July 26, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



117 



THE NEW SEASON GOODS 



Are beginning to arrive. Now, while you have a little let-up, is the time to look them 

 over. We can send you some bewitching samples if you just speak up. There is money 

 this hot weather especially in the use of Artificial Flowers as Decorative Accessories to 

 Fresh Material. We haveCallas, Lilies, Dahlias, Carnations, Orchids, Roses, Wistaria, Etc., 

 of Crepe. Preserved Magnolia Leaves, Green and Brown ; Adiantum, Asparagus Sprengeri, 

 Etc. New Style Standing Sheaves of Wheat 



Writ« for Splendid niastrated Catalogoe "Our Silent Salesman.". lOO Pages ot Helpfnl Flctares. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 



The Florists' Supply House of America 



ll29;«rchiSt., Philadelphia, Pa. 



SUCCESSFUL FLORISTS 



all over the country are using McCray Refrigerators. 

 Tlie circulation of air is so strong and steady that there 

 can be no stagnation or dampness, so that your stock 

 will always be fresh and fragrant. Furthermore tbe 

 earing in ice will more than pay for the cost. 



McCray Refrigerators 



wili lend attractiveness to your shop. Beautifully made 

 and finished, they are lined with white enamel, opal 

 glass, tile, mirrors or marble, as you desire. Write 

 today for our catalog No. 73 which will give you ideas 

 how "to add to the attractiveness of your establishment. 



McCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO. 



Chicago oiflce, j.53 ^3,^^ gt., Kendallville, Ind. ■^'■" *"'" ""■=•• 



55 Wabash Ave. 



' 231 West 42nd St. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



Wm. J. Smyth and family are at 

 their summer home in Antioch, 111. 



Herbert Stone, head of the design 

 department of A. Lange's, is having 

 a trip to Michigan. 



A. T. Pyfer and H. Philpott left July 

 21st for a lake trip to Mackinaw 

 Island. 



A. Miller and Guy Reyburn, of the A. 

 Henderson Co. left for mid-summer 

 trips. July 20th, the former going 

 north and the latter west. 



Fred Lautenschlager says that the 

 July business done by the Kroeschel 

 Bros, this year far exceeds that of 

 any other July in the history of the 

 firm. 



Visitors: Frank Schaefer, Aurora, 

 111.; Mr. Miller, of Austin Floral Co., 

 Austin. Tex.; G. H. Thomas, Traer, 

 Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Balluf, In- 

 dianapolis, Ind. 



Mr. and Mrs. Tim Matchen will 

 spend the first half of August in the 

 South, visiting all the principal cities. 

 Mr. Matchen is store manager for 

 Peter Reinberg. 



At Poehlmann Bros.' supply depart- 

 ment their large catalogue is well un- 

 der way and they hope to complete it 

 by August 1st. This firm will have a 

 space in the exhibition hall at Minne- 

 apolis, Minn. 



The Farmers' and Florists' Tankage 

 Fertilizer Co. have secured the serv- 

 ices of T. T. Clark on their city sales- 

 force. Mr. Clark was receiver tor E. 

 H. Hunt and formerly that firm's book- 



keeper and the fertilizer people have 

 secured a good as well as a popular 

 man to represent them. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



J. A. McDowell, Mexico City, Mex. — 

 Special offer on Cacti, Orcliids and 

 Bulbs. 



Burnett Brothers, New York City. 

 Fall Bulbs for 1913. A very neat and 

 attractive catalogue, well illustrated 

 and offering a carefully selected list. 



Charles Frost, Kenilworth, N. J. — 

 The "Kenilworth Strain" of Giant 

 Pansy Seed. A list of really and thor- 

 oughly reliable high-grade pansy seed. 

 The Kenilworth strain is a well-estab- 

 lished favorite. 



W. A. .Manda, South Orange, N. J.— 

 "Novelties and Specialties." An illus- 

 trated list of novelties and plants of 

 special merit — hardy and tender. Many 

 beautiful full-page plates. Accompany- 

 ing this is an illustrated pamphlet on 

 The Ornamentation of Grounds. 



We have received with appreciative 

 pleasure W. Atlee Burpee & Co.'s Ad- 

 vance Announcement of new sweet 

 peas for 1914, a copy of which has 

 been sent under date of July 8 to the 

 leading "catalogue houses" in this 

 country and abroad. It lists and de- 

 scribes four new Spencers, viz.. Illu- 

 minator, orange-scarlet, King White, 

 Empress Eugenie, lavender and gray, 

 Wedgewood, blue. Illustrations from 

 photographs are given of each. 



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-Minneapolis Park LJoard Greenhouses. 



