February 21, 1914 



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FLOWER EXHIBIT AT CORNELL 

 UNIVERSITY. 



The flower show at the College of 

 Agriculture which was held in connec- 

 tion with Farmers' Week was unusual- 

 ly successful. The hall was attractive- 

 ly decorated with southern smilax and 

 artificial pink roses by one of the 

 short-course classes. 



A large number of potted plants 

 and cut flowers were contributed by 

 various commercial growers and this 

 made a very valuable feature of the 

 week. The hearty co-operation of the 

 commercial people is very gratifying 

 to the department of floriculture, tor 

 Ithaca is considerably outside the area 

 of the flower-producing section of the 

 state and it is difficult to acquaint the 

 students with the newer varieties of 

 cut flowers and with the materials 

 used by retailers. The exhibit made 

 by the Pennock-Meehan Co. was of 

 special educational value. Following 

 is a list of the exhibitors and the ma- 

 terials shown. 



United States Cut Flower Co., Elmlra, 

 N. y. — Cnrnntions: Gloriosa. Enchantress. 

 Pink DelinUt. White Enchantress, Kenora, 

 White Wonder. Ueacon, Eureka and Rose 

 Pink Enchantress. 



\V. J. Palmer & gon, Buffalo, N. Y.— 

 Carniitlou White Wonder: roses: Sweet- 

 heart and Firellame: freesias. 



Cottage Gardens, Queens, N. Y. — Carna- 

 tion Matciiless. 



.\ntun Schultheis, College Point, N. Y. — 

 Potted plants uf Tulips, Narcissi. Hya- 

 cinths, Alalus, Tausendschoen Roses. Aza- 

 leas, Lilacs, Camellias, Ericas and Chori- 

 zemas. 



William H. Siehrecht. Astoria, N. Y.— 

 Collection of Tulips and Narcissi. 



E. G. Hill Co., Richmond. Ind.— Carna- 

 tions: Beacon, Gloriosa, Mrs. C. W. Ward, 

 Yellow Prince. Commodore, Benora, Poca- 

 hontas and White Wonder. 



Pittsburg Cut Flower Co., Pittsburgr. 

 Pa. — Carnations: White Enchantress and 

 Mrs. C. W. Ward; roses: Pink Killarney, 

 Richmond and My Maryland; Cattleya Tri- 

 anie ; Narcissi and Tulips. 



S. S. Skidelsky & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.— 

 Carnation Philadelphia. 



E. C. Ludwig, Pittsburg, Pa.— Collection 

 of Tulips and Narcissi. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa. — Large collection of florists' ribbons, 

 pins and other retail supplies: cut flowers 

 of Narcissi, Sweet Peas, Tulips, Freesias 

 and Mignonette. 



Montgomery Co., Hadley, Mass. — Rose 

 Hadley. 



Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass. — Carnation 

 Georgeous. 



Patten & Co.. Tewksbury, Mass.— Carna- 

 tion Princess Dagmar. 



A. Roper, Tewksbury, Mass. — Carnation 

 Alice Coombs. 



Butler & tnimann, Northampton, Mass. — 

 Carnation Gloria, 



J. H. Leach & Son, North Eastou, Mass. 

 —Carnation Pink Supreme. 



S. J. Goddard, Framingbam, Mass.— 

 Carnations: Rosette, Benora. Pink De- 

 light, Beacon, White Perfection and Yel- 

 low Prince. 



C. S. Strout, Biddeford, Maine — Carna- 

 tions: White Wonder and Pink Delight. 



VIEWS IN WASHINGTON GREENHOUSES. 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE. 



A very interesting and instructive 

 program has been arranged for Flori- 

 cultural Day, March 18th, by the 

 Floricultural Bepartment of the Col- 

 lege. The men on the program are all 

 specialists and men of prominence. 

 Florists and gardeners from all parts 

 of the state have expressed a willing- 

 ness to attend these lectures. Follow- 

 ing is the program: 



Morning Session. 



9.10. Opportunities in Floriculture. 

 Prof. Arno H. Nehrling, Department 

 of Floriculture, Massachusetts Agri- 

 cultural College. 



10.10. Professional Horticulture. 

 Harry A. Bunyard, Secretary of the 



A House of Carnations. 



The two greenhouses here depicted, 

 one devoted to carnations and the 

 other to gardenias are a part of the 

 range of Gude Bros., Anacostia, D. C. 



We might take up space to tell how 

 healthy and promising they look, but 

 the pictures speak for themselves 

 "The dollars are sticking out all over 

 them." 



American Sweet Pea Society, New 

 York City. 



11.10. Raising Plants from Seeds. 

 Especially trees and shrubs, and in 

 particular ericaceous and coniferous 

 plants. T. D. Hatfield, Hunnewell Es- 

 tate, Wellesley, Mass. 



Afternoon Session. 



1.30. Commercial Rose Culture. W. 

 H. Elliott, rose-grower, Brighton, 

 Mass. 



Some Phases of Out-door Rose Cul- 



ture. Eber Holmes, Author of "Com- 

 mercial Rose Culture," Montrose, 

 Mass. 



2.30. Methods Used in Improving 

 Plants. Edward J. Canning, until re- 

 cently, curator of the Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Smith College, Northampton, 

 Mass. 



3.30. Glass Houses in the Middle 

 West. Illustrated. Prof. Arno H. 

 Nehrling, Department of Floriculturev 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



