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Garden and Forest. 



[Number 476. 



Readers' Wants, Situations Wanted, 



GARDENER.— Position wanted by thoroughly prac- 

 tical man of life experience in first-class establish- 

 ments in England and America. Thorough knowledge 

 of high-class horticulture, orchids, grapes, melons, 

 flowering-plants, vegetables, etc. Character open to 

 closest investigation. English, age 32, married ; ex- 

 cellent references.— J. W. LYNEb, 4 Delancey Street, 

 New York. 



"TTTANTED SITUATION, by thorough practical 

 VV English gardener. Experience in America in 

 all branches, including palms, orchids, roses, chrysan- 

 themums, forcing vegetables and fruit, decorating. 

 First-class references. Age 34, married, one girl. Would 

 not refuse second position on good place. — Address 

 PALMER, 28 Gardner Park, Rochester, N. Y. 



POSITION, as Assistant-Gardener, single, or would 

 take charge.— Address O. R-, care ot Garden and 

 Forest, Tribune Building, New York. 



ELORIST AND GARDENER wishes permanent 

 position. Twelve years' experience in Denmark, 

 England and United States; practical landscape man, 

 decorator and maker-up. First-class grower of cut 

 flowers, decorative plants and general stock. Vegetable 

 forcing a specialty. — L. N., care of Garden and Forest. 



GARDENER wants situation. Scotchman, age 27, 

 married, no family ; 13 years' experience in green- 

 house, graperies, also in fruit, flowers, plants and vege- 

 tables, and everything regarding horticulture. Would 

 take charge of gentleman's place. Disengaged April 

 1st. Good references.— A. WATSON, Throgg's Neck, 

 Westchester, N. Y. 



SITUATION WANTED, by married man, age 27, no 

 children, to take charge of gentleman's place. Ten 

 years' experience in greenhouses, etc.; two years in 

 last place. Can furnish best of references. Scotch. — 

 Address, 1121 Hill Crest, N. Broadway, Yonkers, N. Y. 



SITUATION WANTED, by a Gardener and Grower ; 

 23 years* experience ; conversant in all branches of 

 business, especially forcing grapes, roses, miscellane- 

 ous cut flowers, palms, orchids, mushroom and orna- 

 mental bedding. Would like a position where neatness 

 and accuracy are required. Can furnish proof.— H. N. 

 BIRTH, East Orange. N.J. 



SITUATION WANTED, by an experienced Gar- 

 dener, in growing orchids, stove and greenhouse 

 plants, trees, shrubs, etc. Also a fine draughtsman and 

 designer in landscape and architectural gardening and 

 botanical illustrating true to nature. Capable of taking 

 any full management. References given.— Address J. 

 MacGREGOR, 122 Second Street, E. Albany, N. Y. 



SITUATION WANTED, by a middle-aged man, 

 trustworthy and sober, as Gardener and Florist, 

 either private or commercial place. Twelve vears' ex- 

 perience in greenhouse and garden work. Like to go 

 east, March or April. Reference. — Address H. WM. 

 HELLMANN, P. O. Box 81, Oak Park, Cook Co., 111. 



AN ENGINEER, who has had a large experience in 

 all the details of landscape architecture, would 

 like a position as Superintendent of a park, or with a 

 landscape architect. Has full knowledge of topographi 

 cal work, designing and construction. First-class 

 references. Can take position at once. — Address 

 " LANDSCAPE." care of Garden and Forest, Tribune 

 Building, New York. 



"XTTANTED, a position as Superintendent of a Park 

 \\ or Cemetery. Several years' experience in both. 

 Best of reference.— Address H. B. DORMAN, 506 State 

 Street, New Haven, Conn. 



SITUATION WANTED, by a young American Gar- 

 dener, with 10 years' experience, as foreman of a 

 gentleman's place. Thoroughly experienced in all 

 branches of gardening: honest and reliable; first-class 

 references.— Address HARRY S. ROWE, 746 Central 

 Avenue, Dover, N. H. 



FIRST-CLASS GARDENER AND FLORIST, Ger- 

 man, age 30, single, desires situation with private 

 family. Long experience; three vears with last em- 

 ployer. References.— CHARLES 'F. VORBECK 215 

 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



WANTED, man and wife (no children), as Working 

 Gardener and good plain Cook. Permanent 

 home for steady couple ; Germans or Scotch preferred ; 

 must have good references. Family of four. Wages, 

 $40 monthly, with board and lodging.— Address E. 

