads, 'A-\ 



STOCKS and DIES ^X 

No. 2 Thre.id«, .i<-in., , >4-in., 2-in. pipe. »4-oo. 

PIPE CUTTERS ^^â– -li^i^-'t:-!!;:; 
Sf ILLSON WRENCHES i^'".i'-T-i'„f''^ipl: 

fiJ'S. .-4 i" . Rfips K-in. to 2!4-in., pipe, t^io; 
V'-in., Knp.; "..-in. lo 3}4-in. pipe, t4-7S- 

PIPE VISES ^r,:'tf:,''^-^''^' â– ""â–  '" ^-="- 

GARDEN HOSE ,rp;e'r^;j:>/-"p^;i.^-^: 

Hoâ„¢^'sSH.^'^;^;sn^!n^^e; 

from ?i .60 up. Second-hand , as good as new, at $1.25 

and $1 .00 each, complete. 
(il a^^ N=â„¢' American. 50 sq. ft. to the box: 
ULH,3.3 single, .0x12, at »..7o; old 10x12 single- 

J1.40. B. Double, 10x12 and 12x12, at $2.40; P,. 

Double. 12x14, 14x16, 16x16 at $2.60; B. Double, 

RAlWORr^S-e'am.'asgo'oTasn'ew, 

WRITE <^JZ 

White Lead, Pu 



lETROPOLITAN 

Iaterial CO. 

1398-1408 Metropolitan Av.,Brooklyn,N.Y. 



M! 



iK.lil* 10 M 



New (jreen House f atalogue 



JUST I5SLIED BV 



King Construction Co. 

North Tonawanda, N.Y. and Toronto, Ont. 



p^g^lR^ 



Clamp 



To mend cracked Glass immediately. Box of I.SOSi.OO 
for sale by Jobber or address A. KLOkNBR. Wauwa- 
tosa. Wis. Tcslimnnials and sampler frtc. 




GUcInK Polnta 
nENKT A. DREER, 



Automatic Greentiouse VENTIL.'\TORS 

From 125.00 up. Send for circular 

The Safety Automatic Ventilator ami Heat 

Regulator Co., Lake George, >', y._ 




Scollay 
Invincible 



Boilers 



Hot Water or Steam 

Cast Iron Standard Greenhouse Pipe and 

Fittings. 

Also Fittings and Valves, all sizes, for 

Wrought Iron Pipe. Genuine Wrought 

Iron Pipe all sizes. 

John A; ScoHay 

;:i A f.> Til IITI.K \\ K. 

Borough of Brooklyn, ^EW YORK CITY 



4r^^"^~"5^ (jfeenhouse^lazirr 




Wc arc the Manufacturers 

Distributing Agents for 

Boston and Vicinity. 



Joseph Breck & Sons 

CORI'ORATION 

>? JtGENTS ^ I 



JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 

CORPORATION 

47-54 North Market Street 

Boston, Mass. 



For Heating any Description of Building by Steam or hot Water 




TIIK «>■,■• IIKI.I.tlll.K 

Chandler Glazing 
Point and Pincers 

Roofs glazed eighteen yeais 
ago are still intact. 

Don't glaze until you write 
for samples and particulars. 

300,000 sold by Peter Hender- 
son & Co. in three months. 

B.B.&E. J. CHANDLER 

HYDE PARK. MASS. 



HORTI CULTURE 



July 8, 1905 




The GALVANIZED "U " BAR TYPE 
The FLAT IRON RAFTER TYPE 

The SASH BAR TYPE 

We make each type in several styles. We also 
furnish any of the constructions in the ridge and 
furrow type in any width of span. 

WE ALSO MANUFACTURE 

Self-locking vent-opening apparatus, both the 

standard and self-oiling type. 
Wood and iron frame benches and tables. 
Hot-bed sash and frames. 
Special hand-made Greenhouse Putty- 
Pipe, Fittings, Valves and everything for Green- 
house Heating. 



m 




HITCHINCS GREENHOUSES 
HITCHINCS BOILERS 
HITCHINCS VENTILATING 

ESTABLISHED 1844 




FOR HOT WATER or STEAM 
HITCHINCS &, CO. 



NEW YORK 
233 Mercer Street 



BOSTON 
519 Tremont BIdg. 



Send 4 cents tor catalozue 



, kindly mention Hort 




PesigTicd and erected for Judge W. H. Moore, Prides Crossing, Mass. 

Greenhouses, Conservatories, 
Rose Houses, Graperies, etc. 

GREENHOUSE HATERIALS 
VENTILATING APPARATUS 
"BURNHAH" BOILERS 

Catalogues sent on request. 

LORD & BURNHAM CO, 

New York Office . . . . Sf. James BIdg., Broadway and 26fh St. 
General Office & Works IrvinjIon-on-Hudson, N. Y. 





^ -e^ {fioRisrFiMr^MZ/f. 
IaMscape Gardgner^ 






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3^ 



PirblMhed 
^N/NdmiltonT/ace. 
dub>5crrption, H00\ 



HORTICULTURE 



Jri.Y 15, 1905 



I HYDRANGEAS ^^So^M^r^'^ 1 

^ We grow these largely, and have a magnificent stock of large-sized plants in tubs and barrels. Plants are sfe 

CAT now covered with buds and are just beginning to show color, and will be in full bloom during July and August, 1^ 

^ These plants are splendid for decoration of the lawn, and are used largely at seaside places and other summer ^ 

^ resorts. There is nothing that equals them for summer decoration during July and August. JtS 

^ Fine Plants in tubs, $2.00 and $3.00 each according to size ^ 

§ Very large specimens in half-barrels, $7.50 each. g 

^ These plants can be shipped by freight with perfect safety to any point. We ship large quantities every ^^ 

^ year as far north as Bar Harbor, Maine. * m 

I F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York || 



pANSY SEED 

I'.iHiJii. 1. I, . t I, iii,ti'4e," a mixture of the choicest strains <>l 
.s leailiiiv: i'.nisv ^pa ..tlists of America and Europe. All l;ir;:<- 
M.iv\.-i- 1 1 ! Ill .in infinite varietyof color and niarkiny^ 

I rade packet. $1.00: â– , oz., $2.00; oz., $S.OO 

MICNONETTE SEED 

ouly fruiri selected spiki-s uiid.-r kIm?..-.. 

Per trade packet of 2000 seeds, $1.00 

Arthur T. Boddington, 

342 wiest 14th St., New Yoric 



In writing to advertisers, kindly 



ROSES 



% 



4».UO 

*.oo :i.>.o<» s.«o 4.%.uo 

S.'kO -JO.OO -».»0 40.00 
3.»0 .30.U0 .«.04> 45.0U 



^ 



POEHLMANN BROS. CO., Morton Grove, 



MY MARYLAND 



I Bronze Medal for 100 blooms ami S. A. 
F. Bronze Medal tor 50 blooms. We pre- 
dict that this variety will easily displace 
any other white. We are booking orders 
now for delivery January 1006. Price 
1S3.50 per doz.; »iS per 100 ; »lOO per lOOO. 
Write us for otiier new and siHiidard va- 

H. WEBER & SONS, Oakland, Md. 



Ghicap Carnation Co. 

JOLIET. ILL. 

Our Plants are Now in the Field 



S. S. SKIDELSKY 

824 No. 24th St. 
PHILADELPHIA 



ROBT. C. PYE 

Carnation Grower 

NYACn, N. Y. 



If you ofifer the right goods in the 
right way in these columns, you will not 
lack for customers. 



ROSES 



BKIDE 

BRIUBSMAFD 

IVORV 

Fine 3-Inch slock 



Baur Pioral Co., ^n^,^ 

Advertising well placed hits the nail 
on the head every time. Let us help 
you to make business good. 

THE COmOE GARDENS CO. 

Horticultural Specialties 
Ornamental Nursery Stock Peonies 



HANNAH HOBART 



The Pride of 
California â– â– â– â–  



The grand Prize Winner in competition with the latest and very 
best products in Carnations, Cast or West, for the last eight years. 



Mr. jo 



"The Hannah liobart i 
color it is a shade deeper than 
course the color is different. 
not a poor one in the lot, and 
stem, and standing up like sni 

The above is a truthful si. 
of tttis magnificent variety h.i 
enouKh to convince anybody . 



.'ashington, wrote, after liis 

remarkable flower, never le 
It the petal arrangement is qi 
arge houses of it at Sievers'. 
the e\ri( t counterpart of the other; 



lich appeared in t 



led us at last i 



hyt 



U- as high 



than four inches, and frequently four and one-half inches across. I 

;different; in this respect it most resembles the old Jubilee, but > 

! sight is one long to be remembered; hundreds of blooms at 

bursted calyxes, but every tlower supported on a twenty-four in( 

5 color that can equal it." 

man. and if needing verification, the simple assertion that the flowe 
less than $i.oo per dozen, up to date, should 



; fi.^n per dozen, and none less t 

flower is *'When will the H 



ahHobart be for sale?", m. 



January i, 1906. Send youT ordcps in early as they will be filled strictly in rotation. 

PRICE, $3.00 per 12; $15.00 per 100; $120.00 per 1000 

JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., I25l Chestnut St., SAN PRANCISCO, CAL 



HORTICULTURE 



VOL. II 



JULY IS, 1905 



NO. 3 



Published W^eekly by 

HORTICULTURi: PUBLISHING CO. 

11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. 

Telephone. Oxfora 292 
"WM. J. STEAVART, EDITOR AND MANAGER 



SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 

One Year, IN ADVANCE . . . $i.oo 

To Foreign Countries . . . 2.00 

Single Copies .... .05 



ADVERTISING RATES, NET 

Per Inch, 3 COLS. TO PAGE . . $ .90 

Full Pace 24.00 

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Quarter Page 6.00 



COPYRIGHT, tgos, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. 

Entered as second-class matter December S, 1904, at the Post Office at lloston, Mass., under llie Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 



CONTENTS or THIS ISSUE, 



Page 
FRONTISPIECE — Pa-ony ^-ucy E. Hollis 
HYBRIDIZING THE PyEONY — George Hollis . . 59 
P^ONY SOUTH WEYMOUTH — Illustration ... 59 
P^ONY MODELE DE PERFECTION — Illustration 59 
ECHOES FROM ENGLAND — Harry H. Thomas . 60 
SOME HOLLIS SEEDLINGS — Illustrations ... 61 
CALCEOLARIA, HYBRID OR GREENHOUSE VA- 
RIETIES — K. Finlayson 62 

CARNATION DISEASES — R. L. Adams 63 

NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION 

Group of Palms and Foliage Plants — Illustration 63 

Gateway Decorations — Illustrations 63 

Group of DraCcPnas — ■ Illustration 63 

EDITORIAL 64 

CONCERNING AWARDS AT ROYAL HORTICUL- 
TURAL SHOW 65 

NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 

Toledo has a Visit from Detroit 66 



Pack 

NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES — {Continued) 

Society of American Florists 66 

Convention Hotels in Washington 66 

Convention Courtesies to Gardeners 66 

The Washington Souvenir 66 

Massachusetts Horticultural Society 66 

American Society of Landscape Architects ... 66 

Newport Horticultural Society 66 

Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston 66 

New Jersey Floricultural Society 69 

CUT-FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 

Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, 
Louisville, Newport, New York, Philadelphia, 

San Francisco, St. Louis 67 

SEED TRADE 67 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Consolidation of Building and Heating Interests . 65 

Sweet Peas for Winter — Malcolm Orr 65 

Window Glass Merger 65 

Personal 65 

Philadelphia News Notes 69 

Obituary ...'... 6<; 



LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS 



BUFFALO, N. Y. — E. C. Brucker, 385-87 Ellicott St. 
CHICAGO, ILL. — Fred Lautenschlager, 2597 N. Ridgeway Av. 
CINCINNATI, O.— Albert J. Gray, 129 E. 3d St. 
CLEVELAND, O. — A. L. Hutchins, 38 Plymouth St. 
DENVER, COLO. — N. A. Benson, 1352 So. Sherman Ave. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — George B. Wiegand, 1610 N. Illi- 
nois St. 



LOUISVILLE, KY. — F. L. Schulz, Jr., 1325 Cherokee Road 
MONTREAL — Hdijar Elvin, 136 Peel St. 
NEWPORT, R. I. — David Mcintosh, Ledge Road 
PHILADELPHI.\, PA. — George C. Watson, 1614 Ludlow 

Street. 
PROVIDENCE, R. I. — T. J. Johnston, 171 Weybosset St. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Luther Monnette, 1 100 Van Ness Ave. 



HORTICULTURE 



July 15, 1905 



Palms, Ferns 

And Decorative Plants 

A fine Lot of AZALEAS in Great Variety 

K Lir]( Assortment of Ferns for Jardinieres 

Also, Araucarias, Rubbers Pandanus, Aralias 
Dracaenas, Aspidistras, IMarantas, Crotons 

WHOLESALE PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION 

A. LEUTHY & CO. 

Importers and Exporters 
Growers and Dealers 

PERKINS STREET NURSERIES 
Roslindale - Boston, Mass. 

In writiDir to advertiiers, mention Horticiiltitre 



MTRO:«(,i -ii-in. WTOCK 



!(«:%( II 



NEPHROLEPIS 
BARROWSII 

$.f;>.4»4» pi: It 14»<> 

Arotlii I'rriiN lO iU* per loo 

See display ad. in HORTICULTURE May 6lh. 

HENRY H. BARROWS & SON 



It is never too early nor too late 

fo order the 

Scott Fern 

Best Commercial Introduction for many yeirs. 

JOHN SCOTT 
Keap St. Greentiousei, Brooklyn, N.Y. 



CATTLE YA 
SCHROEDERAE 

The Easter Cattleya 

We take pleasure in announcing to our customers 
the arrival of the above superb Cattleya in perfect 
condition. Also Cattleya Trianx^ C. labiata, C. 
Warneri, C gigas, C. granulosa, Miltonia Moreliana, 
Burlinglonia fragrans, Laelia anceps and L. autumn- 
alis atro-rubcns. Write for prices. 

LACER & HURRELL 

Orchid firowers and Importers] SlINNIT, N. J. 



BEGONIA "GLOIREde LORRAINE" 
BEGONIA TLRNFORD HALL 

2-in SfocA, i 15. 00 per 100 

JULIUS ROEHRS CO., R'^^jierford 



rRE.SH IMPORTATION Or 

Cattleya Trianse and Gigas 

WIIITK i<»i; ii;i< I s 

Thomas Jones, short Hiiis,N.j. 

We hope our readers, will as far as 
possible, buy everything they need from 
Horticulture's Advertisers. 

Orchids 



Sander, St. Albans, England 

A(eol, A. DIMMOCK, 31 Barclay St., NEW YnRK CITY 



PURE CULTURE ""^"'«''" 




SPAWN 



>.; Sil.25 per 10 lbs.; «10.00 per 100 lbs. lufnrination as to .Special Cultu 
' aLsi, tb<' Ix'st iii:ik<' «\ lOii-lish Vir;.'iii Miisliriiom Spawn, fiisli iiiipor- 

CLUCAS & BODDINCTON CO. 

131 WEST 23d STREET, NEW YORK CITY 

PALISADE NURSERIES, SPARKILL, N. Y. 
Importers, Exporter.s and Growers of SEEDS, BULBS and PLANTS 



New Creations in Dahlias 

Surpassing all others. Faithfully and truthfully described in our new 
illustrated and descriptive catalojcue, mailed free upon request. 

L. K. PEACOCK, INC. = - Atco, New Jersey 



nK.oadver-.ers.k.ndlvm., 



— ENGLISH CROWN =^ 

ui;>,A>i KN i A 1. M i;si;i;v skxks. iiaiidv i:ii<ii>(>i>i;mii:ons. koses: 

prime qiiility. h.ill m,o^ m >|.i inf; m ,. ' > Hl-Ii vpr V. Ask for our trade list, address ouf American agents 
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. 31 Barclay St., New York, or P. 0. Box 752 

W. FROMOW & SONS, Bagshot, England 



Roses 

Asparagus, Ferns 



idesmaids, 21-inch pot' 



lltM) Ivory, ;t-inch pots 

000 bridesmaids, 3-inch pots 

r»fHl -Asparagus Comorensis, 2-inch 
"'> Asparagus Comorensis, ;Mnch 
2fMHI A^paragii!^ Sprengeri, 2-inch p 



Ruxton Floral and Nursery Co. 

RUXTON, MD. 



Ludvig Mosbaek 

ONARGA, ILL. 

â– _'ii,U(iii Alternantheras, reil and yellow, I'er low 

K. <â– .. *:â– .. III! per 1000 $l.M 

:,(),iin(i Asparagus Pliimosus and Sprensori 



.S.lKKI Umbrella I'l 
Florists' Pansies 
Florists' Pansv ? 



All other Bedding and Vegetable 
Plants. Price List Mailed Free. 



CYCLAMEN PLANTS 

Ui^anteum strain 

.Seed taken of only seleaed llowers atrd uelj l.uilt 

Twice transplanled, 53.00 per 100, $2.S.O0 per 1000. 
3'in. S7.00 per 100, $6.S.OO per 1000. 

C. WINTERICH, Defiance. Ohio 



GODEREY ASCHIiANN 

1012 Ontario St., PHILADELPHIA 



pacta, and robusta 

PALMS and AZALEAS 

Write for Prices 



Cyclamen 
Ciganteum 

<)m- ucll kiiimii sliiiiii in four separate 
...lors. I'ii.e, slioni;. liealtby stock 

3 ^i -inch at $12.00 per 100 
VA-mV, stronger, at $15.00 per 100 

SATlSf \< TION <U Al: VNTKK1> 

Lehnig &. Winnefeld 

LILIES, JAPANESE PLANTS 

BAMBOO STAKES 



SUZUKI & ilDA 

31 BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK 

celerT'plants 

Rf.idy July loth, shaip. 25,000 Early Giant Pas- 
cal, A-i Strain, finest in the country. Trans- 
planted, $4.50 per 1000; from the seed now in 
the Held, $3.00 per 1000. No better stock for 
private or commercial growers can be found. . . 

COOLIDGE BROS., So. Sudburv, Mass. 

Asparagus Seedlings 

From tlats. Well grown and thriftv. 



Cash with order, prepaid Cet our prices on large lots 

Yalaha Conservatories, Lake*co."Fia 



Robert J. Dysart 

Public Accountant and Auditor 

Simple methods of correct accounting 
especially adapted for flori.'^ts' use. 

Books Balanced and Adjusted 



July 15, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



Cut Roses 



At wholesale only, from grower ilirett Ii 

Cutting; t!Ood Brides iind Muids 
youn^ stOL'k and will be cutting Chat 
McArtliurs by Austust. 

M.AHTm l{ will !)<• Ill 
popiihir I:<mI ill N<\\ 1: 



ROBERT MILLER 

Pine -Croft Rose Houses 

Phone I. EAST BROOKFIELI), Mass. 



M. H. WALSH 
Rose specialist 

WOODS HOLE, MA5S. 
Hardy Roses, the li,,st nt-w and old va- 
liiiii-; Strong Flowering Plants; 
Hybrid Tea Roses, tin- l.est and liaidiest 
\. I 111 lit s; New Rambler Roses, Lady Gay, 
Uebutante, Wedding Bells, Sweet- 
heart, La Fiamma and Minnehaha. 
.Slrong, tield-grown plants to flower next 
summer. Best varieties Paeonies, Phlox, 
and Hollyhocks. 
Catalogue describes all the above. 



In ^ 



I adv 



Daisies, Daisies-^ Daisies 



4 varieties is offered for s: 

pests. Prices on applicatior 
• ■ I to July 1 



MAROLERITES. \Vc 



m^ 



ted. 



11 In officinalis class, five (5) varieties, including Filicifolia or fern le; 
e| ^ery early vermilion, also crimson, red, rose and white, all double. 
's- In Chinensis class. A choice assortment in all colors from earliest to 
3J the latest, all named. Write for Catalogue and Prices. 



r. A. BALLER, 



BLOOMINGTON, ILL. 



PEONIES 



Wc will supply you 
with named and unnamed 
peonies at from $6.00 to 
$10.00 per hundred. Divi- 
sions to average more than 
3 eyes. 



EDWARD SWAYNE 

West Chester, Pa. 



/EONIES 

Over 200 varieties of the latest 
and best intruductions from Eng- 
land and France. Lists free. 

E. J. SHAYLOR, Wcllesley Hills, Mass. 



P 



PEONIES 



200 Choicest 



I ILII > Ih.rilN ^llrrs, ,,i„,„, 40,000 bulbs 

l)AI1MAS,■^;iLhardias','.^Udeira"v'ines'°'' ■' 
MKiAR MAPLES, e inches to 70 feet 100,000 
CATALPA SPBCIOSA seedlings 
BLACK LOCUST seedlings. List in season 

i:. V. ti:a 



Centerville, Iiid. 



PEONIES 



. I ■.■(»:■«'■ II tt I I. It 



PURE CANADA HARDWOOD ASHES 

THE BEST AND MOST LASTIINQ FERTILIZER 



My Dear Mr. Joynt : - 

According to our conversation 
want 3 car loads to spread on 40 acres ot 
Cemetery. Be sure you send nie the Joyn 



Write for prices anil i 



o-day you may ship ine 5 large car loads of ashes to Kensico.N. V. I 

cres of land that I intend to sow to rye this fall, and 2 car lo?.ds for our 

md. Very truly yours, (sgd.) Reese Carpenter, Comptroller 

JOHN JOYNT, Lucknow, Ontario, Canada 



Just What You Need This Very Day! 
You'll find it in the Buyers' Directory, 
Pages 72 and 73. 



BULBS ^i*^^"^'^ 



Emperor - 
Princeps - 
P. Oriiatus 



CROWN 

.$14 00 per 1000 
5.00 
400 



Peruvian Quano 

A Natural Bird Product from Peruvian Islands 

100 lbs. $2.25 
W. ELLIOTT & SONS, - NEW YORK POAT BROS., Ettrick, Va. 

^ You Need Not Go Outside the Pages 



HORTICULTURE 



TO FIND WHERE TO GET THE BEST FLOWERS, BULBS, 
AND SUPPLIES IN THE COUNTRY 



SEEDS 






horticulture: 



July 15, 1905 



Seeds of Hardy Perennial Flowers 

Sown in June and July will germinate and give excellent 
stock for transplanting in the Fall 



If vou want the choicest strains in Flower Seeds write us. 



Catalogue mailed upon application 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 



6 and 7 South Market St. 
BOSTON 







We are now booking orders for 

LILIIM HARRISII 
LILIIM LONQIFLORUM 
ROMAN HYACINTHS 
Paper WHITE NARCISSUS, etc. 

Wholesale Price-list now Ready 

CYC'AIS REVOJLITTA at ffH.OO p<-r 

COI.n STOIIAOE VAI-I.FV MPS. 

in cases of 3000, at fjilO.OO pri- 1«»<»0. 

J. II. TH0R51IRN I CO. 

36 Cortlandt St., New York. 




RAWSON'S 



SEEDS 



Arlington Tested 

For the 
Florist 

Catalogues Mailed Free 

W. W. RAWSON & CO., Seedsmen 

12 and 13 Faneuil Hall Square, BOSTON 



^BULBS 

l-T"' and PLANTS 

Ralph M. Ward & Co. 

12 West Broadwav New York 



The HARDY ANNUAL of the CENTURY 
NICOTIANA SANDERAE 



Wholesale AtenH (or the UnKed Slalea 

. X. DRECII, Phili^elpkii. Pi. 
J. N.THOKKIIRN & CO., Cortliadt St., N 
VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, Chlci|e 1 



BURPEE'S SEEDS 



PHILADELPHIA 



Blue List of Wholesale Prices mailed 
only 'o those who plant for profit. 



Why Pay $1.50 



>ened. The little dingus we advertise lie 
will do it in five minutes and better than : 
line shop. We've tried it ourselves < 
-â–  what we are talking about. A child i 




iirface= that can be 
of the highest grade 
life time IVy it 



i eight cui 
steel Wi 



'o8t]>ai<l 7^C» Postpaid 



friends. A liberal discou 
Satisfaction guaranteed. It 



George C. Watson 



There is only one kind of advertising 
that is wise. It's the kind that makes 
business. Cut out the rest. 

ILLUSTRATIONS 



Hub Engraviny Co. 

173 SUMMER ST., BOSTON 

Illustrators and Designers 



Zirngiebel Giant Pansies 



Market and Pa 

New crop Seed i 

Pansies, ready n< 



â– i> NEW CROP 

Pansy seed 

Mlcheirs Giant Prize 



Pansies are not to 

dinary ( liant Trimarde. 



flowers of 

Michell's Giant Exhibition Mixed. A 

train which we have secured from the leading 
Pansy Specialists in ( ".ermany and France, and 
be excelled in size, texture and bril- 
>lors. Price per trade packet, 50c.; per 
.Tc.;per oz.,?.'i.OO. ivadepkl. Oz. 

Giant Azure Blue 40c $2.00 

nt Black Blue 40c 2.00 

nt Hortensia Red 40c 2.00 

nt Snow Queen 40c 2.00 

fiiant White, with Eve 40c 2.00 

Qiant Yellow, with Eye 40c 2.00 

omplete list of Pansy and other sea- 

HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 

Seed Qrowers and Importers 
1012 Market St, Philadelphia, Pa. 



^IJ!" To Build ? 



1 am interested in a g^lass factory in 
.Jersey. I want to liear from you before 
placing your order for glass. I think I 
ran put yoti in the way of saying some 
nioiiev. State quantity, quality, and 
siz.- Wanted. NOT IN THE TRUST. 



Ceor&:e C. Watson 



Save Time and Car Fare by ORDERING 
from Any of These Advertisers. Mention 
HORTICULTURE. 

litis r tjr.M-lTY FKKNt'H and I>l'TrH 

BULBS 

Fall Bulb Price List on request 

JOSEPH BRFXK & SONS, Corp. 



THOS.J. GREY & CO. 

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 

..SEEDS.. 



Uidloi Machlosi 

32 so. MARKET ST.. BOSTON 

writing advertiseri, mention Horticul 



July 15, 15105 



HORTICULTURE 



Hybridizing the Pseony 



I have been at hybridizing "i" raising of seedhng 
psconies for many years. When I began I was 
hampered with having only four or five varieties, 
and none of them of the standard quaHty. I was 
wanting in light colors, but I soon obtained a plant 
of a pink variety, E. M. Harris, and this, with the 
crimson Pottsii, marked the beginning. I still lacked 
a white one. Nevertheless, I went to work, and 
from these produced Welcome Guest, shell pink, 
tipped with white, rose-flowered, which has been cer- 
tificated by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 
and was in three collections of several exhibitions, 
prize winners, at the recent paeony show held in 
Boston, June 17 ; the deep crimson Miles Standish and 
John Alden, a pale crimson or dark pink, a fine fioWer 
for the lawn, but not fine enough for the critics. At 
this time I imported a collection and got my white 
pollen-bearing plant, and from these have sprung 
(ioliath, an extremely large, full double, rose-flowered, 
deep pink bloom, and Maud L. Richardson, white, 
flushed with rosy hlac, rose-flowered, and a finely 
modeled form, both of which have been certificated 
by the above-named society. Next came Beauty's 
Mask, with its flaunting heads of rosy-white and 
gold, borne on tall stalks; this is rose-leaved also. 
• Owing to the rivalry of the numerous growers I 
have exercised the greatest care in the selection of 
seed, sowing seed only from the best, and selecting 
the pollen only from the finest blooms, thus ensuring 
the more certainty of what? the result will be. Then, 
after the sowing of the seed, ensues the waiting for 
the plants to appear, which will not be until the 
second year, except in occasional instances, and 





P.tONY MODELE DE PeRKECIION, AT PETERSO.N": 



I'.iiiNV Soui'H Weymouth 

then it will be from four to ten years before I can 
know the result of my labor. For thus we make 
haste slowly, keeping in view the light that is before 
us; always rememliering tlie poorest come first, like 
all other high-bred flowers; nursing the feeble ones 
in their infancy, for among them may be the price- 
less one we are looking for. The percentage of good 
flowers increases with the selection of seed, for with 
good parentage only can we hope 
to attain success, for we want the 
children better than their par- 
ents; with this thought before 
us, we have courage for our work. 
There is a fascination in ori- 
ginating new varieties, whether 
they be pasonies or other flowers 
or fruits, that surpasses all other 
employments; the creating of 
new forms, or the improving of 
those already existing, lends en- 
chantment to employment, and 
makes labor sweet. 1 well rc- 
meinber when Lieutenant Hob- 
son, a Japanese, appeared in mv 
collection, a deep crimson-pur- 
ple, crowned with gold. It was 
entirely different from the com- 
mon run of singles and doubles; 
I had neither seen nor heard 
anything like it, but I have since 
learned that Kelway calls it 
Imperial, and values it almost 



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beyond price, and Harrison tells of the "new race that 
is coming." It was so different from any of its com- 
panions, whence came it ? It was surely a new revela- 
tion, a sign of progress, to lead us on and up, in the 
Way Beautiful; a new revelation to make glad the 
heart, for certainly this was the herald, for others far 
excelling in beauty and gorgeousness have since 
followed in its strain — varieties like Aureole, Glory, 
Eternal City, Prince Alert, and Youth. 

