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HORTICULTURE 



September 23, 1911 



disastrous effect of drought 

 in europe: 



Later detailed advices more than 

 confirm the discouraging reports we 

 have previously published regarding 

 the disastrous effect of the hot summer 

 weather and long continued drought 

 in Europe upon growing crops. In 

 England, and many parts of France 

 and Germany there have been no ef- 

 fective rains for over three months, 

 and in places where stock could not 

 be artificially watered the growing 

 crops are shrivelling up. 



Of Manetti roses, which come 

 principally from England and France, 

 in both countries there will be less 

 than half a crop. The grade of those 

 shipped will necessarily be inferior. 

 Practically all of the available crop 

 was bought up before June. It is 

 doubtful if American buyers will get 

 more than 60 per cent, of their re- 

 quirements; then only where they or- 

 dered before June. 



In Germany the season was the hot- 

 test and driest they have had for 73 

 years. The effect upon the crop of 

 lily of the valley pips is problem- 

 atical, though it is almost sure that 

 the product will be inferior to former 

 seasons. As a precaution most firms 

 are refusing to book further orders 

 except at a considerable increase in 

 price. 



France is particularly unfortunate. 

 They grow for export millions of 

 young fruit and ornamental stocks. 

 Even artificial watering is ineffective, 

 as the wells are dry. Prices rule 

 much higher than usual and there will 

 be many shortages on orders. 



Belgium has not suffered so much, 

 as their export stock is all artificially 

 watered, but the exceptionally hot 

 summer weather shows its effects in 

 the azaleas there. They will be 

 smaller and more stunted in growth 

 than usual. Crop is up to normal, 

 though the varieties Mad. Van der 

 Cruyssen, Mad. Petrick, Simon Mard- 

 ner and Vervaeneana remain scarce, 

 and most growers are limiting orders 

 to percentages of these varieties. 



LILIUM HENRYI. 



PERSONAL. 



Robert Wallis is now employed by 

 the Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa. 



William Jurgens, of Newport, R. I., 

 will sail on September 28th for a two 

 months' trip in Europe. 



John McKenzie, of North Cam- 

 bridge, Mass., has returned from a 

 two months' visit to Scotland, very 

 much pleased with his trip. 



Miss Minnie Barth, manager of a 

 floral shop in Elkhart, Ind., just for 

 fun registered for the Miuot. North 

 Dakota, land drawing, and drew 160 

 acres. 



Bert Woods is now employed as 

 packer by the Chicago Flower Grow- 

 ers' Association, Chicago, 111. He 

 was formerly employed in the Chicago 

 market. 



Thomas J. Grey arrived in Boston 

 via Montreal on the 7th inst. from his 

 European trip. He found every place 

 scorched up by the heat and drought 

 except Scotland and Ireland, both of 

 which countries were vividly green 

 and beautiful. Mr. Grey looks well 

 and greatly improved by his summer 

 outing. 



James A. Budlong, of Auburn, R. I., 

 one of the most widely known florists 

 in the country, last Tuesday positively 



A splendid lily of recent introduc- 

 tion from Northern China. Sometimes 

 called "The Yellow Speciosum." Flow- 



ers apricot yellow, spotted with choco- 

 late. The illustration shows a field 

 of this lily at the nurseries of R. & J. 

 Farquhar & Co. 



declined to accept the Republican 

 nomination for the Mayor of Cranston, 

 the "baby city" of Rhode Island. The 

 citizens of Auburn, where Mr. Budlong 

 is located, as well as other parts of 

 the city, feel that he would be an ex- 

 ceptionally strong candidate. Last 

 year an attempt was made to induce 

 Mr. Budlong to enter the political 

 arena without success. 



Visitors in Boston: James Currie, 

 superintendent of parks, Milwaukee, 

 Wis.; Carl Jurgens, Newport, R. I.; 

 Hugh Medcalf, park department, 

 Rochester. N. Y.; Prof. E. A. White, 

 Amherst, Mass.; H. C. Neubrand, 

 Providence, R.' I.; L. J. Reuter. Wes- 

 terly, R. I.; David Smith, Stranraer. 

 Scotland. 



PROVIDENCE NOTES. 



J. Kopelman has just completed 

 many improvements in his store on 

 Washington street. 



Nathan D. Pierce, manager of the 

 Norwood Floral Company and Home 

 Nursery at Norwood, R. I., returned 

 Saturday from New York, New Jersey 

 and Philadelphia on a business trip. 



Johnston Bros, furnished a very 

 handsome floral slipper for the open- 

 ing of the shoe department of one of 

 the large department stores this week. 

 The slipper was made entirely of lilies 

 of the valley and orchids. 



Albert Holscher of Hartford avenue, 

 is contemplating a trip to Argentine 

 Republic for the purpose of securing a 

 stock of orchids with which to stock 

 a new house built for that purpose in 

 addition to his present range. 



Walter S. Nichol of Hamden Mead- 

 ows, Barrington, met with a consider- 

 able loss last week when a tornado 

 swept over that place lifting the roofs 



of several of his houses. Between 

 500 and 600 panes of glass were 

 broken. 



While at work trimming trees in 

 Swan Point cemetery, Otto Carlson, 

 an employe of the Everett Foresty 

 Company, fell from a big elm dislo- 

 cating both wrists. He was rushed 

 to the Memorial Hospital, Pawtucket, 

 for treatment and later conveyed to 

 his home. Some of the cords were 

 torn, and a small bone was fractured 

 in the right wrist. 



Patrick J. Henry, Jr., of this city, 

 has brought suit against George John- 

 son & Son in the Superior Court, 

 seeking damages to the amount of 

 $1,500 as a result of injuries received 

 while in the employ of the defendant. 

 The plaintiff was at work trimming 

 trees, when it is alleged that the lad- 

 der on which he was standing gave 

 way precipitating him to the ground 

 several feet below. The suit is based 

 on defective apparatus. 



Work on the new flower market or- 

 ganized two weeks ago, is being 

 pushed rapidly at the new quarters 

 on Washington street, opposite the 

 City Hall, an ideal location for a mar- 

 ket place. It is the intention of the 

 directors to have the store completed 

 and ready for business, October 1. 

 The directors of the new organization 

 are: John A. Macrea, 1255 Smith 

 street, Alexander Macrea, 1138 Smith 

 street, both of Providence; J. H. Cush- 

 ing, Quidnick, R. I.; Walter S. Nich- 

 ols, Hamden Meadows, R. I.: and 

 Fred Hoffman, of Pawtucket, R. I. 

 The following persons were elected 

 officers of the association: President, 

 John A. Macrea; vice-president, Wal- 

 ter Macrea; secretary, E. E. King; 

 treasurer, Olney H. Williams. 





