VOL. XXV. NO. I. 



SUPPLEMENT TO 



JAN. 6, 1017. 



H O R T I C y JL T U R E 



INDEX TO VOLUME XXIV 



Page 

 A 



Accepting a debtor's notes In set- 

 tlement of accounts 515 



Accuracy, Grovelling 411 



Advancing of prices — why not?.. 347 

 375, 413 



Advertising, Honest 379 



Agriculture. The boy scout in... 606 

 American Institute Chrysanthe- 

 mum Show 666 



Ames. Iowa, Flower show at, Co- 

 operative 7o0 



Androsaces, The 41 



Appreciation, An 767 



Assistant Gardeners' Essay Con- 

 test 493 



♦Astilbe Davidi 465 



Astilbes and herbaceous spireas 471 

 Autumn subjects, Some hand- 

 some 537 



Avocado. The Gantor 97. 104 



Azaleas, coming. Belgian 475 



Azalea shipments satisfactory... 774 



B 

 Begonias. The raising of winter- 

 flowering 375, *763 



Belgian shipments improbable... 396 



Belgian shipments. Re 414 



Belgian products. No embargo on 6h5 



Bird Treaty, The 885 



Book, A useful 93 



Borers on forest trees. Flathead. 828 



Boston. A new industry in 776 



Boston, Gardeners' & Florists' 

 Club of.. 378, 408. 538. 696, 771, 842 



Boston autumn flower show 



572. 603. 634 

 Boston plant establishments, 



Some 782 



Bougainvillea 141 



Boxwoods in winter storage 700 



*Burpee Sweet Pea Exhibit at Bar 



Harbor 129 



Bulbs destroyed, French 347 



Business Troubles 16, 48, 94 



151, 174, 212, 250, 355, 382, 430, 525 

 549, 576, 608, 642, 772, 882 



•California wild flowers 77 



Campanulas 168 



Canadian Horticultural Associa- 

 tion 250 



♦Carnation growers, A boon for.. 61 

 Carnation Society, American .... 



*104, 189, 843 



Carnation problems 870 



Carnations 762. 870 



Carnations at S. J. Goddard's. 852 



Catalogues received 78. Ill, 142 



174, 210. 252, 318, 359, 396, 413, 455 

 493, 510, 540. 576. 644, 704, 848 



■►Cattleya Trianae 721 



Chicago Floral Art Display. .602, 664 



Chicago Florists' Club 376. 817 



Chicago to Bloomington 572 



♦Chrysanthemum basket at New- 

 York show 657 



•Chrysanthemum Hamburg Late 



■White 841 



Chrysantliemiims, Hardy 428 



♦Chrysanthemums in Oklahoma.. 772 

 Chrysanthemum Leaf Roller. To 



'ill the 542, 606 



Chrysanthemum Society of 



America 300. 451, 575. 635 



637. 696. 730. 818 



llluetrated articles are marked with " 



Page 



Cleveland Florists' Club 472 



Cleveland Flower Show 572. *665 



698, *782 

 Cleveland Industrial Exposi- 

 tion 74, 313, 410 



Club and Society Notes... 12, 76. 125 

 147, 189, 205, 250, 312, 346, 378, 410 

 460, 526, 539, 571. 606, 668. 843 

 Collection of debts barred by 



bankruptcy proceedings 366 



Color standardization 206 



Conifers, Notes on 876 



Connecticut Horticultural 



Society 445, 817 



Convention City, News from 



the 75, 140 



Convention Garden exhibits, Some 



notable 313 



♦Cornell Rose Test Garden 168 



♦Cornell University notes 574 



Corporations, New 16, 48. 87, 126 



158, 174, 219, 248, 327. 355, 380, 416 

 4r,n, 494, 540, 576, 622, 654, 686, 772 

 810, 848. 885 



Cucumber mosaic disease 29 



Cyclamen 838 



♦Cypripedium insigne Sanderae.. 753 



764 

 ♦Cypripedium X Pollettianum 535 



D 



Evihlia and chrysanthemum types, 

 New 605 



♦Dahlia Albert Manda 355 



Dahlia, A friend of the 492 



Dahlias, A new use tor 875 



Dahlia blooms. Refreshing 290 



♦Dahlia Mrs. Alfred I. Dupont 290 



♦Dahlia Mrs. Frederick Grinnell, 



Peony-flowered 492 



Dahlias in Minnesota, Trials of. . 492 

 Dahlia Show. Attleboro. Mass... 408 



Dahlia Show. New York 376 



Dahlia Society. American. .. .124, 442 



♦Dawson. Jackson Thornton... 193, 201 

 202, 239, 419 



E 



Early closing is possible 85 



Editorial: 



