December 



1907 



HORTICULTURE 



735 



ORLEANS CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 SHOW. 



This interesting old French town, 

 with \vhich the name of the heroic 

 Joan of Arc is Inseparably connected, 

 has a horticultural society that was 

 founded as far back as 1S39. It has 

 held many exhibitions, the one we 

 visited on November 9 being the 

 eighty-first and was confined to chrys- 

 anthemums, flowers, fruit and vegeta- 

 bles. The president, M. Maxime de la 

 Rocheterie, is a well known French 

 lover of horticulture ami he also oc- 

 cupies the post of president of the 

 French National Chrysanthemum So- 

 ciety. 



These provincial shows of course do 

 not compare with those in the gay 

 capital, either for extent or beauty 

 of arrangement. There are not many 

 places even in France that can boast 

 of so fine a site as Paris for a flower 

 show, but the provincial towns do 

 their best and many of the shows are 

 really attractive. The Orleans show 

 was no exception; it was held in the 

 Salle des Fetes, a commodious build- 

 ing close to the Catliedral, and the 

 townspeople were busy wending their 

 way to the show all the afternoon in 

 that pleasant, happy way in which 

 French people usually conduct them- 

 selves when on pleasure bent. 



On entering the hall the visitor was 

 struck with the artistic ground plan 

 of the show. The floor space was cut 

 up and divided into a series of shaped 

 beds in which the plants were staged. 

 Spacious paths permitted free circula- 

 tion of the visitors and every flower 

 was easily visible. M. Maxime de la 

 Rocheterie sent a nice group; M. Mon- 

 tigny — a large exhibitor of novelties — 

 sent another, while M. Ligor-Signeau, 

 who carried off the American gold 

 medal for the best chrysanthemums in 

 the Paris show of 1900, also staged 

 an interesting collection. The other 

 exhibitors were of only local repute. 



The names of a few of the best 

 flowers in the show mav be of interest 

 to readers of HORTICULTURE. They 

 were Ch. Schwarz, M. Loisseau Rous- 

 seau, Marie Liger, Madagascar, Electra, 

 Tokio, Mme. Ed. Roger, W. Tricker, 

 Rouge Poitevin, Souvenir de Petite 

 Amie, Soleil d'0<;tobre, Embleme Poi- 

 tevin, LaGracieuse, W. R. Church, Mrs. 

 Coombes, Henri Second, Wm. Fal- 

 coner, C. Weeks and many others. 



Dahlias were also shown, but to an 

 Ehiglish eye they were poor. There 

 was also an interesting collection of 

 roses. There was a varied and in- 

 teresting display of ornamental hardy 

 shrubs, conifers and other plants, veg- 

 etables and floral decorations. 



C. HARMAN PAYNE. 



THE DENISON EXHIBITION. 



The annual flower show held under 

 the auspices of the Denison (Texas) 

 Civic Improvement League, proved one 

 of the prettiest events ever held in 

 that section. Nathan Smith & Son, 

 Adrian, Mich.; J. W. Vestal & Son. 

 Little Rock, Ark., and J. W. Furrow 

 & Co., Guthrie, Okla., were extensive 

 exhibitors of chrysanthemums of 

 which there was a fine collection. B. 

 A. Donald and Mrs. Joe Fritz, of Deni- 

 son, and Mrs. C. J. Ralls, of Atoka, 

 Okla., won a very liberal share of the 

 prizes in the amateur class on chrys- 

 anthemums. A most interesting fea- 



ture of the show was the exhibits of 

 flowers and plants by the public 

 schools of the city, showing a won- 

 derful awakening of interest in the 

 juvenile population of the city. The 

 show, which was held November 20-23, 

 was a thorough success from every 

 point of view and a considerable sum 

 was distributed in prizes. 



FLOWER SHOW NEWS. 



Los Angeles (Cal.) is planning for a 

 show that shall eclipse anything be- 

 fore attempted. Large prize lists to 

 tempt exhibitors from all sections of 

 the country, and lectures by noted 

 floriculturists are included in their 

 scheme. 



The directors of the Arkansas State 

 Floral Society met in Little Rock on 

 November 23. The treasurer's report 

 showed a margin of profit, and it was 

 decided to hold a show next year. New 

 oflScers were chosen as follows: Presi- 

 dent, J. J. Mandelbaum; vice-presi- 

 dents, J. F. Letton and F. Rossner; 

 secretary, G. R. Brown; corresponding 

 secretary, Chas. Vestal; manager, P. 

 M. Palez. 



LOCAL AND FLORISTS' SHOWS. 

 L. B. Lewis, Pontiac, Mich., kad 

 what was considered the best flower 

 show in the citv on November 21, 

 22 and 23. 



