February 28, 1920 



HORTICULT URE 



173 



OYSTER ROAST FOR WASHING- 

 TON FLORISTS. 



The Washington Florists' Club is 

 starting the new club year with an 

 old time oyster roast. During the war 

 the florists of the National Capital re- 

 frained from their usual gaieties and 

 adopted a resolution postponing all of 

 their big entertainments. It was re- 

 cently discovered that there was a 

 tidy little fund available for a real en- 

 tertainment and J. Harper Hethering- 

 ton, manager of the Washington Flo- 

 ral Company, was selected to make ar- 

 rangements for an oyster roast to be 

 given in the greenhouses of that com- 

 pany. The florists selected Feb. 28 

 for the event. 



"We believe in 'Say It with Flowers' 

 as we do in our evening prayer," says 

 Mr. Hetherington's announcement of 

 the event. "The Flower Week recent- 

 ly held here will be the chief topic of 

 discussion. We will discuss our fu- 

 ture activities along that line. I think 

 we had a very successful campaign. 

 We let the people see that the florists 

 of Washington were on the job." 



GOOD GARDENERS SCARCE. 



J. F. Meehan Talks About the Matter 

 at Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety Meeting. 

 The third lecture of the present win- 

 ter's course was given at the New 

 Century Club, Philadelphia, on Tues- 

 day last, Feb. 17th. The attendance 

 was veiT good. Mr. J. Franklin Mee- 

 han was the lecturer, his subject be- 

 ing. "Landscape Work, with Special 

 Reference to the Suburban Garden." 



Mr. Meehan gave a very good lec- 

 ture, imparting much valuable infor- 

 mation to those present. He divided 

 his subject into three parts. First. 

 Conception, Conceiving and Planting, 

 work to be done. Second, Executive, 

 or carrying out the plans. Third, 

 Maintenance. The lecturer dwelt at 

 great length on this third part of his 

 subject, and said, "Where are the men 

 to come from in the future, who can 

 take care of the work done by the 

 landscape gardener, after he is through 

 with the operation." He stated that 

 the gardener of the old school was 

 fast disappearing and that there were 

 no new men coming along to take his 

 place. By the gardener of the old 

 school, he meant the man in charge 

 of the private estate, capable in all 

 branches of horticulture, who loves 

 his work and loves plants and flowers. 

 If you visit him, and in walking around 

 the estate you stop to admire a speci- 

 men tree, this man can give you the 

 whole history of that tree, and all 

 pecularities pertaining to it. In a few 



WB NOW INTBODCCB 



Gladiolus "White America^* 



A s«edlins of "America," having same habit of growth, form of flower 

 and sabstaJice. Color — bnds flesh-white opening clear white, with a 

 slight mark of bine in throat. 



THE MOST IMPORTANT NEW VARIETY SINCE "AMERICA/' 



Balb8^-$2X>0 per doz.; $16.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1000. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. 



WHOLE8AI,E DBiPABTMENT 



FLOWERFIELD, L,. I., N. T. 



LILY BULBS storage 



GIGANTEUM, RUBRUM, ALBUM, AURATUM 

 MELPOMENE, LILY OF THE VALLEY 



Careful storage, prompt express shipment on dates as arranged 



THESE 

 BEADY 

 NOW 



GLADIOLUS, TUBEROSES, 

 CANNAS, CALADIUMS 



WRITE 



FOB 



FBICES 



VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 



43 Barclay St., NEW YORK CITY 33 W. Randolph St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



THIS SEASON'S NEW ROSES 



PILGRIM CRUSADER PREMIER RUSSELL HADLEY 



We are receivljiK daily ghlpmento of these new Bases, In large qnantitles, and 

 can furnish same on short notice. 



We have a large stock at all times of choice CARNATIONS, CHBT8ANTHB- 

 MUM8, ORCHIDS, VALLETT and AMERICAN BEAUTIES. 



Tel., Main 6867 111/171 CXI RUriQ CCi 88" DEVONSHIRE STREET 

 6948 *» 1Z>M->\^IX IJiVV/O. \^\J» BOSTON, MASS. 



FAMOUS WABAN ROSES 



Grown and sold exeIiulT<l7 by- 



WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES 



Roses at wholesale; shipped by express anywhere. 



Kinds: Russell, Hadley, Ophelia, Premier, Thayer, Brilliant, Killamey, 

 White Killamey. Contracts given for minimiim deliveries daily or weekly, 

 with protection in Holiday Seasons. 



Write or telephone BOSTON OFFICE, 15 BEACON STREET 



Mention this Paper HATMABELET 8M 



years, that type of man will not be 

 found, as the laborer in the mechani- 

 cal trades is receiving more money 

 than the gardener in charge of an 

 estate. Men are constantly leaving 

 the horticultural profession. The 

 speaker stated that it was up to every- 

 one interested in horticulture to talk 

 and write all they possibly could upon 

 this subject, and to do their utmost to 

 place horticulture on a higher plane 

 where it belongs. 



The fourth lecture of this winter 

 series will be held on March 16th. 

 David Rust, Secretary 



Just Out 



Tfie Nursery Manual 



By L. H. Bailey 



An Indispensable book for every nur- 

 seryman. Complete directions for prop- 

 agating every Ijind of nursery stocli, 

 with many illustrations. Copies sent 

 from the office of HORTICULTURE 

 upon receipt of price, $2.50. 



