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HORTICULTURE 



January 21, 1911 



THE BRUNSWICK 



Boston's Most Popular Hotel 



HEADQUARTERS FOR VISITORS TO 

 THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 



Located directly opposite the Institute of Tech- 

 nology, and within two blocks of Back Bay 

 R.R. Stations. All cars to Mechanics Building 

 (Exhibition Hall) pass the entrance. 



EARLY RESERVATION OF ROOMS IS ADVISED 

 European and American Plan 



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We have an exceptionnllv Bne and l.Tige stock of ferns in the following varieties. — flrst-cl.iss plants of exceedinglj 

 good valne— plants tUat will |ilease tUe mo.-^t crltlial Ijuyers, both in reciinl to quality and value. 



VErilROLEPIS ELF.OANTIS.'JI.MA (Improved). The finest 

 of this tjpe — never showing; a Boston frond; has not 

 reverted in the hist four ye;irs. Kine pl:ints, (i-in.. fG.OO 

 per dozen; Sin., Sli.OO per dozen; large speciujens in 12- 

 iu. pans, *3.00 to $5.00 eaih. 



NEPHROLEPIS ELECXNTLSiSIMA COMPACTA. This 

 hears the same relation to eleg.-tntissiuia eonipaeta that 

 Soottii doen to Uostonleusis. It Is a dwarf. comp;i<-t 

 plant, espei'ially line In the small sizes. Fine plants, 

 61u., 5G.0O per dozen. 



NEPIinoI.EPIS SCIIOLZEI-I. Fine plants, .•?H-1n. pots, 

 $i.r)« per dozen; Bin. pans, $6.00 per dozen; 8-in. pans, 

 $li.ao per dozen. 



NEPIIROI-EPIS BO.ITOXIEXSIS. Extra Strong plants, 

 S-in. pans, Sl'i.OO per dozen. 



NEPIIROI.,KPIS s( OTTII. Sin. pans, $12.00 per dozen. 



SMALI, FERNS FOR FERN P.-VNS. Best and hardiest 

 varieties assorted: Pteris Mayii. Winisetti, Adiantoides, 

 Aspidluin Tsussiineuse, Crytoniinni falcatum, etc. 

 Strong plants, 2yi-ln. pots, ¥3.50 per 100. 



C ROTONS. Nice assortment, well colored, 5-lncli, JU.OO per dozen. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York 



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FIRE RECORD. 



Savanna, III. — Fire totally destroyed 

 the residence of J. Y. Lambert with 

 all its contents on Dec. 30th. 



Canton, Ohio. — Fire damaged the 

 greenhouses of Charles Lindacher to 

 the extent of $1500 on Jan. 2nd. 



Sturgeon Bay, Wis. — The 40x90 

 packing shed at the Evergreen Nur- 

 sery was destroyed by fire recently. 



Washington, Iowa. — The greenhouse 



You may depend on it for positive re- 

 sults, without fear of failure or dis- 

 satisfaction. 



$2.50 PER GALLON; $1.00 PER QT. 



"FUNGINE" 



An infallible remedy for mildew and 

 other fungus diseases. A clean, safe 

 and easily applied spraying material, 

 particularly adapted for the green- 

 house. 



$2.00 PER GALLON: 75c. PER QT. 

 For sale by seedsmen. 



APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 



MADISON, N.J. 



of J. Jlelinsky was totally destroyed 

 by fire on Jan. 10th; but little in- 

 surance was carried. 



Louisville, Ky. — One greenhouse of 

 Mrs. G. W. Hodges and a barn filled 

 with hay and boxes of glass were 

 totally destroyed recently. 



Summit, N. J. — Fire on Jan. 10th 

 destroyed about 8,000 carnation 

 plants, one greenhouse 20 x 250 feet 

 and the boiler shed at Valentine 

 Hamann's. 



W. Fairview, Pa. — A warehouse, 

 boiler room and several greenhouses 

 of H. S. Miller were destroyed by 

 flre of unknown origin Jan. 1st. Loss 

 several thousand dollars. 



South Hadley Falls, Mass. — The 

 greenhouse of O. A. Judd & Son, mai'- 

 ket gardeners, Lathrop street, was 

 partially destroyed by flre the morn- 

 ing of Jan. 11th. The fire was con- 

 fined to one end of the greenhouse. 



Keefer of Plainsfield, who will remove 

 it to that place. 



Auburndale, Mass. — F. W. Fletcher 

 has erected a neat little building with 

 flower store in front, at Riverside, 

 of concrete block construction. 



Angola, N. Y. — The firm of Neu- 

 beck Bros, has been dissolved, M. C. 

 withdrawing and John J. continuing 

 the business under his own name. 



Richmond, Ind. — A project is on foot 

 to erect a greenhouse to cost about 

 ?5.000 at the Eastern Indiana Hos- 

 pital for the Insane, to grow flowers 

 for the inmates. 



Hillsdale, Ore. — A new florist busi- 

 ness has been started here by John 

 C. Elliott. He has secured an eight- 

 acre tract and will build a 130-foot 

 carnation house in the spring. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Danvers, Mass. — E. &. C. Woodman 

 are making a specialty of small ferns, 

 asparagus, etc., for pans, etc. 



Benton Harbor, Mich. — The Cutler 

 Nursery Co. has moved to new oflSres 

 in the Dwan Bldg. on Territorial 

 street. 



Lents, Ore. — The Deming Green- 

 houses have been secured by Warren 

 & Moore, who will extend and im- 

 prove the plant. 



Carlisle, Pa. — The greenhouse of 

 Edw. A. Cuddy has been sold to Mr. 



TheE.G.HillCo. 



Wholesale Florists, 



Richmond, Ind. 



