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GARDENING
VOLUME XIII.
September 15, 1904, to September i, 1905.
CHICAGO:
THE GARDENING GC"IPANY,

1905.
RDENIN6
VOLUME XIII.
September 15, 1904, to September i, 1905.
lUustntloiis are indlcstod by an '
"Bench, durable and pensive

inex- Camation stem rot.. 22 "Dahlia Leone, basket of.... 872
328 Ccunations
262 for 1905, propa- Dahlia sport, new 186
Adian turns, culture of
"Bennett. Jos 122 gating 118
227. 262 Dahlias
*^sculu8 parviflora 230 and
Berberis Thunbergii Carnations for outdoors 200
Agriculture, Yearbook of. ..315 Ampelopsis Dahlias, classiflcation of 6
Veitchii. ing
sow-
Carnations, housing 132
notes of 299 seed of 104 Dandelions, trouble with.... 326
Albany,
Carnations, Insect destroys.. 55 December brevities
"Allamanda Henderson! 139 "Biota Japonica flUformis. . .
.182 garden
Carnations, odorless 141 for 106
Allamanda Willlamsi 356 "Bismarck apple, young
standard 87 Carnations, treating in ter
win- Decorated terrace steps 292
Allium Zebdanense 332 132
Blue hydrangeas 266 "Decorations, at a Chicago
Amaryllis, forcing of 262 Carnations under glass 311 lawn party 869
Blue hydrangeas in Paris... 103
Amaryllis Johnsonl 216 Carolina poplars, trimming. 117 "Newport, some 379
of. 76
Boardwalk. Atlantic City... 315 .
American Beauty, disease "Carpet bedding at the Decorative effect, for 12

Boiler scale destroyed, new. 188
American Breeders' Ass*n...l70 World's Fair, St. Louis 10
Delphinium prize 25
"Boston fern and varieties.. 294
American Carnation Society Catalogues received. .24. 125, 162 "Department of Agriculture. 359
Boston fern, new type 184. 204. 221. 232. 250. 331. 378. 249
8, 66, 88, 104, 120, U4. 162, 168,
18^, 200, 248. 314/ 379. doston, notes of'...' 41,
Destroying Insects by elec-
tricity
Cattleya seeds, sowing 172 358
American Clvio Association. 72 "Boston public garden^ bed "Cattleya Treanee alba 181 Dictamnus Fraxinella from
"American hawthorns, able
desir- ding in 261 seed 200
Cemetery men. good advice ....^
161, 193, 267 Boston, shade trees for 52 for 8 Disease resistant plants.
American LandsoB(pe Archi- Botanical composition, prize Chicago, notes of.25.169,,299, 374 breeding 188
^
tects 343 for 232

Chicago park notes 281 Dividing cypripedlums 168
"American Park tendent
Superin- BougainviUea Maud Chettle-
328 39
"Chicago parks, roses in 321 Double primulas 203
burgh V
"Chrysluithemum Baby 99 Draceena Victoria .._.
141
American Peony SQciety..8, 216, Bouînyillea Sanderiana ...186
266, 296. 305. "Chrysanthemum Basigold. "8 "Dusseldorf. tioral ments
arrange-
"Box tree at Cottage dens,
Gar- . .
101 Chrysanthemum flowers in at 114. 199

American plants, to exclude. 378 QueBns, N. x.
July ." 108 I"utch hyacinths 252
American Rose Society 168 Brake fern as a vegetable.. 312
184. 200, 209. 298, 324. 831. Chrysanthemum league, the.313
"British pavilion and dens
gar-
American type of roses, velopment
de- at St. Louis World's "Chrysanthemums Majestic,
of 50 Fair 43 Madonna and Adelia 116
Early Insecticides 340
"Anemone coronarla 364 British Sweet Pea Society.. 172 "Chrysanthemum Miss sie
Bes-
March, fleld of, S. dena.
Pasa- Early sweet peas 200
Annual, a showy 156 British trade topics 280, 313 Cal 107 Easter lilies 875
"Annuals for garden making. 225 Brown- tail moth, to flght Chnrsanthemum notes ...6. 316 plants Easter 120
outdoor ing
bloom-
the 138
Annuals for ._
"Chrysanthemum, Pink 98 Echeverias. raising from seed. 40
357 method* of. ..117
Queen
Budding a new
Chrysanthemum queries. Eckford's new sweet peas... 172
Apple trees, pruning 182 Budd, Prof. J. L....*. 155
southern 274 Ekl^lweiss. large variety of. .204
Apples for cattle 109 Bulb mite, the 331
Chrysanthemum show ture,
fea- Effect of soot on lilies 184
Aquatics, notes on 277, 826 Bulbs, hardy 1 new 109
"Eleeagnus aurea maculata. .150
Araucaria imbrlcata 72 Bulbs, home grown 297 Chrysanthemum smoking ...313
"Ellwanger's. George. Birth-
day
Arctic flora, the 108 Burbank's work, aid for 135 Chrysanthemum Society of 105
"Ardisiacrenulata 102 America 8. 24, 40
England, potato culture in... 10
56, 92. 120. 200, 249. 330. 345
Arlington. Memorial day at.. 297 English cauliflower 167
Chnrsanthemum, taking buds. 375
"Arnold arboretum lilacs.... 290 Sweet
festing English
Pea Society.. 186
"Caladlums at St. Louis Chrysanthemums, insects In-
Asparagus freshened in wa delioatum
World's Fair 59 37 Eplphyllum 166
ter 101
California Chrysanthemums, ing
propagat- Erica Mediterranea hybrida. 204
lawns 279
Asparagus Sprengeri seeds.
fems..r.. 179, 245 "Eucfaarls Amazonica 154
curing 129 "Calif omia native 69
"Chttrch
52
wedding dec6rcitlon.t62 Europe, American prunes in. 36
Asters failing to bloom 72 California poplars; diseased..
Cincinnati Florists' Society.. 217
Auricula, a striped 333 California view, a 230 Europe, notes fl-om 88
"Cistus Algarvensls 116
Aztec flower festival 281 CeOlas. soft rot of 156 EiUropean horticulture 380
Citrus fruits, rot of 362
"Azalea Indica in south 116 Candytuft LltUe Prince 268 "Evergreens, fine group of. .363
Cleaning pots 200 Exhibition blooms, growing. 99
Azalea Julius Roehrs 364 Canada national exhibition.. 25 .
Clematis Tanqutica 156 Exhibitions:"

Canadian Horticultural ciation
Asso-
374 Cleveland, tree planting in.. 182 ""Boston 65
Convention Montreal.... 374 Colchicum Stevenl 204
"
at ""Chicago 67
Baby Rambler for Easter. .134 Colorado floriculturists 249
. .
""President-elect William "
Îndianapolis 84
Baby Rambler, grafting 141 Fendley 374 Connecticut Hort. Society. .137
.
"
"Lenox, Mass 70
Bad mushroom spawn 313 Canadian horticulturists .330 Convention notes 346 "Madison, N. J
. . . 84
"Bailey. Prof. L. H 130 Canna. development of the.. 131 "Cooke. Geo. H 344 "New York 69
Baltimore, notes of.. 73. 187. 154 "Cannae Duke of York.. 131 "Country home, a florist's... 17 ""Philadelphia 68
Beans, forcing 182 "Canna Gladiator ^...;. ^....132 Common melon and cucum- ""Red Bank, N. J 68
'
225
'
ber disease 313

Bedding "Canna Mrs. W. F. Kastlng "
Tarrytown, N. Y 83
Bedding plants, notes on... 357 at St. Louis World's Fair. 10 "Craftsman, an honored ,^...2 17 "Toronto 84
Beds at St. Louis World's Canna Mt. Blanc 132 "Crassula hybrida 245 Exhibits, pbor arrangement
Ffeiir 11 "Canna West Virginia at St. Creolln and insect pests.246. 290 of 107
Louis World's Fair 42
"Begonia Oloire de Lorraine "Crotons..81, 82. 83, 84. 97, 98 Experiment stations, the. 26. 122
21. 133. 179. "Cannas and other plants at 119. 236.
"Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. St. lK"uis World's Fair.... 58 Crotons, treatment of 54 Extensive tree plantations... 324
house of at Vaughan's Cannas. dwarf, for pots 200 Cutting bed, the 163
Greenhouses, Western
Cannas Rubin and Pres. Cut to kill 55
Springs. Ill 123 worms,
Meyers at St. Louis
Gloire de Sceaux...l72 Cyclamen Rokoko 141 Fall shows, at the 97
Begonia World's Fair 59 seen
"Begonia grandiflora erecta Can sporting in Cyclamens and schizan thus.. 181 February, garden brevities
plants be in-,
cnstata 89 duced? ,.**.23l dyprlp^djUm, a seedling 76 for 153
Lafayette 365 Carnation "Ferns and Lorraine nias
bego-
Begonia America 108
,
P 183
"Begonia Tumford Hall 327 Carnation, a ,ti;aJ[UnK^ . * 108
. , , . .
*l5aftodils"*. W. ."... Ferns, growing true to type. 40

Begonias 199 Carnation diseases 164 ...,
2
"Ficus pandurata 97
Begonias, leaf spot of 40 Carnation growing, notes on double
"P|flrodils, 2
. Fi^ld mice in France, plague
Belladona lily, the 124 76, 219. ^Daffodils,trumpet 2 of 28
stock. Beauty Carnation house, piping 60 Dahlia bulbs,
"Benary's new separating 56 Floral fracas, that 7
of Nice 281 "Carnation Melody 312 Dahlia Katherine Duer 100 Flower famine, a 252
Flower shows, sameness in...266 Horticultural Society: " "Manning, the late Jacob W. 25 Ohio 266
^flowers at a dinner to a "
France, of 168 March, garden brevities for. 186 Oldest bouquet on earth.... 262
kin". 860
"Massachusetts 878 "Market gardening to date.. 268 "Onion crop, the 264
Flowers, Imported 172 " Nassau County 877 "Mass, agricultural college. .845 Onions, high priced 882
Foliage plants, notes on 244 878 Massachusetts fruit On the 206
"Newport men way
Forcing lettuce, French meet 201
""New Tork 275 "Orange trees, some large 868
method of 291 Massachusetts Hort. Society
Horticulturist, a Lewis and Orchids at
Newport 284
^Forcing rhuharb 214
Clark 266 57. 105, 153, 169, 212, 332.
...V "Orchid exhibit at World's
Foreign floral arrangements.219 Horticulturists, conference "Mecpnopsis integrifolia ....279 Fair exhibiUon 76
FOrget-me-not, another good. 108 of 73, 89, 119 Meetings next week 814 "Orchids, Sanders' group of,
France American apples 86 Housing carnations 186 Memoriam, in 41 London 123
^Franklin park, Boston view Hyacinths and narcissi for Menlo Park Hort.Society... 275 Osmon, a new fuel 44
in .VT. 86 Easter 184 Midsummer herbaceous plants 6
Fê bulbs, made 8lck'by....838 "Hyacinths, photographic P
Mignonette, origin of 266
Freeslas for January........ 864 study of 1 Pacific
Milwaukee, tree pests at.... 22 coast, carnations on
French Hort. Society of Hybridising carnations 233 the 186
Minnesota mushrooms 849
London 188 "Hydrangeas at the World's "Pacific Coast Hort. Society.261
Fair 27 Model farm, the 164
Frost bitten carnations, Palms and ferns for exhibi-
tion
treating 71 "Monmouth county tion.
exhibi-
Hydrangeas and geraniums, 113
66 N. Butterbach's hibit
ex-
Fruit trees along the way
high- diseased Palms and ferns in spring... 284
at 91
160 Hydrangeas recovering lost 337.
^FTuit trees, dwarf 36 prestige 108 Monmouth Hort. Society.. 10, 78
89. 105. 121. 154, 169, 186, 201 Palm notes 298
^Fruits and vegetables under Huntington horticulturists . .
.202 217. 267. 299, 831. Paris, early vegetables in... 221
glass 246 863.
_.
Monterey cypress 280 Paris, flowery dinner in 166
Q I "Montgomery, Alexander ...210 Park lawns and grass, nuring
ma-
Montreal gardeners and ists

flor- 20
Garden magazines galore.... 840 Illinois Florists' Ass'n 218 122, 163 Pasadena gardeners 267
^Garden plants, new 879 Impatiens HolsUi 204 Montreal, notes of 201 Peas, cross fertilization of.. 204
^Gardener, the youngest.... 78 Indianapolis, notes of 165 Morris county gardeners 282 Peanut, new disease of the.. 220
164 "Inaugural ballroom tions
decora-
Gardener, tribute to a Mushrooms 18 Pecan culture 816
202
Gardeners* Club 878 Muskmelons under glass.... 101 Pennsylvania Hort. Society. 286
Insect pests, importation of.. 258
Gardenia, the 27 Myosotis, good, for forcing. .108 Peonies and their uses 856
"Iowa com trophies 260
Gardenia fad, the.. 298 Peonies erroneously named.. 866
"Irises 6 N
^Geranium, a valuable ding
bed- Peonies, gladioli among 141
153 Irises as cut flowers 108
"Narcissus blooms, vase of.. 4 Peonies in the south 356
*Geranlum Snow Queen at Irrigation pays in east 64
Nassau County Hort. Socie-
ty Perennials for bedding: 269
St. Liouis World's Fair.... 11 Italy, horticulture in 173
218, 237 "Peony, the 821
^Geranium Telegraph, new.. 137 Items of interest 860 National Chrysanthemum "Peony Rubra Superba 856
Geraniums in market 883 Society 172
J Perle rose buds, blight on... 54
Geraniums late in
blooming.248 National Council of culture
Horti-
Personal 346
Geraniums, propagating 5 846
January, ....
garden brevities "Phalaenopsis amabills 180
Gerarde's Herbal 877 for 137 National Horticultural Coun-
cU 164 Philadelphia, Baby Rambler
Germany, dahlia centennial Japan, floral customs of 339 at
in 141 Nephrolepis Amerpohli 338 281
Japan, lily bulbs from 166
Philadelphia, notes of 67
Giant canna 248 Nephrolepis Piersoni proved
im-
Japanese azaleas, new 262 23 Philadelphia vegetables at... 102
*Giant elm, moving on ers
roll-
Japanese maples, the 313 "iraox.
844 New Azaleas 252 bed^ of, at the
Japanese specimens, a rare.. 22 World's Fair 26
Ginger jar, out of the 91 New Bedford Hort. Socie-
ty
"Jensen, Jens 296 57, 89 "Picea pungena 293
Ginseng, only wild wanted.. 72
"Julius Roehrs' exhibit at New carnation varieties. Pippin, the pipless 167
*Girard college, gardens of.. 20 New York show 101 notes on 102 Pittsburg, notes of 186
Gladioli, notes on 114
New Hampshire Hort. ty
Socie- Plant, a new herbaceous 116
Gladiolus, a new 103 K 154
Plant breeding papers 44
'Gladiolus, a new race of.... 114 Kansas City flower show 284 New Haven horticulturists... 250 Plant improvement by bridization
hy-
Gladiolus, Dr. Van Fleet's Karr, Alphonse, monument New Haven Hort. Society... 201 170
new 168
to 221 NewJersey Floricultural ciety... Planting for tropical effect.. 228
So-
Gladiolus Princeps 60 9, 41. 106, 169, 201,
"Kentia, a well grown 245 Plant lice, destroying 327
Glencove, N. Y., at 362 267, 331, 378.
"Kochla scopafia 182 "Plant exhibited by J. Beb-
Grafting and budding doors
in- New Jersey gardeners 296
bington " Son at St. John,
....148 L New London Hort. Society.. 202 N.T3 107
Grafted carnations 328 New Orleans Hort. ty
Socie- Plants for exhibition
Lacombe, G. A 298 blooms.278
Grafting clematis 253 19, 201, 315
"Laello-Cattleyana Gottoianal50 Plants, high priced 141
Grape, Concord, discovered.. 380 New Orleans, notes of... 57, 267
Lake Geneva gardeners 233 Plant with 1.860 blooms 109
Grape vine, a famous 141 "Newport Hort. Society. .88, 121
Law note 232 267. 816. 832. Poinsettia, the 48
Grass, the 364 Porch
Lawn weeds 4 palms 216
"Newport. moving large
Greenhouse, growing lettuce
trees at : 138, 150 a Potato,
damp-proof 172
In 11 Laws, good New England... 8
Lawson, strange disease oY-..120 Newport, R. I., notes of... 9, 41 Potato culture, novelty in.. 141
Greenhouse heating 249
/ 57. 105, 155, 169, 218, 283, 282 Potatoes, gambling in 204
'Greenhouse, the 375 Leayes, variegation of " 265
33J. Pot
Plant Lenox Hort. Society.'26.
137, 346 mignonette 864
" notes 876 "New. Rose Etoile de France. 7
Grub the.. "Lettuce diseases." sOme 118 Potting orchids 293
worm, to destroy 37 New Rose Grand Duchess
Lettuce wilt 185 Alexandra Premium lists, etc 314
" 252
H "Lewis Clark
and exposition New roses, Peter Lambert's..l83 Preparing to force tomatoes. 368
129, 203. 251, 283. 329. "New Rose Richmond at
Primula obconica 252
"Hale. Geo. H 121
Lewis and Clark's flowers... 357 "
Chicago show 85, 103 Primula mollis as a pot
"Hamilton. Frank 201 plant. 109
Hardening off of plants.... 278
"Lilac, the ..1 ;t..|324 New roses, a season of 262
"Lilium candidunf .\ '.
5 New'. York
Primula verls for forcing... 88
\ horticulturists'
Hardy hydrangeas, forcing. .108 "Lllium i Jubilee 121 Prize orchids 128
Harrisii ..,..106 ,
Helleborus niger for forcing. 252 Lilium New York, of. 298, 299, 283
notes "Prizewinning mums
chrysanthe-
Philippinense ...252
Herbaceous perennials Nicotiai!ia Sanderee at Boston tion
exhibi-
Lily, Farquhar's Christmas. 115 290
hardy 228 91
Herbaceous calceolarias 327
"Lincoln park, Chicago. .' 326 Nitrogen- flxing bacteria 846
Profitable orchids 109
Literature of outdoors 172 Notes 258
Herbaceous plant notes 276 Propagating palms and ferns
Notes and suggestions 87
289, 322, 37$. Lobelia nicotianefolia 13 fSf
Hartford 130 London letter.. 107, 124. 140. 155 November, garden brevities Pruning tomatoes 266
armory sight.
188, 292. for 73
Heliotrope and lobelia 227 Pruning shrubs and roses... 214
flower fashions Nursery
London, new notes, seasonable... 13 8
Heredity 177 162. "Prunus Davidiana 290
in 844.
"Hole, the late Rev. Reynolds 9 Pteris palmate argenteo-
Long Island fruits, best 86
O striata 220
Holiday plants, handling.... 106 Los
Angeles. Cal., notes of.. 274 "Pure culture mushroom
"Holm I^ 49 299. 324. Obituary: "
spawn 10, 868
Hollyhocks 378 Los Angeles floral festival.. 234 Graham Alexander "
233
Holyoke Hort. Society 202 Louisiana Jottings 218, 299 ""Paul, Wm
Q
283
Home and municipal provement "Lynch,
im- Michael, the late... 314 Queries 24
^McGregor, Duncan "
330
33
""Grimes, David S 830 R
Hop sprouts as vegetables... 312 M
"Maxwell, J. L 362
Horticulture in early go
Chica- Radishes changed to toes
pota-
339 "Macrae, the late Farquhar..l86 "Clark, Geo. L 862 221
Horticulture in the interest Madison gardeners 186 October, garden brevities for. 41 Recent publications 290
ot 187 Malformed gloxinias 817 Odd items. 120, 135, 173, 189, 250 Red Bank, N. J., at 878
RBports. prise lists, etc 21" San Francisco decorations... 188 Stocks, short stemmed 247 U
RepottinfiT youner rose stock.. 213 San Francisco, notes of.l8S, 284 Strawberries 184
vines... 882
Unproductive grape
Rhode Island Hort. Society.. 41 Scales infest kentias 198 "Successful lawn vase 277
Uruguayan potato 172
Rhubarb from seed 291 Schisanthus as a pot plant. .

13 Sugar plant, remarkable
V
new. 813
"Rlchardia Mrs. Theo. "Scott fern at Chicago show. 85
Roosevelt 17t ^Suggestions, seasonable 150 Vallota, the white 45
"Scott, John 57
Riverway, the Boston 35 Sulphate of ammonia from Vegetable growers. side
"Seaforthia elegans in bloom. 100
peat 317 crops for 53
Red Kaiserin not up to date.108 324
Seaside evergreens
Sulphur sprays, fall value of .138 Vegetables, sterilized 167
Red spider, combating: 173
Seasonable suggestions. 166, 197
Summer painting easy 338 Vilmorin memorial, the 266
"Robinson, Geo, A 343
Season's progress, summary
Sweet Peas 229 Virginia red clay, fertilisers
Roller worm defies anic
hydrocy- of 116
Sweet best, for ting
cut-
for 182
acid gas treatment... S$ 173 peas,
Seden, John
857
"Rose arch at Twin Oaks, brevities W
September, garden
Washington, D. C 373 ....: 9 Sweet peas for E"ster 186
for
Washington. D. C, notes
Rose benches, grub worms in 7$ Shady for. 22 8 Sweet peas for ing
Thanksgiv-
places, good plants of 26. 217
328
Rose bug, to destroy 230 and putty 284
Shading "Washington park, Chicago,
in 103
Sweet potato, new variety
Rose culture, mistake Shamrock, blue flowered 220 beds in 63, 54, 55
of 291
Rose culture, suggestions in. 117 "Shaw Botanic Garden, St. "Washington, the convention
"Syrlnga Japonica 290
Rose Dorothy Perkins 23 Louis, view to 90 city 325, 341
"Syringa viUosa 215
ever-blooming and Shrub cuttings 162 Water paints 45
Rose,
blooming 13 62 T Wedding decorations 344
never- Shrubs, some late flowering. ..^
"Rose garden at Hertford. decorations.. 166 Western N. Y. Hort. Society.l69

Smith reception "Tailby, Joseph 178
Conn 353
Smoky glass to clean 266 Tarry town Hort. Society. 10, 106 What people are talking
Rose grafting. Indoor 133 about 121
Snails, trouble with 213 299, 315, 249, 346. 363.
Roses, hardy garden 211 White fly, exterminating 250
Society of American Florists Tennessee Hort. Society 169
Rose Mamie 204 266. 298 White fly, the 198
168. 171, 236, 248, 282, Terriers vs. flowers 236
Rose Mme. Antoine Marl 206 314, 329. 345. 349, 369, 878. White lilac, best outdoor 72
"Texas umbrella tree 230
Rose Mme. Levavasseur 179 "at Washington 375 White tussock moth, the... 22
Thinning trees and shrubs... 22
Roses, manure for 173 ""President-elect WUlIam F. "Window and balcony rations
deco-
"Thuya obtusa nana 22
Kastlng 371 261
Roses, new and promising. ..195 of
H. M.
Tomato and com pack
cultural, for ter
win-
" "Vice-president-elect 182 "Window boxes 241
Rose notes, 1904
Altick 870
86 Window gardening, appeal
Tomato house, heating 135
Society of American Florists:" for 204
Rose pays church rent 344
To be done now 149
108 "
Deoartment of plant regis- "Wirth, Theodore 34
Roses of merit, two new
Tom Thumb dahlias 141
tratlon.8, 24. 40. 88, 162. 184. 814
180 Wisconsin horticulturists ...346
Roses propagating ence
Sci- Toronto gardeners 201
Society of Horticultural
.162 "Wittbold Sprinkler 312
Rose stock, starting young. 88, 104,130 Toronto, notes of 67, 299
Waltham 108 Wittbold sprinkler system... 296
Rose Rllmbler Spaulding, the late John 185 Trailing arbutus, cultivation
"Royal Dutch Bulb Growers' of 183 Worcester Hort. Society 202

"Stlnson, John T 89
Society 104, 274
Garden Trailing arbutus, ing
propagat- Workingmen's gardens 121
St. Louis Botanic
Royal Horticultural Society 104 216 World's fialr exhibition 59
scholarship
of England 12 Transformation, ing
interest- 58
St. Louis flower show 361 an World's Fair notes. 12, 26. 42.
44
St. Louis show, lesson of the. 88 World's fairs of the future,
8
"Transplanting truck, new.. 194 26
sunken gardens horticulture at
St. Louis,
Salads for winter. 19
186 Tree ferns, mealy bug on 136
for . . .
Y
Salvias 220
St. Louis World's Flair Truck via electric railway... 282
"Sanders, Edgar ...309 awards ...139 "Tulips in variety 3 "Yucca fllamentosa .230
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CHICAQO, 8BPTBMBBR 15. 1904.
vd. xiu, sassa*
STUDY OP HYACINTHS.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
of spring. To the ordinary person

HABTPORD.
BY THBODORB WISTH, of spring floweriuji^
HARDT BULBS. the annual display
I wish to
gers
Public
There is justone suggestion bulbs in su2h placesas the Boston
extracts from Bulletin is in regard to discarded but the lover of nature
The lollowiogart make. That Garden is pleasing,
Association of bulbs two or natural
American
tulipand other beddmg old.
of the them in a more dition.
con-
No. 37 wants to see
Park Superintendents, treatingof the use three or even more years By that I To get good effectsand pleasing
bcdbs for outdoor decorative that would not be considered those lovelyplants one
of hardy mean bulbs with
In planting groups with their
effect: fit for bedding purposes.
inches deep along
ought to be well acquainted
habits,likes and dislikes,
MASS.
such bulbs about six and success can
W. DUNCAN, JAMAICA PLAIN,
BTJOHN
the edge of shrubberies, they make an only be attained by selecting types that
a pleasure
to me recently to hear
It was different
on "Hardy Bulbs/'
and extremely pretty effectin the earlyspring; will be likely to succeed in the
a very able paper
where they are planted along places where they are
to be planted.
the thought struck me,
what a splendid especially
that the flowers be produced by
of bulletins. And so dwarf snrubbery, so
Fleasing effects can
subjectfor one our
this number on that when they are out will peep through bulbs in the grass. When
I hasten to start out naturalizing
will branchlets and possibly through very of this kind the main
hopins that the
members
long to plant making plantations
subject, It doesn't take natural an
information on the earlyfoliage. objectshould be to getshould be taken
as
giveus a lot of useful and how they can in the fall and they don't
need to be disi
effect as possible. Care
different species spading that
many work. Do not turbed thereafter. When not to plantthe bulbs in straightlines,
be best used in our park of care of not spad-
ing of the common
failto go into the minutest
details about shrubberya littlebit curves or circles. As
most
how to plant, deep can be taken. They will be good bulbs are so cheap now they ought to be
what are the best yarieties, I think. At any rate the aim beingto
diseases, for a few seasons, plantedin largemasses,
how deep to plant,the many to tell us be made use of in
they may justas well
to prove
obtain color in such quantity
as
insects, etc.,and do not forget thrown away. from a distance.

species, but include that way as effective when seen
about all the rarer bulbs in the grass they
from the modest little drop
snow-
BY ROBERT CAMBRON, HARTFORD. When planting
everything, where the grass
of
to the gorgeous lily Japan;
at the
bulbous plantscan be used
to ought to be put in places the
the many gems
In parks is not to be cut tinttl t he foliage "n
time, do not forget the harbin-
same
great advantage, especially
of our native flora.
" " "
GARDENING, Sept.15,
loam
inches and
of ffood
sdlloides. some three
pleasing effects. Poschkinia plantedtherein bedding;ântsfor the rest
and the spring
Omithogalnm umbellatum of the season. Indeamuffupinthe fall we
snowflakes are all good early flowering added loam
took off"about one-half of the
bnlbs. The next
before mulching for winter.
TOSONTO. finest bed of tulipswe
BY JOHN CHAMBERS, springwe had the
I haye a verj interesting subject on
eyergrew.
which is. not in connection with
In planting bulbs we follow the old-
hand
bulbs or spring flowering plants. This fashioned method of haying a little sand
with the tussock under each bulb. Most of the bulbs and
city has been troubled
moth caterpillar during seyeral seasons, tuberous-rooted plants that we know
had them dislike and will not do well in a sticky
and justwhen we thought we
all destroyed they returned
to us in
soil. Make it porous and rich and there
Last summer The lilj,
greater numbers than erer. will be no doubt of the results.
of street be dis-
turbed
they nearly denuded many our like the peony family,should not
trees of tfieir foliage.I haye heard of ezoe()tto separate
thtfm and to
of disposing of them, the soil which has been exhausted
sereral methods renew
e"fectiye. This
but not man^r of them are yery after growing them for a few years.
I is ripe
I am now trying new cure for them.
a should be done when the foliage
the
of men
haye at present a \ta^t gang and begins to turn ydUow, keepiqg
from time as
cleaningon and destroying cocoons bulb out of the ground as short a
I think,by this method, I
will A will be bene-
good mulching ficial
the trees. possible.
with Mr. Wirth natiye bulbs and neoessarjr
destroymillions. I agree to our
and L. lanci-
regarding the old btubs for bedding poses,
pur- to protect L. lonjgiflorum
album, which are not quitehardy
a yery fine
show
rhad lastspriuff folium
Our good old
in my shrubberies,all from old bulbs. enough for our winters. to be
wants
butter-and-eggsnarcissus irisand
leftalone except to be separated;
Our old friends, the
fritillariathe same.
crown ImperUdis)
imperial (Fritillaria
and Guinea hen flower (P. Melegaris),
Yet they were
haye ône out of fashion.
beautiful in their odditjr, and I suppose
odor had something to do with
their
Daffodils. banishment. I uink Brother
Trumpet their
Chambers' method of destro^g the
tussock moth or its origin
is mt class,
work. become rid of
for with each nest we
plants has completed its season's of the pests at once.
Some of the best kinds for naturalizing seyeral hundred
in the grass are the Narcissi Poeticus, BY ". p. CAPBN, HOLYOKB, MASS.
Poeticns Omatus, Poeticus Poetarum,, We haye not, as yet, set any flowering
Prlncsps and SingleVon Sion, crocuses bnlbs in our parks,and I am
not up in
if I
in dimrent colors, Scilla Sibirica,
snow-
drops
their culture. Therefore pardon me
and Tulipa sylyestris. Por plants with Brother
switch off* in sympathy
and along the^ We
tug in amongst shrubbery Chambers and the tussock moth.
borders and also with this pest in
outer edses of shrubbery had quitean experience
herbaceous borders the best of be nearly all
in 4ihe 1900. seemed
They to on
the speciesof tulipswe haye grown
are
of our trees extent, but were
to some
Clnsiana fulgens, Didieri,Persicapraecox, the soft maples and
plentifulon
and Ges- more
Ocnlua-solis, comuta, sylyestris elms. That fall I ordered our men to
beautiful of all found
neriana. Greigi is most destroy all egg masses which we
the tulips.The Darwin and parrot tulips -

of trees and
on the body and lower limbs
The best of the narcissi are other pro-
areexcdlent. also under the clapboardsand jections
Afdrich, Barrii Emperor,
conspicuus, of our buildings.We expected
Golden Spur, Maximus, Rugtlobus,
sure,
Cyno-
Empress, Horsfieldii, Princeps, of
Sir Watkin, Stella,Duchess
and Trum^
BnmntyLeedsii. Burbidgei yarieties
Major. There are many morethe best to
of narcissi,but these are
borders to
plant amongst shrubbery or
effects.
giye striking; ,
beautiful little
Bulbocodium yemum, a
flowers not unlike a crocus
plantwithyiolet blue color,is one of the
bnt of a
cariicst flower in spring,and as
plantsto DaffodUi.
The most reliable of
kardj as a crocus. haye tried are Imper-
the mtallarias we
Ruthenica and
ialis,Mdeagris, tenella,
The best of the grape hyacinths the single narcissus being particularly
oUiotta. about
Muscari botryoidesiuba, commuta- fine. I haye this year planted
are
In snowdrops 50,000 tulips of a yery fine yarieties, quite
totn and comosnm.
plicatus are a largequantity
of hyacinths,and about
Galanthns niysiis and
of the trumpet
the best. Gloiy of
the Snow, Chio- 5,000 single narcissi
nodoxa Ludlise and its yarieties, gigan- yarieties.
tea and Sardensis, are charming plants BY CHARLB8 E. KBITH, BRIDOBPORT,
CONN.
Fraseri
for earlyspring. The Camassia
dares appear.
Already now the snowdrop the unripened year.
is perfiectljr hardy. The erythroniums The first palebreath blossom of
by some transforming power
the edges of And Flora's
are exceedinglybeautiful on Had changed an icicle Into a
flower.
beds. The best kinds are
rhododendron
albidum and the European We were taught that this little bulb,
Americanum
its yarieties. also the tulip, crocus and hyacinth would
Dens-Canis and
species, and perfectly be benefited (ifripewhen tiUien up) were
to grow and planted
They are easy ing
exceed- they kept in a dry,cool place
luurdy. Many of the liliesgrow dendrons. again in the fall, but I haye thought that
well wh^ planted amongst rhodo- of them, the tulips in particular,
some
Snperbum andCanadense
are
The would bloom better the second year ifleft

this way.
TCtTcfiectiye when grown flowers nearly as
little bulbs for early in the ground" giying
"dBas are diarming Wecoy-
larffcand twice as many of them.
and Scilla campanulata and its when ripewith Double DaffodUa.
spring a largebed of tulips
which flower In May, make erea
yarieties,
igo4. GARDENING.
to haYe trouble with them the following

season, but they haye not appearedsince
to The OYerwintering eggs
extent.
an^
are laid in the latter part of SeptemKr
in glistening*white, frothy looking
a
mass, attach^ to the ontside oi the
cocoon, remaining on the tree until
spring. There are two classes of remedies.
Destroy all tm masses in the late fall or
winter or in uie spring after the larrae
hatches, spray the trees, using the same
mixture for the elm leaf beetle:
as One
pound Paris green to 180 to 200 gallons
of water. Add to this the same weight
or more of quick-lime, which prevents the
burning of the foliage.
J. HBlflNGWAT,
BT WORCBSTBR, MASS.
Hardy bulbs give as fine a display the

second year after planting as the first,
and we have seen them do well fire or six
years without disturbingthenL Let the
ground become frosen two inches before
covering them with a mukh, for the profusion
of bloom is injuredbjrthe covering
being done too early and too heaYily.
Of a necessity we have to use formal beds.
The grounds are laid out in such a way
that the natural cannot be followed.
This spring we shall not disturb the bulbs
but ânt between them such plants as
tuberous begonias,largefloweringpetu- nias
and those of shallow rooting habits
or small roots.
BT GUSTAY X. AMRHYN, NBW HAVBN, CONN.
Among the bulbs which can most easily

and successfully be acclimatized here I
the numerous
prefer varieties of narcissus.
I thousands
use of them every year,
plantingthem at the wood's edge at
nazard and in the open spaces of meadows
whê suffident dampness will favor their
existence. These btubs I obtain free of
cost from several florists, who naturally
discard the bulbs after having them forced.
We get thousands of them, and put out
only the best ones. These will,the second
year after being planted,prove to be well TULIPS IN VARIETY.
established strong plants, affordinga
floral displaymore in harmony with the
character of the parks I have under my
dssus bulbs in groups of twenty to found on the body of the tsse; and if
observation than any other bulbs. There
thirty very and
thickly then scattersCl spra3rinjg; is persisted in, lew will be left
is nothing glaringin the color.
out in the direction of the prevailing to requirepicking.
BT BDWABD P. ADAMS, BOSTON. winds more thinly, so that the effect BT WILLIAMS. BGBRTON, ALBANT, N. Y.
Only in the formal garden which is a when in bloom was that of mother-plants
I am not in sympathy with formal bulb
part of the architectural design is the with seedlingsgrowing near the older
arrangement of bulbs in set figuresappro-
priate. ones. All formal pUmting should be planting in suburban jparksof sylvan
Elsewhere in avoided as much character, but. I am heartilyin sympathy
they are more as possible. with of bril-
liant
when in irregular massing in htm
narmony groups. Near BY JAMBS B. SHBA, JAMAICA PIAIN, KftSS. beautiful tulips,
the center of the group the bulbs should coloringthe many
A word about the destruction of tus-
sock narcissi, hyacinths, crocuses, scillas,
be set close,but gradually more ing
scatter-
moths. It is too hard a question etc., in the much frequented city parks,
toward the edge of the group. A
to treat ofihand, but I would o"kr soor where such planting can be judiaously
southern slopesho^d be selected for the with the formal
A plan recommended objectionsto the method proposed by used in connection
early bloomers. Mr. Chambers and endorsed nrden and architectural surroundings.
for tulips is to remove six inches by Mr.
especially Keith. An examination of tlie egg In suburban parks the narcissus in
(rf'thesurface loam, spread an inch laêr
masses will show that a great proportion many varieties can be efiectiyelyand con- sistently
of sand and in this set out the bulbs,
of them are not fertile. This is used when naturalized and
then replacethe loam. It has been found
accounted for by the great number of massed as suggested by Mr. Warder, of
by experiencethat the Japanliliesgrow
better and give more satisfaction when parasitesthat prey upon the caterpillar, Lincoln park,Chkuigo. This treatment
so that the time used in destroying the is quiteuniyersal in England upon estates
plantedin partialshade. They should unfertile tgg masses is thrown of some extent and in the suburban parks.
oe set about ten inches deep and be well away,
and, as the parasitesare hatched out m I think the planting of bulbs has been
covered in winter.
the old cocoons of the tussock moth, the somewhat overdone in the Public Garden
WABDBR,
BT R. CHICAGO.
H. of Boston, on the principlethat a small
very agency which is the cause of their
By an the narcissus bulbs after
means destruction is thus prevented from doing Persian rug of beautiful design and color-
ing,
forcingshould be slowly ripened under its work, as the parasites perish when is in better taste, in an attractive
the benches,and when thoroughly
ripened the
^gs of the moth are destroyed. A room, than cheap and multitudinous
cleaned and plantedoutaoors in the grass carerol examination of the tm masses rugs scattered over the floor to mar the
in the autumn. If they bloom only once deposited on the main trunkând the otherwise attractive surroundings.There
they wiU repay all the trouble taken. large limbs of the infested trees shows is a demand in Albany (it is of Dutch
Bofiiscilla and chionodoxa and the com- moner that, as a rule,more of them are fertile origin)for bulbs and earlyspringeffects
narcissi and campernelles are thaii those depositedon the tops of the in coloring. As the parks are urban and
very easilynaturalized, in the erass and trees, because the caterpillars, weakened readiljaccessible,the residents frequent
form a charming addition to tne beauty by the attacks of the parasites, are una-
ble them as soon as the weather will permit
of the spring. That authority on cissus,
nar- to crawl down to the lower part of in the spring,and an effort is made to
Peter Barr, when in this country the tree to go into cocoons, as is their make them exceptionally attractive at
some years ago, told the writer that the habit. Therefore,I would advise cleaning this season.
best e"ct was producedby plantingnar- ofi onlythose tgg masses which are About 60,000 tulips, narcissi,hya-
GARDENING. Sept.15,
to remain until
and color-
ing, These bulbs are allowed
the floral growths of May or tne firstofjune,
scil- varietyof to about the last
of pleasure seems and dried ofiând
and manj
dntht
thousaad crocuses,
a êat
amount when they are dug borders
etc., are nsed in Wash-
by the citizens in visiting for plantingin shrub
snowdrops,
las, with prim-
roses, be derived (3 stored away or wood-
park in connection Washington park during the season for naturalizing in meadow
insfton the creepingphlox
and and at the season or beds where
h jacinths, the earlyspring growth bulbs. land. We have several large
for springeffects. of the earlyspring and narcissus are
.
of azaleas flowering and hyacinths*

massing
followed in early Jnne
of the
tender green fofiage tulips to remain year after year, or
of
planting is
This it At that time the the vivid green
allowed
the usnal summer bedding. I make the trees and shrubs
ana
until they become
too dense or uneven.
by ing
ripen- in strong contrast bulbs are followed
to remove all the oulbs,
of the lawns bring out
In most of these beds the
practice
a I stow lines of the early such phlox,verbe-
nas,
off,and after sortins^,
as
them until the resplendent and puri^ by annuals, without
be planted
in a cool potting shed, bulbs. The freshness etc. These can
themaway centage spring
is a per- in early spring and provide a shade
OctoMr
the following. There of the foliageappeals the sentimental disturbing the bulbs
of five per cent loss (and care nas
perhaps to
for the btubs which,
in our dimate, seems
bulbs more directly and the desire
of Beds of
be taken in not getting the side of human nature
ity,
vital- to be absolutely necessary.
to
off and sorting). freshness and and hyacinths usually
mixedwhen drying each
to see color, ice, tulips, narcissi for
everyone of snow, condition so treated,
thus for three years, after so long a season remain in good
use bulbs
I the Tari- death in every- ning
thin-
to change thing when they require
buying some
grey skies and apparent four or five years
year desired combina-
tion
color for the that grows. and replanting.
ety"or
beds are planted effort is yearly beds of
"'For thfi reason beautiful than the set
an
of color. Some work Par more
but the design the preparatory of vari-
ous
in mixed colors, made to hurry up the the patches and masses
(tulips) efieots of one and to have bulbs are
in grassy places
calls for massed of the spring cleaning species naturalized
generally the garden^ as a
in as satisfactory dition
con-
regutl to
color in each bed, and parks and avenues or plantedfreely
and without
out pretfy'carein the season),so
has to be studied as possible (early Here the foliageof uie rounding
sur-
whole, To attractive varieties.
for general effect. find them makes a most agreeable
folly to harmonise that the publicmay to make use plants
is color-blind, or not appreda-* as it is warm enoujih and the result is wholly
one who of as soon of fresh-
ness background,
the massing the introduction and stiffness
tiveot color contrasts, of them, and by without the glare
incongruous, in the bulb plant-
ing charming,
beds. A few thousand
cissi
nar-
should be somewhat and vivid coloring the formal
tulips and not undertaken. the favorable sion
impres- of our
and is to be avoided to accentuate of the on moist slopes near
for the year 1902 growths planted increased
Iquote from my report made by the vernal '
lake, five years what ago,
have
thefollowing: early spring.**

y
Y. twenty-fold, and was a singleplant
aspect of BUPPllSO, N. In swtaUe
midsummer F. CO WELL, a fine clump.
"Although the generally moi^
BY JOHN
bulbs every year in beds then IS now
and where the grass can be
few
the parks is considered plant situations,
a
We
and satisfactory, on account
conservatories for early display. to grow quite high before cutting
impressive and the near tne allowed fast and
of the foliage these bulbs increase very
ol the maturity bloom. Sdllas,crocuses,
give abundant and grape cinths,
hya-
snowdrops, eranthis extent in the
we also use to some
but they have
lawns and grass borders, wherever
to be renewed quite frequently In
the lawn mowers.
the grass is cut by
be left untouched
placeswhere they
can
the most of
until theyripen their foliage,
will incrtase from year to year.
them
in placeswhere they are
Sdllas,with us, from
quite rapidly
undisturbed,increase sometimes think that
self-sown seed. I shallow.
bulbs are often planted too
a foot of
Tulips will come up through is
"bat eight inches
soil,and I think they should be
about as shallow as
planted.
LAWN WEEDS.
Bndosed I beg to
Ed. Gardbning:"
of weed which tically
prac-
send you a sample
lawn and has caused
covers my I
deal of trouble. Last fall
me a great
hoe out all this weed
had my gardener
and reseed the bare spots left after
This year, how-ever,
this dearing process. I
it is worse than ever if possible.
if could
should be greatly oblêd you
tellme how best I may get nd of this
W. P. Wnxis.
trouble.
Flushing,N. Y.
is largermouse ear
The weed received This
vulgatum.
chickweed, Cerastium called
is one of several spedes commonly others
annuals and
chickweeds, some in lawns.
but all troublesome
perennials, to be native through-
out
This plant appears United
and eastern
the northern
but in many localitiesit has
States, introiduced from
been
undoubtedly
it has long been recog-nized
Europe where we^. It is prop-
agated
as troublesome
a
by its seeds, and also by nial
peren-
root-stalks. I would ommend
rec-
running in lawns
that the infested areas
be first burned over
to destroy as many
seeds and root-stalks
as possibleof the
the surface of the ground. The areas
at
be spaded up to
thus treated may then
a depth
of at least dght or ten inches,
resodded with dean
enriched and either
known
seed,or reseeded with grass seed
OP NARCISSUS BLOOMS.
A VA8B
' "
GARDENING.
igo4.
be fineefrom weed seeds. It is prob-

able
to
lime to the
that an apfkUcationol
its condition so as to
may change
sofl
it
the growth of grass; unless
encoura^ (lesired that the lawn be
especially
is
less
doubt-
of grass alone,it would
composed white doYcr seed as
be well to sow
will cover
this the land more quicklyand
If tucky
Ken-
aidin choking out the weeds.
is
bluegrassseed of ffood quaHt? in
sown at the same time,the grass wiU
doTer.
time take the placeof the
in
LT87BR H. Dbwbt.
The Flower Garden.
H"R"ACBOUS PLAIfTS.
MIDSUNJfBR
to write some remarks
I am tempted
on a few ot the many hardy flowers that
It seems to
bloom about midsummer.
by many that after the
be understood
in the hardy
early"owering plants b a lack "h
border have passed there
bloom until the early iaXL flowering
with them,
species bîn. I do not agree
time but there
but I say that there is no
of bloom in the
abundance
may be an
the early days of
haidy border from Although
spring until late autumn. to fillin this
many people use annuals it is at
not think
supposedperiod,I do of July
allnecessary. Take the months
and August and we haye such plants as
many of the
hollyhocks,ddphiniums, disit-
phloxes,gaillaraias, hemerocaUis,
of the asters, campanulas,
ahs, some Rudbeckia
coreopsis and rudbeddas. to
is a noble plant,continuing
purpurea whok season. Stokesia cyanea
bloom the find
is a littleknown plant which should
border. Platycodon
a place in eyery
ffrandiflora and the later Tariety,
Mariesii,are indispensablelor summer
blooming. at this
Sereralofthe achilleas Uoom
Millefolium,rubra and Ptarmica
season.
the latter continuing
plena The Pearl, has
Italica
Anchusa
the whole season.
in June continuing
beautiful blue flowers
the asdepias we have
through July. Of
and the beautiful tube-
incamata, rubra colored flowers.
rosa, with its orange
midsummer
Anthemis Kdwayi is a fine
bloomer. Centaurea macrocephalais
one of the best plantsin the hardjborder
at this season. Chdone Lyonii is a fine LILIUM CANDIDUM.
into bloom in August.

plant,coming beautiful
Lychnis Chakadonica thishas with the hot
at season, and
Pfitzerl blooms at this season time, which, together
bnght flowers Phjsos- Tritoma tnem to rot easily.At
barbatus Torreji, of re- weather,causes
and is one of the best harderplants
cent
Pentstemon little
Missouriensis, Veronica lonflifolia all other Ijmesof the year very
tegiaVirginica,CEnothera Lobdia cardinals introduction.
the trouble should be experienced rooting
in
Lythrum Salicaria, subsessilis blooms in August anais the stock plants
all fine native Salvia geraniums. If you have
showy of the veronicas.
L. syphilitica are
and most outside wait until the middle of
this season. ffrowinf
plantsblooming at the grandiflora, though barely hardy the earlyfrosts
Thm have liliums,such as azurea
is one of the best border September or just bdore
we
and in this latitude, This is the time to
sfiedosum, su|)erbum Liatris pycnostachya
and the are likdy to come.
auratum, plants. to the best
in the hard^ take the cuttings. Referring
tigrinum,all indispensable scariosa are showy plants
Hdenium Hoopeni more common
to root them, choose a l)ench that
border at this time. latifolins must not be forgot-
ten. way
but where the sun does not
is an early blooming spedes.
Heliopsis Lathyrus others,but I has fulllight,
There are also many This should be
is plant not to be forgot-
ten. for the shine with its full power.
Pitcheriana a
think my list suffident present house where
with its sted /olm in a carnation or any other
Bchinops strictus, for midsummer blooming plants."
the niffht temperature will be
about 50".
is a good plant
blue, thisUe-like heads, W. DancRn in the Bulletin oi the Ameri" sand to a depth
as wdl as Bryngium Use a fresh, d ean, sharp
for this season, Aasociation ot ParkSaperintendents. of about three inches, tiien run the cut-
tings
Then I must can
planum and amethystinum. word about Iris in rows in the usual manner. In
a
not forgst to say until GERANIUMS. a number of
This does not bloom PROPAGATING markingthe cuttingsremove of the half
ke/igata.
and the many yarieties alone giye When is the best leaves,leavingthree or tour the
July, Ed. Gardening:"
of flowers in thdr season. and devdoped ones at the top,allowingDo
us a wealth
time to root geranium cnttinn mches long.
Did you eyer tr;^ growing them in water? What is tiiebest cuttingto be about three
haye a favorable
what is the best way? not set the cuttings too deep,only enough
If not, do so, if ôu geraniums? What are
location. Those m runuing water will temperaturefor of each? so that thtj are firmly held
In place.
later than those the best kinds and color Water them in just enough
to settte the
Uoom about two weeks C. E.B.
will have blooms sand wdl around them. After this they
in ordinary border and Julyand August are
the worst months
water unless
but don't forget should not recdve anymore
almost double thdr size, of the year to root geranium cuttings, There is
in rich sofl. Spiraealobata from field-grown the sand becomes powdery dry.
to have them
the best of spiraeas, coming into espedallythose taken soft at this more danger of losingthem from damp-
is one of is very
plants. The wood
Uoom in July or August.
GARDENING. Sept.IS,
nets than from beinjor too dry,particu- matter of the classification of the varioua SoTGLS Dbooratitb
OR Htbbto Caotub."
forms into discursion as the Flowers singleseries of rays, preferably
with
larijrbefore steady firing commences. types and eight,which conform in their characteristics to
Pot up the cuttings as soon as they are annual dahlia show draws nearer. For those of the double decorative or hybrid cactus
rooted into 2nnch pots. Water lightly the sake of uniformity In the various class. Types, Twentieth Century and Piok
Century.
to settle the soil After this they should classes,and as at past exhibitions there SoiauiToxTHUXB." Plants very dwarf; flowers
be kept in a temperature of from 45^ to has been more or less confusion ing
concern- two to three inches in diameter; colors various.
50^. They will need to be kept a ôod the inclusion of this or that variety For the committee,
deal on the dry side during the winter in this or that dass, the Newport Horti- cultural Jaubb Bobbbtbok, Chairman,
Alsxahdbb McLbllab,
months to prevent them becoming drawn Societyhas chosen a committee M. B. Faxob.
and spindly before spring. After all the that has made the followingrules for the X.
cuttingare stripped from the stock dassification of the dahlia. It will be
plantsin the fieldthese can be pulled up noted that a distinct dass has been made
and all the leaves taken q" Pack them which is called the decorative or hybrid
The Qreenhouse.
closelyin boxes of dry soil, and stand cactus division. The followingis the full
them away under a bench of carnations report of this committee:
or any placewhere there is not any danger The olftMlfloatlonof dahllat shall he founded on
Thb verj hest material in paint and
of orip.They should not receive any the followingrnlefl and detoriptlons:
water while in this state. As soon as a DOUBLXS. puttyis the only kind to use in ^^reen-
Caotub." Bays or florets (petals) about twtoe as
nouse repairs. Any inferior quahty is
chrysanthemum bench becomes vacant
dear at any price. The test on a green-
long as th"-yare broad with edges rolled back-wards house
they can be plantedinto this. After they for two-thirds of their lensth, with a tend-
ency roof,externallyor internally, is a
get started ajg^nthey will throw many to ourre upwards at tips,arrangement loose severe one.
cuttings^which root easilyon any greenhouse
oaich at an times during the winter
and spring. If you do not want to SEASONABLE CHRTSAIfTHEMUM NOTES.
plant these old stools into the bench they
be potted into 4-inch pots and held The plantsin the bench, either forexhib-
can
this way, but they will not make tings
cut-
tion or commercial purposes, are now
as qntddy in the pots.

making a very rapidgrowth, and if they
Referrtiig now to the best kinds and are not properly tied up or supported
colors, presaming they are wanted for the stems verr soon get crooked and
sprinfi" saks and for bedding beyond Plants neglectedin this

control.
purposes,
the followinglistof varieties, I uiink, will way expected to produce high
cannot be
fillany want in this line: grade blooms.
They must be kept tied
Dark crimson, double,S. A. Nutt, Mar- vel; up regularlyas they need it. Do not tie
scarlet double,Alphonse Riccaj^, A. them too close to the top where the buds
H. Trego (new, fine), H. Doyle; are but allow plenty of room
forming, for
J[ohn the
white double. La Favorite, Mme. Buch- developmentof the flower. The speci-
men
ner, Mme. A. Chevrelierre;salmon semi- plants, standards and commercial
double, Beante Poitevine; rose pink pot {uants should be supported and tied
double, Jean Viand, Prances Perkins, out a bit to help them
. keep a dwarf,
Countess Castries;light pink double, stocky form and to prevent the oranches
from getting broken. In the case of the
Mme. Jaulin, Glorie de Prance; single
white, Mrs. J. M. Gaar; singlescarlet. specimen plants this need not be their
Wonder, Meteor, single salmon innk,Mm. final tying out. Just a few stakes placed
B. G. Hill; singlerose pink,Baron Schroe- here and there through them are necessary.
der; singleAureole ^pe, Alice of ^n- This helps to keep them in good
form, and lets the li^ht and air to the
ceunes, Mme. Bruant, Gen. Leonard
Wood, Mark Twain. body of the plant,andas this induces the
C. W. TOHIWOK. plant to grow into a good shape itmakes
the final tying much easier.
These plants have well filledthe pots
THE OLASSIHCAIIQlf OF DAHLIAS.
with roots, and therefore take
up an
I think it would be hard to find a place abundance of water. On bright aajs,
in this country where more interest and when there is a ffood draught blowing
enthusiasm is ffiven to the srowth and through the ventilators and doors, they
development of the dahlia than in New- port, need to be examined two or three times a
R. L This flower in an its forms day. A weak ai"plicationof liquid
and variations ishere grown in very large manure should be given them twice every
quantitieson all the large estates that week. Plants being grown in pots to be
togethermakeup Newport, and the great used as single-stemmedpot plantsrequire
perfection that the dahlia has reached an occasional looking after tokeep the
Irises.
here cannot but be most pleasing and sid^ shoots nipped out. The surface of
encouraging to the men who have given the soil should be loosened a little every
'
so much time and labor to make the week so as to keep it sweet. Some of the
beautiful places of this dty-by-the-sea and free: the floret tipsshould be entire and not plantswill also now need stakes to sup-port
famous in every part of the country. No splitor toothed, the colors solid or Tarif gated;
Involucre bracts narrow and haying mancins
them, but do not let these stakes be
one who has not seen the enormous curled back. FriuKed cactus flowers like the too thidc, which takes away a good deal
quanties of dahlias that can be and are abo?e but with tipsnotched or toothed admissable of the beauty of the plant.
hire. Types, L'^rd Roberts and Mrs. Charles
used in a place like Newport, where for The hot weather, together with the
Turner: for fringedcactus, Oaptain Broad.
weeks in the fashionable summer season DscoRATiYS OR Htbbid CUctub." Ravs almost heavy dews at night,make a very soft
dinners, luncheons and various entertain-
ment as broad as long,flat or with edges turned upwards, growth on allchrysanthemum plants,and
decorations are of dailyoccurrence, tip with tendencv to reflex. Types, Oban, Njrm-
pbaa, Katherine Dner. with this soft growth the green flyand
can realize the immense number of plants Saow.-^lxe medium to very large, rays cupped. black aphis become troublesome.
more
that must be grown to supply this constant (Colors solid or variegated, with edges or tips
Thev must be kept down by frequent
darker than the ground color. Types, Storm King
demand. of tobacco
and %.. D. Livoni. fumigation or by dustings
One of the main reasons, to my mind, Famct." Similar to the Show but having ground dust. If this is not attended to now
colur darker than edge or tip. Types, Admiral
that the dahlia is so popular is because it while the buds are forming the flygets
SchKy Frank Smith.
blooms when the peopleare here to see it; PoMPOH OB Bouquet." Sixe one to two inches down into them and it becomes a cult
diffi-
there is a satisfaction to the gardener in in diameter. Ra"s cupped as in Show and Fancy. matter to dislodgethem. If fumi-
gating
Colors solid or variegated.
having his employer'sfamily here to with tobacco stems isthe method
TiiM Thumb." Planu very dwarf. Flowers two
enjoy the results or labor that the sending or three inches in diameter; colors various. resorted to the plants should be syringed
of the choicest flowers to their winter before doing it;if not, some of the tender
home can never eoual. And so, as the SniGLB." Bays or florets,eight preferred and tipsof the plantsare likelv to be burned.
years have passed, dahlias have been not recurved at margins; colors solid or gated.
varie- The safest plan is to smoke lightlvtwo
grown more and more, until at the or three times rather than give them a
SiNOLB Cactus." Florets long and narrow with
present time we are having a dahlia edges rolled backwards as io the double cactus, very heavy fumigating^. Choose a cool
craze. Very naturally there is much sometimes twisted at the tip,eight florets pre-
ferred. evening whenever possible doing
for the
friendly rivalry amongst the growers, CoLLBBBTTB." Sinsle, With a row of petaloid
work, and after the houses have been
and this has in its turn brought the stamens in the ray oi florets.
closed long enough for the smoke to dis-
igo4.
" " *
GARDENING.
appear open up the Tentilatoni a little

oeniiL I"o not leare the house doeed
tightallnight.
Allplantswhich hare their bndtformed
"homd be given regular waterings of
liqnidmanure once a week from now on
until the buds begin to show color. Extra
care mast be exercised when undertaking
this part of the work so as not to
orerdo it. it the plants are in good
condition, with plen^ of Imyj.
dark green foliageand the wood wdl
ripenM" they are just rightto be able to
stand considerable feeding.If the stems
air brown or woodj^ for about two feet
up and the jointsot the leaves dose, then
thej are justright,but should the stems
be green and ^ng jointed caution must
be used in applying the manure, larly
particu-
so whm there is a limited amount
of liead room for the plants. It is a e^-
cnlt matter to advise just what kind of
manure to applv without knowing the
nature of the soilln use. Chemical tiertil-
isers should be tried only on a limited
scale until bv personal practiceone is
able to tell his particularsoil's requirements.
In using cow or holrse manure
we use a bushel of the manure to a barrel
of water and applythrough a Kioncv
pmnp, which dilutes the liquidto hatf
dear water. We also use hen and sheep
manure, but only in half quantitiescom*
pared with the others. I would advise
against applying liquid manures in the
morning on very hot days, because the
plants are apt to absorb it too quickly.
It is safest to wait for a cooler or pu*-
tiallydoudv day, when the plants will
take up the fertilizergradually. Finally,
do not think of applying liquidfertilizers
ifthe soil in the beds or pots is at all dry,
but go over them with dear water first,
then let them stand for about an hour
before applyingthe manure.
C. W. Johnson.
NEW ROSB BTOILE DB FRANCE.

This new rose, the result of a
cross be*
tween Mme. Abd Chatenay and Fischer
Holmes is one of the products of that
wdl known and able rose grower, J.
Pemet-Dudier, of L^rons, France. It is
described as very vigorous in growth
and of robust constitution,forming
upright bushes of large size,with very
few thorns on the branches;foliageof a
handsome bronzy green color;buds long NEW ROSB BTOILB DB PRANCB.
and carried singly on stiff,
erect stems;
flower very lar^,with petals of good
sobstaace,magnificentcupped form, verv
represent the nation shall returo every Here is a plainchallenge which the dis- ciples
loll and expanding fredy; color, superb two or three years to engender bitterness of the goldenrod,"snnflowcir and
vdvet crimson; the center of the bloom and wrath the partisans of the the wild rose will not overlook. Of all
among
vivid cerise. The flowers are very fra-grant several flor^ aspirants. In the last the states which have "state flowers,"
and last wdl. debate complete and final dther offidallyadopted or commonly
previous
This new varietyhas inherited from the rested with the accepted,onlône, Colorado, has yidded
victory apparentiy
ssed-bearingparent, Mme. Abd nay,
Chate- adherents of the goldenrod. to the sopmstry of these philological
its wonderful habit of growth and Now comes forward a sodety styling arguments, and a flower that stands for
fine flowering qualities, and from the itselfthe Columbine Assodation to pre- the "dove" does not typifyeven Colorado
sent
pollen paren^
Fischer Holmes, it has a new candidate for popular prefer-
ment. "not just now. In Missouri,Nebraska,
derived its brilliant color. It is daimed It is,of course, the columbioe. .North Dakota and Alabama, which have
for Btoile de France that it is the "The flower's very name," says the assodation, all dedared for the goldenrod, the columbine
of ever-blooming red roses; the
queen "suggests Columbia, which
" is cult will be looked upon as sheer
best red rose for forcing under glassfor not trivialplay upon words, but a heresy. In Kansas, which has adopted
a
cnt flower purposes, and the most orous
vig- o f remarkable significance. I t the sunflower with true Kansas
similarity entiius-
and free blooming rose ever duced.
intro- is wdl known that the name Columbus iasm, the columbine propiânda is likdy
It was awarded a gold medal in in its native language means dove" a to result in open not." Cities^ Daily
the international horticultural exhibition drcumstancefoU of poeticsuggestiveness. News,
at Turiii,Italy, May 12, 1904,and a first- Fortunate and remarkable also are the
dass certificate of merit by the National assodations which duster about the
Horticultural Sodety of France May 25, flower's other name, aquilegia. It has Bat Shorb, L, I." The Suffolk County
19M. beea generally understood by generations Horticultural Sodety disbanded recentiy,
of those who have used it to be connected and began anew by dectin^the follow-
ing
THAT FLORAL FRACAS. with aquila,an eagle. Assodated thus officers: President, Wilham \^^ncott;
Bvidenth' the search for a national with the type of inoffensivcncss, the vice president,C. A. Schede; treasurer,
floral emblem is about as persistentand harmless dove, is the thought of thie James Scott; secretary, William Stuart;
vain as that for a new national anthem. American eagle,emblematic of fearless correspondingsecretary, William McCul-
Some mysterious law decrees that the power, fittingly symbolicalof Columbia's lom; manager of annual exhibition on
'
t as to the flower best fitted to attitude toward other nations." November2 and 3, Ji^m J. HaffL
*
^ * "
GAkDEmMG. Sept.IS,
Plant World. Amonffl the latter will be
Amonff Speckled Beauty." Primrose with a
eARDENiriS Professor Hugo
andDr. Karir
de Vnes, of Amsterdam,
liigod"
irlGoebel,
-
of Mniiich.
--
beaYy dustingof pmk all OTerthe flower.
Sunrise." suffused with
Bright pink
primrose,a new color in sweet peas.
GHRYSANTHEnUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA Sunset." Primrose
PimunoD no In j^hd IBth of bach xoxra heayilystripedwith
" BY "
The reportof lastyear'sexhibitionand bright]
THE GARDENING COMPANY, convention of the dnrysanthemum Soct- Mrs. George Higginson, Jr."Delicate
Monon BuildingCHICAGa et:ôf America is now in the hands of the
lightblue,showing practically
no tint of
printer and wiU be sent out to the mem-
bers mauTC.
SubfloriptloB prtoe,HOO " Year M Vumben. "
within the next two or three weeks.
Advertisingrales on applioatloiL There has been a great deal of work Florence Fraser." An improved Blanche
on
Entered at Chicago postofBoe "" second-clasa the report this year and the rush of Fenry; height six to seren feet;stems
matter. Copyright,ns" \(jTlie Gardening Co. spring Dusiness is largelyresponsiblefor twelve to fourteen inches long, very
loTiM the delay. .stout, strong grower and free,eariy
bloomer.
Co^HoiMii
Wm. J.Stbwart, Sec'y.
OABDBHixa if Koiten up for Its readers and in THE AMERICAN PEOIIY SOOETT.
their interest,ana it behooves you, one and all,to
make it interesting. If it does not eiaotly salt The American
P^ny Society,at its
your case, pleasewrite and tellus what you want. last meeting in New York, agreed to AMERICAN CARNATION SOOETT.
It is our desire to help yon.
co-operate with the hortictdturiu depart-
ment
Ask AST QmnnoNs you please about plants, A meeting of the board of directors was
other practical of Cornell University tor the pur-pose
flowers, fruits, vegetables or held in the Expositionbuilding, St. Louis,
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in of makinij; a study of all Tarieties ol
answering them. peonies that it is possibleto secure at
August 18, at 4 p. m., through the courtesy
Sbnb US NoTU of your experience in gardening of the S. A. F. President James
the present time. This study is to extend
in any line; tell us of your successes thAt others Hartshome presided. The firstorder of
be enlightened and encouraged, and of your over a sufficient periodof years to enable
mav business was the adoption of the pre-
mium
failures,pernaps we can help you. the investiffatorsto cover a variety ot list. After consiaeraUe discussion
Sbhd us Photoobapbb or Sxxtchbb of your objectssettorth in circular form, copies the list
flowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables, was adopted as per last year's
of which may be secured on application
or horticultural appliancesthat we may have
to Secretary A. H. Fewkes, Xlewton, schedule, excepting the displayof single
them engraved for GABDBHive. blooms, which was eliminated by mutual
Highlands,Mass.
consent, all agreeing that it did not add
to the appearance ^ the show and was
CONTBNT8. GOOD NEW ENGLAND LAWS. of no educational value. An offer by H.
Haidy bulbs (illns.) 1 Weber " Son, Oakland, Md., of cash
4
Hereafter it will cost six iLonths in jail
Law'i weeds
herbaceous fine of not more than $500 to any prisesfor Genevieve Lord, Gov. Lowndes
The flower garden" Midsummer or a
received and accepted.
and
wilfully The Norway
5 was
plants person who in Massachusetts
Proftagatinggeraniums 6
does these things: president, secretary and all members
The olasslflcatioBof the dahlia 0 of tne sodetv were recommended to
The greenhouse 6 Cute down or êetroye timber or wood on the
solicit spedafpremiums, and forward
" 8paBoi"able chrysanthemu^n notes 0 land of anotlier.
New rose. Btoile de France (illns.) 7 Carriei away timber or wood out down or lying particularsto the secretary as soon as
Thai floral fracas 7 on the land of another. and not later than October
The American Peonv Society 8 Digs up or carrieB away stone, ore, gravel,olay,
practical 1.
It was unanimously approved that the
Good Hew Bngland laws 8 sand, turf or moid from the land of another.
Good advice for o-metArymen 8 Carries away roots, nuts, berrlet,grapes or fruit premium listbe printeaand mailed on or
Sooietv of American Florists. 8 of any kind from the land of another. about November
8
1, that it be printed
Anerican OamatioB Society Cutt down or carries away sedge, grass, hay or
9 complete, advertisements included,and a
The gardeners*dnb any kind of corn standing, growing or being on
"Garden brsvitles for September 0 the land of another. second copy mailed on or about January
" he late Rev. Reynolds Hole (portrait) 9 Outs or carries away any ferni, Aowers or shrubs that advertisers will receive
"
9
1, 1905, so
"IVoies of Newport,R. 1 for the purpose of sale from the land of another.
9 a double circulation and the members
"New Jersey Fiortoaltnral Society
"
Tarrytown Hor"lcultur*l Society 10 will be kept reminded of the valuable
The vctfeâble garden 10
"Potato culture in England 10
GOOD ADVICE FOR CEMETERY HEN. premiums offered.
"Pure culture mushroom spawn. 10 Papers ofiered by President Hartshome
"Growing lettoce in greenhouse 11 Among other good thingsin President and
IC W. N. Rudd's recent address before the approved bv the balance of the
World's Fair notes (lUus.)
12 board are as follows: "Carnation eases,"
Dis-
European horticulture. annual meeting of the Illinois Cemetery
by Professor Hasselbring,of the
Superintendentswe find the following:
There is muob educating for yon to do among
Uoiversi^
of Chicago; "Carnations from
outdoor a Retailer'sPoint of View," by Geonze
Pebparb ta protect yonr cemetery offloialsin regard to the layingout and
bloom from the earlv frosts. Tobacco adornment of their grounds. There is also mnoh Wienhoeber,of Chicago. This paper will
to be done by preachment and publtoatlonfor the be illustratedwith the practical stration
demon-
tbft^wg doth is effiecare and cheap. eduoation of the lot owner.
that a rectangularsys-
of effects possiblewith carna-
tions.
Teach your oemeten men tem
The importation of American cotton of lots,walks and dri^s is not only not essen-tial, ^'Exhibition Carnations,"by Fred
but destructive to all natural beauty. Teach Lemon, Richmond, Ind., illustrating
seed into Qgypt has been prohibited bj* him tliat a sloping lot is beautiful, and that it is
specialdecree owing to the raTascfl a crime to cut it down or 1111 it up to a dead level.
methods of cutting,
packing and staging.
caused by certain insects. Traoh your lot owners that a beautiful cemetery "Cutting,Packing and Shipmng Carna-
tions
is" grass, flowers,shrubs, trees,tastefully pla*ted for Long and Short Distances,"
and welt oared for, and that it is not an Imitation
It required considerable time for some nt dealer's sample yard. And
illustrated by practicaldemonstration,
of a monum above
ot the hortictdturaljournalists to wake all,teach him that his cemetery lot is not his to bv C. L. Washburn, Chicago. President
seedless appleis do with as he pleases, but that the whims
up to the (net that the advised the board tiiat the
and Hartshome
delusion." fancies of the individual must give place to the
"only a popular sixth floor of the Auditorium in Chicago
general gocd.
had been obtained as an exhibition and
To make success in flowering sure, lily
SOCIETY
meeting room. It is a large, findy
of the Yalley pips in cold storage must OF AMERICAN FLORISTS.
arranged hall with mosaic flooring,
remain frosen stiff until wanted for DBPASTMBNT admitting of the application
OP PLANT REGISTRATION. of moisture
Plant them in soil in an airy
planting. Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, sub-
mits to help keep the atmosphere in good
nouse. for shape for the flowers. It is well venti-
lated
registrationnew sweet peas, as
follows: and almost ideal for showing and
TuBBROUS begonias are bzing used
their Bridesmaid." A selection from Kather- keepingcarnations. Meeting rooms are
more and more in garden beds as
at the end of hall on the same floor. He
brilliancy,free-floweringand general ine Tracy,exactly like it except in color,
which is a bright,deep pink. added that there was every reason to
adaptatnlity become known. They like look for this as the banner meeting of
abundance of water and a location Flora Morton.
an
shielded from the
Very bright blue,
"
the societyand recommended that every
somewhat noonday quitedifferent from the Countess of Rad-
nor member make his arrangements to attend
sun. and kindred Tarieties,beinga brighter and bring a few new members with him.
blue and clearer color. There bdng no further business before
Ak important botancal congrns is to] .
be held at St. Louis, Mo., during the BTcnin^Star." Pale buff, flushed with the meeting it was declared adioumed to
week beginning September 19, at which]^salmon
pink:an open form of Venus. meet in Chicago the last Wednesday of
addresses on Yarious recent branches oil Nymphaea."Pink and white flowers on January, 1905.
research will be made by eminent botan- Lthe same j
stalk,usuallyfour flowers to a Signed, Jas.Hartshornb, Pres't.
ists of this country and Burope, says the! Istem. Attest, Albbrt M. Hbrr, Sec'v.
" " "
GARDENING.
tgo4"
Por the best
the and ful
success- arranged by the exhibitors.
Gardeners' Club. also as primepromoter dinner table decorations of outdoor
The general in marshaling the army
of
exdusive of
the National grown flowers and foliage,
rosarians into line to form flowers to be grown
By his untir-
ing roses and dahlias,
Rose Society of England. Miss
times to reoehre brief successfully and arranged by the exhibitors.
We shall be pleaird at all efforts this soaety was
praotioal oultural the Pannie Poster offers prizesof $15 and
Aoteeof general Interest established in 1858, and he had been
on
for use in this depart-

ment. the best collection of cut
matters from gardeners of it since it $10. Por
Motes of the movements of Kardeners" honored president ever
CoL A. K.
etc. are also desirable. and kindly flowers exhibited by amateurs
changes of address started. By his enthusiasm McMahon offers prizesof $5, $3 and $2.
words for every one connected with tlie
of the leading These and several other specialprises
SEPTEMBER. society it has twcome one
QARDEN BREVITIES FOR donated by friends of the sodety will
organisationsof England. make much friendlycompetition and
For remoYing
shading from
the summer It is my good fortune to have known
add to the success of the show.
stmctnres nothiog eqtials and esteemed him a true friend for greatly
greenhonsc patch.
dis-
as
floral effects arranged t^ Hodgson
The
potash lye for efifectiYeness
and
Only two weeks ago I ball**
many years. him for Mrs. Herman Odrich's "white
A small portion of Ije to a
received a very cordial letter from
and have
last week were most daborate
bucket of water applied with a long- invitingmyselfand any others of the favorable
a great deal of
tion.
men-
will
brash loosen him in entertained recdved
handled whitewash friends who
and a for6e of water from the hose will
many
York when here ten years a|ro to Everything was white, both cos- tumes
New and decorations. The entrance to
carry it og. visit him and his charming old-fjasmoned banked dther side
onlv the mansion was on
Plan beforehand what sizepotsor pans garden at Rochester. His one
of Hydrangea panicu-
visit with a huge mass
serviceable for hjaanths" tulips, the above
are most regret appertaining to Dean lata and white hollyhocks, and one
etc. Pot off as soon as received, that the there named
narcissi, here was rose
into the grand ball room to find
water, then burj them
in a well drained Hole in his honor was afterward passed
of the choicest white orchids,
piece of garden. renamed. Regarding this he has always, a profusion
white roses and lilvof the valley. The
Preesias shotdd be placedunder a green-
house in evei7 letter, expressed disappointment,
until they come main feature of the decorations, however,
bench after potting
cool on the broad veranda overlooking
then a sunny bench in a house
green- was
up; the ocean. Here was arranged a Grecian
is the rightplace. white Corinthian
arbor effect with
The yellow oxalis '^Bermuda buttercup" roof of
makes effective hanging baskets. Now is pillarssupporting a latticed
the
start them. Boweii and silver birch boughs, through which
a good time to
used or grown moon and stars could be plainly seen.
versicolor may be similarly
in pots. Hanging from this roof and caught up
at irregularinterval were garuuids of
Such plants as hydrangeas, bougain- dotted
celestial pep- white flowers,and these were
Tilleas, Jerusalem cherries, pers,
which with white dectric lights. The several
libanias, peristrophe,etc., ahio wound with light
out should now be columns were
been planted
nave
if placedin a gtttn foliage through which myriads of
potted. They soon recover
be white electric lights shown. The
moist shady house and may then tiny
between the columns were hung
treated accordingto their requirements. openings
Don't let the smilax run from string
to with heavy silk curtains,which veere
back, allowing a view of the

is neces- caught
string;considerable watching
sary
basin
it is growing so fast. large white marble fountain whose
outlined in heavjplumes of Hvd-
now
Taking the bad of early chrys"uithe-
was
with
and removing side growths, caterpillars, rangea paniculata illuminated
mums
hundreds more of the electric lights.
grasshoppers,butterfly s, etc., are
In the fountain basin hundreds of gold
at
some of the features to be observed well as some beautiful
fish were seen, as
this season by the chrysanthemum The supper tables were
.
water now be white swans.

Manure may
set on the veranda, each with a
grower. piece
center-
freely applied to pot plants, and care
X.
and of liliesof the valley.
shomd be exercised in syringing
watering now the cool,damp nights are
upon us. NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL SOOETT.
bed for the fall
Prepare the cutting
campaign. If not already
done root cut-
tings
The Late Dean Hole. The subjectof oiganizationfor the gar-
deners
of margueritesso as to have
nice was an interestingto^c of dis-
cussion
floweringplantsfor Easter.
P. C. at the meetingof the New Jersey
Ploricultural Sodety hdd here on
association
the accompanying the of Joseph
REYNOLDS HOLE.
as
of the name September 2, but on motion
THE LATE REV. naming and the dedication A. Manda the matter was laid on tne
August 24, 1904, Rev. Reynolds

On was to him a very great compliment,
as
table. J.A. Manda, who recently returned
especiallv as there
passed he expressed it,more of the vari-
ous
Hole, dean of Rochester,England, three he had from St. Louis, spoke briefly
away in his 85th year. By the death of were present only people
His floral exhibits at the convention dty
and famous met before coming to
America. the
this famotis prelate more ever and also called attention to ravages
rotarian every lover of the queen
of flow-
ers immediate family and a host of friends of Bait
in his loss,but his happy sition
dispo- wrought upon the maple trees
has lost a trae friend and one who, will mourn
Orange by the white aphis.
It is feai"d
illustrious life, h ad done* and kindlynature will ever remain the valley, who as yet
bi4loog cmd of all who had the men further up
the cultivation of the fresh in the memory ever wiSkx unless a
ôreto increase of knowing him.
are not menaced, may
lo^ ks a garden flower than any other the privilege remedy is provided.
Sis book on "Roses: How to Grow John N. Mat. The floral display was a representation
man.
of the season's no wers from skiUfnl
standard
and Show Them," is to-day the hands,
work on the sutject in all countries ROTES OF NEWPORT, R. L the awards showing varying deflrees of
and has
wfiere the rose is cultivated, of the Newport merit and consistea of gladioli, dsJilias,
The executive committee
passed through the fifteenth edition, Horticultural Society has issued the phlox,delphiniums,asters and verbenas, of
showing clearlyhow it is appreciated of tember
Sep- to which the well known name9
onlv in England, but in America also. premium list for the exhibition Edward Thomas, Arthur Bodwell, D.
Besides the
?ot
Inlya short time ago a gentleman to 20, 21 and 22.
that amount to some $500 Kindsgrab, Peter Duff, Wm. Read, W. J.
whom I had recommended this book for regularprizes Bennett, Malcolm Mac Rorie and Jolm
special prizes for which
it contains many fine
Hayes were appended. Some
rose
instructions how to commence a
Por sprays
and exclaimed: the competitionwfll be very strong.
garden came to me
of palms and foliage of Polygonum cuspidatum from the
the best group
''Why, Dean Hole's book is the it nsost
arranged for effect, to cover a estate of Stuart Hartshome, of Short
book I have ever read; not plants, by Arthur Capam, occupied
fascinating a first prize of Hills,grown
instruc- space of 100 square feet, table. Mr.
oifly^ves you dear and concise $25 is offered by Mrs. A. D. Aucmndoss.
the center of the main
and growing the itsvalue in decora-
tion
lions about planting offers a second prize of Capam demonstrated
written m such a (feasant The societyalso of a tastdbllv
rose, biit is this dass. in his contribution
help $20 and a third of $16 for
$nd humorous way that one cannot
Mrs. John R. Drexel has offered two arranged vase of polygonum with delphinium.
its detail through to the end." Peter Duffs laige blooms of the
fbllowinjT that the first$15 and the second $10,
But it is not alone as an author prizes, dinner table decorations of white dahlia.Grand I/ake Alexis,were
will be for all time tor the best The of orchids.
Dean Hole's name and much admired. group
associated with the queen of flowers,
but dahlias,the flowers to be grown
"
lO GARDENING. Sept.IS,
seoriog eighfy-five. William Turner

showed some ThoIâs Rivers peaches,
grown under glass,a new seedfingdis-
seminated
b^Thomas Rivers,of England.
This peach is unsurpassed in sise, sh"fie
and color,and measures ten and three-
quarter inches in circumference, but we
can say nothing as to its flavor, as our
judgingdid not go so far. The judges of
the eveniniar were James Dowlen, W. Ken-nedy
and N. Butterbach. B.
The Vegetable Garden*
POTATO CULTURE IN ENGLARD.
Writers agricultural
on topicsfor Brit-
ish
newspapers continue to devote a
good deafof attention to potato culture
and to the it
prominence has obtained
owing to tne interest in and the high
pricespaidfor certain new varieties. 1%e
agriculturalwriter of the Birmingham
Post told some weeks ago of the success
of M. Wallace, of Dumfrieshire, a farmer
CARPET BBDDINO AT THE WORLD'S PAIR, ST. LOUIS. MO. who uses the boxing system of preparing
(By the Michel Plant and Bulb Co., St. Lools, Mo.) potato seed, writes Marshal Halsted,
consul at Birmingham, England,to the
Department of Commerce. In a lecture
Cxpripedimn inmgne hybridsfrom Henrj called upon to do their duty in the way on the subject Mr. Wallace gave it as
GraTM, Edward Thomas gardener, and of servingrefreshments, and for the rest his experience that the yield per acre of
the collection of ferns, Nephrolepis of the eveningthe members prasent had potatoes had been increased oy two or
Scottii, N. Piersoni and N. Anna a most enjoyable time singingsongs, three tons, owinjg to the acceleration in
Foster, from William Barr, Arthnr telling stones'anddiscussing the summer maturity of earj^
potatoes by sprouting
Bodwdl, gardener,receiTcd high pHraise. outing to Rye Beach, which took place them in boxes m the winter or early
Flowers not for competition consisting August !?" spring. Mr. Wallace is an advocate of
oi gladioli from Stuart Hartshome, carnations frequentchange of seed and of planting
from Mrs. Manderille, M. Mac-
nONMOUTH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
big, good potatoes. It is noteworthy
loise gardener, and O. D. Mmin, John that the change he advocates,and wlucn
gardener, and Vanghan's asters A well attended meeting of the mouth
Mon- his hearers approved, was from a high
Hajes
and Ycrbenas from T. B. Davis were ably
suit- County Horticultural Society altitude or a cold, wet climate to a
rewarded with the society's cates.
certifi- was held at Oceanic, N. J., Septem- ber warmer locality. A very interesting
The exhibits of fruits and Tcge- 2. The principalbusiness or the pointwas touched upon by the lecturer
tables was large and of superiorcxmI- evening was the discussion of the in respect to the use of immature tubers
lenoe. The judges for the ereniw were show to be held on November 1-2, for seed. He declared emphatically tiiat
Arthur Capam, Jos. A. Manda and which promises to be one of the best the best and most robust crops are
Edward Thomas. ever held by this society. The secreitary obtained from seed of this description,
James Bums, for many years of Oran^, announced the donation of several cash and cited in support of his argument the
but of late gardener to Mr. Vail,of Lm- priKs.^ Georse Hale showed lection the popularitjof Scottish seed,which is
a fine col-
denville, Vt., has leased the range of glass of danUas, twenty-five show and seldom matured.
known as the St. Johnsbuty Greenhouse, fancy varieties, fox which he received
of St. Johnsbury, Vt. J. B. D. ninety-eight points,twenty-seven cactus PURE CULTURE MUSHROOM SPAWN.
varieties for which he received ninety-five
points,two light buff seedlingswhich The following from a recent bulletin on
TARRYTOWK HORT. SOCIETY. scored eightypoints,and one shell pink. the "Cultivation of Mushrooms," by
The regular monthly meeting of the
Tarrrtown Horticultural Society was
heldm the Vanderbilt building.Tarry-
town, Tuesday ereninff,August 3o,
President Ballantynein the chair. Angus
Ross, Ossinins; H; Shane, Tarrytown,
and A. Golmng, Ironton, were dtily
elected actiye members of the sodetjr,
and J.G. Ran, E. Lundbeiv and Hamil-
ton
Scott were nominated fof member-
ship.
Secretary B. Neubrand offered a
fountain pen as a prizefor the best collection
of flowers cut from hardy shrubs,
but there being no entries,he offers it for
the best collection of cut dahlias,to be
competed for at the September meeting.
Mr. Scott also donates a prise at the
same meeting for the best collection of
flowers and ornamental trnits cut from
hardy shrubs. Robert Angus exhibited
a Tery fine dish of Beurre Clargeau pears
which weremuch enjoyedby the members
present. The followingprominent horti-
ctdturists were invited to act as judgesat
the November exhibition: Mr. Ash, Pomr
fret Conn., E. A. Jenkins,Lenox, Mass.;
Wm. HastiM^s,Tuxedo, N. Y.; D. Fraser,
Pittsburg,Pa.; C. H. Golty,Madison, N.
J.,and John Scott, Brooklyn, N. Y.
After the business of the society was pensed
dis-
commits NEW CANNA MRS. WM. F. KASTINQ AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, ST. LOUIS, MO,
with, the entertainment
tee (Wm. Scott and Jas. W. Smith) were (Exbiblt"d by Wm. F. Katting, Buffalo,N. Y.)
rgo4. GARDENING. II
culture virgin s^wn. These cultures

may be made in milk bottles of consider-
able
size;or, once a few tubes have been
made, transfers from the mycelium of
these mav be made to milk bottles containing
the sterilized compost, and thus
a considerable quantity ot an absolutely
pure spawn may be produced to serve as
inoculation material for bricks or for the
flake spawn. It is unfortunate that this
method also involves, and must involve,
bacteriologicalprecautions. Neverthe- less,,
this process renders it possible to
select mushrooms of a given character,
or to select toward a given end, with the
same certaintywith wnich we may select
the seed of other crops commercially
grown. Moreover, experimentsare now
under way which will undoubtedly show
that hj startingwith a few pure cultures
this principlemay be appliea for the pro-
duc^ton of spawn in quantity.
GROWING LETTUCE m GREENHOUSE.

OBRikNIUBf SNOW QUBBN AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, ST. LOUIS.
Bd. Ga.rdbkino:^ When is the best
(Exhibited by Nathan Smith " Son, Adrian, Mich.)
time to plant lettuce in the greenhouse
and how long will it take to be ready
for market? J.J.
Prof. B. M. Doggar, will be of interest to to one hour in an open vessel of water, The method usuallyemployedby market
moshroom growers and dealers in spawn: but when this process is used a second gardeners is to sow lettuce toward
Artificial Production from Sporbs. sterilization should be given on the following the end of August with the object ot
Ît will be erident that the exact characteristics day. This will render these tubes realizing^ a crop in early Novembn* when
ol the moshroom which will of compost perfectly free from all bacte-
rial the outside lettuce is past, thus requiring
be grown will not be known, unless a or fungous contamination. One ten to twelve weeks to mature the crop.
special experiment is made to determine should then Mlect from the growing bed The seed maybe sown in flats or a frame
this before the crop is put in. Selection vigforons, well-flavored mushrooms of a outside and when largeenough to handle
or improyement of the common Tarieties varietyor race which has proved to be they are transplantedthree or four inches
will,therefore,hardly be posiibleunder unusuallyprolificThe specimensselected apart in flats or a portion of the bed,
sndi a system. ScTersl jrears ago it should be largeenough to indicate that when they soon attam a suitable size for
became eyident to the writer that, tor they have the characters desired. The planting. If one has a local market a
the dcTelopment of the mushroom work, younger the spedmen the better,other succession will be desirable;in arranging
there was great need of elithinating the conditions not being neglected. With a this,one third of the house only should
"chance" method of securing a good sterilized scalpeland forceps one may be planted with the first sowing. Sow
grade of ynmn mushroom spawii. It then break off the stem, peeloff the outer again in two weeks for the second
"eemed that this might be adcompliahed skin, and remove with great care bits of portion and again in two weeks for the
through a knowledge of the conditions the tissue of the mushroom without third. Sowings can then be arranged to
under which the spores of Agaricus cam- touching any surface which has not been have a supply of plants when each batch
pestrisgerminated. The Department of flamed. These bits of tissue may be carefully has matured. We have found it a profitable
Agriculturehas given much attention to inserted into the manure in the ster-
ilized method to use the vegetablehouse
X" iuTCStigation of this problem during tubes. In the course of a week, or for chrysanthemums, depending on the
the past three or four years. The results sometimes within three days, if no accidental hot-be^ for the firstcrop of lettuce; then
of tne first experiments along this line, contamination has resulted, these if one has prepared good plants for
conducted by Miss Ferguson, were lished bits of tissue will be found to have sent
pub- transplanting by the end of November
in BuUetin No. 16 of the Bureau of out a small growth of mycelium.Under a succession of lettuce may be grown
Plant Industry. At present it.is-jKtssible favorable conditions this mjrceliumvrill until the hot beds are agfun available
to report greater success and a more spread to all of the material in the tube and thus allowing the use of the house
practicalapplicationof that work. It is or bottle in the course of three or four for raising tender vegetable plants for
now possibleby means of chemical stim- ulation weeks, and it may then be used as pore- spring sales. Aancis Canning.
to germinate the spores in (quantity
under "pure-culture" conditions.
Unfortunately,at the present timît ;
can not be said that spore-culture"
methods are unfsilingly successful'
where the pure-culture precautions
are not obserred. It is confidently
expected, howerer, that within,
tlie
course of another year it will be within
the reach of any practicaland exjperi-
enced grower to develop spawn from
spores of selected mushrooms which he
mav have grown. By these methods one
will be able to select the particular mush-
rooms
from which spores are so be taken,
and therefore constant selection and
ioiprovement will become possible. :
.^
TiSBUB-CuLTDRB Mbthod.-Auo ther line
of development discovered through wbrk
in the Department of Agricultureyielded
even better results than thespore-calture
process. It maj be termed the "tissue-
culture" method, and is described as follows:
Test tubei or large-mouthed bottles
are filledwith fresh stable manure or
with compost, and after being plugged
with cotton these tubes are steriliiied, the
sterilizstion beingbest effected in a steam- SOME OF the beds AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, ST. LOUIS. MO.
pressure apparatus. They can be sterilized,

(Conard "fcJones Ck".'8 two beds of altheas in center; St. Louis Seed Co.'s fine foliageplantson
however, by boiling for one-half terraoe; HuntiyiUe Nurseries' m"M beds.)
12 GARDENING. Sept.15,
WORLD'S FAIR NOTES. The horse show is now in fallblast and to the dealings of Justiceand law. The
garden of over eightacres,l"elongingandattached
voted
The artificialrockwork and miniattif e proves an attractive feature. Judging is to this institution,has annually been given over
going on continuouslyduring the day in to the Royal Horticultural Society for its great
lake in the French groundsare so well the forum. The entries number 1,600 exhibition in the spring.All the exhibits of a
done that they deceive nearly everyone. tender nature were stagea under tents erected for
and all of the dasses are well filled. plants of the hardier kinds,
They are the work of V. Tatoux, Lille, the Leonard
the purpose, while
France, who received the grand prise at Vaughan*s Seed Store and including the fine collections of roses, azaleas,
Seed Company, Chicago, have made ar- rhododendrons, etc., were planted out free in the
rangements
the Paris expositionfor similar work. grounds in neatly arranged groups. Broad avenues
for extensive exhibits of vegetables
Among the other especiallyworthy exhibits and walks intersecting grounds were
the
grown from their seeds. temporarilyconstructed of planking,thus covering
in the French grounds are the the grass during the three days of the show.
The international jary began work
numerous examples of espalierand cordon This year, especiallybad and disagreeable
In horticulture and in one
training and excellent pyramids, September
1. weather, ruled at the time of the exhibition. On
shown Nom- or two other departments the work has the opening day it started in with Egyptian dark- ness,
mostly apples and pears, by then commenced raining and continued to
been going on since May 1.
blet-Bruneau, Bourgla Reine, near Paris. do so for the entire three days the show lasted.
in addi-
tion $upt. Hadkinson has produceda fine But In spite of the weather's inclemency, whioh
Croux et Fils,Chatenay (Seine),
with
to a large number of splendidly effect by coveringa steep day bank would prove a drawback to most any enterprise
other place,the total
of this character at any
trained fruit trees,have many large and nasturtiums, petunias, salvias, phlox at this year's Temple
receipts from attendance
and lantanas. those of last year's over$l,aO.
exceedinglywell grown box, beech,yew, show exceeded
magnolia and other ornamental trees, Canna Tissot, shown by Henry A. Nor did the bad weather deter the king andoneen
Dreer, has green foliage withlarge scarlet from honoring the exhibition by an extended visit
the trainingof which has in some cases and tour of most criticalinspection, as has been
flowers mottled with crimson. usual The membershipof the society
requiredtwenty or more years. Owing every year,
to the unfavorable nature of the soil and Henry A. Dreer has a bed of the new since 1805 has increased from 5,078 to 8,776, the
188,100 to |62."00.and ito surplus
the wet season several of the finest speci-
mens zinnia.Jacqueminot,which is attracting receipts from
capiUl from 9440 to |88,40a This hitter sum does
considerable attention. not include a building fund of 8190,000 for its new
have died.
The horticulture ûryincludes H. J. Supt. Hadkinson took a short vacation exhibition buildingon Vincent square. This magnificent
will be
last week, spending it at his home in structure, now nearly completed,
Bl wes, England; Philippe de Vilmorin,ot the home of the societyin the future.
Nebraska. Evvbot." Of the
Vilmorin-Andrieux " Company, Paris, Fob DscoRATivs many new
Billancourt, vioe- The Louisiana horticultural exhibit is and older plantsor merit recently introduced the
France; J. Vacherot following of exceptionalvalue as decorative
a very creditable one. D. Newsham is in seem
resident of the Horticultural Societyof for conservatory and home grounds: Musa
f ranee; A. Chatenav, VitryiPrance,sec-
charge.
retary-general
Slants
lolstii for the hot house, where it atUins its full
of the National tural

Horticul- W. R. Smith,Washington, is servingas size,as well as for outdoor planting,is said to be
far ahead of the well known Musa Ensete in grace-
ful
of the jury of awards in horticulture.
Society,and Y. Itchtkawa, Japan. one habit of ffrowth, size and coloring of its leaves
M. Chatenay was secreta^ of the department E. V. Hallock, of Queens, N. Y., has and general adaptabilityas a high grade decorative
been here since the convention. plant In the hands of the plantsman aiming
jury at the last Paris exposition, at tropicaleffects. A native of West Africa
while M. Vacherot and Mr. Itchi- and exhibited this spring for the first time by the
kawahad charge of the layingout re- spectively EUROPEAN HORTICULTURE.
of the French and Japanese Trade Pa pen;)
(Prom the Gennaii
grounds at the World's Fair. These gentlemen ROTAL HORTICULTUBAL SOCIBTT OJ- FUOLAKD."
have been elected vice-chairmen oi The last Temple show, London. May 81 to June 2, THK BKST ROM NOVILTV.
the various group juries. 1004, garpassed all prevlouBefforts of progressive
in this direction by its superb display
Canna Superior, a new varietyexhibited
by William Sdiray" Son, St. Louis, Mo.,
horticulture
or masterfullygrown
and the
specimens in ev^ry exhibit
completeness of collections in the various
Dwarf
has made a splendid showing, as it was departments. A lengthy description of the
one of the fint to flower
has presented
and from
a striking
the
eflect.
different features
would
of the show at this late hour
be but repetiticnof the detailed reports
to all
O
1^
Crimson
Vauân's
beginning published ere this. But it may be news
While the individual flowers are rather
small,the petalsbeingnarrow, the flower
engaged in horticulture who
to this annually recurring event
national interest to learn
attach due ance
Import-
of intema-
that in all probability
o
I
Rambler^-*^"""
spikes are large and the mass effect is this year's exhibition was the last of a long series
excellent. The leaves are ^^reen and the of successful shows held at the grounds of the
old Temple, which, by the way, is not a house of O ORDKIIS BOOKKD HOW.
flowers are lightscarlet with a narrow religious worship, but a complex of buildings,
line of yellow along tne margin of the lanes and corridors in the center of the city de-
petals.
Vaughan's Seed Store has an exhibit of
several thousand tuberous begonias
plantedon the north side of the Horti- culture
H^K'A.CI:N^H".
building. Mexico is fillingseveral
beds at the south end of the Agriculture 1. Contains 100
to watch balbs, four ohoiee
building. It will be interesting colon; suffloientto
the results,as the former will be in the planta round bed
shade except for an hour or so morning 5 feet In diameter,
and evening,while the latter will have planted 0 inches

apart. Price our
the full sunlight. selection Named
Among the recent additions to the conservatory Hyacinths, luted
8 of our
are several plantsof the Tarry-
on page
Piersoni catalogue, 87.60 by
town fern,Ncphrolepis com-
express, at chaser's
pur-
pacta, exhibitedby the F. R. Pierson expense.
If filled with
Company; Nephrolcpis Scottii,from John
Yaugban's Fancy
Scott, Brooklyn, N. Y., and Adiantum Bedding Hyacinths
Côweanum, from Wm. F. Kasting, listed on page 8 of
Buffalo, N. Y. our catalogue,81.75

Labor ^ ^ by express at buy-
er's
The attendance upon day broke expense.
the record, and also exceeded what at Chi-cago
upon the same day, being nearly 1. Contains 800
15,000, bulbs; sufficientto
210,000, without counting some bed
who were in ^mps upon the grounds. Jlant
feet
a square
across with
These induded militia, regulars and the .
8 colors, planted 0
of America. inches apart. Price
Modern Woodmen
our selection of
The patienceand skillof Japanese gardens Named Hyacinths
is shown by many of the dwarf as listed on page 8
of
trees about the Japanese tea house, but oatalogne.
our
814.00, by express
few realize that the specimensof Thuya
at buyer's expense. If filled with Vaughan's Fancy Bedding Hyao nths, as listed on page 8 of our
obtusa are 350 years old, or that some catalogue, 89.00,at buyer'sexpense.
of die Japanese maples were started 150 and 8 feet wide, with
Comblnattofi No. S. Ctontalns 60 bulbs; sufficientto plant a bed 5 feet long
years ago. one iSw TOlorTunted 0 In-hes apart. Price our selection Named Hyacinths, customers' selection of
at buyer'sexpense.
Canna King Humbert, shown by color, 84.80. If filled with Vaughan's Fancy Forcing Hyacinths, 88.00 by express
Vaughan's Seed Store in front of the CompleteLIm of DUTCH and FRENCH Frat.
Bulbs Ntw R"uly. Catalogue
Horticulture building.hasmany admirers.
It has a bronze foliage with very large VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE,
orchid-shapedflowers of a bright scarlet 14 RarcliySt.,NKW YORK.
color with markings of a lightershade.
St.,CHICAGO.
84-86 Randtlpli
14 GARDENING. Sept.IS,
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CHICAQO,
NBWTOWN SQUARE, PA.

AT H. H. BATTLES',
(Au effective bit of planting.)
remain and are still thriving. he made Newtown Square his summer
A FLORIST'S COUNTRY HOME. to the build-
ing
residence Mr. Battles avoided
Ne w- I had the pleasureof a visit shortly he has a
H. H. Battles is the only florist in the of greenhouses,but now
and ket
Mar- after Mr. Battles' purchase and of glass Qtructnres
to "m Square. The Sixty-third time very complete range
street trolley
cars ot Philadelphia
are improvements wrought since that in which he erows some palms as pot
marked.
in a direct line for the villageof Newtown in all departments
are very But he is graduallyconcentrat-
at Sixty-third The landscape effects appropriateare plants. for cutting
Square. Changing cars mg his energieson specialties
and The distant and delight-
ful
street, the remainder of the ride is satisfying. which he can use to advantage in his
views from the large porch over the
through a ddightfollyrollingcountry retail store.
where are located wooded hills and grassy vales are very
direct to West (tester, Mr. Battles has a fine lot of poinsettias,
and Jos-
eph restful. Mr. Battles is full of nervous
Hoopei Brothers and Thomas made for enough it would seem to fill one
of the
energy and this purchase
was
Kift, the father of Robert Kift, well One house is already
the purpose of taxins^ a much needed rest large houses.
known in Philadelphia. Mr. Battles' mostly Lraw-
each summer from uie strenuous lifeled planted with carnations,
home is beautifnlly situated on a slopinjg^ There is also a house filledwith
at his Philadel-
phia son.
hillside, and nearly in the center of his during the busv season and A.
stores,botn of which are on Twelfth Asparagus plumosus nanus
original purchase ten or twelve years also to Sprengeri, all of which is looking well.
The street, below Chestnut, and
ago of about twenty- three acres. of the most successful specialties
and tially
substan- gather in additional inspirationfor the One
house was large,roomy Since the first chase
pur- grown here is the Adiantum Parleyense,
but the land at the time of forthcoming season.
built, made he has added half a and of these there are about 6,000 plants
down. was
the purchase was very much run until his holdings from those growins: in thumb pots to
apple trees were pletely
com- dozen more properties, and 8--
The numerous
to something like 120 acres, magnificent specimens in 6-inch
exhausted, and have since been now amount the
most ble
desira- inch pots. Two or three years ago
into the fire. Some and among these are some
rooted up and cast used here in which to grow this
^kle pettr trees were allowed buildingsites. For some years after compost
thrifty
Oct. I
" " "
GARDENING.
ao
few others,
time in quantity with a
consideration to be at any ôwn trial.
and Qardens. on no
includingsome seedlingson
the first to dis-
cover
Parks admitted to the grounds. not Mr. Huster
**
Was
the
will be seen in the illustration
a mer
sum-
As the value ofthecroton as
circle in
beds are in the large bedding plant?"
GARDENS OF GIRARD COLLEGE. principal which the first tb bed
frontof the main collegebuilding, the "*Yes,I believe lê was
for
of the being one of in the fall sunlight,and
Probablj the most importantPhiladel- by the way is noted as them out
effects around phia
examples of Corinthian ture
architec-
several had a monoply of these
formmlgarden finest vears
and
is to be seen at the aboTe named
in the world. There are sixteen
beautifal beds, as many gardeners,
is now the outer edge of the believe until
good ones too, would
ment not
mstitntion. This depart oval beds around
Lonsdale, by ten and one- for themselves."
under the chatge oT Bdwin
circle, twelve feet long
filled with theycame here and saw favored here?"
Huster, Half
who succeeded the late George geraniums are
are
half feet wide. "Which
with
who had held the position for many eeraniums and the rest with crotons. "Well, for scarlet, John Doyle, Viaud and
under whose guidance the about the crotons, which were
S. A. Nutt for crimson. Jean
years,and Asked said: Mary Deer-
ffrounds obtained their deiserved larity.
popu- conspicuous, Mr. Lonsdale Glorious are our best pinks.
verv
in which Mr.
"We plant the beds with two varieties, pink a few years
Prom the way
and the for the ing, which was a gooahad its day, as so
Lonsdale has taken hold
one for the center and another ago, seems to have
ship,
steward- and Glorious
work, done under his
short
border, both distinct as
to coloring
many are dying off each vear. but
last spring, there is no of the most the best early in the season,
assumed form. I think these are two was
with
They are planted Jean Viaud is equallyas ingood."
should not
reason why the gardens the most
effective beds.
135 of now
these the long
with Weismanii, kinds
become, for their size, among color effect Rothschild edged "What are
The of the other kind."
famous in this countiy. the former and 100 beds?"
of flowers and is S. A. Nutt in the center with
bjrthe masses bed is planted -'There
produced enter Another very effective The edg-ing
John Do^lein the outer useful
to be seen we rows.
Driiliant foua|;e as
with Pasciatum and edged with a
and generally with that most variegated
the grounds is Yery fine, double row of the graceful Mrs. Laing. is
exdamation SavitsiL"
calls forth an inyoiuntajy This latter kind originated
here as a plant,Abutilon bands of coleus
the visitor. I "This idea of the long
of deUghted surprisefrom and when it was found that a
in
be shown around sport, which the beds,being planted
had the good fortune to out from Burope that surrovnd
after first having had varietywas sent the name solid colors, is unique."
by Mr. Lonfdale, that I was identical with this one tried here for
"Yes, it is an innovation
a was
at the entrance
to d^y wiselyadopted, thus avoiding possible ive.
effect-
the first time, and is, think,
I did without a blush, was I verv
which Crotons Queen Victoria,
Sreacher,
tephen Girard,who endowed
the college, confusion.
Dayspring and Evansianum are also The varieties used are Verschaffidtii
of each."
stipulated in his will that clergymen were and Golden Bedder, 1,600
beds?"
"How lone are these border
"I think they are 135 feet long by six
feet four inches wide."
attractive.
"Those center beds are very
How wide are they?"
feet in diameter. They are
"Thirty-five
in the so-called carpet bedding
style.The
is planted with
center of each, however,
and Rothschild
Dayspring, Pasciatum formal work we
crotons. Por the more
the inevitable echeverias,
kleinias,
use
with some
crassulas and altemantheras,
There are
few iresines or achyranthes.
bed."
about 7,500 plantsin
each
other examples of bedding to
There are
include
be seen. Groups of cannas Crozy
Souvenir de Antoine Crozy, Mme.
Tarrvtown is being tried
and Columbia.
looks very promis-
ing.
for the firsttime and
and a more
A rigid bed of cactus
of Picus elastica with fancy-
one
Saceful
ived caladiums and other plants as
while
an
other
be
undergrowth are to seen,
foliage
of fancy and ornamental
groups the handsome
plants, not foigetting
about, lend
specimen palms stanmng the adjoining
air to
quite a tropical houses
lawns. There is a range of show
filled with choice pums, anthuriums,
ornamental stove
caladiums and other
Prom the roof is
and hothouse plants.
of nepen-
a fine collection thes
also suspended
ana the side benches quite an
on
assortment of orchids. A house is also
in their
set aside for flowering plants is
In this a succession of bloom
season.
from year's end to
kept up almost one
end of the estate,
the other. At the lower
which contains about forty-fiveacres,
set of houses in which
there is another
all the plants required for
are p^rown is a very convenient
bedding out. This for the purpose.
and well adapted range
ROBBKT KlFT.
PARK LAWNS AND GRASS.

MANURING
it has been our
In the use of fertilizer
of material
experiencethat the change
is of great benefit
used every other year
In we treat the
to the lawns.
one year
lawns to a generous coating of well-
which we
rotted short horse manure,
as the ground
is
start spreading as soon
PA.
frozen
sufficiently topermit or trucking
SQUARE,
AT H. H. BATTLES', NEWTOWN
over it without injury,and continue
aud water ix)wer house.)
(Spring house
igo4* GARDENING. 21
according to the weather to Pebmarj it and turningit OTcr for two or three mass of bloom andwill last longerin a
15 or March
1, says M. J. Zartman, of êars, when it was ready for use. This dwelling room than almost any other
the BrooUyn, N. Y., parks in the Ameri-
can idea, howcTcr, had to be abandoned floweringplant. You do not see a great
Park Superintendents' Bulletin. In about one year ago, as all the then manv of them on the market yet, as thus
other years we that available park space was improYcd and far the price has been almost prohibitive.
vary programme by
using Canadian hardwood ashes. cultivated. I stood in a New York store one day last
fall justbefore Christmas admiring sev-
eral
prettyplants done up in baskets.

The baskets were lined witn green moss
and the 'pleasingpink of the begonia
made a very pretty efiect. Two ladies
stood looking at them at the same time,
and from their conversation seemed very
much in love with them. The baskeu
were in two sizes and one of the ladies
asked aderk, "How much do these cost?"
The replv was: *'The smaller ones are
$7.50 and the larger $10." I thought
to myself,"There ought to be money in
that business," and as I travel around I
have been paying particular attention to
the methods pursued by the most cessful
suc-
growers.
Prom all that one can see there is no
reason in the world why these plants
should cost the buyer any more toan a
good plant of cydamen. In the first
.
placeto grow these begoniassnoeessfnlly

you must have a warm temperature and
a close,moist atmosphere, and also
partial shade. Some are growing them
fairlywell in a palm housciotEers in
PA.
mdon and cucumber houses, but the best
CARPBT BED AT QIRARD COLLBOE, PHILADELHIA,
I have yet come across are growing in an
ordinfiU7 sash bed. The htd has two or
three inches of ashes in the bottom for
that BEGONIA GLOIRE D" LORRAINE. drainage and the plants are kept as near
It has been our experience quite a
of people their horse the glass as possiblewithout touchinsr.
number save up It would appear from the manner in The plants have to be carefully watered.
manure in pilestwo or three years, during
which the Gloire de Lorraine begonia is
which time they turn it over several Spraying overhead is the worst ment
treat-
grown in most places to-day that its that can be given. During dull
times, with the expectation of sellingit cultivation is not thorouf^hly understood.
do not weather the sashes should be dosed
to the park department. We
I see it evei7 day in private and commercial down
accept any manure which is not thor- tight,and on warm days one inch
least
placesstanding around in almost of air is suffident. When the sun is brif^ht
ougmy rotted, is at two years old odd comer, and even at the present shade
and has been turned twice. We any the glass with a piece of cheese
over
time flowering itself to death. It is a this and dose down
have purchasedthis season in the neigh-
borhood doth, but remove
begonia, and the thinks
of 6,000 cubic yards,the truck average grower the sash every afternoon by 3 o'dock.
that it ought to thrive under the same The condensation on the under sid^ of
measured as it is delivered, and paidthe
conditions as the rest of the begonia the glasswill be shade enough after that
uniform rate of 62^ cents per cubic yard.
On our beds and plantsand flowers,
family. You certainly see better plants hour.
as
well as for newly plantedtrees and shrubbery, to-daythan you did two years ago, but These begonias want a rich porous soil,
there IS stillmuch room for improvement.
we use an artificialfertilizer containing
one composed of turfyloam, cow manure
about ten per cent of ammonia, There are very few plantsone can use (pure droppings, preferably some that
four per cent of actual potash, four per for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New has lain on the fidd for about one month
Year that will îve better satisfaction and which has lost most of the ammonia)
cent of available phosphoric acid. Of
fifteen than this begonia. It is a continuous and leaf soil in equalparts with a sprink.
this we use from to sixty tons.
This we start in using at the beginning
of Apriland use throughout the season.
We also use from one to five tons of
Peruvian guano in our flower gardens,
beginning in June and using the same
throughout the season.
Our park system of some 1,800 acres
conststs very largelyof lawns, nearlyall
of which are open to the publicduring the
entire season, and the wear and tear,
especially on the meadows of Prospect
park,is very great, as. we often have
from 50,000 to 60,000 in the park at
one time. We find,however, that by
interchangingthe use of old horse manure
and unleached Canadian wood ashes, we
get excellent remits, our lawns being
equal if not superior to any private
groundsin this vicinity.
The use of fresh horse manure or street
sweepings on lawns is,of course, pre- cluded.
We have, however, used fresh
horse manure on new work when we
could get it delivered free,having spread
the manure on loosened subsoil, then
covered it with from twelve to fifteen
inches of good garden mould and plowed
repeatedlyand narrowed.
We have formerly had our compost
heap in a depressionof one of the unim- proved
parks, where we stored from
2,000 to 8,000 loads of that article,
QIRARD COLLEGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
lettingit rot and frequentlywatering FANCY BEDDING AT
" " "
GARDENING. Oct. /,
ii
added. It isn't too late the trees with an arsenical solution and The Qreenhouse.
ol charcoal
fing be
The also the use of creosote oil, which can
to commence this *
treatment.
beds for to the eggs by means of a sponge
plants may stand in such sash applied
S. ".
two months yet, and when the nights attached to a stick. CARNATION STEM ROT.
harden off natur-
ally.
grow cooler tney will Ed. Gasdbning: Please advise me
There oamt to be money in them TREE PESTS AT MILWAUKEE. "
and for whether it is possibleto check carnation

eyen for the wholesale grower, Christian Hues, of Madison, state nursery
of the
of his stem rot once it has taken hold
retails most
the
ôwer who ductions
pro-
inspector, has beîn Milwaukee ferring^
con-
plants,and how to do it. J. C.
at home would fancy Uiat G.
one with Charles Carpenter, super-
Where once the stem rot has taken hold
they are almost indispensable.At a intenaent of parks, with reference to the
pricethe demand will be much of combating the insect of a carnation plant it is impossibleto
popnlar to
best methods
that plant,but we check it to
laiger,and there is lots of satisfaction the lives of save can
bothgrower and sellerin handling such

pestswhich are threatening extent from spreading to tHe
other
Milwaukee shade trees. Supt.Carpenter some
affected. Stem rot is the
a pret^plant. Jas.T. Scott. reports that but little damage
has been plantsnot yet
of the most difficult problem that carnation
done in the parks and that most
been confined to east side growers have
had to contend with, but
ravages have the careful
Trees and Shrubs. residence streets. He fears, however, experience,together with
has reduced
that unless immediate steps are taken to watching of each littledetail,
to the this eril to alnxM nil,compared with a
fight off the pest it will spread In answering the Ques-
tion
SPEOMBN. portionsof the city. a few years asô.
A RARB JAPANESE parksand to othernext how to "meck the stem rot I will ask
The fine specimenof Thuya obtusa It is probablethat springSupt.Car-
penter
tration
illus- will ask the common council to a fiw questions.
nana shown in the accompanying trouble to soil one
is said to be one of the oldest take steps to fightthe pest. *'The Is the proportionof manure
this year has come largelyfrom the cot- part tofour and is it thoroughly well
trees erer broo^t OTcr from Japan. It
the steamer Indra- rotted? Because ifthe soil is too tieavily
arrired recentlyon it causes tlie
in case charged with green manure
pof a, and weighs packed
otct
which takes
700 pounds. It was sent to Suzuki " plant to make a soft growth
of the nourishment than it can
lida from the Yokohama Nurseries. The up more
ieet in height. properlydigest, consequentlyall parts of
tree is twelve out of order, the tissues
the plantsare
are soft and easy to penetrate. Over
TBUflllHG TREES AND SHRUBS. rich soil, particularly when kept on the
The scBbme of close planting ot shrub moist siae, I belicTe to be responsible
for more stem rot than all other con-
ditions
and tree borders and other plantations
together. In dealing with a case
for the sake of immediate effect, economy
of maintenance and mutual protection, of this kind to keep the danger down as
now so much the TOgue, soon requires much as possiblekeep the beds on the
the plantsto consume
to allow
attention to prcTentstarvation and mal- formation dry side
ot indiTiduals. For a few the food gradually;also, keepthe soil
f Slurs these
close plantationsmay serve open by cultiYatingthe surface every
to prevent a scum forming
the purpose of a nursery and surplus week or so
if needed, be removed to and to let the air penetrate it. By foE
plants majr, will
lowing up these details the plants
.
other locations;but it is only a very short

time comparatively until the axe must slowly absorb what the soil contains and
be i|S9d"and that freelv. If specimen when once thoroughlyestablished they
this thinningmust be are better able to withstand
disease.
plimtfare. required
undertaken before there is an actual contact The second question is: Are the plants
between the plants to give the essary
nec- be with clear stem
set as they should
amount oflightand air. showing between the ground and where
While the tools needed will be simply the shoots branch out, or are they set so
the axe and the grub" jretthere are tew deep that the plant has the appearance
which require more careful of coming out of the soil by two or three
operations
study and pre-arrangement. In the case stems? In a case like this the watering
considerations enter and syringingcauses the water to run
di trees so many
into the problem that haste is ble,
impossi- down the stems and form a wet band
Obtusa Nana.
and one should give ample time to Thuya around the trunk of the plant. But if
its solution and those to be destroyed as the plants are set well up out of the
well as those to be saved should be ground it cannot do this bûse there is
the aphis," he said.
viewed from many positions and at many ton scale and green to lodge. In a
is the no placefor the water
"But the evil which I fear most the beds and
times. case of this kind go over
of to cut tussock moth, which is making its appearance the main stem
It takes a lot nerve away remove the soil away from
This here and whoie ravages are just
vigoroustrees,but it must be done. The work of exterminating
of the plants so that they stand dear
lac)^ of nerve is undoubtedly responsible beginning. above the surface of the beds. It is safest
eased these pests must
dis- be done thoroughly,ana with the
for the many examples of crowaed, to do this part of the work
of a tree must see that he is
9CdA misshapen plantationsto be every owner
is use- hands so as not to damage the bark of
Otherwise the work
well as privategrounds. the stems and if after domg it it leaves
seen in publicas
ôiinF. Cowellia Bulletin of the Ameri' rss.
Krotected.
It is for this reason that I think
too much of a hollow around each plant
the cityshould take steps to protect the
"
A999Ciation of Park Superintendents, I would advise taking off some of the

can be
trees. The would ingly
exceed-
expenses
be done suriace so that the top of the beds iseven.
small, and the work must
TUSSOCK MOTH. Other conditions favorable for the
THE WHITE unless the cityis to sacrifice many of its
The entomologistsof the United States beautiful shaae trees." development of stem rot are keeping the
houses too close and heavily âded too
Bepartment of Agriculturehave recently after plantingin; also givingheavy
been payingconsiderable attention to MY APPLE-TREE. lonj^ that the
the white tussock moth, which they say imAll my mamma said,
syringingsso late in the day
plantsand walks have no chance to dry
When I was
is responsible for the premature fall of "Some day, when you are older grown,
off before night. Another cause is ing
water-
leaves from such shade trees as the If you are very good indeed.
the beds everyday as if by dock work,
"
This apple-ireeshall be your own :

birches. The savants
maples,elms and do not with the She gave It me last arbor- day; not taking into consideration the plants*
of tne department agree
notions for the prevention of I have been reallygood you gee!
requirements;and again,going over the
popular Its being very rich, I think. do the work of
these pests. They condemn the blow-
pipe To own a great big apple-tree!
beds,making a syrin^ng
arrangement for burning the eggs, all its bloom is mine.
watering and sprayisg combined, with
In May-time
the result that the surface of the beds is
to the trees. They have Its petals driftingdown like snow;
as injurious long. wet and underneath the soil is dry,consequently
after that, all sainmer
littlelaith in the ringing process, as they And
I watch the rosy apples grow. some of the roots are worxing
daim that the eggs are deposited and different conditions from the ers.
oth-
feel. under
hatched on the leaves of the tree and it is Now don't you think that you would
that drops If just a little girl like roe. Carnations should re(^vewatering
only an occasional caterpillar very rich Indeed
only as they absolutdy requireit,and
That you were
off that would need, to climb the tree. To own a great big apple-tree?
"GtTtrude E. Heath. then do it thoroughly. Wetting them a

They recommend as a remedy, spraying
34 GARDENING. Oct, /,
with a Tiew to their discuwion at the chairman, Chestnut

1514 street; John
6ARDENIN6 American
convention.
Carnation Society'sannual Westcott, Wm. K. Harris.
Boston, Mass." E. A. Wood, chairman;
Dr. of bot-
any
Wm. Nicholson,James Wheeler. Ship to
JuliusWbismbr, professor Boston Flower Market, care John Walsh.
PVBLUHBD TU IST ISTB OV MOMTH
at theUniversityor Vienna, became
AHD XACH
illon a tocir of Yellowstone Cindnnati,O." R. Witterstaeter,diair-
BY park made to Wm. Jackson. Ship
man ; James Allen, to
studpr the plants there and stopped lor
THE GARDENING COMPANY, Jabez Elliott Flovrer Market, care jan-
itor.
CHICAGO.
medical treatment in Kansas City on his
Monon Building:, way to St. Louis to lecture on botany at
the congress of arts and science.
Chicago" James S. Wilson, chairman;
Edwin Kanst; third member to be an-
nounced
Subsoriptlon price,$8.00 a Year 34 Numbers. "
Ad?ertiilngratei on application. Lily growers will find it to their later. Ship care of J.B. Deamud,
fSntered i^t Chicago ooatofDce as second-class advantage to put in a few candidnm 51 Wabash avenue.
Blatter. Copyright,1904, by The Gardening Co. bulbs for Easter blooming. To many The executive committee has deddedto
( to The Card Miliig buyers,of sentimental leaning,this isthe use the new scales preparedby \he committee
true Easter or Annunciation lily and appointed tor this purpose at the
they will buy it if they can find in
it, pref-
erence convention in New York. These scales
GABi"nmio is sotten up for its readers and in
tt|eir interest,ana it behooves you, one and all,to to any other. The only candidnm are to come up for discussion and final
make it interesting.If it does not exactly suit bulbs worth forcingcome from northern adoption at the convention in Boston
your case, pleasewrite and tell us what you want France. November 3, 1904. The use of the scales
It is our desire to help you.
Ask axt Quiitiohs vou please about plants,
b^rtne committees previousto that time
.vv**.. will give them a try-out and hdp to discover
flywers. fruits, vegetaSlesor other practical QUERIES*
JSJd^thJm*!"- '"'^ "^"' ^'^^ ^'*'"" *"
What has become of Othonna crassi-
faults if any are to be found.
scales are as follows:
The
3"HDU8 Noras of your experience in gardening folia, the drooping succulent which was
OOMMIBCIAL. EXHIBITIOV.
m any line; tell us of your successes thp.tothers used largelytwenty or more years ago Color 20 Color 10
'"^ ""^ ^''*"'
*Sllt^n-"wa!:an
ffi!:,]?. h^^^JJ.?^' ^^^ haugiug baskcts and vases, also as a Form.....' 16 Stem 5
i"n\rpi^^P"^
SSXD PHOTOOBAPH8
US
^sk;""..
SKBTCBB8 Of your OB of vou,
t""der
tt
plaSt
E
for rockeries?
""!."" /^.t.
Fullness
1. Stem
10 Foliage
16 Fullness
5
16
Oowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruiu, vegetables, **"" Araucana imbncata (the monkey 16 Form 16
Foliage
ov horticultural appliancesthat we may have puxzle)been used tO any extent outdoors Substance 16 Depth 16
them engraved for cfABDEHiBo. f^North America? If sa, where and with Size 10 Size. ft
what success? In Europe, where it gen-
"
Total 100 ToUl KO
CONTBNTS. erallydoes so well,it is one of the most Fred H. Lbmon, Sec'y.
attractive hardjr trees growing overthere Ind.
Aflorisfs country home (iiius) 17 Richmond,
The vegeublegarden" Mushrooms i" to native Americans.
^ladsforwftter 19 A plant very popular in collections a
CATALOGUES RECEIVED.
-HQardMso?GlMiJl !::;'.'.
ciiieVe(iiiis.)'.
.*.';!:
20 quarter of a century ago was what was
labeled Durant a BaumgartnerL It had B.
Latour-Marliac, Temple-Sur-Lot,
"Manuring pai k lawns and grass. SO
T^s'iXhSb's*':"'^!"!::::::::::::;.::;^ n
"anegated-êUowanl grcen-foUaê,Lot-Et-Garonne,France,aquatics; Eagle
vanegation was very muchin-
Wire Works, Clevdand, O., wire floral
-Â rare Japanese specimen (lllus.) 21 *^".i''" designs;Gumey Heater Manufacturing
" Thinning trees and shrubs ss tensified when the plant was grown m
Compimv, Boston. Mass., heatingappa-
Ôtraatfra stem 'rot S thefiillsun. The namefor it thengiven must
William EUiott " Sons,New York,
ratus;
-êphroSps'is Piewonl Imprivid (iiius!)!!!!!28 âj"*"""?
either
incorrect,
Nicholson's
is not found in
diction- bulbs; Frank Banning, Kinsman, O.,
Qperies 24 or Bailey's
Societyof AmericanFlorisis....... 24 aries. What ts iU correct name and gladioli; Stark Brothers' Nurseries and
"Chrysanthemum Societyof America 24 "i,^^
where u k. f^^Â-" Orchards Company, Louisiana, Mo.,
The gardeners'club ....; 25 may it be found? ^.^
-Canada National Exhibition 26 ImqUISITIVB. fruit trees; A. N. Pierson, Cromwdl,

-fThe late Jacob W. Manning (portrait ) S5 Conn., palms and ferns; Chase- Rose
iNotes of Chicago 26
"
-"enox Horticultural Society 25 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Companv, Riverside, Cal.,roses; H. H.

Berger " Company, New York, bulbs;
Worid^rftS'noto^C*^^^^^^ DEPARTMBNT OP PLANT REGISTRATION. H. A. Terry,Crescent,la.,peonies;J. A.
Thf*" M^T ** "** 'ô'W's Fairs of the future-jjThere being a rose in commerce under Peterson, Cindnoati, O., plants;(5hico
FlagSof*"ifd miw ii Frkni;:;:::::::;;:; ;;;:;'28the name o* "Pelidte Perpetue,"the reg- Nursery Company, Chieo, Cal., nursery
istration name of the new rose registered stock; Stizuki " lida,New York, Japan- ese
bv M. H. Walsh as "Felicity" has been bulbs, plantsand seeds;E. Neubert,
Alaska is probably the best type ot
Shasta daisy. hanged to Arcadia.
cna Wandsbek, (krmany, lilyof the valley
Vaughan's Seed Store submits tor pips;G.J. Alberts " Companv, Boskoop,
Sis Jossph Hookbr, the well known registration Gladiolus princeps. Raised Holland, nursery stock; Cfovena Nur- series,
British botanist, recently celebrated his by Dr. Van Fleet, (S.
seed i"arent, cruentus. Richmond Borough, N. Y., seeds:
87th bhthday. Flowers from five to jiix inches or more in Schlegd " Fottler Company, Boston,
It is expectedthat the awards in horti-
culture
diameter,sixteen to eighteen on spike. Mass., bulbs; S. S. Skidelsky,Philadel- phia,
at the World's Pair will be

Color,crimson, with intense shadings in Pa., new primtda; Charles D. Ball,
throat and broad white blotches across Uolmesburg, Philaddphia, Pa., palms
announced about October 16.
lower petals. and decorative plants; Louis Paillet,
A PBW thinffs will grown are ble
prefera- NBW PLANT RECORDS. Chatenay (Seine)France, nursery stock;
to many tilingsindifferently grown. Introducers of new
K. Keessen, Jr.,Aalsmeer,Holland, nursery
plants of any dass,
It is cheaper to buj such goods as you
the season of 1904, are invited to stock;JohnPeed " Son, London,
have not fallfacilitiesfor producing. during S. E.,Eng.,bulbs; P.J. Berckmans pany,
Com-
send liststhereof to this officethat credit
Augusta, Ga., nursery stock; Bob-
A World's Pair chrysanthemum and may be given and due record made in the Dink " Atkins,Rutherford,N. J nursery
generid flower and plant show is being annual report for the year, now in prepa-
ration.
,
Wm
stock; Foley ManufacturingCompany,
agitatedtor November at St. Louis, J.Stbwart, Sec'y.
Chicago, greenhouse building materifu;
.
something on the lines of the big show Vilmorin-Andrieux " Cie, Paris,France*
at Chicago in 1893. CHRTSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA
plants,seeds, etc.; M. Crawford pany,
Com-
Thb Royal Horticultural Society of President Herrington has announced Cuyahoga Falls,Ohio,strawberry
Bngland awarded certificates to the new the committees to examine seedlings and plants;T.Dijkhuis"Company, Boskoop,
American raised sweet peas Flora Norton sports on dates as follows: October 8, Holland, nursery stock; Henry Saxton
and Mrs. George Higginson,Jr.,introductions 15, 22 and 29; November 5, 12, 19 and Adams, Jamaica Plain, Mass., Dutch
of Vaughan's Seed Store. 26. 1904. bulbs; W. E. Caldwell Company, Louis- ville,
Exhibits to recdve attention from the Ky., tanks,water towers and tubs;
Whbn at Chestnut Hill,Philadelphia,
committees must in all cases be prepaid C. " M. Wild, Sarcoxie,Mo., dahlias;
Bdwin Lonsdale grew lilacs outdoors
to destination, and the entry fee ot $2 William Btdl " Sons, Chelsea,London,
between the greennouses and found the
should be forwarded to the secretary not Eng.,bulbs;W. Baylor Hartland" Sons,
plants thus located bloomed rather earlier
later than Tuesday of the week preceding Cork, Ire.,bulbs.
than the others in the same neighborhood, examination.
making the market at the righttime. New York" Eugene Dailledouze, chair-
man, Saginaw, Mich." There was a large
Prop. Hassblbring, ot the botanical care of New York Cut Flower Com- pany, attendance at Bliss park September 19,
departmentof the Universityof Chicago, Sixth avenue and Twenty-sixth when the exhibit of flowers grown from
will be pleased to have samplesof diseased street. C. H. Totty. Wm. Plumb. seed presentedby the Citv Federation ot
carnation plants tor examination. Philadelphia,Pa." A. B. Cartledge, Woman's dubs was made.
tgo4.
' ' '
GARDENING. 35
The Gardeners* Club. entries Grainger " Company, P. Murray, Bankers' Assodation, he bdng an
active member of both of these bodies.
ican
S. C. Sunley of Guelph, A. M. Wilson,
Chas. Scott, Wm. Colvin and Geo. White Brnest G. Schubert,for several years
We shall be pleaicdat all times to receive brief

received firsts. secretary of the west Chicago parks,sud-denly
notes of general intereat on practical cultural passed away on Monday last and
matten from gardeners for use in this depart-
ment. was buried from his late home, 1872
Notes of the moyements of eardenera, THE LATE JACOB W. MANNING. Humboldt boulevard,September 21.
changes of address etc. are also desirable.
Jacob Warren Mavning, one of the The tallexhibition of the Horticultural
leading horticulturists and nurserymen Society Chicago will be held at the
of
CANADA NATIONAL EXHIBHION. of this state, died at his home at Reading, Studebaker building,November 15-19
Mass., Friday, September He was
16. inclusive.
The Canada National exhibition was
held in Toronto, Angnat 29 to September bom in Bedford, N. H., February 20,
1826, and came of old New land
Eng- NOTES OF WASHINGTON, D. C.
10 indnsive. In point of attendance ôod
stock. He achieved a wide reputap flowers that
this exhibition ii the premierof any
tion raiser and introducer
"I grow peoplewho
pass
annual fair this continent and great as an importer, home instead
of a
on
of largeand small fruits and ornamental
my may see beautjir
interest is always shown in the horticul-
tural vacant lot," was
saying a of the late
shrulM and trees. He introduced the
displinr.In the plantdepartment Hon. Joseph S. Potter, who died at his
of Cutter seedlingstrawberry and Dracut home in lîngton, There
many sood prizesare offered, some a week ago.
amber grape. He began attending the
$50 eadi and four prizesin one section is a philanthropy, in my estimation,
^. I. Mepstead, of meetingsof the Massachusetts tural
Horticul-
are numerous. that is superiorta a mere giftof money.
Ottawa, was judge, and in a number of Society in 1850, and he was also a The man who creates a beautifulgarden
member and moving spiritin the old
the sections competition was keen, but or landscapeand gives away the flowers,
his reportswere generallysatisfactory. Middlesex Agricultural Society, the as Mr. Potter dioTis making the world
Mr. Chambers, of Exhibition park had a North Middlesex Sodety, the American better, and pointing to a higherplane of
beautiful lot of highly colored crotons, Nurserymen's Assodation, the Pomolog- life,equally with those who enoow versities.
uni-
dracsenas and other stOTe or greenhouse Mr. Potter was bom at Bald-
dkints and was generally successful. winsville, N. Y., but earlv in lifemade
Wm. Houston, of Central prison also Massachusetts the state of his adoption.
showed some well grown stock,includ-
ing He was for several terms a member of
some fine specimens of ferns. Geo. the legislature of that state. He was,
White, gardener for Col. Pellat,howed s for a number of years, U. S. consul at
fine soft wooded stock, his Rex begonias Stuttgart,Germany. In the culture of
and geraniums l]|eingconsiderablyin silkworms he took great interest and
advance of any other. had a fine collection of them at his home
In the best group of plantsmost tastefully in this dtv, and his advice was sought
arranged on space not covering by the offidalsof the U. S. Department of
more than 200 square feet, Manton Agriculture on matters pertaming to silk
Brothers came first. Their group was suture. S. B.
decidedlyartistic and the coloringbar-
monious. The Horticultural Gardens PRIZE DELPHINIUMS.
were second and Government House
third. The displayof orchids was For some years William G. Postings,
larger
than usual. Mr. Chambers won first the head gardenerto WinthropChandkr,
and Mr* Houston second. Manton at Cliff Lawn, Newport, R. I.,has given
Brothers were awarded first prize for spedal care and attention to the cultiva-
tion
feni resem- of ddphioinms. Mr. Postings now
new plants,showing a new bling
Scottii. In cut flowers has a strain of perfectlyhardy ddphi-
Nephrolepis niums that for beautiful shades of color
especiallv in the designs and made up
Scott, of Buffalo,was judge, and dean handsome foliage, as wdl as
work, wm.
and some of the entries were very dose. long spikes of large flowers, would be
The main prizefor funeral design other very hard to improve. Last Jnly Mr.
than flat, gates ajar,frame not exceeding Postings was awarded the Mass. Horti-
cultural
30x30 inches,was won by J.H. Dun- Sodety'.sprizefor best displav
lop. Bis piecewas deddedly in advance filling thirtyvases, three spikesin each
of the others and more strilEing because The Late Jacob Warren Manning. vase. It was quite an undertaking to
of its entire diflerence. J. S. Simmons get to Boston ninety spikes in pertect
second, Manton Bl*others third and condition, but Mr. Postingsstaged a fine
was
lot of flowers. X.
Jay " Son fourth. For hand or bridal
ical Society,the Massachusetts Fruit
bouquet,J.H. Dunlop was first,and J.S.
Simmons second. For floral design for Growers' Assodation and in the Agricul-
tural
also one of the LENOX HORnCULTURAL SOCIETY.
table, not exceedingtwo feet in diameter, Society. He was
Manton Brothers earliest members of the American Forest
J.H. Dunlop was first, The Lenox Horticultural Sodety held a
and Assodation. He received the Wilder
second J. S. Simmons third. For venr interesting show of annuals,peren-
medals a number of times, the medals
designfourteen inches or under J.S. Sim- mons nius, fruit and vegetablesSeptember 9,
for exhibits in culture.
horti-
was first,J- H. Dunlop second, beinggiven superior which was wdl patronized. One thing
Brothers third and Jay " Son Mr. Manning was married in
Manton particularlyinteresting was the very
fourth. For collection of roses, J. H. 1858 to Miss Lydia Brooks Chandler, of close competitionin fruit and vegetables.
Concord, N. H. She and five sons vive
sur-
Dunlop was first, J. S. Simmons second B. Jenkins,gardener to G. Foster, exhibited
and tlM Toronto Floral Company third. him. remarkablv fine Black Ham-
some burg
For roses, six of one variety, J. H. lop
Dun- and Muscat of Alexandria grapes,
was first, J.S. Simmons second,and NOTES OF CHICAGO.
also'some fine mdons, Ontremont Beautv,
Toronto Floral Company third. For which weighedover ten pounds each.
carnations,twenty blooms, the Toronto The Peterson Nursery has removed the The specialawards were as follows:
Floral Company was first. For carna-
tions, main nursery officeto Lincoln and Peter-son Diplomato J. B. Parsons for fine dark
fifty biooms in one vase with foliage, avenues, where the nursery is located. danlia, Vesuvius; diploma to Clark
J. S. Simmons was first and the The citv office, however, Room 21 at 164 Shields for cocoanut palm seedlings;
l^ronto Floral Company second. La SalJestreet, will be continued as headquarters diploma to G. Foster for mdon, Ontre- mont
Beside thoe there was a display of mis-
cellaneous of the landscape department, Beauty; diploma and specialto
cut flowers. In dahlias Man- which isconstantlyincreasing in capadty H. D. Sloane for fine collection of vegetables;
ton Brothers. J.H. Lock, Lew Ockenden and importance. Orders may be placed diploma to W. A. Manda (Inc.)
and Wm. Colvm of Gait were given firsts. at this office. This firm has sent to the for some nne and well flowered Cattleva
In cannas George White won. In annu-
als Horticultural Department of Cornell Harrisonia, also first-dass certificate u"r
best collection and distinct varieties, University dght spedes and 107 varieties Golden privet,first-dass certificate for
Charles Scott, of Mdville Cross got two of peonies to be planted in the peony Festuca glauca; diploma to Mrs. George
firsts. In asters J. H. Lock,Jas.P. Hare, testmjj^ fields. Westinghouse for collection oi annufSs
A. Wood and Geo. White received firsts. William A. Peterson spent part of last and perennials; diplomato Mrs. H. H.
In ten week stocks Chas. Scott was first week in New York, where he attended Sturgis for collection of perennialsand
In sweet peas A. M. Wilson of Port sessions of the executive board of the vote of thanks for vegetables.
Cradit got two firsts. In the other American Civic Assodation and the Amer- G.F.
26
" " "
GARDENING. Oct. I,
The Stations. The cubic contents of the house should Miscdlaneous.

Experiment be accurately determined and the amounts
of cyanide, acid and water computed
Experiment station workers will favor ua by from the above formula. Por example,
sending short comments on their experiencesand WORLD'S FAIR NOTES.
a house containing 900 cubic feet will
news notes of a character likely to interest our
general readers requirefor each charge 9 ounces cyanide, The department jury for horticulture
18 fluid ounces of acid and 36 fluid ounces has organized with L. R. Taft,Michigan,
Thb Appjlb in Oregon." This is the of water. The glazedearthenware vessel as chairman and PhilippedeVilmorin,
titleof bnlletin No. 81 of the Oregon Ex- shotdd be somewhat
periment largerthan is neces-
sary of Vilmorin-Andrieux " Company, Paris,
Station. The fmit orchard of to hold the above amounts. A one as vice-chairman. The other members of
jiprafted fruit was planted bj Henderson or two-gallon jug is perhaps the best the departmental jury are Hon. Norman
Lnelling in the fall of 1867. The trees container. The above strength is used '. Colman, St. Louis,P. J. Niedringhaus,
were hauled in boxes from Iowa to Ore-
gon. for one year old peach and for plum, s"t. Louis, representingthe directors of
William Meek and Mr. Lnelling api)le, pear and hardy forest trees,all of the ExpositionCompany and the chair-
man
formed the first nursery in Oregon in wmch must be perfectly dormant. and vice-chairman of the various
1848. Bablt gardbn fbas." Tests of early fln*oup juries. The list included Robert
Craig,Philadelphia;W. R. Smith, superintendent
Thb Wbstbkn Sand Chbsrt." ress
Prog- garden peas made at the South Dakota U. S. Botanic Garden, Wash-
ington;
made in improving this native Experiment Station are detailed in bulletin
H. C. Irish,superintendentMis- souri
Dakota fruit by crossing and selection is 85. One hundred and fifty-three eties
vari-
Botanic Garden, St. Louis; W. A.
described in the South Dakota Bxperi- were on trial. The followingwere
the same, Taylor,U. S. Department of Agriculture,
ment Station bulletin No. 87. Announce-
ment the earliest varieties, practically
Washington; P. A. Kimball, California;
is made of the new fruits originated vines medium height,good bearers,small H. T. Elwes, England; J. Vacherot,
at the station by crossing the Dakota pods, but not of the beist quality:Alaska,
fextra Batly, Thorbum Prance; A. Chantenay, Prance and Y.
sand cherrywith choicer cultivated fruits Extra Early,
Itchikawa,Japan. The awards made by
such as the peach, apricot and Japanese Market, Pirst of All, Pirst and Best, the various group juries have been passed
plum. By careful selection through a Pedigree Extra Early. Not more than
upon by the department jury and will
number of years new varieties have oeen two days later, shorter vines,and not be referred to the superior
Blue
now jury, and
obtained with fruit seven- eighths of an the best quality are Beauty, Tom after they have received its sanction they
inch in diameter and of qualityaccepta^ Thumb, The Sutton Forcingand the Earl v will be announced.
ble for table use. The sand cherryisalso Prize. Of the same season and better qual-
ity
W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia,and
found useful in the propagation of stone are, American Wonder, Chelsea Gem,
fruit The following predictions are Harbinger, Nott's Excelsior, Premium Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago and New
made: The western sand cherry will be Gem, The Sutton Excelsior, and William York, have extensive exhibits of garden
found of ât value in the commercial Hurst, Pierpont Gem. McLean's vancer,vegetables. Besides being plainlyand
Ad-
of same is of accurately named they compare very
propagation of some of the stone fruits. season, especially
From the western sand cherry will be good quality;vines rather dwarf. The favorablywith other exhibits of the kind
British Wonder has a largepod, is of the in being well selected and true to type.
developed by selection a race of bush
fruits with fruit equal to California cherries same season and of very fine quality. H. J. Weber " Company, St Louis,
in size and of qualityacceptablefor Taller varieties of the same season are have completed a neat stand for the exhibition
table use. Prom the western sand cherry William the Pirst, Extra Selected, of nursery stock and orchard products
will be developeda race of hybrid fruits Thomas Lax ton. May Queen, Sutton's in the Horticulture buildingand
of a new type of hybridizing with choicerEarly Giant,Station,Gradus, Gregory's the Jewel Nursery Company, Lake City,
fruits; these "new creations" will be Surprise, Extra Early Alpha, Extra Minn., has a similar structure well under
hard:^ and fruitful on the most exposed Earlv Exonian, Empress of India,all of way.
prairies. good quality. Dr. Hogg is taller, not a President E. W. Kirkpatrick,of the
very heavy bearer, but c3 good quality, American Association of Nurserymen,
PuM 16 ATiNG NussBRT Stock." Methods
of fumigating nursery stock to destroy
same season. Among the late peas are vriU be here for 1;wo weeks in chuge of
Advancer, of fine queJity;Kenil worth is the Texas exhibit in the Horticulture
the San Jose scale as required by the laws taller,a good bearer, but qualitynot as buildingduring the absence of Superin- tendent
oi Georgia are described in bulletin No. Garden Dixon.
good; Horsford's Market is
11 of the state board of entomology. An
medium tall, good quality. The Herald H. G. Harrison " Sons, Berlin, Ind.,
air-tight chamber, house or box, a glazed and The Sherwood are dwarf varieties, have an excellent display of nursery
earthenware vessel, a glass measure stock, includingapples,pears, peaches
of good quality,stand poor; Sutton's
graduated to ounces and a set of accu-
rate
Pavorite Marrowfat, rather short, quality and cherries in the Maryland space in
scales are requiredfor the fumiga-tion.
good, not a heavy bearer. Strata-
gem the Agriculttire building.
The necessary chemicals are cyanide
and Sutton's Prize Winner are later Orlando Harrison, of H. G. Harrison
of potash (98 per cent) and sulphuric for Mary-
varieties of superior quality. Among " Sons, was here last week land
acid (specific grayity 1.83). The stand-ard
other late varieties are Eugenia, fine day. He is a memberiof the^Mary- land
formula for fumigating each 100
cooking quality, but not a heavy bearer. state commission.
cubic feet of space contained in the fumi-
gating
The followingare prolific late sorts of The caladiums and hydrangeas are
house IS as follows:
fine quality:Abundance, Admiral, Strat- agem, now at their best and are making a splendid
1 ounce potassium cyanide (96or 90 per cent). Everbearing, Bliss Everbearing, showing.
2 fluid ounces sulpburioaoia (sp.g.1 83).
4 fluid ounces water. Button's Satisfaction.
HORTICULTURE AT THE WORLD'S FAIRS

OF THE FUTURE.
How are the indoor exhibits to be

made creditable at the next World's
Fair? Obviously,first, by devoting sufficient
money, and secondly,by employ-
ing
the highest available talent,carefully
and judiciously to plan and execute,
said Robert Craig in a recent address
before the Florists' Club of Philadelphia.
It is too much to expect that extensive
exhibits will be made at the entire
expense of the exhibitors. There must
have been considerable money devoted
to outdoor gardening at St. Louis,
because the results were large,and, con-sidering
the difficulties oi unfavorable,
heavy,stickysoil and lack of time,very
good indeed. Mr. Hadkinson, superintendent
of floriculture,certainly deserves
great credit for what he has accom-
plished
in so short a time. But what shall
BED OP PHLOX AT THE WORLD'S PAIR. I say about the inside display? I think
(Exhibited by Henry Eichholz, Waynesboio, Pa.) Mr. Taplin'sproposition to **drink a
tgo4*
' ' '
GARDENING. 27
HYDRANQBAS AT THB WORLD'S PAIR, ST. LOUIS, MO.
(Exhibited by the Win. H. Mocu Co ,

Morrisville, Pu,)
toast to it, in tileiioe, standiog."Ycry large quantities,but fine and unique arts are indebted to the beauties of the
bnt cannot ht specimens, representing the cultural floral kingdom; how all the graceful
appropriate, sometmng
said in the way ot a suggestion as to development of the localities. Crotons forms and lines of beauty which adorn
bo^ to avoid such failures in the Istnre? from the tropics, from' twenty to forty the architecture of all ages, and which
When the preparations for the next feet high,could be sent in tubs; Mexico form the decorative features of our walls
World's Fair are considered, the matter could contribute immense cacti,agaves and floors, our curtains and carpets, our
should be taken up at least two years in and other indigenous plants, and it windows and doors, are all copies of
advance of the openins of the exposition. would not be amiss to have a special beautiful vegetation or modification of
The projectorsshould consider that a agent sent to Japan and other distant such beauty. The most strikinglybeau-
tiful
reallT appropriate ornamental tural
horticul- placesto briuff out samples of peculiar thing'isawin architecture at the
displaywould be very attracrive, and beautiful plant lileof those far-off 8t. Louis exposition was a well placed
and might, under a proper comprehen- sion countries. This would, of course, take fern leaf on one of the columns of the
of the subject, be the greatest and money and intelliRentefforts, but am I Mines and Metallurgy building. It is
most attractive feature of the whole wrong in saying tnat the result might indeed marvelous that the very founda-
tion
exhibition. There was appropriated at be made the most attractive feature of of art should receive in these great
the St. Louis Pair for decorative ture the whole exhibition,and hundreds of
sculp- expositionssuch scant recognition.
a round half million dollars, and m thousands would cheerfully pa^ to see
prisesfor live stock $260,000; for an this exhibit alone? The botanical and
THE GARDENIA.
airshiptournament, $200,000; for athletic park conservatories in this and other,
events, $150,000, etc.,but not a countries might be persuaded to send There seems to be
quitea revival of the
dollar in any way to encourage exhibits their finest examples if relieved of all gardenia of late. The cottagers of New-
port
in the horticultural conservatory. It is expense, and if the movement were once are all clamoring for more and more
true that $228,000 was spent to eiect a properly under way private owners of the old favorite,and of course Newport
buildiag fbr horticulture, and a most would become interested, and valuable and the 400 largely set the fashion for
commodious and appropriate one it contributors to the enterprise.In the the rest of the United States. At every
was; the part intended for plants had hands of a skillfulartist these fine exhibits up-to-datedinner party the decorations
about an acre of floor space. How ful
piti- could be most attractively and effec-
tively are not complete without a gardenia be-
it was to' have that valuable space arranged,and the interest could in^ in e veiy finger-bowl. This is a whim
almost empty. be kept up duringthe entire season by of Dame Fashion, and, of course, if you
When the next World's Fair is consid-ered thousands of tuberous begonias,gloxinias, are out of fashion you might as weU be
there should be at least $200,000 fancy caladiums, liliesof the summer out of Newport, or, for that matter, any
towards making the indoor flower sorts. There of of the other elitecolonies. It may
appropriated are scores be but
display;the different nationalties having varieties of liliesalone .which bloom ing
dur- a passing whim, but nevertheless it is
fine specimensof plantsshould be invited the summer and fall. The houses
green- creatinga demand. The leaf of the rose
to exldbit the best their locality affords, which alwajs erected for long held sway finger-
and the least that should be offered them
are
growing the necessary bedding plants geranium
owl accessory and
as a
afler-dinner deodo-
riser,
is that all of preparation and could be utilized for bringing these and who knows but what the gar-
expenses denia
transit to and from the exhibition should plants,crop after crop, in largequantities will have equal staying powers?
be paid,and insurance given for a safe into bloom, and the results, as I In every privateplacein Newport at least
return. Australia, for instance, could have before remarked, would justify the one house is devoted to gardenias,
send her tree ferns;immense specimensof necessary largeexpenditure. mostly,however,for summer flowers only,
palms,decorative plants could be had Have I said more than the importance and several of the commercial men are
from England, Gmnany, France, Bel- gium of the subject warrants? I think not. devoting a good deal of space to their
and other countries; not necessarily When we consider how much all the fine culture also.
"
28 " "
GARDENING. Oct. /,
ruline price at present is 25 cents

The the loss
by destruction at one-half of the and carried out systematically on a sur-
face
perflower,but abont the holidaytimes quantity consumed we have a loss of of 2,800 acres, and has proved able
they mn up as high as 75 cents and $1 twenty-four to thirty-sixpounds a year to accomplish the destruction of the
eacL One commercial man told me that for each littlefield mouse. mice, while the game, fowl, and other
he had $250 worth of flowers off one According to the statement of a local animals of the farm were in no instance
bench abont 5x25 feet since ary.
Febru- newspaper, in the experiments made affected.
The summer culture does not require duriuflrthe month of February last in The seriousness of the situation is
the care and attention that the the Department of the Charente, Mr. emphasized by the fact thdt the French
winter season demands. For summer Chamberland, of the Pasteur Institute, parliament appropriated295,000 francs
culture any ordinaryhouse will suit. Give estimated that the average number of
($50,935) to be used for the destruction
the bench plentyof drainage;plant in a field mice to be found at that time upon of the mice. The vims, which is furnished
ridi,turfysoil having a good sprinkling a hectare (2.47 acres) was 1,350. They free to departments and townships, is
of charcoal in it. Syringe freely and consumed annually at least thirteen and from this fund and issent directly
and when the bench is one-half tons
supplied
water liberally, of vegetable matter. In to the regionsaffected. The virus is then
free of roots feed with Clay'sfertilizeror 1893, in the region of Bar-sur* Seine, distributed and mixed with four times its
blood and bone manure. according to another expert, there were volume of slightly salted water. In this
Winter culture is somewhat different. more than 10,000 fieldmice to the hectare. liquidcrushed oats are soaked; the oats
The principal things needed then are a It will be seen, then, that the anxiety are then distributed in suitable places
sufficiently high temperature, a moist among the farmers is justified. Such an near the burrows in such a way as to
atmosphere, bottom heat and plentyof increase in the number of mice as would contaminate as
manj families or groups
drainage. The present is a good time to be naturallyexpected would permit them as possible at onetime. When tms has
ifyour plantsare fairly well estab- to eat absolutely every bit ot livingvê*
Slant
shed, but if you can not maintain a tation that a fieldcould produce during
been done, ten or twelve days afterward
wnat is estimated at ninety-five per cent
nighttemperatureof70" to 75" in winter the season. of the mice have been found dead in the
you had better leave it alone. Plant in To destroythese |"est8peopleformerly fields. One would expect from these
a bench having a tile bottom, if possible, resorted to asphyxiation by filling the results that the work would be quickly
and have your heatingpipes wdl up to burrows with smoke, or to drowning by done, but the "campagnols" are gre"t
the bottom of the bench, for lots of bottom pouring water into them or to sowing travelers, and may disappear from one
heat is necessary. Drain your bench ppison about the fields. The latter locality to. reappear suddenly in another,
well. Broken brick and lime rubble method, though the most efficient,breeding with a great rapidity. The
make a ôod drainage. For winter culture proved so dangerous to domesticated work has been going on for some months,
a soil consisting of two parts of leaf animals that it was resorted to only in but there are reappearances in regions
soil, two parts of turfy loam and well exceptional cases. At the present day hitherto unaffected, and it is probable
decayedmanure and one of charcoal suits another method is used wnidi is con-
sidered that the fight will continue for many
well. Three inches of soil is quite' suffi-
cient much more efficacious" infection weeks.
more
to start with. They require to be by a microbe which is deadly to rats and
top-dressedoften during their growing mice only, domesticated animals being
season. The roots naturallycome to the immune to its influence. In 1893 Doctor
top and the leaves turn sickl^r a nd low. Danysz,
yel- ot the Pasteur Institute,while THE BEST ROSC NOVBLTY.
As soon as this is noticeable, if studying the habits of fieldmice in the V
other conditions are rightit is a signthat
a lighttop-dressing is needed. Half an
Department of Seine- et-Mame, observed
that large numbers of mice died appar-
ently
Dwarf
inch at a time of the originalcompost from disease. He collected virus
may be used,with a littleartificialfertil-
added.
izer from
assured
sick animals, made
himself that
cultures, and
these cultures o
Crimson
VaugHan's
If the plantsare shy in setting
is sometimes necessary to run
bloom it
them on
absorbed with the nourishment
the disease in healthy rats and
produced
mice.
o
JDkK
I
Ramblor^-*^"""
the dry side and reduce the temperature These experimentswere made on a large
somewhat, but after the' buds are set area, nearly200 acres, and seemed con- clusive
O ORDERS BOOKED NOW.
great care is needed, as the least check to the experts. This method of
causes the buds to drop. Keep the paths destruction has been recently commenced
well moistened to maintain a moist atmosphere
and
spray on bright days.
Spray occasionallywith kerosene emulsion
or whale oil and soap, or fumigate
to keep down mealy bug, their worst OembiiMitloii No.
enemy. The two varieties generally 1. (JonUlnt 100
bulbs, four oboiee
grown are Florida and Veitchii. Veitchii
colon; sufficient to
IS perhaps the best, but requires a higher round bed
plant"
temperature. Florida willdo with 60" 5 feet in diameter,
planted 6 inches
to 65" at night. For winter floweringit Price
apart. our
is best to start with young stock every selection Named
year. JAS. T. Scott. Hyacinths, listed

on paRe 2 of our
catalogue,t7.60 by
express, at pur-
chaser's
PLAGUE OFFI"LD MICE IN FRANCE. expense.
If filled with
part of the district surrounding La
A Yaushan's Fancy
Rochelle,France, prindpallv the southern Bedding Hyacinths
listed on page 3 of
section, has been invaded by immense our catalogue,S4.75
numbers "campagnols," or field mice
of by express er's
buy-
at
writes U. S. Consul
(Arvicola agrcstis), expense.
OomMiwtloii No.
Jackson, of La Rochelle, to the depart-
ment 2; ConUins 800
of commence. The presence of this bulbs; sufQoient to
diminutive pest has caused serious concern plant a square bed
in the agricultural districts,for the 6 feet across with
8 colors, planted 6
powers of destruction possessedby one Inches apart Price
of the creatures arc tremendous. It not our selection of
Named
only destroys immense (quantitiesof Hyacinths
as listed on page S
living vegetation in seeking its food, of our catalogue,
but lays away an ample stock for winter "14.00, by express
consumption. There is scarcelya living at buyer's exuense. If filled with Vaughan's Fancy Bedding Hyac.nths, as listed on page Sol our
catalogue, SO.OO,at buyer'sexpense.
plant within its reach that is not eaten Combination No. S. Contains 60 bulbs; sufficient to plant a bed 6 feet long and 3 feet wide, with
or destroyedby it. It has been calculated one solid color planted 6 inches apart. Price our selection Named Hyacinths, customers' selection of
from experiments that each adult field color, $4.80. If filled with Vaughan's Fancy Forcing Hyacinths, 13.00 by express at buyer'sexpense.
mouse eats from two thirds of an ounce
ComplstsLins of DUTCH and FRENCH Bulbs Now Free.
Roady. CaUil08:us
to one ounceof living plantsa day, which
a consumption of from sixteen to
means
According
VAUGHAN'S BTOBE,
twenty-fourpounds a year.
to the same calculations,if we consider 84-86 RaoMph St , CHICAGO. 14 BarclaySt.,NEW YORK
GARDENING. 29
rgo4'
HOW TO EARN
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$20 TO $60 EVERY WEEK.
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as it is a bonafide
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M inFall
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this winter" whole or Saves Weeding. Keeps
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time.
part Paths,etc, clear without NARCISSIS.
If you mean business it will pay you to disturbingor staining Per 100 Per lOOO
writeto the Spaulding: Company and gettheir the gravel.
Daffodils, yellow
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Whether you are experienced and applied. double yellow...^1.00 9.00
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Soluble Powder, readily mixed
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florictdtare and
house
curator
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Kan. Mr.
State college,
Ahern
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hattan,
hat made a
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8PRINGP1BLD, MASS.
VIBW IN RB8IDBNCB GROUNDS OP C. C. HITCHCOCK,
The ooit of the land taken for the Central park Association report, "The case of Chicago
HOME Ain" KUNIdPAL IMPROVfinENT.
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FROM A HORTICULTURAL interest on the
110.7^3,085 for twenty flye years' tion,
Associa-
of secretary of the New York Park
Apaper by J. A. Pettigrew, Bofton, and improTement b'^"Dds,ing
mak-
park asuessmenv
read before the meeting of the Society a total cost of $"8,m,150. Large as this W. H. Harmon, secretary of the
St. Louis, Ang. 18: amount appears and undoubted!/is it isoom- Chicago Park Department, responds as
of American Florists, in significant
parativelv esulted in view of the enormous
has
Lrookinff at Central park, New York, as Deneflt wnioh financially to the city from follows to a question as to what
The amount collected in
been the effect of parksupon the value of
it is to-vay, and taking into considera-
tion the improvement.
of the three
twenty- five years on the property adjacentland: 'The immediate effect was
the fact that the first steps to condemn
wards named (the wards contiguous to Central "
the land for park purposes were above the ordinary increase and quadruple propertv.'
on to double
parli) over and
of the city of park areas
in 1853, cannot fail to be the tax value of real estate in the rest That the establishment
taken we than the
tage
advan- was 866.000.0(0, or about |il ,000,000more has invariably enhanced the real estate
impressed with the immense aggrepâte expense attending and folk wing the
that has accmed to the cityin the value of contiguous property has been
establishment of the park up to the present jear.
ot fifty-one years, and with Resarding the whole transaction the experiencealso ot other cities. The
in tbe liirhtof a
short space has 821,000,-
real estate speculation alone the city commissioners of the Boston Park De- partment,
the truth that horticultttre plays a very 000 in cash over and above the ouilav and ac-quired
of land valued at 88(.0,- in their report for the year

important part in the civic economy In addition thereto
to the increased
the United States. 000.000. 1896, page 63, referring
The above statement shows the fluence
in- value ot lands surrounding park areas,
In 1882 the New York Park Associa-
tion
Central park had on the value of
(formed becansc of the apathy of say:
to 1881. The With regard to the influence of public p""rk8 on
New York in a work of such importance) contiguous property up Qtxuroa have
value of the same property at the neighbor ng real estate no recent
to to enormous
appointed a committee enaeavor
the present day, in comparison with' real been made. In 180^ the board published a state-
In value of the Back
ment
secure an extension of New York's park Central

of tbe increase Bay
estate farther removed from lands since the establishment of the park. Bv
area. This committee publisheda report the continued influence of this table it will be found that the land aloue was
returns park, shows
showing the immense pecuniary value of adjoining trebled in value in thirteen years, whil-i the valua- tion
to the dty in twenty-fiveyears by

the public parks on the of land in the r""8t of the city during the same
The creased
in-
To quote property. period increased only eighteen per cent.
construction of Central park. from the New York Park taxes on this land, without including the
the report: % Quoting again
rom
34 GARDENING, Oct. 15,
bvUdlnfS enoled. asgregated over IS,(

!,000.000^-a in well plantedstreets. It matters suitable space be set apart for the growth
"um more than saffloientto pay the ) entire
the impro?"ineDt
improTement at Utat tune. The
enti
i
oott of
Inoreas* d
Sarent
ttle how imposing ambitious
or the of trees. The questionof cost of oeauti-
be, unless fjingthe streets is insignificant
-_.
taxes on new buildings erected on these lands architecture on a street may as pared
com-
yielded$1,600,000 more of reyenoe. W hile the increase its lines are softened by the foliageof with the benefits gained. Trees
la the value of the lands adjoining other trees and vines, it seems devoid of artistic are endowed with a great deal of hardi-
hood,
parks ot the oity has ootshovrn a like phenomenal
growth, present indications point to a largely increased taste and is barren and inhospitableto as is evident in the streets of our
rv venue "rom this cause in the future, the eye. On the contrary a street may be '
cities. Year after year they put forth
which may Justifythe opinion expressed in the in its architectural pretentions, theii* leaves in spite of the gnawing of
humble
earliest report 01 the board that the establish*
ment of publicparks will have the tendency to yet, if clothed with foliageevery ing
dwell- horses, the rava^s of insects and the
lessen the rate of taxation instead of increasing seems framed in contentment and mutilation of their roots and branches.
it. The cost of the land Uken for the Back B"y restftd peace. Their wants are simple and can be inex-
pensively
Fens averaged about IS cents per foot- the cost
of improving the site brings the piekont cost of Trees,also, ameliorate the heated ditions
con- satisfied.
the land uu so bS cents per square foot, while the of summer temperature not only Bven from a financial point of view the
adjoiningland is selling at A to 16 per fo t. al" they afiord the city plantingand care of trees in
by a gratefulshade systematic
though the grotvth
'i ;rowth of the city has noCyet
notyt brought
very much
ud of
of it into
inu the market The oosiof dweller,but also by the large amount of city streets would prove a paying investment.
Prankun n parkpai rkland
land averaged
a' about 7 cents per moisture they draw from the ground and New comers are not attracted to
foot and the cost of ImptovemeniiDtove about an equal
amount, or a total of 15 cents per foot; which
eyai"orate into the atmosphere. They a city by sarish,shadeless streets any
is a moderate valtiation for this magniflcent are also good sanitary agents. They more than tney are by dirty or i"oorly
Rroperty, where land adjoining will bring from absorb through their paved streets,unsanitary conditions or
0 cents to II per foot. The same result is shown
stagnant water
roots and exhale from their leaves life- any other form of slovenlycivic house-
keeping.
in the case of the whole park system, the average
cost of which tordttV is only 0 cents per foot givingoxygen. The value of trees from a
for the land and about 8 cents per foot for im- sanitary point of view is illustrated by
provements. Within the past few years various me-
thods
the action of the New York Medical So- ciety, have been emi)loyed to induce
This experience, which was common to which passed the resolution,*That street planting. Societies and clubs, by
all cities in which parks had been con- of the most efiective means for and advice, have done much
one example
stmcted, accentnated the park movement
mitigating the intense heat of the summer good. In a few citiesthe work has been
until we find that up to the year and diminishing the death
months placed in charge of the government. where,
No-
1901 (accordingto the report of the park rate among children is the cultivation of however, has the importance of
census committee of the Park and Out- of trees in the the subjectbeen thoroughly
an adequate number grasped,ex-
cept,
Door Art Association)there were chased*
pur- probably, in the city of Washing-
ton,
or otherwise acquired and dedi- cated where a systematic plan of street
to public use, approximately 75"- plantingwas adopted about thirtyyears
000 acres ot land apart from United and the restdt for good is very ap-
ago '
States ffOYemmentreseryations and that

parent to-day.
approximatelj there are being spent an-nually
It is quiteevident that a work of this
in the towns and cities of the
kind should not be leftin its execution to
United States $11,000,000 for park im-
the fancy of the individual resident. The
proTcment and maintenance. citizen
average usually is entirely
Various motives have goyemed the
ignorant of tree plantingculture or the
promoters of the i"ark moyement, but kinds of trees that should be used. The
the preyailing motiye was primarilyto result in a street planted by individual
introdtioerural landscapesinto cities and effort being, as Professor
cities were
Waugh, of
towns. When not so largeor Amherst College,aptly puts it,like two
so densely poptdated they were more
rows of odd buttons down the front of a
rural in character and satisfied publicre- quirements frock coat.
in this respect;but as population The requirementsfor properlyplanting
increased the yillas and cottages, a street are, the furnishing of proper con-
ditions
with their accompanying grounds and in soil and location for growth,
gardens,gaye placeto bricks and mortar harmony in efiect and the providing ot
piled up in closelybuilt blocks and the means for doing the work and for subsequent
woods and fields, so eagerlyyearned for These requirementscould be
care.
by the city dwellers, Mcame more and most efficientljr controlled by the central
more remote with each year. The park
government, aided by competent executive
moyement, therefore was bom of neces-
sity; officers.
the physicalwell-being, comfort and It is pleasingto note that an interest
health of the public demanded that open is developing in the plantingof school
Theodore Wirth.
spaces should be provided convenient house grounds. In the town of Brook-
for public use. (Well known park superintendent of Hartford, line,Mass., beautiful effects have
Conn., leavinghome on European trip.) been
Horticulttire, too, is one of the most produced by the planting of masses of
important factors in street adornment. shrubbery againstthe boundaryfences of
Imagine the efiectof the removal of the the school yards and at the fronts of
trees from an old fashioned village street. streets.'' This is further emphasized by buildings,the open spaces being turfed.
How unpicturesque would become the the fact that the bill presented to the Trees have also been planted to shade
irregularly placedhouses! How uninviting legislature of New York asking that the .the sidewalks and creepers planted
and inhosfntable would be the home street trees ol New York be placed in the against the Walls of the school buildings.
yard without the old-fashioned flowers care of the " park commissioners was Due regard has been paid also to
"
space
borderingthe walk or without the vines drawn by a physician,a member of the for playground requirements. The city
over the porch door and the overhanging state board of health, and was duced
intro- of Boston also during the past season
branches of the shade trees nearby! The merely as a sanitarymeasure. has planted trees and shrubberyin the
earlysettlers in the eastern states recognised Trees, too, have an educational value, grounds of seven of its new schools.
this fact,and invariably, after fin-
ishing not only as objectlessons, but also by in-stilling
This is a step in the right direction and
the building of their homes, no into the youthful mind an early is a strikingcontrast to the uninviting
matter how unpretentious the houses love for the beautiful in nature. For the exteriors of the generalityol the old
were, plantedtrees in the street or road great majority of city dwellers and for school building. Pupilsof the schools
in front,and, if means allowed, extended the greater part of their lives the street so adorned cannot but be benefited t^
the planting to the boundaries of their trees are the only bits ol sylvan beauty the influence of nature so attractively
estates. To these early settlers the way- farer available for them to enioy; the parks, or and constantly set before their eyes.
of the present day is indebted for the country, usually are not convenient Now that nature studies have become a
the grand old elms which are to be found for a visit oftener than once a week at part of the currictdum of almost every
in the New Bngland towns and villages. most. school the of trees, shrubs and
planting
Ancient clumps of the common lilac, For these reasons, beneficial as are flowers in the school grounds gives material
eglantine or bouncing bet, planted by parks for the people,it would seem to close at hand for practicS demon-
strations
the same hands, add an interest to many be of infinitelymore to the and for identification
importance and
an old homestead. well-beingof dwellers in large cities and botanical study; but pre-eminently ing
call-
The desirabilityof tree planting in towns were it imposed as a civic obliga- tion in the aid of hortictdture makes the
street* is so great that it may be classed that, wherever possible,streets school house and grounds homelike and
as one of the most important of civic should be planted with trees and their attractive, awakening in the children an
duties. Nothing impressesthe visitor in maintenance provided for; and, further, interest in nature at a time when the
a city more than the air of comfort ap- that in the layingout of new streets a mind is receptive of artistic influences.
" "
GARDENING. 35
igo4.
of
ôuracres. Many of these playgrounds beautifullybordered with masses
borticnl-
Realizingthe importanceof of contain comers for children where ap-paratus treesand shrubbery.
tnre in its relation the education
to that horticulture occupies
is provided for their use and Thus we see
three
childrenthe Civic League of Boston In in city and home
committee to et- where female teachers are in charse. an important position
years ago appointed a has of the playgrounds the Civic League
of larger adapta^
life. Its possioilities
tabUsh school gardens. The work one in
has introduced childrens' gardens with tion and development are very great
the
proTcd interestmg and successful, in The gardens are on the its relation to the health,comfort
and
children striving to outdo each other great success. sides of the people, ally,
especi-
tree border which surrounds two general well-being
the care of their plots. fenced ofi in its applicationto
of the playground and are as said before,
Horticulture should have an important street adornment, and no ant
import-
life. In England the from the general playground and flying more
part in the home wire fencing.A low field of labor can be found for this
balls by high woven
cultivation of flowers is almost universal than to use itsinfluence energetic-
ally
society the
for the provision for trees in
streets and waysides. This work \% en-
tirely
within the scope of the society's

the interests of
aims. It is one covenns"
well worthy
humanity in generaland is
of the best efforts of the societytowards
its accomplishment.
CANNAS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR

FRENCH
There are a half-dozen collections ot
on the grounds of the French
cannas
pavilionthat have much merit,although^
as theycontain
but one plant of a vari-
ety,
the ffeneral efl'.*ct produced is not
very marked as compared with the exhibits
of several American firms,a num-

ber
of which have from 5,000 to 30,000

cannas each.
The French cannas in some respectsare
most of the recent American
superiorto
This
seedlings. superiority is mainly
along two and these are the very
lines,
of sise and texture of tble
important ones
While comparativelyfew would
petals. orchid-flowered there is
be strictly called
noticeable difference in the width of the
BOSTON, MASS.
THE RIVBRWAY, a
petals, and when the thickness and tex-
ture
fence is on the street side. The gardens

are comparedwith those of mostin
the cottagers. Little unkemptor American varieties it results decidedly
among
land is found there arouna the are about eight feet by three reet and of many of the better French
waste Great interest is favor
number about 200.
homes of the working people.Vegetables, the children in their little cannas.
and the manifested by of cannas
flowers and shrubs are planted of flowers and Among the French exhibitors
workman hurries from his dailyemploy- ment plots,and largequantities Louis Ferard, Paris, who shows
raised under the direction are
to his labor of love, the garden. vegetables are
who fortv two varieties. The plantsare orous
vig-
often embowered in roses or of teachers by the littlegardeners, and besides beiuR of
Houses are take home stantial
sub- and healthy,
are proud to be fible to to
other climbing plants,which contribute evidences of their skill and ingood colors the flowers are developed
dustry.
lines
greatlyto the charming efiectof English As an instance of the success of a marked degree along the tioned
men-
villages so often notea by travelers. It 880 above.

that such enthusiasm the scheme it may be mentioned that of Fontenay, also
is to be reji^tted have been gathered to Billiard " Barre,
of sweet com
in the cultivation of home gardensdoes ears
This playground is in have a fine collection of varieties,
eighty
of improve- date this season. well developedalong
not obtain here. The work ment district which the many of which are
associations and kindred societies, a thicklypopulated has been the lines mentioned, and Cayeux "
est
inter- policedepartment maintains Paris, exhibit 120 varieties. Vil-
however, is doin^much to arouse much benefited by its establishment. So Leclerc, also
in this direction, and it is to be hoped " Company, Paris,,
far as practicable, without interfering morin-Andrieux varieties of
that the day is not far distant when for play, all Boston's show a collection
of 120
of a house will plant and with their use but these are out
erery occnpsuat ids are ornamented with trees, large-flowered c annas,
of the
There is no home playôu of competitionowin^ to member
beautify the grounds. One a
be made ful
cheer- and in some cases, with shrubbery.
so humble but can more
is firm being upon the jury.
A of Cambridge's largest playgrounds
by the cultivation of a iew plants.
window-box of nasturtiums, if nothing
else, on the outside has its influence for
where
No-
good on the dweller in the tenement. heart
do flowers grow so near the
and how many men and
as at home,
lifethe
women carry with them through
which
refininginfluences of the flowers
beautified the home den!
gar-
in their youth
ment
establish-
A natural stepfollowingthe
of parks m cities was the setting
While play-
grounds
apart of {âyground areas.
to be found in most ot the
were
it found that in parks
laigeparks, was
and
of small sixe ornamental planting
ball playing did not consort well to-gether.
few and far
Laige parks were
between. The ffrowth ot the city covered

ground hitherto
year by year the
vacant
available tor play. It became, therefore,
that playgrounds should be
neceManr
In
provided for boys and young men. has
the last few years this movement
of its
been very active. Boston, outside
laiger parks,has twenty- one of grounds
play-
in use under the control the BOSTON, MASS.
VIEW IN FRANKLIN PARK,
park department. These playgrounds end of Scarboro pond.)
(Upper
one-half of an acre to seventy-
range from
GARDENING. Oct. 15,
36
The that the custom-house agents receive
back the terminal growths. with special attention
Hardy Fruits. varieties which so far excess in bearing orders to examine
to avoid
the arrivals of this fruit, order
in
ening
in apples Bismarck,
or healthfnlness are of this insect into France.
the introduction
Grand Alexandre, Reinette du Canada; to inform you that I
FRUn TREES. Golden Drop, I have the honor
DWARF in plums, Coe's Violet and this dav of the
Tragedie; in peaches, am reminding our agents
Those who have visited Btiropeangar- dens Victoria, of the decree of
haye noticed how cxtensirely
dwarf "ueen
arly Rivers, Sea Eagle, etc.
of
dispositionsof artide 2
November 30, 1898, which prohibit
the
standards or The illustrations represent portions of fresh fruits, and of
fruittrees are used either as entry into France
Gardeners the one-half acre garden of dwarf fruit likewise rial
mate-
trainedon the garden walls. Agricultural the debris of fresh fruits,
also remem- trees at the Massachusttts and trans-
portation,
ofEuropean extraction will ber
has here grow- employedin their packingof the insect
of their apprenticeship College.Professor Waugh ing
when the presence
espccialljr incident to the several hundred trees in man^y varie-
ties
in the shipments.
dajrsthe trials proper kinds m order has been established
of the wall fruit trees according of the best European of a minute
training and adaptability Shipments will be the object conform-
of the gardener in to test their hardiness with in ity
to the cultured taste idea of examination,proceeded
does not often in this latitude. While the ing
grow- contained in a
charge. In America one because dwarf fruits is not new, the number with instructions
the
seed wart fruit trees, seeminffly is making pamphlet edited by M.
Girard upon
ofmuch and variety of trees employed
theyare unlikelyto become
mercial
com-
of wide San Jose scale."
Talue. However for pounds of the result of this experiment
where a choice variety interest to gardeners. IN EUROPE.
limited extent, or
Francis Canning. AMERICAN PRUNES
is desired
of fruit in limited quantity ^
official pomoloâl
requirements. The Hungarian
theywould appear to fulfill them is the ISLAND FRUITS. states in its latest number that
Another leature to commend BEST LONG organ
has not to the enormous supply and peculiarsoft
fact of their early bearing;one Kindly tell me what
five to ten years to realize
Ed. Gardbning:"
and condition of American prunes in Europe
wait from varieties of European peaches,plums livelyinterest every-
where
The appletree illustrated bear-
ing has awakened a
returns. are best grown on Long Island, of late.
three fine appleshad not been planted
pears
P. H. examination
This N. Y. This organ states that an
six months when photographed. Peaches." Chair's Choice, Lady Ingold, made in Germany,
and similar trees are bear-
ing of su^ prunes was
jrear the same
Crawford's Late, Champion, White Rosie, and that they were declared to be soaked
considerablymore. Old Mixon, Early York and
Blberta are
fluid containing from ten to "
Not only apples but pears, cherries, best peaches by

with a
twelve per cent of glycerinto artificildly
considered among our
dwarfon
peachesand plums are grown
for indoor fruitgrowers. their size and weight. I'he
increase
stocks and varieties suitable sweet plums are
found them. Plums "European quoted goes on to warn Huaganan
fordn^ are td be of among
usuallv a failure on account of the organ
buyers against all American
preserved
The diflferentstyles European trained ance,
Abund-
be procured, such as the
fan curculio,while the Japan plums, fruits and against all American fruit
trees may
BurbankySatsuma, October Purple, and officious."
**prodt seeking
trained and horizontal for wall purposes, merchants
the foregoing that
and horizontal etc.,do fairly. It is evident from
the standards, cordons Bartlett, Clapp's Favorite, in Hungary for
A pretty and Pears. "
there is a market even

cordons for outside work. and
purposes would
Manning's Elizabeth,Beurre Bosc,H. American prunes, and that each ment
ship-
usefuledging for sarden Bousso(^ are favorites. cate
certifi-
in the should be accompanied by a
be the horizontal cordon as seen
chamber of
wire a foot from the of purity from some
illustration, a
of health, and so well
successful to keep them AMERICAN APPLES IN FRANCE. commerce or board
ôund proving to preventrepacking by mid- dlemen
injplace. customs administration packed as
similar The French in Europe.
The cultural requirements are
has issued a letter of administration,
regards cultivation, cover crops, etc ,
the follow-
ing
as
stock. ever,
How- dated June 20, 1904, of which
the ordinary orchard P.
to is the substance, writes Robert The Qreenhouse.
the summer pruning necessary to general at Marseille,
the fruit spurs Skinner, consul
establish and maintain of commerce:
will consist of shorteningback
to within France,to the department inform
"You have been good enough to WORM DEFIES HYDROCTANIC
two or three buds
of the base, allowing scale has attacked
ROLLER
that the San Jose TREATlfENT.
onlj the terminal fôwth to develop me
the fruit trees of'^ America, and that the
ACID GAS
which serves to utilize the flow of sap. America Ed. 6ARDBNiNG:^We have been trou-bled
The winter pruning will consist of remov-

ing importation of applesfrom orchards. in two chrysanthemum houses
interfere involves danger to tne French these
weak brai^ches which may the desire with roller worms on the plants;
the symmetry of the tree and short- You express, in consequence, failed of being completely
wnh two houses
emptied before planting,so
that they did
not underffo their usu"U fumigation with
burnt sulphur. Finding hand-picking
to try to
slow and laborious we dedded
acid. We
killthe roller with hydrocyanic
down our technical books. Professor
fotroop'slatest bulletin,
consulted our
and made
chemistry,also our druggist,
to fillthe houses with
all arrangements
at after all the employes had
night
gas
ft. At the last moment, afêr looking
over the plump buds and grand foliage,

we weakened and decided to try our first
of benched
largeexperiment on a house
which few pot plants of
roses, into
a
chrysanthemums should be brought.

We had the stone jars arranged along
first combined the sul-
phuric
the walk, and
add with the water. The little
of cyanide were tied
packages potassium
fine wires and dropped
to weights on
into thejars firom the outside of
stone
the house, which had been made quite
allowed to re-
main
airtight. The house was of
dosed for a fullthree quarters an
hour, and the next morning we anxiously

investigated for results.
dead
We found the black aphisjust as
if we had fumigated with tobacco,the
as
littlemore so, but the roller
green aphis a
worms were gayly gambolling about
soul of them jured
in-
thdr gauzy tents, not a
to ailappearance. The chrysanthe-

TO HORIZONTAL CORDON.
DWARF APPLE TREES TRAINED
GARDENING. 37
tgd4.
mums and a few largeplants of Aloysia

and
dtriodorahad their soft tipsburned,
thetender growths of onlj those
the directfames of the
roses exposed to
scorched. The was tyi-
gaswere gas
dentlj strong enough to injurestock,but
to touch the
was not strong enougheren
roller
worm.
wiitten to criticise the mula
for-
This is not
given,but we would like our ex-
periment
go to as a contribution to the
scienceof bug-killing, which needs to be
elaborated into an art of exact propor-
tions
which the floriculturist can
upon
.
sects
in-
positiêiTrely,for if once destructive
noxious fungi could
ana, with them,
bereached by exact means and with posi-
tive
liie of the florist
results, the
almost free from
would be rendered
some of its^ most exasperatingworries.
with hydrocyanic acid is
Bxperiraentin^ in its first cost, but
rather expensive
it it
would prove extremely economical
would rid a house of all insect life
ozily
with once generatingthe gas.
of this sort
We had tried an experiment
small way b^ using
once before in a very
but
a box with a varietyof plantsin it"
a failure, as neafly aQ the
it also was
tender plants were more or less injured.
like to hear from
We would very much
members of the trade or the gentlemen of
to the
the experiment stations in regard
insecticide, for we
iiseof this gas as an
be able to use it
should very much like to
ifit is practicable, and it certainly seems
to be in some hands, though not, thus

B. G. Hill.
far,in our own.
mSECTS mFBSTING CHRTSANTHEMUHS.
Bd. GASDBNiNi^:"I endo^ under sep-

arate
leaves,
cover a lew chrysanthemum
insect on them
ah new to me ana
with
destrtictive. What is it and what
very I have been
I do to eradicate it?
can BISMARCK APPLE.
infested plants. YOUNQ STANDARD
cuttingand burning the B. B. S.
lace
The insect is the chrysanthemum
The in the vidnityof the greenhouses
hug (CorythucamarmorataUhler). Caro- dark brown body and brownish gray
described from North lina gardensin which the chxysanthemnms
stroy
specieswas like areas strongly or
in 1878, but nothing appears to
have wings, with the lace and at other are growing. In any case, dean culture,
dear all the
been published in regard to
its habits marked, sometimes which means the destruction of
when record was
later, times grav, showing in irregularbands, weeds plants on which the insect
and
until twenty vears distinct than the
two at the apex more at least until
made of its aepredating on chrysanthe^ Like other plant might devdop, is adrisable, P. H. C.
1903 two anterior ones. of its habits.
in Alabama a year earlier.In know more
mums known themum
chrysan- we
the insect again attracted
attention at bugs and like the better this lace bug
evident that this aphis or plantlouse,
Coeymans, N. Y. It is and an feeds by suction. Fortunately
the species
insect isdestined to become a pest not numerous or TO DESTROY THE GRUB WORM.
ot chrysanthemum in of lace bugs are
important enemy if we except a related species What is the most
the coarse of time. It seems probable common Bd. Gardening: "
dliata Say, which

efiective remedy for destroying grub
is known as Corythuca
the
that it is native,that its distribution the
is practically always to be found on The pest has been doing considerable
rather wide and that the chrysanthemum and which is one of worm?
of houses.
18 its preferred, as it is its only known foliageof svcamore damage in one my rose
enemies of this tree. Mrs. C. D.
food plant. Prom experiments carried the principle
York atate As to remedies, since this insect feeds b^ what kind
on at the office of the New by the ordi- "Mrs. C. D." does not say
that the suction it can be destroyed she wishes to destrov,so
entomologistit has been learned the remedies used for sucking insects,
of grub worm
definite
lifecycleis extremelyrapid,although naxT
emulsion and whale-oil it is a littledifficultto give any
has not been observed, such as kerosene as there are a great
exact duration at the rate of reply to her inquirv,
the former diluted
possiblythree to four weeks,according soap,of the emulsion to ten of water, and kinds of f^bs that are destructive
many that is giving
to the atmospheric
conditions. one
to roses. But if the one
who not the latter prepared by mixing one pound trouble is the large
For the,benefit of florists are
of this lady so much
it should be of the soap vrith a similar amount with dark brown head
familiar with this insect colored kind
of plant water. This latter remedy has been given cream
nearlythe form
stated that it is a smaU species and found valuable. The which generallyassumes
bug measuring an eighth
of an inch in a practical test
of a horse shoe when not moving from
whale-oil or fish-oilsoaps impart a
more
body but broad the larva
length , with narrow odor to the plants than the one placeto another,which is
wings and wing-likeexpansions
on the permanent dlisappears. Both of the common June bug or chafer bug;
which rapidly is other
thorax. When viewed under a magnifier kerosene, in the if it is this variety there no
beautiful creature, forms of washes should be applied than catching them by carefully
it is seen to be a most of a regular remedy
form of a spray by means
Their presence at liie
are other speciesof this group, the of hunting for them.
spraying apparatus and not by means
as
be
tingitidae, charmingly described by the syringe or watering root Ota rose bush can very quickly
Comstocks: "Dainty as fairy brides are an ordinar^ garden
the latter the determined. As soon as thesunbq^ns
pot. Applied in
manner
insects.One glance in the morning
these tinylace-draped In the case to raise the temperature
meshes that cover the plantsare apt to be injured. leaves will beginto wither.
atthe^ne white
of infestation to only a few plants, the young, soft
and sinned thorax is sufficient to
When this is detected take a flat pointed
winp[s all other insects, Buhach or Pyrethrum insect powder the roots
distinguish them from stick and loosen the soil around
that are would serve the same purpose. as not to break
for tlMse are the only ones as carefully as possible so
If could ascertain the natural food will be found
head to foot in fine white
dothed from we
should be de- them. Usually the grub
Brussds net." The present spedes has a plant of this insect this
" "
38
"
GARDENING. Oct. /J,
near the stem of the plant and by per- when a place is vacant there aie hair fern gave it an airy look. It was a
anxious to fill it, neat littlepattern and many will copy it.
quently
in the search every day they soon
sifltinff many able applicants
can all be canght. and as
a result you find the gardeners The second priaetable was of scarlet,
But ifit is the grub of the common rose here a lot of very capable men who are and was the work of Oscar Schults. The
bag, Aramigns Pnllerii,then a mnch exceptionallywell posted in all branches Progenitor cactus dahlia was used.
worse enemy is at work and one that is of the profession. This is a pretty dahlia,a bright scarlet
mnch harder to exterminate, as they are It is refreshing to a lover of flowers, and its ragged edged petals makes it a
mnch smaller, about five-eighths of an after seeinf^ such an exhibit as was pyit particularlygood varietyfor this purpose.
inch long, and when theyget a start The flowers in tiiis case were
once
up in Providence, to spend a few days in
in a house soon become nnmer- stemmed with privettwigs,leaves intact,
rose
and destmctiYe.
very Newport. There is always something and the efiect was not so airy and
ons Watering the soil gooa to see and much to be learned. The light
with a strong solution of common ing
wash- recent storm that swept over the eastern as the first prixetable.
soda in ue proportion of one ounce did much The Katherine Duer,or Newport, dahlia
states damage to outdoor
to one gallon of water will help to keep flowers, especiallydahlias, and consequently was used on two tables. This dahlia is
them in check. these were not exhibited in such rather coarse than otherwise. It can
Another variety of grub which sometimes
good form nor in such quantiâs they not strictly be called either a cactus or
does considerabk damage to the otherwise would have been. They made decorative. The center is too open for a
young tender roots of roses is the larva a very creditable showing justthe same, perfectflower, but the color is a living
of the common horse fly. These when and were ample enough to fillto overflowing scarlet, somethingthat catches and holos
full grown larger than those of the the space allotted to them. the minute
are The ou your eye reaches it.
chafer bug and somewhat like them in cut flower and make-up work was
S (oth the exhibitors in this case made the
color, but not in shape. These can be mistake of havingtoo many
undoubtedlythe best feature of the flowers. In
caught in the saqie way as advised for whole exhibition. one case a flower was stuck in each
the chafei: gntb. In the very young state napkin" a boutonniere may be excusable
The prizesfor the table decorations
of either the first or last variety a thorough by the side of the plate,but the effect of
brought out nine contestants. The tables
soaking of th^ soil with a strong
"
of the hall. Bach this dahlia in the napkinsspoiled the

will materially occupied
the center
solution of lime water whole table, liie juagmcnt was
was laid for eight persons and during very
check their destructive propensities. good and the three society ladies who
the whole of the afternoon they were the
Take one peck of fresh lime, slake it the acted as judges are to be congratulated
center of attraction. Such an exhibition
same as if^making mortar in a tightbar-
rel their decisions. Such judgment
was educational and well worth ing
travel- upon
or tank and when all dissolved add called forth refined taste,and their choice
miles to see. The lack df varietyand
about forty gallons more water, thor-
oughly will be a standard /or some time.
dearth of new ideas was several times
stirringit. Then allow it to
commented For the best table to be decorated with
upon, but at the same time
stand twenty-four hours to get clear. it went to prove that the present style- outdoor flowers only (otherthan dahlias)
With this give every partide of the soil a four contestants enteivd. Gibson Brothers
like the fashion in clothes" must be fol-
lowed
thorough soaking. The soil should be a to be up-to-date. The same got first prizewith a very pretty center
little on the dry side when applied. and pattern
make-up was copiedthroughout, but piece of Salvia splendens. This again
Repeat,the dose in ten or twelve days the di"krent colors and varieties of flowers was in fine proportion, about fifteen
and all the very young grubs of both used produced enough dissimilarity inches high. The second prize in this
to
these varieties will ususSly be killed. class was won by Oscar Schultz. The
make It interesting.
But not .so the Aramtgus grub. These flowers used were Lilium spedosum and
For the best decoration of dahlias five
seem to flourish in lime-soaked soils. Clematis paniculata. It was beautifol
contestants entjeredand there was not
John N. May. much to choose. The fijvtprisetable of but slif htiy overdone. The streamers of
clematis reached out too far and sometimes
Jos. Gibson,gardener to Mrs Jas. Still-
NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SOOETT. surrounded the glasses;there was
man, was perhaps put up in better proportion
The third annual exhibition of the than the others. His flowers reallyno table left, and over-crowding
Newport Horticultural Societywas held were wire9 with as much of their own was suggested. Adverse criticism, how-
September 21, 22 and 23 in the Masonic eyer, is uncalled for. Bvery table put up
êms as possibleattached. A delicate belonged to the first class and of
hall, Newport. Newi)ort is a Mecca for yellow cactus dahlia,Bolker,and Adian- any
them could profitably be copied.
gardeners and gardening. The placesin tfim cuneatum ferns were used. It made
The contest of the secona day was for
Newport, generallyspeaking,are small a very light, gracefuland pleasingdeco- ration.
compared with some of the fine country The foundation was a basket of
made-up baskets and center-pieces. The
judges awarded the first prize for the
seats which-many of the cottagers have moss covered with green. The flowers
in other parts of the country, but on the stuck in looselyand basket of dahlias to A. S. Meikle. John
were irregularly.
whole the wages paid to gardeners here The outline was T. Allan was a very close second. Both
justwaved enough to
baskets were made with Katherine Doer
are higher than anywhere else,conse- give it an artistic finish, and the maiden-
dahlias and maidenhair ferns. Mr. Allan's
basket had the handle half covered with
flowers and fronds, which the judges
considered was not strictly in good form.
The flowers in both cases were stemmed
with privet. Mr. Allan had by far the
largestbasket,and it was a beauty, but
the make-up was somewhat stifle Mr.
Meikle's was very tastefullyand proportionately
put togetherand was con"
sidered by the judges to be the better
form. It was a dose decision.
The premiumfor basket of flowers other
than dahlias or roses was won by John
Marshall, gardener to Perry Belmont.
This was made of Allamanda Hendersoni
and Adiantum Parleyense. It was as
pretty a pieceof work as was in the
whole hall. The brightydlow and the
rich Parleyensemade a grand combina-
tion.
It was stamped with perfection's
hall mark.
The center piecesthe second day were
also good. Mr. Schultz's of Katherine
Dner was very good, and another of the
tingledahlia. Twentieth Century, was
very pretty. This dahlia lends itsdf well
to such work. On the whole, the writer
has not seen a better displayof cut
flowers and made-up work beforein this
country.
The first prize group of palms and
MEIKLE'S PRIZE GROUP OF FOLIAQB PLANTS AT THE NEWPORT EXHIBITION, foliage
plantsput up by A. S. Mdkle was
40 GARDENING. Oct. IS,
Thb tin cup with a small hole pnnched liquidmanure in sufficient quantity to
eARDENIN6 in the bottom

fonntain
is never
in Tower
stolen from the
GroTe park, sajrs
providethe ferns with nourishment. This
view may be a correct one, but it is bet-
ter
SuperintendentGnmey. The thirstyvis- itor carefully
to select the stock for grow-
ing
covers the hole on the bottom of the on, weeding out those showing the
PUBUBHSD ms I'STAMP 16TH OV XAOH MOHTR
cup with the end of his middle finger. greatestinclination to run out, and onljr
BT
Thb third annnal convention of the growiuffthe plantsthat are true to vari-
ety.
THE GARDENING COMPANY, The selection of stock is practiced
National Nat Growers' Association will
Monon CHICAGa
Building, be held at St Louis,Mo., October 26-28, bv careful growers, and has unques-
some tionably
The resulted in an improvement in
1904, headquarters will be at the
SubsoripUon prioe.18.00 a Year-S4 Namben. Bpworth hotel and it is expected that these ferns instead of the backward
Advertisingrate, on application. ^y^ sessions wiU be held in thi University movement of which our correspondent
complains. W. H. Taplin.
"^^^
^Sift'Sl lBt1?S"e"Sarn?n'g""" Library building. World's Pair grounds.
James P. Wilson, of Poulan, Ga., is sec-
AMrMS alloommunlMtlons toTMCfdenlw retary of the association.
CO", MOflOn BlIIMIIIIflf
wlllOflflOa SOCDBTT OF AMERICAN FLORISTS.
GAioniNG is gotten up for its readers and in DBPARTMBNT OP PLANT RBOI8TRATION.