— The best fertilizer. Advertising 

 value 8 



— A reminiscence. "On tiptoe for 

 a flight." A commendable cus- 

 tom. As between societies.... 40 



— Preparedness. Rose gardens 

 coming. Publicity 72 



— Prize schedule misunderstand- 

 ings. The danger in changing 

 show dates. Forearmed for 

 emergencies 102 



^The key to prosperity. Friends 

 of the peony. Our bird friends 136 



— Government inconsistency. All 

 eyes on Houston. The trend of 

 events 170 



— Opportunity knocks. A master 

 spirit gone 200 



— An epochal convention. An old 

 problem 240 



—An anomaly. A big undertaking. 

 A situation and a forecast 280 



— September cheer. Convention 

 Garden shortcomings. The 

 month of fairs 310 



— Importers' trials. A bond of 

 svmpathy. Boom the sweet 

 pea 344 



— Looks like faulty methods. 



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 Mutations of the dahlia. It 

 cant be done 374 



— "Good out of evil." The Eng- 

 lish sparrow. A good move... 406 



— Very encouraging. Dahlias and 

 dahlias. The flower show — its 

 use and its abuse 440 



—Plants of merit. The F. T. D. 

 For the roses 470 



— Robbing nature. To revivify 

 the pomologists 504 



— What a chance ! Combatting the 

 H. C. L. The growing F. T. D. 536 



— The Convention Garden hori- 

 zon. We're "getting there." 

 Further progress 566 



— A commendable move. Mal- 

 treating the laurel. Pinched.. 600 



^The laurel folly and the florists' 

 interests. A tpir deal tor the 

 ladies. Sentiment in floricul- 

 ture 630 



— Sweet Pea Society prospers. 

 A good example. What modern 

 business demands. A question 

 of money and methods 662 



— The newspapers' help. A suc- 

 cessful show season. Thanks- 

 giving Day. Fire prevention.. 694 



— A great trial of new roses. Dis- 

 proportionate premiums, JIu- 

 tations of the chrysanthemum 728 



— The war blight. Our creed. 

 Our aim 766 



— Who is to blame? Words, 

 words, words. Is the florist 

 "on his job?" All lining up... 806 



— Strive for the best. Prosperity 840 



^To the ladies. Coming our 

 way. A commendable project. 

 Your opportunity 872 



Employes, collectors or agents 

 hold out money. When 225 



El Paso. Texas, In 225 



♦Eupatorium 726 



♦Euphorbia triangularis 375 



Exhibitions, Coming 12, 124 



138, 189, 204, 250, 300, 313, 346, 376 

 410, 440, 474, 509, 538, 572, 601, 632 



False representation 543 



♦Farquhar outing 412 



♦Fern garden. A hardy 337, 347 



Fern sporelings. Boston 141 



Fertilizer situation in Connecticut 878 



Fifteen years ago today 412 



Florist missing. Westerly 416 



Florists' stock. Notes on culture 



of: 

 — Chrysanthemums. C r o t o n s. 

 Orchids. Raising perennials. 

 Preparing compost for carna- 

 tions. Stock plants 7 



— Aerides. Bulb compost. Chrys- 

 anthemums. Eucharis amazon- 

 ica. Smilax. Time to think 



of Christmas 39 



— Achimenes. Asparague Spren- 

 geri. Housing carnations. Lor- 

 raine begonia. Mignonette for 



winter. Reminders 71 



^Antirrhinums. Beds of adian- 

 tum. Chrysanthemums. Or- 

 chids. Rambler roses. Re- 

 minders 101 



— Callas. Care of gardenias. 

 Cinerarias. French bulbs. Har- 



