December 



1905 



HORTI CU LTU RE 



AFTER ADJOURNMENT. 



We are glad to learn of the convales- 

 cence and approach of full recovery of 

 our genial Chicago friend Phil J. 

 Foley. May his substantial shadow 

 never again shrink! 



The Minnesota Horticulturist for 

 December is full of useful information 

 for the orchardist. This magazine is 

 issued monthly under the manage- 

 ment of the Minnesota State Horticul- 

 tural Society at Minneapolis, Minn. 



CATTLEYA LABIATA. 



Boston has now an opportunity to 

 appreciate the full beauty of southern 

 wild smilax, for Robinson & Co. arc 

 distributing a special brand of un- 

 precedented glossiness and brilliancy 

 of color, the best ever seen in this 

 market. 



Good news from Reed & Keller who 

 declare the present to be the busiest 

 year they have ever had since their 

 establishment in 1S72, and that the 

 supply of folding balls is already 

 exhausted. HORTICULTl^E'S first 

 year is again in evidence. 



Treasurer C. E. Richardson, of the 

 Mass. Horticultural Society, desires us 

 to say that the statement recently pub- 

 lished in the local and horticultural 

 papers to the effect that he would as- 

 sume the custody of funds subscribed 

 for the Ephraim Bull memorial was 

 incorrect, as he had not and could not 

 accept the honor. 



The St. Andr'ew's banquet in Boston 

 was honored by the presence of Mr. 

 and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and Mr. W. 

 R. Smith among the distinguished in- 

 vited guests. Making comparisons, Mr. 

 Smith gave the Boston affair prefer- 

 ence over a similar celebration in New 

 York a few nights previous, because 

 flowers were liberally used on the 

 tables in Boston and further because 

 of the presence of the ladies. Mrs. 

 Carnegie was especially charmed with 

 the new rose Wellesley and the large 

 bunch of this beautiful variety which 

 adorned the guests' table, accompanied 

 the lady to New York on the follow- 

 ing morning. 



NEWS NOTES. 



A very successful reception was 

 given by the Hales upon the opening of 

 their new store in East Orange, N. J., 

 last week. 



The Chamber of Commerce of Col- 

 orado Springs, Col., has taken a stand 

 against the Christmas tree cutter. 

 More than 100,000 evergreen trees were 

 used last year throughout the State 

 for this purpose. 



A new store of eight stories being 

 erecteij at the corner of Franklin and 

 Hawley Streets, Boston, is for Jones, 

 McDuffee & Stratton, who expect to 

 occupy it in March. It will then offer 

 one of the largest and most compre- 

 hensive stocks of crockery, china and 

 glass, including vases and other 

 florists' ware of every description, on 

 this continent. 



The firm was organized in 1810 

 ninety-five years ago, by Otis Norcros.<! 

 & Co.. who were succeeded about ao 

 years ago by the present firm. Few 

 mercantile houses can claim ninety- 

 five years of uninterrupted progress. 



ih,» icsal t.ui.ot., fl^^e. n^ed.. ..^ 

 introduction to our readers nor words 

 of praise. It speaks for itself wherever 

 it is given a chance. The accompany- 



labiata as grown by Edgar Knight, 

 gardener to C. Moore at Hackensack. 

 N. J. Who can beat it? 



OBITUARY. 



Michael Kirby, well known for mauy 

 years as a jobbing gardener and florist 

 about Boston, died on December 1, 

 aged C7 years. 



On Saturday, December 2, Mrs. Han- 

 riah H. Allen, wife of C. L. Allen and 

 mother of W. S. and Chas. H. Allen. 

 The funeral took place on December 5 

 at Floral Park, N. Y. 



Charles G. Hall, treasurer of Hitch- 

 ings & Co. up to the time the consoli- 

 dation with the Lord & Burnham and 

 Pierson Sefton Companies, died at his 

 home in Montclair, N. J., after a pro- 

 tracted illness, on November 29. Mr. 

 Hall was a brother-in-law of Mr. 

 Hitchings. He enjoyed the respect 

 and esteem of his business associates 

 in a marked degree, and his death is 

 sincerely mourned. One daughter sur- 

 vives him. 



PERSONAL. 



Mrs. W. H. Snyder of Toledo, C, has 

 taken charge of the retail store of the 

 Wauseon Floral Co. recently opened at 

 Wauseon, O. 



On the seventy-first birthday of C. 

 F. Seltzer of Utica, N. Y., which oc- 

 curred on November 22, his fellow 

 florists surprised him with substantial 

 presents and spent a pleasant evening 

 at his home. 



John Morris, familiarly known as 

 "Alderman Morris", died on December 

 4, at his home in West 10th street. New 

 York City. Mr. Morris had been for 

 many years a florist at Jefferson Mar- 

 ket and well known in the trade as a 

 man of sterling character, decided and 

 aggressive views, generous traits and 

 strong individuality. The flower mar- 

 ket which was conducted for several 

 seasons at Union Square was estab- 

 lished through his efforts while a mem- 

 ber of the board of aldermen. He was 

 a member of the New York Florists' 

 Club and up to within two or three 

 years was a regular and enthusiastic 

 attendant at the meetings. His age was 

 70 years. 



DEAR IS AULD BOSTON. O! 



Dear is auld Boston, O! 

 Dear is auld Boston, O! 



The dearest spot of a', I trow. 

 Is Boston by the braid sea, O! 



She's aye a queen wi'out a stain, 

 The pride of a' the Muses, 0! 

 A' lo'e her as their vera ain, 

 Whilk lo'e she ne'er refuses, 0! 



Chorus; Dear, etc. 



The sunlight glints on ev'ry han'. 

 An' on her gowd crown tarries, Ol 

 .4n' to a man. the Boston clan 

 Some bit o' sunshine carries, 01 



Chorus: etc. 



They say there's mony a bonnie spot 

 Mair fair, but I maun doubt it, O! 

 Where deft ban's keep the parritch 



hot,— 

 Wow! wha can live wi'out it, 0? 



Sweet is the parritch, O! 

 Sweet is the parritch O! 

 I lo'e it best of a", I trow, 

 Save beans weel baked in Boston, O! 

 J. W. in Boston Transcript. 



