July 14, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



53 



WHOLK8ALB IXOBIST8 



New York — Continued 



S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., 117 W. 28th St. 

 For page aee Llat of Advertisers. 



I'raeudly & Sclieuck, 436 6th Ave., between 



26th and 27th Sts. 



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Paul Meconl, 57 West 28th St. 

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Kledel & Meyer. Inc., 49 West 28th St. 

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(ieorge C. Slebrecht, 109 W. 28th St. 

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John Young & Co., 53 West 28th St. 

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M. C. Ford, 121 West 28th St. 

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United Cut Flower Co., Inc., Ill W. 28th St. 

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liuttman & Raynor, Inc., 101 W. 28th St. 

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Gunther Bros., Ill West 28th St. 

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rtenry M. Rolilnson Co.. 55-57 W. 28th St. 

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Herman Weiss, 130 West 28th St. 

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Joseph 8. Fenrlch. 51 West 28th St. 

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Frank KlUaM, 85-67 West 2«th St. 



York City. 

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PhiladelphU 



Leu. CTessen Co., 12th and Race Sts. 

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Edward Reld. 1619-21 Ranstend St. 

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I'he S. S. Peiinuck-Meehiin Co., 1608-20 



Ludlow St. 



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Riphniund, Ind. 



E. G. Hill Co. 

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RnchpNter, N. Y. 



George B. Bart, 24 Stone St, 

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WaMhinKton 



The 8. S. Penniiik-Meehan Co., ]21« H St., 



N. W. 



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NEW OFFERS IN THIS WEEK'slsSUE 



LILIUM HARRISII, ROMAN HYA- 

 CINTHS AND PAPER WHITE 

 NARSICCUS. 

 .1. M. Tli(Ml)uru & Co., New York City. 

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LOCK OPERATING DEVICE AND 



GREENHOUSE FITTINGS. 



Advance Co.. Hicliniiind. Ind. 



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PRIMULAS. 



Henry Scliniidt. Nurtli Ilargen. N. .T 



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SNAPDRAGON. PANSY AND MIG- 

 NONETTE SEED. 



S. S. Skiiii'Isky & Co.. rilil:Hlclpiu;i. I'u. 

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SUMMER FLOWERS. 



S. S. I'.riii.H 1; (■,,.. riiila.irliiiiin, I':i. 



For }t.v^ 



List i.r .\(lv<Ttisers. 



TREE SURGERY. 



Davey Tree Expert Co.. Kent. Oiiin 

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VEGETABLE PLANTS 



Warren Shinn. Woodliurv.. N. .T. 

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WANTS, FOR SA1£, ETC. 



Adverttaements In tbia •olmnn 

 one cent a word. Initials count 

 a« words. Cash with oroder. All 

 eorrespoudenoe addressed "Care 

 HOBTICCL,Tl!I(E" shonld be sent 

 to 147 Bummer St., Boston. 



HELP WANTED 



\\'.\XTI']D — Experienced greenhouse as- 

 sistant. Wages $18.00 per week with room. 

 Apply -A. S.," P. O. Box 75, Warwick 

 Xerk. K. I. 



WANTED — Middle aged working gar- 

 ilener: single man or sm.Til family. Apply 

 liv letter to Room 607, No. 15 East 40tb 

 Street, New York City. 



SITUATIONS WAMTCO 



SITUATION WANTED by head Garden- 

 er, 18 years experience on large private 

 estate. Age 33. Single. Wages $7.'). 

 Board, room. "G. D.," care HORTICUL- 

 TTTRE. 



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WAYGROSS, CA. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 The Chicago Florists' Club met at 

 the Briggs Hotel, 188 W. Randolph 

 street, Thursday, July 5th, with 

 twenty-five in attendance. The Trans- 

 portation Committee reported a chan.ge 

 in the time the ofiicial train would 

 leave for the S. A. F. Convention, 

 which now is scheduled to leave at 

 11.45 p. m., Sunday, Aug. 19th, and due 

 to arrive in New York at 5.05 a. m., 

 Aug. 21st. A letter from the Illinois 

 Florists' Association was read regard- 

 ing the case of A. D. King, of Mattoon. 

