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HORTICULTURE 



December 27. 191b 



CARNATION CUTTINGS 



Booking orders for December 15, and later. We are well prepared to supply in quantity 

 and our growers have a high reputation for the quality of cuttings produced for years 

 past. Have made special arrangements to supply Laddie, Morning Glow and Pink De- 

 light from clean stock plants grown only for propagation purposes. 



New and Sea 



100 1000 

 ETHEL FISHER (Peter Fisher), scar- 

 let $14.00 $115.00 



BERNICE (Howard), crimson 14.00 115.00 



RUTH BAUR 12.00 100.00 



LADDIE 10.00 90.00 



Carnation: 



MORNING GLOW 



WHITE BENORA 



PINK DELIGHT 



HERALD 



ROSALIA 



ENCHANTRESS SUPREME 



Aviator, Belle Washburn, Doris, Benora, Rosette, Enchantress, White Enchantress, Beacon, Ward. 

 Good Cheer. White Perfection, White Wonder, Miss Theo — $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. Matchless. 

 Nancy and Alice— $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 100. 



GLADIOLUS BULBS 



Brenehleyensis, Fire King, Independence, Klondike — $30 per 1000. America, Au- 

 gusta. Halley, Mrs. Francis King— $35 per 1000. Delice (1%)— $35 per 1000. Chicago 

 White— $45 per 1000. Mrs. Frank Pendleton, Niagara, Peace — $50 per 1000. Mrs. Watt 

 (1%)— $50 per 1000. Baron Hulot, Panama— $60 per 1000. Schwaben— $70 per 1000. 



New Primulinus Miranda, large flowers, 3 to 4 flower spikes per bulb, canary yellow 

 color, light carmine markings— $40 per 1000. XXX Special Mixture— $30 per 1000. 

 First Grade Mixture — $25 per 1000. 



For profit buy Primulinus Hybrids. We have them in quantity and of best selection. 

 Don't forget Primulinus Hybrids average two to three blooms per bulb and are quick 

 sellers in the market Fancy, $35 per 1000; regular, $20 per 1000. 



All first size except where noted. 



Cash or satisfactory trade references. No C. O. D. Shipments. 

 Let us quote you on HARDY LILIES — Auratum, Album, Magnificum. DUE NOW. 



L. J. REUTER CO. 



Plant 15 Cedar St., WATERTOWN STA. 



Brokers boston, mass. 



IRIS SOCIETY TO BE ORGANIZED. 



On January 29, 1920, in the Museum 

 Building of the New York Botanical 

 Garden an Iris Society will be organ- 

 ized. The organizers are Lee R. Bon- 

 newitz, James Boyd, W. F. Christ- 

 man, H. A. Gleason, Mrs. Francis 

 King, B. Y. Morrison, Miss Grace 

 Sturtevant and John C. Wister, all per- 

 sons actively concerned in iris culti- 

 vation. 



The meeting will be held at 11 a. m. 

 The Garden is reached by Third 

 Avenue Elevated to Bronx Park Sta- 

 tion; by either Subway to 149th street 

 and Third avenue, there transferring 

 to the Elevated; or by the Harlem Di- 

 vision of the New York Central Rail- 

 way to Bronx Park. 



The purpose of the Iris Society is to 

 promote in every way the culture and 

 development of Iris. This may In- 

 clude the study of all known species 

 and varieties; the compiling of a list 

 of horticultural varieties, with their 

 parentage, synonyms, names of origi- 

 nator, and date of introduction; the 

 proper classification of these varie- 

 ties; compilation of a history of Iris 

 growing; cultural directions for ditfer- 

 ent climates; a study of Iris diseases 

 and pests; the establishment of test 

 gardens and exhibition gardens in 



various sections of the country; the 

 organization of Iris exhibitions; and 

 publicity through articles and bul- 

 letins, lantern slides, and lectures. 



Persons who expect to be present at 

 the organization meeting are invited 

 to correspond with H. A. Gleason at 

 the New York Botanical Garden in 

 order that proper arrangement for 

 their reception may be made. 



NEW DAHLIA, J. HARRISON DICK. 



The following appears in the current 

 issue of the Bulletin of the American 

 Dahlia Society: 



A few years ago we lost by death 

 our beloved secretary and fellow mem 

 ber of the American Dahlia Society. 

 It was suggested that to perpetuate 

 his memory any new seedling dahlia 

 nl' 1918 brought into the New York ex- 

 hibition and passed by the judges 

 should receive the name of J. Harrison 

 Dick. 



Mrs. Charles H. Stout of Short Hills. 

 N. J., introduced and exhibited a 

 dahlia that received the judges' ap- 

 proval at the Dahlia Show in 1918. 

 This dahlia was again exhibited by re- 

 quest of the judges at the New York 

 show last September. 



At a meeting of the Executive Com- 

 mittee in October, Mrs. Stout by let- 



ter, donated the stock of roots to the 

 society for propagation and sale. The 

 proceeds from said sale to be for the 

 benefit of the society. 



President Vincent has kindly offered 

 to propagate and distribute about May 

 15 plants of this dahlia at $2.00 per 

 plant. Mrs. Stout was among the first 

 to order five plants for herself. Sev- 

 eral other orders are already in and 

 we will be pleased to book all orders 

 as soon as possible. We hope to have 

 a fairly good supply, but to be sure 

 to obtain plants, send orders in early, 

 as orders will be filled in rotation. 



Mrs. Stout assures us that among 

 some three hundred, this variety. .1. 

 Harrison Dick, beat them all by reach- 

 ing a heighth of twelve feet, flowering 

 profusely, of a shade of golden amber. 



We want every member possible to 

 this variety and report its merits 

 to the secretary next season. 



The judges who passed on this 

 dahlia at the 1918 show were George 

 H. Hale, Prof. George W. Fraser and 

 James C. Clark. At the 1919 show the 

 judges were Prof. George W. Fraser, 

 James C. Clark and John S. Vincent. 



The American Seed Trade Associa- 

 tion will hold its next annual conven- 

 tion June 22 to 24, 1920. at the Hotel 

 Pfister. Milwaukee. 



