April 6, 1911. 



ThcWcekly Florists' Review. 



45, 



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READERS ARE INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE ITEMS FOR THJS DEPARTMENT. 



Eockford, 111. — H. W. Buckbee is put- 

 ting in a large and handsome refriger- 

 ator, now being built to order by the 

 McCray people at Kendallville, Ind. 



Monroe, Wis. — E. E. Copeland and 

 Mrs. Copeland celebrated their sixty- 

 fifth wedding anniversary February 26. 

 Mrs. Copeland still conducts her flo- 

 rists' business. 



Omaha, Neb. — Hruban Bros, have dis 

 solved partnership. Albert Hruban 

 will continue the business. Method 

 Hruban has entered the employ of 

 Prospect Hill cemetery. 



Holyoke, Mass. — For the dedication 

 of the Home for Aged People, held 

 February 28, an abundance of flowers 

 was contributed by G. H. Sinclair, Miss 

 Nellie Nolan and Gallivan Bros. 



Salem, O. — Arthur Scraggs, of East 

 Green street, has leased the green- 

 houses formerly conducted by Lemuel 

 Fawcett, and is making such repairs as 

 will put them in good condition for 

 business. 



Sandy, Utah. — B. G. Ward's green- 

 house was destroyed by fire February 

 21. The loss was estimated at $1,500. 

 Mr. Ward's residence, adjoining the 

 greenhouse, was saved only after a 

 long, hard effort. 



Wakefield, Mass. — Charles C. Ball was 

 a member of the decorating committee 

 for the annual ladies' night of the 

 Wakefield Merchants' and Business 

 Men's Association, and loaned a large 

 number of potted plants for the oc- 

 casion. 



Montrose, Mass. — Eber Holmes, of the 

 Montrose Greenhouses, donated the large 

 quantity of fine roses which were used 

 in decorating for the annual ladies' 

 night of the Wakefield Merchants' and 

 Business Men's Association, in Flanley 

 hall, Wakefield, Mass. 



Tyler, Tex. — Mrs. Frank Hewitt says 

 that the last year's business was fine, 

 in spite of the prolonged drought. Here, 

 in eastern Texas, she say^, there is a 

 splendid water supply, the best of nat- 

 ural springs, which never fail. The 

 fruit crop was damaged somewhat by 

 the frost of February 21 to 24, but there 

 is still a prospect of a good yield of 

 peaches. 



Exeter, N. H. — George H. McAlpine, 

 who about a year ago purchased the 

 tract of land known as the Wiggin 

 field, is erecting on the property a Lord 

 & Burnham iron-frame greenhouse, 60x 

 400, to be used for the growing of 

 roses. He will make a specialty of 

 White Killarney and Richmond, for the 

 Boston market. He was formerly con- 

 nected with the greenhouses of W. H. 

 Elliott, at Madburv. N. H. 



Gorham, Me. — F. H. Smith, of South 

 street, is building an addition to his 

 greenhouses. 



Essex, Conn.^ — Henry B. Dolph and 

 Miss Nellie Miner, daughter of Mr. and 

 Mrs. Ambrose Miner, were recently 

 married. 



Delavan, Wis. — Will Moore is build- 

 ing a greenhouse, with an office and 

 boiler room, on his property in the east 

 part of town. 



Newark, O. — A. J. Baldwin says 

 Canna King Humbert has sold excel- 

 lently, his supply being exhausted long 

 before the demand ceases. 



Raleigh, N. C— C. A. Lyle & Co., a 

 newly organized firm, are building a 

 range of greenhouses and expect to 

 have them ready for business before the 

 end of April. 



Hampton, la. — The Curtis Floral Co. 

 has engaged E. L. Palm as grower. Mr. 

 Palm comes from Owatonna, Minn., 

 where for five years he was employed 

 by the Clinton Falls Nursery Co. 



Sterling, 111. — Robert Lundstrom in- 

 tends to build two modern houses this 

 season for roses and carnations, using 

 iron gutters and solid beds with tile 

 l)ottoms for the roses. Mr. Lundstrom 

 does business as the Sterling Floral 

 Co. and has had excellent success. 



