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HORTICULTURE 



July 5, 1913 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE. 

 A New Government Departure. 

 For many years widespread dissatis- 

 faction has been felt amongst those 

 associated with commercial horticul- 

 ture that so little has been done 

 Tjy the state to further an impor- 

 tant industry, compared with what 

 is done by colonial governments. 

 The fruit growers, nurserymen and 

 market gardeners have been heav- 

 ily assessed for rates and taxes, 

 "but they have received no com- 

 pensating advantages from govern 

 ment aid. The recent establishment 

 ■of a department of the Board of Agri- 

 culture to deal solely with horticul- 

 tural matters has been welcomed by 

 many leading specialists in this par- 

 ticular branch. Another encouraging 

 step in the right direction is the ap- 

 pointment of a Parliamentary Com- 

 mittee by the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ■ciety. The committee will be able to 

 represent the interests of the com- 

 mercial section in any matters which 

 .are brought to the notice of the horti- 

 cultural department of the Board of 

 Agriculture. Several of the most in- 

 fluential men in the trade are assisting 

 and there is every indication that the 

 new department will prove of great 

 advantage in focussing the require- 

 ments of the nu^ierous commercial 

 growers of Great Britain. 



Perpetual Flowering Carnation 

 Society. 



The members of this flourishing so- 

 ■ciety had their second annual dinner 

 an London recently, under the presi- 

 dency of Mr. J. S. Brunton, of the 

 Horticultural Trade Journal. In re- 

 sponding to the chief toast, the chair- 

 man gave an encouraging account of 

 the society, which numbers nearly 500 

 members. In proposing "The Visi- 

 tors," Mr. W. Wells gave some interest- 

 ing impressions of the International 

 Show in New York and gratefully ac- 

 knowledged the extreme kindness and 

 hospitality received on all sides from 

 ■his American confreres. The toast 

 "was appropriately acknowledged by 

 Mons. Delanay, of Paris, and the Rev. 

 J. Bernard Hall, secretary of the 

 North of England Horticultural So- 

 ciety. 



Show of Rhododendrons. 



A brilliant show of rhododendrons 

 ■was made by Messrs. J. Waterer & 

 Sons, at the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ■ciety's Hall, in London, at the end of 

 May. There was also an interesting 

 display of plans and photographs of 

 some important landscape work which 

 the firm has carried out in Britain 

 and in America. Messrs. Waterer have 

 attained a foremost position in this 

 particular branch of horticultural 

 •work. W. H. Adsett. 



We understand that there has been 

 a change made in the management of 

 Hitchiugs & Co.'s Philadelphia office. 

 Herbert S. Gott. who has been part of 

 the sales force at the Xew York office 

 for some time, goes to Philadelphia to 

 take charge of the office there on July 

 1. 



OBITUARY. 



Frank Wiegand. 

 Frank Wiegand, son of F. S. Wie- 

 gand, proprietor of the Chippewa 

 Falls Greenhouses, Chippewa Falls, 

 Wis., was drowned June 23d in Dead 

 Lake, while attempting to rescue a 

 companion. He was 21 years of age 

 and a graduate of St. Charles School. 



Jacob Freduchson. 

 Died Thursday, June 19, Jacob Fred- 

 uchson, a native of Denmark, for 

 some time employed in the landscape 

 department of the Panama Interna- 

 tional Exposition, San Francisco. The 

 cause of death was tuberculosis. 

 Buried at the Cypress Lawn Cemetery, 

 San Mateo, June 24. The deceased 

 was a man of good breeding and a 

 good fellow in every sense of the word. 

 W. E. Eglington. 



Mrs. E. G. UihIein. 



Mrs. E. G. XJihlein, whose husbapd 

 has contributed largely to the success 

 of the Chicago flower shows by large 

 exhibits of orchids, passed away June 

 27th. The funeral took place from the 

 residence 2021 Ewing PI., June 30th. 

 Mr. and Mrs. Uihlein's summer house 

 on Lake Geneva is one of its finest 

 on the lake, the grounds comprising a 

 park of great beauty. Their conser- 

 vatories at Ewing Place are extensive 

 and contain one of the most valuable 

 collections of orchids in this country. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 



Natick, Mass.— John Barr, one 

 house. 



Rossville, Md.— John Betz & Sons, 

 one house. 



Monkton, Md. — Robert Halliday, 

 range of houses.. 



West Montreal, Que.— Wm. C. Hall, 

 range of houses. 



Valatie, N. Y. — Wm. J. Cramer, 

 range of houses. 



South Bend, Wash. — Smith Bros., 

 one house 40 x 200. 



Providence, R. I.— W. F. Reach, 312 

 Morris Ave., addition. 



