January 31. 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



89 



We had a pleasant call from John 

 Bodger the noted California seed grow- 

 er on the 24th inst. He is to start 

 from New York City in about a week 

 on a trip to Europe to see how the 

 seed business is across the water. 

 While in London he will take Howard 

 M. Earl's advice and put up at the 

 Norfolk Hotel, Surrey street. Strand. 

 Howard says this Is the seedsmen's 

 headquarters in London — with large 

 caps on the "THE." The manager of 

 the house, Mr. Baker, knows the per- 

 sonality of the seed trade well and 

 makes his visitors feel at home, feeds 

 them well, doesn't overcharge them, 

 and one doesn't have to wear a swal- 

 low tail all the time. He can also let 

 you have something to wet your 

 thrapple with, which is more than the 

 Dooner boys in Philadelphia can do 

 now-a-days, even if their time honored 

 hotel does still remain the seedsmen's 

 headquarters for Philadelphia, as does 

 the Sherman House in Chicago or the 

 Quincy House in Boston. So if any of 

 my horticultural friends go to London 

 remember that the Norfolk is the 

 stamping ground of Hugh Dickson of 

 Belfast. Howard Earl of Philadelphia, 

 and John Bodger of California, and is 

 the seedsmen's headquarters within 

 hearing of Bow Bells. And ask for 

 Mr. Baker. He's a braw laddie from 

 all accounts. 



In regard to the seed trade on the 

 other side at present I quote from a 

 letter just received from one of our 

 Yankee boys who is over there just 

 now looking things up. He writes from 

 EJddnburgh under date of January 5th: 



"In spite of the rate of exchange I 

 am doing some business and have 

 found the trade quite optimistic. Have 

 had an excellent time in Edinburgh, 

 but heaven help the man who lands 

 here on the Sabbath day and knows no 

 one It Is worse than dear old Phila- 

 delphia. God bless her! I should say 

 that time is ripe again for a boom in 

 agricultural seeds but I understand 

 many sorts of grasses are still in short 

 supply. Your friend, David Bell, of 

 Ledth, was In a conference when I 

 called there so I only saw his seed 

 buyer." 



In regard to the rate of exchange we 

 hear that some of the Canadian seeds- 

 men have been cancelling orders 



placed on this side, six. nine, twelve 

 months ago on that account — or as 

 they put it — because the American dol- 

 lar has gone up. But no doubt ar- 

 rangements satisfactory to both sides 

 can be arranged if a little give and 

 take is manifested for old times sake 

 and looking to future business. 



Mr. and Mrs. John Westcott cele- 

 brated their golden wedding anniver- 

 sary on the 21st inst. A vase of fifty 

 roses decorated the dinner table — 

 among other mementos. They were 

 the "extra specials" for which the 

 Pennock Flower market at 16th and 

 Ludlow is famous; and, while the card 

 was marked "from your Ludlow street 

 friends." the kindly, thoughtful spirit 

 of Samuel S. Pennock and Edwin J. 

 Fancourt was back of it all. Mrs. West- 

 cott was especially delighted. The 

 boys don't often get a chance to wave 

 the flag for her — like they do for the 

 Commodore. Of course old associates 

 like A. B. Cartledge and many others, 

 remember the golden occasion, and 

 the officers of the F. T. D. sent a tele- 

 gram in their own names — William F. 

 Gude. Washington; Philip Breitmeyer 

 and Albert Pochelon, Detroit; Wil- 

 liam L. Rock. Kansas City, and Wil- 

 liam Smyth, Chicago — which meant, 

 of course, not only their own personal 

 congratulations but that of the whole 

 florist trade of the country, as Mr. and 

 Mrs. Westcott are well known far be- 

 yond local confines and highly thought 

 of by all who know them. 



James M. Thoirs has purchased a 

 property at Oaklyn on the White Horse 

 Pike, a few miles south of Camden and 

 will shortly move his family and make 

 his residence there, from his present 

 location at 524 Market jtreet, Cam- 

 den, N. J. Mr. Thoirs is still in active 

 business as a retailer in Camden, and 

 Intends to remain at it for a long time 

 yet although he has worked hard on 

 the same spot for the past thirty-two 

 years, made a competence and is well 

 able to retire. 



Andrew F. O'Connell 



Andrew F. O'Connell, a well known 

 nurseryman and contractor in Phila- 

 delphia died at his home, 4103 Girard 

 Avenue, on the 21st inst. He did most 

 of the city street tree planting through 

 the Ashbridge, Reyburn and other ad- 

 ministrations, and his work was cred- 

 itable to him and above the average 

 during the political regime that has 

 now become a thing of the past. His 

 place of business was known as the 

 Overbrook Nurseries on city line near 

 the suburb of Overbrook. Interment 

 was at St. Agnes Cemetery, West 

 Chester, Pa., on the 26th inst. 



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