January 6, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



21 



MARRY IMENA/ YEAR 



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CHICAGO 



Three of the smaller greenhouses 

 and a part of the conservatory in Oak- 

 woods Cemetery in the south side of 

 Chicago were destroyed by fire the 

 night of December 30. Loss is esti- 

 mated at $10,000. 



News of the death of Nicholas J. 

 Rupp, treasurer of the John C. Mon- 

 inger Co., was heard with regret in 

 the market on Friday and was fol- 

 lowed the next day by word that their 

 large five-story factory was burning. 

 It would seem that this firm was hav- 

 ing a sad closing to the old year. 



WA.SH1NGT0N, D. 0. 



In addition to having been named 

 as a member of the general Inaugural 

 Committee J. Henry Small, Jr., has 

 been appointed a member of the Court 

 of Honor Committee. The Court will 

 occupy the space between 15th and 

 17th streets, and will be decorated with 

 enormous quantities of spruce trees, 

 roping, and pot plants in full bloom, 

 the latter depending upon weather 

 conditions. 



The chief topic of conversation and 

 principal cause for anxiety among the 

 growers continues to be the coal situa- 

 tion. No matter what amount of coal 

 has been contracted for. the clause 

 covering transportation of same places 

 the business of the greenhouse men 

 at the mercy of the railroad companies 

 and many times every dollar the grow- 

 ers have invested in perishable stock 

 is jeopardized by the coal shortage. 



That business was exceptionally good 

 was evidenced by the fact that Fred H. 

 Kramer posted in his stores placards 

 stating "No C. 0. D. Orders Sent Out 

 During the Holidays." Mr. Kramer 

 also turned down telephone orders at 

 the main store the two days preceding 

 Christmas. Nor would he take orders 

 for anything not in sight with the 

 great difficulty in getting certain of 

 the flowers, such as American Beauty 

 roses and other reds. He instructed 

 his sales people to sell only that which 

 was in the icebox or on the floor, or 

 known to be on the way from the 

 greenhouses. 



BOSTON. 



C. Cuneo has opened a new flower 

 store at 723 Washington street. 



On account of the numerous muni- 

 cipal inaugurations which have been 

 staged during the past week many su- 

 burban florists have been very busy. 



Cornelius Boothman made his initial 

 bow to the political world last Tuesday 

 when he took his seat in the State 

 House as the representative from the 

 third Berkshire District. He is the 

 son of A. J. Boothman, florist of North 

 .'Vdams. 



The Horticultural Club of Boston at 

 its regular monthly banquet on the 

 evening of January 3, extended parting 

 good wishes to its secretary, E. H. Wil- 

 son, who starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, 

 on a long trip to Japan and Korea in 

 the interests of the Arnold Arboretum. 

 It was an unusual gathering of men of 

 distinction in the horticultural world 

 and a most memorable event for all 

 who were privileged to participate. 



PERSONAL. 



W. A. Manda of South Orange. N. 

 J., is taking the bath treatment for a 

 few weeks at Mount Clemens, Mich. 



The custom of sending flowers to 

 the offices of city officials, at the time 

 of their installation, is one that is 

 growing in favor and the prominence 

 of such events in the newspapers is 

 a good advertisement for the local flor- 

 ists. A large space was given on 

 December 30 to the picture of a mem- 

 ber of the board of review, sitting 

 among a collection of flowers which 

 included great bunches of American 

 Beauties and some handsome designs, 

 one of the largest of which was a 

 ladder, the rounds being lettered from 

 the bottom up, "business man" "law- 

 yer," "board of reviews" and at the 

 top "success." 



PHILADELPHIA. 

 Jno. Mclntyre a well known figure 

 in floral circles in Philadelphia was 

 buried on January 2nd. 



Samuel Murray of Kansas City and 

 his inseparable friend Arnold Ringier 

 of Chicago are resting up after the 

 Strenuous holiday season at Excelsior 

 Springs. Mo. 



The Engley & Mullen Co.. Market 

 street near Thirteenth, bird specialists. 

 have discontinued their seed depart- 

 ment. 



Mrs. Huebner wife of Paul Huebner. 

 landscape gardener for the Reading 

 R. R. system, was reported seriously 

 ill with double pneumonia on the 

 3rd inst. 



Harry A. Barnard, well-known in 

 this country as traveling representa- 

 tive of Stuart Low & Co., England, 

 writes that after a quick but very 

 rough passage he arrived safely home 

 after his recent visit to America but 

 unfortunately ran into a hotbed of in- 

 fluenza and. as a result, was laid up 

 for three weeks, but is now on the 

 road to recovery and able to get out- 

 doors when weather is fit. 



