May 13, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



711 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 On Mother's Day. 

 All the wholesalers are expressing 

 themselves as strongly disapproving 

 of the exclusive white flower for 

 Mother's Day. One firm alone re- 

 ceived orders for fifty thousand white 

 carnations during the week and as 

 the orders did not specify that colors 

 could be substituted many had to be 

 refused. Others, more fortunate made 

 it possible to substitute, and still 

 other large orders stated color was 

 desired. The florists generally are in 

 favor of assorted colors both from 

 their standpoint and that of the cus- 

 tomer, as prices will be much more 

 moderate than when white only is 

 used, and think now is the time to 

 make a vigorous protest. A pertinent 

 remark was heard on the subject that 

 mothers by no means all like to be re- 

 membered with the white flower but 

 prefer something less associated with 

 death and funerals. Give us the col- 

 ored flowers for the living mothers at 

 least is the sentiment here. 



Trade News. 



Cemetery vases of all kinds and ma- 

 terials are taking the lead as sellers 

 this month at the supply houses. 



A. Meyer of South Holland will con- 

 tinue his stand in the old Flower 

 Growers Market for the present as 

 will also Jos. Brooks and Ella Breede, 

 on the 7Vi per cent basis. 



F. Oechslin, who laid in a big stock 

 of glass some time ago has now or- 

 dered material from the Foley Manu- 

 facturing Co., for a range of six 

 houses. They will cover 125 to 130 

 square feet. 



E. E. Pieser. visited his peony farm 

 at "Villa Ridge, 111., last we^ and 

 found the peony crop so far in excel- 

 lent condition. He thinks the quanti- 

 ty will probably not come up to that 

 of last year but' quality so far prom- 

 ises to be better. 



■W. E. Lynch, for ten years manage'- 

 of the E. H. Hunt cut flower depart- 

 ment, is building a range of houses at 

 22nd street near Harlem avenue, 

 southwest of Chicago, and will grow ' 

 cut flowers. Foley Manufacturing Co. 

 furnishes the materials. 



M. S. Brake as bookkeeper and Miss 

 S. Hansen as assistant are the latest 

 acquisitions to the E. H. Hunt office 

 force. Several changes have taken 

 place in this store since May 1. Miss 

 Frances Brundage, secretary of the 

 firm, has moved into the private office 

 up stairs. C. N. Dickinson, manager, 

 takes the office on the main floor, and 

 Chas. Erne manages the cut flower 

 department. The B. H. Hunt Co. are 

 the oldest supply house in Chicago 

 and their increased business makes 

 changes necessary to handle it. 



Personal. 



H. Philpott was here for the regular 

 meeting of the Florists' Club. 



T. ■\''ogel, formerly with Wm. J. 

 Smyth, has returned from an extend- 

 ed trip in the West. 



Mrs. Frank Beu has received word 

 of the death of her mother, Mrs. Mar- 

 garet Beucker at Beyreuth Germany. 



Nick Mueller, who was lately with 

 the J. B. Deamud Co., will have charge 

 of the branch house of the Kennicott 

 Bros., in the Fairbanks building open- 

 ing this week. 



Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McKellar write 



that they will return from Hot Springs, 

 Ark., about the 25th, when Mr. Mc- 

 Kellar hopes to be free from blood 

 poison contracted from a knife in cut- 

 ting flowers. 



A. P. Longren, traveling salesman 

 for the E. H. Hunt Co., came home 

 for his first wedding anniversary. Mr. 

 and Mrs. Longren were made the re- 

 cipients of a dozen solid silver spoons 

 from the employees of the firm. 



■Visitors: J. Miekeljohn, represent- 

 ing H. F. Darrow, New York; C. Lov- 

 eridge and wife, Peoria, 111.; W. B. 

 Van Eyk, representing G. W. "Van 

 Gelderen, Boskoop, Holland; R. A. 

 Smyth and wife, Benton Harbor, 

 Jlich.; A. L. Glaser, Dubuque, la. 



ST. LOUIS NOTES. 



