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NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE 



BOSTON. 



Waltir .Mursc, of Mursu 6i iJculs. 

 Lowell, is playing host to a iiiimbor of 

 his Boston friends on a week-end fish- 

 ing trt]). 



A line Krotip of rare orrhlds was 

 added to tlie exhibits at the May Flow- 

 er Show on the second day by Julius 

 Rochrs Company, K\itherford, N. J. It 

 had been delayed in transit. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 enjoyed a memorable outing on Mon- 

 day. .May 15, when they visited the 

 estate of Gen. S. M. Wold at Dedham 

 and were hospitably entertained. 



Henry .M. Hoblnson has returned 

 from his extended southern tour, and 

 in direct lontrast to the weather 

 which we have been having here he 

 reports an average temperature of 90 

 degrees during his entire trip. 



An exceptionally novel feature may 

 be seen in Henry Penn's show 

 windows in the shape of flower- 

 trimmed hats. A black straw model 

 trimmed with cattleyas and maiden 

 hair is attracting special attention. 



Victor Hartford was ill the earlier 

 part of the week with a severe cold 

 ■which threatened to develop into pneu- 

 monia. The crisis has been averted, 

 however, and Mr. Hartford will re- 

 sume his duties the first of next week. 



David and Edward Welch, of Welch 

 Bros. Co.. are making extraordinary 

 preparations for the Decoration Day 

 rush, and with increasing: shipments 

 and every facility to handle a large 

 business, are anticipating one of the 

 busiest weeks of the year. 



Darwin tulips are rapidly forging 

 ahead in popularity in this market. A 

 big advance in their relative position 

 among the favorite forcing bulbs is 

 noted by Patrick W'elch, who has been 

 giving them a special push. These 

 richly colored flowers, with American 

 Beauty roses, peonies and astilbes. 

 ■will be among his leaders for Memo- 

 rial Day. 



Elliott Filson, the iiopular Waltham 

 boy who sells Peirce i?ros.' stock in 

 the market was married on last Tues- 

 day night to Miss Harriet Carter, also 

 of Waltham. The ceremony took place 

 at the bride's residence where Sam. 

 Beck had charge of the decorations, 

 the profusion of which elicited much 

 praise. .Mr. Filson's brother salesmen 

 presented him with a complete set of 

 electrical household appliances, and 

 he also received gifts from many local 

 firms. They ■will spend a week among 

 the Berkshlres. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Adolph Ciiflo has boen honored by 

 unanimous election as president of the 

 Anacostia Bank. 



The Harrisii lily crop this year was 

 a pronounced success and as a result 

 Gude Bros. Co. are going into their pro- 

 duction for next Easter heavier than 

 ever. They have already placed pretty 

 heavj- orders for bulbs. 



A large King snake became excited 

 last ■week and sunk its fangs into the 

 left hand of Fred H. Kramer, while 

 the latter was practicing a new act in 

 which the reptile and several of its 

 lirothers were to play an important 



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Elaborate preparations are being 

 made for the outing of the FlorlKts' 

 Cliil). The committee in charge is 

 headed by Capt. William H. Ernest, 

 i.s chairnian; Harry It. Lewi.s, Goorgi- 

 II. Cooke. George C. Sliafler, Edward 

 S. Schmidt. William Marche and O. A. 

 C. Oehraler. 



The Civil Service Commission has 

 announced that an examination will be 

 held early next month In Alexandria, 

 Va., to secure eligibles for ap|)oint- 

 nieut as specialist in insects as car- 

 riers of plant diseases. Further in- 

 formation can be secured upon appli- 

 cation to the Commission. 



CHICAGO. 



The peony season is again open. 



Chas. McKellar is said to be con- 

 valescing from his recent severe ill- 

 ness. 



Mothers' Day is one occasion in 

 which the plant sales do not nearly 

 approach the flower sales, and the arti- 

 ficial flowers have as yet no foothold. 



John Poehlmann was able to visit 

 the store last week, where he found 

 everyone on the jump filling orders. 

 Mr. Poehlmann has been ill for some 

 time and his presence was most wel- 

 come. 



The store at .52 East Monroe street, 

 which is just round the corner from 

 the present location, has been secured 

 by George Weinlroeber for August 1 

 and will be made a part of the present 

 store at that time. 



