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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



5ri|0 Contents— ^ou^mb^r, 1914 



Belgium's Contribution to Pomology 

 View of New York's Fall Flower Show 

 Bulbs in the Ornamental Garden, Maurice 



Field 



View of Philadelphia's Flower Show 

 Garden Scene, Madison, N. J., Flower Show 

 Chrysanthemums for Exhibition Bv Win. Vert 

 View of Department of Agriculture's Exhibition 

 The Gardener and His Profession 



Bv W. N. Craig 

 Work for the Month of November 



By Hemp Gibson 

 Opportunities to Experiment with Foreign Plants 

 Timely Hints ...... 



Need for Shade Tree Exports 

 Proposed Joint Exhibition at Newport . 

 Demanding Conservation of Their Trees 

 Report of S. A. F. School Garden Committee 

 Editorials ..... 



National Associations of Gardeners' Notes 

 Among the Gardeners 

 Royal Horticultural Society 

 British Gardeners' Association 

 Chas. H. Totty Much Improved 



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American Association of Park Superintendents' 



Notes 255 



Park Department Personals . . . 255 

 Wm. H. Coldwell Presented with Loving Cup 256 

 Park Institute of New England . . . 256 

 The Public Parks Recreation Systems of Min- 

 neapolis, Minn. . . By F. C. Berry 257 

 Prizes Offered for Photos of Largest Trees . 259 

 Management of National Rose Garden . . 259 

 The Art of Naming Plants . . . 259 

 Horticultural Features at Panama-Pacific 



Exposition ...... 260 



A New Book on Sweet Pea Culture . . 260 



Absorption of Salts by Plants . . . 260 



Queries and Answers .... 260 



Of Interest to All 261 



National Associations .... 262 



Local Societies ..... 262 



Gardeners' Diary ..... 263 

 Annual Fall Flower Shows . . 263-268 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society . . . 268 



New Jersey Floricultural Society . . . 268 



Oyster Bay, N. \., Horticultural Society . 268 



'ARDENERS attending the Convention of the National 



\ Association of Gardeners are cordially invited to visit 



our Nurseries at Riverton, N. J., while in Philadelphia 



FRENCH 



Hydrangeas 



We offer in splendid shape for early forcing the follow- 

 ing varieties of French Hydrangeas, elegant 

 stock, in 6 inch pots. 



AVALANCHE — Large corymbs of pure white Sowers; 



vfr\- I'fi'c-flmvcriiig. 

 BOUQITET ROSE— Large trusses of w.^Il-fortDed flowers; 



r'.>-v ;itijlnr. turning to bright pink. 

 E. G. HILL — Trnssi's of immense size of a most pleas- 



iii- ^\v.\'}t- of pink, 

 GENERAL DE VIBRAYE— Very large heads of bright 



Ids.-; ;i siil.iidid forcing variety. 

 LA LORRAINE^Very large flowers; pale rose, turning 



to IiriL;lit pink. 

 MME. MAURICE HAMAR— Large, delicate flesh-rose 



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MLLE. AGNES BARILLET--A splendid large white. 



MME. EMILE MOUILLERE— One of the very best; very 

 Iai„'<- ilnwds, fn-i|ii.iitly over 2 Inches in diameter, of 

 111.' i>ii[isi wiiitc. with msy-carmine eye. 



MONT ROSE — Immense panicles of a clear flesh-rose. 



RONSARD —Very large individual flowers and trusses 

 nf :i bntlltiflll rnse. 



SOUVENIR DE MME. CHAUTARD— One of the pret- 

 tii-st: riihiist habit, iiirdiniii-sizi-d corymbs of bright 

 Tns<'-riiluri-il lio\\i:-i-s. 



VIEUW CHATEAU— Immense trusses of white flowers 

 uiiiib as tlii-y mature become suffused with a deli- 

 cate rosy tint. 



Good 6 inch pots. 50 cts. each; ,?o.00 per doz., 

 $35.00 per 100. 



For all seasonable Plants. Bulbs, Seeds and Horticul- 

 tural Supplies, consult our Autumn Catalogue, 

 which will be mailed to all applicants. 



HENRY A. DREER 



714-716 Chestnut Street 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