" "!ak onAv ak iknoniavAo
tbeir interest,and it beliooves you, one and all,to L"Ar SPOT Ur ISslsUIIiAS*
H. Weber " Sons, Oakland, Me., submit
make it interesting.If it does not exactly suit "_
fi."""""TM/*- ixrh"4- "f1"*
your case, pleasewrite and tell us what you want J^^'trARDBNING. --
Wnat ""
IS tbe cauSC
râMaî
for registration Carnation My
It is our desire to help yon. of the leaf-Spotpt the Lorraine and Maryland, previously known as seedling
ASK Airr QuEflTioxB vou please about planU, tuberous begonias? I have examined No. 119, ^01. Parentage. Norwav X
flowers, fmiu. vegetables or other practical niy plantscarefully but can not find any Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson. Flowers white,
S^weri^SJSl?"* ^ "
ca""^.^n" "ô "ot ôw a remedy. three and one half to four inches in diameter;
^* ^* "- stems twelve to twenty-four
Sehd of your experience in gardening
xre Notes
thf.tothers
strong,
in any line; tell us of vour successes Spots upon the leaves ot Lorraine and inches long during season. tion
''Constitu-
mav be enlljKhtened and encouraged, and of your
tubcrons
xuDcrous beffonias
ocgomas sent
scni bv
oy "Rit. C B " mare
v.. a and generalgood habits much superior
" failures,perhaps we can help you.
Skktobks of vour
ûe to thc "ttack of somc parasibc to eiuer parent."
ssHD "B PHOTooRAPBs OB
(lowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables, Olgamsm, probably a bacterium, but the Vanghan's Seed Store submits for tration.
regis-
or horticultural appliances that we may have examination of this dry material has Dahlia Sylvia;color pink.
tbem engraved for CfABPSHiiio. been unsatisfactory.In this instance, Conard " JonesCompany, West Grove,
as
; " '
in all cases of leaf spotting,it is essential Pa., submits for registration the follow-
ing
CONTENTS. to give the plantsan abundance of light named new cannas: Improved Black
Home and jnunloipalimprovement (lllus.) 88 ^^^^* *?^^7 V^^Z^^ * healthy Beauty; has a good flower and more luxuriant
French cannas at the World's Pair. 85 growth and rendering them moie resist- growth than Black Beauty. Cham- eleon,
Hardyfruiu 86 ant to parasitic attacks. Care mtist be flowers golden orange overlaid
zE.'SWi^SSMJte:.:::.::::::.:;::::::S
r^V^Y^JT'' ^ *^"^ otw .ti"". with stippledstripes of Indian red, later
-American apples in France 80 lation by fertilisers. showing self }rellow and pink; central
The greenhouse. Se AlbBRT P. WoODS. petal red; height five feet. Indiana,
"Roller worm defies hydrocyanic acid gas ueat- flowers golden orange marked and striped
mfnt 8" ^__" _
red, single blooms often seven inches

=T?dJil.^;iiil5"b'iJ5S^'!'""":::::^^
Raisihg echbvbrias from seed.
across, spikesfive to six feet high,foliage
":^?*SMS'^V^StUlil"^^:::"::::::S
spoi begonias
Leaf or
ed. GA",BNn,o:-Next
lot of echevenas 40 to use a
i w"h
of the followmg
;prin" green, edged brown, three to four feet
high. Wyoming, flowere orange, seven
S;i!i?JL*fi'Ji?fi^'^?-I^ 2 Metallica, rosea, secunda var. to seven and one-half inches across, foliage
species:
Chr7ia^^berurêtJ7f-i^^^^^ glaucaand secunda. Which of van- êse purple, height six to seven
flowers blotched
feet.
and
Societyof American Fioritts 40 etics can be raised from seed ? Where can Chappaqua, scarlet,
The vardeners' olnb 41 the "'^
^"* seed be
"* obtained?
ouwuncur spotted maroon, spikesfrom four to five
-Garden brevities for October 41 feet high,leaves broad,greenish bronse.
c,,".^","".
"New Jersey Florlculiu'al Society 41 bUBSCHIBBE.
Juniata, flowers chrome yellow, center
=gSSxr.iSJ'SJk.ti/to".8";,;f.if::::::::::i^^
,^^^^J^^;^'"^^,'t tinged flesh pink, foliagedark green,
Misceiianeon*- World's Fair notes (iiiui.) 48 species or varieties named above may be marked and veined deep bronse,four to
" The poiasettia. 48 raised from seed, though, of course, there
-Plant breeding papers 44 five feet high.
maybe some variations, as istobeex-
Wm. J. Stbwabt, Sec'y.
pectedin all plantsraised from seed. But
Dahua Kribmhildb is a very fine pink that would not be a serious matter, as
cactus variety. ctny plantsshowing a decided variation CHRYSANTHEAUn SOCIETY OF AMERICA.
, , ..
from the type would show themselves
^
SoMB of the Austrahan ^
carnation before large enough to plant out. No SPBCIAL PRIZB8 FOB BXHIBITION.
growers will introduce new varieties m should be lost in
time securingthc seed Circularsissued b^ the Chrysanthe-
mum
^^^^* and sowing it, as the plantsfrom seed Societyof America
and the Massa-
chusetts
Whbn the Lilium auratum bulbs come cu^ somewhat slow in growth in their Horticultural Societyin con-
nection
to hand put some in cold storage to be e"rly stagM. The seed should be sown with which the former societyis
planted for floweringin late summer and in "andy soil and if possibleplaced on a to hold its annual chrysanthemum show
fall. *û ^^^ the glass,and care must be ex- in Boston, November 3, give the special
early
erased not to water too heavily,nor prizesoffered for exhibits at the show.
ghoaid the soU be allowed to rem^n dry
, . , . ^
Many good now judgesare

coming to
These lists may be obtained from Wm. P.
the coodusion that much of the Idy dis- but a very short time. As to where seed Ridi,secretary, 300 Massachusetts nue,
ave-
called,I S due to mjudicious cult-
ease, so
^lay be obtained, aU firstdass seed Boston.
ural methods on the part ot forcers. houses would furnish any seed ordered
WOBK OP COMMrrTBBS.
of the best red salvias we
Two have whether theycarried same in stock or The
variety.Mme. Clementine Touset,
seen this season are St. Louis,two and not, because it is their business to know exhibited by theB. G Hill Compsny,
was
one-half feet high, and Alphonse Rague- where it may be secured. E. L.
Richmond, Ind., before the Cincinnatti
neau. eighteeninches high,both varieties committee Saturday, October 8. Color,
floweringearly. GROWING FERNS TRUE TO white; Japanese; scored 90 points,com-
TYPE: mercial
Thb for cut blooms of pompon
demand scale.
Ed. Gardbning: Please inform "
a
chivsanthemums. in sprays, is growing Meratham Yellow was exhibited by
southern subscriber what is the best way
and the plantsare more popular with the of growing the Pierson and Anna Poster
Wm. Duckham, Madison, N. J.,before
general publicthan those of the large- the New York committee. Color,canary
ferns to prevent them running back to
flowered sections bearing comparatively
P.J.V. yellow;Japanese;scored 90 points,commercial
type. scale (new scale).
fe.wlargerblooms. There is a frequent tendency amonff Prbd H. Lbmon, Sec'y.
Thb question of a World's Pair chrys-
anthemumfern variations to revert to the type, and Richmond, Ind.
exhibition is being seriously the ferns in questionseem to be especially
considered by the leadingmemben of tlie subjectto that tendency. Some growers
trade who are in consultation with the believe that a heavy, strong soil will aid Nbw London, Conn." The New Lon-
authorities of the fair. If details can be in making these ferns revert and that it don-Groton Horticultural Society will
agreed upon at an early date, the possi-
bilitiesis therefore wiser to grow these particu-
lar hold its firstannual exhibition in Lyric
ot a successfulexhibition are very nephrolepises in a rather light and hall,Monday, November 21. Louis A.
strong. open compost, and afterward to apply Gigeris secretBryof the show committee.
igojf:
" " "
GARDENING. 41
The Gardeners' Club. Bushfruits such as gooseberries, berries

rasp- were mammoth
a white pumpkinof Peter
and currants are best planted Dnffl Mr. Graves exhibited Vaughan's
now. When the fruit season is here one Magnum Dulce pepper of enormous size
We shall be pleai'd at all times to receive brief often hears "I meant to have planted andj. B. Davis,Vaughan's new Wonder-
ful
Botes of general Interest on praotioal oultaral them." Do it now. tomato.
matteri from gardeners for use In this depart-
ment
Motes of the movements of gardeners, Sow seed of the barberries now in good Among the visitors were A. Herring-
changes of address etc.. are also desirable. groimd. They up rapidly;
come plant
trans- ton, C. H. Totty and Neil Campbell, of
the second year and then one will Vauff ban's Seed Store. The evemng was
have barberries for every purpose needed. conduded with music and refreshments.
In Memorlam.
Make up the mushroom bed,it is inter-
esting Jos.B. Davis.
ftAHUBI. RXTllOIJ"8 HOLl DBAX OV AOCBSSTBB.
and often profitable.
Let all the roses that remain F. C.
Alter the AQgust wind and rain ROTES OF REWFORT* R. L
8hed tear dmpt and be sad awhile.
For be Is dead tt at lovvd th4*m so. Luther Fulton succeeds William 8.
From Uamask to Jarqoeminot,
ROTES OF BOSTON.
And
rose
Nichol,who was recentlydrowned, as
everj Sweet Briar bad ablow
In the four quarters of the Isle. The monthly meeting of the trustees of head gardener to Dr. Alexander's. Clarke
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Beech Bound. Mr. Fulton is well
Bright blossomed Marie Henrietta was held last Saturday,October 1. They known here, having served as assistant
Are not jour leaves aitd flow rs wet.
that the usual course of lectures gardener to Dr. Clarke for more than a
Although last night there was no rain ? report
The mss upon mv lawn Is dry. will commence in January. A special year.
Bat drops are on the Verdter nigh;
And Seven Slaters, near to de,
schedule for the springexhibition of 1905 Arthur Griffin, gardenerto Commodore
Have yet got strenffih enongh to sivb,
has been issued this week and contains a BlbridgeT. Gerry at Sea Verge,has been
''Good-bye" vntu we meet again." listof prises. In addition to the regular cutting some superb spikes of the new
scheduled prizes for the chrysanthemum Gladi"3usPrinoeps. It is of strong, vigorous
The roses that yon love are bound
Also to All-Men*8-MeetiBg-Qround, show in November, a farther list of special growth, with immense wide-open
The f arth's brown bosom, warm and kind. prizes has just been issued as follows: flowers.
Preacher of gentle works and wayi, The Casino governors
By the Massachusetts Horticultural are arranging to
Lie down to slumber, full of days
And honors, while the roses raise Societyfor the best fifty blooms of chrys-
anthemums resod the tennis courts. The number of
Triumphal arohes tn your praise, of one or more varieties,to blocks of sod is
required something over
And breathe your name upon the wind. 10.000.
be shown in the society'slarge china
^Qyuniry Life,
tases, $60, $50, $40, $30, and $20; by Miss Ritchie,daughter of Stewart
the Gardeners' and FlorisU' Club for Ritchie,the florist, captured eightprizes
GAItDEIf BREVITIES FOR OaOBER. twelve blooms of any chrysanthemum of at the Newport county fair last week.
It is not too late to sow schizanthusea. the current season's introduction into The first meeting for October of the
Sow a few seeds in a 8 inch pot, tbin out America, $26, $15 and $10; by William Newport Horticultural Society was held
to three or firar plantsand pot on when Nicholson of Framingham, for the best October 5 in Mercury hall,with Presi- dent
neoessaxy. Bvenrone is delighted with vase of 100 white carnations,$10; by James J.Sullivan in the chair. Sec- retary
the '*btatterflj flower" in early spring Patten " Company, of Tewksbury, for David Mcintosh submitted his
when the best fifty blooms of carnation, eport of the annual exhibition, and the
looseljtrained to a greenhouse vase or
ittpport or partition. Mrs. M. A. Patten, $10; and by Peter reports of the other committees clearly
the pansies, daisies and Fisher,of BUis,Mass., for the best vase showed that the exhibition was a finan-
cial
Transplanting
forset-me-nots m rows four inches apart of fifty blooms of carnation Nelson Fisher, as well as an artistic success. Many
each waj in the cold frames is now $10. At this exhibition there will be a matters of importance to the sodetjr were
gressing.
pro-
When largenumber of smaller exhibitors. given attention and satisfactonlyar-
preparing the beds a ranged.
good dressingof manure The silver medal of the society

was applied.
Do not keep the cutting bench too wet was awarded to Colin Robertson, gardener
when geraniums, pelargoniums and other
NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL SOCDBTT. to Mrs. Robert Godet, for his new
bedding material is rooting. The soft The tenth anniversaryof the founding seedlingdahlia , Mrs. Colin Robertson.
cuttingsare liable should This new cactus dahlia is in color an in-
to rot thej be of the New Jersey Floricultural Society
overwatered until strong firing is neces- observed in an appropriate manner tense livingscarlet, with the center full
was
and periect.In form it is like an elegant
saij. Frequent lightsprajings in the on October 7, in the society'srooms in
early part of the day will prevent wilting. Orange. Short addresses were made by Japanese chrysanthemum; the petalsare
Stake the carnations before they grow Arthur Herrington and Chas. H. Totty, tippedwith lake. Of the lar^t size, the
lafgeand unwieldy. The modem and by those of the original charter mem- flower exhibited measured six and one-
tions
carna- bers
that the called on by President Geofge half inches in diameter, the foliageis
grow to sucn proportions present,
customary patented stakes are often too Smitn. The flower add vegetaUe good and the plant a strong grower.
small for them. Visit a florist's establishment exhibits were choice and filledthe tables Taken all in all, it would seem to be a
and note the methods of stak- in the center of the hall, while the decora-
tions very desirable addition to the list of
of ferns were from the collections of cactus dahlias. Andrew T. Po w, gardener
and haye the chrysanthemums to Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, was also
\ sure John Crosby Brown and William Rnnkle,
free from awarded a silver medal for superior culture
aphisbefore they commence grown by the skillfulhands of Peter Du"F
of Nerine and well
flowering. Staking to be efiectiyeshould and Dietrich Kindsgrab. One specimen Fothergilli major,
be well advanced now. Too much stress adiantum four feet across shown in com- did Mr. Pow deserve it,as the plants
petition
on the Yalue of liquid for the pot for the society's silver were grown to perfection.M. B. Faxon
manure
cup received an honorable mention for a col-
lection
plants cannot be made. Make cow received 95 points. Interest centered,
the chief basis and apply two of dahlias. The attendance at the
manure or however, in the rival displaysof orchids
three times a week. two tables from the houses of Henry meeting was the largestin a long time,
filling
Do not liftthe cannasanddahliss when Graves and William Barr and the Cat- and every one present enjoyed a most
firstnipped with frost;often a week or tleya lablata of Edwin Thomas and profitable
evening.
two of^fine weather succeeds, and they Arthur Bod well. As those exhibited by
will keep better through the winter if Mr. Graves were not entered for compe-
tition RHODE ISLAND HORT. SOOETT.
allowed to remain outside to ripen. for the silver cups the judges were
The flower garden has unfortunately not compelledto discriminate by points *'Behold! howhave the mighty fallen!"
snfiered from an unusually early hard between the two. The great and glorious Horticultural
freese. Ho w many sayed their dahlias or Other flowersof merit were John May's Society of Rhode Island,that at one time
some choice bed by haying the lawn new carnation The Bride grown by Peter was a power in the New England states
sprinkler running all rightoyer them? Dufi* and Bnchantress grown by Secre-
tary forhorticultural advancement, has at last
Barthing up the celerymust now be William Bennett. George von b'gun to totter under the weight of years
going forward. A small amount of earth gardener for A. B. Jenkins,of and corpulency, ^nd unless some ing
awaken-
at frequentintervals is better than bank-ing gualen.
lewellynPark, brought some seedling influence comes to its assistance the
them to tbeir tops. An open season carnations for an expressionof opinion. letters "R. I. P." will have to be written
allows ample time to gradually blanch Their parents were Melba X Lilla Dean. oyer the relicsof the past. Senile decay
them, which is necessary for the best The color was a clear cerise deeper than is stretchingforth its withered finders
results. Melba. They received favorable cism.
criti- and threatens soon to have the society
Now is the season to divide the hardy The judges for the evening were firmljrwithin its fatal grasp. It is a
perennials.Most varieties need dividing Bdwin Thomas, Geo. von Qualen and question,after all,ifthese subsidized societies
at least every third year. The vigor is Jos.A. Manda. are accomplishingthe work in sup-
port
maintained and material is afforded for Apples and pears were in force and of which legislation has been lavish.
extendingthe plantings. among a largeexhibit of fine vegetables The paid atten"tnceduringthe four days
42
" " "
GARDENING. Oct. IS.
of the show held last week was scarcely to mind an incident of several The writer has no rancor in his heart
large enough to pay for the gas bill. when working as an under- toward He was very courteously
called
years ago any one.
Tme, a few dropped in during the even-
ing gardener in Scotland. The place belonged treated by all, but the truth might as
to hear the concert, bat they were to Lord ,
who was very wiaely well be known, and why not "call a spade
mostlymembers of the society,or, as known for his uncontrollable temper. a spade?"
the ticket collector termed them, "dead When he could find no one convenient at F. L. Gay had a very fine display of
heads." the castle upon whom he could wreak his gladiolus. Mr. Gay has been collecting
The yirtnous managers would relate to vengeance he would sojourn to the garden bulbs from the best gladiolusraisers for
any willing listener the glories of the and shout for Mac ,
his head several years, and his exhibit was one of
how "at time the largest hall gardener, and order him to make a large
past, one the main features. Wm. Hill's group of
ProTidence not big enough to accommodate bouquet. This Mac would do in
m was
palms and ferns also helpedto relieve the
the generons and astic
enthusi- his own inimitable way, gathering ers
flow- but the large table of very
monotony,
public.'* To-day they are bewailing from every corner of the greenhouse
ordinarycoleus put up liya Providence
this cnanged state ot affairs. Well might and garden. He would commence with florist was anything but a credit to a
Yisitors have asked as theytraversed this one or two flowers,then give a twist or professional.Miss L. A. Blomer had
recent exhibition: "What went forth two with raffia around, add a few more
we some very tastefully arrangedfloralvases,
for to sec?" On Sunday, the last day of and twist again until something like the especially the salvia already mentioned.
the show, there was tittJeleft not dead combinations at Providence was
seen A. W. Clark exhibited some fairlygood
and djing. The audience listened arrived at. When the thing was plete
com-
gladiolus.
patientlyas the negro duet sang "'Way his lordshipwould start at the garden The exhibits of preserves, honey Und
down upon the Suwanee river,"or "My gate and untwist all the way to the
old Kentucky home," and no doubt castle, leaving a long line of flowers in workingbees were very interestingand
instructive, but it savored more of a
longed also for fresher and fairer scenes. his path. Then he would come back and
church bazaar than a floral exhibition.
There is nothing more ennobling than call for Mac again and order him to go The fruit was and all named,
and gather up the flowers. very good
good music and fresh flowers, and what and in this case much praiseis deserved.
is more dispiriting or depressingor sug- gestive It was hinted to one of the management
Nephrolepis Piersoni compact a was
of past happiness than withered that the salvia arrangement was
awarded a silvermedal. Mr. Pierson had
and fetid smellingvegetation? the more up-to-date combination, but a nice exhibit. Traveler.
Why does not this society, like others, knowingly the individual winked and
compel exhibitors to renew their exhibits said: " Well, but that party has got several
when necessary? It cannot be supposed prizesalready." Brotherly love,

that cut flowers vtrilllast for four days, indeea. Again, in the class callingfor Miscellaneous.
especiaily made*up work, and can even a "the best collection of wild flowers loosely
ffuUible public be blamed for absenting and artistically arranged,"the honors of
vakM under such conditions? the day fell to an armful of wild things WORLD'S FAIR NOTES.
Then, too, the made up work, where dumped in a tin pail. The exterior was H. P. Burt, of Taunton, Mass., has an
the entries called for flowers looselyar- drap"d with gray paper,but the handle
acre of dahlias near Clayton,justwest of
ranged, was barbaric. The wording of showed in naked simplicity.It was a
the World's Pair grounds, from which his
the schedule was all right,and thus far heterogeneous collection promiscuously fine exhibit is
not to be blamed, but it
replenisheddaily. He has
the societywas thrown together. Why not, like other shown excellent pompon and cac-
many tus
was at fault in allowingsuch things as societies, have such wild flowers named
varieties. Thus far, although the
were entered house room. We do not and arranged as a collection? It would
collection has included several sêndid
wish to throw cold water on the honest then undoubtedly do some good, both
endeavors of the good folks of Provi- from artistic and an educational white,yellow and pink sorts, it has been
an
especially rich in the darker colored varieties.
d'-noe,but they really ought to wake up. standpoint. Then again,in a number of
Their attempt at bouquet making was a cases the flowers were done up on racks
The gladiolusexhibit of Arthur Cowee
survival of t wenty-five in small bottles,like a showcase in a
êars ago. is still maintained, the flowers being
For "the best centerpiece to be judged drug store, without a green leaf to relieve
brought from Belleville, Ul.,where Mr.
on the last da j" there were several entries. the monotony.
Cowee has grown five acres for use here,
One was of reallytastefullyarranged The displayof dahlias was good, espe-
cially in addition to some 10,000 spikesbrought
Salvia splendens, with a base of various the displaysof W. P. Lothrop, East
on from New York. H. H. Grofi;of Sim-
colored coleus leaves, a loose and graceful Bridgewater, Mass., and H. P. Burt,
coe, Ont., the originator of the strain of
combination. This the judges ignored Taunton, Mass., but they were staged in
and awarded the first, second and third various brands of pickle and gladiolusgrown by Mr. Cowee, has returned
preserve home after a visit often days.
prizesto one exhibitor. His entries were bottles. These unwashed receptacles The superiorjury, which must
what were known twenty-fiveyears ago bore suchlables as"Don Carlos' Pickles," pass
upon all awards before they are given
as "gardeners'bouquets." That is,a "Keller's Dundee Marmalade," etc. There
out, began its session October 1. As soon
combination of myriad colored flowers may be an excuse for not having uniform
as its work upon a group is completed
and grasses tied in a stiff bunch and vases, but none at aH for having them
the awards will be announced. As the
fringedat the bottom with various green dirty. Such criticism may be somewhat entries in pomology are coming in at the
leaves and fronds. These bouquets re- resentful to those immediatelyconcerned.
rate of 150 per day, it will not be possible
to give out the awards in group 107
tmtil late in November.
The ever-blooming and hybridtea roses
of Conard " Jones Company, Vaughan's
Seed Store,S. G. Harris, Dingee" Conard
Company, H. J. Weber " Sons end C.
Young " Sons have also done remarkably
well. They consist largelyof Clo-
thilde Soupert,GrussanTeplits,Kaiserin
and Mme. Testont.
,
The New York exhibit of grapes has

been greatlyadmired for a week or more.
It now contains more than 1,000 plates,
mostly of the well known commercial
sorts, such as Concord, Delaware,
Niagara, and Worden, although many
other varieties are shown in smaller
quantities.
Baby Rambler rose, a dwarf Crimson
Rambler exhibited by Vaughan's Seed
Store, has made a splendidshowing. It
was in full flower when plantedfrom pots
in June and has shown blooms most of
the time, being again in splendidcondi-
tion.
None of the plantsare more than
two feet high.
CANNA WEST VIRGINIA AT THE WORLD'S PAIR, ST. LOUIS, MO. J.M. Thorbum " Company, New York,
(Exhibitedby Qoi. Obermeyer, Parketsburg, W. Va.) have an extensive exhibit of vegetables
GARDENING. 43
igo4.
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION, 1904.

AND GARDENS AT THE
BRITISH PAVILION
never less than 60^, no

well THB POmSETOA. temperature
of all kinds. Most of them are
water, kept perfectly dry,should by the
bat in some they show a
The following address was delivered be potted in a snitabfe size
RTOwn,
caaea end of April
on the sizeof the plant.
true Louisville,
uidc of careful selection. Although by Charles W. R timers, of pot, all depending
there is a lack of uniform- Society of bench that vou had
to the Tariety, Ky., before the Kentucky To rose soil from a
old hot bed
itj in size. Ploristo,October 4, 1904: forced roses add some
on,
of and a little
CoL G. B. Brackett,of the Division Poinsettia pnlcherrima comes tuider
. manure and a trifle of sand
C.
Pomology, Washington, D. C, Capt. Wat- the familyknown in botany as euphorbia, bone. See that the plants are potted
L. Watrous, Des Moines, la., M. J
named in honor of Dr. Buphorbus. It is firm and have good drainage. Give
rons, Wankee, la.,and Prof. S. B. Green, nature's Christmas flower,and its native them a good watering place in a warm,
(^thieMinnesota Bxperiment Station, are Cut the
home is Central America. It is a Jbutton lighthouse and syringe daily.
serringas jurorsin pomology. for old long canes that may be on the plant
hole for Santa Clans, and a corsage
with elabo-
rate three eyes from the
Chicago day was observed Kriss Krinffle, a flower that will'remain back to give two or
ceremony on Saturday, October 8. with us as longas we observe Christmas; main stem. In six weeks yon will have a
of visitors from the Windy Never take a cutting
Thousands
the in time I feel assured that it will come crop of cuttings.
city were on the grouods and more in prominence than hollyis to-daj. less than three inches long. In making
attendance the St. Louis day cheerful them see that you have one or two leaves
Nothing is brighter and more
came near
the
record of 406,000 visitors. than a Targe vase bono net arranged with left on the stem that you have taken
of Philippede
Owin^ to the resignation
to
four and a half or fivefoot
stemmed cutting00" of.and in eighteenor twenty of cut-
days you will have another batch
tings.
Vilmorm, who was obligedto return flowers in a church or in a hall. Short
Prance, Walter P. Reid,of Addlestone, flowers, as well as short plfmts Trim the lower leaves ofi" your
of stemmed the
Bogland, has been elected vice-chairman
be worked to a great advantage.for cuttingsso as to avoid them touching
can
the department jury for horticulture. center table. There are numerous sand. They should be syringed daily.
TheCalla Mrs. Roosevelt,shown by a
window with Give them bottom heat, lots of shade
ways of beautifying a
Henry A. Dreer on the border

of the lake,
small plants in fern pans or jardiniers. and air;on hot, bright
days give them a
the leaves and
has a very ornamental foliage, It is a flower of profitin a
commercial soaking every day. In the morning
all over the house,
being quite dark green, with elongated way; no one
has ever heard of a market at noon throw water
white spots. Every season you under the benches and under the glass.
being overstocked.
The second largestexhibitor of vege-
tables and a wonderful In twenty days tbe;^ will have from one-
can see a steady gain
is the horticultural department of demand. It will never come half to one-quarter inch of root, which is
increasing the
Cornell University, which has a splendid no matter how the best time to pot, as you will find
amiss, for any grower, break.
collection. small he is in commercial life, should have roots very tender and apt to
Apple day, October 4, broughta large "
of them. It adds much to the Pot them in 2V^ inch or 3 inch pots;
a stock
building, have
crowd to the Horticulture
beauty of a greenhouse when
in bloom. give them new made soil that you and
where each person was given an apple. Old plants prepared for roses, add a little sand
It is very easilygrown. mix
the mid-
dle trifle of bone; pulverizeand your
November 16 and that have been from January to See that the
Bhownwood, Tbx" in ôur soil; don't have it soggy.
flower show of Aprilon a high dry shelf Place them in a light
17 the Ploral Club will hold a .
in with litUe soil and in a drain hole is open.

and agricultural exhibit. shed,heeled a
GARDENING. Oct. IS,
44
N. B. White; ^'Practical
PAPERS. ' Grape Hybrids," by and
it be PLANT BREBDUfG Poinu from the Breeding of Strawberries Dis-
honse,shade for four days should Bush Frnit"," by P. W. Card; "Hybrids
and ease's.*'
of
bright,otherwise
omit the shading. We are in receiptof the firstvolume by L. H. Pammel: "Selection vn. ism,"
Hybrid-
California
Givethem a good watering
and syringe the Memoirs of the Horticultural Society by F. W. Burbridge; "Notes on "A Study of
all the air Plant Breeding," by E. J Wlckson; Indloat- .**by
and from then on of New York, containing the proceedings the Results
everyday, and yon will plant Grape Pollen and What by P.
at the international conference
on "Some Hybrid Nic tianas,**
4nd lightyon possiblycan held in the
N. O. Booth:
by
mealy bugs. *The Everbearing Strawberry.'*
never be troubled with
feea
breeding and hybridization, New
de Vllmorln;
P. de Vilmorin: Somi PossibiliUes,*'
* by C L.
Once out of the first pot you
can
rooms at the American Institute, * On Artificial Pollination of Wheat." by
Allen:
freely;let the last of September
be' the
York, and the museum buildingof the William B. Alwood.
benches the Botanical Garden, September
final. Treat your plantson New York
have 1 and 2. 1902. There
same way. The temperature to 30 and October
AN UfTERESTIIfG TRANSFORMATION.
less than matter
flowers should never be
are 267 pages of closelyprinted
food
5""and 70"" will be much
better. Never in the volume, and it is safe to state
that
Under this heading Dr. Bonavia recounts
soil in beds or pots; never similarly valuable collection of mate-
rial
how Lilinm Aluandrse bought from
cultivate the no a
disturb the roots in potting or planting on the subject has ever been got Wallace " Company, has, the second
after purchase,sported to a beauti-
before in like the same ful
êm; don't loosen the roots as you
together anything year
would when you plant rose plants;
never
space. rose color, says the Horticultural
the kind should
letthem get i"otbound. Disturbing Tbe papers are follows: "Praotioal Aspects
""
W. Bate-
Advertiser. Changes of this
roots at any time
is very fatal and it is of the New Discoveries in Heredity,"by be carefully noted, as had
the bulb giyen
Mendel's Methods of Cross Breed-
ing.**
and
ior you to be careful. son: "Notes on
by flower instead of a better,
very important by C O. Hufst: "Artliloial AUvism,"Max a worse
the
should be out o Conolustons/* by waited a year before sporting,
Plants for benches the
Hugo de Vries: '*Some
for the Classifloation of
not
to the
2V^ inch or 8-inch pots. Follow Leiobtlln: ''Saraestions
"DeflnitioD of *Sport* **
buyer would probably
have come
18-inch Hybrids,*'by I, T. Lynob: that the seller was to
above closelv and I can assure
(General Disoutsi n): "Some
of tbeFundamedtal
Bur-
prompt conclusion other changes
Lather and
and 20-inch Wacts. of Plant Breeding," by blame. Reyersions
Pripoiples
the Breedintf of Disease Resistant from the scientific
benches or solid bank: "On are not onlyinteresting
Don't plant later in
for fntrln-
Varl- ties," by W. A. Orton; "Breeding form valuable
beds than the middle or
end of June. sic Quirtlti^s," by W. M. Hays: **CorreUtion standpoint, but might
take Different Parts of the Plant in Poroa,
evidence in a court of law.
This holds good for the plants you
Between
of Ck"lorand Other Characteristics," by 8. A. Beach;
plants out
cuttings from, or
'Êvolution Under Domestioatton. Discussion on
your take cuttinffs from Paper," by O. P.Cook: **jndiYidual Prepotency,"
OSMON, A NEW FUEL.
small pots. You can from of the Sugar
in beds; b" Will W. Tracy; "Improvement
the old plantswhen planted Cane by Selection and OrossFertilization." by from peat,
Osmon, a new is made
ftiel.
middle of ^ptember Aspects or Hybrids,** of Mainz, Ger- many,
middle of August to D. Morris;"Some' ytological writes Consul Schurman,
the best cuttinas for fern dishes and by W. A. Cannon: "Improvement of Roses by of commerce.
are
off of the Corbett: 'Împrov^m^ct to the department
Bud Seleoticn,'*by L. G.
short pot plants. Take canes of Oftts by Breedinff.*' by
J. B. Norton: "On
The peat used contain^ninetyper
cent of
at each end; by E. G. Hill: "A
-
five
old plants with one eve
Breeding FlorisU* Flowers,'* water, of which twenty to twenty-
and water by L. H. Bailey; Results
placethem in the sand firmljr They
Medley of Pumpkins,"Plant
of Bybridizationand
Breeding in Canada.*' per cent is
removed by means of an tric
elec-
as you would your soft cuttings. fine bV W. peat is then further
'
"WTine FermenU." The

but make by .William Sounders; by current.
take a littlelonser to root, B Alwood: "Hybrdizing Gladiolus Species,'" dried and passed through a machine
No. 18 galvanized wires, Fleet; "improvement of C^rnatlona," into
breaks it up and forms it
Van
bracts. Two W.
''Breeding of Native Northwestern which
above the other,and right above by C. W. Ward:
of Con-
joint Osmon
one
inches of Fruits," by N. B. H"insen: "Advantages Limits briquettesor nut-shaped pieces.
of
the plants with twenty-four
and without
Selection and Hybridization and burns
Grapes,** is free Irom sulphur
them, running lengthwise useful ut-si in Hybridization Among
space between to tie "Stndy of the Variations slag or smoke.
by T. V. Munson;
with the bed, will be
convenient
in the Second Generation of Berberis Hybrids,"
braces to stiffen the Variation in the
plants to. A few by C. E Saunders; "Bud
wire will be sufficient

to hold plants in
sticks,as jrou
Strawberry Plant," by
Variation in
R. M.
Apples." by
Kellogg
O T.
by
"'Bud
Powell;
**
For Fall Planting
position. Never use the cane
in doing "Hand Pollination of Orchard Fruits
NatlTe Perennials for the Wild Garden.
of roots in Kansas,*' by for
will bruise some H. C. Price; "Cereal Breeding Irises and Hardy Herbaceous Planu
the start never bruise H. F. R berU: "Notes on Plant Breeding in Border.
this,and from very "Notes on the Breed-
ing Garden
the roots, as Jamaica," by W. Fawcett: application.
the bark of the plant nor of Peas and Beans,** by W. T Macoun; Price list sent on
the plant wiU bleed,

which is very injuri-
ous Breeding,**by C. P.
"Improvement of Corn by in SHXTENUC NURSERIES,
the game. O n Decem-
ber Hybridizing Can-
at any stage of Hartley:"My Experience Hybrid Plums." by F. A.
this by A. Wlntzer;
*
County. N. J.
10 stopwatering and syringing; in
nas" DiitohMS
Wangh: "The Maskmelon," by F. W. Rane; "On ^"MRVTOWN,
tnem and the;^ will become
hardens
time from Decem-ber
good shapeto cut any them cease
If you want sooner
20.
don't take up
your watering accordingly; 1 and whatever
your plants
until January 1. conuins 100
ffive them any water, bulbs, fiTur choice
you do don't colors; sufficientto
but have them perfectly dry. Take them a round bed
don't bruise plant
that you b feet in diameter,
up carefully, see
them close together planted 6 inches
the roots, then bunch Price our
in a beoch in your apart.
and heel them selection Named
shed. Hyacinths, listed
2 of our
when cut I have on page
In handling the bracts cata'ogue, S7 60 by
and 1 have pur-at
chaser's
tried every imaginable way express
the best results, but with a expense.
obtained at If filled with
small oil stove
litde trouble. Have a Vaughan's Fancy
walk, with Bedding Hyacinths
the end of your greenhouse 8 of
Cut your poinsettia llstt^don page
boilinghot âter. about ourcatal'gne.$4.75
a littlequick
the desired length (be by express at buy-
er's
about three or four inches expense.
this work), put it
water and hold No.
of the stem in the hot Then
ComblfMHion
Contains ttO
ten fifteen seconds. 2.
in about or
I bulbs; Bufflcient to
the cold water.
take it rightout into plant a square bed
what one can handle, with
find it best to cut just the
6 feet across
and put 8 col'Ts, planted 6
say six or eisrht
flowers,
The inches apart. Price
hot water.
ends together ior the our selection of
let the stem bleed as little as Named Hyacinths
idea is to
this properly and the as listed on page t
Work
Sossible.
ower will not wilt.
of our catalogue,
8 of our
other matter and very impor-
tant"if Bedding Hyac nths, as listed on page
rev
Now one
bu"erb if ti\Wn with Vaugbau's Fancy
of a stem after at e"..eu"e.
you cut a part cataioiiue. 19.00,
at buyer'sexpense. bed 5 fret long and 8 feet wide,
with
cured it will be necessary
to go
ConUins 00 bulbs; sufficient to plant a selection of
you have ComMiMillon No. 8. Hyacinths, customers'
selection Named
as when you cut solid color 6 inr hes apart.
planted
Price our
13.00 by express at buyer'sexpense.
throughthe same process It would be
one
color, S4.80. If filled
with Vaughan's Fancy Forcing Hyacinths,
in the greenhouse. Free.
them flower and FRENCH Bulbs Now Ready. Cateloguo
well for all floriststo
remind cut
CompleteLine of DUTCH
the poinsettia st"ems, or
buyers not to cut to burn or boil VAUOHAN'S 8T0BE,
if they should,to be sure NEW YORK
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,
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igo4.
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WATER PAINTS. Waltham, Mass." The park sioners

commis-
have completed the Prospect
Our conaal at Veracms, Mexico, states
Hill park system by purchasing eignty-
that Paul D. McQuiston has petitioned
five acres of land from the Nehemiah
the Mexican GoTemment for the exdn-
Warren estate,the pricepaidbeing$1,425.
siTe rifht to manufacture an article in
puWenzed form that, when mixed with Springfibld, Mo." The Greene County
cold water only, is said to possess not Horticultural Society held its annual
onlj all the advantages of an oil paint, rallyat this placeOctober 1. Dr. Henrv
but is even superior to oil colors in a S. Hartzog, presidentof the state versity
uni-
tropicalclimate. The dnr colors are to ot Arkansas, spoke on "Horticul-
ture
be manufactured in all desirable shades. as an Intellectual Work." President
H. T. Puller, of Drury college, talked on
TH" WHITE VALLOTA. fruit growing in New York. The exhibi-
tion
included large exhibits of seedling
Vallota purpurea alba, the white val- peaches. When writing please mention Gardening.
lota, has again made its appearance,
this time at the Botanic Gardlen,Glas-
gow,
Scotland,accordingto the Garden-
ers'
Chronicle. The bulbs, it appears,
were originallr
South Amca
receiyed from Cape Col-
(the Knvsna
ony,
forest
What Wnie Fe Kasting|
in a shipment of the ordinary
district)
Vallota purpurea bulbs.
of Buffalo says:
'1 had an inquiryfor CR4rC DUST
NASETYiLUt, Tbnn." W. P. Josolyuc,
florist at Centennial park, has returned and to tell you the honest truth,I
from the World's Pair bringingwith him didn't know what the man meant.*'
about 700 cuttings, some ot them rare. IIaMMOKD'S GRAPt DU"T is a
He made the trip to St Louis for the
valuable dry fungicide used for 18
special purpose of gaining new ideas to
put in practiceat the park. years to destroyMildew, Blights,
etc.,
under glassand in the field. It is I
LxMOZ, Mass." regular meeting o
The ^
the Lenox Horticultural Society was simple in its application,but very |
held on October 1. The topic of the effectivein its results. Is *'SlM fcy
evening was ''Orchard Pruits," which the Seedsmen'' of America.
was well discussed, many prominent ,^^^-_-^,
'ôe *ftAfr^
Hammond's Solution of Copper is
growers expressingtbeir ideas regarding
and methods a liquidfungicideof concentrated strength. Slug Shot Kills SiW
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HO. aga.
THE POND AT HOLM LEA" Photograph copyrighted by Thos. B. Marr.
(Besidenoe of Prof. C. S. Sargent, Brookllne, Mass.)
HOLM LEA.
probably unriyaled on this continent. He is a plantsman
painstaking of recog-
nized
Holm Lea, the residence of Prof. Charles The littlepond shaded by willows and his gardener asso-
aoilityamong ciates,
8. Samnt, is in Brookline,Mass., and is bordered with moisture-lovingplants is expert in many lines of high bred
one ofthe most eztensiye and beautifhl a gem at all seasons of the year, but exotics as well as hardy garden favorites.
of the many notable places in Boston's especially in spring when the surround-
ing His collection includes very comprdien-
sobnrbs. The estate is not magnificent greensward is flecked with thousands sive groups of phloxes,Japan pseonias,
in the sense that some famous estates oi narcissi and the clumps of lilacs, irises, nerines and begonias,amon^ the latter
have been. Artificiality has little place deutzias and hardy azaleas are in their bein^some fine examples 01 his skill in
in its plan. Rather is it pastoral and full glory. One of the showiest trees hybridization. '
homelike, laid oat in lawns, woodlands, each season is the Pyrus baccata, of Mr. Sargent, who is now sor
profes-
pastures and dells, interpreting the tastes which an illustration appears herewith. of arboriculture at Harvara lege
Col-
of its owner to whom the simplenobility The pounds, originallycomprisingthe and director of the Arnold Arbore- tum,
of nature appeals more strongly than do IgnatiusSargent estate of nineteen acres, is a native of Brookline, Mass.,
the charms of gardening art. Our iUus- have been extended by the successive Boston's most aristocratic suburb,where
trationa show some 01 the characteris-
tic addition of a number of adjoining estates he stillresides, his estate being the largest
features of the grounds. The rhododendrons until now they include over two hundred and most notable in that favored local-ity.
and azaleas blooming in the acres. The gardener, Charles Sander, His is a very busy life. His stupen-
dous
springtime present a scene ol brilliancyhas been in charge for twenty-nineyears. work, "The Silva of North Amer-
50 GARDENING. Nov. /,
ica,"finished two years ago after twenty that succeed and flourish in the sections hardiness which will take it unin-
jured
years of exhanstiê labor, is the most named do remarkably well also in the through our rigorous winters.
complete of its character ever pablished. south Atlantic and Gulf states, hence an How shall we proceed in order to
Inliterary composition,as well as in sci- entificefibrt to originatea new type for these secure a disease resistingrose,vdth substantial
accuracy, in simplicityof expression particularlocalities, would seem an necessary
un- texture of petals in its flowers,
and clearness of narrative, this book undertaking, slthough there that shall withstand the fierce onslaught
has few eouals. In the planningof the magnificent can and will be improvements over such of the sun in our hot, diy,climate and
Metropolitanpark system, envi- roning sorts as now lend charm and beauty to possessing a degreeof hardinessthat will
the dty of Boston; in the earnest the homes and gardens of the sections insure life through our severe winters?
work which secured the establishment of named above, and some fine additions This is the problem before us. At first
the great National forest parks and the have been made the past few years but glance, it would seem an impossible
noble Niagara and Adirondack tions
reserva- it will be a long time before such grand undertaking,for where shall we turn for
for the people of the United States old sorts as Opshire,Lamarque, Sol- the blood to so reinvigorate our ard
stand-
perpetually; in the compilingof the forest^ faterre, Reine,Marie Henriette, and Mme. roses, and who among us will under-
take
statistics for the tenth census, and Alfred Carriere are supplantedas climbers to devote time and service and brain
in the broad movements for the rescuing in the Pacific section to say nothing of to an undertaking or such doubtful re- muneration
of the forests of our country from complete the large number of grand bush varieties and yet so laudable? Or will
devastation, Prof. Sargent has exercised which flourish with such vigor and produce the lovers of roses continue to be satisfied
a preponderating control. His such quantitiesof flowers. The with the partialsuccess achieved by
influence has at all times been aggres- sively European rose hybridistassisted by a usingthe present varieties, and by various
and steadfastly on the side of the kind Providence,has placed at the clis- expedients producing a more or less artificial
trees, and to him the peopleof our try
coun- posal of the states of^Washington and result,not at all adequate to the
and the whole world owe a debt ot Oregon all thateould be wished or desired expense and labor bestowed?
the extent of which cannot be in "e way of fine roses; no section of
Satitude
ly realized in this generation. Europe produces finer H. P. and H. T.
There are a number
of roses
of distinct species
that should and no doubt will
roses than do these two states. If you be tried for this particular line of hybrid-
would see Xavier Olibo, Louis Yan first I would Rosa rugosa.
THE DEYELOPAfiNT OF AN AMERICAN izinp:; name
Houtte, Ulrich Brunner, and other choicest Whilst this speciesmight not give us
TYPE OF ROSES. H. P. sorts together with a sight of texture of bloom, there could be no doubt
The followingpaper was read before the finest La Prance that soil can duce,
pro- but that its ofispring would have disease
then go to the Lewis and Clark
the twentieth annual convention of the resistingfoliage,and a probabilityof
Exposition a year hence in Portland, hardiness sufficient to withstand
Societyof American Florists at St. Louis, our
Ore. I am sure that you will not be disappointed. winters; this should be tried
Mo., August 16-19, 1904, by B. 6. HiU, persistently,
of Richmond, Ind. using pollen from our best H. T.,H. P.
By the question implied in the tojjic That we need a new type of rose for and tea varieties and using the rugosa
assilêdme b^r the executive committee the section north of Virginiaand Tennes- see, as the seed-bearing plant,and whilst it
of this societv,we may infer that calls for no argument whatever. would probably requirea long line of
there is need of largely supplementing One of the first requirements of the type crossingand crossingback, I have little
our present listof roses as grown in this is a vigor of constitution that will withstand doubt but that from this source can
countrv; nothing can be truer than the ravages of black-spot,or finally be secured our coveted type which
that tne generalrose growerfeelsthis funguswhich is the firstcause of a failure would supply our northern gardens with
need, and it is to the careful hybridist, in our efiorts to grow roses successfully an ideal rose.
and the perseveringraiser of seedling in the northern section of our country. Bruant, Cochet, Muller,Wintzer, and
climate that A few varieties succeed,
roses, suited to our but only a
very others have made a start in this direction;
we must look for this supplemental Hst. few thrive and bloom as they' should; we have Bruant's cross between
We need roses that will bloom in our there are a limited number of favored rugosa and Niphetos, named Mme.
grounds and gardens durinp^ the summer localitieswhere roses will do well in the Georges Bruant; this variety has the
and autumn; climatic conditions vary so north, but they arc few and very far lengthened bud of Ntphetos showing
greatlyin our country that it would between. distinctly the influence of the tea variety.
seem necessary that several types should The second requirementis a resistant Blanc Double de Courbet is a charming
be brought out, adapted to the varied texture of bloom, stronger than that shrub for lawn decoration, and a most
conditions and requirementsof the difier- possessedby most of the H. P. and H. T. promising subjectfor cross-fertilization;
ent sections. It may be remarked in ing
pass- and tea roses. It is well settled in your Conrad P. Meyer is a varietywhich has
that California and the Pacific coast essayist's mind that the two qualities had transmitted much of the fullness and
states have an ample source of supply mentioned above are absolutely necessary color of the male parent which is said to
for all practical purposes in the fine pro-ductionsto the new
.
type that we are seeking, ifit be Gloire de Dijon. Atropurpurea,one of
of the rosarians of England and is to be of sterling value, and with these Geo. Paul's hybrid mgosas, will furnish
the continent of Europe; the varieties two must be united the third quality, a the dark tints in any color scheme de
HOLM LEA, RESIDENCE OP PROP. C. 8. SARGENT, BROOKLINE, MASS." Photograph copyrighted by Tho". E. Marr.
tgo4. GARDENING. 51
vised or planned. Sir Tho8. Lipton,an country; no other rose can disputewith labor,extending over a long
of time; will not
takin
American hybrid introduced by Conard it the right to a first place in general two
" Jones,is said to possess many excellent popularitywith tiieAmerican people,for
geriod
ringit
year
it has taken
to us;
one or
full third of a
characteristics. I mention the above, be-
lievingporch and pillar purposes, the wide a century to brinff the Hybrid Tea to its
them to be the most nsefol of the dissemination of the rose, its tremendous present stage ofdevelopement; it is a
rngosa hybrids and having made most sale the present season, and the prospec-
tive long stride from Antoine Verdier,Mile.
distinct breaks from mgosa proper. demand for future planting,exceeds Bonnaire, and La France,to the family
Other mgosa hybrids are," Philemon that oi any other rose introouced into as it is composed to-day; it might tie
mentioned in passing that the three
varieties named above were the result of
accidental insect pollenisation;the evolu-
tion
of the H. T. class is mentioned
simpljr to show that time and patience
are prime factors in creatingand perfect-
ing
a new type.
We, the members of this society, might
earnestlyquestionas to how we can best
aid in a so earnestly
consumation
desired,so necessary to the widening
popularity of the rose in our American
gardens; enthusiastic, personal effort
must be the ground work of the move-
ment,
which may be encouraged by the
award of the society'smediu to merit-
orious
seedlingswhose constitution and
texcure of bloom make them desirable
additions to our outdoor roses. As
indicated previouslythe efforts at Rich- mond
have all been made in the interest
of winter blooming sorts, and while this
has been the aim, several very promising
varieties,other than forcingsorts,have
been produced which are now being
tested as garden varieties.
The florists of America have been
notoriousl:^ lax as a profession, in their
efforts to improve the roses, nearlyall
our finest varieties being of foreign
RHODODENDRONS AT HOLM LBA- Photograph copjrrightedby Thos. B. Marr. origin,and while we may rightlycovet
(Besidenoe of Prof. C. S. Sargent, Brookline, Mast.) the honor of producing something fine
and grand, we have oeen exceedingly
blameworthy in sanctioning the act
Cochet, Alice Aldrich,Belle Poit;evine,the American sarden. Experiments at which robbed an eminent French
Mme. Worth, Calocarpa, Rose Apples, Richmond with this variety tend to rosarian of his honors when we allowed
Chedane Guinnoisseau,Christopher Co- chet, strengthenthe opinion that a few years
the renaming of Mme. Ferdinand Jamain,
and Pierre Leperdrietix, and these will give us wnite, blush, and inter-
mediate
callingit American Beauty. We have
are not all;they are enumerated to show shades in this particularlyesting
inter-
the geniusand talent to produce an
what has been done with this type, and rose; to be sure, we have had
reminder that the hy brims t need
American type of rose if our members
as a Aglaia, Thalia, and Buphrosyne, but will but apply themselves to the task at
not go back to the original, b ut can use between these and Turner's Crimson
of the fine breaks already made.
hand. Shall we attempt this work, or
some Rambler, there is a wide difference of old
I wish
shall we go on in the way, trusting
to reiterate the preriousstate- ment, character.
to luck and to the products of foreign
that I firmlybelieve that immunity
To secure the new type of garden rose skill to supply us with roses suitable tor
from the disease known as "black-spot,"
ontlined, will necessitate careful, pains- our own gardens and homcfs?
must come through an infusion of rugosa
bloodj and I would farther state that
your essajrist is not speaking from practical
experiencein the matter of crossing
the present popular varieties of roses
with the rugosas, as his efforts have been
more largely made in trying to secure
new sorts stiitable for forcingunder
glass. Other speciesof roses may offer
as fruitful a field for the hybridist as the
mgosa and why not try what can be
done with our native American species?
The climbing Prairie types were secured
from this source, and certainly
the^jr
possess hardiness in connection with a
fair amount of fullness, two distinct
qualities essential to the new type.
American hybridists have given us
many cb arming Wichuraiana crosses and
fine results have crowned the efforts of
Messrs. Van Fleet, Manda, Walsh, Perkins
and Dawson; the serious question,often
propounded is,are they hardy? times
Some-
they winter perfectlv, and again an
occasionfu season finds them killed back
severely; yotir essayisthas not bad long
enough experiencewith out-door grown
stock of Dorothy Perkins,the Farqubar,
W. C. ^gan, Manda's Triumph, and
other Wichuraiana crosses, to speak with
certaintyas to their hardiness, but he
believes that it is affirmed of them by
their raisers.
Crimson Rambler is at once the most
Thos. B. Marr.
unique and the most satisfactory rose VIEW ON THE GROUNDS AT HOLM LEA"Photograph copyrighted by
grown in the northern half of our (Residence of Prof. C. S Sargent, Brookline, Mass.)
GARDENING. Nov. /,
52
[The government mycologist has also

examined the specimens,but fails to find
the trouble
sufficientevidence for believing
to be caused by fungi."Ed.]
SOME LATE FLOWERING SHRUBS.

An essay read before the Tarrytowa,
N. Y., Horticultural Society,September
27, 1904, by L. Martin, gardener to C.
H. Mattheison,Irvington,N. Y.:
At our meeting in August several of the
members present iudiciouslyremarked
the total absence of cut flowers of hardy
shrubs, as previously exhibited at our
meetings,and someone incidentally men-
mentioned that the scarcityof shrubs in
bloom at this season was probably the
cause of it. It is true to a certain extent
that we are missing just now the glor-
ious
effects of the shrubs in bloom seen
during May, June and also July,but as
it will be seen by the varieties mentioned
below there are quitea few kinds of shrubs
that are in bloom in late summer, and I
hope that the following will be found
useful to those interested:
Abelia rupestris, a small sized shrub
from China,producing clusters of white
PROP. C. S. SARQSNT" Thoi. B. Marr. flowers from July to hard frost,bright
Photograph copyrighted by
and clean foliage,' very iftefalfor cutting,
apt to get winter-killed in some localities.
The plants should be set in a somewhat
Shrubs.
'
CAROLINA POPLARS DISEASED. sheltered situation and the ground

Trees and mulched around the plants with leaves.
"d.
Gardbning: I forward through the severest of
"
you a They will come
piece of bark taken from a Carolina pop- lar winters if this course is pursued. Bae-
A COMHITTBB ot the Maasachiisetts tree. Previous to this vear the trees charis halimifolia, not attractive
very
Horticultural Societyheld a meeting on seemed to be in healthycondi-
tion,
perfectly with its whitish flowers, but ornamental
Saturday, October 15, and voted to nold and now thev seem to be a"fected at this season with its downy seeds. It
a publicdemonstration in the neighbor- like the pieceI sendôu. Will you kindly is very hardy and useful for seashore
ins town of Arlington for the purpose of inform me what.the disease is and ifthere In buddleia we have two vari-
and methods of
planting.
euibiting apparatus is any remedy? The trees were planted leties of shrubs,vetj valuable for their
destroyingthe insect pests,in particular about six or eight years ago, and have late blooming qualities.B. curviflora,
the gn"J moth, and the San Jose scale, done finely ever since until this year. with its lilac-colored flowers, blooms
whica are excessivelynumerous in the D. B. E. about the first week in August, and B.
towns in the ndjg^hborhood of Boston.
Thto demonstration is to be given in
The bark of Carolina popular does variabilis, palepink,is in bloom the latter
not show the presenceof insects. lar,
Pop- part of the same month. Both are
order to show the towns how to combat
however, is very much subject to very useful for cut flowers. Caryopteris
the pests. The exhibit will include the borers,and it is not unlikelythat these Mastacanthus, or verbena shrub, is a
work of the largesteam machines for use
are present. I would advise yont corre-
spondent beautiful, neat and compact shrub,growing
in parks and publicroads, as well as a to search for insects ifinforma-
tion about three feet high,with large,fragrant,
demonstration of the proper methods of is desired. L. O. Howard. blue flowers clustered at the axel
using hand pumps and sprayers on pri-vate
and small estates. This exhibition
bids fair to be of great practical use, as
unless some radicalmethods of destroy-
ing
these insects are taken in the near
future, there 'will be scarcelya town
within a radius of fifteen miles of Boston
wUch will not have the beauty of its
landscape destroyed.
SHADE TREES FOR BOSTON.
Mayor Collins has ordered City For-

ester
Doogue to distribute 2,000 young
shade trees to the citizens ot Boston in
time for the fall transplanting.They
will include nursery elms, maples and
poplars, and will be given to the
districts which are in the most need
of shade trees. The people of Essex
county have taken up the war against
gypsy and brown tail moths, and have
decided to ask the legislature to pass a
law making it the duty of cities and
towns to rid their respective communi-
ties
of the pests, and also to permit the
authorities to enter private founds to
dear the trees of moths, and,ifthe owner
compel him to do the work him-
Sects,
,
and ifhe neglectsto do it,to make
it the duty of the authorities to do the
work at his expense. Some such law as
this would have a very beneficial e"fect,
as the work againstthese pests is at the
presentbut desultory and unproductive PYRUS BACCATA AT HOLM LBA" Photograph copyrighted by Thos. E. Marr.
of the best results. (Residenoe of Prof. C. S. Sargent, Brookline. Mais.)
/pd^
* " "
GAkDElSrmG, 53
of each leaf,blooming from midsummer BEDDING, WASHINGTOIV PARK, CHICAGO. but preferit to Mme. A. Chevrelierre.
to hard frost. It is Yuuable for border-
ing We present herewith views of the The other beds illustrated are of gera-
niums,
some
aronnd tall shrubs or an entire bed ornamental coleuses, cannas. Begonia Vernon
bedding at Washington park
ofit giyesa Ter j fine effect. It is apt to and a bed of dwarf Alyssum Little Gem,
Chicago, this season. One illustration
get kiUed to the ôtmd in winter, btit shows a pansy bed as it appeared Septem-
ber bordered with red altemanthera. This,
the shoots will spring freely next season. 10. The bed has been in constant I believe, is the most attractive bed
on the grounds. Some of the alyssum
Callicarpapttrpurea is nsefnl for fine bloom since May 10. The seed was sown
fall.The flowers are whitish two and one-half net in
efiectin the
pnrple,insignificant, but the brandies
January 15 and the young ântsset in a
cold frame about April1. There has not
Slants measure
iameterând all of a uniform height.
been a time since the plants were bedded These plants are grown from cuttings
are^covered with yiolet purple berries, struck during the winter months.
which are attractive. Clerodendron out that there has not been an abundance
Yerjr The cockscomb bed shown contains
trichotomumis in bloom in earlySeptem- of bloom, and at this date,September 13,
some very fine blooms of the Glasffow
Prize type. The seeds were sown about
April 15 and the plants transplanted
twice before being set out in the beds.
The long border of mixed flowers con-
tains
hardy phloxes, Cdosia Thomp-
soni, deome, Pyrethrum uliginosum,
dematis, savidana, Hdenium autumnale,
columbine and balsam with Aster Novae
" Angliaeforming a background.
The bed
canna shown is of King
bert
Hum-
bordered
cannas with one row of
Victory and Pennisetum longistylum on
the outside. King Humbert is a grand
dark-leaved varietyand seems to have a
strong constitution, which is a thing
much sought for among the more recently
introduced varieties. I think itis a variety
that has come to stay, as its superiority
over some of the older dark-leaved sorts
is apparent at a glance.
The Vegetable Qarden.
WASHINGTON
SIDE CROPS FOR VEGETABLE GROWERS.
BEDDINQ AT PARK, CHICAGO, 1904.
Many market gardenersare so situated
that,apart from the usual outlet of thdr
ber. It has strong scented flowers, many are at their best. Most growers considerable
products, home trade has
white, with rosy lip. Chletra alnifolia prefer to sow seed in the* fall,as this been developed.There are many instances
bears white scented flowers in August. insures large plants in bloom for the showing that the greenhouseswhich were
It is very hardy and useful for many poses. spring sales, but where
pur- one wishes to formerlyalmost isolated are now in the
Desmodium Japonicum ana D. plant them in the open to last all summer neighborhood of built-upportions,and
penduliflorumare both very valuable for winter sown plantsare by far the best. where local trade was discouraged we
cut flowers,the former bearing white In the flower garden illustrated the star now see signs of '*fresh cucum^rs for
flowers,the second rose colored. Both on the left, which forms the center of the sale" or other inviting admonitions. In
varieties bloom freely in September. garden is planted as follows: Center, some favored localities the retail end has
Diervilla sessiliiolia blooms freelyfrom agaves with E. H. Trego geraniums:next, become a feature, and the market dener
gar-
Julv to September. The flowers are of a Comtesse de Harcourt geraniums: the gets his share of recompense for
vellow color, of dwarf and spreading Ageratum StellaGurney bor- bdng located so conveniently. With such a
habit. In the hybrid varieties of this Soints are
ered with two rows of santolina. E. H.
"
trade there isfrequent need of many things

genus will be found occasionallysome Trego and Comtesse de Harcourt are comparatively which would not otherwise beerown.
plantsin bloom during the season. new double geraniums of much Parslby." There is always a demand
Hibiscus Syriacus (althaea) blooms for good, clean parsley. The plants
fusely merit. The flower is a rich scarlet,
pro- a very
in late summer. The rich variety free bloomer and a varietythat is easily should now be lifted and planted
of colors makes it very useful for many propagated. Comtesse de Harcourt is a in a portionof the lettuce house, cool and
purposes, some of the new hybridsprin- pure white and very vigorous. This is airyconditions bdng necessary for their
The double ones are reallybeau- the first season I have used this variety. growth. Sometimes boxes may be fitted
Xlly. and very attractive. Hydrangeas
in variety, and too well known to need
a descriptionhere,may also be men-tioned.
In the of
group of spiraeas many
the varieties, if cut oack after their first
flowers are passed, will bloom again
freelyin August and September. I will
name the following, which are some of
theliest for that purpose: S. Bumalda,
rosy pink; Anthonv Waterer, dark crimson;
callosa,pink, and alba, white;
Douglasi, rose, and tomentosa, pink.
Tamarisks, with the beautiful asparagus-
Eke foliage, are verv useful for bouquets.
The flowers of all varieties are of different
shades of pink or red. T. Indica and T.
Gormanica bloom in midsummer, and T.
Odessana from July to September. Vitex
Agnus-castus,a very fine late flowering
smub, with its lilacpurple flowers, which
are borne very freely, is also useful for
cut flowers.
Many other varieties could be named
that would give us flowers during late
summer, but the above list gives some
idea of what can be had in bloom at this
season of the year with this dass of
plants. COCKSCOMBS AT WASHINGTON PARK, CHICAGO.
In any conTenient
fair amonnt
place, and ifallowed a
of lignt will perhaps a"ford
the necessary supply. Some market gar-deners
to
of
dcYOte an entire house to parsley,reports of a number
rainfall In ordinary or extra
seasons,
the
are presentedin Bulletin No. 148
of
Department Agriculture.
of irrigation
dry.
The]
plants
I- The Qreenhouse.
BLIGHT m PERLE ROSE BUDS.

as there is a constant demand tor it m in the Yicinity of eastern cities go far to ^ Bd. Gardening:"
The leaf show We haYe a bench of
all cities. cnrled is the better that as population increases and
Perle des Jardin roses which is troubled
kind. land becomes more Yaluable the zone in
^th a blight of the buds. ThcY dry up
Caxtuflowbr akd Radish." These are which irrigationcan be profitably and falloff at all
well worth considering, cool conditions employed will be extended, as it has stages up to the size di
an ordinarypin head or the thickness of
being reqtiired.By sowing canliflower been in Europe, where the farmers haYe
a match, the largerper cent being blade
now good crops may be obtained for the found that there are few sections where
Yisible and falling
as soon as a s soon as
eArlyspringmonths, when there is always irrigationwill not pay simply as an free from leaYcs. The buds that do
a demand. See that the plants get no insurance againstdrought.
check at any stage. Radisnes often dcYclop haYC imperfect necks and some
may A grower of berries in the Yicinityof that haYC been allowed to open show
be flTOwn the lettace or any other a
among Poughkeepsie, N. Y., has found that dark stripedown the center of each petal.
cool crop. The aboYC crops are grown artificial watering guarantees a perfect These
in many sections. For roses were planted from 4-inch
"ery extensiyely stand and rapidgrowth of newly set
a local demand this suggestionis offered. pots the last weekin Julyand this trouble
plants,the highestquality of product, was noticed on first growth before any
Spinach." Spinach which has been and maximum crops. Owing to dry
sown outdoors will need protection; weather fumigating was done. The plants seem
and high temperature durinff
dean straw makes a good coYering, when healUiyand actiYC in CYcry other way.
the season of 1903 his berries had colored For fumigating we use nicoticide with
satisfactorycrops will well repaj. If and hardened but did not sweeten. The alcohol lamps, which does not seem to
spinachhas been sowed in the cold frame application of 10,000 gallonsof water in affect them in any way. The soil is one-
last month, this will, with protection, a nne
spray and 25,000 gallons between half a Yery heaYy clay and one-half a
a choice supply until ThanksgiYinff the rows
SiYC
ay. Spinach as a Yegetable has much
put the berries in fine condition
for picking. He also found that to irri- gate
rather lightsoil, perhaps one-twentieth
part cow manure and some bone meal,
Yalue,which is recognisedmore and more after applînp^ chemical fertilizers the same soil being used in the whole
each year. dissolYcs and distnbutes the plant food house. We haYe Sunrise, L iberty, maid
Brides-
Stsing Bbans." a local demand for and lessens the danger of injuryto plants. and American Beauty in the same
these may be established. The tomato To water market gardens near New house,none of which are affected. We
or cucumber house,howcYcr, is necessary York City, on Long Island,and in New will be Yery gratefulfor some tion
informa-
to afford the rightconditions as regartls
Jersey,small plantsconsistingof pumps, or suggestionsthrough the columns
heat. Staking with brush will be round
storage tanks and piping are used with of your paper. J. B. S.
necessary. Sion House is perhapsthe best such success that their owners claim
bean, although King of the Frames does The trouble which "J.B. S." complains
large returns on the money iuYCSted.
of is rather a difficult problem to soIyc
not occupy much room. Emperor Will-iam Some, gardeners buy water from city as the to affect only one
is not so good. same appears
supplies and find it more satisfactory
Water Crbss." This does not sarily
neces- than to installtheir own Yarietygrowing under the same tions
condi-
pumping plants. and in the dass of soil as
requirewater. Some market gar-deners Descriptions of pumping plants same
of Yarious
on the benches by sowing others in the same house. Some years
grow sizes and styleswith their storage basins
the seed in rows about three inches apart. and distributing pipes are giYcn in this ago I saw a house of roses a"kcted in
Flats or seed pans may be sufficient to predsely the same way as aboYc described
bulletin.
and carefol iuYCstigationit was
supply a local demand. We haYe found upon
from the brook and found to be caused by some acid used in dis-
transplanting placing
In flats will giYC largepickings. Hastpord, Conn." The chrysanthemum solYingthe bone used in mixing the compost
Mint." Toward springthere is a large show at the Elizabeth for the house. The remedy applied
park green-
houses
demand for mint, and b^lifting the plants has alreadyopened and isattracting in this case was three or four good soak-
at this season and placingin flats m the 1^ laigecrowd. ^
ings of lime water, made by dissolYing
cold frame they will be conYenient for one peck of lime to fifty gallonsof water,
in time. Augusta, Mb." Will H. Allen, florist at and when the soil was somewhat on the
bringing at any
Francis Canning. the Insane hospital, has returned from a dry side,giYing the whole soil a thorough
two weeks' hunting tripin New wick.
Bruns- soaking, repeating the same in
Mr. Allen passed the time in the about ten days. These applications
miaGATioN PAYS m east.
regionaround the TobiqueriYer,andwas appeared to counteract the effect of the
The adYantages of irrigationin the Ycry successful, securinga fine moose and add and the trouble ceased after the
humid climates, merely as a supplement a bear. third application.But in the present
case it would hardly seem reasonable
that the trouble can be caused by the
same means. If it were then other Yarie-
ties should naturally be afiected in the
the same way, and unless there is some
local cause, such as the position of the
bench in which the Perle are ing,
grow-
which should dry out at thebottom
more readily than the balance of the
house thereby causing them to be more
readilyaffected. Whether this is so or
not a good soaking of lime water, alter- nated
with that of common washing
soda, in proportionof one pound to 100
gallons of water, at about ten days
apart, will,I think, help the buds to
develop properlY,providingother conditions
are faYorable, such as temperatures,
free drculation of air on all favorable
days, etc. John N. Mat.
TREATMENT OF CROTONS.
Ed. Gardening:" How shall I treat
crotons that have been planted doors
out-
all summer? R. S.
No time should be lost in taking up the
crotons if not already done. Pot them
into as small pots as possible, and place
them in a house the temperature of which
does not at any time fallbdow 65^; 70"
would be better. As soon as the plants
HERBACEOUS BORDER AT WASHINGTON PARK, CHICAQO, SEPTEMBER, 1904. become established and are growing
56 GARDENING. Nov. I,
SEPARATOfG DAHLIA BULBS. Enchantress;has shown no tendency
eARDENIN6 Ed. Gardening:"

Tidnal dahlia
Please atate if fndi-
bnlbs may be separated
revertback to the Lawson
By Gnttman " Weber, New York City.
to
type in color.
from the damp soon after digging with- "Victory, a red seedline of exceptional
promise. Albbrt M. Hbkr, Sec'y.
n iBT AHD 19th OV BACH XOHTB ont J to the keeping qniJityof the
injnr
BY tabers. H. T. C.
THE GARDENING COMPANY, After the dahlias haye been lilted long CHRTSANTHBnun SOCIETT OF AMERICA
Monon CHlGAGa
Building, enough to ripenthe roots somewhat there WOBK OP C0MHITTBB8.
need be no hesitation about diTidingthe
William Duckham's new mum
chrysanthe-
SniMoriptionprice,12.00 a Year 84 Numbers. "
same, providingthey are kept in a tem- should be spelledMerstham low,
Yel-
Advertiilngtatei on applioation. not below 50" at all times,
Entered at Chicago postofflceas second-class
?nratare
here is no indication in the above quexy One
not "Meerschaum" Yellow.
before the Boston
1904,by The Gaidening Co.
Ciopyrigbt, whether
variety was
matter. to divide the roots is with tlie committee for examination on October
\ to Th" Gardening object in view of increasingthe number 15. Daphne, exhibited by A. Herrington"
of plants or whether it is to relieve the
Madison, N. J.;color,white; Japanese
is gotten up for its readers and in
plants of the fleshyroot. If the former, reflexed;scored commercial (new) scale,
GABDSimro
care most be taken in the division, so as
their interest,and It behooves you, one and all,to 86 points. In the opinion of tiie committee
make it interesting.If it does not exactly suit to be snre to leave at least one eye to the blooms were not far enough
your case, pleasewrite and tell us what you want each divided piece,otherwise no plant advanced for accurate
will result. If the objectis only to remove
judgement.
AiK AST QiTBBTioNB YOU pleasc about plants, Two varieties were before the Chicago
other practical the tnber-like roots so that the plants
flowers, ftuits, vegetables or committee: Clementine Touset,exhibited
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in would take up less room, I do not Know,
answering them.
by the E. G. Hill Company, Richmond,
but am under the impressionthat little
of your experience in gardening
Ind: color white,shape and form order of
VB VoRB
Snirn or no harm would be done. However,
thftt others the Queen; scored,commercial scale,88
in any line; tell us of your successes in order to be on the safe side,I Would
be enlightened and encouraged, and of your points. .Reveil des Beiges,exhibited by
may
faifures, perhaps we can help you. advise "H. T. C." that only a small the E. G. Hill Company, Richmond, Ind.;
Snn" UB PHOTOeBAPBB OB Skxtobbb of Tour portion of the stock be experimented color,yellow;scored,commercial scale,
flowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables, with in order tQ test the theory herein
or horticultural appliances that we may have 90 points.
advanced. E. L.
them engraved for QABDBxnfo. Two varieties were before the New
York committee: Daphne,exhibited hj
DISEASED HTDRANGBAS AND G"RA- A. Herrington,
Madison, N. J.; color,
coNTKNTS
white;Japanesereflex; sport of Coombes;
Holm Lea aUnt.) ff
M
scored, commercial scale, 86 points.
The development of an American type of roses. "d. GARDENING: Enclosed will
"
yon Clementine Touset. exhibited by Uie
5?J?^.7c^B~tiB.::::::::::::::::::::::::g fi"d.ampi.ieaT" of
hydrauêa-wwch
I plantedin a large lawn. Will you tell
E. G. Hill Company, Richmond, Ind.;
"Carolina poplars diseased 6S
color,white with pearltint;Japanese;
-SomelatoflpweriDgshrnbs......
"",",";"" *ne why the leaves of the hydrangeas scored,commercial scale.85 points.
^^^'SLhl.^l^^^ ^^ b/own.
and what I must dS to Two varieties were before the Philar
-
filde
crops for vegetable growers 63 remedythe matter? Enclosed you will delphia committee: Daphne, exhibited
"Irrigation pays in the east. 64 also find geranium leaves that blight by A. Herrington, Madison, N. J.;color,
^BlfgTtonXie
ro;;buds:::::::::" fiid have tumed brown. Au^ informa. white; Japanese incurved;sport from
Tr""atmentofcrotons 64 tion regarding the cause of diseases and Mrs. Coombes; scored,commercial
"
M
scale,
Separatingdahlia bnlbs... remedies will be thankfullyreceived. 90 points;exhibition scale,87 points.
Amei loan Carnation Society 66
Ww.i. T T wArtm
Chrysanthemum Societyof America 66 LrBAGUB. Clementine Touset, exhibited by the E. G.
Diseased hydrangeas and geraniums 66 The hydrangea leaves showing brown Hill Company, Richmond, Ind.; color,
iNcSTs'ôfVhiiî*^^^^^^ edges and brown spots are suflferingfrom blush white;Japanese;scored,commercial
"
Masseohnsetts Hortionltnral Society 67 ordinarysun scald. The disease m this scale, 90 points;exhibition scale, 91
67
Bedford Bortlouitural Sopietv..... of and
"New caseisnot fungus origin occurs points.
Pink Queen, exhibited by Nathan Smith
"" alifornia native ferns 60 it is ordmanlv called sun scald,it is not " Son, Adrian, Mich., at Cincinnati,O.
"World's Pair exhibition 69 due to the dupect action of color pink; Japaneseincurved;scored,
necessarily
thesunlight, but is caused by a too great commercial scale.89 points. A seedling,
similar lines to a drying out of the leaves during dry, exhibited by James Carstairs, New
A KBW publicationon
Life is proposed. hot weather The only remedy is to RocheUe, N. Y., at New York; color,
Country
keep the plantswell watered dunngthe Prench white; Japanese reflex; scored,
.^ ^ M n
(B. Sauderi-
^
BoUGAiNViLLBA Hahbicti commercial scale.64 points.

diy portion of the season,
ana variegata)is a new plant of merit. fhe specimen of geranium leaf is too Roi d' Italia,exhibited by the E. G. Hill
c^^..:^ 4^^ *!,-
Buiall to make any accurate determina- Company, Richmond, Ind.. before the
/r^.-. a-
ativdy
THBRBissomcinqu^^ -^^-
Livistona Wordfordii.
rare
^.r^^w^^t-
Who tion, but the trouble appears to be of Chicagocommittee;color, yellow;scored,

bacterial or fungus originrprobablj the commercial scale, 89 points.
'^^ *^^
former,as the bacterial geranium disease No. 10, exhibited by Nathan Smith "
CUMSOK Rambler rose plants,Ameri- ^^ been very prevalentduring the past Son. Adrian, Mich., before the Chicago
committee;scored 72 points,commercial
^ g^wn.
wiU be a "^ item agal-
J- -
^-.^^êfllS"^^ "^jscale.
^
Is to thoroughly weed out all remedy There will be an important business
Gardbioa growers are troubled about diseased plantsand leaves and keep the meeting of the societyat Horticultural
the palefoliage which the plantsdevelop during the early
foliageas dry as possible hall,Boston,Priday afternoon,Novem-
ber
quite freauently.Remedial suggestions part of the season. A.P.Woods. 4, to take up the matter of the re-
are in oraer. vition of the constitution and the new
scales. Entries should be addressed to
aherican carnation soobtt.
Amsmomb Japomica Pkincb Hbnrt, William Nicholson.Pramingham, Mass.
with large and quitedouble flowers of bbgistbation committbb. The Chicago seedling committee, com-
posed
deep pink colors appears to be a fine va-
riety. of J. S. Wilson,chairman, Edwin
By H. Weber " Sons, Oakland, Md."
My Maryland, a new white,a strong, Kanst and PhilipHauswirth, will exam-
ine
large flowered variety. Good tion
constitu- seedlings for certificates at St. Louis
Lbuoothob plobibunda has allthe jgôod
and generalhabits,an earlybloomer, during the World's Pair flower show.
qualities of the popular L. Catesbsei,but
verv fragrant,a fine keeper and shipper Pbbd H. Lbmon, Sec'y.
with narrower leaves and more compact cmd with good, long stems.
habit of growth. N. Y."
By L. E. Marquisee, Sjrracuse, Clabksviixb, Tbnn." The chrysanthe-
mum
White Enchantress,a white sport from
Picus PAMDUBATA, quickof growth and fair to be held in Clarksville will
and profit-
able Enchantress, a perfectly pure white, hav-
ing
easy to propagate, a good
is take placefor four days beginningNovem-
ber
foliageplant. The large,darkgreen
same general form as Enchantress, 9.
but far more fragrant.
leaves are very tough.
By P. R. Thornton, Streator, HI." Dbnvbb. Col." D. S. Grimes " Son
Lataioa Bobbomica bobusta, inlarê Melody, sport from Lawson, identical took firstprizesfor white,red and light
is said to be much more desir- with its parent in every respect except-
ing and dark pink carnations at the state
Sedmens,
le than the type. The spines are con-spicuously in color,which is a pleasing shade of fair in Pueblo and won the sweepstakes
coarse in the variety. li^t pink similar to but better than with Enchantress.
tgo4" GARDENING. 57
excellent apples will be distributed to all MASSACHUSETTS HORT. SOOETT.

The Gardeners' Club.
who attend. Friday will be carnation The chrpMinthemum show which Is to
day, when these flowers will also be
be held tms year from November 3 to 6
We shall be pleasedat all times to leoeiTe brief given away free. Every varietyof frtdt inclusive is attractingwidespread atten*
notes of general interest on practioalcultaral will bear a printed card giving a iuU
matters from gardeners for use in this depart-
ment. tion and a largenumber of entries have
description of its merits for eating,cook-
ing
Motes of the movemenU of sardeners, already been received. In connection
changes of address eto., are also desirable. or preservingand its season. Recipes with this exhibition there win be a. display
for preparing fruits for the table will be of vegetablesand fruits in the basement.
given to the public The priselist will A feature of the show aside from
NOTES OF PHILADELPHU. amount to $3,000.
the chrysanthemums, wiU be the large
Horticnltiiral There was a meetins of the Dominion
The Thomas Meehan number of carnations which are to be
Sockty hdd its annnal meetinff at the department of agriculture at Ingersoll
shown. The following persons will display
September 21 to examine the sprayed and
iranery offices on October 12 when the carnations: J. l5.Thompson Com- pany
elected unsprayed orchards in order to determine
fbllowing officers were to senre and the Chicago Carnation pany,
Com-
definitelythe results. The contrast
for the ensuing jear: President, Warren Joliet, 111.;John Breitmeyer'sSons,
J. Chandler; yice-president, S. Newman between the fruit grown on sprayed Detroit;and S. S. Skidelsky,of Philadd-
trees with those on the unsprayed trees
Baxter; secretary, Ernest Hemming. phia,who will enter some of his special
After the dection *Tlant Breeding" was was very decided. Experts were pleased carnations,indudinff Pinancee, Cardinal
their
the subjectfor discussion for the eTening. and the growers presentexpressed and Fred Burke. Lager " Hurrell,of
satisfaction with what they had seen and
S. Menddson Meehan, in speaking of the Summitt, N. J.,are to have a large display
their gratitudeto the department.
parentage of some common plants,took of orchid plants. Amon^ the exhibitors
H. G. D.
as an lUnstration the ^scnlns mbi- of chnrsanthemums will be Mrs.
conda, the parentage ol which is somewhat John L. Gardner, by William Thatcher,
in doabt, and with the assistance NOTES OP NEWPORT, R. L gardener;Edmund W. Converse, of New*
ol a chart and Uving specimens pointed The regtdar meeting of the Newport ton, by Robert Marshall, gardener;
out the probabilities of it being a cross
Horticulture held last estate of B. 8. Converse, of M^den, b^
the European horse chestnut
Society was
between David Roy, gardener;and Thomas Doh-
(^scnlus Htppocastanum) and .^sculus ver, of Brookline, by Michael Bryne,
rubra or Pavia rubra, as it is generally gardener. At the meeting of the exhibition
called. This was followed b^ an inter-
esting committee on Saturday R was voted
talk by Ernest Hemmiuff on the to furnish music every evening and twice
parentage ol the new hybrid hibiscus, on Sundav.
who told of the difficulty ot getting the The exhibition of methods of destroy-
ing
plants to make their first break,in comparison jsypsy and brown tail moths wUl
with the ease with which they be given November 5 at Arlington.
hybridise when once this had been done, The listof candidates for offices in the
^win Lonsdale, who had been invited societyto be voted on at the annual
to giYC a talk on his experience in hybrid- meeting November 19 has been posted
Ijdng cypripediums, was unforttmately and is as follows,the by-laws requiring
unable to be present owing to a bad cold. two nominations for each position:
President, Arthur F. Estabrook, of Boston.
Warren W. Bawion. of Arlington.
NOTES OP NEW ORLEANS. Vice-president(for twoyeaia), Robert T. Jaok-

aon, of Cambridge. Benjamin M. Watson, of
Jamaica Plain.
The New Orleans Horticultural Society Robert Cameron, of
Treasurer, Cambridge.
met last week, with a good attendance. Charles E. Richardson, of Brookline.
B. W. Eichling, chairman of the commit-
tee Secretary, Nathaniel T. Kidder, of Milton,Wil-
liam
P. Rich, of Chelsea.
on prizesto be o"fered for the best TruBtees for two years. Arthur D. Hill, of Bos-
ton.
kept dty gardens, reported the work Horatio
Trustees
Lamo, of Milton.
for three years, William
ffomg on well. A letter from Dan News- C. Endioott,
Jr.,of Danvers; George F. Fabyan, of Brook ine;
ham at the World's Fair was read. He Warren Fenno, of Revere; Peter Fisher, of Ellis:
sent a list of the medals awarded to the Warren H. Heustis, of Belmont; J. Woodwora
New Orleans exhibitors as follows: New Manning, of Reading; John A. Pettigrew, of
Jamaica Plain; Michael Sullivan,of Revere.
Orieans Horticultural Society, J. A. Nominating committee, Oliver Ames, of North
Steckler Company (Limited), seeds, B. Easton; Nathaniel I. Bowditoh.of Framingham;
W. Bichling,E. Valdcjo, Charles Ebele, Robert Farquhar, of Cambridge; Obadiah
of Worcester: Henry 8. Hunnewell,
B.
Hadwen, of
John Ebler. Abele Brothers,J. St. Marc Scott. Wellesley; John Lawrence, of Groton; Francis
and a few others. Then the members John
Shaw, of Wa\ land; John B. Thayer, of South
looked over a few plants and cut flowers (The Scott Fern Man.) Lancaster, Henry P. Waloott, of Cambridge;
for competition. In the
James Wheeler, of Brookline.
brought over H. P. S.
line of plants the first prize was divided
between Georse Mohn for Adiantum
Wednesday eveningwith President James
grandiceps and EL Papeworthfor Dra- caena N"W BEDFORD HORT. S0CIET7.
Lindenii. Secona prizeswent to H. J. Sullivan in the chair,and Secretarv
David Mcintosh on hand. The attend-
ance The second annnal exhibition of the
Papeworth for dracsenas in 7-inch pots.
was good and the meeting prompt New Bedford Horticultural Society was
For cut roses the prizeswere dividea between
in gettingto work. William J.Matson, held in the cityhall September 16 and 17.
Dan Newshamand H. Papeworth.
gardener to Miss Alice Keteltas,was The number of exhibits was about the
A Scott fern in a 6-inch potwas sent by
elected a member of the socie^.It was same as last year, but the qualityfar
the originatorto the society. President
voted to hold the annual ball December superior. The chief attractions were the
PapeworUi introduced the noveltyto the
membem, and everybod:^ found it erand 2, and the arrangements were left to the long tables of dahlias exhibited by a large
executive committee. A letter was number of local growers and by dahlia
and a beautiful acquisitionin the fine of
received from James Garthley,gardener specialists from out of town. William C.
decorative frms. A discussion was
to H. H. Rogers at Fairhaven, Mass., Winter of Mansfield,J. K. Alexander of
opened to decide the best way to award of the societyto East Bridgewater and F. L. Tinkham
the originator, and they all invitingthe members of
a prize to
visit him a littlelater in the season and Brockton were on hand with a large
agreed that nothing less than a gold his chrysanthemums at their best. number of magnificent flowers. There
see
medal should be ofiered. Mr. Allan Mc-
M. B. Faxon was awarded a prize of were also some fine groups of decorative
Grôr, of Springfield, O.,was present at
$300 for a collection of cactus, decorative, exhibited by President Keith,
the meeting.
show and pompon dahlias. After filants
ames Garthley,H. A. Jahn and John P.
many matters ot much importance were Rooney. The P. R. Pierson Company
settled the meeting adjourned to the first exhibited some fine specimens of their
NOTES OP TORONTO.
Wednesday in November.. NephrolepisPiersoni compacta. One of
annual
The flower show, which this The Rhode Island Agricultural College, the finest exhibits was Uiat of water
year vrill be held in conjunction with through its extension work, is planning liliesb^ H. A. Dreer. It attracted much
the firuitand honey show, takes placein to make special efforts this falland winter attention. Tn the competition for the
the Granite rink,beginningNovember 8 to increase its usefulness by sending Dennison silver cup for sixtyvarieties of
and lastingfrom Tuiesdaj
to Saturday, members of its facultyto any part of the dahlias William C. Winter, of Mansfield,
and as an extra attraction Wednesday state where needed to deliver lectures on was the winner. For the Dennison silver
will be set apart as apple day, when various horticultural subjects. cup in the amateur class for thirtyvarie-
ilea of dahlias W. H. Weber, of New ford,

Bed- The weather has been these palms providesa ready method of
verjrfavorable
was the snooessftilcompetitor.Some for World's Pair visitors dunnff the past propagation,that of division, and this is
fine hot house grapes were exhibited by month. There have been omy a few the usual method adopted, it being the
George W. Woods and fine pears by slightfrosts, and upon the flrronnds only best practiceto divide tnem in the sprlnff,
Denms Shea. There was also a large the more tender plantsshow any trace of being careful to separate the roots wiui
table fallof gladioli from A. W. Co wee, of injury. as littlebruisingor breakage as possible,
Berlin,N. Y. The judges were J. M. Par- The ffladiolus exhibit of Arthur Cowee, and not to them
expose to the air for
qttfaar, of Boston, and William Winter,of which has been maintained for more than any great length of
time. None but
Mansfield. ten weeks, is being gradually closed and divisions with roots should be taken
On October 11 the society held its regu-
lar the bulbs are being dug. from the main plant, for while an
meeting. Five new members were Everything indicates a large attend-ance unrooted sucker majr be induced to form
dected. The membership now is nearlyone and a splendidexhibition at the national roots in time, and with proper care, yet
hundred. The committee having char^ chrysanthemum show to be held it is frequently quitea lengthyoperation,
of the exhibition of flowers and plantsm here November 7 to 13. whereas the rooted suckers, beingpotted
September made its report. After paying up into as small pots as may be conven-
ient
all billsthey had nearly $ 100 in the treas- for the purpose, will become lished
estab-
USEFUL SPECIES OF RHAPIS.
urjT. It was TOted to hold another exhibition in a few months by placing them in
Rhapis flabelliformis and R. humilis
on September 16, 17 and 18 of a moderately warm house, protecting
1905. It was voted that the manage- often prove very useful to the decorator, them from the sun and giving water
ment
of th6 exhibition be leftin the hands and especially so to those requirinff large keep the soil in gooa rooting
enough to
of the executive committee to be elected specimens,these palms being much more condition.
in January, with the addition of three effective in largeand bushy plants than
This direction as to watering may not
men, who were elected as follows: they are in the smaller sizes. In 6 inch seem to be clear and and
explicit, may
Messrs. Weber, Norris and Preauix. or 8-inch pots the rhapisesare not sufficiently
be explainedto mean that the soil should
A. B. H. shapely to be of great use to the be kept moist without
decorator, but when a 14-inch or 16-inch
becoming sodden,
for a rhapiswill not root satisfactorily
tub is well filledout with the cane-like
in either a dry soil or a soured one.
stems and thoroughly furnished with the
Miscellaneous. dark green and very tough foliage of R.
Palms in generalenjoy bountifal supplies
of water after becoming established in
flabelluormis, it forms a decidedlyhand- some
the soil,but in common with the majority
WORLD'S FAIR NOTES. plant, and also one that may be of plantsrequirea little judgment in the
safelyrelied upon for its lastingquahties, applicationof water for the first few
The superiorjury sent out a preliminary providedthat the plantisgivenan abundant
weeks after having been divided or
listof awards to all exhibitors except supplyof water. This species is rather
repotted.
those showing fruits and nuts, on the stronger grower of the two referred
The variegatedform of R. flabelliformis
the 12th, and it was expected that the to and is a cool house palm, a temperature has been rererred to in an earlier chapter
final awards would be announced soon of 50" at night beinp^ quitesufficient of these notes, and is one of the most
afker October 15, on which date the jury to keep it in good condition during the distinct ot variegated palms and wdl
adjourned,but as the listof the awards winter months.
worth a place in a collection of these
has been called for by the national commission As indicated by its specific name, the
but for commercial is
the announcement porarily leaves of this rhapisare fan-shaped,
has been tem-
divided five
being Slants,
kelyto be found too slow in growth
purposes
postponed. into to seven segments, the and increase to become much of a money
H. P. Burt, ofTaunton, Mass., the tipsof which are blunt and the footstalks maker. An unrooted sucker of the varie-
gated
dahlia specialist, is staging 200 to 300 slender and wiry. Under ôod cultivation
this palm teaches a heightof six or
rhapisis a very deliberate subject
blooms of 30 to 40 varieties daily. He
of the often seen of
m regard to growth, and I have seen one
reports that, while most ^mpon seven feet,though more
or more that occupied a placein a pro-
varieties do even better here than in Mas- shorter growth, and from its habit of
sachusetts, pagating
frame for over one year before
some of the cactus varieteis throwing up suckers from the base soon
forming sufficient root to be called an
show a greater tendency to open centers. shows its naturally bushy habit. R.
established plant. I have since thought
Cfdifomia,Oregon,Colorado and Idaho humilis is also frequentlyseen among "
that with less heat a quickerand beUer
have made largeexhibits of Plame Tokay decorative stock, and shows much the
Rsult might have been attained with
and other European varieties of grapes. same habit of growth as R. flabelliformis,
these plants,for one cannot always force
The best clusters, however, have come though the canes or stems of R. humilis a cool house plant into satismctory
from the grapery of David M. Dunning, are more slender,the foliage is softer to
Barbarossa and the touch and less glossyand the leaves
growth by the applicationof strong
of Auburn, N. Y. The
bottom heat.
Muscat Hamburg were espedallvfine. are divided into a greater number of seg-
ments. The main source of supply for the
The American Association of jârmers' The foliage of the latter species
annual than that of the
rhapis is Japan and in the (urect importations
Institute Workers held its ing
meet- is also more drooping are sometimes found some tions
varia-
here October 18-20, and the first national former, but seems to ht almost as endur-ing
from the type, apparently the result
conference of horticultural societies as that of R. flabelliformis. of crossingbetween R. flabelliformis and
and workers has been called for Wed- nesday, R. Sirotsik is a Japanese name for R.
R. humilis, one such form having been
October 26, in the Horticulture humilis and it is frequently imported named R. intermedia, and in a batch of
building. under that title. The suckenng habit of
R. flabelliformis, so-called, there may be
found plants of two or three varieties,
any or all of which may prove valuable
for decorative work. A less common
speciesthan those to which reference has
already been made is R. Cochinchinensis,
a palm of rather stronger growth, and
one that is readily distinguished from the
former by its spiny leafetalks. This
specieshas been grown in this country
for several ^rears in a few collections, but
not in sufficientquantityto be considered
among available commercial palms.
Many very beautiful and distinct palms
are not takenlupcommerciallyon account
of their spiny habit, a
ver^ spiny palm
being somewhat of a nuisance to the
decorator and also to his patrons, as
anyone who has handled such a palm as
Acanthorhixa stauracantha with its
network of long and branched spines
around the stem can fullytestify.
But there will be an awakening in the
direction of something more than the
ever present kentia sometime in the future,
CANNAS AND OTHER PLANTS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, ST. LOUIS, MO. for as the taste for horticulture grows,
(Exhibited by the H. E Newbury Co., Magnolia, N. C) and grow it does and will,there will
tg04. GARDEMmG. 59
come a demand for greater Yarietjthan placesin summer the ground gets so dry house-boating
on the Chatahooche river
the market now afiords,and it ia there-
fore that all growth stops, and in most cases few years ago near
a the Florida Une,
well to bring these plants that are they all dry up and are dormant until a limestone ledgefor more than a mile in
outside of the ordinary run into notice the rainy season starts, when they take length,that was entirely covered with it.
from time to time. Acanthophoenix, on new life again. In placeswhere the I thought so myselfwhat a small fortune
martinezia,bactris,thrinaz,wdfia, seo- soil is kept moist during the summer it would be to be near New York, Boston
noma, pinanga, these and a host of others these same plants will keep their rich or Chicago and have that fern gardento
sufflêstthemselves either for their grace- green and goldrightthrough the season. pickfrom.
fnlnabit,singularform, abundant spines I see no reason why young plantsgrown Aspidium munitum, or dagger fern,is
Q/t yaried coloring of the young and on through the summer and fallshould a pretty evergreen fern found ja^rowin^ all
alongthe mountains from California into
Oregon. It grows about 18 inches high
and is very useful for rockeries and is very
hardy. Nearly every garden in this locality
has its quota of^this fern growing. It
stands heavy frosts and extreme heat,
and is especially useful for dry rock loca-tions.
Aspidium rigidum, wood fern,is
also another very desirable fern for a
shady or woody location,and is a splendid
growerin the conservatory. Aspidium
Nevadense, feather fern, is one of the
finest of largegrowing ferns requiring
plenty of moisture, and under ordinary
conditions growing to the height of 2
and 3 feet. A largebed planted on the
shady side of a house, wrth its finely cut
fronds and its delicate shade of green,
makes one of the prettiest sightsimagin-
able.
The jgiant Woodwardia radicans,
chain fern,is a varietyindigenousto Cal- ifornia
CALADIUMS AT THE WORLD'S PAIR, ST. LOUIS. and mostly to the coast range of
mountains. In its native wilds it grows
(Exhibited by H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia,Pa.)
to the height of 6 or 8 and often 10 feet.
It is found growing near springs, streams
and boggy places, and is one of the finest
immature leaTca,those of the welfia for not make one of the finest of plantsfor
of ferns for the rock garden. It is used
example being of a bright reddish choco-
late fern dishes,etc., imaginable. Another
fern found growing all along the moun- very extensivelyfor decorating, rivaling
as they first expand, finally ing
chang- the palm for that purpose. This fern
to dark green. And this is a slender .tains is Adiantum pedatum, commonly
grows continuouslythroughout the year
growing unarmed palm that misht well called the "five-finger" fern. This is per-
haps and is very easilygrown.
Snd a place among the availaue trade the most widely known of our na-
tive
G. Lbstbr Holus.
species
eyen though it may not be justas maidenhairs. It is eagerly sought
hardy as a rhapis or a chamaerops. after, and many people take long drives
Several of the geonomas also show some into the mountains to hunt for it. They WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBmOIV.
Terr distinct coloring in the young foliage, make finespecimens when grown in pots, As a result of correspondencebetween
and as this is a dwwrace of palms there increasing msizefrom year to year. This Chief Taylor,of the Department of Hor- ticulture,
is no danger of most of the species of this is probaUy the easiest of all maidenhairs World's Fair,Wm. R. Smith of
genus outgrowing the average house
green- to grow, for it seems to succeed with Washington and Robert Craig,World's
of the amateur plant grower for everybody. Pair jurors, President Breitmeyer and
some years, besides being of very grace-ful Adiantum Chilense is another of our President-elect J. C. Vaughan of the Soci- ety
habit and reasonablyrapidgrowth.* native maidenhairs, and a very pretty of American Florists, a
meetingwas
There are numerous palms tnat one can one it is. In appearance it somewhat cflJled at the Sherman house, Chicago,
not safely recommend to those customers resembles A. cuneatum, but is more erect Saturday morning, 10 a. m., October 15,
having onlv a small greenhousein which and delicate. It is found growing mostly to consider the question of forming an
to keep tneir palms, for such* species along river banks in deep shade. Large organizationfor the purpose of carrying
would outgrow their quarters before quantitiesof the fronds are collected and on a chrysanthemum and mixed flower
showing their true character and thus sent to the San Francisco florists, who show under the auspices of the Louisiana
prove a great disappointment to the use it as A. cuneatum is used in the east. Purchase Exposition,November 7 to 12.
customer, and among those that readily It interferes with the growing of A. cune-atum The meeting was organized by electing
"qggest themselves are some of the for market on account of the cheap-
ness ". G. Hill chairman and J. C. Vaughan
cocoses, oreodoxas and euterpes, to for which it can be collected. I have secretary. There were present W. N.
which we may refer in a future issue. seen the same variety growing in great Rudd, Mt. Greenwood, 111.;Elmer D.
W. H. Taplin. quantities all through the southern Smith, Adrian, Mich ; P. J. Hauswirth,
states. I can picturein my mind, while Chicago; James Hartshome, Joliet;L.
CALIFORNIA NATIVE FERRS.
Ed. Gardening:" In reading a recent
article headed 'Talms and Perns," by
W. H. Taplin,I find that he mentions the
gold fern, Gvnogramma triangularis.
After reading his article it struck me that
perhaps your readers might like to know
sometnin^ of our California native ferns.
Mr.Tapbn mentioned that the gold fern
was a deciduous sort and could not be
reliedupon for winter use. Now it is not
my purpose to contradict this, but just
to state how I find it growinghere in its
native wilds. The winter season here is
justthe time that this littiebeauty grows
at its best. Beginning in Novem^r the
rainyseason commences and continues
untd about the middle of April. This is
the time that this, as well as some others
of the fern family,get their growing season.
Small plants startedin November will

CANNAS RUBIN AND PRES. MEYERS AT THE WORLD'S PAIR.
by June have made sufficient size to re-
quire
about a 3 or 4-inch pot. In most (Exhibited by H. A. Dreer,PhUadelphia. Pa )

6o
" "
GARDENING. Nov. /.
Coataworth, ChicM[0[John T. Bnckbee, SEEDLINGS DAKAGED BT EARTHWORMS result that there was hardly a plant to
H. W. Bnckbee, C. W. Johnson, Rock- be seen there when everywhere else they
The many complaints I have heard this
ford, m.; ". A. Kanst, Chicago; Geoi^ge fall about the failure of were as ''thick as hair on a hog." I
pansy seeds call
Asmus, Chicago; Philip Breitmeyer, to believe in the old Scotdi saying of "yield-
ing
my mind an experience of many years the de'ilhis due." not blaming
Detroit,Mich.;F. A. Dorner, La Fayette, when I was by W. Wil-
I am
Ind., N. Wietor and H. B. Howard, ago employed J. the seedsinan for poor seed when the reiu
more, a wealthy enthusiast in the hybrid-
ization fault lies
Chicago. nearer home.
of the popular plants of his day, The J. W. Wilmore I referred to was the
Mr. Hill on taking the chair reviewed
notably pansies, calceolarias,picotees,
the work of the World's Columbian originatorof the Erica WilmoreanA, the
gladiou,aricnlas and ranunculuses,but
flower show in 1893, commenting on it the latter. Here let me say spots and variegationson hybrid calceo-
larias
particularly and many other notable improve-
as one of the most snccessfhl flower shows that if they could be grown as we used ments
held in this country and remarking on the popular plantsof his day.
ever to grow them they would create a sensa-
tion.
F. A. Ballbk.
IMuticnlarlyon the impetus given the Such form and color,tipped and
flower trade generally through the great tinted in all shades of scarlet, yellow,
interest taken in the show. Mr. GLADIOLUS PRIIfCEPS.
public white and purple, would almost cause
Vaughan prefacedthe reading of the cor-
respondence
one to hold his breath. We used to grow This hybrid gladiolus is the result of a
in the matter by calling a of bloom them cross between G.cruentus and G. Childsii.
crop seedlings one year,
fact world's
attention to the that sitions the next and then discard them, as they It is certainly
expo- one of the best ever raised,
like the present one, in which held their vigor after the second says The Garden, of London, Eng.,issued
never
awards of grand prizesand gold and But it is with the seedlings I have September 3. The color is crimson-scar-
let,
year.
silvermedals were available for advertising to do. with a small white irregular band on
purposes to all members of the trade, each of the three lower segments. The
We found one year that though we had
were not of frequent occurrence in this
a fair stand yet they were disappearing
individual flowers are ful^ six inches
country, and beheved that when they did ia some unaccountable But an
across. It is very vigorous in growth.
in ten or fifteen years the way. When the firstflowers open the spike is
come once
Vlea struck the head gardener, Joseph
opportunity for exhibitinghorticulture Cole,a very successful and shrewa plant
short, but develops as the flowers open
at such a time should not be missed. upwards. A singlespikeoften has eighteen
grower well known in the midland counties
Other lines of human industrywere holding
turned
to twenty flowers, and with the side
of England. He up sud-denly
exhibitions, congresses and important at the gardens one
shoots lasts for quite a month. The
night with a
gatherings,and the fact that the dark lantern and asked me to go with spikes,when cut, last in water a long
decorative plant sections of the horticultural time, the flowers continuing to open as
him to inspect the ranunculus beds.
buildinghad to date contained so We carefullylifted a sash, turned on
on the plant. It is exceptionally easy to
littlerepresentative of floriculture was a increase, a great number of littlecorms
the light and the secret was out. We
strong reason whj we should not allow or bulblets Beingfound around the large
found a lot of fine,vigorous angle
a wond's expositionlike the present one worms quietlyengaged in absorbing is one. A bed on the range terrace at Kew
to pass without showing floriculture at at the present time a blaze of color.
advance m the cut flower
our previous seedlings.They fled tor
its best. The
their holes the moment the lisht struck
industryin the past ten years had been so PIPING CARNATION HOUSE.
them and did not come back until the
marked and of such great financial importance
that those interested in this branch
lightwas put out, when they stealthily Ed. Gardening:" How many 1^-incfa
would come back and begin again. A steam pipesare required and how should
of the trade riiould certainly make exhibi-
tions be located to heat a carnation house
littleair slacked lime,however, soon put they
of their products and receive the with glass side-walls, 40x176 feet and
them out of business. In well managed
awards, prises and medals which the in England a stone of soot and
Louisiana Purchase Expositionprovides. ime is {)laces For Fall
President Brdtmeyer, of the S. A. F.,being
called on, said he placed great value on
kept on hand for just such poses.
pur-
Planting
I had a similar experience recently with Native PerenniAli for the Wild QafdeB.
the jurv awards of the World's Fair. He Irises and Hardy Herbaoeoas Plants for
pansies. In preparing ground forsow- Garden Border.
deemed them of much value and an honor
\na pansies I found a place where a pile Price listsent on applioation.
not to be disparaged. He thought floriculture
ormanurehad stood for sometime. I
and the commercial florists of
debated whether it was a wise thing to SHXTENUC NURSERIES,
this country should be given this opportunity sow there but finallydid so with the "ARRrrowN. DuiohM* Cottirtr,n. j.
to secure World's Fair awards
and as appreciative of them as any other
branch of art, science or industry at the
fair. He desired to support the show.
H ^K' A. CI N: T H S .
After the reading of letters hy the sec-retary Comblnatloii No.
from the World's Fair officialsand 1. Uontains 100
statement of the conditions under which bulbs, fonr choice
colors; sufficient to
the show should be held,a three minute plant a round bed
all around the table talk was listened to, 5 feet in diameter,
with the result that everyone present planted 6 inches
apart. Price oar
voted in favor of the show and sub-
scribed selection Named
to the guarantee fund. A com-
mittee Hyacinths, listed
2 of
was appointed to nominate an
on page
catalogue, f7.50 by
oar
executive committee. They reported, express, at chaser's

pur-
naming the following who were duly ezpens".
elected: J.C. Vaughan, chairman; Philip If filled with
Vanghan's Fancy
Breitmeyer, B. G. Hill, Elmer D. Smith, Bedding Hyacinths
Leonard Kill,W. N. Rudd. A committee listed on page 8 of
our catalogue,$1.75
was then appointed on premium list:
by express at buyer's
Elmer D. Smith, chairman; W. N. Rudd, expense.
N. Wietor,F. A. Dorner, C. W. Johnson
and Leonard Kill,with instructions to 2. Contains "0
bulbs; sufficient to
reportat 4 p. m., after which the meeting
planta square bed
adjourned. On reassembling the 6 feet across with
committee reporteda premium list 8 colors, planted 0
inches apart. Prioe
decided on, and the same was, on a vote,
our selection of
adopted. The meeting then elected P. J. Named Hyacinths.
Hauswirth director, and W.'N. Rudd as listed on page S
of catalogue,
treasurer, and directed that the chairman
our
$14.00,by express
issue a circular letter to representative at buyer's exoense. If filled with Yaughan's Fancy Bedding Hyac.nths, as listed on page 8 of oar
firms in the United States, asking them catalogue, 10.00,at buyer's expense.
to joinwith those present as guarantors Combination No. 8. Contains 60 bulbs; sufficientto plant a bed 5 feet long and 8 feet wide, with
of the premium fund. one solid color planted6 inches apart. Prioe oar selection Named Hyacinths, customers* selection of
color, $4.80. If filled with Vaughan's Fancy Forcing Hyacinths, $8.00 by express at buyer'sexpense.
The arrangements for the exhibition
have been completedand the dates for the CompleteLine of DUTCH and FRENCH Bulb$ Now Ready. Catalogue
Free.
event November 7 to 12 inclusive.
are
been assured by the
VAXrOHAN'8 SEED STORE,
About $10,000 have
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acrentecn feet high tender the ridge? There Manspibld, Mass" Geqrge Geddes, of
are fiTe benches and six paths. The main East Mansfield,is to build a greenhouse
THE BKiT ROSE NOVKLTY.
supply pipe comes into honse at the in time to be ready lor the winter
crop of
center of the south side. How much cucumbers. He has alreadybroken
pitch should be given to steam pipes
returns? Can too much
and
pitch be given?
ground for the cellar of the boiler house. Dwarf
NiLSS, Mich."The Michigan Centrales
To heat a house 40x175
F. M. F.
feet to SO^" to
hothouses here have been enlarged to
o
CrimsonVauglian's
double their former capacity. T" new
55^ in sections where the mercury
drops below zero one 2^-inch main
seldom
andbuildings will hold not only the never
failing supplyof flowers,but in them will
o
Ramblor^'"'^*""
twdve 1^-inch return will be required. I
be raised thousands of plants that in the
By placing two returns upon each wall
and two beneath each bench except the spring time will be shipped to everf part o ORDERS BOOKED NOW.
ofthe system, to be used inbeautiîng
one under the flow pipe,an even tion
distribu-
station grounds.
can be secured. In sections where When writing please mention Gardening.
extremely low temperaturesprevail it
will be pofl"ible to keep up the heat by
carrying a littlepressure, or, if preferred,
could oe added.
one
The
or two
house
more returns
is so wide that the returns
What Wm. \. Kasting{
upon the side walls should also pass
alon^ the ends of the house. A pitchof of Buffalo says:
one inch in twenty feet will answer for
the return, but considerably more than '1 had an inquiry for GRAPE DUST
this would do no harm. The steam main and tell you
to the honest truth,I
can be carried under the ridge at a height
didn't know what the man meant."
of ten feet from the floor,but on some
accounts it is not desirable to have it
"AMMOMD'S ORArC DUST is a
over a bench. L. R. T. valuable dry fungicide used for 18
years to destroyMildew, Blights,
etc.,
under glassand in the field. It is
Clasksvuxb, Tbnn." Preparationsare
well in hand for the coming chrysanthe-
mum simple in its application,but very
show which is to be held from effective in its results. Is "'StM by
November 9 to 12 inclusive. the Seedsnen" of America.
'^^^^â!!^-'
Waco, Tbx." The Floral Society is Hammond's Solution of Copper is
working hard for the flower show. The
a liquidfungicide of concentrated strength. Slug Shot KiliS S9W
indicate
inquiries that the exhibits are
BigSf Etc. Send for a pamphlet to
going to be very numerous and of a high
dcuM.
building
There will be a number
besides the flowers.
will be decided in a
of features
The question of the
short time.
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YaL XIII. CHICAGO, N0VBMBBR No" J 93.
15, I904-
GENERAL VIEW OF EXHIBITION AT BOSTON, NOVEMBER 3 1, IftWt
The Exhibitions. heavy brick walls of tbe main halliwlueh have we leen four competitorsat an ci-
h"Te alwifysbeen considered so unsuitable bibition stage plantsthat so closdyvied
a backgroundfor theffracefulplants with one another as those that were
EXHIBinOW AT BOSTON, in the main haU. While those
and blooms^ were heavilyfestooned with shown
boughs of evergreens interspersed with exhibited by Herbert Dumarctq, William
Tfee aniitial chryianthMnum thow of
foliage, and these not only served Anderson gardener, conceded to be
til*Maasarhtisctts HorticalturalSodety, autumn were
ia conjanction with the eihibition of the as a very handsome settingto the bean- a shade flie better,yet those of C. C.
titalplantsand groupsof palms,butalso Converse and Mrs* Leslie Leland, D* F.
Chmatitlietnom Societyof America^wat
Ibclifio filled the halls with their pleasing, s picy Roy,gardener, were a Iclose second, and
the halla of the iorroer aocietjat in some
odor* The placingof the vases of cut both of these growers were
iBortoaNovember 3 to 7, lodasive,and classes to take second and third
ii pronounced by all who ttad the blooms on low tables in the lecturehalls obliged
f|lle*iare was a decided improvement upon the placesto the other two, E. W, Converse,
of attend bg the best exhibition
highertables that carried the blooms far Robert Marshall,gardener, and Jason S.
rrer held in thia city.
Where exhibitioiii are held year alter
above the eye^ which had been in TOgae Bailey. John Niland, gardener.Messn,
in former years, and the small exhibition Anderson and Roy were awarded first-
Ljear and the prize icheduleB annoallj
where the carnations were shown, class certificates for superiorcultiva- tion.
Icontain the same claesesit 19 rery diffi- halt, was draped with a dark green paper,
rcalt to inauguratechanges that give the
llmrî which was much more pleasing to the eye la the cut bloom classes it will be
R di^reot aspect,bmt the conrniittee
than the face brick,formerlyso prominent the listof prize ners
win-
fqfartangetnentof the Masaachasetts behind the tables"
noticed, in scanning
that follow,that many ot the names
"ocietynoder the direction of its able
lehdj-maii, K. L. M. Farc|tihar, de- The plants exhibited werclullyup to ofthoicthat In former years have been
ôhti
^lerrea unstinted praiee forarduous labors the standard of those so many times prominentand have added so much glory
lllimaktoa the extihition one of the most admired at the exhibitions of the society, to these exhibitions are missing,but the
1 ATtiitk that this dty has ever teen. The and in fact much better,for never before advent of the Chrysanthemum Sodcty of
66 GARDENING. Nov. 75,
America proveda magnet that attracted took firstwith an exceptionally fine rose on long, stiffstems dottaed with dark
some new faces and names that filled of Mrs. William Duckham; M. P. Plant green foliage. It was awarded the soci-
ety's
their places and covered the tables with second, with Nellie Pockett. first-dass certificate. This firm exhibited
blooms that were a great credit to their The special prizesoffered for carnations also a beautiful vase of American
exhibitors. The prizes offered by the brought forth an exhibition of beautiful Beauty roses. John Cook, of Baltimore,
Chrysanthemum Society ol America flowers tJiat would have been a great sent on a vase of an unnamed white seed-
ling
brought blooms that in the opinion of all credit much later in the season, when one rose.
were never before equaled here, for the expects to see the divine flower at Its Sander " Son, St. Albans, England,
blooms staged by D. Willis James, Will- iam best. While the prizesthemselves were exhibited a vase of a novelty,Nicotiana
Duckham, gardener,were conceded not competed for by many, yet they suc-
ceeded Sanderae. It is of a magenta shade and
to be superior to any that were ever in drawing a largeshowing of the certainlyan addition in this family. It
staged here before. In the competition novelties that are soon to be placedupon was awarded the society's silver medal.
for the society's prizesB. A. Clark/W. A. the market The vase of wnite shown The display of orchids was unusually
Riggs, gardener,succeeded in capturing by Peter Pisher that capturedthe Nichol- son largeandbeautiful and filledthe table on
first pdcies in all theclassesthat he exhib-
ited prize for the best vase of 100 white one side and end of the small halL The
wiUi one exception^ but he was carnations attracted a great deal of P. L. Ames estate, W. P. Craig gardener,
closelypushedby the P. W. Moen estate, attention. It was a beautifal unnamed was awarded first prize;CoL Charles
ol Shrewsbury, H. A. Abrahms, gardener; seedling. No. 411, and will be certainly Pfaff,James Melvin gardner, second
M. P. Plant,of Groton, Conn., Thomas heard from later. William Nicholson prize,and Edward McMnlkin third prize.
W. Head, superintendent;Thomas Doli- took the Patten prizewith a magnificent Lager " Hurrell arranpêd a beautiful
ber,Michad Byrne,gardener,and others. vase of Mrs. M. A. Patten, and Patten " table of orchids in vanety, which
^
the
The special prizes o ffered b^ the chusetts
Massa- Company were awarded the Pisher prize committee awarded a gratuity. In the
Horticultural Soaety for fifty with a handsome vase of Nelson Pisher. main hail Edward McMulkin made a
blooms of chrysanthemumsshown in the Other exhibitors were Backer " Com- most artistic displayof Cattleya labiata
society's laijgê vases was a great feature panv, H. A. Stevens Company and the J. and Adtantum Parleyense,interspersed
of the exhibition and materiallyadded to D Thompson Carnation Cooiipany. In with palms and other decorative plants,
the artistic effect of the halls. Por the the seedlings Gattman " Weber showed which was greatlyadmired and awarded
prizes offered by the Gardeners' and Plor- a magnificent vase of Victory,which was a substantial gratuity.
uts' Club of Boston for the best twelve greatly admired and favorablv mented
com- R. " J. Parquhar materially added to
blooms of the current season's introduc-
tion on by all. The Cottage Gardens the decorative effect of the halls with an
the first was won by H. McK. exhibited a splendidvase of Robert Craig extensive displayof palms and decorative
Twombly, of Madison, N. A.
J., Herring- on the second day which rivalled Vic-
tory. plants at the end of the large hall,form
ton, garoener, with a magnificentvase of Both were awarded a first-class mg a beautiful screen for Uie orchestra
Cheltoni,B. A. Clark second. certificate. Honorable mention was that rendered pleasingnumbers through-
The table that probably attracted the awarded to the following: J. Thomp-D. son throughout the eveningsand on Sunday
most attention the chrysanthe-
mum Carnation Company, for Gibson afternoon, and in the lecture hall they
among
exhibit staged by Beauty; S. J. Goddard, Pramingham, decorated the stage with a group of
growers was an
Charies H. Totty, of Madison, N. J., for Mass., for a lightpink; Peter Pisher,for palms and exceedinglywell grown pots
W. Wells " Company, Barls wood, Surrey, a very dark crimson;Patten " Company, of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. They
for pmk sport of Mrs. M. A. Patten: H. also made exhibit of a collection of
Bngland, which -consisted of thirty-two an
blooms of undisseminated mum

chrysanthe- A. Jahn, for Wild Rose and an unnamed chrysanthemums from Japan that was
seedlings.These blooms were seedling,and Geoi^ B. Anderson, for a
hibited
ex- was awarded honorable mention.
before the Royal Horticultural scarlet. The nephrolepiswas well represented
Society in London October 19, where An exhibit that was sought by all and by its sports. John Scott made an extensive
they were awarded the first premium, a greatlyadmired by all the ladies was a displayof NephrolepisScottii in the
gold medal, and then packed and shipped beautifulvase of the new seedlingrose. loggia, receiving the society'ssilver
to Boston. They arrived in beautiful The Well^le^, staged by the Waban Rose medal, and P. R. Pierson " Company
condition and certainly were able to be Conservatories. Although heralded before, showed NephrolepisPiersoni compacta.
placed beside the much fresher ones cut yet this was the first time it had Another sport was shown by A. M. Daven-
port,
within a few days on this side of the been placedon the exhibition table,and of Watertown, that was awarded
Atlantic. This set included the varieties it certainlyreceived merited attention. nonorable mention.
that the firm will placeon the market the It is a beautiful pink,somewhat bling
resem- Other exhibits were: By Cornelius Van-
coming year and others that will appear La Prance in shade,but not having derbilt,Amaryllis Belladonna and gta-
later. Thev were awarded the Massa-
chusetts the faded reverse that well-known ety
vari- denias; Mrs. E. M. Gill,chrysanthemums;
Horticultural Society's gold so often presents. Unlike La Prance, J. B. Shurtleff, pansies,and T. Devoy "
medal. however, the bud is long and beautifully Son, Poughkeepsie, N Y., a new gera-
In the competitionfor the prizesoffered formed like the tea fan^y, cmd is borne H ium, Telegraph.
by and throughthe Chrysanthemum
Societv of America the entries were few
in each,and there was verv much disap-
pointment
expressedon all sides that the
rowers of the western and middle states
S id not compete, as they did last year in
New York. But what was missed in
quantity was made up for in quality,for
William Duckham's blooms were celled
unex-
and he easilywon all the firsts. In
the W. Wells " Company's prize he
exhibited Cheltoni,P. A. Cfobbold, Wm.
Duckham, Marv Inglis, Leila Pilkins and
Maynell. M. P. Plant took second and
thinl. The prizeswere gold, silver gilt
and silver medals.
Por the Chas. H. Totty prizefor twdve
blooms of Chrysanthemum Wm., Duck-
ham: Wm. Duckham, first; M. P. Plant,
second.
Por the A. Herrington prize, 6 blooms,
any chrvsanthemum: Wm. Duckham,
first, with Merza; M. P. Plant, second.
The C. S. A. prize for twenty-four
blooms, twenty-four varieties, brought
out the best competition of all. Wm.
Duckham was P.
first, W. Moen estate
second,M. P. Plant third.
Por the E. G. Hill trophy: Wm. ham,
Duck-
first.
Por the C. S. A.silver cup for ten
blooms, any variety: Wm. Dackham B. McMULKEN'S DISPLAY OP ORCHIDS AT BOSTON EXHIBITION.
GARDENING, 67
/po^.
the cut flowers in all classes were,
EXHIBITION AT CHICAGO. tories of Harry Selfridge.Here^ too, tables provided
first placedtogether on
placed a large collection of palms
ment
was
The florittflof Chicago have never been for the purpose and occupying tne entire
and tropical plantsfrom Mrs. George M.
sounified as at the present
time. The op-
Occupying a southern division of the banquet hall.
Pallman's conserratories.
exhibition with the After the chrysanthemums were staged,
conspicuouspositionon this floor was a
an
portitnitjtomake in their own
rail practicallj the which was on the opening day,Uiejr were
management
taken hold magnificentspecimen of Boston lem, positions
hands was thexelore cordially
fronds of which were nearly eight feet judged and then given new
bv eTcrybody, with the possibleexception the hall. The roses then fol-
lowed,
of
long,from Lincoln park conserratories. through
of one two who would not which in turn gave way to the
or
The plant was four 3rears old.
help anyone, even themselyes,and when carnations on the third day.
An attractive feature in the Pine
Arts
hall were the six table decorations. On
Wednesday these were arranged almost

exdusivelv with chrysanthemums.
Thursday morning roses used showed
the heaVier
a marked improvement
over
decorative previousday. In
effects of the
Uncle John roses
Mangel's arranffement
whOe Sunrise was used by
were used,
American
Jos.Curran. W. J Smyth used
.
wreath
Beauty in tall vase standingin a
of highly colored small plants of Dra- caena
terminalis with Piersoni and adi-
fronds. The Chatenay rose in a
antum
low and neat effect was used by Chas.
used
Samuelson, wnile Libertyroses were
by Muir. These table ôrations were
not lot competition but for displayonly.
well executed and received
They were
favorable comments from the public.
many the cut chrys-
anthemums
It IS worthy of note that
which were prisewinners
here were chiefly the varieties which have
many times in previous years appeared
in the lists of winning sorts. Tms was
true of the classes callingfor

particularly
the greater number of blooms,yellow and
EXHIBITION.
JOaN L. QARDNBR'S CHRYSANTHBICUM PLANTS AT BOSTON
white Baton were conspicuousexamples.
It was gratifyingto note the interest
shown by both the trade and general
which
take the One of the chief attractions in the Pine public in the novelties in roses
Asmus consented to shown. Those attractingparticular
Geofge Arts hall was a magnificentspecimen
of were
he found or
onerous positionof manager ed
suspend- attention were Richmond, Rosalind Orr
be denied, Goniophlebium subauriculatum
insisted,for George will not from the ceiling, under which was Enslish, Perle des Goddesberg, Joseph
willinghands ererywhere. It was a
Gloire de HiU, La Detroit,Gen. MacArthnr
and an
thirteen; the location proved ideal. placed an exhibit of Begonia varietyof La Prance type from
Incky Arts Lorraine from Vauffhairs greenhouses. unnamed
building like the Pine
There is no the John Monson, Minneapolis.
for the attendance of the ladies. The Chi- Grouped on either side of this were The carnation displaywas magnificent
Women's Club, a powerful orjâa- displays of the Scottii and Tarrytown in for the earlydate and augured well
for
cago both varieties beins shown
the Daqghters ot the Revolution, ferns, the national carnation meetin}^ to be held
ization, sizes. At the west end of this hall,
both had important general meetings many lectionin this dtv next January.
col- Fiancee and
this week and fullyhalf their membm arranged in semicircular form, was a Rabt. Craig, of course, were the chief
of plants,includingpandanuaes, of the
attended the flower show. D. fragrans and D. centers of attraction, but many
themselves beautifully to Dracaena terminalis, for excel-
lence
The halls lent older varieties were remarkable
and flowers. The Lindeni, exhibited by John Scott, of Enchantress
the needs of the plants of quality, particularly
of the itorium
Aud- Brooklyn, N. Y.
splendidlylightedgiltarches and Lawson.
banquet hall,which Milwaukee By a wise provision of the manage-
threw
convention visitors will remember,
all which bewitched the visit-
ors.
a glowOTcr
Manager Asmus grouped the stock
and chanaea it everymorning with real
8howmai?s tact, to the professional
the halls were painfully small, but so
wdl were the music, the refreshment
tables and
grotto and the plant croups,
cut Uooms distributed that the paying
and admirinff crowd went away with
but one sentiment, that of ample com-
pleteness
in the show.
hall left
The interior of the banquet
the decorator to do,and was deed
in-
littlefor
a fitting placefor the displayof the
there. In the Pine
excellent exhibit placed
Arts hall adjoining wild smilax was em-
the
pk)yedto great advantage to cover
of walls there,as
many broad expanses
columns and the
well as the passageway
hall below. In
leadingto the banquet the
the of the banquet hall near
center
elevator landing was placeda large
from the Geor^ Witt-
sroup of palms of
bold Company, a beautiful specimen
Kentia Bdmoreana occupying the center,
while on either side was agroup of palms
from the West Side
and tropicalplants
the fine exhibit of
parks. Nearby was from
ttovehouse plants,ferns and orchids
Near the
B. G. IHhlein's conservatories.
the excellent
north end of the hall was EXHIBITION, NOVEMBER 8-12, 1901.
the conserva* GENERAL VIEW OF PHILADELPHIA
exhibit of orchids from
68 GARDENING. Nov. IS,
EXmBmON AT PHILADELPHIA. arranged at intenrals all around the Dreer displayed some choice bay trees
walls of the hall. 'The largestgroup was about the outside foyer,and had a pair
The fan exhibition of the Pennsjlvapia
firom the Wanamaker collation; on of the new Imperial bays, one on either
Horticultiiral Society,which opened in of the limited space the^rwere side of staircase. A pairof yellow chrys-
Horticultural hall Tnetday, NoTember 8.
account anthemums
too much crowded to show off their indi- turned out flat on top and
was a great credit to this time honored
yidual beauty. Joseph Hurley, gardener coyered with flowers looked as it they
societ J. It is somewhat of a hackneyed
it the best
for James Fatu, staged a magnificent might hay e justarriyed from the Mikado's
expression to say was eyer
rhapis, probably t" largest in this garden so yery Japanesy did they look.
held, but this time we feel it would come
play
dis- country, for which he receiyed firstprize. They were exhibited by J. Holland. The
Yery near the truth, as the present He was also firstfor six best palms, all yanety was Marion Henderson.
appears to excel in almost all
beingyery choice and rare. John Hob- There was wealth of orchids.
a perfect
departments. Another thingto itscredit son was first with fifteen decoratiye
is that with the exception of the fine JuliusRoehrs,of Rutherford,N. J.,
staged
plants,the leader amonff them being a
some seyenty-fiye plantsin yarieties in
exhibits of orchids and a table of new
plant of Croton Tasdatum, with
yarieties of chrysanthemums from the grand rightlycolored foliage.
three classes and receiyed
prizesas well as first for a yery hand-
some
three first
west it is essentially a home show, all
In the foyerwere other collections of Cattleya labiata with thirty-fiye
the other entries bong made by its own
The feature of the exhibition choice plants in smaller pots. John blooms. Lager " Hurrell were second
members.
Thatcher's entries in 6* inch, 8-inch and with of choice yarieties,
assortment
is undoubtedly the largeand yaried display an
of cut blooms; these show 10-inch pots, showed specialculture and and second for singleplant with
also
a perfec-
tion
been reached before receiyed firstin each cane. Thomas Long, Cattleya Dowiana. Lewis Bnrk also
that has neyer
in this cityat least. It is not on account gardener for G. W. C. Drexcl, had his had a nice orchid table with a settingof
remarkable but the usual fine display of handsome ferns. ferns. Arotmd the foot of the stage H. A.
of a few blooms, eral
gen-
excellence of all the cut flowers Two ffleichenias in the lower foyer Dreer had a collection of new plants
were about eleyenfeet in diameter. Last mostly in small specimensthat contained
staged that calls for commendation.
season the Lord " Bumham Company interesting yarities.
There were some fifty large yases many
erected a house almost exdnsiyely for but commend
(umbrellajars) containing from twelye We cannot thecoinmittee
blooms each uiat had floor their accommodation. He receiyed first of arrangements for its foresight in the
to twenty
prize for all his entries. Among the six
space around
and on the steps of decorations of the hall. Huffe bunches of
the grand staircase. These alone were best were a fine plant about fiye feet autumn branches were placedat interyals
through of Adiantum hybridum which
worth the price of admission,as all the high up on the walls and a dado of wild
blossoms were extra fine and the judges originatedwith John Lee,of Washing- ton, smilax coyered the walls to within a
had a great time awarding the prizes. D. C. short distance of the floor. This gaye a
Looking this disi"lay oyer from the foyer The collection of chrysanthemum plants setting to the exhibits that showed
was one of the siffhts of the show and was probably, taken as a whole, the throughto the best possibleadyantage
constantly called forth words of mendation
com- best yet. The Drexel collections of years and we hope to see this or some other
from the yisitors. ago will alwajrsstand out, but as years form of decoration a part of each recurring
The difierent entries of single cut roll on the exhibitors are becoming more show.
blooms were also noteworthy. P. Ibbot- critical and the standard is gradually The group of crotons of John Hobson
son seemed to be the leader in these being raised. The hall,with the excep were exceptionallybrilliant and well
classes and secured first prizes for best tion of the wall spaces, was entirely deseryed the first honor awarded them.
twelye and twenty-fiyesingleblooms. filledwith largeplants, the majority of John Fowler was giyen a silver medal
There was scarcely table space to modate
accom- which were compact, well-flowered mens
speci- for two plants of Pandanus Baptistii,
the largeentry list and they had from four to fiye feet in diameter. and well colored specimens,
yery perfect
to be crowded together rather more There were also numerous entries of which graced the tops of the posts at the
closelythan was best for their proper singlestemmed plants whh one flower first landing of the main staircase. H. P.
display. Before another season the each which with their large blooms are Michell made a hit with a mushroom
society should procure another set of always much admired. In the center of display. It represented a bed infull bear-
ing.
horses for the tables as nearly all of them the hall the Wm. Graham Company made The mushrooms were artificial but
were at least one foot too nigh. When a nice exhibit of chrysanthemums in a looked yery natural. They were arranged
the flowers reach up to the line of yision sort of garden effect with two sections of in a bed of peat as if growing; the bed
only those in the front row are seen and rustic fence. There was a larse oyal bed was 4x6 feet and surrounded by mirrors,
then not perfectly.It costs a great deal in the center, risingfrom which was a all enclosed in a black box. A hole about
and considerable outlay rustic of
of time,energy open column holding yases one foot in diameter allowed a yiew of
otherwise to bring flowers to such perfection water which were filledwith fine flowers the bed, the inside being illuminated.
as these, and the societyshould of chrysanthemums. This firm also Owing to the arrangement of the mirrors
that eyerything placedat the head of the main stairway
do its utmost to see the
space was magnifiedas far as the eye
is arrangedfor their proper display. a Japanese temi"learch, or gateway, could reach,making an optical illusion.
There were seyeral fine collections of wired with electric lightsacross the top. On the outside was printed a picture of
mostly displayed in the lower At the first landing of the stairway the "woggle bug," which said that
pompons
hall. These attractea considerable atten-tion Mr. Robertson's group of yery choice Michell's mushrooms were best. Philip
and found plentyof admirers. Next zonal geraniums made a beau^ spot. Preund, of the Michell force,originated
in importance were the many choice He receiyed first prize for these plants. the idea.
exhibits of ferns and foliage plants. The Wm. H. Moon Company had a large The displayof roses and carnations on
These relieyed the masses of color in the group of eyergreens and autumn leayes the second day brought out seyeral new
chrysanthemum flowers as they were in the center of the lower foyer.H. A. ones that were exhibited here for the first
CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT EXHIBITION OP MONMOUTH COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, RED BANK, N. J.

" " "
GARDENING. 69
tgo4.
AT WORLD'S PAIR SHOW.

SHOWN BY VAUOHAN'S SEED STORE,
CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT,
QRAPTBD
oentrsl plant earriea 84 varletiei.)
(The
of classes
AT NEW YORK. successful exhibitor in a number
the noveltyamong
BXHIBinON for smaller numbers. W. Turner,
time. Wdleslej was tute,
Insti- calling D. Borden,
the roses; it is a fine pink something The exhibition ot the American supenntendent to M. C.
in form held in the Herald Square exhibition the exhibition
after the Rose Robert Scott, both Oceanic,N. J.,returned to
trifledeeperin the biggest that his hand
and color,although it is a hall, November 10-17, was boards and demonstrated
while that
color. It has a fine lonff stifistem, with
event that the organisation has yet had not lost its cunning the
brilliant, dark colored foliage.John

N.
carried throuffh. The entire
floor space he was organizing the giganticestab- lishment
the Waban Rose and a high ard
stand- at Oceanic,where he is now
May exhibited it for was practicaUy filled,
exhibits. Samuel
Consenratories. There were foar vases of merit characterised allthe installed. Other exhibitors were
of the
oi filty Beauties which were all exception-
ally The most noteworthy feature Riddell,gardener to F. A. Constable,
fine stock. Myers " Samtman, John whole display was in the specimen bush Mamaroneck, N. Y.; W. Hastings, dener
gar-
and Joseph These were not
to C. B. Alexander,Tuxedo,
N. Y.;
Burton, J. Welsh Young and standard plants.
in such D. Adams,
Heacock were the exhibitors. Edward
only ot fine quality,but
shown H. H. Hale, sardener to ".
Towill had a rose of his fine Liberty. numbers as to make a remarkable
feature
Seabright, N. J.;John G. McNicoll,Wm.
There were also entries in all the popular of themselves. Practicallyone-half of Kleinneinz,Robt. Allen,gardener to
tea rosea. the space devoted to chrysanthemums B. C. Benedict,Greenwich, Conn.; John
the Cottage Gardens' taken up by these plants.Naturally Featherstone, gardener to Samuel Unter-
In the carnations was
that contributed N. Y.; Wm. Nye, gar-
the leaders. The it private Yonkers, dener
entries were easily was |ôwers meyer, N.
red,seems to be most to this division. Most largely as to Miss B. Potter,Ossining, Y.;
Robert Craig, their new
almost in a class by itself, it is so fine. regard to numbers, B. D. Schaeffer, W. Smith, gardener to Robt. Mallory,
Tuxedo, Portchester,N. Y.; J. Heeremans, gardener
It won oat for the Mst seedlins in competition gardener to Richard Mortimer, of the
for N. Y., who exhibited one-half to A. R. Whitney, Morristown,
with Fiancee, the firstdefeat
is shown, and he figuredvery well N. J.; W. C. Roberts,gardener to Fred- erick
this fine sort. The Robert Craig an
plants fine
immense flower borne on a stiffstem, m the prixelist He bad some very Potter, Ossining, N. Y.; James
Others in the A. Kahn,
well clothed with foliage.
It should be a standards,seven feet high. Fraser, superintendentto O.
Fiancee entry division were Wul Anderson, gardener Morristown, N.J.
winner everywhere. The Hill, and
to have carried well, to Herbert Dumaresq, Chestnut The competitionransed very close
did not seem
flowers were fine. A vase Mass.; David F. Roy, Maiden, Mass.; the newer varieties held up weU. Pompon
although the exhibited in very
to G. C. Rand,
of fiftv blooms of Phyllis,Mr. Rudd's John G. McNicoll,gardener chrysanthemums were of the
light pink, showed up well and Lawrence, L. I.,N. Y.; Peter Duff, gardener large quantity,filling one- Quarter
new
blooms to J.C. Brown, Orange,
N. J.; Robt.
side bench space. Trade collections were
received second prize against fifty
Marshall, gardener to".
W. Converse,
put up by Richard Vincent, Jr. " Sons,
of the Robert Craig, which easilywon "
firsthonors. Newton, Mass.; Wm. Kleinheinz,gardener White Marsh, Md.; Thos. B. Meehan
Gardens' roses were very to P. A. B. Widener, Ogontz, Fa.; Sons, Germantown, Pa., and John N.
The Cottage Miss M. F.
May, Summit, N. J.,Frank onlv Presby,
H.
fineflowers. There were twelve
varieties. T. W. Head, gardener to
Summit, N. J.,being the
amateur
Strafford Flower Farm also had a number Plant,Groton, Conn.
of choice popular sorts. Fred Burki, The growers from New England and exhibitor of these.
have the best Beside the chrysanthemums there was
white carnation from Orange, N. J.,seem to
John Mnrchie's new
in collection of palms and stove
very pretty but they do not show a very rich
exhibited by him was a ot it in quality, first prizes
is said to be a great producer. like such numbers as did Mr. and greenhouseplants.Equal
flower and anything in send- awarded to Siebrecht " Son and
". Haines, of Betflehem,staged Mortimer, who, by his enterprise were
John red. fallhas set a precedent John Lewis Childs for group ot orna-
mental
and his new inff two railroad cars
some good seedlings, plantscovering 250 square
of W. J. Palmer " Son, that will not easilybe surpassed. foliage
Red Lawson, N. J.,
feet. JuliusRoehrs, Rutherford,
Buffalo, made a good showing. En- chantress
In the cut flower divisions, Herring-
A.
in all the minor collections, N. J., was a laige and stMêd a magnificentlyarranged group far
was
K. ton, Madison, of floweringand foliageplants at the
its popularity. first in all
which shows successful exhibitor winning hall which added materially
the classes of fifty's and twenty-five's;end of the
to the pictorial eflect. Siebrecht " Son
remarkably fine. Wm.
has his quality was This last named
Lake Geneva, Wis." J. J. Mitchell Dnckham, Madison, N.J., was not one made a close second.
first for a
condition at his greenhouse. exhibitor was also awarded
thingsin tip-top whit behind in quality, and was a most
"
A. F. Smith is the head gardener.
.70 GARDENING. Nov. /J,
collectioiiof conifers againttthe Wm. H. varieties,and a specimen of the small cens showed themsdves to fine effect, and
Moon Company, of MorrisTille, Pa. single-flower Golden Chain, and DeVoy a plant of kentia at dther end tapered off*
The misoellaneons exhibits were very " Sons' Geranium Tdegraph showed up the group. Suspended from the back
nnmerons and embraced a rich varietjof brilliantly in strikingcolor and in size of wall some fine plants of Begonia Gloire
material. Noticeable were the orchidsof petal.J. H. Troy, New Rochelle, N. Y., de Lorraine and Onddium varicosnm
which there were three exhibitors, each had bamboos and sundry foliageplants were seen individilally. The ground work
staginffvery largecollections. Lager " which added materiallyto the decoration was formed of dieffienbachias, small
HnrreU were awarded the first honors, of the hall. Thos. Weathered Sons palms, etc.,but the general effect was
and included in their lot a rich assortment showed a material of other greenhouse green, with just that much variety that
of rare kinds set ap in a loose,airy structures and a good portable greenhouse the varigationofthe dieffenbachias gives.
manner without any back-ground effect, was erected by the Springfield The foreground consisted of three pyramidal
which was the most efiectiyemethod of Moulding Works, Springfield, Mass. groups, the middle one about six
display. Siebrecht " Son and Julius As to varieties in the show. Dr. Bngue- feet high,and those at dther end somewhat
Roehrs were awarded equal seconds,the hard and Wm. Duckham of the newer Mss. The middle group consisted
former having a group rich in variety kinds showed up best. Appleton and of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine and a few
Cattleya labiata, while Roehrs was Golden Wedding were stanaards in the onddiums and was topped off with a fine
strong in vandas, phalsnopses, etc. vellows,and oAhe other colors the newer plant of Croton Prince of Wales. The
The three groups were entirelydistinct favorites were seen. In the plants Garza side pyramids had a base of Cattleya
in material and formed a veiy important was seen several times. Also Mrs. labiata.
feature. Crotons were well stMed by Coombes, BdithDashwood, A. J.Balfour, The second prizegroup bv Pred Heere-
John Lewis Childs and JuliusRoehrs, Gertrude Sanders, Brutus, Chestnut mans, gardener to W. D. Sloan, was also
who were awarded equal prizes, the first Hill, R. H. Pearson and Black Hawk.
a first prizegroup. That is,it would be
place goinff,however, to John Peather- The leadingvarieties in the cut flowers
so in any other place but Lenox. It is
stone, gardener to Samuel Untermever. were Yellow Camot, Gen. Hutton, May- also a dedded aeparture from what is
Siebrecnt " Son had the honor in dra- nell,Merza, T. Carrington,S. T. Wright, usuallyseen in ânt groups, and unique
csenas with Childs and Peatherstone T. Eaton, Lord Salisburyand others. in manv The wall in this case wss
wavs.
following, and Lorraine begonia was The Weathered Company had an covered with hemlock branches,but they
best exhibited by Julius Roehrs, who exhibit of the new iron eave plate and were so unobtrusive that all that the eje
also made a very pretty display of a condensation gutter. reallysaw was the green color. Three
made-up basket on a pedastal. Childs largekentias,one in the middle and one
and Siebrecht took the first prisefor fiXHIBmON AT LENOX, MASS. at dther end, were placed against the
flowerinff begonias other than Lorraine, The fourth annual exhibition of the wall, but they were tilted so that the
and Siebrecht " Son for Rex begonias. Lenox Horticultural Sodety opened its leaves overhung the rest of the group, and
The last named firm also took the prize doors to the public on October 26 and as you stood in front of it you were very
for a collection of ferns showing a large continued for two days. In point of size much reminded of a bower. Two large
number of spedes in commerdu sizes. the exhibition would be termed small if anthuriums stood between the palms and
Numerous awards for specimen plants
compared with other largercenters,but made a completebackground. The palm
in this division were also awarded to for quality, neatness and originality, pots were hidden in moss and and around
Siebrecht "Son. The rose classes were nothCog has ever been put up in this the base of the center one were grouped
well filled, but competition was easy. that it. The number ofhighlv colored
country can equi^ over- a crotons,such as
The firstprizefor American Beauty went feature of this show isthe origi-
powenng nality Baron de Rothschild and Queen Victoria,
to L. A. Noe. Wm. Kleinheinz second. of the plantgroups. Here,at last, and around the other two a number of
Noe also led foi*Bride and Bridesmaid, have ôt away from the hay-cockand Lilium HarrisiL The background came
we
with Chas. H. Totty, Madison. N. T., the precisionof plumb and rule. The down very abruptly,and the foreground
and Samuel Riddell equal seconds. Tne which low. As you stood in firontoi it vou
stereopticonsameness you meet was
last named exhibitor was successful in with everywhere can be forgottenhere, could look down upon the whole thing.
the dat s for yellows. There were small and the missionary feds rewarded. If Two or three very light palms, such as
displaysof carnations,the mpst meritorious all the good gardeners who can grow Cocos Romanzoffiana and Wedddliana
collection coming from Wm. Nye, plantsto perfection, but who nality towered above the others. The ground
lack origi-
three varieties, twenty-five blooms each; in grouping the same could drop work of the foreground was small Par-
Chas. Weber, of Lynbrook, L. I.,and into this exhibition they would see something leyense with specks of color here and
Robt Allen,gardener to E. C. Benedict, which they could never foiget. there. Such grouping requiresskilland
were equal seconds. Here we have "a voice crying in tbe wil- refinement of taste,and can only be done
derness,"
Thos. DeVoy " Son, Pouff hkeepsie, and and with it a ray of hope. by an artist.
G. T. Schuneman, Baldwin, N. Y., G. The first prize of "palm and The orchid
group groups, of which two were
Von Qualen and Wm. Slack were awarded foliageplantsarrangedfor cfrect," by shown, each covering a space of 100 feet,
prizes for double violets. Wul Slack, B. Jenkms. gardener to Gerard Poster, were also unquestionably the finest ever
gardener to Mrs. Oliver White,Stamford, was wonderfullv conceived and most put up. The judgeshere had the hardest
Conn., and Miss M. M. Bourne, also artistically and beautifully executed. The of the day. Mr. Loveless,gar-
Showinff shingles. group occupied a square space of 160 Sroblem
ener to John Sloan, won the firstprize.
The mnode Plorist Company made an square feet. A background was formed The dedsion could not be questioned, yet
extensive displav of Japanese plants, as againstthe wall of English ivy and immediately
anyone who had to award a second prise
did Prank Wein'berg, who also showed in front of this and somewhat to Mr. Heeremans could only do so with
cacti. John Scott,of Brooklyn, N. Y., devated three fine plants of Areca lutes- a feeling of regret. Both groups were so
had a group of foliageplants showing
remarkably dean culture. Bobbink "
Atkins staged a larê collection of ever-
greens,
induding conifers, box, bay trees,
etc., and another display of bay trees
came from Roehri.
In the cut flower dasses two exhibits
outside the schedule which attracted
attention were made by Wm. Turner
and G. H. Hale, each showing twenty-
five varieties. J. L. Childs staged a
group of Phcenix Rcebelenii and other
dracsenas, ornamental foliage plants,
cycads, etc. P. R. Pierson Company
showed the Tarrytown fern and John
Scott had a big group of his spedalty,
NephrolepisScottii. Kobt. Craig " Son
had a new dwarf pompon mum,
chrysanthe-
Babv, a perfectmodeling of its
ir%^^:t:
flower and brilliant yellow colors showing
against the deep green foliagemade
it very attractive,and the Baby Crimson
Rambler (Mme. Levavasseur) came from
GROUP OF PANDANUSBS AND DRACANAS AT THE CHICAGO SHOW.
Vaughan's Seed Store, which also contributed
a graftedplant, twenty-four (Exhibitedby John Scott, of Brooklyn, N. Y.)
72 GARDENING, Nov. IS,
Thb Central IlUiiois Horticultiiral to the tipof the trees. A few seed cones
aMU)ENIN6 Societywill meet at Champaign NoYem-
ber 29 and SO. Programmes can be had
of A. Bldwillii which I picked up
several seasons wdghed from dgnt to
for
from P. 3. Phoenix,aecretarj,Blooming- ten pounds.They are about six inches

ton. in diameter by nine indies long,bat the
PUBLUKSD TBS llT AXD 16TH OV BAOB XOHTH seed contained in them
A CABLEGRAM from Tokio of 200 words, was aimmy
BT barren and nevergerminated. One otlicr
THE GARDENING COMPANY, regardingthe Mikado's flower show, is
auracaria which can be seen ally
occasion-
sent abroad by the Associated Press.
Monon BuildingCHICAGQ is A. Braziliana, of bluish,glaucous
What conld more emphasise publicinter-
est
in flowers? color,but its habit is* more stra^lim|
and the tree in all respectsless desirable
Bubscriptionprice,IS.00 a Year 94 Numbers. "
Advertisingrates on application. A HORTICULTURAL council or committee than

many of those mentioned.
Entered at Chicago nostolBce as second-class could well find work to do in promoting Fruitvale, Cal. ,
Bugbmb Burolb.
matter. 1004, by The Gardening Co.
C:k"p7right, horticulture,
holding at least four meet-
ings
AddrMS all oommunloattoiw to TIm Cardonlns a Tear. The various trade ofvanixa-
Co^ Monon "iilldlnoiChlono*- tions should have one or more delegates ASTERS FAILING TO BLOOM.
as rwular or auxiliarymembers of the "o. GARDBNiNG:"Have
Qabdenihg is gotten up for its readers and in you any infor-
mation
their interest,and it behooves you, one and all,to board. about the failure of asters to
make it interesting.If it does not exactly suit
flower? The plantshave grown thriftily
your.case, pleasewrite and tell us what you want.
WiLHBLM Miller says that the estab-
lishment
It is our desire to help you. of the Arnold Arboretum resulted and look as well as I have ever seen them,
Abk aht Questions tou please about plants, in the establishment of sixty-twomillion but the flower buds do not fillout and in
flowers, fruits, vegetables or other practical acres of forest reserres by the United placeof the flower we find onlya bleached
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in out mass. The onlyasters uat
States government, surelya wonderful are not
answering them.
result from an of afiected are those of narrow foliageand
ub Notes
Send of your experience in gardening originalendowment
tOAt others dark color. The trouble is universal here
m any line; tell us of your successes only $10,000.
may be enlightened and encouraged, and of your and can not be caused by a mere difier-
failures,perhaps we can help you. PlVB applesof the Spokane Beautj, in the soil. I and others would be
enoe
Seed us photooraphb or Skbtoheb of your originatedin Spokane, Wash., by li^. pleased to have some information.
flowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables, ^rliihit^Ml Af ftttf"
or horticultural appliances that we may have
Tnnm
rTP"*^"P";*^g* .*^." nnrfi""ti1fiiri"
""E^^^V*" G. C. H.
them engraved for Oabdeeieo. butldinf, World's Pair, m the Washing-
It is not an easy matter to tell why
-
ton exhibit, weighed 184 ounces, an aver-
age
asters fail to flower without being ontlK
of
86 4-6 otmoes each. One weighed
CONTBTNS. 40 ounces. The shape somewhat resem- spotwhere they are growing and even
bles Bellflower, the color darker than 20-
tnen itûite likelywould beapusder as I
The exhibitions "
believe it is very unusual for asters to
"
Exhibition at Boston (lllus.) 69 ounoe Pippin.
at Chlcaffo (Ulus.).
^'^ fail to flower when theyhave grown
-Exhibition flj
08
"Exhibition at )
Philadelphta (lllus thriftily. The soil may be too rich in
zrx^lSlSôSVtSIorMîiiaiiii):::::::^^
oot-y wild GnisBWG wanted. nitrogenor the plantsmay have received
too much dther
water by watering or
SSTvnsidSSeTwaStS."^^^^^^^
^^^""i!r?.i" *,i*'y^''^^^*H rain. Try Rivingthe plants a che"" by
The ^rfcanCivic AssociaUon
that the cultivated roots of 7E way report thrusting tne spade around the plants
Arauoaria imbrioata, 2 this artide are not wanted by the Chi-
ABtorsfamng to bloom. 7%
and are instructing their agents to deep enough to shorten the roots.
ncc,
will G.C.
KaîS?eni?''clu^^^^^^^
November TO
purchaseonly
from the woods.
the roots gathered
The Chinese claim. It
-Gaiden brevities for
z^h^rjoun^îK^^^^^^
ZK^nmSuSTHortiouiturai
s "i^'^^^^j^^.if^^v^p^'?'^-
fcrent from the cultivated ones.
BEST OUTDOOR WHITE LILAC
Society 78 properties
....7B Bd. Gardbning: Can you ascertain
Conference of horticulturists "J.
''
C. VauOHAN. "
Orchid exhibit at World's

Pair exhibition for me the name of the MSt varietyof
white Ulac suitable for outdoor culture
A sii^^g
oypripi4ltlJi:::.Vl^".''/
XHE AMERlCAlf CIVIC ASSOCIATION. for flower purposes and also if grafted
In Georgia J2
The greenhouse....
^..^....
7fl
^ the plants are
receptionwill be tendered to superior to those on own
zSl^womtuSSiS^hS::::::::;:::::::;;?? roots, and

visitingofficers of the American
civic the name of graftingstock?
G. R.
"
Theo.Ewoldt..
oamation growing" Paper by 78 Association (merger of American
Park
and Outdoor Art Association and Ameri- As to which is the best white Hlac for
Gloirb db Lorraikb has lost can League for Civic Improvement) at the outdoors, I do not know, not
Bboonia
none of its popularity to date. city dub, 178 Madison street, Chicago, .vingtried them all,but I do know Sowing
"" n^y^^^x.^^ " Thursday evening, December 1, at 8 that Princess Alexandra is one of the
Louis Draw, promment in Bdgianhor-
*
,.
^,^^^ addresses will be given by ^hort

very best. It has larse trusses, or pan-
ticulture,died at Laeken October 29.
PresidentJ. H orace McFarland. of Harris- ides rather, and the individual floret is
house, in its latest cata- buig. First Vice-President Clinton Rogers of ôd size. Its habit of growth Is
A Gbbman
of Woodruff,of Philaddphla, Frederick Law indined to be erect, which
loffue dassifiesthe peony on the shape appears to be
^^SflAwers
xnenowcr.
Olmsted, Jr.,of Boston, and others, an advantage.It also blooms iredy.
The Woman's Outdoor Art League Alba grandiflora is also considered a
^^Ki.v.-
Wb are informed in a *""n^
J""}"ca-
(department of the assodation) extends good one. Marie Legraye is quitepop-
the San Jose ular,
tion that the about
^^rm ^ i nvitation to attend ^-^^.^
the after- espedally for forcing purposes.
scale has passed. This IS indeed news. ^^^ w^wAon at 2:30 in Fullerton hall, There appear to be at least two distinct
Gardbnikg has discontinued Art Institute. President McFarland will varieties ofiered for sale under this name.
AicBRiCAM
an illustrated lecture on "Common One with very large florets in somewhat
tmblication. This journal has been in nve
Sracticallvcontinuous existencelorthirty Trees and Their Uncommon Flowers." loose panides and the other has much
?ISrs ^"- Woodruff and Mr. Olmsted wiU smaller flowers with the paniclesmore
"P^** ^^ *^" "*"^ meeting. compact. Princess Alexandra was, I
,^ ;"^r"o.;".T '^
great and mcreasing gen-
4.
EviDBNCiKG
" """"
^ bdieve,raised from seed in Canada, and
mrtA interest in flowers is a very cu'etully distributed quite largely in the United
^tt" column artide on the ARAUCARIAchrysai IMTOICATA.
States by Bllwanger " Barry. Plants
themum in the New York Tribune. ^ Gardbnwg: In regard to the on own roots are considered
-
superiorto
BougainvilleaSamdbruna, lor formal question of "Inquisitive^' regarding those grafted because the latter seem to
be sheared to great ad- Araucaria imbricata, I failed to see any be more prone to be attacked by those
"oedmens, may
commonly em- by any grower gardener pests, the borers. Lilacs frequently
"Antaire after the method answer or are
nhjTîn the culture of genistas. from Camomia. AU the araucarias budded or graftedon the privet, both ttK
Liffustrum ovalifolium or the so-called
Baby is a wy dwarf
Chrysanthemum ^^ y^^^ Araucaria imbricata can California privet, and L. vulgaris the
Irom Japan.
ycUow pompon imported y^ ^^ y^^^ y^ ^ pj^^ ^ ^ 1^, European privet. Lilacs are subject to
the habit ol the plant IS excdlcnt. and It ^^ thirty-five ieetih hdght, also A. the attacks of a scale insect which must
it is at its best about Thanksgi vmg. excdsa. A spedmen of A. Bid williiwhich be looked for carefullyand promptly
Virinnia State Horticultural Sod- I have in groundsunder my manajêment dealt with, for it spreads quiterapidly.
Thb
iiti Moects the next meeting, to be hdd at here is aboutfortyfcet high andorpcrfect Remedies that are recommended to com-
bat
Front Koval Va., to be fliebest in its pyramidal form, the branches TallinR the San Jose scale may be used with
ui^rir^Sec S. L. Lupton, Winches- gracefully on the lawn. A. imbricata and good effect against the one mentioned.
tolvT A.Bidwilliiformbigconcsgenerallydose E. L.
GARDENING. 73
igo4.
Club. generalstock, which is disposedof to off*the mail bags, which they rifled at
The Gardeners'
the stores in various sections of Balti-
more. thefr leisure in the dtv. They threw the
His "placeis an historic one. On pouches into a stream, but were observed
We shall be pleated at all timet to leoeive brief his farm is a gigantic chestnut tree, by a dty watchman who foUowed them
"otet of geaeral Inteiett ob praotioal oultuial measuring some twenty-fivefret in cir- and secured their arrest. They were
cumference later
matfeMt from gaidenert for ute In thit depart- of trunk,under whose wide- convicted and hanged.
"nnt Notet of the movementt of sardenert,
of addiett etc, are alto deiirable. spreading branches, during the tionary
Revolu- Mr. McCormick is of Scotch descent
ehanget
War, Washington and Lafayette and amongst his most cherished treas-
ures
took counsel and ate their meals whUe is a sword used by one of his ancestors
GARDEN ERBYITIES FOR NOVfiKBER. the the
camping on the place when patriot during wars of the time of the
The greenhotites often look bare after army was marching from Baltimore to Bruce. He is aman respected and beloved
the chrrsanthemuins are past. To comi- Philadelphia. in his community, ana his character for
teract this some gardenersuse laree plants The first owner of the manor was steadfastness and reUabiHty may be
of fall flowering salvias to hdTp them. George Councilman, who received it by inferred by the statement recentlymade
Salvia inyolncrata, with largedusters of originalgrant from Lord Baltimore,the in a
paper of his county tiiat in the
reddish pink flowers; S. lencantha,with founder of the province of Maryland. twenty-six years during,which he has
spikes of woolly lilac flowers,and S. This originaldocument, engrossed on been an officialof the Fair Association
nttilans, with graceful spikesof red flow-ers, parchment, with its enormous seal in he has never lost a day from the dis- charge
are among the best. They are all wax, is still in the possession of Mr. of the duties assigned him. A
free growing and will do mnch toward McCormick, who intermarried with the few weeks ago he was selected by the
maintaining the interest in the green- Coundlman family. governor of the state as one of the repre-
sentatives
house. Another landmark on this interesting from Maryland at the great
A vacant partitionin a cool greenhouse estate is an old Indian trail which passes Farmers' Congress hdd in St. Louis.
with a box adjusted along the sill will
afford a fine opportunity to grow swain-
MONMOUTH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
sona or nasturtiums. Contracted root
is to obtain the best The seventh annual exhibition of the
space necessary
roults as regardsa good crop of flowers. Monmouth County Horticultural Society
decide what is was held in the town haU at Red Bank,
Now is the time to just
most useful or desirable in chrysanthe-
mums N. J., November 1 and 2. It was artistio-
aUy and finandaUy the greatest success
for next year. Saving the stock
this sodety ever had. The blooms were
Iântsand giving them good care will
sid in bringing about the desired results. at thefr best and of immense size. The
Are the ^ysiological judges remariced that they were the best
reasons apparent
blooms they ever judged and as good,
why we dry off*and ripen the wood of
many of our greenhouse deciduous shrubs? they think,as wiU be stagedthis year.
Note nature's method in these respects The largehaU was not sufi"cient to hold
teU the exhibits,so the audience
as rârds many of our hardy shrubs, room
downstairs was likewise fiUed. On the
trees and fruits.
second dav noted visitors were
Potting on the newly rooted geraniums some
from the cuttingbed will now be in entertained, induding State Senator

order. Bven thotighsome may not have Frauds, U. S. Senator Kean and the
emitted roots and are well calloused they republicancandidate for governor, Mr.
w91 root satisfactorily after potting. Stokes,who was presentedwith a bouquet.
Have the hydrangeas placed under the He congratulated the sodety on
the wonderinT exhibits and remarked
bendies of the coolMt greenhouse or in a
wen protected cold frame, drying them that Red Bank was ahead of any other
off so they may lose most of uieir leaves dty in the state of New Jersey. The
and ripen the wood. judges were Chas. Totty, Peter Duff and
William Bartholomew.
Keep the carnations absolutely free
from aphis. Diseases creep in the punc- In groups of chrysanthemums H. Mc-
tures
Carron, gardener for W. F. Havemeyer,
made by these pests,weakening the received first prize,and A. G. WiUiams,
constitution and seriously a
ing
ffect-
plants' for Selmar
the crop. gardener Hess, and N. Butter-
Proper carein ventilatingthe rose bach, gardener for C. N. Bliss,divided
house with the aid of sulphur on theheat^ second. For the best three spedmen
bush plants,A. G. Williams was first; P.
ing pipes or dispelled through the bel-
lows
win eradicate a persistent attack of A. Kettd, gardener for James Loeb, second.
The Youngest Qardener.
mildew. For one spedmen bush plant, H. A.
(Wm. LftfayKastlng, of Buffalo. N. T.)
should now be sub-
jected Kettel was firstand A. G. Williams sec-
The bougainvnieas ond.
For the six best spedmen bush
to a lower temperature and water
withheld in order to insure the ripening plants anemone variety,H. A. Kettel
through the woodland and is easily
was firstand G. H. Hale,gardener for B.
of the wood for flowering. traced. That it was a favorite course
the cinerarias and calceolarias D. Adams, second.
Pot on and camping place for the red men is
before they become pot-bound. A con- proved by the abundance of relicsof the
tinous growth withoutcheck is necessary CONFERENCE OF HORTICULTURISTS.
aborigines found from time to time,
for good results. P. C. bits Pursuant the caU of Chief
indumng axes, darts, spear-heads, to Taylor,
of pottery, etc. In the farm house is a representative
florists,
seedsmen and hor-
ticultural
NOTES OF BALTIMORE. rich coUection of these curious Indian at the
representatives World's
The county fair season, which ended products. Fair met in Room B of Chief Taylor's
with October, was one of the most suc- Near the farm stands one of the old- office at 8:30 Thursday afternoon,
cessfol series of these events ever held in time road way taverns, which were not November 10. Chief Taylor opened
Maryland, the attendance of visitors infrequentin the stage coach days, the the meeting, emphasizingthe possibilities
beifig
enormous, on some days reaching *'Blue BaU," once the resort of bloods of united action in any direction,
at some of grounds
the upwards of and beUes from Baltimore,the scene of and particularly when appliedfordblyto
50,000 persons. "^t of these fafrs have great political gatherings,and where the World's Fair enterprises, illustrating his
commodious buOdings and nearly aU give favorites of the partiesof past eras made pointby reference to the liberid provisions
moderate premiums for displaysof cut great orations before crowds of thefr made for the live stock exhibits at
flowers ana pot plants. In this way the admiring foUo wers. Henry Clay was one the present fair. He introduced as diair-
popularity of ornamental gardening is who was received with great favor in his man Professor William Trelease. fessor
Pro-
enhanced. Of one of these fairs,that of day. Trdease. on taking the chair,
Baltimore county, the central,larmt, At another pointon the road near by a appointed Professor L. R. Taft secretary
ridiest and most populous county of the great stone marks the scene of a highway of the meeting and brieflyoutlined
florist is, and has been for robbery and murder committed by two the reasons for the call and the matters
state, a
is Alexander, highwavmen, who held up a stage coach which in hand to be taken up by
years, the president.He were
the meeting. The
McCormick, Jr.,of Pullerton, who is plying between Philadelphia and more,
Balti- various letters and
widely and favorably known to the dragged the driver from his seat telegrams were then read by the secre-
tary.
entire trade of this city.Mr. McCormick and kiUed him upon his showing resist-
ance, Space prevents us giving these in
raises roses, carnations,callas and a robbed the passengers ana carried b ut
full, extracts from them foUow.
74 GARDENING. Nov. iSk
In caUinff the meeting to order Chief the National Nurserymen's Association plants are pleasing and thriving, the
Taylor said: was started. My own membership has of gardeningisinsatiable;he wants
spirit
When I came here,about three tears most of the time for twenty-five
ârs more and more, and the contagion of
been in that oxganisation, as I was mter- experiment seizes him and he becomes
ago, the outline of the difierent depart-
ments a
ofthe expositionhad been pretty ested in that branch of the work. Since livingimpetus to vour business. And
well made. Classifications had been then tliere have been many tions,
organiza- emuUtion seizes his neighbors and friends,
but down to the present time there they behold in his garden the proofof
has not been establisned one to act in what can be done and what will
(P'ow,
concert upon occasions of this sort, when and they too endeavor after similar
sition. The way in which thehorticnl- through the officersof these associations results. But let an amateur start in
tnrists conld have secnred some things or some other way there ma^r be one wrong and botch his pl*^ f^^ plant
which are not given them be well orffanizationto look out for the interests unsuitable material and in an improper
may
tellingnow another of horticulture in its broadest sense. the results are displeadng and
lUnstratedby my manner,
line of interests related to agricnltnre did I know of nothingwhich is so easy to unsatisfactoryand he gets disheartened
get some thingswhich they went after. to get into the newspapers as stories ot or disgusted,his interest flags and he
Before I came, or rather before I had horticulture if they have not the business and his place becomes a "horticultural
been appointed to the position I now of frost" at home and abroad. Now a little
stamp some one upon them, and the
hold, ana while I was doing some general very highest dass publications are plain,practical, trustworthy advice to
work for the officials, the qoestioncame this man to begin with would have
always glad to publishthem. An organization
whether desirous of obriated all this and turned the tide from
came np very forciblyas tu a of the Kind we are
certain other department had to )oy and his home would have
been pro-
vided organizingmight do a good deal to hdp woe
for. Thenrst thing anyone knew in the publfeit^, and thus the general been a glowing tribute to horticulture
there came a large delegation, insisting growth of horticulture. instead of a cloud upon it. Voluminous
that the interests reprcsenteo by^the advice tb a beginneris a mistake, so too
BT WILLIAM FALCONER, PITTSBURG.
department be givena separate dassifica^ are long listsof plantsfor any purpose.
tion. These genUemen came, representing With all my heart I shall be glad to do Let simplidtyandbrevityrule in all your
many national oiganixations,and insisted what I can for so worthy an object as teachings.
that this was a snbfectof soch importance that announced for your gathering, I A few generalprindplesare apiîcable
that it should be accorded a sepa-
rate will not touch advanced norticulture, in all cases. All trees, shrubs, roses,
department in the exposition; that either fruits, f lowers or vmtables, but vines and perennials recommended for a
the only way to brinff about an exhibit strike directly at the very foundation of certain localitv should be beautiful in
of any importance was to have a quarter horticulture, that is the beginner,for it themsdves and easy to grow. Every
of a million dollars in premiums, and as is here,I am satisfied, that the greatest outdoor garden, la^ or small, should
a result ofthe work which was done that necessity prevails. have intereiit and beauty from frost in
department was made separate and a We should endeavor to convert to horticulture spring until frost in fall, and selections
Quarter of a million dollars which they for its fumishment, even if onlv a dozen
every person in this broad land
demanded was given. of liberty who owns a home or lives in kinds, should be chosen with thisend in
I believe that if atthe righttime atthis whose be view. And as all people yearn for cut
one, garden may an acre
expositionthere had been a representative patch or a simple window sillin a back flowers in their dwellings, the blossoms
body of horticulturists, sayins there of their gardens, like peoniesand lilies,
should be set aside $100,000 for the pay-
alky. Every livingperson has flowers be such for this
ment in his or her heart and would grow them should as are adapted
of cash prizesupon flower shows, Avoid expendve plants,vASy
in thdr homes ifthey knew what would purpose.
that it would have htttx done. I believe weedy plants and such have
grow there and how easilythese plants plants, as
that itit had been said that there should can be cultivated. Hdp these people and inconspicuousflowers,but give them the
be flower shows scattered throu|[hout the and you brighten good old-fashioned favorites as irises,
you hdp yourselves,
periodof the exposition, beginmng after and glorifvthis country. Our minds bleedingheart,pinks,bell-flowers and the
the flowers came and running, with to the lovdy flower-filled cottage like, a nd be sure to indudesome vigorous
revert
periodsoftwo weeks between, and that and window sardens of England,Prance, floriferous roses, of which Crimson
there should be paid five or ten thousand Rambler shall be one.
Germany and other old country homes,
dollars in cash premiums at each show, and the question strikes us" whv not the Don't decrybedding plants because to
it could have been done. In a kind of a do so may ht a modem fad. Remember
same here,and more so than tnere, for
way and as best I could, late in the season,
means are more ample and prosperity the scarlet geranium is the most sally
univer-
when it was too late to have the broader here than there? Your associa-
tion grown and popular garden plant
effect which it should have had, I myself this. Reach those on earth, it prevails in the tin cans of
can hdp people
asked that there be set aside a small and show them how. The results will our poorest tenement windows and
amount of money for flower shows, at stimulate the florist business by creating adorns the painted parterres of our
each of which $1,000 should be paid in a greater demand. palace gardens. A flower bed is intui- tive
premiums. I wrote three times and then in the first gardener'sheart, and
received an apologeticreplythat while it My long and intimate connection with that's all right,but tell him where to
decorative gardening and acquaintance
recognisedthat it would be very it" never in the middle of his lawn,
was
desirable and they would like to do it,
with amateurs who would, if tney could, Sat ncourage poor people who cannot afford
have beautiful gardens, convinces me
they were up against it. They have that in this line the âtest need of the
to buy plants, show them what can be
al wi^s been very courteous and done for done with a few cents' worth of seeds,
American people is brief, pointed, reliable,
the department pretty much evetything say nasturtiums,zinneas, Drummond's
I have asked for,but this is one of the
practicalinformation respecting thdr
and what to plant in them and ptuox and. mignonette.
cases wliere a lot of pressure, brought to
ow
gardens
and when to plant it. This does not
Because a man plantedCarolina poplars
bear l^ persons who veere directiyinter- ested as shade trees and the borers riddled and
it and did not have a selfish apply to publicparks or pretentious
m
where landscape or destroyed them, or chestnuts and the
motive but the generalinterests of horticulture private properties larvae of the tussock moth defoliated
professional gardenersare employed, but
at heart, could have brought to the small them, or a group of lilacs and the borers
about splendid work and results which country and suburban yards infested them and bark scale killed them,
and town lots ofthe vast multitude of
allwould like to have seen and which are don't let him get discouraged,yon can
well illustrated in the one flower show our busy dtizens who do thdr own work
and
or have the occasional hdp of a hired help him. Some affluent men want
over in the Horticulture buildingto-dajr, and plant the finest varieties of rho-
the greatest attraction at the tion.
exposi-
man. The horticultural press scarcely Setodendrons obtainable, and they are
at all reaches these people.
charmed with the vivid gorgeousness
If there were an executive committee, Every person who has a home lot wants and profusion of these shrubs the first
representing the horticultural oiganixa- to beautfyit and would do it ifhe knew year, and they are exultant in their
tions, instructed that whenever a case how, but the great majority of them do success and the of their neighbors,
know env^
oi that kind was to be considered to ap- not anything about trees, shrubs but, alas,the followingvear thdr rhododendrons
as the authorized representatives of or garden flowers and don't pretend to, are dead or dving,and all of
gear
orticnlture, and to request, insist, and, but they are aching for reliable hdp or thdr happy hopes are blasted and they
ii necessary, demand that horticulture be advice. Your assodation can give it to become di8j|[ustea with gardening. Now,
them. And in helping these people ^rou
given what it ought to have, then there expert advice would have saved them
will be an organization which will be are hdpinffyourselves, you are creating from this mortification, it would have
of very a demand for your supply.
very helpful.There are a number named absolutelyhardy sorts,less brilliant
strong horticultural oiganizations, and In an amateur who bqifins aright and in hue maybe, but year after year
I presume many of us "re are members whose garden lot has been designedcon- veniently they would have gone on increasingin
or them. I recall very vrellthe time when and appropriately, and whose size and glory and exertinga proud and
igo4" GARDENING. 75
ORCHID BXHIBIT AT WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBITION.
(Bhapti in oenter ihown by Shaw'i GardeBi.)
exhiUratiiijînflaenoe in the gardening it is a perfectflower feast. In many of tiTC body, if it had a permanent existence,
"phere of tlieir owner, and he'd want our churches eTcry child in the Sunday miffht be the means of accomplish-
ing
more of them and his neighbors would school is presented with a potted plant much in the future.
want some too. to take home and grow. And thus the The art of gardening in America has
The Tital qnestion now is: How can seeds of floriculture are being sown. Our made great strides in recent years, but a
we best reacn these people? My own dailT press, and, too, our local country great amount of missionary work still
experienoe Through onr schools,
is: weekly newspapers, can do a great deal remains to be done,especiallTin the more
improyement societies,practical
Tillage in disseminating useful horticultural newly settled part of the countrr.
men, onr chnrches, the daily press and knowledge and reach peoplethat neither World's fairs ana exhibitions of allkinds,
local, conntry weekljrnewspapers, and agricultural nor horticultural periodicals the press, the school,the experimentstation,
onr commercial horticnltnrists. In the CTcr get to, but it is ri^ht here where the are all agencies that ifwiselT guided
Pfaipps Botanical School at Pittsburg CTCS of your association must be the might be made the means of educating
700 children of the public schools are sharpest. You should prepare the mat-
ter the generalpublicto a realization of correct
beiog instructed in botany, the material for these papers, or haTC it gotten up taiste in horticultural matters. All
used in their work is liTingplants from by competent men, so that it shall be the these agenciesare anxious to do and say
the parks and conserratories, and they concise,plain,helpful truth. And our the right thin^, and frequently ask t"f
also have field dajB in the parks and seedsmen, florists and nurserymen can those ensaged in the practice of horticul-
ture:
woods. It la their layorite study. help most mightily. If they prepare leaflets '*What do Tou want us to do?" or
Arbor day plantingis a most laudable giTingthe proper cultural treatment *'
What lines shallwe organise,or experi-ment,
feature in our school work, it is a gala of the scTcral plantsor seeds they sell, or talk in order to helptou, and in
day for the children,and earnestlydo and enclose or pack these with the goods helping tou idth your problems thus
they enter into its spiritand heartily what an ai4 it would be to their custo-
mers. help in dcTelopingall that is best in the
enjoy it. It "uniliarizes them with trees theory and practice of gardening in
and the importance of forestry.There America?"
BY 6BOR6B C. WATSON, PHILADBLPHIA.
should be a TillageimproTcment society If there existed a national horticultural
in ertTY town to encourage and adTise It is gratifying to myself, and I feel sure council, consistingof the peoplewho haTe
in the beautifyingof the home grounds also to all of us who are engaged in commercial attained eminence in that line, they could
and the systematic planting of street horticulture, to know of theôod wield an enormous influence,not only in
being done at the World's Pair in afiairs into the
trees. Mmt practical men, for the work
guiding proper channel,
askinff, would most gladly adTise them connection with the chrysanthemum ut in curbing misdirected effort. There
in this matter. In fact, uiese practical show. Such an exhibition is of com-manding is often a great deal too much beingdone
talks by practicalhorticulturists should interest to the general public in some directions and not nearlr enough
be sought and encouraged by social dubs, and does a great deal for the promotion in others. Such a council could readUy
boards of trade and TiUage societies, and of horticulture in America. It is to be be organized on the delegate and per
theyshould be free to CTery body. And a regrettedthat a number of such exhibitions capita basis. Florists' clubs, horticultural
most educating influence are Tillageor of seasonable products was not societies and similar bodies would
town floirer shows and exhibits of organizedfrom the opening to the close be glad to send a delegateannually and
window plants. And my experiencein of the fair. With such a representatiTC contribute a per capita to defrayneces- sary
this line is emphatically in faTor of these body of the leaders of horticulture interests expenses. To the fiêntlemen who
shows and exhibits beinggotten up at as are now back of the chrysanthe-
mum haTe so generously sacrificed their time
the expense of the town and free to show a series of exhibitions might and means in connection with the chrys-
anthemum
ererybMT, and no prizesgiTen. Make haTe been arranged during the summer show we ought to be all
it a social a"ir and haTe good music. and falland a Tast amount of good done. deeplygrateful, and it is certain that we
Our churches can do much good work. This thought leads naturally to the will cul reap the benefit some time directly
A Sunday in June is children's day, and further conclusion that this representa- or indirectly.
" " "
GARDENING. Nov. 75,
76
various correspondents.Some tions
descrip-
[tblboram.] The Greenhouse. of thdr depredations point very
Prof.Wqxluc Tkblbasb, Chfdrman; stronglyto the larva of the genuinerose
The Florists' Club of Philadelphia bug, Aramigus Fullerii. Wiuiout sedng
extendsgreetingsto the representative DISEASE OF AMERICAN BEAUTY. the actual samples of the ûbs one can
horticulturists assembled in St. Louis not be certain of the particular variety
Please have your
their efforts to Bd. Gardening: that majr be doing the damap;e.Where
^
and cordiallyendorses
and expert on endosed sample,flowerins gets into a rose
broaden and deepen the theory tice
prac- pass this particular p est once
of gardening in America. Our coun-

tenance tops of American Beauty rose, which house there is very littlechance of getting
to be aflected with some disease. in the form of
and support may be counted on seems rid of it tilleverything
V.S. and all the
moyement calculated to attain plants, roots as well as tops,
inany
The samples reed ved had allthe appear- of tne house and
thatend. John Wbstcott, Pres. ance soil,are deared out
November 9, 1904. of behig scorched by sulphurfumes every partide of

it burnt. All the surface
in some form or other, possibly the perature
tem-
soil from under benches, etc.,should be
[tblboram.] allowed to run with the other,
Chairman: may have been scraped off and burned
Prof. Wiluam Trblbasb, bright sunny morning and every crevice in the benches, also
in
and up too high on some
Congratulationsto horticulturists in before putting on air. This, with a the boards on the sides of the house,etc.,
florists assembled. Am with you After
small amount of sulphur in the atmosphere,
should be thoroughly deaned out.
The occasion is a profound one tiie damage to the
spirit. would cause all this is done, shut the house up tight
from which will surely redound great if the suffident to fillthe
young, tender leaves, particularly and burn sulphur
things to the craft and people generally. moist side, or
house fallof smoke three or four davs
in
soil was a littleon the over
""GAR Sandbrs. have be
with sulphuron the pipesthev may succession. Then it may reasonablv
November 10, 1904. been slightly overheated which would
considered that the house is dear 01 this
With the dose of the reading of papers cause sulphuricgas suffident to do
the
pest But there are
several kinds of
and telegramsChairman Trclease mVited no sulphur in any havoc in rose
talks had damage. If there was
been grubs which work great tive
destruc-
discussion. Interesting were
form in the house it may have and other plant houses, the most
President of illu-
minating
from F. R. Pierson,H. C. Irish, caused by a very small portion of these bdng the larva of the June
J. D. Carmody, H. G. into the house. laige and
Philip B reitmeyer,
others. The
gas escaping bug or chafer. These are
when
and to
Selfridge, J. C Yaughan If "V. S." fails to trace the trouble formed somewhat like a horseshoe
that letter from fessor
Pro- and wiH send plant to another;
chair announced a dther of these sources, not moving from one
had been received at colored
C. 8. Sai]gent
before the
description of the compost used,we may
of
they have brown heads and light
his office too late to bring
Haus-
be able to find a solution of the cause bodies;they can usually be caught by
motion of P. J. It would materially help to the base of the plant
meeting. On the the fol-
lowing
the trouble. stirring the soil near
such
wirth,seconded by F. R. Pierson,That arrive at the true cause of many affected,and a little careful observation
resolution was adopted: a
troubles if correspondents would gi/e will soon detect these and lead the operator
of seven be appointed to effect to treatment, compost, how best to catdi
committee more particulars as to determine
organisation, with power J. N. Mat. John N. Mat.
a temporarv fertilizers, etc them.
to invite delegatesto
attend a conven-
tion
in order toefiect a permanent organization CARNATION GROWING*.

and consider this matter as sug-
gested
WORMS nV ROSE BENCHES.
GRUB The following paper was read by
to-day. would Theodore L. Bwoldt before the Tri-Ci^
Bd. Gardxning: What you
that he would "
The chair announced in rose Florists' Club at Davenport, la:

in the advise to get rid of grub worms
make up this committee, including filledwith In writingthis paper I don't mean to
benches? when the house was
number at least four of those present, tellyou the proper way
of the work begun would soil (June15) there were practically none
say I'm going to
that the spirit there are hundreds to grow carnations or the only way, but
and carried forward by to be seen, but now
be understood find they We have had veir good
which ht about one- quarter inch lon^. I it is our way.
the committee, the full list of offthe roots and in growing carnations the last
at a later date after kUl the plantsbv eating success
would announce
few years, and perhaps our method may
communicatinff with them. The meeting ringingthe bark bdow the soil.
J.8. P. be of interest.
then adjourned. the at least four
also read from Luther Grubs of various varieties appear to
be We prepare compost
Papers were in some sections, months bdore benching time. As our
Burbank, who telâphed expressing unusually troublesome
rich,we use very littleartifi-
recdved from soil is fairly
his interest in the conference, from judging from complaints
Wilhdm Miller and from Prof. C. S. Sar- gent,
of which willappearîn a later
some
issue.
.C^mbliMtloiiNo.100
CTPRlPEDIUn. 1. Containi
A SEEDLING bulbi, four ohoioe
Girard coUm colors;sofflcientto
In the conservatories of round bed
the plantA
in in bloom a seedling cypripedium, 6 feet in dUuneter,
result of a cross between Lawrenceanum planted 6 inchei
The flowers take apart. Prioe our
and CharlesworthiL "election Named
the general appearance of the seed listed
on Hyaointhi.
and have long
parent, Lawrenceanum, on na^ 2 of our
with the added pink color-

ing catalogue,S7.60 by
flower stems express, at chaser's
pur-
in the dorsal sepalof Chanesworthii. expense.
from that of
The foliageis modified If filled with
Lawrenceanum. It looks as though it Vauffhan's Fancy

addition to this Bedding Hyacinths
ought to be a valuable of orchids.
listed on page 3 of
useful and interesting dass our catalogue,$1.7(
named. Has such a by express buy-
at
It has not yet been er's expense.
bloomed before?
seedlingbeen raised and ComMiMtlmiN*.
If so, by whom, and has it received a 2. GonUins 800
be advisable to bulbs; sufficientto
name? For it would not
of the same planta square bed
name the above if a seedling 6 feet across with
and alreadyhas 8 colors, planted 0
parentage is in existence B. L. inches apart. Price
a name. our selection of
Named Hyacinths
nf GEORGIA. as listed on page t
of our catalogue,
Chrysanthemums are beginning to S14.00,by express
and no listed on page Sot our
droop after the heavy rains, in thelonger
rose at buyer's ex Dense. If filled with Vaughan's Fancy Bedding Hyacinths, as
is there a wealth of glory SO.OO,at buyer's expense.

catalogue. feet long and 3 feet wide, with
sunset skies No. S. 00 bulbs; sufficient to plant a bed 6
ConUins
garden. The orange-hued, to the
Combination
solid color, planted 6 inches apart. Price our selection Named Hyacinths, customers* selection of
October have given way one 98.00 by express at buyer'sexpense.
of late Forcing Hyacinths,
in the color, 94.80. If tilled with âughan's Fancy
colder grays of winter,and even of DUTCH and FRENCH Bulbs Now Ready. CaUlogue Free.
there is absent that warn-
ing CompletsLine
noontiiM sun
qualitythat makes
of Indian summer VAUOHAN'S SEED STORE,
time of such rare ddight." Ai^gusta 14 BarclaySt.,NEW YORK
a
M-86 RaaMpb St.,CHICACO.
Herald.
igo4. GARDENING. 77
dal iertiliflen. I would saj we nse about fourth sulphur and three-fourths air- times. Sprinklethe cuttings very lightly
ooe-mxth cow manure and five-sixths soiL slaked lime (be sure it is perfectly slaked). several times a day, for if tney once wilt
As the heap is being composted we add I then place about a teastpoonful around you may as well throw them out We
about fifteen pounds of bone meal and the base of each plant. If this is not a use very littleif any bottom heat. After
half a bushel of air slacked lime to enough cure it is surely a good preventative. the carnations have become well rooted
soil to filla 100- foot bench. For example, I can say I yet have my we box them up in flats two and a half
We have the plants well cleaned before first Crane to dye with stem rot, and you inches deep,using one-quarter sand and
benching them as I think cleaningthem know Crane is a "goner" when stem rot three-quarterssoil. We find we can
after they have started to grow ^ves attacks it. I would advise keeping car-
nations handle them better when grown in flats
them a great set back. M j experience on the dry side when stem rot than when grown in bench. As soon as
has taught me that it does not pay to makes its appearance. all danger of frost is over they are set in
clean carnations after they have once the fidd nineteen inches apart in rows
In regard to spraying,I sprv my car-
nations
started to grow, for I have tried it, and which fourteen inches apart, the
every time I am of the opinion are
have loundthat the ones which were not will be dr^r before The ground having been well manured with
they night. ing
spray-
cleaned always did better than those that in winter well rotted manure and the soil well pulverized.
cleaned.
is done as earlîn the
were morning in clear days as is possibleso as We top our carnations every
We have been planting our carnations to give them plenty of time to dry off week or so, and never let a bud appear
in four inches of soil but after haying one before night, as a wet carnation plant on those we wish to bench in the fall.
bench planted in three inches that did over night is bound to be affected with
as well as thos" planted deeper I'll not rust. Once not do it, but twice
break my back carrringin the extra inch. in succession may.
may
For Fall Planting
After the house is fuantedand cleaned up Keeping your carnations in a healthful NAti?e Pttrennialt for the Wild GArdeo.
wej^Tethe bench a good watering, one growing condition does away with all Irises and Hardy Herbaoeons PUnU for
Garden Border.
which will wet the soil clear through. disease, and is therefore our aim. We
After this one the mulch carnations about Price listsent on application.
watering we water our December,
plantsindiyiduallyuntil they have using one-half cow and one -half SHXTENUC
manure
meal
NURSERIES,
become well established,and from then soil,adding a sprinkliogof bone
the soil to become and lime. This mulching is all they get Cottllty,N. Y.
on never allow dry.
By that I mean not dry enough so as to till about March, with the exception of
crumble in the hands. a dusting of soot or wood ashes occa*
We keep the soil moist at all times,as sionally,which I think gives color to ED THK BKtT IIOftK NCVILTY.
I find they do better so than having them flowers and stiffness of stem. We keep
ED
soaked, and then allowed to get pretty
dry before watering them ajgain. I
our houses at a nighttemperature of 48^
to 65^ and a day temperature of 65^ to Dwarf
believe this soaking and then lettingthem "70, giving them plentyof air whenever
become perfectlydry has a great deal to
do with stem rot.
the weather permits.
In propagating we take nothing but O
Crimson
Vaurtan's
I believe deep planting has more
with stem rot than
to do
anything else. To
good, dean, healthv shoots, never
anything off of a plant that don't
ing
tak- O
Ramblor^^^''^
I find and lime look just rignt. We keep our propagat- X
cure stem rot sulphur ing
givesthe best satisfaction. And I have bench the same temperature as the
o ORDIRS BOOKKD NOW.
found that using it dry is the best way. carnation house,using ôod,dean sand,
The way I use it now is this: Take one- and keeping the sand fairlymoist at all
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THREE GOOD CROTONS.
CROTONS. appropriate for window decorations in Some ot the finest varieties, such as
The aocompanjiag illustrations show the autumn, their rich coloringbeing in Reedii and SoUerii do not bed well, as
the difierent typesof crotons, as grown all the tints appropriate to that season. the leaves are so tender that they blister
The plants are also in Rood demand in the sun.
by Robert Craig " Son, Philadelphia, at
Pa. Mr. Craig says the demand for this holidayseasons, ai^dwell colored smal' Three of the best all around crotons,
freelyused in combination
beautifiil class of plants is constantly
increasing, not only as bedding plants,
giantsare
askets. Leading florists recognisethat
suitable either for pot culture or beddinR
out, are Qaeen Victoria,Andreanum and
for which they are admirably adapted" in the construction of these plant baskets Pasciatum (see illustrations). Another
the handsomest beds now at Girard Col-
lege, at the holidays a great opportunity la picture shows three types of American
an institution famous lor many presented for the exercise ot taste and seedlingsgrown by Edwin Lonsdale,
for fine bedding; in Pairmount skillin producing pleasingcombinations who has raised a number of desirable
years
Park, and in manjprirategardens,are of form and color; and where such color seedlingsnot yet named. Craigii and
of crotons, the bnlliant and yarions col-
ors effects are desired crotons are indispensa-
ble. Mrs. Craige Lippincott,are other very
making most effective and attractiye distinct and attractive American lings.
seed-
gronps" but also for jardinieres, dows
win- Referring again to the outdoor bedding Croton seedlingsare easilyraised
and on porches; and largerspeci-
mens of crotons not all the varieties are suitable in this country, our long warm summers
are fine for lawns, doing well in for this purpose. Among the very and abundant sunlightgiving us advan-
tages
lollexposure to sun, provided syrinffing best are Baron Rothschild, Queen Vic-toria, over Europe in this particular.
and watering are regularlyattended to. Pasciatum,Day spring, Andreanum, Another pictureshows the 'fountain*'
There is also now a larse and stantly
con- Veitchii,Carrierei and Chrysoph^llum, all type, Superbum, Prince of Wales and
increasingdemand nrom florists strong growing, robust varieties. And Cronstadtii. There are a number of
for crotons for window decorations in for edging we have such dwarf sorts as other distinct and attractive varieties in
summer and fall;they are particularlyWeismanii, Punctatum, Anietumense, etc. this type, all charming as pot plants.*
82
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GARDENING. Dec. /.
The varieties Pascination and Delicatis- the past decade,togetherwith the newspaper cannot fail to be admired and have
sima illustrate another, the narrow publicityso generously bestowed, great weight in the education of the
leaved section,which
ers,
are delightfulas it must have been greatly beneficial. masses for more beautifnl surroundings.
table plants, and this tj^ is now largely While we may look with prideon what In the large cities where houses are
used for this purpose in London and has been accomplished,yet there remains built dose together,there can be the
much that is possibleand which could be competition b etween balcony and win-
dow
done with but littlemore effort and that decoration. How much more tiful
beau-
would stillfurther the usdhlness of our our dty streets would look if these
societies. of
places vantage were graced with boxes
Last summer, during a visit to Colo-
rado of blooming plants,thus adding form
Smings, I visited the exhibition of and color to the otherwise plainsurfaces.
the Bl Paso County Horticultural Soci- ety, Last summer an effort was made by
of that dty. The exhibition was the City Parks Assodation of the dty,
held in the dty square park, under three to encourage this form of decoration.
large tents, and was a very creditable They sdect^ Walnut street from Broad
display. But the feature with which I to Twentieth, and were instrumental in
was particularly pleasedwas the award-
ing having about fifty windows so decorated
of prizesfos the best kept grounds in addition to the few then in use. They
and lawns, as well as Individual flower agreed to have them taken care of while
beds, vine-dad porticos, etc. Those the residents were away for the summer,
enteringfor prizesnotified the secretary at a nominal sum. The effect was tiful
beau-
\xy the first of June each year. A mittee
com- until August set in,when the plants
inspectedthe various entries during began to look badly and many of^them
the season and had most of them had to be replaced. A little experience
photographed at ther best. These tos
pho- will,however, enable this form of decoration
were placedon view at the exhibition to be keptup all summer at com-
paratively
and made very interestingstudies. A small expense, and it is hoped
great deal of interest was taken in the to see the custom become general aU over
contest by the reiidents and in conse- the dty.
During a visit to Brussds, in Bdgium,
some years ago, I noticed boxes for window
and balcony decoration were much
in evidence. On inquiry it was found
tiiat a City Improvement Association
had charge,or rather was encouraging
the work by offeringprizesfor the best
examples, in dasses, so that all should
Croton Spiralis. have a chance. While it is true that horticulture
means culture of the garden and
Paris. There is certainlyan opening the plantsthat grow therein, it seems as
here for quantities of these narrow ,
if educational work of this character
leaved varieties. The^ have,as jet, been could be legitimately taken up by horti-cultural
grown onl J in very limited numbers in sodeties and, with their prestige,
this country. better and more permanent restuts
obtained.
HORTICULTURAL SOCLBTI"S. A ^ntieman who occasionallyvisits
Horticultural Hall in Pairmount park,
A paper by Robert Kift, of Philadel- phia,
read before the Germantown ticultural
Hor- said to me recentiy:"As soon as I set
foot in the door of that conservatory,
Society,November 14, 1904. mv
The love of flowers,particularly when I fed that for the time bdng all I see is
thev are the result of one's own care
mine and many a quiethour have I spent
and culture,is soon broadened into a enjoyingthe feast prepared for me."
dorire that others shall also share in It nas been my thought for a longtime
that no munidpal park can be complete
vour good fortune. Priends are called
m to admire and perhapscarry away a few
without a large show conservatory,
choice blossoms which shed their beauty
and fragrance elsewhere, finding new
friends wherever shown. Often these
flower lovers get togetherto compare each
other's products and finally at tne proper
seasons they bring their best and place
them in competition,so that all may be
seen and merit be suitably rewarded. Croton Reidii.
These pioneer gatherings formed the

nucleus of the horticultural societies of
to-day. In later years thefe amateur quence the standard of excellence was set
bodies have been materiallyhelped by much higher.
trade organizations, the members of Before another year the sodety is
which being engaged in the cultivation promised a $20,000 buildingof its own,
of flowers for a livelihood had gotten a giftof General Palmer, a weathy member
tcMêtherfor their mutual benefit,and of the sodety. He is also spending
who found in the horticultural societyan a half million dollars on a park to be
important ally through which to reach given to the dty. Never have I seen the
the public Oftttmes where there was. no ffrass so green or the lawns more ful
beauti-
organisedhorticultural body these trade than here. All the watering is by
organisations took it upon themselves irrigation, the water flowing along the
to nold exhibitions and which in every gutters and bringlet into the house-yards
case were productive of good results in through sluiceboxes under the pavement.
the bringingof largenumbers of the peo-
ple If education of the public in things
togetherto see the newest and best horticultural is our objectit would seem
things in flowers and plants,and thereby that here is as advantageous a competition
instming a love and cultivatinga taste as that of plants and flowers gath-
ered
for their products. It would be difficult together in a buildinff. There are
to estimate the good that has resulted dasses here the same as m the staged
to horticulture from these organizations exhibits" each particular entry beins
throughout the world, but judging from judged on its merits as compa^^ with
the delightedcomments of the thousands another in its class. Pine examples of
of visitors to the various exhibitions in this landscape or gardening work bring
aU the large citiesof the United States on exhibition at S^ times, to all observ- Croton Baron Rothschild,
igo4. GARDENING. 83
THREE AMERICAN SEEDLING CROTON8.
(Baised by Edwin Lonsdale, Philadelphia.)
together with a lot of working or forcing The Exhibitions. His flowers were not so large as manjr of
houses, to keep the exhibition hall, if it the others,but they won out on superior
might be so called,filledat all times with color,foliageand stem.
the YeT7 best of seasonable blooming In the other classes for chrysanthemum
BXHIBmOIf AT TARRYTOWN, W. Y.
lants. blooms also Mr. Middleton was
Think of such a house filledwith magnificent The Tarrytown Horticultural Society successful. the
very In class callingfor
asaleas! What a chrysanthemum held another very successful exhibition twentv-five distinct varieties he won with
show could be given there. And the in the Musie Hall, Tarrytown, on the following: John Pockett,Wm. Duck-
minor displaysofcalceolarias, cyclamen, November 1, 2 and 3. Since its inception ham, Mrs. Thirkell,Merza, F. A. Cob-
cinerarias, begonias,primroses,poinset- several years ago this societyhas proved bold,H. J.Jones,P. S. Vallis,Mme. Deis,
tias,orchids, etc., that from time to time itselfto be a leading factor for horticultural T. A. Carrington,Gen. Hutton, Millicent
would make worthy successors. advancement. The wealthy resi-
dents Richardson, Col. D. Appleton, Mrs. Geo.
Horticultural Hall,in Pairmountpark, of the district have responded Mileham, C. J. Salter,Timothy Baton,
a legacy from the centennial, is domg a munificentlyto the premium fund, and Goldmine, Lord Salisbury, P. Kay, Mme.
grand work, but on account of its con-
struction the general publiccounts this fallshow Camot, Kate Broomhead, Mrs. Weeks,
and the small appropriation of chrysanthemums as one of the events Lord Roberts, W. R. Church, G. J, War- ren^
annually doled out for its maintenance, of the year. This placesthe gardener on Leila Filkins. J.Featherstone,gardener
but little of the work I have in miild is a plane with the philanthropist.He has to Samuel Untermeyer, Greystone,
carried out. Fiftythousand dollars per not sought here his own weal, and his Yonkers, was a dose second. He had in
year, or perhaps considerablyless,would love for the beautiful in nature has ap-
pealed his lot fine examples of Ben Wells, Wm.
suffice to keep such a plant, after once to every dass in the vicinity as an Dnckham, Harrison Dick, Maynell, Mrs.
established,up to a high grade of efficiency.unselfish devotion and has secured a
Darby and H. Barnes.
standing for the societyand its members In dght distinct,Wm. C. Roberts,gar-dener
What a great gain to this community which previous to its creation was un- to P. Potter, Ossining, won, with
such an establishment would be, as a thought of. The small entrance fee of 25 a fine lot,among them such varieties as
factor in educating the people and help cents has made it possiblefor the masses
Mary Inglts,Mildred Ware, White and
ing to instill in them a Ioyc for flowers it to attend and they amply embraced the Yellow Baton, Lord Salisbury and Col.
would be invaluable. Could we as hor-
ticulturists
opportunity. Another unique feature D. Appleton. For the best yellow S. Rid-
bring this about we would followed bv this societyis the admission
dell,gardener to F. A. Constable, Mam-
greatly increase our usefulness, for here of school children free of charge. Invita-
tions with Appleton. The same
aroneck,won
would be on yiew at all times,the best are sent to all the schools in the also won the prizefor the largest
of ererything in flowers, a perpetual surrounding districts, and a time isgiven grower
loom vrith an immense Mrs. Carnot.
flower show. to each to prevent overcrowding. They He also was firstfor thirty-six flowers in
I believe it possible to enlist privateaid came in classes,and the pleased looks on six varieties. His Camot and Warren
for the estabhshment and perhaps maintenance the faces of the littletots betokened their were the largestever seen here. Wm. C.
of such a plant. Millions of approval. It "^ as a treat to behold them Roberts had the best pink and crimson
is ofttimes bequeathed to less and well worth the price of admission Filkins and
money chrysanthemums, Leila
worthy objects. The above are a few of alone to see their happy faces. They denry Barnes.
the subjects that come within the scope were given the freedom of the building The roses and carnations were not
of horticultural bodies, and their achieve-
ment and tSiey fully took possession of the quiteup to the standard of former years.
would but keep us in line with the place. It is also worthy of note that not S. Riddell won the pink(Bridesmaid),
rapid progress of the day. one delicate blossom was hurt during white (Bride) and yellow (Perle)dasses.
their visit. James Donald, gardener to Prof. Osbom,
New Bedford, Mass." At the last The keenest contest of all was for the Garrison. N. Y., won in the crimson
meeting of the New Bedford Horticul- P. R. Pierson silver cup for a vase of class. T. A. gardener to M. E.
Lee.
tturtdSocietyWilliam Smith,the gardener Dr. Enguehard chrysanthemums. This Sands, Ardsley-on-Hudson, won for any
of the commons, spoke on "The Proper brought out eightcontestants and filled other color with Golden Gate. James
Method of Planting and Pruning Trees one table. George Middletom gardener Ballantyne,gardener to Mrs. Lewis, had
and Shrubs." to William Rockefeller,
won th6 trophy. the best American Beautv.
GARDENING. Dec. /,
84
the association for the generous way in
feet. The chirsanthemums were
A
Howard Nicola and Mr. Peatherstone square small which they contributed to the show.
exhibitor! of planta. mostly novelties, eacn arranged in the
were the principal communication from' ma;fo.r was
received first prize groups by themselves with a ground he asked the aid of the
Mr. Peatherstone read in which
work of the foliageplantsand edged
tor of foliageplants,also for the society in the Liberty
Bell parade.
with NephrolepisScott ii. Several plants
a group
this and
best table of decorative plants. In stood Messrs. Wicgand, Nelson,Billingsly
of of NephrolepisPetrsoni compacta
heexcelled H. Nicols,by the lightness and this Huckriede were appointed a committee
his He also was firstfor out prominently in the group, with full power to act. Pollowing were
arrangement. awarded the society'ssilver medal
of chrysanthemums covering was
the awards:
for the best plant of recent introduction.
a group
to
100square feet,John Henry, gardener of merit was given for the CAVNATIOHB.
second A certificate with
Samuel Goodman, Irvington,was ChioftgoCarnation Company, first on pink,
perhaps as group. Coka aeoood with Lawaon.
inthis. His flowers were Fianoee; W. W
Jennings, li/ht piak, Knchantreaa:
the plants H. Cliff,gardener to O. G. W. W. Colea first on
good as the first prize lot; displayof W. W. Col""8 first on liitht red with Flamingo;
were taller and in larger pots. The Pairfidd,Conn., made a neat Martin Nelson second, with Crane.
made neat little group. chrysanthemums. Certificate of merit for novelties, in carnations
smaller ones a pompon
fine speci- to Baur 9l Smith 'or Beatrice, shell t"ink,Planbo,
H.Nicols showed some verv men Vanghan's Seed Store was
awarded a Wlt-
scnrlet; Indiana Mat ket. white: to Richard
had a Gonopnlebium
sub- for a vase of Gibson Nu. 1011 B. light pink,
ferns. He certificate of merit terstaetter for Carnation
a pedestal and received
aricnlatum standing on
almost
Beauty carnations, which was and for 10 0 A, pink.
Honorable mention to Richard Witter^taettar,
the fronds reached the ground, on the second day of the exhibition. of seedlings and on yase of improved
also had a large plant of
on vaê
Travblbr. of new
ten feet. He Lawson: and to Siuart A Hangh on vase
Adiantum Parleyense. James B alien- VArieties.

