August 4, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



117 



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WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. 



Advertisements in this column one 

 cent a word. Initials count as words. 

 _ Cash with order. 



FOU SALE CHE.vr— Two Giienhnuses. 

 nearly iirw. to be taken down and re- 

 raovi'd. For particulars address W. C 

 Slerritt. Washingtunville, N. Y. 



FOK SALE— Five gn-iMiliousus c<.ntalniiii; 

 5,000 t'<?ot of t'liiss. but water beat. Town 

 water, tine acre of land. 10 minutes' walk 

 from depot; 1 minute from electrics. Near 

 cburcbes. stores and schools. For particu- 

 lars write A. F. Belcher, I'"oxboro. Mass. 



FOU SALE OR KENT— IMaee estab- 

 lislied twent.v years, jjeoil local trade: no 

 competition; town si.x tliousaml inhabitants. 

 One acre laud, ;:reenhonses covering seven 

 thousand feet, with or without stock; To 

 sashes. ;tx('.. Houses heated Iiy two No. 7 

 Purman steam boilers. A. S. Lamb, 

 Wincbendou. Mass. 



SITUATION WANTED in a private 

 place by yonng man. 20. American; single; 

 experience. Best of references. Address 

 W. F. Ewell. West Medford. Mass. 



SITUATION WANTED— As private gar- 

 dener on place where there is a range of 

 greenhouses. Best of references. Over 7 

 years in last place. Expert rose grower. 

 Married. Address J. J., care HORTICUL- 

 TURE^ 



WANTED— A few specimen plants of 

 Polypodium Aureum. William W. Edgar 

 Co., Waverley. Mass. 



WANTED— Yonng man. 22 to 26. to 

 work in greenhouses: $5.5.00 per month. 

 Reply to E. D. B., Office of HORTICUL- 

 TURE^ 



WANTED — Young, single man for fruit 

 range. Palms and Violet Houses. Wages 

 $.50.00. Reply to E. J. C, Office of HOR- 

 TICULTURE. 



WANTED — Y'oung single man for Green- 

 house, who understands grapes. Wages 

 $35.00 and board. Reply to R. M. C, Of- 

 flee of HORTICULTURE. 



WANTED— To rent witb the privilege of 

 buvlng If satisfied, a modern greenhouse 

 of 'from 6,000 to 10.000 ft. of glass, good re- 

 tail business in some live city or town in 

 New England preferred. Address A. G. D., 

 Box 206. Millburv, Mass. 



OPPOSED TO FREE SEEDS. 



At a meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee of the National Agricultural 

 Press League held at St. Louis, Mo., 

 recently, the following resolution was 

 adopted: 



Resolved, That the National Agricul- 

 tural Press League is opposed to the 

 government distribution ot free seeds 

 except so far as is necessary for ex- 

 perimental purposes in the introduction 

 of new. rare and valuable seeds within 

 the meaning of the original act author, 

 izing seed distribution. The distribu- 

 tion of ordinary field, vegetable and 

 garden seeds as a gift from the gov- 

 ernment is a degeneration from the 

 original purpose and is not approved 

 in principle nor practice by self-re- 

 specting farmers or farmers' associa- 

 tions throughout the couutry, and 

 there is no more to be said in favor 

 of government seed distribution as at 

 present conducted than there would be 

 in favor ot a regular distribution to 

 farmers or any other class of citizens 

 of free beet, free sugar or free flour 

 at the expense of the taxpayers of the 

 country. 



It is directed that a copy of this 

 resolution be sent to all senators, 

 members of Congress, the United 

 States Agricultural Department, agri- 

 cultural papers and to others inter- 

 ested. 



(Signed) PHILIP H. HALE. 



CHARLES F. MILLS, 

 JOHN M. STAHL. 



Ex. Com. Agricultural Press League. 



A WELL BUILT HOUSE. 



W. C. Ward of Wollaston has his 

 iievv house ready to glaze. This house 

 is the largest of his range, being 

 140x21. A description of some of its 

 special features will doubtless be of 

 interest. The side and bench walls 

 are of concrete. The side walls are 14 

 inches at the base tapering to 5 inches 

 at the top. The bench walls are uni- 

 formly of 2 1-2 inches thicliness. The 

 purlines are ot inch pipe supported 

 by braces set at an angle and fastened 

 to the centre posts. The centre posts 

 and braces are also of inch pipe. An 

 idea original with Mr. Ward is that the 

 strength of these pipes would be in- 

 creased by filling them solidly with 

 cement and he has accordingly done so. 



