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HORTICULTURE 



October 15, 1910 



HENDERSON'S 



SUPERIOR 

 BULBS 



PRODUCE 



Superior Flowers 



HENDERSON'S 



Superior Bulbs 



FOR AUTUMN PLANTING 



WE are the Largest Importers, Dealers 

 and Growers of Bulbs in America, 



and handling the unusually large quantities that 

 we do, and being experienced Forcers and Growers 

 ourselves, we are in consequence enabled to select 

 superior stock at advantageous prices, allowing us 

 to offer Superior Bulbs at reasonable rates. 



WHOLESALE CATALOGUE ON 

 APPLICATION FROn FLORISTS 



Peter Henderson (Si Co. 



35 and 3? Cortland St., New York 



Personal 



Mr. Frank Westrich and Miss Kess- 

 ler were quietly married at Cincinnati 

 on Wednesday. Oct. 5. 



Thomas Peterson, recently from 

 Denmark and an old-time friend, is 

 visiting .J. A. Peterson, at Cincinnati. 



immediately became one of the city's 

 best boosters and most progressive 

 citizens. He is a member of the Elks 

 lodge and his popularity and promin- 

 ence in that order are well known. 



The date of tbe wedding has not 

 been definitely announced, but it will 

 rake place some time in November. — 

 .V>7f Castle DaiXv Courier. 



Frank McMahon sustained a painful 

 injury to his foot last Monday morn- 

 ing by having it crushed between the 

 platforms of two cars on the Jersey 

 Central R. R. He had a very narrow 

 escape from serious injury as fortun- 

 ately no bones were broken. 



Among the recent informal engage- 

 ment announcements is that of Miss 

 Carrie Forkner to P. J. Lynch, for- 

 merly of West Grove, Pa. The rumor 

 of the engagement having been afloat 

 for some time, the public announce- 

 ment comes as no surprise to their 

 many friends who are extending them 

 congratulations and good wishes. 



Miss Forkner is the daughter of 

 Judge and Mrs. M. E. Forkner on 

 South Main street, and is very prom- 

 inent in social circles, being one of the 

 most popular of the younger society 

 women. 



Mr. Lynch, with his brother, is the 

 owner of the Heller Brothers Co. and 

 Is the local manager. He came here 

 recently from West Grove, Pa., and 



Visitors in New York: S. S. Pen- 

 nock and A. B. Scott, Philadelphia; F. 

 Gomer Waterer, London, who sailed 

 for home on Wednesday; John Gibson, 

 Newport, R. I. 



Philadelphia visitors: Jno. Walsh, 

 Maiden, Mass.; W. C. Langbridge, Al- 

 bany, N. Y.; H. L. Holmes, Harris- 

 burg, Pa.; F. L. Henry, Henry & Lee, 

 New York City. 



Visitors in Boston: Arthur Zirk- 

 man, representing M. Rice & Co., 

 Philadelphia; J. J. Karins, represent- 

 ing H. A. Dreer, Phila., Pa.; D. J. 

 Coughlan, Newport, R. I.; Andrew 

 Wilson, Chatham, N. J. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Memphis, Tenn. — Otto Schwill & 

 Co. are preparing to go out of the 

 greenhouse business. 



During Recess 



New York Bowlers. 

 Scores were recorded at the regular 

 games last Friday night as follows: 



Scott 156 la.'i Manda 1S8 164 



Marshall ..124 112 Kerry 133 133 



.McArdle ...134 110 Holt 119 120 



Shaw 131 108 Nugent .... 99 106 



Smith 149 182 Fleser 88 109 



There have been several very hand- 

 some and valuable prizes provided by 

 friends of the bowling club and inter- 

 est is likely to increase so long as 

 these inducements hold out at any 

 rate. There is still <oom for a few 

 more members. The association has 

 rented the Albion alleys at 115 West 

 23d street, for the season. The club 

 has the use of three perfect alleys, and 

 a private part of the house, on Friday 

 evenings, with the privilege of Monday 

 afternoons previous to the Florists' 

 Club meetings. The officers are: Jos. 

 Manda, president; C. W. Scott, vice- 

 president; John B. Nugent, treasurer, 

 and J. Austin Shaw, secretary. 



Colorado Springs, Colo. — The Colo- 

 rado Springs Floral Co., 104 North 

 Tejon street has assigned its business 

 to P. B. Saurewald. The company 

 stock is valued at $8679. 



Later advices state that the Pike's 

 Peak Floral Co. has taken over the 

 lease, business and fixtures of the 

 Colorado Springs Floral Co. and they 

 will carry on the business at 104 

 North Tejon street, with Mr. Sauer- 

 wold as manager. 



Chicago Florists' Bowling Club. 



Totals for October were as follows: 



First Game Second Third 



Orchids TS] 776 901 



Carnations 815 796 739 



Violets 827 767 827 



Roses 728 728 699 



A Florists' Bowling Club was organ- 

 ized at the last meeting of the Cincin- 

 nati Florists' Society. The club will 

 bowl the first and third Monday night 

 of each month at Flnke & Craig's 

 alleys on E. 6th street, starting Mon- 

 day, Oct. 17th. 



