Deckmbeb 22, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



19 



READERS ARE INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE ITEMS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT. 



Shenandoah, Pa. The contract has 

 Ikhmi awarded for the biiil<ling of a 

 .<i reel ill mi so at the city park, at a cost 

 <.f $it(30. 



Batavia, 111. — The Batavia Green- 

 house Co. expects soon to be provided 

 with the city light service at its new 

 plant on Garfield avenue. 



New Canaan, Conn. — Stephen Hoyt's 

 Sons C'o. recently held a successful 

 i'hrysanthetnuni exhibition at its green- 

 lioiises. 



Lexington, 111. — A. L. Ambrose, of 

 the Lexington Greenhouses, visited 

 <'liica^o recently, to purchase [)lants 

 ;iiHi supplies. 



Palestine, 111. — Miss lOlsie May Wes- 

 J.-y. of Flat Kock, 111., and Ernest T. 

 Oldham, the florist of this town, were 

 iiiairicd December I'l at nun('an\ill(\ 

 ill. 



Fond du Lac, Wis. — Leon K. Sawicke. 

 manager of the Fourth Street Green- 

 house Co., went to Philadelphia. Pa., 

 to enjoy his Christmas vacation and to 

 jipi'ud a weeJv in \isiting rel;iti\es and 

 friends there. 



Bath, Me. Paul .M. njm li;,s ;i fine 

 >toc-k for the holidays. A specialty is 

 ^'•ai'let geraniums and poinsettias 

 jianiied up with maiilenhair ferns. Ilis 

 laniatiinis .•ire in heavy crop, with large 

 lijoiiiiis but a tendenc\- toward weak 

 sicMis. owin;.; ti> lai-k of sunshine. 



Pontiac, 111.— \V. .1. :\riller \ Son held 

 .•I formal ojiening of their new green 

 houses, at 111' Kast P.-iyson street, on 

 Saturdiiy. December 10. The tine dis 

 jday of stock, under the 12,0n(i s(iuare 

 feet <it glass, was much admired by the ! 

 many visitors, including a party of I 

 teacliers wlio Inul come to tosvn to at- i 

 teiiil an institute. 



Marietta, O. — f'nder date of Decem- 

 lier 17. !•". \]. Thompson, superintendent 

 ot tlie Marietta Greenhouses, rejiorted 

 l.u-i^e ord(>rs booked :ihead for Christ 

 'ii;i>. I'oiiisettias were high, but sidling 

 I'eaijily; ferns and small palms were go 

 ini: w(dl and .azaleas were tine. <'arna 

 tiu!i> were srari'e, rixes about as usual 

 iiid all stock ideaned up re:jul;irly. with 

 iiotiiiii:; let't o\-er. 



Red Bank, N. J.— Wheu < hari.'- II. 

 ."•^iiiitli. witji his son, Lester, and his 

 lirciiiaii. Frank Ovi'rton, went to his 

 L:reeiillOUses .-It I'nrt Molimoiltli Dei-em 

 'x'r iL'. s.uoii carnation plant> which 

 li.id begun to bloom Were found fro/.en 

 stilV. The recently installe<l heating 

 I'ljiiit was founil out of order .and the 

 thermometer registered lo degrees 

 .ib(i\.> zero. ^Ir. Smith, wlio is a civil 

 war veteran, is one of the best known 

 lariiiers in Monmouth county, doing a 

 carnation business in the winter and 

 growing tomatoes and eggplants for tho 

 larmers in the summer. 



Oriskany, N. Y. (JiHord's green 

 houses were slightly damaged by lire 

 l)ecemb<'r !l. 



Lawrence, Mass. — .\ re<-eiit lire at the 

 greenhouses of Thornton P.ros , ."is I 

 Hroadway, caused a loss of about .+;!un. 



Geneseo, 111.— Tl 



Hill Floral (' 



erecting a (5-rooni residence near tlir 

 firm's greenhouses, jus) west df the 

 city. 



Hammonton, N. J. .1. Munay F.a> 

 sc'tt, the grower of dahlias ami hardy 

 stock, has opened a general Mower store 

 ill the l^.allard building;, mi l!elle\ iie 

 a\'enue. 



Haddontield, N. J. — .Mrs. .Martha 

 Turnley, widow of the late < harles W. 

 Turnley, died December I "J, after a 

 lingering illness. She was in her se\ 

 <'nty-second year. 



Covington, Ky. — Fire ,it the estab 

 lishment of Tliom;.s .lacksoii, Dei-ember 

 b5. destroyed one of his greenhouses 

 and ;in ad.joining eottaye, which also 

 belonged to Mr. .lai-kson. 'Die loss was 

 about .+ 1,(10(1. 



Yankton, S. D. to'iu-ge 11. Whitiny. 

 the nurseryman of this i-ity. left for 

 Kansas City December IL'. to attend the 

 meeting of the Western \urser\ men 'x 

 .Association. lie had also been reipiest 

 ed by the program conimittee to pre|iare 

 one of the papers for tl lasjoii. 



Somerville, Mass. — hastian ( . .\i. 

 Moot, who recently opened .-i llnwcr 

 store ill the new lilmk at li^n I'.io.id 

 way, was married Dm ember I to .Mis^ 

 lleiiny Ter Avest. Mr. F>oot had man 

 aged greenhouses in llolliind lieture 

 coming to .\nieriia ti\e year^ aj^o. 

