September 1, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



265 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Mayberry 

 and son have been spending a two 

 week's vacation at Cape May, N. J. 

 Miss Louise Dauglierty, of tlie Louise 

 Flower Shop, has just returned from 

 a two weeks' stay at her former home, 

 Louisville, Ky. 



Ben Carrick, of Seat Pleasant, Md., 

 an employee at the 1214 F street store 

 of Gude Bros. Company, was the first 

 among those attached to the florists 

 establishments known to have been 

 called out to go to Camp Meade as a 

 member of the new National army. 



James R. Daly has been sent to Au- 



CONCENTRATED PULVERIZED 



MANURE 



Palrerlxed or Shredded 



CatUe Manure 



Pulverised 



Sheep Manure 



The FVarists* standard of vjoiform 

 high quality for over ten years. 

 Specifjr : WIZARD BRAND m 

 your Supply House order, or write 

 us direct for prices and freight rates. 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 

 M Ual*B >«Mk Twd, CUns* 



Free! 



A 50-gallon barrel 

 of Scalecide free to 

 any any one who 

 will suggest a fairer 

 guarantee than that 

 given below. 



^ "SCALECIDE" 



As proofofourconfidence and to strength- 

 en yours, we wiU make the following 

 proposition to any fruit grower of average 

 honesty and veracity; 



Divide your orchard in half, nomatterhow large 

 or small. Spray onf-halt with "SCALECIDK . 

 and the other with Lime-Sulfur for three ytara, 

 everythinK elsebeinB equal. If at the end of that 

 time, three disinterested fruit growers say that 

 the part sprayed with "SCALEdDE" is not in 

 every way better than that sprayed with Lime- 

 Sulfur, we will return you the money you paid 

 us fortbe "SCALECIDK". 



Send for new free booklet, 

 "Profits in Fall SprayinR". 



B. G. Pratt Co., M'Pg Chemists 

 . 50 Church St. Dept.12 New York 



gusta Arsenal, at Augusta, Ga., for 

 duty in the ordnance reserves. Mr. 

 Daly has been a salesman at the store 

 of Gude Bros. Co., tor several years. 

 He enlisted and his name was carried 

 on the rolls of the ordnance reserve 

 for appointment as clerk. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



George Kramer and Frank Mahoney 

 have begun the foundation work on 

 the floral decoration at Exposition 

 Park for the Show to be held Sept. 

 3rd. 



J. B. Keller & Sons bad a very at- 

 tractive window display consisting of 

 huge vases of auratum lilies and 

 white gladiolus on pedestals draped 

 in purple plush. 



Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Armburst have 

 returned from Berkshire Hills. Miss 

 Margaret Howe is spending her vaca- 

 tion in the Adirondack Mts. Arthur 

 J. Beyers is at his home town, Erie, 

 Penn. Charles H. Vick has returned 

 from a vacation at Shazy Lake. Miss 

 Hattie Conway is at Crystal Beach. 

 Cecil Lester of Geo. B. Hart's will 

 spend his vacation at Conesus Lake. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Jules Beneke is doing jury duty this 

 week. 



The wholesale houses are cleaning, 

 painting and preparing for regular 

 Ijusiness as usual. 



Joseph, son of C. W. Wors, is now 

 on U. S. S. St. Louis at Boston. He 

 expects to leave shortly for France. 



E. J. Fisher is now manager at 

 Grimm & Gorly's, formerly 16 years 

 with Samuelson of Chicago and three 

 years with Schiller. 



Frank Sanders, son of C. C. Sanders, 

 left for Fort Sheridan for the training 

 camp of the officers' reserves. He was 

 manager of the floral department at 

 the Grand Leader. Frank Bucksart is 

 now in bis place as manager. 



CINCINNATI, 



Mr. and Mrs. Mayball have returned 

 from Wawasee, Ind. 



J. T. Conger, his wife and his 

 mother are driving through to Chicago 

 for a visit there. 



A Dahlia Exhibition, under the au- 

 spices of the Garden Club of this city, 

 will be held at tlie Jabez Elliott Flow- 

 er Marliet during the latter part of 

 September. 



"HAMMOND'S GRAPE DUST" 



Used effectively to kill Powdery 

 Mildew on Roaes and oth er Plantt 



USED BY THE FLORISTS FOR OVER 25 SUCCESSIVE YEARS 



Sold h.v the Seoil Do.ilers. 

 l-'or pamphlet on Bvigs ;inil Bliprhty adilress 



HAMMOND'S PAINT [AND SLUG SHOT WORKS 



IJKACON, N. Y. 



Th* BecoKntied Btandjwd 



A ipray r«medy for grreen, bUek, wk 

 tbripi and soft Bcale. 



Qnut, >1.00; G«U*a, VM. 



FUNCINE 



For mildew, raBt and other bllfkta 

 lir flp-yera, frulti and refetabUi. 

 Qnart, $1.00; OalloK, (tJ*. 



VERMINE 



For eel worme, angle worm* aai 

 wormi working In the aoll. 



Quart, $1.00; OtOlen, $(.M. 



SOLD BT DKAUBS. 



Aphine Manufacturing Co. 



MADISQU. N. J. 



y^Si;* 



Save your plants and treea. Jvat tfce 

 thing (or greenhouse and outdo** aa*. 

 Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White 

 Scale, Thrlps, R«d Spider, Black and 

 Green Fly, Mites, Ants, etc., wlthomt 

 Injury to plants and without odor. 

 Used according to direction, our stand- 

 ard Insecticide will prevent ravages on 

 your crops by Insects. 



Non-poisonous and harmleaa to naor 

 and plant. Leading SeedsniMi and 

 Florists have used It with woadeifal 

 results. 



Destroys Lice in Poultry Hoasea, 

 Fleas on Dogs and all Domeatie Pet*. 

 Excellent as a wash for doga and othier 

 animals. Relieves mange. Dllnto with 

 water BO to 50 parts. 

 Vi Pint, 26c.; Pint, 40e.; 4BBrt, T$«.| 

 Yi OaUon, $1.2S; GaUon, $t; • Gal- 

 lon Can, $»; 10 eaUon Can, $17 J*. 

 Directions on pa«kara. 



LEMON OIL COMPANY 



DepL S. 420 W. Ltrigeten St. Baltiiun, M. 



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IMP. 

 SOAP SPRAY 



Quarts, 55c. Gallotis, $1.66 



Five«, $6.50 



Try witk $4 parts wat«r. Ottaa offeatlT* 

 woaker. 



Aik yoar deaUr or write 



EASTERN CHEMICAL CO. 



BOSTON, MASS. 



NIKOTEEN 



For Sprayins 



APmS PUNK 



For Fumigataic 



A^ Your Daalar Fo* IL 



NIGOTIHE IffG. CO. 



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