HORTICULTURE 



VOL II 



DECEMBER 9, 1905 



NO. 24 



Published "Weekly by 



horticulture: publishing co. 



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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE 



Page 

 FRONTISPIECE— Conservatory of Mrs. B. P. Cheney 



ADIANTUMS— A. Hans— Illustrated 603 



SOIL STERILIZATION— R." L. Adams 605 



CALCEOLARIAS— James Stuart 605 



CHOICE CROTONS— Edgar Elvin 606 



HINTS ON BOILERS AND HEATING 606 



A CITY HOME CONSERVATORY- Illustrated. ... 607 



EUCHARIS AMAZONICA— David Mcintosh 607 



GARDENING— David Mcintosh 607 



THE AMERICAN BEAUTY— Wm. Scott 608 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE— W. H. Adsett 608 



ROSE HOUSE WISDOM— R. T. McGorum 609 



EDITORIAL 610 



AFTER ADJOURNMENT Gil 



CATTLEYA LABIATA— Illustrated 611 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society 012 



A Smoker at Pittsburg 612 



Chrysanthemum Society of America 612 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston 612 



Elberon Horticultural Society 612 



Lenox Horticultural Society 612 



New Jersey Floricnltural Society 612 



Page 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES (Continued) 



Society of American Florists 612 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society 612 



Club and Society Notes 613 



SEED TRADE 614 



Competition in Potatoes 614 



HANNAH HOB ART— Illustrated 614 



CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Louisville, Newport, 

 New York. Philadelphia, San Francisco, St 



Louis 625 



MISCELLANEOUS 



News Notes 611 



Obituary 611 



Personal 611 



"Dear is Auld Boston, O! " 611 



Employees of F. Sander & Sons — Illustrated . . . 613 



List of Patents 614 



A Notable Opening 614 



Philadelphia Notes 624 



A Good Hose 624 



A Happy Congratulation 624 



Greenhouses Building or Projected 624 



Business Changes 624 



Catalogues Received 632 



Public Documents Received 632 



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