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HORTICULTURE 



June 1», 1915 



BAILEY'S NEW STANDARD 



Cyclopedia of Horticulture 



six large quarto volume*. 

 More than 3,600 pages. 24 

 exqulilte full page color 

 plates. 96 full-page sepia 

 halftones and more than 

 4,000 text engravings. 500 

 collaborators. Approxi- 



mately 4.000 genera. 15.000 

 species and 40,000 plant 

 names. 

 The new Standard Cyclopedia of 

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 merely an ordinary revision or cor- 

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 aries geographically and practical- 

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 previous editions or reprints of ev 

 ery kind whatsoever. It Is both 

 an Encyclopedia and a Manual, for 

 with the aid of its Synopsis and 

 Key, amateur and professional 

 alike may quickly identify any 

 plant, shrub or fruit contained 

 within the set, and then receive ex- 

 pert instructions for its cultivation 

 Price $6.00 per volume. Two vol- 

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l'olirne I. (irct'iilioiisc .ManiiKoniont 

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 liractli-al operalloii of gla/.tiig, <'oiirrcii' 

 lii'iirh coiislrucllon, walorlnt;, pottiiiR, 

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2. Greenhouse Management. (Con- 

 tinuation of Course 1.) In addition, 

 work in the use of cut llowere and 

 plants in decorative work, the arrange- 

 ment of flowers in baskets, designs, 

 vases, table and home decorations, will 

 be considered. Juniors: Lectures, 2: 

 Laboratory, C hours; Credit, 5. Asso- 

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". Commercial Floriculture. A de- 

 ciiled study of the methods of culture 

 111' greenhouse plants and cut flower.^ 

 tor wholesale and retail markets will 

 lie carried on. The care and marketing 

 of all florists' crops will also be con- 

 sidered. Assigned readings on these 

 topics. Seniors: Lectures, 2; Labora- 

 tory. 4; Credit, 4; Prerequisites. Flori- 

 culture, 1 and 2. Associate Professor 

 Nehrling. 



4. Commercial Floriculture. A con- 

 tinuation of Course 3. Seniors: Lec- 

 tures 2; Laboratory 4; Credit 4: Pre- 

 requisites, Floriculture 1, 2 and 3, As- 

 sociate Professor Nehrling. 



5. Greenhouse Construction. The de- 

 sign, construction, cost, maintenance, 

 heating and ventilating of greenhouse 

 structures. Also the drafting of speci- 

 fications for commercial houses and 

 private ranges. Should be taken with 

 Floriculture 1. .luniors: Lectures, 2; 

 Lalioratory. 2 hours; Credit, 3; Pre- 

 requisite. Horticulture 2. Associate 

 i'rofessor Nehrling. 



i;. Garden Flowers and Bedding 

 I'lants. The propagation and cultuix- 

 of annuals and herbaceous perennials, 

 bulbs, etc. Also a detailed study of all 

 bedding plants used in outdoor work. 

 .■<iiiiors: Lectures. 2; Laboratory, read- 

 ings and field trips, 3 hours; Credit, 3. 

 Associate Professor Nehrling and Mr. 

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7. Conservatory Work and Decora- 

 tive Plants. A study of the type of 

 tropical and sub-tropical foliage and 

 flowering plants used in conservatory 

 work. The arrangement and care will 

 also be considered. Assigned readings. 

 Should be taken with Course 4. Ar- 

 range time. Lectures. 2; Laboratory, 

 2; Credit, 3; Prerequisites, Floriculture 

 1, 2 and 3. Associate Professor Nehr- 

 ling. 



This spring a botanical collection of 

 herbaceous perennials has been started 

 under the immediate supervision of 

 A. S. Thurston, who has been making 

 a special study of this subject. The col- 

 lection which now contains about 400 

 different species and varieties, will be 

 used for class study, observation and 



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experimental study. The collection will 

 be added to annually and it is intended 

 to make this collection the largest and 

 best in New Kngland. The garden Is 

 composed of IS beds with .j-foot grass 

 wallis. The main part of the garden 

 is made up of three series of beds, with 

 four beds in a seiies, each of the beds 

 being 54 feet long and 12 feet wide. 

 One row of six plants of each species 

 or variety is the unit, and for conven- 

 ience of study each genus is kept to- 

 gether. At the head of the garden 

 there is a double row of beds each 30 

 feet long and 8 feet wide. To one side 

 (it the garden there are three large 

 blocks of peonies. 



With the close of the college year the 

 regular work in floriculture has ended. 

 Professor A. H. Nehrling, tbe head of 

 the Department, will stay in Amherst 

 through the month of July to teach in 

 the Summer School, in which he offers 

 two courses, one in Amateur Floricul- 

 ture and one in Garden Flowers. At 

 the close of the Summer School Pro- 

 fessor Nehrling will take a trip to the 

 Pacific Coast, where he will attend the 

 two expositions and also take in the 

 S. A. F. Convention. He will return by 

 way of Florida, where he will visit his 

 lather, Henry Nehrling. 



Mr. A. S. Thurston, the assistant in 

 Floriculture, will spend the summer in 

 giaduate study at Cornell University. 



The Department strongly advises its 

 students to get all the practical experi- 

 ence possible, and so each summer a 

 number of the men go out into practi- 

 cal work. As usual, the Department 



