December 11, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



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MARIE CORELLI SWEET PEA. 



Obituary. 



Albert Du Planty. 

 Albert Du Planty, a pioneer florist 

 of Vineland, N. J., died suddenly, Nov. 

 2;V at Johnson City, Tenn. 



Robert Marks. 



This capable gardener, long em- 

 ployed as general superintendent of 

 the estate of Mr. Darlington at Mam- 

 aroneck, N. Y., died on November 29, 

 aged sixty years. 



Andrew Irwin. 

 Andrew Irwin, aged 75, died Nov. 

 28th, after an illness of twelve weeks. 

 He was a veteran of the civil war and 

 a life-long employee of the Pennsyl- 

 vania railroad. Mr. Irwin was not 

 connected with the florist trade but 

 was the father of Mrs. Albert M. Herr, 

 of Lancaster, Pa., treasurer of the 

 Liadies' Society of American Florists. 



Raymond Moore. 

 Following a very short illness, Ray- 

 mond Moore, the only son of Mr. and 

 Mrs. S. H. Moore, died Nov. 29, at his 

 home, 94 Lake place, New Haven, 

 Conn. Mr. Moore would have been 

 19 withiu a few weeks. He was a 

 member of the class of 1909 at the 

 New Haven High school and was a 

 member of the High School fraternity 

 of Theta Sigma. He was very popu- 

 lar with his associates. Since gradu- 

 ation he had been enijiloyed in his 

 father's fiorist establishment in Chaj- 

 ■el street. 



John Sellgman. 

 John Seligman, wholesale florist of 

 New York city, died on Sunday, No- 

 vember 2S, aged 36 years. Mr. Selig- 

 man has been ill and unable to at- 

 tend to business for the past five or 

 six months. He has been in business 

 at 56 W. 26 street for four years, pre- 

 vious to which he was engaged for 

 thirteen years as a salesman in the 

 wholesale store of M. A. Hart. He 

 was an honest, industrious young 

 man and the news of his death was 

 received with sadness among the flor- 

 ist trade. He leaves a widow a.nd two 

 children. The business will be con- 

 tinued under the management of his 

 partner Joseph Levy. 



PROTECTION AGAINST INSECT 

 PESTS. 



In his annual report just issued. 

 Secretary Wilson of the Department 

 of Agriculture says: 



"What we need is a federal statute 

 which shall not only forbid the impor- 

 tation or interstate transportation of 

 injurious insects in all stages, with 

 adequate penalties for its violation. 



The distinguished author (alluded to 

 in the above name) was so pleased 

 with this beautiful sweet pea, which 

 Burpee will send out in 1910. when it 

 was exhibited in London in 1909, that 

 the name has been changed from 

 Prince of Wales Spencer to Marie Cor- 

 elli. We give below the introducer's 

 description: 



This brightly colored variety might 

 be described briefly as a glorified 

 "Spencer" type of the popular grandi- 

 flora Prince of Wales. Because of in- 

 creased size and fluted character of 

 flowers the effect is brighter and more 

 pleasing. 



The flowers are brilliant rose-car- 

 mine or red, of good size and fine form. 

 The wings are a pure rich rose-crimson 

 and the standard is the same with a 

 tint of cherry-red. The whole effect 

 is that of a brilliant crimson — clear, 

 distinct and beautiful. 



The standard is large, round and 

 wavy; the wings are full and inclined 

 to remain boldly outright instead of 

 drooping. 



The strong stems are long and usu- 

 ally bear four blossoms each. The 

 plant is very vigorous and free flower- 

 ing. This is a variety that belongs in 

 all first dozen sets and will become 

 one of our standard shades in Spencers. 



but also provide for a thorough sys- 

 tem of inspection and quarantine, at 

 ports of entry, for nursery stock and 

 other materials on which such in- 

 sects may be imported, as well as a 

 sufficient means of control of inter- 

 state transportation of such materials. 

 Such an inspection, in conjunction 

 with the admirable systems now in 

 existence in the states, would provide 

 the country with a reasonable degree 



of protection against additional in- 

 troductions of insect pests." 



The West Virginia Horticultural So- 

 ciety, in session at Keyser, elected the 

 following ofBcers: John Cornwell of 

 Romney, president ; V. F. Alhire of 

 Keyser, vice-president; A. L. Dairy of 

 Morgantown, secretary, and H. L. 

 Smith of Martinsburg, treasurer. 



