April 27, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



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THE PFALTZGRAFF POTTERY CO., York, Pa. 



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

 WE LEAD IN QUALITY, FINISH AND SERVICE 



For CataloEnes and Diacounti addr»> 



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



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



PITTSBURGH. 



John Hoffman, formerly night man 

 tor the E. C. Ludwig Company, has 

 returned to Camp Wheeler, Macon, 

 Georgia, after a ten days' furlough at 

 home. He first saw service last Octo- 

 ber at Camp Lee, but early in the year 

 was transferred to Camp Wheeler. 

 where he is an attache of the base 

 hospital. 



Albert Poehelon, Secretary of the 

 F. T. D., is to be the honored guest 

 and speaker at the first annual meet- 

 ing and banquet of the Retail Florists' 

 Association of the Pittsburgh District 



WANTS, FOR SALE, Etc! 



HELP WANTED 



The Civil Service Board of the West Chi- 

 cago Park Commissioners will hold the fol- 

 lowing examination on the date and at the 

 place given below. Application blanks may 

 be obtained at the office of the Board in 

 Union Park or at the West Park Play- 

 grounds. 



Examination No. 318. 



FLORIST, Class G, Rank II, Division Z. 

 Original Entrance. Pay .$8.3ai'1 to .$ W.OO 

 pel- month. To be held May 7th, 191S, at 

 8.30 A. M. at the GarfleUl Park Pavilion. 

 Open to men over 21 years of age, regard- 

 less of residence. 



Applications must be filed in the office of 

 the Civil Service Board In Union Park be- 

 fore 5.00 P. M. of May 6th, 1918. 



Subjects: Special Subject, weight of 6; 

 Experience, weight of 3; Physical, weight 

 of 1. 



Special Subject: An oral and practical 

 test In exhibition greenhouse work and 

 written questions on the care and propaga- 

 tion of plants and general greenhouse 

 operations. 



The duties of Florist are general work 

 In the conservatory and propagating house 

 and In the outdoor gardens throughout the 

 system. FRED. G. HEUCHLING. 



Superintendent of Employment. 



April 12, 1918. 



WANTED— At once, a sober, reliable 

 man in a retail place of about 8,000 sq. ft. 

 of glass. Address GEO. E. FELCH. 

 Florist, Ayer, Mass. 



WANTED — Young man as assistant In 

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

 HORTICULTU R E^ 



WANTED — Young man who understands 

 potting and general greenhouse work. Good 

 opportuuitv to progress. Permanent place 

 for the right man. ARNOLD-FISHER 

 COMPA NY, 58 Wyman St., Woburn, M ass. 



WANTED — A grower capable of handling 

 section work in commercial greenhouse es- 

 tablishment; one with knowledge of chrys- 

 anthemums, sweet peas and carnations. 

 Address A. F., care HORTICULTURE. 



WANTED: A gardener as second man 

 to work In a coiiinierclal place. Hours, 

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

 off Saturday In suinmer months. F. K. 

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

 line, Mass^ 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



SITI'ATION W.^NTED — Oardener head, 

 American, married, no children, wide ex- 

 perience In nil branches horticulture and 

 agriculture; hlghlv recommended. MACKY, 

 S» W. 24th St., N. Y. City. 



to be held Hay 7th at the Seventh 

 Avenue Hotel. The organization now 

 includes nineteen members who are 

 co-operating for improved public serv- 

 ice and, incidentally, the returns 

 therefrom. 



As the result of an automobile be- 

 ing struck by a B. & O. passenger 

 train on a grade crossing at Valencia 

 on last Saturday night, Charles Cay- 

 lor, a chauffeur for the Pittsburgh 

 Cut Flower Co., and four other resi- 

 dents of its Crystal Farms settlement 

 were killed and two others seriously 

 injured. In addition to Mr. Caylor, 

 the death list also includes Mrs. Cay- 

 lor and their twelve-year-old son, Mrs. 

