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HOKTICULTURB 



November 30, 1912 



THE NEW GOLD MEDAL ROSE 



MRS. CHARLES RUSSELL 



kf,THis Giant'fForcing Rose is an American Seedling 



raised at the WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES, and has been tested in 

 our houses for several years. It has proved to be a strongf, vigorous grower, 

 and its freedom of bloom is remarkable for a rose that is FULLY AS LARGE 

 AS AN AMERICAN BEAUTY. 



With its large pointed buds of a clear rose pink and delightfully sweet 

 fragrance, it is the admiration of all who have seen it, either growing in our 

 houses, or as exhibited by us at the different shows. 



IT HAS RECEIVED HIGH HONORS when exhibited at such centres as 

 Philadelphia, New York and Boston. At the latter place the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society honored it with a GOLD MEDAL, a rare distinction 

 from this conservative society. 



Plants will be ready for delivery after March 1, 1913 



OWN ROOTS :— $30 per 100 ; $250 per 1000 plants. 

 GRAFTED STOCK:— $5 per 100 plants extra. 



WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES 



NATICR, MA5S. 



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CHICAGO NOTES. 



Mrs. E. H. Hunt is quite ill at her 

 home in Park Ridge. 



Mrs. Phil Schupp is making an ex- 

 tended visit to Kramer, Indiana. 



Harry Klunder has taken a position 

 with the Hill, Heller Co., Cincinnati, 

 O. 



D. S. Erickson has opened a retail 

 store at 5736 W. Madison street, Chi- 

 cago. 



Peter Sinner still visits the hospital 

 eacli night for treatment and his arm 

 Is slowly improving. 



Paul M. Bryant is no longer in 

 charge of the advertising department 

 of the Foley Manufacturing Co. 



Local growers have disposed of all 

 their chrysanthemum plants leaving 

 the close of the season entirely to the 

 cut blooms. 



Hoerber Bros, have been very suc- 

 cessful in growing some of the largest 

 chrysanthemums seen here this season. 

 Their Nagoya were magnificent speci- 

 mens. This is a great favorite here 

 tor its good size, form, color and ship- 

 ping qualities. 



The A. Henderson Co. has just re- 

 ceived a shipment of spirea clumps 

 from Holland for Easter blooming. 

 This firm is finding a very heavy de- 

 mand now for cold storage lily of the 

 valley, for Christmas forcing. Mr. Hen- 

 derson says invoices indicate an ad- 

 vance of two dollars per 1000 over 

 prices last year in Germany. 



In the office of J. A. Budlong were 

 seen fine specimens of My Maryland 

 and Mrs. Jardine, roses side by side, 

 both grown by this firm. The latter 

 with its beautifully curled petals rath- 

 er carried the day for beauty and fra- 

 grance but they were surpassed by the 



good shipping qualities of My Mary- 

 land and its greater freedom of bloom. 



One of the busiest places in the 

 wholesale market was that of Wietor 

 Bros, where six men were needed to 

 fill the shipping orders Monday. Some 

 fine Bonfire carnations were noted and 

 in speaking of the scarcity of carna- 

 tions at this time Mr. Wietor remarked 

 on the fact that so many of the va- 

 rieties were no longer dependable and 

 that so few introduced in the past 

 eight years had been a success. 



The demand for immortelles seems 

 to have fallen off to some extent and 

 those handling this old time favorite 

 of the retail store attribute it to the 

 high prices that have prevailed in the 

 west and also to the advent of its rival, 

 the laiscus. However, Chicago retail- 

 ers find plenty of use for it in making 

 Christmas wreaths, bells and other 

 things requiring a compact material 

 and ruscus will never take its place. 



For so early in the season, very fine 

 specimens of azaleas are seen in the 

 stores. It is more than likely that the 

 early plants will be the best as the 

 later stock is not so good. This con- 

 firms the report from Belgium that the 

 September frost injured the late stock 

 to such extent that many growers were 

 obliged to cut down or cancel orders. 

 Very fine plants of Simon Mardner and 

 Madam Petrick are now in the win- 

 dows for Thanksgiving. 



Visitors— Mr. Heller of Hill, Heller 

 Co., Cincinnati, O.; Mr. Dooley of 

 St. Louis, Mo.; Edw. Amerpohl 

 Janesville, Wis.; C. A. Rice of Rice 

 Bros., Minneapolis, Wis.; John Berg- 

 Strom, Rockford, 111.; C. B. Knickman, 

 representing McHutchison & Co.. New 

 York. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



We are glad to see our old friend, 

 George Anderson, on the Rialto* once 

 more. He has been under the weather 

 for six weeks. 



J. Otto Thilow gave an illustrated 

 lecture at the Masonic celebration on 

 the 27th inst. Many prominent florists 

 attended on the invitation of ex-Mayor 

 Wm. B. Smith. Besides the floral sub- 

 ject of Mr. Thilow there was an organ 

 recital and other features appropriate 

 to the occasion. 



A Christmas brochure has just been 

 issued by the Rice Co. full of the 

 latest and best in holiday supplies; 

 well illustrated; well printed; and 

 very artistically arranged. This will 

 bring prompt returns beyond a doubt 

 and reflects credit on Mr. Bowers, 

 professor of publicity, and other 

 things. 



In the latest issue of their interest- 

 ing weekly, the Pennock-Meehan Co. 

 have the following announcement: 



To 0\ir Soutliern Customers: — Our Wiish- 

 iiifftoii luMiu'h is niiw located at the new 

 PonncK'k-Meelian Building at 12th and H 

 Kti-epts, N. W. ; luiilt and fitted up ex- 

 pro'^sly for the wholesale cut Hower busi- 

 ness and unsurpassed for up-to-date facili- 

 ties b.v any other establishment. We ex- 

 tend a cordial invitation to the trade to 

 call and look us over. W. E. JtcKissick, 

 manager, and his assistants, will be glad 

 to do the honors. — Pennock-Meehan Co. 



We have looked over the new build- 

 ing. It is certainly a model. 



The great question here at present 

 is an engineerina; question, namely, 

 how to get the waste heat from the 

 chimney. Fred Doran, an expert engi- 

 neer; Dennis T. Connor, another 

 sharp; John Burton, a practical flor- 

 ist; John Westcott, student and phil- 

 osopher; have all meditated on this 



