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HORTICULTURE 



January 11, 1913 



DURING RECESS. 

 The Rice Dinner. 



"The best ever." was the concensus 

 of opinion among the staff of the M. 

 Rice Co., when asked how they en- 

 joyed the dinner and theatre party 

 given them in reward for their faithful 

 services rendered during the year of 

 1912. The dinner was served at the 

 Bingham House in the private banquet 

 room and was splendidly arranged; 

 floral decorations by R. Q. Shoch. A 

 vote of thanks was extended by E. G. 

 Bowers, advertising manager, on be- 

 half of the employees to Mr. B. 

 Eschner, who made the enjoyable 

 evening possible. Mr. Eschner re- 

 sponded and in part said that the next 

 affair would be even better. A. Zirk- 

 man, R. Q. Shoch, R. Brunswick, F. .T. 

 Farney and John Willard, superin- 

 tendent of the Rice factory, all had a 

 word to say, after which the staff 

 wended their way to Keith's to hear 

 Cissie Loftus explain why it is and 

 isn't. 



Among those present were Joseph 

 Lane, Frank Feinstein, August Stadler, 

 Wendel Gillich, Frederlch Carbiner, 

 Anthony Angelo. Harry Bloom, Philip 

 Bastine, Timothy Callahan, Thomas 

 Coya, John Henry. Casper Wild, James 

 Lane, John E. Willard, Jackson Neil, 

 Robert Glass. David Boyle, Harry 

 Meis, Raymond Barker, Frank Smith, 

 Israel Radbill, Samuel Edelman. B. 

 Eschner, A. Zirkman, R. Brunswick, 

 R. Shoch, F. J. Farney, E. G. Bowers. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



We are glad to report that the crisis 

 has been passed in the case of the 

 eldest son of Samuel S. Pennock 

 (Charles) and that there are hopes for 

 his recovery. The illness of the rest of 

 the children was not so serious, and 

 they are all on the mend. 



John Sculley has severed his con- 

 nection with M. Rice Co. and has asso- 

 ciated himself with F. G. Hastings, 

 florist, of Germantown. His place with 

 M. Rice Co. as city salesman has been 

 taken by S. Ettleman, who has been 

 floor salesman tor same concern for 

 several years. 



They are saying nice things about 

 the "gray-haired laird"— Edward Reid 

 — on the way he has started in. to- 

 gether with his associates on the com- 

 mittee, running the essay proposition 

 of the Florists' Club. This position 

 really means everything. He is the 

 premier in the cabinet. 



David Adam, late of Aberdeen, late 

 of New York, late of Philadelphia, has 

 gone back to New York to hold down 

 an important position with Peter Hen- 

 derson & Co. During the years he has 

 been with us here in the Dreer store 

 he has made many friends and we are 

 all sorry to see him go, although we 

 rejoice to see him keeping on ascend- 

 ing the ladder. 



FVed Michell, Jr., is making the Bal- 

 timore and southern trip tor his firm, 

 the Henry F. Michell Co. I'sually his 

 father, Fred Michell, Sr., has made this 

 trip. We bespeak a condial welcome 

 from the readers of Horticulture for 

 young Fred — who is no whit behind his 

 daddy in geniality and good sense. He 

 has been raised from boyhood in his 

 uncle's business and knows it from A 

 to Z, so you can talk business with a 

 man' who knows what he is talking 

 about in every detail, and that's saying 

 a lot. 



HART MAKES HANDLES FOR POTS 



Witli Paper or Porto Rican Mats They Make Baskets. These 

 are the WelURnown HART'S HANDY HANDLES. 



Shipments are being made daily eastward to Boston, 

 westward to San Francisco — and everywhere else. 

 Once used always used, because they are SO HANDY. 



Prices per dozen— No. 1, 42.50: No. 2, &J.50 ; No. 3, &4.00 ; 

 No. 4, &5.00; N». S, i6.00. 



GEORGE B. HART, 24 Stone St., Rochester, N.Y. 



Visitors: Louis J. Reuter, Westerly, 

 R. 1.: Ernest Matthews, Buena. N. J.; 

 James Brown, Coatesville. Pa.; Her- 

 man Hunkel. of Holton & Hunkel Co., 

 Milwaukee. Wis.: George Cruickshank, 

 rep. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston, 

 Mass.; C. P. Kimberlin, "1915" Calif.; 

 W. H. Vance, Wilmington Del.; 

 Wallace R. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.; 

 John R. Andre, Doylestown, Pa. 



ties, suggestions regarding the culti- 

 vation of the gladiolus and other per- 

 tinent reading matter. There are a 

 number of 3-calor process plates show- 

 ing special varieties in natural tints. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



The Advance Company. Richmond. 

 Ind. — Illustrated Descriptive Price List 

 of Advance Ventilating Apparatus and 

 Greenhouse Fittings. A very useful 

 book tor everyone having one green- 

 house or fifty. 



Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. — Every- 

 body's Flower, The Modern Gladiolus. 

 This is a very interes ing publication, 

 giving in addition to the lists and 

 prices of Mr. Cowee's selected varie- 



IN BANKRUPTCY. 



Schedules in bankruptcy of Butler, 

 Florist. Inc.. 18 East 46th street, New 

 York City, show liabilities ?19,139 and 

 assets $1,468. consisting of cash, $47; 

 fixtures, $262; delivery wagon, $212; 

 accounts, $939, and fire insurance, $8. 

 Eugene G. MacCan, president of the 

 company, is a creditor for $14,650. 



FIRES. 



Savanna, 111. — A damage of about 

 $500 was done to the greenhouses of 

 E. Gabourie on Dec. 23d. 



Brookline. Mass. — James F. Quinn's 

 flower store was damaged by fire and 

 explosion on December 5. 



AN INTERESTING MARYLAND FAMILY GROUP. 



Ex-President Richnrrl Vincent. .7r.. and wife, three sons !ind d:iUEliter, nnd slxteon 



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