to B. G. Hill Company for
measured over four Certificate of merit
tyne*s adiantums
EXHIBmOIf AT INDIANAPOLIS. Caidinal,red.
feetthrough. yiOLETS.
H. Shave, gardener to Harry C. Graef, exhibition which was held in connection Smith A Youns first on double, Marie Louise.
The slngl". Princess of
had a very largespecimen palm, Rhapis 9c Haugh, first on
with the November 15 meeting of S'uart
kingle,prinoiss
but ne was beaten accord-
ing Wales: John Hartjts,ke(3ond, on
flabelliformis, of S. P. A. L was a great success in every way. of Wales.
to the judges by a small plant exhibits and of better CUT CBRT8ANTSBMUM8
There were more
Pritchardia grandis exhibited by Mr. befonr on a similar Best white, B.Q. Hill Company,
first,on Baton
table quality than ever
Peatherstone,who also won out Nelson, senond, OB Faton.
on
occasion. The returns of the auction cut E. A John
Yellow. Baur Sl Smith, first, on Appleton;
plants. quite a figure in the financial the
success.
Grande, second, on Appleton.
David McParlane, gardener to Mrs. Most admired roses was B. G. Pink. U. Teilmann, first,on
Dr Rngueha'd.
plant of among
Codman, Scarboro, had a
Hill Company's new rose, Btna.
The Red, B. A. Nel on first on Childs.
^w^*
first on Oresco.
Nelson
Begonia Gloire de Lorraine which meas-
ured
a nd shows Any other color, B. A.
color of this new rose is fine, Ceitificate of merit, to B. G. Hill Company, on
four feet through. artificial light. Souvenir de Caivat Pere.
N. J.,had upespeciallvwell under Hill
John M. Hunter, Edgewater, of merit on cut roses to E. G
booked several Certificate
(forwhicn he was awarded
Mr. Hill has already Caropa ly for Rosulind Orr Bnglish.
on exhibition last week
of merit)a unique collection largeorders. It is said that CUT B08I8.
a certificate of the
he got a $1,000 order from one
White, John Rieman, first on
Bride.
of single-flowered chrysanthemums. They Indiana growers.
H. W. firit,on Brldeimaid; J.
between a small flowered
sinp^le leading rose Piok, E. A. Nelson,
are crosses
Rieman's table of blooming plants Rioman. second on Mme. Coehet.
of the ordinary large with General Mac Arthur
variety and some a' great attracted a great deal of attention.
His Red. J. Rieman, first,
flowering sorts. They show the table had some very fine Bejônia
Gloire (sonrlei)
A ny other color, E. A. Nelson,
first on Golden
and
diversityof color and form, ating
fascin- de Lorraine,lilies, cypripediums. las
primu- Gate.
them the Harrit, first.
longervou look at more
in varieties, cyclamens and carnation Amer can Beauttr, Frank
r jse nove"ty, to E.
they become. Mr. Hunter is enthus-
iastic
Baur " Smith's carnation
Certificate of merit for new
Edna (scarlet).
his new creation. He claims pot plants. much
G. Hill Company, for
up fine and were
over
novelties showed
that the day of the largechrysanthemum Beatrice is good in color and
Refined taste will not admired.
will soon be over. of Indiani^ AT TORONTO.
excellent in stem, and the vase "XHIBmON
stand for size alone. Reaction will soon a grand sight.
W. W. Coles
will be the Mai ket was featare to farther the intei]pst
set in and he believes his types creditable display of carna-
tions. The new
had a very of this city in
favorites. His flowers,certainly were pany's
Com- in chrysanthemum shows
greatly admired, and no doubt will be The Chicago Carnationthe center having a fruit and honey
exhibition in
dis[)lay of Piancee was featnre
heard of asain. The meeting was well connection proved an interesting
received a of attraction. 8-12. The
John N. May, Summit, N. J., attended and everybody was glad to of the show held November
and there
certificate of merit for a seedlingcarna-
tion
McKeand. growers responded liberally,
color of hear the familiar voice of Robt. better flowers
named Phyllis,a pleasing so many or
from Mr. Haush were never
and size. We were sorry to hear here. The nail was a large
sofc pink,good stem health prevented him shown
had a that Mr. Stuart's not adequate to
The P. R. Pierson Company but was
from attending. A vote of thanks was one,
foliageplants and in staging and
group of palms, ferns, and friends of allow proper room
which covered 200 tendered to the members
chrysanthemums
Cronatadtii.
Superbum.
Princess of Wales.
TYPE OF CROTON.
THE "FOUNTAIN"
GARDENING. H
tg04.
Man- Six Timothy Ba*on" Timothy Eaton Company,
exhibitors. Twelve speoimeni" Exhibition pmrk, first; first:W. J. Lawrence, second.
fliYinff
proper space to the too Brotben. sesond.
Six Col. \pp)eton am six Dr. Oronhyatekha"
of plants in which Brotbers, flr"t;Jay
The dimreiit groups Fiftyand 86 ferni" Mantoa Timothy Eaton Company, first;
Miller A Sons,
shown and manj A Sons, second.
chrysanthemums were Brothers, first; second.
all helped to give
Six specimen ferns" Manton Six white, Eston exclusive- Steele, Briggs Com-
pany:
highlycolored crotons Exhibition parlc,seooud. J. H. Dunlop kocond.
to the hall. fern" Hanton Brotbers, first: first;J. H. Dunlop,
Teiy decoratiye appearance
a One specimen Six pink" W. J. Lawience.
rated
deco- Ailan Garden*, second.
Besides,the top and balcony were in flower" Exhibition parlr,first; second.
Three orchids
with southern smilax and other Six vellow" J. H. Dunlop, first;W. J. Lawrence,
W. Hill, second.
handsome Exblbition park, flist
decoratire greens. Three One orcbid in flower" secona
Six crimsiD" Gsmmage 9l Son, first;Timothy
covered Allan Garde OS, second.
groiipa of orchids partly
one
and Company, second.
The judges, George A. Robinson
Eaton
and there a great amount ot BOSBS.
wall, was also
interest shown in th^ groups. The Joseph Bennett, of Montreal, recom-
Ten Perle" T H. Danlop, first
Ten Bride a id Br de"maid" Dale Estate, first;
W J. Lawrence, second.
Ten Meteor" Dale Estate, first,J. H. Dunlop,
second
Ten Morgan" Dale Estate, first:Timothy Eaton
Company, seoocd. A Son, first; othy
Tim-
Ten Gjlden G ite" Qammage
Eaton Com pan V, second.
A
Ten Ivorv" W. J. Lawreno9, first;Gimmage
Son, second.
Ten Canadian Queen" Dale Estate, first.
pany,
Com-
Ten any other variety"Timothy Eaton
first;Da e Estate, second.
Beaovv and ten new varieties-
Ten American
Dale Estate, first: J. H. Dunlop, second.
Vase of 50 roses" Dale Estate, first;Jsy A Son,
second.
Twenty-five American Beauty" Dale Estate,
Company, second.
first;Timothy Eaton
CABNATIONB.
white" Chas. Turp, first; Dale
Twenty.five
Estate, second. Fend-
Twenty-five red" Dale Estate, flrst;W.
ley,second. Dale
Twenty Ave dark pink and S6 yellow"
Efetate flrst: Chas. Turp. second.
pink" Charles
Twenty-flve fancy and 25 light
Turp, flrst: Dale Estate, second.
Best 60 blooms one variety" Dale Estate, flrst;
Cbas. Turp, second.
Best 60 blooms any varietyand
85 new varieties,
1904" Charles Tjrp, first;Dale Eiute, second.
EXHIBITION AT MADISON, N. J.
The ninth annual exhibition of the
THB SCOTT PERN AT THE CHICAGO SHOW.
Morrit Cotintj Gardeners' and Florists'
Societywas held in the Assembly rooms,
It
merit to P. R Madison, N. J., October 27 and 28.
mended a certificate of snccesshd affair,both as re-
gards
attendance was hardly as largeas might for was a very
such favorable condi-
tions, Pierson Company, Tarry town, N. Y., exhibits and patronage. The
be expected under fern Tarrytown.
the weather for the five days being the new rooms were decorated,and the
tastefully
CHBY4ASTBBMU1I8. of palms and decorative plants
exceptionallyfine. The exhibition was Twenty five distinct
varieties" Sammage A groups
to H.
formally opened by the lieutenant gOY- Son, first:Manton Brotbers, second. staged by A. Herrington,gardener
The judges had their hands full, Twelve varieti* e" Gammase "" ek"n, first, and
McK. Twombley, and Wm. Dnckham,
emor. J. H. Ounlop and W. J. added very
and as uaual there were some dissatisfied second divided between
80^ points gardener to D. Willis James,
L"wrenc9, these two exhibit" scoring effect. Mr.
exhibltora, one of them so far as to
ôing each. considerably to the' general of
variety in one W. J.
occupied the center
his entire exhibit of chrysanthe-
mums Dnckham*
-five anv vase" s group
remove Twenty
this flrst;Miller A Sons, second. the floor and mdnded magnificent
from the hall. At other times Lawrence, a
Twelve one variety"Gamm Age " Son, firit; edtdis. Mr. Her-
might have handicapped the show, but, Miller " Sons, second.
in
specimenof Caryota the stage and
as above mentioned, there were so many Six distinct varieties never before exhibited
"" Son, nngton's group occupied Both
method Onurio" J. H. Dan lop, flrst;Gamnage hid the orchestra from view.
flowers that this unsportsmanlike second.
the judges*
ofshowing dissatisfaction at
awards was not noticed by the commit-
tee.
What grounds are being taken to
deal with the exhibitor are not difinitely
suit pending
known, although there is a
in connection with it Otherwise

now
everything moved along freely. The
follows:
prizesawarded are as
OBBTSASTHSMUH PLAXTS.
dens,
Gar-
Speolmen" BzbibltloB parlc, first; AUan
lecond.
One sUndard" Allan Gardens, Exhibition
flrst;
park,teoond. first;
Three speolinent" Steele, Briggs Company,
Manton Brothers, teoond.
Three pink specimens" Steele, BriggsCompany,
flrst; Alisn Gardens, second. .
Three speoiipens,yellow" Allan Gardens, flrst;

second.
Steele,Briggs Company, Allan Gardens,
Twelve plants, single stems"
second.
firs*; Granger Brothers, ering"
flow-
of pompons or anemone
Three speelmens
B. B. Osier, first; Manton Brothers, sec
ond.
MMOSLLAMBOUS.
for the best group
In the mlacellaneons section,
Allan Gardens, flrsi;
of plantaarranged for effect"
Manton Brothers, second.
for effect-
Gronp of foliage plants arranged
Exhibition park, flrst:Manton Brothers, sec ^nd.
Exhibition park,flrslttifan-
Displayof orchids" Gardens, third.
ton Brothers, second: Allan
Six cyclamens" T. Baton Company, flrst;H. H.
Fudger, second.
Twelve primnlaa" E. B. Osier, flrst; Manton
Brothers, second.
Manton Brothers,
Six Dots of oallas in flower"
first;E. B. Osier, second.
A Son, Lon-
don,
Six begonias in fiower" Oammage
first:Allan Gardens, second. Allan
Six distinct varieties of flower plants, NOV. 18-19.
second. ROSE RICHMOND AT CHICAGO EXHIBITION,
Gardens, first;Exhibition park, NEW
Ind.)
Speolmen palm" Exhibition park, flrst; Allan (Exhibited by the E. G. Hill Company, Riohmond,
Gardens, second.
86 "
GARDENING. Dec. /,
groups were awarded certificates of Beat vaie of flowen arranged for effect,J. Fra- The Qreenhouse.
merit. The exhibit of roses ser, flret.
was ttntisu-
Beit displayof pompon ohrysanthemums, J. N.
allv fine,but the exhibitors were ably
remark-
May, flret;G. Bird, second.
few in number. in flower, wiih foliageplants.
Chrvsanthemnms
Exhibits not made for competition in- cludedJ. Heeremans second.
CULTURAL ROSE NOTES FOR WINTER.
first;W. H. Thomas,
Ijbenew Baby Rambler rose Mme. Three specimen chrysanthemums, plants in Now that
flower, Peter Duff, first. we are approaching the
Levavasseur, from Vaughan's Seed Store; One specimen chrysanthemum plant in flower, shortest days of winter, the greatest care
vases of carnations from C. W. Ward, Peter Duff, first. shotald be exercised not to OYerwater the
roses. Bxperience has tanght us that
just after a hearj crop has ^n cat from
a bench or house of roses, root action is
much stronger ifthe beds are kept on the
dry side for a week or ten days, and
without an active root action a healthy
growth is impossible. Do not overdo
the matter and let the beds get dust dry,
for the results of this extreme are more
disastrous than the other. Endeavor to
keep them in a mellow condition. We
tfiJkeadvantage of every brightmorning
to give the plants a good syringing,for
the time is fast approaching when we
shall have many dark and wet days and
it will not be practicalto have much
moisture around the roses.
One of the most important duties of
the successful rose grower at this time of
year is to carefully attend to the ventila-tion.
Do not let the houses run up to
80^ and then of a sudden run the lators
venti-
dear up. If a big crop is expected
from this kind of treatment, it may be
CHRYSANTHEMUMS ON MOSS, AT WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBITION, NOV. 7-lS.
realised,but instead of a crop of cut
(E. 0. Hill Company's exhibit and part of Nathan Smith " Son's.) flowers it will be a crop of mildew, red
spiderand blackspot. We run otir Bride,
Bridesmaid and Golden Gate houses 55^
Twelve chrysanthemum plants in fiower, single
Queens, L. I.,in which appeared the new limit 0-inoh Peter Duff, first.
or 66^ at night with a rise of about 6^
stems, pots,
Robert Craig, a coming scarlet,Ethel Ten pink blooms, any variety, prize offered by during the day, and as soon as the ther-
mometer
Ward, and the new white, Lieut. Peary; J. C vaughan, Chicago, J. Fraser, first;A. Her- rington, indicates 62^ to 65^ we raise
the new red carnation John B. Haines, second. the ventilators just a few inches, and, as
BOSKS.
shown by John ". Haines, of South Eighteen American
the sun gets stronger, raise the sash a
Beauty, L. A. Noe, first.
Bethlehem, Pa., a new pink carna-
tion, Twelve American
little higher but never high enough to
Beanty, L. A. Noe, first;H.
Phyllb, and Harry Smclair, a yellow Hentz, Jr.. second. lower the temperature of the house. The
chxTsanthemum, shown by John N. Twenty-five Bridesmaid, L. A. Noe, first: L. B. same care is exercised during the afternoon
Coddlngton, second, and Henshaw Brothers,
May. In the chrysanthemum classes the third.
in reducingthe air.
specimens were excellent in qualityand Twenty-five Bride, L. A. Noe, first;L. B. Cod- dlngton, Before I conclude my remarks for this
included many varieties of late introduc-tion, second, and Henshaw Brothers, third. issue,I wish to mention the importance
Twelve Bridesmaid, F. L. Moore, first;L. A.
such as I^.S. Vallis, Wm. Duckham, Noe, second.
of disbudding. I can well remember
Ben Wells, Maynell, W. A. Etherington, Twelve Bride, L. A. Noe, first;L. M. Noe, second. when we never thought of disbudding
Donald McLeod, Lady Hopetoun and roses, but now it i^ almost as essentiid
Six Bridesmaid, R. Vince, second; no first
Cheltoni. The latter,which is a yellow awarded. as it is to disbud carnations, for the best
sport from Nellie Pockett, attracted Six Bride, R. Vince, second; no first awarded. and finest stock is what is wanted even
much attention. The work of the judges Six American Beanty, special prizeoffered by in our small I have
Stumpp "feWalters. Wm. Duokham,first.
country towns.
was carefnlly done, and was completed Six Teas, any variety, prize, same donors, Wm. always found that the publicis willing
priorto the opening of the doors for general Duckham, first;R. Vince, second. to pay a fair pricefor a first-classarticle,
admittance. CABNATION8. and we should make every efiort to produce
The awards in detail were follows: Best 25 blooms, any variety, special prizes the very best. We
as go over our
offered by B. A J. Farquhar " Cjmpany, Wm.
0HBT8AHTHSMUMS. roses about once a week and pull off all
Duckham, first;J. Fraser, second.
Thirty -six blooms in six varieties. Wm. Duok- Three varieties, 12 flowers each, J. Heeremans, the side shoots while they are young and
ham, gardener to D. Willis James, first;A. Her- first;J. Fraser, second. If left till they become well
sappy.
rincton, gardener to H. McK. Twombly. second. VIOLSTS. established and tough, it will not only
Eighteen blooms in three varieties,A. Herring-
Bunch, 100 fiowers, double blue. J. Fraser,first; take do the
ton, first longer to work, but tlie
J. Heeremans. second.
Twelve blooms in four variPties,Peter Duff, gardener result will be a failure for the objectis to
first;R. Vioce, gar- Bunch, 100 fiowers, single,Peter Duff, first; W.
to J. Crosby Brown, dener
H. Thomas, second. throw all the strengthof these side shoots
to A. D. Poote, second.
Ten blooms, any white variety,". Herrington,
first.
Ten blooms, any yellow, A. Herrington, fir^t;
C. White, gardener to U. A. Hutchlns, second.
Twelve blooms in twelve distinct varieties,
stems not to exceed 12 inches, J. Eraser gardener
to O. H. Kahn, first.
Six blooms in six distinct varieties, stem not to
exceed 12 inches, Peter Duff, first;J. Fraser, Jr.,
gardener to Q. E. Rissell,second.
Six blooms of any variety. R. Yince, first;J.
Fraser, second.
Ten blooms, five varieties, W. H. Thomas, dener
gar-
to F. O. Blanohard, first; J. Fraser, Jr., sec-
ond.
Six blooms, pink, any variety,J. Fraser, first;

W. H Thomas, second.
Six blooms, any white variety,J. Heeremans,
gardener to A. H. Whitney, first: Otto Koch, gardener
to New Jersey State Hospital, second.
Six blooms, any yellow variety, J. Heeremans,
first: J. Fraser, second.
Six blooms, any variety except white and yel-
low,
J. Fraser, first;J. Fraser, Jr.. second.
Six blooms, distinct varieties. 1903 Introduction,
stem not to exceed 12 inches, A. Herrington, first,
with Durbln's Pride. Mme. Marie Liger, Mri.
Thirkell, Maynell, Lord Hopetoun and Mme.
Diederlchs.
Six blooms, distinct varieties.1901 introduction,
A. Herrington, first,wiih Mrs J. H. Had way, F.
S. Vallis, F. Cobbold, Cheltoni, Ben Wells and
Wm. Duckham; R. Vince, second. VASE OP CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. H. W. BUCKBEB, AT WORLD'S PAIR EXHIBITION.
88 ' " *
GAHJOENING, Dec. /,
SOCIETY OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE. plants,which shoold be done carefuOy.

eARDENIN6 The Societj for Horttcnltiira] Science
will meet in Philadelphiain connection
All roots possibleshould be saved. Tlwre
is nothing gained, I believe,bv diviffiag
with the A. A. A. S. convocation week.
into too small plants. This dass "A
The seMioni of the societjwill probablj primula will flourish in a temperature
PUBUIHBD TSI 1"T AND IBTH OF BACH XOHTR
higher by a few degrees than is
BT
be held December 27 and 28, bttt announcement
recommended for violets, say 60^ at night.
of the exact dates will be
THE GARDENING COMPANY, It is not necessary to have the plants
made later. The arrangements of the
Monon Building, CHICAGO. American Association allow the members
frosen. I would very much preferthat
the plants were not frozen. The first
ofthe affiliated societies thepriyilegeof
Year-*S4 Numben. frost whk:h kills coleus and other like
Subscriptionprice,(8.00 % reduced railway rates. Tickets are good
AdvertUing ntei on application. tender plantswould not hurt the primula
from December 26 to January 2. Thej
Bntered at Chicago poatofBce as seoond-olau veris at alL When dividingthe plants
matter. Copyright,1904, by The Gardening Co. maj be purchased as early as December
22, and be used late as Jan- they should be potted into as small a pot
may as uary consistent with the well being of the
\ to T1i" GardMiinfli 6.
plant. Red spidersometimes bothers this
OAB:"Eiinra U gottenup for iti readers and in
class of primula when growing tmder
riass. A well directed force of water
vbeir interest,and it behooves
malce it interesting.If it does
you, one and all,to
not exactly suit
THE LESSON OF THE ST. LOUIS SHOW. ^ Irom the hose under the leaves is the best
your case, pjeaw write and tell us Tvhat you want. ^ paid attendance of over
h sourdeslretohelpyou. 31.000 remedy to dislodgethis terriblelittlepest.
adults,"'
with more than 5,000 children. Merely sprinkling theplantswill not keep
Ask aht QuBsnoirs vou please about ^ , ,
planta,
, r" 21."^"the ZJû Vul .u!!-; :I
best expresses 41,- result ^r spider,though that idea has been
.
other of the show -

in a down
flowers, fruits, vegeubles or pra Ucal
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in broad way. Thinking men know what handed down from time immemorial, and
answering them. an influence for our art is carried abroad it is surprisinghow such an erroneous
Sbhd US Nona of your experience in gardening u^ ^h".f number of ^*"'^"'
visitors Those who
"^ ^~ idea is handed down from one tion
genera-
in any line; tell us of your successes thp.t others 2? i "
u
,.*"?r\ ^"^
may be enlightened and encouraged, and of your were at tbe lair know what live interest of gardeners to another. I have
failures,perhaps we can help you. was awakened in the city,and on the dipped the plants for red spiderin a solution
SsnD us Photogbaphs ob Skstobbs of vour grounds by the freehanded exploitation of stdpno- tobacco soap with beneficial
rho'SicîS'iSr/M^^^^^ fnthepublicpress. This interest showed results. ". L.
Sem engnlved for (GfABDBHiHo.
itselfon every day of fair weather condi-
tions. The press agencieswho carry live
news the length and breadth of the land SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS.
CONTKNTS. wired the fact of the show to every city
DEPARTMENT OP PLANT REGISTRATION.
81 from Maine to Oregon, as dippings
Crotons (illus.)
Uorticnitoral societies 89 verify.Does this not stimulate our trade W. J. Lawrence, Toronto, Ont., submits
for registrationChrysanthemum
'^VlrMKuinHflJf n^lIlJli;;;;-N v n
everywhere? The broad purpose of the
ZSKblSSS:tlnd"2Sîis*^;. ;:^ show has then been attaint, namely Bfflinton;sport from Timothy Baton:
"Exhibition at Toronto 84 publicitythrough the press. Howabout cmor, lemon; has all the other qualities
^'^ of the parent flower; largeflower,center
??*SSl?h?iSi^***'""' M
the narrower side? Thecash prizeshave
well fined.
-"5i!uSkl ioti'fOT
rose WlBtir.':.'.-*."'.:;;; :;;.M been competed for by grand entries and
Tbe vegeuble garden the liberal prrmiums won
87 and will be Alexander Klokner, Wauwatosa, Wis ,
5:Si^"?HjaSit*i"i8cieB;; "
P""^-'^^^ Worid's Fair awards have submits for registrationseedlingchrfs-
TlSkJwn^fSSsXnU^^^ teen recommended and will be announced. anthemum, Mrs. A. Klokner, color pmk
Primula veris for forcing ...88* The Shaw medals and priseshave been in the way of Vi viand MoreL
?î'JiL''"'p5S'i!j"nfilSi*; S
awarded as earned. Finallyit hasbeen Wm. J.Stewart, Sec'y.
..^^^^^^^^
N!!tS?fS"m^B"S? demonstrated that floriculture and hor-
The gardeners*ciBb 80 ticulture can get all their deserved pub-
"iJ!?"'L'!^"?h'^^^^^ l"city. all their deserved ^recognition, all
CARNAHON SOCIETT.
thei?
ZNofi?o7"s?S^.".^!"!.!^!^^^ M
worthy attention of the people
AMERICAN
"Massachusetts Horticnltural 8eoiety 80 and of the powers that be if only those DEPARTMENT OP PLANT REGISTRATION.
oSof"th?.to52Jâ?^'"*"** 91
^^^ represent these arts wiU take hold Kingston Pet, re^teredby Valentine
;;.*.';:.'.*"and demand recognition and show Bargevin*sSons, Kingston,N. Y. A pink
Chrysanthemum fik)oêtyofAmiri"i*/.^ that
they deserve it. Littleifany of our products sport of Bnchantress, a very rich,pleas-
ing
are necessities. The public are shade of pure pink with the size and
Saxifrage SARMERTOSAVAWBOATA IS a
^ ^î because their attention is the general
" stem of Bnchantress and
very attractive plant of recent introduc- dirwted to the flowers,therefore good habit of that variety.
tion. advertisingis especiallyvaluable. And Premium lists for the Chicago show
DRACiENA as Julius Rochrs through such publicexhibitions reading be had to the secretaty.
TEBMiNAZJS, can by applying
is which could not be
grows it,is the best holiday novelty,
the matter provided This meeting well beheld January 28 and
coloringof the plantsbeingunparaUeled. purehased for hundreds of thousands of 29, 1906 and will be the placeto show
dollars, a nd a broad i s
uplift given to the all new carnations as well as the good
r ir/^11.
** T^^TTx
Prof. W. N.Hdtt. formerly of Guelph, craft every where. For the future let us
ones of the older varieties. There were
Ont., IS now horticultunst at the Mary- resolve to let no opportunity pass which
some 30.000 flowers shown in Detroit;
UuDd experiment station. College Park, ^^^ ^he art of floriculture into the there will be room for more than that in
^"* foreground of the willingpublic's atten-
Chicago.
the new production of tion.
Wbli"B8LET, Albert M. Herr, Sec'y.
that veteran rose grower, Alexander
Montgomery, will be watched with PRIAULA VERIS FOR FORCING.
interest. NOTES FROM EUROPE.
Bd. Gardening:" Please let me know
Canna roots have ripenedremarkably when is the best time to lift and divide Mayor F. F. Smith, of Rochester, Bng..
this year; the long season permitted* Primula veris superba, as I wish to buy has the matter of a memorial to the late
them to ripen naturallyand the fibrous and force some this season. I have some Dean Hole in charge. r
rooU stopped growing; they should that were plantedout in May. 1903, with and wife celebrated their
Alex. Dean
winter wdl. doxens of young shoots. Would it be
goldenwedding November 4. Mr. Dean
better just to break off the big shoots 18 a well known writer on British culture.
horti-
Drachma tbrminaub planted out in with two or more small shoots and pot
benches will color better than when
in 4- inch pots, or cut off the small ones
wholly grown in pots, the plants to be Armand De Meulenaere, the well known
and pot in 2V^-inchpots. leavingonly one
pottedwhen the coloring is well oped
devel- secretary of the Royal Agriculturaland
and plunged in spent hops or other
big shoot for the 4-inch pot? Would a
violet house temperature do forioreing
Botittoical Society of Belgium, died at
material wording similar bottom heat. Ghent recently.
them? Shotild they be frozen before forc-
ing?
F. M.
"If you don't see what you want, ask
for it." If a strong and representative If it is the intention of "F. M." to buy Jopu.s, Mo." Attacks on the use ot
delegation had early demanded of the and force this class ot primulas for the collar-budded apple trees are answered
Louisiana Purchase Exposition rightful flowers they will produce it is better to in a letter by G. W. Smith to the Daily
horticultural representation \n special plant the clumps as received undisturbed Globe of this dtj. Mr. Smith cites
and other premiums, perhaps results without dividing. After they have done prominent authorities in support of the
would have been different. floweringis the best time to divide the collar-budded trees.
"
GARDENING. 89
/JXV* of Brookline. The-
MASSACHUSETTS HORT. SOCIETY. Joseph H. White, consisted of Charles

W.
Club. visitmg party
The Gardeners' Arthur H. Pewkes
The annual meeting
of the Massachu-
setts Parker, Oakes Ames,
society was held and Patrick Norton. They inspected a
Horticultural and a*
receive brief November 19, and the follow-
ing house of palms and foliageplants
Weshall be pleased
at all times to
Saturday, of which had been
interest oa practical cultural
officers for the ensuing vear were house of roses, both One of
Botes general
of
gardeners for use
in this depart-
ment.
P. Estabrook,Boston, entered for the society'sprizes.
mattersfrom
of sardeners, elected: Arthur house was
Notes of the moyements
Robert T.Jackson,Cambridge, the features of the firstnamed
etc.. are also desirable. president; (Monstera
changes of address
for two Charles E.
specimen of the ceriman
vice-president years; a
which duces
pro-
Richardson, Brookline, Chelsea, secre-
treasurer, elected;
re-
delidosa),a climbing plant but
to the banana
JOHN T. STINSON. William P. Rich,
tary, a fruit similar The
of
re-elected; Arthur D. Hill, Boston, with a flavor like the pineapple.
John T. Stinsoo, snperiDtendcnt culture, trustee for two years; Geoi^geP. Pabyan,
of horti- rose house contained principally Bride,
in the department and Liberty varieties.
pomoloi^j
World's Pair, and Brookline, Warren Fenno, Revere, J. Bridesmaid,Wootton showed
St Louis and John The s;rounds as a whole
of the American Apple ers'
Grow- Woodward Manning, Reading, cultivation of
statistician trustees for evidence of the superior
A. Pettigrew,Jamaica Plain,
a farm
in
Congress, was raised
on Wheeler.
the B. Hadwen, ter,
Worces- the head gardener, James
western Iowa
and graduated from threevears; Obadiah of schools' and dren's
chil-
John
Henry S. Hunnewell, Wellesley,
in 1890. He The committee the
IowaAgrictdtura]College in the P. Walcott, home gardens held a meeting
horticulturist Lawrence, Groton, Henjj of awarding
beganwork as
Wheeler, line,
Brook- week for the purpose
AgrictdturalExperiment
tion
sta-
Cambridge, and James past
exhibition by the lower
Ariansas
Ark., in December, for the nominating committee. prizesfor the best which were
at FayetteTille, has Men a member schools of gardens
elected to the posi-
tion President Estabrook grade the school chil-
and laterwas
1891, of the for a number of years and made and cultivated by
of professor of horticulture of the society prizes to
in addition to the
of trustees. He dred and also for awarding
of Arkansas has served on the board fifteen years of
University 10, 1900, exhibitor at the vari- individual children under
stationwork. On February has been a frequent had cultivated the best home
to take the age who
be resigned that position garden. The first prize of $15 was
Missouri State
of director of the to the grammar
school at Pair-
position station at Mountain awarded
the second prize of
Pmit Experiment
he held for haven, Mass., and
Grove,Mo., which position to accept $12 to the Groton children's garden, at
he resigned ried
car-
threeyears when Groton, Mass.
This enterprise was
theposition of superintendentof pomology

the Groton Village Improve-
ment
of horticulture at on by
in the department Society,which had three gardens
Fair. each
with over 100 children working
in
the World's
that prizes
This is the first year
MONMOUTH HORTICULTURAL SOQETT. garden.
ave been offered to children
under fifteen
for home gkrdens,but there
At the Monmouth County Horticutural years of age
all the a number
of entries. In this contest
Novemoer 18, were
Society's m eeting and there the children must do the entire labor
was ordered paid, the lot of
prize money
than $100 from required,even to spading up
a surplus
of more given
was
The discussion ground. The firstprizeof $5 was
of the show. the
the receipto of Ayer, Mass.;
Scale." Mr. to Henry L. Brown,
of theerening was '*San Jose William Patterson,
tried soda, salt and second prizeof $3 to
Hale stated that he and the third prize to John
also caustic soda and paris of Groton,
sulphur, Others stated Mullen, of Ayer, Mass.
without any effect. children's herbariums
green tion
applica- The exhibition of
that the lime, salt and stdphur this week in the lecture hall
the trees and did not kill will occur
damaged November 25
apple and pear trees. trees
Mr. on Friday and Saturday,of entries have
the scale on number
his pear and 26. A Icu'ge
Turner said thathesprajed and this exhibition
is sure
solution and there been received,
in pots with the latter his attention.
left. Mr. Hale sprajred to attract general S.
no scale H. P.
was
cmde oil (insecticide oil)and
trees with
clean now. But the members
his trees are that no
came to the conclusion OF HORTICULTURISTS.
COIfFBRENCB
clean while the next John T. Stinson.
orchard can be kept of the letters read
and that the matter World's Fair.
are more
orchard is neglected, Supt of Pomology, Following
should be agi- tated. horticulturists at
of compulsory spraying before the conference of
December 2, the World's Fair, St. Louis,
Mo., Novem-
ber
At our next meeting. he has many
be **Rose Culture exhibitions where
won of the conference
the discussion will ous 10. The conclusion
B. his specialty being principally will follow in another issue.
under Glass." prizes, matters
His extensive greenhouses
ffreenhouse plants. BY WILHBLM MCLLBR.
are located
at Swampscott, where from the letter from Wilhelm
OF BOSTON. Mr. Jack-
son, Extracts
NOTES his home. Lrife, Ithaca,
Miller,editor of Country
he makes summer
Gardeners' and Florists' vice-president, is a
The Boston the newly-elected N. Y.:
November Harvard
Club held its annual meeting to show
at
of palaeontology It is the objectof this paper
22. The following
officers were elected
Wheeler,
Erofessor
niversity, and is greatly interested
in
the methods by which two great horti-cultural
for the ensuingyear: James Mr. Jackson's have been able to
Marcellus Patten, practical horticulture. plants and enterprises of three
Brookline, president; specialty has been about hardy make every doucu- do
the work
W. N. Craig, to publish an that this method
Tewkshnxy, vice-president; peonies and he is dollars and to show
Edward Hatch, and another
North Baston, secretary; article on "Peony Culture*' has a practical and personal application
Samuel Goddard, Pra- and his Garden." for horticulture appeals
Boston,treasurer; Boston, P. on "John Richardson to all of us,
mingham, J. A. Pettigrew, At this meeting the annual appropriation, to a man's heart (sincehis garden
and Harry Wilde,
Brook- for the coming directly and if he
Welch, Boston, board. for prizes and gratuities is his outdoor living room,
of the executive
made, amounting
to $6,506. at all he takes some
line,members to all people yecu" were is any kind of a man
Mr. Whcckr is well known amendment to the by-laws was
in his home life), and therefore the
in this vicinity, An that it shall not now pride do with his garden,
interested in horticulture in adopted, providing best thing a man can
leading part nominations whatever
and has alwaystaken two
a make
to in horticulture,
He was recently be necessary has been the rule in
the or his interest
such shape
various exhilntions.
of the Chrysanthe-'
for each office, as
also recommended it may be, is to put it into while
elected vice-president The society it to the most
About fifty of past. that he may enjoy
Sodety of America. the treasurer and secretary be humanity after him.
In
mum
and listened that This he lives and
the membm were present the board of trustees. rich or poor,
talks by elected by for other words, every man,
informal the legislature for science and for himself
to very entertaining at will have to go before do something
the exhibition session. On the can
Marshall
approval at next year's
Robert on time.
Cameron on the at the same
Robert next that
New York, and by Haven, first Saturday of Januarv the One of the most fruithil gifts was
of New when that which
horticulture, in the city balance inaujB[ural meeting wul be held, dress
ad- ever made to humanity was
Conn. Mr. Farquhar reported a
president will make
his inaugural
resulted in the Arnold Arboretum, the
of the entertain-
ment will render
of $250 in the nands and all committees
best collection of hardy trees and shrubs
Nicholson
committee, and Williamclub to visit reports. in the United States. Although the
to the visited last practicalvalue
extended an invitation The Garden committee
arboretum is of immense
some time dur-
ing of the estate of
his placein Pramingham week the greenhouses
December.
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90
"
GARDENING. Dec. Ty
to horticnltiuie,the chances are that the its

census of the forest wealth of the BT LUTHBR BURBANK, SANTA ROSA, CAL.
"tory of ita foundation !" unfamiliar to country, which had' much to do with the A telegram was read from Luther Bur-
the miyoritT ot this andienoe,even to establishment of a national forest reserve bank expressingsympathy with the
those who have had the pleaiare of a that now amounts to sixty-two million object of^the meeting and referringto
Tisit to the arboretnm. James Arnold acres of timberland. Pifth,its work in certain pajgesof his essay on '*Punda-
was not particitlarly interested in trees connection with the establishment of the mental rrinciplesof Plant Breeding,'*
and shmbs, he did not ieaye the monej first state reserve, that of New York. from which we take the following
for that specific mirpose, and his tpXt was Sixth,its part in the rescue of Niagara extracts:
rather small. He was a New England Palls and the creation of a great park 'The vast possibilities of plant^breeding
merchant who retired at fifty, enjoyeda there. Seventh, its contribution to land-
scape can hardly be estimated. It would not
good garden, and had confidence m the gardening,since it has shown that be difiBcult for one man to breed a new
fudgmentof his friend,George B. Bmer- a botanical garden maj be made marilyrye, wheat, barley,oats, or rice which
pri-
son, author of the well known report on a beautiful park,instead of a mere would produce one grain more to each
the forest trees of Massachusetts. less,
Doubt- outdoor museum. Eighth, its educa-tional head, or a corn whi"" would produce an
actingon Mr. Emerson's suggestion, value to the generalpublic, to col-
lege extra kernel to each ear, another potato
he leftthe money for the improTcment of students, and to nurserymen and to each plant,or an apple,plum, orange
agriculture or horticulture,purposely to nurserymen and gardeners. Lastly, or nut to each tree. What would be the
statingthe objectin the vaguest possibleits direct practicalservices to horticulture result? In five staples only in the United
manner, so that the trustees could put in testing the hardiness acd mental
orna- States alone the inexhaustible forces of
the money into whatever promised the value of new and rare trees and nature would produce annuity, without
biggestreturns to humanity. shrubs. All this is a great deal to grow effort and without cost, 6,200,000 extra
It happened that they put the money out of a giftof about $10,000 in 1868, bushels of com, 15,000,000 extra bushels
into a collection of trees and shrubs. It bat a wise gift often grows that way. of wheat, 20,000,000 extra bushels of
happened that they were fortunate to An acorn makes a smaD start, but it has oats, 1,500,000 extra bushels of barley,
secure as director a wealthy man who big possibilities. Every small city and 21,000,000 extra bushels of potatoes.
not only gave them the best collection of every county needs some sort of improve-
ment *'But these vast possibilities are not
books on trees and shrubs in the world, or horticultural society. The country alone for one yecu", or for our own time
but better stillhas devoted his lifeto the is now crying for a set of decently or race, but are beneficent legades for
service of science in the same spiritand trained gardeners,and the only way to every man, woman and child who shall
with the same efiectiveness as Lawesand get them is to start agriculturalhigh ever inhabit the earth. And who can
Gilbert or Charles Darwin. In fact, it schools. We must find better ways of estimate the elevating and refininginfluences
was this director,' Professor Sargent, fighting the San Jose scale, the gipsy and moral value of floweaa-^with
who made the notable bargain with moth and the brown- tail moth. ington
Wash- all their gracefulforms and bewitching
Harvard Universityand the cityof Bos- ton, ought to have a national museum shades and combinations of colors and
which has magnified the original and horticulture should be properlyrep- resentedexquisitely varied perfumes? These silent
gift of James Arnold to an effecti Tenets in it. Despite our enormous influences are unconsciously felteven by
tar beyond his dreams, so that his service superioritv in numbers and weiUth we those who do not appreciate them sciously,
con-
to humanity becomea comparable to are far behind England in horticultural and thus with better and still
that of two colonial miniatera who gave periodicals and other publications. It is better fruits, nuts, grains and flowers
what they could apare, via.,ElihuYale a disgrace that we have no American will the earth be transformed, man's
and John Harvard. Horticultural Socie^with a permanent thoughts turned from the base, destructive
Now for aome of the fruita of thia piece home, a permanent libraryand a permanent forces into the nobler productive
of financial engineering which it took secretcu'y. ones which will lift him to higherplanes
five yeara to pertect: Pirat, the Silva of These are a few of the big things that of action, toward that happyday when
North America, probably the moat aplen- are to be done, and of the small there are man shall ofier his brother man, not
did adentific book of any kind that haa enough to keep us all busy. Rich or bullets and bayonets, but richer grains,
been produced in the weatemhemiaphere, poor we can all help some wav in the better fruits and fairer flowers.
certainlythe beat work ever publiahed management of small parks,schoolgar- dens ''Cultivation and care may helpplants
that dMcribea the treea and ahruba of or the cultivation of vacant lots. to do better work temporarily,but" by
any country. Second, Garden and Por- It is clearlyrecoîzed that a man who breeding,plants mav be brought into
eat,the beat horticultural periodicalwe makes a fortune m a gjiven cityought to exisitence which will do better work
have ever had. Third, the Jeaaup collec-
tion do something for horticulture. Let each always in all places and for all time.
of the treea of North America, now of us do what we can for humanity by Plants are to be produced which will
in the American Muaeum of investingwhat he can spare in hortictil- perform their appointed work better,
Sreaerved
[atural Hiatory at New York, a tion
collec- ture and whatever we do let us be sure quicker, and with the utmost precision.
which ia aU a tree- lover,horticultur- that we make the best possiblebargain Science sees better grains, nuts, fruits
iat,botaniat, forester,lumberman or and get the peopleto put up two doUars and vegetables, all in new forms, siaes,
woodworker could wish for. Pourth, for every one we can spare. colors and flavors,with more nutrients
and less waste, and with every injurious
and poisonous quality eliminated,and
with power to resist sun, wind, rain,
frost and destructive fungus and insect
pests; fruits without timber trees, and
sugar, starch, color and perfume plants.
Bverône of these,and 10,000 more, are
within the reach of the most ordinary
skillin plant breeding."
BTH C.IRISH.
I am greatly interested in everything
which leads toward the advancement of
horticultural interests and one of the
questions which has impressed me for
years has been a more central' organiza-
tion
which will bring together more
closely all of the branches of horticulture
as they are represented today. We have
horticulture divided into floriculture,
pomology, gardening and landscaping,
and there are many organizations repre-
seiMsng these difierent branches without
any central organization,without any
head which will unite them togetherand
it seems to me with such a central oignn-
ization,with such ahead, that the weight
of all of these organizations will be
greatly increased. That we would be
able to accomplish or might have been
able to accomplish more, that we might
A VIBW IN THB 8HAW BOTANIC QAROSN, 8T. L0UI8, MO. have had and should have had at the
/po^.
"
GARDENING. 91
World's Pair thii year, and it seems to would how ithad

not know Yet I doubt if we have reallymade any
so strong we
me we should profitbj this experience come about, but there would be a con-
tinual advance on the shows of ten years ago
mod begin now to prepare for any future growth. horticultural
The tion
educa- either in size,color, qualityor culture. It
work. would be something of endless value. looks to meas if we had reached our
Now as to the details of such organiza-
tion, limit with this noble autumn beauty.
of such a plan, I am not jnst pre-
pared Take the big plants in pots: They were
is OUT OF TH" GING"R JAR.
to offer any suggestions. That good, but didthey compare with many
a matter which will requirea great deal The spicypungence of the chrysanthe-
mum exhibits of the past ten years that all of
of study and thought and I think it could has so filled the atmosphere these us can remember numerous instances of?
be worked out. The objectof the organ- past few weeks that we of the craft have I can remember the gloriousplants that
used to come from the Drexel place,and
it's the same with the big blooms. Who
does not remember the magnificent Tim- othy
Baton the year of its advent ? And
so 1 feel that in our jubilationsOTcr the
accomplishments of the present we would
do well to chasten ourselves with an All
Hail to the Vemers and other splendid
boys of the past.
That we have reached our limit is
shown also,I think,in the remarkable
dearth of novelties this year. Time was
when it was nothing for the committees
to haye eight or ten new claimants to
pass on every Saturday during the season.
We heard of but very few this year.
But granting all this,I would not have
it inferred that because we have reached
the top of the hill f nd can go no higher
we should turn tail and hike for home.
By no means. The gloriouslandscape is
now fullyexposed to our view where before
only partialbut enchantingglimpses
were giyen. Why should we not make
up our minds to enjoy it while we may?
I can honestlysay for myself that I have
revelled in the autumn feast of color and
PRIZBWINNINQ CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT BOSTON NOV.
form and fragranceand enjoyedit to the
EXHIBITION, t-S, 1M4.
fbll as well as ever before, and hope the
(Arthur HerrinKton's Vase of Cheltoni in Center.)
day may be a long time coming when we
will not have the same opportunity.
ization would to think of much Glad to hear from the St Louis reports
be to bring more closely hardly been able else,
interested obseryers and comment- that they had "the greatest show ever
togetherthese persons who are and perforce f he ators"to
in the work be faithful to their side of the held*' down there. These be strong words,
so as to accomplishas much
as possible with the least effort, that there have been compelled to either gentlemen. How can you tell? Have
campaign"
is no waste of energy. It seems to me talk mums or be mum. you seen them all? You remind me very
that in the whole fidfdof horticulture That must be my excuse for also doing much of Brother Kift when he tells the
theme" chrys- stranger within our gates about
to-daytlwre is too much waste of energy. a small stunt on the same
There is not a systematicarrangement, the frog-eatershave it. the glories of the Philadelphia
antheme, as
but if we had a central head, a central There has been the usual display of big City Hall "greatest building in
"
the world" is about the way his

orgaoixation, a central counsel by which plants and big blooms, splendid stock
all of the horticultural interests will be well done and worthy of every commen- story runs. Still have no doubt it
dation"
classified, that there will not be more was a good show, and consideringthe
line and not short time the promoters had to get it
work done in some particular "A very frood lonR,
in another line, but all And well siing," under way and the difficulties they had
enough work very
phaseswill be properly organized and a

great deal more accomplished.I hesitate,
tor I think sometimes we have already
too many organizations,that there is
danger in starting more organizations,
and yet I do not know that it isnecessary
to create any new organizations,but to
bringmore closelytogetherthose we have
now. This may lead to a permanent
home, to a permanent library.
There is limit to what
no may be ac-
complished
if allbranches of horticulture
are brought together. I want to empha-
size
a remark which was made with ref-
erence
to the work in creatingan interest
among the generation, among the
youn^
fchoolchilaren. I might give an experi-
ence
I had here some years ago. An or-
ganization
in the cityundertook the dis-

tribution
of seeds to the children. They
got permission to sell these seeds at a
nominal value through the schools and
there was so much interest created that
without any specialeffort 70,000 seed
packages were distributed to the chilAvn
of St Louis. That was simply a begin-
ning,
the first effort that was made in
that direction and if all who are inter-
ested
in creating an interest among the
young generationwould unite in carrying
on that work I think that there would
be a gradual and you might say rapid
grow3i, so that in a few years this inter-est
might be so centered,might become N. BUTTBKBACH'8 EXHIBIT AT MONMOUTH COUNTY EXHIBITION, NOV. l-S, ISM.
92
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GARDENING. Dec. /,
to tnrnioniit,thev certatnljexcite our Vê also want a blue chrysanthemum Now, it is certain that the society
Messrs. Vattghan, and a reallygood red, also a white go on spending more each year
sible
warmeat admiration. one cannot
Rndd, Hauswirth and the rest are ders
won- with red whiskers. If Wm. K. Harris, than it receives. The income resulting
when they get started. who owns up to being the father of the from the exhibition of seedlings before
When was the firstreal chrysanthemnm 'mum and is a comedian of note, will col- laboratecommittees is much less than in former
show held in America? I was told the with his neighborGeorge Ander- sen"who years and for some unknown reason the
other day that Philadelphiaclaimed the has red whiskers to spare, secretary finds -it very diflicult to per- suade
honor (1883) justtwenty-one years ago. although rather bald on top" I feel sure the members to pay their aues
That Philadelphia had a chrysanthemum somethmg will happen. Something generally promptly.Three appealshave been sent
show that êar is not doubted, but was does when these two get together. out aunng the year and yet there are
it the first in this country? Who can tell? First it's a sort of a growling rumble like ninety-onemembers delinquent.Even if
I mean a real chrysanthemum show, the roaringof a suckmg dove, then two all dues had been paid the income would
not a few plants in a generalshow, of or three vivid flashes of forked lightning still be too small to cover this year's
course. accompanied by earth-shakinguunder; expenses. It will be understood, of
I think most people will admit that then an unholy calm that lasts until the course, that this publicationhas cost
1893 and 1894 were the banner years of followingSunday, when the performance more than the proceedingswill cost in
the chrysanthemum in America" the cul-
minatingbeginsaU over again. the future on account of the varietylists.
periodof its greatest glory. It But enough of these suggestions. I ex-
pect All things considered,'the secretary
is safe to say that nearly every city and to revert to this subjectagain after strongly recommends that the dues be
hamlet in the country had a show then, mature deliberation, and will acquaint increased to $2 yer year, payable in
and it is probably safe also to say that you candidly what the crucible of time advance, as suggested by C. W. John- son.
such all-around good exhibits have Wishing you all prosperity:
no
been seen since. Man^ who were nent

promi- Sroduces.
fay your sorrows turn to joy, and the Further, the societyshould pass a
in the temple oiO Kiku San (Miss next one be a boy, I remain, as ever, resolution instructingthe secretary to
Chrysanthemum) in those days" men Georgb C. Watson. mail the society'svaluable publications
like: only to members whose dues are paid.
Grove P. Rawson, A genuine efiort on the part of the members
CHRTSANTHEnUM SOQETY OF AMERICA
B. H. Hunt, to get their neighbors to join would
Allan, SECRETARY LBlfON'S REPORT. increase the membership list.
David certainly
Thos. Cartledge, In making a report for the year 1903-4 For some reason unknown to the
E G. Asmus, it is not necessary to give a review ol the writer there has been a great falling
W. I.Palmer, work of the year, as the published proceedings off in the demand for the society's tificates
cer-
A. W. Bennett for 1903 show the results wfiich during the past few years. It is
are with us no more, but we are ful
thank- have been accomplished. The delay in a peculiarfact that not onepf the wonder-
ful
to still have with us such doughty placing this ûbhcation in the hands ol Wells-Pockett set of novelties for last
veterans as : the members is greatlvregrettedby the year was set up before the committee.
Robert Craig, secretary, and can only be explained by Since one of the five "objects" given as
Elmer D. and W. R. Smith, the lack of a realization of the immense reasons for the organizationof the C. S.
John Pettigrew, amount of work and time re(]uired to A. is "to stimulate the growing and
Wm. K. Harris, the Elmer D. Smith variety lists introduction of improved varieties in
James Dean, or
J)repare
the printerand a consequent delay in every legitimate way," the societyought
Jno. N May. beginningthe work. to inquireinto the reason for this condi-
tion
Edwin Lonsdale, The publication of the proceedingsfor and endeavor to correct it. If the
E. G. Hill. 1903 will cost the society .
The sodetv could see its wajr clear to offer a
ElijahWood income of the societytor the year, as medal to the firm receiving the greatest
and others too numerous to mention. will be seen by the treasurer's report, number of certificatesin a year exhibiting
Men like these may not be as astic
enthusi- will not nearlyequal this outlay;at the before the committees would be stimu-
lated.
now as ten years ago, but they are convention in Novemh^, 1903, the secre-tary, A proper revision of scales is also
stillable and willingto take part in the realizingth^t such would be the of the greatest importance. In this connection
annual function as the seasons roll case, asked for instructions regardingthe the secretary desires to state that
around. extent of the publication and received the use of the new scales for this fall's
Speaking of Grove P. Rawson reminds orders to "make it as complete as pos- judging was favored by every member of
us that horticulture sufifereda great loss
in the demise of that giftedman in early
manhood, and it is onW when we look
back on his record of hard and consci-
entious
work for tiieadvancement of our C"mbliMHIoiiN".
beffin to realize how 1 conUioi 100
art that we great .
bulbs, four choice

our loss is. I Uiought of a remark of his colon: lafficlentto
the other day while listening a furi-
to ous plant% round bed
6 feet In diameter,
exhibitor who was particularly sore
planted 0 iocbei
at some supposed sin of omission or com-
mission:
apart Price our
lelectlon Named
H"acinthi. listed
on page 2 of our
Grove P. Rawson's advice to hibitors
Ex- cata'ogae, 17.60 by
express at chaser's
pur-
and Judges : "Keep stilland
expense.
wood." If filled with
YauKhan's Fancy
Bedding Byaclntbs
good advice to-day it listed on page 3 of
It's just as as
our catalogne.tl.TB
was ten years ago, and I commend it
by express at
er's
buy-
to the disgruntledones. expense.
What we want now is a view
re- CrnnMnatloaN*.
2. ConUini aiO
of all chrysanthemums
the bulbs; sufflcientto
that are prominent to-day by such plant a square bed
0 feet acroM with
able reviewers as Elijah Wood and
8 colors, planted 0
Edwin Lonsdale. We can all remember inches apart Price
their valuable labors in this line ten years our selection of
and we need them again. Named Hyacinths
ago, as listed on page S
What about Bonnaffon, and Col. Wm. of our catalogue,
B. Smith, and Philadelphiaand Viviand- S14.00 by express
at buyer's exnense. If filled with Vsugban's Fancy Bedding Hyac nths, as listed on page 8 of our
Morel, The Queen, Mutual Friend, Mrs.
catajoffue. S9.00,at buy";r'8 expentc.
Craig-Lippincott, Jessica,Ivory, Golden Combination No. 8. Contsins 60 bulbs: sufflcientto plant a bed 6 feet long and 3 feet wide, with
Gate, Golden Wedding, Eugene Daille- one solid color planted 0 inches apart. Price our selection Named Hyacinths, customers* selection of
douze, Harry Balsleyand such varieties color, $4.80. If tilled with ânghan's Fancy Forcing Hyacinths, S8.00 by express at buyer'sexpense.
that used to rank so high in the past? ComplotsLine of DUTCH tnd FRENCH Bulbs Now Free.
Roady. Cttaloguo
Have they all been supersededby better
sorts or are we in danger of losing some
VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE,
good thingsby our desire for novelty? 84-86 laMloMk St.,CHICAGO. 14 RarclaySt.,NEW YORK.
1^4'
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GARDENING. 93
the exccutiTC committee except ooe, and type of V. Morel; scored,exhibition scale, Mile. Anna Debono, exhibited by
u a conseqoence the scales were put into 83 points. Nathan Smith " Son, Adrian, Mich.;
use, mainlj for the purpose of testing Souv. de CalvatPere, exhibited by E. G. color white; Japanese reflex; scored,
their efficiency. Hill Company" Color, white, shaded exhibition scale,85 points.
The most important work before this lemon and pink, incurved;scored, commercial Souv. de Calvat Pere, exhibited by
convention mnst be the consideration of scale,83; exhibition scale,87. Gustav D. Lotze, Glen Burnie, Md.
plans to increase the society's income or 42-2-02, exhibited by Nathan Smith " Color white tinged with rose and rose
reduce expenses. Son, Adrian, Mich" Color, white; incurved;
center. Japanese incurved. Scored,commercial
WORK OF COMlflTTBBS. scored, commercial scale, 88 scale, 85 points;exhibition scale,

points. 87 points.
Briffhthnrst, exhibited by Nathan
Smith No. 12, exhibited by Pred Domer " Glenview, exhibited by P. R. Pierson
" Son, before the New York
Ind." Color, yellow, cur
in- Company, Tarry town, N. Y., before the
committee October 29; color rose pink, Son, Lafayette,
Ted; type of Dailledouze;scored, commercial
Boston committee on November 3. Color
silver reverse; Japanese; scored,commercial
scale,86 points. red, bronze reverse; Japanese; scored 86
scale, 90 points; exhibition scale, commercial
85 points. Mme. Bmile Lemoine, exhibited by E.
points, scale, and 84 points,
exhibition scale.
Mrs. John Pries, exhibited bv John G. Hill Company" Color, pinkish white,
Prbd H. Lbmon, Sec*y.
Pries,Covinfcton, Ky., before the Cin- cinnati type Chadwick;'scored, commercial scale,
committee October 29; color Bon- 87 points,exhibition scale,89 points.
naffon yellow;
86
incurved Japanese; scored
points commercial scale; flowers
Mile. Anna Debono, exhibited by E. G.
Hill Company" Color, creamy white,
For Fall Planting
shown were grown two to one plant. type Morel; scored,commercial scale,89; Native Perennials for the Wild Garden.
At New York, November Irises and Hardy Herbaoeout Plants for
hibited exhibition
5" Bride, ex- scale,90 points. Garden Border.
by Lakeview Rose Gardens, of Prefet Boncourt, exhibited b^ E. G. Hill
Price list sent on application.
Jamestown. Color, white,Japanese in- Company" Color, cream wmte, reflex:
cnrved; scored 69 points. commercial scale,88; exhibition scale,87 SHXTEMUC NURSERIES,
At Philadelphia, November 8" No. 4, points.
exhibited by Henry G. Standen, Haver- At Cincinnati, O., November 12." "AIIIIVTOWN. DirtolMM Counir. N. Y.
ford, Pa. Color, white, Japanesein- Adelia, exhibited by John Breitmeyer's
carved;scored,commercial hibition Sons, color
scale, 85; ex- white. Japanese incurved;
scale, 78 points. scored,commercial scale,89 points.
At New York, November 11" A variety Majestic,exhibited by John Breit-
(name to be given later),exhibited by meyer's Sons, color pure white, Japanese
Howard Nichols,Yonkers, N. Y. Color, incurved and reflex: scored 90 points
dark mahojfanj, gold reverse; Japanese; commercial scale.
scored, exhibition scale. 89 points. Souv. de Calvat Pere, exhibited by the
At St. Lonis World's Pair flower show, E. G. Hill Company, color white cream
November 11" Beta, exhibited by the E. and blush pink (undecided white); Jap-anese
6. Hill Company, Richmond, Ind." Color, incurved; scored,exhibition scale,
pink, incurved; scored, commercial scale, 91 points.
83 points. No. 37, exhibited by Nathan Smith "
Souv. de la C'tess Reille, exhibited b^ E. Son, color magenta pink;reflex Japanese;
G. Hill Company" Color, silvery pink; scored, exhibition scale,85 point?.

Describes upwards of 1^00 varieties of ornamental trees and shrubs,$1.

Two hundred and fortypasses, illustrated,
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TWO NOVELTIES OF ROBERT CRAIG A SON, PHILADELPHIA, Â.
SEEN AT THE FALL SHOWS. the influx as the boom of the houses Lady Hopetoun is another fine pink,tr
interested in the dissemination of novel-
ties, shade lighter than Lucy Evans and fine
It would seem that the fall flower and were somewhat about for a coflection.
skeptical
shows as a medittm for the diffusion of all the good qualities of many of the Dr. Enguehard has been disappointing
hortkoltural knowledge has come to staj. aspirants,but this fall has proved that from an exhibition standpoint,but as a
The popnlaritj of the ehrysanthemnm of them have merit,for in all the commercial
most variety it has proved very
show ia as jet not on the decline,, trat
winningstands last year'snovelties have valuable; easy doer, fine stem and foli-
rather gainingin fayar. This year has and fair aise;like Col. D.
playedan important
part. AffCtgood color
witnesaed more of these shows than First of allas an exhibition variety, Appletonin yellow,it has come to stay.
formerly,and not for the display of comes William Duckham. This is unques-
tionably In yellowF. S. Vallis has been disaf^-
chrrsanthemoms alone; their scope is the finest pink chrysanthemum pointing. It is unquestionablyone of the
widening, and there are few thinirs for the exhibition stand yet sent out, but largestyellows,but intense cultivation is
of interest to the horticultural world sad to relate, it has onlybeen shown to and in most it has been
necessary, cases
that are not to be found displayed at with a thin or open center" un-
perfectionby one or two growers. It shown doubtedly
the Yarioiis centers where thrae exhibi-
tions would appear that many nave gated
propa- by taking termmal buds" but
have been held. It has been the this late,and have taken it on the whep seen in its largestform from crown
writer's good fortune to attend most of terminal bud, and in such cases the buds it was rough and anything but pre- possessing.
these displays in the east, and he has, flowers have come small and with an
perhaps,in this respect, had the adyan- is large,but not, strictly
open center, but where it was gated
propa- Gen. Hutton
tage of many others of the craft. A
earlyand second (or first)crown speaking,a yellow,and has a long,bare
general resume of what has taken place buds taken it has proveditself an neck.
out
and a few words. about the most esting
inter- Cheltoni is a lovelyflower,a pure yel-
and out first-classthing. low,
things seen may be oi interest to Also in pinks of last year's introduc-
tion and has fully come up to expecta-
tion.
the general reader. Leila Filkins and F. A. Cobbold
The chrysanthemum, being of the have been very much in evidence. other
An- Mildred Ware and Mary Inglisboth are
ffreatest immediate importance, may pinkvarietynot so generallyknown disappointing,especially Mildred Ware.
Be first considered. Last tall witnessed but first-class in every is
respect, Lucy With ordinarycalture it will not hold its
the debut of a larger variety of new Evans. This is an improved Viviand- head up, and the color is not of the best.
kinds than perhapsany former year; Morel (and that is sayins a good deal) Mary Inglishas been seen in enormous
especiallywas this true of pinks and improved in color,stem, foliage, and size, size, but rough and unfinished in the
scarlets. Many were inclined to regard and deserves to be better known. crimson section.
98 GARDENING. Dec, 15,
MajncllliM bten dlM4"ointiiig"It Brighthtttsâs seen at Madison, exhib- double (perhaps more nearly doable).
hat the aamc liaiiltas the old Good Gra^ fted by Peter Duff in 6-inch iK"tsis a fine The flowers are red with a white center,
don! Tariety. The flowers will not keep shell pink of good size and finished flower also about the size of La Payette. This
erect, b"t topple OTer to one side. Many which looks Ske a winner. is yery much the same, if not identical
claim that this is caused by a weak oeck, Many other things haye api"earedas with the yariety seen in Lenox named
new but they cannot be called improye- Porsteriana.
meats. Winter Cheer is from the same cross
Thus the noyelty lists in chrysanthe-
mums and is of the same type. In color it is a
for once has got down low. The is
deepscarlet, yery free blooming,with
listswill not contain more than twdye flowers as largeas Bnsign. This is the
yarieties and eyen then it is questionable best one of the whole lot.
if thsy are all improyements oyer the Winter Perfection is a pink yariety
existingsorts. with a green center. In eyery other
As already stated many other things respect it resembles Bnsign.
besides chrysanthemums, of interest to Ideala and Mrs. Heal are single flower-ing
the hortiautural public,haye appeared sorts, the flowers resembluig single
at the yarious shows. flowerinff tuberous yarieties. It is under-stood
At Boston. Mass., a yase of Nicotina that they were raised by J as.
Sanderiana held forth duri^g the whole Veitch,of London, Bngland, ana haye
of the exhibition. This is the counter-
part been on the market tiiere tor the last
of Nicotina affinis in eyefything three years. They are undoubtedlythe
except color, which is a brightcerise pink. result of the aforesaid cross," Bônia
It seems to haye lasting qualities and Socotrana and yarious tuberous ties.
yarie-
there will be a bigdemand for this for cut
flower purposes. Mr. Peatherstone says: "Their cultural
Begonia Porsteriana was shown at requirements
are similar in most respects
Lenox, Mass.,by B.Jenkins,gardener to to Gloire de Lorraine. They commence
Girard Poster,and receiyed the prisefor flowering in Noyember and keep going
the best noyeltyin plant or flower. This almost continuously till the midcOe or
end of Pebmary. When floweringis
oyer they requireto be slightlyrested,
but not entirely dried oft'until midsum-
mer.
They produce small bulbkts at the
axils of the leayes. These should be left
intact until growth is started up again,
and the said bulblets will become quite
American Seedling Croton. finn. If taken off before they are tnor-
( Ifrt. Craige LipplnootV"
See last itsue ) oughly firm they will decay,but when in
prime condition they start readilyand
soon make nice plants."
but the neck is not weak; it is quitestiff, Byeryone who has seen these plants
but in its habit of growth it will torn is greatly in loye with them, and for
OTer and will not straightenont, even if them a bright future is predicted.
staked rightupto'the tctj flower. Prom Mr. Untermeyer*s greenhouses
also shown at the same meetinff a
Henry II., Henry Barnes and S. T. was
"Wright have done well and haye been sport from Begonia Gloire de Lorraine,
named Agatha. This is a Lorraine in
largely exhibited. S. T. Wrisht shows
too much of the reyerse to be a good eyery respect except in growth. The
crimson, but this can be OTercome for the ydns and center of the leayes instead of
exhibition stands by dressing(i. e., turn-
ing being reddish as in Lorraine are white.
the tipsof the floretsbackwards with The growth fs much more compact and
a pair of tweesers).
it produces more flowers. In an 8-inch
Donald McLeod has won it does not grow oyer nine inches
many prises pan
as a bronze and will be largelygrown. high and hangs all oyer the edge of the
Ben Wells was somewhat eaiiy for the
late shows, but it is a first-classthing,
winning against all comers as a bluish
white or when *'anyother oolor" iscalled
tor.
Guy Hamilton is a yery fine white
Chrysanthemum Pink Queen.
which has not been much seen, or, more
properlyspeaking,has been oyerlooked.
It has asserted itselfthis season and will
haye a good demand. was described in the report of the Lenox
Mrs. Wm. Duckham, yellow, is an im- flower show, yiz.: "It is the product of a
proyed Chdtoni and the best thing seen cross between a fibrous rooted parent
thus far of this yearnsnoyelties. and a tuberous rooted parent. The
Dora Steyens, as seen at the flower fibrous yarietywas probably Socotrana.
shows, lacks size. The florets turn up The leaf resembles Gloire de Lorraine in
yery prettily at the tips, a uniqueoddity. form but is larger and of a thicker text-
ure.
The color is dull, but many like it;and it It is itselfa fibrous yariety,yet it
will be in fair demand. requires a considerable rest. The flowers
J. A. Doyle and Mrs. A. J. Miller are are red in color,semi-double after the
largeterra cotta (more properly brick) form of the tuberous parent and about
color. As exhibition sorts they will be the size of La Payette. It is understood
in demand, but their color will killthem the cross took place in Bngland but Mr.
soon. Jenkins holds the entire stock. This
Merstham Yellow is an earlyyariety plant will be a mate for Lorraine with
that ought to proye useful as a Commer- cial greater possibilities. At the last meeting
sort- of the Tarrytown Horticultural Society
Mrs. H. A. Allen is a rosy pink (so Mr. Peatherstone, gardener to Samuel
styled)but somewhat after the color of Untermeyer,showed two plants,almost
Millioent Richardson, only lighter. A identical in eyery respect, for which he
large flower but thin in petals. receiyed the prizeof tne eyeningand also
Emily Mileham, Mrs. D. V. West and a certiflcate of merit. When on a yisit
Mrs. Swinburne are yery good whites, to Greystone, Mr. Untermeyer's place,
iraproyementsin manj ways. the other day, we saw seyeral other
J. H. Silsbury,crimson, and Valerie yarieties,all the result of the same cross.
Greenham, pink,are also good. One yariety named Bnsign is a semi- Chryeanthemum Eaeifold.
GARDENING. 99
igo4.
pot"makiag a Tery rattable plant for

taUedecoration.
Tbft new rote, TomField,exhibited at
lyyQeoige Field,Wa8lliIlf^
PliOadelpliia is
D. C, looks like a good thing and
ton, other
apparentlyahead of any of the
in the line. It is under-stood
new things rose
between La France
to be a cross
and Bridesmaid. The parentage of this
is distinctly TistUe in the newcomer.
rose
The flower is Tery much like the Brides-
maid,ol the same color, with much of
theperlnme of La France. The stem and
is an irafMroTement on Bridesmaid
foliage
If it Jias the
and the flower is larger.
qualities of the old faTorite
freeflowering
the win-
ter
itwill be a great acquisitionto
section and will edly
undoubt-
flowering
greatlyin demand.
be
The Baby Rambler rose, exhibited by
all the eastern
Vaughan's Seed Store at
to fully bear out the
flower shows, seems
daim of perpetual flowering qualities. .
Itis being widely distributed.

Phceaix RccMlenii was extensiyely
exhibited in New York by J L. Chad",
if
Floral Park, N. Y. This not a new
ScTcral plants
thing by any means. for the
haTC been seen in this country
time
lastfew years, but this is the nrst
that it has been seen in quantity. It is a
in a small state. It
"ery graceful palm
has a narrow leaf Terr much resembling
but has a more
Cocos Weddelliana,
It is an easy doer, is an
gracefkil curTC.
in a table
ideal plant for a centerpiece
decoration. The price hitherto has been
but with the quantity now
prohibitiTe, It will m com-
moner
m hand this is oyercome.
in the future and more uscfol than
cocos.
and
Carnation seedlingsare numerous
in nearly CTcry case the raiser thinks his
duck is a swan, but the stand-bys.Law-
son, White Lawson, Flamingo, Bnchant- CHRYSANTHEMUM BABY.
Penn, Pros-
perity
ress, Harlowarden,Harry
and Mrs. Patten, will still come
in many a hard fought battle.
out ahead of the pom-
exhibitioas Any of the choice varieties pons
Fiancee as seen atthcTarions The Chrysanthemum. could be grown and
in this way
and especially at New York, was greatly This
would make very salable plants.
admired. It looks like a real improTC- have been imported
and such variety is said to
ment over sorts,
existing as
CHRTSAllTHEMUn PUfK QUEEN. three years ago. It
from Japan some
can be consdentiously recommended. herewith trated,
illus- sort, but as put out
is the most Tiyid crimson yet The chrysanthemum may not oe a new like
Victory Nathan Smith " Son's Pink bv the Messrs. Craig it looked a nov-
shse and substance, which after
seen, it also possesses
It seems to be Queen, is a valuable addition
to theearhr dty and brought the price,
and is a well boilt flower. its best October 20. U all is what we are here for,even
if it is
disseminated. bcinff at
of tlK best keepers yet section, blooms in mind.
one
the bition
exhi- is large Japanese incurved, not always kept
In Bostor it stood thronahout a
of maaenta. ROBBRT KiPT.
in first-class condition,and was bright rose, with no trace of
fresh at the close, while most of It has the stifistem and heavy foliage
perfectly and, seldom exceeding
the others had gone to sleep. It also Glory of Pacific^ GROWING EXHIBmOlf BLOOMS.
qualities in New two and a half feet in height,it can k
showed its good keeping
is somewhat in benches or in pots witJiout supports. The following was read before
York and other places. It grown and p aper
if it has the free It is the largest of its type the Kentucky Society of Florists,by
deficieat in stem, but and has
for it, and color at the date of flowering Anders Rasmussen:
blooming qualitiesclaimed would indicate, the C. S. A. certificate. with
been awarded For the smallgrowers to compete
which the looks of the thing
it will undoubtedly haYC a great the largeones with reasonable assurances
TSAYBLBK. CHRTSANTHEMUM. it is to adopt ent
differ-
run. THE BABT of success necessary
methods from those pursued where
is of a
FICUS PANDURATA. The accompanying illustration of one varied are grown.
thousands
plant orseveraltogetherinaT-inchacalea culture it is always possi-
ble
A plant of recent introduction,Picus of the new yellow miniature pompon
With ordinary
comparatively speak- pot the to select 25 or 60 perfectflowers out
pandnratais,so far, When it becomes Chrysanthemum Baby placed on
of 1,000, but when the same
amount has
mg, unknown.
once Craia " Son.
market this fall by Robert adccted from 100 plants extra
I bdiere it will be much sought yôw, the to be
plentiful In color it is a bright golden in selecting the stock is neoessaiy.
after. While not as showy as some one-hsJf to care
individual flowers being from stock plantsof
is very stately and
Every In the fall procure plenty
plants,it nerertheless five-eighths of an inch in diameter. and
makes a noble looking stove plant. The which gives tlie those varieties you expect to grow,
and the flower petal is quilled, them in a Eght, cold greenhouse,
plantsI have are rapidgrowers blossom quite uniqueiîpearance.
The keep about
and not under the benches,until
a
of a beautiful
the peculiarshaped leaYes from sixtoeighteenflowers, about 48^ to
deep ^[xeen color never
fail to a^ract sprays carry
to their s4a:enath. As grown
[anuary 1. Then give them
and according ventilation; by March you
Being easilypropagated the plants were 50^ and plenty
attention.
it should soon be widely by the Messrs. Craig should have a good supply
of strong,
easy to grow and effective and very salable,as will that
pretty We
dismbuted. See illustration, page 97. disposed of sturdy cuttings. suppose
all (some 1,200 pots) were to compete in a class for
Wm. Duckham. wholesale you contemplate
in less than two vroeks. The in the sand
while 25 blooms of one variety; p ut
pricewas from 75 cents to $1 each, cuttings;when rooted, which
takes
ViBNNA, Iix." The Horticultural Society the old varieties, larger plants and very 200
them in good,
of Southern Illinoisheld its annual ing
meet-
from other about three weeks, pot
well done, could be purchased with
at Vienna, Johnson county,
November dosen. rich soil in 2-inch pots; you should,
growers at from $8 to $6 per
22 aiid*28.
ICX) GARDENING. Dec. 15,
fair mcceM, haye at least 175 well rooted goesnearlyall to the bud, and I belieye thin nail that can be easilypulled out.
ones out of the put tliemiii the
200; watering at this stage is the cause of the Lay your flowers with the heads to the
lightest plcuxjon hare and in a tempera- petalson theflowers of some varieties ends and with a pieceof cotton between
tare of abont SO"": this, in fact,will be burning,notably, the reds and pinks, the stem and the strips, then tie them
abont right,with plenty Tentilation dur-
ing which as a rule are not as strong growers to the stripwith some soft tying mate-
rial,
their growing season. as the whites and yellows. The worst then nail on three more strips, tak-
ing
When ready for a shift select the 150 enemy of the chrrsanthemum is the aphis, care not to crowd the flowers. Repeat
strongest plants and pot them into 8- both
^reen and black,and these mujt be the operationuntil the box is fuU. Fur- nish
inch,osinâ little hearier soil than for kept m check at ailtimes. For the young your box with handles so as to be
first potting; by May 1 they should plantsnothing is better than finetobacco
be handy for the expressman; it will do more
dust thrown the plants,and when on to insure good care than all the printing
strong, stocky,well-rooted plants.Any on
house that has a tightroof,with plenty the benches smoking with stems, this you can put on the box. If you have
ventilation and at feast 6 leethead rooip, should be faithfully attended to right followed tneseinstmctions, from the stock
up
will grow good chrysanthemums. I pre- to the time the buds show color,and if plantsto packing,you can be reasonably
fer
benches to solid beds. Hare the
you have clean plants at this stage it sure to have twen^-five flowers to put
benches not more than four feet wide; should not be necessary to smoke during on the exhibition tables that you do not
von cannot pinch out the side shoots, the interval until cuttingtime.
bud
dis- need to be ashamed of,eyen ityou do not
and tie up without breakingthe foliage capture first prise.
if wider. We use two parts of a
medium, heavy soil to one part of
Sood,
alf rotted cow manure, and about 100 GHRTSANTHEMUM EASIGOLD.
pounds finely ground bone to 1,000 Basigold originatedat the Riverside
square feet of bench space, spread on the Greenhouses, Auburndale, Mass., four
beds five inches deep;when settled by
years ago from seed of J E. Lager. It has
watering it will make about four inches. the same sturdy growth and healthy
Now select the best 100 plantsof the 150
foliage as its parent. The shape cif
and plant four rows on the bed and one
flower is shown in the illustration,which
toot between the plantsin the row. This
does not fairlyrepresent the exquisite
distance to plant mav seem too great, finish of the petals,the bloom haying
but it will insure that stocky,robust
been ôlft^hat bruised in shipping to
growth which is essential to the best development
photographer. The flower photographed
of the flower. Plant the different
was grown two to the plant and one of
Tarieties in batches so that the the strong points in favor of Basigold is
taller growing ones do not shade the its being able to mature three or more
dwarf.
perfect flowers to the plant. Its season
Waterins: should be done carefully until
12 and that time there
the plants get a good start. You will i8.("Qto}^r 8 to at
ft notmag to compete with it as a commercial
want to get your tyioffmaterial ready yellow. The name was suk-
at once. We stretch No. 16 galvanised
gestedby its ease of propagation,ea"v
wire about three feet aboTC the plants
growth and ease of selling.See page 98
and lengthwise, one for each row, with
supportsevery sixteen feet, the supports
well nailed to the sides of the benches. DAHLIA KATHERINE DUER.
For stakes we preferthe common ern
south-
cane six feet long,and tie these to the This new dahlia,which originatedin
horizontal wire, using a good, heavy Newport, R. I.,is remarkable, not only
twine, for a mammoUi Baton or Apple- for its size and beautiful form, but also
ton on a six-loot stem requiresa great for its intense yet brilliant crimson red
deal of support. You must never neglect color, which msLkes it very acceptablefor
the tying so as to keep the stem straight. vases as well as for generaldecorations.
In close com^tition an imperfectstem I am indebted to John G. Gardner for the
has often lost its owner the blue ribbon. following historical particulars:Mr.
When the buds are set cut the stake right Gardner has grown it for two seasons
under the bud so itwill not interfere with and thinks it is the finestof its color. The
the flower expanding. Of course, make varietywas raised from seed by William
all your ties loose so as to allow for the Allen,gardener to W. R. Travers, New- port,
plants'growing. Abont Tune 15 we give R^ I. It was named for Miss Kath-
a top dressingof air*slacked lime,about erine Duer,whose mother was a daughter
one-naif bushel to 1,000 squre feet, and of W. R. Travers. Miss Duer married
about one inch of well decomposed cow Clarence Mackay. The dahlia is of the
manure. When the buds are set give decorative type, six to eight feet hiffh,
liquid manure. We use a mixture of 90W long stems; has not been registered, but
and chicken manure, not too strong, and has takeni prizes for table decorations
apply it twice a week, and about this and fancy baskets at the Newport Horti- cultural
Seaforthia Elegant in Bloom.
time we also give a top dressingof bone Society'sshows, also at the
and blood phosphate. When the buds Newport Casino show. The past two
be^n to show color manure water is years it has been in great demand at
withheld entirely. We cut the flowers when the center Newport for table decorations and hunt
Pinching out the side shoots should be petals have nearly opened and before dinners. Mr. Gardner finds the society
attended to at least twice a week, and tullv expanded vrith as long stem as possible, people in his neighborhood quite keen
should be done when they are from three- and leave the cane stake tied to the after the cut blooms for dinners and decorations
quarters to an inch long. Selectingthe flower to preyent breaking in handling. during the floweringseason.
bud requires some judgment, some Tarie- ties We leaye it until ready toplaoe the flower G. C. W.
domg best on crown bud, others pn on the exhibition table; placethe flowers
terminal. The lateral bud does not, as a in water about a foot deep in a dry cellar
45** to 48^ change the 'water SEAFORTHIA ELEGANS IN BLOOA.
rule,giTC as perfecta flower as the foregoing. of about
We preferto do the disbudding, eyeiy second day and cut about an indi The accompanying illustration shows
or, rather, select the bud when about as of the stem. The flowers will keep on a specimen or Seaforthia (Ptychosperma)
big as a pea, so you can see ifis perfect or improving for five to six days, and no elegansin flower at the w^ known pri-
not; if not perfectit should not be flower should be shown which has not yate establishment of George W. Pifield,
retained. A perfect lateral bud will give been in water at least twenty-fourhours Lowell,Mass., where Prank Sladen pre- sides
a better flower than an imperfect minal, before shipping. If the flowers are to be
ter- as gardener. The plant is over
and the former should be selected. shipped to a distance use boxes about six thirtyfeet high and is attractingno little
As to which varieties do best on crown feet long by two wide and two deep;line attention locally.
or terminal bud consult the catalogues well wi tn newspaper and, last,one or two
from the leadingchrysanthemum growers. layers of wax paper; nail three strips
When the buds are set and all side across the box about four inches from the Marbngo, III." L. Woodward, an
shoots pinched out greater care should bottom, one in the center, one about a old-time nurseryman and horticulturist,
be taken in watering,as the flow of sap foot from each end, taking care to use a died November 29, aged 77.
igo4.
" " "
GARDENING. lor
The Vegetable Qarden" strength one plantto each mound of material vnll be needed,making a mound
earth should be carefullyplanted. As of earth under the middle of each sash for
the plantsgrow and extend their rooting planting. No difficulty will be found in
system more soil is added and thus the maintaminff the desired night tempera:
PoTATOBS, according to the ffOYem-
"igor is maintained. Some form of trellis tureif the neat is husbanded by early
ment report,showed an acreage or3.4 per
cent oyer lafit year, and a condition must be provided for trainingthe plants closingand the plantsare easily manaiêd
better
slightly than a ten-year average. on, and m order to get a number of lat-
eral in other respects. We are not familiar
growths the leadershould be pinched with the variety Golden Queen, but considering
MicmcAic
continuallyrequiresnew soD in good season and all weaker growths the season of year there ought
to grow cekry. Taduon, Tecumseh, removed. Hand pollination of the flow-
ers to be no difficulty in growing it. Our
Manchester and Adrian are now good will be necessary and the second node experiencehas been with Paul Rose,
shipping points while Kalamasoo is above the settingof fruit should be Bmerald Gem and the English forcing
losing ground. pinched. It is necessary that all ifruits varieties. At the earl^ stages, more
ticularly,
par-
dose attention will be required
but watchfulness throughout is necessary
for success. Fbancis Canning.
ASPARAGUS FRESHENED IN WATER.
A warm discussion has been going on

lor many years in Germany as to whether
purchaserssuffer from the dealers' prac-
tice
of submei^n^
asparagus in water
to prevent its withermg or hardening.
The plea of the dealers has been that
soaking asparagus in water merelv keeps
it fresh in appearance without either les-
sening
its alimentary value or increasing
its weight.
In order to put an end to this discus-
sion
the Gardeners' Union determined to
submit the questionto the experts of the
Bxperimental Institute at Geisenheim on
the Rhine. According to the Frankfurter
Zeitung Doctors Windisch and Schmidt
have completed the experiments with
surprising results. It has been ascertained
that the absorption of water by
PART OP JULIUS ROBHR8' BXHIBIT AT THE RRCENT NEW YORK SHOW.
submerged asparagus is not inconsidera^
ble,the weight being increased aboutten
per cent in two da^s. Moreover it loses
some of its nutritiotas components, espe-
cially
MUSKMELOIfS UNDER GLASS. should be nearlythe same size t"n each vine.
those containingnitrogenand
Bd. Gardening:'! wish to know how
An early set fruitwill rob the remain-
der
mineral matter.
of nourishment and materiallv aStct
to grow Golden Queen muskmelons under
the results. The fruit must also be sup-
ported; The results of experiments with gus
aspara-
glass,to be marketable about July 1. hand made slings attached to the whose cut surfaces had been coated
R. L/.
trellis vrill serve the purpose. As the .
with paraffinwere exceedinglyinterest-
ing.
Two methods of growing muskmelons season of ripening approaches a drier Contrary to expectations it was
in thespring are practicable,the one in a concUtion in the house must be main-
tained found that thus treated
asparagus
greenhouse such at would be suitable for and great care that the plantsdo absorbed considerab^ more water and
encumbers or tomatoes, and the other not get overwatered. lost much less ofits alimentaryvalue than
method the hotbed. To have musk- We have had good results growing that which was in water without
placed
melons ready for market bv July 1 it muskmelons in hotbeds at that season of firstbeing coated with paraffin where it
will be necessary to sow Ukt seed not the year. About two feet of hotbed had hern cut.
later than the firstof April This is the
season when many market gardeners
grow cucumbers which are often so
profitaUe,and the requirementsof muskmelons
are in many respects identical
with that oi the cucumber. The seed of
muskmelons are best sown singly in
small pots and from the moment of their
appearance a constant vigilance^ will be
necessary that they receive no check,
which may be caused by low tcmpera-
ture" aphis or mildew. The night temperature
should be 60" or 65^ with a
corresponding rise by day. The lensth-
ening days with the growing strength of
the sun at that season of the year aid
very materially in their management,
but the cold spdls and dull days sand- wiched
in so frequently, unless the gro wc r
is ever watchful, will cause many of the
troubles to which they are heir. Careful
growers are ever on the alert for such
occasions, having material convenient
for firingup and the house iu"t over-
charged
vrith moisture or the plants
heavilywatered. It is desirable that the
plantsshould have bottom heat which is
usuallyafforded when grown on benches.
The soil should be new and good and a
liberal proportionof well rotted manure
added, avoiding alwavs that which is
finesh. The sou should be olaoed in
mounds about two or three feet apart; specimen box TREB AT COTTAGE QABDENS. QUEENS, N.
when the plantshave reached the dnired (Suid to be 120 years old.)
IO" GARDENING. Dec. 75,
Thtu it has at last been anthoritatiTclj consideration in awarding the prize. The Qreenhouse.
established that the practiceof keeping How can they judge a potato without
asparams fresh by placing it in water first cooking it? Wm Messrs. Gardner,
not omj lessens its yalne as food bat Burpee,Dreer and the rest of the judges NOTES ON NEW CARNATION VARIETIES.
also defrauds the purchaserbj increasing pleasetell us ât?
its weight. Gborgb H. Murphy. Conspicuous on the H. Waterer table We are now able to form a good idea
Pranafort,Germanj. was a "nelotof Bloomsdale spinach from of the new varieties sent out last spring.
JohnLittle. Sam Hammona took first Present indications would seemtopohit
m lettuce with a splendid showing of Big that we have some fine things in white
Boston. One exhioitor had the temerity among them, something that was badly
to put up an entry of Michell's All Right needed.
on this taUe but for some reason it did Lady Bountiful is giving great satisfac-
tion
not get a prize, although it looked pretty wherever it it grown. It is a fine,
'
good. Robertson got firstfor Drumhead healthy grower with long, stiff stems
cabbage and they were fine,as fine as any and large,pure white flowers of fineform
in the show and the cabbage family were with lots of substance and good keeping
in great fettlethis fall and out in force. qualities.
Cauliflowers were also good on this The Belle is another grand white of
stand,the firstgoing deservedlyto James largest size,pure color, extra fine form
Lawder. ana texture.
On the W. Atlee Burpee table most of White Lawson is as fine in every way
the entries were veir good and uniform. as Mrs. Lawson, but pure white in color.
Tom Holland got first with Brittle Ice It cannot fail to become one of the lead-
ers,
and Bclipse Cos lettuce; the prize for if not the leadingwhite camiîon for
Black Beauty egg plant went to Mc- all purposes.
Cleary and R. J. Aiorrow carried off the The above three are great producers
honors from seven competitors with a from start to finish and while one or the
good showing of Early Model beet. pee's
Bur- other may do a Uttle the best with some
Globe onion was well shown by growers, allthree of them will more than
Hammond. It is the same
Sam shape pi^ their way.
and color as the Danvers Globe, but Mrs. M. A. Patten is a fine variegated
much larger, although not as large as sort, a healthy,vigorous grower, free in
Prizetaker. J. Hurley showed the new bloom, with a fine,large flower. Any- one
Vermont Gold Coin potato and was having need of a variegatedvaried
awarded the first premium as was also will find, this to meet all expectations.
John Little for three sjilendidheads of Nelson Pisher is a fine grower, very
cauliflower. John P. Sibson had some free,with good stems, but we preferMrs.
fine Rochford's Market cucumber on this Lawson in this color. Prom our observar
table" about the only exhibit of this fine tions Nelson Pisher has not the keeping
varietyin the show. Dan Nedy deserves qualities of the Lawson.
a
'
note for his fine showing of White Box Plamingo got rather a black eye starting
radish,beautiful specimens. out, on account of the flowers not
Por the Henry A. Dreer premiums there opening out properly, but during the
Ardisia Crenulata. *^ was keen competition and some very last month it has redeemed itseltto a
creditable enmes. Celery, cabbage, ^reatextent, and as the season advances
(A good plant for th" holiday trada.)
leeks, beet,lettuce, turnips and potatoes It may more than come up to expectations.
were all well contestea. Dreers Priaee- Crusader is a fine commercial red of
takcr leek shown by W. Robertson was good growth, very free,but lacks a little
extra fine and the mushrooms of John on color.
VEGETABLES AT PHILADELPHIA.
Little were the best in the show. The Indianapolisis a pleasing pink, flower
As nsual there was a creditable display latter exhibitor's showing of Dreer's large enough for commercial purposes,
of Tegetables at the annual exhilntion at Snowstorm cauliflower was also very very free in growth with good stem;
PhiladelphiaNoTcmber 8 to 12, brought good. Spanish cardoon was shown by promises well.
out mainly through the liberality of the two exhibitorsand had more questions Moonlight,one of last years'varieties,
seed firms. Prmts were Tcry littlc.in fired at it by an inquiringpublicthan is a fine white, lacking a little on size
eridcnce. A few pears, apples, quinces the wogglebug could answer in a week. comparedwith Lady Bountifttl,but still
and grapes were shown but nothing Henry FTMichell Company had a good gooa for commercial purposes.
worthy of specialmention. A Tariety"H display of bulbs and sundries on the The Bride is a new white. We have
apple called PolicyWatter was an interesting side of the hall arranged with taste by seen some verjrfineblooms of this variety
contribution to the small display. Philip Prend, who it is said was also with good, stiffstems but have not yet
W. Atlee Burpee " Company had a fine responsible for the mushroom cave seen it growing so cannot comment on it
display of all kinds ana conditions of exhibit of that firm. G. W. in this respect.
gourds, squashes and pumpkins from
thdr South Jersey experiment station.
This proTcd one of the features of the
show and was surrounded most of the
time by admiring citizens who seemed to
realize for the firsttime how many kinds,
shapes and sizes the frost might Tisit
"when the frost is on the pumpkin and
the bloom is on the rje." Uenr^ A.
Dreer al"o had a fine collection of the
pumpkin clan on their stand,prominent
among them being a big Valparaiso
squash weighing 187 pounds. There
were premiums ofiered for big squashes
but none of them came up to this Valpa-
raiso.
The premiums offeredby Henry P.

Michell Company brought out a good
display which covered two tables. The
strikingfeatures were the Jerseyyams,
sweet poUtoes, cauliflower and mangels.
Dodds carried off the first prizefor State
of Maine potatoes with a clean well
grown lot very true to type. The main
point a potato is of course its cooking
in
MAINS AT PHILADELPHIA NOVEMBER 8-18.
POTATO STATR OF EXHIBITION,
quality, but strangelyenough this is
the one feature that is never taken into (Exhibited by H. S. Hopper, Niirberth, Pa.,.lobn Dodds, (gardener.)
I04
" ' "
GARDENING. Dec. yj.
eARDENIN6i of Country Life in America, are the

reported publitbers. Wilhelm
on the date mentioned
panj, above, the
Miller, meetingsbeing held in Biologicalhall of
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THE GARDENING
Monon
BT
IfiTH OV BACH
Subscriptionprloe,13.00 a Yâr
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34 Numbers.
V
[editor.
1 Y'twentieth
The
\X of American
lA Mo., August
more the
listof plantsregistered
A PT7SB "
seed
merrier.
annual meeting of the Society

Florists heSd at St. Louis,
16-19, 1904; also special
under the soaety 's
I regulationsup to October 1, 1904.
specialtrain on the
'
western
North-
the University
president's
report was
meeting.
a
The
of Pennsylvania.
has alreadv been referred *o several times

in the columns of this paper and
given of the first annual
society
littie attention abroad
home, and counts
has
among
attracted
as
The
address, by Prof. Bailey,will
~2lr^^ '^'^ ^" receiptof the report of the be given in the afternoon. This society
quite
well as at
its members
a
a
ing,
Advertisingrates on application. ^ number of prominent European horticul-
tural
railroad, carryingProfs. Wheeler
Entered at Chicago poatofflceas seoond-cIlMS
and Wilson ot the South Dakota tural
Agricul- investigators.
matter. Copyright,1904, by The Gardening Oo.
t^
school,will be sent through South
AddrMS alloommunloatlons to Tho Gardonlng Dakota, Minnesota and other states this SOWING SEED OF BERBERISTHUNBERGH
Co., Motion BulldlnOiOhieaoo. for the
winter,stopping at every village AND AMPELOPSIS YEITCHL
Gabtieiiimo is gotten up for its readers and Ijd experts to aeliver brief lectures on the
wheir interest,and it behooves you, one and all,to
care of seed ^rainto the farmers who Bd. Gardbkino:" What is the best
make it interesting. If it does not exactly suit seed of Berberia
gather at the stations. way and time to sow
your case, pleasewrite and tell us what you want.
It is our desire to help you. Tbunbergiiand Ampelopsis Veitchi?
Abk ant Qubstions tou please about plants, W.
flowers, fruits, vegetables or other practical ROTAL DUTCH BULB iiROWERS' SOCIETY the best and
We wili take pleasure in
Replying to "W," way
gardening matters,
answering them. We learn that the Royal Dutch Bulb time to sow seed of Ampelopsis veitchi
SiND ITS NoTKB of your ezperleuce in gardening Growers' Society,of Haarlem, Holland, is as soon as it may be gathered, the
line; tell us of vour successes thr.tothers intends to hold itsquinquenial the better, and sow in any good
in any exhibition sooner
may be enlightened and encouraged, and of xp.ur
of bulbous flowers,March soil in flats,pans or pots and put under
failures,perhaps we can help you. 17-21, 1905.
The schedule, which has been published, the stage in a rose house or a greenhouse
SsKD
SSKD us Pbotooraphs
PBOTOORAPHS or
OR Skbtohss
SKBTOHSS of your
Of VOt
dowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetaotlei
regetaodes, shows that a laige number of prisesis and keep well watered, ifthe soil is of a
or horticultural appliances
PPJ that we may hav("
ha\
being offered. It is the intention to make porou^'nAtuie and the placewhere the
engraved for 'GTAHDEMnf
"
them Gi o.
this show the most interestinghitherto seed has been sown is m"m 60" to 70".
held. Interested parties can have further Water at least once a day,and it would
particularson application to the secre" do no harm if water Is given twice each
CONTENTS.
taty of the society, Joh. de Breuk, day, once in the morning and again in
Seen at the fall sh'^ws 97
99 Haarlem, Holland. the evening. I have sprouted Rosa mal-
Plcus pandurata (illus.)
The chrysanthemum 99 tiflora seed in two weeks with the above
Pink Queen (illua 99
"Chrysanthemum )
99
treirtfiient, every seed apparentiy growing.
~The Baby chrysanthemum (illus ) ST. LOUIS BOTANIC GARDEN SCOLARSfflP I have not tried Berberis Thun-
^-Growing exhibition blooms. 99
"Chrysanthemum Easigold (illus
) 100 bergii, but have no doubt it will respond
We are in receiptof the fjurteenth
Dahlia Katherine Duer. 10
"nnouncement concerninff pupils in the gratefullyunder the same conditions.
Seaforthla elegans in bloom (illus) 100
Clematis paniculata starts to germinate
The vegetable garden Missouri Botanical gar""nfrom which
lOt
in a few weeks under similar treatment.
Muskmelons under glass 101
J7e learn that two scholarshipswill be
"
"Asparagus freshened in water 101 The method frequentlypracticedby nurserymen

"Vegetables at Philadelphia(illus) awarded by the director of the garden,
1U2
is to bury the seed in sand for
The greenhouse. priorto the first of April next,lOS cies
vacan-
the winter, then sow outdoors In conven-
"Notes on new carnation varieties 102
which subsequentiyarise will be filled
"Mistake in rose culture 103
ientiypreparedbeds as earlyin the spring
"New Richmond (illus.) annually after published announcement.
103
after frost has left
rose,
Society of Horticultural Science Applications for these scholarships,
104 to re-
ceive
as possible the ground
The Gardeners' Club. 105 ana the soil may be worked Xo advan-
tage.
.
consideration, must be in the hands

"Garden brevities for December 10f5 E. L.
"George Ellwanger's birthday (portrait)....":i]|Wof the director not later than the firstday
Lillom Harrisli (illus.) . .
106 of March. The preliminaryexamination
Handling holiday pinnts KXt
will be held on Tuesday, March 7, at the THE AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY.
Poor arrangement of exhibits )
(illus 107 ...
London letter. 107 Botanical Garden, St. Louis,at 10 a. m.

The meeting of this societywill be held
European horticulture 108
* It there are more than two applications,
competitiveexaminations will be held at January 25 and 26 instead of the 28th
and 29 th, as given in the premiumlist
haa stated in public
the same place on Friday and Saturday,
and the trade papers, the latter dates
PabsidbntLoubbt March 10 and 11.
that he will officially introduce in Prance coming on Saturday and Sunday. The
Further particularsmay be had on
the Chinese Tegetable, pe-tsai. must have looked old
Trelease, secretary
at an
application to Director Wm.
calender when he gave the dates of 28
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Lrouis, and
Thb City of RosBS."Portland, Ore., the is called for the
Mo. 29, as meeting
in which the Lewia and Clark exposition last Wednesday in January at Chicago,
will open June 1, 1905, has been called
the dty of roses. SOCIETY OF HORHCULTURAL SCIENCE.
NOTICBOPSX7PPLB1CBNTASTPRBMIU1C U8T.
NuRSBRTKBN and landscapeg:ardeners Prof. S A. Beach,secretary of the Soci-
ety
admit that the presentseason is one ot The American Carnation Society will
for Horticultural Science,announces
the most faYorabletheT have ever known have to issue a supplement to the regu-
lar
that the second annual meeting of the
for transplanting and shipping nursery premium list,and this supple-
ment
society will be held in Philaddphia in will haye to go to press Dmm-
stock. connection with the regularannual meeting
ber 20. In it will be given the entry
of the American Association for the
T-Ckosbt, of the Department of
Dick blank for the exhibition at Chicago,
Advancement of Science December 27.
Agricttlture,Washington, D. C, is in lanuary 25 and 26, and the full list of
of This society meets as an affiliated society
charge of the children's garden work premiums offered.
Civic Association and has of the A. A. A. S.,and itsmembers thereby
the American Anyone desiring to offer a special
secure the same privilegesthat are
issned a prospectus.
granted to the A A. A. S. Most of the premiumfor this exhibition will please
oldest orator in Germany is forward the particulars at once to Albert
Thb railroads in the country have alreadv
M. Herr, Lancaster,Pa. Parties who
Deputy Schneider in Eberswalde, now and it is expectedthat the others will
last are not members of the societycan have
103 years of age. His speech was grant a rate of one and one-third fare for
made a few weeks aô at the opening of this premium list mailed them on cation
appli-
the round trip. Members in buying a
to the same address.
a horticulturalexhibition. ticket should secure a certificate ôt
receipt) from the ticket agent. Announce-
ment DBPARTHBNT OP RBGUTRATIOK.
Michigan's horticultural exhibit
is
been awarded the ffrand will be made in the meeting as to By W. B. Arnold, of the Rockland,
reportedto have
the dispositionof these certificates in greenhouses, Rockland. Mass., Varie-
gated
pme as a collectiveexhibit at the World's
order to secure the reduced return fare. Lawson, a variegated sport from
Fair,besides receivingseven gold medals,
Rates have also been secured at various Lawson, snow white marked witJi
102 silver medals and 100 bronze medals mine,
car-
hotels in the city. A list of these hotels marking being very distinct,
out
with-
on individual exhibits.
will be sent to anyone applviuff to Dr. L. clouding or blending. Habit iden-
tical
A MBW horticultural paper is slated for O. Howard, secretary of the A. A. A. S., with Lawson and needs no tion.
descrip-
Washington, D. C. There will be three
January 1 to be called the Garden Albbrt M. Hbbr, Sec'y.
Magazine. Doubleday, Page " Com- sessions,morning, afternoon and even- Lancaster, Pa.
T^4. GARDENING. i?5
The Gardeners' Club. cuatomed to keep his birthday by giving result: President, G. H. Hale; vice-presi-
dent,
a dinner to the trustees of the Reynolds A. G. Williams: secretary, H. A.
libraryand other friends. For obyious Kettel;financial secretary, George Kuhn;
We flfaAllbe pieMkd at all Umei to leoeive brtef reasons this custom has not held good treasurer, W. W. Kennedy. Fred Ander- son
notei of seneral inteiept on praotieal onltural for the past two years. Tlie guests who was elected to actiye membership.
matlen firom sardenen for use In this depart-
ment the table of this The discussion of the eyening was
have often sat around
Notes of tlie movements of gardeners,
genialhost presentedto hhn yesterdaya "Rose Culture Under Glass." There was
obanges of addieai etc, are aleo dettraDle.
silver coflee set as a token of their affec-tion k nice display of roses. N. Butterbach
and eateem, and greeted him with a exhibited some Golden Gate, which ceived
re-
GAWEN BREYinES FOR DECEFIBBR. 90 points; his Ivory received 85.
long letter of appreciationand congratu-
lation
Preese the spiraeas before potting,then ^Rochester Democrat And Chron-
icle, Mr. Hale's Morgan scored 85 and his
pbux under a bench in the coolest house. Decembers, 1904, Mrs. Oliver Ames 85 points. J.B. Haines,
A littlemoss of Bethlehem,Pa., was awarded a certifl-
spread oyer the crowns will
cate of merit for his red carnation seedling.
keepthem cTenlymoist and will resnlt in TARRYTOWN HORHCULTURAL SOCIETY.
makinga better start. There are seyeral Thejudgesofthe eyening were W.
Tarieties. CompactH mnltiflora,astil- The regular monthly meeting of the W. Kennedy and A. G. Williams.
boides" floribnnda and Gladstone Tarry town Horticultural Society was A committee was appointed to make
are
desirable for the gardener. held in the Vanderbilt building,Tuesday arrangements for the annual dinner,
The bolboQS stock preTiotislj buried in evening, Noyember 29. J.Woodcock and which will take placeDecember 22 at the
the garden or cold frame is best remold G. Fresenius were dtilyelected active Sheridan hotel,Red Bank, N. J. Those
at this season to a cool cellar or cold members of the society. Nominations on the committee are N. Butterbach,Geo.
frame where actual freesingdoes not for actiye membership were: A. A. Petit, H. Hale, W. W. Kennedy and John Yeo-
The labels should be renewed Noroton, Conn.; A. Collins, Noroton, mans. P.
occur.
wheneyer disfi^r^so that the yarieties Conn., and J. Brungess,Irvington^
needed can easiW be recognised. H. Nicholls,Yonkers, ofiered a prizeof NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Thte Is a good season to wa"h the foli-
age a beautiful silyer match box for a display
of man
The regular monthly meeting of the
J stoye plants and tialms.
Not onlj insects but often a sediment
New Jersey Floricultural Society,held
December 2, was marked by the usual
firom syringing has disfiguredmaaj ^
meritorious displayof flowers. The total
larger(uanta. Warm water with a little
award of points for the year was nounced
an-
'*lemon oil insecticide'V makef a good
solution for sponging with.
and the presentation of the
prizesreferred to the executive committee
Top dressing the citations is going
forward in nutnj plaofM. Fidelj chopped as to time and place for the bestowal.
The annual election of officersresulted as
cow manure; pnlyecteedsheep manure, follows:
wood ashes/and bone meal are beingused
Prasident, D. Kindiitrab. gardener for William
either separatelyor two or more in bination.
com- Artibur L. Capam. var-
Bankle; vioe-preiident,
dener for Stuart Hartihome: seoretary, William
The pa"sies should now reoeiye their Bennett, gardener for A. C. Van Qaaibeck; treas-
urer,
Maloolm McRorie, garden*r for MandeTille
winter protection. Those in cold frames
estate.
should naye the sash placed thereon,and J. B. D.
those planted in outside borders covered
with erergrecu branches or similar mate
ROTES OF NEWPORT, R. L
rial "
Any newlj planted hardy perennials The event of last week was the annual
should be covered with manure of some ballot theNewport Horticultural Society,
sort, as the freedng and thawing will and in every particularit was a most
otherwise heaye many of them, a condi-
tion complete success. The committee of
which often results in loss or injury. arrangements outdid themselves in decorating
Stake the freesias,using a light stake, Masonic halL Palms and foliage
preferably hyacinth stakes. When the idants had been loaned by the members
plants %xk doing well an application of m large numbers, and these in groups
fiquid manure eyery week will do much were yery attractiye;in addition tne
toward good results at floweringtime. entire walls were covered with hemlock
Giye the outdoor roses a good covering branches and Clematis panicnlatayines;
of manure. It should be of good qofUity the wnole eflectwas grand. Much credit
Qeorge Ellwanger.
so thai after its winter serrice it becomes is due to John T. Allan and Daniel Cough-
availafale lor digging in when spring lin,the floor managers, and to all the
comet. members and friends that worked so hard
Remoye alldecaying leayes from, the of carnations, but there beinjK none to make the seyenth annual ball an
yiokts* A cool, dry and fresh air is exhibited it was awarded to John Feather- unqualifiedsuccess.
for them at this dull
season of stone, gardener to Samuel Untermej^cr, M. Butler " Sons are setting out eight
the year. Yonkers, for Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. elm trees in the mall to fillin bare places
Top-dress and feed the calla liliesregu- larly. Mr. Peatherstone was also awarded a which have resulted from trees blowing
F.cf certificate of merit for two very fine over in severe storms.
specimens of seedliogbegonias, Bnsign William H. Thomas, head gardener to
and Winter Cheer. The P. R Pierson B. R. Thomas, has been enjoyinga few
GEORGE ELLWANGER'S BIRTHDAT.
Company was awarded honorable tion
men- days' yacation in New York.
Very quietly at his home on Mouot for Lorraine begonia. The T. A.
Hopeatenue yesterdayGeorge ^llwanger Lee prizewas awarded to L. A. Martin,
FIASSACHUSETTS HORT. SOCIETY.
eelebrated his eighêi^hth birthday. gardener to C. H. Mattheison, Irvington,
Only the members of his family were for seUing the greatest number of tickets The annual exhibition of the children's
present.A largenumber of friends sent for the November exhibition, he having herbariums was held Friday and Satur-day
him letters of congratulations. Flowrrs sold sixty-one. Noy. 25-26, in the lecture hall and
and other tokens of regard that kept The secretary was instructed to send the loggiaof Hortictiltural hall,both of
coming allda:rlong were eyidence of the a letter of condolence expressing the which were filled with exhibits. The
high esteem in which Mr. Bllwanger is sympathy of the members of the society number was in excess of that of any pre-
hdd in the community. His long fifeof to George Middleton on the sad loss of yious year and the quality of the work
osefiBlness, his public spirit, his kindly his brottier,and also to D. G. Rdd, Irv- ington, exhibited was yery nieh. There was a
nature haye won for him a host of friends who is a life member, on the sad large attendance by tne general public
and he stands to-day foremost among the loss of his wife, who passed away day
Tues- durinff both da3rs of the exhibition,
dtisens of the Flower d^. morning. T. A. Lbb. schoolteachers with their pupilsbema
Mr. BUwanger was in his usual health particulariyin eyidence. Austin W.
and was able to enter lolly into the spirit Cheeyer, ox Mattapan, exhibited a large
MONMOUTH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
dk the day. While not as yigorous pnys- collection of flowers, grasses, sedges and
icaUyashe onoe was, hismmd is clear The Monmouth County Horticultural ferns,and the novelty of the show was
and strong, and he is keenlyalive to all Societyheld its regularmeeting at Red the collection of mosses and lichens
that is gomg on about him. Men's hall December 2. The election of exhibited by Dudley and Dorothea Clapp,
For years Mr. BUwanger has been ac- officers took place,vrith the following of Dorchester, and Olive L. Prsncn,
io6 GARDENING. Dec. 15
of South Pratningham. Priaet were to still warmer quarters December 15, the pUota afaould be removed to a cooler
awarded as follows: but this was tdo long delayed to secure and moc" airy house as soon as the buds
Auttin W. OhMTer, of Mattepan, flowering blooms for Christmas. Weekly fnmigap are well up rad about ready to burst,for
planU, grauei and Mdgea and foras. 118.00 .... tion was observed up to this time, aphis these early forced flowers need to be har-
dened
Onve L. Fienoh, of Soath Framiogham, with before the plants
7.85
or no aphis. Liquidsheepmanure to some extent
floweringplanU Uoheni and ledget
pound of nitrate of^soda to fifty sold.
.
LoU A. Leayitt, of Ayer, flowering planto one are

and tprayi of leaTet.
6.IS gallons was appliedevery ^y^ days from So much depends upon the weather
Dudley Olapp, of Dorcheeterv moiiei 6.75
December 15. that it is almost impossibleto lay down
Gladyi Mason, of Groton, flowering plants,
ferns and mosses 5.50 There was only about ten per cent of a positive rule as to the time an a^mlea
Bath W. Fisher, of Ayer, flowering plants the plants that showed any sign of dis-
ease
should be removed from the forcinghouse
and spcaysofleaves 4.75
and that of such a mild form that to a co"êr one, but it is much easier to
Hazel Irwin,of Ayer, ferns and sprays of
leaves 4-5 the stricken specimens produced fairly retard the opening of the flowos at tlua
Edna ChafSn of Ayer, floweringplants. 4.t5 good blooms. When the plants ape
. . . .
time of year than it is in the spring when
Mabel Sargent, of Ayer, flowering plants "
in such small pots they require
and sprays of leaves "
4*00 ^rown the sun has so much more power. In the
Florence Webster, of Haverhill, femt. 4.00 ample watering and feeding. earlystages of azalea forcingthe plaata
Una A. Chaffln, of Ayer, ferns and spimys will lequire vigorous syringing every
of leaves 3.50
Dorothea Olapp, of Dorchester^ lichens .... B.10 HANDLING HOLIDAY PLANTS. brightday in order to swell up the bods,
Anna B. Mann, of Norfolk, floweringplants 9.25 but a"the flowers deyelop more care is
1.60 The preparation of an assortment of
Henry L. Brown, of Ayer, flowering plants needed in waterinff overhead, otherwise
1.25
Blste Bailey,of Groton, floweringplants. . .
plantssuitable for the holiday trade is a ths flowers may be incited;but at all
Marion L. French, South Framingham,
flowering plants,sedges and lichens 1 .25 matter of some anxiety to the grower, times the plants wiU tajceup a great
Henry G. Holbrook, of Norfolk, flowering the weather problem beingone of the deal of ilrater at the root while kept in
plants 1-S"
Barbara Williams, of Newton Highlands. .
so warm a house.
floweringplants 1.25 Poinsfettias are grown much more
Edna C. Brown, of Ayer. floweringplants 1.00
tiiao in former years, the favorite
A. Belle Mnntoe, of Groton, flowering
largely
45 way in wMch they are offnred at Christ-
mas
plants -
Margaret Cleary, of Groton, flowering being in pans containinff about half

plants o^
a dozen ^mallsingle-stemmedplants, and
Alice ôods, of Groton, floweringplants. 85 .
H. P. S. tttesej^MS had better not be filled too

soon, a week or ten days before they are
to be sbld beingquiteearly enough, from
Miscellaneous^. the ffctthat a poinsettiais lutble to
resent any serious disturbance of its
roots at any time,and especially during
LlLIUn HARRISU. thewifiter. The pans used for this pur-
The illnstration herewith shows a t^^pesrtlre mostly about four inches deep,
specimen of Lilimn Harristi in a 6-inch and ten to twelve inches in diameter,
The plant is six feet four inches in such a paifpermitting the use of plants
got.
eightand carries sixteen well deyeldped from 4-inch pots by reducingthe bsll of
flowers. This was one of a batch of 100 earth to some extent when planting
plants grown by Paul Riis at Highland them, and in order to fillin the base and
Park, IlL Mr. Riis, who is now located cover the soil some small plants of
at Delavan, Wis., states that the other Asparagus plumosus and small ferns of
ninety-nine
plants were fine,
exceptionally some of the coarse*leaved species are
prodncing nrom eightto twelre flowers pianted between the poinsettias. But do
each, bnt that they were in every way not try to harden ofi"the poinsettias in a
inferior to the subject of the illustratiop. cool house, or the leaves will soon tarn
The balbs were of the largest sise and yellow and fall, these plants demanding
the first week of Angust, a temperature of not less than M^.
were potted
flowering about January 1. Good plants of Cyclamen Persicum are
The soil was preparedsome weeks pre- in favor at this season, and these will
Yions and consisted of two parts of good not stand high temperature satisfacto*
loam, one partleaf monld, with a moder-ate rily, but there is seldom any necessity for
quantity pf well rotted cow manure fordtt^ cyclamens,as they may be grown
and sufficient ground bone to be plainly alongiaatemperatureof50^ to 55% so
visible when all the ingredients were that jbhebest crop of flowers will come in
thoroiu^hlymixed. Particular attention at the holiday season. These plants
was given to drainage, the material of should have the fulllight, and if possible
which was fullyone inch in depth. The be grown on benches tnat are not too far
bulbs were given a thorough coveringo- from, the glass,the obfect being to prevent
sulphur before potting. The potting was either foliageor flower stems from
only the extreme top of the
firm and left, Lilium HarriaU. becoming long and drawn, giîug the
bulb exposed. Thorough watenng and plantsfree ventilation just as long as the
placing the pots under an empty propa-
gating weather will permitIt. Care is needed
bendi concluded the work,
questions difficult to solve,in addition
to in watering, for these plantswill not
August 15. to which there frequentlyis some tion
ques- stand indiscriminatefloodingwith a hose
In using a dark cellar or artificially as to the probisble turn of the mar-ket. at this season, and the flowers mast be
shaded space beneath the bench, ing
water- It seems quite natural that the kept dry to avoid rottingthem offl
should be given sufficient attention retailer should preferto seU cut flowers Begonia Gloire de Lorraine is another
to prevent the soil from drying out. rather than plants at that season, so favorite,and those made up in pans
Growth will b^n in from four to six much less trouble being experiencedin should be in salable condition by this
weeks under these conditions. When the the safe deliveryof cut flowers during time,this method being a good one to
plants show unmistakable signsof good severe weather than there is with flowering use up the less shapely plants,and a few
root action they should be placed in a plants. But there is unquestionably littleferns may be used to advantage in
of 45^ with lignt shading growing trade in plants the holiday filling these
temperature a a at
pans^ It is especially neces-
sary
on the glass. Ventilation and the application season, and the growers are preparing that this begonia shall be kept in a
of tobacco dust will requirecare- ful for it and hoping tor reasonable tempera^ steady temperature, though not a very
attention and the temperature should tures at the time of delivery. high one at this time, 55" at night
be graduallyraised to 50^ About Novem- Among the flowering plants presented answering very well, providing that the
ber 1 the plantsshould be six inches high at that time, those having brightcolored atmosphere be kept rather diy. It is
and moved to a warmer and brighter blossoms are naturally most in favor, almost impossible to prevent tms plant
house and fumigated. November 15, and of these the azaleas form a prominent from flowering, so there is seldom- any
with the temperature at 58^, some buds part, the reds and pinks being trouble on that score, but the flowers
will appear. usually first choice,though there are mav readilyspoiledby too much water,
In this particular batch of plants the also many white ones forced for this and when the time for deliverycomes it
most forward were cation occasion. These plants will have been
given the first appli- is also noted that these flowers are very
of liquidsheep manure November in heat for several weeks, and should be easilyinjuredby frost.
15, alternatingonce a week with cow beginningto show their flowers by this Various primroses appear among the
manure. The plants were moved again time in a temperature of 60^, from whi"di Christmas stock, the Sinensis varieties
/pe"^. GARDENING. 107
being commonlj sold in single plants, arei\ particolarlj fond of these plantsand heated wagon for delivery, the grower
bat mar also be made tip into pans with mustLSt be watered
watdied for continuallj,and may feel some degreeof confidence that a
good eaect itthe colors are kept separate greenfly is quitepartial to young growth. measure of prosperityis headinghisway.
or dse made
tip in stron^contrasts, there Crotons are also needed to a greater or W. H. Tapun.
being Taricmted tastes m regard to such less extent, those haTing much red in the
matters. These also are cool hotise Tariegation being most in demand, POOR ARRANGfiMENT OF EXHIBITS.
plantsand liable to stifierfrom too high though nice young plants of tome of the
"d. Gardbning: comments" The
of
a temperature, spindly plants,stem- rot yellow yarieties will also proye utefal.
your '*Trayeler,'*
correspondent, on the
and other tronblei followingthe applicar 'Theseplantsare not difBcnlt to manage,
recent exhibition of the Newport Horti-
tion of too much heat but mutt haye heat in order to keep
culttiral Society,struck me as timely. I
Solaatims are of the her-
the cheapest them growing and in color during the
haye noticed tl!e same thing at our exhi-
bitions,
rird plants for the holioaj trade, and winter season, a night temperature of
that good specimens are often
spoiledby badarrangement.
Quoting from your correspondent,
**Tliiscircular sameness is growing Very
tiresome. The plantswere exceUent
upecimens of good culture and the ccHors
of those beautiful crotons all that one
i'onld wish, but they were put together
h Ay cock fashion. Anyone can build a
stack and it can be made symmetrical
w iih almost any kind of rubbish" nearly
every article ot growth in creation has
one ffood side wuich can be tised judi-
ciously
in such a combination, but such
plants as were used in the groups in
questionwere lost from a grower'sstand- point.
Their beauty was entirely coyered
up. Had these groups been put up by a
decorator what grand results could haye
been produced. Each plantwas fit to
stand by itself, but twice the quantity
needed was crowded into the space."
This is too- true. Your correspondent
here saw a collection of juce plants.I '
was told by my gardeners thftt they
were intending to put up an exhibit at
the St. John exhibitfon in September.
The plants were certainly a fine lot,
MISCELLANEOUS PL \ NTS EXHIBITED BV J. BEBBINGTON A SON AT THE ST.
induaing double and single tuberous
JOHN, N. B. EXHIBITION.
begonias,sloxinias,
foliageplants,ferns,
etc., but Men I saw them at said bition
exhi-
a few days later, spoiledby being
Stocky,well fruited plants UduaJl"find a 70^ being the right mark wlicu coupled crowdedtogether,! concluded that many
market. Green fly and red spider are with a moist atmosphere. are good gardeners but poor decorators.
two of the most enemies of thcbc
likely Boston ferns and kentias are also Bach plant should show itsindiyidtiality,
plants,the first being readily routed needed at Christmas, as indeed at all like a tree in a properly arranged group.
with ordinary tobacco fumigation,and other seasons, and the stock offered at N. B. J.BbAbington, Sr.
Predericton,
the second p^ maybe kifled with strong that time should be clean,stocky and
oicotineyapororkeptdown by thorough shapely, all of which may be managed
and forcible syringing,and also spreads with care in a night temperature of S)". LONI"01f LETTER.
kss rapidlyin a low temperature, such Then, with well scrubbed pots, care-fully After a yery unfayoraUe year in 1903,
as may be grown to Sokuium capsicas- wrapped plants if the weather this season the chrysanthemum growers
trum at tfiisseason. Owing to a three should prove cold at that time, and a have been able to make splendiddisplays.
jears* course of preparation Ardisia
crenulata keeps among the more select
stockythia uso being a subjectfor a
aedinm temperaturecourse of treatment.
Ardisias cannot be hurried to anjfgreat
extent either ingrowth or in ripening
their berries, the best plan at this season
being to keep them at 60^ and in full
light ifthe berries are fullycolored,and
not to water them oyerliead, but if'the
fmit is not qtdteripe,they may haye 6^
to 10^ higher temperature, in which the
coloring will proceed more rapidly but
after wmch the berries will drop sooner
than they wiil firom tiie plantsthat haye
been kept co"^
Aucubas and hollies in tubs are also to
be considered among the berried stock
for the festiye season, and these may be
keptin good ccmdition under the same
treatment as tlu^t accorded the bay trees,
that is,placed in an unheated house, or
rather in one sufficiently heated to only
keepthe frost out, beingcareful to watdb
that these plants doôt get dry at-^the
root,for all such in fruit eyapor-
plants
ate a good deal of moisture in a day.
Dracaena terminalis is another Christ- mas
subject,the brilliant coloring of a
wdl grown plant being especially priate
appro-
for that season, and to get that
colnriag the plants must not he allowed
to become starred, nor must they sufier
firom lack of heat, a night temperature
of66""to66^ behig aboutright. Snails CHRYSANTHEMUM FIELD OP MISS BESSIE MARCH, SOUTH PASADENA, CAL.
" "
io8
"
GARDENING. Dec. 75,
The NoTcmber ahow of the National showed the same sport as a nurseryman The young plants are summered in the fleld.
where thev make and complete their growth, and
Chrysanthemntn Sodet j was the largest from Guernsey. The firat-named
don
are housed before severe frosts set in. They may
eTer held, while the qualitywas of a was the earliest in the field, so that the be grown either in pots or planted out in a bench.
Tery high staadard. The colt of -the name given by the Guernsey ôwer had Another Good Fobokt-me-not." For nieres,
jardi-
vases and general pot culture Myosotis
"autoim rose" in Great Britain increases to be changed to that in which it was
alpestrisLiebesstern ( ""tarof Love) is said to be
in popularity. This is evidenced by the originally registered. fine. Two or three cuttings of this quick rooting
fact tnat those of our leading raisers As regards the trade in this country, sort are put in a small pot and soon become able
desir-
material for the filling of pans, baskets, etc
haTC considerablyextended their nurseries. matters are stillquiet. The business on Hydrangeas Recovering Lost Prestige. "
The constant introduction of new the flower market at Covent Garden has Reports from all parts of Germany as to the
Tarieties tfcnds to increcwe the interest in been very flat all the year, owing to the trade in hydrangeas last season seem to show
that this old favorite is gaining a new foothold on
this branch of horticulture. Outside the scarcity of monev and the apparent the plant market. Sales of all the sizes from one-
United Kingdom these are continuously necessityfor people to cut down their crown plants to the two. year-old large bushes, as
being sent out from Prance by M. CalTat, expenses. At present the market is also of the standard forms, have greatlv increased,
even doubled in some places in the last two or
who often has thirtynew comers in one flooded with chrysanthemums, many of three years. Prices obtained are reported to have
season, as wdlas from Brunning" Sons which are sacrificed at a low price. The been most satisfactory. The artificially blu
and J. W. Pockett,of Australia. The Prench flower season has commenced, colored brought highest figuresand were mr t
still somewhat called for.

American raisers are but the qualityof some of the consign-ments Rose Waltham Rambler" This new rose
behind in this matter, for it is yery rarely has been very poor. originated from seeds at the place of Wiiliann
one notices a new introduction from the I'aul,"\Valtham Cross, Eng. Exhibited the first
time lost year at the Temple show, and again this
United States on the trade stands. 01
EUROPEAN HORTICULTURE, year, it both times captured a prize. It is a hard v
course we are reminded of the past climbing rose, very vigorous, with flowers not
achieTcments in this branch (FROM THB EUBOPEAN JOURNALS.) unlike those of the Crimson
by such Rambler. The flowers,
Irises as Cut FLOWBRS."The various species produced In Jul v. are very numerous and lasting.
varieties as W. H. Lincoln,Niyeus and of iris, with their numerous This is a good thiog for covering walls, old trees,
varieties, many of
Western King, which are in vogue stilJ them new and decided improvements over the old etc.
amongst market florists. As regards Their types, are much in favor with German florists. Two New Roês op Merit" German papers
flowers in a cut state, while found to be speak well of E G. Hill's new hybrid tea rose
show purposes it can not be said that
frail and short-lived here, are there considered David Harum.as also of his R. rugosarepens alba.
there im% any American exhibition Jap-anese exquisite material for the best class of made-up The first named, after having been thoroughly
which are to the fore on the leading work and any high grade floral arrangement. tried for two vears in England ,1srecommended as
Iris pumila in its two varieties, light and dark a first-class forcing and exhibition rose, and the
growers* stands. W. J.Godfrey, of blue, may be brouebt into bloom as early as latter, a vigorous rugosa-Wichuraiana hybrid, for
Exmonth, Devon, who introduced Our January, and Iris Florentina will oome in a few outd"lor culture.
Mutual Friend,has some promising late weelcs later. These two are quickly followed by Red K4ISBR1N Not Up-to-date "The new rose
the many beautiful varieties of Iris Germanloa, Baron Lade, sent out last year as a red Kaiserin
decorative varieties from America which
of which the light colored sorts are highest prized Augusta Victoria, is said to be of no real value.
he is bringingout later on. Mr. Godfrey for cutting. If cut before all the buds are fully Forcing Uardt Htdrangras "English growers
has also done a greatdeal in popularising open they will last a long while and continue to make extensive use of Hydrangea paniculata
American carnations in this country. At expand their flowers to the very last. For summer grandlflora as a subject for f rclng. It is claimed
supplynone are better than Iris Kempferi that the fiowering plants,treated in somewhat
his stand at the recent show at the and I. Hispanioa; the latter is especial! v fine. the same manner as Hydrangea Otaksa, when
Chrtbanthehum Flowers in July." The firn
CrystalPalace he had the largestnumber brought into bloom, meet with ready sale at good
Weltzer A Kapp. at Crefeld, succeeded in flower-
ing prices where handled.
of new seedlings, and these received certificates. the variety Soldi d'Octobre. an early yellow The Amtic Flora" It must not be assumed,
They were: W. A. Bthering- sort, in the month of July, 1904. The flowers were says thfe Gardeners* Magazine, that flowers do not
ton, pinkJapanese; G. P. Bvans, large perfect and of fine coloring. exist within the Arctic circle. There are 700 flowering
A Trailing Oarnation." A new race of carna-
tions, plants in the Polar regionsand over 900 crypt- ograms
yellow tinted incurved;Bmbleme Poite-
trailingor creeping in habit of growth, within the Arctic circle. Lapland contains
vine, yellow incurved, similar to C. H. claimed to be good for vases and hanging baskets, by far the richest Arctic flora and the most Arctic
Curtis; Buttercup, rich yellow Japanese will be sent out next season. plants of general dis ribution. Far up north in
Good Mtobotis por Forcing." Myosotis oblon- gata all Artie areas are found species of lanuncalns,
incurved. J. H. Thompson, of Brims- ^ perfecta,the only tender forget-me-not, if lady's smock, poppies, saxifraga, crowberrv,
down Nurseries, Enfield H^hwav, grown in a temperature of about 50**.will produce dwarfed willows, rushes snd grasses.
showed a new market variety, Kath-leen in greatest abundance from September until the Carnation America." For the climate of Eng-
land
followingspringfine,long-stemmed flowers,unexcelled the varietyAmerica, the well known scarlet,
Thompson, which has already been for cutting by any other var.ety of myoso-. is highly spoken of as a superb summer blooming
certificated bv the society. This is a tis. It is raised from seieds, and successive ings
sow- sort, being superior toother carnations in this
should bo made in spring and
sport from Caprice du PrintemD^the early summer. respect.
blooms being of a chestnut rel with
florets tippedand margined with jellow.
The national
exhibition of market
anthemnms
This is a new
prove of
society is holding an
in London
departure,
great advantageto tht
varieties of cnrys-
on December
and is likelyto
trade.
15.
Princep
I recentlyvisited the extensive nurser-
ies
of Crara" Harrison " Cragg, of
Heston, Middlesex, who are amonnt
the leadingchrysanthemum growers for
THE $1000.00
market. They cultivate 150,000 plants,
representing some 200 varieties. The GLADIOLUS...
plantswere in a robust and vigorous
condition,great care being exercised in (We pt'd this tmount for th i entire
stock of it.:
spraying and securinghealthyconditions
in the houses. A large area set apart
outdoors for the plantsis enclosed with The largtsf, best shaped,
mo t
canvas and portablelightsare used. In
biilliantGladiolus ia existence
the lightsI noticed that instead of glass
oiled paper is utilized, and this I found It is also the most j^raceful of
has answered satisfactorilv. A steam all. The flowers of this sold
engineis used to supply artificialheat. readily in the Chicagowholesale
Mr. Godfrey,to whom I have already market at 50 and 60 cents a
referred,has had a curious experience dozen, when other sorts could
with a chrysanthemum sport. After
in his cataloguea new not be givenaway.
describing variety
named Lady Cranston, a sport from the Wiite for prices and particu-
popular Mrs. Barkley, he has had to lars,or see our next spring's
announce: "To my great regret and disappointment
her ladyship has played us
catalogues.
fi^se, a nd after being ^rown for two
WE CONTROL THE STOCK.
seasons has resumed the garb of Mrs.
Barkley. The whole stock, I fear,has
reverted,and all growers will be much
disappointed." Asa remarkaUe instance Store,
Vaughan'sSeed
of how the same sport will occur in totally
difierent conditions as to climate, a case NEW YORK, CHICAGO.
occurred at the Royal Horticultural 14lwolaytt M-W RMMMph St.
Society in which a grower near Lon-
' "
GARDENING. 109
igo4*
'
Orchids." In the Tieinityof Berlin, views the eddying whirl of dry, dead leaves"all RiTBRSiDi, Cal." The Pacific Blectric
Photitablb May and the
cultivated extensiyeiy for the that remain of the glory that was
Railway has jnst finished planting a
where orchids are all this Is senti-
ment,
grandeur that was June. But
sixteen feet wide along its
catblooms, growers find Dendrobium Phalaenop-
profitablefor and In the rush and harry of the times sentiment poppy field
Schroederianum
sis one of the most
of culture. ooouples a beggariv space: la reserved for tracks for a distance of about two miles
thatpurpose and oomparaively easy iuac*
Firrr Blooms." At an the sole use of poets and moon-struok lovers between MonroYia and Athambra
Thistkbn Hundred and
of this year will not materiallydiffer
exhibition held at Sandown, Eng., a plant of the December
The thermometer will tions. When the poppies begin to bloom
nobile staged, from that of other years. will be
widelyknown Dendrobium was
run low, ooal bills will mount high, overcoats, after the first spring rains they
bearingnot less than 13 '1O blooms will be In brisk
underwear
Applss for Cattle." In one of the French laggings and woolen widely advertised.
the of making good demand and batbs will be generallydropped from
agrieoltural journals question ohlldren will dream
thedeflclency in the root crops by ntiUxing a tion
por- the list bf necessities. The
will ride on tbe mare
night- Portland, Orb. "The importance of
cussed. of Santa
dis- Clans and men is shown
of the apple crop as food for stock was Januarv 1. Maids will the nursery business in Oreson
of debts due on
It is believea that the apples have a feed- sioner
Commis-
dream of vine-dad cottages, while their lovers by the annual report of Labor
insvalue equal to that of rarrots or mangolds. stont in trying to mark
Primula Mollis as a Pot Plant." It is suted will do a Sherlock Holmes O. P. Hoff, who has collected
of their summer wages, which melted
of its easy cultur*-, the course
thatPrimula mollis on account
sodas or whirled noiselessly statistics showing that last year
of bloom, in Ice cream
iU elegant habit and long duration away
and
down the pike In a rubber-tired rig. The man trees were grown
deser\'es a place where a collection of sprini;
slid Into office on the late "landslide**
will 2,403,000
ôung
flowering pot plants is a leading
feature. The who
the unfortu-
nate sold in this state, and that ninety per
be sown earlyin April and the plants sing in the ear of the blizzard, but sold for out of tbe
spedsshould
similar to that accordoU fellow who fellon the firingline will sigh for cent were shipment
subjected to a treatment he dropped into the slot of the
the bright coin state.
Primula oboonica. The tax dodger will seek an
Mrw CUTBAJiTaranjii Show Fbatitrb.- fn tbe politicalmachine. for
and tale of woe gan
Michi-
Ols- exit for his cash weave a new
Mich." The
schedule of prizes of tbe G*lniborough and True to an ancient custom, Bbnton Harbor,
the assessor's ear.
triotChrysanthemum Sooletythere appears a
Is will sift ihelr bosoms for faults and ings,
fall- State Horticultural dddety in its
conundrum oompetition, as follows: 1. **Wby men
aehrvsaDthemam like the British House of C tm

-
which same they will duly "swear** away on thirtyfourth annual session convened in
between Mew Year's day in the morning. 0. The society'snew
Bons^*? S. *'What Is the dltleienoe a
under the sun, this cityDecember
who eatohes Yea verily, there la nothing new dent
Presi-
show obxysRothemam and a groom
which bCTlna to-day will bs ofiioers were elected as follows:
hone after a straggle?*' t.
**
Why is a and the old mouth
ber
slum-
anuRway
to tbe much like others of its name that now C. P. Hale, Shelby; vice-president.
gardenerIik" a burglar (with apologies very
the shady shelves of old time's vast Val-
Baideaer)?**An entranoa fee of one penny (t on
{la,) Journal' TWtetnf, C. B. Hadsell, Troy; secretary, C. E.
eaoh competitor, and the hallah. "
WÛtamibvtg A. W.
oents) has to be paid by December Bassett, PennviUe; treasurer,
two most correct series of answers will eaoh b^ /, 1904.
awarded a first prizeof Ave shillings (91.S0) in Slaytpn^ Graud Rapids.
cssh and a second prtis of three shillings in Ka^NSAS City, Mo." Walter Birmtng-
Illinois
goods. If no oorreot answers are reoelred tbe
him, well knowa to the traf)e ia Chicago Danvillb, III." The central
two best seta will be awarded the prizes. As the closed their annual
other parts of Illinots for the la"t horticnlturalists
show lasts two days the answers to the oonun and
drains mnat be sent In by 7 p m. on the seopnd
t wêntj years, is now gardener for A. R. meeting at tbe state university Decem-
ber
will ba aeolared at 8 p. m, 2. The following officers were elected:
day,and the winners Meyer in this citj.
President,George jTPoster, of Kormal;
Ont." A froit,flower and
Hamilton, fimc vice-president.Rev. J. R. Reasoncr,
DECEHBER.
honey show will be held here next year. of Urbana; second vice-president,Behring
An invitation has also been extended of Decatur; secretary, P. "
beneath the to
The train of months Is passing,and
wheels the ken or Burrows,
low. pale sun December across
the Pmit Dealers' Association to hold its treasurer, Pred
vision of the race. Phoenix, of Bloottlington;
aonnal meetings here. Hubbard, of Urbana.
*'DaIl sky aboTe. dead leaves below;
And hungry winds that whining go AsBORT Parkin. J." MayorTenBroeck
Like faithful hounds upon the traok
Feet of Broken Q'aaa
Of one beloved that comes not back.** is personally saperTisingthe erection o^ A Îtik MA âara
^
p%ld for issi y**r b/ the
And In tbe dreary solitude the season the
of the city'snew greenhouse on Langford UVCl ZoVe^Pr was
Florists'Nail Assseistioii.For
the
Bind leveits to the budding boughs of spring, street, between First and Second ayennes, ptrtlcularsad()r-*ss
roseate wreath of summer or the overflowing full-
ness
Q. CtLEII, SmV. tsddia N
llltfsr" J.
1 he house will be 70 feet Ion v. JOim
golden horn, and then pensively
,
of autumn's
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No. 296*
TABLE DBCORATION AT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, DU8SBLDORP, GERMANY.
(By Robert Flugel,Koln-on-tbe Rhine.)
PALMS ARD FERIIS FOR BXHIBITION. the growing of such specimensnaturallytona Chinensis, is the most widdy
The exhibttion season acts as a handicap to tome extent, for it known and also the easiest to age.
man-
brings to mind
the fact that the classes consistingot is impossible to produce fine plants of this Then we have the palms of larly
regu-
twelye palms, or th^ same number of character in a year or less,as may be pinnate foliage,of which Kentia
lemt, are not so well filledin many of onr done with giant chrysanthemums, and Belmoreana and Arecalutescens are good
exhibitions as thej should be, nor is there then the value of the premiums ofiered representatives, and next to these are
the amount of competitionin these classes for foliageplants is seldom enough to those haying narrow pinnate leaves in
that might be expectedin the present create much enthusiasm. But there is which the leaflets are arranged upon the
status oi horticulture in this country. also the good oi horticulture and the midrib in groups oi two or more, as will
That there are many fine specimen palms pleasure of displayiuj^ some well grown be noted among some of the phcenixes,
and iems throughout the country can plants to be taken into consideration, diplothemiums and cocos. After these
not be doubted, nevertheless there are even though exhibitions are seldom may be placed those with flabellate
few exhibitions in which there is to be immediately profitable to the tors.
exhibi- leaves that have blunt tips to the leaflets,
seen active competition in such and in this group the most familiar
any
dasie^. In the selection of palms for exhibition example will be found in rhapis. Then
Of course it will be admitted that such there are those with bifid leaves and very
purposes one of the first things to be byroad segments. verscha"feltia being a
magnifioent ferns as those gldchenias considered is the fact that there are
shown by Thos. Long at the recent various types among tnese plants,and in representativeof this dass, and Steven-
show in Philadelphiaare a tough pro- order to make the exhibit attractive there
position
sonia as a young plant partaking of the
be by the other exhibi- should be from these difier- same character.
to met representatives
ton, but yet itdoes seem as though many ent types so far as may be practicable. There are also those of a more or less
of the flower shows would gain in interest For example, there are those with regu* scandent habit, such as the calamus and
were there a littlemore varietyto be lar fan-shaped leaves, of which the desmoncus, without taking into con-
#rcn. The longperiodof time required
in common LAtmriA BorlôpiÂ or Liviii tboK bAYiogcolored foHag^c
îdcrAtion
GARDENING. Jan. /,
114
beautifial simplyvarieties and notexcellent spedes. Micro-
which it will dayallias indude many very striffosa forms an spedmen
the yarioot tjpea,
in
from
ferns that are well adapted
for exhibition lepia well grown, and is a good com-
that much yarietj when
readily
be understood and tnem are D^pallida. anion plant for Pteris scaberula
in cool
be had among purposes, D.among tenui-
form
in and habit may D. (ussecta, pentaphylla and D. g treatment. Hymenodium crini-
noble plants, lliesepeculiarities these four bdng of rather ouse
the
these
the selection of folia stricta, of them tum be added for its oddity,
should be remembered in and none ma:jr of this fern,partly
distinct character, broad, simple leaves
for exhibition, for in case quality
group
a spedally difficult to manage. covered with long black hairs being one
andsixe are nearl^r equal between two Por the sake of variety,
and also for fern family. It
likely of the curiosities of the
the judges would beauty, there
should be
competitors, thdr great be noted that in this brief catalogue
fayor of the group containing may
dedae in included one or two gymnogrammes has been made of tree ferns,
the greater yariety type
in and senera. this interesting family no mention it may be
from a plant lover's in the fern group, and silver ferns. and owing to lack of space
Aspecimen palm both the golden better to postpone that part
of the sub-ject
plant of the species covering of the
standpoint is a single Probably the strongest is G. decom- growing W. H. Tapun.
posite
com- to another time.
question,and not a made-up deyer
or
in section
golden powdered
plant,the latter indicating
most
fern that germinates
than deyer cultivation, posita, a
DECORATIONS AT DUSSELDORF.
construction rather readily from spores,
and grows very FLORAL
and the Judges would be warranted handspmer golden shows
in such quickfy, but a much The accompanying illustration
rulingagainst a made-up palm magnifica.
In that fern is found in 6. Laucheana a meritorious
floral arrangement ted
exhibi-
a contest, unless it were stipulated section the finest is 6. Peru-
exhibition
tive
decora- Of the silvery at the international
thedass was open tocommerdal held in July and
the exhibi-
tor at Dusseldorf. Germany,
stock. In the latter case
kentias, August of 1904.
It represents a handsome
might safidyindude'made-up trade wedding table decoration executed
and other of our common
arecas
used in that by Robert Plugd, Koki-on-the-Rhine,
spedesthat are so largely which, while it was on exhibition,
It is probably better,however, of the
way.
dasses should be made for called forth the unalloyed praises
that distinct The table coveringwas
and for commerdal- feminine world.
spedmens In
siujg^ not having built of blue tulle and white gauze.
palms,the privategardener stock of assorted the crevices were entwined strings of
theadvantage of a Isu'ge medeola. Cocoa
siaes from which to manufacture mens,
speci- Asparagus plumosus and the
be done by the commercial Weddelliana plants in various sizes,
as may
pots garnished
with white paper and
A bridal
grower.
for exhibition, one tulle,were placed artistically. well as price,
As to sixes of plants the bouquet of great beauty, as
be governed to some extent by It made up of
must
the purpose, but a occupiedthe center. was
spedes at hand for effective when Phalsnopsis amabilis, Odontoglossum

is usuallymore and Kaiserin roses, twined
inter-
group in size, Alexandrae
shown in pots that nearlyalike with myrtle. Two small dus- ters,
12-inch
it be 8-inch,10-inch or
whether
large enough designedfor the bridesmaids wereto
site bdng The one
pots, the latter of induded in the decoration.
to show the character of the majority the rightof the illustrationwas
made of
of them will appear the other
palms, though many
if has the cattleyas and Kaiserin roses,
better advantage one Both were
to much of green and brown orchids.
them stilllarger.Of palms with white ribbons
space to grow farther adorned
moderate growth the followingspedes
of splashed with green.
of twelve,
may be suggestedfor a group
Kentia
Licuala grandis,Areca lutescens,
Cocoa Bon- A NEW RACE OF GLADIOLUS.
Belmoreana, Latania rubra.Phoenix rupi-
nettii.Livistona altissima. At meetings of the Royal Horticultural
Thrinax argen-
cola,Rhapisflabelliformis, Societyof England, held last year, a private
ChamsedoreaBrnesti- W. C. Bull,ofRamsgate"
tea,Catôtauren8, niveum. But flentleman,
Augusti and Ceroxylon exhibited some very fine examples ot
abundance of spe-
des,
owing to the great readily gladioli. They attracted universal attention,
a prize-winning group may and some forms received an award
these spedes
be made up without utilizing of merit. The one represented in the
in particular.
there is much accompanying illustration gives a good
host of ferns of the
In the vast idea as to the general character
difficulty of selection that
the same
in like spikes. It was named Ellington Bdle
the palms, but ner
man-
about
appears among and the individual blossoms were
one should be
careful to select distinct
five inches across, beingof a soft creamy
for exhibition and not to enter too flaked with son
crim-
types The difficulty of yellow in color,slightlv
from one genus. the edges. The symmetry was
many on
selection is met with very soon among of great substance.
of the perfect, and the petals were
the ferns, for in the beginning One called PhyUis also reodved
we strike the adiantums, and Mr. Bull tells me
alphabet beauties it is hard to an award of merit.
white
among so many
should at least that he has been working on the
However, there strains
dedde. is and vellow varieties of the best
and if the group aim
be A. Parleyense, for the past seven years, and his chief
to indude only the stronger
intended has been to produce flowers showing
ferns then dther A. Pemvianum
growing should be given a good constitution,boldness of outline, of
A. trapeziforme
or
two of the platyceriums purityof color and great substance
pltoe. One or That he has succeeded is evident
will be needed the singular growth of petal. the first
from the honors he has recdved
always attract-
ing Ellington Belle.
these Stag's Horn ferns Qladiolua
time of showing.
yf.
of the best of
attention,and three aldcom ma]us
P. grande, P.
them are
and P. Willinckii, though all the members but a stronger growing NOTES 01! GLADIOLL
and interesting. vianaargyrophylla,
of this genus are curious and more hardy spedes is G.tartarea. Last spring I planted nearly 1,000
to which reference was that the fcuinose and had it
The gldchenias,
of these notes, are Owing to the fact bulbs of the varietyBlanche,
made m the beginning off the gymnogrammes months, the bulbs
thdr habit of continuous powder washes should not be
in bloom about two
also very beautiful, quite redily these plants sizes. This varietywas
being of various
growth, the branchletstheappear- watered overhead to any great extent
admired, and in some respects
it
in succession one above other, of their beauty will be lost. {greatly white that is well known.
or much
a\ ding to their interest. It must
of the
be
Several of the pterises m ay be induded IS the finest
tinct The plant
dis-
is only of medium height, but
though that the most there being so meuiy very with
remembered
do not like strong
heat and in this list,
this group, an example
quite stocky and well supplied The
gleichenias the ferns among leaves. It is rardy blown over.
in which and
best in an airy house of which may be seen in P. argyraea length, and the
grow
is 46" to 50", and that ties
varie- spike is of moderate
nighttemperature P. scaberula, but in the selection of and beautiful flowers are well
be torily
satisfac- not to have large
they cannot, therefore, grown
from this familyit isbest arranged and usually face one way.
in company with Adiantum ense
Parley- of the crested forms,these being
too many
and other warm house ferns. The
GARDENING. "5
igos.
be more yaluabk If
The Tarietj would
thelower flowers were not to dose to
thefoliage, and ifthepetala were thicker,

or oyer ninetY named yarietiea of
ChOdsii that I
"
have bloomed I consider
Blanche the most yalnable.
Next to Blanche was a block of oyer
of cnt
2^000 Augusta. For the grower
flowers this is a yery yalnable yariety.
The habit of the plsint conld hardly be
ImfHToyed upon. The spike is tall and
straight with a stem thick enough to
fnmish plentyof water to the flowers, a
number of which are open at a time,
?ood
he lower flower stands well aboye the
leayes so that a long stem may be cnt
without injuringthe plant. The petals
haye good substance and are not inclined
to wilt. Pew side spikesare produced.
Shakesneare is a well known fayorite
yarietjthat I grew with great satisfaction

twentjr-fiye years ago. In ing
compar-
it with Auguftta this year I haa to
concede that it was fairly superseded by
the latter, which has less color,and wtu
at least fiye times as many bulb-
produce
May was originatedby myself oyer
of
for
twenty years ago, and named
one
friends. It is probably a ling seed-
my best
of the Eugene Scribe, as it resembles
that excellent yarietyin eyery way except
that it Is yery much lighter,so much so
that it is often classed as white. Some
ten years aAO I noticed that some plants

color
produced flowers with so much
be called
that at a distance they would
There haye been the two shades
pink.
eyer since. May is a ylgorous grower
and produces many buTblets.It has
many
and, unlike nearly all
side spikes,
of an
other yarieties,bulbs three-fourths
inch and under rarelybloom.
is of large number of seed-
Isabel one a
linn that I raised from fourteen ounces
Mr.
of hand-fertilised seed produced by
Groff in 1894, the firstlot of seed he eyer
the only lot he eyer sold by
raised and
the ounce. The Isabel is evidentlya pure
and all the more yalnable
Gandayensis,
on that account. It is so nearly pure CHRISTMAS LILY.
PARQUHAR'S
white that no color can be detected except
at the (Lilium PhiUpponse.)
a faint suggestion of crimson
bottom of the throat. I sold the entire
stock except a single bulb three years ago
to a man who xnows a good thing. The main stock is a tall,healthygrower, towering above
seedlings eyer produced fault
other yarieties. It has one
.
While it is a healthy,vigorous grower is in the hands of the most

of the Meroeria when grown
and produces plenty of bulblets, it may
Gladiolus Company. which is more pronounced
Cushman good many
be offered tor a long time. It is far Merceria rich soil" it makes a
Margaret is a seedlingof the
not on
the best white I haye seen. to be the crooked spikes. The spike is yery long,
and has been thought by many to thirteen large,
Princeps has bloomed here
two years in with usually from ten
finest in my collection. It is yery large it
and I am confident that it will become flowers. At a little distance
all its proportionswithout being coarse open is
The largesizeof the flower and of would be called buff,but the flower
popidar. will commend it, looking. It has a great number moth
mam-
color with fine, light scarlet
Its rich, scarlet color leayes and producesimmense spikes really a cream
it is C.
notwithstanding the fact that lines at the edges of the petals.
but few open flowers wluch are always straightand attrac-
abk to support not at
tiye. The flowers are yery large,
at one time. shade of CHRISTMAS LILY.
all crowded, of a rather light FARQUHAR'S NEW
Bertha was raised from seed by myself
carmine with a white blotch on the lower ford
Bed-
about twenty years ago. It is flame-
of the colors the fallexhibition of the New
At
c(4ored with a purplethroat, and is petals. There is a blending Horticultural Society, New Bedford,
that is beautiful and quite uncommon. Company, of
the most conspicuousin the field. Mass., R. " J.Parquhar "
among character I latelysold the Margaret to Vaughan's of their
One or twospikesof itwill giye Boston, exhibited seyeral yases
of other kinds. It is Seed Store. This is
certainly a
to a large bunch ceria.
Mer- Christmas lily.
Winifred is also a seedlingof the
new
beetle to all
preferredby the black blister
It difiersfrom its parent in being grand thing and is sure to cause a sensa-
tion
others, and I generallyleaye

it uncut as in the lilybusiness. Mr. Parquhar
It is a Gandayensis, a more yigorous grower and haying a bulbs, when receiyed from
a bait for this pest.
lightercolor" light scarlet
with says: "The
and produces plenty of much
the Philippines, are in no condition to be
a good grower flotch. The spike is always
white We haye, as it were,
put on the market.
raised from seed and upright and the flowers so arranged and now haye healthy,
Meroeria was
the spiketaper from bottom regro wn the stock,
as to make yirtual point is that
named by myself. It has been exhibited There are about eight flowers yigorous bulbs. The
the Societyof American Florists to top. the bulbs go on increasingand improy-
bdbre and it is a most showy
of times as SeedlingNo. 1. It open at a time, ing,so that stock once acquired
will not
a number
and beautiful yariety. Har-
is a Gandayensis and rather a dwarf
is Gandayensis ling
seed- haye to be renewed eyery year like
Mrs. Crawford a
It has a straight,well formed so much admired risii and longiflomm. They haye been
grower. of my own and was but will
so for,
spike and has always been considered bloomers no
who it continuous
beautUul eyer produced. that a gladiolusspecialist saw
a rest like others
of this fam-
ily.
one of the most but three or four bulbs doubt want
when there were the bench. in
The color ischernr with a conspicuous his he would The bulbs planted on
This in existence said ifit were buds by the firstof July.
white blotch on the lower petals. in gold. It May showed
of the finest not sellthem for their weight
is the parent of some
-
yariety
ii6 " " "
GARDENING. Jan. /,
Flowers were picked about the last oi to advantageof many of these rtflcxsd^
that mooth, and the same balbs have
The Chrysanthemum. irregularblooms.
continued to bloom since."
The varietyWm. Duckham bat dlaap^
The foliageis Tcry narrow, about Vx-
pointed a great many this season, par-
ticularly
inch wide, and ten to 12 inches long.The SUMMARY OF SEASON'S PROGRESS. in the west, where largequanti-
ties
stems are thin and wiry, not as thick as
The listof varieties of American of it were planted,mostly in June
new
an ordinary pencil,but they hold the from small pots. This is a fine variety
flowers erect. The stronger stems throw origindisplayed at the western shows
this season when propagated and planted cariy and
three and four flowers,Init the majority was never so small in number.
then grown strong, but tveat it as the
throw the bulbs But the loss of Americans is more than
only one. Howeyer,
ordinary commerdal varieties and it
continue to throw up stem after stem and made up by the showing of the importations
which comes with open center and is a vefyHliii
several at a time, so that compensates. were more extensive than
flower.
The flowers are pure white and more usual, particularly those of Prtnch
origin. The two leadingAmerican seedlings In making up next year'sliftnotsttion
trumpet-shaped than the ordinary lily,
displayedin any quantity were the should be made about the peculiarities
and they diffusea delicate gardenia perfume
which fills a room, two white varieties, Majesticand Adelia, of these varieties for next season's guid-
ance.
but is pleasant
rather exhibited by John Breitmeyer's Sons,
than oppressive. The flowers
measured 7V^ inches across and 10 to 12 Detroit,Mich. These two varieties are The leading Piench varietv and what
not as largeas some of the importations
inches long. appears to be the best new thing of the
but what is lacking in sice is more than
They were firstdiscovered by a soldier, year is Mile, leannie Nonin exhibited by
who in turn informed the Messrs. Parqu- made up in form, color and texture and the B. 6. Hill Company at Chicago. It is
har,growing about 6,000 to 8,000 feet they promise well for commercial poses.
pur- a very large, pure white,fully as large as
above the sea level in one of the most The varietyNo 42"2"03 which the best Timothy Baton, but full to the
mote
re-
and dangerous of the Philippine won the cop at St. Louis, exhibited by center and somewhat the order of a
on
islands. The inhabitants are mostly can- Nathan Smith " Son, Adrian, Mich., is well grown Merza but with a very muck
nibals,
so that the work of collecting a very chaste white, incurved variety,a better stem and foliage.
bulbs was somewhat littleweak in the stem but otherwise Other new Prench varieties that prom-
more excitingthan a
ise
the ordinary daily routine of horticul-
tural grand thing. The yellow variety from well exhibited b^ the same firm are:
the Pred Oomer " Sons Company, La Mme. Bmil Lemoine, similar to W. H.
pursuits. An Irishman has said:
"It is a bad wind that blows nowhere." Payette,Ind.,is fine in color and form, Chadwick, white tinted pink.
Perhaps this discovery itself will com- but the blooms were underdone. If this Mile. Anna Debono, a reflexed white ot
pensate
Uncle Sam fot the price he paid can be grown stronger it has the appear-
ance good substance with fine stem and foliage.
to Spain. Thb Travblbr. of being a fine thing.
The importations of Bnglish and Aus-
tralian Prefet Bonconrt, also a reflexed white
originare mostly ctf a reflexing
or of large size.
A NEW HERBACEOUS PLANT. Souv. de Calvat Pere. white, shaded
irregularform and the color of many of
Scutellaria BaicalensisCoelestina is the them partakes greatly of the bronze. lemon and pink,a large flower for exhi-
bition
of a new herbaceous, plant ofieted Also to get these varieties full to the cen-
ter purposes.
name
they must be propagated early and Souv. de La C'tess Reille. a silvery
by Hillebrand. of Italy. The large blue
flowers are borne in long drooping dus- ters given a long season of growth. To plant pink,reflexed, a littleoff on color; may
like those of Salvia patens. Its habit them in June on benches from 2V^-lnch find a placein exhibition collections.
is erect, fifteen to twenty inches high, potswill not do as this does not allow a Other new kinds that have been tested
with small, lightgreen leaves. Its flower-
ing long enough growing season and they all are Myteline,an Bnglish variity on the
open centered or weak in petalage. order of Modesto, which in color and
period extends from July to late come
These varieties are fine for private form showed up fairlywell but lacks a
autumn. Coming from Siberia it is per-fectly very
placeswhere a few plants of each variety little in foliage;another season's trial
hardy in Germany. It mav be
propagated eitherfrom seeds or cuttings. are grown and where they can be started may remedy this.
While it requiresa sunny position it is in Pebruary or March and grown along Red Camot, a peculiarreflexing variety
not very particularas to soil. slowlv,potting them up as they require with long, dull red petals, very large
it and watching every littledetail. Then flowers,only useful in exhibition coUec
taking them on the early bud and developing tions
St. Louis, Mo.^Park Commissioner the blooms in a cool temperature, Red Barclay,very broad petal, incurved,
AttU has issued his annual report, which thev are grand. But it is well to be a red with silver reverse, also an exhibition
shows that the system is making highly little cautious before planting large variety.
satisfactoryprogress. He refers to the batches of these varieties on benches in Mrs. J. P. Byrce, a large incnrving
efficiency and worth of Andrew Mever, June for commercial purposes, that is, whitebut a littleweak in stem.
Jr.,generalsuperintendent, in terms which according to the western commercial To take care of the stools or stock
must be extiemelygratifying to the latter. standard, for it is impossibleto dispose plants to produce plenty of healthy
Miêstic. Madonna. Adelia.
THR99 NBW MBRXTpRIOUS VAHIETJ^S, OPPBRKD BY J. BRBITMBYBR'3 SONS, PBTRQIT. MICH.

ipo5. GARDENING. 117
yotttigshoots for cuttinics, give them a what time work should be done,fall or The Qreenhouse.
plsioe on " bench in a Ught eool house spring?The trees are three years old and
nsingpiecesof board the width of the were set November 1" 1904. W. A.
benob to diride each yarietjsothat there Cut (^ about one-third of the top just
is no chance for them to get mixed;then SUGGESTIONS IN ROSE CULTURE.
before growth starts in the springand
label each yarietyplainly and water only the desired results will be attained." Bd. A few
timelysuggestionsto the rose
as the plantsabsolutelT need it. It is a at thii time may
grower helphim to a
bigmistake to pack the stools in boxes A NEW METHOD OF BUDDING. certain extent to get the plantsin a con-
and then stow them away in any out of dition withstand
to the extra work
the way place becanse any wood they In the method described in the Queens- land requiredof them until the longerdays
make is drawn and unhealthy and can-not AgriculturalJournal a piece of bone are with us again with more sunshine.
make a thrifty plant. was sharpened like a lead penciland It is a well known savingthat roses that
C. W. JOHNSOII. fittedwith ahandle. This was used to have been pulled through the trying
months of November and December in
good shape may be counted on to be
productiveduring the balance of the
season, which isver^ true. To keep them
in a growing condition, gradually pre-
paring
them for the dark davs and severe
cold weather,will require all the skilland
attention we can give them.
An even temperature must be main-
tained
day and night,graduallyopening
the ventilators,an inch at a time, as the
temperature rises in the morning, and
closingthem as carefully in the afternoon.
A crack of air lefton at nightin ordinary
weather, where a littlesteam is required
also,will keep the vonng growdi firm
and add color to the buds, whereas a
house tightly closed and the temperature
running a littlehigherthan normal will
quickly soften the growth, leaving the
house m justthe condition for mildew.
The temperature of the houses should
CISTU8 ALQARVBN8I8. be allowed to run up to 70" before syring-ing.
(At the nurseries of the P. J. Beickmans Co., Augusta,Ga.) Syringingwith the temperatureat
60" or below often givesthe plants a
severe check,causingthem to drop their
make incisions in the bark of a ten-year- foliiure and the bads to droop m the
Trees and Shrubs. old peach tree, into which buds were middle of the day, at times remainingin
fitted.The buds were held in placeby that condition until cut. Keep the plants
tackingon a small pieceof leather, using carefully tied and disbudded. Pruning is
dSTUS ALGARVElfSIS. half-inch gimp pins'*which, seldom
upholsterers' requiredin midwinter,as the
The rock rose (CistusAlgarrensis) is being enameled,do not rust." As the plants requireallthe growth they may
a free floweriug,dwarf growing, evergreen buds swelled the tacks were loosened. make tor the next two months.
sbntb, pdrfectlT hardy in the south, The method is recommended for old trees In watering do not let the soil at the
and will thrlTC in almost any soil. The requiring new wood, "an adveuatage bottom of the bed or tables get too dry,
flowers -ivhich are produced in great beingthat it does not interfere with the which is likely to happen where the pipes
numbers during May and June,are Ycry tree bearing fruit while the buds are run directlyunder tnem; at the same
simflarto ther^wildrose, but with a beautiful being matured. No stringor clay or time the soil on top may be wet enough.
dark purple splotchat the base of grafting wax is required, as with the old It is often necessary to dig down to the
the petals, rot low massing and as an system." bottom of the beds in order to get at the
individual specimen this shrub is Ytrj condition of the soil. Allow the soil to
desirable and does not fail to attract Indianapous, Ind." The Indiana Hor- ticulturalbecome a little dry, then give them a
favorable comment. Societyheld its finalsession at thorough watering,firstgoing over the
the State House December 8. The rec- driest places;
ommendation the soilwillthen be watered
AZALEA lADICA IN SOUTH. of President Stevens for evenlythroughout the house. Consider- able
the apîntmentof a permanent secretary, time is required each day to get at
Northern readers will probablynot the condition
with an officeat the State House, of the soil, but it is time
ncognise the asaka here illustrated as I approved. well spent. The chiefcause of failurecan
bei^ ^btt aame plant as the imported
ssalca, w hidb they have sold at Baster
with trained heads denselycovered with
gotgeoos colored flowers. But those
who have been fortunate enough to visit
the sooth dfiringasalea time, and especially
Charleston and MagnoliaGardens,
w31 never forget the magnificent s{rfendor
of these plantsin bloom. The engraving
givesbut a faint idea of the graceful pro-
portions
attained by this azalea, and
willalso show that they are not behind
their diminutive imported sisters in
adorningthemselves with a profusionof
blooms. Upwards of a hundred named
varietiesof different colors and shades,
Includingpure white,crimson, scarlet,
purple,salmon, and exquisitevariega-
tions"mottlings, stripesand blotches are
growti in the south. There are only a
few varieties that are hardy as isx north
as New York.
TRDMIlfG CAROLINA POPLARS.

