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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



a:i^^ ©ont^ntB— JVpril, 1914 



The New York Flower Show 



By Wm. H. Wahe 933 



Orchids at New York Flower Show . 



By W. N. Craig 938 



American and English Flower Shows 



By J. Harmon Dick 939 



Advertising a Flower Show .939 



Recent Progress in Hardy Garden Roses 



By A. Herringlon 941 



Superintendent of Horticulture, Panama- 

 Pacific Exposition .... 942 

 Carnation Culture By W. R. Fowlfes 943 



Editorials 944 



Lost Cares 944 



Need Each Other's Help .... 944 



National Association Notes . . 945 



Among the Gardeners .... 946 



We Have Him at Last .... 947 



Newport Flower Show Schedule . . . 948 



Sweet Pea Culture . By Ceo. W. Kerr 949 



Denwabium Wardianum By Wm. H. Waiie 952 



Ripening Chrysanthemum Wood . 952 



Soil Improvement . By Wm. Craham 953 



April . . By David O. Miller 95 3 



Primula Malacoides ..... 954 



Growing Mushrooms Outdoors . . . 954 



Queries and Answers .... 955 



National Associations .... 956 



Local Societies ..... 956 

 Gardeners' Diary . . . . .957 



Tuxedo Horticultural Society . . . 959 



Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society 957 



Nassau County Horticultural Society . . 958 



New Jersey Floricultural Society . . . 958 



Oyster Bay Horticultural Society . . 958 



Elberon, N. J., Horticultural Society . . 958 



Bernardsville, N. J. Horticultural Society . 958 



Gladiolus Liliums Montbretias 



GLADIOLUS 



TO PLANT NONV 



LILIUMS 



(Hardy) 



SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM— This Sin-ciosum Lily is an iuipr..vL-iiu.uI 

 nil the vari.-tii-s Itiiliriiiii. Unsi-um, .ir .Melpomene. .V few bull.s 

 lihirited in v..iir uiii.l'ii lliis .Si.riiii; will sive yi.u a spleniiid Sumniev 

 (lisl>lav. 8 to 9 inch bulbs, $1.00 per dcz. ; $8.00 per 100; 9 to 11 

 inch bulbs, $2,26 per doz. : $15.00 per 100; 11 to 13 inch bulbs, 

 $3.50 per doz,: $25.00 per 100. 



SPECIOSUM ALBUM--.\ while einiiUc ri.art to the beautiful Speeiosum 

 Mau-inti. iini. ;iim1 iii.iy he iiseil in a siinilor manner. 8 to 9 inch 

 bulbs, $2,25 per doz,; $15,00 per 100; 9 to 11 inch bulbs, $3.50 per 

 doz, ; $25.00 per 100. 



AURATUM— The Golden Ilayed Lily of Japan. Flowers pure white, 

 tliiekly studded with erluison spots, while through the centre of 

 each [letal runs a solden band. May he used in similar manner to 

 the two preredinu- liliums, 8 to 9 inch bulbs, $1,00 per doz,; $8,00 

 per 100; 9 to 11 inch bulbs. $2.25 per doz,; $15.00 per 100; 11 to 13 

 inch bulbs, $3.50 per doz, ; $25.00 per ICO, 



MONTBRETIAS 



with the 

 ng; among 

 $3.50 



efe^<l^^^^^ 



FIRE KING— .\ sld.ii.lid s.ail.-l r. .1. . ..io|,:ir.s fa 



newer and lu.iiv exi.enslv. sorls. $2.50 per 100. 

 GEORGE DAVIDSON— A pale orange yellow, very fret 



th. first to ilower. $3,50 per 100. 

 GERMANIA— A rieh .slowing orange scarlet, with a red throat 



per 100, 

 GOLDEN WEST- One of the bi'st rieh pure golden yellows, without 



h isi so.it or shad.-. $22.50 per 100. 

 MARTAGON— Fl.iwers reflcxed, similar to Ihe Martagon lilv. $3.50 



per 100, 

 PROMETHEUS— A v. rv large lloweled sort, color deep orange with a 



(riii.son ring ai id the e.lge. $60.00 per 100. 



30-32 BARCLAY ST. 

 NEW YORK CITY 



