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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Febuuary 14, 1901. 



GOVERNMENT FLOWERS. 



Acconiin- to tl.e \Va>lnn-t..n Mirror, 

 the ^'ovL-nniient Juis gone into the busi- 

 ness of giving away lloweis as well as 

 seeds. The following appeared iii- the 

 Mirror of Jan. 26 last: 



Col. Theodore A. Bingham, in charge of the 

 public buildings and grounds, should be a 

 very popular man. and the florists of Wash- 

 ington have good cause to know the reason 

 why. The hothouses of the government supply 

 the houses of cabinet ministers, senators, rep- 



without authority of law. and entirely at the 



Baskets of the 



: Colonel Bingham. 



gal- 



pay 





Becau 



all 



pla 





high, outsiders were al- 

 a cut it as feed for their 

 Further, the reservations and circles 

 are not properly kept up. Instead of being in 

 model order and glorious with color almost the 

 whole year round, they look woebegone, ne- 

 glected and sadly in need of the gardener's 

 care a good many months In the year. Con- 

 gress appropriates the money for this purpose 

 all right, but much 'of it is diverted. I am 

 told, to the hothouse and cut-flower department 

 which is so popular with Colonel Bingham. 



The hot houses are intended for the raising 

 of suitable plants and flowers for the parks 

 and reservations of the national capital, and, 

 ■ . . No 



■essman or govt 

 ment employee has a right to receiv 

 the products any more than you or I ha 

 right to steal a plant or flower from Thi 

 Circle. If we did. one of Major Sylves 

 myrmidons would promptly find out the r( 

 why. It is true that cut flowers are sei 

 the "White House from Colonel Bingham's 



am told that even the fashionable churches 

 frequently decorated by the very charming 

 dness of Colonel Bingham, who, in such 

 es. should certainly be remembered In the 

 yers of the day. I have before me a mass 

 evidence on the subject, which I shall take 

 again next week. There is absolutely 



week. The] 



tatement that if the cut flow 

 re not given away they would die. I 

 y raise so many? Why. as is the case 

 building greenhouses? Or else give thi 

 the poor, and not to those who cai 



purchase flowers. 





Des Moines, Ia. — Seedsmen and farnv 



rs of the central part of the state have 



drnt. .I..i>n i:, !;,,,u,,. Ml Mii.lMMville; 



viiT].IVM.lM,l I), k \nM~ Ml i:, Mr, ■.,>,]; 



secretary ;iii'l t i r.i -m, i , \ .1 I l,i i ■ i ^ I ),■- 

 Moines, 'ric i'l^ ■ i <-i i ii.' ,i - -. m i nui i - 

 to promote 1 \i< -Mill i,M-in- iM.Iii^i 1 \ , -., 

 as to get thi^ U-^l \aiiiUrs <il ^wii ic.i ii 

 raised and distributed among the farm- 

 ers. 



S.w FnAxcTsro. Cal. — The Women's 

 Al'i i nit in.tl in] TTorticultural Union of 

 r;ilti. ( iil;i , niLMiii/.cd in this city during 

 the irr. nf. in.nin- of the State Fruit- 

 Growers' Convention, has chosen officers 

 as follows: President, Mrs. M. E. Sher- 

 man, of Fresno; first vice-president, Mrs. 

 F. Shields, of Saeramonto; seeretarv, 

 Mrs. Kinina Shafter Howard, of OaUland. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



.\. inkier this head ono cent a 



\\ ' n.-r. Plant advertisements 



I. ' ntitled toafreeadvertlse- 



ni- M ^'> words In any Issue desired 



durlnt' 111'- y.ir. If the advertisement exceeds 

 3r> woixIh. 8eml ai ilie rale of one cent for each 

 additional word. 



S used 

 charge of 



ITUATION WAXTrn-By an experienced man 

 KTcenhouse work; capable of taking 

 life experience: mamed . age :W; 

 dress J Cl-nt McPheron. Carroll- 



Groff's Gladiolus Hybrids 



which secured this award are offered in two sections: 



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AMERICAN FLORISTS! 



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iqoo. 



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The first section is composed of introductions of 1897, i8q8 and 1899. The sec" 

 end is composed of MORE RECENT AND RARE CREATfONSof this celebrated 

 hybridist. I offer none from seed previously disseminated. 



1 have arranged with Mr. H. H. Groff for the sale of his products in the United 

 States and invite orders from the most critical. 



Catalogue and further particulars sent on application. 



ARTHUR COWEE, meadowvai.e fabm. Berlin, N. Y. 



■:D— Flonst and gardei 



: of M. H. Smith, Lone 



pOR SALE— Greenhouse properly, l.tmt ft. of glass, 



well stocked with Carnations, Smilax, L'hes. Prim- 



ises, Cineraries and all kind of bedding plant < in the 



ist fhape; 1 acre land, good residence, %''S^ popula- 



' "*■ "^ 3 ^O out of 



SIXaATION WANTED- By a boy. I'l. as appren- 

 tice in large place, private or commercial, to learn 

 the trade Ambitious, intelligent and of good character. 

 Address Apprentice, care of Gaffney. (i:t2 Sixth Avenue, 



rANTED-By strictly sober, indu 



house. Some prac ical experici 

 New York State prefer.'ed but nt 

 turnished. Chas. Walker, Bliss. 



ice in work Place i 

 t required. Referencf 

 N.V. 



WANTED- A young man wi;h some 

 greenhouse work. Address with r 

 Larson, Florist, Ft. Dodge, Iowa. 



ihe propagating 

 all-around man ; 



;xcharged. Husi 



I position's grower of violets, 

 es, or as plantsman ; am an ex- 

 ench and lirst class a4 a desi jn- 



s first class and modem ; refer- 



UTUATION WANTE 



business on ; 

 care Florists' 



health. Addre;; 



WIRE DESIGN WORKER WANTED. 



Address KLIEMAN, TROTIER & CO , 



1327 Main St.. Kansas Cit>, Mo. 



ouse plant 

 of 6 houses in 

 Jersey City, well 

 stocked and in full operation Address 

 JOHN WORRELL. 82 Madison Av., Jersey City. N.J. 



FOR SALE. 



FOR SALE. 



FOR SALE. 



business 



preierred. Address Gardener, 



QIT 



O c 



rOR SALE-Greenhouae properly, over tHHH) feet of 

 glass, well stocked with roses, carnations, bedding 

 ants, etc ; good trade established : town ot TiOIX), near 

 inctnnati. Sell at a bargain. Address Floral Co., care 

 lorists' Review. 



rOR SALE-Five lots and lO.OtKi feet of glass in Chi- 

 cago : h -uses well stocked with carnations, roses 

 id general pot plant stuff ; steam heat : four acres of 

 ^joining land rent iree. Address J. A. C., care Flor- 



inch Ericsson hot air pump. 1'4-iuch discharge. 

 10 h. p. Harrison steam boiler. 2,200 feet 4 inch 

 cast iron pipe (9c per fi,). elbows, tees, etc. 



C. & G. L. PENNOCK, Lansdowne, Pa. 



A first class op- 

 portunity to buy 

 a well established 

 >uses about 18.000 sq. 

 thirds new, well stocked 

 with decorative and flowering plants, in 

 city of 60,000 inhabitants. For full par- 

 ticulars, address 



T. BERST. Floral Store. No 1 1 W. 8lh St., 

 ERIE. PA. 



FOR SALE. 



mtrolliug interest in a hrst-cla?s nursery < 

 C. doing a good and paying business, 

 1 and shipping trade, well stocked and a | 



Sowing s 

 WNbR, 



Long e: 

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