 111., who lost his fifteen greenhoyses 

 and contents, together with his house, 

 and whose wife and five children nar- 

 rowly escaped death, in a recent 

 cyclone. Contributions of money and 

 stock are requested liy the State Asso- 

 ciation and by the Chicago Florists' 

 Club to help Mr. King, who lost his 

 all in five minutes. It was voted to 

 suspend meetings for the summer and 

 the next one will occur in October. 



A GOOD ADVERTISING SCHEME. 

 Stanley Bariics. of The Flower Sbo|i, 

 Pittsfield. Mass., has placed wooden 

 bench seats at various points along tlie 

 line of the Bei-kshire street railway 

 where a number of people wait for trol- 

 ley cars. T)ie benches arc done in 

 green and white with the name "Flow- 

 er Shop" i)ainted on the back rest. 

 They hold four i)eorle and are a great 

 convenience at points where people 

 have to stand while waiting for cars. 



During Recess 



The Farquhar Picnic. 



The Annual Outing of the employees 

 of R. & J. Farquhar & Co. took place 

 Saturday, July 7, at Glen Echo Park, 

 Stoughton, Mass. Two special cars left 

 Mattapan Square at 9.00 a. m., carry- 

 ing the company of one hundred and 

 twenty-live to the Park, where the 

 various sports were indulged in. Both 

 members of the firm, James F. M. 

 Farquhar and John K. M. L. Farquhar, 

 were present as guests. 



At 12.00 o'clock the company ad- 

 journed to the dining room, where 

 dinner was enjoyed. Before leaving 

 for home at 7.00 p. m. luncheon was 

 served. 



At the close of the day Honorary 

 President John Farquhar presented 

 the prizes to the winners, as follows; 



100-Yard Dash for men won by 

 Fletcher: second, Reilly. 50-Yard Dash 

 for girls won by Miss Carter; second. 

 Miss Hintze. 3-Legged Race. 100 

 yards, won by Chapman and Raux; 

 second, Emery and Collins. Throwing 

 Baseball for distance, won by Miss 

 Sutton; second. Miss Savage. 50-Yard 

 Dash for men over 40 won by P. Ford- 

 ham; second, J. Peischer. Baseball 

 Game, Store vs. Nursery, won by 

 Nursery, 4 to 3. Tug-of-War, Store 

 vs. Nursery, won by Nursery. Relay 

 Race for Men, won by Chapman. San- 

 ford, Rolfe and Jones (store team). 

 Relay Race for Girls, won by the 

 Misses Sutton, Carter and Peterson. 

 Hurdle Race won by Fletcher; second, 

 Wilson. Sack Race won by Emery; 

 second Raux. Swimming Race won 

 by Geor.ge; second Reilly. 



The affair was a perfect success in 

 every detail and very creditable to the 

 committees, made up as follows: 



Arrangements. — J. W. Davy, chair- 

 man, H. Leary, W. Bartlett, J. Arm- 

 strong, Wm. Bewsher, P. Fordham, C. 

 Greus, W. Gordon. 



Spoii;s. — F. Rollins, chairman, Miss 

 Beckett. Miss Mullen. .M. Raux, R. La- 

 Guerln, A. Shellenberg, F. Stead, W. 

 Duncan. 



Official.— R. Walsh, starter; W. Bew- 

 sher, announcer; J. Armstrong, umpire 

 base ball game; A. Holland, referee 

 foot ball game. 



Judges. — A. P. Dewar, W. Gordon, 

 E. "Whiting, G. Cruickshank, H. Leary, 

 V. Nilsson. 



The pitljlicity commit lee of the St. 

 Louis Florist Club mot at Windler's 

 wholesale house on Pine street to com- 

 plete arrangements for the automobile 

 parade and annual picnic July 26. F. 

 C. Weber. Jr., Paul Reden. W. J. Piloh- 

 er, Geo. B. Windier and \V. C. Smith 

 are the committee. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 



St. Louis, Mo.— Jacquemin Floral 

 Co., capital stock. $4,000. 



Oklahoma City, Okla. — Mann Plant 

 & Seed Company, to deal in flowers, 

 plants, and seeds, capital stock. $15,- 

 000. Incorporators, W. H. and M. B. 

 Mann and John Comstock. 



