.^i^n«.<i.^¥Ti i«lTI>ir December 4, 1909 



778 HORTICU LTURE^ 



^-m .^■^•r^rw^w^-w r-w '^^HJ-ntr flowers and verdure supplanted by the frigidity of snow 



n. V-l Iv 1 1 V^ \J JL/ 1 \J JtvlL^ and ice and yet the advent of the wintry days means to 



- him opportunity and cheery inspiration for worlc which 



TOL. X DECEviBER 4, 1909 "0. 23 pj.Qjj^jggg ^n ample return for well-directed effort. 



' Chri'^tmas is ' coming — already the well-fed roses, 



HORTICULTURE PUBLl'sHING CO. bristling carnations and glowing poinsettias are burst- 



11 HamYltor* Place. Bosto«. Mnss. nig into the luxuriant harvest which the diligent 



Telephone, Oxford .9. growcr has timed to a nicety. Thus every disagreeable 



WM. J, STEWART. Editor and Manager pliase of our life has its Compensations. Let us hope 



= that all conditions may conspire to bring success and 



o..ve„.ic.dv.nce.*.TTrFc"^rco:f"es,s.oo.ToC.nad.,»..5« Substantial recompense to thosewho toil among the fjow- 



ADVERTisiNQ RATES ^^.^ n:^ crs and whose days are devoted to softening winter's 



Per i«ch, 30 inches to page .'$1.00. harshuBSs and brightening with Naturc's faircst products 



Discounts on Contracts for consecutive insertions, as follows: ,, 1 .f tlipiv fpllowmen 



One month (4 times) 5 per cent ; three months (13 times) 10 per ceot.; 1116 llOmeS 01 TJieil ieilUWmeil. 



•Ix months(26timesi 20 per cent ; one year (52 timesi 30 percent. • . TPiivirlfPfl in nnotbpr column of thls 



Page and half page spaces, special rates on application. AS lemdlKeCl in anOUier COmmu Ul ullB 



The last paper, tlie hardy asters, of which America 



Entered a. -"°°-'--'„'— '■■:-^D'--tJ^';J;-r„1-i5'a;cS TX"" " ^°°' '^'" Aower of alouc fumishcs forty or fifty distinct spe- 



== autumn cies, are being given considerable attention 



CONTENTS in recent years by hybridists and improved 



Page forms are being brought forward from time to time for 



COVER ILLUSTRATION-New Hybrid Aster Nova- the hardy garden planter. They are among 



Belgu Evening btar. , ,-,■,■,■■ ^^ j.- i- x f \ i •„! 



NOTES FROM THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM— Alfred the most desirable m the entire list of hardy perennial 



Rehrter 777 subjects and the only reason why they have not been 



THALICTRUM DIPTEROCARPUM — Arthur E. ggg^ j^jgj.g frequently in our suburban grounds is prob- 



AS^tIr''nota:bei:gYi' evening ST^ : : : : : : : : : ; : : : Ws ^^^y their great abundance in a wild state It is only of 



PROGRESS IN geraniums— R. A. Vincent 779 late that American gardeners have begun to tuUy appre- 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: ciate the worth of native plants and their adaptability 



Royal Horticultural Society— H. E. Philpott, per- £qj. many purposes above any and all exotic material. 



trait — Pennsvlvania Horticultural Society — Garden- ,,, , ■' '^,. y .,, .-•'^ „,. i!„,.„,-,^ „,i,;„i-, «„,, 0+ 



ers- and Florists' Club of Boston-National Flower We have nothing either native or foieign which can at 



Show 780 all compare with the hardy asters for late display of 



Minnesota State Florists' Association — Chrysanthe- flowers in the garden. They are tlie very last to stay 



mum Society of America— American Carnation Socle- ^j^j^ ^g^ ^.j^g j^^gj. gpgeigs seeming reluctant to go, and 



THB~mTERESTs" OF ^RETAILER,' WHOLESALER stray sprays of bloom may often be found as late as the 