 McQUEEN GRAY, Croftonhill Ranch, Florence, New 

 Mexico. 



f~1 ARDENERS, FARMERS, ETC. -Employers de- 

 \jT siring the services of reliable, first-class men to 

 fiTl positions as above, oras foremen or superintendents, 

 are invited to correspond with us. On our Register are 

 the names of excellent men whom we have known for a 

 longtime. No fee charged to any one. — R. & J. FAR- 

 QUH AR & CO., Seedsmen, 16 and 19 South Market St., 

 Boston. 



^1 ARDENER, 28 years' experience from first-class 

 \JT places (outdoors and under glass, also landscape 

 work), wants situation. Now in charge of 25 acres 

 lawn, 12 greenhouses and 6 acres vegetable garden. 

 Best references.— B. A., Garden and Forest Publishing 

 Co., Tribune Building, New York. 



Readers' Wants, Situations Wanted, 



ETC, ETC. 



GARDENERS AND FARMERS.— We keep at all 

 seasons of the year a list of gardeners and farmers 

 desiring situations, both married and single, and solicit 

 correspondence trom parties desiring to employ good, 

 reliable men.— PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 & 37 

 Cortlandt Street, New York. 



WANTED, Assistant Gardener; single. English- 

 man preferred; age about 23. Must thoroughly 

 understand greenhouse work. Strictly temperate and 

 well recommended. State wages expected without board. 

 — CHAS. SIMPKINS, Oak Hill, Peabody, Mass. 



GARDENER AND FLORIST, 48, married, no chil- 

 dren. Thoroughly competent in all greenhouse 

 and stove culture, also with all kinds of plants, flowers, 

 fruits, vegetables, shrubs, lawns and roads. Life-long 

 experience. Best of references. — Address P. HAESSIG, 

 Hoosick, New York. 



AS FOREMAN in private place, by a first-class 

 Gardener and Florist. German, aged 30, single ; 

 15 years' experience in all branches. First-class refer- 

 ences. — Address L. D., Garden and Forest, New York. 



WANTED, a position with good firm of Nursery- 

 men, to take charge of planting, grading, road- 

 making, etc. Thorough knowledge ot plans, conifers, 

 hardy trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, etc. Wide 

 experience with best firms in Europe and this country ; 

 good manager of men. Thoroughly sober and honest. 

 English.— PRACTICAL, 361 West 36th St., New York. 



GARDENER wants a situation. Skilled in flori- 

 culture, arboriculture and landscape-gardening. 

 —Address J. MACGREGOR, 122 Second Street, East 

 Albany, N. Y. 



WANTED, 



A THOROUGHLY-POSTED MAN, familiar with the 

 propagation and care of Ornamental Nursery 

 Stock. Also, Man for private place, competent to care 

 tor vegetable and flower garden and lawn, and can 

 drive a horse. Only sober, industrious parties need 

 apply, stating where last employed and wages expected. 

 ELM CITY NURSERY CO., 



New Haven, Conn. 



GARDENER. — $25-00 reward to any one for informa- 

 tion securing me position on first-class private 

 place, either as manager or good second. Thoroughly 

 competent in all branches ; first-class references. Eng- 

 lish, married, age 32. —J. L.,care of Garden and Forest. 



EXPERIENCED GARDENER AND BOTANIST 

 wants situadon. Chief experience in University 

 Gardens, Freiburg, Baden, Germany. Long experience 

 in this country. Draughtsman and designer. Moderate 

 salary. Best of references.— EDWARD FROHNER, 

 Scarsdale, N. Y. 



WANTED, situation as Gardener in private place 

 with greenhouses, by a thorough horticulturist, 

 aged 33, married, with two children. Good references. 

 — MAC, care of Garden and Forest Office, New York. 



SITUATION WANTED, by Gardener and Florist. 

 ^5 Thoroughly understands greenhouses and garden- 

 ing. As assistant or would take charge of gentleman's 

 place. A 1 reference.— Address F. OTTMANN. Quin- 

 tard Place, Stamford, Ct. 



