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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



MARCH 53, 1S09. 



WOOD LICE OR SOW BUGS. 



These interesting little creatures are 

 neither lice, bugs nor insects, but crus- 

 taceans, and are closely related to the 

 crabs, lobsters, etc. However, it is not 

 our purpose to deal with them from 

 a scientific standpoint, but only as 

 vermin. What we want to know is 

 how to get rid of them cheaply and 

 effectually. We all know something 

 about their habits, to our sorrow. 

 They feed on various fungi or molds 

 and "therefore seek dark places where 

 such abound. They like mushrooms, 

 the younger and more tender the bet- 

 ter, but do not object to green vegeta- 

 tion, young pansies or verbenas, for 

 instance, when ,1ust coming into the 

 seed leaf. The mischief they do is in- 

 calculable and many a seedsman is 

 blamed for some fim- and rare seeds 

 not coming up when they have been 

 eaten by these pests before they were 

 fairly above ground. They will swarm 

 over a seed bed at night and in the 

 daytime be snugly stowed away in 

 some safe hiding place in delightful 

 anticipation of the next nightly raid 

 on the seed bed. 



Make some thin narrow boxes of 1/4- 

 inch stuff, or even thinner. Make them 

 about two inches wide, inside meas- 

 urement, and as long as convenient, 

 say, six to twelve inches; leave one 

 narrow side open for them to crawl 

 in at. Before nailing on the top board 

 mix up a paste of scalded wheaten 

 bran with a small quantity of flour to 

 give it consistency, add a little sugar 

 and arsenic or paris green, put a little 

 of the same all along the back of the 

 bos, taking care that it firmly adheres, 

 as it is bad medicine to have lying 

 around, lay the boxes about in places 

 where the bugs congregdt>\ Like all 

 evildoers, they like darkness rather 

 than light, so these boxes can be 

 placed out of sight in the day and be 

 doing good work, and at night be put 

 where the sow bugs are won^ to as- 

 semble. They will not stay in the 

 boxes after taking their medicine, but 

 will seek mother earth and be con- 

 spicuous by their absence. R. 



"THE Seeding and Preservation of 

 Golf Links," is the title of a neat book- 

 let issued by Messrs. J. M. Thorburn 

 & Co., New York. It should prove of 

 the greatest value to all Golf Clubs, 

 being written by one who is evidently 

 thoroughly familiar with the require- 

 ments of golf as well as with all turf- 

 forming grasses. Seventeen different 

 grasses suitable for links are describ- 

 ed and their adaptability for various 

 situations carefully noted. In addition 

 there are chapters on mixing grass 

 seeds, sowing, weeds, fertilizers, etc. 



JEPFERSONVILLE, IND. — Joseph 

 Molck has two houses of carnations 

 which are in fine condition and that 

 will yield an excellent crop for Easter. 

 He will build two more houses for 

 carnations this summer, each 16x150. 



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JADOO FIBRE..... 



and JADOO LIQUID. 



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The repeat orders that we are daily receiving 

 from GROWERS, FLORISTS and SEEDSMEN are 

 very gratifying and most convincing as to the com- 

 mercial value of our products. 



"We want every GROWER and FLORIST to 

 try JADOO FIBRE and JADOO LIQUID, and form 

 his opinion as to their merits from his own experience. 



Geraniums grown in JADOO FIBRE and soil 

 were First Prize Winners at the Pennsylvania Horti- 

 cultural Society's Exhibition in November, J 898. 



Gloxinias. - JADOO FIBRE will grow better 

 Gloxinias than can be grown in any known compost. 



Our new catalogues will be sent on application. 



THE AMERICAN JADOO CO. 



817 Fairmount Ave. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



ALL PROMINENT Seedsmen and Dealers sell Jadoo Fibre and Jadoo Liquid. 



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TU^ DtfktfAl TAttAnh'&m Late of A. M. C. JONGKINDF CONINCK. 



The Royal Tottennam ««„«,<„« Direao,AMcvANDERELST. 



Nurseries, Ltd., DEDEMSVAART, nr Zwolle, NETHERLANDS. 



RARE AND NEW HARDY PERENNIALS 



Per 100 



.Anemone Sylvestns, fl.pl., young plants in 



pots.... $9.00 



.\rnebia Echioides 10.00 



Chrysanthemum max. filiforme 7. SO 



Convallaria maj., var. Fortin 1.25 



Crocosmia .'^urea Imperialis 11.00 



Helenium .Autumnale Superbum 6.00 



Hemerocallis .\urantiaca Major (cultivated) 27.50 



Heuchera .Mba 7.00 



Hens Sempervirens Little Gem 8.00 



IncarviUea Delavayi 40.00 



Olga; 5.00 



GUNNERA SCABRA, leaves 6 to 7 ft. across, strong plants, $15 to $20 per JOO. 

 ALPINE RHODODENDRONS, strong plants, $9.00 per 100. 

 Wholesale catalogue of Hardy Perennials, Conifers, Rare Aquatics, etc., may be had free on appli- 

 cation. List of Narcissus in .^pril. 



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Per 100 



Nymphaea Laydekerii purpurata $290,00 



rosea ISO.OO 



.'\urora, each, $7.50 



RobiDsoniana, each, $5.00 



Oreocome CandoUi 20.00 



Papaver Orient Silver Queen 10,00 



Petasites jap, Giganteus 20.00 



Phvsalis rranchetti 2,25 



Sagittaria Jap. fl. pi 20.00 



Spiraea .'Vruncus var. Kneiffi 37.50 



Viola Odor, Princess of Wales 4.00 



F.&F. NURSERIES, 



Wholesale Growers TREES and PLANTS in Full Assortment TRADE^GATALOGUEIFREE 



SPRINGFrELD, 

 NEWJERSEY 



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Fine Perles 



In 2-in. pots, as well as 



Beauties, Maids, Brides, 



J m«/ - Meteors. La France 



and WOOtOnS =«>d ICaiserin-now 



ready. Send 50 cts. 



or $1.00 for samples of what you want and prices. 



Carnations out of flats ready now. Can furnish 

 Rooted Cuttings of all Roses except La France 



and Kaiserins. Write 



QUO. A. 



KUHI., 

 PEKIN. 



Long Distance Phone 14. PEKIN'. ILL. 



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RED! RED! RED! 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS, "''Ln'd'pols. 



CASH WITH OKIIER, 



IK-inch, perl0O..$ .25 I a'-j-inch, per 100..,$ .60 



2 " " .. .30 4 ■• "... .75 

 2% " " .. .35 I 5 " " ... 1.20 



3 ■' ■■ .. .45 I 6 " " ... 2.0O 



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