SIFTBIIBBB 28, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Rcvkw. «g. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



THE BOSTON CONVENTION. 



The convention of the Vegetable 

 Growers ' Association of America, which 

 closed September 22 in Boston, was tke 

 most successful yet held. There were 

 many present, especially from New 

 England, New York, Pennsylvania and 

 New Jersey, a considerable number also 

 coming from more distant states. 



President B. L. Watts found the lec- 

 ture hall of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society's building well filled 

 when he opened proceedings September 

 19. Acting Mayor Collins extended the 

 felicitations of the city of Boston. 

 President Harry F. Hall, of the Boston 

 Market Gardeners' Association, ten- 

 dered the visitors a hearty welcome to 

 Boston. E. A. Dunbar, of Ashtabula, 

 O., responded suitably, after which 

 President Watts read his address. Sec- 

 retary Severance, of Louisville, reported 

 twenty-four states and provinces repre- 

 sented in the association, with 214 mem- 

 bers. These numbers received a sub- 

 stantial increase during the convention. 



The reports of the state vice-presi- 

 dents were given by H. F. Hall; that of 

 the committee on transportation by J. 

 W. Eice, of Ashtabula, O.; membership, 

 by H. F. Hansen, of Attleboro, Mass., 

 and legislation by T. C. Johnson, of 

 Norfolk, Va. The subjects discussed 

 Tuesday evening, "The French and 

 English Styles of Vegetable Forcing," 

 by David Lumsden, Durham, N. H., and 

 "Marketing," bv Paul Work, Ithaca, 

 N. Y., the latter illustrated by the stere- 

 opticon, drew large audiences and the 

 discussions were animated. 



Quite a number of additional mem- 

 bers were on hand for Wednesday's 

 sessions. In the morning J. Lockie Wil- 

 son, of Toronto, spoke entertainingly on 

 "The Horticultural Organizations of 

 Canada." The remaining morning ad- 

 dress was on "Pre-cooling and Cold 

 Storage of Vegetables." In the after- 

 noon the visitors, accompanied by many 

 local growers, inspected a number of 

 the large market gardens near Boston, 

 including those of Wyman Bros., Crosby 

 Bros., W. W. Bawson & Co., Hittinger 

 Fruit Co., Waban Gardens and others. 

 A local committee looked well after the 

 wants of the visitors. 



W. E. Cobb, of the Lord & Burnham 

 Co., and H. B. FuUerton, Medford, L. I., 

 spoke respectively on ' * Greenhouse Con- 

 struction and Heating" and "Open Air 

 Opportunities." Both addresses were 

 illustrated and gave rise to much dis- 

 cussion. 



September 21 members were greatly 

 interested in the great vegetable show 

 gotten up for their benefit, but found 

 time for considerable business. B, C. 

 Haines, of Norfolk, Va. , spoke on 

 ' ' Truck Crop Rotation as Practiced by 

 Hotbed Growers of Norfolk." "Good 

 Seeds for Market Gardeners" created 

 a lively discussion, in the course of 

 which free seeds were roundly con- 

 demned as being Of political significance 

 only. A resolution embodying the views 

 of the meeting was voted sent to the 

 Secretary of Agriculture at Washing- 

 ton. 



The annual election of officers re- 

 sulted as follows: President, H, F. Hall, 

 Brighton, Mass.; vice-president, C. West, 

 Rochester, N. Y. ; secretary, S. W. Sev- 

 erance, Louisville; treasurer, M. L. Eeu- 



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 chosen later. The time and place of 

 next meeting was left, according to 

 custom, to the executive committee. A 

 committee was appointed to prepare a 

 report on uniform packages in which to 

 ship produce, and this committee will 

 report at the next meeting. 



The last lecture was by C. W. Waid, 

 New Carlisle, O., on ' ' What Experiment 

 Stations are Doing for Vegetable Grow- 

 ers. " On the afternoon of the closing 

 day, interest centered in the great vege- 

 table show, but many delegates visited 

 other market gardens as well as places 

 of historical interest. In the evening 

 a banquet was tendered at the Hotel 

 Somerset by the Boston Market Garden- 

 ers ' Association, over 400 being present. 



The vegetable exhibition surpassed 

 in extent any previously held in Boston. 

 In spite of a dry summer, and unusually 

 early frosts, the entries were numerous 

 and quality excellent. Main interest 

 centered in the collection classes. For 

 twenty varieties arranged for effect, 

 Edwin Jenkins, of Lenox, Mass., cap- 

 tured the $100 prize, Col. F. Mason, E. 

 L. Lewis, gardener, being second, and 

 Alan Jenkins, Lenox, third. There were 

 four other entries. For twelve varieties 

 of vegetables, limited to commercial 

 growers, Waban Gardens led, followed 

 by Col. F. Mason and J. B. Shurtleflf. 



The private gardeners captured the 

 lion 's share of the big premiums. Some 

 of the more successful contestants, in 

 addition to those already named, were: 

 Oliver Ames, Edward Parker, gardener; 

 W. J. Clemson, J. O. Christiansen, 

 gardener; Mrs. Lester Leland, Eric 

 Wetterton, gardener; A. W. Preston, J. 

 L. Smith, gardener, and Geo. E, White, 

 while among the commercial growers, 

 Crosby Bros., Wyman Bros., G. H. Ar- 

 nold & Son, Anson Wheeler, V. Buitta, 

 H. W. Eawson, J. E. Murphy, W. E. 

 Moore, Belleville & Waile, W. Heustis 

 & Sons, Baker Farm, W. H. Derby, 

 Everett E. Cummings, T. Valentine, 

 Johnson Seed Potato Co., E. L. Lewis, 



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French Roman Hyacintlia, 12-15. 12.76 

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Preeaias, Refraotra Alba, Mammoth, 

 H.OO per 100; $9.00 per loOO. 



Chinese Saored Ulles, per basket (90). 

 $1.10; mat (4 baskets). |4.«. 



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The trade exhibits in connection with 

 the convention were quite numerous. 

 These were shown in the basement of 

 Horticultural hall. The exhibitors were 

 as follows: 



Gould Manufacturing Co.. Boston, spray pumps 

 and hose. 



Skinner Irrigation C!o., Troy, O., sprinkler at- 

 tachments. 



Kroescbell Bros. Ck).. Chicago, 111., boilers and 

 heating apparatus. 



Geo. M. Garland Co., Des Plaines, 111., bolld- 

 ing materials. 



A. T. Stearns Lumber Co., Neponset, Mass., 

 building material. 



B. Hammond, Fisbkill-on-Hudson, N. T., 

 paints, putty, Insecticides. 



Advance Co., Richmond, Ind., ventilating ap- 

 paratus. 



Johnson Seed Potato Co., Richmond, Me., Bag 

 Death. 



Means & Thatcher, Boston, paints. 



J. J. H. Gregory, Marblebead, Mass., extenslTS 

 display of vegetables and seed samples. 



PiTth Amboy Chemical Works, New York, for 

 maldebyde. 



Bauker InRecticide Co., Boston, insecticides. 



Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co., Boston, splendid 

 collection vegetables and farming implements. 



Vreeland Chemical Co., New York, arsenate of 

 lead. 



Daniel IlifFe, Boston, heating supplies and ven- 

 tilating apparatUH. 



Watt Bros., Kerrmoor, Pa., straw mats. 



Maple Ridge Farm, Constable, N. Y., Tomato 

 Earliana. 



Stimpson & Co., Boston, paper and twine snp 

 plies. 



American Implement & Seed Co., agricultural 

 seeds. 



W. N. Craig. 



