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HOETICULTUEE 



February 10, 1917 



Pansy and Verbena Baskets 



Their use assures the Florist and Greenhouse 

 man the largest cash return for their plants. 



Small size No, ^~- ' " —^ L»r8e size No 2 



9 in long, 6 in. wide, 3 in. deep. 13 in. long, 7S in wide. Hi in deep 



Nested 500 in a crate. I Wire handles detached I Nested 250 in a crate. 



Price $9.O0 per lOOO | $2.00 per lOOO extra I Price$17.00per lOOO 



Samples Sent Free Upon Request 



G. P. READ, Inc., 199 Duane St., New York 



NEBRASKA STATE FLORISTS' 

 SOCIETY. 



A well-attended meeting, useful dis- 

 cussions and a very enjoyable banquet 

 were the features of the annual ses- 

 sion of this society at Lincoln on Tues- 

 day, January 16. Officers were elected 

 as follows; President, C. H. Frey of 

 Lincoln; vice-president, G. M. John- 

 ston, of Beatrice; secretary-treasurer, 

 Lewis Henderson, of Omaha; directors, 

 W. B. Yule of Lincoln, J. R. Simanton 

 of Falls City, W. E. Davidson of Hol- 

 drege. 



A credit committee consisting of Roy 

 Wilcox, of Des Moines, la.; Frank X. 

 Stuppy, of St. Joseph, Mo.; C. H. Frey, 

 of Lincoln, Neb.; C. P. Mueller, of 

 Wichita, Kan., and J. J. Hesa, of Oma- 

 ha, was appointed. There was a good 

 display of flowers for which prizes 

 were awarded as follows; 



Fifty roses — Lewis Henderson, Oma- 

 ha, 1st; Simanton & Pence, Falls City, 

 2nd. 



Fifty carnations— J. K. Hlltner, 

 Lincoln, 1st; Simanton & Pence, 2nd. 



One hundred sweet peas — J. K. Hllt- 

 ner, 1st; Simonton & Pence, 2nd. 



Display of cut flowers — Simanton & 

 Pence, 1st; Lewis Henderson, 2nd. 



The speakers at the banquet includ- 

 ed Ghas. Green, Fremont; J. J. Hess, 



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MANURE 



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Omaha; Chas. Mueller, Wichita, Kan.; 

 P. J. Foley, Chicago; Roy Wilcox, 

 Council Bluffs, la.; J. S. Wilson, Des 

 Moines, la.; M. H. Levine, New York. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



An exhibition of plants and flowers 

 will be held on Saturday and Sunday, 

 February 17th and 18th, at the Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History, 77th 

 street and Central Park West. It will 

 be held in the foyer of that building, 

 which affords much better facilities 

 for display than did the room former- 

 ly used for this purpose. 



Classes are provided for cut blooms 

 of orchids, roses, sweet peas, mignon- 

 ette, snapdragons, narcissus, freesias, 

 early tulips, Darwin tulips, flowering 

 shrubs and trees. Premiums are also 

 offered for plants of schizanthus. 

 cyclamen, amaryllis. lilies, primulas, 

 cinerarias, and ferns. Special prizes 

 may also be awarded tor worthy ex- 

 hibits not provided for in the sched- 

 ule. Schedules are now ready for dis- 

 tribution and will be sent on applica- 

 tion to the secretary, George V. Nash, 

 Mansion, New York Botanical Garden, 

 Bronx Park, New York City. 



There will be a meeting of the so- 

 ciety on Saturday, February 17th. in 

 the West Assembly Hall, at 4 P. M.. 

 at which an illustrated lecture will be 

 delivered by Mrs. Max Farrand. on 

 "Roses, and the New Rose Garden at 

 the New York Botanical Garden " 



George V. N.\sn, Secy. 



At the annual meeting of the New 

 Bedford, (Mass.) Horticultural society, 

 the following officers were elected; 

 President — L. J. Hathaway, Jr.; vice- 

 president — Dr. Garry deN. Hough; 

 financial secretary — Walter K. Smith; 

 secretary — J. M. Taber; treasurer — W. 

 A. Luce; executive committee — Frank 

 G. Tripp, chairman ; Arthur E. Griffin, 

 C. W. Young, Joseph S. Figueiredo, Da- 

 vid F. Roy, Joseph W. Webster. James 

 H. McVicker, Andrew J. Fish, Joseph 

 A. Niolet, J. Arnold Wright; entertain- 

 ment committee — Frank C. Barrows, 

 chairman: James H. McVicker, Na- 

 thaniel P. Sowle. 



The executive committee will make 

 arrangements for four shows this year. 



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