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HOETICULTUKE 



December 13, 1913 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 Christmas Plants. 



The stock of plants in and about 

 'Chicago will mean even more to the 

 local trade than in former holidays, 

 which is saying a great deal. Year by 

 year, the plant sales have crept up 

 till, to walk into the down-town retail 

 flower stores, Christmas week, one 

 would almost wonder if cut flowers 

 "were being sold at all. This year, 

 nearly a month of warm, c.oudy cr 

 rainy weather has reduced the cut li 

 first-class flowers, and the shipping 

 trade will probably consume by far 

 the greater part of them, leaving the 

 local sales more dependent than ever 

 npon plants. Poinsettias will lead, 

 ■with azaleas closely following. These 

 ■were so far along that the unseason- 

 able weather has had little effect upon 

 them. The supply is probably larger 

 than in any previous year, as it has 

 gained each year for the past ten The 

 poinsettia sells at sight, the only 

 choice being the best-shaped plants. 

 In azaleas, the bright colors are the 

 sellers, as usual, and there is little 

 demand for the white. Of all the aza- 

 leas sold during the entire winter, 

 probably Simon Mardner and Mme. 

 Petrick form the greater part. Cycla- 

 men are affording the growers much 

 concern, for they are very difficult to 

 bring into bloom without sunshine. 

 There is some good stock, however. 

 Begonias have grown greatly in favor 

 recently, and Glory of Cincinnati 

 seems in the lead in popularity. There 

 does not appear to be the demand for 

 berried plants that existed from three 

 to five years ago in this market. It 

 seems impossible that ruscus, statice 

 and prepared ferns could sell in place 

 of plants, but such is the case. The 

 hampers of live plants, usually the 

 most expensive of the florists' offer- 

 ings, are now reproduced in smaller 

 effects, by a basket of red or green, 

 filled with colored ruscus, statice, 

 cones, etc. 



One of the large retail stores sells 

 plants in hampers from numbered 

 samples, which avoids all confusion 

 and litter in the store. Each style is 

 numbered and the list with descrip- 

 tion of each kind is kept, so stock can 

 Ibe easily replenished as it is sold out. 



Some fine lead pencils are being 

 distributed by the Chicago Carnation 

 Co. to its patrons. 



California holly is booked to arrive 

 in Chicago a week before Christmas. 

 It was very satisfactory last year. 



As the holidays draw near, the plant 

 ■growers seem more cheerful than the 

 cut flower men, though they are hav- 

 ing their troubles also, coaxing blooms 

 without sunshine. 



Hardy phlox is reported by A. L. 

 Vaughan to have bloomed in his yard 

 early in December. Outdoor violets 

 and dandelions were also in bloom and 

 <i Chicago newspaper had a picture of 

 children gathering them. 



Ilex verticillata, commonly known as 

 winter berries, are missed from the 

 market this year. The hard frost fol- 

 lowed by continued warm rain soft- 

 ened the berries. Princess pine is not 

 seen in the usual quantity, and holly 

 so far is not of very superior quality. 



Visitors: Charles Balluff, of Hill 

 Floral Co., Indianapolis. Ind.; C. Lund, 

 "Wausau. Wis.; Rentschler Bros., Madi- 



PRINCE E. C. de ARENBERG 



A red rose which will make good. We have tested it thoroughly and 

 will stand back of it. Delivery Early Spring 1914. 



Large well formed buds which develop perfectly. No flat buds. Lively 

 pleasing red without the objectionable blue shade. 



A free heavy grower with idea! stem and foliage and one which v^l 

 grow for any one. 



It has been hailed by rose growers, who have seen it, as ihe besl red 

 rose in sight. 



Grafted or Own Root, $0.73 each, $7.30 per doz.. $12,50 for 25, 

 $30.00 per 100. $250.00 per 1000. 



S. J. REUTER & SON, Inc. 



WESTERLY 

 R. I. 



CYCLAMENS: 



BLOOMING as well as 

 SEEDLING 



From 4 in., 5 in., 6 in., 7 in. nnd 8 in., nt from 16c. to $1.S0 each. Fine crown stock 

 In nil colors. Angust-sown SeedliiiRS — 200,000 of (liem — of our own grown seeds; not 

 comparable with any old seed grown. 



IT IS -Tt-tE. .A^IVIE: of* F3E:F9F-E:^-ri^lM 



what we select for seed-hearers and that Is the reason we send them from Ocean to 

 Ocean. Try them and he convir.ced. 52.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. Once trans- 

 planted: S3..'>0 per IIVI: S:t0.on per 1000. 



C. WINTERICH, 





son, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Reicher, 

 Michigan City, Ind.; Wm. P. Craig, 

 Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr. Leidiger, of 

 Edlefsen & Ludiger Co., Milwaukee, 

 Wis.; A. Schutz, Hammond, Ind.; Mr. 

 Sarros, Chicago Heights, 111.; Henry 

 Ilg, Winnetka, 111.; F. L.Henry, Wat- 

 seka. 111. 



HOLLAND NURSERIES 



BEST HARDY RHODODENnRONS, 

 AZALEAS, CONIFER.S, CLEMATIS, 

 B. P. ROSE.S. SnRrBS, AMD HKB- 

 BACEOrS PLANTS. 



P. OUWERKERK, 



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