Mabch 18, 1915. 



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The Florists' Review 



49 



BALTIMOBE, MD. 



The Market. 



There was considerable improvement 

 in the cut flower market last week. 

 While no fancy prices were realized, 

 there was a little advance. White car- 

 nations were in good demand the latter 

 part of the week for St, Patrick's day, 

 and, while nothing unusual, it was a lit- 

 tle boost. There is a great deal of bulb- 

 ous stock coming in, and the prices are 

 an inducement to buy. Sweet peas and 

 short-stemmed roses were much called 

 for. 



Various Notes. 



William Terry has disposed of his in- 

 terest in the store at 1137 West Balti- 

 more street to Miss Anna Muth, who 

 managed the store while he was propri- 

 etor and also for the former owners. 

 Pierce & Co. 



L. H. Klein, of Towson, is cutting 

 some fine orchid-flowering sweet peas. 



Southern jonquils have made their 

 appearance on the streets. The local 

 wholesale florists have discontinued han- 

 dling them, but they have been taken 

 up by wholesale vegetable and produce 

 merchants, who dispose of them to the 

 street venders. W. F. E. 



MAINE FLORISTS ORGANIZE. 



Officers Elected. 



Wednesday, March 10, twenty promi- 

 nent Maine florists met at the College 

 of Agriculture, at Orono, and formed 

 an organization. After preliminary re- 

 marks by A. Lurie, the organization 

 was completed and the following offi- 

 cers were elected: 



President — J. H. Stalford, Bar Har- 

 bor. 



Vice-President — C. S. Strout, Bidde- 

 ford. 



Treasurer — E. Saunders, Lewiston. 



Secretary — A. Lurie, Orono. 



With the fine address of Professor 

 E. A. White, of Cornell University, on 

 "Educational Problems in Floricul- 

 ture," the audience was so well pleased 

 that a standing vote of thanks was 

 given. C. S. Strout spoke on "Carna- 

 tions," a subject which no one, per- 

 haps, could treat in a better way, as 

 Mr. Strout is well known throughout 

 the United States for the excellent 

 quality of his flowers. 



After a recess for lunch, J. H. Stal- 

 ford continued the program with a 

 discussion of "Hothouse Fruits as a 

 Commercial Value." Mr. Stalford has 

 made a distinct success of greenhouse 

 fruit growing and was eminently fitted 

 for his topic. W. T. Burton, of Bar 

 Harbor, spoke on "Private Estate Gar- 

 dening." F. J. Elder, Boston repre- 

 sentative of Lord & Burnham Co., gave 

 an instructive talk on "Greenhouse 

 Heating. ' ' The program was wound up 

 with a round table discussion of green- 

 house diseases, conducted by Dr. W. J. 

 Morse, plant pathologist of the Maine 

 Experiment Station. 



The Exhibits. 



The exhibition was of such character 

 as to excite the admiration of all pres- 

 ent and was the chief attraction of the 

 day. The exhibits included: 



A. N, Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn.: 

 Mrs. George bhawyer rose. 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadel- 

 phia: Baskets and ribbons. 



C. S. Strout, Biddeford: Carnations: 



Matchless, Melody, Beacon, Winsor, 

 White Winsor, Benora, Pink Delight, 

 Enchantress Supreme, White Wonder, 

 Champion and Mrs. C. W. Ward. 



J. W. Minott Co., Portland: Carna- 

 tions: White Wonder, White Winsor, 

 Pocahontas, Winsor, Enchantress, En- 

 chantress Supreme, White Enchantress 

 and Beacon; narcissi: Emperor, Golden 

 Spur, Von Sion, Sir Watkins; Nelrose 

 and snapdragons, Princess of Wales 

 violets. 



E. Saunders, Lewiston: A fine ex- 

 hibit of carnations, roses and bulbous 

 flowers. 



Mount Desert Nurseries, Bar Harbor: 

 Exhibit of potted plants, spiraeas, 

 Easter lilies, narcissi and hyacinths. 



W. T. Burton, Bar Harbor: Potted 

 plants, including Easter lilies, mignon- 

 ette and an excellent giant specimen of 

 cineraria. 



A. J. Loder, Bangor: A fine standing 

 wreath. 



H. L. Chadwick, Houlton: Antirrhi- 

 num Silver Pink. 



H. Boak, Auburn: White antirrhi- 

 nums. 



Geo. Glaentzel, Camden: Display of 

 mushrooms. 



will each be 26x225 feet. They will be 

 of the new style Moninger construction. 

