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HOKTICULTUEE 



February 7, 1914 



GIANT ONIONS 



Cranston's Excelsior, Ailsa Craig, Gibraltar Giant 



Each of the foregoing' sorts 



Packet, 25c.; Ounce, 50c. 



BOSTON 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., ''Silll 



Snapdragons--New and True Winter Flowering 



I now offer this tested strain for the first time, in two distinct colors — Pure White and Golden 

 Yellow. This novelty has been grown and developed for the past ten years by me and has proved to 

 be continuous and profitable Winter Bloomers, producing a reliable mid-winter cut-flower crop. 



Well rooted cuttings $10.00 per lOO, to the trade onl\). Stock limited. Orders booked now^ for deliveries 

 in rotation after March 1st. Can also be obtained from J. Break & Sons, Boston, Mass. 



M. MUl 



NER, Gro-bon, IVI 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED— Single mau, tlioroughly ex- 

 perienced in forcing Cucumbers, Tomatoes 

 and other vegetables; one wlio Is steady 

 and reliable, and can furnish good recom- 

 mendations. No other need apply. We 

 ■have an attractive proposition for the 

 right man. L. E. DAYTON, R. F. D. No. 2, 

 Norfolk, Va. 



FOR SALE 



FOR SALE— Ten Miles from Boston 



9 Acres of land, 3 greenhouses 20 x 200, 

 50-h. p. boiler, 7-room bungalow, all modern 

 improvements, nearly new small stable, 

 coal for season all in, everything in A-1 

 condition. Net income $3,000. Will sell for 

 assessed value. Address "N," care HORTI- 

 CULTURE. 



FOR SALE— Fresh from factory, new; 

 10x12, 16xlS. 16x24, double thick. A 

 and B qualities. Market dropped. Now is 

 the time to buy and save money. PAR- 

 SHELSKY BROS., INC., 215-217 Have- 

 meyer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. 



A correspondent near Philadelphia, whose 

 good standing is well known to us. writes; 



"I have about thirty acres of very fine 

 land, suitable for nursery business, and 

 am anxious to get hold of a good, live, 

 young fellow, one who is up in this line 

 of work and a bustler, to go into the nur- 

 sery stock with me. I do not think there 

 will be any trouble in giving him a nice 

 line of trade, but would uot consider any- 

 one unless he had some capital and thor- 

 oughly understood how to run it. 



"Have frequent inquiries for the laying 

 out and fixing of grounds, furnishing ma- 

 lerial, etc., for the work. This could be 

 handled as a nice profitable investment for 

 the right man." 



Address in coufldeuce : GlirORGE E. 

 MEYER, care George C. Watson. Dobson 

 Bldg., 9th and Marlcet Sts., Philadelphia, 

 Pa. 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE. 



The Anglo American Exposition. 



At the Anglo American exposition to 

 be held at Shepherds Bush, London, 

 this year, every effort will be made to 

 secure a thorough representation of 

 the highest forms of American and 

 British gardening. This section is be- 

 ing organized by a committee thor- 

 oughly representative of horticulture, 

 arboriculture and forestry. Adequate 

 inovision has been made for the dis- 

 play of rock and water gardening of 

 the most varied character. Roses will, 

 of course, have a big slice of the 

 space set apart for them. Ornamental 

 trees and shrubs are also to be seen in 

 great variety. The outdoor bedding 

 v/ill be in every way worthy of the 

 important exposition. The opening 

 takes place in May and the exposition 

 will be open for six months. 



A Shortage of Flowers. 



There has been a shortage of flow- 

 ers on the London market. At the 

 time of writing (Jan. 16th) the out- 

 look is very serious tor the street 

 vendors depending upon this class of 

 trade for their livelihood. At this pe- 

 riod of the year there is usually a big 

 supply of French flowers available, 

 such as mimosa, violets, and narcissi. 

 Owing to the severe weather there has 

 been an unusual shortage from this 

 source. The street sellers have had to 

 fall back on artificial flowers. Sup- 

 plies from the Scilly Isles and Guern- 

 sey will soon be upon the market, and 

 this will relieve the situation. 



W. H. AnSETT. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Boston, IVlass. — Mrs. Horatio N. 

 Slater is to establish an Italian gar- 

 den at the corner of Beacon and 

 Hereford streets this spring. 



Boston, Mass. — The council has 

 voted to appropriate $2.ii,000 of the 

 Parkman fund for the building of the 

 foundation of the proposed new horti- 

 cultural building in the Fenway. 



New York, N. Y.— The first meet- 

 ing of the creditors of the bankrupt 

 firm of Wm. Hagemann & Co., will be 

 held at the office of Seaman Miller, 2 

 Rector street. New York city, on Feb. 

 13th, at 3 P. M." 





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NEW INCORPORATION. 

 Youngstown, O. — The Leisch 



Im- 



plement Companj', capital stock. $25, 

 000. 



Cleans a bnilding: of Rats and Mice in 

 «iliort time, keeps it cleaned, for it is 

 always ready for use. JIade of g:alvanized 

 iron. can*t get out of order, lasts for years. 

 I>arse number can be cauiiht daily. Go to 

 rat<-her morning:s, remove device inside, 

 which only takes few seconds, take out 

 dead rats and mice, replace device, it is 

 ready for another catch. Small piece 

 cheese is used, doing; away with poisons. 

 Catcher is 18 inches high, 10 inches di- 

 anieter. When rats pass device they die, 

 no marks left on them. Catcher is always 

 clean. One of these Catchers set in a 

 livery stable in Scranton, Pa., caught over 

 100 rats in a month. One sent prepaid to 

 any place in United States upon receipt of 

 $3. Catcher, 8 in. higrh, for mice only, pre- 

 paid $1. On account of shipping: charges 

 being prepaid, remittance is requested with 

 order. H. D. SWABTS, 



Inventor and Manufacturer, Scranton, Pa. 



