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HORTICULTURE 



October 16, 1915 



NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE 



CHICAGO. 

 Amalgamation Banquet. 



One of the pleasantest events in 

 the history of the Chicago Florists' 

 Club which covers twenty-eight years, 

 was the banquet which again unites 

 the two clubs. The kindest ot feeling 

 prevailed and after the dinner the 

 speeches took on more or less of a 

 personal nature and at the close all 

 felt that a new era had begun for the 

 club. Plates were reserved for over 

 one hundred and the 7th of October 

 will be a memorable one in the history 

 of the Chicago Florists' Club. 

 Jack Frost. 



The delight of the florist and the 

 dread of those outside the trade took 

 place October 7, when the tender out- 

 door flowers and vines received a nip- 

 ping. The damage would not have 

 been so great had it not been followed 

 by two other nights and but little now 

 remains of the fall flowers. The 

 change is not so noticeable as in some 

 other years, for the continued rains 

 had gradually taken the life out of 

 many plants, still the event means 

 something to the florists and trade is 

 bound to be benefited thereby. 

 One Way to Stimulate Trade. 



The special efforts to stimulate 

 trade in various parts of the city, so 

 successfully carried out last year, are 

 in full swing again now. The North- 

 west side had a big parade, street dec- 

 orations, etc., last week and the South- 

 west side follows this week. In all 

 these the florists have taken a part 

 and from their reports it is evident 

 they believe it pays to follow the ex- 

 ample of merchants in other lines. 

 Streets are hung with flags tor miles 

 and "Booster Week" is now a big fac- 

 tor in the revival of fall trade. The 

 big night parade is the crowning fea- 

 ture. 



Personal and Other Notes. 



Miss M. Cornell is assistant book- 

 keeper in the supply department at 

 Poehlmann Bros. 



Mrs. Frank Oechslin is home from 

 the hospital and is recovering slowly 

 from an operation on her face. 



Mrs. John Ravatzos was in Chicago 

 this week looking for new ideas in 

 the florists' work. They have retail 

 stores in Winnipeg and Minneapolis. 



Herbert Stone, manager of The At- 

 las, decorated some of the automobiles 

 for the parade on 2Gth St., October 13. 

 There are several wide-awake florists 

 on the Southwest. 



When Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. Stevens 

 of Plymouth, Mass.. reached Chicago 

 on their way back from the Pacific 

 Coast they found an old acquaintance 

 in Tim. Waters, the first since leaving 

 home, they said. 



Charles McKeller has this week big 

 yellow pumpkins, lined up on one 

 counter, rather droUy contrasting with 

 the orchid display case just opposite. 

 Some florists are using them for flower 

 baskets to make unusual window at- 

 tractions. 



Poehlmann Bros, are making a fea- 

 ture of the Hanasha grass which 

 comes from Japan. A large vase with 



samples of the colors turned out 

 in their coloring factory, shows up 

 well, and this will make a new offer- 

 ing among the decorative materials 

 this season. 



Nick Monsen of 3640 Fullerton Ave. 

 has not been able to positively locate 

 the cause of the destruction of his 

 8 by 12% ft. plate glass window last 

 Thursday evening. Judging from the 

 appearance of the glass, a window 

 bomb had been placed on it, but why 

 such a thing should be done in his 

 case, is a mystery. 



John Kruchten attributes the un- 

 usual experience of growers with Gol- 

 den Glow chrysanthemums this season 

 to the hot weather a month ago. With 

 his stock the high temperature, com- 

 ing with the rain, dampened and de- 

 cayed the inside of the flowers. This 

 week finishes the early chrysanthe- 

 mums and a good cut of midseason 

 blooms is assured. Wm. J. McKee is 

 now in charge of the books at the 

 Kruchten office. 



L. C. Collins, proprietor of the Park- 

 side Greenhouses who has been ill is 

 again able to be about. Mrs. Collins, 

 who is in charge of the store says 

 business is beginning to pick up and 

 a trip through the greenhouses shows 

 a fine supply of chrysanthemums both 

 in pots and for cut flowers and a large 

 number of extra fine Boston ferns. Mr. 

 and Mrs. Collins are pioneer florists 

 of the far South side, and with their 

 son have built up a fine business. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



Mark Ebel. florist, of Sacramento, 

 Cal.. was a recent visitor at the expo- 

 sition, accompaniel by Mrs. Ebel. 



