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HORTICULTURE 



January 25, 1913 



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HEWS STANDARD 



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POTS 



Pearson Street 

 LONO ISLAND CITY, N. Y. 



WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND DISCOUNTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc. 



Main Office and Fac 

 CAMBRIOGB, MASS. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



E. E. Stewart. Rives Junction 

 Mich. Wliolesale Trade Price List of 

 gladioli. 



U. S. Radiator Corporation, Boston 

 — Catalogue of Rumsey Spray Pumps 

 and Fittings. 



James Smalley & Co., McPherson, 

 Kans.— General Catalogue of Garden 

 and Field Seeds, 1913. 



Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scran- 

 ton, Pa.— Wholesale Price List of 

 Florists' Flower Seeds. 



Dammann & Co., Naples, Italy- 

 General Price List of Vegetable, 

 Flower, Tree Palm and other seeds, 

 roots, etc. Wholesale. 



E. G. Hill Company, Richmond, Ind. 

 —Wholesale List of Novelties and 

 Standard Varieties for 1913. Roses, 

 carnations and chrysanthemums. 



Barteldes Seed Co., Denver, Colo.— 

 Barteldes Western Seeds. A 116-page 

 catalogue of field and farm and garden 

 seeds and implements and poultry sup- 

 plies. 



W. E. Marshall & Co., New York.— 

 1913 Catalogue of Flower and Vegeta- 

 ble Seeds, Plants and Sundries. Well 

 gotten up, with an attractive novelty 

 list and descriptive notes. 



S. M. Isbell & Co., Jackson, Mich.— 

 Seed Annual, 1913, 112 pages, freely il- 

 lustrated. Cover shows vegetables and 

 flowers in colors. Also Wholesale 

 Price List for Market Gardeners. 



W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, Pa.— 

 Wholesale Price List for Market Gar- 

 deners, Florists and Farmers' Clubs. 

 The well-known "Blue List." Indis- 

 pensable if you want to know what's 

 what. 



Burnett Bros., New York City — 

 Seeds, Bulbs and Plants, General List 

 for 1913. Burnett's Scottish Chieftain 

 pansies in true colors form a very at- 

 tractive cover illustration. An excel- 

 lent catalogue throughout. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York- 

 Trade List for January, 1913. This is 

 one of the standard trade lists for veg- 

 etable and garden and tree seeds. A 

 telegraphic cypher is attached to each 

 article as listed. A business book all 

 through. 



John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, N. 

 Y.— Trade Price List of Choice Gladioli 

 and other Summer Flowering Bulbs 

 and Plants. The firm issuing this cat- 

 alogue Is well known as among the 

 leading gladiolus houses of the world. 

 Quotations in this wholesale list are 

 very tempting. 



Richard Diener & Co., Mouniain 

 View, Cal. — Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, for 

 Spring 1913. This interesting cata- 

 logue is devoted largely to a list of 

 new geraniums, with illustrations, 

 which Mr. Diener states represent the 

 cream of some 8000 seedlings. Cali- 

 fornia Giant carnation is another nov- 



DRCKR'S <*Riverton Special" Plant Tub 



Manufactnred for ns exelnilvely. The best tub ever Introduced. The neatest, lightest 

 and cheapest. Painted green, with electric welded hoops. The four largest sizes have 

 drop handles. 



HENRY A. DREER, seeiis, Plants, Bulbs, anil Supplies, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



elty offered. Other good things are 

 promised. 



Maloney Bros. & Wells Co., Dans- 

 ville, N. Y. — List of "Guaranteed 

 Trees, from Nursery to Planter." This 

 catalogue is a most creditable produc- 

 tion — typographically handsome and 

 on fine paper. The cover illustration 

 in colors, of a cluster of Elberta 

 peaches, is particularly good. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York City 

 —"High Class Seeds, 1913." Always of 

 refined exterior and showing distinct 

 individuality in lay-out, this catalogue 

 holds a valuable place in the season's 

 catalogue publications. The great num- 

 ber of varieties of both flower and veg- 

 etable seeds listed is worthy of note 

 — more, we should say, than are listed 

 by any other American house. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 



Louisville, Ky. — H. G. Walker, one 

 house. 



