October 2, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



267 



NEWS NOTES 

 William J. Devery has been ap- 

 pointed gardener on the George Fear- 

 ing estate, Westwood, Mass. 



Thomas W. Head, formerly superin- 

 tendent of Melody Farm, Lake Forrest, 

 III., is now superintendent on the 

 Herbert Straus estate, Red Banli, N. J. 

 Harry Forest, Jr., and Miss Selma 

 Florin have bought the flower shop of 

 Charles Doherty at McKeesport, Pa. 

 the name will be carried on under 

 tk ename of the F. & F. Flower Shop. 

 George Dennis will have charge of 

 a new greenhouse now being erected 

 by the Grand Trunk Railway Company 

 at Battle Creek, Mich. 



George F. Crosman, formerly a well 

 known seedsman at Rochester, N". Y., 

 died recently at the age of sixty-nine 

 years. 



T. U. Hefko of Marshfield, Wis., has 

 originated a new double snapdragon 

 which he calls June Hefko and which 

 is being handled by the local trade. It 

 is pink in color, very compact, and 

 seems to be an excellent flower for 

 retail work. 



Last Saturday afternoon, Charles H. 

 Totty who is just back from his trip 

 to Europe, was given a welcome home 

 dinner at the Mansion House, Morris- 

 town, N. J. Those who attended the 

 event met in New York and motored 

 to the rendezvous. A very happy 

 time was enjoyed and Mr. Totty spoke 

 Interestingly of his trip across the 

 water. 



The Kansas City Florists' Club has 

 elected the following officers: Presi- 

 dent, T. J. Noll: vice-president, W. J. 

 Rarnes: secretary, Wm. Wade: treas- 

 urer, L. R. Bohannon. A committee to 

 draw up by-laws consists of N. E. Car- 

 ter, Hugo R. Neff, Arthur R. Smith. 

 Adolph Mohr. A. F. Barbe and C. A. 

 Chandler. 



Nelson Butler has been engaged to 

 take charge of the orchid collection 

 of W. J. & M. S. Vesey at Fort Wayne, 

 Ind. This firm intends to greatly in- 

 crease its number of plants and now 

 has six orchid houses. Mr. Butler was 

 for several years in charge of the pri- 

 vate collection of George J. Gould at 

 Lakewood, N. J. 



John R. Prouty is to establish a 

 nursery at Baldwinsville, N. Y., for 

 the growing of gladioli, peonies and 

 other hardy plants. 



We regret to announce the death of 

 David Weir, of Roslindale, Mass.. who 

 passed away some weeks ago, after a 

 brief illness. Mr. Weir was very well 

 known in the gardening fraternity, 

 having been for several years superin- 

 tendent of Faulkner Farm, in Brook- 

 line. He was an able gardener, and 

 possessed a great many friends who 

 will be sorry to hear of his passing. 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



Advertisements in this Department, Ten Cents a Lin«, Net 



BULBS 



C. KEUK & SONS. IIILLEGOM, HoUauii. 



Bulbs of all desorlptions. Write for prices. 



NEW YORK BUANCH, 82-M Broad St. 



CANNAS 

 For the best Up-to-Date Caanas, get new 

 price list. THE CONARD & JONES CO., 

 West Grove, Pa. 



CARNATION STAPLES 



Split carnations iiuickly, easily and 

 cheaply mended. Pilsbury's Carnation 

 Staple, 1000 for 35c.: 3000 for $1.00 post- 

 paid. I. X.. PILLSBUBY, Galesburg, 111. 



CH BTSAMTHEH171I8 

 THB BKST 



In NoTeltlei and Standard Klndi. 



Catalogue on Application. 



BL.MER D. SMITH & CO. 



Adrian, Mlcb. 



DAHLLAS 



Fragrant Peony Dahlia Mrs. Frederick 

 Grinnell, $10.00 per clump. Cash with 

 order. JOHN P. RO«NEY, New Bedford, 

 Mass. .^ 



DAISIES 



Daisies Bellis Monstrosa, Pink or White, 



also Longfellow and Snowball from strong 



•plants, .$3.2.5 per 1000. $11.00 per :100«. Cash 



BRILL CELERY GARDENS, Kalamazoo, 



Mich. 



FOKliEJT-ME-NOTS 



Forget-Me-Nots. Alpestris Victoria, hardy 

 ihvart blue, strong plants. $-t.(X) per 1000 

 cash. BRILL CELERY GARDENS, Kala- 

 mazoo, Midi. 



GOLD FIBH 



Oold fish, aqnariam plants, inaila, cat- 

 tle*, glot>e8, aquarium, flab gooda, nets, 

 etc, wholesale. FRANKLIN BARRETT, 

 Breeder. 4815 D. St., Olney, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. Large breeding pairs for tale. Send 

 (or price list. 



