March 23, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



305. 



THE PFALTZGRAFF POTTERY CO., York, Pa. 



Manufacturers of Florists' Pots, Bulb Pans, Fern Dishes, etc. 

 WE LEAD IN QUALITY, FINISH AND SERVICE 



For Catalogues and Discounts address 



AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 51 Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY 



Our Selling Agents in N. Y., N. J. and Eastern State* Territory 



PITTSBURGH. 



Howard Blind, son of Mr. and Mrs. 

 Edward H. Blind, the latter manager 

 of the Blind Floral Company, is se- 

 riously ill with pneumonia. 



Donald Fowler, for a long time 

 associated with Scobie & Parker, 

 seedsmen, staff has gone to Camp 

 Hancock, Atlanta. Ga., as a motor me- 

 chanic. 



Robert G. Orr is an addition to the 

 floor staff of the Pittsburgh Cut Flow- 

 er Co. William A. Clarke has returned 

 from a several weeks' sojourn at the 

 Battle Creek, (Mich.), Sanitarium, 

 much improved in health. 



Nearly five hundred lovers of birds 

 attended the joint dinner of the 

 Sewickley Valley and Western Penn- 

 sylvania Audubon societies at the Fort 

 Pitt Hotel on last Friday evening. 

 President Charles B. Horton of the 

 Western Pennsylvania Audubon Socie- 

 ty, presided. 



As the outcome of a recent advertis- 

 ing campaign of the Western Pennsyl- 

 vania retail florists, the organization 

 of the Pittsburgh Retail Florists' Asso- 

 ciation was effected on Tuesday of last 

 week at a luncheon at the Seventh 

 Avenue Hotel, where similar enter- 

 tainment-meetings will be held until 

 permanent headquarters are decided 

 upon. Ira Harper, with the A. W. 

 Smith Co., was elected president, and 

 Orville Crissman, manager of the Ar- 

 cadia Flower Shop, secretary of the 

 new organization. 



The A. W. Smith Company has just 

 begun operations on an elaborate 

 scale for the improvement of two big 

 estates under the direction of John B. 

 Strayer, who succeeded Ralph F. Pin- 

 ner upon the latter's departure for 

 Camp Hancock. Sergeant Pinner 

 writes that he is about to sail for 

 Franco in the ambulance service. Two 

 other former attaches of the Smith 

 landscape department, Howard B. An- 

 drews with the signal corps and E. 

 Clarke Styles with an engineer- 

 ing regiment, have already arrived 

 "somewhere" on the other side of the 

 water. 



FOR SALE 



FOR SALE. — Property consIstInK of 

 greenhouse and resilience located on Ash- 

 land Street, RoRllnrtale. near Calvary Ceme- 

 tery. A tine opportunity for Invostinent. 

 Address T,. Pfennig, 380 Ashland St., Kos- 

 Undale, Mass. 



GREENHOUSES FOR SAUE. 



Two m X no ft. : one 15 X 75 ft. ; one 17 x 64 

 ft.; stocked with violets and one small 

 PropiiBiitinB House. Three acres choice 

 land. House of 8 rooms and bath. Electric 

 IlBhts, citv water, hot water heat for all. 

 Price $5..'ino. worth $S,000. Located at 

 Westhoro. 12 miles from Worcester, Mass., 

 on electric line. Apply to ARTHUR 

 GEORGE, Florist, Westboro, Mass. 



ROCHESTERj N. Y. 



H. P. Neun has a pretty window 

 decoration of baskets of wallflowers 

 and pussywillows. 



Salter Bros, are having a lot of 

 birch bark boxes made for Easter 

 trade in various sizes and designs. 



A meeting of the Rochester Florists' 

 Association was held March 11th. 

 Charles M. Vick spoke on the seed 

 shortage for the coming season. There 

 is hardly a variety of seed of which 

 we are not very short. Cabbage seed 

 is very scarce and the germinating 

 quality of much of the corn is very 

 doubtful. Rye, oats, barley, corn and 

 peas are all under the ban as far as 

 exporting is concerned. The failure 

 of the bean crop is also a very serious 

 problem. The flower seed question is 

 a difficult one, and it is up to every 

 amateur and professional to save as 

 much seed as possible from his gar- 

 den for another year. Nasturtiums 



Cambridge 



New York 



WORLD'S OLDEST and LARGEST 



Manufacturers of ALL STYLES and 



SIZES of 



FLOWER POTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., INC. 



