October 31, 1908 



HORT1CULTU RE 



577 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



William Graham is now associated 

 with the Graham Floral Co., located at 

 5G15 Germantown avenue and at the 

 Mergenthaler Greenhouses near by. 



Frank Polites has completed im- 

 provements at his new branch at 13th 

 and Chestnut streets. This will be 

 good news to the growers. They need 

 more outlets and whenever a new 

 (lower shop opens they are glad. 



A. K. Wohlert, Merlon, in comment- 

 ing on the mild fall weather under date 

 of Oct. 26th, says: "We have German 

 iris in full bloom — the variety falcata, 

 the only one so far; the rest are on the 

 way. Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas' "Wichu- 

 raiana hybrids are also blooming." 



Joseph A. Waxman and Charles A. 

 Kipnis have opened a flower store at 

 903 Market street -under the title of 

 "The Ideal Flower Shop," with branch- 

 es at 913 Market street, Hotel Vendig, 

 and 1223 Market street. Both gentle- 

 men have had good experience in the 

 business. 



Improvements under way at Micbr- 

 ell's new "Tower Hall" Seed House, 

 518 Market street, Philadelphia, are 

 fast approaching completion. Two 

 new bulk windows of the latest de- 

 sign are already finished. One shows 

 a handsome array of bulbs, the other 

 a display of mushroom spawn. A new- 

 maple floor has been put in and two 

 large electric freight and one electric 

 passenger elevator are now ready for 

 use. A new feature is the large bulk 

 show windows in the rear on Ludlow- 

 street, making a very attractive en- 

 trance and show place for patrons who 

 may wish to enter from Chestnut 

 street. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 St. Charles, III.— Henry Swaby has 

 recently started in the florist busi- 

 ness. 



Milwaukee, Wis.— Fire damaged the 

 greenhouse of W. Getzin to the ex- 

 tent of $7,000 on October 16. 



Lynn, Mass. — Henry C. Chase and 

 Thomas H. Jones are to open an of- 

 fice in the Item Building for forestry 

 work. Both young men are graduates 

 of Massachusetts Agricultural Col- 

 lege. 



News from Japan indicates that Mul- 

 tifloi-um lilies have turned out short in 

 spite of the fact that orders had de- 

 creased this year. Especially large 

 sizes are short and some of the New- 

 York importers are substititing Gigan- 

 teums in their place. Large-sized 

 bamboo canes have also been advanced 

 in price in Japan. 



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CYPRIPEDIUM ACTAEUS BIANCA. 

 This variety gained a First-Class 

 Certificate when exhibited by Lt.-Col. 

 Holford, C.r.13., C.V.O., at the last 

 liKeting of the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety. The bloom is of much beauty, 

 aud is considered to surpass even the 

 handsome C. insigne Sanderae, which 



formed one of the parents, the other 

 being C. Leeanum Prospero. The 

 general color is pale yellow, of a 

 smooth and shining surface. The up- 

 per sepal is very broad, the major por- 

 tion of its surface being white; the 

 basal part is a yellowish-green color. 

 it may be added that the plant was' 

 exhibited as C. bianca superba. — Gar- 

 deners' Chronicle. 



AN EXAGGERATED REPORT. 



The secretary of the Baltimore 

 Florists' Club intimates that G. Wat- 

 son has gone to seed. What good is 

 seed unless planted? It will not sprout 

 else. G. W. objects to being planted 

 yet a while. He feels pretty fit. If 

 there are any lions, tigers or elephants 

 that need slaying around Baltimore, a 

 wire or 'phone will bring the mighty 

 hunter down there inside of two hours. 

 The big game in the vicinity of Phila- 

 delphia has taken to cover for the 

 present, and any new diversion else- 

 where would be welcomed. G. W. 

 feels very much like Mark Twain 

 when some one told him his death had 

 been reported in the paper. He 

 thought the report had been "greatly 

 exaggerated." Being in the seed busi- 

 ness is quite a different thing from 

 going to seed personally. You might 

 as well say a man was an archangel 

 because he sold Archangel tar. On the 

 contrary if you ask the editor of 

 HORTICULTURE he will tell you that 

 he has to sit constantly on the safety 

 valve of "the Ginger jar" to prevent 

 explosions. G. C. W. 



ORCHIDS 



Largest Importers, Exporters, Qroivers 

 and Hybridists in the World 



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IMPORTED ORCHIDS 



Arrived in Superb Condition 



Vanda coerules, Cattleya Trianae, 



Cattleya gigas Sanderiana. Cattleya 



Schroederae, Oncidium varicosum. 



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Fresh shipments arrived in superb condition 

 Cattleva Rigas (True Hardyana type). 

 Cattleya Schroederae C. Trianse, C Triana? To- 

 paylan var . Lalia ligbyara. Oncidium 

 Kramerianum, Diltonia Vtxillaria, Periste- 

 riaeUta (Dove orchid) and Odontoglossum 

 Marryanum and Sceptrum. Write for prices. 

 LAQER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 



ORCHIDS 



Orchid Baskets and Peat 



Write for Prices 



JOSEPH A. MANDA 



191 Valley Road = WEST ORANGE, N. J. 



ORCHIDS 



Our importation has arrived In Perfect Condition 



C. Gigas Sanderiana, C. Perclvaliana, 



C. (iaskelliana, C. Mossiae. 



Expect C. Mendelli shortly. 



ORDONEZ BROS., Madison, N. J. 



O R C H I O «S 



Our latest importations have been, Cattleya Chrys- 

 otoxa, Cattleya Gaskelliana, Cattleya Gigas, 

 (Hardyana district), Phalaenopsis Amabilis Schil- 

 leriana and others. We will receive in a short 

 time, Cattleya Dowiana, Miltonia Vexillaria and 

 others. 



Carrillo & Baldwin 



Fine Quality Orchid Peat 



25-bbl lots SOc per bbl 



50-bbl lots 75c per bbl 



100-bbI lots 70c per bbl 



Osmunda roots. 



WM. MATHEWS, - Utic a, N. Y . 

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PANSY PLANTS 



NOW READY. Known for a quarter of a 

 century. $4.00 per 1000, 50 cents per 100. 



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 Cash with the order. NEEDHAM, Mass. 