Southington, Conn. — William Fischer, 

 who is building an addition to his 

 greenhouses, had the misfortune to fall 

 upon one of the structures, breaking 

 some of his ribs. 



Huntington, W. Va. — C. A. Peters has 

 temporarily removed his retail depart- 

 ment to his greenhouses, at Eighth 

 street and Ninth avenue, while await- 

 ing the completion of his new store, at 

 Eighth street and Fourth avenue. 



Wausau, Wis. — M. Philipp has leased 

 the Gouger building, opposite the First 

 National Bank building, in Grand Rap- 

 ids, Wis., and has opened a branch 

 store there. Mrs. Kate Pepin has been 

 engaged as its manager. 



White Hall, 111. — Samuel Rimbey, pro- 

 prietor of the White Hall Greenhouses, 

 has a fine stock of plants ready for 

 landscape work in the park and at 

 private homes. He has had a good 

 crop of sweet peas, with a steady sale 

 for them, and there is a prospect of a 

 heavy season's business. 



Columbus, O. — The Columbus Floral 

 Co. has received from the Foley Mfg. Co. 

 the material for two more houses, 35x400, 

 that are duplicates of the ones erected 

 last year. Much additional light is se- 

 cured by setting the glass the 24- inch 

 way, thus saving one-third of the sash- 

 bars with a corresponding gain in sun- 

 light. 



Loochristy, Belgium. — Bracke Bros, 

 have succeeded to the business of Jean 

 Bracke. A. Bracke, the new partner, is 

 now in America. 



./Bandolph, 111. — Grant Tory has rented 

 the land and greenhouse recently pur- 

 chased by B. S. Green and will run the 

 business as usual. 



Calgary, Alta. — This town has en- 

 joyed rapid growth the last few years 

 and now there are four florists doing a 

 good business here. 



Gibson City, 111.— The Swan Peter- 

 son Floral Co. has rented the first floor 

 of the Lohman building and will use 

 it as a downtown store and office. 



Denver, Colo. — C. R. Root, of the 

 Barteldes Seed Co., and J. A. Valentine, 

 of the Park Floral Co., are members 

 of the agricultural committee of the 

 Denver Chamber of Commerce. 



Carbondale, 111. — Mrs. Mary M. Dick- 

 inson furnished the decorations for the 

 recent Harrington-Patterson wedding, 

 carrying out with excellent taste the 

 color scheme of pink and white. 



Norristown, Pa. — Augustus Henning, 

 who with his wife's assistance recently 

 made a start in the flower business, 

 only to have his greenhouse damaged 

 by fire, is now getting things into shape 

 again and looks forward to a good 

 spring trade. 



Somerville, N. J. — William Shaw, who 

 some time ago was assistant orchid 

 grower for Mrs. G. B. Wilson, of Phila- 

 delphia, and later was orchid grower for 

 Seth A. Borden, at Fall River, Mass., 

 now has charge of the well known 

 Duke's Park collection in this city. 



Schenectady, N, Y. — J. H. Frederick 

 has> purchased the business of Fred A. 

 Howe, at Jay and Franklin streets. 

 Mr. Frederick has had a thorough ex- 

 perience in the trade and was con- 

 nected for years with the establishment 

 of Charles Limmer, in this city. 



Bellevue, O. — R. C. Arlin, proprietor 

 of the store at 114 South West street, 

 has decided that hereafter he will con- 

 duct the business in his own name, in- 

 stead of the former name, Bellevue Cut 

 Flower Store. Mr. Arlin has purchased 

 the greenhouses of Isaac Husbands, at 

 323 South West street, and will operate 

 these in connection with his store. 



Janesville, Wis. — The Janesville Flo- 

 ral Co. has opened a branch store at 

 50 South Main street. The business of 

 the wholesale department will also be 

 conducted hereafter at this new ad- 

 dress; the entire basement and a large 

 room at the rear of the retail store 

 have been fitted up for wholesale pur- 

 poses. 



