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HOETICULTUKE 



November 25, 1916 



NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE 



CHICAGO 



The American Bulb Co. are busy as 

 bees in their limited quarters, but 

 stock moves so rapidly the small space 

 does not matter. Just now winter ber- 

 ries are a special feature and every- 

 thing in the way of basKets are filling 

 the counters. 



Miss L. A. Tonner has returned from 

 Baconton, Ga., where she went to over- 

 see the harvesting of the crop of pecans 

 from the groves belonging to herself 

 and sisters. Miss Tonner sells pecan 

 orchards in addition to her wholesale 

 cut flower and supply business. 



Word has been received that the 

 Christmas schooner, the Rouse Sim- 

 mons, in charge of Mrs. Schunemann. 

 is on its way with the usual load of 

 Christmas greens. Mr. Schunemann 

 lost his life on this boat three years 

 ago and his widow and daughter took 

 up the business. 



A. Henderson reports the bulb 

 season practically closed and stock has 

 cleaned up well. He says all importa- 

 tions of lily of the valley pips must 

 come from Holland this year, and as 

 the Holland bulbs have never been re- 

 garded equal to the German it is for 

 the growers this year to observe extra 

 care in order to make up for it. 



At Poehlmann Bros, everytliing is in 

 readiness for a banner year in the 

 supply department and orders are be- 

 ing placed for holiday stock. It seems 

 as if the popularity of baskets is great 

 er than ever and there are variations 

 to suit all tastes. In the cut flower dp 

 partment chrysanthemums are still 

 holding their own and will for some 

 time. Orchids are scarce now. but they 

 are expected to be in .good -supply for 

 the holidays. 



Chicago visitors to the Chrysanthe- 

 mum Show at Urbana. say the Univers- 

 ity of Illinois showed three hundred 

 varieties of chrysanthemums, making 

 a fine display. The florieultural de- 

 partment of the big school is attracting 

 many students, a fact which augurs 

 well for the florists of the near future. 

 After completing the course, these stu- 

 dents usually go out and take any 

 position available witli large growers, 

 where they add exucrience to their 

 scientific training, before going into 

 business for themselves. 



That the German two-year-old lily of 

 the valley bulbs will produce just as 

 large and strong stems with equally 

 large bells as the one-year pips, is the 

 statement of Phil Schupp. manager of 

 the J. A. Budlong Co.'s wholesale store, 

 and he backs up the assertion by show- 

 ing the stock received from their 

 greenhouses each day. He says, how- 

 ever, that the loss is much greater in 

 the pips and the advanced price this 

 year makes the profit no more than in 

 other years when lily of the valley sold 

 for three and four cents. The Budlong 

 Co. has enough of the German pips to 

 last till .Tune next. 



The following is a copy of a letter 

 which has been sent out by Fred Lau- 

 tenschlager: 



"At the nieetlnp of the Chlc.igo Florists' 

 Club at the Hotel Morrison, November IBth, 

 my name was plaeert in nomination for 

 president, an honor I deeplv appreciate. 



"As the name of one of my dear friends 

 was also placed in nomination for this 

 office, I have decided to request that my 

 name be withdrawn in this cunuection, in 

 order to make unanimous the nomination 

 and the election of my esteemed friend, Mr. 

 \Vm. H. Amling. of Maywood, 111., for 

 president of the Chicago Florists' Club. 



"Mr. Wm. H. Amling is a gentleman of 

 noble character, one who is truly regardful 

 for the interests of others, and one who has 

 at heart the best interests of this Club. 

 He is a gentleman who is capable of ful- 

 filling the office as president with credit 

 and honor." 



PHILADELPHIA 



Paul Huebner has just returned 

 from a visit to Rutherford, N. J., and 

 speaks very highly of the foliage and 

 ornamental plants seen on his visit, es- 

 pecially of those at the establishment 

 of the .lulius Roehrs Co. 



Samuel S. Pennock. John H. Dodds 

 and Robert Craig went from Philadel- 

 phia to Baltimore to help in the judging 

 department of the "Maryland Week," 



One Day Earlier 



On account of the Thanksgiv- 

 ing Holiday falling upon our reg- 

 ular Press Day, HORTICUL- 

 TURE will go to press on 

 Wednesday afternoon, November 

 29, one day earlier than usual. 



