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HORTICULTUSIE 



June 17, 1911 



ANNUAL TRADE SALE- 



Tuesday, June 20th, at II A.M. 



Grand Opportunity to Stock Up 



It only affords itself once a year, so do not overlook it. 



ELLIOTT AUCTION CO. 



W. J. Elliott, Auctioneer 42 Vesey St., NEW YORK 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 Trade Jottings. 



A shipment of palms, aiaucarias, 

 etc., just received by Fischer Bros, of 

 Evanston, arrived in fine shape, not- 

 withstanding the extreme heat they 

 encountered during transit. 



The E. Wienhoeber Co. has made a 

 valuable acquisition to its Elm street 

 property in one of the finest residence 

 districts of Chicago. The purchase 

 covers .50x175 feet just off from State 

 street. 



Among the unusual wedding decora- 

 tions of the week was one by A. Lcnge 

 in the gold room of the Congress hotel. 

 Sweet peas and peonies were used pro- 

 fusely and a unique feature was the 

 bouquets of the six bridesmaids which 

 were hats filled with pink sweet peas. 



Most of the carnation growers have 

 thrown out their plants. The hot 

 weather has caused the cut flowers to 

 be so small and soft that the plants 

 were not worth while. The few houses 

 that still retain their stock are suffic- 

 ient to supply the light demand for 

 carnations at this season. 



The commencement events at Mor- 

 ton Grove are this year, as in previous 

 years, doing credit to a town made up 

 largely of florists. A pavilion will be 

 hung with green and thousands of 

 roses used to make the place a bower 

 of loveliness. Daisy Brooks and Vir- 

 ginia Poehlmann have leading parts 

 in the program. 



Personal. 



Frank Ayres, of Chas. McKellar's 

 underwent a painful operation on his 

 eye last week. 



John Sinner and N. Wietor will 

 leave together for their annual out- 

 ing. June 23d, at White Sand Lake, 

 Wis. 



George Asmus, president of the S. A. 

 F., has accepted the invitation, to the 

 25th anniversary banquet of the St. 

 Louis Florist Club. 



J. D. Imlay, Zanesville, 0., is buying 

 material in Chicago for a new range 

 of houses. He will also go to Cham- 

 paign to witness the graduation of his 

 son this week. 



H. C. Blewitt, for many years a well 

 known grower of Desplaines, 111., is 

 trying sulphur baths at Benton Har- 



bor, Mich. Mr. Blewitt has been suf- 

 fering from rheumatism for a year, 

 and his condition is rapidly becoming 

 very serious. 



The marriage of Mrs. Margaret 

 Thorpe Flint and Capt. David W. 

 Evans is announced tor Saturday, July 

 1. Mrs. Flint is the daughter of the 

 late John Thorpe, and has been 

 Chicago representative of the Florists' 

 Exchange for the past two years. 



Miss Frances Brundage, secretary of 

 the E. H. Hunt Co., has resigned on 

 account of poor health, and will spend 

 some time with her sister in Paris, 

 Mo. P. M. Bryant has taken her place 

 for the present. Miss Brundage has 

 many friends in the trade who hope to 

 see her back again entirely recov- 

 ered. • 



Visitors: — John M. Bommersbach. 

 Decatur, 111.; W. H. Troyer, Elkhart, 

 Ind.; H. E. Kidder, Ionia Pottery Co., 

 Ionia, Mich.; A. L. Glaser, Dubuque, 

 la.; L. Potter, Waukegan, 111.; Ed. 

 Amerphol, Janesville, Wis.; J. D. Im- 

 lay, Zanesville, O. 



DURING RECESS. 



INCORPORATED. 



Portland, Ore. — The Portland Rose 

 Nursi'riis, capital stock $50,000. 



Marietta, O.— The Marietta Floral 

 Co., capital stock $20,000. Incorpora- 

 tors, J. A. Gallagher and others. 



Alvin, Texas. — Stockwell Nursery 

 Co., capital stock $100,000. Incorpora- 

 tors, E. S. Stockwell, W. A. Stock- 

 well, W. H. Gammill and others. 



Denver, Colo. — Colorado Co-opera- 

 tive Farmers' and Gardeners' Associa- 

 tion, capital stock $10,000. Incorpor- 

 ators Frank A. Buckman, A. C. Tooth- 

 acker, R. J. Caville. 



Topeka, Kans. — Mid-Continent Or- 

 chards Co., capital stock $500,000. In- 

 corporators, J. H. Davis and John B. 

 Stejjhen of Denver, and L. J. Van 

 Laeys. W. B. Flowers anrt W. R. Gil- 

 more of Topelva, 



Perry, Iowa. — The incorporation of 

 the Perry Nursery Co., which was 

 mentioned in the June 10 issue of 

 HORTICULTT'RE is not yet complete 

 as to details. This business has been 

 running since 1871, for fifteen years 

 under the name of Edmondson Bros., 

 later E, F. Edmondson. who has now 

 with the others previously mentioned, 

 Incorijorated as the Perry Nursery Co. 



New York Bowlers. 



On Monday afternoon, .June 12, scores 

 were recorded as follows; 



Scott I4S H4 ISI llaiHl;! ISO Kl 203 



Kakufla 14(1 l.'ii; ITS Don'scjii 10« — l.j:S 

 U-his.Tli.JTO loO 1.57 Tallmaii ]S:i — 147 

 The Astorias have their annual ban- 

 quet and theatre party, with their 

 wives, on Saturday evening, 17th inst. 



Chicago Bowlers. 



St'OKES FOR JUNE .S, 



Graff, 147 IT.** 1.5,i Vogel, 102 125 162 



Sclilos'ii, ir;i 177 140 H'ulf, 1!)4 ].S!i Wfi 



Steveii.s. 2(IJ 17:; l(!.-i .J. Zwk, 191177 168 



Lormaii, 1.".:; l»i Us .T. irii'r. 121 l.")l 166 



Solnilt-/.. i:i4 ]4:i ISi A. Zed;. 170 14s 227 



Farley. 106 1!)0 170 A. Il'li'r, 200 127 176 



Among the prizes offered for the 

 convention meet is one of $25 to be 

 divided among the five highest quali- 

 fying. 



Chicago Baseball. 



A baseball team with wholesalers 

 and retailers striving for the honors 

 of the game will be organized at once, 

 Allie Zeck leading the former and 

 Wm. Wolf the latter. With the in- 

 tervening weeks in which to practice 

 some good playing will afford pleas- 

 ure to the spectators at the annual 

 picnic July 23rd. at Park Ridge. 



The Chicago Carnation Co.'s base- 

 ball team won their first game of the 

 season Sunday, June 11th. They will 

 accept a challenge from any florists' 

 team in Chicago or vicinity. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 Greensburg, Ind. — Dille & Konzel- 

 man are succeedeii bv the Dille Floral 

 Co. 



Pittsburgh, Pa. — The business of 

 Klinke & Wehrheim will hereafter be 

 conducted under the name of Karl 

 Klhike, Mr. Wehrheim having sold his 

 interest to his partner. 



Traverse City, Mich. — The Wolver- 

 ine Co-Operative Nursery Co., of Paw 

 Paw. are about to open 'a branch nur- 

 sery here. This company is unique in 

 that it is, as far as we know the only 

 organization owned exclusively by 

 farmers and fruit growers and is 

 chartered as an association. The ex- 

 periment is said to have proved very 

 successful. 



