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HORTICULTURE 



December 14, 1907 



Obituary 



Mrs. Pauline Engelman. 

 Pauline, wife of Richard Engelman, 

 florist, of Pittsfleld, Mass., died on 

 November 23, at the age of 46. 



George D. Kelley. 

 George D. Kelley, employed at 

 Lange's conservatories, Worcester, 

 Mass., committed suicide on December 

 5. He was 30 years of age. 



Abram L. Richards. 

 Abram L. Richards who, since 1894, 

 has been a member of the Metropoli- 

 tan Park Commission of Boston, died 

 at his home in Watertown, Mass., on 

 December 6. aged 78. 



Rev. Joseph Jenks. 

 Rev. Joseph Jenks of Middleboro, 

 Mass., who after retiring from labors 

 in the missionary field in the west, 

 entered upon the business of growing 

 plants and flowers for the market, 

 died on November 25, at the age of 

 62. A widow and daughter survive 

 him. 



Luke M. Deeds. 



Luke M. Deeds of Shillington, Pa., 

 aged 33, superintendent of the Deeds 

 Floral Co., was asphyxiated with coal 

 gas in his greenhouses where he went 

 late in the evening of December 7 to 

 attend to the fires. A widow and two 

 daughters survive him. 



Mrs. J. F. Huss. 



We learn with deepest sympathy of 

 the death of the wife of J. P. Huss, of 

 Hartford, Conn., on December 2, after 

 a long Illness. She was a kind, true- 

 hearted woman, assiduously devoted to 

 her home, her husband and her three 

 little children. To them the loss is, 

 indeed, irreparable. 



John Ringier. 

 Jonn Ringier, traveling representa- 

 tive for Stumpp & Walter Co., New 

 York, died at Zurich, Switzerland, on 

 November 15, aged 36 years, after a 

 long, painful illness with consumption 

 of the throat. Mr. Ringier. who was 

 a brother of Arnold Ringier of Chica- 

 go, was a faithful, loyal employe, 

 popular with the trade and held in 

 highest esteem by his employers. 



Edward Keller. 



At Norristown, Penn., December 2nd, 

 aged 54. A member of the firm of Kel- 

 ler Bros., potters. He superintended 

 the inside work and therefore did not 

 come so much in contact with the hor- 

 ticultural trade as his brother Charles. 

 He was a member of the Philadelphia 

 Florists' Club, Beaver Tribe, No. 62, 

 I. O. R. M., and Norris Lodge, No. 11, 

 S. of H. Interment took place on the 

 7th inst. at Riverside Cemetery. 



EXTRA FINE BOXWOOD $ I 7.50p<gwt. 



GALAX LEAVES %^h%'*z 



SI.OO per lOOO. 

 ZE, new crop in a few days. 



Headquarters for HARDY FERNS, MOSS, LAUREL, 

 PRINCESS PINE, FESTOONING, Etc. 



Best Ferns In Market $1.25 per 1000. See Our Cut Flower Ad. 



15 Province St., and 

 9 Chapman PI., BO»TON 



HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., ^^pu 



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GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The club by invitation will hold a 

 Field Day at Framingham on Satur- 

 day, December 14. A special Boston 

 and Worcester car, kindly furnished 

 by Mr. S. J. Goddard, will leave Park 

 Square at 12 o'clock (noon) sharp; 

 members and all other interested 

 friends are invited to take it. Cars 

 run every 15 minutes via South 

 Framingham. The establishment of J. 

 T. Butterworth will be first visited, 

 later those of S. J. Goddard and Wil- 

 liam Nicholson. 



The next regular monthly meeting 

 of the club will be held at Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Boston, on Tuesday even- 

 ing, December 17, at S o'clock. This 

 being the closing meeting of 1907, a 

 very interesting program has been 

 prepared, and it is hoped that the at- 

 tendance may prove the largest of the 

 year. 



GALAXFROM FIRST HANDS 



/ Bronze, small to med. size.. 35c 1000 



-,, , \ " medium size 4iic 1000 



6ALAX S " large size 45c 1000 



I Green, medium size 40c lOiX) 



(^ " large size 46c 1000 



Terms: Strictly cash, f.o.b. Galax, Va. 



