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September 7, 1905. 



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Establishment of W. J. Barnes, at Kansas City, Mo. 



beds are enclosed by a narrow band of 

 grass and then by a band of coleus in 

 solid colors, Verschaffeltii on the sides, 

 Oolden Bedder on the ends. 



To the right and left of these linear 

 beds are two large circular beds raised 

 a little from the grass level, each sur- 

 rounded by nine smaller but very good- 

 size round beds. The large beds are 

 twenty-eight feet in circumferenca, laid 

 out to represent a single dahlia flower. 

 The center is a Musa ensete, then a circle 

 of Arundo Donax, then a circle of Canna 

 Black Beauty surrounded by Pennisetum 

 longistylum. From the pennisetum the 

 petals of the dahlias are laid out in 

 scarlet, green-gold and dark alternan- 

 thera, the varieties used being brillian- 

 tissima, aurea nana and Prospect Park. 

 The ground work is echeverias, secunda 

 in one and secunda glauca edged by a 

 single variety of alternanthera, one scar- 

 let, the other dark, relieved by a double 

 row of crassus. 



The surrounding beds were laid out in 

 solid effects of geraniums and crotons 

 alternately, each with its border. The 

 geraniums were S. A. Nutt, double crim- 

 son; Dennison's Seedling, scarlet |v Dry- 

 den, pink, both singh and double. \ The 

 crotons were Fasciatum, which was most 

 beautifully colored; Queen Victoria "and 

 Baronne de Kothschild, both very mie. 

 The edgings for the former were Apu- 

 tilon Savitzii, very effective, and a du- 

 ranta (never mind its last name, I don't 

 want to get mixed up in a controversy) 

 and for the latter Eranthemum epur- 

 eum (atrosanguineum?) and the afore- 

 said artemisia used together. The abu- 

 tilon and duranta were used in different 

 beds. The whole effect, flowers, foliage, 

 turf and stately buildings beyond was 

 very handsome. A bed of mixed crotons 

 further on was effective, also a bed of 

 cacti and echeverias. 



Mr. Lonsdale has plans which, should 

 they bear fruit, will lead to a school for 

 horticulture in Girard College that would 

 be of benefit to the boys and to our 

 calling. May He prosper. Phil. 



W. J. BARNES. 



Starting into business in 1890 with a 

 lean-to costing $45 and an unlimited 

 amount of grit, with a trade that was 

 confined to bedding plants, W. J. Barnes, 

 of Kansai^ City, made such a success of 

 his venture that one year later he built 

 2,500 feet of glass and commenced grow- 

 ing cut flowers. The -part of the city 

 he picked out as a business point hap- 

 pily met his fullest expectations and 

 buildings began to grow up around him, 

 and his business growing in proportion, 



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so that in 1894 he increased his place to 

 10,000 feet. Three years ago he tore 

 down his old range and replaced it with 

 12,000 feet of up-to-date greenhouses. 



He has three houses in Beauty, Eich- 

 mond. Bride and Maid, Four houses 

 are in carnations. The varieties grown 

 are Cardinal, Enchantress, Lawson, Nel- 

 son Fisher and Boston Market. There 

 is one house of mums in pots and one 

 of benched stock ; one palm house and 

 a house of splendid specimen plants of 

 Piersoni elegantissima and Bostonien- 

 sis ferns. In addition to this Mr. Barnes 

 has about 500 square feet of the finest 

 asters. 



Commencing as he did, in a very small 

 way, Mr. Barnes has kept abreast of 

 the times, educating the people to dis- 

 tinguish between what is really of value 

 and what is worthless, until today he 

 stands among the best and is reaping 

 the harvest he has sown, but only by 

 patient, conscientious labor and honest 

 dealings. 



Mr. Barnes stands upon the left of 

 the accompanying illustration and his 

 grower, Al Murray, who is a factor in 

 the success of the business, upon the 

 right. Narcissus. 



HAIL ASSCX:iATION. 



