844 HORTICULTURE J"ne 29, 1907 



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Z The thirst for novelty and sen- 



CONTENTS "The Frivolous Work sationalism in garden features 



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FRONTISPIECE— Strawberries of Washington State °^ Polished Idleness" is to be appeased, we are told, 



ORNAMENTAL HEDGES- Warren J. Chandler 841 jjj ^j^g ^ase of one Newport 



USEFULNESS OF THE LATE TULIP— Roln. Cameron 842 



STRAWBERRIES OF WASHINGTON STATE 842 millionaire, by the construction of a series of revolving 



ORNAMENTAL CONIFERS— A. Hans 843 flower beds to be turned by electric motors at the rate 



WHOLESOME CHESTNUTS 845 , , ,. ■ j. . i ■ j. 4. ■ j- 4. j • 



. ^„ . T.r„,r,,Tx -rrr.-.,c.rT^T, t^T^TiTT^Ti TT TT rr^u of & rcvolution a mmute, the intent as indicated in a 



A BEAUTIFUL WAYSIDE FLOWER — H. H. Thomas, ' 



Illustrated 845 newspaper account, being to "add to the conspicuous- 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES ^,^^3 ^j j^g owner." Doubtless this end will be gained 



Massachusetts Horticiiltviral Society — Tarrytown 



Hoiticultural Society— Chrysanthemum Society of all I'iglit but we fear that 



Americ.i— Pennsylvania Horticultural Society— "Nature, assuming a more lovely face 



North Shore Horticultural Society 346 Borrowing a heauty from the works of grace," 



Club and Society Notes 846, 864 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION lias scanty recognition in the aspirations and sentiments 



The President's Address 847 of the people responsible for this tawdry contraption. 



Secretary-Treasurer's Report-Second Day's Ses- According to Loudon, land.scape gardening can never 



The Banquet . , ................................. 849 ^^^ "^^"^J ^^^^^^ ^° ^^^ ^^^^^ °* ^^^ ^^® ^^^^- "^^ ^^'^' 



Election of Officers 849 tainly doesn't seem to be making much headway as a 



Reminiscences of the Seed Trade— F. W. Brugger- fine art in New^port if the above information is correct. 



hof. Illustrated 849 



The Congressional Free Seed Distribution— Alex. It is very encouraging and pleasing 



Forbes 852 To improve the to realize the facts as set forth by 



DURING RECESS ,., ( „ ^. ti • i i. xtt j • 1 • i;i + +1 



Detroit Florists' Club-New York Florists' Club- ^"^"'^ °' ^"'^ President Wood m his address to the 



Waretown Rod and Gun Club 855 American Seed Trade Association, 



CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS concerning the prosperous conditions prevailing in the 



Boston, Buffalo, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, o x- i 



New York, Philadelphia 857 seed business of America and the creditable reasons 



Twin Cities, Washington 865 therefor. While, as Mr. Wood remarks, the great pros- 



MISCELLANEOUS -x n x- ■ j; ^i i. 1, 



p , g^g perity and remunerative prices of the past year may be 



Flower Notes 845 attributed in part to short crops in some lines yet the 



Horticulture in Alaska 845 increased demand conseg^uent upon the high quality of 



Seed Trade Notes 849 q^j. gge(j product has had much to do in developing the 



Movements of Gardeners 854 ^^^^^^^ auspicious conditions. Mr. Wood's advice to his 



Business Changes 85o ^, ,, ^^ ^ , ^ ^, . .,, 



Newport Trade Notes 859 fallow seedsmen and growers to do everything possible 



News Notes 864 for the improvement of stock seeds and the production 



Greenhouses Building or Coatemplated 865 of the largest possible percentage of high grade quality 



List of Patents 865 j^ ^^ sound and patriotic lines. As "the first source of 



' The president of the Ameri^ "" '''■^^^^'" ^"""^ ^^^^^^ ^'"^ indispensable and the ques- 



^ ., ^ , rr, -, . ... , tion of the cost of their production is of secondarv con- 



An opportunity Seed Irade Association IS author- . -, , . 1 -.i , ■ 1 ,-. Ti. • ' j. 1. 



sideration as compared with high quality, it is to be 



for the young man ity for tho assertion that the seed i,^^^^ ^i^^t the campaign to this end may be prosecuted 



business holds out inducements on lines of harmonious co-operation between the 



second to none for the young man choosing a life avoca- national government and the seed trade. 



