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HOETICULTURE 



December 20, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



▼OL. XVIU 



DECEMBER 20, 1913 



NO 25 



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CONTENTS page 



COVER ILLUSTRATION— Eremurus himalaicus. 

 NOTES ON CULTURE OF FLORISTS' STOCK— Cal- 

 ceolarias — Care of Carnations — Marguerites — Panda- 

 nus Veitcbii — Sowing Fern Spores — Protecting Out- 

 side Bulbs — John .7. M. Farrell 861 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS— Plant- 

 ing Vines — Planting Peach and Nectarine Trees — 



Stem Troubles of Melons — George H. Penson 862 



ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS— Fumigating— The 

 New Year — Planning and Planting — The Propagator 

 — Care of Propagating Wood — Arthur C. Ruzicka.. 863 



COVER ILLUSTRATION 863 



TWO TOTTY NOVELTIES, Illustrations 865 



A TALK ON FLOWERS— r. K. Harrison 865 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS— C. .4. Johnston 870 



SEED TRADE 874 



OF INTEREST TO RETAIL FLORISTS: 



New Flower Stores — Steamer Departures 876 



Flowers by Telegraph 877 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS— Boston, Chicago, Phil- 

 adelphia, St. Louis 881 



New York 883 



WEED EXTERMINATION— O. E. Stone, Illustrated .. 888 



OBITUARY— Pearl V. Winters— D. McGillivray 890 



MISCELLANEOUS: 



A Kind Word 869 



New French Hydrangeas, Illustration 870 



Oncidium splendidum 870 



Catalogues lleceived 874 



Philadelphia Notes 874 



New Corporations 874 



Business Troubles 877 



Chicago Notes 878 



Personal 8^8 



News Notes 878-890 



Free Horticultural Lectures at Boston 883 



Fires 883 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 890 



Patents Granted 890 



Anglo American Exposition. London, Illustrated.... 866 

 CLUBS AND SOCIETIES— Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club of Boston— St. Louis Florist Club — Nassau 

 County Horticultural Society — Cook County (111) 

 Florists' Association — Connecticut Horticultural So- 

 ciety — American Carnation Society 867 



American Rose Society — Westchester and Fairfield 



Horticultural Society 868 



Club and Society Notes 8B9 



The veteran rose hybridist, John Cook, 

 A new star has selected the name of Francis Scott 



Key for his latest introduction in 

 .seedling ro.ses. The author of the "Star Spangled Ban- 

 ner" is well worthy of tlie recognition and we hope the 

 rose which is to bear his name may, by virtue of it.-; 

 s-terling qualities, attain to a glory as bright and fade- 

 less as the immortal verses written by PVancis Scott Key 

 one hundred years ago. 



The aggregate number of printed 

 "Going some" pages comprised in the Christmas and 

 Anniversary Numbers of the four 

 weekly trade papers last week was 468. Approximately 

 speaking this represents 750 columns of reading matter 

 of more or less useful quality and an investment of not 

 for from $5,000 in advertising. The number of tons of 

 white paper required for printing these four issues, if 

 computed, would be a further astounding revelation as 

 to the growth of horticultural trade journalism in the 

 United States within a period of a few years. Nearly 

 $1,000 a day for advertising in the florists' trade and in- 

 dustries directly dependent upon it, even in an excep- 

 tional week, is "some money" and certainly represents 

 some business and enterprise. What commercial horti- 

 culture in America will yet grow to nobody can predict, 

 for the growth has lieen steady and there is nothing to 

 indicate anything but an indefinite continuance of seem- 

 ingly exhaustless development. 



And now, Christmas once more. 

 "Safe and sane" Bright skies and moderate temper- 

 Christmas atures have prevailed quite generally 

 and there is a large and fairly ade- 

 quate crop in sight of all the good things florists are 

 wont to place before the buying public for the proper 

 observance of that joyous anniversary. That being the 

 case, why try to make the buyer pay more on this than 

 on other days for the same goods? Wliy continue to 

 furnish the daily papers with the foundation for prepos- 

 terous stories about the prohibitive prices of Christmas 

 flowers? Why be a party to any attempt to perpetuate 

 the antiquated folly of "cold storage" flowers which has 

 cost the flower growing industry so dearly ? Cut it out 

 for good and forexor and the cut flower will come to its 

 own not only for Christmas but for the days and weeks 

 that follow, for the public will then have no cause for 

 complaint and resentment because of any conviction that 

 they have been imposed upon with half decayed refuse 

 or outrageous prices. 



We doubt very much whether the 

 Anglo-American horticultural profession in this coun- 

 Exposition t, V ave aware of the extent and im- 

 portance of this event which is to 

 come off in London (Shepherd's Bush) from May to 

 October, 1914:, or whether many of them have even 

 been apprised of it. Its avowed intent is to celebrate 

 the centenary of peace and progress in the arts, sciences 

 and industries of the United States of America and the 

 British Empin>. Tbe .American executive offices are 

 in the Woolworth Building; New York and the American 

 Industrial Section is located in the Commercial 

 Museum, Philadcliihia. The list of names of officials 

 connected with Iho enterprise, in England and this coun- 

 try, is a veiT representative one, including the ca])tains 

 of industry, education, science and art in all sections. 

 We note with ploasuro the appointment of W. .\. ifanda 

 as' a member of the Horticulture, Arboriculture and 

 Forestry Committee. Although tlie only representative 

 from this country on that committee, we know that Mr. 

 Manda will fill the position with ability and zeal and 

 with honor to the country he represents. 



Very Important 



Advertisers and correspondents, please note that, he- 

 cause of Christmas happening on our regular press day, 

 all communications for next issue must reach this office 

 (ine day earlier than usual. Electrotypes, photographs. 



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