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HORTICULTURE 



April 29, 1911 



A PACIFIC COAST EXHIBITION. 



As stated in our issue of April 15, 

 the Spring Flower Show of the Pacific 

 Coast Horticultural Society and the 

 California State Floral Society at San 

 Francisco was a gratifying success in 

 extent and quality. Since then we 

 have learned the pleasing fact that it 

 was also a splendid success finan- 

 cially. 



We present herewith views of three 

 of the many attractive groups of which 

 photographs have been sent to us and 

 we feel sure that our readers will 

 agree with us, after seeing them, that 

 San Francisco florists stand second to 

 none in the art of plant grouping. 

 The show was under the direction of 

 Angelo J. Rossi, of the firm of Peli- 

 cano, Rossi & Co., who has good rea- 

 son to feel elated over the artistic 

 and financial success achieved. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The Carnation Year Book, 1911. 

 This is the second annual edition of 

 this valuable publication, published by 

 Hayward Mathias, Lucerne, Stubbing- 

 ton, Fareham, Rents, England. The 

 Perpetual Flowering Carnation So- 

 ciety was inaugurated in 1906 and the 

 prime movers in its organization were 

 the two gentlemen concerned in this 

 publication — the editor, J. S. Brunton, 

 Burnley, Eng., and the publisher, as 

 above. The book is in fact the of- 

 ficial organ of the Perpetual Flower- 

 ing Carnation Society. The contents 

 include the Report of the Society; 

 rules for exhibitions; registrations of 

 names of new varieties, both in Eng- 

 land and America, during 1910; select- 

 ed lists; report on bedding out trials; 

 useful papers on cultural points, decor- 

 ative values, etc.. by Messrs. M. Todd, 

 M. C. AUwood, C. Harman PajTie, Rev. 

 Joseph Jacob, P. Smith, A. Grubb, F. 

 Pitch and J. Gardner; a list of the 

 prize winners at the June and Decem- 

 ber exhibitions last year. There are 

 many full page illustrations. The book 

 is bound in stiff covers. It is for 

 sale by Mr. Mathias at 1 shilling, 3 



Group of Evtn-yi-ueiis at San Fraucisco Exliibiliou. 



pence, or may be obtained from the 

 office of Horticulture, post paid, for 

 50 cents. 



The premium list for the June ex- 

 hibition of the Newport Horticultural 

 Society has been published. The 

 show will be held at Masonic Hall, 

 Newport, R. I., on Thursday and Fri- 

 day, June 22 and 23. This is always 

 a very attractive exhibition. Copies 

 of the list of prizes may be had on 

 application to the secretary, Daniel J. 

 Coughlin. The dates happen to be 

 the same as for the National Sweet 

 Pea exhibition at Philadelphia. 



The Preliminary Premium List of 

 the Cincinnati Florists' Society has 

 been issued and copies can be 



had by addressing the secretary, 

 Geo. S. Bartlett, 131 East Third 

 Street, Cincinnati. Ohio. The exhibi- 

 tion will be held on November 13 to 

 18. 1911, inclusive, at Horticultural 

 Hall — Music Hall. The prizes for 

 table decoration, handle baskets and 

 bride and bridesmaid bouquets are 

 especially liberal. 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE. 



In a special message to the legisla- 

 ture, accompanying the report of Ex- 

 pert C. L. Harpham of the Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural College, Governor 

 Foss commended the working spirit 

 of the college and suggested that its 

 usefulness to the farmers of the State 

 be increased. He also recommended 

 that all demonstration work at the 

 farm in poultry, market gardening 

 and horticultural work be put on a 

 commercial basis. 



He called the attention of the legis- 

 lature to the fact that although thirty- 

 seven of the States charged tuition to 

 all students coming from outside the 

 State, and in some cases to those with- 

 in the State, Massachusetts gave free 

 scholarships to all students. He ad- 

 vocated the charging of tuition to stu- 

 dents from other States, and approved 

 of Expert Harpham's recommendation 

 to charge tuition to all students. 



Because of the present methods the 

 Governor would not approve of the 

 appropriation of $50,000 for a new 

 dining hall and new dormitory. He 

 approved the granting of $129,282 for 

 tlie current expenses of the year, while 

 $145,800 was asked. 



Plant Group at Snn Francisco Exhibition. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Macon, Mo. — M. H. Roth is planning 

 to open a greenhouse here. 



Lithbridge, Alberta, Can. — The A. 

 Mitchell Nursery Co. is establishing 

 large nurseries at Lacombe and Coal- 

 dale. 



Lexington, Mass. — Meadow land 

 near Monroe Station has been leased 

 by the New England Nurseries of 

 Bedford. 



