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HORTICULTURE, 



January 22, 1910 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 Society was held on the ISth inst. 

 Henry A. Fitzgerald of the Scientific 

 Spraying Co. gave a talk on the prun- 

 ing of trees, the filling of cavities, etc., 

 and wound up a very interesting dis- 

 course on the spraying of evergreens. 

 Thos. Roberts and Jno. Fowler, from 

 the Torresdale district, claimed that 

 scale is diminishing in their locality. 

 The lecturer thought this was not true 

 generally, and stated that while the 

 scale might apparently seem to be 

 cleaned out, it would appear again in 

 a couple of years, and that constant 

 vigilance was the only safety. He also 

 stated that the proper time to spray 

 evergreens was the mouth of August. 



The president appointed committees 

 for the year, these being practically 

 the same as 1909— excepting that Rob- 

 ert Craig takes the place of Edwin 

 Lonsdale as chairman of the committee 

 for examining new plants. William 

 Kleinheinz presided. It is announced 

 that the National Gardeners will have 

 a banquet at Dooner's on March 15th, 

 the first night of the spring show, at 

 ■which 100 covers will be laid. 



Seed Trade 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the meeting, on Jan. 17, there 

 was a large attendance of members 

 and several out of town visitors. 

 There was a fine display of carna- 

 tions, and quite a discussion took 

 place on the culture of carnations 

 after the judging was finished. The 

 awards were as follows: 



A. Bauer, 1st for White Perfection, 

 Rose Pink Enchantress and Harlo- 

 warden; Peter Murray, 1st for En- 

 chantress, Winsor and Variegated 

 Lawson; Jas. Kennedy, 1st for Bea- 

 con. Cottage Gardens Co. received a 

 certificate of merit for Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward. Alma Ward was also exhibit- 

 ed, but, unfortunately, got damaged 

 on the express, so it could not be 

 judged properly. Charles C. DeWild 

 was awarded a preliminary certificate 

 for a very fine pink seedling; Peter 

 Ewen for bed seedling; James Dow- 

 len certificate of culture for Red Law- 

 son. 



ALEX, FLEMING, Rec. Sec. 



ST. LOUIS LADIES ORGANIZE. 



Supplementing the action taken at 

 a preliminary meeting at the home of 

 Mrs. John Steidle a month ago, a 

 meeting of the St. Louis Florists" 

 Ladies was called by Miss M. Mein- 

 hardt, president of the Ladies' Society 

 of American Florists, at the Washing- 

 ton hotel, St. Louis. There were pres- 

 ent Miss M. Meinhardt, Mrs. F. H. 

 Meinhardt, Mrs. J. J. Beneke, Mrs. 

 Otto Koenig, Mrs. Theo. Miller, Miss 

 J. Meinhardt, Mrs. P. C. Weber, Mrs. 

 C. A. Kuehn, Mrs. H. G. Berning, Mrs. 

 Carl Beyer, Mrs. John Steidle and Mrs. 

 Geo. B. Windier. The object of the 

 meeting was to form a Ladies' Home 

 Circle to meet once a month, and at 

 each meeting one of the ladies is to 

 entertain the members with something 

 interesting. Mrs. John Steidle was 

 elected president and Miss M. Mein- 

 hardt secretary and treasurer. Mrs. J. 

 J. Beneke was selected to entertain at 

 the next meeting in February. The 

 ladies then sat down to a fine lunch. 



Winter Tares or Vetches. 

 The winter vetch (Vicia villosa) has 

 been receiving much attention as a 

 soiling crop during the past few years. 

 It is now listed and largely dealt in 

 by leading seedsmen. For light soils 

 it is far ahead of the spring vetch 

 (Vicia sativa) which has been for 

 ages cultivated both for feeding and 

 soiling purposes. In the lighter soils 

 of Germany, France, Great Britain 

 and other foreign countries the winter 

 vetch has become greatly esteemed, 

 and its valuable qualities are now be- 

 ing generally recognized in the United 

 States and Canada. In the Connecti- 

 cut valley and elsewhere it has been 

 used as a winter crop for tobacco 

 land — and with excellent results. It 

 should be borne in mind that the 

 spring vetch (Vicia sativa) is also sold 

 under the name of winter vetch, 

 especially in Great Britain, and stocks 

 are bought by parties in this country 

 and are resold here as "winter vetch." 