In raising seedlings you must learn to labor and 
wait. â–  You must commence at the highest levels to 
command the hopes of the highest ideals, keeping 
ever before you the shining mark of success, remem- 
bering that the one that you are looking for is the one 
of one thousand, or the one of ten thousand, the one 
that shall command the attention of all (like Lucy E. 
Hollis) whether they be critics or the multitude. 

As the seedling season presents its blooms, divide 
them into three classes, the "poor," the "perhaps," 
and the "best." The "poor" can be consigned to 
the rubbish heap or, as Harrison suggests, "to the 
bargain counter." The "perhaps" give another 
seasons' trial, for some of them will develop into good 
ones and will yet want another season of trial before 



you will determine what to do with them. Of the 
"best" some will not appear as brilliant another 
season, "while some of them will be much better, and 
these latter will be the ones that will be elected. 

Of my seedlings for the last two or three years the 
following will be found among the elect : 

Standard Bearer, mauve pink, high, incurved pet- 
alage, forming a sohd mass; modeled after the style 
of Madam Ducel. 

Mary A. Livermore, extremely large, rose-leaved, 
rosy pink, edged and flushed with white. 

Usona, very large, rose-leaved, pink and white. 

Bunker Hill, deep cherry crimson. 

John Hancock, cupped variety of crimson edged 
white; rose-leaved. 

Paradise, flesh white, rose-leaved. 

Mrs. John Smyth Fogg, pink. 

Admiral Togo, deep red, overlaid with scarlet. 

Among the darkest varieties, leading them all, is 
Miss Lucy E. Hollis, a very large, liglit satiny rose 
flower. 



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Echoes from England 



NEW PL.^NTS 

Several new plants which promise to become valu- 
able have been exhibited in London this week and 
particulars of them can hardly fail to be interesting 
to you. The most popular one is a new sweet pea 
called Henry Eckford, the name of its raiser, Mr. 
Henry Eckford, who has done more to improve the 
sweet pea than any other grower in the country. As 
some acknowledgment of the successful work of Mr. 
H. Eckford in connection with the sweet pea, a 
shilling fund has been started for the veteran grower, 
and already some eight hundred shillings, which of 
course mean eight hundred subscribers, have been 
received. The sweet pea is one of the most popular 
flowers in the country at the present time and bids 
fair to rival the rose and the carnation in private 
gardens if not with the market grower. The new 
sweet pea Henry Eckford is a very handsome one; 
the color may perhaps be best described as orange- 
scarlet or salmon-scarlet, it is a shade difficult to 
portray in words. It is a very distinct and beauti- 
ful variety and will undoubtedly soon become popu- 
lar. In addition to its rich and attractive coloring, 
this variety is unusually free flowering, two and 
sometimes three flowers being produced on a spike. 

Impatiens Holstii. The salmon-colored Impatiens 
Sultani has long been a favorite greenhouse flower 
with us, but it is altogether eclipsed' by this new in- 
troduction called I Holstii. The flowers are bright 
vivid red, almost scarlet. They are very freely pro- 
duced, even on quite small plants, and make a brilliant 
show in the greenhouse. It will probably also be 
used for bedding out of doors in the summer time. 
I first saw this plant at the Paris International 
Flower Show in May when it was exhibited by a 
German firm. In London it was shown by Messrs. 



Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, an influential and 
old established firm of nurserymen and seed growers. 

Aster sub-coeruleus. One of the brightest and most 
useful flowers in the hardy border at the present 
time is Aster alpinus. This new Aster sub-cceruleus 
may be said to be a much finer plant of the same 
style. It is perennial, growing about twenty inches 
high. The flowers are larger than those of Aster 
alpinus, beautifully formed and bright pleasing mauve 
with yellow disc. The two colors are of shades that 
associate to produce a delightful effect. This aster 
will undoubtedly prove to be an excellent garden 
flower for the hardy border in early summer. It was 
shown by Mr. Amos Perry, the well-known hardy 
plant grower of North London. 

Phlox canadensis, Perry's variety. This is another 
hardy plant, a much improved form of the type, that 
is worth bringing to your notice. It is one of the 
most profuse flowering plants I know, and invaluable 
out of doors in earlv summer. The flowers which are 
larger than those of the type are pale blue in color. 
Mr. Amos Peny is also the introducer of this Phlox. 

RHODODENDRONS AT KEW 

There is much to interest and to be admired at 
the Royal Gardens, Kew, at all times of the year, 
but perhaps early summer is the most delightful 
time of all. Flowers are then lavishly produced on 
tree and shrub, and the leafage of a thousand differ- 
ent trees is not yet tinged by summer sun. The 
collections of flowering trees and shrubs are one of 
the glories of Kew, and indeed one could imagine no 
finer garden picture than the azalea garden or the 
rhododendron dell when either is at its best. 



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July 15, 1905 



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Some Hollis Seedlings 




Glory 


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Prince Alert 




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MaUU L. KlCHARDSOiN" 



Admiral Dewey 




Bunker Hill 



Beauty's M 



Edwin Booth 



HORTICULTURE 



Calceolaria, Hybrid or Greenhouse Varieties 



Now is the time to be thinking of sowing seeds of 
the above in order to procure decorative plants of 
considerable size as well as exhibition plants in time 
next year, and one of the first essentials for the 
successful cultivator to keep in mind is the pro- 
curing of the best strain of seeds obtainable, for it 
is as easy to grow the best strains as it is to grow 
the indifferent strains, and infinitely more satisfac- 
tory at the finish line. Firms that have invariably 
made a good reputation for themselves in furnishing 
seeds of the highest merit, are logically the ones to 
be patronized as being likely to supply the article to 
meet all expectations. Yet it is well, at times, to 
deviate from a beaten path for the sake of self con- 
vincement, and procure a few from different sources 
and note results. Such a test to be of value, however, 
must be carried out on strickly methodical principles 
and not hap-hazard,that is, each kind must necessaril}' 
be kept separate and labelled up to the flowering 
stage. 

At the very commencement of calceolaria culture 
from seed, there begins the trouble that is likely to 
unstarch the enthusiasm of the average gardener, for 
they will persist, without the most exacting care, 
to vanish from sight by damping off; doubtless this 
can be attributed to their impatience and dislike of 
warm surroundings which is difficult to get over at 
this season of the year should the season be normal. 
The fact that later batches sown in August go ahead 
with much less fuss seems to lend support to the 
above theory. Notwithstanding that the present- 
day calceolarias of our conservatories are an evolu- 
tion of considerable standing from progenitors in- 
habiting lofty mountain regions in Southern Ameri- 
ca, Peru, and Chili, yet it seems that their native 
hardiness and love of bracing cool surroundings still 
clings to them, for in such only do they make any 
progress, a fact that must not be let out of sight 
should we court success with them. Well out of the 
seedling stage, with an eye to keeping them cool and 
shaded from bright sunshine, and after the natural 
cool nights of autumn set in, calceolarias are not 
difficult to grow, neither are they so dirty and lousy 
as reputed to be when assigned to proper quarters, 
which of course must be cool and airy. 

Shallow pans are probably the best receptacles to 
sow calceolaria seed in, and should of course be well- 
drained. Finely-sifted soil composed of leaf mold 
or peat, with a small portion of soddy soil and clean 
sharp sand' in ample quantities mixed thoroughly to- 
gether, makes a suitable compost for the seed; this 
should be moist enough not to require any watering 
for some few days after the seeds are sown. As the 
seeds are extremely small they should be sim[jly 
pressed on the surface of the soil and not covered as 
most other seeds are; it follows then that extreme 
care must be taken in watering, so as not to wash 



the seeds from their ])ositions, and until germination 
takes place; the best way to accomplish this is to 
dip the seed-pans in a vessel of water to the point 
of saturation. A pane of glass over the mouth of 
the seed pan is very essential, as it will check evapor- 
ation, thereby reducing the watering operation to a 
minimum. After germination takes place the pane 
of glass ought to be tilted to admit air, and as the 
seedhngs get stronger it ought to be removed alto- 
gether. 

I have found powdered charcoal for the seed re- 
ceiving layer a good thing to prevent excessive 
damping-off. As soon as they can be handled at all. 
they should be pricked off in other pans of fresh 
soil, the best prevention of all from damping-off. 
It follows after what I have said of their nature, 
likes, and dislikes that the coolest place possible is 
to be secured for placing the seed pans in. A cold 
frame facing north is a good place, double sheltered 
on hot days if deemed necessary and as experience 
teaches. A north lean-to greenhouse where the sun 
hardly ever reaches in summer, provided it is kept 
cool and airy, is an ideal place for raising seedling 
calceolarias. 

Of necessity the seed pans must be kept on shelves 
close to the glass. Whatever place they may occupy 
it is well to have quantities of tobacco stems strewn 
in their immediate neighborhood, to be replaced at 
frequent intervals with fresh stems; this prevents 
the attacks of greenfly, spider, and thrips, and is 
much safer than smoking. They should be repotted 
like any other plants as their progress warrents; on 
approaching their final potting, good maiden soil 
of a soddy nature is very acceptable to them and this 
should contain a liberal quantity of sheep-manure or 
cow-manure, gathered from a pasture in a somewhat 
hard and bleached condition; a small quantity of 
leaf-soil, sand, and charocal nodules completes a very 
suitable compost, other things being equal. 

Careful watering is necessary with calceolarias at 
most all stages. On account of their soft and woolly 
foliage, and especially when the plants get large and 
prior to flowering, water should be introduced care- 
fully underneath the foliage and not indifferently 
over head, otherwise they will become rusty and more 
than likely quantities of the foliage will decay. A 
house a few degrees above frost line suits them in 
the winter admirably ; perfectly healthy and vigorous, 
and when the roots embrace thoroughly the mass 
of soil in the pots, they stand considerable feeding 
in liquid form. Enterprising cultivators should set 
aside exceptionally fine varieties to obtain seeds for 
themselves for then they can rest assured that they 
have something to rclv on. 



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â– :wAY Decoration by Bruce Butterton 
Newport Exhibition 



Carnation Diseases 



I. RUST. (UROMYCES CARYOPH YLLIN Us) 

There are few houses where rust does not occur. 
The appearance of this disease is indicated by a 
slight swelHng of the stem or leaf and a paler color. 
Later this splits open, the epidermis being turned 
to one side, and vast numbers of brownish, spherical 
spores are ejected, the whole presenting a blistered 
appearance. These are the uredospores and they 
will germinate in the presence of water. In the 
interior of the affected portion, minute threads wind 
in and out among the cells, sending out haustoria 
which suck the sap. A short time after these spores 
are formed, the same spot, or sorus, puts out a 
second kind of spores, the teleuto-spores, one-celled 
brown bodies, which germinate after a period of rest, 
usually winter, thus perpetuating the disease from 
year to year. Cuttings are particularly subject to 
rust attacks. 

Treatment. Keep moisture off the leaves. Cover 
rust spots with lim.e. Give plenty of liglit and ria 
and grow healthy plants. 

2. LEAF SPOT, OR BLIGHT. (SEPTORIA DIANTHi) 

The "spots" appear as circular or oblong places, 
with a brown or white center, surrounded with a 
purplish dark border. The band is well defined on 
its inner border but becomes mixed with the green 
on its outer side. Both leaves and stems are affected 
— the stems often to such an extent that the sap 
is cut off. Black specks, the fruiting bodies, show 



in the center portions. The spores are produced in 
depressions whose edges rise a little above the leaf. 

Trcatnicut. Spray with Bordeaux or Potassium 
Sulphide solution, or ammoniacal solution. Give 
good cultural conditions. 

3. LEAF MOLD, FAIRY RING, OR RING MOLD. (hETER- 
SPORIUME CHINULATUM) 

Leaf mold starts at one place, spreading evenly in 
all directions, producing circular spots one-sixteen to 
one-quarter inch in diameter. These spots are 
especially abundant near the tips of young leaves. 
Gray or brownish mold arranged in concentric tufts 
occupies the center. This often falls out. From a 
pale, ashy color the spot changes to a grayish shade 
approaching dark brown. 

The spores are borne on fruiting threads which 
break the surface of the leaf in clusters of two to six. 
The threads produce several spores in succession but 
each in a different place, so that they present a 
knotty, angular appearance. The spores are vari- 
able in size and form, and bristle all over with 
minute spines. Daybreak is very susceptible to this 
mold. 

Treatment. Cut back diseased portions. Spray 
with Bordeaux, when flowers appear. Give good 
culture. 



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;.l NAS ExHIfilTED BY lj.\ 

Newport Exhibition 



HORTICULTURi: 



July 15, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



AN ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL 

DEVOTED TO THE 

FLORIST, PLANTSMAN, LANDSCAPE, 

GARDENER AND KINDRED 

INTERESTS 

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY 

HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 

II HAMILTON PLACE, BOSTON, MASS. 
WM. J. STEWART. Editor and Mo nager. 

The Editor Has His Say 

The article on the system of awards at horticul- 
tural exhibitions which we reprint from the Gardener's 
Chronicle of London, will strike a responsive chord in 
every one on this side of the Atlantic who has ever 
had any serious connection with such shows. But 
where is the universal remedy for the defects which 
all recognize exi.st in every s>'stem thus far devised? 
The subject is one that will bear discussion and 
plenty of it. 



The visit of the American Society of Landscape 
Architects is a notable event for the visitors and for 
Boston. If America is to develop a distinctive 
school of landscape-making, Boston will be credited 
by posterity with having been its birthplace. The 
genius of Frederic Law Olmsted becomes more 
apparent as time passes, and will grow upon our com- 
prehension as the years bring to perfection the won- 
derful harmonies of beauty and utility which his 
great mind conceived and realized before thev had 
taken material form. The young man planning to 
devote his life to landscape work must come too 
Boston if he would see and draw inspiration from 
the priceless legacy which this noble philanthropist 
and artist has given to liis countrymen — rich and 
poor — for all time. And it does Boston good to 
have these men, seeking to follow in the footsteps 
of her benefactor, honor her with frequent visits, 
kindle her appreciation of her incomparable park 
system, and give their counsel as to where advance- 
ment may be made, in Iiarmony with the spirit and 
intent of its founder. 

We have heard considerable surprised comment 
on the lengthy list of new greenhouse construction 
reported in our issue of last week by one of our 
western advertisers. Commercial greenhouse build- 
ing is going on in the central west at a rate not fully 
realized in the eastern and older part of the countrv, 
and flower growing has there already reached a mag- 



nitude understood only by those who have seen it. 
It is possibly true that the methods of culture as 
followed by some western growers are rough and 
hasty, as compared with the attention to fine detail 
which is characteristic of the most successful eastern 
culturists, and the product may sometimes lack the 
exquisite finish of the carefully-nurtured material 
seen in the New York and Boston markets, but that 
will all come in good time. Horticulture recognizes 
no east, west, north, or south, in precedence one over 
the other. Each and every section can find some- 
thing in the other worth learning and deserving of 
imitation. One of the most important points to be 
noted in the remarkable increase of glass area in the 
west is the splendid confidence displayed in the 
future magnitude of American commercial horti- 
culture. 

We see no good reason why our friends in Wash- 
ington, who are to be the hosts of the Society of Amer- 
ican Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists at the 
convention of 1905, have been called upon to give 
assurances that any one special class of the visitors 
shall not be neglected. The sentiment that would 
encourage the drawing of a dividing line between the 
grower whose salary is paid by a private employer 
and the one whose salary comes from a commercial 
employer, or from direct sales of his own products, 
does not appeal to us as conducive to the benefit of 
either or the advancement of horticulture's best in- 
terests, and has certainly never had voice or recogni- 
tion in the national society, as a perusal of the con- 
stitution and history of that body will prove. Eligi- 
bility to membership, as defined in the first pros- 
pectus issued in 1884 and retained in the constitution 
ever since, included all without any distinction what- 
ever, and the records show that no less than fifty 
members in no way connected with commercial horti- 
culture have served the society zealously in various 
official capacities. Why .should a gardener feel "out 
of place" in a society that belongs to his own fra- 
ternity? Nobody need absent himself from the con- 
vention on such grounds. In every city the society 
has visited, thus far, the welcoming hand has been 
outstretched and the heartiest hospitality extended 
to every guest. No guarantees are needed as to 
Washingt(in. 

« t5 tj « 

Thanks to Horticulture, we are daily receiving 
orders and imiuiries from all over the country, as 
well as from Canada, Porto Rico, and Cuba, which 
goes far to prove the value of Horticulture as 
an advertising medium. We are very pleased with 
the results of our advertising in Horticulture, and 
wish every success to the paper and editor. 
Respectfully, 



A. Lf 



Co. 



July 



1905 



HORTICULTURE 



THE AWARDS AT THE ROYAL 
HORTICULTURAL SHOW 

The practiro whii h is s .-lu-linirs followed 
of giving an award lu an old and well-tried 
variety, hitherto, by some accident, over- 
looked by the Society, has given rise to 
adverse criticism and occasionally provokes 
a sense of the ludicrous. It is aljsurd, say 
some, to make an award, we will say by 
the way of illustration, to Cox's Orange 
I'ippin, to Black Hamburgh Grape, or to 
any other variety whose merits are now gen- 
erally recognized, although it may not have 
been stamped with the hall-mark of the So- 
ciety. Perhaps it is. But would it not be 
equally absurd that such varieties should 
never receive recognition from the Society, 
and never be included in its honor-lists? 
Quite lately, two excellent potatnrs, which 
have long been in coninien c win au.inird 
first-class rc-rlih. aU-s. Ii..|l. l-i-l i-m m.mi.Iv, 
when gn.wn at ChisxW. k, u.: r,..\ auar.ls 
of merit, and having now, afin -,. .1 lal u ais' 
experience, proved to be first a lass standard 
varieties, the award of merit has been found 
to be inadequate, but in these cases fittingly 
the stepping-stone to a liigher award. But 
to many persons wedded to traditional 
methods, and who think awards of the nature 
referred to should be made to new things 
only, the granting of first-class certificates 
to comparatively old forms is a stumbUng- 
blork. In their estimation it is better to 
grant awards whilst the subjects of them are 
new and scarce, even if a great mistake 
eventually results, than it is to wait patiently 
for a few years until experience has shown 
whether the subject be worthy of an award 
or not. . 

The whole matter hinges on the purpose 
for which subjects are placed before the fruit 
or any other committee. If staged in the 
hope of getting a certificate that shall en- 
hance the trade value of the subject, it is 
evident that a belated award, after several 
years' experience of its cultural value, can 
be of no service in that respect. "If the sole 
object in staging new or assumed new 
things or varieties be to give the subject 
publicity, and to secure an award on the 
merits of the exhibit, without rrf. rence to 
any financial result, then nothing but good 
can follow if the granting of an award be 
deferred until time has shown whether it is 
merited or not. 

Exhibits that come before the fruit com- 
mittee often come into a different category 
from those presented to the floral c;ommittee. 
Such a remarkable plant as Meconopsis 
integrifolia tells its own story at once. Its 
claims to immediate and first-( I iss honors 
were incontestable. With fruits and vege- 
tables the case is different. W'hal may be 
described as remarkable products never crop 
up with them. They come in the form of 
improved varieties, or what are assumed to 
be so, but beyond the sender no one has 
any proof that they are such. )t is not pos- 
sible for the committee to determine whether 
they are so or not until time and rxperience 
have determined the question. When it is 
remembered how numerous are the varieties 
of fruit, for instance, that are put into com- 
merce with Royal H6rticult\ira! Society 
awards, but which fail to secure any perma- 
nent position in gardens, is it not 1 ertain that 
the pra( tire of granting certificates on the 
first appearance of a subject is a mistake. 

.\ simple way of getting over the difficulty 
would, if it were only practicable be to make 
awards of merit to all subjects provisionally, 
these awards being granted and regarded 
solely as evidences of prima facie or appar- 
ent value or special usefulness, but subject 
to advancement to a first-class certificate if, 
as happily sometimes happens, the subject 
proves to be distinctly meritorious. So far 
as the fruit and vegetable committee is con- 
cerned it is now happily possible 



one or several years at Wisley, that the 
proposals now made w^ould create no hanl- 
ship, and would 1 nvint i.istakes generally. 

A study of the honors bestowed during 
the past thirty years is rather unsatisfactory, 
because the lists contain so many records of 
awards which time has shown to have been 
given without due wanant. 

It is, to our thinking, most desirable that 
awards of merit of any kind or degree should 
continue to be made by the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society and its committees .->n other 
than commercial considerations, though we 
are afraid that in the case of individuals 
these influences must continue to exert their 
power till the millennium comes. Of course 
we by no means wish to convey tlie notion 
that financial considerations should not have 
their due weight with exhibitors. What we 
desire to see is that neither the committees 
nor the rouncil should be unduly influenced 
by them. What they have to do is to ex- 
amine what is brought before them, and to 
record their impressions as to their abstract 
merits irrespective of their possible value 
as commercial products. If a Welwitschia 
or a RafHesia were brought before the com- 
mittee neither would have any financial im- 
portance, but the interest attaching to them 
from the point of view of the Society would 
be a thousandfold greater than that of a 
"new" apple or of an Odontoglossum with 
four spots instead of three. 

Take the case of the Meconopsis before 
alluded to. It received a first-class certifi- 
cate, but that, in our opinion, was decidedly 
inappropriate, and offered an unintentional 
insult to the plant by lowering it to the 
category of the commonplace. Fortunately 
it also received the far more appropriate 
award of a botanical certificate. But some 
will say that money value must be the ulti- 
mate test. Very well; let it be so. Let us 
have in that case a commercial committee to 
deal exclusively with that aspect of the case. 
This may sound Qtiixotic, but the higher 
the idealthe Society strives after the more 
will it gain in the respect of the public, the 
better it will be for the traders in the long 
run, and the greater good will it do to horti- 
culture pure and simple. 

We are told that some propositions are 
under the consideration of the fruit com- 
mittee dealing with the matter of awards. 
Till they have been thoroughly considered 
and adopted by the committee it would be 
premature to make further comments on 
them. It is nevertheless a good sign to see 
the committees taking steps to remove exist- 
ing improprieties and anomaUes, and, as 
we hope, to reduce the extravagant and pre- 
mature award of certificates. 

The very extraordinary Primula shown 
at the last meeting was, it is true, not in 
condition as an exhibition plant, and will 
doubtless receive a certificate wiien more 
fully developed. In the meantime, the scien- 
tific committee has saved lb' < \-<:V\i ,,| the 
Society by awarding it a 1 nil mi' 'I ' ' ini" .ite, 
otherwise the most rcmail'l'l' I'l "ii l".«n 
on that occasion would li.i" 1"' n . miirly 
passed over. — The Gardeners' Cliroiiirlr, 
I.ondon. 



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WINDOW GLASS MERGER 

Cleveland, Ohio, July 12 . 
By the merging of the Interstate Win 
Glass Manufacturers' .\ss<«iation with 
tional Win'l'.w Cla^s Mannfa. lurcrs' > 
ciation at \hr " 'HM-ntic m \\\n. h has rl 
here, iti-< . •-iiinai'al iliai n.A I, ,s than ei 
per cent ''f ih'- inilc|.(--n'l' nl "iitput is 
trolled by the organization. .\ wage 1 
mittee was appointed to meet with the f 
workers and settle a scale of wages. 'I 
it is expected by the workers, may be k 
than it was last year, owing to labor 
ditions. — Transcript. 



qited 



vaTi.'ir, 'l''|'ailiii'i]| -, "I lln-. I.i;-, 1 oncem. 
The magnitudi- of the busiiKss \\\m\\ these 
three companies — now consolidated — have 
built up conveys some idea of the immense 
advances made in horticultural industries 
wiilnn III' i-a-i I' w years. We do not doubt 
111 II :â–  I'll ' i ill. highest practical value will 
I'lll". il > I '-'I n.i^ of interests. Congratu- 
lation., aiL cordially extended. 



SWEET PEAS FOR WINTER 

Editor Horticulture: — Will you please 
inform me the best time to plant sweet peas 
for winter in hothouse; also the kind that 
sells best in Boston market. 

Yours trulv, 



From the middle of .\ugust until the mid- 
dle of September is a good time to plant 
sweet peas for early winter flowering. If 
the beds or benches are idle then they can be 
sown in rows right where they are to flower. 
If not, as is usually the case, they ought to 
be started about that time in 3^ inch pots 
set in a corner of the greenhouse, or in a 
frame outdoors and grown there until such 
lime as the bench space is available. They 
do equally, as well transplanted from pots 
and no time is lost. 

."Xs to varieties, Mont Blanc, white and 
earliest of all, pink and white are the best, 
if not the only kinds for early flowering 
purposes. 

Malcolm Orr. 



PERSONAL 

F. L. Atkins of Bobbink & -Atkins sailed 
for Europe on July 12, on 5. 5. Staatendam. 

G. B. Moulder has been appointed super- 
intendent .of the station grounds of the IIU- 
nois Central railroad. 

^ Howard M. Eari, of W. .\t\ec Burpee & 
Co., Philadelphia, reached home on Saturday, 
July 8, from his European trip. 

,\rthur Merritt, of New York, mourns the 
loss of his eldest son, fifteen years of age, 
who died on Monday, July 10, at the New 
Y'ork hospital, of appendicitis. 

Mi.ss Alice Luflfman, daughter of George 
E. Luffman, was married to Volney Beckner 
Goddard at St. Mary's-on-the-liighlands, 
Birmingham, Ala., on June 28. Miss Amy 
K. Luffman, sister of the bride, was the maid 
of honor. 

Mr. Harry Balsley, Mr. A. N. Pierson, 
Cromwell, Conn.; E. B. Sage, Bradford; 
\V. J. Quinlan, Syracuse; W. J. Simmons and 
family, Toronto, Ont.; Dr. Rowlands, Utiea, 
M.Y.; P. Hauswirth, Chicago; Aug. [Krueger, 
Mead\ille, Pa., visited Buffalo the past \veek. 



The rose and strawbcrr)' show of the 
North Shore Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society on July 6, was a very excellent dis- 
play of the cultural abilities of the ex])ert 
gardeners of Manchester-by-the-sea, Beverly 
and neighborhood. There was a fine exhi- 
bit of aquatics from H. A. Dreer. 



HORTICULTURE 



July 15, 1905 



^ 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



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SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 
AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 
CULTURISTS 

Attention is called to the prizes offered 
by Treasurer Beatty of $25, S15, Sio, for the 
first, second, and third best essays on "The 
Ideal Employer." These papers must be 
sent to the office of the secretary without 
signature, but with the name of the writer 
accompanying same for the purpose of 
record, and should not exceed fifteen hundred 
words each. The time Hmit within which 
these papers must be filed with the secretary 
has been e.xtended to July 20. 

Wm. J. Stew..\rt, Secretary. 

HOTELS IN WASHINGTON 

The following Ust is supplied by the hotel 
lommittee of the Washington Florists' Club: 

* The Shoreham Hotel, 15th and H street, 
N. W. six squares from meeting hall, single 
room for one person, $2 per day; two per- 
sons, $3; room with bath, one person, $3 
per day; two persons, $4; suites, parlor, two 
bedrooms with bath, $10 per day. 

ArUngton Hotel, Vermont avenue and H 
street, N. W. seven squares from hall, $2 
per day. 

♦Hotel Manhattan, 604-606 9th street, 
N. W. European plan, for gentlemen only, 
one square from hall, $1 per day upwards. 

* St. James Hotel, 6th street and Pennsyl- 
vania avenue, N. W., European plan, seven 
squares from hall, single rooms, $1 to $2.50 
per day^ rooms with bath, $2.50 per day; 
suites, with bath $3 to $4 per day. 

* Colonial Hotel, 15th and H street, N. W. 
European plan, six squares from hall, single 
rooms, $1 per day. 

* Hotel Johnson, 13th and E street, N. W. 
four squares from hall, European plan, $i 
per day upwards; American plan $2.50 to 
$4 per day. 

Columbia Hotel, for gentlemen only, 1413 
Pennsylvania avenue, N. W. 6 squares from 
hall, room for one person, $1.50 per day; 
two persons, S2.50 per day. 

Metropolitan Hotel, seven squares from 
hall, .American plan $2.50 to S4 per day; 
European plan, Si to $3 per day. 

El Reno Hotel, opposite B. & O. Depot, 
eleven squares from hall, single person, $1 
per day; two persons, S2 per day. 

The rates of the following hotels, have not 
been received by the committee but will be 
announced as soon as received. 

Riggs House, G and isth street, N. W. five 
squares from hall. 

National Hotel, 6th and Pennsylvania 
avenue, N. W. seven squares fni.ii hull. 

The Oxford, 14th and New N'ork av.-nue 
N. W. five squares from hall. 

Park Hotel, 1017 I street, N. W. three 
squares from hall. 

New Willard, Pennsylvania avenue and 
14th street, N. W. six squares from hall. 

