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July 23, 1910 



rind thick, red; flesh dark red, juicy, 

 of sour-sweet taste; seeds large. A 

 very prolific bearer. 27774. A native 

 Caucasian variety called "Savalan 

 Nar." (Meyer's introductions.) 



Pyrus sp. 27770. From Tiflis, Cau- 

 casus. A native Caucasian variety of 

 pear suitable for regions with <\.y, 

 hot summers. Pyrus nivalis e'a:\igni- 

 folia. 27G70. From Tiflis, Caucasus. 

 A shrubby, wild pear occurring In 

 very dry places, mainly in Eastern 

 Caucasus. Recommended as a dwarf- 

 ing stock for pears and as an orna- 

 mental gai-den shrub. (Meyer's in- 

 troductions.) 



Rhamnus Pallasii. 27()69. From 

 Tiflis, Caucasus. An ornamental, de- 

 ciduous shrub growing in very dry 

 and sterile places. Recommended for 

 bank-binding and as an ornamental 

 garden shrub. (Meyer's introduction.) 



Rubus fruticosus. 27441-450. Ten 

 varieties of wild blacli berry from Mr. 

 Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, Chile. 

 "All sweet and good flavored, some 

 especially so. In their wild state they 

 would serve well tor commercial and 

 domestic uses, if the people had 

 learned to esteem them. The only ob- 

 jection is their excessive plant growth; 

 15 feet would be the average height. 

 They spread quickly. They make an 

 etfeclive hedge, but need annual 

 pruning to keep them from becoming 

 a pest. I consider the blackberries of 

 the South as superior to those of 

 Central Chile, (Nos. 27442, 443 and 

 446), but incomparably less produc- 

 tiv'e. If by crossing you can obtain 

 their flavor and great prodiictiveness 

 upon dwarf plants, you will have 

 made a great advance." (Husbands.) 

 For distribution later. 



Solanum sp. 27452-453. Two kinds 

 of potatoes sent in by Mr. Jose D. 

 Husbands, Limavida, Chile. Grown in 

 the Southern part of Chile. For dis- 

 tribution later. 



Solanum spp. 27651-659. A collec- 

 tion of nine varieties of potatoes from 

 Bolshaia Viska, Russia. Received 

 from Mr. B. E. Neuberg, through Mr. 

 W. V. Shear. For distribution later. 



Solanum mammosum. 27713. From 

 Hankow, China. Presented by Mr. A. 

 Sugden. "Five-finger gourd from 

 Canton. Big leaf with thorns on it. 

 Fruit a deep yellow: it lasts tor a long 

 time and is both highly ornamental 

 and quaint. There are five small 

 fingers sticking out from the base on 

 which it stands when picked. Size 

 about 3x2 inches." (Sugden.) For 

 distribution later. 



Solanum melongena. 27666. From 

 Tiflis, Caucasus. A native Caucasian 

 variety of egg plant; the fruits are of 

 dark purple color, of elongated shape 

 and medium size. Considered to be a 

 good sort. (Meyer's introduction.) 



Sophora macrocarpa. 27454. From 

 Mr. Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, 

 Chile. "A beautiful tree, the fruit of 

 which is edible." (Husbands.) For 

 distribution later. 



Spartium junceum. 27451. From 

 Mr. Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, 

 Chile. "Retama. A beautiful leafless 

 bush or treelet, 6-8 feet high, with 

 large yellow, delightfully fragrant 

 flowers, which remain in bloom a long 

 time." (Husbands.) For distribution 

 later. 



Strychnos sp. 27455. From Mr. Jose 

 D. Husbands, Limavida, Chile. "A 



beautiful, dwarf ornamental tree from 

 the innermost Cordilleras near the 

 perpetual snow line." (Husbands.) 

 For distribution later. 



Tilia sp. 27667. From Tiflis, Cau- 

 casus. A beautiful native Caucasian 

 shade tree, growing to be very old 

 and of large dimensions. Of value as 

 a park and avenue tree in the mild- 

 wantered sections of the United States. 

 (Meyer's introduction.) 



Trifolium pratense. 27600-602. Three 

 varieties of red clover from Roiken- 

 vik, Norway. Presented by Mr. Lars 

 Hvinden. 27600. Molstad. 27601. 

 Toten. "These red clovers are late 

 varieties and should not be grown on 

 marshy soil, but they stand the sever- 

 est cold tor 3 or 4 years in Norway." 

 27602. Hvinden's. "A red clover 

 which I have discovered by chance. 

 It has grown on my farm for 3 years, 

 and gives the richest crops I ever saw. 

 It is earlier than Molstad and Toten 

 clovers, and can be cut twice in the 

 summer." (Hvinden.) For distribu- 

 tion later. 



Trachycarpus excelsus. 27456. From 

 Mr. Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, 

 Chile. "A dwarf palm, trunk covered 

 with hair. For lawn decoration and 

 gardens." (Husbands.) For distribu- 

 tion later. 



Undetermined. 27459. From Mr. 

 Jose D. Husbands, Limavida, Chile. 

 "A splendid evergreen tree. When in 

 flower the entire wood and branches 

 are covered with flowers, which gives 

 the tree the appearance of being 

 covered with yellow lace." (Husbands.) 

 For distribution later. 



Vigna unguiculata. 27586. From 

 Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented by Mr. 

 F. G. Krauss. "Wilcox. A cowpea 

 which, so far as 1 have been able to 

 determine, originated in our trials of 

 1907, either as a mutant or rogue. 

