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HORTICULTURE 



January 20, 1906 



The new rose Queen Beatrice is a 

 sturdy child of Liberty and Mme. 

 Chatenay, raised by Peter Bisset, of 

 a fine pink color and excellent com- 

 mercial qualities in all particulars. F. 

 H. Kramer of Washington, D. C, pur- 



chased the rose from the raiser and 

 will disseminate it next year. It has 

 alieady received a certificate of mer- 

 it from the Washington Florists' Club, 

 and will be a candidate for high hon- 

 ors at many of the important exhibi- 

 tions of the coming year. 



Mckinley day. 



The Committee on McKinley Memo- 

 rial for the American Carnation So- 

 ciety and Society of American Florists 

 and Ornamental Horticulturists calls 

 the attention of all florists in the 

 United States to the nearness of the 

 anniversary of our late President's 

 birthday, January 29, 1906, "McKinley 

 Day," when millions of our citizens 

 will wear a carnation as a silent trib- 

 ute to his memory. The committee 

 has prepared a suitable display placard 

 with a splendid likeness of President 

 .McKinley, announcing this anniver- 

 sary, and showing the action of the 

 florists in the building of the National 

 McKinley Memorial at Canton, Ohio, 

 the late President's home. This dis- 

 play card cannot fail to remind many 



people of this custom who otherwise 

 might overlook the date. 



Upon receipt of any contribution of 

 $1.00 or more to this fund, or a pledge 

 to contribute 10 per cent, or upward 

 of the carnation sales on January 29, 

 1906, the committee will mail to the 

 contributor this display placard. 



Address: H. M. Altick, Chairman, 

 Dayton, Ohio. 



The Herendeen Manufacturing Com- 

 pany of Geneva, N. Y., held a two days' 

 business convention last week, which 

 closed with a banquet at the Kirkwood 

 House, at which about seventy guests 

 were present. F. A. Herendeen was 

 toastmaster; Mayor Rose extended a 

 ( ordial welcome to the strangers. Such 

 affairs do much to strengthen the rela- 

 tions between a growing house and its 

 representatives. 



ALFRED D1MMOCK. 



As announced in our advertising 

 columns, Alfred Dimmock has severed 

 his connection with the firm of F. San- 

 der & Sons and has accepted the Eu- 

 ropean agency for the Yokohama Nur- 

 series, under the direction of Messrs. 

 Suzuki & Iida, of 31 Barclay street. 

 New York. This terminates a serv- 

 ice of twenty-five years with Messrs. 

 Sander. No house ever had a more 

 faithful representative. During this 

 period the Sander establishment has 

 grown from three greenhouses to the 

 immense plants at St. Albans and 

 Bruges, and the orchid has attained 

 its position as a regular florists' com- 

 modity in the great cities of America 

 very largely through Mr. Dimmock's 

 persistent efforts in the early days of 

 orchid shipments to New York. He 

 leaves his old employers on most 

 friendly terms, but feels that after 

 eighteen years' crossing and recross- 

 ing the Atlantic he is now entitled to 

 a period of home life with his family. 

 We wish him full enjoyment of his 

 well-earned domestic happiness and 

 abundant business success for himself 

 and the esteemed house which he will 

 henceforth represent. 



FIRE RECORD. 



A fire in the green house of Charles 

 Erdman, Baltimore, Md., January 3, 

 caused a loss of about $500. 



A slight fire started in the green- 

 house of John Lambert, 72 Jepson 

 street, Fall River, Mass., but was ex- 

 tinguished before great damage was 

 done. 



A fire on the estate of Charles W. 

 Hubbard, Weston, Mass., on the night 

 of January 8 totally destroyed a large 

 stable and greenhouse. Total valua- 

 tion, $35,000. 



Fire occurred twice last week in the 

 store of Fine Bros., 142 Dartmouth 

 street, Boston, said to have been 

 caused by the overturning of an oil 

 stove. Damage in both cases was 

 trifling. 



The residence and hot house of Wil- 

 lis E. Ingalls, situated about a mile 

 outside Bridgton Village, Me., were 

 burned on Jan. 4. The buildings were 

 valued at about $3000, and were in- 

 sured. 



The green houses of Robert Denni- 

 son, 47th street and Conshohocken 

 avenue, Philadelphia, were destroyed 

 by fire on the morning of January 

 7. The loss is placed at $4000. The 

 fire is said to have originated in the 

 boiler house. 



A fire which started on the ground 

 floor of the Otto Katzenstein & Co.'s 

 establishment, 68 S. Pryor street, At- 

 lanta, Ga., destroyed the offices and 

 damaged the stock of tree seeds. The 

 firm is now in temporary quarters, but 

 will speedily resume their regular 

 routine. 



