May 23, 1914 



HOBTICULTURE 



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HO\A/ ABOUT IX? 



Memorial Day, June Weddings, 

 School Graduations and Festivities Many 



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BOSTON NOTES. 



The display of tulips in the Boston 

 Public Garden, has been unusually 

 good this year. Last Sunday the bril- 

 liant scene attracted many thousands 

 of admiring visitors. The entire sweep 

 of the garden presents a vision of 

 loveliness from any point of view. 

 The grass is in healthy condition, the 

 walks have been resurfaced, the trees 

 are sending forth their buds and 

 leaves, and, as an innovation, an old- 

 fashioned flower garden has been laid 

 out. eighty feet in length. 



The W. W. Edgar Company at Wav- 



erley, JIass.. have a wide repute for 

 the high quality of their product grown 

 under the skilful management of Her- 

 man H. Bartsch. The accompanying 

 picture shows one of their houses just 

 before last Easter. No sooner is the 

 Easter supply exhausted than the 

 houses are filled up with stock for 

 Memorial Day and just at present the 

 display is as brilliant and tempting as 

 it was at Easter time. We wager the 

 prediction that the houses will be 

 again emptied and once more filled up 

 within ten days. Idle space is the 

 abhorrence of the prosperous plant 

 grower. 



One mile of street or road will be 

 planted to shade-trees at least seven 

 feet in height, by the Massachusetts 

 Forestry Association in the town or 

 city which properly plants this spring 

 the greatest number of shade-trees on 

 its streets in proportion to its popula- 

 tion based on the census of 1910. 



For those who travel over the public 

 highways of Massachusetts it will be 

 some satisfaction to know that from 

 the first of next January all brush cut 

 along the roadways must be disposed 

 of. The Association procured a law 

 this year requiring all slash made in 

 the future to be cleared away. This 

 will beautify the roadsides and pre- 

 vent many wasteful fires. 



The "Forest Taxation" bill and the 

 "State Forest" bill have each been 

 favorably reported largely through the 

 efforts of the Association, but they 



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The gentlemen of the Burpee party 

 from Philadelphia consisting of W. At- 

 lee Burpee, r>avid Burjiee, W. Atlee 

 Burpes, .Jr., Howard M. Earl and Alex. 

 B. Scott, accompanied by W. J. Stew- 

 art, visited the Arnold Arboretum on 

 Friday, May 1.5 and sjient several 

 hours that they will never forget in- 

 specting the attractions of that won- 

 derful institution under the inspiring 

 guidance of Jackson Dawson. Like 

 the majority of the horticultural craft, 

 outside of a limited number who have 

 been privileged to visit this place in 

 the past, the party from Philadelphia 

 found a tremendous surprise awaiting 

 them and it is safe to say that they 

 will, every one, be frequent pilgrims 

 to this Jlecca of American horticul- 

 ture. The pyruses were just bursting 

 into bloom at the time and at this 

 writing they make a picture full of 

 spring glory. The Wilson novelties 

 from China have made an excellent 

 record of hardiness throughout the 

 severe winter. 



and others. It was deemed of suffi- 

 cient importance to be telegraphed 

 from Washington that: 



During the afternoon Senator Weeks 

 wore a red rose, expressive of bis sym- 

 pathy with the anti-sufifragists. 



That was on the occasion of the suf- 

 frage parade, and proper enough, as 

 the custom has been established; but 

 it is an ominous custom. Those who 

 elect to believe in suffrage for women 

 are not rightfully to be debarred from 

 wearing red roses, nor are those who 

 elect to oppose such suffrage rightfully 

 to be debarred from wearing yellow 

 jonquils, marguerites, etc. The red 

 rose and the yellow jonquil mean no 

 partisan affiliation, except on sucli spe- 

 cial occasions as last Saturday in 

 Washington, or a weak ago Saturday 

 in this city. Flowers are for everyone, 

 e\ery day — if they can get them. Keep 

 Pi near to that as possible. Beauty is 

 not to be pre-empted. — Hoston Record. 



FLOWERS AND PARTISANS. 



The Record protests against the 

 abuse of floral emblems by parties and 

 groups — suffragists, anti-suffragists 



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