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HORTICULTURE 



September 19, 1914 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 The Kedzie Floral Co., 3401 West 

 Madison street, has given up its large 

 corner location and moved into a 

 smaller place one door west. 



Ernest Weinhoeber has the sym- 

 pathy of the trade in the loss of his 

 mother, Mrs. Emille Weinhoeber, who 

 passed away on Sept. 12. aged 82 

 years. 



The retail store of John T. Muir in 

 the heart of the loop district has been 

 closed. Mr. Muir said that the south 

 side store paid much better and he 

 will devote his time to it. 



The J. C. Moninger Co. is going to 

 try out winter greenhouse building 

 this season. They propose to erect 

 two more of the Gullett houses at Lin- 

 coln, III., 60 X 500 each. A message to 

 the J. C. Moninger Co. announces the 

 safe arrival in New York of Mr. and 

 Mrs. E. T. Kurowski, Sept. 12. They 

 were visiting relations in Germany 

 when the war broke out. 



A. Henderson has received advices 

 during the past week that azaleas 

 would be shipped to this country by 

 way of Rotterdam. All his French 

 bulbs are accounted for. but Mr. Hen- 

 derson feels the impossibility of filling 

 future orders, as he says that France 

 was clearly stripped of all men be- 

 tween 19 and 49 years. He looks for 

 a limited supply of lily of the valley 

 from England where it is grown sui- 

 cessfuUy. but never on a large scale. 

 After his tri|) through Holland and 

 later advices from there, Mr. Hender- 

 son states that he can see no reason 

 so far why Holland bulb orders should 

 not be filled with small delay. Also a 

 letter to Poehlmann Bros, brings news 

 from the Belgium growers that they 

 still have hopes of filling their orders 

 for azaleas, but cyclamen and begonias 

 will help the retail florist out. how- 

 ever, it the azaleas should fail to ar- 

 rive. 



It is customary at Poehlmann Bros, 

 to plant their carnation houses almost 

 exclusively with varieties that have 

 proven their value. This year three 

 new ones are being tested and their 

 records carefully noted. They are 

 Philadelphia Pink, Georgeous and 

 Champion. Philadelphia is showing a 

 very fair amount of blooms. The deep 

 rich iiink of Georgeous is admirable 

 and the finely formed flowers are large 

 for so early in the season. Champion 

 shows a mass of buds and blooms, 

 clear bright red. Though the blooms 

 are comparatively small, its color and 

 freedom promise well for it as a com- 

 mercial variety. All the carnation 

 houses are looking exceptionally well 

 and already the daily cuts of the stan- 

 dard varieties are large. It is evident 

 that much lies in the growing of a 

 rose, as well as in the variety. An ex- 

 ample is the rose Mrs. Chas. Russell, 

 where it almost reaches the length of 

 an American Beauty and quite reaches 

 the price of Beauty. Three large boil- 

 ers are being installed to heat the new- 

 est range at Plant "C," and the amount 

 of coal used last year, 35,000 tons, will 

 have to be increased this year. 



WASHINGTON NOTES, 



Peter Bisset, of the Department of 

 Agriculture, is at present traveling 

 through California on business for the 

 Department. 



Miss Nellie Brueninger, with Gude 

 Bros Co., is in Atlantic City, N. J., 

 where she will spend a two weeks' va- 

 cation with her mother. Miss Beatrice 

 Moss, with F. H. Kramer, is also ab- 

 sent from the city on her vacation. 



Speaking of the army worm, this ter- 

 ror seems not to have passed, for the 

 pests were seen in large quantities in 

 Rockville, Md.. recently and it is be- 

 lieved that the first warm weather will 

 bring them out of the ground in large 

 quantities. The Department of Agri- 

 culture is urging owners of lawns to' 

 be ever on the lookout and not relax 

 their vigilance. If proper precautions 

 are taken at the start the danger from 

 the worms is minimized. 