Bd GASDBiaMG: Will you
"
please
advise me in what manner Carolina pop-
lars
AZALEA INDICA.
should be trimmed to arrive at the
bait result for shade and looks and at (At the nurseries of the P. J. Berckmans Ck).,Augusta,Ga.)
[
GARDENING. Jan. /,
s
II
It is
severe with this part of the work.
fail to materialize.
be traced to careless figuringon will surely
watering or details syste- not necessary to
be severe and does more
QfQally Get right afler the little Make sure that the
that damage than good.
Yentilating. in Tnne maticfuly, it is the small things of thecuttinghas a clean cut
and
Houses that have been planted if a thing needs doing to-day do bottom
it. Then
hayehad during the fall,perhaps,a fi^htcount,
find other is not left with a hard end on
it to-day,tomorrow you will are then
mulchot somekind. Ifnot, atop dressmg E.
to attend to.
justnipthe topsslightly.Th^
sand.
or thorou^hlj things
Into the
pulverized
of sheepmanure ready tor running have all the
and horse manure, mixed In running the cuttingsin
rottedcow
will be of great benefit; one part CARNATIONS FOR 1905. rows as possible,also the
straight as
well, PROPAGATING be made. Labdeach
bone flour to three or four parts
finely stock for next bedjas even asit can
the new date each label so
soil, well mixed, isalso an excellent Propagating and should variety plainly
and
sifted is an important
work how long
feedand is sometimes necessary
where season
The first thing that you can readilytell just
the now receive attention.
taking to root, kîa
bone has not been added in preparing
is a suitable bench for gating
propa-
the cuttings are
should
the soil with the bone to consider the cuttings are in the sand they
compost. Mixing Nearly all largecama- settle the
adds body to it and also prevents
a purposes. have receive a thorough watering to
a house especially
of the bone which, without the nation specialists
the old sand well around them. Then the results
waste
lots of dust over the plants devoted to propagating;not will greatlydepend on an even temperap
makes north,
soil,
is lost through the stylepropagating house, facing those ture and paving strict
attention to keeping
and considerable built the same plan as
the sides of the beds while but one on
fitted the sand in the proper condition.
cracks at carnations. It is when the
the soil can not be used for growing The thorough watering given
watering.Of course with br"k bottom benches and blinds
them for sev-
cuttingsare put in will last
eral
without disturbing the roots; the neces-
stirrednow the cuttings and sary
themulch will answer a double purpose,
for shading
and overhead heat to days,exceptto syringethem lightly
about every otherday. After they
and keep- bottom mence
com-
a little nourishment
ing But a big majority
famishing to take the attend to the work. to root they should receive less
the soil in fine condidon florists throughout the country
to barely
of the stillto enable them to make good,
water justenough. Mulching and must utilize water
better have not this at heuad Too much water at this
the soil is sufficient and is thick roots.
cover
than to the best space at their command. considerable rotting.
often in small quantities six weeks the time will also cause
applied For the next month or
of the quick growing kinds
with
mmch heavily, making it verv difficultto will not have much power, and
this Some
quite
the soilhas become sun small grass need not be propagated
water properly.After is the best time for propagating carnations,
with heavy
and but vaneties
fallof roots and the plants are good so early as this
but during this time' the propagating which
strong, weeklv applications
of manure that foliage,like Mrs. T. W. Lawson,
Use bench should not be situated so in making a good sized
will help tnem wonderfully. are rather slow
water it the full glare from the sun unless attended to without
the plants gets tings. plant, should
be
itrather weak at first. If
are
is provided for shading the cut- C. W. Johnson.
sod will dry a means
in the proper condition the The best way to provideshading delay.
the liquid; on
out quickly after applying for is to use thin muslin strung on wires
the other hand, if it remains soggy
about a foot above the cuttings, so that Qarden.
several days the plants will not
be bene-
fitted
be spread out or closed up as
The Vegetable
root action it can
as there is not enough demands.
feed. Changing the necessity
to absorb the extra Another important thing is
to select a
SOnB LETTUCE DISEASES.
is very
liquidfeed as often as possible full of bench where the -proper temperature
can
diseased specimens of lettuce
essential. If the soil is sour or Some
with be maintained. Carnation cuttings can
dried up that it
try watering thoroughly ofa tem-peratures. recentlyreceived were so
worms
lime to be rooted in quitea wide range to determine exactly
lime water; one peck of slacked But if given too low temper- was impossible
They
found about the matter with them.
fifty gallonsof water will be is slow and when a what was
the proper proportion.All liquid manures ture it a very process

is maintained the were probably attacked by the "drop"" form
bright very high temperature Sderotinia Libertiana'" a vegetative
the best results if used on weakened and there is
Sive
ays, and never apply when the sou is cuttings are
greater likelihood of loss from ing
dampen- of fungus which produces no spores,
matter
but
and is
lives in decaying vegetable
extremelydry. for red spider. and fangi. The best temperature to
to young lettuce plants.
Keep on the lookout batch of^cuttings is very destructive
turn out a successlul by a white cottony
as if you were It is characterized
Syringe }ust as carefolly will a bottom
heat of 56^ to 58" and an overhead
which forces its
of them and they growth, the mycelium,
trying to get rid temperature of 54"
to 56".
the surface of the
uieir appearance. A little sulphur
way into the stem
near
not make Choose a clean,coarse sand, without and spreadsuntil the lower parts
should be kept on the pipescon- stantly.
dirt in it, t hen pound ground lapses
col-
of
any signs clay so .thatit
tbe or
Do not fumigate heavily; about four of the plant are infected,
it untu it is good and firm, dies. IntersperBed in the
be kept under control easier before puttingit on the
and
green flycan inches deep; but black bodies, called
are small
with less injuryto the flowers by a light bench make sure that the bench has been mvcdium
week. sclerotia which are the reproductive
smoking done at least once a lot of properly washed out and given a coat
of
The disease will spread rapidlr
Of course all try to have a is oigans.
we
rush, but that lime wash. Also,see that the bottom a foothold.
stock for the Christmas washing throughout a bed afteritgets
to prevent the sand The only remedy known is to sterilisethe
should be no reason why we should run secure
through. thus killingthe
the houses at from 90" to 100"
to get a
In electing the cuttings
choose only the soil before using, mature plants,
quantity. The quality
will not be there
plants. Do not take fungus. It often afifects
will be perhaps for weeks those from healthy them and causing them to
and the plants them too young and soft nor too large. rotting
at a standstill. Do not keep wherever it is "slump" down.
practically until it loses color and The best cuttings to take
Seedlings are also subject
to attacks
back the 'stock that sprout
of it in at possibleare the side shoots rhkoctonia, a damping
off fun-
gus,
freshness and then rush a lot stem. They will from
have out from the flowering sterile in nature, propagating by
the last minute. The store man may
need to be trimmed little before oeing
about that time and
a
bits breaking off and continuing trc
troubles of his own into the sand, but do not be too
have been put
the fancy prices you may
Botnrtia Rot.
Top Burn.
SderotinlA Drop.
SOIfB LETTUCE DISEASES.
120
" " "
GARDENING, Jan./,
R. T. Jackson, of Cambridge, Mass. foliagewhen we plantedthem, but
eARDENINQ
eased
Professor Jackson also contributes an they continued to get worse all the time.
article on **JohnRichardson,His House A.T.
and Garden." Mr. Richardson was temporary
con- The plants are suflB^ring from the
with the late John C. Hoycj, "wilt," a disease caused bv a parasite
PUBLXBHSD THB llT AND 16TB OF BACH MOHTH
and his garden at Boston was famons fungus, a Pusarinm sp. The parasite
BY
for its collections ot plants,especialhr lives in the soil and infects the plants
THE GARDENING COMPANY, peonies,of which he raised manjseed- through the roots. The continuance of
Monon CHICAGO.
Building, iings which are follydescribed by Pro- fessor the Pusarium in the soil is particularly
Jackson. favored by lime and alkaline fertilizers,
Sabscriptionprloe,12.00 a Year" S4 Nambera. hence it is necessary to avoid such in
Advertisingrates on applloation. favor of acid phosphate, etc. At once
CURING ASPARAGUS SPRBNGERI SEEDS. and destroyevery diseased
Entered at Chicago postoffloeas seoond-olass pull up plant,
matter. Copyright,1006,by The Gardening Co. for such never recover, and make an
Bd. Gardbning: How" do you cure
seeds? D. application of acid phosphate, using one
MdrMS all oommuRloalloiw to TIm Cardonbia Sprengeri J.
Co^ MmiOR BulMlnai Chloago. pound to twenty square feet of bed. G.
Just as soon as the "berries*'of Aspara-gus
GARDBMDfO is Kotten up for Its readers and in Sprengeri show signs oi ripening"
êir interest,ana it behooves you, one and all.to that is to say turn nd" of the THE AMERICAN CARNAHON SOCIETY.
most
seeds on that particularplant are ripe
your case, pleasewrite and tell us tvhat you want DBPARTMBKT OP RBGI8TRAT10N.
It is our desire to help you. enough to collect whether quite red or Senator Crane, bpr Robert C. Pye,
Ask ant Qubbtions vou please about plants, not. If not wanted for immediate ing
sow-
flowers, fruits, vegetaoles or other practical after they have been allowed to
Nyack, N. Y ; lightpink, three and one-
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in half inch flower, high built,of perfect
them. remain long enough in water to soften
answering form and a non-burstingcalyx;long stiff
Sbvd U8 Kotbs of your experience in gardening the pulpsufficiently so that it will part
stems; free and continuous bloomer;
m any line; teli us of your successes thr.t others freelyfrom the seed rubbed through a Lawson and Bradt.
may l)e enlightened ana encourased, and of your
finely meshed seive,it should be carefully parentage,
failures,perhaps we can help you. Uncle Peter, by D. C. Noble, Columbia
dried before being put away for fature
Sbnd us Photographs or Skbtcbks of yoiir City, Ind.; lightpink (same shade as
Ho were, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables, use, otherwise it might become mouldy
and thufr possiblydestroy the germinat-
Bnchantress), a sport from Lrawson
or horticultural appliancesthat we may have ing with the same qualityand habit as that
them engraved for Gardening. B. L.
power of the seed.
variety.
8PBCIAL PRBM1UM8.
CONTENTS.
EASTER PLANTS. Vaughan's Seed Store and John C.
Palms and ferns for exhibition 113
Bd. Gardbming:"tell me where
Please
Mooinger, of Chicago, 111., are offering
Floral decorations at Dusseldorf (illus.) 114
specialprizesfor the meeting in Chicago,
A new race of gladiolusvillus ) .114 to keep and when Deutzia gra-
to start
cilis, January 25 and 26. In order to give
111.,
Notes on gladioli 114
rhododendrons, dwarf
Christmas Illy 115
J ipanese everybody an opportunityto ofier aprize
Farquhar's new
Chrysanthemums (illus.) 116
"
cherries and Hydrangea hortensis rosea
who desires to, the premium listwill not
"Summary of Season's
progress ltd for Baster flowering. J-J-S.
Trees and shrubs .117 go to press until December 26.
" Cistus Algarvensls (illuv) In answering the questionof "J.J.S."
117 The Western PassengerAssociation has
"Azalea Indica in south (illus.) I will give my experienceas follows:
117
The greenhouse 1*7 granted the rate of a fare and one- third
Deutzia gracilis should now be in pots;
"Suggestions in rose culture 117 lor this meeting; this includes the whole
"Propagating carnation^ for 1906 plunge outside in some 118 loose material,
state of Colorado and from that east
The vegetablegarden" Lettuce diseases (illas.)ll8 such as long manure, straw or leaves, to
Conference of horticulturists 119 and north. Albbrt M. Hbrr, Scc'y.
The gardeners' club 181 prevent pots from bursting by freezing.
"What people are talkingabout ISl About January 15 remove them into a
"Worklngmen's gardens 131 greenhouse,with a temperature of about CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA
"
George H. Hale (portrait) 131
50" for a few weeks, then if they are a
The experiment stations 133
littlebackward for raise
Bugene Dailledouze, churman of the
Men who made the Lenox show 132 Baster, the perature
tem-
committee for examining seedlingsin
"Joseph Bennett (portrait) 183 to 55" or 60", but do not allow
Prize orchids 133 New York, reports that the varietyDor- othy
(lUus.) the temperature to go any higherif pos-
The Belladonna Uiy 134 sible, Paust, presentedto that committee
London letter 134 for there is no plant that can be December 3, 1904, is identical with the
spoiledin a shorter time by too much variety Mrs. Robert McArthur, certificated
heat, when justcoming into bloom. All
Brnbst Bbnary has issueda very hand-
some
the hortensis hydrangeas want about
by the societyin 1897. The same
colored plateof aquilegias. variety was presented to the same mittee
com-
the same treatment. They should be in few
a greenhouseas cold as possible, so they
a years later as David S.
SuNKBN gardens In the central court Ward. Mr. Dailledouze was a membo^
will be a feature of the Lewis and Clark do not freeze,until the first of January,
of the committee which granted the original
exposition. then placethem in a temperature of 50"
certificate.
or 55" for three or four weeks, then raise
Thb annual meeting and exhibition of As the result of a misunderstanding by
Society will be
gradually to 70" or possiblya little the secretary of the society, all the varie-
ties
the American Carnation
nigheriftheyare behind. That is a question of chrysanthemums introduced in
held at Chicago,Jeuauary25 and 26. each grower must judgefor himself. the spring of 1903 were omitted from
Prop. Thomas P. Hunt, of Cornell Uni- versity,Plants to DC in bloom bv Baster,should
the report and lists recentlv issued by
has issued a new and compre- have their cluster of buds about the size
hensive the society. These varieties will be included
book on "The Cereals of Amer-
ica." of a 25 cent piece, five or six weeks before
in the annual report for 1904, to
Baster. Give plentyof water when you be issued soon.
begin to give more heat,and look out for Frbd. H. Lbmon, Sec*v.
Thb daily press is full of telegraphic red spider,a pest that thrives in a temperature
items regardinga new everlasting c alled that will flower hydrangeasby
the Australian star flower,originatedby Baster. As regardsJapanese cherries '\ ODD HEKS.
Luther Burbank. have had no experience.
In Burope and America they give the
Wm. K. Harris.
AzALBAS that flowered tooeariy or too dead a salute of shots. It is supposed to
late for the holiday work should not be lie very heroic. Let me confess, sava
but grown STRANGE DISEASE OF LAWSON. Baron Gottberg, that I like the poetic
neglected, on for next season
described in these columns. and humane courtesy otthe Jap better.
as frequently
Bd. Gardbning:" We are sending by He salutes the dead with flowers.
A i^RGB spoon shapedattachment of express a sample of two benches of Law-
The Missouri Pacific railroad operates
son that we bought and planted in Sep- tember.
copper fitted to attach to %-inch pipe(to in the interests of Missouri horticulture
We are at a loss to account for
spread without any force the flow) to a well equipped car which moves about
beds without washing is desirable. the foliage drving up, in fact the plants from
water place to place throughout the
It kteps rust off carnations. have not made the least bit of growth
state.
since they have been planted more than
Wb are in receipt of the transactions of two or three weak shoots around the Commission men report orderingcar- loads
Horticultural Society stem above the of vegetablesby wireless telegraph
the Massachusetts just soil. The lower
from Chicago to Springfield, 111.
for the year 1904, part one, containing branches of the plantswere in this condition
the various papers read before the so^ty when they arrived,but we thought A travelingsalesman has for his com-bination
daring the vear and an excellent article they would outgrow that. We deaned stock in trade tombstones and
on the cultivationof peonies by Professor them thoroughlyof all the dead and dis- nursery goods.
tgos. GARDENING. lit
The Gardeners' Club. The event of the eveninjr was the election WORKINGAEIf'S CARDERS.
of officers for the ensuing year, and in An international congress was held in
every case the contests were very close, Paris in the autumn of 1908 to discuss
We shAllbe pleasedat all times to raoeive brief the presidentand several of tlie other the best means to maintain and extend
notes of general interest on praotioal cultural officers being chosen by a lead of one vote the work ot allotting
from
platsoi ground to
maiten gardeners for use in this department. only. The followingis the result:
Motes of the movements of eardeners, workmen for the purpose ot cultivation.
changes of address eta. are also desirable. Presidenk, Jamm J. SallWaii; flrtt vioe- presi-
dent, This congress was attended by French
Alexander MoLellan: teoond Tloe-pTealdeot, philanthropists
Brooe Butt^rton; reoordlns Moretary, DaWd prominent in politics as
Molntoah; flnanoial secretary, Joseph Olbson; well as by dignitaries o f the church. many,
Ger-
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
treasurer, A. K. MoMahon; sergeant* at arms, Holland and Belgium were also
At Madison, N. J.,at the close of one W. P. Smith : auditors. Rlohard Gardner, Andrew
represented. The work is not a new one,
of the most 8. Meikle, Charles D. Stark: exeontive oommiitee,
snccessful exhiHitions held in but it has been considerably extended
James tf oLeish. Richard Gardner. John Mahan,
that place, one of the citizens mounted Andrew 8. Meikle, James Robert terson,
Pat-
Rotertson. during the past year. The evil of intem-
perance
the rostmm andanctionedoff the flowers Andrew christensen, Samael Speers.
Jame^
has so undermined the health
which the exhibitors had no farther use Boyd, M. B. Faxon, and the offloers
ex -officio. and usefulness of workmen that a means
for. By this means a substantial nucleus is sought oi interesting them in such
was raised for the next year'sprize list. NEW YORK HORTICULTURISTS' healthful employment outside of mill
JUBILEE
In Tarrjtown, N. Y ,
where the mil-
lionaire hours as shall bring them increased comfort
residents always respond liber- The Western New York Horticultural and attach "tm to the aoil which
all^ to the societies* solicitations tor Societyis to hold its fiftiethjubilee anni-
versary they cultivate.
prizes, the flowers at the close ot the in this city January 25 and 26. Many employers in this district have
exhibition were distributed to the hospitals The ex'hibits and programme promise to made generous gifts ot land to be allotted
and other charitable institutions. be the most extensiTC ever prepared by to deserving workmen, and at the Arras
The members here belicTe in the virtue the society. The society his between exposition, justclosed,a first prisewas
of the scripturalinjunction. "Cast jour GOO and 600 members, to whom advance awarded to the 'êxposition oi gardens
bread upon the waters." for workingmen.'' This exposition represented
At the Central park greenhouses,New
only the gardens in the north of
York city,another successftd chrysanthemum Prance, including those in the Depart- ment
exhibition has just closed. The oi the North, in which the consulate
quality of the flowers this year was fully of Ronbaix is situated,the Pa^ de Calais,
up to the average, and the publicseems the Aisne,Somme and Oise. The Depart- ment
to be as enthusiastic as ever. C. C. of the North and the Pas de Calais
Olsson, the superintendent,informs us were best represented.
that it was a stupendous task keeping According to reports made In October,
the crowds in motion. On many of the 1903. there existed at that date 600 gardens
days over 5,000 visitors were counted, in Belgium in which plats had been
and more on Sundays and election day. allotted to 3.000 Prance had
George Middleton, gardener to Wm. persons.
created 6,137 gsu'dens,which had pro-vided
Rockefeller, Tarry town. N. Y., was assistance to 43.000 persons.
shocked by his only brother in this These gardens were provided either bv
country beingaccidentally killed on the charitable societies or by groups of philanthropists
railway near Albany, N. Y., recently. associated tor that purpose.
Wm. Nye has resignedhis position as The congress oi 1903 discussed whether
gardener to Miss Blanche Potter, Ossin- the laborer should derive iull profitfrom
ing, N. Y., and intends to take a trip the land cultivated or pay rent for his
across the water for the winter months. cottage, reservingto himself the surplus.
He will return when the ground hog French delegates leaned toward the adoption
becomes active again. George Whitin- of the iull charity basis,while the
irer, who has been gardener to Wm. Germans inclined to view the matter
Zeigler,Esq., Noroton, Conn., for some strictly from the point of social preserva- tion,
tiuM, succeeds Mr. Nve. James Logan and thought it wiser to demand a
has been engaged to take Mr. Whitinger's small return for the grounds allotted.
place. In order that the work may thrive in
Wm. Johnstone,for several years assistant George H. Hale. cities where the majority of operatives
gardener at Glen Mary, Tarrytown, President Monmouth Horticultaral Society. have never handled a spade, it is now
N. Y., has been eniragedas gardener to
thought necessarv to encourage a taste
Willis T. Hanson. Union avenue, tady,
Schenec- for cultivatingthe soil in cmldren by
N. Y. school
notices of the meetings have been sent. creating gardens. It is suggested
John Munson, gardener to W. H. that which
The officersof the societyare: President, on holidays, are so often ill
Brown, Bsq.. Dobbs Perry, N. Y., had W. C. Barry; secretary and treasurer, employed,scholars shall accompany their
a quarrel with one of the men, tian
(Chris-
John Hall; vice presidents, S. D. Willard, tutors to these gardens and there learn
Christtanson) employed on the place Geneva;
last Thursdajr. Munson drew a revolver
J. S. Woodward, Lockport; to use garden implttntiiKi and acquire a
Albert Wood, Carlton Station and Grant taste* ior gardening. Prizes judicially
and 8hotChn8tianson,itisfeared fatally. awarded would soon furnish the stimulus
C. Hitchings,Syracuse. The executive
The injured man is in the Dobbs Perry committee to form the useful worker.
is made up of C. S. Hooker, necessary
hospitaland Munson is being held without
Rochester; H. S. Wiley,Cayuga; Wing R. The school garden has not yet taken
bail pending the result of the injury. form, but it is to be hoped that it may
Smith, Syracuse; Edward M. Moodv,
Munson claims he shot in selNdetense. become the of
Lockport and Henry L. White, Brock- adjunct the older work
He has been in Dobbs Penj for several known as the workingmen's garden. It
and is much in the port.
years respected com is but justto say that the first person to
munity. Tsavblbr.
MONNOUTH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. put the idea oi a workingman's garden
into practice was Mme. Hervieu, of Sedan.
NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. At the regular meeting of the Mon- mouth Since that time she has had many jutors,
coad-
The annual meeting of the Newport Countv Horticultural Society, as the work commends itselfnot
Horticultural Sodetv was held in December 16, the following officers were onl^ as philanthropic, but as one of
Mercury hall December 7. President elected for the ensuing year. Geo. H. soaal conservation.
Sullivan was in the chair and Secretary Hale, president; A. G. Williams, vice- W. P. At WELL. Consul,Roubaix, France.
Mcintosh on hand. The annual report president;H. A. Kettel, secretanr; Geo.
of secretaries and treasurer were read K. Kuhn, financial secretary; W. W. Ken-nedy, Bloomington, Iu.." The fortyninth
and showed the work of the society to treasurer. The soaety procured annual convention of the Illinois State
be in the most prosperous condition $75 worth of vases, to be 'usedat the Horticultural Sode^ opened December
since its start in 1898. It was mously
unani- exhibitions. George R. Kuhn exhibited 14 with a large attendance. The first
voted that the societyhas now some vases of fine Marie Louise, Princess day's sessions were devoted to reports
reached the stage when a permanent of Wales and California violets. George from Treasurer J. W. Stanton, oi Rich-
fund is necessary in order to purchase Hale had hyacinths on exhibition,and view, SecretaryL. R. Bryant, of Prince- ton,
in the near future whereon some exceptionally fine fronds of Adian- the annual address oi the president,
Property
oifding will be erected for the uses of the
a
tum Psu'leyense. The judges of the ing
even- H. A. Aldrich, Neaga.oi and a l^
talk
society ,'all the members are very enthus-
iastic were W. W. Kennedy and A. G. Treasurer Stanton on ''Lessons in Horti-
in their support of this project WiiUams. W. cnlttireAt the World's Pair/'
122 GARDENING. Jan. T,
The Determine the limiting factox^the factor tion in the amount

Experiment Stations. which limits the crop yield"and then of peaches and
of bloom and foliage
plums, which varied
remove this limitation by providingthat according to the spray employed, the
essential in greater abtmdance or perfec-
tion. lime-stilphur wash proving the least
Experiment itotion workers will favor us by
sending short oomments on their experiencesani destructive. With the advance of the
news notes of a charaoter likely to interest our summer there was a marked increase in
general readers Thb Codung Moth." This isone of the
the quantity of new growth and foliage
insect enemies that have supposedlycome
to us from the Old World, and it has now upon these trees. The unsprayed peaîes
Cabbaob Black Rot Gbrm." Black rot normal yieldsof^blossoms and
of cabbage It a dettmctiYe bacterial
spread to nearlyall parts of the United
States where The
Eroduced
javes. The maturing of the fruit was
apples are srown.
disease caused bj Pseudomonas campea- annual to the apple crop of the
accompanied with a decline in the coadi-
tris, accordingto Bulletin No. 257 of the damapê don of these unsprayed trees and many of
York Experiment Station. No satisfactory country
by this insect is enormous, being them failed to survive the The
New summer.
estimated by Professor C. B. Simpson at
method of controlling the disease unsprayed plums produced a small crop of
12.000,000 barrels, worth about $11,-
in the field has yet been found. Much fruitand made an abundant new growth.
400,000, says Bulletin No. 13 of the
of the cabbage seed on the market is con- taminated With the exception of the fruityieldsthere
Georgia state board of entomology. The
with germs oi the black rot
great majority of the "worms" found in
was tiltimately very littledifierenoe in the
of these germs
disease and some may
apples are the larvae of this insect. The appearance of the sprayed and tmsprayed
surrive the winter and become a source plums. In orchard II,which wasinfested
moths appear in the spring at about the
of infection to the young cabba^ plants. with scale, the plums lost from ten to
time the apple trees are in bloom and
As a precautionarymeasure, it is adrised fifty per cent of their blossoms and had
seed be disinfected before eggs are deposited on both the young
that all cabbase slightinjuries to the leaf buds upon the
apples and on the folia^.The larva, lower branches.
towing by sosiking for fifteen minutes in
when partially is of a delicate
Morello cherries suffered
grown,
a l-l^K) corrosiTC sublimate solution or a loss of five per cent of the blossoms.
in formalin,one potmd to thirtygallons. Apples andârs were affected in
It is not expected that this treatment the same degree. Crabs bore a full crop
will preventeither leaf or root infection of fruit and foliage.Trees much infested
in infected soils;but it may be safely with the scale,especially the plums, were
relied upon to preventall danger from usuallyseverelyinjuredor killed by the
infected seed. It will not injurethe ger- mination. winter. In orcfaiardIII, which waa
infested with scale,there was no rent
appa-
reduction in the blossoms amtleavea
Winter San Josb Scalb Wash." This
upon the moderately incmsted trees by
lime-sulphurmixture is recommended in
of the sprays, and
bulletin No. 14 of the Georgia State any subsequent
growth and crop yields were in every
Board of Entomology as suitable winter
for sctue-infestedorchards: respect equal to tne checks. Trees much
treatments
weakened by scale sustained the usual
Lime, twenty-one pounds; stilphur, injuries consequent to a destructive winter.
eiffhteen pounds; water, fiftygallons. The
Mix the sulphur into a paste with a small
lime-stdphurwash, the Itme-
of water and then add to about
sulphtirsalt wash and the lime-sulphur-
amotmt
caustic soda wash were equally efiective
fifteengaJlonsof boilins hot water in an
as insecticides. Applications of these
iron kettle and stir thoroughly. Have
sprays controlled the scale,and with
this mixture at the boilingpoint and add
the stone lime. While the lime is slaking,
some slightexceptionsinsured the production
of dean, marketable fruit.
keep the entire mass thoroughly stirred
so uiat as much as possible of the heat
catised by the slakinfflime maybe utilised
MONTREAL GARDENERS AND FLORISTS.
in dissolvingthe su^hur. Boil violently
for not less than thirty-fiveminutes. The Gardeners' and Plorists' Club, at
This boilingshould be continued until the its annual meeting December 6, had the
mixture is of a dirty yellowish-êen largestattendance in eight years. The
color. This wash, when suffioently secretary-treasurer's report showed a
boiled, gives the trees a bright green Joseph Bennett. most prosperous year. The membership
color immediately after spraying. When President Montreal Gardeners'
has increased rapidly and the interest of
and Florists' Clab.
the desired color is secured,dilute with members is keener,due no doubt to the
either cold or hot water to make fifty annual flower show which is held by the
gallons. The mixture is now readjfor dub. It was dedded to hold the annual
spraying upon the trees and it will be pink color,and when matured may attain dinner early in January and a carnation
found to spray most readilyifused before a length of one-half inch or over. ing
Spray- show in March in connection with the
it cools to any considerable extent. with an arsenical poison has been committee meeting of the Canadian ticultural
Hor-
found highly profitable, but this spray-ing Assodation. The election of
Factors in crop PRODUCTioN.-:Cyril be done the officersresulted follows:
G. Hopkins, chief in agronomy and chemistry
must at proper time or as
it will be of littlevalue. The righttime President, J. Bennett.*
of the Universityof Ilhnois, in its
for spraying is justafter the petalshave First Tice-president, A. Gibb.*
bulletin No. 82 says there su'e six absolute Second vice-president. A. Walker.
essentials in the growing of crops. fallen,and while the calyx end of the W. H. Horobin.*
is still this Secretary-treasurer,
They are (1) The seed;(2)the home, or apple open. At time it also Assistant secretary-treasurer, H. J. Eddy.*
will be noticed that the applesall stand Committee, J. Walsh, ". Hayward, W. Aloock.
lodgingplace;(3) the food; (4)the drink, erect in such J. Pidduck, J. Klrkwood, J. C. Eddy.
a way that a drop of water
or mo"ture; (5) the heat; (6) the light. *Re^lected.
of spray mixture will beheld by the
EvetT plant of com, oats, wheat, etc., apple L.
as in a cup. Thus the meal that awaits
requires each of these six essentials;and the codling moth larvce is a poisoned
maximum crop yields are obtained when
and most of the larvae enter MEN WHO HADE THE LENOX SHOW.
all of these factors exist in a perfectly one, as
the blossom end of the apple, diey will
balanced relation with respectto the Of allthe chrysanthemum shows visited
not live to reach the intenar of the fruit.
needs of the growing crop, the crop not this year that at Lenox, Mass., stands
This
beingsubjectto injuryby weeds,insects, form poison spray is best appliedin the
out as the most completeand up-to-date.
of Bordeaux mixture to which
disease, etc. Any one of these factors may In size it could not be compiu^ with
either six ounces of Paris green or two
limit the yieldof a crop. Consrquently, those at Boston, New York or Philadel- phia,
and a half potmds of arsenate of lead is
the true art and science of agriculture but for qualityit equaled them. In
added.
requiresconsideration for evex^ essential fact there wasn't a first prizelot of any-
factor, injuryto the plant also being Pall spraying A at Lenox that would have
ffuarded agamst. Poor seed will inevita-
bly
with sulphur."
thinjB^ not
year'sexperimentby the New York experiment received a first prizeat any of the shows
produce a poor crop. Good seed is station to determine the effectsof mentioned,euid the groups of plantsand
exoeedingljr Important,but not more so fall applications of various sulphur orchids were ahead of any seen elsewhere.
than a suitable lodging place for the washes upon fruit and leaf buds, and the In view of this fact, it might be of interest
plants;and no matter how good the seed comparative values of these sprays for to the reader to know something of the
or how perfectthe physicalcondition of San Jose scale treatment resulted as follows: meu who were chieflyinstrumental in
the soil,plants cannot grow without In orchard 1, which was free of briuffing this about.
food and moisture and heat and light: scale, the applicationscaused a diminu- Bdwiu^ Jenkins is presidentof the
GARDENING. 123
igos.
been with Mrs. Mnthik"p lor several
the estateof Ogden Mills;also as assist-
ant
Lenox Hortic"ltiiral Society,and wai
gardener on 6. H. Morgan's place
at years.
bitor
exhi-
unquestionablythe most sncoessfal Heeremans has under his A. J.Loveless,head gardener to John
at the recent show. He took the Xênox. Mr.
of the finest ranges of priyate Sloan, has also been a prominent member
firstprizes for chrysanthemum plants, chaige one of the Lenox sode^ for some time.
ffteenhouses in thit country, and will no
forcat chrysanthemnm Uooms, tor the His table of orchids at the recent show
and flower-
ing doubt be much in evidence in the future.
bestarraqged group of foliage Court, the first priseand was ably
unquestion-
He is head gardener at Blm won
plants,for ferns, for orchids,roses one of the finest ever put up. He
fruits and Lenox, the home of W. D. Morvan.
and carnations, lor indoor
the treasurer of the Lenox also won many prisesin t" other sec-tions.
of the 8. Carlquiit,
Tegetables,coYcring the whole Society, has been head
Mr. Lovelessis anative of Bristol,
win with a Horticultural in
"chedule. Many men can
Bngland. He commenced working
gardening early in lifeand ^bb a head
his
gardener by the time he reached
he served
majorky.Inthis countryknown as
assistant in some well places,

notably at W. D. Dinsmore's, Staats-
burg, N. Y., and G. H. Moi^gan's,Lenox.
John Sloan's home is a beautiful place,
due in great part to Mr. Loveless^ able
management.
Wm. Woods, gardener on the Bishop
estate at Lenox, also one
was of the
successful exhibitors at the recent show,
Mr. Woods ischiefly known as an iastic
enthus-
lover of hardyherbaceous flowers.
He has under his care one of tlie finest
collections of herbaceous plants in this
show
country, and is always delightedto
interested person around. He is
any
thoroughiv versed in botany, having
received the various certificates of the
London, England,science and art departments
for chis subject. Scarcelya meet^
of the Lenox society takes fuace that
ing
Mr. Woods does not exhibit some of his
and his enthusiasm has been
collection,
the means of awakening much interest in
herbaceous plants around Lenox. Mr^
Woods was bom near Manchester,
and served an apprenticeship in
SHOW, LONDON. END. England,
8ANDBR8* GROUP OP ORCHIDS AT RECENT TEMPLE
Harrison's Nurseries,near that places
He also worked inprivate placesm his
native .country. He spent several years
to R. Winthrop, Lenox, for
Specialty,but few can enter creditably gardener a Successful exhi-
bitor in Canada and has been in Lenox for
several years. He was Tsavblbb.
for everTthing and make such a showing. show in the fruit, some time.
at the recent
Such a man can honestlybe termed an and cut flower sections.
vegetable
all around gardener. Hitherto his greenhouse space has been PRIZE ORCHIDS.
Mr. Jenkms is a student of frfantlife,
inloYe withms calling. limited, but the Pierson Setton Company of
and is thoroughly The "gold medal" group orchids
hour spent in his company is is now engaged makingfurther additions, " Sons, at the
Half an
and we willno doubt hear more of him exhibited by Sander
to be able to impart
nererlost. He seems
He was bom in Sweden, recentTemple show, in London, isshown
which his own as time goes on.
to others the enthusiasm and wotked in in the accompanying illustration. The
He has his own methods served an apprenticeship and always
soul possesses. medal is greatiy coveted
several placesaround Gottenburg before
of doing things, and is always willins to has competed for t^ the nurserymen who
explainthe "why and the wherefore'' to coming to this country. Here ne
in such places as W. A. import and grow orchids. The winning
anyone. He is democratic to a degree, been emploved is maae of numerous blotched
N. J.; G. B. Brown's, group up
Manda's, Orange,
and most smassundng. Brook, Lenox, and spotted forms of Odontoglossum
bom in Shropshire, Bdlport, and at Shadow
Mr. Jenldns was
At when A. S. Stokes occupied it. He has crispum and hybrid Iseliasand cattieyas,
England, about thirty years ago.
the age of 12 he had to go to work and
old
help support his family. His is the
sheer
storr of surmounting difficultiesby
pluoL and perseverance. InBngland he
served in such placesas Barford Lodge,
the home of Sir Trevor Lawrence, and
with Lord Renlesham and the Duke of
Sutheriand. He has been in this countx^
ten years, and for the last seven years
has been head gardenerto Girard Poster.
Mr. Poster's is one of the finest places
in Lenox and has laigely become so
through the work of Mr. Jenkins. Any

one visiting the place will be fully
rewarded and may be assured a hearty
welcome.
Pred Heeremans is the vice-president of
the Lenox Horticultural Society. He
also was a very prominent and ful
success-
exhibitor at the recent show. His

plant and orchid groups were exception-
aUv well put up. He was a prizewinner
in many sections. Mr. Heeremans is a

native of England. He served an appren-
ticeship
at Elstree, Hertfordshire, Lord
Aldenham's place. He also worked with
Sb: B. Lawrence, at King's Ride, Ascot,
and was head gardener for Lady Isabella
Keane, Rosemount, Ascot, before coming OP BBGONIA QLOIRE DB LORRAINE AT VAUQHAN'8
he has worked lfO.POOT HOUSE
to this countxy. Here ILL.
QRBBNHOU8BS, WESTERN SPRINGS,
under Jas/ BUur, Staatsburg,N. Y., on
GARDENING. Jan. /j
1^4 of King Bdward VII,
handsome Hatue
active and more air is needed. During the coronation, and on
Peeters to commemorate
of the choicMt beiogC. Mjra
one the summer months growth is luxuriant
that oecasion the freedom
of the Boroc^
alba and
irom C. Oaikelliana this time are given
obtained and the plants at bestowed upon him.
Warreni alba. Vandas, aeridcs and of liquid fertuiser. was
reminded of
C. liberal applications In writingof Reading am
I
placed contpicnonsly When growth is completethe leaves begin for over
onddiams were
making the finest then must i"e the fact that B. J. Marsli, who
the display, to turn yellow,
and water for C. Pidler
amon^ of novelties ever staged at the until the leaves are twenty years was manager
collection gradually withheld in that
is the most ant
import- " Company, seed merchants
Temple. fullyweathered. This has now embarked upon a new
time of all, for upon the thorough town, in London,
account
bulbs depends the future business on his own
THE BBLLADOHNA
LILT. ripening of the dosed where he will deal in
home and foreign
flowers. The sashes are
to the crop of sash is placed seed potatoes.
of plants belonging down tight and an extra of Barkwood.
The group
hare given to prevent burning. W. Wells " Company,
natural order amarjllidacece on top of the other Surrey, who have latelybeen abowing^
beantihil things in allowed to remain, thoroughly
striking and
of
Thus they are in Boston, U. 8. A.,
many
ns six weeks or chrysanthemums
recentyears. Especially is this tme
but
baking them, for soil have several previous occasions
cessfully
suc-
leaves and top on
family hippeastrum, generally
The old
the two months. sent batches of these popular
The tme of and one-half or two firm
called amaryllis. for the depth one
of flowers to America. Tms
erroneonuy Belladonna lily, has inches is taken off and a top-dressing
autumn
amarjllis, the
the beginning occupies a leading position among
been lost sight of. The bippea- fresh soil is added. About
chrysanthemums. They
have
largely variety and again watered growers
of
stmms have given osgreater of September they ate
nursery at South
to be more adapted to
clear water, the saslKS raised and lately taken a new plants,
with 50,000
theywould seem
rash of horticnltoral before. Merstham, where nearly are cul-
tivated.
the present day the process continued as
be grown failuresare occasioned by
lifting representing250 earlyvarieties,
operation. Anything that can Many often. R This extension has been necessitated
with littlecare, that the bulbs too trade in Great
rutdoors in sammer and replanting it will by the increasing
in the
can be lifted
from the open ground the bed is thoroughlv preparedincreas- the continent and
the greenhouse bulbs goon ing. Britain, as well as on
fall and thrown under last foryearsand the be in the United States. Man v of the chief
of the boiler; that planted they may
bench or on the top When first
takers in America obtain their varieties
and inches apart each wav prise the
can be repotted at convenience the placed about six Of aU from Messrs. Wells. Mr. Wdls,
with force with soiL course
flowered at will,strikes and justcovered been paying special
This com-mercialism is more than the head of the firm,has
of the age. and attention culture
commercial spirit this care of attention to chrysanthemum
has a fascination
which more of our every day kinds of
average run
since 1867. He has raised a number
or, to end you have
or less
rules the erery day ranks; plants require,but in the from well-known singles, and in addition has
much and away
words, men ver^ worthy French
put it in other something very
J.T. Scott. distributed the leadingAmerican,
sheep, when the
hrst one
resemble silly the beaten track. and Australian introductions. Among
wall the others
of the flock jnmps
a
in this com-mercial the new eariy floweringvarieties being
blindlyfollow.
The pace
LOIfDON LBTTEK. sent out next êar are Abundance, deep
is so furious that men seeing
race
the time to have shown yellow: Prankie, golden ochre; Poacher's
take
an innovation scarcely long,
head- The burgessesof Reading Pink, pure bright pink; Tenny, orange;
but rather plungein the services to that clear pearlpink;
study it out, be their appreciationof of Kuroku crimson; LiUie,
blindly, for tear they Sutton, a member At a recent
and often of Martin J. white, etc
bv electing Claret; Periection,
town
to be a ety
Soci-
too late. This mav appear the noted firm of seedsmen, meeting of the Royal Horticultural
kast foreign to the The honor
transgression,or at it is stated with a him mavor of the borough. a first-classcertificate
was awarded
but from the fact that Mr. bloom of
subjectin hand, is all the greater to Dora Stevens,an imposing
in this manner many from outside the
desire to prove that Sutton has been selected
known to he has been rosy cerise.
of the finer things
that were
council. For many êars The National Chrysanthemum Society
have been the public and
activelyassociated with Two
ago next
horticulturists vears is entering on a new departure
signt of. lifeof Reading. years ago blooms suit-
almost lost
to Amaryllis donna.
Bella- religious to the town a month in holdinga show of
To return,however, Mr. Sutton presented
It was noted with gratification
this old
trip to Newport that
a recent
Princep
on
stillbe grown to perfection,
favorite can another
and whenin pedectionthere isn't
with it for
amaryllis that can comparePaul Volqnardson,
beauty or usefulness. of Newport, has
gardener to Mrs. Wells,
of this beautiful lilv growing
a quantity The flowers
in an open frame outdoors.
are a lovely shade of pink, stems
self-colored
and
THE $1000.00
long
throughout, borne on When
in endless profusion.
coming
cut and
up
mixed with maiden hair ferns GLADIOLUS...
not even an orchid"
there is no flower"
that will lend itselfmore
charmingly for (We |n!d thit tmoust lor ths snUre
"ttek of It:
of any kind.
a decoration
with thi" subject
The writer struggled but
with uncertain success, The largesf, best shaped, most
ago
Sars to have mastered
Volqnardson
r.
seems
operandi brilliantGladiolus in existence.
and his modus of
its eccentricities, It is also the most jâceful
given. The bed is thoroughly
is cheerfully sold
out everything
down all. The flowers of this
prepared by diggingsix inches or more of
to the suImoU,
and
readily in the Chicagowholesale
in the
and stones is placed
market at 50 and 60 cents
rubble a
rough inches of rich
twelve
bottom. About
when other sorts could
the top of this. The dozen,
turfyloam is put on in
bulbs are planted July and watered not be givenaway.
The and lars,
particu-
sparingly until growth commences. Write for prices
to come up about next spring's
flower spikes begin flower or see our
not
September, but th^will The sashes are kept catalogues.
freelythe first year. elevated above
all the time, but are
on
twelve inches b^ a light WE CONTROL THE STOCK.
the frame about of air. When
to admit lots
superstructure is over the leaves
the flowering period
commence
to show and growth
all winter. The frame must
is encour-
aged
be of a YiishaD'sSeed
and when the weather NEW YORK. OHICAQO,
substantial nature, be exercised M-MRmhMÎL
gets cold thesamecarehattoand other things Ularshiytt
of violets
as in the case of
With the advent
to preventfireesing.
warmer weather growth becomes more
igos. GARDENING. "5
able for market imntOBCs. The exhibition chrysanthemums to represent the pere, Burnett, Cal., bulbs; Joseph C.
will be held to the neighborhood of Covent Japanese national flag. The Japs are
ing
King, LelMittoa Springs, N. Y., trees,
Garden, and ia likelj to attract a large certainly more popular with British shrubs and herbaceous plants; Conrad
nnmber oi trade growers. Richard Dean, peoplethan are the Russians. In a pleasure Appel, Darmstadt, Germany, grass seeds;
who lor man J jearahas held the position garden in the suburbs the local council Albert Schenkel, Hamburg, Germany,
oJFteeivtarT to the society,is now laid this summer had a design made in carpet seeds and plants.
aside bj^ sickness, bnt he hopes to be able bedding of the Japanese flag,and this
to resame his dnties at the CrystalPalace proved exceedin|ily popular, and much Mbzico City, Mbzico." A new greenhouse
show carW in December. regret was expressed when the frost will be built in the park atChapul-
Prank Badman, of the Cemetery Nur- sery, wiped off the cleverly executed design. tepec It is announced that many plant
Grmvesend* has added a handsome novelties will be imported for the house,
conserratory show house to his premises. includingchrysanthemums.
for many CATALOGUES RBCEIVBD.
At this nursery Tears a big Sackambkto, Cal." The next meeting
bosiness has Men done with the whole-
s' Crenshaw Brothers, Tampa, Fla, of the State Association of County Hor- ticultural
trade in the supplyof bedding plants. seeds; Wilbur A. Christy,Kinsman, O Commissioners will be held in
,
The late W. Badman, the founder of the. Dammann " Company, San
firm,three years ago seat ont the zonal gladioli;
liovanni A Tcduodo, Italy,seeds and
San Jose in "oninnction with the State
Fruit Growers' Convention. Matters of
pelargonium, King Bdward VII, which bulbs; Peter Lambert, Trier,Germany, importance to the fruit industrywill
IS now Tfry popular for market work. roses; the Grifiing Brothers Company, come before the meeting.
It is a cross between West Brighton Gem Jacksonvilleand Miami, Pla, nursery
and Jacoby, partaking of the Harlan, lA.--Missouri Valleyhas been
Henr;y stock; Texas Seed " Floral Company. selected as the tiext meeting place of
dwarf habit of the former, with whitish Dallas,Tex., seeds and plants; Bdward the Southwestern Iowa Horticultural
wood and white flower stalks. In the S. Schmid, Washington, D. C, aquaria,
leason, which beginsat the end of Janu- ary Society.Officers for the ensuingyear were
etc.; Vilmorin-Andrieux " Company, reelected asfoUows: President, C. H. Deur,
and fini""hcsat the end of June, Mr. Paris, Prance, seeds; Crozy Pils,Lyons, Missouri Valley; vice-president, P. P. Spen*
Badman sells about 500,000 geraniums Praoce, cannas; J. D. Thompson Carna-tion
cer, Randolph; secretary, W. M. Boni-
to the trade, ezdusiye of 10.000 show
Company, Joliet,111., carnations; I.
berger, Harlan; treasurer, J. P. Jackson,
pdargoniums. 01 the half million about Balme " Companv, Mexico Ctty,orchias
60,000 are Jacoby and the same number
Glen wood; directors,D. B. McCalla,
and cacti;0. P. Conklin, Red Oak, la.,
VcsuTins. An extensive trade is also Clarinda; A. P. CoHman, Corning; J H.
seeds and nursery stock; Germain Seed M Bd wards. Logan; James McGinnis,
done with fbchsias for bedding and pot
Company, seeds and plants; Reasuncr Griswold; S. W. Wilson, Waukee.
work, the yarieties most in favor being Brothers, Oneco, Pla, nursery stock;
Nancy.Avalanche, LfOuis Paucon, double Stuart-Robson Pecan Company, Kirk- We an hesdqurten
dark; Bal'et Girl. Beauty of Cleveland,
Molesworth and Snowflake, double
wood, Ga., pecan nuts and trees; Charles
H. Totty, Madison. N. J.,chrysanthe-
mums;
ORCHIDS for
U. 8.
Orebtds
Wrlt"
la lb*
for oar
iUuitrated oatslogoe.
white. Verbenas are again coming into B. S. Miller, Wading River,N. V.,
in this section the chief demand bulbs and hardy plants; Rees " Com-
voûe, Orckld Qrswtffttsd iMSsrlsft, SUMMir. N. J.
beingfor Miss Willmot, Crimson King.
Lnstrpus, Pnrple King, Allemania and Bm" for vM"(ibto", tniHt
La Grand Boule de Neige.
ALABAMALAND "tM "

uid Ithfoi"
-
er*M. HMlthlMt
At a dinner given in London SetHemaiil,IB to II B p"r aero, oas*
latelyin taran, ekoop oxouMlom. WrHoalonoe
connection with the legal profession a tor pMtloMlan to 0. M. FREOERtKSEM.
pleasing effect was produced by arrang- Room 81 0, TmitoirieBalMIn,.CHICAeO.

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AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE BUILDING AT THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION.
(Size 310x410 feet, coit 874,660.)
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION. participants, but a majorityof the states lake,are situated the other main exhibi-
tion
OPBNS AT ORB., JUNE 1, 1905. will be represented, and scTcral will have palaces, which bear the names
PORTLAHD,
paTilions. Among these latter,are New oriental,forestrv,mines and metallui^gy;
People nowadays are accustomed to
York and Massachusetts, California, fine arts, machinery, electricity and
msTTcls in exposition building.They
haTe seen the remarkable chanffes
Idaho and Oregon. The Oregon legisla-
ture transportation;manufacturers, liberal
appropriatedfor the fair the sum of arts and varied industries. A broad
effectedin a short time at Chicago, St.
and other places; but
$450,000, which equals nearly a dollar flightof stepsknown as the grand stair-
way,
Louis,Buffalo, for every man, and child in the leads mm Columbia court to the
woman
Portland will still show some surprises.
commonwealth, while the peopleof Port-
land band stand on the lake shore.
At the exposition grounds, where a lew
subscribed $420,000 m stock. The
months sgo, there was a dreary wilder-
ness, In the western part of the grounds a
United States goTemment exhibit will considerable part of the site has been left
a few years ago a hunting ground,
untraTclled represent an aggregate expenditureof almost in its natural state, formingCen-
tennial
a century a^ô an Tirgin
$800,000. park,and beyond this park, in a
forest,
stately palaces,gleaming ivorr
white in their coats of ornamental staff, The exposition site occupies402 acres, littlevalley,are situated the experimental
stand as monuments of progress. Bight and adjoinsthe principalresidential district gardens,where western farm and garden
of the exhibition structures are now of Portland, being distant fifteen products will be displayed as they
pleted,
com-
and reader to recciTC exhibits, minutes' ride on the street cars from the actuallygrow.
business center of the city. The site com-
prises Guild's lake is spanned
which will begin to arrive in a bv an mental
orna-
few days. Work a natural park,ilnd includes Guild's
on the others is pro-
gressing bridge,known asthe bridse of
the mild Oregon winter lake, a beautiful little body of water nations, andthe end of the bridgeacyoin-
rapidljr, which is separated from the Willamette
making it possiblefor the contractors to inffthe mainland will be called the trail.
keep ueir men busy the year around, riTcr by a peninsula. On this peninsula Tms will be the amusement street of the
is located the United States gOTcmment
whue crews of men, workins under direc-
tion fair, many new features are planned
and
of landscape artists, haTc laid out building,while the other principalexpo- sition font
walks and driyes, and planted consider-able structures cluster on the top of a On the government peninsula,which is
stock. slight eminence, on the mainlana, and reached by way of the bridgeof nations,
The Lewis and Cark will OTcrlook the lake and river, with Mt. the main
"x|"osition government buildings will
commemorate the centennial of the Hood and Mt. St. Helens towering in three acres. The structure will
occupy
joomer of Captains Meriweather Lewis snowcapped grandeur half a hundred be flanked by two towers, each 260 feet
and William with a small miles beyond. will lead to
Clark, who, high,and ornate peristvles
part? of hardy adrenturers, crossed the The main admission gates, which are smaller structures which will house the
mountains and opened up the great between pillarsof an ornate colonnade, territorial, irrigation and fisheriesexhib-
its,
Oregoncountry to settlers. Their joumer open upon Pacific court, and give access a fourth smaller buildingbeing used
enaUed the United States to add this through this to Columbia court, the as the lifesaving station.
great territory,embracing Washington main plaza of the exposition. Columbia While our own government will be the
and Oregon, and parts of Idaho and court consists of two wide avenues, largest;national participant,almost every
Montana, to its domain by rightof dis-
covery.between which are sunken gardens, and other nation on the globewhich arises to
on either side of which stand the agri- the dignityof a place on the map will be
cultural
The exposition will represent an and horticultural building(see representedat the exposition. So great
expenditureapproximating $5,000,000. illustration page 976) and the European has been the demand for space by forei^
The state oi Oregon and the United building.On either side of these buildings, governments, that the building origin-
ally
States gOTemment will be the largest with their short sides facingthe designed to house all foreignexhibits
Jan. 15,
" " "
I30 GARDENING.
and the edocatioiiat displayhas been these figures, as, for instance, the matter the introduction of a new variety,one
to oriental nations,while
giTcnentirelj of odor. According to the law we should grower having selected his stock to the
the boilding designed for liberal and expect to hare the progeny of a hybrid scarlet type, another to the white flesh
Industrial arts wiU hold the exhibits of separate into the dominant and recessive tvpe. The importance of minute distinc- tions
Boropean conntries. This nnexpected types in the proportionsof 1, 2, 1. This from the practicalstandpoint was
demand for exhibit space conpkd with we find Ycry nearlyapproximated by the great, as in lettuce, where a difference in
an entirely unprecedentedcall for SMice figum givenabove. As a suggestionto texture of leaf meant a better forcing
by mannfiictttrers has necessitated an the practical florist, he asks would it not variety,but grown outside there was no
additional building, which wiU be called be well to cross the single and the difierence discemable. There are three
the palaceof mannnctnrers. liberal arts extreme double types rather than always distinct types of Refogeewax bean in the
and Yaried industries. This building, select both parents from the standard American seed trade to-day. And the
containing 90,000 feet of floor space. types? As by that method there should same thing is true in other vegetables.
wiU almost equal in size the agricultural be a greater proportion of true florists' This instability of tvpe had led to substi-
tution
and horticultural building,which is the type produced; that is if Mendel's law being lookeq upon lightly in the
largeston the grounds. holds. The work has only just commenced seed trade. Horticulturists should demand
at Washington and these sugges-
tions from the introducer of a new
SOdBTT FOR HORTICULTURAL SOEIf CE. were but the inferences drawn from varietya distinct and accurate tion
descrip-
an exanunation of the results so far of what he considers the tvpe to
The Sode^ for Horticultural Science attained. which it should be grown, and this
met at Philadelphia, Pa., during the CO-ORDINATBD YAKIBTT TBSTS. should be rigidly adhered to in the growing
annual meeting of the American tion
Associa- The importanceof co-ordinated variety of seed to be sold uftder that name.
for the Adrancement of Science, on A committee of the society was pointed
ap-
tests,a subjectthat received the prions
December 27 last, and had a Ycry successful attention of the societyat the St Louis to make an investigation of this
ffatherinff.There was a good pro- whole subject, to report at the next meet-
ing
portion meeting was again brought up in the
of tiie membership present and of the society, the two presentors of
two papers of Prof. L. C. Corbett and the papers being named with power
several important papers were presented. Prof. W. W. Tracy, both of the Depart- ment to
Abstracts of those* of interest to our of Agriculture.The first named add to their number.
readers aregifen in this issue. described a system of variety record PLAjrrS UNDBR NBW BLBCTRIC UGHT.
Prof. L. a. Bailey,dean of the college
Prof. C. p. Close detailed recent iments
exper-
of aspriculture at Cornell,in his presi- dential in the growing of plants in the
address discussed the problem,
new Cooper-He vrett mercury-vapor tric
elec-
"What is Horticulture?" He took
up light which had been made at the
the question of the growth of horticul-ture
Delaware experiment station. The4-H
as a specializedsubject. It had
patter lamps were used. The rays have
originallybegun as an ofishoot from no red in them, and looked at through a
botauT. It was a growing interest and
red glassno lightcan be seen. The candle
would in the future become more and
subdiTided. Horticulture is con- power of each lamp is about 650 and the
more tributing
expense per candle is about one-eighth
greatly t o our national wealth, that of the candle power of the incan-
descent
it supplies important foods. He feltthat
the work in the future would be not so
light and about three-fourths
that of the arc light. Grand Rapids and
much to deTclopsomething we can name
Boston market lettuces were used in the
as something we can measure exactly, experiment, seed sown December 14.
to make better plants and to enable cul- These were put into a chamber from
tiyators toimproTethe plantstheygrow. which daylightwas excluded after they
Then there was the art side of the subject
had made four to six leaves, all of which
covering the whole ground of rural were removed. Plants from a sowing on
improYcment and home adornment. The
when each home would
Januanr 25 were also put in at the same
day must come time. Thef e had four small leaves and
haTC its plant room, not necessarily they were left on. The cultural conditions
indoors,just as it now hat its library.
were not of the best as regards
In the teachingof horticulture in the col- leges
ventilation and heat daring the growing
there must be greater segmentation
break difler-
or lighted imrt of the twenty four hours.
and the subjectwould up It was at night that the light was on.
entlyin different parts of the country, Of the firstsettingall were lost by disease
according to the condition of affairs. except a dosen immediately beneath the
There were many commercial sides,each light. Radishes were cdso grown. From
of which needed a specialist. Botany Prof. L. H. BaUey.
a commercial view the experiment was
had declined to extend its sphere to subjects (PresidentSooiotyfor Horticultural Science.)
to real human
not a success. Chlorophyllwas formed,
that come too near
but the
plants made a very spindly
affurs, and has left a large part of its The object in view tbie
uncultivated. Horticulture has
growth. was
domain blanks which had been devised and had utilization of basement
it should hold it.
barns,and under
seised this territory; been in use for two years, and the farther favorable circumstances
more the results
B.
Jesse Norton, of the Department of use of which he felt would tend to properly must be better.
Agriculture,told of some experiments dasiify warden varieties in vegetables, In the of a discussion it was
course the
tmit are being carried on there in the and make the introduction of spuri- ous
breeding of carnations, and exhibited novelties less likelyto occur. The feeling
that the lightmight be used as a
of seedling flowers to illustrate supplement to natural daylightin forcing
a number need at present was to arrive at a
his deductions on the application of Men-
del's "reat
efinite understandinff of what really
salad plantsduring the dark days of mid-
winter.
law to the breeding of such. He constituted a hortictutural variety,as
classifiedthe seedlingflowers into three, the general trade descriptions in many The election of ofiioers resulted as fol-
lows:
groups as single, semi-double and double. cases dealt with generalities and in some Prot L. H. Bailey,president; V.
What he calls semi-double are the typical cases could be actually reversed. The A. Clark, Phoenix, Arizona, secretary-
florists'flowers, the doubles embracing descriptions of two tomatoes, Stone and treasurer; U. P. Hedrick, assistant secre-
tary;
the splitcalyx and monster flowers, Success,were dted. It is evident that W. R. Lazenby was made chairman
which an investigation showed haye all neither seed growers the producers of the executive committee.
nor
the stamens transformed into petals. In of exhibition plantshave any fixed notion
the semi-doubles thcT are not so modified, regarding varieties. This shows the
In the seed-
lings HARTFORD ARMORY SHE.
hence do not burst the caljTx. necessity of carefully executed descriptive
of one capsule all these types are records. It was stated that the stocks The Florists' Club, of Hartford,Conn.,
represented in a seemingly regularpro-portion,used for these co-ordinated varietytests has passed resolutions favoring the
thus the followingfigureswere should have a common origin and be roundhouse property for an armory
giTcn as actual records: under the same environment site in Bushnell park and the state
grown long
Doable 0 ) enough to have been properlyfixed. capitalgrounds, tnus making a group-
ing
Semi-double 16 " Total 28. Mr. Tracy in his paper emphasized the of public buildingsthat wilt add
Single7 )
necessity of having a distinct varietal greatly to the park appearance. dore
Theo-
Doable 74 )
Semi-dooble 147 \ Total 278. typeto adhere to in seed growing. He Wirth, park superintendent, is a
Single52 I told of many confusing cases, as one in member of the committee appointed
Other characters also coincided with which there vrere two ^pes of melon in by the dub to take action in the matter.
GARDENING. 131
/JWJ.
The Flower Garden.
GOD'S OAltBEn*
an J bloom wltUJo
llovifer"
Tb^jitofFare
Ktfmltv 4 wide i?an]pn ;
Tbe rote for joy,Uio thorn Tor tin,
\
to pardofi
Tb"jnraQli"rGf"d,
All "11alt^KTt"frtb".to
prune,rt!C*ftitii,
iD-llke
Ahd iDftke them itua-l in BJ!""nftroe"
tra 0EVELUPMENT UF THE CAI^KA.
Tbc followingaddress,00 the above

subjectwas deliTcned bj Antoinc Wint-
er,
ol Uie Coaard " Jodci Company,
beforethe Florists' Club of Philadelphia,
Augtwt2, 1904:
Saecess its the
hybridizing caona
requires
a loTe wort that will
ior the
painstakingand patient
Lq spiretbemofit
effort.But having learned the habits
ol the plant and the laws of nature
as appliedto plant breeding the origi-
nating
of new kinds is verj TaacinaUng.
Itvas near]J a dozen jears ago when I
interested in this subject,lor
arat became
itseemed to me that the canna was sus-
ecpdbieof vast itnproveinentfl* The late

Mr. Croxy,o* France,was nndonbtedly
in the fieldol improvedcanna
:iiepioneer
cnllarc. The finest introductions which
be gate us were Mme. Croiy and Souve-
m dc Antoine Crozy*which alone won
tor him an international fame, and
deterredly so. But all his new kinds
combitjcdcovered but a comparatively
small range of colors and leftstilla vast
t)e!d for the enthusiast.
As in other lines, so in hybridizing. Fie
who aims to accomplishcertain results
and works intelligently toward them is,as
amie,the most successful. My firstaim,
tkreforc,was directed toward ing
produc-
with largerand iner flowers,
1
cannas
wilIja constitution better suited to our
peculiar cEmate than were the French
kiads, aod, particularly, there seemed to
be ft fieldfor the solid colors in the reds,
yellowsand pinks. Philadelphiawas
one ofthe earliest results of this work
0896),and Duke of Marlboro followed
"oQ]i afterwith a shade about two points
'krker. Both these Tarieties stillhold
thdridaces as two of the best of the red
DUKJi OF YORK.
flowering sorts, Neit came Buttercup, CANNA
tbc jdlow "statid-by." In addition to

^tstioellentqualities a
as good grower,
adaptability to all localitiesand its pure, with nngainly foliage and very
"olidcdaTrit is also the earliestto open the bronze-leaved varieties. The finestof cannas
this class is Black Beauty,which has the small flowers,

it* flowersand blooms latest in the fall. wiU
aim was to darkest foliageol all,but î^ry small I look for the time when the canna
At one time my principal here has been to pro- also take its placein the conservatory
flowers. The aim
producea better strain of pinkc annas, and for indoor decorative use, for the
and with Pink Ebmanii to work on the dace large, fine flowers on plants with
for improvementswere finallvreal- the same dark foliage, and Brandywine brighter of the dwarf floweringkinds,
hoped favorite' Harlequin,deserve to
ts the best result. It is my the new
a
liînsuch kinds as Rose ma wr, turay,
as sucn as
bedder because of its rich foliage, made rank even with the fineorchids of the
Wert Gtove and Betsy Ross. varieties is
The neit marked development was more so by itsbeautifullargercdflowers. wealthy* The field for new
varieties. Other excellent new kinds in this class are stillvery large, for there are many binations
com-
tmong the orchid flowering of color in flower and leafthat
Mr. Dammano, of Italy,has given us Hiawatha, Chautauquaand Mt. Etna*
All of these are particularly fine lor mak-
ing be hoped lor. When we consider
'^^mx. of the finest we have in this class, may
of King Humbert grand displaysin beds,and when that with alli^^ work of the hybridisêrs
JUt with the exception
near!?all have been of the variegated arrangedwith other colors may be made in roses duringrecent years thcv have
strikingand effective been unable to improve on the color and
fl^dci. Therefore it was most grati- to produce most
form of rose that was
a introduced some
fiiag, after an ei tended effort in contrasts,
'hia direction, to be rewarded with But perhaps the most noteworthy forty years ago (General Jacqueminot),
the now wdl known red orchid achievement of all has been the obtaining we may rightlyconclude that the improvements
of a white canna with a iôod, large obtained in the canna in the
flowering canna Pennsylvania. in
With-
tbe present year a still greater flower. This was most difficultof all
past twelve years have been very marked
because there was so littleto work with. indeed.
improvement is found in the new large
which But after ten years of crossing and re- And the part which we as Americans
orchid flowering canna, Louisiana,
crossing one well worthy of a highplace have playedin this advance is both creditable
'^'c eipect to
pot on the market next
in the canna world was finally obtained and worthy.
spring. The color of Louisiana isintense
o* itsclass. It is the in the new white canna Mont Blanc. The
ndx toJ,the darkest
great wonder to me is that so many deners
gar- Kors." JuUaltiu from the woilc bo bM doas
earliest to bloom and producesflowers iiibb
have as yet failed to appreciate Robitvi'^ In arftfiitAtiiiK
itud r^^ntilift more
*fTen to seven and one-half inches across.
impfnvfd and dsatlnot Tftrletlei "^f
of tne fiftynew.
We hare a large bed of it now in bloom the wonderful possibilities canna
oiunfe. U
Mr. VVlutsî^r wUbout donbl one t^X
a bedding plant, for frequently in parks ihi^ kimdlng uuthorUk^ In Aiuerfcft on ibta
^*ttheSt. Loms World's Fair. as
still see the old eiubject.
At ptetent the intefiestiscentered on and private lawns wc
[
132
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GARDENING. Jan. 75,
The Carnation. too heaviljrat this time they play out beingto utilise as much of the space aa
very earlyin spring. possible for benches, allowing joat

enough room for walks to properlycare
As soon as the cuttingsin the sand are
rooted they should be potted for t" stock. Conseq uentlythe benchea in
TREATING CARNATIONS IN WINTER. up without
soil without a house are not ail of the same width. It
delay,using a fresh,sweet
Daring the coming six or eight weeks kind. is not good policyto have a bench too
manure or, fertilizerof any Place
we m^t expect Yer^ severe weather and them in a lightplacein a temperature of wide as it is then a difiicult matter to
this is a trying periodfor the carnation 60" at night for about ten days, or until care for the plants. Better by far pat in
plants. It may happen that for two or three 4-foot benches than two fieet
they get fafrlystarted in the new soil. six
three days at a time the weather will be After this they are better if the night wide. I like a bench five feet wide. It is
temperature is kept between 40" and "", easy to work providing it is built ao as
which allows them to make a sturdy to be got at from both sides. If the
without question of pipes for supportalludea to
growth any forcing.
the supports of the roof it is best ifposai-
Cuttingspotted up at this early date
should receive another shift before plant- ble to run them justoutside the edges of
ing
out time, because if the bench,but ifthis cannot be done conveniently
potted up now
and left in the same then slipa drain tile on a short
pots tillplanted in
fieldthey become root-bound, hard and pieceof 2-inch pipeon the supports before
woody, a condition which will cause puttingthem in their place.Slide these
them to stand stilland not make growth to the place where the bench is to be,
for a considerable time. A good plan to then stu"f with cement to hold them
follow with earlypropagated stock is to there. By doing this you can have the
down through the bench if
plantin shallow boxes of soil direct supports drun
from the cutting bed. About the middle necessityemands. C. W. J.
of March take them from these boxes and
pot into 2H inch pots, which will carry KOCHIA SCOPARIA.
them along in good shapetillplanting
out time. By treating them tnis way If Kochia scopariahas an equal among
the plants will be growing right along foliageplants I have never seen it,and
without 0 check. As soon as one batch I doubt if the peer of this annual exists
of cuttingsis out of the sand run another in the plant world. Each year I grow
in at once, because this is the time to kochias in hedges along the garden (mths
follow the propagating as close as
and as backgrounds for scarlet geranium
up
possible. We use the same sand for two beds,and surelyno plantever germinated
batches of cuttingsand get justas good more readily, attained effectivesize more
results from the second batch. However, quicklyor exhibited more beautiful lorm
as scon as the second lot is out the sand and color. The kochias grow in rows
is renewed before putting in more. as hedges,selfsown, and in the springI
"
C. W. Johnson. simply dig up the plants I need tor the

season and hoe up the rest. The seed-
lings
are transplantedwhen three or four
HOUSING CARNATIONS. inches high and are set about twenty
inches apart. They grow remarkably
Ed. Gardbning:" As a general rule at
Canna Mt. Blanc. fast. This year I took note of the date
what distance apart should carnation
(Much reduced.) of transplantfn^, which was May 15.
plantsbe planted under glass and how The accompanying pictureswere taken
wide a bench is used in largehouses? Do and for least six weeks the
August 1, at
the pipesfor support run outside the plants had been larse and shapely.
bendies or inside? G. V. P.
SO severe that it will be impossibleto When photographed they were 36"40
and besides this we Carnations usuallyplanted about inches high. Because of being set doae,
any Yentilation, are
SiTe
ave to keep the steam heat going on ten inches apart each way, sometimes a the lovelyovcd form is not in evidence in
SQch days to proTide the reqairedtem- perature. littlecloser across the bench to get in an the hedges,but is well illustrated in the
Unless we are careful these extra row according to the width of the single specimen pictured. Given full
conditions are apt to cause a soft growth bench. The benches in largehouses vary exposure these charming plants grow,
of the plant,resnltinffin weak stems and a great deal in width. It dependson come rain or drought, and acquire per-
a bloom of poor keeinngqualities. While how wide the house is, the main object fection of contour with the greatest oer-
the weather is very severe and when the
sun has not the power to dear the frost
from the glassit is best to keepthe plants
a littleon the dry side,watering only as
they absolutelyrequireit. A littlelower
temperature should also be maintained.
I
To keep the temperature of the houses
up during a severe cold spellto the same
deffree as duringmoderatelycold weather
it is necessary to fire much heavier and
put on extra steam heat. This extra
pressure makes a much drier atmos-
phere
and the plants are better for it if
given a few aegrees lower temperature
when it is necessarjf to maintain so much
artificialheat. This extra firing will also
cause the red spider to put in its appearance
on plantswhich are in close proximity
to the steam pipes. To keep this
pest down give these plants a good
syringingabout every three or four days.
This is also the time of year when the
plants should look their very best to be
paying their way, and they should receive
every encouragement by keeping them
cleaned of dead leaves, looking closely
after the disbudding and maintaining an
even temperature. Another thing to be
borne in mind is the precaution not to
take every thing in the way of a shoot
away from the plant for cuttinss,but
always leave enough for growth and
bloom later on. If She plants are robbed CANNA GLADIATOR.
rgos. GARDENING. 133
tainty. Theyare of the most Tivid green The Qreenhouse. Inreference to culture I can only g^ve
until September, when they are covered my own experience.It is said that all
with smali purplishseeds or berries. The plant life needs a season of rest at some
plant is then attractive, but its chiet of the ysar. After the plantshave
valne liesin its intense color,its plumey
BEGONIA GLOntE DE LORRAINE. eeriod
ad a rest for two months or so they are
foliageand symmetry in its earlier stages The followingpaper was read by Isaac shaken out and lepotted in a good rich
of growth. H. Moss before the PlorisU' and Gar- deners' soil with the addition of leaf mould and
Prom my experiencein growins Kochia Club of Baltimore: sand, enough of the latter to lightenit
scoparia1 wonld make the following Mr. Prbsidbnt and Mbmbbrs op thb
well. Each pot should be carefully
Plorists' and Gardbnbrs* Club:" When drained, even in the smaller sises.
asked to tell of our method of growing This is most important. This repotting
must be done about April 1. Then
Begonia Gloire de Lorraine I was under
the impressionthat I was only expected in May or June it is possibleto get the
to give in a tew words in first crop of cuttinffs. Put the stock
my experience
the culture of this plant.But on receipt plants on a bench which contains about
of the notice of this meeting 1 find tiiat two inches of fine, sharp sand ; leave room
it says there will be an between the rows of pots for a row of
essay by me.
Now, what few remarks I may mcuce on cuttings;put a lightshade on the glass
the subject and ventilate freely. I find that in pagating
pro-
can hardlybe termed an essay,
but I will try to give the club the benefit them tms way I lose few by
of my experience with this plant. fungus.
Alter these cuttings are rooted pot
Begonia Gloire de Lorraine is a hvbrid
which was raised some them in 2-inch pots and watch closely for
years ago. It is a
member of a very largefamilyof which a few days until they start. Shift as
there are several hundred a bout soon as the roots show through and continue
species,
160 of which are in cultivation, I believe shiftinguntil you reach a 5-iiich or
as a winter floweringvarietythere is no
6-inch pot. Keep them pinched as you
sort that can excel Lorraine. This variety shift. The growth that you pinch can
is propagatedexclusively be rooted easilyand will make 2înch
bycuttingofithe
and 3-inch pot plants for table pieces
young growth, also from mature leaves,
it does not produce seed, at least I and baskets.
as
have not known it to do so In my experi- Cuttings struck in June should be in
ence, 6 inch
for with very few exceptionsall the pots by October 1. Be careful to
flowers are male or staminate in sex givethem plentyof room and keepthem
The temperature
and the stamen producesvery littlepollen,well tied up. after
which in some accounts for its October should be about 60" at niffht.
measure
Kochim Scoparia. wonderful bloomingqualities. I believe, In growing them in this way I have been
(A single plant.) without doubt,
a it is one of the freest very successful.
winter blooming plants known to the
INDOOR ROSE GRAFTING.
trade,and it can very readilybe brought
to perfectionat Christmas, which should stock has taken the place of
Grafted
suggestions:Always plant seeds in the be a good point in its favor,for at this own stock in many
root of ukt rose
open. In the house the seedlings can
time of the year our list of pot grown growing establishments throughout the
scarcely be made to hold up their heads,
in bloom is very limited in"ed,it
plants country, as it has proved superiorto the
so fragileis the stem, while out doors being too early to successfoUy force latter with but few exceptions. Bride,
they soon become sturdy. Do not make asaleas, rhododendrons,lilacs, etc. Only Bridesmaid, Golden Gate, Gontier and
the ground too rich. The singlespeci-
men cyclamens,poinsettias, primulas and one many other varieties susceptible to club
illustrated was stuck into a hole in
or two others,can be brought to perfec-
tion root have in manv places been grafted
the garden, without anv preparation of for Christmas. Lorraine, therefore, with excellent results when it was sible
impos-
the soil in
anj way, ana, aside from an should be a plant that every grower to grow them otherwise. Grafted
initial watering, I do not think I touched
should have in stock. Although I must stock produceslargerand better blooms
it at all. This illustrates how antly
abund-
there
able the plant is to care for itself.
say does not seem to be a with much longer and stronger stems
large demand for it in this market I and a far greater percentage of flowers.
Pine specimens will soon be procured
have heard that in other cities all the At least, it has done so wherever I have
without any considerable manuring, stock in sighthad been ordered for the seen it treated well.
which tends to make the branches too
holidayseason. This plant is fit only for If several thousand plants are to be
heavy, so that the plant loses its symmetry. local trade, because of its perishable grafted,it would be advisable to have
nature, which makes it unsuitable for the Manetti stock pottedand put in a
Grow a few specimens in any open shipping. cool house as earlym January as possi-
place,with such distance between them
that the plantsmay attain full develop-
ment.
There is nothing more beautifully
symmetrical in nature.
all means,
Br back up a scarlet gera-
mum bed with a hedge, in which the
plants are set twenty inches apart. The
combination is simply dazzling.
Seeds cost 5 cents per packet. That
packet will last a lifetime. Always there-
after
use self sown seedlings.
Geo. B. Clbmbntson.
TO BE DONE NOW.
Sow seeds,also those of such

canna
greenhouse plants as cinerarias, cycla-
mens,
primulas,calceolarias,etc., which
have not been already sown.
Where pansies were not providedfor
last fall,the seeds may be sown now in
flats placed in a temperature of 45"
to56^
Many annuals, such as stocks,asters,
petunias,etc., neede-l in certain sections
for early work and sales may be sown
now.
Start the roots of gloxiniasand ous

tuber-
begoniaswithout delay. KOCHIA SCOPARIA, WITH GERANIUMS IN FOREGROUND.
"
GARDENING. Jan. 15,
134 is
stock once
thin cotton tain
cur- other hand, if grafted the
the house or hanging a
Manetti
bie. stock ia nied in preference the sunlightfrom it. Now plantedunder favorable conditions, and above
for this to screen to be obtained over
of wild rose results
to
anj other yarletj are ready to start grafting. stock will surely compensate
those that are we root
work, the bett plantsbeing used should be taken
from own
time and money
The roots The wood the grower for the extra
the site of a lead pencil. has been cut.
about
trimmed, just enough the plant where a bloom
the expended in graftinghis own stock. E.
shontd carefully
be on
tliem to be potted comfortably Itis oest to leave an extra eye
BO to allow as not to
as
in 2Vînch pots. Stock taking plant when cuttingthe buds soSelect X GOTTOIAN A"
back too hard. only LAELIO-CATTLEYA
be handled nearly cut the plant
larger pots could not wood that carries good foliage, of the illustration herewith,
increased amount healthy The subject
well,owing to the
as
it not, the foliagewill
be oropped after is a cross between Cattleya War-
space they
of would requirein the case. in the case. The eye This hybrid,
in good rose they are placed neri X Lselia tenebrosa.
After the stock is potted a
to start before into England from
house as before stated. should not be allowed originally imported
place
soil in a cool
in the accompanying believed
placing the using as is shown Brazil as Ladia tenebrosa,was
Undera table of carnations, o"f some wood
in an importation of
tleya
Cat-
illustration. After taking to have come
water. With a in the collec-
tion
place it in cool, fresh cut as
Wameri, and flowered it named
sharp knife make a dean, slanting of E. Gotto, by whom was
Manetti
shown in Figure 1, cutting the Lf"eliaGottoiana,and received
a first-dasa
Horticultural So-
at the same angle. certificate of the Rojal
the best stvle of ing
graft- as a nat-
ural
Figure 1 shows the dety. It was long suspected and
Manettis and top are
between Lêlia tenebrosa
as both the cross
each side. The foliage
and in November,
eyenlT matched on
Cattleya Warneri,
in Fig-
ure
Douglas exhibited a plant
shown
should be trimmed as
1900, Tames
side graft of crossingthese
4. Figure 2 shows a
is much raised b^him,the result
Manetti but using the cattleya as
which is used when the two varieties,
to be used. ure
Fig- unmistakably
largerthan the wood to use a stem a seed bearer,
which was
thus proT-
3 is still another way identical with the wild plant,
that is a little too large to match. inffcondusivelythe origm
of this beauti-
the manner of wrap-
ping It is a vig-orous
Figure 4 shows fuland interesting spedmen.
and tidng. The wrapping should its habit is intermediate
bdow the grower,
litue above and the leaves bling
resem-
extend a
in between both parents,
should be used and the
splice.Great care that of Cattleya Wameri,
the bark at the side of grafts flo that of Lselia tenebrosa.
The
matching wer sheath
in figures2 and 3. Wrap quite three on one spike,are
the
Indoor Rose Qrafting. as large flowers,
to bruise the Wameri (the
firmly but not enouah into a handy
size of a large Cattleya
using raffia divided flower about half
wood when illustration depictsthe
will be size. Do not keep the plants its natural size).The petals
and sepals
to
in a good layer of ashes, graftedout of the case long enough and more acute and the
pots suitable place for them if there in each flat as it are narrower
while the
founda become wilted but run and color a beautiful roê purple,
The tempera-
ture in the case The plant
are no heatingpipes placing them
near. darker.
45^ and 50" is filled, throat and lipis much
should be kept between them lightly. The foliage flowered with me last June and again
as it is essential sprinkling to overhang the
until root action begins without should not be allowed in September. R. Schippmank.
start at the root to it, coveriuf^ up the eye, as
to haTC them next
A slightswelling plant restingon EASTER.
forming any foliage. tte the moisture from the foliage BABY RAMBLER ROSES FOR
indicates it to rot.
of the leaf buds usually
will cause
Nerer the eye of the grafts Bd. Gakdbning: " Please advise mc
condition for srafting. should be run at a tempera-
ture to
proper The case Baby Rambler roses
to become 4oo dry. 75" as possible both day and how to treat
allow the plants Easter. J.K.
have them in bloom for
as near
the tops thoroi^hly cTcrYday for the first four or five davs. Prom
Syringinff good shape. night the temperature should be gradually that "J.K." is referring
to
or two
should keep them m
this on I presume
readr to work, ifgood 65". After being 1-year-old plantsof Baby Ram-
They should be weeks reduced to about dormant
These should be potted into
ten days to two davs they should
sto"", in from the started in the case eightor ten bkr rose.
rather shady
after potting, picking
out The thickness of 4-inch pots, placed on a
be given a crack of air. of 45^ In four
as theyappear. labd is suffident at first, k eeping bench in a temperature
structed a pot white
will begin to see the
ones If
case should be so con- to avoid a draught. weeks you
The graftinff the house dosed then
air-tight as pos-
sible. a little air
thev through; you may
as to DC as near first being allowed roots coming
inches on and 55", and in
It should be about eighteen become wilted, they are not far enouffh increase the Seat to 50"
and twdre inches at the it. They should be
deep at the back the sash a pitlii, and advanced to stand
and
front so as to give not be spraved lightlyand shut up again
to be handy to
work at it should
little later, inereasioff the air as
the airea a
four feet wide. A bench against stand it. It will
over the plantsare able to
where it is shaded, usuidlv to get
south side of a house there is take three or four days
proTided outside of the
is a good placefor it, them in condition to place
heat. Pour 1-inch pipes have been out on the
enough bottom the size case. After they
heat a case of of 62" to 65"
will sufficiently neath
under- bench in a temperature
if they are enclosed at the regular rose
mentioned be run
cotton doth they can If thcf graftsstrike
the case wiUi cheap house temperature.
the doth being much those that are farthest
or thin boards, raised unevenly tMc out
it can Ix them off in a separate
cheaperand handier
as and partition
The advanced others
if the case should get too warm.
part of the case, keeping the
fflazed and Never
sash used should be careftdly dosed for a dajr or two longer.
should be thor-
oughly become dry.
the interior of the case little let the plants
in the case
whitewashed, adding
a
Syringe each morning, propping up several
the lime, as a precau-
tion All shoots from the
sulphur slacking
in
in con-
sash at once.
removed
againstfnngus. Everything
as
Manetti should be carefully Qrar inf.
should be scrupul- ously foliage they may Indo3r R Be
iMCtion with the case they appear,also any sash at a time in
dean.
of the drop. Open only one
bottom case,
The cracks in the bench in des^ning. two or three weeks
of this temperature
after
Grafted plantsgrow very rapidly
built OTcr a
which is usually will be ready for more heat,60" to
should be covered with the and the ping
wrap- they of this
one of the houses,
of finelyscreened coal beingtaken onto? case
looked after as 66". After two or three weeks
moss. A layer inch is should be carefully
it. treatment shift into large pots and give
ashes to the depth
of about one
it cut into the plant
and spoil of 63" to 70". The plants
quite firmly, using Do may all of the wrapping
but a temperature
put in and pressed cracks where hot not remove will be in full bloom fourteen to sixteen
wet moss to corer any loosen it as at this stage the plants are
after the first potting up
of the
Give weeks
air could enter
from underneath. broken. Do not take it off entirely You need not be afraid
watering before easily dormant stock.
the ashes a thorough A safe until the graftis united firmly. of gettingit into bloom too early,
as this
in the case. one
be successful in grafting
no all
placing the grafts the To will continue to flower profusely
is to get the case running at of these detfuls. If he rose
ffood growing tion,
condi-
plan should neglect any if kept in
before pladns the undertake it carefully summer
proper temperature is not prepared to as every new shoot produces a duster
dosed it should be at advise him to purchase the
plantsin it. When The case I should On the of flowers.
W.
of at least 75". from some rdiable grower.
a temperature the roof of stock
shouldbe shaded by staining
136 GARDENING. fan. 15.
POTTniG TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. floretor petalhas two distinct feather-
like
eARDENINS Bd. Gardbning: What " time should appendices attached
One-hair of each is white
to its base.
and the other
one pot singletuberous begoniasto have half red or purple.Do you know of any
them in bloom by the middle of May and such flower in the east? H. S.
PUBLUEID THB iBT AND I6TH OF BACH XOMTB what temperatureis needed for the best
BT results? L. B. W. Prom the description of the royalpor-
THE GARDENING CX)MPANY, Tuberous ple double dahlia, it appears to luive
begonias need not be potted taken upon itself a sportivecharacter
Monon CHICAGa
Building, before the first week in Pebraary in order
somewhat unusual. It should be tolwn
to have them in bloom by the middle of
E. L. good care of and educated to throw np
prioe,18.00
Subflorlption a Year 94 Numben. May. shoots toward
Advertiilngrates on
~
applloation. green spring,wliich root

quiteeasily.The original and the young
Entered at Cbioago poitoffloe as seoond-olau must be watched carefullyto see
matter. Copyright,IwK, by The Qardening Co. BOUGAmVILLEA SAIfDERIAlVA.
Slantsthev retain the characteristics as
Bd. Gardbming: What should be described. Some dahlias show peculiari-
AddrMS all oommttnloatloiM to Th"
QardMiIni "
ties
Co^ Monon BulMlnfla
Chlonflo. done with BougainvilleaSanderiana to in their firstyear, which they never
bloom for Easter? J. K. show
GABDBiinro is sotten up for its readers and in again. It appears to be quitedia-
wheir interest,and it behooves you, one and all,to Presumably the plants have been tinct from any other variety that I have
treated correctly up to the presenttime, seen. The "collarette'' dalutas have not
your case, pleasewrite and tell us Tvhat you want
It is our desire to help you. that is they should have been well rested seemed to make much headway; out of
Abk aht QuBBTioiiB vou please about plants, or ripened, by being kept quite dry and five packets of seed secured none of the
flowers, fruits, vegetaSlesor pra"*tioal cool
up to about eight weeks before the
other plants resulting exhibited any
young
gardening matters. We will take pleasure In time desired to have them in bloom. tendency towards the collarette forma-
tion.
answering them.
After this increase the temperature to Whether the originalshold their
Sbnd us K0TB8 of your experience in gardening
in any line; tell us of your successes tnrt others 55",and senerouslysyringe or spray the own or not I do not know. B. L.
may be enlightened and encouraged, and of your foliagedally and water the plants at the
failures,perhaps we can help you. roots also. After a week or ten days in
Sbnd ua PhotoorIphb ob Skbtcbbs of vour MEALY BUG ON TREE FERNS.
the temperature of 55" increase the heat
(lowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables,
or horticultural appliances that we may have graduallywithin the next three or four Ed. Gardbniug:" Please state how to
tbem engraved for Qa"dbxino. weeks, until you have reached 70"; then get rid of mealy bugs on tree ferns. Any
hold this temperature until the plants information on the sulgect will be greatly
are sufficiently in bloom, when the tem-
perature appreciated. H. W. G.
CONTENTS.
mav be redured five or ten One of the safest methods of disposing
Lewis and Clark exposition(illus ) 120 which will be beneficial the
The Society for Horticultural Science 130
degrees to of mealy bugs on tree ferns is by repeated
-Pfof. L. If. Bailey (portrait) lastingqualities of the stock,in harden-
ing fumigations with one of the various nic-otine
180
The flower garden ISi it ofi after it has come into fullUoom. of which there are
"The development of the canna (Illus.) 131 When the flowers begin to appear con-
preparations,
Carnations"
tinue several offered by the seedsmen and
Treating carnations in winter ....138 the
Kochia scoparla (illus.) 133
to water freely a t root, but the dealers in horticulturcd supplies. At this
The greenhouse
Gloire de Lorraine
138 sprayingshould be withheld, for no season there is likelyto he but little
"Begonia 133 blooms will stand water without dam-
aging
"Indoor rose grafting(illus.) 138 young foliage on the tree fernsând they
results. Wm. K. Harris. will,therefore, stand quitea strong fumigation
"
Lielio-cattleya x Gottoiana (illus.) 134
-Baby Bambler roses for Easter 134 without injury. Por example,
The vegetablegarden 135
"Lettuce wilt one may use six to eight rolls of aphis
186
SWEET PEAS FOR EASTER. feet with-
out
Aid for Bnrbank's work 136 punk in a greenhouse 20x100
Sweet peas for Easter 130 injurv to young growth on Boston
Ed. Gardbnucg:" Kindly let me know
Mealy Dug on tree ferns 136
ferns,and of a somewhat similar prep-
The gardener'sclub 187 through your columns the best time to aration
"Garden brevities for January 137 known as nico-fame, eightto ten
"New
sow sweet peas to have them for Easter
Geranium Telegraph (lUus.) 187
P. S. rolls may safelybe used in a house of the
Notesof Baltimore 137 flowering.
size. Such a dose as this will kill a
"
Connecticut Horticultural 187 same

"
Society No time should be lost in sowing sweet

Trees and shrubs 138
in flower for
great many of the mealy bugs,thoughnot
"Seasonable nursery notes 188 peas to be satisfactorily all,and it may be necessary to repeat the
"Moving largetrees at Newport (illus.) 138 faster. The seeds germinate in a few
St. Louis World*s Fair awards 138
treatment two or three times.
horticulture
days after sowing. Care must be taken If the plantsin question are very tall
European 141
that the young plantsare not neglected, and have their fronds up near to the roof
as they grow very rapidly. They should of the greenhouse I would suggest giving
C"BaxBD BsooMiAa are growing in be handled as soon as possibleafter they
less of the nicotine in a dose, the vapor
favor in Barope as bedding plants. have started and placedinto their flow-
ering
naturallyrisingto the roof first; but if
Thb fonrtli conTcntion of the National quarters without delay. Sometimes
the plants are short there would be but
sweet peas are grown in boxes six inches
Nut Growers' Association will be held at littledanger of injury to the fronds by
wide and as much deep,and three or four
Dallas,Tex.,October,1905. feet long,or any other convenient length. usingthe quantityfirstsuggested.There
is also some diflerence in the amount of
Thb California Concord, a new table They are also planted at convenient inter-
vals
fumigation endured
carnations,supported by by different species,
grape, claimed to be of sreat Yalne,will among and Dicksonia Antarctica or D. Schiedei
be put on the market by L. H. Taft of stout stringsto the roof. Less frequently will be likely to stand more than some of
Sawtelle,Cal. are they grown in pots, and should w the alsophilas. W. H. Tapun.
more often seen. Verv satisfactoryimens
spec-
Thb annual convention of the can
Ameri- can be grown m 10-inch pots, five
Carnation Society,to be held at Chi-
cago plantsto a pot, trained to branches of ENGLISH SWEET PEA SOCIETT.
Jannary 25 and 26, is much earlier the twiggy birch. The top of a symmet-
rical
heretofore
The annual meeting of the National
than young birch tree would be an ideal
Sweet Pea Societyof England was held
support for specimen pot plantsof sweet in London, December 13. The reports of
WiLLBT M. of the
Hats, agriculturist peas. The flowers come to bloom more
officersindicate that the societyis in a
Minnesota Agricultural College, was ifthe young shoots appearins at
appointed Assistant Secretaryof Agri-
culture be base of the plantsare removed. Thereauickly prosperous condition and well equipped
December 12. to carry through the present year the
are varieties of sweet peas which have
selected for winter bloom- specialwork for which it was created.
Parmbss' Bullbtin No. 208, issued by
been especially ing,
In the election of officers Percy Waterer
among which may be mentioned
the Departmentof Agriculture, divides was selected as president and C. W.
Mt. Blanc,white and re- selected Blanche
the United States into nineteen districts Breadmore chairman of committee. N.
and gives very complete listsof varieties
Perry, pink and white. A carnation
N. Sherwood and H. J. Wright were
house temperature suits them best.
of traits recommended for planting in re-elected treasurer and secretary,respect-
ively.
E.L.
each district. It is proposed to issue a "Sweet
Pea Annual*' as the officialpublication
J. M. Thorburn " Company, of New
NEW DAHLIA SPORT. of the society.
York, have been officially notified that
they have been awarded the grand prise Ed. Gardening." Being a great lover
for the displayof vegetablesgrown from of dahlias I tried this season to raise Thb Arkansas SUte Hortxnltaral
their seed and exhilnted at the Louisiana some and it seems succeeded in raisinga Society holds its twenty-fifthannual
Purchase Exposition,also a grand prize sport Among 1,000 seedlings a i s bean- meeting at Rogers, January 24 to 26,
for their collection of seeds. tihil royal pnrple,very douue, and each 1906.
/poj. GARDENING. m
The Gardeners' Club. been around some, and to say the Lenox stranoer, the nevTComer and the obscure
boys are up-to-date is not enough. They man feel that he is at home, one of us,
leaders in the quality of their pro- and that his and sprmpathy are
are ductions, presence
We shall be pleatedat all times to reoelve brief
whether of the farm, garden, or appredated. Have an occasional smoker,
Dotet of general intereat on practical cultural hothouse. The finest orchids, rosei, with light refreshments,and, at the
ma Iters from gardeners for use in this depart-
ment. chrysanthemums, forced grapes, peaches, proper season, a picnic, where the mem-
Motes of the moTements of gardeners,
changes of address etc.. are also desirable. strawberries and ddercan be found there oers, their wives and lady friends may
any year. take part, new acquaintancesbe formed
It is pleasantfor a '*has been*' to see and old friendships cemented by pleasant
GARDEN RREVniJBS FOR JANUARY. intercourse and agreeableconversation.
the old names still prominent. Some,
Use the librarymore freely.Books are
Sowings of such seed as Ycrbenas, however, are missed. I never thought
and Primnla obconica it possiblethat Mr. McConachie could usdess on the ihdves; th^ are working
salTia, cannas
from the base of Baldhead capital when they drculate. In no ing
call-
may now be made. Soak the canna seed move tain,
moun-
in warm OTernisht before sowing. believinff him fixture. It is a is it more true that '^readingmakes
water a
that they tht fullman." Keep the dub, its doings,
It is sometimes adrisable to filethe hanl prominent trait of the members
its sayings,its objectsand hopes, before
seed-coTeringso that the moisture may never forget old friends. Besides,they
fact that is the public, and especialiv by means of the
be absorbed. appreciate the it an tion
inspira-
Preparations for seed sowing in the to have such as Meredith come dailypress, which should be interested in
of suitable flats,pans, etc., should to the mountains, on its work and achievements. Have dis-
way up any excuse,
now be made. The gardener'sduties in for he is a fair fighter in any game, as plavs, preferably competitive ones, at
the spring are so muldtudinous that any well as an impartial and conscientious each meeting of plants and flowers in
season, and revive the annual exhilntion,
means to facilitate work at that season iudge. I understand that now he fillsa
always in the past attractive to the
should be considered. large suit of clothes as well as a tender
public and an aoverisement of the dub.
Short jointed growths three or four spot in the hearts of his friends.
inches long from around the base of the Diminish the time and debate given to
carnation the benefit feature, and do not allow it
plants make good cuttinffs.
to become the primeobjectof the club's
Any firm and sound growths along tbtt
flowering shoots iQso furnish good
existence. Ratner nurture a spiritof
and a desire for enlightenment
material. progress
A person with very little greenhouse in uie processes of our art. Above all
space should manage to have a few sweet else,

encourage a disposition
to cooperate
few seeds in 3-inch pots in all good causes which advance the
peas. Sow a
and when largeenough plant around a
gardening interests and to promote
other support in the green- mendly assodation among all dasses
post or some house.
in the trade. Mr. Graham's address was
moist conditions around the well received.
Keep
mu hroom bed. When a crop is being
picked a gentle syringing over the bed CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
cTcry second day with water at a.tem- At the annual meeting of the Connecti-
cut
perature of 90^ will be found benefidaL Horticultural
This is the season to root the chrysan- Soaety held at the
county building in Hartford, December
themums intended for specimen pot
14, tne members elected the late Hon.
ânts. Good, clean, stout cuttmgs are
Robert Coit of New London as one of the
best. Any Tarietyof which an increase
vice-presidents. Mr. Coit had filledthis
is needed, should be pushed now. office for many years previous to his
The preparation lor the cutting bed death, which was evidentlyoverlooked
should be attended with cleanliness in
by the members of the assodatiou. The
cTcry operation,including whitewashed other officersdected were as follows:
benches, clean sand and a thorough President, A. C. Sternberg; vicc-
scrubbing of its surroundings. Theodore Wirth, of Hart-
Diyidingthe choicer varieties of cannas }"resident8,
ord county; J. X. Amrhym, of New
may now be profitablyaccomplished.*
Haven county; D. A. Lyman, of Wind- ham
Start the divisions in the cutting bed
with brisk bottom heat, either in sand county;Bdward Hoyt, of Fairfield
county; T. S. Gold, of Litchfield county;
or chopped moss. New Qeranium Telegraph In 4-inch Pot. O. A. Leonard, of Tolland county; treasurer,
Look over the pansy beds whether in
W. W. Hunt; secretary,L. H. Mead;
frames or in the field. Sometimes water
and frosen
statistician, G. A. Parker; librarian, L.
has accumulated become over
Last winter,away down in Virginia,I H. Mead; pomologist, A. C. Sternberg;
them* a fatal condition for these plants. of vegetable physiologv, G. A.
Now is a good time to root greenhouse
heat is
nearly collapsed on meeting a negro
jubileesingerwearing the rose emUttm
frofessor
*arker;executive committee, A.C. Stem-
shrubby plants. The bottom berg,A. W. Driggs,John Coombs, C. M.
for and button of the Lenox Horticultural
steady at this season, a requisite Rodgers, P. W. Davis,J. F. Huss and
these hard- wooded plants. Society. He would not tell me where
he got it,and I would therefore warn the Everett S. Geer.
Begin to save manure for the hotbeds
where only a limited supply is available. members againstselling or pawning this
button, for one knows not into whose THE NEW GERANIUM TELEGRAPH.
The material should be m readiness by
possession it may drift, perhaps to the The new ^ranium Telegraph,illus-
trated
the first of February.
The carnations may now be rooted, jeopardy of the society. Oakson. herewith, originatedwith Thomas
has time and space to De Voy" Son,Poughkeepsie,N. Y., 1900,
providing one
and is the result olcrossing the varieties
keep them potted on until planting out NOTES OF BALTIMORE.
time. F. C. Mrs. ". G. Hill and The Wonder. It is
Robert L. Graham delivered his prom- said to be a strong, free grower, the
ised
address on improving the Gardeners' leaves dark green with a heavy zone.
LENOX HORTH^JLTURAL SOOETT SHOW.
Club on December 5, and to a larger The flowers are very large, singleand of
a rich, deep orange cense color. With
Once upon a time" in the last century" than the accustomed attendance, some
the originators it has proved to be an
I was a member of the above society. forty odd members being present. He
I to find upon having for excellent bedder and useful alike for con-
bilitating
reha-
Glad was reading your repudiated any panacea
the dub in activitv and useful-
ness, servatoxy and window decoration. It
report of above show, m issue of Novem- ber
acertificate of merit by the
16, 1904, that the members continue but made some practicalsuggestions was awarded
which other Dutchess County Horticultural Sodety,
to be up and doing,living
up to their are perhapsapplicable to
November, 1903, and a similar honor by
past reputation as advanced turists,
horticul- than the local situation. Among the
coefficients of effectiveness are: the New York PlorisU' Club, April,1904.
with the knack of progress and ness
Prompt-
originalityin their exhibitions. I know in opening and carrying on the The new varietypromises to be a great
and waiting favorite.
what the Lenox shows are very well- meetings; no dillydallying
have been there. When they undertake for tardy members; go through the order
to do anything they do itwith a vim and in a business-like way, and when done Htattsvillb, Md." The board of trus-
tees
show such enthusiasm as I have never adjourn. If there is nothingoffering, take of the Maryland Agricultural Col-
lege
for conversation. Next, (Mvelop has appointed Prof. William H. Hutt
seen approachedanywhere else.Of course, a recess
I have not yet visited Chicago, bat have the sodal skle of the dub, make the to the poMtion of state horticoHuriat
138 - . " GARDENING. Jan. 15,
Trees and Shrubs. character of this land is understood,and Association, whose otjectshall be
the the reservations will the extermination of the gypsy and
tion
purposes
accomplish are known, it will be generally brown-tail moths. The officers are:
NURSERY NOTES. recognized that the area ently

perman- President,Hon. George R. Jones; vice-
SEASONABLE
reserved will serve the publicbest president.Alderman Charles J. Barton;
Do Tonr nmlching,now that the frost under forest cover. Its topography and secretary, Mrs. John Gray; treasurer,
is well in the ground. soil unfit it for agriculture,but it is A. H. Hayward; executive committee.
If yon have not got a place now to admirably suited to tree growth. Wiselv Mayor Sidney H. Buttrick,Hon. Levi S.
sow Clematit paniculataleed, stratifyadministered,it will continuouslyfurnish Gould, Dr. C. P. Holden, Judson P. Coit
it. Sow it next Julj and it will germi-
nate an immense timber output, while its and Mrs. Harry Stevens.
and soon make fine littleplants to influence in conserving the water supply H. P. S.
go into winter. for vast dependentagriculturalareas
Not nntil the frost was out of the will prove of inestimable value. ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR AWARDS.
ground last sprins did nnrserymen dis-
General Awards in Horticiiltare.
coYer that severe freezing injuredalthaea FALL USE OF SULPHUR SPRATS.
and not the The following'is a partiallist of the
roots tops.
Rosa has a good future as an "Spraying with sulphur washes is at awards made by the SuperiorJury,those
rugosa
ornamented rose. present the most safe and efiective method selected being such as will be of special
would get tor control of San Jose scale in orchards," interest to the readers of Gabdbmng.
A few years ago nurserymen
in aJl the foreignshipments before the says P. H. Hall in Bulletin No. 254 of the The total number of entries made in hor-
ticulture
cold weather, but how di"ferent now. New York ExperimentStation. "This was about 14,500, of which
There is scarcelya day all winter that treatment is simplerand more widely more than nine- tenths were in group 107,
goods do not arrive. applicablethan fumigation, safer than which included the fruits. Owing to
Mersereau, the new blackberry, will spraying with crude petroleum or kerosene some conflict between the exposition
head the list of blackberries of the world emulsion and more certmn than authorities and the United States Gov- ernment
ifit holds out iU presentgait. treatment with whale-oil soap. But such Commission, the awards have
spraying is feasible only wh^n the trees not been officially announced:
are leaflessand dormant, since the caustic 105.
GRANDPUZBS, GROUP
MOVING LARGE TREES AT NEWPORT. properties of the compounds formed Prance."Grounds of French pavilion;
would destroythe foliage, even ifit were
One of the most difficultproblems that V. Tatoux, Lille, rockwork in French
practicable to cover such largeareas as
confronts both private gardener and the leaves would present with a sprav so garden; Tissot,Paris,garden and yard
vine-
landscape architect is moving successfully tools; B. Touret, Paris, park and
heavy as lime and sulphur,or possible to
the many large trees that the losses reach the clustered scales on trunk and garden plans.
by our severe storms and other causes Great Britain" Kew Gardens; Royal
branches when protected by foliage.
make necessary every winter season at
Hitherto it has been the custom to spray
Horticultural Society,London; grounds
Newport, R. L The illustration herewith of British pavilion.
idea of the only in late winter or earlyspring, but of Japanese parilion.
presented givesa good the scale infestation has become so
Japan "Grounds
labor and large monev outlay required eral
gen- United States." Daniel Moriarty, New
and the area to be treated so extensive
to iLCComphsh the desired result. The Orleans, La., p;ranite and terra cotta
ot largespecimensneeded yearly
in many large orchards that the Missouri Botanical
number
infested trees cannot all be covered in the vases; Garden, St
has pretty much exhausted the supply of Louis, Mo., research and practicalwork;
short spring spraying season with the
sizeable trees, either evergreen or decld- Wm. Galloway, Philadelphia,Pa.,garden
thoroughness requisite for success."
nous, in this vicinity; and the demand for statuary and vases.
them is such that head gardeners go GOLD GROUP 105.
AESCULUS PARVIFLORA. MEDALS,
miles inland and when found pay
many United States. American
" Radiator
any reasonaUe priceto secure them. iEsculus par viflora (Syn.Pa via macro-
hard to find Company, Chicago,steam and hot water
Such laxgetrees are very stachya, Pavia alba) is hardy in the boilers;J. D. Wallace, Champaign, 111.,
with peom who will sell them, as it is latitude of Chicago and in clumps is a
Wallace
almost always necessary to pick them very effectiveshrub. It often grows seven
power spra^êr;". B. Freeman,
A well shaped, Middleport,N. Y., Niagara gas sprayer;
up on privateestates. or eight feet high. For singleplants it The Goulds*
costs $100 wherever is ratner straggling, at least I have found
Manufacturing Company,
large tree or more
Seneca Falls,N. Y.,Goulds' Spray pumps.
it may stand,and then comes the expense it so, but when old it is quite attractive
of movUig. The spruce shown in the with its numerous white spikes. J.J. J. B. Fellows,Boston, Mass .lawn sprink-
lers;
Dust Sprayer Manufacturing Com-
pany,
illustration was not moved over a mile,
Kansas City, Mo., spraying
and yet it must have cost at least three TO FIGHT THE BROWN-TAIL MOTH. machines and powders; S. L. Allen "
to four hundred dollars to complete the
The people of Melrose, Mass., have Company, Philadelphia,Pa.,Planet. Jr.
At the present time
"
work at both ends.

formed an organizationto be known as implements; William Simpson, Eddy-
two laige fern-leaved beeches are about
the Melrose Co-operative Tree Protec- stone. Pa., motor lawn mower and roller.
to be moved a distance of three miles and
good judges estimate that it will cost

between $3,000 and $6,000 to place
them properlyin their new positions.
These trees have been taken up with balls
of earth that weigh twenty or more tons
each. A team of twenty-fourlargetruck
horses was attached to oneof theie trees,
but could not start it,so the matter of
moving them has been entrusted to a
house-mover, who will move them as he
would a house; with rollers and windlass.
To add to the expense a great
number of overhead wires will have to be
removed to allow their passage. These
large specimens are planted mostly on
new places where the effect of years of
growth is wanted the first season with-
out regard to the expense. It is an enor-
mous
undertakingand bringsthe greatest
responsibility to whoever is in charge
of it. X.
FOREST RESERVES.
Federal forest reserves

now fixed
are
facts,according to abulletin of
recent
the national bureau of forestry. It is a
serious thing to withdraw from settle-
ment,
as the government has done, some
68,000,000 acres of land. But when the MOVING LARGE TREES AT NEWPORT, R. L
" " " GARDENING. 139
igos.
GRAMD PRIZES, GROUP 108.

tree
France." Geoi^ge Boucher, Paris,
anddwarf roaemishetand shmbi; Crooz
trees and
"Sons,Chatenay, ornamental
"hmbt; Lereqne " Sons, lyry,
hybrid
andtea rosea
William Cntbush "
Great Britain."
London, clippedtrees and English
Son,
Sutton " Sons, Reading, flowering
ivies;
and annnals*
tralbs
Wholesale
United States." Hnntsrille
HnntsTille,Ala., hardy roses;
Nurseries,
Vaughan'sSeed Store, Chicago,
cannas
Plant and
and bedding plants; Michel
Bulb Company, St. Louii, Mo., gerani-
ums
and flowering and foliagewdding
H. J.Webs' " Sons, ornamental
plants;
Arthur Co wee, Berlin,
treesand shrubs;
Con-
N.Y., gladiolusplantsand flowers;
ard" Jones Company, West GroTC, Pa.,
cannas; Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia,
Pa.,aquatics.
108.
MBDAL8, GROUP
GOU"
Great Britain." H. Cannell " Sons,

herbaceous plants;
Swanley,dahlias and
Tames Carter " Company, London,
bulbs and flowering annuals; John
annuals;
Forbes, Hawick, Gotland, bulbous
Kelway " Son, Langport,
plantsand annusJs; Sander
" Sons, St.
Albans,tuberous begonias.
Holland." C. Keur " Son, Hillegom,
tulips, hyacinths and crocuses.
Japaii.-Ben|iro Yamawaki, Osaka, Jap- anese
peonies and fern balls. Carnation
United States. Chicago
"
Company, Joliet,111., carnations;P. S.

shrubs and
Peterson " Son, Chicago,
trees; Swain,
Nelson " Company,
and shrubbery; Nathan
Chicago, trees Canna
Smith " Son, Adrian, Mich.,
Express; Heikes-BUoxi Nurseries,BUoxi,
Ala.,roses; St. Louis Seed Company, St.
Louis, Mo., hyacinths
and tulips and
" Sons, St.
floral clock;William Schray
Louis, Mo., Canna Superior;Tames B.
Wild " Brothers, Sarcoxie,Mo., erer-
St.
greens and shade trees; James Young,
E. H. Barbour,
Louis,Mo., geraniums;
lancoln. Neb.,cannas;
Charlton Nursery
Compfuiy, Rochester,
N. Y., peonies; AT THE NEWPORT EXHIBITION.
N. Y., HBNDBRSONI
i^wanger " Barry, Rochester, BASKBT OP ALLAMANDA
PRIZB
Samuel
shrubberyand herbaceous plants; Wil-
G. Harris, Tarrytown, N. Y., roses;
liam P. Kasting, Buflalo,
N. Y., Canna Los pis Tarrytown, (N. Piersoni elegantis-
P. Kasting; H. E. Newberry, Johnson-Musser Seed Company, Hlies;C. sima); John Scott, Brooklyn, "
N. Y.,
Mrs. W. dahlias and csilla
and caladiums; Angeles,Cai., Scottii;Siebrecht Son,
Magnolia, N. C, cannas
D. Young, St. Louis, Mo., roses;
Carlisle Nephrolepis and foliage
W. Atlee Burpee " Company,
phia,
Philadel-
Pa., Carna-
tion New Rochelle, Y., palms
N.
Thos. Nursery Company. Carlisle,
Pa., Mgonias and roses; Brothers, plants.
Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylyania;DaTis Crisis. aiLYBR MEDALS, GROVP 109.
Meehan, Germantown,
H. Moon pany,
Com- Bloomsburg, Pa.,Carnation United States." Alameda County Com-
mission,
shrubbery; The Wm. GROUP 109. Cai., Phoenix Canari-
MorrisTille. Pa., erergreens; Aug. GRAKD PRIZB Oakland,
W. Va.,Canna Mexico." Mexican Commission, City ensis; Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles,
Obomerer, Parkersburg, D. McWil-
West Virginia. of Mexico, tropical plants. CaL, palms and agates; H. age
foli-
108. 109. liams. Sacramento, Cal., palms and
SILrYBR MBDAL8, GROUP GOLD MBDAL8, GROUP
Nursery Com-
pany, Agustin Acosta, Tacubuya,
plants;H. N. Rust, Los Angeles.Cai.,
United States.- Alabama Mexico." Cocos Australis; R. M.Tegue,San Dimas,
rockery; T^rain Botanico, Tacubuya,
and syr-
HuntSTille. Ala., althceas Cuer- Cal., orange trees; Abele Bros.,
New
P. S. Phoenix, Bloomington, 111., tuberous begonias; Quinta Lsdia, La., palms; Audubon Park
mgas;
Mrs. O. B. StcTens,Shenan-
doah, calafiiums; PrimitiTe Maurique, Orleans,
slfubbery; W. W.
nayaca,
and orchids; Association,
New Orleans, La., Pandanus
la.,gladioliand dahlias: " City of Mexico, tillandsias Veitchii; Mrs. N. Bryant, New Orleans,
R. J. Ignado McDowell, Tacubuva, cactL agaves;
Coles, Kokomo, Ind., cannas;
La.,palms; C. Ebele, New Orleans,La ,
*"
ihar " CompiWT, Boston, Mass., J. Alberto McDowell, Tacubuya, J.Karcher,New Orleans,
San palms and ferns;
E"li and C. Young, St.
roses; Wm.
Mo., petunias;J. P. Rosenfield,
United States." Golden Gate Park,
Francisco, Cal.,trees and shrubs;
Geo. C. La.,palms; Mrs. A. Kouns,
shrubs; La., Boston ferns;
New Orleans,
Steckler Seed Com- pany,
West
,
Point, Neb., peonies; Jackson " Roeding, Fresno, Ccd., trees and
New Orleans, La., decorative
Stockton State Hospital.Stockton,CaL,
Roscoe
Perkins, Newark, N. Y., roses; J. plants;B. Vcddejo, New Orleans,La.,
shrubs and plants;Vaughan'sSeed Store,
C. W.
Floral Park, N. Y., cannas;
Puller,
J. M.Thor- tuberous begonias; New Orleans palms; U. J. Viigin,New Orleans,La.,
Ward, Queens,N. Y.,peonies; Chicago, palms.
bum " Compaujy. N. Y., hyacinthsand Horticultural Society, New Orleans,La , 109.
New BRONZE MBDAL3, GROUP
Warren, Ohio, plants;D. Newsham,
crocuses; Geo. Ricnardson, ornamental
Michel United States." Cox Seed Company,
Peter Brown, Lancaster, Orleans, La., pcdms and ferns;
water lilies; San Francisco, Cal., Araucaria imbri-
Henry Eichholz, boro,
Waynes- Plant " Bulb Company, St. Louis,Mo.,
Pa., pansies; " cats; Mrs. B. C. Lowe, Long Beach,
foliageplants and palms; andYoung
C.
Pa., hardy pmox. Adolph Scharrf,
fohage CaL, palms and bamboo;
BROMZB M8DAL8, GROUP 108. Sons, St. Louis,Mo., palms N. Y., So. Pasadena, Cal.,
bamboo and foliage
plants; Wm. F. Kasting, Buffalo, sion,
Commis-
United States." O. " Son,
P. Brand
Croweanum; F. R. Pierson plants;Santa Barbara County
Jessie Adiantum CaL, plants and sub-tropical trees;
Faribault,Minn., seedling peonies; Company, Tarrytown, N. Y., Nephrole-
R. Prior,Minneapolis, Minn., pansies;
I40 GARDENING. Jan. IS,
L Bblen, New Orleans, La., palms; H. Mkhigan.-S. S. BaOey, Bast Paris, BUwanger " Barn^. One went to the
Rhem, New Orleaat, La., palmt and gladioliand asters. Charlton Nursery C5ompany and another
htn9\ J. St. Mard, New Orleans, La., Missouri." Wm. Rock, Kansas City,
L to C. M. Hooker " Sons. These four
Pandanns Veitchii. roses, chrysanthemums, carnations and were the onlygold medals awarded the
table decorations; Prcd C. Weber, St. state that went to Rochester concerns.
GRAMD PSIZB, GROUP 110.
Louis, chrysanthemums and bridal bon-
net; New York received 146 silver medals.
Prance." Denaiffe,Cariffnan, Ardennes, Jas. B. Wild " Brother. Sarcoxie, James Vick's Sons received one and D. K.
flower and Tegetableseeds. Iiahlias; C. Young " Sons, St. Lonis, Bell,of Brighton,another of that number.
GOU" 110. roses and dahlias. The bronze medals given us were
MEDAL, GROUP
North Carolina." H. B. Newbury, Mag-
nolia, 132 in number."
United States." W. Atlee Burpee " tuberoses.
Companj, Philadelphia,
Pa.,lawn grass
seed. BRONZB MBDALS, GROUP 108. PASADENA'S TOURNAMENT OF ROSES.
SXLTBR MBDAL8, GROUP 110.
Illinois." The Benthey-Coatsworth Los Angeles, Cal.,January 2." Under
Japan. " Watase Torajiro, Tokio, Company, Chicago, roses; Wietor Broth- ers, the most
flower and Tegetableseeds. auspicious weather conditions
Chicago, chrysanthemums and carnations. imaginable and in the
presence of 60,000
United States." Vaughan's Seed Store,
people, Pasadena to-day held her seven-
teenth
Chicago, lawn grass seed; St LonisSeed Indiana "B. T. Grave, B. K. and B. annual New Year's feast of flowers,
CompanT, St. Lonis. Mo., lawn grass Ploral Company, Richmond, chrysanthe- the celebrated tournament of roses.
mums haps
Per-
seed]Schisler-Comeli " Company, St. and carnations; P. Dorner " Sons, never before in the historyof this
Lonis, Mo., lawn grass seed; Henry A. La Pavette, carnations; Gunnar Teil- novel midwinter carnival has such a
Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa., lawn grass
seed;Henry P. Michell " Company, Phil- mann, Marion, chrvsanthemums; Peter magnificent displayof floral decorations
Weiland, Newcastle, carnations and been seen as that afforded to-day.
adelphia.Pa.,lawn grass seed.
roses. Pasadena was splendidlyarrayed for
BROMZB liBDALS, GROUP 110. Michigan."Bli Cross, Grand Rapids, the occasion, the scheme of floral decorations
United States." S techier Seed Company, violets. being carried out throughout the
Limited,New Orleans,La., flower seeds. Minnesota." Clarence Wedge, Albert entire city. A series of beantinil canopy
Lea, peonies. and triumphal arches embellished tne
GRAND PRIZB, GROUP 111. New Jersey."Lager " Hnrrell, Sum- mit, prindpaibusiness thoroughfares, through
Prance." Nomblot-Bmnean, Boarg la orchids. which the parade wended between long
Reine, fmit trees and shrubs. New York." Gattman " Weber, New lines of thousands of spectators.
United States." RiTerside County, Cal., York, carnations.
model of orange grove. Texaa" J. R. Johnson, Dallas, evergreens;
Otto LONDON LETTER.
G0U" MBDAL8, GROUP 111. Locke, New Brownsfels,
Prance." J. H. Leconte, Aine, Paris, pampas plumes;C.C.May hew, Sherman, The summer and autumn have been
eveigreens; T. V. Munson, Denison,ever-
greens, favorable
fruit trees; Pinguet-Guindon, Tours, mote as regards the weather
P. T. Ramsay, Austin, tuberoses. than has been the case for many
trees and vines. years
United States." State of Louisiana, GRAND PRIZB, GROUP 109. past. Good crops were generallyobtained
sub-tropical fruit trees. *
the best of conditions. The exces-
under sive
Illinois." Vaughan's
Seed Store,Chi-
cago, httat in July somewhat interfered
8ILYBR MBDAL8, GROUP 111. chrysanthemums, ferns and orna-
mental of the crops of peas, and inter-
with some fered
United States." A. Commander, New peppers. with the yield, although there is no
Orleans, La., orange trees; Qninette
GOLD GROUP 109. fault to be found with the quality. The
MBDALS,
Brothers,New Orleans, La., subtropical Scotch seed potatoes, for which there
fruit trees;A. Wicher,Gretna, La orange Japan." JapaneseCommission, chrys- anthemumis
,
a large and increasing demand in all
and pomegranate trees; State Bxperi* plants.
Wisconsin. parts of the world, were narvested under
ment Station,La , sub tropicalecnomic H.
" G. Selfridge,Lake
propitiousconditions.
plants; H. G. Harrison Sons' Nurseries, Geneva, orchids.
Berlin,Md., nurseiy trees; Huntsvê 8ILVBR MBDALS, GROUP 109.
Wholesale Nurseries,Huntsville, Ala., Japan." Kondo Yokaro, Tokio, fern
nursery trees and plants. balls.
Illinois.-H. W. Buckbee, Rockford,
SUPPLBIi"IfTARY AWARDS. chiysanthemum plants.
Missouri.- A. G. Grciner, St. Louis,
INCLUDING THOSB MADBATFLOWBR SHOW.
cacti and euphorbias;Missouri Botanical
GRAND PRIZB, GROUP 108.
Gardens, St. Louis, chrysanthemum
Massachusetts." H. P. Burt, Taunton,
plantsand palms.
dahlias. Ohio." J. A. Peterson,Cincinnati, bego-
nias
GOLD MBDALS, GROUP 108. and pandanns.
State of California,ornamental trees. BROKZB MBDALS, GROUP 109.
Illinois.-Bassc tt " Washburn, Chicago, Louisiana.- B. Zbinden, New Orleans,
chrysanthemums, roses and carnations; palms.
H. W. Buckbee, Rockiord, chrysanthemums; Missouri "William Schray " Son, St.
Chicago Carnation Company, Louis, palms and decorative plants.
Joiiet, chrysanthemums and carnations;
Poehlmann Brothers Company, Morton
Grove, carnations and roses. IfEW YORK AT WORLD'S FAIR.
Indiana" The B. G. Hill Company,
Charles H. Vick, of Rochester, N. Y.,
Richmond, Ind., chrysanthemums and state superintendentoi horticulture and
roses; W. J. " M. S. Vescy,Port Wayne,
carnations,roses and chrysanthemums.
Michigan." John Breitmeyer's Sons,
floriculture at the St. Louis exposition,
said concerninghis state's success at St.
p% Ai
Louis:
Detroit,roses, carnations and chrysanthemums; "We successful. We finished in
were
Nathan Smith " Son, Adrian,
second place,so far as the total number
chxysanthemums. of prizes
MEW HUBDY kWkUl
isconcerned, but it was expected.
Missouri." St. Louis Seed Company,
Missouri beat us out. We couldn't ship
St Lonis, tulipsand hyacinths.
SXLYBR MBDALS, GROUP 108.
Enough fruit to St. Louis to make a Nicotiana Sanderae
good showing in all classes,and the west- erners
Illinois." H. N. Bruns, Chicago, lilyof had italltheir own way. Thej did WITH
the vallej;Albert Puchs, Chicago, Cycas not ffet more grand prizesthan New York. LARGE BRIGHT CARMIliE FLOWERS
reyoluta: Peter Reinberg, Chicago, roses; "New York drew a grand prize for
D. Thompson Carnation Company, installation and another for its general Gold Medal,London, 1903.
}.
oliet, carnations;Vaughan's Seed Store, fruit collection. We were beaten on the
AOBVTS
PkL, 25 cents.
Chicago,gladioliand dahlias. littlethings. FOB THE UHITBD STATSB
Indiana." Bertermann Brothers Com- "Eiffhteen gold medals have been

panv, Indianapolis, cyclamens. awarded New York state so far, and Vaughan^s Seed Sfore^
Massachusetts.- J. K. Alexander, Bast it is possible that we may be given CHICAGO: 84 Rindolph SL NEW YORK: 14 BsralsySL
BridgewateTidahlias, moi". 01 those, two were given to GiMnh*! sad NuTMriM, Weatorn Spriags,111.
ipoj. GARDENING, 141
The mat potato "boom" is fubtiding. Odorless CABKATioHB.~It is a common plaint,

com- feet high and most beautifully colored. There
and often expressed by growers and public were also smaller plants of this fine new variety
This time last year Piodlaj's Eldorado* alike, all inolnded
over England and continental Europe, in the first and second prizegroups of
were being sold at " 160 a ponod" three that the delicious perfume, so characteristic In new and rare plants,staged bj William Bull "
tbe carnation, is a quality now or less absent Sons.
times their weight in gold! Now thej in the present day race
more
of this prime favorite Thumb Dahlias." There
of Tox is still a demand
have dropped to " L a pound. The sensational the loss of this principal charm, for these dwarf bedding
people. The s rts of dahlias, probably
prices have caused increased tion
atten- driven out by high cnlture and cross-ferttlicatlon, owing to their compact habit and continuity of
to be paid to the raising of new aiming only at length of stem and size of bloom, flowering,qualitiespossessed but by a limited
does not seem to be a matter of consideration to number of our present dav bedding plants. As an
yarietles. At the recent show at the varieties. But the public and borders
the growers of our new edging to large boldiy grouped these
Crystal Palace there were no lesp than dee^y deploresit and can not understand why little dahlias are unequaled and are therefore
this should be so. **It seems highly valued by the plantsmau They are about
160 new yarieties, although it is stated in an English journal,"the
to me,*' says a
writer reason is not a foot high and the colors are pleasing.
that some of these were synonymons. far to seek. In "Dahlias
striving for large blooms and Dahlia Centbitnial in Gbbxant
Efforts are being made by the National varletv in colors, the raiserf have apparently overlooked were introduced into Germany from Mexico by
for anthori- the specialcharm of the carnation, i. e., Alex. V.dûmboldt in 1804, just 100 years ago.
Potato Society to arrange the
tatiye trials for these new sorts. This is perfume, which is absent in nearly all the Good outdoob Azalbas "Of the so-called
new varieties." Seems like home, doesn't it? Ghent azaleas, obt"ined by crossing Azalea
yery necessary, for with the conflicting Gbattuio Babt Bamblbb." p. Lambert, many's
Ger- mollis with A. Pontica, the best two for culture
claims of the many kinds" each described famous rosarian, suggests in a note to in the open In Germany are said to be Souvenir
new
Rosen- Zeitung the practicability of working the van der Bom and Antony Koster, both of them
as the best tuber raised" the ordinary
and without doubt
Baby Rambler (Mme. Norbert Lavavasseur) on to good growers producing the
buyer is indescribablyperplexed. the originalCrimson Rambler rose. He believes largestand most numerous flowers of any variety
that any attempt in this direction In tbe way of in this group.
grafting or budding would be followed by certain Gladioli Amobo Pbovibb" if glaf'iollare
EUROPEAN flORTICULTURE. success. Mo4t climbing roses of the raultiflora planted in beds of peonies after ihe latter have
class, he thinks, could thus be made to flower continually done flowering they would produce throughout
(FROM THB eSBXAM TB4DS PAPBBS ) or at least repeatedly during a season. August and September a capitaleflTect aud make
CroLAMCx "BoKOKO.**" It it believed that this HiOH-PBicBD PLAMTfl." At an auction held in an otherwise dull part of the garden quite bright,
new Alpine violet, which orislnated with the Ann London reoentlv exorbitant figures were realized as also provide flowers for cuttlug.
of Welselt 9l Company, at Erfurt, is destined to for some orchids, mostly varieties of Odontoglos-
be the fore-runner of an entirelynew and distinct snm Alexandre, coming from the collection of Sir Farming mbthods." Modern farming
race in the genus cyclamen. In habit of erowth, Norman Cookson, Wylam-on-Tyne. Plants
methods Tarj so much nnd change so
formation, shape and texture of foliaffeand bloom brought from 11.000 to 93 000 each, and in the
it differs so sreatly from the well known types course of somewhat less than two hours seventy- freqncntljfrom those of even a (ew years
that it is hardly recognized as anything belonKinsr eight specimens were
Novelty In Potato
s Id for f 8,000.
Cclturb." After several
since that an up to-date Farmers* c5jclo-
to the species. In lU growth it is a sturdy, robust
plant; its flowers are of an unusual size with thorough and systematic experiments in the dry pediaof Agriculture such as has been
fluted, wavy and fringedpetalage.produced in a gardens at Rastatt, Germany, it was found that issued by the Orange Judd Company
range of colors all through the winter. The po atoes grown from cuttings, probably in the must be invaluable to every thonshtful
Seat
rge. bold leaves are finely marlced. Altogether same manner dahlias are propagated, produce a tillerof the soil. The publicationof this
it is a pot plant of great merit, more elTective, it greater and more uniformly sized crop than U
is claimed, than an aralea. obtained by planting the tubers, as Is the common work of 600 pages is yery opportune,
A Famods Grapb-Vimb." That old and highly method and the compactness of the book and the
cherished C urt, Kngiand, Dbacgka Victobia "This bold and
grape vine at Hampton new, yet wide scope covered should
Is still vigorous and as productive as a voungster. graceful dracena is far superiorIn breadth, shaiw ratisfjthe
It is of tbe Black Hamburg varietyand 130 years aud coloration of foliageto all other varieties, most ardent advocate of dt versified farm-
ing,
old. It has been known to produce as many as including D. terminalis and D Llndenl 'Ihe whether he lives in the east, west,
3.S0O bunches in one season. The past year only recurving leaves with wavy margins are of a
north or south.
about 400 bunches were allowed to mature, over bright golden yellow with a broad central band
1,000 bunches having been thinned out. This of deep green adorned with narrow streaks, vary-ing
resulted in the fruit being of better quality and in color from grayish to creamy white A A."^.- ^"Â AAA ûare Feet of Broken Qlais
color, while the bunches were larger than usuaI. plant of D. Victoria was a conspicuous feature in V T Wl
All tbe bunches are over one pound in weight and the gold medal group of new and lare plants MFVyVW Fiorittt*Hill AMOOiStlM. Por
many nearly two pounds. The best of the fruit is arranged by James veltch 9l Sons at the recent partloolan address
selected for the king's table. Shrewsbury show. This specimen was about four JOHN Q. ESLER. SM'y. taddto Hlvvr. N. J.

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FOUR VOLUIvrft.
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Cyclopedia MANUAL
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NEW BOOK BY KLMKR D. SMITH.
American Tm RC"j%Li"iir"
CONTENTS.
Horticulture iKTBODUOnOK.
Chaftbb
Ohaftsb
I." Hibtobt.
II." Stock Plaxts."
Ea^ Propagation." Gold Fnunea." Field-grown." Imported
Stoolc" Novelties and Scarce Vartetlea.
'
Chaptbb lit." PBOPAe*.TiOK."

LTIOK." Cut
Cutting Bench." Selection of Cuttings.-Making Cuttings." Air
fefhadins.- Watering." Saucer System.- English Method."
and Temperature." bhading." " Divisions."
PotUng Cnttiogs.
Comprising suEgestlons for cultiTatlon Ohaptib IV." SpacixBN Plaiit8."So11." Repotting "Stopping." DraiuAgc-Final Potting."
of borticultural plants, descriptionsof Watering." Staking." Disbudding" Feeding.
the speciesof fruits,vegetables, flowers.
Chaptbb v." MisonLLAmoua Plamtb." Standards." For
Single" Stemmed."Mlnia- Market"
and ornamental plants sold in the'
United States and Can Canada,
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"Hardy Chr"aanthemum8.
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Fertilizers." Liquid Manure." Lime." Iron." Burning and Damping." Buds
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Dis-
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University^
Chaftkb VIII." Exhibitioh Bloomb." Grown out-of-doors." A.ustralian Method." Shelter or
Assisted by WILHELM MILLER, Ph. D.,
Associate Editor, flnugHarbor.
and Ruiny eipertOultivatofsand Botanists.
Chaptbb IX." FLowsB8."Feeding." Buds." Early." Late." Height of Plants.
Commbboial
Chaptbb X." Inbbotb Aphis "Thrip." Mealy Bug." Oraashoppers." Tarnished
"
Bug Cory- "
thuca." Grub Worm." Cut Worm." Lady Bug." Golden Bye." Chrysanthemum Fly.
Chaptbb XL" Dibb abbs. "Rust" Leaf Spot" Mildew.
IN FOUR
Chaptbb XIL" Sbbdlihob ahd Spobtb." Suitable Plants." Fertilizing."Seedlings."Sports.
VOLUMES,
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v"L xni. CHICAGO. PBBRUARY No. 398.
MNtncBXRa. i. 1905. lOCBffTt.
QBNBRAL VIBW OP THE AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION AT CHICAGO, JANUARY M-M.
AMERICAN CAKNATION SOCIETT. shown. The merit of the flowers was was much applauded. President Harts-
FOURTBBHTH AMNUAL MBBTING. not confined alone to size but extended home then read his address and Sec-
retary
to their fresh appearance which was Herr read the full list of awards
The fourteenth annual meeting and
Carnation maintained to the last hours of the The McKlnley memorial fund mittee
com-
exhibition of the American
held in the large banquet
show. Few, indeed, comparatively reported through Chairman H.
Society was
speaking, were the exceptions noted. M. Altick, of Dayton, O. He urged
hall of the Auditorium hotel, Chicago,
January 25 and 26. The central portion
The happy thought of the management that the florists give a more generous
of the beautiful hall was assigned
in covering the display tables with response to the appeals of the commit-
tee,
end to light green bunting was an essential and suggested donating a age
percent-
to the exhibition, the southern
feature finished appearance
of the of of their sales on McKlnley day.
the meeting and the northern end was
the exhibition
and was certainly a Mr. Rudd in discussing the subject
used to receive and unpack the blooms
tion
situa- great improvement on the cold white offered the resolution, which was
previous to staging. The whole
usually seen employed for that pose.
pur- unanimously adopted, that a suitable
was so admirably'adapted for the
event that it would be difficult to ceive
con- offering by this society of carnation
it possible to Improve upon. The The first session of the convention blooms be sent to the grave of our late
officers and committees of the local was called to order in the assembly lamented president, at Canton, O., on
club rendered such valuable and will-
ing room of the Auditorium hotel, Wednes-
day the anniversary of his birth. A resolu-
tion
assistance to the exhibitors in evening, at 8 p. m. by W. N. Rudd. was adopted to continue the com-
mittee
staging their flowers that this usually Howard S. Taylor was introduced and and endorsing its suggestion to
exciting work was completed with the he, in behalf of the city of Chicago, give a percentage of their sales to the
least possible friction, and when the delivered an address of welcome to the fund. The report of the nomenclature
hour of 1 p. m. came all was in com-
plete assembled visitors. He commended committee was then read, followed by
readiness for the judges. The the industry and tenacity of camation- the reading of a paper on "Carnation
belated exhibits due to slow train ser-
vice ists whose efforts in improving the Diseases" by Prof. H. Hasselbring, of
this few indeed, and carnation have been productive of the University of Chicago. The cussion
dis-
were year
when later staged received due recognition such great results as shown in the of this paper was opened by
from the judges and visitors. exhibition hall. He urged a contin-
uance W. N. Rudd, who stated he should
The display, while perhaps not much of such efforts and predicted the have to deny the theory advanced by
ideal 4-inch flower the certain the essayist that carnations would not
if any larger than that of a year ago. as
at Detroit, was certainly far superior result. In behalf of the assembled "run out" and pointed to the Lawson
by the quality of visitors E. G. Hill, of Richmond, Ind., variety distinct example of it
in merit, measured as a
the blooms and number of varieties made a brief but witty response which C. W. Ward recommended the sterll-
146 GARDENING. Feb. /,
iEatlon of all soil used inside to prevent Richard Witterstaetter, of Cincinnati, The Carnation.
Btemrot. He found a low tem-perature 0., took an active part. The president
conduciye to strength of nominated a committee to arrange for
plants and the use of a limited amount the annual exhibition of seedlings as
SORE NOTES ON CARNAHON CROSSES.
of artificial fertilizers. Peter Fisher follows: C. W. Ward, Fred Lemon and
adyanced the theory that perfectly R. Witterstaetter. The officers as nom-
inated The following notes refer to about
healthy cuttings may hecome infested by the nominating committee 1,500 carnation crosses from which were
with stem rot by a check in the at the session Wednesday evening were; raised about 6,000 seedlings.Tlie work
growth. Cuttings left too long in the then unanimously elected as follows: was done in a more or less desultory way
sand after being rooted would be suffi-
cient President, Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass.; from 1893 to 1899. During the last fkr^
cause for originating the disease vice-president, John Dunlop, Toronto, vears it has been carried on more larly,
regu-
in question. In answering the tion
ques- Ont.; secretary, Albert M. Herr, Lan- caster, and many more crosses have been
of J. A. Valentine as to what Pa.; treasurer, Fred Domer, made. Accurate notes were made of
really constituted complete tion.
steriliza- Jr., LaFayette, Ind.; director, three each cross; but generally no record of the
Prof. Hasselbring stated that a years, Wm. Weber, to succeed himself; individual seedlings was kept, except of
temperature of 212'' or over would judge, three years, Wm. Nicholson. such as were considered worthy of a second
totally destroy the germs in the soil. On motion of J. A. Valentine it was bloom, save when the results of a
Mr. Weher, of Oakland, Md., said he decided to send an expression of appre- cross were especially interesting.In the
thought stem rot was nature's method ";iation to Wm. Scott, of Buffalo, N. Y., year 1903, however, notes of each seedling
of destroying dead vegetable matter in for his valuable services in the past as which bloomed out of a lot ol 1.172
plants. judge of the society. A motion was were made, coveringcolor,singleness,
etc
The matter of selecting the next carried instructing the secretary to Press of other matter has generally
meeting place was then taken up. retary
Sec- draw up proper resolutions on the prevented talcing up this work until
Herr read letters from Vice- deaths of Elisha Nye Peirce and Henry about the middle of November, andcrosa-
President Wm. Gammage, of London, Weber, whose loss to the society was ing has been discontinued after the first
Ont, and J. H. Dunlop, inviting the few days in February,as seeds would not
society to meet in Toronto. An tion
invita- ripen early enough, when crossed after
was received from the setts
Massachu- that date to bloom satisfactorilyin the
Horticultural Society to meet in field. The rule has been to carry over no
by the Gardeners' seed to be sown the second year, and to

iôston, seconded
"nd Florists' Club of that city. After waste no house room as plants which
considerable discussion the matter was
have not shown a good bloom in the
which field. The seed has been sown in Febm-
put to a vote was very evenly
divided. It was later found, however, ary, and from then on as fast as it ripened.
by reference to the constitution that In this connection interesting
an fact
the directors alone were empowered to developedlast season. It became necea-
appoint a meeting place. Mr. Dunlop sarv to throw out many of the plants to
then withdrew his invitation in favor make room for bedding plants. There
of Boston and the latter place was were about a dosen pods on them which,
finally selected by the directors. The though fairly well swelled out, were
nomination of officers was then taken entitelygreen and showed no signs xA
up and the evening session adjourned. ripening. These were cut and dried for
The session a few days, and the seed,which varied in
Thursday morning
color from a creamy white to a very light
opened with the announcement of the
final resolutions, George brown only, were sown. From one to
committee on
five seeds aerminated out of each of eight
A. Rackham, M. A. Patten and C. W.
of these pods and produced plants
Johnson. The discussion of the president's ently
appar-
as vigorousand strong as the others
address was opened by C. W.
It has been the practice to pot off the
Ward, who was substituted in W. N.
Rudd's place on the committee. ing
Speak- seedlingsfrom the pans into 2^ inch
for the committee in reference to pots, harden them off well at the proper
the All America flower show, he said
time, and plant them out about six
inches apart each way in cold frames as
that a standing committee should be
early as possible, generally a bout three
appointed, the members coming from
weelcs earlier than it is possibleto plant
different parts of the country, to carry Peter Fisher.
in the field. We have handled tiny seedlings
into effect the suggestions of the president, President-elect Amerlcao CArnation Society. with only their second pairofjeaves
making the exhibition of seed-
lings
and in this way been astonished at the
the chief object. These shows
growth they made.
should be given in the fall in connection great. M. Stuart
asked for some ognition
rec-
No pinching is done, the center bad
with the regular fall exhibitions. of the
Purdue Experiment
It was recommended that the mat-
ter being allowed to flower when, ifthe plant
Station, whichinstitution is about to
is thought worthy of trial indoors,it is
of numerous sports, the similarity be abandoned because of lack of funds.
cat down and potted. We usually get
of which causes much confusion, be He also asked the society's endorse-
ment
our firstflowers about July 20 to 23.
left in the hands of the nomenclature of the work of that institution. Barliness of bloom in the fieldis a good
committee.
indication of free blooming qualities,
A paper on "Cutting, Packing and
THE LEWIS AND aARK CENTENNIAL. although account must be taken of the
Shipping Carnations" was then read by time of sowing the seed.
G. L. Washburn with practical demon-
strations. The ground plan of the centennial
We began with the usual "fussy"
E. G. Gillett opened the exposition at Portland this year does not
notions as to trimming the flower just
discussion on the paper by saying that iodicate any place for a horticultural
so, watch crystalsfor gatheringthe pol-len,
all the growers knew well enough how building.In our issue of January 15, page
earners hair brushes for applying it,
and when to cut the blooms for ship-
ment, 129, there was an illustration showing
and the like, but soon dropped such sense.
non-
but they too frequently ignore the agriculture and horticulture building,
The only tool used now. is a pair
essential points in preparing and but the experimental gardens seem to
many of medical students' dissecting
shipping the stock. He urged all growers cover the section nearest related to horticultural forceps, a
relicof bygone days in a place much less
to be more careful in the handling work. These are laid out on
one side at some little distance and pleasant than a greenhouse and subjects
and shipping of cut blooms. After a of not so sweet an odor as our spicycar-
vote of thanks to Mr. Washburn, the entirelyapart from the group of buildings nation.
The springsof these forcepswe
report of the Judges on miscellaneous representingthe general departments have fileddown until they are
of the exposition.Henry B. Dosch, very easy
exhibits was submitted and the session in action. Florists' toothpickforceps
director of exhibits,has charge of the can
adjourned. be made to do very nicely, but the springs
horticultural department at present.
The Thursday afternoon session con-
vened must be filedthin or they will be too stiff.
at 2 o'clock. A paper on bition
"Exhi-
Having all our seedlings on one
Carnations" was read by Fred Baraboo, Wis B. G. T. Lender, who"
bench,together with a fiew oT each other

Lemon, of Richmond, Ind. A lively discussion died recently, was a botanist and friend variety we grow (which gives an excellent
followed in which Eugene of Asa Gray and John C. Fremont. He comparison of growth and blooming
Dailledouze, of Flatbush, N. T., and was 91 years old. qualities under like conditions) it becomes
igos. GARDENING. H7
a "ef7 simple matter to remore a stamen

from one flower by the filament with the
twcextn and holding it still in the
twcextn rab the anther againstthe pistils
of flower on which we wish to make cross.
In
preparing a flower to be crossed
we preferto take the Just opening bud.
pollit apart with the fingers, and "yank*'
oat about half the petals,picking out
any stamens remaining with the forceps.
In specialcases when crosses both ways
are wanted, and flowers are yery scarce,
one can bjr careful manipulation and
dose watching, pick out the stamens as
fast as they mature and use them, being
careful to blow off any pollenwhich may
be left after the last stamen is removed,
and when the pistil is ready polleniseit.
The pistil generallydeyelops soat Jays
after the stamens and if.in spiteof our
care it has selffiertiliaed,
the fadingof the
flower will show it.
The following table, compiled from 974
crosses made daring three years, shows
a quite uniform decrease in the number
of fertile seeds per pod and a decidedly
uniform increase in the entire failure of
the croM as the season gets later:
Peroentofee of Average number
croM"4 which of seedliDfrt
Date failed. raised per pod.
November 20"90 34 15B
December MO 48 8.8
11-80 47 8.8
2131 40 "4
January MO 53 7.
11-80 53 6.8
81-31 80 6
February 1-3 65 4.6
The figuresfor the first three periods

asv probably not reliable, as there were
but a few crosses made, and in one year
none at aU, for one of the periods. The
high percentage ot failure and low number
per pod in the last period are caused

in part by failore to mature earlyenough.
The percentage of failures in the abore
table ia very much higher than need be
the case where regular daily attention
could be giren. Crosses hare frequently
had to be made when pistilsor pollen
were act in the best condition;it has
sddom been possibleto follow up Mnd
poUenixe a second time those which
looked doubtful,and it has often been CARNATION WHITE LAW80N.
necessary to operate on days when the
weather has not been iayorable. (Introduced by F. B. Plenon Company, Tarrytowo, K. Y.)
There is no point in the whole opera-
tioo of more importance than that of
woridng on a bright,sunny day, and
alter tfae sun has been shining for some the present article, but notes herein I feel of ezceUeoce in the flower to-day" and
hofurs. When the pollenis like dry dust, measurably sure will be verified when a whether he is carefullyconsideringhis
and scatters at a touch, the conditions largenumber of crosses are analysed and crosses with a view to prodaeing
are best. When the pollenis gummy and summed up. improved specimens. If not, his sum- maries
has a tendency to cohere at all, failure is There to no doubt that, summing the will not agree with results
almost certain. results from a large number of miscella-
neous obtained by the practicalmca who have
Some Tarieties produce two kinds of crosses, a strong proportion will worked for years with an eye singly to
anthers,one set longerand with smaller show the color of the male parent more commercial needs.
anthers maturinp^ first. The pollenfrom or less modiBed. The number of those I bdieve that with the exception of a
these stamens is frequentlyimpotent, approximating the color of the female lew accidents, aU the really valuable pro-
ductions
wMIe the second set, with shorter fila- ments parent will be less, and about equal to of recent years have been the
and largeranthers, produceslater those showing the color of a grandpar- ent. results of a long line of crosses, and that
a pollen which is stronglypotent. each one of our specialists has increased
The condition of rcceptiveness of the I am certain that the number of the and strengthenedcertain attributes and
pistilTaries largely with the variety. acceptedtypes is becoming greater with tendencies,until each strain has become
Some Tarieties like Enchantress are us year by year, proportionately, than potent in transmitting those attributes.
rrceptireas soon as the stylesbegin to the bursters and singles.Those engaged For instance, the Ward strain of crim-
sons,
reflex,while others will not "take*' until in crossing carnations to-day,who are whether used as female or male,
a number of days later,when the styles usingthoroughbred stock are not wor-
rying will produce a laige proportionof crimson
are fully reflexed and the hairs on the about the proportionof singles and seedlings.Witterstaetter's Bstelle,
stigmas long and well developed. The bursters. The struggle is to combine which is known to be the product of a
latter is especially the case with varieties sixe, color, form, stem, vigor, disease long strain bt scarlets,produces as a
having an enlarged and thickened,or resisting powers and productiveness. mafe a largenumber of scarlet seedlings.
dub- footed,base to the styles. The former, Fragrance I fancj is seldom considered. Mrs. Lawson, whether used as a male or
unless sterile to their own pollen, In an abstract of a paper read by Jesse female,almost always shows its ragged
will be likdv to be poor keepers and pers,
ship- B. Norton before the Society for cultural
Horti- form in its seedlings, and has a strong
like Bnchantress, while the latter Science recently,some facts efiectin color and habit. The same isquite
will in most cases be good shippers. regarding carnation crosses are given. true of Enchantress. A crimson cross of
The work of tabulating data regard It would be interesting to know whether Uncle John and a Guilland crimson msde
ing form, color,siiyleness and double- Mr. Norton has a thorough practical here seven years ago has shown a remarkable
ac8S is not far enough alongto include in knowledge of the eommerdsi standards tendency to produce crimsons, and
this tendencT has held good through seT- The Oreenhotise. begins to flow. The best part of the
eral generationa of its aeedlings. greenhouse is none too good for the
C. W. Ward hai aaid that he could pro-
duce grafting frame. Select a dean, light
crimtons to order and Fred Dotner bench and build a box largeenough to
"eetnt able to do the same with whites GRAFTING AND BUDDING INDOORS. accommodate the number of plants you
and pinks. It is these personal(iione wbh to graft. It should be made of
Bd. Gardening:" Please give me some
maj use the word) attributes of each matched lumber, for success depends a
information in regard to rose grafting
Tanety which the breeder must find out great deal on the tightnessof tne box.
and buddinjg^ insioe. What heat should
and deal with, and which, bred in the Manetti stock be placedin after pot-
As a matter of convenience we make the
ting? box about
through a long lineot Judiciouscrosses, What is the best temperature in eighteeninches high at the
win upset the summarized results of any back and twelve inches high at the front.
grafting box? What is the best kind of
number of hit and miss crosses. It is important that the box be placed
wood for graftingand budding?
In this connection a remark made by over a sufficientnumber of pipesto main-
tain
Unde John Thorpe some
Bnquirbr.
years ago comes a temperature of 85^ and it is the
ba^ "Stick to your own strains,my "Inquirer"has asked for some tion
informa- safest plan to have several tripes with a
boy; don't lose your courage, and be concerning Raftingand budding valve to each so that the heat can be
mix in unknown under glass. I ivnll try to explain the
Tery careful how you regulated. We always board the pipes
blood.*' This is gospel from a man who method in general and the important
as tightas possibleboth sides and ends.
has the "hortictdtural instinct" in the points in detail. The Manetti stocks We give the box a good coat of lime wash
W. N. Rudd. should be procured as earlyas possible,
supreme degree. and put about three inches of sand or
which is usually sometime during the coal ashes in the bottom.
month of December. They should be the grafting
INSECT DESTROYS CARNATIONS. A convenient place near
potted immediately into 2Vînch pots. box and shaded from the sun should be
Bd. Gabdbming:" a strawe insect is This may look small to a person who selected for doing the work. If you have
destroying our carnation blooms. All has never handled them for it is often
more grafting to do than can be done in
weknowofitistliat it makes the flow-ers to trim the roots in order to
necessary a day or two, use the Manetti that has
come imperfect with rotten petalsin crowd them in. But it is not practical made the mostsrowth first. Then the
the center and in the rotten part are one to use anything largerfor two reasons. slower ones will oe in proper shape when
or more nearlywhite eggs about the size Pirst a largersue pot would take up too to them few days later. Cut
ofaleadpendULdot. D. P. C. you get a
much room in the grafting box and them off about ooe inch from the top of
The trouble is due to the blooms being second the soil is more apt to sour in a the pot. A pair of pruning shears will
afiiectedwith thrip. The only way to 3-inch pot than in a smaller sixe. In fact be found best for this work. Then select
keep these insects in check is to maintain we have often used 2-inch pots for the the very best and strongest wood of the
a regular temperature, giving ample smaller sized Manetti. The plantsshould varieties you wish to âft The best
Tcntiuition on every favorable occasion, be potted very firmlyin a livelysweet wood for this
way to get purpose is to
and by paying strict attention to the loam using little or no manure, since leave an extra eê or two when cutting
fumigating. Prom now on the plants manure may tend to sour the soil. We the flowers. This leaves to be cut off for
should be mmigated once a week, whether select rotted sod of a heavy texture from
graftingthe strongest, largestwood that
theUe is a visibTe sign of flyor not, also an old pasture. In order that the graft enough. The largerit is the
IS young
paint some 4-ioot stripsot lime and sulphur may be tied down as low as possibk the better for, being more nearlythe sise of
on one of the steam pipes at dis-
tances pots should not be filledmore than three- the Manetti, it makes a neater looking
of about six feet apart. quarters full. The plants should be
job and presents a greater surface for the
C. W. Johnson. placed in a lightgreenhouse in a temperature tmion of the two If a
stems. person
of 42^ to 46" and should get wishes to make any time at this work he
Nbw Hatbn, Conn." The New Haven one good soaking and then a sprinklhig should have everyuiingready and handy
Countv Horticultural Societyhas elected twice a day to encourage the buds to beforehand. Have the rose wood in a
the following officers: President,Robert swell,and slso to encourage root action. basket, the Manetti in a flat, a lot of
Pryde; vice-president John Murray; secretary, As soon
as the buds start to swell and a
string cut about ten inches long and tied
Thomas Pcttit. few white roots show in the soil the in bundles so that no time is lost in
Grand Rapids, Mich. " The council Manetti is ready for grafting. This
handling a knife to cut the string every
is coniBideFing the project of lishing
estab- usuallyrequiresfour or five weeks. time. Two knives are necessary, one
a municipal nursery in John However, the graftingframe should be heavv one for cutting the stocks and
Ball park. Superintendent Cukerskl prepared in the meantime for it is essential another one kept well sharpened for the
of the park system is recommended that the work be done at just the scions. If but one knife were used the
as supervisor. right time, and that is when the sap stocks would soon dull it so that it would
be impossibleto make a clean cut on the
cutting.Cut the Manetti stock slanting,
starting as far down as it is possibleto
work; cut the scion at the same angle
and iâce the bark of the one to the biurk
of the other. Do not attempt to match
both sides unless the cutting and the
stock are the same sise, but make sure
to always match one side. Tie them
together by wrappingwith the string
and tjing with a loop knot. As soon as
a flat fml is completed they should be
immediately placedin the grafting box,
which should be shaded and made tight
again.
Por about three davs they should
receive no air but be kept close in a
temperature of 80*" to 85". On the third
day about 8 a. m. open the sash wide for
five to ten minutes, justlong enough to
ciiange the air but not long enough to
wilt the grafts. Por the next two weeks
open the sash every morning, leaving it
open a littlelonger each succeedingday.
In two weeks tney should be calloused
and then they may have a little air all
the time, starting in the first day with
about an inch and a littlemore each day
for a week after which the sash may ble
left wide open. While they are in the
box there is temperature, moisture and
sunlight to watcn. If there is too much
moisture in the box fungus
majr cause
p. W. WARD'S SEEDLINGS, AT CHICAGO CONVENTION.-Sec page 14ft. if
trouble; too dry the plants will wilt.
GARDENING. 149
igos.
as the well
types of the semperflorens
known Vernon and Vernon grandiflora.
the dwarl
Vtdcan,_Zulu. King, .Bijpu"
with flbwers'the color
compact yariety,
of Vulcan" Duchess of Edinburg, Brfordii,
and others that strike the fancy,
gracilis
resh seed sown in a night temperature
in two
of 60^ to 65^ will be up and doing
weeks.
should be
The last sowing of cyclamens
made at once to haye plants for next
of will not be
Christmas. These, course,
from seed sown in Sep-
tember
as largeas those
and earlier, but plantsof a yery
if
useful size may be had eyen yet, grown
without a check, that can be used to
on
in baskets for the holi-
filling days.
adyantage
The first batch of Drummond's phlox
be sown now. As soon as the seed-
lings
may
well up they should be grown
are
temperature of 40^ to
on m a êenhouse they are
45^ at mght. if grown warmer
liable to become drawn and spindly.

What about the red perennial sun-flower?
Surelythat ought to be a good

recorded
thing for the trade. It is
as
between a
being the result of a cross
of the rudbeckia family and the
member
true sunflower" helianthus.
and white with
Vinca rosea, white,
should be sown as soon
brightred eye,
m a temperature of
65^ to 70"
as possible
to be
at night. This periwinkleought
more plentifully for spring sales
grown
than it is nowadays.
A few Lobelia heterophyllamiuor may
WHITE LAW80N.~PULL 8IZB. be sown for early outdoor fuanting.
CARNATION
stands the American sun
This yariety
better than others that are better
some
Do not be afraid to try it, known.

For the first week shade at the slightest ing Baster. haye to be Do not allow geraniums to become
of the stm. After twentr- howeyer, for experiments crowded. Moye uem oyer ifthere is not
appearance be made with all plantsto find the best way to pot tiiem into 4-inch
two twentj-fivedajs they may
to they yet time or room
from the box and placed on a to treat them and for what purpose
remoyed useful. or 6-inch pots.
to ninetr per are the most abundantly
good lightbench. Bighty the Begonias for spring bedding
in May Nicotiana Sanderae comes
should be and looks like a promising
cent of ffood strong pUmts without delay. These recommended
In three weeks should be sown B. L.
result of this treatment. yarieties and such plant.
to pot into include the bulbous
longer they should be ready
3-iî pots and shifted thereafter as their
growth demands.
Budding is a much simpler operation,
but not much practiced indoors. A shoot
the
must be selected on the plant that
in which is not too
bud is to be placed
in or
old for the sap to be flowing freely
it is
too Yonng to stand handliog. When
the bark can be
in the right condition
raised esSily. Cut a slit lengthways in
the bark and a shorter one crossways.
with a bud-
ding
Then the bark can be raised
choose those
knife. In selectingbuds
that show prominently,cut aboye and
below the bud and remoye with the bark
ifit is
and a small part of the wood, or,
the
an old shoot, just the bark without
the bud
wood will be sufficient. Slip
into the opening made with tne budding
and bind
knife, replacethe bark carefully that
shoots
with string. Break off all
start below the bud, and as
attempt to
bud starts to grow cut
soon as the new
aboye the
off the portion of the old stem
bud. Specimen plants showing many
made by bud-
ding,
yarieties of flowers ma^r be
work indoors
but for commercial
gnJtingis the most practical.CoLBS.
W. W.
TO BE DONE NOW.
of the new dwarf large
Sduzanthuses
trial in a
flowered yarieties are worthy a
thus early,especially the yari-
ety
small way
Wisetonensis, of which good accounts
and New
haye been receiyed from Burope
York. Two years ago theyfiguredas an
the latter city. Our
Baster noyefty in
good friend,John H. Troy, afiraid it is
was yeiy MIKADO" PULL SIZE.
SEBDLING
enthusiastic about it. I am Patten "" Company, Tewksbury, Mass.)
(Introduced by
now late to sow the seed for thecom-
too
X50 GARDENING. Feb. /,
Trees and Shrubs. chaser being obliged to hanrett it at The

his own The amount realized
Vegetable Garden.
expense.
from the sale of the fruit is applied
toward the maintenance of the system
ELAEAGlfUS AURBA HACULATA. SEASONABLE SUGGESHONS.
" the propagation of young trees, their
This it a peculiarlybeantilal broad- planting and cultivation, etc. Thetime for sowing seed of many tables
vege-
IcaYcd CYergreen abmb for the south. The department of the government is fast approaching and market
The leayet are beautifullyblotched yel-
low managing the enterprise is known as gardeners with a local plant trade have
and green on the upper surface, and the department of "Wasser und Strass- been busy preparing flats in whkh to
covered with minute silTcrscales beneath. enbau." There and transplant the
are two large nurser-
ies, sow
young plants.
Tht flowers are inconspicuous, but one near Bmmendingen and one Experience with such a trade has convinced
us that for a number oi vegetables
which customers use in small quantities
they are better placed in regular sized
flats containinga given number ot plants.
Tomatoes, for instances, can be handled
and transterred more satisfactorily ifsold
in tlie flat in which they grow, and for
this flats 6x8 inches and two
purpose
and a half inches deep will hold six plants
and 8x12 inches twelve plants. Plats of
these sizescan be ordered ata box factory
in any quantitv. They can be made in
^"inch material with the sides "tongue
and mortised,*' making a neat and pre-
sentable
flat.
Another ad vantage of marketingsuch
plantsin flats is the fact that in growing
them they may be spaced in the house or
frames and thus prevent the plants
becoming spindly. For shippingshort
distances, even by local freight,they
a convenient package. For cab-
grove
age and lettuce the home-made flat is
nearly always used, as less than fifty
plants are rarelycalled for. The market
gardener's ingenuity at this season is
tested: as an instance
of some of their
BLAAQNU8 AURBA MACULATA. practicesis the way every available inch
of space is used in the gieeahouse.
(At P. J. Berckmans Company's. Augusta, Ga.) Brackets fastened along stout
are
titions,
par-
whereon is plaecd light shelv^g.
Seedliuffs are placed on them until other
fragrant and
exceedingly the cherry col-
ored near Durlach, where the trees are space becomes available. The hotbed
fruit* very attractive. The variega-
tion grown. The total amount realized sash has been repaired,the frames arc
of the leaves is permanent and does from the sale of the fruit in 1902 was dug out and some progress has been
noty like very many other variegated 88,046 marks, or |9,055; in 1903, 24,081 made in saving the hotbed material for
foliageshrubs, revert to the onginal marks, or |5,731. These were not such them.
green of the parent variety. good fruit years as the present one, Cabbagb." The firstbatch of cabbage
but the amount realized this year has is sown earlyin February in light sod.
not been reported. The cost of main-
taining The shallow 8x1 2-inch flats are conven-
SEASONABLE NURSERY NOTES. ient.
the system in 1902 was 14.590, Transplanting must not be delayed
It is claimed by one who has had and in 1903. 14.980. The price realized until they become in any way spindlyor
lots ot experiencegrowing and handling for apples was 1 1-6 cents a pound; drawn. Suooessionalsowings at frequent
magnolias that the reason we do not get for pears, 2 1-5, and for cherries, 2 2-5 intervals and including the full line of
more to live is that the roots, being ol a cents pound. Foseph I. Bbittain.
per vegetables for which there is a call will
brittle nature, are bruised and injured
badly in too much pulling while being
dug.
Crimson Rambler rose cuttings root
as readily from outdoor wood as does
that grown under glass and you get
much larger plants the same season.
Black locust is being highly recom-
mended
for a street tree in the smoky
sections of large cities.
Large flowered clematis, American
is cutting quite a figure in
Sown,
e market.
If your stock for transplanting has
not been sorted and sized, do it now.
It pays.
The choice varieties of wistarias should
be grown and advertised more extens-
ivciy. M.
FRUIT TREES ALONG THE HIGHWAY.
One of the ways for beautifying the

country in the Grand Duchy of Baden
without any ultimate expense to the
taxpayer is the planting of fruit trees
along the government highways. These
are cherry, apple, pear, and in some
places walnut trees. The trees are
planted thirty-two feet apart along

each side of the road, and when the LAELIO-CATTLEYANA QOTTOIANA.
fruit is ready for market it is sold at
(The plant illuitrated by error under the above name in our last iuue. page 185, it LnlU X Diana,
public auction on the trees, the pur- ros8 of L. purpuraU and L. pumila Day ana.)
i- " . rs
152 GARDENING. Feb. I,
We harenerer done any experimenting Hon. W. R. Hearst, scarlet, mottled
"sstmm alon^the
freeang it
lines of seeingjust how
takes to kill a carnation
much and edged with golden yellow;outside of
plant. petals almost pure yellow.
But we do know that any plants left in Senator Hanna, pure orange, tinged
the fieldhere are not much good after the with golden yellow.
PUBUSHXD TEB iBT IMD 16TH OV BACH MOHTB
ground is once frozen. The TarietyEthel Wm. J.Stewart, Sec'y.
BY
Crocker, I imderstand, contains a good
THE GARDENING COMPANY, deal of the blood of the German border
CATALOGUE RECEIVED.
MoDon BuildingCHIGAGa carnation,which is no doubt the reason
of its proTing so hardy. Our experience P. Barteldes " Company, Lawrence,
SubscTiptloii price,IS.00 a Year^S4 Nnmbers. has been Tery limited with this Tariety. Kan, seeds; The Philadelphia Lawn
Adyertltingntet on appUoatlon. C.W. Johnson. Mower Companr, Philadelphia,Pa.,
Entered at Chicago postofSoe as seoond-olatt lawn mowers; w. Atlee Burpee " Com*
matter. Oopyright,1906,by The Qardening Co. Philadelphia,Pa., vegetahleand
AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. o wer
Sany,
seeds;Huntington " Page, Indian- apolis,
I to TIm Cterdmilng
"
Chloaflo. DBPASTHBIIT RBGI8TSATIOM.
Ind.,seeds; Iowa Seed Company,
OP PLAKT
Des Moines, la.,seeds;The Leonard Seed
OABDBimre li gottenup for its readers and In By Patten " Company, Tewksbury,
2heir Interest,ana it behooves you, one and all,to Company, Chicago, seeds,plants and
Mass., Mikado; color white, OTcrliud William BUtott"Sons. New York,
make it interesting. If it does not exactly suit bulbs;
case, pleasewrite and tell us xrhat yon want
with crimson; a seedling of 1902; cross
Itouris our seeds;Peter Henderson " Company, New
desire to help you. of Got. RooseTelt and le
Prosperity;st:f York, seeds, implements, etc; J.M.Thor-
Abb abt QuBrnoHB tou please about plants, of growth like GoTemor RooseTelt;sise bum " Company, New York, seeds;Chi- cago
flowers, fruits, vegetablesor other pra"^tioai of Dlooms three to three and one half
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in Carnation Company, Toilet,UL,
answering them. inches. Pink Patten, color dear dark Friedr. C. Pomrencke, Altona^
carnations;
Sbhd us Notbb of your experience in gardening pink;a sportfirom Mrs. M. A. Patten. Hamburff, Germany, seeds;John Shaipe
IB any line; tell us of your successes thftt others W. L. Lewis,Marlboro, Mass., submits
encouraged, and of your
" Son, Bardney, Lincoln,Bug., seeds;
may m enlightened ana
for registration Mrs. W. L. Lewis, color, Richard Vincent,
failures,perhapswe can help you. Jr.," Son, White Marsh,
snow white, flower well built on a Carl Beck " Company,
Sbmd ub Photogbaphs ob Skbtobbb of vour pure Md., fferaniums;
(lowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables, long stiff stem, and said to produce Germany, seeds;A. Lenthy
or horticultural appliances that we
them engraved for Gabdkmino.
may have
more flowers per square foot than any Euedfinburg,
: Company, Roslindak, Boston, Mass ,
other white in existence. The flowers palms, ferns and decoratlTe plants;Max
measure three inches,are good keepers Wehrden a. d. Weser, Ger-
many,
Komacker,
and shippersand a burst calyx is something Serran " Com-
pany,
CONTENTS. seeds;Roustan
that has ncTcr been seen to exist Saint-Remy-De-ProTence,France,
American Carnation Sooietv (illus.) 145
"President- elect Peter Fisher (portrait) \4A since its origin. seeds; H. A. Terry,Crescent,la.,peonies;
The Lewis and Clark Centennial. IM Albbst M. Hbrr, Sec'y. MoriisTille Nurseries,Morrisrillc, Pa.,
The carnation" Notes on carnation crosses ....
146
The greenhouse" Graf tingand budding indoors 148 nursery stock; ThaddeusN. Yates " Com-
panr,
"To be done now 148 rhiladelpbia, Pa., CTcrgreen trees;
Trees and shrubs. 150 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. Thorburn " Company, New York,
" Elcagnus aurea maculata (illus.) 150
J. M.
"Seasonable nursery notes 150 FBESIDSNT'B APPOINTICSNTB. seeds;GustaT " J.W. Ludwig,AUe^beny,
"Fruit along the highway
treAs 160
President
Pa., flowers and designs;A. N. Pierson,
Lelio-Cattleyana Qottoiana (illus.) 150 Vaughan has appointed
The vegeuble garden 150 Messrs. BL V. Hallock, of Queens, N. Y.,
Cromwell, Conn., plants; H. A. Terrr,
"Seasonable snggestlons(illus.) 150
and W. H. Blliott,of Brighton, Mass.,
Crescent, la.,peonies; John Lewis Childs,
Fuchsias 161 Floral Park, N. Y., seeds and plants;
Societyof American Florists 152 to serre as directors for the three-
Baur " Smith, Indianapolis, Ind.,car-
nations;
Catalogues received 162 year term beginning January 1, 1906.
The gardeners'club 168 William Toole, Baraboo. Wis.,
Also the following gentlemen to
"Garden brevities for earlyFebruary. 153 pansy iânts and seeds;Oscar H. Will "
"A valuable bedding seranium (illus.) 158 serre as state Tlce-presidenta for the
MassachusetU Horticultural Society 158 1906:
Company, Bismarck, N. D., trees and
"
year
"Montreal Gardeners' and Florists* Club 153 seeds;D. Landreth Seed Company, Bris- tol,
Euoharis Amazonica (illus.) 154 Alahamar-Hush Seale, Birminsham. Pa., seeds;R. " J.Farquhar " Com-pany,
The late Prof J. L. Budd 156 California" Hans Plath, San Francisco.
London letter
.
155 Colorado-J. A. Valentine, Denver. Boston, Mass., plants and seeds;

Smith receptiondecorations... 150 Conectlcut"John Ooomha, HartfoM. Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa.,
European horticulture 150 Flortdar-G. D. Mills, JacksonYlUe. plants, seeds, implements, etc.; Old
Georsiaf" A. C. OelBchis" Savannah.
Illinois,B-John Willius^ Danyille. Colony Nursery, Plymouth, Mass., nur-
sery
Thb agricnlttiral experimentstation of Illinois,N" P. J. Hausworth, Chicago. stock;Cole's Seed Store, Pella, la.,
IndianaÎrwin C. Bertermann, Indianap- seeds and implements;W. N. Scarfi,New
the UniTertityof Tenneaeee has issued an oUs.
Ulnstrated tmOetin on the trainingand lowar-Theo. IDwaldt, Davenport. Carlisle,O., fruit plants; George H.
Kansas" C P. Mueller, Wichita. Mellen Company, Springfield, O., plants
lingof irnit trees and vines,by C. A. Loulsiana^Harnr Pi^worth, New Orleans. and seeds; Nans " Neuner, LouisTille,
Maryland" R. Vincent, Jr., White Marsh.
Massachusetts" W. W. Bdgar, Waverly.
Ky., plants, bulbs, seeds,etc; Henry
Okb million ffiant cones, gathered by Massachusetts" Thos. Ck"llins, Hinsdale. Nungesser " Company, New York, grass
Indians in the forests of Oregon, will be Michisan" Hennr Smith, Grand Rapids; and and clover seeds.
distributed as free sonyenhrs of the for-
estry R. O. Boehringer, Bay C^ty. J. Lambert A Sohne, Trier, Ger-
many,
Minnesota-O. J. Olsen, St Paul.
exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Missouri" F. J. Fillmore, St. Louis. seeds, plants and implements;
exposition. Missouri, W" Albert Barbe, Kansas City. John N. May, Summit, N. J., roses,
New Jersey^-C. W. Tumley, Haddonfleld. carnations and chrysanthemums;
W. N. RUDD has named his new ling
seed- New York. B" F. H. Traendly, New York
W. Atlee Burpee A Company, Philad^-
pink carnation, winner of the sil' Ci^.
New York, W" George W. McClure, Buffalo. phia, Pa., seeds; H. Cannel A Sons,
Ter cap for best new variety at the Chi-
cago North Oarolinar-James M. Lamb, Fayette- Swanley, Kent, Bng., seeds; W, W.
show last faU, Lady Margaret, ville.
Rawson ft Company, Boston, Mass.,
amr his second daughter. Ohio, N-nJames Sadie, Cleyeland.
Ohio, 8" H. M. Altlck, Dayton. seeds; National Nitro-Gulture pany,
Com-
PennsylTania" H. H. Battles, PhiladelphU. West Chester, Pa., nitnHmlture;
Thb Department of Affricoltnre
has Rhode Island" Arthur Griflin,Newport.
samples of Haskell Avenue Floral Company, las,
Dal-
issued a circular stating that S. Carolinar-C. A. Moss, Spartanburg.
alfalfaseed were solicited from 742 seeds-
men Texas" H.Kaden, Galnesrille. Tex., roses and plants; Conard ft
last year for testing, and that Virginisr-C. Ponnet, Alexandria. Jones Company, West Grove, Pa,
Wisconsin" W. A. Kennedy, Milwaukee.
twentT*three adulterated lots were tained
ob- Wisconsin" Geo. Vatter. Marinette. roses, plants, seeds, etc.; Vaughan's
from eightseedsmen whose names Ontario" T. W. Duggan, Brampton. Seed Store, Chicago and New York,
plants and seeds; James J. H. Gregory
arec^Ten. DBPARTMBNT OP PLANT RB6ISTRATION.
ft Son, Marblehead, Mass., vegetable
W. L. Lewis, Marlboro, Mass., sub-
mits and flower seeds; Weeber ft Don, New
TO FREEZE CAMATION PLANT. seedlingcarnation,
for registration York, garden seeds and tools; The
Ed. Gardbnimg: What temperature
"
Mrs. W. L. Lewis (Flora Hill X Mary Storrs and Harrison Company, Paines-
will it take to frecse a carnation plant? Wood). Color snow white, flower three ville. O., seeds; Miss Mary B. Martin.
with a inches across, well built, with long and Floral Park. N. Y., seeds, bulbs and
I now haTC a plant in bloom
and one-halfinches in eter
diam- stiff stem. A burst calyx has nerer yet plants; Arthur T. Boddlngton. New
flower two
outdoors all last been seen on it. The bloom is a good York, seeds, bulbs and plants; Frank
and this plantwas
winter with no shelter of any kind. It keeper. Banning, Kinsman, O.. gladioli; Nonne
12^ below zero. It is of Elkhart, Ind., submits
H. D. Seele, for ft Hoepker, Ahrensburg, Germany,
frequently was
the TarietyCrocker. L. P. registrationthe followingnew cannas: seeds. .
igos. GARDENING. 153
The Gardeners' Club. whence came stock for trial in the Girard of Brookline;William Allan Riggt, of
coUese grounds. Both Mr. Huebner and Jamaica Plain;Walter I. Badger,ofCam-
mysdf have been interested in trying to bridge; William Brewster, of Concord;
We ihallbe pleaaedat all timet to receive brief find out its originor something tangible Edwin S. Webster, of Chestnut Hill;
notet of general interest on practical cultural about its history. To that end George Lawrence J.Webster, of Holdemess; Rob-
ert
maiten from gardeners for use in this depart-
ment
Motes of the moTements of gardeners* Wain Wright, of Trenton, N. J., from Winsor, of Weston; Stedman Bat-
changes of address etc.. are also desirable. whom Mr. Huebner eventually secured trick, of Concord; and the following,all
plants,was written to and repliedas follows: of Boston; T. Livingston Grandin, Fred-
erick
GARDEN BREVITIES FOR EARLY FER- "Your letter of inquiryregarding L. Jack, Charles B. Stratton, Prank
RUART. Glorious geranium was duly received, B. Peabody, Prank G. Webster,George
and the cause of delay in replyingis that H. Leonard, Prank W. Remick, Qamnd
Put in cuttings of forcing roses I liave been trying to think where I pro-
cured Carr, Arthur S. Johnson, Wallace 8.
intended for planting in the green-
it,as it 18 not of my own production. Pierce and Mrs. Ida P. Bstabrook.
bouse in June. Many gardeners plant I have had it fifteen or twenty The list of
prizes offered by the
their roses from the middle to the end
years and was slow to find out itsmerits committee on "school gardens and
of June. We have found by propgat- as a bedder. I had only grown a few of native plants," together with the vari-
ous
ing about February 10 that successive it for a number of years until I planted a exhibitions in that Upe has Just
pottings will carry them without fering
suf- bedofitalew I cannot fix
years ago. been published. The exhibitioos of
until planting time. the time or wliere I got it at the present native plants will occur on April 29,
The sowing of a number of flower time. I am I
sorry cannot give you any June 3-4, June 24-25, July- 8-9, August
seeds must not be deferred. car
Madagas- definite information
more regarding its 12 and September 14-17. The exhibition
periwinkle is one; a warm perature
tem-
origin." of native ferns will be on July 22, and
Mignonette, a few
is needed. In its habit oi growth it is dwarf and the exhibition of children's herbariums
seeds in 4-inch pots will be useful, and short jointed. Tht trusses of flowers are
Princess Alice stock for i"ot plants in
on Friday and Saturday following
the
not large,but they certainlyare very Thanksgiving. The jurizes for school
early spring, is well nigh able.
indispens- numerous. It is equallyas good a grower
gardens are |12, |10 and |8, and for
as Mme. Thibaut without the objection-
able children's home gardens |6, |4, |3, |2,
If one has not made provision for color, which is Thibaut's
magenta two of |1 and four of 60 cents. The
forcing rhubarb has not the varietyshould
or venience,
con- great fault. This sterling committee for the present year is
an early supply can be
secured inverting barrels Henry S. Adams, of Weilesley,
by over a
Charles W. Jenks, of Bedford,
few strong clumps in the garden. Line
the barrels with hot and keep
William P. Rich, of Chelsea,
manure
it renewed.
Miss Blary Rodman, of Concord, and
The
W B. C. Rich, of Roxbury.
succession of winter flowering
Mrs. Anna 0. Ames has ofCered
begonias will now be further empha-
the stemmed
to the society prises for the
siasedby rhizomatous
varieties manicata and feastii. These Mrs. Oliver Ames rose. The prises
are for the best fifty blooms, to be
begonias have long been considered
awarded at the spring exhibition ia
indispensable by many gardeners.
This is a good season to overhaul Blarch, and are |80, |20 and |15.
the The next exhibition will be in Feb- ruary,
palm and stove houses; have the
woodwork and glass well scrubbed, not
and will include primulas, violets,
the flower A little carnations and Begonia Oloire de
forgetting pots.
rearrangement at this season is notice-
able Lorraine. The Boston Cooperative
and Flower Growers' Association and the
usually appreciated.
Boston Co-operative Flower Market
One method of propagating violets
will both have their annual tions
exhibi-
is making cuttings of the runners.
This is a good season in connection with this exhibi-
tion.
to start them;
subsequent care in preventing the
establishment of red-spider is of prime Prof. M. L. Femald, of Cambridge,
delivered an address January 14,
importance.
entitled "Some Recently Introduced
Note the conduct and floriferousness
of the varieties of violets under Weeds," offering many valuable gestions.
sug-
your
For violet does not H. P. 8.
care. a single
Princess of Wales meet all require-
ments? Bed of QcraDium Qlorioat (?).
HOlflREAL GARDENEQLS' AND FLORISTS'
Top back growths on the gera-
any niums CLUB.
that will afford cuttings. They be known under its real name, ifit is not
root readily and small plants are use- The annual dinner of the Montreal
ful Glorious,and recognizedaccordinglv. If
for many readers would Gardeners' and Florists' Club,which was
purposes. some of vonr only throw
Carnations rooted in February usu- I for one would held in tlie Alexandria Rooms, St. Cath-
erine
ally some lighton the subject,
'need only one potting before greatlyappreciatesame. street, Monday evening,was most
planting out time. Bdwin Lomsdalb. successful, some fittjrmembers and friends
F. C. sitting down. The president,Joseph
Bennett occupiedthe chair,and among
AASSACHUSETTS HORT. SOCIETY. those present were: George TrusseU,A.
A VALUABLE BEDDING GERANIUM.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Soci-
ety Pinoteau, George Robinson, Alfred
Herewith I send you a imall picture" held its inauguralmeeting of the year Wilshire, W. H. Horobin, C. A. Smith,
a snapshot" of a l)ed oi jgêraniums that on Saturday, January 7. The of Tom McHuffh, Alex. Gibb, W. Bwing, J.
reports
appeal as the illustration shows them, all the standing committees of the past McKenna, Frank McKenna, J.C. Eddy,
only better, all summer. It is not new year were read. The inaugural address H.J. Eddy, John Eddy, T. Pewtre8s,J.
nor isit a noTelty,bat itis one that does was omitted,as the newly elected presi- Walsh,
dent, W. Alcock, Craig, McQuarrv, C.
not seem Ytrj well known. It is called Arthur P. Ettabrook, is at present Mann, A. J. Bowles and Archk Walker.
by different names, Glorious,Gloria and in Porto Rico. The board of trustees After dinner the followingtoast list
(jloriosanL I do not remember ever hav- also held the first meeting Saturdav. was carried out: "The King," "The
ingieen it mentioned or offered for sale The list of prisesand exhibitions to be honorary president. Lord Stratlicona;"
by either of the above names in any cata- held in the cominff year will be announced "The Craft,"responded to by James
logneor in any of the horticnltnral week- lies, within a few weeks. On Saturday, Jan- McKenna and John Eddv; "Sister Soci- eties,"
either amateur or tlie trade. I first narv 14, Merritt L,, Pemald, of Cam- bridge, respondedto by G. A. Robinson,
"aw it in compan^r with Paul Huebner on will deliver a lecture on "Some presidentot the Canadian Horticultural
an amatenr lawn in'Trenton a few years Newly Introduced Weeds.'' Association; A. J. Bowles, secretary-
ago. Mr. Huebner recognized its value The following is a list of members treasurer of the Montreal Horticultural
as a bedding variety and diately
imme- elected at this meeting: George B. Bar- nard, Society,and T.J. Church, presidentof
commenced to negotiate for Ipswich; Henry B. Cobb of New-
ton; the Lachine Horticultural Society,and
enough of it to give it a trifu in the beds J. Morris Meredith, of Topsfield; "The Seed Trade," responded to by
over wliich he has charge along the lines B. Everett Holbrook, of Holbrook; William Bwing. During the evening
oi the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Prank B. Bemis, of Beverly;Thomas D. songs were given by Messrs. McQuarry,
Company. And that to tht source Blake,of Brookline;C. Herbert Watson, Prank McKenna, W. C. McAllister,
GARDENING. Feb. I,
154
Archk Walker, Alex. Lee,Tom McHugb, Qglyflower, but his giftwas sanetifledl^ selection 1904. The membcra decided to have the
anci perfection with a bit of himself and a grace
DaTit, J. Langford and A. Pinotean, ail his own.
annual supper on Tuesday evening,
Chaa.
"uperintendentofLafontainepark. I could se In eanh bud
* love and adoration for February 28. following officers
The
Mann acted as accompaniBt. his rich h^'ari qualities, and in him the fragrance were elected: President,William Keith;
of askooiation. Frank C. Barrows; treaa-
If the rose is the queen of flowers a-^d Uie obrys- vice-president,
antheiuum the king of autumn, surely a human orer. WtUiam A. Gibbs; secretary,Joseph
TiaBUTB TO A GARDENER. life ""pent in the presence of kingly and queenly C. Forbes; assistant secretary, Georf e
Bd. GARDBNiNGi^Hcrewith eodoied it beauty must nt this life for the kingdom onhiKh.
Peace to the soul of one '^vbose pure and noble Woods; executive commit tee, Dennis Shea,
a memorial tribute from a woman to life has left a benediction on all who knew him. James Garthly,H. August Jahn, Andiew
a dead gardener. I do not know the M. P. Duval. J. Pish,George N. Borden.
writer,nor had I more than a slight The following new members were
acqoalntaace, and that a business elected: Wm. C. Taber, H. B. Cushman,

but nOimOUTH HORTlCULTURia SOCIETY*
one, with the subjectof her eulogy, N. C. Hathaway, Dr. C. R. Hunt, Thos.
it seems to me that so loring and IotcIj tural
Horticul- S. Hathawav, Rodolphus C. Wicks,
The Monmouth County
testimonial deserres a place in Frederick Gnnnell, Mrs. H. Hathaway,
a ônr Society held an interesting meeting
widelj read paper, as showing the mfln- January 20 at Red Men's hail. C. C. Simmons, Joseph S. Webster, Thoa.
ence of the tme, the good and the beau^ Two members M. Stetson, Bdward B. Stetson.
Oceanic, N. J. new
tifal, whidi an earnest gardeneromij exert
were elected. Charles Totty, Madison,
in a commnnitj; and as offering, apart N. J., Alfred Richards, New York, and
from its personalapplication,almost a NEW HAMPSHIRE HORT. SOCIETY.
Anton Bauer and John Schackla, ot
model encomium upon one in whose business
Deal, N. J., were visitors. It waa At the
annual election of the New
transactions there erer shone forth
decided to hold the annual ball Feb-
ruary Hampshire Horticultural Society, CoL
courtesj, thonghttulness, generosityand 10, postponing the regular meeting C. C. Shaw of Milford was elected
loTC for the callingin which he was
that date. of
from February 3 to president, and Hon. W. D. Baker
engaged. G. H. Hale exhibited Primula Quincy, secretary. A resolution was
John Fallon carried on business for obconlca grandiflora, receiving 90 adopted recommending legislative
many years in Staunton, Va., and this W. Turner had carnations, action bill to reorganise the for-
estry
of him points. on a
kind and eloquent appreciation Bnchantress and Gov. commission and the protection of
Harlowarden,
was published in one of the papers of Wolcott which scored 80 points. Mr. forests from flre.
that city.
Kettel has been showing tulips since Prof. F. W. Rainle of Durham and
W. B. S.
December 16, with stems 9 and 10 Philip W. Ayres were appointed a mittee
com-
A TRIBUTE.
been lot to meet Just such a inches long. When asked about the of two to act in cooperation
It has never my
rrand old man as John Fallon. Hit life was as culture of same he said that when he with a similar committee from the
and beautiful as the dowers that bloomed
pure had them boxed he left them outside, Society for the Protection of New
under his watchful tfuding. No matter how
uncovered, for three or four weeks. Hampshire Forests, which joint com-
mittee
rouich the hands, nor how besniled the Karm"'n s,
the man who prepares the ground, selects and Then he put them in a cool cellar. is requested to co-operate with
planU the seeds, waits and watohps the sproutinx.
When he brings them into the house the authorities in Massachusetts who
expects and hopes for the ttowering. this man is
obfigtHl to realize what others cannot, in the voice for forcing he covers them with a are seeking to exterminate the brown-
of nature, and to grow beautiful in the heart and box. Remarks were made by tail moth. The society urges the towns
mind and soul ,
Such was our noble hearted townsman.

_ _
Tenrêr,
^ Charles Totty, Alfred Richards, H. A. in the southern tier of the state where
courteous, kind and generous, he lived in an Kettel. N. Butterbach, A. G. Williams this pest is already making headway
atmosphere of beauty which enriched his charao* B. to take immediate action in destroying
and others.
ter and soul.
of humor, the Irish wit, the all nests before the first warm daya
The rare sense
honor and honesty of the man all made a visit to of spring.
and'l never left his presence NEW BEDFORD HORT. SOCIETY.
bim a real pleasure,
Without the feeling that I had learned something
with his pure The annual meetingof the New Bedford
and linew myself better for contact
EUCHARIS AMAZONICA.
and noble nature.
. ,.^ ^.
Horticnltural Society was held in the
Few people of onr town have not watched him
y. M. C. A. bttildiog last week and the The illustration herewith shows a plant
the best always
go from plant to plant selecting that the
when he would bestow a flower upon his visitor, reports of the oflBcers showed of Bncharis Amazonica for which Henry
and as he* at the choicest buds his deep honest society is in a prosperons condition. Wild, gardener to the A. W. Blake estate,
voice would tell of something ffood to hear, a bit There more than 100 members,
history, or a touch of Irish wit and
are now Brookiine, Mass., was awarded a silTcr
of natures
color. His generous li'e deserved success. Fre- the number having doubled during the medal by the Massachusetts tural
Horticul-
i have desired a friendly word with the past twelvemonths. The financial report
auently I knew that
Societylast August. The plant has
ear old roan, but hesitated, because showed that the sum of $125 had been
collection would be mine been in a 20 inch tub the last three years,
the best flower in his at
my leaving. No one ever saw
him give a faded or added to the treasury during the year and gave a profusecrop of flowers in
Februarv last. It is grown in a mixed
house of palms, orchids,etc, where the
average night temperature in winter is
55". The plant is given all the sun poa-
sible on a south Much, the roof being
shaded to protect the palms. Mr. Wild
suppliesthe followingcultural paVticu-
lars:
"When pottingold specimen plantsare
washed out with a hose to prevent dam-
growth is made three 8- inch pot speci-
mens
are placedin a tub, using for compost
good fibrousloara,cow manure and
coarse bone meal, with some sand and
charcoal. The charcoal is useful in keep-
ing
the soil sweet, as the plantsare not
shifted again for three or four years.
Tubs are preferred to potsfor the reason
that they permit of a betterdistribution
of the bulbs at the top. The plants are
rested duringthe short days,but synnged
to prevent flagging."
ROTES OF BALTIMORE.
The Maryland Institute of Baltimore

is an institution which has for its main
objfct the instruction in art ot young
mechanics and artisans, though there
are added schools of painting, charcoal
drawing and sculpture.In its board ot
BUCHARia AMAZONICA WITH IM FLOWERS. managers tor many vears a gardener has
to the A. W. Blalce Estote, Brook ine. Masi.) been included. The late James Pentiand,
(Grown by Henry Wild, gardener
GARDENING. 155
J905.
at
ont time a large rote producer,and
Green-
originatorof the Beauty of
the
moant. Woodland Margaret, George
not
Peabodyand Dr. Kane, Tanctiee and
withoat repatatton in their daj,
some fine camellias,
when that beantiiul,
formal flower,was
if in its hey-day,was
lor
some thirtyyears one of its members.
William B. Sands, of
Forsome years past
and
Lake Roland, has been on the board,
he was elected chairman of the
lately
committee on schools of art and design.
Thiscommittee has the snpenrlsionof
the operations of the schools, which
indode some fortyteachers and nearly
1,300students. The fine buildingof the
institute was destroyed by the great fire
no inter-
ruption
Februarylast,but there
in was
ot its work, the schools being

accommodated in temporary quarters.
insurance
Now, by the collection of the
from the state of $ 175,000,
money, the gift
anoble donation
from Andrew Carnegie
of $263,000, the presentation of a
splendid site, the institute has an accu-
mulation
of nearly $600,000, and will
to
proceed erect a one buildingto modate
accom-
and rehabilitate its schools and
THB LATB PROF. J. L. BUDD.
Prof J. L. Bndd died at San Antonia,

December 20. Thecause of his death
Tex., of
Prof Budd was one
was consumption.
the best and widest known ists
horticultur-
in the state oi Iowa. Through
of experienceas professor
twenty-two jrears
of horticulture at the Iowa State
he known from coast to coast.
college waa
He was bom in PeekskiU, N. Y.,in 1835,
but six-
teen
and began teaching school when
jears of age.
He was graduated
from the Normal Institute of Montioello.
had
N 7 , and the few followingyears
of academytor boys in Rock-
charge an
NEWPORT EXHIBITION.
The next eighteen years were OF DAHLIAS AT TH"
IlL
ford, MBIKLE'8 PRIZE BA8KBT
of pal
princi-
spentin the varied capacities and
of schools, fttrmer,
nurseryman
ot the State Horticultural so-
LEHBR.
secretary LONDON
detj. IXL 1887 he became professorof in finding fine specimens of evergreen
the Iowa State college them to Sea Verge Arbor day is beingpopularisedon this
horticulture in trees ana removing
is
and was identified with the institution where many are needed. side of the Atlantic,and the movement
untilabout acren êars ago.
He labored The Rhode Island Agricultural C ollege making progress, although slowly. B.
incessantly, scouring Burope for desirable is usin|[ every effort to
have erery com-munity
D. Till has succeeded in making a start
the to have some in Bynsford,Kent, where he has received
fruits and shrubs and educating in the state arrange
He was known to well versed in the care and spraying the active co-operation of Henry Cannell,
peopleto their u"e. one
San Jose
the student a and professors of ture
horticul- of trees, (to guard against the of Swanley, a well known nurservman.
of arbori-
culture)
from his native state to the
PaciBc scale and other insect enemies Recently a number of trees were planted
Bnthusiastic and painstaking, who for a reasonable compensa-
tion bv the lady students of the Swanley
coast.
incalculable value this work the necessary Collegeso as acrostically
bis work has been of will give Horticultural
and the colleflre. Professor This should be mutually of Browning's opening
to the state attention. to express two
does it and Ben Bzra:
Bndd had been in poor health for several to the man who lines in the poem of Rabbi
profitable
Tears and it was partlvdue to this that the owner of the trees. The best it yet to be.
first was made.
the horticultural field. The last of lire,for which the
be retired from
of the winters in Texas At the autumn shows the leadingrarie-
He spent most
and the western states the past five or NOTES OF INDIANAPOLIS. ties of American carnations have been
be free and vigorous
six jears in the hope that he would State Florists' Association has well to the fore. The
The
able to recuperate his fast failing health.
President, habit of growth has caused this section
elected officers as follows: hj nurserymen,
Prof. Buda's wife and daughter were first vice- to be grown extensively
Fred Lemon, Richmond; the market growing section.
with him at the time of his death. Junge, apolis;
Indian- particularly
president, Herman At a recent meeting of tne Royal Horti- cultural
second vice-president, John
lU L secretary, Fred
Societythree American tions
carna-
KOTES OF NEWPORT, Rieman, Indianapolis; exhibited by Bell " Sheldon, of
Hukreide, Indianapolis; treasurer, The
A double ivy-leaved geranium attracted Guernsey,received awards of merit.
John Heldenreich, Indianapolis; ezeo- Bnchantress, Adonis and
onr attention the other day at Mrs. committee, J. A. E. Haugh, varieties were
Souv. de utive The President. Other kinds popular on
Ogden Goelet's place. It is Anderson; Qunnar Teilmann, Marion; Mrs. T. W. Lawson, Queen
The color is superb,a this side are
Charles Turner. A. F. Baur
J. A. Bvans. Richmond;
deeprose pink, feathered maroon on the Louise, Aiba,AlpineGlow, Harry Henn,
and B. A. Nelson, Indianapolis. and Melba, the latter
upper petals. Mr. SulKvan,
the head Sybil, America
is the president of the Newport holding its own although one of the first
fardener, Society.
[orticultural Md At the Seventh pale pink varieties introduced over here.
HTATTSYfLLB, "
Andrew J. Pow*s cinerarias are fust annual convention of the Mary land
State The Royal Horticultural Societyentered
coming into full bloom: they are a
fine new departurethis week at their
is Horticultural Society the following on ahall in Westminster in holding a show
lot and well worth seeing. Mr. Pow elected for the ensuingyear:
fine
for Mrs. Cornelius officers were fruit The exhibition was
the head gardener vice- of colonial
Vanderbiltat the Breakers. President,W. F. Allen,of Salinbury; limited to the produce of countries north
Arthur head gardener to Com-
Griffin, modore president, L. A. Cohill, Washington of the equator, a show having been
B. S. Norton.
B. T.Gerry, is activelyengaged county; secretary. Prof. J.
"
arranged for the sonthem section in the the decorations for the flowers are very numerous and of an average size
asparagus were
of 3H to Z\i inches and are borne upon stiffstalks
"prinff.Interestingdisplayswere made dcctroGers. Supper was served at smaU
eight to ten inches in length. These flowers are
from British Colombia, Nora Scotia and tables in the banquet hall,in the corridors produced npon wood of the previous vear, and are
West Indies. In the British section a and conservatory, each table having of a beautiful yellow color, shaded with
golden yellow, and exactly recall the flower of
coltoral awardof merit was granted to a centerpiece of orchids. The walls contiguous
Tulipa syivestrii. The sti*ms easilyattain a
Messrs. Sntton " Sons, of Reading, ior to the tables were also hidden by heightof several yards, and are furnished with
some TCTf fine specimensof their Sfumon masses of floweringplantswhich formed deeply out or pinnasect leaves about eight inobes
long or more. The plant is both vigorous and
Qoeen cjdamen. Next vear this firm is the major part of the general decorative hardy, and is, moreover, of great omaroental
sending out a new cjdamen, Sutton's scheme. The Rosarv Flower Company value. The intense color is remarkable for the
ImproTcd Giant Pink, with blooms of had the decorations m charge. genus clematis,and Is,therefore, very striking in
association with other climbing plants,socfiat
a delicate salmon pinktint. Among their with its which fiower
wistarias, or own congeners
other noYclties are a new waUnower, in spring. It is described as beins; a very suitable
Bllen WilJmott, of a distinct pure ruby A FLOWERY DINNER IN PARIS. covering for walls, bowers ana trel ises We
alreadynave a yellow-floweredspecies in C ori-
hue, an aster,Sutton's Mammoth Scarlet; Press dispatches this week told of a entails, sometimes named C. graveolens in gardens,
a tuberous rooted begonia. Coral Pink; remarkable but the yellow Is rather (,ale.We may sav,
dinner party given by two
a double primula, Sutton's Duchess; a however, that C Tangatica is regarded as a
winter visitors to the Breton watering varietyof C orif^ntalis by the Kew authorities.
star primula,Lord Roberts, of brilliant place of Dinard" the Vicomte and Vicom- SoPT Rot or Callas." My experience is all in
salmon pink,etc. favor of the ''light*' theory now advanced. I give
tesse de Saussine.
The National Chrysanthemum Sodety the corms a thorough baking in the sun during
The diningroom was transformed into the summer, and in place or growing and flower
finished up their series of shows at the
a meadow of real green turf with daisies ing them in a house facing west and rather
Crystal Palace last week. On December and other flowers growing on it. Here shaded, I now give them all possiblelight
14 they made an addition to their ordinary throughout thetr growth, and scarcelyever see a
the guests, attired in garments of flowing symptom of the disease or the mite which accom- panies
programme of fixtures by holding a white and wearing garlands of roses, it,unless for experiment's sake I puta few
show of chrysanthemums suitable for took their seats on high cushions. Camp plantsin more shaded quarters. I tried change
market. The experimentproTcd sucoess- of -stock, but this did not alter matters, for the
stools,on which rested wooden dishes new became as badly affected as the old. This
fnll,many of the leadiiig trade growers and paper napkins, served in lieu of disease seems similar to that which causes the
rendering assistance, it has long-been tables. seneral failure with eucharis. Grow these latter
recognised that the market grower is not auring the summer months in a large airy house
In the center of the meadow was a instead of in hot stoves or pits, flower them once
partKularly interested in the mammoth
rockerywith a fountain continually play- a year only,after some months of the above treatment,
blooms wmch are to be seen in the ordi-
nary and good flowers on healthy plants will be
ins,near which a live rabbit gamboled. the result, with fear of mite. I have advocated
shows. He requires a laxver num-ber A huge loaf of bread suspended from the
no
this prantice with eucharis for many years, and
of medium sisea flowers from each roof and hollowed out formed the salt have never seen it fail when
proper attention has
plant and he is not anxious to embark cellar, while fruit and wine were tered
scat-
been paid to the general treatment.
the untried expensiye A SariWT ^mruAL "Among the many beautiful
upon purchasing in profusionon the grass. annuals which may be interspersedamong the
noYdties. Most of the spedmens"ôwn herbaceous subjectsof borders patohes of Linaria
haTe been well tried ana found suitable reticulata aurea purpurea are conspicuous and
for a long period as standard market EUROPEAN HORTICULTURE. delightful the season through. It is a plant of
neat and compact growth, its erect and wiry stems
Tarieties. For the singlespedmens in LrROM TBI BBITUH HOBTIOULTUBAL PAPIBS.] being well clothed with narrow lanceolate foliage
Tases the prindpalprizes were taken by Epipbtllum Dmlioatub This of a glaucous neen. Each stem terminates in a
"
very pretty
the followingyarieties: Yellow, Rdman; epiphyllam, exhibited by William Bull " Sons densely packed spike of small flowers of a most
at toe meeting of the Royal Horticultural striking and beautiful combination of bright
bronse. Tuxedo; white, Mdlle. Therese Society golden
on November 15, is at present little known, thouffo yellowand richest purple. By removing
Panckouckc; pink, Framfield Pink; it was put into oommeroe a couple of years aso. the leading spikes before seed develops,th" plant
is assisted producing side-sh'K"ts. therebv
crimson Tiolet,Lfady Beaumont. A It was Imported from Brazil and first exhibited in m
the autumn of 1898, when a flrst-class oertiflcate mainteining a brave displayfor a lengthened
medal was offered for the best noTdty,
was awarded it under the name of Epiphyllum periodof time. A lovelywhite companion for th"
and this was taken by Golden Standard, tnmcatum Princess, but subsequently the ques- above is found In a Linaria Maroocana The Pearl.
tion
a ydlow sport from bronze Tuxedo, arose whether it was reallya variety of E.
trunoatum or a species distinct therefrom. On
wmch has been brought out by C. B. being submitted to M. E Brown, of Kew, that
Turner, nurseryman, of Hale, Literpool, gentleman assigned it rank under the
specific
who reoriTcd a first-dass certificatefrom name of Epiphyllam delicatum, which Is now
retained. From B. truncatum it differs in its
the sodety at the Crystal Palace show.
somewhat more erect habit and strongly toothed
In connection with the antarctic royage branches, while the flowers are rather less obliqne
of Captain Scott,who is bdng lionized at the mouth of the tube In color they are white,
suffused with purple, which color is deeper
on his return, I learn that he took out
towards the center than at the edges, while Just
some vegetable seeds supplied by Carter at the entrance to the throat there is a ring of
" Company, of High Holbom, London. purple-lake, the long, protruding stigma being
of tne same color. The tint of the flowers deepens
Some unused portionof the seed has been
somewhat with age, as the freshly-expanded
returned to the firm,and a test lately blossoms are paler than the older ones Like the
made shows that there is but littledeter- ioration rest of its class,the epiphyllum cin be readilypro-
in the serminatiTe paffatedby grafting on to stocks of the pereskia.
withstanding
not-
power It is a matter for surprise that the many beautiful
the fact that they had forms of epiphyllum are not met with more often
passed twice through the tropics and than thev are. as the flowers appear at a welcome
time. Tne only varieties of E truncatum honored
were also exposed to the low tempera^ by the Royal Horticultural Society have been
ture of 72^ bdow fireedngpoint. tricolor in 1864, violaceum in 1860, and that above
named The spring-flowering Qaertneri and
makoyanum are specifically distinct from these.
Lilt tfiTLBt Pbom .Iapan." Doubts have been
SMITH RfiCBPTION DECORATIONS.
more than once expressed ooncernins the supply
of lilybulbs this season from Japan,but up to the
At a receptiongiven by James Henry the lamentable in wnich that country
Smith, the multi* millionaire bachelor,at {"resent
engaged does not appear
s
war
to have had anv parti*
his Piyrth arenue residence, formerly the cular influence on the crop and its harvesting,for
considerable numbers have been sent over, and no
home of the late Wm. C. Whitney, the fault could be found with their eeneral condition.
decorations were lavish in character. On October 26 a moderate consignment was dis*
The entrance hall was a veritable holly posed of at Stevens' rooms in London. It con-
sis ed entirelyof Lilium longiflorum,and the
forest and the lower section of the stairway
bulbs were in good condition, whiln there was a MEW HMPY AWUiJL
had a temporary roof covered with brisk demand, un November 10 Protheroe "t
southern smilax, the effect of the whole Morris had a larieequantity to dispose of, the
heightened by numbers of tiny red incan-

which seemed quite appro-
descent
bulbs
am
of L. louKiflorum and its vari""ties alone
unting to nearly600.000while over 50,000 bulbs Nicotiana Sanderae
lights, priate of L. auratum were also sold Many of the L
with the holly. In the massive longiflorumbulbs were bought by the largewhole- sale
WITH
of poinsettias dealers, and it is verv probable a goodly proportion
hall above stairs masses f them are destined for retarding purposes, URGE BRiOMT CARMINE FLOWERt
were used in pleasinsr contrast with the for which this lilyis so well suited. It is
carved stonework. The drawing room always the first so reach London in large quanti-
ties
from Japan, as the growth is completed Gold Medal, London, 1908. Pkt,26 ewH
decorations consisted of palms and vases earlipr thantnatof L auratum or L speciosum,
of cut flowers. In the maîficent ball which three species form the bulk of the Japanese AGlHTe rOB TBS UBITBD BTATB8
of floweringJapanese lilies that come to England The bulbs of L.
room quantities auratum sold on N vember 10 were not so fine as
quince and smilax shrubs were uf ed to tho4e which may reasonably be expected later on. Vaughan^s Seed Storef
advantage. Other floweringshrubs and for they presentedthe appearance of having been
CNICAOO: 84 Randolph SL NEW
branches, in which forsythiawas lifted somewhat prematurely. YORK: 14 Btrdtylt
nent,
promi- Tanoutica." the novelties
Clematis Among Qreenh's and Nurseries, Western Springa,111.
"helpedto create a general flower offered by Vllmorln-Andrleux Sl Company, of
garden effisct. White silk gauze and Paris, is the above species from Tangut. The When writingplease mention Gardening.
igos. " " " GARDENING.
157
Caôisro Cabhatiok NA]n8.~A larae number Bbnton Habbob, Mioh." The Berrien
of tbe AmerioAn varieties of canuitlong been
president, Andrew Hanten; seeretary,
nave
renamed County HorUcnltural Society held a Mrs. Anna Smith; treasurer,
by English growers. Here are a few of
the best known: Enohantzess-Fasoination, Ethel .
meeting January 18 at Library hall. C. Phllipen.
Crocker- EKoTalty, The Harquls-Kenown, G. H. The marketing problem was discussed,
Crane-Dazzier, and sometimes the paler scarlet
American is offered under the same name. The Supervisor Jakway, of Benton, and Saltiixo, Mbx." The plasaand ala-
newer ones are being served the same, and if C. F. Hale, of Shelby, reading papers. meda are one of blooming violets
mass
nIanU are sold under the fictitious names, fusion
con- despitethe cold weather
extreme of the
will be great. Shbevefobt, La. ^The Louisiana
past two weeks. The flowers continue
"
State Horticultural Society closed its fill the air with

to fragrance to the
second annual meeting January 18
THB PIPLESS
delightof the manv strangers contim-
PIPPm. with the election of the following offi-
cers: aUy passing through the ci^. All other
In future "there ain't going to be no core to the S. H. James, Mound, president; shrubs ancTbushes have lost their foliage
apple,*' as the little boy said to a rival claimant. F. H. Burnett, Baton Rouge, secretary
A colorless and seedless applehas been invented
owing to the cold.
and treasurer.
as the produce of a blossomlfss and grubless tree,
of which there are to be two and a naif million Nbwport, R. I." The Rhode Island
Santa Ffc, N. M. ^The Santa
" Fe
has
specimens in 1900. This will knock the stul"ng Agricultural CoUese secured a
out of the 'seedy or ordinary variety. It is called Horticultural Society held its annual
'*the world's greatest discovery in horticulture,*' and the
quantity of limoid, the new remedy
meeting January 9 elected
but mav be regarded as the pioneer of more ous
glori- for San Jose scale,and will try tlie
thfttgi following officers for the ensuing year:
to come. In the toothless future we remedy in various parts of the state.
hope to see no-stone plums, saDS-wa"p ries,
gooseber- L. B. Prince, president; W. S. Haroun,
Professor A. B. Stene will distribute the
mulberries witnout stomach ache, onions vice president; J. D. Sena, secretary;
minus the scent, unslugged strawberries, and an
treasurer.
experiments to cover all sections,and
Miss E. Manderfleld,
ex-maggoted and disbirded orchard in general. give notice of the preparing and applying
Pip-pipI" Ac jicA. N. the mixture that all interested may
Fabgo, D." The North Dakota so m
State Society
Horticultural at its present and see how the work is done.
NoKoKiBy Iix.^B. Basterdaj recently annual meeting January 20, elected the
comj^tedthe erection of a 16x80-foot following officers: James Holes, Fargo,
addition to hin establishment,which will president; Professor C. B. Waldron,
be used for vegetablecnl tnre. Mr. Batter- Fargo, secretary; Lieutenant Governor florsford's
New Catalosne
day is Imilding Bartlett, Coopertown, treasurer.
vp a nice business.
of Hirdy
Plutsiii FlowerSeeds
Waco, Tbx." The Waco Floral Society DBS MoiNBS, Ia." Jacob P. Marshall
held the first meeting of the year January is arranging to build 80,000 square is a d"inty little book, a mesBenffer of sprlnR
3. Mrs. Hengst, the new president, feet of greenhouses, to be used clusively from the Kew
ex- Bngland woods. It offers about
for vegetablesfor earlj markets. a thoasand kinds of hardy ornamentals suited
annoonced the standing committees for
to any oold climate wh^re white folks li?e.
tbe year. Treasurer L. Migd was The houses now used for this purpose
ent
pres- It inoindes old fashioned flowers, hard v feme,
will be converted so as to care for his in-
creasing herbaceous plants,shrubs, trees, Tines, a
florist business. long list of ulies for ont-door culture, wild
Brocktok. Mass." Henry A. Abbott, flowers and eTerything for the perennial
Alooma, Wis. The Algoma Hortl- border or shady oornec Tou should see it
sged 84, died December 26, 1904. Before "
before ordering because it offers what you

locatingin Brockton he was a prominent cultural Society at its meeting at
want and prices are low for the quality of
landscape gardener in Leominster, Pa. Grange hall January 8 elected the following stock. Mailed for a So stamp.
He lerred several terms as alderman in officers for the ensuing year: PRBD'K H. H0R8PORD. Cterlotto. Vs.
this city. President, Marcelln Henry; vice-
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Vol. xiri. CHICAaO. FEBRUARY No. a9|i"
15, 1905.
AN ELABORATE CHURCH WEDDlliC^ i:^j^CaRATiO|4,
There is a more or less prevalentidea matura, and C apteiflora, eome qriite

Trees and Shrubs " amongst ornamental planters^ that the freely the first season after being
American difficult
hawthorns to are sowed,and we have observed some cies
spe-
plantand transplant Our
successfully. lie dormant for three seasons. It
UlBRlCAIf HAWTHORKS.
oaperiencewith them (and we have is customary, and good practice, to sep-
arate
handled many ef them, from small the ptilp from the seeds in sowing,
For handsome flowera in flpringj aeedlingaout of the seed beds^ to afl a very much largerpercentage will
and twelve feet tall, dug germinate,than when the fruit is
(tttiM^tive foliagi0 is aummer, showy, plants ten
OOtnspiauotis fruit in earljand lata l"ll, from wild copaee)has been one of ver^ sown intact. However, if we have a
bold difltinctive habit df br"EchJng, few failures. In transplanting indi' largequantityof frtut of aome apeciee,
whleli is sa noticeable in winterând viduale of eonaiderable size^ either and as the labor of aeparating the pulp
iri;il% a bsolute hardihood, there are from the nursery, or growingwi!d,tbey is quiteconsiderable, we sow the rniil
Yoiy few Amencan ahniba ot immU should be pruned back quiteaevorelyp as gathered, and we afwmys get enough
tnm that ean with the Amer- and given r^âsonable care in other to answer our purpose. But with a
compare
iesa bawt horns. They adapt them- respects,"nd in two or three yearv' small quantityof fruit of important
"e1rfl!i to all kinds of ornamental time they will bo objects of beauty* species the most prudent course is to
pbuitat ionsr whether in the ornate For example,three years ago, we planted
trans- separate the pulp from the seeds,by
tffectaof well k"pt privateestatea,or a handsome specimen of Cra- maeeration in water.
11 the broad effects of largepastoral t"|fuBPrinÎeififteen feet in height, During the past six years a enrprit-
or raral parks; anywhere, wbere the beingcareful to secure a spreadof roots Inglylargeniunber of new speciesof
mil I* adapted to them, they givedig^ eightfeet in diameter^ and took great hawthorn have been discovered and
lilty and harmony to the surroundings, pains to obtain all the roots possible. described from the regions around the
Tliay ne^m to preferheavy stiff lime-
"
The top was cut back three feet,and great lakes, Pennsylvania, Tllinola,
itoiu i0il in native conditioDs^ and m the side branches correspondingly. It Arkansas, the Carolinas, and Texas.
fira* we have observed thejrocetll qnjcklystarted into growth, and last The greaterpart of this work has been
TI17 sparingly in light , sandy
aoii We year it flowered and fruited gloriously.accomplished by Prof. C. S. Sargentof
lare The seed of the majorityof the spe- the Arnold Arbor etuni, Boston,and a
)}lanted them oecasionallyin cies
aaadytlight floil, bnt in a dry season lies dormant for two years in the number have been described by C. D.
tht foljjige will present a blighted seed bed, or boxes,whichever way they Beadle,Biltmore*N. C-,and W. W. Ashe,
treated when sowed. We have West Ealeigh,N, C. It was for many
ai^pearazKieând prove that in euch are
e^nditiond tb^y are not happy. found some speciessuch as Cratffigtis yeara customaryfor botanists to refer
l62 GARDENING. Feb. IS,
these immeiiBe segregationsof Ameri-

can If you expect to propagate soft wood The Qreenhouse.
hawthorns scattered over wide shrubs, vines, roses, etc.,next season,
areas of the North American continent and you have not the necessary ment,
equip-
to variations of three or four species, now is a good time to figureit
STARTIHG TOUIfG ROSfi^TOCK"
and this was probably an easy way of an out and get ready. .
disp08inff,of what has latelyturned out Japan snowball, one of the finest
Bose
'
shrubs in our whole

-cuttingsrequire about three
to De' an ineyitlibleand Arduous task. list,can be easily weeks' time under favorable conditions
Somewhere from three to four hundred propagated from soft wood, but it must to become rooted sufficiently for pot-
specieshave now been described. be keptclose in a frame. Use a double
sash. When
ting,"perhaps a few days less,or a little
During the past five
years the writer, rooted,pot up and carry longer,as. the case may be. To be on
over in a frame or cool house till plant-
ing
at the request of Prof. Sargent, has the safe side cuttings may be lifted
the time in spring. In the north it
given considerable attention to here and there and if the roots have
be protected until it gets well .
numerous hawthorns scattered along must attained a length of a half inch or

establishecL M.
the banks of the Genesee river,Buf-falo, .
even, less,they,are ready for the pots

