July 22. 1911 



horticulture: 



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HYDRANG 



FOR SUMMER FLOWERING 



We have an unusually fine lot of Hydrangeas, which have been held dormant all winter. These plants 

 are now In bud and bloom, and will flower in fine shape during July and August. We have a fine lot of 

 blue hydrangeas, as well as pink. Plants are in splendid shape for immediate use, and will flower during 

 July and August at a time <>i the year when they are in the greatest demand. 



\W can furnish these plants in ordinary butter tubs at $2.00 and $3.00 each. 



Plants in new cedar tubs, painted green, with handles, as follows: Well budded plants in 14-inch tubs 

 $3.00 each; 16-inch tubs, $4.00 and $5.00 each. 



FERNS 



We have an exceptionally fine lot of Boston Ferns of the Harrisii type; also a splendid lot of Pierson 

 Perns. Good, bushy, well-grown plants in 8-inch pots, that will please the most critical buyer, $1.00 each. 



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THE BERMUDA EASTER LILY 



We offer a selected and carefully grown stock of the original pure Harrisii. There are only one or two 

 lots of bulbs on the island as good as the stock thai we offer. We take pleasure in offering this stock, be- 

 cause it will be found to be very superior to the average stock that is generally offered. This is one of the 

 healthiest and cleanest lots, and will give much better satisfaction than the stock usually obtainable. Our 

 customers who had Harrisii from us last year stated it was the best they had received in years. 



We have only a limited stuck, which we are offering, and when stock is exhausted, we shall have no 

 more to offer this season. 



Fine selected bulbs, 6-7 inch, 350 to the case, $16.00 per case, or full thousand lots at $45.00 per 1,000; 

 7-9 inch, 200 to the case, $17.00 per case, or full thousand lots at $80.00 per 1,000; 9-11 inch, 100 to the case' 

 (18.00 per case, or full thousand lots at $175.00 per 1,000. 



F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, Ta,r »* N °?Jl; y n oSll dSM ' 



traded especial attention. An Ameri- 

 can Beaut] rose bursts into bloom by 

 degrees making an impressive adver- 

 tisement, Louisville is reported as 

 strong for the S. A. F. Convention in 

 1912, and it is expected to send enough 

 floris*ts to Baltimore to fill a special 

 car which will join the Chicago Special 

 at Cincinnati. Enough more will 

 join at Cincinnati and vicinity to fill 

 another, so the "President's Special" 

 will be one of the grandest trains to 

 the convention at Baltimore. 



Mr. Mathews welcomed the visitors 

 to Dayton, O. He lets no one forget 

 that he is in the florists' business, for 

 he advertises continually, and in 

 unique ways, generally on something 

 that can be carried home, such as fans, 

 cups. etc. Geo. Bartholomew of the 

 Miami Floral Co. was seen, and is off 

 for Europe before this. 

 Gladioli. 



So important a factor in the Chicago 

 summer flower supply has the gladioli 

 become that along with improved 

 varieties growers are seeking better 

 methods of cultivation. C. H. Keteham 

 of South Haven, who is sending prob- 

 ably the finest stock into this market, 

 is now cutting an almost pure white 

 EUeve de l'Anjou, sometimes called 

 White America. It has a large perfect 

 flower, borne on a four foot stem, and 

 stands shipping perfectly. Last week 

 Mr Keteham had a sprinkling system 

 installed that will reach his 25,000 

 plants and put an end to the dangers 

 of the summer drouth. 



Among the Retailers. 



C. A. Sarnuelson, 2134 Michigan 

 avenue, will begin next week the erec- 

 tion of a conservatory on the roof of 

 his present store. This will give him 

 a fine place for plants and materially 

 add to his present equipment. 



At the E. Weinhoeber Co.'s store 



the employes are taking their annual 

 trips. Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Robertson 

 are in Canada, and will visit several 

 eastern cities before returning. W. W. 

 Adams the order clerk is having a 

 three weeks cruise of the Great Lakes. 

 When they return Mr. and Mrs. Frank 

 Pasternick will visit relatives in Cin- 

 cinnati. 



Delia Bonson, who is in charge of 

 the office at A. J. Mangel's has just 

 returned from a week's outing. A 

 feature of the redecorating of this 

 store, now in progress, is the placing 

 of 13 Grecian columns for ornamental 

 purposes through the store. They are 

 pure white, twelve inches in diameter. 

 They will afford means for decorating 

 the store for special occasions, and are 

 very ornamental when left plain. 



H. A. Fisher of Kalamazoo, Mich., 

 is here looking after stock and visit- 

 ing his brother, Geo. Fisher, who is 

 buyer for the H. A. Fisher Co., of Kal- 

 amazoo and Battle Creek, Mich. On 

 Sept. 1st this firm will move into its 

 new retail store in the New Burdick 

 Hotel, where they will have more 

 room and better facilities for handling 

 their trade, and will have one of the 

 most elegant establishments in the 

 state. 



The Alpha Floral Co. has particular- 

 ly attractive windows this summer. 

 They extend a long distance both sides 

 of the corner and are two st ■ 

 in effect. A preponderance of palm 

 and ferns set off to good advantage 

 the comparatively few colored blooms 

 now to be had, and from the platform 

 of the elevated trains the view into 

 the windows is very pleasing. John 

 J. Burke, head salesman, will spend 

 two weeks at his former home in St. 

 Louis, Mo. 



Personal. 



C. N. Dickinson and family are at 



their summer home at Pelican Lake, 

 Wis. 



Mis. Frank Beu contemplates taking 

 a trip east in August. 



Henry Van Gelder, manager of the 

 Percy Jones commission house, is ill. 



C. L. Washburn and family left this 

 week for an automobile trip to the his- 

 toric Starved Rock and vicinity. 



Mr and Mrs. C. H. Fisk leave about 

 Aug. 1st for California and from there 

 will go north into British Columbia, 

 spending six weeks in travel. 



Among the week's visitors are 

 Adolph Reiss of Shelbyville, 111.; Carl 

 Meier, Green Bay, Wis.; Ralph Lath- 

 am and Mr. Carlson, Minneapolis, 

 Minn . and A. C. Reicher, Michigan 

 City. Ind. 



Miss Frances Brundage, formerly 

 ary of the E. H. Hunt Co., is 

 bai Horn her trip in the southwest 

 greatly improved in health. She will 

 assist, the office force during C. N. 

 Dickinson's absence but will not take 

 any permanent position at present. 



A. Lange and family are at Colorado 

 Springs. Of the clerks who are taking 

 their outings are Harry Peterson, who 

 is in Canada, Arthur Lawson, who 

 will go to Waukegan, 111., Lilian Yet- 

 tebertr. in Sawyer, Midi. Wm. Wolf 

 will wait till the convention and take 

 his with the florists at Baltimore. 



W. F. Vlk, 5041 Ashland avenue, who 

 left with his little daughter for an ex- 

 tol trip to the Pacific coast on the 

 6th of July received a telegram upon 

 his arrival in Portland, Ore., announc- 

 ing the serious illness of his wife with 

 glood poisoning. A rose thorn had 

 ph i her thumb and the whole arm 

 Wl tfected. Mr. Vlk reached home 

 on the 15th. Mrs. Vlk is somewhat 

 improved and hopes are entertained 

 for her recovery. 



