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HORTICULTURE 



February 9, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



VOL. V 



FEBRUARY 9, 1907 



NO. 6 



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CONTENTS 



FRONTISPIECE— Colorado Blue Spruce 



DOSORIS— T. D. Hatfield— Illustrated 157 



THE PEAR BLIGHT— R. L. Adams 158 



MORE ABOUT BOILER INSPECTION— R. T. Mc- 



Gorum 158 



GILLENIA TRIFOLIATA, MOENCH— Carl Blomberg 159 



A PLEA FOR FENCES— George Moore 161 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



Florist Club of Philadelphia — Tarrytown Hor- 

 ticultural Society— Society of Southern Florists 

 Dutchess County Horticultural Society — Nassau 

 County Horticultural Society — Lenox Horticul- 

 tural Society — North Shore Horticultural So- 

 ciety 162 



WHOLESOME CHESTNUTS 163 



PREPARING FOR THE JAMESTOWN EXHIBI- 

 TION— Thos. L. Brown 163 



GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION— R. O. King- 

 Illustrated 164 



SEED TRADE 16'? 



Seed Catalogues Received 168 



CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Boston, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Columbus, Indian- 

 apolis. Louisville, New York, Philadelphia 175 



SODA IN ITS RELATION TO PLANT GROWTH 



—Prof. Wheeler 181 



MISCELLANEOUS 



"The Goose and the Golden Eggs" 162 



Propagation of Lorraine Begonia — T. Roland.. 163 



Personal ■ 163 



Publication Received 167 



Catalogues Received 170 



New York Plant Notes 170 



News Notes 172 



Movements of Gardeners 172 



Obituary 172 



Philadelphia Notes 173 



Business. Changes 173 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 182 



California Notes 182 



List of Patents 182 



Our news coluinns convey the grati- 



The Jamestown lying information that the promise 



Exposition of greater horticultural efficiency in 



tlie laying out and adornment of the 



Jamestown Expcsition grounds tlian was the case at any 



one of the previous fairs, is being fulfilled. Th? .men 



selected for this work and the early beginning which 

 was made gave good assurance at the outset that former 

 mistakes in this direction were not to be repeated and 

 that good judgment and excellent taste might be looked 

 for in the management of the horticultural department 

 and the general landscape work. 



It is a question whether the 

 A suggestion American Carnation Society 



to the Carnation Society might not with wisdom ex- 

 tend the time of their annual 

 convention to three days instead of limiting it to two 

 as has been the custom. The first day could then be 

 given over entirely to the exhibition feature, thus giving 

 the exhibitors time to stage their flowers properly, and 

 visitors abundant time to inspect and confer. The 

 opening session could be held on the morning of the 

 second day and the secretary relieved of the necessity of 

 trying to do, half a dozen important things all at once. 

 The flowers, keeping as well as they have in the two last 

 exhibitions, would hold in presentable shape until the 

 third day. There are many excellent reasons for the 

 extension and we can think of none against it. We 

 hope the matter will be given consideration by the 

 executive officers of the society at the proper time. 



The scarcity of flowers of the 



Some results varieties most largely in de- 



of the flower scarcity mand during the mid-winter 



season, which has prevailed 

 over since December, has produced some results worth 

 noting. Prices have held steadily high — on first 

 thought, a not unhealthy symptom, but it has been 

 demonstrated to the satisfaction of many observant 

 dealers that purchasing has been materially curtailed in 

 consequence. Bulbous stock such as tulips, daffodils 

 and freesias has found appreciative buyers tliis season to 

 a much greater extent than would have been the case 

 liad good roses and carnations been available at the 

 prices of previous years. Growers of flowering plants 

 have also enjoyed a demand beyond what was antici- 

 pated and this is attributed to the stringency above 

 noted. One branch of the industry which has, for sim- 

 ilar reasons, attained much prominence, has been the 

 forcing of sjiring-flowering shrubs and this is one of 

 the most gratifying features of the situation, stimulat- 

 ing, as it does, greater public appreciation for this 

 material with its almost unlimited possibilities in artis- 

 tic decorative effect. Regardless of what may have 

 brought it about it will be generally agreed that this 

 is progress in a promising direction, for any addition to 

 the standard variety of flowers for general use should 

 at all times be welcome. 



Bill 23,031, introduced in the House of 

 Legislation Eepresentatives on January 28, by Mr. 

 against seed Hepburn of Iowa, prohibits the shipment 

 adulteration or receipt, interstate or foreign, of all 

 seed containing dead seed or other ma- 

 terial reducing its value for seeding purposes. It pro- 



