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August 3, 1905. 



TheWeckly Florists' Review. 



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locality and predicts a busy winter. 



Among the recent visitors were: G. 

 Stevens, of Darch & Hunter, and Wm. 

 Gammage, of J. Gamniage & Son, Lon- 

 don. Tiiey were attending Grand Lodge 

 meeting, of the Masons at Hamilton, and 

 gave us V» flying visit. We also had a 

 call from K. Harper, of Hamilton, who 

 reports a very successful season ?s busi- 

 ness and, although business is quiet now, 

 he feels the lull is very acceptable, giv- 

 ing him time to straighten up stocl;, and 

 repaint his greenhouses. 



We expect the delegation from To- 

 ronto to the convention will be large. 



Edward Tyrrell died July 18 from sun- 

 stroke. Mr. Tyrrell took a very active in- 

 terest in horticulture and was for a num- 

 ber of years president of the Toronto 

 Horticultural Association and was one of 

 the foremost workers in connection with 

 the inaugurating of the fruit, flower and 

 lioney show held in Toronto last fall. 

 D. J. 



Stevens Point, Wis. — W. E. Mack- 

 lin has returned from a visit to his old 

 liome at Sarnia, Ont. He was accom- 

 panied by his brother, E. I. Macklin, 

 who is in the florists' business at Marsh- 

 field. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head one cent a 

 word, CASH WITH ORDER. W^hen answers 

 are to be addressed In our care, add 10 cents for 

 forwarding. 



Plant advertisements NOT admitted under this 

 head. 



SITUATION WANTED— As foreman and grower 

 roses, carnations and general stock; married; 

 thoroughly experienced; best of references. 

 Address No. 8)1, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED -By an up-to-date store 

 O man; single; eight years' experience; willing 

 to go to any city, eastern cities preferred ; can give 

 the best of reference as to character and ability; 

 open for engagement October 1. Address No. 77, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— Practical gardener and 

 ►^ florist, German, middle-age, unmarried, 

 wishes steady position; would prefer taking 

 charge of gentleman's or institution grounds; 

 excellent references ; state full particulars; 

 willing to wait for engagement if wanted. Ad- 

 dress Gardener, 303 Convent Street, St. Louis. Mo. 



SITUATION WANTED-As workiig foreman 

 in a firat-clasB retail florist business where 

 general line stock is growing; 22 years' exper- 

 ience in roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, 

 violets, palms, ferns and bedding stock; would 

 like a steady place; 35 years of age; single; 

 German. Address No. 74. care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



FOR RENT OR SALE— Nice lot with four green- 

 houses and good boiler. Apply or write to 

 E. E. Pleser, 44 Randolph St., Chicago. 



FOR RENT— To keep in repairs one year; 5000 

 feet glass in a good factory town; »o compe- 

 tition; established trade; come and see it. J. R. 

 Jolmston, Dunkirk, Ind. 



FOR RENT— My store and greenhouse; well 

 stocked with decorative plants and florists' 

 supplies; established 1885. Address The Flower 

 Store, 1740 Main St., Jacksonville, Fla. 



FOR SALE OR RENT — Between 26.000 and 

 30,000 ft. of glass; well stocked and equipped; 

 near Chicago; only responsible parties need 

 iipply; for further particulars address Geo. 

 Harrer, Morton Grove, 111. 



FOR RENT-A well-established plant of 13,000 

 feet of glass, planted to cut flowers and 

 general stock; owner will leave for Europe Oct. 

 ': a grand opportunity for a responsible man 

 with privilege to buy. Address No. 81« care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



Ij^OR RENT— At Frederick, Md., greenhouses, 

 18x63, 12x102, 20x162; boiler room, 18x60. equip- 

 ped with a No. 8 Furman boiler and small heater; 

 large mushroom cellar, stable, about two acres 

 <>i ground; dwelling for rent in immediate nelgh- 

 "orhood; coal, manure; labor cheap, city water; 

 no stock on hand; rent 1300 per annum, half 

 payable in advance every six months; ill health 

 of owner compelled retirement from successful 

 t>uslness; principally vegetables under glass and 

 'iiushrooms for Washington and New York. 

 Henry Trail, Frederick, Md. 



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rANTED— General greenliouse waterer. Ap- 

 ply The McGregor Bros. Co., Springfield, O. 



WANTED — Young man as assistant; give 

 references and wages expected with board 

 and room. J. Sanstrom, Momence, 111. 



WANTED — At once, man of experience in 

 ereneral greenhouse work and landscaping. 

 Address Idle-Hour Nurseries, Macon, 6a. 



WANTED -At once, an up-to-date decorator 

 and designer; state wages with reference. 

