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HORTICULTURE 



August 31, 1918 



A. F., we have seut the spring call to 

 local school officials, advising atten- 

 tion to this practical work, and the 

 many rejoinders which came scat-- 

 tered from east to west and north to 

 south, show unmistakably the deep 

 rooted interest taken in this work. 



When Robert Farqiihar brought this 

 work before the society, at its annual 

 convention, in the City of Washing- 

 ton, in 1892, no general interest had 

 been taken, as a work for schools,— 

 but times have changed, and what 

 was not thought of much account, 

 has developed far and wide. With this 

 settled policy of home gardening, 

 which has come to stay, it means local 

 business to those florists who will pay 

 a bit of attention, as far as they can, 

 to furnish plants and seeds for small 

 gardens, and the grower of a small 

 garden is in nearly all cases, an ad- 

 mirer of flowers. To illustrate— for 

 some years past, 1 have received 

 through our congressman, packages 

 of both vegetable and flower seeds, 

 and distributed them annually to our 

 school children, and rarely when a 

 package of vegetable seeds was hand- 

 ed out but what came back the re- 

 quest "Can't we have some flower 

 seeds too." This is actual fact, noted 

 and kept track of. 



In Quebec, the -Department of Chil- 

 dren's Gardening, under the direction 

 of J. Charles Magnan gives most in- 

 teresting results, with all the havoc 

 of war and stress of work; neverthe; 

 less, do not imagine the faculty for 

 appreciating nice things and beauti- 

 ful things will die out of American 

 character;— far from it. Some letters 

 and cards sent from France by young 

 soldiers in three different cases have 

 mentioned how nice the peasants kept 

 their yards. 



Florists are a class of tradespeople 

 whose occupation tends to make every 

 town or village where they are located 

 the more desirable as a home town, 

 — and the effort to push the instruc- 

 tion of cultivation among children 

 backs up Nature Study with its broad- 

 ening thought and action and makes 

 of a florist a person to be looked up 

 to. Your committee on School Gar- 

 dening has gone as tar as means per- 

 mitted in pushing the good work, from 

 ocean to ocean, — this is a big coun- 

 try. 



Benjamin Hammond, Chairman; 

 Michael Barker, Leonard Barron, Ir- 

 win Bertermann, A. J. Loveless. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON 



MEMORIAL TO THE LATE 



WILLIAM R. SMITH 



We have the honor to report that 

 the fund in bank to date for the pro- 

 posed William R. Smith Memorial 

 amounts to $1,894.10. 



The committee regrets to report the 

 death of one of its honored members. 

 Mr. J. A. Valentine, of Denver, Colo., 

 since our last meeting. He was a life- 

 long friend of the late William R. 

 Smith and a member of this com- 

 mittee since its organization and an 

 ardent worker at all times. 



As time goes on the members of this 

 Society can more an'l more appreciate 

 the splendid work accomplished by the 

 Father of our Charter and the wonder- 

 ful foresight of this noble man, which 

 should inspire more contributions to 

 this memorial fund. Anyone who has 



Just Arrived 



CROP 1918 

 WINTER FLOWERING 



SWEET PEAS 



New Zealand Grown 



THE LARGE FLOWERING WAVED OR SPENCER TYPE 



We have been very fortunate to secure the entire crop of 

 one of the best growers in New Zealand. New Zealand grown 

 seed has always produced the earliest and best blooms, and seed 

 started in August will produce flowers from Thanksgiving until 

 March; requiring a low temperature, these make an ideal crop for 

 the Florist this year. 



SCARLET. Always a good seller. 



FINEST MIXTURE. 

 PINK and WHITE. 

 YARRAWA (true), 

 wings. 



Write for further particulars 



.All the best colors. 

 Blanche Ferry type. 

 Bright rose pink with 



light 



JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANY 



RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 



not subscribed may send remittance 

 to tlie chairman of the William R. 

 Smith Memorial Committee, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



REPORT OF THE CONVENTION 

 GARDEN COMMITTEE. 



Gentlemen: — Your Committee on 

 Convention Garden regrets exceed- 

 ingly not to be able to report satisfac- 

 tory progress and results from its 

 earnest efforts to create interest and 

 secure support in the Convention 

 Garden work, both for this and next 

 year's conventions. 



Plans for a Garden at tliis year's 

 Convention City were abandoned after 

 careful consultation with the St. 

 Louis representatives. As the Con- 

 vention was to be held in the early 

 spring, in connection with the Na- 

 tional Flower Show, it was gener- 

 ally agreed that it would be unwise 

 to attempt any outdoor display and 

 exhibit. When the date for the Con- 

 vention was changed it was too late 

 to prepare plans and solicit exhibits, 

 and the difficulties of transportation 

 were such as to convince all of the 

 futility of such an undertaking, even 

 if the plans and grounds had been pre- 

 pared. 



For the Detroit Convention of 1919, 



Let Us Quote You on 



CALLA ELLIOTTIANA 



IRIS, LILIUMS, PAEONIES, ETC. 



For Fall Delivery 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. 



Flowerfield, L. I., N.Y. 



VIBURNUM PLICATUM 



Also BerberiB Thunberi^ii, Hydrangea 



Faniculata. AVeigela, Spireas. etc. 



Ask for complete list of 



OAK BRAND SHRUBS. 



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IVe mrt subscribers te tkt Nurserymen' s Fund 

 ftr Market Development 



When writing to advertisers kindly 

 mention HORTICULTURE 



BOBBINK & ATKINS 



NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS, PLANTERS 



RLTTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 



We are subscribers to the Nurserymen's 

 Fund for Market Development, also "Say- 

 It AVitli Flowers" Publicity Campaign. 



NURSERY STOCK 



Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 



Small Fruits, Clematis, Everg^reens 



and Roses. 



Writ.' f.T Trarle List 



W. i T. SMITH COMPANY, Gefliva, N. T. 



We are subscribers to the Nurserymen's 

 Fuml for Market Development 



HOLLAND NURSERIES 



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