830 HORTICULTURE J"'^^ ^2, i90» 



»*^^1J'Tp1'#^¥ T¥ np¥TWl<* gestions repeatedly urged in Horticulture's editorial 



^^ columns and is undoubtedly due in part to the incentive 



TOL. IX JUNE 12, 1909 NO. 24 atlorded by the special features of the recent spring exhi- 



~ bition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in Bos- 



PUBLISHBD WEEKLY BY ■ , j. i n i • 



■fORTidJl^TURK PUBLISHING CO. ^^^ which were so eminently successful. Rochester is 



11 Hamilton Pl»ce. Boston. Mm... to t)e congratulated for her enterprise and should the 



Teiephsse, Oxford 191 affair prove the success hoped for we may reasonably 



WM. J. STEWART. Edit., ..d ii..M;« ^ ^^pg^.^ ^^ ^gg ^j^g fl^^^^gj. gj^Qw business take on renewed 



~ SUBSCRIPTION PRICE vitality all over the country and the revival will tend 



OaaTimr, !■ >dTuce,$i.«>: ToForeicaCouBtiica, •.«>: TeCMBda.Si.s* to enlist the participation of those elements in the pro- 



ADVERTisiNQ RATES fcssion that have hitherto almost invariablv held aloof 



Mr Ueh, fa iachei to p»ee ; „' ' ■ ' "•^ 



■^"■""^v•,"^?"'("""•'*^"'?lI?J!?mfni.'^."amM^Iooero— t • from any active interest in the exhibitions. 



Obo mottth (4 time*) 5 p«r cent.: three moDtlii (isumeaj loperasai*. j 



••■■oath. r»« time*) » per cent.; one year (3«ttmM) 90 per c«t. -i . 



P»f and hnlf p««e ipncee, epednl rntei on nppllcntlon. The communication irom Vlce-preSldent 



Imu^ « «co.d-cl«. m««r December 8, .,0., a. the Po.t Office « Bo..on. ll«s. ^he Call Qillett in this isSUe reminds US that the date 



under the Act oic.ngressofM..rcM, .879. ^ to duty for the 25th convention of the Society of 



QQj^/np^Wf S American Florists at Cincinnati is drawing 



P*se near and that it is fully time for those whose position, 



SCmZAN^^S^^wTsETONENS^lf 'as A BASKET official or otherwise, endows them with the privileges 



PLANT— H. A. Barnard— Illustrated 829 gnj responsibilities of leadership to get busy in their 



THRIFTY FRENCH Nl'RSERY PRACTICE 829 ,• ^ i-i j j ii • i. x j. r- 1 i 



NOTES FROM THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM-Alfred respective fields and do their utmost to stir up interest 



Rehder ^29 [j^ the Society and in the meeting. This gathering will 



WATER SCENERY IN THE GARDEN— Frederick . ^ . j- ■ ■ 4. i 1 ii *• ; 



Mo oK.r.i^i^r.L ^^^ present features of unique interest and the time is 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN: opportune for a reawakening of the spirit and personal 



Thirty-fourth Annual Convention-Wednesday After- g^thusiasm which made the first convention the poten- 



noon s Session °>>'^ ^ 



Thursday Morning's Session— St. Louis Next Meeting tial factor in the opening of a new era for American 



?'hm^daV EVenVng-The Exhibiiion ! ! i ! ! .' .' ! ! .' ! ." ! .' ! ." ! ! 852 floriculture. To attain this the young generation to 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: which the pioneers now give way must have the same 



Horticultural Society of New York— Pittsburg Flor- niialitv of iimniration and lovaltv ever bearing- in mind 



ists' and Gardeners' Club— Cincinnati and the S. A. F. quality ot inspiration ana loyalty, ever oearing m mma 



Convention 833 that something far more than the payment of member- 



o7b^-?enns;Sr HoSlLaT s'odet^-P^'osld ship fees and presence at a convention-commendable as 



National Sweet Pea Society of America— Massachu- these are — is essential if the grand old Society is to 



setts Horticultural Society 834 usefulness in the years to come. We have 



Club and Society Notes 000 J 



OBITUARY— Geo. Waldbart, Jr.— Wm. F. Andross— full confidence that the duty will be worthily performed. 



Dr. F. M. Hexamer 835 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY — Frederick The question of food is, and will con- 



C.^rTof HARRIsii BULBS-j: t: •Butterworth ! ! ! ! ! ! 8^6 Magnesium tinue to be in an increasing degree, 



SEED TRADE: " ' plant food of supreme importance in animal and 



Canners' Convention-American Seed Trade Associa- vegetable life. Notwithstanding the 



tion — Onion Seed Crop — Notes S.« f " 



of INTEREST TO RETAIL FLORISTS: vast amount of literature sent broadcast by the Depart- 



Packing Flowers for Shipment, W. H. Long-Steamer ^^g^^ ^f Agriculture, experiment stations and agricul- 



Departures *'*" o > i- o 



New Flower Stores — Flowers by Telegraph 841 tural colleges, erroneous conceptions regarding plant 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: feeding and stimulation are very general and it must be 



Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit 843 ^ s J 8 



Philadelphia, New York 845 acknowledged that among those growers who have had 



..fj'^^?A''lll^fJ ^«'^*""-«'"- ^"'^l^^' ^- P^'^y ^-^2 the benefit of extended experience the exact knowledge 



MISCELLANEOUS: ^ " 



Personal 835 possessed concerning sou, contents and their functions m 



Catalogues Received 837 ,^^^ building is often of the crudest character. We 



Incorporated ooi ^ 



Chicago Personal and News Notes 841 commend to our readers the article on magnesium as a 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 850 j ^ requirement, by Dudley M. Pray, which we publish 



A Notable Publication 850 t' 1 'J .' J > f 



Business Changes 852 in this issue. Mr. Pray is of the Eastern Chemical Com- 



News Notes ..... 85- panv, whose fertilizer and insecticide preparations are 



French Bulbs Higher 852 f ." f f 



^z=^=:^:^=:^=^=^=:^==^^==^^ regularly advertised in this paper. Mr. Pray has made the 



Mention has been made in our news question of chemical fertilizers and their availability and 



A promising columns recently of the innovation comparative economy in plant stimulation his life study 



innovation planned by the florists of Rochester, N. and previous articles from his pen have attracted wide- 



Y., for the exhibition to be given in spread notice. It will be noted that he asks for experi- 



that city next fall. Briefly stated, the idea is to dis- ences of others who have given attention to the mag- 



pense with all tables and to substitute for the staging nesium subject. Our columns are open to any who may 



methods almost universally in vogue heretofore, artistic have anything to offer or are disposed to discuss or 



groupings on the floor. This is in harmony with sug- question. 



