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HORTICULTURE 



October 1, 1910 



fair last week. Dahlias were the 

 main feature but there were also 

 some good decorative plant groups. 

 Among the most prominent exhibits 

 were orchids, celosias, etc., from 

 Harry Turner, Rose W. R. Smith from 

 G. H. Peterson, foliage plants from 

 A. J. Manda, vegetables by H. B. Pul- 

 lerton and E. L. Lewis. Leading 

 dahlia exhibitors were W. P. Lothrop, 

 Geo. L. Stillman, H. P. Burt, W. D. 

 Hathaway. J. K. Alexander and J. T. 

 bovett. John Lewis Childs showed 

 gladioli in fine array. 



This will be a very interesting and in- 

 structive meeting and a full attend- 

 ance is assured. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



The fall exhibition of this Society 

 will be held at the American Museum 

 of Natural History, from Wednesday, 

 November 9th, to Sunday, the 13th, in- 

 clusive. The American Museum is 

 ideally located in one of the finest 

 residential parts of the city, occupying 

 a portion of a park which extends from 

 Central Park West to Columbus Ave- 

 nue, and from 77th to Slst streets. 

 Those who have visited the exhibitions 

 of the Society in the past know of the 

 unsurpassed facilities offered by this 

 museum for the artistic display of 

 plants and flowers, and we hope this 

 fall to add to these many who have 

 not visited them or exhibited before. 

 All are welcomed as exhibitors, 

 whether members of the Society or 

 not. The exhibition halls are wide, 

 well-ventilated, with ample light both 

 day and night. The space at the dis- 

 position of the Society is ample, so 

 that all may feel free to bring as much 

 material as is desired. The museum 

 halls are constructed to accommodate 

 crowds, bast fall the exhibition was 

 visited by nearly 3.S,000 people during 

 the four days in which it was in prog- 

 ress. 



Schedules of classes and premiums 

 are ready for distribution, and a copy 

 will be sent on application to the sec- 

 retary, George V. Nash, New York Bo- 

 tanical Garden, Bronx Park, New York 

 City. The secretary will also be glad 

 to answer any inquiries in regard to 

 the exhibition. 



The schedule provides thirteen 

 classes for chrysanthemum plants in 

 not less than 10-inch pots, ten classes 

 for chrysanthemum blooms, open to 

 all, eight classes for blooms, non-com- 

 mercial growers, nine classes of 100 

 roses each, open to all, the same num- 

 ber, 25 roses each, for non-commercial 

 growers, classes similarly divided for 

 carnation exhibits, nine classes for 

 table and mantel and other decorative 

 work, thirty-seven classes for speci- 

 mens and groups of decorative plants, 

 twenty-flve for orchids of which all 

 but seven are "open to all," and five 

 classes for fruit and vegetables. With- 

 in a few days two special prizes, one 

 $2.5.00 for the best specimen cattleya 

 bloom and one $15.00 for best collec- 

 tion of cypripedium blooms have been 

 offered by Mr. Clement Moore. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



The next monthly meeting of the 

 Florists' Club will be held on Tuesday 

 evening, Oct. 4. On account of an il- 

 lustrated stereopticon lecture by Rich- 

 ard Vincent, Jr., on "Holland and its 

 Bulbs," the lower hall has been se- 

 cured tor the meeting. Refreshments 

 will be provided by the officers of the 

 club — this being installation night. 



SPRINGFIELD, O., FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The Springfield Florists' Club held 

 an election of officers at their meeting 

 on Sept. 20, and the following were 

 chosen for the coming year: President, 

 Charles W. Schmidt; vice-president. 

 Christian Binning; secretary, C. Earl 

 Bethard; treasurer, Harry C. Reeser. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The next meeting of the Eastern 

 Branch of the American Association of 

 Park Superintendents will be held at 

 10 a. m., Saturday, October Sth, at the 

 Quincy House, Boston. 



