THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
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JQnd Greenhouses 
Keep Summer With You The Whole Year Round 
On account of their sturdy, special construction, which permits 
of great strength without the need of heavy shadow casting sup- 
ports, these liouses are so warm and sunny that they are filled 
with a riot of bloom and fruit when Jack Frost has stripped the 
garden of its beauty. 
The ventilating and heating systems are the result of years ot 
experience in building for professional growers. Things just have 
to grow in a King. 
Write today for Catalog No. 52. See liow beautiful and how productive a 
greenhouse can be erected if you order a "King." 
King Construction Co., 341 KingV Road. N. Tonawanda, N. Y. 
All the Sunlight. All Day Houses 
Oil the first Tlunxlay of each iiiniit!'. and to 
have a competitive e.xliibitiou iu counection 
with each regular meeting. 
The subject for competition next month 
(February 1) to be six varieties evergreen 
shrubs, six varieties deciduous shrubs, and 
sis varieties berried shriilis. .shiiwu in spravs. 
J. DICKSOX, Cor. See'y. 
HOLYOKE AND NORTHAMPTON 
FLORISTS AND GARDENERS' CLUB. 
The regular meeting was held .January U, 
iu the City Hall, Northampton, on the invi- 
tation of C. E. Williams and G. A. Thornley. 
George Struguell. our newdy elected presi- 
dent, was greeted by a good attendance and 
an interesting business session was held. 
Committees were appointed to look up lapsed 
members and to revise the by-laws of the 
club. 
G. II. Sinclair gave an interesting talk on 
an auto trip be made through New York 
State last fall, speaking ])articularly of the 
parks of several cities and the noted nurs- 
eries of Eoehester. 
Carnation exhibits were made by F. D. 
Keyes & Son, wdio showed a pleasing rose- 
pink sport from Enelianlresg, and by G. H. 
Sinclair & Son, wdio showed a seedling, the 
residt of :i cross between Harry Feun and 
Princess Daymar. Butler & I'llman showed 
Sv eet Pea Yarravva and Rainbow Freesias, 
and Colens thyr.soidens and Erlangea tomen- 
tona were shown from Smith College 
Botanic Garden. 
NEW LONDON HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 
New London Horticultural Society held 
its annual meeting and election of officers in 
the Municipal Building, Thursday evening, 
December 14. Officers were elected as fol- 
lows: President, J. D. Rough: first vice- 
in-esident, James Eokford : second vice-presi- 
dent, niomas Hatton ; secretary. Stanley 
Jordan : assistant secretary, Jliss II. Allen ; 
financial secretary, W. J. Morgan ; treasurer, 
S. L. Ewald ; librarian, Donald Miller. 
Exeeulive Committee as follows: .John 
Maloney, Ernest Robinson, Edward A. Se- 
ville, A. Chandler, Miss Harriet Allen, Mrs. 
Beebe .and Mrs. G. W. Nieliolls. 
The treasurer's report showed the year's 
expenses for speakers, printing, etc., $80.7G. 
Prizes awarded amotmting to !fllO, expend- 
ed at annual flower show. Total expense, 
$109.74. The receipts from the last show 
amounted to $107.SS. 
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FOODS to depleted soils vou cannot cxpcc 
DIAMOND BRAND COMPOST 
Well-Rotted Horse Manure— Dried, Ground and Odorless. 
is free from weed seeds, largely HU.MUS and abounds in plant 
foods. It will also stituulate bacteriogical action in the soil. A 
large grower aptly says "Stable ilaindc is the only thing that sup- 
plies alt the needs for trucb gardening, greenhouses and lawns, zeith 
one applieation." Give your lawn a coating of Compost — need not 
be raked otT — it will hold the moisture during the summer and keep 
your grass green. Use it in your vegetable and flower gardens 
official State Analysis sliows: Nrtroyen 2.0Q per teiil.. Plutsplu.ric Acid 2.37. Potash 1.70V 
Put up in bags 100 lbs. each. 2 lb. sample box 15c. Write for Cir- 
NEW YORK STABLE MANURE CO. 
273 WASHINGTON 5T.JERSEYCtTY..N.J. 
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T"he seeds listed 
in the Thorburn 
Catalog are of just one 
quality — the best. 
You run no risk in using 
them — they will yield you a 
splendid return for the time, 
labor and money you invest in 
their planting and cultivation. 
In spite of conditions abroad, 
which make importations ir- 
regular, the assortment of 
seeds offered in our 1917 
catalog is unusually attractive 
and complete. The cultural 
directions given represent the 
experience gained during the 
1 1 5 years this firm has been 
in the seed business. 
Send for the catalog now, Lt 
that your order may be \jr 
made up in good season. K, 
J. M. Thorburn & Co. 
Established 1802 
53U Barclay Street, through 
to 54 Park Place 
New York 
