August 13, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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CYCLAMEN 



NEW CROP 



To obtain large Howering plants for 

 Thanksgiving and Christmas 191 i, 

 seeds should be sown now. For 

 the florist, our Giant Cyclamen is 

 unsurpassed. 



Giant Crimson Giant Pinl( 

 Giant White Giant Blood Red 

 Giant Excelsior I'i. bt^ 



Giant Salmon 



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Picturatumf>:.'e.rs^ 



Price per 1000 seeds $10.00; 

 100 seeds, $1.00. 



R. & J. FARQUHAR ft GO. 



6 & 7 So. Market St., BOSTON, MASS. 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 

 RAILROAD GARDENERS. 



The fourth annual meeting of the 

 American Association of Railroad 

 Gardeners will be called at Crawford 

 House, Boston, September 5th, at 10 

 a. m. An interesting three days' pro- 

 gram has been arranged, and while 

 our membership is limited to those 

 connected with the gardening depart- 

 ment of American railroads, our meet- 

 ings are open, and our program is so 

 broadside as to be of interest to all 

 the gardening fraternity. 



One feature of our work is to place 

 competent men in vacancies and on 

 new work, and it will be of advantage 

 to any who desire to take up this 

 class of gardening to get in touch 

 with us. 



Our association is young, having 

 been organized only four or five years, 

 hut our membership now represents 

 nearly all American railroads that 

 have an organized gardening depart- 

 ment. It is our desire this year to 

 enlist the rest, and offer as an in- 

 ducement a pleased constituency and 

 fill the advantages one might expect 

 from such an organization. 



Programs, by-laws, rates and other 

 information will be furnished by the 

 Secretary-Treasurer. J. S. Butterfield, 

 Mo. Pac. Sys. Lee's Summit. Mo. 



GEO. B. MOUT.DER, President. 



YONKERS HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of 

 this society was held in Wiggin's hall 

 on Friday evening. Aug. 5. The com- 



mittee on the June show reported a 

 good substantial balance in hand 

 after all expenses had been paid. The 

 schedule for the fall show was read 

 and adopted, and it is hoped to have 

 the same printed soon. There are G7 

 classes in all. The committee report- 

 ed that they had received a good num- 

 ber of prizes from different persons 

 but were ready to receive more. Those 

 already donated consist of silver cups, 

 gold medals, and cash prizes. 



Hamilton Scott was elected secretary 

 to fill the vacancy caused by W. H. 

 Waite's resigning. As Mr. Waite haa 

 been in poor health tor some time he 

 has gone on a trip to Scotland. 



.John Goft read a very able paper on 

 Carnations. The next meeting will be 

 held on the first Friday in September. 

 LEE WHITMAN, Cor. Sec. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The Chicago Florists' Club held 

 their regular monthly meeting Thurs- 

 day evening, August 4, at the Union 

 Restaurant. A good crowd was in at- 

 tendance. A. Garland, of Des Plaines; 

 A. E. Wendland, of Elmhurst, and H. 

 Yepson, Evanston, were elected mem- 

 bers. A special committee consisting 

 of Wm. Graff, John Heubner and I. C. 

 Yarnell. was appointed to assist the 

 regular committee in the arranging 

 and decorating of the convention spe- 

 cial train to Rochester on Monday. L. 

 H. Vaughan. Geo. Asmus. E. F. Win- 

 terson, John Heubner, Wm. Graff, T. 

 C. Yarnett and P. Olsem were chosen 

 from the bowling teams to represent 

 Chicago at Rochester. 



ASTER SEED 



While in Rochester at the Convention, look over 

 our display of Cut Asters. Don't fail to visit 

 our Aster farm and see our crop growing. 



— VICK & HILL CO., Rochester, N. Y.— 



