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July 15, 1915. 



Hums, or throatworts, belong to the 

 natural order campanulacese and are na- 

 tives of the Mediterranean region. 

 They produce large corymbs of violet- 

 blue flowers, which are borne all along 

 the stems and have a gypsophila-like 

 or cloud-like effect. Where flowers are 

 in demand during the last half of Juno 

 and the flrst half of July, this is a 

 desirable plant to grow. It succeeds 

 well under cool greenhouse treatment, 

 but can be advanced considerably in a 

 warm, sunny house. In addition to 

 propagation by means of seeds, cut- 

 tings in late summer can also be easily 

 rooted. 



Calceolarias and Cinerarias. 



For an early batch of calceolarias 

 and cinerarias, it is time to sow the 

 seeds now. Drain the pans well and 

 use mostly leaf -mold and fine sand for 

 compost. Cover the seeds lightly and 

 protect well from the sun. A cold- 

 frame, where board shutters can be 

 "used until the seedlings show, is pref- 

 erable to a greenhouse, as it can be 

 kept cooler. When the seedlings appear 

 watch them carefully, as there are al- 

 ways larvae waiting to devour them. 

 It is a safe plan to elevate the pans 

 over trays of water to keep these pests 

 away. In hpt, moist weather there is 

 danger of damping off, and great care 

 must be taken to air freely and use 

 water with caution. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



The Carl Hagenburger Co. and C. 

 Merkel & Son, Mentor, O., will be 

 strong on chrysanthemums. Business 

 has been fully up to expectations. 



The Baur Floral Co., Eirie, Ea., has 

 enough business to keep its two stores 

 quite busy. Some fine specimens of 

 boxwood adorn the fronts. The whole- 

 sale department reports big stocks of 

 chrysanthemums, poinsettias and carna- 

 tions in the field, in anticipation of the 

 usual demand. 



J. V, Laver, Erie, is steadily increas- 

 ing the nursery branch. Part of the 

 recently acquired farm will be planted 

 to hardy stock. 



William Honeysett, of the Massas- 

 sauga Gardens, Erie, utilizes the floors 

 of two big graperies by growing large 

 numbers of vegetable plants, which are 

 out of the way by the time the vines 

 require the whole space. 



Lawrence Cotter, of Lakeview Eose 

 Gardens, Jamestown, N. Y., is taking 

 the rest cure at Dr. Hay's sanitarium, 

 Yoiingsville, Pa. His son, Charles, says 

 entire recovery is promised in two or 

 three weeks, which "Larry's" many 

 friends will be glad to hear. 



Daniel Offerlee, Warren, Pa., has de- 

 cided to retire, after about forty years 

 of strenuous work in the business, in 

 which his good wife has taken an 

 active part. The plant will be turned 

 over to his son, Sheldon J., who has 

 been associated several years with his 

 parents. W. M. 



AMEBICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The American Eose Society, at its an- 

 nual meeting in Boston, endorsed the 

 Cleveland flower show as its represen- 

 tative for a rose show this fall. The 

 committee to represent this work was: 

 Chairman, Guy Bate, Newton Falls, O. ; 

 L. L. Lamborn, Alliance, O., and E. B. 

 George, Painesville., O. The report 

 that comes back at the present time is 

 that the exhibition of roses from the 



middle west will be of the flrst order. 

 The list of premiums for the exhibition 

 is quite liberal. 



With this month of July the newly 

 elected officers assume their places: 

 President, S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia, 

 succeeding Wallace E. Pierson, Crom- 

 well, Conn.;, Vice-president, Louis J. 

 Eeuter, Westerly, E. I., succeeding 

 Eobert Pyle, West Grove, Pa. The 

 holdovers are Treasurer Harry O. May, 

 Summit, N. J., and Secretary Benj. 

 Hammond, Beacon, N. Y. The execu- 

 tive committee for the ensuing year 

 stands as follows: August F. Poehl- 

 mann, Morton Grove, 111.; John H. Dun- 

 lop, Eichmond Hill, Ont.; Eobert Simp- 

 son, Clifton, N. J.; Eber Holmes, Mon- 

 trose, Mass.; Wallace E. Pierson, Crom- 

 well, Conn.; Eobert Pyle, West Grove, 

 Pa. An executive committee meeting 

 will be held at the office of President 

 Pennock, 1612 Ludlow street, Philadel- 

 phia, July 20. Consideration will be 

 given to the coming national flower 

 show in Philadelphia, also to the affilia- 

 tion of local societies and the test 

 gardens. 



The paid membership of the Ameri- 

 can Eose Society is twenty more than 

 we had at this time last year. 



Benjamin Hammond, Sec'y. 



AMEBICAN CABNATION SOCIETY. 



Wants Addresses. 



