July 13. 191 S 



HORTICULTURE 



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N»w Tark 



WOBI,D'S OUJEBT aad L.ABOBBT 



Humfaotnreri of ALL. STTLBS and 



SIZES of 



FLOWER POTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., INC. 



Cambridge, Mass. 



and his selection as commissionei« 

 was generally expected. His term 

 as commissioner will begin Sept. 1. 

 At the request of the police of Rich- 

 mond, Va., the Boston police are 

 searching for R. C. Driver, who was 

 last heard from March 9. when he tel- 

 egraphed his wife. Mrs. L. B. Driver, 

 7291/4 West Gary street. Richmond, 

 from Cleveland. His message to Mrs. 

 Driver was that he was leaving 

 Cleveland for Boston and would write 

 on his arrival. Nothing further has 

 been heard from him. The missing 

 man is a florist. 52 years old. He has 

 white hair and blue eyes, is .5 ft 8 in. 

 tall and weighs 145 pounds. On his 

 right arm is tattooed a wreath of 

 grapes, a hoe and a shovel and a small 

 rosebud. 



ST. LOUIS. 



J. J. Beneke's youngest son has 

 been called in the draft. 



The growers held their monthly 

 meeting the third of July. 



Frank Gorly is on the jury in the 

 Federal Court in the case of Dr. 

 Weinsbergh for disloyalty utterances. 



Paddy Patton, for years manager 

 and general utility man at Wm. C. 

 Smith Wholesale Floral Co., has re- 

 signed and gone to Little Rock, Ark., 

 We will lose a good fellow. All his 

 friends wish him the best of luck. 



NEW YORK. 

 Jun Wildschut, a Hollander travel- 

 ing salesman in the U. S. for Speel- 

 man & Co., was shot and dangerously 

 wounded on July 3 while visiting at a 

 house on W. 159th street. He Is now 

 in St. Lawrence hospital with small 

 chance of recovery. It was a mysteri- 

 ous affair and the police are trying to 

 unravel it. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Mr. and Mrs. David Don of Xew 

 York City were the guests of Howard 

 M. Earl at Pine Tree Farm week end 

 of July Cth. 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



Advertisements in this Department, Ten Cents a Line, Net 



ASTERS 



ASTERS — HENDERSON'S INVINCIBLE. 

 One of the finest for cut flowers. Wbite. 

 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 



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



Melior 2% in. 20.00 



JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N. J. 



BULBS 



C. KBUR & 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.; 3000 for $1.00 post- 

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



CHRYS.ANTHEMl'MS 



MANUAL 

 By ELMER D. SMITH. Adrian. Mich. 

 Whn lias iriven bis uudiviiled attention for 

 twenty-live years to the improvement of the 

 Chrysanthemnm and its culture in detail. 

 ."lO cents postpaid. 



CYCLAMEN 



CYCLAMEN : In the following colors. 

 Pure white, white with pink eye, pink, 

 dark red, light red and salmon. 2^4-in. 

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

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

 pots, $20.00 per 100. 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 214-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. ROONEY, 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. 



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 2V4 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. 



FLOWER POTS 



A. ROLKER & SONS 

 51 Barclay St.. New York City. Eastern 

 Sf'llins A^'ents fur tlii" York Pottery, Pa. 

 Write fiir tlin revi.sed jirices of Pots, Pans 

 :iii(l Fern liishcs. 



GLASS 



Greenhouse glass, lowest prices. JOHN- 

 STON GLASS CO., Hartford City, Ind. 



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. 

 3-in. 4-in. 5-in. 6-in. 7-in. 8-in 

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



Field grown plants of Otaksa for August 

 shipment, 25% less. 

 J. L. SCHILLER, TOLEDO, O. 



NURSERY STOCK 



NIIRSERY STOCKS 

 .Vmeric.in Grown or Imported. Let ns ap- 

 IHMise your wants. A. ROLKER & SONS, 

 .".1 liarclay St., New York City. 



ORCHIDS 



IIASSALL & 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 

 with celerity and ser-nritv via Bordeaux- 

 New York. DESSERT, - Peony Specialist. 

 Chenonceaux. France. Please refer to 

 Si.xteenth 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 

 & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 



VEGETABLE 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, KalamazQO, Mich. 



4,000,000 Cabbage, Cauliflower, Tomato 

 and Celery plants. Field grown and potted. 

 List free. F. W. BOCHHLLB * SONS. 

 Chester, New Jeraey, 



VINES 

 Flowering and Foliage Vines, choice 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tub 

 grown for immediate effect; also Climbing 

 Roses. J. H. TROY, Mount Hlssarlik 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 

 LUCIKN 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. 



