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HORTICULTURE 



February 7, 1914 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



D. R. Freres has so far recovered 

 from a long siege with typhoid fever 

 that he will be out of the hospital this 

 week. 



Nickolas Monsen, who has a retail 

 store at 3310 Fullerton avenue, had 

 the misfortune to fall and break his 

 leg just above the ankle, Jan. 30th. 



There will be no flower show in 

 Chicago this spring. At a recent 

 meeting of the executive committee 

 of the Horticultural Society of Chi- 

 cago it was so ruled. A continued 

 shortage of flowers was one of the 

 main reasons. 



The United Fertilizer Co., which a 

 year ago took over the business of D. 

 b. Johnson and which has since had 

 its headquarters with Poehlmann 

 Bros., has now moved its office to 

 Buffalo. Wm. F. Kasting and several 

 Chicago florists are interested. 



The twenty-five Chicagoans who at- 

 tended the Cleveland convention are 

 back and report a successful meeting 

 and also a very pleasant time. They 

 also remarked that the eastern car- 

 nations are apparently getting more 

 sunshine than the western stock. 



If a twelve-inch fall of snow makes 

 a winter. Chicago experienced the 

 real article on January 31st. Traffic 

 was much hindered and the regular 

 Saturday trade among the florists was 

 greatly interfered with. As has been 

 the order of events this season, a rain 

 soon followed. 



The florists who have a large ship- 

 ping trade are expressing their dis- 

 satisfaction at the advanced rate 

 from 40c. to 60c. per 100 pounds, 

 made by the express companies, and 

 which went into effect Feb. 1st. A 

 reduction was made on long distance 

 shipments but as florists' shipments 

 are largely under one hundred miles, 

 the additional charge oa short dis- 

 tances more than offsets the reduc- 

 tion. 



The financial affairs of the H. A. 

 Fisher Co. of Kalamazoo, Mich., a,re 

 causing considerable comment in the 

 market and it is expected that suit 

 will be begun against them by one 

 of the heavy losers. It seems that 

 while the November bills were un- 

 paid large accounts were run in De- 

 cember and some of the creditors will 

 lose thousands of dollars. In some 

 cases, bills covered a much longer pe- 

 riod, but no one seemed to l<now that 

 there were any bills unpaid except 

 his own. 



The Chicago Carnation Company has 

 certainly a trio of fine commercial 

 carnations in the Herald, Peerless 

 Pink and Aviator. In point of earll- 

 ness The Herald comes first. During 

 last December the grower's record 

 shows a cut of 10.6.50 blooms from 

 four beds 5 by 150 ft., with no split 

 calyxes in spite of dark weather. 



Peerless Pink is also exceptionally 

 fine for cloudy weather. The color 

 is a deep pink, very pleasing, pet- 

 als full and seemingly lield by a 

 calyx that could not burst. The 

 stems are wiry and long and the 

 plants are well covered with buds and 

 blooms. Aviator (1915) is of an en- 

 tirely different type. It is smaller, of 

 the brightest red and so prolific that 



the writer predicts that it will be in 

 the "come to stay" class. 



White Wonder has supplanted White 

 Enchantress and White Perfection here 

 and as grown here it could hardly 

 be surpassed. Pink Delight is worthy 

 of its name and the records show- 

 that it has produced three to one as 

 compared with Enchantress. 



Visitors — Wallace R. Pierson, Crom- 

 well, Conn.; J. R. Fotheringham, rep- 

 resenting F. R. Pierson. Tarrytown, 

 N. Y. ; John A. Evans. Richmond, 

 Ind. ; H. E. Philpott, Winnipeg, Man.; 

 ('has. A. Fawcett. representing H. 

 Frank Darrow, N. Y.; Jas. W. Hea- 

 cock, Wyncote, Pa.; Albert Meir and 

 E. Duff, of the Rentschler Floral Co., 

 Madison, Wis.: Paul M. Palez. Little 

 Rock, Ark. 



ALBANY NOTES. 



Everybody is pleased to see Harry 

 G. Eyres back on the job once more 

 after his long period of illness. 



