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HORTICULTURE 



February 15, 1919 



Cambridge 



NEW YORK 



Sal 



World's Oldest niid Largest 

 Manufacturers of 



FLOWER POTS 



WHY? 



A. H. HEWS & CO., INC. 



Cambridge, Mass. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Montague Wright, of the Lord & 

 Burnham Co., is in town this week 

 looking over the situation with other 

 experts from headquarters. The in- 

 dications point to an early resumption 

 of business with offices in this city as 

 in days gone by. 



In appreciation of the loyal and effi- 

 cient service of William E. Bougy, 

 assistant treasurer of the Burpee Com- 

 pany, a dinner was given in his honor 

 Feb. 6th by David Burpee, president, 

 and W. Atlee Burpee, Jr., of the com- 

 pany, at the Union League. Managers 

 of all the departments were present. 

 Mr. Bougy is the oldest employee of 

 the company and this occasion cele- 

 brated his thirty-fifth anniversary in 

 its employ. He came as an office boy 

 and has remained all through the 

 firm's development till it is now the 

 largest mail order seed house in the 

 world. 



CINCINNATI. 



Dan and Harry Gray have returned 

 to this country from France. They 

 arrived in Hoboken, N. J., a week ago. 

 Geo. Kessen has received his honor- 

 able discharge from the service and is 

 back in this city. 



After the Cleveland meeting of a 

 fortnight ago C. E. Critchell was host, 

 in this city, to Messrs. George Arnold, 

 Boston, Mass., Allan Pierce, Waltham, 

 Mass., William Nicholson, Framing- 

 ham, Mass., and Joe Hill, Richmond. 

 Ind. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Zack Carrick, formerly witb the 

 Louise Flower Shop, is joining with 

 Frank Weaver, formerly with the Leo. 

 Niessen Company, in the opening of a 

 retail flower stand in the Center Mar- 

 ket. 



Will Sawyer, for many years with 

 Fred H. Kramer, but who has more 

 recently been in the employ of florists 

 in the South, has returned to Wash- 

 ington and is now with the Louise 

 Flower Shop. 



Word has just been received by Mrs. 

 Wilson, wife of Clifford Wilson, for- 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



Advertisements in this Department, Ten Cents a Line, Net 



BULBS 



C. KBUR & SONS, HILLEGOM. Holland. 



Bulbs of all description!. Write (or prices. 



NEW YORK BRANCH, 8-10 Bridge St. 



CANNAS 



For the best Up-to-Date Cannas, get new 

 price list. THE CONAKD & JONES CO., 

 West Grove, Pa. 



CARNATIONS 



Albert Roper, unrooted cuttings, $2.00 per 



100. Cash with order. 



HARVEY B. GREENE, Lowell, Mass. 



CARNATION STAPLES 



Split carnations quickly, easily and 

 cheaply mended. PHlsbury's Carnation 

 Staple, 1000 for 36c; 3000 for 11.00 post- 

 paid. I. L. PILLSBURY. Qalesburg, 111. 



DAHLIAS 



Peony Dahlia Mrs. Frederick Qrlnnell. 



$10.00 per clump. Cash with order. 



JOHN P. ROONEY, New Bedford, Masi. 



New Paeony Dahlia — John Wanamaker, 

 Newest, Handsomest, Best New color, new 

 form and new habit of growth. Big stock 

 of best cut-flower varieties. Send list of 

 wants to PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, 

 Berlin, N. J. 



GLASS. 

 Greenhouse glass, lowest prices. JOHN- 

 STON GLASS CO., Hartford City, Ind. 



GOLD FISH 



Gold Ash, aquarium plants, snails, cas- 

 tles, globes, aquarium, flsh goods, nets, 

 etc., wholesale. FRANKLIN BARRETT, 

 Breeder, 4816 D St., Olney, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. Large breeding pairs for sale. Send 

 for price list. 



HOT BED SASH 



Standard Hot Bed Sash, 3x6, $1.50 each. 

 Order for 10 to 24, $1.45 each ; 25 to 50, 

 $1.40 each. Glass. 50 square feet, 6x8, 

 S x 10 at $4.50. 10 x 12, 10 x 14 at $4.25. 