 .\fter his arri\al in America he had 

 charge of dilVermit laiye e-~tates. 



Portland, Conn. on.. Keser linished 

 his colonial dwelling; limise in ^ued -ea 

 son and will give a hmi'^e w.-i lining; te 

 a large • eirele ot' liimoU. to lel.'ln ate 

 the twiMitieth a iiiii \ iT^a i\ of Keser and 

 partner, just as soon as the holiday 

 rush is unit. lie say-. tlie\ will imt 



wait to see how iiiiieh lm-iii"~s has I m 



done, as there is a steaiU iiiiTea--e. 



Hartford, Conn, .lohn r,,,iinb- -ay- 

 he tVels xonnj^er lliaii exn'. thmi;;li 

 rounding out the forty seeond ye.ir in 

 the business at the -aiiie old stand. 

 Of late yeais he ha- -emi hand imnie 

 diately armilid liiin advaln-e in \;iliie 

 b\- leaps and bounds, so that tliere is 

 not a |dot that can be ii-i'd for |ilantiiii: 

 nut stiud; within ipiite a distance, lie 

 has in mind a big farm located in the 

 ( 'onnectiiiit \alley, not f;ir tidiii .\. X. 

 Pierson "s immense jilace. where they 

 would be neighbor'^ and nnild -wap 

 stories. He is now bii^y with boxwooci 

 and jiiiie wreaths, of which they sell 

 annually nearly i^.immi. Holly is well 

 berried; growing pine is scarce. 



Butler, Tenn. — The Mountain IVrn 

 < (). has gone out of the excrgreen busi- 

 ness. 



Moline, 111. .\ larload of shrubs for 

 use ill the new l\i\eiside jiark was re- 

 cei\(>il recently frmn Klehm's Nurs- 

 eries, of Ai'lington Ibdghts. 111. 



Sandwich, 111.— Mrs. Frances Spicker- 

 iiiaii, [iroprietor of the Sandwich Grtfen- 

 limises, is exhibiting a banana tree 

 which is bearing fruit and which at- 

 tracts considerable attention. 



Binghamton, N. Y. A. K. I'ancher, of 

 I he b'ixerside (iardens, uses se\eral of 

 his houses for the growing of chrys- 

 aiit lieinums. Ilis stork, which includes 

 a ^iiood pidpcution ot' the newest and 

 best \ari<'ties, shows e\ idemo of excel- 

 lent cnltiire. 



St. John, N. B. II. i:. Coold. the nur 

 -eryiiiaii and llmist. wlm has a store 

 here ,aiid al-o in several other towns, 

 ,\as picsent at the ii'ceiit meeting in 

 I he iJoaid id' Trade looms, tor the or 

 uani/.atioij ot' the (lerniaiii Street Jill 

 proveineni .\ssocia t ion. ,-iiid ;ia\e some 

 valuable i iifoi iii.a t ion reearding the 

 |i|;i II t i I1J4 ot' rrees. 



Northampton. Mass. II. W. I'"ield 

 -ays tile I'eport reeentiv pnldi-hml, that 

 he had donated ;i newlv |iuri based plot 

 ot' hand to the city, is incorrect - has 

 ,iiiy orowaM- tmi iiiuch land.' lie expcM'ts 

 III make i|uite an addition to his range 

 "f i^las- .and i- tempted to take advaii 

 ta::e of the low piire 1 1 1' Llla-- and lllake 

 :ili ea I I \ -tart. 



Leavenwortn, Kan. The Sunny side 

 Ihoal < o.. thmii^h ori;aiii/.ed only three 

 \e;ir- a:;ii. now ha- L'o.mm -ipiare feet 

 iif i;l;iss at Twelfth .and X'ilas streets 

 and ;i lar;.;e. altiaitive store at Fifth 

 and sh.aw'iiee -tii'et-. (iie.ai credit for 



the -Hi-ce-- lit' I he bii-lhe-- is due tO 

 b'. 'I. li'ii'. who -li peri III ends the work 

 ol' i;,|owine the lliiwel-. ,ail(| also to ^[is8 



I'.v ;i (lodilmaii. whu i- ;iii expi-rt deco- 

 rator. 



Beverly. Mass. (.e.o-e W . dine-, a 

 loiinei '-mi neil n:a II. i- -,iid to be flic 

 pioneer V electable t'orrei' nt tlii- eifv. 

 Me biMJI hi- tilst i:reenhim-e tweiifv one 

 ye.-ir- a;io. \ow he owns and operates 

 I level! houses, v.aryiiiy in lenntJi from 

 I 7"i to L.'.")ii t'eel. on the east --ide Ot 

 Dodue street, near <'on;iiit street. He 

 :il-o own- twii hmi-e- oin- ,,( them .".to 

 feet lolli: on the o|'|.o-ite -hie Ol' the 

 -lleet. but he h;i- leased these to 

 Thoiiia- I 'ma I iioke. who orow- cut llow 

 el- ill them and ships hi- output to 

 I'.o-toii. .Xinoiij; the other vegetable 

 house- in Mr. (iliiie-' wiinl, (d(>ven 

 houses are coiidiKted by Charles F. 

 • aldwell, five by Wildre.i !•:. Caldwell, 

 three by .\rthiir II. Kidder, three by 

 .lames \\ Potter .and two by I'rank .\ . 

 W'oodbiirv. 



