February 25, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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THE BRUNSWICK 



^oyls-fcon ^-k.. and Copley Square 



BOSTONS MOST POPULAR HOTEL 

 FOR VISITORS TO THE NATIONAL 

 FLOWER SHOW 



Located directly opposite the Institute of Tech- 

 nology, and within two blocks of Back Bay 

 R.R. Stations. All cars to Mechanics Byilding 

 • Exhibition Hall) pass the entrance. 



EARLY RESERVATION OF ROOMS IS ADVISED 

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i) Nearest hotel (only one block) to Flower Show. Rooms without ? 



2 bath $1.50 per day up, with bath $2.00 per day up. European ^ 



plan. 350 rooms, 200 private baths. ? 



AMOS H. WHIPPLE, Proprietor ? 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 The Wholesale District. 



Removals are slill the one toiiic 

 throughout the wholesale market, hut 

 the hope of getting all the florists to- 

 gether on any one project is growing 

 less each week. Several good propo- 

 sitions have been discussed at ihe 

 meetings but have been lost because 

 of delay in action. At this writing the 

 J. A. Budlong Co. are still without a 

 location though having several inider 

 consideration. The Chicago Carnation 

 Co. has taken advantage of the option 

 on rooms 201 and 222 which they se- 

 cured when they took possession of 

 their present small quarters on Jan. 

 1st. These rooms have a floor space 

 of 1500 square feet and one half is for 

 rent. Manager Pyfer says no sub 

 leases have been made yet but he has 

 several applications. The rooms are 

 in the Atlas Block and are very light, 

 facing on Wabash Ave. 



A Disappointment. 



The Chicago Florists' effort to reduce 

 the high express rates met with disap- 

 pointment when C. C. Kohlsaat, judge 

 of the U. S. Federal District Court, de- 

 cided that the State Board of Railway 

 and Warehouse Commissioners did not 

 have jurisdiction over express compa- 

 nies and that further legislation would 

 be necessary to include them. 



The Association of Commerce has 

 taken the matter in hand and with the 

 florists will try to do something more 

 to secure lower rates. 



Outdoor Conditions. 



The park superintendents state that 



the mild weather has started the soft 

 wooded shrubs, but so far they are In 

 no great danger. Prof. Cox of the U. 

 S. weather bureau stated in Sunday's 

 Tribune that there had been an unusual 

 weather record made last week, there 

 being but 3io hours of sunshine. 



Trade Items. 



The Chicago Car. Co. has decided to 

 make an exhibit at the coming show 

 at Boston. They are also preparing to 

 erect one or more new houses this 

 spring. 



T. C. Yarnall and George Pelser are 

 trying to organize a stock company to 

 open a commission house in the old 

 Amling stand. No arrangements are 

 completed so far. 



Harry Rowe's store is nearing com- 

 pletion. Both sides of the front will 

 be covered with mirrors, in front of 

 which are white enameled shelves 

 two feet wide for display. They are 

 finished with brass rods. Two tall 

 mirrors with gold frames have been 

 placed farther back and the lighting 

 completed, fountain in place and floors 



laid. When completed it will he one 

 of the most artistic places in the city. 



The Chicago Carnation Co. last week 

 received two orders for their new 

 Washington carnation from England. 

 They also shipped some to Germany. 

 Though the stock of this beautiful 

 sport of Enchantress is very large all 

 orders are now taken that can be de- 

 livered before March 15th. 



There is not much choice in bloom- 

 ing plants at present. Azaleas have 

 become an all winter plant and a few 

 at least are seen in all the retail stores. 

 Cyclamens are nearing the end of 

 their season and primroses have reach- 

 ed their zenith. Boston ferns are meet- 

 ing with their usual favor and in the 

 long stretch between now and Easter 

 will play an important part. 



.\ large wedding bell was made by 

 A. Lang for the Plaza Hotel. It was 

 27 inches across, was covered . with 

 white lilac, lily of the valley and roses, 

 and inside the bell was concealed a 

 quantity of rose petals which were 

 made to fall in a shower at just the 



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