April 24, 1915 



HORTICULTUEE 



567 



was dragged a year ago. Pretty boxes 

 and pretty folders and considerable 

 sentiment expressed with printers' ink 

 have not in a marked degree brought 

 about the general use of flowers on 

 Mother's Day. The wearing of one 

 flower, no matter w'hat its signiflrance, 

 never has been popular in Chicago, 

 but if the idea can be diverted to a 

 box of flowers or a basket of flowers 

 or plants, the day may be saved. The 

 inauguration of the mayor and other 

 city officials has caused many floral 

 tributes to be sent to the city hall, in 

 years past. But this year it is whis- 

 pered that there is something unusual 

 to be expected with the going in of a 

 new administration, after so many 

 years under the old. The firms having 

 the orders are keeping quiet but Mon- 

 day the big event will take place. 



the post-Lenten season's society dec- 

 orating falling to a favored few scat- 

 tered here and there. The week has 

 also been marked by a perceptible 

 drop in funeral work, occasioned pos- 

 sibly by the improved weather condi- 

 tions interfering witli tlie scourge of 

 pneumonia, which has exacted an un- 

 usual death-toll this year. While the 

 cut-flower output is fair, prices are 

 low; daffodils made their first appear- 

 ance at the wholesale houses last 

 Tuesday, and the East End lawns and 

 suburban lawns are now abloom with 

 forsythia and dogwood. Lanscape and 

 bedding work promises to be unusually 

 good this season, 



PITTSBURGH. 



James J. Higgins is at his home in 

 Philadelphia where he was called ow- 

 ing to the death of his mother last 

 Sunday. Mr. Higgins is the designer 

 for Mrs. E. A. Williams, and has the 

 sympathy of the many friends and as- 

 sociates made during his residence in 

 Pittsburgh. 



"A Clinic for Sick Plants" has just 

 been announced as one of the attrac- 

 tions for the flower festival to be con- 

 ducted each day during the big bene- 

 fit bazaar for the Homeopathic Hospi- 

 tal on April 29 and 30 and May Day. 

 Floral experts will tell how to make 

 and keep plants well, and will answer 

 all questions pertaining to plant cul- 

 ture. Mrs. William Alvah Stewart is 

 chairman of the flower committee, 

 which will also supervise the selling 

 of flowers, plants, bulbs, trees and 

 shrubs at reasonable prices. 



The beautiful grounds of Michael C. 

 Benedum have been terraced and the 

 driveway bordered with a Rose of 

 Sharon hedge under the supervision 

 of Frank Murphy, who recently left 

 Randolph & McClements to take charge 

 of this estate. Mr. Murphy is also 

 contemplating an addition to tlie 

 greenhouse, which is now used mainly 

 for supplying the Italian rose garden 

 and foliage plants and geraniums for 

 the grounds. Mr. Murphy is a young 

 man and a "home product." who has 

 made a promising start on the road 

 of success. 



In-as-far as social patronage has 

 been concerned the past week has 

 been one of hit or miss, the plums of 



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 Good as the South American Panama but 

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THE Florists' Supply 

 House of America 



H.BAYERSDORFER&CO. 



1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



George W. Hess is extremely grati- 

 fied with the manner in which the gen- 

 eral public has accepted his invitation 

 to visit the Botanic Gardens on Sun- 

 days, for the crowds there to be seen 

 each week have broken all records. 

 Mr. Hess declares that the gardens 

 serve to incite a greater love for flow- 

 ers and works for the benefit of the 

 commercial growers. Special exhibi- 

 tions are given periodically, during 

 which some particular variety is 

 featured. An invitation is extended to 

 florists from other cities while viewing 

 the sights of the National Capital to 

 include the Botanic Gardens in ilicir 

 itinerary. 



A medicinal drug plan: farm on a 

 large scale has be":i established on ihe 

 ■Virginia side of the Potomac River 

 which, it is contended by those in 

 charge, will go far toward revolution- 

 izing the trade in such plants and the 

 channels of supply. The scheme had 

 its inception when the Department of 

 Agriculture commenced the produc- 

 tion of drug plants on the Arlington 

 experimental farm, which it owns. 