 W. H. Humfeld Floral Co., Kansas City, Mo. 



TSrANTED— Good second-hand hot water boiler, 

 T» to heat 1200 feet radiation; state full par- 

 ticulars. Address 5600 Delmar Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 



WANTED— A rose grower and a carnation 

 grower for the west; must be first-class 

 men.- Address No. 76. care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



\17ANTED-Second-hand Hitchings boiler. No. 

 ' » 15 or 16; must be in good condition and 

 cheap for cash; also pipe and connections. C. E. 

 Stone. Columbus, Ohio. 



WANTED— By August 7, a good grower of car- 

 nations, smilax, mums and general stock; 

 please give reference and state wages in first 

 letter. Address H. T. Miller, Salem, Ohio. 



Tl/' ANTED— A single man with practical exper- 

 »» ience in cut flowers and pot plants; must 

 be strictly sober, and willing and able to take 

 charge; with references; $12.00 per week. Ad- 

 dress J. B. Goetz Sons, Saginaw, W. S., Mich. 



WANTED — An experienced, competent and 

 thoroughly reliable florisffor small green- 

 house in suburb of Chicago; good permanent 

 position for right man; state age. experience, 

 references and salary wanted. Address No. 78. 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



'XV^'ANTED- For wholesale commission house, 

 ' » a good salesman ; must be a man of good 

 standing with thorough knowledge of the busi- 

 ness; splendid chance for a hustler to advance 

 quickly; give age, reference and salary expected. 

 Address No. 7». care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED — Married man capable of taking 

 charge of 35,000 feet of glass and grow car- 

 nations, some roses and bedding stock; no ob- 

 jection to small family; steady job for right man; 

 wages 140.00 per month with steam-heated flat: 

 flat at greenhouse; 56 miles south of Chicago; 

 start at once. Chas. Schafer, Kankakee, 111. 



WANTED — Capable man to take charge 

 of growing cai-nations, chrysanthemums, 

 roses and general cut stock; business and equip- 

 ment entirely new; good position for right party; 

 must be able to produce best stock; must be of 

 temperate hjibits and of good character; state 

 salary expected ; especial good chance for young 

 man desiring advancement. Address The Calla 

 Cut Flower Co., Calla, Ohio. 



FOR SALE— Tank, 21 barrel, steel: cost 185.00, 

 sell for 120.00; good as new. Gus Knoch, 

 Woodmere, Mich. 



FOR SALE-Half price: 8000 pots, 2^ to 4-inch: 

 5 boxes A glass, 10x28. F. J. Pratt, 628 2nd 

 St., Faribault, Minn. 



FOR SALE — One 18.00 Clipper lawn mower, 

 never used: will sell for $4.60. Poole &. Purl- 

 lant, Bellefontaine, Ohio. 



FOR SALE— A number of 4-inch and 6-inch hot 

 water gate valves in good condition; will 

 sell at half cost. Address Geo. Wittbold Co., 1657 

 Buckingham Place, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Hot water heater in fine condition ; 

 has been heating 2000 feet glass and will 

 heat more; will sell at half its value. McAdams 

 Seed Co., Columbus Grove, Ohio. 



FOR SALE — 5000 ft. glass, good trade; good 

 honse and barn ; fine grounds, five or more 

 lots; in a natural gas city of 16,000; this is a snap. 

 Address A. L. Harmon, lola, Kan. 



FOR SALE — Six greenhouses, two acres of 

 liind, and general stock of plants and 700O 

 carnation plantain field; must be sold before the 

 80th of August. Address P. O. Box 462, Clyde, Ohio. 



FOR SALE— Good paying greenhouse, best lo- 

 cation in city; well established trade; good 

 place for the right party; will sell cheap if taken 

 at once. For full particulars write Wm. Kraft, 

 Oneida. N. Y. 



FOR SALE— One 12 H. P. upright tubular boiler, 

 price, 170; one hot water steel boiler, up- 

 right, return flue, magazine feed, hard coal or 

 coke, price, 160: both in good repair. Llewelyn, 

 Florist, Olean. N. Y. 



1jiOR.SALE— One marine boiler, 44 return flues; 

 cost 1560.00. a snap for llOi.OO cash f. o. b.: 

 also one small Weatherhejid. suitable for propa- 

 gating or small house; t25.00 takes it. Cottage 

 Greenhouses, Litchfield, III. 



FOR SALE— Owing to the death of the proprie- 

 tor, the greenhouses and stock of the Lake 

 Geneva Floral Co., established in 18M), are offered 

 for sale; a good opening for a practical man. W. 

 H. Hammersley, Lake Geneva, Wis. 



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lOR SALE— Boiler tubes, 3^-inch. 8c per foot. 

 Nemaha Greenhouses, Seneca, Kan. 



