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HOETICULTUEE 



August 9, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



VOL. XVIII 



AUGUST 9, 1913 



NO. 6 



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CONTENTS 



Page 



COVER ILLUSTRATION — Cerastium toraentosum. 



NOTES ON CULTURE OF FLORISTS' STOCK— Callas 



— Cinerarias — Liliuru Harrisii— Primulas for Late 



Winter and Spring— Sweet Peas for Early Winter 



Flowering — Planting Roman Hyacinths — John J. M. 



Farrell 165 



ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS — The Boilers — 

 Grates— Crimson Clover — Cutting from the Young 

 Plants — Pinching for Long Stems— Vacation Time — 



The Pots — Arthur C. RuzUkn 166 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS— Fruit 



Rooms — Jfildew — George H. Prnson 167 



SWEET PEAS— BfZicin Jenkins 168 



CERASTIUM— A'i'hrii-f; Ilothe 168 



LILIUM SARGENTIAE, Illustrated 169 



CONVENTION TOPICS— 7'/! (W/orc Wirth 171 



SOCIETY OF A.MERICAN FLORISTS— Twenty-Ninth 

 Annual Meeting and Exhibition — New York Florists' 

 Club — American Carnation Society — Ladies' Society 



of American Florists 172 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES— Maryland-Delaware Horti- 

 cultural Societies — Southampton (N. Y.) Horticul- 

 tural Society — Florists' Club of Philadelphia 173 



Club and Society Notes 172 



ARE STANDARDS OF PURITY PRACTICABLE IN 



SEED LAWS?— Gfor<;p K. Green 174 



CATTLEYA MOSSIAE IN CALIFORNIA, Illustrated.. 176 



WALTER MOTT'S NOTES BY THE WAY 180 



OF INTEREST TO RETAIL FLORISTS: 



Steamer Departures — New Flower Stores 182 



Flowers by Telegraph 183 



The Funeral Spray— Florists' Telegraph Delivery 184 



DURING RECESS— The Washington-Baltimore Outing, 



Illustrated 184 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: 



Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Phila- 

 delphia 187 



New York. St. Louis 189 



MISCELLANEOUS: 



Storm in Washington, D. C 173 



News Notes 176-189 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 179 



Patents Granted 179 



Incorporated 180 



Defective Lilies— 1/. H. Bartseh 180 



Philadelphia Notes 183 



Chicago Notes 184 



Personal 185 



Cincinnati Personals 189 



The Glass Market 194 



Tlie frequent allusion to the advantages of 

 Affiliation "affiliation"' between the S. A. F. and 



other organizations, by men active in the 

 affairs of these bo(3ies, would indicate that this topic will 

 be one of the much discussed questions at Minneapolis. 

 One fault with convention debate on far-reaching prob- 

 leni,s — of which this undoul)tfdly is one— is that they 

 are apt to be short-viewed and the ultimate success of 

 their agitation is frequently weakened by the acts and 

 declarations of the most zealous of supporters, so that 

 wavs and mean? carefully and witli great effort matured 

 I v those who have giveiT long time and much thought 



to the subject are sometimes badly deranged and thus 

 the sincerest friends of a movement really stand in the 

 way of its realization because of unconsidered yielding 

 to or urging relatively unimportant details and expe- 

 dients of the moment. We certainly hope this impor- 

 tant subject may come before the convention in some 

 well-thought-out committee reiwrt and that the men who 

 have done the thinking may be on deck to fully explain 

 the "why and wherefore." 



Our editorial "I'arcel Post llenaced" 



To safeguard in last week's issue has received much 



parcel post favorable comment from our readers. 



One letter from a prominent florist in 



All)auy. X. Y., is so jtarticularly pleasing that we re- 



jiroducc it here. 



Dear Sir:- August 5, 1913. 



Referring to your editorial in the last issue of Hohti- 

 (I i.TtKK in reference ti> the Parcel Pest I have taken this 

 matter up with our Congressman in such a way that 1 

 think things will be left as they were with the increase in 

 weight, of course, that we desire. I know that Congress- 

 man Ten Eyck will take care of us and if there is anything 

 more I can do in this line, why let me know. 

 Yours very truly, 



William C. Gi»eckxer. 



Simultaneously tlicrt- appeared in the Knickerbocker 

 Press of All)aiiy an article editorially approving the 

 sentiments expre.'^sed liy HoRTicuLTriiK on this subject 

 and voicing the anxiety of the merchants of Albany that 

 no interference with the development of Parcel Post be 

 tolerated. We hope that many more florists in every 

 congressional district of the country will pnnnptly emu- 

 late and vigorously follow suit to ^Ir. Gloeckncr"s timely 

 action. 



Our news notes during the 



A good substitute for summer months make fre- 



an experimental garden qucnt mention of the vi.sits of 



the garden committee of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society to interesting pri- 

 vate estates or commercial horticultural establishments 

 in eastern New England. This committee has been more 

 active this season than in any recent year, President 

 Farquhar having strong views on the great value of this 

 particular branch of the Society's activities. This com- 

 mittee has been held in very high esteem from the early 

 days of tlie Society's existence. We find in Robert ilan- 

 iiing's History of the Massachusetts Horticultural Socie- 

 ty frequent reference to its work. In the year 185G the 

 garden committee was very active, visiting many places 

 of note. Mr. Maiuiiiig tpiotcs from llir vi'iinrt of tli(> 

 committee for that year as follows: 



"The Committee cannot close this repoit without ex- 

 pressing their high approval of this portion of the Society's 

 labors. A spur and new life have been given to horticul- 

 ture, and a laudable ambition and emulation encouraged. 

 The rich specimens of fruit which adorn our tables, and 

 compete for the prizes, are now, in most instances, but 

 fair and true representatives of the gardens from which 

 they come, and need not be ashamed of the places where 

 they grew. We are happy to believe that the pleasure and 

 satisfaction of these visits have been mutual. Few persons 

 are without the desire for praise or approval, which it Is 

 always a satisfaction to receive from those considered best 

 competent to judge, and having official position. The 

 awarding of liberal premiums, and a careful inspection, when 

 invited, of the numerous and increasing gardens dotted 

 over this Commonwealth, may be justly considered a good 

 substitute for an experimental garden (one of the early 

 objects of this Society,) and perhaps is the best method 

 of expending our funds for the promotion of horticulture 

 and improved gardening." 



The committee nowadays does not wait for an invita- 

 tion always but sometimes makes visits of its own choos- 

 ing. Its awards are much coveted. 



