v'TyTv ■ 



U72 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOBSB 12, 1906. 



PROPAGATING ALOCASIAS. 



Those beautiful foliage plants, the 

 alocasias, are propagated by division of 

 the root stocks, or tubers, the latter bear- 

 ing much resemblance to those of the 

 common elephant's ear or Colocasia 

 (Caladium) esculentum, though in most 

 instances the tubers of the alocasias are 

 smaller. The best time to perform this 

 operation ois in the early spring, just be- 

 fore the plants begin active growth, and 

 the tubers usually show some side 

 growths, or eyes, that may be cut away 

 from the parent root, the cut surface 

 dipped in slaked lime in order to avoid 

 decay, and the pieces planted in sand in 

 a pot or pan, but not covered very 

 deeply. 



The pieces of tuber thus planted should 

 be kept in a warm house and watered 

 enough to keep them just moist until 

 they show signs of growth. In the course 

 of a few weeks they should have formed 

 some roots and begun to push up a leaf, 

 and are then ready to be potted off into 

 email pots, using the same open compost 

 and good drainage that is required for 

 all of these moisture-lo\'ing plants. 



W. H. T. 



NoRRiSTOWN. Pa. — Wm. R. Yeager 

 has assumed charge of the greenhouses 

 established by his father many years 

 ago, and also the store at 78 East Main 

 street. Mr. Yeager has grown up in the 

 business and will make it show a good 

 growth. 



CeNtraua, III. — J. W. Koss enter- 

 tained the Retail Merchants' Association 

 at his greenhouses September 25. About 

 twenty were present, the grounds and 

 greenhouses being lighted by Japanese 

 lanterns. Refreshments were served and 

 each one received a rose. 



- Washington, D. C— On September 29 

 each public school in the District held 

 an exhibition of flowers raised by pupils 

 during the summer vacation. The ex- 

 tent of the exhibit in each case showed 

 the, interest in horticulture aroused by 

 •tke ' school-gardening movement. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Ady^ni^inentB under this head one cent a 

 word, CASH WITH ORDEK. When answers 

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

 forwardlnjr. 



■ Plant advertisements NOT admitted under this 

 liesd. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a florist, as assist- 

 ant In Chicago retail store; have some ex- 

 perience In making up. Address No. 157, care 

 Florists' Review, Chica«ro. 



SITUATION WANTED— As assistant gardener, 

 by young En(?ltshman; 19 months in this 

 coimtry; well n^commended. David Hothersall, 

 care F. E. Wlthey, Flshklll-on- Hudson, New 

 York. 



SITUATION WANTED— General storeman, 

 decon»*.C", designer, good salesman; perma- 

 nent place; not afraid to work; Al references; 

 reliable, honest, industrious, married; 24 years 

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

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a good all-round 

 florist and business man, to take charge of 

 commercial or public place; widower; 50 years 

 of aare; German; state wages and amount of 

 glass. Address No. 150, cai-e Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As foreman, superin- 

 tendent or manager, by a young man, 30 years 

 old; total abstainer; 15 years' all-round exper- 

 ience; good grower of roseH, carnations and 

 other cut flowers, also plants; good propagator 

 of nursery stock; wages must be good; refer- 

 ences exchanged. Address No. 159, care Plo- 

 ^tsts' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— A good all-round grower of carna- 

 tions and mums. Address N. C. Moore & 

 Co., Morton Grove. 111. 



WANTED— The address of growers of Cabomba 

 Carolina (fish moss). Glen Mary Fish 

 Farm, Amelia, Ohio. 



WANTED— A good rose grower and 2 helpers; 

 steady position. Address J. F. Wilcox, 

 Council Bluffs, Iowa. 



WANTED— A flrst-class seed case for retail 

 store. AddreHS J. C. Murray, Florist and 

 Seedsman, 40S Main St., Peoria, 111. 



WANTED— Young lady for flower store; good 

 home and steady employment to right 

 party. Address, with particiilati^. No. 141« c^''^ 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. ' 1 



WANTED— A young man with experience to 

 take a working Interest in a small garden 

 and greenhouse plant; give reference. W. N. 

 Tharp, Liberty, Ind. 



