July 20, 1912 



HORTIOULTUEE 



85 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 New Roses Seen in Chicago Now. 



As the summer advances and the 

 hot weather puts all stock to a severe 

 test, It is interesting to note the effect 

 upon the several comparatively new 

 varieties of roses being tried here. 

 Poehlmann Bros, are always ready to 

 devote time and space to new varieties 

 and just now Lady Hillingdon is seen 

 on their counters. If a rose that holds 

 its color without fading and is carried 

 on a two and a half and three-foot 

 stem is a success, then Lady Hilling- 

 don is one. In the store it is said this 

 rose had been considered doubtful, but 

 that it holds up well in color, foliage 

 and stem in a July crop causes the 

 verdict to be favorable. 



Prince de Bulgarie (also called Mrs. 

 Taft and Antoine Rivoire) is now 

 proving a better shipper than Kil- 

 larney, having more body. Killarney 

 Queen is promising well, keeping good 

 color in this hot weather. Double 

 Pink Killarney is coming now in large 

 quantities and on account of its extra 

 petals make an excellent summer 

 shipper. Mr. Poehlmann says Melody 

 helped out finely in June when yellow 

 is so much needed and so little to be 

 had, but loses its color later. Mrs. 

 Aaron Ward has held up better, its 

 color being strong enough while still 

 in bud, though fading when the flower 

 opened. 



Personal. 

 Roswell Schupp is at Lake Geneva. 



B. B. Bassett is reported as improv- 

 ing. 



Charlotte Paradise leaves Saturday 

 for Glen, Mich. 



Adolph Benesh of Winterson's is 

 taking a trip through Illinois. 



W. J. Nissen is the new bookkeeper 

 at Chicago Flower Growers' Associa- 

 tion. 



Miss Amy Schultz, from, J. A. Bud- 

 long's office, is spending a month in 

 Colorado. 



A. L. Vaughan and family are at 

 Freemont, Mich., where report says 

 the fishing is excellent. 



C. N. Dickinson and son, Donald, 

 are in Michigan looking up a camp- 

 ing place for the Boy Scouts. 



Prank Potocka and Miss Wallace 

 are no longer connected with the Chi- 

 cago Flower Growers' Association. 



J. P. Sinner, who has a severe case 

 of blood poisoning in his arm is con- 

 sidered better but not yet out of 

 danger. 



H. C. Wulbrandt has returned from 

 a southern trip in which he invested 

 in southern land. Mr. and Mrs. Wul- 

 brandt are now leaving for a month's 

 visit in their old home in Nebraska. 



D. D. Johnson of the United Fertili- 

 zer Co., left Tuesday for Atlantic City, 

 N. J., to attend the American Fertili- 

 zer Convention, July 15-19. Mr. John- 

 son will visit several eastern cities in 

 the interest of his company before re- 

 turning. 



Visitors— Chas. Graham, Cleveland, 

 0.; Mr. Joy of Joy Floral Co.; Mem- 

 phis. Tenn.; J. J. LeBorius, Duluth, 

 Minn.; A. F. Barbee, Kansas City, Mo. 



The Senate Committee on Agricul- 

 ture has made a favorable report on 

 Senator Burnham's bill authorizing 

 the Secretary of Agriculture to create 

 an Horticultural Commission with 

 powers to enforce quarantine regula- 

 tions against plant diseases and insect 

 pests. 



WASHINGTON NOTES. 



Walter Hawley has left for New 

 York where he will visit his parents, 

 later going to Boston to finish a four 

 weeks' vacation. 



Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Small, Jr., 

 have sent out cards announcing the 

 marriage of their daughter Madison to 

 Mr. H. B. Leary, Jr., which took place 

 on the lawn of their «ountry home, 

 Longmeadow, at North Chevy Chase, 

 Md., last week. The young couple, 

 upon their return from a bridal tour, 

 will take up their residence for a time 

 at Longmeadow. 



Preparations have practically been 

 completed for the holding of the joint 

 outing of the Florists' Club of Wash- 

 ington and the Kallipolis Grotto, a 

 Masonic organization which numbers 

 among its members many florists, at 

 Chesapeake Beach next week. The 

 principle features scheduled is the 

 baseball game between the two and the 

 field and track events. One thousand 

 tickets have been distributed by the 

 florists themselves and it is expected 

 that fully one-half of the holders of 

 these tickets will attend. 



