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HORTICULTUKE 



October 10, 1914 



During Recess 



ROCHESTER FLORISTS. 



Rochester, Fiiday, Sept. 25, when the 

 It was aster day tor the florists of 



straw. The pit for the clambake at- 

 tracted attention early in the day by 

 its savory odors and the dinner, 

 eaten at long tables In the open air 

 surpassed the expectations. There 



Rochester Florists' Association 



Rochester Florists' Association on a Visit to the Vick Aster Farms. 



annual clambake of The Rochester 

 Association was held at the Vick 

 Aster farms. The outing was a double 

 success for the members not only 

 enjoyed a good dinner and a pro- 



were some exciting quoit contests and 

 a baseball game which only lasted 

 three innings. 



Guests of the association present 

 were Robert Bard, of Syracuse; J. P. 

 Rice and G. I. Colburn, of Geneva, and 



Cultivating Asters in August. 



gramme of sports but were able to 

 spend an hour visiting the 70 acres of 

 beautiful asters. The trip from the 

 car to the farm was made in true 

 rural style in a hayrack filled with 



J. Boulton, of Syracuse. The commit- 

 tee of arrangements was composed of 

 C. W. Grossman, G. B. Ogston, George 

 B. Hart, Charles H. Vick. .1. Michael 

 Keller, and, ex-officio, John Dunbar, 

 president of the association. 



HE ACO CKS 



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OLD TOWN NURSERIES 



35,000 BERBERISTHUNBERGII 



All Sizes. 



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CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Wagner Park Nursery Co., Sidney, 

 O. — Catalogue of Bulbs, Shrubs, Trees, 

 Hardy Flowers, etc. Handsomely il- 

 lustrated and well printed. 



John Connon Company, Hamilton, 

 Out. — Wholesale Price List of Flower- 

 ing and Decorative Plants, Trees, 

 Shrubs, Vines and Perennials. 



Harlan P. Kelsey, Salem, Mass. — 

 Catalogue of Highlands Nursery, Plne- 

 ola, N. C, and Boxford Nursery of 

 hardy American plants at Boxford, 

 Mass. 



P. & F. Nurseries, Springfield, N. J. 

 — Pall Trade List. A very complete 

 wholesale list of nursery stock. The 

 P. & P. Nurseries are a department of 

 the American Nursery Co. 



New England Nurseries, Bedford, 

 Mass. — Evergreens, Herbaceous Peren- 

 nials, Bulbs, Shrubs, Roses, Vines, etc., 

 for Fall Planting. A very comprehen- 

 sive and complete guide for the gar- 

 den planter, attractive in arrangement 

 and pictorial adornment. 



SIX OF THE LIVE WIRES OF ROCHESTER. 



Left to Right— J. Mlch.iel Keller, George B. Hart, Clias. H. Vick, C. B. Ogston, John Dunbar, C. W. Grossman. 



Photograph by Mr. Ramsay official phpt:^graphcr of the Democrat and Chronicle 



