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GARDE^ERS• CHRONICLE 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 

 PARK SUPERINTENDENTS 



The American Association of Park Super- 

 intendents held its twenty-second annual 

 convention at the Hotel TuUer, Detroit, 

 Mich., Aug. 23 to Aug. 25. Some of the 

 proceedings of this convention may be of 

 general interest to gardeners. Papers were 

 read as follows : 



"Essentials of Organization," A. A. Fisk, 

 Chicago, III. 



"Conservation of Wild Life," R. E. Fol- 

 lett. Detroit, Mich. 



"Care of Street Trees," C. E. Smith, De- 

 troit. Mich. 



"Playgrounds," C. E, Brewer, Detroit, 

 Mich. 



"Value of Parks to Posterity," L. P. 

 Jensen, St. Louis, Mo. 



"Parks as Memorials," O. W. Douglas, 

 Chicago, 111. 



"Woods as Parks." Dr. Filibert Roth. 

 University of Michigan. 



"City Planning in Relation to Parks and 

 Boulevards," T. Glenn Phillips, Detroit, 

 Mich. 



These papers will be published in the 

 official organ of the association Parks and 

 Recreation, and are all of general interest. 

 Resolutions were passed endorsing the Bill- 

 board Campaign of the National Associa- 

 tion of Gardeners. The National Botanic 

 Garden at Mount Hamilton, D. C, advocat- 

 ing that the shores of lakes and large 

 streams be acquired for park purposes, the 

 preservation of woodlands and the estab- 

 lishing adequate areas around every school- 

 house for plantations and recreation. 



A committee for the conservation of 

 wild life was suggested and will likely be 

 appointed. A committee was also appointed 

 for the education of young men for the 

 profession of Park Executive. In accord- 

 ance with reorganization plans the name of 

 the association was changed to the Amer- 

 ican Institute of Park Executives and 

 The American Parks Society. ,\11 members 

 will receive the magazine Parks aiid Re- 

 creation, which will be issued bi-monlhly. 

 Any one interested in park work may be- 

 come a member of the Parks Society. 



The following officers were elected : 

 President, George H. HoUister, Hartford, 

 Conn. ; vice-president, C. A. Bossen, Minne- 

 apolis. Minn. ; Secretary-treasurer. Emmet 

 P. Griffin, East Saint Louis, 111. 



Directors : to serve one year, H. W. 

 Busch, Detroit, Mich.; Theodore Wirth. 

 Minneapolis, Minn. ; to serve two years 

 W. H. Dunn, Kansas City, Mo., Jolni 

 Meisenbacher, Tulsa, Okla. ; to serve three 

 years, L. P. Jensen, Saint Louis, Mo., 

 George A. Parker, Hartford, Conn. 



Miimeapolis, Minn., was chosen for the 

 next meeting place of the convention. 



The second afternoon and the third day 

 were devoted to inspection of tlie parks and 

 boulevards of Detroit. 



THE QUESTIONNAIRE 



Subscribers are invited to make free use 

 of this department to solve problems that 

 may arise in their garden work. Questions 

 on the ordinary pursuits of gardening, that 

 can be readily answered by applying to the 

 usual reference books should not be re- 

 ferred to the Questionnaire. 



What care should be given poinsettias 

 to have them retain their leaves? Con- 

 ditions at present are: Plants out of 

 doors in partial shade; watered once or 

 twice daily as per condition; sprayed 

 with Black Leaf 40, dissolved Ivory soap 

 one ounce, once a week or ten days. Ap- 



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I SELLING OUT | 



I The Famous Rose Hill Nurseries | 



i A wonderful collection of Ornamental trees, Decidvious and I 



Evergreen. 



Complete stock of Perennials. 



Must Be Sold 



Entire nursery stock must be sold to settle estate. This is a rare opportunity to 

 secure specimen trees and shrubs at remarkably low prices. 



Several thousand large Box trees (Biixus). Hundreds of Koster Blue 



spruce. 



