HORTICULTURE 



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18-JB, 381, 463, 600, 672, 785, 925 



Nurserymen's Association, New Eng- 

 land 256. 32S 



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Obituary : 



— Aherne, Mrs. Wm., 132 ; Arnold, 

 Mrs. J. W., 581. 



— Badgley, Mrs. Anna J., 169; Ban- 

 ning, Franli, 540; Barbour, C. J., 

 384; Barrett, Cbarles H., 231; Blu- 

 mensclieid. Herman, 728; Bolgiano, 

 J. A., 3.36; Bombenger, Lorretta, 

 621; Bourque, Edwin E., 313; Brill, 

 Francis, 485; Britz, Peter, 186; 

 Broadfoot, Alex. D., 485; Brookes, 

 Fredericli William, 953. 



—Campbell, H. P., 621; Carter, Jere- 

 miah. 313; Cliamberlain, Mrs. Mon- 

 tague. 97; Chapman, Otis, 485; Con- 

 ard, Lydia C, 169; Cordua, GustaTe 

 T., 1.S6. 



— Diedrich, Bernard F., 186; Don, A. 

 L.. 768; Doran, Charles L., 846; 

 Dressel, Mrs. August, 728. 



— Eadie. Miss .leanette, 581 ; Eicke, 

 Henry, 728; Einsman, Philip, 449; 

 Elicker, Mrs. Jacob, 260; Ellwanger, 

 Wm. D., 260; Emerson, Frank T., 

 693; Evert, Mathew, 313; Ewing, 

 Wm., Sr., 808. 



— Fink, Joseph, 231 ; Fischer, Ernest, 

 768; Fisher, William S., 62; Fleck, 

 Adolph G.. 313; Fraser, James, 808; 

 Frledley, P. A., 169; Furbush, A. J., 

 231. 



—Grant, G. L., S08; Guillaume, Henry, 

 933. 



— Harbison, Mrs. George, 12; Haynes, 

 John S., 728; Huss, Mrs., 168; 

 Kalesh, Wm., 693; Kldd, James B., 

 97. 



— Letterman, Prof. Geo. W., 867; 

 Lowe. Hugo, 186. 



— Merkel. Mrs. B., 62; Mirring, Mrs. 

 August, 540; 'Moltz, A., .313; Moore,' 

 Elbridge G., 808; Mullery, Mrs. 

 Anna, 867; Munson, Thomas V., 186; 

 McLaughlin, James, 169; McNary, 

 Jas. W., 97. 



— O'Brien, Mrs. James, 449; Ostertag, 

 Fred W.. 485. 



—Pierce, Nathan D., 384; Pine, Wil- 

 liam, 933; Pratt, J. W., 5S1. 



— Quigley, Patrick, S46; Quinn, Pat- 

 rick T., 933. 



— Eei.sner, Samuel, 97; Rasmussen, 

 Walter, 186; Remier, E. L., 336; 

 Ritter. Mrs. E. V. P., 260; 'Robb, 

 Wm. B.. 768; Robbie, A., 440; Eos- 

 marin, George, 581; Rubel, B. F., 

 656. 



— Sands, W. B., 621; Saunders, Mrs. 

 Martha. 313; Schmeling, Fred C, 

 231; Schuermann. August, 186; 

 Schworm. B.. 693; Siebrecht, 

 Charles, .313: Soltau, Christian, 169; 

 •Suzuki. Bunzo, 169; Swayne, Mrs. 

 Edward. 768. 



—Talbot, W. A., 2.31; Tassi, Angelo, 

 97: Temple. John T., 97; Tbielman, 

 Frederick W., 867; Thompsou, A. J., 

 540 ; Tickner, Walter, 231 ; Tricola, 

 Garibaldi, 1.32; Trimble, W. C, 867; 

 ♦Trumpy. J. R., 840; Twombly, 

 Mrs. John D., 846. 



— Willard, S. D.. 846; Williams, 

 Frank. .581; Winfleld, H. T. W., 867. 



Opportunities, Neglected 41 



•Orchids 369 



Orchid exhibit. An 114 



Orchids for the beginner, some use- 

 ful 780 



Outdoor roses 425, 511 



Outdoor vegetables and fruit : 



— Early seed sowing. Saving and 

 caring for manure 179 



— The orchard. Pruning young trees. 

 Old trees and tree surgery. The 

 making of hot beds 214 



— Brussels sprouts. Care of young 

 seedlings. Spraying the orchard... 287 



— Seed sowing. Sprouting potatoes. 

 Fertilizers for garden and orchard. 

