March 28, 1914 HORTICULTURE 465 



vegetables. In fact it is used in many jilacos in the change, ami \\v must cliange, too, if we are to remain 



place of manure or fertilizers. . up-to-date. 



The Novelties Tying the Roses in the Boxes 



There are some verv attractive novelties being put In shijiping the longer grades of roses, say fancies and 



out by the leading firms whose business it is to dis- specials, it is well to pass a rope through the box at the 



tribute and introduce these. Look them over very care- sides and around the bottom on the outside, so that the 



fullv. and .see if there are not some that will, or ought ends can be tied on the inside, and so hold the stems of 



to rcsjiond well to the treatment that they will receive tlie cut lilooms in positron, even though the bo.\ may be 



in vour sroenhouses. Some of them will no doubt do turned in every way. This is a very good way to do, and 



wonderful things when planted by themselves, and t^e only thing one can go wrong on is the leaves that 



ffivcn the special treatment that they require. This, may be crushed. This, however, is very little for with 



iiowcver, does not say that they will do this all the time ordinary care the loss of foliage by breaking is very 



under all conditions and different system of culture, slight. 



To try them out place tliem in a bench somewhere ~ 

 where thev will receive treatment same as your growers C^rwre^v TllffQtr^ttnn 

 are used to giving the plants. If they do well go in for V-UVCl llluaLlcttiUll 

 them. Many times the growers are responsible for the We selected for our cover design this week one of the 

 failure of this and that variety for there are some that prettiest plant arrangements we have seen for a long 

 will require a little different treatment from the general time. Unfortunately the photograph falls short of show- 

 run of plants. This, however, will not be admitted by ing its dainty and graceful character. It was the work 

 some growers who insist that a rose is a rose and tliat of the gardener for W. B. Thompson, Yonkers, 

 all ought to grow under the one treatment. This idea is X. Y., winning the $100 prize offered by Mrs. D. 

 wrong, and we are glad to note it is not followed every- Willis James for group of flowering and foliage, stove 

 where. If it were, few of the new roses would meet and greenhouse plants, airanged for effect. 100 square 

 with the success that thev have. Things and times feet, at the New York Flower Show. 



.... Spring Musings.... 



Scanning the horticultural horizon on this, the first day of spring. I can see nothing but a bright 

 and prosperous season ahead of those who, with faith in their profession have gone ahead and pre- 

 pared, not only for an ordinary but unusual busy season. Especially in the plant line there is no surplus 

 stock anywhere, and some lines are already exhausted. 



The country at large is returning to its normal ])rosperous condition, witli an unusual activity in 

 all industrial centres. This improvement was already very visible last fall. Xevcr in the history of the 

 bulb business was there such a shortage at the end of the season. 



I would advise the plantsmen to prepare for prosperity. Those that do a so-termed catalogue busi- 

 ness should publish more than ever of this class of literature, some of which are getting to be regular 

 works of art. Those that do their advertising in the columns in Horticulture and other papers of 

 same character, should double their spaces and bring their stock before the buyers. , 



The method of personal calls on the would-be -buyer which has been much in use of late, seems to be 

 rather overdone. In foi-mer years, a representative of a horticultural establishment was a welcome vis- 

 itor at anv of the florists' or private establishments, a sort of a medium for carrying information of horticul- 

 tural interest. Nowadays the same man is told he is the seventeenth man who called during the week 

 and in a good many cases is received in tJie same way as the book or sewing machine agents. This, how- 

 ever, does not apply in the case of the real gardener or florist, who is always ready to receive his fellow- 

 craftsmen in a professional way. 



Publicity should be more sought through the hditicuhurai cxliibition and flower show. It should be 

 . the practise of even- florist to grow a few specimens, either in the line in which he is engaged, or a 

 s]>ecial line that he might take up and bring licfore the pulilic at such exhibitions. Unfortunately, 

 this missionary work is left to a few florists, while the others do not exert themselves or spend either 

 ti?rio or monev on such purpose, Init still derive direct or indirect benefits from such exhibitions. The 

 public cannot ask for anything which they do not know exists, and it is only through the exhibition 

 they can get acquainted with the different plants and flowers. 



Finallv, look at your calling as your profession, and not as a trade. Instead of enticing a cus- 

 tomer from your competitors?, create a new one for yourself. Work in harmony with your competitor 

 and it will make vour life more pleasant and your efforts better recognized. 



W. A. Manda. 



