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HORTICULTURE 



July 6, 1918 



A Successful Outing. 



The employees of R. & J. Parquhar 

 & Co. enjoyed their annual outing on 

 Saturday, June 29, the store and 

 nursery being closed all day. The 

 party, numbering well over one hun- 

 dred, assembled at 9.00 a. m. at City 

 Point, where a special boat was wait- 

 ing to take them to Thompson's 

 Island. Arriving at the Island, the 

 sports were started by a well contest- 

 ed base-ball game between the teams 

 representing the store and the nurs- 

 ery. The game was won by the 

 nursery and ' was featured by the 

 fielding of Smith and the pitching of 

 Dixon. 



After the game, dinner was served 

 in the main dining room and was en- 

 joyed by all; featured by selections 

 by the Boys' Band, connected with the 

 Island, also patriotic favors, repre- 

 senting the allied countries. After 

 the dinner the sports were continued 

 and resulted with the following win- 

 ners: 



100-yard dash for men — E. Fletcher, 1st; 

 U. Montgomery, 2nd. 



50-yard dash for girls — Miss Carter, 1st : 

 Miss Masters, 2nd. 



3-legged race — E. Fletcher and W. Beaty, 

 1st: P. Halloran and F. Masters, 2nd. 



Throwing the baseball for distance — Won 

 by Miss Savage. 1st; Mrs. Glynn, 2na. 



nO-yard dash for men over 40 years — W. 

 Davy. 1st; H. Jenner, 2nd. 



Pipe race — Won by C. Hofer. 



.Shoe race for men — Won by E. Fletcher. 



Egg race for girls — Won by Miss Mullen. 



Shoe race for girls — Miss Keogh, 1st: 

 Miss Fordham, 2nd. 



Dancing was enjoyed all afternoon. 



At the close of the day, all as- 

 semliled in the dance hall, where the 

 prizes to the winners were awarded 

 by the Honorary President, Mr. John 

 Farquhar. A vote of thanks was ten- 

 dered to Mr. Charles Bradley, Super- 

 intendent of the Island, whose kind 

 invitation was extended to us to hold 

 our annual outing there this year. 



At 6.00 o'clock we boarded the boat 

 for home, it being the opinion of all 

 that this was the most successful out- 

 ing we ever held. 



The committee of arrangements 

 comprised: 



.John W. Davy, Chairman : James Arm- 

 strong, Walter Bartlett, Miss Harriet Mul- 

 len. Miss Christine Wannberg. George 

 Cruickshank, Miss Vera Savage. Arthur 

 Holland, Harold Leary, Clarence Stone. 



Officials — James Armstrong, starter; Wil- 

 liam Gordon, announcer; Forest Rollins, 

 umpire base ball game. 



.Judges — Alexander P. Dewar. Victor 

 Nilsson, Patrick Fordham, George Cruick- 

 shank. Harry Jenner, Robert Walsh. 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



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ASTERS 



ASTERS — HENDERSON'S INVINCIBLE. 

 One of the finest for cut flowers. White, 

 Shell Pink, Rose, Lavender and Purple. 

 Strong plants. $5.00 per 1000, cash. BRILL 

 CELERY GARDENS, Kalamazoo, Mich. 



BEGONIAS • 



BEGONIAS Pots 100 1,000 



Lorraine 2% in. $14.00 $120.00 



Cincinnati 2% in. 15.00 



Mrs. J. A. Peterson. 2% in. 20.00 180.00 



Melior 2% in. 20.00 



JULIUS RO EHRS CO., Rutherford, N. J- 



BULBS 



C KEUR & SONS, HILLEGOM. Holland. 



Bulbs of all descriptions. Write for prices. 



NEW YORK BRANCH, 8-10 Bridge St. 



CARNATION STAPLES 



Split carnations quickly, easily and 

 cheaply mended. Pillsbury's Carnation 

 Staple, 1000 for 35c.; 30OO for $1.00 post- 

 paid. I. L. PILLSBURY, Galesburg, 111. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



FINE CLEAN STOCK OF BEST KINDS 



for Florists use. Send us list of wants. 

 Catalogue free. ELMER D. SMITH & CO.. 

 Adrian, Mich. 



CTCtAMEN 



CYCLAMEN: In the following colors. 

 Pure white, white with pink eye, pink, 

 dark red, light red and salmon. 2y2-in. 

 pots, $8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000; 3-in. 

 pots, $10.00 per 100, $95.00 per 1000; 3y2-4-in. 

 pots, $20.00 per lOO. If only salmon is or- 

 dered—the price will be 20% higher. 

 JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N. J. 



CYCLAMEN : Best strain of Cyclamen 

 grown in 2i4-in. pots. Varieties, Salmon 

 Pink, Light Pink, Blood Red, Bright Red, 

 Pure White and White with Red Eye, at 

 $7.50 per hundred, or $65.00 per thousand. 

 Cyclamen Seedlings, from three to five 

 leaves, $5.00 per hundred, or $40.00 per 

 thousand. "Cash with order." J. H. 

 FIESSER, North Bergen, N. J. 



