II (I i;t 1 ( r i/r v u k 



July 3, 1920 



be kept open on Sunday. If there is 

 any necessary work to be done, this 

 can be done behind closed doors, and of 

 course as long as funerals are held on 

 Sunday there will be some work to go 

 with them; but in some communities 

 Sunday funerals have been stopped, 

 and where this is the case there is 

 absolutely no reason for any flower 

 store to he conducting business on that 

 day. 



The meeting of the united horticul- 

 tural interests held in Boston to con- 

 sider Quarantine No. 37 to my mind 

 was the most deided step with promise 

 of good results that has been made 

 since this vexed question has como up. 

 Just so long as we have commerial in- 

 terests who are in favor of the embar- 

 go on account of their own particular 

 business will we have a weak fight if 

 it is left entirely to the commercial in- 

 terests; but the point has come now 

 where the powers responsible for Quar- 

 antine No. 37 are being shown that this 

 is not popular and is considered detri- 

 mental to horticultural interests for 

 many reasons. 



It has come to the point where this 

 is not a business proposition but is for 

 the good of every branch of gardening 

 that is represented in America that 

 this fight must be carried on. It would 

 appear that the best results will ac- 

 crue from a fight to modify the ruling. 

 We can't expect to kick it out entirely 

 but it must be modified, and I believe 

 if we go along in that way, the time is 

 not far distant when everj'one connect- 

 ed with the trade will I* much better 

 pleased with the rulings of this quar- 

 antine. 



The meeting held in New York 

 brought together some strong men. and 

 I believe we are to find far reaching 

 results. The weight of Mr. Havemeyer, 

 Judge Hoitt, A. C. Burrage, John C. 

 Wister, Wm. C. EIndicott, Professor 

 Sargent and men of that type will cer- 

 tainly be felt. 



1 have a letter from Max Schling in 

 which he discusses certain circum- 

 stances which probably are familiar 

 experiences to many other florists 

 having a wide reputation and a high 

 class trade. Mr. Schling writes that 

 he is making the facts public because 

 he believes something should be done 

 to prevent imposition of the kind de- 

 scribed." He also suggests that it 

 would be well for any florist engaging 

 any employee for a responsible posi- 

 tion to investigate the statements 

 made by the applicants to see if they 

 are based on facts. Mr. Schling's 

 letter follows: 



"Not very long ago one of our 

 errand boys applied for a position in a 

 flower establishment .living us as 



reference and stating that he was u 

 salesman and designer. Tliis estab- 

 lishment was a flower shop atta<hed 

 to one of the large hotels. For- 

 tunately for him the manager did not 

 inquire, but on account of being short- 

 handed he put the man on taking care 

 of plants, etc., and helping with filling 

 vases for tables and other work. 



"I do not know exactly how he got 

 along, but in the course of time he did 

 learn something of the business, pos- 

 sibly not enough, because he had to 

 leave, and it was just in the begin- 

 ning of the fall season that he se- 

 cured another position in a New York 

 flower shop of excellent reputation. 

 There he made such an impression on 

 the proprietor that he did not inquire 

 about him. biit just wanted to secure 

 a good man for the coming rush, but 

 this man, the next day, stated that he 

 could start in immediately in our place 

 at a much higher salary, trying to in- 

 crease the offer in the place where he 

 had been engaged. The florist called 

 me up and asked me point blank 'did 

 you offer so and so a position?' I told 

 him no and told him also the reason 

 why I wouldn't employ the man. 



"Several times we received inquiries 

 from florists regarding a man who 

 claimed to work for us and whose 

 name and pedigree we did not know 

 anything about. That proves that 

 there are men who are utilizing the 

 name of our firm to get in connection 

 with other firms and it should be 

 stopped." 



The very heavy call for young rose 

 plants indicates as was to be ex- 

 pected a lot of replaHting this season, 

 and it is interesting to everyone 

 handling roses to note the varieties 

 which are in demand. I don't knovi' 

 whether to place Premier or Columbia 

 at the head of the list, but both of 

 these sorts are being planted in large 

 quantities, and besides these there are 

 three others which figure heavily, — 

 Ophelia, Double White Killarney and 

 Madam Butterfly. Of course, this is 

 not taking into consideration the new 

 sorts, but all of the old standbys are 

 fast being pushed into the discard. 



Mr. Roman Irwin, who has been 

 spending several days visiting grow- 

 ers in the \icinity of Boston, is en- 

 thusiastic over his new quarters in 

 New York City. He says that when 

 the work now being done on them is 

 completed they w-ill be practically just 

 what he has been waiting for since he 

 went into business. It is expected 

 that they will be among the finest 

 oflices of anybody in the trade any- 

 where in the country. Mr. Irwin plays 

 just as hard as he works, as anybody 

 could see who attended the florists' 



New Violet "Duchess" 



This is a threat improvi'iiieut on Prin- 

 cess of Wales — Deeper Sliade and more 

 uniform, aiso a nmoii l>otter and surer 

 producer and i)etter keeper and ship- 

 per, also more fragrant. (lonoral ap- 

 pearance wlien bunched away aliead of 

 other varieties E.xceptionaliy easy to 

 propagate. Should be planted In the 

 beds eariier than Princess. 



It will pay you to go in for 

 DUCHK8S. And DO IT NOW— before 

 this line lot is ail grabbed up. We offer 

 Laree field Krown clumps of DUCHESS, 

 and the other two as follows: 



100 1000 



DUCHESS ?1.5.00 $120.00 



L.ADY CAMPBELL 12.«KI lOO.OO 



PKINCB8S OF WALES.. 10.00 95.00 



C. U. LIGGIT 



Wholesale Plantsman 

 Bulletin Building PH1LADBLPHL\ 



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A giant strain -which for size of bloom. 



heavy texture and varied colors and 



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Black Blue 40 3.50 



Emperor William, blue 40 3.50 



Hortensia Red 40 3.50 



King of the Blacks 40 3.50 



Lord Beaoonsfleld, purple 



violet 40 3.50 



Peacock, blue, claret -and 



white 40 4.00 



Snow Queen, pure white 40 3.50 



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White with Eye 40 3.50 



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outing at Suntaug Lake, last Satur- 

 day, and doubtless that is one reason 

 tor his business success, for it is true 

 as ever that "all work and no play 

 makes'-.Tack a dull boy." 