Advertisers and Correspon- 

 dents will please take due no- 

 tice. Communications of imme- 

 diate importance may be tele- 

 graphed "Press Rate. Collect," 

 up to Wednesday noon. 



which included a flower show. The 

 daily press of Baltimore showed them 

 in the limelight photographically the 

 next day. One of these pictures is 

 worth reproducing for reasons which 

 will appear later, so we have a copy 

 under way for Horticultube. 



A meeting of the American Rose 

 Society attended by about twenty of 

 the active executive members, mostly 

 local but four or five from a distance, 

 was held in the P. H. S. library on 

 the 22nd inst. The special business 

 was to arrange for the national rose 

 show to be held in Philadeljihia next 

 spring. President Samuel S. Pennock 

 occupied the chair and Secretary 

 Hammond was also on hand. A full 

 official report of the proceedings will 

 follow, in due course. 



President Samuel S. Pennock. of the 

 American Rose Society, was much 

 pleased on the 18th inst when he re- 

 ceived another $100 subscription to the 

 guarantee fund for the great National 

 Rose Show, which is to be held in 

 Philadelphia next spring. This makes 

 now the full amount of five thousand 

 dollars wliicli is considered ample 

 backing for an interprise of commun- 

 ity importance, but they are not going 

 to stoji at that and more guarantees 

 will be welcome. Come on in with 

 your hundred. The next executive 

 '"eeting will be held at Horticultural 

 Hall on the 22nd inst, and more foun- 

 dation work, broad and deep, will be 

 instituted. 



WASHINGTON 



Among the judges of the Baltimore 

 flower show was David J. Grillbortzer, 

 ex-president of the Florists' Club of 

 Washington. 



The District Commissioners have ap- 

 pointed Clifford Lanham, assistant 

 superintendent of trees and parkings, 

 as superintendent to succeed his 

 father, the late Trueman Lanham. Mr. 

 Lanham is a very capable man and has 

 a thorough knowledge of forestry and 

 horticulture. 



The delivery automobile operated by 

 John McCabe was badly damaged last 

 week when a big touring car crashed 

 into it from in back. Young McCabe. 

 who works for his father. M. J. Mc- 

 Cabe. escaped unhurt but several of 

 the passengers in the pleasure car re- 

 ceived serious injuries. The driver of 

 the latter was arrested. 



The office of the assessor of the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia is distributing sched- 

 ules to be filled out by the florists and 

 returned to enable the District govern- 

 ment to arrive at the proper tax to be 

 assessed each for the rental of vaults 

 under the sidewalks and streets. The 

 Commissioners are directed to assess 

 and collect rent for all space eccupied 

 under the sidewalks. 



The Washington florists are co- 

 operating in the movement for the con- 

 servation of wrapping paper suggested 

 by the Washington Evening Star. 

 There is absolutely no need for the 

 wrapping of flower boxes, yet some of 

 the stores do this before making even 

 a wa.gon delivery. Attention is also 

 being paid by the florists to the use of 

 tissue and waxed paper, both exceed- 

 ingly hard to get and the price ex- 

 cessively higll. 



At the annual session of the National 

 Grange. P. of H.. in Washington on 

 November 14. Richard Vincent, .Tr.. 

 Maryland's distinguished citizen, of 

 Whitemarsh, Md., was appointed on 

 the committee to receive President 

 Wilson and family and escort them to 

 the hall. This unique honor was grace- 

 fully carried out by Mr. Vincent, he 

 escorting the President, and President 

 D. Patterson of the Maryland Agricul- 

 tural College escorting Mrs. Wilson, 

 while the audience stood and the band 

 played "Hail to the Chief." 



The bureau of plant industry of the 

 Department of Agriculture is planning 

 for an amaryllis show to be held dur- 

 ing the latter part of February or first 

 of March. This will prove an unpre- 

 cedented treat for the flower lovers of 

 Washington, and the hundreds of thou- 

 sands of people who will come here to 

 view the inaugural parade. It is ex- 

 pected that there will be 1.500 bloom- 

 ing plants in the display. It is said 

 that the show will be distinctive also 

 in that these are all seedling plants 

 and are crosses from some of the best 

 blooms in the exhibition of four years 

 ago. 



The event of the week in Washing- 

 ton was the chrysanthemum show at 

 the store of C.ude Bros. Company. 

 This is conceded to be the finest ever 

 held by the firm and certainly the at- 



