August 24, 1912 



HORTICULTURE 



271 



Standard Fump and Engiue Co., Cleveland, 

 0., water supply systems; B. F. Goodrich 

 Co., Akron, O., rubber hose; Revere Rubber 

 Co., Chelsea, Mass., Revere hose: Raed- 

 lein Basket Co.. Chicago, 111., flower bas- 

 kets; Detroit Flower Pot Co., Detroit. 

 Mich., flower pots; Jac Lederer, Chicago, 

 111., Peerless refrigerators; RoseTiUe Pot- 

 tery Co., Zanosville, O., decorative potter.v; 

 New York State College, Ithaca, N. Y., ex- 

 hibit of diseases of florists' crops; Uassett 

 & Washburn, Chicago, 111., cut flowers; 

 Philip L, Carbone, Boston, Mass., art china 

 and potter.v; Charles Eble, New Orleans, 

 La., palms; F. R. Piersou Co., Tarrytown- 

 on-Hudson, N. Y.. fine display of fall 

 bulbs; S. S. Pennock-Meehau Co., Phila., 

 Pa., superb display of ribbons; Holtou & 

 Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis., plants; Na- 

 tural Guano Co., Aurora, 111., guano; Lord's 

 Frost Proof Plant Box Co., Minneapolis, 

 Minn., new way flower and plant boxes; 

 E. & J. Farquhar & Co., Boston, Mass., 

 collection of bigh-class Dutch bulbs; Jack- 

 son & Perkins Co.. Newark, N. Y., plants 

 and shrubbery; Michell Seed House, Phila., 

 Pa., forcing bulbs and gladioli blooms; J. J. 

 Williams. Utica, N. Y., carnation tie; C. 

 Keur & Sons. Hillegom, Holland, Dutch 

 bulbs; Boston Florist Letter Co., Boston, 

 Mass., letters and inscriptions; Richmond 

 Cedar Works, Richmond, Va., plant tubs; 

 Frank Oeebslin, Chicago, 111., palms and 

 decorative plants; Knight & Struck, New 

 York, N. Y.. ericas; Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 Chicago, 111., decorative plants; William 

 Scott Co., BuCEalo, N. Y., Lorraine be- 

 gonias; H. N. Bruns, Chicago, 111., lily of 

 the valley; Sefton Manufacturing Co., Chi- 

 cago, 111., flower boxes; Oscar Leistner, 

 Chicago, 111., oak sprays; Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., Chicai-'O, 111., florists' supplies; Bo- 

 tanical Decorating Co., artificial flowers; 

 L. Baumann & Co., Chicago, 111., florists' 

 supplies; Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., 

 orchids; Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, Pa., 

 palms; Storrs & Harrison Co., Paiuesville, 

 C, florist plant stock; A. A. Arnold, Chi- 

 cago, flower boxes; George Wittbold Co., 

 Chicago, 111., specimen plants and ferns; 

 S. A. Anderson, Buffalo. N. Y., cyclamen 

 and Lorraine begonias; Robert Craig Co., 

 Phila., Pa., crotons of unrivalled beauty; 

 American Auxiliary Heating Co., Boston, 

 Mass., Castle automatic circulator; Reading 

 Iron Works, wrought iron pipe; Marehead 

 Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich., steam 

 traps; G. E. Travis Co., Henry, III., rocker 

 grates; John A. Evans, Richmond, Ind., 

 ventilating apparatus; A. Deitsch Co., Chi- 

 cago, 111., greenhouse material; John C. 

 Moninger Co., Chicago, 111., greenhouse 

 construction; Advance Co., Richmond. Ind., 

 ventilating apparatus; Hitehings & Co., 

 Elizabeth, N. J., greenhouse construction 

 and heating; Lord & Burnham Co., Irving- 

 ton. N. Y.. greenhouse construction; Amer- 

 ican Gladiolus Society, display of blooms; 

 Means & Thatcher, Boston, Mass., green- 

 house paint: Taughan's Seed Store, Chi- 

 cago, 111., extensive display of bulbs, gladio- 

 lus and gladiolus blooms; B. Hammond 

 Tracy, Wenham. Mass., gladioli; W. W. 

