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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Febbuaki 24, 1910. 



carnations. That afternoon the estab- 

 lishment of William Sim at Cliftondale 

 was visited. Sweet peas and violets are 

 a specialty at this place. The last place 

 visited was that of Thomaa Roland, at 

 Nahant, who grows especially fine potted 

 plants for the Easter trade. 



Danvees, Mas3. — Porter Bros., the 

 vegetable growers, have lately added 

 three houses to their range. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head one cent a 

 word. CASH WITH ORDER. When answers are 

 to be addressed In our care, add 10 cents for 

 forwarding. 



SITUATION WANTED — By young, all around 

 greenhouse man. Address A. Schultz, 1621 N. 

 Kedzle Ave., Chicago, 111. 



SITUATION W^ANTED— By gardener on private 

 place; life experience In every branch of horti- 

 culture; age 30. Address No. 3, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By carnation grower, also 

 bedding plants; 16 years' experience; single, 33 

 years old; state wages. Address No. 3, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED — By a thoroughly com- 

 petent decorator, designer and salesman; refer- 

 ences from former employers. Address No. 209, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As store man who un- 

 derstands the retail florists' business; sober and 

 reliable; age 24; 4 years' experience; wages reason- 

 able. Address No. 318, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By good retail florist and 

 good designer; have some experience In pot 

 plants and some on carnations; will start on small 

 wages to work myself up. Address Cornelllus 

 Moldermaker. care of John Aggen, Fulton, III. 



SITUATION WANTED — By first-class grower of 

 cut flowei-8 and pot plante, also good propagator, 

 a foreman or grower In charge; SOyears of age; best 

 of references. Address P. Peters, care of H. Halver- 

 son, 3626 Lombard Avenue. Everett, Wash. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a young lady as clerk 

 or manageress In a flower store; has had eight 

 years' experience, five years as partner and three 

 years as sole proprietress; can give the best of 

 references. Address No. 5, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a practical grower of 

 roses, carnations, mums, and general stock; over 

 30 years'e xperlence, single, cjipable of taking entire 

 charge of a largo plant; references O. K.; when 

 applying state wages, etc. Address No. 831, care 

 Florists' Review. Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— Am desirous of obtaining 

 a position In Oregon or Washington; have been 

 connected with wholesale and retail business and 

 understand the work thoroughly; can furnish 

 references. Address Mayme Pemberton, care 

 Lord's Flower Room, Topeka, Kan, 



SITUATION WANTED — By life experienced 

 grower of cut flowers and pot plants on com- 

 mercial or private place; capable of taking entire 

 charge; age 30, single, l)est of references; please 

 state wages and particulars In first letter. Address 

 No. 9, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED — By florist of Ufe ex- 

 perience; can supply references from well 

 known firms as to sobriety and ability; six years 

 m one position on country place; four years with 

 large firm In the east; three years In present situ- 

 ation. Address No. 235, care Florists* Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— After March 15, by com- 

 petent florist on private place with greenhouse; 

 Oerman, single, 33 years of age; honest and strictly 

 sober; have had IS years' experience In greenhouse 

 work, landscape gardening, etc.; can furnish best of 

 i-eferences. Address Chas. Schlelth, Box 122, St. 

 Cloud, Minn. 



SITUATION WANTED— By an up-to-date grower 

 of roses, carnations, mums, bulbs and a general 

 line of plants; can do propagating and help on de- 

 signs or can do anything there Is to do; sober, hon- 

 est and reliable; can take charge or a helper; state 

 wages and full particulars. Address No. 10, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— If you are on the Pacific 

 coast and in need of an assistant gardener who 

 Is well up In nursery work and a good plantsman I 

 should like to hear from you. Am 35 years old, of 

 good habits and before coming to America 5 years 

 ago, was head-gardener on an estate In Scotland. 

 Address No. «36, care Florist*' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED-As carnation grower In a 

 largo place around Chicago; Dane, married, no 

 children; references furnished. Address No. 8, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As gardener on a private 

 place; Dane, age 31, married, no children; 

 many years' experlenct>; references furnished. 

 Address No. 7, care FlorUt«' Review, Chioago, 



SITUATION WANTED— By EngUsh gardener and 

 florist, married, age 40, 20 years' experience In 

 this country. In the growing of mums, carnations, 

 bulbs and general line of potted plants; exception- 

 ally good on design work; can furnish the best'Of 

 references as to habits, etc. ; good wages expected 

 and permanent position; give full particulars In 

 first letter. Address Box 110, West Medway, Mass. 



