Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women - Wise Acres Yearbook (Ambler, PA)

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The yellow-orange tones were found in the first prize given to a vase of yellow calla lilies, apricot sweet peas, orange gerberas, and green foliage; the exhibit of flowers in blue and mauve which achieved first place was that of larkspurs and golden primroses in an iron vase; second place went to a vase of larkspurs and rose tulips, and third to sweet peas and lavender tulips. An opportunity was offered to register protest against the proposed use of Central Park for an Art Centre. Judging from the list there will be a strong appeal against it. It might be of interest to know that at 286 5th Ave., New York City, at the National Association of Gardeners, there is a Service Department, which might be of some assistance to those desiring positions as gardeners on private estates. And, finally, it might well be added that if one is the fortunate possessor of a pass to The New York Flower Show— take advantage and go to the Show two or three hours before the doors are opened and see the exhibits take form under the skilled hands of the commercial flower growers—it's worth the whole show. ELIZABETH C. HALL. SATURDAYS—APRIL AND MAY The following interesting programs are announced in a leaflet: SCHOOL OF COUNTRY LIFE Saturdays—April and May at the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women Ambler, Pennsylvania Program 9:30 to 12:30 April 12—Dairy Day April 19—Nature Study Day April 26—Vegetable Garden Day May 3—Bee Day and Poultry Day May 10—Better Homes Day May 17—Flower Garden Day Specially adapted for Girl Scouts and High School Students who are interested in Nature Study and Country Life Registration fee, ten cents. No tuition. Train leaves Reading Terminal 8:02 A.M. 17

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that this was its first public appearance. Was it not displayed in Philadelphia earlier in the season! W. Atlee Burpee Co. made a splendid showing. The display covered over 100 square feet. Of the many sweet peas, with their unusually long and stout stems, were “Mrs. Kerr”, “Fairy Loveliness”, “Milkmaid”, “Harlequin”, “Blue Bird”, “Sunburst”, “Snowstorm” and “Flamingo”. Pierson, of Tarrytown, had a display of ferns: “Adiantum cuneatum”, Cyrtomium Wrighti”, “Nephrolepis Muscosa”, “N. elegantissima compacta”, “N. Norwood”, “Abotium Scheidi” and “Pteris Wilsoni” were a few among the many. Dreer had a simple setting but it caught the eye. It consisted of a circle of the new Baby Rambler (The Chatillon Rose-single pink) surrounded by English Ivy—very effective. Mrs. Harold Pratt's exhibit of lilies was delightful and so well labeled that it was an education to study it. As a result of long experimental work in breeding and hybridization at the New York Botanical Garden, there was displayed a group ol new hardy lilies for the home garden. The square space occupied by the exhibit of Mrs. F. A. Constable was very lovely with its tall shrubs of yellow acacias, its luxuriant ferns and its low growing clumps of reddish orange Tritonas and Imantophylla. The hydrangea display boasted the rose “Marechal Foch”, the lavender “Viscountess de Vilbraye”, the mauvish pink “Trophee”, and the white, “Mme. E. Mouillere”—few among the many. As for the orchids—there was a varied display: “Cym- bedium Diana, variety Mary Pickford” attracted many. “Oncidium pulvinatum” (spray yellow) ; “Cypripedium Godsiffranum” (dirty yellow) ; “Phalaenopsis a m a b i 1 i s ” (coarse spray); “Sybil” (large plant) ; “B. C. maroniae” (fringe) ; “L. C. Goldencrest”, and countless numbers more— an excellent opportunity to fasten the types more clearly. A novelty was an exhibit by Mrs. Henry M. Tilford, of Tuxedo, a hybrid Bougainvillea of rosy-crimson blooms, with thicker broader leaves than the ordinary variety. It was brought up as a slip from Florida three years ago by Mrs. Tilford. The most popular exhibits were those of the Garden Club of America. On a long table was a series of model suburban houses with the surrounding gardens and shrubbery. Miss Phoebe Hart Smith, a former student of the School of Horticulture, was one of the exhibitors. Students from the Harvard School of Landscape Architecture won first place in their group display. In this exhibit each house and its grounds had a different treatment but the effect of spaciousness and close attention to proportion far surpassed the other competitors— it was truly a finished piece of art. The flower arrangements were somewhat disappointing. ir,

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TWO TUESDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES May 6th—A very interesting lecture on “Iris , by Mr. John C. Wister, president of the American Iris Society. May 13th—An illustrated lecture on “The Meaning of the Flower”, by Dr. Schmucker, of the West Chester Normal School. Visitors are cordially invited to these free lectures at the school. The talks begin at 3:00 P.M., and tea is served afterwards. Train leaves the Reading Terminal for Ambler at 1:55 P.M.; returning, leaves Ambler at 4:51 and 6:05 P.M. Transportation free to and from the School. Automobiles coming from Philadelphia should come up as far as Chestnut Hill to the Bethlehem Pike, along that to the Butler Pike, then northeast to the first turn to the right, where a sign directs to the School. “ A MANUAL OF CULTIVATED PLANTS ” In reviewing “A Manual of Cultivated Plants” by L. H. Bailey, recently published by the Macmillan Company, we can do no better than quote in full the foreword printed on the cover of the book: “The purpose of this Manual is to provide a ready means for the identification of the species in the usual domestic flora of the continental United States and Canada. It supplies for cultivated plants what the usual botanical manuals supply for the native plants—a means of finding out what the plants are, what are the proper names and characters. It has diagnoses, in the full key, of more than 3,000 species grown for food, ornament and general interest, both in the open and under glass. It includes the fruits, grains, grasses, vegetables, greenhouse plants, ornamental shrubs and trees, and garden flowers. It is illustrated with plates showing the detailed structure of ferns and Selaginellas, conifers, grasses, orchids, rose family, pea family, composites, and others. “The book will be indispensable to students of botany and horticulture, to gardeners and florists, and to all planters who are interested in the close identification of the plants they handle. There is no similar book in any language.” We have already tried out the merits of this excellent Manual of 851 pages and thoroughly agree as to the indispensability of personally owning the volume. G. B. KAISER. 18