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HORTICULTURE 



Mim li JO. 19ir. 



A SHIPPING CENTRE 



Albany, New York, is the logical liistributiiijr iH-nlrc lor a very lar^e 

 tluwor consiiniinjf section. Facilities for transportation, north, east, south 

 and west are unexcelled, and when to this fact we add a first class supply 

 and a thorough knowledge of the wholesale flower shipping trade, you can 

 uniliTsland that the 



ALBANY CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE 



is well equipped to fill a demand. So, if you want 



Flowers, Greens or Supplies for EASTER 



or Any Other Time 



the right place, the right goods, the right service at the right time, are now 

 at your disposal. ORDER EARLY and you can include all the popular 

 ROSES and CARNATIONS, LILIES, LILY OF THE VALLEY and BULB 

 STOCK, VIOLETS, etc. 



THOMAS TRACEY, Mgr. albany. 



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SAN FRANCISCO NOTES. 



John R. Fotheringham, of this city, 

 has just received a large sample line 

 of baskets from the S. S. Pennoclc- 

 Meehan Company, of Philadelphia, 

 which are well received by the local 

 trade. 



The National Association of Park 

 Supervisors and Superintendents is 

 now in progress at the University of 

 California. Berkeley. The closing ses- 

 sion will be held in the Southern Paci- 

 fic auditorium at the Exposition. 



George Jacques, of Pelicano, Rossi & 

 Co., is leaving the flower business to 

 embark in the hardware trade with 

 some of his friends. Mr. Jacques has 

 many friends among the local florists, 

 to whom his departure from the trade 

 Is a matter of regret. 



Newton Peck has been named as 

 Horticultural Commissioner of San 

 Mateo county, Cal., in which are 

 located, aside from important fruit- 

 growing interests, some of the prin- 

 cipal violet farms of the state, a num- 

 ber of important hothouses and nur- 

 series of ornamental plants. 



Albert O. Stein, the Sutter street 

 florist, recently added a basket room 

 to his store, where he is exhibiting a 

 large line of novelty baskets, selected 

 from many lines, many of them being 

 finished in his establishment. He has 

 also set aside a room for the display 

 of artistic jars and pottery for use 

 with flowers. 



At the last meeting of the Pacific 

 Coast Horticultural Society, March 6, 

 H. Plath brought a collection of very 



fine primulas from 4-in(h pots as an 

 exhibit, whirli was rated at 85 points. 

 The MacRorie-McLaren Company 

 brought an exhibit of Phalaenopsis 

 leucorrhoda, a natural hybrid of ama- 

 bilis and Schilleriana, a delicate pink 

 in color. Final arrangements were 

 discussed for the Spring Flower Show 

 under the auspices of the society, in 

 conjunction with the Department of 

 .\gric\ilture of the Panama-Pacific In- 

 ternational Exposition. The show will 

 be of greater magnitude than was ex- 

 pected, as plenty of space has been ar- 

 ranged for in the Horticulture build- 

 ing at the Exposition. The lixposition 

 management has come forward liber- 

 ally with offers for prizes, and an un- 

 usually large number of exhibits are 

 promised. The premiums include a 

 gold medal, several silver and a num- 

 ber of bronze medals and diplomas, as 

 well as a large number of cash prizes. 

 The competition is open to all in all 

 classes, and plants and flowers do not 

 necessarily have to be grown by the 

 exhibitors. The show will take place 

 March 19, 20 and 21. 



FIRES. 



Flushing, N. Y. — The houses of the 

 Flushing Rose Gardens were damaged 

 by fire to the extent of $500, besides 

 a large loss on plants, March 3d. The 

 loss is covered by insurance. 



Duluth, Minn. — The greenhouse and 

 store of Seekins. florist, at Third ave- 

 nue East and Superior street were 

 badly damaged by fire March 3rd. Loss 

 $9,000, partly covered by insurance on 

 bulbs and plants. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 



Los Angeles, Cal. ^ Utah Nursery 

 Company, capital stock $5,000. Incor- 

 porators, A. J., B. C. and K. G. Vorse. 



Tuttle, Okla.— Tuttle Grain & Seed 

 Co.. capital stock. $5,000. Incorpora- 

 tors. C. C. Davis. M. E. Davis and R. 

 L. Park. 



Kingston, N. Y. — Valentine Burge- 

 vin. Inc., florists; capital stock, $50,000. 

 Incorporators, Dnvid Rurgevin, Mabel 

 H. Burgevin, deorgp Biirgevin. 



New York, N. Y. Henry Hart. Inc., 

 flowers and plants; capital stock, $15,- 

 000. Incorporators, B, N. Cohenno, 

 M. P. Doyle, F. E. Karelsen, Jr., 540 

 West 165th street. 



New York, N. Y.— H. Frank Darrow 

 Company, nursery stock and horticul- 

 tural products; capital stock, $15,000. 

 Incorporators, Reginald J. Smith, Aug- 

 ust Dobremsyl, May Darrow. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 



St. Elmo, Tenn. - Fred ('. Higley, 

 grower, has gone into bankruptcy to 

 avoid the expenses of several large 

 suits filed against him. 



Wilkesbarre, Pa. — A petition in 

 bankruptcy has been filed against Ira 

 G. Marvin by Attorney Neil Crisman, 

 who has asked for the appointment of 

 a receiver. 



PATENTS GRANTED. 



1,131,156. Power Lawn-Mower. Ran- 

 som E. Olds, Lansing. Mich. 



1,131,553. Lawn and Garden Rake. 

 Carl J. Rethorn, Shelley. Idaho. 



