. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The American Florist. 511 NOTES. At Schenley Park Foreman Jones is i in work up to his sleeves, setting his i' chrysantiiemum siiow ready. He has I set such a higli standard in his annual I chrysantiiemum show in pre\ ious years ; that it will keep him jumping to sur- pass tliem. John Madden, who has had charge of the Randolph & McClements Penn avenue store, has left for the far west. M. F. Stafford is now in charge. Sam Cape has had some orders dur- ing the past week which have used up quite a lot of sm
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The American Florist. 511 NOTES. At Schenley Park Foreman Jones is i in work up to his sleeves, setting his i' chrysantiiemum siiow ready. He has I set such a higli standard in his annual I chrysantiiemum show in pre\ ious years ; that it will keep him jumping to sur- pass tliem. John Madden, who has had charge of the Randolph & McClements Penn avenue store, has left for the far west. M. F. Stafford is now in charge. Sam Cape has had some orders dur- ing the past week which have used up quite a lot of smilax. The McCallum Co. are handling lily of the valley that is all that could be desired. The Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co. were the first on the market with yellow chrysanthemums. Harry J. Ham has gone to the mountains for a few weeks' needed rest. Howard Carney spent a few days visiting growers in the west. J. Waukesran, III. Although an older town than Chi- cago, Waukegan is far behind in a floral way. For cut flowers there is but a varied demand which at no time during the year is very large, funeral work being the local mainstay of this work there is always a plenty and manages to keep the florists well sup- plied with business. A few of the more enterprising florists have em- braced the many opportunities offered by the summer residents along the North Shore and report having done quite a lot of decorative work for these pleasure seekers. NOTES. A walk through Theodore Meyer's greenhouses gives one an idea of the enterprising nature of the proprietor. Here everything can be found in ship shape order, all plants and flowery truly labeled and the stock as hardy and fine as can be found anywhere in the state. A good deal of credit is due Chas. Uhlik, in whose able charge Mr. Meyer has placed the houses, where can be seen fine specimens of carna- tions, chrysanthemums, ferns and palms. M. P. Dllger is being kept very busy putting in a new cement bench which he claims is a big mon
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