A bill has been introduced into the 

 House of Representatives which, if it 

 becomes a law, will close up all the 

 florists stores within the District of 

 Columbia on Sundays. By the terms 

 of the Bill, "any person, firm or cor- 

 poration, who shall follow their usual 

 avocation or work at their ordinary 

 calling on the Sabbath Day, excepting 

 works of charity and necessity, shall 

 be punished as for a misdemeanor." 

 Floral work cannot be called a charity 

 or a necessity and so they would fall 

 within the meaning of the law. Other 

 trades would also be so hit and a 

 lively opposition to the bill may be ex- 

 pected. 



At a meeting of the joint congres- 

 sional committee on the library held 

 on Monday last, C. Leslie Reynolds 

 was named as superintendent of the 

 Botanical Gardens to take the place of 

 the late William R. Smith, and plans 

 for the enlarging of the scope of the 

 Gardens were discussed. Mr. Reynolds 

 the newly appointed superintendent 

 started in the government employ as 

 a page at the capitol. In March, 1873, 

 he secured his transfer to the Botan- 

 ical Gardens as a messenger boy, later 

 becoming an apprentice and, after 

 many advances, assistant superintend- 

 ent. In recent years, while the late 

 Wiliam R. Smith was in such feeble 

 health, he has acted as superintendent 

 and showed that the past thirty-nine 

 years of his service fully warranted 

 his being placed in charge. Personally, 

 he will make but very few changes, 

 preferring to carry on the work as 

 outlined by his predecessor. As the 

 work of the Botanical Gardens is more 

 or less limited by a lack of space, it 

 is possible that sooner or later a new 

 location wil be looked for. Sites in 

 Rock Creek and Potomac Parks have 

 been suggested but no definite action 

 towards securing them has been taken 

 nor will anything be done this year. 



Horseshoe Brand LilyBulbs 



Prices for Cold Storage Bnlbs, f.a.b. 



New York. 



GIGANT£CM. 



8/10 In. at 125.00 per case of 250 bulbi. 

 10/11 In. at 22.50 per caae of 160 bnlbs. 

 11/12 In. at 22.00 per cage of 130 bolbi 

 11/13 In. at 22.00 per cage of 120 bilba. 



No other sizes for gale. 

 Prices for fresh bulbs — fall dellTery, IMt. 

 GIOANTECM. 

 Cage Per Per Per 



Size. Contents. Case. 1,000. 10,000. 



6/8 In. 400 $16.00 $35.00 |mot 



7/9 In. 300 16.00 50.08 480 00 



8/10 In. 250 22.50 90.00 800.00 



9/10 In. 200 22.00 UO.OO 1000.00 



FORMOSUM. 

 6/8 In. 400 $16.00 $40.00 $350.09 



1/9 in. 300 18.00 60.00 550.00 



8/10 In. 250 20.00 80.00 750.00 



9/10 In. 200 17.00 85.00 800.00 



./9lD. chiefly red-stems, at $21.00 per cage 



MULTIFLORUM. 



6/8 In. 400 $16.00 $40.00 $350.00 



7/91n. 300 15.00 50.00 48000 



8/10 In. 250 20.00 80.00 75000 



9/10 In. 200 18.00 90M SSOioO 



STEPHENS HARRISII. 

 i^Zl ^ *12.00 cash, $15.00 per cage on credit 

 ^',L, „™ 13.00 cash, 14.00 per case on credit 

 7/9" 200 15.00 cash, 16.00 per case on credit 

 Prices on other sizes and varieties upon 

 application. All prices duty paid, f.o.b. 

 New \0Tk. Japan bulbs for fall shipment 

 can also be delivered at same prices, f.o.b. 

 Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Memphig. 

 or Pacific Ports. Send for the Book of 

 Bulbology. 



IN BANKRUPTCY. 



Seattle, Wash. — A petition in bank- 

 ruptcy has been filed by F. L. Ziegler, 

 8 South Lincoln street. Assets ?8,136, 

 liabilities ^6,607. 



Lynn, IVIass. — Walter B. Thompson, 

 florist, has filed a petition in bank- 

 ruptcy. Liabilities |2,375, assets |225. 



Not How Cheap 

 But How Oood 



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 NEW YORK CITY ; J 



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Well Established — Clomps Can Be Divided. 



The following varieties are offered for early 



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 Pteris Wimsetti Pteris .^diantoides 

 Pteris Wilson! Pteris Wimsetti Multiceps 



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Pteris Hastata Pteris Cretica Albo-Eineata 

 Pteris Magniflca Cvrtomium Falcatnm 

 Pteris Serrulata Aspidium Tsnssimense 

 $2.00 per flat— 20 flats or more $1.75 per flat 



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