December 2, 1905 



HORTICULTU RE 





THE BEST SCARLET CARNATION -Being remarkably prolific J 



VICTORY 



Shoulri such an invitation be pxteniled 

 the association would find it necessary 

 to break over its recently established 

 rule to hold a show every other year. 



It has been suggested that as fully 

 three-fourths of the patrons of the 

 recent chrysanthenmm show of the 

 New London County Horticultural 

 Society at New London. Conn., were 

 from Norwich, future exhibitions 

 might be held more profitably in that 

 city. Members of the society hope 

 that during the winter some means of 

 arousing a more general interest in 

 public exhibitions may be devised. 



At the recent exhibition of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society silver 

 medals were awarded to R. Vincent 

 Jr., & Son, for display of cut sprays of 

 100 varieties of hardy chrysanthemums, 

 and to R. & J. Farquhar & Co.. for dis- 

 play of ornamental evergreens. 



First class certificates of merit: to 

 M. A. Patten for Pink Patten carna- 

 tion. 



Honorable mention: to H. A. Jahn 

 for seedling carnation; Peirce farm, 

 seedling carnation, Marion Peirce; G. 

 B. Anderson, carnation Enchantress; 

 Backer & Co., for pink sport from 

 carnation Enchantress; Backer & Co., 

 for seedling yellow carnation No. 14; 

 H. A. Stevens, for Pink Lawson. 



SOME RICHMOND ROSES. 



The sal)ject of our frontispiece is 

 one of the many promising produc- 

 tions in that Mecca of the rose hybrid- 

 izer—the seedling house of the E. G. 

 Hill Company at Richmond, Ind. The 

 variety illustrated is known thus far 

 as A1. a temporary name, but not an 

 inapt one, for the plant and flower 

 possess all the good points, apparently. 

 It is the result of a seedling crossed 

 with American Beauty. In style, color 

 and shape the blooms approach those 

 of the H. P. "Rodocanachi." The fra- 

 grance is exquisite, and the persistence 

 of the blooms is remarkable, the petals 

 opening with the re.gularity of a 

 dahlia and hanging on with great per- 

 sistence. 



Rose hybridization as followed up 

 by Mr. Hill for many years is a pas- 

 time that calls for the exercise of pa- 

 tience in wholesale bulk, and hope is 

 the principal diet as a rule, until a 

 Richmond is evolved, and then things 

 look better. But whatever the suc- 

 cessful rose hybridist manages to get 

 out of his labors is well earned, and 

 Mr. Hill is engaged in a service to 

 American floriculture that cannot be 

 over-estimated, and is not fully appre- 

 ciated as yet. He is constantly on 

 the alert to produce something better 

 than has been done heretofore. Va- 

 rieties having qualities regarded as 

 valuable are pressed into service as 

 parents, every cross being made with 

 a definite end in view and no haphaz- 

 ard experimenting being indulged in. 



Breeding for varieties that produce 

 tall, strong shoots from the bottom of 

 the plant is one of Mr. Hill's cardinal 

 principles, and next to this comes 

 productiveness. 



Seedlings of successive generations, 

 bred back over and over again on 

 original ancestry, have been selected 

 with patient persistence, and out of 

 many thousands of trials has come the 

 interesting array of novelties now 

 blooming in the seedlin.g house. All 

 are from May propagation, and stems 

 two to three feet tall are not uncom- 

 mon. No. 29 is a crimson, deeper than 

 Richmond, velvety in texture, and full 

 double. No. 28 is still more double. 

 No. 50?! is a Merraet seedling of a rare 

 and pleasing pink. One has been 

 deemed worthy of a much-prized 

 name; it ia a Beauty spedling similar 

 in color to the parent, but a much 

 fuller and better formed flower, and it 

 has been named John F. Lemon. No. 

 49 is a crimson-scarlet, with petals 

 that reflex and roll back until the 

 flower is like a ball. Nos. 501 and 502 

 are enormous, creamy tinted flowers, 

 and 506 recalls old Souv. de Malmai- 

 son, but carries much longer petals, 

 of a shining porcelain texture. 