Niagara falls,and some parts of and can be handled without injuring
Ontario,Canada, and the characters of CHURCH WEDDING DECORAnOIf. the roots. Two or three days later it
over sixty species are now familiar to would hardly be possible to pot them
him; and the specific marks are just as The illustration shows a rather rate
elabo-
without breaking many roots, causing
visible as what know to be church decoration for a wedding.
plainly we a slightcheck at the very beginning.
the diiference between the silver and The main feature is the simulation of Before going any farther,the prejMi-
sugar maples. In some instances the large climbing rose bushes on either ration necessary for potting should be
ized,
local- side of the platform. These contained
species appear to be somewhat attended to. For Bride, Bridesmaid,
but in most cases the^ are quite over 500 roses each. From the body of Golden Gate and any other cuttings
widely distributed,\and the individuals the church they presented a very natural made from small wood, a 2^-inch pot
are remarkabiy true to the specific char-
acters) appearance much the "
same as is about the proper size. For American
in number of stamens, color of when seen growing outside over a porch Beauty cuttingsit is advisable to use
and color of fruit, arbor. They about five feet
anthers,size,shape or were
2^-inch pots. I find, that washing old
formation and texture of leaves,spines, wide at the base and twenty feet high. pots will keep the soil fresh for a
bark, branching habit,etc The ground-work was made of narrow much longerperiod than to use them in
At the Arnold Arboretum immense strips of chicken-wire netting into
an a somewhat mouldy condition. If new
of seedlings have been raised of which were placed enough short laurel
number pots are used they should be placed in
the new and of others branches to form a nice background of until soaked
species, many water through and then
still under record numbers, but a good green. This was arranged the day be- placed where they will driun. As soon
of those now under numbers will fora The roses, which were mostly is drained off they
many as the surpluswater
be referred described short or of medium length,were placed
probably to cies.
spe- are ready for use. The benefi,t of thu
It is a fascinatingexperience to in rubber-capped tubes, from one to treatment will be noticed in the easy
examine thosV numerous batches of three to a tube. These were then easily in which the plants take the
manner
young"ha:wthoms with Prof Sargent or .
inserted into the background. of laurel, water after potting. If new pots are
Jackson Dawson and observe the fidel-
ity as the weight of the water in the tubes used without previously, soaking them,
with which these youns plantsgrow kept them in place, except along the
quite a number break when watered
to the type characters, and demonstrat-
ing outer edge, without much fastening. the firsts. time and it takes so much
While with the tubes the roses .willlast
beyond questionthe scient^lc racy
accu- water to wet them throueh that the
of 'the work which has^ been twenty-fourhours, for the ordinary display soil is left in a muddy condition which
accomplished,and is ^still,in pfbgress. this form of decoration can be slûldcertainlybe avoided.
In another issue of Gardening we will made without them, as the flowers,if fôw we must look up a suitable
describe a few of the most important of well soaked the night before,will not house in which to place the young stock.
the new speciesfor ornamental planting. flag perceptiblyuntil the ceremony is
This is one of the essential require-
ments
John Dunbab. over. The stems can be .fastened
and must be carefully looked
quickly, with wire, to the laurel and
after. Select a house where the young
made to stand out in any desired tion.
direc-
SHRUB CUTTINGS. plants can get plenty of sun and where
At the base of the bush there
.
the piping is sufficient to heat the
Ed. Oardbnino:" should be a large pot or basket, with house at night from 56" to 58" in any
Kindly advise me of the proper way long sprays on longer laurel' branches, kind of weather. Glean the benches
of handling during the winter months, ;;y to give it a more naturq^lj
appearances^ ,
thoroughly and if any cracks wide
until ready to plant out in the field, The bridal party occupied a platform
enough to let the ashes sift through are
cuttings-from the following-shruba: raised about twelve_
inches above the at the bottom of the tables, tack
Deutzia, Hvdrangea paniculata,phila- main floor of the church, on whicli was
,
thin stripsover them or spread excel-
sior
delphus,spixflBa, weigelia and Califor-
nia placed a decorated kneeling stool. over the cracks. The face boards
privet. E. E. Robert Kift. should be dropped to "bout three inches
Shrub cuttingsare usually stored in
a cool place until through making. Then
if you have a soil of a sandy nature
dig a hole in the ground sufficiently

large to hold as many as you have.
Below the freezingpoint place them in
layers so there will be no difficulty in
getting them out in the spring. After
covering all up well throw on some
straw manure or litter. Should there be
no sandy soil procure some and pack the
cuttingsaway in sand in any cool place,
being careful not to let them get too
dry. M.
S"ASOIf ABLE IfURSERT IfOTES.
While there are lots of the cot-leaf

weeping birch in the country, it is a long
from being overdone. It is the king
way
of all ornamental trees.
Hydrangea paniculatagrandifioracan
be layered and
'
rooted successfully,
using only the surplusbranches.
Wîte fringe is one of 'the shrubs
that requirelittle trimming or pruning
but is as handsome a shrub as one might
wish to see. GROUP OP CRATAQU8 MAINBANA.
80 it will be found quite difficult to cost much and answers the purpose in THE CUTTIIfG BBD.
water or syringe properly otherwise. every They can be used for sev-
way. eral To the gardener and florist a satis-
factory
Now place coal ashes that have been if placed away
seasons carefully cutting bed is an absolute
screened quitefinely about three-fourths after using them. The shading should in many
necessity, success or failure
of an inch deep on the tables,and after be removed on cloudy days and by instances being dependent on its successful
leveling^ water down and pack firmly allowing the sun to strike them a little management. In building a
enough to keep the pots from settling. longer each clear day until root action modem plant the propagating house is
Then comee the mixing of the soil. takes place, it can then be removed always considered and a suitable ture
struc-
Select rather stiff soil, full of fibre,
and entirely. is In
usually planned. many
places, however, the cutting bed is
made onupa bench in a house which
affords the general requirements as to
temperature, moisture, etc.
The essentials under all stances
circum-
are identical, however, and
may be summed up in a few words:
absolute cleanliness in all the roundings,
sur-
good drainage, clean sand
and a certain amount of bottom heat,
general sufficient moisture
care, at all
times prevent wilting, and allowing
to
no refuse
from the operation of cutting
making to become scattered
through the bed. A removable ing
shad-
is also another essential to their
well being, "
preventing the sun from

wilting them down, and yet preventing
dark conditions which result in a soft
spindly growth.
In modern propagating houses the
piping under the benches is boarded in.
A number of trap doors are provided to
open when the heat of the bed is suffi-
cient
An equally suitable ment
arrange-
for those who have to depend on
the ordinary constructed benches is to
CRATAQU8 LANBYI.
tack building paper, cheese cloth or
other similar material to husband the
heat under the propagating bed, a strip
add about one part of thoroughlyrotted Keep the soil in a fairlymoist condition one foot deep being sufficient. TWs
cow manure to ^^^ parts soil;the whole until they are well rooted warms the sand in the bed a little
should be dry enough to
screen easily, through; then they will be able to take higher than the temperature of the
usinga screen having a half -inch mesh. a greater quantity of water. Syringe house, a recognized feature to obtain
Hiz thorougUy and do not allow the in bright weather and fumigate Ughtly the best results. The gardener selects
soil to become dry. The soil should be about every ten days. Keep a Uttle a bench with a northern aspect in the
just moist enough to settle closely, sulphur on the pipes constantly; spot rose house for the bed. The tions
carna-
without packing hard as it will do if out all the dry plants previous to giving are cared for similarly; this bed
too wet. In potting,have the roots well them a general waitering. On will also serve for the mums
chrysanthe-
up in the top of the pots, leaving the bright days with plenty of ventilation and. many other bedding plants
pots almost filled with soil. In order to the temperature may go as high as 75"* ; that thrive in a similar temperature.
pot a rose properly,sift the soil loosely on cloudy days, ^W* to 65**,and from For many stove plants a glass covered
around the cutting which is held with 56** to 58** at night. If this method of bed is a necessity to afford the proper
the roots near the top of the pot where treatment is carried out faithfullyI conditions.
the soil is slightlyrounded above the am quite sure the result will be a It is a mistake to suppose that the
pots,instead of pressingthe soil tightly thrifty lot of young stock. Further greater the bottom heat, the quicker
around the roots with the thumbs. Use treatment,repotting,etc.,will be mentioned results; an experience to the contrary,
a slightpressure of the thumbs until in due season. E. in the way of a propagating bed con-
the cutting is held firmly. American
Beauty cuttings must be potted in this
manner and with the greatest care, to
have them start off nicely. Select the
most careful men you have for this
work and do not let them try to break
any records as to the number potted in
a day. Several hundred can be potted
before running them in on the table,
if kept in the shade.
After placing them in the house,
water carefully with a medium rose
filling t he pot; they can be watered
affain in an hour or two. Do not try to
enough to do them in one
give them
watering,which makes them too sloppy.
After the second watering knock out a
plant here and there and see that the
water has reached 'the bottom of the
pot. To avoid over watering in spots,
place a blank label in the pot where
the watering was left off.
If it is a bright day the plantsshould
be shaded immediately after they have
been placed on the table and watered.
The shading should not be placed next
to the foliage,but raised 6 or 8 inches
above, to Allow free circulation of air.
Shading!
by layiiigpaper over the tings
cut-
is a very method; cotton "
GROUP OP CRATAGUS CUPULIPERA.
poor
cloth taek^d on light fram^ does not (On the bapks of the Genesee river Bpohester, N. Y.\
i64 GARDENING. Feb. IS.
structed so the heating pipes were a and blackberries through rants,

cur- The Carnation.
berries
part of the bed itself,was a wretjched gooseberries,quinces, cherries,
experiment and gave ample proof of pears,plums, peaches, apricots and
the fallacy of such a supposition. apples.Under the usual climaticcon-
ditions
CARNATIOIf DISEASES.
be
Francis Cannino. the crops should well
advanced and will afford much interest The following paper was read by
to visitors. Prof. H. Hasselbring, of the Uniyer-
In floriculture there will be various sity of Chicago, at the annual conren-
plats filled with over fiftyvarieties of tion of the American Carnation
annual and perennialflowers, including Society, Chicago, January 2S-26, 1905.
asters, carnations,cosmos,eschscholzia, With the extended cultivation and
hollvhocks, nasturtiums, single and amelioration of the carnation, new eases
dis-
double petunias,verbenas, etc. and disorders have made their
Centennial park, the natural portion appearance. Are these troubles the
of the expositiongrounds, is an exhibit result of cultivation? Has the con-
tinued
itself of the wealth of trees and flowers high culture predisposed the
which Oregon produces. It was laid out
pjtantsto certain forms of disease?
by an experiencedlandscapeartist with what are the diseases that threaten
a view to making the most of the nat-
ural
the carnation to-day and how can they
scenic beauty of the site. On the be prevented?
crest of a hill on the south end is a These are questions of ever ing
increas-
great bed of roses of every variety, importance to the florist Their
which flower blooms all the year round
importance will increase with every
at Portland. Extending from this point extension of the cultivation of the carnation.
is a network of roads and paths wind-
ing In no other branch of horti-
culture
among the grassy slopes,which are is the investment and risk so
thickly dotted with trees and shrubv great as in floriculture. No other i
both evergreen and deciduous,of thirty- branch of agriculture and all the
six varieties, all native to the Oregon
related pursuits expends so large a |
country. proportion of the returns for labor. A
failure means a corresponding loss.
"*Wbere Rolls the Oregon." NAnOIfALlHORTICULTURAL COUIfOL.
.Every factor that fs likely to cause
PBBLDaNABY OBOANIZATION COlOaTTSR failure should be thoroughly unde^ j
At the conference of horticulturists stood.
THE MODEL FARM. held at St. Louis in connection with
The whole question has received fSr
An experimental garden or model the World's Fair flower show last
from sufficient attention. Our experi-
ment
farm where will grow every variety of November it was suggested that a stations while they have vastly
every different kind of plant which eon- Natioinal Horticultural Council would
furthered the interest of other
tribntes to the food of man or domesti-
cated be of immense utilityand Professor branches of agriculture and ture,
horticul-
beasts,will be a feature of the Trelease,of the Missouri Botanic Gar- den,
have left the whole fleld of flor
Lewis and Clark Exposition which will was charged with the dutjôf ists' problems almost untouched. In
open at Portland, June 1. Growing appointinga committee for preliminary this state (Illinois) containing the
grasses, forage plants,vegetables, ers
flow- organization. This committee is now
largest greenhouse industry in the
and fruit trees will grow side by announced ss follows: Professor L. H.
world our experiment station cannot
side, giving an imjpressive object son
les- Bailey, of Cornell University,Ithaca, legally take up any question relating
to visitingagriculturists. N. Y.; J. H. Hale, president of the to the culture of plants under glass.
This novel exhibit will be located in American PomologicalSocietv, South The florist must stand on his own
a small cannon which was utilized years Glastonbuiy,Conn.; H. C. Irish,of the feet.
ago by dunamen as a truck garden. Missouri Botanic (Hrden, St. Louis,
In the absence of sufficient experi-
mental
The soil is rich and productive,and Mo.; J. Horace McFarland, president
investigation it will be possible
only practical cultural methods as of the American Civic Association, Har-
to touch only the main features
applied to general farm conditions will risburg.Pa.; J. C. Yaughan, president
this live of the question of diseases, and point
be employed in making of the Society of American Florists,
B. Green, out the possible future of the carnation
exhibits Chicago; Professor Samuel
be in relation to them.
The agriculture section will AgriculturalExperiment Station, St.
devoted to the growing of various forage cultural In the main the troubles with which
Paul,Minn.; Professor L. B. Taft,Agri-
plants, induding about a dozen College,Mich. tl"e florist has to deal may be classed
varieties of the domestic grasses monly
com- under three categories, insect enemies,
grown in Western Oregon, four DoDOB City, Kan. B. M. Bight has
" physiological disorders, and fungous
of dover. four of field peas, three of resignedss state forestrycommissioner, diseases. Fortunately the carnation
vetch,alfalfa, two varieties of mangel- to take effect March 1. has but few insect enemies and these
wurzel, three of turnips,two of field
carrots, rape and kale.
There will be about seventy varieties
of vegetablesbest suited to the climate
and soil of the Willamette vaUey. The
different kinds of vegetablesshown will
include cabbage, brussels sprouts,
cucumbers, onions,celery,com, melons,
peppers, tomatoes, squash,,cauliflower,
lettuce and hops. There will be grown
several varieties of Bohemian hops, a
portion two years of age and the
remainder one year, to convey an idea
as to the growth of hops on Willamette
valleysoil at their respectivestages.
A number of ^ varieties of choice
orchard and small fruits have been
planted and many of these although
only one year out will be fruitingdur-
ing
the exposition.One section will be
"devoted to an exhibit showing the
methods employed on the Pacific coast
in trainingorchard and garden plants.
While no one expects to see a full--grown
orchard at an exposition, it will
be a novel sightto see a real young one
bearing its first crop of fruit,from rasp- AGRICUI^TURE AND EUROPEAN BUILDINGS, I"EWIS AND CI"ARK EXPOSITION
tgos. GARDENING. 165
areso well understood tliat I will not tions will receiye their proper share appear if the fungi were absent The
take op the time to speak of them. of attention by our experiment tions.
sta- fungi are in instance the prime
every
The others are not so well under-
stood. In considering fungous eases
dis- cause of disease " the conditions.
^not
we must keep in mind distinctly There are at the present time but
Physiologicaldiseases result from one thing. These diseases are caused two fungous diseases of the carnation
the disturbanoes of the functions of by distinct parasitic organisms. A which we need to discuss ^the rust
"
a plant from any cause whatever. fungus is an individual organism Just and the stem-rot
Less than threeîuarters of a century as much as the carnation plant is. It The rust was a prevalent disease
ago it was the common view that all has a vegetation period and finally pro-
duces about two years ago. At that time it
culti?ated plants must be regarded as spores which again reproduce was feared as the worst enemy of the
diseased because they were not grow- the same fungus. Its whole develop- camaôn as its frequent discussion, in
the horticultural literature of tliat
time indicates. At the present time
the subject has almost dropped out of
existence. It still appears ically
spasmod-
here and there on some ties,
varie-
but it is no longer the dreaded
enemy of the camatfon.
The stem rot is a far more serious
disease and one which will be difficult
to control. It is caused by a fungus
of the genus fusarium. While the
name of the fungus may not carry
with it any special significance we
shall see presently that this is one of
a great group of fungi which have
received considerable attention of late
and that the study of this group has
been the chief means of developing a
new method of controlling diseases.
These fungi are the causes of the now
well known wilt diseases of many
plants. The wilt diseases of the co^
ton, cowpea" watermelon, fiax and
aster are caused by species of fusarium.
These diseases have been carefully
investigated and from the knowledge
gained from them we can fillout
tentativelyat least such points as are
OLIMPSE OP NATURAL PARK, LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION. still unknown in the life of the carnation
fusarium.
The stem rot which is not primarily
ing under natural conditions. fore
There- ment can be followed with the same a rotting of the stem, but a wilt disease
their functions must be disturbed. certainty with which the development first manifests itself by the wil^
We no longer follow this mode of of any plant can be followed from seed ing of the leaves of some shoots.
thinking.There is no reason to believe to maturity. Parasitic fungi live in Very often only the leaves on one side
that plants are weakened or impaired the tissues of other plants spreading of a shoot wilt and in nearly all cases
in vitality by continued cultivation. in the same manner roots in the
as only a part of the plant is affected.
It is true that we cannot define what soil. In this way fungi produce eases
dis- This is more especially true during
we mean by "vitality" in a plant, but by destroyinig
the tissues of the the early stages of the disease. It will
if its vitality was impaired by continuous plants upon which they feed. frequently be found that the branches
cultivation we should finally Diseases of this nature are often on one side of the plant are affected
oqêet it to die. This has not been attributed to some sort of unfavorable and sometimes only those arising
our experience. Wheat has been in conditions such as lack of ventilation, low down on the main stem. The dis-
cultiTation for thousands of years and too much water, deep planting and the die and turn to a pale color without
the plants are more vigorous and give like. This is an error. While tain
cer- ease always progresses upward. The
greater yields today than one thousand conditions favor the growth of leaves on the affected branches soon
years ago. You will perhaps mention fungi and thus cause disease to appear dropping. The upper leaves on these
the "running out" of varieties. I do more abundantly it is nevertheless branches may be wilted but still grow
not think varieties have run out They true that such diseases would not until the whole branch finallydies.
haye been superseded by better ones
and by comparison the older variety
has appeared to "run out" We have
no record but our judgment to show
that any variety has "run out" It
is true,certainly, that all plants vary
nnder cultivation and the same seed
pod may give some offspring of a
weak and some of a vigorous habit
bat this is incident to cultivation and
not caused thereby. The cause lies
in the tmknown factors governing the
variation of plants.
As physiological troubles we may
mention the "sleeping" of fiowers and
burstingof the calyx. The cause of
these troubles rests to a great extent
in the nature of the variety, but to
some extent also in outer conditions.
The very XbxA that the calyx of certain
varieties bursts with some ers
grow-
but not with others shows
that this trouble is greatly infiu-
enced by outer conditions and can be
soWed by experimentation. As yet as
I have said, these subjects have never
been scientifically investigated. It is
to be hoped that some time these ques-
TRAIL AND ESPLANADE AT THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION.
l66 * * "
GARDENING. Feb. IS,
The calyx lobes on flower stems White Cloud seem to suffer as much
usually turn yellow at the tips before as those Just mentioned. On the other
The Vegetable Garden.
the upper leaves begin to die. hand many varieties seem to be free
The root systems of these plants from the disease. These are especially
appear healthy externally with the the strong growing varieties such as SEASONABLE SUGGESTIGIfS.
exception of one or two roots. These Harlowarden, Enchantress, those of To the indoor vegetable grower the
are completely decayed so that only a the Lawson type and Lady Bountiful. past season has been dull and unpro-
remnant of them is left. Yet if the I have seen America planted where pitious in many sections,and those
diseased plants are carefully examined Crane died of stem rot, yet the former market gardeners who have old-fash-
"
ioned
after the roots have been washed variety was not affected. Some
glassstructures with a prodigious
these decayed roots can always be varieties seem to outgrow the disease amount of wood in their construction
found. Here is evidence that the fungus even when affected. This seems to be
have. been, appreciably handicapped.
has entered the plant from the true of 3radt and Lord. These vations
obser- Such a season as this has demonstrated
soil through the roots. are as yet of limited extent that in growing many crops the neces-
sity
The cause of the fungus in the plant but they point to one conclusion. of the modem features in green-
house
and the reason for the peculiar damage Some varieties of carnations are construction admitting the maximum
it causes can be easily seen by cut-
ting immune from stem rot. The problem of lightis essential to high quality
microscopical sections at different for the future will be the production and productiveness.
points in the diseased stem and and selection of immune varieties. It Tomatoes." În passing through several
branches. The fungus grows from the should be the aini of the originator to establishments the effect of the
infested roots into the water ing
conduct- produce resistant varieties and only sunless days are evident by the
many
channels of the stem and branches. such varieties should be put upon the indifferent setting of the fruit; and
When the disease is severe these can market This plan is not impossible while most market gardenersappreciate
be seen to be literallyplugged up with for it has been successfully followed the importance of pollination by vigor-
ously
a mass of the mycelium of the fungus. in the caseôf cotton. Through the tapping the vines on the most
It is thus impossible for the work of the department of ture
agricul- favorable days, such a season as this
plant to obtain sufficient water and several varieties of cotton have proves the benefit of hand pollination.
wilting and death are the results. been produced which are resistant to Where this has been faithfully per-
Sometimes the fungus invades only the wilt. These can be planted in fomêd our notes record a decided balance
the ducts on one side of the stem and infected fields, where other varieties in their favor. The season when
thus the leaves and branches on this have been exterminated, without being a good amount of sun is now with us,
side will wilt Later when the plant attacked by the disease. I am vinced
con- little trouble in pollinationneed be
is dying the other tissues are also that we have a similar ple
exam- anticipatedif vigorous tapping of the
invaded, first the pith and then the in the carnation rust Almost vines on bright days are attended to.
cortex. The fungus produces innumerable imperceptibly the discussion of this We have practicedfor some years grow-
ing
spores on the dead stems and disease has dropped from horticultural tomatoes for a spring crop, benching
on the lower portions of the leaves. literature. Why? If we examine the the plants early in the year as near
So much for the effect of the fungus older catalogues we find many ties
varie- January 1 as possible. The advantage
on the carnation plant. Questions of advertised as "rust proof." These of this
practice is obvious as regards
more practical importance are: How may or may not have proved as represented,tho setting of the fruit. The qwdity
does this disease get into the carnation but the fact shows the .ten-
dency has always been such that the southern
beds, and how can it be prevented? of the time to produce rust tomatoes could -hardlybe considered
proof carnations. Only the varieties in competition with them and the productiveness
The fusarlums are a group of soil that iM^tuallyproved rust proof finally unfailing.
fungi. They are found nearly every-
where were extensively cultivated and today Similar results may still be procured
in decaying organic matter in the rust has practically disappeared from vines which have been in bearing
the soil. I have been unable to collect from our greenhouses. I have no and have reached the roof of the house;
evidence showing that the stem rot doubt that we will have a similar the vines may be unloosed and by carefully
reappears in the same soil after
year experience with the carnation stem bending the stem the lower portion
year, this being due to the fact that rot may be pegged in the bed and its
carnation growers change their soil
annually. We know, however, that
the plants are attacked from the soil
and this, in connection with the fact
that the fusarlums are found almost
everywhere and can grow freely on
dead matter in the soil,leaves scarcely
any room for doubt that the soil is the
source of infection. It has been nitely
defi-
shown that the wilt fungi of the
cotton, watermelon, cowpea and fiax
remain indefinitely in soils once
infected. In fact it has been found
impossible to eradicate them. The
same is probably true of the carnation
wilt or stem rot.
The most important question is,
how to prevent the disease. Since it
remains in the soil it is beyond the
reach of the usual fungicides. It
attacks the plants beneath the soil so
that direct preventive measures are
practically excluded. What hope have
we then of ever controlling the disease?
I think the solution of the question
will come from a study of varieties.
If we look over the different varieties
now generally cultivated we find that
some are badly affected, others less,
and some seem not to suffer from the
disease at all. It is somewhat difficult
to collect exact data on this but it
seems to be everywhere conceded that
such varieties as Crane, Morning
Olory and Flora Hill are most ject
sub-
to the disease, many growers
having thrown these varieties out
entirely. Flamingo and Apollo and CARNATION DAHEIM-PULL SIZE.
i6e GARDENING. Feb. 1$,
in my desez^tion of the hybrid in the Hall,Bestoo. Ilass^

quhar,fiîrtieultural
eAIU)ENIN6 Boral
pace
Yorker, of October 29,1904^
New
782, I simply stated that my
and
paid.
the express charges must bs "pre-
hyorid was bred from G.. Qnartinianus For further pariicularsssis .piseUst,
KOHTB^ anperbns,a garden or horticultural vari-

ety to be had on applicationto MeoBftmy
PimUaSBD *BB 10T AXD I6TH OV SAOH
of the type, raised some years ago Wm. J. Stewart 11 Hamittoa Plaps^
BT
in Europe. Although G. Quartinianus Boston,
THE GARDENING COMPANY, was introduced from Africa early in
Monon CHlGAGa
Buildingr, the eighties,it apparently has never
been in commerce;
AMERICAK CARK ATION SOCIETT.
certainlynot in the
Subicilptton
prloe,fB.00 a Year" 94 NnmbiBn. American trade. I hs.ve never been DEPAETICENT OF PLAHT BfiOXSTSATiair.
AdveniBliigrates on application. able to of the type
procure a corm LUzie McKey, registssed by IL
Entered at Cbioago poetoffloeas seooDd-Kslais
species, but through the kindness Winandy, Chicago, 111.: color,flcarlst;
Oopyrlght,190S,by TlêOan^mingCo.
of Max Leiehtlin, of Baden Baden, size three inches in diameter, Isngth
Oermany, I have secured G. Quar-
.
tinianusof stem, êighteento twenty inches;
superbiis and hybridized stroingand orect.
Qaxsikstkq is gotten up for its readers and in it with G. Princeps and many other Cor^ registeredby the Indiaj"apoUs
%beir interest,and it behooves yon, one and all,to varieties of garden gladiolus,chiefly Flowet ft Plant Company, Indianapolis,
make it interesting.If it does not exactly suU
of the Childffii and Nanceianus strains. Ind.; color,peach blossom,very bright
your case, pleasewrite and teli us what you want
It is our desire to help you. Many interestinghybrids resulted,the and showy: size, three and one-wlf
Abk aht Qubbtiovb too please about idants. best of which^ the cross with Princeps, inches;slightly fringed,very full,good
flowers, fruita, vegetables or other practical I have described as a late blooming strong calyx; vigorousgrowth and eon-
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in bloomer.
answering them. giant garden gladiolus. The typical tinuouf
SSHD TTB Nona of your experience In gardening Quartinianus I understand has four to Allspice, color white, heavily striped
in any line; tell us of your successes thf.t others nine blooms. G. Quartinianussuperbus with red, and petals edged with red;
may be enlightenedand encouraged, and of your has frequentlytwelve to fifteen blooms, size, three and one-half inches; very
failures,perhaps we can help you.
Photoobaphs Skbtcbbb of vour
but with me it is very late blooming, full,heavily built,and unusually fra-grant;
Sbnd us OB
flowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables, requiringglass protectionto open the very prolific,
strong^quick, con-
tinuous
or horticultural appliancesthat we may have fldwers. The new hybrid, however, grower.
them engraved for UABDsmifo. bears as many Candace, color,pink, shade brighter
as twenty-fiveblooms
on the main spike,and more than one than Lawson; size,three and one-quar-
ter,
CONTENTS. plant has had twenty-fiveblooms in inches; very round, well formed
hawthorns addition,on the side spikes. If planted fiower; an early and extremely heavy
Trees and shrubs" American (iUus.)
161
"Shrub cuttings. 102 early in our locality,
it blooms during producer throughout the season aind
Church wedding decoration (illus.) IflS
August and September, ripeningseed quick grower.
The greenhouse. ..102
outside before frost. The flowers are AI.BEBT M. Hebr, Sec'y.
"Starting young rose stock. IflS
"The cuttingbed 168 large and open well, retaining very
LewU and Clark exposition(Illus.) 164
little of the hooded form of G. Quar-
tinianus.
The carnation" Carnation diseases 164 FRANCE.
,
W. Van Fleet. HORTICULTURAL SOOETT OF

The vegeuble garden" Seasonable suggestions166
Dr. Van Fleet's new gladiolus 168 The National Horticultural Societyof
Dividing cypripediums 166
Rose Society 168 France will hold a. grand international
American DIVIDIlKi CYPRIPEDIUBIS.
Dutch Bulb Growers' Society 168
Bd. Oardxnino:" expositionof the products of horticul-
ture
The gardeners*club 160
and the related arts and industries
"Western New York Horticultural Society....169 What is the best time to divide cypri-
Hassttchuaetts Horticultural Society 160 May 20-28, 1905. All foreign horti-
culturists
pediums and how should they be
"
treated
"John Seden (portrait) 169 are invited to take jîrt. The
"New Jersey Plorioultural Society 160 after they are done blooming?
"Tennessee Horticultural Society 160 prospectus of the exposition,as also
G. M.
American Breeders* Association. 170 that of the horticultural congress, which
Plant improvement by hybridization ,
170 ....
As soon
as cypripediums have done will be held at the same time, will be
Societyof American Florists 171
directors (portraits) 171
blooming is a sood time to divide sent free on applicationaddressed to
"The new
them, if it is advisable that they should
.
French National Chrysanthemum Society 179 the headquartersof the society. No. 84,
European horticulture 173 be divided. But in my experience I Bue do Grenelle,Paris.
have thought that larger clumps of
AsE all the seasonable seeds started t cypripediums are more profitable to
grow as flowers than a largerquan-
cut tity DUTCH BULB GROWERS' SOCUBTT.
Sweet Peas bloom earlier in violet of smaller plants. If it is a num-
ber
houses than in carnation The seventh annual quinquennialbulb
warmer of plantsthat is required, they may
houses. show 9f the Boyal Dutch Bulb Growers'
be divided at any time now and potted
in live sphagnum moss and that class Society will be held at HaarlenitHol- land,
Cold weather in the south of France March 17-21. This
of peat which is composed of the roots exhibitles,
has caused considerable loss to flower the jurorsof whieh are ehosen from the
of osmunda. The pots should be wdl
growers* most renowned horticulturists of Eng-
land,
drained with crocks and charcoal, filling
At this late date, nearly 109 years the pots to within a third of the rim. France, Germany and HdUanl,
after the poet's death, few will- recall A night temperature of from (K)* to 65* promises to be of keen interest,especially
to bulb and affords a
that the father of Bobert Bums, Scot-
land's will suit them in this condition all right, growers,
illustrious bard, was a nursery- and they should be well watered. good opportunity to note the progress
mitn. made by the Dutch growers in this
E. L.
important branch of hortioidture. For
The large number of subscriptions to
further particularsapply to Secretary
the Yilmorin monument from the United AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETT.
Johs. De Breuk, Jansstraat 55, Ebwr-
is
Stfites ample evidence that the did
splen- We in receiptof advance
are sheets lem, Holland.
work of the Yilmorin family is well of the list of premiums to be oifered
appreciated in this country. at the annual exhibition of the Ameri-can
Bose Society,to be held in connection
SOCIETT OF AHERICAll FLORISTS.
A Botanist is wanted for the
with the spring exhibition of tiie President J. C.
National Museum, Washington, D. C, Yaughan has
Massachusetts Horticultural Society at
and an examination will be held May 8 appointed the followinggentlemen state
under the auspicesof the United States
Boston,Mass.,March 83 to 26 inclusive. in addition
vice-presidents to the list
Liberal provision is made for all pos-
sible
Civil Service Commission. The position previouslypublished:
exhibitors, and many valuable spe-
cial District of Colombia, Geo. H. Cooke,
carries a salary of $75 per month and
prizes are offered. The Lord ft
the examination will be in four sub-
jects. Washington.
Bumham trophy, valued at $250 and Kentucky, Fred Louis Schulz,Louis-
ville.
presentedby the Lord ft Bumham pany,
Com-
will be awarded in conjunction
DR. VAN FLEBt'S IfBW GLADIOLUS. Pennsylvania,W., Fred Burki, Belle-
with the first cash prizefor fiftyAmer- ican
vue. Wm. J. Stbwabt, Sec'y.
Ed. OARDSKiNa:" Beauty roses and will become the
With reference to the item concern-
ing property of the competitor winning it,
my new hybrid Gladiolus Quartini- consecutivelv or otherwise,twice thereafter. "AS matters stand now the man with
anus in the London Gardening World Exhibits sent from a distance the snow sho^ has vet the man with
of January 7, 1905, I would say that should be addressed to J. E. L. M. Far- the hoe put into the Ictsnre dass."
tgos. " * " GARDENING. 169
The Qardenen' Club. Patten were centers of attraction. A IfOTES OF IfEWPORT.

vase of 50 Juuge Hinsdale shown by The first meeting for the month of
". N. Peirce " Sons shared the popn-
theNewport Horticultural Societytook
WatbaUbe pleAird at all Uomi to reoeWebctof larity.
AOtaiof gvaerai intereit on prftcti""lcnltaral Of the place Wednesday, February 1. Presi-
dent
BHicterifiroin.gAfdeoen
for tiM in this d^pact- seedlingsthe
most prominent,
James J. Sullivan was in the chair.
neiit Votes of lh" moyements of gardoncgrs, were the
shown No. 113
by Peter Professor Barlow, of the Bhode Island
obaagas of address eto..areakodoslrabl0. Fisher, a very deep dark red; a seed-
ling
College of Agriculture,for two hours
by E. N Peirce ft Sons; seedling held the closest attention of all with
WBSTBRlf HBW YORK HORT. SOCIETY. Hden Goddard, by 8. J. Goddard, and his illustrated address on ''Economic
a seedlingfrom the F. B. Pierson Com- pany.
yiri'lETH AN2fUAL MEETINa. Insects." Following the lecture a
Of the violets WiUiam Sim was
The Western New York Hortieultural lengthy discussion of the elm-beetle
the principalexhibitor, his vase of
Sodety celebrated its 4^tieth anniversary and San Jos6 scale,developed. Interest
, Princess of Wales being especially now centers in the schedule
January 25 and 26 at Bochester. of prizes
noteworthy. The Waban Bose servatory's
Con- which
In spite of the most the executive committee will
. nnpropitious exhibit of Wellesley was
weather of the season several hundred present for the approval of the members
members in attendance. very eifectively placed and was stantly
con- at the next meeting.
were Many surrounded
in the fruit growing
by the admiring The twenty-fifthanniversary of the
prominent men
the meeting, bringing public
H. P. S.
world attended wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Bobert
with them Hunnick observed last Monday
congratulationsfrom numerous was
kindred societies and from sevetal HEW JERSEY FLORICULTURE SOCIETY. evening in the hall of the Builders'
agriculturaJi institutions. and Merchants^ Exchange. The decorations
The tenth annual installation dinner
The programme was largely spective
retro- of the New Jersey Floricultural Society of
were by Ziegler,and consisted
and historical, yet many prac- palms, evergreens, and Christmas
tical was held February 3. The evening bells. Mr. and
questions were discussed. ticularly
Par- Mrs. Hunnick received
worthy of note was an address many handsome presents, including one
by Professor L. H. Bailey on the history from Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Yanderbilt,
of the society, in which the organ- to whom Mr. Hunnick has been head
isation,
iu^hievements,and the present gardener for many years. Among the
and futilre work of the societywere set many guests from out of town was
forth. Dr. Jordon of the Geneva ment
experi- Thomas Grey, of Thomas J. Grey Coiii-
station also gave a most iDstruc- pany, of Boston.
tive address on ''Horticultural ence.
Sci-
'V Among the practicalquestions
dlseusied,spraying for San Jose scale IfOTES OF CHICAGO.
received the most attention. The specialpark
commission, of the
ThK exhibition of fruits was one of
city council has recommended in its
the best the societyhas ever made. The annual report,eighty-fournew parks,
display of apples was particularly fine, with a total acreage of 37,061. Accord-
ing
at least 300 sorts being shown. A to the report,the average of popu-
spllndid line of spraying machinery iHtion to every acre of park ground is
ink exhibited,the power spraying out- CI 7, instead of 100 it
persons, as
litireceiving much attention. Fruit should be, although there has been a
pickages,picking devices,ladders and great improvement since 1900,when the
ouer orchard implements were much in specialpark commission was formed.
evidence. The botany students at the University
The following officers were elected: of Chicago, conducted
'
by Prof. H. C.
President, William C. Barry, Bochester; Cowles of the botany department, will
vice-presidents, S. D. Willard,Geneva; make a trip through Europe, including
J. S. Woodward, Lockport; Albert Scotland and Ireland, this spring, in
Wood, Carlton Station;Grant G. Hitch- search of rare plants.
ings, Syracuse; secretary-tredsurer,
John Hall, Bochester.
U. P. H. John Seden. MMMOUTH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETT.
(The retired Eoglish hybridizer."See page 173 ) The ninthannual ball of the Mon*
HASSACHOSETTS HORT. SOCIETY. mouth County Horticultural Society
The of the yehr was
llrst exhibition was held February 10 at Bed Men's
held
opened with the presentationof twelve hall.Oceanic, N. J. It of the
Saturday, February 11. This
on sHver cups by William Bunkle, on his
was one
ex^bition f^x exceeded those of pre- most successful the society ever had.
vious own and other donors' behalf,won in
Over a hundred couples were- in the
years given at the same season, the competitive shows of last season.
both in point of number of exhibits and A novelty in this direction was
grand march. The haU was beautifully
an array
in Quality of the specimens shown. The decorated and the music, by Wyman's
of full size photographs of the floral
eûbition is popularly known as the orchestra was splendid. The stage was
prize winners which covered the walls
"tarnation show'' but in addition there of the banquet hall. It was also the
tastefullydecorated with cut-flowers
wire roses, violets,lily of the valley, initial and decorative plants by Mr. Turner.
night in this year's competition
s#'eetpeasy cyclamen. Begonia Qloire for more silver cups and the floral display
Corsage bouquets of white roses and
dl tK"tTaine and primulas. The Boston lilyof the valley were furnished for
was large. Peter Duff had the the ladies,and carnations for the gen-
do^perativeilower Growers' tion
Associa- center of the long table with a vase of tlemen.
and in6 Boston Co-operative hybrid amaryllS and An elaborate dinner was served
another of
at twelve o'clock. The entertainment
Flower Market joinedwith the society Euphorbia jacquinisflora.There were
in making the oihibition a success committee deserves great credit,as the
by carnations from Wm. Bennett,
offerhig a number of additional prizes. Wm. success of the ball depended mostly on
Beid, D. Kindsgrab, and
them.
The exhibition was held in the main There was a short business meet-
ing
Guttman " Weber's Victory,sweet peas
cilubition hall and the general elTect before the ball,and William Bitchie
as from Charles Ashmead and the Hale
ttle entered was exceptionallybrilliant. Floral Company; potted cyclamens from and Frank Jenkins were elected active
Two of the novelties which attracted members. K.
George von Qualen; orchids from
gêralattention were the dendrobiums Edwin Thomas and Arthur .Bodwell,
tShibited by Dr. C. G. Weld, of Brook- and cut orchid blooms from Lager " TENNESSEE HQRT. SOCIETT.
l"M,and the Laehenalia Nelsoni from Hurrell. The offering of a special
the Harvard Botanical Gardens. Among orchid prize will doubtless make them Tho Tennessee Horticultural Society
tie chief carnation exhibitors were M. a feature of each month's exhibition. was organized January 2, the follow-
ing
A* Fatten, of Lowell, E. N. Peirce " Addresses were made by W. J. officers being elected: President,
Sons,of Waverly, S. J. Benter,of Wes- terly, Stewart, J. A. Shaw and S. S. Butter- Charles B. Heffer, professor of horti-
culture.
B. Ly Peter Fisher of Ellis,and field,Mrs. Berry of Kelsey Company, University of Tennessee; seere*
H. A. Stevens of Durham. A large vase Neil Campbell, of Yaughan's Seed tary-treasurer. Prof. George W. Mjvti%
'
of Enchantress ahown by Peter Fisher, Store, C. H. Totty, Harry O. May, state entomologist;vice-presidents^ for
and a vase of Mikado shown by M. A. Wm. Duckham and others. J. B. D. East Tennessee, J. A. Wallis,of ^rlag
170 GARDENING. Feb. rs;
City; Middle Tenneasee, B. A" Wilkes, amount of leaves. The Gandy, which, reading of the paper by saying that Mr.
of GuUeoka; West Tennessee, W. H. on the other hand, tends to make too Burbank was an artist in plant breeding
Bochelle,of Medon. A number of fruit much foliage, being
is selected for an in thathe could select out of a~ vast
growers from various parts of the state increased number of crowns. William number of seedlingsthose which were
attended the meeting. Congressman Belt, a variety susceptibleto the rust, likelyto prove of value and thus avoid
N. W. Hale, from Knoxville, being has been improved by continually the necessity of testing any but the "
among them. selectingplants most resistant to the worthy few. No man in the world has
disease. Bust could be controlled by done as much in practicalplantbreed- ing
BREEDERS' spraying,but for the average planter,it or had a greater insight of the.
AMBRICAIf AS.SOCIATI0If .
best to procure a resistant strain of
was philosophy of the subject. The author
SBCOin) AlVMUAL MEETING. this variety. defined heredity to be "the of all
sum
The second annual meeting of the "Plant Improvement by Hybridiza- tion," the environments of all the past." The
American feeders' Association was by H. H. Groflf,Simcoe, Ont., treatment of the subject was sophical
philo-
held in Morrow hall of the agricultural was read by Professor Bankin. The and intenselyinteresting.
building of the University of Illinois, writer believed in making crosses Dr. H. J. Webber gave the association
at Urbana, 111., February 1, 2 and 3. between every available type of plant the "Explanation' of Mendel's Law."
In the absence of Hon. James Wilson, in order to secure all the benefits of The number of questionsasked by practical
secretary of agriculture,president of existing material. The use of every animal breeders evidenced the
the association,vice-presidentL. H. wild species was recommended as each great interest of the American fanner
of Bloomington HI., occupied will prove useful in some feature valued in the science relatingto his business.
Kerrick^
the chair. Addresses of welcome were by us. New domestic types are thus Professor W. J. Spillman gave an
made by Dean Eugene, Davenport, la., created which, as sires, will prove of instance of a lot of apple seedlings '
on the part of the College of Agricul- ture value in revitalizing crosses with ing
exist- which tended to show that the apple
and by Hon. A. P. Qrout, representing varieties. obeyed Mendel's law. In a lot of
the Illinois Live Stock Breeders ' "Our Breeding Interests," was the 1,000 seedlingsseventy-five per cent produced
Association. The response was made by subjectof an excellent address by Prof. sweet apples,showing that of the /
Dr. H. J. Webber, of the United States Hays who stated the favorable attitude contrasted characters,sweet and aour,
department of agriculture.Dr. Webber of the department of agricultureand sweet was the dominant character. If
advocated the registration of plants by told of the cooperative work being this be true the possibility of obtaining
the national associations interested, and done in plant and animal breeding. fixed varieties from seed and the prol^
that these records be published so that "Breeding Disease Besistant Plants," able result of crosses to improve certain
the plant breeder may have a similar was the topic of W. A. Orton, assistant varieties can be largelypredicted.
record to the pedigree books of the animal pathologistof the department of agriculture. Professor Emerson, of Lincoln, Neb.,
breeders' associations. Lantern slides were used to gave the results of breeding beans.
'
The first paper was read by Prof. W. illustrate the work done with Sea Considering stringinesshe found that
M. Hays, assistant secretary of agriculture, Island and Upland cotton and with the longitudinal and the transverse
on the subject,"The Breeding of watermelons. The foreuoon of the sec-ond stringsof the pods ao not constitute a
a Hardy Alfalfa." The first paper of day was given to the consideration pair of contrastive characters, and that
the afternoon session called forth considerable of animal breeding. seedlingsof crosses between string and
discussion. It was by Dr. C. W. Ward, of Queens, N. Y., gave stringless beans often have one out
with-
George T. Moore on ''Breeding Nitro- gen a most excellent address on ' * Carnation the other. The bush and vine characters
Fixing Clover Bacteria." The Breeding" which he illustrated by follow Mendel's law.
paper on "Breeding Grapes," by F. means of colored lantern slides. The The afternoon session was devoted to
Y. Munson, Denison, Texas, was read speaker exhibited what was considered the discussion of "Com Breeding," by
by Mr. Bowe. The author detailed the as the originaltype of the carnation Dr. C. G. Hopkins, of Urbana, and C. P.
method followed in securing an early and traced its evolution until the Hartley,of Washington, D. C. The session
red market grape. Lindley x Delaware presentday. The various color sections closed with an exhibition of moving
the variety Brilliant;Moyer x into which commercial men divide car-nations picturesshowing the processes in
give
rilliant resulted in the new grape, were shown, ^s well as some breeding wheat at the Minnesota experiment
Headlight, regarded as a notable freaks in h^Dridization. The speêr station. A reception was dered
ten-
advance in grapes of this class. gave statistics showing the magnitude the visitors Thursday evening by
"Improvement of the Strawberry by of the carnation industry. Dean and Mrs. Davenport, at their
Selection," was the subject of .F. E. "Heredity" was the subject of a home.
Beatty, of Three Rivers, Mich. The paper by Luther Burbank, of Santa The old officers of the association
Clyde is being selected to increase the Bosa, Cad. Professor Hays prefaced the wore re-elected with the exception of
Dr. H. J. Webber, who declined the
nomination. C. W. Ward waa chosen
chairman of plant section to succeed
him.
Among those present were the fol- [
lowing: Dr. George T. Moore, Dr. H.
J. Webber, Professor W. J. Spillman
and C. P. HartleyJ Professor W. M. '
Hays, Minneapolis, Minn.; Professor [

Oscar Erf, Manhattan, Kan.; Professor
E. P. Sandsten, Madison, Wis.; '
Dr. '
'
C. E. Saunders, Ottawa, Canada; Chas.

D. Woods, Orono, Me.; A. J. Glover,
Fort Atkinson, Wis.; Frank Hastings,
Stamford, Texas; C. W. Ward, Queens,
N. Y.; W. W. Tracy, Detroit,Mich.;
Professor B.
A. Emerson, Lincoln,Neb;;
Professor F. B. Mumford, Columbia,
Mo.; Professor J. H. Skinner, Lafay-
ette,
Ind.,Leonard H.Vaughan, Chicago. *
PLANT IMPROVEHENT bt hybridiza-

TION.
Abstract of a paper by H. H. Groff,of
Simcoe, Ont., presented at the second
meeting of the American Breeders' sociation.
As-
Champaign, 111.,February 1-3,
1905.
At the last meeting of your tion,
associa-
held at St. Louis in December,
1903, I presented a brief address on
HERBACEOUS PHLOX AND WATERING MACHINE AT DREER'S NURSERIES. the general advantages to be gained
'
by "
breeding from * '

tame ' '
versus of new forms and types promises forward old Scotchman. He is stillliv-
*'wild" species. multiplyindefinitely,
to section ing in New
in the sub- London, although he has
In
which
presentingthese
were the
personal observation
result
advanced
of
and
experience in such system of plant
breeding,I took it for granted that
the primary point, as to the actual
possibility
by hybridization,
admitted,in fact,some
had been
two
views,
years of
practical
generally
years ago
opment
and
would
of my
SO'
having
to
not
to return
of creatine domestic species indefinitely

"
our
system
ciiosen
that specialization
chosen
be wise
may
for elaboration;so
becomes
the
restricted
best
îfit
be
lines
were
outlined
ent
appar-
perception, it
possible
to the center, and radiate
in aimless experiment.
"
as lows:
fol-
been
Elliott
after
was
Waban
the
blind for the past four or five
imperative, years. At the age of twenty-one Mr.
went to Boston,Mass.,and took
charge of a privateplace for one year,
which, for about four years^'he
with Alexander' Montgomery of the
Bose
The practicaland genersJapplication Mass.,spending a part of that time in
Conservatories,Natick,
gnêenhousesbut a larger part in

I recorded my contention on this point In order to secure the benefits of handling the product of this place in
through the New York horticultural existing materials,make crosses be- Boston,New York and Philadelphia.In
press.
It was therefore with some surprise
that I saw the recent references made
by Prof, de Vries of Holland, in his
address at St. Louis last September,
reported as a "discovery." If there
is such a discoveryin connection with
this important result of scientific plant
breeding,and if my originalpublic reference
to the fact antedates that of
Prof, de YrieSy I desire to claim the
honor for America.
The Darwinian theory as to the natural
creation of species, is none the less
true, but that such theory was intended
to be accepted as an insuperablebar- rier
to the results of scientific effort,
could never have been thought of. It
stated what we know to be perfectly
true in nature " ^that the creation of
wild speciesrequiresages of time but
"
i|s I have recentlyexpressed it,''the

unfettered mind of man has brid^d
the Afi[^ c^cl in hastening evolution
by h^rldization, has rushed into the
eons of the future, and laid their treas- ures
at our feet.''
It would not be i"088ible in a paper
features of this importantaspect,resulting B. V. HaUock. Wm. H. Blliott.
in my experiencefrom my recogni-tion TWO RECENTLY APPOINTED DIRECTORS OP THE SOCIETY OP AMERICAN PLX)RI8T8.
of domestic species among my
advanced creations,during years of
constant and critical observation in the tween every available type, regfurd- 1883 he took charge of the J. A.
field,from several hundred thousand less of apparent objectionablecharac- teristics. Houston greenhouses at Grove Hall,
new seedlings of the g^ladiolus, as such meeting with such success that hd soon
detail is capable of limitless elaboration Select sires from these and use on left to start in business for himself,
as to its actual and possibleapplication every wild speciesobtainable,on special which he did in May, 1884,buying the
in scientific and economic plant breed-
ing. and general lines crossing and "
Strong greenhouses at Brighton, Mass.
re-crossinguntil desirable types are Since that time he has devoted his
You will appreciate my statement produced. attention to the growing of asparagus
when I say* that, although endowed with Then bring the selected offspringof plumosus and roses. In 1901 he botight
a fertile imagination and optimistic all wild speciestogether in intercross-
ing a 200-acre farm at Madbury, N. H., and
temperament, with the added advantage on speciallines,as each wild spe-
cies built the largest greenhouse in this
of a life of business training to perfect will iprove more
useful than another country for the growing of American
mental balanceÎ confess to a in some individual
feature valued by Beauty roses. This and the Brighton
my
feelingof helplessnessat the immensity us, for, as already indicated by me, he carries on at the present time,
of the visible field, for practical, specialization becomes imperative. Slace
oing a very extensive business,as
valuable and useful results, arising The result of the foregoing will be extensive perhaps as that of any concern
from my limited applicationof the sys- the creation of new domestic specific for the Boston market.
tem growing
of plant breeding advocated by me. types, valuable as sires for use in Mr. Elliott has been president of the
I med the word ''limited" advisedly, revitalizingcrosses on existing eties
vari- Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Bos- ton
for the reason that my use "A parents of merit, and the production of and he has occupied a number of
bred from various wild species, has new forms and types of unexpected other positions of honor and responsibil-
ity
been with^the object of meeting existing qualityand value. in the trade.
comnpLerîal and popular demands, E. V. HALLOCK.
and consequentlyI have only attempted E. Y. Hallock was bom in Dutchess
SOOETT OF AMERICAN FLORISTS.
a few of the many lines of possible use county. New York, fifty-four years ago.
THE NEW DIBBCTOBS.
at my disposal. You will therefore The first nineteen years of his life was
understand me when I claim the limitless In the
selection of W. H. Elliott of spent with his parents and he was cated
edu-
possibilities opened up by the few Brighton, Mass., and K Y. Hallock of in Brooklyn and New York. In
lines so selected,as compared with an Queens, N. Y., as directors of the Soci- ety 1869 he went to California and was
attempt to compass the immensity of of American Florists,President connected with the Southern Pacific
the whole of the visible field. Yaughan has hit upon two excellent railroad for three years. Beturning
Here again the visible field is found men for the directorate. Both are thoroughly east, he was associated with his father,
to be but a border of the limitless ipractical and they have Y. H. Hallock, and succeeded to the
reaches of eternal possibilities, and can advanced ideas which should prove very business of 0. L. Allen,who had bought
you wonder that if the human mind helpful to their co-workers. W. H. a farm at Queens some years previous.
pallsat the prospect opened up by a Elliott was born in Lancaster,Wis., in For many of the pleasant recollections
fraction of its revelations, how may we 1858. He went to New London, Conn., and associations of his early life he is
hope to grapple comprehensively with in 1866 and at the age of thirteen indebted td his love of horticulture
its immensity, were even a portion of entered the employ of John Spaulding, and agricultureand to his father,who
the remainder effectivelyavailed oft continuing with him seven years. Mr. was a cultivator of rare abilityand
Then, further experimentsin a fraction Elliott has never ceased to be thankful often entertained the most prominent
of a seetion of the visible field, have that he spent those seven years under horticulturists. In the fifties they grew
proved to me that even here the devel- an instructor so worthy as this straight- the Antwerp raspberry, the Lawton
172 GARDENING. Feb. IS,
blackberry and the Isabdlla grape forbound sârateiy into a little volume of flowers for market srs more suoesssCnl la
lA 1864 thefor reference. meeting the demand tOr their products thsa
the New Tork market. the- growers
sre of fruits and Tegetables.
originalbulb farm at Queens. K. T.,.was The system adopted is to give the While in several Instances the Imports of
aeqmred. For five yean tiiie farm, name of the variety under the surname fruits and vegetables oontinue to tncrssse
year by year, the ImporU of flowers
which i" still in the possession of the first, as in the American catalogue,then steadilydecrease, slthough there Is no diminution
HaUocks, was used for market ing.
garden- the raiser and date of distribution, tion
sec- In their use. These facta suggest that
It was sold to C. L. Alien ui 1869 and color. When completed this the flower growers are not only showing
greater activity, but are quick to take noU
and again came into the poMession of catalogue,together with the English of what flowers are likely to be in ths great-
American societies' lists, est
the HaUocks in 1875. In 1867 or 1868 and will be demand in the recurring seasons. 11m
they grew the Early Bose potato when of considerable value to the chrysanthemum value of the flower Imports for the past
was "242,464, against "248,689 In IMS,
it was firstsold in the New TOrk mar- growing fraternityall over the "267,281 bi 1902.
ket for edible purposes, havingbonght world. British Swbbt Pba Socibtt." It '^mm been
some twenty barrels from B. X. Bliss The societyhas also undertaken the srranged to hold the 1906 exhibition In eon-
of a color chart which is lunctlon with the Royal Horticultural Society
ft Sons at $40 per barrel From 1875 to
1892 Mr. Hallock labored rery per-
Sublication
sistently 1 a forward state of preparationand
at Vincent square
Upwards of "90 is offered lU money
on Tuesday, July 4.
prises.
building up the trade and will be completed with the names of end Sutton A Sons are presenting a silver
stock of bulbs and plants sold to John colors in French, German, English, the challenge cup, value 16 guineas. In class 1.
society giving the winner a gold medal
Lewis Childs in the latter year. This Spanish and Italian. This promises to as a permanent memento. The schedule will
was the most complete and Valuable be on a scale never before attempted, be in the hands of all members by January
14. The "Sweet Pea Annual" will be published
stock of bulbs ever brought together. each color, being represented in four one week later, and will be sent fres
When the Hallocks first took hold of .different shades. P. to members. Full psrticulars on any matter
the busineis there was no complete connected' with the society will be âiUy
stock ("P gladiolus in this country, furnished by Horace J. WHs^t, 88 l"anlt
LirBRATUKE OP OUTDOORS.
Road, Wapdsworth, London.
Qeorge Bueh having the best collection
How BxeomA Gloibs dS ScXAUX-Âmongthe many
at that time. They soon bought Such country life is attracting a wlnter-flowerlnjc begonias the variety under note
number of Americans
out and in addition imported "]uitegreater every should take a prominent pl%B". Apart from its
is shown in no clearer way than by beautifullycolored leaves, the malestic appear-
largely of v^îrj variety of gladiolus year increase in of well-grown plants of this oegonia serves
ance
then grown* When the collection was the periodicalsdevoted to to set off the tiove or structure in whioh it is
its various phases. As to books on to a marked degree, while the flowers are
sold it contained some 1,500 varieties* irrown
topics of this kind, each season brings no hardly surpassed for beauty by any other winter-
The Hallock collection of lilies was also werlnfr subjectgrown. Neither can it be called
them in greater numbers, until It seems
known as the moet complete in exist-
ence. difBcult to grow, fur with ordinarycare and potted
as if the whole population must be interested
in a suitable oompost this varietywill make fine
The entire stock of what is known
in the country to the extent specimens and bloom right through the dull
as Gladioliis Childsii,something over months of the year.
of buying books and periodicals on the
50,000bulbs,also the bulblets and seed, (JRUOUATAN PoTATo.-"At the last msotlng
was purchased by cable upon the truthful subject. The easterner is told by one of the Academy of Science puticulars were
writer how to build a log cabin,and by given of a new variety of potato that grows
representationof the originatorof best in damp soil. It has been developed by
another how to run a duck farm
this strainiMax Leichtlin,of Baden on a selection by H. Labergerie, of Verrlerss,
Baden. Bven to-day Mr. Hallock considers pond. Mountain cottages, lake cottages, Vlenne, from a wild Uruguayan Tsrtotj. It
forest cottages,are described in yielda seventeen per cent of fecula or starch.
Childsii the best of all breaks When grown in dry soil the return does not
ever made in the gladiolus. Many of a that makes
manner the reader long to exceed 10,000 kilograma (22.047 pounda) per
the varieties
best w^'^ m.o%t valuable abandon the steam-heated flat for a hectare (2.471 acres), while in damp soil It
raised breezy country home with chinks ylelde 90,000 kilograma (198,414pounds).
now used and cataloguedwere by A Damp-proof PoTATO.-"Mr. Labergerte,
between the logs and holesin the roof.
the Hallooip9|
but, strange to say, few
^Portland Oregonian.
a well-known
Department
asricultural authority In fho
of vlenne^ in Central
of these forts were considered good "
France^
asserts that he has been abls to produce a
enou^ to put on the market as high new variety of potato,which is damp-proof.
priced novelties,although they were BUROPBAll HORTICULTURB. By using a wild Uruguavmn variety as ens
of the parents, he has raised a potato which
superiorto most of the French varie-
ties
(FBOM BBinSH HORTICULTUBAL PAPBBS.)
of that date.. and
Aujfusta roon
Octo-
BcKFORD's New Swbbt Psas." Only three
were never considered of great n"w swact peas are to be distributed by
value, bu| to-day they classed
are U. Beôrd this season, and thougli many
lorers of these fragrant annuals will be some*
among th^ best. White
Snow wa^
what disappointed that Henry Bckford and
bought near Boston, grown nine years, Queen Alexandra, not to mention other seed-
lings,
and over 50,000 bulbs were sold the first are not yet obuinable, they will agree
that the newoomera are exceilenL The three
year it was put on the market. Mr.
are Romolo Piassarl, a brilliant blue, and an
Hallock !|ays that the American ties
varie- improYement long waited for in this section :
raise4 at Queens appear to have whether Black Michael will eupersede Black
had great (taking qualities, and he con-
siders Knight remains to be seen, but there should
be room for both; the third variety la David
U. 8. Grant the best varietyever R. Williamson, named after the well-known
raisedf Lilium Opal, which Mr. Hal-
lock hortioultttral cleric of Kirkmaiden, and it is
considers the best variety of L. another beautifttl blue sweet pea. We are
pleased to note that Mr. Bckford Is in his
speciosum,was raised at Queens from new list promoting strongly the aims of the
one bulb, and when sold to Childs there National Sweet Pea Society, as he writes:
several thousands of bulbs in the "In .the followingpages a good many sweet
were
eas are marked ^discarded.' I still grow
different sizes. Mr. Hallock has a very and can supply seed of these, but it is my
keen knowledge of ornamental plants intention to erentually exclude them from
the list,as other and better Tariettes in sim-
ilar
in general, but his fund of information
colors have taken their place." By this
regarding bulbous plants is unusually of exclusion, the veteran raiser is
process
large and varied, and it is frequently doing almost as good service to sweet pea
the lovers as by the raising of new varieties.
drawn upon by experts all over Sowing Gatti.bta and OrpniPsbiUM
world. 8"BDS." Do not attempt to open the capsules,
but wait until these split naturally. To
prevent the seeds being wasted, tie a piece
HATIOIf AL CHRTSANTHfiniUH SOOBTY. of silk or paper around each pod before they
split The sooner the seeds are sown after
The French National Chrysanthemum ripening the better, and the usual seedbed "EW MMDY *H8UAL
is the compost in which other specimen
Society,following the example of the
orchids are growing. The compost should
English and American
has decided upon
sister societies, be moist at the time
issuing to Its mem- moist by gently dewing it over
of sowing,
with
and
a
kept
fine
Nicotians Sanderae
spray; watering in the ordinary way would
lêrsa catalogueof all the varieties of
swill the seed away. The seeds, of course, VlflTH
chrysanthemums known to be in tivation
cul- do not need covering; simply shake them
in France. It will be issued in out of the ppds upon the compost, keep URGE BRIGHT CARMIWE FLOWER!
moist, and, if good, they will probably germinate
parts contained in the societv's journal, in a couple of months. But it is not
Le Chrysantheme, and the first ment,
install- unusual for the seeds to lie for a year
QoM 1908.
Modal,L"n4oii. Pkt,2S otiili.
or
which comprises only the letter more before germinating. At first the young
plants are hardly visible to the naked eye, AOB1T8 rOB TBS UMITBD STATSe
A, appeared in the December number of
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the wnole is completed,when IMPORTBD PLOWSRS.~It would appear
can^ detach the parts and have them from the ofBdal records that the eultivalors Qieenh*s and Nuxteries,Western SpringSilU.
igos. ' " " GARDENING. 173
; In w"i ion, wh"r" its yitfd eookiiig test for potatoes, taking his OssiNiNo,N, Y." William J. Johnson,
te atNmt six tlmM that of the ordliiMT
samples from Tarioiis districts. gardener at the Sing Sing prison green-
houses,
JoBV Sbdbh." It Is annouDoed that John Seden, died January 20, of paralysis.
tha well known hybridizer of James Veitoh A BxNTON Harbor, Mich." James H. He was a brother of Warden Johnson of
80a, London, Ens., baa retired from the firm on a
the
wellaamad Mr. Seden has been Whitney, president of the Muskegon prison.
pension. nected
con-
with Veltch A Bon since 1861, and his County Horticultural Society, is dead. Heubna, Mont. ^The Montana " State
name la famUlar to plant (rrowers eTervwbere
thioa^ the manv hybrids he has prodooed,espe-cially Paw Paw, Mich. ^The Michigan " Horticultural Society has selected Mis-
soula
amonie orchids. His efforts were not con- Horticultural the meeting place next
flned to orchids by any means as he has raised
State Society will hold as year.
many good fmits and decorative plants. its midwinter session here^ February The followingofficers were elected at
Makiirb fob According to Roaen-
Ronu." 23 and 24. the annual meeting: President, 0. F.
ntltiing,tha bait mannra for roaaa la to give Dallman, Missoula; secretary and treas-
urer,
aomathlng Ilka 100 ponnda of wall-decayed Fort DoDOK, Ia. Â tract of 68 acres
"
Yerdie Spurgen.
atabla mannra to erary iQuare yard of loi], of land has been donated to this city
two ponnda of lima, Uto onncaa of baaic riag,
by Hon. O. M. Oleson, to be used for M0RRI8TOWN, N. J. "
^The fine countrv
and one-tenth ponnd of chloride of lime. The
roee loTca lime, and one can apply It In no park purposes. house of Kahn, Cedar Court,on
Otto
matter what form. Normandy Heights, one-half mile from
La Crobss, Wis. ^The citizens "of
HoBTicui.TnnB In Italy." An increased activity this city, was burned to the ground
in linespertaining to hortlcnlture all over ItalyIs Baraboo wish to establish a park at
plainly noticeable. There is no doubt that the Devil's Lake. A bill is now before the February 3. The grounds and horticultural
great international show recentlyheld in Turin features generally at this place
has done and will do much to encourage and legislatureto that effect. James
further the growing interest in matters tural.
horticul-
were very elaborate, Eraser being
Crookbton, Minn. The convention "
gardener.
GoMnATHie Ran Spidbb." Charcoal ashes dusted of the Biver
Bed Valley dairymen,
and powdered over and through the foliage of and horticulturists Madison, Wis. ^The meeting of the
"
plants Infested with red is recommended

poultrymen occurred
spider State Horticultural Society February
as Infallible remedy. The plants should
an be at this place,February 2 to 4.
well sprinkled before applying the ashes. 6 to 7 was attended by 200 horticul-
turists.
PiTTSFiXLD, Mass. ^The Oreylock "
President Loop, of Eureka,
park commission has taken by eminent and Secretary F. E. Granfield of Madi-
ODD nBMS. domain of land in Adams
1,361 acres iOn" read their annual reports. The
Elizabeth Diise^ the daughter and and New Ashford, for the Qreylock trial orchards established) by the soci-
ety,
only ehild of Mme. Eleanor Dnse, the reservation, which now has 5,460 acres. and also the fruit exhibit at the
Italian tragedian, has entered an lish
Eng- St. Louis fair were discussed.
Olxan, N. Y. Governor Hiffginshas
"
college devoted to the study of presented the park commission with

farming and horticulture. $1,000 for the purpose of beautifying
Miss Van Wart, of London, Eng., has HBR WAT.
the parks and publiegrounds in the
American Beauty roses sent over by (By All SorU' Ain Bobby Bams.)
center of the city.
every steamer, packed in ice, and her wr lightsone heart Ipu'da foM.
Fu* sweet upon its thorny tree,
pretty house in Mayfair is always full Waco, Texas. ^The Waco Floral
"
And my tense Dream Girl took my rose"

of them. Society held its monthly meetingin But ah, she left the bill wi' me.
The German empress has a passion the Business Men's Club rooms ruary
Feb- Wi* liffhteome heart I pu'd a rote
That set me down a p"g.
for flowers, but has only recentlyturned 1. It is planned to hold a flower
And sae was left tbe bill wl me
her attention to orchid growing. show in connection with the annual And sae was pa'd my 1"
A Scotch seedsman has instituted a carnival this spring. ^ icago/oufnml.
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BEGONIA OLOIRB DE LORRAINE AT J. MONTGOMERY SEARS', SOUTHBOROUGH, MASS.
HERfiDITT. get a broader view by which beautiful know that when simple cells become
harmonies appear where before discord joined together mutual protection is
The following paper by Luther Bur- and apparent contradictions seemed to secured, and that they then exhibit
bank, of Santa Rosa, Cal.,was presented
reign supreme. organized forces in new directions
at the second meeting of the American ]"ut at first sight one is almost para- which
lyzed were impossibleby any one of
Breeders' Association,Champaign, 111., in making any attempt to har- monize the individual cells not associated in a
February 1-3, 1905. the various views which have cell colony with its fellows. These
The word heredity has a familiar been held on cell colonies will, if environment is
the subject during the
sound to us now, though less than four-
teen
last half century, and it is heartrending favorable,increase in strength, while
years ago it could not have been
to know of the energieswasted on theories colonies less favorably situated may be
found in Webster's Unabridged Dic- tionary.
which had no foundation in fact, crippledor destroyed. We see this natural
It conveys a meaning which some of which nature herself would selection in all life every day all
no other single word can express, and around us.
have refuted at once if approached by But this is only one of the
refers to the laws by which living actual experiments with the life forces, many forces at work in the upward,
things repeat their characteristics in and though wrong deductions may be outward and onward movement of life.
their descendants. made from actual It is necessary for the continued
experiments,yet by ence
exist-
A knowledge of the laws of heredity, these alone can the facts be finally of any speciesthat it should have
or more accurately,the interaction of verified,and a clearer general knowledge not only perseverance, but pliability,
the hereditary forces and mental
environ- be obtained. for new conditions appear where severance
per-
conditions, without doubt gives Heredity may be said to be the sum on the old lines would mean
man more power in guiding and mold- ing of all the effects of all the environments extinction. The life forces in their
the creative forces of nature than of all past generations on the march meet obstacles around, under,
any other knowledge has yet, or can responsive ever moving life forces,or over or through which they must pass;
ever give, and as one looks back farther in other words, a record kept by the various individuals have met different
and still farther toward the beginning vital principleof the struggle onward obstacles, and nature, by crossingthese
of things and the laws,or more properly and upward for simplerforms,not vague individuals having a slightlydiffering
forces which have led up to the present in any respect, but indeliblyfixed by sum of environment or heredity,secures
order of nature (which perhaps repetition.What the vital principleis in their progeny greater pliabilityin
exceed all others in complexity), can we do not yet fully know, but we do the union. .
178 GARDENIiSfG. Mar. 1%
Nearly all late writers seem to over-

look which they have to meet. The life for expression that when the critical
or to ignore the vast impor-
even tance forces may be compared to a river constantly point had been reached the strong tendency
of natural crossing. The human pressingforward; environments which had long been whelmed
over-
intellect may well be amazed at the are the river banks which guide these by still stronger ones came to
numerous and surprisingvariety of the forces as the banks guide the river,but the surface,but never by chance. The
means emjôyed for this purpose, which a rock may make a rippleturning a latent tendencies were inherent,and by
alone should suggest its paramount part of the flow aside for a moment, yet crossing were doubled in strength or
importance in the evolution and per- petuity the river keeps right on its way, but if by more favorable conditions were
of all life. enough rocks are placed in one allowed to express themselves.
Crossing is the grand principalcause side of the stream, or if a new and Bud sports have also been, a source
of all the speciesand varieties of earth, better channel is found, the whole of almost endless discussion and have
sea and air. Crossing these differing river is turned. This may trate
illus-
never been in any manner satisfactorily
lines of heredity caused by the action the difference between fluctuating explainedby any theory until "he par- allelism
of past environments on the life forces variations and mutations o^ which we of grafting and hybridizing
produces a vast complication of vital have heard so much of late. Mutations
was pointed out, and a knowledge of
movements, habits,tendencies,or ories
mem- are only fluctuatingvariations carried dynamic and static forces in life
if you prefer, -some of which are beyond the critical point.Other similar obtained.
fixed by ages of repetition, while others illustrations of the actions of these
are of later acquisition, each of these, forces can be drawn from the motions Grafting or budding may be called a
like drops of various chemicals in a of ions,electrons, bio-mechanico-chemical combination.
atoms, or planets.
Second While crossingby seed is more of a
pool of water changing by so much the only in power to crossingfor
bio-chemical union, yet this last union
heredity of the subject, all being producing vajriationa are abrupt changes
blended into the whole as we see it in of environment such as superabundance is often more truly mechanical than
its present state. But past tendencies chemical as in the case of a mosaic
must fade somewhat the union which is not unusual when the
as new ones
cross is too abrupt. In fact every gra- dation
are added, and as each individual has
ancestors in untold numbers and as
from a purely mechanical union
each is boand to the others like the to one of perfect chemical blend is a
numerous threads in a fabric,individuals common every day occurrence with
within those who have carried out field experi-
ments
a speciesby thus having
similar lines of on a broad and comprehensive
very numerous heredity
scale.
are very much alike,yet no two are just
the same. Thus in the bundles of Under the views of heredityexpressed
individuals having similar heredities, above the twot schools " the Lamarkian,
which for convenience are eidled' which claims direct response of organization
species,we seldom find wide variations, to environment and inheritance
and for the reasons just given, but of useful acquired characters "
and the
cross two of these speciesand see what Darwinian which claims the working
the result will be; sharp variations and out of useful structures by the influence
mutations will appear, not in the first of selection on small fluctuatingvaria-tions
generation, as the two are bound are perfectly harmonized, also
together in a mutual compact which closing the gap between Darwin and
when unloosed by the next and succeeding Wallace; and now that harmony can be
generations will branch in every secured between the champions of these
direction as the myriad different lines three great masters we may well turn
of heredity combine and exhibit themselves to some more useful work. And right
in various new directions as if here the words of Augusts Compt6,
the bundles of hereditytendencies were though written aeventy-eightyears ago,
burst asunder by the impact and mutually apply so well to what I have said that
arranged themselves in new and they are here quoted and I fuDy and
often wholly unexpected forms. Many freely indorse them and am quite sure
static tendencies become dynamic under that Darwin, Wallace and Lamarck
the new form of government thus pro- Joseph Tailby. would all have done the
duced. same. He
writes: "If we conceive all poasible
A study of animals or plantsbelong-
ing organisms to be successively placed
to widely different speciesand even during a suitable time, in all imaginable
genera which have been under similar of food,sunshine,moisture and freedom mediums, the greater part of these
environments for a long time will from competition. Some of these are organisms would of necessity finally
always show a similarity in many found by plants and animals from time disappear and leave only those surviv- ing
respects in the various means to time in nature and always when which could satisfy the
they are general
compelled to adopt for defense in the under domestication. laws of this fundamental equilibrium.
preservationand reproduction of life. Still another force leading to varia- It is probable that, after a succession
Desert plants often have thorns, tiona is struggleand hardship,but these of analogous eliminations,the biolog- ical
acrid qualities and reduced foliage are rather negative,only bringing out harmony must have established
surface,while in moist climates thorns and making use of force acquired when itself little by little upon our planet,
are seldom seen, and foliage is more ancestral conditione were more able,
favor- where we still see it continuallymodi- fying
abundant and not so often acrid or and this brings up another matter itself in a similar manner.''
distasteful. Similar environments duce
pro- which has always been the chief stum-
bling I have here given only a passing
similar results on the life forces, block to a clearer knowledge of glance over of the most prominent
some
even with the most distantly related heredity,and one of the most difficult features of
the action of the forces of
plants or animals. This fact alone to understand and trace. Sometimes heredity which too often seem not to
should be proof enough, if proof were we may, for instance,plant a pure have been placed in the right
still needed, that tive
perspec-
acquired characters white bean, and reap a full harvest of to obtain a comprehensive view of
are transmitted,even though in oppo-sition black ones, or vice versa. These experi-
mental the subject,and in closingwould say
to numerous popular theories. facts seem to contradict all that the intricate and most
All characters which transmitted
perplexing
are laws of heredity;but not so, such cases laws of evolution and heredityare now
have once been acquired. The life only the more verify them. We have being traced out with great rapidity,
forces are constantlypressing forward generally only to trace the matter back especially since the advent of the more
to obtain any space which can be occu-
pied, to find that of the ancestors
some were general plan of direct study and exper-
iments
and if they find an of the color the
open avenue same as strange freak of the biologicalforces them-
selves,
always make use of it as fullyas heredity which appeared without apparent cause; and the generalizations drawn
can adapt itself to them. but still more complicated will it bo from very numerous useful and taking
pains-
Fluctuatingvariations and mutations when no such ancestral type can be special experiments on widely
in animals and plantsare all due to the found, and even in such a case careful different subjects,and a more general
combination and interaction of the study may, and
does reveal often
the knowledge that all motion, all life,all
various life forces or tendencies and fact that tendencies,like threads in a force,all so-called matter are following
the environmental aids or obstacles web of cloth had so long been pressing the same law of heredity found in
plantsand animals, a forward ment

move-
transparentspots of irre^nlar sise The Qreenhotue.
towards attractions through lines and shape. It
ôws to a heightof fonr
of least resistance. feet nnder favoringconditions. A second
cross of R. Elliottiana pollenon the FROFAGAIIIfG GHRTSAIfTHEMUMS.
hybrid has given some widely varied off-
spring,
some of them having reverted to It is now time to commence gating
propa-
the albo-macnlataformof flowers, others the chrysanthemum stock which
nving a color approaching the color of is intended for exhibition purposes. The
K. ElEottiana, bnt all givingevidence of first part of the work is to give the
weakened luxuriance. stock plants a place where they wfll
Mr. Tailby belongs to the old line of get plenty of lightand air and a night
Boston gardeners, and has at various temperature of 40** to 45*^ to assist them
times in his busy career brought out sen-
sational to throw up healthy,short-jointed cut-
ting.
restdts of his skill in hybridisa-
tion. For propagating,select a bench
He is best known, perhaps,as the which is partiallyshsSed so that the
introducer of the Grace Wilder carnation, sun cannot shine directlyon the tings
cut-
which held the lead so many years as the and where a- temperature of 50"
commercial light pink carnation. to 54" can be maintained,using a clean,
sharp sand. The cuttingsrequire frequent
ROSE MME. LEVAVASSEUR. waterings and sprayings to prevent
them wilting. This being attended
What a beautiful thing that new rose
Mme. Norbert Levavasseur
to,they will root readilyin sixteen to
(Baby Ram-bler)
twenty days. As soon as they are
is and what uses innumerable it
be put to despitethe fact that the
rooted,pot them up into 2% -inch pots,
can
never allowing the cuttings to remain
poor little thing has been so terribly
long enough in the sand so that the
handicapped by the two names given
it. The French is so cumbersome
roots become long and wiry, a condi-
tion
one
which will quickly weaken the
and so devoid of suggestion that
it is little wonder those interested young plant.
since its introduction in this conn- A very important point to bear in
for it mind to meet with success in growing
try sought a name more
suitable. That the latter have entirely exhibition cut chrysanthemums is never
succeeded will not be admitted by to allow the young plants to get weak-
ened
those most concerned. The name by any check in their growth. The
Baby Rambler would seem to indicate watchword is,keep pushing them at all
that at some future time it would grow times. When potting them use a live,
out of its babyhood and be a real fresh soil to make active growth, but
rambler. It wiU not, it is to be hoped, which does not contain manure, because
this will cause the wood to become soft
ever ramble, but remain the bright,
cheerful,chubby little beauty it is now. and sappy, followed by a long-jointed
That this rose will be in great spindly plant. This early propagating
demand for years to come refers principallyto the English and
goes without
saying,and the ease with which it can Australian varieties which requirethis
Ricbardia^Mrs. Tbeo. Roosevelt.
be propagated will not to any great long season of growth to bring them to
(Plant in pot) extent lessen the demand, at least not perfection, but not so with most of our
for some time. I think every one will American sorts, which are better for
want to have it,and when it can be not being props^tedfor a month or so
produced at reasonable cost every one yet. It is also important to figure a

BBGORIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE.
will get it. But let those who stand little on the date the chrysanthemum
The illustration
page 177 showson sponsor for it have another try at naming shows are likely to be held, because
a house of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine it, even
though they may ask, many of these imported monsters are
a8 grown in suspended baskets and **
What's name!"
in a Not a great inclined to be early,and at their best
pans by Alex. Ogg, gardener for J. deal,perhaps, but there is a great deal the latter part of October. While most
Montgomery Sears at Southborough, in that rose. David Mcintosh. of them keep well enough as regards
Mass. The plant lends itself most
gracefully
to this manner of growth
and, where a grower aims to make the
most of his available space, bench room
for other flowering and foliage stock
is not encroached upon. Mr. Ogg took
the cuttingsfrom which these plants
were grown, on May 1. The plants
were shifted into 8-inch pans August 1
and put on shelves around the rose
house in full sun facing the south.

They were given liquidstimulant daily
for three months and were then pended
sus-
from the sish bars in a perature

tem-
of 55*" at night and 65" during
the day. Out of three hundred plants,
over one hundred measured thirty to
thirty
-six inches through,the rest nieas-
aringfrom twenty-fourto thirtyinches.
RKXARMA MRS. THEO. ROOSEVELT.
This interesting hybrid between Rich-

ardia albomacoiata and R. Elliottiana
isattracting mnch attention at Mr. Tail-
by'snursenes at Wellesley, Mass., where
he had a large field in fnll flower daring
last summer. It is very prolific,ing
com-
tme trom seed and is nearlyhardy.
In color the spathe is midway between
the white and bright vellow of the par-
ents,
pak yôw, wHh a pnrpleblotch at
the base. The foliageis marked with FIELD OF TAILBY'S HYBRID RICHARDIA MRS. THBODORB ROOSEVELT.
"
i8o GARDENING. Mar. /,
if the show
freshness, is not held before and should not be overlooked in making There has been a great deal said
the middle of November some of them up your list. The following is a good from time to time in regard to the best
will have lost a great deal of their lus- ter list for the big vases: wood for cfittings. For Bride, Brides- maid
and the petalsdrawn close into the White: Alice Byron; Majestic; Mrs. and Golden Gate, short stemmed
stem^ which will tell against them Nathan Smith; Mrs. Jerome Jones; buds that usually come with three or
when put up against later blooming Mrs. Henry Bobinson; Mrs. H. W. four eyes, closely Jointed, will be
varieties with a fresher appearance. Buckbee; W. H. Chadwick; Timothy found to be the best The blind wood,
In selectingthe varieties for exhibi-
tion Eaton; Mile. Jeanne Nonin. Yellow: if clean and strong, hi almost as good.
it is beet to class them under two Yellow Eaton; G. J. Salter; Percy Both should be used for heel cuttings.
different heads. The first can be for Plumridge; Yellow Jones; Cheltoni; It is better to take them before the
those which are shown singly in small Col. D. Appleton; Alliance;Sunburst; foliage as the tip becomes ripened too
vases as collections, together with the Golden Chadwick. Pink: Wm. ham;
Duck- much. A little of the red tint in the
six's of one variety. To cover this Viviand-Morel;Mile. Marie Liger; foliage should still be showing. The
field we can take the following as a Mrs. Barclay; Dr. Enguehard. Bronze: heel will be found firm enough to root
good selection: Quo Vadis; Harrison Dick. Red: Violet readily and the tips will gradually
WHITB. PIKK. Lady Beaumont; Matchless;* Thos. ripen after the cuttings are in the
Ben Wells Wm. Duckham Humphreys; Miss B. Hunt. Other col-
ors: sand.
Timothy Baton Mrs. Barclay Mr. T. Carrington; Chas. Longley. In taking American Beauty cuttings
Mana P. A. Cobbold great care should be observed
C. W. JoimsoN. in secur-
ing
Guy Hamilton Leila Filkins
MUeham Mrs. H. A. Allen
the wood. The extremely long
Emily
Mrs. D. V. West Valerie Qreenham canes have only a few cuttings in the
Beatrice May Silver Queen FROPAGATUfG ROSES. middle that strike readily. The tips
Hero of Mafeking Lily Mountford will
The first of the year generally finds be found too soft and the wood
Nellie Pockett Mrs. Coombes
the rose at the base of the cane too hard.
Mrs. Swinbum grower taking stock, and it is
Mile. Jeanne Nonin
a good time to decide first what you Select the short Jointed wood found In
T1ILIX"W. RVD. the shorter blind canes. It will be
Thoe. Humphreys
prefer to grow another season. It Is
Mrs. Tbirkell found to run
Barnes necessary to do this early In order to more uniform. If canes
Mrs. T. W. Pockett Henry
Yellow Baton S. T. Wright propagate just what will be required have lost their foliage and have made
Col. D. Appleton Violet Lady Beaumont
as to quantity. Perhaps some of the a short Jointed growth at the top,
P. S. Vallis Red Mme. Camot
new varieties have proved quite profitable, such tops make good cuttings. The
Mrs. W. Duckham Maynell
Alliance Lord Hopetoun and we wish to double the cuttings can be made with two or
C. J. Salter Merstham Red amount to be grown in the coming season more eyes, according to the distance
Myteline Brutus -between
either by grafting or by taking* Joints. In selecting any and
Cheltonl
cuttings. Some of these may not make all cuttings select wood free from
BRONZE. OTHBR COLORS.
as much wood for this purpose as the spider, mildew, streaked foliage, etc
Quo Vadis Chas. Longley
older varieties such maid
Brides- It pays to use only the very best
Henry Second Mrs. T. Longley as Bride,
J. H. Sllsbury Mr. T. CarHngton and Golden Gate. If such is the The cutting bench should have tom
bot-
J. H. Doyle Mme. Paolo Radaelll heat sufficient to bring the sand
Donald MoLeod Pantia Ralll
case propagating should be started at
If amount of stock is up to a temperature of 68"* to 70*
Mildred Ware W. R. Church once. any great
Harrison Dick required for the trade, of course it Is and a curtain should be tacked on the
In the class callingfor dozen, twenty- time to start in all around. side to retain the heat The tempera-
ture
But It
five or over, of one kind, many of our should be remembered that to rob the of the house should be 56'' to 68*
varieties come at night and allowed to run to 65*
most useful commercial plants of too much wood suitable for up
into play. They are not as large as good, strong cuttings, particularly at or 70* on bright days, but with plenty
b ut when of ventilation at all times, but ing
avoid-
some of the importations, put this time of the year, will do erable
consid-
they have many good all draughts. Keep the walks
up in a bunch harm, therefore take the wood
points which tell in their favor in any sparingly. If only enough plants are sprinkled regularly and have thing
every-
competition. These lists are good in required for home planting February connected with the propagating
for the purpose stated, will be time enough to make a start.
house absolutely clean. Before ting
put-
any company
of which we are not acquainted Propagating later has its advantages, in the sand wash the bottom of
some
the bench thoroughly and after St
with regarding their growth, knowing as this wood will be more plentiful
observation. The and of better quality and may becomes dry give it a good white washing,
them only from save a
French novelties now being distributed shift of the small plants, thereby saving adding a teaspoonful "^ carbolie
for the first time in this country contain time when we have so little to acid to a bucketful of whitewash. The -
wonders as to size and finish spare.

bench should be about seven inches
some
deep and use about an inch or so of
drainage, using fine cinders or fine
gravel washed clean. Pill up the
space left with good clean, sharp sand
of medium grade. Coal ashes screened ,
to about the same grade may be naed,

but the sand will produce roota leas
brittle and not so liable to break oft
in potting. Pack the sand as firmly u.
possible,leaving it level when finlalied
and firm enou^ to stand consideralda i
pressure from the finger tips witliov
denting. Water thoroughly until
water drips through the cracks at
bottom. After it has stood for a wliil
it will be ready for the cuttinga.
Take off only enough wood to b
used up while fresh. Sprinkle Ui
wood before making it up and Icee
the cuttings sprinkled from time I
time until they are placed in the
For Bride, Bridesmaid and "kAdc
Gate make a clean cut at the
as before mentioned. Trim the ftri
age away from the base of the
tings high enough to give the
firm hold in the sand, from one to t.ii
inches, according to the length of tl
cutting. The foliage will need no trii
ming if one has an abundance
room, except removing the small 1"ik
PHALJENOPSIS AMABILIS IN FLOWER JANUARY, 19M. from the flowering wood.
(In the ooltection of Dr. R. Schiffmann, St. Paul, Minn.) Take a strip long enough to
m- GAkDBNWG. iSx
iCfoia the bench on tlie Itiside. Thia CATTLEYA TRIANAE ALBA. the next day when he could draw on a
"4fl t" made three inches wide and The illustratioD tlepktsa pure white letter of eredit. The flower spikewas
OiMltlf to three-fourthB of an Inch form of CattleyaTrianro now in flower cut and placed in water* By a fortu*
tfiici md a.sed for marking off the in the collection of Dr* B. Schiffmann, Date circumBtance the doctor was
rowi. With aji old tahle knife make St. Paal,Minn, While there are many delayed in gettingmoney until after
a de"itcut m tlie sand not Quite as almost white formB^ and therefore noon by which time the flower which
meanwhile had been exposed to the
Buii had lost all traces of white and the
price of the plant dropped in %'alue
proportionately. Moral; When pure hat-
ing
a pure white cattleya don *t pay fur
it until you have put it to the teat.
While all CattleyaTriansa are beauti-
ful,
the majoritythat have come under
Dr. Schiffmann'fl observation have
smaller flowers than the ordinarytype*
This plantJ however,bears largeflow-
ers
and of fine form, absolutely snow
white excepting a littlediffused yellow

in the throat. The plant,originally a
largepiece,was procured in Colombia

and flowered three years ago when it
was divided into five piecesof Ave to
seven bulbs each. Two of these have
now flowered and full exposure to the
lightand sun has provedthem constant.
The flower measures seven inches across,
the petalsare 2^ inches wide by 3Vj
inches long^the lip is one and three
quarter inches wide. It is hardlyneces^
aary to add that he considers these
among the gems of his collection.
The accompanying iliustrationsshow
the plantsdescribed^ also a bouse of
F haling paisamabilis of which be has
CATTLEYA TRtAN^ ALBA IN FLOWER JANUARY, 1"U.

DOW over fortyplantein flower.
(In Ihi? coiJectiou of Ur, B. Schlffmmuii,
SL Puul, Minu.)
CYCLAMENS AND SCHIZAlfTHQS*
teo roti wish

as to place the cuttings. often labelled white,yet the true test is At the nursery of Hugh I#ow h Com- pany,
Allow for them to be shoved juet a lit- exposure of the flower to fuU sun which Bush Hill ParkpMiddlesex, Eng,,
tltbelow the depth of the cut and they will soon bring out any trace of color I recently saw weil flowered plantsof
wUl be held more flrmly. Place the the flower may possess. Some years a new Tarictyof distinct salmon cycla-
men,
Ullest cuttings at the back of the expedition in named Low^s Salmon, This evi-
dently
ago when on a collecting
beac^ Do allow the foliagefrom
not Venezuela, a plant in flower was will DO well known soon, as,
overlap the neit one, par- Br. besides being form of giganteum, it
"na row to brought to Schiffmanu one evenings a
UoilArtr with American Beauty. They apparentlya beautiful white Cattleya is quitea new type,in addition to being
iliould have lots of room and In put-
ting GaskelUana, The planthad three flow- a favorite color. In separate houses I
them In the sand slant the cut- ers. Fortunatelyho had to ask for saw well flowered plantsof the feath-
ered
Vmm a trifle, or just enough to keep delayin payment at a highpriceuntil variety^Bush Hill Pioneer,in
tte faliaga from lying in the sand.
Pr""8 the cuttings the full length of
th" row with the finger tips*pressing
mward. This should be done only
the nide you are working from.
'"r from time to time as you are
in the cuttings so as to keep
fresh. Sprinkle over the top
a fine rose on the can. On all
4t d"ys keep the aand quite moist
ll root action takes place. A bar-
of wuter kept In the propagating
for watering the cuttings Is a
he1p" as the chill Is then takeQ
th" water* This should not be
rerlooked.
bsesa cloth can be used for shad-
liê cuttings arranged In such a
that can It be removed on
4my" or late In the afternoon

Inlght days* It can be strung on
or fwsteued to light frames, the
Itton of the cuttings,style of house,
suggesting the manner of shad-
Dairy thermometers will be found
il In taking the temperature of
ca"4. The cuttings will begin to
roots in from
te fifteen to eighteen
and should be potted oH when
s the
have attained a length of about
Khmif licb. Potting and the care
plants will be mentioned
'
tJ"e young
l^nother issue. B,
ItLsa^ Mich, "

^The greenhousesof
Railroad Com-
MIeblfanCentral
f haT" been robuilt on a scale that CATTLEYA TRIANiE ALBA.
^lee their capacity^ "Iu the colleotLon of Dr, R. SchiffmAnn,Bt. Pntd,Minn.}
iSz GARDENING. Mar. /.
white, rose, red and salmon shades. A are left to one-third or one-half of the The Vegetable Qarden.
previous year's growth and the small
large house was filled with young plants
of this firm's new dwarf Schizanthus twigs also if too thick.
This be done time FORONG BEANS.
Wisetonensis grown like primulas but pruning may any
somewhat cooler. during the early spring,but preferably Eto. Qardkninq:"
li. J. in March. The trees will produce con-
siderable
Please give me some instructions on
wood after this treatment and
growing beans under glass. Should they
the requisiteswill be shortening
future be planted in the ground or in benches?
Trees and Shrubs. of the shoots during the summer just at What temperature is needed and what
the period when growth begins to is the best variety! E. E.
slacken. If done too soon the tree will
An orohaid fair to please, The chief requisites in growing beans
throw out The
suckers. will time
And pleasure for your mind, sir, are a temperature similar to that of a
Tou*d bare" then plant of trees depend on climate, being about the
the
cucumber tomato house 60*" to 65*
or
The goodliest you can find,sir. second week in August with us in Mass-
achusetts.
Id bark they must be clean. by night, with a rise of 10"* or 15* by
Subsequent care will sist
con-
And flDelygrown in root, sir, day, a good soil enriched with cow
Well trimmea in head, I ween, of shorteningin growths and ing
prun-
And sturdy in the shoot, sir.
manure and a light position in the
out any other superfluousbranches greenhouse. They may be grown on
if those left are too crowded.
ordinary benches with four or fir*
ASECTION of the biggest cherry tree In the second method it is taken for
inches of soil, sown directly in the
on the Pacific coast will be a feature granted that the trees have been heavily
soil,or previously sown in 3-inch potj
of the Sacramento, Cal.,exhibit at the pruned, well manured and kept
and transplanted. We haê found it
Lewis and Clark Centennial. The tree growing. Hence the treatment would
convenient to sow in rows about eight
was planted in 1850,and was three feet be repressive, by checking this growth, inches apart, the short way of the
in diameter when cut down a few days thus throwing the extra energy into the
bench. They are then more easily
ago. staked a^d more convenient for pick-
ing.
JAPONICA FILIFORMIS.
When once growing they most
BIOTA
never suffer for want of water and a
As the name impliesand the tion
illustra- syringing on fine days will keep the
shows, this conifer is peculiarfor red spider" the bean's principal enemy
its long thread like foliageând although "in check. When the beans are in
the plant assumes a conical formal flower syringing should be omitted
shape^ the fine drooping filament like and manure water applied.
foliage gives it a very graceful and Beans may also be grown in pots.
pleasing effect. It attains a height of Sow a few seeds in 8-inch pots and
eight to ten feet. It is well suited for transfer when strong enough to
such situations as are offered in tery
ceme- 8-inch pots, using about three small
planting, is also very desirable pots of the seedlings to each large pot
for planting in tubs for formal work, Stake with fine brush. Bottom heat
and is rapidly coming into favor as a should always be provided, and avoid
dwarfer conifer of the first class. watering with very cold water. ally
Usu-
in six weeks a crop will mature
TREE PLANTING IN aEVELAND. and in the meantime provision should
have been made to replenish the beds^
There more promiscuous
is to be no
so that no time is wasted.
planting of shade trees in this city. The best variety Is Sion House, with
The board of public service has taken of the Frames second choice
Triumph
bold of the shade tree business and has where little room is available.
established a forestrydepartment with
Emperor William produces pods too
Forester M. Horvath as chief of the vine
large and the plant has too much
department. He will have an assistant, towards spring. Early Valentine and
an engineer and half a dozen wardens. Wardwell's Wax will well repay the
The city will be divided into districts few days more it takes for them to
with a warden to superintend all the mature.
tree planting in each district. It is Francis CANiONa
reckoned that by careful selection of Blots Japoaica Fillformis.
trees and planting,Cleveland in a few
(At P. J. Kerckmans Company's, Augusta, Ga.)
years will truly be a forest city. The FERTILIZERS FOR VIRGINIA RED CLAT.
city fathers have set aside $17,000 for Ed. Qardeninq:"
a starter. The idea is a commendable is accomplished by
This
fruit buds. Please state which of the three fertilizers,
one and is receivingthe hearty support
Echo.
slight summer pruning as mentioned nitrogen,potash or phosphorus,
of the citizens. above and by a judiciousroot pruning. the red day land of Virginia needs
The latter consists of driving a spade most and which it needs least.
PRUNING APPLE TREES* into the ground about four feet from SUBSCBIBKB.
Ed. Gardening :" the tree and continuingthis in a circle It is impossibleto say with any certainty
We have two Bismarck apple trees around the trunk. The disturbed equi-
librium what fertilizer inêdient is most
about five or six years old, neither of of the plant forces will cause needed in these soils^ since experience
which has as yet borne fruit. Please the production of fruit buds. has shown that the fertilizer which does
tell me how to prune them for the best To sum up, by heavy top pruning well with one crop in a given season has
results. A. M. K. wood growth is encouraged, and this frequently failed with another crop or
Two methods of treatment present wood cut back at the right time will in a different season with a different
themselves in the future care of the stimulate the flower buds. On the other rainfall distribution
of rainfall and
or
to make them produce fruit, hand, root-pruning causes the flower these soils
trees temperature changes. What
depending on the conditions under buds to develop because of the abundance
super- most need to increase their produc-
tivity,
which they
grown. If the trees
were of plant food elaborated by is deeper plowing and thorough
were planted
a fertile spot an* I
in the leaves. Francis Canning. tillage,the incorporation of organic
merely left to themselves they will have matter, and a consistent system of crop
formed a great deal of wood, much Sacrahento, Cal. ^F. A. Ebel has "
rotation in which they will not be under
more it is advantageous
than to keep. clean cultivation for more than half
been appointed superintendentof parks
Hence vigorous pruning of branches
a
and public squares. He is a man
nursery-
the time. M. W.
crossing each other, of weak limbs and
of long experience.
ing
Hav-
all superfluouswood is necessary. TOlfATO AND CORN PACK OF 1904.
in mind the future shape desired, Riverside, Cal. "
The Chase Nursery
prune away all but five or six branches Company has put into the hands of the The quantity of tomatoes
packed in
county superintendent of schools the United States and Canada during
to form the body, choosing these to a
heavily number of the latest and choicest varie-

ties the season of 1904, according to the
avoid making a crotch, as when
loaded the tree is likelyto split. Fur- thermore, of roses, to be planted in the school American Grocer of December 21,
back those branches that yards of the county. 1904. amounted to 8,968,803 cases of
cut
i84 ' ' "
GARDEMtNG. Mar. /,
of the leaves died or turned brown. them, ^whether the boxes to be

6ARDENIN6 are
"
Was the liquid too strong-"I used a kept unopened, whether

or the flowers
bushel of soot to a barrel of waterf are to be taken out and placed in jars
BaonnncR. of water until required. Ail instruc-
tions
The effect of using too strong a solu-tion will be carefullycomplied with.
PUBUSHXD no ItT AXD 15TH OV lACH MOXTB
of soot is noticed in the tips of Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y.
BT
the leaves turning brown within a week
after using. The remainder of the
Monon CHIGAGa
Buildinsr, SOOETT OF AMERICAN FLORISTS.
plant seems unaffected. Soot is danger-
ous
to use on liliesand we do not advo-
cate DEPARTMENT OF PLANT REGISTRATION.
Subflcrlptioii prfoe,IS.00 a Year" 94 Numben.
its use.
AdYertliingrates on applioatioii.
Begister your new plants. As soon
O. as you have ascertained that a seedling
Entered at Ohioago postoffloe ai leoond-olass
matter. Gopyrlght,1906,by The Gardening Oo. has the requisite merit to entitle it to a
HTACINTHS AND NARQSSUS FOR permanent existence and have given it
I to TiM OardMibii EASTER. a name, registername and description
Bd. Oardbninq:"
with the secretary of the national society.
QABSSMnro is gotten up for its readers and in The record will then be published
How long will it take to bring in hyacinths and
Cheir interest,and it behooves you, one and all.to
make it Interesting.If It does not exactly suit and Narciasus Yon Sion for your plant will be protected in its
your csMe, pleasewrite and tell as what you want Easter in a greenhouse with a temper- right to the exclusive use of the name
It is our desire to help you. you have bestowed on it. For regis-
tration
atvore of 55** at night and 70** in the
Asr ANT QussnoMs Tou please about plants, blanks and all information
flowers, ftuits, vegetablesor other pra'Ûcal dav^met
will take write to the secretary.
gardening matters. We pleasure in W. D.
answe^ng them. A. E. Mauff, Denver, CoL, submits
Sbnd ub Noras of yonr experience in gardening
Hyaeintha and Narcissus Yon Sion for registration Nephrolepis Bostonien-
any line; tell us of your successes thnt others will take about a month in a green-
house
m sis Manffii. A sport from Nephrolepis
may be enlightened and encouraged, and of your with a temperature of 55* at
Bostoniensis. Described
failures,perhaps we can help yon. as a
stronjrer
Sbnd Photoorapbb or Skbtohbs of your
night and 70* in the daytime to come grower, the fronds arching and forming
ub
in for Easter. Eaater comes so late
(lowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables, a double curve; pinne strikinglyundu- lating.
or horticultural appliances that we may have this year, however, that if a coql greenhouse
them engraved for GABDBB"e. is available,hyacinths and narcissus, Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y.
by adopting the usual methods,
CONTKNT8. would come in just about right if left
Heredity "
177
there; but if, as the inquiry suggests, CATALOGUES RECEIVED.
Begonia Gloire de Lorraine liUus.) 170 a greenhouse with temperatures as Moore ft Simon, Philadelphia, Pa.,
Riohardla Mrs. Theo. Roosevelt (ill
us.) 170 stated ia what the grower has at his
The greenhouse 170 seeds; M. Crawford Company, Cuya- hoga
"Propagating ohrysantbemums 179 disposal,he will not be far wrong by
Falls,O., strawberry plants: The
"i^pagatiog roses 180 putting them in the greenhouse a month
" CattleyaTrianae alba (lllus.) 18( before Easter. Dingee ft Conard Company, West Grove,
Cyclamens and schizanth^s 181
David MoIiitosh. Pa., roses, plants and bulbs; Barbier
ft Company, Orleans, France, nursery
"Biota Japonica flllformls (illus.) 182
"Pruning appletrees ".
182 stock; Peter Lambert, Trier,Germany,
The vegetable garden" forcingbeans 18" AMERICAN CARNATION SOOETT. roses; Yan Heiningen Brothers ft Com-
pany,
Peter Lambert's new roses 18S
Ferns and Lorraine begonias (lllus.) OF PLANT DEPARTMENT
REGISTRATION.
18S
Boskoop, Holland, nursery stock;
Hyacinths and narcissus for Easter 184 Frantz
F. H.
De Laet, Contich, Belgium,
American Rose Society Kramer, Washington, D. C,
184 By cacti;l%ie William H. Moon Company,
The gardeners*club F. H. Kramer, a cross between
185 Lawson
"Garden brevities for early March 18.5 Morrisville,Pa., nursery stock; Hurst
and Marquis; color a shade brighter ft Sons, London, Eng., Watsonia
"The late Faruubar Macrae i portrait) 185
"Madison ganfen^rs' meeting than Lawson; flower a trifle larger,
185
Ardemi; Cedar Hill Nursery ft Orchard
Carnations" Rousing carnations with no short stems in the fall and does
186
"Carnations on the Kaclflc coast 186 Company, Winchester, Tenn., nursery
not burst. In growth it is strong and
"Variegated Lawson (illus.) 186 stock; The Austin Nursery, Austin,
In the loterpst of horticulture is entirelyfree from disease,a contin-
187 uous
Tex., nursery stock; Eastern Nurseries,
Breeding disease resistingplants bloomer and stems 188
stand without
London setter 188 Jamaica Plain, Mass., nursery stock;
support. C. S. Harrison, York, Neb.; nursery
Alrert Ml HsRR, Sec'y.
Dakota has made the wild prairie stock; Schleeel ft Fottler, Boston,
the atate emblem.

Mass., seeds,bulbs and plants; Arendt
rose
AMERICAN ROSE SOOETT. Bulb Company, Tamaroa, HI.,daffodils
According to a fruit report iaaued in and jonquils;Anaheim Evergreen Nur-
series,
February by the Miflsoori State Horti-cultural Complete schedules for the approaching Anaheim, Cal., nursery stock;
rose exhibition at Horticultural Alexander Seed
Society,the peaeh crop in that Company, Augusta,
state is reported practicallykilled by hall,Boston, have been mailed to all Ga., seeds and bulbs; W. "i. Palmer ft
members of the American Boss Society, N.
the severe cold of February 12 and 13. Son, Lancaster, T., Bed Lawson;
and inclosed with each schedule an F. W.
The report is taken from 300 cards sent Dixon, Holton, Kan., small fruit
out into different localities. entry card. All others not members of L. A. Watkins Merchandise
the societycan have copies on applica-
tion giants;
k"mpany, Denver, Colo., seeds; The
to the secretary. The number of Tucker Plant Breeding Farm, Blodgett,
STRAWBERRIES. specialpremiums is larffe and an bition
exhi-
Mo., seed com; Conrad Appel, Darm-
stadt,
Ed. Qardeninq:" of unprecedented diversityand
Germany, tree and grass seeds;
What twelve varieties of strawber-
ries beauty is assured. M. H. Walsh's display Stubbs ft
Wood, Company, Louisville,
seem to give best satisfaction f of BHambler roses alone will be
Ky., lawn grass seed.
Plaktbb. worth crossingthe continent to see, and
The varieties on our list that seem to every one interested in the rose, mercially
com-
be or otherwise, should take New Haven, Conn." The New Haven

in greatest demand are Bubach,
Qandy, Haverland, Kittie Bice, Mar- shall, advantage of this opportunityto see a Horticultural Society held its regular
Miller,Parsons' Beauty, Poco- and meet the superb exhibition
most
fore- meeting February 21. Frank Kimberly
rosarians of America. Come self
your- read a paper on carnations.
moke, Sample, Senator Dunlap, Warfleld
and Wm. Belt. Of course this bars out and bring an exhibit with you.
Exhibits be sent,prepaid, care
Muskegon, Mioh. " The Muskegon
all the newer varieties, some of which may Horticultural held its regular
of William Society
may in time rival or supersedethe older Nicholson,Horticultural hall^
Boston. For the convenience of exhib-
itors meeting February 25. S. A. Aldrich
ones. I G. A. Whitbeck
at a distance Welch Brothers,15
an* were appointed to
M. Crawford Oo. draft suitable resolutions on the death
Province street, Boston, have ously
gener- of President James H. Whitney*
placed their refrigeratorsand
EFFEa OF SOOT ON LILIES. other conveniences of their establish-
ment Barrington, Mass. ^Martin mons,
Sim- "
Bd. Oabdenino:" at the disposalof exhibitors who who

has had charge of the green-
houses
What are the effects of soot on lilies, may, if they so desire,ship their boxes on the F. G. Tefft estate for sev-
eral
mixed in the soil and applied in liquid in advance to Welch Brothers' care, years, has resignedhis positionand
formt I have tried it m liquidform giving explicitinstructions by mail as accepted a similar positionon the Capt,
on early Harrisii lilies, and all the tips to what disposition they wish made of John S. Barnes place,Lenox.
tpos. GARDENING, 185
The Gardeners' Club. years ago, coming to Providence a sister,Mrs. Batchelder,of Beverly,
in The first nine or ten widow and eight
ty-five
July, 1870. Mass. He leaves a
years of his career here were spent as children.
We shall be pleaatdat all times to reoeive brief expert on Willard
grape grower
notes of general Interest on praotloal oultural
matters from gardeners for use In this depart-
ment
Whitcomb's place on the east side of THE LATE JOHN SPALDING.
Motes of the movements of sardeners, the river,later owned by L. C. Eddy
h inî of addrest eto., are also desirable. and now by Warren Fales. Here- he John Spalding died at his home in
developed the industry of grape grow-
ing New London, Conn.,February 17, at the
GARDEN BRfiVrriES FOR EARLY MARCH under glass,and the products of advanced age of 91 years. For the past
the Whitcomb place, raised by his four or flve years Mr. Spalding had been
Potting on geraniums from 2%-inch in the New York blind. He is survived by a wife and
hands,became famous
and 3-inch pots into 3 14'inch and 4-inch leaves some
market, where they were in demand nephews and nieces,but
pots, their final shift before bedding had other relatives. Mr.
for several years, and commanded the no near
out, is now in order. Unless the soil
highestprices. Spalding was bom on Christmas day,
is very heavy it is not advisable to add
About the year 1880 he embarked in 1813,at Woodside, Perthshire, Scotland,
sand. A liberal admixture of well of a large family of children of
florist business,locating one
the wholesiQe
rotted manure is,however, advisable. Thomas Spalding, who died in 1876,
No few sash afford on the old G. W. Chapinplace at Fruit
one owning a can
aged 91. Thomas Spalding was one of
remain idle at this season,
Hill. The florist business was then in
to let them
its infancy,but he made a success of it the famous gardeners of his region,a
the best time to start the hot-bed. As
man of large ideas and deep thought
a means of supplying the table with and passionately fond of his work,
lettuce and other salads or startingthe
which made him acquainted with much
early vegetable plants,the hot-bed is
that was new and true in nature. In
an institution well nigh indispensable. his early life he held the positionof
This is a good season to start inia
glox- gardener on a number of large estates.
bulbs and tuberous rooted begonias. About forty years ago Mr. Spalding
Use a light mixture of soil,with the
top of the bulbs barely below the sur-
face
thought he would set
up for himself
and he went to New London to buy the
and not too firmlypotted. Place
Starr ffreenhouses on the Neck, as it
in a shaded house with a temperature was called,but decided that the tract
of 60** and water sparingly until the
of land on Main would be a bet-
street ter
plants become strong.
purchase,and he bought this from
By sowing seed of gloxinias now one
Governor Frank B. Loomis. Mr.
may nice floweringplants by the
have
Spalding bought the Richards house,in
end July. The seeds are very small,
of
which the daughter of Capt. Guy
and the precaution of wetting the soil
Richards of Revolutionaryfame was
before sowing should be observed. By
this method a choice
lying ill in the invasion of New don
Lon-
one may secure
oy Arnold, and which secured the
selection of bulbs for starting nexi
sparing of the house in 1781.
year.
Constant rearrangement of the ering
flow-
house should be made. The roses,
prim- nADISON GARDENERS' MEETING.
cinerarias and many bulbous
plants now at theirbest,will show to The Morris
County, N. J.,Gardeners'
much better advantage with care in and Florists'
Society held its regular
arrangement. meeting on Wednesday, February 8, in
When sowing very fine seed the flats Masonic halL The event of the evening
or pans should be watered .beforehand was the reading of an essay on, ''The
and allowed to drain off. The seed may new Varieties of the Chrysanthemum for
then be sowed giving lightcovering,
a 1905," by C. H. Totty. The paper was
and gently pressed in. well received by the members and a
Toavoid the injuriouseffects from hearty vote of thanks was tendered to

greenhouse pests, constant fumigation Mr. Totty for his effort. It was plemented
sup-
with tobacco, aphis punk or one of the by A. Herrington with a com-
parison
various extracts should be regularly of the European and Australian

practiced. varieties as grown in America. ods
Meth-
The Late Farquhar Macrae.
The main supply of carnation cut-
tings of seed saving in Australia and
should taken. A wise pre-
now be
caution New Zealand were explained,and a fact
is never to allow the cuttings stated,new to many of us, that flower
to become wilted at any stage of the buds in these places are taken in Feb- ruary
from the start, and in a few years he
operation. of land Smith
instead of our usual time on
The new Nieotiana SanderaB will be purchased a piece on

account of the difference in geographical
street. Here he built a model house
green-
sown by most lovers of gardening. It location.
is hoped it will proye the acquisition plant for those times, growing The next meeting promises to develop
claimed for it by the introducers. successfullyfor the wholesale market much excitement. F. W. Holt, of New
F. C. of Providence and vicinity. The business
succeeded to such an extent that
York, has donated a pair of gum boots,
to be bowled for by the individual
he soon outgrew his plant,and disposing members of the club. After a short
THE LATE FARQUHAR MACRAE. of the same to his brother, John A.
business session we are to adjourn to
Farquhar Maerae, one of the best Macrae, he purchased a tract of 20 the alley and prove what we are made
known florists in Providence,B. 1.,died acres in the immediate vicinity, where
of. A committee composed of Messrs.
he established the plant which he con-
ducted
Febmary 21,aged 62 years. Death was Herrington,Totty and Duckham is to
to the time of his death.
anezpected, Mr. Macrae having been up
arrange the handicaps, so that every
It is estimated that the plant includes
siek for two days only. Peritonitis member will have a show to win.
was the eanse. 100,000 square feet of glass. ". R.
He bomwasin Bossshire,Scotland, Mr. Macrae took a great interest in
in in that country gaine"lthe
1843, and the Society of American Florists at one
NOTES OF SAN FRANCISCO.
experiencein horticultural pursuitsthat time, holding the offtce*of vice president
enabled him to build up the first successful in that organzation, and being Joseph Thompson, head ^dener to
extensive wholesale florist busi-
ness mainly instrumental in securing the Dr. Tevis, has a great showing of hya-
cinths.
in this partof the United States. annual convention in Providence a few There are many thousands
He served his time in Conon Gardens, years ago. He took a prominent part planted here of almost all varieties.
on the estate of Sir Kenneth McHenzie, in organizingthe Bhode Island Florists' The greenhouses contain a fine collec-
tion
where he worked for four years, after-
ward and Gardeners' Club, in which he held of decorative plants. Dr. Tevis is
following his trade on several office at various times. He was one about to begin work on the new rium
aqua-
in England and land
Scot- of the prominent members of the Rhode which he is presentingto Golden
prominent places
before coiningto this country.He Island Horticultural Society. Besides Gate park. It will be the finest in the
sailed for the United States about thir- his brother,Mr, Macrae is survived by world, costing over $3,000,000.
i86 GARDENING. Mar. /,
George Nunn, gardener to S. E. Slade, was participatedin to a livelyextent The Carnation.

at Menlo Park, has a magnificentshow-
ing and to sum the matter up it showed
of orchids and decorative plants at that the commission and retail firms are
the recently erected conservatories. anxious for the entry of some new pink
Although this is a comparatively new HOUSING CARNATIONS.
carnation,one that will have character,
place, remarkable strides have been size and grace. When it came to the Ed. Oardeninq:"
made in the way of developing the nat-
ural presentation,Mr. Falconer was indeed Would it be practicableto plant car-
nations
beauty of its surroundings. surprised. The president outlined Mr. from pots into a solid bed, after
John O'Heam, formerly head gar-dener Falconer's valuable services to the club chrysanthemums have been taken out
to the Hayward estate at San in a fine address. Mr. Falconer of same, providingI put new soil in the
Mateo, has entered into a co-partner-
ship expressed his gratitude for the appreciation house, and plant about December W
with C. Hermann and they have of his services and the beautiful Which of the followingvarieties would
erected several houses near Laurel gift and invited all the members to be the best,Mrs. Joost,G. H. Crane, or
Creek. They will make a specialtyof come and see him and drink a cup of Genevieve Lord, and how would you
carnations. coffee with him. E. L. M. advise growing them after taking from
the field! L. H.
SUNKEN GARDEN FOR ST. LOUIS. My experience with planting carnations
MONMOUTH GOUNTT HORT. SOOETT. after chrysanthemums is such that
Monmouth Park Commissioner Aull has I cannot advise anyone to follow this
The County Horticultural
announced the completion of plans for
Society held a livelymeeting February method, especiallyif planted in solid
ball committee
The a sunken garden that will be con-
structed beds at so late a date as December 1.
17. reported all
in Forest
bills paid and over $50 surolus on hand. park by May 1. The To meet with any success at all it is
garden will be circular,250 feet in after
President George H. Hale had some necessary, potting up the plants
fine violets on exhibition. Several mem-
bers from the field, to give them as good a
of the societyoffered prizesfor an bench to stand on as will grow cut
essay on ''Bose Culture Under Glass." flowers and they wiU occupy almost as
Only assistant gardeners may compete much space, therefore they may just as
for those prizes. The must be well be getting established in the soil
papers
sent in before March 3 to Secretary In some locations where it is possible
H. A. Kettel, Falrhaven, N. J. The to hold the plantsin growing condition
judges on these papers are: H. A. in cold frames and where the product
Kettely N. Butterbaeh, Wm. Turner, does not have to come in competition
Geo. H. Hale and W. W. Kennedy. with- earlyplanted stock to be disposed
Different committees appointed bv the of, there may be some chance of success
presidentare: Investigatingcommittee^ by following this plan. An important
Wm. Tomer, N. Butterbach, H. A. point to bear in mind is that it will
Kettel; executive committee, C. H. take the plants longer to get established
Walling, T. S. Barkuloo, H. Longstreet, in midwinter and that they will
John Yeomans and P. Hicks; exhibition only be just started to bring returns at
committee, H. McCarron, W. W. the time the carnation market usually
Kennedy, H. A. Kettel and Wm. Turner. has an abundant supply with the prices
B. at a low leveL
Of the three varieties I would select
NOTES OF PITTSBURG. Mrs. Joost,G. H. Crane being very subject
to stem rot and the habit and
The February meeting of the Florists' of
growth Genevieve Lord makes it
Club eclipsedany other like event held for it to have a long season
necessary
Dy the dnb,. in point of interest and of growth to be profitable.There are
enthusiasm. The meeting produced several uses that a chrysanthemum
three important features,the election house can be put to after the crop is off.
of club officers for the year, the presentation It can be used as a propagating house
of a sterlingsilver coffee service and to take of the young
care stock
to the retiringpresident, Mr. Falconer, after they are potted up. It can also
and a lively discussion on carnations be used to keep up a supply of Dutch
from a commercial point of view. T. P. bulbs, flowering plants, and to grow
Langhans was elected presidentand is Easter lilies. Also a bed of sweet peas
highly deservingof the honor. He will and a batch of candytuft in most
no doubt continue to create Interest
places can be made to more than pay
that will keep the club moving in the their way. There is also a long list of
same successful direction. Following bedding plants where they can be handled
are the names of the other officers for
Vmse of Pienon's Variegated Lawaon. which, to grow properly,requires
the year: ". C. Beinaman, vice-presi-
dent; considerable after New
room Year's.
H. P. Joslin, secretary; E. C. Lud" I would therefore advise that, unless
wig, assistant secretary; Fred Burki, favorably located so that the product
treasurer; P. S. Bandolph, John Bader diameter,and will be bedded with 200,- can be sold at a good figurelate in the
and Fred Burki, executive committee. 000 plants which are now ready in the
season, to fill up the chrysanthemum
The presidentappointedJohnWyland, greenhouse in the park. house with other stock than carnations.
W. Clark and E. C. Ludwig as a committee
The center of the garden will be a
C. v/. Johnson.
to render judgment on the blooms pool 20 feet in diameter for gold and
exhibited. H. Weber " Sons, Oakland, silver fish. In the center of the pool
Md., displayed their prize winner there will be a fountain. Mr. Aull esti-
mates CARNATIONS ON THE PAOHC COAST.
which received a medal at Chicago, the cost at $2,500. The walks
the will be six feet Bedondo, thirty minutes by trolley
under the name My Maryland. The leading to center
from Los Angeles, is one of the inter-
in width.
esting
F. B. Pierson Company, Tarrjrtown,N, The garden will be the largest
seaport towns of southern fornia.
Cali-
Y., showed White and Variegated Law- of the kind in a public park in this A commodious hotel, one of
son. A. J. Guttman, New York, showed country except that in front of the art the best on the coast, steam heated,
Victory. John ". Haines, Bethlehem, galleryin Fairmount park,Philadelphia. comfortable both summer and winter,
Pa., showe"l John ". Haines, Yellow crowns a commanding eminence looking
over-
Star of Bethlehem, and a white seed-
ling. Seattle, Wash. "
^J. W. Thompson, the sea. From its windows may
No. 337. A. B. Davis k Son, Pur- superintendentof city parks, at the be seen the island of Catalina,some
cellville, Va., showed Bed Sport. J. meeting of the Seattle Florists' Asso- ciation thirty miles off,while ''Old Baldy,"
L. Dillon,Bloomsburg,Pa.,showed Crisis. February 7, read a paper in covered and
snow splendid, cuts the
G. H. Crane and A. Lorch, De TTaven, which he advocated the appointment of clear air back of the foothills. Like
Pa., an assortment of carnations;The a city tree warden and the passage of Borne, this little resort is set on its
Pittsburg Cut Flower Company showed laws regulatingthe plantingof trees on seven hills,and at this time of year
Lady Bountiful,Fred Burki and others. all thoroughfaresin the city outside of they are gloriouslygreen. The sloping
Tê discussion regaiding earnations the business district. sides of the park are covered with a
tpo5. GARDENING. 187
luxuriant growth of trees and shrubs, vegetablesand the best methods of pro-
tecting have been preached to trade assemblies
resembling midsummer now, when our them from fungous diseases and would make an impressionon the mem-
bers
eastern parks are so bare and bleak. insects;to ascertain and demonstrate of the legislature. The papers read
Under the efficient management and the best methods of growing ornamental St the conference of horticulturists in
ownership of John S. Woolaeott,lately plants for home decoration in the vari-
ous St. Louis, if presented before the committees
of Chicago, the Bedondo hotel is fast sections and on different soils of the of the house and senate by men
becoming a favorite resort. state and to collect and disseminate whose names are well known in the hor-
ticultural
On the blufb back of the hotel are information regarding the improvement world, could not fail to win
the famous gardens of the Bedondo of home grounds. over legislative supportersto the cause,
Carnation Company, twenty-five acres The $30,000 is to be expended in and if they did not make the bill pass
of wonderful color and growth. With investigationsconducted on lines laid this session, they would at least produce
the soil from three to six feet in depth, out by the director of the state experi- a great and most beneficial effect. The
the entire tract irrigated, a rich sandy
loam, it is small wonder that success
has been easilyachieved from the start.
The plants bloom all year, with only
9,000 plants under glass, hence the
name gardens is very appropriate. At
one time, during the visit of President
McKinley to the coast, 120,000 blooms
were cut one day in ApriL The wholesale
price is $1 per 100, and they are
now selling at from 25 cents to 35
cents per dozen. The plants are
allowed to remain undisturbed in the
field for two years. Propagation is
carried on outdoors every month in the
year. The annual output of 300,000 is

mostly made from November to April.
Eastern varieties make very fine
stems, but when grown outdoors the
calyx invariably bursts; when grown
under glass,they are quite as satisfac-
tory
as in the east. From 6,000to 7,000
carnations are now being shipped daily.
At present there are about 5,000 seed-
lings,
and at the end of eighteenmonths
the company may discover that they
have something new in coloring to
propagate. The varieties now most ular
pop-
and of their own production are:
LfOs Angeles, a clear, good white; Cor- bet,
salmon pink; Amna, wine color,
and Bussell,a brilliant velvet cardinal.
The stock of this latter is owned by the
Bedondo company, but not as yet in
sufficient quantities,though they consider
it has a great future.
Bedondo has other and varied inter-
ests,
80,000,000feet of lumber from
the forests of Oregon and Washington, VARIBQATBD LAWSON.-FULL SIZE.
and 300,000 barrels of oil alone bringing R. Pierion
(Introduced by F. Compftny, Tarrytown, N. Y.)
good revenue to its shipping. I pidced
up many broken and some perfect
Indian relics in the carnation gardens.
Some very valuable finds are shown at station and
ment an advisory commit-
tee newspapers would give wide publicityto
the hotel and many believe the field of five members appointed by the the crusade and the way would be paved
florists' association of Illinois. The bill to give floriculture such recognitionas
practicallyunexplored at Bedondo.
Wm. a. Peterson. was introduced by BepresentativeDen- nis is now accorded agriculture and to teach
E. Gibbons, of Deerfield, 111., but the people that the cultivation of plants
came from Alderman Peter Beinberg of for adornment is important equallywith
HI THE INTEREST OF HORTICULTURE.
Chicago,the well known grower. the cultivation of plantsfor food.
Florists and market gardeners To pass this bill a determined effort TEXT OF THE BILL.
the part of the florists of Chicago
throughout the United States will be on The text of the
bill, which will be
interested in a bill which was duced
intro- and other Illinois centers will be sary
neces- known as the bill, follows:
Oibbons
An act to provide for investigations in
in the Illinois house of represen- as the members of the legislature
tatives floriculture and the improvement of
at Springfield, February 22, pro- posing are
not appreciativeof the value of home grounds. Be it enacted by the peo-
flowers. In fact the opening day of the of the State of Illinois represented
a radical departure from precedent
of largeprofits
{"le
nthe general assembly:
by the Illinois experiment station legislature, once a source
Section 1. That it shall be the duty
in recognitionof the importance of the to the florists of Springfield, and a scene of the agricultural experiment station of
of beauty with the desks of members the University of Illinois to investigate
industry of growing flowers and vegetables
improved methods of producing flowers
buried in bloom, has become a very tame
under glass,and of the decoration and vegetables under glass; to discover
affair from a florist's standpoint,few
of home grounds. the most economical methods of structing
con-
This bill would have the state take bouquets being sent to members by their greenhouses and best methods
of heating same; to ascertain cultural,
officialcognizance of the value of floriculture, friends and those few being of poor soil and fertilizer requirements of these
both in greenhousesand in outdoor quality. The members from Chicago slants and the best methods of protect-
are guided in voting on bills affecting f the from fungous diseases and
gardens. It seeks to appropriate ng same
ascertain
the opinions insects; to and demonstrate
$20,000 for 1905 and $10,000 for 1906 the agricultural c ollege by the best methods of growing ornamental
of their rural brothers,and the country
to be used by the agriculturalexperiment plants for home decoration in the various
station of the University of Illi- nois members think the ag^ricultural ment
experi- sections and on different soils of the
station exists to experiment in State and to collect and disseminate formation
in-
Champaign
at to investigate regarding the improvement of
improved methods of producing flowers growing potatoes,com, wheat, etc.,not home grounds of the State.
flowers. Section 2. That to carry out the pro-
and vegetablesunder glass;to discover visions
of this section there be and
the most economical methods of structing
con- Here is an opportunityfor the florists hereby is appropriated the sum of $20,-
greenhouses and best the and gardeners of the state to begin the 000 for the year 1906 and $10,000 for the
methods ascertain
of heating them; to work of educating the publicin a man-
ner year 1906. Provided, that the work
undertaken as outlined in this act be
the cultural^soil and fertilizer require-
ments that will produce big results. The conducted on lines to be agreed on by
of greenhouse-grown flowers and sermons on the value of gardeningthat the director of the acrloultural sxperl-
GARDEmNG. Mar. /,
i88
committee horseshoe that overhung the cardboard J. M. Thorbum " Company, of New
ment station and an advisory
of five appointed by the Illinois state its
inscription, further embellishment,York, have placed on the market a new
florists' associations.
8. That the auditor of public additional to the flowers named being early,Noroton Beanty, while another of
Section their introductions, Carman, is receiving
be and hereby is siiithorized to an artistie arrangement of American
accounts
draw his warrant on the state treasurer Beauty and Liberty roses and Prosper- ity attention in the great growing center in
for the sum herein appropriated upon
of carnations and a liberal supply of Lincolnshire. H. J. Jones, of Lewisham,
of the chairman of the board
floral beauties in crimson, represented who is making a specialtyof potatoesin
order
trustees of the University of Illinois,
by its secretary and with
by the famous Boosevelt carnation, addition to chrysanthemums, has grown
countersigned
the corporate seal of said university. at Loomis, Cal.,by the Loomls a large quantity of Uncle Sam, another
shall be grown
herein contained it
Nothing of Floral Company; also,as a substitute American newcomer. He describes
deemed to take away from the board
trustees the usual authority conferred for the state's hollyberries, the "good as one of the best potatoes he has
the expenditure of moneys in its make-up
by law over
The
luck" design embraced known.
to said university.
appropriated
recommendations of the committee branchlets of fully matured and per-fectly The National Chrysanthemum Soci- ety,
herein provided shall be advisory,

but formed red ripe cherries and whose annual meeting has justbeen
herein ated
appropri- Black and clusters of ripe held,has decided to establish
thA use of the moneys
of said Tartarian, successfully
shall rest in the discretion ripened in
herein set forth currants,all matured and a department of plant registration.
board for the purposes
and said board shall account therefor. open air gardens in Alameda county on It is Intended to issue each year a list
the east side of San Francisco bay. of the new varieties, giving full information
PLANTS. The occasion of this floral display at of the same, and this will prove
BREEDING DISEASE RESISTANT
the press club was all night talk
an on
exceedingly useful in preventing* any
In a paper by W. A. Orton, plant the experiencesof newspaper reporters, duplicationof the names. Now that so
the United States the guest of the night and principal many each
pathologist of additions are being made
Department of Agriculture, presented talker being a visitor from New York, year it is essential that there should be
American
at the second meeting of the Jacob A. Riis, the well-known paper
news-
a check of some kind.
Breeders' Association,Champaign, 111., man. Monnettb. A. F. Button, carnation specialist, of
find the ing
follow-
February 1-3, 1905, we Benley Heath, Kent, has secured a
breeding diseaee-resisting plants,
on NEW DOOLER-SCALE DESTROYER. larger nursery at Iver,in Buckingham- shire,
which will be suggestiveto seed growers: to cope with his increasingbusi- ness.
^\it attention of interested persons is
water
He has designed his new houses,
has been found that to secure being directed to a new patent
"It in which perfect ventilation, lightness
disease-resistance requires only the softener,exploitedby the Hull Boiler- have been secured. Two
laws Pluid Company, of Cumberland street, and strength
applicationof the well established Bnff. It is described as a fluidboiler houses contain about 10,000 plants of
of plant breeding as laid down by our HnU, tree carnations which are
American
best authorities, and that we need to composition which will "soften" any the plants
lowed kind of hard water
fol- and greatlyprolong grown on benches, and are
work along lines similar to those boilers. It prevents supported by wires. The chief varieties
to secure flavor,size or produc- tivity. the life of steam Mrs. T. W. Lawson, Enchantress,
be scaling, and in the case of boilers that are
The first effort should nor
(Gover-
but if the varieties have alreadybecome foul itwill gradually Fair Maid, Harry Fenn, Floriana,
through selection, and remove old scale and Boosevelt, etc. He has given a
desired do not exist they must be disintegrate carnations from
of old scale preference to American
and fixed prevent priming. Samples
brought out by hybridization exhibited which the fluid is credited the fact that they are easier to grow,
series of aie
by careful attention during a with having broken up. In some cases, have a stronger constitution, are much
individual shoidd always be
years. The !" "nid, the scale was a hard,cement-
like freer in flower, and are quiteperpetual.
the unit, and careful attention
should jt inch thick. After He is able to secure from them blooms
of the formation nearly an
be given to the transmission of the scale destroyer for about all the year round, whilst from English
a use
characters, since some plants, though in has to wait until the early
three months it is claimed the deposit varieties he
resistant themselves, fail to produce the boilers'was in the form ofâ fine, Mr. Dutton also extensively tivates
cul-
while others do so spring.
resistant progeny, border
smooth powder or dust, which could be Malmaison and tions.
carna-
completely. washed away by a hose pipe and water, He sends blooms to the Covent
"Watermelons in the south are very
instead of an incrustation that had to be Garden market all the year around, and
subject to wilt, and commercial in erops
the laboriously chippedofi with hammer and these meet with a good sale at satisfactory
are rarelygrown more than once chisel. prices. The highest average is in
land. Besistance was in this case
same The composition is described as of a June and July, when about 600 dozen
by selection, as thor-
oughly
difficult to secure The
resistant plants could not be purelyvegetable nature, no chemicals flowers a week are sent to London.
beingused in any way in its manufacture, average throughout the year is fifty
found. The stock-melon or citron is
and there is said to be nothingin it to dozen a day. There is an increasing
and by hybridization with the
resistant, Ininre the platesor fittings of the boilers, demand for carnations amongst market
been
Eden melon a resistant varietyhas whether of iron, copper, brass or other
will combine the florists.
nearly fixed, which metal. In order tothoroughly test its
Reference has been made in a previous
hardiness of the stock-melon with the
A behavior in this respect, a laige steam letter to a new carnation named nation,
Fasci-
delicate fiavor of the watermelon. boiler was filledwith the crude undiluted
land offered by J. Ambrose of Ches-
good crop was grown this year on fluid and run at sixty pounds pressure
where the ordinary melon could not be then examined
hunt, being regarded as synonymous
for three weeks. It was
with the American varietyEnchantress.
kept alive.'* by a boiler inspectorand an insurance the introducer
After a wordy warfare
company's man and reported to be In
states that he was under a misapprehen-
sion,
SAN FRANCISCO DECORATIONS.
periectcondition. It is alsodaimed that and that the two varieties are the
of introduction it may be where this softeneris emfdoyedthesteam
By way be used for the most delicate same.
the 1903 was in may o
tions
pera-
and unusual spellof frost
said that when year The severe
President Roosevelt of any manufactory without the
its fifth month in the south of France has caused a
in the large slightest illeffect, and that a largenumber
visited San Francisco and
of representative firms have tried it shortage in the supply of blooms from
jinksroom of the city'spress club,after under actual working conditions,and the continent. This has had the effect
to the
delivering a catchy speech he have written,speaking very highlyof its of causing an inflation in pricesof the
crowded audience of newspapermen, home grown flowers. Trade generallyis
efiiect. It is now under trial at sea for
the offer of a black crayon florists and nurserymen,
accepted his nature,
sig- use in marine boilers with salt water. dull amongst
penciland in a bold hand, over
for the depressionthroughout the country
wrote on a heavy white cardboard
has made its effect felt in the horti-
double the size of a page of the LONDON LETTER. cidtural world.
New York Tribune, this sentiment: The great boom in new varieties of The Boyal Horticultural Society has
"Good luck to the San Francisco press made good progress in its new ters.
headquar-
potatoes which deserved to rank with
club." One night last week a rare
the sensational prices paid for carnations An encouraging report will be
occasion was at the press club, and next
on
in America has now collnpaed. The presented at the annual meeting
the president'scardboard sentiment,a
business has been overdone and the day Tuesday.
wall adornment conspicuouslyplaced in The
ated
decor- of reckoning has brought remorse.
the jinks room, was picturesquely Gbanu Bapids, Mich." The Grand
and fruit sensational pries have brought out a
with California blooms met
that even in California are rare for largenumber of new varieties, totalling Biver Valley Horticultural Society
wild 150, all claiming to be the very best February 14. The subject for discussion
early January, namely, sweet peas, floral ever introduced. Several American was,
'^
Horticulture at the Great
iris, buttercupsand poppies. The Expositions."
colossal fern and moss varieties are beingpushed on this side.
design was a
ODD HEHS. Stuart, of Burlington; treasurer, floral embellishment of their lawns and
liam
A. M. Yaughan, of Bandolph; auditor, gardens. The prizes offered by Lady
The Kanns legislature of 1903, in
T. L. Kinney, of South Hero. Minto for the best kept gardens have
making the sunflower the state flower,
also done much to arouse interest in the
legislatedthat "this flower has to aU FAiRnAVEiT, Mass. Since ton
Washing-
"
work.
Kansas a historic symbolism which 's birthday the greenhouses of Wid-
speaks of frontier days, winding trails, ter P.
Winsor have been open to the Wash. State
Tacoua, ist
Horticultur- "
pathless prairies,and is fuU of the public. His orchid collection is among Holderbeke and his inspectors,
Yan
life and glory of the past, the pride the best in the country. Mr. Winsor '" iu every county in the state,are on the
of the present, and riehly emblematie head gardener is Peter Murray. alert to prevent the introduction of the
of the majesty of the golden future. '' beetle Doryphora decem-lineata, commonly
New York. The
" board of estimate
''The Italians,''said a New York known as the Colorado beetle,
florist recently,''are crazy about flow-
has appropriated $3,000,000 for small
which has gradually spread eastwarn
parks this year, and $1,000,000for play-
grounds.
em. Bather than have a funeral with-
out over the lifississippi valley, and has
Brooklyn's share will be
them a family of these people would now made its appearance on the Atlan-
tic
eyerything they own^ and spend $900,000 for parks and a proportionate
pawn seaboard.
share of the $1,000,000for playgrounds.
the money in wreaths and crosses.
Most of all they like to have plenty Washington, D. C. Ân amendment
Flower Seeds Free
"
of flowers at a baby's funeraj--and to the agriculturalappropriation bill,

many babies die. It is a common sight which was passed by the house^ pro-
vided To introdaoa my seeds I will mail to any one
who will send name and address of three friends
to see three carriages full of flowers setting apart $10,000 for investi-
gation
who ffrow flowers, and lOo to oo?er postage etc..
and a band of music preceding the lit-
tle and introduction of parasitesand One Dollar Collection of Kitra Choice PJower
white casket of a baby three months other natural enemies of the gypsy and Seeds, over 200 dilTerent varieties FIEE with
old." brown-tail moths. Catiilogne.
St. Bsrnabd, I/A." J. H. Warriner,

SanFrancisco, Oal.
^Horticultural "
6.c.sciiutt,08pto,i;^'!.*
Commissioner Cooper of this state,*
formerly of Chicago, who leased Sazon- recentlyimported from southern Europe
hofan for a x"eriodof flve years, has 1,200 specimens of parasiteswhich are
already started developing the place. known to prey upon the codling muth. Horsford's
New Catalosoe
Mr. Warriner will truck farm and raise The specimens will be used for breed-
ing.
fruit on an extensive scale. of Hard) aid Fltwer
Plaits Seeds
Otsego, Mich." Mansfield park is the Kingston, B. I. ^Bulletin No. 100,
"
is a d*inty liul" book, a messenger of sprint

name of the new pleasure grounds for issued by the Agricultural Experiment from the New It offers about
Kngland woods.
the people of Otsego. A handsome soleum
mau- Station is attracting much attention at a thousand kind* of hurdy orns mentals suited
to any oold climate where white folks live
will be erected in the center of this time. It is thoroughly devoted to
It inolades old fashioned flowers, hardv ferns,
grounds by William Mansfield,of Ionia, insect destruction and contains many herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, vines, a
donor of the park; good formulas and tells "when to long list of lilies for oat-door culture, wild
flowers and everything for the perennial
Veroknnies, Vt. ^The annual meeting
"
spray;" it is edited by Professor Stene. border or "hady corner. Yon shonld see it
before ordering because it offers what yon
of the Vermont Horticultural Society Ottawa, Can. ^The Ottawa
" tural
Horticul-
want and prices are low for the quality of
dosed February 11, with the election of Society has done much to add to s ock. Mailed for a to stamp.
the following oflSeers: President,". 8. the beauty of the capitalby stimulat-
ing PKBD*K H. HOffSPORD. Charlotte. Va.
Brigham, of St. Albans; secretary,Wil- the interest of householders in the

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OurfarmAnnual
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American Seed Catalogue,
willbe readyJan.I ^

application*
J^J^J^j^j^J^^J^

PHILADELPHIA.
ti"W""
"ô%r Baby Rambler
HM^FvmbtMmiM DWMF Crimton Rambler.
IN BLOOM ALL 1 HE llME. The best red pot or
bedding rose in the world* Same color as the
olImbtBg Crimson Rambler with olasters of
looe
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iion fur rtowtT 9JiU Tr(^
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for 165.00; if to go by mail, add 5o per plant.
After May 15ih. which is too late for dor-
mant Willi six ruLl-iPAifvofil-
plants,we will send 4-tnch pot plants
Niitiirn. A cony oflhii
instead. Price: each 60o: 8 for 81.75;18 for
fO 50: 100 for 160 00: all to go by express. wur mVA: Xo all WMt-
13^ We also have a few hundred t"f extra tai. Ill; ,nir i litilHd W hen -
large 8- year old plants,which we offer at HOO i*TLtiiiif Tilpjiw meiitloD

each; 8 for 15.00; " for 818.00,while stock atiiJogue
lasU.
LHeniy
A .
Dreer, 7 14 Oiaatnut 3t. Ph iIa ,
PgJ
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OHIOAQO: NKWf YORKl
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84-86 ltand"lpli M Baretay St.
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CHRYSANTHEMIM MANUAL
NOW COHPLCTE IN
NEW BOOK BY KLMKR D. SMITH.
FOUN VOLUBtra^
Cyclopediaof iHTBODUOnOll.
CHAPniB I." HiSTOBT.
CONTENTS.
American Ohaftir II." Stock PLAinrt." Early Propagation."Odd

Stock." Novelties and Scarce varieties.
Ghaptib III." PB0PA04TI01I." Catting Bench."
Frames." Field-grown." Imparted
Selection of Onttings."Making Onttings." Air

and Temperatarc"iihading.- watering." Saucer System." English Method." DiTUions."
PottingCuttings.
Horticulture Ohaptbb
Chaptbb
IV." Spicimbh
v." MiBCELLAiiBOus
PLAHTs."SoiL"
Watering." Staking." Disbadding." Feeding.
For Cat Flowers."

PLA1IT8."
Repotting" Stopping." Drainage." Final Potting."
Standards." For Market" Single-"Stemmed."

Grafted "In Open Border." Hardy Chrysanthemums.
ture."
Minia-
Chaftbb VI." Paotdto PLurrs.- For Express.- For MaiL" For Export.
Cbaptbb VIL- Exhibitiov Blooms." Planting." Firming." Tieing." Watering." Spraying."

Airing "Sha"iing."8oaldiog." Top-dressing." Renoying Stools."Blind Growth." cal
Chemi-
Comprising suggestions for caltiyation Fertilizers." Liquid Manare."Lime."Iron." Burning and Damping." Buds and Dis-
budding."
of horticultural plants, descriptionsof English Method." Records.
the speciesof fruits,vegetables, flowers, Chaftbb VIIL" ExHiBiTioH Blooms." Grown out-of-doors.- Australian Method." Shelter or
and ornamental plants sold in the flnugHarbor.
United Slates and Canada, together with Chaftbb IX." CoMMBBoiAL FL0WBB8."Feeding."Buds." Early." Late." Height of Plants.
geographical and biographicalsketches
Cbaptbb X." Ihsbots "Aphis" Thrip." Mealy Bug." Grasshoppers." Tarnished Bug." Gory-
By LH. BAILEY,
Frojtisorof Horticulture in Cornell
Cbaptbb
thuca."
XI."
Grub Worm."
Diss abbs.
Cut Worm."
"Bust
Lady Bug." Golden Eye." Chrysanthemum
"Leaf Spot" Mildew.
Fly.
I
University^ Cbaptbb XII." Sbbdlihqs abd Spobts." Suitable Plants." Fertilizing."
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CRATJBOUS BLLWANQERIANA.
(The Scjirlet Haw.)
Sargent is distributingthem as soon as of which we have personalknowledge.

Trees and Shrubs.
they are available,to other arboreta, CratflBguBEllwangeriana, Sarsent, a
and some of the most progressiveand species that belongs to the moUes tion,
sec-
influential nurseries throughout the in which all the speciesare characterized
DESIRABLE AMERICAlf HAWTHORNS. world. We notice that in the latest by large, handsome, showy
catalogue of the Lemoines, of Nancy, fruit more or less edible; is quite common
PABT I.
France, they have twenty of the new in Western New York, and Pro- fessor
Apropos of notes in dening,
Gar- of
species Crataegus informs that it
our listed. In the logue
cata- Sargent lately me
issue of February 15, on the of the Vilmorin Fruiticetum,of to be common in Eastern sylvania.
Penn-
appears
recent discovery of so many new France, recently issued, there are one It forms a handsome tree
Ameriean hawthorns, the question may hundred and fiftyof the new can
Ameri- twenty-fiveor more feet in height,with
be raised how they are to be obtained Crataegus included. The indications a trunk a foot in diameter, and ing
branch-
by any persons who should want to are that before long,many of the best six to seven feet above the ground
(Janttbemf In the meantime so far new ornamental hawthorns will be into a spreading symmetrical head
the Arnold Arboretum is
at we know offered by the leading nurserymen of twenty-fiveto thirty feet in diameter.
the only place where the new speciesof the world. The flowers,with ten stamened rose
cxatflsgns are being systematicallyprop- agated, We will give brief descriptionsof colored anthers, are borne on large,
and we believe that Professor tome of the most desirable hawthorns densely pubescent corymbs, and oome
194 GARDENING. Mar. IS,
into bloom about May 20. The drooping base. The fruit of this species looks autumn. We were much impressed
clusters of crimson,lustrous, oblong remarkably handsome in September. with the bOauty of this hawthorn when
fruit, somewhat rounded at the ends, CratffigusArnoldiana, Sargent, is a we first saw it in the Arnold tum.
Arbore-
ripens in the first of September, and molles species,first detected growing We understand it is quite exten-
sively
falls towards the end of the month. wild on a slope in the Arnold tum,
Arbore- cultivated around Boston.
The leaves are oval, broadly cuneate and grows into a tree fifteen to CratsBguspedicillata, Sargent, a spe-
cies
at the base,large,dark green, and very twenty feet in height,with ascending in the lobulatsB section, all of
characteristic. This handsome thorn
haw- branches forming a broad open irregu-
lar which are characterized by large,broad,
is associated with the name of head. The ten stamened, yellow deeply lobed, more or less thin leaves,
George Ellwanger the well known ven- anthercd fiowers are borne on lax,many- and large, oblong, scarlet fruit; was
first observed in Genesee Valley park,
Bochester,in 1900, and is quite abun-
dant
from Western New York to
Toronto. The seven to ten stamened
fiowers,with rose colored anthers,on
long stalks, in loose slightly hairy
corymbs, come into bloom about May
25. The smooth oblong,bright scarlet
fruit,ripensabout the first of Septem-
ber,
and falls about the middle of the
month. The leaves are usuallybroadly
oval,and rounded at the base, and rich
(lark green throughout the season. fessor
Pro-
Sargent regards C. pedicillata as
*'
one of the largestand most beautiful
thorntrees of the northern United
States."
Gratffigus Holmesiana, Ashe, lobula-
a
tflB speciea, is a very common and
widely distributed form, and one of the
most easily recognized. It is quently
fre-
a tree thirty feet in height,
with upright branches and usually
forminga broad compact head. It is
found from Central New York to bec,
Que-
and throughout New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. The
cup-shaped fiowers,with five to eight
stamens, and purple-red anthers, on
NEW TRANSPLANTING TRUCK.
nearly smooth corymbs, but occasionally
(Large palm in transportation.)
slightlyhairy,blossom about the middle
of May. The distinctlyoblong fruit
tapering towards the apex, and bright
erable When covered flowered tomentose corymbs, and bios* crimson and lustrous,ripens and falls
nurseryman.
with its handsome ripe fruit in Sep-
tember som towards the end of May. The early in September. The leaves are
it looks magnificently. brightcrimson,subglobosefruit,usually ovate-oblong, with prominent lobes,
GratcBgusPringlei,Sargent, a molles a little longer than broad, ripens about and long sharp teeth,uind with a yel-
lowish-gr
of August and falls by the cast. John Dunbar.
species,first observed in the Champlain the middle
valley by the well known botanist first of September. The leaves are
C. 6. Pringle,but which appears to be broadly ovate, to oval,and usuallywith TRANSPLANTING TRUCK.
NEW
widely distributed throughout Western a broadly wedge-shaped base, and dark
New York, and Ontario, Canada. We green. CratffigusArnoldiana is distinct-
ive This is an entirelynew departurein
saw it at London, Ontario,forming a for the early ripening of its bril-liantly the line of transplantingtrucks as the
tree twenty to thirty feet in height. colored fruit in summer, or early illustrations will show. It has a fiat
In normal conditions it forms a dense
oval, compact head, branching two o?
three feet above the ground. The ten
stamened fiowers,with pink-redanthers,
borne on pubescent corymbs, come into
bloom about May 15. The oblong,dull
red,drooping fruit,occasionally marked
with yellowishfreckles ripensabout the
end of August, and falls towards the
middle of September. This hawthorn
can always be distinguishedwherever
it occurs by the drooping tendency of
the leaves, and a convex form, by the
infoldingof the sides towards the mid-
ribs.
OrataBgusspissiflora,Sargent,a molles
species,first observed by the writer in
Genesee Valley park, Bochester, in
190l,occasionallyforms a tree, but is
usuallyshrubby in habit,and is known
from Western New York to Toronto.
It generallyforms a dense oblong head.
The flowers with ten stamens and pur-
ple-red
anthers are borne in densoi
short, hairy corymbs and come into
bloom from May 15 to 20. The bright
scarlet, oblong, slightly pear-shaped
fruit,which is borne on short stalks,
and forms dense short clusters, begins
to color at the end of August, and ta
not fullyripe until the middle of Sep-
tember.
The leaves are ample, oblong- NEW TRANSPLANTING TRUCK.
ovate, and frequently cordate at tb" (L')adingu lar^j* palm.)

/po5. GARDENING. "95
bed having one end tapered to an edge, could tell that they had been recently The
anti-frietion rollers having their jour*
Rose.
moved; they were moved with such
nals on the bed below the upper surface good balls that no pruning or shorten-
ing
thereof,a pair of wheels on which the of the wood was required. Tho Ain"
track is supported intermediate, its
HEW PRonisiNG roses.
truck canbe made of various sizes to
ends permitting the truck to be tilted answer all purposes from moving small followingpaper was read before
The
so that the uppermost plane of the be"l shrubs to large trees. In the larger the PhiladelphiaFlorists' Club at its
may meet the ground, and a windlass sizes the truck has four wheels instead March meeting,by P. J. Lynch, of West
Grove, Pa.
In response to the invitation of the
chairman of the committee having
charge of the evening's programme, to
give a ''short" talk upon the new
and promising roses, I think the polished
diplomacy of the gentleman over- came
my better judgment, for I know

of no particular act of my life that
justifies the honor thus paid me^ Your
club has ever been in the front 'rank in
furthering the popularity of the rose,
while the fame of your growers is world
wide. For a slow town like Philadel-
phia
sending safelyto England's Queen,
as one of your growers did,a bunch of
that beautiful rose of Philadelphia
origin.Queen of Edgely, savored of a
pace rather difficult to overtake. Then,
too, while the originof the ever popular
American Beauty (or as has been
claimed Mile. Ferdinand Jamin), is
somewhat obscure,yet it first attained
prominence as a commercial variety
through the foresightof a Philadelphia
grower. Even that much discussed
variety that to-day for amateur vation
culti-
is perhaps the leading rose of
its color,achieved notoriety through
one of your local growers. Though gal-
lantry
at stake
was as to whether it
NBWj TRANSPLANTING TRUCK.
should be named for the Bishop or the
(Tree in transportation.) Lady, the Bishop won. I refer to Bald-
uin Helen Gould. I might mention a
host of now famous varieties, such as
mounted at that end of the bed site
oppo- of two as in the one illustrated.
Wm. Francis Bennet, Souvenir de Woot-
the tapered end and in close prox* With this truck a tree is moved in
imity to the surface of the bed, effect- ing an upright position,and is moved and ton. Golden Gate, Princess Bonnie, Pink
a pull in a direction approximately planted without breaking the ball,and Soupert, Marion Dingee and many
others whose rise to fame and popu-
larity
puallel to the upper plane of the bed, with such ease that few men are
a band adapted to pass around the ball required,and the work being done very came through the intelligent
of the plant to be transplanted,an' I have efforts of growers of Philadelphiaand
rapidly the roots that are exposed
its environs. With these facts in mind
winding connections between the ends little chance to dry up.
of the band and the windlass. The truck was invented by Peter Bis- I approach this subject with consider-able
This truck has been in operation for set, of Washington, D. C, and is fully apprehension.
almost a year now, and has proved in protected by patent rights. I am conscious of the fact that in the
every way satisfactoryin transplanting
trees and evergreens, for moving largo
palms in tubs, tree stumps, and heavy
stones; in fact the truck can be used
to move anything that is too lunvy or
too large for men to
carry^ doing the
work better,quicker,and with less men
than by any of the older methods. In
transplanting, the tree is dug around
in the usual way, and the biul under-
mined
as much as possible,then the
side of the trench is cut away the
width of the truck so as to form a run- way
for the truck to get under the ball;

the tapered end of the truck is then
ptecedunder the ball,and the belt that
eaeirdes the ball put in place;this belt
is then attached to a chain from the
windlass, and the whole is wound up on
the truck; as soon as the tree is pulled
far enough up on the truck, the truck
balances by the tree resting over the
wheels and then assumes a level posi-
tion.
To unload, the operation is just

reversed,and the tree is allowed to
slide slowly into its place.
With this truck a tree can be moved
without fear of loss, if ordinary care is
used to see that a proper proportionof
roots are saved. The inventor moved
some very valuable trees on this truck
last spring that came through the past NEW TRANSPLANTING TRUCK.
summer so successfullythat no one (Mothod of loading and unloading tree.)
196 GARDENING. Mar. 75,
brief limitations of this paper it will of hardy roses of the Rugosa and Sweet- is new lively crimson.
" Mrs. Robert
be impossibleto cover the subjectcom-
pletely briar type may be mentioned Sir Garrett is of the same type, but not an
and accurately. I shall there-
fore Thomas Lipton, a Rugosa rose. The free blooming; immense, bright clear
give you my observations as they flowers are large, very double, pure pink floweni We cannot omit Winnie
have occurred to me in the daily con-
tact white and fragrant. It is freer bloom-
ing Davis, one of the fairest of the newer
with over a thousand different than any other Rugosa, and will hybrid tea roses. Very free bloom-
ing,
varieties of roses, coming, as they have, prove a splendid variety for hedging of good habit of growth, with immense,
from all parts of the world. I shall
purposes. From Germany comes angther long, heavy buds, splendidly
speak only of roses now in commerce, hardy rose, Frau Karl formed, developinginto unusuallylarge
and while some varieties may be men-
tioned
great new
ruschki. The flowers are almost as flowers. Color bright apricot-pink,

that are not entirelynew so far large as American Beauty, deliciously shading flesh tint at the base of petals.
as recent originis concerned,yet it is fragrant,full,deep and double. This Right here I wish to compliment our
to be borne in mind that there are a variety may be called a free blooming American rose growers upon the splen-
did
great many roses "bom to blush Hybrid Perpetual,being a cross tween
be- results achieved in producing new
unseen and waste their sweetness on Merveille de Lyon and Mad. roses of merit. Fully conscious of what
the desert air;" many for years Caroline Testout. The color is snaw- our brothers across the sea have done
remained unnoticed with their latent white. Apart from Margaret Dickson for the rose, for which we are indebted
beauty undeveloped, until through we do not have a reallygreat white rose to them, I would say naught againstthe
sheer force of worth they rose to fame in this class,and this variety may b" magnificentwork they have done^ and
and glory. We have notable instances considered one of the best, if not the are doing. Unlike our American ers,
grow-
of this fact in Golden Gate, and more best hardy hybrid perpetualrose of its however, who hesitate to offer a
latelythat Irish beauty, KHlamey. I color. rose unless it be of pronounced merit,
shall also give equal prominence to Among the newer hybrid teas of from my own personalexperienceeach
varieties that are undoubtedly valuable, prominence and merit we have Bessie hundreds of varieties are duced
pro-
year
not only for forcingpurposes, but those Brown, a really wonderful rose, wifti in Europe, many of which have
varieties appealing to amateur growers, little or no merit to commend them. I
whose ranks are constantlyincreasing. know of nothing that is so fraught with
Of this class, for whom I feel better
pleasure,as well as disappointment,as
fitted to speak than from a strictly pro-
fessional the trying out of new roses, and it has
standpoint,I can say that it been the practice of our company up
is a gratifyingindication of the rapidly until recent years to try out the new
increasinglove for the queen of flowers, roses of Europe as they have been
that the average amateur enthusiast
"
introduced,and I can say that the large

and there are thousands of them in all varieties of for-
eign
majority of these new
sections of the land " is keenly alert to origin have been disappointing.
the improvements of the rose, and not Therefore American are
our growers
infrequentlyhave a knowledge of varieties to be not only congratulated,but also
as accurate as that of the profes-
sional commended the work that they
upon
This growing interest in
grower. are doing,and the precautionshown
of the masses bodes well for the future seedling
introducing any and every
of the rose, and should prove a stimulus
they originate.
to American hybridizers, who may I need not call attention to Mr. Hill's
feel assured if their creations have
splendid new rose Richmond. It has
merit that the rose loving public will
be quick to give them
spoken for itself,and as a candidate
deserving recog-
nition. for popular favor in the class of red
forcing roses it seems to be a decided
It seems fittingthat I recommend at
improvement over any we have at this
the outset that sensational new rose time. Rosalind Orr English is another
Mme. Norbert Levavasseur, or Baby promising hybrid tea. Mr. John Cook,
Rambler. This vivacious French tante
debu- to whom we doff our hats as one of the
is the rose that blooms every day veteran introducers of meritorious new
in the year. Growing in its full vigor roses, contributes Cardinal,a beautiful
twenty inches high,with finelypolished crimson hybrid tea,and Enchanter, an
dark foliage,with which it is
green extremely free blooming variety with
abundantly supplied,it forms a compact
large,clear,bright pink flowers. Mr.
bush, which with ordinary care is Cattleya Trianae, var. Backhouaiana. Cook selects this varietyas the best of
a mass of shiningcrimson beauty. For (See page 199.) over five hundred seedlings. Let me
every purpose from the florists' standpoint recommend Souvenir de Pierre Netting
it possesses the highestvalue,and as one of the best roses for all around
for the amateur it is equally valuable. introduced in It
large,double, deep flowers, borne on purposes many years.
It is indeed a perpetualblooming dwarf will take front rank, if not
Crimson Bambler. In the Rambler
strong,erect stems, after the style of surpass
class President Camot, which it resembles in from every standpoint,white and pink
may be also mentioned a variety that Maman Cochet. the best roses for sum-
growth and somewhat in flower,but is mer
does not seem to gain the recognition it distinct enough to deserve a place at floweringin the open ffround. This
deserves as a rose of splendidworth "
the head of the list. We hear but lit-
tle new variety is a splendid grower,
Dorothy Perkins. It is a true Rambler, of the rose that bears the honored throwing up beautiful flowers on long^
particularlyvaluable for Christmas
name of Admiral Schley, which as a stiff, erect stems. The bloom is large
work, and equally as valuable in the pot plant possesses rare value. The and double, opens easilyand possesses
open ground; thoroughlyhardy,bearing color is rich,glowing, velvety crimson. unusual substance. Difficult to describe,
in large clusters beautiful clear,sheU The flowers have unusual substance, a apricot-yellow,tinged with golden,
pink flowers,of excellent substance. .valuable point, are delightfully fra-grant mixed with orange yellow, while the
PhiladelphiaRambler, a recent introduction, and borne in great abundance. edges of the petals are shaded carmine.
bears out all that is claimed for A clean,healthy, dwarf grower, with Every florist who has a foot of ground
it, and in some respects is an improve-
ment
splendid foliage. Since Killarney has for summer roses should have this rose.
over the old reliable Crimson become recognized as a rose of more Mad. Derepas-Matrat has established
Rambler. than ordinarymerit,such roses as Mad. itself as a companion to the Coehot
One of the most unique and valuable Jules Grolez, its counterpart in color roses, which it resembles in every par*
of the newer roses is Soleil d'Or, the and almost equal in flower,remains unnoticed. ticular, except the color is deep yellow.
first of a new race, a cross between sian
Per- A splendid grower, and with also
The following varieties are
Yellow and Antoine Ducher. It should
proper management prove a among the
most promising of the newer
forms a strong, sturdy bush, very strong competitor of Killarney. The sorts: Canadian Queen is an improve-
robust in habit,with foliagethat emits list is incomplete without Lady Joy, a ment over Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan,
the true Sweetbrlar fragrance. The cross between American Beauty and Mad. Cusin and Mrs. Oliver Ames, the
flowers are sunset yellow or reddish Belle Siebrecht, a royalparentage;flowers latter of which it resembles in color;
gold, and are highly fragrant; hardy large, cup shaped, almost double, General Mac Arthur, a vivid crimson
everywhere; splendid for singlespeci- mens with enormous shell-like petalsof good hybrid tea; Red Chatenay, deeper in
or for hedges. In this same class substance, highly fragrant; the color color than the parent;Uncle John, more
GARDEMmG. 197
rpos.
material in them and placing the flats
pronounced in color than Golden Gate; The Vegetable Qarden. of transplanted vegetable plants
Beauty of Bosemawr, rich carmine red,
La De-
troit, thereon. This encourages the growth
valuable for outdoor purposes;
of the plants and they are then in a
distinct and valuable,shell pink, SEASONABLE SUGGESnOIfS.
gôod for forcing;Saxonia, worth trying good positionfor gradually hardening
This is the season when the market off. Another purpose is for hastening
as an improvement over Golden Gate;
Mrs. B. B. Cant, unusually valuable for gardener is busilypreparing vegetable a crop of lettuce. Hardy and thrifty
better than Papa plants for sprine sales and for use in lettuce plants set out nine inches apart
amateur cultivation,
improvement ovef his own establishment. Considerable at this season will mature considerably
Gontier; Aurora, an
forethought is in handling ahead of that planted or sowed outside.
Hermosa; Franz Deegen, an immense, necessary
these plants so they do not become In making use of the cold frames at
deep, double yellow rose, alike in habit the soil should be made in
this season
the best possiblecondition to encourage
plant growth. It should be renewed
and lightened with an admixture of
sand if necessary. The manure should
be well rotted and liberallyapplied*
Many market gardeners have adopted
very thorough methods in preparing
the manure for such purposes. In order
to get it thoroughly rotted down they
turn it frequentlythrough the fall and
winter months and consider the labor
well spent. After the plants are set
out, covering the sash with mats and

shutters at night will be advisable for
some time. No opportunity should be
missed, however, when the weather is
favorable, to air them, and an occasional
stirring of the surface of the beds

will be beneficial.
If one has a frame of suf"cient depth
cauliflower can be admirably and profitably
grown at this season. We have
always prepared thriftyplants for such
purposes when the winter's back was
broken,and by planting eighteeninches

or two feet apart and allowing at least
GROWN UNDER QREBNHOUSB BENCH. two feet of head room, caul"ower of
MUSHROOMS
choice quality will be forthcoming in
May. The time is well suited for the
and growth with Kaiserin Augusta Vic- toria, drawn or spindly,a condition likelyto further making up of hot-beds which
and far superior to Perle It by many market gardeners are utilized
von arise when space is at a premium.
Godesberg, sent out as Yellow Kaiserin; is necessary when sowing, to have a for transplantingvegetableplants.For
Florence Pemberton, a stronff growing number of each variety of vegetable those beds previously planted the
hybrid tea, large shell pink flowers, plants representing early, mid-season admission of air on all favorable sions
occa-
good for open ground work. Maddalena and late,and in selectingthese some is necessa^ for their well being.
Scalarandis wiU rank with the Cochet consideration must be given to those CucuifBEBS. "
Preparations are going
roses outdoors; color rich, dark pink, varieties which have become locally forward in many placesto plant out the
on yellow ground. Ideal ranks with well known. An important matter is cucumbers. Where the house was viously
pre-
Bridesmaid and La France, pink in transplantingthe seedlings before they employed for growing lettuce
color. become spindly and weak; whatever and on solid beds, it is necessary to
As an example of an exceedinglyrare the method employed in the hot-beds or apply some bottom heat to give the
rose I mention the varietyYork and Lan- caster, flats,this operationcannot be deferred. plants the necessary impetus. In solid
which dates back to the War of The Cold Frame. " ^We have viously beds a trench,18x18 inches,may be dug
pre-
Boses between the royal houses of York referred to the many uses in and filled in with well prepared hotbed
and Lancaster,said to have originate*! which the cold frame is employed. One material. A mound of fresh soil
became
when these warring factions for instance is placing a little hot-bed every three and one-half feet should be
united,its colors representing the white
of the Yorkists and the red of the Laa*
eastrians,the flower being a eombina*
tion of red and white, blotched and
striped. Magnafrano is a free blooming

hybrid tea, with large,double pink
flowers. Wellesley is a remarkably
free flowering forcing variety. The
eolor is bright pink; a good keeper.
For greenhouse men doing a local
trade there is always demand for a
a
hardy ever-bloomingclimbing rose. To

meet this demand there is no better
variety than climbing Clothilde Sou-
pert.
The list of the newer and promising
varietite could be extended to consid-
erable
length, but I feel that I have
already encroached too far upon the
patience of you gentlemen, and in
thanking you for your kind attention
I wish to express the hope that I may
have said something of value to grow-ers,
as well as helped deserving roses
to great popularity. P. J. Lynch.
ToPEKA,Kak. ^The monthly meeting

"
of Shawnee
the County Horticultural
Society was held at the state horticul-
tural
2. IN COLD PRAMB3.
rooms^ Kareh HASTBNINQ THB LBTTUCB
198 GARDENING. Mar. iSt
"lada and the encumber plant carefnllj January 6; dimensions of bed, 75 of

water had a heaping table-
planted.A support for the vines must
ing,tions
square feet. The product has been sold spoonful of nitrate of soda added to
be provided; a good method is an mostly wholesale, the prices ranging each ^1 of water, sometimes altemat-
Uverted V-shaped trellis which should from 25 cents per pound to 40 cento ing with cow manure water. All nnased
"tand four feet high. A row of plants per pound. When the crop was iest
heav- or decaying mushrooms were promptly
b^th sides the trellis maj be planted shipments have been made 100 removed. One pound lots were sold in
and if the house is wide enough two or miles to a commission merchant; which quart strawberry boxes.
more trellises may be used. A moist after commission and expressage have The market gardener must take into
and growing atmosphere must be netted 33 cents per pound. At the present consideration the price of manure and
applied but dj judiciousmanagement time 50 pounds of mushrooms have labor involved. Such a crop and price
of the yentilators a great deal of firing been gathered; these have an average are only average; but does the problem
may be saved. A temperature of 60^ of 35 cents per pound or $17.50. Thus present any features,whereby ^wing
"r 65"* at night and a rise to 80"* by the average has been three-fourths mushrooms as an adjanet to his busi-
ness
dav will be necessary. pound per square foot at a fraction will be f
profitable
MusHBOOMs, Some Fioubss. " So over 23 cents. Fran cm Canniho.
mneh has been written and said of the A few details about the management
profits in mushroom growing that a few of the bed: The bed was boarded in
actual figuresfrom the results of an with a slanting roof to prevent drip The Qreenhouse.
experimentalbed, cared for by one who from the bench above. This left the
has ffrown mushrooms to some extent front open and allowed free access to
for the past twenty years may be interesting. the bed. A canvas cloth was hung over SCALES IRFBSr K"I1AS"
A further incentive was to prove the opening; thus the fiuctuation in Bd. Gardening:"
or disproveto the readers of the "Mar- ket temperature of the house was modified
the
My kentias are infested with scales
Gardens" column in as far as the bed was concerned. No
as per enclosed. Please give me a edy.
rem-
Amxbicaii Flobibt what returns were water was applied until the first mushrooms
A. V.
possible with reasonable care. Every appeared and then at a ture
tempera-
The safest and surest method for
phase of the subject has been imitated of 90". Fresh soil was added
as near as possibleto the average ket
mar- whenever the removal
.
of clusters made cleansingkentias from scale insects if

conditions. The bed the plants are badly infested,is by
gardener's hollow places. Water was applied in
under bench in the sufficient quantity to reach the base or eareful sponging with strong soap sola-
was Kiade up a
greenhouse which averaged 50* night root of the mushroom whenever signs of tioiôr with lemon oil or fir tree oiL
The scales may be removed with less
temperature. Bed made up November dryness appeared on removing them.
19; spawned November 30; first pick- After the first heavy crop all applica- rubbing, and consequentlyless liability
of in^ry to the leaves if the nlants
are given a dipping in the soap scilation
a few hours before they are sponged.
It is advisable,however, that the pUuit
should be laid
upon its side after hav-ing
been dipped u order to prevent the
soap or other insecticide from draining
down into the heart of the plant, too
much soap being liable to ruin the young
and unexpanded leaf in the center of
the plant. Having cleaned the plants
thoroughly, regular fumigating with
nicotine will do much toward ing
prevent-
a recurrence of the trouUe.
W. H. Taplin.
THE WHITE FLT.
Ed. Gardening: ^How can I destroy

"
the white fiyf Fumioating dees not

seem to do any good. The pest is
alwavs on the under side of the leaf and
breeas verj fast. I enclose a leaf
showing the egg. The fly,when foil
size,is about twice the size of the ess.
J. NT
The following on this insect peal
which appeared in our columns early
last year, will probably interest " J. N/'
and other readers at this time:
.
This greenhouse pest has been long
familiar to florists and gardeners,but
Utile has been known regarding its
life historyand the agenciesby which
it may be kept in check. For these
reasons Bulletin 140, on the white fly
or plant house aleyrode^ by Prof. W. ".
Britton,of the Connecticut Experiment
Station,is very welcome. The follow-
ing
summary of the bulletin will be
found useful:
1. The white fly has been the worst
insect pest of tomatoes and eoeumbers
under glass at the station daring the
past eight years. Many florists' planta
are also injured, and the insect has
attacked strawberry and many ôther
plants out of doors in summer. It haa
been received from several srowers in
Connecticut and is widely distributed
over the northeastern United States.
Its originalhome is unknown*
2. The white flyis "doselyrelated to
the scale insects, and to the plant Uce.
FLORAL ARRANQBIIBNTS AT DUSSELDORP. -Pig. 1. It resembles the former in its immature
" *
200 CARDENING, Mar. 15,
FORCING GLADIOLUS HAY. to how it would affect the pot -to

eARDENINQ Bd. Gardening
Please let me know
:"
as soon as sible
pos-
it in a atroag aolation of Boi^hate "f
copper, and what effect. mUfteto "t
.
how copper in the pot would have on the

long it takes Gladiolus May
PUBLUHXD roots of the plants. D.
TBS iR AKD 18TH OV BACH MORTH to come into flower in a carnation house
BT
temperature of 50" to 65*. I have It would not be sufficient to soak the
THE GARDENING COMPANY, never tried any and wish to do so. flower pots in sulphateof copper, unloM
Monon BuUding:,
GHlCAGa J. B. they were afterwards soaked in strong
lime water in order to convert the cop-
per
Gladiolus planted at this time of the
into Bordeaux mixtnre. If the pots
Subaorlptlonprioe,|8l00 a Year S4 Numbert. " year will take ten to twelve weeks to
AdvertUlDg rates on appUoation. were soaked in sulphate of copper, one
come into flower. If planted during
Entered at Chicago postoffioe as seoond-class the winter months part of sulphate of copper to fifty
they take a little thousand
matter. Copyright,1MB" by The Gardening Co. parts of water, then soaked
longer to get into bloom. in lime water, it is likely that alge
( to TiM Gardenlfifl C. W. Johnson.
would be prevented from growing on
\%Chioafl*.
the pots and no injury would result to
Gabsbbiho Is sotten up for its readers and in the roots of plants that might be pat
vhelr interest,and it behooves
DICTAMNUS FRAXINELLA FROM SEED.
you, one and all,to
make it interesting.If It does not exactly suit Bd.
in them. W.
Gardening:-
your case, pleasewrite and tell us nrhat you want
It is our desire to help you. Can any of your readers give me
information leading to the successful
Abk Airr QuBtnonB von please about plants, CARNATIONS FOR OUTDOORS.
flowers, fruits, Tegetaoles or other pra ileal propagating of Dictamnus Fraxinella
Bd. Gardening:-
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in from seedf G. L. B.
answering them. What carnations of different colors
Sbkdus Notbs of your experience In gardeninj? The seeds of Dictamnus albus or D. are best for steady outdoor summer
m any line; tell us of your successes tbrt others Fraxinella should be sown as soon as
may be enllshtened ana encouraged, and of your
blooming in a sandy soil where they can
failures,perhapswe can help you.
they are lipe in fall. Sow in boxes or have all the water needed f
Bbiid ub Pbotoorapbs OB Bkbtcbbs of pots using any ordinary pottingtoil J. A. J.
your
flowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegptables. and covering to about the depth of the
horticultural
The best carnations that we have
or appliances that we may have seeds. Place the boxes in a cool place
them engraved for Gabdbhiho. found for blooming outdoors duringthe
where they will be safe from mice and
summer months are: White, Flora Hill,
other vermin, and they will germinate
the followingspring. If the seeds are
Glacier,Queen Louise and Mrs. Fisher;
CONTENTS.
deep pink, Mrs. Joost; light pink,
Trees and shrubs kept over the winter and sown in the
108 Morning Glory; red,America; crimson,
"Desirable American
hawthorns (illus.) 106 spring,they seldom germiniiteuntil a
-êw transplantingtruck (11lus.) Harry Fenn.
The rose" New and promUiog roses
104
year afterwards. During the first sum-
mer
C. W. JOIC^SON.
igfl
The vegetable garden" Seasonable the seedlingsrequirecareful atten-
tion;
suggestions
(iUus.)... r.. 197 after that they will easily hoM
The firevnhouse 106
"Scales Infest kenllas igs
their own along with other herbaceous AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY.
"The white fly 198 plants. BOBEBT Caiceron.
"Begonias Additional specialprizes are offered
jtO
"
Oattleya Trlanae BaokhousUna (illus.) 190 for competitionat the annual exhibition
Florsl arrangements at Dusseldorf (illus.) ....
199 EARLY SWEET PEAS. to be held in Boston, March 23 to 26,
Dwarf cannas for pois 2U0
Diotamnus Praxinella from seed Ed. Gardening:" as follows: "
j
SOO
Karly sweet peas 2U0 Pierson-iSefton Company, Jersey City,
Cleaning pots jiOO
Is there .anythinggained by starting
N. J., a $50 silver cup for the best
The gardeners*club peas in 4-inch pots under
2U1
sweet glass,
"Toronto gsrdeners'meeting planting them., autdoors
soi after danger vase of fiftyblooms of teas or hybrids,
"New .lerseyVloricultural Society 201 not less than three varieties.
from frost is over. so. as to get them as
"Frank Carpenter (portrait) 901
"New Oreans Horucultural Society early as possible T How early should 1^. Welch, Boston, a $25 silver cup
^1
"New Haven Horticultural in this casef How for the best vase of roses in the show.
Society
inaugural ballroom droorstlons (Illus.)
201 they be sown deep
2 3 should the seeds be if sowed late in Peter Crowe, Utica, N. Y., a gold,
The Lewis and Clark exposition 23 silver and bronze
Double primulas fall! M. medal for the best,
208
European horticulture second best and third best pair of vases
2V4 By startingsweet peas in 4-inch pots
under glass probably flowers could be containing twenty-five Brides and
dTGLAND, it appears, is struggling had from one to two weeks earlier than twenty-fiveBridesmaids.
with a rose from seed in the open ground, but Wm. J. Stewabt, Sec'y.
(bloom) famine. sown
the experiment has been tried by so
The American Forestry Congress recommends
many and seldom repeatedby any, that,
an amendment to the national CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA
even if a few stray flowers could be
homestead law, requiringthe planting obtained early,it is well known AlfNOUNCElOENT OF 8PECIAI. PBIZS8.
that-
of five per cent of the area of a home-
stead The
these would not come near repaying for following special prizes have
in trees before final patent shall been
the trouble. Although sweet peas when offered,
to be competed for at the
issne,and that such plantingbe under small plants (from seed sown in the next annual meeting of the Chrysan-
themum
the supervisionof the bureau of for-
estry.
open ground) will stand a few degrees Societyof America, to be held
of frost,plants taken out of a green- in Philadelphia:
house
will get blighted by cold winds F. R. Pierson offers silver enp for
FORCING AZALEA MOLLIS. even without frost unless well sheltered thirty-sixblooms, six blooms each of
or protectedin some six varieties introduced
BD, OARDENINa:" way. There-
fore, here in 1904
How taking all in all,there would be and 1905.
long will it take Azalea mollis
to come into bloom in a temperature of but little gained by startingsweet peas W. Wells ft Co., Earlswood, Eng.,
W at night with a rise of 10** to 15* under glass,but if the attempt be made offer A gold medal, a silver-gilt,and a
in daytime f What would be the the seed may be sown now. It is very silver medal for six fiowers of chrys-
anthemum
proper way to get them into bloom by advantageous to sow sweet peas in the Mrs. Wm. Duckham.
Easterf J. V. A. fall. The seed should be covered with Fbed H. Leuon, See'y.
six inches of soil in a situation where
water does not lodge.
DWARF CANNAS FOR POTS. AMERICAN CARNAnON
DAyiD McIntosh. SOCIETY.
Bd. Oardkning:"
DEPARTMENT OP PLANT BEQI8TBATI0N.
What variety of canna, if any, is
dwarf aEANING POTS. Gladys, registeredby the Lakeview
enough to raise in pots,one that Rose
is also floriferousf O. W. H. Ed. Gardening:"
Gardens, Jamestown, N. Y.; color,
white; size, three inches and over;
Beplying to the above, I have always I have read that in
algffi water may
stems, twenty
used dwarf Florence of sulphate of
to thirty inches in
Vaughan, David be destroyedby the use
length, Albert M. Herr, Bec'y.
Harum find Express for this purpose. copper. Don 't you think that the same
Any one of these is dwarf, growing thing would hold good with regard to
a)t"outtwo to three feet high" besides flower potsf 1 presume the scum that Milwaukee, Wis. The annual
"
being very free and early nowering, comes on the pots is one of this fam-
ily spring flower show of the park system
making fine 5-inch pot plants. and I would like to hear from opened March 12. The exhibit excels
J. a WiLSOir. someone of you experts on this line as that of any previous year.
ipoS. GAkDENlNG. aoi
The Gardeners' Club. speaker of the

evening,"more than, cred-itable." session was devoted to consideration of
Afine and rare hybrid cat- the possibilities of marketing the apple
tleya and Dendrobium nobile grown in crop by the fruit growers of New land.
Eng-
We ihall be pleaardat all times to reoeiye brief a 5-inch basket,with 124 flowers, from There were two addresses: "The
Botet of general interest on praotieal cultural the collection of Henry Graves of Foreign Market," by George A. Coch- rane
matters from gardeners for use in this depart-
SMBt Motes of the movements of sardeners, Orange, flowered by Edwin Thomas, and and "ThA Home Markets," by A.
hsQgesof address etc. are also desirable. 0. HarrisoniflB and C. Trians from the Warren Patch,both of Boston. During
houses of William Barr, of Llewellyn the afternoon session the!following of*
Park, flowered by Arthur Bodwell, ficers were elected: President,Jonathan
TOROIITO GARDENERS' MEETHIG.
attracted much attention. The judges Eames, of Sherbom; vice presidentiC.
The February meeting of the rists'
Flo- for the evening were Joseph A. Manda, A. Whitney, of Upton; secretary, L. T.
and Gardeners' Club on Tuesday Arthur T. Capam and Henry Hilbig. Maynard, Northboro; treasurer,J. W.
evening,proved very interesting.Busi- ness Thomas Jones, of Short Hills, and Clark,North Hadley; auditor,J. Lewis
relating to the carnation show James Lang were placed in nomination Ellsworth,Worcester. On the second
occupied considerable time and also for membership. Alex. Smith and Otto day the convention was addressed by
arrangements for a chrysanthemum Manctz were elected members. On the following: H. W. Collingwood,
show to be held in the fall. Owing to motion of Walter Gray, a specialdahlia editor of the Rural New-Yorker, "The
some unpleasantness which occurred exhibition was decided upon and given Care of Apple Orchards;" Monroe
at our last chrysanthemum show, over to the executive committee with Morse, of Med way, "Peach Culture,"
by one of the exhibitors beinff power. J. B. D. and H. O. Mead, of Lunenburg, "Plum
dissatisfied with the awards and Culture."
removing his entire exhibits, it was
FRANK HAMILTON.
moved that a clause be inserted in the NEW ORLEANS HORT. SOCIETY.
regulationsto govern all subsequent Prank Hamilton, who has been super-
intendent
to be held of Borongh of Bronx parks, At the last meeting of the New
shows by the association,
that any exhibitor not adhering to New York, entered the Cottage Gardens Orleans Horticultural Society it was
these rules be restrained from showing decided that a flower show of chrysanthemums
at any shows to be held by the asso-ciation. and other plantswill be given
during next November. The tee
commit-
J. H. Dunlop gave us a synopsis of on prizes to be awarded to private
the recent carnation exhibition held in gardens made its report. Owing to the
bad weather the work has
Chicago and said that the consensus of been
opinionwas that the early season was delayed. The firm of McGregor
the moat favorable to hold carnation Brothers, of Springfield,O., sent a
the flowers shown check of $15 to be given as a
conventions,as were prizefor
the competition of the best
then at their very best. He stated the kept gar-
den
in New Orleans. A few members
recent show brought out many varieties
and for those interested, who did not complained about the way they have
have the time to travel over different been treated by shippers from the
parts of the country to view, this north,especially with line of cut flow-
ers
exhibition was invaluable. received from the west. When
received and after they had been
paid,
C. O. D., without
any inspectionbeing
"OHMUUTH HORTICULTURAL SOOETT. allowed, the stock was found entirely
worthless. In many instances it could
At the meeting of the Monmouth be easily seen that the flowers ha.1
County Horticultural Society,March 3, been shipped in bad condition,some
Frank Brunton was elected to membership. American Beauty roses coming purple
The secretary reported that for having been kept too
eightessays had been sent in by the long on ice.
A committee
assistant gardeners for the prize contest.
was appointed to act In
the matter.
The names of the winners will
be announced at the next meeting,
March 17, and the prize papers will be NOTES OP MONTREAL.
read and discussed. The subject for
the essays, to be sent in before April The Montreal.Gardeners'
Prank Hamilton. and rists
Flo-
Club greatly
7, is ''Fruit Culture in general under regreto that the car-
nation
Glass.'' These also to be show had to be called
essays are off,
written by the assistant gardeners and although considerable trouble had been
taken to make it a success.
prizeswill be awarded to the best two. Company as a member of the firm Janu-
ary Trophies
and other prizes were
George Hale exhibited Morsan roses, 1. He will take entire charge of the guaranteed, the
haU provided and so on, but the only
which scored 85 points. The judges landscape and sellingdepartment of the
W. exhibit which arrived
were W. Kennedy, H. Griffiths onrsery. Mr. Hamilton was In the was 1,000 car-
nations from the
and Wm" Bitehle. Th^ discussion of employ of the P. R. Pierson Company, Chicago Carnation
the evening was on the subject of Tarrytown, N. Y., lor abont ten yean. Company. A largenumber of outside
**The Value of the Gardeners' Union." He went to that place as a boy to learn growers had promised entries but failed
the business, and after having been there to show up. The local growers did not
B.
Intend to
for a while went into business for him-
self, exhibit, but just to choose
the varieties from which
NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. having a lai^êestablishment in to place
orders for
Fruit under glasswas made the topic
Staten Island,^rowing plantsand flowers cuttings.
for the New York market. Afterthat The executive
of the monthly meeting of the New committee of the
he was with the Pierson firm for severalCanadian Horticultural Association met
Jersey Floricultural Soeietpr on March
yean as traveling salesman,representing last week. The date of the convoUioA
8. William Turner, superintendentof that house among the trade in the east- will bs August 10, 11 and
the estate of M. C. Borden, Oceanic, 12. The
em states. He has also had experience members of the committee
K. J., ex-presidentof the Monmouth were tained
enter-
in its rose houses and was for some time by Mr.
Horticultural Society,was the speaker foreman
Pinoteau,city gardener.
of the Scarboro nnrsery. Mr.
and treated Luck.
grapes^peaches,nectarines Hamilton has had much valuable experi-
ence
and plums successively, their soil fer-
tilization, In
landscapework in the New York NEW HAVEN HORHCULTURAL
fruiting and general treatment.
parks. SOCIETY.
The topic brought out a good The carnation exhibition
given Tues-
day,
showingof members and visitors and February 21, by the New Haven
the discussion which followed was MASSACHUSETTS FRUn MEN MEET.
eral
gen- County Horticultural Societywas a success
The eleventh annual convention of in every particular.Prank Kim-
The exhibition of flowers was the sec-
ond the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' berly exhibited flne Prosperity
sociation
As- and En-chantress
in the contest for the society's was held in Horticidtural Hall while James Bruce showsd
prizesand the diiq["lay of roses, orchids March 8 to 9, and was very largelyat- tended both roses and carnations in variety.
and carnations to quote the both days. The first day's John
was, on Murray of the Yale Botanical
aoa (GARDENING. Mar: 75,
Qardeiit showed sevetal pramising seed- Lange had a splendid display of cama- Any other variety,Thomas Ecdes, first
)iii|êarnationiy one a pure white, tioDSyazaleas,hyacinths,roses and vio* for Prosperity;F. Boulon " Son, second
fviDged, another a pleasing pink re- lets,and M. J. Whittall exhibited well for Mrs. M. A. Patten; F. B. Pierson,
sombfing Joost. A. J. Thompson made gôwn cyclamen, primulas and cinera-
rias. third for Variegated Lawson.
a good showing of carnations. L. For roses Walter Shaw took first for
I'lrank^Kia^berly read a paper dealing twelve Bridesmaid and first for twelve
with'the eulture- of earnations and Liberty. For 100 double violets,H. T.
Charles Eern the of the
HUSTINGTON, IHI)..HORT. SOCIETY.
" A. H. Funnell took first and Wm.
gave history
eamation, tracing it back 800 years The carnation
annaal exhibition of O 'Hara second. For 100 singleviolets
before the Christian era. P. the Huntington Horticultural and Agri- F. Boulon " Son took first and Walter
Shaw second.
Certificates were awarded to the Cot-
tage
Gardens Company for new white
carnation,Lieut. Peary, and for Bobt.
Craig, the new scarlet. Also specials
for Octoroon,Bthel Ward and Enehant-
reSs. A certificate was awarded to Jas.
D. Cockcroft tax seecHingCrimaon, an
immense, flower of fine form on a good
stem. A vase of White Lawson, not for
competition,was exhibited by Charles
H. Allen. This attracted much notice.
The committee very much regretted
that,probably though an e^ror, the Cot^
tage Gardens vases contained Init
twenty flowers instead of twenty-fiveas
called for by the schednle and so were
disqnallflcd from competing. They were
very fine specimens and made a table
ftot soon to be forgotten. It was also
regrettedthat John N. May's exhibit
mi"ered a little in shipping, so the
Bride did not show its full beauty.
Other exhibitors who received awards
PEN310N B'JlLÎNa, SDBNB OP INAU3URAL BA'^L, WASHINGTON.
were, Fred Keifler, for mignonette;Geo.
Ashworth, for roses and carnations;
Bobt. T. Hallock,for dafltodils; F. Bou-
lon
" Son, certificate for tree form violet
IIEWLOMDON-GMTON HORT. SOCIETY. cultural Society took placeFebruary 21 plants; William O'Hara for pot
The New London Horticultural ety
Soci-
in the court room, Huntington, Ind. plants;H. T. " A. H. Funnell fmr nix
phoe-
time
There was a very fine exhibit and a and Anna Foster fern.
which disbanded some ago
large attendance. In the competitive The committee were gratifiedby the
has been succeeded by the New don
Lon-
classes awards were made as follows: to the invitation to
-Grbton Horticultural Society, generous response
For best twentv-five Lawson pink, F. exhibit by outside growers.
which was formed about three months
Boulon " Son, first, with Lawson; Wal- ter A. H. Funnell, Sec'y,
ago and numbers now over 100 mem-
bers.
two
Shaw, certificate for Lawson. For
The society meets eyery best lightpink, Bobt. T. Hallock, first
weeks. The following are the officer* INAUGURAL BALLROOM DECURAnONS.
with Enchantress; F. Boulon " Son,
for the current year: President, second with Enchantress; J. N. May, The decorations in the great hall or
Thomas W. Head; vice-president, Chas.
third with Phyllis. Best white, F. B. dourt of the U. S. Pension building,for
D. Gallagher; recorcUng secretary, Pierson,first with White Lawson; H. T, the ball,a leadingfeature of the festivi-
ties
Louis A. Giger; financial secretary, " A. H. Funnell, second with Queen incidental to the inauguration of
I""ank E. Gledhiil;treasurer, John P.
John Archer. tive
Execu-
Louise; J. N. May, third, with The Theodore Boose velt and Charles W.
Silve; librsrian, Bride. Best scarlet, F. B. Pierson,first Fairbanks as presidentand vice-presi-
dent,
committee, John Malloney, John
for Flamingo; J. D. Cockcroft,second were in conceptionand execution,
Areher, Edward W. Clark,Alfred Hunt,
with Flamingo. Best crimson, F. B. on a scale commensurate with the great-
ness
Otto F. Ernst. Show committee, John Pierson,first with Daheim; H. T. " A. of the event which they honored
Archer, Louis A. Giger, Edward W.
H. Funnell, second with Harlowarden. and Worthy to adorn the noble architee-
Clark,David Gordon, Albert Lawson.
HOLTOKB HORTIOJLTURAL SOCIBTY.
TheHolyoke Horticultural Society

met on the evening of March 1 at the
residence of J. S. Webber. The speaker
of the evening was M. H. Walsh, of
Woods Hole, the well known grower
and hybridizer of roses. His subject
was "Boses and their Culture." Boses
were on including
exhibition, Wellesley,
sent by Waban
the Bose ries,
Conservato-
Natick, Mass. J. N. May, of Sum-
mit,
N. J., sent the new General Mac-
Arthur rose.
WORCESTER HORT. SOCIETY.
The annual sprinffexhibition of the

