September 29, 197 



HORTICULTURE 



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VEI-AND 



New Dwarf Solanum, Cleveland 



A sterling Thanksgiving and Cliristmas novelty of dwarf, compact 

 growth, carrying its berries well above the foliage. Has great lasting 

 qualities. Ready Nov. 15th. 



Orders booked now; 3-inch, $15.00 per 100; 4-inch, $25.00; 4-inch select, 

 $35.00; 5-inch, 50c. each; 5-inch select, 75c.; G-inch, $1.00; 6-inch select, $1.25 

 and $1.50; 7-inch, $2.00; 8-inch, $3.00. 



Mr. Carl Hagenberger, 

 Mentor, Ohio. 



Dear Sir: — Will you please reserve two thousand of your Cleve- 

 land Cherrie Plants in the different sizes for Fall and Holiday trade. 

 Past experience has proven that these plants give entire satisfaction to 

 our customers, and are very profitable to handle. 

 Yours very truly, 



THE JONES-RUSSELL COMPANY. 



^RL HAGENBURGER^wE"^"",!"™" 



SAVE COAL 



BY GROWING THE FOLLOWING COOL CROPS, 



FOR WHICH WE ARE NOW BOOKING ORDERS 



FOR LATE OCTOBER DELIVERY 



SIM'S HYBRID YELLOW POLYANTHUS, ff if^t^d spf,i°f 



divisions, field 

 grown clumps, ?".50 to $10.00 per 100, $50.00 eo $75.00 per 1000, 

 according to size. 



SIM'S HYBRID YELLOW POLYANTHUS SEEDLINGS. 



Saved from selected plants, a small percentage may not come 

 tlue; fine plants, fine for cutting, $7.50 to $10.00 per 100, $50.00 

 to $75.00 per 1000, according to size. 



ENGLISH PRIMROSE SEEDLINGS, from a reUaWe 



source, fine, field- 

 grown clumps, $7.50 to $10.00 per 100, $50.00 to $75.00 per 1000. 

 cording to size. 

 II niMr iiiDii^iii 4C Make fine, spring pot plants, large 

 ALPINE AUKiCULAa. plants, suitable for 5 and 6-in. pots, 

 $12.00 per 100, $100.00 per 1000. These are fine plants and a 

 fine strain. 



AURICULA SEEDLINGS. $7.50 per lOO, $50.00 per 1000. 



PRINCESS VIOLET PLANTS. Fleld-grown, $7.50 per 100, $50.00 to $60.00 per 1000. 



WILUAM SIM, Cliftondale, Mass 



ST. LOUIS 



C. Leary, the florist, has closed up 

 and the stock and fixtures were sold 

 at auction. 



Ed Loyet is fast getting into shape 

 as manager of the floral department 

 at "Grand Leader." 



Chauffeurs in the wholesale district 

 are patriotic — H. G. Beming's and 

 George H. Angermueller's have both 

 left for the front. 



Arthur Wors, second oldest son of 

 C. W. Wors, who was registered but 

 not called, became tired of waiting 

 and joined the Canadian Recruiting 

 Station. He left St. Louis Sept. 19 for 

 Toronto and will be across the pond 

 within 30 days. 



The St. Louis Florist Club held its 

 monthly meeting at St. Charles at the 

 Denkers' Greenhouses on September 

 20. About fifty members were present. 

 The feature was the installation of 

 officers. There was some talk over 

 spring flower show doings. After the 

 meeting the members enjoyed an 

 automobile ride. On return a luncheon 

 was spread and a good time in gen- 

 eral was had. 



COMRADES IN ARMS. 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The dwelling, greenhouses and tract 

 of land on the south side of Kiiigsess- 

 ing avenue, west of Sixty-second 

 street, owned by Anne Connell, have 

 been sold to Earl Mullen, Jr., wlio has 

 occupied the property for si^veral 

 years. 



The School of Horticulture re- 

 opened on Sept. 11 for the short fall 



John H. E^vrl 



Here are two young men, sons of 

 Howard M. Earl of W. Atlee Burpee & 

 Co., of Philadelphia, who, like hun- 

 dreds of others in the great horticul- 

 tural fraternity of florists, seedsmen, 

 nurserymen, gardeners and allied co- 



Douglas Earl 



workers, have left their homes and 

 their usual avocations to answer their 

 country's call. Both of these boys are 

 corporals in Co. G, Sixth Pennsylvania 

 Infantry and are how at Fort Hancock,. 

 Augusta, Ga. 



courses of three months, with 14 stud- 

 ents. The regular course opens in 

 January. At present the students are 



studying bees, fruit, canning, preserv- 

 ing, drying, floriculture, landscape 

 gardening, poultry, etc. 



