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August 17, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



47 



stopped over in Philadelphia en route 

 from Atlantic City. They are on an 

 extended motor trip. 



George Gouldman, with George H. 

 Shaffer, now is at Frederick, Md., on 

 the last leg of his vacation. 



To let signs recently appeared in the 

 display window of the Freeman flower 

 store at 610 Thirteenth street, north- 

 west, indicating the probable retire- 

 ment from the business of Mrs. J. R. 

 Freeman, widow of the founder. It is 

 said that the greenhouses also may be 

 rented. Since the death of their father, 

 Louis and Joseph Freeman have been 

 running the business for their mother. 

 It is the intention of Louis Freeman 

 and Harry Payne, who for a number 

 of years has looked after the store, to 

 enter into a partnership and engage 

 in the flower business in the same 

 neighborhood, following the closing of 

 this store and the securing of a suitable 

 location. C. L. L. 



breakfast. A late dinner was served in 

 the afternoon. There were athletic 

 events of various kinds and a baseball 

 game. R. B. M. 



LANCASTER, Pa. 



NEWARK, N. J. 



Tlie Market. 



Newark's retailers now experience 

 the usual midsummer dullness, but dur- 

 ing the last ten days some of them have 

 had more funeral work than usual at 

 this time of the year, which will help 

 to augment the total August sales. 

 Asters were a little scarce last week. 

 Roses are sufficient for the limited de- 

 mand, but they do not keep well. Of 

 gladioli there is a great abundance and 

 they are reasonable in price.* There are 

 enough other varieties of flowers to fill 

 in, but they are not too plentiful and 

 the quality of some of them is poor. 



Various Notes. 



The S. A. Rogers Nursery Co. had a 

 good summer window in the form of a 

 fern garden. Down the middle was a 

 gravel walk leading to a gate in the 

 white fence at the back. The sides of 

 the walk were banked with Boston 

 ferns and other and larger ferns filled 

 the rest of the window. 



A. Gahr reports that July business 

 was slow, but that August has opened 

 up unusually well. 



Joseph D. Kroehl, Jr., has recovered 

 from his severe attack of rheumatism, 

 but he does not spend much time at the 

 store except when there is a rush. Most 

 of his time is spent at the greenhouses 

 on his farm at Union. The outdoor 

 work seems to agree with him. 



Charles Luthy had unusually good 

 business during the last of July and 

 the first-days of August, but things now 

 * are quiet again. 



The branch store of A. Deisler & Son 

 has been closed since the first of August 

 and will remain closed until the early 

 part of September. All business will 

 be transacted at the main store, 31 Hol- 

 land street. 



J. J. McLaughlin, of McLaughlin & 

 Murphy, is spending his vacation at 

 Manasquan, on the New Jersey coast. 



The outing of the Essex County Flo- 

 rists' Club, Thursday, August 3, was 

 a big success. The weather was all 

 that could be desired and there was an 

 attendance of more than 100, including 

 a number of wholesalers from New 

 York. The outing was held at Berkeley 

 Heights. Members owning their own 

 automobiles went in those. For others 

 machines were provided. The members 

 assembled at Lincoln park and arrived 

 at their destination in time for a late 



Club Meeting. 



Thursday, August 10, the Lancaster 

 County Florists' Club held its monthly 

 meeting in the Chamber of Commerce 

 rooms. There was a good attendance. 

 Ira H. Landis, of Paradise, Pa., had 

 covered the exhibition tables of the hall 

 with vases of the newer varieties of 

 gladioli, possibly the finest collection of 

 blooms ever shown in the county. His 

 vases of Schwabin, Pride of Lancaster 

 and Pink Perfection were of the highest 

 type. Mr. Landis ranks with the best 

 gladiolus growers in the country. 



The flower show committee, which is 

 arranging a flower show to be held No- 

 vember 9 to 11, in the Auditorium, re- 

 ported progress. 



A large number of the county florists 

 are arranging to visit the R. Vincent, 

 .Ir., & Sons Co. range at White Marsh, 

 Md., when the dahlias are in their 

 glory, the latter part of September. 

 Anyone interested should write to Al- 

 bert M. Herr for information relative 

 to joining the party. 



I. Rosnosky, of the Henry F. Michell 

 Co., Philadelphia, was a visitor at the 

 meeting and made a few happy remarks. 

