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HOKTICULTUEE 



August 24, 1918 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Chas. W. Edgar, iate of Lancaster 

 and Philadelphia, is spending his va- 

 cation with his folks in the Quaker 

 City. He has been for the past two 

 or three years with the Alpha Floral 

 Co., Denver, Col., and likes it out 

 there. 



A pleasant re-union was celebrated 

 between Commodore Westcott, John 

 Farquhar and other old friends at 

 Dooner's on the 15th inst. While 

 brief, it was whole-souled and ardent 

 while it lasted, and rosy plans were 

 -laid for a salt sea gathering of the 

 old timers in the near future. 



Bidens laevis (Brook Sunflower) is 

 the name of the bee flower common 

 around Hog Island. It bears a single 

 yellow flower one to two inches in 

 diameter and eight to ten petals. Will 

 bloom in this vicinity in about a week. 

 This is the bee flower mentioned in 

 the Elmer Weaver note last week. 



Picking on the Flowers. 



Editor of The Record : 



"Bring flowers, fresh flowers, for the 

 bride to wear; they were born to blush in 

 -her shining hair," or words to that effect 

 by Mrs. Henian.s. And how lovely they are 

 in the sacred room where a new spirit has 

 just been born Into this sublunary sphere! 

 Not that the baby cares a cuss, but how- 

 all the rest of us smile and smile as at a 

 burst of sunshine whose rosy fingers light 

 up the hills with gold aid sing "Hall, 

 smiling morn, hail! hail!" And when the 

 final parting comes, how sweet and con- 

 soling to those left liehind are these floral 

 emblems of everlasting bliss! 



The human clod who cannot appreciate 

 these finer sentiments must have been born 

 without a soul and belongs among the 

 lower animals. Such a creature, to save 

 expense, would probably dispense with the 

 clergyman, the undertaker, the music, etc., 

 all of which cost money ; roll his devoted 

 mother in a sack and drop her in the Dela- 

 ware, or perhaps just use a Vare can to the 

 ash heap to save trouble. As for shedding 

 tears, that is a great waste of vital energy, 

 perfectly ridiculous. and should be 

 abolished. Avast with such pre-creation 

 darkness and desolation! Raise up your 

 drooping spirits and sing for sunshine and 

 flowers to cheer the living andhonor those 

 who have passed on. So may we also fit- 

 tingly worship the Almighty Father who 

 has created all beautiful things for a 

 purpose. 



GEORGE C. WATSON. 



Philadelphia, Aug. H, 1918. 



There was a skunk in the same 



• column a few days before howling 

 about the terrible waste of flowers at 

 funerals and that they should be 

 omitted. That one is only one of many 

 the last year or two and Little Willie 

 had to blow up. G. C. W. 



BOSTON. 



William Sim of Cliftondale is away 

 for a week, enjoying a well-earned 

 holiday. 



Market gardeners and superintend- 

 ents of private estates about Boston 

 were much interested in the demon- 

 stration of the possibilities of the 

 Cleveland tractor, which took place on 

 the Brooks estate. West Medford, last 

 Monday. Quite a delegation of gar- 



• deners were present. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Bugler Dewey Lester is on his way 

 over seas. 



Norman Dank has left the emiiloy- 

 ment of H. E. Wilson. 



Harry Merritt of Irondequoit has 

 planted all of his carnations indoors. 



J. B. Keller Sons had a very choice 

 window display of America gladioli 

 and zinnias. 



Horace J. Head took part on Aug. 

 14 at the Red Cross entertainment at 

 Hilton, N. Y. 



Plans are nearing completion for 

 the consolidation of the Western New 

 York Horticultural Society and the 

 New York State Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation. They will merge next Jan- 

 uary. 



Five dollars worth of garden and 

 flower seeds will be given for the best 

 collection of vegetables from gardens 

 at the Rochester Exposition, Sept. 2 

 to 7. This is in addition to the regu- 

 lar cash prize of $10. 



Florists who are on their vacations: 

 George Harill at Sea Breeze, N. Y.; 

 Frank Mahoney at Canandaigua Lake; 

 Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Armbrust at Can- 

 andaigua Lake; Cecil Lester at Lodus 

 Point, and George Case at Adiron- 

 dacks. 



