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HORTICULTURE 



October 28, 1916 



BULBS BOXWOODS 



AT A.»-»Ci-riOIM 



Do Not Forget Salesdays — Monday and Thursday 

 Consignments Solicited 



JOHNSON & MILLANG, Inc., Auctioneers 



Coogan Building, 55 57 West 26th Street, New York 



(Under Cut Flower Exchange) 



Salesdays iVIonday and Thursday at 10 A. M. 



10,000 square feel devoted to our auction business 



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NOTES FROM CORNELL UNIVER- 

 SITY. 



During the past summer one hun- 

 dred students were receiving instruc- 

 tion in the Department of Floricul- 

 ture, with an additional fifty enrolled 

 for the work in the six weeks' sum- 

 mer session. Special emphasis is laid 

 on the course in garden flowers during 

 the summer, since this is an excellent 

 time for the study and identification 

 of garden material. For the most part 

 the material for study is grown in 

 the Student Garden, supplemented by 

 material from the trial grounds at 

 Craig Field. 



The Student Garden (so-called be- 

 cause it is planted and cared for al- 

 most entirely by students), is a plot 

 96 by 160 feet, running approximately 

 north and south. It is divided into a 

 series of rectangular beds with grass 

 walks, surrounded by a border 12 ft. 

 in width. The site was originally a 

 dumping ground for the rubbish left 

 after the construction of the main 

 building of the College of Agriculture, 

 as is indicated by the boulders, stones, 

 bricks, slate, etc. which are alto- 

 gether too frequently unearthed by 

 zealous students. The soil used for 

 covering the dump is a heavy clay 

 and, for that reason, is not very de- 

 sirable from a garden standpoint; 

 nevertheless, on the whole very good 

 results have been obtained with both 

 annuals and perennials. The garden 

 was first laid out in 1914 by A. C. 

 Hottes (now Assistant Professor of 

 Floriculture at Ohio State University) 

 but was replanned In 1915 by Profes- 



I'artial Mew ot tile Student (JaiHiiii, Uepa itment of Floriculture, Cornell University. 



sor David Lumsden. Plans for still 

 further revision are under way. 

 Among other changes, these call for 

 a shrub border, forming not only a 

 real garden retreat, but also provid- 

 ing the proper background for show- 

 the flowers to the liest advantage. It 

 is intended that this shall be chiefly 

 a garden of perennials, supplemented 

 to a slight extent by annuals where it 

 is necessary to tide over one season 

 of bloom to another. 



In addition to the iilauts grown in 

 the garden, there are also available 

 for study the large collection of 

 peonies, roses, phlox and iris on the 

 departmental trial grounds at Craig 

 Field. These collections, each having 

 several hundred varieties, offer splen- 

 did material not only for a study of 

 their comparative value, but also for 

 their adaptability as regards soil and 

 climate conditions in this section. 



Deliihiniiims in the Student Harden, Department of Floiii-ulture, Cornell miv 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE NOTES. 



The annual flower show of the De- 

 partment of Floriculture will he held 

 Xovember 11th. 12th, 13th. Several 

 new features will be introduced this 

 year. An exhibit of flowers behind 

 liicture frames will occupy one sec- 

 tion of the show. At each end of the 

 hall of the first floor will be construct- 

 ed a pergola as the axial features in- 

 stead of the massing of palms which 

 was very effective last year. It is 

 the aim to make the whole show ap- 

 proach the appearance of a beautiful 

 garden. Water features also are to be 

 introduced where possible. 



The competition for best arranged 

 baskets will be open to seniors and 

 fourteen entries are expected. There 

 is also to be the regular competition 

 open to juniors for the best arranged 

 table decorations. More practice 

 work than ever has been given the 

 classes this year, and some excellent 

 work is expected from the students. 

 Professor Nehrling has been working 

 on the show plans and stimulating in- 

 terest lor the last four or five months, 

 and his work is already showing grat- 

 ifying results. 



At the Xorthampton and Holyoke 

 Cardeners' and Florist.s' Club Show, 

 .\ovember 1 and 2, a special class has 

 been arranged open to students at the 

 colle.ge. for the best flower baskets. 

 The entire senior classes are entered 

 and the competition will be very keen. 



The state investigation commission 

 visited the greenhouses during the 

 past week and were well satisfied 

 with the amount of practical work be- 

 ing given the students. 



A meeting of the Florists' and 

 hardeners' Club of M. A. C. was held 

 Thursday evening. A discussion of 

 summer experiences was held. 



