May 10. 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



719 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 

 Carnations and white roses went up 

 twenty per cent., overnight, May Srd. 



Wm. Henry Maule left for his annu- 

 al vacation to Europe on the 2nd inst. 



Wm. H. Westeott, son of our com- 

 modore, is recuperating at Atlantic 

 City after a month in bed. At latest 

 accounts he is progressing favorably. 



Abram L. Pennock of Jupiter, Pla., 

 has so far recovered from his accident 

 that he is expected to start North for 

 Pennsylvania on the 10th inst., under 

 special care. 



Maurice Fuld addressed the Ridley 

 Park Civic Club on the 6th inst. on 

 how to reduce the high cost of living. 

 His argument, of course, was raise 

 your own truck. That helps Michell 

 but is bad for the automobile indus- 

 try. The auto people are seriously 

 thinking of putting some kind of tariff 

 on Fuld. 



Emil Lieker, Lansdowne, met with 

 a serious accident on the 28th inst., by 

 falling from a loft and striking the 

 motor car as he fell — breaking his 

 shoulder blade. No one was near him 

 at the time but he managed to get to 

 the house before fainting. The arm 

 was four inches out of plumb. Pro- 

 gressing favorably. It's no use talking. 

 The devil is certainly abroad this 

 spring. 



Mr. Brunswick, of M. Rice Co., 

 thought he had a strike on his hands 

 on Monday. The rattle of footsteps of 

 fifty or more workers down the back 

 stairs at 10.30 A. M. sounded that way. 

 But it turned out on investigation that 

 they were only taking an hour off to 

 see the circus parade. Just think of 

 it! There are some of us so engrossed 

 in business we'd rather go two blocks 

 out of our way than meet a circus 

 parade. 



Much commendation is heard on the 

 Rialto over Samuel S. Pennock's ad- 

 dress to the Lancaster County Florists' 

 Club. The more the rank and file 

 think of those kind, wise, helpful 

 words, the more they become Im- 

 pressed. And the thought with it — 

 that a better and less antagonistic title 

 might have been used. Co-operative 

 loyalty was really the keynote, and not 

 fault finding — as the title "Faults of 

 the Grower" seemed to indicate. 



A Berks County florist writes: "Most 



Apply te 



The Meyer Green 



"SILKALINE' 



IS THE LONGEST AND STRONGEST 

 IN THE WORLD 



And for fiale by all the leading florists 

 and supply bouses throughout the land. 



If your Jobber does not keep It, write 

 direct to us and we will see that you 

 are fully supplied. 



Samples Sent Free 



THE JOHN C. MEYER THREAD CO., LOWELL, MASS. 



In writing advertisers kindly mention HORTICULTURE. 



excellent advice to the growers — no 

 dry bones about it; but full of good 

 meat! Although I do not live in Lan- 

 caster County, I can hear the noise 

 across the mountains, and profit equal- 

 ly well as if I had been there — thanks 

 to HoRTicuLTUEE whlch publishes 

 all the really good things. And many 

 thanks to Mr. Pennock for having 

 given us of his ripe and almost unique 

 experience." 



Commenting further the same writer 

 says, under date of April 29th: "The 

 recent moist weather followed by a 

 warm week has hastened the peonies 

 and they have come forward rapidly. 

 The officinalis section will be past by 

 Memorial Day. With us, Festiva Maxi- 

 ma will be at its height — at least we 

 hope so, for if it is, that will mean 

 some prosperity for us. They are 

 ready now to be disbudded. A sudden 

 drop to freezing would be harmful. 

 Let us hope for the best." 



Peonies from Indiana and other 

 southern points are already with us in 

 the Philadelphia market (May 1) but 

 nothing extra as to quality and the 

 time for them is not yet. Too early. 

 We fear our local crops will be too 

 early, also, for best financial returns 

 to the growers. It looks as if our 

 Berks Co. friend would come in about 

 right as they are usually two weeks 

 later back there in the mountains. 



Visitors: George H. Berke and G. 

 A. Klinges, Atlantic City, N. J.; Edwin 

 A. Seidewitz. Baltimore, Md.; C. B. 

 Knickman, representing McHutchison 

 & Co., New York City; Wallace R. 

 Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.; Stephen 

 Mortensen, Southampton, Pa. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



The growing of gladioli for early 

 spring is not a new custom, but the 

 Mrs. Francis King, grown to very 

 near perfection, is about the only of- 

 fering in this flower this year. Past 

 experience proved it worse than use- 

 less to grow poor varieties. 



The affairs of Canger & Bergman 

 are getting into shape and the credi- 

 tors seem likely to get their bills 

 taken care of soon. Mr. Canger hopes 

 to dispose of his' lease and says he 

 will remain with J. Mangel. Victor 

 Bergman is at Bohannon's and Frank 

 Pasternick is with A. L. Randall. 



The Cook County Florists' Associa- 

 tion extends an invitation to all clubs 

 who wish to do so to join with them 

 in going to the S. A. F. convention in 

 their special train, the Pioneer Lim- 

 ited, over the Chicago, Milwaukee & 

 St. Paul Railroad. Train leaves the 

 Union Station, August 12, at 6.30 P. 

 M. Round trip, $16.00. 



The active work of the publicity 

 campaign in the interests of the flor- 

 ists of Chicago, has begun with a can- 

 vass of the city to ascertain how 

 many in the trade are in favor of 



street car advertising. Aside from de- 

 ciding this question it will start the 

 ball a-rolling and other ideas will, no 

 doubt, be brought to light also. 



Cupid has made A. Lang's store 

 headquarters recently and there will 

 be a rush of applicants for various 

 positions there. Miss Lillian Ytter- 

 berg, cashier, will be married in June 

 to Harry Berg and Miss Gertrude Ar- 

 nold will become Mrs. Robert L. 

 Renth some time later. Other an- 

 nouncements are expected soon. 



A local grower with a genius for 

 utilizing apparently worthless things, 

 grew a crop of buttercups in some old 

 unheated greenhouses. The old-fash- 

 ioned flowers were consigned to Erne 

 & Klingle, who found ready sale for 

 them. In J. Mangel's window they 

 were seen later made up in nosegays, 

 which form of corsage is again popu- 

 lar, and were so appreciated by the 

 buyers that many more could have 

 been sold. 



Personal. 



Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oechslin have 

 returned from the East. 



Albert Cole, American Beauty man 

 at Amling's, has purchased a retail 

 store at 31st street and Cottage Grove 

 avenue, which Mrs. Cole will manage. 



Mrs. C. M. Dickinson is spending a 

 few weeks in St. Louis, Mo., where 

 her son is in school. She is the guest 

 of Mr. Starbuck, who was formerly in 

 the E. H. Hunt oflice. 



A. L. Vaughan is being congratu- 

 lated by his friends on his return 

 from the Milwaukee Sanitarium, 

 where he has been receiving treat- 

 ment for rheumatism. Though far 

 from being a well man he is much im- 

 proved. 



Visitors: Gus Rusch, Milwaukee, 

 Wis.: Mr. Louden, representing Phoe- 

 nix Nursery Co., Springfield. 111. 



Mrs. C. C. Brawner has purchased 

 the flower business of the Rex Floral 

 Co.. at Eugene, Ore. 



Florists' Refrigerators 



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 require, and for what kind of cut flowers you wish 

 to use the refrigerator; also stale whether you 

 want it for display or only for storage. 



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