December 9, 1897. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



89 



Bedding at Lincoln Park, Chicago. 



inches in diameter. The Baltimore 

 (which is a seedling of Mr. Conrad Hess) 

 is a darker pink than the Scott, ver}- full, 

 long stiff stemmed, dark in foliage and an 

 excellent keeper. 



On November 26th Jlr. Jno. C. Wil- 

 helm died suddenly at his residence, 912 

 North Gay street. Jlr. Wilhelm was 

 quite a familiar figure about town, being 

 many years engaged in the retail trade. 

 Ch.\s. F. Fe.^st. 



BEDDING AT LINCOLN PARK, 

 CHICAGO. 



We present herewith a view of the 

 main parterre at Lincoln Park, Chicago, 

 from a photograph taken last September. 

 The view is from the north and is taken 

 from the terrace in front of the conser- 

 vatory. The various beds shown will be 

 illustrated and described in detail, and we 

 will here refer only to the row of vases 

 seen bordering the parterre at the left 

 between the trees. 



These vases have been a feature of the 

 park for years, and are always much ad- 

 mired. The)- are simple wooden boxes 

 set on posts, and are not ornamented in 

 any way, the plants and vines completely 

 hiding the boxes. The tall pyramidal 

 effect is obtained by setting a smaller box 

 in the center of the larger one, and ele- 

 vated slightly above it. The upper box is 

 filled with plants only, while in the lower 

 one both plants and vines are used, the 

 plants being tall enough to hide the body 

 of the upper box. The plants used are 

 geraniums, both flowering and foliage, 

 Cineraria maritima, petunias, double 



sweet alyssum, Calceolaria annua, ver- 

 benas, ivy-leaved geraniums, lobelias, 

 Maurandya Barclayana, tropaeolums, vin- 

 cas, German ivy, and occasionally Lop- 

 hospermum scandens. 



The soil used for these vases is care- 

 fully prepared and must be of medium 

 weight, for if too heavy it will turn 

 into mud when watered, and afterward 

 bake hard, and if too light it will not 

 hold moisture long enough. To the reg- 

 ular compost is added one-third of well- 

 rotted cow manure, and then a generous 

 sprinkling of bone meal. 



CHICAGO. 



In a little over two months the annual 

 meeting of the American Carnation 

 Society will be held in this city. Every 

 florist in this vicinity should do his share 

 toward making that meeting a success. 

 It will be a small matter to each individual 

 if all take hold. And no better initial 

 step can be taken than to join the Chicago 

 Florist Club if you are not already a 

 member. The recent changes in the by- 

 laws have practically abolished the 

 entrance fee and the dues are only one 

 dollar a quarter, thirty-three and one- 

 third cents a month. Is it not worth far 

 more than this to be a member of the 

 representative trade organization of your 

 city. Send in your application. The 

 club needs you. You will assist it to do 

 effective work and you will receive a full 

 share of substantial benefits in return. 

 In union there is strength. Contribute 

 your mite toward making the Chicago 

 Club the strongest in the country. 



The Chicago Bowlers will return the 

 visit of the St. Louis Bowling Club, start- 

 ing from Chicago Saturday evening at 

 10:15 via the Wabash Railroad. Satis- 

 factor\- rates have been secured for this 

 trip and all information regarding it can 

 be obtained from Mr. P. J. Hauswirth, 

 31S Wabash avenue. The party will 

 leave Chicago on the train noted and 

 reach St. Louis at 7:32 a. m. Sunday, 

 where thev will be met by a committee 

 of the St. 'Louis Club. The day will be 

 spent in St. Louis and the party will 

 leave that city on the return at 9:05 p. m., 

 via the same railroad, reaching Chicago 

 again at 7:30 a m., in time for business 

 Monday. 



It goes without saying that the St. 

 Louis boj's will make it verv pleasant for 

 the visiting party and all who can ar- 

 range to do so should certainly avail 

 themselves of this opportunity to experi- 

 ence the famed hospitality of the metropo- 

 lis of Mis.souri. In the meantime, it 

 would be well for the bowling contingent 

 to get into good training. While it 

 would not be nice to beat the St. Louis 

 boys on their own alleys, the Chicago 

 Club certainly ought to put up a good, 

 bold front and not allow theinselves to be 

 beaten too bad. Certainly tnese visits be- 

 tween the congenial spirits of the varia^s 

 cities ought to be encouraged, as a fra- 

 ternal feeling in the trade is engendered 

 thereby. 



The Klehm Nursery will have the usual 

 big crop of Gontiers, Beauties and Sie- 

 brechts in for Christmas. They seem to 

 never fail to have a full crop in at just the 

 right time to corral the dollars at Christ- 