 Thomas Fiol, aged 36, and seven-year- 

 old Teddy FIol, the wife and son of 

 one of the greenhouse men. The Cay- 

 lors were killed instantly, while Teddy 

 Fiol was hurled from the machine, 

 lighted on his head and died in a few 

 minutes. Mrs. Fiol was removed to 

 the hospital, where she died shortly 

 after. Her 14-year-old daughter, Jean- 



nette, was cut and bruised, while little 

 Ruth Caylor suffered a fractured arm 

 and both legs broken. Mr. Caylor, 

 who had been with the Pittsburgh 

 Cut Flower Co. for the past eight 

 years, bore an e.xcellent reputation 

 and during his entire service had 

 never been late or had an accident of 

 any kind. 



Cambrldc* 



Msw York 



WORLD'S OLDEST and LAROB8T 



Manufacturers 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. KEUR & SONS. HILLKOOM, Holland. 



Bnlbs of (11 desrrlptloDi. Write for prte«s. 



NEW YORK BRANCH, 8-10 Brld(« St. 



CARNATION STAPLES 



Split carnation! quickly, aaally and 

 cheaply mended. PlIlshDry'a Carnation 

 SUple, 1000 for 3Sc.: 30U0 for 11.00 post- 

 paid. I. L. PILLSBURY. Oalesborg, 111. 



DAHLIAS 



Peony Dahlia Mrs. Frederick OrlnneU. 



Stork For Sale. 



JOHN P. ROONEY. New Bedford, Maaa. 



Order* hooked at any time for Fall ar 

 Spring delivery. Wholesale and Retail. 

 Send for Catalog. NORTHBORO DAHLIA 

 k GLADIOLUS GARDENS, i. U Moon, 

 Prop., Nortbhoro, Maaa. 



New I'aecny Dahlia — Jobn Wanamaker, 

 Newest. Handsomest, Best. New color, new 

 form and new hsblt of growth. Big stock 

 of beat cut-flower TSrletlea. Send list of 

 wanta to PEACOCK DAHLIA FAKIU. 

 Berlin. N. J. 



GLASS 



Oreenboaae glaaa, lowest price*. JOHN- 

 STON GLASS CO.. Hartford City. !■<. 



GLADIOLI. 

 SEND FOR MY SPECIAL TRADE LIST 

 OF GLADIOLI. ALL THE LEADING VA- 

 RIETIES IN DIFFERENT SIZES. 



CENTRAL GLADIOLUS GARDENS. 

 JELLB ROOS, MILTON, MASS. 



ORcnins 



HARSALL & CO.. Orchid Growers and 

 Raisers. Siiutligate. London. England. Catt- 

 leyas and Laello-Cattleyas our specialty. 

 One trial order solclted. 



PANSY PLANTS 



200,000 large stocky September-trans- 

 planted field-grown blooming pansy plants. 

 Superb Strain, all salable stock. Satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. $1.35 per 100, $l:i.50 per 

 1000. Ready about April 20. Cash with 

 order. BRILL CELERY GARDENS, Kala- 

 mazoo, Mich. 



PAPEB POTS 



Paper Pots and Dirt Bands. Send for 

 Samples and Prices. F. W. ROCUELLB 

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



PKONIBS 



Peonies. The world's greatest collectlea, 

 1200 sorts Send for list. C BBT8CHBR. 

 Canal Dorer, O. 



ROSES 



ROSES, CANNAS AND SHRUBS. 



THE CONAKI) & JONES COMPANY, 



WEST GROVE, PA. 



BPHAGNUll MOSS 



Live Sphagnum moss, ercktd peat aad 

 orchid baskets alwsys on hand. LAOBB 

 A HURRBLL, Summit, N. J. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



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

 per 100. FRANK LEITH & SON, Haverhill, 



4.000,000 Cabbage. Cauliflower, Tomato 

 ami Celerv plants. Field grown and potted. 

 List free. F. W. ROCHELLE & SONS, 

 Chester, New Jersey. 



VINES 



Flowering and Foliage VInea, ckeia* 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tab 

 grown for Immediate effect ; also PllmhlBg 

 Roses J. H TROY. Mount Hlssarllk Kar- 

 •erv. New Rorhelle. N T. 



WIBB n-ORK 

 WILLIAM B. HIILSCBBR't WTBB 

 WORKS. M4 Saadelpk St. DatMtl. UUk. 



