v;u; 



II () HI I ( r I, r V n ic 



Murch 9, 1918 



Local and General 



News 



CHICAGO 



I{. J. Miilir. rcpcnlly with A. l^iitii'. 

 Ih now ill rliiir»:(< of tin' plant (leimrt- 

 nient iit (he A. L. Randall store. 



After a number of nionDis In the 

 suburbs Herbert Stone is ai;;iin with 

 A. Lanpc uml says he lik—^ ili- ■Iimii. 

 stores" best. 



Wm. Wolf, who has liicii uir iii:ui> 

 years with A. Laiipe as one Of the 

 heail sale.«nien. hasi left to go into 

 business for himself. His many 

 friends wish him success in his under- 

 taking: 



The weather bureau loiilirins the 

 opinion of Chicaso people that they 

 have had "some snow" this winter, by 

 statiii.K in the February summary that 

 to date the snow fall has been 02.7 

 inches, exceeding all r.revioiis records. 



An accident, while practicing avia- 

 tion at Ft. Worth. Texas, where he is 

 a first lieutenant, has siveii George 

 Anderson, formerly a cashier at Pohl- 

 mann's . a vacation. He will go to 

 France as soon as he recovers from a 

 broken collar bone. 



This week the Fleischmaii Floral 

 Co.. has a large mirror in the floor of 

 their display window, back of which 

 are 32 i.halanopsis plants whose long 

 sprays of flowers droop over and are 

 reflected in it. Close to the edge are 

 clusters of cattleyas and the whole 

 effect is fine. 



C. L. Washburn had a niiicli appre 

 ciated visit from his son. E. B. Wash 

 burn of Pasadena. Calif., who was on 

 his way to Columbus. O.. lor aviation 

 training. Mr. Washburn has been sev 

 eral years in California, where he has 

 entirely recovered his health and now 

 is able to serve his country in her 

 time of need. 



Wm. Graham, for two years man- 

 ager of the Fleischman Floral Co.. 

 E. Jackson Boul.. severed his connec- 

 tion there on March 1st. .Mr. Graham 

 will return to Philadelphia where he 

 will represent the .-\. L. Randall Co. in 

 the city of brotherly love. Edwin 

 .Mallinson, who has also been with the 

 Fleischmans two years will succeed 

 Mr. Graham as manager. 



The late arrival of lily bulbs has 

 made special care necessary in order 

 to have the flowers in for Easter. It 

 is an unusual fact that while some of 

 the growers are having their difficul- 

 ties in getting the plants along fast 

 enough, others are workin.g just as 

 hard to hold theirs back. What causes 

 the difference is hard to determine, 

 for it is evident that it is not in the 

 temperature. 



Poehlmann Bros, orchid range never 

 has produced so large a crop before 

 in its history, and Chicago retailers 

 have taken this opportunity to make 

 this choice flower a special feature in 

 window displays. Last week Geo. 

 Wienhoeber had a window of phalaen- 



Gardeners' Chronicle 



lOF A.MIKICA) 



ITS pages arc devolccl exclusively to gardening. Its notes on the grow- 

 ing of flowers, fruits and vcgcl.iMcs arc precise and practical and 

 do not leave the reader in doul)l on methods of procedure, 

 i he contributed articles arc from the pens of the foremost gardeners in 

 .America, while its digest? arc from llic leading American and European 

 horticultural periodicals. 



The Gardeners' Chronicle provides a fund of helpful knowledge each 

 month Tor all interested in gardening and is creating among its readers 

 a real gardening spirit. 



SOME OPINIONS ON GARDENERS' CHRONICLE'S MERITS 



"TIk' Willi) i.s mill h iiili-i<'>l> <1 in I'Mililiu your J->tii iKil lui- it [.i1,l>s 

 liliii liiKk I" till' iliiyH wlifii 111' rwiil cvi-ry Hik- in "riii' (iarilcn," 

 •■(Jiiriii'iii'rH' ('hriiiilcli' ( I.iiiiiluiil" "tJiirilcn iiiiil Kiiri-Kl," I'lc, etc. 

 It Ih II pli-iiKiirc III ri'iiil ii Jiiiiriiiil nt vmir cliiirm-liT."-- A. H.. I'hilii., 

 I'll., ll-i:!-!". 



"I mil lint II Ciirili'iuT. lint I'liipl'iy two. iiiiil Kiilisorflie to your 

 paiK-r. .Mwiiys liml Hiiiiu-tliliiK liiHtniclivi' anil liiii'r"s(lii>; In it. 

