June 3, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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Our Quality Bulbs are famous for results 



Mr. Florist:— You can save money on the bulbs you expect to grow this 

 Fall, if you order them now, instead of two or three months later. 



We have bought heavily of the best bulbs procurable in Bermuda, Japan, 

 Holland and French markets, and will, until July 1st, offer special induce- 

 ments to encourage our customers to place their orders earlier than usual. 



Send us a list showing the bulbs you wish to grow this Fall— Lilies, 

 Tulips, Narcissi, Hyacinths, etc.— and we will make a special and con- 

 fidential quotation on your order. Our regular Fall Catalogue will 

 be ready in July, but the prices we will make you now will be at a large 

 reduction, for the reasons stated above. 



Write for "CONFIDENTIAL QUOTATION" -and write to-day. This offer is 

 good only until July 1st, igil. 



cil of not less tban six and not more than 

 twelve members, and that such members 

 on election shall serve for three ye;irs. 



That a handbook be compiled as soon as 

 possible, giving all available information 

 respecting the cultivation, etc., of the 

 Gladiolus, with a classified list of named 

 varieties and that the handbook be issued 

 annually to members. 



That the subscription for Home members 

 be fixed at lO/fid per annum and 15/- for 

 foreign members. 



That the bcnelits conferred on subscri- 

 tiers are as follows: 



(a) Free copy of society's handbook; 

 (b> Free admission tickets for suljs:-ribers 

 and one friend to all the s1iot\'S organized 

 by the Societ.y : (ci Exemption from cutry 

 fees in all classes in such shows; (di Ex- 

 pert advice on cultivation, etc., of Gladioli; 

 lel The right to submit any new varieties 

 to the Council for the purpose of obtaining 

 a certificate. 



The Society intends to hold at least two 

 shows annually; prizes and medals will be 

 offered for competition, both for amateurs 

 and the trade. 



At suitable times during the flowerin.g 

 season, the Council will meet to consider 

 any new varieties that may he snlmiitted 

 by growers, and if in their opinion it will 

 be merited, they will gr.int a certificate and 

 include the variety or varieties in tlieir 

 next handbook in the classified list, with 

 the name of the grower and date of cer- 

 tificate. 



The Society has a small piece of ground 

 situated at 'Locksbeath, which has been 

 granted them by the Locksheath Nur- 

 series, Ltd., for use as a trial ground. 

 Should ajiy members desire the Society to 

 test the bulbs bought from growers, or to 

 test new seedlings, they will have the right 

 to send up to a hundred bullis of each 

 variety, to the Secretary, to be grown on 

 the trial ground on their behalf. A nomi- 

 nal fee of 1/- will be charged by the So- 

 ciety. The Society undertakes to grow 

 such bulbs carefully and to report fully 

 to the members on their growtli and to 

 inform theiu of the flowering of such bulbs, 

 sending them the cut blossom. These may 

 also be submitted to the Council if the 

 member desires. At the expiration of the 

 season the bulbs will be returned with a 

 full report. 



Members purchasing new and costly va- 



rieties will find the trial ground of great 

 value, as there have been many complaints 

 in the past from persons who have pur- 

 chased an expensive bulb represented to he 

 a new variety, and have found, in tlie 

 flowering season, that the bulb was of some 

 \\(A\ known stock. 



Members sending bulbs for trial are re- 

 tjuested to state the firm the bulbs were 

 purchased from, the date of purchase, and 

 the name of the variety. In making pur- 

 chases of costly bulbs, memlters are ad- 

 vised to inform the salesman that they 

 intend sending one or two bulbs for trial 

 to the National Gladiolus Society. 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 



The St. Louis Florist Club will hold 

 its regular business meeting on Thurs- 

 day afternoon, June 8th, at 2 o'clock. 

 Secretary Beneke has sent out special 

 notices for this to be known as the 

 silver jubilee meeting and a large 

 turn-out of members is expected. 



Chairman E. W. Guy of the trustees 

 will call a meeting of his committee 

 next week to arrange for the annual 

 picnic. This yearly event is always 

 looked forward to with pleasure by 

 the trade at large and it may be this 

 year that it will be held on the East 

 Side near Belleville. At this meeting 

 they will decide on place and date. 



tempted holding a large one until last 

 year, and this year they expect to 

 about double the size, having at least 

 from 10 to 20 carloads of apples and 

 other fruit on exhibit. 



Frank A. Weber says that every- 

 thing is now in shape for the open- 

 ing of the annual meeting of the 

 American Association of Nurserymen 

 at St. Louis. Mr. Weber is chairman 

 of the entertainment committee and 

 has some great things in store for the 

 visiting nurserymen and especially for 

 the ladies. President Stark will be 

 down from Louisiana, Mo., next week 

 and lend his assistance for the open- 

 ing. 



DURING RECESS. 



Chicago Bowlers. 



Bowling scores, May 23, 

 follows: 



made as 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



It Is expected that E. J. Shaylor, the 

 eminent peony specialist of Wellesley, 

 Hills, will make a very interesting and 

 comprehensive exhibition of peonies 

 under correct name, at Horticultural 

 Hall, Worcester, on June 8th. 



They are just laying plans for a 

 much larger Apple Show in Portland, 

 Ore., than ever before. While the 

 Horticultural Society has always held 

 an apple exhibit in connection with 

 their annual meeting, they never at- 



Vogel 188 113 lir. 



Sc'man 146 162 113 



Stevens 2.S7 213 200 



Wolf 166 177 192 



Fink 90 102 1,56 



Asmus 13.5 181 130 



I.orman 196 133 130 



J. Zeck 192 185 202 



Olsen 179 172 197 



.-^chultz 186 120 164- 



Graff 173 185 151 



Kraus 173 135 138 



Ayers — 161 159 

 Go'isch 144 150 159 

 J. H'b'r 150 160 181 

 A. H'b'r 180 — — 

 A. Zcck 185 162 186 



Boston, Mass. — A baseball team has 

 been formed to represent the Boston 

 Cut Flower Exchange and on Satur- 

 day, June 3, they play their first game 

 with the team at W. H, Elliott's, Mad- 

 bury, N. H. 



Boone, Iowa — A severe hail storm 

 broke more than half the glass in the 

 greenhouse of ,L Lochrer on May 19th. 

 Much damage was done to the stock 

 in the houses, also. No insurance. 