WHO WANTS a practical florist and gardener 

 thoroughly experienced in commercial business 

 or private places? American ; strictly sober and reliable. 

 —GEO. LESTER, Millbrook, N. Y. 



SITUATION WANTED, by a thoroughly practical 

 Florist, as foreman or manager on good private or 

 commercial place. Posted in all branches ; life experi- 

 ence in A 1 establishments in England and America. 

 Total abstainer; age 32, married. First-class references. 

 Address JAMES W. LYNES, 309 Brady St., Davenport, 

 Iowa. 



BEST OF REFERENCES as boss farmer; prefer 

 stock farm : strictly sober.— F. EABCOCK, Maiden. 

 Ulster Co., N. Y. 



SITUATION WANTED, by a German, single; 

 thoroughly practical in all branches of the business, 

 under glass or outside work, laying-out and improve- 

 ments of grounds. Long experience in the manage- 

 ment of private places. Best of testimonials for ability, 

 industry and sobriety. — Address B. N., Belmont, Mass. 



SITUATION WANTED, as Gardener in private or 

 commercial place. Ten years' experience in all 

 its branches. Best references from Europe and this 

 country. State wages. Single, age 25. — GARDENER, 

 789 Ninth Ave., New York City. Care of A. L. Bock. 



PRIVATE GARDENER, of long experience and with 

 very best papers and references, wishes permanent 

 place. — Address P. O. Box 229, Stroudsburg, Pa. 



riAI?nPISJPP^ — 0n our re gi 8ter wiI1 bc 

 VJ.ri.lY *-*■-« A ^I-«lY*-*« found the names of com- 

 petent Gardeners, adapted for all positions, and we will 

 take pleasure in sending theBe to any one requiring their 

 services. Correspondence solicited. 



HENRY A. DKEEK, Seedsman & Florist, 

 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. 



FOR SALE. 



CABBAGE, Woodhaven Flat, earliest Cabbage, pkt., 

 ioc. ; oz., 40c. Cauliflower, Erfurt, pkt., 15c. ; 

 Eclipse, 25c. Celery, Golden Yellow, pkt., ioc. Lettuce, 

 large Erfurt, pkt., ioc. Radish, Deep Scarlet Forcing 

 and New White Tipped Forcing, oz., ioc. ; lb., 60c. 

 ASTERS, Queen of Market, the earliest and best, pkt., 

 ioc. ; oz., $1.00. Truffaut's Pasony Perfection, pkt., ioc. ; 

 oz., 75c. Giant White Comet, pkt., ioc; oz., 92.25, look 

 like Chrysanthemums. Dracaenas, fine mixed, pkt., 25c.; 

 oz., £1.00 Verbena, Mammoth, pkt, 5c; oz., $1.25; 

 Phlox Drummondii, dwarf, fine mixed, pkt., ioc; oz., 

 gi.<o. Write for sample.— H. BEAULIEU, Woodhaven, 

 L. L, N. Y. 



ROCKY MOUNTAIN Plants and Seeds, Ferns and 

 Hardy Cacti, new and interesting sorts. Descrip- 

 tive catalogue and choice sample free. A rare Cactus 

 free, if you send addresses of five floral friends. — D, 

 M.ANDREWS, Boulder, Colorado. 



FOR SALE.— Fine vigorous plants of Ccelogyne 

 cristata, var. Holdenia, of various sizes. Flowers 

 later than cri lata, and is fragrant and lasts longer as 

 a cut flower.— Address CARL SCHREIBER,Troy, N.Y. 



IVE QUAIL (Western birds only), PHEASANTS. 

 J etc. Live and dead game a specialty. Established 

 8.— E. B. WOODWARD, 174 Chambers Street, N. Y. 



FOR SALE, GLADIOLI, CANNAS, CL1VIAS. 

 Souchet and Lemoine's novelties, first offered in 

 America. Special tested selections, at European prices. 

 Extra mixtures ; Ingleside Hybrids ; Dr. Van Fleet's 

 choice collection; Burbank's California Select; Mt. 

 Vernon Hybrids ; Groffs Hybridized Seed and Seed- 

 lings. Cannas Italia, Austria and best Standards. New 

 Hybrid Clivias. Canna seed.— H. H. GROFF, Simcoe, 

 Ontario, Canada. 



