The Weekly Florists' Review. 



505 



A Slandinj Wrcatn. 



litnirs paper red, and if alkaline, red 

 litmr.3 paper will be turned blue. Lit- 

 mus iiaper and distilled water can be 

 procured from your druggist. 



From one to three tons of air-slaked 

 lime per acre would probably be suffi- 

 cient for a trial, at least. This amount 

 ■would be approximately from S to L'l 

 ounces per square yard. It is prefer- 

 able to apply it in the fall. 



Soil on which sorrel grows abundant- 

 ly is probably acid, and Is deficient in 

 lime. 



In the absence of more definite in- 

 formation concerning the condition of 

 the soil in the "solid bed" mentioned, 

 and whether any crop is being grown 

 on it at the present time, it Is impo^'^i- 

 ble to suggest any treatment. 



Beneficial results should attend the 

 application of bonemeal to soil intend- 

 ed for carnations. It may be applied 

 at the rate of 20 ounces per square 

 yard. WM. STUART. 



STARTING A SMALL PLACE. 



I was very much interested in the in- 

 quiry of C. H. on page 473 of the 

 Ueview; also the answers, all of which 

 I fully indorse; but would add one 

 other absolutely necessary requirement 

 to the successful establishment of a 

 florist's business. The writer says: 



"While starting in the country." 

 etc.. "good soil is of the greatest im- 

 portance, more so than location, but 

 you should look to two things, viz, 



iluii ilic lion-'-- ',111 !>■ ii'iili running 

 east and west, and thai you have am- 

 ple drainage for stoke holes." 



Now, it seems to me that none of 

 the.se are as important as that of an 

 unfailing water supply. The best soil 

 in the world would become worthless 

 in the greenhouses without water, 

 (iood stock can be grown In houses 

 rnnning north and south, by the use of 

 receiver and automatic pump boilers 

 can be set on the surface, but without 

 water even the sun's rays are a detri- 

 ment rather than a blessing In the 

 greenhouse. 



Tliero are in and near your city large 

 establishments where the dearth of 

 water has caused more profanity on 

 the i)art of the growers than all other 

 annoyances combined, and caused them 

 to hope that tlio proprietors who so 

 foolishly located where there was a 

 possibility of a shortage of this neces- 

 sary article might sizzle in purgatory 

 without even a drop of Lake Michigan 

 to cool their parched tongues. So I 

 would say. look first and foremost to 

 the supply of water, and all other 

 things (sunshine excepted) can be 

 carted to you. A. O. T. 



STANDING WREATH. 



■We present herewith an engraving 

 from a photograph of a standing 

 wreath recently arranged by Miss An- 

 nie Kreitliug (with Walter Kreitling), 

 Chicago. 



As will be noted, mahonia leaves are 

 very effectively used in the lower part 

 of the arrangement, and the treatment 

 of the base seems to us especially good. 

 The flowers used can all be readily rec- 

 ognized in the picture. 



THE BALTIMORE CLUB. 



Editor Florists' Review: In your is- 

 sue of March 8 your correspondent. 

 "Rix," seems to have fallen into erroi 

 as to the organization of the Garden- 

 ers' Club of Baltimore in attributing to 

 Mr. W. B. Sands the honor of instigat- 

 ing the organization of that club. 



Were the principal originator or in- 

 stigator living, the writer would leave 

 him to look after his own laurels, but 

 having passed from this world to a bet- 

 ter, I feel it but just to correct the 

 false impression which I am sure "Rix" 

 must have unintentionally given. The 

 facts are that the late Robert J. Halli- 

 day was head and front of the oi-gani- 

 zation of the club, which fact was 

 recognized by the members in electing 

 him its first president. A short tim? 

 after the club was organized Mr. Halli- 

 day tendered the use of his store for a 

 meeting place, free, and that body me; 

 there until increasing numbers com- 

 pelled them to look for more commo- 

 dious quarters. 



In justice to the late Mr. Halliday. 

 we hope you will give this space in 

 vour valuable paper, and oblige 



Ruxton, Md. WM. FRASER. 



There is no occasion at all for hys- 

 terics as to the reputation, record or 

 "laurels" of Robert J. Halliday. They 



