December 23, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



381 



Sweet peas have suffered from the 

 dull weather and the flowers have 

 been so affected that a large propor- 

 tion dropped from the plants before 

 cutting. Some of the growers figure 

 their losses for two weeks as running 

 into the thousands. One claimed a 

 direct loss of five thousand dollars, 

 another placed his at two thousand, 

 and so on according to the size of the 

 place. There are some fine cuts of 

 Premier Roses promised for the holi- 

 days, and the American Beauty grow- 

 ers say their crops are just right. 

 Everything looks promising all along 

 the line for a good Christmas trade. 



James Brown, the Coateville florist, 

 sent to the Pennock market on the 

 6th Inst, a specimen of a twin flowered 

 Calla which attracted considerable at- 

 tention. The junior Brown says they 

 are trying to outdo Burbank, and if 

 this new creation makes a hit they 

 will endeavor to perfect the process 

 and grow them for the Philadelphia 

 market. Brown senior we know well. 

 He is a bit of a joker. Junior seems 

 to be a son of his daddy all right. Twin 

 Callas of the Siamese twin brand make 

 good Barnum or movie stuff, and there 

 are always ginks willing to gape. 



Alfred II, Campbell is to be con- 

 gratulated on the fine roses coming in 

 from his Hatboro place. Among them 

 are the best double white Killarney 

 we have seen this season. His grower 

 must be "some boy." 



Steve Mortensen is another of "the 

 boys" we are proud of these days. His 

 crop of Premiers are worth going a 

 long way to see. 



Commodore Westcott had a birthday 

 on the 16th. The boys of Ludlow 

 street sent him a beautiful floral offer- 

 ing in roses and chrysanthemums, and 

 there were Innumerable telegrams and 

 other mementos from all parts of the 

 country, all of which made the old 

 gentleman feel very good — so that he 

 had to raise one arm high — taken 

 from his good lady's medicine reserve 

 — and drink to everybody in return, at 

 high noon. Many happy returns, John. 



The American Peony Society held 

 its semi-annual executive session in 

 Philadelphia, December 11th. The 



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discussions were very animated, and 

 the meeting lasted from 9 a. m. to 10 

 p. m. — an honest day's work — and no 

 overtime allowed. Among those pres- 

 ent were: Lee R. Bonnewitz, Van 

 West, O., president; A. H. Fewkes, 

 Xewtown Highlands, Mass., vice-presi- 

 dent; A. P. Saunders, Clinton, N. Y., 

 secretary; A. H. Scott, Chester, Pa., 

 treasurer; and three of the directors, 

 Bertrand H. Farr, Reading, Pa.; R. T. 

 Brown, Queens, N. Y., and James 

 Boyd, Haverford, Pa. 



pose of the two safes heretofore used. 

 See their advertisement in another 

 column in this issue. 



Among recent visitors: The three 

 good Guide boys, Adolph, Jr., and his 

 two brothers; Harry P. Payne; Arthur 

 Schaeffer; Mr. White of the Marche 

 Co., and Mr. Baur of the Pennock Co., 

 all of Washington, D. C; Thos. Tem- 

 pleton, Penn Floral Co., Kingston, Pa.; 

 W. H. Fox, Parkerford, Pa.; John 

 Perry, Baltimore, Md. 



Any florist just starting in business 

 needs a safe for his office valuables. 

 A good opportunity to get a good one 

 at a bargain is open at present as the 

 P. H. S. have decided to use steel files 

 for their registers, etc., and will dis- 



August Stolz, of Passaic, N. J., has 

 old his greenhouse on Clifton ave- 

 nue, to the DeDaum Co. of Ridgewood. 



A. W. and E. M. Welch, of Hartford, 

 Ct.. long in the florist business, have 

 opened a new store at 89 W. Main St. 



