June 27, 1914 



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VIBURNUM SARGENTII. 



This beaiititul shrub which furnishes 

 tlie subject for our cover page illustra- 

 tion has been planted quite freely 

 along the Arborway in the Boston 

 Park System. It is rather similar to 

 the well-known V. Opulus but is a 

 more dense and upright grower, the 

 anthers of the flowers are quite pur- 

 ple and contrast strikingly with the 



Jackson Dawson 



ray-flowers which are larger than in 

 Opulus and from an almost symmetri- 

 cal circle around the perfect flowers. At 

 first it was considered a variety of 

 Opulus but was afterwards recognized 

 as a distinct species. The plants here 

 came from seed sent from Pekin, 

 China, to the Arnold Arboretum, by 

 Prof. C. S. Sargent at the tiine of his 

 visit there some nineteen years ago, 

 snd raised under the nurture of Jack- 

 son Uawson, whose latest portrait ap- 

 ;;oars herewith. 



WASHINGTON NOTES. 



Mr. William Plumb, of New York, 

 visited a number of the florists here 

 last week. Mr. Plumb is superintend- 

 ent of the Department of Horticulture 

 of the Panama Exposition. 



F. S. Good, who has been for some 

 time with J. S. Nicholas, of New York, 

 and who was formerly in the employ 

 of Thomas Galvin, of Boston, Mass., 

 has entered the employ of F. H. 

 Kramer. 91 C F Street. Northwest. 



William F. Gude has returned from 

 a trip to New PJngland where he acted 

 as judge at several shows held in that 

 section last week, and jumped right 

 into harness again with the address 

 of welcome to the delegates to the 

 convention of the American Seed 

 Trade Association. Mr. Gude was ac- 

 companied on the trip north by his 

 brother. Adolphus. who has also ob- 

 tained world-wide fame as a judge. 



George H. Cooke has secured tem- 

 porary quarters at 1020 Connecticut 

 avenue. Northwest, and is getting 

 alon.g nicely considering the adverse 

 conditions attending such a move. The 

 store is fitted Avith a small .greenhouse 

 and in all it is well equipped for 

 handling the summer business. ;\Ir. 

 Cooke expects to be able to return 

 to his old location about October 1.'). 

 the time of the opening of the social 

 season. 



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PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 



cliliance llic beauty of 



I'riniula olii-onica 'riuaiitfa iverniesiiia. I'.ca lit illll. ilccp 'rinisoii 



Primula ohcoiiica giuaiitea alha. Tlu pure white Mowers ureal! 

 the existing lilac, rose and crimson shades. 



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 New York City 



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ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, 



