OCTOBEK 21, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



33 



exhibits or displays of a special nature. 

 fli.se cases are of elegant construction 

 2,],[ will furnish a rich background to 

 the exhibits. The halls are well ven- 

 tjliued, the temperature not too high, 

 au,l the floors of stone, factors which go 

 a ](.tig way in preserving in good condi- 

 (joii the flowers exhibited. The excellent 

 •u)] -.irance of the flowers at the end of 

 till, exhibition held here last fall was 

 reii. rked by all. There is ample space 

 av: ilable, so that none need feel cramped 

 for lOom, and all are invited to make 

 til,. 11 exhibits as complete as possible. 

 jf ,11 interested in horticulture, both pro- 

 fes. ional and amateur, will do their best, 

 if . ach will take a personal interest in 

 the matter, the exhibition Xvill prove one 

 of iiie largest and best ever given in this 

 vi'Inity, and will do much toward awak- 

 eLiig an active interest in horticulture, 

 ar interest which cannot but be of benefit 



to illl. 



.A few changes have been made in the 

 schedule as first issued. A special prize 

 for a collection of vegetables has been 

 rec<nved from Arthur T. Boddington, $15 

 for first, $10 for second. It has been 

 deeided to slightly change the require- 

 ments as to length of stems for cut 

 chrysanthemums, the requirement now be- 

 ing that they shall be not less than thirty 

 inches long, instead of three feet. N. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



AdvertisemeDtB under this head one cent a 

 word. CASH WITH ORDER. When answerB 

 are to be addreased in our care, add 10 centa for 

 {orwarding. 



SITUATION WANTED-By young florist and 

 ghi dener, Danish; in or around Chicago; good 

 worker, honest and sober. John Ohrlstensen, 

 907 N 5l8t .Jourt, Austin, 111. 



SITUATION WANTED-By a gardener having 

 a thorough knowledge of the business, under 

 glass or otherwise: good references. Address 

 Ernest Adkhead. 857 4tb Ave., Upper Troy, N. Y. 



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ITU^^TION WANTED-By young man, ex- 

 perienced in general greenhouse work, deco- 

 rating and designing; New England states pre- 

 ferred. Address No. 19, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED-By foreman, experi- 

 enced grower; roses, carnations, mums, spe- 

 cially; good all-round designer and decorator; 

 Kooci wages; best references, Address Florist, 

 275 Magnolia st., Detroit. Mich. 



SITUATION WANTED - Reliable florist and 

 ^ gardener; 18 years' experience; private or 

 cnmmercial; 84 years; single; capable of taking 

 charife; best of references furnished. Address 

 Nu. 816, care Florists' Review, Ohicago. 



OITUATION WANTED-By good grower of cut 

 "^ flowers and general stock; 25 years' experl- 

 e.ice with the best firms in the country; know 

 nien and things and can handle them. Address 

 '' ower. 1703 Calhoun St., St. Joseph, Mo. 



s; TUATION WANTED-Qood propagator and 

 ' grower of bedding, decorative and cut 

 i'Wer stock, as working foreman on pood retail 

 I'tice; married, sober, and life experience; now 

 1" 'Charge of 50,000 sq. ft. glass; west or jniddle- 

 y*f St preferred. Address No. 16, care Florists' 

 K- view, Chicago. 



\ TUATION WANTED-As foreman on com- 

 mercial place, where mostly carnations are 

 ' 'nted; experience in the business. 26 years; in 

 • "leral line of cut flowers and plants; single 

 'U sober and honest; please state full particu- 

 ; s.in first letter. Address No. 93, care Florists' 

 view. Chicago. 



w ELP WANTED-A good grower of roses, car- 

 ' nations and mums; state wages. Frank 

 ■^ "•443 5 North 40th Ave., Chicago. 



ELP WANTED-Youna man for general 

 ,, greenhouse work on small place. Address 

 ■ ' 8. M. E. J ehu, 814 S. 18th St., Estherville, Iowa. 



11 ELP WANTED-A good grower of roses, car- 

 nations, mums and general stock; SIO.OO 

 I ,"!■ week, board and room, to start. C. Humfeld, 

 ;^- ay Cente r. Kan. 



f-TELP WANTED-Florist capable of growing 

 . „ choice pot plants: wages to start, $12.00 per 

 ■;^ek. Address, with references, experience, 

 '^'(^■. J. A. Peterson, West wood,, Cincinnati, O. 



