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HORTICULTURE 



March 26, 1916 



NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE 



BOSTON. 



Professor C'linrlcs S. Sargent started 

 on a trip to the Pacific Coast on Mon- 

 day. March 20. 



N. F. McCarthy has boon tnkin!; a 

 much needed rest in Bermuda prepara- 

 tory to the strenuous work of the 

 spring auction season. 



The schedule committee of the Mas- 

 sacl\usetts Horticultural Society have 

 been hard at work on the prize list 

 for the Spring Flower Show to be 

 held in March. 1917. at Horticultural 

 Hall. Boston. The premiums offered 

 will amount to approximately $10,000 

 and the exhibition, which will con- 

 tinue for five days, will be the most 

 ambitious and elaborate ever staged 

 under the auspices of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society. 



Max Frockman, of Henry M. Robin- 

 son & Co.. is being congratulated on 

 his approaching marriage to Miss 

 Alice G. Schaeffer. of Revere. The 

 ceremony will take place at the 

 bride's residence on Sunday evening, 

 March 26. following which Mr. Frock- 

 man and his bride will start for Phil- 

 adelphia on their honeymoon. The 

 salesmen of both flower markets have 

 shown their regard for Mr. Frockman 

 by presenting him with a magnificent 

 silver service of nearly 100 pieces. 



All exhibitors and many visitors to 

 the National Flower Show in Mechan- 

 ics Building, Boston, will pleasantly 

 remember Chester 1. Campbell, who 

 so efficiently filled the position of 

 manager for that very successful en- 

 terprise, and will be glad to learn that 

 he has been appointed American man- 

 ager by Administrator General Eduard 

 Tijou, representing the French govern- 

 ment, for the Reconstruction Exposi- 

 tion to be held in Paris in May, June 

 and July, 1916. We understand that 

 Mr. Campbell is disposed to accept 

 the honor and great responsibility 

 which this appointment means. 



Cincinnati — The J. M. McCullough 

 Sons Co. have closed out their cut 

 flower and florist supply department. 



Farrant's Point, Vt.— The Farrant 

 greenhouses were destroyed by fire 

 March 13, the loss on houses and ad- 

 jacent property being estimated as be- 

 tween $8,000 and $10,000. 



Philadelphia — A disastrous fire oc- 

 curred at the establishment of Al- 

 phonse Pericat at CoUingdale on the 

 morning of Friday, March 17. Every- 

 thing was burned up evcept one small 

 greenhouse. Loss estimated at $25,- 

 000. 



PITTSBURGH. 

 The .McCalluni Coiiipaiiy recently 

 began to handle the new Prima Donna 

 rose, which is taking very well. 



Ralph \V. Pinner and John W. 

 Bracken, of the A. W. Smith Company, 

 are designing an old-fashioned garden 

 for .Mary Roberts Rinehart's beautiful 

 estate near Glen Osborne. 



Announcement has been made of the 

 engagement of Miss Helen Frances Col- 

 lins of Meyersdale, Pa., to De P'orest 

 \V. Ludwig. The wedding will prob- 

 ably be an event of the early summer. 



Francis Smith, salesman for the G. 

 P. Weaklin Co., made a farewell visit 

 in Beaver Falls, Pa., last week with 

 his family, who are leaving shortly 

 to make their home in Philadelphia. 



Miss Eliza McKinley. who has been 

 seriously ill all winter, is now con- 

 valescing in the country near Greens- 

 burg. She expects to be able to re- 

 sume her work for Randolph & Mc- 

 Clements in time for the Easter trade. 



Andrew McKendry. who has been in 

 supervision of Russell H. Boggs' es- 

 tate at Scwickley Heights, has re- 

 turned to -Madison. New Jersey. He is 

 succeeded by Robert Taylor, who 

 conies from New York. The Boggs' 

 greenhouse is being renovated and re- 

 plenished. 



Augustus W. Weber, who left "Soli- 

 tude," the estate of the late George 

 Westiiighouse, last spring, has entered 

 the service of Michael L. Benedum of 

 "Graystone." but will continue to live 

 on the Westinghouse estate. The 

 grounds of "Graystone" are being 

 completely remodeled under the su- 

 pervision of Berthold C. Frosch. and 

 an addition is to be made to the green- 

 house this si)ring. 



The 62nd birthday anniversary of 

 Henry Meuschke. treasurer of the Lud- 

 wig Floral Company, was celebrated 

 last Sunday with a dinner for 120 

 guests at his home in Castle Shannon. 

 During the entertainment Congress- 

 man Barchfeld made an address in 

 behalf of the guests, congratulating 

 and wishing Mr. Meuschke many hap- 

 py returns of the day. Both William 

 and George Meuschke. of the Ludwig 

 Floral Company, are serving this week 

 and next on the jury. 



Groton, Ct.— Mrs. Lucy S. Chapman 

 has brought suit in the New London 

 County Superior Court to have her 

 marriage with Christopher B. Chap- 

 man, florist, Eastern Point, annulled, 

 alleging that he is a bigamist. 



CHICAGO. 

 C. E. Washbinti and .Mrs. WashburD 

 are now on their way to Pasadena, 

 where "Ned" Washburn is establisb- 

 Ing a greenhouse business. 



Sam Pearse. the principal grower of 

 bulbous stock for <ut flowers In this 

 vicinity, is cutting Darwin tulips now 

 and the stems measure l.l to 20 Inches. 

 Von Sion narcissus is now ready for 

 cutting. 



St. Patrick's Day trade was quite 

 lively. There were not enough sham- 

 rocks to go around. One large depart- 

 ment store could have used many 

 more, twenty thousand having been 

 sold in less than two days. 



John Poehlmann, Chas. Erne and 

 John Enders are still invalids. They 

 are all so much a part of the life of 

 the wholesale business and have been 

 identified with it for so many years 

 that their absence is keenly felt. 



August Poehlmann, with family and 

 friends, had a narrow escape last Sun- 

 day when their car collided with an- 

 other at Montrose boulevard and Ash- 

 land avenue. It was with difficulty 

 that the party were extricated through 

 an incision made in the top, after the 

 overturning of the machine. 



It is still early to predict the Easter 

 supply of flowers and plants, but It is 

 generally conceded that the backbone 

 of the Easter lily business in Chicago 

 has been broken, for each year more 

 of the smaller growers follow their 

 chrysanthemums with Easter lilies 

 and prices drop lower and lower as 

 this flower becomes each year more of 

 a catch crop. Possibly in anticipa- 

 tion of a heavy supply for a late 

 Easter, some very low prices are al- 

 ready booked on advance orders. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Thieves breaking into the flower 

 store of O. A. C. Oehmler. broke open 

 his desk and stole bills and change to 

 the amount of $20, according to a re- 

 port made to the police. The store 

 was entered through the cellar. 



Arrangements have been completed 

 for more than 100 members of the 

 Florists' Club of Washington, D. C. 

 with their families and friends, to at- 

 tend the Philadelphia Flower Show, 

 leaving here on March 27 at 11 A. M. 



Youngstown, O. — Paul V. Manning 

 has purchased the entire stock and 

 good will of the firm of Tiemey & 

 Manning, florists, 212 North Phelps 

 street, and will continue the business. 



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