A new Star of the First Magni¬ 
tude in the splendid Galaxy of 
Schling Novelties 
Indian 
Summer 
Indian Summer is so unusual in size and 
so entrancing in color that any adequate 
description must seem like hyperbole. 
Imagine a snapdragon, its flower spikes 
born on a stem equaling the gladiolus 
in height and vigor with individual 
blooms at least a third larger than the 
largest of the so-called giant snapdragons 
hitherto produced, and as for color—a 
rich, velvety copper red—but, no, 
imagination fails here as well as de¬ 
scription ! A few plants in your own 
garden will make you a far more enthusi¬ 
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The Indian Summer Snapdragons 
are indescribably beautiful and 
the Dahlia Zinnias extremely 
handsome. 
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A Beautiful and Lasting Winter 
Decoration 
Responding to the warmth the red 
jackets slip off, transforming the 
stems into a spear of glistening pearls, 
each one a perfect creation of spun 
silver. The silky sheen of the large 
buds is the first stage of their chang¬ 
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watch them expand in your own 
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FLOWER AND GARDEN SOCIETIES 
A Descriptive Index of the Various Associations Devoted to 
Particular Plants and General Garden Enthusiasms 
J UST as soon as the amateur has The objects of the Woman’s Na- 
developed a real interest in his tional Farm and Garden Association 
garden or in a certain type of are both practical and praiseworthy, 
plant in his garden he will begin to They are: 
look about for someone with whom 1. To stimulate and encourage 
he may compare enthusiasms. He will farming and gardening activities 
want a little horticultural companion- among women. 
ship; an opportunity to enter into an 2 . To act as a bureau of informa- 
exchange of ideas. It is then, if he tion and clearing house for all wo- 
is wise, that he will join one of the men’s agricultural interests, 
national or local societies which pro- 3. To prepare women for agricul- 
motes the interest of and interest in tural work by offering scholarships 
this or that particular plant, or horti- at state colleges and other horticul- 
culture and gardening generally. From tural schools. 
them he will receive periodical bulle- 4 . To help women to secure posi- 
tins telling of the latest developments tions for farm and garden work, 
along every phase of his special fancy, 5. To furnish all possible means 
whether that fancy of his is directed for the successful marketing of wo- 
toward the art of garden design, or men’s produce and to set forces in 
the restrictions of Quarantine 37, or motion to bring consumer and pro- 
the propagation of the Sweet Pea. ducer together. 
The annual membership dues in 6. To furnish lecturers for a nomi- 
these various societies range, as a rule, nal amount for garden dubs and club 
from $ 1.00 to $5.00. Most of them meetings in the interest of horticulture 
are $3.00. In addition to the litera- and agriculture. 
ture that is sent out to the members Further information may be ob- 
monthly, quarterly, or yearly, there tained from the General and Record- 
is very often an annual or semi-annual ing Secretary, Mrs. P. L Richtmyer, 
meeting in which topics of primary 1728 Stevens Building, Chicago, Illi- 
importance are discussed. nois. The Honorary President of the 
Below are listed those societies Association is Mrs. Francis King, Alma, 
which have been formed in the in- Michigan. 
terests of particular plants, together The American Horticultural Society 
with the addresses of the secretaries, is the name given to a new organiza- 
American Rose Society, John C. tion formed in Washington recently 
Wister, 606 Finance Building, Phila- by a group of men who are seeking 
delphia, Pa. an association that will bring together 
American Iris Society, R. S. Sturte- the neighborhood and community 
vant, Wellesley Farms, Mass. dubs that have already been formed, 
American Peony Society, A. P. and later to stretch out so that the 
Saunders, Clinton, N. Y. whole United States will be covered 
American Orchid ’ Society, Alfred by it. Information in regard to this 
Loveless Lenox Mass association may be obtained from Dr. 
American Carnation ’ Society, A. F. Taylor, Chief of the Bureau of Plant 
J. Baur, 3800 Rookwood Avenue, In- Industry. 
dianapolis, Ind. Some of the States have horticul- 
American Gladiolus Society, David tural societies. The secretary of the 
Tyndall, 80 Oakdale Street, Brockton, Massachusetts Horticultural Society 
M ass is William P. Rich, 300 Massachusetts 
New England Gladiolus ^Society, A. F. Avenue, Boston, Mass.; of the Horti- 
Fairbanks, Lexington, Mass. cultural Society of New York, Mrs. 
American Dahlia Society, William J. George V. Nash, New York Botanical 
Rathgeber, 198 Norton Street, New Garden, Bronx Park, New York City; 
Haven, Conn. °f the Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 
Dahlia Society of California, F. C. ciety, David Rust, 606 Finance Build- 
Burns, San Rafael, Calif. ing, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Dahlia Society of New England, One of the most important garden 
Ralph W. Clark, 77 Spring Street, societies in the country is that large 
Brockton, Mass. organization of women, The Garden 
Chrysanthemum Society of America, Club of America, of which informa- 
Charles W. Johnson, ’ 141 Summit tion may be obtained through the 
Street, Rockford, Illinois. acting President, Mrs. S. Sloan, 45 
American Sweet Pea Society, E. C. East 53rd Street, New York City. It 
Vick, 205 Elwood Avenue, Newark, is, in a sense, the parent of most of 
KT j. the local garden clubs. Its members 
American Fern Society, S. H. Burn- are extended the courtesy of visiting 
ham, Ithaca, N. Y. the gardens of other members. 
The Yew 
(Continued from page 106) 
and cuspidata Sieb. et Zucc. have no 
other special characteristics. 
The species itself is generally propa¬ 
gated through seeds which are devel¬ 
oped in profusion. They are picked as 
soon as ripe, placed between moist sand, 
and kept in a frost-free place during 
the winter. In the spring they are 
sown upon the shaded seed bed in shal¬ 
low rills, which should be about 6 " apart. 
Later the young seedlings are trans¬ 
planted just like conifers. (Seeds often 
remain one or two years before germi¬ 
nating) . The varieties cannot be propa¬ 
gated in this way, they lose their 
characteristic peculiarities. They are 
to be propagated through cuttings or 
through grafting. It is not at all diffi¬ 
cult to multiply these plants through 
cuttings, and those parts of the mother 
plant should be taken, during July or 
August when the twigs are mature, 
which contain a piece of the older 
(Continued on page 112) 