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HELP WANTED— A good all-round green- 

 house man, sober and willing to work; none 

 other need apply; state wages expected, with 

 references. Chas. Frueh & Sons, Saginaw, Mich. 



HELP WANTED-At once; foreman for a cut 

 flower establishment, roses, carnations, 

 mums and ferns; good wages for Al grower; 

 send references and state experience in first 

 letter. Address No. 6, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



HELP WANTED-Gardener who underaiands 

 raising various kinds of flowers, to take 

 charge of small greenhouse: good home; fair 

 salary to right man; love-sick swains and drunk- 

 ards save stamps and K. R. fare. Mrs. C. M. 

 Terry, Phoebus, Virginia. 



HELP WANTED-Single man in a wholesale 

 florist's establishment in Chicago; one with 

 experience: must be steady and not afraid of 

 work; good opening for right person, in writing 

 state salary expected. Address No. IZ, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED-Married man, as assistant 

 gardener on large private place; knowledge 

 of greenhouse and outdoor work necessary: 

 must board some of the men; bouse and fuel 

 furnished. Apply by letter, giving references 

 and stating salary expected, to No. 20, care 

 Florists' Review, Obicago. 



HELP WANTED-At once; sober, industrious, 

 single man to grow plants and flowers for 

 retail trade; about 6000 ft. glass; ^ acre garden; 

 $60 per month; none but man of ability and good 

 worker need apply; send referenct s in first letter: 

 steady position for good man. Address No. ftfi, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED TO LEASE -Retail greenhouse 

 establishment; state full particulars first 

 letter, size of houses, glass, rent, etc.: terms must 

 be reasonable. Address Box 97, Jersey City, 

 N. J. 



WANTED — To know the first and middle 

 names of the C. J. Barnes who in 19u8 was 

 in business at lt07 Foster Ave., and 840 841 Ohio 

 Bldg., Toledo, Ohio. All information strictly 

 confidential. Address No. 17, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE-600 feet good li^-incb pipe, S^sc 

 per foot. Address Pana Greenhouses, 

 Pana, 111. 



FOR SALE-2 hot water boilers, in good order, 

 cheap. Jacob P. Phillip, 2862 Kenilworth 

 Ave., Chicago. 



FOR SALE- One 25-h. p. second hand boiler, 80 

 tubes, fine rocking grates; complete; pi ice, 

 $75.00 f. o. b. Chillicothe. The Isherwood Green- 

 houses. Chillicothe, Mo. 



L^OR SALE— 4000 ft. of glass in good condition, 

 1? filled with mums, carnations, bedding stock, 

 incluaing all tools; lease paid for 8 years; price 

 $1100.00. Address No. 3, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



FOR SALE— A well located retail store in north- 

 western part of Washington. D. C; fine 

 chance for an industrious man with small cap- 

 ital. For information call on Marche & Co., 735 

 14th St., Washington, D. 0. 



FOR SALE- Well established wholesale and re- 

 tail florist store, centrally located on princi- 

 pal street of Providence, R. 1., doing good busi- 

 ness and well stocked; terms reasonable. Ad- 

 dress Box 607, Providence. R. I. 



FOR RENT-A well stocked greenhouse, 4000 

 ft. glass: good residence and barn; five acres 

 good truck land; five acres pasture; no competi- 

 tion; good sale for all you can raise. Address 

 Mrs. P. H. Case. Waverly. Iowa. 



FOR SALE-An old-established retail florist 

 business in the Lower East Side, New York 

 City: a good place for a German, Jew or Greek; 

 lot of fimeral work; reason for selling, want to 

 retire: 4- year lease: cheap rent; flne opportunity; 

 no reasonable offer refused. Address No. 191, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— 43 acres with 3 new greenhouses, 

 25x100 feet. 16x18 glass; steam heat; two sets 

 of dwellings; both places and greenhouses are 

 constantly supplied with fresh spring water 

 from hydraulic ram; the three springs estimated 

 to flow about one million gallons per day; only 

 three miles from court house; also 40 acres of 

 fruit farm and pasture land; hourly service on 

 interurban; only 5c fare: low price and terms 

 easy. Address Henry W. Williams, office and 

 salesyard, 424 Fulton St., Peoria, in. 



