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HOETICULTUEE 



April 19, 1913 



HORTICULTURi: 



VOL. XVII 



APRIL 19, 1913 



NO. 16 



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Entered .ns second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office 

 at Boston, Mass., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 



We are well aware of the fact that our 

 Tariff readers have many divergent views regard- 

 absurdities ing tariffs in general and the import duty 



on horticultural products. But whatever 

 our opinion may be on the advisability of high or low 

 tariff or no tariff at all on the goods we use, we can, at 

 least, agree with Mr. McHutchison in his plea which 

 appears in another part of this paper as to the essential 

 requirement that the law, whatever it may be, should be 

 consistent throughout and stated in such definite terms 

 that it will be readily understood, mistakes in classifica- 

 tion eliminated and that the possibilities of misinter- 

 pretation and incentive to fraud and litigation be re- 

 duced to a minimum. We strongly advise that all who 

 may be interested read what Mr. McHutchison sets forth 

 on this very important subject. His indictment of the 

 bill as it stands is certainly an eye-opener. 



f»QM'Tr'^jtf'pg Page The plan to have an outdoor display of 



An outdoor ornamental planting in connection with 



COVER ILLUSTRATION — An Unique Carnation Din- „.,,hihif xi, tit- t n j.- a. * i 



ner Table Decoration. """^'^'^ the Mmneapohs Convention next August, 



NOTES ON CULTURE OF FLORISTS' STOCK— Alia- strikes US as an excellent idea. It has been 



EaTer-F-lt^^l^lp^onle^-^o^^^ '^a^re^^ 589 o^en suggested as a desirable convention feature but it 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS— Crop- happens very rarely that a piece of ground near the 



ping Vines— Packing Melons— Non-Conductors—Ty- meeting hall is available. Dayton was an exception, the 



ing — Cucumbers — George H. Penson 590 ;• , • i 1 1 ^i t-i • /-i n i ^i x 



ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS-One Way Out- convention being held on the Fair Grounds, and on that 



Houses That Are To Be Carried Over — Arthur C. occasion a moderate but quite attractive display was 



Ruzicka • . made. The opportunity offered in Minneapolis is a rare 



BOSTON CO-OPERATIVE FLOWER GROWERS' EX- j , ,j . . i j? ii ^ i a c i/r 



HIBITION 593 ^^^ 3°<^ should be taken fullest advantage ot. Mr. 



ADVERTISING TALKS — Ralph M. Ward 593 Wirth's position in the park department is an assurance 



INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW: that the work of preparation and care will be properly 



The Banquet— Final Awards, Adjustments and Cor- attended to and the feature if carried out as he proposes 



rections ■• ^^jjj ijjai^g a fine setting for the Convention Hall and 



Jar-G^C° Wa?^o; "'"^*''^*^'^~°"' °^ ^^^ ^"'^^'' 595 attract much attention among the public. The most 



Awards to Tr^de" Exhibitors [.'.[[[ ^. '^]]y^y^'.'.'.'. 5<>G "^gent requirement however, is that the planting of 



DURING RECESS-Bowling Tournament at New Yorli If rdy material be done at once Those who intend to 



—Cook Co. Bowling— Arcade Bowling Alleys, Illus- show should send the stock at the earliest possible mo- 



Iratiou 596 ment. 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES— Society of American Flor- 

 ists—American Carnation Society — Gardeners' and The experience in the New York 

 Florists' Club of Boston .598 Well-grown, International Show and in the re- 

 New York Florists' Club — American Association of ,. ^ , -n n • 

 Nurserymen-St. Louis Florist Club-Club and So- t"^*" well-presented cent Co-operative Growers Exhl- 

 ciety Notes 600 bition at Boston furnishes cumula- 



SEED TRADI^Canners to Meet in Baltimore- . ^^^^^^^^ ^hat the florist as an artist is beginning to 



Change in Bolgiano Firm — Flood Damages — Pea , . ,? t ^ 



Crop Injured — Growing of Beans in Ontario 602 assert himself and is coming to realize the folly of leav- 



THE TARIFF BILL 602 ing all the show honors to the disposal of the growers. 



OF INTEREST TO RETAIL FLORISTS: rpj^^ sentiment of the growers seems also to be under- 



Steamer Departures *>u» o 



New Flower Stores 609 going a great change and they are disposed to recognize 



Leakage 610 the indispensability of the floral artist as a medium 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: through which to make an effectual and fruitful appeal 



anlmAaa^New^ork^^PwiacielphiaVRoche^terVs^ l"i- public interest and patronage. "Leading florists," 



Louis 615 ^()-called, are reluctant to enter the lists in competition 



Washington 621 ^,-j^]j vounsj or obscure concerns, but this policy if per- 



OUTDO(m ^^PLAN'T^EXHmn^^^POR MINNEAPOLIS ^^^ ,i,ted' in, may cost them dearly for the obscurity is very 



OBITUARY— H. P. (Campbell— Lorretta'Bombenger— " iiable to shift around. Let the schedule makers, the 



W. B. Sands 621 judging committees, and the competing florists them- 



MISCELLANEOUS: Helves, however, watch out and keep this department of 



Personal &» ^ j^^ flower show from degenerating into an undertaker's 



News No'^e°s'''. .'!:'.'. ! '. '. '. '. '. '. '.:: :: 1 1 1 1 : 1 : : 1 1 : : : :e<^<^^ "'lU'nct. Keep tl,e "casket cover" and all its depressing 



Chicago Notes f'H liibe out of sight and help the public to forget, when in 



Philadelphia Notes— Washington Notes ,1„. exhibition at least, that neither flowers nor florist 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated..... have anv other mission except to "fill the air around with 



Strike in Belgium _^ ,-, 



Patents Granted— Fires '■-■ I'canry. 



