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HORTICULTURE 



February 4, 1911 



horticulture: 



VOL. XllI FEBRUARY 4. 1911 «0- 5 



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^ CONTENTS P*^ 



COVER ILLUSTRATION— Dahlia Riesen Edelweis. 

 THE SWAN-NECK ORCHIDS— Illustrated 133 



SEASONABLE NOTES ON CULTURE OF PLORISTS' 

 STOCK— Adiantum— Calceolarias— Forcing Shrubs- 

 Geraniums— Ramblers for Easter — Violets— /o/iii /. 

 M Farrell 133-134 



\ClbANTHERA BICOLOR— FrerfenVt Moore 134 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS — Bud 

 Dropping on Peaches and Nectarines— Pot Vines- 

 Melons — Strawberries — George H. Penson ^^^'^\t 



BAHhlAS^Rkhard Rothc 1^5 



TEMPERATURE FOR MUSHROOMS—/. /. M. Farrell- 135 



NEW AND INTERESTING PLANTS AT RIVERTON 

 — George A. Strohlien, portrait — G. C. Watson 137 



CARNATION BRIGHT SPOT— Illustrated 137 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW: 

 Schedule of Cut Flower Prizes— Trade Annex 138-139 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: 

 Connecticut Horticultural Society — Horticultural 

 Society of New York —New. Jersey Floricultural 

 Society — Ladies' Society of American Florists — 

 Northern Indiana Florists' Association — University 



of Illinois 1^0 



St. Louis Florist Club l^l 



DURING RECESS; 



Dinner at Glen Cove— Chicago Bowlers— New l(ork 

 Bowlers— St. Louis Bowlers 142 



SEED TRADE: 



Mail Order Business Light— Canners' Convention— 

 About Seed Corn — The Noll Reorganization — A 

 Sensible View of the Seedsmen's Position— (7. C. 

 IVatson—The Thoughtful Congressman— A Valuable 



Cabbage — Notes 1^^ 



Catalogues Received — The Blue Book 14» 



OF INTEREST TO RETAIL FLORISTS: 



Steamer Departures 1°^ 



New Flower Stores— Flowers by Telegraph 151 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS: 



Boston. Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati 153 



Detroit. New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis lo5 



OBITUARY: Mrs. John Young— J. N. Bailey 161 



MISCELLANEOUS: 



A Trip to Joliet "' 



Express and Railroad Extortion 139 



Philadelphia Notes l*i 



Incorporated j*^ 



Duty on Rosa rugosa ■ • 143 



News Notes— Chicago Notes i ic 



New Begonias — Fire Record 14° 



St. Louis Notes Vc'i i ki 



Personal — New Orleans Notes i co 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated lo- 



We hope our readers will not overlook 



A Canadian the article which appears in our news 



example columns this week in reference to the 



Canadian Express Company and the 



action taken by the Federal Eailway Commission to 



put an end to their extortionate rates. Then turn the 



search-light on yonr own exi)erionces and see whether 



there is not a need I'm- a ^^imilar sliaking up on this side 



of "the line." 



The average of quality in flowers grown for 

 A present the market at the present day is admittedly 

 need superior to that attained in the past. Bet- 

 ter houses, improved varieties and more 

 'Skillful growers in special lines have brought this about. 

 But these flowers cost more to produce and with the 

 average market value lower, the margin of profit for the 

 oTOwer has been narrowed down to such an extent that 

 continued success is now only assured through watchful 

 economy in operation and strict enforcement of modern 

 business methods. Among the latter none are more im- 

 portant that the reasonable regulation of credits an(i the 

 New England producers and wholesale dealers making 

 Boston their center are doing the right thing m organ- 

 izing for mutual protection in this respect. The Old 

 Farmers' Almanack" says "You cannot invest leather 

 medals and expect a return in gold dollars." There was 

 a period in the flower trade when that might have been 

 done, but that time has gone. 



Representatives of the various seed trade 

 Seed organizations are in Washington this week, 

 legislation where, as mentioned in our issue of two 

 weeks ago, they are attending a hearing on 

 the Mann seed bill. We earnestly hope that the seedsmen 

 will succeed in having the oppressive and impracticable 

 features of this measure removed and modified so that 

 should it finally become law it will answer its avowed 

 purpose or else accomplish its defeat. Much ot 

 the unfavorable seed legislation which has been 

 passed or sought to be passed in the various states 

 has been undoubtedly due to the fact that legisla- 

 tors are unfamiliar with the complex conditions m the 

 seed trade and even with the best of intentions are un- 

 qualified to frame statutes to properly fit the ease. The 

 seed trade has never been opposed to, but has been dis- 

 posed to favor reasonable laws regarding seed purity and 

 have always stood ready to give such information as 

 would help towards legislation that would be fair for all. 

 A uniform national regulation is greatly to be preferred 

 to the incongruous, and often hostile, state enactments 

 now in force, but let us have one that is reasonable and 

 just and practicable in the standards demanded. 



In this issue will be found the full re- 

 Flower Show vised list of prizes offered in the cut 

 schedule flower department of the National 

 Flower Show which is to open at Me- 

 chanic's Building, Boston, on March 25. The schedules 

 of the various special societies which are co-operatinfr 

 with the S. A. F. in this big undertaking are included 

 and ambitious flower growers can now begin to groom 

 their most promising stock preparatory to producing 

 blooms of prize-winning quality. The gentlemen who 

 liave had to shoulder the responsibility of making up 

 this comprehensive schedule and look after the multitude 

 of advance details required to get this affair properly 

 under way have worked hard and conscientiously, meet- 

 ing many unforeseen perplexities, and the trade in all 

 parts of "the country should rally to the support of this 

 big National event with their floral contributions and 

 their presence in large numbers in recognition of its all- 

 important relationship to their industry. The happy 

 merging of interests exemplified in the combined sched- 

 ule of the various societies is further strengthened by the 

 heartv co-operation of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society which has generously placed at the disposal of 

 the National Committee its flower vases and other acces- 

 sories for show uses. The complete schedule, including 

 the nlant section which was published about a year ago, 

 and 'embodying all the rules, general and special, scales 

 for judging, etc.. will be ready for distribution within a 

 dav or two. 



