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Societies. 



Texas Horticultural Society. — The 

 annual state convention of horticulturists 

 will be held at College Station, Texas, 

 July 13 to 15. E. L. Hoffman, of Fort 

 Worth, is secretary. 



Wayne County Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Richmond, Ind.— The May meet- 

 ing was devoted to impromptu discus- 

 sion. On June 11 the society will be the 

 guest of Nathan Garwood and premiums 

 will be offered for displays of strawberries 

 and cut flowers. 



Missouri Valley Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Kansas City, Mo. — L. A. Good- 

 man, secretary of the state society has 

 entertained the local organization at its 

 May meeting for thirteen years past and 

 in every instance the weather has 

 chanced to be perfect. At this year's ses- 

 sion the following essays were read: 

 "Ornamental Foliage Plants," G. E. 

 Kessler; "Aquatic Plants," Stephen J. 

 Hare; "Some Phases of Horticulture," 

 Daniel Carpenter. 



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CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



American Road Machine Co., Kennett 

 Square, Pa., ventilating apparatus; The 

 Walker Fertilizer Co., Clifton Springs, N. 

 V., fertilizers; Knight, Clark & Co., West- 

 ham Nursery, Langley, Eastbourne. Eng- 

 land, plants; Fairmount Tree Protector 

 Co., Philadelphia, Pa., insecticide; J. II. H. 

 Boyd, Gage, Tenn., tree seeds; Greening 

 Bros., Greening P. 0., Mich., nursery 

 stock; J. Lambert & Son., Trier, Germany, 

 seeds and plants. 



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SWEET PEA will be as famous in Europe as in 

 America. It is second in the line of a new 

 family of Dwarf Sweet Peas which we have 

 had the honor of introducing 



Our Farm Annual for 1898, an authority on Sweet 

 Peas, the Leading American Seed Catalogue 

 will be mailed free to any address after Jan. 10, 

 on application. 



W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., 



PHILADELPHIA. 



When writing mention Gardening. 



The Five Bound Volumes of Gardening make a very accept- 

 ible gift at this season. Price $12.00. 



THE GARDENING COMPANY, Monon Building, Chicago. 



Hardy Shrubs 



AND CLIHBERS. 



Ghent Azaleas, Azalea Mollis, Hardy Roses, Ampe- 

 lopsis Veitchii, Clematis Paniculata, Rare Conifers, Iris 

 Kaempferi, Eulalia Japonica, with all hardy herbaceous 

 plants and grasses suitable for fall planting. Catalogue 

 on application. High-class Plants for the Conservatory, 

 Greenhouse, Lawn and Grounds of country places a 

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F. R. PIERSON CO., 



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