August 28, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



177 



MictielFs Recleaned Grass Seeds 



For Putting Greens, Fairways, Bunkers and Teeing 

 Grounds, and in fact for every purpose, are immedi- 

 ately recognized by authorities to be of a superior 

 quality. 



Many varieties of grass seeds are short in supply — - 

 better cover your w^ants now^. 



August, September and early October are the right 

 times to sow^ grass seeds. 



Write for illustrated large catalog and list of satisfied golf club clients. 



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WHEN TO SOW GRASS SEED TO 

 INSURE A GOOD TURF 



Beyond a doubt, as has been proven, 

 late In August, all of September, and 

 up to the middle of October, is the 

 best time to sow grass seed in the 

 latitude of Philadelphia, tor all pur- 

 poses, particularly for lawns, putting 

 greens and fairways. 



It used to be that the sprinp months 

 were considered the best time to sow 

 grass seed; but the seed sown in the 

 fall has given better results. 



Probably the chief good reason, it 

 there are no others, for late summer, 

 and early autumn sowing, are the facts 

 that the nights are cooler and there Is 

 a certain amount of natural moisture 

 furnished by heavy dews it there arc 

 no rains. Furthermore, the prowtli 

 of weeds and other undesirable plants 

 is practically over at that season, 

 which is an important factor in the 

 elimination of a poor sod. Again, the 

 spring months are busy times for all 

 other kinds of work, and it Is not al- 

 ways possible to devote the care of pre- 

 pairing the ground tor sowing sccil tor 

 a permanent sod, which is available 

 lati>r on. 



Most of the Landscape Gardeners are 

 using the above time tor making n 



new lawn. It is frequently thought 

 that the approaching winter has a seri- 

 ous effect upon the young grass, but 

 as a matter of fact, this is not gen- 

 eially so, the more snow we have, the 

 better, as it seems to feed the roots. 

 Grass established in the late autumn 

 or early autumn will make rapid 

 growth early the following spring, 

 long before you could think of getting 

 the seed sown and the ground in a 

 workable condition. The time as ad- 

 vised above will gradually replace all 

 others tor sowing season. 



J. F. Bradley. 



his home in Randolph. Mass. .Mr. 

 Dillingham was a well known florist 

 supi)lying many of the stores in 

 Brockton and other places. 



The horticultural building at the 

 Rhode Island State College was re- 

 cently destroyed by fire. 



NEW ENGLAND NEWS NOTES 



A recent attempt was made to bur- 

 glarize Conanfs Florist Shop on Es- 

 sex St.. Salem, but proved unsuccess- 

 ful. This is the second attempt ot the 

 kind. 



Mr. A. \V. Higgins. a well known 

 florist of Westview, Mass., recently 

 lost a barn from fire, the barn being 

 struck by lightning. 



Edward S. Haskell ot Fairhaven, 

 Mass., long a leading fiorist in that 

 section, died recently at the age of 63. 

 He was prominent in politics as well 

 a.o in florist trade. 



Wm. Dillingham, aged 70, is dead at 



Mrs. Sarah Joyce, prominent in the 

 florist trade, is dead at Pottsville, Pa 

 Mrs. Joyce was born in Ireland in 

 1839. and was known as the oldest 

 business woman in the vicinity of 

 Pottsville, where she had been en- 

 gaged in the florist business tor almost 

 60 years. She was the mother ot four- 

 teen children. 



CHARLES FUTTERMAN 



Wholesale Florist 



110 W. 28tli St., New York. X. T. 



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.strong, liome-irron-n. from seed. 



Scrond-Sizc Rulbs. 40c. e.ich, $.3..'iO per 10 

 $30.00 pe- 100. 



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