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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



SKl>TKMBRn 15, IdlO. 



Rockland, Me.— The Billings green- 

 houses and business have been pur- 

 chased by Walter 0. Frost, of Munising. 

 Mich. Mr. Frost is a former Rockland 

 boy, who, after graduating from the 

 University of Maine, decided to cast 

 his lot in the middle west. He was em- 

 ployed first as forester for the Cleve- 

 land Cliffs Nurseries, at Negaunee, and 

 since then in a similar capacity by the 

 state at Munising, where he also served 

 as a fish and game warden. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Adyertlsements under tbis head one cent a 

 word. CASH WITH OKDEK. When answera are 

 to be addressed in our rare, add in cents for 

 forwarding. Plant advertisements not admitted 

 under this head. 



SITUATION WAXTKD— In retail store by 

 .vouug woman. Adilivss No. 179, caro Flor- 

 ists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTKD— Yoiinic man, u years' 

 cxperleuoo, 2 in Kreeiilionse and 3 in store. Ad- 

 dress M. D., 1,"»14 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, 111. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young woman; six 

 years' experience; good reference; in first- 

 class flower store; large city. Address No. 174, 

 oare Florists' Kovlew, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED — As rose and carnation 

 grower; ao years' experience; married; Eng- 

 lish; please state wages. Address No. 167, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— Ry florist, Scotch; 

 go*Kl grower; abstainer; energetic; refer- 

 ences; wages $7r> a month. .Vddress No. 178, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED- By a flrst-clttss gar- 

 dener and llorlst on a i)rlvate place; married; 

 can be well recommended. Address No. l"/?, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By all-round grower, 

 commercial or private place; single; 15 

 years' experience; able to take charge. Address 

 No. 118, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— (iardener. thorouglily 

 experienced, wants iiositiun in private fam- 

 ily, age 34; 4 years in Canada; best ref<*renees. 

 11. D. Bennett, !!« .Marlboro Ave., Toronto. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a middle aged man, 

 single, good grower of roses, carnations, 

 mums and general stoclv; also good designer; 

 capable of taking eliarge; life experience. Jacob 

 Sehmid 419 State St., Cliicago, 111. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a practical grower 

 of plants and cut flowers; a life experience; 

 capable of taking entire ciiarge of a large plant; 

 single; prefer the south; when applying state 

 wages. Florist, .">» W. Ontario St.. Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By first-class florist, 

 on private or commercial place; capable of 

 taking full charge, and handling help; good 

 references; please state wages in first letter. 

 .\ddres8 No. 161, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a grower of 23 

 years' experience who can produce first-class 

 carnations, roses, mums, bedding and pot plants; 

 competent to take full charge, and If given It, 

 will get results. Address No. 16S, care Florists' 

 Review. Chicago. 



4JITUATI0N WANTED— By thorough florist and 

 O gardener, capable of taking entire charge, 

 single, 14 years' practical experience under glass 

 and out of doors; private or commercial place; 

 good wages expected. Address No. 162, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By rose grower, propa- 

 gator, grafter, and grower of cut flowers, 

 where Al stuff is wanted; 10 years' experience; 

 married, age 30; energetic, trustworthy, and 

 total abstainer; best of references; competent to 

 take full charge. Address No. 175, care Flo- 

 rists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young German flo- 

 rist, in or around Chicago, for October 1; 

 six years' practical experience in Germany and 

 United States; if you want a reliable man with 

 no bad habits and a bustler, be quick and make 

 your ofl'er In first letter. Address No. 187, cat* 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— Commercial or private, 

 by a man, age 33; practical experience and 

 training as florist and gardener in Scandinavia, 

 England, Germany, and U. S.; cut flowers, plant 

 growing, and forcing of all kinds a specialty; 

 am 6 years in charge of present position; by the 

 first of October or later; please state particulars. 

 Address No. 154, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— At once, first-class rose and 

 carnation grower to work under foreman; 

 strictly temperate. C. H. Frey, Lincoln, Neb. 



HELP WANTED — Florist for general stock; 

 room and board; single, German preferred. 

 Address No. 184, care florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED — A good man for carnation 

 section; must be competent; apply in 

 person or by letter. Emil Buettner, Park Ridge, 

 m. 



HELP WANTED— Designer and decorator for 

 retail store; state wages and experience in 

 first letter. Address No. 181, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



HELP W.\NTED — Carnation grower for a sec- 

 tion;, $50.00 per month, increase If suitable; 

 single man. South View Floral Co., 1713 Carson 

 St., Pittsburg, Pa. 



HELP WANTED — Young unmarried man, who 

 has had a year or two exi)erience In general 

 greenhouse work, as assistant. Port Arthur Nur- 

 .sery Co., Port Arthur, Texas. 



