500 



horticulture: 



April 1, 1911 



MICHELL'S SPECIALS FOR FLORISTS 



HYACINTH STAKES (Wood) Dyed Green 



li; inch 

 18 •■ 



Per lUO 

 , . .$0.15 

 . . .20 



I'ei- 1(100 I'lt oUdO 

 $1.00 .f4.2.5 



1.3.0 0.2.5 



UNPAINTED STAKES OR DOWELS 



Per lOO Per lUOO 



30 ill. lipiiy, i/i ill. (liaiiii'ter $0.05 $5.23 



36 ■■ % ■• 65 5.23 



42 ■• % ■■ 75 6.00 



42 •■ % •■ 73 6.00 



TLe above dyed green, lllc. per KKl or .jOe. per 1000 additional. 



PAPER FLOWER POTS 



They are tlie cheaiJest Mower pots on tlie market, 

 valnable for shipping plants by express. 



Size 

 214 . . 

 21/2.. 



Weight per 

 100 1000 1000 pots 

 ..$0.30 $2.42 20 pounds 



Size 100 1000 



4 .W.SO .$6.60 



1.20 10.96 



6 1.65 14.68 



.500 of any of (lie aiioie in one size at 1000 



.35 2.78 

 .45 3.82 

 .65 5.24 



23 

 33 

 44 



Especially 



Weiglit per 

 1000 pots 

 38 pounds 

 56 " 

 74 " 



rate. 



CARNATION BANDS 



oz., 23c.; 1,4 Ih., S3c. ; lb., $:i.on. Add postage at rate of 16c. lb. 

 to the aliove prices. 



CARNATION STAPLES 



.30c. per 1000; $2.35 per 5000. 



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MICHELL'S SEED HOUSE, sis Market st., Philadelphia 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



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had. On behalf of the S. A. F., and 

 also of the committee of control, I 

 most cordially welcome you at this 

 time at this gathering. The show 

 that the sweet pea society has made 

 here is the finest I have ever been 

 able to see, and I think it has caused 

 more talk for the space and amount 

 of flowers displayed than any flower in 

 the whole show. I sincerely wish you 

 all the success that you so much merit. 

 The hospitality of the society is open 

 to you. The rose society and we ex- 

 pect the carnation society are prob- 

 ably going to Detroit next year. We 

 want the next spring meeting of the 

 Sweet Pea Society to go with us also. 



Prof. Beal of Cornell University, 

 I'ead a thoughtful paper on "Trials 

 of Sweet Peas Under glass as Tested in 

 the Experiment Station.' 



William Sim of Cliftondale, Mass., 

 jiext read a paper on his experiences 

 in growing sweet peas under glass. He 

 deplored the fact that competition was 

 so limited in the various classes at this 

 show. There is a continual demand 

 lor new colors, and there is a great 

 fleld in store for the flower. Sweet 

 peas are like human beings; they can 

 stand a certain amount of high living 

 only and keep healthy. Mr. Sim 

 answered many questions concerning 

 the growing of sweet peas. 



Prof. .John Craig gave a history of 

 the work of the experiment station. 

 Nothing was left undone in securing 

 comparative data on the different va- 

 rieties. Among the firms who had 

 contributed seeds for the experiment 

 station were: A. T. Boddington, W. 

 W. Rawson, R. H. Bath, W. G. Unwin, 

 W. A. Burpee, Watkins & Simpson, 

 Vaughan's Seed Store. James Vick's 

 Sons, Peter Henderson & Co., A. C. 

 Zvolanek, Henry A. Dreer, Bobbink & 

 Atkins. 



Recommendations: That a digest of 

 the conclusions of fleld studies in the 

 forcing of winter varieties should be 

 made. That a list of the newer va- 

 rieties of special promise and those 

 of special merit in the advance trials 

 should be made; that the society 

 should publish immediately the above 

 information as an initial step in the 



progress of National Sweet Pea So- 

 ciety worl>. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GAR 

 DENERS. 



