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carbonate of lime the best results are 

 obtained by covering it with soil by 

 plough "or spade, or rake or harrow, 

 immediately after its application. 

 Even on ordinary land the best results 

 are obtained from mixing it with the 

 soil. Although they may be success- 

 fully used as a top dressing for some 

 crops, ammonia salts do not become 

 available as plant food till they have 

 been converted into nitrate of calcium, 

 and this nitrification will not take 

 place in a dry soil, but in most arable 

 land it will quickly occur in showery 

 weather. In consequence of the vari- 

 ous changes proceeding more slowly, 

 the effect of sulphate of ammonia is 

 more gradual than that of nitrate of 

 soda, and is especially prolonged in 

 soils containing little lime or when 

 associated with organic manures. 



On the other hand, nitrate of soda 

 may be successfully used on land con- 

 taining no lime, and as it is immedi- 

 ately available as plant food and dis- 

 tributes itself in the soil more rapidly 

 than the nitrate of calcium arising 

 from the nitrification of sulphate, is 

 more suitable for use as top dressings 

 to growing crops and for application 

 at a late period in the growth of the 

 crop. In dry seasons nitrate of soda 

 gives a better return for the same 

 quantity of nitrogen applied; and the 

 greater crop frequently given by it is 

 in part due to the soda which it sup- 

 plies, the soda acting beneficially both 

 in the soil and in the plant. The 

 produce yielded by sulphate of ammo- 

 nia is more dependent on the presence 

 in the soil of an abundant supply of 

 cinereal plant food or ash constituents 

 than is the case when nitrate of soda 

 is employed. This is probably due to 

 the power the last named fertilizer 

 has of acting upon the potash and 

 other alkalies contained in the soil, 

 and rendering them available as plant 

 food. 



To state the chief points briefly, 

 sulphate of ammonia is the most suit- 

 able for use where the soil is naturally 

 moist and contains a liberal percent- 

 age of lime, and for crops that are of 

 comparatively slow growth, while ni- 

 trate of soda gives excellent results 

 on soils that are naturally dry and 

 contains but little calcareous matter. 

 With regard to the influence of these 

 two manures on the bulk and quality 

 of the crop, it would appear that the 

 largest yield is In the majority of 

 cases obtained from nitrate of soda, 

 and the highest quality produce from 

 sulphate of ammonia. From the con- 

 clusions thus briefly stated It will be 

 seen that an estimate of their value 

 must not be wholly based on their 

 percentage of nitrogen, and that to In- 

 sure their profitable utilization con- 

 siderable knowledge of their distlns- 

 tive characteristics is necessary.— Gar- 

 deners' Magazine. 



ASPARAGUS AND CABBAGE. 



In a paper read before the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society Prof. 

 H. T. Fernald recommended arsenate 

 of lead for destroying the asparagus 

 beetle, which has caused market gar- 

 deners 80 much trouble. 



He said that the cabbage worm was, 

 in spite of nearly fifty years' expe- 



BILBS 



BEGONIAS— Tuberous Rooted. 



Doiible giant, flowering, sepii- 



CAL4DIUM Esculentum 



(Elephant's Ear). 



Mon 



CALADIIM Fancy Leaved. 



Ndii I .1 ~ .-low onl.v tlie best and of 

 mosi Mi,ii:iiii ..■;.. mis. We Offer the rarest 

 named t,^] ih. u^.,uu. $1 .iO; lUO. ?10 00 



Good sorts, doz.-ii. II (Ki; 100. $7 00. Very rare 

 sorts produce only small bulbs. The commoner 

 the variety the larger the bulb. 



CANNA. 



Chas. Heiuici— \i ' iioz.v. 



Queen Chaii"i i i '' ■ ''.unot. 



L. Vaughan. .Mi ■ k. : ,i \ ,-i:i 11,1.1,1. liur- 

 bank. etc Goml nii.,i,6 i.'..i.-, I :u .. i >.,■,, ..IIl-. per 



Mixed, above sorts, SOc. per dOE.; $2 00 per 100. 