WANTED— A good steady man to grow roses, 

 carnations and (,'eneral stock; a steady 

 place; start at $15.00 per week. Byron H. Ives, 

 Albuquerque, New Mexico. 



WANTED— A good all-round rose grower, com- 

 petent of taking charge of small commer- 

 cial place; state wages. Address No. 154, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— Steady position, west or south, by 

 raaa of good habits; used to cut flowers, 

 bedding plants, etc. Addfress No. 155, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



i_« I 



WANTED— A man with experience with palms 

 and ferns to look after conservatory and 

 assist In store: state salary expected. Address 

 No. 153, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— A young lady to go to Texas; must 

 be competent for all store work; good 

 wages and a fine opening for a capable worker. 

 Address at once. No. 158, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



WANTED — A competent palm grower; onl.v one 

 who has had ample experience and who is 

 an up-to-date man need apply for a permanent 

 position. Address No. 138, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



WANTED— At once, experienced man for car- 

 nation section and pot plants; also com- 

 petent night fireman; must be strictly temperate. 

 Industrious and well recommended. J. W. Dun- 

 ford, Clayton, Mo. 



WANTED — A successful rose propagator as 

 assistant; first-class references required; 

 young married man preferred; good chance for 

 advancement for right man who is not afraid 

 to work. Chase Rose Co., Riverside, Cal. 



WANTED— Gardener; large public institution; 

 must be good grower of general bedding 

 giants and understand handling small green- 

 ouse: salary KO, house and vegetables; state 

 qualifications fully and give references. Address 

 College of Industrial Arts, Denton, Tex. 



WANTED— A decorator and designer for an 

 up-to-date store in the middle west; must 

 be a first-class salesman and a man of character 

 and ability. Address, with reference, stating 

 salary expected, No. 153, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



L ' ■ 



WANTED — Good florist and gardener; must be 

 sober, moral man, with good references; 

 will give $30.00 per month for first six months, 

 with board and lodging, with a-ralse if deserving 

 after first six months. John Spencer, Manager, 

 Decatur, Tex. 



WANTED— Help; practical grower of general 

 line of bulbs, plants, carnations, etc.; one 

 who has had years of experience and can pro- 

 duce good results; steady place to right party; 

 wages good. Warrick Bros., 102 S. Main St., 

 Washington, Pa. 



WANTED — Gentleman who can take entire 

 charge of a retail seed store; state age, 

 whether man of family, nationality, amount of 

 experience and former employers: salary capable 

 of earning. Address No. 97, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



WANTED— By Nov. 1, or sooner, competent, 

 reliable f oilman for three greenhouses; 

 7000 feet of glass; must be a man with unques- 

 tionable character iind ability, and who is well 

 versed in growing carnations, roses and general 

 line of plants: also capable of helping In fioral 

 work and filling plant orders; percentage paid 

 on total receipts preferred, or wages; permanent 

 place for right man; one who speaks German 

 preferred. For particulars address, with refer- 

 ences, Charles Otto Horn, Grandon Greenhouse, 

 Helena, Montana. 



FOR SALE— A lot of 4-ln. cast-iron pipe; also 

 fittings, at 6c per foot. Max Schreiber, 

 McDonald. Pa. 



FOR SALE— A well-paying plant of 18,000 feet of 

 glass in central Indiana; $1500 cash, balance 

 on time; bears closest investigation. Address 

 No. 149, care Florists" Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— 10 boxes glass; new; size 16x18; 

 single strength; "A" quality; at $8.(0 per 

 box; cash'. Wm.Bier8tadt& Son, Springfield, 111 



FOR SALE— :A1 greenhouse plant, all new; 

 16,000 feet glass; pay those who mean busi- 

 ness to investigate; write for particulars. Ad- 

 dress No. 1)J3, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— New glass, never used; 40 boxes 

 double strength, 16x18 B, at $3.76 per box; 10 

 boxes, double strength, 16x24 B, at $4.00 per box 

 W. B. Davis & Co., Aurora, 111. 



FOR SAI^E— ^me extra good second-hand 3- 

 Inch pipe, guaranteed sound, 6c foot; also 

 some 4-inch; several small and medium size 

 boilers cheap. W. H. Salter, Rochester, N. Y. 



