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IIOKTICU LTUHE 



October 20, 1917 



BOSTON. 

 riR' uexl unmial meetiiij; of the 

 stockholders of the noston Flower 

 ICxclianRO takes place at Young's 

 Hotel, on Sntiiriiay. Oct. 27th, at 6 

 p. m. This beinf; tlie 25th aniiiver- 

 8Bry of the orKanizutlon of tho Flow- 

 er Market, the directors fulfllUnK a 

 popular demand, have decided to ob- 

 serve it as a Ladles' Night. The 

 Lotus Male Quartette and a reader 

 will furnish entertainment. 



All through the dahlia season 

 Fottler Flske Kawson Co. have used 

 their large show window for a display 

 of dahlia blooms each in a separate 

 vase and conspicuously labeled with 

 the name of the variety. The finest 

 of the modern introductions in peony 

 flowered, decorative and cactus varie- 

 ties are shown and the many inter- 

 ested spectators that crowd about 

 them furnish good proof of the public- 

 ity value ot the display. 



CONCENTRATED PULVERIZED 



MANURE 



rolv^rli^d or Hhr^ddrd 



Cattle Meuiure 

 Sheep Manure 



The Rorisis" standard of UDiform 

 high quality for over ten ytars. 

 Specify : WIZARD BRAND in 



your Supply House order, or write 

 us direct for prices and freight rates. 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 

 M DBlan 8tMk T>rd, Olil^«« 



NEW YORK. 



Maurice Fuld has leased the store 

 at 203 W. 41st street for a seed and 

 bulb business. 



A letter from William Plumb, who 

 is now president of a new oil com- 

 pany in Cuba tells us that their ma- 

 chinery is all set up and they ex- 

 pected to commence drilling their 

 first well by October 12. 



The awards committee of the New 

 York Florists' Club, after its visit to 

 South Orange last week to inspect 

 the sensational new Dahlia Mandaia- 

 roum as growing, unanimously de- 



NIKOTEEN 



For Spraying 



APHIS PUNK 



For Fumigatinc 

 Ask Your Dealer ho* It 



NICOTINE MFG. CO 



ST. LOUIS 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



Advertisement* in this Department, Ten Cents a Line, Net 



N,! 



lU'LIM 



C. KEI:K & SONS. UILLEOOM, Hollaod. 



Ilultii of all dracrlptluni. Wrlt« for prlcM. 



NEW YUKK BUANCU, 8-10 Brldfe Ht. 



CAK.NATION I'l.ANTH 



CAKNATIONS — Hurry h>nn iiiiil I.awauD, 

 $5.00 per 100. White aoil IMnk i;iicliiiutre»i, 

 riil|ji(li-l|ilila. MiiicliU-Ha, piMO iiir luu. Cuab. 

 CMAS. H. ORKEN, Spencer, Mnsi. 



CARNATION HTAI'LEB 



Split curntitli'Da Quickl;, eaallj and 

 cheaply nieoili'il. IMIIaburr'a Caroatloo 

 Staple, 1000 fnr ruv : :W00 for 11.00 poat- 

 pald. I. L. PIM.KHrKY. Oaleaborg, IlL 



UAULIAB 



Peony Dahlia Mra. Frederick OrlnneU. 



Stock For Sale. 



JOHN P. ROONEY, New Bedford. Maaa. 



Ordera booked at any time for Fall or 

 Spring delivery. Wholesale and Retail. 

 Send for CaUlog. NOUTUIiORO DAHLIA 

 A GLADIOLUS OARDBNS, J. L. Moora, 

 Prop., Northboro, Maaa. 



New Poeony Dahlia — John Wanamakar, 

 Neweat, Hacdaomeat, Beat. New color, naw 

 form and new habit of growth. Big atoek 

 of beat cut-flower Tarletlea. Send Itat of 

 wanta to PEACOCK DAHLIA FABUS, 

 Berlin, N. J. 



DAISIES 



Daisies (Bellls) Monstrosa, white and 

 pink, also Longfellow and Snowball. Thinly 

 sown lleld-grown seedlings, $2.50 per 1000, 

 tn.ao per 0000. cash. 



BRILL CELERY GARDENS, 

 Kalamazoo. Mich. 



M lt>KU\ >r<l( K 

 .■<KI,1,1N<; OUT »>!•• .M U.SKHY STOCK. 

 We nri- now olTiTlnir lU our nuritprlea a 

 line lot of atandard varlutlea or OrnamcD- 

 IiiIh. I'xlru larKt* iin well un iiifdliiui. We 

 wlnh to cull npi'i'liil nlli'Utlon lo our blocks 

 of tine Kurlx-rry Thiiiihi-ri.-ll In two alua, 

 IS to i'4 Inih nu<l "J to :i fi-<-t. Thla la apleo- 

 iliil Htoi'k. well lirnnchcil and extra huaby. 

