January 13, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



39 



AFTER ADJOURNMENT. 

 We deprecate the use of a good mag- 

 azine tor wrapping paper and enter- 

 tain a feeling of pity for the man who 

 makes such a disposition of the per- 

 manently useful reading which HOR- 

 TICULTURE provides. Yet it seems 

 that even this humiliation does not al- 

 ways impair its usefulness, as witness 

 the party who received a shipment of 

 plants, and being attracted by an ad- 

 vertisement on the sheets of HORTI- 

 CULTURE used as wrappings, at once 

 forwarded a substantial order to the 

 advertiser and telling of the circum- 

 stance as above related! 



"Many a shaft at random sent 



Kinds' mark the archer little meant." 



It is our humble opinion that the es- 

 teemed correspondent of the Florists' 

 Review is misinformed when he states 

 in issue of January 4, that "less than 

 2000 flowers were staged when the A. 

 C. S. last met in Boston." It is our 

 recollection that there were more than 

 2000 flowers in the class for "vases of 

 100 each." alone. It was a superb ex- 

 hibition of the development of the car- 

 nation up to date, and the entire pro- 

 ceedings from first to last were en- 

 thusiastic and inspiriting. It is true 

 that most of the varieties then ex- 

 ploited have gone into oblivion, as 

 have also a majority of the varieties 

 brought forward for five or six years 

 thereafter. The introduction of Pros- 

 perity and Lawson blood has revolu- 

 tionized the carnation industry. 



NEWPORT PERSONALS. 



Among the visitors to Newport re- 

 cently were John Beaton, representing 

 R. & J. Farquhar & Co.. John Morri- 

 son, of Weeber & Son, W. N. Camp- 

 bell, J. C. Vaughan, William Marshall 

 and Thomas Grey, of Boston. 



Plans are being prepared for altera- 

 tions and improvements on the estate 

 of Gordon King, Esq., which include 

 the planting of extensive shrubberies. 



After a fair trial. James McLeish has 

 come to the conclusion that Gros Cole- 

 man grapes do not pay, and intends 

 to discard the vines entirely. This 

 condition is in part at least owing 

 to the cheap foreign product (mostly 

 Belgian) pouring into the New York 

 market and selling as low as 25 cents 

 per pound. That is reason enough 

 surely for throwing the vines out. 



AN INCREASE IN BUSINESS. 



The King Construction Co., of To- 

 ronto, Ont., and North Tonawanda, N. 

 Y., in order to meet the increasing de- 

 mand for their greenhouse structures 

 and equipment, have considerably en- 

 larged their buildings and plant at 

 North Tonawanda. This increase will 

 enable them to at least double their 

 present output in the United States for 

 1906. 



In Canada also their growing busi- 

 ness has demanded better accommoda- 

 tions. To meet this want the firm has 

 purchased recently a down-town site 

 opposite the G. T. R. new freight sheds. 

 Possession is to be given about Janu- 

 ary 11. As soon as additions can be 

 made to the Canadian w r orks the offices 

 of the company will be centered on 

 this property. A special feature of in- 

 terest to the florists will be a show- 

 room in which samples of greenhouse 

 structures and accessories will be dis- 

 played. 



SEED TRADE. 



The crop of Victoria aster seed in 

 Europe is very short. 



Chas. P. Braslan and Russell L. 

 Woldenberg are visiting New York 



Who is the fortunate man to get 

 the government seed order under date 

 of January 6? 



California seed growers are refusing 

 onion seed contracts for 190G, claim- 

 ing that onion bulbs are in very short 

 supply. 



A word to the mail order houses is- 

 suing catalogues. Hold firm for high 

 prices on Globe onions. All stock will 

 be needed before April 1, 1906. 



J. J. H. Gregory & Son, of Marble- 

 head, Mass., have just celebrated their 

 fiftieth anniversary as successful seed 

 growers. In these years they have 

 built up an extensive business and 

 won a reputation for reliability that 

 is unquestioned. 



Some California visitors seeking 

 recreation and health: J. E. Northrop, 

 of Northrop, King & Co., with family, 

 at Hollywood; F. T. Emerson at San 

 Diego; Trimble MeCullough, of J. 