Raleigh Hotel, 12th and Pennsylvania 
avenue, N. W. four squares from hall. 

* Those specially recommended by Hotel Com- 

COURTESIES TO GARDENERS 

At a meeting of the Washint;t..n Florists' 
Club held on the 3d inst. a Utter from Presi- 
dent Vaughan was read in regard to the 
private gardeners who intend to take in the 
convention. A number of the gardeners had 
expressed their intention of attending the 
convention, while others had raised the ob- 
jection "we know so few in the trade and 
not belonging to the society ourselves, we 
would feel lost and maybe out of jilare." 
President Vaughan suggested that a member 
of the local club be appointed to look after 
the interests of the private gardener. The 
club appointed Mr. Peter Bissct chairman 
of a committee to see that all private garden- 
ers who come to Washington for the con- 
vention be met at the depot and made wel- 
come, and to render them any assistance 



required. Any gardener who intends to 
come to the convention can have rooms 
booked for him, or can get any information 
desired by writing to Peter Bisset, Twin 
Oaks, Washington, D. C, who will do ail in 
his power to make the visit of the private 
gardener to the convention a pleasant one. 

THE WASHINGTON SOUVENIR 

The most elaborate and beautilul souvenir 
book ever issued on the occasion of an S. A. 
F., convention is now in preparation, and the 
time is very short until the advertising lists 
must be closed. Advertisers desiring to 
have their announcements appear in it — 
and that should include every one having 
any kind of horticultural material to sell — 
should secure space and send in copy at 
once to J. R. Freeman, 612 13th street, 
Washington, D. C. 

GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 
CLUB OF BOSTON 

.Arrangements are practically completed 
for the picnic to be held at Randolph Grove 
on Tuesday, July 25, 1905. The sports 
committee have arranged a comprehensive 
hst of events which should draw a strong 
entry. Included are foot races for all ages, 
also for fat men, married men, and married 
ladies, boat races on the lake; baseball, 
cricket, tennis, croquet, quoits, are all on the 
list, also several leaping contests, throwing 
shot and hammer, etc. Last but by no means 
least comes a class for the best looking baby. 

There will be a first-class clambake cUnner 
served and many other attractions. Two 
prizes will be given in each class; these 
comprise a very varied and valuable assort- 
ment of articles donated by members and 
well vrishers. A very large attendance is 
expected. Electrics from MiUon for Brock- 
ton pass the grove. 

W. N. Craig, Secretary. 

NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY 

A regular meeting of the Newport Horti- 
cultural Society was held Wednesday evening 
last, President SuUivan in the chair. The 
secretary's report of the June exhibition was 
very satisfactory. Four new members were 
elected, the number including Miss Alice 
Keteltas and Miss Maud Wetmore. It is 
expected that Mrs. Hamilton Fish Webster 
will deliver an address on the arrangement 
of flowers at the meeting on July 19th. 

Inadvertently no mention was made in 
Horticulture's report of the June exhi- 
bition of the award of a silver medal to Mrs. 
Andrews for a beautiful miniature rock 
garden. 

The fall exliibition will be held in the 
Casino, and in order to accommodate all 
exhibitors the balconies are to be utilized. 

MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY 

The first of the series of weekly .Saturday 
and Sunday shows of the Massachusetts 
Horticuhural Society was held on July 8 and 
9. There was a brilUant profusion of garden 
flowers. Delphiniums were especially fine 
and roses were also seen in splendid quaUty 
and abundance. Miss S. B. Fay and M. H. 
Walsh being the chief exhibitors. Martin 
Sullivan, gardener to Wm. Whitman, made 
a remarkable display of delphiniums and 
campanulas. Mr. Thatcher, gardener to 
Mrs. J. L. Gardner, also contributed rich 
groups of delpliiniums and irises. There 
was a large display of other hardy perennials 
from Harvard Botanic Garden, Blue Hill 
Nurseries, Bay State Nurseries, F. J. Rea, 
and Mt. Desert Nurseries. H. A. Stevens 
Co. showed phlox and iris, Jackson Dawson 
showed a seedhng cUmbing rose named Day- 
break. The displays of sweet peas were 
numerous and of excellent quality. 



AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE 
ARCHITECTS 

This society has just conjpleted a three- 
day's meeting at Boston. Most of the time 
was spent in visiting the various public and 
|)rivate places conspicuous as examples of 
(mv landscape work, including the Boston 
Park system, Metropolitan Park svstem, and 
the .Sargent, Anderson, Gardner, and Brande- 
gee estates and Country Club, and Robinson 
Hall at Harvard College where the school 
of landscape architecture is presided over by 
Prof. F. L. Olmsted, Jr. 

The society is six years old and this was 
its first visit to Boston where a number of 
its most influential members are located. Its 
membership numbers thirty-four, of whom 
sixteen are Fellows and eighteen Juniors, 
the latter including the younger men follow- 
ing the profession of landscape designing. 
John C. Olmsted of BrookUne is president, 
Samuel Parsons, Jr., vice-president. Down- 
ing Vaux, secretary, and Charles N. Lowrie, 
treasurer. 

All the above named gentlemen were 
present at- the meeting except Mr. Parsons. 
There were also O. C. Simonds, of Chicago, 
Jas. L. Greenleaf, Chas. D. Fay, F. C. 
Hoth, and C. F. Pilat, of New York, Prof. 
F. L. Olmsted, Jr., W. H. Manning, J. Fred 
Dawson, D. F. D..w, P.rcival Gallagher, S. 
P. Negus, A, \ M;;,i.:i I .mil Mische, J. S. 
Pray, and I'l < , 1 < || of Boston. 

On Frida) I ;, a banquet was 

given at the II. a- I -, : , , , ,, at which G. A. 
Parker of Hartf.ird, Sylvester Baxter, Prof. 
Robeson Sargent, Wm. J. Stewart, J. W. 
Duncan, and Herbert Wise were invited 
guests. Following the banquet. President 
J. C. Olmsted gave an address on Boston's 
Parks and Park Systems, illustrated with 
lantern slides. It covered fully the history 
and evolution of the splendid park system 
whi( h Boston enjoys. He characterized the 
introduction of golf playing into the pubhc 
parks as an unwise curtailment of the privil- 
eges of the many for the benefit of the few 
and criticised some of the defects in early 
construction. He said that Boston had got 
her money's worth even if her parks had 
cost $16,000,000. 

On Saturday evening, after excursions to 
the Metropolitan reservations on the south of 
the rity. Prof. F. L. Ohnsted lectured at 
the Somerset on the Metropolitan Park 
System, with stereopticon illustration. Sun- 
day was devoted to an inspection of the 
Metropolian reservations north of the city. 



TOLEDO HAS A VISIT FROM DETROIT 

fender the able conduct of President 



Robert Watsoh, and with the 



commissary 



department in charge of a committee well- 
trained and tireless, the members of the De- 
troit Florists' Club, to the number of twenty- 
seven, treked to Toledo on Thursday, June 
20. They were in quest of a good time, and 
they had it — on the sixty mile railroad ride, 
at the banquet to which they were conducted 
on arrival in Toledo by a bunch of the 
prospero.us florists of that growing metropo- 
lis under the leadership of sleek-visaged 
George Heiril — "a proper man, as one 
shall see in a summer's day," — who knows 
a tiling or two about entertaining, at the 
banquet, where George P. Beyer, the able 
toast-master wound up the visitors to re- 
sistless eloquence, at the greenhouses visited, 
at the bowling alleys where the men of De- 
troit squared old scores by walloping their 
hosts, at Walbridge Park, where both mate- 
rial and sesthetic entertainment abounded, 
on the steamer ride up the Maumee river — 
in fact, everywhere and every minute of the 
dax' was packed with pleasure up to the mid- 
night hour when the city of the beautiful 
rose was again reached and tired adieus were 
said. 



HORTICULTURi: 



CUT-FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



There has been little or no 

BALTIMORE dumcc in th.- ni.irk.-l over 

last week :iihl - 'â–  '> i \v â–  \- 

ception of Tuesday and W' -! i / . I < n 

funeral work came in a littli 1 1 1 •"■'-- 

been nothing doing to spcik ..i. G.md 
Beauties seem to be the leading llower with 
the few buyers, and there is a slight demand 
for first-class stock. Golden Oatcs, while 
not of the first class order, are holding their 
own, and a number of the growers are now 
bringing in fairly good Couchet roses. 

The beautiful window disi)lay usually 
noticeable among the floral establishments 
on North Charles street have been on the 
decUne during the past few weeks, owing to 
the intense heat and the marked scarcity of 
good flowers. During the past si.x or seven 
days, however, there has been an improve- 
ment in this line owing to the Christian 
Endeavor meeting which has been the means 
of bringing thousands of visitors from all 
parts of the country to this city. This in- 
flu.x of strangers, however, has had very 
little effect upon sales. 

Owing to the extreme heat of 
BOSTON the past week, stock has been 
arriving in poor condition, buy- 
ers buying only what is absolutely necessary 
and with many complaints in regard to this 
condition of stock. Roses, carnations, and 
sweet peas have been plentiful, with not 
much of a demand for the latter. As this 
is the season of the year that the growers 
take advantage of conditions and are begin- 
ning to repair and remodel their green- 
houses, it is e.xpected that shipments of 
carnations will soon decrease. 

The market the past week has 

BUFFALO entered into midsummer dull- 
ness. Everything in the so- 
cial Une is about over and business is at a 
standstill, a glut on nearly everything, even 
Beauties of best quaUty were hard to move. 
Carnations, sweet peas, roses, flooded the 
market. Candidum UUes of good quality 
were abundant for a few days, but sales were 
slow as on everything else. Roses were a 
total glut, some conspicuous signs amongst 
retailers offer roses at $i per hundred, 1 2 cents 
per dozen. Carnations in about same boat, 
while peas found no sales at all. 

The coming week the Elks Reunum is to 
be held in Buffalo, and it is to be ho|ied that 
the market will again regain its lost vatahty 
as this week was one of the dullest in many 
days. 

That it was the dull season 

CHICAGO in the cut-flower trade was 
very evident the first of the 
week, although good stock sold rapidly and at 
a good figure. The supply was fortunately 
very moderate. There was a fair quantity 
of young stock in teas of splendid color and 
nuaUty, and as the end of the week 
approached everything was well cleanec^ 
up with the exception of sweet jieas and 
other outdoor flowers. Carnations were of 
inferior quaUty and outdoor carnations sold 
at whatever the grower could get Asters 
brought about $1.50 per hundred; lily of the 
valley held its own; ferns and fancy greens 
were in abundance. The demand for Amer- 
ican Beauties was steady, exceeding the 
supply, the quaUty was good. 

Little can be said in regard 
CINCINNATI to business or stock as con- 
ditions remain about the 
same at in last report. Several of the flor- 
ists have taken advantage of the preserit 
quiet condition of trade and are taking their 
vacations. Fred Lautenschlager of Chicago 
was a caller this week. 

Prices remain about same as last reported. 



Business conditons last 
LOUISVILLE week were very good Sat- 
urday, but the balance of 
the week was very slow. The demand bi:- 
came so great the last day that nothing ilesir- 
able could be obtained. Carnations of fair 
quality can be obained in ade(|uate quanti- 
ties, and sell up to expectations. Sweet peas 
have sold unusually well, but can no longer' 
be obtained in quaritity Other stock does 
n. it find much demand. 

Notwithstanding a somewhat 
NEWPORT late beginning the florists of 

Newport are doing quite as 
well as last year, while indications point to a 
rush of business during August and Sep- 
tember. 

Sweet peas as usual, are already almost a 
drug on the market. This is perhaps in- 
tensified by an abundant crop of out-door 
roses lasting longer than usual; these being 
cheap, are bought in preference to sweet 
peas by people who look to the price of 
things. Good roses are somewhat scarce. 
Beauties especially, but much better stock 
came in during the last few days. Only a few 
functions have so far been held, although 
quite a number of small, but select dinner 
parties have been given; it is at some of these 
quiet little affairs that the most exquisite 
table decorations are seen. Florists are 
therefore very eager for that class of work 
for two reasons, first because it is very 
profitable, and second because if an unusu- 
ally favorable impression is made by the 
work of the decorator more orders of a Uke 
nature come in soon after. 

It would be difficult to ex- 
NEW YORK aggerate the unprecedented 
stagnation that prevails in 
the wholesale cut-flower market here at the 
present time. Recognized as a season of the 
year when but little can be done, it has, nev- 
ertheless, dismayed even the most pessimis- 
tic with its utter barrenness. It is to be 
borne in mind that the situation is not the 
result of a sudden collapse, but is in line 
vrith experience ever since the first of last 
March, since which time a comparison of 
business with that of the preceding year or 
the average of previous years has almost in- 
variably shown a falling off in magnitude as 
well as spirit. The dealer who has the least 
stock to sell is at present, the fortunate man, 
and the most uncomfortable is the commis- 
sion man whose growers are numerous and 
zealous. Roses from young stock of this 
year are already very much in evidence, and 
it doesn't take a very large box to hold u 
thousand of them or a very deep pocket to 
hold the proceeds therefrom. Carnations 
are away down as to quahty also. Sweet 
peas swarm everywhere, many of them of 
very inferior quahty, but some remarkably 
fine. Asters are already here and it is pre- 
dicted by those who have been looking over 
the ground that this market is booked for an 
avalanche of these flowers a Utle later on, 
the like of which has never been seen here 
or anywhere else. 

Business the past week has 



PHILA- 
DELPHIA 



been experiencing the 



The 

quality of flowers arriving has been poor, as 
was to be expected at this season. The only 
exceptions in the rose line that could be 
noted were Kaiserin and Beauties which were 
in pretty good shape and went fairly well. 
In carnations most of the stock that came 
in was asleep; but a slight imiJroveinent was 
noted toward the end of the week. Lily of 
the valley of the best grade was not over- 
plentiful and went fairly well. Water lilies 
and other out-door stock were in liberal 
supply, but the commission houses as a ruU- 
did not bother with same. Early closings 



and vacations are now in order and the 
majority of the trade is now laying in a 
stock of caloric for the fall trade. 

President Roo.sevelt's daugh- 

SAN ter Alice is here, and at an 

FRANCISCO affair held in her honor 

this week she wore in her 

h:iir "the pride of California," a Hannah 

Ilobart carnation of exquisite beauty. Flowers 

generally are making a poor showing. 

Not in thirty-four years have San Francisco 
and the bay counties experienced weather so 
over-charged with calorific rays as has been 
that of the week beginning with the Fourth 
of July, and the abundance of seasonable 
flowers in market this week is far inferior to 
the normal standard of excellence. 

The growers of roses and 
ST. LOUIS carnations in this vicinity are 

throwing out old plants and 
planting young stock. Carnations are very 
poor at present, and long-stemmed Beauties 
of good quaUty are scarce. One of the 
wholesalers had a lot of Bridesmaids recently, 
the best that have been seen in tliis market 
since last vrinter. During the past week 
there have been a great many weddings and 
funerals, and the retailers have been kept 
ijuite busy. The plant business in this city 
has not faUen off as expected after the 
World's Fair, but has been good all through 
the season. 

SEED TRADE 

A new seed company is about to be incor- 
porated at Washington, D. C, styUng itself 
The Pure Seed and Plant Company of 
America. 

The stockholders are mainly fanners, and 
one of the principal aims is to have the 
farmers cooperate in the effort to secure 
pure seeds, especially of grasses and clovers, 
by keeping their farms free of weeds, so far 
at least as it is practicable to do so. Further 
infonnation concerning this new concern 
will be furnished to Horticitliuee in the 
near future. The headquarters of the new 
company wiU be at IndianapoUs, Ind. A 
list of the promoters and officers will be given 
shortly. 

During the past ten days the weather has 
been very favorable for crops, and especially 
beans and corn, but we need many weeks 
more equally favorable to insure crjps of 
these important seeds. 



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WANTS 



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GOOD MEN 



thos. h. 
Bambrick 

34 South 7th St., Philadelphia 

Help of all kincU, iiieliKliii); that for 
FloriBtd, Nurserymen, SeeiUineii an.l the 
Horticultural trade generally. 



WANTED ~ Young man to take charge of carnation 
houses. Must furnish references. .Situation will be 
open September 1st. Address V, care of HORTI- 

CtlLTURP:, 11 Haroihon Place, Boston. 

- A working foreman and manager, one 



horticulture: 



July 15, 1905 



New Crop Beauties 

THE BEST COMING TO 
PHILADELPHIA 



Tl LEO NIESSEN CO. 

WHOLESALE FLORISTS 
1217 Arch St., â–  PHILADELPHIA 

After July l«t Store Open 7 A. M. to 6 P. M. 



SUMMER 5EAUTIES 

AND 

haizerins 



Samuel S. Pennock 



26th will close 



Cut Flowers 

AI.L VAIIIKXIKM 

SHIPPED TO ALL POINTS 

I'l»i'i>t»' Nn|i|>li<-« 

■ .iirs-f.l . •>?<>< I. in .\<-n ■:ii;;liliMl 

â– .on<-.t mi.>l.-.al<- liar.-. 

N. F, McCarthy & Go. 

84 HAWLEV ST. 
Tel. , Main SM73 BOSTOy 



E. H. HUNT 



Wholesale 



Cut Flowers 



THE OLD RELIABLE" 



76 Wabash Ave. 



.CHICAGO 



NEW SPHAGNUM 

FINES! Ill Vl.n V 

FERNS, GALAX AND SUPPLIES 

H.M.Robinson & Co. 

S and II Province St., Boston, Mass. 

VAUGHAN&SPERRY 

Wholesale 
Commission Florists 

If )Oii wish to buy .ir sell, see them first 
PHONE. CKNTRAI. 2.S7I 

60 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO 



WILLIAM J. BAKER 

WHOLE.'iALE 1432 So. Penn. Sq., 

FLORIST PHIl.A. 

CARNATIONS 

Sweet Peas, Lilies of ttie 

Valley 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 

TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY 



Chatenay j Culls . 
CARNATIONS 

Fancy Class 

General Class 

ORCHIDS 

Cattleyas 

BULBOUS 

Lilies 

Lily of the Valley . 

Stocks 

Daffodils 

Callas 



Adiantum Cuneatum . . . 
Croweanum.. 







30.00 


12.. SO 


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25.00 


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12.00 to 16.00 

35.00 to 50.00 

25.00 to 50.00 

25.00 to 60.00 



In writing to advertisers,] 



PHILADELPHIA CUT FLOWER CO. 

I.SI6-I.SI8 SANSOM STREET, PHILADELPHIA 



KAIZERIN, CARNATIONS, SWEET PEAS 

store Close.* at 6 P. M. from June rpth to Sept. 16th Daily except Saturday at 1 P.M. 



hnSm?n^!i??S?^o!mdI? 



EVERYTHING IN 

CUT FLOWERS 



MOTTolOOODIfjâ„¢ 



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1 526 RAN.STEAD ST. - PHILADELPHIA 



CHaS.W.11cKELLflR 

51 WABASH AVE. CHICAGO 

Western Headqiiarter.s for Choict Orchids 
Valley Viokts and all Cut Elowcrs 



A Daily Shipment 
from 40 to 60 Growers 



CATAI.OOL'E FREE 



PETER REINBERQ 

WHOLESALE 

CUT FLOWERS 

51 Wabash Ave. Chicago, HI. 



In wTiting to advertisers, mention He 



HORTI CULTURE 



69 



OBITUARY 

\Vm. Hoffman, a well-known floiist of 
Pawlucket, K.I,, died July 7. His funeral 
was held from his late residence on Monday, 
July 10. Many beautiful floral tributes were 
sent by brother florists from Providence and 
Pawtucket. 

As we go to press we learn of the death of 
Louis Siebrecht of Floral Park, N.Y. Mr. 
Siebrecht was a distant relative of H. A. 
Siebrecht, of New Rochelle, and when he 
came to this country from C5ermany entered 
his employ. In 1S72 he secured the jiUui- at 
Floral Park, where he has ever since been 
located, and went into business for himself. 
He has devoted his estabUshment mainly to 
the production of cut flowers for the whole- 
sale market. 

W. F. Lautenschlager, f.illiM .f ITorn 
CULTtjRE'S Chicago rciMv I i^l 

Lautenschlager, died at ( ' : I 1 

igos, in his 64th year. Mr. I niw "- lil.i;.;i i 
was born in Niefern, Baden, Gerin.iny. In 
1888 he erected a small private range of 
greenhouses at his home in Faimiount, 
Cincinnati, which later was run on a com- 
mercial scale. These houses were bought 
bv Dr. Dowie in igo2, and erected at Zion 
Citv, 111. Mr. Lautenschlager was an Odd 
Fellow. Burial was held in Spring Grove 



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NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 
SOCIETY 

An informal talk upon orchids was given 
by John E. Lager at the regular monthly 
meeting of this society on Friday evening, 
July 7. The floral display consisted largely 
of orchids. Lager & Hurrell showed twelve 
varieties of cut blooms; William Barr, Arthur 
Bodwell, gardener, a Cattleya Harrisoniie 
with thirty blooms and an Odontoglossuni 
Reichenheimii with one hundred and twenty- 
six flowers; Henry Graves, Edwin Thomas, 
gardener, Cypripediums Brownii, leucoglos- 
sum and comus. 

Japan iris of large size was shown by the 
Colgates, William Read, gardener, and S. 
Hartshorne, Arthur Caparn, gardener; glox- 
inias by John Crosby Brown, Peter Duff, 
gardener; antirrhinum by A. C. van Gaas- 
beck, W. Burnett, gardener, vases of coreop- 
sis and sweet peas and a collection of vege- 
tables from Douglas Robinson, John Girven, 
gardener, and Phyllotaenium Lindeni by 
William Runkle, D. Kindsgrab, gardener. 

PHILADELPHIA NEWS NOTES 

The creditors of Joseph Kift & Son will 
hold a meeting at 1416 .South Penn square, 
on Julv 21, at 10.30 A.M., to take action in 
view of the deed filed by this firm on the 8th 

The principal topic of interest in the 
Philadelphia trade this week is the suspen- 
sion of the house of Joseph Kift & Son. The 
papers were filed on Saturday but at this 
\vriting few of the particulars are known. 
One report h>as it that the liabilities are 
twentv thousand and the assets three thous- 
and. ' It is said that S. S. Penn.nk. who is 
one of the largest creditors, will be the man 



We have this day securc<l the services of 
Bernard McGinty who in future will have 
full charge of our cut-flower department. 
With a valuable practical experience at 
Welch Bros., and later as salesman for the 
Montrose Greenhouses, Mr. McGinty is 
well fitlerl for the position he is about to 
fill, and we feel warranted in s.xnng to our 
patrons that their orders will receive the very 
best attention. 

Thanking our customers for pa.st favors, 
and trusting for a continuance of the same, 
we remain, 

Yours respectfully, 

N. F. McCARTtn- & Co. 
Boston, July 8, 1905. 



MMMMMM>^^Mm^M0M^M'W^M^M^MWBMW^^. 



ROSES 



|IN( I.K JOII> 

Khitped tlc>w<^r 

mr, pel 


, tlie Improved ii 
in .â– Ji-intdi pots a 
1000 


olden 

t »8.'> 


Wi- uffi 
prices 


L w " 


uited number of good 
ire in need of the spai 


e John, 
e ,To)iii. 
esmiii.l 


:jj-iii. 


h, 83.00 «»r>.oo 
1. fJ.OO 15.00 

h, '^.50 ao.oo 




■ ■...„el. 


•h.,„s 


X.;. 00 per 100; .«• 


500 1 



i CARNATIONS, 100,000 field Grown i 

'0; om ,.i;„„s '••■'"'^j;;';;^;; -•Y\;';;'vy;n;;v;|,;;'i;;?'^;:/;;|v;;; v;:",,',^""'' ~''' ~ '^ 

'^ l.awsoii (I'inlii Nelson I-islier Hinnii.Ko Mrs. Nelson Flor;iHill >S' 

Sggi Boston Marliet Crusader Harry Feun Triumpii Ouardiau \ii)jei S8«, 

9^ Koosevelt Mrs. Ine »R 

Wl We shall beain "* 



J. A. BUDLONG i 

37-39 Randolph St , CHICAGO ^ 

KosKS aud WHOLESALE /^, ,^ d^m»,^„^ m 

r^^x^.... GROWER p/ Cut Flowers I 



m 



sympathy for Robert Kift (uii.. u,,. 111, 
firm) are freely expressed, and it is hn],ic 
that some arrangement where! ly this Iiih 
business may be continued will be arninj;! il 
.\ meeting of the creditors of the Peai '« I 
Co., of .Atco, N. J., will be held in Pliila 
delphia on the nth inst. The company': 
embarrassment is said to be only teniporar\ 
and it is confidently hoped that an arrani;c 
ment for an extension will be effected. 



The Gardeners' Club of Baltimore 
held their regular meeting last Mo 
evening at their headquarters in the 1- 
Arcanum Building on Saratoga si 
Owing to the intense heat tile altind 



S^>S^(^ 



Florists Out of Town 

Taking Order.s for Flowers to 
be Delivered to Steamers or 
Elsewhere in New Yorit can 
have them delivered in 
PLAIN BO.XES, WITH OWN 
TAOS in best manner by 

Young & Nugent 

42 W. 25th Street, New York 



GEO. H. COOKE 

FLORIST 

Connecticut Avenue and I, Street 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 



(boston florist letter col 

Manujaclurers of rLORISTS' LETTER.S 




nicely stained and 
varniBne.l, l«,\30xia, made iji two sec- 
tions, one for each si/,e letter, given 
away with first order of 500 letters. 

Block Letters. IJorii-incli size, per 100, »2. 

Script Letters. 3. Fastener wltb eacli 
letter or word. Used by leading florists 
everywhere and for sale liy all wholesale 
florists and supply dealer-. 

N. p. McCarthy, Treas. and Manager 

R4 Hawley St.. IIO.STON. M.XSS. 



H.Bayersdorfer&Co. 

,"i0-,"i6 Nortli 4tli Street 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

Plorists' Supplies 

BEST LINE IN THE COUNTRY 

Long experience gives us an intimate 
knowledge of the field. Your advertis- 
ing is safe with HORTICULTURE. 



FRED C.WEBER 

FLORIST 

olivIItU'eet 5T. LOUIS, MO. 

Established ),S7.? 
Long Distance Phone Bell Lindell 076 



July 15, 190 



FRANK MILLANC 

Wholesale Commission Florist 

COOGAN BUILDING 

55=57 W. 26th Street, New York 

Tel. 290 Madison Sq. Open 6 A.M. to 5 P.M. 



FANCY FERNS 

$1.00 PUR WUO Discount on regular slii|)menl8 

Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 



FORD BROS. 

48 West 28th Street, New York 

Pine Roses 

Fancy Carnations 

A full line of all CUT FLOWERS 
Teleplume, .{K70 i)r :!.S7I :Ha<lis<)ii S(|ii:ne 



H ORTI CULTU RE 

i JOHN I. RAYNOR 

I Wholesale Commission Florist ^I'-^i^^sT^SiSle^^'' 



TEL. 199R MADISON SQUARE 49 W. 28 St., New York City 



Walter F. Sheridan 

Wholesale Commission Dealer In 

Choice Cut Flowers 



JULIUS LANC 

Wholesale Plorist 



Sa M K»T .lOfli ST. 



;»K« YOIIK 



GEORGE A. SUTHERLAND CO. 

CUT PLOWERS 

Florists' Supplies and Letters 
34 Hawlev St. - BOSTON 



WAX. g^hoi«:mi^e>"^ 

WHOLESALE COM MISSION FLORIST 

57 West 28th St., New York 

FINEST ROSES All Varieties 

Carnations, Lily of the Valley, Gardenias, Lilies, Ferns, Asparagus, every day in the 
year. Everything choice that the market offers 
Special Attention to Shipping Orders 



~r , , \ 2200 \ Madison 

Telephones , ,201 I Square 



Write for Current Prices 



NEW YORK CUT FLOWER QUOTATIONS 

TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY 



ROSES 
Am. Beauty, fan. and sp . 
' ' extra 



Liberty, fan. and sp. 

" Ho. I.!'.'.'.'.'.'. 

Meteor 

Jacq 

Brunner 

Camotand Kaiserin . 
Golden Gate 1 Best . . 
Ivory ! Mediui 

Chatenay ) CullS] . 



.tn:v4Ti4».'«> 

Fancy Class ... 
General Class... 




Cattleyas 

Cypripediums 



KI'I.BOIN 

Lihes 

Lily of the Valley . 
Callas 



ni.t>CEi.i.A!«Eoi;s 

Mignonette 

Sweet Peas, bunches 

Adiantum Cuneatum 

" Croweanum .. 

Farleyense . . . 



Smilax 
Asparagus Plumo 



Gardenit 
Lilacs 1 



25.00 to 50.1 



20.00 to .fS.OO 
15.00 to 25.00 
8.00 to 12.00 



25.00 to 50.1 



G.OO to 8.00 
20.00 to 35.00 
15.00 to 25.00 



riorists ?:'wn 

Taking orders for delivery in 
cNs'U) York City or Vicinity can 
have them filled in best manner 
and specially delivered by ^*â–  ..* 

Thomas Young, Jr. 



