September 6, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



347 



MERIT RECOGNIZED 



A First-Class Certificate of IVIerit and a 

 Higtily Commended Award 



Were given by the judges in the Trade Exhibition at Minneapolis to Novelties in our Display of Florists' 

 Supplies — the most extensive and complete exhibit in its class. 



Sand for Illustratmd Descriptive List of Vp-to-the-Minute Imported and Domestic 



Goods for Fall Trade 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO-, "29 Arch st., Philadelphia, pa. 



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WALTER MOTT'S NOTES BY THE 



WAY. 



St. Joseph, Mo. 



W. C. Kennedy reports a good seed 

 season, but with the terrible drought 

 prevailing through the Missouri valley 

 local crops are burnt up; even corn 

 can hardly be utilized as ensilage. 



Stuppy Floral Co. find their two 

 ranges of glass cannot supply the in- 

 creasing business and are looking for 

 expansion. Frank Stuppy returned 

 from the convention full of new ideas, 

 although they are not so far behind, 

 at that. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



There was a disappointed quartette 

 liere during convention week. They 

 were Robert S. Brown, a pioneer in 

 the business, one who changes not 

 during the revolving course of nature, 

 but who liad a close call recently, and 

 rejoiced the hearts of his confreres 

 by complete recovery. He was too 

 busy — a habit formed years ago and 

 unchangeable. A. F. Barbe is build- 

 ing a handsome office and show itouse 

 and was afraid the work would suffer 

 by his absence. Arthur Newell was 

 in the midst of overhauling his beau- 

 tiful store which is one of tlie chief 

 attractions, bordering on two of the 

 leading streets. Samuel Murray can- 

 didly admitted that had his foresight 

 been as good as his hindsight he 

 would have surely been at Minneap- 

 olis. Realizing what pleasure and pro- 

 fit he missed he has already made 

 arrangements for attending Boston, 

 accompanied by Col. Sharp, his aid 

 and grower for twenty-five years, and 

 who produces the grand specimens of 

 Ananassa sativa variegata and fancy- 

 leaved caladiums embellishing the 

 fine window of the city store. Miss 

 Hayden had just returned from a 

 month's vacation to her home in Ver- 

 dant. Wis., in time to put the finish- 

 ing touches on some immense floral 

 pieces for the obsequies of a past 

 grand Masonic master of the state. 

 The jewel of office was a work of art. 

 The numerous friends of Mr. Murray 

 will be glad to know he has greatly 

 improved in health of late. There is 

 a reported scarcity of Dracaena San- 

 deriana for fall use. ' 



Secretary Beneke. of the St. Louis 

 Florist Club, informs us that the Mid- 

 eontinental Flower Show which was 

 to have been given by the Coliseum 

 management is called off for this year 

 owing to the withdrawal by the Flor- 

 ist Club Committee of their support. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



The Lake County Agricultural Fair 

 is being held at Libertyville, 111., three 

 days this week and is better than ever 

 before. 



Winterson's Seed Store received such 

 an unfavorable report from its im- 

 porter regaraing the supply of im- 

 mortelles this season that they im- 

 mediately cabled their order to secure 

 stock. Prices are said to be high. 



All the French bulbs are now here, 

 including Paper White narciss-s, 

 fuchias, Chinese lilies and Roman 

 hyacinths which are said to be very 

 scarce. Lilium candidum is e.xpected 

 this week; Harrissi and Pormosum 

 are now here. Dutch stock is due 

 about the middle of the month. 



The Luxemburgers, composed of 

 market gardeners and florists of the 

 North Side, held their tenth annual 

 Schobremesse at Eberts Grove, Rogers 

 Park, Sunday and Monday. The dis- 

 play of flowers, fruit and vegetables 

 was very large and was viewed by SOOO 

 people. The festival is pronounced the 

 best ever held here. 



A member of a large firm picking 

 and shi])ping galax leaves recently told 

 a Chicago wholesaler that the export 

 orders are now growing so rapidly 

 that almost bis entire stock is sold 

 abroad. At this time the supply of 

 bronze leaves is very short and the 

 price has advanced from $1.50 to $2.00 

 per 1000 in Chicago. 



The Municipal Art Committee cf the 

 City Club is winning many victories in 

 the fight it is putting up against the 

 billboard nuisance, and many large 

 boards have been ordered down on the 

 main thoroughfares. The latest aid 

 in the fight is the placing of nine in- 

 spectors who have a card index system 

 of every billboard in the city and its 

 history. 



Personal. 



Mrs. B. H. Horton started on Sep- 

 tember 2 for a Georgian Bay trip. 



Miss Paradise, of A. L. Vaughan Co., 

 is having a second vacation in Indi- 

 ana. 



A. F. Longren and C. Pruner have 

 started on their fall trip in the in- 

 terests of Poehlmann Bros., florists' 

 supplies and plant department. 



Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Washburn and 

 little son are visiting relatives in 

 Riverside and Hinsdale, 111. Mr. 

 Washburn has made his home in Cali- 

 fornia for the past year and his health 

 has been much beneflted by the milder 

 climate. They expect to remain about 

 a month. 



Traveling salesmen are always wel- 



come in Chicago and last week 

 brought an unusual number. Among, 

 them were noted Skidelsky, Karins, 

 Knickman, Fotheringham and Fan- 

 court. Other visitors were Mr. Wright 

 of Wright's Flower Shop, Los Angeles, 

 Calif., and J. W. F^irrow, Guthrie, 

 Okla. 



OBITUARY. 



Charles Akehurst. 



Charles Akehurst, aged 85 years,, 

 died at his home in Baltimore, Md., 

 on August 22d. He was formerly the 

 head of the firm of C. Akehurst & 

 Son, but retired several years ago. A 

 widow and several children survive 

 him. 



Frank Zetter. 

 Frank Zetter, of Rochester, N. Y., 

 died August 23, aged 61 years. He 

 was in charge of P. R. Quinlan's 

 greenhouses for over 25 years, and 

 was familiarly known to nearly all 

 the traveling men. He is survived by 

 his wife. 



John George Strodtbeck. 



John George Strodtbeck, a retired 

 florist, died Friday after a long illness 

 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. So- 

 phie Reitz, 745 Palmetto street, Brook- 

 lyn. N. y. Mr. Strodtbeck was 71 

 years old and leaves his wife, a son 

 and six daughters. 



William Henry Maule. 

 Like a bolt from the blue sky comes- 

 the news of the sudden death in New 

 York City of William Henry Maule, 

 the well-known seedsman of Philadel- 

 phia, on Wednesday. September H, 

 while on his way home with his wife 

 from an auto tour of the Berkshires. 

 Mr. Maule came of a distinguished 

 family and was reputed to be a mil- 

 lionaire. He was a most unique and 

 original character and recognized the 

 world over as one of America's great- 

 est seedsmen. His age was 56 years. 

 Death was due tc apoplexy. 



Florists'Refrigerators 



Wrke uafor catalogue and Prices, stating tise you 

 require, aad For what kind of cut fiowers you wish 

 bo nse the refrigerator; also state whether you 

 wttoi it fur display or only for storage. 



McCray Refrigerator Co. 



553 Lake Street KendaBvflli, UtL 



Mention Horticultitre wh*n you fvr<tf«. 



