August 3, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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READERS ARE INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE ITEMS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT. 



Bossville, N. Y.— Carl Dicte, a flo- 

 rist and gardener of this town, has 

 made preparations for the erection of 

 a residence. It will be in the form of 

 a Queen Anne cottage. 



Newburyport, Mass. — C. J. McGregor 

 has made a reputation through this part 

 of the country for the origination of 

 unique and striking designs without los- 

 ing sight of the ever-necessary good 

 taste. 



Bridgeport, Conn. — Frank C. Foehren- 

 bach, who for the last nine vears has 

 been employed by James E. Beach, in 

 this city, is now building a greenhouse, 

 20x96, and will engage in business for 

 himself. He will grow carnations and 

 pot plants. 



Adams, Mass. — Robert Groves, the 

 well known fern dealer, has purchased 

 the Chase homestead, on Grove Hill, 

 and will reside there. The house is 

 handsome, modern and commodious and 

 is in au elevated position, surrounded by 

 pretty grounds. 



Amsterdam, N. Y. — J. C. Hatcher re- 

 ports a big demand for Asparagus 

 Hatcheri, which occupies a large part 

 of the extensive range. The King Con- 

 struction Co. recently had a represent- 

 ative looking over the plant with a 

 view to extension. 



Sheridan, Wye— The Best Floral Co. 

 is building an addition of three houses. 

 One of them, 28x160, will be used for 

 lettuce; another, 25x100, is for toma- 

 toes, and the third, 25x100, is for cu- 

 cumbers. With this addition, the firm 

 will have a total of 45,000 square feet 

 of glass. 



Kalamazoo, Mich. — The H. A. Fisher 

 Co. will remove in a few weeks to a 

 handsome new store in the New Bur- 

 dick hotel. The interior of the store 

 will be finished in Italian marble and 

 white enamel, and the intention is to 

 make it one of the finest establishments 

 of the kind in the state. 



Canajoharie, N. Y. — Joseph Traudt 

 reports a highly satisfactory demand 

 for his variegated alyssum and intends 

 to work up a big stock for next sea- 

 son. He is building a new house, 20x 

 130, with concrete walls and benches. 

 He expects to make an exhibit at Bal- 

 timore. J. 0. Graham, Jr., will be in 

 charge. 



Melrose, Mass.— A. M. Tuttle & Co. 

 have sold their greenhouses, on Sar- 

 gent and Howie streets, to Charles 

 Rapp, of New York. Mr. Rapp is an 

 experienced florist and will continue 

 the business. The Tuttle company, 

 however, will retain the nursery de- 

 partment of the business and will prob- 

 ably conduct it on a larger scale than 

 before. 



Fargo, N. D. — T. D. Smedley, proprie- 

 tor of the Fargo Floral Co., will erect 

 a range of greenhouses at Miles City, 

 Mont. 



Geneva, N. Y. — Smith & Gannett re- 

 port a satisfactory season. Mr. Gan- 

 nett is enjoying a vacation at the Thou- 

 sand Islands. 



Lakeside, Mich. — M. Vanderhave has 

 taken the position of gardener on the 

 estate of E. K. "Warren, proprietor of 

 the Featherbone factory at Three 

 Oaks. 



Little Falls, N. Y.— J. O. Graham is 

 packing his grip for Baltimore. He 

 says that after tjie warm weather re- 

 cently experienced, the Oriole City will 

 be a cool spot. 



Waterloo, la. — Charles Sherwood is 

 building two more greenhouses, each 

 28x100, at his range on the corner of 

 Fairview and Reihl streets. The new 

 houses will be used for roses. 



Hannibal, Mo. — H. Griffin, who lives 

 on the London road, near this city, has 

 erected a greenhouse and expects event- 

 ually to have one of the most up-to- 

 date and complete establishments in 

 this vicinity. 



New Haven, Conn. — Gustave Ginter 

 is making preparations for the erection 

 of a bungalow on his property on Syl- 

 van avenue. The plans provide for a 

 9-room building, fitted with every con- 

 venience. 



