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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Jdnb 23, 1904. 



Samuel S. Pennock, WiJS^^ 



VALLEY 



BEAUTIES 



Ribbons and Supplies 



•«'2iKt: PHIUDELPHIA 



Mention Th« Berlew wb«n yon write. 



SWEET PEAS AT ST. LOUIS. 



The follbwing is the schedule of the 

 sweet pea exhibition to be held at the 

 St. Louis World's Fair July 23 to Au- 

 gust 2: 



25 sprays of Pure White. 



25 sprays of Yellow or Primrose. 



25 sprays of Blush or Light Pink. 



25 sprays of Rose or Deep Pink. 



25 sprays of Orange or Salmon. 



25 sprays of Mauve or Lavender. 



25 sprays of Red or Scarlet. 



25 sprays of Maroon. 



25 sprays of Blue. 



25 sprays of Contrasting Shades. 



25 sprays of Light Stripes or Blends. 



25 sprays of Dark Stripes or Blends. 



Collection of 30 vases named varieties; 25 



sprays each, not to Include introductions 



of 1001. 

 Collection of 12 vases, same conditions as Class 



13. 

 Collection of novelties; introduction of current 



year; 10 sprays each variety. 

 Group of 6 distinct varieties; 25 sprays each, 



in three colors; pure white, light pink 



and lavender. 

 Group of 6 distinct varieties; 25 sprays each, 



in three colors; Red or ijcarlet. Deep 



Pink and Orange. 

 Group of 6 distinct varieties; 25 sprays each. 



In three colors; Yellow or Primrose, 



Bine or Maroon, and Striped or Varieties. 

 Bouquet not to exceed 200 sprays. Quality of 



flowers, harmony of colors, and ta«te in 



arrangement to govern. 

 General display, 25 sprays of each variety. 



Entries must be received by Superin- 

 tendent J. H. Hadkinson not later than 

 July 20. 



GRAND FORKS, N. D. 



Tell your readers that up here in Grand 

 Forks, N. D., where the high winds have 

 been known to change a county line and 

 blow the mortgages oflF 160-acre farms, 

 that the cut flower trade, as also bloom- 

 ing plant trade, this spring was far bet- 

 ter than in any previous year. We sold 

 out clean and needed more cut flowers. 

 Let the growers go in a little stronger 

 and we will dispose of more and larger 

 stock. E. O. LOVELL. 



Salem, O.— Harry T, Miller has ar- 

 rived here from Alliance and taken the 

 active management of the business of J. 

 E. Bonsall, which he recently purchased 

 and of which 0. W. Bundy has since been 

 in charge. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



AdTertlsementa under this head one cent a 

 word, cash with order. When answers are to be 

 addressed In our care, add 10 centa for forward- 

 ing. 



Plant advertisements NOT admitted under this 

 head. 



FOR SALE— 14.000 feet of glass: well paying, in 

 thriving town with six railroads in central 

 Indiana natural gas belt; best rose soil In 

 country; large stock, in full running order; on 

 time, at a bargain as the owner wishes to retire. 

 Address No. 163, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Cheap, a Kroeschell style boiler, 

 been used four seasons, will heat 6000 feet 

 of i-lnch pipe. Davis Bros., Morrison, 111. 



FOR SALE— Two first-class tubular horizonul 

 boilers; in use 5 years and warranted to be 

 in Al condition ; size, 42 Inches diameter, 9 feet 

 long; 80 tubes. All fittings complete. Including 

 gratea for bard and soft coal. Price tSOO.OO or 

 tlW.0O each, f. o. b. car. Geo. E. Buxton, Nashua, 

 N.H. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a first-class rose 

 grower, especially American Beauties, also 

 fancy carnations, as foreman or section man, by 

 Istof July; am at the present time foreman for 

 the Chlcaaro Carnation Co. Paul Kopanka, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By competent florist; 

 good grrower of out flowers and plants; 

 bustler and reliable; 16 years' experience; com- 

 mercial or private; age 32; German; married; 

 around Chicago preferred; references. Address 

 No. 166, care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



WANTED— A good all-round florist; one who 

 is able to take charge of 6 or 6 greenhouses 

 in growing carnations, roses bulbs and bedding 

 plants; can have an interest in the business if 

 he so desires. Apply by letter to H. F. Mlchell 

 Co., 1018 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



WANTED— At once, a working foreman; must 

 be a good grower of roses, carnations, 

 mums, etc.. and able to handle help; whole- 

 sale cut flowers only; state wages; give refer- 

 ences: German preferred. Address No. 164, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As foreman by a strict- 

 ly competent grower of roses, carnations, 

 mums, palms, ferns; also a general line of pot 

 plants aud bulbous stock: age 32; 18 years' ex- 

 perience. Address No. 167, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



FOR SALE!— Greenhouse establishment in good 

 condition. Two greenhouses 20 x 100 (t., one 

 built in 19:o, the other in 1903; hot water heat; 

 one house in mums, the other in carnations and 

 smilax; a lot of new frames and sash; nearly 

 5 acres of land, about 4 under cultivation : horse, 

 stable, delivery wagon, tools, etc.; only 18 miles 

 from Pittsburg and In thriving town of 10 000; no 

 opposition to amount to anything. Only those 

 who have money and mean business need apply. 

