July 17. 1S15 



HORTICULTURE 



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, Preserved Adi- 

 antum Sprays, etc., etc., in full assortment and bed-rock 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 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., llS^o'^^^Mit 



Street, 

 PA. 



ator car service between San Fran- 

 cisco and Chicago, to be maintained 

 semi-weelvly. the car leaving San 

 Francisco. Wednesday and Saturday, 

 that it has found it expedient to have 

 these refrigerator cars run through to 

 New Yorit City and the service is be- 

 ing maintained accordingly. While 

 some local concerns are already mak- 

 ing use of this service to good advan- 

 tage, the greatest benefit will prob- 

 ably be derived this fall in getting 

 violets to the eastern markets. 



The program for the entertainment 

 of visiting ladies at the coming con- 

 vention of the Society of American 

 Florists is well in hand by the local 

 Ladies' Auxiliary, organized recently, 

 and it is expected practically all of 

 the important details will be decided 

 upon at a meeting next week to be 

 held at the home of Mrs. J. A, Axell. 

 wife of Manager Axell of the E. \V. 

 McLellan Co. 



There is a movement among local 

 florists toward getting their shops in 

 excellent shape for the convention. 

 This week Joseph's on Grant avenue 

 is receiving a coat of fresh paint, and 

 the Francis Floral Co. expects to ren- 

 ovate its establishment on Powell and 

 Sutter streets before the end of the 

 month. 



Saturday there will be a trip to Long 

 Island, including the Brooklyn Botanic 



Garden. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



William .Marche is spending consid- 

 erable time during the summer at Mel- 

 rose Gardens, formerly the estate of 

 Senator Elliott, purchased by him 

 some time ago. The gardens cover 

 four acres and are surrounded by 

 magnificent trees. The property is 

 improved by an attractive eighteen- 

 room mansion. This is one of the 

 show places of Hyattsville. Md., in 

 which town it is located. 



George ('. Shaffer and family will 

 spend their vacation at Atlantic City. 

 N. J., leaving here the latter part of 

 the month. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 Andover, Mass. — Walter Holden has 



gone out of business. 



Albion, Mich.— P. E. Hubert has 

 purchased the greenhouse range of 

 Carl Jacobs. 



Twin Falls, Ida. — Lindahl & Peter- 

 son are the successors of the Twin 

 Falls Floral Co. 



Temple, Tex.— The Temple Seed & 

 Floral Company has been sold to the 

 Ferndale Greenhouses. 



Bennington, Vt. — Burt, the florist, of 

 Greenfield, Mass., has closed his store 

 here for the summer months. 



NEW YORK. 



Kervan & Co.. dealers in flor- 

 ists' greens supplies, have leased 

 the property at 115 West 28th 

 street, for ten years and will spend 

 about $15,000 in altering the building 

 to suit their needs. They will con- 

 tinue their establishment at lift West 

 28th street. 



The twentieth anniversary of the 

 appropriation by the City of New 

 York of 250 acres of land in Bronx 

 Park for the use of the New York 

 Botanical Garden will be commemor- 

 ated at the Garden during tlie week 

 commencing September 6, l!il5. Botan- 

 ists from all i)arts of North .\merica 

 are invited to attend. A very elabo- 

 rate program is planned, including ad- 

 dresses, reading of papers, inspection 

 of the grounds and buildings, with 

 lunch at the Garden each day from 

 Monday till Thursday. On Fridaj , 

 Sept. 10, there will be a visit to the 

 pine barrens of New Jersey and on 



STORM DAMAGE IN CINCINNATI. 



The severe storm last Wednesday 

 did considerable damage to some of 

 the greenhouse places around town in 

 Price Hill and Ft. Thomas, Ky. In the 

 latter place Ed. Fries suffered a loss 

 of five houses while Henry Goebel lost 

 two. Chas. Pfeiffer's Sons, Lou. 

 Pfeiffer's Sons and Wm. Speck in New- 

 port also suffered some damage. In 

 Price Hill the storm demolished five 

 houses for Mrs. Chas. Witterstaetter. 

 three for Wm. Taylor, one for Herbert 

 Greensmith, one for Frank Kramer, 

 and l)lew in the west end of the Deller 

 and Witterstaetter range. All suffered 

 some damage or other to their dwell- 

 ings, barns, boiler houses and outdoor 

 crops. 



Rockland, Mass. — Lyle Lothrop has 

 leased the flower shop of .Mrs. W. T. 

 Wilson, who will remove to Brockton. 



Springfield. Mass.— Frank J. Cartier 

 has leased a range of greenhouses in 

 this city and will conduct a wholesale 

 and retail business. 



Glen Olden, Pa.— J, Wm. Colflesh's 

 Soiis have purchased an 18 acre tract 

 at Elmwood & Ashland avenues from 

 Walter W'ebb, on which they will 

 erect a range of greenhouses. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 

 Chatham, N. J. — Samuel Lum was 

 declared liankrupt on June 2!) in the 

 United States District Court and his 

 case was referred to Referee Atwood 

 L. DeCoster for administration. Ac- 

 cording to Corra N. Williams, who 

 represents the petitioning creditors, 

 Lum owes his creditors about $50,000. 

 His assets include the equity in his 

 greenhouses and a vacant piece of 

 property in .Main street, Chatliam. 

 The bankrupt has been a resident of 

 Chatham for twenty years and for the 

 major part of that time he was re- 

 puted wealthy. He kept no books In 

 his business, according to Mr. Wil- 

 liams, and his true financial status 

 has not yet been determined. 



Baltimore. — The blight of apple and 

 pear trees is very extensive in the 

 state — even Keffer pear trees being 

 badly affected. Blight is also affect- 

 ing English ivy, Japanese maples and 

 some varieties of hydrangeas. 



Boston — Thomas Roland estimates 

 his total crop of tomatoes from his big 

 house in Revere at one hundred tons. 

 .•\s soon as the tomatoes are finished 

 he will replace them witli 25,000 roses 

 of the various popular market vari- 

 eties. 



Cincinnati— Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 

 Windram leave this week for a trip to 

 Idaho and Seattle, Washington. 



.\rthur Becher expects to leave at 

 the end of this week on a trip to the 

 Paciiic Coast to visit his -brother. 



Lou. Davis, of P. J. Olinger's place, 

 goes to -Memphis. Tenn.. and Arkan- 

 sas for his vacation. 



