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Copyright, 1098, by 

 PL.ORISTS' PUBLISHING CO., 520-535 Gaxton Building, GHICAQO. 



Vol. n. 



CfflGA.GO AND NEW YORK, JUNE 23, 1898. 



No. 30. 



THE FLAG IN PLANTS. 



Patriotic emblems are now the vogue 

 and mucli interest has been shown in 

 the flag in bedding plants at Lin- 

 coln Park, Chicago, of which we pre- 

 sent an engraving from a photograph 

 taken last week. 



The red stripes are of Alternanthera 



stain were used in this case and the 

 stain was made of Prussian blue in a 

 gallon of turpentine to which was 

 added a quart of boiled linseed oil and 

 a pint of Japan. Oil paint alone would 

 not be permanent. The turpentine 

 carries the color into the grain of the 

 stone, and the Japan fixes it there. 



GERANIUMS. 



Mr. August Jurgens, Chicago; says 

 the spring bedding plant trade just 

 past indicates that the geranium has 

 a stronger hold than ever on the fancy 

 of the public. 



As an all round geranium he places 

 S. A. Nutt at the top of the list. It 



The Flag in Plants at Lincoln Park, Chicago. 



Lindenii, and the white ones of Leu- 

 cophyte Brownii, the folds in the flag 

 being also represented by the alter- 

 nanthera. The stars are echeverias in 

 a field of blue stone. 



The stone is crushed lime stone that 

 has been stained blue. The lime stone 

 seems to absorb the stain and hold 

 the color better than other stone. 

 About one and one-half gallons of 



The stain is quite dark, but when the 

 stones are dry they are the right color. 

 The stain was mixed in a keg. into 

 which the stones were shoveled and 

 allowed to soak for about two hours. 

 They were then taken out and spread 

 out to dry. This stain will hold all 

 summer. We describe this stain quite 

 fully as many inquiries have been 

 made about it. 



does well in any situation, and is as 

 good in a window box as in a bed. Its 

 only drawback develops when the 

 plant gets too much water, as it then 

 makes long, soft stalks that won't 

 bloom. In this connection, Mr. Jur- 

 gens is careful to warn those who are 

 to have charge of geranium beds after 

 they are planted, against overwatering. 

 and particularly against sprinkling 



