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horticulture: 



.Taiuiaiy 4. 1908 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



Frank W. Whiteley, late of Cules 

 & Whiteley. Lansdowne, is now jo- 

 catod witli the Allen Piano Co. at 171.') 

 Chestnut street. 



The ilance and reception given by 

 .lames \V. Paul in honor of his daugh- 

 ter at Horticultural Hall, December 

 20 was one of the most elaborately de- 

 corated affairs ever held in Philadel- 

 phia, and rellected .(jreat credit on the 

 artists. .1. J- Habermehl's Sons. The 

 Benedicts' ball at the same place De- 

 cember 27 was also an important 

 function, being handled in the decora- 

 tive time bv Graham. Blessings on ihe 

 good spenders. A tremendous lot of 

 flow^ering and foliage plants found ap- 

 preciative use in these events, anil in- 

 cidentally niade profit and fame for 

 the business. The object being to 

 enable 



• • •■WoaltU and pride 

 To obtain their wish — the world's npijliiuse 



of course; but that's what we horti- 

 culturists are here for to a large ex- 

 tent. 



.Jno. Welch Young is laid up with 

 typhoid fever. His many friends sin- 

 cerely wish him a speedy recovery. 



Robert Craig reports a very good 

 holiday trade, although it was a little 

 late in starting. Poinsettia, in Mr. 

 Craig's opinion, deserves more care 

 in culture. For fifty years this old 

 favorite has held first place. Lorraine 

 begonias and Dracaena terminalis 

 were close seconds. Good cyclamens 

 and azaleas were also favorites. A 

 novelty for Easter will be the new 

 German cluster rose (Tausendschou), 

 of which some two thousand plants 

 were jirepared specially abroad for i'le 

 occasion. The Dingee & Conar.l C.i. 

 are making a feature of this new va- 

 riety in their catalogue trade this year. 



W. E. McKissick is one of the many 

 victims of the grip. There may be a 

 lew minor exceptions, hardly worthy of 

 mention, but nearly all the men of 

 mark have had their aitge in fai past 

 few weeks. 



P. Welch, Boston, was a visitor 

 among the wholesale centres. We 

 have also had the pleasure of .seeing 

 W. J. Stewart, Prank Traendly, J. i*^. 

 Farquhar, W. H. Elliott, H. B. Bjatty, 

 W. F. Kasting. Win. F. and Adolphus 

 Gude, Willis N. Rudd, and other shin- 

 ing lights the past week. 



PERSONAL. 



Robert Simpson, president of tho 

 American Rose Society, is down with 

 grippe at his home in Clifton, N. i. 



While Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hunnick 

 of Newport, R. I., were out driving on 

 Christmas eve their carriage accident- 

 ly collided with a heavy wagon owned 

 by "V. A. A^anicek. They were thrown 

 into the street and painfully cut ajid 

 bruised. They w'ere assisted home and 

 medical aid summoned, and both are 

 now rapidly recovering. 



■Visitor; in New York this week in- 

 clude Messrs. Swoboda of Schmidt & 

 Co., Erfurt, Sander of St. Albans, 

 England, Howard M. Earl of Burpee s, 

 and Geo. C. Watson, Philadelphia, W. 

 N. Rudd, Chicago. J K. M. L. Far- 

 quhar and P. Welch, Boston, W. F. 

 Kasting, Buffalo, .T. N. Champion. New 

 Haven, Conn., Carl ,Jurgens. Jr., New- 

 port, R. I. 



EXTRA FINE BOXWOOD $ 17. SOpeCWT. 



FANCY FERNS, A No. I Quality. $1.50 per 1000 

 GREEN GALAX $1 per lOOO, $7.50 per I0,000 

 BRILLIANT BRONZ $1 per 1000, $8.50 per I0,000 



Headquarters for HARDY FERNS, MOSS, LAUREL, 



PRINCESS PINE, FESTOONING, Etc. %^„0";-^d"* 



FLORISTS' 15 Province St., and 



SUPPLIES 9 Chapman PI., BOSTON 



HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., 



NEWS NOTES. 



