September 26, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



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HOUSE OF ARECA LUTESCENS, AT DREER'S, RIVERTON. N. J. 



display and there were excellent dah- 

 lia groups by Wilbur Moon. E. F. 

 Dwyer and other professionals and the 

 A. \V. Preston estate of Swampscott 

 showed superb vegetables. 



At the monthly meeting of the Nas- 

 sau County Horticultural Society on 

 Sept. 9th at Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, 

 N. Y., the judges for the monthly ex- 

 hibits, J. W. Everitt, James Duthie and 

 Angus McGregor, made awards as fol- 

 lows: Asters, Harry Jones; gladio- 

 lus, Alfred Waliier; muskmelon, Geo. 

 Ashworth. Cultural certificate to Har- 

 ry Jones for a vase of gladiolus Amer- 

 ica. The schedule for the chrysanthe- 

 mum show, Oct. 29th and 30th was 

 read and adopted. John W. Everitt 

 was appointed manager of the Dahlia 

 Show to be held Tuesday, Oct. 6. Ex- 

 hibits for next monthly meeting Oct. 

 14th — three bunches outdoor grapes in 

 three varieties; twelve apples in two 

 varieties and six pears one variety. 



Harry Jones, Cor. Sec'y. 



Obituary 



Mrs. Frank Zuber. 



Mary Zuber, wife of Frank Zuber, 

 florist, of Whitestone, N. Y., died on 

 September 12, at the Long Island Col- 

 lege Hospital, Brooklyn, following a 

 long illness. 



John McMichael. 



John McMichael, for thirty yeaCs in 

 the employ of C. B. Thompson & Co., 

 florists, died on September 8, aged 47 

 years, at the Waverly Hill Hospital. 

 Louisville, Ky. He was a plantsman 

 and decorator of good repute and 

 highly regarded by the trade of Louis- 

 ville. 



Despite the war it is stated that hor- 

 ticulturists of Belgium, France, Hol- 

 land, England and Ireland are proceed- 

 ing swiftly with their plans for exhib- 

 its at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. 

 The Netherlands has assembled the 

 most extensive horticultural exhibit 

 ever sent here from a foreign <:ountry. 

 It will be placed in a garden 800 feet 

 long and containing 52.500 square feet. 



An increase in the horticultural ex- 

 hibit space for Japan gives the Nip- 

 ponese 8000 square feet for competi- 

 tive plant and flower exhibits and dis- 

 plays of economical horticulture. The 

 various Japanese exhibits in 1915 will 

 be the most extensive ever sent out 

 from that country. 



Peter J. Krug. 



Peter J. Krug, retired florist, died 

 September 17 at his home in Waliing- 

 ton, N. J. He was born in Liverpool, 

 England, November 9. 1847, of German 

 parentage, and came to America when 

 a young man and started a greenhouse 

 in Wallington. He fought through the 

 Civil War with the Thirty-third New 

 Jersey Volunteers. 



Peter Bolander. 

 Peter Bolander, a well-known nur- 

 seryman, died at his home in Tippe- 

 canoe City, O., on September 8, aged 

 77 years, Mr. Bolander was born in 

 AUenbaugh, Bavaria, of gardening an- 

 cestry and came to Dayton in 1843. 

 He was looked upon as the father of 

 the nursery business in that section 

 and was one of the founders and ar- 

 dent promoters of Arbor Day. 



Otter River, 



has bought of C 

 houses, 23x125 

 tively and will 

 forcing. 



Mass.— Fred Rogers 

 C. Speare two grcen- 

 and 25x123 respec- 

 engage in cucumber 



Seeds and Bulbs 



To the Trade: 



TO the Florist who de- 

 pends for his profits 

 upon reliability of his 

 seeds and bulbs a bargain 

 is not of the first impor- 

 tance. 



Yet we often have an over 

 stock of popular seeds and 

 bulbs which we are able to 

 supply below the market. 



This Month We Partirulaiii/ 

 Recommend the Following: 



Freesia Purity Bulbs 



' .-ill. di:im-. 1 ' .-in. U>w^. 



Per 100, $3.00 IVr lOOO, $10.00 



Extra ll:umniitli Bulbs, 



$3.00 per 100 



Refracla Alba 



% to ',■• Inc'b *:(.(>« per 1000 



y, to 44 Inch 5.00 



% Inch and upward ... 8.50 



Pansy Seed 



I'luest Strains . 



Per az. 



Tli(irl)urn's Super!) $4.00 



Fine Large Engli-sh Mixed 90 



MaJitorpiece 80 



Ma.sterpiece from OriginatDr. . . 3.00 

 Triniarileaii Cianl Mixed 90 



Lilium Harrisii 



lliermuda Easter Lily) 

 5 to 7 inelies in oiri'uniference 

 $r>.r>0 a liundred $45.00 a thousand 

 7 III Vi inehes in circumference 

 $10.00 a liundred $85.00 a thousand 

 And all other varieties at 

 reasonable priees. 



.\ls,o a few cuses ColiI Storaite 

 I.ily of tlif Villle.v IMps 



Cases of 2.50 eacli for W.50 



Cases of ■'"00 each for 8.00 



Cases of 1000 each for 15.00 



Ask for a copy of our Bulb Cata- 

 log and Special Prices to florists 



J. M. THORBURN & CO 



KKtilliliHliril IS(r.> 

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