March 3, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



You Will Get the Easter Orders 



IF YOU HAVE THE GOODS THE CUSTOMERS WANT 



If Not — Your Competitor Will Get the Business 



THE GOODS WE OFFER YOU WILL PLEASE THEM FOR THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD 



We have splendid novelties and all the standard goods in endless variety, Home Man- 

 ufacture and Imported. Stock up now and have the goods to show customers. Send 

 for catalogue and prices and see how much you can do with a little money when 

 you go straight to headquarters — The Florists' Supply House of America. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and 

 Importers 



1129 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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and, along the main aisles were fes- 

 tooned old-fashioned square street 

 lamps — ten in all. On the bridal table 

 was a low mound of piulv Killarney 

 roses and Marie Legraye lilacs from 

 the center of which extended a tall 

 crystal shaft of the same flowers 

 showered with Sweetheart roses and 

 narrow ribbons. Sweetheart roses and 

 lilies of the valley also showered the 

 bridal bouquet of roses and orchids. 

 Ophelia roses and white roses were 

 carried by the bridesmaids. 



WASHINGTON. D. C. 



There is a vacancy in the position 

 of landscape architect in the oflice of 

 Public Buildings and Grounds which 

 the Civil Service Commission has been 

 asked to fill. The vacancy follows the 

 resignation of Charles H. Diggs. 



Gude Bros. Company has been 

 awarded the contract for the decorat- 

 ing of the President's stand in front 

 of the Capitol, the Court of Honor, 

 and the Court of States, with greens. 

 This will involve the use of about 

 8,000 yards of laurel roping and large 

 quantities of cedars, evergreens, etc. 



The Department of Agriculture is 

 to conduct extensive cooperative ex- 

 periments with bulb growers in Wash- 

 ington. Oregon. California. Arizona, 

 New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Arkan- 

 sas and Missouri. For this purpose 

 David Griffith, agriculturist in the 

 seed distribution division of the Bu- 

 reau of Plant Industry, is starting on 

 a three months' trip through these 

 states. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



H. B. Stringer, with George B. Hart, 

 wholesale florist, has been home ill 

 with the grippe. John Vollmer of J. 

 B. Keller Sons has been ill for a week. 



J. B. Keller Sons had a fine window 

 for Washington's Birthday. It con- 

 tained a picture of Washington, green 

 galax wreath with red and white car- 

 nations and violets. 



There has been a new flower store 

 opened up under the name of Rosery 

 Flower Shop. Paul Campas is the 

 proprietor. He conducted a flower 

 stand for many years on Main street. 



BOSTON. 



N. F. McCarthy, who has beeu re- 

 cuperating in Bermuda, is expected 

 home about March 12. 



The first forced blooms of the Regal 

 Lily (myriophyllum) for the season 

 are offered for sale by Patrick Welch. 



Gustave Thommen, formerly of 

 Tewksbury has taken possession of the 

 nine acre farm and greenhouses of E. 

 J. Mundy at Reading, Mass. 



Reinhold Schiller and his bride 

 passed through Boston this week on 

 their way from Washington to Mon- 

 treal and thence home to Chicago. De- 

 clared they were having the time of 

 their lives. 



The rose "Montrose" being sent in 

 by the Budlong Company is highly 

 prized by Welch's who say they find 

 a good sale for it. David Welch is 

 back in the store again after several 

 weeks' severe illness with grippe. 



J. J. Cassidy, Thos. F. Galvin, Henry 

 Penn, P. J. Donahue and P. Welch have 

 been appointed a special committee of 

 florists by the Boston National Elks' 

 Convention Association for the Elks' 

 Convention which is to be held in Bos- 

 ton next July. 



One thousand home vegetable gar- 

 dens in Melrose is the object of a cam- 

 paign begun by Mayor Charles H. 

 Adams of that city, as a means to les- 

 sen the cost of living. Vacant land 

 owned by the city and tracts offered 

 by citizens for public use will provide 

 gardens for 1,000 families, it is be- 

 lieved. 



Under the auspices of Simmons Col- 

 lege and the Women's Educational and 

 Industrial Union a series of lectures 

 on horticulture are to be given at 

 Perkins Hall, 264 Boylston street, in 

 March and April. Two lectures will 

 be given on spring bulbs and their 

 culture with the object of acquainting 

 owners of small yards with the best 

 methods of cultivating the early 

 spring bulbs. Two lectures will be 

 given on shrubs and flowering plants. 

 These four will be given by Miss 

 Patten. They will be followed by 

 others to be given by Dr. Holt on in- 

 sects and Prof. Osmun on fungus. 



PERSONAL. 



Jas. Johnstone, formerly of Mama- 

 roneck, is now superintendent for Mrs. 

 De Lancy Kane at New Rochelle, N. Y. 



William C. Hay, of Bernardsville, 

 N. J., has accepted the position of 

 superintendent for Mrs. C. Masury,. 

 Center Moriches, L. I., N. Y. 



G. Anderson succeeds P. Back as 

 superintendent for the B. L. Ryerson 

 estate at Lake Forest, 111. Mr. Back 

 has gone into the seed business at Ra- 

 cine, Wis., under the title, "Standard 

 Seed Company." 



Edward J. Norman, Jr., of Lenox, 

 Mass., formerly foreman to Mrs. Alfred 

 G. Vanderbilt and later with A. N. 

 Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Ct., has taken 

 charge of the greenhouses and grounds 

 of the C. G. Cheney estate, Essex, 

 Conn. 



Ethel Louise Adam, daughter of 

 David Adam, the well-known and pop- 

 ular seed expert connected with 

 Vaughan's Seeds, New York, was mar- 

 ried to Horace Adams, Jr., at Plain- 

 field, N. J., on Feb. 20th. It will be 

 noticed that the nomenclature com- 

 mittee has practically nothing to do 

 in their case. 



Frank J. Prouty, florist, Spencer. 

 .Mass., and Miss Gladys M. Wilson 

 were married Wednesday afternoon. 

 February 21. The ceremony took place 

 at the home of Rev. Mathew Francis, 

 pastor of the Baptist church. It had 

 been planned to have the ceremony at 

 the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. 

 Lucy Wilson, but Mrs. Wilson is con- 

 fined to her bed with pneumonia. 



Arthur C. Ruzicka, well-known 

 grower and writer on Roses for Hor- 

 TicuLTUKE, has engaged with the Brant 

 & Noe Floral Co. at Forest Glens, 111., 

 to take full charge of the whole place. 

 He leaves Rowayton. Conn., for Chi- 

 cago on March 3 and will assume 

 charge at once. The place is devoted 

 entirely to carnations now, but it is 

 to be changed over to roses as rapidly 

 as this can be done. Horticulture's 

 friends will be pleased to know that 

 Mr. Ruzicka will continue his valuable 

 weekly contributions exclusively in 

 HoRTicuLTTTRE as in the past. 



