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HORTICULTURE 



October 3, 1908 



COMING EVENTS. 



Boston, Mass., Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, exhibition of fruits 

 and vegetables, Oct. 10, 11; Chrysan- 

 themum show, Nov. 6, 7, 8, 9. 



Menlo Park, Cailf., Menlo Park Hor- 

 ticultural Society, exhibition, Oct. 15. 



San Rafael, Calif.— Marin County 

 Horticultural Society, flower show, 

 Oct. 17. 



Pasadena, Calif., Pasadena Gardeners' 

 Association, exhibition, Oct- 22, 23, 24. 



Lenox, Mass., Horticultural Society, 

 chrysanthemum show, Oct 28, 29. 



Madison, N. J., Morris County Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Society, exhibi- 

 tion, Oct. 29, 30. 



St. Louis, Mo., St. Louis Horticul- 

 tural Society, November 3-6. 



Hartford, Conn., Connecticut Horti- 

 cultural Society, chrysanthemum show, 

 Nov. 3, 4, 5, Unity Hall. 



Shreveport, La., State Fair, Novem- 

 ber 3, 4, 5. 



Worcester, Mass., Worcester County 

 Horticultural Society, annual meeting, 

 Nov. 4; chrysanthemum show, Nov. 12. 



Red Bank, N. J., Monmouth County 

 Horticultural Society, show, Nov. 4, 5. 



Tarrytown, N. Y., Horticultural So- 

 ciety, show, Nov. 4, 5, 6. 



Glen Cove, N. Y., Nassau County 

 Horticultural Society, Oct. 14, Dahlia 

 show; show, Nov. 5, 6. 



Chicago, 111., National Flower Show, 

 Society of American Florists, Nov. 6-14. 



New Haven, Conn., New Haven 

 County Horticultural Society, show, 

 Nov. 10, 11, 12. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania Hor- 

 ticultural Society, annual exhibition. 

 Nov. 10, 11. 12, 13, Horticultural Hall. 



Toronto, Ont, Ontario Horticultural 

 Society, exhibition, Nov. 10-14. 



Little Rock, Ark., State Floral So- 

 ciety, show, Nov. 10-25. 



New York, N. Y., American Institute 

 of New York, chryanthemum show, 

 Nov. 11-13, Berkeley Lyceum Building. 



Denison, Texas, Denison Civic Im- 

 provement League, show, Nov. 11, 12, 

 13. 



Washington, D. C. — American Asso- 

 ciation of Farmers' Institute Workers, 

 Nov. 16, 17. 



New York, N. Y., Horticultural 

 Society of New York, annual exhibi- 

 tion. Xov. 17. IS, 19. 



SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS. 



hmond, Ind., fifth annual show 

 by schoolchildren: every school in the 

 city was represented; cash prizes were 

 Sivpn. 



Ann \rbor Mich., flowers grown by 

 children were offered for sab- after 

 the prizes were awarded, a' the exhibi- 

 tion on Sep! 



CYCAS CULTURE IN BERMUDA. 



The above picture shows how Cycaa 

 revoluta is grown in Bermuda for the 

 product inn otf leaves for florists' use. 

 They are grown in the shade of the 

 juniper trees, and the fronds produced 

 ate said to be superior io any hot- 

 house grown stock. The illustration 

 shows one corner of a four-acre lot at 

 Sunnylands. The leaves are fiirnisb. :i 

 in all lengths from five inches up to 

 fifty-four inches, and a few 

 longer. These fresh leaves are far su- 



perior lo the dried and painted stock 

 commonly used and can be sold to 

 customers who would refuse the latter 

 under any circumstances. They can be 

 in the hands of dealers in eastern U. 

 S. cities in less than three days after 

 cutting. Even quicker service from 

 Bermuda is promised in the near 

 future, when it is expected that the 

 700 miles of ocean between Bermuda 

 and New York or Boston will be cov- 

 ered in about 3(! hours. 



LAWRENCE COTTER GETS A 

 "SEND OFF." 



One of the pleasantest little affairs 

 in many years for the Boston frater- 

 nity was the reception and banquel 

 red by a few friends to Lawrence 

 Cotter on Saturday evening, Septem- 

 ber 20, at the Boston City Club. The 

 fad that Mr. Colter was to depart in 

 a few days to take charge of the big 

 establishment of the Lakeview Rose 

 Gardens, Jamestown. N. V.. was the, 

 cause ' t it all. and if Mr. Cotter fills 

 in the glowing future predicted for 

 him by his friends on this Oi a ion his 

 name will surely lie emblaz mi d i n 

 the tablets of fame in the horticul- 

 tural annals of America. It was un- 

 akably the sentimenit ol the gen- 

 tlemen gathered to do him honor a it 

 wish him i ispon- 



: i ;i i the righl pi 

 the right m tn and the , 



i d out to him should be a strong 



a 

 anxiet; s u b as c< me tn anj one in 

 such a position as Mr. Cutter \; to fill. 

 i;l! was 1 eautifully de -orate i 

 with roses and g een, the center- 

 piece i ; a largi vase o 



. - of the new i e Kil- 



lat ii y, ( ontributed by Alex ■ : ■ 

 erv oi i be Wahan Rose Consen atot 

 where this sterling rose originated. It 

 was the consensus of opinion among 

 the rose gt ow et nt that th s is 



to he the most popular commercial 

 white rose oi the immediate future. 

 This was. we believe, the firsi time it 

 has been shown in Quantity and the 

 occasion wi - well worthy of the honor. 



FIELD NOTES. 

 On a visit to the nurseries of R. & 

 .1. Farquhar & Co., at Sharon Heights 

 and Roslindale. Mass.. last week, we 

 noticed that auratum lilies are already 

 fully ripe and the bulbs in right condi- 

 tion to be dug and shipped. Here is a 

 great advantage over the Japan im- 

 portations which do not arrive before 

 middle of Novembei or first of Decem- 

 ber, when the ground is liable to be 

 frozen hard. 



The system of growing the young 

 plants of the various retinosporas in 

 alternate nursery rows with larger 

 plants of the common arborvitae as 

 followed !.v Messrs. Farquhar has con- 

 sider;' bb lo commend it. as quite a 

 substantial protection is afforded the 

 rtj kinds and Hie stock looks 

 much more presentable in spring than 

 when fullv exposed to sun and extreme 

 cold. 



Here as els- this 



u, conifers of all kinds aie loa led 

 with seed as never before. The arbor- 

 vitaes are fairly brown with masses of 

 tiny cones and even young spruces and 

 firs not over two feet in height are oc- 

 casionally seen carrying a big cone 

 at the apt \. 



The dahlia fields, many acres in ex- 

 tent, are all aglow with bloom and 

 present a gorgeous sight. Here are 

 seen old and new varieties by the hun- 

 dred, but none make a more effective 

 iniprt ssion on the visitor than t h 

 glorious yellow, Charles Lanier. 



