March 19, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



27 



Gladys Dackham Phyllis Bryant R. B. Barge 



Some of the 1914 Novelties in Single Chrysaotbemums of the Commercial Rather than the True Single Type. 



attractive feature for some years, but, 

 in my opinion, E. B. Burge has a much 

 brighter and better color, with a beau- 

 tiful yellow center. 



There seems to be at the present time 

 among up-to-date commercial growers 

 a disposition to merge the types of sin- 

 gles and anemones. Two results of this 

 crossing are Godfrey's Perfection and 

 Snow Queen. Just what ultimate re- 

 sults this will have I cannot say. It 

 is a fact that, if the singles are not to 

 be disbudded at all, but grown in sprays 

 naturally, the crossing with the anem- 

 one type will give stiffer stems and 

 the sprays will, perhaps, be more at- 

 tractive. Personally, I cannot concede 

 that a flower with an anemone center 

 can be called a single any more than 

 the judges at Cleveland last fall would 

 concede that my singles with three or 

 more rows of petals could be termed 

 singles. 



The whole matter, perhaps, is open 

 to criticism, but one solid fact remains, 

 that the singles are enjoying a won- 

 derful vogue and this is going to in- 

 crease for the next year or two, when 

 the commercial growers get hold of the 

 right varieties for their purpose. 



Chas. H. Totty. 



Morton, HI. — William L. Burns has 

 had a rush of orders from out of town 

 and the force was kept busy to get 

 them out on time. 



U. S. EXPSESS WILL QUIT. 



It need not alarm the trade that the 

 United States Express Co., at a meet- 

 ing of the directors March 13, decided 

 to quit business. Not even the people 

 who are served exclusively will be in- 

 convenienced. Operation will continue 

 indefinitely into the future and no 

 change will be made until arrange- 

 ments are completed for some other 

 company to carry on the work. 



The success of the parcel post and 

 the recent order of the Interstate Com- 

 merce Commission resulting in a six- 

 teen per cent reduction in express 

 charges are held directly responsible 

 for the company's retirement from 

 business after sixty years of continu- 

 ous operation over some of the leading 

 railroads of the country. The company 

 now has a good surplus, but has not 

 been able to make any money under 

 new conditions, so it was thought best 

 to wind up the company's affairs at 

 once rather than to wait until after 

 the surplus and capital had been eaten 

 up, as the directors believe they would 

 be. The resolution under which liqui- 

 dation was recommended follows: 



Resolved, That pursuant to the power and au- 

 thority conferred upon the board of directors of 

 the United States Express Ck>., by its articles of 

 association, the board unanimously declares that 

 it is for the l)est interests of the company that 

 the company be dissolved as soon as may be with- 

 out aWnting the expiration of its terms of exist- 

 ence. aiiQ that its buslnett and affairs be settled 

 up and finally adjusted an promptly as may be 



done. The president is directed to Inform the 

 shareholders of the company of said action of the 

 board. 



According to President Roberts, the 

 U. S. employs 15,000 persons, is rep- 

 resented at from 5,000 to 6,000 stations 

 throughout the country and its annual 

 payroll amounts to about $6,000,000. 

 Mr. Roberts declined to estimate the 

 liquidation value of the company ^s 

 assets to the stockholders. He said, 

 however, that there are 1,556 stock- 

 holders, 740 of whom are women. 



Naturally, the action of the U. 8., 

 while it may never go farther than 

 this action of the directors, raises the 

 question of what other express com- 

 panies will do. It is a perfectly sure 

 thing they will not all go out of busi- 

 ness, or, if they do, that the govern- 

 ment will step in. The service, which 

 is vitally necessary in many larger 

 trades than ours, will continue, and, no 

 doubt, on a basis that gives the ship- 

 per better treatment than in the past. 



Council Bluffs, la. — Trusting a 

 stranger and cashing a check for $20 

 on a $2.50 order for flowers cost the 

 Younkerman Seed Co. $17.50 in cash 

 and the flowers, as the check was re- 

 turned by the bank with the informa- 

 tion that it was forged. The check was 

 on the Omaha National bank and signed 

 "J. B. Judd." 



MIsa F. Oollett Dorothy Dann Mixed Types 



Some of the So-called Single Chrysanthemumi that are of Excellent G>mmercial Character, Having Petalage to Stand Handling. 