 Among the lot are many that give 

 promise of being ideal pot roses and 

 summer bedders. 



In the regular rose houses Pernet's 

 new salmon pink rose, Joe Hill, is 

 showing up well, and a good call for 

 this variety has already been devel- 

 oped in the Chicago market, where E. 

 H. Hunt dispenses it with polished 

 discretion among the swell buyers. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



"The sweetest melodies are those 

 that are by distance made more sweet." 

 Whether or not Ward-sworth had 

 special reference to John Birnie's fa- 

 vorite instrument, the bagpipe, his 

 lines are emphatically applicable to 

 it, and one can imagine what will 

 happen at the Pure Food Bazaar 

 f which takes place at Horticultural 

 Hall, .Tanuary 22 and 23), when one 

 exhibitor is to have six pipers on the 

 stage at cnce. We are told William 

 Graham has something to do with this 

 fearsome proposition. 



The lecture of Dr. Roberts on the 

 sanitary influence of flowers will be 

 delivered at the December meeting of 

 the Florists' Club, and the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society has joined 

 hands and given the upper hall to ac- 

 commodate the larger crowd. Bring 

 your friends. 



It's a poor paper that can't afford 

 to tell the truth once in a while. That 

 HORTICULTURE had some courage 

 in speaking out about the new chrys- 

 anthemums is evidenced by the rather 

 warm reply of Mr. Herrington. But 

 HORTICULTURE manages to get back 

 at him in the same Issue in pretty 



sood shape. Speak up, gentlemen; 

 don't be afraid. Hew to the line; let 

 tlie chips fall where they may. What 

 we want is intelligent criticism by 

 intelligent men instead of ream after 

 ream of foolishness. 



Holly has already made its appear- 

 ance in the Philadelphia market. It 

 seems to be very well berried, and 

 good, clean foliage, so far. 



The dates for the five team league 

 bowling tournament of the Philadel- 

 phia Florists' Club have been arranged 

 as follows: 



The personnel of the Eimerman and 

 Dunham teams were announced last 

 week. The other thrc-e teams are as 

 follows. Connor, Graham, Hanna. 

 Huttlock, Gray; Moore, Robertson, 

 Adelberger. Kift, Donoghue; Westcott, 

 Yates, Watson, Anderson, Campbell; 

 the first named being the captains of 

 their respective teams. 



THE SEEDMAN'S FRIEND. 



A seed store without a set of Heller's 

 Mice-proof Seed Cases will soon be as 

 rare as it is primitive and incomplete. 

 Frank S. Piatt & Co.. of New Haven, 

 Conn., are moving into their new store 

 on State St., which will be the finest 

 equipped seed store in Connecticut; 

 they have installed a complete system 

 of Heller's cases. A similar system 

 has been put in by Vaughan's Seed 

 Store, Chicago, 111., in their vegetable 

 seed department. 



Daisies, Daisies and Daisies 



Wp are heariqiiartprs for l»I-*RGl!ER- 



ITES. We have 7 varieties and mnke it nur 

 specialty. Stock of 4 varieties Is offered 

 for sale and with a guarantee that it 1^ en- 

 ftri-Iy free from leaf miner or other Insect 

 p/icfs. Prices on applieatlon. Flowers In 

 .inr finsniltv o.-tober 1st to .Tnly 1st. 



FLETCHER of AlIHIIR\nAI,E. 

 Stall 1. Boston Flower Market, Park St. 



SNAP DRAQON: Queen of the North. 



Strong plants from 2 Ji m $2 00 per loo 



ZVGLAHEK'S XMAS BLOOMIHG SWEETPEAS. 



3 in. pots, 3 pl.ntsin pot $3.00 per loo 



GERANIUMS: S. A. Nutt and LaFavorlte 



2}i in $2.2S 



These are shapely little plants, were early struck, 

 and been twice set over. Cash or c.o.d. 



H. M. TOTMAS, RANDOLPH, VT. 



