December 18, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



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ALWAYS LEADERS! 



When you buy Bayersdorfer & Co. goods )ou get the best in the country. 



W e offer for This Season's Trade a splendid line of new Flower Baskets. Chry- 

 santhemum Baskets in Japanese novelty tints. RED — RED — RED — specialties for 

 Holiday trade. All staples such as Cycas Leaves, Magnolia Leaves, Preserved 

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



Our Silent Salesman's Suppl-'naent is Out. Send for a copy and you will be 

 astonishf-d to see how much you can do with a little money when you go straight 

 to headquarters. 



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mas is predicted, and the way orders 

 are coming in is in favor of the plant 

 side of the question. Aside from calls 

 for carnations, which have been re- 

 ported scarce, orders are slow on cut 

 flowers, while the largest plant houses 

 report practically all stock booked by 

 December 10th. 



Allie Zech. of Zech & Mann. 30 E. 

 Randolph street, on December 13, had 

 quite possibly a narrow escape from 

 injury if not death and did not know 

 it till the next morning. Remembering 

 something he had left in the rear of 

 the store. Mr. Zech went in and turned 

 on the light, passing the side of the 

 oftice on his way. A bent form was 

 seen to dart out. but supposing it to 

 be a messenger boy after flowers from 

 the barrel, he thought no more of it 

 after the first start and left without 

 entering the office. The next morning 

 It was found the cash drawer had been 

 robbed of about ten dollars, but the 

 safe had not been touched. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Prank Alderberger, the well known 

 and popular Wayne florist has been 

 111 for a week or more. At last ac- 

 counts he was Improving a little. 



Holly Is not quite so well berried 

 this year as for the past few years — 

 taking It all around. Even the best 

 Delaware brand, which leads the list 

 always, Is a little under the average. 



WASHINGTON. 



Florists have been warned to be on 

 the lookout for a man giving the name 

 of Fred R. F'orth who is wanted in 

 this city for giving on" of tlieir num- 

 ber a worthless clieck in payment of 

 an order, the man collecting the bal- 

 ance in cash. His description is as 

 follows: Between 5 ft. 7 and .'5ft. 9 in. 

 in height: age 3.') to 40: weight 150 to 

 160 lbs.; well built, smooth face, dark 

 complexion and hair, neatly dressed 

 in sort of gray or brown Balmacaan 

 overcoat and dark colored soft hat. 

 The check passed upon the florist who 

 notified the police was drawn on the 

 Security Savings and Commercial 

 Hank of this city. 



S. H. Small & Sons, as usual, fur- 

 nished the decorations for the annual 

 banquet of the Gridiron Club last 

 Saturday evening. The decorations 

 were handsome and in part very 

 unique. The feature was the "forest" 

 for as the guests entered the banquet 

 liall they passed down a lane bordered 

 liy growing cedars and spruce trees. 

 The walls were lined with American 

 Beauty roses, chrysanthemums and 

 poinsettias. The enormous gridiron, 

 pmblazoned with electric lights, was 

 decorated with American Beauty roses 

 on either side. Vases of flowers were 

 on each of the tables. The small ball 

 room. In which the reception was held, 

 was decorated with palms and flower- 



ing plants, together with standards of 

 American Beauty roses. Wall jiockets 

 also contained chrysanthemums and 

 roses. 



In appreciation of his efforts in mak- 

 ing the convention of the G. A. R. last 

 September, the brilliant success that 

 it turned out to be, 100 members of 

 the Citizens' Committee met 'n the 

 Xew Willard Hotel and presi^ited Wil- 

 liam F. Gude. chairman of the com- 

 mittee, a handsome mahogany chest 

 containing thirteen dozen pieces of 

 equally handsome silver flatware. The 

 presentation speech was made by 

 Simon Wolf who said. "We are fortu- 

 nate in the National CapitJil." he said, 

 "to have had from time to time, when 

 occasion demanded, .^uch exhibition of 

 unselfishness, coupled with splendid 

 executive ability and power to grasp 

 the situation and to discharge the 

 duties Incident thereto with signal 

 ability. The recent Grand Army re- 

 union demanded a presiding officer 

 who could administer the affairs of 

 the reunion, and we were most fortu- 

 nate in having found In Wllllara F*. 

 Glide such a representative as has 

 stamped the city of Washington as the 

 leading center of hospitality and good 

 cheer." Mr, Gude thanked those pres- 

 ent in a few well chosen wor-is and 

 later held a rerentlon during which he 

 was congratulated bv all upon the 

 good work he had done. 