Mrs. Ray Paul, proprietor of the 

 Hanford Floral Co., Hanford, Cal., 

 oi)ened her new shop in the Ashby 

 Theater Building on October 4. 



A special showing of orchids in 

 handsome basket arrangements at- 

 tracted much attention in the window 

 of Joseph's shop on Grant avenue the 

 past week. 



Three cars of garden seed raised on 

 the islands above Stockton were re- 

 ceived this week by the Rohuert Seed 

 Co. in Hollister. Cal. The seed is 

 raised for the company under contract 

 and is cleaned and repacked by it 

 before being placed on the market. 



The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Pacific 

 Coast Horticultural Society has pre- 

 parations well under way for a social 

 meeting to be held on the evening of 

 October 28. The program includes 

 various entertainment features, and 

 invitations have been extended to the 

 members of the men's organization. 



Frank Pelicano entertained several 

 members of the local trade and other 

 friends at his home in Ocean View 

 last Sunday. After dinner the party 

 spent the afternoon in his gardens, 

 where all were much impressed by 

 the splendid showing of dahlias. Over 

 8.000 blooms of Delice were out and 

 about 12,000 blooms of Mrs. Kettle- 

 well, besides quantities of Minnie 

 Burgle. A good many pictures were 

 taken by the visitors. A long auto 

 ride concluded the day's outing. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Jlullanphy Florist Co. will va- 

 cate their present location and move 

 to the corner of Eighth and Locust 

 streets, a block from the old place. 



Secretary Fred C. Weber, of the Re- 

 tail Florists' Association, says that 

 they would hold an important meet- 

 ing next Monday night at the Mission 

 Inn Garden. 



Frank Sanders, late of Sanders 

 Nursery floral store, has accepted a 

 position with the Grand Leader de- 

 partment store, having charge of the 

 floral and bulb department. 



The Strohmeyer Floral Co. in St. 

 Louis has closed its doors and discon- 

 tinued business. F. Strohmeyer, who 

 was president of the firm, has accept- 

 ed a position with the M. M. Ayers 

 Floral Co. 



The Schakleford Nursery Co., who 

 has been supplying the local trade 

 with outdoor flowers all season, has 

 borght a big tract of land adjoining 

 them, which will be planted for next 

 season's cut. 



The County Growers' Association 

 held a meeting on October 6 at the 

 Eleven Mile House. A committee was 

 appointed to meet with the Florist 

 Club Committee and assist them in 

 entertaining the members of the 

 American Carnation Society when 

 they meet here in January. 



Secretary Beneke, of the Florist 

 Club, says the prospects are good for 

 a delegation from here next month to 

 visit the Cleveland Flower Show and 

 perhaps a bowling club to take part 

 in the tournament, of which Charlie 

 Graham has charge. This week's club 

 meeting will decide this question. 



PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



William H. Tarbox the dahlia spe- 

 cialist of West Greenwich, made a 

 novel exhibit at the Danbury, Conn., 

 fair last week. Over 2000 asters were 

 used in addition to dahlias, in an in- 

 genious windmill form. 



Miss Madge Tyree Banigan, a 

 daughter of Mrs. Timothy Lucian 

 O'Connor, was married Oct. 6, to Phil- 

 ip Fatio L'Engle of Atlanta, Ga., at 

 the Church of the Transfiguration in 

 Edgewood, R. L, followed by a recep- 

 tion at the home of the bride's par- 

 ents. The rooms were beautifully dec- 

 orated with lilies, American Beauty 

 roses. Southern smilax, pink snap- 

 dragon and yellow chrysanthemums. 

 Garlands of laurel were used in the 

 veranda decorations. 



Last Wednesday evening while the 

 family was at dinner, a porch thief 

 entered the home ot Mrs. O'Connor 

 and was preparing to get away with 

 the costly wedding presents that were 

 on the second floor. A maid who had 

 been detailed to watch the gifts, heard 

 the intruder and called Mr. O'Connor. 

 As they entered the room upstairs 

 the thief slid out the window and 

 made his escape. Nothing was taken. 



S. A. G. 



