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HORTICULTURE 



February 1, 1919 



THE CULTURE OF CONIFERS 



"The Culture of Conifers" was the 

 subject of a lecture in Horticultural 

 Hall, Boston, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 

 18, by A. H. Hill, of Dundee, III. Mr. 

 Hill divided his subject into four gen- 

 eral divisions as follows: Seedlings, 

 cuttings, grafts and layers and divi- 

 sions. He said, in part: 



"In the growing of conifer seedlings, 

 generally speaking, the first point of 

 importance in mapping out plans for 

 production on a commercial scale is to 

 locate a reliable and unfailing source 

 of seed. It is easy enough to talk 

 about producing a million little conifer 

 seedlings, but in order to make this 

 possible there must be seed of good 

 quality and plenty of it. At first 

 thought, it would seem easy to secure 

 the seed necessary, when one thinks 

 of the native evergreen forests with 

 their range covering the whole coun- 

 try. The problem, however, is differ- 

 ent from that which confronts the 

 farmer when he wants wheat or agri- 

 cultural seeds. 



"Too much importance cannot be laid 

 on the necessity of obtaining strains 

 of seeds from the localities which 

 produce the best and hardiest types, 

 and this requires constant research, 

 traveling, and experiments. We have 

 had collectors ship several hundred 

 pounds of Juniperus berries, and not 

 a berry in the consignment contained 

 a live germ. It requires two years for 

 the berries of some of the juniper va- 

 rieties to develop. 



Collecting the Cones, the Cutting 

 Test, Time for Sowing, Windbreaks 

 for Protection and Reproduction by 

 Cuttings were all treated in full de- 

 tail. 



He said in conclusion: "Right here 

 in America there is a loyal, brave lit- 

 tle band of growers who are entitled 

 to encouragement and support. They 

 have struggled on for years with hard- 

 ly any recognition. There are more 

 than a hundred propagating firms in 

 America, big and little, who, with a 

 halfway, fair chance at their own mar- 

 ket, would have been world-famous. I 

 mention such names as Jackson Daw- 

 son. J. R. Trumpy, Josiah Hoopes, 

 Robert Douglas, Berckman's, Farqu- 

 har's, Meehan's, Robert George, E. Y. 

 Teas, E. M. Sherman, Ellwanger & 

 Barry. Thomas McBeth, F. M. Carr, 

 who have supplied American horticul- 

 ture with traditions rich with accom- 

 plishment. We have only to look back 

 to the horticultural achievements of 

 thirty and forty years ago when Par- 

 sons' Nurseries at Flushing, N. Y., 

 were supplying the growers of Europe 

 with choice hardy varieties of coni- 

 fers and rhododendrons, which are to- 



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GREENHOUSES CONTEMPLATED. 



Toronto, Ont. — Simmons & Son. 



Indiana, Pa. — S. S. Daubenspeck, 

 one house. 



Ruthven, Ont. — Wm. Topping & Son, 

 one house. 



Brampton, Ont. — Mark Henderson, 

 enlarging. 



Indianapolis, Ind. — Martin Brand- 

 lein, to rebuild one house. 



ST. LOUIS. 



A movement is on foot to hold a 

 flower show this fall. 



H. G. Berning and wife, Fred 

 Ammann and Dave Geddes are among 

 those who will attend the Cleveland 

 Carnation Convention. 



Invitations are out for the Victory 

 Banquet to be given by the florists of 

 this vicinity, Wednesday evening. 

 Feb. 5th, at 7.30 p. m., at Planters 

 Hotel. Good entertainers are to be 

 provided. 



The annual meeting of the Rhode 

 Island Horticultural Society was held 

 January 15 and the following officers 

 were elected: President, E. A. Bur 

 lingame; first vice-president, Prof 

 John E. Hill; second vice-president 

 Alexander Macrae; secretary, E. K 

 Thomas; treasurer, I. F. Chase; trus 

 tee for three years, Thomas Hope 

 The speaker of the evening was Prof 

 John G. Jack of the Arnold Arboretum 

 Jamaica Plain. Mass. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 Huntington, N. Y— Mrs. A. C. Che- 

 ney has sold to Herman Anderson an 

 estate comprising 25 acres of land, 

 greenhouses, etc. 



Montreal, P. Q. — We are very sorry 

 to learn of the destruction by fire of 

 the range of. greenhouses of McKenna, 

 Ltd., Montreal P. Q., on the night of 

 Sunday, January 12. Loss on the 

 greenhouses estimated at $10,000. This 

 does not include loss from the killing 

 of plants. 



Albany, N. Y. — Fifteen Albany flor- 

 ists met in the Hampton Hotel, Jan. 

 22, and formed the Albany Retail Flor- 

 ists' Association. Dinner followed the 

 election of officers. The florists will 

 meet in the Hampton later to instal 

 officers and complete the organiza- 

 tion. The following were elected: 

 President, W. C. Gloeckner; vice-presi- 

 dent, W. C. Kurth; secretary, C. P. 

 Tracey; treasurer, Howard D. Me- 

 nand. 



PATENTS GRANTED. 

 1.287,413. Combination Tool. Joseph 



A. Parrella, Washington, D. C. 

 1,287,749. Soil-Pulverizer. George E. 



Rehberger, Phoenix, Md. 

 1.'_'S7,S03. Garden-Tractor. Joseph 



Webb, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 1,287,840. Lawn-Trimmer. Anton C. 



Berg. White Bear, Minn. 

 1.288,194 Plant-Setter. Arthur W. 



Reeks, Upper Montclair, X. J. 

 1.288,241. Cultivator. James Simrall, 



Glass, Miss. 

 1.288.321. Weed-Cutter. Frederick F 



Weaver. Cheney. Wash. 



