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HORTICULTURE 



December 23, 191 



HYBRIDIZING THE GLADIOLUS. 

 (A Paper bj II. \V. Koeruer.) 



The principal points to be considered 



ladiolus crossing are habit of stem, 



number of Bowers opi n, tlowers set 



close to the stem and well expanded 



ami, must important of all. the color. 



I iion'i like the Lemoim I j pe, al- 

 ii I think there is a time com- 

 ing when tiny will go ahead of any 

 i j in. I'm' i hi'\ multiply faster. 

 The reason 1 don't like them is be- 

 iii rally have crooked 

 d only two to tour flowers 

 in once. I can pick out any 

 variety that lias Lemoine blood by the 

 aforesaid two defects. I have learned 

 that tin best varieties generally mul- 

 tiply tin' slowest. Some of the best 

 kinds that I have been growing for ten 

 have nut yielded enough to of- 

 fer. 



Dahlia pollination is more difficult. 

 To do the work right you must employ 

 a strong magnifying glass to see the 

 anthers which should be cut off and 

 tn select the ripe pollen. I always se- 

 lect free flowering and long stemmed 

 varieties to cross, and I never save 

 shy bloomers or short stemmed vari- 

 for there are too many of that 

 kind on the market already. 



The best time of day for crossing is 

 between 12 and 2 o'clock P. M., on a 

 bright, sunny day. 



Hybridizing is in its infancy and I 

 am sure that there will be entirely new 

 types and shapes never yet seen in 

 both dahlias and gladioli and in 

 peonies as well. 



As to culture, there is not much to 

 say ; any soil that produces corn Or 

 potatoes will grow dahlias and gladioli, 

 but plant deep — at least four inches 

 below the surface. Gladioli should he 

 planted early and dahlias late. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



We have been informed that a Flo- 

 rists' Club was organized in Lancaster, 

 Pa., on the 13tb inst., but names of of- 

 ficers and other details are lacking. 

 We wish them all success. 



ti . Ho; ists' and Gai deners' Club, 

 \n. liner, Mass., held a meeting and 

 supper the week of Dee. 11. The sup- 

 per v iwed by a discussion of 

 plans for the coming show. 



J. K. M. L. Farquhar of Boston lec- 

 tured before the Horticultural Society 

 of New York at the Museum of Na- 

 tional History, New York City, on De- 

 cember Hi. his topic being "The Gar- 

 dens of Italy." A splendid series of 

 lantern slides were shown and the lec- 

 ture was enjoyed by an audience which 

 filled every seat in the hall. 



The florists and gardeners of lloly- 

 oke, Mass., met recently and organ- 

 ized a new dub to be known as the 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Club. The 

 following officers were elected: Presi- 

 dent, George H. Sinclair: vice-presi- 

 dent. Edward .1. Canning; secretary 

 and treasurer. Fred Bartlett; execu- 

 tive committee, D. J. Galivan. William 

 Pickey and Reginald Carey. The club 

 will meet the first Tuesday in each 

 month, the next meeting to be held at 

 the Smith College greenhouses. North- 

 ampton. 



Obituary. 



Henry F. Lord. 

 On Saturday, December lti, Henry F. 

 Lord, treasurer of the Lord & Burn- 

 ham Co. of Irvington, N. Y., met with 

 a fatal accident. Mr. Lord was very 

 fond of machinery of all kinds and 

 took great pride in keeping his auto- 

 mobile in first-class running order 

 himself. Last Saturday afternoon he 

 remarked to a person whom he met 

 on his way to lunch that he was going 

 in enjoj himself that afternoon by be- 

 ginning to overhaul his automobile. 

 Soon after lunch he left the house, and 

 when he failed to return after dark 

 his family became anxious, and called 

 up several of his friends to find out if 

 lie was with them. Failing to locate 

 him they began to search and soon his 

 son, Arthur, discovered him pinned 

 under his automobile in the garage. 

 He summoned help, and the body was 

 soon extricated. The doctor who was 

 summoned said death must have been 

 instantaneous as the entire weight of 

 the automobile rested on his body. 



Henry F. Lord 



Mr. Lord had removed the wheels and 

 had the machine resting on blocks. 