Chicago, III. ^Thomas Griebler, 

 Moninger house 21 x 150. 



Hamilton, N. Y.— Clayton E. Risley, 

 three houses each 18 x 100. 



Warsaw, N. Y. — Leonard T. Hain, 

 Jefferson St., house 20x100. 



Milwaukee, Wis. — A. F. Kellner Co., 

 Auer Ave., two houses each 28 x 150. 



Ludwig Station, Pittsburgh, Pa. — E. 

 C. Ludwig Floral Company, range of 

 houses. 



Davenport, la. — Ludwig Stapp, two 

 300-ft. Moninger houses: Ewoldt 

 Bros., one Moninger house 30 x 100. 



We have several more testimonials 

 recently received from gardeners as 

 to the efficacy of Pino-Lyptol in eradi- 

 cating weeds from tennis courts, drive- 

 ways and such places. It does seem 

 to fill the bill as a labor-saving prep- 

 aration. 



The Fir Sawfly (Lophyrus abletis) 

 has been inflicting considerable dam- 

 age this year about Boston, the Colo- 

 rado blue spruce being apparently a 

 favored object of attack. The grub eats 

 out the young growths at the tips of 

 the branches in June. 



It's a 



KifiG 



Improved Flat Rafter Iron Frame 



GREENHOUSE 



With 5i in. instead of ij in. Rafters 

 so we can reduce the Depth from 3H 

 and 4 inches to 3 inches. 



E'-crybit i?f Sunlight means 



money to you. 



Senil lor Balletln No. 46 anil bi convinced. 



KING CONSTRUCTION CO. 



28 KlDfl's Road, N. Tonawanda, N. T. 



".-J.V th^ Sunlight <i/J ij'ay houses." 



» 1000 READY PACKED CRATES 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS AND BULB PANS 



can be shipped at an hour's notice. Price 

 per crate: 



EOOO 1% In. @ $6.00 500 i in. @ $4.50 



1500 2 •• " 4.8S 456 4>4 " " 5.24 



1500 214 •' " 5.25 320 5 " " 4.51 



1500 21^ " " 6.00 210 5H " " 3.7S 



1000 3 " " 5.00 144 6 " " 3.16 



800 3% " " 5.80 120 7 " " 4.20 



60 S " " 3.00 



HILFOIGER BROS., PatUry, Fort Edward, N.T. 



Iii(iist Roiker & Iins. 31 brclay St, N. Y. City, A|igtl 



~ Oil SKCUU.n-lM{ llstutf nd enttl trili 



r-STANDARD FLOWER- 



poors 



If your greenhouses are within 500 miles I 

 of the Capitol, write us, we can save | 

 you monev. 



W. H. ERNEST 

 — 28th & M St8. Washineton, D. C. 



Syracuse Red Pots 



With new and improved machinery. w« 

 can supply your wants to better ad- 

 vantage than ever. 

 Special discounts on large orders. 



Syracuse Potter y Co., "^'^Sr"'^ 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED. 



A working foreman on a commercial 

 place; address, with reference, SHEPARD'S 

 GARDEN CARNATION CO., 292 Fair- 

 mount St., Lowell, Mass., stating wages 

 and what experience in the growing of 

 carnations, lilies and various kinds of pot- 

 ted plants. 



FOR SALE 



FOR SALE. 



Some nice chrysanthemum plants of 

 "Yellow Bonnaffon" and "Pacific Supreme," 

 price $15.00 per 1000. SHEPARD'S GAR- 

 DEN CARNATION CO., 292 Fairmount St., 

 Lowell, Mass. 



FOR SALE — One Lord & 'Surnham, 8- 

 sectlon boiler. Al condition. New set 

 grates. Used one season. W. W. EDGAR 

 C O., Waverly, Mass. 



FOR SALE— Fresh from factory, n«w; 

 10x12, 16x18, 16x24, double tbick. A 

 sod B qualities. Market dropped. Now li 

 the time to buy and save money. Parshsl- 

 sky Bros., Inc., 215-217 Harcmeyer St., 

 Brooklyn. N. Y. 



FOR SALE — Four acres of desirable 

 land, good rich soil, on the main tborongb- 

 fare between Boston and Worcester. Also 

 a good cottage house, with sheds, and sta- 

 ble accommodations for 14 borses. Just 

 the place to establish a greenhouse as well 

 as to secure a desirable home. Address T. 

 W. B., care HORTICULTURE. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



WANTED — To lease with privilege of 

 buying, a small range of greenhouses, 

 with a few acres land and house, near 

 some good Massachusetts town. Address 

 J. E., care HORTICULTURE. 



