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HOKTICULTURE 



October 5, 1912 



HEWS STANDARD PO'^S 



US... 



Pearson Street 

 LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. 



WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND DISCOUNTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc. 



Main Office and Facte r l »« 

 CAMBRIDGE. MASS. 



DREER'S '^Riverton Special" Plant Tub 



No. Dlam. Ea. Doz. 100 



$1.45 $16.(X) IflSO.OO 



1.30 14.00 115.00 



11.25 Hil.W 



7.00 56.00 



5.00 40.00 

 4.00 32.00 



3.50 2800 



Manufactured for US exclusively. The best tub ever introduced. The neatest, lighte.st 

 and cheapest. Painted green, with electric welded hoops. The four largest sizes have 

 drop handles. 



HENRY A. DREER, seeds. Plants, Buiiis, and Supplies, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Obituary. 



Mrs. Warren Ewell. 



Mary, widow of the late Warren 

 Ewell of Boston, died at Dorciiester, 

 Mass., on September 27. 



William W. Thompson. 

 William W. Thompson, for many 

 years a gardener and florist of Lake, 

 Wisconsin, died on September 19, aged 

 70 years. Three sons and a daughter 

 survive him. 



Francis Krieger. 

 On September 13, Francis Krieger 

 died in Troy, N. Y., aged 74 years. 

 Born in Germany he came to America 

 about 30 years ago. He was first in 

 the florist business, then was em- 

 ployed in Oalvwood cemetery as gar- 

 dener. 



Thomas Fletcher. 

 Thomas Fletcher, florist. Wood and 

 Second streets, Warren, O., died re- 

 cently of blood poisoning. He had a 

 range of glass and a store in the cen- 

 ter of the city. He was born in Lan- 

 cashire. England, 49 years ago. His 

 son will continue the business. 



Richard E. Evans. 

 On September 15. Richard B. Evans, 

 florist, 36 South Main street. Salt Lake 

 City, Utah, died of paralysis, aged 62 

 years. He was born in Portsmouth. 

 England, and in 1882 started a florist 

 business in Flint. Mich. He located in 

 Salt Lake City in 1891. His wife, one 

 daughter, a brother and sister sur- 

 vive him. 



G. Harry Baker. 

 G. Harry Baker, gardener at the R. 

 •B. Willing place, Newport, R. I., was 

 found drowned in a cistern on the es- 

 tate. September 30. It is believed he 

 went to inspect the water spouts in 

 the cistern and fell in by accident. 

 The deceased had been in charge of 

 the Willing place about ten years. He 

 was 45 years of age and leaves a 

 widow and several young children. 



Paul Allerth. 

 It is a sad task to note the death of 

 •one so young and full of promise as 



Paul Allerth. Scarcely out of his 

 early boyhood, Paul had been v/ith A. 

 Lange, Chicago, for five years and 

 held tlie responsible position of ship- 

 ping clerk in that large store. Last 

 February he left to seek rest and 

 change, but was never able to return, 

 passing away at the home of his par- 

 ents, 1611 North avenue, Chicago, Sep- 

 tember 25. The funeral was held from 

 the residence, September 27. 



Martin Kennedy. 



Martin Kennedy, who for forty years 

 had been employed in the greenhouse 

 of James Weir & Son, Twenty-fifth 

 street and Fifth avenue. Brooklyn, N. 

 Y., died of apoplexy in the greenhouse 

 on September 27. He was seventy 

 years of age and had retired from ac- 

 tive work about three years ago. It 

 was his custom to go to the green- 

 houses to care for a bed of chrysan- 

 themums which were his personal 

 pride and he was found dead among 

 them. His wife and two daughters 

 survive him. 



George Carpenter. 



Last week Philadelphia lost one of 

 her oldest and best known florists in 

 the sudden passing away of George 

 Carpenter, who died at his residence, 

 GOth street and Girard avenue, on the 

 25th of September. Mr. Carpenter was 

 a trained gardener from England, and 

 was at first in a private place (George 

 Bullock's at Conshohocken), after 

 which he started a commercial estab- 

 lishment for himself at 30th and Race 

 streets. Later he moved to COth street 

 and Girard avenue where he has been 

 located for over thirty years. He was 

 a good grower, and was especially 

 distinguished for his strict integrity in 

 all walks of lite. The business will 

 be carried on by his son. George Car- 

 penter, Jr., who has been associated 

 with same all his life. 



