February 21, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



157 



I BEST IN TH^ WORLD 



JO^rJ|.C.MEYER|HREADC0; 



;,,,,, low rLi,.MiAS#' ; 



mmwi 



Meyer (ireen Sniilax Thretid. :^3.00 per 



|>OUIlt]. 



(ireen Sllktiline iit $'*.5<) per pound, in 

 CAse lots of 2R, 50 or ItX) putinils. 



Liberal dlNCOunts in 600 or 1000 pound 

 IntN. 



^anipIeH Hent on trial free of t-liarse* 



Manufactured by the 



John C. Meyer Thread Co. 



Dept. WW. 



LOWELL, MASS. 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Ranstead St., Phllaadphia, Pa. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES, ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES 

 and all Seasonable Varieties of Cut Flowers 



Wired Toothpicks 



Mann factored by 



W. J. COWEE, Berlin N. Y. 



M,000 f2.S0 60,000 $11.00 Sample frM. 



For Bale by Dealer* 



GEORGE B. HART 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



24 Stone St„ Rochester, N. Y. 



CUT FLOWER BOXES 



EDWARDS FOLDING BOX CO 



MANUFACTURERS 



PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



Henry M. Robinson Go. 



55-57 West 26th Street 

 and 430 Sixth Avenue 



Telephone: 

 Farragut 13 and 3180 



gigantic importation of orchids and in 

 fact all other plants combined. 



My rea.son.s for asking this change 

 in Quarantine No. 37 are as follows: 



1 — Orchids are considered by every- 

 one the super flower. 



2 — This exclusion would retard hor- 

 ticulture at least a century. 



3 — ^It would deprive the amateur 

 from cultivating and enjoying nature's 

 most beautiful and wonderful flower. 



4 — It would be a hardship and loss 

 of business and money to the man In- 

 terested in same commercially. 



5 — There is no plant used agricul- 

 turally that belongs to the orchid fam- 

 ily hence impossible contamination es- 

 pecially as none exists in orchids. 



6 — Orchids cannot be practically 

 and successfully propagated in cultiva- 

 tion. 



7 — For if the stock could be only 

 doubled yearly the quantity imported 

 into England would be sufficient not 

 only early to fill every green house but 

 every field In Great Britain. 



8 — If quarantine is not removed the 

 stock of orchids will gradually be re- 

 duced and United States will depend 

 on Canada. Mexico or Cuba for cut 

 orchids. 



9 — The admission of orchids will 

 not endanger or nullify the efforts of 

 the horticultural board in safe guard- 

 ing either agricultural or horticultural 

 interests at large. 



I trust that your honorable body will 

 take the above under due considera- 

 tion, act and decide accordingly. 

 Respectfully yours, 



W. A. MiVNDA. 



FEBRUARY. 



Icicles, a foot and more long, hang 

 from the eaves of the buildings. A 

 dull sky wraps the scene in one monot- 

 ony of gray. When suddenly there is a 

 shift in the wind, the sun breaks up 

 these sombre hues, the sky is a study 

 of lovely shades of gray and gold. 



The clouds pass away at noon, the 

 sky is all one clear and brilliant blue, 

 giving the long shadows of the trees in 

 exquisite blues and purples on the 

 snow. Reflected back tr.om the white 

 snow is the golden radiance of the 

 western sun. 



Every month has its special charm, 

 and almost every month has its ap- 

 propriate holiday. Thanksgiving Day, 

 after the harvests have been gathered: 

 Christmas, the midwinter feast of yule 

 log and holly, dating back far beyond 

 our Christian era. With February 

 spring has not come, but there is the 

 promise of it in these long lights and 

 shadows, one feels that the sap will 

 soon begin to start, and the feast of 

 Saint Valentine is here. 



Hillcre^t, Weston. M. R. Case. 



H. E. FROMDIT 



MlnlaMde Commuaon Florirt 

 Choice Cut Flowers 



New Address, 143 West Mth St., NEW TORS 

 Telephones: 2200, KOI, Hadlsen Sqnare, 



— WM. P. FORD — 



Wholesale Florist 



107 W. 28tti Stnet, NCW YORK 



Telephone B336, Farracnt 



Call and Inspeot the Best F^etabllshinent 



In the Wholesale Flower District. 



WALTER F. SHERIDAN 



Wholesale CommiBHion Dealer In 



CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 



13S WeiBH ?8th Street New York 

 TelegDhaiiiB M M IBM Msdlson aqnare 



E.G.HILLCO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Please mention Hortiooltnre when wrltlii#, 



RCED <Sl KELLER 



122 West 25th St., New Tork 



Florists' Supplies 



We manofaoture all oar 



litil Disiiis, Baskets, Win Wirk & Novtltiis 



and are dealers In 



Decorative Glassware. Growers and 



Florists' Beanisttes 



THE KERVAN CO 



Fresh Cut Decorative Evergreens 

 Highest Standard of Qaality. Largest 

 Stock in America. Write for ninstrated 

 Oataloff of Greens and Florists* SappUes 



119 W. 28th St^ 



NEW YOfUC 



WE WANT MORE SHIPPERS 



We bare a nnmerons cUeDtage of N*w 

 Tork Clt; buyers and tbe demand exceed! 

 onr Bopply. Tbis Is especially true of 

 Roses. We have every facility and abund- 

 ant means and beat returns are aaiured 

 for stock consigned to us. 



Address Your Shipments to 



UNITETD CTJT FIX)WEK CO., INC. 



ill W. 28th St., New York 



D. J. Fappas. Ptcs. 



FRANK J. REYNOLDS GO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Boston Co-operative Flower Market 



260 DEVONSHIRE STBKET 



BOSTON, MASS. 



«irCHIGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMSSION FLOfUSTS 



Hardy Ftmcy Fern Oar Specialty 



m IMNDOlPli ST.. DETMfT. MM. 



