April 17, 1909 • 



HORTICULTURE 



578 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



A consignment of ten plants of the 

 new hybrid rhododendrons (Metter- 

 nichii x Catawbiense) has been re- 

 ceived by H. Waterer from Japan, and 

 will be carefully tested as to their 

 suitability for the American climate. 

 The variety Metternichii was dis- 

 covered in Japan about 1875, by Met- 

 teruich. The new hybrids are remark- 

 able for their fine foliage, and show 

 every indication of being hardy. These 

 ten plants are all that are known to 

 have reached this country so far. The 

 habit is very fine. Colors: white and 

 pink. 



A carload of cattleyas arrived at 

 Chestnut Hill recently. These are for 

 a new venture by the enterprising 

 brothers, George and Alfred Burton. 

 Alfred Burton states that one half will 

 go to his establishment, the other to 

 that of his brother George. This bus- 

 iness is auxiliary to the rose growing, 

 which will be continued as heretofore. 

 Much new glass has been put up here 

 of recent years, and more is under way. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-i 



Supplementing the remarks made in 

 last week's issue as to the danger of 

 our Horticultural Hall being lost to 

 the Horticultural Society it should be 

 noted that while the William L. Sehaf- 

 fer bequest prohibited the sale of the 

 real estate his sister who survived him 

 had that privilege and before she died 

 gave the trustees power to sell if they 

 thought it for the best interests of 

 the Society. 



A syndicate built the hall under an 

 improvement lease of 30 years issuing 

 bonds to cover the cost. Some money 

 was made the first few years for the 

 syndicate but none of the bonds were 

 paid off. Of late years, in fact evei' 

 since the Bellevue-Stratfoi-d was 

 opened, many of the fashionable set 

 have gone there with their social 

 functions, and the revenue of the hall 

 has fallen off to such an extent that it 

 is losing money. The bond holding 

 syndicate are therefore sick of the 

 proposition and would undoubtedly be 

 glad to sell out as there seems little 

 hope of getting their money back. 



Then there's the Schaffer trustees. 

 Would they sell? UnUss there is a 

 strong sentiment manifested by mem- 

 bers of the P. H. S. against it, it is 

 feared they would. All kinds of argu- 

 ments could be Irought in favor of so 

 doing and self-seeking interests with 

 political influence would soon compel 

 an abandonment of the properly for 

 little or nothing unless theie is power- 

 ful opposition to it. 



What is needed is, first an effort by 

 the friends of the Society to buy off 

 the syndicate. Then, get our wealthy 

 people to so endow the Society that it 

 will leave an income sufficient to carry 

 on its work without renting the hall. 

 The renting of the hall and the re- 

 sulting revenue is what sulyects the 

 property to enormous taxation. The 

 taxation would very likely amount to 

 more than the revenue and could be 

 escaped entirely if the Society worked 

 only for the encouragement of horti- 

 culture and not as a business venture. 



A man like Wm. F. Dreer, for in- 

 stance, with the aid and cooperation 

 of the Schaffer trustees is the proper 

 party to take hold. With his staud- 



CmCWNATI DBTRDIT 



April 13 1 April la 



aUPPALO 



April 12 



PITT8BUM 



April 14 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. ■ 



" Extra 



" No.i 



** Lower grades 



Bride, 'Moid, F. &S..... 



Low.gr.. 



Killaniejr, Fan. & Sp 



" Lower grades 



Richmond, Fancy & Special 



" Lowcrgrades 



Chatenay 



Golden Gate, Ivory, etc 



My Maryland 



Mrs. Mar. Field 



CARNATIGMS 



Fancy and Novelties 



Ordinary 



MISCELLANBOUS 



Cstdeyas 



Lihes. 



Lily of the Valley 



Narcis., Paper \\'hite 



Roman Hya 



Tulips 



Daffodils 



Freesia 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias. 



Violets 



A<fianliBn 



SoiUajc 



Asparagus Plumoaifi, strings 



" " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



ing and influence among the wealthy 

 people of the State he would be a 

 powerful factor in raising a proper en- 

 dowment fund for this time honored 

 society of which he and his forbears 

 are and have been distin.guished mem- 

 bers and workers. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Branchvllle, Conn. — G. D. White in- 

 tends to start in the florist business 

 at Sunnybrook farm, it. is said. 



E. J. Fancourt of the Pennock-Mee- 

 han Co. has returned home from a two 

 months tour — noith, west and south.' 

 He reports condition of the retail 

 florist trade not quite so good as it was 

 a year ago, especially in the west. 

 Buffalo was one of the busiest cities 

 he visited, and conditions generally 

 seemed to be more favorable in the 

 eastern states. If new building be any 

 evidence of returning prosperity there 

 is certainly a great deal more of it 

 in tile east this year. 



Adams, Mass. — A. J. Boothman lost 

 a large amount of glass in the high 

 wind that prevailed on April 9. 



George Saratman, late manager for 

 the Florex gardens, has located at Hat- 

 field. Pa., and has taken his son into 

 partnership. The establishment is 

 known as the Orville Greenhouses, and 

 the firm name is Geo. Samtman & Son. 



A white magnolia is blooming at the 

 corner of 12th and Walnut. The laud 

 there is worth $172.no per square foot. 

 It isn't ever>- magnolia that has a gold 

 plated foot-stool like that. The yellow 

 crocuses are in bloom on my lawn at 

 Lansdowne. The festive commuter 

 carries bundles of lawn seed, sweet 

 peas and spades. I gness it's spring 

 all right, at last. 



New York, N. Y.— Christatos & Kos- 

 ter. florists, have leased for a term 

 of years the building at 717 Madison 

 avenue. 



Marion, III. — The Copeland green- 

 house was badly damaged in the cy- 

 clone which swept over the town on 

 April 6. 



Detroit, Mich. — The floral establish- 

 ment of Frank Holznagel was so 

 threatened by destruction with wind 

 on April 7 that it was found neces- 

 sary to anchor the building with wire 

 ropes. 



Dunmore, Pa. — Arthur Reynolds, 

 florist, on his return home on the- 

 evening of April 4, found that his 

 bride of six months had committed 

 suicide. Domestic unhappiness is said 

 to be the cause. 



Rock Island, III. — In the gale ot 

 April 7 whole sections of glass were 

 destroyed in the greenhouses of 

 Henry Gaethje, L. Stapp, and others 

 of the florists in the track of the 

 wind on April 7, 



New York.— The office of the Pern- 

 wood Nursery of Stamford, Conn., will 

 be established at .50 West 30th street^ 

 New York, on May 1. 



Charles Millang secured the big store 

 on the street floor of the Coogan build- 

 ing. Sixth avenue and 26th street, for 

 an Esster plant branch, George Brad- 

 shaw and Mike Hart, both veterans in 

 the wholesale trade, attended to cus- 

 tomers with neatness and dispatch. 



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