September 2r., 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



247 



George Watson^s 

 Corner 



"Tod In jour sin*ll comer and mr 



In mtnp." 



The gliulioli meeting and exhibitimi 

 in Boston was si)lendld and showed 

 the most progressive and enterprisin;; 

 spirit. The only suggestion we cnii 

 think of to offer in the way of furthi r 

 worlds to conquer is the thought tliat 

 wouldn't it have t>een wonderful if the 

 same showing could have been made 

 simultaneously at both Boston and 

 Cleveland. Look at the wonderful dil'- 

 ference in the audiences. The Rostoii 

 crowd — we all know what the Hub 

 ot the I'niverse is — especially the New 

 England universe. But the Cleveland 

 audience — ah, there's where the 

 thought lies. There were the men 

 from the backwoods, from the sea- 

 shores, from the mountains, from the 

 sandlots. from the prairies, from 

 Florida to Alaska, and the big thing 

 about it is they only make it once 

 a year! .lust once a year. A long 

 journey to see what is newest and 

 best in the horticultural world. ,Qne 

 year it may be Boston, another year 

 Kansas City or Washington, but that 

 journey they must make. So if the 

 exhibitors are not there at the annual 

 S. A. F. meeting the consequence is 

 that the scholars from near and far 

 go back home unenlightened. Some 

 may say that they couldn't make the 

 exhibit at both places. We think this 

 is largely imaginary and that a little 

 of what is now called executive 

 efficiency would easily demonstrate a 

 duplication of exhibits and capable 

 hands to handle same with splendid 

 results to all concerned. 



The question of whether it was a 

 wise thing or not for a florists club to 

 indulge in discussions of religion or 

 politics was after full and tree ex- 

 pression of opinion decided that the 

 club make a special by-law prohibiting 

 — which was done. That was a quar- 

 ter century or more ago and the wis- 

 dom of it has many times since been 

 exemplified. Albert M. Herr is a mem- 

 ber of the Phila. Club, and it is strange 

 to hear of him putting the Lancaster 

 county boys in wrong on that question. 



A notable window display is what 

 may truly be said of the latest Philip 

 Freud creation at the Michell store on 

 Market street. The fall bulb season is 

 now commencing and business among 

 the hundreds of thousands of passers- 

 by must be stimulated. To do this 



NARCISSUS— Paper White 



12 ctm. (1500 to case) per 1000 $17.00 



13 ctm. (1250 to case) per 1000 21.00 



14 ctm. (1000 to case) per 1000 26.00 



LILIUM CANDIDUM 



Per 100 1,000 



First Size $9.00 $87.50 



Select Size 12.00 110.00 



Mammoth Size 18.00 150.00 



WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS 



12 to 15 ctm 7.00 65.00 



OUR USUAL COMPLETE LINE OF DUTCH BULBS NOW ON HAND 

 Fall "Book for Florists" Ready — Ask for It 



CHICAGO VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE newyork 



FARQUHAR'S UNIVERSAL MIGNONETTE 



This Mignonette is considered to be one of the finest for the greenhouse, 

 and has received many Awards where exhibited. 



It produces enormous sweetly scented spikes of reddish-green flowers, 

 which are greatly in demand for cutting. 



1-4 oz., $4.00; 1-8 oz., $2.00; 1-16 oz., $1.00 



R. & J. Farquhar Compeoiy, Boston, Mass. 



STUMPP & WALTER CO. 



Seeds and Bulbs 



30-32 Barclay Street 

 NEW YORK CITY 



Bolgiafio's "Big Crop" Seeds 



"TESTED AND TKISTED" OVER A 

 CENTURY 



Spoclal Price I-,ist to Florists and Market 

 GardenerH. Writ* for a copy at onc^ — it 

 will hiivc yoti money. 



J. BOLGIANO & SON 



B.\I.TIMOR£, M.\RyL.4>'D 



KVKKVTHIN<; IN CITTIXGS .4ND 



t^.MALL rOT PL.VNTS 



MAGIC HOSE .«EEDS AND BULBS 



NICO FU.ME 



ROMAN J. IRWIN 



IMrOUTKK 

 43 West IKth SIrcfl NEW VOKK 



GARDEN SEED 



BEET, CARROT, PARSNIP, RADISH and 

 GARDEN PEA SEED in variety; also other 

 Items vt the short crop of this past season 

 as well :is a full line of Garden Seeds, will 

 be quoteil you upon application to 



S. D. WOODRUFF & SONS 



SZDejSl.NEW YORK and ORANGE CONN. 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS 



JOSEPH BRECK & SONS, CORP. 



47-54 North Market Street 

 BOSTON, MASS. 



W. E. MARSHALL & CO. 



SEEDS, PLANTS AND BULBS 

 Horticultural Sundries 



166 W. 23rd St.. NEW YORK 



effectively a few plates of hyacinths, 

 tulips, and narcissus bulbs, are not 

 enough. A much more energetic ap- 

 peal is necessary for the multitude, 

 which in the mass is sadly lacking in 

 imagination. A picture will stop a 

 child and make it crow with delight — 

 and in the main aggregate, people at 

 maturity are but grown up children. 



Xo one realizes that truth more clear- 

 ly than Michell. and his unequalled 

 artist. Philip Freud. Many fine dis- 

 plays have been made by them in the 

 past, but nothing quite so original and 

 effective as this year's layout. The 

 background is painted scenery of true 

 Dutch character — the foreground of 

 the painting showing a fine array of 



