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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
MarRcH#, 1916 
Gold Medal 
Roses 
I was awarded a GOLD MEDAL for my 
Rose Exhibit at the 
Panama-Pacitic 
Horticultural Exposition 
and HUGH DICKSON, Ltd., of Belfast, 
Ireland, for whom | am THE EXCLUSIVE, 
AMERICAN AGENT, was the winner of 
The 
Thousand Dollar Trophy 
awarded for the BEST ROSE; NOT 
YET IN COMMERCE.. This variety will 
be distributed by me in 1917. 
To the readers of The Garden Magazine, 
who are not acquainted with the SPLEN- 
DID QUALITY “Dickson Rose Stock” I 
make the following SPECIAL OFFER— 
I will deliver at the proper time for planting 
outdoors; 12 Assorted Plants; Dickson 
Roses; 2 year old dormant stock, February 
importation; prepaid to any address for 
$5.00 
Write for our catalogue—now ready for distribution 
CHARLES H. TOTTY, Madison, N. J. 
Enclosed find $ for 12 Assorted plants, 
Dickson Roses, to be sent me as soon as they 
can be planted with safety in the spring. 
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Meetings and Lectures in March 
1. Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club: meeting. 
Kentucky Society of Florists, Louisville, Ky.: 
meeting. 
2. Marshfield, Mass., Garden Club: meeting. 
Worcester County Horticultural Society, Wor- 
cester, Mass.: annual meeting. 
Albany, N. Y., Florists’ Club: meeting. 
Dayton, Ohio, Florists’ Club: meeting. 
Milwaukee, Ill., Florists’ Club: meeting. 
3. Pasadena, Calif., Horticultural Society: meeting. 
4. Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston, Mass. : 
lecture, “Practical Demonstrations of Methods 
ged in the Propagation of Plants,’”’ T. D. Hat- 
eld. 
6. New Bedford, Mass., Horticultural Society: meet- 
ing. 
Colorado Florists’ Club, Denver, Colo.: meeting. 
7. Lake Geneva, Wis., Gardeners’ and Foremen’s 
Association: meeting. 
Buffalo, N. Y., Florists’ Club: meeting. 
Florists’ Club of Philadelphia, Pa.: meeting. 
Minneapolis, Minn., Florists’ Club: meeting. 
Pittsburg, Pa., Florists’ and Gardeners’ Club: 
meeting. 
8. Nassau County Horticultural Society, Glen Cove, 
L. I.: meeting. 
Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club: meeting. 
Morris County Gardeners’ and Florists’ Society, 
Madison, N. J.: meeting. 
9. Chicago, Ill., Florists’ Club: meeting. 
Omaha, Neb., Florists’ Club: meeting. 
St. Louis, Mo., Florists’ Club: meeting. 
9-10. Worcester County Horticultural Society, Wor- 
cester, Mass.: spring exhibition. 
10. Connecticut Horticultural Society, New Haven, 
Conn.: meeting. 
11. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Horticultural Association: 
meeting. 
Mass. Horticultural Society, Boston, Mass.: lec- 
ture, “Taming Wild Blueberry,” Frederick V. 
Coville. 
13. Park Garden Club, Flushing, L. I.: meeting. 
Rochester, N. Y., Florists’ Association: meeting. 
New York Florists’ Club, New York City: meeting. 
Garden Club of New Rochelle, N. Y.: meeting. 
Germantown, Pa., Horticultural Society: exhi- 
bition. 
Cincinnati, Ohio, Florists’ Club: meeting. 
Springfield, Ohio, Florists’ Club: meeting. 
14. Syracuse, N. Y., Rose Society: meeting. 
15. Tarrytown, N. Y., Horticultural Society: meeting. 
Shedowa Garden Club, Garden City, L. I.: lecture, 
“Bulbs,” Chester Jay Hunt. 
Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club: meeting. 
Rhode Island Horticultural Society, Providence, 
R. I.: meeting. 
16. Marshfield, Mass., Garden Club: meeting. 
17. Pasadena, Cal., Horticultural Society: meeting. 
18. Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston, Mass. : 
spring flower show. 
20. Park Garden Club, Flushing, L. I.: meeting. 
Florists’ and Gardeners’ Club of Rhode Island, 
Providence, R. I.: meeting. 
21. Lake Geneva, Wis., Gardeners’? and Foremen’s 
Association: meeting. 
Gardeners’ and Florists’ Association of Ontario, 
Toronto, Ont.: meeting. 
Portland, Ore., Floral Society: meeting. 
22. Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club: meeting. 
