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HORTICULTURE 



September 23, 1911 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



C. H. Grakelow is running for coun- 

 cilman in his ward on the republican 

 ticket. 



S. B. Dicks was the guest of W. 

 Atlee Burpee at the Union League on 

 the 13th inst 



Harry Berger. of Berger Bros., re- 

 ports a very enjoyable ten weeks up 

 the Penobscot beyond Bangor, and re- 

 turns to business with his health en- 

 tirely restored. 



Samuel S. Pennock and family 

 reached Lansdowne last Monday and 

 S. S. P. got back to the store on 

 Wednesday. Now things will begin 

 to happen — the boss is on his job 

 again. 



The builders fell down on their ex- 

 pectations for the new Niessen build- 

 ing — and the Leo Niessen Co. were 

 unable to move in on the 18th inst. 

 as expected. The event is now sched- 

 uled for September 25th. 



Mrs. John H. Dodds has returned 

 from a visit to the seashore, feeling 

 greatly improved in health. Some se- 

 rious surgical operations of the past 

 few years on a wrong diagnosis seri- 

 ously impaired the patient's health — 

 and it is gratifying to learn that at 

 last there is good news. 



Good packing is a feature of the 

 dahlia shipments coming from the 

 Peacock Farms to Niessen's this year. 

 Single layer boxes containing 100. 150 

 or 200 blooms are sold unbroken as 

 they stand — thus saving much labor 

 and insuring more presentable flowers. 

 Dorothy Peacock is one of the most 

 charming of the new ones and finds 

 ready sale at good figures. Jack Rose 

 is another in the same category. 



Michell's will hold a Dahlia Show, 

 September 26, 27, 28 and 29. There 

 are ten classes and first and second 

 prizes (cash) are offered in each. Pri- 

 vate gardeners only allowed to com- 

 pete. All flowers to be delivered not 

 later than 5 p. m. of the 25th. The 

 arrangements of the flowers and the 

 general management of the exhibits 

 are under the direction of Philip 

 Freud. As an adjunct a fine showing 

 of perennials, gladioli, bay trees, 

 palms, etc., will be staged. The judges 

 of the dahlias are W. C. Herbert, A. 

 L. Turnley. L. K. Peacock and Maur- 

 ice Fuld. 



CINCINNATI NOTES. 



Frank Fatney, representing M. Rice 

 & Co.. Philadelphia, called on his 

 trade last week. 



The Hyde Park Rose Company at 

 their recent annual meeting re-elected 

 Gus Meier president and elected Ben 

 Sonnenberg secretary and treasurer to 

 succeed Al. Sunderbruch, who resigned 

 as such. 



Max Rudolph and Henry Schwarz 

 have returned from Europe. Max Bays 

 the only thing he missed was the 

 pleasure of seeing his fellow-traveler 

 seasick while Henry states that they 

 overlooked nothing. 



C. E. Critchell a day before he was 

 to depart from the Snows for home 

 had the misfortune to fall and cut a 

 gash in his leg, from below the knee 

 to the ankle. Other voyagers who 

 have returned are: B. P. Critchell, 

 from Benton Harbor; Gus Adrian, 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES 



"The Glorified Baby Primrose" 



Offered for the first time in America. This variety will continue 

 sending up a succession of blooming spikes (color, beautiful lilac), 

 giving the appearance of a shower of blooms. 



The individual flowers are much larger than P. Forbes! and infinitely 

 more freely branched. It is highly recommended either for cut flowers 

 or for plants, which sell readily on sight. Per trade pkt., $1.00; % 

 pkt, 60c. 



Our Full Bull) Catalogue of Quality Bulbs, etc., now ready. 

 A post card will fetch one by return mail. 



Arthur T. Boddington, 3 4 S 2 e w d *i«";, New York 



Araucaria Excelsa 



5 In., 3 to 4 tiers. 40c. and 50c; 5»j to 6 In.. 

 4, 5 ind 6 tiers, 60c, 75c. and $1.00; 7 in.. 

