September 2, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



343 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 Florists' August Record. 

 The last of August was hailed with 

 delight by the florists, who were anx- 

 ious to have the dull season closed. The 

 month seems to have been as much a 

 surprise as July from the sales stand- 

 point. Nearly all broke their previous 

 records for heavy sales in July and 

 naturally expected a good August but 

 instead had one of the dullest months 

 in their experience. Those who are 

 willing to admit that the basis of the 

 florists' business rests upon the funeral 

 work may see some conned ion be- 

 tween the show sales of August and 

 the fact that an unusually small num- 

 ber of deaths occurred that month and 

 that July business was caused by the 

 great number of deaths following the 

 excessive heat of June. 



Activity at Wittbold's. 



At the Geo. Wittbold place at Edge- 

 brook the stir of early fall season is 

 seen everywhere. Cases of Livistonia 

 rotundifolia from the Hawaiian Islands 

 and latania seed from the South are 

 being unpacked and the French and 

 Dutch bulbs are already in the earth. 

 From the overflowing coal sheds to the 

 drooping gladiolus beds were seen evi- 

 dences of the close of the summer sea- 

 son which has been a very good one 

 here. 



The fourth crop of rubrum lilies is 

 now ready for cutting and last week 

 the first chrysanthemums, Golden 

 Glow and Smith's Advance; the latter, 

 a white which so far is not satisfactory 

 — were sent to market. This company 

 grows 12,000 chrysanthemum plants, 

 early, medium and late, which will 

 give continuous cut till the holidays. 



Annual Luxemburg. 



As is usual at this season several of 

 the florists on the "Ridge" are prepar- 

 ing for the fruit and flower festival on 

 Sept. 3 and 4 to be held at Karthauser's 

 Grove. 



Trade Notes. 



The Chicago Carnation Co. cut their 

 first carnations of the season this 

 week — flowers 2% and 3 inches in di- 

 ameter, a large bloom for late August. 



Otto W. Frese says he is fully satis- 

 fied with the way the new business is 

 opening up with the Chicago Flower 

 Growers' Association. They opened at 

 the dullest month in the year but ship- 

 ping trade has advanced steadily from 

 the first. 



The E. H. Hunt Co. is .selling out 

 the cuts for its labor saving device 



THE Florists' Supply 

 House of America 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO 



1129 tch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 NEW ENGLAND 



FLOWER DELIVERIES 



Send flower orders for delivery in Boston 

 and .til New England points u 



THOS. F. GALVIN 



124 Tremont St., Bo ston 



wellesleTcollebe 



Hall, Walnat Hill and Rodcridta Hall 

 ■. TAILBY, Wellesley, "las.. 



Tel. Wellrrky 44-1 aau • Night «4-j 



known as the Fisher Plant Clip, for 

 tying carnations and roses. This firm 

 is always after anything that is really 

 a help to the florist. Full description 

 will appear next week. 



Personal. 



Lloyd Vaughan returned Sunday 

 from three weeks in Michigan. 



Henry Van Gelder left Sunday for a 

 trip to Texas where he hopes to re- 

 gain his health. 



H. Hilmers of the Kenwood Floral 

 Co., 1117 47th St., has been taking a 

 trip east and further resting during the 

 dull season at Cecil Lake, Wis. 



Mr. and Mrs. L. Stopp of Rock Island, 

 111., were here to attend the auto races 

 in Elgin and were fortunate in not 

 being on the grand stand which col- 

 lapsed. 



E. J. Reynolds and Joe Georgeault of 

 San Francisco, Cal., who are visiting 

 here will remain if they secure satis- 

 factory positions. The former lived 

 here some years ago. 



Miss M. Wattman of Amling's has 

 returned from an eastern trip covering 

 Nova Scotia, the St. Lawrence River 

 and New York. Miss Gunderberg who 

 went with her will be home soon. 



Peter Olsem, foreman for the Chicago 

 Carnation Co., seems to have snatcheu 

 all the honors of the Chicago Bowling 

 Club at the convention. His friends 

 all congratulate him on his ability to 

 walk off with three handsome prizes, 

 the $75 diamond medal for highest 

 man of each team, eight competing; 

 the W. W. Barnard cup which he won 

 last year at Rochester and now this 

 year at Baltimore, making it his, and 

 the F. C. Bauer cup for greatest num- 

 ber of spares. 



Visitors. — We A. Reed, with Currie 

 Bios.. Milwaukee, Wis.; Otto Benthey, 

 New Castle, Ind.; C. M. Weaver, Paw 

 Paw, Mich.; J. Georgeault and E. J. 

 Reynolds, San Francisco, Cal.; M. 

 Greshen of C. A. Dahl Co., Atlanta, 

 Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. L. Stopp, Rock 

 Island, 111.; Arthur Newell, Kansas 

 City, Mo.; Geo. A. Lambert & Bro., 

 Xenia, O.; R. A. McPherson, Litilefiekl, 

 111. 



WASHINGTON NOTES. 



S. Everett of Gude Bros., is spending 

 his vacation at Niagara Fall and Cor- 

 fu, N. Y. 



Miss Carpenter, bookkeeper for the 

 Washington Florists' Company, is 

 spending her vacation at Betterton, 

 Md. 



