March 15, 1913 



HOETICULTURE 



411 



Flower Market Reports 



(Continued from page 405) 



had first call. Also there were nice 

 lots of Spencers to be had and these 

 also got first call. All the growers 

 around here pull a long face about 

 American Beauty for Easter week. No 

 hope of any increased quantity. One 

 grower who planted an early lot es- 

 pecially for this gap will have a few 

 more but nothing to make any im- 

 pression on the general situation. Car- 

 nations are magnificent and are bring- 

 ing very good prices. The experts 

 seem to think the average returns for 

 these even a shade better than last 

 year at this season. Greenhouse daf- 

 fodils still holding their own. The 

 cold weather of last week held back 

 the rush of the southerners which was 

 a blessing. Plenty of cattleyas and 

 gardenias. No improvement in the 

 violet demand. 



All the past week the 

 ST. LOUIS commission men had 



plenty of good stock of 

 anything seasonable. There is an 

 over supply in sweet peas of fine 

 quality, and the same may be said 

 of violets, and cheap prices prevail. 

 Roses have been coming in fine and 

 plenty of them, with prices ranging 

 low. Carnations are quite plentiful 

 in every variety, too, and the quality 

 extra good. Lilies are in good de- 

 mand; also callas. The market has a 

 good supply in tulips, lily of the 

 valley and hyacinths, and they sell 

 well at all times. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



A Successful Bulb House. 



Chicago bulb growers have now had 

 two winters when the proper storage 

 of their stock was a very live question. 

 Last year in spite of all the protec- 

 tion they had given them they found 

 the frost had extended beyond the pots 

 and pans in which the bulbs were 

 planted. This year has been too warm 

 for best results. One of the large 

 growers in Chicago experimented in a 

 small way a year ago by having a 

 cement cellar, under a cottage, fitted 

 up as a bulb cellar with such success 

 that during the past summer he built a 

 cellar over 20 x 100 feet. The walls 

 are of concrete and a part of the top 

 is of reinforced concrete, supported by 

 steel beams, and shelves to accommo- 

 date a very large number of bulbs. It 

 has proven a great success. 



Lilies and .Azaleas. 



As the greatest of the florists' holi- 

 days draws near, the fate of the lily, 

 without which Easter would not be 

 Easter to many, hangs in the balance. 

 How hard to force them to get them 

 just right for the early Easter, is the 

 all-important question. Tall, slender, 

 frail looking lily plants are not in fa- 

 vor with Chicago buyers and equally 

 unacceptable are plants with no open 

 blooms, so Chicago growers are try- 

 ing to guide their precious cargo along 

 the channel that leads to the harbor, 

 where lilies may be exchanged for 

 dollars. Most growers are optimistic 

 in their present outlook and think 

 both plants and cut lilies will be. at 

 least, fair in supply and quality. 



Azalea growers have had their 

 troubles the entire season owing to 

 the condition of all the later importa- 



tions which were far below the usual 

 standard. The Easter supply will be 

 good in quality but owing to the num- 

 ber discarded will not be so large as 

 usual. 



Trade Items. 



The number of shamrocks sold this 

 week in Chicago is beyond the wild- 

 est flights of imagination five years 

 ago. 



Flower boxes, with suitably decorat- 

 ed covers to appeal to St. Patrick's 

 Day flower purchasers, are seen in the 

 flower stores. 



April 18th has been appointed Ar- 

 bor Day. A rivalry between depart- 

 ment stores a year ago, placed the 

 price of young trees at one cent each 

 and the number sold was almost in- 

 credible. 



The Foley Manuf. Co. are receiving 

 an unusually large number of in- 

 quiries from those who contemplate 

 building this spring. Despite the re- 

 cent cold weather and the snowfall 

 orders have been placed and an ac- 

 tive year in greenhouse building is 

 predicted. 



The John C. Moninger Co. are re- 

 sponsible for a new offering to florists 

 which will preserve the iron in the 

 greenhouses. They tell us it has been 

 the work of years but that they have 

 succeeded beyond a doubt. This 

 Metal Kote can be applied either hot 

 or cold and neither blisters nor 

 scratches but adds indefinitely to the 

 life of all metal, in the construction 

 of the houses. See their advt. in this 

 issue. 



Personal. 



Wilder Deamud has resigned as 

 secretary of the Chicago Florists' 

 Club and left for Bay City, Mich., 

 March 11th, where he will take up a 

 new enterprise in the retail line. 



Visitors — Geo. T. Crabb, Grand Rap- 

 ids, Mich.; John S. Wilson, El Paso, 

 111.; F. H. Henry, New York; T. C. 

