Ffbruarv 14. 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



239 



A Florist's 

 Necessity 



HARTS HANDY HANDLE 



Fits se-urply "U nny stindnrd pot and by the use of a little chif- 

 fon or rililiiin i-'ives y lu :i Basket effect at a very small additiuuul 

 expense, Increasing tlie price of your plants UK) per cent. 



At Your Dealer's or Direi't. 



1 12 inches high, $2..')0 per doz. 4 24 Inches high, $5.00 per do». 



2 15 " ■• 3.50 ■• " 5 .fO " " e.-iO " " 



3 18 " " 4.00 " " 6 36 " " 9.00 " " 



GEO. B. HART, Manufacturer, 24 to 30 Stone Street, Rochester, N.Y. 



Daring Recess 



Westchester and Fairfield Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



The annual entertainment held at 

 Mechanics Hall, Stamford, Conn., on 

 Wednesday evening, Feb. 4th, was a 

 decided success with a large number 

 of the gaideners with their families 

 and friends present, together with 

 numerous seedsmen's representatives 

 and nurser.vmen, filling the hall to 

 overflowing. The vocal and instru- 

 mental selections were all very fine 

 and greatly enjoyed, as well as the 

 minstrel features and sleight of hand 

 tricks and the colored views of travel 

 in the British Isles. 



John M. Brown of Stamford was 

 presented a beautiful silver loving cup 

 suitably engraved, as a token of es- 

 teem and appreciation of the exhibit- 

 ors at the recent fall show, the suc- 

 cess of which was largely due to Mr. 

 Brown's able management. The pre- 

 sentation speech was made by Presi- 

 dent Williamson. Mr. Brown respond- 

 ed feelingly and assured the members 

 of his continued hearty support. A 

 buffet lunch was served and the floor 

 was cleared for dancing. The fine 

 combination of good music, excellent 

 floor and able floor management by 

 James Johnston, gave all present an 

 opportunity to indulge in all the old 

 dances as well as some of the latest. 

 The party dispersed about 1 o'clock, 

 with everybody satisfied that they had 

 spent a very pleasant and enjoyable 

 evening. 



P. W. Poi'p. 



New Jersey Floricultural Society. 



The 19th annual dinner of the above 

 society was held at the Plaza Hotel, 

 Orange. N. J., on Monday, Feb. 2nd, at 

 8 P. M. The tables were beautifully 

 decorated with the exhibits for the 

 monthly competition and produced a 

 striking effect. The toastmaster was 

 J. Austin Shaw, who introduced the 

 various speakers in his own inimitable 

 way. W. A. Manda responded to the 

 toast of "Our American Friends Across 

 the Sea"; Frederick W. Kelsey to the 

 "Nurserymen;" John E. Lager to the 

 "N. Y. Florists' Club;" Frank 

 Drear, the former president, to the 

 "Park and Shady Tree Commission- 

 ers;" Edwin Thomas (president) to the 

 "Good Fellowship of the Society;" J. 

 J. Wilson to the "Seedsmen;" and 



THE Florists' Supply 

 House of America 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



1129 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Florist's Refrigerators 



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 RonmH. Store Fixtures. Ask 

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Geo. W. Strange to the "Ladies.'' 

 Pianoforte selections were rendered 

 by Geo. C. Lindermann and vocal 

 numbers from J. Finnegan. 



Prize winners were: 1st, Jos. A. 

 Mpndp: 2nd. Max Schneider: 3rd. 

 Wm. Reid. 



Geo. W. Sth.\nge. Secy. 



The sixth annual dinner of the New 

 York and New Jersey Association of 

 Plant Growers will be held on Monday 

 evening, February 23. 1914, at 6.30 P. 

 M. in the Green Room at the Hotel 

 McAlnin, Broadway and 34th street. 

 New York. There will be a first class 

 entertainment for which the best mu- 

 sic and vaudeville acts have been en- 

 gaged. After the dinner, the floor will 

 be cleared for dancing. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 



Grand Forks, N. D. — J. V. Wicklei-, 

 proprietor of the Wickler Floral Co., 

 assets, $1,850; liabilities, $6,122. 



STUNG. 



Waterbury, Feb. 4. — It was learned 

 today that Frank Miller, who re- 

 cently escaped from the Cheshire Re- 

 formatory, where he had been con- 

 fined on a charge of forgery, had 

 taken refuge in the greenhouses of 

 Alexander Dallas, on the evening of 

 his escape and that he was found 

 there by one of the greenhouse em- 

 ployees, James Kornofsky. who mis- 

 took him for the new fireman who 

 was supposed to come Monday and 

 treated him in a hospitable manner. 

 He helped him dry his wet clothes 

 and did what else he could to make 

 Miller as comfortable as possible. In 

 the morning when the employees re- 

 turned to the greenhouse, they found 

 everything upset, and several articles 

 of wearing apparel belonging to some 

 of the men gone. Miller is still at lib- 

 erty. 



Postmaster W. F. Kasting op Buffalo 



Sum t'.i'<\' hy the floral tokens sent by .\ liost of enthusiastic friends. 



