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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



July 5, 1906. 



flower seed, bulb and mail order depart- 

 ments, Win. J. Sherry, and manager 

 garden and grass seed and poultry sup- 

 ply departments, Josepli W. Bradley. 

 All these gentlemen were for over eight- 

 een years with the old firm of Johnson 

 & Stokes. 



Walter P. Stokes opened his seed store 

 at 219 Market street last Monday. Mr. 

 Stokes has contracted with the King 

 Construction Co. for three truss houses 

 which will double his plant at Moores- 

 town, N. J. 



Miss Vcrner, daughter of James Yer- 

 ner, of (iarrettsford, was married on 

 Wednesday of last week. Phil was not 

 there, alas, and cannot tell you about 

 the bridegroom and other necessary de- 

 tails. You must ask P]dward Eeid all 

 about it. 



The Michell window is a beautiful il- 

 lustration of the advisability of using 

 paper Ijags to protect grapes. 



The tloor sp;u-c at S. S. Peunock 's 

 has been further increased by improve- 

 ments this week. 



Eugene Hernheimer handles ciioice 

 cornflowers. 



Hope you liad a jolly Fourth. 



George A. Strohlein sailed for Europe 

 this week to personally inspect the Dreer 

 azaleas. 



Robert Crawford, Jr., well known as 

 a leading retailer, is one of our most en- 

 thusiastic growers. His new house is 

 said to be for asparagus. 



The July meeting of the club was held 

 in Horticultural hall last Tuesday. Jap- 

 anese irises were discussed. 



Yictor (iros.sans lias sailccl for Eu- 

 rope. It is ruuKireil lie, too, is after 

 azaleas. 



Phil tlianks J. Austin Shaw for liis 

 kind invitation to the New York Florists' 

 Club outing and regrets extremely that 

 he liad to stav at home and work. 



Phil. 



CoLOKADO SpuiXfis. CoLO. — Announce- 

 ment has been made that William Clark, 

 the original owner of the Clark green- 

 houses, will resume charge of the green- 

 houses, nurseries and gardens, which for 

 the last year and a half have been under 

 the management of J. B. Braidwood, Mr. 

 Clark having taken over this part of the 

 business from Mr. Braidwood. The store 

 has been sold to Miss Flora Kennedy, 

 formerly of Cripple Creek, and she will 

 manage this part of the business. The 

 Clark greenhouses are the oldest in the 

 city, and up to about a year and a half 

 ago were managed directly by Mr. 

 Clark, until the business was transferred 

 to Mr. Braidwood. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



AdTertlsementB under this head one cent a 

 word. CASH WITH ORDER. When answers 

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

 forwarding. 



Plant advertisements NOT admitted under this 

 head. 



SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman 

 or rose grower; only place where good stock 

 Is wanted accepted; wages 1100.00 per month; Al 

 references. Address No. 175, care Florists' Re- 

 vlew, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a young man; six 

 .years experlpnce in general greennouse 

 work: commercial place preferred; sober and 

 reliable; good references from former and pre- 

 sent employers; vicinity Minneapolis, Milwaukee 

 or Chicago preferred. Address No. 178, care 

 Florists' Review. Chicago. 



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ANTED— A rose grower and two helpers. J. 

 F. Wilcox, Council Bluffs Iowa. 



WANTED— We have a good position for a first- 

 class fern grower. Address No. 169, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



TXTANTED- A good rose grower; steady posl- 

 ' ' tlon. G. Van Bochove & Bro., Kalamazoo, 

 Mich. 



TTJ'ANTED — Married man for night watchman; 

 '' 114.00 per week. Address No. IBS, care Flo- 

 rists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— To correspond with an orchid and 

 fern grower, right off quick. Address Box 

 986, Minneapolis, Minn. 



WANTED— Two or three good rose growers; 

 experienced men; steady work and good 

 wages. Address Bassett & Washburn, Hlusdale, 

 la 



\Y ANTED— Good florist to assist in growing 

 '' roses, carnations and mums; give refer- 

 ences and state wages. Address F. B.. 2780 N. 

