LV 24, 1918. 



The Florists^ Review 



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fioiiH of cypress and iron-frame 



and in planning and estimating 



1 of <*omniercial ranges for flower 



^etnble oroduction. 



i.Tckii t'lorieulture. — Studies in 



;i;igation and culture of the Icad- 



'Kiiltura! ('ro|)s. As facilities 



students ar(> assigned siiace in 



enhouses for {)ractieal experi- 



tli(! growing of roses, carn;itions, 



tlieniunis, violets, sweet peas, 



like. 



riercial I'ioriculture. A continu 



f the course described above, 



■ fares, assigned reading and dis- 



^ on greenhouse [dants and on 



. king^ handling and marketing 



'idwors and plants for r(>tail and 



Ac markets. 



lu)uso ami (iarden Practice. — 



d to give the student added 



I knowledge of greenhouse and 



work. Practical work in green- 



irKioiagenient, propagation, com- 



,/ils, potting and watering. 



Arrangement. -A study of the 



■s of tloral art. Practice in the 



riient of flowers in designs and 



ts, baskets, table decorations and 



d(M'()ration. 



-. rvatory Plants. A study in the 



.irid uses of tropical and sub- 



I plants grown in conservatories, 



ng palms, ferns, begonias and 



hri l''f(i\Mi>. -Designed to ac- 

 I lie stuilcnt with garden ]>lants, 



■ uive practical knowledge of the 

 ij.ilion ami .■ultnre of the annuals, 

 i ■miH per<'nnials, bulbs and shrubs 



'M ftut flowers or ill ormimental 



It. Ill- l''l(»iiiiiltiiic The i»ropaga- 

 ■'id ciilturf (if plants suitabh; for 

 '\ !,'ar(l<'ii and door\ard, imduding 

 • v^ nf containers, snijs, fertilizers, 

 ' 'ides; also, prejiaiat ion of flower 

 ' ' I planting. 



I'lgation ;niil < uiturr of Orna- 

 •"^lirulis. - designed tu acquaint 

 ■' ^leiit wifli methods of j)ropaga- 

 i' lining and culture of shrulis. 

 ' i'liing. — A jtersonal and informal 

 ' '<ir lovers of plants and gardens. 

 '■"Use consists of actual work in 



■ 'it ilication and growing of plants, 

 ' "ii'uted by conferences and infor- 

 ' -'ussions. Attention is given to 



fiteratur.' and history, jilanning 

 'ids, and the like, 

 ■^tigation in Floriculture. — luves- 

 '■'' of jifiddems in growing cut 

 - »'.\oticH and garden flowers; hy 

 "li; study of varieties. 



Winter Course. 



"ter course, covering a period of 

 week.s, has been offered for the 



'"■e years. This course begins 

 '"■•■ 11, lit]:;, and ends February 



■ ' ■' 'Vh' followiii;^ subjects .are 



.ind Greenhouse Prac- 

 of the propagation, pot- 



"iilturc 



\ study 



"ds, enlture, insects, diseases and 



•ing of flowers. Dt'signed to fa 



/e the student with the ordinary 



"ns of the greenhouse and gar- 



"g ytruciures.- -The construction 

 •s of hotbeds, coldframes and in- 

 -ve greenhouses; heating. Lab- 

 • work will consist of plan-mak- 

 "paration of estimates and crec- 

 ' models. 



''ity of the Land.— A study of 

 ''OBI the chemical and physical 

 •d view, with discussions of fer- 



George B. Hart and His Prize Auto Decoratioo. 



tilizers, manures and thc^ principles of 

 plant growth. 



Soils. — A study of the tlerivation, 

 (dassific-.Mtinti. function and properties of 

 soils. 



i'laiit Diseast's. — This course is de- 

 vote<l to the lonsideration of some of 

 tlu' <-ommoii bacterial and fungous dis- 

 eases of jilants. It includes a study of 

 the causal (U'ganisms, their relatifui to 

 tli(^ host plants ;ind their control. 



tlective Subjects. 