 John B. Henderson, Jr., having taken 

 a scientiflc interest in the matter, 

 turned over his land to those in 

 charge for a long period of years and 

 the work is progressing. Forty-five 

 acres of land are being planted this 

 year and it is planned to increase this 

 acreage next year. At the Botanic 

 Gardens there is a special display of 

 all types of drug plants, but naturally 

 in view of the limited space there, no 

 attempt would be made to raise them 

 for commercial propogation. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Mott Osborne transferred the former 

 lawyer, who swindled Mrs. W. T. Bull, 

 widow of the noted surgeon, at his 

 own request. 



Lynn, Mass.— Mrs. Geo. E. Libbe is 

 dangerously ill with dropsy. 



Hew York.— H. E. Froment has 

 moved from 57 to 148 West 28th 

 street, where he has the benefit of a 

 large and more commodious salesroom. 



Sing Sing, N. Y.— John A. Qualey, 

 former lawyer and swindler and boss 

 of the "high brow" political party_ of 

 Ihe inmate government of Sing Sing 

 I)rison. has given up the job of hand- 

 ling correspondence, it developed yes- 

 terday, and has become the prison hor- 

 ticulturist. 



He has taken charge of the green- 

 house and is overseeing the raising of 

 carnations, pansies, roses and other 

 liothouse flowers which are ordinarity 

 used in the warden's home, prison of- 

 lice and hospital. Warden Tlionias 



Albany, N. Y. — There are several 

 wholesale florists who would like to 

 know the whereabouts of Louis Garan- 

 zales, a Greek, who conducted a florist 

 shop at 8 South Pearl street a few 

 days before Easter. Louis has beea 

 missing since Easter Sunday and he 

 has left a lot of unpaid bills behind, 

 ranging in amounts from $50 to $204. 

 These bills were for Easter flowers. 

 It is said that Louis never expected to 

 pay these bills for the simple reason 

 that he sold all his flowers way below 

 cost, much to the displeasure of Louis 

 Lacaris, the Arkay florist, and former 

 partner. 



Garanzales and Lascaris were part- 

 ners for only a few weeks when there 

 was a general kick-up and the former 

 decided to get out. He made threats 

 of starting an opposition store, it is 

 said, but as there were no places va- 

 cant at the time he failed to keep his 

 threat until a week before Easter. The 

 store that was formerly occupied by 

 Moe Ettinger, clothier, needed a tenant 

 and Garanzales saw a chance to pick 

 up some change. He had no money 

 but his father's name was good and he 

 stood back of his son. 



Father and Louis went to the whole- 

 sale florists of the city and arranged 

 for the furnishing of the store with 

 everything in the Easter line from 

 azaleas to tulips. FYom the start the 

 low prices of Garanzales appealed to 

 the Albanians and they flocked to his 

 store with the result that it was soon 

 cleaned out. There was no time to pay 

 the! bills and so the father's name was 

 used again in stocking up. Now the 

 question arises — will the father who 

 went his son's security be made to 

 pay up. He conducts a peanut stand 

 and it is not believed has enough 

 money to pay his son's debts. — Altinny 

 Telegram. 



NEW FLOWER STORES. 

 West Toledo, O. — Harry Turvey. 



Ashtabula, O. 



197 Bridge St. 



■ Harbor Floral Co., 



Chicago — Leonard Beckers. 2558- 



Wrightwood Ave. 



Hudson, N. Y. — Forest Flow-er Shop, 

 Grover Neibergall, proprietor. 



Sharon, Pa. — Edward Farrelly, Or- 

 pheum Bldg., succeeding Welch & 

 Hall. 



Indianapolis, Ind. — Hoosier Floral 

 Co., Delaware St., W. W. Woslen, pro- 

 prietor. 



Real 

 Butterflies 



Mntha. Brrtlrs. etc., 



mounted on pina for 

 floral decorations of every description. 

 Largest stock In America. 



Write for prices. 



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