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HORTl CULTURE 



May 22, 1920 



George Watson's 

 Corner 



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love of truth and unsubduable cour- 

 age in its defense. 



*nr«m la 7»mr tBiAll earner and nu 



JIM CARMODY 



Fond of saying witty things 



And slick at doing wise ones 



if we may parody a little in what we 



may say of old man Carinody. 



When you look over his varied ex- 

 periences you will admit he was some 

 "all round boy," and a good deal of an 

 Admirable Crichton. He kept us all 

 on the grin for thirty years. 



Here is the list: 

 Wagon maker. Cape Vincent, N. Y. 

 Driver on Erie Canal, Watertown, N. "¥. 

 Wagon maker, Racine, Wis. 

 Jewelry manufacturer, Newark, N. J. 

 Painter, Delton, Wis. 

 Sawmiller, N. W. Wis. 

 Sign marker and painter, Baraboo, Wis. 

 Photo gallery, Lcke Geneva. 

 Lincoln transparencies, Springfield, 111. 

 Enlisted 1860, Petersburg Siege, Va. 

 Paint shop, 186.5, Middletown, N. Y. 

 Butcher, fruiterer and tlorist, 



Evansville, Ind. 

 Greenhouse builder and flower grower, 



Elvansville, Ind. 

 Inventor of new ventilator, 



Evansville, Ind. 



In the farm life of America since 

 1877 the Farm Journal has been 

 prophet, priest and king, and a more 

 potent power for good in its chosen 

 field is impossible to imagine. On the 

 surface the publication has always 

 been modest and unassuming, but its 

 Quaker simplicity and sterling worth 

 was, and is, the potent influence which 

 has moulded for good_ the lives of 

 countless thousands in every state in 

 the Union. Long may it prosper and 

 keep on shedding its benign influence. 

 These lines are penned by one who 

 has read it religiously for thirty-six 

 years, and are inspired in the present 

 instance by the passing away of Wil- 

 mer Atkinson, founder of the paper, 

 and its editor for forty years. Mr. 

 Atkinson's ancestors came over in the 

 "Welcome" with William Penn, and the 

 passing of the centuries shows no fall- 

 ing off in the high character and ster- 

 ling worth of those who today repre- 

 sent the parent stocks. Wilmer Atkin- 

 son, during his long and active life of 

 eighty years, was a shining example 

 of their sterling worth, and a worthy 

 bearer of their everlasting banner, 

 which waved, then as now, for a deep 



Of the nine English roses of the 

 prize winners of 1919 across the water, 

 pictured at page 112 of the Rose 

 Annual, if we were asked to pick out 

 our favorite variety, judging from the 

 picture alone, the one marked No. 5 

 would be our choice. The formation 

 of the flower in bud and blossom is 

 ideal. This variety, is one of Mc- 

 Gredy's, and has been named Victory. 

 It is described as a very fine dark red 

 H. T. rose of vigorous growth. The 

 blooms are moderately scented and are 

 carried on long stiff stems. The foliage 

 is a pretty olive green, contrasting 

 very harmoniously with the red blos- 

 soms. The editor very properly calls 

 attention to the fact that there is an 

 American variety named Victory, reg- 

 istered April 6, 1918, and we think that 

 matter should be straightened out to 

 prevent confusion hereafter. Victory 

 is a good name and we would suggest 

 that it be given to the best one of the 

 two, and rename and re-register the 

 other. 



At page 75 of the Rose Annual you 

 will find out what you have to do if 

 you want to order some new roses 

 from Europe. After studying this for 

 a little while you will probably decide 

 that you had better try and get along 

 for the present with what you already 

 have. 



There seems to be a wide demand 

 for a color chart to aid in describing 

 new roses and other flowers. In this 

 connection it may be recalled that the 

 same want was emphasized a genera- 

 tion ago and resulted in the publication 

 by the American Florist of a color 



chart designed by the well known ar- 

 tist P. Schuyler Matthews. I think this 

 chart can still be obtained from the 

 publishers at a very moderate price 

 and it would perhaps be a good idea 

 for the editor of the Rose Annual to 

 arrange for its reproduction in the 

 1921 edition. 



The enquirer who asks for the name 

 of some insecticide that would put an 

 end to rose enemies with one good 

 dose should write to Charles H. Breck 

 of Boston for his formula. Thirty-five 

 years ago he was making the welkin 

 ring with his discovery and I don't 

 know that it has been improved on 

 even to this day. Mr. Breck has a 

 fine rose garden out Newton way, near 

 Boston, and takes great pleasure in his 

 favorite flower in the intervals of 

 strenuosity from a big seed business 

 in the Hub. 



When youi want to get some good 

 seed, it may be all right to send to 

 this concern: 

 Sydsvenska Utsadeskompaniet, A/B 



Malmo, Sweden 

 Wholesale Seed Growers and Merchants 

 solicit correspondence on all kinds 

 of SEEDS and GRAINS, both as 

 sellers and buyers. 

 Representatives sought. 



Swedish Seed— Best Seed 

 Post address: Cable address: 



Utsadeskompaniet, Seedcomp, 



Malmo. Malmo. 



But — as a suggestion — Breck, Buist, 

 Burpee, or Bolgiano would be less liable 

 to break your teeth dictating the letter, 

 and would perhaps save tousling the 

 typewriter, or wrecking the machine. 



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