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HORTICULTURE 



February 15, 1913 



Cherries Are Ripe, We Have Them 



Only a short time left for you to display the 

 cherries to commemorate George Washington's 

 Anniversary. A little bunch attached to your 

 boxes, also tied and arranged on the handle of 

 baskets will attract attention. Try some. They 

 will prove very fetching. 



The dainty two-tone baskets in London tints 

 are in great demand for Easter work. Send for 

 sample order; our selection will be a pleasing one. 

 Combination tints, white and pink, nile and white. 



yellow and white, lavender and white and many 

 other ones if desired. It may appear early to ad- 

 vertise Easter baskets but these take time to get 

 ready. 



Plenty of Waterproof Crepe Paper in the import- 

 ed kind, which is the best. All good flower shades. 

 Pleated Crepe Paper, the accordion effect, is still 

 in popular demand. Magnolias, Green, Brown and 

 Red, prepared and selected, of uniform stock. 



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CHICAGO NOTES. 

 Some New Plants. 



Frank Oechslin's range of plant 

 houses is a thing of beauty now, filled 

 with blooming and decorative stock. 

 Thousands of pots and pans of bul- 

 bous stock are Just in prime condi- 

 tion, and being sent out for St. Valen- 

 tine's Day. Among the hyacinths was 

 noted the new Lady Derby, which was 

 on trial here last year and is this year 

 grown extensively. It is a good shade 

 of light pink and a full, well-built 

 flower, the individual flowers hanging 

 like bells, hiding the inside and giv- 

 ing a general drooping effect. A new 

 tulip, the La France, is a pretty thing, 

 large and strong and very delicate 

 white shaded with pink. 



The azalea houses are especially in- 

 teresting now as many of the new va- 

 rieties sent over by the Belgian grow- 

 ers for trial, under number, are now 

 in bloom. Many of them are very 

 promising. Among the regular stock 

 Is a comparatively new one here, Mrs. 

 Jean Peeters. a deep glowing rose 

 shade, almost red, and blooms in clus- 

 ters. Mrs. J. Haerens, new here, is a 

 deep pink, softer in shade than Vander 

 Cruysen. Haerensiana has a striking 

 flower, very light salmon, slightly 

 deeper in the center and is grown here 

 in quantity now for the first time. 



Valentine Notes. 



This day is apparently gaining in 

 favor with patrons of the flower shops, 

 though very little is done in the way 

 of window advertising except the occa- 

 sional use of the old-time heart-shaped 

 boxes. This year a new box has ap- 

 peared with an appropriate cover de- 

 sign and suitable for long-stemmed 

 flowers. It is very attractive and was 

 gotten up by a local retailer who is 

 noted for original ideas. 



One of the department stores of- 

 fered 2000 pots of tulips, hyacinths and 

 daffodils and several hundred cycla- 

 men plants for a St. Valentine's Day 

 sale an event which will be to the 

 interest of the florists in the future if 

 not especially this year. 



The interior ot J. Mangel's store pre- 

 sented a holiday appearance. Large 

 azaleas and other blooming plants 



were artistically decorated and grouped 

 to appeal to the eye of the valentine 

 hunter and incidentally to his purse. 



Trade Items. 



N. J. Wietor is quite enthusiastic 

 over his trip to the sunny South land 

 and brought home many good snap 

 shots of the pecan and orange groves. 



Weiland & Risch have given up 

 their retail store recently opened on 

 East Washington street. It is very 

 difficult to get an attractive window 

 display in a basement store. 



Fred Strail is getting things in 

 shape for the opening of the new Wil- 

 liams store at the corner of Wabash 

 and Monroe avenues. The floor space 

 is nearly 50 x 50 feet, with plenty of 

 light from the sidewalk. For a base- 

 ment location there are splendid facili- 

 ties for handling a large trade and the 

 equipment will be of the best. 



The Herald carnation, the Chicago 

 Carnation Company's prolific new red, 

 is proving a wonderfully easy plant 

 to propagate. Almost no failure to 

 root in the bench and Manager Pyfer 

 is more than pleased with results. Du- 

 plicate orders are now coming from 

 those who have received their first 

 stock, the large, strong cuttings ap- 

 pealing favorably to the growers. 



Visitors: Mr. McCarthy, represent- 

 ing Carbone. Boston; Wm. Dykes, rep- 

 resenting Ed. Jansen, New York; H. 

 E. Philpott, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; 

 E. S. Thompson, Benton Harbor, Mich.; 

 Wm. Espel, Benton Harbor, Mich.; 

 August Fredrickson, St. Joseph, Mo.; 

 Mr. Weike, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mr. 

 Haisch, Memphis. Tenn. 



WASHINGTON NOTES. 



There seems little doubt but that 

 the local florists will be on the job for 

 the New York show. Plans for the 

 gathering together of a party large 

 enough to w'arrant securing a special 

 train have been progressing well. 

 Some little entertainment will be pro- 

 vided the travelers enroute but the na- 

 ture of this has not as yet been made 

 public. There's going to be some big 

 surprises sprung especially as regards 

 those who will make the trip; the stay- 

 at-homes will be there in a body. The 

 bowling team is also figuring on mak- 

 ing the trip and to play games with 

 star teams from other cities. Wash- 

 ington has quite a reputation for 

 bowling so that the local team can be 

 expected to walk away with some of 

 the honors. Anyhow, they are look- 

 ing forward to some good matches. 



DURING RECESS. 



Cook County (Chicago) Bowling League 

 Score, February 5, 1913. 



In connection with the automobile 

 carnival now in progress, a handsome 

 silver cup is offered to the firm hav- 

 ing the best decorated store and in at 

 least one instance this has been prom- 

 ised to the decorator in the event of 

 his display winning. Mr. Oehmler's 

 decoration consists of a garden scene 

 with the walls and ceiling completely 

 covered with smilax and other trail- 

 ing plants. Spruce trees have been 

 placed here and there throughout the 

 large store and azaleas, lilacs and 

 other potted plants give color to the 

 scene. Lighted Japanese lanterns are 

 also used. At the rear ot the store is 

 the garden wall, behind which is lo- 

 cated the string orchestra, and on 

 either side are the cement garden set- 

 tees. At one side is the old well with 

 the sweep in action. 



The Buick display, done by George 

 Cooke, is one of the handsomest ever 

 seen in this city. Ten large urn-shaped 

 baskets have been employed to carry 

 out one part of the decoration. These 

 are filled with the choicest of cut 

 flowers in an artistic manner. Vines 

 cover the walls and ceiling, with wall 

 pockets in which are ferns and flow- 

 ers. Several hundred sweet peas and 

 carnations are being given away at 

 the store each evening. 