HELP WANTED — A good all-round green- 

 house man, married, for a steady position 

 In Nebraska; state wages wanted. Address No. 

 125, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED — Florist for commercial place, 

 who understands the growing of general pot 

 plants; must be good propagator; do not answer 

 unless quallfled. R. F. Gloede, Bvanston, HI. 



HELP WANTED— A young man with two or 

 three years' experience in carnation grow- 

 ing; state wages with room. Address J. B. 

 Melnhart, 416 Pennsylvania Ave., Webb City, Mo. 



HELP WANTED— Sober, Industrious all-round 

 man for retail place; steady employment: 

 state qualifications and wages wanted with or 

 without iward. W. J. Olds, Union City, Pa. 



HELP WANTED — A first-class lettuce grower 

 at once; none but experienced grower need 

 apply; give references and wages expected In 

 first letter. Address No. 140, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Plant grower with commer- 

 cial experience; wages, |15.00 per week; 

 English or Scotch preferred; send copy of refer- 

 ences and particulars in first letter. Address 

 No. 180, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— At once, a good fast potter; 

 one who has had experience In growing a 

 general line of stock; state wages wanted; only 

 sober and steady man need apply. Stnppy 

 Floral Co., St. Joseph, Mo. 



HELP WANTED— For- September 1, young 

 man to take charge of bulb forcing de- 

 partment; steady job If handy in perennials; 

 must be reliable and sober; near Chicago. 

 Address No. 146, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED — Thoroughly competent, ex- 

 perienced carnation and general plant 

 grower; $80.00 per month; permanent position to 

 man that knows how and does It; married man 

 preferred. Address with full particulars, Julius 

 Nlednagel, Evansvllle, Ind. 



HELP WANTED — By a large greenhouse 

 plant, night man who has bad experience 

 as greenhouse fireman; must understand thor- 

 oughly the handling of large horizontal tubular 

 boilers; give references and wages expected. 

 Address S. J. Reuter & Son, Inc., Westerly, 

 R. I. 



HELP WANTED — Florist capable of taking 

 full charge of greenhouses; commercial 

 place; steam heated; suburban town; city 

 water; 7 houses. 10,000 feet of glass; none but 

 sober and industrious men need apply; must 

 furnish reference. Address No. 170, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED^-Grcenhouse man to work on 

 large, mo<lem plant; must be married, 

 steody, temperate and good, willing worker; none 

 other need apply; state age, nationality, experi- 

 ence and give references when writing; wages 

 $40 a month and dwelling house. Address No. 

 188, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED — An honest, industrious 

 young man to take charge of 4,000 ft. of 

 glass In a thrifty city of 14,000, where a gen- 

 eral cut flower and plant business is done; a 

 good and permanent place for the right party; 

 will pay full salary, or part salary and a cer- 

 tain per cent of the profits. The Barlow Floral 

 Co.. Greenville, Texas. 



aELP WANTED— A licensed fireman to work 

 on large greenhouse establishment located in 

 the country near Boston; modern boiler house; 

 must be experienced in greenhouse work and will- 

 ing to do all kinds of work during Summer; must 

 be thoroughly reliable in every way; wages, 

 $4.". 00 a month, the year around, with five-room 

 lioitse near establishment. Address No. 164, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



WANTED TO LEASE— With privilege of buy- 

 ing, a good retail place, in live city, with 

 about 10,000 to 25.000 ft. of glass; can take Im- 

 mediate possession. Address No. 164, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP W.\XTED— A No. 1 rose grower: refor- 

 eneo re<inlred. Address Herman Bros. Co., 

 10 Pearl St.. Council BlulTs, Iowa. 



WANTED — Second-band steam pipe, valves 

 and fittings; must be solid and good. 

 Stelnhauser Florist & Nursery Co., Pittsburg, 

 Kansas. 



WANTED — A second-hand steam boiler with 

 200 or 300 ft. radiation, to heat small 

 cottage; must be in good condition; state price 

 in first letter. C. L. Powell, Mishawaka, Ind. 



FOR SALE— Fire-box hot water boiler, with 

 shaking grates, in fine condition. R. F. 

 Gloede, Evanston, 111. 



If OR SALE— Kroeschell boiler, capacity 6000 ft. 

 X: glass; rocker grates; used only short time; 

 $100.00. J. K. Hlltner, Lincoln, Neb. 



FOR SALE— Second-band 2 and 3-inch pipe in 

 good condition, will sell any quantity. 

 Baur Gas Co., Eaton, Indiana. 



FOB SALE — No. 7 Ferrell cleaner and sorter 

 for seeds, onion sets, etc. Wm. Eschrlch, 

 North Milwaukee. Wis. 



