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HOKTICULTURI^ 



August 17, 1907 



THE NIESSEN ESTABLISHMENT. 



View of Store 



In the modern growth of the flower 

 trade there are few departments that 

 have shown a more enterprising de- 

 velopment in the past ten or fifteen 



, years than the wholesale commission 

 business. The views which we pub- 

 lish herewith of the new headquarters 

 of the Leo Niessen Co., of Philadel- 



:phia, give a good idea of one of the 

 best equipped establishments in this 

 line in this country. ' We congratu- 

 late Messrs Niessen on their well earn- 

 ed advancement which has nothing 

 magical about it, but is the result of 

 long foresight, ploughing, sowing, and 

 cultivating the field in an intelligent 

 manner year after year until now the 

 firm enjoys a widespread clientele of 

 growers and customers. No one can 

 say "luck" did it; only shrewdness, 

 hard work and liberal advertising. 



The store is 120 ft. deep and the di- 

 mensions of the cooling room are 12 

 x32; height 14 ft. 



Co^)l-IN(i KooM 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



On or about November 1st the JVIc- 

 Kissick business will be located at 

 1619-1G21 Ranstead St.. just back of the 

 Pennock-Meehan establishment. The 

 new store will be 51 by 30 first floor 

 and basement and will give the needed 

 facilities for a rapidly increasing busi- 

 : ness. 



J. H. Jones has left the Sellers place 

 at Edgemoor and is now located tem- 

 porarily in Philadelphia. 



The wire design firm of H. Rajsik 

 has been re-organized, the title now be- 

 ing John Rajsik and Bro. Co.. with 

 headquartters at 619 North 4th Street. 

 The younger element is now in the 

 saddle and with the best wishes of 

 their eldters. 



The convention bowling team of the 

 Philadelphia Club will, we understand, 

 be composed of the following: Yates. 

 Polites. Roebrtson, Connor, Dodds and 

 Graham. 



Nothing further has been h'eard in 

 regard to the distressing affair of 

 Edward Heacock reported in our last 

 week's issue. Joseph Heacock lolt 

 Philadelphia on the 9th inst. and was 



expected to reach Gold River in Brit- 

 ish Columbia by th'e 14th. Very little 

 hope is held out as to the safety of 

 the missing man. 



The U. S. Civil Service Com- 

 mission, Washington, D. C, an- 

 nounces an examination on August 

 28 for the position of green- 

 house gardener in the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, Department of Agriculture. 

 Washington, D. C, at a salary of $G00. 

 per annum. Only persons who are 

 thoroughly experienced in handling 

 plants under glass are eligible. Ap- 

 plication Form 1093 should be asked 

 for by those applying for the position. 



Also on September 9 an examination 

 for the position of assistant crop tech- 

 nologist, salaries ranging from $1,500 

 to .|2,000, and of crop technologists, 

 salary from $2,000 to $3,000. Applica- 

 tion Form 304 and special form should 

 be asked for in making application. 



MORE WONDERS PROMISED. 



It is announced by the publishers 

 that Mr. Harwood will soon perpetrate 

 a new edition of his wonder book 

 about the works of Luther Burbank. 

 It is mentioned as one of the prime at- 

 tractions of the forthcoming edition 

 that the author will cut entirely loose 

 from the accomplished facts (some of 

 us thought he had already done so) 

 and tell authoritatively what "the 

 Wizard" is going to do in the future. 

 This ought to make good reading and 

 it certainly will be easy writing — -for 

 Mr. Harwood especially. A man who 

 finds such rich opportunities for the 

 play of imagination in dealing with 

 what has already come to pass ought 

 to soar out of sight when he casts 

 oft the slight ballast of facts which he 

 has hitherto carried. In this connection 

 we may notice the pleasant reviews 

 (inspired by the publishers) of Mr. 

 Burbank's essays on the training of 

 children. As Mr. Burbank is a bach- 

 elor he is peculiarly qualified to treat 

 this theme, on which even President 

 Roosevelt has not yet written a book. 

 — Country Gentleman. 



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