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HORTICULTUEE 



August 7, 1915 



GARDENERS' ESSAY CONTEST. 



The essay committee of the Nation- 

 al Association of Gardeners request 

 the following publicity for the contest 

 ■of the President Everitt gold prize. 



Contestants must have their essays 

 in the hands of the chairman, Wm. 

 H. Waite, P. O. Box 290, Madison, 

 N. J., not later than October 1st. The 

 essay must be signed with non de 

 plume, and must bear no evidence of 

 the author's identification and be 

 mailed in a plain envelope, carefully 

 addressed to the chairman of the 

 committee. 



The contestant will place his name 

 and full address, stating the position 

 he holds, in a separate envelope, writ- 

 ing the non de plume he signed to 

 his essay on the outside of this en- 

 velope, and mail same in a separate 

 envelope to M. C. Ebel, Secretary, 

 National Association of Gardeners, 

 Madison, N. J. This envelope is not 

 to be opened until the judges have 

 rendered their decision on the contest. 

 Write your essay distinctly and use 

 one side of paper only. These rules 

 must be strictly followed to avoid dis- 

 qualification. 



The subjects have been arranged in 

 four classes, as followes: 



Clas.s 1. Prize $.3.5 gold— Subject : Horti- 



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with Its 410 pages p.icked 

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The houses of the Pikes Peak Floral Company, Colorado Springs, after the 

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culture as a Profession, from the stand- 

 point of a gardener. 



Class 2. Prize $25 gold— Subject : Tlic 

 Proper Grouping and Culture of Trees. 

 Shrubs. Perennials and Annual Bedding 

 Plant.^; in the Ornamentation of Private 

 Grounds. 



Class .3. Prize $20 gold— Subject : Prep 

 aratiou of Ground for and General Treat- 

 ment of Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 

 Naming a list of species (limited to one 

 hundred) providing a succession of flowers 

 throughout the entire season. 



Class 4. Prize $20 gold — Subject : How 

 to Secure a Year's Vegetable Supply with 

 the Aid of Cold Frames or Hotbeds (but 

 Tio grppnhouses), Including Soil Prepara- 

 linn. 



This essay competition is open to 

 professional gardeners who are en- 

 gaged in the capacity of superintend- 

 ents, head gardeners or assistant 

 gardeners. A competitor is entitled 

 to enter in one class only. The 

 broadest latitude will be allowed in 

 dealing with each subject. The essays 

 are limited to 3.000 words each. 



The contest will close on October 

 1, the judges to report their decision 

 at the next convention of the Asso- 

 ciation, to occur the first week of 

 December. The Essay Committee will 

 appoint five judges, consisting of 

 three gardeners and two representa- 

 tives of the horticultural press. 



Contestants will address William H. 

 Waite. Chairman of Essay Committee. 

 National Association of Gardeners, 

 P. 0. Box 290. Madison. N. J., for 

 further particulars. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



V. Lemoine & Son, Nancy, Prance — 

 New List of Herbaceous Peonies, in- 

 cluding some fine novelties. 



Stumpp & Walter Co., New York- 

 Midsummer Catalogue of Strawberry 

 Plants, Perennial Flower Seeds, Lawn 

 Sprinklers, Insecticides, etc., etc. 



Royal Tottenham Nurseries, Dedems- 

 vaart, Holland, wholesale catalogue, 

 quoting current prices upon a full line 

 of Herbaceous Perennials, Aquatics, 

 Rock-plants, etc., for fall or spring 

 shipment from there. This is, we be- 

 lieve the most complete catalogue is- 

 sued by any firm in the same 

 line and it offers items not readi- 

 ly procurable elsewhere. It Is well 

 to keep it on file for future refer- 

 ence. McHutchison & Co., New York, 

 are the sole American representatives 

 of this house. Mr. McHutchison states 

 that prices are lower than usual this 

 season, while freight rates are not ad- 

 vanced over those of normal seasons 

 and that there is practically no doubt 

 that Holland shipments will be made. 



Norristown, Pa. — Mrs. William H. 

 Catanese announces that she will con- 

 tinue the flower and seed business of 

 her late husband. 



IMPORTS OF POTASH SALTS. 



The following table shows the quan- ending June, 1914 and 1915. The items 



tit„ „„H ,.„!„„ „F ♦!,„ ;„,„„_t„ „f t are so grouped as to show the potash 

 tity and value of the imports of pot- ^^,j^ ^^^^ ^^^.^^^ ^^ fertilizers and 



ash salts into the United States dur- other potash salts. The ton given is 

 the month of June and the six months the long ton of 2,240 pounds. 



Articles June — Six months ending June — 



1914 1915 1914 1915 



Fertilizer salts: Tons Value Tons Value Tons Value Tons Value 



Kainit 17,891 ^So,?S6 2,8(>0 ¥tj:i,205 257,253 ?1, 200.9.37 6.1546 $94,818 



Manure salts 33.151.365,539 114, S20 1,4,SO,090 12,456 179.,328 



Sulphate of potash. 16.473 5.52,701 1,095 1,31,692 37,7S0 1,460,336 9,901 537,323 



Muriate of potash. 3,000 126,631 .320 48,273 108,759 3,733,076 56,455 2,384,371 

 Other potash salts: 



Carbonate of pot- Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds 



ash 1,.385,750 41,1.37 5.SS 4111,252.825 323,895 8,396,622 261,275 



Hydrate of potash. 740,930 31,249 7,000 937 4,203,568 159,862 2,023,942 98,893 



Nitrate of potash. 479,881 17.061 1,,558,926 52,680 6,855 400 



Cyanide of potash, 22,400 3,558 298,377 40,920 828.527 124,934 



Other potash salts. 540,295 50,835 11,275 3,159 3,244,686 291,910 2,075,535 205,729 



