November 3, 190«; 



rtORT I culture: 



473 



TWO NEW BEDFORD SEEDLINGS. 



See New BoJford Hortu-ulti rjil Society. 

 Page 470. 



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TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL CON- 

 VENTION. 



The Horticultural Advertiser dis- 

 cusses our trade convention methods 

 and tries to iind inspiration for im- 

 proving the British article. Item one: 

 Should the ladies be induced to at- 

 tend? Conclusion indefinite. Item 

 two: Should we encourage a few 

 sports on the side? Conclusion: It 

 would never do at all; too much of 

 it now in the regular work-a-day 

 world. Item three: Exhibition of 

 sundries and novelties? That is 

 thought worthy of "careful considera- 

 tion." It is interesting to know that 

 our British cousins have reached the 

 point of considering and comparing. 

 Let them go ahead and adopt all three 

 items; they will find they will work 

 in all right. The late Lord Beacons- 

 field used to declare that the next best 

 thing to an undoubted success was to 

 make a big noise. Get the crowd 

 there; that is the main thing. The 

 business will sift itself clear all right. 



The chrysanthemum show at Shaw's 

 Garden. St. Louis, Mo., will open on 

 November 12. About 3000 plants will 

 be exhibited. Comte Torneili, Silver 

 Wedding, President Roosevelt and 

 Mistress Y. C. Warden bein among the 

 new clfiimants for favor. A tent will 

 be erected for the exhibit. 



FORESTRY IN MASSACHUSETTS. 



To all Interested in the Forestry 



Problems of Massachusetts: 



Having been appointed to the posi- 

 tion of State Forester, I take this op- 

 portunity to say that in assuming my 

 official duties I sincerely wish your 

 hearty co-operation in furthering all 

 true and worthy interests relative to 

 forestry problems within this Com- 

 monwealth. 



In accepting the position, I do bo 

 with the assurance and belief that all 

 organizations and individuals inter- 

 ested in forestry will lend an assist- 

 ing hand to further promote and de- 

 velop this great and much-neglected 

 economic industry. 



It is believed that the forest serv- 

 ice work throughout the State can be 

 made a great blessing, provided people 

 who own lands acquaint themselves 

 with the workings of the offices of the 

 State Forester. 



I have been engaged in agricultural 

 economics and education in New Eng- 

 land for the past eleven years, and 

 forestry instruction at the New Hamp- 

 shire College, together with its prac- 

 tical application generally, has re- 

 ceived my earnest study and natural 

 interest. 



The forest crop needs much skill 

 and science in handling for best re- 

 sults. There are thousands of acres 

 at present practically idle through 

 mismanagement that should and 

 eventually must be made a great re- 

 source to this Commonwealth. Let 

 us check this unnecessary loss, and 

 foster modern methods in rural affairs. 

 Education and example are our tools 

 to work with. 



In behalf of the position which I 

 hold as State Forester, I therefore ex- 

 tend to you a cordial invitation to 

 consult my office at any and all times 

 on forestry matters, and let it be gen- 

 erally known that the office is estab- 

 lished by the State to accomplish great 

 good for the whole State in general 

 and each individual in so far as prac- 

 ticable. 



FRANK WM. RANE. 



Room 7, State House, Boston. 



NEW YELLOW CHRYSANTHEMUM, 

 MRS. WESTRAY LADD. 



There is a fair 

 WASHINGTON amount of business 



but no rush. Chrys- 

 anthemums are now very much in 

 evidence. Very good specimens are to 

 be seen but, taken as a whole, the 

 crop will not average up to the quality 

 of last year. Cooler weather having 

 set in, there is a noticeable improve- 

 ment in carnation plants, in the 

 houses, but the bloom is yet shy; 

 though the present, with the chrysan- 

 themums holding the boards, is sup- 

 posed to be a restful season for carna- 

 tions, all available blooms are quickly 

 taken. Violets are also finding ready 

 sales. The inferior grades of roses 

 seem to be the slowest things on the 

 market. 



Walter Shaw, well known in Lenox. 

 Mass., and Huntington, L. I., as a suc- 

 cessful gardener, has started in busi- 

 ntss at Huntington, as the Hunting- 

 ton Nursery Company. Eight acres of 

 land are devoted to nursery stock and 

 one house 30x1. ■?.5 has been built for 

 carnations and sweet peas. 



Our illustration shows a seedling 

 yellow chrysanthemum Mrs. Westray 

 Ladd which originated at the Over- 

 tirook Gardens of Edward A. Stroud. 

 It was registered on Saturday last at 

 Philadelphia and scored 89 points. 

 Parentage Cinna x Appleton. First 

 bloom cut Oct. loth. 1906, from first 

 crown bud. 



NEWS NOTES. 



L, Bilger has opened a flower store 

 on Kidley avenue, Chester, Pa. 



The present is pronounced bj' all 

 the dealers to be the best bulb trade 

 season on rtcord. 



Recent visitors in New York: W. R. 

 Smith, Washington, D. C; Wm. Jur- 

 gens. Newport, R. I. 



Frank Harriatt has established 

 quite an extensive nursery to the 

 southeast of Indianapolis, Ind. 



G. Forsis & Co. have opened a new 

 florist store on the corner of 89th 

 street and Madison avenue. New York 



City. 



The Pittsburg Cut Flower Co.. of 

 Pittsburg, Pa., are fitting up the store 

 at 222 Oliver avenue, for their occu- 

 pancy. 



The Perennial Gardens Co., organ- 

 ised at Toledo, Ohio, last spring, will 

 open a salesroom at 446 St. Clair 



street. 



The State of Maryland has allotted 

 $.5,000 for its horticultural and flori- 

 (Ultural exhibit at the .lamestown Ex- 

 position next year. 



.lulius Lang, who has be°n doing 

 liuslness as wholesale florist at 53 

 West 30th street, New York, for many 

 years, is closing out business and will 

 discontinue after November 1. 



N. Stewart Dunlop, who has charge 

 of the floral department of the C. P. 

 K. R., has just distributed 150,000 

 bulbs among the station agents to be 

 used in beautifying their grounds. 

 The coming year will be the tenth of 

 this movement on the C. P. R. R. 

 svstem. 



