November 2V, 1909 



horticulture: 



769 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 A Great Exposition. 



At the Tribune's great Land Ex- 

 position at the Coliseum, now open, 

 an interesting feature is the demon- 

 stration of what can be accomplished 

 by irrigation in an arid country. The 

 displays of fruit and vegetables from 

 the irrigated sections are certainly 

 grand and the free lectures with the 

 aid of stereopticon views are of great 

 educational value and are largely at- 

 tended. The southern cotton exhibits 

 are extremely interesting. Michigan 

 has a large display of fruits and 

 vegetables and the Western Michigan 

 Development Bureau has enough pro- 

 duce displayed to make a whole show 

 of itself. 



Grain of all kinds to the extent of 

 seventy bushels is here and the 

 manager will tell you it was Michigan 

 seed peas that took the first prize at 

 the Detroit show. 



General News Notes. 



The Chicago Flower Show cleared 

 about $.3,000 above all expenses. 



November has made a record as 

 the warmest November in 38 years. 



A new retail store in the Masonic 

 Temple and known as the Masonic 

 Temple Floral Shop is the latest addi- 

 tion to the loop district. Geo. Visas 

 is proprietor and the store has en- 

 trance on both Randolph and State 

 streets. 



Last week a man carelessly left 

 his horse untied and the animal 

 damaged a street tree by eating a 

 large piece from it. At City Forester 

 Frosts' recommendation the owner of 

 the horse was arrested and fined $5.00 

 and costs. 



The Freeport Floral Co. of Free- 

 port, 111., recently incorporated with 

 Louis Bauscher, sec'y and genl. 

 manager, has taken over the business 

 of Louis Bauscher, established in 

 1883. They have erected during the 

 past season four houses and contem- 

 plate extensive additions next season. 

 Their new store in the business sec- 

 tion of the city is just completed and 

 they will build conservatories in con- 

 nection next season. 



Personal. 



Anton Then is very ill with typhoid 

 fever, 



Henry Smith. Grand Rapids, Mich., 

 is taking a trip to Texas and looking 

 after his interests in fruit and vege- 

 table farms there. 



S. F. Willard, Jr.. son of S. F. Wil- 

 lard. seedsman from Weathersfleld, 

 Conn., has taken a position in the 

 office of Vaughan's Greenhouses at 

 Western Springs. 



Visitors in Chicago: H. E. Kidder, 

 representing Ionia Pottery Co.; T. 

 Mellstrom, representing Sander &• 

 Sons, St. Albans. Eng. ; Alfred Mis- 

 terfield, representing C. G. Gilbert, 

 Oregon, 111. The latter will build 

 additional houses in the spring: Mr. 

 and Mrs. J. J. Soper, Rockford. 111.: 

 Louis Bauscher. Freeport, 111.; Mr. 

 Cochrane, of Cochrane & McKay. 

 West Pullman, 111. 



Washington is the proud possessor 

 of another wholesale house, "The 

 Florists' Exchange." It is an incor- 

 por.Tted company of Washington flor- 

 ists with the following officers: J. 

 Louis Loose, presi'lent: Theo. Diet- 

 rich, vice-president; William Bowdler, 

 secretaiT; .John Robertson, treasurer; 

 Albert Schnell, manager. 



New Chicago Sprayer 



Tbls aprayer is made of aluminum w 1th two brass plates, one fine, 

 one coarse. These are easily removed and quickly cleaned. Spraying 

 face 4^! Inches wide, nozzle 6H Inckea long; ^ inch pipe connec- 

 tions. These sprayers will never wear out and are said by users t» 

 be the finest on the market 



Send to us for testimonials from growers using them. 



Price $2.50 Each 



E. H. Hunt, 



76-78 Wabash Ave., 

 Chicago, 111. 



PR.AXT-S 



SCALECIDE 



Will positively destroy SAX JOSK SCALE and all 

 soft bodied sucking insects ■without injury to the 

 tree. Simple, more effective and cheaper than 

 Lime Sulphur. Not an experiment. On* pBllon 

 niftkva 16 to 20 gallons spraj by eimiilj adding water. 



Send for BooKlet, "Oreha^ Insurance." 

 B. G. PRATT CO.. 50 CHORCH ST.. HEW YORK CITY. 



The Best 

 Bug KilleraM 



Bloom Savei 



For PROOF 

 WriUt* 



P.R.PaMhorpiCa. 



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Olixai (MU fSo 



are easy to kill with 



The Fumigating Kind 

 Tobacco Powder 



All our bags have our guarantee tag 

 on the bag, re ading "Satisfaction or 

 Money Ba ck." and this trade marlQ 



$3.00 per bag 100 lbs. 

 It costs I 5 cts. to thoroughly (mnigate 

 a house 100x25. 



We sell direct to the grower. 



The H. A. Stoothoff Co. 



Mount Vernon, N. Y. 



Which Spray Pump^ 



^^^^^^B Bhall yon buytBnyth© 

 Spray Pump that folly meets the 

 demands of the QoverniDent Agrl-^ 

 caltnr&l Scientists and all practi- 

 cal Pmlt Orowera. These ptimps are 

 wldelj known aa 



DEMING SPRAYERS 



and are made In 23 styles for ose In 

 ■mall gardens or immense orchards. 

 Writ* for cor 1909 catalog with 

 Sprarlnff Chart. Add 4 cents post- 

 age ana receive "Sprayins tor 

 TnttW*m oaeful guide book. 



CHARLES J. JAtfER GO. 

 Sll-SIB nmaUtaM.. B«rtaa 



SPPAYED 



In ordering goods please add "1 taw 

 it in HORTICULTURE." 



A GRAND RAPIDS MARKETING 

 PLAN. 



N. B. Storer of the floral depart- 

 ment of the Grand Rapids Green- 

 house Co., Grand Rapids, Jllch., spent 

 several days In Chicago last week. 

 This company was organized two 

 years ago and In addition to flowers 

 grows mushrooms and vegetables. In- 

 cluding large quantities of lettuce. 

 The Grand Rapids vegetable growers 

 have established a central depot for 

 the vegetables from all the growers 

 and when the produce is received It 

 is graded and prices fixed accord- 

 ingly. After a few trial orders pur- 

 chasers from out of town become 



familiar with the grades by name as 

 standard, etc., and can buy intelli- 

 gently. The association consists of 

 seven directors, five of whom are 

 growers. S. J. Perry is sales mana- 

 ger. 



NEWS NOTES. 



The Growers' Cut Flower Company, 

 New York city, is recorded as having 

 entered judgment against Abi-aham 

 Jacobs for $140.00. 



Portland, Ore. — X. L. Crouch has 

 liurchased of \V. H. Wood his large 

 greenhouse, containing 30,000 feet of 

 glass. 



