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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 21, 1903. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



AdvertlfjemeutB under this head one cent & 

 word, cash with order. Plant advertisements 

 not admitted under this head. 



Every subscriber is entitled to a free adver- 

 tisement not exceeding 35 words in any one issue 

 desired during the year. If the advertisement 

 exceeds 35 words, send at the rate of one cent for 

 each additional word. 



FOK SALE— A good wholesale and retail busi- 

 ness, about S miles from Chicago Court 

 House: good transportation: 6 years' lease on 

 greenhouse.?: witli or wilhiAit stock. Ill health 

 cause of selling. Or would sell half Interest. 

 Address No. 1C4, care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Small florist business: very rea- 

 sonable: suitable for ambitious young 

 woman; no rent to pay. la exchange for light 

 office services: good corner. South Side. Chicago. 

 Address No. 102, care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



SITUATION -WANTED-By an ambitious voung 

 florist: age 2o: gocd grower of out flowers 

 and general sioclt. First-class designer and 

 salesman. Capable of taking charge of medium 

 sized place. Near Philadelphia or New York 

 preferred. Address No. 110. care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



WANTED— A good florist to buy part Interest 

 In a good paying florist business and take 

 charge of greenhouses. Address J. D.. 12 Rey- 

 mann street. Wheeling. W. 'Va. 



SITUATION WANTED-BY a competent, ex- 

 perienced gardener on a private place, park 

 or with railroad company. Understands decora- 

 tive planting, propagating trees, shrubs and 

 plants care of lawns, etc. E.xcellent references 

 furnished. Address No. 101. care Florists' Re- 

 view. Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Cheap-40 box glass lBx21. A quali- 

 ty, D. S. One Lord & Burnham ventilator 

 hoist machine. One Mouinger ventilator hoist 

 machine. A lot of second-hand U.. and 1.% pipe. 

 For prices and description address W. J. Miller 

 & Son. Pontiac, 111. 



WANTED— Good propagator of roses, hardv 

 shrubs and beading plants. Also foreman 

 for large mall order plant house. 40C0U feet of 

 glass: 20 acres. Iowa Seed Company, Des 

 Monies. Iowa. 



Ty ANTED— Competent man for general green- 

 »' house work: good wages to right party. 

 Call at once. S.Muir,.'iS30 Michigan Ave.. Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED -By a middle-aged, 

 single man: life experience in cut flowers 

 and pot plants: near Chicago preferred. Address 

 No. 106, care Plori.sts' Review. Chicago. 



TIJANTED- A good, steady, sober man who 

 »' understands pot plants: steady place: 

 state wages and give references. " Address 

 No. 103, care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



WANTED— Two young men for general green- 

 house work: two helpers in rose section. 

 J. F. Wilcox, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 



WANTED— Good all-round grower; must un- 

 derstand growing roses, cut flowers princi- 

 pally: 130.00 per montli. board and room; chance 

 for advancement. W. L. Rock Flower Co.. Kan- 

 sas City, Mo. 



WANTED— An A-No. 1 florist, as foreman, to 

 take charge of tliree greenhouses; all- 

 round man: to grow roses, carnations, mums 

 and all-round stock; ajso good in design work; 

 sober, steady, lionest: single or married; state 

 wages and give the very best reference. Address 

 all letters to Prank E. Luhr, St. Marys. Pa. 



WANTED— About June 16. sober, experienced 

 ftOrist; good worker: for retail place where 

 roses, carnations, violets, mums and general 

 line of bedding stock is grown; must be good 

 grower; references retiuired: state wages ex- 

 pected with board and room: steady place for 

 right man. Murphysboro Greenhouses, Mur- 

 phy sboro. 111. 



WANTED— Good man to take full charge of 

 6000 feet of glass for half profits: to grow 

 lettuce, bedding plants and carnations; will 

 advance weekly wages. Address Pennsylvania, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



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ANTED— Experienced rose grower; married 

 man preferred. S. J. Renter, Westerly, R. I. 



WANTED— Good all-round man as assistant. 

 Wages, $20.00 a month with board and room. 

 Increase If wortli it. C. W. Keller, Woodniere, 

 Mich. 



