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HORTICULTURE 



April 29, 1911 





THE ST. LOUIS HAIL STORM. 



Secretary John G. Esler, of the 

 Florists' Hail Association, has sent us 

 a list of the parties suffering loss of 

 glass to greater or less extent in the 

 great hail storm in the southwestern 

 suburbs of St. Louis, which shows 

 that the list we published last weelt 

 was far from complete. Omitting 

 those names we recorded last week 

 there are on Mr. Esler's list the fol- 

 lowing: Edward Sexauer, W. Bru- 

 ecker, Wm. Mackle, Chas. Kronsberg, 

 August Hartman. W. J. Pilcher, Wood- 

 bine Floral Co., G. Ahuer. Geo. H. 

 Goebel, Chas. H. Main, Mrs. Theo. 

 Richter, C. A. Hicks, Jos. Deutsch- 

 mann, Phil J. Goebel, J. F. Ammann, 

 R. Wolfsberger, Arnold Scheddigger, 

 Frand & Aug Venneman, Wald. M. 

 Stretzing, J. E. Muldoon, J. G. Rahner, 

 Mrs. L. S. Worth, M. Niemeyer, J. R. 

 Steinicke. From local newspaper 

 clippings we also glean the following 

 additions: Luther Armstrong, A. Ab- 

 ner and W. S. Hutchinson. Also at 

 Leavenworth, Kans., Sunnyside Floral 

 Co., and the Soldiers' Home green- 

 houses. 



Fred Ammann, who is an officer of 

 the Hail Association, made the rounds 

 to ascertain the exact amount of loss. 

 He thinks the total will run up to 

 nearly 400,000 ft. of glass. Quite a 

 number of the damaged houses have 

 already been repaired and are again 

 in good running order. 



FIRE RECORD. 



McKeesport, Pa. — The greenhouse of 

 Chas. Dougherty, stocked with Easter 

 plants, was burned down a few days 

 before Easter. 



Hudson Heights, N. J. — The green- 

 houses of W. Bluethgen, Jr., were dam- 

 aged and residence destroyed by fire, 

 April 7. Only $1000 insurance. 



The National Clock and Electric 

 Company, of St. Louis, who manufac- 

 ture florists' thermostats, lost their 

 entire plant by fire on Saturday, 

 April 22, their loss is estimated at 

 $25,000, according to President Bolin. 

 This company is well known among 

 florists from the big display they made 

 at the Rochester S. A. F. convention. 



ONE ON TRELEASE. 



"Tulips Free, Shaw's Garden." 



A displa.v ad. bearing this simple infor- 

 mation appears in the local newspapers, 

 and now the management of Shaw's Gar- 

 den is fearful of the outcome. 



The intent of the advertisement Is to 

 conve.v the idea that the exhibition of tu- 

 lips is free. The flowers or plants are 

 not to be liad without r'isl; to the personal 

 welfare of the one bold enough to pluck 

 them. 



The ad. was written by Director William 

 Trelease. who, it is expected, will be com- 

 pelled to .irm his staff of gardeners to pre- 

 serve the tulip beds. 



The tulips will floiirish for the next two 

 weeks, the weather permitting, and a 

 large crowd of flower lovers are expected 

 at the garden. The garden attaches will 

 be put on their mettle defending the plants 

 and iiceping their tempers during long pas- 

 sages of explanations to visitors, who lured 

 by the ad., will come with trowels and 

 baskets to cart off the plants. 



A similarly worded ad. during the chrys- 

 anthemum season caused no little confu- 

 sion at the garden several years ago. 

 — St. Louis RrfiiHic. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



and ASTER SEED 



ELMER D. SMITH & CO., Adrian, Mich. 



j Laelia Gouldiana j 

 I ■ 



I A natural hybrid between Laelia autumnalis and Laelia 



anceps, very rare. Flowers 4 inches in diameter having 

 I a wonderftil dark crimson color, lasting a long time in 



perfection. 

 • Nice plants $7.50 to $10.00 each. 



I We have only a limited importation to offer of this 



marvelous orchid. 



I JULIUS ROEHRS CO. 



i Orchid Growers and Importers 



RUTHERFORD, N. J. 



VALLEY CLUMPS 



STRONG HEAVY CL.UMP8 



$12.00 PER 100 

 LILY OF THE VALLEY 



COtD STORAGE 



$20.00 CASE OF 2,000 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 



42 Ve«ey St., New York 



BEGONIAS 



Begonia Glorle de Lorraine, Be^onta 



Lonsdale, $15.00 per 100, $140.00 per 



1000. 

 Begonia Glory of Cincinnati, $25.00 per 



100, $200.00 per 1000, 250 at 1000 rate. 

 Strong 2^4 In. pot plants, twice traDS- 



planted. No better stock obtainable. 



Place yonr order early to insure May 



and June deliveries. 



Absolute satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Katalog tor the asking. 



SKIDELSKY & IRWIN GO. 



1215 BET2 BUILDING, rHILXDElPHIA, PA. 



oonvines 



Ipomea Noctiflora, oxir so well known 

 pure white, waxy Moonvine, bearing flowers 

 very fragrant and as big as a saucer, 2Vi- 

 in. pots, will make good stock for you to 

 propagate from, $5.00 per 100. 



Godfrey Aschmann 



Wholesale tirower and Importer 

 of Potted Plants. 



1012 W. Oitario St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



RIMS 



Boston and Scottii Ferns 

 50c and 75c each 



Well e«tablithed pot Crown plant* 



THOMAS ROLAND, Nahant, Mass. 



In ordering goods please add "I saw 

 H in HORTICULTURE." 



BOSTON FERNS, '""''iT""" 



WHITMANI, '%i»=h$5oop«.o.:$40.« 

 ~ per tooj ; S50 at 1000 rfttcc. 



MAGNIFICAy 13 cents emch. 



H. H. BARROWS & SON 



Whitman, Mass. 



palmsTferns and 



DECORATIVE PLANTS 



JOHN SCOTT 



Rutland Road and E. 4Sth 8t. 

 Td. rf,o Bedford BROOKLYN, N.Y. 



BKST PALMS 



All Varietiet, All Size*. 

 Send for Price List 



JosepH Heacock 



^Vyncoto. Pa. 



FERNS FOR DISHES 



Assorted varieties, 2-ln. pots, $3.B0 lOOi 



$30.00 1000; 600 at 1000 rate. 



Cash with order 



FRANK OECHSLIN 



1»11 QninCT St., - CHICAGO, rLI.. 



PALMS, FERNS, DECORATIVE AND 

 FOLIAGE PLANTS 



Also Azaleas, Begonias, Bay and Box Trees 

 A. LEUTHY & CO. 



NrttB niwt NmrtK. ktsUiti,— BtslM. Mui. 



Price list on application 



ROBERT CRAie CO. 



B05ES. PALMS, 



•ad ■•TdtiM la DeoentlT* Plants 

 HAMIET Md 4ttk STUETS.. niLAOEiniA, H. 



Gladiolus, Cinnamon Vines 



Madeira Vines, Lilies, Iris, Daphne 

 Cneorum, Syringa Japonica 

 and Wistarias. 

 Write for Price List. 



E.S. MILLER, Wading River, N.Y. 