 If you are lni<>ri'Hi<'<l In tliU. ur any other 

 llni-M, write for |irl<eii and Hat of stock. 

 THE LIVINGSTON SKElJ CO., Columboa, 

 Ohio. 



MIHCKM.ANEOt'M HTOCKH 

 AaplfllfltriiH, KTt-t'U anil vurloguttMl. from 

 In. to 10 in. potH. Aillanluni Cuuratum 

 from bench. Iari;<' rluiiipH. Vin<'a varlegata, 

 hi'nvy Held plantH Wrlti- for pricea. 

 WIM.IA.M CAl'STICK, 



Auburndale, Maaa. 



PANHY PLANTS 



Pansy I'lanta, Strung ami stocky. Stralna 

 iMiHurpuHspd bv anv for .Size of Bloom or 

 Colors. %'2.rA) per KXW, $11.00 per 6000. 

 (Jasli. Satlnfactkin or your money back. 

 IIKII.L CELERY GARDENS, 

 Kalajnazoo, Mich. 



PEONIKS 



Peonies. The world's greateat collection, 

 1200 aorta Send for list. C. UBTSCHBB, 

 Canal Dover, O. 



ROBB8 



Roaee, Cannas and Sbmbs. 

 CONARD & JONBS COUPANT, 

 Grove. Pa. 



GLASS 



Oreenbonae glaaa, loweat pricea. JOHN- 

 STON GLASS CO.. Hartford City. Ind. 



SPHAGNUM M088 

 Live Sphagnum moaa, orchid paat and 

 orchid baaketa alwaya on band. LAOBB 

 & HTJRRBLL, Summit. N. J. 



GOLD FI.SH 



Gold Bsh, aquarium plants, snails, cas- 

 tles, globes, aquarium, flsh goods, nets, 

 etc., wholesale. FRANKLIN BARRETT, 



i Breeder, 4815 D St., Olney. I'lillailclphla. 



. Pa. Large breeding pairs fur sale. .Send 



I fur price list. 



VINES 



Flowering and Foliage Vines, cboloa 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tnb 

 grown for Immediate effect; alao Climbing 

 Roses. J. H. TROY. Mount Hlaaarllk Nor- 

 aery. New Rochelle. N. Y. 



WISE WOBK 



WILLIAM E. HEILSCHES'B WIBI 

 WORKS. 264 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. 



cided to award it a first-class certi- 

 ficate. 



The Torrey Botanical Club cele- 

 brated its semicentennial anniver- 

 sary with a series of conferences be- 

 ginniuK on Thursday. October 18. and 

 running through to Saturday. Thurs- 

 day's session was held in Schermer- 

 horn Hall. Columbia University. 

 Friday's meeting was at the Bronx 

 Uotanical Garden and Saturday's 

 meeting at the Brooldyn Botanical 

 Garden. The Torrey Botanical Club 

 is the oldest botanical organization 

 in America, and was founded in 1867 

 in honor of Dr. John Torrey. for 

 many years professor at Columbia 

 College. Dr. X. L. Britton. head of the 

 New York Botanical Garden, served as 

 chairman on the committee of the 

 semiceiilennial. 



HELP WANTED HX>_ 

 WANTED A ROSE GROWER 



To work under foreman, on modern 

 place five miles from Boston. State 

 age, experience and wages expected, to 



_ THOMAS ROLAND r^' 



NAHANT*^- r.^ . .V MASS. 



Salesman Wanted 



Wholesale cut flowers, opportunity 

 for advancement for good live man. 



S. S. PENNOCK CO. 



Ilil.: I.udluH St. I'lIII.AUKLPIII.V 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 

 Columbus, Ga. — .J. F. Willis, seeds- 

 man, liroad street, has fi]ed a petition 

 in bankruptcy. 



Party would like to Organize a 

 Gardeners' Investment Association 



Cunsistin;: of unt- hundri'il iiu'intit-rs. with 

 capital stock of Ten Thouaand Dollars, 

 divlib'd in one hundred shares, fur the pur- 

 pose uf crowing cut flowers fur New York 

 market. For full particulars, write "G. D.," 

 care HOinK'tLTI."RK. 



WANTED— By the E. C. Ludwlg Floral 

 Company. 710 East Diamond Street, North 

 Side. Pittsburgh, Pa., an experienced Qorlst, 

 either single or married, fur night work. 

 Answer in person or In own handwriting, 

 stating experience. 



W.V.NTED two experienced gardeners to 

 work on a private estate near Buffalo. 

 Wages $60.00 per month with room and 

 hoard. Appiv with references to Head 

 Gardener. LOCUEVA.N". Derby. N. Y. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



SITIATIOX WANTED as Superintendent 

 or Head Gardi-ner on private place Eng- 

 lish, married, one child, life experience in 

 fruit, flowers, vegetables, greenhouses, trees, 

 shrubs, farm crops, livestock. Best of ref- 

 erences. Address H. C. care HORTICtlL- 

 TIRE. 



