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HORTICULTURE 



October 2, 1909 



ANOTHER SEED FARM FOR BUR- 

 PEE. 



A brief telegram from California to 

 Philadelphia last week disclosed two 

 important items of news v^hich are of 

 general interest to the trade. The tele- 

 gram was from H. M. Earl, manager 

 for W. Atlee Burpee & Co., the Phila- 

 delphia seedsmen, and ran: 



"Have pureliased Lompcic Rauoh. 

 Lonsdale delighted. Suggest calling 

 it Floradale. " 



There have been rumors of a new 

 move of some kind in the atmosphere 

 of the seed trade all summer, but thero 

 ueed no longer be anj' guessing about 

 the matter, as this telegram announces 

 an accomplished fact. 



It also discloses the second interest- 

 ing item of news, namely, the selec- 

 tion of Edwin Lonsdale to superintend 

 the new venture. As everybody knows 

 Mr. Lonsdale, it is almost superfluous 

 to mention that he is a horticulturist 

 of long expcTience and distinction. He 

 was a graduate of the best kind of a 

 gardening school — the big private es- 



Edwin Lonsdale 

 tales of the English nobility in his 

 boyhood, and as a young man practiced 

 his profession in the eastern states 

 and in California, before finally going 

 in to commercial rose growing and 

 other specialties of the trade at Phila- 

 delphia. He retired from this some 

 five years ago to take charge of the 

 gardens, grounds and conservatories at 

 Girard College. Messrs. Burpee are to 

 be congratulated in being able to in- 

 dnce Mr. Lonsdale to again enter the 

 field of strenuous business life. He is 

 just the man for a seed farm where 

 selection and improvement of seed 

 stocks are to be a main object. His 

 mind has always had the scientific and 

 investigating bent and this, with long 

 training and e.xperience. a keen eye, 

 and a tremendous memory, makes him 

 the ideal for the new proposition. 



While sweet peas will be a leading 

 feature, all flowers and vegetables that 

 reach their greatest perfection in Cali- 

 fornia will be handled. To put it brief- 

 ly, the policy will be, with some ex- 

 ceptions, the production of the enor- 

 mously expensive "stock seeds" which 

 have to be contracted out to other seed 

 farmers in different parts of Califor- 

 nia. These "seed stocks" have to be 



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G. C. WATSON. 



A WEDDING AT CAMBRIDGE, N. Y. 



The marriage of Miss Laura Jose- 

 phine Kice. daughter of the well-known 

 seedsman, Mr. Jerome B. Rice of Cam- 

 bridge, N. \., and Mr. Frederic Wal- 

 lace of Fitchburg, Mass., was solemn- 

 ized on September 21st in the Metho- 

 dist church at Cambridge, which was 

 beautifully decoiated with palms, ferns 

 and white asters. After the brief cere- 

 mony the bridal party and guests pro- 

 ceeded to the palatial home of her par- 

 ents where a reception was held. A 

 large platform had been built even 

 with the front porch of the house and 

 brightly decorated with Chinese lan- 

 terns lighted by electricity, which made 

 an excellent floor for dancing. 



The bride and groom left about mid- 

 night by automobile for New York, re- 

 maining at Albany en route until the 

 following morning. They sailed for 

 Europe on Saturday, the 25th. for an 

 extended tour, and will be "at home ' 

 to their friends about February next. 



The number of invited guests pres- 

 ent was close to three hundred, while 

 the presents received by the bride were 

 numerous, costly and beautiful. Among 

 those present may be mentioned, in 

 addition to die relatives of the bride 

 and groom, the principal employes of 

 the Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., and lead- 

 ing residents of Cambridge. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



A. T. Boddington, New York, — Au- 

 tumn Garden Guide, 1909 Very attrac- 

 tive in white cover in red, green and 

 gold, designed by H. A. Bunyard. 

 Abundantly illustrated. 



Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, N. C— 

 Wholesale Trade Price List for Nur- 

 serymen, Florists and Dealers only, 

 Amoor River Privet is a specialty with 

 this nursery and they have it in enor- 

 mous quantity and every size, from 6 

 inches up to shapely specimens for tub 

 planting. 



Stuart Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, 

 Enfield, England. — Special List of Or- 

 chids. This is a convenient little hand- 

 book printed in green and red and il- 

 Irstrated with several orchid portraits. 

 It will be found useful to the florist 

 wishing to get familiar with the dif- 

 ferent species and varieties of com- 

 mercial orchids and their comparative 

 cost. Send for a copy. 



INCORPORATED. 



Auburn, N. Y. — Smith Bros. Seed 

 Co., has incorporated with offices at 

 34 Water street. 



Twin Falls, Ida. — E. R. Peterson of 

 Worcester, Mass., and J, A, Lundahl 

 have established a greenhouse busi- 

 ness here. 



Houston, Tex. — League City Semi- 

 tropical Garden Co; J. A. O'Shaugh- 

 nessy, W. Y. Fuqua, G. C. Perkins; 

 capital stock $5,000. 



Springfield, Mo. — Ozark Seed Co., 

 was recently incorporated with a capi- 

 tal of $5,000, to buy and sell seeds, 

 grains, plants, incubators and other 

 merchandise generally kept by seed 

 and grain houses. The principal 

 stockholders are the owners of the 

 Springfield Seed Co. It is said that 

 they will be located on Commercial 

 street. 



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