December 30. 1916. 



HORTICULTUEE 



885 



MAPRY IMENA/ YEAR 



We extend to all who read Horticulture our best wishes for happiness 



and prosperity. Don't forget that when you stock up on Bayersdor- 



fer & Co.'s goods you are getting 



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In Endless Variety, Home Manufacture and 

 Imported. Everything in Florists' Requisites. 



Stock up now and have the goods to show customers. Send for prices and 



see how much you can do with a little money when you go straight to 



headquarters- THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and 

 Importers 



1129 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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CHICAGO. 



August Jurgens was operated on lor 

 appendicitis at the Alexian Bros. Hos- 

 pital last week. He is said to be doing 

 nicely. 



Gus Martial, who was for eight 

 years witli Reed & Keller in New York, 

 Is now in the supply department of 

 Poehlmann Bros. 



The tendency of prices to soar has 

 not missed the supply houses. Ruscus 

 is bringing 75c and $1.00 per pound, 

 wholesale, and statice $2.50 per pound. 



The Mrs. Shawyer rose has not been 

 a success to many growers here, but 

 F. P. Benthey Is now getting splendid 

 results from this variety at New 

 Castle, Ind. 



Albert Cole, proprietor of the Colum- 

 bus Flower Shop, and American Beau- 

 ty man for the B. C. Amling Co., is 

 back to his duties after several days 

 on the sick list. 



At Poehlmann Bros, supply depart- 

 ment it has been necessary for the 

 force to work evenings and Sundays 

 in order to get out the shipping orders, 

 so great has been the demand for the 

 holidays. 



The American Bulb Co. is receiving 

 gratifying reports from its traveling 

 salesmen. Their attractive corsage 

 accessory known as tricatine. is taking 

 well with tlie trade. These are gold 

 or silver. 



At J. A. Budlong's some of the fin- 

 est Milady roses coming into this mar- 

 ket are seen. The heads are large 

 and the stems fully four feet long, 

 while the color is all that could be de- 

 sired in a red rose. Miss Marie Siet- 

 mann is now with this firm as assistant 

 bookkeeper and stenographer. 



Extreme temperature caused some 



eastern Christmas stock to come into 

 Chicago frozen. The loss was mostly 

 in plants. This was particularly un- 

 fortunate when the plant supply was 

 inclined to be sliort. For some days 

 tlie thermometer registered several de- 

 grees below zero. 



Much interest has been shown in 

 the trial of Nicholas Moga, gardener 

 for the Saddle and Cycle Club, ac- 

 cused of murdering William Ulrey, 15 

 years old, by throwing a pair of shears 

 at him for trespassing on the grounds. 

 There was no question as to his guilt, 

 hut the jury was locked 11 to 1 for 

 conviction, and was discharged. A new 

 trial will follow. 



BOSTON. 



Robbins Bros, of Cambridge have 

 leased a 125 foot greenhouse in Brigh- 

 ton and after making extensive alter- 

 ations, intend to conduct business 

 there, starting after January 15. 



East Boston may now boast of an- 

 other thoroughly modern and up-to- 

 the-minute florists' shop. William J. 

 Flynn has hung his sign out in Day 

 Square and from all appearances the 

 venture should be highly successful. 



W. A. Riggs, Auburndale's popular 

 florist, has just recovered from an 

 acute attack of rheumatism. Mr. Riggs 

 has been confined to his home for over 

 two weeks, the busiest of the year, 

 and consequently his business has 

 suffered as well as he himself. 



Thomas Connors, an old timer at the 

 florist game is now connected with 

 J. Newman of Tremont street. Martin 

 I.ally, Newman's manager had a seri- 

 ous attack of tonsilitis just prior to 

 the Christmas I'ush and consequently 

 Mr. Connors fitted into the temporary 

 vacancy very nicely. 



PERSONAL 



We regret to hear of the illness of 

 F. C. Weber, Sr.. of St. Louis and hope 

 he will have an early recovery. 



Luther Burbank and his secretary. 

 Miss Elizabeth Waters, were married 

 at San Francisco on December 21. 

 This is Mr. Burbank's second mar- 

 riage. 



Mr. Woodward, of the Lord & Burn- 

 ham Co.. left Philadelphia on the 22nd 

 to pass the holidays at his old home 

 in New Hampshire. About the 2nd or 

 3rd of .Tanuary he will start for Chi- 

 cago to take up his new duties there 

 with the same firm. We bespeak for 

 him, and for his genial chief. Mon- 

 tague Wright, the distinguished con- 

 sideration of the trade in the Windy 

 City. Both gentlemen have made good 

 here in the Quaker City, and we part 

 with regret and best wishes for their 

 future welfare in their new field. 



THE BIRD TREATY. 



At the State Department in Wash- 

 ington last Thursday an absolutely 

 novel event was staged. This was 

 the exchange of ratifications by Am- 

 bassador Spring-Kico and Secretary 

 Lansing of the treaty between Great 

 Britain and the United States for the 

 protection of insectivorous birds on 

 both sides of the Canadian boundary. 



.\nd why not a treaty for the saving 

 of these valuable friends of all the 

 nations? They are far more worthy 

 of international action than many 

 other subjects of treaties. May this 

 first agreement of the sort not be the 

 last. 



— Boston Post. 



NEW CORPORATION. 

 Woburn, Mass. —Andersen Conserva- 

 tories, capital stock. $30,000. Incorpo- 

 rators. M. P. Andersen. 100 Pearl St.. 

 Woburn; J. C. Thompson and G. E. 

 Parker. 