 40th Ave , Chicago, 111. 



WANTED— Industrious Protestant as working 

 foreman in nursery; must be a good budder. 

 Address The Schroeder-Son Nursery Co., Lafay- 

 ette, Colo. 



WANTED-Good, honest man to instruct me in 

 the raising of Easter lilies, carnations and 

 rosea. P. J. McNamara, Landscape Gardener, 

 St. Stephen, N. B. 



WANTED— Men for greenhouse and nursery 

 work; commercial place: state wages. In- 

 cluding board, in first letter. Klehm's Nurseries, 

 Arlington Heights, 111. 



WANTED— Assistant grower for carnations 

 and chrysanthemums; man who knows how 

 to handle hose; steady place. Address Frank 

 Garland, DesPlalnes. 111. 



WANTED— Young lady for flower store; one 

 with some know edge of bookkeeping pre- 

 ferred; good home and steady position for right 

 party; state experience, references and wages 

 wanted with room, board and laundry. Address 

 No. 179, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— A man with good experience as a 

 retail florist, salesman and decorator for a 

 Chicago store; give age. references and salary 

 ■jxpected. Address No. 135, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



lyANTED-An assistant grower for general 

 '» stock: a man who knows how to handle 

 hose; steady place; none but a sober, industrious 

 man need apply. Address No. 174, cai-e Florlrts' 

 Review, Chicago. 



WANTED— Two good men with ability to man- 

 age branch nurseries; permanent poslttuns 

 forthe right parties; men capable of doing solicit- 

 ing preferred. For full particulars write at once 

 to Southern Floral Nursery Co., Fruitdale, Ala. 



WANTED— An experienced grower of roses, 

 carnations and general bedding planis; 

 married preferred; also two young men who have 

 had experience in greenhouse work; positions 

 permanent. Address No. 173, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Llilcago. 



WANTED— A capable gardener who under- 

 stands greenhouse work; have about 30 

 acres of shrubbery and two houses 17x50, one 

 17x36 and 17x34; must be thoroughly reliable and 

 come well recommended. Address No. 178, 

 care Florists' Review, Clilcago. 



FOR RENT— Four greenhouses, established 15 

 years, doing a good paying business, all In 

 good condition; 1600 per year takes them. Good 

 reasons for renting. J. G. Harris. West Pittston. 

 Pa. 



FOR SALE— About 1600 feet of wrought iron 

 pipe; 2-lnch; slightly used for hot water; 

 at 7c per foot; f. o. b. cars, Dover, Del. J. J. von 

 Relder, Dover, Del. 



FOR SALE Store fixtures; large refrigerator, 

 counter, wall case, set open shelving; all 

 modern; golden oak. Stackhous & Tyrrell, 1311 

 O St., Lincoln, Neb. 



FOR SALE- Greenhouse, 70(0 feet of glass; 

 good stock; this to be sold at a bargain if 

 sold at once; good business. Address Daley &■ 

 Clyde, 1622^ South A St., Elwood, Ind. 



FOR SALE— Stover 50-foot steel tower and tank, 

 in use a shoi't time; good as new; price rea- 

 sonable; write for particulars. Address Wm.C. 

 Dewlit, R. F. D., No. 1, PhilUpsburg, N. J. 



FOR SALE— I have a WUks' heater. 30x48, used 

 two years; new grates just put in; the heat- 

 er is in perfect condition; will sell cheap; too 

 small for next season. Wm. Peck, Baraboo, Wis. 



FOR SALE— A new plant of 9000 feet, 50 miles 

 from Chicago; price is only the amount of 

 one year's sales. Address J. Sanstrom, Mo- 

 mence. 111. 



FOR SALB3— Some extra good second-hand 3-in. 

 pipe, 6c per foot; guaranteed sound; also 

 Bome4-iDch; one No. 14 Hitchings boiler, good as 

 new, 145.00. an<i Cottage boiler, t30.00; some 12x14 

 glass. W. H. Salter, Rochester, N. Y. 



