July 26, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



77 



KEEP YOUR GREENS GREEN 



Through the hot, dry weather, by sprinkling fortnightly a slight mulch of 



Pulverized Sheep Manure 



$46.00 per ton, f . o. b. Boston 



EVERYTHING FOR THE GOLF LINKS 



R. 8t J. FARQUHAR & OO. 



6 South Market St., Boston, Mass. 



base of Hemlock Hill in the rear of 

 the Laurel plantation and is now 

 spreading rapidly there over a consid- 

 erable area by shoots from under- 

 ground stems. 



The Asiatic tree Aralia resembles in 

 habit and general appearance the 

 American Hercules' Club, but is dis- 



JULY ROSES. 

 July is the month when the hybrid 

 Rambler Roses bloom, especially those 

 which have been largely influenced 

 by the Japanese Rosa Wicburaiana, 

 but in the Arboretum collection there 

 are only four species which do not be- 

 gin to flower until after the first of 

 July. These in the order of the open- 

 ing of their flowers this year are R. 

 stellata, R. Jackii, R. setigera and R. 

 Wichuraiana. R. stellata, which is a 

 native of the mountains of southern 

 New Mexico, is a comparatively new 

 inhabitant of gardens, and one of the 

 most interesting an3 distinct of Ameri- 

 can Roses. It is a shrub with slender, 

 pale yellow stems armed with long 

 slender spines of the same color, small 

 leaves with thick, round, lustrous leaf- 

 lets, which generally resemble leaves 

 of some western Gooseberry, and deep 

 rose-colored, slightly cup-shaped flow- 

 ers from two inches and a half to three 

 inches in diameter. The fruit is dark 

 red, nearly globose, covered with prick- 

 les, half an inch in diameter, and sur- 

 mounted by the much enlarged calyx- 

 lobes. Rosa Jackii. which is a native 

 of Korea, and one of the Multiflorae 

 Group, has long stems which lie near- 

 ly flat on the ground, lustrous leaves 

 aud pure white clustered flowers rath- 

 er more than two inches in diameter. 

 The flowers are larger than those of 

 the Japanese R. multiflora, and open 

 two or three weeks later. The Prairie 

 Rose, R. setigera, is well known to the 

 inhabitants of the middle states for it 

 is a common prairie inhabitant from 

 Michigan to Texas. It produces long 

 slender stems which can be trained 



over an arbor or against a building, 

 but this Rose looks best when allowed 

 to grow naturally when it forms a 

 wide bush of gracefully arching stems. 

 The flowers are produced in wide, 

 many flowered clusters and are light 

 rose pink. This is usually the last 

 Rose to open its flowers in the Arbore- 

 tum, but this year Rosa Wichuraiana 

 is several days late. Its long prostrate 

 stems are well suited to clothe banks 

 which when the flowers open look as 

 if they had been covered with snow. 

 Grown in this natural way it is per- 

 fectly hardy, but when the stems are 

 trained over an arbor or trellis they 

 often suffer in New England from 

 cold; and its hybrids, among which are 

 found some of the most beautiful Ram- 

 bler Roses, are less hardy here than 

 those in which Rosa multiflora has 

 been one of the parents. — Arnold Ar- 

 boretum Bulletin. 



THE WESTCHESTER AND FAIR- 

 FIELD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society was held in Hubbard's Hall, 

 Greenwich, Conn., Friday evening, July 

 11. Pres W. Graham in the chair. W. 

 J. Seeley reported that he had made 

 all arrangements for the outing, din- 

 ner and games, which will be held at 

 Rye Beach, Tuesday, August 12. The 

 Tarrytown Horticultural Society will 

 join in with us. 



George Baldwin, who recently re- 

 turned from a business trip in Europe 

 gave a very interesting account of Hor- 

 ticultural doings over there. Mr. Bald- 

 win was very fortunate in securing a 

 large collection of hybrid orchids, be- 

 fore the Quarantine Act. No. 37, be- 

 came a law. In referring to the Quar- 

 antine Act, Mr. Baldwin claims that 

 the English, French and Belgian grow- 

 ers will suffer by its enforcement. Joe 

 Stobo who served with the American 

 Army in Prance, gave a vivid descrip- 



tion of what he saw and the hardships 

 he came through. P. W. Popp an- 

 nounced that he was going to attend 

 the convention of the National Asso- 

 ciation of Gardeners at Cleveland on 

 August 26 and called for suggestions 

 that he might bring before that body. 

 Mr. Popp gave a very interesting ad- 

 dress on the good work that the asso- 

 ciation was doing. 



James Linane took first prize in the 

 vegetable section and J. Andrews first 

 with a fine vase of double hollyhocks. 

 Jack Conkoy. Cor. Secy. 



W. ATLEE BURPEE COMPANY 

 THINKS WELL OF THRIFT. 



The letter which is appended below 

 has recently been distributed by W. 

 Atlee Burpee Company of Philadelphia 

 to all of its employes. 



It is such a model of its kind that 

 "Thrift Spirit" reproduces it in full 

 with the thought that other firms 

 might introduce War Savings Socie- 

 ties into their organizations in much 

 the same manner. The letter follows: 



"The United States Government has 

 organized War Savings Societies in an 

 effort to educate the American people 

 to a systematic form of saving. W. 

 Atlee Burpee Co., co-operating with 

 the Government, have formed a 

 Society of which you are asked to 

 become a member. 



"Membership in our War Savings 

 Society entails no obligation on your 

 part, the object is simply to obtain 

 members who will pledge themselves 

 to buy Thrift Stamps each week. No 

 certain amount is asked. Buy a 

 stamp a week regularly, if possible. 

 You will find it a good habit. 



"You can get your money at any 

 time at 10 days' notice at any Post 

 Office, which makes the stamp a nice 

 way to save for a vacation or Christ- 

 mas fund, or for paying off a mort- 

 gage, the interest, or your rent. 



"While you are not under obligation 



