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H O RT 1 CULTU RE 



August 15, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



VOL. VIII 



AUGUST 15, 1908 



NO. < 



bership, il is also well to note, are conspicuously of the 

 j ger element and the vacancies caused l>.\ the de- 

 pletion of the ranks of the pioneers by infirmity or 

 death are being steadily Blled bj vigorous young blood 



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1T ,^„^ . .,,.,, ^ B - there i> need that strong bands and Loyal hearts should 



NOTES FROM ARNOLD ARBORETUM— Alrred Render 195 , ,. ., . , , ; , , , , , •, ,, 



HO];l [C1 | ., | |;K |X BE j j( 3ix:m . L93 continually devoted to the task of strengthening the 



PANDAS Ji is Hutchinson— Illustrated.! ............ 19ii foundations, crystalizing on progressive lines the pur- 



NEW ROSES AT PARTS— E. G. inn 19« poses and extending the field of the society's scope and 



ROSES UNDER GLASS— J. E. Simpson 197 activities. Not h what has been accomplished in the 



[[ n^lrloy VUK Vr THE Ki;AXr ' M;UITISI1 EX ; , M pasl will I ming years be judged, but U the ».i, 



NEWLY PLANTED i CARNATIONS— L.J Reuteiv..!.. 199 m-w conditions arc faced as they arise and fresh ave- 



DIANTHTJS NAPOLEON in.— F. .1. Rea 199 nues for useful service are opened up. Many of us 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS | iaV e our ideals as to what the s. A. F. should be in the 



Program for Niagara Falls Convention-Illustrated fc h{ ■ h u undertake allll wha1 ,, 



Portraits F. H. Traendly. George McClure. H. B. BeaUy, ■, ., , , , • , ,i n <■ 



w i Kastins .200-201 should not undertake. Let us consider them well tor 



i onvention Headquartei Illustration— Ladies' Societj thej mm imi all be wise and mistakes in such matters 



c( American Florists— Judges of Trade Exhibit— Na- are ver} costly. It is a duty every beneficiary of this 



tionai Flower show... — ......... 202 organization owes in it and to himself to give some of 



Routes i" Niagara— Three Convention Officials -Por- .■ . , ., ,. „ ° 



traits C. it. Keitscb Chas Sandiford, John Walsh- h« best thought to the consideration of every propo- 



i ;, ii; i 'ii : i PURE at the Convention 203 sition limine- a bearing upon its tutu re and then advo- 



NEW8 OF THB CL1 BS \\n SOCIETIES eate and work for what he is convinced will help to 



American Rose Society— Massachusetts Horticultural |n ., k( , t]|( , S(1( .„, (v bigger, stronger and more and more a 



K2S 'Z^^-T^Zl^oo^icnor^ powerful factor in t iward progr ,f American 



ts— Detroit Florisl Club— Tarrytown Hor- horticulture. 



ticultural Society— Vive le Chrysantheme 20i , - . 



i:\i..\iia LATIFOLIA IN MAINE— Hans J. Koehler.. 205 Wide-awake commercial florists and 



iSES IN COLORADO— Paper by J. A. Valentine 205 Value of the plantsmen are looking forward with 



OBITUARY W \ Rawson, Portrait— George Cooke— exhibition interest to the trade exhibition at 



Louis H Sander. Portrait-Christian Rieger. 208 Niagara Falls. This feature, once an 



BEIMHN' 1 ; FLANTS— A Paper by Louis Boeglin 20S • 



ET PEA REVIEW FOB - George C. Watson .. 212 adjunct oi only moderate importance m the annual 



;nst HYBRIDIZ VTION- Uej Dickson 216 meeting of the S. A. P., has rapidly advanced until, in 



3EED --" the estimation of many, it has become the chief attrac- 



DUR] NO RECESS tion of the Convention. Contrary to the expectations of 



Tarrvtown Horticulture - i <■ Coming Events. 225 . , , ■ . i \t,-„„,>„„ 



..,,,, NM , , lRTg -nine, it is new certain that the exhibition at Niagara 



i,,. olis, Xe« York, Phila.... 227 Falls next week will outrank in size the very successful 



Misc .. affair at Philadelphia last year, and promises to be in 



From "Endymion' P '■'•_' even greater degree than ever I the main support 



T ," ituation ■-»■: d strength of the Convention in its capacity as a 



I'hii ago P i aals - ' ■ , ■ ,, . i ', 



207-217 commercial mvigorator. Many have come to look upon 



Twi en of Philadelphia— Portraits 209 this spectacular exposition as the opening, in fact, of 



A Fine las White the m'u season. Elen are spread out for the critical 



v x " w : '" in! ; '•"'"''.'"par'-ni. 209 consideration of grower, dealer or tradesman every new 



ults of Advertising Right— List ot Patents e> ». 



ers 2" product, everj kind oi implement and supplies, every 



>., -' ' recent improvement in equipment, every novelty which 



Nev ated - • diligent quest has brought to light from the factories 



,.,,. ,i steamer Departures. . 224 , n _ ts of the world. Here, in contemplation of 



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which their business lias now attained, producer and 



Al] indications point to a remarkably merchant are alike inspired and invigorated with the 



a vigorous heavj attendance at the S. A. F. Con- spirit which put into their business activities will make 



society vention. It m i 1,irm well-nigh invincible. The man who goes to the 



grievously lack- Convention determined io make the best of his oppor- 



i„„- i„ the supporl it Is well entitled to in certain sec- tunnies will return well equipped with the substantial 



d(ms | ias g r ea hold upon the af- knowledge and healthy stimulus which make so strongly 



ons of the trade. The additions to its active mem- for permanent success. 



