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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



aEl|^ Cont^nte— ^ou^mb^r, 1915 



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Things and Thoughts of the Garden 



Bp The Onlooker 483 

 A Talk on Outdoor Chrysanthemums 



fii) Chas. H. Tolly 485 

 Mums at the Moormgs " 



By Win. F. Turner 487 



View of Country Life Permanent Exposition 487 



Evolution of the Cultivated Chrysanthemum 488 



Gardens Around Philadelphia . 480 



Schizanthus as a Spring Flowering Plant 49 I 



"Bystander " After the "Onlooker" 492 

 Henry A. Dreer Exhibit at Panama-Pacific 



Exposition . . . .493 



A Horticulturist's Interesting Visit 494 



Moving a Large Chrysanthemum Bush Plant 494 

 Possibilities in Landscape Forestry 



ByArlhurSr.ilb 495 

 Work for Month of November 



By Henry Cibson 497 



Growing Darwin Tulips .... 498 



New Seedling Chrysanthemum "Tiger " . 498 



Electricity and Plant Life 



By Tyrone Kelly 499 



The Farms, Monticello, 111. . 500 



Editorial 502 



President's Thanksgiving Proclamation . . 502 



National Association of Gardeners' Notes . 503 



Among the Gardeners 



American Association of Park Superintendents 



Notes ...... 



Convention Trip of Park Superintendents 



(Continued) .... 



The Drift of Modern Recreation . 



By Edwin B. De Groo 

 Our Native Bird Protectorate 

 Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pa., Show . 

 Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania 

 Allegheny County Garden Club . 

 International Garden C lub 

 American Rose Society 

 Honoring John McLaren 

 Group of Flowering Lilacs 

 Directory of National Associatians 

 Directory of Local Societies 

 Directory of Garden Clubs 

 Horticultural Events . 

 Panama-Pacific Show 

 New York Horticultural Society Show 

 American Institute, New York, Show 

 Country Life Exposition, New ^ ork. Show 

 Boston Fall Show 

 Local Fall Shows 

 Chicago Flower Show 

 Cleveland Flower Show 

 Providence. R. I., Flower Show 



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ULIUMS-SPIREA-LILY OF THE VALLEY 



The following bulbs and roots are arriving this month: 



HARDY LILIUMS 



The three best Hardy Lilies for outdoor planting or indoor growing are just arriving. Have you placed your order for 

 your full requirements? It is conceded that the following do best if planted in the fall: 



AURATUM (Golden Banded Lily) 



Doz. 100 



8 to <> inch bullis $1.00 $8.00 



9 to 11 inch bulbs 2.2.S 15.00 



11 to 1.! inch bulbs .i.50 2.S.0O 



13 to IS inch bnlbs 4Sn ,!,i.no 



SPENOSUM ALBUM 



I loz. lOO 



8 to 9 inch bulb.s $2.25 $l.xOO 



9 to 11 inch bulbs J.50 25.00 



11 to 12 inch bulbs 4.50 35.00 



SPENOSUM MAGNIFICUM 



Doz. 



8 to 9 inch bulbs $1.00 



9 to 11 inch bulbs 2.25 



11 to U inch bulbs i.SO 



b! tn 15 inrh bulb! 



100 

 $8.00 

 15.00 

 25.00 



4.50 35.00 i 



S. & W. CO.'S RUSSIAN LILY OF THE VALLEY 



COLD STORAGE 



If you are contemplating having Lily of the Valley for the holidays, it is still time to plant. We have them packed 

 in cases of 



100 S. & W. fo.'s Famous Russian Valley for $i.50 1,000 S. & W. Co.*s Famous Russian Vallev for $25.00 



250 S. & W. Co.'s Famous Russian Valley for 7.00 2.000 S. & VV. Co.'s Famous Russian Valley for 48.00 



500 S. & \V. Co.'s Famous Russian Valley for 13.00 



SPIREA (For Easter Forcing) 



QUEEN ALEXANDRA 

 lUO Each Doz. 100 



Slirimp-pink ; a variety very largely grown on ac- 

 count of its even color and clense, compact spikes. .$0.25 $2.50 $12.00 



RUBENS SPIREA 



i Each D. 



This Spirea,.' which was first introduced in this 

 country last year, has proved to be the iinest 

 pink Spirea extant $0..v 



$i.SO $28.0(1 



PEACH BLOSSOM 



This variety is much of the same hahit as (iladstonc 

 except in color, which is a soft pink 25 



GLADSTONE 



One of the finest an<l most txttusively grown of the 

 white varieties. Spikes of pure white flowers, 

 'lonu- on stems I'... feet high ; foliage exccdlent 



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 NEW YORK CITY 



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