FOR SALE— 7000 feet glass, lO-room dwelling, 

 barn, tools; steam-heated; $5000, $2000 cash, 

 balance good time; will sell stock and rent 

 houses. Address Mrs. May Bradley, 1901 South A 

 St.. Ellwood, Ind. 



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

 price $70; one hot water steel boiler, upright, 

 return fine, magazine feed, hard coal or coke; 

 price, $60; both in good repair. Llewellyn, Florist, 

 Clean, N. Y. 



FOR SALE — Greenhouse place in lively grow- 

 ing city of upper Florida, consisting of about 

 3 acres fine garden land, 4000 feet glass, small 

 cottajre, barn, etc., with plenty of water. For 

 particulars address'No. 158, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



FOR 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 years; ill- 

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

 Mass. 



FOR SALE— A g«od boiler front, 6 ft. wide by 6 

 ft. 6 In. high; heavy casting; has 2 fire doors 

 and 2 ash pit doors; can be used for a boiler 40 

 in. or 44 in. in diameter; cost $66.00, will sell for 

 $25.00; also 6 grates for slack coal, 4 ft long, for 

 $6.00. W. E. Hall, Clyde, Ohio. 



FOR SALE— Well-established nursery, on main 

 roads, near western city of 40,000; one acre 

 land; 3 greenhouses; fine stock of maidenhair, 

 Piersoni, Scottii, Asparagus plumosus nanus, 

 smilax, in lathhouse (120x24); hot water 

 heating; stable, horse, wagon; 4-room dwelling 

 and biisement; ill health cause of disposition. 

 Address No. 131. care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— At a bargain, in a city of 66,000 

 population, 4 greenhouses— 2 houses 16x80, 



2 20x80; also 80 feet sash in line order, nearly 

 new; only 2 and 3 years in use; potting shed, 

 10x12 feet; boiler house, 16x20 feet, with one 

 large boiler to heat the place and another in 

 reserve; both boilers can bum buckwheat coal 

 at a small cost; answer at once; price only 

 $1500.00, if taken at once, $60a00 cash. Hill Top 

 Greenhouses, 16-17 Gray Ave., Utlca, N. Y. 



' F ■ ~— ■ 



FOR SALE— At Fort Smith, Arkansas, the fast 

 growing metropolis of Arkansas and the 

 new State of Sequoy.ah; now has 30,(00 and over, 

 population, and real estate values increasing by 

 leaps and bounds; a greenhouse plant of TOOO feet 

 of glass, with a whole block of ground of U^ 

 city lots; nine-room residence, steam heated, 

 bath, etc.: fine lawn and shade trees; stable for 

 four horses iind a eow; wagons, buggies, tools, 

 horses, and everything needed to run' the busi- 

 ness; delightful climate; good business. As I 

 wish to retire from active businesH, will sell at 

 a price for which the improvements cannot be 

 replaced, and the lots alone will be worth the 

 money in a short time. Address No. 134, cart- 

 Florists' Review, Cldcago. 



FOR SALE 



3^ acres land, with house and outbuildings: 

 village 3000 inhabitants: plenty of water; well 

 adapted to greenhouse and gardening; price $1000; 

 quick answer. 



I. T. N. H ABCOURT. Wappingen FaUs, N.T. 



FOR SALE 



A well established nursery and greenhouse 

 business, in a town of about 100,000 population; 

 50,000 feet of glass; 6 acres of ground, which 

 can be leased for long term ; good reasons 

 for selUng. 



Address No. 146, 

 Care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



Pf)D CkAl F floral plant, near Mlnneha- 

 ■ ^'■* <^**a-m« ba, containing five acres of 

 land, platted into thirty lots; about 1200 feet 

 frontage on two streets; 19 greenhouses with 

 plants, flowers, etc.; two heating plants, flve- 

 room house, barn and other buildings, costing the 

 owner upwards of $16,000; will sell at the very 

 low price of $5,000, including one horse, one 

 wagon, one cart and a quantity of loose four- 

 inch iron pipe; a great opportunity for money- 

 making; reasons for selling, old age. Bare land 

 worth price asked. Apply to Qporgt H. Miller. 

 330 Lumber Bxcbange, Minneapolle, Mini. 