 T. J. Nolan, of the King Construction 

 Co., also was present. The next meet- 

 ing of the club will be held September 

 21. 



Various Notes. 



E. J. McCallum and G. W. Marshall, 

 of the McCallum Co., Pittsburgh, called 

 on a number of the florists last week. 

 They were driving a handsome new car 

 and were delighted with the "Garden 

 Spot County of the U. S." 



Announcement has been made of the 

 wedding of Miss Vernoll La Park, 

 daughter of George La Park, florist and 



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seedsman of La Park, Pa., to Mr. Frank 

 L. Whitson, of New York. The wed- 

 ding occurred at Los Angeles, Cal., 

 July 1. 



Some of the carnation growers have 

 finished planting in, while others are 

 on the way. 



Paul Murphy, manager of the B. F. 

 Barr & Co. store, spent a pleasant va- 

 cation with friends in Youngstown, O. 



Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Herr and son, 

 Irwin, are enthusiastic anglers and 

 spend many days on the Susquehanna 

 river reeling in the gamy black bass. 



E. S. Rutt, of Elizabethtown, is an- 

 other successful angler. 



Many of the growers of early mums 

 in this section report unusually severe 

 attacks by the tarnished plant-bug. 



H. K. R. 



VEGETABLE GROWERS CONVENE. 



The annual convention of the Vege- 

 table Growers' Association of America 

 will be held at the La Salle hotel, Chi- 

 cago, September 26 to 29. The pro- 

 gram includes an extensive trade ex- 

 hibit, round table discussions and ad- 

 dresses by leading gardeners, truck 

 farmers, greenhousemen and represen- 

 tatives of various colleges, experiment 

 stations and the Department of Agri- 

 culture. Marketing, soil fertility, heat- 

 ing, packing, spraying and other sub- 

 jects will be covered on the program, 

 which is being prepared and soon will 

 be announced. 



An invitation to attend the conven- 

 tion is extended to everyone interested 

 in the work of the association. Indica- 

 tions predict the largest and most en- 

 thusiastic convention ever held. Res- 

 ervations at the La Salle should be 

 made early by members of the associa- 

 tion and others who expect to attend. 



Additional information regarding the 

 convention and a copy of the program 

 may be secured by writing James B. 

 Foley, secretary, Chicago convention 

 committee, 3100 South Spaulding ave- 

 nue, Chicago. 



Cambridge, Mass. — Robbins Bros, 

 have had a mosaic tile flooring laid in 

 their show window. 



Somervllle, Mass. — R. C. Harris, alder- 

 man and florist, recently donated 10,- 

 000 carnations to be sold for a soldiers' 

 relief fund. 



Wobum, Mass. — Two large green- 

 houses have been erected on Wyman 

 street for Gordon Fisher, of Quincy, 

 and G. B. Arnold, of Stoneham. 



Newton Highlands, Mass. — E. H. 

 Corey, Jr., has erected a garage for an 

 automobile truck, to be used in con- 

 nection with his store on Floral street. 



Providence, R. L— The Rhode Island 

 Horticultural Society will hold an ex- 

 hibition of dahlias, asters, gladioli, 

 fruits and vegetables in the ball room 

 of the Narragansett hotel, September 12 

 and 13. The premium list may be ob- 

 tained by addressing E. K. Thomas, sec- 

 retary, Kingston, R. I. 



Winthrop, Mass.— H. W. Crockford 

 now has been a year in his own store — 

 a year of good business from start to 

 finish. 



Andover, Mass. — Plans are nearly 

 completed for the annual exhibition of 

 flowers, fruit and vegetables in the 

 town hall, September 8 and 9. The 

 Andover Florists' and Gardeners' Club 

 is cooperating with two civic associa- 

 tions in the event. 



Wenham, Mass. — The great fields of 

 blooming gladioli of B. Hammond 

 Tracy — Cedar Acres gladoli — August 9 

 were opened to the 'public for the 

 benefit of the American Ambulance 

 Hospital at Neuilly, France. In the 

 show rooms of the large concrete store- 

 house cut blooms were offered for sale. 

 The spikes were exhibited in fancy 

 jars, tall slender vases, hampers and 

 baskets — the work of Mrs. Tracy. The 

 affair undoubtedly netted a goodly sura 

 for this war philanthropy. 



