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H E T I C tr L T U E E 



February 21, 1914 



WASHINGTON NOTES. 



Customs collectors and other offi- 

 cials connected with that service have 

 been instructed to notify the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture or its local repre- 

 sentatives when nursery stock im- 

 ported from abroad is unclaimed in 

 order that proper examination and in- 

 spection thereof may be made. If the 

 proper officer of the Department of 

 Agriculture shall certify that such un- 

 claimed nursery stock was imported 

 in full compliance with the Plant 

 Quarantine Act and the regulations 

 thereunder, it may be sold at public 

 suction like other unclaimed mer- 

 chandise. If certified to be imported 

 in violation of this, act and regula- 

 tions, it may be destroyed under cus- 

 toms supervision. 



A dozen or more bills have been in- 

 troduced into the House of Represen- 

 tatives by the members of that body 

 looking to an amendment of the pres- 

 ent postal laws to allow of the admis- 

 sion of seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, 

 scions and plants in the mails under 

 the parcel post laws and regulations. 

 That one of these bills will be adopted 

 is e.xpected but those interested in 

 the matter should not "take a chance." 

 but should get busy and write to their 

 representatives in Congress. These 

 petitions will, no doubt, be presented 

 by their recipients to the Senate and 

 House as a whole, and the missives 

 will then be turned over to the proper 

 committee for consideration. The va- 

 rious bills are being referred to the 

 Committee on Post Office and Post 

 Roads. 



The snowstorm which visited Wash- 

 ington on Friday, the thirteenth, was 

 the first real storm in several years, 

 and was an exact duplicate of the one 

 which hit the city fifteen years ago 

 to a day. Some little damage has 

 been reported from the nearby houses 

 where quantities of glass were broken 

 by snow slides. However, none of 

 these are serious enough to at all ef- 

 fect business. Excellent reports are 

 being received regarding the Easter 

 crop. Lilies are coming along fine and 

 the possibility is of an over-supply. 

 Although many of the growers had 

 the misfortune during the recent 

 warm spell of having their azaleas 

 come in bloom prematurely, regard- 

 less of the efforts made to prevent 

 this by the whitewashing of the glass, 

 it is hardly believed that there will be 

 a shortage at the proper time. 



The House of Representatives last 

 week passed a bill prohibiting the em- 

 ployment of females for more than 

 eight hours in any one day nor more 

 than six days per week. Under no 

 conditions can the female employees 

 work overtime. A number of the 

 stores here employ women but these 

 as yet have made no move to do other 

 than comply strictly with the require- 

 ments of the law. Stores in other 

 lines of trade requiring the attendance 

 of females for more than eight hours 

 per day are contemplating the cutting 

 down of wages where more girls must 

 be employed to do a given amount of 

 work, in proportion to the time thus 

 lost, while others figure on cutting 

 out female help wherever possible — 

 and the girls did not want the bill 

 passed. The bill was passed last year 

 by the Senate so that it merely re- 

 quires the signature of the president 

 to become a law. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



The Carribean and the Sunny South 

 has vouchsafed us the safe return of 

 our much esteemed and well beloved 

 J. Otto Thilow; brown as a berry and 

 almost fat. 



Fred Michell, Jr., is back from a 

 three weeks' trip through Pennsyl- 

 vania well heeled with orders and is 

 now like Alexander the Great, con- 

 templating new worlds to conquer. 



Komada Bros, report brisk business 

 in florists' supplies this season. Their 

 new show room at 1008 Vine street 

 has proved a great attraction and a 

 fine convenience tor "hurry up" cus- 

 tomers. 



As the new improvements at the 

 Dreer addition at 716 Chestnut street 

 approach completion the casual visitor 

 gets a better conception of the added 

 facilities, and the comprehensive plans 

 for future developments. Four new 

 floors and basement are now in use, 

 altered, renovated and strengthened, 

 from top to bottom. Much of the main 

 floor will be devoted to show purposes, 

 and during summer and fall frequent 

 flower exhibits will be held. A special 

 department devoted solely to plants 

 will be a permanent feature. 



A meeting of the executive commit- 

 tee of the American Rose Society, was 

 held in Philadelphia at the offices of 

 the Pennock-Meehan Co., on the 17th 

 inst. Robert Simpson, Wallace R. 

 Pierson, Robert Pyle and Samuel S. 

 Penuock were among those who took 

 active part in the proceedings. Mat- 

 ters in the making were discussed and 

 none of these have progressed as yet 

 to the point where they demand 

 chronicle or comment. At least, so 

 your scribe was informed — and he can 

 say nothing at all with as much non- 

 chalance as the next one. Remanded 

 without bail. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



Preparations for St. Patrick's Day 

 are well under way by those who 

 would make sure of their stock. The 

 little shamrock plants, growing in 

 their tiny pots, are a recent innovation 

 for this day but the business has 

 grown by leaps and bounds. One of 

 the department stores placed an ad- 

 vance order for fifty thousand a year 

 ago and has since added to it. 



Fred Lautenschlager, sales manager 

 tor Kroeschell Bros., returning from a 

 business trip following the Cleveland 

 convention, says he found florists at 

 Toledo, Springfield, Dayton, Ashtabula. 

 Indianapolis, St. Louis and all along 

 the way optimistic on the outlook for 

 good business the coming spring. Mr. 

 Lautenschlager's friends know, too, 

 that while his report has the true ring 

 to it, no pessimist could face that 

 smile and remain one. 



Blooming plants, which have been 

 very scarce since the holidays, are 

 now picking up again. The variety is 

 not large; azaleas, primroses, hya- 

 cinths, tulips and daffodils constitute 

 the offerings. Genistas are showing a 

 little color and will soon be ready. 

 Some most beautiful windows showing 

 these plants in dark green baskets 

 tied with yellow ribbons were seen 

 last year and made the handsomest 

 yellow and green windows of the sea- 

 son. Roses of the Baby Rambler type 

 are looking fine but will not be in for 

 some time. Boston ferns are scarce, 

 especially in the large sizes. 



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 Residences In New York and vicinity 

 executed In best manner. 



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 THREE STORES IN BOSTON 



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ST. LOUIS NOTES. 



Dave Geddes of the Vaudevoort's 

 Floral Store, left for Pittsburgh, Pa., 

 on Friday, Feb. 13, on receipt of a 

 telegram of the death of his father. 



A. S. Carny, well known grower at 

 Kirliwood, was badly damaged by fire 

 early Monday, Feb. 9th. His brother 

 florists in the neighborhood came to 

 his rescue and repaired the damage 

 in short order. 



When Fred C. Weber. Jr., returned 

 home on Saturday night, Feb. 14th, 

 he found that his home on Waterman 

 avenue had been brpken into by 

 burglars and everything of value had 

 been carried away. He says the loss 

 will be heavy unless the police re- 

 cover the stolen property . 



