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HORTICULTURE 



August 8, 1914 



Fst. 1765 



Pot Makers for a 

 Century anda Half 



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STANDARD 



POTS 



Inc. 1904 



World's Largest 

 Manufacturers 



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Write for Catalogue 

 and Ditcounts 



A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., Cambridge, Mass. 



Warehoase8: 

 CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 

 LONG ISLAND CITY, N. 



Visit our extensive exhibit at Mechanics Hall and Convention Garden, Boston, 

 During S. A. F. and O. H. Convention 



DREER'S "Riverton Special" Plant Tub 



Manufactured for us extlusii ely. The best tub ever introduced. The neatest, lightest 

 and cheapest. Painted green, with electric welded hoops. The four largest sizes have 

 drop handles. 



HENRY k. DRFER, seejis, Plants, Baibs. and Supplies, 7]4 ctiestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 



Baltimore, Wld.— Clias. Siegwart, one 

 house. 



Hanover, Mass.— J. W. Beal, one 

 house. 



Media, Pa.— P. G. Vervaecke, house 



42x118. 



Reading, Pa.— John H. Giles, re- 

 building. 



Paola, Kan. — Hagenieyer Floral Co.. 

 one house. 



Greensboro, N. C— Howard Gardi- 

 ner, addition. 



Chalfont, Pa.— Chalfont Cut Flower 

 Co.. one house. 



Toledo, O.— Paul Tiium, repairing 

 and rebuilding. 



Erie, Pa.— L. A. Spoden, Parade 

 street, one house. 



Rutland, Vt.— G. E. Hunt, Church 

 street, one house. 



Charleroi, Pa.— Joseph Haube, two 

 houses each 20x100. 



Waterbury, Ct.— Ralph Dileo. Ham- 

 den avenue, one house. 



Allentown, Pa.— Lewis S. Baker 

 Turner street, one house. 



Whitestone, N. Y.— J. McMullen. 

 Hurd avenue, two houses. 



Newport, R. I.— Mrs. W. W. Sher- 

 man, Shepard avenue, one house. 



Gloversville, N. Y.— Richard Loebon 

 two rose houses; Peck Floral Com- 

 pany, one house. 



Roehester, N. Y.— Clifford & Son. 

 Lord & Burnham carnation house; 

 Charles E. Fry, additions. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 



Louisville, Ky. — Louisville Chemical 

 Co., spraying fluids for florists, capital 

 stock. $10,(100. 



Pawtucket, R. 1.— M. J. Leach & 

 Sons, florists, capital stock, $40,000. In- 

 corporators, Matthew J., Herbert A. 

 and Edward I. Leach. 



Columbus, O. — Hardesty-Schory Co., 

 growers, capital stock. $10,000. Incor- 

 porators. Albert H. and Minnie B. Y. 

 Schory, Paul. George A. and Georgi- 

 anna Hardesty. 



PATENT GRANTED. 



1,104,291. Lawn mower. Joseph Ches- 

 ter Clark, San Angelo, Te.x. 



Sleepy Eye, Minn.— A. W. Harris lias 

 purchased the business and property 

 of the Palmyre Greenhouses, and has 

 renamed the place after the Indian 

 chief, Ish-tak-ha-ba, signifying Sleepy 

 Eye. 



Skinner Irrigation System 



For Farm, Garden and Lawn 



BARRIE GLASS FORCING 

 FRAMES 



WOODEN MELON FRAMES 

 GEO. N. BARRIE 



BROOKLIKE, . MASS. 



Telephone Connection. 



FIRES. 



Richmond, ind.— A loss of $5,000 was 

 sustained by the E. G. Hill Company 

 on July 25th. caused by fire in the 

 barns and adjacent buildings. 



Troy, N. Y.— Sambrook Bros, flor- 

 ists, suffered a damage of about $200 

 by fire which destroyed the building of 

 the Standard Press and adjoining 

 property on August 3. 



The best PAPER 

 POT for «blpplng 

 purposes. Sizes from 

 2 in. to 6 in. 



Ask your dealer for 

 them. Samples free. 



E. ALLAN PEIRCE, 



401 Oaks St., 

 Waltham, Mass. 



POISON 



KIL-WORM 



POISON 



Destroys Worms, Ants, etc.. Infesting 

 Golf, Cricket Grounds, Parks and Lawns. 

 Sure death to Snails. Does not liijar« 

 Grass; causes the insects to come to the 

 surface to die. (Must not come in contact 

 wjth fine plants.) 



One gallon Kil-Worm makes 50 gallons 

 liquid when mixed with water. 

 1 qt., $1.00; V4 gal., $1.75; 1 gal., $3.00; 5 

 gals., $13.60. 



POISON 



KIL-WEED 



POISON 



A scientific Weed Destroyer — free from 

 odor. An unsurpassed preparation for the 

 removal of Grass, Weeds, Vines and Bushes 

 from paths, etc. Saves expense of several 

 men; can be applied with an ordinary 

 sprinkling can. 



One gallon Kil-Weed makes 30 to 35 gal- 

 lons liquid when mixed with water. 

 Iqt., 3,>.; '^ gal., OOc; 1 gal, $1.00; 5 gals., 

 $4.00; 10 gals., $7.50; 1 barrel, per gal., 66c. 



LEMON OIL COMPANY, V 



420 W. Lexington St., Ballimore, Md. 



Directions on every pkg. ; write for circular. 



pi^antlife: 



PIANTIIFF '"'^ several advantages over 

 fLMniLirL |jf,uij Insecticides on the mar- 

 ket. Containing refined tobacco dust It can 

 be used to mix with the soil, acting as an 

 excellent fertilizer, at the same time de- 

 stroying worms and insects in the ground 

 before they have a chance to reach the 

 plant. 



PIANTIIFF ^^^ been found very effective In 

 rLiiniLirL ridding greenhouses of insects 

 by dusting on plants. When dry, use for 

 dusting about once a week. 



Put up in bulk for greenhouse men; 



in packages for retail trade. 



Bag of 100 lbs. $3.50. 



Let us quote you prices in quantity. 



The Plantlife Company, 



2SI Eait 66tn Street 



NEW lORK, N.r. 



1000 READY PACKED CRATES 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS AND BULB PANS 



can be shipped at ati hour's noti'e. Trice 



per crate: 



?000 1% in. @ $6.00 



1500 2 

 1500 2V4 

 1500 2V<i 

 1000 3 

 800 3V4 



4.8S 

 5.25 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 5.S0 



500 4 



456 4 Ml 



32U 5 



210 51/4 



141 6 



120 7 



CO 8 



In. 



$4.50 

 5.24 

 4.51 

 3.78 

 3.18 

 4.20 

 3.0U 



HILFINGER BROS. Pottery. Fort EtJward, N.Y. 



August Rolker & Sons, 51 Barclay St., N. Y. City, (gents 



Oim SPFriAiry - Un Clslsfice ami rnileEiDort 



•—STANDARD FLOWER 



If your greenhouses arewlthl 

 of the Capitol, write us, we 

 you money. 



W. H. CRNKST 

 ^ 38th £ .AI Sts. Washington, 



