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HORTICULTURE 



December 25, 1909 



Cl.ORINDA. 



Clorinda — Semi-dwarf pompon, pro- 

 ducing erect sprays of an even shade 

 of bronze. C. S. A. Cert. 



Adonis — Light pink, slightly deeper 

 than Gloria. The narrow petals reflex 

 and interlace forming an artistic bloom 



THREE NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Elmer D. Smith & Co. 





Adonis. 



of the largest size in which the depth 

 exceeds the diameter, 5 ft. Best bud, 

 August 25th. C. S. A. Cert. 



Itaska — Properly defined this variety 

 is a semi-double incurved, but being 

 so near single we have included It in 



Itaska. 



this section. A seedling from A. J. 

 Balfour but a few shades lighter. The 

 incurving petals give the blooms the 

 appearance of pond lilies and being a 

 most pleasing shade of pink they are 

 \ery useful for decorative work. 



HORTICULTURE IN FRANCE. 



The following information concern- 

 ing the recent action of the French 

 Government for the promotion and de- 

 velopment of horticulture is furnished 

 by Consul-General A. Gaulin, of Mar- 

 seilles: 



By virtue of a ministerial decree 

 published in the Journal Officiel on 

 October 14, 1909, a Technical Board of 

 Horticulture has been created and at- 

 tached to the French Ministry of Ag- 

 riculture. The object of this new 

 board is to promote the development 

 of horticulture in France, and partic- 

 ularly to examine and report upon all 

 important matters relating to the in- 

 dustry. 



In the letter submitting the above 

 decree for the signature of the Presi- 

 dent of the Republic, the Minister of 

 Agriculture states that the French hor- 

 ticultural production, which was of- 

 ficially estimated at $57,000,000 in 1S92, 

 exceeds at the present time $77,000,000. 

 The extension of the parcel-post priv- 

 ileges to the shipment of cut flowers 

 is considered as one of the principal 

 causes of this increase. But while ex- 

 isting economic conditions are held to 

 be on the whole fairly satisfactory, it 

 is claimed that a groat deal still re- 

 mains to be done, and an earnest at- 

 tempt will be made to coordinate the 

 individual efforts of the numerous hor- 

 ticultural societies and syndicates and 

 of the transportation companies, tech- 

 nical experts, and inventors, from 

 which it is expected that greater unity 

 and cohesion among the interested 

 parties will result. 



The technical board comprises a cer- 

 tain number of ex-officio members and 



thirty other members appointed by 

 the Minister of Agriculture, who is 

 also its president. The ex-officio mem- 

 bers are the director- general of cus- 

 toms, the director of agriculture, the 

 director of the board of foreign trade, 

 the assistant director of agriculture, 

 the inspector of the Ministry of Ag- 

 riculture, the president of the National 

 Horticultural Society of France, the 

 president of the Horticultural Society 

 of Versailles, the chief of the Board 

 of Agricultural Information, and the 

 chief of the technical deijartment. The 

 minister designates a vice-president 

 among the members of the board, and 

 the secretary and assistant secretary 

 from his otiicial staff. 



BucKBEE Cup. 



Awarded to Elmer D. Smith & Co. for 12 

 best American Seedling Chrysanthe- 

 mums at New York. 



FIRE RECORD. 



Kennett Square, Po. — A large green- 

 house and mushroom plant of Walter 

 A. Scarlett burned Dec. 13. Upset 

 lamp, cause. Loss. $7,000;. partly in- 

 sured. 



Irvington, N. J. — A fire was discov- 

 ered in the hothouse of Theodore 

 Kemper, at Lyon and Union avenues, 

 on the morning of Dec. 12. Origin 

 unknown. Loss about $200. 



Kalamazoo, Mich. — A fire broke out 

 here early in the morning of Dec. 9, 

 which threatened to destroy the en- 

 tire business section. The Central 

 Xursery salesroom was destroyed, to- 

 gether with its contents, about $1,300 

 worth. No insurance. 



Hamilton, Ohio. — The greenhouses 

 at the country home of Col. J. C. 

 Hooven, south of Hamilton, were 

 partly destroyed by fire on Dec. 10. 

 Neighbors went to the rescue and 

 saved much of the property. Col. 

 Hooven's magnificent countr.v home 

 was burned to the ground last Au- 

 gust. 



Perrysburg, Ohio. — A greenhouse 

 and barn belonging to S. J. Lang, two 

 miles east of town, were destroyed by 

 fire on the morning of Dec. 8. The 

 residence was slightly damaged. The 

 loss is about $1,500, partially covered 

 by insurance. It is believed the fire 

 originated from the heating plant in 

 the greenhouse. 



New York City, N. Y. — A fire broke 

 out Dec. 15, a. m., in the fruit and 

 flower store of Estrapos Gostaridio at 

 2704 Broadway, badly damaging the 

 store and contents. The fire was 

 caused by the explosion of a gaso- 

 lene lamp. Gneis Bancs, 18 yeara 

 old, a clerk in the store, was badly 

 burned about the face and body, but 

 will probably recover. 