The chrysanthemum show at Waco, 

 Texas, attracted thousands of visitors. 

 Prominent among the commercial ex- 

 hibitors was Charles H. Meyer. 



The exhibit at the gieenhouses of 

 John E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa., has 

 drawn a constantly increasing throng 

 of admirers during its continuance. 



The greenhouses of the Niagara Falls 

 Queen Victoria Park, Roderick Cam- 

 eron, gardener, were opened to the citi- 

 zens of St. Catherine's on November 

 26. 



An orchid display at South Park 

 Conservatories has been a feature of 

 Thanksgiving week at Buffalo, N. Y. 

 Supt. Cowell's collection includes 

 many rare specimens. 



Supt. M. L. Moore, of Walbridge 

 Park. Toledo. O., had only to announce 

 that the chrysanthemums were in con- 

 dition to be displayed to have the 

 houses overflowing with visitors. 



The Bay house Floral Co., Boise 

 City, Idaho, under the management of 

 Joseph Pfoser, opened their houses to 

 the public for a view of their 10,000 

 chrysanthemum blooms on November 

 20. 



The annual flower show at the 

 Woman's Club. Savannah, Ga., on No- 

 vember 19, was the most brilliant 

 affair ever held by them. The local 

 florists made generous displays. A. C. 

 Oelschig & Son, John Wolf, The Sa- 

 vannah Floral Co. and A. W. Richard- 

 son being represented. 



At a meeting of the board of direc- 

 tors of the Standard Life and Acci- 

 dent Insurance Company of Detroit, 

 L. W. Bowen, general manager of the 

 D. Jl. Ferry Seed Co.. was elected pres- 

 ident and D. M, Ferry, Jr., vice-presi- 

 dent. 



OUR NATIONAL FORESTS. 



The area of forest land reserved by 

 the Government was increased during 

 1907 by 4o,000,000 acres, making the 

 total area of the National Forests 

 more than 100,000,000 acres. In fact 

 nearly all the timber land of the un- 

 appropriated public domain has now 

 been brought under the administration 

 of the Department of Agriculture. 

 This means that these forests are now 

 being guarded against fire, theft, and 

 wasteful exploitation; and that their 

 power to grow wood and store water 

 will be safeguarded for all time. At 

 the same time their present supply of 

 useful material is open to immediate 

 use wherever needed. Timber is giv- 

 en away in small quantities through 

 free-use permits to actual home mak- 

 ers, and in larger quantities to com- 

 munities for public purposes. Beyond 

 this is it sold to the highest bidder, 

 but under restrictions which will main- 

 tain a lasting supply. 



While the primary object of setting 

 aside and protecting these great for- 

 ests is not to derive Government In- 

 come but to preserve these great 

 sources of prosperity for the use of 

 this and future generations, it is cer- 

 tainly a source of satisfaction that the 

 income from the National Forests was 

 greater during the past fiscal year 

 than the entire cost of administration. 

 This iacunie amounted to $1,530,000— 

 twice as much as the income for 1906 

 and more than twenty times that for 

 1905. 



The National Forests are not only 

 yielding fuel and lumber, but they are 

 grazed under Government regulations 

 and supervision by vast herds of cat- 

 tle and horses, and flocks of sheep and 

 goats; and under proper management 

 their grazing capacity is rapidly in- 

 creasing. 



That the setting aside of these Na- 

 tional Forests is not in the nature of 

 a doubtful experiment is shown by the 

 experience of European nations aitd 

 proven by the vast expenditures r'aese 

 nations make for the preservation of 

 their forests. Forest lands can be 

 made to grow successive crops of trees 

 just as surely as fields can be made to 

 grow successive crops of wheat, and 

 at the same time they conserve the 

 water supply. 



During the years and ages past fires 

 have stripped great areas of Western 

 mountain land of all forest growth. 

 The reforesting of these is a matter 

 of urgent necessity for the conserva- 

 tion of rain and snowfall. Tree plant- 

 ing on a large scale must be resorted 

 to? Millions of seedling trees must be 

 raised. Nurseries have been estab- 

 lished, and this work is being pushed 

 with energy. Broadcast sowings of 

 tree seeds on burned-over land have 

 been tried, with prospects for excellent 

 results.— From Report of Secretary of 

 Agriculture, 1907. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 

 "Modern Training in Horticulture; A 

 Practical Education Practically Free," 

 is the title of an illustrated pamphlet 

 issued by the Massachusetts Agricul- 

 tural College, Division of Horticulture. 

 Full particulars are given regarding 

 the various courses of study and prac- 

 tice in fruit gi owing, flower growing, 

 market gardening, arboriculture and 

 forestry. 



