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HOETICULTURE 



September 4, 1915 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 

 Officers — rresiilent, J. M. Lnpton, 

 Mattitnck, I,. I.. N. Y.; First Vice-Presi- 

 dent, Kirby B. White, Uetroit, Mjch.; 

 Second Vice-President. F. W. Bolgiano, 

 Washington, D. C; Secretary-Treasurer, 

 C E. Kcndel, CleTeland, O. ; Assistant 

 Secretary, 8. F. WlUard, Jr., Cleveland, 

 O. Clnclimati, O., next meeting pla«e. 



Syracuse, N. Y.— The Fairview Seed 

 Farms have been merged with the F. 

 B. Mills Seed Co. 



Faribault, Minn. — O. J. Stark has. 

 purchased the Faribault Seed Co. and 

 will continue the business under that 

 name. 



The Blue Ribbon stock farm near 

 Clayton, Mo., was purchased last week 

 by Arthur Schisler of the Schisler & 

 Kaercher Seed Co. The farm com- 

 prises 377 acres, all under cultivation 

 except thirty acres, and will be used 

 hy the firm as a seed experiment sta- 

 tion Mr. Schisler says the price paid 

 for the farm was .$60,000. Their store 

 is now located at 708 N. Fourth street. 

 St. Louis, where they do a general seed 

 business. 



The St. Louis Seed Co.'s employees 

 held their annual picnic on Sunday, 

 Aug. 29, at Waterloo, 111., and with 

 their families spent a most pleasant 

 day. This is an annual affair given 

 by the officials of the company, who 

 pay all expenses. A splendid chicken 

 dinner was served and the usual num- 

 ber of games took place. Miss Frese 

 won the ladies' egg race, Ray Pantler 

 the men's race, Mrs. Martin Moran the 

 time-walking race. Miss Frese the 

 young ladies' race, Mrs. Ripple the 

 married ladies' race, Freddie Hensel- 

 mever won the little boys' rate, and 

 Mrs. Blase the ladies' ball-throwing 

 contest. The tug-ot-war was won by 

 the shipping force. Jeff Payne won 

 the boys' race. Sylvester Pantler the 

 cigar race and Miss Mildred Sonder- 

 man the calico contest. Miss Frese 

 for the third time was declared a win- 

 ner, this time in the needle-threading 

 contest. The ball game was won by 

 the office force from the salesmen by 

 a score of 6 to 3. 



DURING RECESS 



The program for the Michell outing, 

 An'!alusia, Pa., on Serf. 8, is as fol- 

 lows: — 



n 4.T .A. M.: Speiinl train loaves Broad 

 Street Station for jiiulahisia, stopping at 

 .Noitli I'hilailolpliia. 1.00 V. M. ; Refresli- 

 meiits at tlie nurseries. ■-'.CO V. M.: In- 

 spection ot inu'series and grounds. J.UU 

 P. M.: Offlrial plioto>;rapli. :!.15 P. M. : 

 Address liv prominent spealiers. 3.30 P.M.: 

 Snorts— Fat Man's Raee. open to all over 

 l.so po\inds; Tliin Alan's Race; Three 

 Legged Kace; Wliecliarrow Race; Sack 

 Race; Potato Race; Rroad .Tump; Ladies' 

 Race; Hop, Step and .Tump; Pie Eatmg 

 Contest; Tug of War. 



Prizes lor Men— 1st, Box of Cigars; 2nd, 

 Pocket Knife. 



Prizes for Ladies— 1st. Box of Hander- 

 cliiefs; 2ud, Hand Bag. 



5 30 P. M. : Special (rain loaves Anda- 

 Insia. making stops at Nnrtli Plilladelplila, 

 West Philadelphia and Broad Street. 



Music will lie furnished liy the Imperial 

 Band of Philadelphia. 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE. 



Seeds for Serbia. 



Following the recommendation of 

 the Society's special commissioner, the 

 Council of the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety has decided to send out to Serbia 

 seeds to the value of £500 for dis- 

 tribution amongst the distressed small 

 farmers. The Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety is appealing for further contribu- 

 tions to the Allies' "War Relief Fund. 

 Many of the nurserymen in Belgium 

 and France have been ruined by the 

 war. and they will need all the finan- 

 cial assistance which can be given 

 them by their confreres in this coun- 

 try. 



Thirty-five Miles of Glasshouses. 