FLORIDA SEA SHELLS, by mail, 25 cents % lb., or 

 send for $1.00, $3.00 or S5-°° collection, by express. 

 Safe delivery guaranteed. Orchids. Air Plants, that will 

 grow very ornamental, bv mail, 10 cents, 25 cents and 

 50 cents.— JAMES F. POWELL, Melbourne, Florida. 



PINEAPPLE and Vegetable Lands on the Indian 

 River. Cottages and Lots for sale or rent. Terms 

 to suit.-J. F. POWELL, Melbourne, Fla. 



SPANISH BAYONETS, 2 to 3 ft, S3.00 per doz. ; 4 ft., 

 75c. each. Air Plants, 6 in., 25c. each. Sisal Hemp, 

 18 in. high, £4.00 per doz. ; 3 ft, $1.50 each. Century 

 Plants, 18 in., $6.00 per doz. Dwarf Bananas, 40c. each ; 

 Horse Bananas, 40c. each. All stocky and will grow; 

 there is nothing that will set a lawn off better. Boxed, 

 F. O. B Depot; full directions sent. Send P. O. Order 

 or Draft.— J. F. POWELL, Melbourne, Florida. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS.— Try the Margaret Foun- 

 tain, Michigan, Clyde, Glen Mary. Headquarters 

 for Gandy, Brandywine. Marshall, Parker Earle and all 

 choice standards. Catalogue free to all. — C. N. FLANS- 

 BURGH, Leslie, Mich. 



CHOICE STRAWBERRY PLANTS, 10 kinds, 12 each, 

 postpaid, £1.00. 1,000 Strawberries, 500 Brandy- 

 wine Red Raspberries, 100 Ohio Black Raspberries, 

 boxed and expressed, #4.25. Catalogue free. — A. Y. 

 CATHCART, Bristol, Ind. 



THE TROPICAL ORCHARD HOUSE. How to grow 

 exutic fruits under glass — something new. Tropical 

 fruits of all sorts. Papayas, magnificent bedding plant 

 — most remarkable novelty of the year. Send for our 

 original catalogue — nothing like it ever printed. — ROSE 

 VALLEY NURSERIES, Dongola, 111. 



FOR SALE, Three very handsome young HORSES, 

 h Thoroughbred. Park hacks, clever jumpers, 

 stylish steppers in harness. Quality enough to show in 

 any company.— Address Mr. C. F. BOUTHILLIER, 

 Ste. Therese, P. Que., Canada. 



$p^A/\ PER ACRE realized from Mammoth Rhu- 

 OwU barb plants. $1.25 per dozen, by mail. 

 Write for wholesale prices.— F. H. LLEWELLYN, Olean, 

 N. Y. Mention Garden and Forest. 



1 f\ C\C\f\ VI0LETS £ iven away. Si per 100 



JL " fm * , f\ "' / pays for packing and postage. Must 

 have room In greenhouses at once. Young well-rooted 

 plants. Lady Campbell. The earliest, freest bloomer, 

 sweetest and healthiest of all double violets. — C. E. 

 PRICE, Smithtown Branch, N. Y. 



POTATOES, 



At g cts. cost, come from a wise selection. JUNE EAT- 

 ING for early, and ORPHAN for late. Hints on Grow- 

 ing; Catalogue and History of Cheshire Swine for 

 2-cent stamp. Buy of Grower. 



C. E. CHAPMAN, Peruville, N. T. 



FRUIT TREES, PLANTS AND GARDEN SEEDS, 

 cheaper than ever before. Genuine bargains for 

 1897 ; the most for your money. Price-list free. — Ad- 

 dress I. F. SMITH, Williamston, Mich. 



EGYPTIAN or Top Onion Sets Cheap, one dollar 

 per bushel, in any quantity, purchaser to pay 

 freight— W. W. THOMPSON & SONS, Bay View, Wis. 



WA. MANDA has tor sale everything pertaining 

 # to horticulture. All the new, rare and stand- 

 ard sorts of Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Trees, Shrubs and 

 Vines, both fruit or ornamental. Also all the best Horti- 

 cultural Requisites and Books. The Universal Horti- 

 cultural Egtabliehment, South Orange^N., J 8 