The St. Louis Florist Club will hold 

 its regular monthly meeting on Thurs- 

 day afternoon. Oct. 10th, at 2 o'clock, 

 in Odd Fellows' Hall. President Fred 

 Weber says he is looking for a big 

 meeting and has instructed the trus- 

 tees to see that the members have a 

 pleasant afternoon. 



1000 READY PACKED CRATES 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS AND BULB PANS 



can be shipped at an hour's notice. I'rice 

 I)er crate : 



L'IKIO 1% in. @ $6.00 500 4 in. ffj) .$4..50 



l.-,ii(i 2 " '• 4.88 4."i0 4>4 •■ '■ 5.24 



l.-)UO 2% " " 5.25 320 n '• •■ 4.51 



1500 214 " " 6 00 210 -<-<,(. ■' •' 3.78 



1000 3 " " o.flO 144 " " 3.16 



SOO 3% '• " 5.S0 rjll 7 " " 4.20 



00 .S " " 3.00 



HILFINGER BROS., P.ltary, Fort Edward, N.Y. 



Xupst Rolker & Sens. 31 Barclay St., N. Y. City, Agents 

 out SPECIALTV— long DIstancB and eifort trals 



Syracuse Red Pots 



"A little pot is soon liot." iiliewise a thin 

 »ot. This will save you fuel. Our pots are 

 the thinnest and toughest owing to the 

 superior quality of the clay. 



New price list on appliration. 



Syracuse Pottery Co.,^^1,^.Sr'!^^' 



I— STANDARD FLOWER— i 



If your greenhouses are within 500 miles 

 of the Capitol, write us, we can save 

 .vou monev. 



W. H. ERNEST 



«— 28th & M Sts. Washington, D. C. .^ 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED — Good, all-round man for 

 violets. Single, good worlier. B. Bingham, 

 Pine Stre et, Dedham. Mass. 



FE'ErTfll^ER AGENTS WANTED— To 

 handle Shell-Marl Land-Lime and other 

 ni:iterials. E-xcIusive agency, liberal com- 

 mission. Vermont Marl Co.. Br nttlel'oro. Vt. 

 "help WANTED^A wiPing, sTngle 

 Protestant to help on small eommerclal 

 plaee; 'mums, peas, carnations, some bed- 

 ding plants; year-round .1ob, home and 

 small wages. M. L. Tirrell, Lafayette St., 

 Randolph. Mass. 



W.iNTED— Man of experience in grow- 

 ing and with good Ijnowledge of hardy 

 perennial stock, in up-to-date ornamental 

 nursery. Address T. A., care HORTICUL- 

 TURE^ 



WANTED — Energetic experienced travel- 

 ing man. Young 'man with liuowledge of 

 cut-flower trade and florists' supply busi- 

 ness can secure good position. Address 

 n. W.. care HORTICULTURE. 



SITUATION*^ WANTED 



ASSISTANT GARDENER 

 ■Wishes position on gentleman's place. Ten 

 years' experience inside and outside In 

 England and America. Best references. 

 "A. B. C ," care of HORTICULTURE. 



NORWEGIAN. married, no children, 

 wishes position as gardener on private es- 

 tate, or as foreman in commercial place; 

 20 .vearp' experience in all branchv?s; quick, 

 sober and reliable. Please state wages in 

 first letter. O. S., care HORTICULTURE. 



F OR S ALE 



FOR SALE — Fresh from factory, new; 

 10x12. 16x18. 16x24. double thick. A 

 and B qualities. Market dropped. Now is 

 the time to buv and s.ive money. Parshel- 

 sky Bros., Inc., 215-217 Havemeyer St., 

 Brooklyn. N. 'W 



FOR SALE OR TO RENT. Florist and 

 Nursery place; good location in large, 

 growing town in Connecticut. 4,nOD feet 

 of .glass. A bar.gain for anyone wanting 

 to buy. Open November 1st. W. J. 

 Schoonman. Danielson, Conn. 