 In loosening some of the parts he 

 must have moved it so that it tilted 

 the blocks, allowing the automobile to 

 fall. 



The funeral was held at his resi- 

 dence at Irvington, Tuesday afternoon. 

 It was largely attended, and the floral 

 remembrances lined the room on all 

 sides. 



The deceased was a son of Mr. Lord, 

 founder of the firm of Lord & Burn- 

 ham Co.. and ever since leaving college 

 has been associated with the company 

 in the manufacture and building of 

 greenhouses. He was born in Buffalo, 

 X. Y., March 31st. 1S55, and has re- 

 sided in Irvington forty-one years, the 

 family having moved there when 

 Henry was fifteen years old. 



Mr. Lord was a man through and 

 through, always bright, cheerful and 

 kind. To know him was to like him, 

 and he was widely known and re- 

 spected in Irvington and all the ad- 

 joining towns. By his death the Lord 

 & Burnham Co. loses one of its most 

 trusted and faithful officers, and he 

 will be greatly missed by all members 

 of the company. 



Mr. Lord leaves a widow, three sons 

 and one daughter. 



Lucius S. Fife. 

 Lucius S. Fife, florist, died at the 

 home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles E. 

 Buell, on the Buckland Side. Shel- 

 btirne Falls, Mass., Dee. Id, aged Tn 

 ' ii ll was born in Cleveland, O., 

 Dec. 27, 1840, and came to Shelburne 

 Falls with his parents when nine 

 years of age, and had made it his 

 home ever since. Mr. Fife established 

 i lie first greenhouse in Shelburne 

 I'.i lis in the early 80's, and had been 

 in the florist business up to a few 

 months ago. when he sold out his busi- 



liess. 



Henry Adam Sauer. 

 Henry Adam Sauer, 64 years old, 

 well known florist of Northeast Minne- 

 apolis, Minn., died at his home, 1416 

 Adams street, N. E., on Dec. 12. Mr. 

 Sauer was born in Winkledorf, Han- 

 over, Germany, coming to this coun- 

 try in 1869. He moved to Minneapolis 

 in 1898 and conducted a florist shop 

 until last July, when ill health forced 

 his retirement. He is survived by his 

 wife, two daughters and two sons. 



Charles E. Clarke. 

 Charles E. Clarke, florist and mar- 

 ket gardener, Vienna street, Newark. 

 X. .J., was found dead on the road, Dec. 

 8, the coroner's verdict being death 

 from apoplexy. Mr. Clarke was born 

 in Chatham, N. Y.. and went to New- 

 ark twenty years ago, being engaged 

 in the florist business. He was an 

 active grange worker and frequently 

 lectured before them. He was 69 

 years of age. 



Frederick A. Seidlich, Jr. 

 After a long illness, Frederick A. 

 Seidlich died at the home of his father 

 in Catonsville, Md. For several years 

 he conducted a greenhouse on Ingle- 

 side avenue. Catonsville. He was a 

 member of the Baltimore Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Club. 



Frank Pierkovski. 

 Frank Pierkovski, florist, of White 

 Plains, N. Y., died at White Plains 

 hospital on Sunday, December 17, aged 

 47 years. The funeral took place on 

 Wednesday. Mr. Pierkovski was a 

 long-time member of the New York 

 Florists' Club. 



Anthony Schramm. 

 Anthony Schramm, member of the 

 firm of Schramm Bros., Toledo, O., 

 died Dec. 1, of typhoid fever, aged 

 twenty years. His mother, three 

 brothers and one sister survive him. 



Arthur G. Greatrex. 

 Arthur G. Greatrex, aged 60 years, 

 died soon after taking up his new du- 

 ties at Muir's greenhouses at Scran- 

 ton. Pa. He was formerly employed 

 by Morrell Bros. 



J. Q. Mulford of Lebanon, Ohio, was 

 recently crushed to death when a 

 stone wall fell on him. 



Bridgeton. N. J. — The flower store 

 of Theodore Edwards, Irving avenue 

 and Commerce street, was destroyed 

 by fire on December 11. No insur- 

 ance. 



