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nOMlCULTUKL 



August 26, I'll l 



List of Advertisers 



Page 



\'h mice Co 322 



Aschmanu, <: . .294 



Aptaini Ufg Co. 321 



S ley, Keldel 



S Mej er 14 



Banning, Frank.29o 

 B MiKiril. W. W. _ 



Co. ■' ' 



Barrows & Son .294 

 Bayersdorfer, LI. 



5 Co 311 



Bay State Nur 



series -■"' 



1'., .1.1. ink & At- 

 kins 296 



Boddlngton, A. 



T 303 



Bolglano, J. & 



Son 307 



Boston Florist 



Letter Co 312 



Boston Plato .V 

 Window Glass 



Co 323 



Host on Flower 



Kx 312 



Braslan S..-.1 c...::o7 

 Breck, J. & Son. 307 

 Breitmeyers, J. 



Sons 310 



Bridgeman's B I 



Warehouse . ■ -307 

 Rudlong, J. A.. .312 

 Burpee, W. A. & 



Co 306 



Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co 295 



Chicago Flower 

 Growers' Asso- 

 ciation 312 



C h i I d s, John 



I. ..wis 305 



Clarke's, D. Sons.310 

 Coldwell L a w- n 



Mower Co 306 



Cowee, W. J... . ::i4 

 Craig, Robt. c... 2:i4 

 Crawbuck <;. W.314 



Dards 310 



Dawson, II. S. . .304 



Dew, H. F 296 



Horner & Sons 



• 295 



Dreer, H. A 309-322 



Dysart, R. J 314 



Dnnlop. John H.310 

 Eastern Chemical 



Co 321 



Eastern Nurser- 

 ies 304 



Edgar, W. W. 



''.. 294 



Edwards Folding 



Bos c. 312 



Elliott's W. Sons.295 

 Rsler, J. G. ... 323 

 Etrnest, \v. II . ,322 



Eyres 310 



Farquhar, R. .v 



,T. & Co 307 



Foley Mil-, c.,.323 



Ford, M. C 314 



Ford, W. P 314 



Fottler. Fiske, 



Raw-son Co .. .307 

 Froment, H. E..314 

 Galvin, Thos. F.311 

 Greater X. Y. 



Florists' Asso.314 

 Grey, T. J. Co. .307 

 Gude Rros. Co.. 310 

 Gumm, W. L...296 



Hall Asso 323 



Hammond Paint 



6 Slug Shot. . .321 

 Hart, Geo. B... .312 



He: k. Jos . .294 



Herbert, I' .V 



Son 295 



Hews, A. II & 

 Co 322 



Hillfln er Bros 322 



Hitchings .\ I 



Hartmann ! i 

 mar & Co ... 307 



Holland Nurser- 

 ies 2!«; 



! i . ■ im . - Cor i- e s. 

 School 



it Olson.. .310 



Hornn, E I 



Hunt. i:. ii :;_■! 



Jansky. .1 312 



Kasting, W. F. 



.315 

 P 

 & Sons -J 16 



Kervan ' 



King Cons. I ... .323 



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Kroeschell Rros.. 323 Vincent, R., Jr. Wilson Plant OH 



Kuebler, W. II 315 & Sons 295 Co 320 



K> rolmcco Pro Wants, For Snle.320 Withers, J. X 296 



duel Co 321 Ward, R. M. & Wood Bros .. 295 



i , ., i \ Hurrell.295 Co 305 Young, A. U296-314 



\'u- ,,r A I 314 Welch Bros 312 1 .min: \- Nugent. 310 



iSSSrf Seed Co.SOT Wilson 310 Zi..... .1. A 311 



Leuthy, A. ,v Co.294 ■ 



l '"'V •>, ''"• H'"; AN OPINION ON DR. WILEY. 



Long, W. II to 



MacMulkln, E...310 Dr. Harvey W. Wiley is chiefly re- 



McCarrty/N. "f. 31 ° sponsible for the national pure food 



Co I' 1 "' and drug law, and also for its enforce- 



McConnell, Alex.310 



MeCullougb's, J. ment. That is one of the most use- 



McHutchfsoii ) "& 312 ful laws ever enacted in this country. 



