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June 24. 1916 



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A GOOD INVESTMENT. 



The following letter, which has been 

 received from the chairman of the 

 National Flower Show ("oiuinittce by 

 all subscribers to the guarantee fund, 

 tells its own story — a story that 

 should make all true friends of horti- 

 culture feel happy: 



Dear Sir: — The very gratifying re- 

 sults of the recent Fourth National 

 Flower Show at Philadpl|)hia. has en- 

 abled the committee, in behalf of the 

 Society of American Florists and Or- 

 namental Horticulturists, to return to 

 the guarantors a in per cent, profit on 

 the full amount of money subscribed 

 to the guarantee fund,- instead of 10 

 per cent of the amount paid as per 

 call. 



The immensity of the National 

 Flower Show was such that we feel 

 that thanks are due you as one of its 

 supporters, and surely the object is be- 

 ing achieved when 100.000 people view 

 the fruit of skill and labor of Amer- 

 ica's most prominent growers and mer- 

 chants. 



Philadelphia has received a horticul- 

 tural benefit which could not be had 

 by any other means. One-half million 

 lines of reading matter was published 

 in the newspapers and magazines, be- 

 sides the paid advertising. Jlore peo- 

 ple paid admission to this show than 

 at any two flower shows ever held in 

 this country. 



Again thanking you for your co-oper- 

 ation, which made this possible, we 

 remain. 



Very truly yours, 



Natioxal Ploweb Show Committee, 

 George AsMfs, Chairman. 



Chairman George Asmus. of the Na- 

 tional Flower Show Committee, Secre- 

 tary John Young and Treasurer W. F. 

 Kasting, had a meeting in Buffalo on 

 June 7 and 8. to audit the report of 

 the Philadelphia show and it is prom- 

 ised that a complete and final report 

 will be made in the course of a week 

 or two. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



Southampton (X. Y.) Horticiiltural 

 Society met on Thursday evening, June 

 1st. The Secretary reported the ten 

 vases in the Art Museum Park filled 

 with one exception. G. E. M. Stumpp 

 kindly offered to fill that one. it being 

 now out of the prize competition, which 

 closed June 1. The chairman of the 

 show committee reported fine ])rogress 

 in show matters. G. E. M. Stumpp 

 offered a cup to be awarded as the So- 

 ciety shall think best. W. L. Jagger 

 read a paper on Gardening: the Ex- 

 perience of an Amateur. 



Cove, N. Y., on June I.t. RoseB, peo- 

 nies and other seasonable garden 

 blooms were shown In profusion by 

 members of the summer colony. 



The principal rose exhibitors in 

 competition were Harold Pratt, gard. 

 F'rank Johnson; Herbert Pratt, gard. 

 Henry Gaut; John Pratt, gard. John 

 Everitt; S. D. Brewster, gard. Harry 

 Goodband, and W. E. Kimball, gard. 

 James McCarthy. It was too early 

 for the H. P. roses, but the Teas and 

 H. T. were very fine. A nice tabic 

 decoration was put up by Jos. Adler. 

 gard. for Harvey I^adew. Prominent 

 non-competitive contributors were 

 C. F. Cartlidge, gard. Wm. Noonan. 

 ajid Mrs. J. F. Agre. gard. W. C. Jones, 

 both of these receiving special honors. 



A ROCK GARDEN EXHIBIT. 

 We have had considerable to say 

 about rock gardening of late because 

 we believe it to be a department of 

 garden art with a big future. Several 

 good examples of such work have been 

 shown at various exhibitions the past 

 spring. The example which we illus- 

 trate on this week's title page was 

 much admired by visitors, and consid- 

 ering that it was under a tent, with 

 no background for a setting, it was 

 well done. At the same place next 

 year we have the promise of some 

 elaborately constructed rock work in 

 the open and with a setting of trees 

 and other accessories. 



The horticultural trades interests in 

 Great Britain are urging that since 

 the importation of foreign-grown 

 bulbs, etc.. has been forbidden by the 

 government, the order should also as 

 a matter of justice exclude the entry 

 of cut flowers. 



Philadelphia — Rupert Kieule, the 

 well-Unown retailer at 17th below 

 Market St.. suffered a broken ankle 

 from an auto accident on the 17tli 

 inst. He was taken to the Women's 

 Hospital nearby. 



STEM ROT OF THE PEONY. 



IteliTi'lng lo the quciy and answer 

 on this disease appearing on page 819 

 of our recent issue, a successful peony 

 raiser says that stem-rot is often 

 brought about by the use of too much 

 manure close to the stems. Avoiding 

 this and adding careful observation, 

 plus clean culture, he asserts that no 

 trouble may be feared from stem-rot. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 

 Washington, la. — .Mills Seed Co., 

 voluntary petition in bankruptcy. 



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