. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . ife. In America, and all new coun-tries, we have been so busy de-veloping our national resources andmaterial wealth that we have ne-glected some of these finer thingsthat we are now learning more toappreciate. Flower gardening inAmerica has not yet reached itsnormal level. The people of Amer-ica are just beginning to awakento the advantages and charms ofthe flower garden. So in the fu-ture we can expect to see far greaterprogress made in flower gardeningin America than in any
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . ife. In America, and all new coun-tries, we have been so busy de-veloping our national resources andmaterial wealth that we have ne-glected some of these finer thingsthat we are now learning more toappreciate. Flower gardening inAmerica has not yet reached itsnormal level. The people of Amer-ica are just beginning to awakento the advantages and charms ofthe flower garden. So in the fu-ture we can expect to see far greaterprogress made in flower gardeningin America than in any Europeancountry. Because of the abnormal condi-tion existing today flower garden-ing has received a severe shock. Butthe desire for flowers persists per-haps even more strongly than everbefore. It is actual necessity thatprevents manv people todav fromsurrounding their homes with theuplifting and refining influence offlowers. Never was there such needin the world for the influence ofthe delicate beauty which is pro-duced only in the flower garden. Wewho have made gardening our lifework should now do all we can to. David Burpee gladden the hearts of the sick. Yes, because of thewaste of war, actual flower gardening has suffered,but when peace comes and the pendulum again swingsthe other way, flower gardening will find that it haseven a greater place in the sun. Flower gardening has indeed a glorious future. CMjIg^j nf°° ^ convention of the Nat. Asan of Gardeners at A. N. Pier8on*a (Inc.) new Rose Evelyn his new Rose is a sport of Ophelia, and similar to: variety in every characteristic, which means that itn excellent grower and a wonderful producer. The flower, as shown by the photograph, is much moredouble. It is a darker pink than Ophelia and is verydistinct from any other sport of Ophelia we know. Tobacco Kills Hothouse Millipeds Tobacco dust has been found to be the most effectiveremedy in Ohio greenhouses to kill millipeds. Drench-ing infested beds with nicoti
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