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HORTICULTURE, 



March 20, 1009 



HEWS STANDARD POTS 



us... 



Pearson Street, 

 LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. 



WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND DISCOUNTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc. 



CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



452-460 No. Branch St., 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 



COLLEGE. 



Dedication of New Buildings. 



The dedicatory exercises of French 

 Hall and the Durfee range of green- 

 houses connected with Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College, Amherst, were 

 held on the afternoon of March 12, 

 Prof. F. A. Waugh presiding. Presi- 

 dent Butterfield welcomed the people. 

 Prof. B. A. White, W. H. Bowker and 

 J. K. M. L. FarQuhar of Boston wer^ 

 the speakers. Jlr. Bowker spoke en- 

 tertainingly of Henry F. French an 1 

 Nathan Durfee. Mr. Farquhar's sub- 

 ject was, "What the greenhouse has 

 done for horticulture." He showed 

 many views of greenhouse enterprises 

 :across the water and told of the vari- 

 ous crops grown, closing his address 

 with views in the United States. A 

 flower show was arranged in the labo- 

 ratory. Designs made by the pupils 

 under the direction of N, .1. Fennelly 

 displayed much skill. Carnations were 



Baskets, Grates, 



Ladders. Veneers 



and Boxes, 



BACON & CO. 



Appleton, N. Y. 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS 



) handle. 

 Price per c 



HAND MADE 



e$3.6o 



Packed in small c 

 Pri 

 X500 3 in.pots il 

 «500 2j< " 



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800354 " 



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 456 4/4 



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Seed pans, same price as pots. Send for price list of 

 Cylinders for Cut flowers. Hanging Baskets, Lawn 

 Vases, etc. Ten per cent, off for casfi with order. Address 



Hllflnger Bros., Pottery, Fort Edward.H.Y. 



August Rolker & Sons, AgU. 31 Barclay St. N. V. GIty. 



Standard 

 Flower . . 



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W. H. ERNEST 



2MI and M Strait WASHINGTON B. C. 



Syracuse Red Pots 



STANDARD SIZES 



Florists, we will suit you as to quality and 

 prices. Write for catalogue. 



Syracuse Pottery Co., ^vracuse. 



exhibited by The F. R. Pierson Co., 

 Heter Fisher, Pierce Bros., Patten & 

 Co., .1. W. Adams & Co., H. H. Rogers, 

 .las. Garthley gardener, Worcester 

 Conservatories, E. B. Beals; Waban 

 Rose Conservatories and F. R. Pierson 

 Co. showed White Killarney roses; A. 

 N. Pierson, Eber Holmes, Robert Mont- 

 gomery, and W. H. Elliott, roses; Wm. 

 Sim, sweet peas and violets, and Edw. 

 Mac.Mulkin, baskets for table decora- 

 tions. 



The Short Course. 



The short course which just closed 

 \\as successful in ever\' respect. This 

 has been largely due to the splendid 

 co-operation shown by the practical 

 men. They have been most generous 

 in giving the students the results of 

 their years of experience. In every 

 case this has been done without re- 

 muneration. The college also appre- 

 ciates deeply the generosity of the 

 practical growers in contributing so 

 liberally to the students' flower ex- 

 hibit. The townspeople showed a re- 

 markable interest in this exhibit and 

 the laboratory at French Hall was 

 crowded during the hours of exhibl- 

 tJon. 



Practically all the short course stu- 

 dents have positions and there were 

 applications for several more men titan 

 the college could supply. 



The last day of the course Mr. Wm. 

 Sim of Cliftondale gave a most inter- 

 esting and instructive talk on "Sweet 

 Pea Growing under Glass." He brought 

 with him fifteen varieties of splendidly 

 grown sweet peas which made his talk 

 especially valuable. E. .\. WHITE. 



SUMMER SCHOOL OF AGRICUL- 

 TURE. 



The summer school of agriculture, 

 established two years ago at Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College in Am- 

 herst, will be continued in 1909. In 

 fact it is now regarded as a perma- 

 nent institution, having proved de- 

 cidedly popular and successful during 

 the last two summers. The atten- 

 dance comes from all parts of New 

 England, but most largely from Massa- 

 chusetts, a surprisingly large propor- 

 tion being from the cities. School 

 teachers predominate, but a good 

 many land and lot owners go for the 

 sake of the short practical courses in 

 agriculture and horticulture. 



The school this year will be run for 

 six weeks in .Inly and August, with 

 courses in field crops, gardening, 

 dairying, fruit growing, live stock, 

 chemistry, plant life, bird life, insect 

 life, etc., etc. Some of these courses 

 are specially designed for grade 

 teachers, some for high school teach- 

 ers, others for practical people who 

 do not teach, others for clergy, so that 

 everyone who has a week or more to 

 spare can find something useful and 

 interesting to do. 



MUSIC HALL MARKET EXHIBI- 

 TION. 



Indications are for a very large and 

 representative show on Saturday, 20th 

 inst., at the Boston Co-operative 

 Flower Market in Music Hall, Boston. 

 Entries have been received from lead- 

 ing carnation growers all over the 

 country and the rose growers, plants- 

 men and producers generally will be 

 well represented. 



We have received from Henry A. 

 Dreer. Philadelphia, Pa., a set of 

 beautiful postal cards, giving colored 

 views in their greenhouses, nurseries, 

 anuatic gardens, seed testing fields and 

 ornamental department. Anyone who 

 sends an order to Preer's gets his 

 acknowledgment on one of these cards, 

 hereafter. 



The Third Spring Exhibition of the 

 St. Louis Horticultural Society will be 

 held on March 24-2fi, at the Grand Ave. 

 Masgnic Temple. The rules and prize 

 list have been i)ublished and copies may 

 be had on application to the secretary, 

 Otof G. Koenig, 6i7S Florissant Ave. 



A Profitable Side Crop 



Asparagus plumosus is a main crop with 

 many growers having extensive modern 

 p'ants but those with less up-to date es- 

 tablishments, or parts of same defective in 

 lighting or otherwise unsuitable for high 

 grade crops, — will find this subject one of 

 the very best. We have prepared a cul- 

 tural circular giving concise directions 

 how to make money out of this crop. 

 Send for it. No charge. An important 

 feature in asparagus culture is good seed. 

 The P. M. quality of greenhouse grown 

 seed has earned a high reputation for 

 freshness and purity. It is the true nanus 

 and greenhouse grown. Send for trial 

 pkg., 100 seeds filly cents, if you wish to 

 experiment nnlv. In quantity $3 75 per 

 1000 seeds, $32.50 per 10,000 seeds. As- 

 paragus Sprengeri 75c. per 1000, $5. 00 per 

 10,000 seeds. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



1608 to 1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. 

 1212 N. Y. Ave., Washindon, D. C 



GOLEUS! GOLEUS! 



C. Verachafleltll and Qolden Pr 1 



Pr I 



Bedder, - - ■ - R. C. 60 5 00 



Same in 2^ in. pots - - - 2.00 IS.OO 



Coleus, nixed - - - - R. C. .60 5.00 



>ame in 2'.^ in. pots - - - 1,75 15.00 



AKeratum 5tella Gurney and 



Pauline - - ■ - R. C. .50 4. SO 



Same in 2 ii in. pots ... 1.00 9.00 



Feverfew - ■ - in sJi in. pots 2.00 



Fuchsias, our selection, 



in 2^ in. pots 3 00 



Qerman Ivy R C. .75 



BnglUh Ivy - - - - R. C. 1.00 

 Cash with Order 



J. E. FELTHOUSEN 



148-154 Van Vranken Ave., SCHENECTADV, N, V. 



