August 1, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



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H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Known to the Trade for the past 30 years as the 



Representative Florists' Supply House of America 



Always first in the market with anything that is new, novel and appropriate. 



WE HAVE PREPARED FOR YOUR NEEDS 



with a stock of desirable and useful Summer Specialties, unequalled in quality and extent anywhere 

 on this continent and at prices that cannot be beaten. Orders by mail or telegraph will be filled im- 

 mediately. Catalogue on application. Write for special offer on some new and tempting business 

 getters that we have just received. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch St., Philadelphia 



PERSONAL. 



Visitor in Omaha: J. F. Wood, Provi- 

 dence, R. (. 



Wm. M. Trefenger has taken a posi- 

 tion with James Hayes, at Topeka, 

 Kas. 



Henry Jacobs, of Peoria, 111., has 

 changed from J. C. Murray's to D. U. 

 Augspurger & Sons. 



Thomas Hooper has accepted the 

 management of the Domoto Bros.' 

 greenhouses at Fruitvale, Cal. 



Visitors in Boston: Wm. F. Wight, 

 TJ, S. Deputy of Agriculture, Washing- 

 ton, D. C; J. De Buck, College Point, 

 N. Y. 



John Isaac, of Sacramento, for many 

 years secretary to the state commis- 

 sioner of horticulture, has resigned his 

 position. 



Park Commissioner James Wilson 

 and Alderman R. C. Vaughan of To- 

 ronto, Ont, are in Boston, inspecting 

 the metropolitan and city parks and 

 playgrounds. 



William and Alfred Altman, of Mani- 

 towoc, Wis., have removed to Ogden, 

 Utah, where they will join their 

 brother Reinhardt in the wholesale 

 flower business. 



Visitors to Chicago: Louis Russos, 

 of Madison, Wis.; J. Anderson, of Ke- 

 nosha Greenhouses, Wis.; Mrs. C. D. 

 Stratton, of Lancaster, Wis.; G. L. 

 Grant and Mrs. Grant, Soquel, Cal. 



Richard Eichling, the newly-elected 

 president of the New Orleans Horticul- 

 tural Society, was the recipient of a 

 handsome dinner set from the Society 

 on the occasion of his recent marriage. 



A card from J. F. Huss of Hartford, 

 Conn., who is now visiting his old 

 home in Switzerland, informs us that 

 on July 20 they celebrated the SSth 

 birthday of his mother, who is still in 

 splendid health. 



We have just learned of the mar- 

 riage of Mr. Michael Ford, of Ford 

 Bros., wholesale florists, New York. 

 We do not know the former name of 

 the fortunate Mrs. Ford, but that is 

 now of no consequence. 



Chas. R. Panter, who for several 

 years has held the office of secretary of 

 the New Orleans Horticultural Society, 

 has been appointed secretary-treasurer 

 of the Board of Trustees of the South- 

 ern University by Governor Sander. 



Thomas H. D. Howden, of Whilins- 

 ville, Mass, gardener for A. F. Whitin, 



tailed on the S. S. Caladonia from New 

 York on July 25 for his old home, 

 Glasgow. He has planned an extensive 

 continental trip. 



After a litigation of about eighteen 

 months the second codicil of the will 

 of George Ellwanger, the pioneer nur- 

 seryman of Rochester, N. Y., has been 

 denied probate, and in consquence 

 Helen C. and Margaret Ellwanger, con- 

 testants and grandaughters of the de- 

 ceased, will receive about $250,000 in- 

 stead of being cut off with a small 

 share. 



Mr. Takafusa Shijo, commissioner 

 of forestry and secretary of the depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, and Dr. K. Imi- 

 jaucbi, of the department of Agricul- 

 ture, Tokio, Japan, were guests of W. 

 Atlee Burpee & Co., at Fordhook 

 Farms, Duylestown, Pa., last week. 

 These gentlemen are making a tour of 

 observation in behalf of their govern- 

 ment. 



Philip Breitmeyer's admirable ad- 

 ministration of Detroit's park system 

 is apparently fully appreciated by his 

 fellow citizens. We regard him as a 

 most excellent candidate for the office 

 of mayor cf the city of Detroit. 

 Ability, affability and upright charac- 

 ter and plenty of common sense ate 

 among Mr. Breitmeyer's qualifications, 

 and if elected, he will do credit to him- 

 self, his city, and the business which 

 he represents. 



Horticulturists connected with var- 

 ious state experiment stations are in- 

 specting the fruit orchards and vine- 

 yards of Ontario County, New York, 

 and the Keusa Lake region. Included 

 in the party are F. C. Reimer, of North 

 Carolina; C. I. Lewis, of Oregon; R. S. 

 Mcintosh, of Alabama; J. P. Stewart, 

 of Pennsylvania; R. E. Vaughan, of 

 Vermont; A. E. Stene, of Rhode Is- 

 land; R. A. Emerson, of Nebraska; 

 W. S Brown, of Indiana; M. G. Kains, 

 of New York City; A. P. Hendrick 

 and Dr. W. H Jordan, of Geneva, N. Y. 



The following Chicagoans are spend- 

 ing their vacations as indicated: Mr. 

 gnd Mrs. August Poehlmann are in 

 Wisconsin. O. W. Frese is in Wis- 

 consin. George Poehlmann of Poehl- 

 mann Bros, has returned from Wiscon- 

 sin. Peter Miller, with Kennicott 

 Bros., has returned from Indianapolis. 

 M. Frink will spend his vacation at 

 Lake Geneva. E. Pieser, of Kennicott 

 Bros., and Mrs. Pieser will take an 

 extended trip to the Adirondacks. Mr 

 and Mrs. Anton Then will pass their 

 vacation with friends on a fruit farm 



at St. Joseph, Mich. Lieut. J. Edwin 

 Hauswirth will return this week with, 

 his cavalry company from their an»- 

 nual outing. 



HANDY HAND-BOOK. 



Handy Hand-Book of Greenhouse 

 Material, just issued by the Lord & 

 Burnham Company, is a very com- 

 plete illustrated catalogue of every de- 

 vice and fitting, large and small, which 

 go to make up the modern greenhouse, 

 piping, heating and ventilating in- 

 cluded, as well as benches, gratings, 

 sash, and all the tools needed for 

 repairs at short notice. The materials 

 are all classified, grouped and indexed 

 for ready reference. It is a handy 

 hand-book, in fact. Any reader of 

 HORTICULTURE can have a copy by 

 writing to Lord & Burnham Company. 

 Accompanying it is a hook enclosed 

 in a small envelope, on which to hang- 

 the book. 



NEWS NOTES. 



A fire early in the morning of July 

 27 caused a loss of about $150 to the 

 greenhouse of James S. Powers, La- 

 conia, N. H. 



The safe was robbed last Friday at 

 George Saltford's, 43 W. 28th street, 

 New York. We have a poor opinion 

 of the burglar who would waste his- 

 time on a florist's safe in mid-summer. 



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