FOR SALE— Hlppard steam trap, goo<i as new, 

 in use 2 years: will take care of 25,000 feet 

 of glass. John A. Keller, Lexington, Ky. 



FOR SALE — One standard return steam trap in 

 perfect working order, .$35.00 cash ; reason 

 for selling, am putting in larger one. C. F. 

 Treichlor, Sanborn, N. Y. 



FOR SALE— Second-hand Morehead and Detroit 

 steam traps; reducing globe and gate valves; 

 iKJiIers, pipe and fittings. Rollins Steam Speelaltv 

 ic V.ilve Co., 17 West KInzio Street, Chic ag o, 111. 



FOR .SALE- One second-hand water boiler iu 

 first-class condition, for 0,500 lineal ft. of 

 4-In. pipe. Superior Machine & Boiler Wks., 

 S40-850 W. Superior St., Chicago, 11 1. 



FOR SALE— 2,000 ft. greenhouse glass, 10x12. 

 10x14 an(: 10x15; also capped sa.sh bars, 11 

 ft. loni;. and Evan's Improved ventilating appara- 

 tus, 100 ft. long. Jas. T. Baker, 9520 Clark St., 

 Bustleton, Philadelphia, Pa. 



FOR SALE — At a bargain; greenhouses, located 

 in city of 40,000; hardly any competition: 

 16,000 feet of glass, good 8-room house, all steam 

 iieated; will sell cheap If taken at once; iiouses 

 stocked. B. Hinrichs, 1812 College Ave., Racine, 

 Wis. 



FOR SALE— 21 greenhouses In a large city. "B.OOO 

 sq. ft. of glass; wholesale and retail; two dwell- 

 ing houses, barn, wagon sheds, fine ofQce: good 

 business; if taken at once can make a price for the 

 greenhouses that cannot be duplicated: write for 

 particulars. Address No. SO, oare Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



FOR SALE— An up-to-date greenhouse business 

 In central Illinois, doing good retail and whole- 

 sale btulnees; good shipping facilities; 7000 feet of 

 glass and hotbeds for outside work; one-half 

 benches new. cement: hot water heat; 2 dwellings, 

 bam, tools and everything to carry on the business; 

 write if you mean business. Address No. 49. care 

 Florists' Review. Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Second-hand steam boilers.very cheap 

 and in excellent condition; 1 160-H. P. return 

 tubular boiler. Tl In. by 18 ft. long: 175-H. P. return 

 tubular boiler. 60 in. by 10 ft. long; 1 battery of two 

 76-H. P. return tubular boilers, each GO in. by 16 ft. 

 long: all complete with full fronts, grates and alt 

 trimmings: prices on application. Kroeschell Bros. 

 Co.. 444 West Erie St.. Chicago. IM. 



FOR SALE — One cast Iron sectional hot water 

 boiler with shaking grate; all In flrst- 

 clifss condition; eleven sections; will beat ten 

 thousand feet of glass, $115.00; one No. 17 

 Hltchings corrugated fire box boiler, |40.00; 

 one Castle hot water circulator, with motor, 

 $100.00; all f. o. b. this city. Edwards Floral 

 Hall Co., 1700 Pacific Ave., AUantlc City, 

 N. J. 



FOR SALE — Or lease. In northwestern Ohio, 

 greenhouse property between 10,000 and 

 12,000 ft. of glass, in good repair. In county 

 seat town of about 700O population; six-room 

 cottage; plenty of water for the pumping; 

 good retail trade with store In central loca- 

 tion; 3% acres ef land; $7B00; reasons for 

 selling, other bnainess takes all the time. 

 .\ddrc8s No. 128, care Florists' Review, Chi- 

 cago. 



FOR SALE— $3,000 takes good retail florist busi- 

 ness, established 8 years; including cottage, 

 residence, new, well finished, rooms: also con- 

 servatory: electric lights, city water; cistern, 

 out-bnildings, lot 65x150; 2 blocks from depot: 

 clear title; only florist in city of 4,000; county 

 seat: in famous park region, Minnesota, Mecca of 

 tourists; part payment down, rest to suit pur- 

 chaser if desired; write for particular.^. Address 

 No. 178, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE — Greenhouses of about 50,000 sq. 

 ft. of glass; 15% acres of land; barn, 

 living rooms, horses, wagons, with railroad 

 switch on premises, which saves hauling coal 

 or other material by wagon; eveiTthing modem; 

 houses planted with Brides, BridesmaTds, Rlch- 

 monds, Klllamey and carnations; all new Stock. 

 In first-class condition with profitable market 

 in Chicago; reasonable price and will make 

 terms to suit buyer. Address No. 148. oare 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



