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HORTICULTURE 



July 17, 1920 



on and roses were kept on the jump 

 day in and day out. Now this sys- 

 tem has changed. I hadn't been in 

 the houses but a few minvites when I 

 felt something lacking, and the first 

 thing I noticed was the al)sence of 

 water. This has been cut down ma- 

 terially and it is also tlie case with 

 heat. Where once you would see 

 foremen and helpers in all directions, 

 they are now few and tar between, but 

 strange as it may seem this has not re- 

 sulted in any lowering of quality. 



I asked Jlr. James A. Budlong what 

 the results had been and I understand 

 from him that they are getting quanti- 

 ty as before with possibly in some 

 cases an improvement in quality. 

 Those rose houses today as always 

 are in tip top shape from one end to 

 the other. Never is a crop left in 

 that does not keep on its toes every 

 minute; it soon is replaced with new 

 planting, and to my mind this is as 

 interesting a rose place to visit as I 

 have seen. 



The lessons of the past two seasons 

 with the scarcity of Vinca variegata 

 has evidently taught many of the flor- 

 ists to be prepared for the coming sea- 

 son. Small stock such as 2 and 2% 

 inch has been in good demand, propa- 

 gating has been done in large quanti- 

 ties, for those florists who raise their 

 own stock for local retail trade are 

 planting into the field good quantities 

 of vinca for lifting next tall, which, of 

 course, will give them good stock for 

 the spring sales. This is an easy 

 plant to handle and there is no reason 

 in the world why growers should not 

 raise their own stock and have enough 

 for all their demands. It isn't too late 

 now to strike cuttings and get good 

 2% and 3% inch plants tor next fall, 

 as they can remain in the field until 

 the last minute before freezing, then 

 carried along on the edge of the 

 benches, on shelves and other spaces 

 of small value. 



Week after week we get different 

 • angles of the coal situation and when 

 it Is all boiled down the fact remains 

 that there is danger of a very short 

 supply. Any grower who can get de- 

 livery on any coal at all had better 

 take it when he can get it. I was in- 

 terested to note what some of the 

 Philadelphia growers were doing in 

 this respect. 



Wliile in years past many Philadel- 

 phia growers have burned quite a lot 

 of Buckwheat. No. 1 and 2 sizes, even 

 those who have been in the habit of 

 sticking to soft coal are switching 

 over to this grade anthracite, and this 

 is not only true of Philadelphia in par- 

 ticular but is showing up all through 

 Jersey, around New York and even 



among the Boston growers. I believe 

 the grower who takes advantage of 

 this grade of coal as he can get it will 

 be playing on the safe side. 



One big coal firm in Philadelphia 

 connected with big corporations 

 makes the statement that 90 per cent 

 of all the available bituminous suppl.v 

 in sight or in prospect has been con- 

 tracted for by large manufacturing 

 concerns, railroads, lighting plants and 

 similar plants, which leaves only that 

 small uncertain 10 per cent for tho 

 smaller fellows to depend upon. Mat- 

 ters may change decidedly but it would 

 seem to me to be a very good gamble 

 to take what you can get from week 

 to week, for so tar there is nothing in 

 prospect as a relief. 



Mr. A. F. Faulkner and daughter of 

 New York were recent Boston visitors. 



THE MARKET. 

 Practically speaking, there is no 

 market. This applies to all of the 

 large cities. Any dealer who comes in 

 and wants flowers can get them at 

 practically his own price. The 

 amount of stock sent in is small and 

 includes considerable outdoor stock. 

 The flower in Boston that seems to be 

 selling best just now is delphinium. 

 Lilium speciosum has just appeared, 

 but the call for them is not great as 

 yet. 



LADIES' SOCIETY OF AMERICAN 

 FLORISTS. 



Committees for the annual conven- 

 tion to be held in Cleveland August 17- 

 20 have been appointed by the Presi- 

 dent. Mrs. B. Hammond Tracy, as fol- 

 lows: 



Introduction Committee. Mrs. Chas. 

 Maynard, Mrs. J. A. Peterson, Mrs. A. 

 Austin, Mrs. Ella G. Wilson, Mrs. 

 Whitton. 