Recently I had the pleasure of visit- 

 ing one of the chief English centres of 

 the glasshouse industry, viz., Worth- 

 ing, in Sussex. Here are grown tons 

 of grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, and 

 flowers for the London and provincial 

 markets. Some indication of the ex- 

 tent of the industry can be gathered 

 when it is stated that if the glass- 

 houses were placed end to end they 

 would reach 35 miles. In the height 

 of the season on three days a week the 

 packages despatched average from 

 2,500 to 3,000 per day. W'orthing. ow- 

 ing to its favorable climate, is able to 

 place strawberries on the market at 

 Christmas, when big prices are made, 

 as well as securing the trade for 

 grapes when they are the luxury of the 

 wealthy. The cost of growing is min- 

 imized to the lowest possible limit, 

 whilst a rapid succession of crops 

 keeps the growers busy all the year 

 round. In the spring a big business is 

 done with peas, beans, marrows, and 

 other early vegetables, and in the au- 

 tumn there is a tremendous out-put ot 

 cut bloom. Another branch of grow- 

 ing associated with the district is the 

 culture of green figs. One of the show 

 places which attracts many visitors is 

 a garden in the old-world village of 

 West Tarring, w'here Sir Thomas 

 a'Becket is supposed to have planted 

 the first fig tree introduced into this 

 country. The remains of a fine old 

 White Marseilles tree in the garden is 

 stated to have been planted by Sir 

 Thomas. W. H. Adsett. 



rieties of Darwin and Cottage tulips 

 and similar things that are in demand 

 for exhibitions and other choice uses. 

 Hitchings & Co., Elizabeth, N. J.— 

 Hitchings' Supply Book, 1915 Edition. 

 Everybody who reeds Horticulture 

 knows who Hitchings & Co. are. 

 They also know something of what 

 that firm is doing and has been doing 

 for more than a generation towards 

 the upbuilding of floriculture under 

 glass. But the contents of this book 

 of 116 pages will be a revelation to 

 many as to the extent of the industry 

 in which Hitchings & Co. have made 

 so honorable a record, in the design- 

 ing, building and equipping of a green- 

 house. The firm manufactures every 

 item in the multitude of parts used, 

 most of the work being done by em- 

 ployees who have grown up with them 

 in the business. The book is splen- 

 didly illustrated, has many tabulated 

 lists, charts and diagrams, all of w-hich 

 will be found extremely useful for any- 

 one having a greenhouse or intending 

 to have one. Copies will be sent to all 

 who apply. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa.— Folder of Fiery Cross Sweet Pea. 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago- 

 Bulbs and Hardy Plants for Autumn, 

 1915. 



William Elliott & Sons, New York.— 

 Trade Catalogue and Price List for 

 Autumn, 1915, of "Giant-Flowering 

 Bulbs and Seeds." 



Henry F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa.— Wholesale Price List of Bulbs. 

 Etc., for SepL, Oct. and Nov., 1915. 

 Pretty near everything is included in 

 this wide-awake catalogue; 72 pages 

 with cover. 



John C. Moninger Co., Chicago, 111. 

 — "Moninger Proof Book." A valuable 

 treatise on the science of greenhouse 

 building and the problems that must 

 be met and mastered. Fully illus- 

 trated. 48 pages. 



W. E. Marshall & Co., New York 

 City—Fall Bulb List for 1915. A very 

 effective catalogue, strong on nice va- 



FORCING CUCUMBERS. 



Editor Hoeticultuee: 



Could you give me any information as 

 to bow to prepare the gi-ound for a bed 

 of cucumbers in a hot house for winter 

 growing, and when is the best time to 

 plant? 



Los Angeles, C.-iI. 



W. J. S. 



The ground for cucumbers should be 

 composed of 60 per cent, turfy loam 

 and 40 per cent, fresh horse drop- 

 pings. This compost should be turned 

 over several times to prevent heating. 

 Start the seeds in pots— say, three 

 seeds to a 4-in. pot, and as they de- 

 velop pull out the two weakest plants. 

 When the first two rough leaves have 

 grown to about three or four inches 

 turn the plants out of the pots, being 

 careful not to break the ball, and plant 

 in the bed made of the compost as 

 above directed. The bed should be 

 eight or nine inches deep. JIaintain a 

 humid atmosphere at all times, which 

 will prevent red spider, the greatest 

 pest ot the cucumber. At no time 

 should the temperature fall below 70 

 degrees Farenheit. 



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