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MR. TllORUvV wishes to aniioinico lu m 

 the retail trade j^^enerall)', that he does not 

 lill trade orders amounting to less than 



$5.00 in value; nor will he allow discounts, p 



Orders must be net. Further : Any order m 



received must be accompanied by cash to p 



cover cost of execution, or bv a satisfac- p 



tor\' New York reference. ^ 



On the other hand: Any orders which MR. m 



THORLHY places with the trade will be m 



placed on a net cash basis. p 



NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE 



BOSTON. 

 Henry Penn is formulating plans for 



a trip across 

 Francisco. 



the continent to San 



Some fine orange blossoms are being 

 cut by B. P. Winch of Framingham. 

 When orange blossoms are wanted 

 they are wanted badly. 



W. B. Ward of Quincy, who special- 

 izes to some extent on pansies, practi- 

 cally controls the local market, send- 

 ing In over 5.000 blooms daily. 



Carnation Morning Glow, from EJd. 

 Winlfler of Wakefield, is proving to be 

 a fine keeper, well fitted for long dis- 

 tance shipments. It seems to be a 

 very prolific bloomer. 



The next meeting of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Club comes April 20. An 

 interesting lecture on "Some facts 

 about banking that florists ought to 

 know" is promised by H. Howard Pep- 

 per. 



Philip L. Carbone enjoyed a very 

 successful trip to the Pacific Coast, 

 where he visited the World's Fair at 

 San Francisco. He has just recently 

 returned, in time to take part in the 

 Easter hustle. 



The special strain of "silver-i)ink" 

 snapdragon grown by F. Southworth 

 of Lynn has enjoyed a merited popu- 

 larity in this marl<et. Mr. Southworth 

 specializes on snapdragon and is de- 

 veloping some promising strains. 



Violets are still coming into the mar- 

 kets and are of surprisingly good qual- 

 ity, considering the lateness of the 

 season. Kidder Bros, of Lincoln and 

 Ed. Bingham of Dedham are picking 

 singles that come very near to being 

 mid-season grades. 



Gov. Walsh has issued a proclama- 

 tion designating Saturday, April 24, as 

 Arbor Day. He urges all the citizens, 

 old and young, to do their part to make 



the day, and all other days during the 

 planting days, of advantage to the 

 Commonwealth. In his proclamation 

 he says: — 



"To the first settlers the magnificent 

 forests of New England were mainly a 

 menace and an impediment — the lurk- 

 ing places of savage foes and cumber- 

 ers of the lands needed for agriculture. 



"By following generations the for- 

 ests have been heedlessly exploited for 

 immediate gain, with too little regard 

 for consequences to soil and climate 

 and to the rights of posterity. 



"It is for us now to redeem as far as 

 may be former errors, to reclothe 

 stony and infertile wastes with val- 

 uable timber, to develop our unexcelled 

 orchard resources, to beautify our 

 landscapes, and to line our highways 

 with a grateful shade." 



SAN FRANCISCO 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Pacific Coast Horticultural Society, 

 usually held the first Saturday, was 

 postponed one week because of the 

 nearness of that date to Easter. 



The Walla Walla Hothouse Co., of 

 Walla Walla, Wash., of which F. E. Mo- 

 joiner is president, has leased quarters 

 at East Main and Palouse streets and 

 opened for business in that location. 



Preparations are under way for con- 

 verting the Richmond Fernery, 473 32d 

 avenue, which has been operated as a 

 wholesale growing place by Henry J. 

 Kessel, into a retail plant yard. The 

 change will necessitate the recon- 

 struction of the establishment, the 

 work to be done this summer. 



B. M. Joseph, of Joseph's, on Grant 

 avenue, says they are getting quite a 

 bit of business, which can be attributed 

 directly to the exposition. Besides 

 decorative work in conjunction with 

 exposition events, his house is deliver- 

 ing many orders for cut flowers to out- 

 of-town visitors upon their arrival 

 here. Mr. Joseph looks for the latter 

 class of trade to increase rapidly with 

 the beginning of heavy traffic from the 

 East. 



CHICAGO. 

 A Tragic Event. 



The tragic ending of the life of the 

 jovial William Weil at the close of 

 Easter Day, was made still sadder 

 when it was found that his murder- 

 ers include two former employees, one 

 of whom worked for him during the 

 holidays. It seems that one of the 

 three young men had a key to the 

 store and according to the confession 

 made by one of them, the store had 

 been frequently searched for money 

 during .Mr. Weil's absence. This time 

 they waited for his coming, believing 

 that he had the money from his 

 Easter sales still with him which was 

 the case. The exact amount has not 

 been determined. Mr. Weil had done 

 business for many years at 421 W. 

 Sixty-third street, where he also lived 

 and was known for his generosity to 

 churches and clubs. His store has 

 been taken over temporarily by the 

 Garfield Flower Shop who have a store 

 at 211 E. Garfield Boulevard. 

 Harmony. 



The Cook County Florists' Associa- 

 tion is now of the past. At a meeting 

 at the Bismarck Hotel on April 8, it 

 formally dislianded after an existence 

 of about three years. At a meeting of 

 the Chicago Florists' Club, the same 

 evening at the same i)lace, former 

 members of the Cook County Florists' 

 Association, in good standing were 

 voted into the Chicago l-'lorists' Club 

 in a body with dues paid to July 1. 

 The money left in the treasury of the 

 defunct organization, after obligations 

 are met, will be used for a joint ban- 

 quet probably in May. 



Tree Planting. 



Some definite work is being done to 

 encourage tree planting this spring, 

 especially where iiarkways are wide 

 enough to afford space for water to 

 reach the roots of the trees. Through 

 the influence of J. H. Prost, of the 

 Special Park Commission, trees were 

 secured from the city nurseries, for 

 free distribution in Irving Park. Ac- 

 cording to the agreement, trees must 

 be planted in parkways only and ex- 



