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"even greater than for the correspond- 

 ing period of 1919" was declared prob- 

 able for January and February of this 

 year. 



Up On4-Qaarter in East. 



The company asked for a flat twenty- 

 five per cent increase east of the Mis- 

 sissippi and north of the Ohio rivers. 

 Between points in that district and 

 other sections of the country, the in- 

 crease would be ten per cent. 



The largest increase sought was for 

 actual hauling, for which the company 

 asked seventy-five per cent additional in 

 the eastern district and fifty per cent 

 elsewhere. 



An increase of thirty-three and one- 

 third per cent was asked for terminal 

 handling of shipments, more than half 

 of which would be turned over to the 

 railroad companies. 



How much the actual increase will be 

 in rates governing florists' shipments 

 cannot yet be determined, but from 

 statements made it is judged that it will 

 be generally about twenty-five per cent. 



TO FILL CARNATION SPACE. 



Growers having carnation beds which 

 have ceased to be profitable or are 

 otherwise unsatisfactory would do well 

 to throw the carnations out and fill in 

 the space with snapdragons. Nelrose is 

 an excellent variety. The tall and 

 dwarf-growing varieties of stocks are 

 also well worth trying; strong plants 

 out of 2'V^-inch pots, if planted at once, 

 will be in fine crop for Mothers' day 

 and Memorial day. 



Salpiglossis is a good flower for vases. 

 These, planted in the early part of win- 

 ter, would now be in full bloom. They 

 are beautiful and last well in water 

 when cut. They would be ornamental 

 for display in a store window and de- 

 sirable to those wishing something dif- 

 ferent. Salpiglossis may be sown now; 

 if planted when large enough in benches 

 about 9x10 inches apart, it will bloom 

 by the end of May and will be profit- 

 able, as it requires little care beyond 

 water and a stake for each plant. 



E. E.-B. 



ORCHIDS AT BOSTON. 



Program of the Conference. 



The program for the orchid confer- 

 ence which is to be held in Horticultural 

 hall at Boston, Mass., in connection with 

 the orchid show March 25 to 28 has been 

 announced and promises a broad as well 

 as thorough covering of the main sub- 

 jects. The conference, the show, the 

 plans for which were described in The 

 Review March 11, and the meeting to be 

 held at 7:30 p. m., Thursday, March 25, 

 at Horticultural hall to organize a na- 

 tional orchid society, will combine to 

 make those four days a period of great 

 interest and significance for American 

 orchidists. 



The program of the conference is as 

 follows: 



THURSDAY. MARCH 2o. 



"Tbe Kasls of Orchid Classification," by Oakes 

 Ames. Nortb Easton, Mass. 



"The GeoKraphloal Distribution of Orchids," 

 by E. H. Wilson, of tlie Arnold Arboretum, Ja- 

 maica Plain, Mass. 



FRIDAY. MARCH 26. 



"The History of Orchid Culture in the United 

 States," by W, A. Manda, South Orange, N. J. 



"Collecting Orchids," by John E. liager, of 

 Imager A Hurrell, Summit, N. J. 



SATURDAY. MARCH 27. 



"The History of Orchids In England," by 

 George I'Anson, of the A. C. Burrage estate, 

 Beverly Farms, Mass. 



"HybrldlMtlon of Orchids," by Clement 

 Moore, Hackensack, N. J, 



Hours and Judges for Show. 



The orchid show in Horticultural hall 

 will be open as follows: Wednesday, 



March 24, from noon to 10 p. m.; Thurs- 

 day, Friday and Saturday, March 25 to 

 27, 10 a. m. to 10 p. m., and Sunday, 

 March 28, 1 p. m. to 10 p. m. 



The following judges for the exhibi- 

 tion have been appointed: Samuel J. 

 Goddard, Framingham, Mass.; Donald 

 McKenzie, Brookline, Mass.; Frank J. 

 Dolansky, Lynn, Mass.; Edwin Jenkins, 

 Lenox, Mass.; Joseph Manda, West 

 Orange, N. J.; John E. Lager, Summit, 

 N. J.; A. J. Loveless, Lenox, Mass., and 

 Clement Moore, Hackensack, N. J. 



The publicity of the exhibition is in 

 the hands of George H. Sargent, who is 

 connected with the Boston Transcript. 



AT BEVERLY FARMS. 



Albert C. Burrage, of Orchidvale, 

 Beverly Farms, Boston, Mass., is build- 

 ing twelve new houses to be devoted to 

 the culture of orchids. Work on four 

 more houses is to be started immediate- 

 ly. When this range is stocked up, it 

 will contain the largest collection of 

 orchid plants in the United States. 