41 W. 25th Street 

In writing to advertisera, n 



NEW YORK 

1 HORTICUI.TIJRK 



ALEX. McCONNELL 

546 fifth Ave., New York City 

Telegraphic orders forwarded to any 
part of the United States, Canada, and 
all principal cities of Europe. Orders 
transferred or entrusted by the trade to 
our selection for delivery on steam- 
ships or elsewhere receive special 
attention. 

Telephone Calls, 340 and 341 35lh St. 
Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL 



I writing to advertisers, 



DETROIT 



John Breitmeyer's 
Sons 

Cor. MIAMI and GRATIOT AVES. 
DETROIT, MICH. 

Artistic Designs 
High CradeCut Blooms 

AW cover all Mi*liij;an points ami good 
sect ions uf Ohio. Indiana and Canada. 
Id writing to adTcrtisers, meution Horticulturb 



July 15, 1905 



H orticulture: 



WEILAND I RISCH 

LeadinK Western (irowers and Shippers of 

Cut Flowers 

59 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 

Long Distance Phone Central 879. 

Charles Millang 



50 West 29th St. 



New York City 



Cut Flowers on Commission 

A Reliable Place to (onslqii to or order from 

jXIKhIco. 

«Vh<>lf>al<< Flori.ls 

FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 

545 Liberty St., PITTSBURG, PA. 



Bonnot Bros. 

WHOLESALE FLORISTS 

5Sand.S7W 261hSt. NEWYORri 

Cut Flower Exchange, xei. 830 Madisun Squaie 
OPEN 6.00 A.M. 

AN UNEQUALED OUTLET FOR CONSKiNKIl FIOWFRS 



The only house 
haadllag the New 
Red Carnation 



"Victory" 



Mso a complete 



ALEX. J. CUTTMAN 

WHOLESALE FLORIST 
52 WEST 29TH ST. NKW YORK 

Telephones 1664-1665 Madison Square. 

Edward C. Horan 
Wholesale Florist 

55 WEST 28th ST. 

Tel. J/»| Madison S,. NCW YorR 

JAMES A. HAMMOND 

Wholesale Commission Florist 

T'i^^.rr„s,. NEW YORK CITY 

Coiisignmenus receive conscientious and i)ronipt 
attentior 
be finest 

A. L. YOUNG & CO. 

'WHolesale Florists 

Shippinc orders supplied with selected llow crs 

at reasonable prices. 3end for circular. 

54 W. 2Sth ST.. NEW yot^K 

Te l. 3,S5q Madison .Square 

REED & KELLER 

122 W. 25tt» St., New York. NY. 

F LO R i STS' S iu !=• PLIES 

(iillMX I..-:iv.-» iUKl all l).-<-oiati>.- <u..lis 
Ajentslor C^l.nWF.LI .S PARI OR BRANO Will) SMILAX 

In .vr.lint.- tn aHveni.^r. minion l|,..i., riTi-BP 

WILLIAM .1. BOAS & CO. 

...MAMIFACTI'RERS OF... 

Folding Flower Boxes 

No. I0<2 RIDGE AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA 

Write for Prire I.iat mul .Sample* 
Ib writing to advertisers, meotion.HoKxicuLTURE 



A«n« BEAUTIES 

AND 

QUEEN Of EDGELYS 

WELCH BROS. 

City Hall Cut-Plower Market 
1 5 PROVINCE ST., BOSTON 



WIETOR BROS. 

Wholesale (irowers of 

CUT FLOWERS 

51=53 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 



The RELIABLE HOUSE 

JOSEPH S. FENRICH 

Wholesale Florist 

Consignments Solicited 

43 West 30tti Street, New York City 

Telephone No. 325 Madison Square. 



Headquarters in Western New York for 

Roses 
Carnations 

And all hinds of Seasonable flowers 

WM. E. I^ASTING 

Wtiolesale Commission florist 

Also Dealer in riorist.s' Supplies 

and Wire Designs 
353-S7 Ellicott St., Buffalo, N.Y. 

(ilVE US A TRIAL WE CAN PLEASE YOU 



FANCY CARNATIONS 
AND ROSES 

Pittsburg Cut Flower Co., Ltd. 



ESTABLISHED 1872 

JOHN J. PERKINS 

WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION FLORIST 

115 West 30th St., New York 

Tel. No. 956 Madison Square 



liable 



s and highest 



OUR FLOWERS 



the product of eslahlisnmenls mat i./»n 

DEPENDED UPON to supply hloomsolun- 

elled quality EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR. 

„jal RlASdVABI.F PRICES. Let us hear from you NOW, please. 



TRAENDLY & SCHENCl^ 

Telephones, 798-799 Madi: 



44 West 2Sth St. New York City 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 

TRADE PRICES — Per 100 — TO DEALERS ONLY 

I CINCINNATI I BALTIMORE I BUFFALO I PITTSBirRQ 



ROSES 

Am Beauty, fan. and sp. 
extra 



" " No. I and Lower gr. 

Liberty, fan. and sp ... 

" extra 



Medium. 

Chatenay ) Culls 

Killarney 



CARNATIONS 



BULBOUS 

Lilies 

Lily of the Valley. 

Stocks 

Daffodils 

Tulips 

Callas 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Asparagus Plumosus, strin 

" bunc 

â–  ' Sprengeri ' ' 



00 to 18.00 
I 00 10 40.00 
1.00 to 40.00 



12.00 to 

40.00 to 

ai.oo to 

25.00 to 



18.00 
14.00 
5.00 
5.00 
4 00 



HORTICULTURE, 



July 15, 1905 



List 

of 

advertisers 



Page 
Aschmaan G 56 

Baker Wm. J 68 

Bailer FA 57 

Bambrick Thos. H .. 67 
Barrows H.H.& Sod. 05 
Baur Floral Co . . - 54 
BaversdorferH.&Co. 69 
Boas W.J. & Co. .. 71 
Boddington A. T .54 

BonnotBros 71 

Boston Florist Letter 

Co 69 

Breck Joseph & Sons 

Breitmeyer's J . Sons. . 70 
Budlong J. A.. .. 69 

Burnham Hutchings 

Pierson Co 76 

Burpee W. A. & Co. . 58 

Chandler B.B.&F.. J. 75 
Chicago House Wreck- 
ing Co 74 

Chicago Carnation 

Co 54 

Clucas & Boddington 56 

Cooke G.H 69 

CoolidgeBros -56 

Cottage Gardens 54 

DilgerWm 70 

DreerH.A 58-75 

DysartR.J 56 

Elliott Wm.& Son... 57 

Esler J.G 74 

Ernest W.H 71 

Farquhaj R. & J . & 

CoTT* 58 

FenrichJ.S 71 

Fletcher F.W .57 

Ford Bros 70 

Fromow W-& Sons 56 

GhormlevW 70 

Grey T.J. & Co. ... .58 
Gumey Heating Mfg. 

Co 75 

Guttman Alex. J 71 

HailAsso 74 

Hammond J. A 71 

Herendeen Mfg. Co.. 75 
Hews A. H. &Co. .. 74 

HippardE 75 

Horan E. C 71 

Hub Engraving Co... 58 
HuntE.H 68 

Johnston Heating Co . 75 

Jones Thomas 56 

Joxnt John 57 

KastingW. F. 71 

King Construction Co. 75 
KloknerA. 74 

Lager 8r Hurrell 56 

Lang Julius 70 

Lehnig & Winnefeld . 56 

Uuthy A. & Co. ... 56 

Metropolitan Material 

Co 75 

McCarthy N. F & 

Co 6S 

McConnell Alex 70 

McKellar Charles W. 6S 

MichellH.F f,S 

Michigan Cut I-'lower 
Exchange 70 



Page 
MiUang Charles . ..71 

MiUang Frank 70 

Miller Robt 57 

Moninger J. C 74 

Mosbaek Ludvig 56 

Murdoch J. B 71 

Niessen Leo Co 68 

Peacock L. K 56 

Pennock Samuel S.. 68 

Percy Chas.W 74 

Perkins John J 71 

Phila. Cut Flower Co 68 
Pine Croft Rose HousesJ.W 
Pierson F. R. Co. ... 54 
Pittsburg Cut Flower 

Co 71 

Poat Bros 57 

Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 54 
PyeR.C 54 

RawsonW.W. & Co. 58 

Raynor JohnI 70 

Reed & Keller 71 

Reid Edward 68 

Reinberg Peter 68 

Robinson H. M. & 

Co 68 

Roehrs Julius 56 

Rolker August & Son 56 
Ruxton Floral & Nur- 

Safety Automatic Ven- 
tilating & Heating 

Co 75 

Sander & Sons 56 

Schillo Lumber Co... 74 

ScoUay John A 75 

Scott John 56 

Sharp. Partridge & Co 

74 

Shaylor E. G 57 

Sheridan W.F 70 

Sievers J. H. & Co.. 54 

SiggersE.G 74 

SkidelskyS. S 54 

St.aSord N. Co 74 

Steams A. T. Lumber 

Co 74 

Sutherland Geo. A. 

Co 70 

Suzuki & lida 56 

Swayne Edward 57 

Sylvester H.H 74 

Situations Si Wants.. 67 

TeasE.Y 57 

ThorbumJ.M.&Co. 58 
Traendly & Schenck 71 

Vaughan and Sperry . 68 
Vaughan's Seed Store 58 

Walsh M.H 57 

Ward Ralph M. Co... 58 

Watson, G.C 58 

Weber, F.C 69 

Weber H. &Sons... 54 

Welch Bros 71 

Weiland & Risch ... 71 

Wietor Bros 71 

Wilde O . H 57 

Winterich C. 56 

Winterson E. F 68 

Yalaha Conservatories 56 
Young & Nugent ... 69 

Young Thos. Jr 70 

Young A.L.&Co. .. 71 

/.irncicl.cl D 58 



You Need Not Go Outside 

THE PAGtS or 

HORTICULTURE 



To find where to get the 

Best Flowers, Bulbs, Seeds and 
Supplies in the Country 



Buyers' Directory 

and 

Ready Reference Guide 



READ IT 



Advertisements under this head, 10 cents a 

Regular advertisers in this issue are also 

nder this classification without charge. Kefen 

â–  ' " ' "" indicate the respective J 



ACCOUNTANT. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



Joseph Breck & Sons, 
61 & 52 N. Market St., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



ASPARAGUS SEEDLINGS 

Yalaha Conservatories, Yalaha, Fla. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



BAMBOO STAKES 

Suzuki & lida, 31 Barclay St., New York 



List of Advertisers. 



BEDDING PLANTS. 

G. Aschmann, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia. 



BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE. 

Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N.J. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



BULBS AND TUBERS. 

R. M. Ward & Co., New York 
For page see last of Advertiierft 



Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. Market ' 
French and Dutch Bulbs. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



CARNATIONS. 

Chicago Carnation Co., Johet, III. 

Plants for Fall deUvery 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



John H. Sievers & Co., 



J. A. Budlong, 37 & 39 Randolph. St., Chicago 



List of Advertisers. 



H. Weber & Sons, Oakland, Md. 

White Carnation, My Maryland. 
For page 



CELERY PLANTS. 

Coolidge Bros., So Sudbury, Ma 
For page see List of Advertisers 



;COLD STORAGE VALLEY PIPS. 

J. M. Thorbum & Co., 36 Cortlandt St., New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



CYCLAMEN PLANTS. 

C. Winterich, Defiance, O. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



Lehnig & Winnefeld, Hackcns 

Cyclamen Giganteu 

For page see List of .^dv 



DAHLIAS. 

L. K. Peacock, Inc., Atco, N.J. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



DAISIES. 

The F. W. Fletcher Co., Auburndale. Mass. 
For page see List of Advertisers^ 



FERNS. 
A. Leuthy &. Co.. Roslindale, Mass 

For page see List of Advertiseri 

. H. Barrows & Son, Whitman, Mass. 

Nephrolepis Barrowsii. 

For page see Lkt of Advertisere^ 

;uxton Floral & Nursery c:o., Ruxton, Md. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



Vaughan & Sperry, 60 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



FERTILIZERS. 

liott Si Sons, New York. 

Peruvian Guano, 
ge see List of Advertisers. 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 

H M Robinson & Co„ 8-11 Province St., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



FLORISTS' LETTERS. 



FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH. 

Alex. McConnell. New York 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



J . Breitmeyer's Sons, Miami & Gratiot Aves., 

Detroit, Mich. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



FLOWER POTS. 

, H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



FOLDING BO,\ES. 

Welch Bros., 15 Province St., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



GARDENIA VEITCHII. 

A. T. Boddington. 342 W. 14lh St., New York. 



GLASS. 

Sharp, Partridge & Co., 22d and Union Place, Chicl£o 

For page see List of AdTertisen. 



GLAZING POINT. 
H. A. Dreer.Philadelphia, Pa. 
For page see List ol Advertisers. 



GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATERIAL. 

Burnham, Hitchings. Picr.Min Co., 1133 Bro,-id» 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



List of Adverti! 
Material Co, Brooklyn, N.Y 



Greenhous* 
For page see List of Advertisers _ 
C. Moninger Co., 111-125 Blackhawk 
CliL-ago. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



July 15, 1905 



H ORTI CULTURE 



QREENHOUSE B. MATERIAL. Continued. 

Adam Schillo Lumber Co. 
Weed St. and Hawthorne Ave.. Chicago. III. 
For paKc see List of Advertisers- 



For mie see Li« of AdTerliser. __ 
MARDV FERNS AND SUPPLIES. 



Crowl Fern Co, Millingtoi 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
M. H. Walih, Woods Hole, Mau. 
For page see List of Advertisera 

HELP. 



HEATING APPARATUS. 



; MldK-. New York. 



HYDRANGEAS. 

F. R. Pierson Co, Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
For summer blooming. 



IMPORTINQ HOUSES. 
Auciut Rolker & Sons. 31 BarclaT St, N 
PlantA tender or hardv. 
For page tee List of Advertisers. 



' List of Advertisers 



LAWN MOWER SHARPENER. 

G. C. Watson. 1614 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



J. M. Thorbum & Co, 
36 Cortlandt St, New York 
For page see List of Advertisers 



MUSHROOn SPAWN. 

ClucasS Bodd^ngton Co.. 131 W. 23rd St, New York 



NEW SPHAGNUM. 

H.M. Robinson & Co.. Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

NICOTIANA SANDER/fc-. 

H. A Dreer Philadelphia, 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



ORCHID PLANTS. 

Lager& Hurrctl. Summit, N.J. 
(â– ;ittleya Srroederoc. 



Thomas Jones Short Hill 

Catlleya Trianx* and Gigas. 
For page s ' ' 



H. V. Michell ( 



List of Advert i! 



PEERLESS REPAIR CLAMP. 

A. Klokncr, Wauwatosa, Wis. 
For page see List of .Advertisers. 

PLANTS DECORATIVE. 

A. Leulh; & Co., RosUndale, Mass, 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



RETAIL FLORISTS. 

Alex. McConnell, New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



ROSES. 

Ruxton Floral & Nursery Co., Ruston, Md. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



M. H. Walsh. Woods Hole. Maa«. 

Hardy Roses. H. T. Roses and Rarablen. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

[USl Rolker & Sons. 31 Barclay St, New V 

EngUsh-Grown Roses. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111 
Young Roses. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



J. A. Budlong, 37 & 39 Randolph St., Chicago. 
Young Roses. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



Siebrecht & Son, New Rochelle. N. Y. 



SCOTT FERN. 

John Scott, Keap St. Brooklyn. N. Y. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

SEEDS. 

W. W. RawBon & Co, 12 & 13 Faneuil Hall Sq. 

For page see List of Advertisers 



^ For rage see List of Advertisers. 
W. AUee Burpee St Co, Philadelphii" 



J. M. Thorbum 5; Co, 
36 Cortlandt St.. New Yorl 
â– or page see \M of AHvertiv 



Denys Zin 



J. Farquhar & Co.. M «: 7 N. Market St.. Bosto 
Hardy Perennial Flower Seeds. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



Ub. 1789. 
Johnson i 



High Grade Grass. Clover, and Tree Seeds. 



List of Advertisers. 



SIGNS, BADGES, TIME-SAVING DEVICES. 

N. Stafford Co.. 67 Fulton St.. New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

SPRAYING ENOINis 

Chas. W. Percy. 212 Summer St., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

STEAM TRAP. 

E. Hippard, Youngstown, O. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



VENTILATING APPARATUS. 

11, Ilitthings. Pierson Co, 1133 Broadw 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 
Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 
N. F. McCarthy & Co, 84 Hawley St, Boston. 
George A. Sutherland Co., 34 Hawley St, Bostot 
Welch Bros, 16 Province St, Boston 
Buffalo. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



t, Buffalo, N.Y. 



Wm. F. KasUng, 383-87 ElUcott ! 
Chicago. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 
J. A. Budlong. 37 Randolph St, Chicago. 
E. H. Hunt, 76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 
Chas. W. McKellar. 51 Wabash Av, Chicago. 
Peter Reinberg, 51 Wabash Av, Chicago. 
A. L. KandaU Co, 21 Randolph St., Chicago. 
Weiland & Risch. 59 Wabash Ave, Chicago. 'H 

Wielor Bros.. 51 Wabash Av.. Chicago. 
Vaughan & Sperry, 60 Wabash Ave, Chicago. 
E. F. WintersonCo., 45. 47, 49 Wabash Ave, Chicago 
New York. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 
Bonnot Bros, 55-57 West 26th St, New York. 
Jos. S. Fenrich, 48 West 30th St, New York. 
Ford Bros, 48 West 'iSth St, New York. 
Wm. Ghormley, 57 W. 28th St, New York. 
Alej. J. Guttman, 52 West 29th St. 
Jas. A. Hammond, 113 West 30th St, New York. 
E. C. Horan, 55 West 28th St, New York. 
Julius Lang, 53 West 30th St. New York. 
Chas. Millang, 50 West 29lh St.. New York. 
Frank Millang, 55-57 W. 26th St, New York. 
John J. Perkins, 115 West 30th St, New York. 
John I. Raynor, 49 West 28th St, New York. 
W. F. Sheridan, 39 West 28th St, New York. 
Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St, New York. 
A. L. Young & Co., 54 West 28th St, New York. 
Philadelphia. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 
W. J. Baker, 1432 So. Penn. Sq, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Leo Niessen Co, 1217 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa. 
S. S. Pennock 1612-18 Ludlow St, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Phila.Cut Flower Co, 1516-18 Sansom St, PhUa..Pa. 
Ed.Reid, 1526 Ranstead St, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Pittsburg. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 
Pittsburg Cut Flower Co, Ltd, 604 Liberty St, Pitts- 
burg. Pa. 
J. 



lurdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St., Pittsburg. 



New Offers in This Issue 

CANADA HARDWOOD ASHES. 

John Josmt, Lucknow, Ont., Can. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



BULBS, VIRGINIA-GROWN. 

Poat Bros., Ettrick, Va. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



P/EONIES. 

F. K. Bailer, Bloomington, ] 
For page see List of .Advcrtis 



P/EONIES. 

Edward Swayne, W. Chester, Pa. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



P/EONIES. 

I. J. Shaylor, Wellesley Hills. Mass. 
For page see List of .\dvertisers. 



P/EONIES. 

E. Y. Teas, Centerdlle, Ind. 
For page see List of .Advertiser; 



P/EONIES. 

Gilbert H. Wild. Sarcoxie. Mo. 
For page see List of .Advertisers. 

PANSY SEED. 

A. T. Boddington. 342 W. 14th St, New York. 
For page sec List of .Advertisers. 

WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 
Cincinnati. 

)hio Cut Flower C:o., 129 E. 3d St. 



74 



HORTICULTURE 



July 15, 1905 



OIL-BURNING 
AUTOMATIC 
STEAM PUMPING OUTFIT 




, in water feed and i 
steam can be used to temper 
not affected by Its use. 

CAN YOU AFFORD TO RUN YOUR 
GREENHOUSES WITHOUT IT? 

For illustrated catalogue and further information, 

Chas. W. Percy 

M'f'r Shipmaii flutottiatic Efigincs 

2 1 2 Summer St., Boston, Mass. 



CYPRESS 



SASH BARS 

32 feet or longer 

HOT BED SaSH 



PECIiY CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER 



GREENHOUSES 

EIECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE If DESIRED 
Write for Circular " D " a ad Prices 



The A. T. STEARNS LIMBER CO. 

NEPONSET, BOSTON. MASS. 

Standard PQTS 
Flower 



â– W. H. ERNEST 

»8th and M Streets, WASHINOTON, D. C. 

In writing to advertisers, nienlion HomierLTriKn 




^tOHN S^^ D ESCRIPTION 

JlIONINGER*^ nmwQmki(hlCAOO. 



>CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS, 

COPYRIGHTS AND DESIGNS. 

jSendyourbusinessdireet to Wash' nfi^ton, 
saves time, costs less, better service. 

My office close to V. S. Patent Office. FREE prellmln- 
iry examinatlonB made. Atty'g fee not dae until patent 
.fl flecared. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN- 19 YEARS 4, 
J ACTUAL EXPERIENCE. Book, "How to obtain Patents,' 
,etc.. geut free. Patents procured through E. G. Siggen 
(receive special notice, without charge, In th- 

JNVENTIVE ACE; 

J UluBtrated monthlv— Eleventh year— terms, $1. a year. 



The Business Value of 
a High Grade 

SIGN 



•stimiit.Ml. SciKl fi.r 
i;;iis.-.l ;ili.l Slllll< I,. 
I :ix. XNo Time Sm' 



N. STAFFORD CO. 

67 fulton Street, NEW YORt^ 



''^^^^tSb^ 




INSURE YOUR CSLASS 

DO IT NOW 

'tis too late when you are hit. For particulars address 

JOHN Q. ESLER, Saddle River, N.J. 



H. H. SYLVESTER 

Mason 51- 
Builder 

818 Tremont Building 
Boston, Mass. 



Greenhouse TsTJX 






GREENHOUSE MATERIAL 

Ask for our Special Catalogue No. 554 describing 
Hfiiler Tubes, Boilers, Tubes, Sash, Lumber and Sup- 
plies of every kind from the Fifty Million Dollar St. 
I.oui^ World's Fair 

CHICAGO HOUSE! WRECmNG CO. 

3Sth and Iron'Sts., CHICAGO 






LUMBER 

For G reenhouse Benches 

Ship Lap, Drop Sidinjj, Sheatliing, Flooring, 
Wtiite Cedar frosts, Etc. 

^o^sitr„To%tr„t,! "Pecky Cypress" 

Everything in Pine and Hemlock Building Lutnber 

WRITE FOR I>RICI;5 

Adam Schillo Lumber Co. 



:>^ooooooo<>^o<: 



GLASS 

FACTORIES ARE NOW CLOSED 
for the season. Our stock is complete 

WRITE US BEFORE PUACINfl ORDERS 

Sharp, Partridge & Co. 

22d and Union Place, CHICAGO 



In writiDg to advertisers, kindly i 



July 15, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



iFurman Boilers for Greenhouse Heating! 




upon retiuest. Address 
ile«-ii IWaiiufiicturiiig: Company 
l»ept. H. X., Cieneva, XV. 

Corllandl St., NKW \t)KK '-^'J Oliver St., HO.ST<lN 



EDW. S. DEAN, Bloon,inEton"ll"^ ^*'" E. K. B.ARR , I.aCrnsse, Wis. T 

JA.S. .SPEAR.S. .\: H. ID.. ,014 Markel St.. I>hil.idHpliia. Z 

•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦•♦♦•♦• 



PUMPS li:^,:- 

BOILERS \^:Z^Xl 



Mo. 1 Thre.lds, i'<.in., ,>/,-! 

PIPE CUTTERS ;;^'.^^:^,:S-,^dn::^l^e; 
sf IlIsON wrenches i^=".r Tin!T"'pi;i; 

^1.65 ; ;4-in., grips %-m. 10 2'A-m., pipe, ^2.40; 
36-in., grips !4-in. to 3^.in. pipe, $4-7S- 

PIPE VISES p^pT't^-r^-^""^ ^"-"- " ^-'"•■ 
GARDEN HOSE ,&-ess^i;L';-;^T"p'^;?f. ;i?: 

in. nut «ii.ir.inteed. 4^4 cIs. per ft. 

HOTBED SASH ^Zis''^^r^^^%!:;;;^{^, 

from #i.6oup. .Secund-hand.asgoodasntw "it ?i 25 



GLASS -^e,^ 

f..40. B. Doubl 

radTaYors"; 

WRITE 'm;,'â„¢,;, 



, at »i.7o; 
>6x,r, at 1 



METROPOLITAN 
ATERIAL CO. 

1398- H08 Metropolitan Av.,Brookl>n,N.Y. 



lE.VIt Fon 



New (jreen H o"se f ataloque 



JUST l55UF,n BY 

King Construction Co. 

North Tonawanda, N.Y. and Toronto, Ont. 

In wrilinK to advertisers, mention 1|..bii. i -r, 

SKM) FOK f.VT.*I,0(il 1: Ol- 

SCOLLAY HOT WATER 

and STEAM BOILERS 
JOHN A. SCOLLAY 

73 and 75 MYRTLE AVENUE 
Borough of Brooklyn, N. Y. (ity 




Automatic Greentiousc VENTILATORS 

iTom $25.00 up. Send for circular 

The SatVty Antoni:itH- Ventilator ;in.l Heal 

Kej^ulator Co. Lake George, N. V. 




Chandler Glazing 
Point and Pincers 



Don't glaze until you write 
for samples and particulars. 

300,000 sold by Peter Hender- 

B.B.&E. J. CHANDLER 

HYDE PARK, MASS. 




iiisStandard Steam Trap 



a rettrillv pdttnted trap that i.s just wliat a florist 
or aiii/ otlier party in need of a trap wants; 
if is tlie simplest and the only ever-working 
trap in the market, warranted to work and 
al.so warranted for 10 years. If not satis- 
factory after trial, will accept its return 

Teitimonials if desired 

Also the Standard Ventilating Machine and the 
Duplet Gutters, Hinges and other fittings. 

Send for Catalogue 



E. HIppard, Voungstown, Ohio 



t"- 



A STIC A 

'"^ greenhouse (jlazin^ 



USE IT NOW. 



Wc arc the Manufacturers 

Distributing Agents for 

Boston and Vicinity. 




JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 

CORPORATION 

47-54 North Market Street 

Boston, liass. 



FOR HEATING ANY DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING BY 5TEAM OR HOT WATER 

NEW YORK OFFICE III FIFTH AVE 74 FRANKLIN ST BOSTON 



HEATING APPARATUS ^^^„th^h:7a'tt^' 



or we will fur 



JOHNSTON HEATING CO., 1133 BROADWAY, ^J„ 



NEW YORK 



HORTICULTURE. 




LORD (gL BURNHAM COMPANY 

HITCHINGS Ca COMPANY and 

PIERSON-SEFTON COMPANY 

Announce to their patrons and others that they have consolidated under the name of the 

BURNHAM HITCHINGS PIERSON CO. 

With offices in NEW YORK at 1133 BROADWAY and a Branch Office in the TREMONT BUILD- 
ING, BOSTON. 

All irrcomplete contracts will be executed by this company and the active members of the 
constituent companies will continue in its managemeirt. 

As is well known, these three concerns possess all the best features of greenhouse construction 
and its kindred branches. Consequently the new company, by combining the best patented features 
of the different constructions, and in view of the many economies in operating the designing, sales, 
advertising, purchasing, and manufacturing departments, is now able to ofler work of improved 
character on a closer basis than when operating separately. 

Manufacturing practically everything in their own works and carrying large stocks of finished 
and unfinished materials, they solicit your patronage and assure you that their best services are at 
your command. 

Burnham Hitchings Pierson Co. 

I 133 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 



;to idverliserj, kindly mention HoKTitiLTUKa 




In the Rhodohendron Dell at Kew 




:>^/' //j^a/n//mT/ace, 

Bq/To//, Mass. 
Ji/dscrrpt/on, H00\ 



HORTICULTURE 



July 22, 1905 



Carnation Plants 

Strong, bushy, field-grown plants, well rooted for delivery on and 
after August 1st, of the following tried and tested varieties: 



Boston Market 


Bradt 


Floriana 


Queen 


Prosperity 


Flamingo 


Enchantress 


Indianapolis 


Lawson 


Queen Louise 




Vesper 


WRITE 


FOR PRICES 





Our plants are from the grounds of the largest and most up-to- 
date growers. 



I SAMUEL S. PENNOCK | 

jjfyi _ Wholesale Florist of 
KJIJC PHILADELPHIA 



MY MARYLAND 

Was the srnaation of the Chicad" Kxhihi- 
tioii. Easily outranks any other white. 
Awarded flrst-class Certificate of Merit 
bv the American Carnation Society, I,aw- 

• _ „,_.<■ — >..«..■ „s and S. A. 

