March 20, 1915 



HOETICULTUEE 



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SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS 



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HANDLE BASKETS With Liners TUMBLER BASKETS 



CYCAS LEAVES, Best in the World MAGNOLIA LEAVES 



WHEAT SHEAVES, CREPE PAPER AND MATS CREPE FLOWERS 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., Hml'T aS pm^oELPHiA, pa. 



WASHINGTON. 



George H. Cooke who has been con- 

 fined to his home on account of illness 

 for about two weeks is again at his 

 store. 



The store of Fred H. Kramer. 916 F 

 street, Northwest, presents a very at- 

 tractive appearance at this time, as he 

 Is holding his annual exhibition of 

 spring flowers. 



David A. Bisset will leave early next 

 month for the Northern Great Plains 

 field statioij at Mandan. N. D.. going 

 thence to various points in Washing- 

 ton, Oregon and California to confer 

 with and assist field representatives of 

 the bureau of plant industry, of which 

 he Is a laboratory aid. 



S. Kahn Sons & Company depart- 

 ment store last week held their annual 

 sale of rose bushes, flowering shrubs 

 and grape vines, which they sold at 

 ten cents each. So great was the de- 

 mand for these that they quickly 

 cleaned out their stock and were 

 forced to recall their advertisement 

 which was running in the daily papers. 



The bankrupt estate of the Washing- 

 ton Florists' Company was offered for 

 sale at public auction at the store. But 

 two bids were offered, both by J. Louis 

 Loose, the president of the concern. A 

 number of local florists and others 

 present at the sale were ready to bid 

 on individual articles, especially the 

 automobiles, but the bids were made 

 by Mr. Loose in bulk. 



Letters have been received by Wil- 

 liam F. Gude from each of the four ex- 

 press companies in answer to a letter 

 addressed by him to the Interstate 

 Commerce Commission wherein he 

 asked for a modification of that sec- 

 tion of Classification No. 22. applying 

 to the shipment of potted plants. Nat- 

 urally, tlio express companies declare 

 that the present classification of grow- 

 ing plants is not unreasonable, and 

 that the second class rate was intend- 

 ed to be applied to the cheaper grades 

 of stock Such as strawberry, cabbage, 

 tomato plants, etc.. and not to flowers 

 or ornamental plants, or plants shipped 

 in receptacles which by their nature 

 require additional care in handling. 

 There is a difference of about twenty- 

 five per cent between the two rates. 

 A conference with a committee of the 

 S. A. P. and O. H. would be acceptable 

 to the representatives of the express 

 companies, the same to be held in New- 

 York City, and Mr. Gude is inviting 

 correspondence by those interested 

 that when the time comes for such a 



conference he may have a good case 

 for presentation. 



PITTSBURGH. 



The Blind Floral Company expe^:t 

 shortly to reopen road work through 

 their West View jilant, which was sus- 

 pended during the winter. Ligonier 

 block is being used for this work. 



It is with regret that we chronicle 

 the recent death of Mrs. Harvey C. 

 Sheaff. whose interment took place on 

 Friday of last week. Mr. Sheaff has 

 the sympathy of many friends and ac- 

 quaintances in his bereavement. 



Julius W. Ludwig, of the Ludwig 

 Floral Company, is negotiating with 

 the railroads for club rates to the Pan- 

 ama-Pacific Exposition. Both he and 

 Mrs. Ludw-ig together with Mr. and 

 Mrs Gustave Ludwig, and several oth- 

 ers expect to take this trip, remaining 

 "as long as their money lasts." 



The McCallum Company is unfortu- 

 nate this week in the absence of 

 George Marshall, one of the firm, and 

 Karl Klinke, the credit man. both of 

 whom are confined at home by illness. 

 Their neighbor, W. A. Clark, through 

 a severe cold, has almost reached the 

 same stage, keeping up and doing only 

 through heroic measures. 



The Pittsburgh Cut Flower Company 

 opened business this week in its new 

 building at 616-18 Seventh street, 

 which is one of the most modern and 

 complete wholesale houses in the coun- 

 try. Although only three stories are 

 now completed, the foundation and 

 structural work were built with refer- 

 ence to a future building of twelve 

 floors. On the first floor is the store 

 room proper with a mezzanine for rib- 

 bons and chiffons. Here, also, are the 

 automatic ammonia refrigerating 

 flower boxes. Offices and supplies are 

 on the second floor, while the third is 

 used for the manufacture of wire de- 

 signs. There is a case 75 feet long 

 which will keep the baskets in perfect 

 condition, and lavatories on every 

 floor. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Prof. McFarlane of the University of 

 Pennsylvania addressed the Garden and 

 Orchard Society on Rhododendrons and 

 Azaleas at 1714 Chestnut street, on 

 March 12th. 



Fresh-Cut Floweks Today. 

 ."lOOO bunches sweet peas, 15c. bunch. 

 Double and single violets, lac. bunch. 

 Carnations, 60c. dozen. 

 Tulips, 35c. dozen. 

 Daffodils. 35c. dozen. 



Potted Plants. 



Hyacinths, in bloom, 20c. each. 



Splrea, in bloom. 50c. each. 



Azaleas, in bloom. $1.50 each. 



Rose bushes, in bloom. $1 each. 



The above is the Wanamaker depart- 

 ment store ad. for Saturday, MarcJi 13. 

 In view of the Incessant invective by a 

 certain class of retail dealers against 

 department stores or any one but 

 themselves selling flowers and plants, 

 it is interesting to note that Wana- 

 maker is getting 60c. a dozen for car- 

 nations, while the regular flower stores 

 are only asking 35c. to 50c. a dozen. 

 Unable "to sell them at good prices 

 themselves, they seek to prevent others 

 from doing it. G. C. Watson. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Vincent Gorly. of Grimm & Gorly, 

 will have to remain in bed for the 

 next ten days with a sprained foot, re- 

 sult of roller skating at one of the lo- 

 cal rinks. 



W. F. Bentzen and Otto G. Koenig 

 well known in local trade circles ran 

 for the nomination of alderman on the 

 republican ticket, Friday, .March 12, 

 and Mr. Bentzen won out and now we 

 want to elect him. 



John T. Millekin whose ambition it 

 is to have the largest greenhouse plant 

 in America at Crescent, Mo., perhaps 

 will carry out his plan as he recently 

 sold his interests in the Golden Cycle 

 .Mine at Colorado Springs for |4,500,- 

 000. Mr. Millekin is now rated as one 

 of the richest men in St. Louis. 



Plymouth, Mass.— .\ man in this 

 town, named Bernard Foldman, is be- 

 ing exploited as a prospective "rival to 

 Luther Burbank," having "revealed a 

 discovery in plant propagation that 

 may be destined to surpass the won- 

 ders of the Wizard." Inoculation of 

 the "pulse root" of the tree with cer- 

 tain microbes is the process, and mar- 

 velouslv increased growth is the al- 

 leged result which is to enrich the 

 scientific world with another "wizard." 

 Glory be. 



