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HORTICULTURE 



January 24, 1914 



WASHINGTON NOTES. 



While In town last week visiting 

 friends, and looking after personal 

 business, William F. Kasting an- 

 nexed the title of "Hon." and 

 incidentally the position of post- 

 master of his home city. The 

 Hon. "Billy" left Washington with 

 a face wreathed in smiles and his 

 commission as postmaster with the 

 signature of the President thereon, 

 tightly clutched in his right hand. His 

 many friends in Washington are in- 

 deed glad to hear of this honor con- 

 ferred on a fellow-florist and their 

 congratulations and best wishes are 

 with him. 



It looks as though there would be 

 something in the way of a contest for 

 the presidency of the Florists' Club of 

 Washington as there are several fac- 

 tions each with its particular nominee 

 who are beginning to wake up, take 

 notice and do a little electioneering to 

 put some life into the next meeting 

 when the names will be submitted. 

 There is quite a lot of fine presidential 

 timber this year. There is a man on 

 F street, one on Connecticut avenue, 

 to say nothing of the present incum- 

 bent, either of whom would fit the 

 chair nicely. The next meeting will 

 take place on February 3 and it is ex- 

 pected that the exhibit given at the 

 last meeting will be duplicated. There 

 were a few empty seats at the last 

 meeting but It is expected that the 

 club will have to provide a few more 

 at the next one. 



The florists are particularly inter- 

 ested at this time in a bill which has 

 just been introduced into the House 

 of Representatives by Congressman 

 Avis which provides penalties for 

 those who seek to mulct others 

 through the medium of worthless 

 checks. A fine of not to exceed $100, 

 Imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, 

 or both, will be assessed against those 

 who shall be found guilty of a misde- 

 meanor through the giving of a check 

 or draft under $20, while checks or 

 drafts amounting to more than that 

 sum. it unaccepted by the bank against 

 whom it is drawn, makes the author 

 thereof guilty of a felony and subject 

 to a fine of not more than $1,000, im- 

 prisonment for not more than two 

 years, or both, unless restitution is 

 made within 20 days after the giving 

 of notice, verbal or written, of the 

 protesting of the check or draft. 



Visitors: Fred Michell, Jr., Phila.; 

 Mr. Cohen, representing Wertheimer 

 Bros., New York; D. T. Connor, repre- 

 senting Lord & Burnham Co. 



FIRES. 



Springfield, Mass. — The Oakes' 

 greenhouses in Bush street, owned by 

 Mrs. Katie Cartter, was damaged by 

 fire on the night of Friday, January 

 16, to the extent of $4 000 to $5,000. 

 Mrs. Cartter carried no insurance. 



New Haven, Conn. — Three green- 

 houses of Charles Munro's range on 

 Townsend avenue were burned and 

 the contents ruined by fire on the 

 evening of January 12. The fire is 

 believed to have started from an 

 overheated furnace. The loss is 

 placed at $4,000. The houses were in- 

 sured. 



Lord & Burnham Co., have just com- 

 pleted at Irvinpton, N. Y., the largest 

 green house factory and the best 

 equipped foundry in this country. 



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 This new variety has Its 

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 parent in all respects except 

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 It is a perfe<'tly formed 

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 yellow in color. 



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 an extra fine root system. 



Address: Board of Park Commissioners 

 Minneapolis, Minn. 



Jan. 20, 1914. 

 Editor Horticulture: 



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