October 6, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



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Winter-Flowering Sweet Peas "^ wr&' 



The best that can be procured for winter-flowering under glass 



Five Good Californian Varieties 

 EARLY SNOWFLAKE. Large pure white. Vt oz. 75c., Vt 



oz. $1.25, oz. $2.00. 

 E.AKLY SPRING M.AID. Beautiful cream pink. 14 oz. 40c., 



1/0 oz. 75c., oz. $1.25, Vi lb. $4.00, lb. $12.00. 

 EARLY MELODY. Soft rose pinl£. 14 oz. 40c., % oz. 75c., 



oz. $1.25, Vi lb. $4.00, lb. $12.00. 

 E.\RLY SONG BIRD. Pale pink. Vi OZ. 40c., % oz- 75c., 



oz. $1.25, % lb. $4.00, lb. $12.00. 

 E.4RLY' HEATHER BELL. Rich mauve, changing to 



lavender. % oz. 40c., V> oz. 75c., oz. $1.25, % lb. 



$4.00, lb. $12.00. 



Six Splendid Australian Varieties 



(Concord .Spencer Types) 

 CONCORD PINK. Beautiful delicate pink.■^ 

 CONCORD CRIMSON. Pine ruby red. Prices of Con- 



CONCORD LAVENDER. Light lavender cord varieties: 

 blue. S. Per plst. (50 



CONCORD WHITE. Large pure white. seeds) 40c., 6 



CONCORD SALMON. Soft salmon pink. plits. for $1.15. 

 CONCORD BLUE. Dark purple blue. J 



MOST POPULAR ROSE PINK 



'A oz. 40c., 01. 75c., H lb. $2.25, lb. $8.00 



YARRAWA 



STUMPP & WALTER CO., 30-32 Barclay St., NEW YORK CITY 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS weiler. Decoration, F. H. Weber. 



AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- Special features, W. A. Rowe. Music 



CULTURISTS. aud Red Cross, Jolin S. Carter. Nur- 



.... , „ , r, ui ■■* * sory, C. C. Sanders. Aquarium, Ches- 



National Campaign for Publrcity for ter T lovd 



'^'°^^'"®- Halls, lease and contracts, J. P. Am- 



The Publicity Finance Committee mann, chairman, W. C. Smith, Julius 



reports the following contributions to Koenig, F. H. Meinhardt, W. W. Ohl- 



be paid annually for a period of four weiler 



years: Publicity, J. J. Beneke, F. X. Gorly, 



Hayman Greenhouse Co., Clarksboro, F. C. Weber, Jr., Chas. F. Hatfield, 



T^^^?^-,vri -^-\-'\ ^^''■'^ Frank Windier, August Hummert, H. 



J. W. Dudley & Sons, Parkersburg, ^, , . , ,, ^ V. ■ ,-. ht n _ 



\V. va . r.o.(X) C. Irish, H. G. Bernmg. Geo. W. Bur- 



W. Bruce Clinger, Milton, Pa 5.00 bach. 



The BelTuout Flower Shop, Brockton. Grounds improvement. L. P. Jensen. 



Mass 2o.00 



Winter Floral Co., Charleston, W. Va. 15.00 Ernst Strehle and L. Baumann. 

 Randall's Flower Shop, Worcester, 



Mass 50.00 



G. W. Pfaltzgraft, York, Pa 5.00 



A. Harvey & Son, Brandvwine Sum- THE BOX BARBERRY. 



mit, Pa 30.00 



L. B. Krague & Son, Hinsdale. Mass. 10.00 



Wm. J. Johnston, Baltimore, Md 25.00 



J. H. Fiesser. No. Bergen, N. J 2.5.0O 



Chas. Schwacke & Co., New York City 25.00 



Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit. Mich 100.(10 



Rodgera Floral Co., Charleston. N. C. 25.00 



Mark .\itken, Springfleld. Mass 50.00 



Heurv Eichholz, Waynesboro. Pa.... 10.00 



Martin C. Ribsam, Trenton, N. J 25.00 



Arthur Dummett. Inc., Mt. Vernon. .^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 



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Butler & Ullman. Northampton, Mass. 25.00 ^VV. ^ 