AND GROWER IN FLOWER SHOWS— J. F. Am- last week in November. 



i"3"n • • • •; ■■■■■' 'A; ■■■■■■■■■■■■ ''^^ Some of the most enterprising nurserymen 



PALM GROUP AT ALBANY FLORISTS' CLUB EX- c„„„i„i„„ , -^ ^„ + i ^^ ^-Z u,,,;„'' +„ 



HIBITION— Ilius 781 Supplying now make it a part ot their business to 



LOOKING OUTWARD— s. D. Dysinger 782 a demand have in stock at all seasons of the year, 



EVERBI OOMING CRIMSON RAMBLER "FLOWER hardy vines and climbing plants, as well as 



NEW ROSe'^Lr wrVAN FLEET-lilusV i ! ! i l ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^85 ^^her oniamentaloutdoor nursery stock, in pots These 



PACKING PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR SHIP- can be planted out at any time and are a valuable acqui- 



MENT— H. E. Philpott 785 sition for people who are not prepared to do their plant- 



SEED TRADE: ing at the usual dormant period. Of this kind of buy- 



Re«?7ed^°''° ^'""^ China-A Correction-Catalogues ^^^ g^.^ ^j^^^.^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ pj^^jy^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^.^g ^f gircum- 



OF INTERES'T 'TO RE'TAIL FLORISTS: stances or because of procrastination— that world-wide 



Detroit Flower Trade — Steamer Departures 792 human failing — are sure to be looking for things with 



New Flower Stores— Why Florists Turn Grey, Illus. ^hich to adorn their gardens and homes at seasons when 



FLOWER^ Ma'rketTeporTS- '^^^ transplanting from the open ground is out of the ques- 



Boston. Buffalo. Chicago 795 tion. A very much larger trade than has been done m 



New York, Philadelphia 797 this line hitherto should and probably will be developed. 



OBITUARY: , ., „ ,, „ „ , , , The main requirement now is greater publicity. Special 



Carl Jurgens, portrait — George H. Brown — Frederick i j.- • j -j j j i- 1 •„„ 



Schneider- Jens Petersen Brudahl 802 advertising and a wide-spread educational campaign 



Miss Anna Cronan— Bernard Breckuer— The late H. with public demonstrations at the horticultural exhibi- 



F. A. Lange 803 tions everywhere, on this and analogous matters which 



^^Oii^'^o^No^es^^* 790 *'^® people should be better informed about, would give a 

 Forcing Spanish Iris! .. ..\ ....................... .. 791 ^^S impetus to the most profitable end of the nursery- 

 Incorporated 791 man's business. 



Personal 792 = 



phiiSwf'Notes::::;:::;:;::::: ::::::: ::::::::: III Aster Nova-Belgii Evening Star 



Our National Fruit, poetry , 804 mi ■ 1 ,-^ 1 , t , ■ • . ■ 1 • 



About Infested Plants 804 ^ his beautiful hardy aster is a new variety raised m 



Business Changes 806 northern Europe, color a fine blue. These Michaelmas 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 806 Daisies, so-called, are being used extensively at the pres- 



News ' N^tes"!*"^ '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. '. '. '. '. '.■.:■.■.:■.:■.:■.::::: : : : : : soe ^°* ^™^ especially in England, and indeed all over Eu- 



rope. Large beds are planted in Hyde Park, England, 



"Ance mair I hail thee, thou gloomy De- for fall effect. About Boston, Mass., they are also be- 

 Welcome cember." coming very popular and far-seeing nurserymen are cat- 

 December It is with mingled feelings that the flori- aloging them. At the Farquhar nurseries 'fully forty or 

 culturist sees "gloomy December" enter, fifty selected varieties are grown among which' are some 

 He is no true floriculturist if he feels no pangs of regret fifteen or twenty new sorts noticeablv improved in color 

 at seeing outdoor verdure wrecked and the beauty of and size of flower and in floriferousness. 



