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Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for J9J8 . 
Winter blooming Irises and Anemones were on the New York mar- 
ket in the middle of December. 
The American Forestry Association held an International Forestry 
Conference at Washington, D. C., Jan. 18 and 19, 1917. 
A grower advocated the use of wax paper in packing Geranium 
cuttings for shipment rather than damp newspaper, which heats he says. 
He also uses excelsior between tops to keep them apart. 
A sharp frost that did considerable damage throughout Michigan, 
Indiana and Minnesota, occurred on June 15. 
Market prices for coal in June were $6.50 to $8.50 per ton. 
Shifting trees in Midsummer was described in illustrated articles 
in The Florists’ Exchange June 30th and July 14th. 
Dr. Wm. Van Fleet was presented with a gold flag emblem by the 
American Rosie Society in recognition of the work he had accomplished 
in the raising of new seedling Roses of merit. 
The Fifth 
National Flower Show 
Will be Held at 
St. Louis, Mo. 
April 6 to 15, 1918 
Owing to the increased cost of living many business firms gave their 
employees substantial bonuses at Christmas, while some made permanent 
advances to the weekly wages. 
Pussy Willow was in the market the end of November. 
Holly berries dropped badly in Delaware, from which section so 
much Holly comes. • 
Municipal gardening is steadily on the increase. New greenhouses 
have been erected in parks in many of the larger cities, while planting 
of shade trees and of plants and bulbs for decorative effect has been 
widely undertaken. 
-A distinct tendency has been shown during the year for florists to 
take up vegetable growing under glass as a catch crop or side crop, 
while the indoor cultivation of vegetables by market gardeners has de- 
veloped very considerably. 
A new' disease of Poplars was announced by the Government 
pathologists. 
The Geo. Robt. White Medal of Honor awarded by the Mass. Hort. 
Soc. for eminent service in horticulture, was bestowed upon Wm. Robin- 
son, the well-known English writer and exponent of hardy flower gar- 
dening. 
