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AuousT 24. 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



763 



Connected with this he has two board- 

 ing houses to care for his help and em- 

 ploys from fifty to sixty men. 



In addition to this extensive plant Mr. 

 Kellogg has purchased 250 acres of land 

 on which is located one of the most mod- 

 ern dairy farms in the state and as fine 

 a dairy barn as can be seen in any state, 

 caring for 100 thoroughbred cows, with 

 two large silos filled to furnish feed dur- 

 ing the winter months. "With a chain 

 of lakes running through his grounds 

 he stores his ice and has a large trade 

 in his and the surrounding towns. 



His alfalfa fields are the Wonder of the 

 country and from them he cuts five 

 crops each year. At Kansas City Mr. 

 Kellogg has a well equipped wholesale 

 and retail store and with a steady force 

 of seven people finds it hard to keep up 

 with his constantly increasing business. 

 Mr, Kellogg 's success is due entirely to 

 his own efforts and shows what can be 

 done by an enterprising, practical man 

 with determination. 



VERONICA RUPESTRIS. 



This is one of the prettiest forms of 

 this most numerous and widely distrib- 

 uted genus. There is some confusion 

 about the name rupestris, but it is the 

 established trade name. This veronica 

 is hardy and should be in every hardy 

 garden and will cover a large area if re- 

 quired. It grows but four or five 

 inches high and in Ma;' and June is cov- 

 ered with spikes of handsome blue flow- 

 ers, as the illustration so well shows. 

 It can be propagated from seed, or more 

 easily by divisions of clumps of roots 

 in early spring, before much growth 

 occurs. It will thrive in any ordinary 

 garden soil. W, S. 



BALTIMORE. 



The Market 



The market on Monday showed a little 

 improvement over the condition experi- 

 enced during the past two weeks. In 

 some lines stock cleaned up better. As- 

 ters are not so plentiful as last week and 

 only a limited amount of good ones are 

 seen. The early varieties are about over 

 and the late ones are just beginning to 

 come in. Dark shaded gladioli are very 

 plentiful, but those of lighter shades that 

 come in find ready sale. Phlox and hy- 

 drangeas are very poor sellers and an 

 abundance of both can be had and are 

 only bought in quantity when in a pinch 

 for white flowers. Mrs. Fisher carna- 

 tions, largely depended upon for summer 

 use, are poor in quality owing to heavj' 

 rains of late and only limited quantities 

 come in. Dahlias and tuberoses are be- 

 ginning to arrive, but are not much 

 sought after. 



Entertainment of the S. A. F. 



Visitors to the number of more than 

 400 of the S. A. F. were entertained by 

 the Gardeners' Club, besides the families 

 and sweethearts of the members of the 

 club. The drive through the parks and 

 former burnt district was much enjoyed 

 by all. In every omnibus were two or 

 three members of the Gardeners' Club 

 who pointed out the interesting features 

 along the route. There were about as 

 many ladies among the guests as there 

 were gentlemen. 



The visitors had a very agreeable sur- 

 prise at Patterson park, where Superin- 



tendent Charles L. Seybold had planted 

 an attractive emblematic design in col- 

 ored bedding plants, forming two Ameri- 

 can flags, between which was a design 

 with the lettering ' * Welcome S. A, F, " 

 conspicuous in highly colored plants. It 

 was well done and the visitors heartily 

 cheered when they saw it. The original 

 program included Clifton park, but owing 

 to the delay in starting from the sta- 

 tions. Superintendent N, F, Flitton, chair- 

 man of the committee, concluded it best 

 to visit only the two parks and then 

 through the former burnt district and to 

 the boat, where refreshments were served. 

 Quite a number of the club members as- 

 sisted in waiting on the wants of the 

 guests, especially behind the bar. Some 

 of the members could handle the glasses 

 as though they had been there all their 

 lives, 



A negro minstrel quartet was engaged 

 for the occasion, besides Water's Fourth 

 regiment band, which furnished music for 

 the evening. The coon songs and cake 

 walk will long be remembered. Dancing 

 was enjoyed by many of the younger 

 guests on the way down the bay, while 

 in the saloon of the boat were gathered 

 many to listen to the speeches of some 

 of the S. A, F, members. Eobert Craig, 

 of Philadelphia, made a very entertain- 

 ing speech. He ended by presenting 

 Mr. Vaughan, of Chicago, in behalf of 

 the members, a gold hunting case watch, 



Vice-President Freeman, of Washing- 

 ton, spoke in high terms of Mr, Vaughan 

 as president of the S. A. F, and thought 

 the great secret of his success as a busi- 



ness man was the influence of a good wife 

 and to show how the members felt be 

 presentev' in their behalf to Mrs. 

 Vaughan a gold crown set with diamonds. 



E. G. Hill, of Richmond, Ind., ex-presi- 

 dent, said, ' ' Our hearts go out in grati- 

 tude for the enjoyable occasion the Balti- 

 more florists have shown us. ' ' W, F. 

 Kasting, of Buffalo, the newly elected 

 president, also expressed his gratitude. 



Wm. B. Sands was called upon to speak 

 in behalf of Baltimore, He said Balti- 

 more was the city of houses, not tene- 

 ments, of schools and libraries and hos- 

 pitals and beautiful women. He paid a 

 glowing tribute to the city's history, 

 where was born the immortal song of 

 "The Star Spangled Banner." He 

 pointed out the many things in the line 

 of progress tnat Baltimore was first to 

 introduce. He also spoke of her wonder- 

 ful creations in floriculture, especially in 

 roses. He said Baltimore had more than 

 her traditions. She has grit and go in 

 her yet. She is not a has-been, but is an 

 is-er. Mr. Sands' speech was greeted 

 with applause. 



The committee of arrangements includ- 

 ed N. F. Flitton, chairman; F, o, 

 Bauer, J, J, Perry, Charles L, Seybold, 

 I. H. Moss, Robert Halliday, William 

 Fraiser, Robert L. Graham, J, A, Cools, 

 R. Vincent, Jr., S. A. Seidewitz, P. B, 

 Welch, H, H, Flitton, J. Boon and F. G. 

 Burger. 



The ladies' reception committee was 

 composed of Mrs. Boon, Mrs, Burger, 

 Mrs. Talbot, Mrs. Seybold, Mrs. Graham 

 and Miss Margaret Graham, A. F. 





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