40 HOBTICULTURE January 11, 1913 



J^^^MJTp¥^^¥T¥^'I"¥TD JP of tlie American continent and many thousands of vis- 



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ itors from far and near. The magnitude of the under- 



VBL. XVII JANUARY 11, 1913 NO. 2 taking and the vast influence which it cannot fail to ex- 



■■ ert ou the horticulture of the immediate future make it 



»..«.» ^..^... ^..o ^ n..n. ..„..^.^ ^^ imperative that everyone connected with the horticul- 



ffOR-TICULTUKE PUBLISHING CO. V , . -,'' , , ,, 



11 Hamilton Place. Boston. Mass. t"""^! profession and dependent industries should now 



r- T«ieph»n», Ozicrd ttt. t^^^ serious thought as to what he or she can do to help 



' ~ WM. J. 8TKWABT, Kditar mm* itauc«r. make this event all that has been planned and much 



■UBSCBIPTION FBics more. The greater the success it attains the greater 



«.• Y«r, i. iT».e., »».-;^»,f»;^'«« c—tri«, »>.••: I. ^^.^^ ,^g ^^le immediate and prospective gain to all whose 



ADVBRTI8UIO BATBS livelihood is derived from the cultivation or distrib- 



rm bub. M ii.«bM t. p.K. »!.•• ^,fi„n of fi,p products of horticulture. 



OI««eaBti on Centracto for consecntiTO iBacrtloai, wl» toUowot ' 



Oma month (4 tlmea), S p«r cent.; tbreo monthi (IS tlmei), !• , i^- ^i i i 



»or out.: six montha (M times), to par cent.; ono row (s« tiBM). AS representing the Classes wliose 



'pW«°u<I hit poco «poc«, opeclal rateo on appUntln. Everybody's duty prosperity is mOSt directly depend- 



=^=^^^^^===^=^==^=^=^^=^=^= ent upon the interest taken by the 



■Bt*cc< M fccond-cUsa matter Deccmbcrl^ UOt, at tb* Past Ufflc* at \ ^■ ■ ^\ l\ ■ \ ■ -u j.\ ■ t. i m -j.- - j 



Boaton. Haas., under tbe Act of Concreai of March 3. 1B79. public ]n the things which this great exhibition IS de- 



• signed to popularize, every florists' club and every local 



CONTENTS horticultural society should now and in the few remain- 



COVER ILLUSTRATIOX-Veronica virginica alba. ^^^^ i°g ^eeks, do its utmost to cooperate and champion the 



NOTES ON CULTURE OF FLORISTS' STOCK-As- enterprise, and help to push forward the work which 



paragus — Bedding Geraniums — Bougalnvilleas — remains to be done. Impress it upon every member, no 



Smilax-Marguerites-Salvias-Jo;.« /. M. Farrell.. 37 ^^^^^^^ ^^^, ^^^^^^^^ ^j^^^. ^^^^ -^ ^^^ ^ ^^^^j ^^^^^^ ^^^ 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS— Tying , roncerns us all Whv 'should not everv meetin<T 



Peach and Nectarine Trees— Planting Trees and one mat concems us ail. v\ nj siiouia not e\ei\ meeting 



Vines — Tomatoes— Seakale 38 of the craft in the month of February, in every section 



ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS — Use of Lime in of the country, be devoted to a consideration of the Na- 



Winter-Bonemeal-Red Bvi^BV-Arthur C. Ruzicka 39 ^.^^^j ^j^^^.^^. gj^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^^.^j ^^pj^y Let us have a 



VER0NlCA-7?ufta;d i?o«fte-lllustrated 39 ^. a^^kening all along the line and see whether we 



NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITIES— f;di(in Jenkins 41 ,^ ^ ^ ■ , ^ j. .-,. ■ n . .i 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES' '^ ® ^ mighty wave of enthusiasm all together. 



Florists' Club of Philadelphia-Elberon Horticultural ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^.^ j^^^.^ ^^^^,^^ -^ 



Society — Society of American Florists — American 



Carnation Society— Club and Society Notes 42 Uplift; its recent issues, HORTICULTURE 



TWO KINDS OF PUBLICITY — Altert M. Herr 42 individual application has added a new and illus- 



FOREIGN NOTES-C. Harman Payne 44 ^^.-^^^^ ^.^,,^g ^^ j^^ ^^^ff „f 



NOMENCLATURE TANGLES 44 j.i i f -nj ■ t i • t t, u e i. ■ n 



_,„„_. ^„ , „ „ writers — that of Edwin Jenkins of Belleiontame Uar- 



brjED IRAUej. .n » 



Why the Trade Packet? — G. C. WaJso«— Notes: 46 dens, Lenox, Mass., noted as one of the most skillful 



OF INTEREST TO RETAIL FLORISTS: growers and a peerless producer and exhibitor of vege- 



Flot'^rs by ^Telegraph— New Flower' Stores !! 49 tables. As the season advances Mr. Jenkins' weekly 



Chicago Plant Basket Styles — Illustration 50 contributions will be devoted to the science and practice 



Florists' Telegraph Delivery — Albert Pochelon 51 , „ . , ,, ■ • ii rn ■ j 



Montreal's Christmas Experience 51 0^ fruit and vegetable growing m the open. The indoor 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: culture of these products will continue to be handled by 



Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati 53 lyj^. pgnson. Mr. Jenkins' article this week on "Ne- 



New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Washington 55 ,,,.,., i 



DURING RECESS— The Rice Dinner 60 gleet ed Opportunities," while written from the stand- 



OBITUARY: point of and addressed to the '"private" gardener, applies 



Mrs. B. Merkel— William S. Fisher 62 ^^^.j^ j ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^.g j^jg livelihood in 



MISCELLANEOUS: • ., .. ■ i i Tt^ i i 



„ . J 4C ^r, a similar cai)acity on a commercial place. It has al- 



Catalogues Received 46-60 ^ . •^. , . , .^r 



News Notes 49-50 "'**.^''' ''*''^" *> p'rniciple with HoRTiCULTrnE to urge upon 



Chicago Notes 50 the young men connected with the practical depart- 



Washington Notes 51 ments of horticultural industry the e.-;sentiality of edii- 



Personal 55 cation in the fundamentals of horticultural practice. 



An Interesting Maryland Family Groui^IUustra- ^j^ j^^^.^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ .^^.^^^ ^^ education, 



tion *>o 



Philadelphia Notes 60 also, in all the gentlemanly attributes. He is right and he 



Fires 60 gives reasons that should at once appeal to every young 



Publications Received 61 man entering a career in any horticultural field. When 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 62 urging the uplift of our business we might well keep in 



^ mind the sentiment of the favorite grange motto : "The 



But three months now remain lininer is of more consequence than the farm and should 



The National Show until the third National Flower be first improved." This is the truth which inspired 



Show, the most ambitious and Mr. Jenkins' advice. It is a very-much-alive topic which 



colossal horticultural event ever planned in this conn- should be kept continually in the forefront of all florists' 



try, will open its doors to the public of the metropolis club work and there are no exceptions to its application. 



