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HORTICULTURE 



February 1, 191S 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR 

 CONTEMPLATED. 



East Haven, Ct. — J. A. Long, addi- 

 tions. 



Waterford, Ct. — A. Leverone, one 

 house. 



Oakland, Cal. — Rosco Savagni, three 

 houses. 



Quincy, III. — G. Gross, range of 

 houses. 



Henderson, Ky. — Morgan Floral Co., 

 range of houses. 



Columbus, Ind. — W. J. Irwin, range 

 of conservatories. 



Auburn, R. I. — J. A. Budlong & Sons 

 Co., range of rose houses. 



Wllkesbarre, Pa. — Park Dept., range 

 of conservatories, W. H. Lutton, build- 

 er. 



Providence, R. I. — R. Holscher, 

 house 50 X 240. Lord & Burnham Co., 

 builders. 



Hoffmans, N. Y.— J. C. Hatcher, as- 

 paragus house 36 x 200. Hitchings & 

 Co., builders. 



Columbus, O. — Peter Fornot & Son, 

 range of greenhouses; Cottage Rose 

 Gardens, range of houses. 



FIRES. 



Aberdeen, Wash. — The Ellis Green- 

 houses suffered a loss of about $2,500 

 by fire on January 7th; fully insured. 



Gallena, Mo.— The Gallena Green- 

 houses were damaged by fire on Janu- 

 ary 14th to the extent of about |1,000. 



The Boston Co-operative Flower 

 Market, which occupies the basement 

 of the building 2 Park street, Boston, 

 suffered some loss and much incon- 

 venience from a fire which started in 

 another part of the building early on 

 the morning of January 24. H. M. 

 Robinson & Co. lost a quantity of flor- 

 ists' supplies on which there was no 

 insurance. 



The Massachusetts Committee on 

 Agriculture has reported to the legis- 

 lature: 



Bills to increase from $10,000 to $50,- 

 000 the amount available to be expend- 

 ed by the state forester in reforesta- 

 tion; to provide an appropriation of 

 $75,000 for continuing the work of sup- 

 pressing gypsy and brown tail moths: 

 to provide that the state shall reim- 

 burse towns having a valuation of less 

 than $2,000,000 for one-half of their 

 expenditures in fighting forest fires, 

 and to require that local moth superin- 

 tendents and forest wardens be ap- 

 pointed in' January, rather than in 

 March or April. Also a bill authoriz- 

 ing the city of Boston to pay a sum 

 not exceeding $3000 to James Thornton 

 on account of injuries received while 

 an employee in the park department. 



Send your business direct to Washin^oo. 

 Save« time and insures better service. 

 Personal attention guaranteed. 

 Thirty years active service. 



SIGGERS & SIGGERS 



PATENT LAWYERS 



Box 9, National Union Building 

 Washington, D. C. 



KROESCHELL 

 BOILER 



SEND FOR CATALOGUE 



KROESCHELL BROS. CO. 



466 W. Erie St., Chicago, III. 



ADVANCE VENTILATING 

 APPARATUS 



Before placing your order, 

 you will do well to investi- 

 gate our line of Ventilating 

 Apparatus and Greenhouse 

 Fittings. We are sure that 

 we can save you money, 

 and furnish you with the 

 best equipment on the mar- 

 ket. Our equipment Is one 

 of the essentials of any np- 

 to-date greenhouse. 



Send for Descriptive Cat- 

 alog and Prices. 



ADVANCE CO., • Richmoniijnd. 



GLASS 



for GBEENHOU.SE and HOT BED 



S.\,SHES. Our prices can l)e had liy 

 mail, and it will pay you to get them. 

 We carry the largest stock of Specially 

 Selected Glass in Greater New Yorli and 

 can supply any qii.intity from a bov to 

 a car load on a one day notice, and at 

 Rock Bottom Prices. 



PARSHELSKY BROS. Inc. 



•il5-"3I7 IIa\enie>er St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



mw> 



SASH BARS 



32 feet or longer 



HOT BED SASH 

 PECKY C YPRESS BENCH LUMBER 



GREENHOUSES 



ERECTED AND EQUIPPED COMPLETE IF DESIRED 



Write for Circular "D" and Prices 



The A. T. STEARNS LUMBER CO. 



NEPONSET, BOSTON. MASS. 



Greenhouse Materials m'^^a 



IRON or WOOD SASH BARS 



Id all lensths op to St feet. 

 Milled to any detail furnished «T will 

 furnlBh details and cut material! ready tor 

 erection. 



Frank Van Assche, ''"L°d" ^:iif ?,?etr- 



JKR8ET CITT. N. J. 



SHARP, PARTRIDGE & CO. 



Are Leaders in 



GREENHOUSE GLASS 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



OUR PRICES WILL PROVE THIS. 



S. JACOBS & SONS 





rva^vTnifio 



1359-1385 Flushing Ave. 



BROO KLYN, - - - N. Y. 



Charles h. dodd 



Or«enboaae Builder. General Oreenfaoose 



Heohanie. 



Iron Frame and Wood Bftr Honeev. 



Ideal Orfxmhonse Boilers. 



Material! FnrDlBhed or Erected. Heattss 



and VentllatlDir Materlftls. 



578 Ocean Ave., JERSEY CITY. N. J. 



Ireer's Peerless^ 

 Glaxing Points 



For Greenbooses 



Drire ea*T and true, becaoFe 

 both bereli ar« oa the tamo 

 ■ide. Cao't twist aad break 

 the c^iSB <° drivine. Galvao* 

 ized 2od will not rust. No 

 riehts or left*. 

 The Peerless Glazine Poin 

 ic patented. Noolhers like 

 it Order from your dealer^ 

 oi direct from ns. 

 1000,75c. postpaid. 

 Samples free. 

 BEHRT A. DBEEB.I 

 714 CheBtnnt Street^ 

 FhU»dslphla. 



"You can no more conduct 

 business without advertising 

 than you can farming without 

 fertilizing." — Uncle Peleg. 



Evans 20tli Century Arm 



Will not twist the shafting pipe. Tlu«c 

 times the power of old style elbow anne. 

 Sold only with Evans Challenge Machine. 



IVrite for fret Cataloguf tc 



QI'AKRR <JTV MA<IIINB CO. 



Ulrhmnnd, Inrt 



THE FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION OF 



AMERICA, insorer o( 32.500.000 sq. (t. of gUes 



For particulars aiidress 



John G. Esler, sec'y Saddle River, N.l. 