Worcester County E5)rticultural Society
held' on March 1 was a success in eYwy
and many exhibits of extra fine
way,
qualitywere shown. Oeorge Mc Williams,
gardener for G. Marsten Whitin, had
a fine display of orchids, including
ealanthes,dendrobiums, and cypripedi- INAUGURAL RECEPTION DBCORATION8 AT WASHINGTON.
oms. Col. Pf aif,of South Framingham,
skewed extra fine violets. H. F. A. (Orchestra Stand and Section 6f Balcony.)
1^5^ GARDENING. i03
tore of the Pension building. It has

been well said that the hall must bo
ritwtd as a whole for a full appreoia-
tloB of the effect which has been aimed
at and achieved. For beautiful as are
the individual decorations^ they are ail
but the part of the feneral plan, that
can be best described as a Venetian
garden under the blue arching skj of
the tropicsand flooded with a mild yet
resistless radiance that even fropic
moonlight is powerless to equaL This
happy result was accomplished by an
exceptionallyable inaugural committee
of which Qen. John M. Wilson was
liead;by a sub-committee on. tions

decora-
composed of practicalmen with
fine artistic tastes headed by James
Rush Marshallâbly assisted by Victor
Mindeleff,and by the decorative ability
of J. H. Small, Jr., of J. H. Small k
Sons, the floral decorators.
A few flguresare aecessaiy as a pre- lude
to a correct explanation of the
magnitude of this worJc. The exterier
length of the Pension buildingis 200x
400 feet; interior length 316 feet;width
116 feet; height 169 feet. The roof is
supported by eight enormous columns,
each 89 feel in height,and each one of
brinks. Around
whioh contains 1,0(K),0"K)
the great court are two balconies rising
one above the other supported by
arched columns. From these balconies
the many offices in the building are
entered. In the center of the court is
a fountain octagon in form, with a
triplearch of lava rock in its center,

and eight urns around its edge, for
floweringplants.
There were used in the decorations
of the building four carloads of south-
ern
smihuc and other greens from the
south;near 1,000cocoanut palm leaves,
18 to 25 feet in length,from Porto Blco;
5,000 yards of laurel roping; 500 laurel
wreaths; 50 Boman wreaths; 500 native
cedars; 2,000 American Beauty roses;
3,000 red, white and pink roses of other
varieties; 500 asaleas; 800 genistasand
about 100 largebougainvilleas.A grent
amount of other stock was used that
consisted of ferns a^d other potted
phuitsfor the hanging baskets, a large
INAUGURAL RECEPTION DECORATIONS AT WASHINGTON.
number of which were suspeuded from
(The President's Reception Stand.)
the balconies, and spineas)and dracn-
nas for the fountain urns. An tant
impor-
feature was the displayof orchids
the presi- a number of these were so large that over the country will be invited to
and American Beauty roses in dent's
receptionroom. a derrick was necessary to hoist them participate.The societywill not hold
of the vice-presi- into place. The orchestra screen was a rose show in Portland this summer,
The receptionroom
also decorated with bouînvilleas.The but will give its place to the exhibition
4ent and the supper room were
interior of the fountain was lined with at the centennial.
beautifullydecorated with green, and
of deco-
ration smilaz,the lava arches decorated with The booth of the Portland Bose Soci- ety
choice cut flowers. The scheme
drooping ferns and each of the eif^ht will be located in the Oregon state
was gold and green with very
libes-al dashes of brighter colors. A urns were filled with DracsBua indivisa, building,and will be maintained until
around the genista and spiraeasand asparagus. the exposition closes. The thousands
heavy border of green ran
front of both balconies. Over each bal-
cony To General Wilson, his personal of roses that are to be given away will
in the spring of the arch representative Major Bell, Captain be furnished by members of the society.
column
Archer and Mr. Brooks of Che Pension The ladies of the society are mined
deter-
was a plaque composed of flowering
building and J. H. Small " Sons, the to secure for Portland the envi-
able
Rzaleaa and daffodils and magnolia
decorators,the writer extends hearty of
reputation being the most tiful
beau-
leaves,and gold tinted electrio globes
were liberallydistributed throughout.
thanks for courtesies received. cityin the world,and in this manner
S. E. it is hoped to advertise Portland
On the second balcony the front had a
of for its natural beauty, and to express
lighterborder of green; wreaths THE LEWIS AlfD CLARK EXPOSniON. to outsiders the friendly feeling that
green encircled the groups of gold
cedars GRAND B06E SHOW TO BB HELD.
'
is held for visitors by residents of the

tinted electric globes and young
of uniform height were placed over One of the largestand most ful
beauti- city,
ench column. rose shows ever seen, will be held
DOUBLE PRIMULAS.
On each of
side the president's at the Lewis and Clark Exposition,
reviewingstandiat the west end of the under the auspicesof the Portland Hose I often wonder why the double prim-
ula
hall, were columns of the immense Society. Thousands of roses will be is not grown more extensively. I
Porto Bico palm leaves skilfully worked distributed to visitors. An Oregon rose do not know of any flowering plant
together so as to produce the pleasing .
day will also be held during the exposition, that la BO satisfaotory as the double
illnsion of real palm trees. at which the societywill award primula for greehhouse decoration or
At the east end, the orchesfra was prizes for the most complete exhibits. fioir window decoratton in floriata'
flanked by banks of largepalms in tubs; Prominent florists and growers from all stores, if properly handled. It makes
204 GARDENING. Mar. 15^
a gOQd companion plant for Gloire de and gloxinias. Yilmorin-Andrieux ft ^Trance is warmer than ours, but nevertheless
Lorrilne begonia. Some thirty years Company, Paris, France, chrysanthe-
mums; cultivatorsmight adopt French Ideas for this
species as well ss the newcomer. Which Is
ago (t was grown extensively by flor-
ists F. Gilman Taylor,Glendale,CaL, almost certain to find its way to our shores
as a pot plant and brought a good rhubarb; W. Atlee Burpee ft Company, before long. It may, however, be cultivated
price at Christmas. The flowers were In pots for the decoration of the greenhouse
Philadelphia,Pa., seeds; Oasis Nursery and
also used for floral designs and they or conservatory, may be used on
Company, Westbury, L. I.,N. Y., nurs-
ery occasion for room decoration.
were found useful when other white
stock; The Renfrew Nurseries Com-
pany, Appeal for Window Oardbnino." The
flowers were scarce. Ltd., Renfrew, Ont., Can., rasp- Earl of Meath writes as followB:-rIt has
berry often occurred to members of the politan
Metro-
The double primula is propagated plant; Hunkel's Seed Store,Mil-
waukee, Public Gardens Association how much
from cuttings, or by divisions of the Wis., farm and garden seeds; might be done to alleviate the monotony of
Otto of the streets in. the poorer
plant, with some roots attached to Heyneck, Madgeburg, Germany, many
the
parts of
metropolis If outside window gardens
each. About March 1 prepare some chrysanthemum and other plants. F. could become more general than they are
chopped moss, mixed with sand, and Oilman Taylor, Glendale, CaL, seeds; at present. These streets are, as a rule, too
place on top of soil around stem, dose for the planting of
George W. Park, Lapark, Pa., flower narrow trees, conse-
quently
they contain little or nothing to
to the lower leaves. Keep the moss and vegetableseeds* Relieve the eye; but a great Improvement
moist and when it is well tilled with would be. effected In their aspect if some of
rootd divide the plants by cutting the the numerous windows abutting upon the
public thoroughfare could be made fresh and
ball pf earth into three or four parts, EUROPEAN HORTICULTURE^ gay with plants and flowers. Efforts have
acooMing to the number of well rooted (raOM BRITIBH HOBTICOLTURAL ÂPXBB.) been made in this direction in certain parts
divisions. The pieces that are not
Cross PsRTZLiasATioM
of the metropolis, SpiUlflelds. Clerkenwell,
of Pbas." The lata Bermondsey. Battersea, etc., by organizing
rooted can be potted in 2Mi-inch pots Thomas Laxton, who may be said to haye window-garden competitions in connection
in lijsht sandy soil. Keep close and followed Thomas A. Knight and Dr. Laxton with local flower shows. In the hope of
In the work of the scientific cross ferUliaa- still farther
shad^ until well rooted, then remove extending this .movement, I am
tlon of culinary peas, has left on record a anxious to stato that the Metropolitan Pub-
to cool end of greenhouse, giving them few conclusions he came to in reference to lie Gardens Association has decided to offer
morel air, light shade, and a place on the work. He found that the results of money for prizee to any bona^lde flower
experiments in crosslns peas tended to show show
shelf or raised benches near the glass. society or other body ot whose isation
organ-
that the color of the immediate offspring it may
Repot when the pots are well filled second
approve, willing to arrange
or generation sometimes follows that as part of their programme for next sum*
with roots, using unsifted soil in a of the seed-bearing parent, is sometimes outdoor
mer window-garden competitions in
mixture of two parts sandy loam, one Intermediate between that and the pollen- poor localities in the metropolitan area. Such
bearing parent, and is sometimes distinct outdoor window- gardens would Include
part decayed cow manure, one part from both; and although at times the seed flowers and plants grown in boxes, pots, or
half decayed leaf soil, one part sand, partakes of the color of the pollen parent, baskets window sills walls
it was ascertained
on or Cadng
and some charcoal. Give the plants not by Laxton eyer to the public streets.
follow the exact color of that of the pollen
a good watering through a fine rose In shape the seed Gambuno in Potatoes." The mania of
pênt was frequently
pouto booming has surely reached its climax
to settle the soil. Apply water under found to assume an intermediate character, in
the incident
but also followed that of either parents. In of the past week at Spalding,
the leaves, as, if watered overhead the in
the heart of one of the potato-growing
the second generation, in a single pod, the
plants will damp ofC; never water of a cross between
districts. A cultivator gave "20 for a single
result made peas difter-
tuber, and refused to resell it for "25, but
unless the plants are really dry. If lug in shape and color, the seeds were times
some-
graciously
all intermediate, sometimes they permitted another cultivator to
the soil is kept too wet it will become sented
repre-
extract a single eye for the sum of "6. It
either or both parents in shape or
sour and the roots will rot Is beyond reasonable expectation to suppose
"
color, and sometimes both colors and acters,
char- that the latest of new sorts can have
with their intermediates, appeared. a
Remove the plants to open frames in chance of long retaining, any stamina
The results also seemed to show that the of
summer. Shade from hot sun, using third generation, that is to say, seed pro-
constitution under such circumstances. What
duced
can be expected of these varieUes when the
canvas flxed on frame and raised about from the second generation or
precious plants are raised from extracted
three feet above the plants. Remove the immediate offspring of a cross,
eyes, and then cut into small biU for sprouting,
frequently yaried from its parents in
the shading at night and in cloudy a limited manner"usually in one tion
direc- or reproduced from tubers, sliced Into
weather. Remove to cool house early only, but the fourth generation tiny fragments? Howe\er admirable may be
the qualities of a new sort, they must
in September, shade lightly and keep was found to produce more numerous sui^y
succumb speedily under such unnatural
and wider yarlatlons, the seed often revert-
ing eon-
near the glass. Robebt Shobb. and character of its ditlons. To make matters worse, the potato
partly to the color
ancestors of the first generations, partly par-
taking
speculation is driftingrapidly into gambling,
and gambling is a near neighbor to fraud. In
of the various intermediate colors and
characters, and partly sporting quite away
a catalogue which has Just reached us, a
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. These notable grower hints pretty plainly at shady
from any of its ancestry. sports
flxed and in practices.
Wilhelm Pfitzer,Stuttgart,Germanyi appeared to become permanent
A LAttoa
the next and succeeding generations; and Varibtt o^ Edklweiss." To
seeds and plants;The Callander Cactus the tendency to revert and sport thenceforth those who are interested in the cultivation
Company, Springfield, O., cacti and sue- seems to become checked if not absolutely of the ordinary form of edelweiss (Leonto*
Qulents; K. Van Bourgondien " Sons, stopped. These experiments further tended podium alpinum) It will be interesUna to
to show that the height of growth is singu- larly learn that a giant variety is being brought
Hillegom, Holland, Dutch bulbs, flower
Influenced by crossing. A cross between into commerce by T. Smith, Daisy Hill,
roots and plants; W. ". Dallwig, Mil- waukee, two dwarf peas commonly produced some Newry, Ire. The bracts which serve to give
tall; but, the other hand, the heads of this composite
Wis.,seeds;Sluis " Groot,Enk- dwarf and some on their conspic-
uous
a cross made between two tall peas did not appearan6e, are said to be four inches
huizen, Holland, vegetable,flower and exhibit a tendency to any diminution in across, which must b^ nearly twice the sixe
agricultural seeds; Arehias Seed Store, height. Further, no perceptible difference of the ordinary one as we usually see it in
ft to result from reversing the par- this country. If it could
SedaUa, Mo., seeds; Peter Henderson Appeared
of the pollen ot eaoh par-
ents
seeds, and remain
be propagated from
; the influence ent true, it should be a valuable
Qompany, New York, farm seeds,implements, at the climax of the fourth generation addition to the rock garden. The
etc.; Sander ft Sons, St. Albans, producing similar results. The moral of all flowers of the plant are very snuUl, and
";ng" and Bruges, Belgium, hybrid this appears to be that in the case of seed-
ling the ornamental part" or, rather, the Inter- esting
peas from cross-fertilized varieties no part" of the plant is due to the floral
drebids; Phoenix Nursery Company, flxity of character can be assured until the leaves termed bracta. The newcomer Is
Blpomington, 111.,hardy trees and fourth or fifth generation. named L. Alpinum maximum.
plants; Nonne ft Hoepker, Ahrensburg, Impatiens H0L.8T11." This fine new Ebica MaDiTBBXANBA Htbbida. ^Tho par-
"
entage
closely resembeles I. Sul- of this supposed hybrid Erica
Germany, seeds and plants; Ellwanger species of balsom was
than L Medlterranea x camea. At the same time,

ft Barry, Rochester, N. Y., nursery tanl. It is of more vigorous growth it may
is also much only be a good variety of B. Medl- terranea.
Sultani; the color of the flowers
stock; Stark Brothers Nurseries and more intense. They appear in groups of The urceolato corolla Is about
the same length as that of the lattar, and
Orchards Company, Louisiana, Mo., three or four at the top of the branches,
shorter than B. It is of a
and inch to one and one half camea. deep
nursery stock; The Nut Nursery Com-
pany,
Inches
messure
in diameter,
one
and might be described rose-purple with blackish-purple anthers.
Monticello,Fla., nut trees; The as a beautiful, lively, and very brilliant milion.
ver-
The plant is usually about a foot hlgh" and
is valuable because it commences flowering
A. I. Boot Company, Chicago,bee keepers' The leaves are similar to those of
at the
I. Sultani. The plant can be employed with beginning of the year in advance of
supplies;Van Heiningen Brothers advantage for the embellishment of the the others.
ft Company, Boskoop, Holland, nursery flower garden. The noted writer on plants, RosB
Majccb. Under
"
glass this rose is a
Vlck's Sons, Rochester, E. A. Carrlere, is against the idea of culti-
vating flower perfect as Mrs.
stock; James gem, every
The
as W. J.
this and similar plants in dry, warm Grant. color when forced is a lovely
N. Y., seeds, plants, bulbs, etc.: houses which are unfavorable to the African fresh pink, and the blossoms are very sweet.
Vaughan's Seed Store, New York and balsams. On the other hand, he considers Grown outdoors its color is not quite so
Chicago, seeds,plants,supplies,implements, a shady position more suitable for them, pleasing, but for form it will well hold lU
because under such conditions the plants own. Mamie would make a gbod rose for a
etc.; Laxton Brothers,Bedfor"l, more vigorously, and their flowers and pillar or to plant agalnbt a low fence or
grow
Eng.y vegetable and flower seeds, potatoes, leaves are larger and more handsome. I. wall. It will also be a most useful kind for
etc.;Nathan Smith ft Son, Adrian, Sultani has been grown in the open In a standard, producing long half-pendulous
this country to a small extent, but it might shoots.
Mich.,efarysantbemum and other plants; give more satisfaction If the planters were CoLCHicuM Stkvbni. The "
best-knowo
v. Lemoine et Fils, Nancy, France, to select a shady positionfor it, where the tipecles of meadow saffron is the common
plant novelties;B. V. Crine, Morgan- sun would not shine directly upon it. In autumn-flowering one often seen in the grass
France, I. Sultani, in a half-shady position or shrubberies during September, and occa-
ville,N. J.,seeds; John Peed ft Son, In the open air, flowers from June till cut as a curiosity flowering from
sionally
the
London, S. E.,Eng.^begonias, ealadinms down by frost The average summer in corm without either soil or water. Amoni^
igos. GARDENING. aoj5
the known forms^ lioweTer" different epedee ON THE WAY. San Antonio, Tex. ^The proposed
"
keep up a succession at Yarious times durtng flower fete and Alamo Purchase bration
cele-
the winter and spring. That under notice (Copyright 1905 by Tribune Company.)
usually commences to bloom in December is arousing great interest. The
early in January. It must be understood Thought heard a whisper in the willows
I
members of the legislature
or governor,
by creek the
that no matter how hardy a plant is, no one
and
oould depend upon seeing it in perfection in
When laughing a wind came by and state officials, generally, will be
touched me on the cheek; invited to attend.
the open air in this country, although sionally
occa-
in mild winters it might bloom to Surely then the willow twigs began to nod
pforfection. Under the conditions named, or
and sigh
When the wind went romping a-laugh-
in an
snow.
unhealed
from
It
the
is
frame, the flowers
ill effects
so different from
are
of frost, rain
tected
pro-
our
or
autumn O, the
ing
wind was
back, "Qood-by."
warm and
on,
glad and
AN ARBORVITAEHEDGE
seemed about to sing 150 FEET LONG FOK
species that few would recognise it aa
"
ONLY $2 00
belonging to the The flowers Wonder if it might have been a messenger
same genus.
from spring.
and leavee appear together, being much about
the same height at flowering time. Bacb
conn, popularly termed a bulb, gives rise to from
Thought I heard a chuckle the water
one to four flowers of a soft rosy-purple, in the stream "
sometimes shaded with white, the oblanceo- Underneath the sheathing ice it long has
late segments forming the funnel-shaped lain' a-dream "
blade of the flower varying from on""halt from

Still. I heard a chuckle the water
inch to three- fourths inch in length. The
sleeping there.
slender white tube carries the flowers to a
When the wind came back again and pled
rum-
height of one and one-half to two and one- hair.
up my
half inches above the soil, so that a pot or When the wind came back again and
pan of plants is very pretty and interesting
touched me on the brow "
at this season of the year. The slender

Wonder if it meant to say that spring is
linear leaves are bright green and about the
coming now?
same length as the flowers at the present
time. The better-known species retains its
leaves underground till spring, but they are Thought I heard a murmur from the
of much larger sise and altogether lees interesting meadow and the hill.
for pot culture, except occasionally. Where the snow has hid the grass and
The species is a native of Syria and Arabia. where it hides It still ; 300" * to S iarh i rop^ ^*J Art l"orivi^ri?4
RosB Mmb. Antoznb mabi. " Â colored But I heard a murmur like the shadow of Or 150" 8 tu 12 111. Ti-"4'H 0^1 UU "ny where
plate of a recently raised rose appears in song
a Ad 11 lustra ted! pumplil^t nri'jiiininur JriMriift-
the November number of Rosen-Zeltung. A When the wind came back again and ried
tar- tons friê with "vory order, by foiru^îhtr wliUli
number of roees have been raised in Italy overlong. */"(. b irê will live and ihrlv". Over LUX^G()0 soJd
by the firm of Sig. Ant. Marl. One of them Surely it was something like a murmur that lubit^^prlDK and all wcru plraiied. SciJdJnftS.Oo
is the tea rose above named. In the bud I heard " Iot3only, tranijportut Ion fully prcpu 111. KâiJjf
state the flowers are conical, elongated, Wonder if it isn't that the spring Is ing
send- lo Hlil|"nuw. Order ae"i many Jots sis vou wunl,
white, tinted with rose to some extent on the word? jind order now. {VrRlffEEN MUliSERV CO.
back of the petals. As these gradually
CittaJo^'tlesent Free, !4turfiooa Hay, WU,
expand the broad outer petals become revo-
lute around a flrm centre, and the color Thought I heard a drumming very faint and
changes to " creamy-yellow more or less far away.
flushed wtth rose on the back of the petals. Like an army marching up the highway of Flower Seeds Free
If this variety can always be brought to the the day.
same perfection as shown in the plate, we And the wind came back with melodies that To inlrodaoe my seeds I will mail to apy one
should tbink it would a beautiful seemed to float who will send name aod address of three frieodi
prove
exhibition flower for cultivation in this Like the echoed sweetness of a herald's who grow flowers, and lOo to oofer postase etc.
For cut flower there can trumpet note! One Dollar CollectioD of Ritra Choice rlowet
country. purposes
be no doabt about its value, especially when Something seemed to whisper of the blos-som Heeds, over 200 different varieties FtlE with
cut in various stages of development and and the bird "
Oatalogae.
accompanied by of its foliage. Wonder if it wasn't all a hail from spring
The young leaves
some
are
own
tinted with red. I heard? " Chicago Tribune.
B.C. Schutt. 0.}g|;t.?rT'J?T/'
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PAUT OP M, H. WALSH 5 DISPLAY AT THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY'^ EXHtSlTION, BOSTON, UASS ,
MARCH lS-r".
APlERICAIf ROSE SOCIETY* Stewart and Treasurer John N. May climateând thought that we should
6IXTII ANNUAE MKETINO. were then read and adopted. exert ourselves in hybridisatloa and
The liiiDUBl meeting of the Amencan On motion of Bobert
Simpson, of originatevarieties that would flourisb
here. The essayist answered that there
Rm^ Soeietywas held in tbe direetoTB' OJifton,N. J., a vote of thanks wat
were many varieties that would duce
pro-
room n" the Maisachiisetts Hortieti]* passed to the several donors of th*
satisfactory results if properly
turnl Bofiety,Beaton, Friday, March specialpremiums offered by tbe society
24, 1905, The meeting was opened a at its e%bibitio23. planted and cared for, Bobert Simp-
son
Uw remarked that in his opinioneduca-
tion
miuutm after eleven o'clock by The essayist of tbe meeting,M. H*
Preiid"ntAlexander Montgomery, there in rose culture was what was sired
de-
Walsh, of Woods Hole,Mass., then read and the publicshould be warned
boJAgabout forty present* Although an intensely interestingpaper on
in eompariaoiiwith tbe largenumber of *'
Hardy Garden Hoses," On motion of
not purchasetbe cheap Dutch stock
to
rosegTowen and enthuaiaatB in the coun- Henry Siebrecht,of New Rocbolle, N. ",,
rose bushes,that were imported each
Iry,tbe attendance neemed smal!,jet a vote of thanks was passed to the year in such largoquantities, as they
were not at all adapted to our soil and
tbe f"w who had Journeyedto the east essayistand the presidentwaa author-
ised
to attend tb" convention
climate and generally resulted in fail-
ures.
fullyeompen- to appointa committeo on cation
publi- The
tat^ in entbusiaem for tbe lack in to issue a bulletin to the mem-
bers
peopleshould be informed
what to buy and where to procure them,
Bumbfrt. There was not one uninter- that would disseminate knowledge
QsUsf minute even to the onlooker dur-
ing and educate them in the cultivation of
Fahrenwold,of Hillside,
A. Fa,,said
the two honrs' deliberation enjoyed roses, societyneeded to show a mora
that the
by tb" society. Preaident Montgom- A discussion followed the readingof
aggressivespirit and do a little more
ety'iopeiung addreai waa very inter* Mr. Walsh's paper and James Wheeler, hustling.He compared the work of
fvBsgand will b" found in thia issue in of Brookline^Mass., advised Americans the rose societywith that of the Amer^
fall to go slow in regard to roses for there ican Carnation Society which ha laid
The rep("rt8 of Secretary Wm. J, were but few varieties adapted to our was composed of hnstlera^ who puabe4
2IO
" " "
GARDENING. April I,
their prodaet all the PRESIDENT MONTGOMERY'S ADDRB68. be forthcoming,it must be ddne by
time, making to
exhibits continually whether it was himself. He has paid in the past thou-
sands
We have met again to take note of
their show or some other society's ezhi- of dollars for European varie-
ties
^ our progress and do homage to our
bition. He thought that all the mem- " that were seldom suited to his
queen, and although we have hardly
bers should try and get everybody made the progress that the American requirements, notwithstanding that
interested.
Rose Society is entitled to considering they might be all that the raiser claimed
Frank L. Moore, of Chatham, N. J.,
the vast amount of capitalinvested in
for them when growing under their own
asked if a list of six be^t varieties of conditions.
the business and the number of able
outdoor roses coold be named that were This appliesin largemeasure to roses
men who make the cultivation of the
perfectlyhardy. The essayistof the rose their life work, yet I think that for outdoor cultivation as well as to
meeting responded to this question those grown under glass,and I am in-
six varieties
we are beginning to see light ahead.
saying that he would name There have been suggested various reasons elined to think that the former is the
that were hardy in New England, but to account for the slow progress largerfield for the hybridist, and with
that much depended on the procuringof which this society has made. It has a reasonable amount of encouragement,
good stock and proper planting,for no been charged against us that we are I predictthat the near future will see
rose would and live in a bank
grow not national in that we have failed to commendable progress made in a truly
of sand. With proper soil and location
cover the principalcities of the country, American type of roses adapted to the
and good care the followinglist would climatic conditions found here. It
be found
but, with patience on the part of
perfectly hardy: our critics and with the co-operation of should be the duty of this society to
HTBBID PBBPBTUAL.8.
those to whom this societyhas a right encourage in every way possible the
Baronew Rothschild. Baron de Bonstetten.
the
Clio. Ulrich Bmnner. to look to for its support,we will yet rose hybridist,as in large measure
Prince Camllle de Captain Hayward. visit them all. The few pioneers who future of the society will depend on
Rohan. have done so much to nurse this society him for the stimulatinginterest created
HTBBID TBA8,
by having something new. The mercial
com-
Caroline Testout. Maman Cochet.
Mme. A. Chatenay. Captain Christy. man ought to be alive to the
Kaiserin Augusta La France. fact that if the rose is to hold the place
Victoria. have some-
of honor and profithe must thing
BAMBLBBS.
Sweetheart. Debutante. to keep the buying public from
Farquhar. Philadelphia Ram- becoming tired of seeing oidy the few
Lady Qay. bier. familiar old varieties,however torious
meri-
He thought that the Dutch roses had they may be.
been the cause disappointment
of more
Aproceeding that I think would be
than an3rthingelse.
They were grown of especial benefit to the introducer
on a wet swampy land and imported in
and buyer of new roses wotdd be for
the fall and planted in a shallow soil, this society to appoint local commit- *
often too sandy, and if they survived

tees at the large centers, after the
the winter, languished through the method of the Chrysanthemum Society,
spring and died during the summer to whom flowers could be sent to be
months.
judged according to the scale of the
Henry Siebrecht thought that the American Rose Society. For conveni-
ence
society should endeavor to stop the this could be done at the various
importation of the cheap stock, that fall shows and being judged by the official
efforts should be made to raise the duty scale would be of vsJue to alL The
and produce our own budded rose in same committees could visit the new
this country. claimants in their home quarters and
W. P. Craig said that he would like
report on their winter qualities.These
to substitute some varieties that he had judges could be appointedby the executive
found satisfactory with him, for the list committee and the chairman of
presented by the essayistand advised these committees, or as many of them
the following six: John Hopper, Mrs. as were requiredcotdd be judges at the
John Laing, Mme. Gabriel Luizet,Gen. annual show.
Jacqueminot, Paul Neyron and Ulrich Now a word about the show itself.
Alexander Montgomery.
Brunner, and would add Dorothy Per- kins The schedule needs to be practically
to the list of climbers. (President American Rose Society.) rewritten and adapted to the particular
Benjamin Hammond of Fishkill, N. Y., section of the country to which the
approvedof the publicationof the bulletin show is to go the foUowing year. A
as proposedduring the meeting and along are entitled to our gratitudefor preliminaryschedule should be sent out
offered to pay for the printing of 10,- work done, and when the time comes in the fall,otherwise the growers of
000 such bulletins when issued,and on for Society to start on its
the Rose pot roses are largelyeliminated,and it
motion of W. H. Elliott the offer was peregrinationsI think I do not err in will be in evidence at the Boston show
accepted and the societypassed a vote saying that it will have the hearty that this can be made both an interest-
ing
of thanks for the same. co-operationof those who have stood by and educational section of our
Boston was then selected as the it thus far. Distance will not diminish shows. If possible a meeting of the
place of meeting for 1906, and the secretary their interest in the flower of flowers executive committee should be held
instructed that the schedule society which stands for its the convention of the Society of
was nor the durinff
of prizes be issued not later than advancement. American Florists, otherwise it will be
November 1, 1905. The rose has not lacked for enthu-
siasts almost impossibleto get a majority of
The nominating committee consisting any more than the carnation,but them together later in the season, as
of Henry Siebrecht and A. H. Lang- it has missed that incentive to bring they are and should be men^from wide
jahr reported the followinglist of officers rose men together that the carnation apart sections of the country and filndit
for the coming year: President, men have had, namely, something new. difficult to leave their business later on.
Alexander Montgomery, Natick, Mass.; The shows have had but little variety; In conclusion, I would ask one and
vice-president, Robert Simpson, Clifton, the
practically same few varieties were all to stay and take part in this meeting
N. J.; secretary, IVm, J. Stewart, Bos- ton, forthcoming year after year, a little and if they can offer anything for
Mass.; treasurer, Harry O. May, larger or smaller as we happened to the good of this societyit is their duty
Summit, N. J. These gentlemen were carry them in our minds, or whether to do so. To the young men I would
unanimously elected to the several positions. they happened to
or be
the other ours extend a pressing invitation to take
fellow's evidence
flowers, is not
but part in these proceedingsand if with
M. H. Walsh and A. Fahrenwold were wanting that this will all be changed their young and progressiveideas they
elected members of the executive committee in the near future and we expect to can show us wherein a part of the
for three years and W. P. Craig, again hear the cry go forth as it did machinery of this societyhas worn out
North Easton, Mass., was elected a in '61; but this time, thank God, it is or become obsolete, I promise them
mejnber of the committee for two years not the soldier but the enthusiastic that to the best of my abilityI will
to fill the unexpired term of Robert rosarian who raises the cry, *'On to assist them to have it replacedby more
Simpson who was elevated to the vice- Richmond." The American rose grower modern works. Progress should be the
presidency. The meeting then has at last awakened to the fact that if hailingsign of this society, for the only
adjourned. a race of roses adapted to his needs is place the American rosarian can afford
DISPLAY OP ROSB8 AT THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION, BOSTON, MASS,, MARCH SS-te.
to sit is in the very prow of the vessel it. The American Bose Society includes and instructions to those seeking
risk of an occasional wave in its membership, men, the
tions
even at the such, and begin and educate the masses
splashing over him. ffreater part of whose lives have been who are interested in roses. This could
devoted largely to the growing of be done by publishinga practicaltreat- ise
HARD7 ("AIU""N ROSES. roses, and who by their wide experience on the rose for the amateur, or
are well qualified give
to the tion
informa- could be issued in the form of a bulle-
tin
The following paper was read at the so many people desire in relation to all members of the society. When
sixth annual meeting of the American to rose culture. The amateur rose this became known I believe the membership
Rose Society at Boston, Mass., March growers especially,are seeking and would rapidly increase and the
23-26,1905, by M. H. Walsh, of Woods anxious to receive such directions. bulletin, if found desirable, could give
Hole, Mass. There are several essentials in the information applicableto all points of
A great deal has been written by growing of roses. The first is the soil; this country. There are members well
eminent rosarians and poets so often this would apply in a general way. A qualifledin the different sections of the
have song the praisesof the most beau- large number who buy roses know nothing country to give the practicalcultural
tifnl of flowers,the queen of them all, about what soil is best suited for directions treating on soil,situation,
the rose. This flower is pre-eminently these plants. This I know from my pruning,selection of varieties of hybrid
for the many experience with purchasers. While teas, hybrid perpetuals,Japanese and
entitled to this honor
purposes for which it is valued from they are often familiar with the varieties, their hybrids, climbingroses, rambler
the cradle to the grave. It is cheering they admit they know nothing roses and their various uses.
to note the awakening of a new and whatever about preparing the ground. This matter wisely followed up would
live interest which is being manifested Hundreds of these people would be willing make the American Bose Society the
and others in the growing to become members of the rose official organ, the recognized authority
by amatears
of hardy JB;arden roses. The increased society,could they receive some tical
prac- on all matters relatingto the rose. At
demand for these plants for the past cultural directions concerning the present time the society may not
five years is sufficient proof. rose growing. be ready to take up this matter or ap-
prove
About twenty years ago the National It is surprisinghow many buy roses of these suggestions, but I feel
Boee Society of England was organized, and continue to buy and replace them sure they will receive their earnest consideration.
the aim and object of this societybeing simply through lack of knowledge how The American Carnation
to promote and encourage the culture to properly care for them. They buy Society is prosperous and the grand results
of the rose, and to disseminate tical
prac- through love of the flower for its own in the increasing popularity of
information for the proper growth sake. Many know not whether they this flower,the perfectionof the blooms
and cultivation of this flower. It is should be planted on the north side or in color,size and texture are surprising
through the untiring efforts and the in a southern exposure. They are not and gratifying. The Chrysanthemum
influenee of this organizationthat the familiar with and know practically Society of America is prosperous -ai^d
rose is so generallygrown by the ama-
teur nothing about pruning and properly the wonderful advance in the development
and the cottageras well as by the guarding against insect pests. In fact, of this flower is marvelous. The
wealthy class. the large majority of those who buy peony has also a society and they are
The American Rose Society is organ-
ized roses year after year have but little formulating plans for the classification
practically the same principle, practical knowledge relating to the and correct naming of the varieties.
the aim and object being to promote a proper care and the attention these These societies are to be congratulated
grefiterinterest in the growing of the plants require for successful growth. for the zeal and perseverance and for
rose, and to educate in its culture those It seems to the writer that the society the grand and noble work they have
who love the flower and desire to grow should give practicalcultural direc- done in their respectivespheres.
212 GARDENING. April I,
TheAmerican Rose Societyis waking for the victor in this class would also specimens of
hybrid perpetuals and
to arealization of its duties which is win the ** first leg" on the trophy presented Miss Fay a large collection. In
S. B.
gratifying, and the officers of the soci-
ety by Lord " Bumham Company, the climbing section M. H. Walsh made
have worked zealouslythe last year, valued at $250,which must be won three an octensive exhibit nearly filling the
and are entitled to the thanks and times by the same exhibitor before he end of the large hall with immense
hearty co-operationof all its members. becomes the possessor. Three elegant specimens in pots and tubs. This hibitor
ex-
Let us hope that the interest now being vases of this incomparable rose were also staged pot grown plants
manifested will stimulate our rose staged by the Waban Bose Conserva-
tories, of his seedling,Urania, a hybrid perpetual
growers to produce new and superior Natick, Mass.; F. B. Pierson rose of great promise. William
varieties of American origin and ter
bet- Company, Tariytown, N. Y., and W. H. Sim had three large vases of his nuun-
adapted to our climate. May the Elliott,Brighton, Mass. The judges, moth sweet peas, Mont Blanc, white;
good work continue and the rose always Peter Crowe, J. F. Hess, and Walter F. Earliest of All,pink; and a novelty.
hold the honor and title of queen of Sheridan successfully performed a most Earliest Sunbeam, a very light yel-
low.
flowers and the garden. difficult task in rendering their decision.
In the rose
. society classes the On floor space of the main
the hall
prizes were very evenly divided,some were immense
staged plants of cycla-
men
MASSACHUSETTS HORT. SOCIETT. growers winning with one variety and and cinerarias. In eyclamens,
being obliged to give way to others in George F. Fabyan, James Stuart, gardener,
The annual spring exhibition of the other varieties, but in the horticultural firsts. It
Massachusetts Horticultural Society again earned off the
societyprizes W. H. Klliott succeeded was thought some years ago that the
was held in conjunctionwith the exhi- .
in capturing a large majority of the limit in size of these plants htA been
bition of the American Bose Society on firsts. reached,but they still grow largerand
March 23, 24, 25 and 26, in the halls In the carnation classes as is usual at the specimen plant awarded first prize
of the society,and formed one of the
the Boston exhibitions,Peter Fisher, in this collection was certainly the
most successful exhibits ever held by
M. A. Patten and Wm. Nicholson ceeded
suc-
the society. The inclemency of the largestplant ever shown here. The exhibit
in dividing most of the prizes. of Mrs. J. L. Gardner, Wm.
weather on Friday and Saturday caused In only three of the classes were the of Cineraria steUata
a fallingoff in the attendance,but the
Thacber, gardener,
firsts taken from these three exhibitors. was a revelation. In the display of
capacity of the hall was tested to its
There was a grand displayof the carnation
utmost on Sunday afternoon and even-ing.
Easter plants Mrs. Gardner and
novelties for 1905 and ' 1906 Edward MacMulkin
The display of roses was grand, staged beautiful
staged which proved a great attraction groups.
and without questionone of the largest for the growers in the vicinity. Bich- In the hall also were seen a large
and finest displaysof greenhouse roses ard Wittcrstaetter,of Cincinnati,O.,
group of bulbous and spring plants
ever staged were seen. sent Aristocrat and Afterglow; F. R. from B. " J. Farquhar; a group from
A survey of the exhibitors'
careful Pierson Company, sent Winsor and Vari- E. W. Converse, Bobert Marshall, dener;
gar-
cards was proof that the exhibition was ofnitcd Lawson; M. A. Patten sent an exhibit of rhododendrons,
national in character, no less than fourteen Mikado and Pink Patten; W. J. " M. Azalea mollis and other hard woodeil
states being represented in the S. Vesey, Fort Wayne, Ind.,Glendale; plants from the Bussey Institute;and
products shown. The lecture hall in Lakeview Gardens, Jamestown, N. Y., an elaborate display of Primula obeon-
the front of the building was given Gladys; Chicago Carnation Company, ica,orchids,etc.,all correctlylabeled,
up to the exhibition of the roses and Cardinal; Guttman " Weber, Victory; from the Harvard Botanic Garden, Bob- ert
carnations,and the roses had the call, J. E. Haines, Carnation John E. Cameron, gardener.
for all but three tables in this large Haines; John Murchie sent Fred F. B. Pierson Company presented
room were filled with beautiful speci-
mens Burki; H. Weber " Sons sent My Mary- land; some beautiful specimens of Nephro-
of the queen of flowers. The center L. E. Small had seedling No. 3, lepis elegantissima and well grown
of interest was the contest for the white, and Peter Fisher had Princess. plants of the Baby Bambler rose. Two
executive committee 's prizefor the best In the pot grown roses W. W. Edgar new sports of Boston fern were also
fifty blooms of American Beauty roses, showed some exceptionally well grown staged,Dorchester,a fine leaved variety
by the L. H. Foster estate; and a
heavy leaved varietynamed Barrowsii,
from H. H. Barrows " Sod, Whitman,
Mass.; the latter was awarded a first
class certificate of merit.
Id the side hall were staged the
orchids and bulbous plants.The exhibit
of orchids was extensive and included
as large an assortment of varieties as
is often seen. That of the Langwater
Gardt^ns,North Easton, Mass., W. P.
Craig, gardener, which was awarded
first,was a most extensive display.
La^êr" Hurrell,Summit, N. J., and
Julius Boehrs Company, Butherford,
N. J., exhibited collections.
The display of hyacinths,tulipsand
narcissi was of the best quality and
some handsome pans were shown by
Mrs. J. L. Gardner, William Whitman,
Michael Sullivan, gardener;E. A. Clark,
M. A. Biggs,^gardener; and G. F.
Fabyan, James Stuart, gardener, and
the Bussey Institute.
Fairhaven, Mass. ^Peter Murray,

"
gardener for Walter P. Winsor has

leased the latter 's greenhouses for a
period of two years and will engage in
the wholesale and retail business.
New London, Conn. ^The Gardeners'
"
and Florists' Club which disbanded eral

sev-
months ago has been succeeded by
a new orMuization, the Eastern necticut
Con-
Horticultural Society. The
PRIZB CYCLAMEN AT THE BOSTON SHOW.
societynumbers already over 100 mem-
bers,
(Common ball ohair shows comparative size. Grown by James Stuart, gardener to many of whom reside in Groton,
Geo. F. Fabyan, Brookllne, Mass.) Conn.
IQOS. GARDENING. 213
The Qreenhouse* withstand mildew,black spot,etc. Give go over and water the dry plantsbefore
them the full benefit of the sun. Place giving them a general watering. This
the pots level but do not plunge them is really the only way to keep the
below the surface of the ashes on the watering under perfect control and
RfirOTTniG TOURG ROSB STOCK.
benches. should never be neglected.
When repottingthe young rose ftock, Syringe on bright days, making a f'umigatingshould be kept up as long
which is usuallyin order at this time, fine spray with ordinary pressure, using as there is any chance of the aphis
the soil should be prepared practically the hose so as not to upset the pots. getting in their work. Sulphur should
be applied by painting the pipes as
long as the houses require heat from
the boiler;during the rest of the season
it can be dusted over the plantsûsing
a bellows or a machine for this pur-
pose.
Plants that are kept free from
mildew until benched or planted will
start off nicely and will keep clean
as a rule throughout the summer. Keep
the plants carefully weeded and budded.
dis-
If the soil becomes baked,
leaving the sides of the pots, as it
often does,loosen the soil at the surface
a little with a label or small stick
sharpened like a knife,great care being
token not to stir the soil deep enough
to disturb the roots; they should be a
little on the dry side to be in a condition
for stirring.
The directions for treatment of the
young stock as mentioned in this arti-
cle
will apply to the shiftingthey will
require from the present time until
they are planted. The soil should
be mixed in the same proportion,perhaps
using it a little coarser when
using a largerpot, otherwise the ment
treat-
is practically the same. ""
TROUBLE WITH SNAILS.

EXHIBITION OF THB AMERICAN S08B SOCIETY, BOSTON, MASS., If ARCH ft-flS.
Ed. Gardening :"
(Three conteBtants for the Lord " Bumbam trophy,best fiftyblooms of American Beauty roses.) Iam troubled with snails in my
greenhouse. Kindly advise how to rid
my houses of them. J. P. H.
the same as for pottingoff cuttlnffs. After shiftingand watering thoroughly One of our readers states that he
That is,using stiff,fibrous loam, nuz-
a the plants should be run a little on the keeps toads in his greenhouses to keep
ing about one part well rotted cow or dry side until they start nicely. This down snails and other night raiding
sheep manure to four parts soiL If will greatly encourage root action. A pests; another scatters lettuce leaves,
the sheep manure is extra strong,one plant may become dry occasionally sliced potatoes or sliced apples about
to fiY^ parts soil wiU answer. The two without injury,but never allow them the benches and catches the snails while
manures ean be mixed with good to stay any length of time in a dry feeding after dark, or under the bait
results. condition. In a few more weeks they the next morning. Another uses bran
The soil should be free of lumps, will require watering perhaps twice as bait,placing it about on pieces of
screening it fine enough to pack evenly a day, early in the morning as board, and another finds that camphor
around tho ball of the plant, which soon as the sun strikes them, and balls,such as are used for keeping
should be potted firmly. A little of again in the middle of the day, moths out of garments, scattered about
the soil at the top of the ball can be which will give the foliagea chance to among the plants will either kill the
removed at the edge. The growth on dry off before night. Do not forget to snails or drive them away.
the youn"^ plants should become well
ripened before shifting,but the eyes
should not be started. Plants in this
condition when knocked out of the
pots wOl be found to have firm,white
roots and should be potted at once so
as to have the next growth get the
full benefit of the fresh soil. This
method of potting can be carried out
until the plants are ready for benching.
In shiftingover root stock from 2-inch
pots, shift to a 3-inch. Plants from
2^-ineh will also take a 3-inch pot better
than a 3%-inch. Grafted stock
from 2^-inch pots should be shifted
to 3^-ineh, as the pots fillwith roots
much faster than own root plants. A
little sand to lighten the soil should be
added, as they thrive in a more open
soil. American Beauty roses require
the heaviest of soil and from 2^-inch
pots should be shifted to 3^-inch. In
using 3^ -inch pots or larger,drainage
should be placed in the pots, not
thrown in carelessly, but placed so as
to form a bridge over the hole. Broken
pots in piecesabout the size of a quarter
of a dollar is a good size to use.
Give the young stock plenty of room;
erowdsd plants bseome drawn up, loss SXHIBITION OP THB MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
tkair foliagsand oftsa get too soft to
(A View in the maAa halL)
214 GARDENING. AprilI,
The growing his roots at a minimum of Trees

Vegetable Garden. with his practice
and Shrubs.
expense, must study
the mostfavorable location and general
FORCING RHUBARB. management for producing the neces-
sary PRUmNG SHRUBS, ROSES AHD TRBES.
supply as rapidly as possible.
Rhubarb forcing presents some tures
fea- The pruning of shrubs and trees
PBEPABATION FOB FOBCHIO.
to the market gardener, even in where it has not been performed,should
isolated localities,as desirable In the fall before hard freezingcom- mences, be attended without
a now to delay,
adjunct to his business. Many force the roots are dug or plowed out before spring vegetation becomes
and subjectedto a good freezing, either
rhubarb extensively. To those vrho active. We usuallycommence our ing
prun-
have not experimented it may be safe in shallow piles in some convenient
operations in December, and continue
to say, like mushroom growing, the place or shed. Some straw or litter
through the winter months when
demand for the product is at once ated
cre- should be scattered over those roots weather conditions permit. We would
when well Several which are exposed to the changes in the like to commence
grown. ways pruning in November,
of forcing or forwarding rhubarb are atmosphere. The roots are now in good but the pressure of other work at that
practiced by market gardeners. The condition for forcing and whatever the time never permits us to do so. Prun- ing
best method, of course, is having a cel-
lar place employed for the purpose, a sufficient in a general way is a corrective
building devoted entirelyto it; amount of soil must be provided
or operation,and has to be done to regu- late
in such a method convenience in hand-
ling to fillall interspaces after the roots are growth, direst energy into certain
the roots and soil and controlling closely set together. Unless the soU channels,prese|^6 symmetry, not mality,
for-
the heat are taken care of and thus is fine, screeningshould be resorted to; assist vk natural development
diminish the expense incident to the a still further layer of several inches and promotcl floriferousness.
mathod is should the bed. The writer's
operation. A common to cover
Any person who has spent a number
utilize space in packing rooms and experiencehas been mostly confined to of years in the cultivation of hardy
under the greenhouse benches; in fact forcing under the greenhouse benches. trees and shrubs, natives of dififerent
any convenient place where Ught can This,however, is not practicablewhen, parts of the nortn temperate zone, and
be somewhat excluded and a moderate upon affordingmeans of subduing the
studied their individualities, will have
temperature obtained. Another mon
com- light, the heat from the pipes is observed that many of them
excluded from the house, and on this require
method is building a structure ffreat deal of attention in
a disbudding
over the roots in the field, using either account the center benches are usually and pruning, to enjoy their best beauty.
sash or cloth for sides and roof; some- the only ones available.
times Some oik the other hand grow and
heated but more frequently not, A ten or twelve-inch board will hold
branch in such a manner that they
and serving more as a hastening pro** the bed and give sufficient depth. Fre- quent
need but little pruning assistance in
cess than forcing. Amateurs frequently waterings are necessary to get
the
full benefit of the wonderful
devôping their best characteristics.
invert barrels overthe the roots in
amount of reserve material stored in Spring and summer pruning, that is.
garden, lining to a good depth with
fresh horse manure and hastening the the roots to produce stout and plumji cutting out the flowering sprays and
to that time the camellia was the
petioles. One the mak-
ing
crop along considerably ahead of the may so arrange
misplaced and superfluousgrowths of
unprotect^. up of the beds that a continued supply
shrubs such as the forsythias,Nine-
of rhubarb is always on hand, a
PBBPARINO THE PLANTS.
most desirable condition for the market bark, Japan quince, bridal wreath,
Bhubarb be grown from seed or gardener who suppliesa local trade. In Spirasa Thunbergi. S. lanceolata,and
may
S. Van Houttei, lilacs,deutzias,disr-
division of the older plants from the midwinter about six weeks will be
,
villas and philadelphuses,when they
field. We have previouslyreferred to reauired at an average temperature of done
the methods of some market gardeners 50^ from placing the roots until the are blooming is good cultural
who have so systematizedthe work that rhubarb is ready. After two weeks the practice,if the operator thoroughly
ing
Sow- best will be gathered and should then understands the operation. It is well
roots are always ready for forcing.
understood that summer pruning has
seed each year is the method ally
usu- be supplemented with the crop from a
a more or less weakening effect on
depended on. After the ground second bed; thus every two or three
has been thoroughly prepared in early weeks a fresh batch of roots should be woody plants,so that if severe thinning
of the branches should be resorted to
spring the seed is sown in drills a foot planted. For wholesale markets the
among the last named subjects in the
or so apart, the plants are thinned out object should be. as far as possible,to
those remaining have have it early wnen higher prices pre- vail,
growing season it will certainlyimpair
so every tunity
oppor-
to ffrow and develop. The following as on the approach of spring the vitality.Our advice is,cut very moderately
the flowering sprays that
spring these are transplanted price declines.
This problem as a side crop to many plainlyimpede and prevent the development
three or four feet apart in well of the young growths, and if
manured ground, which in the third or market gardeners has not been too well of congested shoots are
fourth year will be splendid material developed; there will be fair profitsif
a mass being
for forcing. Some have had good success the roots can be cheaply grown and the projected where they are plainly too
price of 10 cents per pound maintained thick,thin some ot them out. The completion
sowing in rows three feet apart in of the work
enriched ground,thinning out to remain for a good period. Of course the roots can intelliffontly
be prosecuted in winter, and all old
in the rows until removed for forcing. are worthless after forcing,but nevertheless
In other cases three or four year old we have found this crop profit-
able. flowering sprays, gnarled, diseased
roots afford the best material. Francis Gannino. branches,watery sprouts and eonffssted
shoots thinned out, beinff careful to
Under extremely favorable tions
condi-
preserve the natural outUnes of the
satisfactory roots may be secured Spbinofibld, Mass. ^The Hampden
"
shrubs; free and flowering.

in two years and one experiment sta-
tion County Horticultural Society held its Shrubs with
from one year annual meeting March 1. The next branching habits like
reportsgood success the euonymuses, exochordas,bush hon-
eysuckles,
old roots. The market gardener, in regular session is in June.
buckthorns, barberries,and
caraganas, that do not produce large
flowering sprays, require a little thin-
ning
out of the branches where they are
dense and thick, and where they rub
and cross each other. The ornamental
crabs,pears and plums usuallyproduce
more or less suckers,cross shoots,and
sproutsin their interiors;these should
be removed. Some of the ornamental
plums will send out long, sprawliag
shoots from their tops that interfere
with general symmetry. These can be
shortened back a little, and a more pact
com-
head produced.
The white flowering dogwood, alter-nate
dogwood, red-bud, some of the
viburnums, and most of the magnolias,
A DISH OF BARLY RHUBARB. have what might be termed natunUly
2l6 GARDENING. Aprilt,
second floor with an air space between break off. For potting up, the best soil
eARDENIN6 the two, so as to overcome

of the floor in winter
the coldness
weather. The
is that usually recommended
eeous
for erica*
plants, viz., leaf mc^d with a
plants grown in such a structure would Ubeial adnixtnre of sand. Attkontli
be inclined to draw toward the light I have often rooted %ke "flMte^ Ik Imb
PUBUBBSD TBB iBT AVD IfiTB OV BACH MOXTB
and consequently would need turning not been my fortune to watch the plants
BT
around about once a week in order to much beyond the stage where they
THE GARDENING COMPANY, became potbound, they then having
keep them upright.
Monon CHICAGO.
Building, If the plants are to be grown in this passed into other hands. If it were a
enclosed porch throughout the year, question of growing large transpfamt-

Sabfloription price,$2.00 a Year S4 Numbers, "
it would also be '^^rj necessary to make able clumps for sale,I should reMua-
"dvertiaingrates on application. liberal provision for ventilation during mend that they be planted out of doers
Entered at Cbioago jpostofflce as seoond-class under lath screens and kept there until
matter. Copyright,1906,by The Gardening Ca
the warm weather by having a number
of the enclosingsashes movable. Among disposed of. Haits J. Koehleb.
( to TiM OardMiInt the species of palms that are best
GO.f RROflOfI I adapted for such use are Rhapis flabelli- AMERICAN PBONT SOCIETY.
QhxsfBKOi^ is gottenop for its readers and in formis, Ghamnrops excelsa, Kentia
vbeir interest,and it behooves yon, one and all,te Forsteriana and K. Belmoreana, Ph"B- The members of the American ]ôny
rour case, pleasewrite and tell us what you want
nix Canariensis, Livistona australis, Society will hold their annual meeting
I:tis our desire to helpôo. Livistona ehinensis, and Gocos australis. and exhibition in the banquet hall of
Ask amr QuBSTioiri!
von please about plants, W. H. Taplik. the Auditorium hotd, Ghicago, Friday
fruits, vegetables or oth^r pra-tlcal
flowers, and Saturday, June 17 and 18. A very
gaidemng matters. We will take pleasure in
JOHNSONl? large display of the newer and fancy
anihreringthem. AMARTLLIS
varieties of peonies is assured. The
SttHD UB Korae of your experfenoe In gardening
BD. Qardenino:" G. W. Ward,
u any line; tell ns of your successes thnt others president of the society,
and encouraged, and of your Can tell the of
may be enlightened you me name my spent several days in Ghicago last week
anvtrylbsf I have two, both of which looking over details of the exhibition
Snn" us PHOToeBAPHfl ob Skbtobbb of your
(lowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetobles,
were supposed to be Johnsoni,but thev with W. A. Peterson, G. Gropp and
different in color. The one which
or horticultural appliances that we may have are J. B. Deamud and requests that all
tbem engraved for Gabdbmino. I think must be the true Johnsoni has advise the chairman of
peony growers
four blooms to each stem and it is a the exhibition committee, Arthur Bry- ant,
CONTENTS. rich dark red with a white stripedown of Princeton,111., as well as the
American Bose Society ....MO the center of each petaL The Jt"looms of the exhibition,J. B. Dea- mud,
manager
"Sixth annual meeUng (illus.) "0 about five or six inches across. The
"President Montgomery 's address MO
are 51 Wabash avenue, Ghicago, at
other is a brick-color and carries a the earliest possiblemoment, of what
"Hardy garden roses- Paper by M. H. Walsh. Sll
Massachusetts Horticultural Society 812 green stripe on each petal,which runs
they will have to exhibit in order that
The greenhouse 818
to the very tip of the petal,and there be made to
"Repottingyoung rose stock 818 proper arrangements may
but two blooms to each stalk.
ThevegetaDle garaen 814 are supply the requisitevases.
"Forcing rhubarb (illus.) 214 A. O.
Trees and shrubs 814 Substantial cash premiums, as well as
"PrUBtng shrubs,roses and trees 814 "A. O." is right about Amaryllis certificates of merit will be given. All
vlllosa (iUus.)
-Syrincra 215 Johnsoni. The name of the other is of peonies should take special
"To kill roots and tree stumps 81B growers
Porch palms 816 Amaryllis aulicu var. glaucophylla. A interest in this exhibition,as through
Amaryllis Mhitioni? 816 splendid colored plate of this variety the means of these exhibitions must we
Propagating trailingarbutus 816 be found in the Botanical zine,
Maga-
may expect to out
straightenpeony clature,
nomen-
The gardeners*club 817
honored 817
No. 2983. as to educate
well as the gen-
eral
"An craftsman (portraits)
"Cincinnati Florista' Society 817 BOBEBT CAIIER05. public as the splendid develop-
to ments
"Notes of Washington 817
" Dlinois FlorisU* Association 218
which have been accomplished
Floral arrangemenu at Dusseldorf (illus.). ...
819 during the past twenty-fiveyears with
Miscellaneous" Kdtes on carnation growing .
.210 PROPAGATING TRAILING ARBUTUS. this magnificentflower.
"European horticulture 810
ED. Gardening:"
The eastern battle of roses is over.

In a issue of Gardening
recent you have
SOCIETY REPORTS. PRIZE LISTS, ETC
For details see the show reportsin this a note trailing arbutus
on (Epigflsa
issue. repens).It may not be generallyknown We are in receipt of the following
that it can be very easilyrooted from from the officers of societies named:
We beg to acknowledge receiptof a cuttingsin the greenhouse in winter. I Notice of the international congress
splendidalbum of illustrations of vege-
tables have done this at various times. The of the federated horticultural societies
prepared from photographs by cuttings are treated somewhat as one of Belgium, to be held at Liege, May
Ernst Benary, of Erfurt, Germany. would a coniferous evergreen, ably
prefer- 10, 1905. Gharles Gonthier,101 Bue de
taking the cuttings some time in Statte,Huy, Belgium, secretary.
PORCH PALSIS. November before tbey are severely Boyal Horticultural Society of land,
Eng-
frozen. Put them in boxes of sand with report of the council for 1904 and
BD. OARDBinNO:"
a night temperature less than 50"*^ water arrangements for 1905. Bev. W. Wilks,
Can palnM be grown with in success
about twice a day and shade during the Vincent Square, London, S. W., Eng.,
a porch enclosed about the sides with
middle of the day. In about six weeks secretary.
glass and the roof and floor of lumber f
or less seventy-five per cent will be Boyal Galedonian Horticultural Soci-
ety,
The porch is circular and is on the
rooted and ready to pot off. In making premium lists for springshow, May
north side of the house, as shown in
the cuttings,I always found that some 24-25, and international horticultural
enclosed photograph. The dimensions of them had small pieces of roots on exhibition,September 13-15,1905. T.
are 50x60 feet and 12 feet high. WiU
them at the time, made outdoors as the Murray Thompson, 5 York Place, Edin-
burgh,
it be necessary to tile the floorf The
runners lay on the ground.* I have Scot.,secretary.
palms would have to be grown in this known such pieces to form new roots Lenox HorticulturaJ
What Society,Lenox,
poreh the year around. ture
tempera- within ten days, coming in away ahead Mass., annual report for the year 1904
should be maintained, the heating of those which not thus supplied
were and prizelists for exhibitions to be held
pipes being connected with the boiler with a good start. However, the others June 22 and August 24, and the pre-
liminary
which heats the house f D. N. M. seemed to do equallywell if given time.
of the hardier speeies of
prize list for chrysanthemum
A number In taidng the rooted cuttings out of show of the present year. G. Foulsham,
palms may be grown in such a porch as the sand and in potting them up, care Lenox, Mass., secretary.
that described,provided that a night must be exercised lest the heavy ball
temperature of 55^ to 58^ can be maintained of roots filled with sand be broken off.
by making attachments to the The weight and volume of this mass of RrciTMOND, IND." The Indiana cultural
Horti-
regularheating apparatus.If the space roots and sand is quitesurprisingto one Society has obtained an appro-
priation
beneath the porch floor is enclosed it who has never rooted the arbutus of $2,600 annually, to carry
would not be necessary to tile the floor, before,especiallv if the cuttingsare left on experimental work; some of the
though it would be an improvementto in the sand much longer than necessary. money will bo used in publishing
do so, but if there is an open space The connecting link of this mass and pamphlets on fruit,toward emplojing
beneath the floor that is exposed to the the cuttingsis often a slender root and lecturers,and for the formation of new
outer air,it would be better to lay a it is at this point that it is Uable to county societies.
ipos. GARDENING. 217
The Gardeners' Club* Best vase dark pink, B. Witter-

staetter, Butterbach,and is at presentemployed
first;Chicago Carnation Com-
pany, by Wm. Turner, superintendent of
second; Honaker, third. M. C. D. Borden's estate.
We ihaUbe ptoaicdtx %\\ tim"" to noQWebrtot Best vasered. The E. G. Hill Com-
pany, Wm. Dowlen was elected vice presi-
BOIM of gMwral intomt on pnctiMl eultaml
first;B. Witterstaetter, second; ilent in place of A. G. Williams, who
maumfkom gardeDen for me in this depart-
ineat Motes of the moTements of nrdeners, Ed. Buch, third. resignedthe positionto take charge of
bangesof addzesa etc, are also doiirable. Best vase variegated, E. Q. Hill Mr. Bodine's place, Villa Nova, Pa.
Company, first; Chicago Carnation Com-
pany, Fred Anderson read a wonderful article
AlV HONORED CRAFTSMAN. second. on "Chrysanthemums" from the Delin-
eator
John Best 100 mixed,E. G. EUll Company, by N. Hudson Moore.
Allan, Sr., will, April 1,
sever his active management of the first;Chicago Carnation Company, second; Two vases of Narcissus Empress were
Oakland Farms for Alfred G. Vander- J. W. Bodgers, third. exhibited by W. Turner which received
bilt at South Best 25 seedlings,B. Witterstaetter 90 and 95 points. The judges of the
Portsmouth, B. 1. Mr.
Allan took all three premiums. evening were W. W. Kennedy, James
began his duties under Cornelius
YanderbOt, and for some Best general display,B. Witterstaet-
ter. Dowlen and John Kennedy. B.
twentj years
has served the Vanderbilt family as he
would himself. Since Alfred O. The E. G. Hill Company showed a
Vanderbilt has so enlarged his father's vase of Bichmond which was admired NOTES OF WASHINGTON, D. C
more than anything in the hall by the
farms,he has many times thought that The exhibition of fine carnations
the care and worry of these large public. In the evening the local florists
under the auspicesof the Florists' Club
estates was slmost too hâvy for one gave a banquet at the Gibson on the night of March 7 exceeded the
of Mr. Allan 's alreadylong service, and house to the out of town florists and a
expectationsof the most sanguine.The
he therefore has retired him with such pleasant hour was spent. show was held in Schmidts hall,the
liberality.It is an honor to the man meeting place of the club, 516 Ninth
who can appreciate faithful labor,as N. W. It is but justice to state,
AONMOUTH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. street,
it is an earned reward by a man who is however, that out-of-town growers were
worthy to receive such splendid recognition At the last meeting of the Monmouth largely responsiblefor the success of
of years of faithful service. County Hortieulturskl Society it was the show. The entries follow:
The portraitnot only shows Mr. Allan, announced who were the winners of the H. Weber " Sons, Oakland, Md.,
but also his son and grandson. John essays on "Bose Culture Under Glass," white carnation My Maryland; John
T. Allan has followed in his father's written by the assistant gardeners. N. May, Summit, N. J., white carnation
footsteps,having for many years been First priae was awarded to Charles The Bride; John K Haines, Beth-
lehem,
head gardener to John B. Drexel, of Wengerter, son of the late Adam Pa., scarlet carnation John E.
Philadelphia. M. B. Faxon. Wengerter, one-time gardener at Selmar Haines, yellow, Star of Bethlehem;
Hess' estate. Charles Wengerter is at J. B. Dillon,Bloomsburg, Pa., scarlet
present employed at the C. N. Bliss carnation Crisis;W. J. Palmer " Sons,
ONCmNATI FLORISTS' SOCIETY.
estate. Oceanic,N. Butterbach tendent.
superin- Lancaster,N. Y., Bed Lawson; F. Bi
There were few exhibitors at the annual At the announcement Mr. Plerson Company, Tarrytown-on-the-
carnation exhibition of the Cincin- natiWengerter expressed his pleasure in Hudson, N. Y., White and Variegated
Florists' Societv March 11 receiving the prize, since he is the
in Lawson and Daheim; J. B. Freeman,
the elnb rooms at the Jabez Elliott youngest gardener in the society,being Washington, D. C, Mrs. T. W. Lawson;
Flower Market. They certainly did onlyeighteenyears old. Joseph Kennedy Alex. B. Garden, Washington, D. C.
themsehres proud for they put up the received the second prize. He served Enchantress, Mrs. T. W. Lawson and
bis apprenticeship of four at Flamingo; F. H. Kramer, Washington,
very best show of carnations ever seen years
in the elnb rooms. The only detriment C. N. Bliss' place, under Mr. dark pink seedlingF. H. Kramer; A. B.
to the show was laek of room, for at
times it was utterlyimpossibleto get
throu^ the crush of people. As Mr.
Hill remarked: ''This show should have
been held down on Fourth street
in one of the empty store rooms,
so that the public might have
a better opportunity ox viewing
the flowers;'' b"t as our city is
enjoying an unprecedented boom at
present and store rooms on Fourth
street are at a premium we had to submit
to the inevitable and go to the
eXab rooms. The exhibitors were: The
B. 0. Hill Company and Ed. Buch of
BiehmoncLInd.; Honaker of Lexington,
^.; EL Weber k Son, Oakland, Md.;
W. E. HalL Clyde, O^ and Messrs. C. C.
Murphy, J. W. Bodgers, B. Witter-
staetter and Georgek Allan of this city.
Among the varieties were noticed:
naneee. Cardinal,Lady Bountiful,Fla- mingo,
The Belle,My Maryland, Pat- ten,
Lawson and Enchantress. The seed-
lings
were too numerous to describe ow-
in^to a lack of time on the part of the
writer, but without wishing to be pre- sumptuous
would say that I doubt if
their equal was ever seen in this coun-
try.
Judge Theo. Book of Hamilton,
C, said he had his hands full in awarding
the prisesin some of the classes as
competitionwas very dose. His deci-
sions,
however,gave generalsatisfaction
as there were no comments heard.
The awards follow: Best vase white
R. Witterstaetter, first; E. G. Hill Com- pany,
second; Chicago Carnation Com- pany,
third.
Best vase light pink, B. Witter-
"taetter, first;Honaker. second; E. G.
mn Coapn^, thiKL THRBB QENBRATIONa OP VANDBRBILT QARDBNBRS.
2l8 GARDENING. April I
Davis " Son, Purcellville, Va., Bed NOTES OF NEWPORT, R. L lisen,

gardener to H. F. Noyes, for sport
" Weber, Lynbrook, frodi Enchantress. Also to F. Bomon,
SportJ Guttman A specialmeeting of the Newport
L. I.,N. T.,Victory;Peter Biseet, Twin for sport from Lawson. Many others
Horticultural Society was called for
Oaks, D. C, pink seedlingrose. were represented,including F. Mense
Wednesday evening last,and the largest
"
with his white seedling^ Dosoris.

Under the direction of Secretary attendance of the winter resulted.
Bisset the flowers were arranged on a before the soci-
ety S. T.
The important matter
long table to show to the best advan-
tage. was the question of where and
when the exhibitions for the coming ILLINOIS RORISTS' ASSOCIATION.
season should be held. Some favor the
The prospect of securing a state
plans of past seasons; others w^nt a
for
large summer show in the Newport appropriationfor experiment work
NOTES OF LOUISVILLE. floriculture under the direction of an
Casino,which shall be made a social
The Florists met
Kentucky Societyof function in the summer's ments.
entertain- advisory committee of the Illinois State
March 7 Nanz " Neuner's Florists' Association has awakened
at The discussion of this matter
store, and in connection with the regu-
lar was unfinished when the hour of great enthusiasm in that organization.
carnation At a meeting of the Chicago Florists'
meeting, held its regular adjournment arrived; so it was agreed
which proved to Club on March 9 thirty new names
and rose show, to meet again Wednesday evening,
states were added to the already long list
be a great success. Many April 5, and finally formulate some
which be of members of the state society.Appli-
cation
were represented can fixed policy. Eight names of promi-
nent
to incorporatehas been filed" In
from the following: The cago
Chi-
seen gardenerswere proposed for active the endeavor to secure favorable
Carnation Company, Joliet,HI., membership.
sideration
con-
unusual by the state legislature, the
made a grand exhibit of
committee in charge has been surprised
merit,showing nine varieties: The Car- dinal,
at the lack of realization of the impor-
Mrs. Lawson, White Lawson, tance
of the greenhouseindustryin Illi- nois.
Dorothy Whitney, Mrs. M. A. Patten,
For educational it has
Prosperity,Enchantress, Lady Bounti- ful purposes
The J. D. Thomp- issued the followingopen letter:
and Harlowarden. son
Carnation Company, Joliet,111., Dy an act approved March 2, 1887, the na-
tional
government appropriated 115,000 per
made a much admired display consist-
ing
annum to each state for the purpose of es-
of Bobert Craig,The Belle,Mrs. M. tabUshlng and maintaining an agricultural
A. Patten, Nelson Fisher, and ress.
Enchant- experiment station, "to aid In acquiring and
diffusing among the people of the United
The P. B. Pierson Company, States useful and rractlcal Information on
Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y., made a subjects connected with agriculture and to
display of some good blooms, which promote scientific Investigation and ment
experi-
respecting the principles and cations
appli-
were especially admired owing to the
of agricultural science."
long journey they had, the varieties The agricultural experiment station of
lUlBols
being Victory,Daheim, White Lawson, the
was
trustees
placed under
of the
the direction of
Patten " state university as a
and Variegated Lawson. part of the university. From 1887 to 1901
Company, Tewksbury, Mass., exhibited the station was maintained upon the United
some exceptionallygood blooms of States fund of 115,000. Its sphere and its
activities were necessarily limited because
Mikado and Pink Patten. B. Witter-
the above sum had to be used for salartes,
C, displayeda very
staetter,Cincinnati, printing four bulletins a year, as required
good pink one. The
Aristocrat^ which by law, labor, supplies, etc. when divided
among four or five departments ing
represent-
easilyproved a favorite,it being just great agricultural Intereats, such as
the shade desired. He also displayed agronomy, animal husbandry, horticulture,
Afterglow. H. Weber " Sons, Oak-
land, dairying, together with the necessary tigation
Inves-
in
botany, entomology and istry
chem-
Md., displayedMy Maryland. W. relating to these industries, it Is a
J. Palmer ft Son, Lancaster, N. Y., matter of wonder that the stations have
showed Bed Lawson. John N. May, done the great work they have. According
Bride. to the provisions of the law, none of the
Summit, N. J., exl)ibited The
money can be used
for buildings, as It was
Baur " Smith, Indianapolis, Ind., dis-
played supposed the states would make the sary
neces-
Flambeau
and the ever beautiful appropriations for them.
Four years ago the various agricultural
Indianapolis.John Breitmeyer's Sons, organizations of the state, realislbg that the
Detroit, Mich., displayed rose La appropriations received from the national
Detroit,and some largespikesof Antir- rhinum government
obtained
were inadequate, sought and
appropriations. The past two years
(Snapdragon), which were Floral Arrangements at Dusscldorf" Pig. 1.
appropriations were made as follows:
greatly admired. The Lidianapolis Twenty-flve thousand dollars for live stock
Flower " Plant Company, and John investigations;$26,000 for the soil survey of
the state; 115,000 for dairy Investigations;
Hartje, Indianapolis,Ind., displayed 110,000 for com investigations and $10,-
The park commissioners held a spe-
Candace, a pretty pink. Peter Bein- cial OOO for orchard InvestlgatlonB. Bach of
berg,Chicago,DL, displayed some very meeting last week, and after examining these appropriations was expended under
the direction of advisory committee of
good Uncle John and Snimia rotes. A. the bids for the care of the parks, an
five from each of following associations:
made a under the new specifications, it was
Basmussen, New Albanv,Iiid"y The Illinois Live Stock Breeders' tion,
Associa-
voted to award the contract to Eugene
good display of Mrs. Lawson, Hoosier Com
Illinois Fiarmers' Institute, Illinola
F. the old at $3,200. Growers' and Illinois Com Breeders'
Maid, and Enchantress. Davis Bros. Hughes, contractor,
Association, Illinois Dairymen's Association
The contract calls for the care of all
Company, Bloomsburg, Pa., showed and the Illinois State Horticultural 8ocI-
Crisis and Mary Albert, which were parks, squares, burial grounds, and the
The mentioned specificallyappro-
small but good. John E. Haines, lehem,
Beth- bath house and beach at King park, sums
for
are priated
and
certaininvestigations and hare
Pa., exhibited a red of exceptional also the planting of all bulbs been used. The only reason the
so floriata
merit, the variety being Mrs. plants. have not had similar appropriations Is be-
cause
John E. Haines, also a yellow,the Star A falling derrick came within an ace they have not asked for an appropriation
for experimental work.
of Bethlehem. Chas. W. Bayner, of seriouslyinjuring James Matson, According to the census flgurea for 1900
Anchorage, Ky., showed Bride, Brides- maid, head gardener to William Grosvenor. there was invested in floriculture in Illlnois
Mr. Matson, while badly shaken up and the sum of $4,648,066.Of this amount 92.-
Ivory and Golden Gate, all very 096,662 was represented by bnlldlngs and
choice roses. Nanz " Neuner showed painfullybruised, again is about. X.
$2,489,168 In land. The wholesale value of
some very good Ivory roses, as well as the flowers and plants sold In 1899 was $1,-
867,866. There was 8.414.641 square feet of
many good carnations and other good NASSAU COUNTY HORT. SOCIETY. glass. In addition to the above figure*,
stock. Charles W. Beimers made a very which relate to the commercial florists,or
good display of Daheim, Prosperity, The Nassau County Horticultural those who derive the principal part of their
and
Income from the sale of flowers plants,
Queen, Flamingo, Enchantress, White Society held its regularmeeting March we flnd 1,199 gardeners using a total area
Lawson, and some good mignonette. 1. One new member was elected. H. F. of 8,744,020 square feet In growing plants.
Jacob Schulz exhibited a good lot of Meyer, superintendentfor G. B. Shel- don Greenhouse building flrma estimate the
there being some read a very interestingpaper amount of greenhouse building material, including
seedlings, very prom-
ising on
structural work, glass and pipe and
ones them. Leo. Zoeller the growing of mushrooms. The first at $2,000,000per
among heating apparatus, annum
showed very good Mrs. Joost,Mrs. Nel-
son carnation exhibition of the societywas of sales in the city of Chicago alone. formation
In-
and Enchantress. held. Some fine flowers shown. obtained bv builders, through the
were
trade press, from wholesale piantsmen and
F. L. " Special mention was given to W. Wil- estimates from leading membert of the
rgos. " " " GARDENING. 219
tnde, make the valae of In-

It oortaln tbat
yMtment the and
amount of annual output
are now cent50 greater than
per the aboTe
quoted flguree for 1900. Conaervative estl-
matea place the coal consumption of the
freenhouaee of Illinois at 160,000 tone per
annum.
In Cook county we find the glass area of

tbe florists to be 6,866,611 square feet; in
Du Page county, 68S.680 square feet; Kane,
196.668; Sangamon. 1M.240; McLean, 150,286;
Will. 110.466; Morgan, 96.000; St. Clair, 96,-
890; Peoria, 86,509; Lake, 78,487. etc. With
few exceptiona there la In every county of
the state aome glass dOTOted to floriculture,
and if include
we the glass used in mar-
ket
gardening the industry is practically universal,
so far
as the state is concerned. deed,
In-
no other state has so universal an
interest in floriculture as Illinois. The dustry
in-
is common to the whole state, and
If we remembef that a portion of the appropriation
asked for should be used for
expcrlm^tation on the home grounds of the
state, the fact is establisned that ture
floricul-
la an interest that affects every son
per-
who possesses even a few feet of land.
Prom the foregoing it will be seen that
the results of investigations will be far
reaching.
New York, the only state which equals or
surpasses Illinois In commercial floriculture,
has provided greenhouses at its two periment
ex-
stations at Qeneva and Cornell.
Many experimenu have been carried on for
the benefit of this industry, particularly
with vegetables under glass. In Illinois,
with her great floricultural interests, not a
dollar has been specificallyappropriated for
experimental work along this particular line,
while other agricultural intereeu have been
eared for and florists have paid their part
of the state taxes without any direct fit
bene-
in return.
In Rhode Island an asking has been made
of the legislatuie for the sum of |15.000
for greenhouses. Thvy vmi get it because
the florists and gardeners are supporting It.
In Illinois there are single establishmenU
with a greater glass area than there was in
the whole state of Rhode Island in the
census year.
The state of New Hampshire has today
perhapa the most compact and serviceable
little range of glass of any state tural
agricul-
college and experiment station, costing
17,000 and built under a state appropriation. FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS AT DUSSELDORP.-Pig. t.
Compared with the floricultural industry in
Illinois,New Hampshire has not as much
glass as Du Page county, to say nothing
of Cook county, which surpasses every state
in glass araa except New York, Pennsylvania, Society of American Florists, Danville,
New Jersey and MassachusetU. Is $10,000 IIL Miscellaneous.
too great a sum for Illinois to put into glass The Chicago Florists' Club, by resolution;
structurea? attest, Robert Johnstone, Secretary.
The lines of work under glass which most The Illinois Sute Florists' Association, W.
likely will be taken methoda of N. Rudd, chairman pro. tem
up are A NAUGHTY SCHEME.
combating inaect and fungous diseases and George Kuhl, Pekin, 111.; J. F. Ammann,
InvestigaUona in the use of commercial fer- Edwardsville, 111.; A. C. Canfleld, Sprlng- OoM warm and tunny April day,
tilixera. Wliatever is undertaken will be de-termined fleld. 111., and many others. The South Wind went a-mooing,
by an advisory committee ed
appoint- And 'Justlor fuo," 1 heard him say"
or elected by the Illinois State Florists' **i'llkifli tboie lazv leafbudt,
FOREIGN FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS. Andaee what theyÛhe doing."
Association, and this committee will certain-
ly
to it that only such problems
see are We present herewith two additional
(alt hit touch with mute
investigatedas are of the most vital interest Tbey turprite.
illustrations of exhibits at the Interna- tional Within their blankeU folded-
ts the whole sute. The law contemplates
a fund of 110,000 a year to pay all operat-
ing Horticultural and Ploral Exhibi-
tion Then rubbed awhile their tleepyeyet,
labor, coal, supplies, printing, In bedt by nature molded.
expenses, of Dusseldorf,Germany, September
etc, aa well aa co-operative experiments
earned on away from the experiment 17-20,1904.
tion.
sta- '"Tit warm," they taid, "we've overtlept,"
And out of bed they tumbled,
It an insect orfungous pest appears Figure 1 represents a floral exhibit
ornamental in the state Turned baek the tiny ooverlett,
on plants anywhere exclusivelyof various shades of blue
And all the bedolothet bundled.
which cannot be readily determined an vestigator
in-
ahould be put to work at it to the arranged by Seyderhelm Brothers, of
Eaoh donned of dainty green,
end that it may be brought under control Hamburg, decorators to the emperor, And
a eown
tat upright in wonder"
for the common good of all the trade. Un- der for which the following plants were
the law for orchard investigations almost Nor even guetted the naughty tcheme,
haa carried brought into use: Vanda ccerulea, echi- Or dreamed they'd make a blunder.
all the work been on
away from the university. No one knows nops, eryngium, scabiosa Caucasica, That night the North Wind blew a blatt
at the present time what this co-operative Polypodium glaucum and blue selagi- made
That eaoh leaflet thiver.
work will be, but there will necessarily be "Jaoii Frott," delichted, hurried
done and the nella. pttt.
some such work appropri"- And emptied all hit quiver.
tloB must cover all possible contingencies, Figure 2 shows an exhibit by Rudd
especially since there can be no proflt in Bohm, of Dresden. This might have Oh ! foolith leafleU, thut to heed
maintaining a range of glass for experi-
mental The 'South Wind"" bold deceiver-
been called the most artistic tion
combina-
work, as the work will be largely One warm breexe never made a Spring,
with dlsoassn plants. of floral arrangement, and therefore Nor did one tweet lote Summer bring.
The movement for approprlatloo is favored filled the condition of its being a per-
fect " fVoreeiUr Gasitte.
by the Illinois State Florists' Associa- tion,
the Chicago Florist Club, and many specimen of art in floriculture. The
other prominent florists of the state, but picturesused in this arrangement rep-
resented
every florist in the state should co-operate, Prinkenau castle, the native NOTES ON CARNATION GROWING.
and this can best be done by urging your
representatives and ssnators to vote for the place of the German empress. The read before
when
followingpaper was
bill. Interview them they are at
the Florists' Club of Philadelphia,
home. If possible, otherwise write them a
strong letter. Bbooki.i.xf:, Mass. Upon the invita-
tion
"
February 9,1905,by Edward A. Stroud:

J. C. Vaughan, President Society of can
Ameri- of George F. Fabyan of the Massa-
chusetts I have Deen aslced to speak on the
Florists, Chicago. Horticultural carnation and know
James Hartshome, President of the Ameri-
can Society^ the haraiy why, being
Carnation Society, Joliet, 111. members of the garden committee of probably the youngest grower around
P. J. Hauswirth, State Vice-President the societyvisited his estate and green-
houses Philadelphia. However, if my ence
experi-
(north) Society of American Florists, Chi- here March 7. James Stuart is will be of interest to any of you I
John WUlla, State Vlot-Preiadcnt (iMuth) Mr. Fabyan 's gardener. am pleased to give it,tellingyou of
22a GARDENING. April 1,
our methods, which do not differ, as far consistingof one part cow manure to larger MgmenU towards its edges, sod thsst
I know from the general enltivation three parts of sou, adding some air- are apparently safflclenUy numeroiiB to ren^
as
der the Tsrie^ distinct and sttractlre to those
of the divine flower. Doubtless, after slaked lime to sweeten things up a bit. who fancy Tariegated ferns. For the benefit
the rose, the carnation is the most useful We turn the pile once in the spring and of those who hare not given ferns any
special attention, we msy say that P. pal-
of flowers,its keeping qualities and agaai before it is wheeled into the mata belongs to a sectioo of the genus named
the low pricefor which it can be bought houses. There is one point in regard to doryopteris and sometimes used as a generic
it in with the soil which consider very important, name. The plants themselTes are rather
bringing contact est
great- we
Inssmueh the
distinct In appearance, as
number of people. There has been that we term its mechanical condition, fronds are short, more or lees triangular and
some advancement made in the culture which means a soil which will drain dlTlded on the palmate plan. Ae cipal
prin-
of the carnation,due to the introduc-
tion water freely,and at the same time dis-
tribute dlTlslons all originatefrom one point
at the top of the leaf-stalk and radiate in
of the LawBon, by Peter Fisher, food to the roots; this is particularly
different directions. These again are divided
which, to my mind, marks the dividing important after planting from once or twice, glTlna the ultimate
nltimat
line between the old and the new. the field. more or less a wedge-shaped form, ms
species is also notable from the fact that It
The carnation industry may be The bewildering subject of stem-rot glTce rise to young ferns somewhere on the
Pint the upper surface of the fronds, and these may
classed under three heads: and its causes is,to my mind, due to be taken off and rooted as separate plants.
growing of tl|e flower for the public; impaired root action and a drowning The species may also be propagated to any
second, the production for cuttingsfor process of watering. This oan occur in extent by means of spores, which are freely
the trade; and third, the raising of the propagating bench, the pot, the flat produced. Hitherto, the species has not
giren rise to any appreciably distinct Tarlety,
seedlings. With us it would be impos-
sible or the fleld,and a check of some sort and according to Charles Pynaert, the variegated
to handle the three together and is generally responsiblefor it. form is as robust as the type, and the
think each grower should decide for fronds haye a rery decoratiye aspect. The
we we plattt carefully. Arming the variety appeared in the cultures of M Arthur
.
himself which branch he and his place around each plant and resort to
are best suited to and which will bring Sound
equent syringing,watering plants as
Tan den Heede. a fern specialistat Q^moX^
who exhibited the plant at a meeting of the
syndical chamber of Belgian horticulturists
him the best results. We have taken little as possiblewhile they are getting
on May 1 last year, when he was accorded
up the cut flower production and our established. During planting we shade a certificate of merit for his novelty.
experiencehas been a practicalone. As the houses lightly with cloth,removing Salvias." At no time of the year do we
far as we can see there is no great it as soon as plants have taken with flnd it more diflicult to have a dinlay of
flowers than throuch the winter moBths^ but
secret connected with producing the the soil. Then the daily routine of
the following includes a few varietiee of sal-
flowers. We have tried to follow staking,disbudding and watering begins visa which would be much appreciated for
nature's iMrs^ using common-sense, and we are under way. the effect they give^ and can be had la
flower from October onwards. Salvia
close attention to details,cleanliness The question of what varieties to
Pitcher! (syn. S. asurea grandiflora) la one
and houses well ventiliated. grow is always an interesting one, the of the earliest. The color of the flowers,
One of the most essential points, tendency nowadays being after thing
some- which are produced from branching sterns^
is of asure blue. An iaereaee u plants
undoubtedly, is to have good stock to new, it is hard to resist the
and
can be got by dividing up old stools or from
start with, for if the young stock is temptation to buy new varieties on seeing cuttings. S. eplendens Bruanti is much more
unhealthy there is little hope of ever the exhibitions at our flower shows. dwarf, and flowers much brighter and pn^
duced in greater abundance than the old
obtaining flrst-elass blooms. We select It is well to be progressive,but we
variety S. splendens. S. rutilaas (pineapple-
our sto^ carefully, from flowering would advise the man with limited scented) has folisge which U delightfully
much possible. Of course fragrant; the habit is neat and graceful;
stems as as glass not to attempt too many. Three
flowers are of a lovely magenta color, borne
on some of the new varieties we buy we or four, in the various colors,which on pretty, neat spikee. S. leucantha la very
are compelled to cut closer in order to require the same treatmoit is best. free flowering, and has a woolly appearance ;
get sufBicient stock. We put in the sand It takes some time to become the base of the tubes is of rMy-mauve;
upper parts are pure white. S. Heeri produces
flrst those that take the longest time acquaintedwith the carnation and the long spikes of flowera, bright red,
to make plants such as Prosperity, specialcare it likes,and we do not pass shaded orange color, very free" foliage much
useful S. "Mner"flora,
Lawson, and Flamingo, following with judgment without giving each variety abroader; a
good late species,somewhat
variety.
resemblee the
those that grow more quickly. When a fair trial,which cannot always be gesnera, and of a bright scarlet color. Good
rooted we pot them in 2-inch pots, then accomplished in a year. The competition specimens of all can be easily grown from
into 3-inch and if necessary in 4-inch. in carnations is becoming stronger cuttings in one season. Cuttings should be
rooted in April. Potting, stoppingand i
We take great care in watering, not every day. The people no longer ask ing should be strictlyaUended to. The
allowing the young plants to suffer at for a white, pink or red, but mention place through the sununer months Is for
of it; this insures them to stand on a bed of ashes In a sunny
any time for want the name of the bloom desired,and for
position, allowing plenty of room between
us a clean growth. From the propagat-
ing this reason we think it is a good thing each plant for their development At the
house we move them into the field to tag each with its name when it goes approach of frost remove them to where they
into the bench, the latter method safely protected, and eventually give
or to market. In this way the public are them their permanent quarters in the greenhouse
being adopted by most of our modem becomes acquainted with the different or conservatory as Vb"f come into
growers. varieties and we flnd out what is most flower, where they will repay for the labor
bestowed upon them.
Our slight experience with indoor popular. By keeping careful records
culture has not been a decided success we flnd that those that produce the Thb BLua-iXiOWBBBD Shakbogk. "
This
little rock plant (Parochetus oommunla).
over field culture,and we think that in greatest number of flowers are not also known as the Shamrock Pea, comes to
our climate, situated as we are a promise
com- necessarily the most profitable. ue from Nepaul, and it Is so charming
between the two is much the Our exi"erienceproves that it pays throughout the summer that one can reeom-
mend it for any warm position on rockworic
best. We have adopted the plan of to w("k together with the commiauon where it could ramble at will. One hesl-
early propagating,planting in the field man, keeping him posted as to what Utes to call it rare, yet it Is so in reality,
as soon as the weather permits and we will have and when we will ship. a circumstance due mainly to its being neglected
or overlo"rtMd when planting time
liftingthe middle of July. These measures This gives him an opportunity to make comes round. It is a little tender " ^bard
have given us the best results, sales which he might otherwise lose. winters buffet it severely and it is generally
"
advisable to take "turT* of it for

although we feel that, to make a fair We advise frequent visits to the whole- saler,
cold frame treatment
up a
throughout the winter.
test, planting in the house should be not necessarilyto see the proprietor,The leaves are three-lobed as in the shamrock,
made the same time as in the field and but to examine goods there,see and are borne on running stems that
not early in June as we heretofore have soon cover a square foot of soU. The flowers
how they are keeping, and compare are exceedingly pretty, shaped like the sweet
done. The objectionto indoor onlture with the product of: other growers. pea and colored a beautiful sky blue. It is
might be the throwing out of our plants Valuable lessons may be learned in a plant one should grow like nierembergia,
a small patch being allotted to it, and the
before Decoration day and the poor this way. It is hardly necessary to call surface covered with large pebbles or broken
pricesobtainable during the chrysanthemum your attention to careful bunching and rock. The growths pushing up here and
season. We throw out our old packing. In conclusion would quote there in a thin carpet, each bearing their
white-
wash quota of flowers, add much to the interest
plants in July, take out the soil, Mr. Fred Lemon when he said at the of the rockery when many of its occupants
the benches and then give a thorough carnation convention,''If you wish to have passed their best. It is as easy to
fumigation after which the soil succeed nothing is too much trouble." grow as the commonest weed, yet the tiest
pret-
plant of its order for the rock garden
is replacedas quickly as possible, extra
I know. It could be used effectively as a
labor being hired for this purpose. Last marginal patch in herbaceous borders aa one
aubrietla.
year our houses (of which there are EUieOPBAlf HORnCULTURE. would use Every bit of stem will
root and grow freely if severed in the spring,
three, each 30x308 feet) were emptied (rnOM BRITISH HORTICULTURAL PAPBRS.) whilst seeds are sometimes to be purcnased
July 17 and planted with new stock and are easy to have in flower the flrst season.
Ptkris Palmata ABOKNTSO-STBIATA. Â "
This consider In the south patches square ya^"ds in

August 3. we very colored illustratloD of this new rariety of
extent often
would be number of the are met with.
important as it very poor fern appears In the January
Revue de I'ilorticulture Beige. It is charae- Nbw DiasAaa of ihb Pb4nut." -Aoeord-
economy to let the work drag alonff. terlsed by having sllvery-whiU stiines,run-
ning Ing to a oommunlcatloa of A. Karoaek te
We make a compost heap every fall. from near the midrib of eaen of the Qartenflora* a new disease of the peanvt
1^5* GARDENING. 221
plant
Africa.
thown
has
Thepeanat
tanportant cnltlvated
itaelf In
belongs
German
to
plants there, and
the
Bast
most
has
Some
state
the
notes
that
plants
the
are
brou^t
bottom
by the gardeners
bs^
of the bed on which
consists of hard clay,
raised
AN ARBORVITAEHEDGE
been so far especially recommended on the top soil having been removed. Some 150 FEET LONG FOK ONLY $2.CX"
aecoont of Its relative freedom from disease. stable manure is put into this opening, and
It mainly suiters from a f uncus which causes covered with three inches of soil. Thesp
reddish-brown spots upon the plants, which beds are, of course, covered with bellglasses
afterwards change to black. The disease or frames according to their sise. The beds
ooenrs wherever peanuts grow, but does not of fermenting manure are made up at dif-
ferent
kill the plant elsewhere. The new disease times for the purpose of giving a cession.
suc-
obserred by Mr. Karosek in the ricinity of The Evesham gardeners seem to
Tanga, and which is also said to exist at think that Frenchmen have no natural or
Lindi, results in a rapid dying out of the other advantages over gardeners in this
plant It shows itself in a retarded growth country. They do not think,
however, that
of the leaves, flowers, and fruit; and the the outdoor crops of vegetables In France
leayes, in addition, show irregular white are equal to thoee in this country.
spots, which ultimately change to brown Raduhbs Chanobd to Potatobs." The ery
discov-
and bla^ The cause is yet unknown. The
of A means of metamorphosing radlihei into
fungus which may be responsible has not yet hsi been made in so Bolemn a plaoe at
been fbimd, neither on the roots nor on the S"tatoe8
e Aoademy of Soiencea, Paris. M. MoUiard
diseased learee or flowers. It is possible takes a very young radish, ^-Pasteurizes'* it in a
that the disease, like the moeaio diseaie of and
certain way it grows up into a fine potato.
the tobacco plant, which it resembles; is due More the
scientifioally, young radish is cultivated
to bacteria. The peanut plant has still in a glass retort, after invented
a process by
another enemy In a root louse, concerning Pasteur, in a oonoentrated solution of glucose too" 4 to 8 Ineh Ttms (O AA Delivered
which no cloee research has yet been made. Starch then develops plentifullyin the oells of Or 160^-" to IS la. Trees fZi Ulrany
where
MoNUicmT TO Alphonsi Kabb. ^Horti-
"
the radish, which swells out, loses its pepperiness An illustrated paniphlet of Planting Instmct-
cnlturistfl of Nice, Cannes, and Saint- and acquires practicallv the consistency, flavor ions free with every order, by following which
Raphael are Joining in the movement to erect andespeciallythenutriiive propertiesof the potato. each tree will live and thrive. Over 1,000.000sold
a monument to Alphonse Karr. The rial
memo- last spring and all were Bold in 18.00
pleased.
KtU be erected at St. Raphael, where lots only, transportation fullyprepaid. Ready
the avthor died. Karr, after a busy -literary CATALOGUBS RECEIVED. to ship now. Order as many lots as yon want,
life In Paris, retired to the south of France, and orSer now. iVEMIIiEM NilltlllY %%.
and fixed his residence at St. Raphael, where The Mitchell Greenhoases and Nor- Free.
Catalogue sent Sttirgeoii Bay* Wis.
he cultivated flowers on a large scale, and
became a gardener, or nurserrman, and series,Mitchell,S. D., cut flowers and
flower merchant. While attending to his nursery stock; Elbridge ". Wheeler,
beloved
cold and
flowers
then
on a
died, over
wet day he
eighty years
caught
old,
Bridgeport, Conn., seeds; F. Domer k Horsford's
New Catalogoe
in his embowered villa at St. Raphael. The
Sons Company, Lafayette, Ind., eama-
committee for the erection of the monument tions: D. Landreth Seed Company, Bris-
tol, of Harij
Pliits
vA Finer Sieit
has been formed, but it has president.
no
Pa., seeds; California Boss Com-
pany,
M. Nardy was chosen as president, because
the the doyen of the Los Ansel es, Cal.,roses; D. M. is a dainty little book, a messenger of spring
he Is oldest member,
from the New England woods. It offers about
gardener's craft on the Riviera. In his Andrews, Boulder, Colo., rare seeds.
the old horticulturist refused to be a thousand kinds of hardy ornamentals suited
modesty,
the president of the committee, on the to any cold olimue where white folks live.
ground that he was not a literary man. The Flower Seeds Free It inoindes old fashioned Sowers, hardv ferns,
herbaoeous
president will now probably be M. Jean plants,shrabs, trses. vines, a
Aicard. who was one of Alphonse Kerr's To introdooe my seeds I will mall to any one loog list of lilies for out-door onltnis, wild
intimate friends. who will send name aed address of three fnends flowers and everything for the perennial
Bablt Vbqbtablsb IK Pabis. " Some time who grow fiowers, and lOo to oover postage etc. border or shady oomer. Tou should see it
that number of One Dollar GoUectlon of Eitra Choioe Flower before ordering beoanie it offers what yon
announced
\
ago wo a deners
gar-
from Evesham were making a bined
com-
over 200 dUTerent varieties FSEE with want and prices are low for the quality of
in order to learn how Catalogue. stook. MaOed for a So stamp.
trip to Paris
their able to raise early tables PRBD*K H. HOftSPORD, ClMrlotte. Va.
confreres
and send
were
them to London
vege-
at a profit d.t.Srtllt,
Dipt0."XXseiVT-
ThrooBooks You Nood Now.

$1.
The Fat offf he Land (Streeter).

Charming story of actual life on the modem farm, $L50.
Quarter Acre Possibilities

(Nutter and Keith).
tions,
$1.
Monon Building,
222 GARDENING. April /,

"
We can aopply any following books* postpaid, at the prices given:
of the
OzNSBNO (Eaiai)."At the present time Grow
How Cut Flowers
TO (Hunt). The Garden Stort (BQwanRcr)." A
when so much interest istaken in ginseng only book on the subject. It is a
~The delightful book portraying the beauties
it will be interesting to pernse this Yolnme, thorouffh^ reliable work by an eminently anopleasuresof p;ardening in themost fiss-
which tellsall about the plant in a way sncoessnil practicalflorist. Illustrated, cinatingstyle;it is eminently practical,
that all may understand. The 144 pages $2.00. and useful,too, for the atithor loyes,
are freely illnstrated. 50 cents. knows and Rrows the plants he writes
Grsenhousc Construction (Tsil)."It
and a field for obsenration
Hbdobs, Windbreaks, Etc. (Powell). tellsthe whole story about how to build, about;
nas
and heat a greenhouse,be it larse or and practice second to none in the coun-
try.
"A treatise on the planting, growth and Price $1.60.
management of hedgeplantsfor country small,and that too in a plain,easuy understood,
and suburban homes. A yolume of 140 practicalway. It has 118 Pruits and Pruit Trees op America
pages with twentj-two illustrations. Ulustrations, $1.60. (Downing).$6.00.
60 cents. Bulbs Tuberous
and Rooted Plants Pruit Garden (Barry).$2.00.
(Allen)."
Oyer 300 pages and 76 illustrar Gardening for Profit (Henderson).
Thb Principles op Fruit Growing
line. Tells about lilies,
cannas, dahlias, Practical Ploricdlture son).
(Hender-
hyadnths,tulips; and allmanner of bulbs $1.60.
illustrated yolume of 616 pages. It is a On the Rose (Parsons). $1.00.
and how to grow them indoors and oat-
book that no up-to-date fruit grower can Parming South
sides,summer and winter. $2.00. Truck at the (Oem-
Grow Them ler). $1.60.
Jûshbooks: How to
Cabbages, Cauuplowbr Allied
and The only American book on Ornamental Gardening ^Long) $2 00.
Vi'alconer)." .
Vegetables (Allen)." The requirements the 29 illustrations. Written by Art Out of Doors (Van Renssalaer)."
of the important yege tables of the cab-
subject,
bage a practical mushroom grower who tielis Hints on good taste in gardening.$1.60.
tribe are giyen here
yerj fully The the whole story so tmely and plainly The Ploral Art of Japan (Conder).
book also contains interestingchapters that a child can understand it. This book reyised and
country three fold in three years. $1.60. Sweet Scented Plowers and Pra-
Asparagus (Hezamer)." A practical Success in Market Gardening (Raw- grant Leaves (McDonald}.A yery interesting
treatise on the plantinjg^, cnltiyation, har- son)." Written by one of the most prominent sul;ect handled in a popnlai
yesting and preserying of asparagus and successral market gardeners in and masterly way. $2.00.
with notes on its history and Dotany. the country, and who has the largest
Botanical Dictionary (Paxton). Hta-
This book is mainlydeyoted to the culinary glasshouses for forcing yegetables for tory and culture of plantsknown in gardens.
kinds of asparagus, but there is also market in America. Outdoor and indoor New and enlaigededition. $7.20.
The Wild Garden
60 cents. The Rose (Bllwanger)."The standard
(Robinson). How
es-
work on roses in this countr^rand written
Landscape Gardening (Waugh)." This the wilder and rot^her parts of
fix"m a field affordingthe widest ence
experi-
is a yery useful littlebook on the art of the grounds about our homes, by the
nities
landscape gardening. It will be found greatestmaster in that art. Sploididly
yaluable for comparisoa, and where eyery
ezceptionally to amateurs as it Ulustrated from Ufe. $4.80.
of introduced
problems yariety rose eyer
in detail the numerous is or has
coyers How Know Wild Plowess
TO the
tures The Biggle Bbrrt Book (Bigsle)." A .
It is freely illustrated and the pic-

habits of our common wild flowers. S-
haye been chosen with a yiew to .ondensed treatise on the culture of strawberries,
lustrated. $1.76.
berries;
of 26 yarieties of strawberries,8 raap- about the flowers in the order of their appearance
Landscape Gardening (Maynard)." in the woods fields. 75 cents.
berries, 6 currants, and 6 Rooseberries; or
The deyelopment of landscapeart within 36 illustrations in black and white;and
wideawake The English Plowbr Garden son)."
(Robin-
thepastfewyearscompelsthe portraitsof 83 of the most noted berry This is the best book on outdoor
flonst to kMp postea on this branch of all oyer the country. 60 cents.
the business. The many suggestionsof The Propagation Plants
of (Fuller). with hardy nowers of all kinds, and tells
this book will be found hdpfol eyery illustrated book of about 360 pages.
"An
pages, It teUs us how to propagate all manner
and channing results; it enumerates and
'
Vio- to a geranium, and describes eyery pro-
describes most erery plant of the kind
(Saltford)." This Is by a practical cess grafting,budding, cuttinjg;s, seed worth growing; it has 832 pages and
who has made of the
srower a success sowingjetc., with eyery manipulationman^ hundreds of illustrations. Its au-
thor
business. No grower of yiolets can afford pertainingto the subject It is tne yoice is thegreatestmaster in ornamental
to be without It. 26 cents. of prai^tica] experience, b^ one of the most gardening who ever fiYcd. $6.00.
A number brilliant horticulturists hying. $1 .60.
The Goldfish JMulertt)." Plant Breeding (Prof.Bailey)."Deals
of floristsfind goldfish an attractiye and Manures (Sempers)." Oyer 200 pa^;
illustrated. It tells all about artifiaal,
paying addition to their business. The and the originof garden Yaneties,etc.,
best adyice is ^yen in eyery department fieirmyard and other manures, what they
of the subject, including construction and are and what they are Rood for, the dif- 293 pages. $1.00.
of the parlor aauarium, in this fierentmanures for the Afferentcrops and The Horticulturist's Rule-Book
care
yolume of 160 pages, handsomely illustrated. the different soils,how to apply them, (Prof.Bailey)." -A compendium of uscfdl
and how much to use and all in such a information for all interested in fruit, t^-
$2.00.
way that no one can misunderstand etable or flower growing; 302 pages,
The American Carnation (C. W.
otall the
Slain
;. The author is an actiye, practical, $0.75.
modem methods of cultiyating this The Son. (Prof.King)." Its nature, re- lations
most
Illustrated. Dictionary of Gardening (Nicholson). and fundamental principlesol
$3.60. "An inimitable work. An encyclopsedia management; 303 pages. 75 cents.
(Smith)." reference for all cultiyated ready includ-

of horticulture. It is the book of The Plant^Lore and Garden-Craft
Chrtsanthemuu Manual
plants,ing Shakespeare (Bllaoombe). $3.50.
By an expeic who has giyen his undiyided the most obscure genera and species
OF
attention for twenty years to the improye- Vegetable Gaedening (Prof.Greenôf

ard
ment of the chrysanthemum and its Universityof Minnesota) $1 .25. .
culture in detail. Profiisdyillustrated. authorityon nomenclature. AnBng-

lish work but as much appreciatedhere American Pruit Culturist (Thomas).
26 cents. $2.50.
as in Burope. Pour yolumes. $20.00.
-Fumigation Methods (Johnson)."A Window Plowbr Garden (Heinrich). Nuts for Profit (Party)." A treatise
practical treatise on cheap and efiectiye 76 cents. the ]nt"pagationand cnltiYation of
on
of destroying insect somely
Hand-
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bound and profuselyillustrated; .
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OurfarmAnnual
American Seed willbe readyJan.1"
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application.
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IN RLOOM ALL THEIIME.
bedding roie in the world.
The beit red pot or
Same color m the
and Tender Water Lilies,
Hardy
ollmblng Orimion Rambler with oluiten of
from
bloomi
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Dormant old field plants, ready aiT hilly deticribed \n our 4"HHc-n Book for 190^,wuoh ii ihaIIhI
one-year fry** ii"Ppplii-iinlii 1* ho rivctillfm thii put*"".
now. Bach, 75c; 8 for 9i 00; It for 17.50: 100 W'f Bhfill tH-pl^Hfv-H] lo tiirniRj] rhtiiiiMtîidTKlofrrr viv.rl1raTNigîv-
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pbinUT". IV rile lo ui for ajiy ibfontifttioni dburcd.
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instead. Price: each OOo; 8 for 11.75;12 for
to 50: 100 for 150 00: all to go by express.
I^r We also hare a few handred of extra
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m: KnUMMMB, CHICAGO. APRIL 15. 1905- 10Cbivt". 303.
VIEW IN THE ANNUAL GARDEN.
(The pergola Just planted, the other plants growing rapidly.)
plant and this was usually intensified of this idea. Lobelia,too, is now used
The Flower Garden.
by the necessityof clippingmade necessary with more assurance of safety than
when the lines had to be kept formerly; both of these are well suited
defined. But even then it will be seen where dwarf growing plants are quired
re-
BEDDING.
that it was not from want of merit in but where this is not a necessity
Although for a number of years pet
car- the material used that made carpet bed-
ding masses of flowers can be had
gorgeous
bedding has been on the wane the thing
a of the past; it was use of tuberous begonias. Be-
the from the sides
Italian style of flower garden so much stiffness and their
unnaturalnese of the use of these have also to com-
mend
in evidence makes the demand for the arrangement that was responsiblefor it. them that they can be kept from
class of plants formerly required for Alternant hera, in its many varieties, year to year with very little trouble,
carpet bedding as great as ever, and planted in masses, each variety by self,
it- which is a considerable consideration
after all, it is questionableif the use adds brightnessand color that few especially on placeswhere the glasscov-ered
of dwarf growing foliageand flowering other things can add in so short a time. space is limited. D. M.
plants did not look just as well planted Echevcrias also can be advantageously
on the surface as they do when planted used in many places even where there
ANNUALS FOR GARDEN HAKING.
in big holes, as many of the Italian are no carpet beds. It is true that in
gardens we see are nothing more. haps

Per- recent years has been done
planting Whohas made a garden composed
the lines,minutely and geometric-
ally more with a the effects pro-
view ducedto entirely of annualst Each summer we
drawn in carpet bedding gave the by the flowers, rather than the see this class of plants fillingsuch nn
artificiality increasing number of important posi-
tions
appearance of too much to foliage,and the various dwarf bego-nias,
the whole, thereby detracting from the especiallyof the Vernon type, have in gardeils, parks and cemeteries,
natural beauty of the individual given much scope for the development that their utility is now well impressed
226
" " "
GARDENING. April 15,
PLANTING PLAN FOR ANNUAL GARDEN.
on the average mind. We anxious,

are It can be imagined what a good showing as possible to have strongplantsin flats
however, to tell of our homegarden, this garden w6uld make when in for the purpose. It is customary for
where some forty varieties ofannuals, full bloom; the plan is simple and the gardeners and florists to sow annuals in
including the rapid growing climbers, outline and material used could be March, transplant to flats and harden
were entirelydepended on, and as the varied to one's taste. The accompany-
ing them off for planting time. However,
scheme has been so satisfactory a con-
tinuation illustrations showing a few groups it is entirely practicableto sow in April
of the practice will be fol-
lowed. from this garden will prove interesting. in cold frames when by encouraging
By consultingthe accompany-
ing their growth at the earlier stage, good
SOWING ANNUALS.
plan it will be seen the boundary and satisfactory plantscan bo obtained.
of the garden consists of an evergreen It is more satisfactory to have strong Upon transplantingthem to the garden
hedge a most desirable background for plants at plantingout time than sowing a dull or showery day should be chosen.
many annuals. Two years ago when directly in the garden and thinning out Some of the more tender annuals should
converting this little home garden into afterwards. The aim should be as far be sown in the greenhouse,but for the
lawn it was necessary that some form
of emergency planting be adopted and
yet conform to some general design in
the adornment of the place. We knew
a number of annuals that would flower
for a long period and many that were
suitable for cut flowers, and so without
any particulareffort in selection it was
a success from the start.
ARBANGINO THE GARDEN.
Waugh's book on landscape

In Prof.
gardening are suggestedmany plans for
garden making, and the styleof group-
ing
garden plants recommended therein
seemed particularlyapplicablein this
instance. It will be seen that each
variety is grouped with the taller vari-
eties
forming the background.,
EXPLANATION OF PLAN.
1 Calliopais.
2 Mlrabilis. dwarf.
3 Nlcotlana aylyeatria.
4 Sunflowera.
5 RlclDua.
6 Salplgloasia.
7 SalTla farinacea.
8 Salvia coccinea.
9 SalTla Hormlnum.
10 Stocks, PrlDcesB Alice.
11 Phlox Drummondll.
12 Sweet alyasuiv.
13 Salvia farinacea alba.
14 Cleome pungena.
15 Petunias.
16 Periwinkle, Madagascar.
17 Snapdragon.
18 Centaurea Cyanus.
19 Salvia azurea grandiflora.
20 Marigolds, African.
21 Verbenas.
22 Phlox
23 Salvia
Drummondll.
patens and S. azurea.
24 Mignonette.
s ^*..
25 Marigolds* African and French.
26 Zinnias.
27 Asters.
28 Calendulas.
29 Helianthus cucumerifolius.
30 Salpiglossis.
31 Centaurea Imperialis.
32 Sweet peas. " / \
The pergola afforded a good opportu-
nity
for training Japanese morning *
#
I
glory, cobffias, dolichos, nasturtiums,
"
etc.,as did the play house in the hedge

row. A necessary precautionis plant-
ing
the individual plants a sufficient
distance apart. The gardener and florist
must depend in this respect on his
acquaintance with the habit and growth
of the varieties he uses. SALVIA FARINACEA IN THE ANNUAL GARDEN.
igo5. GARDENING. 227
most part the plants herein mentioned DAHLIAS. purposes. The ease with which they
can be grown aa above. can be grown adds to their value as a
The dahlia,despiteits so called monness,
com-
is destined to a much source of supply when large quantities
subsequent care of the garden
The longer
of cut flowers of given colors are known
conBlsts ofhoeing around the plants reign of popularitythan some persons
and as the beds fill up, a to be needed where facilities for grow-
ing
oceasionalljy predicted,and may not its former com-
monness
of all weeds and contrasted with its present other kinds of flowers are lacking.
generalcleaning up
past flowers every two weeks will be all comparative uncommonness have not a Not only are the cactus dahlias suitable
for cut flowers but the decorative dahlias
are also admirably suited for decoration.
This can especiallybe said of
the variety known as Catherine Duer.
This is a beautiful brilliant scarlet
dahlia with a strong stem and fine foli-
age,
making it an ideal flower for
florists' work in baskets and dinner
table decoration. Besides these quali-
ties,
plants of Catherine Duer in the
garden have an at-homeness about them
that no others have.
Another type of dahlia that seems
destined to closelyrival the cactus is
the single,and this is so for the same
reason that the cactus outstrippedthe
decorative and others because of its
grace and usefulness. A big bunch of
single dahlias gathered even ously
promiscu-
is not to be sneered at, but a bigger
bunch of the Twentieth Century
type of singleis still more to be prized.
And here again we have something
equally suitable for border planting as
for cut flower purposes. Another and
by no means the least evidence of the
acknowledged commercial value of the
dahlias is the issue by more than one
grower, of catalogues, speciallydevoted
CLEOMB PUNQEN8 IN THE ANNUAL GARDEN.
to them alone. David McIntosh.
HELIOTROPE AND LOBELIA.

that is needed. During the fall months little to do with the increasingfavor
such a garden isparticularlyeffective. with which it is heldf The old show Year after year some growers are
ANXUALS IN OTHER SITUATIONS. and fancy dahlias were all very well in compelled to throw quantitiesof bedding
their day and generation but they plants in the rubbish heap just
As the herbaceous
supplementinff and
almost disappearedtemporarily to give because they were not in flower when
shrubberyborders m gardens and parks, a qual- the time came for disposing of them.
annuals are used and many place to things of more utility, ity
effectively This can especiallybe said regarding
of the prominent beds in such placesare lackingin the old fashioned dahlias.
florist's
The advent of new types changed all heliotropeand lobelia,both ordinarily
composed of annuals. From a
good sellers when the plantsare thrifty
standpointsuch varieties as verbenas, this,however; the cactus dahlia of to- day
is as unlike (if not from the gardener's and in bloom. But who wants them
asters,salvias,cosmos, etc.,are in many
instances grown in largequantities and
at least from the florist's point without a single flower visible? To
of view) the old dahlia as the Chinese avoid this with heliotrope,cuttings
the local florist finds it necessary to
still further extend the list. pink is from the Lawson carnation. The ought to be put in early,if not before,
show and fancy dahlias did very well certainlynow, and when rooted,potted
instances
As of the individual value
for plantingin the border to look at in into pots of the smallest size,keeping
of annuals,
some our notes record the of very little use as cut them shifted as they require it until
bloom but were
use which
to Nicotians sylvestriswas blooms of the cactus they are in 3^-inch or 4-inoh about the
flowers, whereas
put in Forest Hills cemetery, Boston, dahlias can be used to great advantage middle of April,to be in bloom and for
Mass.,last summer in a large triangu-
lar in numerous ways and for numerous side by May 15 at the latest.
bed near the entrance,its bold foli-age
surmounted by immense spikes of
pendulous white flowers proving very
effective.
Geome pungens is frequentlyseen in
shrubbery plantations around railroaH
stations, resowing itself each year and
looking particularlystriking on dull
days and in the evening. The flowers
are not at their best on bright sunny
days.
Salvia farinacea is a good annual for
any situation, its abundant spikes of
lavender colored flowers, combined with
bright dean foliage, being highly
attractive.
It would seem no well-regulated
gar-
den
be complete without
would the sal-
individual
piglossis, beds of which are
always good.
One might greatly extend the list of
annuals, each of which would seem
indispensable.
Francis Canning.
Warren, O. ^Miss Lillian Dean

" has
been elected president of the Portage
County Horticultural Society. nicotiana sylvestris in the annual garden.
228 " " "
GARDENING. April 1$
Lobelia in nearly all its varieties summers are warm, rich soil and abna- are beginning to realize the beauties
should also be sown now, if not before, dant moisture being tbe main essentials. and usefulness of
hardy perennials, it
and when the seedlingsare fit to handle The plants may m dug after frost and is to the wealthy they bring the greater
(they are never very easilyhandled), stored in a lightcellar over winter. attractions by reason of the faSb that
they should be prieked off into shallow E. N. Rbasonbr. they are enabled to procure them in
flats,singly. I wish to emphasize greater quantity and variety,thereby
because
singly I have found that when having relatively a more continuous and
HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS.
lobelia is pricked off in bunches, as is interesting display.
sometimes done, it damps off mueh Hardy herbaceous perennialsare in Although when once planted herbaceous
more readily than when this is donf) themselves a class so numerous, and
perennialsdo not requirea great
singly. After they have nearly grown embrace so many speciesand varieties deal of attention, yet in the preparation
into each other in the flats, it will pay of such beauty, that it is little wonder of the soil before they are planted mueh
to pot them into thumb pots and out of late years that a greatly increased
more thoroughness and care is neces-sary
of these into at least 2^ -inch pots; interest is shown in them. These plants because of their intended nency
perma-
3-inch would be better at sellingtime, were quite popular long ago, but some- how than would be requiredfor plants
with the tops of the pots covered with it seemed that for a period they would the
that occupy ground for at
flowers;then they would sell all right. were almost forgotten. There are eral
sev- most only six months. For this reason, the
David McIntobh. reasons why this temporary negleet soil ought to be deeply dug and liberally
has given place to renewed interest, for most species,
manured besides
but the principalone perhaps is a lack making sure that the ground is oughly
thor-
GOOD PLANTS FOR SHADY PLACES. of devotion to the formal or stiff style drained.
Ed. Gardbnino:" of planting that held sway for a good
After these preparationshave been
Whatis the best annual or perennial many years. This does not necessarily
attended to and the plantingdone many
to the northwest side of house mean that the speciesof plants used in
plant on of the taller growing specieswill need
where there is not much sunf What is this style suffered in consequenee, but
in the shape of stakes,because
the best climbing annual to sow to it does mean that the more natural style support
in the case of delphiniums and many
cover a picket fence situation with of planting and landscape gardening others of tall
Subscbibeb. require the use of plants found only growth, the plantsare not
plenty of sunt able to stand up unaided, and staking
among the hardy perennials.
Calendulas grow and flower in shady can be done without being in the least
Another though perhaps a less potent objectionable.
situations better than any other annuals
reason for the increased demand for
I know. Calendulas are very easily The most elaborate form of plantation
the seed can be sown in the open hardy plantsis that thousands of people is the herbaceous border,in the planting
grown; who
in where the
have neither the means nor the of whi^h great care
ground the spring, plants is exercised in
.are to remain and they wiU bloom very scope to indulgein any styleof gardening selectingspecies and varieties which for
in but love plants and flowers,are their
early in the summer and continue habits of growth and season of
bloom until frost sets in. The dulas
calen- graduallycoming to the conclusion that blooming give assurance of uniform
there is much enjoyment to be obtained
vary in color from ivory to the appearance (when this is desired) and
deepest orange. The two best varieties by planting hardy perennials, and permanent effect. There are many dens
gar-
are Calendula grandiflorasulphuriaand watching and caring for them from the where this form is carried out
time they break the ground in the
C. Ranunculoides. In perennials for extensively.
shady places there is more room for spring until they go to rest in winter. At least one more purpose for tho
These plantsare so varied as to afford
choice than in annuals,and of the following planting in greaterquantitiesof herbaceous
a great varietyof bloom through spring,
three it is hard to say which plants and one that appeals fully
summer and fall. Thus in spring we
would give the greatersatisfaction not as strongly to those interested as any
have the troUius, trilliums,creeping mentioned
knowing the extent of the intended heretofore,namely, for cut
planting:Aquilegia (columbine mixed phloxes, anemones, lupines, spireeas, flowers exclusively by floristswho see in
varieties), Spirseafilipendula, white, S. peonies, and many others. Later them something that can be made profitable
the number is greater stOI, among and
palmata, rose, and Anemone Pennsyl- more lastinglyso than any
them being campanulas, poppies, delphiniums,
other
vanica. The latter flowers from June class of plants grown in the open
until August and for that reason, gether
to- irises,
aquilegias, dianthuses, ground.
with the ease with which it can rudbeckias,foxgloves,heliopsis, lilies, I said the last purpose mentioned
be grown, I would prefer it before the helianthus,asters, boltonia,heleniums, might suffice,but I am tempted to state
others. funkias, veronicas, chrysanthemums. still another reason why at least the
Anemone Japonica,goldenrods,etc.
is distribution and planting of hardy
Convolvulus, (morning glory), a very
Just as varied as these plants are in perennials should be encouraged, and
good annualfor covering a fence and is
their season of floweringare their pow-
ers that is the of increasing-
desirability the
of more rapid growth than anything of adaptabilityto almost
else,but if the fence is only an ordinary any situ-
ation, knowledge and love of plants in the
picket fence tall nasturtiums would sunny or shady. While it is true young people of our day, and such
as has been already said that the masses knowledge cannot be increased more
probably be more satisfactorybecause
of the brightness of their flowers.
Beside these two there is another tiful
beau-
climbing plant, Cobaea scandens,
though not an annual strictly speaking.
Nevertheless if a greenhouse or hotbed
is available for starting the seeds, Jii^"
ift
which ought to be placed edgeways and
merely covered with soil,this is one of i^'âfeUbi
the most beautiful climbers and exceed-
ingly
well suited for coveringfences.
David McIntosh.
PLAWnifG FOR TROPICAL EFFECT.
I am sending you to-day a photograph

of the Plaza, Anderson, S. C. This plat
was set with bananas of the fruiting
sorts, cannas and Alocasia Marshall! in
Aprillast,and all have made a magnificent
growth. At the time of photograph-
ing
the banana plants were fifteen to
eighteen icet high at about four months
after planting. To get a more compre-
hensiye idea of their size one must know
that the Plaza is 100x300 feet. Asimi-
lar tropical displaymay be made almost
ny where in the United States where the THE PLAZA AT ANDERSON, 8. C.
igos. GARDENING. zig
rapidlythan hj planting hardy peren- or six feet tall but are covered with out deep down around the roots of the
nialB wherever possible and having flowers throughout the season, bearing as plants.
every plant named not only by its many as the best of those growing twice Constant cultivation should be kept
botanical name but when possible its tall. Beginning to flower when
as only up throughout the season, but when the
common name also. a foot high,they continue to flower long plants become full grown and the roots
Planting for this purpose should espe-
cially after those on a heavier soil have spread considerably, care should be
be done by municipalities in the passed. taken not to cultivate too deeply. If
the roots are disturbed all but the very
smallest of the buds will blast,turning
yellow and dropping off. Even then,
however, one need not be discouraged,
as new buds will form and the vines
will later produce larger, finer and
longer stemmed flowers because of the
rest they have had.
In order for sweet peas to do their
best,a great deaôf fertilizing is neces-
sary.
The ground should be well
manured the year before, but if too
much is applied in the spring a large
growth of vines will be the result.
Besides having the ground well
enriched before planting,frequent top
dressingsof different fertilizers should
be applied. Wood ashes are always
beneficial,supplying the two most
needed elements, potash and lime, and
may be appliedoften and in large quan-
tities.
Mitrate of soda and cotton-seed
meal may be used sparinglyto induce a
better growth of vines. Hen manure is
also valuable for the same purpose.
Even late in
season the
an application
of one of these
fertilizers, hoed into
the soil,gives new life to the vines and
improves the quality of the flowers.
After trying various kinds of sup-
ports
for the vines, brush, with me,
has proved the most satisfactory.The
DELPHINIUM BELLADONNA AT DREER'S NURSERIES, PHILADELPHIA, PA. vines do not like to climb on wire as
(A summer view in the herbaceous grounds.) well, and string,though cheaper than
either brush or wire, is apt to sag and
let the vines down. The brush should
publicparks and on the borders of public Having no way to water them in dry be cut in the winter or early spring
playgrounds. A little money spent weather,1 find it very necessary to have when there are no leaves on them and
for this object would yield a hundred-
fold, them rooted deep in the ground. Before if they are left on the ground until
not perhaps in dollars and cents, the seed is planted a large furrow is used they become flattened so that the
but in what is immeasurably greater in made with a two-horse plow, going branches will not sprawl out into the
value, a love for nature. twice in the row. Wood ashes are then row when set.
David McIntosh. applied and thoroughly raked in. The As method
to the of gathering the
seed is scattered nearly the width of flowers,pullingthem from the vines is .
the furrow and covered with an inch of the easiest,quickest and best way.
THE SWEET PEA"
the driest earth. As soon as the
plants Flowers picked in this manner keep
Many admirers of that sweetest and are all up, in two or three weeks, the longer than those whose stems are cut.
most beautiful of summer blooming After a little practiceit is only rarely
fillingin process begins, and continues
flowers,the sweet pea, have experienced until the plants are slightlyhilled up. that the vines are torn. From my own
utter failure in trying to grow it. The In this way the soil never I
becomes dried experience the past season, would
thrifty,rapid growing vines seem to
promise an abundance of flowers,but,
on the contrary, only a few small blossoms
appear in the whole season to
repay the gardener for the tender care
he has given them. It is sometimes ficult
dif-
to say just what is the cause of
this failure, but perhaps the following
notes may help solve the question for
some unsuccessful growers.
Perhaps the most frequent cause of
failure is that the seed is not started
early enough in the spring. Just as
soon as the ground can be worked, even
though it be still somewhat cold and
wet, the seed should be planted. If the
field is well drained there is rarely any
trouble about it germinating. From my
own experience I should say that later
planted peas are generally a failure.
This last bare spaces in the rows
season
were replantedtwoor three weeks after
the first sowing, and although the plants
received exactly the same care as the
others,and the vines grew very tall,
only a few imperfect flowers were borne
on them.
The soil best suited for the sweet pea
is a rich,light,sandy loam. With me AT H. H. BATTLES* NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA.
the vines never get to be more than five (A field of irises.)
23'^ GARDENING. April IS,
especially recommend the following "flower schemes" are the simplest. by the way, I find to be a most lent
excel-
newer varieties of sweet peas: Lady The conglomerationof great varieties of insecticide for general use, at the
Grisel Hamilton, superior to Countess blossoms which the California hostess rate of from one-half pound to one
of Radnor in color and size of flower; is led to use because she has plenty of pound boiled and dissolved in twelve
Josephine White, an extra early and flowers and small artistic perception gallonsof water and appliedby a spray
continuous bloomer; Lovely, better brings about results which are called pump. This kills it by contact, but
color,form and substance than Kath- "decorative" only by courtesy. ^Pasa-
dena "
it has to be frequently repeated, as
erlne Tracy; Miss Willmott, the larg-
est Star. other beetles will keep up the attack.
and finest of the orange-salmons; Ivory soap never seems to scorch or
Jeanie Gordon, large and fine flower injure any kind of foliage,whereas,
and productive; Florence Fraser, no Trees and Shrubs. whale oil soap,6trongenoughto be effect-
ive,
larger flower than Blanche Ferry, but will often injure foliage,owing,
superiorin length of stem. I suppose, to different brands being in
Arthvb
TEXAS UMBRELLA TREE. the market. The rose bugs can
W. Higgins. be much
The Texas umbrella tree (Melia Aze- reduced by jarring them into a con-
venient
YUCCA FILAAENTOSA.
darach umbraculiformis) is a sub-vari-
ety receptacle,and throwing them
of the Chinaberry tree, Pride of into a vessel with kerosene. What we
As a stately,noble;hardy flowering India, etc., and probably originatedin
of really need as a sure defence against
plant, that answers the purpose a
Texas. Its branches are erect and in it is some
most desirable perennial,although it applicationthat can be easily
a manner radiate from the trunk, and and quicklyapplied with perfectsafety
is practicallyan evergreen, there are with its drooping folihgethe tree strik- ingly to the different plants it attacks,and
indeed few plants that can surpass the resembles a giganticumbrella. It
baer's grass, or Spanish bayonet. Yucca
compel it to avoid them, but up to the
grows very rapidly and its bright green present, the writer has not yet found
filamentosa. The accompanying illustration
this. J. D.
shows what a beautiful garden,
or park picture,a bold group of it makes FIOATEREY CYPRESS.
when it is placed against a good background
Ed. Gardening:"
of ornamental trees.
i
would like some information garding
re-
The long lance shaped,sharp pointed,
the care of Monterey cypress
hIuII green leaves,radiating from the
in the state of Wisconsin. Can T plant
crown of the plant, have pale thread-
like
them in open ground about June 1 or
attachments on their edges. It
would it be better to put them in pots
comes into bloom about the firstof July,
in the ground and take them up in the
a time when flowers are not at all abun-dant.
fallf The trees are three feet high.
The large,much branched, can- delabra-like
What kind of soil and what temperature
panicle, with a central axis, do they require t E. K.
sometimes five to seven feet in height,
white The Monterey cypress is found only
is thickly set with the creamy
bell shaped flowers, and sometimes they near Monterey, California,and nearby
are slightlytinged with green on the islands, and will endure very littlefrost.
outside. The effect of a group of this I have seen trees eighteen inches in
diameter killed by 14^ of frost. It is a
plant in full bloom on a moonlight night
beautiful tree,dark green foliage,very
is most entrancing.
Yucca filamentosa is not known in a dense, and a very rapid grower, often
wild state north of Virginia,but it is making two growths a year in Cali- fornia.
I have measured singlegrowths
perfectlyhardy in New York state and
from eightfeet
to twelve feet. I would
without protection. It thrives best in Texas Umbrella Tree.
well drained soil,with full expo- Ga advise Wisconsin

your correspondentto
stiff, sure (At P J Berckinnns Company 's, Augusta, )
to the sun. It rarelysets or ripens grow his in tubs and put in greenhouse
seeds with us, and that is due, wc lieve,
be- during the winter, not transferringto
of the proper sects
in-
tinted foliage,which is retained until the open air before June Ist. We have
to the absence
late autumn, and lilac colored,fra-
in grant tried nearly all of the California fers
coni-
that accomplish the fertilization
flowers which are borne in great and have not found
of the flowers in the south. Propagntiou a single one
profusion and followed by yellow berries^
that would endure the winters of north-
ern
is effected by division of the roots.
make this tree very valuable and Illinois.
Yucca angustifoliafrom the sippi
Missis- Tnos. H. Douglas.
desirable for the south. It will stand a
valley,a very neat, but smaller low temperature, but a cold of below
flowering species, blooming a little AESCULUS PARVIFLORA.
zero will injure it to some extent.
earlier than the former, has nearly the The accompanying illustration shows
same degree of hardihood and is well DESTROY THE ROSE BUG. well the extreme
TO beauty of the flower
worthy of cultivation. Ed. Gardening:" and foliageof this most desirable shrub.
John Dunbar.
effective be That it is a desirable subject is testi-
fied
What remedy may
appliedto rose bugs which are attacking by everyone who a has
good seen
A CALIFORNIA VIEW. specimen in flower. grouping iuFor
ray hydrangeas and maples f
As a matter of truth,the Californio G. J. shrubberies it is very effective, but it
hostess who uses flowers for ornamentation The rose bug, Macrodactylus sub- is seen nt its best when planted on a
hns been spoiledwith too much terial
ma-
spinosus, is perhaps one of the most lawn where it can develop equally od
at hand and loses all sense of of insect pests. They are all sides.
irrepressible
beauty and propriety in decoration, ae much worse on light,sandy soil than i^sculus parviflorais a native of the
a rule. They are also hampered with on stiff clay soil,for the reason, haps,
per- southern states and flowers in .luly and
the imported conventional ideas,brought that when the beetle lays its August. It is also known under the
from the east, where conditions are
eggs in the surface of the ground names of Pavia macrostachya and P.
vastly different,and which have stifled before it disappears about the end of alba. It is of comparatively easy ture,
cul-
any possibleoriginality, so that each June or first of July, and the larva thrivingbest in a good deep, moist
table decoration is a dull repetitionof emerges, it feeds on the roots of grass loam. It is also perfectly hardy in
what one saw at the last place,until and other plants,and at the approach this section.
everything about it is stereotyped except of cold weather it descends into the Long Island,N. Y. W. H. Waitk.
the flower itself;and this can be ground beyond the reach of frost.
guessed nine times out of ten, as only In the spring it comes near the sur-
face Milwaukee, Wis. A bill has been
"
certain flowers are used by the unim- aginative and pupates, and the voracious introduced the legislatureauthoriz-
in ing
hostess at certain seasons. beetle goes forth on its mission of the
appointment of a shade tree
There is undying fame awaiting that destruction about the end of May or commission in this city, giving it
wizard who shall evolve something first of June. Hence, in heavy, stiff authority over all trees on avenues,
artistic and new in the way of flower soil, it is difficult, and perhaps impos-
sible, streets and villages,excepting those
decorating for functions,but until she for it to dig its way down. We under supervision of the park board,
appears one of the best rules to follow have tried all sorts of remedies, but with power to plant,transplant,
remove,
is "don't." That is,do not overdo it. with only partialsuccess. The best I trim, spray, etc.,with an annual priation
appro-
The most effective and greatly admired have found so far is Ivory soap, which. of $5,000 to $8,000.
232 GARDENING. April 15^
NiTBO-CuLTUBE. The experiment ville. Pa.,ornamental trees and shrubs;
"b\RD"NIN6
"
station of the University of Illinois, George H. Peterson, Paterson, N. J.,

Champaign, 111., has issued an ing
interest- roses, hedge plants,etc.; East Bridge-
bulletin on this new factor in cul-
tural water Dahlia Gardens, East Britlge-
methods. water, Mass.,dahlias;C. Frets k Sons,
FUBLUBXD TBa 1"V AVD 16TB OF BACH MOHTB
Utah has a new horticultural law Boskoop, Holland, nursery stock; Bay
which provides more effectually for the State Nurseries, North Abington,
protectionof the fruit growing interests Mass., herbaceous perennialsand nur-
sery
Motion Building,
CHICAGa stock; C. Petrick,Ghent, Belgium,
of the state against the tion
importa-
and spread of insect pests and diseases. plants; Sackctt Brothers Nurseries,
Subtoriptionprioe,18.00 a Year 94 Nnmben. "
Lebanon Springs,N. T., nursery stock;
AdTertUlng mtei on application. flower
C. L. Marlatt, of the Bureau of
George Egger, Jaffa,Palestine,
Entered at Chicago jpoitoffloe Koond-olaii
as bulbs and roots; The Donaldson pany,
Com-
matter. Copyright,1906,by The Gardening Ca Entomology, United States Department stock;
of Agriculture,
Warsaw, Ky., nursery
\to The GardMiliii
Washington, D. C, has Perry's Hardy Plant Farm, Winchmore
ifChiMao. issued a report on the gypsy and brown
tail moths, which will be found inter-
esting
Hill,London, N., Eng., hardy plants,
GABDBHnro la sotton np for ite readen and in
to those who have
aquatics,etc.; Kroescbell Brothers Com- pany,
to care for
^helr Interest,and it behooTes yon, one and all,to
trees.
Chicago, greenhouse boilers;
make it interesting.If it does not exactly sail Ilarlan P. Kolsey, Boston, Mass.,
your case, pleasewrite and tell \A what you want The California laws regardinginspec-
It is our desire to help you. tion hardy American plants; The Munson
of nursery stock ous,
strenu-
Ask abt Qumtiobb you please about plants, are very Greenhouses, Denison, Tex., greenhouse
flowers, fruits, Tegetobles or other practical ami especiallyso against Florida
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in
and bedding plants; Wagner
grown products. A fine retail order of Park Conservatories, Sidney, O.,
answering them.
$50 worth of choice plants from that landscape architecture,plants, etc.;
SvMD US Nona of your ezperleuoe in gardening
line; tell us of tort others state was cremated by the Los Angeles The William Scott Company, Corfu,
in any your successes
may be enlishtened and encouraged, and of your county horticultural cominissioncrs N. Y., chrysanthemums; Leesley
fîures, perhaps we can help you. ^farch 25 while the owner stood and
by Brothers Nursery, Chicago, nursery
SnvD U8 Photooraphb OB Skbtcbbb of your
watched the job. stock; Peterson Nursery, Chicago,
Qowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegeubles,
or horticultural appliancesthat we may have nursery stock; Joseph Bancroft " Son,
them engraved for CFabdbximg.
PRIZE {K)R BOTAIf ICAL COMPOSlTIOIf. Cedar Falls,la.,seeds and plants;New
The Frankfort News states that the Haven Nurseries,New Haven, Mo., nursery
CONTENTS.
prizefounded in honor of tbe celebrated
'
stock; The CoUegeville Green- houses,

Tbe flower garden.
Geneva family of botanists, De Collegeville, Pa., vegetable
"Bedding K5
seeds; Spruyt " Company, Utrecht,
" AnnuaU for garden making (lUus.) 296 Candolle,is now offered by the physics
"Dahlias ....
297 and natural historysociety, of Geneva, Netherlands, vegetable, agricultural
"Heliotrope and lobelia 227
Tbe seeds, etc.; Raynbird h Company, Ltd.,
"Good plants for shady places 228 Switzerland. subject will always
Basingstoke, Eng., seed corn, farm
"Planting for tropicaleffect (illns.) 218 be a descriptionof a speciesor family
"Hardy herbaceous perennials(illus.) 988
of plants. Members of the societyare seeds, etc.; Frank Kadlec, Chicago,
Thesweetpea 990
"
fllameniosa 980 not permitted to compete, and limitations hardy plants,seeds,bulbs, etc.
" Yuoca (illns.)
Treesand shrubs 280 as to nationalityare not made.
"Texas umbrella tree (Illus.) 980
The essays may be written in Latin,
" To desttoy the rose bug 280 LAW NOTE.
"
Monterey oy press 980 German, French, English, or Italian,
iEscnlus parviflora(illus.) 980 be transmitted to tbe presi- BtJTINQ ORCHIDS FROM ILLUSTRATlOrVS.
"
Can sportingin planto be induced? 981

and must dent
The gsrdeners' club........ 988 of the societybefore January 10, The Belgian Tribunal of Commerce is
Hybridising eamations 988 1906. in
at present sitting judgment on a caae
Obituary 983 which interests orchid lovers,and par-
Palms and ferns In spring 234 ticularly
"SUCCESSFUL FRUIT CULTURE."
Los Angeles floral festival(illus.) 284 English orchid growers, who
Societyof American Florists 235 Samuel T. Maynard, formerly professor anxiouslyawait the final decision. An
"Executive committee meeting S35 of horticulture at the Massachu- setts
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 335
English amateur bought from a firm
Terriers versus flowers. 238 AgriculturalCollege,has supplied near Brussels ^v^ small plants for
Quality of greenhouse glass 2s7 quite a handy and seasonable guide to 30,000 francs (about $G,000), which
fruit growers in this little volume. It were alleged to be rare varieties of
Tbe violets, fair and shyly hid. is a practicalstory and the book is Odontoglossum crispum. The plants
Beneath our wandering feet we'll cmncb. freelyillustrated. Each of the leading were not in flower at the time of purchase,
We do not prise them as we did fruits is given separate attention and and, according to the general
When they were 60 cents a bunch.
there are chapters devoted to "Some custom, the contract was made on th"
Tropical Fruits," "Propagation of strengtli of certain water color draw-
ings
Shade the azaleas if
moderately they Fruit Trees and Plants," "Fruits purporting to be correct reproductions
tf e eoming on too fast. Under Glass"" and "Insect Pests and of the five plantswhen in flower.
Db. J. T. WnxiAMB, of Dunkirk, Fungous Diseases." We can send you In due course the plaintiff f ound that
N. Y., editor of the Grape Belt, died a cloth-bound copy on receiptof $1. the flowers of the orchids he had
bought had none of the superiorqual- ities
April 10.
"'UNnED STATES FARM GRASSES." represented by the water eoior
Tmsrs is noticeable a very general
drawings, which formed the basis of
movement in favor of extended and bet* A popular book on this subject has
the contract.
tcr parks. long been needed and W. J. Spillman,
agrostologistof the United States
The English amateur, through hi^
Crimson Bambleb roses should be counsel (M. Maurice Prison),asked the
Department of* Agriculture,has now tribunal to decree the cancellation of
planted at intervals of twelve feet in
supplied it. There is a large amount the contract, allegingthe non-existence
evergreen hedges. of information in this volume which
A NuBSEBTifAH of Fort Dodge, la., will be found very useful to seedsmen.
of the rare qualitiesand the superior
due For example, the seeds of all^ standard pointswhich were asserted to exist by
says that the 17-year locusts are the seller at the time of the purchase.
Id that state this year. kinds are well illustrated and the
He (the amateur) considers that the
We in receiptof the new law of
sources are given. Weed seeds are also orchids sold to him were not worth a
are
Illustrated. The book contains 248
March 3, 1905,prohibitingthe importation -Tour illustrations or
tenth part of the price paid, and
of insect pests and will reproduce pages with fifty that the water color drawings
alleges
plates. Some of the plates,as in the
same in an early issue. ease of seeds, embrace a number of
which were submitted to him were not
has appeared in the

truthful reproductions, but merely
AsPARAOUs BUST subjects. Carlton B. Ball contributes
and
fancy pictures.
Sacramento valleyfields, California, a chapter on "Lawns and Lawn ing."
Mak-
M. Wauwermans, for the defendant,
seriouslyaflfected the crop. The new The index is quite complete.
is still free We pleaded that the orchids might have
section near Indio, Cal., can- supply the book on receiptof been changed, if not by the plaintiff^
from such attacks. the price,which is $1.
ut least by one of his staff, and that,
The present active demand for dor-
mant unrler the circumstances,it is impossible
roots indicates a continu-
ation CATALOGUES RECEIVED. to admit a cancellation of a saU
canna
of the popularityof this favorite Lager " Hurrell, Summit, N. J., repularlyentered into by both parties.
plant. orchids; Morris ville Nursery, Morris- "
Gardeners' Chronicle.
ipos. GARDENING. 233
The Gardeners' Club. good the first year, the second or even
the third,but after th%t he should have
some success. In the firstplace he must
We shall be pleftKdat all times to reoelTe brief make a start and the plants raised the
Dotes of general interest on praotloal cultural first year should be the foundation of
matters from gardeners for ase in this depart-
ment
Notes of the moTementa of gardeners, the seedling stock. The color of the
changes of address etc., are also desirable. flower does not matter much, provided
the plants are strong, with stiff flower
NOTES OF NEW YORK. steins and an upright growth, the flow-
ers
not very full in the petals and the
TheAmerican Institate of New York
calyx non-bursting.
announces that the annual dahlia show
will be held September 27 and Select the plants you mean to seed
28, and
the chrysanthemum show as above. Take the pollen from some
October 31
to November 3. healthy, strong growing plants, never
Dr. N. Li. Britton, prcsideDt of the weak, puny ones. Nor is anything
horticultural section of the American gained, I think, in getting all the new
Institute of New lectured ones to work with unless some new
York,
Wednesday evening at the institute. varietywould pve you some advantage
invigor,also size in blossom. But with
The lecture title was, **An Evening
with Cacti," and lantern slides were good judgment in selectingyour seed-
lings,
asod in illustration. it is better to work with them.
During the dull days of winter it is
not so easy to cross the flowers as in
LAKE GENEVA GARDENERS. the warm, bright weather of early sum-
mer,
The Lake Geneva Gardeners and as many varieties have no pollen

Foremen's Association have decided to till warm weather sets in. Ilaving
hold a flower show November 3 and 4. selected the bloom you wish to seed,
At their last regular meeting a paper take out the pollenanthers before they The Late Wm. Paul.
read burst. The petals should not be cut

was by A. Johnson, gardener to
R. T. Crane, on the propagation and off,and two days after,the pollen can
growing of carnations. be put on the pistil, bringing it to the
flower with a pair of small forceps.Do
Another paper on the forcingof vege-
read
tables
this about noon when the sun is shin-
ing,
Obituary^
was by A. J. Smith, gar-
dener
to John
J. Mitchell. Both papers and if successful by next day the
were interestingand instructive and bloom will close. If not, repeat. After
ALEXANDER GRAHAM.
well received a few days pull the dead petals out.
were by the thirty-six
Some varieties will not seed, but the Alexander Graham, a well known gar-
gardeners present. dener
John Tiplady, Scc'y. pollen from them in nearly erery ease of Brantford, Ontario, died at
is wonderfully effective. his home on St. Paul avenue April 5.
Label your crosses and keep an He had been a resident of Brantford
NOTES OF NEWPORT, R. L account of them. When the seed pods for the past twenty years, and is sur-
vived
The annual
meeting of the Island show signs of bursting,gather and put by a wife and six children.
Cemetery Corporation was held last each in separate paper and keep in a
tin box in a cool,dry place,till sowing WILLIAM PAUL.
Monday, and a most satisfactorycon-dition
of afTairs was shown time. The best time, 1 think,is Febru- ary. We are advised of the death of Wil- liam
by the vari-
ous
committee reports. The trustees The seedlings can be grown Paul, the well known English rosa-
had little to add in pots or flats and planted outside in rian, March 31, at the age of eighty-
previous reeom*
to
May. Do not stop the seedlings. Ldt three years. Mr. Paul's health had
mendations; the grounds, avenues and
have them flower and do not be afraid to been precariousfor some time past and
buildings been well cared for and
in the best possiblecondition. pull the bad flowers and the poor grow- he succumbed to a paralytic stroke
are The ers
out, and after planting inside you which he had some few days before his
superintendent. Col. Andrew K.
will have more to pull out. Out of 500 death. Rose growers everywhere will
McMahon, has kept everything to the
you may end with twelve or less. Cross feel the loss keenly, especiallythat it
highest standard.
The them again and sow. Select and house comes so soon after the death of the
next meeting of the Newport
Horticultural as before and propagate any you think late Dean Hole, which occurred August
Society, which takes
are worth saving. They may be good 24 of last year.
placeWednesilay evening,AprU 5, bids
fair to be largely attended, as great as seedlings, but when grown from eut- brief sketch of Mr. Paul's career
A
interest has shown itself the past few tings they may be far from good. Car- nations was given in our Issue of April 1,
days regarding the proposed plan of a as grown for cut flowers have 1902, as follows: "The story of the
society summer floral show in the New-
port practically no rest. The cuttingstaken life work of William Paul is written in
Casino. cannot, in a sense, be called new plants, the rose gardens of the world. It is a
Carl Jurgens, Jr., will be married as they only a branch, so to speak,
are worthy record of a life well spent,for
April 10, in Washington, D. C, to Miss off the old
plants and if over gated
propa- this venerable rosarian has labored long
Florida Hubbard. The couple after the or badly treated a good kind may and well for the improvement of the
soon be ruined. So seedlingsof extreme
wedding journey will reside with the rose, of which there is at his place,
groom's father and mother vigor are what are wanted. If propa-
gated Waltham
on Pelham Cross,Hertfordshire,England
this city. and grown with care, when put of the grandest collections in the
street, X. one
on the market they should keep in world. Mr. Paul has spent half a century
health and vigor for many years. in his rose
HYBRIDIZING
garden, coming into
CARNATIONS. The last two years I have lost mostly the business in youth, succeeding his
The following paper was read before all my seedlingsby being flooded when father, but in these later years turning
the Gardeners' and Florists' Associa-
tion. planted outside,and this year I have over the details of the groat nursery to
Toronto, Ont., March 21, 1905, by to work up a new stock. I am using his son, Arthur, who is himself dulled
George Hollis, of Toronto. some singleswhich I hope will give me in the craft. Some of Mr. Paul 's intro-
ductions
Tour secretary having written to me some vigorous plants to seed next year. are Medea, Corinna, Enchant-
ress,
for a paper on hybridizing, I have done Some will say that to use singles is Waltham Climber, Duke of Edin-
burgh,
my best to comply. I grow quite a few going backwards but in my opinion it Beauty of Waltham, Pride of
carnation and chrysanthemum lings
seed- not so. There are some grand eties
vari-
Wnltham, Star of Waltham, Princess
evvty jetLT and so far have met out this year, but there is
sent
Adelaide, Duchess of Albany, Lord
with some success and hope to get room for something better and I hope Bacon, R. D. Baxter, Brightnessof Ches-
higher up the ladder before I give up. this small paper will induce all your hunt. Brilliant, Cheshunt Scarlet,Prin-
cess
I should like to see more carnation men to try for the top.
growers take Christian,Crimson Globe, Paul's
it up. We in Canada should be able to Single Crimson and many more. Given
do something to hold end and
up our Spokaitk, Wash. The "
Spokano to literarypursuitsand possessingone
bring ont a variety that would be a Floral Association met March 14. Mrs. of the finest libraries of botanical works
credit. Baisers of seedlinn must not J. A. Cruzan read a paper on "Luther in all England it is but natural that he
be disappointed in not gettinganything Burbank." should write of his roses, and hia book,
"34. GARDENING. April 15,
'The Bom Garden,' pufoliehedin 1843, shading material,but it pays better to or flat is
completed it should at once
hae reached its ninth edition. Much lose occasional coat of paint rather
an be a careful watering with
given a fine
might be said of his various essays, than have some
to of the best plants rose the watering can,
on and then
read before hortieuHural and scientific spoiledby a sunburn. put away, being protected from full
societies, and of his many contributions One of the most tedious operations sunshine at all times.
to the press, but most of these,the im- in the fern house is that of prickingout and snails are of the
Fungus two
embodied in 'Contri* into pans or flats the young seedling
Eortant
utions
ones,
to
are
Horticultural Literature, ferns that will now be growing more
chief
ling
difficulties the
ferns has to
grower
contend
of scc"l-
with, either
1843-1S92.' Mr. Paul was a Fellow of rapidly,the usual method being that of of which may do much harm in a few
the Linnsan Society and one of the transiêrring the seedlingsfrom the seed hours. The first is less likelyto appe:ir
oldest Fellows of the Boyal Ilorticul- pots to the fresh soil in small blocks or in a house that is well and carefully
tural Society. For many years he hns clumps, the transfer being made with ventilated, the object being to pruvitle
been one of the principalexhibitors of a small spatula or paddle of wood, and
plenty of fresh air and to dry up the
at the British shows and his name the seedlings being simply pressed
roses duperfluousmoisture from the miniature
has also been closely connected with gently into the surface of the soil,for plantswithout causing strong draughts
the productionand introduction of zonal at this stage of growth there are few
over them or exposing them to the full
pelargoniums, hollyhocks, phloxes, of them that have more than some tiny sun, but it is sometimes very difficult
camellias and other flowers." to avoid an outbreak of fungus among
the young ferns when the weather pens
hap-
PALMS AND FERNS IN SPRING. to remain damp and cloudy for
several days together,as is liable to
Indications of more active growth are in late winter and
occur early spring.
readily noticed among plants of this The. snails have voracious appetitesfor
character at this season, many of the
leaves and young fern fronds,and these pests must
palms pushing up new be watched for and trapped.
assuming what may be termed a grow-
while in the fern house the The seedlingferns must at all times
ing color,
fronds in their various delicate be kept moist, but all watering should
young
tints are appearing in multitudes. These be done early in the day in order to
indications also point to a period of allow them to dry off before night,and
from the fact that these young plants
decided activity on the part of the
for much potting may now be have as yet but few roots it will not
grower,
be found to water them quently.
fre-
done, and a general rearrangement of necessary
the stock, with the possibleexception Adiantum rhodophyllum, A.
Victoria and A. Farleyense are
of those plants that may be required among
A lack of space will the useful ferns that are propagated by
for Easter trade.
means of division of the crowns, these
sometimes hamper this work until after
the Easter plants are out of the wa^, sptcieshaving a habit of producing a
for it multitude of small crowns that may be
but if it is possibleto arranse
there will be considerable gain by doing readily divided, the divisions beiufi;
either planted in rows in a lightsoil,
some part of the potting before this
or sand
and chopped sphagnum moss,
late Easter.
the in a propagatingframe, the latter being
Of course much depends upon
weather, but as a the
general rule after kept at a temperature of about 70** and
plantsbegin to grow there is an tage

advan- reasonablymoist,or may be pricked out
in earlypotting, from the fact that into pans or flats and the latter placed
in the frame under the conditions.
the stock becomes nicely established same
before the time arrives for the fires to If properly cared for these divided
be done away with for the season. It crowns will soon throw up a frond or
is doubtless poor economy to stop firing two, at the same time forming roots,
the greenhouses containing tender and may then be potted off into 2-inch
plants too early in the summer, but pots in much the same manner as
after so long and expensive a winter as though they were seedlings. All three
this has been, the majority of growers of these adiantums are quite tender in
are anxious to ease up on the coal pile the small state,but the first two are
as soon as possible. During the next very beautiful little ferns for fern-
eries
two or three months we find that plants owing to their compact habit and
generallytake up a great deal of water, large pinnee,and the third species,or
the combination of fire heat, sunshine Floral Los varietyrather,is now becoming so weU
Lighthouse at the Angeles
and strong winds encouraging- rapid Floral Peatlval.
known and admired as to need no ther
fur-
evaporation,and in addition to these recommendation at this time.
circumstances it becomes necessary to The nephrolepisesthat were planted
ventilate much more freely. out on benches for stock during the latter
Some palms bleach out in color from root hairs beneath There
the prothallus.
part of the winter will now be
exposure to the full sunshine,and while
is some advantage in using sterilized growing freely and throwing out runners
little or no permanent injuryis done to soil for these seedlingferns,from the in quantity,the young plants so
them by this exposure, yet the possible fact that such a practicekills the weed produced being taken off from time to
purchasersof these plants are likelyto seeds and also fungus that may be pres-
ent time and potted up into small pots, ami
find fault with such light-colored stock, in the soil,the sterilizing being will be benefited by shading from the
from the fact that they are unable to done either with steam or by baking sun for a week or two until they com-
mence
sun-bleached slightlyover a fire. And, trifling
though
distinguish between a to root, after which the full light
areca, for example, and one that has an some of these details may seem to be, will shorter and more
encourage a
attack of yellows. On this account it yet they all count in the final result
sturdy growth. W. H. Tapun.
is best to pay attention to shading early in fern culture.
enough in the season to avoid the loss The usual time for the first trans-
planting
of color,but remembering that a much of seedling ferns is just as LOS ANGELES FLORAL FESTIVAL.
less dense shade is needed now than in soon as the first tiny fronds show
the prothalli, for at this time TheLos Angeles floral festival, which
July and August. Our practice is to among
lasted March 28 to 31 inclusive,was
shade the west side of the houses soma the seedlingsare more readily moved
earlier in the season than after the fronds get
they may be created for the benefit of the Temple
two or three weeks
than the east side, thus giving the plants up, and besides this gives the crowded
church and was mainly an amateur autl
the benefit of the full lightof the mom* youngsters a better chance to expand. advertisingaffair. Our illustration of
But these seedlingsare very tender and a floral lighthouse shows one of the best
ing sun for a time, but shelteringthem
especiallysusceptible to draughts, in features. This was made by the Vawter
from the glare of the afternoon, the
date which the shade is applied consequence of which it is best that this company and contained 40,000 tion
carna-
upon
work should be performed either in the blooms. The only other notable
varying according to the state of the
weather. Late frosts and possiblesnows fern house or in a protectedportion of feature was the background of the plat-
form,
in March are also quite trying to the the pottingshed, and as soon as a pan which was entirelydecorated with
ealla blooms,perhaps 5,000 in number. and for fuller press reports than heretofore,
PENNSYLVANIA HORT. SOCIBTY.
The plant department of the Germain and the dissemination of general
Seed Company made a display of horticultural information in ANNUAI. 8PBINQ EXIIIBITIOlf.
arau- every com-munity
earias and ferns. Considering the very of the country, particularly Thespring exhibition of the Pennsyl-
vania
mediocre nature of the exhibits outside through the medium of the public Horticultural Society opened in
of those mentioned, the show was well schools. A bronze medal was priated
appro- its beautiful hall at 2 p. m., Tuesday "
attendeil. It would seem best when to be placed at the disposalof March 28. It was a spring show,
floral festivals are so stronglyexploited Miss S. B. Sipe for award to the school there could be no mistake, as the pow-ers
as this was to the public that the pro- children of the city of Washington for
fessional that bloom .
in spring were where
every-
florists and nurserymen, or the encouragement of horticulture. in evidence,the large display of
ofSeers of the local society,take hold Favorable action was taken towards hyacinths,tulips and daffodils being
and see that a creditable display is the appointment of a committee to re-port the feature of
show. Years
the ago
made. Otherwise the public will resent on the feasibility of preparing a hyacinths were shown in a pot,
always
the humbug. concise and practical text-book for use and now the decorative feature is evi-
denced
Paul De Longpre, now at Hollywood, by boards of education to be disseminated by hundreds of pans of these
Cal., the floral painter, exhibited a through the various florists' beautiful flowers, togetherwith a num-ber
dozen beautiful specimens of his work. clubs. of bulbs, these making them
He is no doubt the greatest living The National Bifles Armory on G doubly attractive. Tulips and daffodiii
flower painter. street, N. W., between 9th and 10th were arranged the same way with from
streets,was selected for the exhibition, twelve to twenty -four bulbs to a pan.
the upper and lower halls to be used There were two pans of those with one
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS.
for this purpose, and the profferof Gar- hundred plants in each, which made a
MEETING.
EXECUTIVE COMMin-EE roll hall,adjoining,was accepted for most attractive display. These classes
The annual meeting of the executive the use of the societyfor its meetings. of plants were arranged on three long
board of the Society of American rists
flo- Should the exhibition overflow the low tables,one the entire width of the
and Ornamental Horticulturists accommodations in the armory, an
hall;the other two extended from the
was held at the New Willard hotel, additional hall is available in the main hall to the foyer, either side of
Washington, D. C, on Tuesday, Wednes- day Masonic building. the grand stairway. It was much the
and Thursday, April4, 5,6, 1905. In A fine specialexhibit will be made best display both in qualityand quantity
the absence of President J. C. Vaughan, by the Department of Agriculture,and of these bulbs that has been ever
Vice-presidentJ. R. Freeman occupied a silver medal will be offered for the shown before the society.
the chair. There were present also ex- best displayof cut flowers in vases. It entered
that the exhibition be allowed
As we the lower foyerof the
president Phil. Breitmeyer, Treasurer was voted hall the caught by two fine
eye was
H. B. Beatty, Secretary Wm. J. Stew-
art; to remain open during the sessions
specimens of bougainviJleuone at either
directors,H. M. Altick, Theo. of the society,as an experiment. post of the ^rand stairway. They were
Wirth, W. H. Elliott and E. V. Hallock; George H. Cooke, recommended by the exhibited by W. K. Harris and were
ex-presidents, Wm. B. Smith and W. F. Washington Florists' Club, was duly much admired. H. A. Dreer and
very
Gude; Prof. Galloway of the U. S. De- n))pointedsuperintendent of the exhi-
partment bition.
Henry F. Michell Company had exhibits
of Agricultureand Secretary of seeds oh either side of the
grass
Moseley of the Inter State Commerce Wednesday afternoon was set apart
foyer. On the posts of the stairway at
committee. for the bowling tournament, and flrst landing stood two
the of W. H.
Messrs. Phil. Hauswirth and John
Robertson's best arecas, grand speci-
SOCIETT IN PROSPEROUS CONDITION. mens,
The report of the secretary indicated
Westcott were appointed to act with and for which he received flrst
the local sporting committee. The
a continuous prosperous condition in all prize. Flankin^^ the steps on cither side
bowling alleys selected are located on
departments and the treasurer's report up to the majn floor were specimen
8th and E streets.
showed the largestcash balance on hand zonale geraniums in 8 and 10-inch pots.
in the society'shistory. Various mittee
com-
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. To the right just inside the main hall
reports were presented and proved.
ap-
The following final resolutions were Julius Boehrs' Company staged a
Prof. Galloway addressed the unanimously adoptod : proud collection of new and rare
behalf of the Department of We, the members of the executive orchids. On the opposite side of the
board on
the of committee of the society of American hall Lager " Hurrell were also
Agriculture,offering cooperation re|ure-
Florists and Ornamental ists,
Horticultur- sented with of popular and
the department in the arrangments for a display
the entertainment and instruction of in meeting assembled, regret the new varieties which attracted much
the society at the convention next circumstances that have made sary
neces- attention.
the absence of our president, J. C. In the center of hall there was a flne
August.
Yaughan, and that we could not avail group of choice palms, anthuriums and
TO HOIJ[" CONVENTION IN AUGUST.
ourselves of his experienceand wisdom other rare plants bordered with spring
The program for the convention,so in the deliberations of this committee. bulbs, spirieas,daisies,etc., in full
far as completed, provides for the customary We wish to state, however^ that his flower. It was the most attractive
opening exercises on the afternoon place was most ably and satisfactorily s^roup ever seen in the hall. These were
of Tuesday, August 15, and president's filled by our vice-president, J. B. Free-
man, from the Fairmount park conservatories
receptionin the evening. Nom- ination and we hereby wish to express to and are a great credit to Mr. Schmidt,
and election of officers and him our appreciationof his many kind- nesses who has them in charge. Although not
other routine work of the society will while in and out of the chair. in competitionthey compared so favorably
share the morning sessions of Wednes- day We wish to extend our heartfelt with the best work of the private
and Thursday, with several papers thanks to each and every member of (gardeners that the visitors coiUd not
on subjects of interest,and the evenings the Washington Florists ' Club,and cially
espe- help be satisfied with the product of
of these two days will be devoted to the accomplished president, their own conservatories and the work
to stereopticon lectures under the W. F. Gude, for their untiringkindness of the master hand that manages them.
auspicesof the Department of Agricul- ture. and courtesies, and particularly for the There were four larg^ groups of twelve
Among the papers presentedwill delightfulentertainment with its most choice plantsin each, two on either side
be one by Oglesby Paul of Philadel- phia, beautiful decorations. of hall. They containeel the pick of
on "Landscape Gardening" or a And further,to the management of each gardener's collection and added
kindred subject; one on "Helps to the New Willard hotel for their cour-
tesies, much to the decorative features of the
Floriculture in the South and west"
South- and to the daily press for their show.
(not yet assigned), and on full and accurate reports of our meetings. In the three front balconies overlooking
"American Bulb Growing," by Prof. the
A. J. Pieters. In addition,a competi-
grand staircase the William
tion Finally,the committee is greatly im- pressedGraham Company arranged three arches
is to be arranged for, and prizes with the great work the Hon. of colored lififhts which made this part
will be oflFered by Treasurer Beatty for James Wilson, Secretary of Agricul- ture, of the exhibition very attractive. Four
the best essays on the subjectof "The is doing along all the lines of hor- ticulturetall specimen palms were the centers
Ideal Employer." and the willingnessof this of groups placed at each corner of the
BOARD FAVORS GREATER PUBLICITY. department to co-operate with this central floor space, and were surrounded
The consensus of opinion of the society in every possiblemanner; and by blooming plants prominent among
board favored a policy of broader for the individual interest shown by which were fine specimens of Cineraria
publicityin the society'swork, closer Prof. B. T. Galloway during our stay. stellata. These showy plants are great
aOiliation with the daily newspapers Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y. favorites with the public. Rhododen-
236 GARDENING, April 15,
drons made up of the other groupi
one TERRIERS VERSUS FLOWERS. and after his rays slant high above
and were very showy. Azaleas formed their heads. It is not light, because
A SSBMOK TO THE CRAFT.
another group and at intervals were whilst it is yet light,light enough to
fine specimen plants of these At the annual banquet of the Dutch- ess read with ease and pleasure, behold,my
seen many
latter flowers, one large scarlet Boi de County Horticultural Society,Pough- little flowers close their eyes ever so
Belgium being very effective. Perhaps keepsie, N. Y., the Bev. Patrick Daly softlyand silently, as if thfy feared to
one of the most strikingplants in the made a very inteVesting address,from disturb the harmonies of nature; and as
show was a fine specimen of Anthurium which we take the foUowing as a seasonable if they would say: 'We are such little
Andreanum with eight perfect blooms. and refreshingdivergence from things,never mind us. We are going
Along the front of the stage were lections
col- our routine reading matter: to sleep for we are so tiny and humble,
of rare plants,among them ing
be- '
why should we keep watch and
My love of flowers would be for me
'
fine anthuriums and cinerarias. of unqualifieddelightwere it ward over the mighty universef '
And
a source
There was also keen competition for not for the fact that I was born with. again who has bidden my crocuses wake
the Primula obconica prizes, the tion
collec- up from their wintry sleep,whilst the
or developed at a very early age, a
of plants making a great display. strong love for Irish terriers,
and I find frost is on the grass, and the snow is
Joseph Heacock was present with vet hiding in the comers of the garden
that to with God
get along and mam-
mon
samples from bis stock of choice ken- is an easy trick compared with bedsf
tias; they were well grown commercial
combining a love for flowers and of "Andhere, my little snowdrop, so
In
plants and made a pretty group. Irish terriers where one has not enough and
pure fragile, braves the keen
the front end of the hall next the foyer real estate to keep them in separate arrows of frost and sleet,and pushes its
were daisies and genistas, large showy backyards. The man who would fain blossoms out of the iron earth.
pure
plants with which the judgeshad quite love all God's creatures at the same This is the bulb of a hyacinth; this
a time determining the winners. ing
Tak- time will find that he has a big contract. is the bulb of a dahlia. But the former
it all in aU it is considered about It is a sad limitation of our wakes up in early spring, and hangs
the best spring exhibition the society condition here below that we have to its sweet bells on the pure virgin air;
has had for a long time. The prizes be very careful in the regulationof our while the latter sleeps on through the
follow: love even for human beings. cold of spring and the blazing heat of
Opchids, display of plants and cut flowtrt ' '
arranged for effect, first,Julius Roehrs pany.
Com- Now when a man finds his love dis-
tracted summer, and only wakes up when all
Rutherford, N. J. ^
by the rival claims of beautiful nature is dying around it,and seems to
Ferns, specimen plant, first,George w.
flowers and Irish,or other terriers, be callingfor another proof of its im- mortality.
Childs, Bryn Mawr. Pa.. Thomas Long, gar-
dener;
second, 0. B. Newbold, Jenklntown, he has a delicate and complicatedprob- lem Who is the watchman of
Pa., Samuel Batchelor, gardener. to solve. Por myself I would be the flowers f Who holds his timepiece
Ornamental foliage plants, specimen plant, for deciding in favor of the terriers in his hands, and says:
A. Schmidt, Radnor, Pa., John
'Sleep on, O
first. Edward
second, James W. Paul, on the score that they stand higher in dahlia I Sleep, though spring should
Hobson, gardener;
Jr.. Radnor, Pa., Joseph Hurley, gardener. the scale of evolution, although willing call for universal allegiance,and summer
Palms, one pair In pots or tubs, first, to admit that the flowers have a soil of winds challengethee to resurrec- tion;
John W^ Pepper, Jenklntown, Pa., Wm.
second, C. B. Newbold. their own and that their eloquent but awake, narcissus, and tremble
Robertson, gardener;
Palms, specimen plant In pot or tub, first, beauty inspiresfeelingstoo deep for expression.at thine own beauty.' It is not the atmosphere.
John W. Pepper; second, C. B. Newbold. The spring might be warm,
Asaleas, four plants In bloom, four yarl-
and the autumn chilly; or vice versa.
etles. In not oyer 10-lnch pots, first, Mrs. "But why be angry with a dog because
R. J. C. Walker, Qermantown, John he cannot be persuaded to have It is not temperature, for the most
McCleary. second, Edward A
garrêner;
a proper respect for floweret Is not fragilethingsflourish in the cold. What
Schmidt.
all life full of perplexities and incon-
gruities is itt Who hath marked their times
Asaleas, specimen plant any color, first,
P. A. B. Wldener. Ogontz, Pa., Wm. Klein- t And the scientists only make and seasons and warns them when their
helns, gardener; second. C. B. Newbold. hour hath struck f Who but Thou,
confusion worse confounded. An lent
excel-
Oenlstas, two planto. first, C. B. Newbold; of the uni verse t
second. James W. Paul, Jr. teller
story Bev. Patrick
"
a Shee- great Warden
specimen plant, first, John W.
Genistas, han has this story, which will go some
"
"And weep not, O thou child of gen-
ius,
Pepper: second, C. B. Newbold. if obeying the
universal law, and
Hydrangeas, three plants, first, John W. way toward excusing the vandalistic
Pepper. terrier: driven on, by ambition, or other
not
Hydrangeas, specimen plant, first, John "
*I was,' he says, 'puttingup some unworthy impulses,thou seekest to cast
W. Pepper. at the feet of men the vast and beauti-
withered ful
Fuchsias, three planto, first, John W. _,
asters today. A robin came of
Pepper. in a friendlyway and looked on. efQorescence thy own mind
over
tlL-ee plants In not oyer 12- shouldst thou find all
Marguerites, I was gratefulfor the pretty compan- ionship.
things around
Inch poto. first, C. B. Newbold; second, thee conspiringto check and
John W. Pepper. It was familiar, and I hate destroy
Zonale geraniums, six planto, six yarietles. stand-off and stuck-up people. I knew thy imperative development.
In not oyer 8- Inch poto, first, John W.
he admired my industryif not my skill. "Thou wilt expand and grow and
Pepper; second, C. B. Newbold.
Zonale geraniums, specimen plant, first, He looked very pretty with his deep put forth beauty after beauty; and lol
John W. Pepper; second, James W. Paul. brown back, and scarlet breast-plate, men will wonder at thee, but seek to
Jr.
Rhododendrons, three planto, first, Mrs.
and his round wondering eyes watching destroy thee. Harsh winds will blow
R. J. C. Walker; second, James W. Paul, mine. Alas, no I he was watching their keen arrows into thy face; the
Jr. something else. A rich,red, fat worm crystalsof ice will nestle in thy bosom
Begonias, flowering yarletles, six planto. dead to chill thee unto death;winged demons
first. James W. Paul, Jr. wriggled from the roots of the
Begonias, specimen plant, first,H. Hopper, flowers. Bobin instantly seized him, will probe thee with their stings and
Narberth, Pa.. J. H. Dodds, gardener; sec-
ond,
flunghim down, bit him in halves,then steal away thy perfections.Weep not,
Edward A. Schmidt. It is the law
W.
in quarters;then gobbled up each lus- cious and murmur not! ^the
"
Acacia, specimen plant, first, John

and livingmorsel,and looked quite law of the star and the flower; of the
Pepper.
Callas, one pair of poto or pans, first, innocent and unconcerned after the clod and the nebula. If thou seekest
John W. Pepper.
six planto. three varieties, first,
feat. He had swallowed as much raw thy own peace and comfort,hide thyself
Splrsa,
Mrs. R. J. C. Walker; second, John W. meat as a
grown man who would dine in the caves of the mountains, or the
Pepper. off three or four pounds of beefsteak; caverns of the ocean; repress all thy
Cineraria hybrlda, six planto, first, P. A. and he as his own butcher. And this is longings,check nature in its flightafter
B. Wldener.
the wretch that poets rave about.' the ideal;be content to live and not to
Cineraria stollata, six planto. first,C. B.
Newbold: second, P. A. B. Wldener. ''How it is to forget the man- gled grow; to exist but not to develop. But
easy
Cineraria stollata, specimen plant, first, canst thouf No, slas! Nature is not
C. B. Newbold; second. P. A. B. Wldener. worm in the song and plumage of
bird I An to be repressed. Thou, too, must go
Cyclamen, six planto. first. J. Vaughn the anti-eruelty-to-animals-
Merrick. Roxborough. Philadelphia, Frank will make love to a pretty woman into the vortices; and in pain and fering,
suf-
man
Ibbotson. gardener. in mortification and dissolution,
Primula obconica grandlflora. six plants, even if she carry half a dozen dead
first. John W. Pepper; second. James W. robins impaled upon her hat. It were pass out to the unknown."
Paul. Jr. to push this unpleasant
Primroses. English hybrid, two pans, not
easy thought to
over ton Inches, first. James W. Paul. Jr. length.

THE EXPERIMENT STATIONS.
Pannles. two pans, not oyer ten Inches, "
'For nature is one with rapine,a
flrMt.Mrs. R. J. C. Walker. harm heal.'
W. a. Thornber, instructor in the
Lllium longifiorura or Harrlsll. six pots
no preacher can
or pans, three bulbs to pot or pan, first. ''I want to know who is the time-
keeper Anuth Dakota AirrieulturalCollege,hss
James W. Paul. Jr. and warden and night-watchman been appointed horticulturist of the
Iillium longiflorum or Harrisil. three
in lO-lnch John
of my flowers. It is not the cause experiment station
sun, bein the state of
planto. not over poto, first.
W. Pepper; seoond, James W. Paul, Jr. they are awake before the sun^ Washington.
lifoS. GARDENING. 237
GARDBlf MAKING TIME. carnation,Bobert Craig, from the Cot* by florists, viz.,*'A" and *'B" qual-
Wbeo the gold la on tbe willow and the tage Gardens, Queens, L. I.,graced the ity. A great nuiny of the best flower
maple buds are red. exhibition table. Special mention was growers are now using half "A" and
When 70ur feet hare grown so heavy that
fear they're made of lead.
made of a new seedlingwhite carnation half "B" quality, using the poorer
you
When the feyer'a in your system and you're raised by Felix Mense, of Glen Cove grade for the north side of the house.
lasy as the deuce. Greenhouses. Mr. Mense has named it The "B'' quality is the same in thick-
ness
And your erer ready answer is a muffled
Dosoris,and judging from his stock, it as the "A,'' the only difference
"What's the useT"
Then it's time to hang the kettle and pre-
pare evidently shows itself to be a profuse being that there are more imperfections
for making soap. bloomer and of robust constitution. The in the poorer grade. We have known of
Just beside the ash filled hopper on the
flowers are full,well built and appar-ently some growers usin^ the "B" grade
orchard's sunny slope;
Then the season's full of trouble in this non-bursting. Another new ling
seed- straight through, without experieneing
semi-southern clime, carnation,dark pink, was exhibiteil any diificulty, but believe the method
For It brings that awful something known
Mr. O. of using half of each grade is not only
"garden mukin' time."
by Myers, superintendent to R.
as
Sheldon. The flowers were large,full, quite a saving in money, but gives just
Fallow ground with clods to crumble, paper
bags of onion sets.
with fringed petals. A plant of Cin- eraria about as good results.
Rake and hoe and soil stained garments and stellata grown by A. McKenzie, L. ". Pabtbidqs.
a soul that sorely frets superintendent to Percy Chubb,
At the prospect of exertion even of the mild-
est Square Feet of Broken Glau
And your
kind*
humping over makes you sort o'
attracted
measured
great attention. The
four feet in diameter
plant
and car-
ried
Oyer23(l,ipaid waa for laat year by
Floritti'Hail AMSciatiOR. For
the
dixsy like and blind. an enormous wealth of flowers. The parttoulan addrees
Beets and radishes and lettuce, peas and JOHN a SmV. Saddle
same gentleman also exhibited an esting
inter- KtUtR, River, N. J
seren breeds of bean.
dish of Gradus peas which had
Poppies,
walks
marigolds and
and in between.
larkspurs for the
been grown under glass. The seed was
CATALOSUES WANTED;
Theae the things inseparable from the days sown about December 20 and pods were Leading leedtmea and nnnerymen will oblige
that reek with rhyme. by Mnding copies of tbeir oatalosaei.
These the tragedies that trouble us in "garden ready for picking tho first week in
LOUIS KNAUr. San Rafiel. Oal.
makin' time." March. It may be mentioned thnt these
Baltimore AnA"erlcan.
peas proved very appetizing to the
"
NASSAU COUNTY HORT. SOCIETY.

showing marks
members
of
present. A standard
high culture wns
gardenia TlisBrockton
Dahlia
Farm
Theregular monthly meeting of this exhibited by T. Harrison, superintend-
ent Tbe largest and Unett oollfction of
society was held at the Glen Cove to E. K. Ladcw. It was decided Dabllai In tbe United SUtei. ing
consist-
of all tbe leading varieties. Bend
GreenhonseSy Glen Cove, N. Y., April 5. until further notice to hold the meetings
for catalogue.
The attendance was not particularly in the evening.
the rainy W. p. LOTHROP, EisI Bridgewater,
Matt.
large,owing probably to John F. Johnston.
weather and the rush attending spring
work. Exhibits were numerous, nearly QUALITY OF GRBERHOUSE GLASS.
every member contributing something. JCd. Oardeninq:" Flower Seeds Free
The relating of experiences in the duction
pro- Is the glass now sold and designated To introdnoe my seeds I will mall to any one
wbo will send name and address of tbree friends
of the various exhibits brought as "greenhouse glass'' second or third wbo grow flowers, and lOo to ooTtr posuge eto..
out many interestingand valuable enl- quality! Is third quality glass good One Dollar Collection of Extra Cboioe Flower
tnral hints, which should bear fruit Reeds, oTor "00 different Yar.'etiea PiEE ^tb
enough for raising good carnations t
Catalogue.
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It
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OOaiPLCTK IN
FOUR VOLUitv*.
Xm REDA.I"^V.
Cyclopedlaof IMTBODUCTIOM.
ChAPTSR I." HlBTORT.
CONTENTS.
"
II." Stock Plamts" Berly Propagation." Cold Frames." Pield-grown." Imported
American
Chapter
Sioolc." Novelties and Soaroe Varieties.
Chaptbb Cutting
III.-Pbopaoation." Beacli." Selection of CatUngs." Malcing Cuttinn" Air
and Temperatare."bLadiug." Waterlog." Sanoer System." English Method." DlTistons."
Potting Onttings.
Chaptbb IV." SPBcnniN Plakts.- Soil Rc^p'^tting
"
"Stopping." Drainage." Final Potting.-
Horticulture Chaftbb
Chaftbb
Watering.- Stalling."iiisbudding- Pevdiog.
tuie."
v." M isobllahboub
For Cat Flower*."
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Plamtb." Standards." For Market" Single Stemmed.-
Grafted "In Open Border. "Haidy Chr"santbemums.
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No. ao4-
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WINMW BOXES. plant grower to the lucrative demand safe from possible damage by water or
m WBW YORK. openingbefore him and the advisability dampnessând ample metal receptadea
dow
win- of providingthe means for its for
fication, drainage
grati- must be provided. It is
foi)"ltipfl9for porch gartlenSy
The
the custom generally to make a contract
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is rapidlyon the laeroaBe in many local-
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where the roof gardena^hotels and sija- now to be seen. In their place ara
ilar resorta have been settinga good handsome standard and pyramidalbay replacedfrom time to time* Expert
moD are employed who make the rounds
example by the nae of palms,bay trees trees, luxuriant keatias,arecas, lat- all details required
lAd decorative plant arracigenietits. It anias and Boston ferns,in tubs or pots daily and attend to
for the health of the plants. These
is only mthin a few years that this variouslypainted or covered in harmony
men must needs know plantculture well
eostom became noticeable. Its adoption with the wall finish and furniture
and bo sufificiently familiar to know
may be credited in part to the introduc- of the apartment in which they stand.
niches what varieties will do well in certain
tioB of the ao-callcd natural prepared Arotind the walls in appropriate
and fringesof decora- places,as the leas loss of plantsand
dried
p"ltOB, and dyed objectsthat are also are borders
the less need of replacing, the more
repulsiveto the plantIover" but which tive-foliaged plants,the pots screened
respondingproBiable
the businesa will be, and an
wê taken up beeaiiBe they gave a behind lattice work or board finish cor-
inejrpericnced or careless man can soon
"embl"fice of verdure without the risk with the trim of the room,
tura the transaction into a losingven- ture.
of damage to furniture by water or the and giving the effect of having been
expense of the purchase and care of plantedout permanently where they
of the surface with For windows, balconies, porches and
fresh pluatsând thus filled a useful are, the covering
accustomed completingthe illusion* In the parapets of roof gardensthe style
place in gettmg the pubUe green moss
to look for gteeuery in and about cafes all these things great care is necessary of boxes used is as various as the tecture
archi-
ttalk and in order to have woodwork and carpets of the housCjthe tastes of the
and helped to awaken the
"
242 GARDENING. May /,
owner or the ingenuity of the manufac- artistic and impressive. illustrations give some idea of how the
tnrer can suggest. Some are of elabo-rate
IN PHIl^DBLPHIA.
boxes look in position. It will be
workmanship, with inlaid tiles and The City Parks Association of Phila- noticed that in most cases they are
of pine delphia
carved wood; others are made within the reach of the pedestriansand
is composed of public spirited
painted green and their cheapness hidden
citizens of both sexes some of them low enough to be within
whose object is
by luxuriant masses of drooping touch of half grown
to inaugurate and further all move-
ments
children,but they
vines. Where the leakage can do injury all seem to have escaped molestation to
looking to beautifjdng the city.
or where the box itself is sufficiently any appreciableextent. In quite a few
valuable zinc or tin lining is used. Through its instrumentalitya number
a
of vacant cases their growth was interfered with
tracts both in the built-up
Some very pretty affairs are strong zinc and suburban by the window awnings used on the
districts have been pur-
chased
pans set into a light frame work of north side of the street, but as far as
and set aside for park purposes.
fancy matting with bamboo handles. possiblethese are only down when the
The desolate condition of many of
Others are of wire mesh sufficiently the blocks in the fashionable residence sun is shining. It is thought that next
close-meshed to prevent the moss with there will be
district during the summer months summer seen a large
which they are lined from coming increase in this form of
when the occupants are out of town decoration,
through, and in these the plants are caused the association to inaugurate a
which it is hoped will become general
merely set, pots and all,and the pots to have the window throughout the city as it is in some of
concealed by moss. The people who
movement ledges the large cities of Europe.
of the houses decorated with boxes of
take pride in adorning their residence Robert Kift.
these plants,the care of which would be
fronts with things are invaluable undertaken WINDOW BOX PLANTS.
by the societyat a nominal
advance agents for the local florist, There are many plans adopted in the
who should make it his business to sum, while the occupants were away.
The efforts were fairlysuccessful, as at ornamentation of dwelling houses,
encourage it by furnishing the right
hotels,club houses and public build-ings;
sort of filling and sound advice on their but it is questionableif anything
care, for it will not be long before imi- tators
is as effective as window boxes of '
will be found on all sides and

plants,and certain it is that in large
oftentimes the house fronts of an entire cities where there are few facilities for
block, with few exceptions,are turned growing plants in any other way, the
into a veritable parterre of green and window box is a source of much ment.
enjoy-
bright color as the result of the successful
These window boxes of plants
missionary work of one flower
not alone improve the appearance of
lover.
buildingsas seen from the outside,but
The best material for fillingwindow to the interior also they add a charm
boxes is a question dependent upon that patrons of hotels especiallyare
location, exposure, etc. Vines are
quick to realize,and they are always
always essential,and among these Eng-
lish unwilling to leave those beautified by
ivy, nasturtiums,maurandia ano such little bits of nature for others less
vincas take the lead in usefulness. As home-like.
a rule variegated and other foliage To residents of the suburbs of the
plants used in preponderance will give large cities window boxes are a convenient
better satisfaction than flowering form of decorating their homes,
material which requiresdaily care for even if they have ground for the cultivation
its welfare. Hard-foliagedthings that of flowers. Plants in the window
will stand exposure to sun and neglect and vines hanging gracefullydown
should be freely used. Aucubas, vari-egated have an indescribable something about
euonymus, Dracaena indivisa and them that gives to the home that air of
Chanuerops excelsa are examples of the
repose always lacking in bare buildings.
most desirable plants. The latter is In the country, too, window
vastlysuperior,for this purpose, to the boxes are used and that very ively.
effect-
latanias,which are apt to get badly On some summer residences in
torn by the wind. In floweringplants Newport, E. I.,as many as a hundred
there is an infinite variety to choose boxes are used.
from, but as before mentioned, they Window boxes are made of course to
should be selected with judgment unless fit the windows in length, with the
assured of constant care all summer. depth and width varying from six
Geraniums left to themselves soon grow inches to ten inches. Eight inches does
long and lanky; fuchsias get weather- very well unless very strong growing
beaten and mignonette runs to seed plants are used, which is not advisable
unless cut. Hydrangeas are good, the unless with the object of screening
flowers remaining a long period. Abu- something objectionable,and this can
tilons thrive and there is nothing more be best accomplished with vines.
useful than the little variegatedanther- Like most other of
arrangements
icums. Begonias are excellent for this Window Boxes in New York. plants and
flowers,window boxes are
purpose and so are the marguerites, more effective
if plants of one color
white and yellow. In the early spring only are used in each box, although the
pansies and daisies may be used as a least one hundred boxes or less outer edge or border may be of a differ-
ent
more
preliminary fillingand a little cold color. For instance,a box
elaborately fitted up and filled were filled
weather will do them harm. Hardy
no used to decorate the house fronts in the mainly with scarlet geraniums may
primrosesmake a particularly handsome center of the city. Many of them were have a border of Lobelia erinus speciosa
spring display. ordered through this organization,as or L. gracilis, or better still,Vinca
One of the finest examples of outdoor
they offered
to furnish boxes filled and major variegata.
box-work is to be seî in the roof
put up as low as $3 each. This was When something is wanted to grow
garden of the Union Club in New York done in order that no one could object up from the inside of the box, nastur-
tiums
city. The work was done by Marius to the Many of the boxes, can be planted for the back row,
expense.
Mutillod,who has, for the past seven however, cost twice this sum and were or the seeds may be dropped in while
years, been in charge of all the outdoor very As about
pretty. half of them the other stock is being planted in the
decorative work for C. A. Dards. Mr. boxes.
were placed in three continuous blocks The nasturtiums can be trained
Mutillod is a master hand at this busi-
ness they were quite close together and miniature trellis made
on a
by placing
and in the case here instanced has attracted considerable attention from two wires fastened by staplesto
stout
scored a rare success. The finish of all the general public. They also received each end of the box, the wires to be
the boxes, tubs and other receptacles favorable comments from the newspa- left just as long as the desired height
pers,
in which the plants are placed is white which are always ready to lend of the plants. From wire to wire run
birch bark trimmed with rough cork their aid when properly approached. stringsabout four inches apart and up
bark. From the roof garden the line
sky- It is thought that the decoration will to the top. In this way a beautiful
formed by the plants has been be continued throughout the year, the screen can be formed, in addition to
made a specialstudy and, whether by boxes being filled with evergreens for having a box of plants with graceful,
day or night, gives an effect at once the winter months. The accompanying drooping subjectsin front.
IQOS. GARDENING. 243
four tomato plants with ripevegetables

upon them growing on a trellis on his
balcony, sets an example to his neigh-
bors
that,if followed all over the city,
would transform it during the summer
months as completely,and yet at as lit-tle
expense, as a few Chinese lanterns
and a rubber plaut will transform a
city roof at night. He has two kinds

of tomatoes, the yellow and the red,
and these with the green of the plant
itself give his window frontage a liv-
ing
frame of the three most effective
and most decorative colors. ''I
thought,'' he says, "it might be an
object lesson to many who might*have
a tiny bit of ground and plenty of
"
sunlight.
If the delight the passerby feels in
the spectacleof plants and flowers on
a window ledge could only be made
effective in a resolution to adorn his
own window ledge, New York would
hardly be recognizablenext year. For
the architectural citybeautiful we shall
have to wait many generationsand the
favor of circumstances and loiig-sighted
officials; but a city, beautiful every
year during the months when plants
put forth leaves and flowers,we may
realize at once if we will. There is
no point in bemoaning the absence of
WINDOW BOXES IN PHILADELPHIA. lawns, the scanty dimensions of door-
(Only foar feet above the pavement.) yards, the prohibitive cost of every
foot of street frontage. Venice, the
most beautiful city in the world, is a
The for window

soil boxes ought to artificial
city without lawns and almost without
is needed, some of the
land. Some of the ugliest streets in
good, something that will last.
ing
be very preparationsare best in this case. the world, architecturally speaking,are
A mixture composed of three-fifths rot-
ted As already intimated, window boxes
absolutely delightful more than half
turf, one-fifth well rotted manure, of plants of one color are the most
the time by virtue of the window boxes
cow manure preferred,with the remain-
ing attractive and the most effective,and
set with nias,
geraniums, nasturtiums,bego-
fifth made up of sand and leaf mold, what perhaps counts for just as mueh, vines or foliage plants, that
gives excellent results for plantsin gen- boxes made up ready for sale sell more beguile their grim exteriors.
eraL readily if they show a blaze of color,
As the report to the city art com-
There kinds of plants suit-
able and the color wanted in nine oases out
are many mission on "Civic Art in Northern
for window boxes, but in the lowing
fol- of ten is red, either very bright or very
Europe" remarks, "We are so tomed
accus-
list will be found those most dark. For one shade of red it is hard
to the dull,impressionless effect
likelyto give the greatest satisfaction: to beat Summit of Perfection for a
small
of city streets that even a buneh
Geraniums, abutilons,coleuses,salvias, semi-double geranium and General
of green, yellow,purple or red catches
indivisa,hydran-
geas, Grant for a single, with S. A..Ifutt for
ageratums, Dracaena our eye at once and pleases us out of
fushias,achyranthes, sweet alys- another and darker shade of rjed. all proportionto its size. ' ' The pitcher
David MgI^tosh.
sum, mignonette, vincas, lobelia in of mignonette in the tenement's est
high-
variety,nasturtiums and petunias. the newspaper standpoint. casement is "a garden in heaven
Of aU the foregoing and even others The venerable artist in theStudio sent io the little sick child in the base-
ment."
that could be enumerated, none excels buildingin West I'enth street,who has Tbis is another matter in
or even equals geraniums for results in .
1,,^^^ _
window boxes, especially where there is

no necessityfor tall growing plants,and
when there is such a necessityDracsraa
indivisa is a very good plant to use
either exclusivelyor, say three in the
middle of a box four feet long, with
ageratum between and lobelia,nastur-
tiums
or for the outer row.
vincas
The boxes sometimes
we see having
in them is called a center of one
what
dracaena is not artistic or decorative
unless there are a number of them in
a line or at least in close proximity.
If a number of the boxes are arranged
in this way the effect is not so jarring.
A very pretty window box and an pensive
inex-
one can be made of sweet alys-
sum and nasturtiums.
In planting window boxes, although
overcrowding ought to be avoided, the
plantsought to be close enough to very
nearly hide the box and the soil. Great
attention ought to be given watering,
as so many plants confined in such a
small space requirewhat might be con-
sidered
an inordinate quantity of water,
especiallyin dry weather. Feeding
with any animal manure liquid for
window box plants is for obvious reas-
ons WINDOW BOXES IN PHILADELPHIA.
out of the question. If any feed- (Hung low to avold*the signs.)
244
" " "
GARDENING. May /.
whieh the metropolis may well learn offeringtoo precisea formula. These they do when taking into consideration
from Europe. Every tourist is familiar young plants should be kept moving the number of cuttings that are thus
with the delightfuleffect of window along in a warm house, with full shine,
sun- required, and the fact that these plants
boxes along the grimy streets of Lon* and syringedlightlytwo or three do not break into growth so readily
don. The cities of Qermany and Aus- tria times a day in brightweather, and will after cutting back in the winter.
have gone farther than English then become
the best kind of stock for Aspidistras are largelyimported from
cities in this matter, Dresden farther bedding out in June. the European and Japanese growers of
perhaps than any city in the world. Many of those intended for fall and late years, the preparation of these
There a privatesocietyagitatedfor the winter sales are grown from tops rooted plants in decorative sizes being rather
general adoption of a plan to deeorate in moss in preciselythe same way as too slow an operationfor the average
yardflybuildingsand window ledgeswith Ficus elastica, the topping being done American grower, but some nicelyfur-
nished
plants,vines and shrubs. The officials any time during the spring and mer
sum- young plantsin 3-inch and 4-inch
were induced to decorate the municipal months, and the young plantsbeing pots are frequently useful,and the best
buildings. Prizes were offered for the grown on into 4-inch,5-inch,or 6-inch way to have these plants is to grow
best color schemes. Canvassers were pots as may be needed. them at home. A few old plants that
sent oat among the householders. The Dracaenas are also moving along rapidly have been long established in largepots
result was the transformation of the at this season, and although those or tubs will provide an abundance of
city. of the terminalis section are not always material for this purpose when shaken
Such a campaign might well bo the most satisfactory crop the grower out or washed out so that the roots
started here. "
York^New Mail and can handle, yet they are so bright and may be readilydivided. The rhizomes
Express,Sept. 24, 1904. attractive in color when well grown that should have the old roots trimmed off
there is usuallya fair market for them. with knife or shears,and may then be
But do not pot on any young plants cut into sections one inch long. Such
The Qreenhouse. that show indications of spot on the sections usually include two or three
foliage,for no matter how carefully dormant eyes or buds, and they are
they are handled the disease is almost planted at a depth of about one inch
NOTES ON FOLIAGE PLANTS. to make much in fiats of light soil. The fiats of cut-
tings
sure greater progress on
The month of April brings us to a toward the autumn when the nightsget are then placed in a greenhouse
of active the cool and damp, and it is discouraging with a temperature of 60^ at night and
season growth among
majority of foliageplants,the strong to watch the lower leaves pass through kept moist, in which the cuttingswin
sunshine of that month starting on the various stages from apparent mil-
dew soon start into growth, and may be
of those plants that have been to rusty spots and finally to drop potted into small pots when the first
many
off,leaving an expanse of naked stem leaf is fullyexpanded.
more or less dormant during the dark
with a tuft of colored foliage at the Ficus elastica still finds a market in
days of winter.
This condition also brings about a top. moderate quantities, and the present is
period of very active work on the part good beginning is half the battle
A a good time to moss up all available
of the grower, and many operationsof in growing Dracsena terminalis,and tops with a view to rootingthem, both
potting and propagating are now in healthy young plants with crisp,dark the originaltype and also the egated
vari-
foliage are those that should be form rooting readily at this
order,even though the rush of Easter
is also hand and cannot selected,then shift them on from pot to season. The latter is really a very
preparations on
Crotons pot before the lower leaves suffer from attractive plant when well grown, and
be deferred. are being more
starvation,keep a constant watch for like the green one should have plenty
thought about by growers having a city
fact that so many snails,syringe forcibly to discourage of light to insure a stocky habit of
trade,from the more
of these beautiful plants are being used red spider,and with careful watering growth. During the winter months it
in dark weather there should be a reasonable is also advisable that the variegated
in window decoration,in plantbaskets,
and also for bedding purposes than was probabilityof success. ficus be not syringed so freely, as this
the ease a few years ago. DracflBua Lauderiana and D. Godsef- treatment, when combined with a low
Of course there were fine specimen fiana, both of which are much used in temperature, is likely to produce or
crotons and exhibited in our own small sizes,are very easy to root at increase that rustiness of the foliage
grown
and in New York this season, and a succession of cuttings that is sometimes noticed on this plant.
city of Philadelphia,
and Boston, too, fullytwo decades ago, should be put in as they may be Cycas stems are not now so interest-
ing
but it is only a few years since some secured,the common practiceo^ bunch-
ing a subjectto some of the large grow-ers
few enterprising growers began to offer two or three of the young plants as they were a few years ago, some
well grown young stock in useful sizes togetherrequiringa good supply of cuttings overloadinghaving been experienced in
for the trade. The plants that have to keep up a stock. These pound
com- this line of goods,and much injury hav-
ing
been bedded out during the summer plants are doubtless much more been done to a valuable plant by
and lifted about the beginning of Octo- ber, effective and convenient than small the unfortunate of
practice sending out
then potted up into as small pots singleplants for the retail florist,but new stock before it was properlyestab-
lished.
the roots will allow, and placed in a they ought to bring a higher price than But there are still many grow-
as
warm greenhouse with a slightshade
over them until they become lished,
estab-
are those from which the first
erop of cuttings usually
is taken.
These cuttings are taken off in
December or January, and at that season
will root in two or three weeks,
provided that they are kept in a warm
and moist house and protectedfrom the
sun. As soon as the cuttings have
roots half an inch to one inch in length,
they are potted off into 2%-inch pots,
kept warm and moist and will soon
start into growth, and under favorable
conditions will be ready for a shift into
4-inch pots by about March 1.
The young crotons need pinching to
induce a bushy growth, and enjoy a
rich loam soil of rather open texture,
but firmlypressed into the pots,among
the fertilizers used in the soil being
stable manure, bone dust,horn shavings
and various preparations,the matter of
fertilizers being one for which I do

not like to offer specific directions,
from the fact that the original soil
BOXES IN PHILADELPHIA.
varies so greatly in different localities WINDOW
mistakes in (Photo taken June 10.)
that it is easy to make
A WELL GROWN KfiRTU.

