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HORTIOULTUBB 



February G, 1916 



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WANTS. FOR SALf, ETC. 



AdvM-tUmienta la ihla e*lH^im 

 on* r««it ■ word. InltlAla c«a«t a« 

 •• word!. Cmah with erdav. All 

 corrcwpondrnr^ ftd4lr«*aMl "Oftr* 

 HOKTlni.Tl'HK" cilioold be •«■! 

 to 147 Suiiiiiirr ht., lloMtoD, 



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HELP WANTED 



WANTED — An cxperlpiM i ■! mii -^crymaD 

 for New KnKl"U<l poHllloii. Oni> who un- 

 dcrstniKls iiriipim'iillni;. Iiiis Kood record 

 and Is not nfriiUI of work, ran Rct Rood 

 position. "K. A.," care IIORTICULTUKE. 



WANTKD— Experienced foreman for 

 genornl landsi-apo work, with knowledge of 

 hardy trees. .sliruMiorv and herhatcous ma- 

 terial, road liulldlQK. Kradlns, etc. Ad- 

 dress "K," care of HORTICULTURE. 



WANTED— First-class, experienced sales- 

 man In larue wholesale cut llowcr estab- 

 lishment. "S.," care of nORTICCLTURE. 



WANTED— BrlRht, Intelligent, faithful 

 salesman In Metropolitan flower store. 

 "N.," care of HORTICULTURE, 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



GARDENER, FARMER, SIPKUINTEND- 

 EXT for private estate, life practical ex- 

 perience, layini; out new places, vcci- 

 taliles, fruit, flower.s, farm crops, and live 

 slock; first class credentials, Scotch, ni.ir- 

 ried, iico 45. Address, A. L. MAHSHALli, 

 I'IC. Cleveland .«i|., I'.irtchester, N. Y. 



SITUATION WANTED— As head gard- 

 ener on private estate, by a German, 30 

 years; single; very best of references. At 

 present assistant superintendent on one of 

 Brookline's best known private estates. 

 BRUNO SITZENSTOK, 185 Davis Ave., 

 Brookline, Mass. 



WANTED — Position as decorator and 

 salesman in llrst-class retail flower store. 

 Boston and New York references. Address 

 G.. care HORTICULTURE. 



BU^NESS OPPORTUNITIES 



THERE'S n good chnnce on the Mala 

 Line suburban rblladplpbln for n live wire 

 raising and selllni; flowers. Near station. 

 Two acres, worth JmiMK) an acre. Five glass 

 houses (one of tliem cost J2000 two years 

 ago), st.'ibic, outhouses, horses, wagons and 

 other appurtenances. Also the good-will of 

 a business running successfully for 20 

 years. In all, counting the site, value 10— 

 the horses, wagons and things, 5~the good- 

 will, .1. 1 should say $20,000 the real value. 

 I believe you could buy It for much leas 

 right now. Reason ; the owner is In bad 

 health and would like to see some live 

 young one take a hold of it even if owner 

 has to give him a bargain. I know some- 

 thing about the business mvsclf— and this 

 Is no fake: I think It Is « splendid chance 

 for a young man with a little backing. II 

 isn't a case of all cash, so long as the back 

 Ing Is good the rest can be arranged. Ad 

 dress G. C. W., care Pennock Ueehtn Co., 

 1614 Ludlow street. 



FOR SALE 



FOR SALE— Fresh from factory, new, 

 II' I 12. 18 I 18, 16 I 24, double thick. A 

 and n (inuiltles. Market dropped. Now la 

 the lime to bay and save money. 



PARSHKLSKT BROS., INC., Tlfi-MT 

 Uavemeyer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



FOR SALE— An old established and good 

 paying florist business In Montreal. Small 

 capital required. This Is a snap for a 

 quick buyer. Address "M. A. B.," care of 

 HORTICULTURE. 



FOR S.\LE — Modern Greenhouse Plant, 

 located in citv of iMrtv Ibousnnd. Ad- 

 dress E. A. CHURCHILL, 41 Royal St., 

 I.owell. Mass. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



WANTED: 10 S x C, hot-bed sash glazed 

 with 3 rows of D. T. Glass. Must be in 

 No. 1 condition, within 3(K) miles. Give 

 full description. C. .\. PERLEY, Win- 

 "throp. Me. 



Obituary 



Mrs. Julia A. Shea. 

 Mrii. Julia A., widow of Uaiiii'l C. 

