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HORTICULTURE 



August 16, 1919 



Unequalled Fuel Economy 



THE 

 BOILER OF 



Kroeschell Boilers, the best by test 

 1870. Forty years' experience. 



THE QUALITY rLACE OF BOSTON 



Regarding the Kroeschell, It is the 

 best we have ever had and satisfac- 

 tory beyond our expectations. It heats 

 up especially quick and has saved ub 

 considerably already In the price of 

 fuel When we are In need of another 

 boiler we will give the Kroeschell the 

 first consideration. 



(Signed) WM. W. EDGAR CO., 



WAVERLEY, MASS. 



since 



No Masonry — No Tubes 



TUBELESS BOILER 



Kroeschell Bros. Co., 



486 W. Erie St. 

 CHICAGO 



When You Buy -Get a Kroeschell 



3 018,286 sq. ft. of glass was equipped with 

 ' Kroeschell Boilers during the year of 1916. 



OHIO'S CELEBRATED CYCLAMEN 

 SPECIALIST 



After using your No. 12 Kroeschell 

 Iioiler I came to the conclusion that 

 had I to Install more boilers it would 

 be the Kroeschell and no other. 11 

 really Is a pleasure to heat, no trouble 

 to get the desired beat in a very short 

 time. 



(Signed) CHRIST. WINTERICH, 

 DEFIANCE, OHIO. 



"King of the Autumn" a clear orange 

 decorative, and "Mrs. Warnaar" 

 white with pale pink suffusion hybrid 

 cactus. All three were late importa- 

 tions from Holland. Mr. Alexander's 

 new show dahlia "Maude Adams" 

 occupied a prominent position, with 

 three large vases of a blending of 

 pink and white. "Kalif" a brilliant 

 crimson-scarlet hybrid cactus was the 

 finest red dahlia in the show. 



B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass. 

 had a very artistic display of primu- 

 linus gladiolus. Mr. Tracy's exhibit 

 covered the stage of the hall, and was 

 set-off with a screen of spruce trees, 

 with spruce boughs effectively laid 

 among the baskets. 



The most beautiful gladiolus in the 

 show was an exhibit of A. E. Kun- 

 derd's seedlings exhibited by the 

 originator, A. E. Kunderd, Goshen. In- 

 diana. "Marie Kunderd." a pure 

 white ruffled seedling, was the most 

 beautiful white Gladiolus in the show. 

 Certificates of merit were awarded 

 two of his Primulinus Hybrid seed- 

 lings: "Alice Tiplady." a beautiful 

 clear orange with yellow throat, and 

 "Mary Pickford," a white with a 

 cream colored throat. 



The dinner table decorations were 

 an addition to the usual exhibition, 

 and proved a success in every way. In 

 the commercial class Penn the Florist, 

 of Boston, won first premium for eight 

 covers with roses and delphinium. 



The local florist, Alex Magnuson, had 

 a large display of cut flowers that at- 

 tracted considerable attention, being 

 the best display of hardy perennials. 



In the center of the hall was a well- 

 designed display of aquatics from the 

 Mrs. W. H. Moore estate, Mr. A. E. T. 

 Rogers, gardener, Prides Crossing, 

 Mass. Among the tender day-flower- 

 ing Nympheas were "Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward" pink, "Zan/.ibarensis" blue, 

 'Gracilis" pure white; Tender Night- 

 flowering Nympheas, "Ruba-Rosea," a 

 deep rose pink, and "Devoniensis" 

 pink; Hardy Nympheas, "Alba" white, 

 "Sioux" deep orange, and "Signuretti," 

 a pale orange; Water Hyacinths or 

 Eichhornia, the blue flowered variety 



"Crassipes Major" and Ornamental 

 Water Grass Cyperus Nataliensis. 

 From the Mrs. Lester Leland Estate 

 of Manchester was a wonderfully good 

 collection of Begonias. 



The exhibition committee were Al- 

 fred E. T. Rogers, chairman, Allen S. 

 Peabody, Douglas Eccleston, Martin 

 Eyeberse, and Axel Magnuson. With 

 groups in the center of the hall and 

 massed exhibits against the wall, the 

 committee proved their efficiency. 



Among the winners were: J. K. 

 Alexander, East Bridgewater, Mass., 

 Silver Medal for largest display of 

 Dahlias; Silver Medal for finest dis- 

 play of Gladiolus; Silver Medal exhi- 

 bition of Phlox; Certificate of Merit 

 for new lavender-pink Decorative 

 Dahlia, "Frank A. Walker." 



B. Hammond Tracy, Cedar Acres, 

 Wenham, Mass., Silver Medal, special 

 display of Primulinus Gladiolus. 



A. E. Kunderd, Goshen, Indiana, 

 Silver Medal for collection of Gladio- 

 lus, Certificate of Merit "Marie Kun- 

 dred," new white Gladiolus; Certifi- 

 cate of Merit, "Alice Tiplady," orange 

 with yellow throat Gladiolus, Certifi- 

 cate of Merit for "Mary Pickford," 

 new white seedling Gladiolus. 



Penn the Florist, Boston, Mass., 

 first premium for eight covers dinner 

 table decoration; and Axel Maguson, 

 Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., Silver 

 Medal for finest display of cut flowers. 

 The Mrs. W. H. Moore estate re- 

 ceived the first premium for display of 

 Aquatics, and Mrs. Lester Leland es- 

 tate first premium for group of flower- 

 ing and foliage plants arranged for 

 effect covering space of 100 sq. ft. 



HOW TO SOW FINE SEEDS OF 

 FLOWERS. 



Often the complaint is made that 

 seeds of Primula, Cineraria, Calceola- 

 ria, Gloxinia, and others of a very fine 

 minute character, do not germinate. 

 How to sow these seeds is of such 

 vast importance that we deem it prop- 

 er to give a few hints or suggestions 

 which, of course, are intended for the 

 layman, but may also be of some inter- 



est to the professional gardener and 

 florist. 



The best receptacle in which to sow 

 these seeds is a shallow box, which 

 need not be more than two inches 

 deep, with holes at the bottom through 

 which water will drain quickly. These 

 boxes should be filled with finely sift- 

 ed sandy soil which has been run 

 through a sieve as fine as mosquito 

 netting. The soil should be mixed 

 with an equal bulk of leaf-mould, also 

 sifted as fine as possible. 



The object is lightness of soil, for 

 if such tiny seeds are sown in a stiff 

 soil, the germ, though of strong vital- 

 ity, is too weak by nature to find its 

 way through. 



After filling the boxes with the 

 proper soil to within a half-inch of the 

 top, pat it down with a smooth board 

 until it is as level as it can be. Sow 

 the seed carefully over the surface, 

 distributing it evenly, and sift with 

 a sieve, just so much soil over the seed 

 as will barely cover it lightly, and ao 

 more, pressing it down again with a 

 smooth board. 



Then take a sprinkling-pot with the 

 finest kind of a rose and shower the 

 soil with a spray. Cover the box with 

 glass until the seeds have germinated, 

 keeping it at a temperature as nearly 

 sixty (60) degrees as possible at night, 

 and spray only when the surface ap- 

 pears dry. 



As soon as the seed leaves have de- 

 veloped, they must be transplanted 

 carefully in light soil, similar to that 

 used for the seeds, at a distance of 

 from one to two inches apart, (also in 

 boxes). This will not only prevent 

 them from damping off. but they will 

 become much stronger. In a few 

 weeks, they will be strong enough to 

 plant in 2 % or 2% inch pots. 



C. R. Gloechser. 



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