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HORTICULTURE 



February 5, 1910 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



Easter Outlook. 



The 'Easter outlook is a little doubt- 

 ful. The fact that Easter comes so 

 early this year, does not lessen the 

 difCculty, particularly with the plant 

 growers Azaleas are assured, asi they 

 can get along better than some other 

 plants with dark weather, but there is 

 a good, fair chance that unless the 

 weather changes very soon, the stock 

 of blooming rose plants will be small. 

 Lilies, too, will be hard to coax into 

 bloom unless sunshine comes to help 

 out soon. The growers are too wise 

 to borrow trouble, but they are bend- 

 ing all their energies to put their 

 stock into as good condition as possi- 

 ble, hoping that the all important 

 sunshine will come in time to help 

 them out. 



The Mastin Spraying Machine. 



This useful device is a Chicago in- 

 vention. It has been tested in three 

 of Chicago's largest parks with satis- 

 factory results, and is now used in the 

 conservatories at Jackson, Lincoln and 

 Garfield Parks. It is made of galvan- 

 ized iron in three and eight-gallon 

 sizes, can be carried on the shoulder, 

 and is simple and strong in construc- 

 tion. It is invaluable to the grower 

 under glass for the perfect distribution 

 of liquid fertilizer as well as to the 

 grower of out-door plants. A special 

 attachment is provided for spraying 

 whitewash. A booklet issued by J. G. 

 Mastin & Co., tells how to use the 

 machine for insecticides of various 

 kinds. Send for this booklet. It is 

 free and full of valuable hints. See 

 their advertisement in another part 

 of the paper and do not forget to 

 mention HORTICULTURE when you 

 write. 



Personal. 



Frederick Sperry is again at his 

 place of business after a week's ill- 

 ness. 



Sol. Garland, of Des Plaines, is not 

 in good health this winter, being a 

 sufferer from rheumatism. 



Mrs. Paul Kruger, a daughter of Geo. 

 Reinberg, is temporarily acting as 

 bookkeeper for her father. 



Report of meeting of Florists' Club 

 and the Rowling Club will be found 

 under their respective headings on 

 other pages. 



Fred G. Klinger. for two years book- 

 keeper at Geo. Reinberg's wholesale 

 store is now filling the same position 

 with John Kruchten. 



On Feb. 2, at Seattle, Wash., will 

 occur the marriage of Miss Elizabeth 

 Schneider and John Lydig. Miss 

 Schneider was formerly a retail florist 

 at 105 Dearborn street. Seattle will be 

 their home. 



R. Ralston has bought the 43rd 

 street store formerly owned by A. W. 

 Morgan, deceased. This store was 

 formerly owned by Mr. Iralson and at 

 that time Mi-. Ralston was an em- 

 ployee and later with J. H. Kidwell 

 & Bros. Mr. Ralston's experience has 

 fitted him for handling a store of his 

 own and the trade wish him success. 



Mrs. Percy Jones, who Jan. 1st, took 

 charge of the stand so long occupied 



The Mastin Automatic White-wash and Spraying Machine 

 is Reliable, Practical and Durable 



The tank is made of galvanized slieet steel, and in l>rass. 



Tile pump is of brass tbrougliout, simple and powerful. 



The mixing device keeps the contents of the tank well stirred up from start to 

 linish. 



When the machine is filled to within six inches of the top, a few strokes of 

 the pump will compress enough air in the tank to produce a continuous mist-like 

 spray for fifteen minutes. 



All parts are made to gauge, and may be had for repairs. 



Just the thing for distributing liquid fertilizer in greenhouses. 



Ask vour dealer about our EXTENSION HOSE. EXTENSION RODS, and the 

 M.4ST1N' W1I1TI;-WASH NOZZLE for I'.ordeaux mixture. 

 Sold through Seedsmen, Dealers in Florists' and Poultry Supplies. 



3124 West Lake Street 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



J. G. Mastin & Co., 



New Chicago Sprayer 



TlilB sprayer Is mjide of aluminum with two brass plat«e, one fln«, 

 one coarse. These are easily remorwd and quickly cleaned. Spraying 

 (ace 4^! Inches wide, noszle 6\i Inches lone; % inch pipe connec- 

 tions. These sprayers will nerer wear out and are said by users t» 

 be the finest on the market 



Send to us for testimonials from growers using them. 



Price $2.50;£ach 



E. H. Hunt, 



re-ra^Wabashl'Ave., 

 Chicago, ni. 



by her late husband in the Flower 

 Growers' Market, is now well estab- 

 lished. Though during Mr. Jones' life 

 she was never actively engaged in the 

 work, she has since his death devel- 

 oped an aptitude for it, which is not 

 remarkable when it is recalled that 

 she comes of a family of florists, the 

 Garlands. 



Visitors — Christ. Mund, Warsaw, 

 Wis.; will rebuild houses in the 

 spring. C. G. Gilbert, Oregon, 111. 

 Paul )3erkowitz, of H. Bayei'sdorfer Ab 

 Co., Phila. 



Mr. Ebel of the Aphine Manufactur- 

 ing Co., has completed arrangements 

 tor a public test to be held at Mich- 

 ' ell's new store in Philadelphia, a place 

 suitably adapted for this purpose, on 

 Lincoln's Birthday, f^ebiuary 12th, be- 

 tween the hours of two and five p. m. 



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