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The Florists^ Review 



Februaby 11, 1015. 



patent on a combination flower vase 

 and electric standing floor lamp, so con- 

 structed that fresh cut flowers can be 

 arranged in the metal containers of 

 the vase. 



There will be an exhibition by the 

 Horticultural Society February 17 at 

 the American Museum of Natural His- 

 tory. Premiums are offered for cut 

 blooms of orchids, roses, sweet peas, 

 schizanthus, antirrhinum, freesias, and 

 narcissus. Prizes may also be awarded 

 for exhibits not provided for in the 

 schedule, and such exhibits are so- 

 licited. There will be a meeting of the 

 society at 3:45, followed by an illus- 

 trated lecture, by W. C. McCollum, on 

 "The Small Greenhouse — Its Use and 

 Abuse. ' ' 



MANCHESTER, MASS. 



The regular meeting of the North 

 Shore Horticultural Society was held 

 February 5, in Lee's hall. Vice-presi- 

 dent E. H. Wetterlow in the chair. A. 

 Leuthy, of Eoslindale, gave an interest- 

 ing talk on palms and their insect pests, 

 describing palm growing and selling 

 from a financial as well as a grower's 

 standpoint, bringing out strongly the 

 fact that growing palms is one thing 

 and selling them at a profit is quite 

 another. Mr. Leuthy gave some valua- 

 ble information as regards treatment 

 of fungus and insect pests, scale of va- 

 rious kinds, mealy bug, etc., and gave 

 definite directions for the safe use of 

 hydrocyanic acid gas. A good general 

 discussion followed the lecture. 



The show committee distributed the 



schedule of prizes for the exhibition 



which is to be held August 4 and 5. The 



next meeting will be held February 19. 



W. Till, Cor. Sec'y. 



MOTTLY MUSINGS. 



The United States Cut Flower Co., 

 Elmira, N. Y., has absorbed the La 

 France greenhouses, in addition to rent- 

 ing the Backer plant. Superintendent 

 Eichard King says Geranium Helen 

 Michell will supplant Ricard, as it 

 keeps true to type, is more robust and 

 is a remarkably free bloomer. Fine 

 strikes of cuttings of this and other 

 leading kinds are on the benches. Car- 

 nation Mrs. C. W. Ward is giving bet- 

 ter satisfaction than last year. Gor- 

 geous varies in color. White Wonder 

 is truly named. The newer kinds are 

 having a thorough trial. Lilium gigan- 

 teum is rooted on the benches, the pots 

 being heavily covered with leaves. 

 Taller plants are thus produced. The 

 objection to starting them under the 

 benches is lack of ventilation. Frank 

 Marquardt, of Ralph M. Ward & Co., 

 agreed that the lilies are amon^ the 

 finest he has yet noted. It is still an 

 open question here, whether grafted or 

 own-root roses are preferable; both are 

 grown with success. 



Robert Klebert, of the Hoffman 

 Greenhouses, Elmira, believes that 

 Rosette is a profitable carnation to 

 grow. It may be planted more closely 

 than many kinds, is free and the calyx 

 does not split. It brought a better 

 price than any others this season. 

 H. N. Hoffman finds time, aniid his 

 mayoral duties, to attend to his nur- 

 sery and farms, which are increasing in 

 extent. H. N., Jr., is taking a course 

 in landscape work at Cornell, as the 

 outlook for an efficient architect is fa- 

 vorable in this locality. 



A. H. Woeppel, Corning, N. Y., was 

 agreeably surprised at the popularity of 



the cyclamen as a holiday seller. 

 Every plant in bloom was sold quickly 

 and there were several hundreds. The 

 vastly improved strain, both in flower 

 and foliage, is undoubtedly the reason. 

 Some fine plants that were left over 

 are now going as fast as they bloom. 

 The season has been a good one and 

 preparations are seen on all sides for 

 a heavy spring business. 



Andrew Yeager, AUentown, Pa., will 

 continue the business founded by his 

 father, whose decease was recently 

 noted. Mrs. Andrew Yeager, Jr., is a 

 most able assistant. 



D. W. Davis, Berwick, Pa., is getting 

 his patrons in line for St. Valentine's 

 day by having attractive reminders 

 conspicuously placed. W. M. 



BRAMPTON, ONT. 