Beloit, Wis.— J. H. Farnsworth has 

 purchased an interest in the McMaster 

 store, in the postoffice building, and has 

 removed his stock to it. The store, 

 like Mr. Farnsworth 's former place, 

 will be known as the Beloit Floral Shop. 



Omaha, Neb.— William J. Sanders has 

 opened a flower store in the Loyal 

 block. Though still a young man, Mr. 

 Sanders has just closed eight years of 

 continuous service in the United States 

 navy and he made the tour around the 

 world with the Pacific squadron. Dur- 

 ing the last year he had been assistant 

 to the physician at the recruiting sta- 

 tion in this city. He spent four years 

 in the florists' business in Boston be- 

 fore entering the navy. 



Montgomery, Ala, — The business of 

 H. L. von Trott, heretofore conducted 

 under the name of the Fernhill Green- 

 houses, now bears the name of the 

 Morningview Floral Co. The former 

 greenhouses, on the upper Wetumpka 

 road, have been taken down and re- 

 moved to Morningview, Capitol Heights, 

 where they will be rebuilt, enlarged 

 and planted with new stock. The 

 houses will front on Evergreen street. 

 They will probably be completed some- 

 time in the fall. 



Batavia, N. Y, — Stroh & Sons report 

 encouraging business, to which they 

 pay close attention. 



Canandaigua, N. Y. — R. H. McKerr 

 is rebuilding and enlarging, expecting 

 to cover the whole available area within 

 a short time. 



Batavia, N. Y. — Paul Liebsch, in 

 business here for thirty years, has left 

 town, the property having been pur- 

 chased for building purposes. 



Buffalo, N. Y. — John B. Milley made 

 a hit on late struck geranium cuttings, 

 especially S. A. Nutt and Beaute Poite- 

 vine. He is in favor of chartering a 

 special car to convey the craft from 

 this vicinity to Baltimore. 



Bochester, N, Y. — Colin Ogston, su- 

 perintendent of the Kimball Conserva- 

 tories and the Mitchell farm, is an ac- 

 tive man, but hopes to join the party 

 for the convention. His chrysanthe- 

 mums are looking promising and will 

 be seen at the fall show. 



Northfleld, Minn. — The Northfield 

 Seed Co. has leased the nursery of 

 the Northfield Nursery and Green- 

 houses, thereby permitting 'C. P. Nich-. 

 ols to devote his entire attention to 

 the florists' business. He plans an 

 early increase in glass. 



Syracuse, N. Y. — Gustav Bartholme 

 was both a busy and happy man when 

 the writer called. He was finishing 

 up a heavy day's work on funeral 

 pieces and expected to commence the 

 next day by giving away a favorite 

 daughter in marriage and presiding at 

 the wedding feast that would follow. 

 They have our best wishes. 



Lockport, N. Y, — Thomas Mansfield 

 says he will be at Baltimore, What 

 he does not know about heating, either 

 by steam or hot water, is preciously 

 little, A boiler maker by trade, he fol- 

 lowed that profession for a quarter of a 

 century, finally deciding to locate a 

 greenhouse over a boiler in this city, 

 where he has built up a lucrative busi- 

 ness. He is a successful grower of 

 Begonia Gloire de Lorraine and is much 

 interested! in Glory of Cincinnati. 



Buffalo, N. Y.— Charles Hewson, fore- 

 man for the William Scott Co., is a 

 strong advocate of crocking for drain- 

 age. Willie Scott showed the writer 

 a batch of Bostons grown in 5-inch 

 and 6-inch pots treated this way. They 

 were a grand lot of plants. The mums 

 are planted late here. The idea is to 

 plant late varieties only, owing to the 

 houses being used for bedding stock, 

 the demand for which has been un- 

 usually large this season. By the time 

 the houses are overhauled, only late 

 kinds can be planted. Early varieties 

 are grown at Corfu. 



