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H K T 1 C U L T D R E 



October 1*7 . I".tl7 



Auction Sales of Dutch-Grown Bulbs 



Also Palms, Ferns, Dracaenas, Rubbers, Etc , French, Japanese and Bermuda-Grown Bulbs 



Sales will be continued each Tuesday and Friday at 1 1 o'clock, A. M., until end of season 



SEND FOR AUCTION CATALOGUES 



the MACNIFF HORTICULTURAL COMPANY 



The Largest Seed, Plant and Poultry Salesrooms in the World 



52, 54 and 56 VESEY STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. 



CLEVELAND. 



Julius Kisli. confessed slayer of F. 

 C. Bartels, has been bound over to the 

 Brand jury on the charge of first de- 

 gree murder. 



C. E. Russell, of the Jones Russell 

 Co., has just returned from a trip east 

 where he went to look tor a skilled 

 florist of which he is in need. He is 

 still looking. 



A. B. Barber has just returned to 

 Cleveland alter opening his new store 

 in Youngstown. This gives his com- 

 pany four branches now, two in Cleve- 

 land, one in Akron and one in Youngs- 

 town. 



"People continue to buy in spite of 

 the prices we have to charge," said 

 A. J. Rose, of the Park Flower Shop. 

 "They go from the roses to chrysan- 

 themums and back again, but seldom 

 leave empty handed." 



Florists are buying earlier than 

 usual for their Christmas and holiday 

 needs, according to W. Q. Potter, 

 wholesalers and retailers seem to be 

 very optimistic as to the future and 

 fear no slump during the war. 



F. J. Piggott, florist, 2236 Meyer 

 avenue, was the victim last week of 

 marauders who broke into his green- 

 house and stole all the electric bulbs, 

 "and passed up a very valuable ton of 

 coal in the boiler room," reports the 

 puzzled Mr. Piggott. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Paul Huebner wants to nialio one 

 more trip to Europe. Of course, after 

 the war is over, which he sincerely 

 hopes will be before he feoes on the 

 company's pension list. Why? Well 

 there's a thrifty why to that. An 

 active official of the R. R. can get some 

 passports that a retired official can't. 



The next meeting of the Florists' 

 Club will be held at the West Phila- 

 delphia Republican Club House, 4105 

 Chestnut street. This courtesy is ex- 

 tended through the efforts of Mr. 

 Farenwald and other officers of the 

 Club and all members are cordially in- 

 vited to attend the next meeting, 

 Tuesday, November 6th. The Penn- 

 sylvania Horticultural Society has en- 

 gaged the First Regiment Armory for 

 its annual chrysanthemum show. 



August Lutz has sold out his green- 

 houses and other property at 34th and 

 Powelton avenue to a laundry concern 

 which will erect buildings for their 

 business on the vacated site. Mr. 

 Lutz is a veteran who has made 

 money as a local old time florist and 



iiciiii till' KPcittth of the c ii\ arouMcl 

 him during the past fifty years. He 

 will reside for the present in one of 

 his houses which he has recently 

 erected nearer the city limit, nemely, 

 at 6034 Baltimore avenue, where ho 

 will be glad to see his old friends. 



CINCINNATI. 

 Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Kyrk are on a 

 trip to Chicago and some Michigan 

 points. 



M. M. Carroll has added wholesale 

 cutflowers to her bulb and supply 

 business and has opened a salesroom 

 on Third street, between Walnut and 

 Main street. 



Wm. Brueggemann, after five weeks 

 spent at the P. J. Olinger greenhouses 

 at New Castle, Ind., has returned to 

 this city. A new heating system has 

 just been installed at New Castle. 



.\ fllMci Willi uhirh 111 purrlivi.sl' 



comfort kits for lloriBls in the mili- 

 tary or naval service of the U. S. is 

 being raised by the florists. C. S. 

 Jones started the fund. Contributions 

 are being received at the place of the 

 William .Murphy Co. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The publicity committee of the 

 National Society are up and doing and 

 are losing no time. 



The Retail Florists' Protective Asso- 

 ciation met last .Monday evening, Oct. 

 15, at the Knights of Columbus Hall. 



H. G. Berning. George H. Anger- 

 mueller, Wm. C. Smith Wholesale Co., 

 C. A. Kuehn and W'indlcr's Wholesale 

 Floral Co. commenced on October 22 

 to close their offices at 5 p. ni.. Instead 

 of 6 p. m. 



iFr.irii llir ■•lli-i:i|.l.. .Min.r..." IlaTnuM. I l.tnln-r I'ir. V.ilT Trnlisl.itl.ni. l 



THE CUBAN STANDARD HAS BEGUN DRILLING WITH A POW- 

 ERFUL "ROTARY." 



At the Invitation of Mr. Plumb, President of This Active Company. We 

 Visited the Land Where a Most Modern Apparatus is Accomplish- 

 ing the Work With Great Rapidity. The Drill Can Go Down, 

 If Necessary, to a Depth of More Than 3,000 Feet. 



The Cuban Standard has begun the drilling of its first well with 

 a perfect and ijowerful "Rotary Drill" on its land in liacuranao. 



Yesterday we had the opportunity of speaking with Mr. Plumb, 

 president of this company. "We are ready," he told us, "to drill more 

 than 3,0(iO feet if it becomes necessary. There will be no lack of 

 effort on our part to liring this work to a definite issue. " 



The Cuban Standard lias begun to pay its solemn debt contracted 

 with its shareholders, in Ijeginning actively the work of exploitation. 

 That represents the most eloquent demonstration that is possible of 

 its good intentions and honor. 



It is unneceessary to speak, because it is well known, of tlie 

 value of the property which this company owns in the district of 

 Bacuranao. As impartial reporters, we are bound to note this cir- 

 cumstance of the greatest importance to the shareholders— that it's 

 the only company drilling with a "Rotary." It has been demonstrated 

 to a certainty and is well known by all intelligent oil men and geolo- 

 gists, that the "Rotary," taking into account the geological formation 

 of the Cuban soil, is the most certain, rapid and effective drill. 



.\t the special invitation of .Mr. Plumb, we visited the camp in 

 Bacuranao and what struck our attention most forcibly was the order 

 and the perfect organization with which the work is being done. At 

 the same time, we had a brief conversation with .\lr. English (field 

 snpt.) an amiable man, an expert in oil, well known in mining circles 

 both in Mexico and in Cuba. Mr. English was very optimistic. He 

 was sincere in his certainty that the best results would l)e obtained 

 as a reward for their labors. 



Agreeably impressed as we were, we can do no less than predict 

 the best future for the Cuban Standard which has effectively demon- 

 strated that there are in Cuba honorable companies that spare neither 

 money nor efforts to offer their shareholders a brilliant opportunity. 



Mr. Plumb told us, furthermore, that all those who are interested 

 are invited to see for themselves the work done. 



See it and assure yourselves! — Adv. 