 25, 30, 40 and 50 in. high, for lawns and 

 porches, $1.50 to $2.00. 



Cash with order, please. 



Godfrey Aschmann 



Wholesale tirower. Shipper and Importer of 

 Pot Plant*. 



1012 West Ontario St., 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



ROBERT CRAIG CO. 



KOSES. PALMS, 



aid Ho veltiei In Decorative Plants 

 MARKET ind 48th STREETS , PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



from the Snows, and Miss Cora Pher- 

 son, from the Snows. 



Callers last week were: Miss White 

 of Lexington, Ky.; Paul Berkowitz, 

 representing Bayersdorfer & Co., 

 Philadelphia, and Satu Seligman, rep- 

 resenting Wertheimer Bros. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Winchendon, Mass. — W. W. Rhu- 

 land is about to give up his River 

 street greenhouses. 



Chicago, III. — Chappel, the florist, 

 on 53rd street, who started in busi- 

 ness last fall has closed his store. 



Great Neck, N. Y. — Robert Thomas, 

 gardener to Mrs. Eldridge, has ob- 

 tained a pure white seedling Amaryl- 

 lis. The seedling is very strong and 

 handsome, quite an acquisition. 



Bowling Green, O. — Hiram Waifel, 

 of the Waifel Floral Co., Muncie, Ind., 

 has leased the florist business of .Mrs. 

 George Mercer. He intends to do a 

 wholesale as well as retail business. 



Barrington, R. I. — A small tornado 

 visited this town Monday, wrecking 

 greenhouses, uprooting trees, blowing 

 down signs and breaking hundreds of 

 windows. The storm lasted for ten 

 minutes only and cut a swath 50 feet 

 wide and about a mile and a quarter 

 long. 



Baltimore, Md. W. E. McKissick, 

 of the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co.. vis- 

 ited a number of the Maryland grow- 

 ers last week. He reports stock to be 

 in excellent shape and making a good 

 appearance. The rains of the past 

 few weeks have aided the dahlia 

 and other outdoor flowers wonderfully. 



Boston Ferns 



4% inch from bench :..Each 10c 



3% inch from bench Each 7c 



2% inch from bench, $30.00 per 

 1000 Each 3c 



Nephrolepis Whitmanii 



2M> Inch $5.00 per WO, $40.00 per 1000 



Nephrolepis Magnifies 



2% inch $15.00 per 100 



3*A inch, pot grown 25.00 per 100 



We Stand Back of Our Goods and 

 Guarantee Safe Arrival of Shipments to 

 All Parts of Inited States and Canada. 



HENRY H. BARROWS & SON 



Whitman, Mass. 



FERNS FOR DISHES 



Assorted varieties, 2-ln. pots, $3 SO 100; 



$30.00 1-XM); B00 at 1000 rate. 



Cash with order 



FRANK OECHSLIN 



4911 Qnincy St.. - CHICAGO, ILL. 



ORCH IDS" 



Greatest quantity and variety in the coun- 

 try. Established and freshly Imported. 

 Also material in which to grow them. 



Write for special list and catalogue. 



LAGER & HURREL L, SU * M 5 IT 



ORCHIDS 



Largest Importers, Exporters, Growers 

 and Hybridists in the World 



SANDER, St. Alban's, England 



and 258 Broadway, Room 721 

 NEW YORK CITY 



ORCHIDS 



PLANTS s"d FLOWERS »lw»yi on hand 



ORDONEZ BROS. 



Madison, New Jersey 



ROEH R S 



Orchids, Azaleas, Palms, 

 Lorraines, Crotons 



RUTHERFORD, N. J. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 8 barrel bale dry. $2.00 



ORCHID MOSS, LIVE, barrel 50 



GREEN CLUMP MOSS, 75 



G KEEN SHEET MOSS, " 1.00 



.11.1:1111 PEAT, " 75 



LAUREL WREATHING. Del 100 



yards $3.00 and 3.50 



NURSERY moss, per large car 50.00 



J. B.T0WNSEND, Berlin, N.J. 



