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HORTICULTURE 



May 26, 1917 



Obituary 



NEW ROSE LFLLIAN MOORE. 



David I. Saunders. 

 In the death on Friday last of David 

 I. Saunders, Washington lost one of 

 its pioneer florists and expert horti- 

 culturists, and the florists ot the city 

 with the family of the deceased are 

 mourning his passing. Mr. Saunders, 

 was born in New Haven, Conn., on 

 .January 16, 1849. He was the eldest 

 son of the late William Saunders, who 

 for many years was connected with the 

 Department of Agriculture as superin- 

 tendent of gardens and grounds. The 

 deceased was engaged in the florist 

 business for nearly half a century. The 

 funeral took place from his late resi- 

 dence, 2203 Second street. Northwest, 

 with burial in Rock Creek Cemetery. 

 He is survived by his wife, four sons 

 and a daughter. A brother and sister 

 also survive him. 



Thomas L. Lowden. 

 Thomas L. Lowden, 76, veteran flor- 

 ist and market gardener of Pittsfield, 

 Mass., died at his home in that city 

 Saturday morning. May 19. Mr. Low- 

 den was born in Florida, Mass., April 

 26, 1841, and after living in North 

 Adams tor a few years moved to Pitts- 

 fled 57 years ago. He enlisted in Co. 

 A, 61st Massachusetts regiment, and 

 served in the civil war. For a time 

 he was in the market gardening busi- 

 ness at Pittsfield with his brother, 

 Orin E. Lowden. and later went into 

 the greenhouse business, which is still 

 conducted by his sons under the name 

 of Thomas L. Lowden & Sons. Mr. 

 Lowden was twice married and leaves 

 a wid'ow, three sons, Harry L., Arthur 

 S. and Thomas L., and two brothers, 

 Orin E. and George, all of Pittsfield. 



MEMORIAL DAY. 



Wheel out the chair, Mirandy, 



I hear the sound o* drums, 

 An' down the street beyond I know 



The old procession comes ; 

 Push me out next the curb, my dear. 



Clean out upon the grass; 

 I want to see my comrades an' 



Say "Howdy," as they pass. 



There comes "Old Glory," bless her! 



As proud an' fine today 

 j\^ if there never was no blood 



Rnillpd 'twixt the Blue and Gray. 

 That band Is makln' music, eh? 



Ijut slill I hauker, wife, 

 Fer one o' them old march tunos on 



A plain old drum and flte. 



Here comes the boys! Mirandy, see. 



There's Boli. an' old Cap Lane, 

 A-marchln' straight and proud as if 



They was recruits again. 

 -Vn' there's ol' Ben McClure, by Jlng, 



A-stumpin' past as though 

 He hadn't left his leg down South 



Near fifty years ago. 



They see me. wife — they're wavin' hands. 



An' see 'em all salute 

 Ab if I was some high mogul — 



A general, to boot. 

 Hooray, boys— hip. hooray, hooray! 



If my old legs was new. 

 You bet I'd be out there in line 

 Again, old pards. with ynu. 



The sun seems gittin' darker now — 



The sky is tumin' gray — 

 The boys, the flags, the tootin' bands 



All seems so fur away. 

 Come to me, wife — where are you, Kate? 



Take hold my hand — I hear" 

 A bugle Boundin' — "taps" — I guess — 



."Vye, Cap'n— I'm — I'm — HERE! 



— Author Unknown, 



The rose here pictured is one ot 

 Dickson's 1917 novelties, which is to 

 be disseminated in this country by 

 Charles H. Totty, June 1st, this year. 



It is described as a garden gem, deep 

 Indian yellow in color and very fra- 

 grant, thoroughly perpetual, producing 

 flowers continuously from spring until 



late fall. 



DOGS AND THE HOME GARDEN. 



A Winchester (Mass.) doctor illus- 

 trated in the town paper last week that 

 a man can keep his temper and his 

 good humor if he wishes even when 

 dogs and cats are playing havoc with 

 his beans and potatoes in his amateur 

 garden. This is shown by the follow- 

 ing notice printed in the Winchester 

 Star last Friday: 



CANINES' ATTENTION ! 

 Editor of the Star: 



Fearing possibly that some of the dogs 

 in the neighborhood have not yet availed 

 themselves of the chance to excavate or 

 otherwise enjoy themselves iu my flower 

 and vegetable beds. I take this opportuity 

 of extending an invitation to all those who 

 have not .vet jmrticipated. as urtw is the 

 best time for their iin-cstigatioiis, as the 

 earth is soft and easily dislodged. 



I would suggest, however, that they 

 coine in relays of six <ir seven, as the sur- 

 face ot the alleged cultivation is limited. A 

 prize will be offered for the dog who can 

 dig the largest hole and dislodge the most 

 seeds and plants in the shortest lime. 



The contest is not linjited to size or kind 

 and is open to all varieties from the Win- 

 dow Washing to the Heinz of ."m varieties. 



I hope that all owners of our canine 

 friends wlin live on the west side of the 

 I own (I think it best to limit it) will see 

 to it that this invitation is accepted and 

 made the most of. A diagram of the 

 general outlay and location can be obtained 

 from any dog living within a radius of one 

 mile of No. 3 Fletcher street. 



Yours for the uplift of the soil, 



WiLUAM S. OlMSTE.VD, 



— Boston Post. 



New Britain, Conn. — This city e.x- 

 pects to lead the country in municipal 

 garden planting. At least 500 acres 

 ot ground will be put under cultiva- 

 tion. 



PROTECTING THE PEONIES. 

 Editor Hohticultiiee: 



I have been much interested in the 

 clear, well written article on "The Hol- 

 low Stem Disease of Peonies, by Wm. 

 Rollins of Boston. The illustrations 

 make the case so clear that peony 

 growers having stock infested with 

 this disease, will be able to detect it at 

 once. It has occurred to me that the 

 methods of keeping stock free from 

 disease are equally interesting and im- 

 portant. At Petersons' Nurseries, 

 Chicago, the ounce of prevention is be- 

 ing applied constantly. . As soon as 

 the young plants are well out of the 

 ground, any deviation in color costs 

 that plant its life. It is assumed that 

 off color is an indication of disease and 

 the plant is destroyed in its infancy. 



The next test comes when the plant 

 is two years old and is equally drastic 

 in its application. Assuming that a 

 healthy jieony plant will bloom, all that 

 do not do so when two years old are 

 pulled up and destroyed. 



Any fungus detected upon the stems 

 of ])eony plants is suspected ot being 

 Stem Blight and the plant is burned. All 

 plants that are taken up for dividing 

 have their foliage cut off and burned. 

 At the.se nurseries Hollow Stem is as 

 yet unknown, and no weed troubles are 

 experienced, for it is a maxim here that 

 no weed ever lives to be more than two 

 weeks old. Rows are planted far enough 

 apart, so the cultivator can be used 

 both ways and all summer long, the 

 ground has its fortnightly cultivation, 

 A Reader. 



