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HORTICULTUEE 



August 10, 1912 



HORTICULTURE. 



VOL. WVI AUGUST 10, 1912 NO. 6 



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CONTENTS Page 



COVER ILLUSTR.4TI0N — Primula pulverulenta Mrs. 

 R. V. Berkeley. 



NOTES ON CULTURE OP FLORISTS' STOCK— Care 

 of Gardenias — Cattleya gigas — Cuttings of Gerani- 

 ums — Daisies for Winter Flowering — Ferns for Mak- 

 ing Up Dishes — Roman Hyacinths — John J. M. 

 Farrell 1'73 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS— Remove 

 Shade from Early Vinery — Strawberries — Prepare 

 for Mushrooms — Winter Vegetables — Tomatoes — 

 Dwarf Beans — George H. Penson 174 



ROSE GROWING UNIjER GLASS— Tying and Staking 

 Tea Roses — Manure — Soot — Outside Roses — Heating 

 Time Soon Here — Lime — Arthur C. Ruzicka 175 



TOMATO LISTER'S PROLIFIC— ir. N. Craig 177 



OBITUARY — William Spangler — George Wilmore — 

 Charles Knopf — William Bester — Albert Bommers- 

 bach 177 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS— Twenty-eighth 

 Annual Convention — Trade Exhibition — New York 



and Vicinity to Chicago 178 



Boston to Chicago — Rhode Island to Chicago — De- 

 partment of Plant Registration 179 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: 



American Nurserymen's Association — Detroit Florist 



Club — Florists' Hail Association 179 



Florists' Club of Philadelphia— Club and Society 

 Notes 180 



A NEW ROSE— Illustrated 180 



SEED TRADE— The Bourne Bill 183 



The Bourne Bill Condemned — Lily Bulbs — Notes.... 184 



OF INTEREST TO RETAIL FLORISTS; 



Steamer Departures — New Flower Store 186 



Flowers by Telegraph 187 



FLOWER .MARKET REPORTS: 



Boston, Buffalo. Chicago, Cincinnati 189 



Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Wash- 

 ington 191 



MISCELLANEOUS: 



Brasso-Cattleya Mosslae Digbyana Westonbirt var. — 



Illustration 177 



Primula pulverulenta Mrs. R. V. Berkeley 177 



St. Louis Notes — Washington Notes 180 



Personal — Cincinnati Personals — Incorporated 181 



Chicago Notes — Philadelphia Notes 182 



Greenhouses Building or Contemplated 184 



News Notes 184 



In less than two weeks the big S. A. F. 

 A "big" Convention of 1912 will have passed into 

 convention history and the story of its doings will 

 have been indelibly written into the an- 

 nals of American horticulture. A big convention it will 

 be, undoubtedly, in many respects — a big crowd, a big 

 exhibition, bis ho.siiitnlitv in a big city where everything 



is done in a big way. But all this will not make it big 

 in wisdom and useful achievement. If results com- 

 mensurate with the opportunity are to be had the mem- 

 bers must consider thoughtfully beforehand the ail- 

 important questions that await settlement there and 

 allow no allurements of sight-seeing or other diversions 

 to interfere with their attendance at the business ses- 

 sions. The National Society has never had a better 

 opportunity to demonstrate in a far-reaching and effec- 

 tive manner its magnificent possibilities than that af- 

 forded by this great gathering of tlie leaders in Ameri- 

 can horticultural industry. 



Our Detroit correspondent, Mr. Danzer, 



Supply and contributes an interesting little discourse 



(iemand in his flower market rej)ort on another 



page of this issue with which our readers 

 will, no doubt, acqtiiesce. The S. A.'F. and other like 

 organizations can find plenty of useful work in the pro- 

 motion of a greater public interest in the products of the 

 florist and in the adaptation of these products to the 

 varied afEairs of civilized life and can well afford to 

 "stand pat" on their by-laws for the present. Mr. 

 Danzers jolca for more flowers in midsummer, however, 

 will hardly touch a responsive chord in certain other 

 markets, the reports from which are quite at variance 

 with the tale of scarcity in Detroit. St. Louis, for in- 

 stance, where we are told "there is plenty of stock but 

 few btiyers," will probablj- say, "Lucky Detroit!"; and 

 as a general thing we think the situation in the City 

 of the Straits will be regarded as quite unique. We 

 hope it will continue indefinitely in the same gratifying 

 way. Anyhow, many more flowers should be used every- 

 where than is yet the case. Our growers can produce 

 them, too, if only the encouragement be forthcoming. 

 So, get busy, S. A. F., A. C. S., C. S. A., and a score 

 of other beneficent institutions. You have helped teach 

 us the art of production: now let us have some light on 

 tlie science of marketing. 



We are sorry that the Executive 

 About the Board did not see fit to continue the 

 opening session plan adopted in recent years of call- 

 ing the opening session in the after- 

 noon of the first day. Probably thei'e was some good 

 and sufficient reason for returning to the old discarded 

 custom of opening the Convention with a morning ses- 

 sion, but it bears hard on the convenience and comfort 

 of members from a distance, arriving Ijy forenoon trains, 

 of whom there are always a good many. The New Eng- 

 land delegation, for instance, it appears will be com- 

 pelled, in consequence, to start from home on Sunday 

 in order to be on time, and those members from that 

 section who cannot do this will have to forego the pleas- 

 ure of listening to the speeches of welcome, president's 

 address and other interesting proceedings scheduled for 

 Tuesday forenoon. We have no doubt that visitors from 

 many other localities will have a like experience. In 

 this connection we would urge upon all who expect to 

 go to the Convention to comply with Secretary Young's 

 request and send their dues and get their badges in ad- 

 vance and thus escape the discomfort and confusion at- 

 tendant upon the struggle to do this after arrival at the 

 Convention hall. 



