April 13, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



377 



THE PFALTZGRAFF POTTERY CO., York, Pa. 



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

 WE LEAD IN QUALITY, FINISH AND SERVICE 



For Catalognes and DiscountB address 



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



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



PITTSBURGH. 



E. J. Weimer of John A. Weimer 6 

 Sons of Verona, has eliminated his 

 greenhouse business. 



Miss Florence Hood has succeeded 

 Miss Mary Jane Keller in the sales- 

 room of Albert Brigg on Federal 

 street, North Side. 



The Tarentum Floral Company of 

 Tarentum, Pa., has such a heavy pro- 

 duction that it is disposing of the 

 same through wholesale houses, as 

 well as at retail. 



Foreman John W. Jones of the 

 Phipps Conservatory, exhibited some 

 of his Easter tulip collection at the 

 Pittsburgh Florists' and Gardeners' 

 Club last week. H. Rapp showed a 

 splendid schizanthus. 



Joseph Gravde, formerly with the 

 Michigan Cut Flower Co. of Detroit, 

 has become a salesman for the Grand 

 Opera House lobby flower shop. He 

 succeeds Joseph Feinberg, who has en- 

 tered the government service at Camp 

 Lee, Richmond. 



Edward Earl Ludwig has returned 

 to Camp Hancock, after spending an 

 Easter furlough with his parents on 

 the North Side. He was accompanied 

 home by his brother, DeForrest W. 

 Ludwig and Mrs. Ludwig, who have 

 been spending the past two months at 

 Atlanta, Ga. 



An active campaign leading up to 

 Mothers' Day business was inaugurat- 

 ed at the session of the Retail Flor- 

 ists' Association on Tuesday of this 



WANTS, FOR SALE, Etc. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED — Young man as assistant In 

 park garden work. Address "J. J.," care 

 HORTICULTURE. 



YOUNG AMERICAN wanted as assistant 

 on place of 10.000 ft; understand carna- 

 tions, pot plants, design work, etc. $15.00 

 per week to start ; good board and room ; 

 advance quickly. Address I. M. RAYNER, 

 Ko.\ !)00, Greenport, N. Y. 



WANTED — Young man who understands 

 potting and general greenhouse work. Good 

 opportunity to progress. Permanent place 

 for the right man. ARNOLD-FISHER 

 COMPANY, 58 Wyman St., Woburn, Mass. 



WANTED — A grower capable of handling 

 section work in commercial greenhouse es- 

 tablishment; one with knowledge of chrys- 

 anthemums, sweet peas and c.irnatlons. 

 Address A. F., care HORTICULTURE. 



WANTED: A gardener as second man 

 to work in a commercial place. Hours, 

 7.30-5.00. Wages, $3.00 per day. Half-day 

 off Saturday in summer months. F. E. 

 PALMER, INC.. 220 Washington St., Brook- 

 line. Mass. 



week. The advertising preparatory to 

 Easter brought satisfactory results, al- 

 though five "ads" only of moderate 

 space were inserted in local papers. 



Two brothers, sons of Mr. Griffith 

 of the I. S. Crall Greenhouse Co. of 

 Monongahela, Pa., are serving their 

 country in warfare against the Hun. 

 Shelby GrifBth, who was formerly 

 manager of both the Fox and Arcadia 

 Flower Shops of Pittsburgh, is already 

 on the firing line with the Fifth U. S. 

 Engineers, while Milton Griffith of 

 the Monessen Flower Shop of Mones- 

 sen, Pa., is supposed to have left Camp 

 Hancock, Augusta, Ga., for the other 

 side. 



Cambridge 



New York 



WORLD'S OLDEST and I.ABOEST 



Manufaotnrers of ALL. STYLES and 



SIZES of 



FLOWER POTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., INC. 



Cambridge, Mass. 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



Advertisements in this Department, Ten Cents a Line, Net 



BULBS 



C. KBUR * SONS. HILLKGOM. Holland. 



Bulbs of all descriptions. Write for price*. 



NEW YORK BRANCH. 8-10 Brldc* St. 



CARNATION STAPLES 



Split carnations quickly, easily and 

 cheaply mended. Plllshnry's Csmstlon 

 Staple, 1000 for 35c.; 3000 for $1.00 post- 

 paid. I. L. PILLSBUBY, Oalesbarf, 111. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



GOOD RETURNS WITHOUT THE COST 



OF COAL. 

 WITHIN THE REACH OF EVERY 



GROWER. 

 PLANT EARLY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 

 Such as will mature before the last of 

 October. We are booking orders for de- 

 liyery now or later as desired. Complete 

 list of the best early, both Pompons and 

 large flowering supplied upon request. If 

 our 191S Trade List has not reached you, 

 ask for it. 

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



DAHLIAS 



Peony Dahlia Mrs. Frederick Oilnnell. 



Stock For Sale. 



JOHN P. ROONKY. New Bedford, Mass. 



Orders booked at any time for Fall «r 

 Sprlntr delivery. Wholenale and Retail. 

 .Send for Catalog. NORTHBORO DAHLIA 

 * GLADIOLUS GARDENS, J. L. Moor*. 

 Prop., Nortbboro, Mass. 



New Paeony Dahlia — Jobn Wanamaker, 

 Newest. Handsomest, Kest. New color, new 

 form and new hahit of erowth. Big stock 

 of best cut -flower TSrletles. Send list of 

 wants to PEACOCK DAHLIA rAKlfl, 

 Berlin, N. J. 



OLABB 



Oreenbonse glass, lowest prices. JOHN- 

 STON GI.ASS CO.. Hartford City. Ib4. 



GLADIOLI 



GLADIOLUS— Mixed flowering bulbs, 1 

 In. to 2 In., only $(!.50 per 1000. Send for 

 catalog. HOWARD M. GILLET, Box H, 

 Lebanon Springs, N. Y. 



GLADIOLL 

 SEND FOR MY SPECIAL TRADE LIST 

 OF GLADIOLI. ALL THE LEADING VA- 

 RIETIES IN DIFFERENT SIZES. 



CENTRAL GLADIOLUS GARDENS. 

 JELLE ROOS, MILTON, MASS. 



ORCHIDS 



HASSALL A CO., Orchid Growers and 

 Raisers, Southgate, London, England. Catt- 

 leyas and Laelio-Cattleyas 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. 



PEONLBB 



Peonies. The world's greatast eelleetloa, 

 120O aorta Send for lUt. C. BBT8CHBB, 

 Canal DoTer. O. 



ROSES 



ROSES, CANNAS AND SHRUBS. 



THE CONARD & JONES COMPANY, 



WEST GROVE, PA. 



8PHAGNUH MOBS 



Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and 

 orchid baskets always on hand. LAOBS 

 & HURRBLL, Summit. N. J. 



STRAWBERRIES 



Strawberry Plants. Money making va- 

 rletiea. Catalogue Free. BASIL PERRY, 

 Georgetown, Delaware. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



Tomato Plants— Comet. 2V, Inch, $2.00 

 per 100. FRANK LEITH & SON, Haverhill, 



VTNBS 



Flowering and Foliage Vines, ebata* 

 collection. Large Specimen. Pot and Tab 

 grown for Immediate effect; alio nimMof 

 Rosea. J. H. TROY, Monnt Hlasarllk Hsr- 

 sery, New Rochella. N. T. 



WIRE WOKK 



WILLIAM B. HBILSCHWH'B WTKB 

 WORKS. 364 KaBd»l«> Bt^ DMratt. UUk. 



