SBPTBMBBB 3, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



Old Forge, Pa. — Clark, the Florist, 

 ha^- completed the planting of the high 

 sell I'd grounds and is figuring on the 

 contract for planting the new city park. 



Asbury Park, N. J. — P. A. Petersen 

 rejiorts a busy season, with plenty of 

 stock. jHotel business was affected by 

 the late spring, and the florist depend- 

 inj; largely on it' during the summer 

 siitVors also. 



Columbia, Mo. — L. C. Wheat, trading 

 as the Wheat Floral Co., is starting in 

 business here with a greenhouse 20x60. 

 He plans to have everything in readi- 

 ness by September 15, when the uni- 

 versity opens. 



Exeter, N. H. — The Rustic plant bas- 

 ket, made of alder or birch wood, is a 

 siileliue which has proved profitable to 

 .lohn R. Perkins. He recommends 

 them for any kind of use and for any 

 kiml of plant. 



Ashland, Mass. — C. W. Brown's field 

 (if gladioli and dahlias has been an eye- 

 liitcher for the passengers on the Bos- 

 ton & Albany railroad since mid-Au- 

 gust, for the show of color has been 

 fine. A propagating house has been 

 iiilded to the equipment. 



Minot, N. D. — Geo. Valker is prepar- 

 ing to enlarge his range, putting up 

 one house 27 x 100 and one 27 x 150, 

 with a cross house 21 x 110, to be fin- 

 ished by October 1. Arthur E. Meyer, 

 formerly at Lincoln, Neb., has taken 

 the position of grower and foreman at 

 Mr. Valker 's range. 



Springfield, HI.— Hembreiker & Cole, 

 who recently purchased the A. C. Can- 

 field greenhouses, have remodeled the 

 range and opened a new office on the 

 corner of State street and South Grand 

 avenue. Miss Dora F. Meredith, who 

 was employed for a number of years by 

 Mr. Canfield, has resigned her position 

 with A. C. Brown to become the man- 

 ag'T of the store. 



Westerly, E. I.— Conrad Schultz spe- 

 fializes in carnations. Enchantress is 

 still ahead as a staple variety. Beacon, 

 Beiiora, Princess Dagmar, Mrs. Ward, 

 Mjitchless and White Perfection are also 

 pr.iwn. Geranium Helen Michell is quite 

 sji'isfactory. It did not have the proper 

 sli(,\viug last season, being in many in- 

 ^tMiues overpropagated. It is quite free 

 ""^ a splendid bedder. 



Spring Valley, N. Y.— A. S. Burns, 

 ^^•■■' is said to force more lily bulbs 

 I'l I any other one florist in the world, 

 !'" found considerable inconvenience 

 III • arrying his cold storage stock in 

 •^' York. Therefore he has this sum- 

 '"' put up a mechanical refrigeration 

 P' 'It of his own and will hereafter 

 ^^' ■'' his million bulbs on his own place. 

 ^^' 'e he will have everything under 

 '" i'lete control. 



Springfield, 111. — Hembreikcr & Cole' 

 are erecting a brick boiler room and 

 stack at the range on Glenwood ave- 

 nue. The work is to cost $2,500. 



Bemldji, Minn.— A. E. Webster will 

 erect a greenhouse, 24x60 feet, to re- 

 place his old one, which is to be torn 

 down: shortly* He expects to hi|9«r it 

 ready by Sep^iember 15. ^ "' 



Austin, Mitim. — A. " N; Kinsman • has 

 finished planting his two new houses. 

 He has 15,000 carnations, 20,000 rose 

 plants, and a larger number of chrys- 

 anthemums than before. All the stock 

 is in first-class condition. 



Judge the Tr 

 by Its Fruit 



Please take our ad. out of your 

 paper, as we are sold out of our 

 Carnation plants. It certainly pays 

 to advertise in The Review. 



S. M. MKlfWAltTII & I3|{(». 



Aug.'28. ]?M4. Kaston. Pa. 



San Antonio, Tex. — The San Antonio 

 Florists' Club is planning to hold a 

 large local flower show in the early 

 part of November; the exact date will 

 depend to a large extent upon the 

 weather during October and the first 

 weeks of November. Cash prizes will 

 be awarded for amateur exhibits, and 

 the fiorists of the city will bo invited to 

 make large displays. 



Nevada, Mo. — The greenhouses of the 

 Edris Floral Co. were turned back to 

 the former owner, F. R. Roe, .'\ugust 

 24j Howard Edris is now running a 

 greenhouse establishment at Girard, 

 Kan., and his father. Perry Edris, has 

 gone to OsKaloosa, la., to engage in 

 the real estate business. Mr. Roe will 

 conduct the business under the name of 

 tlje Nevada Greenhouses. Andrew Dy- 

 gard, who came here recently from 

 Waterloo, Neb., is foreman. 



Le Mars, la. — Rockliu & Lehman, the 

 Sioux City florists, are opening a branch 

 store here. William Newman, of Sioux 

 City, will have charge. 



Joplin, Mo. — On florists' day at the 

 rose show of the Country Club, H, A. 

 Hall took first prize. Troutman's 

 Flower Shop made a most artistic dis- 

 play, which was not entered in com- 

 petition. 



Sullivan, Ind. — Harry Richmond, of 

 Terre H,aute, who has conducted a 

 flower store here for some time, has 

 acquired property on West street, on 

 which will be erected a greenhouse. 

 Mr. Richmond and his wife will make 

 their home here. 



Sturgis, Mich. — The hail storm which 

 visited this town August 23 caused 

 about $300 damage at Vogt's Green- 

 houses. J. W, Vogt says one of the 

 hail stones, which were the largest he 

 ever saw, measured nine and one-half 

 inches in circumference. 



Battle Creek, Mich. — Philip J. Foley, 

 of the Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co., Chi- 

 cago, was in town last week conferring 

 with S. W. Coggan in regard to the 

 erection of a greenhouse, 42x150 feet, 

 which the latter :finds necessary to take 

 care of his rapidly growing business. 



Chattanooga, Tenn. — Fred C. Higley 

 is stocking his three greenhouses, 

 .'50x150 feet, just erected by the Lord & 

 Burnham Co., at 508 East Thirty-third 

 street, St. Elmo. Mr. Higley is doing 

 a wholesale and retail business under 

 the title of the Fred C. Higley 

 Floral Co. 



Terre Haute, Ind.— Fred G. Heinl, of 

 John G. Heinl & Son, has sent out post 

 cards bearing a colored view of the 

 interior of Heinl 's Flower Store, at 129 

 South Seventh street, telling the trade 

 that he is home from the convention, 

 after a good time, iind is now ready 

 for business. 



Bridgeport, Conn. — Brooklawn Con- 

 servatories, of which Julius I^eck is the 

 proprietor, are making additions to the 

 houses, following a successful season. 

 At this establishment fine America, 

 Brenchleyensis and Mrs. Francis King 

 gladioli are being cut and are selling 

 at a good figure. 



Ashtabula, O.— The Lake Shore 

 Greenhouse Co., recentiv organized bv 

 E. J. Harvey, A. T. Ullman, R. C. 

 Young, T. Jeffords and P. C. Remick, 

 has secured options on land on Samuel 

 street, and plans to put up about an 

 acre of glass this year. It is hoped 

 to have this ready for the spring 

 cucumber crop planting, and next year 

 the glass will be doubled. A packing 

 and engine house, 36x100, is being 

 planned and work on this will start at 

 once. 