Co 296 For manv vears a gang of unscrupu- 



McManus. .Ins.. .314 , / , , j „ 



Metropolitan Ma- lous scoundrels, large and small, pois- 



Mlchell ' H "f 323 oned and adulterated the food and 



Co 307 drink which the people were supposed 



M i .■ Ii i u- an i'nt _. . , .__ , ., . 



Flower K\ 315 to consume. Chemicals that would eat 



Mlllanl' i.- hi ' S " 314 out an iron P j P e were used to embalm 



Miller/ E. s!.'!!!305 food, sawdust, white earth, filth and 



Moltz, A. & Co.. 314 hulls were mixed and sold as pure ma- 



Moninger, J C 323 terials, and stuff and poisons were bot- 



NMsi'i ": Z .. 314 tied and packed without limit. This 



Murray. Samuel. 3to filthy and dishonest practice cut both 



N. E. Nurseries.. -jm; ways. Every pound of such stomach 



Nicotine Mfg killers displaced a pound of pure food 



Niessen, "Leo ' Co. 312 anri - helped break down the health of 



Oeehslln, Frank.294 the people. The trade was enormous- 



Ordonez' Bros. ..295 lv profitable. The oleo men in their 



Ouwerkerk, P...296 day cou id take 10-cent fat, "doctor" 



Palethorpe, P. R- anQ - co i or it and sell it at 30 cents, but 



Palmer ' W ' J & ' these food adulterators could beat such 



Son '....'. .....310 profit by 1000 per cent. Dr. Wiley 



Park Floral Co.. 310 f oug ht this gang of food thieves al- 



Pen^k^Meehan most alone. A competent chemist and 



Co 312 a fearless man, he drove the frauds 



Perkins St. Nur- from cover to cover and from tree to 



Peters 3 & ' iieed tree . until Congress passed the pure 



Co 3J-' food law. Many laws are passed and 



Pierce, F. O. Co.323 t hen left to die by the wayside — there 



Pienson K t being no one brave and strong enough 



Co. .' '.....'324 to stay by them until public spirit is 



Planl Food Co., aroused in their favor. Dr. Wiley took 



,N; , .h!mann , B I ?os'.iT2 the job of seeing that the law was en- 



Pratt, B. G 32') forced. You may search the history of 



Pulverized Man- this country without finding a case 



" le Co 321 where one man has done more to make 



Romberg K Peter'li2 a righteous law effective and respected. 



Rice, M.& Co. .294 For doing this Dr. Wiley has been sub- 



Ric karris Bros. . .307 jected to abuse and criticism which 



iv.'.'k" S '\Vnf L° "310 would wither 99 per cent, of the men 



Roehi-s. Julius in public life. These food sharks are 



Co 295 not willing to give up the millions 



R o 1 l I ker h0 A'& 295 whicn poisons and filth have brought 



Sons ...'....'...322 them. Again and again, first in one 



Sander & Son.. .295 way and then in another, they work 



Schulz, Jacob. ..310 f r Dr. Wiley's removal. A few weeks 



Scott, John.... .294 ago we printed part of a letter in which 



Sharp, l artriage^ & bril)e of advortisinK was offered to 



Sheridan, W. F.314 the papers who would carry out their 



si. -i. re. in & si ''., , infamous program. Now they have 



'' g s'lg- bein working on a new line. Trivial 



|ers 322 charges were trumped up against Dr. 



