August 23, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



163 



OF COURSE, WE WERE THERE ! 



FOUR STRONG 

 S. A. F. Convention, Detroit, Aug. 19-20-21 at the 



BOOTH 



BUSY 



A. B. C. 



We can still accept orders for Freesia — different varieties: 



FREESIA PURITY- -Improved 



Vz to %-in. .$9.50 per 1000 



RAINBOW FREESIA 



ino l < Km 



First Size $4.00 $35.00 



Second Size . . 3.00 20.00 



FREESIA- -Sunset Coll 



First Size . . . 

 Second Size . 



PINK 

 MIX. 



100 1(100 



$5.50 $50.00 

 4.00 35.00 



WRITE FOR PRICES ON OUR 



LARGE LIST OF DUTCH, FRENCH AND CALLA BULBS 



Pansy Seed, Sweet Pea Seed, Cineriaria Seed, Cyclamen Seed, Primula Seed, 

 Asparagus Plumosus, Asparagus Sprengeri 



WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR JAPANESE LILIES 



A. B. C. 



AMERICAN BULB CO. 



A. B. C. 



172 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. 



WATCH US GROW WATCH US GROW 



FLORIST WAS ALERT. 



Bad Check Artist Failed to Victimize 

 Mr. Butterworth. 



Through the alertness of John T. 

 Butterworth, a Framingham, Mass. 

 florist, William B. Lannell, 33, claim- 

 ing a residence at Churchill place, 

 Lynn, is in the toils charged with at- 

 tempting to pass a forged check on 

 Mr. Butterworth. 



According to Mr. Butterworth and 

 the police, Lannell bought from Mr. 

 Butterworth $30 worth of floral pieces 

 for the funeral of a relative, tendering 

 in payment a check for $610.50, drawn 

 on the Union Market National Bank, 

 Watertown, in favor of Allan E. Joyce 

 and bearing the purported signature of 

 William Fournier. 



Lannell told Mr. Butterworth that 

 as long as he was not known at the 

 banks in Framingham, he would ask 

 him to indorse the check, so that he 

 could obtain the money to pay for the 

 flowers. 



Mr. Butterworth told Lannell to 

 leave the check with him, and go to 

 the Framingham Trust Company and 

 see if such arrangement would be ac- 

 ceptable to the officers. Lannell com- 

 plied with the request but did not go 

 near the Trust Company nor did he re- 

 turn to Mr. Butterworth's place of 

 business. 



Lannell was subsequently found at 

 the State Camp Grounds by Chief of 

 Police Holbrook and identified by But- 

 terworth. 



The police of several cities and 

 towns where florists and undertakers 

 recently have been victims of swind- 

 lers using bad checks, were notified of 

 Lannell's arrest. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



During the past week there has 

 been a scarcity of flowers. No roses 

 have been arriving from eastern 

 points on account of the railroad tie- 

 up. 



For the first time in years the Roch- 

 ester Florists' Association held a pic- 

 nic, August 12, at Grand View Beach. 

 Its flower shows and outings had been 

 suspended during the war, and the 

 members did their best to make up 

 for lost time. The committee in 

 charge expected that about 175 would 

 attend, but upon arrival at the beach 

 the committee found it would have to 

 take care of more than 250. 



Miss Hattie B. Ellis of Rock Floral 

 Co. is spending a two weeks' vaca- 

 tion at Grassy Point, Sodus Bay. 



Horace Head of Wilson Floral Co. 

 has severed his connections with the 

 above firm and accepted a position 

 with Geo. B. Hart as traveling sales- 

 man. 



IRIS 



Special Offer of 

 Surplus Stock 



While they last we will sell a 

 selected list of Iris at a discount 

 of 80% from retail catalogue 

 prices. 



The special list includes such 

 choice varieties as Albert Victor, 

 Celeste, Dalmarius, Doctor 

 Bernice, Frederick, Iris King, 

 Lohengrin, Mme. Chereau, Mrs. 

 H. Darwin, Pallida Dalmatica, 

 Princess Victoria Louise, Queen 

 of May, Phein Nixe, Walhalla, 

 Wyomissing and others 



Not less than 20 of one variety 

 at this price. No order accepted 

 for less than 100. 



A rare opportunity for dealers 

 to improve their stock Send 

 for surplus list and order early. 



Movilla Gardens 



HAVERFORD, PENNA. 



