901. 



During Recess 



TRIP TO FRAMINGHAM, MASS. 



The Beld aaj and 



Florists' Club of Boston, was held 

 l),. c 16 commercial bouses In 

 mingham being visited. The party 

 comprised about sixty, at the start. 

 but before arriving at Pramingham it 

 amounted to aboul eighty, a.1 William 

 Nicholson's a splendid carnation dis- 

 play was inspected. Tl we e 



in fine Bhape. A new yellow, Go 

 Kay attracted much attention, ae 

 Pocahontas, Mark crimson. A big lot 

 of Godfrey callas were also in evi- 



l,,|,„ T r.iiit.'iwurlh. 



Framingham, was next visited, when' 

 the stock is mostlj orchids, and is a 

 model of cleanly up-to-date culture. 

 Amotm the cypripediums, now bloom- 

 ing in quantity, many of the cho ce 

 yellow forms were iu evidence. Some 

 fine Winsor carnations were seen here. 

 Peter Miller. T. H. Westwood and 

 Wni .1 Kennedy made impromptu 

 ches. Refreshments were served 



t( Coddard's and Hutterwoith's, and 

 everyone returned to the city well sat- 

 isfied with the trip. In all the places 

 visited White Wonder seems to be 

 seding White Perfection carna- 



,,,,, Both Nicholson and Goddard 

 are growing the new Marguerite Fred 

 : quantity for cut aower pur- 

 poses and it appears to be a winner, 

 i Goddard's new King bouse met 

 with much favoral oval. 



Chicago Bowling 

 ORCHIDS. 

 Iloelm'r, IT i 195 160 

 167 170 167 

 111 105 t'.l 

 149 157 150 

 180 178 201 

 CARNATIONS. 

 Lorman, 190 179 

 Ayres, 139 1st 162 

 Schultz, 188 160 100 

 189 is.; 165 

 1,. 164 170 161 



HORTICULTURE 



December t.\, l'.M I 



Krauss, 

 Farley, 



Scores, Dec. 14. 

 \ |i ITJETS 



Byers, 214 16 ' 



,0 145 



V'G'lder, 137 l 9 135 



Sween'] , 142 L42 117 



l'r'.lm'n, 177 14s 140 



ROSES. 



sta.k. 139 139 111 



nan, 93 112 146 



Freuud, 157 154 L71 



Roos, 133 135 167 



wolf, n»; in l'" 



CHICAGO NOTES. 

 Trade Jottings. 

 Frank Benthey has bought out his 

 partner's interest and the firm of Ben- 

 they & Briscoe of Tipton, Ind., be- 

 comes the Frank Benthey Co. 



The Chicago Carnation Co. has reg- 

 istered a very promising new red car- 

 nation, formerly known as seedling 

 1000, under the name of Aviator. 

 Those who have seen it growing speak 

 highlv of the particular quality 

 claimed tor it- extreme productive- 

 ness. The writer saw it a year ago 

 and Manager Pyfer states that as high 

 as forty blooms can be picked from a 

 single plant in a season. It will not be 

 desseminated this 



\i this writing the retail Qi 

 e still incomplete a 



dn ss, but there is plenty 



ideas Will 



is ap- 

 ing in its natural state 

 hung with bells 



wen witn 



very pretty effect. J. Mangel had 



over effects. 



re ruffling and clung 

 about the 

 lant with most beautiful ef- 

 lay is bringing new de- 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 



Araucarias, Ferns, Palms, Rubbers, Etc. 



Amu, iiriu cm ,-l- i , 4, 5, 6, 7 I 



Inches high only 60c, 75c, $1.00, 

 .ind $1.25. 