The side sash-bars which support 

 the plate are set in the concrete wall, 

 and against every fifth one is an angle- 

 iron which would hold up the plate in 

 case it was necessary to remove the 

 sash-bars because of decay or for any 

 other reason. 



The walks are concrete and the 

 structure will evidently be a neat and 

 substantial one. It is safe to assume 

 that Mr. Ward thinl^s the production 

 of pansy blooms is fully up to the de- 

 mand as he will grow sweet peas and 

 dahlias in this house and not put any 

 pansies in it. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING AND 



PROJECTED 



New Concerns. 



Waban, Mass. — F. W. Rane, range of 

 houses- 



Woburn, Mass. — Dobbins & Shannon, 

 three houses. 



Grand Island, Neb., Cheyenne, Wyo., 

 Denver. Col., Ogden, Utah. — Union 

 Pacific R. R.; series of greenhouses. 



Additions. 



Oalvland, R. I.— Amos F. Darling, one 

 house. 



North Woburn. Mass.— Adam Foster, 

 additions. 



Grand ForlvS, N. D.— E. 0. Lovell, 

 one house. 



Philadelphia. Pa.— Philip S. Smith, 

 additions to houses. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Fairbanks. Morse & Co., Cleveland, 

 0. Vertical Gasoline, Gas or Kerosene 

 Engines. 



W. W. Rawson & Co., Boston, Mass. 

 Wholesale Price List of Bulbs for Fall 

 Planting. 



The Report of the Commissioners of 

 Lincoln Park, Chicago, for the year 

 1905, has been issued. It is mainly an 

 account of income and expenditure 

 during the year. 



The Proceedings of the third annual 

 meeting of the Alabama State Horti- 

 cultural Society is received. It con- 

 tains among other excellent things 

 papers on irrigation, co-operative 

 spraying, soil surveys, fruits, good 

 roads, plant diseases, fertilizers, etc., 

 by eminent specialists, indicating a 

 healthy horticultural activity in this 

 progressive southern State. 



Volume 40. comprising the transac- 

 tions of the Iowa State Horticultural 

 Society and several affiliated bodies, is 

 a bound volume of 500 pages, brim full 

 of valuable information on practical 

 horticultural topics and embellished 

 with a number of half-tone illustrations 

 ot flowers, fruits, and gardens. 

 Wesley Greene of Davenport is the 



DREER'S 



GIANT CYCLAMEN 



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Our strains of these are grown for us by Europe's 

 leading specialist, and are unmatchable for size, free 

 flowering, purity of color and habit of growth, if you- 

 want the best you must grow this strain. 



Dreer's Qiant Pure White 



White with Carmine Eye 



" " Blood-red 



'* " Rose 



75 ct>. per 100 seeds: $6.00 per 1000 



Dreer's Giant Mixed 

 60 cts. per 100 seeds ; $5.00 per 1000 



250 seeds or more at 1000 rate 



Sec our Mid-Summer Lists for CINERARIAS^ 

 DAISIES. FORGET-ME-NOTS. PANSIES. PRIM- 

 ULAS and other seasonable seeds. 



HENRY A. DREER 



714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia 



ROYAL LAWN MOWER SHARPENER 



The best device u( its kind lo date. .Makes 

 a perlect edge. .\ ctiild can use it. Order a 

 sample and see for yourself. 75 cts postpaid. 

 Liberal discount to Agents. 



C. C. WATSON, Dob.on BIdg.. 

 Cor. 9th & Marliet Street., PHILADELPHIA 



secretary. The volume is a credit to 

 him and a copy should be in the hands 

 of every garden owner in the State. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 

 H. F. Micheli Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Wholesale Catalogue of Bulbs. Seeds 

 and Seasonable Supplies for July and 

 August, 1906. 



Elm City Nursery Company, New 

 Haven, Conn. Special Summer and 

 Autumn Circular. Specialties, peonies, 

 irises, and other herbaceous plants,, 

 evergreens, etc. 



