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HORTICULTURE 



November 24, 1906 



REMOVAL NOTICE 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 



THE FLORIST SUPPLY KOUSE OF AMERICA, 



beg to announce to their patrons and the trade their removal into new, spacious and up to date quarters, oc- 

 cupying the entire building at 



I 129 ARCH STREET 



where, with most modern facilities and increased working force, they will endeavor to still further improve 

 their already well established record for promptness and reliability. 



When in Philadelphia stop in ! Make the new centrally located store your headquarters ! 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN PITTSBURG 



The smoky city would be about the 

 last place in the United States where 

 one might expect to see a display of 

 chrysanthemums yet in spite of smoke, 

 soot, and fog, ir. several of the lead- 

 ing private greenhouses and in the 

 public conservatories of Schenley and 

 Alleghany Parks may be seen exhibi- 

 tions which are highly creditable to 

 the owners and growers and compare 

 favorably with similar exhibitions in 

 the east. The most remarkable feature 

 of these exhibitions, 1 think, is their 

 popularity and I imagine that it the 

 management of the conservatories in 

 Schenley Park were to become con- 

 verted to Mr. Cameron's way of think- 

 ing regarding large blooms it would 

 be a tremendous disappointment to 

 tens of thousands of visitors, whose 

 outbursts of enthusiasm and delight 

 over the large blooms are sure indi- 

 cations that with the general public 

 the large chrysanthemum is im- 

 mensely popular. 



In the Phipps' Conservatories, 

 Schenley Park, there is a mammoth 

 display tastefully arranged in four 

 large houses. Special accommodation 

 is provided by the railroad and electric 

 car companies who run excursions, 

 which are taken advantage of by 

 thousands to see the great show. 



Several of the private establish- 

 ments open their greenhouses to the 

 public during the chrysanthemum 

 season and large crowds visit the 

 elaborate and well stocked green- 

 houses of Mr. Fi:ick where Mr. Fraser 

 has this year an excellent show. At 

 Peacock's where Mr. Jenkinson offici- 

 ates there is often a large number of 

 visitors, also at Clemson's where Mr. 

 Wiseman has lately assumed charge 

 and at Lnuchlan's where the genial 

 Mr. Price has a creditable display. 



J. H. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN WASHING- 

 TON. 



Chrysanthemums are now so plenti- 

 ful tliat it will not be surprising if 

 somebody follows the suggestions of 

 the Chinese minister, that chrysanthe- 

 mum leaves make excellent salad. 

 There can be no doubt as to the inter- 

 est taken in an exhibit of good flowers 

 by the Washington public, judging 

 from the patronage extended the gov- 

 ernment shows. These exhibitions, 

 which are annual affairs, seem each 

 year to be increasing attractions. 



It would be hard to find a better dis- 



play of pompon chrysanthemums than 

 were staged this year by the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. There were at 

 least tifty to seventy-five varieties, 

 many being truly beautiful pot plants. 



The department's display of seed- 

 lings was also noteworthy. A yellow, 

 something of the habit of Major Bon- 

 naffon, has been named Mrs. Roos^velt. 

 A white seedling has been named Mrs. 

 Donald McLean. 



Under the direction of Dr. Galloway, 

 chief of the plant bureau, the depart- 

 ment carries on a useful work. All 

 that they discover that is useful to the 

 horticulturist is placed free at his dis- 

 posal. Visitors to Washington, 

 whether professional or amateur, will 

 be well repaid by spending a day with 

 the horticultural departments of the 

 government It is now fifty years since 

 George H. Brown succeeded the gifted 

 Downing as landscape gardener. 

 Through all these years the work of 

 beautification has gone steadily for- 

 ward. 



AMERICAN CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

 IN FRANCE. 



Owing to the severe competition of 

 Australian and French growers we 

 do not now see many of the American 

 varieties at the English and French 

 shows. A few are still grown in the 

 London Parks and some are evidently 

 still kept in French collections. At 

 one of the big Parisian market grow- 

 er's nurseries I saw an immense num- 

 ber of Julian Hilpert which I believe 

 was one of Pitcher & Manda's seed- 

 lings. This is grown for the French 

 florists and comes in as a late variety 

 for large blooms. 



In the groups at the Paris chrys- 

 anthemum show it was interesting to 

 note a few of the American seedlings 

 that were once popular on our side of 

 the channel. Col. W. B. Smith was 

 fine as a trained specimen plant; it 

 also appeared in several cases of cut 

 bloorns. The Egyptian and Modesto^ 

 the latter of which is one of the rich- 

 est yellows — were also exhibited. 

 William Tricker, bright pink, is per- 

 haps one of the most favorite .sorts 

 of American introduction chiefly on 

 account of its color. Mrs. H. Robinson 

 was also shown at Paris, and another 

 variety which I believe is American — 

 Col. Appleton. C. H. P. 



A MODEL ESTABLISHMENT AT 

 PARKERSBURG, W. VA. 



Our illustrations show the new es- 

 tablishment of .J W. Dudley & Son. 

 The main building is 20xCO with a U- 

 Bar conservatory 20x50, 14 feet high. 



The main building is finished out- 

 side with pressed brick stone, and 

 since this photograph was taken a 



EXTERIOR VIEW. 



row of evergreens has been planted 

 around the edge of the roof with very 

 nice effect. 



The inside walls are finished with 

 white enamel brick with mosaic tile 

 floor to match. All the furniture is 

 while enamel finish with green trim- 

 mings on ceiling. The basement is 

 divided into two parts — boiler room 

 and storage and work rooms. Hot 

 water is used for heating. 



At the last meeting of the Florists' 

 Society of Indiana it was decided to 

 hold a flower show in connection with 

 the annual meeting in January. 



INTERIOR VIEW. 



The store is lighted with one hun- 

 dred and eighty IG candle power elec- 

 tric lights and six 50 candle power 

 natural gas lights. The fountain seen 

 in the interior view is constructed 

 of cement and boulders. Gold fish 

 swim in the basin and the whole ia 

 illumined with various colored lights. 



The location gives 130 feet of glass 