GLADIOLI. 



BI AY. True sort, florists' fa V- 12 100 1000 



orite forcer, large bulbs W 30 $2 00 118 00 



Very good flowering bulbs 25 1 T.t 15 00 



Peerless Mixture, 50 per cent, 



white and light gtd., let size. . 20 1 25 in 00 



2d size 15 100 7 50 



.\meriean Hybrids, unex- , 



celled 20 125 10 00 



For prices on separate colors see our cata- 

 logue. 



GLOXINIAS. 



FOR SPRING 

 AND SIMMER. 



TUBEROSE— Excelsior Pearl. 



iim iiiiKi 2000 

 t.xi; im-ii 511 r.'i t:, m ja o( 



.ixt ■ to 2 7j 5 



TIGRIDA Conchiflora. 



LILIES. 



10 100 



Lll. Auratnm, 7x9 inch to m {4 00 



9X11 ■■ 1 00 6 50 



'■ Rnb., 7x9 ■■ on 4 00 



Melp., same price as Rub,. 9x11 100 6 00 



Alb., 7X9 inch 75 5 60 



■ 9X11 ■• 1 00 6 00 



Tiger .50 160 



Very valuable for cut flowers In summer, ex- 

 ceedingly free blooming, and showy, good 

 sellers. 



Ul. Elegans or Ttauuberglanum In brilUant 

 scarlet, orange, velvet crimson, apricot: 

 strong bulbs, all flowering: tiOc per doz.: 

 *4 «1 per 100, 

 Pictures of these to hiiyrrs (in :ipplleatton. 



, DOBMANT 



FERN WREATH 



n:ingH up like Fern Ball. 

 Sells Better. 

 More Effective. 



1st size, UH m, diam,.50c, 

 .■;K-h: 15,00 per 12; t»0,00 

 per 100, 



2d size. 9-10 in, diam,. 10c 

 each: »4,00 per 12: $30,00 



Ready: CYCAS REVOLITA. 



Seasonable Flower and Other Seeds. 



Asparagus pi. 

 Sprei 



$9,00, 



lOO, S5c: 1000, $7,t 



gerl, 100, 36e: 1000, »2,50: ,5000, 



lb„25c: 5 lbs,. 



■ii.-: 5 lbs., 85c. 



Henary"B Prize 

 ikt.,25c: oz„$l,00. 



Cineraria dwarf nana, same price, 

 Pansies. The cream of the European market 

 —Scotch, French, German, In any color, 



ERESH PALM SEEDS. 



FRESH CROPS. 



Weddelian 



KentiaBelm. orForst 



Latania borboniea 



PlioBnix canariensls — 

 1 600 seeds). 25c: 5 " reoUnata, true 



Wasbinetonia fillfera. 

 SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUES. 



H. H. BERGER & CO., 



47 Barclay St., 



^Ve. NEW YORK. 



rienee with it, one of the most dif- 

 ficult cabbage insects to control. For 

 that purpose he recommended the use 

 of paris green, explaining why any 

 danger in the use of this insecticide 

 was more apparent than real and stat- 

 ing his experience in its use, and also 

 the practice of the large market garden- 

 ers around Philadelphia where this treat- 

 ment has beeen followed for fifteen years 

 with excellent results. 



Norfolk, Va. — The affairs of the Lau- 

 terbach Floral Company are being wound 

 up by the courts as the result of a suit 

 for an accounting. 



Remember your employes have birth- 

 days. Also remember that there is noth- 

 ing else so mutually profitable for you to 

 give them as a copy of the Florists' Man- 

 ual, by Wm. Scott. The price is $5.00 

 a copy delivered. 



THE Review's classified advs. are a 

 great convenience is the verdict of the 

 buyers. "It is so easy to find what you 

 want." 



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