The annual meeting of the Minne- 

 sota State Florists' Association was 

 held on September 20. The old officeis 

 were all re-elected. Theo. Wirtb, presi- 

 dent; A. Swanson, vice-president: J. 

 Jorgenson, secretary; E. Nagel. treas- 

 urer; executive committee, Messrs. 

 Dysinger, Olson, Smith and Cady. 



The date for the flower show was 

 definitely set for November 9 to l.j. 



COLLEGE POINT PLANT OUT- 

 LOOK. 



Anton Schultheis is making exten- 

 sive improvements in his big establish- 

 ment at College Point, N. Y., this sea- 

 son. Extensions are being added to 

 two houses by Hitchings & Co. He is 

 installing two Big Burnham Sectional 

 Boilers to replace a large number of 

 the small Hitchings pattern and the 

 latter will be used to heat the outside 

 frames of which many more have been 

 added to the outfit — built entirely of 

 concrete. 



Mr. Schultheis is fully restored now 

 to his former health and activity and 

 his stock throughout shows all evi- 

 di'Uces of plans for an aggressive sea- 

 son. He reports the plant business as 

 showing a decided improvement over 

 last year. Ericas have done well this 

 summer and the stock is larger than 

 heretofore. These with acacias, rho- 

 dodendrons, hydrangeas, etc.. are out- 

 side in frames and these, with heat 

 pipes around the sides, are just right 

 to keep such materia! in good condi- 

 tion regardless of weather. There are 

 three houses of Ijorraine begonias of 

 remarkable size for so early, one house 

 full of cyclanu n, another of pot chrys- 

 anthemums and no end of poinsettias 

 in pans of various size. Ardisias and 

 oranges hav<' set well with fruit and 

 will soon begin to color for Christmas. 

 One of the handsomest lots of plants in 

 the place is a house of Gardenia Veit- 

 chii. the plants which are advertised 

 by Mr. Schultheis in this issue being in 

 splendid health in 5% inch ijots and 

 with 10 to 15 branches each. The de- 

 mand for the Everblooming Crimson 

 Rambler cleaned out all one-year an.j 

 two-year plants last spring. Another 

 lot of one-year slock is now ready. 

 This novelty is one of the best sellers 

 in this country and in Europe also. 



-McHutchison & Co., New York have 

 received this week 42'7 cases and pack- 

 ages, all from Belgium, and most of 

 the goods are going in carloads to the 

 Pacific Coast. Mr. McHutchison states 

 that last year was his banner year in 

 volume of business uj) to this time and 

 he has more business now in sight 

 ahead than at any time heretofore. 



Decorative Plants 



Laurels. Price per pair, from ?4.00 to 

 $XO.(M>. From S6.00 a pair up we furnish 

 fino sliaped pyramids. G to 8 ft. high. 



Extra Value for the Money. 



Aiifuba 'Japonu-a, variegated, in pots. For 



hotels, etc.; fine, busy plants, well fur- 

 nished, from 35o to $3.00 each; also 



plants for $4.00, $5.00, $6.00 per dozen. 



Larse plants in wooden tubs. 

 Abies Kosteri. in pots, $1.50 and $2.00 each. 

 Boxwood, perfect, globular, fine. 35c, 50c, 



T5c and $1.00. 

 Rubbers, single and combinations, 8 to 



0-in.. from $1.50 to $4.00 each; 6-in., 



$6.00 per doz. 

 Araucaria Excelsa, 2 to 2^^^ feet high, $1.00 



to $1.-50 each. 

 Araucaria f^lauoa and robusta, $1.25 to 



.$2.00 each. 

 Cibotium Sehiedei, large plants, $3.00 each; 



smaller, $1.50 each. $15.00 per doz. 

 Phoenix Roebelenii, young plants. 3-inch, 



$2.00 and $3.00 per dozT; larger plants, 



$12.00, $18.00 and $24.00 per doz. 

 Pandanus Veitehii, 5iA-in., $1.00 each ; 



6-in., $1.25; 7-in., $1.50 and $2.00; 8-in., 



$3.00 each. 

