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HO ET I CULTURE 



March 24, 1917 



Obituary 



Mrs. James Blair. 

 Mrs. Blair, wife of James Blair, gar- 

 dener for Mr. Ogden Mills. Staatsburg, 

 N. Y., died on Monday. March 19. 



Andrew B. Holmes. 

 Andrew B. Holmes, florist, of Brook- 

 ings, S. D., passed away Feb. 28, at the 

 age of 69 years. He is survived by 

 five children. 



H. L. Gowan. 

 H. L. Gowan, for many years a retail 

 florist at 136 Chestnut street, Lynn, 

 Mass., passed away March 10. He 

 was very well known in the wholesale 

 markets in Boston. 



Chris. Butler. 

 Chris. Butler, brother of the late 

 Henry Butler, florist, of New York, who 

 was well known in the New York City 

 trade, died on March 15 in Astoria, L. 

 I. Mr. Butler formerly conducted 

 greenhouses in Bayside. 



Wm. T. M. Lehr. 

 Wm. T. M. Lehr, one of the oldest 

 florists in Baltimore, died at the home 

 of his daughter, 19 E. 21st street, 

 March 7th. Mr. Lehr was born in Ger- 

 many 92 years ago, and came to Amer- 

 ica in 1850. He worked on private es- 

 tates for a great many years before en- 

 tering the florist business for himself. 

 He is survived by two sons and three 

 daughters. 



DAHLIA POINTERS. 



Extract from a talk by E. L. KunzmaD be- 

 fore the Kentucky Society of Florists. 



Should you wish to reduce the 

 height of growth pinch out one-half or 

 about 6 in., when the plant has reached 

 a height of 12 in. or so, and never have 

 more than one or two sprouts from 

 bulb. This pinching will reduce height 

 of growth about one-third, but will re- 

 tard blooming period 10 to 14 days. 



To support the bushes use a strong 

 stake, or several to each plant where 

 you have a few plants; but if you grow 

 a number, set a strong stake about 

 every ten plants and run a single wire 

 (No. 14 is strong enough) the length 

 of the row, fasten it to the stakes at 

 about a height of 20 in. from ground 

 level, and fasten your plants to this 

 wire where necessary with binder or 

 other loose twine. Should you need 

 it, run a second wire at about 40 In. 

 from ground level. However, it will 

 be found that one wire, even without 

 tying, stiffens the bushes wonderfully. 



Some practice disbudding, and while 

 it might increase the size of bloom or 

 length of stem somewhat, it is not a 

 paying practice for the florist, as the 

 Dahlia is really more artistic when cut 

 with the buds. Blooms should be cut 

 in the cool part of the day, morning or 

 evening; should it be necessary to cut 

 in the heat of day, immerse the stems 

 immediately in two or three inches of 

 hot water and let remain till the water 

 is cool; place part away in cool water 

 until used. Nearly all varieties wtll 

 yield to this treatment. 



The Dahlia requires good cultivation, 

 sunshine, not too much water, and sup- 

 port to do its best. 



I IVI I^ROVEIVI EIM 



EST.4BLISHMENT OF WM. ESPY & SONS. BBOOKVIDLE, PA. 



Anyone will admit that the greenlionses of today are a big 

 imi^rovement over those of twent y years ago. We make improve- 

 ments constantly, but never any imtil we have tested them thor- 

 ■jughly. Read what our customer s say : 



BROOKVIi;.l,E, PA., February 31, 1917. 

 .John C. Moninger Co., New York, N. Y. 



Oentlemen: We are pleased to infornx you that we have fount! Moninger's 

 houses to be satisfactory in every way. We have built five houses and not one 

 stick of an.v but .vour material. 



Furtlier, you people are progressive enough to make the small improvements 

 so essential to the florists, and while the first lot of material was excellent, every 

 additional lot looks better. 



Wishing you a very prosperous and successful future, we are 



Yours very truly, 



(Signed) C. W. ESPY & SONS. 



J OHN C. MONINGER CO. 



CHIC.\GO NEW Y'OBK CINCINNATI 



!)28 Blackhawk Street 813 Marbridge BIdg. 2314 Union Central Bldg. 



EVERYTHING FOB THE GBEENHOUSE. 



NON -KMX WOVEN HOSE 



In any length (one piece) 

 with coupUnga, 15c. per 

 foot. Dncqualled at tb* 

 price. 



Hoee Valve, 70c. 



All brass except the hand 

 wheel. Has a removable 

 leather disk which U esui- 

 lly replaced to keep water 

 tight. Stuffing box pre- 

 vents leaks at stem. 



METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 



1297-1325 Fla§hing Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



)reer'8 Peerlessi 

 Glazing Points 



For Greenbouses 



Drive easy and true, because 

 both bevels are on the same 

 Bide. Can't twist and break 

 the glass in Iriving. Galvan- 

 ized and will not rust. No 

 rights or lefts 



The Peerless Glazing Poin 

 is patented. No others like 

 it. Order from your deale^ 

 or direct Irom us. 

 1000,75c. postpaid. 

 Samples free. 

 HENKY A. DEEEE,! 

 714 CheBtnut Street^ 

 Fhlladelpbla. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 



Mass. — Lowell Cemetery, re- 



-Roy Crook, one 



J. Harrington 



Lowell, 

 building. 



North Brewer, Me. 

 house, completed. 



Magnolia, Mass. - 

 Walker, one house. 



Rutland, Vt.— Nellie Hayes, 118 Li- 

 brary Ave., one house. 



Byfield, Mass. — Eugene Bradley, 

 Downfall road, one house. 



Newark, N. J. — August C. Begerow, 

 946 Broad St.. alterations. 



Washington, D. C. — The Dunbar 

 Company, carnation house 60x250. 



Cameron, W. Va. — Cameron Green- 

 house Co., vegetable house, 30 x 200. 



PATENTS GRANTED. 



1,218,115. Shrub and Plant Holder. 

 Louis Frederick Phillipps, Colum- 

 bus, Nebr. 



1,218,228. Plant Irrigating Device. 

 Charles F. Tillman, Chicago, 111. 



1,218,326. Plant Protector and Irri- 

 gator. Thomas Joseph Sheridan, 

 Charleston, S. C. 



1,218,333. Art ot Tree Surgery. 

 George E. Stone, Amherst, Mass. 



The Florists Hail ABSociatlon rate of In- 

 sarance from Not. Ist, 1916 to Nor. lsi« 

 1917 will be twenty cents per handred 

 square faet of single thick glass and eighl 

 cents per hundred sqoaiv feet of doublf 

 thick glass. For particulars address 

 JOHN G. E9I.EB, Sec., Saddle Biver, Jf. J. 



When writing to tutoettitn hlttJfy 

 mention HORTICULTVRE. 



