November 9, 1918 



HORTIOTTLTURE 



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FRENCH APPRECIATION. 



Although France is familiar with colored troops from its own African 

 colonies, it was a unique experience for them to see colored troops in 

 Uncle Sam's khaki. In the above picture is shown one of the first colored 

 "Yanks" to land In France. He has been presented with an immense bou- 

 quet as a mark of French appreciation. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The Annual Chrysanthemum Show 

 of this society was held in Glen Cove, 

 N. Y., on Oct. 31st and Nov. 1st. Com- 

 petition was strong in all the 41 

 classes. The hlooms as usual were of 

 the finest size and quality. The veg- 

 etables exhibited were exceptionally 

 fine as were the roses, carnations, vio- 

 lets, decorative work and fruit. Par- 

 ticularly deserving of notice were the 

 large double specimen bush and stand- 

 ard Hooper Pierson chrysanthemums 

 and an unusually fine collection of 

 foliage plants exhibited by Capt. J. 

 R. Del^amar, gard. Robt. Marshall. 

 This group was awarded the National 

 Association of Gardeners medal for 

 the most meritorious exhibit. Special 

 mention is also due to Mrs^ Percy 

 Chubb, gard. Robt. Jones for the fine 

 display in the cut chrysanthemum 

 classes; Mrs. Payne Whitney, gard. 

 Geo. Ferguson, for the beautiful dis- 

 play of carnations; F. W. Woolworth, 

 gard. Wm. Churchill, for roses; Mrs. 

 Harold D. Pratt, gard. F. 0. Johnson, 

 for violets; Irving Cox, gard. Frank 

 Petroccier, for collection of vegetables; 

 A. V. Davis, gard. Alex McKenzie, 6 

 varieties of apples; C. F. Cartledge, 

 gard. Wm. Norman, group of chrys- 

 anthemums; Mrs. J. T. Pratt, gard. 

 John W. Everitt, display of hardy 

 chrysanthemums, which was awarded 

 the Mrs. F. B. Pratt silver cup. Other 

 prize winners were: W. F. Jennings, 

 gard. Frank Sargent; J. E. Aldred, 

 gard. Thos. Twigg; W. Gibbs, gard. 



Ben Sutherland; J. P. Morgan, gard 

 Angus B. McGregor; Mrs. F. B. Pratt, 

 gard. Harry Goodband; Mrs. Andrew 

 Fletcher, gard. Ed. Harris; Mrs. M. 

 Daball, gard. Chas. Stango. The table 

 decoration by George Ferguson was 

 awarded the Mrs. H. L. Pratt silver 

 cup as first prize. A cultural certifi- 

 cate was awarded to Joseph Manda 

 for a beautiful display of Cypripedium 

 insigne sanderae. Special mention 

 to John Dombrowski and Frank Pe- 

 troccia for a display' of seedling 

 chrysanthemums. 



Harry Goodband, Cor. Sec. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- 

 TON, D. C. 



The Victory corsage bouquet was 

 developed at a meeting at the store 

 of Gude Bros, at the suggestion of 

 President Z. D. Blackistone. The idea 

 is to advertise this bouquet for wear 

 when peace is officially announced.. It 

 is intended that this Victory corsage 

 shall be made of three flowers, as se- 

 lected by the customer, and the Na- 

 tional colors in rosette or an Ameri- 

 can flag in the center. 



George C. Shaffer was appointed 

 chairman of the committee to go 

 among the florists and secure dona- 

 tions for the United War Work cam- 

 paign fund, the other members of the 

 committee being George H. Cooke, 

 Fred H. Kramer, William Marche and 

 Milton Thomas. 



Mr. Gude displayed some very at- 

 tractive vases of his new carnation 

 Democracy. He also displayed a vase 



F~ERIM 3 



Bench grown stock ready for six and elglit 



inch pots — price 35c. and 50c. — TarleUn 



BOSTONS, ROOBBVELTS, WHITMAMU 



and TEUDY, .IB. 



H. H. BARROWS, WhltBan, Miss. 



BOBBiNK i ATKINS 



NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS, PLANTEIS 



RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 



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 Fund for Market DeTelopment, also "Say 

 It With Flowers" Pnblicity Campalrn. 



When writing to advertisers kindly 

 mention HORTICULTURE 



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Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shmbv, 



Small Fruits, Clematis, Evergrecna 



and Roses. 



Write for Trade List 



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BEST HABDT BHODODENDKONI, 

 AZAliEAS, OONrPESS, OUCMJLTU, 

 H. P. BOSKS, BHBDBS AMD HKB,- 

 BACEOCS FIAMTS. 



P. OUWERKERK. 



2U liDt Sttiit Wartntii ■•MIt 

 P. e. U I MgtH, R. I. 



of Queen Beatrice, and vases of fine 

 chrysanthemum blooms. 



CORN DISEASES BEING STUDIED. 

 Investigations of the root, stalk, and 

 ear rots of corn, started last spring by 

 the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture in co-operation with the Pur- 

 due University Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, in Indiana, have result- 

 ed thus far in a survey which shows 

 that the root rots are present in all 

 of the corn-growing states and that 

 the careful selection of disease-free 

 seed is an important means of com- 

 bating this and the other rots. The 

 use of infected seed is responsible for 

 the introduction of the diseases. Their 

 chief effects noted readily are blight- 

 ed plants, spindling stalks, and stalks 

 with the ears either partially formed 

 or completely retarded and resulting 

 in barrenness. Sweet corn, it has 

 been found, seems to be more subject 

 to these rots than field corn, and es- 

 pecial care should be given in a selec- 

 tion and care of seed. 



East Orange — Howard Hale, young- 

 est son of G. D. Hale, is now at the* 

 front in France. Ernest, his elder 

 brother was killed in battle last July. 