After two heavy snow storms during 

 January, there came a most severe 

 downfall February 2 and a beating rain, 

 setting in February 5, caused the en- 

 •tire collapse of one of the American 

 Beauty houses 350 feet in length at 

 the Dale Estate. There were quite tea 

 inches of snow on the glass before 

 the rain came, but everything inside 



looked secure, and as the plants were 

 being rested for the purpose of cutting 

 them back in a week or two, no serious 

 danger was feared. This is the first in- 

 stance in which the Dale Estate has 

 suffered through any of the houses giv- 

 ing way, and the mild weather at the 

 end of the week it is hoped will en- 

 able the entire damage to be set right 

 before the colder weather again sets 

 in. 



It is understood here that Messrs. 

 O 'Fields, at Grimsby, who are large 

 growers of tomatoes, had about 800 feet 

 of their houses broken in by the ex- 

 ceptionally heavy weight of snow. 



Bulbous stock is being cut in large 

 quantities and a great many of the 

 smaller growers are disposing of their 

 stock at prices never before heard of. 

 Roses are off crop, but magnificent or- 

 chids are coming in so plentifully that 

 they sell at from $5 to $20 per hundred. 



Wm. Seatty, who has been with the 

 Dale Estate for the last eight years, 

 has almost recovered from his recent 

 illness. Jovial William was deputy 

 reeve for 1914, and last week resigned 

 the position to accept the appointment 

 as town assessor at a remunerative 

 salary. W. G. P. 



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1(6 Roy, EL — L. L. Fry, who has been 

 spending the winter in California, is 

 expected home shortly, so as to get his 

 plants in shape by spring. 



Des Moines, la. — L. Copeland, for- 

 merly employed in the greenhouses of 

 the Iowa Seed Co., is recuperating after 

 an operation in the Methodist hospital. 



Waterloo, la. — Wm. Day, formerly 

 employed in the greenhouses of the 

 Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, is coming 

 to work for Charles Sherwood as plants- 

 man. 



Detroit, Mich. — Charles H. Maynard 

 has sold his interest and severed his 

 connection with the Flower Growers' 

 Corporation. He has not fully decided 

 where he will locate, but will remain 

 in the trade. 



Cumberland, Md. — Russell C. Paupe 

 has purchased the Flower Shop, at 53 

 North Liberty street, formerly conduct- 

 ed by Mrs. Katherine N. Bretz. The 

 store will be in the charge of Miss 

 Mabel Paupe, who has been connected 

 with the Flower Shop for the last two 

 years. 



Iiincoln, EL — Adolph Nielsen, of Mor- 

 ton Grove, HI., has accepted a position 

 as foreman of GuUett & Sons' new east 

 side range and has moved to Lincoln, 

 where his new duties began February 1. 

 Gullett & Sons will plant quite largely 

 of the newer varieties of roses at their 

 new range and Mr. Nielsen will also be 

 in charge of grafting a considerable 

 part of the stock which is to be planted 

 the coming spring at the new Gullett 

 plant. Mr. Nielsen has been in charge 

 of seventeen houses of Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., Plant B, Morton Grove, and also 

 has been in charge of grafting opera- 

 tions there for several years. 



Arkansas City, Kan. — F. W. Herle- 

 man, formerly of Marion, Ind., is now 

 with Smith & Smith, having charge 

 of the growing end of the business. 



Mayweed, EL — Henry Meyer, of the 

 Weiss & Meyer Co., was married to 

 Miss Frieda Hinz January 14. They 

 left for a few days' visit to Sheboygan, 

 Wis. 



Gibson City, El. — Andrew Peterson 

 has been engaged by the city of 

 Hoopeston to buy trees and shrubbery 

 for McFerren park, in that city, and 

 he has been on a trip to Ohio to se- 

 lect the stock. 



Newcastle, Ind. — Myer Heller, of 

 the South Park Floral Co., is at New 

 York on one of his buying trips for his 

 mercantile interests. When in the 

 metropolis he makes his headquarters 

 at Hotel McAlpin. 



Ottawa., EL — Lohr Bros., who for 

 several years have been running the 

 old King greenhouses and have estab- 

 lished a nice city trade, have recently 

 purchased several acres of ground oppo- 

 site the entrance of the cemetery on 

 the Starved Rock road just outside the 

 city limits at the terminal of the city 

 railway. They are preparing for the 

 erection of a modern greenhouse plant 

 consisting of two houses 35 x 150, with 

 an attractive store and a spacious boiler 

 and service house. It is their intention 

 to run the new place in connection with 

 their present establishment and their 

 new gla6s area will be devoted mostly 

 to cut flowers and bedding plants. The 

 location is no doubt one of the finest 

 for their purpose which could have been 

 found in the city. The contract for 

 the greenhouse work was awarded to 

 the Ickes-Braun Mill Co., Chicago. 