 Barnard Co., Chicago, 111., seeds, bulbs 

 and supplies; Pulverized Manure Co., Chi- 

 cago, 111., Wizard brand manures; United 

 Fertilizer Co., Chicago, III., Evergreen 

 brand fertilizer; Quaker City Rubber Co., 

 Phila., Pa., rubber hose; A. Hendei-son & 

 Co., Chicago, 111., seeds, plants and bulbs; 

 Lemon Oil Co., Baltimore, Md., insecti- 

 cides; Aphine Manufacturing Co., Madison, 

 N. J., insecticides and fungicides; Kroe- 

 schell Bros. Co., Chicago, 111., splendid ex- 

 hibit of boilers; George M. Garland Co., 

 Des Plaints. 111., greenhouse construction; 

 Foley Manufacturing Co., Chicago, 111., 

 greenhouse construction; Superior Machine 

 and Boiler Works, Chicago, 111., boilers. 



THE LADIES' S. A. F. 



The Ladies' Society o£ American 

 Florists liad a temporary office at the 

 door and thirty new members were se- 

 cured, malting a total membership in 

 good standing of about 300. The reg- 

 ular meeting of the society was held 

 in the Auditorium, Wednesday A. M., 

 and there was about 75 per cent, of 

 the members present, Mrs. Boone, 

 presiding. An address of welcome was 

 given in behalf of Chicago by Mrs. 

 John Worthy, after whose husband the 

 John Worthy School for Delinquent 

 Children was named, and whose found- 

 er, Mrs. Worthy, president of the Chi- 

 cago Woman's Out Door Art League. 

 Her remarks pertained to the great 



good the club had accomplished in Chi- 

 cago. Mrs. F. H. Traendly o£ New- 

 York responded and presented a bou- 

 quet of American Beauties to Mrs. 

 Worthy in behalf of the L. S. A. F. 

 The reading of the report of the sec- 

 retary and treasurer showed the socie- 

 ty to be in a gratifying condition nu- 

 merically and financially, and some 

 minor changes in the constitution were 

 made. It was also voted to provide 

 the secretary with an expense fund of 

 fifty dollars per year. The election of 

 officers followed Thursday morning. 

 Mrs. F. H. Traendly was elected presi- 

 dent, Mrs. C. M. Kellar, vice-president. 

 The other officers were re-elected. 



FLORISTS' TELEGRAPH DELIVERY 

 ASSOCIATION. 



On Wednesday afternoon the Flor- 

 ists' Telegraph Delivery Association 

 held a meeting and the following offi- 

 cers were elected: President, I. Berter- 

 mann; vice-president, W. F. Gude; 

 secretary, Albert Pochelon; treasurer, 

 W. L. Rock. The old board of direc- 

 tors were re-elected. 



CONVENTION NOTES. 



Maurice Fuld will address the Gar- 

 deners' Club, Lake Forest, next Tues- 

 day, on Gladioli and Dahlias. 



On Wednesday evening Fred Brown 

 delivered his lecture on floral design- 

 ing, which gave much pleasure. 



Wednesday afternoon a large party 

 went to Morton Grove on invitation of 

 Poehlmann Bros, to inspect their big 

 establishment. Another party of about 

 one hundred went to Maywood to visit 

 the A, F. Amling Co., and other estab- 

 lishments. They were taken by auto 

 to Elmhurst to visit Wendland and 

 Kleimmel and then back to Forest 

 Park for supper. 



The attendance of ladies at the con- 

 vention was noticeably strong, a good 

 proportion being members of the L. S. 

 A. P. They were given a cordial wel- 

 come as soon as they stepped into the 

 Coliseum and a committee immediately 

 took charge of them. Mrs. Boone, of 

 Baltimore, and Mrs. Maynard, of De- 

 troit, president and secretary of the 

 Ladies' S. A. F., were given a delight- 

 ful treat on Wednesday. Two hundred 

 and twenty-five were at the Audi- 

 torium in response to an invitation to 

 lunch at the South Shore Country Club, 

 and traverse the 53 miles of boulevard 

 connecting the Chicago parks, in auto- 

 mobiles. A more delightful trip could 

 scarcely be found and a perfect day 

 added to the enjoyment. 



NEW YORK TO CHICAGO. 