 The heating plant of the establishment 

 will be materially increased. There are 

 already three of the large houses and 

 one of the small size at the wholesale 

 range. 



The first of the largfe houses is to be 

 finished, according to the contract, by 

 May 15, the next within thirty days, 

 and the other four are to follow as soon 

 as possible. When the five houses are 

 completed the force of employees of 

 GuUett & Sons will be more than dou- 

 bled. There are at present about 

 twenty men working in the three houses. 



An idea of the extent of the work 

 may be obtained when it is stated that 

 the J. C. Moninger Co. has a contract 

 with a local contractor to haul sixty 

 carloads of material to the building 

 site. 



Besides the five new houses, Gullett 

 & Sons will build a refrigerating plant. 



GULIiETTS ADD FIVE HOUSES. 



Gullett & Sons, of Lincoln, 111., have 

 just awarded a contract to the John C. 

 Moninger Co., Chicago, for the erection 

 of three large greenhouses and two 

 smaller houses at the wholesale plant 

 east of Lincoln, carrying out the plan 

 presented to readers or The Review 

 in the issue of August 27, 1914. The 

 new additions will more than double 

 the present plant. 



The three large houses will each be 

 60x500 feet, and the two smaller ones 



BOSTON CLUB MEETING. 



There was an attendance of 120 

 March 16 at the Gardeners' and Flo- 

 rists' Club meeting. Three new members 

 were elected. Eber Holmes gave an excel- 

 lent talk on roses, outdoors and indoors, 

 which was followed by a good discussion 

 The W. W. Edgar Co., of Waverley, 

 showed some fine French hydrangeas. 

 Charles Cooper received a cultural re- 

 port of merit for specimen clover, and 

 James Wheeler the same award for a 

 splendid vase of yellow marguerites. 

 President Bartsch spoke on the S. A. F. 

 meeting at Chicago. It was voted to 

 hold the club's picnic in July. 



W. N. C. 



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Woonsocket, S. D. — A. Richardson, 

 who left the office of postmaster 

 March 1, is now devoting his time to 

 his greenhouse business. 



Cincinnati, O. — Charles Burtschey, a 

 member of the firm of Burtschey Bros., 

 St. Bernard florists, has private plans 

 for a residence costing about $6,000, to 

 be built at Bertus and Delmar avenues. 



Pawnee City, Neb. — J. E. Atkinson, 

 proprietor of the Northedge Nurseries 

 & Greenhouses, has been confined to 

 his bed most of the time during the 

 last year. The establishment has been 

 in the charge of his daughter, Miss 

 Mildred Atkinson. 



Libertyville, Dl.— Mrs. E. C. Kohout, 

 wife of Jos. Kohout, underwent a se- 

 rious operation at her home. The oper- 

 ation was performed by Dr. Blouke 

 from Chicago and Dr. Beebe from An- 

 tioch. 111. From all indications the 

 operation was a successful one. 



La Fayette, Ind. — Miss Mary Scott 

 Andress and Mrs. John E. Burke will 

 open a flower shop in the new Hotel 

 Fowler April 20. The shop will be lo- 

 cated on the first floor, with entrance 

 on Fourth street. Both ladies have 

 been associated in the music business 

 at the Claypool music store, on Main 

 street. 



Augusta, Ga. — Maurice Fuld, of the 

 Knight & Struck Co., New York, lec- 

 tured here March 12, on "Roses." 



Joplin, Mo. — The annual rose show 

 is to be held at the Country Club about 

 June 1. W. L. Rock, of Kansas City, 

 has consented to act as chairman of 

 the judges' committee. 



Yonkers, N. Y.— James Macdonald, 

 who has been associated with his 

 brother, William Macdonald, in his shop 

 at 2 Main street, has opened a store at 

 442 South Broadway. It is known as 

 the Broadway Flower Shop. 



Michigan City, Ind.— A. C. Reicher, 

 who has combined a confectioners' and 

 florists' business at his store in the 

 Orpheum block for the last few years, 

 has moved to a new location, at 607 

 Franklin street. He has sublet his 

 former store to a milliner. 



New Albany, Ind.— Fred Bettman 

 and William Hammersmith, the driver 

 of his wagon at the time of its col- 

 lision with a train of the Pennsylvania 

 Railway Co. January 2, at East Six- 

 teenth and Main streets, have filed suits 

 in the Circuit court against the com- 

 pany. Mr. Bettman sues for $200 for 

 damages to his wagon and Mr. Ham- 

 mersmith for $3,000 on account of per- 

 sonal injuries. Negligence on the part 

 of the railroad employees is charged. 



