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HORTICULTURE 



November 11, 1916 



AMEKKAN SflBD TRADE ASSOCIATION 

 Offl«er»— President, Klrby B. Whit*. 

 Detroit Mich.; First Vice-President, F. 

 W. Bolclano, Washington, D. C; Sec- 

 ond Vice-President, L. L. Oids, Madison. 

 Wl«.; Secretary-Treasurer, C. E. Kendel, 

 Cleveland. O. 



One Week's Imports 



Imports at the port of New York 

 of horticultural material, for the week 

 ending Oct. 27th, were recorded as 



follows: , ^ , J 



Bulbs— France, $1,144; Netherlands, 

 $106,097; England, $634; Bermuda. 

 JIO; Hongkong, $843; Japan. $12,948. 



Plants— Belgium. $25,986; France, 

 $72; Netherlands, $19,925; England, 

 $3,240; Bermuda. $15; Trinidad, $177; 

 Colombia, $1,110; Japan. $57. 



Red clover seed—France, $40,156. 



Clover seed — France. $9,534; Cana- 

 da, 4,747. 



Grass seed — Denmark, $15,437; Eng- 

 land. $316; Scotland. $292. 



Other seeds — Netherlands. $493; 

 England. $6,022; Trinidad. $6; Argen- 

 tine, $42; China, $43; France, $748; 

 Hongkong, $157. 



Nitrate of soda— Chille, $164,565. 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE. 



Last week the senior class planted 

 the violet house. The variety planted 

 is Princess of Wales. 



The junior classes are receiving 

 practical work in potting cuttings and 

 bulbs for forcing. The reglazing of a 

 part of one of the houses has already 

 been finished by the class. 



The special class at the Northamp- 

 ton Show open to students of M. A. C. 

 resulted in a very close competition. 

 There were 14 entries, and the judges 

 agreed it was the most difficult class 

 of the whole show to judge. 1st prize 

 was won by H. G. Clancy, of Natick. 

 with a small basket of Peter Pan 

 chrysanthemums, ribbon to match, 

 and Asparagus sprengeri. 2nd prize 

 was won by H. S. Saidel. of Worces- 

 ter, for a basket of Golden Queen 

 chrysanthemums adorned with yellow 

 chiffon. Another particularly good 

 basket was one of Russell roses. 



The Annual Flower Show of the 

 floricultural department will take 

 place this week (Nov. 11, 12 and 13), 

 In addition to the local display, sev- 

 eral of the florists of Boston — includ- 

 ing H. M. Robinson & Co., Penn the 

 Flor'st and Thomas F. Oalvin have 

 volunteered to send exhibits. There 

 are S'l odd classes. 2(i of which are 

 open to the florists of the Connecticut 

 Val'ey The department extends a 

 cordial invitation to all the florists of 

 the state to visit the show. Those 

 who are fortunate enough to possess 

 an automobile will find a trip to 

 Amherst to be full of surprises, won- 

 derful scenery and much pleasure. On 

 Monday evening there will be a joint 

 business meeting of the Holyoke & 

 Northampton Club and the M. A. C. 

 Club, followed by a lively social with 

 a good time for all. Prof. Nehrling, 

 Mr. WTiiting and Mr. Wildon are hard 

 at work on the details of the show, 

 ■which include the construction of a 

 pergola, water feature and floral art 

 frames. 



SPECIAL OFFER TO FLORISTS 



LILIUM FORMOSUM (Black Stem) 



Size 7 to 9 inch, 

 " 9 to lO " 



cases of 300, 

 175, 



per case, $15.30 

 14.00 



LILIUM LONGIFLORUM MULTIFLORUM 



Size 7 to 9 inch, cases of 300, per case, $13.20 

 " 9 to lO " " 200, " 14,20 



" 10 to 11 " " 150, " 14.55 



Just arrived from Japan in fine condition. Not less than 



one case sold. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



53 Barclay Street, through to 54 Park Place, NEW YORK CITY 



SEEDS for the FLORIST 



ASTERS 



QUEEN of the 

 MARKET. 



The best extra early variety, large, doable flowers, on lone 

 stems, in colors; Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Rom 

 I'each Blossom, White. 



Trade Packet, 20c., Oz., ISc. 



Sweet Peas, Cyclamen, Primulas, Lily of the Valley, from 



Oor Own Cold Storage Plant. 



Oor Trade List Mailed on Applicatloa. 



THE SEED STORE DfVCTnM 

 Fueal Hall Sqawe dUO I UIl 



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Thoroughly tested at our trial grounds, Raynes 

 Park, London, ELngland. Send for CfitsJogue 



OAK 1 LKo 1 £0 1 lX) OLlAJOj Inc., commerce Bld(TBo'ttoo, Mai>. 



LILIUM CANDIDUM. 



(See Cover Illustration) 



The Annunciation or Madonna Lily 

 has for centuries been one of the most 

 honored occupants of European gar- 

 dens and in this country also it has 

 received its full mead of attention. 

 Although one of the easiest of all lil- 

 ies to grow there are some essential 

 points in its culture which must be 

 carefully observed if one is to have 

 continued success. This lily delights 

 in an oien. sunny, fresh air situation. 

 It needs no specially prepared soil and 

 is perfectly at home in ordinary gar- 

 den soil but it must have thorough 

 drainage. In England it is seen at its 

 best when planted by the side of col- 

 ta.ge or garden walks among an edg- 



ing of rocks or other material condu- 

 cive to good drainage. 



Our illustration shows this beautiful 

 lily planted on a gravelly hillside at 

 the .Mt. Desert Nursery, Bar Harbor, 

 where there is a small amount of loamy 

 soil and no opportunity for water to 

 stay around the bulbs at any season. 



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