 Voiir .'ii'li'i'lliii: intiTcsiliu; arllili's rrnni "ItiiT inililiiatiMiiH Ih a 

 K'iimI iili'ii for llii'ii vniir rt'iiiUTs tu'liloin iuIhh a yuml ttilnic." — 

 \V. C. K.. HlKlilanil I'ark. III., !I-:;(1-1(J. 



i rt-ail your iiiai.'a/.iiii' friini cover to cover. It 1b practical and 

 llio infnrination roiilaliied Is lu-lpfiil to inc."— Mph, K. K.. Ni-wark, 

 N. .T.. -I-S-IT. 



•i tliink all |H'0|ile inti-rrxtcil nIioiiIiI njipret'lutp tills woiKlorful 

 iiiaKii/.liio which I think inK.M,.'— .T. I'. W.. Youiigstown. Ohio, 

 M-i:t-17. 



"1 valm- yiiiir iiunrazlno a« one of the HKST publlcationB I receive 

 on (lanleiiiiiK. " \V. .7. 1?., Knglewooil. N. J.. :\-'£\\~. 

 "I am iireatlv iiitereHled In your iiiaKaiiine and would not he with- 

 out II.'— .1. i.. K.. Denver. Colo,. ;!-j:;i7. 



"I think the last iiiiiiilier of the Chronicle is excellent anil I am 

 lecoinineii'lliit; it to evervoii" as liei"g t'-e tiest purely ;;»rden 

 liaper."— H. !>.. New York City, N. Y., .3-:tO-17. 



"Knelosed llnd renewal. Be sure and Bcnd the Oetolier copy. I 



don't want to iiiIsb a Hingle niiinlier." — L. N. B.. Nokesvlllc. Va., 



1()-17-17. 



"Hneloseil llnd NiiliHeriplion. I used to take your niaKar.ine but 



droppeil out whieh was a mlRtake." — Mrs. E. J. K.. Oskaloosii, 



la.. 4 t-17. 



As an introductory offer the Gardeners' Chronicle will be sent to you for 



the remaining months of 1918, if you will forward your address and 



$1.00 to 



CHRONICLE PRESS, INC. 



286 Fifth Avenue, New York 



opsis plants In full bloom and on 



March 4th boxes containing 700 cat- 

 tleyas and phaelenopsis was a beauti- 

 ful sight. The next day not a blossom 

 lemaincd. all being used in sprays, 

 wreaths and baskets for a large 

 funeral. Those who are seeing the 

 future of the florists' business with 

 i:essimistic eyes should receive cheer 

 ironi the knowledge that the family 

 order alone was for $l,,50n. 



NEW YORK. 



The new membership list of the 

 .New York Florists; Club which has 

 just been sent out by Secretary John 

 Young, shows a total of 411 members 

 of whom eleven are in the service of 

 their country. 



Emil Schloss has acquired the busi- 

 ness of Schloss Bros. Ribbons, Inc. 

 Mr. Schloss is deservedly the most 

 popular man in the florists" ribbon 

 bu.'iiness in New York and we wish 

 him continued prosperity. 



The International Flower Show is 

 a leading topic now among the trade 

 and will so continue with increasing 

 intensity until the opening day, Thurs- 

 day, March 14. All arrangements now 



completed indicate that the show will 



compare favorably with the shows 

 that have been held previously. There 

 will be Rose Gardens, Rock Gardens, 

 Dutch Bulb Gardens, and many new 

 sensational attractions. The Ameri- 

 can Rose Society will participate In 

 the affair and some noteworthy ex- 

 hibits of rose novelties are assured. 

 The trade booths already engaged are 

 many and there will be plenty to In- 

 terest and enlighten trade visitors, of 

 whom a large attendance is looked 

 for. 



Anton Schultheis, of College Point, 

 who was one of the speakers at Ithaca, 

 in "Farmers' Week," made quite a hit 

 with his paper on "How the Agricul- 

 tural Colleges can serve the Florist 

 and the Plant Grower.'' He empha- 

 sized the great need for quantities of 

 well-grown spring vegetable plants un- 

 der glass and the florists' patriotic 

 duty in producing such, and gave cul- 

 tural suggestions based upon his ex- 

 perience. In closing, he said: "Get 

 busy as quickly as posfeiblo and use 

 your utmost influence at Washington 

 with the fuel administration to give 



