March 23, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



287 



'IVIUIVI 



For fifteen years this slogan has been ''Over the Top," of our ads and means 

 that as usual, TOTTY'S 'MUMS, will be in the first line of "trenches" as regards 

 quality and condition. 



We have several hundred thousand plants in all the Standard varieties, ready for 

 immediate delivery and our stock was never cleaner or in better shape. 



Two fine Commercial Novelties are: 



BRONZE UNAKA 



The bronze sport of Unaka. the earliest and best bronze. 



_YELLOW SMITH'S ADVANCE 



Don't forget Connie Dick (The Yellow Doty j, the finest Pompon 

 ,..,, we ever distributed 



Price: 2 !4-inch pots, $150.00 per 1000. 



Early sorts always make money for the grower and you will make no 

 mistake with these varieties. 



All of the best Novelties of course, in Large, Single and Hardy Types. 



All the Standards ready and in splendid condition. Wm. Turner, 

 Early Frost, Marigold, Chrysolora and 100 other varieties. 



- STOCK RIGHT! PRICES RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! 



ROSES 



Own Root — 3 inch 

 Ready Now 

 We never in our 

 history had such fine 

 own root stock ready 

 at this season: 



Ophelia Baby Doll 



Sunburst Cecil 

 Collette Brunner 



Martinette Primrose 



$100.00 per 1000 



CHARLES H. TOTTY COMPANY, 



MADISON, 

 NEW JERSEY 



along all lines of publication and a de- 

 crease in advertising because of the 

 war conditions, the Increase in mem- 

 bership fees does not insure a wide 

 margin of profit for the Society. 

 Again, the postage on Annuals, no- 

 tices of membership dues and receipts 

 for the same, amounts to no small 

 item. 



"Progress and Service'' has been the 

 watchword of the Society during the 

 year past. We must look forward to 

 greater service in the year to come. 

 The Society must do more than furn- 

 ish tickets for exhibitions, and the 

 Rose Annual, if it is to satisfy its 

 members, especially the amateurs. In 

 1917 arrangements were made with 

 Cornell University to frank copies of 

 Dr. A. C. Beal's Reading Course Bul- 

 letin on the Culture of Garden Roses, 

 to all members, and plans are now 



made with the Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try at Washington, D. C, to frank a 

 similar bulletin written by Mr. F. L. 

 Mulford. It ought to be possible for 

 the Society to publish a "Manual of 

 Rose Culture," which should go to 

 every member. The Editor of the Rose 

 Annual and Mr. C. B. E. Gersdorff of 

 Washington, D. C, are preparing a 

 catalogue of Roses in American Com- 

 merce which the Society should pub- 

 lish for the benefit of the members. 



One or two events of progress stand 

 out prominently during the year. Our 

 English friends have been drawn into 

 closer relationship with us by an ex- 

 change of honorary memberships. In 

 December, 1917, the Hon. Courtney 

 Page, Secretary of the National Rose 

 Society of England, wrote offering hon- 

 orary membership in the National 

 Rose Society of England to the presi- 



dent, secretary and treasurer of the 

 -American Rose Society and to the edi- 

 tor of the American Rose Annual, in 

 exchange for honorary membership in 

 the American Rose Society for the 

 president, vice-president, secretary 

 and treasurer of the National Rose 

 Society of England. The Executive 

 Committee felt justified in accepting 

 the proposal and extended to our ally, 

 the appreciation of the Society for 

 the honors. 



It is to be regretted that because 

 of lack of funds due to the war con- 

 ditions, the Rose Disease work had to 

 be given up. Dr. L. M. Massey had 

 but just begun to get results along 

 the line of a valuable piece of work. 

 It is hoped that as soon as the war is 

 over the Bureau of Plant Industry at 

 Washington, D. C. will find it possible 

 to take up the investigation in co- 



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FILLED with RAMBLER ROSES, HYDRANGEAS, DAISIES, 

 HEATHS, BOUGAINVILLEAS, BORONIAS, FERNS, CROTONS, 

 ACACIAS, CAMELLIAS, etc., just right for your EASTER trade. 



SEND FOR PRICE LIST 



THOMAS ROLAND - 



NAHANT, MASS. 



