October 5, I9l2 



HORTICULTURE 



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"THE" FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



Be Ready for the Home Comers 



Your customers will be embellishing their homes with fresh Palms, Ferns, Rubbers, 

 and Plants of all kinds, and will want at once suitable receptacles to hold same. Be 

 ready for them. We especially recommend that you have a good display of 

 Plant Holders, Vases, Baskets, etc. 



But Especially Baskets 



We can supply these in all sizes from the little tumbler basket up to the big ones for 

 ten or twelve inch pots; and in all colors from plain willow and white enamel up to 

 the zenith which is our New French "Greunt," the premium antique and the love- 

 liest thing yet in baskets. We also recommend those other French Novelty Baskets 

 with ivory finish and flowered garlands. These give tone and distinction to your 

 display and are splendid sellers. (Jet acquainted. Send for "Our Silent Salesman." 



H. BAYERSDORFER <Sb CO. 



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FLORISTS' SUPPLY 



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1129 ARCH STREET 



PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 Trade Notes. 



A large basket of cattleyas makes a 

 strikingly beautiful center in the win- 

 dow at J. Mangel's store this week. 



A. Miller of the A. Henderson Co. 

 is assistant manager of the horticul- 

 tural department of the State Fair at 

 Springfield, 111. This fair is one of 

 the important events to florists in this 

 vicinity annually and this year will be 

 no exception. 



The chrysanthemum season as 

 usual calls for something suitable and 

 attractive for holding the long- 

 stemmed blooms. At the Alpha some 

 basket vases four feet tall have just 

 been received and the flowers have a 

 receptacle worthy of the big windows 

 they will occupy. 



A. Henderson Co. are still getting in 

 Dutch bulbs for their rapidly increas- 

 ing business. D. D. P. Roy, well- 

 known to the seed trade in both the 

 east and the west, is now connected 

 with this firm and will be another fac- 

 tor in making for its success. 



Chicago is having the usual number 

 of new retail stores this year. The 

 following are the latest ones: Henry 

 Paryzek. 1714 North avenue, Chicago; 

 B. J. Delinke, 2349 Chicago avenue; 

 The North Shore Floral Co. is the 

 name of a new store just opened by 

 B. J. Schmierer, for some time with 

 the Geo. Wittbold Co. at Buckingham 

 place. The store is located at 6566 

 Sheridan road. 



Personal. 



Geo. Stiles of the Stiles Floral Co., 

 Oklahoma City, Okla., is here with his 

 bride. 



Emil Middendorf and Wm. Parpart 



of the Chicago Carnation Co., left to- 

 day for Florida for an indefinite stay. 



D. D. Johnson has resigned his posi- 

 tion as manager of the United Fertili- 

 zer Co.. and the plant will soon be 

 moved to Morton Grove. 



Mr. and Mrs. Hess of Omaha, Neb., 

 reached Chicago October 1st on their 

 way home from Germany, where they 

 went with their children- five months 

 ago. The latter will remain in the 

 fatherland for study for some time. 



Among the week's visitors were Geo. 

 Collins, foreman for Henry Smith, 

 Grand Rapids, Mich.; Wm. F. Kasting, 

 Buffalo, N. Y.; John Bergstrom, Rock- 

 ford. 111.; M. S. Crozer, Cedar Rapids, 

 Iowa, on his way home from a Cana- 

 dian trip; Dan MacRorie and Angelo 

 J. Rossi of San Francisco, Cal. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Poway, Cal. — George C. Tyler, for- 

 merly in business in Idaho, is starting 

 a nursery here. 



Lebanon, Ind. — The Lebanon green- 

 houses have purchased the Oak Hill 

 greenhouses and will combine the two. 



Gardner, Mass. — The greenhouse of 

 M. A. Creed has been purchased by 

 Mrs. Addie I. Colburn, who will re- 

 move it to her greenhouses at Graham 

 and Richmond streets. 



North Easton, Mass. — John McFar- 

 land has just finished changing the 

 heating system of his houses from hot 

 water to steam and is well pleased 

 with its working on first trial. 



The Engelmann Botanical Club of 

 St. Louis will resume regular meetings 

 this month. Secretary Pring will ad- 

 vise members of the date and place of 

 meeting. 



DURING RECESS. 



Yonkers Football. 

 The adjoining estates of Thompson's 

 and Greystone at Yonkers, N. Y., are 

 keen rivals in many ways besides on 

 the exhibition tables. A football 

 match of unusual interest was played 

 between teams representing the two- 

 estates, Saturday, September 28th, on 

 the Thompson's ground. The teams 

 were very evenly matched throughout,. 

 Ellis scoring for Greystone after 20 

 minutes' play in the first half of the 

 game. No scoring took place in the- 

 second half, Greystone thus running, 

 out winners, one goal to nothing. 



Chicago Florists' Club. 

 The first game of the bowling league 

 of the Chicago Florists' Club took 

 place on the 24th at 29 W. Randolph 

 street. The following scores were re- 

 corded: 



AM. BEADTIBS. 

 J. F'rst'r, 183 176 174 

 Lazai-of, 103 132 203 

 Ki-.nuss, 136 177 184 



KILLARNEYS. 

 Price, 184 147 133 



I!ernk-e. 169 111 135 

 Ollinger. 143 113 132 



RICHMONDS. 

 J. Hbn'r, 133 153 159' 

 Rose, 146 158 166 



Farley, 183 185 162 



A, WARDS. 

 Bergmau, 188 117 138 

 Kr'chten, 113 131 167 

 Potocka, 133 150 118 



Cook County Florists' Association. 



Scores for the Cook County Florists' 

 Association last week's games were as 

 follows: 



CARNATIONS. 

 Lorman, 117 111 91 

 L'berm'n, 170 lOS 144 

 Armst'g, 142 14.5 115 

 Brunke, 94 138 149 

 A. Zeeh, 164 169 145 



VIOI.ETS. 

 A. Il'hn'r, 162 1.50 147 



ROSES. 

 Goeriscb, 143 122 120- 



Welsh. 

 Price, 

 Beyer, 

 Fischer, 



91 163 1.50 

 150 172 167 

 161 140 199 

 148 130 191 



Jacoli.-^, 

 A. Cole, 

 Schultz, 

 J. H'bn'r, 



141 127 91 

 132 116 143 

 160 155 160 

 192 129 161 



ORCHIDS. 

 Ross. 160 146 172 



Graff, 121 152 213 



Cohen, 107 118 136- 

 O.George, 136 134 104 

 J. Zech, 156 177 185- 



