I'utic 



- JottliiKs ironi tilt" pen. 'An ar- 

 tlstli-ally urraiiged bouquet of 

 orililils 280 



- Hutterllles for the florist 312 



• — Two simple table tleiornlloiis. . 347 



— For better buBliiess methods.. 314 

 — A mountain of sweet peas . . . 390 

 —The protection of ereillt 468 



• — An Kaster basket 503 



—Gluts 532 



— One way to advertise 633 



— Mothers Day 5ti4. 55)7 



— "Undesirables" In the retail 



florist business 596 



— What florists can do for Mem- 

 orial Day 692 



— Price cutting 724 



—The motor truck for the florist 756 

 — An institution and its ethics.. 788 



— New Klower Stores 17 



49. 81, 116, 149, 185. 223, 251, 281 

 312, 344, 390, 435, 503, 532, 567, 596 

 629, 661. 693, 725, 752, 788, 820, 852 



*I{hipsaiis pachytera 270 



Rhode Island Horticultural Soci- 

 ety 174, 845 



Rhododendrons at Wellesley . . . 617 

 •Rhododendron Kaempferi ...837, 843 



lUiododendrons need. What 618 



Rhododendrons and rhododen- 

 dron exhibitions 843 



Rhododendrons in the Arnold Ar- 

 boretum 848 



Rochester Florists' Association 



73, 652 



Itochester news notes 119, 672 



•Rock garden in spring 555 



•Rose arches at Twin Oaks ..773, 784 

 •Rose garden, New York Spring 

 Flower Show, F. R. Pierson's.. 413 



Rose parentages. Some 651 



Rose, The green 237 



Roses on the porch 677 



*Rose house. Planting a young... 33 

 Roses under glass, Growing . , . 783 

 Rose growing under glass: 

 — Watering. Sand Packing the 



sand. Care of cuttings in sand. . 6 

 — Potting soil. Supply of pots. 



The first potting 39 



— Greenfly. Use of tobacco stems 

 in mulching. Syringing potted 

 cuttings. Roses and carnations 



in same house 70 



— Preventing washing of soils. 

 The dull weather. Leaky hous-. 



es. Tying 103 



- — Care of outside roses. Rooting 

 ramblers. Mulching. Soot. 



Lime. Disbudding 139 



— The novelties. Drainage. Clean 

 pots for young stock. Crocking 



the pots 171 



— Repotting. Blackspot. Scraping 

 the top of the soil. Liquid ma- 

 nure 207 



— Manure for the late mulching. 

 That Easter crop. Blind wood 

 on Beauties. The young plants 239 

 — Crowding roses. Ventilation. 

 Mulching. Houses for summer 

 flowering 271 



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Sales, To increase flower 686 



San Francisco news notes. .18. 50. Ill 



151. 282. 314. 396. 436, 470, 534. 566 



599, 630, 695, 727, 754, 791. 823, 854 

 San Jose scale. The control of 



the 494 



♦Scheme, An Ingenious 462 



Schizanthus and mignonette. 



Growing 239 



Season. An eccentric 617 



Seed industry, The 592 



11 U li T 1 U L L T U n E 



Pngc 

 Seed trade: 



~ NoteB H 



— Mall order trade. A. S. T. con- 

 vention. Dean demand. Peas. 

 ICuropean seeds. Bulbs and 

 seeds In San Francisco. Notes 48 

 — Timely advice. An unconstitu- 

 tional seed law 78 



— The "soup-house" seed shop. 



Chicago notes. Notes 146 



— Rye grass and the war 180 



• — A notable Chicago seed house. 

 From the wholesalers' stand- 

 point. Onion sets. Notes 182 



— General business. Pea short- 

 age. Seed trade convention. 

 Future beans and peas. Can- 

 ners' convention. S'ot a "seed 



mendicant." Notes 213, 214 



The canners. Seed potatoes. 

 The Hoddington business. 



Notes 246 



—Notes 278 



— New method for fumigating 

 imported seed. "Pork bar'!" 

 1 cnuressnien. A r!ejsf"l "-ecog- 

 nition. A new seed house. 



Notes 310 



—Notes 342 



— Itinerary to San Francisco 

 seed convention. Counter trade. 

 Future peas and beans. Can- 

 ners' meeting. The San Fran- 

 cisco outlook. Notes 3SS 



—Notes 430. 466 



— Alfalfa growers elect. Plan for 



better seed corn 498 



— Don't miss San Francisco. The 

 itinerary. Cautious contract- 

 ing. Seed potatoes and onion 



sets. Chicago seed notes 530 



— Business booming. Obnoxious 



legislation. Notes 562 



—Notes 626, 658 



— Pea and bean vicissitudes. The 

 proposed Wisconsin seed law. 