FOR SaLE-$16,00«.00 will buy $24,000.00 worth 

 of greenhouse property, consisting of 15 

 modem houses with proper heating arpparatus, 

 pumps, etc., also a modern 8 room residence; hot 

 water heat; large barn and sheds, with growing 

 crops: owner of this property wishes to retire 

 frombusinesp; only $8000 cash requited; property 

 is located on the north side of Chicago; con- 

 venient to elevated, ('team and surface line 

 transportation; anyone interested in this line of 

 business will do well to investigate. John P. 

 Foerster & Co., 161 La Salle St., Chicago. 



FOR SALE— 6000 ft. glass, 4 large lots, house; 

 city 7000; only florist; a bargain: owner 

 wishes to retire from business. For particulars 

 address C. Nye, Alexandria, Ind. 



FOR SALE— A first class, good paying and old 

 eC'tablished cut flower stand in Chicago at a 

 bargain, to close up an estate. For particulars 

 address Mrs. Harry P. Phelps, Princeton, 111. 



FOR SALE- At a bargain, if taken at once, 3000 

 feet of glass; no competition; the only green- 

 bouse in one of the bet-t counties of Kansas: 

 cheap heat furnished by light and power plant. 

 Address Box 674. Marysville, Kansas. 



Printed Stationery Bargains 



For a short time we will print and deliver to you, 

 transportation prepaid, Vf'O White Wove Envelopes, 

 size 6'*4,$l.75. lOOo Shipping Tags, size5, good quality, 

 $1.50. Special prices on large lots. Samples free. 



T. KELLSB PBINTI.^e HuUKE. Paradise, Pa. 



Situation Wanted 



As foreman on commercial place: understand 

 growing of roses, carnations, bulbs, etc-; can 

 handle help to good advantage; if houses are in 

 good condition will guarantee to make same 

 pay. Address 



Foreman, Mitchell Greenhouses, 



MitcheU, S. D. 



Wanted 



A competent florlBt for sales depart- 

 ment in Florida resort for coming winter 

 season; give references. Address No. 

 81, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



Wanted 



At once; competent rose and carna- 

 tion grower; married; state salary ex- 

 pected, with references. Address 



Daniel t Gorman, '^"^^r"- 

 WANTED 



By the Ist of April, an experienced and suc- 

 cessful seed traveler for Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, 

 Michigan and adjacent States; one wh > has had 

 at least ten years' experience on the road selling 

 seeds; no novice need aunly; satisfactory refer- 

 ences required as to abilitv, volume sold in the 

 past and above all, the ability to sell at paying 

 prices. 



D. LANDBGTH SEED COMPANY, Bristol, Pa. 



An Opportunity for 

 a Good Hustler 



Will rent my range of 11 greenhouses, all 

 stocked, 8 acres latjd; new6-room modern bouse; 

 city trade guaranteed; good returns from local 

 trade; 45 minutes from New York City; flne 

 nursery trade: price and terms very reasonable. 

 F. G. BOULON. Sea Caitt, W. Y. 



nORIST BUSINESS rOR SALE 



Rapidly growing city of .30,000, located in N. W. Pa.; 

 established wholesale and retail trade of 25 years' 

 standing; 7 modemly equipped greenhouses, well 

 stocked for winter and spring business; 10,0<i0 ft. glass, 

 steam heat, natural gas fuel; located l^a miles, on ma- 

 cadamized road, from city^ salesroom best location in 

 city; reasonable rent; retiring from business; invite 

 correspondence. Addreas 



No. 283, care Florists' Review, Chieaco 



Nurseriiman Wanted 



March 1st. A man familiar with the 

 growing of ornamental nursery stock, 

 for sab-foreman at one of oar narsery 

 farms; mast be a pasher and able to 

 get the work out of help. State experi- 

 ence, salary expected and names of 

 previous employers. Good chance for 

 advancement to the right man. 

 Address No. 1, care Florisb' Review, Chicago. 



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