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HOETICULTURE 



April 4, 1614 



RUSH! 



LAST CALL. 



RUSH!! 



Be sure to stock up on Pot Covering Material for your Easter Plants. 



Water-Proof Crepe Paper. All Desirable Floral Patterns. 10 ft. rolls, guaranteed, 

 $1.50 per doz. rolls; $11.50 per 100 rolls; prices for larger quantities on application. 



Porto Rican Mats. We are the largest importers in tlie world of this staple article. 

 Four distinct weave patterns; all appropriate tints to match flower colors. 



Penny Crepe Pot Covers. A cheap line, useful for the lower-priced plants. 



Tumbler Baskets. Forty or fifty brand new styles, in novel finish. 



Telegraphic Orders Filled Promptly. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arcli Streef,"Philadelphia, Pa. 



Secretary of the National Association 

 of Gardeners; A. F. J. Baur, Secretary 

 of the American Carnation Society; 

 Benj. Hammond, Secretary of the 

 American Rose Society; Harry A. Bun- 

 yard, Secretary of the American Sweet 

 Pea Society; Charles H. Totty, of the 

 National Flower Show Committee and 

 Mr. G. A. Dennison. Mr. Dennison 

 gave the reasons tor calling the meet- 

 ing and requested the committee to 

 recommend some one to be Superin- 

 tendent of Floriculture. The Commit- 

 tee organized with Charles H. Totty 

 as chairman and John Young, secre- 

 tary. Mr. Totty was elected chairman 

 to serve until the close of the Exposi- 

 tion. The name of William Plumb of 

 New York was recommended as the 

 unanimous choice of the committee 

 and William Plumb will be superin- 

 tendent of Floriculture to serve until 

 the close of the Exposition. 



John Young, Secy. 



BOSTON NOTES. 



James F. M. Farquhar returned Mon- 

 day, March 30, from his stay in Porto 

 Rico. His many friends will be 

 pleased to know that his health is 

 greatly improved. 



N. P. McCarthy & Co. began their 

 series of spring plant auction sales on 

 Tuesday, March 31. The spacious 

 salesroom was well packed with hardy 

 shrubbery, conifers, buxus and roots 

 for spring planting and a lively crowd 

 was on hand to respond when the 

 versatile auctioneer made his opening 

 speech. The sales will continue every 

 Tuesday and Friday until June. 



The ground plan and lay-out of show- 

 beds in the outdoor garden which is 

 to be a prominent feature of the S. A. 

 P. convention next August, as prepared 

 by the Park and Recreation Depart- 

 ment of the City of Boston, is now 

 prepared and will be distributed to 

 the various trade journals so that it 

 may appear simultaneously in all sec- 

 tions of the country next week. Pull 

 particulars as to space charges, etc., 

 will be given at same time. 



The nursery shipping season is com- 

 mencing fully two weeks late this 

 spring, we are informed by the Pali- 

 sades Nurseries of Sparkill, N. Y. A 

 number of substantial orders from 

 their large advertisement In last 

 week's Hobticultube are also acknow- 

 ledged. Things are looking very prom- 

 ising for the coming season, and a rec- 

 ord business is looked for, notwith- 

 standing the late start. 



THOMAS F. GALVIN BOSTON'S 

 NEW PARK COMMISSIONER. 



Mayor Curley has added one more 

 practical florist to the Park and Recre- 

 ation Commission of the City of Bos- 

 ton. Mr. Galvin is a representative 

 business man and the horticultural In- 

 terests of his city will not suffer in 

 his care. We cannot do better than 

 quote from the Boston Transcript 

 which speaks as follows in approval of 



Thomas F. Galvin. 



Mr. Galvin's selection for this im- 

 portant office: 



"The appointment of Thomas F. Gal- 

 vin to be a member of the Park Com- 

 mission certainly carries no shock to 

 the public. Mr. Galvin has not fig- 

 ured largely in the public service, 

 doubtless for the reason that he has 

 had a large and engrossing private 

 business whose interests he has found 

 more to his taste. He is one of Bos- 

 ton's most prominent florists and there 

 are few men whose names are better 

 known in the city. His training and 

 experience have been of a kind that 

 would seem to qualify him for the 

 position he has been invited to take. 

 He has been a practical student of 

 nature and its possibilities since his 

 earliest youth. His father was a val- 

 ued and highly respected public serv- 

 ant, filling several positions with fideli- 

 ty and efficiency, among them one 



similar to that which his son is now 

 called to occupy. It cannot be said 

 that Mr. Galvin receives this recogni- 

 tion because he "needs the job," which 

 if he accepts, will take considerable of 

 his time and attention. But he hae 

 always been interested in Boston's wel- 

 fare and particularly along the lineB 

 where his new duties will take him. 

 It is reasonable to hope and expect 

 that he will prove a valuable addition 

 to the administrative forces of the 

 city." 



NEWARK, N. J., NOTES. 



Business has been entirely satisfac- 

 tory during the past week, with stocks 

 in good shape and cut flowers in all 

 the lines. The trade is looking for- 

 ward to an excellent Easter business 

 but this, of course, does not develop 

 until immediately before the holiday 

 itself. 



P. P. Wolfinger reports that busi- 

 ness has kept up wonderfully well, 

 and he also expects a very large 

 amount of business at Easter time. 

 P. M. York is about to offer his busi- 

 ness for sale. His store is in a very 

 good location, right off the main 

 street, with a nice large window. 



H. C. Strobell & Co., of 783 Broad 

 street, is going to move about May 1 

 to a much nicer location and a better 

 store at 895 and 897 Broad street, 

 after having been at the present store 

 for the past 20 years. 



Geo. Penek has opened another 

 store at 637 Broad street and reports 

 that it is the best paying store that 

 he owns, he having at the present 

 time five stores under his control. 



Chas. C. Weatheridge, who is the 

 oldest florist on Broad street, having 

 been in the florist business for a good 

 many years, has at the rear of his 

 store a small greenhouse well stocked 

 with Easter plants. 



Harry J. Stein, of Hahne & Co., and 

 J. H. Harvey both report business as 

 unexpectedly good. 



J. M. W. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Glenwood Springs, Col. — Mrs. M. E. 

 Cristy has bought the Glenwood 

 Greenhouses. 



Allentown, Pa. — Clayton Weaver, of 

 Mt. Gilead, O., has purchased the 

 greenhouse business of D. B. Kronin- 

 ger. and will hereafter conduct the 

 business under the name of the Emaua 

 Floral Co. 



