May 3, 1913 



HORTICULTUEE 



69S 



Obituary. 



Frank T. Emerson. 



Announcement has been received of 

 the death, at Mercedes, Texas, of 

 Frank T. Emerson of the Western 

 Seed & Irrigation Co., of Fremont, 

 Neb., which tooli place on Wednesday, 

 April 23. The news of Mr. Emerson's 

 death was wholly unexpected for, al- 

 though it was evident that his illness 

 would eventually prove fatal, recent 

 letters seemed to indicate some im- 

 provement, which it now appears was 

 only temporary. 



The body was brought by Mrs. 

 Emerson and their son. Sam, to Bos- 

 ton for burial. Mr. Emerson was a 

 native of Boston where he was en- 

 gaged in the seed business for a num- 

 ber of years. His father, Joseph Ho- 

 mer Emerson, was for some time with 

 the Ames Plow Company, later going 

 into the seed business. Leaving Bos- 

 ton the son went to New York, and 

 later to Omaha, Neb., eventually get- 

 ting to Mercedes, where he continued 

 the seed business first as a retailer, 

 then as a wholesaler. He is survived 

 by his wife. Mrs. Fannie W. (Hil- 

 dreth) Emerson, and three children. 

 His mother resides in Roxbury, and 

 there are several brothers. 



We refer our readeis to the note on 

 Mr. Emerson by George C. Watson on 

 Seed Trade page. We can most sin- 

 cerely endorse every word by Mr. 

 Watson and Mr. Burpee, after many 

 years' acquaintance and friendship 

 with the noble-hearted man. 



William Kalesh. 

 William Kalesh, founder of the busi- 

 ness of Kalesh Bros. Floral Co., St. 

 Louis, Mo., died April 24th at his 

 home, 4508 Delmar Boulevard. Mr. 

 Kalesh w?s not actively engaged in 

 the business for some time. John E. 

 Edwards, his sons and Mrs. Kalesh, 

 the mother, compose the firm. The 

 funeral took place on April 27th and 

 many beautiful floral designs were 

 sent by friends in the trade who ex- 

 tended their sympathy. 



B. Schworm. 

 B. Schworm, who has been in the 

 florist business in Brooklyn, N. Y., 

 for the past thirty years, died on 

 Tuesday, April 22, at his home adjoin- 

 ing his store on Court street, aged 56 

 years. He leaves a widow and several 

 children. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Alonzo J. Bryan, Washington, N. J. 

 — Wholesale Price List of Flowering, 

 Decorative and Vegetable Plants for 

 Spring, 1913. 



W. A. Manda, Inc., South Orange, 

 N. J. — Catalogue of Novelties and Spe- 

 cialties. Adorned with illustrations of 

 Polypodium Mandaianam, Anthericum 

 Mandaianum and other sterling new 

 things. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White 

 Marsh, Md. — 1913 Wholesale Trade 

 List of Vegetable, Greenhouse and 

 Bedding Plants. Although a "pocket 

 size" list, this little catalogue con- 



tuimnt laler tki liSKtlcldi >et. 1910. Sirlal la. 321 



Save your plants and trees. Just ttic thing for 

 Greenhouse and outdoor use. Destroys Mealy 

 Bug, Brown and White Scale, Thrip, Red Spider, 

 Black and Green Fly, Mites, Ants, etc. without in- 

 jury to plants and without odor. Used according 

 to directions our standard Insecticide will prevent 

 ravages on your crops by insects, 



Noik-poisonous and harmless to user and plant. 

 Leading Seedsmen and Florists have used it with 

 wonderful results. 



Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas on Dogs 

 «nd all Domestic Pests. Excellent as a wash for 

 dogs and other animals. Relieves mange. 



Effective where others fail. 



K Flat - - 2Sc| Pint - - 40c I Oiurt ■ - 7Scr 



K GalloQ, IL2S ! GalloD. 12.00 ! 5 QMom Go, 19 

 tlOG.IIoDCaD ■ ■ il7.S0 



Dilute with water ^o tei SO partt 



For Sale by {eedsmen and Florists' Supfiiir Houses 



li you cannot obtain this from your supply house 

 write us direct 



Lemon Oil Compemy Dept. K 



iM W. LoxInKtm St., B«lUjB*ra. Md. 



