Xovember 1, 1913 



HORTICULTUKE 



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November 13th is Chrysanthemum Day 



November 14th is Carnation Day 



November 15th is Rose Day 



Special Prizes Every Day at 



CLEVELAND'S BIG FLOWER SHOW 



Write JOHN BODDY, City Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, for Premium List 



111 Writing Advertisers Kindly Mention HORTICULTURE. 



FALL PLANTING. 



When one is setting out a tree or a 

 plant, it is assumed that the planter 

 wishes to have it attain size and as 

 perfect a development as possible the 

 first summer. In the fall, previous to 

 the last of November, when the 

 ground is just warm and moist 

 enough, and in the spring previous to 

 the drying winds and usual hot sun 

 of the last of June, a plant will at 

 once start a root growth after being 

 moved. It the spring it promptly be- 

 gins sending out leaves, while in the 

 fall only the roots act. Hardy plants 

 transplanted in the fall before severe 

 cold weather sets in will, therefore, 

 even before the following winter be- 

 come more or less well established, 

 and naturally will be in a position to 

 make a stronger growth the following 

 summer than would those disturbed 

 in the spring, and particularly late in 

 the spring. 



It may further be said in favor of 

 fall planting, that more time and ef- 

 fort can be spared for the work than 

 could in the spring. All plants are 

 now fully dormant and in the best 

 condition for moving, while many, 

 such as the Forsythias, for example, 

 the Bleeding Hearts and Peonies, start 

 into growth with the first warm day, 

 and necessarily must receive a check 

 if transplanted then. A peony plant- 

 ed in the fall will be strong enough to 

 produce well-developed flowers the fol- 

 lowing season, while if planted in the 

 spring it cannot bloom until the fol- 

 lowing year. Herbaceous perennials 

 and flowering shrubs if planted in the 

 fall will produce a strong and vigor- 

 ous growth and be much more beauti- 

 ful than such that have been moved 

 and checked just as they are starting 

 into growth in the spring. Plants 

 transplanted in the fall will suffer less 

 from the hot sun of July and general 

 dry weather of summer than when 

 moved in the spring. 



It is sate to plant hardy trees 

 and plants untH about December 

 1st. as it Is a well established 

 fact that plants make a root ac- 

 tion on all warm days, even during 

 December and after the ground has 

 even frozen to the depth of three or 

 four inches. From October 15th to 

 November 15th is perhaps the ideal 

 time in the year for planting, as the 



CLEVELAND FLOWER SHOW PREPARATIONS. 



We present a view herewith, show- 

 ing some of the publicity work which 

 is being done in Cleveland to boom 

 the big flower show. The picture 

 shows an empty lot in front of the 



exhibition hall which has been planted 

 with shrubbery, etc., to make the en- 

 vironment and approaches attractive. 

 Entries for the show are coming in 

 strong. 



weather is not cold enough to injure 

 the roots while they are exposed, the 

 ground in the most excellent condition 

 to be worked and the plants perfectly 

 dormant. Plants, when packed to 

 travel a distance, are easily kept moist 

 and do not sufl'er during transporta- 

 tion so readily as in the spring, when 

 often a soft growth has started before 

 they are dug from the nursery and 

 shipped. John KiRKEt;-^.\KU. 



Bedford, Mass 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE. 



Early Chrysanthemums. 



The first show of the season, organ- 

 ized by the National Chrysanthemum 

 Society, took place at the Crystal Pal- 

 ace, Sydenham, on Oct. 1 and 2. This 

 fixture affords ample evidence of the 

 advances which have been made in 

 raising early varieties, and their 

 adaptability for decorative purposes. 

 Cragg, Harrison & Cragg, who are 

 amongst the largest growers for mar- 

 ket, had a very attractive group. 

 Among the best were Yellow Money- 

 maker (a sport from a popular market 

 white) which gained a first class cer- 



tificate; J. W. Streater, yellow; Juliet, 

 rosy cinnamon; Cranfordia, yellow; 

 Almirante, red bronze; Cranford Yel- 

 low, Betty Spark and Pink Princess. 

 Wells & Co., Ltd., had a meritorious 

 display. This firm's new introductions 

 this season include: Popsie, an out- 

 door single, creamy white, with a yel- 

 low disc; Olive, Japanese outdoor va- 

 riety, chestnut red, with gold reverse; 

 Susie, outdoor single, salmon buff; 

 Golden Firebrand, a bright yellow 

 sport from the early-flowering single 

 Firebrand. Mrs. Richard Hamilton, 

 shown by Lowe & Shawyer, is a use- 

 ful addition to the market varieties; 

 it is a rich golden yellow, with in- 

 curved florets. Golden Diana, from F. 

 Todd & Co., is a golden yellow sport 

 from Crimson Diana. The society's 

 chief show is to take place on Nov. 5 

 and two following days. This is to be 

 followed by the annual dinner later in 

 the month; a conference is to take 

 place on Dec. 10, when papers on out- 

 door chrysanthemums are to be read 

 by Norman Davis and T. Bevan, who 

 was the society's delegate at the In- 

 ternational Horticultural Congress at 

 Ghent. W. H. Aosett. 



