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HORTICULTURE 



November 30, 1918 



PETSAI (CHINESE CABBAGE). 



A — Heart of Lettuce 



The illustrations show two vege- 

 tables, in a state of equal freshness, 

 ready to serve as salad. It will be 

 observed by comparison that A. 

 heart of lettuce, does not stand 

 up as crisply- nor as firmly as 

 B, the Petsai; nor does the former 

 Jiave the inviting and appetizing ap- 

 pearance clearly noticeable in Petsai. 



Petsai is a supplement of lettuce 

 recommended by the Department of 

 Agriculture, not a substitute for it. 

 It can be grown throughout the whole 

 country and at about half the expense 

 of lettuce. It keeps better than let- 

 tuce, and, pound for pound, probably 

 contains as much of the valuable sub- 

 stance for which we eat lettuce. 



B — Petsai 



Technically Petsai is not a cabbage 

 and the unfortunate use of the name 

 Chinese cabbage should not create 

 prejudice against it. Petsai is grown 

 from seed, just as lettuce is grown. 

 It attains the height of 12 to 14 in- 

 ches and when ready to serve it re- 

 sembles the heart of lettuce. 



Apply to your seedsman for seed. 



of our native plaiits, it would be pos- 

 sible to develop truly American gar- 

 dens. The opinion prevailed, however, 

 that until the nurserymen can furnish 

 such plants, there should be some mod- 

 ification in the restrictions on foreign 

 plants, and the secretary was in- 

 structed by a motion, to learn if it 

 were not possible to have some action 

 taken to have the proposed restrictions 

 deferred for at least three years. 



A general discussion followed of the 

 problems which the gardener will have 

 to contend with during the reconstruc- 

 tion period, and the difficulty he will 

 have in obtaining capable assistants, 

 as many of the young men of the pro- 

 fession who joined the colors, will turn 

 to more lucrative vocations. The 

 question of training young men in this 

 country was discussed, but the diffi- 

 culty of interesting them in the work, 

 due to the small inducements that 

 must be held out, was considered a de- 

 cided factor against succeeding. The 

 substitution of young women, who 

 though accredited with achieving 

 much in the war work, was not favor- 

 ably regarded. That the ' gardeners' 

 conpensation is not at all commen- 

 surate with that of other professions, 

 was generally agreed on but it was 

 contended that many gardeners are 

 themselves responsible for this condi- 

 tion. The cultivation of greater con- 

 fidence between the estate owner and 

 the gardener, it was agreed would be 

 of much benefit to the men of the pro- 

 fession. 

 M. C. Ebel, secretary of the national 



association, pleaded for a more united 

 co-operation between the gardeners 

 through their national organization in 

 order that many of the problems that 

 now confront the gardeners may be 

 overcome, and that their profession 

 may receive the recognition it is en- 

 titled to, from among those requiring 

 the services of those engaged in it. 



The conference, which was well at- 

 tended, was pronounced a success. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 

 Rose Registration. 



The following varieties have been 

 presented for registration and unless 

 objections are filled with the Secre- 

 tary of the Society within three weeks 

 of this publication, the registration 

 will become permanent: 



By M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. 

 — Name: Nokomis. Class: Wichural- 

 ana. Parentage: Wichuraiana x Comte 

 de Rainbaud. 



Description: Climber wita light 

 glossy green foliage; hardy and free 

 of growth. Flower larger than Lady 

 Gay or Dorothy Perkins, of dark rose- 

 pink color, in clusters of 25 or 3.5 

 blooms, double and slightly fragrant. 

 Superior for its hardiness, vigor, fo- 

 liage and size of bloom. 



By the E. G. Hill Company, Rich- 

 mond, Ind.— Name: Victor. Class: 

 Hybrid Tea. Parentage; Ophelia ^: 

 Killamey Brilliant. 



Description: Upright, strong, free 

 growth, with large, deep green foli- 

 age. Flower large, deep rose or often 

 red in color, semi-double. The bud 



is extremely long and the flower has 

 a strong fragrance. Full petalage and 

 a good keeper. The variety is simi- 

 lar to Killarney Brilliant, but shows 

 an improvement in size. 



Name: Golden Rule. Class: Hybrid 

 Tea. Parentage: Ophelia x Sunburst. 



Description: This variety is similar 

 to Ophelia in all characters except it 

 is a clear yellow in color. It is 

 stronger grower than Sunburst. 



Name: Mme. Butterfly. Class: Hy- 

 brid Tea. Parentage; Ophelia Sport. 



Description: This variety is simi- 

 lar to Ophelia in all characters ex- 

 cept that its color is greatly intensi- 

 fied. E. A. White, Seey. 



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CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Worcester County (Mass.) Hor- 

 ticultural Society will hold its annual 

 meeting in Horticultural Hall, Decem- 

 ber 4th, when officers for the ensuing 

 year will be elected and reports of 

 the year will be read. 



At the annual meeting of the Nia- 

 gara Falls Horticultural Society the 

 following officers for the ensuing year 

 were elected: president, H. J. Moore; 

 honorary presidents. Mayor H. P. 

 Stephens and C. N. Clendening; first 

 vice-president, Mrs. J. Sherlock; sec- 

 ond vice-president, G. Emery; di- 

 rectors, Mrs. W. McHattie, A. B. Scott, 

 F. Graham, E. Baxter, J. L. Vanstone, 

 .1. Mee. H. K. Beam, T. W. Shackel 

 and Mrs. F. Anderson. The secre- 

 tary and treasurer will be appointed 

 at the meeting of the board of di- 

 rectors. 



