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HORTICULTURE 



October 11, 1919 



THE GARDENER'S SECTION 



CHANGES AMONG GARDENERS. 



Henry Lawrence has resigned his 

 position as gardener at the Hendee 

 place in Hartford, Conn, and taken a 

 position with (he I'nited States gov- 

 ernment, lie is at present hunted in 

 Virginia. 



Gustave Beekman has become gar- 

 dener to Mrs. L. A. Hermann. Long 

 Beach, N. Y. 



Roberi Orighton, who has returned 

 from service in the army, has become 

 head gardener on the Charles Bradley 

 estate, Convent, N. J. 



THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

 OF NEW YORK. 



MILLERS AND POTATOES. 



A report has come from Redlands, 

 California, of swarms of white millers 

 Hying from potatoes which had been 

 harvested there in a cellar. The po- 

 tatoes from which these millers came 

 were rotting badly. Has anyone ex- 

 perienced a similar trouble or can they 

 explain it? 



At the Grange Fair in Weston we 

 exhibited the Hillcrest potato a seed- 

 ling from some potato balls which 

 were found on the farm in 191S. This 

 potato is characterized by a thin 

 smooth skin, few and shallow eyes 

 and a good light color. It is about 

 three inches long and has stood well 

 through this season's rot. 



Another seedling which we are watch- 

 ing with great interest on the farm is 

 a climbing rose. It was first seen in 

 our chrysanthemum bed where no 

 roses had been planted but near the 

 cedar fence on the post of which many 

 fine roses such as the Evangeline 

 American Beauty and Silver Moon 

 were growing. The foliage of this 

 seedling is of the distinct rose type, 

 smooth, well veined, deeply serrated, 

 and usually having three divisions 

 instead of five to a leaf. It is a 

 vigorous grower having sent out sev- 

 eral shoots from its root. It has not 

 yet blossomed but keeps us in pleas- 

 ant anticipation of its doing so next 

 summer when we may be proud of our 

 Hillcrest rose as well as of our Hill- 

 crest potato. At the Grange Fair in 

 Weston we were the proud recipients 

 of seventeen ribbons, fourteen blue 

 and three red. The blue included one 

 for the best display made at the fair 

 and one for out of door roses. The 

 fair was held on the second of Octo- 

 ber. M. r. Case. 

 Hillcrest Farm, Weston. 



October 4, 1919. 



Monthly Meeting 



The third Wednesday in each month 

 has been decided upon as the state 

 meeting time of this society. The first 

 meeting under this arrangement will 

 take place on Wednesday, October 

 15, 8 p. m., at the American Museum 

 of Natural History, 77th street and 

 Columbus avenue, N. Y. City. 



A primary motive in establishing 

 this regular meeting date is to pro- 

 vide for the gardening profession in 

 New York and vicinity a stated 

 monthly meeting to which gardeners 

 may come to discuss current happen- 

 ings, and also to exhibit new, unusual, 

 or interesting plants and flowers. An 

 invitation is extended to all, especi- 

 ally gardeners, whether members of 

 the society or not, to attend these 

 meetings. The larger the attendance 

 at the first meeting the better we can 

 plan for the future, so all interested 

 are urged to be present. 



For the benefit of those unfamiliar 

 with the transportation facilities of 

 the city, the following statement is 

 made: the American Museum of 

 Natural History may be reached by 

 the 6th or 9th avenue Elevated to 81st 

 street by the 7th avenue and Broad- 

 way Subway to 72nd street or 79th 

 street, the former being an express 

 station; and by the 8th avenue and 

 Columbus avenue surface cars. 

 George Y. Nash, 



Secretary. 



MAX SCHLING AND ARTEMISIA 

 LACTIFLORA. 



Gentlemen: — Regarding Artemisia 

 Lactiflora on page 273 of your issue of 

 September 27th. five years ago I found 

 Artimisia Lactiflora in a little private 

 place and purchased a small clump. 

 I grew Artemisia Lactiflora in Europe 

 and was very glad to see an old ac- 

 quaintance. From that one plant I 

 propagated sufficient so that I was 

 able to cut this summer blooms from 

 200 sturdy plants. 



It might be of interest to you to 

 know that this was introduced in cen- 

 tral Europe by way of Russia and I 

 knew the plant when I was practically 

 a boy only. Thanking you. 

 Yours very truly, 



Max Schling. 



FERNS FOR SPECIAL PLACES 

 Edward Glllett of Southwtck, Mass., 

 in his little booklet on hardy native 

 ferns has the following to say about 

 ferns for special places: 



Ferns for Dry Places. 

 One of the hardest problems which 

 confronts nearly every amateur gard- 

 ener is the beautifying of dry, shady 

 locations. There are few flowering 

 plants which can be introduced under 

 such conditions and give the desired 

 results. There are a few varieties of 

 ferns, however, which can be planted 

 under such conditions and which as a 

 rule give results entirely satisfactory. 

 Four of the best varieties for planting 

 in dry, shady locations are the Aspidi- 

 um acrostichoides, (Christmas fern), 

 Aspidium marginale, (Evergreen 

 Wood fern), Dicksonia punctilobula, 

 (hay-scented fern) and the Osmunda 

 Claytoniana. The Osmunda Claytonia- 

 na grows to a height of two to three 

 feet and should be planted in the back- 

 ground. The Dicksonia punctilobula 

 and Aspidium marginale grow about 

 eighteen inches high and the Aspidium 

 acrostichoides from twelve to fifteen 

 inches. These four varieties make a 

 fine group. The Aspidium marginale 

 and acrostichoides being evergreen re- 

 tain their fronds during the entire sea- 

 son. In planting ferns in a dry loca- 

 tion the soil should be prepared with 

 special care. It should be made very' 

 fine by spading and a liberal amount 

 of well-rotted horse manure should be 

 added. This furnishes fertilizer and 

 also makes the ground more porous 

 which tends to draw the moisture 

 from below. Frequent watering is es- 

 sential, until the ferns have sent out 

 new root growth. 



Ferns Which Like Sunlight. 

 There are several varieties of ferns 

 which can be grown in the open sun. 

 This number depends to a great extent 

 on the moisture condition. There are 

 very few that can be planted in the 



ORCHIDS 



We (row and sell nothing but ORCHIDS. 

 If yon are In the market for this class ef 

 plants we respectfully solicit your Inquiries 

 and orders. Special lists on application. 



LAQER & HURRELL, Summit, H. *. 