W.M. WOODRUFF & SON. Lowgap,N.C. 

 GALAX LEAVES 



New crop, fresh from the patch, prices as follows: 



Bronze and Green Qalax Leaves $0.50 per 1000 



Fancy and Dagf^er Ferns i.oo per 1000 



Qreen Leucothoe Sprays 2.50 per 1000 



Bronze " '* 4.00 per 1000 



khododendron Sprays 2.50 per 1000 



Kalmia or Mountain Laurel 2.50 per 1000 



Discount on large orders. Fourteen years' experience 

 enables me to guarantee perfect satisfaction. 250 cus- 

 tomers now in U. S. Send cash with first order. 



J. N. PRITCHARO, Elk Park, N.C. 



FANCY AND DAGGER FtRNS 



Best quality, 75c per 1000. 

 BOUQUET QREEN, 7c. per cwt. 



CHRISTMAS TREES 



by the <;ar load or any way you 

 want them. 



ROBERT GROVES 



127 Commercial St.. ADAHS. MASS. 



Christmas Greens from the 

 Maine Woods 



Fine Fir Balsams for Christmas trees up to 

 ten feel at reasonable prices. Also Hem- 

 lock and Fir Balsam boughs for decorations 

 any lengths wanted. $1 .00 per 100 lbs. 



CHAS. L. CHAOBOURNE 

 North Bridgton, Me; 



E. A. BEAVEInT^ 



Southern Wild Smilax, 

 Log Mosses, 



Natural and Perpetuated — at Wholesale, 



EVERGREEN, ALABAMA. 



IBOSTON FLORIST LEHER CO.! 



[ wMiftcturrtof FLORISTS' LBTTERsI 



Thlt wooden box nicely stained and 

 Tarnished, 18x30x13, made In t'vro sec- 

 tions, one for each size letter, given 

 away irlth first order of 500 letters 



Block Letters, i^ or 3 inch size per loo, $3. 



Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or 

 word. Used by leading florists everyvhere uid 

 for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers 



N. r. HcCARTnY, Manager 

 *« Pearl Street. BOSTON, MA3S. 



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ORAL SCRIPT LETTERS 

 AND EMBLEMS 



ONCE USED ALWAYS USED 



For sale by all first classsupply houses. Madcby 



ORAL MFG. CO. 



26 Hawley St., Boston 



The"Japana"Cut Flower Holder 



A handy article for florists. 

 Sells to the trade on sight. 

 Made of glass in three siies. 

 The "Annals" Table 

 Decoration , somethinf 

 entirely new, lorg needed. 

 The florist and housewife 

 will appreciate this article, 

 as it simplifies the art of 

 table decorating. 

 Ask for catalog. 

 M. V. CARNSEY, Dept. D, 

 \30 Waiola Ave., La Grange. Ill* 



TIME 



riie inoiiit valuable item at 

 Xmas is time. Nothing will 

 ^:ive as much time as the 

 l',ver Ready Cover designed 

 l)y a practical florist, filling 

 a long felt want. Neat and 

 durable enough to use on 

 any plant and waterproof. 

 Send ten cents for cover, 

 price list and booklet. 



EVER READY FLOWER POT COVER CO. 



W. H GREVER, Mgr., 146 Hughes Ave.. Buffalo, N.V. 



BOXES BOXES BOXES 



LIGHT WOOD CUT FLOWER BOXES 

 Sizes in Stock 



3 X 4 X 20 

 3 X 6 X 24 

 Sx 7 X 3t 



p«r lOo 



S4 00 



4.50 



4.60 



e X 6 X 34 

 4 X 13 x%4 

 6 X 13 X 24 

 6 X 13x30 

 K X 1 3 X 36 

 6 X 13x36 

 6x I5x 43 

 6 X 1 6 X 48 



6.80 

 9.06 

 lO.SO 

 13 50 

 14.00 

 15 OO 

 30.0O 

 33.00 



Write for samples and prices in car load tots. 



6ETM0RE BOX FACTORY, Incorporated, 



BELLEVILLE, ALA. 



