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HORTICULTUEE 



January 13, 1917 



Sash Operating Device and Greenhouse Fittings 



Designed and Manufactured exactly right. 

 You will like our methods of doing business. 



Write for our catalog at once. 



ADVANCE CO.. 



lOMIVIOIMD, 

 IIMC3I^KI>I.A. 



If you need a boiler in a hurry telephone or telegraph at our expense 



KROESCHELL BOILERS 



SEND FOR CATALOG 



Kroeschell Bros. Co., 466 W. Erie St., Chicago 



THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND 

 ITS LESSON. 



IJear Mr. Editor: 



I'luisnal situations demand unusual 

 measuros; it is trite to say that all 

 agricultural interests are facing an 

 unusual situation this season. 



It is said on good authority that 

 nearly every successful co-operative 

 organization among farmers was born 

 of necessity. In mucli the same way, 

 the present critical situation is bring- 

 ing out an except ion'.illy close co- 

 operation among all industries allied 

 to agriculture. Manufacturers, rail- 

 roads and dealers are working to- 

 gether as never before. Farm papers, 

 too, have it within their power to 

 render a great service to readers and 

 advertisers alil^e. You are no doubt, 

 familiar with the present car shortage 

 and the resulting congestion of traffic. 

 .Suffice it to say that 150,000 more cars 

 were needed Dec. 1st 'and tlie number 

 is increasing montli by month. 



A letter (one of many) from a client 

 vividly portrays another phase of the 

 :situation. He says in part: "It is im- 



DREER'S 



Florist Specaaltica, 



Niw Hranil. New Style. 

 Ho«« "RIVFRTON." 



I'urnished inlenj;thsup 

 to 500 ft. without seam or 



The HOSE (Of tlie FLORIST 



*-,; inch, per ft., 15 c. 

 Uccl (if 500 £f " mHc 

 -■ Keels. loooft., " 14 c. 

 H-inch. ** 13 c. 



Keels. 500 ft., *' laH*-'- 

 CiMipliiig»^ fiirnishcti 



HENRY A. DREER, 



714 Chestnut St., 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



_STANDA.R© FLOWER_ 



FOOTS 



If yiuir pro('iil)o\isc9 nre within 500 

 nillos of the Ciipltol, wqltp lis; we can 

 s.'ive ynii inntipy 



W. H. BRNEST 



^Saili .« M Sts., U'aNlilnKtoD, U. C.^_ 



possible to get materials on short 

 notice. In other words, manufacturers 

 have bought material for a moderate 

 amount of Inisiness, but owing to 

 prices, have not dared to stock heav- 

 ily. An unusual rush of orders would, 

 tlierefore, make a difficult situation, 

 and dealers will be wise to place their 

 orders as far in advance as possible." 

 .Another suggests that we ask, "the 

 farm papers to co-operate with all 

 manufacturers by urging their readers 

 to do their spring shopping early." 



These earnest words from men who 

 know need no comment. Won't you 

 co-operate with us in the "Do Your 

 Spring Buying Early" campaign? 

 Orders for farm machinery, silos, 

 cream separators, milking macliines, 

 nursery stock, seeds, spray materials, 

 etc., should be placed noiv to insure 

 delivery when wanted. 



Your co-operation will be apprec- 

 iated and can not fail to benelit all 

 concerned. 



Very truly yours, 



Tlie Charles Advertising Service. 



New Yorl<. 



Visitors^ Register 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR 

 CONTEMPLATED. 



St. Joseph, Mo. — Rau Ploral Co., ad- 

 ditions, 



Montreal, Can. — B. .1. Hayward, fern 

 house, 25 x 125. 



Webb City, Mo. — O. C. Moore, house, 

 13 X 60. completed. 



Washington, D. C. — Dunbar Floral 

 Co.. rose house. 50 x 250. 



Tannersville, N. Y. — Clarence Mc- 

 Daniel, one house, completed. 



Wheaton, 111. — R. Scheffler. sweet 

 pea house. 36 x 250, completed. 



Detroit, Mich. — Joseph Streit, Mc- 

 Lellan avenue, propagating house, 

 10x60. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 

 Beverly, Mass. — Thomas L. Mulli- 

 gan, garilener: liabilities. $1,613; no 

 assets. 



New York — B. 

 Wenham, Mass.; 

 ton. 



Hammond Tracy, 

 Peter Murray, Bos- 



PATENT GRANTED. 



1,209,814. Insect nest,royer. Walter 



T. CuUifer, Ozark, Ala. 

 1,210.502. Greenhouse, William H. 



Lutton, .Tersey City, N. J. 



1.210, 879. Gang Lawn Mower. Charles 

 C. Worthington, Dunfield, N. J. 



Washington, D. C. — I. Rosnosky, 

 Phila.; Harry P. Marquardt. ropr. 

 Ralph M. Ward & Co., New York. 



Pittsburgh— Isaac M. Bayersdorfer, 

 Philadelphia; Milton Alexander, New 

 York City; I. Adler, Chicago; George 

 Hampton, Philadelphia. 



Chicago — Wm. Skinner, Barrington, 

 111.; R. H. Beerhorst. Sassenheim, Hol- 

 land; Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Weiss. Fort 

 Dodge, la.; W. C. Lawrence Atlanta, 

 Ga.; L. E. Worth, Supt. Moosehead 

 Nursery Co., Moosehead, 111.; Win. 

 Kirklam. Virginia. Minn.; C. H. Per- 

 kins, N'ewark. N. Y'. 



GLASS CLOTH 



A transiJurent wjitGrproof fabric, guar- 

 HiitoiHl to generate abont the same 

 warmth and light as glazed sash, or 

 nuiney haek. For all forcing purposes. 

 Sample 3x6 feet. 50c. prepaid. 



PLANT FORCERS 

 TURNER BROS., Bladen, Nebraska 



LOUIS COHEN 



Window and Plate Glass 



86 l8t .Avenue. NEW YORK CITT 



Double Thick 16/24 for the Florist 



A SPECIALTY. WRITE ME FOR PRICES. 



