April 19, 1913 



ilOETICULTURE 



611 



Wholesale and Retail Florists 



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CHICAGO NOTES. 



Miss Corinne Pelirson has just re- 

 turned from two weeks spent in Llnds- 

 burg, Kansas. 



A. L. Vaughan is again at his place 

 of business, though not quite recovered 

 from his recent Illness. 



Wm. J. Smyth is able to again be 

 regularly at the store having nearly 

 recovered from his recent accident. 

 This store is getting a large share of 

 the wedding decorations this spring. 



Samuel J. Pearce has purchased 

 seven acres of land just Inside the 

 city limits, on the Higgins road, in 

 Jefferson. Mr. Pearce says he has not 

 decided just what he will do or when. 

 and that the materials bought, etc., 

 for a range of houses, exist only in the 

 minds of the reporters. 



The Hoerber Bros.' greenhouses re- 

 cently blown down at Desplaines, 111., 

 are all cleared away and work is be- 

 gun on the new ones. The stock, 

 which consists of My Maryland roses, 

 was all saved and will furnish the fine 

 summer roses this firm is noted for. 

 The broken glass through the rest of 

 the range is all replaced. 



The business of the Kedzie Florists 

 has been taken over by one of their 

 creditors who will continue the busi- 

 ness until a buyer can be found. Leslie 

 & Rowatz started out very auspiciously 

 less than a year ago on West Madison 

 street, but last week the creditors felt 

 that something should be done and A. 

 L. Zifferman, a brother-in-law of Les- 

 lie, who claims to have advanced 

 money, took possession. 



Another benefit of the "early Easter 

 is apparent now with the lengthened 

 season for spring weddings. Quite a 

 number of large affairs have already 

 taken place and more are announced 

 for the near future. The only novelty 

 for the brides, so far noticed, is a bas- 

 ket said to come from St. Petersburg, 

 of novel shape and exceedingly high 

 slender handle. The basket proper is 

 round, shallow and when the handle 

 is thrown over the arm or shoulder of 

 the bride the basket presents the open 

 part to the front. This is beautiful 

 when daintily filled and leaves the 

 brides' hands free. 



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Prices per dozen— No. I. S2.S0: No. 2, &I.50 ; No. 3, U.OO ; 

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GEORGE B. HART, 24 Stone Stjochester, N.Y. 



The unusual spectacle of a down 

 town flower store with locked doors is 

 seen on Michigan avenue this week. 

 Ganger & Bergman, who entered into 

 a partnership several months ago, will 

 no longer continue that relationship, 

 but the final disposition of the busi- 

 ness is not yet determined. Mr. 

 Ganger successfully operated the 

 store on State street for many years 

 known as Ganger & Gormley's. After 

 the death of Mr. Gormley he leased the 

 store in the Pine Arts Building and 

 later took in Victor Bergman as part- 

 ner. It has been known for some time 

 that matters were not running smooth- 

 ly. 



Mrs. A. I. Simmons, 242 W. 63rd 

 street, had an experience which cost 



her $9 and will make her less sympa- 

 thetic in the future. An old man of 

 respectable appearance ordered flowers 

 for his little granddaughter, who, he 

 said, had been burned to death. His 

 arm was badly burned in his efforts 

 to save her and his tears flowed freely 

 as he related the story. His pay check 

 for $20 was given in exchange for the 

 flowers ordered and the balance paid 

 back to him. Investigation before the 

 flowers were made up proved the 

 whole story false. He has been seen 

 at other places, also. 



Visitors: Martin Reiikauf, of H. 

 Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia; 

 Robert Grove, Hinsdale, Mass.; P. N. 

 Obertin, Kenosha, Wis.; H. Philpott, 

 Winnipeg, Manitoba. 



