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HO I!T I CULTURE 



March C, 191fi 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE. 



Students Visit Boston. 



Under llu> Kuidaiirc of I'rof. A. H. 

 NelirlliiB. fourti'L'u of the florloultural 

 studenls iit the .Miissacliiisutts Agrlcul- 

 lurul ColleKi', incliidliiK nim- of Uie 

 Ten Weeks men, took a three days' In- 

 struction trip to Itostun and vicinity 

 last week. The first day, Tliursday, 

 included visits to three prominent 

 growers at KraniiuKliam. and to the 

 Waban Rose Conservatories at Natick. 

 J. T. Untterwonh. tlie orcliid special- 

 ist, was the lirst man visited. Mr. 

 Butterwortli has been in business fifty ; 

 years and it was witli justifiable pride 

 that he exhibited liis valuable collec- [ 

 tlon. He is using tlie oldest commer- 

 cial greenhouse in Massachusetts, a 

 lean-to which was bulil in l>n!>. aau h'- 

 finds it admirably suited to cyjiripedi- 

 ums. When asked with what do you 

 feed those plants, he replied in his 

 characteristic way, "With brains, man, 

 brains, notliing but brains." He em- 

 phasizes tlie fact that nothing is 

 thrown away on his place. Calls were 

 ne.xt made on S. J. Goddard, past presi- 

 dent of the American Carnation So- 

 ciety, and on \Vm. R. Nicholson. 

 These men are carnation growers, es- 

 pecially, but they also raise minor 

 crops. The best mignonette seen on 

 the trip was at the Nicholson's. 



The Waban Rose Conservatories 

 proved to be the most extensive range 

 the students saw. The plant consists 

 of about thirty bouses and comprises 

 300,000 square feet of glass. It con- 

 tains the first steam boiler which was 

 put in a greenhouse in this country. 

 It is a Babcock & Wilcox, seventy-five 

 horse-power, water-tube boiler which 

 was installed in 1862. It is no longer 

 used regularly but is now kept in re- 

 serve. The plant contains the first 

 refrigerator for cut-flowers ever built 

 in connection with a greenhouse es- 

 tablishment. 



Friday was devoted to the markets, 

 stores, and to private estates. A study 

 of the methods of marketing and of 

 the prices was made at the Boston Co- 

 operative Flower Market and at the 

 Boston Flower Market. At the latter, 

 which is the largest exchange of its 

 kind in this country, the product of 

 one hundred and seventy-three estab- 

 lishments is offered for sale. During 

 the remainder of the morning Penn's, 

 Carbone's, Hoffman's and Galvin's two 

 stores were visited, where flowers 

 were seen on exhibition and floral 

 pieces were seen in the process of 

 making. A call was also made at the 

 wholesale store of Henry M. Robinson 

 & Co., and the afternoon was spent at 

 Mrs. Brandegee's estate, the Faulkner 

 Farm, and at Mr. Larz Anderson's 

 country place. Weld Garden, Brookline, 

 where the conservatories were in- 

 spected, following which the managers, 

 Messrs. Craig and Finlayson respec- 

 tively, conducted a tour over the es- 

 tates, pointing out the important land- 

 scape features. 



On Saturday the class went to W'm. 

 Sim's at Clfftondale where excellent 

 sweet peas and violets were seen. Mr. 

 Sim was the first to erect greenhouses 

 with high sides and to use wide houses 

 for violets. The water for this range 

 is raised by an electric pump from a 

 drilled well 300 feet deep, at a cost of 

 $250 yearly, whereas the cost from 

 the city supply was formerly $1,000. 



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 pr(niu»tinn. lly wuy of suggestion, here Ls u 200 lot assortment, which i 

 pnrlicularly good. 



