October 23, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



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establishments and nurseries are also 

 located in the city of Tours. 



By far the greatest thing in France 

 Is the spirit of the French women. 

 They work from early morning to 

 dusk and bumper crops were being 

 harvested while he was there. 



.Mr. Farquhar had the pleasure of 

 seeing Davidia involucrata in. flower 

 for the first time while visiting Or- 

 leans. (See illustration on page 305). 

 The tree, about eighteen feet high, 

 was hung with white flowers that re- 

 sembled pieces of ribbon about tl or 8 

 inches long, a very peculiar flower. 



He also said that where specimen 

 trees were the rule in this country, 

 whole groups of one kind of tree were 

 the rule in France, such as larches, 

 beeches, etc. Ground that was form- 

 erly cultivated is now covered with 

 rank growth in many places and what 

 was formerly pasture land has been 

 plowed and planted and this virgin 

 land is producing wonderful crops. 



At Brussels, he found the people as 

 gay and light-hearted as before the 

 war, and where wine was only served 

 at night in pre-war times, it was now 

 to be seen at every table at noon. 



From Brussels, Mr. Farquhar went 

 to Holland and said that the Boskoop 

 nurserymen are now negotiating with 

 the authorities at Washington to see 

 if they cannot arrange to have a build- 

 ing where plants may be examined. 

 The bulb situation is quite in accord 

 with previous reports printed in Hob- 

 ncn.TrRE. The Hollanders are charg- 

 ing such CNhorbitant prices for bulbs 

 that while they have not sold as many 

 as formerly they have received more 

 money than any previous year. 



They are not selling any to Russia, 

 Germany does not buy any. Scandina- 

 via has purchased quite a few, while 

 England has bought about half her 

 usual quantity. It is expected that 

 next year the bulb syndicate will be 

 broken up and that prices will be 

 lower. 



Some very good bulbs, especially 

 narcissus, are being grown in Eng- 

 land. They are not as large as the 

 Holland grown but very fine. Eng- 

 land is also growing some tulips as 

 good as anything seen in Holland. 

 The only trouble is that the English 

 cannot make a steady business of it. 



While in England, Mr. Farquhar vis- 

 ited Kew and all the famous estates, 

 in company with Mr. E. H. Wilson 

 prior to the latter's departure for In- 

 dia. In one English garden there were 

 over two thousand varieties of rhodo- 

 dendrons. 



At the close of his lecture. Mr. Far- 

 quhar was given a rising vote of 

 thanks. 



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