January 17, 1920 



HOETICULTUEE 



49 



SERIES OF LECTURES 



New Plan Adopted by Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society 



A new plan of lectures is to be 

 followed by the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society the coming sea- 

 son. Instead of having a series of 

 lectures by different speakers. Prof. 

 W. T. V. Osterhout of Harvard Uni- 

 versity has been engaged to give a 

 course of talks on The Living Plant. 

 The dates and titles will be as fol- 

 lows: 



February 28. Germination and 

 root development. The requirements 

 for successful germination; the 

 forces which direct the root in its 

 search for food and water. 



March 6. The root in relation to 

 the soil. The absorption of ma- 

 terials by the root; the nature of 

 the soil and the principles of soil- 

 management. 



March 13. Work of the leaf. The 

 manufacture of food from air and 

 water: the role of chlorophyll and 

 sunlight. 



March 20. The structure and 

 functions of the stem. Division of 

 labor in the tissues of the stem; 

 conduction of food and water; prin- 

 ciples of growth. 



April 3. Flower and fruit. Polli- 

 nation, fertilization, the development 

 of the seed and the formation of 

 fruit. 



April 10. Plant breeding. The 

 laws of heredity and their practical 

 application to the improvement of 

 plants. 



F. A. Wilson of Nahant is chair- 

 man of the lecture committee. 



THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

 OF NEW YORK. 



On Wednesday, January 21, 8.15, at 

 at the American Museum of Natural 

 History, 77th street and Central Park 

 West, a lecture will be delivered by 

 Mr. M. G. Kains on "Pruning, espec- 

 ially as applied to Fruit Trees and 

 Ornamental Shrubs." The lecture will 

 be illustrated with lantern slides. Mr. 

 Kains is too well known as an author- 

 ity on this subject to need an intro- 

 duction. 



Those having rare, interesting, or 

 unusual plants or ilowers are invited 

 to bring them to the meeting. FaciU- 

 ties will be provided for their display. 

 A fund has been placed at the disposal 

 of the Exhibition Committee for the 

 purpose of awarding prizes for worthy 

 exhibits. 



All are invited to come and bring 

 their friends. Admission is free. 



George V. Nash, Secy., 

 New York Botanical Garden. 



Are You Going to Chicago? 



On January 21st, the American Carnation Society 

 will meet in Chicago. Preparations are being 

 made to take care of a large attendance. The 

 meeting will be very interesting as well as bene- 

 ficial. This will give an opportunity for florists to 

 get together and discuss subjects of other impor- 

 tance outside of Carnations. 



Chicago hotels are always crowded and we ad- 

 vise you to make reservations in advance by writ- 

 ing to various hotels for reservations. We will 

 be glad to have all your mail addressed in care 

 of our office which is two blocks from the leading 

 hotels of the city and in the heart of the whole- 

 sale florists. We will do everything in our power 

 to make your visit a pleasant one. 



Hoping to have the pleasure of meeting you. 

 Yours very truly, 



American Bulb Co. 



172 North Wabash Ave., Chicago 



FANCY & DAGGER FERNS 



$2.50 Per 1000 



All Seasonable Cut Flowers Always on 



Hand. New Crop Bronze and Green 



Galaz Leaves. 



Henry M. Robinson & Go. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



2 WINTHROP SQ. AND 34 OTIS ST., 

 BOSTON, MASS. 



Telephones, .Main 2439. 2616, 2617, 2618. 62144 



PHILADELPHIA. 



In the obituary list this week we re- 

 gret to record the passing of Rose M. 

 LeGierse, wife of Ferdinand J. l^e- 

 Gierse, 47th and Lancaster avenue. 

 Philadelphia. She died on the 10th 

 inst. and was buried at Holy Cross on 



the 14th inst. Also that of a Chester 

 County florist, J. H. A. Hutchison, of 

 Oxford, who died on the 10th inst. and 

 was buried on the 13th inst. 



C. H. Grakelow and Alvah R. Jones 

 went to Baltimore on the 13th inst. to 

 attend the Florists' Club meeting. 