The following amendments to the by- 

 laws of the Florists' Hail Association of 

 America were recommended by the direc- 

 tors of that body at a meeting held in 

 Washington, D. C. These amendments 

 will be voted on by the members of the 

 association at Dayton, O., in August, 

 1906: 



Article v.. Section VII. — Any risk upon which 

 three or more consecutive losses shall have l>een 

 piild In the five years preceding the levying of 

 nn assesement, shall be considered a hazardous 

 risk for that assessment and an additional ten 

 per cent of the gross amount of such assessment 

 shall be added thereto. 



Article v.. Section VIII.— Any risk upon 

 which three or more consecutive losses shall 

 have been paid In the twelve months preceding 

 the levying of an assessment, shall be con- 

 sidered an extra hazardous risk for that assess- 

 ment and an additional twenty-five per cent of 

 the gross amount of such assessment shall be 

 added thereto. 



John G, Esler, Sec'y. 



TOLEDO IS IN LINE. 



On the evening of August 10 a few of 

 the florists of Toledo got together and 

 decided that it would be for the inter- 

 ests of the trade to start a florists' club. 

 They therefore agreed to meet again in 

 two weeks, and in the meantime to make 

 an effort to interest others in the pro- 

 ject, with the result that about twenty- 

 five of the florists of the city met Au- 

 gust 24, and proceeded to organize what 

 is to be known as the Toledo Florists' 



Club. After electing Geo. Bayer as 

 president for one year, E. H. Cushman, 

 of Sylvania, as vice-president, and S. N. 

 Peck, secretary and treasurer, they 

 adopted suitable by-laws and the work 

 of organization was completed. 



Toledo now takes her place with the 

 other progressive cities in the work of 

 advancing the interests of horticulture. 

 As our city already has the reputation of 

 being one of the finest convention cities 

 in the land, who knows but we may be 

 able to offer sufiicient inducements in 

 the near future to persuade the S. A. 

 F. to visit us? And if so we know they 

 will not go away dissatisfied. 



Any person having anything to offer 

 that would be of interest to our society 

 can address S. N. Peck, secretary, 1707 

 Broadway, Toledo, O,, and the same 

 will be presented for the club's consid- 

 eration. S. N. P. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



The White Fly. 



For the benefit of ' ' Hoosier, ' ' who 

 inquires for information about this pest, 

 I can say that we have tried to extermi- 

 nate it with hydrocyanic acid gas, and 

 have probably been as successful with 

 this method as others are; but, while it 

 kills nearly all the mature insects, it 

 is dangerous and expensive, and does not 

 kill the eggs; and soon there is another 

 horde to destroy ; and if the gas is strong 

 enough to kill the fly, it is likely to in- 

 jure the foliage of some of the plants. 



If "Hoosier" will make a strong soap 

 suds, using any good laundry soap for 

 the purpose, and syringe the infested 

 plants with it, using force enough to 

 knock the plants over if necessary, he 

 will (lestrc y most of the insects, and by 

 repeating the treatment once or twice, 

 he can soon eradicate them; and this 

 without danger, and at little cost, 



W, T, Bell. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Chas, D, Ball, Holmesburg, Pa., 

 palms; Leedle Floral Co,, Springfield, 

 O,, roses; Chicaskia Valley Nurseries, 

 Blackwell, Okla., nursery stock; Schlegel 

 & Fottler Co,, Boston, bulbs and plants; 

 Hugh Low & Co,, Bush Hill Park, Eng- 

 land, roses, etc; Isaac Bunting, Col- 

 chester, England, Japanese bulbs; Su- 

 zuki & lida, New York, Japanese bulbs, 

 plants and seeds; Standard Pump & 

 Engine Co,, Cleveland, gas and gasoline 

 engines; Wm. Elliott & Sons, New York, 

 bulbs, seeds and sundries; Morehead 

 Mfg. Co.. Detroit, steam traps; E. Y. 

 Teas, Centerville, Ind,, trees, plants and 



