January 14, 1911 



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We have an esoeptiniially tiue and huge stock of fe 

 good value — plants that will please the most critical buyer 



VEPHROLEPIS ELKGANTISSIMA (Improved). The flnest 

 of this type — never showing a Boston frond ; has not 

 reverted in the last four years. Fine plants. 6-ln., $0.00 

 per dozen; S-in., $13.00 per dozen; large specimens in 12- 

 in. pans, $3.00 to $5.00 each. 



NEPHROL,EPIS ELEG.VNTISSIMA COMPACT.*. This 

 bears the same relation to eletrantissima compacta that 

 Scottil does to Bostonlensis. It Is a dwarf, compact 

 plant, especially fln* In the small sizes. Fine plants. 

 6-in., $6.00 per dozen. 



CROTONS. Nice assortment, 



rns in the following varie tics, — first-class plants of exceedingly 

 s, both in i-egarrl to qnat ity and value. 



NEPHKOLEPIS SCHOiZELI. Fine plants, 3%-in. pots. 



$■^.50 per dozen; fi-in. pans. $6.00 per dozen; 8-in. pans, 



$12.00 per dozen. 

 NEPHROLEPIS BOSTOMEXSIS. Extra Strong plants, 



S-iu. pans, $13.00 per dizen. 

 NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII. 8-in. pans, $13.00 per dozen. 

 SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Best and hardiest 



varieties assorted: Pterjs Mayil, Wimsettl, Adiantoides, 



Aspidlum Tsussimense, Crytomium falcatum, etc. 



Strong plants, 2i4-ln. pots, $3.60 per 100. 



well colored, 5-lnch, $9.00 per dozen. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York 



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NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



A large number of members at- 

 tended the regular meeting of January 

 10 when Professor A. E. Stene of the 

 Rhode Island State College gave one 

 of his characteristic instructive lec- 

 tures on tree pests. The browntail 

 moth, having recently been found 

 near the borders of this city, came 

 in for the largest share of attention. 

 The gypsy moth, elm leaf beetle, tus- 

 sock moth and other insect foes in 

 their different stages were clearly 

 described and up-to-date remedies 

 prescribed. At the close of the lec- 

 ture Mr. Stene also answered many 

 questions about various plant diseases 

 and .justly earned the rising vote of 

 thanks which was given him by all 

 present. 



The lecture was followed by a busi- 

 ness session which was chiefly de- 

 voted to the matter of adopting a 

 plan to encourage the members to 

 work in various ways for the good 

 of the society, and the scheme settled 

 on is to offer special prizes to mem- 

 bers scoring the highest number of 

 points for the year by a prepared 

 scale which gives a certain number of 

 points to each grade of award won 

 at the exhibitions and regular meet- 

 ings. Points are also to be given 

 for horticultural essays read at meet- 

 ings, also for attendance at meetings 

 and for causing the election of quali- 

 fied new members. Three prizes are 

 offered in the contest; the first two 



You may depend on it for positive re- 

 sults, without fear of failure or dis- 

 satisfaction. 

 $2.50 PER GALLON: $1.00 PER QT. 



"FUNGINE" 



An Infallible remedy for mildew and 

 other fungus diseases. A clean, safe 

 and easily applied spraying material, 

 particularly adapted for the green- 

 house. 



$2.00 PER GALLON; 75c. PER QT. 

 For sale by seedsmen. 



Manufactured by 



APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 



MADISON, N.J. 



are silver cups, and as the scheme is 

 a new one it is expected that much 

 interest will be taken in the contest. 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY 

 OF AMERICA. 



A meeting of the e.xecutive board ot 

 the National Sweet Pea Society of 

 America was held at the Astor House, 

 New York City, on Thursday after- 

 noon, January 6, President W. Atlee 

 Burpee presiding. Secretary H. A. 

 Bunyard announced that the National 

 Flower Show committee had offered 

 the Society $150 with which to ar- 

 range premiums for a sweet pea sec- 

 tion at the Boston show next March, 

 piovided the Society would duplicate 

 the amount for the same purpose, 

 making $300 in all. The offer meeting 

 the approval of the board, the required 

 $150 was made up then and there. 

 Wm. Sim of Cliftondale, Mass., pro- 

 duced a proposed schedule of premi- 

 ums and after some discussion the 

 same was accepted. The date for the 

 Sweet Pea Day at the show was left 

 to Secretary Bunyard and Mr. Sim to 

 arrange. It will probably be March 29, 

 and the Society will meet in the eve- 

 ning. It was arranged that Prof. A. 

 C. Beal be invited to present a paper 

 at the meeting, on "Trials of Sweet' 

 Peas Under Glass." G. W. Kerr, ot 

 Pordhook, Doylestown, Pa.; Wm. 

 Duckham, of Madison, N. J., and 

 .lanies Wheeler, of Natick, Mass., were 

 selected as judges, and Wm. Sim was 

 elected to act as manager of the sweet 

 pea exhibition. Many details as to 

 entries were discussed and settled. It 

 was decided that the scale of points 

 for judging be as follows: 



stem, 25; color, 20; size, 2.3; number of 

 flowers on stem, 15; substance, 15. 



Suitable recognition, in the form of 

 certificates to novelties and other ex- 

 hibits not classed in the premium 

 schedule, will be given. 



In regard to seed trials during the 

 coming season, the secretary was in- 

 structed to write seedsmen to furnish 

 such seed of novelties and varieties 

 for trial as it might be desired to try, 

 and that the executive board suggested 

 that the trial ground should contain 

 not more than 100 of the latest vari- 

 eties and not more than 25 seeds of 

 any one variety. A letter from Prof. 

 John Craig was read, in which that 

 gentleman regretted his inability to at- 

 tend the board meeting, and asked for 

 instructions in different matters relat- 

 ing to trials during the coming season. 

 It was decided to hold a summer show 

 this year, and that invitations be sol- 



icited from cities wishing to have the 

 exhibition. 



YONKERS HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



On Friday, Jan. 6th, a well-attended 

 meeting ot this society was held in 

 Higgins' Hall. A. Herrington installed 

 the officers elected for 1911, previous- 

 Iv speaking very highly of work done 

 by the gentlemen who held office in 

 1910. He said that the sound position, 

 financial and otherwise, held by the 

 society is due to efforts made by the 

 retiring officers. President Lee Whit- 

 man si)oke of the necessary hard work 

 for the coming year. Invitations were 

 received from the Morris County and 

 Tarrytown Horticultural societies, in- 

 viting members to the annual dinner 

 given by each of those bodies. The 

 Yonkers dinner committee were in- 

 structed to go ahead and make ar- 

 rangements for an early date. 



Julius Roehrs Co. exhibited cut 

 blooms of some fine forms of Cattleya 

 Trianae. Lycaste Skinneri alba, Laelia 

 anceps alba, etc. A committee com- 

 posed of A. Herrington, W. H. Walte, 

 and A. Bennett, awarded a certificate 

 of merit to this exhibit. 



H. M. BLANCHE, Cor. Sec. 



Dec. 20, 1910. 

 For your Journal we have the high- 

 est admiration. Very truly, 



D. L. S. 



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