January 22, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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PITTSBURGH READY FOR THE 



CONVENTION. 



The Headquarters. 



This hotel which has been recently 

 enlarged is located within 200 yards of 

 the Union Station and is easily the 

 leading hotel of the down-town sec- 

 tion; absolutely fireproof. 



The "English" room in which the ex- 

 hibition and banquet will be held is 

 38 by 107 feet. The meetings of the 

 Pittsburgh Florists' and Gardeners' 

 Club are held at this hotel. Other 

 leading hotels are the Uncoln, Ander- 

 son, Monongahela, Seventh Avenue, 

 Henry and Schenley. 



What to See. 



Visitors, if possible, should see 

 Phipps' Conservatories in Schenley 

 Park. The genial superintendent of 

 the parl<, G. W. Burke, makes all visi- 

 tors welcome, while in the foreman of 

 the conservatories, Jno. W. Jones, will 

 be found one of the best plantsmen in 

 the United States, and the houses un- 

 der his charge are models of all that 

 greenhouses should be. 



On the north side near the Fort 

 Wayne station are the conservatories 

 of Allegheny Park, Jas. Moore, fore- 

 man. These, while not approaching 

 the size of the great conservatories in 

 Schenley Park, contain interesting col- 

 lections, especially of fancy caladiums. 



Turning to the commercial growers 

 we have the Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., 

 located at Bakerstown on the B. & O. 

 R. R., IS miles out of Pittsburgli. with 

 Its 300,000 feet of glass, over half of 

 which is devoted to the growing of 

 carnations. Here are a number of 

 houses 50 by 450 feet. At the head of 

 this plant is Fred Burki, president of 

 the Pittsburgh Florists' and Gardeners' 

 Club and vice-president of the Ameri- 

 can Carnation Society. Their whole- 

 sale store is at 222 Oliver avenue, 

 Pittsburgh. 



At Westview are the rose and car- 

 nation houses of H. L. Blind & Bros. 



Beside the large plant at Westview, 

 they maintain two retail stores in 

 Pittsburgh. 



The A. W. Smith Co., who have a 

 large part of the ground floor of the 

 Keenan building, Liberty avenue and 

 Seventh street, as well as portions of 

 the second and third stories, have 

 greenhouses located on Mt. Washing- 

 ton. Pittsburgh, and 40,000 feet of glass 

 in Ohio. Tlieir retail store is one of 

 the sights of Greater Pittsburgh. 



Randolph and McClements. at Baum 

 and Beatty streets, are in the heart 

 of the fashionable East End, where 

 from small beginnings they have grown 

 to large proportions, and have a large 

 share of the wealthy patronage of that 

 district. A great proportion of the 

 plants used by this firm are grown in 

 their own greenhouses. P. S. Randolph 

 of this firm is also vice-president of 

 the Pittsburgh Florists' and Gardeners' 

 Club. 



In this district is also located the 

 Zieger Co., who are making enviable 

 progress. 



At the North Side market across the 

 Allegheny river are located the firms 

 of E. C. Ludwig and of G. & J. W. 

 Ludwig. J. J. Fuchs, S. S.. Fritz Ueberle. 

 Federal Street N. S., Mrs. E. A. Wil- 

 liams. Penn avenue. Breitenstein Co., 

 Liberty avenue, and A. M. Murdoch, 

 Fifth avenue, are among the other re- 

 tail stores. 



Of the growers, J. B. Murdoch & Co.. 

 near Canonsburg, Pa., have their 

 wholesale plant at 714 Penn avenue, 

 Pittsburgh: C. S. Crall is located at 

 Monongahela. At De Haven some 12 

 or 15 miles from Pittsburgh, are lo- 

 cated Jno. L. Wyland, S. J. Hatch, and 

 F. H. Westhoff. This seems to be a 

 favored locality for carnations, and 

 the output is of a high class. 



Beside the wholesale commission 

 houses already mentioned, viz.: The 

 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co. at 222 Oliver 

 avenue, and the J. B. Murdoch Co. at 

 714 Penn avenue, is the McCallum Co. 

 at 937 Liberty avenue. The Florists' 



English Room, Fort Pitt Hotel, where the Carnation Eiihiiution will be 



Held 



Martial Bremonu 



Martial Bremond of OUloules, France, !■ 

 the largest grower of strictly first claM 

 French bulbs In existence. His clientele !• 

 composed of the most critical buyers all 

 over the world. They are men who have 

 bought Bremond products for many year», 

 and linow the value of his bulbs. Home- 

 shoe Brand Products in French bulbs are 

 "Bremonds" and which means that they 

 are the best the market affords, in the va- 

 rious sizes offered. 



Write us 



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I 2 West Broadway 



NEW YORK 



Representing 



Not How^Cheap 



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LILIES 



Tenuilolium, Wallacei, etc. 



GermaD and Japan Iris, Delphininna F«r» 

 mosum. Glfldoli, Callas, Cinnamon Tinea, 

 Madeira Vines, Hyaclnlhus Cooperiaa, 

 Mllla and Besaera. 



Canadense, Super- 

 bum, Single and 

 Double Tigers, 

 named Elegant, 



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•nil novelties In Decoratiye Plants 

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