The park ofBcials are particularly 

 pleased with the growth made by the 

 Rambler roses which were winter 

 killed but which have sprouted vigor- 

 ously from the roots. Many of the ever- 

 greens and privets which were killed 

 to the ground have made a new 

 growth and will be none the worse 

 next year. 



Lancaster, Pa. — About three a. m.. 

 August the 17th., the boiler house and 

 adjoining greenhouses at the Keystone 

 Nurseries, owned by B. F. Barr & Co., 

 were destroyed by fire. The boiler 

 house, which was burned to the 

 ground, contained quite a lot of sup- 

 plies, pipe cutting and threading tools 

 and all of the side sash from one of 

 his big houses, all of which is a total 

 loss. The big carnation house adjoin- 

 ing was burned in for about twenty- 

 five feet and the wind fortunately 

 blowing away from this house, the car- 

 nations were ruined only in that por- 

 tion that was burned. The sweet pea 

 house had about the same amount of 

 damage, and a wide drive between the 

 boiler house and the balance of the 

 place saved all but the closest green- 

 house, which was a total wreck. All 

 of the coal for the season was in and 

 around this house and caught fire, but 

 with the assistance of two fire com- 

 panies It was quickly drenched and 

 the loss here is not heavy. Mr. Barr, 

 who lives about two miles out on his 

 farm, was brought in, but too late to 

 do anything and considers himself 

 lucky that it was not worse. There 

 seems to be no known reason for the 

 fire, nor whether it was accidental or 

 incendiary. 



Albert M. Hf.kr. 



CLEVELAND. 



A. Graham & Son had a large wed- 

 ding decoration in Mansfield, 0., Aug. 

 16 and 17. The work was in personal 

 charge of Chas. J. Braham. 



The next meeting of the Florists' 

 Club will be held at the HoUenden on 

 Sept. 9th instead of on the 2nd, which 

 is Labor Day. This is the annual 

 meeting at which the yearly financial 

 report is read and installation of of- 

 ficers take place. 



J. J. Grullemans, of the Grullemans 

 Co., bulb growers of Avon, O., staged 

 a generous exhibit at the meeting of 

 the American Gladiolus Society in 

 Buffalo, Aug. 14-17. According to Mr. 

 Grullemans the show was a success 

 and the attendance and enthusiasm of 

 growers noteworthy. 



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PITTSBURGH. 



H. C. Sheaff has returned from a 

 vacation spent in the mountains 

 around Somerset. 



E. C. Ludwig's display of over an 

 acre of gladioli is making the finest 

 showing of the season. 



Miss Weaver of the Zieger Co. is 

 spending a few weeks at Maple 

 Spring, near Lake Chautauqua. 



About 150 florists and their families 

 representing the Horticultural Society 

 of W. Penna. enjoyed their annual pic- 

 nic last Thursday at Nardine Station. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Fred Foster's son was home on a 

 furlough last week. He is in the 

 aviation corps. 



All the West End stores have been 

 undergoing a general cleaning and are 

 in tip-top shape to receive visitors. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Walden, N. .Y. Rev. C. F. W. 

 Ahrens has purchased the greenhouse 

 of Mrs. Cornelius Mullen. 



Bridgeport, Conn. — After nearly 50 

 years in business at the same location 

 on Wall street, the Currier seed store 

 has moved to its new quarters, 252 

 Fairfleld avenue. The old Currier 

 store is one of the landmarks of the 

 city that is to pass into oblivion to 

 make way for the Plaza. William 

 Willis is the proprietor of this store, 

 having succeeded Mr. Currier about 

 five years ago. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 



Hamilton, Ont. — Geo. T. Sones, one 

 house. 



Kewanee, III. — Thurwanger & Sons, 

 house 25 x 100, boiler house. 



Philadelphia, Pa. — J. J. Habermerl's 

 Sons, 22d and Diamond streets, re- 

 building. 



NEW CORPORATION. 

 Chicago, III. — Chicago Wholesale 

 Seed Co., capital stock, $3,000. Incor- 

 porators. E. E. Elder, J. W. Glynn and 

 J. F. Summers. 



