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HORTICULTURE 



October 18, 1913 



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iECTICli 



livatcii Mitf tbi iisictlcIO Act 1911. 



i Save your plants and trees 

 ' GrMnhouse and outdoor use 



Sarin Nt. )21 

 Just the thiiu[ for 



_ Destroys Mealy 



Bug, Brown and White Scale, Thrip, Red Spider, 



' Black and Green Fly, Mites. Ants, Inseas on 



j Rose-bushes, Carnations, etc. without injury to 



plants and without odor. Used according to di- 



ircctions our standard Insecticide will prevent 

 ravages on your crops by insects. 

 Non-poisonous and iiannless to user and plant. 

 Leading Seedsmen and Florists have used it with 

 f wonderful results. 



h Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas on Dogs 



I and all Domestic Pests. Excellent as a wash for 

 I dogs and other animals. Relieves mange. 

 Effective where others tail. 

 MPint - - 25e; Pint - - 40o; Qo.ri - - 75c 

 M OalloB, &1.25; Gallon. S2.00t 5 Gallon Can. S9 

 10 Gallon Can - • &17.50 

 Dilute with ivater 30 to so parts 



For Sale by Seettsmen and Florists' Supply Houses 



If you cannot obl^in this from your supply house 

 write us direct 



Lemon Oil Company Dept. K 



Vtt W. Ij«xliieton St., Baltimore, Md. 



Directions on evt-ry package 



HELP WaNTED 



WANTED — Stpnograplier for horticul- 

 tural establishment ten miles from New 

 York city. Knowledge of plant names and 

 experience in horticultural correspondence 

 essential. Good pay tor thoroughly com- 

 petent party. None other need apply. 

 Address 'G." W.," care HORTICULTURE. 



WANTED— A thoroughly capable, honest 

 and industrious man for commercial green- 

 house work: a man with no fancy frills 

 but capacity to attend to business faith- 

 fully, can have a good ptisilion near Boston. 

 Address T. B, care UORTICULTURE. 



SITUATIONSJWANTED 



WANTED — Position as superintendent of 

 private estate or putilic grounds. Highest 

 references as to ability and character. 

 Address "G. S.," care HORTICULTURE. 



SITUATION WANTED— As head "gaT- 

 dener. Thorough knowledge of outside 

 work and under glass. German, not mar- 

 ried. Good references. Address "H. F.," 

 care HORTICULTURE. 



FOR SALE 



FOR SALE— $1800 buys this nice green- 

 house. 160x30 feet, with plant house 20x20 

 feet. Boiler house 14x20 feet, 30 horsepower 

 ■team boiler in good condition. Glass 1<'X 

 14 inches, double thickness. House con- 

 Tenlently located on good street in thriving 

 city and adapted tor either flowers or veg- 

 etables. SnfHcient land for more houses If 

 desired. Owner has other business and de- 

 ilres to sell. Enquire of GEO. J. PETHT- 

 BRIDGE, 738 Ashburnham St., Fltehburg. 

 Mass. 



FOR SALE — Fresh from factory, new; 

 10 X 12, 18 X 18, 18 X 24. double thick. A 

 and B qnallfes. Market dropped. Now la 

 the tirae to buy and save money. PAR- 

 SHELSKY BROS.. INC.. 2.15-217 Have 

 meyer St., Brooklyn. N. Y. 



FOR SALE— One large size Morehead 

 steam trap, in use less than 12 months; 

 good as new: cost .$225, will sell for $100 

 F. FALLON. Roanoke. Va. 



FOR SALE — At a bargain, 8 acres of 

 land, finest soil in Illinois: located on 

 section line on northwest side of Chicago: 

 city w-ater. convenient to two R. R. 

 stations, stone road to property: for par- 

 ticulars on this and other property suit- 

 able for greenhouse plants, address PETER 

 PEARSON, 57.'?2 Gunnison St.. Chicago. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



WANTED — rive or six Greenhouses with 

 5 to 10 acres of land within fliirty miles 

 of Boston. State terms in first letter. Ad- 

 dress S. S., care HORTICULTURE. 



A PATENT DECISION. 



The Quaker Machine Co., J. A. 

 Evans, manager, has secured perpetual 

 injunction prohibiting the manufacture 

 or sale by others than the Quaker 

 Machine Co., of the double-acting ven- 

 tilator arm on which they, have a 

 patent. The text of the decision fol- 

 lows: 

 In the District Court of the United 



States for the District of Indiana. 



Decree. 



John A. Evans, Complainant vs. James 

 E. Jones, Defendant, in Equity No. 11,1011. 



This cause having come on to be heard, 

 upon tlie pleadings and proofs filed on be- 

 half of both parties, and after hearing 

 counsel for the complainant and counsel 

 for defendant, it is hereby ordered, ad- 

 judged and decreed as follows: 



1. That Letters Patent of the United 

 States issued to John A. Evans, of Kirli- 

 mond. Indiana, as the assignee of Newton 

 R. Evans, on the 20th day of March, I'.Mil!, 

 and numbered S15.!)14. for improvements in 

 window Lifters are good and valid in law, 

 particularly as to claims 1, 4, o and 

 thereof and that the said John .\. Evans, 

 the complainant herein, is the owner of 

 said Letters Patent. 



2. That the defendant James E. .Jones, 

 has infringed upon tlie said Letters Patent, 

 and particularly claims 1, 4, 5 and there- 



nf. 



:i. That the i ouiplainant do recover of 

 the defendant the pnitits. gains and ad- 

 vantages which the said defendant ras de- 

 rived, receivi-d or made since March 20. 

 ItKH'i. liy reason of said infringement, and 

 th.it the complainant do recover of the said 

 defendant any and all damages whii-li the 

 eomplainant has sustained since said date, 

 or shall sustain Ity reas ui of said infringe 

 ment by the said defendant. 



