September 20, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



253 



THE FINEST AND HARDIEST LILY GROWN 



L-IL-EUIVI REGALE 



Acknowledged to be the finest horticultural introduction in several generations. 



Trade Prices on Application 



R. 8t J. FARQUHAR St CO. 



BOSTON, MASS. 



GLADS FOR NEW GROWERS. 



"If you are going to buy stock for 

 planting put most of your money into 

 bulblets with say 100 or so each of No. 

 3 and No. 4 sizes of each variety 

 selected," writes L. H. Reed in the 

 Flower Grower. 



"Don't undertake too many varieties 

 say 3 to 6 kinds to begin with. It is 

 some little bother for new beginners 

 to care for and keep separate too 

 many kinds. What varieties? Oh, 

 always the best you can afford but 

 never any that are not very prolific 

 producers of bublets. From a quart to 

 a peck of a kind will be enough for 

 most new growers. 



"If you have some stock on hand 

 save it .all carefully. If it is of cheap- 

 er kinds and you want better ones, sell 

 them and buy the best you can afford. 

 It does not cost any more to grow 

 bulbs that are worth $50 or more per 

 thousand than it does those worth $10 

 provided they are just as prolific. The 

 only additional cost Is in the stock 

 planted. If you have only a limited 

 amount of space available for growing, 

 the high priced ones will help bring up 

 receipts from ground cultivated. 



"If you expect to grow for whole- 

 sale trade, plant mostly of such varie- 

 ties as are used in large quantities. 

 Probably there are nearly as many 

 bulbs grown of America as of all other 

 varieties combined, but it still demands 

 a fairly good price. 



"Probably 90 per cent of all Glads 

 grown for cut flower purposes are 

 either pink, white or very light yellow. 

 So in making selection of varieties it 

 Is wi»e to select largely of those 

 colors. 



"If you have the ability to build a 

 retail trade — which many have not — 

 you can select a wider range of colors 

 and more varieties but for a starter it 

 is wise not to grow too many varieties 

 in quantity. 



"Test out a few promising new kinds 

 each year and if they prove prolific 



and satisfactory you can soon grow up 

 a stock. If not get rid of them and 

 confine your efforts to varieties that 

 will make you money." 



NASSAU COUNTY N. Y. HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 above society was held in Pembroke 

 Hall, Glen Cove, on Wednesday, Sept. 

 10th, at 7 p. m., President Joseph 

 Adler presiding. Fred Hewlett, Ed. 

 Martin, John Nevin, John McPhee and 

 Peter Smith were elected to active 

 membership. Five petitions were re- 

 ceived. The judges appointed for the 

 monthly exhibits were Messrs. Wm. 

 Churchill, Theo. Scott and Chas. 

 Young. The following awards were 

 made, competition: 12 potatoes, 1st, 

 Frank Petroccia; 1 out-door melon. 

 1st, G. W. Wyatt; 3 heads of celery, 

 1st, Frank Petroccia. Exhibition: 3 

 heads of celery, exhibited by Wm. Mil- 

 stead, awarded certificate of culture. 

 William Noonan was appointed man- 

 ager of the Dahlia Show to be held at 

 the Matinecock Neighborhood House, 

 Locust Valley, on Thursday and Fri- 

 day, Oct. 2nd and 3rd. Harry Good- 

 band was appointed manager of the 

 Fall Show to be held on Oct. 30-31st. 

 A letter of sympathy was ordered sent 

 the family of our late member James 

 Elmslie. Mr. Elmslie was a charter 

 member of this society and the pass- 

 ing away of so old a member was re- 

 ceived with deep regret by all. Our 

 next meeting, which will be held on 

 Wednesday, Oct. 8th, will be known 

 as Dahlia Night, Competition: 12 

 cactus, 12 peony and 12 decorative 

 Dahlias, any color. 



At the conclusion of this meeting a 

 Welcome Home party will be given in 

 honor of our members who gave their 

 service in the World War. 



Harby Goodband, Cor. Secy. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



George T. Boucher, at a meeting of 

 Rochester Council, 178, Knights of 

 Columbus, was elected as Grand 

 Knight, after serving during the past 

 year as Deputy Grand Knight. 



The first autumn meeting of the 

 Rochester Florists' Association was 

 held Sept. 12th, the general situation 

 as affecting the business locally was 

 discussed. Geo. T. Boucher and Al- 

 bion H. Salter, who attended the 

 National Convention of Florists and 

 F. T. D. A. in Detroit recently, 

 talked on matters brought up at the 

 convention. The association passed 

 resolutions on the death of George 

 Arnold, a member who died a few days 

 ago, and also planned a corn roast to 

 be held on Sept. 27 at Durand East- 

 man Park. 



/ am now connected with the 



BOSTON 

 FLORAL 

 SUPPLY 

 COMPANY 



/ have no interest in any 

 other concern. 



I joined the ranks of the Bos- 

 ton Floral Supply Company 

 after months and months of 

 consideration. 



SAMUEL MANN. 



Formerly with B. A. Snyder Com- 

 pany, Boh ton 



