December ti, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



is:. 



GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS 



Deliveries of all sorts of supplies 

 are slow. Better get in your require- 

 ments of paper, boxes, twines of dif- 

 ferent sorts, tissue paper, waxpaper, 

 newspapers. Do you remember that 

 last year you said you were going to 

 get a few nice light boxes made to 

 work between the greenhouse and 

 store? Did you get them? 



Make arrangements for extra de- 

 livery now. Monday, Tuesday, and 

 Wednesday, Dec. 22nd, 23rd and 24th, 

 are the days you will want them. 

 Route your parcels north and south, 

 east and west. 



Have you got all the baskets you 

 need, especially a size to sell at $7 to 

 $10.00? More corsages will be sold 

 this year. Look over your shields and 

 ribbon and see that you have a goodly 

 supply. 



Many florists try to make nice plants 

 out of pot covers, but the best way is 

 to grow a nice plant. Then a neat 

 pot cover of suitable color will be in 

 good taste. A good Christmas red 

 and a moss green are the most suit- 

 able colors for pot covers. 



Try to have your extra help of in- 

 telligent calibre. So often our best 

 customers are served by our poorest 

 clerks. Mistakes ensue and very often 

 the loss of a customer. Have your 

 best help serve your best patrons. 



Have a good stock of everything 

 ready. The best quality sells the best. 



There will be more decorating this 

 year, so don't be afraid to stock 

 greens and wreaths. Work hard and 

 good luck to you. — Canadian Florist. 



BOSTON FLORISTS' ASSOCIATION. 

 There was a large attendance at the 

 monthly meeting of the Boston Flor- 

 ists' Association Tuesday night, and 

 many matters were discussed, partic- 

 ularly those concerning the relations 

 of the growers and the retailers. It 

 is probable that the club will be 

 divided into committees representing 

 the different branches of the trade. 

 It was voted to do all possible to get 

 publicity when the song "Say It With 

 Flowers" is sung at Keiths in a few 

 weeks. The theatre is to be decorated 

 and special bouquets are to be given 

 the singer at each performance. The 

 tables were decorated by Harold Ryan 

 with excellent vases of Chrysanthe- 

 mum Mistletoe, Giant White Stevia 

 of remarkable quality and ferns. 

 Louis J. Reuter showed a fine speci- 

 men of the Macawii fern and W. D. 

 Howard showed the new Bernice 

 Carnation, as usual very well grown. 



CHRISTMAS PLANTS 



Cyclamen, $1.50 and up; Begonias, 75c to $2 each; Poin- 

 settias, single, 50c, 75c and $1 each; pans, made up with 

 Ferns and Peppers, $1.50 to $4 each. 



FERNS, Scottii, Verona, Boston and Roosevelt, 50c to $2 

 each. 



FRANK EDGAR, 



Waverley, Mass. 



ANNOUNCEMENT 



The New Crimson 

 Carnation for 1920 



BERNICE 



Orders filled in strict 

 rotation for December 

 and January delivery 



STOCK LIMITED 

 WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR 



PRICE 



$ 14.00 per 1100 



115.00 per 100O 



W. D. HOWARD, Milford, Mass. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Charles Thess, late with T. Nelson 

 Geiger at 13th and Walnut streets, is 

 now manager of the Ross Flower 

 Store at 60th and Market streets. Mr. 

 Thess is a man of marked ability and 

 has come rapidly to the front of late 

 years in the retail florist field. His 

 many friends are certain that he will 

 be fully equal to the enlarged respon- 

 sibilities entrusted to him in his new 

 venture and follow him with best 

 wishes. 



Recent visiters to Philadelphia in- 

 clude Wm. F. Gude and his daughter, 

 Miss Adelaide Gude, Washington, D. C. 



Howard M. Earl sailed from New 

 York Nov. 28 for Europe as per sched- 

 ule already reported. 



J. Otto Thilow advises that he 

 reached Honolulu on his trip to the 

 antipodes and spent 24 hours in that 

 delightful city. He has had to cut out 

 New Zealand from his itinerary on ac- 

 count of shipping difficulties. He ex- 

 pects to visit all the Australian points 

 laid out for him. 



of the deceased and the sympathy of 

 the trade is extended to him and the 

 rest of the family — many of whom are 

 either in or are closely connected with 

 the florist business. 



James M. Ricketson 

 James M. Ricketson, for many years 

 a well known florist of New Bedford, 

 Mass, is dead at the age of 80 years. 

 Mr. and Mrs. Ricketson were married 

 by Rev. William Barker at Dartmouth 

 in 1866 and three years ago celebrated 

 their. 50th milestone of married life 

 surrounded by relatives and friends at 

 the home of Mrs. Ricketson's sister, 

 Mrs. David H. Mitchell on Shawmut 

 avenue. They lived in New Bedford 

 for over 50 years. 



Mr. Ricketson was for 18 years em- 

 ployed as gardener by many New Bed- 

 ford families. He later entered the 

 florist business from which he retired 

 about eight years ago. 



OBITUARY 



Mrs. Nathan P. Stauffer. 

 Anna L. Pennock, wife of Dr. 

 Nathan P. Stauffer, passed away No- 

 vember 27th at her residence, 32 Violet 

 Lane, Lansdowne near Philadelphia. 

 Mrs. Stauffer was a daughter of 

 Abram L. Pennock and is survived by 

 her husband and three children. 

 Samuel S. Pennock Is an elder brother 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Report of New Chrysanthemums 

 submitted to the Committee appointed 

 by the Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America at New York. 



Exhibited by R. Plebany & Son, 

 Irvington, N. J. Sport of Mrs. E. A. 

 Seidewitz, Jap. inc., daybreak pink, 

 commercial scale, 86 points. 



Exhibited at Chicago by H. W. Rie- 

 nnin Sons, Indianapolis, Ind. Pearl, 

 white Pompon, scale for Pompon 

 varieties. 97 points. 



