September 11, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



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all times that his orders will be han- 

 dled in the most satisfactory manner; 

 first, because the association guaran- 

 tees him; secondly, because every 

 member takes a pride In pleasing his 

 patrons and building up his business 

 with satisfied customers. 



There is no additional expense for 

 this service, except the cost of the tel- 

 egram or telephone in the trans- 

 mitting of the order. 



We aslt our patrons to make use of 

 this service, which we know will 

 please you and be executed in a man- 

 ner to merit your patronage. 



SaMUEI, MtTKBAT, 



1017 Grand Avenue, 



Kansas City, Mo. 



I am sorry that the coal situation 

 has become so serious, because it is 

 sure to interfere with the operation of 

 private greenhouses. In fact, a good 

 many estate owners have decided to 

 run their houses only in part this year, 

 and of course that is going to inter- 

 fere with the best horticultural de- 

 velopment of the country. Sometimes 

 it is possible to get along with less 

 heat and still get fairly good results. 



Now that coal is a little easier in 

 many sections of the country, it is to 

 be hoped that there will be an in- 

 creased inclination on the part of estate 

 owners to keep their houses in opera- 

 tion. Apparently the help situation is 

 improving, and that is an item of im- 

 portance, although it is true that 

 wages are high and likely to remain 

 so around town. 



I should be interested to know how 

 thp plan of using girls for greenhouse 

 work on private places is working out. 

 I know of one estate where the scheme 

 has been given up entirely, but it may 

 be that in other places it is proving 

 a success. 



AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY'S 

 SHOW 

 The sixth annual exhibition of the 

 American Dahlia Society will be held 

 at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, 

 September 27, 28 and 29. Additional 

 special prizes of $25.00 have been 

 offered by William J. Mathewson of 

 New York for the best collection of 

 Cactus Dahlias, 50 varieties, short 

 stems, and the best collection of Deco- 

 rative Dahlias, 25 varieties, short 

 stems. 



The judges for the exhibition will 

 be James Duthie, Oyster Bay, L. I.; 

 Prof. Geo. W. Fraser, Storrs, Conn.; 

 Prof. J. B. S. Norton, Hayattsville, 

 Maryland; James Kirby, Huntington, 

 N. Y.; J. S. Vincent, White Marsh, 

 Maryland; Peter Duff, Orange. N. Y.; 

 John MacNicoU, Cedarhurst, X. Y.: 

 E. Stanley Brown, East Moriches, N. 



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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK 



The regular fall exhibition of this 

 society will be held November 4 to 7. 

 at the American Museum of Natural 

 History. Schedules are now ready for 

 distribution, and will be sent on ap- 

 plication to the secretary, George V. 

 Nash, New York Botanical Garden, 

 Bronx Park, N. Y. City. 



The premiums are quite different 

 from those of other years, a number 

 of prizes being offered for fruits and 

 vegetables. Substantial premiums are 

 offered tor groups of greenhouse fo- 

 liage and flowering plants, the first 

 prize including, beside the cash, the 



society's silver cup valued at $100. 



Send tor your schedules early, so 

 that you may get your material in 

 shape, and be able to make your en- 

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 show. 



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The Olympic Flower Shop, o£ Brem- 

 erton, Wash., has moved into the new 

 Kecfe Building on Pacific Ave. This 

 concern has also recently completed 

 two new greenhouses that cover ap- 

 proximately 7,000 square feet of ground 

 space. Mr. F. C. Schricker, the man- 

 ager, says that he expects to grow 

 practically all his own flowers this 

 year. 



Considerable damage was recently 

 done by a fire which broke out in cel- 

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 Olean, N. Y. 