C. N. ROBINSON & BRO., 

 Dept. 29 Baltimore, Md. 



ORCHIDS 



HASSALL & CO., Orchid Growers and 

 Raisers, Soutbgate, London, England. Catt- 

 leyas and Laelio-Cattleyas our specialty. 

 One trial order solicited. 



PEONIES 



Peonies. The world's greatest collection, 

 1200 sorts. Send for list. C. BBT8CHER, 

 Canal Dover, O. 



merly employed by the Washington 

 Floral Company who has been serving 

 with the 312th Machine Gun Company, 

 that Mr. Wilson is in a hospital in 

 France as a result of wounds received 

 in action. No word had come from 

 the soldier for many months and the 

 thought was that he had "Gone West." 

 David Grillbortzer is reconstructing 

 tbe boiler house on his place in Alex- 

 andria. The structure was some weeks 

 ago destroyed by fire and Mr. Grill- 

 bortzer found it difficult to get help 

 in rebuilding. Five rose houses and 

 two sweet pea houses were affected by 

 the shutting down of the boiler plant. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS 



Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and 

 orchid baskets always on hand. LAGER 

 A HURRELL, Summit. N. J. 



SWEET PEAS 



Just Arrived, crop 1818 winter flowering 

 SWEET PEAS, New Zealand grown, the 

 large flowering waved or Spencer type. Ws 

 have been very fortunate to secure the en- 

 tire crop of one of the best growers In New 

 Zealand. New Zealand grown seed has al- 

 ways produced tbe earliest and best blooms, 

 and seed started in August will produce 

 dowers from Thanksgiving until March; 

 requiring a low temperature, these make an 

 ideal crop for the Florist this year. Scar- 

 let, always a good seller. Finest Mixture, 

 all the best colors. Pink and White, 

 Blanche Ferry type. Yarrawa (true), bright 

 rose pink witb light wings. Write for 

 further particulars. 

 JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford, N. J. 



VINES 



Flowering and Foliage Vines, choice 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tub 

 grown for Immediate effect; also Climbing 

 Roses. J. H. TROY, Mount Hlssarllk Nur- 

 sery, New Rochelle, N. Y. 



WIRE WORK 



WILLIAM B. HEILSCHER'S WIRE 

 WORKS, 264 Randolph St, Detroit, Mich. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



CARNATION-GROWER-FLORIST 



With life experience and best reputation, 

 wishes worthwhile position with up-to-date 

 concern. Able to take charge and willing 

 to do his best. Married, no children. 

 Address Good Will, care Horticulture. 



SITUATION WANTED as outside gar- 

 dener on private estate by single man who 

 thoroughly understands the business. 

 W. J. DEVERY, 10 St. Germain St., 

 Boston, Mass. 



FOR SALE 



VALUABLE GREENHOUSE PROPERTY 



For sale at public auction at Newtonville, 

 Mass., Monday. February 24. at 3 o'clock 

 p. m. Consists of nve greenhouses, two of 

 which are nearly new; also cold frame. A 

 line office and stable also on the property, 

 and will be sold at the same time. Cen- 

 trally located and has always commanded 

 a tirst class trade and lots of it. A good 

 opportunity for enterprising florist. For 

 further information, address MRS. M. S. 

 MANSFIELD. Newtonville, Mass. 



Williams & Clark Floral Co. has been 

 sold to E. Buchholtz and Frank Wil- 

 son. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. — The retail store at 

 4519 5th avenue of the late Theodore 

 Krombach, has been sold to William 

 Young. 



Bridgeport, W Va. — Tbe boiler 

 house and pumping station of the 

 Hayman Greenhouse Co., were de- 

 stroyed by a gas explosion on Jan- 

 uary 21st, with a loss of about $2,000. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 Muncie, Ind. — The business of the 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 



Newtonville, Mass. — Geo. W. Harris, 

 florist, assets, $4,342; liabilities, $6,633. 



New York, N. Y.— H. Brauch. 18 

 East 106th avenue, liabilities, $4,813; 

 no assets. 



