. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. NEWPORT, R. L William B. Gardner, of Wadley & Smythe, has returned to New York for the winter. Mrs. George D. Widener has pur- chased an estate on Coggeshall avenue, to be used for garden purposes. Im- provements to be made include a large range of glass. At the recent meeting of the New- port Horticultural Society it was voted that the society accept the invitation of the Newport Garden Association to cooperate in holding an exhibition next June. Mrs. Jane Carmichael Hunnick, wife of Robert Hunnick, one of the best known of Newport gardeners,


. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. NEWPORT, R. L William B. Gardner, of Wadley & Smythe, has returned to New York for the winter. Mrs. George D. Widener has pur- chased an estate on Coggeshall avenue, to be used for garden purposes. Im- provements to be made include a large range of glass. At the recent meeting of the New- port Horticultural Society it was voted that the society accept the invitation of the Newport Garden Association to cooperate in holding an exhibition next June. Mrs. Jane Carmichael Hunnick, wife of Robert Hunnick, one of the best known of Newport gardeners, died last week. She came to this city from New- castle-on-the-Tyne, England, where she was born, and had lived for many years in this city. News has been received here of the death at St. Joseph's hospital. New York, of Edward Casey, formerly of this city. He was for many years gardener for George W. Merritt and later for Mrs. William G. Weild. He removed from Newport about seven years ago and had been sick for about two months. He leaves a widow, one son and two daughters. W. H. M. Yankton, S. D.—Miss Hazel Kent, landscape artist of the Gurney Seed & Nursery Co., has been in Sioux City, laying out several places there. Springfield, HI.—^Hembreiker & Cole held their annual fall opening at their greenhouses last week; chrysanthemums were, of course, the principal object of display. Miss Dora Meredith is in charge of the office. Light is Life to growing plants But under Sunlight Double Glass Sash they are never darkened by mats or shutters. Consider this The old style single layer sash have but a single layer of glass which ad- mits the sun, but cannot exclude the cold or retain the heat unless covered with mats and shutters. These extra covers cost twice as much as an extra layer of glass and they must be put on and off daily. It takes two men or a man and wife to lift the soggy mats and heavy shutters. This is pure waste of labor and ex- pense as well as light. Now


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