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HORTICULTUKE 



November 25, 1916 



JOSEPH HEACOCK COMPANY'S 

 PALMS AND FERNS 



HOME GROWN 

 WELL ESTABLISHED 

 STRONG AND HEALTHY 



KENTIA FORSTEBIANA, Made-Up. 



In. high Each 



7-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub 30-36 $ 3.00 



7-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub 38-40 4.00 



9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub 40-12 B.OO 



9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub 42-J8 6.00 



Ft. high 



9-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub i-i'A 7.80 



12-in. cedar tub, 4 plants in tub 6-7 18.00 



12-in. cedar tub, 5 plants in tub 7-8 22.00 



JOSEPH HEACOCK CO., 



Railway Station 

 Jenkintown 



WYNCOTE, PA. 



open for inspection and one large 

 house which was filled with numerous 

 large specimens and bush plants was 

 the center of interest for all visitors. 



Competitions for students in home 

 floral decorations in which there were 

 classes in table decorations, l)asket 

 arrangements, vase arrangements and 

 arrangements of autumn material 

 l)roved to be of much interest to the 

 women observers in particular. 



An unique feature staged by the de- 

 partment — a large gilt picture frame 

 in which was arranged a vase of large 

 chrysanthemum formed an attractive 

 liicture entitled "The Queen of Au- 

 tumn" — brought forth many approving 

 comments. 



PORTLAND (ME.) EXHIBITION. 



Apple was king in Portland (Me.) 

 City Hall last week, when the annual 

 show of the Maine State Poraological 

 Society was on. Together with the 

 meeting of the Pomological Society 

 was the Flower Show of the Maine 

 State Florists' Society. On the platform 

 was a most attractive assemblage by 

 Strouts, of Biddeford, while arianged 

 on tables in the hall center were beau- 

 tiful displays by Ernest Saunders of 

 Lewiston, M. A. Clark of Ellsworth: 

 Saco Flower Co., .1, W. Minott & Co., 

 Portland, and A. Wallace, Portland. 



0. S. Sti-out of Biddeford, Maine, 

 carried off first honors for general dis- 

 play, consisting of ferns, chrysanthe- 

 mums, geraniums, roses and carna- 

 tions, including a vase of seedlings of 

 the latter. B. Saunders was awarded 

 second for general display. Noticeable 

 among his collection were lilies, Jeru- 

 salem cherries, maidenhair terns, chry- 

 santhemums, roses and carnations. 



J. W. Minott & Co. displayed cat- 



tleyas and cyjiripediums, also chrysan- 

 themums, carnations and begonias. 



The officers of the Society are: Piesi- 

 dent — J. H. Stalford, Bar Harbor; vice- 

 presideht— C. S. Stiout, Biddeford: 

 treasurer — E. Saunders, Lewistcm; sec- 

 retary— R. T. Muller, Orono. 



for the blooms and, incidentally, had a 

 most interested audience during his 

 talk on the culture thereof, in which he 

 stated that his best results were at- 

 tained from cuttings planted out late. 



RHODE ISLAND HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The most successful November show 

 in the history of the Rhode Island Hor- 

 ticultural Society was held last week 

 in the ball room of the Narragansett 

 Hotel. The attendance was unusually 

 large. The local trade was well repre- 

 sented, judging from the list of prize 

 winners, which included Burke & 

 Burns, Warwick Greenhouses. Maple- 

 hurst Greenhouses, Fred Hoffman. 

 Lawrence Hay. John Marshall, Quid- 

 nick Greenhouses. Johnston Bros., 

 John A. Macrae, Hampton Meadows 

 Greenhouses, T. J. Johnston & Co., 

 Macnair, and E. J. Bevins. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. 



.\propos of inaugui-ating plans for 

 the June Show of 1917. Mr. Fraser and 

 Anthony Leach were appointed a com- 

 mittee to confer with the Florists' 

 Club of Pittsburgh at the recent meet- 

 ing of this society. 



The exhibits included a vase of 

 Francis Scott Key roses, the contriliu- 

 tion of Mr. Fraser. Mr. Leach and 

 William Thompson, Jr., who has 

 charge of the Sewickley Heights 

 estate of Mrs. Elizabeth M. Home of 

 Lakewood, N. J., showed chrysanthe- 

 mums. Dahlias, including forty splen- 

 did varieties, were tlie contribution of 

 Mr. Murphy, supt. on the Sewickley 

 valley farm of H. Lee Mason. Mr. 

 .Murphy received a cultural certificate 



BOXWOODS IN WINTER STORAGE. 



'i'-nt l.-iiH'H : I WfMild appreciate .your ex- 

 tort advice on tlu? following method of 

 handling Boxwoods in winter storage. 

 Our .st(n-k of Uoxwoods have grown in our 

 iiiiiscry since spring. 1 propose to dig 

 tlieni with eartli ball, burlap, soak in water 

 and pack same in moist shingle tow. 

 Papci- will be tied loosely around the tops, 

 after which they will be packed lightly in 

 straw in a slightly reclining position. 



Oui' storage is brick, lined with paper 

 anil she.-ithing. plenty of light and air but 

 no heating device. Do you think by this 

 method I can successfully bring this stock 

 tlironjili the wintiT or must I have more 

 light, air and heat for success? 



your opinion upon this matter will be 

 nincli apprecialeil. 



Venus very truly, 



B. n. .S. 



Regarding wintering over boxwood 

 that has been planted and is estab- 

 lished in the ground since spring, I 

 should advise to have it stand as it is 

 and cover with some leaves between 

 and alongside of the plants. Get 

 short .good branches of evergreen — 

 hemlock preferable— and insert them 

 into tlie ground on both sides of the 

 rows, tie the tops together so that the 

 leaves could not blow away and so that 

 the snow would slide off when falling 

 down. 



This is the simplest and most 

 natural way of preserving boxwood. It 

 is not the actual cold that does harm 

 but the freezing and thawing of the 

 boxwood, not through the winter but 

 in the early spring. By this treatment 

 there is no trouble to carry boxwood 

 through the winter, providing it is well 

 drained so that no water stands around 

 the roots through the winter. 



New Jersey. W. A. M.\ni).v. 



