HORTICULTURE 



July 19, 1919 



NEW ENGLAND. 

 William N. Estabrook lias been 

 given permission to build a green- 

 house on Holden street, Worcester, 

 Mass., to cost $3,000. 



J. M. Ward & Co., the well known 

 florists of Peabody, Mass., announce 

 that their retail plant and flower busi- 

 ness has been taken over by Norman 

 W. Hunter and Howard Evans, under 

 the name of Ward's greenhouses, Nor- 

 man W. Hunter & Co., successors. J. 

 M. Ward & Co. will use all of their 

 glass for the growing of asparagus 

 sprengeri for the wholesale market. 



M. P. Quarry and Mrs. Quarry of 

 Worcester, Mass., have been given a 

 permit by Supt. George C. Halcott of 

 the public buildings department to 

 erect a greenhouse and boiler room 

 at 875% Main street, at a cost of $2,500. 

 Says the Boston Traveler: Polks out 

 Natick way will tell you Patrick Dona- 

 hue, known to many as "Slick," is get- 

 ting to be something of a financier as 

 well as philanthropist. Mr. Donahue 

 is at the head of the Boston Rose Con- 

 servatories and he's also at head of a 

 group of Natick men endeavoring to 

 aid their less fortunate neighbors in 

 "owning a home." Not strictly a co- 

 operative bank, but something on the 

 same order. "Slick" has for his war 

 cry "build now," and it's said his hair 

 has actually stood on end several 

 times at the quick results of his "war 

 cry," coupled with the flnanceering and 

 philanthropy which he and his associ- 

 ates are exercising in Natick. 



G. S. Seavey & Son, gardeners and 

 florists of Bangor, Me., have placed 

 an order with Hitchings & Co. of 

 Elizabeth, N. J„ for a large frame 

 greenhouse, which will be erected at 

 their garden on Fourteenth street this 

 fall. For the season of 1919, G. S. Sea- 

 vey & Son could not begin to handle 

 the large orders that they received for 

 flower seedlings, geraniums, etc., and to 

 meet the demands, they have begun to 

 equip themselves for 1920 season. The 

 Seaveys will devote their resources 

 for the growing and marketing in 

 great quantities for the wholesale 

 merchants of seedlings and setting out 

 plants, for the coming season. Orders 

 have already been placed with grow- 

 ers for thousands of geranium cuttings, 

 and they have allotted a large portion 

 of their garden for various perennial 

 plants, that are in great demand. 



A. A. Pembroke, the well known car- 

 nation grower of Beverly, has opened 

 a retail store at Salem, Mass. 



I.ouis E. Smith of I.ee, Mass., has 

 contracted with a New York firm for 

 the erection of a new steel-frame 

 greenhouse to be 30 by 133 feet, and to 

 have on the outside deep hot frames 

 133 feet long, also to build a large pot- 

 ting house, a work house, office and 

 display house. The work is to begin 

 immediately and will be completed 

 Sept. 1. The old greenhouse is to re- 

 main and will be used entirely for 

 chrysanthemums. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The St. Louis Florist Club held 

 their regular monthly meeting at the 

 greenhouses at Forest Park. About 

 30 members were present. The re- 

 port of the transportation committee 

 was read by W. J. Pilcher. who stated 

 the fare to Detroit one way would be 

 $16.01. Nomination of officers then 

 took place, as follows: For president, 

 W. J. Pilcher, R. N. Rowe; vice-pres- 

 ident, H. C. Berning. C. Cerney; sec- 

 retary, J. J. Beneke; treasurer, Wm. 

 C. Smith; trustee, three years. Oscar 

 Ruf, F. H. Weber, Wm. Kruse, Paul 

 Redan. 



The market is well supplied with 

 gladioli. In general higher prices 

 are quoted for shipping stock as it 

 requires special care. 



The opening of the First National 

 Bank, Monday, July 7th gave quite a 

 demand for flowers and there was a 

 specially beautiful display of gladioli 

 and other summer flowers for the 

 occasion. 



Harry Schleter, formerly with George 

 H. Anguermuller, is now with Wm. C. 

 Smith Wholesale Floral Co. 



loth from his six months business trip 

 through Europe and South America. 



George J. Ball, the wholesale florist 

 of Glen Ellyn, 111., has been a recent 

 visitor. 



The cut flower market keeps up 

 in excellent shape for July and the 

 general feeling is cheerful and op- 

 timistic. The prices ruling on the 

 14th inst. were about as follows: 

 Russell, Premier, Columbia. 6 to 25; 

 Hadley, 10 to 15; Hoosier, 4 to 12; 

 Killarney, Arenberg. Maryland, Ophe- 

 lia, 3 to 8; Jonkheer, 6 to 10; Car- 

 nations, 3 to 4; Orchids, 6 to 12; 

 Asters, 1 to 4; Sweet Sultan, 3 to 4; 

 Gladioli, 6 to 10; Daisies, Sweet Peas, 

 Gaillardia, Coreopsis, 1 to 2. There 

 are very few Beauties to be seen 

 around and they may be said to be off 

 the general list for the present. 

 Gladioli are very fine and in good 

 variety. The kinds mostly seen, in- 

 clude the lovely pure yellow, Sun- 

 beam; Myrtle, blush pink; Lily Leh- 

 man, white; Hally, brick red. shading 

 to lighter at center; Prince of Wales. 

 light red, a shade lighter than Halley 

 but otherwise similar; Wilbruik, blush 

 pink with carmine tracing — darker 

 than Myrtle. The prices noted above 

 on roses apply only to the better 

 grades. There are lots of low grade 

 stock going at far lower prices. This 

 also applies to carnations, gladioli, and 

 other stock — so quotations should not 

 be taken as an exact basis of how the 

 market stands. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Edward C. Dungan, the live wire 

 who directs the destinies of the Wm. 

 Henry Maule Corporation in this city, 

 has been the recipient of universal 

 congratulations recently, on account of 

 his elevation to the exalted position of 

 president of the American Seed Trade 

 Association. This is a well deserved 

 tribute to a man who, if he is anything, 

 is of the self effacing type and who 

 actually blushes if you happen to pay 

 him a compliment. No man better de- 

 serves the honor. He is a real seeds- 

 man and knows the business in all its 

 branches and from top to bottom. Just 

 the kind of man the seed trade needs 

 and they have done themselves proud 

 in selecting him. 



Howard M. Earl arrived home July 



ROCHESTER 



Business during the past week 

 has not been very brisk. Carna- 

 tions are small and the supply is lim- 

 ited. America gladioli are arriving 

 and find ready sale. Roses are poor 

 and scarce. Sweet peas are very 

 scarce and are not of very good qual- 

 ity. Jap and Harrissi lilies are arriv- 

 ing in small quantities. Delphinium 

 are about over with. Snapdragon, 

 gaillardia, coreopsis, marguerites, mig- 

 nonette, calendula and rambler roses 

 are in large quantities on the market. 

 A new crop of galax have arrived on 

 the market. 



H. E. Wilsons are making a spec- 

 ialty of jazz baskets consisting of gay 

 colored flowers which are very popular 

 with the trade. 



Mr. Joe Werdeen is the proud father 

 of an 8 pound boy. 



A new flower store has been opened 

 at 197 North street called the Utica 

 Rochester Floral. 



E. C. Kendig of Rosary flower store 

 has closed the store during the sum- 

 mer months but is doing a good busi- 

 ness at the Oswego store. 



