March 5, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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nois Manufacturers' Association is in- 

 terested in the proposition. 



A Chicago Lady Florist. 

 Under the title of a Successful Wom- 

 an Florist, Miss Charlotte Megchelsen 

 has been given a very flattering "write- 

 up" in the Sunday Tribune. Miss 

 Megchelsen has been in business ten 

 years and has attained a very fair de- 

 gree of success. She thinks her first 

 mastering the principles of bookkeep- 

 ing has had much to do with her abil- 

 ity to successfully conduct the busi- 

 ness. Personally, the writer -would 

 add that the attractiveness of the 

 sture and never failing courtesy of the 

 proprietor are also very strong factors 

 in her success as a business woman. 



Destroying the Sky Line. 

 Chicago club women are opposed to 

 the ordinance now pending, allowing 

 billboards to be placed upon buildings 

 not more than eight stories high. They 

 are thoroughly in earnest in their op- 

 position ana have sent resolutions con- 

 demning the proposed ordinance to 

 each meiiibei of the council. 



Around Town. 



Some very severe weather was ex- 

 perienced last week when the ther- 

 mometer dropped far below zero. 

 Some growers report as low as 16 deg. 

 in their vicinity. 



Frank Oechslin was the pioneer 

 shamrock grower of Chicago. This 

 year has a still larger stock than last 

 year. His advertisement appears in 

 another pan of tliis paper. 



The Chicago Rose Co. will have the 

 first floor in the Fairbanks building 

 and occupy the basement as soon as 

 the rooms are ready. An entrance 

 from the sidewalk has been made. 



Chicago florists are not feeling much 

 anxiety over the threatened strike of 

 the elevator men, as nearly or quite 

 all, both wholesale and retail, have 

 their places of business either on the 

 first floor or in the basement. 



Everj' florist in the down-town dis- 

 trict, and many who are not, will be 

 willing to admit that the amount of 

 bulb stock grown this year is more 

 than can be used to advantage. But 

 the Holland salesmen will talk bulb 

 sales just as fluently next year and 

 quite probably just as persuasively. 

 Personal. 



Richard Gloede of Evanston fell on 

 the ice and very severely injured him- 

 self, breaking his collar bone and in- 

 juring his shoulder blade. 



John Sinner, manager of the Flower 

 Growers' Market, states that the ru- 

 mor that the market is to move from 

 its present quarters to make room for 

 a cafe is false. They have their lease 

 for their present quarters. 



John Starrett. for several years in 

 the wholesale store of Benthey & Coats- 

 worth, is now holding the position of 

 decorator at the La Salle Hotel. Fried- 

 man no longer has a stand in this ho- 

 tel, the management placing all their 

 work in charge of Mr. Starrett, who 

 is well fitted for the place. 



Visitors: G. L. Freeman, Holyoke, 

 Mass.; James Bouten, Minneapolis, 

 Minn.; Geo. F. Crabb, Grand Rapids, 

 Mich.; Andrew Anderson, Batavia, 111. 



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A long distance telephone has been 

 iiistalleil at Leonaid Cousins, Jr.'s es- 



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 number being 82 Concord. Orders are 

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