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NEW YORK. 

 William .Mackie, formerly employed 

 by W. P. Ford, has started In the 

 wholesale flower business at 105 West 

 28th street. 



V. L. Outerbridge, ot Henry & Lee. 

 !)7 Water street, a member of the New 

 York Florists' Club, and the S. A. F. 

 has l)een appointed by Gov. Whitman 

 as major in command of the First 

 Battalion of the new Twenty-third 

 Regiment. 



Secretary John Young says that ow- 

 ing to the holidays and in the change 

 in printing the Annual S. A. F. Re- 

 port, recommended by the Executive 

 Board, an unusual delay has occurred. 

 However, he hopes to have them ready 

 for distribution within the course of 

 the next two or three weeks. 



Florists of Wiufield. L. I., are com- 

 plaining that they are not receiving 

 fair treatment in the matter of coal 

 supply and that they are running risk 

 of great loss. Many florists are raising 

 young vegetable plants for early spring 

 cultivation, and many farmers depend 

 upon the florists for their supply of 

 young planting stock. 



The cargo ot the Holland-America 

 steamship Xieuw Amsterdam was par- 

 tially discharged on Monday, February 

 11 — about 1,000 cases, all to be opened 

 by the government officials searching 

 for dangerous matter, sabotage, etc. 

 Cases opened so far show contents to 

 be in fine condition, but repacking In- 

 volves a quality of uncertainty which 

 consignees will have opportunity to 

 solve in due time. 



A story has been widely printed by 

 the daily papers to the effect that 

 J. P. Morgan has closed the extensive 

 greenhouses on his estate at Peacock 

 Point. Glen Cove, to help in the con- 

 servation of coal. It is stated that 

 "the thousands of valuable plants will 

 be distributed among public conseiTa- 

 tories or sent south where they may 

 continue their growth out of doors." 

 These "valuable plants" have never 

 made their appearance at any horti- 

 cultural exhibition, so far as we have 

 known. Looks like a case of "blow" 

 for public effect. We have read of a 

 number of other instances of similar 

 sacrifices on the altar of "patriotism." 



There was a very interesting meet- 

 ing of the International Flower Show 

 Committje held Monday. February 11. 

 presided over by Theo. A. Havemeyer. 

 chairman, who has just returned from 

 California. Three weeks ago everyone 



.,1 uUR'd iis-simislic, and cxprosHcd very 

 much doubt as to tlie ultimate result 

 of the exhibition. This feeling has 

 entirely changed, and all hands are 

 optimistic tliat it will be a success In 

 every way. There is no question but 

 what many exhibits from the private 

 places will l)e missing, but this will 

 be amply made up by the increased 

 exhibits from the commercial grow- 

 ers. Then the co-operation of the Am- 

 erican Rose Society will also lie a 

 great benefit. Any rumors that have 

 been circulated that the Sliow will be 

 postponed or abandoned are false in 

 every particular, as every member of 

 the committee has pledged himself to 

 work ten times as hard in its interest. 

 There is more space sold now in the 

 trade section than ever was the case 

 at this time, in any previous Show. 

 It is expected that the space rentals 

 will amount to $12,000. The official 

 program is ailso being supported lib- 

 erally by those in the trade. The 

 ladies of the Red Cross will co-oper- 

 ate on a larger scale than ever and it 

 is believed that they will have other 

 features this year than the Tea Garden 

 which will bo ot greater attraction 

 than the tea garden and will undoubt- 

 edly have an influence towards a 

 larizor uieiidance. 



BOSTON. 



George Arnold ot Arnold & Fisher 

 of Woburn has started to sell his own 

 product at the Flower Exchange in- 

 stead of through a commission sales- 

 man as hitherto. 



A favorable report has been ma^le by 

 the Committee on Agriculture on the 

 bill authorizing the State Department 

 of .Vgriculture to spend $100,000 for 

 farm machinery and to operate or 

 lease it to farmers in the State on such 

 terms and lor such periods as may be 

 deemed expedient. 



PHILADELPHIA. 

 A five to ten thousand dollar loss 

 was sufTered by John Westcott on Fob. 

 2 in a fire at his greenhouse estaldish- 

 ment, Ridge and Lehigh avenues. A 

 defective gasoline engine in the stone 

 polisliing establishment next door 

 started the blaze whicli quickly 

 spread to the Westcott boiler rooms 

 and in a very short time had the 

 whole establishment out of biislness. 

 Zero weather made matters all the 

 worse, of course. We extend our con- 

 dolences and sympathy to Mr. West- 

 cott in his misfortune. It's just one 

 dashed tiling after another these days. 



CHICAGO. 



At the annual meeting of the Horti- 

 cultural Society of Chicago, J. C. 

 Vaughan was elected president. A 

 policy of more publicity for flowers 

 was adopted, which will be worked 

 out by means of frequent exhibits. 



The retail store of W. J. Kidwell will 

 be kept open for the present by Kyle 

 & Foerstef, one of the largest cred- 

 itors and temporary receiver, Mr. Kid- 

 well having made an assignment in 

 bankruptcy as stated in last week's 

 issue. 



The downtown florists have very at- 

 tractive display windows for calling 

 attention to St. Valentine's Day. The 

 sales on this day have grown to such 

 proportions as to make it one ot the 

 most profitable days for the florist, 

 and the special advertising campaign 

 is expected to make this year's sales 

 exceed any other. 



C. H. Perkins II. ot Jackson & Per- 

 kins Co., was here on liis way home 

 from a trip through the middle west 

 He mentioned the discouraging fact 

 that 150,000 English Manetti stock ar- 

 rived frozen. The loss is not only a 

 financial one but is to be regretted 

 from the fact that it cannot be re- 

 placed and, therefore, cuts off that 

 much from the supply for the growers. 



Pyfer & Olsem, whose financial diffi- 

 culties were mentioned in last week's 

 issue, have since filed a petition in 

 bankruptcy, with Wharton Plummer. 

 ot Todd & Plummer. receiver. Their 

 liabilities and assets are both sched- 

 uled at ?73.000. At a meeting ot the 

 creditors a committee was appointed 

 to co-operate with the receiver in con- 

 serving i;he stock. The Pyfer & Olsen 

 place wa.s known as the Scheutler 

 greenhouses at- Wilmette and Harry 

 Philpott financed tlie deal when the 

 sale was made two years ago. 



Plans for avoiding the mistakes of 

 last year, when lack of instruction 

 caused the failure ot many would-be 

 home gardeners, are lieing arranged 

 for now. The superintendent of 

 schools, John D. Sohoop, has added 

 gardening to the list ot studies offered 

 to girls lor the spring term. Thos. 

 Skorupa, landscape gardener and su- 

 perintendent of the northwest park 

 district, will give a course of six 

 lectures on home gardening at Pulaski 

 Park. The lectures will be in Polish. 



Poehlmann Bros, succeeded in get- 

 ting thi!ir big truck into the city Fri- 

 day for tiie first time since the snow- 

 became deep. It took twenty-six men 

 an entire day to shovel the snow and 