Andre Viand, representing Phil L. 

 Carbone of Boston, is spending a few 

 days here with the local retailers. 



Mr. T. .1. Farney of M. Rice & Co., 

 Philadelphia, is here this week in- 

 teresting the trade in florists' sup- 

 plies. Mr. Farney says that trade has 

 been most satisfactory in all lines. 



Joe Witck of Ayers' and Dave Ged- 

 dis of F. C. Weber's, both of St. Louis, 

 have exchanged jobs the past week. 

 Mr. Geddis is now head of the design 

 department at Mrs. Ayers' and Mr. 

 Witck has the same position at We- 

 ber's. Both are first-class workmen. 



E. W. Guy, chairman of the Florist 

 Club truttfes, called a meeting on Sat- 

 urday, May 6th, which was held at 

 Smith's store, and it was decided to 

 hold a banquet for the celebration of 

 the club's 25th anniversary, June 28th, 

 at one of the big local hotels. This 

 will be for the members and all ex- 

 presidents who are not now members 

 of the club. Invitations will be issued 

 June 1 by Secretary Beneke, which 

 will require a response. 



Frank Toeber is chairman of the en- 

 tertainment committee of an Ameri- 

 can Nurserymen Association which 

 meets in St. Louis, June 14, 15, IG, at 

 the Southern Hotel. J. W. Schutte 

 will have charge of the exhibition and 

 all the local nurserymen have been 

 added to the entertainment commit- 

 tee. The feature of the meeting will 

 be a trip to Stark Bros.' Nursery at 

 Louisiana, Mo., by boat, a boat trip 

 down to Jefferson Barracks and the 

 banquet given by the Missouri Botan- 

 ical Garden, known as the Shaw ban- 

 quet, at the Southern Hotel. There is 

 also a ladies' committee to attend to 

 the visiting ladies, of whom they say 

 there will be many. 



Cincinnati, Ohio — C. J. Jones of Wal- 

 nut Hills Floral Bazaar has gone into 

 partnership with P. J. OUnger, the 

 wholesale florist, and has turned his 

 retail stores over to his son, Charles, 

 who will now conduct same. 



' VEGETABLE PLANTS ' 



CABBAGE, Wakefield, All Head, Succes- 

 sion, and other varieties, $1.00 per 

 1000; 10.000 and over, @S5e. per 1000. 



LETTUCE, Grand Rapids, Big Boston. 

 Boston Market and Tennis Ball, $1.00 

 per 1000; 10.000 and over, @85c. per 

 1000. 



CELERY, 'White Plume, .fl.OO per ItMO. 



BEET, Crosby. Egyption and Eclipse, 

 .$1.25 per 1000. 



C^s'i }r,ii, Or.ic- 



^H. VINCENT, IR. % SONS CO., WHITE HARSH. MD.^ 



^ The American people are 

 the most powerful buying 

 public in the world. They 

 pay well for what they 

 want and expect to get what 

 they ask for. You can't 

 make them buy what you 

 want them to take^ — you 

 must sell them what they 

 want and when they want 

 it, and you should be glad 

 of the opportunity. The 

 merchant who caters to the 

 public want makes money 

 and is successful. The fel- 

 low who "has something 

 just as good" is fish-hooked 

 for the business boneyard 

 while his clients pass by 

 his door whistling the Mis- 

 souri air. The American 

 public want lilies all the 

 year 'round and the modern 

 florist shop must have 

 them. Not just because he 

 wants them but because 

 his trade does and if he 

 don't satisfy his trade the 

 successful merchant will 

 do it for him. Cold storage 

 lily bulbs have come to 

 stay awhile and besides 

 real good ones are quite 

 profitable, so after all why 

 shouldn't you have them 

 at all times. Horseshoe 

 Brand Giganteum from 

 Cold Storage are ready for 

 immediate or future de- 

 livery. There are none 

 better. Order now. 



Ralph M. Ward & Ci. 



12 West Broadway 

 NEW YOKK cmr 



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