October 31, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



623 



Obituary 



Mrs. C. W. Hoitt 



Mrs. Hoitt, wife of Judge Clias. W. 

 Hoitt, Nastiua, N. H., died on Mon- 

 day morning, October 26, after a long 

 and painful illness. 



Mrs, Percy Huxley. 

 Mrs. Huxley, wife of Percy Huxley, 

 of Pine Grove Gardens, Sayville, 

 N. Y., died on October 12, leaving an 

 infant son. It is a hard blow for Mr. 

 Huxley, they having been married 

 only a year and all their relatives are 

 across the water. 



Mrs. Robert Hunnlck. 

 After a long illness Mrs. Robert 

 Hunnick died at her home in Newport, 

 R. 1.. on Oct. 24. She was the wife of 

 Robert Hunnick, who was for many 

 years gardener for Mr. P. W. Vander- 

 bilt at Newport and who is at present 

 in charge of Mrs. Delancey A. Kane's 

 estate. 



TREATMENT OF STORE HELP. 



One of the first things I want to go 

 on record as saying in offering my 

 theory of the relationship between em- 

 ployer and employee, is that you are 

 going to see a constantly changing sea 

 of faces among the employees of a store 

 where the owners still believe that 

 they can "King and Queen" it over 

 their employees. 



It you have any doubt regarding the 

 proof of this statement, just observe 

 the way competent sales people are 

 changing from one store to another. 

 So frequent are these changes that the 

 loss of capable help is one of the big 

 nightmares of the merchant today; not 

 from the standpoint of more salary, 

 but largely from the human side of it. 



To solve this problem, it is necessary 

 for the employer to get right down 

 among his employees — mix with them — 

 be one of them — make a fuss over 

 them, then let them know that you ex- 

 pect service from them in keeping with 

 their compensation. There is a happy 

 medium you can strike, if you hunt for 

 it. 



To my mind, there are more stores 

 suffering today from too much system 

 than from being under fed with it. No 

 system is bad, but too much system is 

 worse. Knowing where to put on the 

 brakes, that is the point. 



One of the best systems In the world 

 Is that whereby one can hold his en- 

 tire force of help with the magnetism 

 of his own presence. He can be inti- 

 mate with his employees without be- 

 coming too intimate. He can compel 

 their respect, and should. It is not an 

 easy matter to tell bow he can do these 

 things, but he can. Every employer 

 should take heed of the degree in which 

 his control of his own paid employees 

 Is largely slipping from him. 



The law now says how many hours 

 a week certain employees should labor. 

 What a laugh such a suggestion would 

 have produced 25 years ago. The law 



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BODDINGTON'S 



Quality French Btdbs 



FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 



Remember you may deduct 5^^ if cash accompanies the order 

 LILIUM CANDIDUM 



The tlilck-petaled kind. We offer only the Northern Brown. August delivery. 

 They are hardier and free from disease. "Variety is the spice of life." You should 

 plant some of these. They are excellent for cutting In May and June, and your cus- 

 tomers will appreciate the change from the so-called Easter Lily. 20 to 22 ctms., $4.«» 

 per 100, !i«n.no per 1000; 22 to 24 ctnis.. $1.75 per 100. 5U5.00 per 1000. 



QUALITY BRAND PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS 

 GRANDIFLORA 



100 1,000 5,000 10,000 



13 centimeters anil up. running about 12B0 to the case $1.00 $9.00 $4i.50 $80.00 



14 centimeters and up. 1000 to the case 1.25 10.00 1S.50 95.00 



QUALITY BRAND FRENCH ROMAN HYACINTHS 



100 1,000 



White, 11 to 15 centimeters, 2100 bulbs in a case $3.60 $32.76 



Wlute. 12 to 15 centimeters, "Quality Brand," 1900 bulbs in a case 3.75 35.50 



White. 13 to 15 centimeters, "Quality Brand," 1600 bulbs in a case 4.25 40.00 



FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA QUALITY BRAND 



100 1,000 



Bulbs, % to % inch in diameter $0.76 $6.00 



Mammoth Bulbs, % to % inch In diameter 1.00 7.60 



Monster Bulbs, % inch and up in diameter 1.25 10.00 



.1 umbos 1.50 12.00 



FREESIA PURITY 



Flowers are snowv white, of large size, and borne in great profusion on long stems. 

 First size, $1.75 per 100, $15.00 per KXK). Second size, $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1000. 



LILIUM LONGIFLORUM FORMOSUM 



We have a small stock of the following and nffer until sold as follows: 



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7 to 9-lnch, 300 bulbs in a case $1.00 



S to 10-inch, 225 bulbs in a case 1.25 



9 to 10-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 1.50 



10 to 12-inch, 200 bulbs in a case 2.00 



THESE PRICES ABE FOR THE TRADE ONLY. 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON 



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342 West 14th Street, NEW YORK 



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says that if your girls are standing up 

 too much during their working hours 

 they must be provided with seats, 

 and the law says certain other things 

 that makes service conditions vastly 

 different than they have ever been be- 

 fore. The great thing that I would 

 emphasize to every dealer who is an 

 employer is that he devote as much 

 time and attention to a study of the 

 human side of life from the standpoint 

 of his employees, as he does the com- 

 mercial side from his own standpoint. 

 Time was when the drunk could go 

 on being the drunk and still get away 

 with his job, when the star salesman 

 could stay up all night playing cards 

 and not be reprimanded the next day 

 for dozing as he worked, but these 

 weeds have all been cut; there are not 

 nearly enough men and women to 



cover the demand for competent help. 

 It is a tragedy when even one good 

 employee gets away from you. 



I say, "Study the human side of life 

 and reap the benefit from your em- 

 ployees. — Shoe Retailer. 



FIRES. 



Dobbs Ferry, N, Y.— The greenhouse 

 on the Morton Paton estate was com- 

 pletely destroyed by fire Oct. 18th. 

 The cause of the fire is unknown. 



N. Tonawanda, N. Y— .The green- 

 house owned by John Schweichler at 

 Division and Christiana streets was 

 practically destroyed by fire Oct. 20th. 

 The loss Is estimated at $4,000, par- 

 tially covered by insurance. Mr. 

 Schweichler will rebuild at once. 