SITUATION WANTED — By practical florist as 

 foreman or manager on commercial place; west 

 preferred; ten yeain In ti-ade, three years' ex- 

 perience as manager; Norwegian, age 25, single; 

 competent grower of cut flowers, bedding stock and 

 vegetables under glass; thoroughly acquainted with 

 all work around greenhouses; can handle help to 

 best advantage; liest of references: no bad habits. 

 > Address, with particulars, Thomas Blernstad, Box 

 376, Baker City, Oregon. 



HELP WANTED— Rose grower, good man for sec- 

 tion. Apply Welland & Rlsch, 59 Wabash Ave., 

 Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Assistant rose grower; German 

 preferred; no drinker need apply. Frank 

 Garland, Des Flalnes, 111. 



HELP WANTED— Single American man for gen- 

 eral greenhouse work, potting, watering, etc., 

 Joseph Wood, Spring Valley, N. Y. 



HELP WANTED— A good all-round florist, strictly 

 sober; state ability and other particulars, also 

 wages wanted. W. Stertzlng, 7280 Manchester Ave., 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



HELP WANTED— Experienced saleslady for west 

 side Chicago flower store; state reference and 

 salary expected. Address No. 1, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Capable all-round greenhouse 

 man for 5000 ft. retail place; permanent place 

 for good man ; no boozer wanted. Union City Green- 

 house, Union City, Pa. 



HELP WANTED— General greenhouse man. with 

 experience; nothing but a clean, sober man 

 wanted; $15.00 and room; steady place for the right 

 man. The Newburys, Mitchell, S. D. 



HELP WANTED— Lively man for general green- 

 house work, where mixed stock Is grown; neai- 

 Chicago. Address, state experience and wages want- 

 ed. No. 334, caro Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Experienced lady clerk for store; 

 must be capable of making up funeral work, 

 etc.; none but an ambitious and willing party need 

 apply. Address Chas. Frueli & Sons, Saginaw, Mich. 



HELP WANTED— A first-class rose grower; must 

 be capable of taking complete charge, and one 

 who can produce the stock; give reference and sal- 

 ary. Address No. 163, caro Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Grower of bedding and potted 

 plants for store trade; reference required; posi- 

 tion open now; good opportunity for young man 

 who wants to advance. Address Hubbard's Seed 

 House, Topeka, Kan. 



HELP WANTED— General pot plant grower (no 

 cut roses or carnations); must be able to do 

 bedding out. fill boxes, etc. ; state wages, reference, 

 etc.. In first letter; steady position. Address 

 Advance Floral Co., Dayton, O. 



H ELP WANTED— A fli-st-class rose and carnation 

 grower; one having had western experience 

 preferred; best wages and steady place to a man who 

 can produce the goods; soiithwest; send references. 

 Address No. 196, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— First-class store man In St. 

 Louis; one who thoroughly understands the 

 retail florist business; salary $100 a month to start; 

 don't apply unless you can come well recommended; 

 apply at once. Address No. 179, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— A competent and experienced 

 gardener, married, small family, for small fiower 

 and vegetable garden on gentleman's country place; 

 comfortable house and firewood furnished; good 

 wages; references required. Address P. O. Box 397, 

 Nashville, Tennessee. 



HELP WANTED— A sober, industrious, young man, 

 of good habits, with a general knowledge of 

 greenhouse work and an ambition to advance; $35.00 

 per month and board to begin; retail place of 10,000 

 feet of glass. In town of 5000 in middle west. Address 

 No. 216, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Good grower of carnations and 

 general stock; must be a good designer, middle 

 age, honest and reliable; able to take charge when 

 needed; none other need apply; wages $40.00 per 

 month, board and room ; southwest Texas. Address 

 No. 304, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED — Second-band greenhouse glass, size 

 10 by 15 double thick; state price. Address 

 Box 392, West Grove, Pa. 



WANTED —Prices on 2000 or more yards of plant 

 cloth, also 2000 feet of 1'4 or 1>9 second-hand 

 pipe In good condition, suitable for cold frames, 

 W. Mundy, Salem, Ohio. 



WANTED-Poeitions near New York and Phlla* 

 delphla for graduates of the Baron de Hlrsch 

 Agricultural School on gentlemen's estates and com- 

 mercial fiorlsts, as greenhouse and garden help. 

 Apply to H. W. Geller, Supt., Baron de Hlrsch Agri- 

 cultural School, Woodbine, N, J. 



