September 18, 1915 



HORTICULTUEE 



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DREER'S ARAUCARIAS 



Ouly partial imports of Araucarias were received from Bel- 

 gium the past spring, not suflicient to cover the usual season's 

 reciuirements, and even if shipments should come through this 

 fall (which at present does not appear likely) newly Imported 

 stock would not be available for this season's sales as it takes 

 fully three months for this stock to become established and be 

 at to sell after its trip across the Atlantic. 



We are pleased to state that we have a splendid stock, not 

 suffleient to last the season out, l)ut we offer as long as the 

 stock lasts exceptional values as below. 



Araucaria Excelsa 



Each 



4-incb pots, 5 to 6 Inches high, 2 tiers $0.30 



5 " 8 to 10 " 3 " 40 



.=; " 10 to 12 " 3 " 60 



6 " 12 to 15 " 3 to 4 " 75 



e " 16 to IS " 4 " 1.00 



7 •• IS to 20 " 4 to 5 " 1.25 



Araucaria Excelsa Glauca 



6-inch pots, S inches high, 2 tiers $0.75 



7 " 12 to 14 " 3 to 4 " 1.25 



Araucaria Robusta Compacta 



6-inch pots, 10 to 12 Inches high, 2 tiers $1.00 



6 " 12 to 14 " 3 " 1.25 



7 " 14 to 16 " 3 " 1.50 



For a complete line of Palms, Decorative Plants and 

 all Seasonable Stock see our current Wholesale List. 



HENRY A. DREER 



714 and 716 Chestnut Street 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



The above prices are Intended for the trade only. 



tecost, who with the officers will com- 

 pose the Board of Directors. There 

 was a good atendance present, all o£ 

 whom enjoyed the personally conduct- 

 ed tour as given by Frank Ritzenthal- 

 er and Fred Witthuhn who took the en- 

 tire parly over the route of their re- 

 cent Southern and Western trip. Mr. 

 Witthuhn only succeeded in reaching 

 Texas, where he discontinued the trip 

 because it was about time for the 

 berths to be made up. He promises to 

 continue his interesting story, point- 

 ing out many of the exciting and amus- 

 ing adventures of their party. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular meeting of the Chicago 

 Florists' Club was held Sept. 9, at the 

 Hotel Bismarck, about fifty being pres- 

 ent. The meeting was more social 

 than otherwise, no important business 

 coming up. Discussion of the Amal- 

 gamation banquet to be given on Oc- 

 tober 7, the regular meeting night, fol- 

 lowed. Mr. Tricker of Arlington, N. J., 

 was a guest and gave a description of 

 his method og growing nymphaeas. One 

 variety Mrs. Woodrow Wilson which 

 1b a success in the New York market, 

 he liopes to make equally successful 

 In Chicago. Pres. Wm. J. Keimel and 

 T. MacAllister both spoke of their im- 

 pressions of the convention and the 

 two fairs and were voted the thanks 

 of the club for their interesting ac- 

 counts. Several names were added to 

 the membership and several new ones 

 proposed. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 

 Dahlia and Fruit Exhibition. 



This exhibition is one of the se- 

 ries of free summer shows at Horti- 

 cultural Hall, Boston. It opened on 

 Saturday, September 11 and closed on 

 Sunday evening and was well attended 

 by the public, whose infatuation with 

 the dahlia continues uuabated. 



Dahlias were shown in brilliant ar- 

 ray, all classes being well represented 

 on tables that occupied the main part 

 of the large exhibition hall. The flow- 

 ers were superb, the season apparently 

 having been favorable. New develop- 

 ments in the cactus, decorative and 

 peony-flowered sections were notice- 

 able but other classes seemed to sim- 

 ply hold their own with recent past 

 shows. The principal winners in the 

 dahlia classes were J. K. Alexander, 

 W. D. Hathaway, George H. Walker, 

 E. F. Dwyer, W. H. Symonds, Miss 

 Fanny Foster, Lamont D. Litchfield, 

 Mary C. Caswell, F. P. Webber and 

 James Robertson. These were all rep- 

 resented by extensive displays, and 

 most of the blooms were nicely la- 

 beled. Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co. 

 showed a very large collection, flowers 

 mostly under number. Mrs. L. A. 

 Towle, F. L. Tinkham, J. S. Bailey, 

 Thos. M. Proctor, Riverside Dahlia 

 Gardens, and H. F. Burt all had good 

 displays and F. H. Snow staged some 

 25 excellent seedlings. A creditable 

 basket of dahlia blooms was put up by 

 the Boston Cut Flower Co. Luther C. 

 Parker got honorable mention for a 

 seedling decorative dahlia, an enor- 

 mous flower of pale delicate pink. 



The show was notable for many oth- 

 er things besides dahlias. Mt. Desert 

 Nurseries made a beautiful and unique 

 display of hardy perennials in branch- 

 ing bamboo stands, among them be- 

 ing enormous spikes of Lilium Henryi. 

 This exhibit received honorable men- 

 tion. T. D. Hatfield, gardener for Wal- 

 ter Hunnewell showed Buddleias from 

 seed sown last March, the flowers 

 borne on branches four feet high 

 which certainly put this popular shrub 

 in a new and impressive light. Blue 

 Hill Nurseries showed among their 

 hardy phloxes a fine seedling white 

 named Mrs. Heurlin. J. K. Alexander 

 was strong on gladioli. Geo. W. Page 

 showed fall asters. Buddleia variables 

 was staged by James WTieeler. 



The fruit and vegetables display was 

 very fine, the peaches being the best 

 we have ever seen exhibited in Bos- 

 ton. Jennison's Floral Gardens showed 

 a basket of the new everbearing straw- 

 berry Ideal, which was a great attrac- 

 tion, the berries being simply perfect. 

 This variety was awarded a flrst-class 

 certificate by the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society last year. 



The American Dahlia Society. In co- 

 operation with the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of New York, will hold its Dahlia 

 exhibition in the American Museum of 

 Natural History, Central Park West 

 and 77th street. New York City, on 

 Sept. 24, 25 and 26. Copies of the 

 schedule and further information may 

 be had by addressing Joseph J. Lane, 

 Secretary A. D. S., 11 West 32d street. 

 New York City, or George V. Nash. 

 Secretary Hort. Soc. of N. Y., Bronx 

 Park, N. Y. 



