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HORTICULTURE 



May 15, 190a 



A Philadelphia Orchid Grower 



OFFERS 



BARGAINS 



100 CASES 



CATTLEYA TRIANAE 



list arrived from abroad ; pi. 

 5 plants ID each case ; will : 



I 8, la, 15, 2o and 25 buRs each ; 40 to 

 a average 450 bulbs to tiie case : — 



$40.00 per Case 

 60 CASES 



CATTLEYA SCHRODERAE 



will arrive about May 23th ; plants with 8. 12, 15. 50 and 35 bulbs each ; 

 about 40 plants to the case, averaging about 40D bulbs each ; — 



$55.00 per Case 

 60 CASES 



CATTLEYA CICAS 



will arrive about May 25th ; plants with 8, 12, 15, 20 and 25 bulbs each ; 

 about 40 plants to the case, averaging about 400 bulbs each ; — 



$55.00 per Case 

 f, o. b. Philadelphia for prompt order and if unsold. 



lEg" Will break cases at a reasonible advance on above rates, say : — lots 

 of plants averaging 100 bulbs, ^% per cent ; 25 bulbs r2>4 per cent. 



^ Anyone who desires ESTABLISHED PLANTS '-an te 

 accommodated at very reasonable figures in all the commercial varieties 

 such as : — Trianae, gl^as, Schroederae. Oaskelliana, lablata. 

 sptciosissima and 12 of the best vaiieties of Cypripedlums 



Alpnonse Pericat, colungdale, phila., pa, | 



During Recess 



BUFFALO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular meeting of this club 

 was held on Tuesday evening. May 4. 

 The regular routine of business was 

 shortened on account of the festivities 

 that the entertainment committee had 

 prepared. The sport opened with a 

 blindfold boxing match which affordea 

 ranch amusement. This was followed 

 by a handicap wrestling match be- 

 tween two boys and "Cyclone" Baum- 

 gartner, the latter being downed in 

 short order. Other events in the line 

 of wrestling and sparring, a pie-eating 

 contest, etc., were gi-eatly enjoyed. 

 The entertainment concluded with a 

 few games of pedro, in which ex-Presi- 

 dent Sandiford carried off first prize, 

 a motor cycle. The committee is to 

 be congratulated on furnishing such a 

 pleasant evening's entertainment. 



ed to Mr. and Mrs. Alost by Jlr. Pan- 

 ter in the name of the Horticultural 

 Society. 



A good attendance was reported at 

 the Chicago Florists' bowling club 

 last Friday. The honors were carried 

 off in the handicap as follows: 1st 

 prize, W. Wolff; 2nd, Frank Avers; 

 3rd, Fred Kraus. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 

 Louis J. Reuter gave an interesting 

 talk on Roses before the New London 

 County Horticultural Society, at Nor- 

 wich, Conn., on May 3. 



The annual convention of the Green- 

 house Vegetable Growers' and Market 

 Gardeners' Association will be held in 

 Ashtabula, 0., October 12. 



The trustees of the Worcester Coun- 

 ty Horticultural Society, Worcester, 

 Mass., have appropriated $100 for the 

 N. E. Fruit Show to be held in October. 



NEW ORLEANS HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 

 About fifty members of this society 

 assembled on the afternoon of May 2 

 at the residence of A. Alost. in Gen- 

 tilly avenue, for their annual outing 

 and barbecue. A tempting banquet 

 was spread, at which C. R. Panter 

 acted as toastmaster, and among the 

 guests was Mayor Behrman. Toasts 

 were given in honor of the Mayor, and 

 In response Mr. Behrman made a 

 speech. At the close of the banquet 

 a beautiful silver service was present- 



E. C. Sears of Mass. Agricultural 

 College, addressed the members of the 

 Houghton Horticultural Socety, Lynn, 

 Mass., on May 6, on commercial fruit 

 growing. 



At the meeting of the Dobbs Ferry, 

 N. Y., Horticultural Association on 

 April 24, H. Keiling was awarded first 

 prize for outdoor flowers and H. Kast- 

 berg second. E. Kane, gardener for E. 

 L. Coster, showed some nice blooms. 

 Mr. Kastberg read a paper on the 

 Chrysanthemum. Lord & Burnham 

 Co. have offered a gold medal for the 

 fall exhibition for four varieties of 

 chrvsanthemum, three of each. 



CARNATIONS AT JOLIET, ILL. 



Manager Pyrer says the rumor that 

 the Chicago Carnation Co. has sold its 

 retail store is unfounded, though there 

 is a proposition for leasing it under 

 consideration, their wholesale business 

 demanding all of their attention. 

 Mr. Pyfer expressed his belief that 

 there had been an over production of 

 Enchantress this season, making white 

 carnations rather scarce in and about 

 Chicago. When asked which had his 

 preference as a commercial white. 

 White Perfection or White Enchant- 

 ress, he said the latter it the best 

 strain was used. He places White En- 

 chantress above White perfection for 

 commercial use;— because it makes larg- 

 er plants from late cuttings in the same 

 length of time in the field, and makes 

 more cuttings without sacrificing 

 blooms. Conquest, which is to be sent 

 out next year has kept up to its pre- 

 vious good record. Sangamo origin- 

 ated by A. C. Brown of Springfield, 

 111. and Mary Tolman by A. E. Hunt 

 of Evanston will be sent out jointly by 

 the originators respectively and the 

 Chicago Carnation Company. Sanga- 

 mo is similar to Winsor in color with 

 stem as stiff and as large and it is 

 claimed that it will out-bloom that 

 variety. Mary Tolman is a light fle.=h 

 pink. This makes three novelties of 

 high promise now in sight. 



MAY. 



For thee, sweet month, the groves green 



liveries wear. 

 If not the first, the fairest of the year. 

 For thee, the Graces lead the dancing 



hours, 

 .\nd Nature's ready pencil paints the 



Bo 



-JOHN DUVPKX. 



