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HORTICULTURE 



December 9, 191C 



NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE 



CHICAGO. 



■•Jimmy" Anderson, a well-known 

 buyer in the Chicago market for many 

 years, passed away last Saturday 

 evening. 



The books of the Chicago Flower 

 Growers' Association show an increase 

 of 35 per cent, in its November sales 

 over those of last year. 



An accident which resulted in the 

 death of Carl A. Jenson took place 

 December 3, when he was struck by a 

 train at Hubbard Woods. Mr. Jensen 

 was a landscape gardener. 



Zech & Mann have been particularly 

 fortunate in their growers, who have 

 kept them supplied with as choice 

 stock as could be found anywhere 

 during the chysanthemum season. 



Among the down-town florists who 

 rejoice in a good November business 

 is the Washington Flower Market, 

 which Charlie Rogers says ran $30(i 

 ahead of the same month last year. 



The Foley Greenhouse Manuf. Co. 

 closes its fiscal year Dec. 1st and 

 James Foley, secretary, is workin,; 

 hard at the books. P. J. Foley, presi- 

 dent of the company, is on a trip 

 through the south. 



Mr. and Mrs. Chas. T. Neiglich, 854 

 N. State street, have the sympathy of 

 the trade in the loss of their daughter. 

 Vera Alice, aged 14, on Sunday last. 

 The funeral took place from the Grace 

 M. E. church. Dec. 5th. Interment was 

 in Rosehill. 



As the result of getting California 

 flowers into the Chicago market, some- 

 thing which was done very extensive- 

 ly with chrysanthemums this fall, a 

 new wholesale house has opened on 

 the fourth floor in the Atlas Block, 

 known as the Southern California 

 Flower Market. 



A look in the ice boxes at the Chica- 

 go Flower Growers' Association would 

 convince anyone that the Wellworth 

 Farms are producing Milady roses that 

 have no superior in the market. 

 Ophelia and Mrs. Russell, so much in 

 demand, are both grown very nearly 

 to perfection by Fred Stielow for this 

 firm. 



A splendid sample of Oklahoma 

 mistletoe was seen on the market. It 

 was all in one piece, symmetrical in 

 form and weighed six pounds. It was 

 covered with berries which were re- 

 markably fresh considering the piece 

 had been cut for three weeks. If this 

 is anything like what we are to have 

 for the holidays American mistletoe 

 will sell at sight. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. has just added 

 another seven-ton motor tnick to car- 

 ry coal from the cars to Plant "B." 

 Their contract calls for 47,000 tons of 

 coal and because of a shortage of cars 

 delivery was bold up and Mr. Poehl- 

 mann was obliged to buy at a direct 

 loss to the firm of $8000 last week. 

 Mr. Poehlmann received a wireless 

 message today that a shipment of lily 

 of the valley piris bad been seized en 

 route by an English vessel. It Is 



likely they will not reach this country, 

 but If so the transfer will probably 

 ruin them. 



Three extensions to the greenhouses 

 of the University of Chicago have just 

 been completed by the J. C. Moninger 

 Co. The company anticipates a busy 

 season next year in greenhouse build- 

 ing, for the florists have had a good 

 year and naturally many will increase 

 their area of glass. Then too, the 

 probability of further advance in price 

 of materials will make early placing 

 of orders seem the wise thing to do. 

 Frank and Ed. Washburn of Blooming- 

 ton, 111. have just placed an order with 

 the J. C. Moninger Co. for two new 

 houses 34 x 150 ft. 



lily of the valley pips which were put 

 into storage and 800,000 more are ex- 

 pected. 



Christmas Stock at Poehlmann's. 



A visit to the Poehlmann Bros. 

 plant at Morton Grove, 111., found the 

 outlook for Christmas stock most en- 

 couraging. Azaleas were coming into 

 bloom, cyclamen were a most attrac- 

 tive sight in 5. 6 and 7-inch pots, while 

 a large stock of begonias and poinset- 

 tias, always so much in demand for 

 the holidays, were making a splendid 

 showing. The carnation houses give 

 evidence that a big crop will be on 

 for Christmas, the stock consisting of 

 200. OOO plants of Beacon and Cham- 

 pion for red; Enchantress, Ward, Ake- 

 hurst and Alice for pink; White Per- 

 fection, White Enchantress. White 

 Wonder and Matchless for white. In 

 roses the stock includes all the usual 

 varieties and American Beauty and 

 Mrs. Russell will be especially fine. 

 This firm has just received 266,000 



BOSTON. 



Ralph Silva, a prominent local flor- 

 ist, has accepted a position with G. A. 

 Comerford, of Bethlehem, Pa. 



John J. Cassidy, the Beacon street 

 florist, is one of the twelve candidates 

 for the three three-year terms in the 

 City Council. 



The wedding of Julia Conley, of 

 South Boston, and William Cheney, 

 who for some time was employed by 

 Martin Touhy, the florist, took place 

 Wednesday, November 29. 



The question of the nomenclature of 

 plants, botanical and popular and the 

 effects of changes in same was a pro- 

 lific subject for discussion at the De- 

 cember meeting of the Horticultural 

 Club of Boston. On the table were 

 handsome vases of roses, Francis 

 Scott Key from E. Allan Peirce and 

 Cleveland from L. J. Reuter. 



The first state experimental station 

 for market gardeners will open in Lex- 

 ington next spring, and much interest 

 is being manifested in it by market 

 gardeners of Greater Boston, for they 

 feel that the state can render them 

 much help in fighting various diseases 

 of plant life and in using modern 

 methods of raising crops. The station 

 will be located off Reed street in North 

 Lexington on a part of what is known 

 as the Vail Farm. There are 12 acres 

 in the tract. The station will be con- 

 ducted under the direction of the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College 



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