Cambridge, Mass. 



and many other popular flowers will 

 be greatly missed otherwise. Mr. 

 Vick spoke also on the Flower Show, 

 which will be held in September at 

 Exposition Park. Among those who- 

 have donated silver cups are Mayor 

 Edgerton, William Bausch and George 

 B. Hart. 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



Advertisement* in this Department, Ten Cents a Line, Net 



BCLBS 



C. KKUR * SONS, UlLLEGOM, Holland. 



Bulbs of all descriptions. Write for prices. 



NEW YORK BRANCH, 8-10 Brldce St, 



CARNATION STAPLES 



Split carnations quickly, easily and 

 cheaply mended. Pillsbury's Carnation 

 Staple, 1000 for 35c.; 30O0 for »1.00 post- 

 paid. I. L. PILLSHURY, Gaiesbort. IlL 



CHKYSANTHEMUMS 



GOOD RETURNS WITHOUT THE COST 



OF COAL. 

 WITHIN THE BEACH OP EVERY 



GROWER. 

 PLANT EARLY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 

 Such as will mature before the last of 

 October. We are booliing orders for de- 

 livery now or later as desired. Complete 

 list of the best early, both Pompons aud 

 large flowering supplied upon request. If 

 our lUls Trade List has not reached you, 

 ask for It. 

 ELMER D. SMITH & CO.. Adrian, Mich. 



DAHLIAS 



Peony Dahlia Mrs. Frederick Orlnnall. 



Stock For Sale. 



JOHN P. ROONEY, New Bedford. Mass. 



Orders booked at any time for Fall or 

 Spring delivery. Wholesale and Retail. 

 Send for Catalog. NORTHBORO DAHLIA 

 A GLADIOLUS GARDBN8, J. L. Moor*. 

 Prop.. Northboro. Mass. 



New Paei.ny Dahlia — John Wanamaker, 

 Newest. Handsomest. Best. New color, new 

 form and new habit of growth. Big stork 

 of best cut-flower Tsrletles. Send list of 

 wants to PEACOCK DAHLLA FABIIS. 

 Berlin. N. J. 



OLA Ha 



Greenhonse glsss. lowest prlees. JOHN- 

 STON OT,A.«lf« CO Hsrtford Pity. Tad 



GOLD FISH 



Gold flsh, aqnnrlnni plants, snails, cas- 

 tles, glolies. aquarium, fish poods, nets, 

 etc.. wholesale. FRANKLIN BARRETT, 

 Breeder, 4,115 D St.. Olney. Philadelphia. 

 Pa. Large breeding pairs for sale. Send 

 for price list. 



GLADIOLI. 



SEND FOR MY SPECIAL TRADE LIST- 

 OP GLADIOLI. ALL THE LEADING VA- 

 RIETIES IN DIFFERENT SIZES. 



CENTRAL GLADIOLUS GARDENS. 

 JELLE ROOS, MILTON, MASS. 



ORCHIDS 



HASSALL & CO., Orchid Growers and 

 Raisers, Southgate, London, England. Catt- 

 leyas and Laelio-Cattieyas our specialty. 

 One trial order solcited. 



PAPER POTS 



Paper Pots and Dirt Bands. Send for- 

 .Samples and Prices. F. W. ROCHELLE 

 & SONS, Box 65, Chester, N. J. 



PEOMISa 



Peonies. The world's greatest eoIleeUon, 

 1200 sorts Send for list. C. BBTBCHBB, 

 Canal Dover, O. 



ROSES 



ROSES, CANNAS AND SHRUBS. 



TlIK CONARD .V .lONES COMPANY, 

 \\i:s|- CKOVE. PA. 



SPUAONITU MOSS 



Live Sphagnum moss, orcbld peat and 

 orchid baskets always on band. LAOU 

 A HURRKLL. Summit. N. J 



STRAWBERRIES 



Strawberry Plants. Money making va- 

 rieties. Catalogue Free. BASIL PEBBX,. 

 Georgetown, Delaware. 



VINES 



Flowering and Foliage Vines, cbolea 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tub 

 grown for Immediate effect: also Cllmhinf 

 Roses. J. H. TROY. Monnt Blssarltk Nur- 

 sery, New Rochelle. N. Y. 



WIBR WORK 



WILLIAM E. HBILSCHKH'B WTKI 

 WORKS. M4 Randolph IC. Detralt UUk. 



