December 16, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



865 



THE LATEST SILVER MEDAL ROSE 



The new Sargent rose, originated by Jackson Dawson, 

 now offered for the first time for fall 1912 delivery 



As this stock is limited book your orders early. $1.50 each 



Other Roses originated by Jackson Dawson: 



LADY DUNCAN, DAWSON, DAYBREAK, FARQUHAR, 



WM. EGAN and MINNIE DAWSON 



Write for prices. 



Eastern Nurseries, imp center st... Jamaica Plain, Mass. 



HENRY S. DAWSON, Mgr. 



B. & A. 



ECIA 



PALMS, BAY TREES, BOXWOOD AND HARDY HERBACEOUS 

 PLANTS, EVERGREENS, ROSES, RHODODENDRONS 

 VINES AND CLIMBERS, AUTUMN BULBS 

 AND ROOTS, CONIFERS, PINES. 



Florists are always welcoms visitors to our nurseries. We are 

 only a few minutes from New York City; Carlton Hill Station Is the 

 second stop on Main Line of Erie Railroad. 



BOBBINK 



Nurserymen and Florists 



ATKINS 



Rutherford, N. J. 



HARDY NORTHERN GROWN NURSERY STOCK 



WE GROW EVERYTHING FOR PLANTING THE HOME GROUNDS 

 A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF 



Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Roses and Herbaceous Perennials, Etc., Etc. 



Our Illustrated and descriptive Catalogue for the Asking 



THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, North Abington. Mas*. 



JOlX WITHERS, Inc. 



Landscape Architect and Forester 



I Montgomery St., JERSEY CITY, N. J. 



Tree Kcnovation by Expert Operator*. 

 Stereoptlron lectures on Horticulture and 

 Arboriculture. 



HOLLAND NURSERJES 



Best Hardy Rhododendron*, 

 Azaleas, Conifer*, Clematis, 

 H. P. Roiei, Shrub*, and Herba. 

 ceou* Plants. 



PniTWrDLTDV 11* JaasSt.,Ws*h*wk«BH«*s 

 . U'l YTLrvrvtrvn., r. o n«. l.Hobotu.NTJ 



Nursery Stock 



Fruit nnil Ornament «1 Tree**, ShruliH, 



Small Truits. Clematis, Evergreen* 



anil Rosea* 



Write for Trade List. 



W.S.I SMITH COMPANY. Geneva. NY 



Box Trees 



..a other EVERGREENS «■ Tubs •»" Boies 



Our Prices are Always Rlfht — CataJag Fre« 



THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc. 



T^tcrsFfORn*. MA.*»». 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Chicago Florists' Club was held at 

 Union Restaurant, Thursday, Dec. 7. 

 The applications for membership num- 

 bered no less than 45 and by vote of 

 the club the names of 54 delinquent 

 membi dropped from the roll, 



all of which may be interpreted as a 

 lining up for battle on some issue re- 

 garded bj Hi" members as furnishing 

 rtw belli- 



Baur & Steinkamp exhibited their 

 new carnation, St. Nicholas, which 

 scored S7 points and was awarded a 

 certificate. Short addresses were 

 made bj John A. Evans and \. F. .T. 

 Baur of Richmond, Ind.. and Mr. Mc- 

 Kru. Men. 



Nominations for officers were made 

 as follows: President, P. J. Foley, 

 H. K. Philpott: vice-president. Carl 

 Cropp. D. A. Robertson; secretary. 

 A. T. Pyfer: treasurer, E. F. Winter- 



son; sergeant-at-arms, M. Prick, Geo. 

 Gobel, Geo. Grimm; trustees, E. C. 

 Amling, ll. X. limns. Walter Scott. 



PARIS CHYRSANTHEMUM COM- 

 MITTEE. 



The National Horticultural Socletj 

 of France has rut rusted to a specially 

 organized committee the work dont 

 by the society in connection with the 

 popular autumn Mower. This commit- 

 tee is compose. 1 of a very large num- 

 ber of experts, mostly French. I 

 year since Its formation the commit- 

 tee has issued an annual pulili. 



lining a detailed record of the 

 past year's worl ha i 



ceived the new issue, a large octavo 

 volume of l?' 1 pages, in which there 

 is a pood deal Ol matter that will in- 

 terest the members besides others. 



To those inspired with an affection 

 for the "golden Bower" and can read 

 French this publication is of no little 

 interest. C. HAKMAX PAYNE, 



(■Many a man is ju-t about now having 

 •* his good disposition massaged by the 



Ind] win. Hi., French. I Is because of the 



overdone Christmas racket In the olden 



days ii man looked forward t" Xmas u 



. I..-.I. ion of late years the 



stmli his pocketbook has been so great 



thai ii has overbalanced the g 1 i 



He h;is to dread the date People 



. i late give presents they csnnol afford, ami 



Iproi hi feeling has made it a bard 



ship "ii others Borne i pie give pr. 



to gel presents, Bnd, on the whole, it is 

 certainly being greatly overdone. Now a 

 c.'.ni way i" overcome this excessive giving 

 Is t.i nivi- flowers. Jus) a few will do — 

 enougb i" Bbow a true regard for your 



fi lends and i alnl n 



i i re i hem In the face forever, i" 

 remind them of their duty t" yon i ther 



There is nothing in. .re appropriate, 

 nnil nothing more beautiful to demonstrate 

 the rlghl feeling at s . A pot "f 



Xmas lilies is especially Sne, or a medium 

 size Azalea. Florists do well to sdvi 

 flowers especially for Xmas — boost the 



business. Horsesl Brand Lily bnlbs and 



Azaleas will give the Horist good ground 

 i" w,,rk on, and if you are not pn 



i .t you are In 1912. Order 

 early. Bend for catalogue -it will be 

 ready soon, 



Ralph M. Ward & Co. 



12 West Broadway 

 NEW YORK CITY 



Not How Cheap 

 But How (jood 



( ..l.l Storage roods ready for delivery at 

 unv time. 



LATE DUG FORMOSUM 



Fine Large Bulb* Thoroughly,.Ripened 



Per ioo looo^ 



7-9 in. 1 250 bulbs to case) $1 50 $65 00 

 9 10 in. (200 " " ) $1100 $100 00 



A. HENDERSON & CO. 



30 E. RA NDOLPH ST., CHICAGO 

 Headquarters for 



SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS 



Sen J Jor Trade List 



John Lewis Childs 



Flower - - LONG ISLAND, NY 



Gladioli, Lilies, Iris, Madeira 

 Vines, Cinnamon Vines 



and other Summer Flowering Buibs 



Sen 



EC. S. MH.L.ER 

 Wading River, - - N. Y. 



LOECHNER & CO. 



JAPANESE LILIES 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



PALMS. AZALEAS, &c 



11 Warren Street, New York, N. Y. 



Write ■ ' u 



HERBERT, ATCO, N. J. 



DAHLIAS Every Day in the Year 



