Xovember 13, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



643 



ALWAYS LEADERS! 



When you buy Bayersdorfer & Co. goods jou get the best in the country. We 

 won the ONLY MEDAL AWARDED for Elorist Supplies at San Francisco. 



We offer for the Fall Trade a splendid line of new Flower Baskets. Chr)santhe- 

 mum Baskets in Japanese novelty tints. RED— RED— RED — specialties for Thanks- 

 giving and Holiday trade. All staples such as Cycas Leaves, Magnolia Leaves, Pre- 

 served Adiantum Sprays, etc., in full assortment and bed-rock prices. 



Send for prices and you will be astonished to see how much )ou can do with a 

 little money when you go straight to headquarters. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., ^l 



2 9 Arch Street, 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



During Recess 



Boston Florists' Bowling Club. 





DIRECTORS OF THE CHICAGO FLOWER GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



Ualvin 1337 vs. 



Flower Market.. 1330 " 



Flower Ex 1267 " 



Kobinson 1214 " 



C;irln»ne ^2^'A 



JL & M. r.'iu 



Pansies I:;."i2 



Zlnn lis."i 



ST.VNDIKG AS TO POINTS: 



Won Lost Won Lost 



GulTln 17 3 Carbone ...9 11 



Flower M'kt. 16 4 Flower Ex.. 8 11' 



Zlnn 11 9 Robinson .. S U 



Panslos 9 11 .M. & M 4 IB 



New York Florists' Bowling Club. 



At the opening meeting of the N. Y. 

 Florists' Bowling Club the following 

 oflBcers were elected for the coming 

 season: J. Mlesem, pres.; H. C. Riedel, 

 sec'y; P. Jacobson, treas.; J. Fenrich. 

 cap't. 



SCOUKS. 

 J. Mlesem ITS l.'j.'j 1(!<) P.J'c'bs'n 140 1.57 1 )". 

 J.Fenrlcli 140 147 147 A.Kakuiia 160 14.") ir.c 

 C.W.Scott 148 154 144 W.P.Ford 137 Lit l.V.i 

 F.C.KMel IKl A.I.G'tnrn ... i:il l.-iii 



H. C. RiEDEi, Sec'y. 



Members of the Pacific Coast Horti- 

 cultural Society of San Francisco and 

 the Ladies' Auxiliary enjoyed a very 

 pleasant evening at Red Men's Hall on 

 the evening of October 28, at which 

 the Ladies' .\uxiliary were hosts. A 

 good crowd of the men attended, both 

 from this city and across the bay. 

 Part of the evening was taken up with 

 a whist contest, at which .Mrs. Rose 

 won the prize, and later the younger 

 or more active members of the party 

 danced until well into the night. An 

 enjoyable musical program was also 

 given during the evening. 



PERSONAL. 



Harry A. Barnard, representative of 

 Stuart Low & Co., England, sails for 

 home on the St. Louis, on Saturday, 

 November 13. 



E. .M. Miller of Miller & Sons, To- 

 ronto, Ont.. met with an arcldent on 

 October 31 while out shooting, his 

 shotgun being accidentally discharged 

 and injuring his right arm so badly 

 that amputation was necessary. 



Joseph Rosenthal, who for the past 

 two years has been foreman at the 

 Renter greenhouses at Westerly, R. I., 

 has gone to Cornell University, Ithaca, 

 N. Y., where he will take a course In 



Names of board of directors of the 

 Chicago Flower Growers' Association, 

 shown in tlie accompanying picture. 

 reading from left to right, are .los 

 Sclioos, Anton Then, R. Ellsworth, C 

 .McCanley. I'aul Klingsporn. Fred 

 Sdiramm. Ed. Meuret, Geo. Weiland. 

 F. Stielow. The association was in- 

 corporated in 1911 at 176 N. Michigan 

 avenue, and in the main, the stock 

 handled by tliem is of their own grow 

 ing. They are all men who have 

 made good in the l)usiness, hence the 

 success of tlip association. F. Stielow 

 and A. Then are pioneer growers of 

 Chicago. Jas. Schoos, of Evanston, Is 



a well-known carnation specialist and 

 has introduced new varieties: Chas. 

 McCauley came here from Washington, 

 D. C. to be s\iperintendent of a large 

 place at Lake Geneva, Wis.: Geo. 

 We'Iand succeeded his fatiier in a 

 liusiness started many years ago at 

 Kvanston: Ed. Meuret, president of 

 the association, is a carnation special- 

 ist at Park Ridge: R. Ellsworth, a 

 rose grower at Downer's Grove, and 

 Paul Klingsporn, manager, came here 

 from Philadelphia and to his efforts 

 largely is due the suciess of the past 

 two years and the removal into a 

 more desirable location. 



floriculture, upon the conclusion of 

 which he will accept a position as in- 

 structor of floriculture and superin- 

 tendent of grounds at the Baron De 

 Hirsh school at Woodbine, N. J. 



FOR BETTER COLLECTIONS. 

 The wholesale florists of St. Louis 

 have sent out the following circular 

 letter to the retail trade: 



'I'n Our Patrons: 



Owlnn to (lie unsatlsfaolory oroillt 

 system now In vocnc l)y the wholcRnie 

 florlRts of St. T,onl«. U lias hooonjo noceB- 



sar.v to make Mine rl'an^res f r llio lieller- 

 menl of Imili the wli lesaler ami the lesrltl- 

 iiiati- ri-I.-iUer. 



In I lie riilure all slalenients renilereil on 

 tlie llrsl of the month must be paid on or 

 l.efore (III, I.Mh of the monili. (There are 

 no exei'iillons to this rnh'.) In all rasui 

 where aiioiinis are not settled uii or be- 

 fore that date, coods purchased the next 

 day and Ihcieafter will lie sent C (>. D. 

 liiilll the acii.nni Is pill in Rood standing. 



Thanklne yon for your palronace in ihe 

 past and Ih'pInK thai you will eonlliiue to 

 favor us, we are. 



Uespeet fully. 

 Oeo. H. Ancermneller. II <; llernlni.' 

 C. A. Kuchn. Wdi. C. Smith Whol. Flo. 

 r,... Windier Whol. KIo. Co. 



