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tlie (Jtlicr (lay as ii reasnii why so few 

 gooilb me bciiij; sold. The street men 

 used to buy all they could pet at their 

 own priee, but now most of them will 

 only take a very limited portion at any 

 priie whatever." There must be philoso- 

 phy in this, too, if true, but I am sure I 

 do not know what it is. 



A.iolh.T feature of the -anie, too. is 

 tlir 1:11. id inn,..,.., HI iu,.l .,1 ,l,-liv,.n 



tion in this respect. Martin K. Tuohy, 

 James M. Tuohy, J. W. Newman and F. 

 W. Fletcher are amon<r those to bring 



out new teams for tliis |niv|Kise. 



It is a -,i,i.l -IhMii,. In k,.,.|. the date 

 of the secomi s.[|imiI:i\ 111 S,.|,i,-mber in 



Mnrkc 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



. Tlie annual exliiliition ,if plants and 

 flowers and the annual exhibition of 

 fruits and vegetables will be held in 

 connection with the chrysanthemum 

 show on the 5th to xtli of \nvember. 

 provided that the lnnl.liii- -liall have 

 been accepted by tli, -,i(iii\ lH(,iie that 

 time, and the e.\liil,ii i,)ii -rli,-,luled for 

 Saturday, Sept. 14. uill l,c omitted. 



J. S. Manteh. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



and f( 

 ennugl 

 being 



the fi( 

 is pla 



>f tl 



1 to cut from. Carnations are just 

 replanted and only outside blooms 

 he had. In spite of the dry sum- 

 mi the siiinllTirss of the plants in 

 1(1 iic:irly r\ciy 'jKiwiT :iri,und here 

 itiiii; \v\i\ iuc, 1,1 Imiii \\,-cks ear- 

 lan la^l \,mi. .Many Iniil fo put 

 lid three plants togetlier to make 

 sized bunch and consequently most 

 m had to buy some to fill up the 



Last week we had a good rain and 

 for several days it rained at least a 

 good shower each day, and now the 



midseason ilowers. 



All the convention people are back 

 and all speak well of ButTalo and the 

 Pan-American. The writer was there 

 earlier in the season and could see then 

 what a grand place it would be by this 

 time. No one, however, seems very en- 

 thusiastic over the idea of going to Ashe- 

 ville next year, but by the time another 

 year rolls around there will be a few 

 who will have the convention fever and 

 whether it is Asheville, Milwaukee or 

 Chicago will make little difference as 

 long as a good time is promised. 



< of land one square west 

 •lit huation, on which they 

 il; a i;iMye of houses in the 



Mr. I'.aiir is erecting a resi- 



iii it at present. 



l;,il,inLiiin I- ii'il ini]>roving 

 :i- hi, irnii.l-. »,^nl,l like to s. 

 I,.,,,.. 1,1 -,,,n li.ix,- him among 



I-:. A. NcN.ni ha- I, 



WATER SUPPLY. 



iket 



waterin- in lii •■niln n-,-' If -,.. wliat 

 kind is the l„-l I- II n, ..--,, IX l.i have 

 a governor on -;ini,' 1,1 1 ii,'iil.il,' |ii ,--iir<'? 

 Jfow large a piinip u.nil.l !„■ r,.,|iiii ,-,1 to 

 supjdy water for five houses, each 20x 

 100, and for irrigating an acre of ground 

 in summer time? How large a well is 

 required and what size suction pipev 

 What size of main flow pipe? 



What kind of valve should we use to 

 kic]> liigh pressure of steam (necessary 

 to run pump) from running through 

 oreenhouses? L. S. 



[Will some reader kindly supply the 

 desireil information and oblige. — En.] 



RIDGEWOOD, N. J. 



the Fh.iiM-- II:, il \-n,,;ii„,n u;i- incor- 

 porated. ,U,mI at hi- li,.iii,j h,i,; ,.11 Satur- 

 day, the 17th instant, after a few weeks 

 of severe illness. Mr. Ackerman was 

 highly respected and honored by all who 

 knew him. 



