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HORTICULTURE 



November 23, 1918 



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Soot IJewtroyer is a hiiniiless ooinbinatioa of chemicals. When this powtler is spread lightly over a j^ood liot (ire the gas 

 tumes resulting turn the soot into a light ash easily carried oB' Ijy the draft, reaches places never tomheil by the operation 

 of cleaning. It follows the draft and burns the soot thorough ly, prevents the discharge of large volumes of soot into the 

 atmosphere, to cause complaints and become a criminal nuisance to yoiir.self and your neighbors. It is very inexpensive to 



buy^ simple and easy to use. The average cost per week is but a few cents. It is a fine flue saver as boiler surfaces are 



always exposed to the heating units. A clean ^^^^^ boiler steams very easily and is a great labor 



saver. It does an A-1 job. without any effort on t-^>=i=^^!k your part. All required is a good lire. It is now 



burning soot in the largest plants in 41 states. ^it^^^^^^^^. .loin these up-to-the-minute concerns by using 



this modern method. It is used on all types of ijtlKf^^^lUK^^ boilers — all types of stolcers — and all kinds of fuel. 



WHAT IT DOES 



Z-I-N-C-O 



Soot Destroyer will put pep into your boilers — 

 make them deliver. It will keep them young 

 and make old boilers heat like new. It will 

 reduce ash and dirt. It will inorease your 

 draft. 



WHAT IT DOES 



Z-I-N-C-O 



It destroys the worst oasf.s <if soot and soot 

 scale, increases the etficiency of your boilers 

 with less fuel, does this work quickly — easily 

 and cheaply. Does all this for a few cents per 

 week — with no extras. 



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.^ The makers of Z-I-N-C-O have agreed to supply us with a mimber of small packages of this unusual 

 OTC article. The quantity is limited. The price is $3.00. If you have soot troubles, order one at once. 



KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 466 W. Erie Street, CHICAGO 



BOSTON. 

 Patrick Welch has been drawn on 

 the jury and will commence his duties 

 in about two weeks. 



Ed. J. Welch, son of P. Welch, was 

 taken suddenly with appendicitis and 

 an operation was successfully per- 

 formed on Sunday, November 17. 



The check swindler is operating 

 again. This time he used a bogus 

 check on a Beverly florist in payment 

 for funeral flowers for a fictitious ad- 

 dress and took the change a« usual. 



Monday, November 18, was a red- 

 letter day for the wholesale flower 

 trade of Boston, for on that day the 

 Snyder Bros., Benj. and Julius, opened 

 their new wholesale establishment on 

 Otis street, which we described in 

 last week's issue, and in the evening 

 they gave an impromptu banquet at 

 the Elks Home to a large gathering 

 of the flower trade, including many 

 market growers and members of the 

 wholesale and retail fraternity. Among 

 those in attendance from distant 

 points were Frank J. tJaker, Utica, N. 

 Y., William Smith, Montreal, P. Q., 

 Samuel Salaberg, New York, and 

 Messrs. Lawton, Fall River, Barring- 

 ton of Gloucester and Bragdon of 

 Whitinsville, Mass. It was a very en- 

 joyaible and happy gathering, unique 

 in its conception and in its spirit of 

 friendly companionship and good feel- 

 ing between the different sections of 

 the trade, especially in the cordiality 



extended by the supporters of the 

 growers' markets who in times past 

 had little to say in approval of the 

 wholesale dealers. Many speeches of 

 good will and auspicious forecasts of 

 future prosperity were made and the 

 hosts of the evening have every rea- 

 son to feel proud of the friendly senti- 

 ments expressed, and the place which 

 they hold in the floral community of 

 Boston. A handsome wall clock was 

 presented to the Snyder Brothers by 

 Dr. Joseph Santosusso. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Joe Hill has appointed H. G. Berning 

 agent for his new rose Premiei-. 



The St. Louis Florist Club postponed 

 their meeting from Nov. 14th to Nov. 

 21st owing to the influenza ban, which 

 has now been lifted. 



Correspondents and 



Advertisers Please 



Take Notice 



On account of Thanksgiving Day, 

 Thursday, November 28, "Horticul- 

 ture" will go to press one day ear- 

 lier than customary. All matter 

 for next issue must reach this 

 office not later than Wednesday 

 morning. 



CHICAGO. 



Geo. Asmus has the sympathy of the 

 trade in the loss of his sister who was 

 killed by an auto while waiting for a 

 street car in Buffalo, N. Y., on Nov. 

 12th. Mr. Asmus left for her home 

 within an hour after receiving the sad 

 news and returned Friday. 



The excitement of the Impromptu 

 peace celebration following the news 

 of the signing of the armistice has 

 passed and florists have resumed the 

 usual routine of business. To the 

 looker-on or to one who attempted to 

 make his way through the "loop" on 

 that day, those scenes and experiences 

 will never be forgotten. One shipment 

 of flowers was opened up on the side- 

 walk and distriMited to the merry 

 crowd. That the florists were as in- 

 tent on celebrating as any other class 

 goes without saying. Among the fa- 

 talities following the news of the 

 signing of the armistice was the death 

 of two men of Morton Grove, who mis- 

 took a bottle of nicofume for whiskey, 

 which they drank with the intention 

 of celebrating. They fell dead almost 

 instantly. The nicofume had been 

 secured from a florist in that town 

 some time ago, by the wife of one 

 of the men, for destroying insects on 

 her plants. 



CINCINNATI. 



Miss Laura :\Iurphy, secretary and 

 treasurer of the Christmas Fund Com- 

 mittee, reports that over $500 has 

 been collected. The share to the lo- 

 cal florists' boys in Europe will be 

 mailed this week, while those who 

 are still in this country will receive 

 their quotas later. The committee 

 will then make a full report of the 

 result of their activities. 



Laurence Kresken is a candidate 