Entertainment Committee. Mrs. 

 Charles Graham, Mrs. Albert M. Herr, 

 Mrs. Philip Foley. 



Welfare Committee and information 

 Committee. Mrs. H. Knoble, Mrs. 

 George, Miss Ida Peterson, Mrs. Fried- 

 lay, Mrs. A. L. Miller. 



Miss Perle B. Fulmer proposes the 

 following amendment to the Constitu- 

 tion and By-Laws; Article 6, Section 

 4, relative to the duties of the Treasur- 

 er, "She shall turn over to her duly 

 elected successor all moneys, books, 

 and papers, so that they shall reach 

 her by January first." 



Mrs. Albert M. Herr proposes an 

 amendment to Article 6, to become 

 Section 6 of the same, relative to 

 Duties of Directors. "They shall meet 

 at the call of the President as soon as 

 convenient after the appointment of 

 the new members, and elect their 



New Violet "Duchess" 



This ig a great improvement on Prin- 

 cess of Wales — Deeper Shade and more 

 uniform, also n much better and surer 

 producer and better keeper and ship- 

 per, also more fragrant. General ap- 

 pearance when bunched away ahead of 

 other varieties Exceptionally easy to 

 propagate. Should be planted In tke 

 beds earlier than Princess. 



It will pay you to go In for 

 DUCHESS. And DO IT NOW— before 

 this fine lot is all grabbed up. We offer 

 L,arse fleld grown olamps of DUCHBSS, 

 and the other two as follows: 



100 1000 



DUCHESS $15.00 $120.00 



LADY CAMPBEM- 12.00 100.00 



PRINCESS OF WALES.. 10.00 95.00 



C. U. LIGGIT 



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 BnlletiD Baildlng: PHILAUKLFHIA 



MIGHELL'S 



Flower Seeds 



Cvclamen Seed 



MICHELL'S GIANT SHOW 



100 1000 



Seeds Seeds 



Bright Red $2.00 $16.00 



Dark Blood Red 2.00 16.00 



Glory of Wandsbek. Sal- 

 mon red 2.00 16.00 



I*erle of Zelilendorf, Sal- 

 mon pink 2.00 16.00 



Pure White 2.00 16.00 



Rc^e of Murientlial. bright 



piuk 2.00 16.00 



Wliite with tannine Eye 2.00 16.00 



.Mixed Colors 1.50 12..iO 



MICHEI.I^'S LAR(;E FLOWERING 

 100 1000 

 Seeds Seeds 

 Duke of Connauglit, crim- 

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Excelsior, white, with red 



base 1.50 12..50 



Grandiflora .Mba, white.. 1.50 12.50 

 Princess of Wales, pink. 1.50 12.50 

 Salmon Queen, salmon 



pink 1..50 12,50 



St. George, delicate sal- 

 mon 1.50 12.50 



.Mixed, all colors 1.'25 10.00 



PANSY SEED 

 Micliell's Giant Exhibition Mixed 

 A giant strain which for size of 

 bloom, heavy texture and varied col- 

 ors and shades cannot be surpassed. 

 Half tr. pkt., 30c.; tr. pkt., 50c.; % 

 oz., $1.23; $2.00 per Vt oz. ; per oz., 

 .fT.OO. 



Giant Trimardeau Mixed, large flow- 

 ering, choice colors, Tr. pkt., SOc. ; 

 $2.m per oz. 



Also Giant Prize and Regular 

 Strains Pansles, Daisy, M.Tosotis, 

 Cineraria, Primula, and all other 

 St-asonable Seeds, Bulbs and Sup- 

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CYCI,.\>LEN PLANTS 



Extra Fine Stock, Separate Col- 

 ors. 3 in. pots, S>~..">0 per 100. 



Send for New Wholesale l*rice List 

 if you haven't a copy. 



MIGHELL'S SEED HOUSE 



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Chairman; they shall fix the amount of 

 the bond of the Treasurer and Secre- 

 tary according to the financial status 

 of the society, and they shall have 

 power to dispose of any unfinished 

 business and to vote on any or all 

 questions pertaining to the welfare of 

 the Society during the time between 

 meetings." 



Mrs. Albert M. Herr, Secy. 