S.\XTA Criz. Cal. — A free exhibition 

 of flowers was held in the Librarv August 

 16. The display was l.n^;,. aii,l varii',1 

 and the Library was ,-rci\\,l,,l ilniiii;; I he 

 afternoon and evening. Manv -iiiniiMT 

 visitors are here now and the -how gave 

 them an excellent opportunity to inspect 

 the products of local gardeners. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under tills head one cent 

 word, cash with order. Plant 

 not admitted under this head. 



Every subscriber is entitled to a free ad 

 ment not exceeding 35 words In any issue 

 during the year. If the advertlaemen 

 ol one cent 



SITUATION WANTED— By young- man. 31, as 

 assistant gardener or take charge of small 

 private place; sober and industrious: four years' 

 experience; will answer all letters. James Court- 

 ney, Geary, Oklahoma, 



SITUATION WANTED-By 



Wm. James Ellerd. 



W^ 



w 



ANTED-Mar: 



^ANTED-At Olio,-, gen.Tal assistant 



- Fair chance: old eatab- 

 ii'-d. paying floral business 

 I. iKltd chance for practical 

 ■ stigation solicited. No. IIKM 



po 



R SALE — (ii boxes American glass. I(ix24 

 double thick, second (lualily. never unpack- 

 ed: bought more than I needed. What will .vou 

 give •; P. O. B. Wliltesboro. N. Y. W. A. Row- 

 lands. Rosemary NurBerles. Whiteaboro. N. Y. 



W^ 



w^ 



K. Laws, Col 



furnished roar 

 . hustler: furr 

 Miss. 



Ish references. John 



WANTED— 450 ft. of 3-ln. pipe; guaranteed in 

 good condition. Address Benson Bros.. 

 Newport. Ky. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young man, single; 

 7 yeara' experience; capable of taking charge 

 wholesale or retail place, or section of liouaea on 

 large place; first-class references. Addreas A. 

 T.. care Florists' Review. 



FOR LEASE— 3.500 ft of glass in good college 

 city of 7.000 populati .n; good business 

 heat. Address C. K.. care Florists' Revle 



luslness; ateam 



SITUATION WANTED— As florist and gardener, 

 on some good private place where a sober, 

 industrious young man Is appreciated; 12 years' 

 :perlence; references furnished; state wages 

 Y. P.. care Florists' Re- 



without board. 



rOR SALE— Great bargain; dwelling, 4.000 ft. of 

 glass; good trade, no competition; live ed- 

 ge town; must be seen to be appreciated; other 

 ■ ■ ■ ■ ";.. ca»e Florists' Review. 



FOR SALE— Cheap; one Model boiler In good 

 condition: only used two winters: should 

 not be compared with old worn out boilers; will 

 heat 2,000 ft. 4-inch pipe; also a few hundred feet 

 of old pipe. Sjtoli^-ln.; 3and4-ln. boiler tubes 

 for heating purposes. Davis Bros., Morrison. 111. 



WANTED — Foreman for carnation section: 

 married man. Wielor Bros., ol Wabash 

 Avenue, Chicago. 



3 conical boiler; two Hitching tall 

 sion tanks; all In good condition, 

 L, C. Holton, Bennington, 'Vt. 



B.. care Florists' 



i'OR SALE— Greenhouses in one of the best 

 ' cities in Michigan; 11.000 feet of glass; good 

 Lisiuess; everything right; the price will scare 

 f death. Address 



'PIOR SALE— The 



Chicago (Rogers Park); 

 etc.; price, tSOO.OO. Addr 

 Review, 



710R SALE — Greentiouses. 12 miles south of 

 . Chicago Court House, containing about 

 1.000 feet of gla-s. fllled with carnations, roses, 

 tc; good retail and wholesale trade; price 



PANSY SEED 



GIANT OF CALIFORNIA. 



Having bought all the secJ of Giant of Cali- 

 fornia from the grower and wishing to buUd up a 

 trade amongst the leading florists of the United 

 States and Canada, I will send out the Hrst 10 lbs. 

 as follows: Trade package, 25c; % 02., 91.OO; 

 1 07.., S4 00, free by mail. 



Giant ol California is the largest strain of 

 Pansies in the world, some measure 5 inches in 

 diameter, consisting of 22 colors, all having very 

 large eyes. A trial will convince you. 



Seedsmen's orders not accepted. (C.4SH,) 



A.Mittmg,Loomis,Cal. 



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