Under separateplease find a
cover
photograph of a specimen of Kentia
Belmoreana, which I think will give an
idea of what kind of a plant may be
produced in a small pot when given
enough water. The plant is and has
been for five years in a 4-inchpot with
no change .of soil or any applicationof
fertilizer except plenty of cigar ashes.
It has all these years been in my office
under my own care, but, as I said, with
the exceptionof water and tobacco
ashes, it has had no specialfeeding.
The planthas a spread of over five feet,
which I think is quite remarkable for
the size of pot in which it is jrrown.
Aug. S. Swanson.
[The photograph is reproduced here-
with.
Ed.]
"
PROPAGATING GHRTSARTHBMUMS.
The euttings of the early and mid-

PINE
season chrysanthemums for generalcom-
mercial
KENTIA IN A 4-INCH POT.
purposes should now be put into
the propagating bed. By giving this
era who need a few plants of the common belief that it would prove to be a good part of the work attention at once,
cyeasy and the dormant stems will Easter plant on this side,easilygrown one can have thriftystock for planting
soon be on the market, and will need a and susceptibleof forcing,was amply into the permanent quarters in June.
moderately warm corner in the green- demonstrated in the big stock presented The propagating bed should be partially
house
after they have been potted shaded and the euttingskept from wilting
by him to the Easter market and quickly
firmlyin as small pots as the stems will absorbed. Mr. Dupuy says that while by frequent sprayings. Very little
permit. the plant is somewhat slow in growth, artificial heat is necessary to root the
The decorative stock is likelyto be it is easilycared for,and very prolific in euttings from now on. The prineipal
cbnsiderations are the use of fresh,
in poor condition after having been cuttings, and has all the essentials
looked for in a profitable clean sand and keeping it moist.
taken out frequently during so severe plant. It will
a winter, and it is at this time, or at thrive under circumstances where other When figuring up requirements of
least after the Easter decorations are handsome plants would perish,and this this class of stock, the main object
over, that one may see just what is best qualitymakes it peculiarlysuitable as a to bear in mind is to select such varl*
to discard,for unless some of the poor dwellingplant. Mr. Dupuy shows specimens eties as will keep well, stand consider-
able
plants may be bunched together and kept dry in his house ten days, handling without damage and
rejuvenated during the summer it is without apparent detriment. In the develop in good form and color.
poor economy to keep them. This will greenhouse, when watering,he is careful Although the varieties possessingthese
apply especiallyto the palms the young to see that the plants get their characteristics should form the main
stock of which will now be repotted, moisture from the base of the plantonly, part of the planting,it does not mean
earefullyshaded, though not too heav- and from the bottom, leavingthe foliage that the entire stock should be con-
fined
Uy. '
dry. to varieties coming strictly within
There seems to be indication
some
that in the future there may be a
greater demand for ferns of somewhat

larger sizes than those that are still
so largely used for fern dishes, and
possibly the 4-inch to 6-inch ferns,in
several common species that are sold
in Europe by thousands, may also
become an interestingitem to some of
our growers.
Many of these speciesmake a quick
crop, as is now done with the Boston

fern,and like the latter may be sold
at quite a moderate price,but until the
retail trade becomes sufficientlyested
inter-
it would be unwise to plunge into
large ferns too freely.
W. H. Taplin.
OtASSULA HYBRIDA.
Crassula hybrida was a plant*very

much in demand at Easter. Though not
new by any means, it has never been
taken up as a worthy, all-around plant
until recently. Always a popular plant
in the London market, it has seemed to
escape the attention of American florists,
who have only now taken it up as a
plant worthy of exclusive cultivation.
The picturepresented is of a plant in a
6-inch pot. Louis Dupuy, of White-
stone, L. I.,on one of his periodical trips
to Europe was attracted by this plant
when visitinga prominent flower market,
and brought home with him speci-

mens
for propagation on this side. His CRA8SULA HYBRIDA.
246 GARDENING. May i^
seen and after two months' creolin

treatment I only have the eommon
house fly left of all the bug family so
cqmmon in greenhouse experience.

8. F. Look.
[Our correspondent's experiences
with creolin^ are interesting,but wc
would advise caution in its use until
its effects on plants have been fully
demonstrated. Ed.] "
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS

VISIT OTUEB ESTABLISHMENTS.
Those with similar business interests

are profitedby organizations and annual
gatherings. It is also profitable to visit
those working along similar lines to
one's self. The market gardener, al-
though
SterUiMd. Unsterillxed. willingat all times to give those
interested the benefit of the methods
LETTUCE SEEDLINGS IN STERILIZED AND UNSTERILIZED SOIL.
whereby he gains by rotation,intercropping
or some system of manuring
in somd^ particularcrops, yet is often
these terms, especially so when the they need every encouragement to be so busy that he cannot afford the time
grower disposesof
his product at retail. in good shape for planting in the beds to write the particulars.A recent visit
Anyone so situated should broaden out next month or early in June. to a well conducted establishment closed
dis-
his collection and add some of the large C. W. Johnson. some good ideas which we hope
exhibition varieties^ with a few kinds to put to practical use. Perhaps one of
of peculiarform and odd color,basing the most notable features was the way
his calculations on the fact that all CREOLm AND mS"CT PESTS. the cold frame and garden produce had
tastes are not measured by the theoret-
ical Bd. Oardsnino:" been grown so as to be at their best
outlines or commercial value of a Perhaps it would be well to tell you when similar crops in the greenhouses
chrysanthemum as laid down by professional of what I consider a new discoveryin were declining or were to be super-
seded
florists. the way of an insecticide that to my by other crops. Strings of lettuce
Coming strictlywithin the cial
commer- notion completely outranks all the old in the hotbeds and cold frames
term the followingis a good tion:
selec- tobaeco smudges or combinations of sufficient to cut from 100 to 500 heads
wash, etc., anything
or else that is com-
monly per day were forthcoming until the garden
BStfly: White" Lady Fltswygram. Polly used for that purpose. produce was ready. Large plotsof
Rom, Alice Byron. White Coombes, Mrs. H. I started my house here last Octobei spinach emerging from the winter protection
W. Buckbee. Pink Gtory of Pacific,Amo- of salt hay in fine condition
and, knowing that our soil contained
"
rita, Mrs. Coombes. Yelloir Omega, Yellow

"
Fltswygram, Monrovia, O. J. Salter. alkali,filled my side beds with pure furnishinga dozen barrels a day.
Mldaeason : White Mrs. "
Henry Roblnsoa, horse stable manure, on top of which A further consideration in wintering
Timothy Eaton, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Mrs. the drainage afforded
Pink"
I put about one foot of soil;at the same over spinach was
Nathan Smith. Viyland Morel, A. J.
Balfour, Wm. Duckham. Leila Fllkins, Dr. time I made the nicest place possible by plowing a furrow about every ten
Bnguehard. Yellow Major
"
Bonnaffon, Col. for the breeding of vermin and conse-
quently feet, thus affording the spinach well
D. Appleton, Sunburst, Yellow Baton. Other was overrun with red spider, drained beds conducive to earliness. The
colors: Brutus, S. T. Wright, Donald Mc-
Leod. aphis,etc. Tobacco did but little good, storage of roots and celery,for which
sulphur was absolutely worthless and specialsheds were built were of inter-
est,
It is a little early yet to propagate
formaldehyde in its weakest solution and we hope at some time to
the young plants of the late flowering
injuredthe stock to such an extent that describe their particularplan and construction.
varieties,but the stock plants should
its use had to be discontinued. Lettuce houses were being
receive attention and be encouraged to
Finally I tried creolin,the drug that transformed into cucumber houses
make strong,healthy shoots for cuttings
is used for the cure of mange in horses, either by settingplantsor sowing seed.
in about a month's time, and for late
cattle,dogs, etc. In this I found that In either method the ground was
work I would select the followingas the
by only adding enough to the water trenched and afforded some hotbed
most profitable:
to produce a slightlymilky color was material to give them a start. In con-
venient
Late varieties : White" W. H. Chadwick,
Yanoma. Yellow" Yellow Chadwick, H. W. one of the most successful bug extermi- nators places throughout the house
Buckbee. Golden Wedding. Pink" Maud I had ever found. beets were transplanted some six or
Dean, John Burton. the cleanest,healthiest eight inches apart, where
I now have they will
To add a few varieties not usually best growing stock I have
and ever develop nice bulbs in a short time. A
grown commercially, except for high
class trade,try some of the extra large
exhibition varieties such as Mrs. Thir-
kell,P. S. Vallis. Mrs. W. Duckham, in
yellow; W. A. Etherington,F. A. Cob-
bold, Lily Mountford, in pink; Ben
Wells, Emily Mileham, Nellie Pockett,
in white; Gen. Button, Harrison Dick,
Mildred Ware, in light bronze; and
Henry Barnes, Mrs. T. Longley, W. B.
Church, in other colors. These varieties
are wonders as regards size, but
they need closer attention to keep the
growth within bounds than that which
is generally bestowed on commercial
varieties. They will repay any extra
care given them, however, and at places
away from the centers where themum

chrysan-
shows are held they cannot fall
to be a great attraction.
The early propagated plants,being
grown for exhibition cut flowers,should
be pushed along as they requireit. Do
not let them root-bound
become before
potting them on, because they are
bound to receive a check from this,and LETTUCE QROWINQ IN STERILIZED SOIL.
Dracaena Terminaus plantedout in or to the trunks of the trees,and never
eARDENIN6 benches will color better than

wholly grown in pots, the
when
plants to be
leavingthe
woun"
smallest part of a stub. The
should be covered with coal tar.
potted when the coloring is well oped
devel- John Dunbar.
and plunged in spent hops or other
PUBLUHSD TBS IlT AXD 15TB OF BACD BONTB
material affordingsimilar bottom heat.
BT
AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY.
Peboxide of hydrogen is mended
recom-
THE GARDENING COMPANY, The this society will be
report of
for those who have sore hands
Monon CHlCAGa
Building, ready for distribution in a short time
resultingfrom handling cut flowers, and will be sent to paid up members
especiallyroses. It comes " in liquid who
SutMoriptloBprloe,IS.00 a Year 34 Nomben. " only. Any who are in arrears or
AdvertiiiDgratei on applloation.
form and should be directlyto
applied would like to get this report and are
the sores. A 4-ounee bottle can be had
Entered at Chioago poitoffioeai seoond-olait not members should send $2 to Fred
matter. Oopyright,1V06,by The Gardening Go. at any drug store for 25 cents.
Dorner, Jr.,Lafayette,Ind.,at once.
to Th" California has a state which law A. H. Hews " Company, Cambridge,
AMraas alloommunloatlona Qardonino
C"^ Monon BiilMIng,Chioago. providesfor the plantingof street trees Mass., offer for the meeting and exhibi-
tion
in Boston next January a cup to
GABSBBnve ii gotten up for its readers and In under generaltax on property improved
you. one and all.to
the value of $25 for the best coUeetion
"tieir interest*and it behooves provided a majority of property owners
make it interesting.If it does not exactly suii of carnations,four varieties,twenty-
on a street petition for it. The law has
rour case, pleasewrite and tell us what you want
fi been put in practice, but a test five blooms of each,to be shown in sepa-
rate
:tis our desire to help you. never
vases. This prize will be open to
Ask aht Qubitxoxi vou please about plants, ease is now to be made by a loeaJ
flowers, fruita, Tegetables or other praetical all with either seedlingsor named sorts
We will take pleasure in
improvement association in Los Angeles.
gardening matters. and restrictions as to color. Any
îth no
answering them. of the W. C. Hill other firm which desires to
P. B. Thornton, grower or
Bbkd us Notbi of your experience In gardening
in any line; tell us of your successes tbrt others Floral Company, Streator, HI., states give specialpremiums for this exhibi-
tion
may be enlightened and encouraged, and of your that it is the wish of his firm to put can report them to President Peter
failures,perhaps we can help you. flower beds of their finest stock in the Mass., or
Fisher,Ellis, to the secretary.
Sbnd ub Pbotogbapbb OB Bkbtobxs of vour
city park as a contribution toward Albert M. Herb, Sec'y.
flowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,Tegptables,
or horticultural appliances that we may have beautifyingthe place. This is a spirit
them engraved for Giabobmiko. that is well worthy of emulation in all
GERANIUnS LATE IN RLOOIUNG.
our small towns and cities.
Bd. Oardeninq:"
CONTENTS. Last spring I had a nice lot of large
Window boxes (illus.) 241 GOVfiRlfHBNT NBEDS NUASBRYHfiN. geranium plants which did not bloom
The greenhouse 244
until about June 15. What shall I do
"Notes on foliageplanta 244 An opportunity to enter the govern-
ment
Crassula hybrtda (illus) 146 to have them in bloom by May 15 f
"
"A well grown kentia (illus.) '. 246

service in the Philippines is
afforded by a vacancy in the position of C. B. T.
"
FropagatlDg chrysanthemums 245
" Creolinand insect pests 246
nurseryman at a salaryof $1,200a year. We should say that the reason the
Fruits and vegetablesunder glass (illus.) 246
Short stemmed st ckt 247 An examination will be held on May geraniums were coming into
so late in
Qovernment needs nurseryman 248 10 covering botany, practicalquestions bloom, was that they were over-potted
Giant oanna 248 and general and had not filled their pots sufficiently
2i8
in agriculture, horticulture,
Pruning street trees with roots.
American Omatlon Society 248 nursery work. Training and experience In order to get geraniums
Geraniums late in blooming 248 count for thirtyper cent in the rating. to bloom nicely,it is necessary to time
Society of American FlorisU 218
The age limit is from eighteento forty them properly and it is also necessary
The new types of Boston ferns 249
Chrysanthemum Societyof America 248 years. Graduates from agricultural to study the different varieties as to
Ck"lorado horticulturists meet 249 schools will be given preference in the length of time they requireto per-
fect
Greenhouse heating 249
appointment. their trusses after potting. Notes
Tarrytown Horticultural Society 249
Iowa trophies(illus.)
corn 2eo from made
year to year are the best
Exterminating the white fly 250 of knowing when to pot up for
means
The white fly 260 giaut canna.
horticulturists 2A0 spring sales. There is one thing about
New Haven
i" wis and Clark exposition 261 BJd. Oardbninq:" growing geraniums that should be
Paoiflc Coast Horticultural Society 251 Do you know of any varietyof eannn
262
noted,viz.,after the pots have become
European horticulture and
with dark red foliage large orange- filled with roots it is necessary to space
red flowers that attains a height of them, allowing the air free access
feetf If so, is it now in the mar-
The forestrybuilding at the Lewifl seven ket! around the plants,and then to admin- ister
and Clark expositionis made of logs. N. B. lightdoses of liquidfertilizer. If
Beplying to "N. B.," the only variety extremely fine blooms and trusses are
Watering dishes, or little cement I know of is Graf. Waldersee, which sought for,a half-teaspoonful of Clay's
pools in the lawn, where birds may has " very dark red foliageand large fertilizer applied to the top of the soil
drink,are seen on most fine grounds in of the
orange-redflowers. This variety grows pots, once a week, will bring
California. gratifyingresults.
to a height of five feet. This height,of E. G. Hnx.
course, can be increased by heavy tilizing.
fer-
"Baspberbies" is the title of
King Humbert is also an
Farmers' Bulletin No. 213, by L. C. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS.
Corbett,just issued by the Department orange-red and one of the very finest
President Vaughan has appointed E.
of Agriculture. eannas in commerce today. The latter,
four feet B. George of Painesville as vice-presi-
dent
however, does not grow over
J. 8. W. for Northern Ohio.
**The School Gaiombn," by 1.. C. high.
Corbett,is an interestingbulletin just PRIZE ESSAYS.
issued by the United States Depart-

ment Atthe recent meeting of the execu-tive
PRUNING STREET TREES.
of Agriculture. board in Washington, D. C, it was
Ed. Gardbnino:" voted to offer three cash prizesof $25,
The United of
States Department other street trees
When maple and $15 and $10 to be awarded for the first,
Agriculturehas bul-
letin,
issued a farmers'
need pruning, when should it be done, second and third best essavs, respective-
ly,
No. 221, Fungous Dis-
eases
on "The
in the fall,winter or spring,or when on the subject of "The Ideal Em-
ployer."
of the Cranberry," by C. L. they are in leaf f Essays not to exceed 1,500
Shear. words each. The prizesare donated by
If maple or other street trees have
neglected for a number of years, Treasurer H. B. Beatty.
A BULLETIN on "Sccd cording been
Selection Ac-
BO that large numbers of branches have Those wishing to compete arc request-
ed
SpecificGravity,"by V. A.
to
to send their completed manuscript
issued by the New York to be removed, the pruning should/ be
Clark,has been
done when the trees are dormant, or at to the secretary not later than July 15.
Airricultural
Experiment Station,Gen-
eva,
fallen. The manuscripts should be unsigned,
N. Y. any time after the leaves have
On the other hand, if only a few of the but the full address of the writer should
lower limbs that impede traffic require in all cases The
It is gratifyingto note that the res-
taurant accompany same.
graduallysubsti-
tuting amputation,it can be done without any awards will be made by a competent
keepers are
real plants for the artificial and weakening effects in the summer time. committee,and the names withheld until
dried material which has been in exten-
sive Care should always be exercised in cut-ting after a decision has been made.
use for several years. all the branches close back to joints Wm. J. Stewart^ Scc'y.
The Gardeners' Club. ScAUi A. Scale of points for bush

"
plants The by-laws were ameodod making
and standards, single specimens or any florist employes eligible to membership
number up to six. in an exhibition where
the class under consideration does not form and changing the date of annual meet-
ing
We shall be pleatedat all timet to leoeiye brief the chief feature in the exhibition hall. to the second Tuesday in February
notes of general Interest on praotloal cultural Bquality of sise and form of plant.. 40 each
matters from gardeners for use In this depart-
ment. Bxceilenoe of bloom 35 year.
Notes of the raeiveaMiiitB of cafdMers, Foliage 25
ehanges of address eto.. ate also êtlnBle.
GREENHOUSE HEATING.
100
BcALa B. ^Scale of
"
points for bush Ed. Gardeninq:"
TO AH EASTBR LILY.
plants; exhibits of more than six or for
Pleasestate the quantity and size of
O any number of specimen plants in an
lovely Lily of the field. for heating a
Nor tolling. It Is said, nor Bpinnincr. exhibition where the class under tion
considera- pipes necessary small
iB on your teoe a blush revealed forms the chief feature in the exhibi- house, 17^x108 feet. The side walls
Uon hall.
At earthly olnntes? are four feet high, sheeted with two
Bxcellence of bloom 40
IBquallty of sise and form of plants.. 35 1-inch boards, two-ply felt paper
You. sasfaiirat the heaven's blue.
You whom we annually "consider." Foliage 25 between, with heavy coat of mortar
Yet in your innooence
The bidder!
sold to
100
over all,outside. Six-foot bench down
highest center and one four-foot bench on each
ScAUi C. Scale of points
" for plants
O Lily, have you seen the stVlfe to single stem and bloom.
side. The house runs east and west
grown one
Of high finance, frensled and fiery? Excellence of bloom 40 and the center bench is cut in two for
The Equitable Simple Life? Compact and sturdy growth 35 a walk. How shall I arrange the pipesf
The Gas Inquiry? Foliage 25
SUBSCBIBEB.
Lily, since things on earth are thus 100
It were impossible to pahit you" It will not be possibleto give a very
ScALBsr D and B on specimen blooms for
We think that you're displeased with Ufr- definite reply to the questionas it does
commercial and exhibition purposes, ively
respect-
Now honest, ain't you?
: not state whether steam or hot water
" New York Mail and Express. COMMSBCIAL. BxHmiTION. is to be used, and no hint is given
Color 20 Color 10
Stem 15 Stem 10 regarding the temperature desired or
THE NEW TTPES OF BOSTON FERNS. Foliage 16 Foliage 10 the kind of crops to be grown. In a
....
Fullness 10 Fullness 15 general way, if hot water is to be used

One hears compariBons occasionally Form Form 15
...
15
....
for heating,it will answer to use three

made between Nephrolepis Seottii and Substance Depth 15...
15
Sise Sise 25 10 2-inch flows and from six to eight
N. Piersoni elegantissima in relation to
2-inch returns for a temperature of
one as a rival to the other. Now these 100 100
from 45" b^"*. For roses
to or crops
compariBons as they are heard seem as Fbxd H. Lbmon, 8ec'y"
unfair to one as they are to the other, requiringabout 60"* it will be well to
the writer thinks for the following use ten returns, supposing that the out-
side
as
COLORADO FLORICULTURISTS HB"T.
reasons: Nephrolepis Seottii is an temperature is about zero. For
The Colorado Society of Floricultur-
ists steam under the above conditions,use
improvement on the old N. Bostoniensis
in that it is more held its annual meeting in the one 2-inch flow and from six to eight
compact, sturdier, and
mneh leas cumbersome. These qualities, rooms of the State Board of Horticul-
ture 1%-inch returns. L. B. T.
with perhaps the addition of some in the state house in Denver,
others,make it an ideal plant for flor-
ists. March 24. There was a large attend-
ance
and the enthusiasm displayed TARRYIOWN HORnCULTURAL SOCIETY.
On the other hand N. Piersoni elegan- showed that the florists of the state are The
regular monthly meeting of the
tissima,while very much unlike N. Bos- awakening to the value of such meet-
toniensis, ings.
Tarrytown Horticultural Society was
is also very much unlike N. The papers read were: ''The held on Tuesday evening,April 25. The
Seottii. Of N. Piersoni elegantissima Propagation and Culture of Boses under
prizethis month was given for the best
one might say that each frond is decorative, Glass,^' by J. A. Sked; "Colorado two plants of calceolaria. There was
the wnole making a plant which Soils,'' by Prof. Longyear of the State keen
a contest and, after considerable
once seen creates in most people the Experiment Station; "Hardy Boses and deliberation, the judges awarded the
desire of possession. The graceful their Usefulness for Various Phases of prizeto Wm. Scott. Only a short busi-
ness
fronds make this favorable impression Gardening," by John Berry, and session was held, and the meeting
together with the peculiarmake-up of "Dahlias; Past and Present," by W. was adjourned to allow the members
the plant. It is these that give the W. Wilmore, the well known dahlia present to attend the lecture given by
plant so much favor in the eyes of the specialist. Prof. Geo. T. Powell in the lecture
private gardener. The discussions followingthese papers room of the high school. This lecture
As said before, however, N.
was were very interesting, especiallyupon was given under the auspicesof the so-ciety
Seottii is sturdy,compact, and a likely the manner of caring for hardy roses and was open to the public. It was
thing for everybody to possess, and in winter, and the destruction of in-
sects quitelargelyattended.
possessing,can be reasonably sure of pests. The discussion concerning Professor Powell esting
inter-
being able to keep alive for a long time, growing American Beauty roses a second
gave a very
in rooms where gas is used. and instructive lecture, his sub-
ject
even
year under, glass,brought out the being upon the of
Nephrolepis Piersoni elegantissimais fact that Bemhard Boldt had propagation trees
tional
excep- and the culture of roses, and a number
apparently not so sturdy and certainly success in that line the past season.
not 8o" compact, but just as of excellent drawings were used for illustration.
certainly A vase of this variety exhibited
On the subjectof trees, he
more decorative,this last qualiflcation by Mr. Boldt grown from these two-
making it much sought after by gar- spoke chieflyof the fruitingkinds,and
deners
year-oldplants were a flne lot.
dwelt mainly on the careful selection of
having space to grow largespeci-
mens, There was a flne exhibit of carnations
be placed later singly in the
to stock, illustrating very clearlythe advantage
and roses. The Colfax Avenue Floral
parts of the dwellings where they are of a healthyparentage by showing
Company, N. A. Benson, Mrs. B. Mauff, the free growing and free fruiting
needed as decorative plants.Both these E. E. Peterson,Bemhard Boldt, and
varieties are excellent,in fact among The Park Floral Company, all of Den- ver,
qualities of plants taken from such in
the best things of recent introduction; and J. B. Braidwood of Colorado
comparison with plantspropagated from
but each possesses merits lacking in the exhibitors. Two
unhealthy trees, or trees of undesirable
Springs, were plants habit. In the part of his lecture de-
other and should not be critically pared
com- voted
of Adiantum cuneatum and A. O'Brieni
one with the other. M. to roses, Prof. Powell gave a
attracted universal attention. They lengthy descriptionof soils. Soil of a
were grown by Bobert Kurth, foreman rather heavy clay nature he considered
CHItTSANTHEllUH SOCIETY OF AHFRICA for The Colfax Avenue Floral Company
most suited to their best development.
SCAXES FOB JUDOINQ. and were very handsome specimens. A He advised againsta very general mistake
vase of Adonis carnations staged by E.
The following is the scale of points in the too shallow plantingof roses,
for the judging of the several classes
E. Peterson was good enough to travel it advisable
in any company.
considering to plantgrafted
of exhibits adopted by the society at roses so that the graftwould be at least
The newly elected officers are as fol-lows:
the last annual convention at Boston. three inches below the surface of the
The scale for pot plants remains the ground. In conclusion Prof. Powell
J. A. Valentine. Denver, president; Wm.
same as last year, the only alterations Colorado flret vice- gave some advice regardingthe destruc-tion
Hy. BTans. Springe,
being in the classes governing specimen president: O. Fleischer, Paeblo. second vice- of San Jose scale,and stronglyad- vised
blooms for commercial exhibition president; R. 8. Mahan, Denver, treasurer;
and concerted action in fightingit.
N. A. Benson, 1862 South Sherman avenue,
purposes: W. S.
Denver, secretary.
aso GARDENING. May /,
IOWA CORN TROPHIES. that a good hoseman can keep the flyat from James Bruce, and roses from A. J.
The illustration herewith shows the bay; they ilislike forceful water about Thompson, of Campbell avenue. Frank
as much as the mealy bug. I think one- Rehbein had an exhibit of ferns.
Whiting corn trophy, which is but one
of a number that were given at the
half pound of the above soap would A. J. Thompson gave an interesting
have done as well and saved all the paper on the "Bose," which was
Iowa State College,Ames, la.,during
foliage. Fred Windmuxeb. humorous, but right to the point.James
the short course in agriculture the past
liruce also read an interestingpaper,
winter. This trophy was given by Will [The Bureau of Entomology of the
C. Whiting and cost $450. It was given United States Department of Agricul- ture statinghis experiencein growing rosea.
Ilis paper covered the diseases and the
thia year for the best ten ears of corn recommends hydrocyanic acid gas,
of any but where the use of this is impossiole cures.
variety,and was won by O. J.
Easton. or for some reason undesirable, sprays The society will give prizes for the
best kept amateur gardens. The prizes
The Wallace Farmer trophy was are recommended as follows: ''Among
the sprays, the best brands of whale-oil nre only open to members. The entries
given for the grand champion sample
must be sent in to the secretary not
of ftftyears exhibited by any farmers' soap, used in the proportion of one to
later than June 1. Any person can
club, farmers' institute or farmers' one and one-half ounces per gallon of
com club,and was won by the Whiting water, have been found to destroy all compete by becoming a member, but
the garden must be taken care of by
Corn Club.
The Farmers' the amateur himself. The preliminary
Tribune trophy, valued
sehadules are in the hands of the print-
ers
nt $100,was awarded to the team doing
and they can be had of the secre-
tary,
the best judging work at the contest,
Thomas Pettit,of 90 Prospect
and was won by the Panora Com Club.
street.
The members of this club were J. A.
Keene, P. C. Taft and G. A. Chapman.
The Burg Wagon Company, of Bur- lington, CATALOGUES RECEIVED.
la., gave a fine nickel-plate- 1
J. F.
Sullivan,Detroit,Mich., Easter
wagon valued at $2,000 for the best
plants and cut flowers;H. den Ouden
100 ears of corn of any variety,competition " Son, Boskoop, Holland,nursery stock;
open to the world. This wagon W. van Kleef " Sons,Boskoop, Holland,
was won by W. O. Johnson, of Illinois. nursery stock; Julius Boehrs Company,
The aggregate of premiums ofEered Rutherford,N. J.,orchids,plants,nursery
this year in the short course wos
atock, etc.; V. Lemoine et Fils,
$4,500. The number of entries was
Nancy, France, plants,seeds,etc.; The
large and the quality of the corn ally
unusu- Ilerendeen Manufacturing Company,
high. Geneva, N. Y., boilers; The Arnott
Chemical Company, Toronto, Can., fertilizers;
EXTERMINATING THE WHITE FLY. A. Bobichon Fils, Olivet,
Ed. Oardbnino:" Orleans,France, roses; J. E. Andrews,
i have noticed in the various cultural
horti- Elgin, ni., lawn vase; J. Dijkhuia "
journals and bulletins of the Company, Boskoop, Holland, nursery
Ohio experiment station,numerous cles
arti- stock; W. ". Caldwell Company, Louis- ville,
regarding the methods of extermi-
nating Ky., tanks, towers and tubs;
the white fly,yet no one seems American Horticultural Distributing
to have found a remedy for it except Company, Martinsburg, W. Va., insecticides,
hydrocyanic acid gas. My stock was fungicides, etc.; Shatemuc
stricken by this pest three years ago, Nurseries,Barrytown, N. Y., hardy
and not caringto try the above method, perennials, plants,etc.; Wm. C. Elliott,
I had been trying every other means Newport, B. I.,sweet corn; Norwood
until at last I found one effective. 1 Nurseries,Norwood, Mass.,hardy perennials,
took one-half pint of kerosene sion
emul- peony and other plants; Peter
in two and one-half gallons of Henderson " Company, New York City,
water, heating it to 120"*. I used an lawn grass seed, implements, etc.; H.
W. Buckbee, Bockford, 111.,
ordinary florist's syringe and sprayed seeds and
in the morning while the flies were dor- plants; I. N. Kramer " Son, Cedar
,
mant. They seemed to die by thou-
sands, Rapids, la.,seeds,plants,etc.; Ludvig
and the spray did very little Mosbaek, Onarga, 111., vegetables,bedding
damage to any of my stock. Pelar- goniums and greenhouse plants; Henry

seemed to enjoy it, while it Eroder Company, Passaic,N. J., venti- lating
damaged my fuchsias, abutilons and apparatus; Evergreen Nursery
tomatoes. It should be used a little Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., evergreens,
weaker and without heat. This method The Whiting Corn Trophy. ornamental trees,etc.; Conrad
is sure death to any white fly it comes Appel, Darmstadt, Germany, forest,
in contact with. I believe a sprayer grass, tree seeds, etc.; Qoos " Kocne-
making a very flne mist would be the of the white flies except the eggs, a mann, Nieder-Walluf, Bheingau, Ger- many,
most proper thing to use. I have been small percentage of the nearly mature plants;Isaac Hicks " Son, West-
watching many articles on white fly pupie, and from twenty-fiveto fiftyper bury Station,N. Y., nursery stock,tree
but so far have seen none where one
any- cent of the adults which escape the transplanters, etc.
has used this remedy. spray by flyingfrom the plants. It is
L. A. WniTMORE. not advisable to syringe tomato plants ODD HEMS.
in greenhousesat any time,when avoid-
able,
The fortifications of Paris are to be
as syringing interferes with nation
polli-
THE WHITE FLY. dismantled and those interested in the
and produces a damp atmosphere
Bd. Oardenino:" welfare of the city are making stroug
which promotes rot, but the injury by
With regard to the white fly I wish efforts to have spaces reserved for
syringing may be as nothing compared ular
pop-
to state that we have bad some trouble gardens on these sites.
with that which is caused daily by the
with it on tomatoes under glass. I did insects. When the use of hydrocyanic
The scientific culture of wild flowers
not care to use hydrocyanic acid gas, so acid
and medicinal herbs,plants and roots
gns is impractical,an all-night has
used ivory soap. I usod two pounds of with tobacco is
been found to be a lucrative form
solved
dis-
fumigation a extract
of work
soap to twelve gallons of water rooommended, followtd
during the next by a number of students in an
by steam and appliedwhile luke-
warm
(Iny by a syringing with a solution of eastern state.
with a powerful handpump aud The United States senate has barred
whale-oil soap or its equivalent."Ed.]
Stott nozzle in the afternoon. The result flowers from its august portals,a lution
reso-
was a total extermination of the fly to that
having beeneffect
and a slightdamage and check to the WEW HAVEN HORTICULTURISTS. adopted February 24.
tomato plants,which were rather soft. The New Haven Horticultural ety
Soci- Every Japanese family of standing
The tomato plants have recovered met March 21 with large ance.
attend- has artistically
correct ers
hold-
a vases, vase
nicely and the fly is not to be seen. Adisplayof roses
flne was made, and flowers,and the manner of
This after thirtydays. I also noticed includingBride, Bridesmaid and Perle, entertainingan honorable visitor is to
1^5^ GARDENING. 251
" Company for Hannah

. Hobart;
Harrisii lilies, first prizeto P. C. Meyer
vers "
H.
best
best
Company; fiowering shrubs, W. H.
Crocker,W. Eldred,gardener; best col-
of
Plath, of
garden fiowers, 0. H.
Pope, Esq., W. Kettlewell, gardener;
best collection
staged for
of decorative
effect, first
specimen fern, H.
lection
plants
prize to
Colma; largest and
collection of ferns. H.
Plath.
Plath;
Ferrari
Brothers were awarded first prize for
the best collection of azaleas and rho-
dodendrons.
The attendance was good
all during the show and the press was
very generous in the matter of write-
ups.
At the next regularmonthly meeting
of the Pacific Coast Horticultural ety
Soci-
Tom Taylor and F. Ludemann, Jr.,
will entertain the members with a talk
'*
on Japan." Mr. Taylor will explain
the customs in vogue there and also
answer any questions that members
FLOWERING PLANTS EXHIBITED AT THE PACIFIC COAST HORTICULTURAL wish to ask upon any subjectwith
may
SOCIETY'S SHOW BY FERRARI BROTHERS. which they are not familiar.
Wakefield, The Mass.

park com-
missioners "
ask him to arrange some flowers. The PAQFIC COAST HORT. SOCIETY.
organized with G. II.
have
guest is governed by rigid laws.
Prof. Balfonr, of the University of
The fourth spring show of the Pacific Maddock, chairman, and Eugene 8.
Coast Horticultural Society,held in the Hinckley, secretary.
Edinburgh^ has an interestingarticle Mechanics Pavilion in this cityon April Oaklaih), Cal. Ân annual floral "
on "PhysiologicalDrought in Belation
to Gardening" in the January issue of 13, 14 and 15, proved to be very successful, fete has been planned, for the benefit
and was held in connection with of charitable institutions
the of the
the Plant World.
the big nature show of the Forest,Fish city,to be held earlyin May each year.
and Game Association. Thomas A.
Pittsburg, Pa. ^The spring flower
"
THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION. Munro, the popular manager of the show in the Phipps conservatories,
affair,was untiring in his efforts to
Schenley park, will open April 9
The landscaping of the expositionis
make the exhibition the splendid success
in a state of progress that calls for con- gratulation.
instead of Easter Sunday as has been
that it proved to be. With few
the custom before.
Long ago the Lakeview exceptions the quality of the exhibits
terrace was completed and already the Lander, Wyo. Professor B. C. Buf-
"
was up to the usual high standard. There

gentleOregon rains of the early spring was one disappointment,however, this fun, of the Wyoming State Horticul-
tural
have caused the grass to grow so long Experiment Commission, was a
being the very ordinaryqualityof most
on the pretty slopes that the lawn of the shown. The carnations recent visitor and consulted with Ed.
roses
mower has been brought into use. Flow- ers in great numbers and splendidly Young and John M. Hornecker ing
regard-
were
and shrubbery are being planted staged. John H. Sievers " Company, the plans for the new horticultural
along the terrace and elsewhere on the as usual, exhibited their novelties,
farm.
grounds. The sunken gardens in Co- lombia which
were a beautiful lot. A good Winters, Cal. The Women's "
court are ready for the flnal

group of decorative plants was shown Improvement Club will hold a floral fes-
tival
dressingup, much of the shrubbery by Qolden Gate park. commencing April 13. Prizes will
alreadyhaving been set out. Most of be given for the best display of roses
the statuaryabout the grounds has been Probably one of the most interesting
exhibits in the hall was that of William and for the best single rose of named
placed upon the pedestalsand gleams varieties. The proceedswill go towards
Eldred, gardener for W. H. Crocker.
gloriously in the Oregon sunshine. in
assisting building the new town hall.
He staged an almost complete collection
It will requirebut two or three weeks of floweringshrubs. This exhibit MoRRiSTOWN, N. J. At Cedar Court "
for the final shaping up of the grounds. flrst The work has been begun on the new
captured prize. following sion
man-
This,naturally,must be left to the last. were among the prizewinners: Best display for O. H. Kahn. Considerable
When the heavy wagons and the rail-road of roses under glass, Ferrari Broth-
ers; planting of rhododendrons has been
trains have finished their work of collection of field grown done by Supt. J. Eraser. In
roses, F. the
hauling the building material and the Ludemann; best collection of tions,
carna- greenhouses a promising lot of Ul-
exhibits to the various points of the J. H. Sievers " Company; best rich Brunner roses are coming in for
site, the roadways and the plazas will singlevase of carnations,John H. Sie- Easter.
be smoothed off and solidified, the grass
platsand flower beds shaped, and when
the expositionopens on that rare day
in June so eagerly awaited by the public,
the grounds will present an aspect
of completenessand polishsuch as cannot
help but delightthe beholder.
Thousands of electric lightbulbs have
been strung amongst the trees and
shrubbery of Centennial park, the part
of the exposition site which Qod ished
fin-
many years ago. In this park
there are trees that tower nearly 200
feet into the air,and at the very top
of one of these perfectlyerect giantsof
the wild woods the branches have been
strippedoff for a few feet and the
American flag floats in the breeze,the
tree-topbeing used as a flagstaff.
Bbowitwood, Tex. "

A flower show
will be held here next fall,November
9 and 10. PLATH'8 SHOW.
PERN DISPLAY AT PACIPIC COAST HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S
BtmOPEAK HORTICULTURE.
Dahlulb. Th*
"
Germ"a Dahlia Society
held lu first annual meetliis ^Q Hanover,
February 5* 1S05, In dlicuualnF tbe
marJt3 of oew varieties the folio wing facta
worthy of cole were l"rouisbtto light : R"-
porta from ali part* o" Garmany a bowed
Ihat of all tbe Dov"Ule" )" dahlias lotto-

duced in the laal few years tboas raised lo
England proved tar super lor to aoy tbat
oHg^ldated eitlier la Italy, France or Qer*
foaay ; tbnt most of the Italian tions
introduc-
refused to bloom at al) in Germatiy :
that tbe Qoweri of moat varletiea were
exceedingly short- lived, but that tbo varieties
Ruby* Qiorlosa, Hobenzollernt KriembUde.
Hofline, GallJard and Vktor von Scharfel
were exceptions lo this rule, tbelr bloom**
atter being cut, lasting for en any daya. Of the
newer English varletlee the following wore
proclaimed tbe finest: DalQty* IhlfljQueen
Alexandra, Cbarmo, Rainbow. Sweet Hell*
Sceptre, MIfii T. Cherry* Winsome, Etua*
PrJacesa and Clareace Webb* Ouly cactus
dabliaa were coneldered.
A Flower FAifiNfv. A great scarcity in
"
all the llnea of cut tnaterla.1 gave cause lo
Widespread complaint in all parts of Ger*

many through tb" months of laat tali and
winter. The prices for those flowers that
could b" obtained were three and four -fold of
those usually a^ked and paid during tha
wlntier. The reason tor this dearth U to be
fDuad la the unusual hard winter exparl-
eneed In lt"]y the source of supply, wbioh
deatroyed the crops,
H^Li-iLBOaus MiQER ifOH FoRCiNO,^ Gor-
"
man growers assert that Helleboru^ ulger,

the well-known Christmas rose of the peo-
ple,
could be made to yield good profltN as a
aubject for the forcing -ho use, either for Its

blooms alone or grown aa an early fiower-
iag market-plant In pots. To do this wcH
it la necessary to make uae of such plants
that have been eapetîallyprepared tor this
eullure, by having been potted up a year
previous to forcing and kept in their pats
until fully estftbliHhed. Such planta may
then he flowered lu any cool green ho use
with condltloiuj suitable for the culture of
viol"t3, Tbosa, tbat have given these plants
a thorough trial claim that, either In pots
or planted In a bench, HelieboruE bo pared
pre-
will produce aa immense crop of the
flnest blooms for Cbristmaa which sell at
excellent priced. Of Heilehorua there are
now several neif and Improved forma.
New Rose OaANo Duchess Alexandra^"
Last stimmer at Dusseldorf and since then
at Frank ford -on -the- Oder the new whlto
Rosa Grand Duchess Alexandra captured the
first prize as the finest novelty In roses of
the arty new varieties exhibited. It la a
eroBS between Mervellle de Lyon and Kalaorfn
AUffuata Victoria, the only one of aeven
seeds Lhat germinated. Aa compared with
KaUerlu Augusta Victoria, which it resem-
bles
lu aome respects. It is found that Its
h^bit of growth Is much stronger, the leaves
larger and firmer in texture, that tha flowers
although the same as to color and fragrance, AH BARLY 8PRIN0 CROP OF MUSKMELONB." See pase Ml.
are larger and of an ideal shape In the bud
form, it opens flne in all sorts of weather
and does not, like the flowers of Kalserin,
spoil {n cold and wet weather. The stock
and thai tbeir odor, a sweet, tardeala-llk" has hees a most fertile one In the produc-
tion
will be sent out Id a few years. valuable
fragrance. Is unlike that of any other Illy, not only of new, but also most
Naw jAPANEas AkaIjâs. "
Messrs. F. van roê^ in nearly all classes. Never before
in Dutch Hyacinths. At a recent
"
meeting
Noordt " Sons^ Boakoopp Holland, are were ao many novelties of real merll "zlklh-
stock of a pure of the Berlin Hortttultural Society a diacus-
pcissassloD of the entire slon on tbe subject of byai:lnih forcing Ited as last year,
while, large flowering and entirely hardy
revealed the fact that very large bulbs of PaikiyLA OacoNiCA, "
By making sowtncs
ftâlea. Sotne yev^T^ ago, when unpacking a of Primula obconlca at various tlm"i all
Dutch hyaclntha did not prove as satiafac
Kennalgnment of now plants from Japan, tbey the medium slxed bulbs. through the year, the German growers of
'found a ripened seed on an Azalea Japoolca, lory for forolng as
This It was believed that the new process of cur-
ing this charming plant are enabled lo offer
ane of the planta in the collection.
the bulbs by artmclal heat In buildings their customers this primula In bloom and
seed was duly tokeo care of, planted and the iu all sizes at all times. The plant la to
into aize. When It bloomed erected for the purpose, as practiced nowa-
day
plant nursed a by Hot] and growers, bad much to do great a favorite with the people, tfant the
the flrst time it became tbe object of surprise
with this. Formerly, when the crops of growers so far have experieneed no difllcutly
add admiration, not only to its owQ- In shoda in dispo.Mng of all the stock so raised.
and osalea special]sta bulba were cured and dried open
ers, ht2t to growers
from far and near. It proved to be an tirely
en-
outdoors under slo]^,but natural conditions, The FoBCiwo of Ahabyllis, "
The cut
beaut LfuJ the large tkes dried out more thorough. In- side blooms of several varieties of hippeasrtrttlti
new type of nzalea, moat
mantle of bloom, fauUle"s as well as on their outer surface, while, are highly prited for high grade d"slgti work
In its anow-whlte
tn form and atructure, thoroughly hardy under preaent methods, the Inner core of the by European florlfita. Many of the cipal
prin-
and the tiost easy to force of any Axaleas large siaed bulb la only partially ripened. cut Ocwer establishments have goo^
before This defect, it is Raid, will make such bulbs Into the forcing of amaryllis on a large
on trial. It will be some time any
form will be offered to tbe nearly unfit for early forcing, soale. having given over entire ranges of
plants of this new
Mons Light on thb Cultiikb or Adiak- hot houaee to this culture.
tTAde.
TUMS.Âll the varieties of maidenhair New Azaleas for Vert Earlt Fohciko
Lmmt PsTLJPPiMBNSE." But E light recog-
nition
ferns, usually forced for their fronds "
says "A most welcome addition to the meager
hwM been given LI Hum Phillppinense a number of varieties suitable for early forc-
Into an expert In a note to a German paper "
ing
lily from the Philippines, Introduced should be grown In a light and dry house are the new Chinese Asaleas Clara
England In 1S78, until recently, when Its
during the winter. Instead of being culti-
vated Haas, Mme. Petrlck and Mme. Rhoten.
many good qualities made a way for it to hot
IQ a moist and partiallyshnded iust sent out. Tbe flowers of the two first
the front aa a lily commercially of great named of a
and house, as Is the common practice. The great-
est are tight pink, those "d tbe
value. It Is hardy* sound and healthy
enemy encountered In adiantum (culture other variety of a deep rose color,
ttae for forcing, requiring hut half the time la a fungua, which destroys the now, veloped
unde- OU3K3T BQtJQ^KT OH EASTH." Iq tbt
lo he brought Into bloom that is needed In
These requisites fronds. By giving these ferns the museum at Cairo, Egypt, is to be seen a
forcing LI Hum langlSorum.
plare full light in winter and a comparatively dry noEiegay or a tunt:h of 0ower" found In Iba
Alone should tâln for it a prominent
short llat of lilies suitable for forc- atmoaphere. no trouble with fungus will bo eoMn of a mummy, In which fiQw"ra ftt
In the
It is alFO claimed Ibat tHe flowers
experienced, says the writer. corydalls. poppies, pomegranate. chryoanUli-
\nm* Bui
lift myeh longer thau those of other spselos A S"A60N OF New RoQiftfl."Laat acuson mum and ertscas are plainly dlaceraibt^.
Obaftino Climatis. who Those

grow Gband Bapids, Mich. Grand Bap-
"
" A range of glass will be put up right
dematlaas in larg" quantities to supply the ids has
trade, obtain their stocks by sowing seeds 500,000 feet of glass under let-
tuce. away.
of the common clematis of the roadsides. They produce 1,000 tons annu- BocnESTEB, N. Y. "
The proceedings
The seeds are gathered as they approach -
ally and tlus year the crop will be tsI- of the fiftieth annual
ripeness, and are laid out on noats to meeting of the
ued at $180,000. The cost of produc-
tion Western New York Horticultural
become thoroughly dry, and then sow in pots. ety
Soci-
The seeds germinate quickly. Qrattlng Is is about 8 cents per pound. have recentlybeen issued and make
done the first week In March, when the
Fbemont, Mich." The Michigan State a volume of nearly 200 pages. It con-
tains
seedlings are a year old; the plants are
potted, placed In heat, and become lished
estab- Horticultural Society numbered 300 many articles and discussions on
in sU
weeks, and are ready for sale horticulture and is sent to members
members at the spring meeting, March
In June, by which time they have made a
growth of four feet or so. Those nursery
22. A. G. Bird, state food commissioner, only.
Arms who lay themselyes out for propagat-
ing delivered an address on "The Belation Spokane, Wash. The Spokane Hor-
"
ticultural
clematises for the trade, do so on a
of the Food Commission to the Fruit Society at the last meeting
more or less large scale. ' '
Grower. enrolled thirty new members. Besolu-
CAKDTTurr Pbincb.
LzTTLS ^The candy-
tufts "
are charming for beds, edgings, or tions were adopted asking the county
in the The
Bbantfobd, Ont. Joseph Hartley,
"
pockets rockery. evergreen commissioners to appropriate $7,000 as

candytuft (Iberls semperrirens) is often nurseryman, has offered to give the
seen on old walls, where Its pendant green board of park commissioners 100 valua-
ble Spokane county's share toward the
shoots hang over the stonework like a state horticultural exhibit at the Lewis
young trees as a nucleus with which
great screen, and for months In the spring and Clark exposition.
sod summer they are starred over wKh to start a small nursery for the growing
myriads of glistening white flowers. Among of trees for the future use of the city. LANsmo, MiCM." Governor Warner is
the dwarf bedding candytufts there are pink, It is likelythe offer will be accepted.
carmine, crimson, purple, and white varieties.
holding up Senator Cropsey's horticul-
tural
out by bill. This bill allows the state
A new variety is being sent Los ANGELES, CAL. " Dr. A. D.
Kent and Brydon, of Darlington, under Jho board of agricultureto appoint a nurs-
ery
name Little Prince. They describe It as Houghton, under the patronage of the
Santa Fe railroad, will soon inspector who may appoint as
"s new dwarf white, of robust constitution, begin
growing six inches high. When planted in experiments in growing spineless cac-
tus
many deputies as he may desire and
masses it produces a splendid snow-like with no limit to salary of same. It
of
at several desert points along the
effect; and as a pot plant it will be also does not restrict the amount to be
grand serrice.*' road, notably at Victorville in the
Mojuve desert. spent on inspection for the prevention
of the various pests.
PiGOOTT, Ark. " A horticultural ety
soci-
Manhasset, L. I." Mrs. Payne Whit- ney
has been organlzcdyand the members will have, perhaps, the most orate
elab-
Baltimore, MD."Major Eichard M.
will plant 28,000 Elberta peach trees at rose gardens of estate on
Venable, president of the park board,
any
once. does not like the idea of distributing
Long Island. Last year 10,000 roses
flowers as favors to members of the
Hudson, N. Y. The annual fair of
"
were imported from Europe for this board and their friends, and to
the Columbia Agricultural and cultural
Horti- place alone. The plans were originated the friends of the superintendents,
Association will be held here by Mrs. Whitney personally. but th.it
insists if any flowers
September 12 to 14.
Taupa, Fla. " Anton Fiehe has signed
re- could be spared they should be
jACKaOHVJLLB, Floridai Fla. "
The his positionas head gardener at given to the hospitals. In an exhaustive
State Horticultural Society will liold the Tampa Bay hotelând ". with W. report he declares that landscaping
its annual convention in May. K. O. Dorchester will engage in the general is as much an art as painting and
Painter, of this city,is secretary of the floral and landscape business under the sculpture and should be left to educated
association. firm name of Tampa Floral Company. specialists.

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If pLanted otitutid \n pots all lh" jenr iirouod
titne.
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DECORATIONS AT A CHICAGO LAWN PARTY, JUNB. 1901.
(Tliehollyhock pillarand floweringpcacb.)
Trees and Shrubs. rose colored anthers, on compound size,red, more or less five-angled, and
smooth corymbs, flower in the last week always glaucous or pruinose,and leaves
in May. The bright scarlet,lustrous, thick and leathery. C. formosa is a
DESIRABLE AHERICAN HAWTHOMS. globose, handsome fruit,ripens about tall branching shrub twelve to fifteen
the end of September, and persists out
with- feet in height,with a spreading head.
PABT n. loss of color until the month of It is not uncommon around Bochester,
CrateguB DorobrivensiB, Sargent, January. The persistentcharacter of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The large
belongs to a section known as the dlla- the fruit of this species renders it showy fiowers with twenty stamens and
tate, characterized by usually medium highly valuable as a decorative plant. white anthers,on smooth thin corymbs,
sized,nearly globose,scarlet fruit, and Cratsegus coccinoides,Ashe, is some-
what come into bloom about the last week in
with stout, broad,triangularcalyx lobes, like the last,but differs in the May. The glaucous, oblong, slightly
and broadly ovate leaves. C. Durobrl- dark gray branches, smaller flowers, pear-shapedfruit,ripens about the first,
vensis,is usuallya tall upright branch-
ing thinner corymbs, and the fruit is not or middle of October, and is always
shrub fifteen to eighteen feet in nearly as persistent.This, however, is characterized by abruptly reflezed red
height, with olive-graystems. It is a a handsome species,as we saw it at the calyx lobes. The oblong-ovateleaves,
common species on the banks of the Arnold Arboretum. It is found from usually round at the base, have a very
Genesee river at Bochester and is southern Illinois to eastern Missouri. distinct yellowisb-green appearance
found at Niagara Falls,and at London, Crataegus formosa, Sargent, belongs throughout the season.
Ontario. The large showy blossoms, to a section known as the pruinosa), Cratsegusbeata, Sargent, a pruinosie
with twenty to twenty-fivestamens,and which is known by fruit of medium species,is a spreading,handsome, tall.
258 GARDENING. May is.
be sure. large fiowers with fifteen

The
stamens, and white anthers, on largo
corymbs, covered with shaggy haus
come into bloom during the first week
in June. The subglobose orange-red
fruit, ripens October first. This showy
speciesis named for Calvin Cook Laney,
superintendent of the Bochester park
system.
Cratsgus ferentaria, a tomentoss
species,forms a tall handsome ahrub,
with stout spreading stems fifteen to
eighteen feet in height, and is a mon
com-
speciesin the Gtonesee valley. The

flowers,with ten stamens, and creamy
yellow anthers,on shaggy, hairy,large
corymbs, blossom during the last of
May. The small,short-oblong, crimson,
lustrous fruit,in broad, large,drooping
clusters, ripens after the middle of Sep-
tember
and soon falls. The leaves are
oval, tapering towards the base, lus-

trous,
thick, dark green, and very
attractive. The leaves turn to a hand-
some
yellow in the autumn, and fall
before most of the other hawthorns.
John Dttnbab.
CRATAQUS BAXTERI.
(In Seneca Park, Rochester, N.'^Y.)

NOTES.
The four
following varieties of
the
shrub,fifteen to eighteenfeet in height, bluish-green throughout season,
double lilacs have proved the best and
and frequently extends into broad nearly oval in outluie,and are always most distinct of a large eoUeetion:
thickets. It is common in the Gen-esee marked by a peculiarconcavity of surface.
Mme. Abel Chatenay, white; Belle de
valley, and extends more or This species is very distinct,
The and easilyrecognized. Nancy, rosy purple; President Grevy,
less abundantly into Canada. handsome, and real sky blue; and La
in blue, a
large saucer shaped flowers,one inch CratflBgus Laneyi, illustrated Tour d'Auvergne, reddish purple.
or more in diameter, with twenty Gabdenikq, issue of February 15, successful growing the
the To be
most
stamens, and dark crimson or maroon belongs to the section tomentoss;
species of which are known by some- flowering crab apples, use paradise
anthers, come into bloom during the what
exceeds the supply
small pear-shaped,to short oblong stock. The demand
last week in May. The crimson,
fruit,the nutlets penetrated on the of these beautiful things.
oblong, glaucous fruit, full and
rounded at the ends, on large drooping inner faces by a marked cavity,and by Mahonia aquifolium,with bright yel-
low
ripensat the end of September, leaves that commonly taper towards fiowers, fine clusters of showy fnUt,
clusters,
and first of October. The leaves are the base. C. Laneyi forms a tall shrub and handsome holly-likefoliage,la a
deep blue-greenthroughout the season. ten to twelve feet in height,with slender
very strikingplant.
This species looks handsome when in spreading branches. This species
bloom. seems to be rare and local, and at ent
pres-
than two three indi-viduals
CratflBgusDunbari, Sargent, belongs not more or inPORTAnOlf OF HfSECT PESTS.
to a section known as the tenuifols, are known in Genesee Valley
with usually oblong, pear-shaped, parl^ Bochester, where it was first The followingis the full text of the
and with In a hurried glance in a copse new law enacted by Congress and ap-
proved
medium sized crimson fruity found.
the
leaves usually remaining thin throughout at Gananoqne, Ontario,the writer,two
March 3, 1905, prohibiting
importation or interstate transportation
the season, and generallysmooth years since,thinks he identified a group of the
all C. Dunbari forms of it,but would like to see it again to of insect pests and the use
in parts.
dense round-topped shrub twelve to
a
fifteen feet in height,and is a common
plant on the banks of the Genesee river
at Bochester. has
It not yet been
reported west Buffalo.
of The ten
stamened fiowers, with rose colored
anthers, on long compound corymbs,
come into bloom about May 20. The
of
crimson, large, drooping clusters
nearly globose fruit ripenstowards the
end of September. The leaves are very
distinct,and are oval to nearly orbicu-
lar
in outline. There is a very hand-
some
individual of this speciesnear the
old Pan-American grounds at Buffalo,
which last fall looked very striking,
loaded with its showy fruit*
Baxteri,Sargent, in a sec-
Cratiegus is tion
known
as ized
character-
the intricate,
by usually orange-red fruit,ten
stamens, and yellow anthers, and
mature leaves smooth* C. Baxteri is a
much-branching spreading shrub, with

a broad head, twelve to fourteen feet
in height. It is common on the banks
of the Genesee river at Bochester,and
seems to extend into Canada and sylvania.
Penn-
The ten stamened, white
anthered in
flowers^ compound smooth
bloom about
into the
clusters,come
first week The nearly globose
in June.
dle
mid-
orange-redfruit,ripens about the CRATiBQUS DUROBRIVBNSI8.
of October, The leaves are dull (Fruiting bri^Dch'VnJi^nuary.)
United States mails for that purpose: covered by sections one and two of this act than by using the stereotyped"bedding
may be so mailed, shipped, transported, dellY-
B" It enacted, that no railroad, ateam- ered, and removed, for scientific purposes,
plant,"says a correspondentof the Gar-
dening
boat" express, stase, or other transportation UDder the rolee and regulations of the secretary World. Especiallyis their advan-
tage
company shall knowingly transport from ona of agricnltnre: Pbovidbd, That tha seen in the north, where we get
state or territory into any other state or rules and regulations of the secretary of late frosts in the spring and also
very
early in the autumn, when the display
from such things as heliotrope, calceo-
larias
and pelargoniums certainly does
not repay for the amount of time and
trouble expended on their growth and
their preservationduring the winter
months. Their effecteven when at their
best is also very gaudy, and cannot at
all compare to the grace of any peren-
nial when well grown and plantedwith
discretion. Another advantage of peren-
nials
is the small amount of attention
needed to keep them in condition. The
ground should be trenched and heavily
manured, as they delightin a deep soil,
and in a dry season they are then inde-
pendent
of artificialwatering. In plant-
ing
do not make the usual mistake of
overcrowding, but give sufficient room
to allow the plant to develop to the
fullest advantage, and allow for in-
crease
in size in the second year.
Every three years it is advisable to
lift the plants and dig and manure the
GROUP OP CRATAOUS FORMOSA IN THE FORBGROUND. beds dividing^ the clumps before replant-
ing,
which insures finer flowers than
where the clumps are left for several
years to get hard and woody. Of things
territory, or from the District of Columbia agriculture, in so far as they affect the
of mailing insects, shall be approved
that can be used there is no end of
into a state or territory, or from a state or method
territory into the District of Columbia, or by the postmaster- general, and nothing in variety, and it depends on the space and
from a foreign country into the United this act shall be construed to prevent any aspect of the beds to be filled as to
States, th" gypsy moth, brown-tail moth, state from making and enforcing laws In
curcullo, hop of the purposes of this act, pro-
what varieties can be used. I will
leopard moth, plum plant- furtherance hibiting
louse, boll weevil, or any of them in a liva regulating the admission
or Into therefore only mention some of those
state, or othw insect in a live state whick that state of
insects from a foreign country. varieties I have noticed as beins to my
Is notoriously injurious to cultivated crops* Sac. 4. That or
any person, company, mind exceptionally suited for tiEis pose.
pur-
including vegetablee, field crops, bush fruits, corporation who shall knowingly violate the
orchard trees, forest trees, or shade treea; provisions of section one of this act shalU Montbretias for grace of foliage
or the eggs, pup", or larva of any insect for each ofCense, be fined, upon conviction and beauty of flower are kings amongst
injurious as aforesaid, except when shipped thereof, not more than five thousand dollars
perennialsfor this purpose, and beauty
for scientific purposes under the regulations or Imprisoned at hard labor not more than
five years, of foliageappeals to the artistic eye
hereinafter provided for ; nor shall any person or both, at the discretion of the
remove from one state or territory into court. quite as much as beauty of flower.
another state or territory, except for scientific Montbretias should, however, be used
purposes under the regulations after
herein-
with care in the north, and should be
provided for, the gjrpsy moth, brown-
tall moth, leopard moth, plum curcullo, hop The Flower Qarden. protected with straw or bracken top-
plant-louse, boll weevil, or any of them tn
dressingto the beds in winter.
a live state, or other insect in a live state
which is notoriously injurious to cultivated Hyacinthus candicans,with its lovely
crops, including vegetables, field crops, bush PBRElfNIALS FOR BEDDING PURPOSES*
spikesof waxy cream flowers,is useful
fruits,orchard trees, forest trees, or shade There can be no doubt but that by a where the garden is of fair size; in a
trees; or the eggs, pupa, or larvs of any
insect injurious as aforesaid. careful selection of varieties of peren-
nials small garden it may look out of propor-
tion.
Ssc. 2. That any letter, parcel, box, or for bedding purposes, where the The numerous varieties of Phlox
other package containing the gypsy moth, beds are of sufficient size to admit of
brown- tail moth, leopard moth, plum cullo,
cur-
decussata,such as Cbquelicot,Cham-
their being used, a much more ful
grace- pignol,Etna, Berranger,etc., are useful
hop plant-louse, boll weevil, or any
of them In a live states or other insect In and lastingeffect can be produced when massed in separate beds, or in
a live state which is notoriously injurious to
cultivated crops, including vegetables, field
crops, bush fruits, orchard trees, forest
trees, or shade trees, or any letter, parcel,
box, or package which contains the eggs,
pupa, or larva of any insect injurious as
aforesaid, whether sealed as first-class ter
mat-
or not. is hereby declared to be
nonmailable matter, except when mailed for
scientific purposes under the regulations
hereinafter provided for, and shall not be
conveyed in the mails, nor delivered from
any post-ofllce, nor by any letter carrier,
except when mailed for scientific purposen
under the regulations hereinafter provided
for; and any person who shall knowingly
depoeit, or cause to be deposited, for mailing
or delivery, anything declared by this
section to be nonmailable matter, or cause
the same to be taken from the mails for
the purpose of
retaining, circulating, or disposing
of, of aiding in the
or retention,
circulation, or disposition of the same shall,
for each and every ofTense, be fined, upon
conviction thereof, not more than five
thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor
not more than five years, or both, at the
discretion of the court: Pbovidsd, That
nothing in this act shall authorize any son
per-
to open any letter or sealed matter of
the first-class not addressed to himself.
Ssc. 8. That it shall be the duty of the
secretary of agriculture, and he is hereby
authorised and directed to prepare and pro-
mulgate
rules and regulations under which
the insects covered by sections one and two
of this act may be mailed, shipped transported,
delivered, and removed, for scientific
purposes, from one state or territory into
snother state or territory, and any Insects TAMARIX AS A CORNER PLANT AT THE MISSOURI BOTANIC QARDBN.
26o GARDENING. May 15,
maximum James Cocker or

H. Gabb of the best varie-
ties,
anthe
W. are two
and a good bed of either of them is
a feature of the garden for a lengthy
period.
Michaelmas daisies are splendidly
for
adaptestf this purpose, and especially
the Amellus and the acris group, and
some of Mr. Beckett's new varieties.
The great secret again is plenty of
room, and I advise planting single
growth'sin the spring in preferenceto
clumps, except with acris,which is not
a very strong grower. Give at least
two feet between the plants,and then
each growth will be seen in perfect
form. Delightand Enchantress are two
of the best of the small lavender
color flowered type.
The earlyfloweringchrysanthemum is
next in vogue, and owing to the many
good varieties it is difficult to pick out
only one or two good ones. Lucky is
the man who has room to employ doz- ens
instead of units of varieties. To be
of most advantage I consider the earliest
date foT this class of flower is the
-first week in September; if earlier,
they only clash with the many other
good things in bloom at that time, and
they are also over too early,thus tend- ing
to shorten the length of the display
of the season. The Marie Masse family
are all of them indispensable.Goach-
er*s Crimson, Polly, Carrie, Maggie,
Jimmie, Market White, are the cream of
FANCY BEODINQ IN BOSTON PUBLIC GARDEN.
the whole lot, and provide sufficient
variety for ordinary purposes. There
very large beds two colors could be shade which always reminds me of are many other good varieties which are
Sylphideis the best white. They the color in some old cathedral window. almost equal and could be used with
site
used.
could have an edging of some dwarf It is a color much admired, and this advantage in largegardens. Mrs. Selby,
perennialwhich would flower in early being so it should be placed in a conspicuous Mrs. E. Stacey,J. B. Duvoir, Mignon
summer, such as Phlox canadensis, position. CEnothera Youngii and Orange Pet are the pick of the
Phlox ovata, Iberis Little Gem, or and (E. Fraseri and CE. speciosa are Pompons. In plantingchrysanthemums
Iberis Gibraltarica, Lychnis viscaria fl. three evening primroses very useful two great points to be considered are,
pi.,Cheiranthus alpinusor Cheiranthus for this purpose. They belie their name, first that they make very large and
Marshalli, Polemonium Himalayanum, as they have their flowers open nearly rapid growth just immediately before
or Polemonium Himalayanum album, all dav. Veronica subsessilis, V. spicata flowering,and also that to crowd them
each of which varieties mentioned can be and V. spicataalba are all useful, and is to ruin their beauty entirely. I
used in numerous combinations in the their flowers are most persistent. should advise an average distance of
design, varying with the size of the Good showy yellows,although rather two and one-half feet each way between
garden and the time when it is desired stragglingin habit,are coreopsisand the plantsat the least.
to have the displayat its best. gaillardias. The untidy appearance can With chrysanthemums we terminate our
Campanulas provide numerous jects.
sub- be obviated by allowing plentyof room season's display,which I think most
C. Moerheimi is a lovely double between the plantsand the verge; then, critics will admit is of a much longer
white of recent introduction. C. pyra- instead of a crowded mass, we get a duration than that of the usual bedding
midalis,C. persici
folia and its varieties gracefulpendulous habit and will devel-
oped plant. A bed that is devoted to chrysan-
themums
are useful and well known, but not so flowers. A few stakes may be could have bulbs planted for
often used in the flower garden as their necessary, but I do not advise these, a spring display. Put them in deeply,
merits deserve. C. pumila and C. pumila only as a last resource. Buphthalmum say twelve inches, and they will be out
alba, and C. glomerata Dahurica are salicifolium,two feet in height,July and of the way of the trowel when planting
dwarf in habit, very free-flowering, and is
August flowering, very free and neat. the young chrysanthemums. I should
indispensablefor this class of work. Rudbeckia Newmani is an old favorite, advise young plants each year for this
The last named is a purpleof an exqui- being yellow with a dark center. Chrys- work.
FANCY BEDDING IN BOSTON PUBLIC GARDEN.

igos. CARDEmMG. 261
to pleasethe visitorawkh-brilUant floral

effects in rapidsaocession throughoat the
year, and his efforts in this direction,
espedalljthe tulipdisplaj in sprii^gtime,-
are a world-wide theme. Upbn the
occasion of large conventions #hich
brinj^ many visitors to ^the d^, emble-
matic
beds are prepared 4n the similitude
of badges and other suggestivefcMrms.
Our illustrations show anumber of the
fancy beds designed
and plantedin honor
of the visit of the G. A. R. vetei'ans to
the citylast summer. The material used
in these bed includes eoheverias"alteman-
theras,sempervivums, and similar well
known high colored plantssuch as are
commonly known as indispensable in this
kind of formal bedding. The scene was
especiallybrilliant at night under the
illumination of eightmiles of festoons of
electric lightswhich were a part of the
generaldecorations in honor of the G. A.
R. event.
WINDOW AND BALCONY DECORATIONS

IN PARIS LAST YEAS.
Few words are necessary in regard to
the good effect of the movement recently
established in Paris,following the lead
of many other continental cities, which
FANCY BEDDING IN BOSTON PUBLIC GARDEN.
has given new life and interest to the
subjectof decoratingwindows and bal-
conies.
Chionodoxas, snowdrops, narcissus of BEDDING IN BOSTON PUBLIC GARDEN. A competitionhas arisen which
the parvicoronati and mediocoronati can only result in the adornment of the
Boston's famous Pnblic Garden is
types are most in keeping in my opinion,
eighty years old. When the citizens of cityand whose horticultural results will
although we must in this as in all that be far-reaching.It is desired that Paris
Boston voted in mass meeting in Fane-
appertainsto such displaysbe guided nil Hall in 1834 to appropriate shall continue to grace herself with
this tract
by the tastes of the proprietor.These flowers every spring, and while the build-
ings
for perpetualpublicuse it was a stretch
bulbs could also be interspersed in many flats occupiedas the site for a and residences of the richer quarters
ot mud
of tlic beds of herbaceous perennials, number of rope walks. are made beautiful with choice
The subsequent
choosing for preferencethe later flower-
ing
development ot this territorj*, including plants,the more modest balconies and
things,so that the season of bloom the magnificent Back Bay, is unique in windows are gay with nasturtiums,
is lengthened and the bloom distributed coboeas and geraniums. These latter lose
thehistoryof American cities. Successive
evenly over the garden as far as possible. superintendents of the Public Garden nothing in comparison,for where luxury
have lefttheir mark in the shape of choice ends originality begins.
A nice effect is got from a bed of trees which have now to beauti-
ful The jury decided upon by the New
grown
Iberis Gibraltarica, with its lovelypale and the grounds are Paris Association, is composed of archi-
tects,
specimens, a
lilac flowers, with tulips growing favonte saunteringspot for thousands literary men, art critics, sors
profes-
through it There is much varietyof of peoplein the summer days. Superin-
tendent of horticulture, florists and horti-
culturists,
color to select,but I should advise a Wm. Doogue, who has held his and has not lacked for em-
ployment.
good pink or Due Van Thol tulip. Such positionfor "lo,these many years/'likes One member, who is greatly
a garden as I advocate would require
a little specialknowledge, but ers
garden-
must educate themselves up to it,
as there can be no gainsaying the fact
that this system is rapidlyand surely
predominating over the older style, just
as surely as the subtropicalbedding
ousted the carpet system from our
garden. I do not mean to suggest that

we should do away with the subtropical
style, with its many gracefuleffects,but
rather to combine the hardy perennial
with the subtropical, where the glass
is at hand to shelter the subtropical
plants.
Where this is not the case, the hardy
perennialbedding is the ideal style,as
what littleglassthere is at disposalcan

be then put to much better use, when
there is no necessityof crowding it
with the winter stock of pelargoniums,
etc.
The special knowledge requiredwould
be chiefly this : How and when to plant
and propagate the various plantsused,
so as to get the maximum of display
with the minimum of labor. The gar-
dener
must know the various heights
and colors which are most essential to
enable him to plant with any hope of
success.
OAHBEinEB: "This here is a tobacco

plant in full flower." Lady: "How
very interestinffi And how long will it
be before the cigars are ripef" FANCY BEDDING IN BOSTON PUBLIC GARDEN.
262 GARDENING. May 15
high on the top of the balustrade made a

jardinierefrom which grew hydrangeas,
coronillas,spireas,anthemis, with ivy-
leaved geraniums fringingthe sides.
The rotunda of the Gaulois was as
charmingly decorated. A phoenixoccu-
pied
the space between each window,
emerging from a happy combination of
lilies,hydrangeas, anthemis, callas and
other plants. Each window facing the
rue Drouot was prettily framed by two
phoenix,and filledwith pretty jardinieres
of yellowcalceolarias and blue cin-
erarias.
Very elegantalso was the first
story of the Journal,which necessitated
five window boxes in front of the win-
dow
supports. Each box contained a
kentia at each side, while in the center
was a delightful mingling of the vivid
blooms of azalea,anthemis, coronillas.
hydrangeas, ericas, rhodanthes, and
from which fell cascades of ivy-leaved
pelargoniums.These decorations showed
what may be done with a temporary arrangement,
PHILADELPHIA L
designed to last several days.
WINDOW BOXBS IN iMue of May
The first prizeof honor was awarded
(Eleven on four houses.)
to the installation of a veritable garden
on the steep incline of a sloping roof,
perhaps not very remarkable for its dec-
orative
interested, has given specialattention to Figaro,rose masses of anthemis,hydran-
geas, quality, in a narrow sense, but of
the windows of houses occupiedby laborers, azaleas, rhododendrons, while be-
tween an indisputablepicturesqueness.Upon
and has found veritable terrace ^r- the balusters of the railingwere the roof of this old buildingthe owner,
dens,often providedin the most ingenious grouped other floweringplants,mostly Mr. Boudard, ingeniously arranged three
manner. Situated often in narrow ivy-leavedpelargonium.Each windowed stories of receptacles, one above the
streets, in courts where air and light bay of the balconyabove the festival hall other,containingsoil and plants, some of
scarcelypenetrate, he has found many was likewise screened with palms and whiclj,l ike the Virginiacreeper, covered
windows transformed into veritable framed with flowers;a box two inches not only his own roof,but scalingthe
floral decorations, cared for with the
most jealousattention. Grape vines are
sometimes grown and the few clusters
of fruit which are hailed with
appear
joy by the entire family. We can testify
that wherever the windows were rated
deco-
with taste, the narrow lodgingwas
kept with great neatness and order,and
the tenants were especially interested in
whatever would give it brightness.The
moral influence of flowers exists, ever
how-
much it may be doubted by many.
Eighty-sixbalconies, terrace gardensand
windows were awarded prizes. With
excellent reasons, certain members ferred
pre-
to consider the artisticeffect of
the aerial decorations, while others gave
equal im^rtanceto the cultivation of
plantswhich in their nature could not be
so brilliantor ornamental. Both views
seem equallyjust,and if the object be
to encourage window-gardening in the
homes of the poor, it is probably best
not to placeto* many
" restrictions in the
way. Doubtless the window flower garden
aims toward a more permanent decorative
effect than an arrangement made
for the eyes of the jury, but the floral
garnitureof some of the great buildings
is most artisticand a real lesson in
taste.
It is not surprisingthat the public
press has interested itself, and that four
great newspapers should have taken an
active part by enteringthe competition
and having their buildings decorated. The
ornamentation of these building fronts
were the best examples of temporary
decoration. The windows of the Echo
do Paris were framed in masses of pink
and blue hydrangeas, anthemis, ericas,
coronillas, rhododendrons, crassulas,
rhodanthe.Crimson Rambler with
roses,
hundreds of clusters of roses, cordylines
and phoenix. The facade of the Fipjaro,
by its architectural features lends itself
best of all to artistic decoration. A de-
lightful
screen was formed by the fronds
of Cocos Weddelliana and kentia,while WINDOW BOXES IN PHILADELPHIA. iMue of May 1.
on each side, framing the statue of On second story balcony.)

a64 GARDENING. May /J.
neighboring buildings,fell in festoons trellis fastened to the open shutters, fertilizer to the acre should be ap-
plied.
these which Virginia creeper frames found commercial
plete
from the projections. Among upon a We have a
hardy permanent plants pelargoniums, the entire window. The window-box fertilizer composed of four parts nitro-
gen,
nafturtiums,fuchsias, anthemis,etc., are with its geraniums"zonaland ivy-leaved, eightparts phosphoricacid and six
added for the flowering season. See calceolaria, rugosa and anthemis is the parts potash a satisfactory proportion.
fig.2, page 263. full width of the window. If barnyard manure is used it should be
The second prize was awarded to the This subject is no less interesting of the best qualityand liberally applied.
clever director of the French Galleryof from the artistic than the business point Market gardeners adopt three methods
Decorative Art, L. C. Moyse. His deco-
ration of view, and horticultural societies of growing onions,viz.. sets, transplanting
is the type of the best that can be should encourage the movement. " Lc seedlingspreviously sown in
attained, from
in permanent effect, May Jardin. hotbeds,and sowing direct in the field.
In many situations the two former ods
meth-
are the only practical ones to get
good marketable onions,but the latter
method of sowing the seed is much to
be preferredwhere a portionof the crop
is stored for winter use. Startingthe
onion crop by any of these methods
is one of the first operationsin outside
garden work, and is usually accomplished
by the end of April or earlyin

May. Shallow drills one foot or four-
teen
inches apart, made by a marker,
is sufficient for onion sets, which are
placed three or four inches apart and

gentlypressed in just sufficient to hold
them in place. The same marker is
employed for marking the rows when
transplanting the onion seedlings.They
are plantedthe same distance by making
small holes with the fingeror dibble; for
sowing a drill is used. The subsequent
care is in frequent cultivation of the
YELLOW QLOBE ONIONS. soil and keeping the ground and rows
free from weeds. This necessitates a
considerable amount of hand labor, in
to October. The prominence of the windows, The Qarden.
the width of the ledgebelow aided
Vegetable fact,the crop involves so much attention
in this direction that in case of failure
in carryingout the excellent plan. Very
it means considerable loss.
simple boxes, for they are to be quite THE OlIION CROP. Some market gardenersadopt all three
covered with the greenery, surmount
each balustrade, instead of being at its To the market gardener the onion is methods of growing onions. In all gar-
den
an importantvegetable, and to those sit-
uated crops a succession is desirable, and
foot. This arrangement increases the
decorative effect,for instead of being
where onions do well,it is, in a sets produce the first marketable uct,
prod-
partlyhidden by the balustrade, flowers good year, a profitable one. Onions do the transplanted seedlingsmaintain-
ing
reasonably well on a variety of soils, the supplyuntil September,when the
and vines show freely.Other boxes occupy
the open space between the bal-
ustrades,but are at their best on a deep alluvial onions from seed are ready. Where
In selecting the ground for onions onions can be satisfactorily grown from
forming a delicate Greek design. one.
chosen for it is necessary that freedom from stones, seed an acre or more is frequently
The plants were two
effects,one immediate and temporary, which interfere with their cultivation, sowed, and if pricesare high at harvesting
the other for the entire season. Strong should be avoided. A heavy clay or time the grower usuallydisposesof
ternateshallow sandy soil is not desirable. It the greater part of them; or, if low
plantsof anthemis and pelargoniums al-
with zonal geraniums,while ivy- is necessary that the preparationof the pricesprevail, they are stored for a better
leaved geraniums and Coboea scandens ground be thorough as should also its market. We present herewith a
unite the windows. When the pelargoni-

ums enrichment. If commercial fertilizer is view of a i-acre patch which produced
are through blooming zonale niums
gera- depended on, at least one ton of com- over 700 bushels and sold as soon as
take their place,while the ivy-

leaved geraniums and coboea unite all
with their luxuriant festoons. See fig. 4,
page 263.
The pavilionsof the Alcazar and the
Ambassadeurs obtained the third prize
for the band of bloom that encircled
them at the second story. See fig.S^
page 263.
A very original and pretty decoration
is that of the balcony of the Lion restau-
rant.
Vases are placed every six feet
upon pedestals the height of the ing,
rail-
and are filled with strong flowering
plants;these vases are united by low
arches covered with vines, from the center
of each of which is suspended a
pretty hanging-basket
Very pretty also is the first story of the
Sport,a symphony in carmine and pale
pink, two vast window boxes of pelar-
goniums,
pink hydrangeas,and a fringe
of ivy-leaved geranium.
effects are
*
Among more permanent

two on the fifth story, where on the
long balconies,veritable pergolas of
woodbine and jasmine to the south
and honeysuckleto the north, have been
and
established, color is furnished by
brilliant window boxes. KN"B DEEP IN ONIONS.
The best singlewindow has a green (An acre that prodnceU 200 bushels.)
1^05. " " " GARDENING. a6s
harvested for 65 cents and 75 cents per with gratifying results. When the plants the appellation of mignonette originated.
Pleased with the appearance and fragrance
bushel. Onions may be grown on the in the hotbeds had six strong leaves developed,
of the plant, he gave to it this name of
same ground two or three years in succession which was on May 23, the tops endearment, by* which it is not known In
unless they are attacked severely were nipped off and the plants given B*rance. the writers and itgardeners le reseda
of that
odor-
country merely calling
by any of the insect or fungoUs diseases more room, being placed five and one- ant. /" . .
to which they are subject.The tive

alterna- half inches apart in the frame. The ob-
ject Thb Vasdboation of Lbavbs. ^The disap-
pearance "
is to break fresh ground or a patch of pinching off the top of the plant of chlorophyll from places which
that has been seeded down for a rest. A was to cause new shoots to develop at it normally occupies in leaves produces
variegation which, when yellow. Is regarded
previousreference to their adaptability the axils of the leaves in order to have as resulting from* organic weakness. gated
Varie-
to intercropping was in sowing every six branches bearing early tomatoes plants are often more feeble than their
third row to celery, which is a practical instead of the one cluster usuallyfound congeners with green leaves. In most cases
the origin of the variegation of leaves is
scheme. Late cabbage may be planted on the top of the plant. These were
unknown. It is regarded in general as ing
be-
between every second row of sets or planted out June 6, alongside other the result of some disease or a constitu-
tional
transplanted onions ; the crop is soon terwardplants unpruned. On
af- June 22, half of weakness of the plant. That is the
view that has usually been held with regard
removed, leaving the entire the pruned plantswere againpruned, all to variegation. For the purpose of seeing
patch free for the cultivation and man- laterals being taken out and the six how far that point was well founded Jules
main branches only being left; the other Burvenich made cultural experiments
agement of the cabbage. which he publishes
some
left in the Bulletin du Cercle

ONIONS IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY.
plantswere to grow at will, and it
d'arboriculture de Belglque. He"owed some
was found that they produced the most seeds of Zea Japonica foliis variegatis in
Here we have the ideal conditions for
ripe fruit,though not the largestearly very rich soil, well manured, and also in a
growing onions on a large scale,so crop. This system of pruning is very sandy soil without manure, arriving at a
much so that it becomes what is known threefold conclusion. The first was that
promising. The further advanced the rich manure had considerable Influence upon
in the east as the center of the onion
axillary shoots are when the plants the variegation of the variegated maiê.
belt. The soil is alluvial, deep, and absolutely That the result of the experiments made
are set out, the larger the early crop was
free from stones. Onions last year. A poor soil hindered variegation
is likelyto be. In the experiment this from being produced on the seedlings of the
throughout the valley are extensively year the plantswere not started nearly variety Just named. The third ooncloslon
grown and it is not uncommon to see that an exaggerated
early enough to get the best results. was or excessively nour- ishing
fieldsof from five to twenty acres in ex- Ingredient had an equal result in
tent While the first fruit was ripe on the
with each farm, and throughout the diminishing the production of variegated
unpruned Sparks' Earliana,on July 29, leaves. It would thus seem that the two
summer in that part of the Connecticut there was little ripe on that date. experiments, excessively rich and excessively
very
valleyin the neighborhood of Sunder- land, The experiment was suggestedby J. S. poor soil, had the effect of diminishing the
amount of variegation which appeared in the
Mass., one may ride for miles on Littooy,Everett,Wash., who has been leaves. M. Burvenich does not think that
the trolley through acres of onions. in this way for some the
cars pruning tomatoes experiments, so far, are definite with
With these ideal conditions,however, time in Washington with regard to other planto. and has decided to
gratifying continue his trials. Those who would make
there are uncertainties as to the crop's results,where they have difficulty in experiments for themselves he counsels to
success, owing to the ravages of the ripeningtomatoes. select material for such experiments from
onion fly maggot and sometimes smut. Two varieties were under test, the many variegated plants which are gated
propa-
Adverse weather conditions, such as rain by means of seeds. He indicates such
Sparks'Earliana one " of the best,if not plants as Amarantus amabilis tricolor.
at too frequentintervals, or the absence the best an "
early variety,and the Humulus Japonicus fol. var., Lavatera ar-
of rain when it is needed, sometimes borea fol. var., and
ure
fig- Matchless,a main crop sort. We would others of that character.
Plants multiplied by means of cuttings
in these uncertainties. The general advise all market gardenersto give this may
also be employed, such as pelargonium,
method adopted in g^rowing onions under system a trial this year. fuchsia, abutllon, malvastrum. euonymus.
these conditions is using a complete Ottawa, Ont. W. T. Macoun. eurya, veronica, coprosma. and others of that
fertilizer and plenty of it,sowing from kind.
three to five pounds of seed to the acre EUROPEAlf HORTICULTURE.

usuallyof the Yellow or Danvers Globe. OHIO.
(FBOM BRITISH TRADE PAPSRB.)
The masrgot in the best of seasons is The sun
BLm Htdrangbas. Jeilas Veitch
" A never shone on a country more fair
present to some extent and by sowing Sons, London, Bng., obtain blue hydrangeas Than beauUful. peerless Ohio;
seed in plenty there is littleoccasion for by potting the plants In soil that contains There's life in the kiss of her *"riuea rarified "r. air.
a certain amount of iron, and dissolving Ohio, prolific Ohio.
thinning. alum in the water used (or watering. Her sons are ail valiant aad noble and
One can imagine
the amount of hand bright.
To CI.HAN Smokt QLASB.-VThe glass of Her beauUful
weeding during the season, is black, and
daughters are Just about right.
necessary our greenhouses it is only by And her babies, God bless them, are clear
but the presence of Polish laborers, who repeated washings we keep it fairly clean.
out of
For
sight"
this pnrpoee we use a solution of hydro-
fluoric The
prove good workmen on their own sponsibility,
re- acid. First the wet glass, then with
crop never fails in Ohio.
are usually employed to a wide, soft brush wipe it over with the Our homes are alight with halo of
for such crops. The pricepaid these solution, and immediately wash it oft with
a love.
care Ohio, contented Ohio.
clean water. The acid cuts and unfastens We bask in the
men is usuallyabout $65 per acre. The smiles of the heavens above.
th" dirt on the glass. But all plants must No doude
-
ever darken Ohio.

industrious Pole with his wife and family be removed for the time being from under Our grain waves as billows of gold in the
can manage several acres, and thus the glass, as every drip of the solution on
sun.
the leaves means a spot. This saves an mense
im- The fruits of
the work is accomplished. Very little our orchards are equaled by
amiount of rubbing. Don't be afraid none.
effort is made in controlling the maggot of it* we have been using this for years. And our pumpkins, some of them weigh most
fly, except that every fourth or fifth year But don't use it too strong; dilute it with a ton;
the ground is seeded water. We have tried many other things We challenge the world in
to clover for a
"
Ohio.
oxalic acid, muriatic acid, etc. but found "
year'srest It follows that extensive nothing as good as the hydrofluoric. The Our girls are sweet
models of "*"****"*y
maidenly
hi arace
^^^^^
frost-proof deposit of soot here is persistent; it Is fall- this
storage facilities are needed ing modern Eden, Ohio;
in the vicinity every day in the year ; and this is why They are perfect In figure and lovely
and those who do not dis-pose in face
our conmiercial florists have been driven to That's Just what they are in '
of the crop in the fall store them Ohio;

the suburbs and outside towns. bewitching
until a good market opens. The usual Obioin In a note about
sweet^*''" and winning and
of Mxgnonbttb. "
yieldis 400 or 500 bushels per acre, although mignonette

de U U"
in the Garden.
writes:
December
''The original habitat
31, "A.
of
'^^^^ntl^^^
Btyllsh. *" yet modest and
occasionally it may reach 800 or

Reseda odorata was North Africa, whence it.'^'"ii"îJf?^^^
**^^y^Jl"'''
"^"*" ""!" feet.
In beautiful,
1,000 bushels. it found its way through Italy to Paris. Lord peerless Ohio.
Regarding the fluctuations in market Bateman brought the seed for us from that When burdens
of life I'm called to
city in 1742. and. of course, it was the French lay u"wu.
down.
pricesthe past season, it may be stated who called it 'Little Darling,' though, strango
I hope I may die In Ohio.
that at harvestingtime the pricewas I never could ask a more
60 to say. they now speak of it as reseda, ing
leav- glorious crown
its pet name with us." With
Than one of the sod of Ohio.
cents per bushel, whereas February i, of reference
And when the last trump
to this we have received the following Inter- esting wakes the land
this year, the price had reached $1 per and the sea.
note from A. A. Petti grew : 'Î have
And the tombs of the earth
bushel,and it is safe to say a great many Just read a letter in Vol. III. of 'Transac-
tions
ers free.
set their rrlson-
of the Royal Horticultural Society/
were moved at the latter figure. The You all go
an extract from which, taken in connection may aloft, if you choose, but for
accompanying illustration shows a dish with the note on mignonette by 'A. de L. L..
me "
I think I'll Just stay In Ohio.

of onions from a storage house in April. you may think worth quoting in the Garden,
For qualityand appearance since it corrects a false impression to the "Cambridge (O.) Sun.
nothing bet-
ter
origin of its name. The letter
as
is headed
could be wished by the most acting.
ex- 'Observations on, and Account of. the Cultiva-
tion
Francis
Bedford, N. H." Twenty thousand
Canning. of the Tree Mignonette,' by Joseph
white pine seedlingsare soon
Sabine, secretary. Read July 7. 1818. The to be set
extract is: '. . .
Its introduction into our ont here under the supervisionof P. W.
PRURIlfG TOMATOES. flower gardens through the intervention
of the late Lord
was
Bateman. who It
Ayers, state forester. If the experi-
ment
An brought
experiment with a certain method
from France soon after the period it was
is successful the whole tract of 200
of pruning tomatoes was tried last year first received by Miller. With Lord Bateman acres will be covered next spring.
266 " " " GARDENING. May rs.
SOCIETY OP AIIERICAN FLORISTS. flyfrom the persecutionof the gov-

"ARD"NINS Growers
grown
of and dealers in American
bulbs are notified that the usual
to
He found American
in its infancy,and immediately set
ing
ernment.
garden-
himself vigorouslyto work to introduce

accommodations will be extended to
PUBLISHBD TBI ISV AXB 16TB OV BAOH HOMTB a love for flowers and fruit The writer
them free of charge for the displayof
BT well remembers his store, his garden
American grown bulbs at the convention
THE GARDENING COMPANY, and greenhouses. The latter were ated
situ-
to be held in Washington, D. C, Au- gust
Monon Buildincr, CHICAGO. 15-18,1905. near the Germantown turnpike,between
Philadelphia and Nicetown,
Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y.
whence emanated the rarer flowers and
SubfloripUonprice, IS.00 a Year " 94 Numbers.
novelties, such as could be collected in
Adyertisingrates on application.
EXAMINATION FOR HORTICULTURIST. the early part of the present century,
Entered at Chicago postoiQce as seoond-class
matter. Copyright,1906,by The Gardening Co. and where were performed to the aston- ishment
The New York state civil service of that day,
of the amateurs
Addraas wKk oommniilaBtloiw t" The Qartf aiiinfl commission, Albany, N. Y., will soon successful feats of liorticulture that
Co^ Mpnon BulMlnOi Chloao** hold a competitiveexamination for horticulturist
were but too rarelyimitated. His store
Is Kotten up for Its readers and In of the state horticultural station
OABDBifiNa was on Second street, below Market,
cheir Interest,and it behooves you, one and all,to at Geneva. The position carries a
make It interesting.If It does not exactly suU on the east side. Many must still be
salary of $2,ocx), with increase to $2,500
your case, please write and tell us what you want alive who recollect itsbulk window, mented
orna-
It is our desire to help you. at end of one year, and is open to residents
non-
with tulip-glasses, a largepump- kin,
AaK ABT QuBsnoNB you please about plants, as well as residents of the state. and basket or two of bulbous
a
flowers, fruits, vegetables or other pra'^tical
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in roots ; behind the counter officiatedMrs.
answering them. MacMahon, with some considerable
PERSONAL.
Send us Notbb of your experience in gardening Irish accent, but a most amiable and excellent
line;tell us of your successes thnt others Professor
m any Willis L. Jepson, of the disposition, and withal,an able
be enlightened and encouraged, and of your
may botanical
failures,perhaps we can help you. department of the University saleswoman. Mr. MacMahon was also
Sbvd us Pbotoorapbb ob Skbtobbb of your of California,will spend a year in much in the store, puttingup seeds for
(lowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables, travel in Europe and the tropiesgather- ing transmission to all parts of this country
or horticultural appliancesthat we may have
material for the botanical musenm and Europe, writing his book, or attending
them engraved for CfABDBMiNO.
at Berkeley. to his correspondence;in one ner
cor-
Franeis T. F. Lovejoy, a Pittsburg was a shdf containing a few
CONTENTS.
millionaire, will build a $1,000,00U botanical or gardening books, for which
"Desirable American hawthorns lillus.) 157 home at Colorado Springs. there was then a very small demand ; an-
other
-Notes 158 contained the few garden implements,
"Importotion of Insect pests 258
Tamarlx at the Missouri botanic garden
such as knives and trimming
"
THE VILMORIN MEMORIAL.

(lUns.) fse scissors;a barrel of peas and a bag of
The flower garden 859 onion
"Perennials for bedding purposes 950
We have on more than one occasion, seedlingpotatoes, an receptacle, a
"Bedding in Boston publicgarden (jlUus ) ....261 alluded to the very numerous adhesions few chairs,and the room partly lined
Window apd balcony decorations (lllus.) 96i to the proposalto erect a monument to with drawers containing seeds, constitut-
ed
The vegetablegarden 264
the late Henry de Vilmorin, says the the apparent stock m trade of what
"The onion crop (lllus.) f6i
"Pruning tomatoes 265 Gardeners* Chronicle. At a recent ing
meet- was one of the greatest seed stores then
European horticulture 265 of the committee in Paris a model known in the Union, and where was
Ohio 266
American Peony Society k66 executed by M. Carlier was unanimously transacted a considerable business for
Societyof American Florists 266 approved and the sculptor requested that day. Such a store would naturally
The Vllmorln memorial 266 attract the botanist as well as the gar-
to proceed with the work. The monu-
ment dener,
A Lewis and Clark horiioulturlst. (66
266 consists of a group symbolizing and it was the frequentlounge of
Sameness in flower shows
Pasadena gardens 267 agricultureand horticulture, and three both classes, who ever found in the prietors
pro-
Monmouth County Hort. Society 297
children, one winnowing the wheat, another ready listeners, as well as con-
New Orleans notes. 267
New Jersey floriculturists 267 uprooting a beetroot, the third versers; in the latter particular they
Newport Hortioultural Society 267 holdinga garlandof flowers. In this way were rather remarkable,and here you
Market gardening (lllus.) 268
the idea of the committee in issuing its would see Nuttall,Baldwin, Darlington
appeal for subscriptions is carried out. and other scientificmen, who sought information
The farmers generallyreport a fine "Without the Vifmorins there would or were ready to impart it."
stand in the onion set fields. probablybe less wheat in our fields, tainly
cer-
less sugar in our beetroots, and
Clean the houses thoroughly,including SAMENESS IN FLOWER SHOWS.
surely fewer flowers in our gardens."
benches,before replanting. On the pedestal supportingthe group are The committees of summer and early
A Bulletin on "Asparagus and As- paragus four medallions r"^resenting tour erations autumn
gen- flower shows often find no small
Rust in California" has been issued of the VOmorin family. The in maintainingthe interest of
difiiculty
by the Universityof Gilifomia Ex- perimentfund has now reached mately.
$6,500approxi- the publicin their annual displays, and
Station,Berkeley,Cal. in not a few instances recourse is
advised San Francisco made to athletic sports,acrobatic perform- ances,
We are by our
correspondentthat the board of health A LEWIS HORTICULTURIST. etc., in order to attract the necessary
AND CLARK
of that cityrecentlyvoted to give warn- ing
visitors. This state of affairs
to the public that dyed carnations It is thought that the Lewis and Clark may be attributed to some extent to the
accordingto Bailey'sCyclo- pedia annual character of the flowcjr
are colored by the use of poisonous expedition, unvaryinjf
matter and to send notice to that e fleet of American Horticulture,was shows themselves. In a circular I have
to the various florists. planned at the house of Bernard Mac- just received from a show secretary,
Mahon, in Philadelphia.At all events this is described as the "element of
MacMahon and Landreth were mental
instru- tameness in the proceedings/' and judg-
ing
AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY.
in distributing the seeds which by the remarkable similarity to be
J. B. Deamud, manager of the exhibi-
tion those explorerscollected. Bernard Mahon
Mac- found in the schedules issued by amateurs'
of the American Peony Society,to was an Irish horticulturist who societies, there must be a dearth
be held at the Auditorium June 16-17, flourished about 1775 to September 16, of ideas among their promoters.
announces that arrangements are gressing 1816.
pro- He came to America for political In a district of very limited area, with
very and a good
satisfactorily reasons in 1796,and settled in Philadel-
phia, which I am acquainted,says a writer in
show is assured. where he engaged in the seed and the Gardeners* Magazine, several sum-mer
nursery business. The editor of the shows are held annually. To them
eleventh edition of the American deners' all,or nearlyall,a few exhibitors regu-
Gar- larly
NEW YORK nUSHROOnS.
Calendar,1857,page 760, makes send a number of entries, taking
A leadingBroadway fruiterer is show-
ing the following reminiscences of Mac-
Mahon prizes in the aggregate worth several
in his window a conical heap of soil : times the value of their entire crops.
containing mushroom spawn, with a "Bernard MacMahon was no common These shows are very much alike as re-gards
small sign, "Mushrooms, see them man. He sought the American shores the nature of the classes, and in
grow," There is a crowd around the from political motives, as is understood, almost every case the committee has to
window continuously,and the mush-rooms but what these were has not been determined
provide extra attractions to secure a
materialize as a matter of fact. ; most probably it was necessary sufficientattendance of paying visitors.
Without in any way deprecatingthe has taken place in the mode of were announced, Harry Griffiths
provisionof amusements, it is safe to adoption of the being first and Joseph Kennedy second.
ture"
staging flowers. The
say that
position,
partly by
or
horticultural
not in any case
especially
value to persons
matters may
as
One of the best thin^ would

exhibitions
widen the mterest

ought
to fall into a secondary
their educational
interested in gardening
be promoted and advanced. vantage
be to in-
of exhibit-
ors,
which I think can be accomplished, banished
the occasional introduction
vase
made
may
as an
and
take
other
a clear and
the
forms of holder
distinct improvement,
but the change is not yet complete. We
staging of cut roses
example of what is yet to be done.
crease Is it not time that paintedboxes for this
and a few other subjectswere
could not
from
the
the show
rose be
tables?
exhibited
has
finally
with
And
its
As much
The
time was taken up 1^ the busi-
matters
June 16,1905.
of the
firstannual
will be held
ness
society,it was
decided to postpone the reading of the
papers until the next meeting,at which
the prizeswill be awarded to the winners.
rose
in Red
show of the so-
Men's
B.
ciety
hall
of fresh classes and also by the exclu- own foliagein preferenceto moss? In NEW ORLEANS NOTES.
sicm or variation of some of the older judging these flowers, I think points Aninterestingfeature the past week
subjects. With this view in mind, and ought to be given to those yieldingper-fume.
was a garden contest in which many of
in a hope that others may give their ideas Shakespeare'scontention that "a the owners of privategardens entered.
on the subject, the followingsuggestions rose byâny other name would smell as
sweet,"*
The prizes were awarded in the order
are offered,not as in any sense exhaustive, unfortunately does not hold of the followinglist:
but merely to indicate how a pro- good nowadays. Class A, Lorens Fabacher, H. Kraeek.
pramme may be varied from time to To obtain the most pleasing effect sardener. Cash prise donated by Mc-
time. A carefully directed and sustained from sweet peas, when they are staged Qregor Brothers; Mrs. J. Rlchardsoii,
interest among competitorsis more than on side tables, a dark background should James Grant, gardener. Prise donated by
IL Valdejp, plants.
likelyto insure a career of usefulness be attached to the tent curtain, and there Class B. Mrs. l/oon Qodcheaux. B.
and popularityfor a society. should be a correspondingtable covering. Eaier, gardener. Cash prise donated by
In the garden other plantsfurnish McOregpr Brothers, Springfield, O.: Julius
The collections mentioned below Wels, Batlsto. gardener. Prise donated
a natural setting. The classes for show by J. A. Newsham,
should be restricted to a stated number: plants; M. H. Wisdom.
and fancy dahlias may be omitted where C. R. Panter, gardener. Prize donated
(i) Early chrysanthemums; these by U. J. Vinrin, plants; Mrs. Mayer Os-
be put on the list for August competition is failing,and the over- worked
real, C. R. Panter, gardener. Prise nated
do-
may now
exhibitions, both as cut flowers and as geranium deserves a rest. Many by Abele Brothers, palm.
other variations may, according to local Class C. Miss Alma Brennan. Prise
specimen plants. (2) Qematises, in a donated by Metalrie Ridge Nursery Com-
pany.
circumstances, be brought under review
group or as single specimens,are deserv-
ing
of a placein every list. (3) Peren- nial by committees seeking a change, and
when the visiting publicrealize that the
campanulas may constitute a class NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURISTS.
new ideas and new subjectsare likelyto
embodying a collection of varieties. (4) reward their patronage, show The regular monthly meetingof the
managers
Everlasting flowers; freshly cut and will find themselves New
in vases. duly rewarded. Jersey Floricultural Society was
shown (5) Perfume-yielding held Mav
flowers. (6) Plants with fragrant foliage. on 5 at their
rooms in Orange.
Orchids extraordinary merit were
or
(7) A collection of decorative The Gardeners' Club. shown
freshlycut and staged in vases. by JuliusRoehrs, William Barr,
grasses, Arthur Bodwell, gardener; Henry
(8) Plants bearing foliageadapted for
with cut flowers ^this might be Graves, Edwin Thomas, gardener; roses
use "
We Bhal] be pleatedat all timei to reoeive brief

from John Crosby Brown, Peter Duff,
made a means of drawing attention to notes of general Inteiest on praotioal cultural
and matters from gardeners for use In this depart-
ment ffardener; carnations from the Colgate's,
new subjects varieties;examples Notes of tbe movements of gardeners, William Read, gardener; A. C. Von
.illustrating',theiruse might also jbe changes of address eto.. are also desirable.
Gassbeeck, William Bennett,gardener;
shown. (9) Fruit bearing or berried Charles Hathaway, H. Hornaker, gardener;
plants for table decoration. (10) Cupid Thi Black Rosk." Teynac " Glass, and
sweet in pots. A collection of vari-
eties. vegetables from Stewart
peas the of
A collection of rock plants.
Savannah, Ga." send us a copy Hartshorn, A. Capam, gardener; Mrs.
(11) Savannah Press,May 5, in which con-
siderable William Pierson, Charles Ashmead,
(12) Ornamental gourds.
space is devoted to the black gardener.
Further: (13) A collection of bulbous rose, evidentlv another addition to the The topicfor the evening was the dis-
cussion
plantsin flower,with or without foliage big crop of fakes. of a fall exhibition. It was cided
de-
plants would prove interesting; indeed, to have an exhibition in a large
a group of these,with a suitable inter-
mixture hall if possiblein November. The June
lehox^hass.
of foliage,would make a liant
bril- meeting was appointed as a special
exhibit. (14) A class devoted to
The regular meeting of the Lenox ladies' night Two
members were new
Horticultural Society was held May 6. elected and two
such perennialsas delphiniums,pyreth- placed in nomination.
A diploma was awarded Elm Court farm After the meeting the formation
rums, pentstemons, phloxes, columbines, of a
cluded for Cattleya Mossiae. William Woods,
anemones and the like,ought to be in- special orchid society was discussed.
in all seasonable lists. (15) Dress gardener to Mrs. J. E. Parsons,gave an The New Jersey Floricultural Society
interesting l ecture on "The Leaves of has at the present time among its
and coat bouquetsof foliage and berries, bers,
mem-
Plants." orchidists.Dr. J. M. W.
and of foliageonly. (16) Aneasily Kitchen,
grown and cheap orchid might very Lager " Hurrell,Juhus Roehrs, Edwin
all PASADBRA GARDENERS. Thomas, Arthur Bodwell,William War-
ner
well be given a place in practically
schedules. Committees rather apt,
are The Pasadena Practical Gardeners' and Peter Duff, who are special
however, to drop a new class after Society held its meeting May
initial 4. J.B.D.
the first season if the entries have not Twenty-four were present. An organiza-
tion
been as numerous as in other and older was effected by the election of T. NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETT.
classes, and this is likelyto be the un-
fortunate Hanson, president ; Ed. Kirby,secretary; The Newport Horticultural Society
fate of a class for an orchid. and Albert Zimmerman, superintendent
held its regular first meeting of the
But it is worth trying. (17) A specimen Pasadena parks, treasurer. The next
month May 3. President Sullivan was
heliotrope.(18) The beautiful herbaceous meeting will be held at the office of the
calceolarias might be given a 18. unavoidablyabsent,and Vice-President
Park Nursery Company, May John
McLellan took the chair.
class to themselves. They are now but and William Blake of the organization Many mat-
ters
of much importance were brought
seldom seen. will sail from New York for a Euro-
pean
up, and the various committees on the
In the vegetablesection, a class (19)
"
tripMay 16. summer exhibitions all reported good
"
might be opened for mushrooms gregating

ag- progress. Many special prizeshave been
six to eightounces in weight. HOMHOUTH COUNTY HORT. SOCIETY. offered by interested persons, including
Such an item would illustrate to the of $25 by Alfred G. Vanderbilt
The Monmouth County Horticultural a purse
public what good clean mushrooms are
Society held its semi-monthly meeting. for the best group of palms and foliage
like,and would perhaps lead to their May 5, in Red Men's hall,Oceanic, N. plants,arranged for effect,to cover a
presentable treatment in shops and
sented space of 100 square feet. M. B. Faxon
mxxe
J. At this meeting William Turner pre-
markets; and (20), a class for a small Percy Hicks with a beautiful sil-
ver has offered $10 in three prizesfor the
collection of vegetaUes not specifically best display of asters, and Frederick
cup, the first prize for an essay on
named in other classes. P. Garrettson gives three prizesof $5,
^
''Fruit Culture Under Glass," and H.

All exhibits in the cut flower section Griffithsreceived the society's certificate $3 and $2 for the best collections of native
should be staged with an eye to effect. as a second prize. The prize winners wild flowers brought in by the
During recent years a Very decided ad- for an essay on "Chrysanthemum Cul- school children. Robert Patterson, who
a68 GARDENING. May 15,
the heat by early closing.Even a few

sash will be profitable,
and by this means
the season for cucumbers will begin
three or four weeks ahead of the out-
side
product.
DANDELION.
In some parts of the country dande-

lion
isindispensable
an green tor early
spring. Some market gardeners sow in
June for the springcrop of the follow-
mg year. We have found earlysowing
advisable. The seed docs not germinate
readilyin dry weather,therefore when a
showery day is indicated the seed should
be sown. In growing dandelion, fhe
man who reaches the market first gets
tiie better price. A good method is to
force dandelion under sash in the early
spring. To accomplishthis,seed should
be sown at once in a spenthotbed and
kept dark and moist until the plantsap- pear.
When of suflicient size they can
be transplantedthree or four inches
apart in a well preparedpieceof ground,
where, if possible, board frames can be
built around them the followingspring,
HANDY SEED SOWING DEVICE. making the beds in transplanting a little
short of six feet in width. Th^ plaqts
win grow rapidly and thus prevent
was appointed at the last meeting to weeks. Usually such men make a fair
weeds interfering, and when their sum-
mer
represent the societybefore the Slate profitfor their efforts and are, perhaps growth becomes rampant the beds
Rural ProgressCommittee,findingit im- possibleunconsciously to themselves, fulfilling may be mown over with a scythe. Such
to serve, Vice-President ander
Alex- an importantmission by bringingto the beds as these, êncouraged by placing
McLellan was elected in his place. doors of such peoplevegetablesthat figure sash over them in earlyspring,will hasten
Miss Alice Keteltas' prize of a silver so largelyin ihe health and economy
dandelion so that the best pricescan
of the household. be obtained.
cup to be awarded at the rose and straw-
berry
show in June for the best design CUCUMBERS. HORSERADISH.
of plants for a gateway, has created
mudi
Many market gardeners are sowing A deep soil,especially if inclined to
enthusiasm,and the competition cucumbers and muskmelons in pots at
for this honor will no doubt be very
dampness, will afford suitable conditions
this season for transplanting to the gar-
den for growing horseradish of the finest
spirited.M. B. Faxon made a very fine when the weather becomes settled The g^roundmay be marked
displayof his White House pansies,and quality. off
and warm. The smallest pots are chosen in rows three feet apart The thin
was awarded a first-class certificate of and one seed only placedin each. Un- der pieces of roots which have been saved
merit.
favorable weather conditions a con-
siderable from the previous year's crop are cut
gain in time of production is into 5-inch lengths and planted about
made. Another good method to adopt is a foot apart in the rows. The holes in
MAMET GARDENING TO DATE.
to sow cucumbers under sash in spent which the roots are placedmay be made
8BA80MABLB KOTE8. hotbeds or cold frames. Provide a bar- with a dibble and the
top of the set
These are extremelybusy days for the rowful of well enriched, fresh soil,gath-
ering should be about three inches under
market gardener,with so many opera- the greater portion to a small ground. Good, clean cultivation until
tions
on hand in the field. The first mound in the center of each sash, and the leaves become large should be
sowing of all the hardier vegetableshas sow five or six seeds, which should be adopted.
been made and work in preparing the eventually thinned to two or three of the
HANDY SEED SOWING DEVICE.
ground for future plantingis going forward. strongest plants. In the earlier stages
There is work also in the greenhouses growth should be encouraged by keepmg Previous mention has been made of
and frames which siderable the surroundingsmoist
requirescon- and husbanding the inventive turn of mind which ob-
attention. Some market deners
gar-
are so-Mhiated that the raising of
vegetableplantsfor spring sales to satis-
fy
a local demand is practiced. quently
Fre-
this has started in a small way
and in some Cases has developedto considerable
proportions.Others aîn find
only a limited demand, which is easily
supplied from the market gardeners'
surpluses.Thf profitin growing vegeta-
ble
plantsdepends to a great extent on
the local situation. In some cases the
demand is for plants transplantedto
fiats, especially where the growers ply
sup-
peddlers or peddle themselves.
Tran^lanting to flats entails considera-
ble
kibor, so that those who simply
transplantinto frames and dispose of
their plantsfrom them will in all proba-
bility
have the most profit.
THE PLANT PEDDLER.
It will be interesting to note the meth-

ods
of distributing ve^tableplants in
outlying districts. The illustrationshows
a peddlerwho travels fourteen miles for
his load of plants,disti'ibuting them
among farmers and cottagers for miles
around. The cabbage starts the season;
this is followed by tomatoes and other THE VEGETABLE PLANT PEDDLER.
plants,the season lasting about six (The man who reaobes isolated localities.)
tains in the average market gardener. La Grange, Tex. Â flower

" show drives,etc. C. H. Hovey, the nursery-
man,
Methods of intercropping where two or will be held May 4L 6 and 6 under the will be in charge for the present.
three crc^s can be taken from the same auspices of the Casino aBBoelation.
Los Angeles, Cal. C. L. Wilson, of
"
pieceof ground, inventions of and improvement

Max Robson is secretary of the enter-
prise.
in labor saving devices,and the Chamber of Commerce, will have
ehargo of the southern California
many handy tools of home manufacture Caioen, N. J." Forest Hill is the
The illustration exhibit at the Lewis and Clark sition.
expo-
are frequentlyevolved. name of the new publie park soon to
for All the California exhibits will
represents the necessary implements be laid out at Parkside on land pur-
be shown in the state building there and
sowingvegetable seeds with neatness cbaiBCcl by the city. The park will eon-
and dispatch. The flat is of the regiiki*- tain they will be ready June 1.
eighty acres.
tion siie we adopt for growing one dok- Salt Lake The state
Fort Collins, Col." Dr. R. H. True, City, Utah."
en tomato plants for spring sales. It is horticultural society on the last day of
the productof the box factoryand can be of the Bureau of Plant Industry, and
Dr. C. D. Marsh, expert, were at this its convention,April 10, having effected
purchased in quantity at a reasonable
place last week. They have been de- puted a permanent organization,elected offi-
cers
price. This size of fiat provides a suitable
by the AgriculturalDepartment for the ensuing year as follows:
medium for sowing all kinds of
vegetableseeds, easil]^ transferred from to investigate loco weed. Thomas Judd, president;A. H. Snow, of
warm to cooler conditions and in case of Brigham, secretary.
St. Joseph, Mo. ^The St.
"
Joseph
damping off no great loss is incurred. Ilorticultural Society will bold at least Toronto, Ont." The Fruit, Flower
When sowing the seed the flat is loosely Ave exhibitions of fruits,agricultural and Honey Show is to stay in Toronto.
filledwith soil to which a eood tion
propor-
products and cut flowers during the The usual grant of $1,000 will be made
of sand has been added and leveled fort
ef-
summer, beginning with a strawberry this year. Hamilton, which made an
off with one sweep with the back of the to seal re the attraction, will have to
show in June.
pressboard. The soil is then pressed be satisfied with a grant of $500, with
down one-half inch, as indicated by fit XJrbana, O. An oak grove of eight-
"
een in Sep-
which to hold a show of its own tember.
of the pressboard in width to the flat acres has
been presented to this
The level stick is then used. This fits city for park purposes, by J. Q. A.
the flat the long way, and makes a drill, Ward, of New York, in commemoration Los Angeles, Cal. There is a state
"
the bevel edge being greater than the of the hundredth anniversary of the law providing for the establishment of
depth of the pressboard. The seed is county. assessment districts for planting and
in these drills, which can be quite
sown
Cheyenne, Wyo. The earing for shade trees in streets and
dose together when the soil is lip:ht in landscape
"
department of the Union Paeifle divi-

sion highways. It has been on the statute
texture, covering lightly with soil and books for ten years, but the council,in
here has completed an addition to
repeatingthe pressingwith board. advertising for bids recently for converting
their greenhouse 10 x 75 feet,and has
One of tlie advantages in sowing all a certain highway into a tree-
purchased five acres of land for addi-
tional
seed at the same depth and in trans-
planting lined avenue, failed to receive a single
from rows is that the operator greenhouses and nursery.
one, the result of which has caused
can remove the seedling^ much more Pa8A3"bna, Cal. ^John Lewis
"
Childs, a great many of the nurserymen to
quickly. We would surest a trial of of Floral Park, N. Y., is reported to doubt its validity,and are seemingly
this device,the explanationbeing much have bought the C. A. Scharff Paradise fearful that they would not be able to
more difficult than the experiment Nursery tract of nine acres at South collect the assessment bonds in case
FRANas Canning. Pasadena, which will be laid out with they secured a contract.

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EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL DUTCH BULB OROWBRS* 90C1BTV* HAARLBH, HOLLAND, MARCH 17*11.
The exhibition blooms in pots dtjringthe Church. This trouble is not met with
Chrysanthemum* entire season. By following this so much when the plantsarc grown
method of culture a bloom of greater in benches, the roots having more dom.
free-
PLANTS FOR EXHIBITION BLOOMS. depth and size can be obtained, but it
entails closer attention, as any neglect In growing the plantsin pots during
The early propagatedstock intended will spell niin very qviickly. the entire season theymust be pottedon
for e^chibitiodcyt blooms should be The plantsneed wateringmore quentlyas Ihey requireit,receiving
fre- their final
pbtitcd In their permanent quarters a^s and qaitea number of varieties pottinginto 8-inch pots in good rich
soon as the space can be made ready start into bud just at this time,forming soil early in June. The roots being
for them. These early propagated a bud at every break. The onlyway confined in such a small spâceconsid- erable
plantsought to be at this time strong lo treat a plantwhich persists in doing trouble will be experienced from
healthystock in 3 or 4- inch pots and this is to keep the buds pinched off* suckers* which should tie removed as
the sooner they are planted in the a!lowing the plantto throw up a fresh fast as they appear, and the side shoots
benches after May 20, the better will growth from the bottom and as soon as regularly pinchedout. This is a much
be their chances of givinggood results. this growth gets to be three or four more expensiveway of growing bition
exhi-
The competitionis gettingmuch more inches high, ctit the old stem away. blooms than the bench method,
keen every year. New exhibitors are The new growth or sucker, as it is but as a means of getting a few extra
coming forward at all the principal usuallycalled, can then remain to bring line flowers to tone up collections, its
shows and the old hands are watching forth the bloom. This new growth adoptionon a small scale is worth considering.
every wrinkle to keep their heads above starts off rapidly and there is not any
water. Those enteringthe exhibition more trouble from it formingbuds be* One of the most importantthinp to
rattks, therefore,must be preparedto fore the proper time. A few of the very bear in mind when planting in benches
put ""'* *'^*îrwork lots of energy and best varieties can only be brought to so earlyis that of plentyof head room
w:i Many of the prominent their highestperfection by treating them for the growth of the plantsand the
eavL.,, jbitors grow their plantsfor this way, notablythe variety W. ft developmentof the blooms; the plant
274
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GARDENING. June
should be allowed eightto ten feet above and Mrs. Jerome Jones which, by the DUTCH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
the benches. Very few varieties will four inches is space enough for Ivory
At the April meeting; of the Dutch
so high, but a little extra air July planted does well with six inches
grow Horticultural and Botanical Societv, the
space between the flowers and the glass of space.
floral committee made awards as follows :
is better for them. Care should be taken A house with 6-foot walls will give
First-class certificates: W. C. Baron
to plant the varieties which attain ample room for a general assortment
van Boetselaer, Maartensd"[k, lor Odon-
if planted not earlier than June 15.
about the same heightof growth togeth-
er, toglossum Harryanum x crispum; H. C
dwarf kinds planted between Our experiencehas been that solid beds
as
the ground gives best results. The
Hacke, Baam, for Cypripedmm x Filia
those of taller growth cannot properly on
Putheys; C J. Kikhert, Haarlem, for
long hot summers too rapid dry-
ing
develop. The dwarf varieties can be cause
Lycaste Skinneri Johanna Smit
plantedby themselves in the space that out, and excessive watering impov- erishes Certificates of merit: A. M. C. v. d.
does not contain so much head room. the soil. Beds raised about
nine inches from the ground by the use
Elst,Dedemsvaart, for Primula (Poly- anthus)
Regarding the soil to use, it must be
borne in mind that layinga good foundation of brick,concrete or 2-inch cypress and
Velvet Queen; H. H. Hacke,
Baam, for Cypripedium Charles Can-
is the most important feature filled in with ample drainage material;
ham aurea, and Brasseo-LaeUa Mrs.
with any structure and it is with such as gravel, bats or cinders about
so Gratrix; A. C, Dihler, de for
these plants.They should be plantedin half the depth of the bed, and the remaining
Sterj,
Pteris Wimsetti x tremula; P. C van
filled with most any
a good rich soil,containingabout on^- space Tunhoven, Haarlem, for Ada aurantiaca
fourth well rotted cow manure, with a sweet earth,three parts to one of well Royal Prince; B. Ruys, Dedemsvaart,
After rotted cow will give good results.
good sprinklingof bone meal. manure, for Primula acaulis Pompadour.
the plantsare set, and before watering Of course, rotted sod is best,
Botanical certificate to C. de Lang^n,
but is not at all necessary to success.
them, the soil should be made as firm Amsterdam, for Odontoglosaum pul-
as possibleby treadingit down around Shading is not advisable at any time. chellum.
the plants. It is poor policyto over-
crowd
It encourages mealy bugs and aphides Honorable mention: A. M. C. v. d.
the plants to get m another row and forces soft growth.Frequent spraying Elst, Dedemsvaart, for Primula anthus)
(Poly-
and wide open ventilation with fall
where exhibition blooms are the^main Bruno; B. Ruys, Dedemsvaart,
objectin view. A space of nine inches sunlight is better than the unnatural for Bellis perennisAlice; E. de Langen,
in the rows and ten inches between the condition caused by shading. Healthy
Amsterdam, for Oncidium leucochtlum.
rows is none too much for them, and cuttings,late planting,and keeping the Cultural commendation to C. W. R-
benches of six inches in depth we find plantsclean, and on the jump from start Scholten,Amsterdam, for Cypripedium
to finish is best, and do not be disap-
pointed
to be about right C W. Johnson. punctatum.
if the flowers come ten days Silver medal to G. F. Hemerik, Lei-den,
late. They will be better for it.
SOUTHEftlf CHRTSAIfTHBHUM QUERIES for a collection of twelve astilbes in
F. P. Davis.
Ed. Gardening :"
four varieties; bronze medal to W. van
Kindly advise me how far apartelurys- Veen, Leiden, for collection of same.
anthemums should be planted. What The Exhibitions.
height of honaes is the most suitable LOS ANGELES, CAU
for growing themf How far ean the A flower show, or more properly
benehes be from the glassto adyantagef DUTCH BULB GROWERS' SOOETT.
speaking,an exhibition of sprays and
Mast the glassbe shaded in the south f We .
present herewith illustra-
tions some branches of many rare and standard
What is the best depthof benehf What showing the more prominent fea-tures flowering and foliageplants and shrubs,
soil is the most suitable? of the seventy-fifth annual bition
exhi- held in the Masonic
was Temple May
of the above society, which was 12 to 13. There was also a good variety
The space to be given each plant pends
de- held at Haarlem, Holland, last March. of pottedplantsand ferns. P. D. Barn-
on the date of planting, the The exhibition was a pêat success, the hart, formerly of Pittsburg,is to be
variety,and the number of blooms to quality of the exhibits being unsurpassed. credited with much unselfish work in
be grown to the plant. A bench of The visitors included the Queen originating, and enlistingthe trade in
several varieties housed in Jane would Mother of Holland and prominent rep- the display.
resentatives The object,as stated by
not go far wrong if spaced about of the trade from Belgium, him, being: "A time and place when
8x9 inches, and this would give Germany, England and France. The and where the flowers, fruit and foliage
room for two or three blooms to the exhibits of Ant. Roozen " Sons, C. G. of the trees, vines, shrubs and herbaceous
plant. For late planting, five or even Van Tubergen, Jr.,and E. H. Krelage " plants as they grow in this part
way, is in a class by itself with us. Sons were awarded gold medals. of the state, may be studied by the
BXHIBltXON OP THE ROYAL DUTCH BULB QROWBRS* SOCIETY, HAARLEM, HOLLAND. MARCH 17.ti.
(Gener4l view of the amAryllis display.)

scientist,the enthusiastic amateur and plantThe plant exhibited had been and floweringplants,embracing rhodo-
dendrons,
the commercial grower. Where those from
grown seed in one of the green-
houses gardenias. Baby Rambler
who wish to beautify the city lot,or of the Botanical Gardens. A roses, lilies,cannas, geraniums, be-
gonias,
the largertracts of the suburban home, Mexican opuntia,a flower with narrow crotons, deutzias, kentias,
may learn the names, the habits and petals,was also shown. It was said drachmas and variegatedrubbers. The
same concern showed fine collections of
carnations,cut flowers
tulips,narcissi,
from hardy shrubs, and a group of
rhododendrons in the center of a collec-
tion
of Nephrolepis elegantissima,N.
Scottii and Acliantum Croweanum.
Lager ti Hurrell staged a fine collection
of orchids, both cut and in plants.A
group in tiie class callingfor not more
than ten distinct species or varieties
without duplication was made with
Cattleya Skinneri, Cattleya Dowiana,
CattleyaMossiae,Cattleyagigas,Cattleya
Gaskelliana,Dendrobium infundibulum,
Dendrobium Thyrsiflorum,Vanda teres,
Oncidium speciosa and Oncidium
flexuosum.
The Julius Roehrs Company as
usual also made a very fine exhibit of
orchids. The group collection comprised
Phaius Marthae, Odontoglossum cris-
.
pum, Oncidium unguiculatum,Cattleya

Mossise, Lselia purpurata, Cypripedium
Rothschildianum, Miltonia vexillaria,
Epidendrum Randii, Acineta Barkeri,
and Phalaenopsisamabilis.
Siebrecht " Son, New Rochelle,N.
EXHIBITION OP DUTCH BULB GROWERS* SOCIETY. Y.,stageda good collection of cut hardy
flowers.
(MlBcellaneoui bulbous planta exhibited by C. O. Van Tubergen, Jr., Haarlem.)
MERLO PARK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETT
character of those things best suited to the plant had been taken from the The spring exhibition of the Menlo Park
Horticultural Socletyp held on May 6,
their tastes and locations," battlefield of Buena VisU, Mexico. The proved to be an unqualifiedsuoceas. This
While the collections were creditable,
Australian fadeless flower was also ex-
hibited. energetic society has in "
a few years
built up for itself an enviable position
the manner of displaying was ing.
disappoint- A lecture by S. W. Fletcher
with the flower loving public of this
Some time the trade here will of Cornell university, on "Sununer in state and all its shows have been most
surely take hold of such matters and
the Fruit Garden" was given and a liberally patronized. The main hall was
a perfect mass of cut blooms, there beinsf
carry them out with a more liberal hand
stereopticon used to illustrate it.
no potted or decorative plants admitted
in the way of installation and like details,
The exhibition was a good one, although to this exhibition. In the center of the
and then the publicwill respond. perhaps hardly approaching that haU were roses exclusively. J. Henry
The newspapers than lib-
eral
of the previois year. The of Meyer, John Hansen, gardener, won the
were more stagings first prize for the best collection of roses.
in the space and illustrations wild flowers and floweringshrubs were
they They were a fine lot and greatly admired.
gave the show. somewhat extensive, and embodied some C. w. Smith, Sidney Pay. gardener, won
first for hybrid perpetuais and also for
fine collections, violets in particular. The
hybrid teas. The exhibit of cut roses
New York Botanical Gardens made an by George Munn, head gardener to the
HORTICULTURAL SOOETT OF NEW YORK
exhibit of decorative plants and 8. B. Slade estate, was an admirable
The sixth annual meeting of the Hor-
ticultural Louis of one, as was the exhibit of Timothy kins.
Hop-
flowerinflf shrubs. Dupuy Hector McLaln, head gardener to
Societyof New York was held Whitestone,
N. showed four fine
Y., James L. Flood, won first for best vase
in the Museum building.Botanical Gar-
dens,
specimens of Crassula hybrida coccinea. of white, best pink and best red. They
Bronx park, on Wednesday, May The F. R. Pierson Company of Tar-
were among the most admired vases In
the show. The exhibits of flowering
10, and the annual exhibition in con-
junction
rytown, N. Y., had a group of foliage shrubs from the estate of W. H. Crocker
with the meetingwas continued
the followingday. The election of of-
ficers
resulted in the return of the old
board, as follows: President,James
Wood, Mount Kisco, N. Y.; vice-presi-
dents,
J. Crosby Brown, F. M. Hexa-
mer, G. T. Powell, Spencer Trask and
Samuel Thome; chairman of council,
N. L. Britton; secretary,Leonard ron,
Bar-
306 W. One Hundred and Forty-
ninth street. New York; treasurer, Fred
R.Newbold, Poughkeepsie,N. Y. George
C Nash and C. Dieterich were elected
members of the council, in the placesof
Peter Duff and P. J. Berckmans. cording
Ac-
to the secretary's report the
membership of the societywas 189,and
there was a balance of $710 in the treas-
ury.
A bulletin to be issued not less
than eight times a year would, it was
announced, contain the proceedings of
the society's meetings, and would be
mailed to members.
A new dracsena with green foliage,
named Americana, was presentedto the
notice of the members by Dr. N. L.
Britton. The plant is a native of Hon- duras,
and is said to be the only Ameri-
can
dracxna. It was stated to be a
rapidgrower, and of a nature which EXHIBITION OP DUTCH BULB GROWERS SOCIETY.
would commend it as a commercial (Dftrwin tulipsexhibited by E. H. Krelage " Sons, Haarlem.)
276 GARDENING. June /,
numerous, globular,dense umbels, yet

without signs of fading. P. officinalis,
P. vulgarisin variety, have been in full
bloom for weeks and are still forming
new promising buds.
A hybrid primula of recent introduc-
tion,
P. arctotis,I shall mention here.
The plant somewhat resembles an
auricula; the leaves are very compact,
flower stems short, stout, stocky and
bearingumbels so large
very floriferous,
and broad that the pretty foliageis al-most
hidden under a mass of flowers.
The plants come in all shades, from
creamy white through the lightertints
of yellow,to the deepest golden color,
many of them showing the ring mark-
ings
as seen in the auriculas in deeper
shades. We have flowered this primula
in the open border for three successive
seasons now and I do not hesitate in
the least to pronounce it a success in
every respect. It is not at all difficult
to handle in our climate, and even in
hot weather in a prolonged dry spellthe
foliagedoes not suffer,as do many of
the family,and none of these plantshad
EXHIBITION OP DUTCH BULB GROWERS' SOCIETY. at any time been treated to a watering.
(Hyacinths in pant, ten in each, exhibited by Ant. Boozen " Sons, Overveen.) They were simply planted out and kept
free from weeds. It blooms fully as
early as P. vulgarisand continues in
good form much longer than that
and Timothy Hopkins were amon|[ the The Flower Garden
most complete that have ever been shown species.
in the state. As usual, first prize weis
EUd-
Anemone Pulsatilla with its violet
awarded to W. H. Crocker, William
red, gardener, and second to Timothy blue, large, silky encased flowers is
side
In-
HERBACEOUS PLANT NOTES.
Hopkins, M. Carter, gardener. For still an attraction in the border. It
grown roses. Andrew McDonald ried
car-
all McDonald The past winter, although a long con-
tinued succeeds be^t in a dry open situation
off the prizes. Mr.
is head gardener to J. B. Coryell. His and severe one, was not very and should not be disturbed very often.
American Beauty. Bride and Bridesmaid
all in grand He showed
hard trying on herbaceous plants in
or A. nemorosa, the early wood anemone
were shape. a
grand lot of rhododendrons, which also our vicinity,for the plants were well ,
with its tripledivided pretty foliage, is
received first honors. There has been a protectedby an ample coveringof snow studded plentifully all over the patch
feeling that rhododendrons cannot be with large,generallypure white flowers
grown successfully here, but that idea
uninterruptedby the alternate freezing
ought surely be expelled by Au Donald's
Mc- and thawing so disastrous to plant life of gêat lastingquality. The flowers
results. He also won first for in the herbaceous border. Even among go to sleep in the evening,expanding
the best table bouquet. George Munn
the more tender specieslittle suffering anew as soon as daylight appears. There
was awarded first for pansies and iam
Will-
Kettlewell second. was noticed. Young plantsof acanthus, is a beautiful double variety of the
One of the most admired and complete which usuallyneed careful protection to white form with still more remarkable
exhibits in the hall was the show of an-nuals jured.
unin- in a
and herbaceous plants by William preserve the crowns, came out lastingqualities.Both succeed
Kettlewell. head gardener to George K, The lavendulas and caryo- slightlyshaded situation.
Pope of Bnrlingame. All the old-fash-
ioned pterisbarelylost the tipsof last year's Adonis Sibirica,that large golden
and new and rare plant's were cluded
in-
growth, and a number of plants of beauty,has been in flower more than a
in this collection, which was
awarded the first premium. Mr. well
Kettle- Senecio pulcher, which were left out month and is stillperfect, though when
also received first for his collection accidentally, coming up sound and
are the warm weather sets in the petals
of peonies. The exhibit of sweet peas
from George Munn's and C. W. Smith's quite strong now. may not adhere much longer to the
estates were very beautiful. All the But the cool weather during April disk.
newer varieties were shown. Mr. Smith has retarded and prolonged the flowering Megaseas have kept their handsome,
was awarded first and George Munn ond
sec-
prize. M. Carter, head gardener to season of the earlier bloomers for large,leatheryfoliageunusually^perfect
Timothy Hopkins, received first for a days, or even weeks in some cases, so this winter and keep on sending out
collection of fine sweet peas. Probably that now in the middle of May many about as many flower stems as they did
the finest novelty in the line of sweet
peas shown was the seedling raised by of these are only at their best,while a month ago or more. The various
David V. TutUe. It is the most ing
pleas- ordinarily at this time they are on the shades of pink or rose, and the immense
shade of pink. The Judges awarded decline or perhaps entirelypast, as the clusters in connection with the glossy
it a certificate of merit.
In the annex were shown table decora-
tions. earlier primulas,which are still in fine foliageare decidedly attractive and
The table decoration P. denticulata shows its
executed by condition. showy at this time of year.
Andrew McDonald, gardener to J. B.
Coryell, was a magnificent affair and
probably was the most admired feature
of the show. It consisted of Cocos Wed-
delliana and Farleyense ferns and a grand
lot of cattleyas. This decoration ceived
re-
first premium. There were also
splendid exhibits of clematis by Mrs. E.
Mitten, pelargoniums by Timothy kins,
Hop-
and Spanish iris by George A. Pope
and Timothy Hopkins. Frank Mills
showed at the rear of the main hall some
multifiorum which received first
Sande was awarded first for carnations.
The management of the exhibit was
ably executed by President Sidney Clack.
Mr. Clack has no equal as a director of
exhibits and the society is to be ulated
congrat-
upon having the benefit of his
wide experience. In the evening a splendid
concert was given, which was lowed
fol-
by an informal affair. At the concert,
which took place in the large concert
hall, standing room was at a premium.
The splendid success of the evening
affair was due to the untiring efforts
of Robert B. Rathbone. The substantial
sum realized by the society from the
show goes to swell the treasury of the BXHIBITION OP DUTCH BULB -GROWERS' SOCIETY.
society and for premiums for the annual
fall exhibition. (Specialbftll for hyacinths.)
t0os. " . " GARDENING. 277
Orobus vernus is a beautiful spring

flowering plant, forming a compact,
well shaped round bush twelve or fifteen
inches high,plentifully hung with many
flowered axillarynodding clusters of a
pleasing mixture of blue and purple
flowers with reddish veins. It is an old
deservingplant but not commonly met
with.
Caltha palustris monstrosa-pleno
showed the first globular, golden yellow
flowers during the first week in April
and is now perhaps at its best. A moist
spot in the border is perhaps most suitable
for this plant,but a half shaded
position in ordinary garden soil will
answer as well.
Erica carnea is but little grown,
though when once fairlyestablished it
is there forever and blooms abundantly
from the time the snow leaves the
ground until June. The buds form on
the upper part of the new growth in
autumn and are never hurt b^ the frost.
Some of the pretty reddish pink flowers
may even open out mild spell
during a
in midwinter and be snowed
under, but
come out bright and again as
sound
soon as the coveringof
snow disappears.
There is also a white form equallygood.
Epimediums are dainty plants with
delicate graceful foliageinterspersed
with curiouslyshaped,most attractive
flowers,variouslycolored as to species
or variety. Their flowering time is
earlyspring, but they are still in per-
fection.
Aubrietia deltoidea is seen at its best

during tlie month of May, though usually
beginning to bloom early in April.

The plants are a perfectmass of flowers
at present^ carpet-like sheets of color
coveringthe ground completely. Varie- ties
differ in color and shades from pale
lilac to. deepest purple and blue, also
various shades of rose to crimson pink.
The aubrietias succeed in any ground
but prefer a sunny open situation and
do best when left alone for years. We
have several patcheswhich were not dis-
turbed
in any way for at least twenty
years, and these patches originatjcd from
a small singleplant,covering now eral
sev-
yards with a dense, even, unbroken
mat K.
Rochester, N. Y.
A SUCCESSFUL LAWN VASE.

The conventional urn or lawn
vase is
rarelya success. What ought to be an
attractive feature is often a defect upon A SUCCESSFUL LAWN VASE.
well-keptgrounds. The reasons for this

are fourfold : Plants in a metallic receptacle
instance it was convenient to utilize the blooming,dwarf, yellow variety.A fine
are apt to suffer from overheating
stub of a maple tree. This supports a caladium solemnly waves its massive
of the roots and improper drainage.The
former difficulty might be avoided by
section of a lard barrel. Such barrels leaves between delicate pompon dahlias,
selectinga shady location and plants can be bought of any grocer for 75 which are highly effective among the
cents. They are heavily stayed with red canna leaves. A footnote of yellow
which thrive best therein.
bark-covered hoops. With the head placed
re- and red coleus completes a luxuriant
Overcrowding is another cause of
and the barrel sawed a couple of picture. W..
failure, and a fourth mistake is in the
mches above the hoops we have two fine
selection of inharmonious colors. Grant-
ed
tubs. Holes bored in the bottom, near NOTES ON AQUATICS.
that "tastes differ" there can be no
the edge, insure good drainage.
excuse for filling an urn with salmon Water liliesare among the easiest to
pink geraniums and flamingnas- The entire structure
is covered with
or rose turtiums. care for of all flowers, being almost free
Another instance of "harmony Ampelopsis quinquefolia growing around from disease and requiringno tion.
cultiva-
not understood'* combination of the base of the stump, which is trained to the
was a They commend themselves
crimson petuniasand scarlet geraniums. and pruned to its present outline, and and specialist.
amateur They are most
Equallyhideous color schemes constantly allowed to re-drapeitself with its own attractive flowers, possessing a charm
greet the critical eye. rich foliage.An inch or two of refur that appealsto everyone. As orchids are
Ruistic work is rarelyout of place from coal siftingsin the bottom prevents ereenhouse
"
among plants,so are water
not the fussy shallow baskets peeledand the earth from clogging the vents for lilies among garden flowers. No class
varnished, which savor of the grotesque superfluouswater. Given a rich soil and of plants possesses such diversityof
-^butsomething simple and serviceable, plenty of water with careful selection color, includingred, white,blue, yellow
like the structure which holds the mag- and arrangement of plants and nature
nificent and intermediate shades, and all varie-
ties
growth shown in the illustra-
tion. does the rest. are very frag^rant.Some are day-
A forked branch of a tree is the A dark-leaved canna stretches itself in blooming and some are night-blooming,
more artisticstandard,but in the present the air,flanked on either side by a free- but all have their flowers open in the
278 GARDENING. June
either in the flower beds or when they
are again requiredfor the embellishment
of the plant houses.
There are few establishments where
the accommodation for those plants
which are ultimatelyto be relegatedto
the flower beds and borders is unlimited.
Thus it is from the fact of having the
houses crowded up with bedding plants
during the earlyspring months that the
average gardener is at his wif s end to
know what to do whereby he may vide
pro-
additional space for other batches
of plantswhich arerequiredfor furnish-
ing
the houses later periods of the
at
year. The only and last resort is to
unceremoniously rush the things to the
open, more often than not heedless of
the late conditions under which they
have been growing. This sudden change
of exposing plantsto the full effects of
the outside elements proves most ful
harm-
and should at all times be avoided.
Whether they be of the commonest kind,
they undoubtedly receive a check, the
evil effectsof which are often seen
throughout the summer months.
BXHIBITION OP THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OP NEW YORK.
The transference of plantsunder glass
into the open air needs much thought,
fore-
(Exhibitedby Lager " Hunell, Summit, N. J."See page 875.) and the cultivator should be
guided by his knowledge in relation to
shade and moisture of those particular
forenoon and on cloudy cool days the purpurata, N. James Brydon, N. plants which he has under his charge.
longer. Wm. Falconer,N. Marliacea rubra-punc-
keri
night flowers stay open much The safest mode of procedure, and
The flowers open and close for three or tata, and N. Robinsoni. which will entail no after ill effects, is
four days in succession and then sink In planting water lilyroots, remove to gradually render the atmospheric
beneath the water, so there is no dead the soil to a depth of two to three inches conditions of the houses so far as is practicable
flower visible as on garden plants. according to size of plant,place the similar to the conditions of the
There are two speciesof water lilies, root in the excavation horizontally(not open air. With this end in view, the
classed as hardy and tender. The hardy set up endwise) and cover gently but
ventilators of the houses should be
varietymay be planted as early in the firmly with mud. thrown wide open day and night for at
spring as one can comfortably wade in George Schwing. least a week before the plants are
the water. Planting can, however, be moved wholly to the open. In respect
delayed until late m August These to those plantsreceivingthe protection
HARDENING OFF OP PLANTS,
late plants bloom very littlebut estab-
lish of frames, the lights may be subse-
quently
themselves for another year. The In attemptingto touch briefly on this entirelyremoved. By following
depth to plant lilies depends on the most necessary and important adjunct this method of graduallyinuring plants
size. Better plant too shallow than too toward successful gardening,I am fullv
to full exposure, many of the com-plaints
deep. Eighteen inches is sufficient for cognizantof the many difficultieswhich relatingto stunted growth and
small varieties,but the large varieties, beset gardeners at this season of the sicklyappearance may be obviated.
such as Nymphaea alba, N. candidis- year, says a correspondent of the dening
Gar- Another point to bear in mind when
sima, N. odorata, N. Marliacea and N. World, and as a sequence of removing certain phints to the open air
tuberosa, should be planted in two and which they are prevented from giving is that care should be exercised that
one-half to three and one-half feet of that careful attention to the hardening they are not placed in the full blaze of
water. The soil should be at least one off of plants in general which is most the sun and the teeth of the wind, as
foot deep and composed one-half of essential to insure their future success over-exposure at the outset, when the
good soil and one-half of well rotted
manure. Green manure should not be
used, as it stagnates the water and often
injures the plants. Sand may be spread
on the soil to keep the water clear,but
is of no service to the lilies. Still
warm water, sunshine (especiallythe
morning sun) and rich soil are required.
If such conditions prevailthere will be
no failure.
The tender varieties should not be
planted until the first week in June in
the latitude of Chicago. They should
never be planted in deeper water than
eightto ten inches, so the roots get the
full warmth of the sun. Some of the
best tender varieties are the three
Zanzibariensis varieties, Nymphaea
{gracilis, N. cxrulea,N. Devoniensis, N.
dentata, N. O'Marana and N. Geo. flus-ter.
For growing water liliesin tubs the
first three above are the best tender
varieties. The best hardy varieties for
growing in tubs are N. odorata minor,
the N. pyâea and Laydekeri varieties.
The best hardy varieties for growing in
ponds and slow running streams are N.
odorata, N. Marliacea and N. alba can-
didissima. The best two yellow hardy
water lilies are N. odorata sulphurea
BXHIBITION OP THB HORTICULTURAL 80CIBTV OP NBW YORK.
and N. Marliacea chromatella. Among
the best dark red shades are N. Layde- (Orchids exhibited by Juliui RoehTi, R"th"rford,N. J." See page t78.)
28b GARDENING. June /,
BRITISHTRAra TOPICS. and author. The blooms are of a rich follows: Amos Perry, crimson; Aunt
A. F. Dutton, of Iver,Bucks, who in velvety crimson tint,shaded with ma-
roon, Chloe, deep purplish-black;Britannia,
recent years liascome to the "ltontas a
and they are a splendidexhibition salmon-pink,shaded apricot; Countess
carnation jgrOwer, has lately variety. of Lonsdale,salmon tinted carmine; Ef-
fective,
obtained an
award of merit fropn the Royal Horti-
cultural Some interest is being taken in amber, with rose center; Eva,
pure white; Floradora, wine crimson;
Societyfor H;ark)warden,which trade circles by the announcement that
covered Mary Service,pinkish heliotrope;
Mrs.
is included in his exterîve
stock. Mr. H. D. Ladds, of Swanley, Kent, has dis-
H. L. Brousson, yellow, shaded with
Dutton does not believeûihaving a big a remedy for the cucumber spot
salmon ; Prince of Yellows, rich yellow;
listof varieties to confuse^jntendingpur- disease,which has hitherto caused a seri-
Spitfire,bright scarlet, and Spotless
Queen, pure white. Arrangements are
being made for the society's herb show.
Orchidists are interested in the announcement
of the re-discovery of Cypri-
pedium Fairieanum. In 1857 it was ly
fair-
common in this country, but has since
become scarce. Recentlythere was only
one small plant in the collection of Sir
Trevor Lawrence, of Bedford, and on
the continent there are four littlepieces
at the Jardin de Luxembourg. For many
years past Messrs. Sander,of St. Albans,
have had an advertisement in the Anglo-
Indian papers offering "1,000 for a
healthyimportation. It is now announced
that Messrs. Sander's enterprise has
been rewarded,although it is not expected
that any plantswill arrive before autumn.
An importantauction sale of rare dup-

licate
orchids has been conducted by
Protheroe " Morris, on behalf of Will-
iam
BXHIBITION OP THB HORTICULTURAL 80CIBTY OP NEW YORK. Thompson, the owner of the Walton
(Rhododendrons, Nephrolepii Pienoni elegantisslmA,N.^^êbttli,
N. Weitoni And Adlantum Grange collection. The highestpricewas
obtained for an Odontoglossum crispum
(Croweanum exhibited by i^vY. R. Plenon Company',Tarrytown, N. Y." Sm page S75.)
Luciani,for which 360 guineaswere paid.
Odontoglossum crispum Thompson-
ianum realized 270 guineas,and the same
chaser^ Among the carnations he fines
con- ous havoc in the large market nurseries,
pricewas paid for Odontoglossum macu-
himself to twenty sorts, which, siq IB9A9J o) u93fBp3pun seq sppe^ J}^ latum, while Odontoglossum crispum
after trial have been found to be the secret on payment of "1.000,and an ef- fortLinden! made
.
240 guineas and Odonto-

glossum
freest in the non-burstingcalyx, long is being made to secure a guarantee
crispum Solum 220 guineas.
stems and fragrantperfumes. He siders
con- fund for this amount among the grow-
ers.
Enchantress is It was only to be expected that the
to be the best carnation Mr. Head, a Worthing grower,
of recent introduction. He also American carnation Flamingo, would
making a similar claim,although he is
Governor moderate in his chargefor the take its place among the other leading
grows large numbers of more
Fair lost varieties from the United States which
Roosevelt, Maid, Alpine Glow, recipe. Growers who have hitherto
have gained favor at our shows. brose
Am-
Floriana,Mrs. T. W. Lawson, Flamingo, thousands of pounds, owing to the disease,
" Sons, of Cheshunt, have lately
Mrs|. Theodore Roosevelt,Melba, Nelson will not begrudge paying Mr.
Fisher,J.H. Crane, Harlowarden, Harry Ladds the suggestedamount if they can secured a certificate from the Royal
Botanic Societyand an award of merit
Fenn, Adonis, Gloriana, Mrs. M. A. secure an effectual remedy.
Patten, Lilian Pond, The Belle,Lady The National Dahlia Society has issued from the Royal Horticultural Society
Bountiful and Norway. revised selection of the twelve for this variety.
a
The action brought by Ambrose " varieties of that flower which are found The annual report has justbeen issued
Son, nurserymen of Cheshunt, against especiallyuseful on account of their of the Market Gardeners' and Nursery-
men's
the Great Eastern Railway Company,to good habit and stiff stem. They are as Association,which has been in
which reference has been made m these
columns, is now concluded. The claim
was for "50 for damages sustained to
two consignments of grapes sent to the
firm by Lord Hastings. The fruit was
so badlydamaged that the plaintiffs were
unable,as intended,to displayit to advantage
at shows at Chiswick, Cam- bridge
and Ware. As the firm had
bought the whole stock for distribution,
it was
loss had
contended
been
that a serious financial
sustained. The judge "m
gave, a verdict for Messrs. Ambrose for
"15 and costs for the second consignment,
holding that they were not the
actual owners of the stock when the first
lot was sent.
In the raising of new roses there is apparently
no limit. William Paul " Son,
of Waltham Cross, have brought out a
new tea rose named Warrior. It re-
sembles
The
Papa Gontier,one of its parents.
delicate cherry-carmine
slightlyedged with a silver tint The
blooms arc \f"**;"-,
rose has a long stem and apparentlya
good constitution. Alexander Dickson
" Sons, of Belfast, who have enriched
the rose garden with so many welcome
introductions, have introduced a new
hybrid tea rose named after the Rev. BXHIBITION OP THB HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OP NEW YORK.
David R. Williamson, a Scotch minister (Misoellaneous plants exhibited by the F. R. Pienou Coiopany, Tnrrytown, N. Y." ê" pag" S75)
/pOJ, GARDENING. aSi
exiiteiicain London since 1825. The

accumulated funds exceed "4,000. A
targeamoiint of useful work in the in*
Icrests of the trade has been accrnn-
|"1t5hed danng the year, besides granting
fên"ions in necessitous cases.
Sutton " Sons, of Reading,have a
new strainof cinerarias,which are likely
to be very popular. The blooms arc com-
pact,
of good size and substance,with
the pleasing tintsof light and dark blue,
carmine,pinkand crimson.
W* Ma tiger " Sons, of Brookdale
Nurse rieSjGuernsey,have raised a new
daffodil which has been named L'Avenir.
It is a largebloom of the Horsfieldiitype
with a bold trumpet and perianth of pale
cream.
CHICAGO PAEK NOTES.

WASHINGTON ANU JACKSON PABKS.
The lilacs arc in fine shape just now

at Washington and Jacksonparks. In
the former Schwedier's maple with its
brightfoliage is very showy. The beds
in front of the conservatory are being
cleared for the summer stock. Pansles
arc already out and the plantsarc very
vilEorons, though so far they show no
bloom. These plants are from seed
sown in January and Superintendent
Kanst claims that theyare sturdier than
plantscarried through the winter, and
tiiat with care they wilt bloom the
greater part of the summer.
The lawns throughoutthese parksare
in tnt condition^ especially where they
have been manured. The roses in both
have stood throughthe winter very satisfactorily
and give every promise of
abundant bloom next month.
A German preparation of an oilychar-
acter
is being tried on the roads to
keep down the dust. White eflfcctive,
the odor is very disagreeable and it has
not yet been decided as to whether its
use will be continued.
The strain of calceolarias grown by
Mr, Kanst, now at its best in the Wash-
ington
park conservatory, is a very fine
one, showing a great wealth of variety
in e3fcellent colors.
In patching the lawns dormant sod is
used here with much success.
BENARY 'S NSW 3TQCK BEAUTY OF NICE.
UNCOLN PARK*
Chief Gardener Frey has had an ex-

cellent
displayof tulips at Lincoln park

this season. The principal varieties about two weeks. He has largestocks Anita and at the embareadero on the
were La Reine, Coleur Cardinal, of geraniums, nasturtiums and begonias, Yiga etinal, before daylight, with their
fown
ing of the Yellows, Keizerskroon, to be used in display work about Junei. canoea laden with flower^^ and every^
Joost van Vondcl,CottageMaid, Rose Indoors he has been showing a targe thing that could be decorated was
Grisdeliti and Vermillion Brilliant. In lot of fine azaleas and calceolarias. In adorned by the artistic flower girls, 01
the conservatory there has been a fine his orchid collection there are choice late years an attempt has been made ta
display of see;dling cinerarias from blooms on plantsof Phaius Wallichii,have partof tho celebratiou in the Ala-
crosses of C. stellata and C hybrtda. CattleyaMossfas,C Mendelii, C. War- naoda, but it bas never been a great buc-
Some of these forms are very attractive neri, C Harrisoniae, and C* Skinneri. eesa, all the fun being on the celebrated
and are likely to be heard of later A can ah As a rule the festival is over
HaMBOLDT PARK. but Santa Anita is usuallya
nice displayof orchids includes a good by nootu
and pansies scene of revelryuntil nightf all* Mex-
ico
specimenof CattleyaSkinneri and there In Humboldt park tulips "
is a nice assortment of amaryills, have been used for outdoor display. Herald.
Heuchera sanguinea in varietyisfound Superintendent Max Kleppinhas ready
all odds the
very useful in pots, but by for planting out about May 21 an excel-
lent BABY RAMBLEK AT PHILADELPHIA.
most desirable pot novelty we have seen stock of geraniumsin about a dozen The Baby Rambler rose is making a
for some lime is the stock,Beauty of varieties. Indoors,many ant huriums are
great hit. All the plantsof any size
Nice" sent out by Benary of Erfurt, a shown in excellent shape and many fine are sold and there is a great demand
year or two aô, and jiidginflr from the orchids. Three specimensof Magnolia for the
4-inchstockywhich growers are
specimensseen here, this will undoubl* Soulartgeanain full bloom are very loth to part with as lhe"' want to grow
edly prove a most useful plantfor florists attractive outdoors.
them on for next season. W. K. Harris
and for decorativework generally* had a standard Baby Rambler made up
Sec the illustrationherewith. of a number of shoots budded on a
AZTEC FLOWER FESTIVAL. Crimson Rambler.
GAEFIEU) PARK. It bloomed bcauli-
Sitperintendent John Sili at Garfield The old Aztec festival, the feast of fullyand made a very showy and strik-
ing
park,does not intend to do much bed- flowers,was held this year op AprilH, plant. If this form will stand our
ditiguntil after Decoration day, as cold the Friday before Oood Friday^ On that hot summers, what a good show they
weather late in May is often disastrous. occftsioiithe iohabituuls of the neigh- wilt make oh a lawn or plantedat
His verbenas will be ready to plantin borlag towa began to arrive at Saata intervals along a carriage drive.
a8a GARDENING. June /,
leaves bright-coloredthe year The Gardeners' Club.
eARDENINS around.
grape
arc
The
day is
probable date for Oregon
July 12.
Dk. M. C. Cook, the well known
PUBLUmD
UNPRODUCTIVE GRAPE VUIES.
THS IBT AXD IOTH OV BACS XOITTB
European msnologist,in a recent issue
BY
of the Gardeners' Chronicle,states that Ed. Gardeninq:"
THE GARDENING COMPANY, there is grave reason for the betteftfiat I would like to know what ails the
CHICAGa is possiblethrough the vines in my cold grapery. They grow
Monon Bmldinfi:, rust pr"9agatk"n
germmattng seed of the host plant.This luxuriantly during the summer and
Subaoripllon|"rioe" IB.00 a Y"ar 34 Komben. "
is a laatter of especial importanceto our when the leaves fall in the autumn they
Advertiiingratei on mpplioation. seedsmen and seed growers and should have large plump buds. In the spring
Entered at Chicago poitoffloe as leooDdt^klasi have the earnest attention of our seed they break very weak and have few clusters
matter. Copyright,ItfOft,
by The Gardening Co. experts. of bloom. In the same house I
winter pansi^ and other tender plants
10 ina GsffwanlnQ
in frames and smoke the house oughly
thor-
SOCIETT OF AMfiRICAIf FLOKISTS. with tobacco stems about three
OAKDBBiiia ifl KoUaa up for its readers and in
New times during the winter. In the spring
cheir interest,and it bonooves you, one and all,to The England Passenger Asso-
ciation
make it interesting.If it does not exactiv suit has authorized a rate of one and the vines bleed where they have been
your oase, pleasewrite and tell us what you leant pruned in the fall.
It is our desire to help yon* one-third fare on certificate plan, in
H. T.
Ask abt Quxstiokb you please about plants, co-operationwith rate announced by
flowers,fruits, vegotaSlesor other practical Truak Line Association,for persons I should imagine, from the meagre
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in the S. A. F. convention description given by "H. T." of his cold
them.
attending at
answering that the vines are imperfectly
Sbiid us Notbs of yoor eipedtoce in gardening
Washington, D. C, August 15-18,1903. grapery,
in any line; tell us of your successes thnt others CONVENTION TRANSPORTATION. ripened when pruned, and probiabl^ the
may be enlightened and encouraged, and of your
The Tcunk Line Association Ias made
roots have penetrated cold unsuitable
failures,perhaps we can help you. soil. I would advise "H. T." to ripen his
Srao us Phovographb ob Sretobbs of the usual reduced rate to the Washing-
ton
your crop as earlyas practicable and so give
flowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegetables, conveution of one and one-third fare
or horticultural appliances that we isay have as long a ripeningseason as possiblefor
for the round trip. The Trunk Line
them engraved for Oabdbnibo. the canes, and topdress the border with
Association territory includes the states
of New York, Pennsylvania,New sey,
Jer- ^-inchbones and a good quantityof old
CONTENTS. lime mortar taken from some old torn
Maryland, West Virguiiaand a portion down building, carefully forkingit in, in
Chrvsanthemums 178 of Virginia. Following the grant-
"Plants for exhibition bl6oms 278
ing order to attract the roots to the surface
"Southern ohry santhemam S74 of this concession by the Trunk Line
queries of the border, where they will receive
Exhibitions 874 Association,applicationhas been made warmth and air. If the border is an out-
side
Duteh Bulb Growers Society(iUus.) 274
to the New England, Central,South-
eastern,
"
"Los Angeles, Cal 874 one, cover in winter with a good

"Horticultural Southwestern and Western
Societyof New York (illus.).. .875
depth of well rotted stable manure, ing
add-
" Menlo Park Horticultural Society 975 Passenger Associations for a similar
The flower garden 276 shutters or boards to cast off the
reduction. As soon as action has been
"Herbaceous plant notes 978 winter's rains and snow. John Ash.
"A successful lawn vase (illus.) 277 taken by these associations,due
"Notes on aquatics ......277 announcement will be made accordingly.
-Hardening off of slants 878
"
Meconopsis intogrtfolla (illus.) 879 Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y. NOTES OF NEWPORT, R. L
California lawns 279
^
Chicago park notes. ....861 Secretary David Mcintosh, of the
Benary's new stock Beauty of Nice (iUus.) 281
Baby Rambler at Philadelphia 281
TO STUDY PLANT DISEASES. Newport Horticultural Society,has cently
re-
received from Miss Alice Ketel-
Societyof American Florists 288
The gardeners'club 282 Berkeley,Cal. A laboratoryand ex-
" periment
tas of New York and Newport a very
"Unproductive grapevines 282 station for the study of plant
"Morris county gardeners 888
"
massive silver cup made by Tiffany,
diseases is to be established at once in
Lewis *t Clark exposition (illus ) 2K8 which she offers to the society as a
Orchids at Newport 284 southern California through financial specialprize for the June show at the
Shading und putty 284 support furnished by the state that the casino. Miss Keteltas stated
Kansas City flower show 285 Newport
work may be undertaken by the Uni-
versity in
her letter,accompanying the cup,
of California, as a part of the that she wished to offer it to develop
Tbb Lewis and Clark Exposition is activities of its department of agriculture. ideas in
original gateway decorations,
scheduled to open June i. and it will be usedfor that purpose.
In accordance with the terms of the
and rebuildingplans should
BuHLDiNG This coming season will be a great
legislationthe commission invites pro-
posals
be completed without delay.
of land, and the regents invite year for the cactus dahlia here. Never
before has the interest been so intense
An English grower says that Adian- suggestionsas to the work to be taken.
under-
and the collection so complete as now.
tum elegans is much superior to A.
cuneatum for cutting. Proposalsin regard to both these mat-
ters
Some elegantflowers will be seen here
this summer.
should be filed on or before July i
The first shipment of cantaloupes with the secretary of the State Patho-
logical John Urquhart, head gardener to R.
arrived in Qiicago May 22 from the
Station Commission, V. H. Hen-
derson, L. Beekman, at Lands End, made a trip
Coachella valley,Cal.
Berkeley,Cal. to Boston this past week to select
Beauty of Nice, Benary's new stock, nursery stock.
is fine for cuttingand for pots. The Richard Gardner, head gardener to J.
TRUCK VIA ELECTRIC RAILWAY. has in
flowers come sixty to seventy-five
per J. Van Alen, at Wakehurst,
cent double and are of a good, light All day the gardeners at La Habre, bloom very choice orchids in the best
pink shade. varieties.
Whittier,Signal Hill,Gardena, Sher-man,
Glendale and intermediate places Arbor day was observed here May la.
for lawns and cemeteries,
Vases when
are pickingtheir berries,beans and peas Tree planting was quite general about
should
filled, be kept in an airy green-
house the city.
and preparingtheir celery,lettuce,cab-
bage,
for a few days,or until the plants
etc, and in the evening at a stated
are well settled in the new soil,and hour they haul it to the nearest road
carefullywatered. MORRIS COUNTY GARDENERS.
crossingand load it on a neatlypainted
The Juvenile Floral Club of Mem-
phis, electric coach, called a freight car. The Morris County Gardeners' and
Tenn., according to the Scimitar hour it is landed fresh and Within an Florists* Society held its regular meeting
the Central market, delivered crisp at May 10. On call of President
of that city, was inaugurated some
to the commission dealer, the produce Heeremans several members came
weeks ago and has resulted in 1,500 ad-
ditional wp
flower gardens for the city. dealer and to Chinamen, who distribute with exhibits in both plants and flowers.
This is a long step in the rightdirection. it, to the hotels and to the homes of President Heeremans staged a
every resident of Los Angeles all in time dozen magnificentspecitnensof calceolaria
The Oregon grape, the state flower, for dinner, within twenty-four hours grown in 6 and 8-inch pots. The
is to have a specialday at the Lewis from the garden twenty-five miles away. committee on exhibits gave certificates
and Clark exposition. The grape is a This is a luxury not fullyappreciated, of merit. By request of members ent
pres-
vine with a leaf somewhat like the ivy because it is not understood. Johnson "
Mr. Heeremans promised to read a
common in the east; except that the " Musser's Bulletin, Los Angeles,Cal. paper on their culture at our next meet-
igo5. GARDENING. a83
ing. A vase of carnations in variety

from R. Vince was remarkably good for
this time of the year and received tural
cul-
commendation. Well done speci-
mens
of begonia and variegated
hydrangea shown by Mr. Mulmichall,
gardener to C. A. Work, received tural
cul-
commendation. A vase of mixed
chrysanthemum blooms, something odd
for this time of the year, was put up by
C H. Totty. Baby Rambler in bloom
from John Fraser, gardener for Gus-
tav E. Kissell,were shown in fine form.
Qucas " Boddington Company sent
by specialmessenger sixteen varietiesof
hardy herbaceous perennials in bloom.
They were interesting and instructive,
justthe thing that the floristson private
estates need at this season of the year.
Robert M. Schultze and Andrew Mc-
Kendry were elected members and Har-
ry
Green, David Pierson and William
McCoy were proposed for membership.
The tenth annual flower show will be
held in the assembly rooms, Madison, BUR BANK'S HOME AT SANTA ROSA, CAL.
N. J., October 26 and 27 next pects
Pros-
look bright. The schedule is now
in press and can be secured later on
from E. Reagan, secretary, Morristown, ground and weep bitterlybecause he which have made his name famous
N. J. E. R- could not find that for which he horticulturists,and,
among more
searched. And the traveler would prob-
ably recently,well-known to many people
have been greatly surprised, he i f who could not tell barley from wheat
LEWIS AUB CLARK fiXPOSniON. had asked, to find that what the boy except by the taste. And the best part
EXHIBIT.
was searching for was not a stray of it all is,that everything this mar-
velous
BUBBAITK TO
they
penny, or a long-cherished Barlow man produces must be of prac-
tical
Weeds are weeds because are
jostled, crowded, cropped, trampled on, knife, but the pod from one of the value before he considers it
scorched by fierce heat, starved, or perhaps potato vines. worthy of being given to the world.
suffering with cold, wet feet, tor-
mented Thousands of plants are yearly de-
stroyed
After several days' seareh Lnt{ier
by insect pests, or lack of nour- ishing
because his labors to improve
food or sunshine. There is not a Bnrbank found the potato pod. It was
alive which will not, sooner them have proved vain.
weed or a pod from the then famous Early Rose
later, respond liberally to good cultivation
Potato pods are not eommon. Luther Burbank has been conducting
come
and persistent
when the
selection.
earth
A day
will be
will
formed,
trans-
gDtato.
urbank had read that they were very his plant-breedingfarm in California
when man shall offer his rare on the Early Rose vines. Ftom the now for thirty years. His fame has
brother man not bullets nor bayonets,
but one he found, he planted the seeds,and spread until every marketable product
ricber grains, better fruits, fairer
flowers. one of the seeds produced a potato he produces is now eagerly sought for
L*UTHBR BURBANK'S PHTL080PHT. which has since been famous the
as by gardeners and horticulturists. Yet
If one had chanced to be walking Burbank potato. The boy sold the the cost of conducting his farm is every
along a country road in Massaehusetts potato to a New England seed merchant, year more than the revenue, and the
some forty years ago, he might have and went west, locating at inventor may die poor. Andrew
seen a small, slight lad searching for Sebastopol, Cal., about seven miles Carnegie has recentlycome to his assist-
ance
something in a potato patch. If he had from Santa Rosa. On his farm there by providing $10,000 a year for
stopped to watch, he would have seen he has grown a cactus that has no ten years to enable him to
carry on his
the boy throw himself down on the thorns and many other strangeproducts experiments on a larger scale.
Burbank is described as a man of
quiet,unassuming ways, who is anxious
to live his own life and do his own work
without the interference of the curious.
He lives simply, in a vine-covered tage,
cot-
and is regarded by his ignorant
neighbors as a harmless idiot. While
still in the prime of life,he is thin
almost to emaciation, and his white
hair gives him an appearance almost
of venerability.He has no laboratory,
no workshop, no scientific instruments,
no assistants. All there is at Sebasto-
pol
is the earth and the man, but the
earth and the man have produced mar-vels
that are attractingpeople from far
and near. In order to discourage the
merely curious,who formerly took up
a great deal of his time, Mr. Burbank
now charges interviewers $10 an hour.
Luther Burbank will, for the first
time, make a complete exhibit of his
strange plant products, at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition. The exhibit will
contain all of the more famous ucts,
prod-
and is sure to be found of unusual
interest. It will be one of the most
noteworthy attractions of the western
world's fair,which will have, besides,
many other things well worth making
THORNLESS CACTUS.
the overland trip to see.
BURBANK'S
weight about 908 pounds.) W. E. Brindlet.

(This duster
284 GARDENING. June /,
ly turned over to and acceptedby the

citizens of the city of San Rafael last
week. Among the prominent persons of
the state who were in attendance was
Luther Burbank, the famous turist.
horticul-
Mr. Burbank was the principal
speakerof the day and made a most impressive
address.
The cityof Fresno has voted the sum
of $70,000 for the improvement of the
park of that city. It is proposed to
make it one of the most beautiful in
southern California. The landscapework
and plantingof trees, erection of conservatories,
etc., is all to be planned by

the most competent experts obtainable.
The committee appointed to draw up
the schedule for the chrysanthemum
show has completed its work and will
present the same at the next meeting
in San Mateo. It is intended to make
the show much larger than in former
years and very substantial premiums will
be offered.
The scene of the grand encampment
of the G. A. R. veterans of this state,
to be held in Marysville, has been named
Camp Burbank in honor of Luther Bur-
bank. Mr. Burbank has agree(fto be
ONB OP BURBANK'3 PHENOMENAL BERRIES.
the guest of the veterans for one day.
(Mach ndnoed.)
SHADING AND PUTTY.

ORCHIDS AT NEWPORT. at the time,but it will also stimulate an
The
followingmethod of shading is
interest in orchid growing that will
Within the last few years orchids cheap,' easily applied and effective:
have made giant strides in popular favor largely increase sales in future, and Bolted whiting mixed with a very little
this interest once thoroughly stimulated
and the gain they have made is per-
haps boiled oil and reduced with kerosene.
into action will benefit horticulture gen-
erally
more noticeable in Newport than Too much oil will make it hard to remove,
anywhere else. Singular as it may ap- by bringing into general view what while if too littleis used it will
pear
is considered the choicest product of the
until quiterecently there were paratively
com- wash off with the rains. Whiting costs
horticulturist's art. David McIntosh.
few placesin Newport where much less than white lead, and a pound
orchids were grown in any quantity. will make more shading as it is bulkier.
This is the more strange when it is If properly mixed it is as effective as
NOTES OF SAN FRANCISCO.
known that Newport is the home of white lead, and it does not have the
prodigality i n flowers and has been such The regular monthly meeting of the bad effect of limewash on paint and
for a long time, but as was said, orchid Pacific Coast Horticultural Societyheld putty. It can be appliedwith a syringe
growing was left to other places. Now May 6 was well attended. The good or brush as desired. This same bolted
this is changed to a considerable de work done by this societyin beginning whiting should be used for greenhouse
gree, and nearlyevery placeof any pre the crusade against Japanese competi-
tion putty. If white lead and oil are first
tensions at all possesses a more or lesr has proven very effective. A mam-moth mixed to the consistencyof common
extensive collection of orchids. These mass-meeting of the citizens of paint,then the whiting added and worked
for the most part are purchased from this city was held May 7 to further in until the mass can be handled, a
one or two out of town growers, and advocate what this societyhas inaugu-
rated. putty will be made which is perfectfor
these growers themselves by reason of Among those present were many greenhouse work. It will be strong,
the very satisfactoryresults obtained members of the societyand members of hard and durable,but can be remov"5
from the plantssold by them had a good the trade out of town. from the bars when patching without
deal to do with the increased number
acquiredby Newport people during the
last year or two.
Another and perhaps no less evident
reason why orchids are more sively
exten-
grown now than formerly is that
people are coming to understand that
the mysterious secrets supposedly connected
with their cultivation were in
great part mythical and illusionary,
while on the contrary orchids are, when
conditions are moderately favorable,as
easilygrown as roses or carnations.
While now only the speciesand varie-
ties
blooming in summer are chiefly
grown here, the indications are that be-
fore
long those coming into bloom at
other seasons will find places in many
greenhouses,eventuallyleading to the
buildingof houses to be speciallydevoted
to their cultivation. This will be
materiallyhastened if the dealers in
orchids who have on several occasions
put up creditable exhibits at the horticultural
exhibitions here not only continue
doing so, but redouble their
efforts in the way of showing varieties.
This will not only increase their sales BURBANK'S SHASTA DAISY.
igo5. ' " . GARDENING. a85
mutilating the wood. Common mercial

com- admissions during the week have never Wichita, Kan. The twenty-first
"
putty is made largelyof fish oil, fallen below fiftythousand, and indications semi-annual meeting and fruit display
cotton oil or other adulterants, and are that this record will even be of the Kansas State Horticultural ciety
So-
marble dust, and is worthless for green-
house increased at the coming show. will be held here June 7, 8, 9, 1905.
purposes." Journal of Horticul-
ture. The promoters of the show have
secured the co-operationof George E. AsHEViLLB, N. C" Mrs. George W.
Vanderbilt is arranging a flower show
Kessler, landscape architect of the Kan- sas
for Biltmbre, to take place about June
KANSAS CITY FLOWER SHOW. City park board, who has laid out There will be a floral parade through
I.
parks and boulevards, not only in this
FALL FLOWER SHOW. the Biltmore estate and village.
city,but in many parts of the country,
Plans for the flower show, which is to and Mr. Kessler has consented to Howard City, Mich." W. A. Murray,
be held in Convention hall,November 13 become director of the show. This a newsagent here,has been experiment-
ing
to 18 inclusive, are progressingrapidly. means that the exhibition will be fully
care- with opium poppies, and believes
The directors of the Convention Hall and intelligently conducted from that he can successfully them. He
ôw
Building Company have taken hold of the florists' standpoint,while the Con- vention has appealed to Carnegie to assist him
the project with enthusiasm, and they hall directors may be counted i n
financially experimenting on a large
have already voted to offer $5,000in premiums. upon to manage the business end of the scale.
It is believed that this is a enterprise in a satisfactory manner. The
largerpremium list than will be offered florists of Kansas CiW have selected W. Boston, Mass. " Mrs. John L. Gard-
ner
has decided to establish annual
at any other show, and it is expected L. Rock, Samuel Murray and W. J.
prizesfor the best window boxes in this
that these liberal prizes will result in Barnes to act with the directors of Con- vention
city. There will be several prizes a
attractingto Kansas City exhibitors hall as an advisory committee.
from all parts of the country. At both The premium list, which has just been year amounting in all to $100. An es-pecial
effort will be made to interest
the former shows held in Convention issued,is the result of the efforts of this
hall there were exhibitors not only from school children.
joint committee, and it is believed to
all the middle states, but from Maryland, cover the field very fully. Not only will Mexico Cmr, Mex." "The "Battle of
Rhode Island and Canada. Kansas City there be found many handsome miums
pre- Flowers" was held here May 7 and hun-
dreds
has not only established a precedent in for chrysanthemums, carnations of automobiles,carriagesand peo-
ple
the flower show world by offering larger and miscellaneous plants,but the rose on the walks and balconies fought
premiums than those given at other section has received careful attention, with flowers and the air was filled with
shows, but the directors of Convention and once more there will be an offering various colored petals. Large quantities
hall adopted the policy of paying the of $400 in one class for one hundred of flowers from the tableland were used.
premiums in full on the last day of the., American Beauty. A similar premium
exhibition,and it has been a welcome in this class was offered at the last Kan- sas
innovation to exhibitors. The same rule City flower show, and it brought out
will be followed this year, and as the remarkable exhibits from all the can
Ameri- The Brockton
Daiilia
Farm
Convention Hall Building Company, Beauty growers. Louis W. Shouse,
of half a million dollars
Tb" larfEMt and flneit oollfction of
with resources secretary, Convention hall,Kansas City, Dahllai in the United SUtri. oonsltt-
and no liabilities, is behind the project, Mo., is furnishingcopies of the premium inn of all the leading Tarletles. Send
the payment of premiums does not. list,and all information desired,to those for catalogue.
depend in any way upon the gate who wish to become exhibitors. W. P. LOTHROP, East Bridgewater,
Mats.
receipts. In the past, however, the paid W.