 Nitrogenous manure. Phosphoric 

 acid. Potash. Lime 367 



— Sowing peas. Hot bed. The as- 

 paragus bed. Gladioli 458 



— Some general thoughts. Working 

 land in wet weather. Some good 

 rescilutious 503 



— .Terusalcm artichokes. String beans. 

 .Muskmelons. Care of exhibition 

 stock. Globe artichokes. Special 

 mixture for strawberries and rasp- 

 berries ."iSO, 551 



— Making an asparagus bed. Parsnips 



for exhibition. Succession crops.. 630 

 — Onions. Onion grub or maggot. 

 Exhibition onions. Sowing peas for 

 succession. Nitro-bacteria cultures 



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for peas. Cauliflower, cabbage and 

 Brussels sprouts. Hardening. Green- 

 fly and spider 666 



— Lettuce. Growing in cold frames. 

 String and Lima beans. Carrots 

 for exhibition. Ailsa Craig onions. 

 Leeks. Globe artichokes. Mulch- 

 ing strawberries'. Treatment of 

 potatoes to prevent scab. The cur- 

 rant worm. Melons. Egg plants. 

 Peppers. Tomatoes 703 



— Spraying the orchard. Borers. 

 Long beets. Keeping the weeds in 

 check. Care of stock recently 

 transplanted. Salsify and scor- 

 zonera. Rushing the season. .. .778. 779 



— Planting out the tender stock. To- 

 matoes. Egg plants and peppers. 

 Melons. Summer squash, cucum- 

 bers and pumpkins. Pests. Nitrate 

 of soda 821 



— Early celery. Late celery. Pithy 

 stems in celery. Varieties of celery. 

 Celeriac. Corn. Swiss chard. Okra. 

 Kohl rabi and Florence fennel. 

 Chicory. Successive sowing. Rhu- 

 barb. Sea kale 739 



— Mulching the small fruit. The late 

 cold snap. Watering 855 



— Sowing for succession. The orchard. 

 Bugs. Strawberries. Forcing as- 

 paragus 918 



Oyster Bay Horticultural Society 957 



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Pasture, Restoring a worn-out 425 



Patents granted: 30, 206, 277, 353, 412, 

 450, 541. 021, 770. 878, 910, 942. 



•Pennock, Samuel S 633 



Peony exhibition. A big 822 



Peony and rose show at Philadelphia 860 



Peony blooms. Retarding 896 



Peony show at Boston 924 



Peony Society, American 858, 923, 954 



Personal : 28, 55, 87, 123, 163, 184C, 260, 

 312, 336, 384, 449, 484, 527, 569, 596, 644, 

 674, 708, 759, 788, 835, 871, 889, 932, 964, 

 969. 

 Philadelphia Notes: 18, 60, 96, 132, 159, 

 195, 231. 267, 303, 379^ 438, 475, 527, 571, 

 620. 647, 719, 759, 798, 845, 867, 910, 933, 

 957. 



Philadelphia, Spring show at 427 



•Phlox amoena as a rockery plant 66 



•Phlox paniculata Pantheon 697 



•Phloxes, spring-flowering hardy 72 



•Phloxes for midsummer and" early 



fall. Hardy 702 



•Pierson, Wallace R 184D 



Pittsburgh Florists' & Gardeners' 



Club 75, 219, 380 



— Pittsburgh Florists' & Gardeners' 



Club competition 57O 



•Plants valuable for summer cut flow- 



„ers 370 



Poetry : 



— The blossom 517 



— Make a noise 596 



—A soldier's grave 783 



— Bivouac of the dead 783 



— Memorial day 845 



•Primroses as rockery plants 514 



•Primula auricula 322 



Primula malacoldes 710 



Primulas, diseases of 953 



Problem, A difficult 373 



Providerice notes 438 



Publications received 



28, 61, 132, 159, 190. 241, 276, 332, 347 

 388, 522, 656, 694, 714. 835, 859, 974. 



Publicity, Two kinds of 42 



Publicity in Britain 383 



Publicity committee. National 463 



Publicity propaganda 538 



Publicity effective 540 



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Quarantine law. Federal plant 387 



Quarantine decision No. 1, Plant 539 



Quarantine decision No. 2, Plant 642 



Quarantine notice No. 7, White pine 



blister rust 877 



Quarantine decision No. 3, Plant 877 



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Re*-ess, During: 



— The Rice dinner 60 



— Tarrytowii Horticultural Society. 

 New York and New Jersey Associa- 

 tion of Plant Growers 96 



— Cook County Florist Association 



bowling 96, 123, 



159, 185, 230, 266, 294, 448, 580, 596, 927 



— New York ;ind New Jersey Associa- 

 tion of Plant Growers 159 



— Bar Harbor Horticultural Society. 