We are desirous of gettii^ into com- 

 munication with the persons^ named be- 

 low. We will consider it a favor if 

 each will drop us a postal giving his 

 present address. We would appreciate 

 the same from anyone else who might 

 know the present whereabouts of any 

 of these persons. The addresses given 

 are in most cases several years old and 

 mail addressed to them has been re- 

 turned. 



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A. B. Boyce, WellesvlUe, N. S. 



A. R. Walker, Flint, Mich. 

 M. Winandy, Chicago, 111. 

 J. Scott, West Newton, Mass. 

 Aug. Rahner, VllUsca, la. 



Otto Mallander, Nlles Center, 111. 



E. McConufaill, Sharon, Pa. 

 W. L. Lewis, Marlboro, Mass. 

 S. Lenton, Plru City, Cal. 



Ingleslde Nurseries, Alhambra, Cal. . 

 C. J. Haettel, Redondo Beach, Cal. 

 C. M. Frick, Philadelphia, Pa. 



B. J. Cloud, Avondale, Pa. 

 Thos. Carroll, Sutor, Mo. 

 Jas. Allen, Paterson, N. J. 



W. C. Jennings, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 P. C. Harwood, Torquay, England. 



F. Gooding, Middlesex, England. 

 A. Smith, London, England. 



W. J. Smith, London, England. 



G. West, Berkshire, England. 



A. F. J. Baur, Sec'y. 

 Indianapolis, Ind. 



Battle Creek, Mich. — S. W. Coggan 

 is erecting a greenhouse on South ave- 

 nue, near his present range. 



Speonk, N. Y.— The South Shore Flo- 

 ral Co. has given the contract for a 

 house, 35x150 feet, to the King Con- 

 struction Co., of North Tonawanda. 



Chicago Heights, Dl. — G. A. Weberg, 

 at Chicago and Main road, has out- 

 grown his present greenhouse, and has 

 material on the ground for a new one. 



Irwin, Pa. — James A. Jacobs is build- 

 ing a greenhouse, 30x110 feet, in North 

 Irwin. He started seven years ago 

 with a 12x20 house, and now has suffi- 

 cient business to devote his entire time 

 to it. 



Urbana, O. — E. H. Murphy's Sons 

 have started an addition to the green- 

 houses on Oakland street. The new 

 range will be the fourth, and will con- 

 sist of six houses, 20x100 feet, and one 

 house, 13x200 feet. 



Hambleton, W. Va.— H. E. Hoefner 

 will erect one house, 20x120 feet, this 

 year, which he will use for chrysanthe- 

 mums and afterwards for lettuce and 

 other stock requiring about the same 

 temperature. Trade in bedding stock 

 was good; Mr. Hambleton sold out so 

 completely that he will have to buy 

 stock for next year. 



Oelwein, la.— The Kemble Floral Co., 

 whiclr operates greenhouses in six other 

 Iowa cities, has purchased three lots 

 at the corner of South Frederick and 

 Second streets, and the brick building 

 on the corner. The company will build 

 a greenhouse along Second street, next 

 to the building, which will be improved 

 by the installation of a show window 

 facing the street. 



Binghamton, N. Y. — H. S. Hopkins 

 has obtained a permit to erect a $3,000 

 greenhouse at 12 Floral avenue. 



Clinton, Dl. — Sylvester Grimsley is 

 preparing plans for a greenhouse, 50x 

 125 feet, on Madison street, to cost 

 $5,000. 



Columbus, O. — The contract for the 



greenhouse for Ohio State University 



has been awarded to Hitchings & Co., 

 of Elizabeth, N. J. 



Bay City, Mich. — Boehringer Bros, 

 have given an order to the John C. 

 Moninger Co., Chicago, for threo new 

 greenhouses each 20x150, of what is 

 termed all-steel construction. The 

 rafters are to be spaced sixteen feet 

 eight inches, and these are said to be 

 the first houses ever built with this 

 spacing. 



Salisbury, Md. — George H. Benedict 

 is erecting a greenhouse, 60x150 feet, 

 at Eiver View Farm, which will be de- 

 voted to chrysanthemums. He will 

 then have five greenhouses in this 

 range, with a total of 25,000 feet of 

 glass, in addition to the large house on 

 Church street, which is Mr. Benedict's 

 headquarters. His son, Herman Bene- 

 dict, has charge of the range at Eiver 

 View Farm. 



South Bichmond, Va. — Ira L. Ander- 

 son & Son, proprietors of the Forest 

 Hill Gardens, issued a well appearing 

 announcement of the opening of their 

 establishment. Cut flowers and plants 

 will be their main lines; ornamental 

 nursery stock will be handled, and 

 landscape planting done. Charles F. 

 Gillette is with the flrm as landscape 

 de5;gner. They have just given an or- 

 der to the Lord & Burnham Co. for a 

 greenhouse. 



