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HORTICULTURE 



March 17, 1917 



176S 



Pot Makers for a 

 ' Oantury anda Half 



HEWS 



STRONG 



RED 

 POROUS 



Inc. 1904 



World'* Larsoot 

 Manufacturers 



Standard, Asalea, Bulb, Orchid, Fern HaneVng, embossed, Rose, Carnation, Palm, Cyclamen, Cut Ftowor. 

 Special ShapBS to Order. Chicken Founts, Pigeon Nests, Bean Pots, Etc. 



MVke for Catalogue 

 aiul DI»coantM 



I. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., Cambridge, Mass. .s-rlHTsfs 



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 



KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, North Tonawanda, N. Y. 



GREENHOUSES = ^"'^'■ 



We Claim Maximum Strength and Minimum Shadow. Investigate 



BOSTON OFFICE: 113 State St. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE: Harrison Bids., IStli and Market Sts. NEW YORK OFFICE: 1476 Broadway 



DR£ER'S "Riverton Special" Plant Tubs 



Diam. Ea. Doz. 100 

 20 in. $1.60 $17.50 $146.00 

 18 in. 1.45 15.50 130.00 

 1.10 12.25 100.00 

 .70 7.75 60.00 

 .50 5.50 45.00 

 .40 4.40 35.00 

 .30 3.50 28.00 

 The neatest 

 r!ie four largest 



Muiuifactured fur us e.\cluslvel.v. Ttie best tub ever uiln dllceri 

 lightest and cheapest. Painted green, nith electric weld^i hoop.s. 

 sizes have drop handles. 



HEHRY a. DREER, Seeds, Plants, B aits, andjuppjies, 714 Chostnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



OHIO LICENSED FIREMEN LAW. 



The following letter setting forth 

 the hardships imposed upon green- 

 house establishments b.v tlie present 

 Ohio law governing steam boilers has 

 been sent to all members of the legis- 

 lature of that state: 



To the Senators and Representatives: 



We wisli to bring to your attention the 

 great hardsliips inflicted upon the green- 

 house owners hy Section 105S-1, a law 

 wliich makes it necessary to maintain a 

 licensed boiler operator for steam boilers 

 of thirty horse power, or over. 



We. therefore, take the liberty of bring- 

 ing to your notice some of the dithculties 

 ■encountered in complying with tlie law. 



1st. We feel it absolutely necessary that 

 a fireman should be an experienced grower. 

 We could recount many cases in which 

 great losses have been Incurred by employ- 

 ing expert boiler operators, but men Igno- 

 rant of the importance of ventilation, plant, 

 humidity, the correct temperatures and the 

 other difficulties encountered in growing 

 the great range of plants of tlie modern 

 commercial greenhouse. 



2nd. A great many of the establishments 

 are not large enough to afford the expense 

 of hiring additional licensed l)oiler opera- 

 tors. The enforcement of the present law 

 may necessitate the closing of some of 

 these smaller plants. 



3rd. Many growers operate their own 

 boilers during the day. The present law 

 makes it impossible for a man to do this 

 now even in cases of extreme emergency. 



4tli. Many of the florists are also vege- 

 table growers; additional boiler service 

 would necessitate increased prices which 

 would be added to the cost of food. Prices 

 are sure to be raised if high priced opera- 

 tors are necessary. 



5th. Greenhouses need a fireman only 

 six months during the year, consequently 

 we cannot get good men because we can- 

 not offer continuous employment. 



*)tb. <;reenhouses are located aw;iy from 

 dense population. There is little danger to 

 human life by explosions. 



The florists and vegetable .growers feel 

 that it was not the intention of the pres- 

 ent law to include greenhouse owners. May 

 we urge that the following paragraph be 

 added to .Section 105S-1 : 



10."iS-i. Providing, however, that nothing 

 herein shall apply to bona fide owners of 

 greenhouses and hot houses. 



Tl CA 



For Greenhouse 

 Glazing 



USE IT NOW 



F. 0. PIERCE CO. 



U W. BMUDWAT 

 NEW YORK 



Mastlca is elastic and tenacious, admltH of 

 expansion and contraction. Putty becomes 

 hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily 

 removed without breaking of other grlast 

 as occurs with hard putty. Lastg longer 

 than pntty. Easy to apply. 



GLASS CLOTH 



A transparent waterproof fabric, puar- 

 nnteed to generate about the same 

 warmth and light as glased sash, or 

 mone.v back. For all forcing purposes- 

 Sample 3x6 feet. 50c. prepaid. 



PLANT FORCERS 

 TURNER BROS., Bladen, Nebraska 



NON-KINK WOVEN HOSE 



In any length (one piece) 

 with couplings, 15c per 

 foot, t'nequalled at the 

 price. 



Hose Valve, 70c. 



.•Ml brass except the hand 

 wheel. Has a removable 

 leather disk which is eas- 

 ily replaced to keep water 

 tight. Stuffing box pre- 

 vents leaks at stem. 



NWrrROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 



1297-1325 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



)reer's Peerless^ 

 Glazing Points 



For Greenhouses 



Drive easy and true, because 

 both bevels are on the same 

 side. Can't twist and break 

 the glass in Iriving. Galvan- 

 ized and will cot rust. No 

 rights or lefts 

 The Peerless Glazing Point 

 is patented. No others like ^ 

 it. Order from your dealer^' 

 or direct from us. 

 1000.75c. postpaid, f 

 Samples free. 

 HENRY A. DREER, I 

 714 Chestnut Streets- 

 Philadelphia. 



^STANDARD FLOWER^ 



If your greenhouses are within 500 

 miles of the Capitol, wqite us; we can. 

 s:ive vou money. 



W. H. ERNEST 



.^.29th & M Sts., WasblnetoD, D. O.^ 



The Florists Hail Association rate of In- 

 surance from Nov. Ist, 1916 to Not. l»t, 

 1917 will be twenty cents per hundred 

 ^<iiiare f«et of sing^le thick glass and elffht 

 rents per hundred square feet of double 

 thick glass. For particulars address 

 JdllN G. ESLER. Sec., Saddle River, N. J, 



