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tical work, too. It is going to be the man who has gained 
the both of these that is going to rank as a successful 
manager. 
And as they ma_\- be glad to receive any suggestions 
that we may be able to offer through the columns of The 
(;.\RDi-:xERs' Chromcle, by doing so we will not only be 
helping our fellow men but we will be helping ourselves, 
-and this is something all members of the Xational Asso- 
■ciation of Gardeners should bear in mind. 
New Jersey. W'illiam Shaw. 
FARMERS' WEEK AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 
"TPHl-". dejiartment of floriculture at Cornell university 
is arranging an interesting progranune for Farm- 
ers' \\'eek. which comes this year from February 12 to 
17. inclusive. The programme is arranged to include a 
wide list of subjects so that some phase may be of in- 
terest to all visitors. 
On Tuesday, February 13, at 9 o'clock, Miss L. A. 
]\Iinns will speak on "Some Books Every Garden Lover 
Should Own." At 10 a. m. Mr. E. C. Volz will discuss 
"Methods for Prolonging the Keeping Qualities of Cut 
Flowers," and he will be followed at 11 a. ni. by ^Ir. 
C. L. Thayer on "Hardy Lilies." 
On Wednesday the New York Federation of Horti- 
ctdtural Societies and Floral Clubs will hold a meeting 
at Ithaca, and the following programme will be pre- 
sented : At 9 a. m.. "Roses in Greenhouses and Their 
Breeding," will be discussed by Professor E. A. White; 
at 10 a. m. Professor David Lumsden will speak on 
"Orchids and Orchid Breeding." The department of 
landscape art has arranged for a lecture at 11 a. m. by 
]\Ir. Henry Hicks, of Westbury, Long Island, on "Mak- 
ing Home Grounds Attractive."' At 12 o'clock an in- 
formal luncheon will be held for delegates from the af- 
filiated societies. The afternoon programme will con- 
sist of a discussion of "Garden Roses and Their Cul- 
ture." by Dr. A. C. Beal, and "Diseases of Roses" by 
Dr. L. I\I. ]\lassey. This will be followed at 4 p. m. 
by a business meeting of the federation. 
On Thursday at 9 o'clock Dr. R. Matheson will speak 
on "Insects Which Attack House Plants, and Their 
Control." At 10 o'clock Professor David Lumsden will 
discuss "The \'alue and Management of Amatetir Flower 
Exhibitions." .At 1 1 o'clock Dr. A. C. Beal will speak 
on "Outdoor Sweet Pea Culture." The afternoon will be 
devoted to a. lecture and demonstration of flower ar- 
rangement by Professor E. A. White, followed by a 
round table on ([uestions relating to flower growing. 
The programme on Friday is arranged more particu- 
larly for amateurs. .At 9 a. m. Professor Lumsden will 
discuss "The Home Flower Garden and Its Care." At 10 
a. m. Mr. E. C. \'ol7. will speak on "Native Plants for the 
Home Flower Garden." At 11a. m. Miss L. A. Minns 
will speak on "Bulbs for Indoor Planting," followed at 
12 o'clock by j\Ir. C. L. Thayer on "Bulbs for Outdoor 
Planting." In the afternoon there will be a demon- 
stration on various phases of plant work, such as the 
making of window boxes and baskets, rose protection 
and prtming, bulb planting, propagation of plants by 
ctittings and seeds, and soil preparation. 
In connection with the above programme there will 
be an e.xhibition of students' work in table decorations, 
plant baskets, bou(|uets dnd other cut flower arrange- 
ments in the Floricultural building on Wednesday and 
Thursday, February 14 and 15. There will also be an 
exhibit of roses, carnations, violets, sweet peas and other 
florist crops, which will be shown by various specialists 
in cut-flower production in the eastern states. 
THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW 
YORK. 
J^f•-.I^^C,\R^■ 17 and 18, .\nicrican Mu.seum of Natu- 
ral History. Exhibition of plants and flowers. Lec- 
ture by Mrs. Max Farrand. the 17th, 4 p. m. Title of 
lecture, which will be illustrated, "Roses, and the New 
Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden." 
March \? to 22, at the Grand Central Palace, in co- 
operation with the New York Florists' Club. Interna- 
tional Spring Flower Show. 
May 12 and 13, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx 
Park. Exhibition of plants and flowers. Annual meet- 
ing of the society, the 12th at 3 :30 p. m. 
June (date to be announced later, New York Botan- 
ical Garden, Bronx Park. Peony and Rose show. 
July 14 and 15, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx 
Park. Exhibition of plants and flowers. 
August 2i to 26, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx 
Park. Gladiolus exhibition, held by the .American 
Gladiolus Society, in co-operation with the Horticul- 
tural Society of New York, the New York Botanical 
Garden, and the New York Florists' Club. 
The Convention Garden of the Society of American 
Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, which will be 
located just south of the Herbaceous Grounds of the 
New York Botanical Garden, can be visited at this 
time. The convention of the above societv will be held 
from the 21st to the 24th. 
THE MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 
'TTME ^Massachusetts Horticultural Societv announces 
its usual Winter course of lectures on sujjjects of 
h.orti'-ultural interest. These are to be given in Horti- 
cultural Hall on Saturday- afternoons at two o'clock 
through January, February and March, and are free to 
the public. The program is as follows : 
Jan. 27. Formation and Characteristics of Peat and 
Muck Lands and Some of Their Uses, bv .Alfred P. 
Dachnowski. physiologist. Department of .Agriculture, 
\A'ashington. 
Feb. 3. Perennials We Should ( irow. illustrated, by 
I'rof. .\rno H. Nehrling. Massachusetts .Agricultural 
College, .A'.nherst. 
Feb. 10. Recent Troubles with our h'orest Trees, illus- 
trated, by Prof. F. \\'. Rane, State lM:)rester, Boston, 
the John Lewis Russell Lecturer. 
Feb. 17. Biological Principles of Plain and .Vnimal 
Breeding, illustrated, by Dr. W. E. Ca.stle, I'.ussev In- 
stitution, Jamaica Plain. 
Feb. 24. Bees in Relation to Horticulture, illustrated, 
by Dr. Burton N. Gates. Massachusetts .Agricultural 
College, -Amherst. 
-March 3. Strawberry Culture, by O. M. Taylor, New 
York Agri. Exper. Station, Geneva. 
Alarch 10. Cranberry Culture, illustrated, by Marcus L. 
I'rann, president United Cape Cod Cranberry Co., 
South Hanson, Mass. 
March 17. Orcharding in the West and South, illus- 
trated, by Prof. F. C. Sears, Massachu.setts Agricul- 
tural College, -Amherst. 
March 31. -Alpine Plants, illustrated, by Mrs. Louis 
Chanler, New York. 
W.\i. P. Rich, 
Horticultural Hall, Boston. Jan. '». l'M7. Sec'v. 