Directions en every package 





Unequalled for Greenhouse and 

 Landscape Fertilizing: 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 



31 Union Stock Yards, Chicag>> 



Th* Recvrnlied Studard Ingcctleld*. 



Not a cnre-all bot a apeciSc remcdf 

 fo^ all aap sncklnf tnaacta lBfcattm( 

 plant life aoch aa crc«i, black, whit* 

 flr, thrlps, red ipldor, mealj boc aafl 

 Boft acalea. 



>1.00 per QoBrt. fl.M par eaUem. 



fwm 



An Infallible remedy for mildew, mat 

 and bench funel. Unlike Bordeaux and 

 lime and sulphur It does not stain the 

 foliage but cleanses It. 



a/eriviiime: 



A soli sterilizer and vermicide. De- 

 stroys eel, cut, wire and grab worms, 

 maggots, root lice and anta. Used •n* 

 part to 400 parts water. It does not in- 

 jure plants, but protects your eropc 

 against rarages under the soil. 



$1.00 per Qoart. fS.OO per Oallem. 

 All are spraying materials and art 

 effective Id tne greenhouse and In tkc 

 garden. 



FOR SALE BT SEEnSlCEN. 



Aphine Manufacturing Co., 



Madison, 

 N.J. 



Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals 

 M. C. BBEL. General Manai^r. 



Cocoanut Fibre Soil 



Trees mulclied with this article will 



g^row larger fruit, better color, and 



ripen more nnlfornily than by any 

 other means. We ha%'e proved It. 



20tti CENTURY PLANT F(HH) CO. 



27 (29 OCEAN ST., BEVEIIY, MASS. 



ROBERT J. DYSART 



public: accountant AND AUDITOR 



Simple methods of correct iiccountinT 

 especially adapted for florists' use. 



BOOKS BALANCED AND ADJUSTED 

 .>lt'ril»ants Bank BuildinL' 



40 STATE ST. B06T0M 



TrmjE MAH'* 



USED FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN FOR 29 YEARS.' 

 Sold by Seed Dealers of America. 



Saves Currants, Potatoes, Cabbage, melons. Flowers, Tree# 

 and Sbrubt^ frum Insects. J'ut up in popuhir p.7ckages at popular 

 prices. Write for free pamphlet on Riiers and Blitrhts, etc., to 



B. HA.n.MOND, - Fisbkill-on-Hudson, New York. 



tains lots of material and covers the 

 ground fully, including chrysanthe- 

 mums, geraniums, dahlas, etc. 



R. M. Ward & Co., The Lily House, 

 New York. — "Horseshoe Bulbologj'." 

 A catalogue of Lilies and French 

 Bulbs, Azaleas, Palms, etc., which is 

 more than a catalogue — an interesting 

 book of information, philosophy and 

 sound business advice which every 

 florist will thoroughly enjoy reading 

 and reap a benefit besides. 



Kelway & Son, Langport, England. 

 — Kelway's Manual. Each year as 

 this superb trade publication comes to 

 our desk we think that the perfection 

 of catalogue making has been reached 

 and tliat further improvement in any 

 direction is well-nigh impossible. Yet, 

 somehow, they always manage to beat 



their own record and this year they 

 have done it again. The book con- 

 tains over 350 pages. The illustra- 

 tions are beautiful and include 16 full- 

 page inserts of illustrations in nat- 

 ural colors of peonies, delphinums, 

 pyrethrums, gaillardias, gladioli and 

 other Kelway flower specialties. The 

 descriptions are excellent, of course, 

 and contain much of valuable cultural 

 suggestion. 



Also received Kelway & Sons' 

 Wholesale Catalogue of Vegetable, 

 Flower and Root Seeds. This is of 

 the same high class as the general 

 catalogue and contains four full-page 

 colored plates as well as many superb 

 half-tone illustrations. The prices in 

 this list, it is stated, are open to the 

 legitimate seed and nursery trade, but 

 not to market gardeners, etc. 



