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May ir.. 1915 



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NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE 



BOSTON. 



The tulips ill tlif I'liblk- Clunl.'ii arc 

 very flue this seusou. 



I>on't forKi't the May oxhil>iUoii of 

 the Massnchuselts Horticultural So- 

 ciety, which takes place Saturday and 

 Sunday. May 16 and 17. 



Thomas (.'oRKer of Melrose has Just 

 received a very large consiRnnieut of 

 araucarias from Europe which happily 

 came through in excellent condition. 



Leonard Tousins. Jr.. of Concord 

 Junction is having fine success with 

 his pansy crop this season. The large 

 field of rioting colors Is a sight worth 

 going many miles to see. 



Keen competition is expected this 

 Thursday night between the bowling 

 teams representing the Boston Flower 

 Exchange and Carbone's. The game 

 is being played in the Waldorf Alleys. 



Thomas Roland cut the first ripe 

 fruit from the tomatoes which form 

 the spring crop in his big Revere 

 greenhouse. He estimates that the 

 crop from now until July 1st will ag- 

 gregate forty tons. 



John Burke, formerly with Thos. F. 

 Galvin. has gone into business at 250 

 Boylston street in the retail flower 

 business. The location is good and 

 should develop rapidly with the open- 

 ing of the Arlington street station. 



Some specialties noted this week 

 are anemones from Perry Green, of 

 Quiniy: Gypsophila elegans from R. E. 

 Wadsworth & 'Co.. of Northboro; 

 pansies from W. C. Ward, of .Milton; 

 sweet peas from H. S. Chandler, of 

 Tewksbury. 



The new wholesale flower store 

 opened by Patrick Welch at 2G2 Devon- 

 shire street, enjoys continued prosper- 

 ity. It is centrally located and under 

 the able management of Paul Regan 

 consignors are receiving very satisfac- 

 tory results. 



Mother's Day business was very 

 good, due in large part to the news- 

 paper advertising by the retailers. As 

 usual, there was a shortage of carna- 

 tions, but not to so great a degree as 

 in former years. Other flowers were 

 called for in large numbers. 



Penn was busy this week with the 

 decorations for the Dartmouth Junior 

 Promenade, which is to be held in the 

 gymnasium hall, the second largest in 

 this country. The color scheme is red 

 and green, consisting of red roses and 

 greens, trees, etc. A car load of ma- 

 terial was shipped from Boston. 



The Flower Growers' Protective As- 

 sociation are actively pushing the 

 campaign to get the local growers in 

 line with their proposition. Papers 

 are still in circulation for prospective 

 members to sign. Returns so far have 

 been very satisfactory, and with the 

 co-operation of several prominent re- 

 tailers who are encouraging the move- 



MiiMil. we hupi' to 

 crt'dll association. 



soon liuM- a iiM' 



.'\ large delegation of students from 

 the .New llanip.shire State College, un- 

 dt-r the guidance of Prof. Wolfe, Mr. 

 Scherrcr. Instructor, and Prof. LuniR- 

 den of Cornell, visited various points 

 of interest around Boston the first few 

 days of the present week. The places 

 visited included the Bay State .Nurser- 

 ies at North Abington, R. & J. Far(|u- 

 har & Co., nurseries. Dedhani. the 

 Larz Anderson and Sen. Sprague es- 

 tates at Brookline. Arnold Arboretum 

 and various truck farms In ..\rlinglon 

 and Belmont. 



W. F. and Adolphus Gude of Wash- 

 ington, D. C., were visitors in Boston 

 in the early part of this week in at- 

 tendance upon the sessions of the Na- 

 tional Bowling League of which W. F. 

 Gude is president. We are pleased to 

 announce that Mr. Gude was re-elected 

 for another year in a very hotly con- 

 tested election. A visit to the new- 

 greenhouse range of Thomas Roland 

 and to some interesting points in the 

 park system was enjoyed by the visi- 

 tors under the escort of Deputy Com- 

 missioner Jas. B. Shea, Thomas Roland 

 and Patrick Welch. 



Lewiston, IVle. — A. L. Kavanaugh has 

 come forward with a splendid offer in 

 aid of the Lewiston and Auburn Gar- 

 deners' Union. He is the owner of 25 

 lots on East avenue and Lafayette 

 street, which he offers to give the use 

 of for summer gardens. These lots 

 are loO x 50 feet in size and their use 

 for that purpose can be had gratis. 

 This offer applies to adults as well as 

 children. He will also give a prize of 

 $lii in gold to the person who raises 

 the finest all around flow-er and vegeta- 

 ble garden. It matters not whether 

 the garden is flowers or vegetables, 

 although both will be preferred. 



CHICAGO. 



A light frost was reported the night 

 of .May y. 



George Ueinberg had probably the 

 lion's share of white roses for .Mothers' 

 Day, His plants were In crop at Just 

 flic time to bring in a harvest for 

 every rose sold and more could have 

 been disposed of. 



Wm. Schofield, 734 N. State street 

 had a narrow escape from serious In- 

 jury .Monday, when he took the alter- 

 native of guiding a runaway horse 

 into an automobile, rather than in- 

 jure passengers just alighting from a 

 streit car. .\lr. Seholic^id was consid- 

 erally shaken up and bruised. Th& 

 horse was badly injured. 



There is a steady demand for plants. 

 There is nothing now- in large bloom- 

 ing plants except roses, i)rinclpally of 

 the baby rambler type, and rhododen- 

 drons, with a very few hydrangeas. 

 The trade lias to rely largely on dec- 

 orative foliaged plants. Though early 

 for trade in bedding plants, the warm 

 days have made that class of stock 

 very much in demand. 



The leaving of C. G. Anderson and 

 his son and daughter for Minneapolis 

 in the very near future will be re- 

 gretted by many in the trade. Mr. An- 

 derson is a well-known jilant grower. 

 for many years with the Geo. Witt- 

 hold Co. and in charge of the Poehl- 

 mann Bros, plant range since that 

 branch was opened four years ago. 

 Miss Pauline has proven herself very 

 capable in the Morton Grove office and 

 George has been employed in the city 

 ofJice. Mr. Anderson has taken the 

 management of the Minneapolis Floral' 

 Co.. Minneapolis. 



Mayor Thompson issued a proclama- 

 tion May 4th, formally naming the fol- 

 lowing Sunday. May 9th. as "Mothers' 

 Day." In this proclamation he calls 

 upon all who can to wear a white 

 flower. Had this matter been taken 



MEMORIAL DAY LEADERS 



The Hawley Glass Cemefery Vase 



Flared top. 5V4 Inches In diameter, 9 Indies deep, Inside measure 

 n-ltb a 3 incb spike. Price $2.00 a dozen. 



Heavy Tin Lawn or Cemefery Vase 



No. 1. Ill both green :iii'l white enamel. ^'>% in<Iies deep and 4- 

 inches In diameter, with a 4 Inch spilie. Price $15.00 per 100. 



No. 2 In green and white. These are 6V4 Inches deep. 3V4 Inches 

 diameter and a 4 Inch spike. Price $12.00 per 100. Made with 

 heavy sheet tin. 



Stone Cemetery Vases 



Id bine only. Thaee are 6V6 inches deep, 4>^ Inches In diam- 

 eter, with a 4 Inch spike. Price $1.50 per dozen. 



N. F. McCarthy & co. 



112 Arch St. 31 Otis St. 



BOSTON, MASS. 



