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January 25, 190S 



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Special Announcement 



by the 



\ S. S. PENNOCK'MEEHAN CO., of Philatietphm 



The Sensational New Rose, MRS. JARDINE 



If anyone is in a position to know and judge of the merits of a new rose from a commercial point of view, it is the wholesaler. He 

 stanus midway between the grower and retailer, and knows thoroughly how difficult it is to get a rose to suit both. Therefore, when a 

 firm of the standing of the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. comes out boldly and says that Mrs. Jardine is a winner in every way, after they 

 have watched her behavior long and carefully, every grower may confidently bank on their assurance. The important place long held by 

 Bridesmaid and now occupiea tor a short time by Killarney is the destined pedestal of Mrs. Jardine in the rose world. Nothing less. 

 Orders bjoked now with the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. will be filled direct from their growers, delivery commencing March 15, strong 

 plants on their own roots, 2J2 i..ch pots, as follows:— $30.00 per 100, $250.00 per 1000. 



In view of the enormous demand already in evidence from all parts of the country, orders should be placed without delay. 

 43" If gralted plants are preferred, these can be furnished at fifty dollars per thousand additional — grown on the genuine Dickson 

 Manetti Stocks. 



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Association will meet on January 31. 

 at the Tulane Hotel, Nashville. An 

 interesting program has been arranged. 

 Exhibits of spraying macliiuery, insec- 

 ticides, nursery stock, etc., will be 

 made. 



The fifth annual meeting of the Ala- 

 bama State Horticultural Society will 

 be held at Birmingham on February 

 13-14. Prof. S. B. Green, of Minnesota, 

 is expected to be present. W. F. 

 Heikes is president and R. S. Mackin- 

 tosh, secretary. 



The Horticultural Society of Chicago 

 at its meeting on January 14 elected 

 officers as follows: President, W. K. 

 Kelley; vice-presidents, W. N. Rudd, 

 Ernest Wienhoeber, N. H. Carpenter; 

 secretary, E. A. Kanst; treasurer, E. 

 Wienhoeber. One thousand dollars 

 was pledged to the guarantee fund for 

 the National Flower Show and prizes 

 and medals to the value of $500. 



At the meeting of the Illinois Flor- 

 ists' Association which meets at Spring- 

 field, 111., Feb. IN and 19, quite a dele- 

 gation of members of the St. Louis 

 Florists' Club are expected to attend. 

 Ex-President H. C. Irish of the St. 

 Louis Florists' Club has accepted the 

 invitation to read a paper. The re- 

 quest came from President Hey of the 

 Springfield Florists' Club Mr. Iri-sh 

 has not as yet selected his subject, but 

 it is sure to be interesting to all. 



The prize list of the Victoria Horti- 

 cultural Society, Victoria, B. C, for 

 their show on August 12-13, is now 

 ready and includes some one hundred 

 and seventy prizes. In the sweet pea 

 class are offered a vase valued at $20 

 and the silver medal of the National 

 Sweet Pea Society; Robert Sydenham, 

 of England, offers three prizes of a 

 guinea, 15s., and 10s. 6d., respectively, 

 for sweet peas grown from seed fur- 

 nished by him. In the decorated din- 

 ner table class the prizes are $25, 

 $12 and $6, respectively. 



The annual meeting, banquet and ex- 

 hibition of the State Florists' Associa- 

 tion of Indiana was held January 15 

 at Indianapolis. It was decided to 

 extend an invitation to the American 

 Carnation Society to hold its annual 

 convention and exhibition at Indian- 

 apolis in 1909. Officers for the ensuing 

 year were elected as follows: Presi- 

 dent, A. S. Stewart, Anderson; vice- 

 presidents, Herman Young, Indian- 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



Rea^y Now, from Sand and boil 



LawsoD $2.00 per ItO 



Wiiile Lawson 2.50 " 



Red Latvsou 2.50 " 



Harlunarden 2.60 " 



Eui'hautress 2.60 " 



Lady Uouutlful 2.50 •' 



Ku!ie-fiuJi Euchautr's 3.00 " 



Victory 3.00 " 



»liile Pertectiou 3.00 ♦• 



H.N. HOFFMAN, Elmira.N.Y. 



apolis; Chas. Knopf, Richmond; secre- 

 tary, A. F. J. Baur, Indianapolis; 

 treasurer, H. L. Wiegand, Indianapolis. 