 kraucarla robusta compacts and glauca, 



pots, si 00, $1.25, si iO 

 Rubbers I tti i(- .'1 istiea I 20 to 35 Indies 

 high, •"'... 6 .-ind 7-inch pots, 35c, 10 

 75c. to $1 00 

 Perns: Boston, Scottll, \\ hit muni, and 

 Scholzell, "•• i, 6 nnd 7 Ini h |i its, I0( 

 inc.. 60( , 75c to si 00. vt 'llsonl in 6 tn< b 

 made n ]• of three plants, large, I5i 

 per pan, 



Lantania Borbonlca, large 7 Incb, 8 leaves, 



::n ini i • - Ulgh, 75 to $1.0 », Made up of 



three plants, 25 Inches high, only 60c 

 Isparagns plumosns, l Ini h, 10c : 3 inch, 



5c; 2%-inch, 3i 

 Asparagus Sprengerll, I Inch, Ld 



Kentln Bel reana and Forsterlana, 5, 5^ 



ii,] 6 Inch pots, line value for the m 



50c, 60c, 75c, $1.00, $] 2 i $1 50 I i $2 00 

 Primula Chinensls, Chinese Primrose, In 



full I, h>. ,in I Ini li 10c : ■ mch. $2.50 per 



dozen 



Cash with Order, Please 



GODFREY ASCHMANN 



Importer and Shipper 

 of Pot Plants 



1012 W. Ontario St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



Hybrid Orchids 



I FLOWERED AND 



UNFLOWERF.D... 



Julius Roehrs Co. 



I Rutherford, N. J. ' 



ORCHIDS 



Largest Importers, Exporters, Growers 

 and Hybridists in the World 



SANDER, St. Alban's, England 



and 258 Broadway, Room 721 



NEW YORK CITT 



GYPRIPEDIUM CAUDATUM 



We have received a small Importation of 

 this almost extinct orchid and can offer 

 a limited number of same at moderate 

 prices. Write for particulars. 



LAGER & HURRELL, S S^ 

 DIRECT IMPORTATIONS 



Bay Trees. Kentlas, Azaleas. Val- 

 ley Pips, Roses, Rhododendrons, 

 Boxwood, Manettl, Evergreens, Jap. 

 Lilies, Raffia, etc., etc. 



Nursery stock from France, riol- 

 land, England and Japan. 



McHutchison & Co. ^-JT"*. 



AZALEAS 



Six, nine and twelve dollars per dozen. 



Pink, white, ■ 



Keel in small size only. 



BEGONIAS. 



fi.Oo each. 

 E Ktra fine plants, 

 CYCLA»w N. 



5 inch $5.00 per dozen. Larger plants 

 $9.00 and $12.00 per dozen. 



PRIMROSES. 



5 ini li $3.1 o pel .iczen. 

 * FINE LINE PF PNUMI 1 '(IXFS F«0M S3 00 TO (5 00 PER 

 PUR ALSO FULL Lit E OF PLANTS FOR CHRISTMAS 



JOHN MCKENZIE, North Cambfid.e, Mass. 



ROBERT CRAIG CO. 



ROSES. PALMS, 



■id Bo veltioi la Decorative Flints 

 MARKET ind 48th STRUTS PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



PALMS, FERNS AND 



DECORATIVE PLANTS 



JOHN SCOTT 



Rutland Road and E, 46th St. 



Tel. a8qo Bedford BROOKLYN, NY. 



signs in window decorations to light 

 hey will be noted in our next 

 issue. 



Personal. 

 Henry Klunder is now with the Bo- 

 hannan Floral Co. 



■•I. Dickinson is back from a busi- 

 ness trip to New York. 



irge AsmitE, manager of the 

 Schiller Flower Store, is laid up with 

 rheumatism. 



George Stranger, who has been with 

 mii ions retailers in Chicago, is now in 

 the florists' business in San Fra 



CO. 



An bur Demmler, who lias been with 



\V. .1. Smyth the past two years and 



a medical course at the same 



time, left for California where he will 



1 ine. 



Visitors— Z. Tanner. Kenosha. Wis.; 

 C. E. Carter, Joliet, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. 

 J. .T. Soper, Rockford, 111.: Michael 

 Rochlin, Sioux City. la.; Frank 

 lev of Grimm & Gorley, St. Louis, 

 Mo. 



NEWS NOTES. 



W. Springfield, Mass. George 



I ooli Of Maple street, lias been re- 



ling his plant the past few 



months and a new heating outfit has 



• . , 'ii in -lulled. 



Holliston, Mass.— Jeremiah Long. 



florist received a verdict of $107 



si John C. F. Slayton for plants 



. rs and his services in decor- 



Slayton's home at Millis in .lime. 



Slayton had protested the bill 



iccessive. 



Those who have occasion to meas- 

 ure the diameter of carnation flowers 

 .ii the scale cards issued by 

 Kroeschell Bros. Co., of Chicago, a 

 lent and handy device. The 

 scale of points used by the American 

 Carnation Society in judging is also 

 printed on the face of the card. Sent 

 by mail by Kroeschell Bros, on re- 

 quest. 