 Chas. MeCullough at Los Angeles. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Seed Trade Association met 

 at Dooner's Hotel, Phila., and decided 

 that because of the few members who 

 would be able to go to California 

 that trip had better be postponed and 

 the invitation to meet at Toledo ac- 

 cepted. The routine business was the 

 arrangement of program. The follow- 

 ing members were in attendance: 

 President W. H. Grenell, Pierrepont 

 Manor, N. Y., Secretary C. E. Kendell, 

 Cleveland, O., C. N. Page, Des Moines, 

 la., I. F. Willard, Wethersfield, Conn., 

 M. H. Duryea, N. Y. City, F. W. Bol- 

 giano, Washington, D. C. ; V. P. Stokes, 

 H. W. Johnson, W. A. Burpee, H. M. 

 Earl. Burnet Landreth of Philadelphia, 

 C. H. Breck. Boston. 



NASSAU COUNTY, N. Y., HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This society held its regular monthly 

 meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 3. It was 

 the largest attended meeting in the 

 history of the society. President Har- 

 rison occupied the chair. Four new 

 members, including William F. Ross, 

 representing F. R. Pierson Co., Tarry- 

 town, N. Y., who was present, were 

 elected to active membership. Mrs. E. 

 R. Ladew was elected an honorary 

 member. It was decided to hold the 

 society's annual dinner on January 27. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



The business of Jacob Batters, of 

 Cleveland. O., has been purchased by 

 Fred Moritz, who has transferred the 

 plant to his present location, 62 Ed- 

 munds street. 



Lion & Wertheimer, 463 Broadway, 

 New York, have dissolved partner- 

 ship. Wertheimer Bros, will be the 

 name of the firm hereafter. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



Frank Ross, 206 East Girard Ave., 

 has failed. At a meeting of the credi- 

 tors held on the 6th inst, the liabili- 

 ties were stated to be $3,200; assets 

 $300. 



Peter J. Schembs, 629 North lTtli 

 St., has opened a branch store in the 

 basement N. E. corner 15th and Chest- 

 nut Sts. 



Chas. P. Braslan, of the Braslan Seed 

 Growers' Co., California, was a visitor 

 this week; also Lloyd Blick, Norfolk, 

 Va. 



Mr. Taat, representing M. Van 

 Waveren & Sons, visited us this week. 

 He is the advance guard of the forty 

 or more Holland men who will arrive 

 on this side during the next few 

 weeks. This annual influx is setting 

 in earlier and more severe than ever. 



Robt. Forrest, for many years head 

 gardener for Beauveau Borie and later 

 with Robert Craig & Son, has ac- 

 cepted the position as grower for the 

 Colfax Floral Co., Denver, Col. Mr. 

 Forrest has shown his ability at many 

 of our local shows and will doubt- 

 less give a good account of himself in 

 his new field. 



Dennison Bros., Bala, had a fire in 

 their boiler shed on the 8th inst., 

 which put their heating system out of 

 business. Unfortunately this mishap 

 occurred just when a severe cold spell 

 struck this locality and the resulting 

 loss in stock is estimated at $5,000. 

 Much sympathy is expressed for the 

 firm under this severe misfortune. 



The program for the Farmers' In- 

 stitute for Philadelphia County has 

 now been completed. This event will 

 take place in conjunction with the 

 monthly meeting of the Horticultural 

 Society, Tuesday, 16th, afternoon and 

 evening. Edwin Lonsdale is chairman. 



Alex. B. Scott thinks Richmond has 

 the field not because Liberty isn't the 

 better rose but because the other is 

 almost as good, and most people can 

 grow it. 



PACIFIC COAST NOTES. 



New Year's day weddings are get- 

 ting to be all the go in the Pacific 

 Coast States and the demand from 

 the country towns and hamlets for 

 San Francisco-made flower pieces on 

 these occasions makes a perceptible 

 increase in the volume of holiday 

 business. 



It is estimated that 50,000 visitors 

 were in Pasadena on New Year's day 

 to witness the rose carnival celebra- 

 tion which has become one of the 

 annual features of Southern Califor- 

 nia's winter season. The day was 

 disagreeably cold but the show was 

 worth seeing, the various vehicles 

 being beautifully decorated with every 

 flower that thrives at this season of 

 the year. 



At the last meeting of the Board of 

 Trade of Providence, R. I., resolutions 

 were adopted favoring the enactment 

 of such legislation by Congress as 

 should be needed to preserve the New 

 Hampshire forests. 



PERSONAL. 



D. Lumsden, late of A. Leuthy & 

 Co., has been engaged as manager for 

 the Wm. W. Edgar Co. at Waverlev. 

 Mass. 



A Schulthies, College Point, N. Y., 

 has been critically ill for several 

 weeks with little hope of recovery but 

 we are glad to state that he is now 

 convalescent. 