Frederick Miller, for eighteen years 

 a designer for Gude Bros., has entered 

 the employ of Fred H. Kramer in a 

 similar capacity. 



Miss Ella Cunningham, with J. H. 

 Small & Sons, is spending her vaca- 

 tion at Ocean Grove, Pa., and H. A. 

 Kloepper also with this firm is at St. 

 George's Island, Md. 



lie following members of the sales 

 force of the Kramer stores are now on 

 their vacations: Miss M. Atwell, 

 manager of the Ninth street store; 

 Mrs. Cauffman, Mrs. Watby, Thomas 

 Ycung and Arthur Tudde. 



John H. Small, Jr., has leased the 

 stores at the corner of Fifteenth and 

 H streets, N. W., in the new Wood- 

 ward Building, not yet completed. 

 This new location is in a very fashion- 

 able part of the city and the store will 

 be well in keeping with its surround- 

 ings. 



The Pennock-Meehan Co., it is re- 

 ported will soon open a new store at 



1216 H Street, X. W. W. E. McKis- 

 sick looks after the Washington end. 

 It is said that in the new location 

 1 he firm will have improved facilities 

 which will greatly aid them in tak- 

 ing care of their many customers. 



.Many of the local florists are mak- 

 ing extensive preparations for In- 

 creased business, especially during the 

 coming fall season. O. W. D' Al- 

 corn of Congress Heights, has made 

 numerous improvements to his green- 

 houses; Fred H. Kramer has com- 

 pleted two houses, 35x100 feet each, in 

 Anacostia, for palms and ferns. The 

 Gude Bros., "American Rose Com- 

 pany" plant in Mt. Olivet is now send- 

 ing forth its share of goods. 



Kallipolis Grotto, Mystic Order of 

 the Veiled Prophets, are planning ex- 

 tensive entertainment for visiting 

 members of the same order on Sep- 

 tember 26. With this in view large 

 working committees have been ap- 

 pointed of which many florists are 

 members: Fred H. Kramer is chair- 

 man of the Ladies' Committee, Mr. 

 W. F. Gude is a member of the finance 

 committee, Adolphus Gude, Wallace W. 

 Kimmell, George H. Cooke, George 

 H. Shaffer and O. A. C. Oehmler, deco- 

 rations. 



J. H. Small of this city, assisted by 

 Mr. Dalgleish, handled the decorations 

 in connection with the dinner given 

 by Mr. and Mrs. McLean at Bar Har- 

 bor, Maine, during horse show week. 

 The display was an aquatic one. t lien- 

 being a fountain in the centre of the 

 table containing live goldfish, Egyptian 

 lotus and Farleyense ferns. A bay 

 window was arched over with aspara- 

 gus from which bunches of Hamburg 

 grapes were suspended which were cut 

 off and served to the guests during the 

 dinner. In the center of this arch 

 was another fountain containing gold- 

 fish and night-blooming water lilies. 

 The hostess received her guests in an 

 arbor of American Beauty roses. 



Visitors in this city during the past 

 ten days were W. N. Rudd and daugh- 

 ter. Morgan Park, 111.; E. G. Hill, Rich- 

 mond, Ind.; Robert Patterson and 

 sons, Montgomery, Ala.; Mr. Law- 

 rence of the Westview Floral Co., At- 

 lanta, Ga.; John G. Esler. Saddle 

 River. N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Julius 

 Roehrs, Rutherford, N. J. 



CLARENCE L. LINZ. 



"FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH." 



Leading Retail Florists Listed by 



Towns for Ready Reference. 



Albanv. N. Y.— H. (;. Eyres. 11 N. Pearl St 



Boston— Tims. F. Gslvlu, 124 Tremont St 



Boston — Edw. MacMulkin. 194 BoylstoD 



St. 



Boston— .lulius A. Zlnn, 1 Park St. 

 Brooklyn, N. Y.— Robert O. Wilson. Ful 



ton St. and lireene Ave. 



Buffalo. N. Y— Palmer's 304 Main St 

 Chicago— WUHaui .1. Smyth, Michigan 



Ave. ami 31st St. 

 Denver. Col.— Park Floral Co.. 1643 B'waj 

 Detroit. Mich.— J. Breitmeyer's Sons. 



Miami and Gratiot Aves. 



Kansas City. Mo. — Samuel Murray. 912 



Grand Ave. 



Kansas Cltv. Mo.— Wm. L. Rock Flower 



Co., Ill" Walnut St. 



Louisville, Ky.— Jacob Srbulz, .V.u South 



Fourth Ave. 

 New York— David Clarke's Sons, 2139- 



2141 Broadway. 



New York— Alex. MeConnell. 611 5th Ave 

 New York— W. H. Long, 412 Columbus Av 

 New York— Young & Nugent, 42 W. 28th 

 New York— Dards, N. E. cor. 44th 8t. 



and Madison Ave. 

 St. Paul, Minn.— Holm & Olson. 

 Toronto, Can.— J. H. Dunlop, 96 Yonge St 

 Washington, D. C— Gnde Bros., 1214 F 



St 

 WelleBley. Mass.— Tallby. 



