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HORTICULTUEE 



December 23, 1916 



176S 



^ot Malter* for a 

 C«ntwry anda Half 



HEWS 



STRONG 



RED 

 POROUS 



POTS 



Inc. 1904 



World's LarsMt 

 Manufacturars 



StMidard, Azslea, Bulb, Orchid, Fern. Haneing, Embossed, Rose, Carnation, Palm, Cyclamen, Cut Flow«r. 

 Speclat Shapes to Order. Chicken Founts, Pigeon Nests, Bean Pots, Etc. 



WritmfoT 

 mttJ Dhcoant* 



ca./o.o. I II 11^3 j^ Qo^ |„^_^ Cambridge, Mass. 



CAMBBIOOH. 



HBw TOBK. H. i: 



If you need a boiler in a hurry telephone or telegraph at our expense 



KROESCHELL BOILERS 



SEND FOR CATALOG 



Kroeschell Bros. Co., 466 W. Erie St., Chicago 



DREER'S "Riverton Special" Plant Tubs 



No. Dlam. Ea. Doz. 100 

 10 20 In. $1.60 $17.50 $146.00 

 20 18 In. 1.45 15.50 130.00 

 ;tO 16 In. 1.10 12.25 100.00 

 to 14 in. .70 7.75 60.00 

 -.0 12 in. .50 5.50 45.00 

 10 10 In. .40 4.40 35.00 



ro Sin. .30 3.50 28.00 



iM:iin]f;i'turecl tor us exclusively. Tbe best tub ever Introduced. The neatest 

 IlBlilrst iind cheapest. Painted green, with electric welded hoops. The four larpresl 

 ^i/r^ !i:i\.- .ir^ii hninUes. 



HENRY A. DREER, seed^, pmv bo'M. >jli>iiip>i!s. 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



NEWS NOTES 



Alliance, Neb. — The Alliance Green- 

 houses have been purchased by Ed- 

 ward Tatro. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 

 Fremont, 0. — A. S. Horn, addition. 



Schenectady, N. Y. — Chas. Kearney, 

 one house. 



Springfield, Mass. — Owing to the fail- 

 ure of the Springfield Home for Aged 

 Men to take over the Gurdon Bill Man- 

 sion in Liberty street under the con- 

 ditions imposed by his will, a permit 

 has been granted for its demolition. 

 The property will be cleared of all 

 buildings and will be turned into an 

 arboretum under the care of the city. 



Bloomington, III. — Washburn & Sons, 

 two rose houses. 



Shamokin, Pa. — Grover B. Reichley, 



bouse 2ii by 100. 



Germantown, Pa. — Zieger & Sons, 

 two King houses. 



Detroit, Mich.— The Detroit Flower 

 Pot Co. announce that they have closed 

 their factory indefinitely, because of 

 the labor and fuel conditions, car 

 shortage, embargoes on freight, smoke 

 ordinance and other matters over 

 which they have no control, hoping 

 that at some future period they may 

 be able to renew. 



Osprey, Fla. — Mrs. 

 propagating house. 



Potter Palmer, 



Garland, Utah. — Mrs. H. Schneider, 

 one house, completed. 



Rochester, N. Y.— Carl F. 

 East Ave., one house. 



Lancaster, Pa. — Boys' 

 School, vegetable house. 



Lomb, 

 Industrial 



The Only Perfect 



Liquid Putty Maciiine 



Will last a life-time. 



¥1.S6 KACH 



Adjustable — can and 

 frame separate — 

 easily cleaned. 

 Frame all one piece, 

 of malleable iron. 

 More practical and 

 more easily operated 

 than any other. 



SEAL TIGHT LIQUID PUTTY 



$1.35 per Gallon iu 10 Gallon lots 



$1.40 per Single Gallon 



METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 



1393-lllt Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N, Y. 



Ottawa, Ont.— R. H. Wright, 

 Sparks St., conservatory. 



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Alhambra, Gal. — Gesler 

 West Main St.. one house. 



& Davis, 



Providence, R. I. — Frederick Deltz, 

 23 French St., additions. 



Westfield, Mass.— John H. Fowler 

 Co.. range of vegetable houses. 



Marysville, Kan. — H. R. Fisher, two 

 Moninger houses in the spring. 



Philadelphia, Pa.— J. Wm. Colflesh's 

 Sons, three houses each 17 by 50. 



PATENTS GRANTED. 



I 1,208,243. Lawn-Sprinkler. Edward 

 I J. Vondenbosch, Los Angeles, Cal. 



1,208,262. Lawn-Sprinkler. Frank G. 

 Wood, San Francisco, Cal. 



NON-KINK WOVEN HOSC 



In any length (one piece) 

 with couplings, 15c. per 

 foot. Unequalled at the 

 price. 



Hose Valve, 70c. 



All brass except the hand 

 wheel. Has a removable 

 leather disli which is eas- 

 ily replaced to keep water 

 tight. Stuffing box pre- 

 vents leaks at stem. 



METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 



139^-1414 M etropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. T. 



)reer's Peerless^ 

 Glazing Points 



For Greenhouses 



Drive easy and true, because 

 botb bevels are on Ihe same 

 lide. Can't twist and bre^k 

 the glass id driving. Galvan- 

 ized and wilt ooi rust. No 

 rigbts or lefts 



The Peerless Glazing Poir 

 is patented. Noothers like 

 it. Order from your dealejx 

 or direct from us. 

 1000.75c. postpaid, f 

 Samples free. 

 HEKRTA. DREEE.I 

 714 CheBtnut Street^ 

 Philadelphia. 



..STANDADO FU)WER_ 



If your greenhouses are within 000 

 miles of the Capitol, write us; we can 

 save you money 



W. H. ERNEST 



— 2»th & M Sts., Wasbington, D. O. 



LOUIS COHEN 



Window and Plate Glass 



86 1st Avenue, NEW YORK CITY 



Double Thick 16/24 for the Florist 



A SPECIAiTi'. WRITE ME FOR TRICES. 



Evans 20th Century Arm 



Most up-to-date arm on the market. Prool 

 that it is better than any other is that 

 others tried to imitate it. Write for our 

 1916 catalog just out. 



JOHN A. EVANS CO. 

 Richmond, Ind. 