,». We pre- 
iily displace 
any other white. We are booking orders 
now for delivery January l!«m. Price 
Sa.SOperdoz; »12perlOO; SlOO per lOOO. 
Write us for other new and standard va- 
rieties. 

H. WEBER & SONS, Oakland, Md. 



Pield Grown Plants 

CHICAGO CARNATION CO. 

JOLIET, ILL. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY 

824 No. 24th St. 
PHILADELPHIA 



ROBT. C. PYE 

Carnation Grower 

NYACK, N. Y. 

In writing to advertisers mention Horticulturh 



If you offer the right goods in the 
right way in these coliunns, you will not 
lack for customers. 



Ready to bench 

BRIDE 
BRIDESMAID 

IVORY 
Fine 3-Inch slock 



ROSES 



$5.00 per 100 ; S45.00 per 1000 : 25 al 100 n 
1000 rale. Cash with order or salistactory 
The Roses we ofler are Irom Healthy Grafted Stock 

Baur Floral Co., Ene, Pa. 



Advertising well placed hits the nail 
on the head every time. Let us help 
you to make business good. 

THE COmOE GARDENS CO. 

Horticultural Specialties 

Ornamental Nursery Stock Peonies 

Carnations 



HANNAH HOBART 



The Pride of 
California.... 



The grand Prize Winner in competition with the latest and very 
best products in Carnations, East or West, for the last eight years. 

Mr. John A. Balmer, of CleElum, Washington, wrote, after liis visit to our nurseries in January, iqo2, an article which appeared in the 



•The Hann 



and frequently f 



, and everyone the exact counterpart of the other; no bursled calyxes, t 
nding up like soldiers. There is certainly no carnation of its color that can equal 

â– * * of facts by a very competent gentleman, and if needing verification, the simple 

1 sold wholesale as high as $1.50 per dozen, and none less ih.in Ji .^.j per doz 
trinsic value. 
: who has seen the plants in flowe 



^four inch 



r supported c 

The above is ; 
of this magnificent variety have 

The constant inquiry by every one who has seen the plants in flower is "When will the Hannah Hobart be for,sale?". This 
led us at last to the conclusion to distribute the same next year, and we are re.idv to hook .irdi-rs from iu,w on for delivery beginning 

January i, 1906, Send your orders in early as they will be filled strictly in rotation. 

PRICE, $3.00 per 12; $15.00 per 100; $120.00 per 1000 

JOHN H- SIEVERS & CO., I25l Chestnut St., SAN PRANCISCO, CAL 



HORTICULTURE 



VOL. II 



JULY 22, 1905 



NO. 4 



Published AVeemly by 

HORTICULTURi: PUBLISHING CO. 

11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. 

TelepHone. Oxford 292 
"WM. J. STE,"WART, E.DITOR AND MANAGER 



SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 

One Year, in advance . 
To Foreign Countries 
Single Copies 



ADVERTISING RATES, NET 

Per Inch, 3 COLS. TO PAGE . . $ .^o 

Full Page 24.00 

Half Page 12.00 

Quarter Page 6.00 



Entered as second-ci; 



COPYRIGHT, I90S, BY HORTICULTURE PUB. CO. 

ter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 



CONTENTS or THIS ISSUE 



FRONTISPIECE — Rhododc'iidron Dell at Kcw 

A WHITE CATTLEYA GI GAS — Illustrated — Lagor 
and Hurrell 



A CORRECTION — 0.scar Hay 

CULTURE OF CCELOGYNES — J. W. Goodyiei 
ROSA SETIGERA — Theod.-re Wirth 



PROPAGATION OF AZALEA NUDIFLORA 

son Dawson 



THE HARDY FLOWER GARDEN — T. D. Hatfield 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF AMERICAN ROSE 
SOCIETY' AT HARTFORD — Illustration . . 



CARNATION DISEASES— R. L.Adams . . 

STOCKS — Denys Zirngiebel 

BRITISH HORTICULTURE — W. H. Adsett 
EDITORIAL 



OBITUARY — Louis Sie 
George Croucher . 



Duncan McGregor, 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 

American Carnation Society 

American Pomological Society 

Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston . 
Society of American Florists ..'.... 

Florists' Club of Philadelphia 

St. Louis Florists' Club 

Chrvsanthcmum Society of America . . 
Kentucky Society of Florists 



CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 

Boston, Buffalo. Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, 
Louisville, Montreal, Newport, New York, 
Omaha, Philadelphia 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Personal 

There is Room for It 

Hydrangea.s in Newport 

C)uting of Johnson & Stokes Employees 

Philadelphia Happenings 

Philadelphia News Notes 

Business Changes 

New s Notes 



NEXT WEEK SOMETHING ABOUT SWEET PEAS 



LOCAL COKRESPONDENTS 



BUFFALO, N. Y. — E. C. Brucker, 385-87 Ellicott St. LOUISVILLE, KY. — F. L. Schulz, Jr., 1325 Cherokee Road 

CHICAGO, ILL. — Fred Lautenschlager, 2597 N. Ridgeway Av. MONTREAL — Edgar Elvin, 136 Peel St. 

CINCINNATI, 0— Albert J Gray, I2g E. 3d St. NEWPORT, R. I. — David Mcintosh, Ledge Road 

CLEVELAND, O. — A. L. Hutch'ins, 38 Plymouth St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. — George C. Watson, 1614 Ludlow 

DENVER, COLO. — N. A. Benson, 1352 So. Sherman Ave. Street. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — George B. Wiegand, 1610 N. lUi- PROVIDENCE, R. I. — T. J. Johnston, 171 Weybosset St. 

nois St. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Luther Monnette, 1 100 Van Ness Ave. 



H ORTI CULTURE 



July 22, 1905 



HYDRANGEAS ^?SoSr" I 

We grow these largely, and have a magnificent stock of large-sized plants in tubs and barrels. Plants are J^ 

now covered with buds and are just beginning to show color, and will be in full bloom during July and August. !/» 

These plants are splendid for decoration of the lawn, and are used largely at seaside places and other summer "^ 

resorts. There is nothing that equals them for summer decoration during July and August. H^ 

Fine Plants in tubs, $2.00 and $3.00 each according to size. ^ 

Very large specimens in half-barrels, $7.50 each. p 

These plants can be shipped by freight with perfect safety to any point. We ship large quantities every J^ 

year as far north as Bar Harbor, Maine. 1^ 

F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York 1 



PANSY 3EED 

S leading Pansy specialists of America and Europe. All lui:. 
Trade packet. $1.00; ^ oz., $2.00: oz., $5.00 

MIGNONETTE SEED 

r.'"l'lin-i"ii'- \l, ..I ih.- tinest of till fancy varietii-s .4 

.Mi^'iH.n.iir, :,ii iiii|.i..i . I â– â–  New York Market." Seed .sav.-d 

I'er trade putket of 2000 seeds, $1.00 

Arthur T. Boddington, 

342 West 14th St., New York 



ROSES 

2i-inch 3i-inch 

Per KJO Per 1000 Per 100 Per 1000 

Am RpautiVD l^a.OO $-»3.00 $3.00 ios.OO 

<-|iuK>nav -4.00 30.00 5.00 -1».00 

1 ikI*- .lolin 4:.OU 4.^>.00 5.00 4.i.OO 

<.;olfl<Mi 4,iatea 3..'>0 SO.OO 4..%0 40.<»o 

naiti- 3.»o :>o.oo a.oo 45. wo 

â–  lri<l<-. a.<M> 

»•■■■■■'■«■ a 00 

Per 100 Per 1000 2S-in Per 100 Per KiOO 

Nttiia lie. !(.•»« !(«iiao " (jia.so !^>«.ao 

POEHLMANN BROS. CO., Morton Orove, III. 



Palms, Ferns 

And Decorative Plants 

A fine Lot of flZflLEAS in Great Variety 

A Lir|e Assortment of Ferns for Jardinieres 

Also, Araucarias, Rubbers Pandanus, Arallas 
Dracaenas, Aspidistras, Marantas, Crotons 

WHOLESALE PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION 

A. LEUTHY & CO. 

Importers and Exporters 
Growers and Dealers 

PERKINS STREET NURSERIES 
Roslindale - Boston, Mass. 



MXI10.\« «J-in. NTOi'K 



HEIVCII 



NEPHROLEPIS 
BARROWSII 

$3a.oo rKii loo 

Scottii Fenio lO OO per lOo 

See display ad. in HORTICULTURE May 6lh. 

HENRY H. BARROWS & SON 

WUIT.nAiV, .-nANW. 



We hope our readers, will as far as 
possible, buy everything they need from 
Horticulture's Advertisers. 

It Is never too eariv nor too late 

to order the 

Scott Fern 

5est Commercial Introduction for many yeirs. 

JOHN SCOTT 
Keap St. Greentioutet, Brooklyn, N.Y. 

In writinc to advtrtisers, mention Horticulturb 



CATTLEYA 
SCHROEDERAE 

The Easter Cattleya 

We take pleasure in announcing to our customers 
the arrival of the above superb Cattleya in perfect 
condmon. Also Caltleya Triana?, C. labiata, C. 
"amen, C. giga.s, C. granulosa, Miltonia Moreliana, 
Burlingtonia fragrans, L.xlia anceps and L. autumn- 
alis alro-rubens. Write for prices. 

Lager & Hurrell 

Orchid Growers and Importers SUflHIT, N. J. 



'GLOIRE de LORRAINE" 



NURSERIES 
RUTHERFORD, N. J. 



Orchids 



Sander, St. Albans, England 

Ajeni, A. DIMMOCK. 31 Barclay St., NEW YORK CITY 



GODrREY ASCHMflNN 

1012 Ontario St., PHILADELPHIA 
j0 

Importer of Araucaria excelsa, glauca, com- 
pacta, and robusta 

PALMS and AZALEAS 

Write for Prices 

In writing to advertisers, mention Hokticultvrb 



Roses 

Asparagus, Ferns 

Per 100 

300 Bridesmaids, 2i-inch pots jfS.OO 

200 Golden Gates, 2i-inch pots 3.00 

700 Perles, 3-inch pots 4.50 

GOO Ivory, 3-inch pots 4.00 

.WO Bridesmaids, 3-inch pots 4.00 

500 .\sparagus Comorensis, 2-inch pots 2.50 

75 Asparagus Comorensis, 3-inch pots 4.00 

2000 Asparagus Sprengeri, 2-inch pots 2.00 

300 Pteris cretica albo lineata, '-'-inch pots 2.50 

Ruxton Floral and Nursery Co. 

RUXTON, MD. 

Cyclamen 
Ciganteum 

Our well knnuii strain in fiinr ' 84*parate 
rolors. Fin.-, si roii^. liealtliy stock 

3'2-incli at $12.00 per 100 
3 '2-inch, stronger, at $15.00 per 100 

SATISF.K TION (il All ANTKEU 

Lehnig &. Winnefeld 

CYCLAMEN PLANTS 

Gisanteum strain 

Seed lalten of <.nly selKteJ llnwcrs and well built 

Twice transplaoled. $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000. 
3in. $7.00 per 100, $6.S.00 per 1000. 

Seed of above strain new crop JO.(M) per 1000 

C. WINTERICH, Defiance. Ohio 



horticulture: 



PURE CULTURE ""'"'«"" 



SPAWN 



I piT 100 I 



r,.'illU III.' K^lsl.'IM IlivllilM 

< ri.Tiiti'; SI-AM N. uc.iiiis 

ir> ctH. pt'l- III.; tH.iir> per tO llii. 
Oil application. 

We have also the best make of Kn|;ligh VirRin Mushroom Spawn, fresh iiii|M.i - 
tation, 8c. per lb.; 75c. per 10 lbs.; «i<i.0O per 100 lbs.; S56.00 per 1000 lbs. 

CLUCAS & BODDINCTON CO. 

131 WEST 23a STREET. NEW YORl\ CITY 

PALISADE NURSERIES, SPARKILL, N. Y. 
ImporttTS, Exporters and Growers of SEEDS, BULBS and PLANTS 




— — ENGLISH CROWN ^^= 

OUNAMKNT.VI, MI'.SKHV STOCKS. llAltDV I! llOKOnKNDKONS. ItOSKS 

livbriil rerpetiials aii<l Teas. ( liiiiliiTS, Kainblers, et<'.. Manetti Storks, all in 

pii'me (Hi.iUly, Kail iqo; or Spnn),. ,,f/. dclivcrv. Ask for our trade list, atldre-ss our American agenl", 

AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 31 Barclay St., New York, or P. 0. Box 752 

W. FROMOW & SONS, Bagshot, England 



PURE CANADA HARDWOOD ASHES 

THE BEST AND MOST LASTING FERTILIZER 

Good buyers know where to get good quality. Below is a sample of the orders I am booking. 
My Dear Mr. Joynt : — New Vork, June i6th, 1905 

According to our conversation to-day you may sliiji me 5 large car loads of ashes to Kensico, N. Y. I 
want 3 car loads to spread on 40 acres of land that 1 intend to sow to rye this fall, and 2 car loads for our 
Cemetery. He sure you send me the Joynt brand. Very truly yourL, (sgd.J Reese Carpenter, Comptroller 

Write for prices and ioformatioa to JOHN JOYNT, Lucknow, Ontario, Canada 



M. H. WALSH 

Rose Specialist 

WOODS HOLE, MASS. 

Hardy Roses, tlu- l.rst new and old va- 
rieties ; strong Flowering Plants; 
Hybrid Tea Roses, the best and hardiest 
varieties; New Rambler Roses, Lady Gay, 
Debutante, Wedding Bells, Sweet- 
heart, La Fiamma and Minnehaha. 
Strong, tield ;,'rown plants to flower next 
summer. }lest varieties Paeonies, Phlox, 
and Hollyhocks. 
Catalogue describes all the above. 



Daisies, Daisies'- Daisies 



Pi:ONIES 

WHITE, gerierally called Queen Victoria has b, 
known to keep G weeks in cold storage, ;f9.(K) 
1«); JWOOO per 1000. 

FRAORANS, the tall grower and bloom produ 



[I.REHT IT. WII.lt. Hat 



WANTED 

M. LOUISE VIOLETS 

GOOD STOCK 

EDWARD SMITH, LEXINGTON, MASS. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

WANTED AT ONCE 



1ITE BONNAFFON Chr 



J. NEWMAN & SONS, Corp'n. 

si TREMONT STREET, BOSTON 



JBULBSl 

j DE NIJS BROTHERS ; 

J WHOLESALE S 

\ BULB GROWERS I 

I HILLEGOM, HOLLAND 8 

I tleadquarter.s for HiKh Class â–  

I HYACINTHS, TULIPS, i 

{ CROCUSES, DAFFODILS, FANCY S 

Ij NARCISSI and P?EONIES I 

I Price List Free on Application i 

I .••TillC'I'LY W IKkLKNAI,!: fl 



pi ii dc virginia- 
dULdO grown 

Emperor - - - - $14.00 per 1000 
Princeps - - - - 5.00 

P. Oriiatus - - 4.00 

Write for special price on lar$;e quantities. 

POAT BROS., Ettrick, Va. 



Consult the Buyers' Directory on Pages 
96 and 97 for information as to where 
to buy the right goods at the right prices. 

CELERY PLANTS 

25,000 Early Giant Pas- 
n the country. Trans- 
from the seed now in 



Ready July loth, 
cal, A-i Strain, 
planted, $4.50 P' 
the field, $3.00 



COOLIDGE BROS., So. Sudbury, Mass. 



Asparagus Seedlings 



^prengeri ... 
large 3-inch I 



Yalaha Conservatories, Lake co. fu 



Popular Pansies 

M'dq'rs lor the Best Hngllsh, French and Ocrman Strains 




-^uiiiiA 



JOHNSON & STOKES' KINOLV COLLECTION 

This strain is absolutely unsurpassed in size, 
texture, form, and range of magnificent colors, 
icxjo seeds, 30c. ; 2000 seeds, 50c. ; 5000 seeds, 
$1.00 ; per ounce, $5.( 



l!l:iek (Faust) . 
Bronze sba.l.- 
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A White Cattleya gigas 




The accompanying cut sliows a Cattleya gigas with 
pure white sepals and ])etals; the lip is of a beautiful 
lilac and with a whitish margin. Albino forms of 
Cattleya gigas are extremely rare, and hence it may 
prove of interest to some of your readers. The plant 
has just flowered with us from a lot of ])lants im- 
ported some time ago. 

Lager & Hurrell. 



A Correction 

To THE Editor of Horticulture, 

Dear Sir: — On reading your e-stimable paper, I 
saw something about my carnations which I would 
like to have corrected. The number of flowers cut 
is correct as given, but fertilizer was not used quite 
as freely as ten pounds a hundred square feet a bench 
every ten days. I used from six to ten pounds 
every ten days for a certain period, of a special 
mixture, and the results were very good. This cor- 
rection is for the information of anybody that might 
like to experiment with fertilizer and by following 
the first-published advice would be overdoing it. 

If anyone would like -to know jnore about how to 
use it in detail and what to use, I will be pleased to 
offer advice. It works equally well on roses and all 
kinds of plants. 



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Hingham, Mass. 



Culture of Ccelogynes 

Editor Horticulture: — Will you kindly ask 
some of your orchid -growing contril)Utors to give 
some hints on potting and growing ccelogynes? 
How and in what material to pot them (newly im- 
ported plants)? IIow much water? Shade or full 
sunshine? How much rest, and when? And any 
other information the contributor may be kind 
enough to give. 

Res])ectfully yours. 

"Greenhorn." 



Greenhorn does not name the species of newly- 
imported coelogyne he has. This very interesting 
family of the orchid world has numerous varieties, 
all of them when in bloom more or less interesting 
and beautiful on the j)lants, biit the flowers have 
no lasting qualities in a cut state. They all succeed 
in a mixture of half peat and half sphagnum moss. 
Some species require abundance of heat and mois- 
ture, while others succeed well with ordinary green- 
house treatment, especially Coelogyne cristata, which 
is the best known of them all, and perhaps is the 
one Greenhorn refers to. It is very cheering to see, 
in the early spring, a well-grown plant covered with 
its snow-white flowers and certainly no orchid is 
more charming at this season. But it is rather a 
bad orchid to establish when newly imported for 
the bulbs always shrivel up so much during transit 
from their native habitat. When the imported 
plants are received, all the decayed portions and 
long roots should be cut away. It is then a good 
plan to put several pieces together in one pan, 
placing the leads here and there toward the center, 
and pot firm, but water very sparingly for a time. 
Give the plants a spray -over once or twice a day, 
and keep a nice moist atmosphere by frequent 
damping between the pots. They do well grown 
cool during the summer months, but do not need 
much shade. In the fall they are all the better if 
given a good sunny position in the cattleya house, 
and at this stage of their growth they require abun- 
dance of water at the root. About the end of Sep- 
tember, if the plants have been treated right, the 
flower spikes will be seen to be pushing from the 
new bulbs, and then is the time a little care is needed 
in watering. Only sufticient water should be given 
to keep the bullis plump, for if the plants are kept 
too wet at the roots at this period the spikes often 
turn to growth instead of flower and so it is safer to 
keep them on the dry side till the spikes are well 
advanced, or till the turn of the year. It is also a 
good plan to rest them for a time after flowering, 
and on no account must they be disturbed at the 
root by repotting too often, for they appear to flower 
all the better when pot-bound, even if some of the 
leads are away over the side of the pans. 



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July 22, 1905 



Rosa setigera (Michigan or Prairie Rose) 



This beautiful wild rose is at date of this writing 
at about its best, and deserves for its numerous good 
qualities a place of honor in every rose garden and 
in all shrubbery plantings. Through its vigorous 
growth and climbing habit it is apt to crowd out 
other plants, but the beautiful effect produced by 
its unrestricted growth amongst other shrubbery and 
small trees, throwing out its flower-set short branches 
from amongst other foliage, is simply grand. I have 
seen it grow over a pin oak fifteen feet high inside 
of two years, and the very loose corymbs of blossoms 
surrounded by the light green leaves, projecting and 
hanging out from the dark-green, glossy foliage of 
the oak in a rambling natural fashion, made a pic- 
ture inviting enough for the keenest painter of floral 
life. 

Recognizing its qualities as a strong climber and 
free bloomer, we made use of the R. setigera for the 
covering of some arches twelve feet high in our new 
rose garden. The plants were two years old when 
planted in the spring of 1904, and they are now fully 
ten to twelve feet up, as the accompanying photo- 
graph will show. The flowers appear in few-flowered 
corymbs, the latter far enough apart to give the 
whole structure a graceful, loose appearance, en- 
hanced through fine foliage. The color of the blos- 
som is deep-rose, fading through pink to whitish, 
and this effect of those well-blended, harmonious 



colors is,- to my eye, far superior and more beautiful 
than the solid crimson of the Crimson Rambler or 
the fine pink of Dorothy Perkins, rich as they are 
in their glorious garb of blossoms. 

The Prairie Rose is now in bloom for the last 
two weeks, and will last at least that much longer, 
for although the individual florets fade away fast 
enough, there are new buds opening as fast as the 
others pass away, and it is just the different shade.'^ 
of color of the fresh and passing flowers which are 
so pleasing and refreshing to the eye. 

I consider Rosa setigera a most valuable climbing 
rose, and, to the good qualities already mentioned, 
we may add that it is very hardy and remarkably 
free from insects, and not subject to mildew. Its 
strong growth would suggest that it might be a 
good stock plant to bud on and, by the way, why 
can not such strong growing climbers be used for 
high and numerous Ijudding on especially selected 
long branches? If the Baby Rambler is such an 
ever-bloomer, why not bud it on the vigorous branches 
of the Crimson Rambler and have something to show 
the season through ? 




Propagation of Azalea nudiflora 



Editor Horticulture: — Can the wild azaleas, 
nudiflora and its kindred, be propagated from sum- 
mer growth cuttings? I find occasionally one along 
banks of streams, but they are, as a rule, scraggy 
specimens not likely to live if transplanted. I am 
trying layering in one instance where several sprouts 
start from the base, but would Hke to propagate 
from cuttings if possible. I suppose if the native 
bushes can be propagated in this way the same 
process will do for A. molhs; the latter can be in- 
creased rapidly by planting low and banking up 
earth. P. 



Azalea nudiflora can be propagated by half-ripe 
wood in summer under a bell-glass or close frame, 
but this process is slow and requires several weeks 
and much care. They can also be propagated by 
hillock layers or by stolons. The most rapid way to 
propagate them is by seed. Collect seeds in October, 
and sow in well-drained pans of sphagnum moss in 
January under heat, and transplant in well-drained 
pans of sandy loam and peat. As soon as the first 
rough leaf appears grow on in close, moist, heat 
under glass until the first of September when they 
should be gradually hardened off to try. They stand 



the winter in a cold pit. If they have been fre- 
quently transplanted during the summer, they w'U 
be several inches high by September, far exceeding 
the growth from cuttings. Of course, n the case of 
an extra firm variety the cuttings, layers, or grafting 
is the only course to pursue to retain the special 
variety. Side-grafting on stock previous'y potted 
can be done in close frames in August, having the 
plants established in pots some time previously. 

Azalea nudiflora is found in considerable quantities 
in different parts of the United States, especially in 
western Massachusetts, also Connecticut and Long 
Island, New York, and is not at all difficult to trans- 
plant provided care is taken in lifting it. Old plants 
should be well cut back and planted in the nursery 
until they become shapely. There are hundreds of 
them in the Arboretum three and four feet high, 
loaded with blossoms in their season, that were so 
collected and treated as stated above. 



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The Hardy Flower Garden 



The hardy flower garden is interesting at any time ; 
from the time the first crocus blooms, until the last 
asters — A. Shortii, and A. spectabilis, which carry 
the season from April until late October. It is prob- 
ably more interesting now than at any time — not 
that the wealth of bloom will be less later, when the 
phloxes and large composite bloom — but because 
now everything is fresh and green. Later we shall 
be cutting down larkspurs which are past, sweet 
Williams, foxgloves, and many other things. Ori- 
ental poppies — gorgeous while they last, leave a 
complete blank in a week or two. It requires quite 
a little management to fill their places for the re- 
mainder of the season. Those looking for plants 
which make a display at this season, will do well to 
take notes now. 

For the front rank Stellaria Holostea, a member of 
the chickweed family, but happily not quite a weed, 
is just going out of bloom. Bright patches have been 
conspicuous for a few weeks past. Its star-shaped 
white flowers are abundantly produced. The plant 
is increased by division at any time during the grow- 
ing season. Dianthus deltoides — -the "maidens 
pink" is very bright, witli small, deep pink flowers. 
They are small, but make up in numbers. Some 
plants escaped into a near-by lawn and look quite 
pretty in grass ; here is a suggestion. Forms or varie- 
ties of D. annulatus, D. arenarius, = 

D. caesius, D. atrorubens and other 
Alpine species might be. added. 
Ajuga genevensis is the brightest 
and best of all the bugles. It is now 
a mass of short spikes of deep blue . 
Varieties of A. reptans are other 
first-rate plants for carpeting the 
front lines. Campanula persicaei- 
folia in several varieties, includ- 
ing the semi-double, in blue and 
white,is very effective. It is also 
an excellent plant for cut flowers. 
C. AUiarioefolia is a distinct and 
interesting species, not quite as 
showy as the others, but still 
worth a place. C. rotundifolia — 
the harebell of Scotland — is quite 
hardy, and exceedingly graceful. 
It is a weak plant, spreading by 
underground shoots. C. punctata 
var. from Siberia, is the best of 
this species we have seen. It is a 
fairly good white, and the bells are 
large and finely spotted . 1 1 grows 
about two feet high, and is easily 
increased from underground 
shoots. C. latifolia macrantha is 
a noble plant, with large deep 
blue flowers. C. glomerata dahu- 
rica, an effective blue, is peculiar 
among campanulas in^that the 



heads are bunched. C. lactiflora, a tinted white- 
flowered kind, is very graceful. C. Carpathica and 
C. Van Houttei are just coming into bloom. 

Anthemis tinctoria is a trifle weedy, but a worthy 
plant for all that. Its growth is pretty, forming a 
feathery mat. In bloom it is almost exactly a yellow 
daisy, and it blooms for the greater part of the summer. 
Its only defect is that it sows itself too freely. Malva 
moschata alba has a special interest to me as I found 
it growing wild on a trip to Nova Scotia. I think it 
ought to have specific rank — I never saw a pink 
one. Its handsome digitate foliage is attractive 
when not in bloom. It is more of a biennial than 
perennial and comes easily from seed. All the 
wild geraniums are attractive — at any time. We 
have G. Richardsoni alba, a low growing white- 
flowered kind; G. macrorhizon, also low growing, 
with purplish, wooly flowers ; G. sanguineum and 
vars. Lancastriense, striped, and G. s. album, white. 
They have creeping roots, and form dense masses of 
handsome peltate leaves covered with pink or white 
flowers for a long time. G. Wilfordi is a spreading 
one with small white flowers, suitable for the rock- 
garden. G. sylvaticum, robust, blue. G. platy- 
petalun, in habit like our G. maculatum, but with 
deep blue and larger flowers. 

Handsome foliage many of us are apt to overlook 
in our anxiety for gorgeous bloom. A bold group of 
Polemonium coeruleum is as effective in foliage as 
bloom; the flowers are blue and white. Seedlings 
come mixed in color. Iris dalmatica is still in bloom. 
It does not increase so fast with us as the rest of 




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July 22, 1905 



the German irises, but it is a grand one. The tirst 
Japanese irises are just in. We wish they had held 
later, as rose bugs play havoc with them. Vincetox- 
icum japonicum, although a member of a weedy 
family, is quite handsome. The foliage is light green, 
and flowers pearly white. Though not exactly a 
climber, like some of the genus, its long stems are 
wreath-like, and have been used for garlands quite 
effectively. 

We did not expect our rock roses would live out 
last winter. A few were left for trial, and all came 
out well. Lychins viscaria splendens is an old-fash- 
ioned border plant — very bright for a time. L. 
Chalcedonica is unique in the color of its flowers — 
scarlet. No border plant is as bright. It can be seen 
a long distance. It is a good plant to have, takes 
care of itself nicely, and is nearly always in bloom. 
After the main crop it can be cut back, like many 
larkspurs, and it gives a second crop soon after. 
L. coronaria Walkeri, is attractive at any time — 
from early spring when its masses of grey foliage 
appear, until it blooms, now. L. Flos-cuculi pi. is a 
pretty little thing for the front, also for the rock- 
garden. Self-sown seedlings come single and there 
are white ones among them. Oriental poppies are 
past; but we have yet some Iceland poppies, which 
were among our first flowers, and also a few of the 
Alpine kind, P. alpinum. P. pilosum is odd. Its 
color, a satiny drab, takes every one's attention. 
The old Welsh poppy, Meconopsis Cambrica, is very 
early, with yellow flowers. It is a good perennial. 
Centaurea montana, with deep blue flowers, is very 
early and lasts a long time. C. nigra is just coming 
in. C. nigra variegata has a charming yellow vari- 
gation, which could be effectively used in formal 
gardening. 