Pink Pearl rhododendron in small 

 pots fully fiowered out in last week of 

 January makes a lovely object. The 

 Rosery had a nice lot of them in last 

 week from Fred. Goldring, the first 

 to be seen this season. 



Wm. C. Gloeckner, who runs an up- 

 to-date store not far from the Ten 

 Eyke Hotel, has introduced a very 

 clever and useful card system for fol- 

 lowing up and verifying delivery of 

 flower orders telegraphed to other 

 cities. 



The Albany Cut Flower Exchange 

 after closing up its first year of busi- 

 ness finds the situation very satisfac- 

 tory and encouraging. It has already 

 attained a very pleasant relationship 

 with both branches of the trade, and 

 largely through the genial personality 

 of Manager Tracey, 



We saw at Banker's, a few days ago, 

 some pretty fine carnation blooms 

 which did not look familiar, and were 

 informed that they were tlie variety 

 Delhi, now almost forgotten. These 

 were good enough to remember, how- 

 ever. A pretty plant seen also at this 

 place was Lachenalia tricolor. This 

 pretty flowering bulb should be much 

 more commonly grown for florists' 

 use. The flowers last a long time. 



Albany florists are badly bit by the 

 new labor law, which prescribes hours 

 for employees and restrictions in con- 

 nection therewith greatly at variance 

 with the custom and the peculiar re- 

 quirements of the flower business. 

 Just how they will be able to adjust 

 their business in conformity to the re- 

 cent enactments is a problem, but 

 there appears no other alternative 

 than to comply literally with the legal 

 requirements which were undoubtedly 

 aimed at other lines of business but 

 from which the florists are not ex- 

 empted. 



New York, N. Y.— Woodrow & 



Marketos have leased the large store 

 at 37-39 W. 28th street for ten years. 

 This is the largest store to be occu- 

 pied by any one florist establishment 

 in the 28th street district. The store 

 proper has an area of 4.000 sq. ft. and 

 the basement is of equal size. It will 

 be used exclusively for the wholesale 

 florist plant business, the store being 



A CORDIAL INVITATION 



Is extended to the trade te visit and 

 Inspect onr new establishment, Fifth 

 Avenue at 46th Street, New York City. 



ORDERS 



by Telegraph or otherwise for delivery 

 of Flowers to Steamers, Theatres, or 

 Residences In New York and vicinity 

 executed In best manner. 



Thos. F. Galvin, Inc. 



Established 1847 



Fi(th Ave., at 46th Street, NEW YORK 

 THREE STORES IN BOSTON 



CHICAGO 



And Neighboring Towns 



Are Thoroughly Covered by 



SCHILLER, THE FLORIST 



(Member Florists Telegraph Delivery). 



Flowergrani or Mail Orders from florists 

 anywhere carefully filled and delivered 

 under the supervision of 



GEORGE ASMUS, Mgr. 



2221-2223 W. Madison St., CHICAGO. 



'Phone West 822 



Members Florist! 



Telegraph 



Delivery 



REDTER'S 



STORES IN 



New London and Norwich, Conn, 

 and Westerly, R. I. 



We cover the territory between 



New Haven and Providence 



GEORGE H. COOKE 



FLORIST 



Connecticut Ave. and L St., N. W. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



nr PIERSON CO. 



FLORISTS AND 

 PLANTSMEN 

 TARRYTOWN ON HUDSON, - N. Y. 



Mfiiiher of Flnrlata' Telegraph Delivery 



STAMFORD, CONN. 



>> 



''Quality Shop 



Will take care of all your orders for de- 

 signs or cut flowers. 



Stamford Seed & Nursery Co., 43 Atlantic St 

 RANDALL'S FLOWER SHOP 



HARRY I. RANDALL, Proprietor. 



Phone: Park 94 

 3 PLEASANT ST.. WORCESTER. MASS. 



M inh'r Florists Telegraph Delwerv Association 



used as a display room, and the base- 

 ment, which is reached by a capacious 

 elevator, for receiving stock, potting, 

 etc. They expect to open about Feb. 

 15th. 



