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Gardeners of the Lenox Section of Massachusetts 533 



Determination . . Harrison Emerson 536 



Things — Thoughts of the Garden The Onlooker 537 



Is Gardening a Profession? W. W. Ohlweiler 539 

 The Origin and Meaning of Church Decorations 



at Christmas ...... 542 



The Mistletoe . . Wdlard N. Clule 543 



A Christmas Garland ..... 543 



Possibilities in Landscape Forestry (Cont'd) 



Arthur Smith 544 

 Is "Landscape Forestry " a Misnomer? 



H. F. Major 544 



Duke's Farm Exhibits in New York . . 545 



Work for the Month of January Henry Gibson 546 

 Country Estate Management and the College 



Graduate . . . Morell Smith 547 



Cultural Notes on Gardenias R. IV. Forvl(es 548 



Washington Atlee Burpee .... 549 



Novelties for 1916 550 



Editorial 552 



Why We Are Prosperous .... 552 

 Good Bye, Old Year. Good Bye! . . .552 



National Association of Gardeners' Notes . 553 



American Association of Park Superintendents' 



Notes 



Boston's Mayor for Sunday Recreation in Parks 



Park and Playground Leaders Meet 



Insects on Park Vegetation 



Bird Preservation for Pleasure and Education 



Vinca Culture ..... 



Growing Darwin Tulips 



Garden Club of Allegheny County, Pa. 



Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society 



Pennsylvania State Horticultural Society 



Directory of National Associations and Lo 



Societies ..... 



Horticultural Events .... 

 Menlo Park, Cal.. Show 

 Hartford, Conn., Show 



Oyster Bay, N. Y., Horticultural Society 

 New London, Conn., Horticultural Society 

 Nassau County, N. ^ ., Horticultural Society 

 Southampton, N. ^ ., Horticultural Society 

 Tuxedo Park, N. Y., Horticultural Society 

 Paterson, N. J., Floricultural Society 



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ULIUMS-SPIREA-LILY OF THE VALLEY 



The following bulbs and roots have arrived: 



HARDY LILIUMS 



The three best Hardy Lilies for outdoor or indoor growing Kave arrived. Have you placed your order for your full 

 requirements? They may be planted now in pots and carried over until planting out time next spring. 



SPECOSUM ALBUM 



Doz. 100 



8 to 9 inch bulbs $2.25 $15.00 



9 to 11 inch bulbs i.iO 25.00 



11 to 12 inch bulbs 4..i0 JS.OO 



SPECOSUM MAGNIFICUM m 



Doz. 100 i 



8 to 9 inch bulbs $1.00 $8.00 i 



9 to 11 inch bulbs 2.25 15.00 s 



11 to 13 inch bulbs 3.50 25.00 i 



13 to IS inch bulbs 4.50 35.00 S 



AURATUM (Golden Banded Lily) 



Doz. 100 



8 to 9 inch bulbs $1.00 $8.00 



9 to 11 inch bulbs 2.25 15.00 



11 to 13 inch bulbs 3.50 25.00 



13 to 15 inch bulbs 4.50 35.00 



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



COLD STORAGE 



If you are contemplating having Lily of the Valley in constant supply from now on and have not placed your order 

 we have them packed in cases of 



100 S. & W. Co.'s Famous Russian Valley for $3.30 l.OUU S. & \V. Co.'s Famous Russian Vallev for $25.00 



250 S. & W. Co.'s Famous Russian Valley for 7.00 2,000 S. & \V. Co."s Famous Russian Valley for 48.00 



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



SPIREA (For Easter Forcing) 



QUEEN ALEXANDRA 



Each Doz. 100 _ Each Doz. 100 



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

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



RUBENS SPIREA 



This Spirea, which was first introduced in this 

 country last year, has proved to be the tinest 

 pink Spirea extant $i 



PEACH BLOSSOM 



This variety is much of the same habit as Gladstone 

 except in color, which is a soft pink 



).35 $3.50 $28.00 



GLADSTONE 



One of the finest and most extensively grown of the 

 white varieties. Spikes of pure white flowers, 

 borne on stems V/2 feet high; foliage excellent 



.20 2.00 10.00 



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