80 The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Decembeb 30, 1900. 



HILLSDALE, MICH. 



The youngest concern in the florists' 

 trade in this city is named the Bushong 

 Gardens, and has greenhouses on Lewis 

 street, in the west part of the city. On 

 account of sickness in Mr. Bushong 's 

 family, the greenhouses have not been 

 looked after much this winter, but in 

 February they will be fully stocked up. 

 Mr. Bushong makes a specialty of out- 

 door plants. 



J. H. Ellis has been a resident of this 

 city for nearly forty years, and for over 

 a quarter of a century he has conducted 

 a greenhouse on West street, near the 

 new high school building. In his earlier 

 years he was connected with the New 

 York Associated Press. He arrived in 

 Hillsdale in 1871 and went into the shoe 

 business. His principal reason for turn- 

 ing to the florists' trade was the hope 

 that he might thus benefit his health, 

 which has been feeble for many years. 



Wellington Hughes, the proprietor of 

 the Hillsdale City Greenhouses, has lived 

 in this city since 1869, and during most 

 of that time he has been in the florists' 

 trade. At first he located, over north of 

 the campus, but about eight years ago 

 he decided to remove nearer to the town 

 and has since been on Hillsdale street, 

 just north of the Lake Shore tracks. He 

 is assisted in the business by his son, C. 

 P. Hughes. There are three greenhouses, 

 containing a total of about 5,000 feet of 

 15 — aB4 — a— -general stock is grown. 

 Some of the EastSlvlilies look especially 

 promising. 



One of the best constructed and best 

 conducted greenhouse ranges in southern 

 Michigan is that of Carl Hirsch, in this 

 city. Mr. Hirsch is not only proprietor 

 of the Hillsdale Horal Park, but also 

 the landscape gardener for the Lake 

 Shore railroad, having charge of all the 

 railroad's gardens between Chicago and 

 Toledo. He removed to Hillsdale fifteen 

 years ago and has been in the business 

 here for fourteen years. At first he had 

 merely one house; today there are eight 

 houses, covering an area of 30,000 square 

 feet. Six of the houses are given over 

 to carnations, one to chrysanthemums, 

 one to roses, and one to palms and ferns. 

 Mr. Hirsch furnishes all of the plants 

 for the gardens of the Lake Shore in his 

 territory; this means about 20,000 a year. 

 Just outside of the city limits he has a 

 /^arm, or nursery, whence he gets the 

 ^ shrubbery for the Lake Shore. He has 

 just completed the remodeling of his 

 greenhouses, using cement and iron as 

 much as possible in the construction. The 

 foundations, sidewalks and benches are 

 nearly all of cement. The office is an 

 attractive place, with a rustic fountain 

 and a fish pond. Mr. Hirsch has been 

 in the flower and landscape gardening 

 work for thirty years, having learned in 

 Germany, the land of his birth. His 

 father, Carl Hirsch, Sr., assists him in 

 the work for the Lake Shore, 



100 Gallon CypnssTank 



for storing:^ water, for tcaldioK 

 and saltitiK, and many other pur- 

 poses. Can furnish with tight 

 cover, making it suitable for 

 spraying, for S3.00 additional. 

 We maxe all other size Tanks in 

 any shape, for all purposes. 



Steel Towers to elevate Tanks, 

 Bells, Wind Mills, also Silos, 

 Pumps and Gasoline Engines. 



Goods (uaranteed as repre- 

 sented, or money back. 



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DO YOUR PLANTS AND PLOWERS EAT £N0UGH^ 

 DO YOU G^T A TOP PRICE MARKET? 



Qi»in fed ftbeep mannre Is Nature's fertilizer, pease 

 ioK in ercesB tboie element* neoeBBarr for hardy pia > 

 life in readily available fomi The lar^e percentaire t 

 bumofi also makes available dormant elements in the aoil 



By special process the raw material from covered pe •-, 

 only is dried, ground, weed seMe destroyed and packed : \ 

 100 lb. bass. 



Sheep's Head brand trade-mark guarantees it to t > 

 unadulterated, reliable, safe, quick acting: and a perf e t 

 plant food for plants of all kinds. 



Send postal for oar intereetlDg booklet describing gu;. 

 ply, making and applying: also prices. 

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Natural Guano Company, »«« ^^SSSlf^r 



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inmported Qcotch Boots 



100 lbs. In double lined bags at $2.50 per bag; 5 bags for $11.25; 10 bags for $20.00. 



g ARTHUR T. BODDINCTON, »> w^''>%^»^.. NEW YORK ■ 



THE cost of labor saved 

 in six months will buy 

 and install a Skinner Sys- 

 tem of Greenhouse Irri- 

 gation. 



The Skinner Irrigation Go. 



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|IM)00....tl.75; 60,000.... $7.50; Sample free 

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Self-tying Rose Stakes 



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TIIIF IC linilEY Save M the time greeningr your 

 IIWC 10 nUNtl designs by using Floriata' 

 OreanlnK Plna. 20c per lb., and you get from 1000 

 to 1100 to tbe R>. Ten lbs. or over, 16c per lb. Write 

 for prices on largrer quantities. 

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MANURES 



Dried, screened and packed 

 in bags of 100 lbs. each. 



PULVERIZED SHOP MANURE 

 PURE-UNirORM-REUABU 



A strong and quick acting ma- 

 nure, highly recommended for 

 carnations and chrysanthemums. 



SHREDDED CAHLE MANURE 

 Easy to Handle and Apply 



Stronger and better in every way 

 than rough manure. Lasts much 

 longer on the benches. Unequaled 

 for mulching and feeding roses, 

 liquid manuring and mixing with 

 bench and potting soil. Used by 

 all ihe largest growers. 



Ask your supply man or write 

 as for oirculars and prices. 



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THE FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATICH 



Has paid $116,000.00 for glasi broken daring t^6 



last 21 years. For partfcolars concerning 



Hail Insurance, address 



John O. Ksler, g ec'y. Saddle Blvcr. K. ''^ 



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