23. Minnesota Garden Flower Society, Minneapolis, 
Minn.: meeting. 
24. Connecticut Horticultural Society, Hartford, Conn. : 
meeting. 
25. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Horticultural Association: 
meeting. 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston, 
Mass.: lecture, “Sweet Pea Diseases and Their 
Control,’ Prof. J. J. Taubenhaus. 
25-April 2. Society of American Florists and Orna- 
mental Horticulturists, Philadelphia, Pa.: 
Fourth National Flower Show. 
29. Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club: meeting. 
New York Flower Show—April 5th—12th 
HE complete schedule of prizes is now 
aS ready. Numerous additions and a number 
of special prizes will be announced. 
The ladies will again operate the tea garden, 
the proceeds to be devoted to a charity to be 
named later, and the whole of the east end of 
the second floor has been relegated to their use. 
The committee has had prepared a “sticker” 
or stamp poster to be used on stationery, and 
is sending supplies of these stamps to all who 
will use them. 
Two of the great feature classes of the Show 
will be very creditably filled. At least five 
entries are promised for the class covering Rose 
gardens, and there are to be three entries in the 
Rock Garden class. 
Special “cut flower” days for Roses, Carna- 
tions, Sweet Peas, etc., will be arranged and 
announced in due season, or dates may be had 
on application to John Young, Secretary, 53 
West 28th St., New York. 
The National Flower Show, Philadelphia 
HERE is every reason to believe that the 
National Flower Show, to open in Phila- 
delphia, Pa., March 25th and close April 2d, 
will prove a success in every way. The final 
schedule shows the premium list to cover prizes 
ageregating $20,000 in value. Feature exhibits 
-have been greatly encouraged, through the offer 
of liberal prizes. The sum of $1,000 is offered 
in the Rose Garden class alone, and it is ex- 
pected that there will be at least four entries 
in this class. A novel class will be one ar- 
ranged for aquatics. Lovers of the Carnation 
will be able to enjoy the exhibition of the 
American Carnation Society, in celebration of 
its jubilee anniversary; a special silver medal 
has been struck of the Society-for award to all 
winners of blue ribbons. Magnificent exhibits 
of Roses, Orchids, spring flowers, foliage and 
flowering plants will -be staged and, in view of 
the substantial prizes offered, competition 
ought to be very keen. 
Mrs. J. Willis Martin, President of the Gar- 
den Club of America, is at the head of a corps 
of young ladies who are to conduct a Tea Room, 
the proceeds of which are to be devoted to 
charities. A handsome booth will be installed 
for the use of the Club, and dancing will be a 
feature of the garden. 
A rather unusual feature of the show will be 
an extensive exhibition by the Aquarium 
Society of America, the classes in which are 
aoe numerous, cups and blue ribbons being 
reely offered for awards. 
A Reading Room for Garden Lovers 
HE Women’s National Agricultural and 
Horticultural Association have recently 
opened an office at 600 Lexington Avenue, New 
ork, where they have a reading room attract-- 
ively fitted up for the use of their members. 
They have a wide selection of garden books, ~ 
and any one who is interested in gardening is 
invited to come and make use of them. Among 
other books they have a very convenient little 
volume, a pronunciation of plant names, that 
was recently published by the Garden Club of 
Michigan. bes 
Recent Books 
Continuous Bloom in America. By Louise Shelton. 
SaaS Seribner’s Sons, New York. Illustrated ; 
$2. net. 
In which the author tells of the results for 
which she has long striven: satisfactory and 
continuous bloom from May 20th to frost. What 
plants to use, where to place them, and when 
they bloom is the scheme offered, supplemented 
by delightful planting charts. Certainly a book 
that every garden owner should have at elbow 
when planning next year’s garden. 
Our Mountain Garden. By Mrs. Theodore Thomas. 
E. P. Dutton & Company, New York. Illustrated ; 
$1.50 net. 
A most intimate little story of the home 
building and garden making of two _ semi- 
invalids, husband and wife, who seek health in 
the mountains of New Hampshire. It describes 
in charmingly simple detail the converting of a 
wild, unkempt tract of land into a place of 
graceful, natural beauty, and it contains many 
invaluable hints for the makers of gardens 
everywhere. 
An American Fruit Farm. By Francis Newton Thorpe. 
G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. Illustrated; $2.50. 
A very complete guide to the would-be fruit 
grower, telling him how to select land suitable 
for a fruit farm, how to prepare the soil for 
planting and how to plant and care for his 
trees. Also, and perhaps most important, how 
to handle his crops so as to reales a profit. 
The book is a record of experience covering a 
period of about a quarter of a century. 
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