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OCTOBBB 4, 1906. 



grow cyclamen, and so it would be if 

 tiiere were not a number of uses to which 

 it can be put while not occupied by 

 these. For instance, it may be used for 

 a crop of early pansies, or to hold lilacs 

 and other shrubs to be brought in as 

 needed to force; no need to worry about 

 what to put in. 



I have perhaps been more explicit in 

 explaining this method than would seem 

 necessary to experienced growers, but 1 

 am mindful of the fact that beginners 

 are constantly joining the ranks. 



Now a word in conclusion to gardeners 

 of the old school: This plan is not 

 wholly new to us all, but if so to you, 

 do not pronounce it impracticable with- 

 out a fair trial. Not that I care a 

 straw about criticism or ridicule, as 

 quantities of that came my way during 

 the spring and summer of the year my 

 eflforts were crowned with success. 



Geo. S. Osborn. 



PHILADELPHIA FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The Florists' Club of Philadelphia 

 elected ofScers for the ensuing year at 

 the October meeting, held in Horticul- 

 tural hall last Tuesday evening. The 

 new president, Samuel S. Pennock, needs 

 no introduction to Review readers, as 

 his hosts of friends all over the country 

 will gladly testify. His present position, 

 the highest gift the club can bestow, will 

 give his exceptional organizing abilities 



■ abundant scope in preparing for the 

 S. A. F. convention of 1907, which will 



• be a record-breaker. 



Fred Hahman, tiie vice-president, is 

 one of the most jwpular men in the 

 club, an able grower, cheerful, kindly 

 C. and always willing to put the club's wel- 

 fare ahead of his own personal inter- 



■ ests. Do you wonder he has hosts of 

 friends f 



• * Edwin Lonsdale, secretary, is the 

 superintendent of horticulture at Girard 

 College, a hard worker for the club's in- 



~^ terests, whose geniality and tact keep 



the membership roll steadily increasing. 



J. William Colflesh, the treasurer, is a 



Samuel S. Pennock. 



clever grower, quiet and retiring, but of 

 sterling merit, a man worthy to fill the 

 place of the beloved Thomas Cartledge. 

 The club owes him a debt of gratitude. 



Phil. 



J. WiUiam Colflesh. 



EMBELLISHMENT OF WAYSIDES. 



[A paper by J. A. Pettlgrew, read before the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston, April 

 17, 1906, continued from The Review of Sep- 

 tember 27.1 



New England Trees. 



That the early settlers of New Kng- 

 land transmitted their love of trees to 

 subsequent generations, the magnificent 

 elms to be found in our New England 

 towns give evidence. The New England 

 elms are noted far and wide; the charm 

 they add to the wayside is beyond price. 

 Is it not important then that every 

 effort should be made to encourage the 

 growth of, and to protect, all wayside 

 trees ? 



Washington's trees, as an attraction 

 to the city, divide honors with its best 

 architectural features; not because of 

 the individual beauty of the trees as 

 fine specimens, but because of their 

 value as a whole in the adornment of the 

 city. This results from an intelligent 

 control of the planting and care of the 

 trees, the work having been placed in 

 the hands of competent commissioners, 

 among whom have been numbered John 

 Saul, William Saunders, and William R. 

 Smith, the only survivor. The results 

 accomplished in Washington are just 

 as attainable in any other community. 

 All that is necessary is wise legislation 

 and the education of the people to the 

 importance of the subject. 



At the present time, great interest is 

 being manifested throughout the coun- 

 try in the preservation of objects of 

 natural beauty; in the regulation of the 

 bill-board nuisance, which everywhere 



