November 21, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



727 



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Roses, Rhododendrons, Boxwood, 

 Conifers, Lilacs, Spirea, Red Berried 

 Hollies, Bulbs, Etc. 



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confidence apply for positions where 

 practical worth is needed. The gar- 

 dener of to-day must be gentlemanly 

 in demeanor, both to his employers 

 and those who are his assistants. Our 

 profession is retarded by incompetent 

 and undesirable material; men who 

 have no right to the name of gardener. 

 More men should equip themselves to 

 handle the great outdoors; trees and 

 shrubs, hardy herbaceous plants, bulbs, 

 tennis courts, tree surgery, spraying, 

 garden crops, live stock, birds. 



Our noble profession should be bet- 

 ter recognized than it is today; its 

 craftsmen more looked up to and es- 

 teemed; a better feeling existing be- 

 tween employer and employee. Let us 

 labor unitedly to seek each other's 

 welfare. Let our lives be as harmo- 

 niously beautiful and bountiful as are 

 the works of Nature's God. 



PERSONAL. 

 Donald McRae, formerly with Mr. H. 

 R. Johnstone, at Brackenside, Hamil- 

 ton is now superintendent at the Geo. 

 V. L. Meyer estate, Hamilton. Mass. 



■We are pleased to report that Chas. 

 H Totty's condition is favorable for 

 recovery and his family and friends 

 are relieved of the anxiety which pre- 

 vailed last week. 



Attleboro, Mass. — Three persons 

 were injured, one seriously, when a 

 horse attached to a light delivery 

 wagon owned by A. A. King, an Attle- 

 boro florist, dashed up a narrow alley 

 crowded with shop folks last :^Ionday. 

 The horse was frightened by tlie noon 

 shrieking of factory whistles in the 

 neighborhood. 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE. 



New Chrysanthemums. 



The Floral Committee of the Nation- 

 al Chrysanthemum Society have re- 

 cently granted first-class certificates to 

 the following new varieties: James 

 Stredwick, Jap., deep rose, with 

 amber reverse; Elfrida. large bronze; 

 Dorothy, golden yellow market varie- 

 ty. Lord Roberts was accorded an 

 award for color, but the committee de- 

 sired to see the blooms again. It is 

 bright chestnut with .golden reverse. 

 Dahlia Conference. 



The annual conference arranged by 

 the National Dahlia Society was held 

 in London on Oct. 15th. Mr. Reg. Cory 

 presided. Mr. Stredwick. of Stred- 

 wick & Son, raisers of dahlia novel- 

 ties, read an interesting paper, giving 

 the history of this flower from the 

 earliest date, chiefly compiled from 

 tlie writings of the late Richard Dean. 

 C. Harman Payne, who spoke in the 

 subsequent discussion, took exception 

 to some of the statements, and supple- 

 mented the paper with many instruc- 

 tive facts. There was an excellent pa- 

 per from J. Cheal, dealing chiefly with 

 the dahlia as a decorative plant. Chas. 

 Curtis, acting for the secretary, read 

 a paper on "The Dahlia in America," 

 contributed by J. Harrison Dick. 

 High Prices for Fruit. 



Amongst the methods now being 

 adopted for raising funds for benevo- 

 lent purposes in connection with the 

 war the fruit trade has devised a suc- 

 cessful means of raising revenue. At 

 Liverpool a quantity of Califomian ap- 

 ples realized the respectable total of 

 £120 (pounds) and a case of Jersey 



pears £82. At Newcastle-on-Tyne a 

 single pair sold for £17 10s. Six cases 

 of Doyenne du Comice pears made 

 £182 7s.. and some other lots of fruit 

 £203. At Belfast high prices were 

 realized for Jersey pears and tomatoes. 

 A mammoth cabbage sold for £3 5s., 

 and a barrel of Nova Scotian apples 

 fetched £2. W. H. Adsett. 



A VERSATILE GARDENER. 



Commenting on our notes of last 

 week in reference to Begonia Mrs. 

 Heal, a number of plant growers have 

 told us that the reason they had not 

 taken up this glorious blooming plant 

 commercially was the difficulty in 

 growing it satisfactorily. We took oc- 

 casion to visit Mr. Dov*-ns, who grew 

 the plant we illustrated, a few days 

 ago, and found a display of Mrs. Heal 

 well worth going to see. \Vm. Downs 

 is a clever and successful grower, but 

 he makes no extraordinary claim in 

 this regard and, with all due respect 

 to Mr. Downs' abilities, we must say 

 that we believe the plant can be grown 

 commercially by scores of our well- 

 known plant growers. While on the 

 subject we must, however, say a word 

 in recognition of the versatile accom- 

 [dishments so well exemplified in Wil- 

 liam Downs. Plant houses, rose, car- 

 nation, chrysantiiemum, orchid and 

 palm houses, bulb cellars, poultry, 

 sheep, grade cattle, out-door gardens, 

 l'r\iit orchards, etc., all come under Mr. 

 Downs' care and the extensive ranges 

 of conservatories and frames are con- 

 vincing evidence of the master hand. 

 It is a pleasure and a treat to have 

 the privilege to inspect such an estab- 

 lishment. 



