February 6, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



171 



THE MEN WHO WIN. 



.Many able iiitn are narrow because 

 they use but a small part of them- 

 selves, or of their capital. A college 

 professor Is too often tethered to his 

 chair, and knows little of the world 

 around him, too much lilie the dying 

 professor of Greek, who said the mis- 

 tal:e of his life was, that instead of 

 trying to compass the whole of the 

 Greek language he should have con- 

 fined his whole life to the single par- 

 ticle "en" — poor man! what a splen.iid 

 lesidence he could have built on the 

 point of a needle. Many a man does 

 a rank injustice to his age, and to him- 

 self, by using but a small portion of 

 his power. 



\\ . .\. Harshbarger is professor of 

 mathematics in Washburn College, To- 

 peka.Kans. I have known him intimate- 

 ly for years, was associated with him 

 for some time in educational work, have 

 spent many joyful days with him and 

 his wife in the mountains. He is a 

 blend of Scotch and German ancestry 

 — combining the sterling qualities of 

 both races. 



Born in Virginia at the close of tlie 

 war, in one of those battle scarred val- 

 leys, the family knew what extreme 

 poverty was. By the hardest struggle 

 he secured his education, not content 

 with an ordinary equipment, he must 

 have the !iest, regardless of the cost 

 oi saci'itice A man of splendid health, 

 of a strenuous nature, he has a large 

 overflow of soul which reaches out be- 

 yond his profession. I have just had a 

 splendid visit with him and was sur- 

 prised at his knowledge of horticulture. 

 Lately he has taken up the study of 

 the rose, and probably no man in 

 America has a better grasp of the suli- 

 ject. Conversant with f'rench and 

 German he sends aci'oss the sea and 

 ransacks the world for the best litera- 

 ture on the subject. He has above 

 one hundred varieties in his garden 

 which he is studying. He is so thor- 

 ough in all his researches that he could 

 fill any vacant chair of horticnltuie 

 now waiting for the best of talent with 

 a good salary. Kansas is very fortu- 

 nate in owning such a man. 



A man of education has a great ad- 

 vantage over the ordinary nurseryman. 

 He is good in his wide sphere of use- 

 fulness. The age is greatly indebted to 

 him He has transformed the dreary 

 prairie land into orchards, groves and 

 beautiful landscapes. But the man of 

 scientific training has the advantage. 

 We are glad the "professor" is leading 

 the way, throwing wide open the doors 

 of nature so that people can go in and 

 aid her in working her miracles. 

 There is a vast room in the upper 

 story of horticulture, and we need able 

 men to fill It. 



We are en the bordeis of a trans- 

 figured earth. A world to be adorned 

 with n€w creations that our eyes have 

 not yet seen. Hundreds of men are at 

 work evolving new and glorious forms 

 of beauty, and we are beginning to 

 get a view of our possibilities. Soon 

 the curtain will be lifted and we will 

 see a section of paradise let down to 

 earth. Farm houses, no longer pic- 

 tures of neglect, will be adorned with 

 trees and flowers which will vie with 

 the famous estates of Eastern million- 

 aires. Instead of a dreary farm being 

 a good place to run away from, it will 

 have attractions which will keep the 

 children at home, and allure others to 

 the counti y. Mother earth is kind and 



PEARSON'S PINK— ACTUAL SIZE. 



F. i;. riersoii r'onii]niiy Seeillliig. 



This is the sensational seedling 

 mentioned in our notes, on page 78. 

 issae of ,Jan :i6. As therein stated, 

 tlie flower i- in effect a very much 

 magnified Wra. Scott. This applies to 

 size of flower and strength and length 



of stem. It is a "whopper" and stands 

 out distinctly from and above all other 

 varieties growing in the benches, so 

 that it is noticed from any part of the 

 house. The color follows very closely 

 that of Scott. 



faithful, and loves her children and 

 never discharges them because of a 

 panic. We need all possible aid to 

 make the sombre old world more beau- 

 tiful. God never has had a chance to 

 show how good He is; the horticultur- 

 ist and the fiorist intr.oduce Him to 

 men. 



Professor Saunders, of the Chemical 

 Department of Hamilton College is an- 

 other man who finds vast fields of 

 enjoyment outside of his profession. 

 He is an expert among peonies and 

 perennials, and he can enlarge his 

 world of beauty at his will. How 

 much of unused talent there is which 

 might be used to make this a delight- 

 ful world. How much of unused capi- 

 tal there is from which we might draw; 

 myriads of bushels of luscious fruits 

 are held in solution iii caith, and air, 

 in shower, and sunbeam. We need to 

 plant the tree, the shrub, and vine, 

 so that they can materialize and reveal 

 the Divine bounty. All around us in 

 the unseen are vast fields of flowers of 

 wondrous beauty waiting our invita- 

 tion to enter our gates and adorn our 

 homes. And in the great unknown be- 

 side us are things of loveliness no eye 

 has yet seen, which we may call forth, 

 so the "beauty of the Lord may be 

 upon us." 



We need hosts of high priests of na- 

 ture to discover to us the unknown 

 God. who never yet has been fully re- 

 vealed to man. C. S. HARRISON. 



Mckinley day in buffalo. 



The people of Buffalo paid tribute to 

 MoKinley's memory on Jan. 29. The 

 martyred presiident's favorite flower 

 was worn by everyone and large sums 

 were realized for the Rescue Mission. 

 Fresh as the carnation so generously 

 and patriotically displayed in his hon- 

 or on Friday, the 29th, by all classes 

 of people, is the memory of Wm. Mc- 

 Kinley. Scarcely a man, woman or 

 child could be seen on the streets that 

 did not have a carnation conspicuously 

 displayed on coat or corsage. 



Spanish - American War Veterans 

 honored the martyred president's mem- 

 ory by placing a wreath on the bronze' 

 tablet on the main floor of the City 

 Hall, where the body of the dead presi- 

 dent lay in state nearly eight years 

 ago. Flags at half-mast, pictures of 

 the de.ad president and tokens of all 

 kinds commemorating the CCth birth- 

 day of the statesman were in evidence 

 everywhere. The five hundred women 

 and girls who volunteered their serv- 

 ices to sell carnations for the benefit 

 of the Rescue Mission met with gen- 

 erous support from all quarters. Every 

 public building and office building, as 

 well as street cars and railroad sta- 

 tions, were besieged by a bevy of pretty 

 Ifanditti whose persuasive eloquence 

 made every man capitulate. 



