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Store of R. E. Evans, Salt Lake Gty, Utah. 



iifraid of injuring them by moving, it 

 became necessary to rebuild the green- 

 house covering them last fall, so as to 

 secure more head room, 



A Trip to Bermuda. 



J. D. Eisele, the popular vice-president 

 of the H. A. Dreer Co., and Mrs. Eisele 

 have lately returned from a short trip 

 to Bermuda. Mr. Eisele enjoyed the 

 trip immensely. He spoke with admira- 

 tion of the even temperature, varying 

 scarcely more than a dozen degrees dur- 

 ing the eighteen days of his sojourn. The 

 farming appeared to be done on a rather 

 small scale, it being somewhat difficult to 

 realize that the detached fields, never 

 over an acre in size, could produce the 

 respectable aggregate given out in on- 

 ions and in potatoes. The cultivated fields 

 lie in the hollows between the rocks, 

 where the soil attains a depth of from 

 sixteen to eighteen inches, while above 

 it is scarcely two inches deep, sufficient 

 only for the hardy native growth. 

 Oranges, once a prominent feature on the 

 island, have been abandoned, owing to 

 the attacks, of scale, yet curiously enough 

 the oleanders planted there for wind- 

 breaks appeared entirely free from scale, 

 while here they are very subject to them. 

 Acalypha marginata is used as a hedge. 

 Some fine specimens of ficus, crotons and 

 pandanus are seen, while the leaves of 

 Oycas revoluta, which attain a great size, 

 are shipped to the New York market. 

 While driving one day Mr. Eisele saw a 

 great rock completely covered with Bou- 

 gainvUlea glabra, its purplish crimson 

 flowers making a display whose gorgeous- 

 ness he had never seen equaled anywhere. 

 The native driver, however, assured him 

 that when in bloom the poinciana was 

 even more superb. 



Various Notes. 



F. & H. Mergenthaler are planning 

 an addition of twelve short-span houses 

 in one range at their place in East 

 Washinjjton Lane, Germantown, to be de- 

 voted to carnations. It is said that they 

 are also considering the feasibility of 

 securing an even better location for their 

 retail store. 



John F. Andre, of Doylestown, is plan- 

 ning a new house about 20x200 to be de- 

 voted to Liberties. 



W. F. Powell delivered an illustrated 

 lecture on "Farming in the City and 

 School Gardens" before the Philadelphia 



Horticultural Society on Tuesday after- 

 noon. 



Thomas Meehan & Sons are sending 

 some nice snapdragons to the Flower 

 Market. 



Edward Beid was the first to introduce 

 the system of ticketing each consigiior's 

 flowers into the commission business in 

 this city. He has steadily followed this 

 plan and also that of weekly statements. 

 Mr. Eeid realizes that good stuflf costs 

 more to produce than poor, or, as he 

 aptly puts it, "labor is cheap and brains 

 come high," so he does all in his power 

 to socure best returns for choice stock. 



Albert \Voltemate is sending nice free- 

 sia to the Flower Market. 



S. S. Pennock had some heavy orders 

 for Palm Beach on Monday. 



Harry Crawford isi sending in some 

 nice carnations, including Queen Louise, 

 from the greenhouse at Secane. 



A. HalJ, of Atco, N. J., has been send- 

 ing some good carnations, including 

 Queen Jjouise and .Toost, to S. S. Pen- 

 nock. 



Mrs. Sarah I. Smith, of Secane, is 

 sending some special bunches of single 

 violets to the Flower Market, which are 

 unexcelled for quality and size. 



A telegraphic order from the south 

 reached the Cut Flower Co. at 10:52 p. 

 m. the other day. The stock was in the 

 11:05 p. m. train, just thirteen minutes 

 later. Mr. Muth says it is their record. 



Both A. N. Pierson, of Cromwell, 

 Conn., and Paul M. Pierson, of Scarbo- 

 rough, N. Y., were in this city not long 

 ago. 



Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Leonard Grant 

 announce the marriage of their daugh- 

 ter, Elizabeth, to James E. Olive, on Jan- 

 uary 29, at Overlook, Soquel, Cal. 



Henry S. Pennock is shipping Aspara- 

 gus plumosus and Sprengeri from Flori- 

 da to his brother, S. S. Pennock. 



Phil. 



It has been decided by the committee 

 having the matter in charge that the 

 next meeting of the Florists' Club of 

 Philadelphia, to be held Tuesday, March 

 7, will be rose night. The members of 

 the Florists' Club are anxious to see all 

 the novelties among roses that are likely 

 to become popular. All those having 

 such are invited to bring them to this 

 meeting, or if it will be impossible to 

 do so, kindly forward same by express 

 prepaid in care of David Rust, Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Broad street, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. P. J. Lynch, secretary and treasur- 

 er of The Dingee & Conard Co., West 

 Grove, Pa., will deliver a paper on 

 "Some Notes on the Newer Roses," at 

 this meeting. Edwin Lonsdale, Sec'y. 



AT SALT LAKE CITY. 



The accompanying illustration is re- 

 produced from a photograph taken in the 

 store of Richard E. Evans at Salt Lake 

 City, Utah. Mr. Evans started in busi- 

 ness in 1892 with a capital of $65 and a 

 determination to succeed. He now has a 

 range of 25,000 feet of glass and a very 

 satisfactory business. 



A MICHIGAN STORE. 

 The accompanying illustration shows a 

 portion of the store of Henry M. Burt, 

 at Battle Creek, Mich., opened last Sep- 

 tember. He makes use of pedestals for 

 everything," even for the cash register, 

 having fifty at times in use. Mr. Burt 

 is doing a nice business in this white 

 enameled room. Chrysanthemums were 

 in season when the photo was made. 



The Store of H. M Burt, Battle Creek, Mich. 



