HORTICULTURE 



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Rose garden foto, A 7Stf 



RuKe gruwins under class: 



— Th© first poltluB. WlKTo to (int 

 tho plautK. Caro In the propa- 

 gator. Shading (be cuttiugs 

 uftcr potting 8 



— Kiiinlgatlou. Tobocco stems In 

 tbo walks. S.vrlnglng younn 

 plants Watcb out for worms 

 in the pots. Watering 41 



—Keeping tob on young stock. 

 Keep tiio young plants dean. 

 Ventilation on oloudy days 73 



—Tho zero woather. Watering. 

 Repotting the voiinR siook 103 



—Keeping well. Feeding. Mulch- 

 ing. LImo. Boneuieal. Some 



roso troubles 13G 



-Ventilation. Disbudding. Wa- 

 tering young stock. Scraping 

 around yo\ing plants 173 



—Clear cold weather. Tempera- 

 ture. Sulphur on the pipes. 

 Feeding. Glass repairs. Warped 

 ventilators 205 



—Lining the boxes for shipping. 

 Watch heavy snows. Keep boil- 

 er flues clean. Propagating 241 



—Early planting. " Storing ma- 

 nure. Sheep manure. Keep 

 after the vents 273 



—Tying Beauties. Cutting out 

 blind wood on Beauties. Tak- 

 ing out old sticks while tying. 

 Disbudding young stock 305 



— Repotting. Hauling away old 

 greenhouse soil. Drainage. Save 

 the ashes 337 



—The rose growers' garden. The 

 ventilators. Temperature for 

 keeping roses 369 



— Cleaning up. Liquid manure. 

 Scratching around the plants. 

 Watering. Supplies for the sum- 

 mer 400, 401 



—The flower shows. Keep the 

 houses cool. Sulphur. That 

 Easter crop 443 



— Earth worms in the benches. 

 Shading the cross houses. Dis- 

 budding the young plants 485 



—Packing Beauties. W'atering 

 potted stock. Syringing young 

 Beauties. Watering asparagus 

 and smilax. Keep the bench 

 fronts mulched 523 



—Water in the vases. Care of 

 plants that are to be grown on. 

 The sod heaps. Bone meal for 

 roses 565 



—Keep the fires going. Potbound 

 plants. Care of outdoor roses. 597 



—Keep after fly. Cutting roses. 

 Tying. Blackspot 629 



— The side ventilators. Late 

 mulching 6G1 



— Early planting. Whitewashing. ■ 

 Concrete benches 693 



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— PluiillMg liiu<'. Dt-pth (i( liolj III 

 the lii'iiclies. B u I I d I u K new 



bciirhi'S. SyrinKliig 787. 



— Do nut negli'i't tlio young plants. 

 Ktep the flres going. Planting 

 SliuwNtT. Watih out for upot 



on the yo'ung plants 853 



•Roso I.os AngoloB 723, 841 



•Roso Gurdon, Arlington, Va 841 



Rose Garden. lliiu<a, N. Y 841 



Rose Onrden. Washington. D. C. C93 



•Roso Prima Donna 244 



Ruse W('<'k ut Spriiigllcid, Mass... S41 



Roses. Fertilizers for C49 



Roses. Pruning '. G98 



Roses. New 291! 



•Rudbockia 8 



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•Saxifrage 33S. 4U1 



•Schenley Park. Pittsburgh.. Co, 77, 2U7 



•Scdum Bpcctabile 1C5, 177 



Seed and plant forcing device 246 



Seed Trade: 



—A bargain 17 



— American Seed Trade Associa- 

 tion. Proposals for government 



seeds 79 



— Contract awards 178 



— Bolglauo's "Long Lost" lettuce. 212 

 —An equitable postage bill. Dan- 

 ish embargo on root seeds 310 



— Canners' luilldozing. Tearing 

 down tho fences. Danger ahead. 

 The Rennie Company's disaster. 

 Trade conditions. Lifting the 

 embargo on seed supplies. .341, 342 

 — Seedsmen's disclaimer. The cat- 

 alog postage bill. Flood damage 



in Holland 374 



— A disappointing outcome 412 



— New seed laws 456 



— Onion seed. Embarrassing State 

 enactments. The disclaimer con- 

 troversy. Lifting the embargoes 



on customs decisions 492 



— Beware turnip rape seed 529 



— A letter from any congressman; 



suggested form letter for reply. 570 

 —Petty tyranny. Counter trade. 



About beans 602 



— A late spring. Crop conditions. 

 Root crops. Pea shortage prob- 

 able. California seed crops. Can- 

 ners' bargain. American seed 

 for Ontario. Teneriffe Bermuda 

 onion seed. Important to im- 

 porters of seed and nursery 



stock 665 



— Expediting shipping documents. 698 



—One week's imports: 108. 146, 178 



212. 246. 278, 310. 341, 374, 412. 456 



492. 529. 570. 602, 634, 665, 698, 730 



762, 794, 826, 858 



Notes: 17, 47, 79, 178, 212, 278, S42 

 374. 412. 492, 529, 602, 634, 762, 794 

 826 



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Society ui American Flurixts and 

 Oriiaiiu-ntal llcirilculiurists: 



— Presldiiil's Nc-w Year address. 

 Appointments made by the presi- 

 dent 11. 12 



—National Flower Show 339,6312 



—Directors' meeting 3'J9 



- Meeilnj; at I'hiludilphla 598 



— Anieiidiuenta to Cuuslitutluu and 

 By-lawB 632 



— HouHton Convention Garden... 694 



— Mothers' Day uiipetti 724 



-Getting ready for louventloo ut 



Houston. •J .1. Hi'88 85C 



— Department of registration. .11, 12 



76, 1M5, 210, 339 



Soil waslilug. Control of 207 



Southampton Horticultural So- 



>iety 77. 124, 30tf 



Spray. An eOtcient dormant 472 



St. Louis Florist Club 



124, 174. 245, 276, 450, 566, 694 

 St. Louis Meeting*.. 44. 275, 340, 632 



756 



St. Louis 1917 Spring show 693 



Strawberries, Winter protection 



of 43 



•Street view of Convention City.. 758 

 Sweet Pea, D<-velopmenl of the 



modern winter-flowering 726 



Sweet pea history 82C 



Sweet Pea Society, American 174 



T 

 Toplariau Club Trophy at Har- 

 vard 854 



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University of Illinois €34 



V 

 Visitors" Register. 20. 63. 83, 115, 16:i 

 183, 230, 251. 283, 319. 345. 347, 377 

 415. 465. 501, 532. 569, 597, 643, 663 

 713. 739, 756, 809, 835, 867 

 W 



•Wirlh. Theodore, Dinner to 13 



Florists' Club of Washington 76 



210, 308. 407, 527. (;i!2 

 •Welch Brothers Company reor- 

 ganize 831 



Westchester & Fairfield Horticul- 

 tural Society. 161. 245. 450. 566, 695 

 What the coming of the S. A. F. 

 to tlie South means to the 



Southern florist 568 



What the S. A. F. has a right to 

 expect at the Houston conven- 

 tion 840 



Wholesale house, A new 803 



•Wilderness turned into a garden, 



A 361, 388 



Women's Farm and Garden Asso- 

 ciation 725 



Women's National Agn'caltural & 

 Horticultural Asso 370 



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'Yucca filamentosa 653, 661 