Large blocks of large size Conifers. 



To fully appreciate this stock it should be seen. 



ROSE HILL NURSERIES, North Ave., New Roclielle, N. Y. | 



Nurseries near Wykagyl Station, on New York, Westchester & Boston R. R. | 



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parently free of insects. — E. H. K. — 

 New Jersey. 



.\ sudden change of temperature, or over- 

 watering, will cause leaves to fall off the 

 plants. By careful regulation of the tem- 

 perature and by not over-watering, one can 

 prevent the plants from losing their leaves. 

 Poinsettias should be watered only once a 

 day, as they are dry plants. They should 

 be moved into a greenhouse and partly 

 shaded until the plants can stand the strong 

 sunlight, after which the shade should be 

 removed. Poinsettias are tropical plants 

 and should not be grown in tlie shade. As 

 you have had your plants in the shade you 

 must bring them into the sunlight gradually. 

 Unless the plants are weak they are not 

 subject to disease. An occasional applica- 

 tion of Black Leaf 40 (one ounce to a gal- 

 lon of water) will keep away the mealy bug 

 which is the only insect that affects these 

 plants. — Editor. 



I am sending herewith some samples 

 of delphiniums. Can you tell me what 

 the trouble is and what I can do for 

 them? My delphiniums are mostly young 

 plants, although I have some that are 

 three years old. The blossoms came out 

 in clublike bunches and all mixed with 

 green as in the sample. Among more 

 than fifty plants there were not a half 

 a dozen perfect ones. I do not think the 

 white or the Chinese plants were at all 

 affected.— Mrs. O. G.— New York. 



In answer to your question regarding del- 

 phiniums, one of our contributors has writ- 

 ten us that he believes that your plants have 

 grown too fast, or have been given too 

 much shade. As a rule, delphiniums are 

 not subject to any deformity in color. As 

 he is not familiar with the exact variety 

 of delphiniums which you grow (your 

 sample Ijeing so withered on its arrival that 

 we could not examine it very carefully) he 

 cannot give you a very definite cause of the 

 trouble. It may also possibly be due to 

 the fact that too strong a fertilizer has been 

 used in the groimd. — S. M. K. — Ohio. 



Will you tell me when I should trans- 

 plant perennial seeds? Should it be when 

 they are large enough, or must I wait 

 until Fall for such plants as Canterbury 

 Bells and Digitalis?— Mrs. W. E. Derr, 

 —Pa. 



Perennial seeds of Canterbury Bells and 

 Digitalis should be sown in July and trans- 



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I Conine Nursery Co. | 



I STRATFORD, CONN. Est. 1895 | 



I We believe that we excel in | 



I Large Austrian Pine | 



j Large Hemlock, loose and I 



I sheared | 



I Large White Spruce I 



I Large Kosterii Blues | 



I Large Retinosporas in variety § 



I from 8 to 20 feet | 



I Large Mugho Pines | 



I Large Biotas | 



j Large Cedars | 



I All of which are moved on | 



I platforms. | 



I Visit the Nurseries. | 



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ORCHIDS 



We are Specialists in Orchids. We collect. 

 KFAw, import. exDort and sell orchids ex- 

 clusively. If you are in the market for Orchids, 

 we solicit your Inquiries and orders. Cata- 

 logues and special lists on application. 

 LAGER & HURRELL 

 •rcbU Grann mb4 ■■ptrtwf 

 Summit. N. J. 



Hardy Perennial Plants 



All I arieties 

 Price List Vree on Application 



THOMAS WYLIE 



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THE FLOWER GROWER 



Published Monthly for both Amateur and 

 Professional Flower Growers 



GARDENEJtS: You should grow flowers 

 in quantity and help beautify your surround- 

 ings and brighten the lives of those who 

 visit your gardens. 



The subscription price of THE FLOW- 

 ER GROWER is $1.50 per year, three years 

 for $,^.50. Sample copy 15c. 



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