March 7, 1914. 



HORTICULTURE 



329 



A TRIO OF TOTTY NOVELTIES. 



A DREER SPECIALTY. 



Crawford Yellow — Petit Louis — Miss F. Collier. 



Hydrangea Cliautard. 



ROSE GROWERS, ATTENTION. 



The American Rose Society, through 

 their committee in conjunction with a 

 committee appointed by the Society 

 of American Florists, now teel ready 

 to launch the establishment of two 

 Experimental Rose Gardens, one in 

 connection with the Department of 

 Agriculture at Washington, D. C and 

 one at the College of Agricul- 

 ture at Cornell University, Ithaca, 

 New York; and in this connection 

 they ask the co-operation of rose grow- 

 ers throughout America. In con- 

 junction with this invitation will be 

 found -statements from both these in- 

 stitutions, indicating their readiness 

 to proceed with this proposition. 



It is proposed that credit shall be 

 given in each garden to all firms con- 

 tributing to its success, but it is not 

 proposed to make public any state- 

 ment showing which varieties were 

 contributed by any firm. In this way 

 it is hoped that all rose growers in 

 America may be placed on the same 

 footing without favoritism being shown 

 to any one, or any group of growers. 



Hose growers everywhere will be 

 quick to see the advantages likely to 

 spring from these Experimental Gar- 

 dens. We are fortunate to have one 

 In a district representative of the cold- 

 er sections while results in the other 

 may be taken as a criterion for the 

 warmer sections of our country. We 

 are fortunate in each case to have the 

 backing of institutional care that 

 shall be impartial in its co-operation 

 and ensure the continuity of effort so 

 essential to an enterprise in wiiich 

 real success cah be measured only 

 after a term of years. Furthermore, 

 both institutions are in position to 

 issue bulletins and. for the benefit of 

 all concerned, spread dependable in- 

 formation regarding Roses. 



Therefore, the American Rose So- 

 ciety and the Society of American 

 Florists, through their Committees, 

 hereby appeal to the rose growers of 

 America for contributions of all such 

 varieties as they are willing to present 

 for these two gardens. The Commit- 

 tee ask that they be furnished by each 

 firm, with a list of such varieties as 



can be supplied this spring, such list 

 to be in the hands of the first name 

 here undersigned, not later than March 

 15. The Committee require good, 

 strong dormant stock where available, 

 otherwise stock well established in not 

 less than 4-inch pots. Dormant stock 

 must be in Washington not later than 

 April 1. and at Ithaca April 15. Roses 

 from pots, .not later than May 1 at 

 Washington. May 15 at Cornell. There 

 will be required eighteen each of the 

 bedding types of roses. Including the 

 H. Ps., Ts., H. Ts., Bourbons, Chinas, 

 Polyanthas, etc. and of the Rugosas, 

 Sweet Briars, or any of the climbing 

 types, five each. 



Delivery instructions will be issued 

 later. It is the earnest desire of the 

 Committee, if possible, to have every 

 firm of rose growers in America rep- 

 resented by plants in these Gardens. 



Ai.Kx Ct.M.Mi.Nc. Ji!.. Chairman Com- 

 mittee American Rose Society, Wir. 

 F. GrnK, Chairman Committee Society 

 of American Florists. 



Send your list to: Alex, Gumming, 

 .Jr., care A. N. Pierson Co., Cromwell 

 Conn, 



Communications Received. 



(Copy.) 



U.VITKT) STATES DEPARTMENT OK 



AGRICULTURE. 



Hviroaii of Plant Industry. 



Otlice of Assistant Chief of Bureau. 



Washington, D. C. February 14, 1914. 



Ml-. Alexander Cunnuing. Jr., Chairman, 



roiiiinittce, American Rose Society. 

 \V. F. Cuilo, Chairman. Committee, Society 

 American Florists and Ornamental 

 Horticulturists 

 Dear Sirs: With further reference to 

 I lie letter of the Acting Secretary to your 

 Cnnimitlee addressed to Mr. W. F. Gude, 

 under date of August 1(!, 1913, the ground 

 proiiosed to he devoted to a rose garden 

 nl Arlington Farm in conjunction with 

 your societies, is now available for that 

 purpose and the Bureau of Plant Industry 

 stands ready to push the work of plant- 

 ing as soon as tlie stock arrives and the 

 woMther is suitable. 



The objects to be gained from the De- 

 p.artment's standpoint arc the possibility 

 of researclies in the heredity of cultivated 

 roses, and also the adaptability of roses 

 to climatic conditions similar to those of 

 Washington. 



Very truly yours, 

 (Signed) L. C. CORBETT, 



Assistant Chief of Bureau. 



(Copy.) 



NEW VORIC STATE COLLEGE OF 



AGRICULTURE. 



Department of Floriculture. ' 



Ithaca, N. \ ., February 19, 1914. 



Mr. Alexander Cumming, Jr., Chairman^ 



Couunittee, -American Rose Society. 

 W. F. Gude. Chairman, Committee, Society 

 of American L'lorists. 

 (Jentlemcn : The rose garden area ott 

 the grounds of the Department of Flori- 

 culture at Cornell is in excellent condition 

 to receive the plants this spring. The 

 Department has the facilities to properly 

 care for the stock immediately upon 

 arrival and to plant as soon as weather 

 conditions permit. The undersigned will 

 give his personal attention to the details 

 of the rose trials. An investigation of the 

 botany, evolution, breeding, etc., of the 

 hybrid Wichuraiana and rambler roses is 

 already in progress. It is proposed to 

 make similar studies as to the adaptability 

 of all classes of roses suitable to the cli- 

 mate of central New York. Particular at- 

 tention will be given hybrid perpetual, hy- 

 brid teas, polyanthas, rugosas, and the 

 hardy climbing types. 



Y'ours truly, 



(Signed) A. C. HEAL, 

 Professor in Charge of Floricultural In- 

 vestig.ations. 



FRENCH SEEDLINGS INFESTED 



WITH BROWN-TAIL MOTH 



NESTS. 



Editor Hokticulture: 



Dear Sir — We are advised, through 

 the ottice of the Department of Agri- 

 culture of the State of New York, of 

 the finding of considerable infestation 

 with brown-tail moth nests contain- 

 ing living larvae In shipments of seed- 

 ling stock from France, notably from 

 the Angers District, several of these 

 shipments coming from The Franco- 

 American Seedling Company and 

 others through Irving Rouse. A single 

 box has contained as many as seven 

 brown-tail moth nests. This indicates 

 very careless inspection of the ma- 

 terial from this quarter of France, and 

 action has been taken to remedy this 

 state of affairs. 



All inspectors are strongly urged to 

 make a thorough examination of all 

 seedling stock from France, for it 

 must be true that if such Infestation 

 is found in shipments coming to New 

 York, similar infestation is likely to 

 occur wherever such seedling stock 

 is received. 



C. L. Mabi^att, 

 Chairman of Federal Horticultural Boards 