FOR SALE OR RENT— Greenhouse, store, dwelling 

 and stock complete; located on main street In 

 growing south side suburb of Chicago. Owner. 731 

 Barry Ave., Chicago, 1st fiat. 



FOR SALE-Rlver View Greenhouses and Garden; 

 a great bargain; private reasons for selling. 

 W. C. Whelchel, Pfop., Covington, Ind. 



FOR SALE— 7500 ft. under glass; well stocked; 20 

 miles from Chicago; terms to suit. Address 

 No. 11, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE OR RENT— 10 acres rich soli, west of 

 town; prices and terms reasonable. H. M. 

 Wheeler, 1621 Orrington Ave., Evanston, 111. 



FOR SALE— Nurseries, greenhouse and retail busi- 

 ness in rapidly growing town; write for par- 

 ticulars. H. A. Curtis The Florist, St. Petersburg. 

 Fla. 



FOR SALE— 1 plate glass florists' refrigerator, with 

 steel structural work; been used about two 

 months. Address Fort Wayne Refrigerator Co., 

 Fort Wayne. Ind. 



FOR SALE— 1 large sized Morehead steam trap and 

 No. 2 receiver; good as new; used but three 

 years; cost $225; wiU sell cheap. The Fifth Ave. 

 Floral Co., Columbus, Ohio. 



FOR SALE— One McCray Ice box, 78 in. high, 4« 

 in. wide, 34 in. deep; has been used 12 months; 

 cost $116.00, will sell for $76.00. B. Abrahamson, 

 915 Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, III. 



FOR SALE— Hot water boiler and about 200 ft. 

 4-ln. soil pipe, and all fittings; price $50.00 

 f. o. b. Wheeling; boiler now in use will be taken 

 out in spring; changing to steam. Frank C. Seibert, 

 Wheeling, W. Va. 



FOR SALE— Good i-etail florist business In live 

 town in New York state, about 10.000 feet glass, 

 three acres land; will be sold cheap and on easy 

 terms if sold at once. Address No. 333, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— 10,000 ft. of glass on leased land on 

 which the lease has 7 years yet to run ; located 

 near three cehieterles and have good trade; will sell 

 all or take partner. Address Jacob Russler, 114th St. 

 and Avon Ave., Morgan Park, 111. 



FOR SALE^MOO ft. of glass, 8-room house, and 

 bam, on one acre of black, prairie soil, in a 

 booming town of 4000, with 16 factories; here is a 

 chance of a lifetime; pric^ $3600, if taken at once; 

 good reason for selling. A. Richter, Sturgis, Mich. 



FOR SALE— Half Interest In a profitable landscape 

 business near Chicago; purchaser must be well 

 posted and competent to take charge of the oflSce. 

 advertising and business end, or the handling of 

 trees, shrubbery and construction work, in develop- 

 ing estates, parks, etc. Address No. 4, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Well estabUshed florist business in R. 

 R. div. town of about 6,000, in northeastern 

 Indiana; well stocked for retail trade; dwelling 

 of four rooms and cellar attached to greenhouses: 

 hot water heat throughout; centrally located; cor- 

 respondence Invited. Address No. 307, care Fiorlsts, 

 Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Do you want to buy a good live busi- 

 ness In one of the richest farming communities 

 in central Illinois, where land is selling up to $260 

 per acre; about 7000 feet of glass, two dwellings, lot 

 150x300 ft.; 2 blocks from 2 R. R. stations: do not 

 write unless you mean business and want something 

 worth the money. N. O. Caswell, Delavan, III. 



FOR SALE— A modern range of glass of about 

 7000 ft., hot water heat; office and work 

 room, one bam; one modern 8-room cottage, hot- 

 water heat; entire place equipped wlth> electric 

 lights; no competition; college town of 6000; sltti- 

 ated 3 blocks from depot and 3 blocks from col- 

 lege, doing flne business, and business growing; 

 hustler can do $5000 per year; good reason for 

 selling; price $7500 if sold soon. Geo. H. Wray, 

 Falrfleld, Iowa. 



FOR SALE— Florist business In a thriving town 

 of 8000; two greenhouses, one 18x100, and 

 one 22x114; steam heated and as good as new; 6 

 iron and 6 wooden hot bed sash; chicken house, 

 wood shed and barn; pipe tools and carpenter 

 tools; lot 120x140; 6-room living house with all 

 modern conveniences, electric light, steam heat 

 and sewer; on main street, three blocks from busi- 

 ness center; county seat, no greenhouse for 80 

 miles north and 60 miles south; price $6000, half 

 down, balance on time. Peter Philipp, Rhinelander, 

 Wis. 