This association organized by W. E. 

 Maynard held its fourth annual dinner 

 and meeting in Talbot Hall, Mechanics 

 Building, on Wednesday evening. 

 Among the speakers were Robert 

 Craig of Philadelphia, William Klein- 

 heinz and George Asmus of Chicago. 



Stamford, Conn., was chosen as the 

 next meeting place. The following 

 officers were elected: President, 

 Thomas Logan of Jenkintown, Pa.; 

 first vice-president, Thomas J. Kemp- 

 ton, Baychester, New York; second 

 vice-president, Roy H. Caverly of Low- 

 ell, Mass.; secretary, B. S. Noyes of 

 Brookline, Mass.; and treasurer, Rob- 

 ert Bottomly of New Canaan, Conn. 



A new set of by-laws was adopte;l 

 and it was voted to incorporate under 

 New Jersey laws. 



THE RECEPTION AND DANCE. 



Wednesday evening was the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club's night. They 

 wanted to entertain their friends from 

 far and near and they certainly did it 

 in glorious manner. Paul Revere Hall 

 was a scene of rare gaiety and the 

 merry dancers kept it up until mid- 

 night. In an adjoining hall a substan- 

 tial buffet lunch, splendidly served, 

 was in operation during the entire 

 evening. Among the guests who joined 

 the throng were the visitors from Eng- 

 land and members of the craft from 

 almost every part of the American con- 

 tinent and they all agreed that the 

 Boston ladies certainly did look good 

 to them. 



Previous to the dancing a reception 

 was held, the officers and working 

 members and their ladies being in the 

 'receiving line with President Peter 

 Miller. Thomas Pegler, chairman of 

 the arrangements committee and his 

 associates had worked hard for the 

 success of this affair and sincere con- 

 gratulations are in order for the per- 

 fection of details which characterized 

 every feature. Between the dances 

 there were songs, fancy dances and 

 recitations on the stage by first-class 



entertainers. The orchestra and ca- 

 terer did their part splendidly. 



An especially pleasing feature of the 

 evening was the arrival of Mayor 

 Fitzgerald while the festivities were 

 in full swing and the young ladies 

 were given an opportunity to shake 

 the hand of the man who has had the 

 courage to undertake to insure cleanly 

 words and acts on the stage, so tar as 

 Boston is concerned. 



LADIES' S. A. F. 



The Ladies' S. A. F. and guests had 

 a good time throughout. On Monday 

 afternoon, a business meeting in the 

 hall; Tuesday mcfrning, auto rides 

 through the park system; Wednesday, 

 lunch on invitation of Mrs. B. F. 

 Tracy, and theatre party; Thursday 

 trolley ride through Concord and Lex- 

 ington; Friday, a tea party by Mrs. 

 W. H. Elliott. 



NOTES. 



C. H. Totty's carnation Wodenethe 

 arrived in bad condition and was not 

 staged. 



W. A. Manda's shipment of plants 

 to the National Flower Show filled 

 five cars. 



A comment heard on all sides: 

 "How clean and orderly these halls 

 are kept." 



A. H. Hews & Co. furnished to all 

 exhibitors free of charge all pots and 

 saucers required for their exhibit. 



A 60-foot box car was required to 

 transport M. H. Walsh's trained Ram- 

 bler roses from Woods Hole to Bos- 

 ton. 



F. Dorner & Son's Company's car- 

 nation exhibit did not arrive until 

 Wednesday morning, too late for com- 

 petition for prizes. 



A sweet pea novelty which attracted 

 much attention was Mrs. James Wheel- 

 er, a cross of Zvolanek Orange with 

 Gladys Unwin, exhibited by A. Zvol- 

 anek. 



The American Carnation Society 

 silver medal was won by Peter Fisher, 

 with Benora, variegated white and 

 pink. The gold medal was not 

 awarded. 



