HORTICULTURE 



VOL, III 



MAY 26, 1906 



NO. 21 



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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE 



FRONTISPIECE— Cattleya Schroederse Hercules 



SCILLAS — Robert Cameron — Illustrated 



CATTLEYA SCHROEDERAE HERCULES 



THEORIES AND FACTS IN PLANT BREEDING — 



Anne Dorrance 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE— \V. H. Adsett 



EDITORIAL 



The cut flower trade anil the Greek — Two im- 

 portant measures — A promising outlook for the 

 gardener — Some park attractions of the week.. 



AFTER ADJOURNMENT 



SPRAYING DEMONSTRATION AT AMHERST— 



Illustrated 



OBITUARY 



George H. Rowden — John Barron — William 



Schray — William R. Watson — A. J. Ross 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 

 Society of American Florists 



Outdoor Exhibition at Dayton 



Diagram of Exhibition Hall 



Ellievon Horticultural Society 



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NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES (Continued) 



Horticultural Society of New York 680 



Columbus Florists' Club 680 



American Association of Park Superintendents.. 680 



Peony Night at Philadelphia 680 



American Peony Society 680 



Detroit Florists' Club 681 



Club and Society Notes 681 



AN OLD PROBLEM IN A NEW DRESS— Grace 



Hoover 684 



CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Boston, Buffalo. Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, 

 Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, Twin 



Cities 687 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Personal 681 



Business Changes 681 



News Notes 682-684 



Philadelphia Notes 683 



Fire Record 683 



Publications Received 683 



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