(October 16, 190& 



HORTICULTURE 



549 



A NOVEL DECORATION SCHEME. 



The* difflculty of decorating a large 

 ■ Ucpartraent store is well known. In 

 a recent local decoration of this kind 

 iD Detroit, Breitmeyer hit on a novel 

 plan whereby they not only filled the 

 place acceptably, but also expressed 

 the sentiment of the harvest season 

 by suspending fourteen hammocks 

 made of common chicken wire between 

 the large columns on some bare wall 

 spaces. The underside was covered 

 with green moss, the inside filled with 

 damp sphagnum and some jars with 

 water. These were then filled with 

 hydrangea, purple wild asters, zinnias, 

 marigolds, corn showing the ripe fruic 

 and a variety of berries. As' green, 

 tamarix, laurel-leaved willow, Wichu- 

 raiana roses, corn stalks and autumn- 

 colored oak leaves were used. There 

 were many other good features such 

 as a marble fountain covered with oak 

 bark to look like a grotto, etc., all of 

 which worked harmoniously to produce 

 an artistic and seasonable decoration. 

 FRANK DANZER. 



NEW ENGLAND 



FLOWER DELIVERIES 



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 and all New England points lo 



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124 Tremont St., Boston 



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 ery in Eastern New England to 



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CHICAGO NOTES. 



Business and General News. 



The Warv.'ick Flower Shop at 574 

 47th street is iu charge of a new man- 

 ager, Frank Vogt, who has formerly 

 been in the retail business in various 

 parts of the city. 



The first snow of the season ap- 

 peared Tuesday, Oct. 12th. There was 

 just enough to warn the florist that 

 the time had come for everything lo 

 be in shape for the winter. No one 

 except the ooal men felt jubilant at 

 the first sight of snow in the air. 



George Woodward, whose connection 

 wih the private place of H. H. Mitchell 

 has made him well known here, will 

 open a retail flower store at 51st and 

 Lake streets about the loth of October. 

 Mr. Mitchell is moving his palms, etc., 

 to his summer home at Lake Geneva, 

 Wis. 



A series of assemblies will be given 

 by the West End Woman's Club .that 

 will make florists in other cities hope 

 the idea may prove infectious. The 

 first one comes off this week and is 

 called a rose festival, that being the 

 club flower. The decorations will call 

 for thousands of roses and the dancers 

 will wear garlands of roses. 



The work of City F'orester J. H. 

 Prost and the useful knowledge he has 

 disseminated by means of the various 

 pamphlets he has issued is bearing 

 fruit in the interest the people of Chi- 

 cago are taking in the planting of 

 trees and care for those already plant- 

 ed. Oaks and other hard wood trees 

 have not done well in the past, but it 

 is claimed that with the right treat- 

 ment they might be made to thrive. 



Among the large growers in and 

 around Chicago, stock is in first-class 

 condition. The rose Mrs. Jardine has 

 struck a wave of appreciation. Wietor 

 Bros., who are keen observers, have 

 p\U in 20,000 of it this year against 

 1000 last year, and regard it as lead- 

 ing in the qualities of continuous 

 blooming, long keeping and fragrance. 



Carnations Enchantress and White 

 perfection are placed at the head of 

 the list for shipping qualities by John 

 Kruchten, who has been giving them 

 a decisive test in shipments three 

 limes a week to New Orleans. 



Hoerber Bros., whose advertisement 

 as wholesale florists appears regularly 

 in this paper, have what is regarded 

 as a model plant for rose and carna- 

 tion growing and visitors to Chicago 

 should visit their new office at 51 Wa- 

 ba'Hh avenue and inspect the quality 

 of material their expert grower, F. 

 Benthey, is already turning' out from 

 this up-to-date equipment. The houses 

 are of Foley construction, ten oif them, 

 each 271,^x300; seven devoted to roses 

 and three to carnations. W. F. Hoer- 

 ber manages the selling department 

 and F. C. Hoerber the greenhouses. 



Personal. 



Miss Then leaves for a week in 

 Detroit in a few days. 



Florists are especially interested in 

 the success of Miss Grace Kennicott, 

 daughter of the late Flint Kennicott, 

 who has a marvellous voice and has 



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 dealor. Insist oq haTinv th* 



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made a great success in the musical 

 world. 



Miss Ida Evert after an absence of 

 seven months has again taken a stand 

 in the Market. She will handle stock 

 grown by her father and brother at 

 255 Devon avenue. Mr. Evert makes 

 the growing of fancy vegetables a 

 winter specialty. 



Anton Then, one of the old time 

 successful Chicago growers has been 

 making an extended auto tour of 

 Michigan and various sections of 

 Illinois and says h.3 finds indications 

 of a good lively year ahead. He is 

 building a new office. 



A series of friendly visits for the 

 promotion both of good will and busi- 

 ness are being exchanged between the 

 ladies of the Flower Growers' Market. 

 Two weeks ago Mrs. A. W. Myers was 

 th'2 hostess and this week Miss 

 Josepha Then will entertain. These 

 social events include tours of the 

 greenhouses. 



Visitor: Frank M. Smith of Smith & 

 Fetters, Cleveland. 



"FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH." 



Leading Retail Florists Listed by 

 Towns for Ready Reference. 



Denver, Colo.— Park Floral Co., 1706 

 Broadway. 



Washington, D. C— Gude Bros., 1214 F 

 St. 



Chicago— Hauswlrth, "The Florist," 232 

 Michigan Ave. 



Chicago — William J. Smyth, Michigan 

 Ave. and 31st St. 



Chicago— George Wittbold Co., 1657-59 

 Duckingham Place. 



Louisville, Ky. — Jacob Schulz, 550 Sontb 

 Fourth Ave. 



Bogton— Thos. F. Galvin, 124 Tremont St. 



Boston — Edward MacMulkin, 194 Boyl- 

 ston St. 



Boston — HofEman, Florist, 59-61 Massa- 

 chusetts av. 



Boston — Julius A. Zinn, 2 Beacon St. 



Wellesley, Mass. — Tallby. 



Detroit, Mich. — J. Breltmeyer's Sons, 

 Miami and Gratiot Aves. 



Kansas City, Mo. — Samuel Murray, 1071 

 Broadway. 



Kansas Citv, Mo. — Wm. L. Rock Flowei 

 Co., 1116 Walnut St. 



Albauy, N. Y.— H. G. Eyres, 11 N. Pearl 

 St. 



Albany, N. Y.— F. A. Danker, 40 Maiden 

 Lane. 



New York— David Clarke's Sons, 2139- 

 2141 Broadway. 



New York — Alex. MoConnell, 571 5th Ave. 



New York— Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th 

 St. 



New Y'ork — M. A. Bowe, 1294 Broadway. 



Brooklyn, N. Y.— Robert G. Wilson. Ful- 

 ton St. and Greene Ave. 



Buffalo. N. Y.— Palmer's, 304 Main St. 



Montreal, Can. — P. McKenna & Son, St. 

 Catherine and Gay Sts. 



Toronto, Can.— J. H. Dunlop, 96 Ycnge St. 



