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HORTICULTURE 



December 29, 1906 



AFTER ADJOURNMENT. 



Referring to the recent appointmeut 

 ol Mr. E. H. Wilson to represent the 

 Arnold Arboretum in an exploring 

 expedition w western China the Jour- 

 pal of Horticulture (T^ondon), in P. re- 

 cent issue locates this great American 

 collection of trees and shrubs at New 

 Yorl;. We are glad to acknowledge 

 New York's supremacy in many things 

 but would respectfully inform our 

 English friends that a trifle of 20C 

 miles lies between New York and Bos- 

 ton's best horticultural possession— the 

 Arnold Arboretum. 



The Niagara Falls Gazette regales 

 its readers with a story, over a column 

 long, of a new hybrid hibiscus which 

 Thomas Meehan & Sons have produced 

 and will exhibit at .Jamestown Ex- 

 position and a detailed account of the 

 processes by which it was brought 

 about. We question, however, just 

 how much gratification the Messrs. 

 Meehan will derive from the state- 

 ment that they "received from Bur- 

 bank the inspiration and recognized 

 the great opportunities that lay in the 

 possibilities of creating a new plant." 



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Other Useful Holiday Gifts. 



The Dahlia. By L. K. Peacock. 

 Price, 30 cents. 



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The Horticulturist's Rule-Book. 

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Chrysanthemum Manual. Smith. 

 Price. 40 cents. 



The Chrysanthemum. Herrington. 

 Price, .50 cents. 



MOVING LARGE TREES AT NEW- 

 PORT. 



Andrew S. Meikle, gardener fort Mr. 

 W. S. Wells, is now busily engaged in 

 remodelling the grounds on the estate. 

 Through his recent purchases Mr. 

 Weils has now an entire block in oi» 

 magnificent estate which will when 

 the present plans are completed com- 

 pare favorably with the largest and 

 finest in Newport. The work under 

 construction includes the making of 

 an elaborate garden after the style of 

 one at Monte Carlo. Lindens from 

 twenty-five to thirty feet high are 

 planted in two rows on either side. 

 These were moved from neighboring 

 estates with immense balls of earth 



adhering to the roots, the weight of 

 many reaching as high as fourteen 

 tons. Maples are utilized principally 

 for the hiding of objectionable build- 

 ings in the distance, anil it can be 

 seen even now that the impression of 

 the place when completed will be that 

 of a park. Horliculturallv. this estate 

 and the work under way is interest- 

 ing. It illustrates the effects that can 

 be produced in a very short time by 

 the moving and planting of many 

 large trees. It is also encouraging to 

 note the disposition to generous ex- 

 penditures of money on the part of the 

 owners for the beautification of their 

 eround.-. 



THE INTRODUCER OF THE CHRYS- 

 ANTHEMUM. 



A hundred and seventen years ago 

 M. Pierre Louis Blancard brought 

 home from China to his native town. 

 Marseilles, the first large flowered 

 chrysanthemum even known in 

 Europe. Neither he nor anyone else at 

 that time could possibly foresee the 

 great popularity that the newcomer 

 would attain to. It first bloomed in 

 England in 1795 and was subsequently 

 introduced into America although in 

 what year no one seems to be quite 

 .sure. 



It is curious that two of the grand- 

 daughters of M. Blancard have been 

 living in England for many years. 

 They are aged women, in feeble health 

 and in very straitened circumstances. 

 A fund has been started by the French 



N. C. S. to help them. English 

 chrysanthemum growers are also sub- 

 scribing to the t'smd which it is hoped 

 will relieve the present necessities of 

 the two poor old Frenchwomen whose 

 ancestor rendered so great a service to 

 the world's horticulture. C. H. P. 



SINGLE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Twenty Years Ahead of Time. 

 In 1,S83 and in 18S4 I raised the fol- 

 lowing single chrysanthemums. They 

 were distributed in the usual way but 

 like some others of my efforts they 

 were too previous to be appreciated 

 except by a very few. Singles were 

 equally as beautiful then as now, but 

 they did not take. Ten or twelve of 

 the varieties were sent to England 

 and were catalogued by the Messrs. 

 Cannell for a number of years. They 

 were. James Y. Murkland. pure white 

 petals, narrow, twisted like the pinnae 

 of an ostrich feather, gold ring 

 around disc, very large; Peter Hen- 

 derson, pure gold, broad flat petals; 

 \Vm. Falconer, apple-red self; Pres. 

 .Arthur, crimson and gold; Mrs. C. L. 

 .Allen, most beautiful rose and white; 

 Mr. W. K. Harris, long drooping 

 petals, distinct gold and bronze; 

 llelianthus, very large deep golden yel- 

 low, pointed petals; Mary Anderson, 

 .■<e!f pink; Crushed Strawberry, red and 

 yellow; Mrs. W. K. Harris, white, pink 

 tips; Margureite, silver white and 

 gold; Marigold, brightest crimson and 

 gold, four inches in diameter. I grew 

 a specimen plant of this four feet 

 across, with but one stake in it and 

 the flowers touched each other like 

 I inerarias. JOHN THORPE. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM YEAR BOOK. 



The English National Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society are about to repeat the 

 ' xperiraent of issuing an annual bear- 

 ing the above title for free distribu- 

 tion amongst its members. Mr. Chas. 

 H. Curtis, sub-editor of the Garden- 

 <TS' Magazine and Mr. Harman Payne 

 have been appointed joint editors. 



The chrysanthemum year book will 

 be ready for publication early in 

 .lanuary, ir'07. It will contain articles 

 from the pens of many leading Eng- 

 lish authorities on chrysanthemum 

 culture, numerous illustrations, statis- 

 tical information of the highest value 

 to exhibitors and growers, besides a 

 series of critical and literary contri- 

 butions on every subject of interest 

 connected with the ever-increasingly 

 ])opular autumn flower. Being an 

 official publication of the N. C. S., this 

 new book will be circulated gratui- 

 tously amongst its numerous members 

 at home and abroad, and it is con- 

 fidently expected that it will have an 

 exceptionally large circulation amongst 

 the members of its affiliated societies, 

 besides receiving a large measure of 

 support from the chrysanthemum 

 growing public at large. 



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