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HOKTICULTURE 



October 26, 1918 



CHICAGO. 



Everette R. Peacock mourns the loss 

 of his father whose death occurred 

 this week. 



It is remarliable that while the 

 trees are nearly leafless, there have 

 been no killing frosts and salvia and 

 other late flowers are as bright as 

 ever. 



The closing of all theatres and other 

 places of public amusement is being 

 felt by those florists who cater to 

 social affairs. It is not expected, how- 

 ever, that this edict will be of long 

 standing. 



In spite of long hours of work the 

 two Chicago bowling leagues played 

 as usual last week. As one of the 

 members put it — "we needed to play 

 more than ever on account of the 

 extra work." 



Miss EMna Fra;Uenfelder says their 

 firm has felt no effect from the ban on 

 flowers for funerals as yet. All or- 

 ders are filled and deliveries are made 

 to the house next to the one where 

 the death has occurred. 



The good news from across the 

 water caused the Chicago florist on 

 State street to add another figure 

 to his very attractive war window. 

 The soldier is now greeting his mother 

 on his return from the fight. A 

 complete change without rearrang- 

 ing the setting. 



The cutting out of the Sunday fu- 

 nerals several months ago has proven 

 most desirable to the trade and many 

 florists have been able to spend more 

 Sundays with their families than in 

 yeai-s before. Now, however, the 

 number of deaths has made it neces- 

 sary to go back to the old way and 

 the Sunday funeral is again with us. 



The signs "School Gardens" are 

 clearly seen all over the outskirts of 

 the city, now that the leaves are gone 

 from the shrubbery. It is evident 

 that the children responded heartily 

 to the call and that they cared for 

 their gardens to the close of the 

 season. The "Community Garden" 

 signs are also in evidence and the 

 influence of these signs are sure to 

 tell on next year's work. 



In order to co-operate with the 

 health department in their efforts to 

 curb the present epidemic of influen- 

 za and with the undertakers in their 

 prompt care for and disposal of the 

 dead, a committee representing whole- 

 salers and retailers held a conference 

 and drafted a letter to be sent to each 

 florist in Chicago. The letter will 



ask each florist to assist and show his 

 good will by delivering all flowers to 

 the cemetery and thus relieve the 

 conveyances that are ordinarily used 

 for the flowers. 



CLEVELAND. 



The new home of A. C. Kendel's 

 Seed Store is completed and removal 

 from the old location on Ontario street 

 is in progress. The new building is 

 a four story structure with white 

 stone front conveniently situated on 

 Prospect avenue above Kast 2nd street. 



It is rumored that W. H. Temblett, 

 who operates a number of flower 

 stands in the Euclid avenue and 105th 

 street market, will open a first class 

 retail store. H. B. Evans has left the 

 Smith and Fetters Co. and joined Mr. 

 Tembletfs sales force. 



It is reported that the delivery of 

 flowers by the wholesale florists to the 

 retail stores is to be discontinued. The 

 growing expense of conducting busi- 

 ness is doubtless back of this iiroposed 

 curtailment. Each retailer having his 

 individual delivery system, which is 

 usually idle in the early portion of the 

 day, might with little, if any, added 

 expense, call for his stock at the 

 wholesale houses. True business 

 economy it should seem, would dictate 

 the wisdom of this move. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Douglas Earl, who has been in train- 

 ing in France was advanced Sept. 29th 

 from sergeant to lieutenant. This 

 brings both of Howard M. Earl's boys 

 up to the commission stage through 

 pure merit on their own part. Both 

 boys enlisted at the call of the Presi- 

 dent, April, 1917, as privates. 



E. G. Hill paid us a visit this week 

 and among other things brought a 

 sample exhibit of his fine new rose 

 Premier. This was on exhibition at 

 the show rooms of the S. S. Pennock 

 Company for several days and was a 

 center of attraction for the growers 

 and rose specialists. A wonderful 

 rose — and even the most conservative 

 are a bit worked up over it. 



Summit, N. J. — Among the numer- 

 out orchid gems to be seen at Lager 

 & Hurrell's blooming now, are large 

 numbers of cypripediums in rare spe- 

 cies and varieties. Mr. Hurrell's son. 

 Leslie H. is with the Ambulance Corp. 

 Fourth Division. 



NEW YORK. 



The Flower Market on 26th street 

 is now opened for business regularly 

 every Sunday morning. 



George Hildenbrand's wife has been 

 very seriously ill for the past two 

 weeks with pleurisy and pneumonia. 



The Beech wood Heights Nursery. 



Thos. "V'oung, Jr., proprietor, Ms 



opened a salesroom at 53 West 28th 

 street. 



Among the sufferers from influenza 

 is Miss Cadeau, well known as a floral 

 decorator, who has been seriously HI 

 but is now reported out of danger. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Dahlia Society will meet in 

 New York city on November 6, to 

 straighten up matters remaining un- 

 finished from the shows of the jiast 

 season. 



An erroneous report of the death of 

 Angelo Dentale of Jersey City, for- 

 merly with Young & Nugent on W. 

 28th St.. has been circulated. He is still 

 very ill but at present writing the out- 

 look is for his recovery. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



George T. Houcher is planning to 

 hold a chrysanthemum show at his 

 store from November 3rd to 9th. 



Death has claimed two of our flor- 

 ists within four days. James Campus 

 and his brother Paul Campus were 

 the unfortunate victims. James 

 passed away on October 13th from 

 pneumonia at the age of 28. He 

 served in the Balkan "War from 1912 

 to 1914. His store was located at 

 (orner of Main and Exchange streets. 

 Paul Campus of the Rosery Flower 

 Shop,' died from a severe attack of 

 Spanish influenza on Thursday morn- 

 ing at the age of 34. He is survived 

 by his parents one brother, and two 

 sisters, all of whom live in Sparta, 

 Greece. The funeral was a double 

 one, Makls Costis, a cousin of Paul's 

 who died the day prervious from the 

 same disease. 



CINCINNATI. 

 Miss Elsie Bolison, who was with 

 the Cincinnati Cut Flower Exchange 

 for a few years, passed away at her 

 home on Monday. She was a victim of 

 influenza. 



The team of three of which E. G. 

 Gillett was a memljer sold $40,000.00 

 worth of Liberty Bonds during the re- 

 cent campaign. Their district was a 

 single block on Price Hill. 