4. And it is liereliy referred to as 

 Master of tliis Court, who is hereby ap- 

 pointed to take and state the account of 

 said gains, profits and advantages, and 

 assess such damages and to report theretin 

 with all convenient sjieed : and the defend 

 ant, his agents, otlicors, attorneys, clerks, 

 servants, workmen and all in privity with 

 him are hereby directed and reqtiired to 

 attend before said Master from time to 

 rime as rcrn^rcd, and to produce licfore 

 him stn-h books, jiapers. vouchers, and 

 d'utiments. ind to sulimil to such oral ex- 

 amination as the Master may require. 



5. That a perpetual injunction issure 

 out of and under the seal of this Court, 

 directed to the said defendant, and his 

 agents, servants, workmen, attorneys, 

 clerks, and any and all persons acting liy. 

 through or under the .authority of, or in 

 privity with, file defendanf, enjoining and 

 ri'Sf raining them, anil each of them, from 

 lirectly or indirectly nuiking or causing to 

 be madi', using or c;iusing to be used, or 

 vending to i>rhers to be used, in any man- 

 ner, and devices cont:iining. embodying or 

 employing the invention covered by said 

 Letters Patent and particnlarl.v claimed in 

 claims 1. 4. 5 and thereof, or from in- 

 fringing upon or violating the said Let- 

 ters Patent in an.v way wliatsoever. 



c,. That the complainant do recover of 

 the defendanf his costs and disbursements 

 r»f this suit to be taxed and that the ques- 

 tion of increase of danuiges and all other 

 ciuestions be reserved until the coming of 

 the Master's report. 



At the meeting of the Southampton 

 (N. Y.) Horticultural Society on Oc- 

 tober 4, Chas. H. Totty sent specimens 

 of very fine early outdoor chrysanthe- 

 mums, flowers measuring nearly five 

 inches in diameter and very handsome. 

 John T. Withers is to give a talk this 

 week (Oct. 16). Secy. D. T. Wells says 

 that the July exhibition of this socie- 

 ty made a clear profit of about $250. 



Davidge's 

 Special Phosphorus 



$2.00 per 100 lbs. 

 A aafe fertilizer for Flower* and Planta 



KilDION CARBON CO., BALLSTON SPA. N. Y. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Rose Society held a session 

 on Monday, October 13, at the office of 

 Traendly & Schenck, New York city. 



The Eighteenth Annual Flower Show 

 of the Morris County Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Society will be held in As- 

 sembly Hall, Madison, N. J., on Tues- 

 day and Wednesday, October 28th and 

 29th. 



The Cincinnati Florists' Society met 

 last Monday evening. The refresh- 

 ments were with the compliments of 

 Messrs. Jas. Allen, Alex. Ostendarp 

 and Ed Schumann. Fred Backmeiers' 

 invitation to tiold the next meeting at 

 his home was accepted by the Society. 



The Worcester County (Mass.) Hor- 

 ticultural Society held its annual ex- 

 hibition and dinner on October 9th in 

 Horticultural Hall, Worcester, Mass. 

 Ross Bros., with an exhibit of grasses 

 from Gerniaity. Madaus with palms, 

 etc., dahlias from Mrs. E. Warren 

 were among the principal exhibits. 



The regular meeting of the Chicago 

 Florists' Club occurred on October 9th. 

 The report of the committee appointed_ 

 to confer with a similar committee, 

 representing the Cook County Flor- 

 ists' Association regarding better re- 

 lations between the two clubs, was 

 read and accepted and the committee 

 empowered to act. It was decided to 

 have a Ladies' Night during the com- 

 ing flower show. T. Waters. C. W. 

 Johnson and Ed. Enders were appoint- 

 ed to make arrangements for a buffet 

 luncheon and dance. An instructive 

 paper was read by W. Magill on "Fer- 

 tilizers." 



At the meeting of the New Bedford 

 Horticultural Society, on October 6, 

 W. F. Turner read a paper on Flowers 

 for a small city back yard. N. B. 

 Shaw was awarded a certificate for 

 a seedling dahlia named Edith Lewis. 



Besides the regular medal and rib- 

 bon classes in the schedule, special 

 prizes are offered as follows for the 

 chrysanthemum show, which takes 

 place Nov. 3 and 4: 



A. Cup by David F. Roy for best 12 

 flistinct (dirysantliemum blooms. 



B. Cup by T. J. Grey Company for best 

 IS Itlooms, distinct varieties. 



C. Cup by R. & J. Far<iuhar & Co., 

 best thr.^e vases, six flowers lo a vase, one 

 variet.v in a vase, long stem, amateur. 



Best collection of hardy chrysanthemums, 

 one spray In a vase: best three vases: 

 best three vases, three sprays in a vase; 

 one vase in variety: by Chase Bros.: prizes 

 to be given in stock from Iheir nurseries. 



The Committee on Nominations of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety has posted its list of candidates 

 for tlie various offices of the society 

 for the year 1914, to be voted upon at 

 the annual meeting, November 15. 

 The list is as follows: 



President -John K. M. L. Farqnhar. 



Vice-President (for two years) — Walter 

 Iliir.newell. 



Trustee I for one year) — F. Lothrop Ames. 



Trustees I for three years) — E. B. Dane. 

 S. M. Weld. W. Wheeler. E. B. Wilder. 



Delegate to State Board of Agriculture — 

 N. T. Kidder. 



Nominating Committee — II. A. Clark, 

 Philip Dexter, .\. II. Fewkes, F. S. Moseley, 

 J. I.. Smith. 



In accordance with the By-laws of 

 the society two weeks are allowed for 

 any further nominations should any 

 be desired. 



W.M. P. Rich. Secretary. 



