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HORTICULTURE 



April 26, 1913 



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ROSE ''MRS. GEO. SHAWYER" 



Immediate delivery, own root stock, $30.00 per hundred ; $250.00 per thousand. Did you note its 

 beautiful color and keeping qualities at the National Show ? 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



We have over four hundred varieties for you to choose from. If you are interested in pot plants, we 

 would particularly recommend the Cap. Family, of which we have seven sports. 



Lilac Cap., Purple Cap., White Cap., Yellow Cap., Butler's Caprice and many others 



for Decorative Work, such as Dean's Favorite, Hortus Tolosanus, and Lizzie Adccck. $15.00 per 

 hundred. These are the kinds that are grown by the million for the European market. 



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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



LANCASTER COUNTY FLORISTS' 

 CLUB. 



Tliursday, April 17, atiout 2.5 of us 

 made a visit to the greenhouses and 

 seed establishment of Geo. W. Park at 

 La Park, Pa. The greenhouses are in 

 charge of E. W. Byer and they grow 

 some 600 varieties of plants in addi- 

 tion to the immense stock of bulbous 

 and hard-wooded stock found out on the 

 grounds, quite an undertaking for one 

 man. 



The seed houses were a genuine hive 

 of industry with a modern printing es- 

 tablishment turning out 600,000 of 

 Park's Floral Magazine evei->- month. 



Coming back to Lancaster a meeting 

 of the club at which nearly every 

 member who belongs was present, was 

 held with Mr. S. S. Pennock, of the Pen- 

 nock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia, who 

 was the essayist and the attraction. 

 His subject was the faults of the 

 grower in growing and consigning his 

 stock, and was exceptionally well 

 handled, bringing out quite a little 

 discussion — a discussion that has prac- 

 tically put an end to the pickling of 

 any stock from this section and has 

 determined the grower who grows less 

 than .5000 carnation plants for blooms 

 to consign, to stick to from one to not 

 over three varieties so that he may 

 have them in reasonable quantity. 

 Thos. Fries read a paper on Easter 

 stock which was well received and 

 discussed. After the meeting a large 

 delegation escorted Mr. Pennock, Mr. 

 Brown of Coatsville and Mr. Bernard 

 from Northbrook safely llirough Lan- 

 caster's "White Way" to the station. 

 Albeht M. Herr. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



Report of the Color Chart Committee. 



The Color Chart Committee of the 

 American Gladiolus Society, after ex- 

 amining all the available charts, rec- 

 ommend the adoption of the Reper- 

 toire de Coleurs as the official color 

 chart of the Society. 



(Signed) A. C. Be.\l, 



Arthur Cowee. 



Gladiolus Trial Grounds. 



As the time for gladiolus planting is 

 near, the Commitee on Numenclature 

 again desire to call the attention of 

 members of the society to the impor- 

 tance of their support, and especial- 

 ly in the contribution of bulbs of va- 

 rieties, the names of which are du- 

 plicated, as well as varieties which 

 have been renamed. Three hundred 

 and eighty-five named varieties and 

 seedlings have been tested on the 

 trial grounds. It is known that there 

 are at least four hundred and fifty 

 named varieties in the American trade 

 which we have never tried. In other 

 words, we have tested less than half 

 of the varieties grown. It is impossi- 

 ble for us to determine whether seed- 

 lings are distinct unless we have all 

 the varieties. Have you sent bulbs of 

 all your varieties to the trial grounds? 

 Your committee feel that this partic- 

 ular part of their task is even of more 

 importance than the registration of 

 new varieties, and unless the requests 

 of your committee are heeded, the ad- 

 vancement of this work is delayed, 

 and results naturally expected by the 

 members from their committee are 

 not secured. 



(Signed) A. C. Be.m,, 



Arthur Cowee, 

 Leonard Joehd. 



Agricultural Society held in the Me- 

 chanics' Hall Wednesday, April 2nd, 

 the judges awarded J. W. Gilbert 85 

 points on a fine seedling calla of his 

 own originating, a cross of Little Gem 

 and Flora. The next regular meeting 

 will be held in Mechanics' Hall Tues- 

 day, May 20th. 



The monthly meeting of the New 

 London Horticultural Society was 

 held Thursday, 17th inst., which 

 brought out a large attendance. Sev- 

 eral members gave reports on the In- 

 tenational Flower Show which were 

 very interesting to those who could 

 not attend. President John Malona 

 read a paper on Annuals, Biennials, 

 and Perennials. 



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The monthly meeting of the Nassau 

 County Horticultural Society was held 

 at Glen Cove, N, Y;, on April IS. Com- 

 munications were read from a number 

 of firms offering special prizes for the 

 fall show. The judges of the evening's 

 exhibits awarded a certificate of cul- 

 ture to V. Cleres for Hydrangea Hor- 

 tensis; first prize to G. Ferguson for 

 roses; first to H. Gaut for Darwin 

 tulips var. Clara Butt. The next 

 meeting will be held May 14 at 7.30 

 P. M. 



James MacDonald, Sec. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



At the regular meeting of the Shel- 

 ter Island (N. Y.) Horticultural and 



President Guy W. French announces 

 that the Chicago Florists' Club would 

 be very glad to receive any informa- 

 tion regarding fellow florists who have 

 lost all they had from the recent floods 

 and storms and are worthy of help. 



The club has a committee in the field 

 investigating the needs of such cases, 

 and will arrange to help with all in 

 their power. The reporting of the 

 cases will lead to prompt investigation 

 and such help as necessary being ex- 

 tended. 



All florists have some surplus stock 



