August 31, 1907 



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WHOM WAS HE CHASING? 



The sorrows of Satan are many. 

 We have sympathized with Satan a 

 good many times. Poor fellow he has 

 his ups and downs as well as us poor 

 mortals. He had several manifesta- 

 tions in the postcript meetings of the 

 recent Philadelphia gathering. Reap- 

 peared in variou.s shapes; the gray- 

 mouthed wood-wolf; the tawny lion; 

 the whiskered tiger; the yapping 

 hyena; the crawling serpent; the 

 sleek and sly bed-bug that only comes 

 out in the dark; and in the honest but 

 foolish human; the latter the most 

 eflicient of all the manifestations, as is 

 acknowledged in the old saying, "Lord 

 preserve us from our fool friends." 

 But, notwithstanding all this array of 

 his powers we have to report that he 

 had to sidestep and consequently we 

 extend our heartfelt condolences. 



This little homily may be fitly con- 

 cluded by a quotation from Frank L. 

 Stanton's latest: 



Satan come a-chasin' me lively thio' the 



night; 

 Run me from de shadders ter de breakin' 



er de light; 

 An' I can't climb ter heaven an' de yuther 



place in sight. 

 An* I don't know what's a comin' on ter- 



morrer! 



He run me — oh, he run me des as fur ez 

 he kin see: 



He swim de ragiu river and he climb de 

 burning tree; 



An' I wonder what he wantin' wid a sin- 

 ner iio' as me? 



An' I don't know what's a comin' on ter- 

 niorrer! 



He shoo' got time — I tell you! ter be run- 



nin ronn' lak dat! 

 Wlsh't de harricane would head "im or de 



earfquake th'ow 'im flat! 

 De sinners sho'U be burniu' on de griddles 



whar dez at — 

 An' I don't know what's a comin on ter- 



morrer! 



The guilty is the only one Satan 

 can scare and he gets very mad when 

 he finds himself chasing the wrong 

 man, and wonders where the devil he 

 is at and where the devil he is going 

 sometimes. Hence our sympathies! 

 G. C. WATSON. 



THE PYRAMIDAL GINKGO. 



Editor of HORTICULTURE: 



Dear Sir: — What Mr. Lonsdale says 

 aoout the pyramidal form of ginkgo 

 In Philadelphia is very interesting and 

 the variety should be worth while 

 propagating by grafting in the winter. 

 From seedlings varying forms occur 

 once in a while especially in coniferae, 

 v/here they bear fruit. I do not think 

 that these would reproduce themselves 

 froro seed, yet it is not impossible. 



All the dioecious trees are more sus- 

 ceptible to pollination than the herma- 

 phrodites and it is not surprising that 

 the tree in Laurel Hill Cemetery bears 

 fruit if there is a male tree even a few 

 miles away. The same thing happens 

 with date palms. 



A. HANS. 



Stamford, Conn. 



There are several specimens of the 

 pyramidal Ginkgo biloba on the 

 grounds of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Washington, D. C. The late F. 

 L. Temple, while connected with a 

 nursery at Bedford, Mass., propagated 

 and introduced trees of this pyramidal 

 form. I presume some of these at 

 least are sports from the normal form. 

 E. Y. TEAS. 



PERSONAL. 



A. Leuthy, of Roslindale, Mass., has 

 returned from his European trip. 



J. Kirby, late of Chicago, has taken 

 charge of the Redondo Carnation Gar- 

 dens, Los Angeles, Cal. 



Carl Lorenzen of New Britain, Ct., 

 returned on the Deutschland, August 

 22, from a two months' ti ip to Ger- 

 many, 



Thomas F. Galvin, Jr., and Miss 

 Frances Delaney of Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 were married on August 23 in Brook- 

 line, Mass. 



Peter Olsen, for the past five years 

 with the Chicago Carnation Co. and 

 Miss Emilie Lepper of Joliet, 111., were 

 !narried on August 17. 



C. C. Shaw of Milford. president of 

 the New Hampshire Horticultural As- 

 sociation, with Mrs. Shaw, observed 

 their sixty-first wedding anniversary 

 on August 27. 



Supt. J. G. Morley, Los Angeles. 

 Cal., attended the convention of park 

 superintendents at Toronto. He and 

 Morris Goldenson of Los Angeles were 

 present at the S. A. P. convention in 

 Philadelphia, with the distinction of 

 having traveled the longest distance 

 of those in attendance. 



Visitors in New Yoik this week: Ed. 