The John C. Moninger Co., Chicago, 

 have the contract for furnishing the 

 frame work, ventilating, etc.. tor the 

 greenhouse to be built in the City 

 Park, Denison, Texas. 



The greenhouses of M. L. Tirrell. of 

 Randolph, Mass.. were badly damaged 

 by fire on the morning of December 

 26. It is thought a defective pipe 

 chimney was the cause. It is stated 

 that no insurance was carried. 



Edward Schnell, of St. Louis, Mo., 

 was arrested recently for planting 

 shade trees in front of his home, there 

 being a city ordinance making it an 

 offence to plant trees alongside a pub- 

 lic walk. Judge O'Halloran while con- 

 sidering that the defendant had done 

 a meritorious act, fined him $5, which 

 was suspended on promise to plant no 

 more trees. 



Floral Tribute to the Late John 

 Clark by the Seed Trade of Boston. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



E. H. Lucking has purchased the 

 Dowell greenhouse, Bradford, Pa. 



D. H. Green succeeds to the business 

 of Green & Baylis at West Grove, Pa. 



Henry Seifz has taken over the busi- 

 ness of Seitz & Nordell, Glenlake and 

 Evanslon avenues, Chicago. 



On Jar.uai-y 1 the firm name of Na- 

 than Smith & Son. Adrian, Mich., was 

 changed to Elmer D. Smith & Co., who 

 will concentrate their efforts on the 

 chrysanthemum and aster. Particulars 

 are given in our advertising column.s. 



BOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO.I 



Maaufacturertof FLORISTS' LETTERS I 



This w^ooden box nicely stained and 

 Tamlahed, 18x30x12, made in tveo flee- 

 ilons^ one for each size letter^ given 

 away irlth first order of 500 letters 



Block Letters, i% or 2 inch size per 100, $2. 



Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or 

 word. Used by leading florists everywhere and 

 for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers 



N. r. NcCARXnY, Manager 



66 Pearl Street. BOSTON. MA55. 



KORAL SCRIPT LETTERS 

 AND EMBLEMS 

 ONCE USED ALWAYS USED 

 Forsaleby all first classsupply houses. Mtdeby 

 ORAL iVIFG. CO. 

 26 Hawley St., Boston 



Tlie"Japana"Cut Flower Holder 



A handy article for florists. 

 ""^P"""""^^ Sells to the trade on sight. 

 — ioi ^^v Madeof glass ir three sizes. 

 C^ qoS^^J The "Anglais" Table 

 '■ iz> ,_^o "C^J-LTciij^ Decoration, something 

 J2_S^^^^J entirely new, lorg needed. 

 -i ■ vy The florist and housewife 

 ^JJ::^^/^ will appreciate this article, 

 as it simplifies the art of 

 table decorating. 

 Ask for catalog;. 

 M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. J, 

 ISO Waiola Ave., La Grange. III. 



73ALAX L^AVES^ 



New crop, fresh from the patch, prices as follows: 



Bronze and Green Oalax Leaves $0.50 per 1000 



Fancy and Dagger Ferns i .00 per 1000 



Green Leucothoe Sprays 2.50 per 1900 



Bronze " " 4.00 per 1000 



Rhododendron Sprays 2.50 per 1000 



Kalmia or Mountam Laurel 2.5c per 1000 



Discount on large orders. Fourteen years' experience 

 enables me to guarantee perfect satisfaction. 250 cus- 

 tomers now in V. S. Send cash with first order. 



J. N. PRITCHARD, Elk Park, N.C. 



FANCY and DAGGER 

 FERNS 



iffHUJiM ^ Best quality, $1 per 1000 

 ROBERT CROVES 



127 Commercial St.. ADAMS, MASS. 



E. A. BEAVEN 



Southern Wild Smilax, 



Log Mosses, 



Natural and Perpetuated — at Wholesale, 



EVERGREEN, ALABAMA. 