Lebanon, Pa. — C. C. Yost, range of 

 houses. 



Milwaukee, Wis. — Manke Bros., two 

 houses. 



Hartford, Conn. — John Coombs, car- 

 nation house. 



Jeffersonviile, Ind. — Joseph Molck, 

 house 30 X 125. 



Webster City, Iowa — Curtis Floral 

 Co., two houses. 



Princeton, III. — Trimble Greenhouse 

 Co., four houses. 



Milwaukee, Wis. — Holton & Hunkel 

 Co., range of houses. 



La Grande, Ore. — La Grande Seed & 

 Floral Co., two houses. 



Grosse Point, Mich. — Northwestern 

 Floral Co., four houses. 



Chicago, III. — Wm. Herberts, 4545 

 Milton place, one house. 



Massillon, Ohio — N. E. Peck Floral 

 Co., two houses, each 25 x 150. 



Battle Creek, Mich. — Battle Creek 

 Sanitarium, four houses, each 34 x 125. 



Brampton, Ont. — Dale estate, range 

 of houses; Walter Calvert, range of 

 houses. 



Indianapolis, Ind. — Plans for a new 

 greenhouse in Garfield Park to cost 

 $25,000 were discussed at the recent 

 meeting of the park commissioners. 

 It is planned to begin construction 

 work in the spring. 



HELP WANTED 



GARDENERS WANTED— Single man tor 

 Supt. Country Club, perm.nnent position; 

 single man tor head gardener on gentle- 

 man's estiite; Supt. for Florida Hotel re- 

 sort. Permanent position. Only those 

 with actual experience in Florida need 

 apply for this. All applicants state full 

 particulars, experience, salary, etc. Cart 

 Rust Parker, Fidelity BIdg., Portland, Me. 



WANTED — A competent nurseryman for 

 manager and working foreman. Must be 

 honest and capable of handling men. Mar- 

 ried man preferred. Permanent position. 

 State full particulars and salary wanted In 

 first letter. Address: Central, care of 

 HORTICULTURE, Boston, Mass. 



WANTED — An experienced rose grower. 

 State experience, age and wages expected. 

 Thomas Roland, Nahant, Mass. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



WANTED, by single man, 30, perma- 

 nent position on private estate; 9 years' 

 practical experience and 2 years' Agricul- 

 tural College training in general farming 

 and flower and vegetable gardening, both 

 outside and under glass. Good references. 

 Address "A." care of HORTICULTURE. 



SITUATION WANTED as Orchid grower 

 by Englishman, 30 years experience In 

 growing and raising Orchids with best 

 firms in England. Good hybridist. Apply 

 to Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. j. 



WANTED, by gardener, or general su- 

 perintendent on private estate; 8 years In 

 last place. Good references. W. D. Nlck- 

 crson, 167 Putnam St., Qulncy, Mass. 



WANTED — Position as head gardener on 

 private estate. Good references. Five 

 years In last place. Married. Address: 

 Mac, care HORTICULTURE. 



FOR SALE 



FOR SALE — Four greenhouses, each 

 22 X 150, and one S x 150, together with 

 10 lots of ground at Wyomissing, suburb 

 of Reading, a city of over 100,000. All 

 in first class condition, with large stock 

 of carnations, etc. Excellent opportunity 

 for active young florist. For full par- 

 ticulars, address H. F. Kantner, No. 23 

 N. 6th St., Reading, Pa. 



GREENHOUSES FOR SALE. 



Two large greenhouses, mostly steel 

 frame, with over 60,000 ft. of glass. Fine 

 residence of 10 rooms, barn and garage. 

 Conveniently situated near Boston market 

 and will be sold at a sacrifice. Address 

 "C." care HORTICULTURE. 



FOR SALE — Fresh from factory, new; 

 10 X 12, IS xl8, 16 X 24, double thick. A 

 and B qualities. Market dropped. Now la 

 the time to buy and save money. Parshel- 

 sky Bros., Inc., 215-217 Havemeyer 8t, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. 



