March 29, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



309 



Local and General 



News 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



CHICAGO. 



A. Miller, president of the American 

 Bulb Co., is in Cleveland. O., on busi- 

 ness this week. 



Robert Miller, known as the largest 

 grower in the state of Utah, is here 

 from Farmington where he is calling 

 upon the trade and enjoying a little 

 vacation. He will visit the East be- 

 fore he returns. 



D. D. P. Roy reports his wife as 

 steadily improving and expects her 

 home from the hospital soon. 



Geo. Collins, foreman for Henry 

 Smith of Grand Rapids, Mich., spent 

 several days here with relatives and 

 friends. 



The spring trade seems to be fairly 

 under way at the retail seed counters, 

 and from present indications a good 

 season is just ahead. Those who were 

 looking for a backward spring on ac- 

 count of the open winter are not hav- 

 ing their fears realized so far. 



The tulips in the gardens have 

 pushed their leaves up several inches 

 above ground, and the grass is green 

 in the parks which are well filled with 

 people each warm day. The usual ar- 

 ticles on gardening are occupying 

 considerable space in the local papers, 

 and though winning the war is no 

 longer an inducement, the garden for 

 the garden's sake seems to be suffi- 

 cient incentive to plant. 



Philip Foley, president of the Foley 

 Greenhouse Manuf. Co., reports many 

 inquiries for prices, etc., on new 

 houses and expects business to do 

 back to normal in the near future. He 

 will open an office in the new State- 

 Lake building now nearing comple- 

 tion in the heart of the down-town dis 

 trict, where out-of-town visitors can 

 more easily reach him. Among his 

 newest orders is one from E. II 

 Mazey of Minneapolis, a former cus- 

 tomer, for an addition to his presi nt 

 range. 



The Chicago Florists' Club will give 

 its members a treat at its next meet- 

 ing, April 10th. T. Waters, chairman 

 of the Good of the Club Committee, 

 has arranged for a talk on salesman- 

 ship and costs by Hodgson .Tolly, a 

 very interesting speaker. A large at- 

 tendance is expected. 



Speaking of the sweet peas now 

 coming into the market, Allie Zech. 

 of Zech & Mann, says that he never 

 has handled finer ones at this season, 

 the stock being fully equal in size, 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleya* • 



Lilies. Longiflorum- • 



Lillet, Spfciomm 



Callas 



Freesia 



Roman Hyacinths 



SteTia •• 



Marguerites ■ 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Violets 



Narcissus 



Calendula 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



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5 milax 



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color and length of stem to the spring 

 blooming peas. Mrs. Zech is gaining 

 rapidly and it is hoped will be able 

 to leave the hospital soon. 



The largest grower of bulbous stock 

 in this vicinity is Sam Pearse. A 

 glance around for Easter stock here 

 shows 60,000 cold storage 1917 impor- 

 tation, giganteum lilies, which while 

 not very heavily budded are looking 

 fine, considering how long they have 

 been in storage. There are also a few 

 hundred 1918 Bermuda lilies which 

 are now yielding a good cut. Of 

 tulips Mr. Pearse is now cutting the 

 last of 150,000. These came across in 

 five lots, of which two lots were 

 almost a complete failure, a fact 

 which adds heavily to the costs and 

 for which the long time used in trans- 

 portation is mainly to blame. The 

 good prices bulbous flowers have sold 

 for during this season have helped to 

 compensate for the heavy losses in 

 bulbs. Four thousand Godfrey calla 

 lilies were tried here on account of 

 the shortage of Japan lilies and the 

 venture was a success in quality and 

 numbers. 



Of the narcissus forced 20,000 were 

 Emperor, 25,000 Golden Spur and 

 10,000 assorted, most of which did 

 well. Of the 65,000 iris forced here 

 25,000 tingitana are about through 

 blooming, 20,000 fili folia are just com- 

 ing into bloom and 20,000 Spanish 

 iris will come later. While prices of 

 bulbs have been high and losses 

 heavy the season is regarded as a good 

 one. 



It seems to the writer there is no 

 longer a question of the possibility of 

 producing bulbs in this country com- 

 mercially for Peter Pearson has 

 proved that it can be done, and he 

 now has half a million tulip bulbs and 

 several thousand narcissus, all of 

 which he has grown himself. When 

 he first announced his intention of 

 growing bulbs he was discouraged by 

 his friends in the trade, but his ex- 



periments on growing in the field for 

 propagating purposes are proving very 

 successful. Of the 10,000 tulip bulbs 

 of his own growing, forced this sea- 

 son, nearly all came with fine long 

 stems and perfect flowers, while the 

 30,000 imported ones produced smaller 

 flowers on shorter stems. His 5,000 

 narcissus, mostly Sir Watkins and 

 Emperor grown by himself had the 

 largest blooms and brought the high- 

 est prices in the market. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Frederic Carey of Kennett Square 

 looked in on us last week and seems 

 to be one of the carnation growers 

 of that section with a cheerful out- 

 look for the future. Among other 

 things we learned on good authority 

 is that he has placed a contract with 

 the Lord & Burnham Co. for two new 

 bouses each 28 by 125 ft. 



Alfred M. Campbell, the energetic 

 wholesaler and grower, has added a 

 new string to his bow. having leased 

 the Witmer greenhouses at Hatboro 

 where he will grow carnations and a 

 variety of other flowers. Mr. Lauterer, 

 late of the Heacock establishment, is 

 in charge and is enthusiastic over the 

 general outlook. He seems to have 

 the right idea for success: win out or 

 break a leg. 



August Wanjek, our old-time friend 

 at 26th and Lehigh, is going to branch 

 out a little this spring. In addition 

 to running his well established Phila- 

 delphia business in Flowers and 

 Decorations he has bought a piece of 

 land on Moreland Ave., adjoining 

 Willow Grove Park and is now busy 

 establishing a house there. He will 

 cater to all out doors in trees, shrubs 



I'ALMS TO HIRE: For decora- 

 tions at reasonable rates. Many will 

 find It cheaper and better to avail 

 themselies of our stocks rather than 

 buying outright. Write, phone or 

 wire. AUGl'ST WANJEK, 261S Le- 

 high Ave., Philadelphia. Specialist. 

 Flowers and Decorations. Auto 

 Service. 



