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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



FuBUUAUi 25, 1909. 



AMHERST, MASS. 



■ Massachusetts Agricultoral College. 



On February 3 George Sinclair, of 

 Holyoke, gave an interesting talk before 

 the floricultural classes on "Chrysanthe- 

 mum Culture." Mr. Sinclair spoke 

 largely on methods of culture, and gave 

 many details of interest to growers. The 

 following week E. J. Canning gave an 

 excellent address on "The Work of the 

 Private Gardener." On February 17, 

 Edward MacMulkin. of Boston, spoke on 

 "The Retail Trade." Mr. MacMulkin 

 not only gave a talk full of excellent sug- 

 gestions for success along this important 

 line of floriculture, but he brought with 

 him a large number of handsomely deco- 

 rated baskets, with different varieties of 

 flowers for them, and demonstrated to 

 the students, in a pleasing way, methods 

 of disposing of the abort-stemmed flowers 

 in a manner satisfactory to the dealer 

 and the customer. He also showed how 

 various color schemes could be worked 

 out. These talks by various practical 

 men are' proving popular with the stu- 

 dents. They realize that in no other way 

 can they get better details of manage- 

 ment and culture of plants and flowers, 

 than from the experience of these suc- 

 cessful men. This week M. A. Patten 

 and Peter Fisher are to talk on carna- 

 tions. 



On Thursday, February 18, a party of 

 short course men . left on a three days ' 

 observation trip among the larger com- 

 mercial florists' establishments in eastern 

 Massachusetts. On Saturday, February 

 13, the class visited Adams' nurseries, 

 Aitken's, Beals', Schlatter's and Reed's 

 greenhouses, in Springfield. 



The dedication of the new instruction 

 building for floriculture and market gar- 

 dening, and of the new range of green- 

 houses, promises to be an interesting 

 affair. Many of the florists have signi- 

 fied their intention of sending flowers for 

 the exhibit to be held by the senior class 

 at that time. Several horticultural so- 

 cieties will send delegates to attend these 

 dedicatory exercises. The principal 

 speaker will be J. K. M. L. Farquhar, of 

 Boston, who will discuss in a general 

 way the subject of intensive culture of 

 plants under glass. 



Reading, Pa. — Huskins Bros., wlio have 

 greenhouses on North Tenth street, are 

 making extensive preparations for the 

 Easter trade. 



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