I ecember 20, 1919 



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the azaleas from across the water 

 reached the Dominion too late to be in 

 flower by Christmas. Only one varie- 

 ty. Petrick has given any promise and 

 that will not be in great abundance. 

 By hard forcing, though, some of the 

 growers hope to have Petrick ready 

 for the Christmas trade. 



The shortage of flowers is shown by 

 the efforts being made to find new 

 sources of supply. One of the Canad- 

 ian papers discusses the Dominion in- 

 vasion as follows: 



A new rival to the Canadian retailer 

 has appeared here in the persons of 

 American florists, who, with motor 

 trucks, do not hesitate to drive 50 to 

 75 miles for stock, and are to be fre- 

 quently seen in this district. Appar- 

 ently we Canadians do not as yet 

 charge the high prices or else give 

 better value for the money. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY 



The annual meeting of this society 

 was held in Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, 

 on Wednesday evening, Dec. 10th, 

 Pres. Joseph Adler in the chair. James 

 Barlow, James Allison, Simon Garden. 

 Oscar Olson and John Henderson 

 were elected active members and five 

 petitions for active membership were 

 received. 



Pres. Adler appointed Henry Gaut 

 James MacDonald and H. Preston to 

 judge the monthly exhibits and their 

 awards were as follows: Pot of Paper 

 White Narcissi, James McCarthy; 

 three bunches of Celery, James Mc- 

 Carthy; twenty-five Brussels Sprouts, 

 Thos. Henderson. 



Since our last meeting, T. S. Smith- 

 ers, one of our honorary members, 

 passed away, and the secretary was 

 instructed to write a letter of sympa- 

 thy to Mrs. Smithers. 



The annual report of the treasurer 

 showed the society to be In a strong 

 financial condition. The president ap- 

 pointed John T. Johnstone as chair- 

 man in charge of election and Henry 

 Gaut and Ernest Westlake as tellers. 

 Thomas Twigg was elected president. 

 Mr. Millsted vice-president. Edward 

 Harris secretary, E. J. Brown treas- 

 urer, Joseph Adler. trustee for three 

 years. Arthur S. Cook corresponding 

 secretary, and Messrs. Westlake, Hen- 

 derson, Watson, Frampton. Smith, 

 Young and Carter executive commit- 

 tee. Jack Everett acted as marshal 

 at the installation of officers. 



Artht-r S. Cook, Cor. Secy. 



FAMOUS WABAN ROSES 



Grown ami hold excluHhfly by 



WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES 



i;.,*.-s nt wholesale; shipped l>y expresa anywhere. 



Kinds: Russell, Hadley, Ophelia, Premier, Thayer, Brilliant, Killarney, 

 White Killarney. Contracts given for minimum deliveries daily or weekly, 

 with protection in Holiday Seasons. 



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CHRISTMAS PLANTS 



Cyclamen, $1.50 and up; Begonias, 75c to $2 each; Poin- 

 settias, single, 50c, 75c and $1 each; pans, made up with 

 Ferns and Peppers, $1.50 to $4 each. 



FERNS, Scottii, Verona, Boston and Roosevelt, 50c to $2 

 each. 



FRANK EDGAR, 



Waverley, Mass. 



Flowers Under Glass 



Using Sulphur. 



It will he necessary to be a little 

 more careful using sulphur now than 

 it was formerly, as the houses will 

 never get as much air as they have 

 been getting. Naturally the fumes 

 will be far more confined, and just 

 that much more effective, and if they 

 are made too strong they will bleach 

 all the colored roses. If they are 

 stronger yet, they are apt to harm 

 the foliage. Therefore see that a little 

 lime is added to the sulphur before it 

 Is used, and see that it is not applied 

 in too large quantities. Last, but not 

 least, see to it that there is not more 

 than eight pounds of steam in the 

 pipes, at the time the sulphur is ap- 

 plied, and continued until such a time 

 as the sulphur is about burned up. 

 If more than eight pounds of steam is 

 used the pipes are sure to be too hot, 

 and the sulphur will evaporate too 

 rapidly, filling the houses up suddenly 

 with strong fumes. This will likely 

 prove disastrous to the plants, so 

 growers be careful. 



Lining the Boxes for Shipping. 



It gets pretty cool now mornings, 

 and if you would protect your flowers 

 from frost it will be necessary to see 

 that there is enough paper put into 

 the boxes, especially so if these are 

 wood, and are none too good as re- 

 gards condition Paper costs money, 

 it is very true, hut it is very poor 



economy to save on this item, and lose 

 much more on the goods. See to it 

 lhat the boxes are lined well enough 

 to protect them in any temperature 

 that may be expected, and then see 

 that they are packed right. Pack 

 tight, but do not crush. If the stuff 

 Is packed lose it will shake around the 

 boxes and get bruised before it reaches 

 the market, where naturally it is han- 

 dled once more, and packed for the re- 

 tail store, often in not too gentle a 

 way. It is no wonder that some cus- 

 tomers will complain that stock was 

 not fresh. Do not cut too tight, as stuff 

 will not open. Let the buds get big, 

 and keep in touch with your whole- 

 saler. He can best tell you how to 

 cut and ship to meet conditions neces- 

 sary. 



Primula obconica. 

 Primula obconica is another plant 

 the value of which for florists' work 

 should not be overlooked. Whether 

 or not this plant should be sold in pots 

 to the retail trade is a question. It 

 seems to affect some people in much 

 the same way as poison ivy and if 

 anything of this sort happens the 

 chances are that the florist will lose 

 his customer and perhaps others be- 

 sides. This does not detract, however 

 from the value of this primrose for 

 commercial work. The average green- 

 house man has no trouble from the 

 plant. 