WANTED— Two or three men for carnations 

 and roses. Bassett & Washburn, Hinsdale, 



FOR SALE, RENT OR EXCHANGE— Green- 

 house at Sibley. 111. 7000 feet of glass; now 

 stocked with violets and carnations. Easy terms. 

 E. A. Scholz. Corning, Iowa. 



FOR SALE--Some extra good second-hand 3-in. 

 pipe at tic per foot: also some 4-ln., guaran- 

 teed sound. W. H. Salter. Rochester, N. Y. 



so San la f S/r®¥^ 



Hycas Stems. 



2 to 3 lbs. 4 to 5 lbs. 6 to 7 lbs. 

 Per 



Per 

 100 lbs 



$7.50 fo^o'o lbs $65.00 



WANTED — Two youngr men. A-1 assistants. 

 Pittsburgh Ro.se & Carnation Co., Crystal 

 Farm. Valencia P. O., Pa. 



SITUATION WANTED— By youiip man. ^ood 

 earnatioo grower, to take chars-e of section 

 in first-class establishment; state wages: refer- 

 erences. Address I. N. G.. care Florists" Review, 

 Chicago. 



FOR SALE — Or to rent, in Pitt&field. Mass.. 

 three greenhouses, modern in heating sys- 

 tem: hotbeds, potting houses, large barn and 

 sufficient land. Anything in greenhouse pro- 

 ducts sells quick locally. Ill health compels 

 sacrifice. Terms easy. Address F. A.Cooley, 

 Pittsfield, Maes. 



FOR SALE— TheFlorenceGreenhouses. nearly 

 3U0U feet of glass: completely stocked with 

 roses, carnations, palms and general slock of 

 bedding plants; good stock hardy, flowering 

 shrubs and herbaceous plants outside: hot 

 water heat; well estatilished trade: best town 

 in Colorado; no competition; will sell for one- 

 third value: possession June Ist. Templin & 

 Co.. Florence. Colo. 



FOR SALE OR RENT. 



MODERN (iREKNHOrSE PLANT 



Of 20.C(Xl square feet of glass; potting shed 

 between houses. 2Ux80 feet: glass 10x15 and 

 1(1x24 inches: heated by steam from return 

 tubular boiler. All fn good order. 



SAMUEL J. BUNTING. Elmwood Ave. and 

 58th St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



FOR SALE. 



Or will take in a reliable partner with some 

 money and double the size of the plant. Four 

 greenbouses. stock and dxtures. 5 lots. 7-room 

 house, barn, etc.. In a natural gas city of 12,000. 

 No competition. 



A. L. HARMON, 



lola, Kans. 



FOR SALE. 



A MODERN PLANT 

 of 10 Greenhouses. 



About 25. OOU feet glass, with land, stock, fixtures 

 and good will of business. Thirty years estab- 

 lished and under one management, but entirely 

 rebuilt in last ten years. Entire products sold 

 at retail. Tlie largest establishment of its kind 

 In New Hampshire. Relief from business cares 

 our reason for selling. Books open. Call, or 



Address ELLIS BROS., KEENE, N. H. 



WANTED - First-Class Florist 



To take half interest and manage greenhouses 

 of an up-to-date established florist business in 

 city of 6000. Only florist business in the city, 

 with one dozen near-by towns to sell in. A 

 chance for good man to draw good living and 

 double investment in few years. Write at once 

 for particulars. Address Opportunity, care of 

 Florists' Review. Chicaf,^o. 



A Rare Business Opportunity. 



Old and Well-Established Florist Busi- 

 ness for Sale. 



50,000 ft. of glass (ia two places, 35,000 

 ft. in one, 15,000 ft. in ihe other; the 

 latter on leased ground, long lease), well 

 stocked and in good condition ; also 

 retail store in business portion of city 

 with a well established profitable busi- 

 ness. 



Would prefer to sell the store and 

 smaller plant and keep the larger and 

 grow anything that would be needed to 

 supply store. 



This is an opportunity for a good store- 

 man and a grower to mutually acquire, 

 on favorable terms, a desirable plant and 

 a store with a large and tirst-class trade. 



This proposition will bear careful in- 

 vestigation. Best of reasons for selling. 

 Address 



SGHLURAFF FLORAL CO., - Erie, Pa. 



