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HORTICULTURE 



April 11, 1914 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



Felix Reichling is the new manager 

 at Peter Reinberg's store, taking the 

 place left vacant by Tim Matchin. 



The regular meeting ot the Retail- 

 ers' Association, which was to have 

 taken place April 6th. was postponed 

 indefinitely. 



J. Mangel will have to wait another 

 month for his stand in the entrance to 

 the new Field building, that portion 

 having been left until the last. 



It is the opinion of Geo. Asmus that 

 indications are for a big Easter busi- 

 ness, but that it will come in the form 

 of many sales of small size rather than 

 fewer sales of large size. 



At A. Henderson's,- caladiums, tube- 

 roses and gladiolus are now about all 

 ■there is left of the season's offerings. 

 The traveling men are giving encour- 

 aging reports of business on the road. 



Everywhere the subject ot the length 

 of the lily stems is under discussion. 

 The growers who have always pro- 

 duced tall lilies before are inclined to 

 lay it to the bulbs, while the one who 

 can show the lall plants so desired for 

 Easter, smiles in satisfaction. A. Hen- 

 derson declares it is all stored up in 

 the bulb and it is the test of ability to 

 produce the long stem and the perfect 

 flower. 



Easter Plants. 



Very handsome ericas have been re- 

 ceived and when tastefully "dressed 

 up" are very attractive to purchasers. 

 Well-flowered Bauera rubioides were 

 also brought from the east and made 

 fine window plants, their pink coloring 

 being very warm and bright. Genistas 

 are not so much in evidence as hereto- 

 fore at the retailers. Besonia Chatte- 

 laine is making its first appearance 

 here this year. It is used in filling 

 baskets with good effect and seems 

 sure to become popular. Baby Rambler 

 roses are in good supply especially in 

 the smaller sizes. On account of the 

 more attractive colors of the newer 

 -varieties the original Baby Ramblers 

 are not so popular as formerly. Among 

 the rhododendrons offered in the 

 stores Pink Pearl seems well in the 

 lead. 



Azaleas are proving up the predic- 

 tions made when they arrived in poor 

 condition last tall. Consequently this 

 Easter is not going to find so many 

 perfect plants on the counters as in 

 ■other years. As usual Madam Vander 

 'Cruysen is a great favorite. 



Some of the florists' windows con- 

 tain the finest specimens of trained 

 roses ever grown here and while the 

 supply is larger than usual, it is still 

 unequal to the demand which seems 

 larger each year. Next to lilies come 

 roses, as one retailer stated, and in 

 filling baskets every size was needed. 



One large plant grower claims a loss 

 of 35 per cent of his giganteum lilies. 

 He says "we have discarded otliers and 

 now giganteum seems to be going the 

 same way and lily growing is a huge 

 gamble with the odds against the 

 grower." 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



Tlu-iiugb tlie efforts of Mrs. George G. 

 .Meade Large, a prominent young society 

 matron. Kittenbouse Square will be con- 

 verted into a flower mart for one day in 

 the first weeli ot May. 



Mrs. Large bad fbe flower markets of 

 Paris in mind wbcn sbe tbought of this 

 novel way of holding a spring sale. The 

 centre of the square will be filled with 

 gayly striped booths, which will be in 

 charge of well-known society women. 



One booth will be devoted to preparing 

 window bo.^es. another to garden tools. 

 Cut flowers will be -sold by the youneer 

 members of the Rittenhouse Square Asso- 

 ciption, and boutonniers will be offered 

 for sale by some of the pretty girls who 

 will be presented ne.xt season. 



There will be two push carts, copied 

 from those used by the peasants in 

 France, who go about the streets with 

 their wares. 



Mrs. Large, liefore undertaking the af- 

 fair, obtained permission from City Coun- 

 cils. It has been decixfed to divide the 

 proceeds of the sale between charity and 

 the Rittenhouse Square Association. 



The affair will be open to the public, 

 and there wU\ be no admission, but every 

 one loving flowers is invited to come and 

 revel in their beauty. 



Philaflelphin North American. 



Salaams to the lady. More sense in 

 that than chasing around nowhere in 

 particular in an auto; or being bored 

 to death at a dress-show. 



On Saturday last a very impressive 

 vase of the new carnation "Philadel- 

 phia Pink" was on exhibition in the 

 show window of Pennock Bros. It 

 caught the crowd. 



WASHINGTON NOTES. 



The sympathy of the entire trade is 

 with Mr. and Mrs. James E. Dalgleish, 

 who recently suffered the loss of their 

 ten year old daughter. Frances Lucre- 

 tia Dalgleisli, who passed away follow- 

 ing an attack of heart trouble. 



William Marche has been elected to 

 membership in the Washington Board 

 of Trade and his name now appears on 

 the roster of all of the city's important 

 commercial organizations. He has 

 been prominently identified with the 

 Chamber of Commerce and the Retail 

 Merchants' Association, as well as the 

 Florists' Club. 



Fred H. Kramer on Sunday last ten- 

 dered a reception to The Minute Men, 

 a patriotic organization of this city, at 

 his store at 916 F street, and it proved 

 a most novel idea for that establish- 

 ment was filled with Easter plants and 

 cut flowers, which with the Japanese 

 lanterns hung from the roof of the 

 conservatory, made a most pleasing ef- 

 fect. 



Peter Bisset. of the Department of 

 Agriculture, and an active member of 

 the Florists' Club of Washington, is 

 doing much to instill a love of flowers 

 into the hearts of Washingtonians and 

 last week delivered an illustrated lec- 

 ture on "Flower Gardens and Improved 

 Plants," before the Citizens' Northeast 

 Suburban Association. Charles F. 

 Tansill. president of the Brookland 

 Brotherhood addressed the assemblage 

 on "The Making of Flower Gardens 

 and Beautifying the Homes." 



An excellent illustrated article on 

 grafting, by Prof. Le Roy Cady, of 

 St. Paul, appears in the April ntunber 



,of the Minnesota Horticulturist. 



Cincinnati. — M. Anderson has closed 

 his local store and arranged to ship 

 the fixtures to Dayton, Ohio, to use at 

 his place there. 



R. Murphy has an excellent new 

 light snapdragon which he has named 

 Lorraine. 



A CORDIAL INVITATION 



Is extended to the trade to visit and 

 inspect our new establishment. Fifth 

 Avenue at 4Cfh Street. New York City. 



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NEW CORPORATIONS. 



New York, N. Y. — General Cut 

 Flower & Foliage Co., 141-145 West 

 .36th street. 



Columbia City, Ind. — S. F. Trembley 

 Co., Masonic Temple Bldg.; capital 

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Crawfordsville, Ind. — Jeff-McDonald 

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