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March 21, 190S 



horticulture: 



Once a year, it is Hoktictjlture's cus- 

 Of value to tom to dedicate one issue in March to the 



' ""ose growers i{ose and the American Eose Society, 



VOL. VII MARCH 21, 1908 m. 12 g-^-^^^ 23romising new roses a conspic- 



^^- " iious place in its columns aaid devoting liberal space to 



PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY fultural and other matters in which rose growers are 



HORTICULTURE PUBLISHING CO. j..^^^ jp^.j,]^^, interested. The special rose issue for 1908 



11 Hamilton Place, Boston, Mass. which we now present to our readers vrill, we trust, make 



WM J. STEWART, Edhor Ind Manager ''" iuipression iully as favorable as any of its predeces- 



__— ^^-:^^:;z^=^:=:^:z=^=^=^^= ^ors. It will be found to contain an unusual amount 



SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ^'^ S'^^A, practical and eminently sensible advice on time- 

 one Year, in advance, $i.oo; To Foreign Countries, a.oo; To Canada, $150 ly rose-growing topics given by men, who, by assiduous 



ADVERTISING RATES dcvotion and study, have attained to the iX)sition of 



D?iciSn«i°nContracts?o^r\onsecutiveinsertion3\ as follows' ' ' *''°*'" loaders m their specialty. While, as one of tliese wi-itcrs 



One month Utitnes) 5 per cent. . '^ree .iionths (13 ti^mes) roper cent. ; jj.^,]^. ^ ^ imitation of the methods which briuo' 



•U months (a6 times) 20 per cent.; one year (52 times) 30 per cent. ., .. . 1 •,. ■ , , . , '^ 



Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. success to One man rarely it ever wms out yet the 



===^-^^^^--^^^ knowledge of another's ex2)erieuce and conclusions is 



«-"=<'---°''-^lr:5eT:he"A?"fcorg?erof'Ma^cM?Vs?®"'''''"'°°'**"" Something that even the wisest can turn to good account. 



The jjaper by Mr. Holmes and other articles which ap- 



,^_»____,_ pear in this issue will be found of inestimable value if 



^^*^ •'• •■^*^ * ^ carefully read and the information therein intelligently 



^^S(i applied. We would also bespeak for those enterprising 



FRONTISPIECE-A .vioderu Rose House. ^^^^ ^j^^^^ advertisements appear in this paper, the 



BRITISH ROSE CULTURE-W. H. Adsett. . o63 ^.^^^^ ,oPsideration of our readers. 



LARGE ROSE HOUSES— Alex Montgomery. .Ir oSi 



SOLUBLE FERTILIZERS— Dudley M. Pray 364 The meeting of New York carnation 



BERBERIS THUNBERGII— D. A. Clarke 365 what an organi- growers mentioned in our news col- 



OTLTURE OF MOSCHOSM.^-C. H. Totty 365 ^^^.^^ ^^^ ^^ ^_^^^^^ .^.^^ ^^^^^ ^j_^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^j^ 



HEARD IN THE ANTE-ROOM 36( ^ i w ■ 1 1 



A NEW BOOK ON THE ROSE 367 . comment and speculation in local 



CARNATION GROWERS ORG.A.NIZE 367 "-a^e circles. \\ f ba^e no dusposition to invade the pn- 



4MFRir\N ROSE SOCIETY- ^ '^"^y which it IS understood the jn-omoters of this under- 



The Art Instltute-^George Asmus, Portrait 368 taking desire to maintain, so are not in a position to say 



Some ot the Busv Men at the Meeting and Exhibi- much concerning their grievances or their plans for 



tion Portraits 3G9 eliminaiing them. If the small returns from the sales of 



The' Michell Trophy-Illustrated 370 their produce is the preponderant cause for the present 



ROSES AT WESTERLY R. I • 370 agitation it may be conceded tliat the season has given 



ROSE APPLE BLOSSOM 3'?0 0°°*^ cause for disquietude. 'Die disappointment is eer- 



NOTES ON NEWER ROSES— P. J. Lynch 371 tainlv a Severe one and means many shattered hopes 



ROSE GRUSS AN TEPLlTZ-IlUustration 371 for the producers, who are well entitled to our sym- 



\ MODFRN ROSE HOUSE 3" L P*>thy and sucli help as it may be in our power to render. 



INDOOR COMMERCIAL ROSE CULTURE— Eber But we can see little prospect of advancing the whole- 



jjQj^jgg 372 .^ale price of any flower market staples in a large city 



OBITUARY— Willis Grant Johnson, Portrait— Julius already well supplied with wholesale dealers, by the in- 



C. Gerlach— E. Annabil— Mary Elizabeth Shaffer— augurating of new systems of marketing. So far as the 



Henry McGair— George Dougherty 373 commission dealer is concerned, he never was and never 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: can be an advocate of low prices and no argument is 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston— St. needed to show that the causes of this year's dishearten- 



Louis Florist Club— Morris County Gardeners' and ing experiences unfortunately lie far beyond the ]30wer. 



Florists' Society 374 of either growers, commission men or trade journals to 



Elberon Horticultural Society— The National control. We do not believe it is possible t« obtain a 



Flower Show — Connecticut Horticultural Society.. 375 better price, all in all, for any staple product than an 



Lenox Horticultural Society— St. Louis Flower industrious, well-trained commission dealer can com- 



Show 378 mand. But we are great believers in the power of or- 



A New Society Launched 380 ganized effort, under wise direction, to accomplish much 



OF INTEREST TO RETAIL FLORISTS: general and individual good for those for whose inter- 

 New Retail Flower Stores 382 r-sls they exist and. m a broad sense, to contribute 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: toward a higher standard of produce, a better market 



Boston, Buffalo, Cliicago. New York, Philadelphia, ;;nd a consequently larger return for the producer. 



Twin Cities •• 382 Carnation growers, rose gowes or any other specialists 



MISCELLANEOITS: having common grievances and common needs do well 

 Personal SST to meet frequently and confer together, to watch ten- 

 Tribune ilorticole— C. H. P 367 dencies and developments from a broad view point, dis- 



Plant Imports 378 ouss ways and means of overcoming obstacles and im- 



Incorporated 382 proving untoward condition? as they confront them from 



News Notes .382-383 t=me to time. To work witli an intelligent, philanthropic 



Philadelphia Notes 385 purpose, to disseminate light and to elevate and im- 



Business Changes 385 prove by education is the proud mission of organization 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 393 in the n.arch of progress. 



