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HORTICULTUKE 



Deoombor 22, 1917 



Bookof Garden Plans 



HX STEniEN r. IIAMBLIN 



Amtocimte of \\ ftrrrn II. M»DnlDC, 

 Ijknclscape Ar«bUr«t 



Tlu> purpoir of tbia book Is to ltd 

 Iboic nbo are plnnnlns gnrdoni and 

 country pl»co» to rl«u«Ili» problem! 

 (Iiullar to their own and lo lee how 

 ■ landacape architect would aolre 

 Ibrm. 



There arc twenty pinna of model 

 gardens and plncea In the book with 

 dlrecllona nml plnntlne Uata for each. 

 The pinna are wide In their varletj 

 rauRlns from boulder wnlla, arbora. 

 poppy beda. and apeclnl bordera to 

 the different kinda of formal and 

 Informal cardena, rock, water, wood- 

 land, Jnpnneae. annual, and wild 

 flower, rhotocrapha llluatrale the 

 biialc Idea of each plan. 



The author aaya of the book In hia 

 Introduction : 



"A rough plan, even If very In- 

 complete, will often be far more 

 helpful to explain arraneoment and 

 grouping than will pages of printed 

 Instructions. But ao as to help make 

 these plans more deflnlte, an actual 

 piece of property was In mind In 

 each case. 



"Supposing, then, that the main 

 features on our Imaginary piece of 

 ground have been decided upon, be 

 can refer to the blue prints and see 

 how, by the arrangement of our 

 garden material, we can best add to 

 the natural beauties of the ground 

 and give them the touch of human 

 hands." 



A final chapter gives Information 

 on the practical aide of gardening' — 

 the trees, plants, shrubs. Tines, etc., 

 for varloua conditions, cost estimat- 

 ing, time for planting, and other 

 details. 20 blue print plana. 32 

 pages of Illustrations. Net f2.0O. 



For Sale at 

 Office of HORTICri-TURE. 



VEGETABLE FORCING 



By Prof. B. L. WaMs 



Which has Just come from the press. 

 This book was produced In response to 

 numberless Inquiries for a practiral up- 

 to-date volume on the forcing of vege- 

 tables. In our Judgment It is the must 

 complete, final and authoratntive work on 

 foring ever Issued. The author of this 

 Intensely practical book has bad a large 

 experience In growing crops under glass. 

 He gives clearly ami concisely, complete 

 Instructions covering Greenhouse Con- 

 struction, Soli, Preparation, Insects, 

 Dieeaaes, Marketing, Cropping System, 

 and the growing of all of the most im- 

 portant Vegetable Forcing Crops. The 

 book will be found equally valuable to 

 amateurs and experienced gardeners. 



Price Net *2.00. For Sale by 



HOBTICULTCRE PUBLISHING CO. 



Boston, Mass. 



PUBLICITY IN DETROIT. 



^^Thanksgiving v 



.StflflOWERS ARE PlEMTIFUl 

 ,r»^SMAKE A FtAST FOR 



^^&^r>i^' Yovn Eyes v 



Dc 



(lie Vi/iir Faniihi Tabic 



Let Your Florist Be Your 

 Thanksgiving Chef 



The Florists of Uelioit arc all planning Special Thanksgiving Displays 



Let us all help to make Thanksgiving day a day of deep significance 



There is no way to express sentiment as well as thru flowers 



Send Flowers to the lonesome mother who has sent her boy away to fight for us 



But don't forget those close at hand. Let them know they have loving 



friends. Surely friendship is a gift to be vastly 



thankful for 



Oul-of'Town S«r«icr CuAmntcfd Everywhere Tbni 



Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association 



The above illiistralion shows how 

 the florists of Detroit pooled publicity 

 for the good of the trade as a whole. 

 That the Detroit florists had a satisfac- 

 tory Thanksfjiving trade is not sur- 

 prising. It would be surprising if it 

 were otherwise. This reminds us of 

 Kipling's verses, the sentiment of 



which applies as pertinently In the 

 flower industry as it does in fighting. 



"It ain't the guns nor armament 

 Nor funds that tlit-y ran pay. 

 But the close rooperjition 



That makes them win the day. 



It ain't the Individuals 

 Nor the army as a whole. 



But the pvcrlastin' team work 

 (If c%cry bloumin' soul." 



—Kipling. 



REDUCED TO LABORING CLASS 



Editor HnFiiHi i.tukk: 



Dear Sir: It has just been brought 

 to my attention the fact that the Mu- 

 nicipal Civil Service Commission 

 passed a resolution changing thf 

 status of the gardeners in the city 

 service from the competitive to the 

 labor class, and the same has been 

 approved by the Mayor and the State 

 Civil Service Commission. 



No notice was sent out by the Mu- 

 nicipal Civil Service Commission of 

 this proposed change, and not only 

 were the gardeners not represented, 

 but none of the Park Commissioners 

 in the different boroughs received a 

 notice, consequently the Departments 

 were not represented at the hearing. 



■^'ou can readily see the injustice 

 that has been done to the gardeners, 

 and it places us in the position of be- 

 ing on the same footing with a laborer, 

 who in most cases, has not had any 

 special training, particularly in gar- 

 dening. As you know, many of us 

 have spent a lifetime at our profession 

 and it does not seem fair and just that 

 with a stroke of a pen all this is lost. 



I will assume it a favor that will be 

 appreciated by all the gardeners in 



the service if you would kindly have 

 this matter brought to the attention 

 of your readers who are interested in 

 gardening, and help have this matter 

 reconsidered, and the gardeners put 

 back in the competitive class where 

 they belong. 



Thanking you for your courtesy in 

 the matter, remain. 



Very truly yours, 

 Henry Mackay, Sec., 

 435 16th St., Brooklyn. 



PERSONAL. 



A. P. Meredith, a well-known gar- 

 dener who has served in some of the 

 most noted Berkshire and Lancaster, 

 Mass., estates has been appointed 

 superintendent of Franklin Cemetery, 

 FYanklin. Mass. 



We are pleased to hear from A. N. 

 Pierson at Cromwell, Conn., that he is 

 home from the hospital and now able 

 to attend to most of his duties. We 

 hope he will quickly regain his former 

 robust health. 



We congratulate W. F. Therkildson 

 of Burpee's on his appointment as vice- 

 president of the food department, 

 for Pennsylvania which has just been 

 announced by Howard Heinz, Federal 

 food administration for Pennsylvania. 