 For complete description, address No. 16S, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR RENT — House, barn, greenhouses and 

 large lot, together with piping, tools, dies 

 and pots. For particulars address No. 140, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— To rent greenhouse establishment 

 of 20.000 or more feet of glass; place must 

 be in good condition, within 15 miles of Chicago; 

 will buy stock. Address No. 158, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



TIITANTED— Competent rose grower foreman 

 TT for section; large establishment in Chi- 

 cago; good place for right man; Chicago appli- 

 cant preferred; wages 115.00 per week, married 

 man. Address No. 160, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



WANTED— Good grower of roses and carna- 

 tions; must be sober and reliable and able 

 to grow first-class flowers; wages, $60.00 to right 

 man; place permanent. Address No. lS7,care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— A good grower who is capable of 

 taking charge of greenhouse business. 

 H. H. Peterson, 3526 Broadway. Everett, Wash. 



ITIOR SALE— Or lease, seven greenhouses, 7&00 

 J? feet: 8-room dwelling and one acre ground. 

 WiUard Smith, Spokane, Wash. 



WANTED— Young man. competent to grow cut 

 flowers and pot plants for retail trade. 

 Address, with references and salary expected, 

 A. M. Terrlll, Box 37. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 



WANTED— To rent, a small place, not over 8000 

 square feet, In or within 30 miles of Mil- 

 waukee. John Wild, Route 1, Grand Haven, 

 Mich. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young man, Ger- 

 O man, single, age 32; 15 years' experience; 

 good recommendation; private or commercial. 

 Address No. 159, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR RENT— Port Allegany Greenhouses. 65C0 

 feet glass in good condition, stocked; cheap 

 fuel, natural gas; low rental; good shipping 

 point; one of tne best openings for retail busi- 

 ness in northern Pennsylvania; present manager 

 going Into wholesale business for himself; good 

 chance for right man. Address Port Allegany 

 Greenhouses, Port Allegany, Pa.; or the owner, 

 W. B. Ventres. Wanakena, N. Y. 



WANTED— A good all-round florist for cut 

 flowers and pot plants: wages $1200 per 

 week. Address J. Russler, li4th Street and Avon 

 Avenue, Morgan Park, 111. 



WANTED— A good man for retail flower store 

 In Chicago. Must be an able and energetic 

 salesman and good designer. Address No. 163 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— New greenhouses, 7000 ft. of glass; 

 on leased land, lease 15 years to run; mostly 

 pot plants for cemetery trade. Or will sell a half 

 interest to a good man. Address J. Russler, 114th 

 Street and Avon Avenue, Morgan Park, 111. 



FOR SALE— All or a half interest in a florist 

 store with a good, well established trade; a 

 good chance for a Swede florist. An excellent 

 opening for either lady or gentleman. Address 

 J. Russler, U140 Michigan Avenue, CfalCMTO.* 



FOR SALE— Cheap for cash, a well-paying 

 florist business. 4.000 square ft. of glass. In 

 city of 18.000. For particulars, address A. Schoe- 

 pen, Marietta, O. 



FOR SALE— At a bargain; four greenhouses, 

 well stocked; also cold frame sash; 2-room 

 cottage, city water; houses heated by hot water; 

 situated at Lynchburg. Virginia, a city of 26,000 

 inhabitants. Apply J. Palmer Gordon, Ashland, 

 Virginia. 



FOR SALE— Cheap— Greenhouses in good town 

 in Ohio, population 14,000; will sell at a bar- 

 gain, as owner is engaged in other lines of busi- ' 

 nesB. Address No. 161, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



FOR SALE— At auction, florists' and market 

 gardening place, 10 a. m. Thursday, June 23, 

 7,000 feet of glass, steam heat; 25 acres of land; 

 house, barn, stock, tools, crops; near 15,000 pop- 

 ulation; on electric road; fine chance. A. F. 

 Johnson, Gardner, Mass. 



FOR SALE— On account of falling health, well 

 paying retail buBlness; 3.S0O feet of glass; 

 steam and hot water heat; two boilers; houses 

 built last summer; two acres of ground; bam 

 and dwelling. For particulars, address City 

 Greenhouse, Newton, Iowa. 



FOR SALE— An elegant greenhouse plant, up 

 to date and modern in every way; 20 lots, 

 40.000 feet of glass, fine dwelling, all new; a fine 

 retail and wholesale trade; the demand is first- 

 class; good market; in one of the finest cities 

 in Colorado; water plentiful and the best of soil 

 right at the door; have other business; will sell 

 reasonably. Address No. 143, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



WANTED. 



A good reliable man, capable of takinfr 

 charge of a wholesale and retail store. 

 State experience and salary expected 

 in first letter. Permanent position to 

 right party. 



J. r. wi^oox, conjrozxi blufts, za. 



TO RENT, Se-,'= 



M ^^ —w— ^* ^ m w consisting of 

 five greenhouses, one 20x300, one IlxUO, 

 heated by steam ; one 39x150 and two 18x150,. 

 heated by Hltchlngs' boilers. The whole estab- 

 lishment is planted with ULRICH BRURBKII 

 ■OSES, all In good growing condition and 

 ready to start In October for January cutting. 

 Traendly & Schenck, 38 West 28th St., N. T., 

 realized during the year 1903 the following prices: 

 Specials. Extras. Firsts. Seconds. 



ChrlBtmas.... $100 .... 75c 60c 16c 



January 16 &0o 30c lOc 



February 15 60c 3Cc 10c 



March 15 25c i5c 4c 



April 15 20c 16c 6c 



May 16 ...'•• 10c 6c l>ic 



For particulars apply to 



OTTO ANDREAE, 



CENTRAL VAUEY, Orange Co., New Yoflu 