Frey & Frey, Lincoln. Neb 25.00 ^^ ■* 



A. S. Burns, Jr., Spring Valley, N. Y. 100.00 



Henry Hornecker. East Orange. N. J. 25.00 F~~^'f 



Davidson Floral (!^o., Holdrege. Neb.. 5.00 ft \L ■^^^^m& "▼ >>'»- ~r~ » ■ 



George Rye. Fort Smith, Ark 5.00 ^^J, ^^^P\ ^^ ^ #^ 4^' */^ 



Drumm Seed & Floral Co.. Ft. ATorth, B^ll ^^HmAi ' ' T^^":-^ 



Texas 50,00 ■^^^_^^^^3?-. ' V ^ « 



Total $730.00 W^-^^^^^^^^ ^ * ' ^ 



John Young, Secy. H W ^^^^B.^ ■^ "*■ ^ 



.Sept. 22nd. 1917. ^^ ^ .^^^^KZ? -9 — 



ST. LOUIS CONVENTION COMMIT 

 TEES. 



A get-togethtr meeting was held on 

 Sunday, September 30th, at 2 p. m. at 

 the Planters' Hotel. Jules Bourdet 

 presided and assured the National 

 Flower Show Committee members 

 wlio were present that they would 

 work hard to make the show a success. 

 Thomas Roland, George Asmus and 

 John Young made speeches. The fol- 

 lowing committees were appointed : 



Local Exhibition Committee. Jules 

 Bourdet, chairman. Out of town. W. 

 .T. Pilcher. Concession, George Wind- 

 ier, chairman. Committee at large. 

 Otto Koenig, Dr. Geo. W. Moore, H. G. 

 Berning. Lectures and Interests in 

 Children's School Gardens, H. C. Irish, 

 chairman. Trade tickets, .\iigust 

 Hummert. Special premiums. 1). S. 

 Geddes. Information. W. W. Ohl- 



Direct Sun. Print from Nature, comparing 



the normal form of Japan Barberry 



with Box-Barberry. 



Some inquiry having been made as 

 to the comparative size of the foliage 

 on the normal form of Berberis Thun- 

 bergi and the new dwarf form being 

 distributed to the trade for the first 

 time this fall, the introducers. Elm 

 City Nursery Co. of New Haven have 

 sent us the accompanying illustration 

 which fully answers the question. 



The plant is well adapted for low 

 edgings as a hardy substitute for box 

 and as a specimen plant it is a little 

 beauty. It fruits freely and in all re- 

 spects except its liliputian proportions 

 is identical with the typical form. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON, 



This club will hold a special vege- 

 table exhibition in Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, on Tuesday, October 9. Com- 

 petition is open to all, and it is hoped 

 that there may be liberal entries in 

 all classes. Suitable prizes will be 

 awarded. Exhibits must be ready for 

 adjudication at noon on the day of the 

 show. The general public will be ad- 

 mitted free after one o'clock. At the 

 regular club meeting in the evening 

 there will be a number of short talks 

 on vegetable culture by experts. 



Anyone wishing to contribute spe- 

 cial prizes or towards the prize fund 

 is asked to communicate with the sec- 

 retary. Honorary displays from firms 

 or individuals will be welcomed and 

 given good care. 



Exhibits forwarded per express 

 should be addressed: Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston, Horticultural 

 Hall. Boston: should be prepaid and 

 should arrive, if possible, before 10.30 

 a. m., October 9, in order to allow time 

 to properly stage and classify them. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The regular meeting of the Cincin- 

 nati Florists' Society will be held at 

 Frank Volz's on Dina avenue, Cheviot, 

 on Monday, October 8, at 2.30 p. m. 



Owing to the backward season, the 

 Collingswood (Pa.) Horticultural So- 

 ciety has postponed its fall flower, 

 fruit and vegetable show to Oct. 12 

 and l:i. 



The meeting of the Auburn, N. Y. 

 Rose Society, Sept. 3, was of unusual 

 interest, Charles A. Cannon presided. 

 .4. H. Hamilton gave a blackboard 

 demonstration of rose pruning. A 

 number of difficulties that the rose 

 growers experience were discussed and 

 remedies suggested. Nine new mem- 

 bers were elected. A communication 

 was received from the Syracuse Asso- 

 ciation, pledging hearty co-operation 

 and support. 



OBITUARY. 

 Margaret Montgomery. 

 Margaret, only daughter of Robert 

 Montgomery, died at their home in 

 Natick, Mass., on September 14. after 

 a long sickness. Her age was 32 

 years. 



