July 10, 1915 



HORTICULTUEE 



47 



STRICTLY UP-TO-DATE NOVELTIES 



The American people will spend their money at home this season. 

 Florists who are prepared will get some of it. We are ready for 

 you with 



A SPLENDID LINE OF NEW SUMMER FLOWER BASKETS 



All staples such as Cycas Leaves, Magnolia Leaves. Presei-ved Adi- 

 antum Sprays, etc., etc., in full assortment and bed-i'ock prices. 



Send for prices and you will be astonished to see how much you can 

 do with a little money when you go straight to headquarters. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



112 9 Arch 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., philadelphia,*^pa! 



AN UNIQUE AND ELEGANT FLOWER STORE. 



View in tbe Xew Flower Store of Samuel Murray, Kansas City, Mo. 



In the accompanying picture and in 

 the one which appears as cover illus- 

 tration for this issue we present 

 views of the new flower store of 

 Samuel Murray. Kansas City. Mr. 

 Murray is known as one of the most 

 progressive florists of this country 

 and also a well-skilled plantsman. 

 His success is due, first, to his indus- 

 try, foresight and winning personality 

 and secondly, to the skill and dovotion 

 of his assistants in the stori^ and 

 greenhouse. Miss Mary Hayden has 

 been with him for sixteen years and 

 Miss Elizabeth Hayden for nine years, 

 and Mr. Murray generously credits 

 these young ladies with the lion's 

 share in the prestige which has come 

 to the business as one of Kansas 

 City's foremost commercial institu- 

 tions. William Sharpe has been in 

 charge of the greenhouses for the past 

 25 years, he and Mr. Murray having 



worked together in Peter Henderson's 

 30 years ago. 



The new store depicted in our illus- 

 trations is one of the finest devoted 

 to flower selling in this country. The 

 lower walls are of rough yellow brick 

 and the upper walls of weather beaten 

 stone with full joints. The window is 

 of dark olive green tile and "deco- 

 rates" beautifully. 



At the opening of the new place on 

 June 2 a large number of floral and 

 other tributes testified to the esteem 

 in which Sam Murray is held by his 

 fellow florists and employees. There 

 was a resplendent bird cage with oc- 

 cupant, from the Misses Hayden; a 

 gold horseshoe from Arnold Ringier; 

 a magnificent bunch of American 

 Beauties from George M. Kellogg Co.; 

 a basket of roses from Arthur New- 

 ell; a basket of Killarney roses from 

 T. J. Noll St Co.; one of lilies from 



H. Kiisick & Co.; horseshoe of Amer- 

 ican Beauties from W. J. Barnes & 

 Sons; and two beautiful specimens of 

 the new golden Sanseveria from R. S. 

 Brown. 



HouTKULTiKK extends to Sam and 

 his loyal retinue cordial good wishes 

 lor many years ol' prosperity and con- 

 tinued happiness in their new home. 



BALTIMORE. 



The gardeners of Baltimore have 

 been given an additional week of op- 

 portunities to consult the three experts 

 from the Maryland Agricultural Col- 

 lego on their garden problems. The 

 continued requests for advice caused 

 thorn to decide to devote an extra week 

 to this city, making their headquarters 

 at City Hall. Prof. Anspon declared 

 that he has seen no army worms in 

 this city, and no evidence of any. A 

 report of the arrival of these pests 

 caused an examination of a large lawn 

 which they were supposed to have at- 

 tacked but none were found., 



Members of the Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Club of Baltimore will make a 

 tour by automobile of all of the city's 

 parks on Monday afternoon, July 12. 

 An invitation has been extended to 

 Mayor Preston and members of the 

 Park Board to accompany the florists. 

 Resolutions were adopted extending 

 thanks to Mayor Preston for having 

 the specialists from the Maryland Ag- 

 ricultural College come and assist in 

 ridding Baltimore gardens of insect 

 pests and diseases, and otherwise aid- 

 ing in the culture of plants and 

 flowers. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Cincinnati Florists' Society's 

 annual meeting will be held on Mon- 

 day, July 12, at Max Rudolph's. The 

 annual election of officers will take 

 place. 



The annual outing of the Society 

 will be held at Coney Island on 

 Wednesday, July 21. Tickets may be 

 had at any of the wholesale houses. 



The Cincinnati Cut Flower Ex- 

 change were the first In the market 

 with asters, this summer. They were 

 from Chas. F. Hoffmelster's place at 

 Fort Thomas, Ky. 



