January 23, 1913. 



The Florists' Rcvksv 



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first affair of the kind ever attempted 

 by the state organization. 



The executive committee, which in- 

 cludes President Charles Loveridge and 

 Messrs. Walraven and Siebenthal, of 

 Peoria, met recently with Chairman 

 W. E. Hull, of the Association of Com- 

 merce committee on conventions, and 

 made all preliminary arrangements for 

 the entertainment of visitors to the 

 convention. 



BUSINESS EMBABBASSMENTS. 



New York, N. Y.— A full schedule of 

 assets and liabilities has now been pre- 

 pared in the case of Butler Florist, Inc., 



18 East Forty-sixth street, New York, 

 who was adjudged bankrupt December 

 13 on petition of Badgley, Kiedel & 

 Meyer, Paul Meconi and N. Lecakes & 

 Co. A first meeting of the creditors 



was held at the office of Eeferee W. H. 

 Willis January 20. The schedules are 

 as follows: 



LIABILITIES. 



Eugene G. MacCan, wages $ 150.00 



Henry M. Robinson Co 238.85 



P. J. Smith 50.65 



The Kervan Co 1.05 



Alex J. Guttman, Inc 21.70 



Paul Meconi 116.70 



Badgley, Riedel & Meyer, ln« 388.43 



Traendly & Schenck 68.22 



Growers' Cut Flower Co 22.50 



Schloss Bros 74.16 



Paul Stier 240.05 



John Scott 72.35 



Reed & Keller 42.69 



Merchants Union Ice Co 89.66 



L. Goodheim 87.50 



George Dreyer 117.52 



N. Lecakes & Co 57.40 



Anton Schultheis 50.75 



Secaucus Exotic Nursery 163.70 



M. C. Ford 19.00 



W. P. Ford 18.10 



Woodrow & Marketos 8.66 



New York Edison Co 12.85 



Schenck & Schliethe 76.60 



New York Telephone Co 26.00 



H. Kenney 4.35 



H. G. Conried 20.00 



W. F. Sheridan 1.60 



3. K. Fitch, note 500.00 



The Knapp Co 65.60 



Eaton & Gettlnger Co 88.10 



B. S. Shun, Jr .80 



Millard & Co 10.90 



J. Hunter Lack 200.00 



William Kessler 17.00 



Town Topics Pub. Co 100.00 



Thomas F. Galvin 21.80 



Newport Casino Program 40.00 



A. Schlesinger's Sons 40.50 



Cassidy & Son Co 89.35 



L. N. Donnatiii 15.00 



H. F. Huber & Co 300.00 



H. H. Upham & Co 08.00 



L. D. Hosf ord 18.00 



Host ord & McDermott 25.00 



Whitehead & Alllger 8.15 



E. W. BulUnger 7.00 



Morristown Horse Show Catalogue 16.20 



The Society List 30.00 



N. Y. Exchange Membersliip Book .SO.OO 



Club Members of New York 70.00 



Florists', Publishing Co 1.00 



Wm. X. Uodds 100.00 



Wm. A. Rowan 100.00 



Richard Burr 100.00 



Patrick Reynolds 16.80 



Chas. S. Butler 50.00 



Eugene G. .MacCnii 14,650.00 



Total $18,989.03 



ASSETS. 

 Cash mill oherks delivered to rocfivor. .$ 47.8.''. 

 Fl.xtures aud good will, sold l)y receiver 2G2.0O 

 Delivery wagon and harness (esti- 

 mate<l. .4:;oiii. siibleet to liverv keep- 

 ers' lien of $87..''.0 212.50 



Debts due petitioner 939.10 



Fire ir.suranee polic.v 8.00 



Total .1! l.L'(19.4:; 



TRANSPLANTING SMILAX. 



I have 2,000 smilax just coming Up. 

 If I pot them up now, can I plant them 

 in the beds next August, or do you 

 think these plants will be too small at 

 that time .' I want to ship them next 

 fall. J. G. 



The young smilax should be potted 

 off into' 2\4.ineh pots and later given a 

 shift into 3-inch or S^^-inch pots. 

 August is i)retty late to plant out in 



Forty-foot Storage Box of the Fleischnoan Floral Co., Chicago. 



the beds; your plants will have become 

 matted; with roots and have a starved 

 appearance before that time. Try to 

 do the- planting out in beds sometime 

 in Junje, and certainly not later than 

 the eaifiy part of Julj'. Plant in soil 

 that ii well enriched with rotted cow 

 manure and fine bone. Put strings on 

 the plants before they can become en- 

 tangle^. Give them a tolerably warm 

 house, which need not be a strictly 

 modern or light one. You will have a 

 crop oJ well ripened strings ready to 

 cut in the fall. C. W. 



THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION. 



The prospects for a good bulb show 

 at Chicago, Friday and Saturday, Feb- 

 ruary 'i and S, are increasing daily. 

 The idea of showing bulbs as well as 

 flowers, while a new departure, is a 

 good one, and should appeal to both 

 grower and wholesaler. From 9 to 12 

 Saturday, the trade is cordially in- 

 vited to come and inspect the exhibits 

 and aid in the discussions of the asso- 

 ciation. Diseases and remedies will 

 come in for their share of attention. 

 The growing of both gladioli and 

 dahlias has reached mammoth propor- 

 tions and thousands of dollars are in- 

 vested in the business, and every indi- 

 cation shows that the business is just 

 in its infancy. Anything that can be 

 offered that will aid in growing better 

 stock, keeping it free from disease, 

 and creating better selling and han- 



dling conditions, will be heartily wel- 

 comed. The growers are necessarily 

 scattered, but the mails bring us all 

 near together, and it is to be hoped that 

 a large turn-out of the growers will be 

 the result of the invitation. Come on 

 these dates for a business trip to Chi- 

 cago. There may be other things you 

 may need that will help to pay ex- 

 penses. 



The associate members, as well as all 

 amateur flower growers, are invited to 

 the afternoon session Friday, as the 

 flowers under discussion at that time 

 will interest them. All outdoor flowers 

 will be included in the after discus- 

 sions. 



The following additions and changes 

 have been made in the program: The 

 4:15 discussion on new bulbs will be 

 transferred to the evening discussion 

 of Friday at 9 p. m. At 4:30 p. m., 

 Friday, a paper on the dahlia, its cul- 

 ture, and the marketing of cut flowers, 

 will be read by J. T. Fitchett, Janes- 

 ville, "Wis. At 8 a. m., Saturday, elec- 

 tion of officers will take place and 

 changes in the by-laws will be con- 

 sidered. E. S. Thompson, Sec 'y. 

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Sylvania, O. — Word has been received 

 from E. H. Cushman, who is on the Pa- 

 cific coast, that he has purchased an 

 orange grove of twenty-three acres at 

 Kedlands, Cal. Newspaper clippings 

 state that the consideration was $30,000. 



