December 3, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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;;Chrysanthemum Novelties;; 



'X'HE varieties I send out from year to year always lead at the ex= 

 hibitions. Note the wonderful flowers of Mrs. D. Syme, How- 

 ard Gould and W. Woodmason, of last year's set. For next year I 

 will have Lady Carmichael, a beautiful white; Mrs. G. C. Kelly, 

 pink; E. M. Byrnes, a lovely scarlet; F. T. Quittenton, a fine crim- 

 son, and others. ::::::::::: 



q IN NEW C4RN4TI0N8 I will send out White House and Prin- 

 cess Charming, two kinds you will need in your business. White 

 House won the silver cup for best new variety at Morristown, Nov. 

 2nd, and bronze medal at Carnation Society meeting at Pittsburg. 

 My catalog will be ready in December. Send for a copy. : : 



CHAS. H. TOTTY, 



MADISON, N. J. 



HARDY RHODODENDRONS 



When we say Hardy we mean Hardy in American Gardens where 

 climatic conditions are no more severe than in Massachusetts. We 

 have them, the finest stock in the world of brilliant hybrid 

 varieties which have stood the test of years in American Gardens 

 for hardiness and vigor. 



Write for Prices on what you wish to import for the coming season. 



JOHN WATERER ®, SON, Ltd. ^XrE^XI 



THE GARDENER AND HIS WORK. 



(A Paper Read Before the Newport Horti- 

 cultural Society by John A. Forbes.) 



There is no denying the fact that 

 the gardener of today has to be wide- 

 awake and alert to battle with the 

 many demands that confront him in 

 his daily work. Progress and achieve- 

 ment have been accomplished only by 

 patience and perseverance, and in the 

 face of it all great difficulties and 

 many disappointments will confront 

 him just as sure as the sun shines. 

 The great problems of today demand 

 constant attention, both mental and 

 physical, and these can only be met by 

 hard work on the part of the gardener. 

 The man who is in love with his work 

 will strain every nerve in order to 

 satisfy his ambition, and the question 

 is— Is that man fully satisfied? In my 

 opinion — No; he may be in a minor 

 degree only, for he is striving for 



something better, something that 

 means improvement, advance, and 

 speaks success. Competition and ri- 

 valry are the two things that keep the 

 grardener continVialiy ai, boiling point 

 He is striving to get ahead of his 

 brother gardener. Very few men have 

 reached their zenith of triumph, but 

 that should not in any way discourage 

 him. No matter which department of 

 gardening a man is employed in, or 

 how insignificant he thinks the work 

 is that he is obliged to do, let him do 

 his very best, and at the same time 

 bear in mind that concentration of 

 thought and energy overcome many 

 difficulties and work wonders, and that 

 no one is perfectly independent of the 

 other, for each contrit)utes however 

 small, towards the completion of the 

 whole. 



I cannot say what tools Mr. Adam 

 had in the Garden of Eden, or what 



he used for scale, black spot, etc., but 

 I do know this much, that the garden- 

 ers of today are enjoying better facili- 

 ties than those of earlier days. They 

 are keeping abreast of the many dis- 

 eases and insects that attack plant 

 life and, thanks to those men who 

 make a study of that particular branch 

 we are today enjoying the fruit of 

 their labor. The gardener has got to 

 be master of his profession (I use the 

 word profession as 1 consider our vo- 

 cation well worthy of the name). Each 

 and everyone has his particular hobby; 

 some will devote their time to raising 

 a certain kind of vegetable, or vege- 

 tables, others have their pet flowers — 

 the chrysanthemum for instance, or 

 the dahlia — another the comely little 

 pansy. One is just as great as the 

 other, and each has its admirer. They 

 are all beautiful in their several or- 

 ders, and much desired. It follows 