The usual happy crowd was in evi- 

 dence when "The Mohawk" train 

 pulled out of the Grand Central Sta- 

 tion on Monday A. M., under the ex- 

 perienced guidance of Frank Traendly 

 There were not so many as on some 

 former occasions, but counting the 

 ladies, they numbered close to half a 

 hundred — a good showing when it is 

 remembered that reduced rates are no 

 longer granted by the railroads. The 

 trip was without special interest. A 

 mild, companionable hilarity prevailed, 

 but the boisterousness of the memor- 

 able trip to the first Chicago conven- 

 tion twenty-five years ago was absent 

 and it is very evident that the florists 

 of today have their predecessors 

 beaten to a standstill when it comes 

 to civilization. A fine array of re- 



Horseshoe Brand Lily Bulbs 



The crops of all early forcing lily bulbs 

 of good quality are very short this year, 

 owing to a lack of rain at the proper time. 

 At such times many bulbs of inferior qual- 

 ity find a ready sale in the market. Those 

 who want good lily bulbs should therefore 

 not delay a day in placing their orders. 

 The following are the revised prices for 

 Horseshoe Brand bulbs, the best produced 

 in the World. Immediate delivery. 



LILIUM H.\RKISII. 



Frnm the celebrated Stephens Bros, fields. 

 Size 5/7 in., $1.3.0ii per case of 400 bulbs. 

 0/7 in., l:3..50 per case of 333 bulljs. 

 All larger sizes are sold. 



LILICM FORMOSUM. 



Excellent stock — extra in size and quality. 



Size 6/S in.. $20.00 per case of 400 bulbs. 



7/9 in., 22.50 per case of .300 bulbs. 



8/10 in., 22.50 per case of 2,50 bulbs. 



O/IO in.. 22.00 per case of 200 bulbs. 



9/11 in., 19.80 per case of 180 bulbs. 



" 10/11 in., 18.00 per case of 150 bulbs. 



" 11/13 in., 18.00 per case of 120 bulbs. 



We advise early orders — very limited stock. 



I-ILIIIM GIGANTEUM— (to arrive soon). 

 Size 6/8 in., $16.00 per case of 400 bulbs. 

 7/S in., 16.00 per case of 350 bulbs. 

 7/9 in., 16.00 per case of 300 bullis. 

 8/10 in., 22.50 per case of 230 bulbs. 

 9/10 in., 22.00 per case of 200 bulbs. 

 9/11 in., 21.60 per case of 180 bulbs. 

 " lO/n in., 22..50 per case of 130 bulbs. 

 " 11/13 in.. 24.00 per case of 120 bulbs. 

 The above Giganteum are from tlie finest 

 fields in Japan. Prices on Auratum. Rub- 

 rum. Magniflcum. Album, etc., etc., upon 

 application. 



FRENCH BUIiBS. 



From tlie celebrated fields of Martial 

 Breniond, world's largest grower of French 

 Bulbs. 



Paper White Grandiflora. 



Per 1.000 Per 10,000 

 1.'. cm. and up. Ii;8.00 .$73.00 



14 cm. and up, 10.00 90.00 



13 cm. and up, 13.00 120.00 



Prices are F. O. B. New Y'ork City, duty 

 paid, terms three montlis or 2 per cent, ten 

 days. A special discount of 5 per cent, will 

 be .crr.inted only when cash accompanies 

 the order. 



M'rite for the Book o/ Bulbology. 



Not How Cheap 

 But How Good 



Ralph M. Ward & Go. 



71 Murray Street 

 NEW YORK CITY 



freshments had been thoughtfully pro- 

 vided, and attention to this depart- 

 ment divided with discussions on the 

 proposed changes in by-laws attracted 

 the attention of the members. One 

 car was filled with gentlemen only, 

 the ladies with their escorts being ac- 

 commodated in the other. 



BOSTON TO CHICAGO. 



E. Allan Peirce succeeded in getting a 

 nice carload of Bostonians for the con- 

 vention trip and the start was made 

 in good form on Sunday afternoon 

 from the South Station, despite a 

 pouring rain. 



Rochester, N. Y. — To commemorate 

 the consolidation of the various con- 

 cerns interested in the Vick consolida- 

 tion plans are being made to hold a 

 "Vick-Pick-Nick," the officers for which 

 are announced as follows: 



Schuyler Arnold, chairman; Miss 

 Burns, chairmaness; Miss Klotz, chalr- 

 manee; Miss Gage, chairmanest; Al- 

 bert Vick- vice-chairman; Mort Ho- 

 gan, assistant chairman; Stephen 

 Peachy, lieutenant chairman. 