FOR SALE— A bargain la4-ln. cast-iron pipes, 

 5 ft. lengths at 12c per ft. C. C. PoUworth 

 Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



FOR SALE— Nine greenhouses, dwelling house 

 and barn; 'ihi acres of ground; for particulars 

 address P. O. Box 109, Newtown, Bucks Co., Pa. 



FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse, consisting 

 of abcut 7000 feet of glass; steam heat; city 

 water; fine dwelling house and barns; centrally 

 located: street-cars at the door; only reliable 

 parties need apply. J. Zenk, 473 Washington St., 

 Winona, Minn. 



FOR SALE— 2600 feet of greenhouse glass and 

 a trade for three times as much more, on a 

 valuable residence site of one acre, with two 

 good dwelling houses in good order. Price 

 17500.00; terms easy. For particulars write Geo. 

 F. Heath, Elm St., Bennington, Vt. 



FOR SALE OR RENT— On easy terms, three 

 greenhouses, about 5,000 feet of glass; all 

 new; one acre of ground; 7-room dwelling; all 

 stock for the coming season, carnations, roses, 

 mums, etc.; selling on account of falling health. 

 For particulars, address Mrs. James Lister, New- 

 ton. Iowa. 



FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouses; owing to 

 other business, we oflfer our nearly new 

 plant, up-to-date in every particular: 6,000 ft. 

 glass: retail and wholesale trade established, 

 and will pay a good income; all stocked and in 

 good condition. Apply to Geo. T. Osborn, Hart- 

 land. Maine. 



FOR SALE— Two greenhouses, 20x90 each, with 

 hot water apparatus and well stocked with 

 carnations, chrysanthemums and lots of other 

 plants: houses built two years; also good 4-room 

 cottage, barn and sheds; size of land 99x210 feet; 

 in city of 500 000 inhabitants. Write or call on 

 Geo. Neubert, 8417 Garfield Ave., S. E., Cleve- 

 land, O. 



FOR SALE— On easy terms, owing to owner 

 having other business, a well-established 

 florist concern in Michigan; 10,000 feet of glass; 

 8- room dwelling house and barn; steam heated; 

 all practically new and up-to-date; well stocked 

 for retail trade; 5000 carnations in field ready for 

 early benching; part pa.vment in wages, with 

 chance to buy a larger interest or the whole out- 

 right. Address No. 177, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



Wanted 



Glaziers for bedding ^[reenhouse glass. Big 

 job. Apply to 



Poehlman Bros., Morton Grove, 111. 



WANTED 



Offers of hot water beaters (Kroeschell pattern 

 preferred) or second-hand tubular steam boilers 

 capable of beating 12 000 feet of glass with hot 

 water. Name price and give details of size and 

 condition. Address 



E. S. Ferryman, Saug^atuck, Mich. 



FOR SALE 



4-inch greenhouse pipe in good condi- 

 tion, lo cents per foot. 



GEO. REINBERG 



86 Randolph St., CBICA60 



FOR SALE 



A paying florist's busi- 

 ness, $3,000 00 per year. 

 6W0 feet of glass, store fixtures, tools and other 

 accessories, complete stoclc, at about one-balf 

 their value; houses erected In 1903, Moninger 

 material, in good repair; good for ten years' use: 

 located in heart of city of 8,000, on leased 

 ground: leased until 1912; annual rental $93.00; 

 place will pay for itself in two years. A snap to 

 the person investigating now. Address 

 H. H. COTTON, NEBRASKA CITY. NEB. 



For Sale or To Rent 



at Madison, N. J. 



Three greenhouses, 18x100, one greenhouse. 

 16x50 All in good condition; stocked with 

 Plants. Roses, Caruations. Smilax, Lilies and 

 soft stuff 



FOLEY THE FLORIST, 

 Madison, N. J., or 886 Bowery, New York City. 



