May 2fi, 1906 



HORTICULTURE, 



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WHY NOT BE UP TO DATE 



and grow a few Orchids ? You will have to sooner or later and might as well start now at the beginning of the growing season 



AND GET RETURNS NEXT FALL. 



We have received a second shipment of CATTLEYA TRIANAE which our friends tell us is THE FINEST THEY EVER SAW. 



Also, a good importation of C. LAB1ATA. 



WILL ARRIVE IN ONE WEEK'S TIME, 

 CATTLEYA GIGAS, HARDYANA TYPE, C. MENDELLI AND C. SCHROEDERAE. 



Write for our Price List before buying elsewhere. It will interest you. 



CARRILLO & BALDWIN, Orchid Growers and Importers, Secaucus, N. J. 



DETROIT FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The Detroit Florists' held their regu- 

 lar meeting on the 17th, many vacant 

 chairs being present. The convention 

 at Dayton was discussed and a joyful 

 time is being planned. There seems to 

 be quite a number intending to go on 

 this trip and a special coach is being 

 i alked of. 



A sample string of the new Aspara- 

 gus plumosus Crawshawii grown by 

 James Crawshaw of Providence. R. I., 

 and sent to the club by him, was pro- 

 nounced a very useful novelty. A 

 pleasant evening is promised those 

 who attend the next meeting. Besides 

 the discussion of Decoration Day busi- 

 ness there will be a smoker. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



At the June meeting of the New 

 Jersey Horticultural Society Harry O. 

 May will be the speaker, his theme, 

 "Roses and Rose Growers." 



The Utica Florists' Club (N. Y.l, at 

 their meeting on May 2, elected the 

 following officers: President, F. J. 

 Baker; vice-president, Seward Hanks, 

 [lion; treasurer, C. F. Seitzer; secre- 

 tary, J. C. Spencer. 



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| Orchids Orchids | 



E Now is the time to buy the following imported orchids 5 



= fATTTFVA MfK^TAF We have near 'y s- 000 P lants on hand in - 



| L/iULElA ITIUOOIAE. superb condition . These it potted now | 



= will produce a crop of flowers next Spring that will pay for the total outlay and E 



S leave a margin besides. — 



^ C PFRPIV A I I AN A " P oUec; l now W 'H »ower in December this year, = 

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We have also CATTLEYA GIGAS, C. Speciosissima, C. Eldorado, 2 



= C. Superba, etc., etc., all in large quantities, and they must be sold. E 

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| LAGER <a HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 



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PERSONAL. 



Harry Pickwith of Detroit, plans a 

 trip to Europe the latter part of June 

 and will spend about five weeks on the 

 other side. 



President Dilger of the Detroit 

 Florists' Club, suffers from an injury 

 to his leg, the result of an automobile 

 accident. 



Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dickson of Bel- 

 fast, Ireland, are due to arrive on 

 this side of the water, June H'th. 

 While in Philadelphia they will ho the 

 guests of \V. Atlee Burpee and Alex- 

 ander B. Scon. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



Weiland & Olinger, formerly located 

 at Cincinnati, have opened a store at 

 310 Sixth street, Louisville, Ky., which 

 will be devoted to wholesale business. 



John J. Perkins, Jr., has gone into 

 partnership with his father at 115 West 

 30th street, New York, and the business 

 will be done hereafter in the name of 

 John J. Perkins & Son. 



Some large landscape gardening con- 

 tracts have recently been executed, at 

 Columbus, Ohio.' by Thomas Meehan 

 & Sons, Inc., of Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Leonard Morse has been in charge of 

 the work. 



The Howland greenhouses at Hol- 

 yoke, Mass., which have been under 

 lease by Fields & Sinclair for some 



months, have been bought outright by 

 Mr. Sinclair. Mr. Fields will continue 

 to be associated with Mr. Sinclair in the 

 business and M. L. Graves will be re- 

 tained as manager. The property in- 

 cludes about 31,000 feet of land and is 

 considered a good investment. The 

 Prospect street greenhouses in North- 

 ampton, Mass., are also occupied by 

 this enterprising firm. 



George W. Cable, who is president 

 of the Home Culture Club Association 

 of Northampton, Mass., announced at 

 the meeting of the board of directors 

 of the association that Andrew Carnegie 

 has offered the association $8,500 to 

 establish a "garden under glass," pro- 

 vided $1,000 is raised for the care of 

 the "garden" annually. 



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