 This may be honestly done but it. is 

 wrong and leads to confusion. V. vil- 

 losa is also called hairy or sand vetch. 

 The Bureau of Plant Industry and 

 most of the State Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Stations have experimented with 

 it and are now in a position to give 

 full and detailed information as to 

 culture and various ways it can 

 profitably be used. 



A Clever Guarantee on Seeds. 



Can anyone guess whose order sheet 

 this comes from: 



In sending this order I rely upon your 

 reputation as honest and experienced grow- 

 ers, that you will use eveiy care to send 

 me only seeds which you really believe are 

 the Best that have been produced for plant- 

 ing in 1910. Should I discover that any 

 mistake has l)een made, I shall advise you 

 promptly, so that you may redeem the 

 promise made on second i)age cover of 



f or , 1910,— either to 



replace the seeds or refund the price paid, 

 as I may direct. I recognize the fact that 

 a mistake may occasionally occur and also 

 that success depends largely upon condi- 

 tions of soil and climate, which are beyond 

 human control; — consequently no honest 

 seedsman could assume responsibility for 

 an amount beyond the actual cost of the 

 seeds. 



Respectfully referred to the powers 

 that be in the American Seed Trade 

 Association. 



HORTICULTURE will give a year's 

 subscription to anyone telling origin 

 and giving a reason why it does not 

 fill the bill better than the time- 

 honored waiver in general use. 



HORTICULTURE will also give a 

 year's subscription to anyone telling 

 origin and giving a good reason why 

 it does fill the bill better than the 

 time-honored waiver in general use. 



Notes. 

 Our Chicago Correspondent reports 

 that the warmer weather has made 

 shipping of onion sets active. Many 

 have been sent to Mexico for early 

 planting. 



John C. Bodger, representing John 

 Bodger & Sons Co., Gardena, Cal., was 

 in Philadelphia from 11th to 14th inst., 

 and reports good encouragement for 

 the California seed growing industry. 

 This firm has a five-hundred-acre farm 

 near Los Angeles and makes a spec- 

 ialty of sweet peas, tomatoes, lettuce, 

 limas, asters, and cosmos. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 

 German Nurseries & Seed House, 

 Beatrice, Neb. — Garden Book for 1910. 

 Seeds, Plants and Trees are included 

 in this excellent list. The covers are 

 adorned with flowers and fruit in 

 colors. 



Van Zonneveld Brothers & Philippo, 

 Sassenhfeim, Holland. — Wholesale cat- 

 alogue and Price List of Bulbs and 

 Plants. An exceptionally comprehen- 

 sive catalogue, listing roses, peonies, 

 rhododendrons and miscellaneous 

 hardy plants and roots and bulbs of 

 all classes in wide variety. The title 

 page bears a splendid colored portrait 

 of hyacinth Lord Balfour and the back 

 cover page shows a gi-oup of narcissi 

 in colors. 



Mr. Sonderegger, the proprietor of 

 the German Nurseries, in talking of 

 the great success of his nursery stock 

 and seeds in all parts of the country, 

 gives much of the credit to the rather 

 severe climate of his district. It pro- 

 duces vigorous, hardy stock that can 

 stand the raw, cold winters, and the 

 dry, hot summers, if necessary. We 

 know that the company will be pleased 

 to send their catalogue to anyone in- 

 terested. To those who mention this 

 paper when writing, they will send a 

 free trial packet of their New Coreless 

 Tomato seed. 



INCORPORATED. 



Rocky Ford, Col. — Rocky Ford Seed 

 Company Association; Will Morrison, 

 H. D. Clute, J. P. Mullowney; not for 

 profit. 



Cincinnati, O. — Hyde Park Rose 

 Company, $10,000; Gustav Meier, Al- 

 bert Sunderbruch, Henry Sunnen- 

 berg, Frank Sunnenberg, Joseph Sun- 

 nenberg. 



Pen Mar, Pa. — Pen Mar Orchard 

 Co. to sell nursery products. W. F. 

 Johnson, Pittsburg; W. F. Given, Bal- 

 timore; and E. L. Worthington, 

 Charleston, W. Va. Capital $20,000. 



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