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HORTICULTUEE 



October 16, 1915 



•Est. 176S 



Pot Makers for a 

 Century anda Half 



HEWS 



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Inc. 1904 



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A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc., Cambridge, Mass. 



WarehoQBes: 

 OAMBBIDOE, MASS. 

 NEW YORK, N. T. 



^FREAKISH FACTS AND FACTLESS 



FREAKS. 



'Culled mostly from the columns ol 

 our exchanges. 



The unusual size of some game fisb 

 •caught in irrigation ditches in Washing- 

 ton led to the belief that they bad fattened 

 themselves by eating alfalfa, and an in- 

 'vestigation proved the theory correct. 



— fix. 



Those millions and millions of wild se- 

 tters that paint tie N«w England fields 

 blue. Just now, are so highly esteemed in 

 isome parts of the country that single roots 

 sell to flower lovers for 25 cents each. 

 — Boston Post. 



Had that South Carolina "Burbank" 

 who is on the way toward growing cotton 

 of any shade desired developed his scheme 

 a few years earlier, doubtless we should 

 not now be hearing much complaint be- 

 • cause of the shortage of German dyestuffs. 

 — Boston Traveler. 



There will be some splash in the Atlantic 

 ■ocean this week — all caused by John 

 Scally, city representative of M. Rice & 

 •Co., taking his daily dips in the cool wet. 

 The ocean will be the goat for one whole 

 week. 



— Would-be Correspondent for Horti- 

 culture. 



About 15 minutes ride from the State 

 House, one may see a scene reminiscent 

 of the old farming days of Boston. From 

 ■early morn may be seen a herd of about 

 50 cows grazing on the side of Parker 

 Hill, ISoxbury, with a modern hospital on 

 ■one side of the hill and an old church on 

 the other for environment. 



— Boston Post. 



It has been a long time since I have 

 met a woman so well posted on all kinds 

 ■of flowers and vegetable growing as Mrs. 

 C. S. Eastwood, who has charge of the 

 Arlington school gardens, the Battery 

 street school garden, and the roof garden 

 at South Bay Union. 



Among other hints she gave me was 

 this one which flower lovers may well 

 treasure away in their memory for use 



HILFINGER BROS.. Potterr. Fort Edward, N.T. 



Kujgst Rolker & Sons. 51 Barclay St., N. Y. City, Agents 

 OUa SPECItin — Uoe nislaocg and Tradt Eioort 



—STANDARD FLOWER— i 



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If your greenlioHses are within 5(XI 

 miles of the Capitol, write us. wo can 

 save you ni'inev. 



W. H. ERNEST 



^~ 28th & M Sts.. Washiiiirton, I). C. ^ 



THE FL0R1STS'~HAIL ASS0CI.4TI0N 



Is a mutual organization, insuring green- 

 house glass against hail. Both commercial 

 and private establishments are accepted. 

 For particulars, address 



.John G. Esler, Sec,, Saddle River, N. J. 



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DREER'S "Riverton Special" Plant Tubs 



No. Diam. Ba. Doz. 100 

 10 20 In. $1.45 »ia.00 $130.08 

 20 18 in. 1.30 14.00 115.00 

 1.00 



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11.25 

 7.00 

 5.00 

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 S.50 



92.00 

 66.00 

 40.00 

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 28.00 



30 16 in. 



40 14 in. 



30 12 In. 



fiO 10 in. 



70 8 In. 



Manufactured (or us exclMslveiy. The best tub ever Introduee'l. The neatest, lightest 

 and cheapest. Painted green, with electric welded hoops. The four largest slzea hare 

 drop handles. 



HENRY A. DREER, Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, and Supplies, 714 ciiestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa 



another planting time, it seems to me. 

 She said that one of the most successful 

 dahlia growers she had ever met told her 

 that lie had made a practice of securing 

 all the fish heads he could from the 

 fish market near his home; and when ho 

 planted, his dahlia roots he had put a fish 

 head under each bulb, and the fish con- 

 stituted a fertilizer that he had found to 

 be unsurpassed. It works well with other 

 kinds of plants, too. 



■ — Boston Post. 



Carlisle, Pa. — On the so-called "Mc" 

 AUister Farm," now conducted by Charles 

 F. Pillsbury, two Williams and Graven- 

 stein trees and a crab apple tree are in 

 bloom During a recent hail storm that 

 swept this section of the county the Wil- 

 liams and Gravenstein apple trees were 

 stripped of their fruit. Shortly afterward 

 Mr. Pillsbury noticed that apple buds were 

 opening up all over the trees, and today 

 they are in full bloom again for the second 

 time this season. The crab apple tree is a 

 prolific bearer and has blossomed twice in 

 one season in previous years. 



A new species of dahlia, with a wide 

 scarlet stripe down its white leaves, and a 

 centre of yellow, grown by Julius Weiss, 

 florist of the State Hospital, Trenton, was 

 shown for the first time at the Michell 

 outing at Andalusia. Weiss explained that 

 it was called Helvetia, the "Swiss Dahlia," 

 because its leaves looked like a Swiss flag; 

 and he added that he had put himself to 

 the trouble of discovering it for patriotic 

 reasons.— -Doylstoivn Intelligencer. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR 

 CONTEMPLATED. 



Clinton, Ind. — Herman G. Hershey, 

 rebuilding. 



Hicksville, 0. — Chas. W. Seibert, 

 house, 30.\S5. 



Pontiac, Mich. — Pontiac Floral Co., 

 house, 35x275. 



Sunbury, Pa.— E. H. Luckart, Water 

 street, adidtious. 



Norwich, Ct.— T. H. Peabody, Salem 

 turnpike, house. .30x75. 



Richmond. Ind. — Hammond & Co.. 

 Urook road, one house. 



Attica, N. Y.— Rocco Famelli, 908 

 Broad street, one house. 



Aurora. III. — Aurora Greenhouse Co., 

 two houses, each 28x150. 



Fairchance. Pa. — A. M. Frederick, 

 Jr.. vegetable house. 40x134. 



Rochdale, Mass. — Elbridge S. Car- 

 leton. Dale street, conservatory. 



Providence, R, I. — Butler Hospital, 

 TilackstoDe boulevard, one house. 



Lincoln, Neb. — E. S. Gunn, for many 

 years connected with the Griswold 

 Seed Company, has started in business 

 for himself under the name of the 

 Gunn Seed Co. 



KING 



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GREENHOUSES 



Write for Bulletin No. 47 

 and you will see why. 



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28 King's Road, N. Tonawanda, N.Y. 



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