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HORTICULTURE 



May 30, 1914 



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HEWS STANDARD 



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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 Factories 

 CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



DREER'S "Riverton Special" Plant Tub 



No. Dlam. Ea. Doz. 100 

 10 20 in. $1.45 $16.00 $130.00 

 20 18 in. 1.30 14.00 115.00 

 30 16 in. 

 1 40 14 in. 

 '50 12 in. 

 60 10 in. 

 rO 8 in. 



Manufactured for us excluslTely. The best tub ever Introduced. The neatest, lightest 

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

 drop handles. 



Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, and Supplies, 



HENRY A. DREER, 



714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. 



AdvertlGements In this colnnu 

 one cent a word. Initials coant 

 .8 words. Cash with order. All 

 correspondence addressed "Care 

 HORTICHLTtJBE" shonld be sent 

 to 11 Hamilton Place, Boson. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED— A good pot plant grower to 

 work under foreman. Ueply. stating age, 

 experience and wages expected, to THOMAS 

 ROLAND, Nahant, Mass. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



DO YOU NEED FARM HELP? 



We have many able-bodied young men 

 both with and without farming experience! 

 who wish to work on farms. If you need 

 a good, intelligent, sober man, write for 

 an order blank. Ours is a philanthropic 

 organization and we make no charge to 

 employer or employee. Our object is to 

 encourage farming among Jews. 

 THE JEWISH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 

 174 Second Avenue, New York City. 



SITUATION WANTED— Intelligent voung 

 man with some college training in Flori- 

 culture desires position as assistant gar- 

 <lener with intelligent emplover. Address 

 C. G., care HORTICULTURE 



FOR SALE 



FOR SALE 



Lot of land. 34H feet li.v 10« feet, with S 

 iron construction sreen houses 17.5 \- 20 feet 

 each, potting; .shed, some frames in flne 

 •conftition. Located on fliree streets, trolley 

 passing; tlie front, in a town of 40,000 in- 

 habitants, close to New Yorli. Excellent 

 place snitablp eitlier for local trade where 

 all the pro.locts could be readil.v sold or 

 for wliolesale sliippins to New York or 

 Philadelphia. Low price, terms to suit pur- 

 chaser. .Vdilress Ciiance, care HORTICTL- 

 TURE. 



FOR SALE— Fresh from factory, new; 

 10 X 12, 16 X 18, 16 X 24, 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. T. 



BARGAIN — Greenhouce. residence and 

 stock; no competition; live village, 30 

 miles from Buffalo, excellent shipping fa- 

 cilities. Write ELLIS BROS., Springvllle, 

 N. Y. 



PEIRCE PAPER 

 FLOWER POT 



Replaces clay pot for transferring 

 and delivery of plants without 

 damage. 



Under ordinary growing conditions 

 will last two months or more in a 

 greenhouse, making them available 

 for growing many small plants*. 



Received a Certificate of Me.it from 

 the Society of American Florists 

 and Ornamental Horticulturists, 

 Minneapolis, August, 1913. 



Only paper pot ever so recogmized. 



Asl( yuur seedsman or supply house. 

 If they do not keep them, send 

 direct. 



Made in Standard 

 sizes, 2 inch to 6 

 inch inclasive. 



Samples furnished 

 fre«. 



E. Allan Peirce 

 401 Oaks Road 

 Waitfiam, Mass. 



1000 READY PACKED CRATES 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS AND BULB PANS 



can be shipped at an hour's notice. Price 



In. @ $4.50 



" " 5.24 



•' " 4.51 



" '• 3.78 



" " 3.16 



" •• 4.20 



" ■■ 3.00 



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



August Rolher & Sons, 51 Barclay St., N. Y. City, Agents 

 OUR SPFCIILTY — long Distance and IradeEiport 



HORTICULTURE: 



Please discontinue my advertise- 

 ment for Greenhouse Foreman. Have 

 engaged a man from Perrysburg, Ohio, 

 through advt. in HORTICULTURE of 

 May 16th. HORTICULTURE finds 

 them all right. Have received sixteen 

 applications. 



Yours very truly, 



C. W. KNIGHT. 



Westbrook Gardens. Oakdale. L. I., 

 N. Y., 



POISON 



KIL-WORM 



POISON 



Destro.Ts Worms, Ants, etc., infesting 

 Golf, Cricket Grounds, Parks and Lawns. 

 Sure death to Snails. Does not injure 

 Grass; causes the insects to come to the 

 surface to die. (Must not come in contact 

 with fine plants.) 



One gallon Kll-Worm makes 50 gallons 

 liquid when mixed with water. 

 1 qt., $1.00; % gal., $1.75; 1 gal., *3.00; 5 

 gals., $13.60. 



POISON K|[ . W[[0 POISON 



A scientific Weed Destro.ver — free from 

 odor. An unsurpassed preparation for the 

 removal of Grass, Weeds, Vines and Bushes 

 from paths, etc. Saves expense of several 

 men ; can be applied with an ordinary 

 sprinkling can. 



One gallon Kil-Weed makes 30 to 35 gal- 

 lons liquid when mixed with water. 

 Iqt.. 3.5c.: 3/2 gal., 60c.; 1 gal., $1.00; 5 gals., 

 $4.itO; 10 gals., $7.50; 1 barrel, per gal., 65c. 



LEMON OIL COMPANY, T 



420 W. Lexington St , Baltimore, Md. 



Directions on every pkg. ; write for circular. 



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 ~ 38th & M Sts. WashlnKton, D. 0. 



