162 HORTICULTURE. Au = ust 8 19 °s 



HORTICUL T\JR IL t0 mak ° rep0rt ° D Tl "' s P° rtiB S contests scheduled to 



■ take place ;it what many of our readers regard as the 



™" vm AUGUST 8, 1908 NO. * great national vacation trip of the war— the S. A. F. 



published weekly by convent ion at Niagara Falls. The story of these di- 



HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. versions mn\ be said to lack in the element of practical 



II Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. , . . . . . ,, 



T e i e ph« e , Oxford **> education which, it is generally conceded, must be a 



wm. j. stewart, Editor »nd M»n» e er prevailing component in the reading matter dissemi- 



subscription price nated by an influential technical or trade journal. In 



0M Year, in advance. Si.oo. To Foreign Countries, 2. oo To Canada. $i 90 n- 1 i- i 



advertising rates recording these pastimes, however, we recognize a pro- 

 per uch, 30 incnea to page . . ............. $1.00. clivity which is strongly developed in the typical gar- 



Diaconnts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows il 



Oae month (4 times) 5 per cent.; three months datimes) 10 per cent.; . 1, - 1 1 , - ]■ or florist and which wllell htlSllh-- CareS are re- 



atz months 26 times ; 20 per cent, one year (53 times) 30 per cent. 



Pa e e and half page spaces, special rates on application. \i\Xvi\ finds its fullest expression amid verdant SUT- 



■o„«d as second-class matter December 8, ,904, a, theTost Office a, Boston, Mass . 1 '""»' li »^ "> h»PPJ fellowship with One another and 



""*« the Act °' Congress °' March 3, .879. with Nature in her most charming aspects. It is fit- 



^/^■avT^w^m.T^c- tin .' thai Nature and the horticulturist >hould be boon 



COIN I HINT » . . . 



Page companions in vacation hours as well as fellow-laborers 



COYER ILLUSTH A-TION— The Central Meadow, Frank- when work is to be done, "and therefore let's be merry."' 



lin Park, Boston. 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE^. H. Adsett 161 Amon S the Pursuits in which men are 



NOTE3 FROM THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM— Alfred A word of engaged none, perhaps, touch so inti- 



Rehder 163 caution matelv on the green-woods and fields and 



NEWS OF the CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: rural" associations and delights as does 

 Society of American Florists — The Trade Exhibi- 

 tion—Special Bowling Trophies— New York to that of the horticulturist and it is an open question 

 Niagara Falls— Boston to Niagara Falls— Florists' whether there may not be some danger of perverting 



Club of Philadelphia— S. A. F. Office in Y'ashington 164 , , . „ „ . , ., . . , . 



-, . . , „. . . , _, . , „ . .... . the original intent ot our florists picnics bv the prom- 

 Gardeners and Florists Club ot Boston — Y\ innipeg c i . i 



Florists' Association, Illustrated— Omaha Florists' ineiiee which has been given of late to athletic games 



Club Outing, Illustration-Buffalo Florists' Club . m(} contests as a part of these affairs . X 0t that the 



Outing 165 



Florists' Club of Washington-Missouri State Board g ames m themselves are undesirable but that the ten- 



of Horticulture 177 denev to make them the chief feature of the outing 



ADVERTISING, AS APPLIED TO THE HORTICUL- may tend to eliminate from these annual holidays their 



TFRAL TRADES— Paper by Robert Pyle 166 



™^,,~„ . ,„,„, . „ -,,.„ real sentiment and main charm as "outings and that 



FORMOSA LILIES— Paper by A. Rosnosky 168 



ROSE HYBRIDIZATION— Paper by Alex. Dickson.... 16S the lavish distribution of trophies of considerable in- 



BACK TO THE FARM— R. L. Adams 170 trinsic value may possibly stimulate an undesirable mer- 



SEED TRADE 172 eenary spirit among the contestants especially when 



OBITUARY 175 judge-' decisions are followed by protests and misun- 



FLOWEi; MARKET REPORTS: derstandings as occasionally happens. Let us see to it 



Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, _ that thp ]irin)arY pur p se of a day of quiet enjoyment 



for all — old and young, whether interested in games or 



,,. , ' " ' ,_„ not — is assured. And possibly we may vet come to the 



Mildew 170 l 



Chicago Personals 174 conclusion that a bit of blue ribbon duly inscribed may 



Steamer Departures 174 be a more suitable award for pre-eminence in jumping 



A Sweet Pea Competition 174 or running than a watch or a five-dollar gold pi i e. 



Personal 175 



Business Changes 175 Our cover illustration affords a view of the 



News Notes 175-185 A word central meadow, two hundred acres in ex- 

 Coming Events 175 



The Insect Invasion 177 about "" t - ;lt Franklin Park, Boston. As the pic- 



List of Patents 184 parks ture shows, the ground is rolling and, with 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 184 ^ {ifin rf „ ,-,„. .,, u1 „,, n . trees , it 



Incorporated 184 



— presents a surface of simple turf which gives a pleasing 



[n recent issues of Horticulture a con- foreground for the wooded borders. From the eleva- 

 in vacation siderable amount of news space has tions of Searboro and Schoolmaster's Hills which ad- 

 hours been given over to accounts of outing join this fine meadow many beautiful views can be 

 festivities, club picnic games, recreation obtained across it- ample expanse. The sheep add a 

 trips and holidays and we shall presently bi i ailed upon i astoral effeel of great value in a landscapi wherequiet 