Skidelsky >v tr- Wiley, and President Taft is asked to 

 Smith P "j';.'.'.3W remove him! Back of all this is the 

 smith', i: b 8 old scheme to get rid of a good watch- 

 Co 295 dog who wi il not permit thieves to 



s " ( 1 . 1 ,', 1 '- w ' * ' | break in and steal. The rogue who 



Smyth, "wm.J.! 310 has felt the dog's teeth while trying to 



Standard Plate , \, a hen roost would naturally use 



'' h '" '". .. . "- :: all his powers of persuasion to induce 



■ * 1 t". I I 1 1 B , .\ . 1 - , , _ , , . ri-. i 



Lumber Co. ...323 the owner to get rid of the dog! 1 he 



Stnmpp ,\ Wai chicken thief is a gentleman beside the 



Sy^cuse' Pottery 323 P»°Uc poisoners and trash packers 



.322 who are trying to remove Dr. Vvile>. 



Tailbv 311 The public are vitally interested in 



Thorburn, .1 VI. _ this fisht. The pure food laws must 



,, :.'■. b. enforced and made stronger. Dr. 



raendly & Wiley is the man for the place, and 



Seuenck ."14 ne must be kept right where he is.— 



J- A. .310 r> i \- . i-,,./..„ 



Sons.307 R<'™l - Nl " ! °' ker - 



Make the Farm Pay 



Complete Home Study Courses 

 in Agriculture* Horticulture, 

 Floriculture, Landtcepe Gar 

 denins. Forestry, Poultry Cul- 

 ture and Veterinary Science 

 under Prof. Brooks of the Mass. 

 Agricultural College, Prof. Craif 

 of Cornell UniTersity and other 

 eminent teachers. Over one hun- 

 dred Home Study Courses under 

 able professors in leading colleges. 



250 page catalog f re*. Write to-day 



THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 



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Pro*. Brooks 



FOR SALE 



FOK SALK— Fresh from factory, new 10 

 1 12, 16 x 18, 16 x 24, double thick, A and 

 B qualities. Market dropped. Now Is the 

 time to buy and save money. Parshelsky 

 Bros., Inc., 59 Montrose Ave., Brooklyn. 

 N. Y. 



FOR SALE— Two water tube boilers, 100 

 H. P. each, Heine type; three tubular 

 boilers, 66 iuebes by IS feet; perfect con- 

 dition and cheap. Armstrong Mfg. Co., 

 Springfield, O. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



SITUATION WANTED— By an am- 

 bitious nurseryman, as right-hand man to 

 owner or foreman on a nursery. Ten 

 years' experience in growing general nur- 

 sery stock. Best of references furnished. 

 If you need a sober, reliable and indus- 

 trious man, communicate with K. van 

 Kleef, care Framingham Nurseries, South 

 Framingham, Mass. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED — Cemetery Superintendent. 

 Place is open for a good man, married, 

 protectant, not too large a family, in New 

 England town. Greenhouse on place. 

 Wages, $000 a year and house. Address 

 "J. W.." care HORTICULTURE. 



Cocoanut Fiber Soil 



Is being sought after by all growers. 

 Cover your lawns this fall and next 

 summer you can have a green one. 

 20th CENTURY PLANT FOOD CO., 

 27 Ocean St., Beverly, Mats. 



Wilson Plant Oil & 

 Fertilizer Company 



150 Nawau Street, NEW YORK CITY 



Horticultural Supplies 



49- Write for our special Catalogue ~H $ 



SCALECIDE 



Will positively destroy SAN JOSE SCALE and all 

 soft bodied sucking insects without injury to the 

 tree. Simple, more effective and cheaper than > 

 Lime Sulphur. Not an experiment. On* pillon 

 BUkei 16 ta 20 ir»lloni nw by almplj »ddl«g w«Ur. 



1 Bend for Booklet, "Orchard Insurance." " 

 B. B. PUTT CO., SO CWWCH ST., NEW YORK CITY. 



FIRE RECORD. 



Hartford. Conn.— The barn and its 

 contents at the nursery of J. W. Scott, 

 was destroyed by fire on July 30. 



Chicago, III.— The office and green- 

 house of Carl Bachler was practically 

 destroyed by fire recently. 





Walton, N. Y. — N. J. Neal succeeds 

 T. J. Trip as proprietor of the Trip 

 greenhouses. 



