February 10, 1917 



H R TI C U L T U K E 



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AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



Our report last week covered the 

 major part of the proceedings and ex- 

 hibition news from the Indianapolis 

 meeting of this society. Probably one 

 of the most impressive object lessons, 

 from the standpoint of the growers 

 was the splendid condition of the flow- 

 ers from the extreme East. The long 

 keeping qualities of carnation blooms 

 when well grown and properly handled 

 was impressively demonstrated in the 

 exiiihit of C. S. Strout, for example, 

 which had traveled ],.500 miles from 

 Biddeford, Maine, and only one flower 

 was found not in perfect condition on 

 arrival at Indianapolis. 



Besides the regular carnation exhil)- 

 its on which we made full report last 

 week, there were six well-arranged 

 table decorations by the leading re- 

 tail florists of the city, also the follow- 

 ing: 



Rose Pink Ophelia, from Breitmeyer, 

 -Mt. Clemens. Mich.: Rose Mrs. Sarah 

 Yeats, by J. E. Yeats, Champaign, 

 111.: Rose Red Radiance, from Gude 

 Bros. Co., Washington, D. C; Dwarf 

 Solanum capsicastrum, by C. Hagen- 

 burger. West Mentor, O.: Chrysanthe- 

 mum Hamburg Late White, from C. T. 

 Guenther, Hamburg, N. Y.: Chrysan- 

 themum Mistletoe, from H. P. Smith, 

 Piqua, p.; Cattleyas. by W. J. and M. 

 S. Vesey, Fort Wayne, Ind.: Begonias, 

 by .1. A. Peterson. Cincinnati; Sweet 

 peas, from Hartje & Elder, Indianap- 

 olis, Peter Weiland, New Castle, Ind., 

 and Deerfield Nurseries, Deerfield, 111.; 

 Freesias, from Zech & Mann, Chicago. 



The Hitchings & Co., sweepstakes 

 cup offered in the 100-bloom class was 

 won by Cottage Gardens Co.. Queens, 

 N. Y. 



Prof. Lempke, of the University ot 

 111., read a paper on Carnation Yellows, 

 which brought out considerable discus- 

 sion. A talk by W. A. Clarke, of Pitts- 

 burgh, Pa., on the Marketing of Car- 

 nations was well discussed. 



J. A. Peterson gave a very enjoyaljle 

 stereopticon lecture on Begonias and 

 Cyclamen. ^ 



The visitors enjoyed an aatomobile 

 ride to several of the local growers' 

 places. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



There were some rather interesting 

 plants shown at the small exhibition 

 held Saturday, Febriiary 3d. First 

 prize was awarded to Mrs. John L. 

 Gardner for six plants ot Begonia 

 Gloire de Lorraine. Mrs. Gardner also 

 received 1st prize for six plants of 

 Primula sinensis, A. M. Davenport, 2d. 

 A silver medal was awarded to George 

 Melvin for Dendrobium mobile virgin- I 

 alls. Honorable mention was award- i 

 ed to Thomas Roland for an exhibit 

 ot Begonias, sports of Gloire de Lor- j 

 raine; also to Alfred E. Parsons. Man- : 

 Chester, Mass., for a new seedling of 

 Primula malacoides. Vote of thanks 

 to Mrs. Gardner for an exhibit of 

 Senecio petasites. and gratuity to Eric 

 H, Wetterlow of Manchester, Mass., 

 for hybrid primulas, a cross between 

 Primula stellata and Primula sinensis. 

 Mrs. Gardner was also awarded a 

 gratuity for Aphelandra aurantiaca 

 Roezlli. 



inn'iit Armory, Broad and Caliowhill Strecfs. Mairli 

 litH niivftiirs of the Ainericau Rose Societ.v 



Plants and Cuttings' "ly of the v^ley pips 



Read.v for Inimediate Sale 



Per 100 WOO 

 A.Sl>.\K.\Grs Sprengeri, 2Vfin. 



pot.s $3.00 



3-iu. pots 6.00 



ABCTILON Savitzii. 214-lU. pOtS. 3.00 

 ACHYBANTHES, Rooted Cut- 

 tings 1.00 $S.00 



AGER.VTUM, Ulue and White, 



Rented Cuttings 1.00 8.00 



COLEUS, 20 sorts. Rooted Cut- 

 tings 1.00 8.00 



CrPHEA, Rooted Cuttings 1.00 



DRAC.15NA Indivisa. 4-in. pots. 15.00 

 DRAC.ENA Indivisa. oin. pots. 25.00 

 FEVERFEW, Double Wliite 



Rooted Cuttings 1.50 12.00 



Fl'CHSIA.S. Rooted Cuttings 1.50 14.00 



FVCILSIAS. 2y4-in. pots 3.00 



GERM.\N IVY, Rooted Cuttings. 1.00 

 GER.AMli.MS, Rooted Cuttings.. 1.75 15.00 

 HELIOTROPE, Light and Dark. 1.00 8.00 

 LOBELI.4, Double Blue, Rooted 



Cuttings 1.50 



LEMON VERBENAS, 214 -in. pots 4.00 



L.4NTANAS. 2Vi-in. pots 3.00 



MOONVINE. White, Rooted Cut- 

 tings 2.00 



S.'iLVIA, New sorts, Rooted Cut- 

 tings 1.50 12.00 



SALVIA Splendens and Bedman. 1.00 8.00 

 TR.4DESCANTIA, Rooted Cut- 

 tings 1.50 



VINCA Variegrata and Elegans, 



4-in. pots 10.00 



VINCA Varie^ata and Elegans. 

 214 -in. pots 3.00 



WOOD BROTHERS 



nSHKILL, N. Y. 



The large bell t.Vi»e, 

 for private estate u.se. 



WM. H. SIEBRECHT 



Astoria, N. Y. City 

 F^ERIMS, ETC. 



XEPHROI.EPIS TEDDY, JR., 2>4-in. pots, 

 ^6.00 per 100; 3V.-in., $15.00 per 100; 6-ln., 

 .$6.00 per dozen ; 8-in., $12.00 per dozen. 



NEPHROLEPIS SMITHII, 3y2-in; potS, 

 $:t.00 per dozen. 



NEPHROLEPIS MUSCOSA, 3%-ln.. $3.00 

 per dozen. 



FICUS EL.ASTICA, 50c., 75c. and $1.00" each. 



F. R. PIEItSON , Tar rytown, N. Y. 



orchTds 



We grow and sell notlilng hut ORCHIDS. 

 If .fou are In the market for this cl>«l^*( 

 plaiitB we respectfnlly solicit your inqalries 

 and ordera,. Special Usta on application. 



LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 



ROBERT DYSART 



CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT 



Simple method» ef correct acconntlnc 

 especially adapted (or florists' use. 



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