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HORTICULTUKE 



October 12, 1912 



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HEWS STANDARD PO*^^ 



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POT MAKERS FOR 140 YEARS 



WORLDS LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 



Pearson Street 

 LON6 ISLAND CITY, N. Y. 



WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND DISCOUNTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc. 



Main Office and Factorlaa 

 CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



Obituary. 



Charles Seeley. 

 Charles Seeley, florist, 739 Graud 

 street, .Jersey City, N. .1., died of gas- 

 tritis on September 16, aged 53 years. 

 He leaves a widow and three children. 



W. R. Miller. 

 W. R. Miller, who had a greenhouse 

 at 2128 Eastern avenue, Covington, 

 Kentucky, died on September 23, aged 

 60 years. His wife and three sons 

 survive him. 



Henry Hession. 

 The death took place on the morn- 

 ing of the 9th inst. of Henry Hession. 

 florist, of Flatbush, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

 From the few details at hand at time 

 of writing he was only ill for a few 

 days, and after undergoing an opera- 

 tion in the hospital he returned to his 

 home where he succumbed. 



Benjamin Chase. 



Benjamin Chase, well-known among 

 florists and nurserymen as a pioneer 

 in the wood label business, died at his 

 home in Derry, N. H., on September 

 27th, aged 80 years. He was for many 

 years a mamber of the American Asso- 

 ciation of Nurserymen and the Society 

 of American Florists, serving as state 

 vice-president of the latter for New 

 Hampshire. 



Frederick Jacquemln. 

 On September 20, Frederick Jacque- 

 min, of the Jacquemin-Lambach Flo- 

 ral Co., 709 Washington avenue, St. 

 Louis, Mo., died after a few months' 

 illness. He was born in St. Louis and 

 had always been connected with the 

 business he was president of. This 

 business was established by his mother 

 25 years ago. He was 49 years of age 

 and leaves a widow and two sons. 



William McLean. 

 William McLean, of McLean & 

 "Charlton, florists. St. John, N. B., died 

 In that city on September 21, aged 65 

 years. For many years he conducted 

 a vegetable greenhouse at Ashburn, 

 afterwards establishing a florists' busi- 

 ness there. He returned to St. John 

 about eight years ago and formed a 

 partnership with his son-in-law, Wil- 

 liam Charlton. One daughter and one 

 brother survive him. 



John Crawford. 

 An old-time retail florist of Philadel- 

 phia died on the 3rd inst. He had 

 been in failing health for a number of 

 years. Mr. Crawford or "Jack" Craw- 

 ford, as he was universally known, 

 was a familiar figure in local circles 

 for over twenty-five years. He was 

 associated with Pennock Bros., Fred 

 Ehret and other jsyell-known stores; 

 and at one time conducted a retail 



Send your business direct to Washiagton. 

 Save* time and insures better service. 

 Personal attention guaranteed. 

 Thirty years active service. 



SIGGERS & SIGGERS 



PATENT LAWYERS 



Box 9, National Union Building 

 Washington, D, C. 



«IHIiillllllNMIIIttll 



I WANTS. FOR SALE, ETC. 



3 AdrtiikemakU in thk ettuma aae 

 caot a wofd. InftUb oount m ■ m A. 

 Caih wtth Older. AH conuBimdtaet 

 addfOKd "can HORTICUL- 

 TURE'' (hMild be ieat to II Hmd- 

 ntoa PImc, Bettaa. 



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HELP WANTED 



FESTILIZER agents wanted— To 

 bandle Sbell-Marl Land-Lime and other 

 materials. Exclusive agency, liberal com- 

 mission. Vermont Marl Co., Brattleboro, Vt. 



^ituations^wantTep 



ASSISTANT GARDENER 



Wigbes position on gentleman'g place. Ten 

 years' experience inside and outside In 

 England and America. Best referencea. 

 "A. B. C," care of HO RTICPI,TURE. 



SITUATION WANTED as head gardener; 

 15 years' experience inside and out; mar- 

 ried, no children. Best references. F. T., 

 care HORTICULTURE. 



~~ FOR SALE 



FOR SALE — Fresh from factory, new ; 

 10 X 12, 16 xl8. 16 X 24, double thick. A 

 and B qualities. Market dropped. Now Is 

 the time to buy and save money. Parsbel- 

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

 Brooklyn, N. T. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



WANTED— 100 Rock Maples not less 

 than 2Yi inch caliper; good stuff. What 

 have you? Box 77, Nashua, N. H. 



establishment of his own on 16th 

 street below Chestnut street. 



Wm. Baylor Hartland. 

 The death took place, on September 

 15th, of William Baylor Hartland, a 

 well-known Irish horticulturist. Mr. 

 Hartland was noted for the attention 

 he had paid to bulb culture. He was 

 the first to issue a purely daffodil cata- 

 logue, this being sent out in 1884. It 

 is stated that to Mr. Hartland we are 

 indebted for nearly a quarter of the 

 cottage tulips in commerce. His tulip 

 list — ^published in 1896 — was the first 

 issued exclusively devoted to this par- 

 ticular flower. He was very much re- 

 .spect0d by alj .with whom he had com- 

 merfi^l dealings. W. H. ADSETT. 



GREAT for HIGH NAILING 



FnllB the nail out straight amd 

 easy. This Is Important In hot 

 houses. 



16 or 21 oz. Head. 



Cheapest and handiest hammer 

 ever made, when yon consider 

 what It will do. Costs three tInMs 

 more to make — bat. At yoar 

 dealer's or from ns, delivery pre- 

 paid. 



RETAIL $1.00 



DOUBLE CLAW HAMMER CO. 



453 



BROADWAY 



BROOKLYN 

 H.Y. 



DREER'S 



Florist Specialties, 



New Brand. New Style. 



Hose "RIVEJITON" 



Furnished in lengths up 

 to 500 ft. without seam or 



Tbe NOSE for the FLORIST 



^-inch, per ft., 15 c. 

 Reel of 500 ft., '* I4^c. 

 2 Reels, 1000 ft., *' 14 c. 

 ^-inch, '* 13 c. 



Reels, 500 ft., ** laj^c. 

 Couplings furnished 



NENRr A. DIEEI. 



714 Chestnut St., 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



1000 READY PACKED CRATES 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS AND BOLD PANS 



r;in l)e sbippo'd nt an hour's uotit-o. I'rice 

 per crate: 



LMIOII 1% in. @ .$6.1)0 500 4 in. m .$4..'50 



l.-iWI 2 •■ '• 4.8S 456 4V. " '"• 5.24 



1.5(10 21/4 ■' " 5.25 320 5 " •■ 4.51 



1500 2>i. " " 6.00 210 5% " " 3.78 



1000 3 " " 5.00 144 6 " " 3.16 



SOO 31/1 " •' 5.80 120 7 " " 4.20 



60 S " " 3.00 



HILFINGER BROS., Pottarr, Fort Edward, N.Y. 



Aujust Rolker & Sans. 31 Barclay St., N. Y. City, Agents 



OUR SPECItlTV-Lone DIstinca ud export trHt 



Syracuse Red Pots 



"A little pot Is soon hot," likewise a thin 

 pot. This will save you fuel. Our pots are 

 the thinnest and tousjheKt owing to the 

 superior quality of the rlay. 



New prioe list on apijlication. 



Syracuse Pottery Co., ^"^N^Sf!*^' 



I— STANDARD FLOWER— i 



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If your greenhouses are within 500 miles 

 of the Capitol, write us, we can save 

 you money. 



W. H. ERNEST 



*— ' 28th & M Sts. Washington, D. C. m> 