.John Duff, superintendent of the 

 Capitol Park, states that the report re- 

 cently issued to the elfect the army 

 worm made havoc with the beautiful 

 lawns which surround the Capitol, is 

 without fact. As soon as the pest 

 made its appearance liberal doses of 

 Paris green and Bordeaux mixture was 

 distributed over the grass and shrubs 

 and the heavy rollers were used to 

 force the worms into the ground, thus 

 killing them. The Capitol Park today 

 presents a very beautiful sight and is 

 very commendable. The tussock moth 

 proposition was equally well taken 

 care of. 



Prof. S. W. Wollenwebber, expert on 

 plant diseases in the Department of 

 Agriculture, while working in the in- 

 terests of the department, studying 

 plant diseases in Germany, when hos- 

 tilities began, was drafted into the 

 German army, he being a native of 

 that country. Prof. Wollenwebber has 

 been in the employ of the Department 

 of .Vgriculture for the past two years 

 but he had failed to take out papers 

 for citizenship or even to file a decla- 

 ration of his intention. Nothing was 

 heard of him at the Department for 

 several weeks until the receipt of his 

 letter of resignation which will be ac- 

 cepted. 



There is little doubt that we will yet 

 get in all of this season's seeds, bulbs 

 and plants. Under the Treasury De- 

 partment there is what is called the 

 Bureau of War Risks Insurance, which 

 Bureau will have something to say 

 within a few days as to how we may 

 bring across those things which we are 

 so much in need of in the flower busi- 

 ness. The government plans to place 

 insurance upon all cargoes sent from 

 Europe to the United States in vessels 

 flying our flag. At present this matter 

 of obtaining ships seems to be the 

 greatest difficulty. England has stated 

 that she will not molest neutral ships 

 carrying wares to America, and Ger- 

 many has placed no embargo upon the 

 transportation of certain of its produc- 

 tions. The other great difliculty rests 

 in making payment for such goods, but 

 here again the Treasury Department is 

 coming to the aid of the importers for 

 it is planning the formation of an ex- 

 change carrying on hand sufllcient 

 .gold to meet the obligations of Ameri- 

 cans in this respect. 



CHICAGO 



And Neighboring To^vns 



Are Thoroaghly Coi'ered by 



SCHILLER, THE FLORIST 



(Member Florists Telegraph DellTery). 



Flowereram or Mall Orders trom llorlati 

 anywhere carefully filled and delivered 

 nnder the SDpervli^lon of 



GEORGE ASMUS, Mgr. 



2221-2223 W. Madison St., CHICAGO. 



'Phone West 822 



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STORES IN 



New London and Norwich, Conn. 

 and Westerly, R. I. 



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 PLANTSMEN 



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SAN FRANCISCO NOTES. 



California florists are highly elated 

 at the selection of San Francisco as 

 the site of next year's national conven- 

 tion of the S. A. F.. and also at the 

 election of Daniel MacRorie of this 

 city as vice-president of the society. 

 They will do everything in their power 

 to deserve the honor bestowed on them 

 and can promise a royal good time to 

 the visitors to the convention of 1915. 



G. Rossi & Co. are preparing to 

 bring out two roses, new in this vicini- 

 ty, which they will begin cutting in 

 November. They are now working on 

 some large additions to their hot- 

 houses both here and in Berkeley, and 

 are putting in 20,000 Easter lilies. Mr. 

 Rossi is taking a vacation at present, 

 and will probably be away the rest of 

 the month. H. Avensino, proprietor of 

 the P'airmont Floral Company, has just 

 purchased a second automobile for de- 

 livery service. Domoto Bros, are mak- 

 ing an unusually heavy planting of lily 

 bulbs for the winter trade. 



NEW FLOWER STORES. 



Middletown, O.— G. A. Beckman. 



Rochester, Minn. — The Bragg Flower 

 Store. 



Newark, N. J,— Timney & Kugel, 41 

 Market street. 



Chelsea, Mass. — Toma & Harvey, 

 429 Broadw-ay. 



Providence, R. I. — Joseph Solomon, 

 Arcade market. 



Ithaca, N. Y.— Hillside Floral Shop, 

 Howard E. Stern, prop. 



Bloomlngton, III. — Wollenreiter & 

 Co.. Interurban building. 



Winchester, Mass. — Winchester 

 Flower Store, Wesley F. Ewell, prop , 

 522 Main St. 