DAHLIAS 



Peony Dahlia Mrs. Frederick Grinnell. 



Stock For Sale. 



JOHN P. RODNEY, New Bedford, Mass. 



New Paeony Dahlia— John Wanamaker, 

 Newest, Handsomest, Best. New color, new 

 form and new habit of growth. Big stock 

 of best cut-flower varieties. Send list of 

 wants to PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, 

 Berlin, N. J. 



PATENT GRANTED. 



1,265,776, cultivator, William P. Har- 

 per. Abiline, Kan. 



Orders booked at any time for Fall or 

 Spring delivery. Wholesale and Retail. 

 Send for Catalog. NORTHBORO DAHLIA 

 & GLADIOLUS GARDENS, J. L. Moore, 

 Prop., Northboro. Mass. 



DRACAENAS 



DRACAENA TERMINALIS. Clean 



healthy stock out of 2% inch pots at $8.00 

 per 100; 3 inch pots at $15.00 per 100; 4 

 inch pots at $25.00 per 100. Cash with 

 order. 



J. H. FIESSER, North Bergen, N. J. 



FERNS 



"a few thousand Teddy Jr., Scottii, and 

 Boston Ferns, 2'/, Inch, $6,00 per 100; $55.00 

 per 1000. 



2000 good, strong Scottii, 3 inch, $12.00 

 per 100; $110.00 per 1000. 



C. U. LIGGIT, 



Wholesale Plantsman, 



325 Bulletin Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 



FLOWER POTS 



A. ROLKER & SONS, New York City, 

 Eastern Selling A^jents for the York Pot- 

 tery, Pa. Write for prices and terms of 

 pots, pans and fern dishes. Address P. O. 

 Box 752. City Hall Station. 



GLASS 



Greenhouse glass, lowest prices. JOHN- 

 STON GLASS CO., Hartford City, Ind. 



GOLD FISH 



Gold fish, aquarium plants, snails, cas- 

 tles, globes, aquarium, fish goods, nets, 

 etc., wholesale. FRANKLIN BARRETT, 

 Breeder, 4815 D St., Olney, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. Large breeding pairs for sale. Send 

 for price list. 



HYDRANGEAS 



We grow them by the acre and grow them 

 right. A complete collection of FRENCH 

 VARIETIES AND OTAKSA, from pots for 

 Sept. delivery. Secure your needs now and 

 have them shipped before frost. 

 ."*, in. 4-in. 5-in. 6-in. 7-in, 8-in. 

 7c. 20e. 25c. 35c. 50c. 65c. 



Field grown plants of Otaksa for August 

 shipment, 25% less. 

 J. L. SC HILLER , ^TOLEDO, O. 



ORCHIDS 



HASSALL & CO., Orchid Growers and 



Raisers, Southgate, London, England. Catt- 

 leyas and Laelio-Cattleyas our specialty. 

 One trial order solicited. 



PEONIES 



Peonies. The world's greatest collection, 

 1200 sorts. Send for list. C. BETSCHER, 

 Canal Dover, O. 



Peonies can be shipped from France 

 ^•ith celerity and security via Bordeaux- 

 New York. " DESSERT, Peony Specialist, 

 Chenonceaux, France. Please refer to 

 Sixteenth General Catalogue. 



ROSES 



ROSES. CANNAS AND SHRUBS. 



THE CONARD & JONES COMPANY, 



WEST GROVE, PA. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS 



Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and 

 orchid baskets always on hand. LAGER 

 & HUR RELL, Summit. N. J. 



VEGETABI-E PLANTS 



CELERY PLANTS— Golden Self Blanch- 

 ing (French Strain), Giant Pascal, also the 

 grand new Easy Blanching, which is easy 

 to grow, fine plants, ready for the field, 

 $2.00 per 1000. Cash. BRILL CELERY 

 GARDENS, Kalamazoo, Mich. 



4,000,000 Cabbage, Cauliflower, Tomato 

 and Celery plants. Field grown and potted. 

 List free. F. W. ROCHBLLH & SONS, 

 Chester, Ne w Jeriey. 



VINES 

 Flowering and Foliage Vines, choice 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tub 

 grown for immediate effect; also Climbing 

 Roses. J. H. TROY, Mount Hissarlik Nur- 

 sery, New Rochelle, N. Y. 



WIRE WORK 



WILLIAM E. HEILSCHER'S WIRE 

 WORKS, 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. 



WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, 

 married. 20 years' experience. Thoroughly 

 understands all branches of the profession 

 outside and under glass. Only good posi- 

 tion considered where energy and ability 

 counts. No objection to distance. Prefer 

 Pacific Coast or middle west. Address 

 lj:CIEN LECLERE, Fort Steilacoom, Wash. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED: A man that Is capable of 

 taking charge of the watering of a large 

 range of greenhouses. Apply in person or 

 letter, with references, to H. H. BAR- 

 ROWS & SON, No. 264 High St., Whitman, 

 Mass. 



WANTED — Yonns man ai asalBtant In 

 park garden work. Addreii "J. J.," ear* 

 HORTICDLTDRB. 



