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HORTI CULTURE 



August 17, 1912 



names of varieties are always interest- 

 ing to growers tlie writer secured 

 tliem. All other whites have given 

 way to White Perfection; for red. 

 Scarlet Glow and Beacon; dark pink, 

 Lawson and Mrs. C. W. Ward; light 

 pink, Winsor and Gloriosa; lighter 

 pink. Enchantress and Mayday. No 

 variegated. Hill's new red Commo- 

 dore is said to have all the points of a 

 good commercial variety in its tryout 

 so far. American Beauties, orchids, 

 sweet peas and lily of the valley fill 

 the remaining houses in Plant "A." 

 ■while Plant "B'' covers the thousands 

 of tea roses. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co. 

 Kroescholl Bros., whose boilers have 

 made their names famous; Charles, 

 William, Albert and Otto, founded the 

 business in l.STfi in their present lo- 

 cation at 440-472 West Erie St. The 

 firm has happily been spared most of 

 the ups and downs that come to many 



the very first of its kind in Chicago 

 in what was then Jefferson Park and 

 far to the noi'th of the city, but now 

 a valuable part of the city proper. The 

 two Budlongs who were the originators 

 of the business passed away a few 



Pkeu Laute.x.schlaiier. 



and has steadily developed a gigantic 

 business whose market is world-wide. 

 Fred Lautenschlager is right-hand man 

 here and is on half the convent'on 

 committees. 



John C. Moninger Co. 



The John C. Moninger Co. represent 

 64 years of effort to obtain the best 

 results in building commercial green- 

 houses and providing their equipment. 

 Their illustrated catalogues on the 

 materials and methods of building 

 modern greenhouses, boilers, pumps, 

 watering systems, etc., are full of 

 money-making knowledge. Franc C. 

 Moninger was the founder of the busi- 

 ness in 1848 on Kinzie street, where 

 the Leonard Seed Co.'s buildings now 

 stand. After the Civil War a new- 

 start was made on Hawthorn avenue, 

 and in 1890 John C. Moninger, son of 

 the founder, took hold of the business 

 and at his father's death three years 

 later succeeded him and with M. J. 

 Rupp and E. T. Kurowski, now com- 

 pose the present firm, with P. McKee 

 as manager. A visit to their place is 

 instructive and a cordial welcome is 

 always assured. 



Budlong's. 



J. A. Budlong's business was among 



Fred C. Price. Phil Schup. 



Wm. Horxbitrg. 



years ago and the next generation 

 took up the work. Phil Schup whose 

 wife is a daughter of one of tlie elder 

 Budlongs, is in charge of the store 

 and one of the heaviest shippers in 

 the city. His son Roswell Schup has 

 lately gone into the store making the 

 third generation. The small photo- 

 graph shows Fred Price, W^m. Hom- 

 burg and Phil Schup in their usual 

 happy frame of mind. 



Hoerber Bros. 



Hoerber Bros, at Desplaines, 111., 

 have the distinction of being the new- 

 est of the large wholesale places. A 

 strictly modern range of 20 houses 

 .300 feet long 's filled with sweet peas, 

 roses, carnations and chrysanthemums. 



The Hoerber Bros, are three in num- 

 ber; W. F., P. C. and J. L. and during 

 the four years since they started, have 

 built up a fine business. F. C. Hoerber 



DiCKIXSON. 



Secretary and Manaser of E. H. Hunt 

 Suppl.v House. 



is in the store at lfi2 N. Wabash Ave., 

 assisted by Harry Manheim who has 

 had many years' experience in the 

 trade. 



Peter Reinberg. 



The largest range of glass within 

 the city limits, 2,500,000 sq. ft., is that 

 of Peter Reinberg on N. Robey street, 

 whose business was started there 30 

 years ago and was then far out in the 

 country. The specialties here are roses, 

 carnations and Beauties and their im- 

 mense shipping trade reaches practi- 

 cally to all sections of the United 

 States and far into Canada. Mr. Reim- 

 berg is also active in politics. His 

 salesrooms at 30 E. Randolph street 

 have for several years been in charge 

 of Tim Matchen, a very capable young 

 man. 



Frank Oeschlin. 



JFrank Oechlin's is the show place of 

 t the; city. Once take a walk through 

 these houses and you will plan for 

 it each time you come to Chicago. 

 Everything in plants and eveiy plant 

 grown, as nearly a perfect specimen as 

 a plant can be, is what you will find. 

 Frank Oechslin was born in Switzer- 

 land but came to his adopted country 



Fr.v.nk Oech.slix. 



when a boy, spending several years in 

 the east, and going to Chicago in 1S91 

 where he worked for J. Kidwell. In 

 1898 he rented the greenhouse known 

 as the Garfield Park Floral Co., and 

 soon began the erection of his present 

 plant, which has grown yearly till now 

 he has 80.000 sq. ft. all devoted to 

 choice plants. Mr. Oechslin is a skill- 

 ful grower and his success is based 

 on the quality of the stock he sends 

 out. 



Chicago Carnation Co. 



The Chicago Carnation Co., is al- 

 ways counted as a Chicago institution 

 though its greenhouses are at Joliet. 

 Its output of choice carnations is 

 widely known. A. T. Pyfer, its man- 

 ager, is well known to all the trade 

 and through him the firm have gained 

 the reputation of being one of the 

 most liberal entertainers in this lo- 

 cality. Visitors are always welcome. 

 Sharp, Partridge & Co. 



For the past eleven years 2263-69 

 Lumber street has been of interest to 

 florists for here is wliere they have 

 secured the glass for their green- 

 houses. Sharp. Partridge & Co. have 

 won the confidence of the trade by 



