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Ilant for Immediate Effect 

 1 Not -for Future. Cx&n&rettions ,= 



START with the larg- 

 est stock that can be 

 secured! It takes over 

 twenty j'ears to grow 

 many of the Trees and 

 Shrubs we offer. 



We do the long waiting 

 — thus enabling you to 

 secure trees and shrubs 

 that give immediate re- 

 sults. Spring Price List 

 now ready. 



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A RefresKing Picture 



S.MOOTH, well kc-pt lawns 

 present a refreshing picture. 

 Ou hot summer days you 

 cannot, at 3'our command, call 

 cooling breezes to your relief — 

 this priceless gift is denied you. 



But you can, at your will, make your 

 surroundings refreshing to the eye and 

 pleasing to the senses. 



The Ideal Junior Power Mower will keep 

 your lawn in prime condition, and furnish 

 a setting to delight every owner who takes 

 pride in the appearance of his lawn. 



This power driven mower is more ecn- 

 nomical to operate than either the hand or 

 horse driven mower- will do the work 

 quicker and better. Ten full hours' work 

 costs but 20 cents for fuel — with no 

 loss of power, as is the case wh 

 three or four chains are neces- 

 sary to transmit the power from 

 the motor to the drive wheel. 



The motor is 3 horse powei, 

 SAE rating: high tension N.i- 

 tional magneto; 4 adjustable cni- 

 ter blades; 25 inch cut; cliniKs 

 40% grades; cuts 5 acres p' r 

 day. Speed up to 4 miles im ; 

 hour. 



The Ideal Combination Mower 

 and Relit r, a larger inacliins, 

 with l^ inch cut. $400. 



Let u»^ tell yon more about what the 

 Ideal Power Lawn Mower will do for 

 your lawn. 



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PITTSBURGH FLORISTS AND GARDEN- 

 ERS' CLUB. 



Tlic regular meeting of tlie cliilj was lield 

 nil the 2ik1 iiist. ill i'arlors A and ]i of the 

 I'oit Pitt Hotel. 



Mr. Carl ISeiherer, gardener at l)i.\niout 

 Hospital, showed cyelanieii in dili'ereiit col- 

 ors and forms. .Many of the (lowers were 

 waved and lliited after tlie manner of tlie 

 Spencer sweet peas, hut more pronounced. 

 Ill some cases the blooms opened out near- 

 ly Hat. .Ml the cyclamen he showed w-ere 

 I'ilhiT uiinsr.ally lloriferous, or novel in the 

 shape and size; of their blooms. He also 

 showed tiilijis, liyacintlis and some good car- 

 nation .sccilliiigs. lie was awarded a cul- 

 tural ccitilicatc for cyclamen. 



iMr. 'J'. Tyler, garilener for C. U. Ann- 

 strong, Pittsburgh, sliowed seedling cypri- 

 |icdiunis, Uendrohium Nobile Virginale, a 

 good white suitable for commercial work, 

 and Odontioda Bradsliawae. lie was award- 

 ed a cultural ccrtilicatc for (he cypri- 

 pediiiins. 



The IJureaii of Parks, per .Jiio. W. Joiies^ 

 foreman, showed hyacinths La \'ictoire: 

 Correggio, a white with very large bells: 

 Prince of Austria, his favorite single tulip; 

 dall'odils and JIatador, a dark red, very 

 line Cineraria. 



An interesting discussion took plac<' be- 

 tween Mr. Jones and Mr. Beeherer, ilr, 

 .limes claiming that tobaico steins in a 

 greenliouse, especially wlien wet, were of no 

 value as an insecticide, and Mr. Becherer 

 saying he would not attempt to run a 

 greenhouse without them. W hi^ii doctors 

 dis.-igree, etc., etc. 



A talk was given on the "Cities of Ger- 

 many," illustrated by colored lantern slides, 

 by Dr. Eniil Krapf, who gave the interest- 

 ing talk on "P.adio-Active Earth" at the 

 I'ebruary meeting. 



Mr. .loiies showed two jil^iits of salvia, 

 one grown in ra(lio-aiti\e earth, the other 

 not. Tliey were jiassed around among the 

 members that the difTcrence might be noted, 

 H-hicli was in favor of the one grown in 

 tlie earth treated with the radio-active fcr- 

 t ilizer. 



hi the .April mreting it is expected that 

 some of the professors from Pitt Univer- 

 sity will talk on some late discoveries in 

 chemistry as applicable to plant growing. 

 H. P. JOSLIN Secretary. 



NEW LONDON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The New London Horticultural Society 

 held its March meeting in its new home, 

 located in the Municipal Building in State 

 street. The speaker for the evening was 

 Mr. W. J. Schoonman of the New London 

 I'ounty Nurseries. Subject, "Trees for 

 rieasure and Profit," discussing how to 

 preserve the trees for timber and beauty. 



Mr. Chas. Schrier, of Itoston, wdio has 

 rliarge of Mr. Schoonman's spraying and 

 I a re of trees, gave a few helpful remarks 

 V. Ik II and how to spray, showing specimens 

 "f twigs, etc.. that where atl'ectoid by scale 

 and those which had been given care and 

 attention. 



The above speakers opened up quite a 

 varied discussion among the members of 

 the society, and a very pleasant evening fol- 

 lowed. 



Cychimen and stocks were exhibited in 

 line condilion by Ernest Kobiuson, Plant 

 lOstate; Darwin tulips, sehizanthus and nar- 

 cissus from the Harkness Estate. 



Some very fine spikes of snap-dragon 

 came from .Mr. Neumann of the Mifcliell 

 place; carnations and Forsythia were shown 

 from the treasurer's garden, "S. L. Ewald,"' 

 and the president's .'\lfred flowers, the lat-. 



