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by the frequent use of the hand cultiva- 

 tor or hand rake. Give the soil a light 

 dressing of air-slaked lime and do not 

 water at the roots until it becomes abso- 

 lutely necessary. The only way to save 

 the plants is to get them to start new 

 root action. If this cannot be done, it 

 is useless to bother with them. M. P. 



ALBANY, N. Y. 



Club Meeting. 



The Albany Florists' Club held its 

 monthly meeting at the establishment 

 of Heiikes Bros., at Newtonville, dur- 

 ing the evening of August 7. There was 

 a good attendance. Fred \V. Cloeckner 

 was elected a member at this meeting. 

 The dub's cntortaiiuiicMit comniittce, of 

 whii'li Louis II. SchiU't'er is the cliair- 

 nian, has made arrangements for a field 

 (lay and clamhukc to be hold at Ilonkcs' 

 irrovo, Saturday at'toriu)on, August 2;!, 

 This promises to be a gala day in the 

 annals of the Florists' Club, as all the 

 members look forward to an enjoyable 

 day. At the conclusion of the meeting, 

 Fred Henkes invited the club to partake 

 of a luncheon he had prepared and which 

 was enjoyed by all. 



Various Notes. 



.Among recent callers were .T. J. 

 Karins, representing Henry A. Dreer, 

 Inc., Philadelphia; "Billy" Cahill, rep- 

 resenting K. J. Irwin, of New York; i. 

 Wt'ddcrbuni, of the Quality Brands 

 Co., Cleveland, and Mr. Wright, of A. 

 11. Hewes & Co., Cambridge, Mass. 



W. W. Hannell, of Watervliet, is cut- 

 ting some tine gladioli, wiiich are soiling 

 well. Mr. Ilannell is rebuilding and re- 

 planting several benches in his rose 

 houses and is getting ready to house 

 his carnations. In the field he has some 

 fine heathers and hydrangeas, on which 

 ho spociali/.t's. Tho cychiiuoiis at the 

 Hannell range also are in fine condition. 



E. P. Tracey and his brother, Thomas, 

 are planning to motor to the convention 

 at Detroit, leaving Albany August 17. 

 F. A. Danker expects to go to the con- 

 vention with the New York delegation. 



The Lontix Horticultural Society, 

 Lenox, Mass., has a field day August 20 

 and has invited the members of the Al- 

 bany Florists' Club to attend. 



Stock is more plentiful as the season 

 advances. Asters are abundant and 

 there is a good supply of spociosum 

 lilies. Gladioli are in good supply. 

 Carnations are jtractically off the mar- 

 ket. Roses are holding their own, al- 

 though the outdoor flowers have the 

 preference in most sales. 



The races aro on at Saratoga this 

 month and many of the craft can be 

 found at the track, trying to double up 

 some of the profits they made in the last 

 year. H, M. 



WHEN TO SOW CLOVER. 



T desire tfi sow several lots in cdover 

 to jdow ujuler for fertilizer. When is 

 the best time to do this and what kind 

 is best to s'ow? llf)w long Tuust it grow 

 before being plowed under? 



M. .T. W. Tnd. 



The best time to sow clover is when 

 you are most likely to got a good stand. 

 In this vicinity, farmers prefer to sow 

 in early spring, because the abundant 

 rains and tlio favorable growing weath- 

 er during the spring months give it a 

 chance to get a good start. It should 



WHO'S WHO Kl- AND WHY 



JAMES EDWARD MOON. 



() distinguish him from seven other .Tamos Moons of nursery trade fame, two 

 of whom are li\ing, tlio reci'Utly elected president of tho American Associa- 

 tion of Nurserymen shifts the onipliasis on his name to the Edward. Tho first 

 .lames Moon started the nurseries at Morrisville, Pa., in 17(!!). James M. Moon, 

 president of tlie Wni. II. Moon Co., is an uncle. J. Edward Moon is secretary and 

 sales manager of the comiJany, being tho son of the founder, William II. ^loon. 

 Mr. Moon adhoros to tho faith that brcuight his ancestors from England with 

 William Ponn in KiS'J, and holds the office of clerk in one of the (juarterly nioot- 

 ings of the Quakers. He was educated iirincipally at the Friends Boarding School, 

 at Westtown.^'a., graduating as valedictorian of his class in litUL'. One of his 

 classmates was Mary Brown, of Llanorch, Pa., who later became Mrs. Moon. The 

 president of tho A. .\. N. is only ;i() years of age. 



be allowed to make a vigorous growth 

 before being jilowod under. It could be 

 turned under after making a good 

 growth tho second spring. Use the 

 large crimson clover and sow ton to 

 fifteen jtounds to the acre. Tho sweet 

 clover, which is regarded as a weed 

 here, has been higlily recommended to 

 me as a fertilizer <-rop. If you wish to 

 sow these lots this fall, I rocoiintiend 

 that you sow them with rye. This will 

 make a strong growth by s])ring and 

 can then be turned under. A. F. .1. B. 



OLD MAID FOR APRIL. 



Plo.-iso tell me the name of the pianl I 

 am sending you. How is it started and 

 wImmi siionld it be sown in order to lie 

 placed in 2'i.> inch pots during April? 

 Tho plants ai'e about sixteen iiudn's liiiiii 

 and well branched. F. C. F.— Tnd. 



The name of tho plant is vinca, or Ma- 

 dagascar jieiiwiiik h', coiiiiiionly calleil 



Old Maid. It is one of tho best flow- 

 ering bedtling plants we have and at 

 the jtresent time is full of blooms. Tho 

 greatest problem in growing those plants 

 is to get thorn to Mower early enough 

 to bo in full bloom for spring sales. 

 They are strictly hot weather plants 

 and are at their best in .Vugust. The 

 seed should be sown early in .lainiary in 

 a section of the lionch in the jiropagat- 

 ing house that has a strong bottom lieat. 

 By working them along from the seed 

 bed to 3 inch pots and then plunging 

 outside in the hotbed about Ajiril 15, a 

 reasonable number of them can be had 

 in bloom by the end of May. However, 

 it will be a ditlicult matter to got thou\ 

 to bloom satisfactorily in 2'j-in(di pots 

 in ArTil, because they aro exceedingly 

 slow m growing. The plants you liave 

 nuiy be lifted and they will continue 

 to bloom throughout tho winter. Not 

 only are they satisfactory Ijedding 

 jilants, but they also make fine cut 

 ll()wor9. M. p. 