 Joy, Nashville, Tenn; C. W. Scott, Yo- 

 kohoma Nursery Co., New York; W. 

 A. Philippe, Hillegom, Holland. 



BUFFALO NOTES. 



Another Scott has taken unto him- 

 self a bride and this time it is Oliver 

 J., who was married to Miss Flora 

 Bass. 



The well-known flower shop of Ger- 

 trude Sauer has changed hands and is 

 now being run by George Clemens 

 and managed by Miss Lily Burns, re- 

 cently of the J. H. Rebstock Co. 



Another new flower store has been 

 opened the past week in the Central 

 Park district by A. T. Vick of Albion, 

 N. Y. The location is 2324 Main street 

 and while the store is not a large one, 

 It is well-fitted out with fixtures mak- 

 ing a good appearance. 



A sign displayed in the window of 

 R. M. Rebstock Co. a few days ago 

 read as follows: 



Subject — Departure. 



Object — Matrimony. 



Enough said ; she is Inside. 

 Miss Hazel Adams who has been 

 connected for some time with the 

 above firm has made departure and 

 the object is matrimony. Miss Adams' 

 engagement was announced recently, 

 and she is to be married on April 17. 



WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. 



AdvertiGements in this colamn 

 one cent a word. Initials count 

 as words. Cash with order. All 

 correnpondence addressed "Care 

 HOHTICCLTCRB" should be sent 

 to 11 Hamilton Place, Boson. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED 



EXPERT ORCHID GROWER 



by the Beechwood Heights Nur- 

 series, Bound Brook, N. J., to take 

 charge of their orchid department. 

 Only a Strictly Competent Man 

 Required. Good Salary to Right 

 Party. 



Apply by Mail to 



THOMAS YCUNC, Jr. 



600 Fifth Ave., 



N. Y. CItv 



WANTED — Good all-round man for com- 

 mercial greenhouse work. Good wages to 

 right man. JOHN McKENZIE, North Cam- 

 bridge. Mass. 



SHUATI^NS WANTED 



SITUATION WANTED— As superintend- 

 ent or head gardener by Euglisliman, 34: 

 married, one child. Abstainer and non- 

 smoker. Twenty years' extensive experi- 

 ence; five years in this countrv; ever four 

 years in present place. At liberty April 

 1st. M'ell recommended. .Address S. W 

 S.. care HOUTICULTURE. 



SITUATION WANTKD— Energetic man 

 wants Job in greenhouses. First Cass 

 grower of pot plants. IJeferencis fmm 

 two well known firms in En;;land, also one 

 of six years on this side. Can turn out good 

 stuff. Address "P. A," care HOUTICUl^- 

 TUItE. 



SITUATION WANTED— Private garden- 

 er. Can do all kinds of inside and outside 

 work; married, young, temperate. Excel- 

 lent references. State wages. At liberty 

 April 7th. J. S. N., Box 170, Norfolk, Conn 



SITUATION WANTED— Private garden- 

 er's posltKm in Massachusetts preferred 

 Married, one child. Strictly temperate. Ex- 

 perienced In ail-.iround greenhouse work 

 Best reference. M, care HORTICULTURE. 



SITUATION WANTED— By first elasa 

 plant grower, to take charge of place. 25 

 years' experience, 15 years In last place; 

 best of reference: married: 40 years of 

 age. Address "D," care HORTICULTURE. 



POSITION WANTED — In commercial 

 establishment, east preferred. Experienced 

 in cut-flower growing, carnations especial- 

 ly. Can furnish first-class Boston rifer- 

 ences. H. C, care HORTICULTURE . 



SITUATION WANTED— By young man, 

 24 years of age, would like to get work 

 at gardening. Gentleman's place preferred 

 P. NEILON. Stonington, Conn. 



FOR SALE 



FOE SALE — Fresh from factory, new 

 10 I 12, 18 TlS, 10 X 24, double thick. A 

 and B qualities. Market dropped. Now Is 

 the time to buy and save money. Parshel- 

 «ky Bros., Inc., 215-217 Havemeyer St 

 Brooklyn. N. Y. 



FOR SALE OR RENT— A good cemetery 

 stand opposite cemetery gates, doing a 

 good business. Will bear investigation. 

 For further particulars call or write The 

 Falrmonnt Florist, 621-023 Central Ave., 

 Newark. N. J. 



MISCELLA^EOOS 



BUY OR LEASE 10,000 to 20,000 feet of 

 glass Address "H." care HORTICDL 

 TUBE. 



