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horticulture: 



October 30, 1909 



TRIAL GROUNDS OF THE NA- 

 TIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



The readers of HORTICULTURE 

 will undoubtedly be interested in the 

 process of the work of the nomencla- 

 ture committe of the National Sweet 

 Pea Society. Allow me to present a 

 brief outline of the work in progress 

 and in aJiticipation as follows. Tlio 

 committee, composed of M. F^ild, Ar- 

 lington, Mass.; A. T. Boddington, 

 New York; William Sim, Cliftondale, 

 Mass.; with the writer as chainnan, 

 were especially enjoined by the Soc- 

 iety to state the practical aspects of 

 the whole question. These features 

 may be substantially summed up In 

 the (a) elimination of synonyms and 

 (b) the testing of new aspirants for 

 public favor. In addition to these 

 points it has been thought advisable 

 to give some attention to cultural 

 studies, with special reference to adapt- 

 ations of varieties to fall and spring 

 seeding and the influence of the time 

 of seeding upon the resultant crop. 

 Successful plantings of a few standard 

 varieties are being made this fall and 

 additional plantings of these varieties 

 will be made again next spring. 



The soil selected is a well drained 

 clay loam, somewhat rolling in char- 

 acter but fairly uniform in its phy- 

 sical make-up. 



Generous collections of seed have al- 

 ready been received from A. T. Bod- 

 dington and Rawson & Company of 

 Boston. An extensive correspondence 

 has been entered into with the sweet 

 pea growers of the United States and 

 the old country for the purpose of 

 enlisting the interest of originators 

 of sweet peas. The immediate re- 

 sponsibility and care of the test 

 grounds have been placed in the hands 

 of Mr. A. C. Beal, a Cornell graduate 

 who has been florist to the University 

 of Illinois for several yeai-s and) who 

 now returns to Cornell for further 

 post-graduate study. 



I trust that all persons wishing to 

 extend the interest in and knowledge 

 of one of our beautiful annual flow- 

 ers will join the Sweet Pea Society 

 and aid the movement. I may add 

 for general information that the sec- 

 retary is Mr. Harry A. Bunyard, 342 

 W. 14th St., New York. 



Let me repeat again, that correspon- 

 dence regarding varieties, history and 

 culture is solicited from seedsmen and 

 originators. JOHN CRAIG, 



Chairman Com. on Nomenclature. 



PUBLICATION RECEIVED. 



Nut Notes, a bulletin issued monthly 

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 tional Nut Growers' Association for the 

 purpose of giving reliable information 

 regarding this industry through agri- 

 cultural journals and prominent papers 

 has been received from the ofBce of 

 J. F. Wilson, secretary, Poulan, Ga. 

 Something on similar lines has often 

 been suggested for adoption for the 

 S. A. F. Undoubtedly it would be 

 favorably received by the S. A. F. 

 members and would do much to main- 

 tain that continuous touch between of- 

 ficers and members throughout the 

 year which has been "a long-felt 

 want." 



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