March 1, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



303 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 Something New for St. Patrick's Day. 



The "something new" that will 

 catch the buyers' attention is found 

 this year in the sturdy little shamrock, 

 growing In an aluminum thimble about 

 one inch in diameter at the largest 

 part and having a tiny opening for 

 drainage. Ten thousand of these 

 plants in their shining receptacles are 

 developing at Frank Oechslin's and 

 will be sold at one of the large depart- 

 ment stores in Chicago, the order hav- 

 ing been placed months ago. It seems 

 more than possible that with right 

 handling, St. Patrick's Day may soon 

 become a special day for the retail 

 florist. Some of the leaders here are 

 recognizing the possibilities of the day 

 and preparing for it. Five years ago 

 only an occasional shamrock plant 

 was seen in the windows, and no one 

 took the matter seriously at first. But 

 the department stores led the way 

 with their special sales and last year 

 one store sold 25,000 shamrock plants 

 on March 17th, and immediately 

 placed an order for more than double 

 that amount for this year. It is pre- 

 dicted that the day will very soon 

 mean a special demand for ferns. 

 palms and other green plants. 

 Trade Notes. 



Edgar Winterson, Jr., says his bowl- 

 ing team to play at Milwaukee has not 

 developed yet. 



Creditors of John Edwin Hauswirth. 

 better known in Chicago as "Eddie," 

 have been notified of a hearing to be 

 held at Fort Wayne, Ind., before the 

 bankruptcy court. Mr. Hauswirth 

 was for many years engaged in the 

 retail flower business on Michigan ave- 

 nue, giving up his store about three 

 years ago. 



Personal. 



Guy Reyburn of A. Henderson Co., 

 is recovering from a serious diffi- 

 culty with his eyes. 



Mrs. Louis Winterson is spending a 

 month in Pensacola, Jacksonville and 

 other southern cities. 



Mr. and Mrs. Phil Schupp have re- 

 turned from a week at Louisville, Ky. 

 Mr. Schupp also visited New Orleans, 

 Fort Worth, Dallas and other southern 

 cities. 



The members of the executive board 

 of the S. A. F. were calling upon 



SAMUEL MURRAY 



Kansas City, Mo. 

 913 Grand Ave. 



Member of the Florists' TeleK^raph Delivery. 



All Orders Given Prompt and Careful Attention 



The Park Floral Go. 



J. A. VALENTINE 



Prcs. 



Member Florists' Telegraph Delivery. 



DENVER, COLORADO 



WILLIAM L. ROCK 

 FLOWER CO. 



Kansas City, • • Mo. 



will rarefully execute orders for Knnsas 

 City and any town in Missouri or 

 Kansas. 



HART MAKES HANDLES FOR POTS 



With Paper or Porto Rican Mats They Make Baskets. These 

 are the WelUKnown 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, H2.50 ; No. 2, &3.50 ; No. 3, &4.00 ; 

 No. 4, S5.00 ; No. 5, &6.0O. 



GEORGE B. KART, 24 Stone Stjccr.ester, N. Y. 



COLORING For Cut Flowers 



Order your green for St. Patrick's Day. Price 50c a package, prepaid. 

 _ Al so a Full Line of Other Colors 



ORAltGE CHEMICAL CO., dlpartkent Hi East Grange. N. J. 



some of their friends here on Monday 

 last. They were on their way to Min- 

 neapolis where a meeting is to be held 

 in preparation for the convention in 

 that city, August next. John Young 

 was missed from the party and it was 

 learned with regret that he is ill. 



Visitors: J. K. M. L. Farquhar, Bos- 

 ton, Mass.; Richard Vincent. Jr., 

 Whitemarsh, Md.; E. Allan Peirce, 

 Waltham, Mass.: Thos. Roland. Na- 

 hant, Mass.; S. S. Skidelsky. Philadel- 

 phia, Pa.; J. Praefke, Milwaukee, 

 Wis.; Mr. King, Butte, Mont.; Harry 

 Hoffman, Jacksonville, 111.; F. B. Ma- 

 jcunier. Walla Walla. Wash.; J. J. 

 Karins, Philadelphia, Pa.; J. A. Jones, 

 Richmond, Ind.; Harry A. Bunyard, 

 New York; Chas. H. Totty, Madison, 

 N. J. 



Pittsburgh, Pa.; Henry Penn, Boston, 

 Mass.; J. P. Klausner, New York City; 

 Ray Dashbach, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 Albuquerque, N. M. — Judge Raynolds 

 of the District Court has appointed 

 Roy S. Ehvood receiver for the Albu- 

 querque Floral Co.. West Central ave- 

 nue, upon petition of Arno Huning. It 

 is understood that the company is not 

 heavily involved. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



No less than seven steamers, includ- 

 ing the "Breslau," "Graf Waldersee," 

 "Manitou," and others, have each 

 been discharging cases of goods, b.v 

 the hundred and two hundred, during 

 the past week or ten days — for the 

 Bayersdorfer Co. We are assured by 

 the president of the company that no 

 other similar firm in America is doing 

 anything approaching this business, 

 and we can well believe it. The books 

 were opened to your correspondent, 

 so it is no fairy tale. 



The Florists' Retailers' Club of 

 Philadelphia had a meeting on the 

 20th inst. in the Florists' Club Room 

 at Horticultural Hall, to consider the 

 question of publicity. After ten or 

 fifteen had spoken the question seem- 

 ed to simmer down to — put up some 

 money to advertise. Wholesalers, 

 growers, seedsmen, nurserymen and 

 supply men were all asked to come up 

 and subscribe. Looked to be like a 

 good proposition — for the retailers. 

 But why couldn't all this be done in 

 better taste through the Florists' 

 Club? What was their committee of 

 twenty appointed for? 



Visitors: C. B. Coe of D. M. Ferry 

 & Co., Detroit, Mich.; Samuel Mc- 

 Clements of Randolph & McClements, 



The Minneapolis florists pooled their 

 money and put a stunning advertise- 

 ment for St. Valentine's Day flowers 

 in the leading daily paper. It was a 

 drawing representing several cupids 

 bringing boxes and bunches of flowers 

 to a group of overjoyed ladies, old as 

 well as young. The inscription read: 

 -For St. Valentine's Day— With Flow- 

 ers Your Greetings Will be Best Con- 

 veyed." One forlorn-looking cupid 

 stands in the corner with a box of 

 bonbons, unnoticed. 



EVER READY 

 POTCOVER 



plied, 

 sizes. 

 of 10c, 



The modern way of 

 aitistIc;iUy decorat- 

 ing unsightly cUiy 

 flower ptits. Makes 

 plnnts sell better as 

 they are artistic 

 and attractive. In- 

 expensive, durable 

 and instantly ap- 

 Made In four colors and many 

 Sample will be sent on receipt 



Ever Ready Flower Pot Cover Co. 



146 HUGHES AVE., BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Florists' Refrigerators 



Write us for catalogue and Prices, stating size you 

 require, and for what kind of cut ffowers you w ish 

 to use the refrigerator; also state whether you 

 want it for display or only for storage. 



McCray Refripi;erator Co. 



553 Lake Street KendaHville. \ni. 



Mentwn Horticulture when you write. 