 Ken(ia Combinations, 5-in. and 4i^-in., 2 



to 3 in a pot, doz., $12.00; from 



15 to 24 inches high; larger, $1.50; 



$18.00 per doz. 

 Larjfe Kentias, 11-in. tubs. 6 ft., high 



$11.00 each; larger plants up to $20.0O. 

 Rliapis flabelliformis. 7 and S-in. pots. 



iK3.no to $6.00 each. 

 Small Kentia Belnioreana, .3\^-iu. pots, 



$20.00 per 100: .". to nVi-in. pots, com- 

 binations, doz.. $0.00, $12.00 and $15.00; 



fine. 

 Cocos Weddelllana, 3V>-in- pots, $15.00 per 



100: 21/2-in. pots. $10.00 per 100. 

 Pandanus Utilis. 10-inch pots. $3.00 each. 



four feet high, extra large. $4.00 and 



$5.00 each. 

 Crotons, 3 x 4-in. pots, $.^.00 and $4.00 per 



dozen. 

 Dracaena fragrans, I). I^indeni, !>. Massan- 



geana. 1). Gracilis, from $1.00 to p,.iM) 



c:K'h. 

 Golden Leaf Privet, fine plants. 4U-in 



pots. doz.. $2.00: 100. $15.00; very fine. 

 Scliolzeli and Plerson! Ferns, well shaped, 



8-in. to 0-in. azalea pots. $1.50, $2.00 



and .$2.50 each. Plants very fine. 

 Bosfon. Whitniani and Scotti, from 7-in. 



pans. doz.. ^4.00. $5.00 and $6.00. 

 Euonynius, variegate<l and green, 7 iii'd 



S-iii pots, nicely shaped, per pair, $1.50. 



$2.00, 

 Tra<l('scantia hanging baskets, $1.00 earb. 

 Maranta Zebrina, 4 and 4V^-in., fine 



plants, doz.. .$3.00 and $4.00. 

 Gardenia Veitehii, fine, bnshy plants, from 



5V> in. pots, well branched, the kind for 



pbinting out, $25.00 per 100. 

 Panilanus Sanderi, plants froni .50c to $2.00 



eaoh. 

 Chrysanths., fnr pot culture, from G and 



7-in. pots, doz.. $6.00; 100 at .S45.00. 

 Variegated Aspidistra. $1.50 and $2.00 each. 



IMeiity of leaves. 

 Dracaena indivisa. from 6-ln. pots, 24-iu. 



and over, doz.; S3.00: 100, $25.00. 

 Erica nielanthera. ready in pots for 



rhristmas blooming. Now is the time 



to buy them. SO*- to 75c each. 

 Lorraine Bef^onias. l\uy now. Price will 



advan<e. 7-in. pans or pots. $0.00 per 



doz.; 8-in pans, $1.00 each. All splendid 



s|)t'(imens. 

 Everblooming Crimson Rambler. Flower 



of Fairfield. Year-old plants, $15.00 per 



100. Best novelty in market. 

 Poin-^ettias, all sizes, m 6-in.. 7-in., 8-in., 



10-in. and 12-in. pans. Handsome, healthy 



stock. 



lov fi)r each case and packing. 

 < asli wil h orilei". 



COLLEGE POINT, 

 L. I., N, Y. 



ANTON SCHULTHEIS, 



THE WASHINGTON SHOW. 



The executive conimiltec of the Fall 

 Flower Show which consists of E. C. 

 Mayberry, .Tas. L. Carbery, 0. A. C. 

 Oehniler. Wm. F. Gude. .John Robert- 

 son. George Cooke and W. W. Kimmel 

 have about perfected all arrangements. 

 The committee earnestly requests that 

 all out-of-town exhibitors will show 

 their interest by taking some of the 

 floor space which costs them nothing 

 and will thus help to make the show 

 a success. No entries accepted after 

 Oclol^er 15th. 