FOR SALE-A Kieley Champion ■etujI'iLSje^a"'- 

 trap for returning condensation of bOOO to »uuu 

 feet of 1-inch pipe to boiler; Jfood as new; want 

 to put In larger; cash price, $50; cost, «7&. 

 George H. Benedict, Yorkvll le, N. Y. 



FOR SALE— Some extra good second-hand 3- 

 inch pipe, guaranteed sound, 6c foot; also 

 some 4-inch; several small and medium- size 

 boilers cheap; some VixU and larger doiible 

 glass, $2.50 box. W. H. Salter, Rochester. N. Y. 



Ir'OR SALE — Five greenhouses stocked with 

 ' variety of plants; 5000 feet of glass; 'hot 

 water heat; 10 minutes walk from station: 1 

 minute from electrics; established 30 y«i"-9. ,11 

 health cause of sale. A. F. Belcher, Foxboro, 

 Mass. 



FOR SALE— Closing out sale of greenhouses; 

 40,000 feet of glass, sash bars, boilers and 

 steam pumps; 1-ln., l^-ln., l^-l"-. ^-jn. and 

 2>«-in. steam pipes and valves: hotbed sasn, 

 tools and pots; to be sold in part or whole: at very 

 low price to close the estate of Grove P. Rawson, 

 The Florist, 705 Wlnsor Ave., Elmha, N. Y. 



L^OR SALE-Lord & Burnham ventilating ap- 

 r paratus for half price; suitable for a 50- foot 

 house or under; complete except shaft; 12 hang- 

 ers: rods and arms for 1-inch shaft; gearwheel, 

 worm and yoke; 6 bearers; hand wheel »«« con- 

 necting rod with stand: good as new; price $5.50. 

 Wm. L. Puffer, Brockton, Mass. 



FOR SALE-Or rent, in N. E. Iowa, a good 

 florist business inside city limits of 5000; 12 

 acres of land; 10,000 feet of glass: heated with 

 hot water; good 8-room house and a barn in the 

 best of condition; a fine chance for a young 

 florist; reason for selling, age. Address No. S9. 

 care Florists' Review. Chicago. 



FOR SALE -The Alameda Greenhouses, Ros- 

 well, N. M.; a good florists" business In a 

 western city of 8000; well established tratle and 

 prospects for future bright: 300 miles from any 

 other greenhouse: 9-room dwelling, barn, artesian 

 well; hydraulic ram pumps water to 2 large 

 tanks; 50li0 feet of glass; water heat: 9 lots, 50x 

 160 each; have a good catalogue business; will 

 sell for $12,00) cash; don't write unless you mean 

 business. Mrs. J. P. Church. Roswell, New 

 Mexico. 



WANTED 



The name and address of the person 

 who sent an order for glass, and a money 

 order for $45.00 to pay for same, to 320 

 Grand Ave.. Detroit, Mich. Address 

 No, 80, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



Mpntlon Thp Revlpw when you write. 



NOTICE OF 



ANNUAL MEETING 



The Annual Meeting of the Florists' Hail As- 

 sociation of America will be held In 8. A. F. O. 

 H. Convention Hall. Washington, D. C, on 

 Thursday afternoon, Aug, 17, 1905, at 2 p. m. 



JOHN 6. ESLER, Sec*y. 



FOR SALE! 



A RARE BARGAIN if sold before Sept. 1st. 

 5,000 feet of glass erected in 1903; all modern and 

 fully stocked. City of 10,000 with good shipping 

 territory. Last year's business, $3,300.00. Trade 

 has increased 26 per cent each year for the past 

 three years. 7 years' lease on land. Can be 

 bought for % the amount of the original invest- 

 ment. Cash. Address 



P. O. Bo« 766. Nebr»«lui City, Neb. 



FOR SALE CHEAP 



HOTBED SASH 



250 new sash, 3x6 feet, cypress, glazed with 

 12x14 double strength A glass: painted 3 coats 

 white lead and linseed oil; just bought, cost us 

 $3.76 complete; for sale at $2,25 apiece; 26 or 

 more at 12.00. Also 100 boxes 16x24 B double 

 strength glass, some never unpacked, at $2.20 per 

 box; 126 boxes I6x24slngle A, $1.60per box. CaalL. 



CLIFTON HILL FLORAL CO., Omaha, Neb. 



FOR S3LE 



Greenhouse plant of 25,000 ft. of glass. 10 houses 

 well stocked with everything to be found in an 

 up-to-date place, the whole plant, including 

 dwelling, heated by steam with 2 boilers; 6 acres 

 of land with fruit and shrubbery; 6-room dwell- 

 ing, bams and other outside buildings: also store 

 and fixtures: the only flower and seed store in 

 a city of 26,000 population; everything can be 

 retailed from city store; if required will sell! 

 greenhouses and stock and lease land. For par- 

 ticulars address No. 66, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