 Morris County Gardeners' & Flor- 

 ists' Society. Oyster Bay Horticul- 

 tural Society. Yonkers vs. Glen 

 Cove. Notes 185 



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• — Plant Growers' dinner 188 



—Notes 294 



— Westchester & Fairfleld Horticul- 

 tural Society 294 



— International Flower Show bowling 



tournament 329 



—Bowling 526, 647, 744, 788, 910 



— Bowling tournament at New York. 



•Arcade bowling alleys 596 



• — Two daring aviators 647 



— Gardeners' & Florists' Club of Balt- 

 imore. Notes 672 



— Florists' Club of Washington 744 



— N. Y. & N. J. Plant Growers' out- 

 ing 871 



—Florists' Club of Philadelphia an- 

 nual picnic 964 



Red spider 6, 73, 109 



Red spider vs. damping down.... 142, 183 



Rehder honored, Alfred 932 



Retail florists. Of interest to : 

 — Florists' Telegraph Delivery. Mon- 

 treal's Christmas experience 51 



— Publicity In Mineapolis 85 



— Co-operation from a retailer's view 



point. The retailer's inning 86 



• — A Texas flower store 18 



• — Chicago plant basket styles 50 



— Gould wedding decorations 156 



— McKinley or carnation day 122 



^St. Louis retailers 157 



— Effective advertising 192 



—Detroit windows 228 



— Florists' Teleeraph Delivery 266 



— Utilizing rubbish 343 



— Easter hints. Flowers at funerals. 394 



— Overcrowding 438 



— Window display. •A profitable 



show house 474 



— About prohibitive prices 525 



—Book-keeping. Plaut talks 526 



— Boston retail florists organize 568 



—Leakage 610 



— Salesmanship. Rhinebeck Easter 



violet shipments 646 



• — Decorative foliage plants in basket 



arrangement 074 



—Taking an interest 682 



— Memorial day. Retail florists' club 718 

 — Advertising. Pot roses in Chicago. 758 



—Originality. The ideal store 798 



— June weddings. A winter window 



box 834 



— Telegraphing flowers 866 



— Graduations 900 



— Summer hints 930 



—Delivery 962 



— Flowers by telegraph: 17, 49, 85, 121, 

 157, 193, 229, 265, 301, 341, 393, 437, 473, 

 569, 681, 717, 757, 797. 833, 865, 899, 931, 

 963. 

 —New Flower Stores: 17, 49, 84, 121, 157, 

 193, 229, 265, 300. 340, 393, 437, 473, 524, 

 569, 609, 645, 081, 717, 757, 797, 832, 865, 

 899, 931. 

 —Steamer departures: 16, 48, 84, 120, 

 156, 192, 228, 264, 302. 342, 392, 436, 472, 

 524, 568, 608, 644. 680, 716, 756, 796, 832, 

 864, 898, 930, 962. 

 Rhode Island Horticultural Society.. 956 



Rhododendron planting tables 670, 671 



Rhododendron and peony show, Bos- 

 ton 897 



Rochester Florists' Association 77 



Rochester (N. Y.) notes 343, 718, 932 



•Rose Pink Pearl 921 



Rose and strawberry show, Boston... 955 



Rose Society, American 184 



...290, 858, 923, 956 



Rose growing under glass: 

 —The dark weather. ~" The cuttings. 

 The pots. The new roses again. A 



good investment 7 



— Use of lime in winter. Bonemeal. 



Red spider 39 



— Blackspot. Temperature in dark- 

 weather. The cuttings 71 



^Care of cuttings. Watering. Black- 

 spot among cuttings. Roses out- 

 side. Liquid manure. The pots .. 107 

 — Mildew. The young stock. Pot- 

 ting. The soil. Ben'ches with deep 

 soil. Roses on Long Island. Fish 



scrap fertilizer 143 



— Packing in winter. Paper vs. wooden 

 boxes. Cutting rope for paper 

 boxes. Packing young stock for 

 shipment. Old plants for shipment 181 

 — Potting cuttings. Watering during 

 cold weather. Lime. Liquid ma- 

 nure. Lime and liquid manure. 

 Manure for the spring mulches. 

 Making room for the young stock.. 217 

 — Spider. Mildew. In the propagat- 

 ing house. Watering. Selection of 



wood for propagating 2.50 



— The side ventilators. Repotting. 

 Crocking pots. Charcoal in the soil. 

 Syringing the young plants. More 



wood for propagating 2S!) 



— Setting repotted plants on the 

 benches. Pinching buds on young 

 Beauty stock. Scraping and clean- 



