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HORTICULTURE 



February 26, 1910 



OSMUNDA FIBRE 



We offer for immediate delivery in any quantity either the Yellow or 

 Black Fibre of the Finest Grade, suitable for Orchids. 



We can also supply at once Rotted or Azalea Peat, Leaf Mold, Live 

 or Baled Sphagnum Moss. 



SAHPLES AND PRICES UPON REQUEST 



C. W. BROWNELL & COMPANY, WALDEN, N. Y. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



The Visit to Urbana. 



A creditable number of florists left 

 Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 15, for the two 

 days' session of the Illinois State 

 Florists' Association, at the State 

 University, Champaign, where also in- 

 cludes the Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. Among the number from 

 Chicago were P. J. Foley, C. M. Dick- 

 inson, A. T. Hey, W. L. Palinsky, John 

 Then, August and Adolph Poehlmann, 

 C. L. Washburn, H. B. Howard, Mrs. 

 M. Flint, C. W. Johnson, J. C. 

 Vaughan, W. N. Rudd, R. S. Wood- 

 yard, Anton Then, A. T. Pyter, T. 

 Prodie, N. P. Miller, F. Kidwell, Geo. 

 Asmus and M. Barker. A gracious 

 hospitality was shown the two hun- 

 dred or more in attendance, by the 

 president of the Illinois State Univers- 

 ity, President Edmund J. James, who 

 gave them an address of welcome that 

 left no doubt as to his sincerity. P. 

 J. Foley was the man to respond and 

 as usual did it in a very acceptable 

 manner. An account of the meetings 

 is given elsewhere. Election of of- 

 ficers was recorded last week. Mr. C. 

 L. Washburn, president-elect, says 

 that If growers generally, only realized 

 the help the Experiment Station can 

 be to them they would not consider 

 the cost of a trip there of any account. 

 Much that the individual grower must 

 learn by experience, can be learned 

 here for the asking. Four varieties of 

 carnations. Enchantress, Beacon, Win- 

 sor and White Perfection, are being 

 tested with five different plant foods. 

 So far Enchantress has been found to 

 be the heaviest feeder and Beacon the 

 lightest. The effects of over-feeding 

 are also noted. At the close of the 

 season a bulletin containing the re- 

 sults of these tests will be mailed to 

 each member of the state society of 

 florists. 



A Problem for the Floral Artists. 

 Now that Lincoln Day, St. Valen- 

 tine's Day and the day of the Father 

 of Our Country are all in the past, 

 Chicago florists will have a few days 

 in which to think of a suitable win- 

 dow for the 17th of March. It will 

 take plenty of real ingenuity to get 

 up a window display that will proper- 

 ly do honor to the patron saint of Ire- 

 land, and the President of the United 

 States at the same time. A big stick 

 covered with shamrock would have 

 been so easy had it been the former 

 president. But no doubt our florists 

 will be equal to the occasion and get 



ORCHIDS 



ROEHRS, Rutherford, N. J. 



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Ariived in fine condition 

 Cattleya Warneril, C. Harrlsonlae, C. Gas- 

 kelllaDa, C. gigaa Bardyana tjpe, Dendro- 

 blum Phalaenopala Schroederlana, Odooto- 

 glOBSam luteo-pnrpnreum sceptrnm. 



LAGER & HURRELL. ^°n" 

 O li O HI 13 S 



r.ittlpya Warneril. C. Harrisoniae, C. Gas- 

 kelliaiia. C. gigas Hardyana type, Dendro- 

 bium Phalaenopsis Sohroederiaua, Odonto- 

 glossum lutco-purpureum sceptrum. 



CARRILLO & BALDWIN, 



Mamaroaeck. New York. 



STUART LOW & CO., late of 



Hugh Low & Co. dissolved, are now receiv- 

 ing large importations of BURMESE 

 UENDROBIUmS., such as Wardianum., 

 Crassinode., Fimbriatum., Devonia- 

 num., Mobile Brymerianum., Tliyrsi- 

 florum, etc., and will give excellent value. 



Also hold very large stock of WARDIA- 

 NUMS, CRASSIMODES, etc., to flower 

 THIS SPRIMQ. 



Also LAELIO-CATTLEYAS., BRAS- 

 SO-CATTLE>AS., ODOMTOQLOS- 

 SUnS in spike, all for Spring and early 

 Summer flowering. 



Catalogue an Apf>tit:atiott 



Royal Nurseries, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, England 



ORCHIDS ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! 



and HyfyrlAUU i« tK» World 



Sander, St. Aibanft, England 



and 236 Broadway, Room I 

 NKW YORK CITY 



A large and attractive lot of established plants, also in- 

 portations coming which we offer at advantageous prices 



ORDONEZ BROS. 



41 West 28th St., New York City, 

 and Madison. N. J. 



up something that will do themselves 

 credit. 



An Educational Venture. 



Chicago has a proposition for using 

 its 240-acre Gage farm. A. W. Beil- 

 fuss, chairman of the small parks 

 commission, plans to make a sort of 

 horticultural college of this farm, 

 where anyone can go and learn what 

 kind of trees and shrubs to plant and 

 how to care for them. He further 

 plans to make it possible for the city 

 to sell plants, trees and shrubs for a 

 little more than cost, to every lover 

 of the same. (Better cut out that 

 part of it. — Ed.) This farm has been 

 leased for one-fourth the amount of 

 taxes, but this year the city has re- 

 fused to again rent it. 



The Excursion to Joliet. 



About twenty-five took advantage of 

 the excursion to Joliet and were enter- 

 tained by the Chicago Carnation Com- 

 pany in good style. Everything in the 

 way of stock is fine and the visitors 

 were much pleased with the new va- 

 rieties as well as the old. 

 City News. 



The cement exhibit at the Coliseum 

 is of interest to the florists, that com- 



position having rapidly gained in 

 favor as a greenhouse construction 

 material. 



In the death of Mrs. H. W. Magee, 

 last week, Chicago lost a woman who 

 has been active in the civic better- 

 ment of the city. She was especially 

 noted for her work in the interest of 

 the small parks. 



P. N. Obertin of Kenosha, Wis., says 

 he never saw more flowers used than 

 at a recent funeral there. He furnished 

 1200 dollars' worth himself and those 

 supplied by Milwaukee florists filled 

 an entire express car. 



There will be an International Por- 

 ' est, Fish and Game Exposition at the 

 International Live Stociv pavilion, 

 March 19 to April 2. A contract has 

 been let for the construction of an 

 artificial lake to cover an area of 

 2S,125 square feet. 



The trade responded liberally with 

 flowers to be sold at the benefit play 

 for the Anti-Cruelty Society, at the 

 Grand Opera House. Feb. 21st. Flor- 

 ists in Chicago, as elsewhere, have 

 big enough hearts to lend a helping 

 hand in a good cause. 



One portion of the city celebrated 