 Shea, died on January :!0 In Janialia 

 IMaln, Maau., aK<-d !'l ywira. Mrs. Shea 

 was the mother of Jame.s n. Shea, 

 Doi)Uty Park CoiiiiniBsloiier of Iloslon, 

 who Is Well known and Well beloved 

 among the enliic Kardenint.; fraternity, 

 all of whom will unite with Hoini- 

 i I i.niii: in e.\tendill^ to their friend 

 sincere condolence and Kyni|)athy with 

 him in the great bereavement wlileli 

 has come to hini. his brother Jerry, 

 nurseryman, and their fiinillv. 



Thomas Clark 

 The death of Thomas Clark oc- 

 curred suddenly at his home In Paclflc 

 Grove, California on Tuesday, January 

 25th. Mr. Clark was a native of Scot- 

 land, coming to this country in his 

 youth. For many years he managed 

 the country estate of John W. Brooks 



TTio>fAS Clabk 



in Milton, Massachusetts. About twen- 

 ty years ago he left .Milton and went 

 to .Montana where he became inter- 

 ested in ranching for a few years. 

 Then he moved to California where he 

 was very successful in the mining 

 business. Several years ago Mr. 

 Clark's health became so poor that it 

 was necessary for him to retire from 

 active business. During these past 

 few years he has lived in Pacific 

 Grove, devoting his time to his flowers. 

 Mr. Clark leaves a wife, two sons and 

 a daughter besides a host of friends 

 not only in California but among the 

 gardeners and florists around Boston, 

 with whom he was so long and in- 

 timately associated. 



William H. Ferguson. 



William H. Ferguson, an old and 

 well-known letail florist of Philadel- 

 I)hia, passed away on January 28, aged 

 69 years. He hailed originally from 

 the Kensington district but was estab- 

 lished as a retailer at 12th and Spring 

 Garden streets for over thirty years. 

 He did not take an active part in club 

 or society affairs and was not well 

 known in the trade outside of those 

 with whom he did business. His son 



has been aHHoclated with him In the 

 business for the past ten years and 

 continues the same. 



Mrs. Alexander Waldbart. 

 Alexander Wiildbart, of St. Louis, 

 has suffered bereavement in the death 

 of his wife, .Mrs. Kmlle S. Wald- 

 bart, who passed away on January 

 2Gth. The funeral took place from her 

 late residence, ,'>8.''>9 Ktzel avenue, on 

 Saturday, January 2!ith, and many In 

 the trade attended the services at St. 

 Hose's church, tlien to Calvery ceme- 

 tery. She is survived by her husband 

 ami rive children 



NEW FLOWER STORES. 



Petersburg, III. — Salverson'e Flower 



Store. 



Salem, N. J.— H, E. West, Patterson 



Bldg. 



Buffalo, N, Y.— S. J, Rebstock, Grant 

 street. 



Clarksville, 

 D.miel Bldg. 



Tenn. — John Tarpley, 



Lawrence, Mass.— A. H. Wagland, 



l."i4 Kssex street. 



Kansas City, Mo.— Gilday & Skid- 



Miore, East llth street. 



San Francisco, Cal.— Harris & Cole, 

 Bush and Octavia streets. 



West Hoboken, N. J. — Rosery Plow- 



• i- Shop, 2:! Summit avenue. 



Logan, U. —Cache Valley Floral Co., 

 Minoving to 31 Federal avenue. 



New York, N. Y.— John G. Carlaftes, 

 Iremont avenue and Southern Blvd., 

 near 177th street, Bronx, 



Chicago, III.- Eighteenth St. Florist, 

 lioi) W. 18th street, J. S. Shermiot and 

 .■\. Andryanskia, proprietors. 



PERSONAL. 

 J. Otto Thilow and Henry F. Michell 

 of Philatielpliia are taking a brief va- 

 cation in southern waters. 



David Weir, former gardener on the 

 Brandegee estate, Boston, started via. 

 the Clyde Line on F"ebruary 4, for a 

 two months' tour of the Florida 

 winter resorts. 



N. Zweifel, G. Pohl, W. R. Schroeder 

 and H. Hunkel of the Milwaukee dele- 

 gation to the Carnation Society meet- 

 ing visited florists and points of inter- 

 est in Cincinnati on their way home 

 from St. Louis. 



The Pacific Garden, heretofore pub- 

 lished by the Pasadena Horticultural 

 Society, with P. D. Barnhart as editor, 

 has been purchased by The Krucke- 

 berg, Los Angeles, Cal., Press, who will 

 publish it hereafter under the title of 

 Suburban California, carrying the 

 former name as a sub-title. Horticuit 

 tire's best wishes to the new manage- 

 ment. 



Horticulture Publishing Company: 



Gentlemen — I think much of this pa- 

 per because it brings the near price of 

 the flower market reports. I wish y«u 

 a big success. 



N. Y. F. V, 



