December 12, 1914 



HORTICULTUEE 



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1129 Arch Street, .... PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



The Florists' Supply House of America 



son of the year are being omitted. 

 With the many affairs being given to 

 secure funds to aid the starving Bel- 

 gians and other needy people in the 

 European war zone these flowers are 

 in great demand. 



Poli's Theatre will give a perform- 

 ance for the benefit of the poor chil- 

 dren of the city on Christmas morning. 

 O. A. C. Oehmler has promised to do- 

 nate the largest tree available, a can- 

 dy manufacturer has profferred 700 

 pounds of candy, and the management 

 has placed an order for nearly $10,000 

 worth of toys which will go to make 

 4,000 poor youngsters extremely happy. 

 There were several offers of trees, but 

 Mr. Oehmler got there first. 



CHICAGO. 



At this writing, Dec. 8, the first 

 snow of the season covers the ground. 

 With it has come that mysterious 

 something, known as the Christmas 

 spirit, and the business world — of the 

 florist — is already responding to it. 

 There is an alertness in his step as 

 he goes to meet his customer and hia 

 eye is keen as he sights a good order. 



There is less green than usual with 

 the red in the decorations of the big 

 stores this year. The main aisle of 

 the largest store has hollow wire balls 

 four feet in diameter placed at inter- 

 vals high above the heads and these 

 are covered with bright red sprays of 

 prepared foliage, with festoons to 

 match. The effect is very beautiful, 

 and its simplicity adds to its grace. 



Local papers gave considerabl.' 

 space to reviewing the death of Capt. 

 Herman Scheunamann, who went 



down two years ago with his ship, 

 laden with Christmas trees from the 

 Michigan woods. Mrs. Schuenamann, 

 who took up the business, has just re- 

 turned with a load of trees, which she 

 has been cutting since September, and 

 her daughter, Elsie, has again taken 

 up the making up of the wreaths. 



Ernest Oechslin continues to im- 

 prove and is about his plant range, 

 attending to some of the details. His 

 remarkable recovery from hia terrible 

 accident is a tribute to his splendid 

 constitution and good habits. Pew 

 men would have gone through the 

 wind shield of an auto truck and 

 struck the cement curb and lived. It 

 was twelve days before Mr. Oechslin 

 recovered consciousness. So faithful 

 were his staff of helpers at the green- 

 houses that everything is in perfect 

 order and stock never looked better. 

 His fine strain of cyclamen are flower- 

 ing to perfection and, the benches are 

 a sea of color. Poinsettias, begonias 



and azaleas are all in splendid condi- 

 tion and with the comi)lete line of 

 ferns and decorative plants customers 

 are sure to find plenty to choose from. 

 Frank Oechslin carries off the hon- 

 ors as the owner of Chicago's exclu- 

 sive plant range, and its appearance 

 speaks much for his ability as a 

 grower. If there are any secrets in 

 the art of coaxing a plant to do its 

 best, Mr. Oechslin is always willing 

 to pass it on to others. The stock of 

 poinsettias is fitting for the holiday 

 trade and the cyclamen never were 

 better. Indeed it will be hard to ex- 

 cel them in future years, so beautiful 

 are they. The Cincinnati begonia re- 

 mains the favorite here and the 

 azaleas include some of the choicest 

 of the new varieties. Roston and 

 Wliitmani ferns are in prime condi- 

 tion and the araucarias and other 

 Christmas favorites were never bet- 

 ter. Mr. Oechslin's place is a favorite 

 resort for out-of-town visitors and 



BE SURE tliat you get the MEYEB 

 OKKEN (ilLKALINE, and do uot take 

 any otber tbut is sold as an liuitution 

 of the MEYER GREEN SILKALINE, 



as tliey do not have the full weight, 

 measure and strenRth of the senulne 

 article. All our GREEN SILK.VilNE 

 is guaranteed up to the high standard 

 and mark. The sizes are K, fine; FF, 

 medium; FFF, coarse. It Is for sale 

 by all the best Jobbers. If you cannot 

 get It of your Jobbers, order direct of 

 the manufacturer. 



THE JOHN C. MEYER THREAD CO., LOWELL, MASS. 



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