We'.leslcv, Mass. 



bite into the young leaves, sucking the juices, so that 
when such leaves are held to the light they show 
pellucid spots, faint yellow in color. Finally the 
leaf turns yellow and shrivels up. The insect inserts 
his sucking organ into the fibro-vascular bundles and 
in some manner poisons the leaf. Sometimes purple 
spots are found, these are also made by a little leaf- 
hopper. 

Treatment. Kill the insects by fumigation, and 
by spraying throughly with water under a pressure 
of twenty to twenty-live pounds. 

6. DRV STEM ROT. (FUS.\RIUM) 

The dry stem rot gets into the stems through the 
soil, working up into the ducts and clogging them, 
so that the plant dies for lack of nourishment. 

It sometimes makes a spot on leaves, but it is not 
important as the fungus can only gain entrance 
through the epidermis when it is ruptured. 

Rosette is probably due to the entrance of the 
elliptical spores of the Fusarium, during the healing 
over of the cutting. 

Treatment. Sterilize soil. The disease is not very 
important. 



Carnation Diseases 

II 

4. RHIZOCTONIA. (.\SC0MYCETES) 

This is a sterile fungus disease made up of slender 
threads, several cells long. It reproduces by these 
threads breaking off and continuing the growth. It 
is a parasite, spreading through the soil, doing great 
damage to cuttings, being a form of damping-off. 
The filaments also work up into mature plants, caus- 
ing wet stem rot. The affected plants turn green and 
finally die. The inside is .soft and rotten. 

Treatment. No remedy is known. Grow plants 
under the best conditions of moisture, nutrition, and 
temperature. Absence of freshly decaying vegetable 
matter in the soil, change of earth frequently, and 
liming help. Sterilizing soil is a sure preventive. 

5. STIGMANOSE OR PUNCTURE DISEASE 

This is the so-called " Bacteriosis" but is caused by 
thrips, aphis, red spider, and leaf hoppers. These 



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Stocks 



Among the most useful plants for the florist are 
the wliite and colored stocks of the ten-week varie- 
ties. Some years ago, we grew the biennial or in- 
termediate sorts, of which the East Lothian and 
French Cocardeau were the best types. They made 
magnificent pot plants and sold well then, but the 
demand has lessened now and they do not sell so 
readily. As for cut flowers, the annual or ten- 
week varieties have taken the place of the above- 
named as a comparative, y short time is required for 
their coming into bloom. The sorts mostly used for 
cutting are the white, crimson, and purple shades of 
the Globe and Column stocks, the Globe blossoming 
a little longer, and of a more bushy habit than the 
Column, which makes it better adapted for pot cul- 
ture and market plants. 

While we do not believe in raising stocks as a 
special crop, financially speaking we have found them 
useful as an intermediate one, or for filling gaps in 
case of failure of other plants, such as carnat ons, 
etc., and so keep on hand, in winter, a stock of 
small plants, to be used as needed, as they will come 
in bloom in a few weeks and, in fact, I do not know 
of any other plant that will answer the purpose as 
well and be salable at the same time either for home 
trade or market purposes. It was our practice, 
years ago, to raise our own seed, selecting the end 
pods of the flower spikes, as we found by experience 
that the lower seed pods did not give us so large a 
proportion of double flowers, and also using seed 
two or three years old in preference to the new. 
Of late years, however, by getting seed of reliable 
growers, we have had very good results. 



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JULY 



HORTICULTURE 



British Horticulture 



RHODODENDRONS 

At the leading shows, notably at the one held at 
the Royal Botanic Garden, Regents' Park, indications 
have been afforded of the magnificence of the rhodo- 
dendrons secured by the patient work of enthusiasts 
in this branch. During the last half century a great 
deal has been accomplished in this direction, until 
we have a delightful variety of shades. The brilliant 
effect which can be obtained from a massing of the 
blooms on undulating ground was demonstrated 
recently at Regents Park, where Messrs. J. Waterer & 
Sons, of the American Nurseries, Bagshot, had a 
quarter of an acre of these popular subjects under 
canvas. Messrs. Waterer, who cultivate sixty acres 
of rhododendrons in Surrey, have raised some of the 
finest specimens now in cultivation. The firm's an- 
nual displays at the • Botanic Gardens, Cadogan 
Gardens, and the Thames Embankment, together 
with the constant introduction of attractive seedlings, 
have done an immense deal to popularize the Ameri- 
can varieties on this side. Continental nurserymen 
have also borne their share in this work, for one of 
the best hybrids is undoubtedly Mme. Marie Van 
Houtte, a name which stands high amongst horticul- 
turists throughout Europe. This is a white bloom, 
with bronze and gold markings on upper petals, 
edged with a slight tinge of pink, building up a huge 
truss full to the last petal. 

A FLORAL HEALTH RESORT 

Rhododendrons flourish particularly at Bourne- 
mouth, a sylvan seaside retreat on the Hampshire 
coast. At Ashton Court, Branksome Park, there is 
one of the most complete private collections in this 
country, numbering about six hundred varieties. It 
is a flowering shrub in every way suited to the soil, 
locality, and natural environment of that district. 
It is usually contended that plants which grow in 
peat require little or no manure, but this plan is not 
followed out at Ashton Court. The practice is to 
give the beds and borders a good dressing of well- 
decayed cow-manure every two years, so that one- 
half is done one year and the other half the next. 
This is allowed to remain as a mulch the first year, 
and in the following year the beds are skimmed over 
with a spade, and the manure turned in. In addition 
to cow-manure, this year some liquid is being applied 
made from ichthemic guano, used at the rate of half 
an ounce to a gallon of water, giving the plants a 
good soaking twice at about a fortnight's interval. 
This is used on plants that appear exhausted through 
continuous flowering, and seem to need a reviver. 
It is the custom to water early and often, commenc- 
ing first with all that have been transplanted the 
previous autumn, and are carrying plenty of flower- 
ing buds. These are given several good soakings 
during dry spells in March and April. 



SWEET PEAS FOR EXHIBITION 

A large entry is expected at the show of the Na- 
tional Sweet Pea Society at the Royal Horticultural 
Hall, on July 4th. On that day — a very appropri- 
ate one, by the way — Professor H. J. Webber will 
lecture on the progress of horticulture in the United 
States. A foretaste of what will be seen at the show 
was afforded to-day at the Royal Horticultural Soci- 
ety's exhibition by Mr. Henry Eckford, the veteran 
raiser of new varieties, of Wem, Shropshire. Mr. 
Eckford labored to improve the sweet pea years 
ago, and his work was then depreciated by those 
who had not his foresight. He has raised some popu- 
lar varieties which have gained him world-wide 
fame. At his well-arranged stand to-day were the 
trio of novelties which appear last on his list. These 
are Romolo Piazzani, a violet blue; Black Michael, 
bright reddish maroon; and David R. Williamson, 
bright indigo blue. These new comers are likely to 
be much in evidence at the shows. Mr. C. W. 
Breadmore, another sweet pea specialist, of Win- 
chester, has several new introductions, including 
George Herbert, an immense bloom of a salmon pink 
hue; Lady Abedare, a delicate pink; and Dora Bread- 
more, with well-expanded blooms of pale buff-yellow, 
slightly tinged with pink. These will be seen at the 
National show. 

A REMEDY FOR CUCUMBER " SPOT " 

For some years market nurserymen have been 
suffering severe losses through the ravages of the 
cucumber spot disease, and until recently all sug- 
gested remedies had been tried and found wanting. 
Mr. H. D. Ladds, nurseryman, of Swanley, has dis- 
covered what he regards as a reliable cure, and ar- 
rangements were made a few months ago to conduct 
some trials. Should the experiments prove success- 
ful it was decided that the secret should be purchased 
from Mr. Ladds. Tlie sum suggested was £1,000, 
and a fund has been raised to secure this amount. 
At a meeting of the committee appointed by the 
growers a resolution has been passed, expressing the 
opinion of that body "that the application of Mr. 
Ladd's treatment to diseased houses of cucumbers 
has enabled the owners of such houses to continue 
the profitable growing of cucumbers for market, and 
the committee are of opinion that Mr. Ladd's specific 
is a valuable one, -and fully worth the amount which 
has been asked for it." The formula is to be made 
known to those who have subscribed to the fund. 
It shows the need of a Government Department on 
this side to deal with matters of this kind. The 
Board of Agriculture is too busy with sheep and 
cattle diseases to have any time to look after the 
interest of nurservmcn and fruit growers. 



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June 20, igo$. 



HORTICULTURE 



JVLY 22, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



the Boston wholesaler, instead of shipping to, is now 
called upon to handle the surplus from these places! 



AN ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL 

DEVOTED TO THE 

FLORIST, PLANTSMAN, LANDSCAPE 

GARDENER AND KINDRED 

INTERESTS 

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY 

HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. 

II HAMILTON PLACE, BOSTON, MASS. 

Telephone. Oxford, 292 

WM. J. STEWART. Editor and Manager. 



The Editor Has His Say 

New York's wail over the despoliation of her be- 
loved trees by voracious insects sounds familiar in this 
nioth-infested neighborhood. We extend our sym- 
pathy, and hope it may be long before the gypsy and 
brown-tail are added to her tussock torments. 



The time of Lilium Harrisii harvest is here. Im- 
porters are all ready to open up and distribute ship- 
ments as they arrive, and thus begins the first instal- 
ment of fall activity. They tell us that there is 
likely to be found in some stocks this season a 
large percentage of mixed varieties from Japanese 
seed. We hope, however, that shipments will turn 
out satisfactorily generally, and that the former 
prestige of the " true Harrisii " may be fully regained. 
The first essential is that the bulbs are fully matured 
before digging and it is to be hoped that the desire 
for early delivery will not be allowed to interfere with 
this requirement, which means so much to the forcer 
as well as to the grower and exporter. 



If the torrid temperature of the past week doesn't 
bring prosperity to the seaside and mountain resorts 
then is their case a hopeless one. For a number of 
years we have heard but one story — too cool for the 
summer resorts. The weather man seems bound to 
make tip all deficiencies this year. 

What has become of the summer resort flower trade 
which was such a factor years ago? Boston had the 
cream in those days. Newport, Bar Harbor, Narra- 
gansett Pier and other places far and near were big 
buyers in the Boston market, and from middle of July 
until first of September prices soared on anything good 
in the rose line. Local greenhouses and gardens — ■ 
commercial and private — now take care of it all and 



In a previous number, we referred to J. C. Olmsted 's 
protest in his Boston lecture against the monopolizing 
by a few score people of several hundred acres of 
meadow land for golf playing. About 44,000 people 
indulged in the game of golf at Franklin Park last year. 
Certainly their interests and pleasures are to be con- 
sidered, but for every golf player there are estimated 
to be about five hundred other visitors in carriages 
or afoot. To subject this large portion to the risk of 
being struck by a ball, thus engendering timidity in 
women, children, and aged folk, precludes the proper 
enjoyment and recreative advantages of parks by 
introducing an element of danger and apprehension. 
However popular the game of golf, it is not yet suf- 
ficiently so to warrant jeopardizing the feeling of 
security of persons using the parks for their more 
legitimate purposes. Mr. Olmsted voices a sound and 
timely sentiment on this matter. 



Although we are now in the midst of the vacation 
period and notwithstanding that the work of the 
gardener and the florist is sufficiently exacting to 
entitle him to a care-free holiday relaxation, yet all, 
and especially the younger men, owe it to themselves 
and to their profession that the field of literature and 
science as an auxihary to education in the theory and 
practice of horticulture be not neglected. Every 
hour devoted to good reading on practical subjects 
is a distinct installment laid by for the future, better 
than cash in the savings bank. Some are born gifted 
orators or writers, but for most of us correctness of 
composition and impressiveness of diction come only 
as the result of plodding, earnest, up-hill work; none 
are bom expert culturists and in every instance it will 
be found that the men we doff our hats to for their 
attainments in this direction have acquired all their 
proficiency from close application and fidelity to a 
fixed purpose. In short, he who makes the most of 
the splendid facilities for self-education that are open 
to everyone in these days of great opportunity is the 
man to wliom preferment and honor are sure to come. 



Thanks to Horticulture, we are daily receiving 
orders and inquiries from all over the country, as 
well as from Canada, Porto Rico, and Cuba, which 
goes far to prove tlie value of Horticulture as 
an advertising medium. We are very pleased with 
the results of our advertising in Horticulture, and 
wish every success to the paper and editor. 
Respectfully, 

A. Leuthy & Co. 

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July 



HORTICULTURE 



Obituar\ 



LOUIS SIEBRECHT 

In the death of Louis Sicbrcchl the pro- 
fession has lost another one of its old time 
growers of specialties for the New York mar- 
ket. He was one of the last of the old Long 
Island pioneer cut-flower growers, especially 
in the Une of carnations, following close upon 
Charles Zeller, John Dalledouze, Gus Mes- 
senburg, and several others, all of whom, in 
their days, were the great carnation growers 
in the country. 

Louis Siebrecht came of a long line of 
growers and horticulturists and nurserymen 
in Germany. His ancestors, Uke those of all 
the Siebrechts, came originally from the old 
city of Franken in middle Germany, but it 
was in the city of Castle, in Northern Ger- 
many, where Louis Siebrecht was born, and 
there served his apprenticeship with his uncle, 
the late Wilhelm Siebrecht, who was famous 
in his day for originating many valuable 
varieties of market plants, amongst which 
were the Odier pelargoniums. In fact, 
Wilhelm Siebrecht was the Lemoine of Ger- 
many. It was here Louis received liis prac- 
tical education as a gardener and florist. 
When he had finished his apprenticeship, 
he worked in some of the largest commercial 
places in Germany, until the age of 24, when 
he took a position as head gardener with 
Baron von Schachten, who has a famous 
estate at Shafenhausen near Frankfurt, and 
which position he occupied successfully for 
three years. During this time he became 
engaged to his first wife, Caroline, who was 
maid to the Baroness, whose displeasure he 
thereby incurred and was compelled to re- 
sign his position, but he took his Caroline 
OTth him. 

After their marriage, Louis determined 
to seek his fortune in the New World, and in 
1867 came to tliis country. His first position 
here was with the late, and then foremost 
florist of New York, Isaac Buchanan. It 
was not long before his valuable set-vices and 
practical knowledge were recognized by Mr. 
Buchanan, and he was made assistant fore- 
man of the then large establishment at .As- 
toria, Long Island, where the growing of cut 
flowers was the principal business. 

Two years later he took a position as pri- 
vate gardener on Staten Island, which he 
occupied until 1871, when he entered the 
employ of Henry A. Siebrecht & Co., then 
located at the northwest corner of Fifth ave- 
nue and Forty-Second street, where he was 
in charge of the plant and out-door gardening 
department until 187,^, when he established 
himself at East Hinsdale, his late home, but 
the name of the place was afterwards changed, 
through the efforts of former Senator John 
Lewis Childs, to that of Floral Park. 'Here 
Louis Siebrecht built the first year four 
greenhouses of the then most modern and 
approved style. These were especially con- 
structed for the growing of cut flowers for the 
New York market. The stock grown the 
first year was one house of Bon Silcnc and one 
house of Safrano roses, with bouvardias on 
the side Benches; one house of carnations, 
consisting of the only two or three varieties 
then in existence; one house of smila.x, and 
afterwards several variety houses were added. 
These proved so successful, that the next year 
several more houses were added, though rose 
growing was soon abandoned — carnations 
seemed to do much better. In fact, they be- 
came one of the principal products.together 
mth the other varieties mentioned. There 
was also a house of poinsettias, in which were 
the first poinsettias ever grown in open 
benches. Then, when poinsettias had been 
cleared out, Easter stock was put in for a 



made his houses yield successive crops in the 
same season. It was he, too, who first grew 
in quantity the old-fashioned Lilium longi- 
florum for Easter, with such a remarkable 
success,that plants woulustand from three and 
one-half to four feet high, and bear as many 
as a dozen and fifteen flowers on a single 
stalk. These bulbs were grown in a cool 
house in solid beds. The first year the bulbs 
were allowed to bear only one or two flowers 
each, and the flowers were cut rather short. 
Then the bulbs were gradually and properly 
ripened and matured, and the largest se- 
lected for the following Easter season. It 
was he who brought out the once famous 
carnation Hinsdale. 

Louis, as he was familiarly known, was a 
most congenial and happy fellow, somewhat 
odd in his ideas, but his confidence, once 
gained, he was a true and lasting friend, and 
would do anything in liis power to aid or 
assist when necessity required. One of his 
characteristics was his persistency in con- 
quering plants of difficult culture. The 
writer well remembers that when he under- 
took the growing of one of the most difficult 
plants, the Clianthus Dampierii, he vowed 
that he would grow it to perfection, and he 
certainly did grow an entire bench of it; and 
it created quite a sensation. 

One of the most unique features of the 
establishment was his partner, Caroline, his 
wife. While Louis worked hard in growing 
flowers, Carohne took them to the market, 
and there are some of us yet living who well 
remember the pleasant little woman coming 
around with a large basket on each arm every 
morning, except Sundays, rain or shine. 
Indeed, she was one of the four people who 
really started the East Thirty-Fourth street 
flower market, with the late Patrick Smith, 
Henry Tompkins, and one or two others, with 
headquarters in Old Dan's coffee-stand. 

In those days Louis Siebrecht and his 
estabUshment was quite a considerable factor 
in the florist business. During the early 
years of the Society of American Florists, 
Louis attended the annual conventions regu- 
larly, and he contributed a good deal of prac- 
tical knowledge and experience about violet 
culture, when the dreadful disease of that 
plant first made its appearance. He made 
these contributions in a most humerous and 
jovial manner. A few of the old time florists 
who survive him and who knew him well, 
and a host of the younger generation, by all 
of whom he was beloved, will mourn his loss. 
He leaves a widow and nine children, all 
but three of whom are married. Louis 
Siebrecht was quite a distant relative of Henry 
A. Siebrecht and WilUam H. Siebrecht, and 
was 64 years of age at the time of his death. 
Henry A. Siebrecht. 

DUNCAN McGregor 

Duncan McGregor of the United States 
Propagating Gardens at Washington, D.C., 
died^ at the Sibley Hospital on July 8, after 
an illness of several months. He was a 
native of Aberfeldy, Scotland. 

GEORGE CROUCHER 

George Croucher, a well-known gardener 
and frequent contributor to the Gardeners' 
Chronicle, died at his home, Ochtertyre, near 
Crieff, Scotland, on June 27, aged 72 years. 
The coUection of conifers under his charge 
is considered one of the finest in Great 
Britain. 



Persona, 

W. R. Smith sailed from New York on the 
Numidian, July 20. 

Charles Emslie of MontpeUer, Vt., started 
on a trip to Scotland, July 18. 

Leonard H. Vaughan was married to 
Miss Anita G. Wilkcns at Chicago on July 

Mr. S. KeUer, of Reed & Keller, New York, 
sailed for Europe on Thursday, July 20, on a 
business trip. 

James' K. Tappan has been appointed 
flonst on the grounds of the U. S. Machine 
Co., Beverly, Mass. 

Thomas F. Galvin and son arrived at 
Boston on the Saxonia, July 13, after a 
short transatlantic trip. 

John F. Parson of South Lawrence, Mass., 
by occupation a florist, is soon to wed Miss 
Ruth Fredericka Johnson. 

L. A. Giger of the late firm of Pratt & 
Giger of New London, Conn., is now em- 
ployed as a gardener on the Morton F. 
Plant estate. 

W. B. Arnold of Rockland, Mass., has 
gone to California and will not return for 
some months. He may decide to locate 
somewhere in that state. 

Recent visitors in Boston were A. Ringier, 
representing Barnard, Chicago; Mr. and 
Mrs. Chas. L. Seybold, Baltimore, Md.; W. 
E. Chappell, Providence, R.I. 

Mr. R.M. Rahaley, representing Mich. Cut 
Flower Co., Detroit, Ph. Breitmeyer, Detroit, 
J. B. Murdock, Titusville, Pa., and Chas. 
Eble, New Orleans, were visitors last week 
in Buffalo. 

Prof. S. W. Fletcher, professor of exten- 
sion teaching in the Cornell college of agri- 
culture, has resigned to take the directorship 
of the department of horticulture and land- 
scape gardening in the Michigan agricul- 
tural college, one of the best equipped col- 
leges of its kind in the countrj-. 

Mr. Francis Canning, head gardener and 
in.stru, tor in flnri. ulture at the Massachusetts 
.\gri, uliur,,l (-..llr^.c, sailed Tuesday from 
Boston h,r ],JM rpoi.l. Mr. Canning is an 
En^lwliiiKin l.\ l.irih and will -visit the scenes 
of his boyhood in Leamington and Stratford- 
on-,^von. He will return about September i. 



second 



crop. 



It is the 



Louis Siebrecht was one of the first 1 



:'s opinion that 



THERE IS ROOM FOR IT 

The device, advertised fur the first time in 
this issue of Horticulture, for acceUerating 
and controUing the circulation of hot water in 
greenhouses, is well worthy of investigatic; 
by every grower who uses hot water heating 
apparatus. It claiins to solve what has 
hitherto proved a most annoying puzzle for 
many. 



HYDRANGEAS IN NEWPORT 

It has been remarked more than once — 
What would Newport be like without its 
privet hedges and its gorgeous masses of 
hydrangeas? No doubt if they were to dis- 
appear suddenly their loss would be greatly 
felt. There are, without question, in New- 
port some of the finest specimen plants of 
hydrangeas in this countr>- or perhaps in any 
country, but while these specimen plants are 
beautiful stiU it is when grouped in large 
masses as they are on many places here, that 
the best effect is produced. Hydrangeas are 
at home in Newport as they are in no other 
place and despite the severity of the past 
-winter they never looked better at this sea- 
son of the year than they do now. 



John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N.Y. 
Advance Price List of Gladioli Bulbs for 
1906. The new and beautiful variety, 
America, is herein offered for the first time. 



HORTI CULTURE 



July 22, 1905 



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NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY 

Preliminary premium li^i lur exhibition to 
be held at Boston, Mass., January 24 and 
25 1906. 

Class A. 
Open to all varieties, seedlings or standard 
sorts. 
Vase of 100 blooms white, Daybreak pink, 
Lawson pink, Scott pink, scarlet, crimson, 
yellow variegated, white variegated, any 
other color; first prize $10, and second prize 
$6, for each. 

Class B. 
Open to all varieties disseminated prior to 
July 1st, 1904. 
50 blooms white, Daybreak pink, Lawson 
pink, Scott pink, scarlet, crimson, yellow 
variegated, white variegated, any other color; 
first prize $5, and second prize $3, for each. 

Class C. 

Open to all varieties disseminated prior to 

July ist, 1903. 

25 blooms white. Daybreak pmk, Lawson 

pink, Scott pink, scarlet, crimson, yellow 

variegated, white variegated, any other color; 

first prize $3, and second prize $1.50, for each. 

Class D. 

Lawson gold medal for the best vase, 

Lawson silver medal for the second best 

vase, and the Lawson bronze medal for the 

third best vase of 100 blooms, any variety, 

any color. 

Class E. 
S. A. F. silver medal for the best vase, and 
the S. A. F. bronze medal for the second 
bestv vase of 50 blooms of carnations of 
American origin not yet chsseminated. 
Class F. 
General display of commercial carnations, 
varieties disseminated prior to April ist, 
1905. 50 blooms to be shown to a vase, and 
display not to exceed twenty varieties. 
Vases from this collection are not allowed 
to compete in any of the other classes, ist 
prize, $50; 2d, $30; 3d, $20. 
Class G. 
A. H. Hews & Co. Silver Cup for the best 
collection of carnations four varieties, twenty- 
five blooms each, to be shown in separate 
vases. 

Albert M. Hekr, Secretary. 

AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 

The twenty-ninth biennial meeting of the 
American Pomological Society will be held 
in Kansas City, August 8-10. 

This meeting will be important from the 
standpoint of scientific pomology as well as 
the more practical questions of orchard 
management. 

The Society may bestow a medal upon a 
display, or collection of fruits if deemed 
meritorious. It may also award a medal to 
a new variety of proved value. Special at- 
tention is called to this feature. Be it under- 
stood that the exhibits are not competitive, 
but that each is judged upon its own merits 
and if found worthy a medal is awarded. 

Medals are of two kinds: silver and bronze. 
Both form honorable records of pomological 
progress. Let all those who have new va- 
rieties of fruits, or old varieties of superior 
e.xcellence forward them to the meeting at 
Kansas City. Express should be prepaid, 
and the packages should be sent in care of 
L. A. Goodman, Kansas City, Mo., for 
American Pomological Society. 

Raibroads give usual concessions. West- 
ern road, however, promise complimentary 
excursions through the fruit sections of the 
Ozarks. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 
CLUB OF BOSTON 

The annual picnic will be held at Randolph 
Grove, near Randolph, Mass., on Tuesday, 
July 25, 1905. The Sports Committee have 
arranged for the following list of events. 
There will be 2 prizes for each event. These 
prizes vary from meerschaum pipes to canary 
birds, ladies' sashes to gmnea pigs. 

Baseball game, men vs. boys (age Umit 16). 
Croquet contest for ladies. Cricket match 
for men, married vs. single. Foot race for 
boys 10 years and under. Foot race for girls, 
10 years and under. Foot race for boys be- 
tween 10 and 16. Foot race for girls be- 
tween 10 and 16. Foot race for married 
ladies, 50 yards. Foot race for young ladies 
(over 16), 100 yards. Sack race, 100 yards, 
open to all. Foot race, 100 yards. Club 
Members only. Foot race, 100 yards, fat 
men, over 200 pounds (handicap). Foot 
race, men over 50 years of age. Potato race 
for ladies. Three-legged race for men. 
Quoit match. Running high jump (open to 
all). Running hop, skip, and jun)p. Run- 
ning long jump. Throwing 12-pound shot. 
Throwing 12-pound hammer. Boat race for 
ladies. Boat race for men. Best looking 
baby under 2i years. 

In addition to the foregoing there wiU be 
lawn tennis, and other games of amusement, 
boating on the beautiful lake, over a mile long, 
boats at $1 per day. 

A first-class clambake dinner will be 
served at 50 cents per head. It is desired to 
make the event a grand popular success and 
every member of the Club is urged to make 
a special effort to be present, with family and 
friends. All are urgently requested to notify 
the secretary, W. N. Craig, North Easton, 
Mass., by mail of intention to be present 
and number of dinner tickets wanted, as it 
is necessary to order from the caterer four 
davs ahead. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA 

Edwin Lonsdale will present a synopsis of 
the inception and first ten years' history of 
the Florists' Club of Philadelphia at the 
meeting first Tuesday in August. Tliis club 
was the first of its kind and wiU celebrate 
its twentieth anniversary this year. The 
program for the September meeting includes 
an account of the convention at Washington, 
(i) from the florists' standpoint by James J. 
Habermehl, (2) from the seedsman's stand- 
point by George Clark, and (3) from the 
ornamental horticulturist's standpoint by 
Edward Campbell. 

Edward .\. Stroud, of Strafford, has in- 
vited the club to visit that establishment the 
first Tuesday in October. This is an up-to- 
date carnation establishment, and with a 
generous host to welcome them, an enjoy- 
able outing is assured. 

Dr. Joseph V. C. Roberts will deUver an 
address at the November meeting on "Plants 
and Flowers as Sanitary Agents." 

SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 
AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 
CULTURISTS 

President J. C. X'aughan has made the 
following appointments: Exhibition Judges; 
John T. Temple, Davenport, la., chairman. 
Dr. A. L. Halstead, Belleville, 111., Joseph A. 
Manda, So. Orange, N.J.: Committee on 
Prize Essays, Benjamin Hammond, Fishkill, 
N.Y., chairman, Alex. Wallace, New York, 
Robert Craig,Philadelphia; Sergeant -at-aniis, 
J. D. Carmody, Evansville, Ind. 

Wm. J. Stewart, Secretary. 



ST. LOUIS FLORISTS' CLUB 

.\t the July meeting of this club nomina- 
tions of officers were made as follows : 

For president Fred Ammann, J. Dunford, 
C. Sanders, and A. Jablonsky. For vice- 
president John Steidle, A. J. Fehr, and J. F. 
Windt. For secretary Emil Schray, J. J. 
Beneke, Otto Koeni'g. For treasurer E. 
Guy, F. H. Meinhardt, Geo. H. Auger- 
muUer. Trustees, Frank Weber, A. J. 
lientzen, V. Gorley, Henry Lorenz, F. H. 
Weber, W. J. Pilcher, Arthur Ellison, Frank 
Fillmore, and Geo. Windier. Preparations 
for the picnic of July 20 were completed, with 
E. Guy and Fred Ammann as managers. 
The question of incorporation, also S. A. F. 
matters and the Washington route were left 
over till ne.xt meeting, it being hoped that a 
better rate for the trip might yet be secured, 
$27.25 for the round trip via B. & O. being 
the best thus far. 

CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 
AMERICA 

The following prizes are offered, to be 
competed for at the ne.xt annual exhibition 
of the C. S. A. to he held in Philadelphia, 
November, 1905. Vaughan's Seed Store 
offers a silver cup, value $25 for the best 
specimen of bush chrysanthemiun plant 
grown by a private gardener which has not 
received any other award. 

H. W. Buckbee offers silver cup, value 
$25, for the best ten chrysanthemums, one 
variety, open only to American and foreign 
introduction of 1905 and varieties not yet 
in commerce. 

KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF FLORISTS 

The Kentucky Society of Florists held its 
regular meeting at Anders Rasmussen's 
place, Tuesday afternoon, July 11. Owing 
to the number of other attractions, the busi- 
ness meeting was omitted. The members 
went on a special car to Glenwood Park, 
where two exciting games were bowled, .\. R. 
Baumer winning the prize, beating F. L. 
Schulz one pin. Mr. Rasmussen deserves 
much credit for the very enjoyable time 
tendered the society. 



OUTING OF JOHNSON & STOKES 
EMPLOYEES 

On Saturday, July 15, the employees of 
Johnson & Stokes, the Philadelphia seeds- 
men were given a dehghtful outing, through 
the courtesy of Mr. Walter P. Stokes, the 
junior member of the firm, that will ever be 
a red-letter day in the memory of every one 
who participated. Mr. Stokes planned the 
"outing" and accompanied the party to the 
steamboat landing. After a breezy ride on 
the Delaware, the boat landed at Riverton, 
N. J. The excursionists were conveyed by 
carriages to Moorestown, where are situ- 
ated the Floracroft trial grounds and the 
beautiful home of Mr. Stokes. Mrs. Stokes 
received each one in her most gracious 
manner. Games were enjoyed on the spa- 
cious grounds and a charming carriage ride 
through beautiful Moorestown followed, 
which will not soon be forgotten. On re- 
turn a sumptuous dinner was served with 
music accompaniment. A visit to the trial 
grounds and the fine greenhouses in the 
cool of the evening proved very instructive 
and interesting. A concert on the lawn at 
8 P.M. was highly enjoyed until some thought- 
ful one of the party reminded the others 
that it was time to depart for the train, when 
the realization dawned upon each that one 
of the most dehghtful outings that could be 
planned by a generous employer and charm- 
ing hostess had come to an end. 



July 22, 1905 



HORTICULTURi: 



CUT-FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



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The market is still suffering 

BOSTON from the ex.rssive licat of 
the past week, the weather 
affecting not alone the condition of stock but 
prices as well. Many growers have already 
notified their agents that the supply, as pre- 
dicted in these columns last week, will soon 
fall off, but as the demand is fairly good, it is 
expected that with a small supply prices will 
soon reach a level and that general con- 
ditions will improve. A good market is pre- 
dicted for the fall season and the many 
growers in this immediate vicinity are already 
preparing for an increase in trade. 

The past week there was little 

BUFFALO change from last report, al- 
though it was expected that 
during the Elks' Convention it would stir up 
the market somewhat. It was looked for but 
never came; everything went well during the 
excitement except flowers. Roses and car- 
nations of poor quality continue to rome in 
pretty heavy supply and hard to move at low 
price. Good teas are picked up quickly 
especially Kaiserin and Carnot. Beauties 
were figured upon to be the best seller during 
week, and a good supply and fine quality 
stock was received but the buyers were few. 
The latter part of week it looked more en- 
couraging and market seemed to brighten 
up a little. Easter, auratum, and album 
UUes were in good demand and were fast 
sellers. Peas are a glut at times. Cold 
storage paeonies were in market but could 
not stand the hot weather. 

The market is now down to 

CHICAGO summer basis with Ught de- 
mand and supply of choice 
material diminishing rapidly, so that the 
values are not much affected, excc]jt on the 
lower grade stock which, in the case of roses, 
is frequently mildewed badly and in the case 
of carnations runs to very small sizes. Where 
the latter are really good, they sell fairiy 
well. 

The market here is very 

CLEVELAND dull, the continued hot 
weather creating a glut, 
which is hard to move at any price. Roses 
are small and inferior in color, prices S3 to 
$12 per too; carnations. Si. 50 to $2; sweet 
peas, 25c., all colors; coreopsis, 25c. There 
are plenty of nasturtiums, gailhirdias, and 



lilies 

There is but little to 
INDIANAPOLIS record these days. 
Store trade with ex- 
ception of occasional funeral work is practi- 
cally at a standstill. Owing to heav>' rains 
this has been a very poor seasoii for sweet 
peas, .\uratum lilies and gladioli are arriv- 
ing in large quantities and are used exten- 
sively for decorations. Select stock in aU 
lines is very scarce. 

Interviewing several of the leading retail- 
ers and growers they report the past season 
as a most prosperous one. 

Business conditions have 
LOUISVILLE been verj' slow. The sup- 
ply of carnations is nearly 
over, but the demand remains good. Some 
roses of good quality can be had, and find a 
satisfactory sale. There is an occasional 
call for UUes. 

If June be the month of 
MONTREAL roses, July may not in- 
aptly be called the month 
of sweet peas. Phenomenal is the rise of this 
flower in popular favor. Those who have 
seen the .\nnual Sweet Pea Exhibition at the 
Crystal Palace, London, have some idea of 
its utility and beauty in decorative art. Al- 
most every possible shade has been produced; 
the new types with long stems and larger 
blooms have greatly enhanced their useful- 



ness. They are sellinf^ in quantity here jusl 
now and ,in ili.nii the only flower which 
clears (iiK. I ; nil,, , .1 son. ' Roses are still 
in g<«.,l -I, ijH ,ihl L". l.iirly well, but carna- 
tions an i,i|.icll\ Ic.iiii; size and color. In- 
door flowers are giving place to masses of 
perennials. Iris Kaempferi, gaillaniias, cal- 
iiopsis, etc., are in quantity. Lilium candi- 
dum commands good prices. Considering 
the great exodus of people, the trade gener- 
ally is above the average for this month. In 
the houses preparations for winter stock are 
in progress. Now is the time for a thorough 
cleansing down; washing woodwork, whili- 
washing, and the mending of stages should 
be attended to. Roses and chrj-santhenumis 
are being started in their growing quarters. 
During the last few days pros- 
NEWPORT pects have improved wonder- 
fully in Newport. The ex- 
treme heat in the large cities hastened the 
departure of many famihes who tarried 
longer than usual on account of the cool 
weather hitherto. Newport is now well filled 
and many are beginning to entertain, some 
so far on a moderate scale only, while others 
have given somewhat elaborate affairs. 

These conditions will remain muih the 
same until the first of August when the fun 
will really begin. 

A big wedding mth a profusion of flowers 
and a ball, given in honor of the formal intro- 
duction to society of a young lady, are 
scheduled for the near future and the plans 
are such that when matured and carried 
into effect the result will be something un- 
rivaUed hitherto, even in Newport. 

General trade conditions 

NEW YORK remain unchanged. Amer- 
ican Beauties are plentiful ; 
other varieties of roses have decreased in 
quantity and shipments are light. Carna- 
tions are also in greatly reduced supply. 

Values on cut flowers have kejit 
OMAHA up fairly well in this market and 

trade has been very satisfactory 
the season through. This may also be said 
of the plant trade which was good all through 
the spring, with an excellent demand until 
late in June. You would hear from us 
oftener but we have been so busy that there 
was no time to write. A florists' picnic is in 
prospect for the latter part of this month. 
Our bowlers are making good scores and we 
may have a team at Wasliington. 

Stock was not over plentiful 
PHILA- last week, but there was 
DELPHIA enough to go around, as the 
principal trade was in funeral 
work and other small items. Most of the 
growers are now cleaning out a large part 
of their benches, which tends to keep sup- 
plies within smaU Umits. Summer Beauties 
are unusually good this year and find ready 
sale. Bridesmaids are poor except in a few- 
scattered instances. The same may be said 
of carnations which, except here and there, 
are small and not over wide-awake. Sweet 
peas are in smaller volume and while the 
quality is fair, there is but a limited demanil. 
White double petunias and white perennial 
phloxes are a welcome addition for funeral 
work, etc. Asters have commenced to ar- 
rive. These are very good, considering the 
earliness of the season. Achillea, feverfew, 
gladiolus, gallardia, nymphsea, and yellow 
daisies may also be noted as heljang to add 
variety to the market at present. 



WANTS 



I 



PHILADELPHIA HAPPENINGS 



COOD MEN 



Thos. H. 
Bambrick 

34 South 7th St., Philadelphia 

Help of all kinds, incliidinf; that for 
Florists, Nurserymen, See<lsinen and the 
Hortirultural trade Rf n^rallv. 



- W./^NTED-Voungmar 
houses. Must furnish refe! 
open September ist. Add 



A. F. 



was held in Philadelphia on the 14th inst. 
John Westrott and P. J. Ilauswirth arc the 
leading spirits, and they arc enthusia.slic 
over the prospects. To the grand wtjrk that 



A BADGE fOR THE 

EXCURSION '.^«rr.. 

We make them in metal, rihlnm, etc., 
in endless designs. Clubs and Soch 
eties should get our prices. 

Also Makers of High Grade Metal 
.Si-ns. Tablets, Glass Letters for 
Show Windoivs, KnaiiicI Letlers. etc. 
Send for Catalogue No. 55. 

N. STArrORD CO. 

67 Fulton street, NEW YORIi 

is being done locally in Washington, have 
been added some generous outside donations, 
chief among which may be mentioned the 
Beatty and Stewart contributions. Mr. 
Westcott has charge of the shooting arrange- 
ments and will cooperate with the local com- 
mittee in Washington to ensure successful 
shooting — a feature that was very much 
missed at the St. Louis convention. 

The advent of our Chicago friend in Phila- 
delphia accounts for the lovely breeze that 
agitated the welcoming tree tops in Lans- 
downe that hot morning, and stirred our flow- 
ing locks so deliciously while we journeyed 
city wards. After a hurried greeting between 
Mr. Hauswirth and our suave wholesaler, 
Samuel S. Pennock, and a pleasant interview 
with the nonchalant, yet wide-awake, Leo 
Nicssen, the Wsitor fell under the tender 
mercies of Commodore Westcott and how he 
ever got on the train for Washington instead 
of the train to Waretown is a mvstery. The 
comiTiodore sticks to his dictum that the man 
who is no good as a sport is no good for work. 
In other words; that the best workmen are 
generally those who are fondest of a little play. 
Mr. Westcott is a li^ng example, being noted 
as one of the hardest workers in working 
hours and one of the keenest and gamiest 
when w-ork is done. 

Jno. G. Gardner of the Montgomery nur- 
series celebrated his fiftieth anniversary on 
the i.[th inst with a cricket match between 
the Montgomery eleven and a picked team of 
neighboring gardeners and florists. His son 
Neil also has a birthday, and it falls on July 
14, a very convenient proposition which saves 
a lot of wear and tear and is respectfully 
recommended to aU fathers who have a gen- 
uine eye to business and the convenience of 
their friends. 



HORTICULTURi: 



July 22, 1905 



New Crop Beauties 

THE BEST COMING TO 
PHILADELPHIA 



Tl LEO NIESSEN CO. 

WHOLESALE ELORISTS 
1217 Arch St., - PHILADELPHIA 

After July I»t Store Open 7 A. M. to 6 P. M. 



RIBBONS 

AND 

SUPPLIES 

Samuel S. Pennock 

y-»/- Vt HOI.KMAI.1; 

\DDG i'i.«»RiNT or 

Commencing. June 26th will ^ 



»mcr .» BEAUTIES 

AND 

QUEEN Of EDflELYS 

WELCH BROS. 

Citv Hall Cut-Flower Market 
15 PROVINCE ST., BOSTON 



E. H. HUNT 



Wholesale 



Cut Flowers 



THE OLD RELIABLE" 



76 Wabash Ave CHICAGO 



WEILAND & RISCH 

Uadins Weslern (irowers and Shippers of 

Cut Flowers 

59 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 

Long Distance Phone Central 879. 

VAUQHAN&SPERRY 

Wholesale 
Commission Florists 

•PHO^E. CENTRAL 2571 

60 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO 



WILLIAM J. BAKER 



YELLOW DAISIES 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 

TRADE PRICES — Per 100 TO DEALERS ONLY 



CHICAGU I ST. LOUIS 



I ST. LOUII 

I July ,7 



CARNATIONS 

Fancy Class 

General Class 



Lil: 



ly of the Valley . 
lias 



MISCELLANEOUS 

Mignonette 

Sweet Peas 

Adiantum Cuneatum 

Croweanum 

' ' Farleyense 

Smilax 

Asparagus Plumosus; strings, 
" " bunches 

" Sprengeri " 



2.00 to 6,00 

5.00 to COO 

4.00 to .5.00 

1.00 to 3.00 

10.00 to 12 110 

8.00 to 10.00 

5.00 to 6.00 

2.00 to 10.00 

1.00 to 6.00 

1.50 to 2.00 

.50 to 1.00 



.W to 1.50 



PHILA. I 

July .8 | 



.00 to 1.50 



15.00 to 20.00 



10.00 to 12.00 

4.00 to 8. CO 

.50 to 2.00 

4.00 to 5.00 

2.00 to 3.00 

.50 to 2.00 

6.00 to 8.00 

4.00 to 6.00 

3.00 to 4.00 

4.00 to 8.00 

3.00 to 4.00 

.50 to 1.00 



PHILADELPHIA CUT FLOWER CO. 

1516-1518 SANSOM STREET, PHILADELPHIA 

KAIZERIN, CARNATIONS, SWEET PEAS 

store Close.4 at 6 P. M. from June 19th to Sept. I6th Dally evcept Saturday at I P.A1. 



TT 



:se,.. Uindiv 



WIETOR BROS, 

Wholesale Growers of 

CUT FLOWERS 

ShS3 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL 



CHflS.W.McKELLaR 

51 WABASH aVE. CHICAGO 

Western Headqiiarter.-s for Choice Orchids 
Vallev Violets and nil fut Flowers 



A Daily Shipment 
rrom 40 to 60 Growers 



fS-^T-tt WABASH 



E. F. WINTERSON CO. ch.cago 

CATAI-OtRII: PRRE 



PETER REINBERQ 

WHOLESALE 

CUT FLOWERS 

51 Wabash Ave. Chicago, 111. 



TO BU 

Patronize our advertisers, 



VERS 

they will treat you right 



PHILADELPHIA NEWS NOTES 

James M. Thoirs of Camden has taken a 
cottage for his family for the summer at 
Wildwood, N.J. 

William J. Muth of the Cut Flower Co. 
has been busy striking the annual balance, 
and finds that business nearly doubled over 
their previous year. 

Walter P. Stokes of Johnson & Stokes 
treated the employees of the firm to an 
outing by boat and' trolly to his country scat 
at Moorestown, N.J., on the 15th inst. 

Announcement has been made of the ap- 
plication for articles of incorporation for the 
Robert Craig Company. The signatories 
are Robert Craig, H. G. ElUnger, and James 
Cole. 

Another batch of happy vacationists (Us- 
appeared from nearly all the larger places 
last week, making it interesting for those 
that are left, notwithstanding the summer 
dullness. 

New-crop freesia, oxalis, and zephyranthes 
bulbs are now in evidence at Michell's. The 
demand for pansy seeds, strawberry plants, 
and other midsummer specialties is unusually 
good this season. 

A. H. Brown, head of the accounting de- 
partment of W. Atlee Burpee & Co., left on 
the 1 2th inst. for a trip through his native 
heath. New England, accompanied by Mrs. 
Brown. His first stop will be Newburyport, 
Mass., after which he will sojourn in Maine. 



NEWS NOTES 

The Winona Floral Company of Winona, 
Minn., is bankrupt. 

Frank Huntsman of Cincinnati has filed a 
bankruptcy petition with liabilities stated at 
$2,350. 

John Kirchner, Cleveland, O., under the 
firm name of Kirchner's is putting up two 
new houses, 20 ~< So, and a shipping room 
an.l polling ,he,l. 

I Florists Out of Town ! 

^ Taking Orders for Flowers to 

^ be Delivered to Steamers or 

0_ Elsewhere in New York can 

jij have them delivered in 

'S PLAIN BOXES, WITH OWN 



TAOS i 



by 



Young & Nugent 

42 W. 25th Street, New Yorli 1 



GEO. H. COOKE 

FLORIST 

Connecticut Avenue and 1. Street 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 

FRED C.WEBER 

FLORIST 

oliv^^ItI^^eet 5T. LOUIS, MO. 

EsUblished 1S7J 
Long DIsUnce Phone Bell LIndell 676 



HORTICULTURE 93 



ROSES 



Hliapol llow.T, in .-ti-iiKh pots at Si3a ; a-iii at 

»ir. per loot) 
xe offer a limited number of good clean healthy 
nriceii as we are in need of the space they oc< upy 



linele John, 
Uncle John, 
KrideKiiiaid. 



ih, S3.00 Si3r..00 
â– h, a.OO 15.00 
ih, 2.50 30.00 



i CARNATIONS, 100,000 field Grown m 



m. 



J A.BUDLON0I 

37-39 Randolph St., CHICAGO ^ 

R "Cut Flowers f 



gg ROSKS an.l WHOLES 

g Wi^MVn;.... GROWE 

Albert T. Lorch succeeds X. T. Lorch & 
Co., at De Haven, Pa., George F. Hoff- 
meister retiring from the firm. 

George H. Sinclair, formerly foreman for 
the late E. H. Howland, has leased the 
Rowland greenhouses at Holyoke, the report 
of lease to a Vermont florist having been 
premature. 

The Greenhouse Company has been in- 
corporated in Jersey City, N.J., for the pur- 
pose of greenhouse construction and heating, 
with capital stock $200,000. W. R. Phillips 
is president and Preston Le Bau, secretarv'. 

IF YOU WANT solid buyers to know 
what you are selling ADVERTISE IN 
HORTICULTURE. It's a'going to catch 
them all this coming season. 



BUSINESS CHANGES 

William Taylor succeeds the Capital Seed 
Co. at Des Moines, la. 

Lambros Mulinos has opened a new store 
at 1274 Broadway, N. Y. 

The American Seed Co. has been incor- 
porated at Fort Worth, Tex. 

Sneider & Co. is a new plant-growing cs- 
tabUshment in Woburn, Mass. 

The Lake Odessa Floral Co. has started 
business at Lake Odessa, Mich. 

L. A. Houston & Co. have been incorpo- 
rated as florists in Detroit, Mich. 

Ormiston & Griffith succeed to the busi- 
ne.ss of H. E. Philpott at Winnipeg, Man. 

The Fresno Nursery Co. has been incor- 
porated at Fresno, Cal. Capital, $50,000. 

Mrs. W. L. Smith has purchased the green- 
houses of Charles Doll at Seymour, Conn. 

At Toronto, Ont., a new flower store has 
been opened at 96 Yonge street, as Thr 
Rosary. 

The Child Floral Company succeeds C 
Kramer in the retail flower business at Sail 
Lake City. 

The Wm. F. Lauch Florist Company, Mil' 
Beaver, Pa., has been incorporated. Capi 
tal, $10,000. 

Moore & Simon of Philadelphia will nn>\> 
then- seed business on .\ugtist i from 207 t< • 
339 Market street. 

John A. Kraus, of Auburn, N. Y., has goii. 
into bankruptcy with liabilities of $1,810.77 
and assets trifling. 

Peter Olinger has gone into partnership 
with Peter Weiland, and will manage the 
store in Cincinnati. 

It is said that a flower farm with ca])ital 
stock of $250,000 is to be started at Dallas, 
Texas, by E. H. R. Green. 




tion8, one for each size letter, given 
away with flrjt order of 500 letters. 

Block Letters. lJor2-inch size, per 100, 12, 

Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each 

letter or word. Used by leading florists 

everywhere and for sale by all wliolesale 

florists and supply dealers 

N. r. MCCARTHY, Treas. and Maiwfler 

H4 Hnnley St.. BOSTON. MASS. 



FRANK MILLANC 

Wholesale Commission Florist 

COOQAN BLIILKINQ 

SS=S7 W. 26th Street, New York 

Tel. 2gg Madison Sq. Open 6 A.M. to s P.M. 



The RELIABLE HOUSE 

JOSEPH S. FENRICH 

Wholesale Florist 

Consignments Solicited 

« West 30th Street, New York City 

Telephone No. 325 Madison Square. 

FORD BROS. 



48 West 28th Street, 



New York 



Fine Roses 

Fancy Carnations 

A full line of all CUT FLOWERS 
Telephone, .-{STO or :{ST1 MMilison Si,n!iie 



HORTI CULTURE 

JOHN I. RAYNOR 

Wholesale Commission Florist ^Dt^^^sr^'SiSlE^i'' 

A full line of Choice Cut Flower stock for all purposes. Comprises every variety 
grown for New York market, at current prices 

TEL. 1998 MADISON SQUARE 49 VV. 28 St., New York C 



Walter F. Sheridan 

Wholesale Commission Dealer In 

Choice Cut flowers 

39 IVest 28th Street, New York 
Telephone : go2 Madison Sq. 



JULIUS LANC 

Wholesale Plorist 

Consignments received, sold well and 
returns made promptly 

r>.'i m:.<!ix sotii .<«x. !VKW yohk 

Telei.lir.ne, 2»o Mridi.sr,n Sq. 



ESTABLISHED 1872 

JOHN J. PERKINS 

WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION FLORIST 

115 West 30th St., New York 

TeL No. 956 Madison Square 

reliable growers of Caroa- 
-eturns and highest prices. 



Wanted.— A 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST 

57 West 28th St., New York 

FINEST ROSES All Varieties 

Carnations, Lily of the Valley, Gardenias, Lilies, Ferns, Asparagus, every day in the 
year. Everything choice that the market offers 



Special Attention to Shipping Orders 



T, , , ( 2200 1 Madison 

Telephones , ,20, ^ Square 



Write for Current Prices 



NEW YORK CUT FLOWER QUOTATIONS 

TRADE PRICES— Per 100— TO DEALERS ONLY 



nosEis 

Am. Beauty, fan. and sp . 
' ' extra 



No. 



" Lower grades .50 

Bride &'Maid, fan. and sp I 3.00 

" extra 2.00 

" No. 1 and Lower gr. .-a 

Liberty, fan. and sp. n.oo 



Carnot and Kaiserin 

Golden Gate, Ivory, Chatenay. 
Killarney 



12.00 
5.00 
3.00 



General Class. 



ni;i.BoiN 

Lilies 

Lily of the Valley 

IIII!iiCEI.I.A:%E4>CIS 

Mignonette 

Sweet Peas, bunches 

Adiantum Cuneatum 

" Croweanum 

' ' Farleyense 

Srailax 

Asparagus Plumosus, strings 



Sprengeri 



Last Half of Week FirstHalf of Week 

eadiiiK July IS begianingJuly 17 

1909 1905 



Florists ?:ln 

Taking orders for deli'very in 
3(e'zv York City or Vicinity can 
ha've them filled in best manner 
and specially delivered by J* J" 

Thomas Young, Jr. 

41 W. 25th street - - NEW YORh 

lo writing to advertit^ers, mentioD Hortkulturb 



ALEX. McCONNELL 

546 fifth Ave., New York City 

Telegraphic orders forwarded to any 
part of the United States, Canada, and 
all principal cities of Europe. Orders 
transferred or entrusted by the trade to 
our selection for delivery on steam- 
ships or elsewhere receive special 



Ttlcphone Calls, 340 and 341 35th St. 
Cable Address, RLEXCONNELL 

in writing to advertisers, nicDtion Huhticuh i,Kt 



DETROIT 



John Breitmeyer's 
Sons- — -. 

Cor. MIAMI and GRATIOT AVES. 
DETROIT, MICH. 

Artistic Designs 
High CradeCut Blooms 



all >li<lii| 
Oliiii. Iniliii 
advertisers, 



July 23, 1905 



H O R T I C U L T U R E 



Charles Millang 

50 West 29th St., New York Citj 

Cut Flowers on Commission 

A Reliable Place to Consign to or order from 

tl h<>l<-aal« t'lori.ls 

FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 

545 Libertv St, PITTSBURG, PA. 

Bonnot Bros. 

WHOLESALE FLORISTS 

55 and 57 V,\ 26th St. NEW YORfi 

Cut Flower Exchange, xe) ^30 M.Tdisun Squ.^re 
OPEN 6.00 A. M. 



Victory'' 



The only house 
handling the New 
Red Carnatloa 

To be disseminated IQ06. Also a complete 
line of choicest flowers, 

ALEX. J. CUTTMAN 

WHOLESALE FLORIST 

52 WEST 29TH 5T. NHW YORK 

Telephones 1664-1665 Madfson Square. 

Edward C. Horan 
Wholesale Florist 

55 WEST 28th ST, 

Tel. ,7^1 Madison Sq. NCW York 

JAMES a. HAMMOND 

Wholesale Commission Florist 

T'ii^^.Ss^„Ls,. NEW YORK CITY 

Consignments receive conscientious and prompt 

attention. Highest marl<et price guaranteed. 

The finest stock iu the market always on hand 

Flowers Needed ? Too Busy to go to 
Market ? Then Order from Any of the 
Advertisers on These Pages. Mention 
HORTICULTURE. 



H.Baversdorfer&Co. 

.^0-56 North 4tti Street 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

Florists' Supplies 

BEST LINE IN THE fOIINTRY 

REED & SELLER 

122 W. i.Sth .St., New York, N. Y. 

FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 

Oalax I.cavps :>ii<l all l).-ii.riili» <■ <;i.fns 
Agents for C*LDWEI-I.S PARLOR BRAND Wll SMILAX 

WILLIAM J. BOSS & CO. 

...MANUFACTURERS OF... 

Folding Plower Boxes 

No. 1042 RIDGE AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA 

Write for Price IJ«t and 8ample> 
Ip writing to advertisers, mentioo Hokticui.turb 



Cut Flowers 



SHIPPED TO ALL POINTS 

Fl<>i'i»f>' Mnpiilifn 



N, F. McCarthy & Go. 

84 HAWLEY ST. 
Tel. Main S973 BOSTON 



NEW SPHAGNUM 

IINKST «_>( .M.ITY 

PERNS, GALAX AND SUPPLIES 

H.M.Robinson & Co. 

5 and II Province St., lioston, Ma.s.s. 



Headquarters in Western New York for 

Roses 
Carnations 

And all kinds of Sea.sonable Elower.s 

WM. E. HASTING 

Wholesale Commission Florist 

ALSO Dealer In Florists' Supplies 

and Wire Designs 
353-S7 ElllCOtt St., Buffalo, N.Y. 

GIVE US A TRIAL WE CAN PLEASE YOU 



FANCY CARNATIONS 
AND ROSES 

Pittsburg Cut Flower Co., Ltd. 

r><)4 I.ilKTty Ave., PittsbuiK. fa- 



GEORGE fl. SUTHERLAND CO. 

CUT riOWERS 

Florists' Supplies and Letters 
34 Hawlev St. - BOSTON 



FANCY FERNS 

SI. 00 I'liK WOO Discounl <in regular shipmenls 

Michigan Cut Flower Exchange 

WM. IlILGEK, Manager 
«VIIOLES.4^1.E II.ORIKTN 

,iK AND 40 MIAMI AVE., DETROIT, MICH. 



OUR FLOWERS 



; prepared lo furnish GOOD MATERIAL i 



KEASO.NABLE PRICES. Lei i 



Are the producl of e»labllslimenls thai CAN 
BE DEPENDED UPON lo supply blooms of un. 
died quallly EVERY DAV IN THE YEAR. 



TRAENDLY & SCHENCH 



44 West 2Stti St. New York CItv 



Telephones, 798-799 Madison Square 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 

TRADE PRICES — Per 100 — TO DEALERS ONLY 





CINCINNATI 


1 BALTIMORE 1 BUFFALO | PITTSBURG 

1 .I,, V ,7 1 July .7 1 July .7 


ROSES 

Am. Beauty, fan. and sp 


•-'0 00 to 
15.00 lo 
10.00 to 
G.OO to 
4.00 to 
3.00 to 
1.50 10 

'3!66' to 
to 

1 50 to 
.50 to 


â– 24.00 
18.00 
12.00 
8.00 
5.00 

2'00 
5.00 
4.00 
2.00 

"s'oo 

2.00 
4/00 

"'.3a 

1.00 


1 

i2:6o 

8.00 
2.50 

'i.W) 
fi.OO 

"iioo' 

I'd (HI 


to 


15.00 
10.00 
5.00 

â– â– 4;66 

3.00 

"sioo 

5.00 

"i'.m 
n.oo 

1.00 

1.50 

is^oo 

4(l!(|0 

â– â– â– â– â– \ 


20.00 to 2.5.00 
15.00 to 20.00 
6.00 to 15.00 
3.00 10 0.00 
5.00 to 6.00 
4.00 to 5.00 
2.00 10 4.00 
5.00 lo 6.00 
4.00 10 5.00 
3.00 to 4.00 

y.OO 10 7.00 
10 

1.2s to 2.00 
.50 to l.'il 

'h.wi to "i.im 

".'is' to "'!25 
.50 to 1.00 

to I. .50 

10.00 10 12.00 
12.00 to 15.00 
40.00 to .50.00 
â– 2f,.m to 50.00 
25.00 to 50.00 
to 


20.00 
10.00 

2^00 

'4:66' 
1 00 

â– 4:66' 
4.00 
2.00 

'â– :.5fl' 
10.00 

:i.(x) 

LOO 

io!()6' 
20.00 

.30.00 
30.00 
1.50 


to 
to 




25.00 


" No I 


8.00 


" Lower grades 

Bride & 'Maid, fan and sp 


3.00 

"6:66 


" "No. landLowergr. 
Liberty, fan. and sp 


3.00 
10.00 


No. I 

Carnot and Kaiserin 

Golden Gate, Ivory, Chatenay . 