IBIS 



Name Color Per 100 



Brooklyn, mauve purple $4.00 



Elizabeth, pale lavender 4.00 



Herant, best lavender-blue 4.00 



Honorabllls, popular yellow 2.00 



Khedive, lavender, orange beard 4.00 



Pallida Speciosa, dark lavender S.OO 



Panchurea, smokey shade 3.00 



Queen of the Gypsies, purplish red 3.00 



San Souei, canary and brown 2.00 



Mixed, all colors 2.00 



J. K. ALEXAJJDER, 

 East Brd£«water, MaaMushasetts. 



LABELS 



Wood labels for nurserymen and florists. 

 THE BENJAMIN CHASE CO., Derry Vil- 

 lage, N. H. 



PANSIE8 



P insy Plants. Steele's Private Stock and 

 greenhouse special. Strong, large stocky 

 plants, none better. These plants and 

 strain will please vou. Packed right and 

 prompt shipment. $4.00 per 1000. 3IM)0 for 

 $11. Sr,. -,0m for $17. .-iO cash. BKII,1, CEL- 

 ERY (;.\IU>I;NS. Kalninazi"!. Mi.-li. 



WIRED TOOTHPICKS 



Wired toothpicks, green match sticks, 

 labels for Florists and Nurserymen. 

 LEWIS BROS.. Peeksklll, N. T. 



WTRE WORK 



WILLI.\M E. HEILSCHER'S WIRE 

 WORKS. 204 Randolph St., Detroit. Mich. 



Live Sphagnum Moss, orchid peat and 

 orchid baskets alwavs on hand. L.\GER 

 & Ht'RRELL, Summit, N. J. 



I SPECIALIZE IN GREKMIOCSE 



HEATING. 



D. V. REEVES, 



Consulting and Ereotin^ Engineer. 



Piping, Fixtures and Appliances Installed 

 for all purposes. Heat, Light, Power, San- 

 itation. Refrigeration, Air. Water, Gas, Oil, 

 Sprinklers, etc. 



DEDHAM, MASS. 



FOR SALE 



SECONDHAND GREENHOUSES 



To be removed from estate of D. Zirngie- 

 bel, 286 South St., Needham, Mass. Double 

 strength 10 x 14 glass, cypress sash bars. 

 Iron supports, combination iron ventilat- 

 ing, 2 Inch hot water heating. All in fine 

 condition — 4 large houses containing about 

 15,000 sq. ft. of glass. The whole or any 

 part at your own price. Address as above, 

 or Phone, Needham 281-B (evenings). 



FOR SALE: About 40 boxes 16x24 Ger- 

 man second glass, not boxed. Also all ma- 

 terial from dismantled cypress greenhouse 

 !.'i0x_'2';.. including 18 ventilators and 18 



1 inch pipe supports, all housed up and in 

 good order. Address GEORGE MELROSE, 

 071 Washington St., Quincy, Mass. 



GREENHOUSE EQUIPMENT 



30 H. P. Hodge Boiler in good condition. 

 Price $200. Knowles 4Vox2x4 Duplex Steam 

 Pump $63. .\nother pump, same model, 

 .$2"). Cypress Water Tank, 8x8 capacity, 

 3,000 gallons, $.'50. New % inch Hancock 

 Inspirator, Price $10. Two transom lifting 

 gears and fixtures. Morehead Steam Trap 

 complete with valves, check valves and 

 piping, $70. Steam valves, 1. lU, I'a and 



2 inch. Check valves 1>4, 1¥> and 2 inch. 

 .Many hundred feet of various sizes iron 

 pipe.' elbows, couplings, reducing tees, re- 

 turn bends, tees, caps, etc. Price cheap. 

 Cvpress sashes, double thick imported 

 glasses, frames, etc. D. RUNGE, 1389 Bay 

 St , opposite Winnecunnet Lake, East Nor- 

 ton, Mass. 



F. 0. ptneE CO. 



12 w. mmmm 

 mTtH 



Mastica is elastic and tenacious, admits of 

 expansion and contraction. Putty becomes 

 hard and brittle. Broken gl.ass more easily 

 removed without breaking of other glass 

 an occnre with hard putty. Last longer 

 than putty. Easy to apply. 



WE .*RE SPECIALISTS IN 



GREENHOUSE GLASS 



Free from Bubbles 

 Uniform in Thickness 



PAINTS and PUTH 



GreenlMMtse White {.^t'-?;:;?;lS; 



^— ~^~^~~~""""^~ Florists Prefer 

 It ^vill par Tou to get our estimates. 



THE DWELLE-KAISER «> 



251 Elm Street BUFF.VLO, N. T. 