 The San Francisco convention. 

 *A bird window. San Francis- 

 co sweet ])ea show postponed.. 690 



— New seed stores. Notes 691 



— American Seed Trade Associa- 

 tion. Burpee's new pet. Chica- 

 go notes. Notes 722 



— Damage by frost. Michigan 

 peas and beans. Convention 

 time. 'The late W. H. Grenell 754 

 — On to San Francisco. Crop out- 

 look and estimates. Notes.... 786 



— Notes 818 



— American Seed Trade Associa- 

 tion. President's address. Sec- 

 retary-treasurer's report 849 



Sheep manure. .Vbout. 128 



Snapdragon, .\ntbracnose on 39 



Sobralia niacrantha. To bloom.. 335 

 Society of American Florists & 



Ornamental Horticulturists: 

 — President's New Year greeting. 

 List of Aiipointments. Por- 

 traits. Plant registration 9, 13 



* — H. H. Bartsch appointed affilia- 

 tion director 40 



—Plant registration, 13, 106. 242. G85 

 781. 



— Directors' meeting 17?. 



— J. G. Esler appointed State 



vice-president 208 



— Annual meeting of the Execu- 

 tive Board 336 



— National Flower Show Com- 

 mittee 337. 338. ?■« 



— The S. -A. F. as a business help 526 



—Convention Garden 556 



— S. A. F. Convention 588 



Pag* 



•— ICxposltloii .Memorial Auditori- 

 um. San Francisco 805 



— Convention outlook. National 



Flower Show. PhlladelphlH 844 



Soullianipton Mortieultural Soci- 

 ety 77. 340 



Sprlngfleld. .Mass. notes 822 



St. Ivouis Florist Club 



. .107. ]~r,. 242. 378. 526, 685, 812 



Si Louis meetings In June 71b 



St. Louis not.-s 393, 752, 822, 854 



•Strcptosolen Jamegonll 335 



•Summer and winter 846 



•Su/.ukI, H 306 



Sweci peas. Diseased 178 



Sweet peas. Popular colors in.. 429 



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Tarrytowii llorllcultural Society 845 

 Taxing salesmen, agents, etc. .. 668 



Temperature. Cold storage 386 



Tent caterpillar. The 576 



Texas State Florists' Association 



653. 716, 814 



Texas State Florists' Convention 6&3 



Theories upset 651 



To my fellow craftsmen 48 



Tomatoes under glass 105 



Trees and shrubs bloom. When.. 561 

 Tulip classification 818 



•Tulip Wm. Copeland, Forced 

 Darwin 297, 304 



♦Tulips, May flowering 549, 560 



Tuxedo Horticultural Society . . . 242 



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U. S. Department ol' Agriculture 688 

 ♦U. S. Rose Test Garden, Arling- 

 ton, Va 779, 813 



University of Illinois 577 



Unlimited opportunities 578 



V 



Vilmrnum Carlesii 650 



♦Vic Ic. Cliarles H 73 



♦Vine ent greenhouses 210 



•Vincent, Jr.. R 653 



♦Vincent, Jr.. Residence of R. ... 717 



Visitors' Register 28 



l.i, 83. 108, 15.5. 178. 230, 241. 294 

 31 !t. 345, 377, 443, 482, 498, 539, 571 

 r.OS. 635, 658. 687. 731. 770. 795. 823 



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Walnuts in Pennsylvania. English 576 

 M'ariiing against tree fakirs.... 381 



Wa.«liington news notes 



.... 18. 51. 123. 150. 223. 243. 282 



314, 347. 393. 436. 470. 502. 535. 567 



5;t8. 628. 694. 726. 759. 791. 823. 855 



Wa.'^ting surplus nursery stock.. 212 



Watsnns. The 448 



Wavi riey. .Mass.. A visit to 450 



•Welch. Patrick 590 



Westchester and Fairfield Horti- 

 cultural Society 



87. 242. 379. 526, 684, 813, 845 



Western New York Horticultural 



So. iety 107 



Wholesale house in Boston, New 590 



Whitewashing trees 545 



♦Win. low boxes 526 



Win . r damage to rhododendrons 587 

 Winter damage to evergreens.. 



617, 618 



Winter killing 651 



Winter effect on conifers In 

 Miiine 747 



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York. Neb. news notes 61 



•Young takes a iiartner. John... 752 



