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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Fbbbuabt 24, 1010. 



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MtriiUou rne Keview wtieu you wrue 



speakers included Prof. Herbert E. Wal- 

 ter, of Brown University, who spoke 

 briefly on "Birds as Insect Destroy- 

 ers;" Secretary William P. Kich, of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society ; 

 President Howard Edwards, of the 

 Rhode Island State College; President 

 James Robertson, of the Newport Horti- 

 cultural Society; President Greenwood, 

 of the Worcester County Horticultural 

 Society, and others. 



The committee in charge of tfte ban- 

 quet, which was one of the most success- 

 ful ever held by the society, was com- 

 posed of Prof. A. E. Stene, Thomas 

 Hope and J. Franklin Collins. On the 

 tables were pyramids of Rhode Island 

 greening apples, contributed by T. K. 

 Windsor, and large bouquets of carna- 

 tions. A jardiniere of cattleyas graced 

 the speakers' table. 



Varioui Notet. 



Leonard L. Potter has been drawn by 

 the Warwick town council for petit jury 

 duty at the March term of the Superior 

 Court. 



Alex. MacLellan, Andrew Dunward 

 and Andrew Merkle, of Newport, were 

 recent visitors in Boston. 



Stewart Ritchie is building another 

 large greenhouse on his property on 

 Green End avenue, Middletown, where 

 he already has a large range of houses. 



The annual spring batch of seed from 

 Washington has been arriving in this 

 vicinity daily, and the distribution has 

 begun. While a large majority of the 

 packages contain garden seeds, there is 

 a sprinkling of flower seeds. 



James Hockey, past president of the 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Club of Rhode 

 Island, is just recovering from an at- 

 tack of grip, which confined him to his 

 house for nearly a fortnight. 



A reception was tendered Miss Anna 

 Conley on the evening of February 15, 

 at the home of her mother, 60 Peace 

 street, in honor of the seventeenth anni- 

 versary of her birth. Miss Conley is go- 

 ing abroad in a few weeks to finish her 

 musical education. 



Andrew Johnson, gardener for Mrs. 

 David King, of Newport, is seriously ill 

 with pneumonia. 



The J. A. Budlong & Son Co., of Au- 

 burn, is sending large shipments of My 

 Maryland to Boston daily. They are of 

 fine grade. 



E. Carl has nearly 600 handsome 

 azalea plants ready for market. They 

 are just coming on and will be in stock 

 till Easter. 



John F. Wood handled between 18,000 

 and 20,000 violets February 19. 



The display windows of Macnair and 

 Johnson Bros, have been among the most 

 attractive in the city for several weeks. 



O. H. Williams has received contracts | 



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THE FREEZE-OUT THAT 

 BANKRUPTS THE FLORIST 



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Diameter, 6 in. Price, $5.00 each 



It rioKB a bell by the sleeper's bed 

 whenever the houses get too hot or too 

 cold. Saves sleep, worry and fuel. 



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 Thk Pabkeb Mrs, Co., 



Boston. Mass. 

 Gkntx.kmen: Thermostat continues 

 to work to eutire satisfaction and has 

 earned its cost the first month by sav- 

 ins 16.00 worth of fuel. 



Yours very truly, 



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Standard Thermometer Co. 



(Bnccesaora to Fwker Mfc Co.) 

 65 Shirley St., BOSTON, MA.SS. 



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THE KROESCHELL BOILER 

 NOT CAST IRON 



HAS 



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FRONT 

 SIDES 

 TOP 

 BACK 



Haw OstsloKue snd prices on application. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co. 



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to provide cut flowers and potted plants 

 for several churches of the city until 

 after Easter. 



While handling some heavy piping in 

 one of his houses last week, Charles H. 

 Hunt had a finger of his right hand so 

 badly jammed that it was feared at first 

 that amputation would be necessary. 



W. Scott Sisson is seriously ill at his 

 home on Bliss road, Newport. 



Charles Johnston is suflfering from a 

 severe attack of rheumatism in his feet. 



William F. Smith, sergeant at arms of 

 the Newport Horticultural Society, dis- 

 located his right arm at the shoulder 

 a few days ago. W. H. M. 



NATICK, MASS. 



Eobert Montgomery is still growing a 

 house of Bride and Bridesmaid, but he 

 finds they do not sell in competition with 

 Killarney and they will be dropped an- 

 other season. Killarney and White Kil- 

 larney are grown in quantity and look 

 first-class. The white seems even more 

 vigorous than the pink. Richmond is 

 grown and is well liked. My Maryland 

 is not considered a desirable winter rose, 

 producing little in midwinter unless 

 grown very warm. All roses grown here 

 are grafted. Those now in their third 

 year, which were replanted, are doing 

 extremely well. As a side feature, and 

 a recreative one, Mr. Montgomery has 



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are made of malleable Iron and 

 ■ruaranteed to make QUICK, SURE RK- 

 PAIRS of all splits or rust holes on pipe. 



Send for catalogrue. 

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Blanutacturers 



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an aviary containing a fine selection of 

 gold, silver and English pheasants, as 

 well as other feathered fowl. James 

 Wheeler's new commercial establishment 

 will almost adjoin Mr. Montgomery's. 

 Everything at thft Waban Rose Con- 



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