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October 23, 1909 



horticulture: 



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OCTOBER 23, 1909 



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 under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 



liorticultural indii.strv waking up to the situation as it 

 confronts them in New Enghmd and getting ready to 

 "do tilings." It has been plainly apparent for a quar- 

 ter of a century that the floral and vegetable forcing in- 

 dustries were far outstripping the fruit growers in 

 enterprise and substantial progress and that for some 

 reason or reasons the fruit interests were lagging and 

 rapidly losing the indomitable energy and lusty vigor 

 which had placed the previous generation of New Eng- 

 land fruit enthusiasts in a position of supremacy recog- 

 nized all over the world. They seem to l)e going about 

 it in the right way now to recover lost ground and make 

 full use of the hitherto neglected advantages which are 

 within their reach. We wish the movement all success. 



In quite a number of states, horti- 



State encourage- cultural societies which are giving 



ment for horticulture stated public exhibitions on broad 



r^Ci-KTV-KT^ p ^^^'"^ ^^^ ^^^^°^ ^^^" resources 



^^^"^ * ^^ * ^ *^*S* and best abilities for the advancement nf horticulture 



COVER ILLUSTRATION— rolygonum multiflonim. in all its branches, are now receiving the benefit of state 



NOTES FROM THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM— Alfred appropriations, under reasonable oversight. In those 



^®^'^^'' ° states where such appropriations are monopolized bv 



T\VO GOOD CLIMBING PLANTS-Arthur E. Thatcher. 569 organizations devoting their energies to any one divi- 



EUROPEAN HORTICULTURE-Frederick Moore 571 gjo^ ^f horticulture such as commercial fruit growing, 



'^Rl^U^T^^TsTr'^^cllN^o'^tS^f^^S^^^^^ - -^ °t^ 7.^1^ item, we believe it wHl be only neces- 



T. Gallowav— Illustrated 572 ^^^"7 ^0^ ^he friends of other branches oi the horticul- 



'•WIRELESS" FROM FALL RIVER 573 ^^ral industries to voice their request in their respec- 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: ^i^''^ societies or, failing of proper recognition there, to 



New England Fruit Show— Society of American Flor- make appeal direct for legislative consideration, 



ists— Buffalo P'lorists' Club— Nassau County Horticul- Wherever this stand has been taken the result has been 



tural Society.... 574 encouraging and when consistently and persistently 



American Rose Society — Blorists' Club of Philadel- , ,, i -j. 1 , x- ^ x -i i i. i. i j.i i. 



phia-Connecticut Horticultural Society 576 followed up it has been satisfactorily demonstrated that 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society— Detroit Florist horticulture can get much more than it has been get- 

 Club— S. A. F. Headquarters at Cincinnati- Boston fing if it will only go after it. The good example of 

 Co-operative Flower Growere' AssociaUon— Chrysan- ^.^^^gg ^^^^^^^ ^]^-g )^^^ |_,ggjj done,— sav for instance in 

 themiim Society of America — American Carnation So- j-.,. ■ 1 ii • • i' • ^i 1 

 ^jgj ■' 592 Illinois, — should serve as an inspiration in other places 



SFED TR\DE- '^'^'^ make the undertaking much easier of accomplish- 

 Big Turnip Crop of Prince Edward's Island— Notes— ment. Horticulture enjoys a popularity today far 

 Publications Received 578 greater than ever before and the people and their repre- 



OF INTEREST TO RETAIL FLORISTS 580 gentatives are disposed to treat it generously. This is 



Steamer Departures......... ....... 580 ^^^g ^^ ^ much greater degree than is generally realized. 



New Flower Stores— Florists Bargain Sales, W. A. ^ ii -1 j.- ■ a t i,v " 1 xr 



\dams-Flowers by Telegraph.. .581 t" the educating influences of our public parks. No 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS' other agency has done so much to elevate hortictilture 



Bostoii, Buffalo 58:! to its rightful place in the estimation of all the people. 



Chic-igo, Detroit, Newl York 585 ■ i , , , , 



Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Washington 590 It must be quite evident to the un- 



DURINO RECESS: "^^^ dahlia's prejudiced observer that the dahlia, not- 



Astoria Florists' Bowling Club -A Toast— Chicago future withstanding the enthusiastic efforts of 



Bowlers 590 j^g confident backers to give it position 



OBITUARY 591 ,^^^^y prestige, has hardly attained the position we should 



STB\M BOILER LAWS IN MASSACHUSETTS 591 .^jj j^j.^ ^^ ^gg -^ ,^^^^^^ ^^ ^ universally popular garden 



MISCELLANEOUS: ,^ p].^nt. As an exhibition flower all will admit its 



Btilin°IL"cifanges."' i::! i! i:'.:: ■.:■.■.■.: '.i :::::::.■ ^ ^ ^ : ^ ^ 582 adaptability, its almost endless range of tints and 



Incorporated .T 591 combinations of color, and great variety of form make 



Chicago Notes 592 n gjj object of never failing interest and admiration 



News Notes 59- .^^^| ^^ j^ ^^ surprise to us to see crowds of people with 



Greenhouses BuVlding or Coniempiated .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' 594 note book and pencil iii hand gathered around the ex- 



Pa'ent? Granted 594 hibition table or the florists window where the re- 



~ — splendent blossoms are spread out under name or num- 

 AVe o-ive a little space to the her, enchanted with the dazzling and radiant display 

 To restore suhjct-t of New England fruit and recording for future acquisition the varieties that 

 New England's fruit o-rowing this week and only charm them most. There are other ways in which the 

 prestige wish we had more room at our dahlia may be shown to advantage in .the exhibition 

 disposal in which to set forth hall, besides the somewhat monotonous method of ar- 

 the unlimited possibilities of the New England market rangement in bottles on flat tables, to which we have 

 for the products of agriculture and horticulture— a sub- heretofore called attention and the "dahlia show" can 

 iect which furnished the theme for one of the most en- undoubtedly be made in the future much more of a 

 thusia^tic and auspicious meetings which Boston's gorgeous and pleasing autumn fsetival than it has m 

 Chamber of Commerce has ever held. We are glad to the past. But go through the dahlia fields of the ex- 

 sec at last, our brethren of the fruit growing branch of hibitors of these flowers so fascinating when cut and 