Douglas Eccleston is the superintend- 

 ent of the estate and Fred W. Pocock, 

 formerly with G. B. Wilson, of Phila- 

 delphia, and before that with Alphonse 

 Pericat, Collingdale, Pa., is the orchid 

 grower. Mr. Pocock has spent the 

 whole of his life as a grower and is re- 

 garded as one of the best. He learned 

 his business in England and came to 

 this country twelve years ago. 



George I 'Anson, also from some of 

 the famous places in England, has a 

 section of phalffnopsis under his spe- 

 cial care, which he grows remarkably 

 well. He has been with Charlesworth 



& Co., Heaton Bradford, Yorkshire 

 and Hugh Low & Co., London, and other 

 famous establishments. 



Mr. Eccleston is an expert on orchids 

 in addition to other branches of horti- 

 culture, and intends to fill one of the 

 lecture rooms in Horticnltural liall 

 Boston, March 24. 



Mr. Burrage is writing a short 

 pamphlet on orchids and intends to dis- 

 tribute many thousand copies to visi- 

 tors at the exhibition in Boston. The 

 collection of many beautiful varieties 

 of orchids will be well worth a long 

 trip to see them alone. The varioties 

 grown are cattleyas, cymbidiums, cyp- 

 ripediums, odontoglossums, zygopetal- 

 ums, phaleenopsis and oncidiums, all of 

 which are well grown. Nothing is sold 

 from this establishment. The fiowers 

 are either used for the family or for 

 hospitals and other charitable purposes, 



E. E. R. 



BOSTON GROWERS TO MEET. 



To Form Local of National Body. 



A call has been issued to all growers 

 in the vicinity of Boston, Mass., to 

 meet for the purpose of organizing a 

 local of the National Flower Growers' 

 Association, which had its preliminary 

 organization at Chicago at the time of 

 the convention of the American Carna- 

 tion Society last January, The meeting 

 will be held at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, 

 March 23, at the American House, Han- 

 over street, Boston. It will be ad- 

 dressed by J. Fred Ammann, the orig- 

 inal inspirer and present secretary of 

 the new organization; W. E. Pierson, a 

 member of its organization committee, 

 and others. 



The first local of the national asso- 

 ciation was formed in Chicago soon 

 after the tentative plans were made; 

 another local is in process of formation 

 among the growers of southern Illinois, 

 and the organization of yet other 

 branches is sure to follow in quick suc- 

 cession. 



Local Committee. 



The letter announcing the Boston 

 meeting is signed by the following local 

 committee: E. Allan Peirce, Thomas 

 Roland, W. H. Elliott, William Sim, W. 

 C. Stickel, A. Christensen and 8. J. God- 

 ard. The letter is as follows: 



You are earnestly requested to be present at 

 a meeting to be held at 7:S0 p. m. Tuesilay. 

 March 23, at the American House, Hanover 

 street, Boston, Mass. 



At this time J. F. Ammann, of Bdwardgvillf- 

 111.; W. R. Pierson, of Cromwell, Conn., and 

 others will address the meeting relative to 

 forming a branch of the National Flower Grow- 

 ers' Association. 



At a meeting last January, held In Chicago. 

 a preliminary organization was formed to re^ 

 port at the S. A. F. convention next August, at 

 Cleveland. This organization Is to be composed 

 of growers of cut flowers and plants only, for 

 their mutual benefit In the large way that cnly 

 a national organization can accomplish. 



Whether Interested or not, you should be pres- 

 ent and listen to what these men of nati'.nai 

 repute have to say, who at their own expanse 

 have come to talk to us about what may be «c- 

 compllshed by organization, such as: To stah''- 

 Ize prices by mutual cooperation in national iinfl 

 local advertising; to protect its memt)ers against 

 unjust and unlawful exactions; to correct abuses; 

 to protest against the enactment of damnp'.'"' 

 laws which may be proposed by those unfamll""' 

 with the requirements of the trade, and to col- 

 lect and disseminate this information. 



This meeting will be interesting and of pff' 

 sonal benefit to each and every one, whether a 

 large or small grower. „ 



Do not forget the date — Tuesday, March ^ 

 7:30 p. m., American House, Boston, Mass. 



Springfield, Mass. — Slight damage 

 was done by fire to the shop of James 

 Nicholas, on Elm street, March 5. 