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pi^t
The Flower Garden. Trolliuses are at their best toward the There
plantsgain in size and vigor
the
end of
May and duringthe firstpart of with
succeeding year, provided
every
June. T. Japonicus fl.pi.is the richest they are left undisturbed,formingaddi- tional
HERRACEOUS PLAITT NOTES. and dea"est colored of all and the dwarf crowns each season and blooming
T. patulus has the palestshade of straw more abundantly every mring, but in a
The herbaceous borders are a great color in the family. commercial place such mie dumps are
attraction at present, such a wealth of
bloom in all colors and
The early large floweringaquilegias rarelyto be found^ because,to keep up
shades, such plants divided and cut up too
a great varietyof form in foliageand
are out in grand style. A glandulosa. stock, are
A. ccsrulea and A. flabellata are real frequently. Although these plantsmight
flowers are represented. Low-creeping be propagated from seed, this latter
beauties,the latter being the first to
phloxes cover the ground with a carpet its waxy substantial flowers,ten method is rather slow and tedious work,
of white,pinkand pale lilac; the trail-
ing open
twelve ahead of the while a single crown separated from a
Veronica saxatuis and V. Grievei,
or days rest
Papaver nudicaule, white,yellowand clump will produce a salable plantinside

only three to four inches high, form a of one season.
dense mass of blue. Alyssum alpestre, orange, began their blooming season A row of Iris cristaU is very fine at
A. serpyllifolium and A. reptans, the some days ago. No other poppy is a
present. Many hundreds of delicate,
dwarf and the taller speciesof trollius, more persistent bloomer, continuing
from springto very late pale lilac-blue flowers,with clear, golden
doronicums, Vesicaria utriculata, Cor]^- uninterruptedly
in the fall. The pretty Mertensia Vir- yellow crests, spring up just above the
dalis lutea,the dwarf Iris Chamaeiris short glaucous foliageso as to almost
and some of the alpine hybrid irises ginica sends up its first racemes about
the first week in May and now completelyhide it from view. It is one
furnish all the shades of yellow,while (Mav of the prettiest dwarf irises and succeeds
have the white in the evergreen 22) M. Sibirica, with the same graceful,
we almost anywhere.
Anemone drooping, tubular bells in clustered terminal
iberises,arabis, sylvestris, German irises are opening their first
racemes, is anxious to take its
cerastiums,Stellaria Holostea,and in a flowers and in about a week or ten days
host of other equallygood things. place. "
the whole of this largesection of irises

Viola comuta, the white and blue varieties, Dodecatheon Meadia in variety, white will show at least a few fullyexpanded
have been in flower for weeks past or pink blush,in D. Meadia elegans a flowers,even on the later varieties,
and we may expect to see them in good darker shade, are sending up fêat, though the middle of June is considered
form all summer long. Veronica stout, many-flowered stems. D. mteg-
usuallyto be the height of their season
Grievei is the earliest veronica of all rifoliiim has the same habit,but the in our climate.
with us. Two weeks later it is followed flowers are of the warmest, dark mine-rose.
car- Florists should grow more of these
by V. Chanuedrys,which began to bloom Jeffreyanum is the tallest
D.
gorgeous flowers,as they are always in
ten or twelve days ago. Folemonium and strongest grower of all,attaininga demand as long as the limited supply
Richardsonii beats P. reptans for easi-
ness heightof one and one-half to two feet may last They are excellent keepers
by almost two weeks and its large The flowers are blush white or light and when once planted are there for-
ever
saucer-shapedflowers are of a deeper, rose. with hardly any care at all. There
purer hue than those of the latter. The The dodecatheon s are easily grown is more money in an acre of German
rest of the speciesare just now ning
begin- when planted in a place where the hot irises than in the same stretch of ground
to open their firstflowers. mid-day sun does not strike them fully. plantedto peonies,because one can cut
GARDENING. June 15,
290
of long stems with-

out PRUNUS DAVIDIANA. and of them writes as follows con-
such gfcatquantities one cerning
the
injuring stock when the plants Davidiana
Prunus is the earliest it,also its use in combination
are once fairlyunder way. K. with sulphideof potassium:
amongst the floweringpeaches,almonds ''We have had no experiencewith this
and plums to blossom. We have known
IIICOTIAHA SARDBRAE. substance, but have experimented with
it to flower towards the end of March in
closelyallied things, L e., other similar
Nicotiana Sanderx is now in flower a mild earlyspring in Rochester. mally
Nor-
coal tar preparations. They have not
in several greenhouses,and it is uni-
versally it comes into flower from April 8
shown very noticeable insecticide quali-
ties,
conceded that nothing too good to 15. The white flowers, occasionally
at least nothing to warrant their
can be said of it. It is reallya beauti- pink, are borne in great profusion and insecticides
displacing such standard as
kerosene emulsion, soap washes and the
sulphurwashes. They undoubtedlyhave"
however, value, and may often have a
preventive value, i. e., rendering the
foliageof plants distasteful to insects,
and affording protectionin this'way. J.
K. Haywood, the assistant chemist of
the department, in charge of insecticide
analysis,gives the followingstatement
relative to creolin. He also discusses
the subjectof the possiblecombination
of creolin and sulphide of potassium:
"
'Creolin is a coal tar preparation some-
thing
on the order of karbo kreosobte^
chloro naptholeum, etc., made by heat-
ing
and mixing creosote, sodkim
hydroxide solution and resin or fat in
such proportionsthat a perfectenmlsion
will be formed when the mixture is put
ROW OP LILACS AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM.
in water. The final product is of course
creosote in emulsion in water by means
of a resin or fattysoap. The products
ful thing with its brilliant flowers are quiteshowy. It grows into a small which would have any insecticidal value
brighteningeverythingnear it. It will tree fifteen to eighteen feet in height, here would be the fattyor resin soap
be used as a greenhouse plant,a hed- with a somewhat loose, thin head. The and the various compounds present in
dirfgplant and for plantingto cut from bark, stems and general appearance of creosote, such as phenol,cresols, naph-
thalene,
exclusively. One thing,however, that is the tree have a strong resemblance to anthracene, etc
already noticeable about it is that the the nectarine, but the fruit,which the 'It would "
be perfectly possibleto di-lute
flowers are a brighter red when the writer has never seen, as it does not creolin anywhere, say from one to
plantsare grown in a moderate temper-
ature, fruit here, at least not to my knowledge, twenty up, and then dissolve potassium
a fadt that still further adds to is said to have all the character of the sulphide in the emulsion also. If one
its value as a plant to be universally pea'-h.but entirely without its odor. tried to dissolve the potassium sulphide
grown, because it will therefore thrive Prunus Davidiana was discovered by in the originalcreolin,however, very
better in the open ground in the summer. the Abbe David (who introduced a littlewould go in solution, as it is not
Those wisbtt^ have a constant sup-
to plants to cultivation from soluble to any extent in creosote oil.'"
of Nicotiana Sanderae should
ply
sow
Seat many
lina) over thirtyyears since in the
some more seed, for the reason that as mountains near Pekin^ It is perfectly, RECENT PUBLICATIONS.
it seems to be a persistent bloomer hardy and seems to do well in heavy or We are in receiptof a copy of Vol. i,
from the start, the plantsmay get played light soil. The natural habit can be No. I, of the new series of the
out before the end of the season. Thus much improved by pruning that is,by "Memoirs
"
of the Royal Caledonian
a succession of seed sowing will insure shortening back the branches for the Horticultural Society." This societywas
a succession of blooming plants. first few years after it is planted. founded in 1809 and two years later it
M. John Dunbar. resolved to publish its horticultural
papers. The firstvolume was completed
CREOLIN AND INSECT PFSTS. in 1814,but the career of the societ/s
Trees and Shrubs. memoirs, according to the introductory
In our issue of
April 29, page 664,our in the volume, not
note present was
correspondent,S. F. Look, recommends destined to be of the
long duration,
SYRUfGA JAFORICA. creolin insecticide. We
an have con-
sulted
as venture coming to an end with the com-
pletion
The illustration herewith shows a the experts of the Department of of the fourth volume in 1S29.
good specimen of Syringa Japonica Agriculturewith regard to the matter The volume before us contains a por-
trait
growing on the grounds of Mrs. H. ter,
Por- of Lord Balfour,presidentof the
Lake Geneva, Wis. It was planted of interesting
society,and a number
by SuperintendentTipladjr in 1892 and including one on "Hybridiza-
tion,"
papers,
is covered every year with a mass of with illustrations,by John H.
bloom. Wilson, and one on "Roses,
Fast and
Present,"by the late Hugh Dickson,
ARROLD ARBORETUM LILACS. who well known
was in connection with
The thousands that annually seek the rose culture in Ireland.
Arnold Arboretum, Boston, Mass., to .
Commissioner JesseE. Northrup,vice-
enjoy the wonderful displayof syringas presidentof the board of park com*
commonly known as lilacs, which Jack-
son missioners, Minneapolis, Minn., has
Dawson has planted,took advantage favored us with a copy of the twenty-
of the beautiful weather of the Sunday second annual report of that body. The
before Memorial day and paid this collection report is richly illustrated and shows
their yearly call and were tainly
cer- that much progress has been made with
well repaid for their time and the park system during the past year.
trouble. The double row of bushes, Many other improvements are planned
nearlya thousand feet long,between the for the future and it is safe to state that
this city's publicgrounds and parkways
footpathand the roadway, was certainly
a magnificentsightand our photograph will, during the present season, pare
com-
gives but a faint idea of the fine collec-tion. most favorablywith those of any
All the afternoon a continuous other cityin the country.
line of pedestrians on one side and vehi-
cles
on the other enjoyed the display. Wethersfield, Conn. The "
grounds
The double floweringcrabappletree was around the Connecticut state prison at
also admired by thousands throughout this place are taken care of by a con-
vict
the afternoon. W. Syringa Japonica. florist.
The Vegetable Qarden.
HEW VARIETY OF SWEET POTATO.
A new variety of sweet potato having

great economic value has been acclimat-
ed
experimentalgardens of Bor-
in the deaux,
according to A. W. Tourgee,
consul. It is a native of Dahomey and
very prolific The leaves of the plant
can be used as a substitute for spinach,
and the tubers, containinga higher per-
centage
of sugar than beets, are fine
flavored and make exceptionallygood
food for live stock. At present the
authorities have only a limited quantity
of tubers, and as these are to be used
wholly for reproductionit will not be
possibleto obtain samples for American
experimenters until next year. A few
hundred "sprouts"have been distributed
amonp^ French agriculturists. A box
contamtng ten of these "sprouts" has
been placed at the dispositionof the
American consul, as the representative
of the Smithsonian Institution,but as
the young growths are extremelyfragile
and very susceptible to changes of tem-
peratitre it is feared they may not
survive transit to the United States,
however well they may be packed.
RHURARB FROM SEED.
It is not unusual to grow rhubarb

from seed, but it could often be done to
advantage in gardens where quantities
are required for forcing. A few years
2^ I was showing a breadth of seedlings
to a well known grower of vegeta-
bles,
and I dwelt upon the advantagesof
this method. From the appearance of
the plants my friend thought the seedlings
three times their age, and I find
others think the raisingof rhubarb from
seed a slow process, according to a
recent writer in the Garden, of London,
Eng. It certainly i s not if the plantsarc
well grown; and there are other false
ideas, one being that it is out of the
question to get plantsfrom seed true to
name. This is an error of course. Much
depends upon how the seed is saved,
but this being tnie the plant rarely
fails to be equal if not superiorto the
parent, as it has splendidvitality, and
for some seasons is most vipôrous. Seed
well PRUNUS DAVIDIANA AT KBW, BNQ.
sown this month (May) m pared
pre-
soil will give splendid forcing
roots the second winter, but much
depends on the seed at the start. It must growers, so famed for theirmarket advantage than to a very practical
not be crowded, and transplantearly.
system of cultivation under glass on
matic
gardening, are enterprisingmen. We
For forcing I much prefer it to lar^^ learn from a letter in the Times that a what are in effect forcing-beds, to
roots, or pieces of old plants. The party of thirtygardeners and others in- which, however, no artificialheat is ap-
terested plied.
seedlingsshould be given an open, sunny recentlypaid a visit to France At first sight a Paris ket
mar-
quarter, and I should advise seed from in order to inform themselves of the garden presents the appearance
other sources. I do not care for home- grown,
best French methods of producing winter of from 15^ acres to 2 acres
unless it is a distinct variety
salads,such as those imported in or more of land almost ered
cov-
one wishes to grow on, and then the
such immense quantities i tno this try
coun- by ranges of glass frames standing
seed should be grown away from other
every year, and especiallyduring about a foot above the soil,while over
plants. January, February and March. We each is a straw mat which can be readily
learn that during those months the gar-
deners rolled up during the day when the temperature
FRENCH HETHOD OF FORCUIG LETTUCE.
of Paris import into England allows. These frames are supplemented
Some time ago we drew attention to from 4,000 to 5,000 crates of early lettuce by hundreds of bell-shaped
the fact that the market gardeners of and 500 crates of early carrots glassesknown as "cloches." Under these
the Vale of Evesham had successfully daily. The visit was arranged with a the lettuce is grown, various trans-
organized and established an tion
associa- view to an inquiry into the particular plantings taking place according to
for the more advantageous disposal conditions under which the French dustry growth. Frames
in- and cloches alike stand
of their produce to the public direct is carried on. The letter goes on beds made up of rotten horse manure,
than by distributing it in the usual way on to say that the facts ascertained were with a certain proportionof fresh
by means of agents, says the Garden, of not only interesting but most ing.
encourag- manure as a foundation " fresh manure
London, Eng. There is no doubt that An inspectionof a number of being at the same time piled up along-side
this is a very important move in the market gardens just outside the fortifications the frames and around the cloches
direction of a quicker and therefore on the southeast of Paris (where to protect them from frost. Some of
fresher and better supply of perishable they extend for a total of nearly eight the gardens seem to consist almost entirely
goods to the public,and a more liberal miles) has shown that the success of the of this rotten manure.
return to the grower. The Evesham French growers is due less to any cli- In the case of lettuce there are three
292 GARDENING. June is^
successive sowings,beginningin August, is less than that enjoyed by the Paris LONDON LETTER.
the lettuce being ready for market in growers. Our winter fogs,too, are destructive
William Cutbush " Sons, of Bamet,
six weeks, and the suppliescontinuing to growth of all kinds, especially
have lately been exhibiting a new Rambler
until April. The varieties grown are to such tender plants as those
rose, Mrs. F. W. Flight, which
the Cos and Cabbage lettuce, one of the under notice ; these the French are comparatively
obtained an award of merit at the Hol- land
former and three or four of the latter free from. However, if by last summer. The
House show
being planted under each cloche,with the introduction of better methods of
flowers are large,semi-double and of a
larger quantities in the frames. The culture and the more extended use of
soft pink color, with white centers, and
early carrots and turnips are grown ^lassin the cultivationof winter salads are produced in huge trusses of twenty
under like conditions, and there is in England greater success is attained,
to thirty. Mrs. W. H. Cutbush is another
every reason to believe that the business the gardeners of the Vale of Evesham but in
noveltyof the Polyantha section,
is a most lucrative one. The opin-
ion will have rendered to market growers this case the habit is dwarf. The large
formed by the visitors was that, and to the publica most useful and far- consist of ^rom fifteen
trusses to twenty
while not every part of England would reachingservice for good. blooms each, these being of a delicate
allow of the growing of earlyvegetables
pale pink.
according to the French methods, yet DECORATED TERRACE STEPS. George Storey,who for thirty
climatic conditions which years has
there were no
At a June wedding last year the been managing the floral department of
would prevent the adoptionof that B. S. Williams " Sons,Upper Holloway,
method in the favored district of Eve- sham, ceremony was performed at the bottom
of a long series of steps extending from has commenced business on his own count
ac-
and especially on the warm banks
the mansion to the lower level of the In the design and execution of
of the Longdon Hill and those facing
main lawn. They extended about twice bouquets for ceremonial occasions,Mr.
the south. Evesham,^ with its warm,
as far as can be seen in the illustration Storey has had a wide experience,having
moist climate and encircling hills,was, in several instances made these for
and were decorated the entire length.
in fact,regarded as stillbetter adapted
Palms were placed on either side and presentation to royalvisitors.
to such an enterprisethan the exposed Over 700 shillings have already been
garlandsof laurels into which were fastened
environs of Paris. The only difficulty snowballs festooned from received for the fund beingraised to present
were
was in procuring the manure at a ficiently
suf-
iron plant stand supports from which a testimonial to Henry Eckford, the
low price. Assuming, however,
that this difficulty could be surmounted,
one end had been removed. The stone sweet pea kin^.It is hoped to receive
steps were covered almost their entire some subscriptions from Mr. Eckford's
the general conclusion arrived at was American admirers. Those will be gladly
width with red denim. This made a
that early salad lettuce for the English received from of the readers of
very eflFective decoration, leading as it any
markets could very well be grown with this paper
did to the canopy on the lawn some by Horace Wright, secretary
equal success and economy in the Vale of the National Sweet Pea
of Evesham.
forty feet below, where the wedding
took place. Robert Kift. Society, whose address is 33 Dault road,
We shall follow this practicaland Wandsworth, London, Eng.
public-spirited experiment of the ers
grow- Brooklyn, N. Y." Prospect park will The UniversityCollegeat Reading has
of Evesham with great interest If have this summer perhaps the finest lection
col- an important horticultural branch. The
it proves to be the success anticipated of orchids, palms and miscellaneous gardens in use were formerly in the
it will open out a new and profitable plants in the city,the collection occupationof Sutton " Sons, seedsmen,
channel of industryto a callingwhich of the late William Brown having been who have given "6/X)0 to the institution.
we fear has been none too remunerative purchased for $7,750. At the collegeyoung women arc taught
of late years. If success is assured in
this direction by the gardeners of Eve- sham
then the market gardeners in the
environs of London should be doubly
successful, because, in the first place,
they enjoy a climate equallyas warm,
if not warmer, than the climate of that
favored partof Worcestershire, and the
rainfall is nearly as great. As regards
the chief factor in the success of the
Parisian gardener with winter salads,
namely, the unlimited supply of manure,
London gardeners are even more orably
fav-
placed than their French neighbors.
One cause of the failure of modern

gardeners in the production of good
winter salads,is,we think, in their us-
ing
manure too sparinglyfor these very
succulent crops. In this matter our
forefathers were ahead of us. Speaking
the other day to a London market dener,
gar-
he mentioned that many years
aô, upon taking a new market den,
gar-
he was informed that the late ten-ant
signed an agreement never to add
less than forty tons of manure to the
acre each year, and asked if he was
"prepared to sififna similar document.
His reply, we think,must have surprised
the agent, as it would most people who
did not know how freely manure was
applied to the land around London
years ago. His reply was, "Yes, you
may make it a hundred and forty tons
if you like, and I will take the land."
Ultimate success proved that the end
justified the means. When used with
such liberality the manure generates a
mild and continuous heat, creatingcon- ditions
favorable to activity of growth
at that dormant season. It is on the
subject of light that we think the
French will be found to have an vantage.
ad-
This is essentia], and no
doubt our share round London of this JUNE WADDING DECORATION ON LAWN.
practical methods of commercial culture,

horti-
and qualified to become market
growers, every branch beinêxplained,
even box-making. The ordmary course
of tuition lasts two years. There is also
a horticultural college for women at
Swanley, in Kent Many young women
are able, after receivingthe training, to
become gardeners in privatesituations,
or to start market gardening. There are
several "nursery women" who do a
lucrative business through the advertise-
ment
columns of the gardening papers,
while one has a successful bulb farm in
Ireland, and is an occasional exhibitor
at the Royal Horticultural Society's
shows.
Carnations are maintainingtheir popularity.
Among the newcomers in this
branch is Elizabeth, which is a seedling
obtained from the varietyAmerica. The
shapelybloom is of brilliant scarlet,with
a non-splittmg calyx,and is free flower-
ing
in habit It has been introduced by
Sydney Morris, Wretham Hall, Thet-
ford, and is being distributed by Paul ft
Son, Chestnut. A. F. Dutton, of Iver,
Bucks, has secured another award of
merit from the Royal Horticultural TROY'S, NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y.
PICEA PUNQENS K08TERI AT J. H.
Society for Lady Bountiful This is an
attractive pure white bloom. T. S.
Ware, Ltd., of Feltham, has a new of the nice blocks of Areca rubra in the hands
variety named Leander, which is likely cymbidiums, phaius, and some
cypripediums,a littlegood fibrous loam of some growers, this speciesgermi-
nating
to attract considerable favor. This is of
may be added to the peat and moss, but very freelyfrom fresh seeds and
a very pretty shade of salmon pink,and
very free flowering. Flamingo has care must be taken to get all the fine out, being capable of growing quite rapidly
received awards from both the Royal using only the fiber,to which may be under proper conditions. The spermas
dictyo-
added coarse sand and broken charcoal flourish under the same ment
treat-
Botanic Society and the Royal Horti- cultural
The last-named orchids do not requireto as Areca lutescens; a rich loamy
Society.
be elevated above the rim of the pot, soil, plentyof moisture,shadingthrough-
out
such as cattlevas,etc, but should be kept the summer and a nighttemperature
about level of the rim. Calanthes require of not less than 60^ in winter.
The Oreenhou5e. different soil altogether. The best I liave Of the three speciesmentioned, D.
seen was grown m loam, peat, and dried rubra is perhaps the finest, its large
cow manure, broken crocks and char-
coal.
pinnate leaves being gracefullyarched,
Thunias also thrived in this mixture.
and leaf-stems of a
POTTING ORCHIDS. ) with the midribs
Now, in regard to pottingorchids cholocate-red color, while the leaflets
The pottingof orchids is a subjectin generally, the aim must be to leave the
themselves are of good heavy texture
which great care, skill and judgment are soil as much like a wet sponge as possi-
ble. and dark green in color. At the time
required. The operator has many points Half fill the pot or basket with this palm was more frequentlyseen the
to consider, says, a Gardening World largecrocks placed uprightwith a layer custom of making up compound plants
correspondent Most epiphytalorchids of compost raised in the middle, on
was not often practiced, but it is quite
requirean abundance of drainage,and which place the plant,after all decayed nice
elevated above the rim of have been
probable that if one had some
to be slightly matter and dead roots moved.
re-
healthy young stock of this speciesto
the pot, but a great difference of opinion Then with a thin,strong stick
has been raised by successful men, for in between the roots, and fill
bunch together in 8 or lo-inch pots,
pack lightly the trade of the present day would be
some succeed under totally different cir-
cumstances leaving the whole
up, neat, and a few
likelyto look upon them with favor as a
as to the soil used. I once nice piecesof sphagnum moss dibbled in novelty at least
obtained from a nurseryman an Oncid- at intervals round the top. Now the most
ium flexuosum in the pmk of condition, important pointis to know when the Dictyosperma aurea is inclined to be
growing in leaf-mold without any crocks orchids more upright in habit than the above
plantrequires potting; many and has narrower leaflets,the foot-
stalks
whatever, and in course of time, as it have been lost by inexperienced men
wanted repotting, I naturally potted it in time. Intel-
ligent of which are yellowish, while D.
through pottingat the wrong
leaf-mold again,very similar to what it men may soon know by careful alba is also narrow leaved,but has the
oak after the begin stems clothed with a whitish tomentum.
came out of, viz,, leaves just watching that as soon as roots
they had fallen. The result was, the to show at the bottom of the last made The seedlingsof the two latter species
etc., the operation somewhat in coloring, some ing
show-
plantdid no good at all. That led me to growth of cattleyas, vary
discard leaf-mold for O. flexuosum at should be performed. In the case of the characteristic for which they
least On the other hand, I have seen and other terrestrial orchids, were named much more distinctly than
cypripedium
masdevallias thrive in a compost of when the thick fleshyroots appear on others, and in the case of D. rubra this
fibrous peat, sphagnum moss, and the surface they should receive attention. variation is also apparent, some mens
speci-
decayed leaf-mold in equal parts. Leaf- Perfectlyclean pots or pans only should having much brighter coloring
mold I would not recommend the begin-
ner be used,and if the pots are new, a soaking than the rest, and as a rule the color
to use much of; neither would I be will be beneficial, in order to prevent is less noticeable in large plants than
in it,as no doubt drying of the soil. in the young stock. These palms are
too hasty condemning allowed
free rooting species, and when
many succeed who use it To deal with
the potting of orchids generally,the to become starved are liable to lose their
PALM NOTES.
operator must be guided by his own lower leaves, but they soon respond to
experience as to the material he uses, A few years ago some two or three liberal treatment, and if potbound, may
and it is advisable to copy nature as near J speciesof dictyospermas seemed to be he improved by watering with liquid
as possible.Personally, I consider there ^-^
more common in palm collections than manure at intervals of a week or so
is no better compost than good fibrous they are at the present time, the palms during the growing season.
peat, sphagnum moss, and clean crocks in questionbeing known among ers
grow- Chamaedbreas are a group of dwarf-
for such plants as cattleyas, odontoglos- of that period as arecas, and the pTOwing and shade-lovingpalms that are
sums, oncidiums, epidendrums, dendro- species referred to being termed tively
respec- found chieflyin Central and South
biums. etc., and for the East Indian Areca rubra, A. aurea and A. America, and though in cultivation in
orchids,such as vandas, aerides, sacco- alba. These palms were never grown in numerous speciesfor many years, yet
labiums,phalsenopsis, nothing but clean such quantities as that known as Areca are not found in many commercial lections.
col-
crocks and sphagnum moss. Coming to lutcscens, but still there were some The stems of these palms are
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494
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GARDENING. June 15,
quite slender,much like a rattan, and speciesthan and has a slen-

G. gracilis, der has largelyhurt the sale of palms,flens,
show vg-y distinctly the old leaf-scars stem crowned with a considerable etc.,and is doing so even to-day. Its
or joints, and in most instances are light number of pinnate leaves, in a good culture is simple, its propagation easy,
green, though occasionally are dotted specimen possiblytwenty-fiveto thirty and it has withstood the rough usage
with white. The leaves of the majority leaves bemg found, the leaflets being of the tenement, the mansion, the hotel
of the chamflcdoreas are pinnate, the narrow and taperingand drooping grace-
fully. and store,better than anything eyer
pinnae narrow and drooping, but this of the geonomas,
Most and there offered to the publicby the floristtrade.
rule does not hold p^d in all cases, for are many species,habit or suck-
have the The demand for yean was well sus-
tained,
those of C Emesti-Augusti are simply ering or the base, this
branching from and is even so up to the present
bifid,and are about two feet long by being very marked in G. Seemanni (said time. A good specimen plant has
one foot broad,dark green in color and to be a form of G. Martiana), and also never to go begging, but ean readily
arching in habit. in G. pumila, and in a few years these flnd a purchaserat a fair profit.
As an example of the oppositechar- acter, plantswill form quitea clump of growth ANNA FOSTER.
C graminifolia may be noted, the clothed with short dark foliage.
For years lîs worthy fern kept
leaves of this speciesreaching a length An open soil of rather peaty character
growing on in the even tenor of its
of four feet,the pinnaebeing about one gives good results with the geonomas,
ways and reproduced itself after its
foot long and not more than half an inch and abundant watering is very essential
wide. The stem of this speciesis very of active growth.
own kind, but in a freakish BMMBent,
during the season either from
slender and the entire plant very graceful. W. H. Taplin.
some peculiarsurrounding
Another chamaedorea that may be
or superabundance of good things to
described as intermediate between these eat, it took upon itself frills and
extremes is C. Sartorii,the leaves fringes aa4 the new departure was

two
christened by the discoverer (U H.
of which are also pinnate,but the leaflets
much wider than those of the pre- Foster, Dorchester,Mass.), the Anm
ceding
Foster. Anna Foster was a mniqns
species,being[ about nine or ten
thinff in the fern line. The pinaas of
inches long by two inches broad in the
the long drooping fronds were deeply
center.
The chamaedoreas begin to flower out,and the fronds a little broader and
somewhat longer lân the parent. Anaa
while qtiitesmall, comparatively,the
eertainlywas a thing of beanty and
branching spikes of flowers usually
appearing below the leaves, and as the
would haye been much more dia- widely
tributed had not the parents in another
individual flowers are brightlycolored,
of
spell reprodnctiyenessgiyea birth to
they form an additional attraction, those another
of C. Erncsti- Augustibeingbrightorange, yariety somewhat more frilled
and fringed than Anna.
while tho"e of some of the others are
yellow. PIBBSONI.
It has already noted that these

been The newcomer was diseoyered in the
arc shade-loving palms, this being year 1899 in thegreenhouses of the F.
impressed upon us by the fact that in B. Pierson Company, Tarrytown, N. Y.,
their native countries the chamaedoreas, by a boy named Theodore Treyillian.
like the geonomas, found in the Trevillian was
are put to work to ent off
form of undergrowth in the tropical the bad fronds and geaeraUy renoyate
forests, and so far as I can read are a number of Boston ferns that had been
never found growing out in the open, standing below the benches of the rose
where they could be exposed to full sun. house for lack of better accommodation;
From this fact,and also from the comparatively and, being more observant than
thin texture of their foliage, the average boy, he discerned in one
it is found most satisfactory to give of the pots a slightsprig,somewhat ferent
dif-
these plants a moderate shade nearly from the others. This he put in
the whole year through. a small pot, and as it grew older it
A rather coarse and open soil seems showed the difference more
F. R. Pierson at Home with Hit New Perns. markedly.
bestadapted to these plants, givinggood In a short time it became eyident that
drainage and abundant
an supply of a thing of real yalue had been diseoy-ered,
water both at the root and overhead, and from then on it was gated
propa-
THE BOSTON FERN AND ITS VARIETIES.
for without a moist atmosphere and for-
cible with great care. Three years
they are quite likelyto
syringing The Boston fern, Nephrolepia exal- afterwards it was put on the market by
harbor red spiders. tata Bostoniensis^ has been luiown to F. B. Pierson as Nephrolepis Piersoni,
In regard to temperature, much the the floriBts in this country for a number but more generallyknown as the Pier-
son
same as that noted for dictyospermas of years. It originatedyears ago fern. The sales were remarkable.
will answer for the chamaedoreas,but in in the vicinityof Boston,Mass., (hence It had been widely exhibited and had
either case, if one is compelledby force the name) and, soon became generally received the highest honors of nearly
of circumstances to give any lower tera- known to the plant men in that viein- every horticultural societyand florists'
perture than 6o* at night, it will be ity. It is but a yariety of the w^- club in the United States and Canada.
best to water a littlemore carefully,for known N. ezaltata, and for yeaxa nuiny The advance orders were great and Mr.
generally speaking, a tender plant contended that there was not enough Pierson soon discovered that all the
endures low temperature somewhat ter
bet- dissimilarity in the neweomer to war-
rant greenhouse space at his command would
when not too wet another name. Fern men could be inadequateto raise the desired qaaa-
Some of the chamaedoreas are also readilysee the diflerenee, howeyer. In tity. He, therefore,had a new grew-
said to endure well as decorative plants the new yarietythe serrated edges were house built to accommodate the utfger
in the dwelling, but of this I am unable missing,the fronds narrower with a sizes. This house was unique in many
to speak from experience. drooping habit, and mare graceful ways. It was among the first of tb^
The geonomas are of somewhat lar
simi- curve. Gradually the outside world U-bar hoases to be erected. It is in tae
characteristicsto the chamaedoreas, came to hear of it, but it wlaa neyer neighborhood of 300 feet long and
also enjoying shade and moisture,and disseminated in the modem aense of the about sixty feet wide. The sash bars
are likewisedwarf in growth. Generally term. It forged its way to the front are two feet apart and the glass used
speaiking, the geonomas carry a greater on its own merits and the writer has 24x30 inches. Judging from the chapter
number of leaves than the chamaedoreas, heard many of the most prominent men of events that foUowad it would
thus forming more effective specimens in the profession say never was so much seem tiiat the house had a good deal
than the latter,a good example of this made on any other plant as on to do with the fern.
money
plant of G. this. It may be truthfullysaid that no While inside this house you are in a
being seen in a well grown
either of which other plant ever raised has been such veritable summer garden. No shading
Schottiana or G. nrracilis,
head of a boon to the florists' trade. No other was applied to the glass and the plants
may carry a well proportioned
graceful pinnate leaves, the foliageof plant has been so universallygrown, were subjected to the full rays of the
the latter reminding one of Cocos Wed- nor has any other given such genuine sun. One would naturally think that
satisfaction as this humble fern. The the summer's would bum them
delliana,and, indeed,it is used m much sun
up,
table plant by small florist as well as the big has had but it was not so. There was always an
the same manner as a
a share in the profits and all will always abundance of air and free circulation,
many European growers.
hold it gratefullyin remembrance. It and the heat was oppressiveas
G. Schottiana is a larger growing never as
296 GARDENING. June IS,
bother abont
anjrother means of propa-
gation. of William Barr, grown by Express charges on all exhibitt nnm
A Bdedlingof Piervoni was Bodwell; a collection of cut be prq"aid,and should be so marked 00
lection
seen Arthur
the other daj at Jos. Eastman's plaee orchid blooms from JuliusRoehrs sisting
con- the boxes, as no charges will be pakifagr
in Tarrytown, N. Y., raised by of white the manager.
Cattleya Mossiae
Wm. Seott, the gardener. Spores of Reineckiana, Dendrobium atro-viola-
KULES AND REGULATIONS.
Piersoni and N. Washingtoniensiswere and hybrid Laelea
cum purpurata 1. All entries must be forwarded so as
sown in the same pan, and it looks as illustrated beautifully the value of these to reach Secretary A. H. Fewkes, ton
New-
if it might be a cross between the two. flowers in decorations. Two vases of Hlfirhlands.Mass.. not later than Sat- urday,
It is a robust grower and so far has not orientalis from June 10. ESxhibitors from a tance
dis-
enormous Papaver will please note the date, and mail
shown any sign of reverting. Bostoni- Brighthurst, grown by Peter Duff; acoordlnfi^y. This is very importantl as
ensis has eertainlybeen a gloxiniasin varietyfrom William Ran-
peer among kle, the secretary will have to forward VbM,
ferns,and it would appear that the end grown by D. Kindsgrab; a vase of to the exhibition manaarer in Chicago. /
is not yet. Jas. T. Scott. 2. All entries not staged by 1:00 p.
mixed aquilegiain light tints (very m., June 16, will be disqualified from any
much admired) and pyrethnims, many and all competition. .
with anemone centers, from the Col- 3. At least one flower of each variety,
jehs jbnsbn. in exhibits for competition, must be
gates, grown by William Reed; peonies plainly labeled with the correct name of
Jens Jensen, who is well and favor-
ably from Stewart Hartshorn, ôwn by A. the variety, when known, or the rame
known to the trade and profession Capam; irises under which it is grown by the exblbitor.
poppies and from
4.
of Chicago and the west, has been prom- The Society will furnish uniform
inently George Merck, of LlewellynPark, grown cards for all exhibits entered for compe-
tition,
mentioned recentlyas a suitable by Max Schneider; and Pandanns and any exhibit not so marked will
man to take charge of the west side Veitchii and Raphis humilis,grown not be Judged in any of the classes.
by
park system, Chicago. We find,how-
ever, 5. No exhibit can be entered in more
D. Kindsgrab. Arthur Bodwell's plants
than one class.
that 80 far no officialcall has been of Nicotiana Sanderae the first
were 6. Bxhlbitors may make as many tries
en-
made upon him. One thing is certain, which have been shown
^
in this vicinity, in any one class as they desire, but

however, and that is,that he will not and a white of this same only one prize will b"" awarded to any
variety,one one exhibitor in the same class.
accept any park appointment,here or out of fortyplantsraised, is the first so The prizes offered in the various
elsewhere,if he can not be independent far reported. The judges were Jos. A. for herbaceous peonies are as follows
of politics. Mr. Jensen has been located Arthur
Manda, Capam and Jas. COMMERCIAL CLASSES" DOUBLE.
so long in the west that he may now Goodier. Class." 1. Largest and best collection
be called a typicalwesterner, in character of varieties, one flower each. First; $15.00;
as well as profession.Considerable second. 110.00; third. 15.00.
of his time has been devoted 2. Collection of best twelve and most
to the
distinct varieties, six flowers each. First,
study of the western plains and their 110.00: second. $6.00.
possibilities from the standpointof the 8. Best collection of varieties in various
forester and the landscapeartist shades of rose pink, not less than
three nor more than six flowers eaeh.
Mr. Tensen is a thoroughly practical
First, 110.00; second, 16.00.
horticulturist and his earlyeducation 4. Best collection of varieties salmon
in that profession,partly in German and flesh-colored, not less than three nor
more than six flowers each. First, $10.00;
and partly in Danish schools,was of
second, $6.00.
the highest character. He is of pure 6. Best collection of white varieties,
farmer stock and on coming to this not less than three nor more than six
flowers each. First, $10.00; second, $6.00.
country he gave some attention to gardening 6. Best collection of varieties, cream
in Florida and later was engagjed white and light yellow, not less than
at farming in the west He started with three nor more than six flowers each.
the spade and shovel in the west side First, $10.00; second, $6.00.
7. Best collection of crimson varieties,
parks,Chicago, about twenty years ago, without stamens, not less than three nor
and finished there five years ago as more than six flowers each. First, $10.00;
superintendent of Humboldt park,when, second. $6.00.
8. Best collection of crimson varieties,
for political reasons, he was forced to with stamens, not less than three nor
retire. Since his retirement from the more than six flowers each. First, $10.00;
latter position,Mr. Jensenhas practiced second; $6.00.
9. Best collection of tricolor varieties,
landscapegardening and he enjoys including flowers with guard petals, collarette
a good practice,having among his and center petals of different colors,
clients some of the best citizens of Chi- cago not less than three nor more than she
flowers each. First, $10.00; second, $6.00.
and the west
10. Best twelve specimen varieties,
Mr. Jensen is a member of the special twelve blooms of each variety. First,
parks commission of Chicago and the $25 silver cup; second, $10.00.
11. Best one hundred blooms, Festlva
metropolitanpark committee. He wrote
Maxima. First, $10.00: second, $6.00.
the landscapesection of the exhaustive Jens Jensen. 12. Best one himdred blooms pink, any
Forest park report, and is a member of shade. First, $10.00; second, $6.00.
(ProipeotWe Chief of West Side Psrki, Chicago.) 18. Best one hundred blooms crimson.
the Art Institute and the Architectural
First, $10.00; second, $5.00.
Qub and has been a member of the
Chicago Academy of Science for a num-
ber COMMERCIAL CLASSES SINGLE. "
of years. He is also a memberof THE WITTBOLD SPRINKLER SYSTEM. 14. Best collection of Japanese ties,
varie-
including so-called Imperial varie-
ties.
numerous and prominent forestryand Louis Wittbold of the George Witt- First. $10.00; second, $6.00.
#K"rticultural societies at home and 16. Best collection of sinê varieties.
bold Company, Chicago, is the patentee
abroad. First, $10.00; second, $6.00.
of a new sprinklersystem for green-
house AMA1EUS CLASSES.*
and field work. The supply
IIBW JERSEY GARDEIfERS. A. Best collection of not less than
pipes,of any desired length,have small twelve varieties, one bloom of each riety.
va-
The regular monthly meetingof the nozzles about three feet apart which First. $10.00; second, $6.00.
throw a flat spray and can be directed to B. Best and largest collection of pure
New Jersey Floricultural Society was white varieties, bloom of
one each riety.
va-
held at Orange June 2. The occasion any positiondesired. By this method First. $10.00; second, $6.00.
was made a special "ladies' night/' watering can be done evenly and thoroughly, C. Best collection of rose pink ties,
varie-
and the usual floral display was and at a great saving of time one bloom of each variety. First;
"
$10/00; second. $6.00.

added, the specialsocial feature. The and labor,which will undoubtedly inter-
est D. Best collection of salmon and flesh
evening was varied by a musical many growers. The Wittbold green-
houses plnlr"varletles,one bloom of each variety.
and dramatic entertainment and fitted with a complete sys- First, $10.00: second. $6.00.
are tem. E. Best collection of tricolored ties,
varie-
lightrefreshments. Photographs of the one bloom of each variety. First.
exhibits receiving the highestmarks for $10.00; second. $6.00.
the last five months covered one side F. Best collection of crimson varieties,
AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. one bloom of each variety. First, $10.00;
of the room. The exhibits for the even-
ing second. $5.00.
consisted of orchids, CattleyasMen- The second annual meeting of the Q. Best collection of cream and yellow
delii,Mossiae gigas with Ccelogyne
and societywill be held in the Auditorium varieties, with or without markings, one
bloom of each variety. First, $10.0d;second,
Dayana, from collection of Henry
the Hotel, Chicago, Jfune16 and 17, 1905. $6.00.
Graves, grown by Edwin Thomas; Pha- The exhibition will be held in the ban-
quet H. Best collection of twelve or mors
Isnopsis grandiflora,Laelia elegans, hall,and will be in charge of J. B. single varieties. First, $10.00; second,
$5.00.
Cyprepedium Lawrenceanum and tleyas
Cat- Deamud, to whom all flowers intended
*Open to amateurs and private growers
gigas,and Mossiae from the col- for exhibition must be shipped. only.
1905^ GARDENING. 297
XBHORUL DAT AT ARLIRGTOH.

On ^me'8 eternal campinff-flTound
Their silent tents are spreaa,
And glory guards, with solemn round,
Tbe bivouac of the dead.
The neighing troop, the flashing blade.

The bugle's stirringblast.
The charge, the dreadful cannonade.
The din and ahout are past.
Nor wreck, nor change, nor Winter's

blight.
Nor Time's remorseless doom.
Shall dim one ray of holy light
That gUds your glorious tomb.
"Theodore O'Hara.
The foregoing stanzas, from the
"Bivouac of the Dead," are impressive,
as well as expressive of the feelingsof
thousands who visitbeautiful Arlington,
where rest nearly20/X)0 soldiers who died
in the war of the union, and the war
with Spain, and accessories are stantly
con-
bein^made to the number. On

last Memorial day the exercises were
most impressive,and the decorations
more profuse than in any previousyear.
President Roosevelt, true to his
annual custom, sent a handsome wreath
for the unknown dead, and many other
tributes were depositedover the dust of
the nameless heroes.
An interestingceremony of the day
was the dedication of a monument to
Gen. Daniel Macauley, who was colonel
of the Eleventh Indiana Volunteers during
the civil war and a comrade in arms NBPHROLBPI8 8COTTII.
of Gen. Lew Wallace and Gen. John C
Black. This monument was literally
covered and banked with garlands and
wreaths of choice flowers. received a catalogue from Poat Broth-
ers, flowers of N. Emperor, grown in our
The members of the Cuban legation Ettrick,Va., quoting on certain greenhouses from Vir^niagrown bulbs,
visited Arlington in a body and placed varieties of narcissus. Some of these were used on President Roosevelt's
fine wreaths at the monument to those
varieties we tried on the department table on the occasion of one of Mrs.
who down with the Maine in grounds last year and found them very Roosevelt's dinners. The newspapers
went
Havana harbor, and the
at Spanish war satisfactory.The bulbs of Emperor the next day made particularreference
monument. gave magnificent flowers,stems over to the fine qualityof the bloom. We
Arlinfi[ton is beautiful and impressive eighteeninches long in the greenhouse, consider that it is only a matter of time
at any tmie, but on Memorial
flowers as larpâs any
and we have and careful attention to detail when
day, when a
its noble forest trees are at their best from the best imported stock.
seen great many of these bulbs shall be produced
when its beautiful slopes are carpeted Outdoors on the department trial in the United States. Of course,
with flowers and dedced with flags, it isgrounds these bulbs were tried in com-
parison whether the growers can compete in
with those from three European price with Europeans is a matter for
most worthily a Mecca for true Ameri-
cans.
nouses, including one firm that has a them to decide.
very wide reputationfor its narcissus, Another matter that may interest your
HOMB GROWH BULBS.

and the Virginia bulbs were decidedly readers is the plan of the department
the best of the lot N. Princms was for a display of gladioliduring the
The Department of Agriculture,also very satisfactory a nd N. Poeticus meeting of the Societyof American Flo-
Washington, D. C, has been watching Poetarum was just as good as any others, fists. We have been in consultation
with considerable interest the efforts of although not any of them attained with Mr. Groff and Dr. Van Fleet and
partiesthroughout the United States to the high standard of Emperor. have arranged for a collection of
grow Dutch milbs,and we have recently It may be of interest to know that the gladioliwhich we think will be unique
and interesting.The collection is not
intended primarilyas a displayto show
the best blooms, but will be arranged t^
classes,all the well known groups of
being representedin each case
gladioli
y the varieties which the most nent
promi-
growers consider the choicest
varieties in that class.
We have placed with each of the firms
from which we have ordered a request
that they make their own selection from
each class, consequently the varieties
represented will not show what any offi-
cial
here considers the best, but will
show what the growers themselves con-sider
the choicest varieties.
There will also be, so far as we have
been able to secure them, samples of the
speciesthe blood of which has entered
into the formation of these different
classes, also a section for GrofTs
hybrids,which will,of course, form a
section by themselves. A. J.Pieters.
Oderun, O. May 24 the work

"
of
removing the useless trees from the
collegecampus was commenced. One
thousand dollars has been appropriated
NBPHROLBPI8 8COTTII. for this purpose.
298 GARDENING. JunefS
The Bureau of Plant Industry df the The Gardeners' Club.
eARDENIN6 United States Department of Agricul-
has issued an exhaustive
ture
bulletin
on the ''North American Species of
KENTUCKY BLUE GiUSS.
PUBUtBSD IBM 10T AHD 16TH OF BACH XONTB Agrostis." The bulletin is written by A.
BY
S. Hitchcock and is well illustrated. Ever smelt Kentucky grass.
Or heard about its blueness?
THE GARDENING COMPANY, Wm. a. Peterson, the well-known Seems as if the whale blamed world
Monon CHlCAGa
Building, Chica^ peony says Delicatis-
specialist, Was bursting ont wMi newness.
sima IS the name of the famous pink Skies and felks aHka all smHes"
peony which Kennicott Brothers have Gracious! vou are lucky
Subsertptionprice,(8.00 a Year^M Numbers.
If
AdTertislngrates on application. fotmd popular with western
so flower you spend day in Juae
a
Down in old Kentucky.
Entered at Cblcafio postnffioeas second-class buyers. The plant is by no means rare, Alfred Mukson.
matter. Oopy right,IWXi,by The Gardening Co. considerable stock being held by can
Ameri-
and European growers.
\ to TIm Car4"nliig GEORGE A. LACOllftE.
The next biennial
meeting of the
Gakdkhiko Is eotten up for its readers and in American Pomological Society, the George A. Lacombe, superintendent of
.heir interest,and it behooves you. one and all,to Holy Cross cemetery, San Francisco,
twenty-ninthin the historyof thtJ-.'-jraii-
make it interesting. If it does not exactly suit died after
ization,will be held in Kan.sas City,Mc, May 22 a brief illness. He
your case, pleasewrite and tell us "vhat you vrant
It is our desire to help you. August 8 to 10, 1905. The meeting goes was born here fifty-five years ago. and
to Kansas the of for many followed the occupation
Ask aht Q1JB8T10N8 vou ple"se about plants, Cit^ at earnest reqitest years
flowers, fruits, vegetables or
will
other
take
pra-tloal the Missouri Horticultural Society,of a horticulturist. The deceased is
gardening matters. We pleasure in backed survived by a wife and eight children.
answering them. by the horticultural societies of
the Mississippi valley and the western His funeral was attended by a lam
Sbmdus K0TB8 of your experience In gardening
m any line: tell us of your successes thr.t others states in general. delegation of members of the tradk
may be enlightened ana enoouraffed, and of your There were many floral tributes sented.
pre-
SniD UB PB0T0"RAPB8 OB 8KBTCBB8 Of VOUr SOCIETT OF AMERICAN FLORISTS.
Ôowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegeubles,
or hortloultural appliances tlutt we may have The Southeastern Passenger Associa-
tion, A NEW BOOK.
tbem engmvod ior GABDBiiiiia. which controls the territory south
of the Ohio and Potomac and east of We in receiptof a new
are book, just
CONTENTS. the Mississippi* rivers,has authorized a issued by the peony specialist, C. S. Haf-
Crab apple trees at th^ Arnold Arboretum rate of one and one-third fare on cer-
tificate rison, of York, Neb., entitled "The Gold
(lllus.) 880
plan, in co-operationwith rate Mine in the Front Yard, and How to
Thefl wer garden 280
announced by Trunk Line Association, Work It." Mr. Harrison has made an
"Herbaceous plant t otes 280
"
Nicotiana SHUdersa 200 for persons attendingthe S. A. F. con-
vention exhaustive study of the trees and {plants
Trees and shrubs. SOU suitable for the prairiestates, and lor
at Washington, D. C, August
SyrluiraJaponica (illus.) 200
"
20O 15-18,1905. Wm. J. Stewart, Secry. the past thirtyyears has been carefully
"Arnold Arbort-tum lilacs (11.
us)
" Prunus l"av diana (ilius.) 20^1 experimentingwith them. On the occasion
200 of a recent
Creoliaand insect pests trip to Manitoba he
Recent publications 200 BAILEY'S CTaOPEDIA.
The Vegetable gnrden 201 acquiredmuch rakiable information with
"New variety of sweet potato 201 A reprintis to be made this month of regard to the hardiness of certain desir-
able
Rhubarb from s"ed .101
plants for the western states and
"
Ifrench method of foicins lettuce 201

the "Cyclopediaof American ture."
Horticul-
"
202 This will g[ive opportunityto the results are recorded in this volume.
Decorated terrace s eps (lllus) an
Londonletter 202 The "Peony Manual" formerlyissued by
make any imperativecorrections in the
Pioea pungens Kosterl (lllus.) 20S Mr. Harrison is incorporatedin this
plates.If any reader
has any such cor-
rections
The greenhouse "fotting orchids..... 208
"
Palmnotes 208 to suggest he should
send them book, and, taken all in all,the volume
"The Boston fern and Its varieties (illus.)....2H4 at Prof.
L. H. Cornell itself is a gold mine of information
206
once to Bailej',
Jens Jensen (portrait)
k06 University, Ithaca, N. Y. There will be especiallydesigned for horticulturists
Amt-rtcan Peony Society
Home 207 opportunityfor any addition of new and farmers of the western and north-
western
grown bulbs no
The gardeners club 208
matter, but only the correction of mere states. The priceof the book is
"Kentucky blueg'ass "poom) 208
"00 errors and slips. $1, and we can supply copieson receipt
Edgar Bandars (portrait) of this amount.
*'Doitnow" (poem) 801
AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETT. NOTES OF HEW YORK.

The exhibition of the American
Peony Society will be held at Chicago A meeting of the executive committee The police of the upper
wfcst side
next week, June 16-17. of the American Rose Society will be have placed an embargo on
the display
that in some held at Hartford, Conn., on Monday,
Indiana reports show of window boxes in that section,with
sections onions will have to be replanted June 19. The rose garden in Elizabeth the result that most of the boxes
on account of the heavy rains. park will be in full glory at that date installed at much which have
expense
and a visit of inspection
under the guid-
ance brightenedthe appearance of the streets
We beg to acknowledge receiptof the
sixteenth annual report of the Missouri
of SuperintendentWirth and the have been removed, even though seem-
ingly
members of the Hartford Florista*Oub to comply with the regulations
Botanic Garden, containing a number will form
as
a part of the programme. to fasteningsmade by the municipal
of valuable illustrated papers dealing
with scientific questions. Important business concerning the welfare authorities. Here is the ordinance on
of the societywill also have atten-
tion. the subject,which it is claimed the
We
are in receiptof some very fine for the committee
Communications police have over-ridden:
and herbaceous
tree peonies from F. A. should be addressed to the secretary's
who makes IN THE BOARD OP ALDERMEN.
Bailer,of Bloom ington,111., ofl[ice,II Hamilton place,Boston, Mass.
a êcialty of these plants. The ceous
herba- Section 671" It shaU not be ^wful for
Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y. any person place or keep on any
to win-
blooms are very tunately,
fine,but,unfor- dowslll, railing, or baicony. top of porch,
they are not named. or any other projection from any house
THE GARDENIA FAD. or other building in the city of New
We are in receiptof the annual report
Yonk. any earthen flowerpots, wooden
of the National Chrysanthemum Society Qardenias,which last year were soea
Jô^ or other article or thing whatever
of England and schedule of prizesfor exclusivelyin the buttonholes of tnen, rot cultivation
the retention of flow-
ers, or
The this season flower shrubs, vines, any other article or

the exhibitions of 1905. report are the espeeially or thingwhatever, unless every such
shows this progressive association as loved by the fair sez, says a writer oo flower pot, box. or other article is se- curely
being in a very healthful condition. fashions. Throe gardenias is the Dum-ber aQ4 flrmly fastened or ^protected
chosen for by iron railings, so fastened as to render
The list of
preliminarypremiums wearing. Bomet lines It impossible for any such pot, box. or
offered by the Kansas City Convention they are seen snuggled Id the side of other article to fall into the street, under
Hall Company to be awarded at its third the coiffure,when their waxy ness
white- a pe^lty of $10 for every offense, to be
most
recoTêd in the maimer now^specfflced
flower show, Kansas City,Mo., ber
Novem- appears charming, or they by law for the co|tectionof fines posed
im-
ija the front of the corsage
13 to 18, 1905, has been issued. The are of
worn for the violation of ordinances
carried in the fiand. In these latter tue corporation. "-'
prizesare very liberal and should attract or
Adopted by the board of aldermen
a largenumber of exhibitors. Copies of instancea their stems should be left Maroh 8?Tl897.
the schedule may be had on application long and a" many of their brilliant^ Approved by tjtigimty^x iCacchL IS. 1897.
to Louis W. Shouse, Convention Hall, glossy leaves allowed to show as sible.
pos- better or safer
A fasteningwould be
Kansas City,Mo. strong steel hooks attached to the
igos. GARDENING. "99
boxes and hooking into staplesenter- ing and picnicMay 21 at Southern park in of the monuments at Queen's park, and
into a window casement. As com-
monly celebration of their thirtieth anniversary. many wreaths and other designs were
used, is hard to conceive, and The grand parade was headed by a beau-
tifully placed thereon by the school diildreiL
should in every way comply wtih the decorated float containingall the The horticultural societyis offeringa
law as quoted. Florists in this city different kinds of products grown by prize for the best-kq"tlawn in the city
have worked up a nice business in window local truck gardeners. for the coming season, which is causing
boxes and it would seem a shame considerate comment in the papers.
if this business were to be curtailed by AT LOS ANGELES, CAL.
officialmisunderstanding of the ordinance. MOHMOUTH COUNTY HORT. SOdfiTT.
The horticulturists of this city and
vicinity
gave a rather memorable tion
recep- The Monmouth County Horticultural
HOTES OF IIBW YORK. to a visiting delegationfrom San Society held its regular meeting here
Francisco at the Union League Qub June 2. Final arrangements were made
At a recent meeting of the board of May 18. H. Plath, California vice- for the rose exhibition at the next meet-
of the New York Botanical president of the. Society of American 16. After business
managers ""?t June the was
Gardens the director in chief, Dr. N. L. Florists, headed the delegation which finished, a discussion was brought up on
Britton,was granted a leave of absence was made up of Frank Pelicano,P. bonora, and the general opinion was
of six weeks to attend the second international Ferrari and H. M. Sanborn, of Oakland, that bonora is wonderfully quick acting,
botanical congress to be held in who was accompanied by Miss Sanborn. more particularlyso on soft
Vienna June ii to iS. Dr. Britton sailed Following the receptiona dinner was growing plantsand ferns. H. A. Kettel
May 27 and will go direct to Paris. His by President Vau^han,of the stated that he had used it on young
itinerary includes visits to Geneva, Ber- lin, given
ocietyof American Florists, at which with gratifying results, and
grass
WiUtam
Kew and other European gardens to Captain F.
ninety-eight were present Turner used it on a small scale on half
study their management R acted as chairman and comed
wel- starved ferns. The
uray improvement was
An exhibition under the auspicesof the visitors,H. M. Sanborn pv- nlainlyshown after the Arst applicatton.
the Horticultural Societyof New York ing the response. The local florists, N. Butterbach used bonora on anthuri-
will be held in the Museum building. Morris Goldenson,J. W. Wolfskill, Miss and cauliflower under
ums glass with
Botanical Gardens, Bronx park, June Lord, O. C. Saakes, Thomas Wright excellent results, also on different fenis
14 and 15. Prizes are offered for roses, and others, suppliedthe decorations. '
and small palms, and after one tion
applica-
cut flowers of trees and shrubs, perennials, All branches of the trade were much
ent
pres- they were improved. In
etc Professional and private and short speeches were made in order to make the meeting more esting,
inter-
growers are to be separated classed. order by nearly cvcryotae. At the close. Mr. Turner suggested that at
A new park, in the Thirty-second Captain Grav, on motion, appointed a each meeting some exhibits be shown,
ward, to be known as Paerdeâtpark, committee of nine to consider arrangements such as herbaceous flowers, shrubs,
to cost $1,500,000, is a propositionfor for forming a localorganization. It discussions
fruits, etc.,and to have some
Brooklyn which is approaching realization,
was the prevailingopinion that the time on their nature and merits. A fine pair
some strong aldermanic opposition and conditions demanded for the good of cucumbers was shown by G. H. Hale,
to the project having yielded. Imme- diate of all the trade that a live and strong which scored 85 points. The
action by the Flatbush local board
Judges
horticultural society could be and should were William Turner and H. Griffiths.
is being urged. be formed in southern California. Those B.
The mayor has endorsed the resolu-
tion
present honored William Farrell, the
providing for the purchase of the veteran gardener,by drinkinghis health NOTES OF ALBANY, N. Y.
contents of the greenhouses of the late
standing,with Mr. Farrell elevated on a Garnet D. Baltimore, who was
Wm. A. Brown at Flatbush avenue and
chair. His response was, "God bless
Clarkson street. The stock, which may recentlyreappointedlandscapeengineer
you all." for Prospectpark,Troy, has sent a com-
is be removed munication
aggregate |7,7SO, to to
The ladies were entertained at dinner to the commissioner of pub-
lic
Prospectpaiic and by a theater party, in charge of works of that cityin which he made
Miss Ethelind Lord. The visitors were several recommendations for the enlarge-
LouisiAHA jonmas. ment
driven about the city, through Pasadena, and embellishment of the city's
The New Orleans Horticultural Wednesday and Thursday, and taken to new breathingspot. Mr. Baltimore recommends
Societyheld its monthly meetingMay 18. Catalina Island Friday. The local committee that the western and southern
The outing committee tendered its of arrangements consisted of A.
and the different places
slopes be terraced and an approach
report, among F. Borden, Dietrich " Huston, Captain accessible to the residents of the adja- cent
suomittcMl, Grand Isle,which proved on F. E. Gray, Morris Goldenson, Howard sections of the citybe laid out A
several previous occasions a very satisfactory " Smith, E. H. Rust O. C. Saakes, J. second recommendation has to deal with
trip, was again chosen. The W. Wolfskill, Thomas Wright and a lagoon to be made near the Congress
coDumttee appointedto select a suitable Henry Albers. street entrance. An island in the lagoon
societyemblem was given more time to We are greatly indebted to Messrs. is to be laid out into a rose and herbaceous
report at next meeting. C W. Eichling Vaughan and Plath for waking us up to
the opinion that giving garden and a canal to supply the
expressed by grasp the opportunities of the day and to
lagoon with water is to be spanned with
semi-annual prizesfor the best kept gardens organizefor our future welfare and the a number of artistic bridges. The estimated
the local people were encoura^ advance of horticulture. D. R. W.
cost of all the
improvements recommended
to keep Uieir gardens in better condition
is in the neighborhood of
and at the same time add to the general NOTES OF CHICAGO.
read $150,000.
beauty of the city. A letter was It is that Governor
Pitkin,state president will takeprobable
Deneen
from Mis6 Helen
steps to remove the west side TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
of the Louisiana branch of the tional
Interna-
ingness parks politicsby appointing a
out of The
Sunshine Society,statingthe will- regular meeting of the Tarry-
skilled landscape gardener as superintendent Horticultural
of the branch to assist the horticultural town Society,held May
of the new board. This board
societyin its efforts to give a 30, being the annual ladies* night,only
will have approximately$2,000,000 to be
flower show here next November. necessary business was transacted. One
used in improving the west side system.
Several members brought some rare honorary member and three new active
Several recommendations have been
and beautiful specimens of flowers. made members were elected and two names
by the various ward organizations. for
MeUirie Ridge Nursery Company proposed membership. The sion
occa-
Peterson's peonieswill be at their best
""Hr^wed oure white Gladiolus White
The
was graced by a large attendance
during the next three weeks. of the fair sex. A good musical pro-
Lady and splendidflowers of Gardenia nurseries are located at Peterson and
gramme
Florida grandiflora; Richard Eichling,Lincoln avenues, was gone through and
four miles from Lincoln refreshments All
manager of U. J. Virgin's nursery, bited
exhi- served. agreed that it
park and one and one-half miles west of enjoyable evening. The
a few floweringBrassavola Digby- Hill station on the Chicago "
was a very
Rose exhibits consisted
ana and a Epidendnim speciosum with a mostly of flowers cut
three foot flower-spike; J. A. Newsham,
Northwestern railway. All visitors are from hardy shrubs and herbaceous
welcome on weekdays, but the grounds
a new dwarf varietyof Tritoma Pfitzeri; plants.
are closed on Sundays to everyone, The June show of roses, strawberries,
B. M. Wichers, Gretna,La., Nelumbium
speciosum. hardy flowers,etc., will be held in the
ROTES OF TORONTO, ONT.
Richard Eilers, W. C. Wichers and Young Men's Lyceum on the afternoon
Fred Zieglerwere elected members of The cit3r parks and squares are at present and evening of June 13. Schedules for
the society. showing very fine beds of tulips,this and the November exhibition may
The Gardeners' Mutual Protective which are now in their best shape. Af ay be had from Secretary E. W. Neubrand.
Association gave a grand May festival 23 was Decoration day for the decoration Wm. Scott.
300 GARDENING. June 15.
EDGAR SAIIDBRS. 5, 1867, at $(i Clark street, under the Lake View became a part of greater
DEAK OF CHICAGO HORTICULTUSE.
Sherman House. He had by that time Chicago.
managed to get up several greenhouses
Edgar Sanders was bom October io"
and had a very eood shippingbusiness
He has always dabbled some as a
X827,in Sussex, Eng., near East Grin- scribbler. Within a year or two after
in plants,the store beinf? mainly for cut
stead. His father at that time was dener
gar- going to London he sent a few items to
flowers and bouquets. Everything was
to the Rakes family,who Sien successful until the year 1871,when
the Gardeners' Chronicle and still
lived at Felbridge Park, better known he, remembers how
like all the rest, was burned out at 52
proud he was to see
to the common people as the "Great his name in print He was ent
correspond-
Pearborn street and lost all he had in
House." From there his father moved in London to the American deners'
Gar-
the store at the time. Thinking there
as gardener to Tilgate House, near
would be no use for flowers for a time,
Chronicle before he came to
Crawley,Sussex,about seven miles from New York. On arriving in Albany,
at least in the city,he decided not to
his birthplace,
where he remained until within a week he became a writer in
his death in 1881. The mother died in try to sell them in the cityfor a time; the first volume of the Country Gentle-
man,
but, to his surprise, some florists opened
1886. which started in 1853, and has
up placeson Wabash avenue and did an
Edgar's schoolboydays were spent in always considered Luther Tucker, the
extremely good business even in the
the town of Crawley during the time first winter after the fire. By that time
publisherand editor,one of his best
noted for stage coaches. He started to friends. He was connected with that
the business had gone away from him
school in his eighth year and remained paper all the time he remained in Albany
in the way of cut flowers,so much so
there until he was twelve ytxt^ old, and for two or three years after coming
that he never afterward rose to the posi-tion to Chicago. Shortly after his arrival
when, owing to the size of his father's in that line that he had occupied
in Chicago he became a correspondentof
family (fourteen in all), he had to before the fire. He remained in the
b^n work at anythingthat came alon^, the Prairie Farmer and had more or less
to do with it until about 1890. He was
receivingabout 12 cents a dav for his
services. This went on until about 1839 also connected with the Orange Judd
or 1840, when he was posted off to Farmer, for several years having charge
William West's nursery, where he began of the department of Garden and
the life of a horticulturist in earnest Lawn.
His wages were 75 cents per week, with Three of his brothers served in the
lodging with the family,and the privilege war of the rebellion, one being killed
of going home once a week for in the Battle of the Wilderness, the
his food. He left this positionin 1841 other two livinguntil a year or two ago.
to take that of second or undergardener He is a correspondingmember of the
at Lower Tilgate. He left there in his Massachusetts Horticultural Societyand
eighteenthyear, in 1845, and went to at one time surprisedthat body with a
London with a pack on his back. He
great quantity of old catalogues that
remained four vears in one ment
establish- he had saved from about 1845 up to
there and after some man
journey- the time he began to find such things
^rdening work, he succeeded m somewhat irksome to keep. These the
obtainmga gardener's positionand held secretary considered of quite consider-
able
two such positionsbefore coming to value to the society.
America in 1853. In that year he cleared
his early history in Chica^ he
In
for the land of the free.
was active in landscapework, furnishing
After Rve weeks' tossingon the ocean, the plans from which Calvaiy cemetery
he landed in New York safe and sound, laid out He
was also furnished plans
April 29, 1853. His first trip was to for several gentlemen'splaces and one
Albany, N. Y., for certain reasons, for the old ChicagoUniversitygrounds
expectingto go back to New York for that was never carried out on account
his future work, but he had no sooner of troubles that occurred to the old
arrived in Albany than he easilyfound
organization.
work enough and within a week after
his arrival he obtained work in laying Mr. Sanders became a member of the
out a garden and other work, and then Stoke, Newmgton and Clapton Garden-
ers'
engaged himself to Gen. John F. Rath- Society as early as 1846. He
bone as gardener. He remained with belonged to the mechanics' institutes
the latter for four years, saving several when he could not find gardeners'cIuIm.
with what he had done In 1850 he delivered a lecture on botany
hundred dollars,
the outside laying out places,and at the Egham Mechanics' Institute, to
on
(Dean of Chicago horticulture.) which he then belonged. Coming to this
started for Chicago in the spring of
country, he helped to organize the
The year was a disastrous one on Albany and Rensselaer County Horticul-
tural
flower business,however, until nearly Societyand took part in its pro-
account of the panic. He bought some ceedings.
of Lake View in the the eighties. Since then he has not He also aided in organizing
land in the town
but a few been directlyconnected with the grow-
ing a horticultural club in Albany for the
same year, when there were
hundred inhabitants in the town and or selling flowers.
of familiar discussion of subjectsconnected
In his time he held several public with horticultureand fruit growing. In
something like 100,000 in the whole of
Chicago. There were no sidewalks offices. His first was commissioner of Chicago in 1857 he helped to organize
highwavs of the town of Lake the Cook County Agriculturaland Hor-
ticultural
north of North avenue and one had to View,
walk through the sand to get there, from 1869 to 1873,there being no com- pensation Society,and aided in getting
and the houses were few and far or emolument to the office. In up the first fall exhibition on land then
1879 he was elected supervisor and all open between North and
between. Everything at the time he avenue
ex -officio treasurer of the same board Division street, and Clark and Wells
purchased was very high and land was
worth about $700 an acre, the best he and for three years was its supervisor, streets.
could do anywhere around Chicago. He handling considerable money belonging In 1858 he
helped to organize the
manaffed to put up a small shanty with to the town. For this he received com-
pensation. Chicago Gardeners' Club and was at
a 50-footgreenhouse at the south side For four years he was deputy one time its president This societywas
of the house. This was his beginning, sheriff under Sheriff Hanchett and was afterward merged in the Chicago Horti- cultural
in October of the year 1857. for a time the late Judge Altgeld's Society,which lived until the
There were then three other so-called bailiff. During the time of his shriev-
alty, time of .the fire. He also helped to
florists in the city,each having about he, with four other deputy sheriffs, organize a fi[rangeof Patrons of Hus- bandry
the same amount of glass that he was had charge of the jury during the in this city. The organizerhere
then putting up, but all growing vegetables anarchists trial. He also served as at that time was H. Kelly,well known
as well as flowers. It was a deputy assessor to the town of Lake in that body. Very shortly after the
struggle for the first few yea"s, but View. In 1887 he was appointedcom-
missioner organization he became a member of the
after the war ended brighter times of publicworks of the cityof Chicago Florists' Club,stillin existence,
thingsbegan to nick up a little. Lake View when it became a citywith and is its treasurer. He was for many
came;
He opened the first flpwer store that William Balden week as mayor, and held years a member of the Northern Illinois
was ever opened in Chicago,on March that positionuntil nearly the time when Horticultural Society and contributed
some papers before that body. He Haittford,Cokk. Â Mrs. Webster of

" cents is what the factories are paying.
has been attendant to many of the Wis-
consin London, Eng., is pursuing the stud}r of The farmers are planting heavier than
and Indiana horticultural soci-
eties' school gardens in the school of horticul-
ture before and expect I5,ooo/X)o bushels this
meetings and has been made at this place. fall
honorary member of same.
Chicago. The Peterson Nursery
The American Association of Nursery-
men
"
Troy, N. Y." Contemplated improve-
ments
office has been moved to 1301 Stock Ex-
change to Prospect park mdude a $3,000
Was organized in Chicago in 1876,
its first president
building,where all communica-
tions propagating house, the laying out of a
and Mr. Sanders was
should be addressed. large rose and herbaceous garden, and
He became presidentagain in 1884,the
the planting of additional trees and
convention being held in Chicago for the Marshalltown, Ia.
"
Âmong the im-
provements
fifth time. He attended the first annual to be made during the year shrubs,the latter necessitating
an expend-
iture
meeting at Cincinnati, O., of the Society at the Iowa soldiers' home is a house
green-
of $5/x)0.
of American Florists and rendered some costingabout $2,000. Harrisburg, Pa." Governor Penny-
aid in its organizationand has been the
Reno^ Nev. An agricultural
" and hor- packer has called a conference of noted
ticultural
Illinois vice-president for several years
experiment station is to be scientists,nurserymen and fruit growers
since.
established in the slate in the valleyof to meet at his officefor the purpose of
[Mr. Sanders Undly supplied the data the Muddy river in Lincoln county. dtsaissingthe extermination of uie San
embodied In the foregoing sketch of his
career. "
Ed.3 Jose scale. The sum of f30,000 is avail-
able
Champaign, III." John Porte has for the state's investigation.
given up his positionas chief gardener
""DO rr wow." Ames, Ia." The horticultural dq"art-
to the Illinois Central railroad and tak-
en
This life's full o* weeds"
garden at Chicago with the South park ment of the Iowa State College is exper-
imenting
a one
We've got to pull 'em all system. to ascertain
the cost and
Before they fill the field with seeds of the various methods
efficiency of arti-
ficial
When they are dry and tall.
While we complain the field gets full" Waltham, Mass.Â new park is in treatment of posts and other bers
tim-
Don't sit with frownin' brow the process of construction at Beaver that come in contact with the soil,
An' fret because you've got to pull- street and Waverly Oaks road. The and to find a practical method of making
It's best to "do it now."
shrubbery is to be set out at the expense such quick growing trees as cottonwooo,
The job fellow
a soldiers on of Mrs. S. D. Warren by her gardeners. willow and maple as long lived as cedar
Is one that's never through; and oak.
Bach day's another chance that's gone St. Joseph, Mo," John Charles Whit-
An' left us more to do.
Nobody else can do your work ten, professorof horticulture at the Mis- -
Like you can anyhow. souri state university,delivered a lec-

ture
The task grows bigger while shirk-
It's best to "do it now."
you
May 11. He came
in this cit^ here
under the auspicesof the Civic Improve-
ment
Tin Brockton
Dahlia
Fam
There's always lots o' time to spare
League. The larsMt and flneit oolleotion of
To tell your woes, my son; Dabltai la the United SUtei. oonilit-
The hardest work of all to bear of All the leading TArtetiei. 8(
~
Aroostook, Mb. Last season

"
we duced
pro- ing
Is that that's never done.
here 11,000,000 bushels of pota- for oatalogae.
The "put ofT' man, he does things twice toes
In spite of all his row. and 3,000,000 are left with the W. P. LOTNROP, East BrMf#waltr,
Don't wait to ask or give advice-
Get out and "do it now."
starch factories, which are running at
"Chicago Tribune. full blast,says a correspondent Fifteen When writing pleaae mentioa Gaidening.
ThroeBooks You Nood Now.

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OBNXRAI^ VIBW OF THB PBONY DI8PX"AY AT THB CHICAGO EXHIBITION OP THB AMERICAN PBONY SOCIBTY, JUNB M-IT, ItW.
THE AMBRICAN PBONT SOOBTT. in the matter which will aid the of varieties. Vaughan's Seed Store,
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SECOND ANNUAL MEETINa
trade and the buying^ among
business. Professor Craig and his asso-
ciates as was also J. F. Rosenfield, of West
The secondannual meeting and exhi-bition
on the nomenclature committee Point,Neb., and ". A. Reeves,of Qeve-
of theAmerican Peony Society
held in Chicago June 16 and 17 and
have a heavy task in hand and they will land,Ohio. In addition to the competi-
tive
was
merit all the- praise that can be given collections, excellent displays for
was in every respect a very successful
them when they unravel the tangle of effect were made by tiie Cottsse Gar-
dens
affair.The disph^ôf peonies was very Peterson
number of visitors names and synonyms to such an extent Company, NursenTf
elaborate and a
Klehm's Nursery,ArlingtonHeights,lU.,
that growers and dealers will know what
e]q)ressed great surpriseat the hi^hqual-
ity
Jewell Nursery Company, Lake
of many of the blooms which had they are talkingabout when they mention Gfy,
been held in storage for a considerable
a given variety. Minn., Vaughan's Seed Store,etc.
There were a number of enthusiastic
period. The exhibition would have been It may perhaps be safe to mention a
amateurs on hand greatiy interested in
mudi more extensive but for the general
few of the more strikingvarieties seen
the fine display, including Col. Henry M.
mistrust of the storage process. at this exhibition, but even here,as else-
where
extensive growers, in this report,we feel that we are Kidder, of Evanston, 111., and L. Bur-
row,
Many of the most of Decatur,111.
in the dark when to give the
however, will be exhibitors of the future, we come
The judges were Charles Klehm, a
judging from their comments on the names. Among the best white varieties
would name Festiva Maxima, early; commercial peony grower; Ed. Kanst,
character of the storage blooms played
dis- we
Marie Lemoine, late,and James Kelway. park superintendent, and P. J.Hauswirtii,
on this occasion. The qualityof retailflorist.
the blooms in generalwas very high,but
In pink,Livingston, Delicatissima,Floral
of those shipped a considerable Treasure and Potsii Alba. In red,Lee's THE president's ADDRESS.
coarse
distance in the bud state did not make Grandiflora Rubra, as exhibited by E. A. Fellow Members: It has now been
such an attractivedisplayas those from Reeves, was simply magnificent andtwo years since the organizationof the
local sources. Richardson's Rubra Superba seemed^ a
American Peony Society and to those
The number of varietiesdisplayedon very poor second. For a creamy white
who thought that there was no need of
this occasion is quite problematical, but we selected Mont Blanc. such a specialsocietyto care for the
there were varieties on exhibition bear-
ing The Peterson Nursery, Chicago, as interests of the peony, the success of
nearhr 200 different names, also a might have been expected from the the presert magnificentexhibit should
considerable number of flowers uiider extent and age of this firm's collection, be ample proof that the societywas not
number and seedlingswithout names or carried off the greater number of the only needed, but reallywanted, for it
numbers. The present unsatisfactorv premiums, among them the silver cup is by such exhibitions as these that we
condition of peony nomenclature is much for the best twelve varieties,six flowers who are devoted to the interests of any
to be regretted and no effort should be each. The Cottage Gardens Company, specialclass of floriculturereallylearn
sparedby the officersof the societyand Queens, N. Y., captured the first the possibilities that exist when centrated
con-
its coromUtces to bringabout an under- premium for the largestand best collec- effort 13 made to develop all
3o6 . . . GARDENING. July /,
sold upon the market under the

designationof red,pink and white. So
ally far
under
soon
as I know
distinctive
Carnation
very few
at that periodproduced a sufficieiit
upon
names.
varieties
the buyers to be sold
after the formation of the Ameri-

However,
Societythey began to be
designatedby specialnames
present time retail buyers generallyask
for the President,^chantress, Etlvel
can
and at the
hid
pression
im-
Ward or any other varietythey wish to

purchase,because thereby they identify
those blooms which best satisfytheir
tastes and purposes and it will not be
long before this will be the case wijth
the peony. At present Festiva Maxima
is knfiwn upon the New York market
as the big white peony and all other
white varietiesare simply designatedas
white peonies,but within a comparatively
short period buyers will begin to
call for Mont Blanc, Festiva Maxima.
Mons. Dupont, Marie Lemoine and
other named varieties because they will
want to secure just the effect produced
by those sorts and will be able to identify
them under their proper titles.
For some years past the value of the
peony for cut flower purposes has been
recoîzed in the largermarkets, such
as Chicago, New York, Boston and other
larse cities, but up to the present
time Jhere seems to have been no oV-
ganizcjl effort made to place the most
suitable varieties on sale, and a large
proportionof the blooms offered seem
to hê been of the more common kindsr
composed largelyof undesirable shades
of color, the result being that the color
value of the
peony has suffered somewhat
in popular estimation. In a few
years all this should be changed and a
sufficient quantityof the most attractive

sorts that are best suited for cut flower
purposes should be grown to supply the
KLEHMS FOUNTAIN OP PBONIB8. needs of the market and when this oc-
curs,,
the Americao
the demand for peonies for ait
(Exhibitionof Feony Society,Chicago, June, 16-17,1906.)
flower purposes will be largely increased.
certain and make The difficulties of accummulting a

that may be contained an any special possibleex-tensive
the first ex- deals between different peony large stock of the better varieties that
tificatio
subject This is practically hibition
shall prove true to name great, cause
be-
of peony flowers given under growers, insuringthe buyer of getting are
the management of our society and exactly what he wants whenever he owing to the chaotic state of
what has been done here to-day can be places an order and then should dis- band, peony nomenclature at the present time,
it will have accomplished one of no one is sure of gettingwhat he orders
much improved upon in future efforts,
learn and the ex- floriculture iu unless he is able to visit the peony
for by experiencewe perience the greatest benefits to
fields in blooming time and identifyand
leading iipto the stagingof the general and amply repay all the effort
incurred in its mark the plants he desires. A some-
present show has already taught us put forth and expense what
ing
Realiz- extensive experience in purchasing
many things that will redound to our organizationand maintenance.
benefit in the future and enable us to the importance of this question of peonies during the past ten years
has developedsome curious results. For
stage increasinglvinterestingexhibits nomenclature, a competent nomenclature
as the years roll by. No doubt the officers committee was appointed and has already instance,in one case a grower sent two
of the societywill be somewhat accomplisheda long step towards absolutelydifferent colors under the
the tangle which has same name. This occurred with the
sharply criticised for not providing es- straightening out
and a Henri Murger. The true Henri
savs to be read before this meeting and been the source of annoyance peony
while not attempting to offer excuses bane to all who have attempted to purchase Murger is described as an immense
refer to the ex- bloom of the form and color of the
for such lack,I wish,in connection with peonies. I now tensive
test plot at Cornell University Paul Neyron rose. The first year that
an apology which we offer to members
the firm in questionsent us Henri Mur- ger
of the society, to say that unfortunately which has been planted with upwards of
prior to the season at which the peOny a thousand varieties of peonies, all of we got a tall growing deep purplish
crimson which as yet we have been un-
show is possiblealmost all of the members which have been contributed by its able
without of to identify. The following year
of our societyare driven to exert members one cent expense
their utmost energiesin order to properly being incurred by the society. It is a they sent us a very double creamy white
for the years'business which conclusion that this attempt to sort which bore no resemblance either
care foregone in habit,form or color to the one
must be done practically in the two or straightenout the peony nomenclature, sent
of spring. taken up under the supervision of Prof. before. Neither of them resembled in
three months
One of the crying needs of such an John Craig, of Cornell University, any respect either in habit,form, color
careful and efficient work time of blooming the true Henri
association as ours, in the surprisingly whose per-, or
chaotic state into which the nomen-

clature formed in other lines is ample guarantee Murger. In another case a totallydif- ferent
of the thoroughnesswith which this peony in pointof habit,form and
of the peony has been allowed
work will be done will be productive date of blooming was sent but of the
to degenerate,is the straightening: out "
if this association of great results and will place the en- same shade of color as the genuine variety
of the names, and tire
from fraternity under obligations not ordered. The second from

should do nothing else, striking year
the same firm came under the same
the list duplicate or nearlyduplicateand only to Prof. Craig but to Cornell Uni- versity
and, last,but not least,to the name another lot which again did not
worthless Varieties and making it possible
American Society itself. resemble the true varietyeiflierin form,
for the trade to list fiftyor sixty of Peony
I first be-
gan habit or date of blooming but still of
the best sorts under names and scriptions
de- Fourteen years ago when
they were the same shade of color and neither of
that would render their iden- growing carnations, usu-
f$os. GARDENING.
307
C. W. Ward.
(Vice-Pros EdcDt American Peony Sct; etyj (PfeildeiilAmoriei^D Peony Soci"ity," (Of'Klehm'iKuficry,Chioagq.)
fMl nng*r C P*o ny Eih ll^ltloii.

) (SecreuryAiiitPk"n (h"f"m th" Trniia"cticnii
Ptôtiy
Bockity*) of the Miiti. ili"tt
Soclft.v*)
SOME AMERICAN P^QNY CELEBRITIES.
3o8 GARDENING. July
these varieties resembled in any respect acquainted with the finer and more conflict with any other horticultural
the true vadety in form, habit or date desirable sorts and should use them body, but it has been formed for the
of blooming, with the exception that more extensivelyhereafter than they purpose of accomplishingcertain mecial
the shades of color were very close to have in the past I am quite certain work that can be done only\n and with
the true variety. that the peony often suffers in reputa-
tion the hearty co-operationof all of those
After an extensive experiencein attempting by the use of common undesirable most vitallyinterested in the peony.
to accumulate considerable colors in classes of work where good, Personally,I am well satisfied that our
stodc of the specially desirable varieties, clean,complementary colors are needed association will gladl3rcontribute to the
I have come to the conclusion that the and should be used, and the peonv will archives of the Society of American
only practicalway to work up a true never take its proper placein landscape Florists, or to any other horticultural
stock is to purchase a moderate quantity work until landscapers m generalbecome body that makes for the good of the
of the sorts from some source where better acquaintedwith the more desirable flonst craft in general^the resultswhidi
you are able to identifythem as true sorts and learn to know them as well as it may accomplish m the way of
and then after blooming the plants to use them. straighteningout peony nomenclatiire"
or any other results which may be sidered
con-
generallybeneficial to the craft
Neither the American Peony Societynor
the S, A. F. Peony Association has had as
yet any great measureable effect ap""n
the increase in the demand for peonies
for the reason that neither have up to
the present time accomplishedany definite
advancement either in the improve-
ment
of the peony or the methods of
its culture or its commercial handling.
Aside from a few articles and cultural
notes appearing in the press, noth-ing
tangiblehas gone forth to the general
publicand these articles have not as
a rule emanated either from the Society
of American Florists or from the Amer- ican
Peony Society. Whatever results
have been accomplishedup to the present
time have been largely through the
work done by the peony specialists who
FIRST PRIZB AND CUP DISPLAY OP PBTBRSON'S NURSBRY, CHICAGO. are giving their time to -the culture of
(Exhibition of the Amerioan
and investingtheir capitalin peonies.
Peony Sooiety,Chioago, June, 16-17, 1906.)
The experimental peony plantationat
Cornell Universityhas been made ble
possi-
three years cut out all rogues which may It is to be regrettedthat an unfortunate only by the voluntarycontributions
develop and look after the propagating controversy arose over mation of the principal peony
the for- specialistsin
and division of the stock yourself, for I of the American Peony Society America and Europe who are members
have found where leave it to em- in forming within the ranks of of the American Peony Society.
you ployes, resulting
not having the same interest in the Societyof American Florists the S. Reverting again to the unpleasant
keepingthe stock clean that you have, A. F. Peony Society,as it has more things which have been said and done
they will allow errors to slip in. A recently been called,giving color to the in connection with the formation of our
rogue
ônce introduced in a stock frequently idea that the Societyof American Flor- ists society, it may well be said that all oppo*
multipliestwice as rapidlyas the true was opposed to and endeavoring to sition and controversy should now cease.
variety, t he result being a large propor-
tion kill off our association. I have been led The work of the American Peony
of rogues when the stock has been to believe that it has been asserted by Societyhas been so definitely cut out and
considerablyaugmented. certain elements in the Socieôf Amer- ican clearlydefined that the few doubdng
In Holland the custom is to take up Florists that the formation of the and misguided spirits within the ranks
the peonies and divide them every year carnation society, the chrysanthemum of the Societyof American Florists who
or two, consequently the plantsare never society, the peony societyand other special have heretofore frowned upon our organ-
ization
seen in Uoom and this mode of forc-
ing associations would in the end should now cease their antag*
the propagationis probably the reason destroy the Society of American Florists. onism and bend their efforts towards
why so many rogues are found in This 1 do not believe to be true and I forwarding a work that will in the end
the general run of Holland peonies imported can not see any other result from the rebound to the generalwelfare and benefit
to this country. organizationof such special societies of the entire floristcraft as well as
Undoubtedly our favorite flower is than an increased general distribution the nursery fraternity.
one of the most effective of all early of flower and plantknowledge among THE SECRETARY'S REPORT.
floweringherbaceous plants for use in the generalpublic, which in the end will The
present membership of the
extensive landscape plantings. It not result in increased accession to the societyis thirty-six not includingtwo
only can be used in masses producing ranks of the Societyof American ists.
Flor- honorary members. Since the last meeting
grand color results,effectively lighting It may be asserted with truth that the presidenthas appointed two
dark nooks and comers, but the plants the American Peony Society has not European representatives of the nomen-
clature
can also be interêrsed among bery
shrub- now, nor will it have in the future,any committee, A. Dessert,Chenon-
lending additional color to such
groups. When out of bloom the plants
are not very unsightlyas in the case
with many other herbaceous flowers,
but the deep fresh greens and bronzy
greens of the peony foliage are tained
main-
in general good condition
throughout the greater portion of the
season. The range of peony colors is
unexcelled,comprising almost all the
shades of pink from the most delicate
flesh tints to the deepest. The same
may be said of white, crimson, purple

and amaranth. It is weak, however, in
yellow as we have comparatively few
sorts that might be termed yellow and
these are generallylight in color, the
guard petalsbeing almost invariably
white, and it cannot be said that there
is as yet any true solid yellow peony.
FIRST PRIZE DISPLAY OP THE COTTAGE GARDENS, QUEENS, N. Y.
Landscape architects should learn to
know the peony better and should become (Exhibitionof tbe 4mer{o|kn Peony Society,";niU"ô,
Jape |0-|7,190K.)
190S. GARDENINC. 309
Victor Lemoine. W. Warnaar. J. Djkbttis.

(Of Fianoe ) (Of Warnaar A (kimpany, Holland*) (Of J. DjkholB "" (Company,.Holland.)
Bernh. Qroenewegea. A.M.C.VanderBlat.

(Of Oroenewegen " Son, Holland.) (Of the Royal Tottenham Nuneriei.)
A" Deaaart* William Kelway. 8. A. DeGkaaff
(Of Chenonceanz, Franee.) (Of Jamea Kelway "" Sons, England.) (Of DeQraaff Brothers, Holland )
80MB EUROPEAN PEONY CELEBRITIES.

3IO GARDENING. July /,
ceaux, France,to represent that country THE VISITORS. Musset, Mme. Lemoinier, Csarlna, Mme.
and August Koenemann of Neides-Wal- the out-of-town visitors in Benard. Baroness Schroeder. Mme.
Among miUe
Ca-
luf, Germany, to represent the latter. attendance we noted the following: F. Barcel, Marguerite Gerard. ardson's
Rich-
Grandiflora, Paganint Mme. De
During the past year I have had considerable A. Bailer, Bloomington, 111.;W. C Galhau, Asa Gray, Docteur Bretonneau,
correspondence in regard to Barry and C. J. Maloy, of Ellwanger " Octavie Demay, Van Dyck, Pulcherrima.
lists with La Vestale, Jeanne d'Arc, rogue from
peony the object of ing
complet- Barry Nursery,Rochester,N. Y. ; Elmer Achilles. Buyckii. Floral Treasure,
our preliminary list, but there are D. Smith, Adrian, Mich.; Eli Cross, Achilles. Couronne d'Or, Candldlsslma.
some which are still to be received Grand Rapids. Mich.; C S. Harrison, Marie Jacquhi, Mons. Dupont. Mont
before it can be published.The publishing York, Neb.; Fred Lemon and Miss S. Blane, Rosea Magna, Mme. Bmlle Le-
moine. Lady Isadore, Formosa, Docheos
of the report of 1903-1904 has also Hill,Richmond, Ind.; Charles W. Mai- de Nemours, Duke of Wellington, La
been delayed for unavoidable reasons. son, of the Dundee Nursery, Dundee, Quintynic, Sulphurea. Alice de Julveoourt,
The Bride. La Tullpe, Festlva Maxima.
Reine Victoria, Marie Lemoine, Please
No. 28, Festlva, Mme. de Vemevma.
Early White, La Tendresse, Felix
Crousse. Edouard Andre, Victor Hugo.
Dr. CaiUot. Mons. Paul du Ribert, Pierre
Dessert. Delachei, Admiral Crelghton.
Leon Sequay, Mme. Bucquet, Armandlne
Meohin, Raphael, Peterson's Na 209.
Souv. du Docteur Bretonneau. Comte de
Neipperg, Souv. de I'Exposltion du Mans.
Meissonier. Henri Murger, Prince perial,
Im-
Lady BramweU, August* Gauthier.
Henri Murger (false), Triomphe de I'Ez-
position de Lille, Mme. Camilla Barcel
(rose), Countess Sarah. Janice Meredltli,
Henri Demay, Henri Murger (rose), Au-
d'Hour, Clementine GUlot, Julee
Sstin
lot, Modeste Guerin, Mme. BoUet, MUe.
Rose Rendatler. Mme. Forel, Empress of
China. Marie d'Hour, Souv. de I'Ezposl-
tion Unlversalle, Fragrantiasima, Mme.
Muyssart, Mons. Boucharlat aine;
Vaughan's Seed Store. Chicago, second.
2. Collection of best twelve and meet
disnnct varieties, six flowers each. erson
Pet-
LBB*S ORANDIPLORA RUBRA, BXHIBITED BY B. A. REBVBS, CLBVBLAND, O. Nursery. Chicago, first with Mme.
Calot. Potsii Alba, Biarie Lemolna, Golden
(Bzhibltionof the American Peony Soolety,Chicago, June, 10*17. 1906.) Harvest, Couronne d'Or, James Kelway.
Princess Beatrice, Dellcatisslma, Souv. de
Bordeaux, Purpurea Superba, Model of
Perfection, Modeste Guerin; Vaughan'a
In the matter of the incorporation papers Ill; John T, Temple, Davenport, la.; Seed Store, second.
C. W. Ward and Miss Hubbard, Queens, 3. Best collection of varieties in vari-
ous
Mr. Lown, the attorn^,reportedto me
shades of rose pink, not less than
that the certificate of incorporation was N. Y.; Arthur H. Fewkes, Newton three nor more than six flowers each.
filed in Albany, N. Y.,July 2, 1904, and Highlands, Mass.; Robert George, Peterson Nursery, first, with Eclaveur,
a certified copy of the same was ited
depos- Painesville, Ohio; Arthur Br3rant, Mme. Muyssart, Model of Perf^tion.
at the New York county clerk's Princeton,111.; E. A. Reeves,Cleveland, Mme. Camille Bonsall, M. Boucharlat
aine. Gen. Bedeau, Jules Câlot,Wistaria,
office on July 11, therebycompletingthe Ohio ; James King, Elmhurst, 111.; G. C. Carmen. Mme. Herre. Mme. FOrel, Tri- omphe
legalincorporationof the society. Perkins,Newark, N. Y., and H. E. Kid- der de I'Exposltion de Lille, Duchess
and K the Ionia de Theba, (Sen. C^valgnac.
The exhibition held during the meet- Slye,representing
4. Best collection of varieties salmon
at New York was a fairlygood show,
PotteryCompany, Ionia,Midi.
'
and flesh -colored, not less than three nor

diere* being about seven exhibitors who THE AWARDS. more than six flowers each. Peterson
Nursery, first, with Beaute de ViUicante,
staged many fine flowers, but there was In the commercial classes provided for Mme. Muyssart, La Rere, Gismonda, ropean
Eu-
double herbaceous peonies the followhis
a great lack of names thereby reducing awards Model of Perfection, M. Barral,
were made:
the value of the show. C. W. Ward, Triomphe de I'Exposltionde Lille, Dell- catisslma,
Class. ^1. Largest
" and best collection La Perle, Pasteur.
Queens, N. Y., showed about 200 varieties, of varieties, one flower each. C. W. 5. Best collection of white varietiees,
all unnamed but under number. Ward, Queens, N. Y., first with Mme. Du- not less than three nor more than six
Frank Oould, with John J. Morris, cel, Camea Elegans, Humel
Verdier,
Alba, Liv-
Jules
ingston, flowers each. Peterson Nursery, first,
Eugene M. EHie, with James Kelway, M. Dupontl Mme.
Compton, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Biarie Crousse, La Perle, Belle Douais Crousse, Festiva Bilaxima, Mme. de Ver-
Pa., showed about sixty-three varieties, ienne, Louise d'Estrees, Beaut'e de Ville- neville, Festiva, Couronne d'Or, MJEuie
all named. Andorra Nurseries,Chestnut cante, Mons. Barral, Mme. Louise Calot, Lemoine.
Philomele, Marie Stuart, Alfred Crousse, 6. Best collection of varieties, cream
Hill, Philadelphia,Pa., twenty varieties, Richardson's Dorchester, Henri Laurent, white and light yellow, not less than
all named. Siebrecht " Son, a Mme. de Vatry. Potsii Alba. Alfred de three nor more than six flowers each.
largedisplayof unnamed flowers includ-
ing
about thirty-two varieties. C
Betscher,Canal Dover, O., forty varie-
ties,
all named. C. M. Wild, Sarcoxie,
Mo., about ten varieties,and F. S.
Rosenberg,Walden, N. Y.^ about eight-
een
vases unnamed.
THE BUSINESS MEETING.
At the business meeting, June 17,

President Ward delivered his address,
which will be found elsewhere in this
issue. The secretary presentedthe report
of the treasurer with his own, and both
were approved. The questionof disposing
of the flowers on exhibition was
decided by donating them to the Cook
county hospital.In the election of officers
the only change made was in the
vice-presidency, William A. Peterson, of
Chicago,succeedingGuy A. Bryant The
presidentwas empowered to appointthe
auditing,press and exhibition committees.
A heartyvote of thanks was given
Manager J. B. Deamud for his good
work in the management of the exhibi-
tion
and in handling the blooms and
buds forwarded in his care. After select-
ing
Boston, Mass., for the next annual
convention and exhibition the meeting FIELD OP PBONY FLORAL TREASURE.
terminated. (Fr""m photo supplied by J. F. Rosenfield,West Point, Neb.)
3ia GARDENING. July /,
The Vegetable Garden.
TH" BRAKE FERN AS A VEGETARLE.

While we have been regarding the
bracken (brake fern) as a useful plant
for clothingour commons with verdure,
carpeting woodlands, and furnishing
suppliesof fronds for protectivepur- poses,
and for litter in stables, the Ji^
anese have been utilizing the fern as a
vegêtable. Baron Suyematsu recently
invited a party of journalists and others
to meet him at the Japanese club to
taste the bracken in a cooked state,says
the Gardener's Magazine. It was stated
in the course of the proceedings,that if
the fronds are gathered in the spring in
their curlingstage, and properlycooked,
they make an excellent vegetable.Also
that,under the designationof "Warabi,**
the tender curling fronds have beoi
cooked and eaten in Japan for centuries,
and that the dish formed with them is a
favorite one among all classes from the
emperor downwards. Baron Su3rematsu,
noticinghow plentiful this fern is in the
united kingdom, and knowing how
highly appreciatedit is t^ his country- men
when cooked, thought it desirable
that its usefulness as a vegetableshould
be made known to the publicat large.
HOP SPROUTS AS YEGETABLES.

In the
early spring,when there is a
great scarcity of fresh vegetables,
chicory and spinach being about the
only resource of the housewife, tcader
young hop sprouts are exposed for sale
in the Brussels,Belgium, market, and
are in great demand during the season,
which lasts from March 15 to April 15.
Forced hop sprouts may be had as
early as March i, but they are not as
tender and succulent as sprouts cut
from the foot of hop plantswhkli have
been covered with earth during the winter
months. When the earth is removed
moved the tender sprouts are cut, care
CARNATION MBLODY. Th" Daybraak Lawion. being exercised to leave sufficient to
form new sprouts.
Hops are cultivated in various sections
of Belgium, but the hop-sprout
advances. We figureon a depth of soil at the former's place in 1903 and
culture is conHned to the frontier of the
tendency to revert to the
inated
of about 45^ inches after it is moderately has shown no
Province of Brabant, touching East
firmed down and set the plants9 Lawson type in color. The two varieties
Flanders. During the season immense
inches apart across the bench and 10 can hardly be distingoished, grow-
ing
quantities of fresh hop sprouts are daily
inches the other
way. When planting side by side,except by the color
sent from this locality to all the impor-
tant
it is well to loosen the roots a little at and the longer stem which Melody cities and towns in Belgium, but
the bottom of the ball before setting shows earlier than Lawson. Blooms
the greatest part of the product goes to
them in,which helps them to get away have been eut in November, measuring
faster. Take the large canning establishments at
particularpains to see 3% inehea with stems fifteen to eighteen
that the plantsare not set too deep, as inches long. It is said to be a good Molines, where the sprouts are canned
this is just as important now when or bottled and exported, as a table
as traveler, a good keeper and able to hold
delicacy, to all parts of the world.
plantingin from tne field. its color well.
Another very importantpoint to bear Geo. W. Roosevelt.
There are no splitsamong them at the
in mind is to go a littleslow in watering Streator greenhouses,and the temper-
ature
at the start, giving them moisture in which the new THE WITTBOLD SPRINKLER.
variety was
only as they require it This gives the growing through the severe wiuter gen-
erally Louis Wittbold, of the George Witt-
roots fresh soil to work in until thor-
oughly being around 50^. Lawson is not bold Company, Chicago, is receiving
established and promotes a
running out with the W. C. Hill Floral many inquiries regardinghis new sprink-
ling
sturdygrowth. Do not shade the plants Company and next season three of them
apparatusand has contracted fpr
at all but allow them to have all the will be grown here,viz.,Melody, White several installations since this watering
light and air possible and when root
Lawson and dark pink Lawson. T. device was noted in the June 15 issue
action is well started in the fresh soil
of Gardening. The sprinkleris thor-
oughly
keep the plants in shape by carefully
Wichita, Kan." The twenty-first practicaland will do the work
pinching back the growths.
C. W. Johnson. semi-annual meeting of the Kansas satisfactorily. Undoubtedly it is just the
State Horticultural Society held thing many growers have been looking
was
for. The illustration shows the sprink-
ler
CARNATION MELODT. here June 7, 8 and 9.
in action and gives an idea of the
The aceompanjing illustration ihowa Jacksonville, Fla. Charles
" F. amount of work that can be done in one
the new Daybreak pink eamationy Schneider, of Ocala, an expert in Ger- man operation.
Melody, a iport from Lawson, which gardening, is consideringthe idea
will be introdueed to the trade in 1906 of establishingnn acre of greenhouses Grand Rapids, Mich. Albert Baxter,
"
by the W. G. Hill Floral Company, here to supply the various hotels of the a writer on horticultural subjects,died
Streator, HI., and the J. D. Thompson state with fresh vegetables in midwin-
ter. at Howard City,May 28, aged eighty-
Carnation Company, Joliet,111. It orig- The cost will be about $12,000. two years.
1905. GARDENING. 3^3
BltmSH ntADE TOPICS. taken up the idea, has addressed a THE JAPAHBSE MAPLES.
communication to Viscount Hayashi, the
ously
For years Amos
the last thirty-five Japanese minister, asking him how best These are doubtless the finest and
this token of the sympathy of London shrubs in exist-
ence,
Perry"of Winchmore Hill,has devoted most varied deciduous
children could be made known to the
constant attention
to water gardening, children of Japan. Viscount Hayashi, after says a correspondentof the Gar- dening
and unique displays have added
his expressing his cordial appreciation World. Other shrubs have
with the scheme, suggests that particu-
lars
ûrietyto horticultural shows in Eng-
land. flowers at certain seasons, and some put
of it should be sent to some of the
At the St Louis exhibition last principal vernacular newspapers of Japan, on foliagetints in the autumn, but in
large silver several of which he mentions. The Bhren- these maples there is diversity and color
year he was awarded a
is of
ing News distributing thousands
medal for new plants raised at his chrysanthemum slips, and in October,
the whole season thr-*"gh.For the dec-
oration
nurseries. He has a very fine collection when the plants are in bloom, a great of the conserv^jory or for groups
ol water lilies,among them being chrysanthemum show will be held, when of plantson staircases they are invalu-
able,
valuable prises will be awarded for the
Nvnq"hseaBraksleyirosea, a new hybrid. best flowers. as they are ready for use when
This is a cross between
N. tube- Chrysanthemum Smoking." The ing
smok- foliageplants'
the stove are growing, and
rosa and N. odorata The shapely,
rosea. of dried chrysanthemum petals was consequentlynot available.
recommended some time ago by Gorton's
fragrantflowers are of a brilliant pink medical officer of health as '*a pleasant Their culture in pots consists of potting
tint Another new varietyis N. Layde- and harmless substitute" for tobacco. them in the autumn in a compost
keri rosea prolifera.The bold blooms Now, according to a medical oontempo-
chiysanthemum has been
ol equal parts of loam and peat, with
delicate rary, smoking
open a pink,deepening to rose
responsible for a wonderful Improvement plenty of sand. Thorough drainage is
with a^ with orange-coloredanthers. in a victim of flfteen years' standing to Keep them as cool as ik"s-
necessary.
A bnlliant n"ectade has latelybeen frequent and violent epileptic flts, the sible and on the dry side while resting.
result of chronic dyspepsia. Since his
witnessed at the nurseries of Barr " flrst smoke of chrysanthemum petals in They may be brought on earlyby placing
Sons, of Ditton Hill, where acres of January last the natient has exhibited in a temperature of 50* and dewing them
da"fodils and tulipsproduce an sing
impo- remarkable signs of improvement: he not
without the aid of a over with the syringemorning and evening,
only walks now
mass of color. Amon^ them are stioc but enjoys immeasurably better but the substance of the leaves does
batches of new seedlingswhich the firm sleep, and, as the report states, "can even
not appear to me to be so good as
has raised and the leading varieties in attend church." A run on mum
chrysanthe-
blooms for purposes of smoking when they are allowed to come on urally.
nat-
favor, not forgettingPeter Barr^the may be anticipated. The sprays of leaves are very
premier white trumpet daffodil, which is useful for dinner-table decoration.
pricedat 50 guineas a bulb. Their beauty and effect is unsurpassed
One of the chief centers for bulb
for market is at
when grouped on a lawn amongst tlie
growmg purposes shrubs,or m beds in the flower garden.
Spalding in LiiKolnshire. Over 230 They will succeed in many placesplanted
tons of blooms have alreadythis season
out permanently. In these localitiesa
been sent away to the London and pro-
vincial situation should be chosen that b partially
markets, and this is in excess of
shaded; that is,where they can
kist year's total One firm has over
be shaded by trees during the middle
sixtyacres devoted to bulb Rowing. of the day, and protectionfrom cold
The announcement made m my vious
pre- winds is necessary. Spruce branches
letter as to the rediscoveryof
placedamongst them as they are com-
Qrprbedium Fairieanum in the eastern
into leaf will be an advantage,
mg
Himalayas has been confirmed by the aldiough I have seen large specimens
arrival at Kew gardens of two excellent standing on a northern slope with no
plants,erne with twelve,the other with
protectionwhatever, and always doing
seven leads,and both in a very healthy well. Still,I think it best to be on
state. The exact spot where the remark-
able
Plant out
the safe side and protect them.
find has been made has not been
the first week in June. If the weather
revealed.
is dry, watering must not be neglected.
There three distinct types of age.
are foli-
BUROPBAH HORTICULTURfi.
The type, with five
pahnatum
(raOlC THE BRITISH TKAOE PAPERS.) lobes cut almost to the center. The
Bad Mushroom Spawn." I waa skid to nine
rtad the notes about the disease which septemlobum type has êven to
haa apparently been much In evidence in lobes ; and the dissectum type has deeply
nmsliroom beds this winter, says a recent pinnatifid lobes overlappingeach other.
writer in the Garden. I have found it
The foliageof the latter type is as ele-gant
most troublesome, and it has entailed a fern.
creat loss in produce. At first I thought as any
It was a fundus that miffht be in the soil, The following is a good selection:
but I have since used soil got from two
different places, and I am 'quite convinced Wittbold's Sprinkler in Action.
Acer palmattmi atropurpureum, a dark
that the fungus, or disease as you term purple leaf and a vigorous grower; A.
It, must be in the cakes of spawn. I leaves
have bad it more or less on all mybeds. p. sanguineum Seigan, young
It is a aerlous loss to the arower, and if A Common Melon and Cucumber ease."
Dis- blood red, changing as they mature to
be checked many will It has been observed with ence
refer-
this fungus cannot
to melon disease that the
dull coppery-red; Roseo-marginatum^
give n^ -growing mushrooms, as they entail a common
heavy eiq"enditure in manure and spores of Dendryphium comosum, rently

appa- lightgreen edged with rose; Aureum,
labor. I feel fully convinced that the the same as cercospora, enter by yellow foliage of an orange tint when
misohSef Is in manufacturers not being the top lights when open much more than
from the lower Experience has
matured; Linearilobum, olive-green,
careful enough in selecting the virgin ones.
spawn with which they inooulate the shown that the fungus is found also in finelycut foliage;Septemlobum eleggns,
oaksa. It Is no easy matter to detect the straw manure used, thus conveying changing from green to dull red ; ral-
false msroellum, and in the height of the the spores to the leaves of the melons leaves
of Tn"^*^"g oftentimes there Is or cucumbers, when covered by or touch-
ing matifidum, light êen veqr
season
great dUUenlty in obtaining the real gin
vir- the straw. High temperature and deeplylobed ; Atrodissectum variegatum,
spawn. Then, again, during the past deficient ventilation are provocative of elegantfolia^ reddish-greenand purple,
two seiasons of spawn-making the season the disease.
has been mycelium A Remarkable New Sugar Plant." The variegated light rose; Atropurpureum
very wet, spawn or
has been difficult to obtain, and no doubt discovery in South America of a new dissectum, same color as the type, but
that Is one reason why mushrooms erally
gen- plant containing a very large proportion with dissected foliage;Versicolor,a
have been much lighter in growth. of non-fermentable sugar matter is, Ber-
As yon say, it is an old complaint; but I toni, the chemist, thinks, an important splashed green and rose palmate leaf;
that this season, far as I am event for the industrial world. This and Peliculacum, a white seven-lobcd
must say so
remarkable plant, whose sdentiflo name leaf suffused with the mid-
ribs
oonoemed, has been the worst
time this winter
I have ex-
I be-
gan is Eupatorium reoandium. Is herbaceous,
lijfht
green;
perienoedL At one are also of a lightgreen color.
to think that my hand had lost its attains a height of some nine inches, and.
cunning so far as growing mushrooms is according to exi"eriments carried out at
conoemed, but I have quite made up my the Agricultural Institute, contains ty
twen-
mind that poorness of spawn is the rea- or thirty times as much sugar matter
Newport, R. I. Indications now
"
point
scm, for since then two or three beds as the beet or the sugar cane.
have done fairly welL to an excellent crop of Black Hamburg

The Chrysanthemum League." Apropos CoTONaASTia Panmosa. " ^Tbe leaves of and Muscat of Alexandria grapes this
of the note in our last Issue, referring to this species are evergreen, J^thenr. one- season. The few that have alreadybeen
the suggestion of a child to form a balf inch to one Inch long, and felted with a
chrysi^themum league, and thus enable yellowish tomentum beneath. From the sold brought from $1.50 to $175 per
British children to show their sympathy long tide branches shorter ones are given pound These pricesprevailedlast year
off bearing clusters of four to six small
with their little friends In Japan by growing but the market in a short time went to
that country's national bright and deep red berries. It is evidently
flower, the
London Evening News, which has vigor- a highly ornamental subject for winter work. pieces.
314
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GARDENING, July t.
PREMIUM LISTS, SCHEDULES, ETC.
Obituary.
eARDENINQ We
from
in receiptof the following
are
the officers of the societies named :
THE LATE MICHAEL LYNCH,
Newport Horticultural Society,premium
PUBLUHSD TBB ItT AHD I6TH OV lACH XORTB
list for the annual rose and straw-
berry The death of Micliael Lynch, of
BT
show, to be held June 27, 28 Menlo Park, Cal., was a severe
THE GARDENING COMPANY. and 29. shock to his family and friends, no man
Monon Buildinir, CHICAGO. Morris County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' in the community being more highly
Society,schedule of classes for the esteemed and respected. He had an
BubMriptionprioe,I8LO0 a Year " 94 Numbers. tenth annual flower show, to be held at eventful and varied career. He was
AdTertlslngratei on application. Madison, N. J.,October 26 and 27. born in Ireland fifty-eight years ago
Entered at Chicago poitoflBoeat teoond-olas and when a mere lad struck out to make
matter. Copyright, IMS, by The Gardening Co.
his own way in the world. He went to
MEETINGS NEXT WEEK.
London, "ng., and for a number of
Baltimore, Md. " Gardeners' Club of years served in various English gardens,
Gab:"miko ii gottenup for its readers and In Baltimore, Royal Arcanum building,18 leaving that country for the
tbeir interest,ana It behooves yoo, one and all,to W. Saratoga street, June 26,at 8 p. m. United States when he was about
make it Interesting.If It does not exactly sull
Cleveland, O. Cleveland" Florists' twenty-one years of age.
your ease, pleasewrite and tell us what you want For
It is our desire to help yon. Club, Progress Hall, 244 Detroit street, nearly four years he was
Ask axt Qumtio"8 you please about plants. June 26, at 7:30 p. m. employed in various establishments in
Howers, fruits, vegetablesor other pra ileal
Grand Kinids and around New York, JerseyCity,Phila- delphia
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in Rapids, Mich. Grand
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answering them* Florists' Club, Board of Trade rooii.\i,

and Syracuse. While in New
of your experience in gardening Pearl street, June 26. York, in 1875, he was married,starting
SaiTD us KoTBs
in any line; tell us of your successes tbp.tothers on his wedding day for California, and
Lake Geneva, Wis. The Lake Geneva
may be enlightenedand encouraged, and of your
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that year saw him in charge of the

failures,perhaps we can help you. Gardeners' and Foremen's Association, beautiful
gardens of Major Rathbone at
Sbvo us PBOToeBAPBs OB Skbtcbbs of vour rooms of the Lake Geneva News, July Menlo Park. In 1880,James Flood, the
dowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegpubles, I, at 8 p. m.
or horticultural appliancesthat we may have financial king, had laid out his magnificent
them engraved for GABDBiinia. New London, Conn. New London
grounds and needed an expert
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County Horticultural Society,Elks Hall, landscapegardener to take charge. He

June 28. selected Mr. Lynch for the work and
CONTENTS.
905
San Francisco, Cal. Pacific Coast
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while engaged here the latter became
American Peony Society (lllua.)
St me American peony celebrities rportrait8)..B07 Horticultural Society, July i. known to fame as one of the most ful
skill-
Some European peony celebrities (portraits).. 309 of gardeners.
The greenhouse "
311 Tarrytown, N. Y. ^Tarrytown Horti-
" cultural
"Carnations under glass Sit Society,June 29. In 1886, Mr. Lynch took charge of
"
"The Carnation Melody (i'lns.) SIS the Sherwood Hall Nursery, owned by
The vegeuble garden SIS
"The brake fern as a vegetable .....81S SOaETT OF AMERICAN FLORISTS.
Timothy Hopkins, where with his usual
"Hop sprouts as v""getable8 Sit energy, he raised the concern from small
TheWittbold sprinkler(lilus.) 318 The Central Passenger Association, beginningsto one of largeproportions,
British trade topics. 313 which controls the territory east of and so that when he retired the nursery was
The Japanese maples .3 3 includingChicago and St. Louis, has furnishingSan Francisco with a very
American Carnation Society 314 authorized a rate of one and one-third large and important part of its flower
Meetings next week 3i4
fare on certificate plan, in co-operation supply. About fourteen years ago Mr.
Society of American Florists 814
Obituary Si4 with rate announced by Trunk Line Lynch began business on
sociation,
As- his own
"Michael Lynch (portrait) 314 for persons and threw his whole soul into
attendingthe S. A. account
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Beminlscenoes of Michael Lynch 814
The gardeners'dub
F. convention at Washington, D. C, the project Beginning in a small way,
315
" Tarrytown Horticultural Society 315 August 15-18,1905. he graduallydevelopeduntil he had one
"The boaid walk. AUantIc City. N.J 315 The of the largest nurseries in the state,
Western Passenger Association,
"Newport Horticultural Society 816
which
"New Orleans Horticultural Society 315 controls the territorywestward making extensive shipments as far as
The year book of agriculture 316 from Chicago and St. Louis to Cheyenne, Denver, Portland and Salt Lake City.
Pecan culture. 3 6
Wyo., and includingall points in Colo- rado, From 1892 to k900 he grew seed sweet
Chrysanthemum notes .....310
of has authorized a rate of one and peas of the better named kinds for the
Sulphate ammonia from peat 817
one-third fare on certificate plan, in eastern trade.
co-operationwith rate announced by the During his lifetime, Mr. Lynch drew
C. W. Ward says the Baby Rambler other passenger associations for persons about him warm friends who
many
is the greatest thinghe ever saw in bed-
ding attending the S. A. F. convention at loved him for his goodness of heart,
roses. Washington, D. C, August 15 to 18, finding in him one who was always
Everything is plain sailingnow, the 1905. This extends the concession to the ready with a helping hand to assist in
and western tions
associa- whole territory f rom which members are any worthy project. Through his long
eastern passenger
having granted the usual rate of likelyto travel,with the exceptionof the life he made many friends by his uniform
Pacific coast, which is not under the amiability, his consistent rectitude
a fare and one-third for the round trip
jurisdiction o f any passenger tion.
associa- in business dealings and his unstinted
to the Washington convention of the
His demise will be regretted
Society of American
to the members now
Florists. It is up
to get busy and
Full instructions as to how to pur-
chase
generosity.
y every one who had the privilege
make their plans so that the^can tickets and secure certificates of his acquaintance.
tend.
at-
For information regardingtrans- entitling t he passenger to reduced rates The funeral cortege was one of the
will be published in the prospectus in
from Chicago address P. J. largestever seen in Menlo Park. Over
e"rtation
autw(::fih" 227 Michigan avenue, cago
Chi- July, and in all the horticultural trade 100 carriagesfollowed the remains to
papers their last resting place. The floral
DEPARTMENT OF PLANT REGISTRATION. designswere costlyand numerous, ing
show-
The Conard " Jones Company, West the high esteem in which the
AMERIGAlf CAM ATION SOCIETY.
Grove, Pa.,submits for registration Rose deceased was held. The followingold
The next annual meetinpf of this so- American Pillar. Described as plant of time friends acted as pallbearers: Sid- ney
cietywill be held at Horticultural hall, climbing habit; growth most vigorous; Clack, Daniel Regan, Joseph R.
Boston, Mass.,January 24 and 25, 1906. foliagevery large and glossy; flower Doyle, David Tuttle, Thomas Mclntyre
These dates have been reserved for us, clear,rosy pink,single,three inches in and Matthew Crowe. A. wife and nine
and at this early date there are indications diameter,produced in enormous clusters children,four sons and five daughters^
of an unusual interest taken survive.
being and great abundance; very durable and
in this meeting and exhibition. The preliminary fragrant.
premium list will be issued Also, Rose Birdie Blye, Helen x
RENINISCENES OF MICHAEL LYNCH.
early in July and will be mailed to all Bon Silene. Described as an ever-
members and any others who may apply. blooming climber,producing clusters of Said a prominent California seedsman
There will be some special features blooms during the whole growing season and florist: "I have known .
the.
that will be of interestto all carnation ; flowers,large,very double ; color, coast trade intimately twenty-eightyears
growers. Special premiums and beautiful rosy carmine and of delightful and think sufiicient credit has not been
inquiriesshould be addressed to the fragrance. given Michael Lynch for his pioneer
secretary. Albert M. Herr^ Sec'y. Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y. efforts in this state.
im- GARDENING. 315
"I saw the first greenhouse-grown or a prettymaid, won a plause. with a good attendance.
round
of ap- Interest now
flowers ever offered in the San cisco
Fran- There was no centers in the rose and strawberryshow
mistaking the
market and can tell something of delightful impressionthat the demonstra-
tion which takes place June 27, 28, and 29.
the story of the cut flower business. To made. Distinguished among the This exhibition will be held in the New- port
Mr. Lynch must be given the credit for spectators were the 500 members of the Casino. That the summer residents
bringinginto the market the first fine National Hotel Men's Associaion,who are very much interested in its success is
chrysanthemum blooms. He brought were given seats on the porticoof the evinced by the following specialpremiums
the firstfine florists'cut sweet peas into steeplechasepier. The novelty of the which have been recentlydonated :
the market and he also brought in the parade to them, as well as to other A silver cup, value $50, by Miss Alice
firstfine asters in quantity. strangers who saw it for the first time, Keteltas, for the best gateway tion;
decora-
The first asters he sold brought $1 made them enthusiastic. Alfred G. Vanderbilt,$25 for the
dozen wholesale. He was also first The started down the walk
board- best group of palms and foliageplants;
per parade
William Watts Sherman, $25 for the best
to grow high-gradeMarie Louise violets at 2:30 o'clock and was an hour
in quantity, under the big oaks at Menlo and a half enroute. It was led by Com-pany group of palms, ferns and flowering
Park. He was the first to grow seed of L, New Jersey National Guard, plants ; Mrs. Perry Belmont, a silvercup
for the best table decorative foliage
sweet peas, devoting fiftyacres to this 100 men, under command of Captain W.
crop. His Niphetos roses sold at $1.50 E. Edge and Lieutenants Pennell and plants; and Miss Fannie Foster offers
per dozen." Voelker. Chief of Police Eldridge for the best collections of outdoor grown
turned out with two in the roses exhibited by gardeners of New- port,
sergeants
forefront and wore the new Dutch caps three prizes, $25,$15,and $10.
adopted by the policedepartment,heavy The following head gardeners have
The Gardeners' Club. been selected as a committee to award
with gold lace. The head of the pageant
passed the judges' stand in front of the the prizes: John P. Hammond, Andrew
steel pier fifteen minutes after the start J. Pow, and Paul Volquardsen. The
TARkTTOWN HORTICULTURAL SOOETT. The judges were Comptroller A. M. conunittee of arrangements consists of
Heston, Mrs. A. B. Endicott,wife of five members and is as follows : William
The sixth annual June exhibition of G.
judge A. B. Endicott; Mrs. Theodore Postings, Andrew K. McMahon,
the Tarrytown Horticultural Societywas Richard
Senseman, Mrs. W. W. Stone,of Atlan- Gardner, James McLeish, and
held in the Lyceum buildingJune 13* Robertson. At this Dr.
James meeting
In spite of the excessivelydry season Alexander Anderson elected an
was
the exhibits were quite up to the high active member. X.
standard of former years. The show was
under the able management of David
McFarlane. The attendance was even NEW ORLBAHS HORT. SOCIETT.
better than in former years. The New Orleans Horticultural Society
In the rose classes Mrs. George Lewis held its regular monthly meeting June
(James Ballantyne,gardener), won in 15. President Harry Pap worth was in
the best vase, the best twenty-fiveblooms the chair,and the attendance was miusu-
and the best displayof climbing roses. allylarge.
Mrs. J. B. Trevor (Howard Nichols, Through its chairman, Richard Eich-
gardener) won in the best collection and ling,the outing committee reportedthat
best six varieties, of each. For the
six all arrangements had been completed to
best three varieties, six of each,the first take the members and their guests to
prize was won by the Misses Masters Grand Isle,leaving here July 8 and
(Henry Kastberg,gardener) and for the returning July 10. The flower show
best twelve blooms,any one variety, Mrs. committee reportedprogress. The Crop
Ogden Codman (Frank Luckenbacher, Pest Commission, at Shreveport, La.,
gardener) was first In hardy perennials sent the societya communication through
William Rockefeller ((korge Middleton, J. Steekler requestingco-operationm
gardener) was firstand Mrs. O. Codman the work of destroyinginsect pests in
second for the best collection. agriculturaland horticultural stock. An
Samuel Untermeyer (John Feather- invitation was extended to the commis-
sion
stone, ^rdener)won out with a splendid to meet the societyat its annual
collection of hardy shrubs. Mrs. George meeting July 20.Henry Schenermann
Lewis was firstwith a collection of sweet was elected a member of the society.
peas and first in a collection of antir-
rhinums. The members are enthusiastic over the
In vegetables Mrs. J. B. success the society has attained.
Trevor and Mrs. Codman were the prin-
cipal The Late Mlchad Lynch.
prize winners. O. Untermeyer
esdiibited a beautiful collection of green-
house THE TEAR BOOK OF AGRICULTTRE.
fruit,including grapes, peaches,
We in receiptof the Yearbook of
nectarines, figsand melons, also a nice tic City,and Hugh F. Graham, of Phila- delphia. are
table of fancy leaved caladiums. A fine the United States Department of Agri-culture
Several bands played lively
of iris and a splendidvase of sweet for 1904, a well illustrated volume
vase music for the marchers. The right of
exhibited by Mrs. John H. of 770 odd pages, containingmuch
were way was given to the competitionsen- tered
Sasall (Francis Gibson, gardener), to by the hotels,of which there were
information of interest to the various
which specialprizes were given. The a long line. They representedthe expenditure
departmentsof the trade. Among other
F. R. Pierson Company's exhibit, which of a small fortune in fragrant papers the following occur to us as
added greatlyto the beauty of the show, blooms. Sweet peas, roses, carnations
likelyto be of much interest to our readers:
included shrubs and herbacebus "The Relation of Plant ogy
Physiol-
plants, and lilies were the i"opular flowers ployed
em-
Wm. Scott. in the decorations. to the Development of Agriculture,"
The Chalfonte had the distinctionof by Albert F. Woods; "Growing Crops

Under Glass,"by B. T. Galloway; "New
enteringthe prettiest competition. Sweet
THE BOARDWALK, ATLARTIC aTT"N. J. Citrus Creations of the Department of
peas in lilac color and white lilieswere
Soldiers in gold lace and military used almost exclusively in the trimming. Agriculture," by Herbert J. Webber and
Walter T. "The
Swingle; Relation of
trapping,handsome maids, matrons and The Hotel Seaside secured the second
Birds to Fruit Growing in California,"
cherubs gowned in their prettiest cos-
tumes, trophy. American Beauty roses were
and more than a solid mile of the prominent flower used. The Hotel by F. E. L. Beal; "Sugar-Beet Breed- ing,"
flowers,the choicest blooms of the florists, Princess secured the third prize with a by J. E. W. Tracy; "Some Uses
of the Grapevine and Its Fruit," by
were the features of the annual chair ornamented with azaleas,carna-tions
flk)ralparade of roller chairs which fas-cinated and ferns. Hotel Rudolf entered a George C. Husmann; "Promising New
and delighted 30,000 persons novelty in the form of an automobile Fruits,"by William A. Taylor; "The
Annual Loss Occasioned by Destructive
June 7. The multitude formed on both built of roller chairs and flowers.
Insects in the United SUtes," by C. L.
sides of the promenade, opening a lane
Marlatt.
through a wall of people,to permit the NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETT.
chairs,bowers of fragrantblooms, some The paper by B. T. Galloway will be
of which rose ten feet in the air,to pass. The regularmeeting of The Newport found especially interesting to all green-
Partkularlyartistic and beautiful chairs, Horticultural Society took placeJune 7 housemen.
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GARDENING. July /,
PECAN GULTDRB. from some fine variety. But for large can be done two or three times a year
orchards would buy the nuts, the best at odd seasons when too wet to work
questionsmost important to
The one
of which can be obtained at $i to Fiftycents even invested in this
crops.
contemplating a pecan orchard are:
$2.50 per pound, often less; whereas way and fifteen or twenty nuts planted,
First Is my land suitable? Second "
will be the best expenditure of time

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the young trees, not budded, are worth

which shall I plant ^the young" trees or
from 10 cents to 50 cents each,and budded and money possible, if only one or two
the nuts for best and quickestresults? worth from $1 to $2.50 succeed in bearing in ten years. There
trees are
Third How" long after plantingbefore each. This will make acre cost to is no farmer who owns his land but
an
the trees will begin to bear, and what afford to spend more than this,and
plant it in trees from $5 to $25, counting can
will be the yield? who has suitable soil in creek bottoms
50 trees to acre, when not budded,
Under these heads I will discuss the that overflow,or broken land,or along
and $25 to $100 when budded trees are
questionand give my opinion and conclusions,
planted. Buy the best nut possible, con-
sider his stringsof fences,that he can plant
in all due deference to any who it a paying investment,
more the thinness of shell, fullness to advantage and make
may differ with me. of kernel and prolificness of tree than either in his lifetime or leave
The difference of opinions may arise
size. While there is no more certainty it as a rich legacyfor posterity, who will
from difference in conditions due to
of securing the identical nut planted rise up and call him blessed, as the pecan
widely different localities and environ-
ments.
than there is in plantingthe peach seed tree reallyis a "thing of beauty" and is
to get the identical peach, but like the more apt to be a "joy forever" on
I write principally for that portionof will come and occa- of its longevity, than what the
peach, some true sionally account
Texas west of the Trinityriver and not one superior. From these good poet may have had in mind.
the timbered belt. Where timber grows buds can be procured in the same H. A. Halbekt.
ones
in abundance I think the pecan will grow orchard free of cost, with no risk of
more readilythan it will on the prairie transportation, to bud the trees that
portionof Texas. Still, my observations bear inferior nuts. CHRYSAIITHEIIUM NOTBS,
below are applicableto all sections Third " ^We find various opinions as
where will grow, with slight all The work of gettingthe plants into
pecans to when young trees begin to bear,
miodifications. their permanent quarters should be
in accordance with the experience of the
Now to the above questions: First "
respectivepersons, ranging from five pushed along as rapidlyas possiblenow.
All land on which grows any speciesof to ten years. I have heretofore claimed
To get dq"tn and large size of flowers
from the earlyand midsummer varieties
hickory (carya), to which family the that age cuts no figure as it does in this date is none too early for them to
pecan belongs, or even walnut (jug- fruit trees, and further experience
I think it will be planted in the beds. For a cheaper
lans),a kindred species, teaches me that I am right,and that the and smaller blooms, also with the
be safe to start an orchard.
these natural evidences are wanting it is
Where size of the tree alone determines
period.Congenialityof soil and good
this E'ade te varieties, plantingcan be done until
about July15. Stodc intended for this
best to pry into the bowels of the earth attention determines the size more than
late planting should not be left in the
for at least fifteen to twenty feet by the time and brings about the bearing
sand after becoming rooted,but shoald
means of examining the walls of wells period.Whenever this size and height
ravines be potted up as soon as the cuttings
and banks of creeks and deep IS attained,if in five years, the trees
have made sufficientroots. Any delay
in the vicinity to see the conformation will bear; if not reached in 100 years
in thisquickly weakens the
of the earth, for the pecan is a deep the trees will not bear. Hence the im-portance attendingto
rich growth of the young plants,causing
feeder. It matters but littlehow of promoting quick growth by
them to take a longer time to start into
or poor the top soil for the first few every means possiblein selectingthe
feet. It is the cnaracter of soil from five growth after they are planted in the
most congenial soil and planting that benches.
to twenty feet that finally decides suc-cess which gives the best send off for nut OT
or failure. It is a questionof water young tree. The size of tree in bearing
The exhibition stock planted in May
more than fertility of soil within these often varies. But upon these general is now well established in the soil and
limits. If the soil consists of a substance limits you can depend. No young tree is growing rapidly. The beds need to be
tât will neither absorb nor

apt to bear until it reaches a height of kq"t dear of weeds, which quicklyjmt
retain moisture, such as slate,chalk or eight feet and has a well grown trunk in their appearance. Upon examination,
concrete material,etc., and has no vein and heavy top, and every tree is apt to should the soil appear to be lightand
of water within fifteen or twenty feet bear by the time or before it attains spongy go over the beds and pound it
from the surface, it will be useless fifteen feet in height unless crowded so
down to get it in such a firm condition
to plant an orchard. There will as to run like a fishingpole. The that it is a difficult matter to pushone's
up
be an ultimate failure, however well first fruits are very scant, two or three fingerinto it This is one of the most
the young trees may start off from nuts to a handful on a tree. But after nnportant points connected with grow-
ing
fertility of top soil. While on the other the tap root strikes permanent moisture chrysanthemums, particularlyso
hand, if the subsoil consists of sand, the growth is very rapid as well as the when they are planted as early as May,
the for this being that unless the
clay or other substance that will absorb increase in bearing. Thirty to fortyfeet reason
and retain moisture, you can plant with is a pretty and convenient distance to soil is firm enough for the plants to
assurance of success. plant the nuts on uplands,but in river make a short sturdy growth theyquiddy
Second If quicker growth could be
"
valleysforty to sixty feet. This gives get long and spindly and in a short
than nuts I to cultivate other crops between time are unmanageable. It also takes a
obtained by young trees room
would say by all means plant them for rows, and the trees will not be too firm,rich soil to produce a laiige enough
shown under next head-ing. crowded when grown. The nuts should bloom for present day exhibition
obvious reasons
But will they? The only trees or be bedded out in fall or winter like requirements.
stock I could recommend would be peach seed, and from the middle of Feb- ruary When this part of the work has been
those obtained from some reliable nur-
seryman 'to March 15, after they begin to properly attended to the plants are
who has been careful in selecting swell and often send out a tap root, ready to be staked. Every grower has
and planting the finest paper shell place where permanently wanted and his own particularway of doing this.
nuts or budded from the paper shell bury the nut about two inches deep. This Sometimes one finds them tied up to
varieties. And as this stock is but a method protects from all depredators, as stringsfastened to wires,strung lengthwise,
year or two old when placedon the market rats, crows, squirrels, etc., as they can one overhead and one at the top
it is naturallyretarded in growth by be bedded in layersin a box and kept of the bench ; others use stakes fastened
transplanting, and the tap root is more moist in sand and it insures a good to wire at top, the same as is done in
or less injured,so that the nut planted stand,for all that fail to show signs of tyingup roses. We preferthis method;
at the same time will pass it in growth sproutingcan be thrown aside and none it is much neater and there is not any
in a few years. Besides the nuts are but sproutingones placedin the orchard. chance of the stakes wabbling dx"ut
much cheaper and littleor no risk. A When one does not feel like setting The plantsare now beginningto send
sound pecan will germinate as surelyas aside a portion of his tillable land for out side shoots and make a bunch of
a sound grain of com, but of course be pecans, the rough placeson the sides of growth at the top, together with the
bud.
longer at it.while I have always found hollows and ravines and even fence summer These must be pinched
it very difficult
to get a young tree to corners are excellent places to plant. out, excq"ting one of the top side shoots,
transplantedand have heard
when They need no special cultivation, tivationwhich
yet cul- is left to make further growth.
grow
others complain of the same thing. If hastens the growth to the bearing This part of the work should be done
for parks,yards, etc., where plenty of size. All that is necessary is to cut by someone who thoroughly understands
water is available and only a few trees grass and weeds immediatelyaround the his business and can tell the
are wanted, I would buy the higher voung trees for the first year or two to differencebetween the bud and growth,
priced trees that have been budded keep them from beingsmothered. This as all depends on doing this properly.
'905' GARDENING. 317
Where exhibition specimen plantsand PICKLIir TIHB. SULPHATE OF AMHOmA FROM PEAT.
standards are being grown, preparations I loTt tke imell of applet when Xbmy*ttgetlia* It is stated in the engineering
should be made for givingthem their plement
sup-
"ttealumd,
of a recent issue of the London
final pottingThe first thi^ is to select And I loTt tbt imeU that ofinklM ftom an old-*
time poty bed* Times, that so encoursjging have been
the xtAi size of pots which the schedule
The earth tploe of new plowed fields li e*enamost the results obtained duringthe past two
calls tor. Ample drainage should be ivhUme,
provided and a good, rich soil used in Bnt Iheie ain't no imeU that ekUa the emell oC years at an experimental plant near
piokUn* time. London, in tests of the process of
pottingthem, making it firm by pressure
Eschweiler " Woltereck for utilizing
after me plantsare potted. Stake up the The perfume of the aatamn leavee,ithat goeta
drifUn' peat for the production of sulphate of
standards to prevent the branches from by,
It's mighty tweet and peaoefnl,thoogh it kind of ammonia, that "30/xx" ($i45"9g6)is
gettingbroken, and with the bush speci-
mens maketmeilgb:
spread them out to let in the air Hove it, and I lofe the bceath of fieth alfalfa
now beingspent
on a complete recovery
bf placing stakes here and there plant in the midst of the peat lands of
Bnt mott i love the tmellt that itreak a good old Camloufl^, Antrim county, Ireland.
throughout the plants,which will act as pieUln*day. While the drawback to the use of peat
a support also,and help to make a well There aln*t no ladnett to *em, they're to peppery
formed also be as an industrial material has hitherto
êcimen. Care must and ittong:
been the difficulty and expense of free-
ing
taken so that they will not receive more Bnt there't tweetneet tangled in 'em like mntk
than is necessary before the roots in a song. it from its mherent moisture, it is
water
It*t like you took the rammer that wat ileepin' claimed that the presence of up to fifty
have taken hold of the new soil.
And chopped it with the oritpy fall that's only per cent of moisture is a positiveadvan-
tage
C W. Johnson.
Jott began. in the new process, and tiiat
there is a recovery of sixty-eightper
It ain't the smell of ponnded maoe and cinnamon
and olo?e cent of free ammonia in the form of
MALFORMED GLOXINIAS. And mangoes itnffed with mottard teed a-oookln the sulphate, which is a valuable fertiliz-
ing
on the ttore
PierreVan Landeghem, of the Pur-due That illetabout the air and tanglet up in e?ery-
agent
Universitv Agricultural Experi-
ment thtng
And makee yon kind of feel at if jronr heelt wat Manual of the Trees of North
Station, LaFayette, Ind.,sends us on a tpring.
some interestingblooms of gloxinias America (Sargent). The most
"
com-
at the base of the usual

It't autumn in a bundle" great big applet red as olete and authentic work on th^ subject
which show wine,
corolla a row of well developed petals The paês number 826, with over 600
And grapes all full of purple Juioe a-bestin* on
to the former for about the Tine, illustrations. $5.oo. The Gardening Com-
pany,
which adhere
And shellbark hlok'ry nuts and haws a-growin' Monon Building,Chicago.
half their length from the base and
on the slopes,
show the rich velvetycolor of the corolla And sweet potaters,roakted brown and yellercan- taloupes.
on their
outer surface, the inner surface
of êse appendages being like the outside It's daya a throwtn* haze and tun in blue and TIN BncHoi Dallli
Fam
of the corolla proper. Mr. Lan- yellertoudt,
Aad|moent from oyerflowin' tube a-tplathin* The Inrnet and finest eolleotien of
denêm has had this malformed strain
tUvertnd^ DnhnMln the United 8(nlM, oonsiti-
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THE ROSB GARDEN, WASHINGTON PARK,
of feminine sweetness and hotter suns as well as more iron frosts

The Flower Garden. a littlemore
but the peony, clothed with great than have been its lot in England since
grace, the Sixth.
withal* has a the days of King Edward
bean^, and sweetness variation amongst the speciesof
f ARKS.
larger share of tha manly attributes, The marked to make
ItOSBS m CHICAGO is sufficiently
hardiness and vigpr. It is mimirabl^ paeonia
the study of the genus of great interest,
The gardens
rose at Jackson and aiuippedto withstandthe utmost seven-
ties
which has given rise to
at their best last of the British climate, whether they but the species
Waahingtonparks were cold varieties the most numerous and dec-
orative
form of the sudden
week and thousands of citizenswere out
appear in the for garden purposes and for cut
in the northern
to them
sae June 18. The heavy rain- storm gnp of wintry seasons wither-
ing flowers is the herbaceous P. albiflora.
of the previous day had marred midlands of England, the biting,
blasts of the eastern counties,the This whitish pink single flower was
their beautysomewhat, but they were
lands the introduced to England in the year 1548,
stillvery pleasing to the visitors. The fogsof the clammy clay airs. That or
and with a few varieties of it brought
garden at Washington park is gradually mildewing mists of milder
"
show a marked dreadful feelingof being ''cut," which from China earlyin the nineteenth century,
fillingout and the plants single,
last year. The old favor-
ite the rose has to experience, dots not fall some white,some red,some
advance over of the
some double" is the ancestor
varietiesare all in evidence and each to the lot ot the herbaceous peony, a
confirm the fre- far as the exquisiteP. albi- lovelyhost which has so triumphantly
yeaf serves to statement native^ as
assailed our hearts and gardens during
made in these columns that Mrs. flora IS concerned" and of this and P.
Juently
ohfi Laing is one of the very best roses officinalis alone I write here" of Sibe-
ria. the last decade or so.
so admirablyadapted to
Its descendants
the climate
for this latitude. The very mention of its native are
of Britain, include such a largemajority
country causes one to shiver mentally
deep of kinds trulycharming in form, color
and to pictureice-bound landscapes
THE PBomr. of and perfume, yield such a bountiful
in snow. The sudden short summer
bearable return
is almost as un- of beauty for such littleexpendi-
ture
I Spok upon the peony as the king of a great part of Siberia
of care, are of such easy
culture in
the outdoor garden ; and when I give it on account of the heat as the
habits
in- ordinary garden soil and so immune
this titleI hope that I have the forgive- winter through its cold; the poeny
small area of the country,and from disease that there is littlewonder
nesf of the countless subjectsof the no
of flowers, and that tfatywill for many centuries between the time of that owners of gardens, and gardeners,
queea haste they can to plant
and the date of its introduc-
tion are making what
reflectthat it is coudied in the mascu-
line mammoths
England must have endured far coUections as large and representative
gender. The rose perhapspossesses to
322 GARDENING. July IS.
nearlyevery positionin the garden bed, "
border,drive,terrace, wild garden; and

it vies with the rhododendron in value
for producing large masses of color in
parks and shrubberies, whilst it is never
necessary to supply a made soil for
peonies,as is often the case with rhododendrons.
As long as they obtain
some small amount of light they are
happy in sheltered and shady positions
where few thingswill even exist ; and in
exposed situations, although gales will
have their way with peony blossoms as
with other things more substantial, no
ill happens to the plantsthemselves.
The best kinds and the most delicately
colored varieties are deliciously scented;
though more elusive and subtle, the per-
fume
is similar to that of tea roses.
The foliageof all the kinds is exceed-
nigly attractive early in the year, when
the crimson spears break up the brown
PEONIES AT BOBBINK " ATKINS, RUTHERFORD, N. J. earth, and in early autumn the leaves
and stems of the majority reflect the
charming hues of the moribund ian
Virgin-
as their space or means will permit. foliage, and carry a very large crop of
creeper; at this season they are use-
ful
The marvel is that the real awakening flowers;therefore it is not unreasonable for room and table decoration and
of the publicto the claims of the peony that they should prefer and flourish harvest festivals. It is well to take advantage
should have been reserved for the dawn exceedingly in good deep trenched of the opportunity which the
of the twentieth century. ground; it is not necessary to provide
beauty of the young stems affords by
For a long time "vulgarity" appears to any particularcompost, but a rich,fat planting early daffodils such as the
have been associated with the peony, soil,or liberal treatment in the way of
Tenby, the Lent lily and die double
and the plant was despised and grew manure if the soil be poor, will produce
daffodil, amongst the peonies; the contrasts
only in kitchen and cottage gardens. the most handsome foliage and the est
fin- of carmine-lake and gold and the
This was chieflythe "old double red" flowers. harmonies in the silverygreen foliage
(P. officinalisrubra-plena), an immense The manure "
stable,cow, pig or other of the daffodils afford an admirable
lollopingblossom behiad which country "
may. he dug in when the ground is effect Amongst other effective bulbs
bumpkins who have an eye for smart- ness
being prepared before planting, and if it
for planting with them are lilies of
even now walk on village"club" is fresli it should be allowed
not to
many sorts and large flowered gladioli.
days. I cannot but think that the hero- ines touch the roots. In hot situations a James Kelway.
of the circulatinglibraries who mulch of stable manure leaf litter
or
manage to "blush like a peony" must be
may advantageously be applied in the
sufferingfrom a very considerable emo- tion
summer. In very hot seasons and on HERBACEOUS PLANT NOTES.
if this is the variety they are
lightsoils copiousdraughts of water or Among our most useful spring or
endeavoringto emulate, for it is of a fine liquidmanure will assist in the formation
full crimson color. The flowers at their early summer flowering plants,be it
of good stout buds for the following for the flower borders, for beds, for the
best appear to glow with inward fire, season.
and are very strikingagainst dark fir rockery,or for the front part or edge
The peony is so robust that there of the shrubbery,none are more ing
charm-
branches. The double white varietyof
seems to be scarcelya weed in Britain and interesting than the primulas.
officinalisis charming, of a fresh salmon
that can smother it,and it will live in Every owner of a patch of ground
pink color when first open, and both
grassland and woodland; but when should grow a few at least; no garden,
kinds are effective in shrubberies,drives
in
planting grass or in the "plantation," in city or country, however small in
and grass walks, and are earlier than
their more I would advise that spots be cleared and dimensions,should be without them, for
fascinatingrelatives, the
varieties of albiflora. dug first of all in order to allow the even the most common species are
peonies a good start ; they will then, in pretty and are sure to be appreciated by
These herbaceous peonies, albiflora
sun or in half shade, be a surprise and a everyone while in flower.
and officinalis, may be planted at any
pleasure to the happy owner. The primulas were favorites in olden
time that the ground is in good condition
Thr brrhirrnns pcotiv i"; tisefiilfor tinir". the ordinary varieties of P. vul-
from September to March ; but Sep- tember
and October are preferable so as
not to lose the chance of a few flowers
the first season. Plants showing three
or four buds are of fnir size for planting,
and do best; old clumps are not
desirable, as they will probably he
woody and "blind" in the middle.
Peonies need quite three to four feet
between each plantin order to do themselves
justice, but for quick effect they
may be put in eighteen inches apart, and
every other one taken out after a couple
of years. The plantsshould be inserted
with the "crowns" or dormant buds two
to four inches below the surface; the
soil around must be firmly trodden in,
and they should then be well watered.
I have never seen gardens in which
peonies will not grow well ; and but
once or twice have I come across soils
in which they will not flower; it is quite
exceptional, and the cas^s I have seen
were in soil of a very lightcharacter;
although I imagine that some other cir-
cumstance
was the real cause. It may
be laid down that practicallyany garden
soil suits them. They have thick fleshy
roots which search with their fibres
some distance downwards, abundant BLOCK OP ALBXANDRIANA PEONIES AT PETERSON'S NURSERY, CHICAGO.
tgos. GARDENING.
323
garis being found planted lavishlyas

earlyas the fifteenth century, as were
the cowslips,P. officinalis. Yet, about
the middle of the last century, few of
our gardens could boast of possessing
more than a few slants.
Fashion had pushed the primulas to
the background and they had been neglected.
The demand for them had
dwindled and the gardeners would not
bother with them. Since then,however,
old-fashioned plantsof all descriptions
have experienced a revival and are
quite eagerly sought The hardy primulas
are the most worthy in their
class,and it is no wonder the demand
for these plants is increasing every year.
For springbedding.Primula vulgaris,
P. officmalis, P. Polyantha, P. elatior,
P. variabilis and their numerous hybrids
are second to none, not only because
they are pretty and showy, but because
they can always be depended on to
bloom uniformlyand abundantlywithout
much fostering, a nd the popular name,
primrose,itself seems to have an attrac-
tion
which no other plantpossesses, not
even the rose.
Any of the above mentioned and

almost all the other species, which, by
the way, number over 100, may be
raised readilyfrom seed,and when the
seedlingsare about one year old they
will be strong enoughto flower,though
rarelycan any specialcolor or variety
be reproduced in this manner. Seeds of
all primulas are better sown as soon as
ripe,as freshlygathered seed comes up
quidker and more uniformly than when
it is held over for several months.* In
fact,some specieswill not germinate if
held over for any length of time.
I remember, afew years ago, having
pickeda quantityof seed from P. Japon-
ica,part of which was put in the ground
after it had been cleaned and the remainder
sown some time after, under glass.
The former gave us hundreds of little
plants, while the latter could not be
mduced to germinate with the very best .
of care. V/c preferto sow thinlyin a

frame protected from sun by placing
lath shading over it, but admittinga free
circulation of air all around. In such
a frame the seedlingsmay be left undis-
turbed MALUS lOBNSIS FLORE PL"NO AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM.
until quite strong before transplanting
is required, while when sown
m boxes or pans, they need careful
elevated above the ground. P. denti- flowers on stems six to seven inches
attention to keep them from gettingtoo
culata, P. Cashmiriana,P. farinosa,P. high.
dry or damping off. longifolia, P. rosea, P. villosa, etc.,have r. cortusoides, a most profuse bloom-
ing
Outdoor primulas can be grown factorily the
satis- to form their crowns
peculiarity very and distinct species,is unlike all
in a shaded but lightposition, close together and are more liable to others. From a singlecrown numerous
not too dry and affordinga free circulation rot in the center than other specieswith flower stems are produced and the plant
of air. at all times. Sometimes the a looser, spreading habit of growth. blooms in whorls of purplishrose. It
very best results with primulas of various P. denticulata is one of the most continues in bloom from early May to
kinds are noticed in ordinary city attractive,bearing dense, globular the end of June, and often comes out
yards,where the plantsget only a few umbels of bright,delicate lilac flowers again in autumn. P. amoena, from
hours of morning sun, being shaded by on stalks nine to twelve inches high, Japan, it seems, is relative to this.
houses and board fences during the rest during the early spring months. P. P. Japonica is one of the grandest
of the day. In autumn, after the early Cashmiriana is of a darker shade,with primulas and is easilymanaged. It is
frosts have spoiled the beauty of the a distinct yellow eye in each floret, but very vigorousin growth, with stout, tall
summer bedding plants,clumps of primulas otherwise similar in habit. stems, reaching the height of one and
can be transplanted safely(a ball P. farinosa is of a lilac rose, with one-half to two feet. The flowers are
of earth will stick to them) into one yellow eye and blooms in loose umbels variouslycolored,deep glowing purple,
of the flower beds, to bloom freely the on stalks six to nine inches high. P. carmine,several shades of rosy red and
followingspring,and when the primulas rosea, one of the finest in this section, rose in palershades to pure white. All
have ceased blooming,they,in turn, can produces deep rosy red flowers,slightly show a largedistinct eye of a lighteror
be removed, to make for the regu-
lar
room drooping in a rather loose head. darker color than that of the flowers.
bedding plants. P. villosa,a dwarf alpine species, has It blooms in successive whorls along
Late in spring or during the summer deep violet red flowers,with a white the tall stems late in springand in early
months the clumps should be divided center, on a shaft four or five inches summer. A group of these primulas,
into piecesof one or two crowns and hii?h. This is a very slow grower and when in full bloomi is truly a grand
transplanted good deep
into soil and suit-
able offsets are not inclined to root very sight,but we have to grow them in a
positions, where the hot mid-day freely unless sphagnum mixed with sand shady position, otherwise a hot, sunny
sun can be avoided. The alpinespecies is placed close to the sprouts while the day may spoiltheir fine coloringsand
requirea moist situation, but the mois-
ture plants are in full growth. P. Sibirica, shorten their floweringseason by scorch-
ing
must not reach the crowns. It is with small, roundish oval leaves, thick undeveloped buds and the soft tips
well,therefore, to keep the crowns well and leathery,is another dwarf, with lilac of the flower stems. J. B. K.
324 GARDENING. J^h /5.
Trees and Shrubs. advantage and to conserve parasitic fungus, called Phyllosticta
the forest
area the company already(^ns. Labrusc^. If the spottedleaves are permitted
The experiment of the pelaware " to remain on the vine,fhe disease
Hudson Company has a considerable will spread rapidly, so ii possible
economic interest attached to it, they shoul4 be picked off and burned
The illustrationherewith shows "rr- inasmuch as it is believed that all and the vine sprayed with a fungicide.
die large railroad systems of the We recommend Uie use of Bordeaux
inga Emodi in full bloom in June. This
speciesis from the Himalayan mountains country will have to adopt some mixture,made as follows: Copper sulphate,
for
and is a very vigorous shrub, such plan in order to insure 4 pounds; fresh lime,4 pounds;
of a supply of water, 40 to 50 gallons. Dissolve the
floweringfreely.There is a yariegated themselves a continuance
form which is very attractive with its timber for their needs at a cost that copper sulphatein hgt water or from a
blend of green and pale yellow. Most will not be prohibitive. R. D. cQarse bag suspended in cold water;
trees and shrubs of variegatedfoliage slake the lime separately. Dilute the
burn badly in the west. For instance, I SEASIDE EVERGREEnS. former to about ao gallons into which
once secured a variegatedcatalpa and pour the lime dilu^d to about 10 gal-
hundredth Of ^11 the varieties of evergreens Ions, stirring the mixture; dilute further
planted it under the one all have been
It burst into growth all right plantednear the seashore to form the forty or fifty gallons.
meridian.
found wanting in greater less gree
de-
but the sun burned the delicate leaves. a or Stock solutions of the copper sulphate
except white The last
Aft^r this the tree adjusteditself to its spruce. or lime,rate i pound to i gallon water,
new surroundings by producing leaves severe wmter was endured by this can be kept indefinitely. Spray at inter-vals
other ever-
entirelypale green. The variegated spruce better than by any green, of about a fortnight.If treatments
either large specimens small
form of S. Emodi retains its color,the or are given in the spring,beginning as the
In the spring
variegationbeing of course, morp pronounced trees composing clumps. leaves are about half grown, toe vine
in the spring than when the this was recognizedto such an extent attack next season.
may escape an
temperature runs i^) to nearlyloo". yet A. F. W.
it does well and makes a beautiful speci-
men.
NOTES OF LOS ANGELES, CAL.
There are now 150 kinds of lilacs and Permanent organization of the South-
the number is increasing. % oblata em California Horticultural Association
from China, with its great heart-shaped the Chamber of Commerce May 31.
leaves of varnished green, in favorable The new society is formed as the result
seasons blooms earlier than the common of a caucus meeting, held a week
varieties. Then succession
comes a ago, at the call of J. C. Vaughan, presi-dent
down to about July i. The whole family of the Society of American ists.
Flor-
presents such a ricn varietyof form and At the time a committee of ten
foliagethat even if they bore no flowers men was appointed to take charge of
they would be valuable,but added to the organizing. As a result fifty-two
these attractions is the splendor of charter members placed their names on
bloom that puts them in the front rank. the list May 31. The object of the
S. villosa is from Japan and has purple association will be to promote horticul-
ture
flowers in great i)rofusion about th" in all its branches; to advance the
middle of June. It is a strong grower social and business interestsof its members;
" ^half tree " ând very attractive. Many improvehopiesand parks in order
of the white varietiesare tardy or light to educate publictaste. Following is a
in blooming,but S. ôthomagensis alba listpf the officerselected:
imported from France and only eighteen President,CaptainF. Edward Gray,
inches high,bloomed in two weeks from Lo" Angeles; first vice-president,
John
date of planting. Bodgers,Gardena; vice-presidentfor
At the Nebraska experimentstation, Los Angeles county, Edward H. Rust,
York, Neb., are thousands of lilacsin South Pasadena; for San Diegp
county,
over flftyvarieties and it is strange that Miss K. O. Sessions,San Diego: for
they have been so long neglected. San Bernardino county, Sidney Hock-
Sjrringa Bmodi.
**Why don't your lilacsbloom ?" I am ridge,Redlands; for Orange county,
often asked. This year in this section Fred Rafferty.Santa Ana; for River-
side
there were no blooms on the old sorts. coimty, Cnarles Howard, Riverside;
The late frosts killed them. that the demand for white spruce for for Santa Barbara county, Robert Arm-
strong,
I have thousands of lilac seedlings planting on the New England coast Santa Barbara; for Ventura
under cultivation and hope to add some could not be met. This was especially county, Samuel Cole, Ventura; general
riealattractions to this numerous family. the case when trees of five feet and upward secretary* I^rnest Braunton, Los An-
York, Neb. C. S. Harrison. required. Smaller sizes were recording secretary, W. J.
were
scarce, althoug;h be
they can easily procured
feles;
Eodgers,Los Angeles; treasurer, Jacob
from distant points. Every indication Dieterich,Los Angeles ; botanist, Ernest
EXTERSIVE TREE PLANTATIOIIS.
points to a larger demand still Braunton, Los Angeles; horticultural
The Delaware " Hudson Railroad for all sizes of white spruce in the chemist and entomologist.Dr. A. David-
son,
Company is engaged in preparations for future. Los Angeles; executive committee,
planting 300,000 trees along the line of Poplars also have stood on the seashore F. H. Howard, Los Angeles,chairman;
Its Susqudianna division between well, and although Walter Raymond, Pasadena; D. R.
retârkably
Albany and Scranton, Pa. The Woods, Wilmington; Miss Ethelinc
company they are of a rather stiff appearance,
has secured the co-cêrationof the large numbers are plantedevery spring, Lord, Los Angeles; Miss Waite, Los
United States Bureau of Forestry in and each year the numbers increase. A Angeles.
making the plantations.The railroad large percentage of these are sent out
has also of land Los Angeles, Cal." M. Walker has
company 110,000 acres from Rodiester,and it is a remarkable
along the Plattsburghand Lake Placid Acacia decurrens twelve years old,
fact,showingthe endurance of this tree, ap
is
branch of which 28,000acres are fied
classi- held up for a from seed, with a trunk that three
that a consignment was
as denuded land. The company's month in the springand when finally feet in diameter.
officialspropose to replantmost of this
planted,after growth started in the Dubuque, Ia. ^The first flower show
"
area with trees suitable for lumber at a showed illeffects.

packing case, no ever held in this citywill take placedur-
ing
later date. At Wolf Pond in the Adiron- B.E. September and will be under the
dacks a nursery of one acre has been
direction of the humê society.
started and in part planted with seeds
DISEASED AMPELOPSIS LEAVES.
of Scotch pine, white pine, Norway Lenox, Mass." The annual rose and
Et". Gardbnino:"
spruce and European larch. G. 6. Lull, strawberry exhibition by the Lenox
of the United States Bureau of Forestry, I enclose some diseased leaves of Horticultural Societywas held June 93"
and a corps of assistants are on the field ampelopsisand wish to know the name and was an attractive affair. The rain
and busilyengaged in studyingthe con- of the diseases,also cause and remedy. of the day previous ruined roses
ditions many
Illinois. P. P" which have
to been shown. The
in order later to advise the railroad were
company as to the best methods to The ampelopsisleaves show that the next exhibition of perennialswill be
pursue in order to plant to the best vine has been severely attacked by a held August 24.
igo5. GARDENING. 32s
1H" PARKS* CIRCLES AIVB STATUBS. the plants for the parks and public
In view of the approaching conven-
tion
grounds are propagated. At these dens
gar-
there is a considerable area under
of the Societyof American Florists
in the capitalcityof the nation, it has
glass,and not only bedding plants but
roses, carnations, palms, crotons and a
seemed opportune to place before the
interested readers of Garijemng a few
large stock of other decorative and or
sketches of the city in which, with all
namental plantsare successfully growi^
good citizens of this republic, they have CAPITOL GROUNDS.
joint interest and pride. The writer Mention of the parking of Washing-ton
does not presume that the readers of would be incompleteif the capitol
this joarnal are uninformed as to the grounds were omitted* They are beautiful
history of their national capital;but and well cared for and probablygive
there are sometimes a few minor details more enjoyment both to visitors and
which the great historians leave out and residents than any equal area of parking
as time has a way of moving onward, in the city. There are beautiful
many
leavingimprovements in its track, it is trees and floweringshrubs, which may
hoped that these sketches may be of interest in the future receive more extended tice
no-
and aid to prospective visitors and in these columns.

others. La faye tte sq uare, dir ec 11y a c ro ss Pcnn -
PARKS.
sylvaniaavenue from the White House
It is presumed that the landscape hor-
ticulturists* grounds, is a beautiful and interesting
when they visit Washingtont spot; beautiful with its noble trees and
will be deeply interested in its system of diversityof shrubs, and interesting be-
parks. In theengravingherewith,Penn-sylvania mall its crowning glory,the destruc-

are tion cause of the historic associations it re-
calls.
avenue from the dome of the of even
a small number of them It contains a statue of Lafayette
capitolto the left of the picture,look-
ing has caused, from time to time, most with other French officers grouped about
toward the monument, is seen a part earnest protests from citizens and the him; a statue of General Andrew son,
Jack-
of that wide expanse of parking which publicpress of Washington. There is a as the hefo of the battle of New
is generalizedas the mall. The ground
fore- party, and among them are men of na-
tional Orleans, and a statue of de Rocham-
is a part of the capitol grounds repute, who vehemently oppose beau.
and the fountain is in the Botanical any further use of the mall for building Lincolnpark is on East Capitolstreet,
Gardens. From the viewpoint of a purposes. They contend, and with reason, some distance east of the capitol
^
landscape artist it is unfortunate that that the government should quire

ac- grounds. In it is a statue of Abraham
the mall is cut in two by a network of that stripof land between sylvania
Penn- Lincoln strikingthe shackles from a
railwaytracks; but with the completion avenue and the mall, demolish slave. This statue was erected by con-
tributions
of the tunnel under CapitolHill to the the cheap and indifferent buildingsand from the colored people of the
new union station on the north side, an erect thereon buildingsthat would pare
com- nation.
opportunitywill then be had to carry favorably in greatness with CIRCLES.
out contemplated improvements in this the capitalof this great nation. In There are in Washington a number of
very interesting park. brief, they want the mall preservedfrom small circular parks,located at the intersection
On the mall are already located the further encroachments, and believe that of avenues with lettered and
national museum, the Smithsonian stitution,
In- the space between the Botanical dens
Gar- numbered streets. For instance, in the
the Department of Agriculture, and the citypostoffice,.seen in the engraving here shown, Thomas circle \t
the medical museum and the Fish Com-
mission. engraving,should be used as sites for at the intersection of Massachusetts
Work is also in progress on beautiful building^s for the various uses and Vermont avenues with Fourteenth
new buildings for the Department of of the departments of the government. and M streets. The statue in Thomas
Agricultureand the national museum. A considerable space of parking circle is of General George H. Thomas
In preparing for the foundations, of around and beyond the monument, ing
look- and was erected by the Society of the
these buildings, the museum in particu-
lar, from the capitol, is designated as Army of the Cumberland. Across the
a large number of beautiful trees Monument park, and near by are the street, in front of the Lutheran church,
were destroyed As the trees of the government propagatinggardens,where is a statue of Martin Luther. Other cir-
326 * . . GARDENING, My tS"
des are Washington, with statue of done, as they hollow out the stem, thus and deep digging, a little grass seed
Washington; Dupont, with statue of cuttingoff the flow of sap. This is espe-
cially being sprinkledover the space left bv
Rear Admiral Dupont; and Iowa circle, noticeable after a few dull days the removal of the weed. Like witch
with statue of General John A. Logan. followed by bright sunshine,when the grass, or other weed, both of the
any
leaves wilt and droop and become dead. dandelions readilycontrolled by fre-
are quent
The loss of leaves cripplesthe plantsand cultivation, so that they seldom
LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO. if not checked the rhizomes will be become serious pests except in grass
small and weak and the plantprobably plats."
In Lincoln park there are many tractive
at-
will succumb If this
to a hard winter.
features in a horticultural way
pest is found plants it is an
onfew a
just now, most pronounced perhaps easy matter to rid them
by hand-pick-
ing, The Qreenhouê.
being several beds of white stocks and but on a large clump or planting,
one excellent bed of Baby Rambler hellebore applied with a bellows early
roses. There is a good deal to interest
the trade in the herbaceous borders and PROPAGATING PALMS AND FERNS.
in generalthe only thing that one might The general treatment of palms is a
find fault with is the formality of the subjectthat has been so frequentlydis-
cussed
rustic vases in the parterre. There are in these columns that there seems
many fine groups of plants in the con-
servatory, but littleto be added to it,and yet the
perhaps the most ous
conspicu- fact that there are many readers of a
one of orchids,and on the roof of trade journalto whom these elementary
one of the houses may be noted some practicesare new is proved by the
fine specimens of Bougainvilleaglabra queries that are so often forwarded to
just bursting into bloom. the editor on this and kindred subjects.
The routine work of this season
NOTES ON AQUATICS. includes the handling of seeds and seedlings
in the palm and fern houses, and
All plans for springand summer ing
plant-
A Bed of Stocks at Liocolo Park, Chicago.
occupiesmuch time and space in those
should now be completed,and with establishments in which these plantsare
the advent of warm, settled weather handled in quantity.
rapid growth and development will be The first among the commercial palm
certain. When construction work has in the morning while the dew is still seeds to arrive is usuallyCocos Weddel-
been delayed planting should not be on the leaves is a very effective remedy. liana, the seeds of which are generally
deferred until another season, if plants Insecticidesin solution of littleavail received in March
are or April,and some
can be secured even as late as the end of as water or liquidswill not stay on the seasons earlier than this,but the
even
June, and in the case of hardy nymphaeas leaves. extra early seeds are sometimes not so
even later, as the plants will get established In natural and semi-natural ponds evenly ripened as those of the spring
and will start into growth much native aquatic plants will make their shipments,and in addition to this there
earlier the following season than can appearance and numbers of them should is the risk that they may be exposed to
possiblybe the case even with early be encouraged, but as these are generally the severe frost in transit,the boxes in
planting. Use discretion in selecting of rugged growth or very free,they which they come from the tropics not
nymphieas for small or largeponds and are apt to smother more delicate plants being sufficiently lined to withstand
do not be guided by pricesor catalogue that are jnost desirable to cultivate. much to cold weather. From
exposure
descriptions. Better get the advice from Keep a lookout for choice subjectsor this fact,it is usually safer to depend
the grower or salesman as to the fitness they may be lost,weeding out unneces- sary upon the seeds that arrive about the
of varieties for certain pond!^before ordering and strong growing plants and middle of April rather than the very
if any doubt exists. each within bounds.
keeping earlyofferings.
No plantsused for generaldecorative There is much pleasureahead for the The seeds of this palm vary greatly
effect on a small or large scale give so hybridist,especiallyin the line of in size,some of them being but little
much pleasure for the amount of aquaticplants. The choicest nymphaeas larger than a good sized pea, while
labor expended as do aquatics.There is of to-day are the result of select crossing others may be nearly three-quarters of
little or no labor expended on them of various varieties. This field is an inch in diameter. The size is perhaps
after they are planted, their chief by no means limited,still very few of less importance than the weight,
wants being water and sunshine, novelties appear. When they do they for good seeds will sink when tested in
and nature supplies these. In artificial are usuallyout of reach of the general water, while those that are imperfect
ponds built of masonry eveiything buyers for the simple reason that most or dried out too much are most likely
is generallyplain sailing.Few insects hybrids are sterile and there is but one to float. This water test is frequently
attack the plants,nor do diseases affect way of propagationand that is by division. resorted to by practicalgrowers as a
them. But in natural or semi-natural The horticultural world is still ready method of proving the value of a
ponds this is not always the case. The waiting for that promised hardy blue sh1t"ment of seeds.
plantsare sometimes attacked by a worm water-lily. Have hybridists grown It is a mistake to plant cocos seeds in
that cuts the leaves of water liliesinto weary? W. Tricker, deep pots, owing to the habit this palm
piecesby burrowing through the entire has of sending down a long and stiff
surface of the leaves. Its trail is very taproot from the seed, the result
TROUBLE WITH DANDELIONS.
evident, and where leaves are badly being found at the time the seedlings
affected they soon die,the plantssuffer-ing Bd. Gardening :"
are pottedoff, when one meets the problem
in consequence, as well as being I am troubled with dandelions on my of gettinga 5 or 6-inch root into a
unsightly. A gentle spraying of kerosene lawns. What remedy or tools would you pot that is only three inches deep, the
emulsion will stop their work^nd recommend for destroyingsame? root in questionbeing as brittle as glass,
also kill the larvae of a small moth that Western Reader. and about as stiff as a radish. This
cuts piecesfrom the leaves in semi-cir-
cles. Reference is made to this matter in a condition results in many broken roots,
Where these are much in evi-
dence bulletin of the United States in the hands of a careful potter,
a number
ment
Depart- even
a lamp trap will attract of Agriculture,
as follows : "Since and in the majority of cases the seed-
ling
of moths at night. They readilyflyto diggingthe roots in the ordinarymanner rots off after the taproot has been
their own destruction. The larvae of the will not exterminate the spring lion
dande- broken. One way of overcoming this
nelumbium fly is very destructive iti the fall dandelion,and smce
or both trouble is to plant the individual seeds
some sections, and it is often unnoticed soecies spread rapidlyby seed, it is evident in thumb pots from which the seed-
lings
until serious mischief is done. The eggs that great care must be used to may be shifted into 3-inch pots
are usually laid on the margin of the exclude this pest from the lawn. As a when large enough without much risk
leaves and frequentlyon young leaves preventive measure thick seeding is from broken roots, the compost for the
before they unroll. In the latter case the recommended when the lawn is made, seeds being very lightand open. Pure
leaves are ruined, the edges of the for if the young grass plants do not peat is frequentlyused for this purpose.
expanded leaves being rolled over and cover all the space, weeds will be sure to The seeds of Areca lutescens arrive
with a webbing somewhat like a spider's grow. If for any reason the lawn has later than the cocos, the new crop ing
com-
web made to form a protection for the become badly infested with dandelions, in during May in most seasons, and
"worm." As they mature they eat renewal by seeding or by sodding is when fresh and in good condition are
their way into the stalk, where they have advised. If only a few dandelions are covered with a lightbrown hairy fibre
more shelterand where more mischief is present they may be removed by careful that tends to make them hang together
ii^ GARDENING. My '5^
damp off. The damping is^ I consider, time. The seed ought to be sown in by Professor CoweU, South park;
of the greatest difficulties"e cohi-
falo
One benches much the same way as for oot" James Braik, assistant superintendent
vator has to contend with,and this is the door growing, except that it is advisable Delaware park, and the park commis-
sioners.
reason I prefer to prick them off into to sow thinner. Give them plenty of A great amount of business
eonâratively small pots rather than water and keep them cool at first,with was transacted pertainingto their busi-
ness,
boxes. You get more chance, for if a all the lightpossible and ventilation. To and the followingoikers were
box once starts to damp they take a lot prolong their period of floweringikeep elected for the ensuing year : President,
of stoppingand you will likelylose the all the fk"wers cut before seeding and Theodore Wirth, Hartford,Conn; vice-
entire ^x. mukh them or feed them with liiuaid BjrronWorthen, Manchester,
presidents.
If tiie grower can keep the young cow manure. D. M. N. H.; W. Z. Zartman, Brooklyn, N.
seedlingsjustmoving and healthy until Y.; John Chambers, Toronto, Ont; R.
the cooler nic^s of late September "ind H. Warder, Chkago, 111.; E. Baker,
STERHÎZBIG SOU IR GREBRHOUSB.
October he will have made a good start. New Orleans,La. ; W. R. Adams, Oma-
ha,
When the plantsare large enough and E"D. Oardbnino:" Neb.; secretary-treasurer, John W.
nicely rooted they should be transferred How can I sterilizea bed in my Duncan, Boston, Mass.
singlyto the smallest size pots,stillusing greenhouse without removing the soil Afterthe business had been acted
trans-
a light, sandy soil. Jhtj must always be from same? J*E-0* luncheon
a was tendered the visi-
tors
placed in a shady positionon a moist It will not be possibleto iterilfze the at the Casino, Delaware park,
bottom and have a fine syringmg overhead soil without remornig it from the bei, where Park Commissioner NoMe in his
several times a day in hot, bright unless it can be coveired with canvas usual polished way
or responded to the
weather. A mean temperature of from in some other wjqt. Work the soil over vote of thanks extended by President
45**to 50^ from now on through the winter and phice steam pipes near the bottom. Wirth. An inspectionwas made of all
will suit them admirably. As soon Tbe pipes shouUI httve J^-inch boles the Buffalo parks and on the folloinng
as the small pots are well filled with
every 18 inches and there should be a day the visitors went to Niagara Falls
foots shift to 3-inch pots, and at this Ihie of ftejM for every 18 indies across and the state reservation as the guests
stage some well-rotted cow manure, in the bed. The of Superintendent Perry. They then
siie of the pij^ wiS die-
the proportion of one-fifth, may be visited Queen's park, Niagara Falls,
pend opon the length,but iînch will
Mixed with the soil to advantage. Later Cover and run Ont, where they had luncheon,and then
answer op to 100 leet
pottingsin January and February may be in steam lor an hour. Then spade the took the trip down the Great Gorge
to 6-fnch, Scinchand lo-inch pots for the sou to the depth of 4 mches and tiirow route. On Saturday all went to Roch-
ester,
more vigorousspecimens. For the final the soil at the sidet ol the bed to the where they visited the different
pottingcow manure well rotted in the
center and agmitt turn on the steara. parks.
proportion of one-fourth and a good L.R.T. The meeting place for next year was
dustingof bone meal with the soil may left to the executive committee. fessor
Pro-
be used.
Cowell says that the convention
The worst pest to which these plants WAPTBD CARHATUHfS.
was about the most important of any
are subjectis green By and these must AttentiOfi is called to a disease of car- held and all the delegates were
be given no quarter. It is well to fumigate
nations kept
due to Fusarium dianthi, tyyG. while in session.
No dif-
ficult busy
once a week or ten days.
PoirauH, in a bulletin of the National
Among those present were
should then be experienced in of Vtmot, and the
J. Horace
Agrioiftural Society McFarland, of Harrisbur^, Pa., and
keeping them quite clean and healthy. of diierent varie-
varyingsusceptibility ties
Reuben H. Warder, of Chicago.
The (Hants should never be crowded is pointed out The author has
togetherafter potting,but always allow Bison.
begun a series of experimentsby which
a good space between the pots for a he hopes to increase the resistance to ntCSIDKNT-ELECT WISTH.
circulation of air or the lower leaves Theodore Wirth is a native of Zurich,
disease by modifving the conditions of
will quickly damp. When the Bower Switzerland. After
plantnutritiott. He notes that a variety receiving a high
spikesappear they must be neatlystaked of carnation very susc""tib]e to disease school education he chose gardening as
out and once commencing to flower,the was successfully grafted upon the com-
mon his professionand was apprenticedto
collection will probably last in bloom
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)Ulrich Stahl, Canton St. Gallen, from
from six êeks to two months, delight- ing and the carnation grew, bloomed which he emerged as full-fledged
fusely
pro- a dener.
gar-
all who see them and proving a rich and remained He first at Zurich and
free from disease worked
reward to the patient, painstakingculti-vator.
throughout the season. afterward at Paris,where he spent sev-
eral
years in the employ of the most
celebrated plant specialists. Afterwards
AMERKIAR PARK SUPERIRTERDBNTS.
DURABLE Am" HIEXFENSIVB BENCH. he found a positionwith Beckwith "
The meeting of the American ciation
Asso- Sons in London, and finallycame to
An excellent greenhouse bench can be of Park Superintendentsheld in America in 1886,where he was at first
made in the following manner: mon
Com- Buffalo last week at the Historical employed in Orange, N. J.,and afterward
drain tile are used for posts and are building.Delaware park, was well at- at Morningside park, New
tended York,
set in concrete. Rests for steampipcs, of
oy superintendents from all the under J. F. Huss. By his
the same
abili^be
material,are laid crosswise. larê American cities and Canada. The soon reached the positionof assistant
For the box a false bottom is made of visitors were well taken care of in Buf- foreman. His next assignment was in
lumber, and overlaid with concrete, one
inch in thickness, in which is imbedded
common wire netting the width and
length of the bench. Cross pieces d
i-inch pipe, about two feet apart, will
^ve added strength. Galvanized.siding
is usied. This is not an ej^nsive bench
and willlast a lifetime.The accompanying
illustration will give a clearer idea of
this method of construction, which i"
being adopted by the George Wiubold
Company, Chicaga
S^BBT FBAS FOR THAnKSGIVUie.

BD. tÂRDENINO:"
I would like some information regard-
ing
the growing of Easter lilies and
sweet peas indoors. I would like to
have sweet peas in bloom for Thanks-
giving.
W.H.M.
In regard to peas for Thanks-
sweet giving,
I cannot that it is practicat*
sav
but for ChristniMyil seed ol tlie BkMcfi
Ferry type is purchased and sown in
August, flowers ought to be ready in DURABI.E AND INBXPBNMVE BSNCH.
/poj. GARDENING. 3*9
signature,but with the name of the ESSAYS ON THE IDEAL EMPLOTEK.

writer accompanying same for the pur-
pose Attention is called to the prizes "rf-
of record, and should not exceed fered by Treasurer Beatty,^5, $15,fio,
fifteen htmdred words each. Attention for the first,second and third best essays
is also called to the offer of a sihrer on "The Ideal "nH"loyer." Th"8e
medal for the best displayof cut flow-ers be sent to the office of the
papers must
to be shown im vases. There will without btct with
be a very comprehensive specialexhibit
secretary signature,
the name of the writer accompanying
by the United States Department of for the of record, and
same purpose
Agriculture. should not exceed 1,500 words each.
The trade exhibition will be held in The time limit within which these papers
the National Rifles armory, axul the ses-
sions
must be filed with the secretary has
of the societyin Carrol hall, which been extended to July20.
adjoins that building. The exhibition Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y.
will be under the management of
PBIVATE GAitDBHERS.
George H. Cooke, Connecticut avenue
and L street, Washington, D. C, and A letter from President Vaughan was
read at the last ipeetingof tm Wash*
those wishing to secure space should
make prompt application to that gentle- inôn Florists Club in regard to the
rtian. Contrary to the custom fore
hereto- private gardeners who intend to take
the exhibition hall will remain in the Convention. A number of the
open throughout the day without inter- ruption. gardîers had expressed their intention
of attendingthe convention while others
The bowling fratemitjr is actively had raised the objection, "We know so
pre-
paring
for an few in the trade,and not belonging to
Theodora Wirtb.
interestm^ tournament
between the representatives of the the society ourselves would feel lost
Prctldent-elfct American Park Sapts.Asgoo. various cities. Information regarding and maybe out of place." President
Vaughan suggested that the local dub
appoint a member to look after the interests
charge of the cemeteries of the Trinity of the privategardener. The
corporation, after which he laid oat sev-
eral club therefore appointed Peter Bisset
privateestates at Central island, the chairman of a committee to see that
country place of Colonel Greggor at cust
Lo- aU privategardeners who came to the
valley.Long Island,and the beauti-
ful convention be met at the depot and
school grounds at Glen Cove. In made welcome, and rendered ai^ assistance
1895 he married the daughter of Felix required.
Mense, of Glen Cove. In the spring of Any gardener who intends to come to
1896 lie was appointedsuperintendent of the convention have rooms
can booked
the parla of Hartford, Conn., and his for him, or can get any information de-sired
thereof has brought him by Writing to P. Bisset,Twin
management
the highest credit as a landscapeartist Oaks, Washington, D. C, who wiA
Elizabeth park, the latest addition to the gladly do all he can to make the visit
systen^^ is of his own planning and has, of the privategardener to Washington
with its greenhouses,tastefully planted a pleasantone. Peter Bisset.
pounds and periodicalfloral exhibitions,
especiallyendeared him to the
Frankforix, Pa." Hitchings " Com-
pany,
public of Hartford. Two years ago he of New
added to its attractions a rose garden, York, have secured the
contractfor the erection of three greei"*
one of the finest on the American nent,
conti-
houses for the Friends Asylum for the
comprising over 3"ocx" plants.
Insane,the cost being$i4,5oa
SOdBTT OF AMBiaCAN FLORISTS. Waterloo, Ia." Paul Goebel, who is

the owner of greenhouses dt WaiMibv
Preparations for the convention at Ind., and Grand! Rapids,Mich., was for
Washington are being rapidly com- three years gardener to Emperor Will-
iam,
and progressivereports received of Germany, at Potsdam and Ber-
lin.
?iletcd
aU departments indicate
rom a wide-
spread The Late David 8. Qrimefl.
interest and the probability of a See obltaary,page 390.
very large attendance on this occasion.
The opening session will be held at 2
p. m., on Tuesday, August 15, when this feature can be had from P. J.
the usual opening addresses and reports Hatiswirth,Chicago, or John Westcott,
will be presented. The evening of that Philadelphia.
day will be devoted to the president's Up to the present time reduced railroad
reception, which will be a very able
enjoy- rates on certificate plan have been
social affair. On the two follow-
ing granted by the Trunk Line and the
days the sessions will be in the New England and Southeastern senger
Pas-
forenoon and evening, the forenoon Associations, covering all the ritory
ter-
meetingsbeing devoted to nominations, east of Buffalo and'
Pittsburg,
elections, discussions upon practical top-
ics, and south and east of the Ohio and
etc, and the evening sessions to Mississippi rivers ; ahro all points in
two iMtttfes, one on "Work of the Canada east of and includingToronto.
Bufeao of Plant Industry,United States The Central and Western Passenger
Department of Agriculture, in Its Rela-
tion Associations, which control transporta-
tion
to Floriculture and
.
Horticulture," west of the above mentioned ritory,
ter-
by B. Ti GaMoway, chief of the bureau, have not. yet been heard from,
illustratedby stereopticonslides; the but will undoubtedly grant- a similar
other on "Work of the Bureau of Plant reduction; that is, one and one-third
Industryin Encouraging Civic Improve- ment fare for the round trip,certificate plan.
and the Teaching of Horticulture Ask your state vice-president, or the
in the Public Schools, by Miss Susan secretary of the nearest florist club for
B. Sipe, illustrated by stereopticon railroad rates and for information
slides. regarding excursions which are being
Attention is called to the prizes offered arranged that will pass nearest to your
by Treasurer Beatty,$25,$15 and home city. Full detaib will appear in
$10 for the first,second and third best the preliminaryprogramme which will
essays On "The Ideal Employer." These be sent out as usual earlyin July. The Peter Biaaet.
papers must be sent to the office of the secretary will be glad to answer any Chairman Prtvate Gardeners* Convention
secretarynot later than July 15 without inquiriesregarding further particulars. Reception O^mmfttee.
350 GARDENmG, My /i.
be held at Kansas City, Mo., August 06ituary.

eARDENINQ 8-10. The railroads
cessions. Western
give the usual con"
roads, however,
promise complimentary excursions DUNCAN M'GREGOIU
FUBUUUb through the fruit sections.
TBfl llT AMD 16TU OV BACH HUMTH
Duncan McGregor, a gardener who
" BT
for several years has been employed in
GARDENING CANADIAN HORTICULTURISTS.
THE COMPANY, the United States propagatinggardens,
Monon CHICAGO.
Building, We are in receiptof the programme
Washington, D. C, under Superintend-
ent
of the eighth annual convention of the G. H. Brown, died at the Sibley
Canadian Horticultural Association,to
Subscription price,11.00 a Year 34 Nambers. "
hospitalin that cityJuly 8. His death

AdyertUing rates on application. be held at Montreal,August 8-10. The resulted from a complication of diseases.
Entered at Chicago postoffloeat seoond-clas Welland hotel will be headquarters, The deceased was about fiftyyears old
matter. Copyright, 1906,by The Gardening Co. with rates of $2 per day. After the and was a native of Aberdefcldy,Perth-
shire,
usual preliminaryaddresses and reports
\ to I no GsnlMHiifl Scotland,coming to this country
papers will be presented as follows: He worked
when quiteyoung. for sev-
eral
*Tark Design,"illustrated, by Frederick
GABsmme Is gottenup for its readers and io years in the United States Botanical
It behooves
G. Todd, Montreal, Que,; "How to Gardens and also at the horticultural de-
partment
their Interest,aDd you, one and all,te
make It interesting. If it does not exactly suit Keep a Greenhouse Attractive in Win-ter," of the United States Naval
your case, pleasewrite and tell us ivhat you want by Thomas McHugh, Porval, Academy, Annapolis,Md., relinquishing
Ask Airr Qubitxokb vou please about plants,
Que.;"How to Keep Grounds Attrac- tive his positionwith the government to go
in Summer," by R. Burrows, St.
flowers, fruits, yegetaSlesor other pra-tlcal to Mansfield,O., as gardener for Sena- tor
gardening matters. We will take pleasure in Anne de Bellevue, Que.; "A Review of
them.
John Sherman. After the death of
answering Roses and Carnations to Present Date Senator Sherman he returned to this
.
us Kotbs
Bbkd of your experience In gardening and their SpecialRequirements,"by J.
thrt others city and re-entered the government
in any line; tell us of your successes H. Dunlop, Toronto, Ont ; "Violets,"
may be enlishtened ana encouraged, and of your by service, where he remained,as previously
failures, perhapb we can help you. F. L. Girdwood, Montreal,Que; "Fer- tilizers
stated,until stricken a few months
Bbhd us Photoobapbs OB Skbtobbb of
your for Greenhouse Purposes,"by His
ago. nearest known relative in
(lowers, gardens, greenhouses, fruits,vegeubles, William Downing, Brampton, Ont..
or horticultural appliancesthat we may have Washington is a cousin,John McGreg- or,
Trade exhibits must be staged before
them engraved for Gabdbnimo. a prominent contractor and builder
II a. m., August 8, when judging will of that city. Interment was in Glen-
CONTENTS. begin. The local committee will give wood cemetery in the plot of the St.
821 exhibits from a distance every attention.
The flower garden Andrews and Caledonian societies.
"Roses In Chicago parks (iUus.) SSI Address communications to George Rob-inson,
"The 821 S.E.
"Peonies
peony
at Bobbink A Atkins, Rutherfird
Outremont, Montreal, Que. Cer- tificates
N. J. (iUus.) 831 of merit,diplomas and honorable DAVID S. GRIMES.
^Blook of Alexandria peoniesat Peterson's mentions will be given to worthy
nursery, Chioaso (illus.) 888 David S. Grimes, the veteran turist
horticul-
exhibits.
Herbaceous plant notes 8tS and tree seed collector of the
Trees and shrubs 8t4 There will be a number of excursions
"
Thelilao (illus.) 824 to points of interest during the
tion
conven-
Rocky mountains, died at his home in
"Seaside evergreens 8S4
and Thursday evening,August
on
Denver, Colo.,June ^ aged seventy-
Washington, the convention city (illus) 8si5 Mr. Grimes
itors. seven years. went west
Lincoln Park, Chicago (illus.) 8)i6 10, a banquet will be tendered the vis- with the Greeleyexpedition
Notes on aquatics SfA in 1871,from
The greenhouse 390 Indianola,la.,and settled down to busi-
ness
"Propagating palms and ferns SM
CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF AMERICA as a nurseryman and florist at
"
Begonia Tumford Hall f illus.) 8i7
"Herbaceous calceolarias St7 Denver in 1878. Retiring a few years
SCALES FOR JUDGING.
-Durable and Inexpensive bench (Illus.) 888 ago, the business passed to his son, W.
American park superintendenu 328 The following is the scale of points
President-elect Wlrth ; pnrtrait) 318
H. Grimes, by whom it is still carried
for the judging of the several classes Mr. Grimes
Societyof American Florists 339 on. was presidentof the
" PecerBlsset (portrait) 8"9 of exhibits adopted by the societyat first horticultural societyorganized in
Canadian horticulturists .830 the last annual convention at Boston. Colorado and planted the first orchard
Chrysanthemum Society of America 880
The scale for pot plants remains the at Grand
Obituary"Duncan McGregor 830 Junction,the best fruit grow-
ing
"David 8. Grimes (portrait) 830 same as last year, the onlâlterations center of the west Mr. Grimes was
The gardeners*club -381
being in the classes governing specimen known seedsmen
881
to and nurserymen
"New .Jerseyfloriculturists blooms for commercial and exhibition
Theboibmite 331 throughout the world,many of whom he
882
Newport Hort. Society(111ns.) purposes : supplied with seeds of the rare trees
Scale A. "
Scale of points for bush and plants of the Rockies,and he has
plants and standards, single specimens or
been quoted frequentlyas an authority
any number up to six. in an exhibition
Select now and mark bedding plant where the class under consideration does on the sylva and flora of that region.
stock for next season. not form the chief feature in the exhibi-
tion Scores of friends of the deceased tended
at-
hall.
Peonies for fall planting should be the funeral service June 30 and
Equality of size and form of plant. 40
ordered at once as otherwise stocks of Ebccellence of bloom 86 listened to the touchingeulogy given by
the best varieties may be exhausted. Foliage 25 the Rev. Frederick Oakes. The sterling:
"100 character and the wonderful personality
A, Holderbeke, state commis-
Van sioner
of the man dwelt
Scale B." of Scale
points for bush were on at lengthby
horticulture for the state of
of
plants; exhibits of more than six or for the minister.
Washington, says the apple crop this any number of specimen plants in an exhibition
season will be one of the best in the where the class under tion
considera-
state'shistory. forms the chief feature in the exhibition
hall. ExcttsiOR,Minn." The second annual
James Fraser, superintendentof Ce-
dar Excellence of bloom 40 meeting and flower show of the sota
Minne-
Court, Morristown, N. J.,and his Equality of size and form of plants 86 Rose Societywas held here July i.
Foliage 26
brother John, of the Fraser Nursery,
Huntsville,Ala.,sailed for England on "100 Amherst, Mass. " Francis Canning,of
Scale C. Scale of for the horticultural
department of the
the Teutonic, June 28. "
points plants
grown to single stem and one bloom. Massachusetts AgriculturalCollege,and
AccoKDiNG to a recent cirailar of the Excellence of bloom 40 wife will sail from Boston, Mass., on
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Compact and sturdy growth 86
the S. S. Saxonia for a three weeks'
Foliage 26
trained foresters are in great de- . visit in England with friends and rela-
tives.
mand by the forestry commissioners of; loo
various states as well as privatetimber Scales D and E on specimen blooms for
commercial and exhibition purposes, spectively:
re-
owners and large lumber companies. Newport, R. I." There is a question
each season here between the dealers
Royal Societyof Agricultureand
The CommerclaL Exhibition.
Color 20 Color 10 and the growers regardingthe priceof
Botany, of Ghent, Belgium, announces Stem 15 Stem 10 It is never
international horticultural exhi-
bition asparagus. sold here
that an Foliage 16 Foliage 10
will be held April 25 10 May 3, Fullness 10 Fullness 15 bunched, but by the pound or loose as
Form 15 Form 16 cut. Some growers have contracted their
1908,in celebration of the centennial of Substance 16 Depth In supply at 10 cents per pound, and some
its foundation. Size 10 Size 26
the daily market prices. These latter
The twenty-ninthbiennial meeting of "Too loo have fared better as the cold weather
the American PomologicalSociety will Fred H. Liemon, 8ec*y. has kept the priceclose to 15 cents.
I0OS. GARDEMTNG. 331
The Gardeners* Club. Reichenheimii with 126 flowers,photographs the famous rose garden inspected. At
of which were taken for the collection the business meeting arrangements were
of specimen flowers; Henry made for an exhibition to be held in
We shall be pleawd at all timet to xeoeWe brief Graves, Edwin Thomas gardener,Cypri- Boston, Mass., next fall, and the party
Botst of genenl Interest on praotioal oultoral pedium Brownii, C. leucorhodum, C. was then taken over the park system in
matten from gardesen for nse in this department Comus and C. Ashburtoniae;the Col- automobiles. At the banquet tendered
Motes of the movements of gardeners,
ehanget of address etc, are also desirable. gates, William Read, gardener, and the visitors at the Hartford club the
Stewart Hartshorne, Arthur Caparn rose decorations were most elaborate,
gardener,each a vase of iris of and speecheswere made by Alex. Mont- gomery,
PLAIIT NOTES. Jânese
great size; John Crosby Brown, Peter F. R. Pierson,Theodore Wirth
Crimson Rambler rose in full bloom Duff, gardener, showed three specimen and A. Farenwald. C.
in the San Francisco section of Califor- nia gloxinias ; Douglas Robinson,John Ger-
May 25 is little used in the southern vin gardener, vases of sweet and
peas
part of the state. coreopsisand a collection of vegetables; NOTES OF NEWPORT, R. L
Lilium candidum succeeds well every-where William Runkle,D. Kindsgrab, gardener, The
in California. Newport Horticultural Society
specimen Phyllotxnium Lindeni. held its regularJuly meeting July 5, and
the various reports of the committees on
HEWPORT WEDDING DECORATIONS.
HORHOUTH COUWTY HORT. the recent show were received. J.
SOCIETY.
For the Stanhopc-Bartlctt wedding the Henry Cremin and George W. Flagg
Methodist church On account of the rose show, this elected active members. Miss Alice
First Episcopal as were
also the bride's home, was tastefully societyheld only a short business meeting. Keteltas,who has shown such splendid
The presidentannounced the semi-
monthly interest in the work of the society,
decorated, the color scheme being while and
and green. The decorations consisted meetings closed for the season, Miss Maud Wetmore were elected active
and the regularmeetings will be held on members by acclamation their
chiefly palms, bay trees, hydrangeu*
of upon
and lilies, white lilac and Kaiseria the first Friday of each month. The rose names being proposed,the regularrules
Double cherry blossoms were show was a great success. It was a little being suspended. Secretary Mcintosh
roses.
also used at the residence. The bride's early for sweet peas. The prizes were read his report of the recent rose and
shower of lilyof the awarded as follows: Collection of strawberry show which showed that
bouquet was a
valley and the bridesmaid's,daybreak hybrid teas, Hale, first;Butterbach,second; $408 had been awarded in prizes and
carnations. X. collection of hybrids.Hale, first; gratuities, besides the medals and cer-
tificates
Kettel, second; twelve varieties of of merit. It was voted to hold
hybrids, William Dowlen, first;Hale, a ladies* nightJuly 19, and as there is a
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. second ; six varieties of teas, Butterbach, growing interest in the work
a good
first; collection of sweet peas, Hale, first; attendance
Jansen Hendricks, Heemstede-Haar- seems assured.
lem, Holland, dutch bulbs ; Frank Lilley" W. W. Kennedy, second; vase of sweet The board of park commissioners has
Sl Peter-in-the-Wood,Guernsey, iing., peas, James Kennedy, first; H. A. Kettel, arranged a series of twenty-four band
bulbs and chrysanthemums; Thomas second ; collection of strawberries. Hale, concerts to take place this month and
Rochford " Sons, Near Broxboume, first,William Dowlen^ second; three next
Herts, Fn":." decorative plants, eta; M. varieties of strawberries.Hale, first;
Rice " Company, florists' supplies; Bruntoo second.
Alex. Dickson " Sons, Ltd., Newtown- Certificates were awarded to William THE BULB HIFE.
ards, Down County, Ireland, roses; Dowlen for collection of poppies; James
The Board of Agriculture has rendered
Walker " Pratt Manufacturing^ pany,
Com- Kennedy for collection of roses; A.
a valuable service to the general
Boston, Mass.,boilers;D. v. Bur- Strohmenger for collection of vegetables
body of cultivators by the information
rell.Rocky Ford, Colo.,seeds; Bobbink ; Messrs. Longstreetand Butterbach,
it has published relatingto the bulb
" Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., nursery each, for collection of lettuce;William mite (Rhizoglyphusechinopus),
Turner for generaldisplay of hardy which of
stock; Hinode Florist Company, White-
late years has been so destructive to
stone, L. I.,N. Y.,plants,nursery stock, flowers; William Turner for collection
bulbous plantsin many
R. M. Kellogg, Three of carnations;James Dowlen for play
dis- gardens. Rhizo-
aquatics, etc;
glyphus is a genus of mites belonging
Rivers, Mich., strawberryplants; Peter of rose seedlings ; Messrs. Hale and
to tyroglyphidae, family with
Henderson " Company, New York, butterbach, each, for collection of digi- talis; a a com-
paratively
small number of genera and
seeds,inaplements,etc; Forest Nursery Hale for peonies,James Dowlen
" Seed Company, Irving College,Tenn., for cauliflowers and H. A. Kettel for species, but a great number of individ-
uals.
Familiar examples are the cheese
nnrserv stock;Galesburg Envelope " mignonette.
SpecialsCompany, Galesburg,111.* pa-
per The exhibits of fruit and vegetables and hay mites. The family is interesting
jardinieres; Peterson Nursery, C3ii- were auctioned off for the benefit of the biologically, as amongst its members
there is,in addition to the stages in the
cago, peonies and German iris;Knud society. Some of the strawberries
life history of mites generally, the
Gundestrup " Company, Chicago,mushroom brought $1.10 per plate,the lowest sold
60 cents plate. Some of the hypopus stage. Besides other differences,
spawn; Heniy F. Michell Com- pany, was per
the
Philadelphia,Pa., grass and vege- lettuce brought 38 and 40 cents
hypopus possesses suckers that
tables per
One head of Trianon enable it to become attached to flying,
seeds,implements,etc ; J. A. Mc- Dowell, head. brought 88
City of Mexico, Mex., cacti, cents. Onions in bunches, three in a or passing animals, and thus be veyed
con-
to fresh feedinggrounds. In this
orchids and bulbs; T. M. Thorbum " bunch, were sold at 25 cents per bunch.
Company, New York, vegetable seeds; We made a triplast week to Boston, stage the mite is able to resist conditions
that would be fatal to it in its other
Garden Gty Pottery Company, San and went through Welch Brothers'
stages.
Jose, Gal., flower pots; Mmnesota wholesale establishment. At Thomas F.
Spawn Companv, St Paul,Minn., mushroom Galvin's store we saw the yellow calla The bulb mite feeds on the bulbs of
spawn; Andre Lero/s Nurseries, lily, and believe it will be popular before the eucharis, hyacinth,lilies, onions,and
Angers, France, nursery stock; R H. long. B. tulips,and also on the tubers of the
Hunt, Chicago, florists' supplies;Star dahlia and potato. The question as to
Manufacturing Company, white washing whether the mites are reallythe cause
AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. of the failure of the bulbs has been
and spraying machmes; A. Perry,
Wincfamore Hill,Eng., aquatics. The meeting of the executive commit-
tee much discussed by cultivators. Some
of the American Rose Society was have maintained that the decay of the
held at Hartford,Conn., June 19, those bulbs is due to some defect in the
NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURISTS.
in attendance including Alex. Mont-
gomery, cultural treatment, and that the bulbs
The regular monthly meeting and Natick, Mass., W. J. Stewart, are then attacked by the mites. Michael,
floral dispmyof the New Jersey Flori- Boston, Mass., Robert Simpson, Clifton, however, has, by many experiments, =
cultural Society was held on July 7. An N. J., Robert Montgomery, Wellesley placed it beyond doubt that the mites,
informal talk upon orchids in general Mass., H. A. Siebrecht,New Rochelle, not only attack,but prefer,sound bulbs,
was given by John E. Lager and the N. Y., F. R Pierson,Tarrytown, N. Y., and they have been found to attack
schedule for the annual fall flower show A. Farenwald, Roslyn, Pa., A. Hans, healthy tulipbulbs. A full description
adopted. In the floraldisplayLager " Stamford, Conn., and Mr. Beckley of of the mite in its several stages, and a
Hurrell contributed cut orchid blooms Harrisburg,Pa. The visitors were met sketch of its life historyis given in the
in twelve varieties. William Barr, Ar-
thur by Theodore Wirth, superintendentof publication referred to, but it will suffice
Bodwell gardener, showed Cat- parks, and J. F. Huss, president of the here to say that the presence of the mite
Ueya Harrisonise, one planthaving thir-
ty Florists' Club, and escorted to Elizabeth is indicated by a check to the growth,
flowers, and an Odontoglossum park, where luncheon was served and and the leaves assuminga yellow hue, a
33* GARDENING. My '5^
failure to bloom, and the formatton of Adlantum Farleyense, Arauearja exoelsa. biUon washcAd June 24-25. The large
reddish-brown Phoenix Robelllnii, Dracaena Godsefltona, hall was entirely filled with the eithlbit
spots on the scales of the Maranta Veitchll. Adlantum cuneatum, of roses, the display offered by M. H.
bulbs. Caladlum Baron De Mamer and other Walsh, of Wood's Hole, being the most
Of primary importance to cultivators choice things. Charles D. Stark, garden-
er conspicuous, his pots of climbing roses
to Mrs. George W. Collord. was second, attracting as much attention as they did
generaUy is a knowledge of the means and Joseph Boyd, gardener to Mrs. liam
Wil- at the early spring exhibition. Among
by which the attacks of this destructive Astor. third. th^ other exhibitors of roses ware Mrs.
pest can be prevented,and its ravages David Mcintosh, to Mrs. C. M. John L. Gardner, of Brookline, W. J.
gardener
checked As pointed out, it is difficult Bell, showed an interesting group of Clemson, E. L. Lewis, Mrs. E. M. Gill.
seedling dracsenaa Mrs. Henry L. Foote. One of the features
to combat, because the tiny mites not and was given a cial
spe-
of the exhibition was a bunch of
prize.
only feed on the outside of the bulbs, damask roses, exhibited by Mrs. 8. E.
Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa., cured
se-
Bralnerd, of jDorchester, the bush from
but they exist between the leaf scales, a silver medal for an excellent hibit
ex-
which they were cut being over 100 years
feeding,and laying their eggs in the of a"|uatics. old.
William G. Postings, gardener to Mrs. there
interior,where they can scarcely be Winthrop Chanler, showed a Campanula
In addition to the display of roses
were on exhibition aquatics from the
reached. It is adviied that the best rosea, very fine, in tub. Harvard Botanical Gardens, Robert eron,
Cam-
plan is to bum infested bulbs,and disin-
fect Paul Volouardson, gardener to Mrs. superintendent, and from Henry A.
Wnilam G. Weld, secured a special prize
the soil from which they have been Dreer, of Philadelphia, Pa.; native plants
for an exhibit of Frau Carl Druschki exhibited Clark, of
removed. Another suggestion is to by Mrs. Arthur A.
roses grown outdoors. Weymouth, and Miss Isabella C. Snat-
"wash or spray the bulbs with paraffin," Lager " Hurrell, Summit. N. J., made tuck; peonies by E. J. Sha/lor, of Wes- ton,
and repeat the treatment a fortnight an excellent display of orchids, for which and T. C. Thurlow, of Newburyport,
they received honorable mention. and salvia by J. W. Howard. H. P. 8.
later. Washmg the bulbs in sulphideof Julius Roehrs, of Rutherford. N. J.,
potassium (liverof sulphur),one ounce made an attractive display, including
to three gallonsof water, is also recom-
mended.
some Rex begonias of much merit, es- EUROPEAN HORnCULTUItE.
pedaUy the varieties. Our Queen and
Probably fumigation with Mrs. Moore. This exhibit secured a first- (raOX BBITI8H TBADE PAFKB8.)
bisulphide of carbon will be found the class certificate of merit The Oldest Bouquet on Earth." There
most effectual method of dealing with The visitors included 8. G. Harris, has been placed in the museum at Cairo,
Tarrytown, N. T.; Thomas Knight, ESgypt, a noseny
resenting
rep- or bunch of flowers
the pest Rutherford,
Julius Roehrs, N. found in the ooBlln of a mummy. In which
The bulbs to be treated should be J.; George F. Struck, representixig Lager flowers of oorydalis, poppies, pomegran-
ate,
placed in an air-tight and a " Hurrell. Summit, N. J.; James T. Scott, chrysanthemum, etc., are plainly dia-
receptacle, representingF. R. Plerson Compsny, ry
Tar- cernible.
saucer, into which the bisulphidehas town-on -Hudson. N. T.; John 8. Hay, Allium Zahdanenae. " Daring reoent
been poured,placed on the top of them. representing Henry A. Dreer, Philadel- the Neapolitan has
years allium beoome
It is advised that the bulbs should be Pa., and Victor Morgan, represent-
{)hla,
ng Bobbink " Atkins, Rutherford, N. J.
very
to
popular for forcing purposes
supply cut flowers. That
in or-der
left in the receptaclefor forty-eight The judges were all Newport head gardeners,
under
notice is a more recent aoqaiaition hail- ing
hours, and also that imported bulbs namely, John P. Hammond, drew
An-
from Syria and Armenia. The white
should be subjectedto a thoroughfumi- gation. J. Pow and Paul Volquardson. X. flowers are bell-shaped, leas expanded
The rate at which the bisulphide than those of the Neapolitan speciea, but
come iat'o bloom dvring the lattar part of
of carbon should be used is one pint to
HASSAGHUSETTS HORT. SOCIFTY* April and continue during the ftrst portion
every i,ooo cubic feet of space. It is of May. These flowers are able
obtain-
The committee much earlier than those of the Nea-
importantto constantlykeep in mind the garden visited the
garden of Dr. Charles of species when ifl the
fact that the fumes are very poisonous, Seony
lilton, June 16. and examined
8. Minot
his 260
C'ltan
der, and aa the flowers are
grown
borne
open
on
and must not be breathed, and that no specimens of peonies, the greater part of long stems they offer facilities for placing
naked lightmust be brought near them. which were in bloom. He has probably the flowers in vases.
the finest private collection In this state. High -Priced Onions." For tints
Bisulphide of carbon is efficient, but
Among the most noteworthy specimens past onions h"ve been
some
selling at three
very dangerous, and rehires the cise
exer- on exhibition was the Trlomphe de I'EIx- times the usual price, and again the sap-
ai the greatest p*ossible care in its posltlon de Lille, which is of a light pink ply was worked out, with the prospect
shade. It Is a most profuse bloomer and of still higher prices for the remainder.
use. Gardener's
"
Magazine. the
was, in the opinion or the committee, At last a ship for some time promised
most attractive peony in the exhibit. arrived at Mfllwall docks, where many
Among other fine varieties were noted men were standing with wet eyes waiting
IffiWFQitT fiOKTlCULTURAL SOCIETT. Charles Sedgewick Minot, Hebes Cup, for her arrival, we not told whether
are
ROSE AND STRAWBERRY SHOW.
both of these being pink; Delachll, a deep the wet eyes were caused by the w"ll-
crimson; Edatante. red; Rubra, magenta; known odor of the onions, but we ajre
The anouai ro"e and strawberry show Crystal Queen and both
HorticuUural
Apple Blossom, told that the men could smell them. As
of the Newport Society was Japanese varieties, ana the old favorite soon sn a portion of the cargo was landed
h"M hi the Casino, June 27 to 2^, and Festiva Maxima variety. Scattered about it sold at the rate of 16 shfillngs to 17
proved sn unonalifled success. Great terest
in- the varieties of rare
estate were many shillings for a bag of 113 pounds, tha
is manifested in these exhibitions
and but little known plants. usual price being 6 shillings. That ship
by ths proiprietors of the large estates in when unloaded proved to contain 9.1 "K^
tins vicinity, wl^ ofPer many valuable ROSE AND STRAWBERRY SHOW.
sacks, and we presume there win be
prises. On entering the grounds and exhl-
Elal visitor
rations,
obtained
which
the
were
first view
very
of the
effective.
The annual rose strawberry many wet eyes before they are consumed^
Wtfr the best gateway decoration ranged

ar-
to show side of the gateway
kSs^. h
one
In fr space of 8x12 feet, coniferous plants
eJcCIuded, the cup went to Andrew 8.
Melkle, gardener to Mrs. W. 8. Wells.
He used Japanese maples and Golden box,
edged with English ivy. Bruce Butterton,
gfU'ddner to E. J. Berwln. was second,
using boxwood and hardy ferns Intermin-
gled,
edged with Ehionymus radlcans,
green and variegated. Andrew Christian-
w^ti, gardener to Miss Fannie Foster, was
third with an attractive low arrangement
of yucoas and Aucuba Japonica. edged
rations
deco-
1^
with English Ivy. These
were
the building.
arranged on
gateway
the placsa of ""-"""..4'
The
than
outdoor roses
last year, the
were
following
much better
varieties
^
belnff especially fine: Mme. Gabriel Lin-
zet. Mrs. J. Sherman Crawford, Mrs. John
I^lng. General Jacqueminot. Margaret
Dickson, John Hopper and Ulrich Brun-
ner. It is noticeable that every year these
old favorites steadily gain in favor. On
account of the cold season the ries
strawber-
were past their best with many of
the usual exhibitors, and not many were
shown.
Entering the main building we find
the groups of palms, ferns and flowering --^
"^tf:
plants In which Andrew S. Melkle was
again Winner, his group containing some
nice examplesof the Baby Rambler
rose
and NlcotianaSanderse among other well
grown foliage and flowering plants. Co- lin
Robertson, gardener to Mrs. Robert
Goelet. was awarded second prise in this
class for an excellent display.
Andrew 8. Melkle secured first prize for
FIRST PRIZE GROUP OP PLANTS AT THE NEWPORT SHOW.
th" best table, 8x9 feet, of foliage plants
serviceable for table decoration, staging Kxhihlted by Andrew 8. Melkle, gardener to Mrs. W. S. Wells..
/poj. GARDENING. 333
A Striped Aurleula." In aU Its florUit de Poitiers a good light scarlet. Of sin A^^... ÎÂ AAA Sqi"*i"Feet of Broktn Glen
'
types the Aturicula l8 inflnltely variable Hall Caine Is fine. King BdwarA
from seed, but I believe that dkecUj Mrs. Chas. Pearson, and several i
from the plant itself a sport is or very newer sorts are seen. Among Ivy-leaved
^."
particulsm eddieti
rare occurrence. A decided example of varieties we only have Mme. Xôusse and JOHN a ISLCII. SmV. SMdIe River, N. J.
this, however, could be seen at the I^n- Galilee at present These useful sorts When writingplease mention Gmrdening
don show of the National Auricula Socl- are represented by well-flowered nlants,
"ty" April 25. The plant was brought and they are now in demand for decora-
tive ^pêî^
by my- old fMend, Hr. Ben Slmonite, of work as well as for the garden and
MielBeld, and is a sport, with stripes of
crimson and gold, from a bright red seed-
window boxes.
DiMtiFam
The Breckton
Ilag of mlne"Flrefly. This variety has
amusing well as interest- The laigMt and tnset eellcotien of
J"roved
ng.
very
Some
as
plants of it are constant to
HADB SICK BY FREE BULBS. DahUat la the Ui^M 9tetei, eoatlst-
the original parental red color; others MAKK SOUP OF F8EX SEEDS. iag of all the leadingv^rieCiep.
lead
have sported into pure lemon yellow; others, for oatalogiie.
Now that the spring seed distribution
again, into a deeper yellow, with a
by the government through its represen-
tatives W. f LOTHftOf East Vridiawilir,
Vast,
sutfnsien of red, like the sunnv side of a .
,
In Congress Vi over, some of the
ripe apricot Very occasionaUy I have
seen a striped flower or two in a head representatives are beginning to hear of
of plaui yellow ones. I have never known results from the constituents whom they
the yellow sports revert to the original remembered, although these results do ANEW
into not relate to crops produced from the
red, nor the striped ones pass back
aeed; it is too earty for that Representa-
plain red or yellow. It is, however, open
to a striped break
that shall not be
to produce
striped, a contingency
an offset Uve
thinks
W. H. Ryan,
that he
of the S6th District,
has the banner rience''
"expe-
Perennial Poppy
the rich story, and he relates it in Uils
much to be deplored, because
crimson
rarest
and
In
gold variation
habit of
Is so far the
foliage. Firefly Is ''Among other things that I sent to one
PWNeESS YieTOMU lomsE
denstfy mealed, and so are all the sports of my German constituents was a age
pack-
of }t, except the striped one. In this containing tulip, narcissus, crocus Was awaitedthe geld isedal at the latenatloBal
the foliage nas a most significant distinc-
tion, and other bulbs. I heard from that fel-low KihibitioB at DsMeldorf, 1M4, and a Qprttlmle
always to be relied upon. It con- the next day after he got the bulbs. of Merit by the HortioaltariitsÂiiooiatloB of
"ists tB streaks or patches of pure green He said they made him awfully sick, "ennanf. 8p}eadid ulipeiiHteleiBd eat and
upon the otherwise white-mesJed leaves. and not only him, but all the members pf garden flower. Strong S-year-pldplanU "ao eat-
his famUy. I wanted to know how that ttngOi eaeh TSo direoffrom the grower.
Geraniums Jn^ Market." At the present ires
oottld be.
time the well*flowered plants of zonal
geraniums In 4^ -inch pots are very
**
'Oh,' said he, 'I guess dem Bermudas EMIL nNQER, ""^fSSSk^?'
showy. We now have a number of ties.
varie- onions was all righdt, aber maype der
F. y. Raspail and the improved government didn'd raise *em by Bermuda, NOimCULTUKIST.
form of it are the most conspicuous. and dat vas vy dey vasn't so good ead-
ing
during and makes all sick by ourselves.' A9i wiDlBg to plMs Ihe Nmmr fee this aoeiliy
Some growers who grow for bloom us
'Î thought that would with a well Known firm,oflerlag"nitable termi.
the winter leave off gathering when be the best experience
other flowers are more plentiful, and of all,but the other day I heard
another irishman
when
them
the plants are
to market
well In bloom
These are showy
brlns
and
from
this time to
"
constituent"
whom some
an
carrot, corm
When you write an
larger than those expressly for radish and similar seeds had been sent
spring trade. King
grown
of Denmark (syn. He called at my office to thank me, and advertiser please state
Beaute Poitevlne) is still a favorite; som" said:
welt-flowered plants of Mrs. Lawrence '*
'Say. Mr. Ryan, those seeds made
Send
the that you saw the adv.
(the new salmon which was so well flnest soup I ever tasted. me other
an-
shown
moine
at Holland House last year): Her-
is still a favorite white; and VlUe New
package
York Tribune.
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