December 5, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



797 



THE BEST EVER 



That's what everybody exclaims on seeing- the splendid stock now ready for shipment in our plant houses 



Cyclamen Are Superb. Lorraine and Cincinnati Begonias Can't Be 



Beaten Anywhere. Ardisias Have Never Been So Fine; Loaded 



With Berries Already Well Colored Up. 



Order Your Holiday Stock Now and Have It Shipped Before Freezing Weather Sets In. 



Prices per doz., per 100, per 1000, on application. 



JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N. J 



MARYLAND WEEK IN BALTIMORE. 

 The ITtli annual meeting of the 

 Maryland State Horticultural and al- 

 lied societies held in the 5th Regiment 

 Armory, Baltimore, Nov. 16-21, proved 

 a great success. 



The floor space of the building being 

 60.000 square feet unobstructed, afford- 

 ed every facility for an effective and 

 spacious display of all exhibits. The 

 horticultural exhibits occupied the cen- 

 ter of the hall, being dissected from 

 other sections by a 360-ft. circular 

 southern smilax hedge. A pergola en- 

 trance and three exits of 15 feet each 

 guarded by four 2-foot hollow posts, 

 crowned with cybotiums. Phoenix Roe- 

 bellini, etc, were additional features. 



One of the chief features of the 

 show, a decided novelty of much merit 

 which occupied the center of the en- 

 closure, was the Baltimore Florists' 

 Club vase of red cedar bark, standing 

 11 feet on the pedestal empty, and 

 when furnished with 350 white and yel- 

 low specimen chrysanthemums at- 

 tained a height of 15 feet and a spread 

 of 10 feet, the base of this wonderful 

 vase being a five-pointed star design 

 filled with highly colored crotons and 

 other exotics from the Baltimore Park 

 Commissioners. The club members 

 contributed the flowers. 



The credit of designing, building 

 and decorating the club vase all belong 

 to Mr. Feast. The vase of 20 white, 

 won by Chas. Siquard with Wm. Tur- 

 ner, proved the best in the show, the 

 same variety being well shown also 

 by Geo. Morrison and Gus Lotz. Wm. 

 Turner was the peer of all the chrys- 

 anthemums. Odessa in yellow and 

 Glenview in bronze were the best in 

 competition. 



Pompons were displayed to great ad- 

 vantage and their unique colors and 

 decorative utility well demonstrated 

 by several exhibitors, notably R. Vin- 

 cent, Jr., & Sons with four standing 

 wreaths; E. A. Seidewitz in basket and 

 novel design competition were win- 

 ners and A. N. Pierson had three large 

 baskets well arranged for display. 

 Maryland, the new scarlet geranium of 

 Vincent's in wreath form proved an 

 attraction. Well grown bush chrysan- 

 themums in 12 inch pots were shown 

 by Mrs. W. F. Cochran, ward. Mac 

 Richmond. 



Palms, window boxes, fern groups 

 and miscellaneous stock were well dis- 

 played by the many Baltimore flor- 



ists. The genial president, R. L. 

 Graham, sent daily contributions of 

 floral work not for competition. 

 Among roses, American Beauty, White 

 and Pink Killarney, Killarney Bril- 

 liant, Francis Scott Key, Radiance and 

 Maryland won in their respective 

 colors. In carnations, Geoi'geous. En- 

 chantress. White and Pink, Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward, Benora and Beacon were win- 

 ners in their colors. A. N. Pierson 

 made a glorious display of chrysanthe- 

 mums and roses. .Tulius Roehrs Co., 

 Rutherford, N. J., staged palms, aza- 

 leas and begonias of high merit. 



T. B. Symonds, secretary of the so- 

 ciety, was a busy and able show super- 

 intendent, being ably supported by 

 Messrs. Geo. Morrison, Wm. Feast, I. H. 

 Moss and Jas. Toone. 



H.\RRY TlHXER. 



SIMPLICITY IN FLORAL ARRANGE- 

 MENT. 

 Among the recognized points of ex- 

 cellence in any arrangement of flowers 

 simplicity counts strong. Too much 

 elaboration is a common fault with 

 florists' decorative work and in our 

 public exhibitions, displays which are 

 crudely overdone are always in the 

 majority. We present the picture 

 which appears on our title page this 

 week as a good example of extreme 

 simplicity in form and color arrange- 

 ment no wires or other unnatural 

 material having been used. It tells its 

 own story. 



Rumson, N. J.— The old greenhouses 

 on the H. S. Borden estate have been 

 pulled down and a sunken garden will 

 take their place. 



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"Variety is the Spire of L.ife." Give your customers, wholesale or retail, more variety 

 ReiuemtuT — V4»ii may deduct 5 per tent, if ras|| aeoonipanies the order 



GLADIOLUS, Colvillei and Nanus 



Plont some of these among your Carnations: they will come in handy at any time 

 ACKERMANII. Salmon orange, with white blotches, edged scarlet ; very 100 1000 



pretty $1.00 $7.75 



BL.USHING BRIDE. Flowers are large, pure white, with delicate pink spots. 



Useful for early forcing (jq 5 00 



DELICATISSIMA SUPERB.*. Pure white, bright, large carmine blotch 150 l')'oo 



FAIRY QUEEN. Carmine red, white blotch 75 ego 



FIRE KING. Orange scarlet, purple blotch, purple bordered 175 16 75 



PEIACH BLOSSOM. The most beautiful of all the Colvillei type of Gladiolus; 



the color is a lovely soft pink, on the order of the Killarney Rose 60 5 00 



QUEEN WIL,HEI.MINA. Blush white, with conspicuous blotches of cream, 



with scarlet margin 175 16 00 



THE BRIDE (Colvlllei alba). True. This lovely white minature Cladiolus 



makes a useful cut flower for early Sprin;; use; will .■^tand forcing 60 



5.00 



SPANISH IRIS (Iris HIspanica) 



You will miss some of the older varieties from the list below. It has been revised 

 to your advantage. They are the finest varieties for all purposes. 



Top 

 100 



BELLE CHINOISE. Pure yellow $0.75 



BRITISH QUEEN. Large white ; very fine 75 



CA.J.VNUS. Deep golden yellow 75 



Roots 

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$6.00 

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1st 

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CHRYSOLORA. Pale yellow 75 



CZAR PETER. Porcelain blue; extra flne 75 



DARLING. Blue; verv fine; early 75 



KING OF THE BLUES. Finest blue 75 



LA GRANDESSE. Best and purest white 75 



LOUISE, rale blue, slightly spotted; flne flower 75 



MARIE. One of the best blues 75 



.SNO WB.4LL. Very large white 75 



MIXED, .4LL COLORS 60 



These prices are for The Trade only. 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 



Seedsman-'^i IW- 342 West 14th Street, NEW YORK 



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