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HORTICULTURE 



November 7, 1908 



Win. Elliott & Sons 



of 42 VESEY ST., will offer at 



Auction Tuesday, Nov. 10 



AT NOON A CHOICE CONSIGNMENT OF 



Holland Nursery Stock 



consisting of named Rhododendrons, Boxwood, Conifers, Azaleas, Magnolias, 

 Hydrangeas, Lilacs, Pot Grown Roses, Roots, Bulbs, Paeonies, etc. 



new york city W. J. ELLIOTT, Auctioneer 



SHORT TRIPS FOR VISITORS TO 

 NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



HORTICULTURE'S representative in 

 Chicago Is Mrs. M. B. Banoek. Her ad- 

 dress Is La Grange, 111., but she will I..- in 

 attendance every day at the National 

 Flower show ami will be pleased to extend 

 any possible courtesy or information and 

 direct strangers to any place tliev wish to 

 visit. 



Poehlmann Bros, are among the 

 largest flower growers in Chicago. 

 Their greenhouses are at Morton 

 Grove, reached by the Chicago & St. 

 Paul R. R. from the Union Station. 

 Tickets can be obtained at Poehlmann 

 Bros.' city office at 35 Randolph street. 

 At the greenhouses may be seen a 

 large variety of roses, carnations and 

 chrysanthemums. Special attention 

 might be called to the new white 

 chrysanthemum, Virginia Poehlmann, 

 which originated here last year. 



The greenhouses alone are well 

 worth seeing, for they cover over one 

 million square feet of glass, and the 

 new range now building will add 250,- 

 000 feet more. 



Pe'.er Reinberg's is the home of the 

 new Marshall Field rose. He has 

 grown it. for five years and will place 

 ii on the market after the first of Jan- 

 uary, 1909, It is a light pink, has good 

 shipping qualities, is very fragrant and 

 remarkably productive. Chrysanthe- 

 i illations and roses are pro- 

 fluced at this place, which includes 

 nearly two million square feet of glass. 

 It is reached by taking the Ravens- 

 wood branch of the Northwestern Ele- 

 vated to Robey Station, and then 

 walking eight blocks north. Mr. Rein- 

 berg's city office and salesroom is at 

 35-37 Randolph street, where the 

 genial smile of Leonard Kill will wel- 

 come Flower Show visitors. 



Bassctt i: Washburn's greenhouses 



are located at Hinsdale, is miles west 



of Chicago on the C. B. & Q. R. R. 



Trains leave the Union depot every 



hour. This is an up-to-date place of 



800,000 sq. ft. of glass, planted with 



the best money-making varieties of 



flowers. This firm keeps a stock book, 



any flower that does not pay is 



it om e discarded Tl u nation 



;e contains 90,000 plants the new 



i> P Bassett leading the list with 50,- 



plants. The O. P. Bassett is not a 



iper but staits blooming about Oc- 

 tober and by Christmas is in full 



swing and keeps it up until July. 

 Flowers large clear red, calyx and 

 stem perfect. Visitors can leave Chi- 

 cago at any time from 7.45 A. M., 

 trains running every hour each way, 

 and during the Flower Show Bassett 

 &. Washburn have made arrangements 

 to have carriages meet each train and 

 drive to the greenhouses. 



J. A. Budlong's greenhouses are lo- 

 cated at the terminus of the Lincoln 

 ave. electric line, and also in close 

 proximity to the Ravenswood branch 

 Of the Northwestern Elevated R. R. It 

 is but six blocks from the Reinbergs. 

 This establishment consists of 33 

 houses aggregating half a. million feet 

 of glass, devoted entirely to roses and 

 carnations. All the roses are grafted 

 stock. The entire place is heated from 

 one central heating plant. The stock 

 is shipped to the city store twice a 

 day, and their large out-of-town ship- 

 ping business is supplied from the 

 latest shipment each day. 



The city office and salesroom is at 

 35 Randolph street, and all out-of- 

 town visitois are invited to call and 

 make arrangements for visiting the 

 greenhouses. Mr. Budlong handles the 

 stock of some 25 other flower growers 

 in addition to his own. 



Visitors can reach Weiland & Reisch 

 by taking the Evanston Elevated to 

 Alain street and walking just a few 

 blocks to Ashbury ave. Weiland & 

 Reisch were the first to grow Killarney 

 rose in Chicago, and Mr. Weiland will 

 be glad to explain its successful culture 

 to visitors. This firm specializes in 

 new roses. One seedling, light pink. 

 is regarded as of unusual merit. The 

 city salesroom and office are at 59 

 Wabash ave. If those who wish to 

 visit the greenhouses will call at the 

 office (hey will be provided with an 

 escort. 



Frank Oechslin is one of the lead- 

 ing plant growers in Chicago. Burins 

 the nine years he has been in business 

 l i lias built up a remarkable trade 

 and he is recognized as a mosi sin 

 t'nl grower of fine pet plants. His p ace 

 may be reached by the Madis n street 

 ear west to the barns, then transfer 

 to i he 1Mb ave. car and get off at 

 Adams street, or take the Garfield 

 Park branch of the Metropolitan Ele- 

 vated west to '48th ave., then walk 

 north four blocks and west one Vis- 



itors will see a fine lot of Boston ferns 

 and their sports; ferns for dishes, etc., 

 arancarias and rubbers, and several 

 thousand bush chrysanthemums in 

 bloom. They will also see a Christmas 

 stock of poinsettias, Lorraine begonias, 

 azaleas, cyclamens and Jerusalem cher- 

 ries. Growers of pot plants will get 

 pointers here, for Mr. Oechslin not only 

 knows how, but is one of the few who 

 will impart his knowledge to others. 



Chicago has it full share of commis- 

 sion men and they are all found in 

 the vicinity of Wabash ave. and Ran- 

 dolph st. Many of them have been in 

 business here for many years. Here 

 is found also the Flower Growers' 

 Market, where seventeen different 

 firms are represented. This was start- 

 ed six years ago, and three of the 

 founders, Mrs. Frank Beu, John Sin- 

 ner and Miss Tonner are still there. 

 Mr. Percy Jones is in charge of the 

 floor and will welcome visitors. 



At and near the corner of Wabash 

 avenue and Randolph street there are 

 signs bearing names long familiar. 

 Hunt, Kennicett, Randall, Winterson. 

 Amling, Deamud. Some are there in 

 name only but drop in and shake 

 hands with those who are left. Then 

 go upstairs in the Atlas Block and 

 you will find more. Charles McKellar. 

 who is known to the trade as a spe- 

 cialist in flower novelties, you will 

 find surrounded by his stock of or- 

 chids, gardenias, violets, bouvardia, 

 etc. 



Mr. Benthey, representing the Ben- 

 they. Coatsworth Co. of New Castle. 

 Ind., and handling their stock will be 

 found in the corner room. 



Across the hall you will find Wietor 

 Bros., Peter Reinberg and George 

 Reinberg. Down the hall are Zeck 

 & Mann and Kruchten all busy. 



Vaughan's greenhouses are at West- 

 ern Springs. Pot plants are grown 

 here exclusively. Western Springs is 

 n ached by the C, B. & Q. R. R. from 

 the Union station. 



At Geo. Wittbold Co.'s visitors will 

 see the Wittbold Cement Bench and 

 the Wittbold Watering system, both 

 of great interest to the trade. This 

 firm handles decorative plants as a 

 spi cialty, being generally recognized 

 as the largest plant decorators in 

 ago. Their new store is on 

 Xorth Clark street and their other 

 and greenhouses are on 1657 