NEW FORESTER AT lOW-A STATE 

 COLLEGE. 



At a recent meeting of the Board 01 

 Trustees of the Iowa State College, Mr. 

 C. A. Scott, of the United States For- 

 est Service, was elected to the Chair 

 of Forestiy to fill the vacancy caused 

 by the resignation of Professor H. P. 

 Baker who accepted a more lucrative 

 position at the Pennsylvania State 

 College. Mr. Scott is a graduate of the 

 Kansas State Agricultural College and 

 a student of the Yale College of For- 

 estry. Mr. Scott has been continuous- 

 ly in the employment of the Forest 

 Service since graduation, and during 

 this period of seven years has gradual- 

 ly advanced through all stages of the 

 work from that of Student Assistant. 

 to Forest Supervis'or, which position 

 he resigned to accept the Chair of 

 Forestry at the Iowa State College. 



His work has been largely confined 

 to the Middle West and the Rocky 

 Mountain states; hence he has the ad- 

 vantage of being familiar with the 

 forestry conditions of the Upper Mis- 

 sissippi Valley. Since its origin he has 

 had charge of the extensive forest nur- 

 series and plantings of the Dismal 

 River National Forest. During the 

 past three years he has given a special 

 course of lectures before the Nebraska 

 University forestry students and dur- 

 ing the winters has also rendered as- 

 sistance as a lecturer at the Farmers' 

 Institutes of Nebraska. In 1906 he was 

 elected to membership in the Society 

 of American Foresters, a professional 

 organization which is limited in its 

 membership. His training, experience, 

 strength of character and personality 

 make him one of the best men availa- 

 ble for the position to which he has 

 been elected at the Iowa State College. 



BOTANIC GARDENS AND THEIR 

 USE. 



At a meeting of the horticultural 

 seminar at Massachusetts Agricultural 

 College, January 17, A. S. Kinney of 

 Mount Holyoke College gave a valu- 

 able paper on Botanic Gardens and 

 Their Uses in Teaching Horticulture. 

 He pointed out the difference between 

 a flower garden and a botanic garden 

 saying that it was just the difference 

 between a novel and a spelling book. 

 The same words may be in each book 

 but in one they are arranged for 

 beauty of effect while in the other they 

 are arranged systematically for study. 

 In growing plants in a botanic gar- 

 den it is important that each species 

 be allowed an opportunity for per- 

 fectly normal development. No group 

 of plants should be especially favored 

 and none should be placed at a special 

 disadvantage. Labels should be of two 

 kinds, large genus labels and smaller 

 species labels. It is often advisable to 

 take in all of the labels during the 

 winter and it is nearly always best 

 to take in the smaller ones. A record 

 of plants in the gardens should be 

 kept either in a record book or better 

 still in a card catalog. As fast as 

 plants disappear in the collection the 

 caids representing them should be 

 placed in a separate file thus maintain- 

 ing a dead list. When a species dis- 

 appears in this manner a careful entry 

 should be made on the card showing 

 how and why it was lost. It is de- 

 sirable in a botanic garden to have 

 representations of all families and as 

 far as possible of all important genera. 

 It requires considerable study and en- 

 terprise to secure a complete represen- 

 tation. Herbaceous perennials are 

 especially valuable because they are 

 easily maintained and they add greatly 

 to any botanic collection. Valuable 

 additions to a botanic garden are to 

 be secured most easily with exchanges 

 with other botanic gardens. Nearly 

 every garden maintains an exchange 

 list of seeds and it is easy in this way 

 to secure new plants from all parts of 

 the world. The uses of the botanic 

 garden are various. The opportunity 

 offered for the study of plants in their 

 natural condition is greater than in a 

 flower garden or other ornamental col- 

 lection. 