Local papers are anouncing the en- 

 gagement of A. Miller and Miss Dor- 

 othy Frankel. of Chicago. A. Miller is 

 a member of the firm of A. Henderson 

 Co.. seedsmen, and is well known to 

 the trade. The young lady is reputed 

 to be one of Chicago's prettiest girls. 



Mothers' Day made a good record in 

 Chicasro. The optimistic see in it the 

 proniifc of a day that shall rank with 

 Christmas and Easter in the florists' 

 holidays. It was far ahead of any 

 other ^lothers' Day and that with the 

 handicap of a rain storm for hours. 

 The orders from the first called for a 

 large quantity of carnations, but there 

 was litlle difficulty in securing a 

 change (o roses, which were no dearer 

 than carnations. 



An event of importance called the 

 wholesalers together this morning 

 (May 16). A strike of the drivers of 

 the express companies throughout tlie 

 city went into effect at that time, 

 working havoc with the handling of 

 perishable goods and crippling the 

 florists' shipping trade. The vacant 

 store in Ihe Le Moyne block was soon 

 filled with an anxious group, from 

 which a committee was appointed to 

 see what could be done. Fred Lauten- 

 schlager, who brought about the settle- 

 ment in a similar case a few years 

 ago. and Mr. Kroeschell. were dele- 

 gated to wait upon the express com- 

 pany and report to the committee. As 

 generally understood, the question is 

 not one of wages, hut of recognition 

 of the union as such. 



PITTSBURGH 



lieurKu Maruhull, of the iMcCallum 

 Company, has been confined at home 

 with illness this week. 



Mr. and Mrs. T. 1'. Lenghans with 

 their son and daughter are taking an 

 eastern automobile trif). 



Tlio Victoria Flower Shop owned by 

 .•\. Kronguld is now located opposite 

 the William Penn Hotel. 



Accompanied by their family Mr. 

 and Mrs. Ernest C. Ludwlg left on last 

 Tuesday morning to spend the summer 

 at their farm. DeForrcst W. Ludwig 

 has returned from North Carolina 

 much Improved in health. 



.Mrs. William Thaw, whose summer 

 home is at Cresson in the Allegheny 

 Mountains, has offered five prizes of 

 $10 each and five prizes of $5 each 

 for the best kept lawns and yards In 

 Cresson during the season. 



The local Daughters of the Confed- 

 eracy co-operated with the Civic Club's 

 Vacant Lot Committee l)y arranging 

 to furnish flowers to he distributed in 

 tlie city hospitals. Their only stipu- 

 lation is that preference be given to 

 southern flowers. 



The Audobon Society, of Western 

 Penna., has purchased trees to supply 

 the members and others desiring to 

 provide natural food for birds. Recent- 

 ly State Game Commissioner John M. 

 Phillips, who was active in its forma- 

 tion personally purchased 500 mul- 

 berry trees, which he presented to 

 2,000 Boy Scouts for distribution 

 throughout Allegheny County. 



Experiments are being conducted by 

 the Fayette County Farm Bureau on 

 the I'arm of Charles M. Steele in land 

 fertilizing with a view of perfecting 

 the cultivation of blue grass. Prev- 

 ious to the advent of coke works in 

 that section the soil was admirably 

 adapted to blue grass, but the sulphur 

 smoke has practically killed the prod- 

 uct. The next project of this bureau 

 will be corn variety tests. 



Since the Easter flower shows at- 

 tention has been directed to the mag- 

 nificent display in the conservatories 

 and on the grounds of Richard Beatty 

 Mellon. Prominent among the attrac- 

 tions is the formal Italian Garden, 

 which, under the supervision of Ernest 

 Guter. is a vision of loveliness. This 

 was recently carried out with hya- 

 cinths, tulips and scillas. Mr. Guter 

 has recently lowered and remodeled 

 the ve.getabie garden and is about to 

 begin remodeling the rock garden. 

 Another splendid private tulip collec- 

 tion was seen on the Charles D. Arm- 

 strong grounds on Lexington avenue. 

 Thomas Etlward Tyler, head gardener, 

 had about fiO.OfiO bulbs, making a gor- 

 geous display. In the greenhouse 

 were seen about 500 orchid seedlings. 



NEW YORK. 



George W'. Crawbuck, late manager 

 of the Greater New York Florists' As- 

 sociation, has leased half of C. 0. 

 Trepel's wholesale store at 57 W. 28th 

 street, and will go into business on 

 his own account. 



Walter R. Siebrecht, wholesale flor- 



