February 24, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



229 



QUEEN BEATRICE 



Florists 



Out of 

 Town 



Taking orders for delivery in 

 New York City or Vicinity can 

 have them filled in best manner 

 and specially delivered by 



Thomas Young, Jr. 



41 W. 28th Street, New York 



In writing advertisers, mention Horticulture 



ALEX. McCONNELL 



546 Fifth Ave., New York City 



Telegraphic orders forwarded to any 

 part of the United States, Canada, and 

 all principal cities of Europe. Orders 

 transferred or entrusted by the trade to 

 our selection for delivery on steam- 

 ships or elsewhere receive special 

 attention. 



Telephone Calls, 340 and 341 38th St. 

 Cable Address, ALEXCONNELL 



Geo. H. Cooke 



FLORIST 



Connecticut Avenue and L Street 



WASHINGTON. D. C. 



FRED C. WEBER 



FLORIST 



OLIVE STREET SI. LOUIS, JuO, 



Established 1873 

 Long: Distance Phone Bell Lindell 676 



nAJ&ingtcn.,JD.C. 



SAMUEL MURRAY 



Florist 



Coates House Conservatory 



101 7 BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO. 

 Both 'Phones 2670 Main 



Consult Buyers' Directory and List of 

 New Offers on Pages 234, 235 and 236. 



CALIFORNIA NOTES. 



California weather was partly cloudy 

 and warm in all parts of the State 

 nearly all the passing week. Light 

 rain fell in all sections at intervals, 

 and heavy rains occurred in portions 

 of South California. The reservoirs 

 of the State ar'e well filled and all 

 streams are running, insuring abun- 

 dance of water for irrigation during 

 tne season. And it is of great eco- 

 nomic importance that the snow in 

 the mountains of California averages 

 nine feet in depth now, and is frozen 

 hard. That the snow is deep and 

 frozen means that it will lie until 

 gradually thawed in the spring ami 

 summer, when the water released by 

 the sun will furnish supplies to the 

 streams for irrigation at the time of 

 need, and it will also give the water 

 for electric power and its other uses 

 in mining. 



Commencing March 1st the German 

 Government will exact in import du- 

 ties 10 marks per 100 kilos on dried 

 apples, peaches, apricots and pairs 

 from the United States, while the same 

 product from France. Italy and Aus- 

 tria will only have to pay 4 marks per 

 100 kilos on the same dried fruits. 

 In view of this, prominent horticultur- 

 ists and canners met this week with 

 the California State Board of Trade 

 which passed a resolution requesting 

 the United States senators and repre- 

 sentatives to use their utmost efforts 

 to impress upon the Federal Govern- 

 ment the necessity of giving the dried 

 fruit industry of California a full co-n- 

 sidi ration and protection in any com- 

 mercial agreement which may be 

 made with the German Empire. 



Horticulturally considered Califor- 

 nia's productive rank is second only 

 to New York. This is brought out in 

 Philip Loring Allen's Washington let- 

 ter published this week in a San Fran- 

 cisco paper. This Washington corre- 

 spondent has access to Horticultural 

 Hall statistics, and speaking of the dif- 

 ferent States' productive awards says 

 that New York has seventeen in the 

 horticultural departments, namely: Po- 

 tatoes, onions, beets, carrots, parsnips, 

 turnips, green beans and peas, swei 1 

 corn, cucumbers, rhubarb, cabbage, 

 cauliflower, beans, currants, raspber- 

 ries and hay. California, he says, stands 

 next in productive rank, having four- 

 teen awards as follows: Pumpkins, 

 asparagus, peaches, nectarines, pi 

 plums, primes, almonds, walnuts. fie,s. 

 lemons, olives, oranges and pomeloes. 

 Massachusetts ami Virginia, Mr. Allen 

 says, are tied with three prizes apiece. 

 "The Old Dominion has kale, spinach 

 and peanuts to her credit, while 'there 

 Massachusetts stands, behold her'— 

 squashes, lettuce and cranberries." 



DETROIT 



John Breitmeyer's 



Cor. MIAMI and GRATIOT AVES. 

 DETROIT, MICH. 



Artistic Designs 

 High CradeCut Blooms 



We cover all Michigan points and good 

 sections of Ohio, Indiana and Canada. 



A, Guile & Bro. 



FLORISTS 



1214 F ST., WASHINGTON, D. G. 



BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. 



Manufacturers of FLORISTS' LETTERS 



"What kind of society buds do yon 

 mostly have in Baltimore " 



"American beauties. "—Baltimore 

 American. 



This wooden box nicely stained anil 

 varnished, 18x30x12, made in two sec- 

 tions, one for each size letter, given 

 away with first order of 500 letters. 



Block Letters, i£4 or 2 inch size per 100, $2. 



Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or 

 word. Used by leading florists everywhere and 

 for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers 



N. f . MCCARTHY, Manager 



66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS. 



REED (SL KELLER 



122 West 25th St., New York 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all our 



Metal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work & Novelties 



and are dealers in 



Glassware Decorative Greens and Florists' Requisites. 



Always enterprising, we are now ready 

 with a fine line of Easter Baskets. 



Buy your Florist Supplies of 



J. STERN & CO. 



1928GERMANT0WN AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA 



Per postal 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO 



50-56 North 4th Street 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



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