 As it does not resemble any of the 

 half dozen varieties we have been 

 growing in recent years, 1 do not think 

 it is a hybrid. It is far ahead of any- 

 thing we have grown in cowpeas. In 

 the fully developed form before dry- 

 ing the pods are a beautiful deep 

 crimson." (Krauss.) For distribution 

 later. 



Vitis vinifera. 27685-697. Thirteen 

 varieties of grapes from Belgrade, 

 Servia. Presented by the Servian 

 Royal Ministry of Agriculture; for- 

 warded through Mr. Robert S. S. 

 Bergh, American Consul. For dis- 

 tribution later. 



Zea Mays. 27598-599. Two varieties 

 of corn from Mexico. Procured by 

 Mr. Samuel E. Magill, American 

 Consul, Guadalajara. For distribution 

 later. 



Mr. Peter P.isset, Exiiert I'laut Intro- 

 dueei- of the Bureau of I'laiit Industry 

 at Washington, informs us thnt any one 

 tinding in the aliove list, seeils or plants 

 in Avliifh, the.v are interested, will be 

 proniptl.v supplied with wliat the.v ask 

 for, if sufficient material is on hand. 

 Should the material lie lindted, which is 

 ofton the case, their names will he placed 

 on file and the material will he sent as 

 soon as it can be propagated and got 

 ready. 



J. E. Simpson, whose occasional ar- 

 ticles on rose culture have attracted 

 attention in the columns of HORTI- 

 CULTURE, has moved from Clifton, 

 N. J., to Upsal Sta., Germantown, Pa., 

 where he will take charge of John 

 Welch Young's greenhouse establish- 

 ment. 



During Recess 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The annual picnic of the club will 

 be held at Pine Banks Park, Maiden, 

 on Wednesday, July 27, 1910. 



To reach the picnic grounds take 

 elevated trains to Sullivan Square, 

 there change to a Maiden surface car, 

 getting off at the field entrance to the 

 Park, which will be found much more 

 convenient than the main entrance. 



An unusually attractive list of prizes 

 has been donated for the various 

 athletic events, which it is hoped will 

 bring out, as usual, some keen con- 

 tests. 



Commercial men can well afford at 

 this warm season, Avhen flower sales 

 are at their minimum, to take a day 

 off. and we hope they will allow any 

 employees who may wish to attend to 

 do so. Private gardeners and their 

 assistants will also be benefited by a 

 pleasant little outing such as this 

 offers. Seedsmen, commission men 

 and retailers are none of them over- 

 whelmed with business just now, and 

 we hope to see them out in goodly 

 numbers on July 27. 



The sporting events will start at 10 

 o'clock sharp, and the list is as fol- 

 lows: — 



1. Hase Ball — Coinnierciai versus Private 

 Gardeners--Limited to 5 innings; captains: 

 A. E. Walsh, E. W. Curtis. 2. Base Ball 

 — Boys 16 and under — Limited to !> in- 

 nings; captains: Alfred Hall. Tom West- 

 wood. X tl^iO Yards l^ace, liandicap. 4. 

 1110 Yards Race- Boys under 1.'). 5, 30 

 Y'ards Race, married ladies, handicap. 6, 

 Qi'.nft Match. 7, .50 Y'ards Ra<'e. handic.ip 

 —Girls under .S. 8, High Jump. 0, Flag 

 Race— Girls under l.'i. 10. Putting lO-lli 

 Shot. II. Flag Race— Married ladies. 12. 

 .50 Y'ards Race — Unniarrieil ladies. 13, 

 Sack Race— Men. 14. Sack Race — Boys. 

 I,'), 240 Yards Race- Men. Ifi. Fat Men's 

 Race. 17. Broad Jump. 18. Three-legged 

 Race— Men. 10. Three-legged Race— Boys. 

 20. Half-mile Uaoe. 21. "lO Y'ards Race — 

 Boys under 8. 22. Tug-of-War— 11 men a 

 side — Cniumercial versus Private Gardeners 

 — Caplains: Thos. r?gler and I). Finlayson. 

 Special consolation prizes for girls under 

 12 and boys under 12. I'rize for each 

 oveut, [lair of Guinea Pigs. 



Ringmaster, W. J. Kennedy. Starter, 

 Edward Rose. Handicapper, William 

 McGillivary. Clerk, William N. Craig. 

 Judges. William Downs, William J. 

 Stewart, Kenneth Finlayson, Thomas 

 H. Westwood, James Wheeler, A. F. 

 Barney, Geo. Shield. Umpire, .Tames 

 L. Miller. Scorer, YVilliam E. Cahill. 



Committee — Thos. Pegler. J. P. A. 

 Guerineau, H. E. Flske. William E. 

 Fischer. 



P. J. Turley, Chairman of Entertain- 

 ment Committee. 



Athletic events are open to mem- 

 bers, their wives and families only. 

 There will be an intermission for 

 luncheon at 12.30 o'clock. A cordial 

 invitation is extended to non-members 

 to be present; they will be made very 

 welcome. 



W. N. CRAIG. Secretary. 



PETER M. MILLER, Vice-President. 



The annual outing and banquet of 

 the B\iffalo Florists' Club will take 

 place at Fort Erie Grove on Wednes- 

 day. July 27. Final arrangements have 

 been completed for one of the best pro- 

 grams of athletic events that the club 

 has ever had. The usual interesting 

 baseball game "Retailers vs. Growers" 

 will be an exciting event as hereto- 

 fore. 