Till' t'dlldW iiig >idijects ail' iipcii to 

 the clioicc <if the students: 



Plant biee'liiii;. .\ disi'ussidii nt 



plant iiiipi(i\ eiiieiit with sjiecial reli'i 

 euce til I'anii .aiiii hurt iciiltiiral crops. 

 Methods ot ^election and liybridi/.ation 

 as means of iinpriu erneiit are cai'el'uiiy 

 coiisideie I. 



F.xtensioii. A ■~tudy ol' the I'lolilem- 

 of nil i \ eisji \ extension ill agricnltiiie. 

 Practice III the m.-il and written pres 

 eiitation III topics in agricnituie, with 

 criticism ,-iii'l individual conferences on 

 the techniipie of public speech. 



liiiral I inprox I'inent. .\ <Miiii>e ol' six 

 lectures, 'oinmencing after the Chiist 

 mas rece-s, dealing with questions of 

 rural itiipi o\ enient and intended togixe 

 the f'aiin lio\ a general \ iew of' land 

 scape ;iit, foeether with specific hints 

 for working out some of his h(»ine pioli 

 lems. 



Investigations by the Department. 



Pecause of the Lack of greenhouse fa 

 cilities, investigations in lloriculf ure 

 li;i\e been confined to outdoor problems. 

 In 1904 the .Vmerican Peony Society 

 and the department of hmticulture at 

 (,'ornell I'nix'ersity arranged a coiipi'i- 

 ative experiment for the purpose of 

 studying all the varieties of peonies. 

 'i'he objects sought were to bring order 

 out of the confusion of nomenclature 

 so as to furnish growers with the cor- 

 i-ect names and accurate descriptions of 

 authentic varieties; to study the bo 

 tanical status of the species and varie 

 ties, and to study methods of culture, 

 varieties best adajited for special pur- 

 poses, use of fertilizers, keeping (juali- 

 ties and the like. The same general 

 work has been undertaken with sweet 

 peas and gladioli in cooperation with 



till' National Sweet Pea >Society and the 

 .\iiiericaii (iladioliis Societv, respective 

 ly. 



Ill addition to the above, large col 

 lections of ('hina asters, irises, peren- 

 nial phloxes and climbing roses are 

 lieing planted for investigative pur- 

 poses. Four publications on peonies and 

 two on sweet peas have been printed. 

 Others will appear as results are ob 

 taineil. 



HART'S PRIZE-WINNING FLOAT. 



The lloial float shown on this page 

 was one of' the two entered by florists 

 which Willi first prizes in the flor.al and 

 electrical parade held .luly >< in con- 

 iii'i-tion with the Flks' coii\ fiitinn at 

 lioidiester. N . \. (ieorge P. Hart, who 

 enteie.j the float, is seated ill the back 

 >eat III the car. The frame of the per- 

 L;iila is ni.ade (d wile cov(>reil with white 

 cloth and the decoiations are lambler 

 1 n-es ainl .\sparagiis pluinosiis. 



PORT ALLEGANY OTAKSAS. 



M. i;. (>. Ventres, proprietor of the 

 I'ort Alleeanv ( ireenhoiises, at Port 

 Allegany. Pa., is not a s[iecialist in 

 hydrangeas in the sense of devoting 

 most of his time to them, for he grows 

 a general line of stock and stdls it at 

 both wholesale and retail. Put he does 

 aim to be a specialist in hydrangeas 

 in the sens(> of giving sjiecial attention 

 to their culture and using his best skill 

 in ;iii effort to produce plants of a spe- 

 cially high grade. As evidence of the 

 success of this endeavor, he has sub- 

 mitted soiiK^ photographs, one of which 

 is here reproduced. It shows three 

 plants of Hydrangea Otaksa, taken 

 from a large number of others of equal- 

 ly good quality. From three to five 

 blooms, ht> says, had been cut from 

 each of the plants before the photo- 

 graph was taken. 



Richmond, Ind. — J. E. Jones, of the 

 .\ilvance Co., is at Lake James with 

 his family for an outing of two weeks. 



Clinton, Ind. — Herman O. Ilershey has 



rented his plant at Marshall, 111., to 

 Miss Planch Williams and now occupies 

 the Sunnvside (ireenhouses here. 