200 TRV OUT OF"FEFR $5.00 



25 each of these eight kinds, and EACH A STANDARD IN ITS COLOR CLASS 



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 Itrilliiint, 4 ft., ijtroDg yellow, 



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I'lllrii-, 4 ft., .siilld rcil i.tio 



I'liilaiJi-lpliia, .'t ft., ilw.'irf ri'il.. i.uo 

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WvominK, 7 ft., orange, broiizf 

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KInR Hanibert, 4 ft., Btandiird 

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Order l)y the hundred or by the Bit 

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75 IN 3 SUPERIOR SORTS FOR $7.50 



Per Icio Per Mi'< 



Kate F. Deenier, i ft., the best .Meteor, !i ft., the best rod »-.;(i.oo 



yellow 10.00 25 of each above. 75 In nil, fur *"..'><», 



Mru. Alfred F. Conard, 4 ft., or 12 each, 30 In nil. for W.OO. 



tlie best pink 10.00 F. O. B. West Grove, fa. 



THE CONARD & JONES CO. 



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Calls were also nud' at Thomas Ro- 

 land's two ran; ' .n. ut Revere and 

 one at Naliant. .\\. Huverc there were 

 seen three large houses. One was de- 

 voted to 15,500 rose plants, another to 

 sweet peas, and the third and newest 

 house, 75x650 feet, though built for 

 roses, was being prepared for open 

 ground cultivation of 10,000 tomato 

 plants. Two two-horse plows were in 

 operation at the time, one a subsoiler 

 following in the furrows of the other 

 and incorporating manure. At the Na- 

 hant establishment were found the 

 biggest collection of acacias in this 

 country and the famous collection of 

 ericas. The manager, Mr. Ringdahl, 

 pointed with legitimate pride to the 

 Erica melanthera which won the gold 

 medal at Boston and New York and 

 alsot a $100 prize. Here were houses 

 devoted to excellent cyclamen, ram- 

 blers, and other plants. One house 

 contained an array of 40,000 cuttings 

 of Glory of Cincinnati begonia. But 

 most interesting were the ericas and 

 acacias. 



One of the most impressive features 

 of this valuable excursion for the stu- 

 dents was the warm reception afforded 

 by the different masters of floriculture, 

 in every case attention was cheerfully 

 given to the invading horde and the 

 magnanimous spirit of these men, who 

 by their success in their honorable 

 calling commanded the respect of the 

 prospective florists, was much appre- 

 ciated by the entire class. 



J. A. Tufts. Jb. 



March IGth and 17th in connection 

 with [•■'armers' Week. The program 

 will be as follows: 



TIESDAY, MARCH 16. 



1.30 r. M. Selection and Care of Bouse 



Plants. F. E. Palmer, Brookline, Mass. 

 2.30 P. M. Garden Planning. P. H. El- 

 wood. .Jr.. M. A. C. 

 3.30 I'. M. The Use of Annuals In the 



Garden. E. J. Canning, Northamptoo, 



Mass. 



WEDNESDAY. MARCH 17. 

 0.10 A. M. Trees and Sbruhs for the Home 



Grounds. A. K. Harrison. M. A. C. 

 lO.lO A. ,M. Disea.ses of Elorlcultural Plants. 



A. .T. Anderson. M. A. C. 

 11.10 A.M. The Ctilture of Herbaceous 



Perennials. Maurice Fuld, New York 



City. 

 I.;i0 P. M. Outdoor Ro.se Culture. Eber 



Holmes, Montrose, Mass. 

 2.30 P. M. The ForclnK of Plants. Errnest 



Downer, Nortliampton, Mass. 

 3.30 P. M. Question Box. A. H. Wlngett, 



I^cnox, Mass. 



On these dates a Spring Flower 

 Show, occupying the entire first floor 

 of French Hall, will be held. 



For further information write the 

 Department of Floriculture, M. A. C, 

 Amherst, Mass. 



The Department of Floriculture an- 

 nounces a series of special lectures on 



In preparing for its rose festival, 

 the city of Portland, Ore., has com- 

 menced a large planting. The cam- 

 paign was started by the City Beauti- 

 ful Committee of the Rose Festival As- 

 sociation, and has found strong popu- 

 lar support. With the co-operation of 

 the florists, about 100,000 rooted plants 

 were distributed February 22. all va- 

 rieties being sold at 12% cents each, 

 and it is expected that most of them 

 will be in bloom during the festival 

 next June. 



