horticulturje: 



January 30, 1909 



^^^m White Killarney 



Come and see White Killarney growing at our Scarborough houses, and you will say at once, as every one 

 does who has seen it, it is ^, -^ ^ maai •^ v% 



The Best White Rose 



they have ever seen. You need it if you want to be up to the times, and it will pay you better than any 

 other white rose that you can plant. You will regret it if you do not plant it this year, and you will not regret 

 it if you do. 



Big lots are being booked. Get your order in early. Send us order at once, while you think of it. Get 

 early stock. It will not cost you any more to order to-day, while you think of it, than it will two months from 

 now. Be the early bird that catches the worm. 



Strong young plants, 2'^-inch pots, own-root, ready for delivery beginning February 15th, 

 1909, $30.00 per 100; 250 for $70.00; 500 for $125 00; 1000 for $250.00. Grafted plants, ready for 

 delivery beginning March 1st, 1909, $5 00 per 100 additional. 



R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson NEW YORK. 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW ORLEANS HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of this society 

 was held January 21. In the absence 

 of President Steckler, Vice-President 

 Scheuermann presided, with Chas. R. 

 Panter, secretary. A large number of 

 members was present. After interest- 

 ing talks on plants and flowers, the 

 results of the November Flower Show 

 were considered and plans laid tor an- 

 other exhibition in the spring of 1910. 

 The repons of secretary and treasurer 

 showed that a loss of $32C had been 

 sustained on the flower show. The 

 origrinal loss was ?600, but the mem- 

 bers -.vho won prizes donated the 

 amounts to the Association. A letter 

 was read from Prof. W. Newall, of the 

 State Crop Pest Commission, warning 

 the horticulturists to look out for the 

 fish-tailed moth. This destructive 

 moth had been found on plants and 

 flowers imported from France to New 

 York. R. Eichling read an interesting 

 and instructive paper entitled "The 

 Forcing and Growing of Bulbous Stock 

 for Cut Flowers in the Southern 

 States." Mr. Eichling showed some 

 rare specimens of lilies, callas, hya- 

 cinths, etc., which he had grown un- 

 der the methods he advocated. 



The members paid their yearly dues 

 in ad\ance, so that the nucleus of a 

 fund could be established for a flower 

 show in the spring of 1910. If the pub- 

 lic show interest and responsiveness 

 this exhibition will be given on grand- 

 er lines than ever before attempted. 



.T. A. Newsham exhibited beautiful 

 Oncidium splendidum gathered by him 

 while in Central America. Mr. Panter 

 showed some substantial looking cork 

 that he had taken from a tree on the 

 State Farm at Avondale. 



CHAS. R. PANTER, Sec'y. 



MINNESOTA STATE FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The meeting of the association was 

 held at Merriam Park on .lanuary 19 

 with Pi-esident Wirth in the chair. 

 The society will hold its first social in 

 the TI. 0. T. Hall in St. Paul on Feb- 



ruary 15. The State Fair committee 

 reported favorably on the meeting 

 thfey had with the managers of the 

 State Fair .\ssociation. The premium 

 list for the State Fair exhibits was 

 submitted by the committee and ap- 

 pro\ed. O. J. Olson read a veiT inter- 

 esting paper on "The Retailer's Proht." 

 A committee was appointed to consider 

 the advisability of a fall flower show. 



There was a fine exhibit of plants 

 and flowers. Certificates of merit were 

 awarded to Carl Haugen for double 

 cyclamen; A. Swanson for Marie Le- 

 gray lilac; H. Nagel & Son for Winsor 

 carnations; Minneapolis Park Green- 

 houses for Primula Chinensis and Ke- 

 wensis. Honorable mention to Nagel 

 & Son for sweet peas. 



■las. M. Jansen, with C. Keur & Sons, 

 Hillegom, Holland, A. Henderson and 

 Arnold Ringier, Chicago, were present. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The preliminary schedule of prizes 

 for the exhibition which is to take 

 place in BufTalo, March 17, 18 and 19, 

 under the auspices of the .Ameriiain 

 Rose Society in connection with the 

 spring exhibition of the Bulfalo Flor- 

 ists' Club, has been issued. A gold 

 medal for the best new rose not yet 

 disseminated, 95 points being required 

 to win, a silver medal for any novelty in 

 this competition scoring S5 points, a 

 certificate of merit under same condi- 

 tions to any novelty scoring 80 points, 

 the Breitmeyer prize $200, and the 

 Boddington prize $100 for best and 

 second best display of hardy roses in 

 bloom, the Dorrance Challenge Prize, 

 the Michell Priza for 50 Kate Moulton, 

 the Kroeschell Prize for 12 H. P. roses 

 in pots, the Valentine Prize for best 

 arrangement of one dozen rose blooms, 

 and the prizes unassigned as yet, of- 

 fered by ,J. A. Budlong, Waban Rose 

 Conservatories, W. H. Elliott, Welch 

 Bros., Ellwanger & Barry, and several 

 others are among the special induce- 

 ments which should contribute to 

 bring out a record exhibition from far 

 and near. Copies of the schedule as 

 completed up to date can be procured 

 from the Secretarv, Beni. Hammond, 

 Fishkill. N. Y. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Registration of Cypripedium. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 Alfred J. Loveless, of Lenox, Mass., 

 offers for registration the plant de- 

 scribed below. Any person objecting 

 to the registration of this plant or to 

 the use of the proposed name is re- 

 quested to coranmnicate with the 

 undersigned at once. Failing to re- 

 ceive objection to the registration the 

 same will be made three weeks from 

 this date. 



Date— J.Tnuary 25, 1909. 



Name- "I'lsnla." 



Kind of plant — Cypripedium. 



Parentage — LeeanuQi Clinkaberryanum X 

 Xiolo Sliorthillense. 



Description— Upper dorsal, round-pointed 

 at the apex 2^4 inches wide and the same 

 in depth, upper half pure white, base yel- 

 lt)wisVi green ^^ith numerous darlc .spots: a 

 briglit reddish purple line ^ inch wide 

 luiis throuiib center to apex, and the dorsal 

 is --ilso flushed with the same color, on each 

 side ot central line radiating from the base, 

 until lost in the white above. Ijower dor- 

 sal, pale green, keeping well forward, giv- 

 ing the floner a round full effect. Petals, 

 deeply corrugated, brownish on upper half 

 with a margin of pale green, terminating 

 with numerous minute spots at base; dark 

 browa line runs through center; lower half 

 liplit .yellowish preen splashed with choco- 

 late. Pouch lU, inches wide at top, differ- 

 ing from either parent by almost touching 

 the petals on either side and being of a 

 bright glossy reddish brown in front shad- 

 ing back to yellowish green. Foliage, sim- 

 ilar to Deeanum. 



W. N. RUDD, Secretary. 



THE PRIZE WINNING STRAWBERRY 



The Barrymore 



Send for Folder at Once. 

 Hm Lm CRANE, Ofloiitatoi; 



Westwood, Mass. 



California Privet. 



We have lo acres to ofter for sale this Spring. 

 .Ml ^ years old. i to iH ft. high. 8 to la 

 branches and well graded We are boolting 

 orders daily now. $2 75 per 100 ; $22.50 

 per 1 000. 500 at 1 000 rates. 

 Packing Free. .-. Cash with Order. 



JOHN BENNETT, Atlantic Highlands, N. J. 



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