CARNATIONS 

Fancy Class 


G.OO 
12.00 
4.00 




1 50 


ORCHIDS 




BULBOUS 


10.00 lo 


I.'-., 00 


L.ly of the Valley 

Callas 

MISCELLANEOUS 


4.00 




.15 to 




Adiantum Cuneatum 

Croweanum 

Farleyense 

Smilax 

Asparagus Plumosus, strings . . 
bunches.. 
Sprengeri 
Asters 


.75 
1.25 

15'. 60 
50.00 
40.00 
50.00 
3.00 



Yo\i need not go outside tHe pages of 

HORTICULTURE 

to find -wHere to get the best Flo-vvers, Bulbs, 
Seeds and Supplies in the Country 



96 



H ORTI CULTU RE 



List 

of 

Advertisers 



Page 

AschmannG 80 

BakerVVm.J 92 

BambrickThos.H... 91 
Barrows H.H.& Son. 80 

Baur Floral Co 78 

BaycrsdorferH.&Co. 95 
iW.J. &Co. .. 95 

•■ „ lA.T 80 

BonnotBros 95 

Boston Florist Letter 

Co 93 

Breck Joseph & Sons 

82-99 

Breitmeyer'sJ.Sons.. 94 
Budlong J. A., .. - , 93 
Burnham Hutchings 

Pierson Co 100 

Burpee W. A. & Co. . 82 

Chandler B.B.&E. J. 99 
Chicago House Wrect- 

Chicago Carnation 

Co 78 

Clucas & Boddington 81 

Cooke G. H 93 

Coolidge Bros 81 

Cottage Gardens. . . 78 

DeNijsBros 81 

Dilger Wm 95 

DreerH.A 82-99 

DysirtR.J 81 

Elliott Wm.& Son 81-82 

EslerJ.G 98 

Ernest W. H 95 

Farquhar R. & J. & 

^ Co 82 

Fcnnch J. S 94 

Fletcher F.W 81 

Ford Bros 94 

Fromow W.&Sons . 81 

Ghormley W 94 

Grey T.J. 81C0. .i! 82 
Gumey Heating Mfg. 

„Co 99 

Guttraan Alex. J 95 

Hail Asso 98 

Hammond J. A 95 

Herendcen Mfg. Co.. 99 
Hews A. H. &Co. .. 98 
Holly-Castle Co.. . . 9K 

HoranE.C 9I 

Hunt EH ::92 

Johnson & Stokes. .. 81 
Johnston Heating Co . 99 
Joynt John 81 

Kasting W. F. 95 

King Construction Co. 99 
Ivlokner A 98 

Lager ,V Hurrell 80 

Lang Juliu, 94 

LehniR & Winnefeld . 80 
Leuthy A. & Co. ... SO 

Metropolitan Material 

McCarth'y"N."F'."&' 

Co 95 

McConnell Alex 94 

McKellarCharlesW.. 92 



i'age 

MichellH.F 82 

Michigan Cut Flower 

Exchange 95 

MiUang Charles 95 

MiUang Frank 94 

Moninger J. C 99 

Murdoch J. B 95 

Niessen Leo Co 92 

Newman. J. & Sons. 81 

Pennock Samuel S, 

78-92 

Perkins John J 94 

Phila. Cut Flower Co 92 
Pierson F. R. Co. ... 80 
Pittsburg Cut Flower 

Co 95 

Poat Bros 81 

Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 80 
PyeR. C 78 

Rawson W. W. & Co. 82 

Raynor John 1 94 

Reed & Keller 95 

Reinherg Peter 92 

Robinson H. M. & 

Co 95 

Roehrs Julius 80 

Rolker August & Son 81 
Ruxlon Floral & Nur- 
sery Co 80 

Safety Automatic Ven- 
lilaling & Heating 

Co 99 

Sander & Sons 80 

Schillo Lumber Co. .. 98 

Scollay John A 99 

Scott John 80 

Sharp. Partridge & Co. 

98 

Sheridan W.F 94 

SieversJ. H. &Co.. 78 

Siggers E. G 98 

SkidelskyS. S 78 

Smith, Edw 81 

Staflord N. Co 91 

Steams A. T. Lumber 

Co 98 

Sutherland Geo. A. 

Co 95 

Suzuki & lida 81 

Sylvester H. H 98 

Situations & Wants.. 91 

ThorbumJ.M.&Co. 82 
Traendly & Schenck 95 

Vaughan and Spcrry . 92 
Vaughan's Seed Store 82 

Walsh M.H 81 

Ward, J, M. & Co .. 98 
Ward Ralph M. Co... 82 

Watson. G.C 82 

Weber, F.C 93 

Weber H. & Sons... 78 

Welch Bros 92 

WeUand & Risch ... 92 

Wietor Bros 92 

Wilde G.H 81 

Winterich C 80 

Winterson E F 92 

Yalaha Conservatories 81 
Young & Nugent ... 93 
Young Thos.Jr 94 

ZimgiebclD 82 



You Need Not Go Outside 

THE PAGES or 

HORTICULTURE 

To find where to get the 

Best Flowers, Bulbs, Seeds and 
Supplies in the Country 



Buyers' Directory 

and 

Ready Reference Guide 

READ IT 

Advertisements under this liead, 10 cents a line. 

Regular advertisers in this issue are also listed 
uilder this classification without charge. Reference to 
List of Advertisers will indicate the respective pages. 



ACCOUNTANT. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



ASPARAUUS SEEDLINGS 

Yalaha Consen:atories, Yalaha, Fla. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



For page see List of Advertisers. 



BEDDING PLANTS. 

G. Aschmano, 1012 Ontario St., Philadelphia. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE. 

Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N.J. 



BULBS AND TUBERS. 



Joseph Breck & Sons, 47-54 N. ilarket St., Boston. 
French and Dulch Bulbs. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



Poat Bros., Ettrick, Va. 
Bulbs, Virginia-Grown 
â–  page see List of Advertis 



CANADA HARDWOOD ASHES. 

John Joynt, Lucknow, Ont., Can. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



CARNATIONS. 

Chicago Carnation Co., JoUet, 111. 

Plants for Fall dehvery 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

John H. Sievers& Co., 1251 Chestnut St., San Fr; 



J. A. Budlong, 37 & 39 Randolph. 
Field Grown. 
For page see List of Advert: 



H. Weber & Sons, Oakland, Md. 

White Carnation, 
For page see List 1 



CELERY PLANTS. 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY PIPS. 



CYCLAMEN PLANTS. 

C. Winterich, Defiance, O. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



Lehnig & Winnefeld, Hackensack, N.J. 

Cyclamen Giganteum. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



F or page see^List of Advertisers. 



FERNS. 

A. Leuthy & Co- RosUndale, Maw. 

For page lee List of AdTcrtiien. 



FERNS, Continued. 
H. H. Barrows & Son, Whitman, Ma.s5. 
Nephrolejjis Barrowsii. 
For page 1 



lepis Bar 
List of . 



FERTILIZERS. 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 



FLORISTS' LETTERS. 

Boston Florist Letter Co., 84 Hawley St., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH. 

Alex. McConneU, New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



J. Breitmeyer's Sons. Miami & Gratiot t 
Detroit, Mich. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



FLOWER POTS. 

W. H. Ernest, 28th and M Sts., Washington, D. C 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



FOLDING BOXES. 



GLASS. 

Sharp, Partridge & Co., 22d and Union Place, Chicago. 
For page see Lis 



George C. Watson, 1614 Ludlow St_ Phila. 



GLAZING POINT. 
HA. Dreer Phikdelphia, Pa. 
For page see List of Advertisen 



GREENHOUSE BUILDING MATERIAL. 

â– nham, Hitchings, Pierson Co., 1133 Broadway, 



Safety Auto V.& H. R. Co., Lake George, N. Y. 
Greenhouse Ventilators. 
For page see list of Advertisers^ 

John C. Monmger Co.. 111-125 Blackhawk « St 

Chicago. 

For page see List of Advertisers 



HORTICULTURE 



QREENHOUSE B. MATERIAL, Continued. 

Adam SchiUo Lumber Co. 
Weed St. and Hawthorne Ave.. Chicago, 111. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



aREENHOUSE MASON WORK. 
H.H. SyWesler. 8i8 Tremont Bldg, Botton. 

HARDV FERNS AND SUPPLIES. 
H. M. RobinKin & Co., 8-11 Province St., Bortc 

For page see List of Advertiseâ„¢. 

Michigan Cut Flower Co., 38 & 40 Miami 
Detroit, Mich. 
Fancy Fenw. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
M. H. Walsh. Woods Hole, Mass. 
For page see List of Advertisers 



HELP. 

. Bambrick, 34 S. 7lh St, Philadelphia, P«. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

HEATING APPARATUS. 

1, Hilchiags, 



, Boston. 

,v York. 



HYDRANGEAS. 

F. R. Pierson Co.. Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. 

For summer blooming. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



IMPORTINQ HOUSES. 

Auput Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St, New York 
Plants tender or hardy. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



JAPANESE PLANTS. 

Suzuki & I ida, 3 1 Barclay St ., New York 

For page see List of Advertisers, 



LAWN MOWER SHARPENER. 

G. C. Watson, 1614 Ludlow St., Pbiladclphi: 



LILY BULBS. 

J. M. Thorbum St Co, 

36 Cortlandt St, New York 

For page see List of Advertisera 



P/GONIES, Continued. 

Edw ard Swayne, W. Chester, Pa^ 

E. j7Shaylor, Wellesley HUls, Mas; 



E. Y. Teas, Centerville, Ind. 



PANSY SEED. 

i. F. MicheU Co., ioi8 Market St., PhiladelphL 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



Denys Zimgiebel, Needham, Mass. 

Zimgiebel Giant Pansies. 
For page see List of Advertisers. - 



MASTICA. 
Joseph Breck & Son, Bostua 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



MUSHROOn SPAWN. 

CIucas& Boddington Co., 131 W. 23rd St., New York 



NEW SPHAGNUM. 

H. M. Robinson & Co., Boston. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



NICOTIANA SANDER/*:. 

H. A Dreer. Philadelphia, 

For page see List of Advertisers. 



Vaughan'i Seed Store, Chicago and New York, 



ORCHID PLANTS. 

Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. 

Cattleya Scroederce. 
For page see List of Advertisers 



Importers, Eiporters, Growers, HybridiaU 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

Thomas Jones Sh^rt Hills, N J . 

Cattleya Triana; and Gigas. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



For page see List of Advertisers. 
F. A. Bailer, Bloomington, lU. 



PATENTS. 
E. G. Siggers, Washington, D.C. 
For page see List of Advertisera 

PEERLESS REPAIR CLAMP. 



PLANTS DECORATIVE. 

A. Leuthy & Co., Roslindale, Mass. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



â–  page see List of Adv 



RETAIL FLORISTS. 

Alex. McConneU, New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



ROSES. 

Ruxton Floral & Nursery Co., Ruxton, Md. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

M. H. Walsh. Woods Hole, Mass. 
Hardy Roses. H. T. Roses and Ramblen. 
For page sec List of Advertisera 

August Rolker & Sons, 31 Barclay St, New York. 
English-Grown Rosea. 
For page see List of Advertisera^ 



Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, lU. 

For page see List of Advertisers^ 

J. A. Budlong, 37 & 39 Randolph St., Chicago 
Young Roses. 
For page see List of Advertisera. 



SCOTT FERN. 

John Scon, Kelp St. Brooklyn, N. 

For iKCe aee List of Adveitisen. 



SEEDS. 

W. W. Riwion & Co, 12 & 13 FaneuU Hall Sq. 

Boston. 

For page see List of Advertisers^ 

Thos. J Grey & Co, 32 S. Market St, Boston. 

For page see List of Advertisera. 



List of Advertisera. 



81 



J. M. Thorbum & Co, 
36 Cortlandt St, New York. 
'or page <ee List of Advertisera. 



. & J . Farquhar & Co.. 6 & 7 S. Market St., Boston 
Hardy Perennial Flower Seeds. 
For p.ige see List of Advertisera. 



SIGNS, BADGES, TIME-SAVING DEVICES. 

N. Stafford Co., 67 Fulton St, New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



STEAM TRAP. 

E. Uippard, Youngstown, O. 



Buffalo. 

For page see List of Advertisera. 

Wm. F. Kasting, 383-87 EUicott St, Bufialo, N. Y. 

Chicago. 

For page see List of Advertisera. 
J. A. Budlong, 37 Randolph St, Chicago. 
E. H. Hunt, 76-78 Wabash Ave, Chicago. 
Chas. W. McKellar, 61 Wabash Av, Chicago. 
Peter Reinberg, 51 Wabash Av, Chicago. 
A. L. Randall Co, 21 Randolph St, Chicago. 
Weiland & Risch, 69 Wabash Ave, Chicago. 
Wietor Bros.. 61 Wabash Av., Chicago. 
Vaughan & Sperry, 60 Wabash Ave, Chicago. 
E. F. WiDlerson Co, 45, 47, 49 Wabash Ave, Chicago 

Cincinnati. 
Ohio Cut Flower Co., 129 E. 3d St. 
Wm. Murphy, 129 E. 3d St. 

New York. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 
Bonnot Bros, 55-57 West 26th St, New York. 
Jos. S. Fenrich, 48 West 30th St, New York. 
Ford Bros, 48 West 28th St, New York. 
Wm. Ghormley, 57 W. 28th St., New York. 
Alex. J Guttman, 52 West 29th St. 
Jas. A. Hammond, 113 West 30th St, New York, 
E. C. Horan, 55 West 28th St, New York. 
JuUus Lang, 63 West 30th St. New York. 
Chas. MiUang, 50 West 29th St, New York. 
Frank Millang, 55-57 W. 26th St, New York. 
John J. Perkins, 115 West 30th St, New York. 
John I. Raynor, 49 West 28th St, New York. 
W. F. Sheridan, 39 West 28th St, New York. 
Traendly & Schenck, 44 W. 28th St, New York. 
Philadelphia. 
For page see List of Advertisera. 
W. J. Baker, 1432 So. Penn. Sq, Philadelphia, P». 
Leo Niessen Co, 1217 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa. 
S. S. Pennock 1612-18 Ludlow St, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Phila.Cul Flower Co, 1616-18 Sansom St, Phila.,Pa. 



for page ! 

Pittsburg Cut Flower Co, Ltd, 604 Uberty St, Pitts- 
burg. Pa. 
J. B. Murdoch & Co., 545 Liberty St, Pittsburg. 

New Offers in This Issue 



BADGES. 

N. Stafford Co., f.7 Fulton St., New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



CARNATION FIANCEE. 

Chicago Carnation Co., Joliet, 111. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

CARNATION PLANTS. 

S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 

J. M. Ward & Co., Peabody, Mass. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

CHRYSANTHEMUMS WANTED. 

J. Newman & Sons, Boston. 

For page see List of Advertisera. 

ELECTRIC CIRCITLATOR. 

Holly-Castle Co., 49 Federal St., Boston. 

For page see List of Advertisers. 

JAPAN CANES. 
W. Elliott & Sons, New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

LILIUM HARRISII. 

W. Elliott & Sens, New York. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 

M. LOUISE VIOLETS. 

Edward Smith, Lexington, Mass. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



PANSY SEEDS. 

Johnson & Stokes, '.!I7-1» Market St., Philadelphia. 
Kingly Collection. 
For page see Li st of Advertisera. 



RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES. 

S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia. 
For page see List of Advertisers. 



SWEET PEA CHRISTMAS. 

, C. Watson, 1614 Ludlow St. Philadelphi 
For page see List of Advertisera. 



HORTICULTURi: 



July 32, 1905 



^^ Klectr-ic 




INDEPENDENT HOT WATER CIRCULATION 



A simple automatic device. The circulation of heating water 
under perfect control as to quantity, and consequent degree of heat 
delivered from piping. Absolutely reliable under conditions where 
gravity circulation fails. Overcomes all troubles due to defective 
piping. Has no parts liable to get out of order. Does not obstruct 
direct circulation. Can be attached to any system of piping already 
installed, at slight expense. Will save its cost in fuel in one 
season. Built in sizes to circulate from r to 1000 gallons per 
minute. Boiler may be placed in any desired situation. Send for 
descriptive circular. 

We are prepared to furnish estimates for, and erect any type 
of Greenhouse. 

HOLLY-CASTLE CO., Engineers 



49 Federal Street, 



BOSTON, MASS. 



FOR SALE 

No. 7 Furman Boiler m use but 

4 years ; will heat 3500 ft. of i\ pipe 

steam. Also Richmond Sec- 
tional Boiler in use 7 years ; will 
heat 5000 feet i| pipe steam or water. 
Both boilers have had good care, and 
our reason for selling is because we 
heat with exhau.st steam from electric 
light station. \\"\\\ sell P\irman for 
$150.00; Richmond, Si 75.00. 

J. M. WARD & CO. 

PEABODY. MASS. 

• CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS, ! 

! COPYRICHTSANDDESICNS.; 

[ Send your businessdireot to Wash' 



My office close to TT. 8. Patent Office. FREE prellmln- 
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^EXPERIENCE. Book "How to obtain Patenta." 
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iE.G.SIIiGERS,s', 



p-^^iB^ 



Clamp 



H. H. SYLVESTER 

Mason i!^ 
Builder 

818 Tremont Building 
Boston, Mass. 



Greenhouse "; 



Mason Work 
Specialty 




^HHEWS^Cj 






CYPRESS 



SASH BARS 

32 feet or longer 

HOT BED SASH 



PECnV CYPRESS BENCH LUMBER 



GREENHOUSES 

EIECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IE DESIRED 
Write for Circular •• D" and Prices 

The A. T. STEARNS LUMBER CO. 

NEPONSET, BOSTON, MASS. 

In writing to advertisers, mention Hurticulture 

Standard pQ^fg 
Flower 



GREENHOUSE MATERIAL 



.â– \sk f 



Del 



nd Su 



I.ouis World's Fair 

CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO. 

3Sth and Iron Sts., CHICAGO 

INSURE YOUR GLASS 

i. the Flokists' Hail Assochtion op America. 
DO IT NOW 



LUMBER! 



-m. 



For C reen house B§ji^he3 ^| 

Ship Lap, Drop Siding, Sheathing, Flooring, K? 
White Cedar Posts, Etc. ^ 

We are in a Special ii 
Position to Furnish 

Everything in Pine and Hemlock Building Luinbi 

WRITE FOR PRICES 

Adam Schillo Lumber Co. 1^ 



Pecky Cypress" | 



l» ir-itiBg la >dv<rtiMr>, lundlr nMatioB Hokticultum 



GLASS 

FACTORIES ARE NOW CLOSED 
for the season. Our stock is complete 

WRITE US BEFORE PLACINQ ORDERS 

Sharp, Partridge & Co. 

22d and Union Place, CHICAGO 



, kindly mention Horticul 



July 22, 1905 



H O R T I C U L T U R i: 



♦^. 



I Furman Boilers for Greenhouse Heating I 




BOILERS ;,s"5s':i°5.; 

ilTl 



l-hand, with threads 



PIPE CUTTERS ,^;=â„¢; 



. pipe. U-' 
. to i-in., pipe, 
to 2- in., pipe, 

sflLLSON WRENCHES It't^t^''^^ 

»i.6s i 24-in.. grips "/i-iti. to 2'A-\n., pipe, fc.40 ; 

pipl^visEsl£'2?'^'^''''''^^"- 

SC lbs* p'r 

in. not guaranteed, 4^ els 

HOTBED SASH fo'^s.^TglaVirconVple 

from Ji. 60 up. .Second-hand, as good as new, at $i 

and $1 .00 each, complete. 
fil n^^ N'*' American. 5 
ULHJ.3 sinRle, 10x12, at $1 

$1.41. B. Double, 10x12 and 12x12, at J.2.40; n. 

Double, 12 X 14, 14x16, 16x16 at >2.6o; B. Double, 

16x20 $z 80 ; 16x24 at $2.95 a box. 
RADIATORS steam, as gn„d as new • 



! single 



ling 



lETROPOLITAN 

Iaterial CO. 

1398-1408 Metropolitan Ay., Brooklyn, N.Y. 



n 



NE.x» ron 



New (j reen House f atalogue 

JUST ISSUED BV 

King Construction Co. 

North Tonawanda, N.Y. and Toronto, Ont. 

sKNi) Foi: <AT.\i.(>«;rK <>i' 

SCOLLAY HOT WATER 

and STEAM BOILERS 
JOHN A. SCOLLAY 

73 and 75 MYRTLE AVENUE 
Borough of Brookli/n, N. Y. (ity 




Automatic Greenhouse VENTILATORS 

From $2.S.OO up. Send for circular 



Regulator Co, Lake Ge 




THE OE» 



"T ^ A 



Chandler Glazing 
Point and Pincers 

Roofs glazed eighteen years 

Don't glaze until you write 
samples and particulars. 
300,000 sold by Peter Hender- 
& Co. in three months. 

B.&E. J. CHANDLER 

HYDE PARK, MASS. 




.Of 

John (S^'^^^p^cm^m 



Mastdca 

—^ > FOR/ 1 — .- 

(ireenfiousel^lazini 



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-•^^"^^ '•^":^^ USE IT wow: 




Wc are the Manufacturers 

Distributing Agents for 

Boston and Vicinity. 



Joseph Breck & Sons 

CORPORATION 

^ JtGENTS ^ i 



JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 

CORPORATION 

47-54 North Market Street 

Boston, Mass. 



For Heating any Description of Building by Steam or Hot Water 



BOILERS r 

JOHNSTON HEATING CO., 1133 BROADWAY, 



quote you 



a very lo-w price 
marKet. TRY US 



HORTICULTURE, 



July 22, 1905 




Greenhouse' Erected for Chari.es W 



LORD Ca BURNHAM COMPANY 

HITCHINGS (SL COMPANY and 

PIERSON-SEFTON COMPANY 

Aunouiice to their patrons and others that they have consolidated under the name of the 

BURNHAM HITCHINGS PIERSON CO. 

â– With offices in NEW YORK at 1133 BROAD'WAY and a Branch Office in the TREMONT BUILD- 
ING, BOSTON. 

All incomplete contracts will be executed by this company and the active members of the 
constituent companies will continue in its management. 

As is well known, these three concerns possess all the best features of greenhouse construction 
and its kindred branches. Consequently the new company, by combining the best patented features 
of the different constructions, and in view of the many economies in operating the designing, sales, 
advertising, purchasing, and manufacturing departments, is now able to offer work of improved 
character on a closer basis than w^hen operating separately. 

Manufacturing practically everything in their own works and carrying large stocks of finished 
and unfinished materials, they solicit your patronage and assure you that their best services are at 
your command. 

Burnham Hitchings Pierson Co. 

I 133 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 




Sweet Pea Mont Blanc 



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35 



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% 10MCAPE (14RDEN£rMm-~M: ^^'^^ '^ •^^■' 



J^-' ///famrfton T/aiel 

QqjToN, Mass. 
di/bscrfpti'on, HOOJ^ 



HORTICUL,TURi: 



July 2Q, 1905 



HEADQUARTERS FOR SWEET PEAS 



Mr CeurgfC W^ 
at FoKDHOi k the early i 
ties ot Sweet Pea-; n 




: of the month 



r thin the standard in tl 
color IS perhaps, shghth ] 
- and borne upon longer 



Burpee's 
liest of All. 
Re-selected,— " Extreme-Early. 



almost be called i hlzv ^// 
viiig^s 1 he unusual size 
substantial houded standau 



form and extrt large M/e even lare 
vDitess. Standard light lavender wi 
gs; very light and dainty in effect. Per oz. 6 cts.; % 
per lb. 40 cts. 

V BLUE (Burpee's). The large flowers are of a deep glo 
let-purple, having the effect of a dark navy blue, although 



ndards show 

red. The flowers are practicilly self-colored, and the deep rich coloring is grandly effective ( 
Flowers are much darker than those of c ,.««A-m Cadcga,,. Per oz. 6 cts.; % lb. 15 cts.; per lb. 40 
While these are all excellent varieties for florists' commercial purposes, yet there ar 
ties that it will pav florists to buy to plant for cut flower purposes. For description 
copy of which will be sent on application. 

W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., 
HEADQUARTERS FOR 



and prices of these see Burpee's Blue I 

PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
SWEET PEAS 




MY MARYLAND 



of the Chicago Ex 



i1>i- 



Was the sensa 
tion. Easily outranks any other white. 
Awarded first-class Certificate ot iWerit 
by the American Carnation Society, Liaw- 
Bon Bronze Medal for 100 blooms and S. A. 
r. Bronze Medal for 50 blooms. We pre- 
dict that this variety will easily displace 
any other white. We are booking orders 
now for delivery .January 1906. Price 
«».50perdoz.; Siia perlOO; »100 per lOQO. 



for 



i>tber 



stanilard ' 



H. WEBER & SONS, Oakland, Md. 

If you offer the right goods in the 
right way in these columns, you will not 
lack for customers. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY 

824 No. 24th St. 
PHILADELPHIA 



ROBT. C. PYE 

Carnation Grower 

NYACR. N. Y. 

In writing to advertisers mention Horticulturb 



Pield Grown Plants 

' i^ I .^ TV c E e: " 

CHICAGO CARNATION CO. 

JOLIET, ILL. 



THE COmOE GARDENS CO. 

Horticultural Specialties 

Ornamental Nursery Stock Peonies 

Carnations 

C. W. WARD. President. J. C. GOWING. Sec'y and Treas. 

Long Distance Telephone: 91B CREEDMOOR 



HANNAH HOBART 



The Pride of 
California ■»■ 



The grand Prize Winner in competition with the latest and very 
best products in Carnations, East or West, for the last eight years. 

Mr. John A. P.almer, of Cle Klum, Washington, wrote, alter his visit to our nurseries in January, igo2, an article which appe 



rKlum, Washington, wrote, alter his visit to our nur 
AMKRiCAN TLORisToi r cDruaiy 15 , as foUows : 

"The Hannah Hobart is really a remarkable flower, never less than lour inch 
color it is a shade deeper than Lawson.but the petal arrangement is quite different ; in 
course the color is different. I saw two large houses of it at Sievers', and the sight is 
not a poor one in the lot, and everyone the exact counterpart of the other; 
stem, and standing up like soldiers. There is certainly no carnation of its color th; 

The above is a truthful statement of facts by a very competent gentleman, and i 
of this magnificent variety hnve been sold wholesale as high as $1.50 per dozen, 
enough to convince anybody '■-■-■ • 



d frequently four and one-half inches across. In 

espect it most resembles the old Jubilee, but of 

img to be remembered ; hundreds of blooms and 

bursted calyxes, but every flower supported on a twenty-four inch 



January 



been sold wholesale 
v one who has seen the plants i 






ling verification, thesim] 
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CONTENTS or THIS ISSUE 



Pace 



FRONTISPIECE — Sweet Pea Mont Blanc NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 

American Pomological Society 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS, ENTER- 
TAINMENT AT WASHINGTON 



National Horticultural Council 1 1 1 

Newport Horticultural Society 1 1 1 

WREATH OF SWEET PEAS ~ Illustrated ... 107 Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston 113 

PLATEAU OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS — Illus- Fun and Frolic at Montreal 113 

trated — H. H. Battles 108 

A DAY AMONG THE SWEET PEAS — G. C. 

THE HARDY FLOWER GARDEN — T.D. Hatfield 108 WATSON — Illustrated 114 

ECHOES FROM ENGLAND - Harry H. Thomas . ^09 ^^^.p^owER MARKET REPORTS 
GROUP OF NYMPH^AS — Illustration .... 109 Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Louisville, Philadel- 
phia, St. Louis 117 

PANDANUS SANDERS AT NEWPORT EXHIBI- '^ 

TION- Illustration 109 MISCELLANEOUS 

EDITORIAL no Personal in 

A SAN FRANCISCO MOVEMENT in The Late Louis Siebrecht — Portrait in 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND OR- 
NAMENTAL HORTICULTURISTS 
Program and Prospectus of the Washington Con- 
vention 



Obituary ni 

Philadelphia News Notes 115 

Business Changes 117 

News Notes 117 



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