June 13. 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



875^ 



WEDDING ACCESSORIES 



These Cuts Show Three 

 of Our Latest Novelties 

 Which We Term 



BRIDESMAIDS' 

 RESTING 

 BASKETS 



See Nos. 3, 4 and 5 in our Cata- 

 logue. And there are others, 

 See Catalogue pages as follows : 



Page 29, Kneeling Stool ; Page 

 98, Shoulder Bridal Baskets No. 

 330; Page 97, Aisle Post No. 

 405 ; Page 95, Shepherd's Crook 

 No 307, Directoire Staff No. 308, 

 and Empire Staff No. 309. 



Get Busy With These 



Now is the Time 



No. 4 



H. BAYERSDORFER &. CO. 



Th^ Florists' Supply Hous^ of A-tm^riask 



1129 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



form at the earliest possible date." 

 The letter further states that it is the 

 hope of the committee that the con- 

 tribution will be a liberal one in order 

 that the florists of the United States 

 may show the world their appreciation 

 of a man who did so mucli to promote 

 and uplift our calling. 



Personal 



The parcel post system in Washing- 

 ton will hereafter render service simi- 

 lar to that of the expresses, for a tele- 

 phone call to the main or branch of- 

 fices will cause the sending of a wagon 

 to pick up all parcel post packages e.\- 

 ceeding ten pounds in weight. In the 

 down town section the teams will 

 make eight trips a day. Collectors are 

 also authorized to accept insured par- 

 cel post packages, and as each wagon 

 will be equipped with a scale, no diffi- 

 culty will be experienced in ascertain- 

 ing the amount of prepay charges. 



Arthur E. Thatcher, manager of the 

 Mt. Desert Nurseries, and iliss Nancy 

 Abigail Butterfield were married at 

 Bar Harbor, Me., on Tuesday, June 9. 



Somers Point, N. J. — Thomas Walk- 

 er, who has been in the employ of 

 Robert Craig Company for over 27 

 years, is now manager of the Colonial 

 Greenhouses. 



Edmund James Welch, eldest son of 

 Patrick Welch, Boston, was married 

 to Miss Anna Adeline Welch, at St. 

 Patrick's Church. Roxbury. Mass., on 

 Wednesday, June 10. The church, 

 which was elaborately decorated with 

 lilies, climbing roses, hydrangeas and 

 gladioli, was filled with the friends of 

 the bride and groom. A trip to Eu- 

 rope is in the honeymoon program. 



John F. Ward, has closed up his 

 florist business in Shelburne, Falls, 

 Mass., and has gone with his family 

 to Farmington, Ct., v/here he has taken 

 a position as manager of a greenhouse. 



KOMADA BROS. 



Manufacturers of all Kinds of 



WIRE DESIGNS and FLORISTS SUPPLIES 

 1008 Vine St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Genevieve Frances Roy, daughter of 

 David F. Roy, superintendent of "The 

 Moorings," and Dr. Ernest R. Hum- 

 phries will be married at "The Moor- 

 ings," Marion, Mass., on Thursday, 

 June 25. 



Ed. Asmus, who has been managing 

 the Closter, N. J., establishment since 

 the death of his father, Ernst Asmus, 

 will, after July 1, also assume charge 

 of the West Hoboken place hither run 

 by his brother. Percy W. Richter, who 

 has been salesman for Phil. Kessler 

 in the Coogan Building, New York, 

 will now resume his former position as 

 salesman for the Asmus establish- 

 ments. 



David Lumsden for several years as- 

 sistant in Floriculture at Durham, N. 

 H., leaves the New Hampshire College 

 on June 11, to take up his new duties 

 as Assistant Professor of Floriculture 

 at Cornell University. 



UNITED REFRIGERATORS 



Sell Flowers and ke«p them In 

 best condition. All sizes Display 

 Vanes, Coolers, etc. Ask for 

 Catalog X4. 



UNITED REFRIGERATOR & ICE 

 MACHINE CO., Kenosha, Wis. 



