January 23, 1915 



HOKTICULTUEE 



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A Book YOU Should Have 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' ANNUAL 



1915 EDITION 



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This handy, pocket size book of 280 pps., bound in stiff paper covers. 



is a veritable storehouse of horticultural information and instruction for 

 the florist and gardener. 



Glass and glazing 119 



Glass, cleaning 1 53 



Glazing paper, calico, linen 1 75 



Gluts, prevention of 6 



Grading Roses 178 



Grafting 154 



Grass seed for polo and football grounds — 1 54 



Grasses, ornamenial 215 



Grease-banding ! 54 



Greenhouse, aspect for 146 



Greenhouse construction, 116: site, 117; 

 foundations. 117; steel frame construc- 

 tion. 117; iron frame, 117; pipe frame, 

 I 18: all- wood houses. 1 18; benches. 1 18; 



glass and glazing. 119; heating 119 



Greenhouse measuring a 1 54 



Greenhouse stock, cultural reminders for ■ ■ 103 

 Grower, starling into business as a ••-■ 121-124 



Gum- water for fastening blooms 1 55 



Heating Greenhouses 1 19-120 



Hedge plants, best 214 



Horticultural abroad, 49: — Australia. 55: 

 Canada, 54; China. 56; Europe, 56; 

 India, 56: Japan, 56: South Africa, 55; 



South America, 54; United Kingdom, the 58 



Hoiwaier as an insecticide 155 



Hybridity, crossbreeding 155 



Hydrocyanic acid gSs. fumigating with 1 24 



Importing and exporting 74-77 



Import restrictions 8 



Imports, plant and bulb 50-53 



Ink for zinc labels 155 



Insecticides 1 55 



Insurance, greenhouse. 77: parcel post 88 



Inventions and patents 45-49 



A Section of the Index to Contents 



Among other things it contains: 



WHAT tbe trade has done in the past year in every line; Wh.-it all of the trade 

 societies have accomplished in 1914; Who the prominent men of tlie year 

 are; The death list of 1914; Plant registrations (with descriptions); Useful 

 inventions for your benefit; Legislation of the year affecting your business; What 

 Europe has done in horticulture in 1914; About office routine, bookkeeping, ship- 

 ping, importing and exporting, mail and express rates, principles of banking and 

 insurance. 



Cultural Calendars for 1915 for the florist, tbe gardener and the nurseryman. 



Special articles on productivity of Carnations by Jos. Hill; Hints on Green- 

 house Construction and Heating; Starting into Business as a Grower, by Fritz 

 Bahr; The Use of Cement by Florists; Business Suggestions for the Retailer by 

 Irwin Bertermann ; Common Points of tbe Law. 



Notes, rules and recipes on destroying ants; scum on ponds, whitewash, fungi- 

 cides, sizes of ribbons, measuring greenhouses, depth at which to plant bulbs, 

 labels, how to clean glass, water-proofing boots, etc., etc., etc 



Tables and miscellaneous information; list of bulletius; rainfall maps; temper- 

 atures; selections for planters; addresses. 



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BRITISH HORTICULTURE. 

 Amongst the Chrysanthemums. 



The National Chrysanthemum Socie- 

 ty's winter programme has been con- 

 siderably curtailed, owing to the war. 

 Its activities, however, are not entire- 

 ly suspended. On Dec. 9th there was 

 a small show held in London, followed 

 by a useful conference. The Floral 

 Committee granted first class certifi- 

 cates to Richmond, a bright yellow 

 Japanese variety, raised by E. G. Hill, 

 of Richmond. Indiana, and exhibited 

 by Thos. Stevenson, of Addlestone; 

 and Chestnut Beauty, chestnut red, 

 shown by Norman Davis, of Framfield. 

 At the conference, M. E. Mills read a 

 paper on "The culture of the single 

 chrysanthemum." T. Stevenson criti- 

 cally dealt with "Some of the best 

 single chrysanthemums today, and 

 some of the worst.' He favored 

 those with florets like Mensa. He 

 thought it better to have too many 

 than too few florets in a bloom. P. 

 Cragg, gave some hints to future rais- 

 ers of single chrysanthemums. He 

 suggested the importance of endeavor- 

 ing to lengthen the flowering period, 

 and scent was a development towards 

 which they might aim. As regards 

 the ripening of the seed, he had ob- 

 tained the best results by cutting the 

 flower, and keeping it in water in a 

 sunny room, changing the water fre- 

 quently, and cutting the stem at the 

 same time. 



National Rose Society. 



At the aiiinuil meeting lield in Lon- 

 don, on Dec. loth, it was reported that 

 notwithstanding the war the society 

 continues to make steady progress. 

 During the past year 695 new mem- 

 bers luid joined. Allowing for the 



losses by death and resignation, the 

 total number of members is now 6,257. 

 Arrangements have been made for 

 holding a Spring show at Horticultural 

 Hall, Westminster, on April 16th. The 

 Metropolitan exhibition will take place 

 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Re- 

 gent's Park, on June 29th. The au- 

 tumn show has been fixed to be held 

 at Horticultural Hall, on Sept. 16th. 

 W. H. Adseit. 



FROSTED PLANTS. 

 What Not to Do and What to Do. 



A bright red slip bearing the follow- 

 ing instructions is placed inside every 

 box of plants shipped by R. Vincent, Jr. 

 & Sons Co., during the cold weather. 

 AVe reproduce it as being of interest to 

 many of our readers and worthy of 

 imitation by plant shippers generally. 



Very often ilinins; tlie winter months 

 plants nre received in ji frosted condition, 

 owing to a sudden or unforeseen drop in 

 tlie temperature or from the exposure to 

 extreme cold while in transit, on station 

 platform or in delivery wagon, conauioii 

 over which the shipper lias no control for 

 it makes no difference how- weii the boxes 

 may be lined with paper naturiilly the 

 fi'ost will penetrate in any object if ex- 

 pose<l long enough. 



When a shipment of plants is received in 

 even a sMsht frosted condition, the.v should 

 not under any circumstance be handled or 

 unpacked, if so then disastrous effects 

 must be expected. 



Wliereas if properly trentcd tlicy can be 

 saved almost without an exception. If 

 when received the plants nre frosted even 

 to the soil being frozen, the boxes should 

 be opened and the paper loosened, so that 

 the air can penetrate and then the boxes 

 placed In a cool cellar where the temper- 

 ature is only slightly above the freezing 

 point and let remain there for at least 'Mi 

 liours or longer if necessary until the frost 

 is thoroughly drawn out, and then unpack 

 and put in a slightly warmer temperature 

 for a few hours, then very little damage to 

 the stock if any will result from the frost. 



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