 Sanders, Chicago, Mr. Trinz of Lubi- 

 ner & Trinz, Chicago, Harry Papworth, 

 New Orleans, P Zuger, Hartford, 

 Conn, George Thompson, Lenox, 

 Mass., A. M. Ronnie, Providence, R. I , 

 .1. K. M, L. Parquhar, Boston, Messrs. 

 i^uirougbs and Williams, St. Anne de 

 Hellevue, P. Q., Mr. Ferguson of Depew 

 & Ferguson, Montreal, Superintendent 

 Roy of public parks of Montreal, H. G. 

 Berning and Mrs. Bernin.g, St. Louis, 

 O. G. Isoenig and Mrs. Koenig, St. 

 Louis. 



Well Liked. 



St. Albans, Vt., July 15, 1907. 

 Your paper is well liked. Find en- 

 closed $1.00. 



HENRY BRYANT. 



Indispensable. 



Doylestown, O., July 15, 1907. 

 Gentlemen — Find enclosed money 

 order for $1.00 for HORTICULTURE 

 another year. We feel we cannot suc- 

 cessfully manage our greenhouse with- 

 out it, and at present we are building 

 an 80 ft. addition. 



Yours Respectfully, 



(Signed) C. A. MUSSER, 

 Wayne Co,, Box 307. 



Would Hate to do Without. 



West Newton, Mass., July 9, 1907. 

 Hort. Pub. Co., Boston, Mass. 



Dear Sirs — Enclosed you will find 

 check for $1.00 to pay subscription on 

 paper "HORTICULTURE" which I 

 would hate to do without 

 Very truly yours. 



(Signed) H. M. SHURBERT, 

 1600 Washington St, 



WHOLESOME CHESTNUTS. 



From now on the work of completing 

 the planting of carnations will take up 

 a good deal of attention and time. It 

 may save much annoyance and some 

 labor and money if benches are made 

 secure and put in good shape before 

 planting on them. Good soil is essen- 

 tial to any degree of success with car- 

 nations; good loam about four parts 

 and one part of cow manure properly 

 assimilated or mixed seems to suit 

 them; the soil should not be packed 

 firmly in the benches. When plant- 

 ing place the plants not any deeper 

 than they were when growing out 

 doors. Allow the roots freedom for 

 extension, spread them out evenly, give 

 them a good watering immediately af- 

 ter they are all planted. Do not shade 

 the glass any more or for any longer 

 time than will be absolutely necessary. 



Boston ferns are planted out in 

 benches and they make good growth 

 there. Ther is no doubt about that but 

 it is not good policy to leave plants 

 intended finally for pots, there almost 

 up to the time of selling. One might 

 just as reasonably expect a tree trans- 

 planted out of a dense forest to make 

 a good lawn specimen immediately as 

 expect plants roaming at will in a 

 bench to make shapely pot plants in 

 a few days after being potted. 



Now is the time to see that every- 

 thing about the place is put into first 

 class shape for the winter. All broken 

 and cracked glass should be replaced; 

 everything that will be benefited by a 

 coat of paint should have that coat im- 

 mediately applied, first taking care that 

 as much of the dirt adhering to the 

 wood as is possible to remove be re- 

 moved; slats and pots should be put 

 in convenient places all sizes in sep- 

 arate piles; flats needing but slight re- 

 pairs to make them serviceable for an- 

 other filling should receive attention 

 and all flats past redemption consigned 

 to the pile of fire wood without more 

 ado. 



Soil is one of the most important 

 considerations in the whole volume of 

 horticultural endeavor; for that reason 

 the procuring and preparing of soil 

 should have a great deal of thought 

 and attention. While a cover for soil 

 in the heap may be advantageous in 

 some ways there is no question that 

 the action of frost is beneficial as is 

 also a good wetting provided the soil 

 is not needed for immediate use which 

 would necessitate its being used in a 

 wet state, something, of course, detri- 

 mental to the success of the crop 

 grown in such soil. All that is neces- 

 sary in the way of covering for a com- 

 post heap is enough to cover the top. 



GOOD NEWS. 



Chatham, N. J., Aug. 27, 1907. 

 Editor of Horticulture: 



Dear Sir. — The United States Ex- 

 press Co. has reduced its rate on flow- 

 ers, to take effect today. The reduced 

 rate in vogue for two months at 

 Chatham is now extended to Madison, 

 and, I understand, to all their other 

 shipping points. 



This reduction of expense in the ex- 

 press items of florists is entirely due 

 to the good work of the Society of 

 American Florists. We all congratu- 

 late President Stewart upon the suc- 

 cessful outcome of his efforts in Wash- 

 ington. Respectfully vours, 



FRANK L. MOORE. 



