502. HOKTICULTUEE AprU 5, 1913 



fJQ j^'PJ^^f TpiJDjr We extend congratulations to Mr. Walter 



^^^__^_^___^__^___^__^_____^_^^^^^^ An editor H. Page and to his firm, Doubleday, Page 



VOL. XVII APRIL 5, 1913 HO. 14 honored & Co., on his appointment as ambassador 



piBLisHED WEEKLY BY to Great Britain. Horticulture hopes 



HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. and believes that he will be as eminently successful in 



11 Hamilton Place. Boston. Mass. the field of diplomacy as he has been in journalistic 



Telepbone, Oxford 292. i j i 



WM. J. STEWART. Editor and Manaeer. WOrk. 



Entered as second-class matter December 8, 1904, at the Post Office Tliia ioano nf TTriPTTrTTT TnnK' rpnpbps 



at Boston, Mass., under the Act of Congress ot March 3, 1879. •■■ "^^ ^^^"® °^ HORTICULTURE reacaes 



r^T^MTFiMTa ^ Awaiting the the majority of its readers just as the 



NOTES ON CULTURE OF FLORISTS' STOCK-^^^^ "*''''''=* finishing touches are being given to the 



Calanthes — Care of Cyclamen — Ground for Carna- exhibits at the big International Flower 



R^°«\':7f%Tipi^Tn'lr;;"p^>'°'r.°'y^'^''^ Show. Enough is already known concerning the ex- 



Baskets — Spiraeas (astilbe) — John J. M. Farrell.... 497 a j a 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS— Finish- tent and character of the displays in both the competi- 



ing Melons-Stopping and Tying Figs-Watering- tive and trade sections to assure the success of the under- 



Broken Laterals — Packing Strawberries — George H. 



Penson 498 taking in all respects excepting only that of public sup- 



ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS-Mulching Outside p^^. However strong our faith may be yet this must 



Roses — The Ventilators at Night — Letting the Fires ^ ° ■ j. 



Out — Cracked Ice in Boxes — The Young Stock— remain a tantalizing uncertainty tmtil the receipts of 



Greenfly - Syringing - Picking Yellow Leaves - Sod tlie first day or two, at least, have been counted up. The 



Heaps — Arthur C. Ruzicka 499 „ ■, ,i,.i i- 



HARDINESS — E. 0. Orpet 500 indiiEerence of the public of the metropolis towards 



^.^f^^l^^I^^J.^S^^J'?^:::^- ^- -Pope- illustrated. 501 flower shows in the past naturally serves as a curb to 



ANANASSA SATIVA VAR I EGAT A— George F. Stew- ^, ^^ , -.,,,,,.... 



art 501 over-conndence now and perhaps it is better that it is so. 



OUTDOOR VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-SoineGeneral We hope the expectations of the most sanguine will be 



Thoughts— Working Land in Wet Weather— Some . ■,-,,,■, , , , , , , i 



Good Resolutions— BdM;i?j Jenkins 603 far exceeded for there has been a vast amount of hard 



INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW— Program of Pro- and unselfish work done and the outcome will have a 



ceedings — Bowling — Schedule of Prizes 504 „ t ■ ■ a ■ ■^ j. • • j.-u 



American Rose Society— American Carnation Society tar-reachmg influence on similar enterprises m the 



—Portraits of Flower Show Officials 505 future and on the growth of horticulture generally. 



American Sweet Pea Society — American Gladiolus o ., 



Society — A Word About New York 506 ttt ^ j.'i- -x x- ^ ii i e 



National Bowling Tournament 507 ^^ °^^^ ielicitation to the people of 



Carnationists Please Note— What the Show Means... 508 A wise Cleveland, Ohio, on the good fortune 



Society of American Florists 509 nhir, „*!,■.«„„ i,- u i, j. ii. • ii, 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES— Florists' Club of Washing- philanthropy which has come to them in the promise 



ton— Florists' Club of Philadelphia 509 of a horticultural edifice which will be 



NoTet"""'^.'. .^.*'."''.'; °[ .':''.''^^°r^.'"^. T.. ^.°."'!^ 510 «° ornament to their city and a powerful stimulant to 



Horticultural Club of Boston 533 the more general appreciation and use of plants and 



ADVERTISING TALKS— RaipA M. Ward 510 a u +i i tit i <- j j-t, j. j-i, u nj- 



OUTDOOR ROSES-Edwin Jenkins 511 ^°^"S ^^ *<^ P^^P'^" ^^ understand that the buildmg 



SUMMER BEDDING, MINNEAPOLIS— Illustrated 512 is to be erected in Wade Park and will be paid for by a 



ciTTLE''YA'x''i''DiMMoS^-niustraied: : ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 5^3 """^^er of the wealthy men of the city who conceived the 



SHAKESPEARE'S GARDEN— c. Harman Payne 513 idea and will see that it is fully carried out. Of the 



pr?mrosesTs^ro^cke1.y : : ll\ --y -«y^ - -^ich men of means can make provision 



EDUCATION FOR GARDENERS AND FLORISTS— for the enjoyment and intellectual uplift of their fellow 



'ij^^T^'r^T^ A^v^^f^'^'^ '^ ","■,: '^V li * fi^ citizens none can be more directly effectual than this most 



bEED TRADE — Flood Damage — Freakish Weather. . . 520 •' 



New Methods — The Winter Flowering Spencers 522 commendable project or more free from the possibility 



OF INTEREST "TO RETAIL FLORISTS: of misuse. There is reason to hope that we shall soon 



steamer Departures — New Flower Stores 524 ^ 



About Prohibitive Prices 525 see Boston also equipped with a winter garden that will 



DURING RECESS-Bot^n'''"* "^^""^ 526 ^^° ^"^'^'^^ *° ^'^^ ^'^^^^^ ^'^'^*® °^ ''^'^ P*'°I'^'^ ^^^ '^"P^^ 



CARNATION CULTURE — J Dunn. ... 528 supplement the wholesome influence of her splendid sys- 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: tern of public parks. 



Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati 531 



New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis 533 _,, , i j . 



THE PUBLICITY PROPAGANDA— ii/. C Bbei 538 ^"6 season has now advanced suf- 



PLANT QUARANTINE DECISION No. 1 539 A mild winter ficiently to warrant an expression of 



OBITUARY— Frank Banning— Mrs. August Mirring— . . j. .r, a i. j; xv, • x 



A. J. Thompson 540 opinion as to the eliect of the winter 



MISCELLANEOUS: on various shrubs and other garden occupants that 



The Blossom, Poetry 517 i- j. i n .i i • l ■ -rrr 



Catalogues Received— Publications Received 522 sometimes get badly scathed m certain exposures. We 



In Bankruptcy 524 in New England have been favored with a winter of 



Flower Market Show 526 ""Visual mildness but that fact does not invariably suf- 



Philadelphia Notes — Personal 527 fice to ensure the broad-leaved evergreens, some of the 



•Sng"^Advertisements-Effectlve' PublYcity .■;:.■.■;: 540 ™°^^ susceptible conifers, etc., against injury, for there 



Fires — Incorporated 540 are many factors besides Arctic temperatures to be reck- 



Se^nlotser^^d^n^rLXplaied: :::::: :::::: III --^ -^'V^"^ ^Ms time they certamly do show up 



News Notes — Patents Granted 541 well which is all the more welcome because of the im- 