FOR SALE— The greenhouse property of C. B. 

 Hunii>lirey. at Rome, N. Y.. consisting of five 

 city lots. It)5 feet front and 150 feet deep, contain- 

 ing thereon 10 greenhouses of about 15.000 feet 

 of glass and fully stocked with roses, carnations 

 and general stock for retail purposes. Also 

 dwelliug house of 11 rooms, with all modern 

 conveniences. Also gas well on premises, enough 

 for lighting and cooking purposes. This place 

 is doing a fine business and is a money maker. 

 It is in good condition and is one of the leading 

 places in Central New York. Rome is a thriving 

 city of IS. OOU and is situated on the New York 

 Central & Hudson River R. R.. Rome. Watertown 

 & Ontario R. R.. and Western R. R. The reason 

 for selling is on account of poor health and a 

 desire to change climate. Will be sold low ta 

 quick buyer. C. B. Humphrey, 607 Chatham St., 

 Rome, N. Y. 



A BARGAIN! 



Feverrew.2?4-ln.. $3.25 per 100. Heliotrope. 3-ln. 

 $4.60 per 100. Fuchsias, :i-iii.. $4.00 per 100; 2J4-in., 

 $2.50 per lOU. Ivy Geraniums, 2W-ln.. In variety, 

 »2.50 per 100. Vinea Variefrata, 4-in.. S10.60 per 100; 

 rooted cuttinfjs. $1.00 per 100. Panaies. bud and 

 hloom. $1.00 per 100: $100 par lOOO. .\sters. trans- 

 planted, all the beat varieties, 100. uoe; 1000, $5.00. 



CONVERSE GREENHOUSES, 



WEBSTER, MASS. 



Vinca Major 



Var., strong 4-incli pots, 

 $8.00 per lOO. 



WM. JAY YOUNG, Jr. 



School and Pulaski Sts.. GERMANTOWN, PA. 



ROSES 



from o-inch pots, 15c, fine 

 clean plants on own roots— 

 Clothllde Soupert. Coquette des Blanches. Co- 

 quette des Alps, La Reine. Gen. Jacqueminot, 

 La Prance. Crimson Rambler, etc. Large flowered 

 Clematis, finest purple, white, lavender and pink 

 sorts. 2-year dormant or from 5- inch pots, 18c; 

 1 year or from 3-inch pots. He, Clematis Pani- 

 rulata, from 5-inch pots 12c. Extra, from U-inch. 

 pots. 25c. Aiupelopsis Veltcliii, from 3-in., 7c; 

 from 4-inch. I2c: from 5-inch pots, 18c. Packing 

 free for Cash. 



W. H SALTER, ROCHESTER. N. Y. 



FOR SALE. 



A Well-Paying Business Opportunity. 



WILI. BELI. OUR RETAIL STORE. 



It is a first-class store, is well stocked, 

 is centrally located, and enjoys a very 

 large and excellent patronage. 



REASON— Will grow flowers for the 

 wholesale trade. Address 



Hoffmeister Floral Co., 



81 3 Elm Street. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



We Offer, for Spot Gash with Order. 



Two Hltchiiig-'s Boilers. No. 111. g-uaranteed in 

 good order, tttU 00. One Rider Engine. No. 6, al- 

 most new, 1110.00. One Ericsson. No. ti, *CO.OO. 

 One Ericsson Engrine, No. 8. $80.U0. These 

 engines are guaranteed in good order. One 

 Aquarium Fountain. $1200, cost *t;5 00 new. 500 

 boxes of new lOx 12 glass, not quite np to double 

 thick standard. $3.15. New rubber hose, guaran- 

 teed for one year to stand 125 lbs. pressure, 7^c 

 per ft. New 2-inch pipe. lUc per ft.; second-hand 

 2-lnch pipe, wrought iron. 8c per ft.: Ii^i-inch, 

 S^iiCperft.; lV4-inch. 4)^c per ft.; 1-lnch, a^c per 

 ft.; ■■*4-lnch. Sc per ft. Write for prices on all 

 kinds of tools and lumber, 



MANHATTAN SUPPLY CO. 



Removed to 440-443 11th Avenue, 



NEW YORK. 



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