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H H T 1 C U L T U H E 



Ueeombor 22. 1917 



A GOLDEN WEDDING. 

 The photograph reproduced herewith 

 of Mr. iind Mrs. R. Vincent. Jr., of 

 Whllcninrsh. Md.. wius taken on Mr. 

 Vlncent'8 birthday. I>cconilH>r lt>. 1917. 

 A more sunny and congenial couple 

 it would be hard to And on the closing 

 of fifty years of married life. Mr 

 Vincent has led an active business 

 life and ac(|uired by his industry a 

 well earned competence. Much of the 

 burden of the bin establishment is now 

 borne by his sons, who are associated 

 with hini in business, leavlnj.; liim free 

 to travel more or less and talie an 



.Mr. ami Mits. K. VixcENT. Jr. 



active part in the various societies 

 and clubs, in many of which he holds 

 or has held an exalted official position. 

 His most prized organization is per- 

 haps the American Dahlia Society of 

 which he has been president since its 

 organization under his auspices. Mrs. 

 Vincent has many warm friends 

 among the folks who attend conven- 

 tions and exhibitions far and near, as 

 she usually accompanies her husband 

 on these occasions. 



Their golden wedding observance 

 will take place on December 26, when 

 there will be a large gathering of the 

 family and friends to celebrate the 

 happy anniversary. May they be priv- 

 ileged to enjoy many more years of 

 peaceful comfort and good health is 

 HoKTicuLTURE's best wish. 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE. 



Harry Saidel writes from New York, 

 where he is now salesman in a seed 

 store, that he likes it very well. 



Andrew N. Schwab. '17, who is 

 teaching market gardening at the Es- 

 sex County Agricultural School, is 

 visiting Amherst for the week, attend- 

 ing the conference of County Agricul- 

 tural teachers. 



S. C. Vinal, '15, entomologist, has 

 prepared a paper on the com ear 



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Prof. .\. G. Hecht. head of the De- 

 partment of Floriculture, was quietly 

 married last week. After letting his 

 friends believe that he had gone West 

 to be married, he returned to Amherst 

 and was married by Rev. E. F. Newell. 

 The bride's name was Miss Olive M. 

 Neville, of Kewanee, 111. 



William Doran, formerly New Hamp- 

 shire State botanist, has been ap- 

 pointed Field Agent in Plant Diseases. 

 B. P. 1.. U. S. D. A. stationed at Am- 

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 A. C. in 1915. Mr. Doran also pursued 

 graduate work at the State College 

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BUSINESS TROUBLES. 



Philadelphia, Pa.— Oakley Floral Co., 

 assets, 1125; liabilities, $484.74. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



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 for tlie food crop grower. 



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R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Company, 

 White Marsh, Md. — "Vincent's Dah- 

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 publication, inclosing a supplementary 

 List of New Dahlias for 1917-1918, in 

 which the most desirable novelties are 

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