February 2, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



105 



QTIES FACING A FAMINE IN FRESH VEGETABLES 



Uncle Sam has emphatically stated "Food Will Win 

 the War" and this is absolutely true, not only pertain- 

 ing to supplies for our Allies, but also as a means of 

 sustenance for munition workers in oux large cities. 



Florists, market growers and truckers — ^here is your 

 opportunity to help win the war. Those truckers 

 located near large cities should if possible increase their 

 acreage, bearing in mind the tens of thousands addi- 

 tional workers now residing in large cities and who 

 must be fed during the summer along with those mak- 

 ing up the normal population. The tlorist and market 

 grower anticipating a reduced demand for out-door 

 flowers can assist greatly by producing vegetables of all 

 kinds, but especially the long-keeping kinds, such as 

 carrots, cabbage, onions, peppers (green and red), to- 

 matoes, parsnips, turnips, ruta bagas, etc. The florist 

 having vacant space in the greenhouse can, to advantage 

 to himself and the amateur gardener, produce plants of 

 cabbage, cauliflower, celery, egg plant, onion, parsley, 

 pepper, tomatoes and a few popular herbs. 



A great opportunity exists for many florists to be 



patriotic and at the same time obtain a source of income 

 from what otherwise may be idle or vacant benches. 

 The majority of amateur gardeners are better off with 

 plants rather than seeds of the vegetables mentioned. 

 As many know, egg plants are rather difficult to handle 

 when plants are small — sow the seed early and shift 

 from time to time thus offering a plant that will fruit 

 abundantly under ordinary conditions and thus help 

 release a lot of meat for the "boys in the trenches." It 

 is not difficult to transplant seedling onions into flats 

 and later sell to the amateur gardeners at so much per 

 hundred, — frequently these plants mature bulbs quite 

 as quickly as the sets. 



Help win the war! Let the "stay at homes" eat 

 green or fresh vegetables and send the dried foods or 

 grains to our own boys and the Allies. If you are going 

 to help — get busy at oiu-e. 



rhiladelpliM. 



S. A. F. PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN. 



A feature of the Publicity Campaign 

 in the past week was the presentation 

 of a report of progress in detail by 

 Henry Penn, chairman of the F^iblic- 

 ity Committee, to the Executive Board 

 of the Society in session January 21. 

 22, at Hotel Jefferson, St. Louis. The 

 report showed that contracts had been 

 placed already for the national maga- 

 zine advertising decided upon for the 

 opening of the campaign, the cost of 

 same and the incidental expenses con 

 nected with the preparation of the 

 copy and much of the auxiliary work 

 contemplated. Mr. Penn was present 

 at the meeting and took part in a 

 lengthy discussion covering publicity 

 matters in general. 



The secretary is now receiving a 

 number of orders from the members 

 of the Society for newspaper electro- 

 types, transparencies and glass signs, 

 all designed to direct the demand 

 which is expected to be forthcoming 

 from the public advertising to the 

 stores of individual members through- 

 out the country. Proofs of the elec 

 trotypes and transparencies have been 

 mailed over the membership list, and 

 the glass sign is on view at the sec- 

 retary's office. The electrotypes can 

 be mailed at once, but the transparen- 

 cies and glass signs will not be avail- 

 able before February 18th. 



Those who contemplate a subscrip- 

 tion to the fund — and who does not? — 

 can serve their fellow workers well by 

 getting it into the hands of the Sec- 

 retary without unnecessary delay. It 

 is not liard to realise that the plans 

 of the Publicity Committee are entail- 

 ing large expenditures, and all must 

 be met from these subscriptions — and 

 they are wanted now. 



Chairman George Asmus of the Pub- 

 licity Finance Committee announces 

 the following additional subscriptions: 



AnnHalI.v for fniir years: North Flornl 

 Oo.. Ft. Do<lKo. la., %5: C. H. Frev. 1-ln- 

 coln, NpI).. JlOO: Dole Floral Co., Heatrlcc, 

 Neb., $12.50; Hk-lie Floral Co., Lincoln. 



AN ASIATIC FLORIST'S STORE AND A GREAT BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



Our illustration shows an interest- 

 ing view of a florists' establishment 

 in Dairen, Korea. We are indebted 

 to R. M. Ward of New York, who has 

 recently returned from an Asiatic tour, 

 for the photograph, also for the beauti- 

 ful palm avenue picture, whicli adorns 

 this week's title page. The three gen- 

 tlemen who appear in the cut are R. 

 M. Ward, E. H. Wilson, the Chinese 

 explorer, and Inosuke Arai. 



The Botanical Garden at Buitenzorg 

 (Care-free), Java, is very famous and 



uiusl be seen by every visitor to that 

 country. It was founded in 1817, and 

 is recognized as the greatest scientiflc 

 and practical botanical garden in the 

 world. All its departments are man- 

 aged by expert scientists, assisted by 

 a force of some two hundred native 

 employees. It has an area of 58 hec- 

 tares, equivalent to about 5,800 acres, 

 and it takes two hours to walk over 

 its main roads only. We have some 

 more interesting views in this garden 

 whiili we shall show from time to 

 time. 



Neb., .$25; T.ewlg Henderson, Omaba, Nel)., 

 $.10; Alfred Burton. Cliestnut Hill, Pa., 

 jnO; Geo. H. Hart. Rochester, N. V.. $25; 

 C. Et>Ie. New Orleans. La., $5; Hosiiing 

 Floral (\)., I'.ismarck. N. D., .$.5; Forher & 

 Bird. Davenport. la.. .$5; Jiilins Reck, 

 Bridgeport. Conn., $."1; Geduldii; Green- 

 liouses, Norwich. Conn. $10; F. Ashley, 

 Allentown, r.i., .$4; Furrow & Co.. Guthrie, 

 Okla.. $15: D. G. Newport, Cedar Kaplds, 

 la., $5: Jfyers & Samtnian. Chestnut Hill, 

 Pa., $inO; Denison Greenhouses Denlson, 

 Tex., $5; Herman R. Fisher. Marvsville, 

 Kans., $5; W. C. Wood Seed & Floral Co., 

 nillshoro, Tex., $10; Geo. E. Buxton, 



Nashua, N. H.. $10; P. & W. O. Jnhn, East 

 BrIdKewnter, Mass., $10; John G. Bettmnnn 

 & Son. New Albany, Ind.. $10; Kugene Le- 

 land. Newton, Baltimore. Mil., $10. 



For three years: Enshaw Floral Co., 

 Lliuoln, Neb.. $10. 



For one year: Wm. Tricber, Arlington, 

 N. J.. $10; r.oliannon Floral Co., Chicago, 

 111. (rental ••Poehlmanu" picture), $25; T. 

 T. Bolster. Charleston. S. C, $5; Wm. J. 

 Baker. Philadelphia, Pa.. $10; Chapin Bros., 

 Lincoln, Neb.. $25. 



Total. $300.50. Previously reported from 

 all sources, $28,717.00. Grand total, 

 $2!).2S:!.o0. 



