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II OUT I CULTURE 



December 6, 1919 



IN LINE FOR FALL SPRAYING 

 IN NEW ENGLAND 



/GlWPLEt FREMDirTHlMgu\ 

 INSECTICIDE 



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BAY thi.i AND I' xi. M SCALE 



Mlltl'V II.WtH MUSK 



l'RAK PSYLI.A 



CH'KTERS OF APHIS KGG-i 



HANG OVEK 1 IM.I < ttl'ORES OF TI1E 



IIUOIVN KOT OF THE PEACH AM) 



OTIIKK STONE FR11T8. 

 PEACH LEAF Cl'KL 

 APPLE l AN K IK AND SCAB 



Destroy the above named Insects and fun- 

 gus spores by spraying them with 



SULCO-V.B. 



A combined contact insecticide and fungi- 

 cide of known reliability 



Xook aSwANCoM 

 \ NEW\DBK.P.SA./ 



Simple, Sure and Safe — Right in Principle and Price 



From your dealer or direc t — go to your dealer first 



ii!™! COOK & SWAN CO. Inc. 



UH Front Street 

 NEW YOKE CITY 



Ml Milk Street 



BOSTON. MASS. 



Geo. II. Frazier. Mcr. 



The Recognized Standard Insecticide. 

 A spray remedy for green, black, white fly, 

 thrips anil soft scale. 



Quart, $1,110; Gallon. $2.60. 



FUNGINE 



For mildew, rust anil ether blights affect- 

 In g flowers, fruits anil vegetables. 

 Quart, $1.00; Gallon, $2.60. 



VERMINE 



For eel worms, angle worms and other 

 worms working In the sell. 



Quarts, $1 00; Gallen, $3.00. 

 SOLD BY DEALERS 



Aphine Manufacturing Co. 



MADISON. N. J. 



)reer's Peerless! 

 Glazing Points 



For Greenhouses 



Drive easy and true, because 

 both bevels are on the same 

 aide. Can't twist and break 

 the glass In Irivlog. Galvan- 

 ized and will not rust. No 

 rights or lefts 

 The Peerless Glazing Point 

 Is patented. No others like A 

 It Order from your dealer, 

 oi direct from as. 

 1000, Wc. postpaid. | 

 Samples free. 



HENRY A, DREEKj 

 1J.4 Chestnut StreetX 



PntUd.lphU. 



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Save Him plant* I trees. Just the 



thing for greenhouse unit outdoor use 

 Destroys Mealy Bug, ISrown anil White 

 Scale, Thrips, Red Spider, Black ami 

 Green Fly, Mites, Ants, etc., without 

 Injury to plantB anil without odor. 

 Used accenting to directions, our stand- 

 ard Insecticide will prereut ravages on 

 your crops by Insects. 



Aon-poisonous and harmless to user 

 and plant. Leading Seedsmen and 

 Florists have used It with wonderful 

 results. 



Destroys Lice In Poultry Houses, 

 Fleas on Dogs and all Domestic Pets. 

 Excellent as a wash for dogs and other 

 animals. Relieves mange. Dilute with 

 water :!0 to 50 parts. 



Mi Pint. 30i- ; Pint, 60c; Quart. 9re.; 



% Gallon. SI. fill; Gallon. $2.60; 3 <.,il- 



liin (an, $10.00; III Gallon Can, $20.00. 



Direction on package. 



LEMON OIL COMPANY 



Dipt. S. 420 W. liilnetoi St. Biltitwi. Ha 



CAMBRIDGE 



NKW YOBH 



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World's Oldest end Largest 

 Manufacturer, of 



FLOWER POTS 



WHYT 



A. H. HEWS & CO., INC. 



Cambridge, Mass. 



When writing to advertisers kindly 

 mention HORTICULTURE 



TAKING CHRISTMAS ORDERS. 



Have proper order sheets printed. 

 Do not use pieces of paper of any size 

 and form, or a piece off the ribbon 

 bolt. Some use a book in which to en- 

 ter them, but I think the order sheet 

 the best. You will find them much 

 more convenient than the book for 

 sorting and filing. Write only one 

 order on a sheet. They can be num- 

 bered and filed according to numbers 

 or alphabetically. I find alphabetical 

 filing much better than according to 

 number. A charge order can be filed 

 alphabetically under the name of the 

 person to whom it is charged, and a 

 paid order under the name of the per- 

 son to whom it is going. Have a file 

 for each day of the week and sort 

 your orders thus: 



Express — Flowers. 



Express — Plants. 



Town — Flowers. 



Town — Plants. 



If a customer comes in to add her 

 card to an order placed three weeks 

 previously, you will have no trouble 

 in finding the order. If you have a 

 new clerk, he has only to ask her if 

 her order was flowers or plants, 

 charged or paid. With this informa- 

 tion, it is a simple matter for him to 

 find the order. 



No doubt you will put aside sold 

 plants and baskets a week before 

 Christmas. Label these with a large 

 tag, giving the delivery day, the one 

 to whom it is to be sent and the name 

 of the one who ordered it, if charged. 

 Place all the plants, etc., for the same 

 day's delivery together. When the 

 time comes to wrap up these plants, 

 the information on the label will tell 

 you where the order is. Now if you 

 have done what I suggested about 

 writing cards and address labels when 

 the order was received, all you have 

 to do, is detach these from the order, 

 attach to the plant or basket and give 

 to the packer. You waste no time the 

 night before Christmas Eve writing 

 cards and labels. Your packers do not 

 handle the orders, and there is little 

 possibility of an order being lost 



This system can also be applied to 

 your cut flower orders. Your regular 

 clerk picks out the flowers and gives 

 them, with card and label, to the pack 

 ers. In this way, your regular clerks, 

 knowing the customers, gives them 

 the stock and service to which they 

 are accustomed. 



I find the best plan is to divide the 

 city or town into districts and have 

 a motor delivery car for each section 

 Select a place in the store or green- 

 house where all parrels are gathered 

 and then sorted for their respective 

 districts. — Canadian Florist. 



