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HOETICULTUEE 



May 9, 1914 



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HEWS STANDARD POTS 





POT MAKERS FOR 140 YEARS 



WORLDS LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 



Pearson Street 

 LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. 



WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND DISCOUNTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc. 



Main Office and Factorle* 

 CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 

 Westport, Md. — L. Stuntz, additions. 



Massillon, O. — State Hospital, addi- 

 tion. 



Blue Rapids, Kan. — S. E. Craft, one 

 house. 



Mrs. W. P. Boyd, one 

 T. D. Hefko, addi- 



Elba, Ala 



liouse. 



Marshfield, Wis 

 tion 36x70. 



Nebraska City, Neb. — Geo. Bartliold, 

 one house. 



Brattleboro, Vt. — Leon Mixer, one 

 vegetable house. 



Hutchinson, Kans. — G. J. Lamont 

 and Kline Bros., range covering 100 

 by 150 feet. 



Hester, Pa. — Macaw Bros., Norwood 

 Terrace, one house. 



Medina, N. Y. — Lee Smith, three 

 Moninger houses, each 25x200. 



Richmond, Ind. — Neumann & 

 Thomas, two houses, each 27x165. 



Downer's Grove, III. — J. F. Kidwell, 

 three Moninger houses, each 27x250; 

 one house 50x100. 



Chicago, III.— Scott & Grant, 14th 

 street and 60th avenue, three houses. 

 each 20x115, Foley construction. 



FIRES. 



New Bedford, Mass. — Starting, it is 

 believed, from an over-heated furnace 

 in the basement, fire did at least $300 

 damage to the home and greenhouses 

 of Richard Nofftz on Kenipton street, 

 on Saturday night. May 2. The loss 

 is covered by insurance. 



Lansdale, Pa. — Early Saturday morn- 

 ing. April 25, W. Sturzebecker discov- 

 ered a fire in the outbuildings of his 

 home which threatened to destroy all 

 his buildings. Through prompt action 

 of himself and help and also the Lans- 

 dale Fire Company, he was enabled to 

 save a good share of his nursery build- 

 ings, but at the same time his loss is 

 considerable, a conservative estimate 

 placing the loss at $2000 and with 

 only $800 insurance. Horse, barn and 

 apple orchard were included in the de- 

 struction. 



Lincoln, Neb. — That greenhouses 

 contain merchandise' not growing 

 crops, and are therefore assessable as 

 such, js the ruling of Secretary Sey- 

 mour of the state assessment board. 

 Numerous assessors had complained 

 to him that greenhouse proprietors 

 had attempted to avoid assessment by 

 claiming the same immunities as 

 farmers, on growing (jrops. 



^STANDARD FLOWE^ 



If your greenhouses are within 

 of the Capitol, write us, we 

 you money. 



W. H. ERNEST 

 ^ 28th & M Sts. Washla^on, 



MEMORIAL DAY LEADERS 



The Hawley Glass Cemetery Vase. 



Flared top, uV_. iuclies in diameter, 9 inches deep, inside measure 

 with a 3 inch spilie. Price $2.00 a dozen. 



Heavy Tin Lawn or Cemetery Vase. 



No. 1, ill l)Oth green and white enamel, C?4 inches deep and 4 

 inches in diameter, with a 4 inch spilie. Price $15.00 per 100. 



No. 2 in green and white. These are 6% Inches deep, 3% inches 

 diameter and a 4 inch spike. Price $12.00 per 100. Made with 

 lieavy sheet' tip. 



Stone Cemetery Vases. 



In blue only. These are 6% inches deep, 4V4 inches in 

 ■ Uaiiieter, with a 4 inch spilie. i'rice .fl..''iii per dozen. 



N. F. McCarthy & co. 



112 Arch St. 31 Otis St. 

 BOSTON, MASS. 



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Greenhouse 



the kind that pays big 

 dividends to the grower. 



Just write as to send 

 Bulletin No. 47 



KING CONSTRUCTION CO. 



28 King's Road North Tonawanda, N. ¥. 



Send your business direct to Washington. 

 Saves time and insures better service. 

 Personal attention guaranteed. 

 Thirty years active service. 



SIGGERS & SIGGERS 



PATENT LAWYERS 



Box 9, National Union Building 

 Washington, D. C. 



DREER'S 



Florist Specialties, 



New Brand. New Style. 

 Hose "RIVERTON" 



Furnished in lengths up 

 to 500 ft. without seam oi 

 joint. 



The HOSF for the FLORIST 



54-inch, per ft., 15 c. 

 Reel of 500 ft., '* i45^c, 

 2 Reels, 1000 ft., " 14 c, 

 M-inch, *' 13 c. 



Reels, 500 ft., " 1254c. 

 Couplings furnished 



HENRY A. DREER, 



714 Chestnut St., 

 Philadelphia , Pa. 



PEIRCE PAPER 

 FLOWER POT 



A waterproof paper pot. 



I>oeh not fold up or come apart. 



I'lants in transit retain moisture 

 within the plant ball instead of its 

 being: absorbed by the packing:, in- 

 suring their traveling long dis- 

 tances in perfect condition. 



Keceived a Certificate of Merit from 

 the Society of American Florists 

 and Ornamental Horticulturists, 

 Minneapolis, Augmst, 1913. 



Only paper pot ever so recognized. 



Ask your seedsman or supply bouse. 

 If they do not keep them, send 

 direct. 



3Iade in Standard 

 sizes, 'I inch to 6 

 inch inclusive. 



Samples furnished 

 free. 



E. Allan Peirce 



401 Oaks Road 

 WaitFiam, Mass. 



1000 BBADY PACKED CRATES 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS AND BULB PANS 



can be shipped at «n hour's notice. Price 



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



August Rolker & Sons, SI Barclay St., N. Y. City, Atents 

 OUR SPFCUlTy - lone Distance and TridiExpoit 



