February 26, 1916 



H K T I C U L T U R E 



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THE MacNIFF HORTICULTURAL COMPANY 



52, 54 and 56 Vesey Street, NEW YORK 



Opening Sale for the Spring Season 



ON TUESDAY, MARCH 7th, at II O'CLOCK A. M. 



Sales will be continued each TUESDAY and FRIDAY until the end of June 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 

 Philadelphia, March 25th-April 2d. 



The Hotel Walton has been chosen 

 as hotel headquarters for the National 

 Flower Show. 



Several additions have been made 

 to the Schedule in the way of special 

 prizes. Geo. C. Thomas, Jr., Chestnut 

 Hill, Pa., offers a prize of ?oO in the 

 classes for private growers, for the 

 best collection of cut roses, compris- 

 ing the varieties, Killarney, or Double 

 Pink Killarney, Lady Alice Stanley, 

 My Maryland, Jonkheer J. L. Mock, 

 Ophelia and Mrs. Aaron Ward. He 

 also offers in the same section a ?50 

 prize for the best collection of climb- 

 ing roses in flower. 



A splendid location has been de- 

 cided upon for the exhibits of retail- 

 ers, and J. J. Habermehl's Sons, of 

 Philadelphia, have reserved 600 sq. ft. 

 in this section. This reservation, with 

 the others previously reported, in- 

 sures a good representation of retail- 

 ers. 



The orchestra is to be placed on a 

 platform over the aisle leading from 

 the main floor to the main floor ex- 

 tension, a position which is very good 

 acoustically, and forms a connecting 

 link between the two floors. 



The ladies having in charge the Tea 

 Garden at the New York Show are 

 arranging to visit the Philadelphia 

 Show in a body, the friendly rivalry 

 existing between the two cities in re- 

 gard to their respective tea gardens 

 creating quite an interest in the en- 

 tertainment features of both shows. 



The Boy Scouts of Philadelphia will 

 officiate as ushers at the show, and 

 will place themselves at the service 

 of the visitors with their usual ability. 



The Schedule for the Show includes 

 an aquarium exhibit such as never be- 

 fore attempted. Aquatic plants will, 

 of course, be a feature in this section. 

 There are over fifty classes in this 

 section, and it will prove to be a 

 unique feature of the Show. 



The Final Schedule is now in the 

 printer's hands, and will be distri- 

 buted about March 1st. 



The trade space on tlie main floor is 

 practically now all reserved, but some 

 excellent locations on the main floor 

 extension, which will be a popular 

 section of the Show, are still avail- 

 ale. 



John Young, Secretary. 

 53 W. 28th Street, New York City. 



CHICAGO TO PHILADELPHIA. 

 At the February meetin.i; of the Chi- 

 cago Florists' Club the Pennsylvania 

 Railroad was selected as the route to 

 the National Flower Show, the club 



party leaving the Union Station, on 

 Saturday, March 25, the opening day 

 of the show, at 3.15 P. M., due Phila- 

 delphia 5.50 P. M. the following day. 

 The individual fare in either direction, 

 between Chicago and Philadelphia, is 

 .$19.10 and the party fare for 10 or 

 more people on one ticket is $17.39 per 

 capita between the same points in 

 either direction. The Pullman fares 

 are $3.60 for upper berth, $4.50 for 



at a cost of $21.10 with the privilege 

 of a 10-day stopover at Philadelphia. 



F'or reservations, etc., address Dis- 

 trict Passenger Agent, E. K. Bixby, 

 175 West Jackson boulevard, Chicago. 

 Telephone, Wabash 3660. 



Michael Babkeb. 

 Chairman Transportation Committee. 



Hotel W.vi.to.v, Phil.\delphia, Pa. 



lower, and $16 for a drawingroom, two 

 tickets being required for the exclu- 

 sive use of a drawingroom. 



Other Pennsylvania Railroad trains 

 for those who can not leave with the 

 club party are: Pennsylvania Limited, 

 leaving Chicago 5.30 P. M., due Phila- 

 delphia 3.08 P. M. (excess fare $4), and 

 10.30 A. M.. due North Philadelphia 

 7.19 A. M. (excess fare $5). 



Persons desiring to visit New York 

 during the show at Philadelphia can 

 secure one-way tickets to New York 



NEWS FOR NURSERYMEN. 



Nurserymen everywhere are remind- 

 ed that the forty-first annual conven- 

 tion of the American Association will 

 be held in Milwaukee, Wis., June 28th, 

 29tli and 30th. Unusual interest at- 

 taches to this announcement. At the 

 Detroit convention last year a new con- 

 stitution was adopted, the object 

 sought being to increase the value of 

 the organization to members by the 

 larger scope given to its activities, em- 

 bracing increased benefits to members, 

 not the least of which is intended a 

 greater volume of business and better 

 profits. In fact the American Associa- 

 tion of Nurserymen as it exists today 

 under the reconstruction plan decided 

 upon at the Detroit meeting occupies 

 an unique position before the trade, 

 and it is evident that the men which 

 the Association expects to retain as 

 members think more of their member- 

 ship because of the action referred to 

 than ever in the past. 



A very comprehensive article, writ- 

 ten by J. R. Mayhew, answering the 

 question "Why I should Retain My 

 Membership in the American Associa- 

 tion of Nurserymen?" has appeared in 

 some of the trade publications, and 

 sets forth in simple but convincing 

 language the claims of the Association 

 upon every reputable nurseryman in 

 the United States. Those seeking full 

 information as to benefits and terms 

 of membershij) are asked to commu- 

 nicate with John Hall, 204 Granite 

 Building, Rochester. X. Y., secretary. 

 The convention will be a very business- 

 like assembly, with a program of great 

 merit. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 

 NANUS SEED 



All greenhouse grown and well ripened. Send your orders early. 



lOOO Seeds at S3 per lOOO; 5000 Seeds at $2.75 per lOOO 

 10,000 Seeds at $a.50 per lOOO 



SPECIAL PRICES ON LARGE ORDERS. 



W. H. ELLIOTT ^'"^Jll^" 



