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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



JANUARY 27, 1898. 



for the unsightly stake, as the plant 

 never had a support until it reached his 

 hands. It may interest you to know 

 that "Jadoo" has given much satisfac- 

 tion, especially with Petunias, Gloxin- 

 ias, Rex Begonias and Asparagus; Cy- 

 clamens also seem to like it, but they 

 have not had a fair trial. Beside a 

 batch of Mums, which struck nicely, I 

 also had successful results in striking 

 Pelargoniums and a batch of Pandanus 

 Veitchii. 



Respectfully, 

 (Signed.) James Power. 

 Care Wettlin. 



Mr. LEONARD BROWN, 



Hon. Sec. National Amateur Gar- 

 deners' Association. 



Brentwood, England, 2nd Dec. 1897. 



"I have used Jadoo Fibre with the 

 best results possible for Ferns, Cannas, 

 Arums, Hyacinths, Tulips, in fact, for 

 Bulbs of all sorts. I find the material 

 most suitable for spring flowering 

 Bulbs, as the pots get quite full of roots 

 before the top growth commences, a 

 condition that goes a long way to- 

 wards success. Lilies, too, have been 

 particularly good; not only did they 

 llower unusually well as regards both 

 size and colour, but the Bulbs are in a 

 splendid condition for next season. I 

 have also used Jadoo for propagating 

 from seed and cuttings with good re- 

 sults, seeds germinating very quickly 

 when sown on the fibre. I consider 

 .(adoo to be of the greatest assistance 

 to the Amateur, more particularly to 

 those who are engaged in business dur- 

 ing the day, as much less water is re- 

 quired, and consequently more time 

 can be given to other work." 



Wyncote, Pa., Nov. 30, 1897. 

 The American Jadoo Co., Philadelphia, 



Pa. 



Gentlemen: — I have been using Ja- 

 doo for several months with great suc- 

 cess. Some of my Chrysanthemums 

 which won first prizes at the Exhibi- 

 tion of the Pennsylvania Horticultural 

 Society this November were grown in 

 Jadoo Fibre, and I noticed that the fo- 

 liage was much darker than in the oth- 

 ers, and clean to the bottom. My sin- 

 gle bloom Chrysanthemums are grown 

 in 4-inch pots, and measure six inches 

 from tip to tip. 



I have a Ficus Variegata in Jadoo Fi- 

 bre in an 8-inch pot that measures five 

 feet six inches in height, and two feet 

 five inches across, and I consider it a 

 good specimen plant. 



I have had excellent results with 

 Palms, and especially Ferns. With 

 Dracaenas and Crotons in a sickly con- 

 dition in earth, by putting them in Ja- 

 doo Fibre the result is extraordinary, 



so that plants that I hitherto threw 

 away, I now save and make fine plants. 

 I find also that Jadoo Liquid is won- 

 derful in getting immediate results in 

 all plants, whether in earth or in Ja- 

 doo Fibre. I have Asparagus Spren- 

 gerii. Rex Begonias, Begonia Rubra, 

 Anthericum, Dieffenbachias, Dracae- 

 nas. Grevillea Robusta, Pandanus 

 Veitchii. Araucaria, all doing finely in 

 Jadoo Fibre. The Araucaria was dy- 

 ing and foliage falling off when I put 

 it in Jadoo Fibre, and it is now recov- 

 ering speedily and throwing out new 

 gro%vths. I also note that my Chry- 

 santhemums in Jadoo Fibre are much 

 fresher to take stock from than those 

 in earth. I can highly recommend the 

 Jadoo Fibre and Jadoo Liquid for the 

 above list of plants, all your claims be- 

 ing fully sustained as far as my ex- 

 perience has gone. 



(Signed.) George Middleton, 

 Gardener for Mr. C. H. K. Curtis. 



(Extract from "Success with Flowers," 

 Dec. 1897.) 



WONDERFUL RESULTS WITH 



JADOO FBRE AND 



JADOO LIQUID. 



"The recent Exhibition of the Penn- 

 sylvania Horticultural Society, at Hor- 

 ticultural Hall, Philadelphia, brought 

 forward some wonderful results ob- 

 tained from the use of Jadoo Fibre and 

 Jadoo Liquid, the new potting mate- 

 rial and liquid fertilizer. After such 

 practical demonstrations of the real 

 merit of these new materials, there no 

 longer exists a doubt that they are de- 

 stined to play an important part in the 

 advance of floriculture, both as a re- 

 creative art, as well as from a lucrative 

 standpoint. Such results as were ob- 

 tained from their use at this Exhibition 

 stamped them at once as infinitely 

 more valuable than any other pot- 

 ting material or liquid fertilizer. 

 Flower lovers in general are ever ready 

 to welcome practical improvements 

 that will enable them to get better and 

 surer results from the plants they love. 

 It was a noticeable fact that the finest 

 flowers shown at the Exhibition re- 

 ferred to above were either grown in 

 Jadoo Fibre or watered with Jadoo Li- 

 quid." 



(Extract from "The Weekly Florists' 

 Review," Dec. 2, 1897. 



JADOO FIBRE. 



"This substitute for soil in growing 

 plants seems to be meeting with much 

 favor with those who have given it a 

 trial. Many of the prize winning plants 

 and flowers at the recent Chrysanthe- 

 mum Show of the Pennsylvania Horti- 

 cultural Society, Philadelphia, were 



grown in Jadoo Fibre, and the superb 

 Crotons shown at the Providence con- 

 vention by Robert Craig, Philadelphia, 

 were also grown in Jadoo. These Cro- 

 tons will linger long in the memory of 

 all who saw them. Perfection seems 

 the only word to apply to both growth 

 and coloring. Mr. Craig attributed his 

 success to the Jadoo Fibre in which 

 they were grown. It is certainly worthy 

 of a trial by every one who grows 

 plants and flowers." 



(From "American Gardening" of June 

 12th, 1897.) 



During the past year there has been 

 placed upon the market a new soil and 

 a new liquid manure, namely, "Jadoo 

 Fibre and Jadoo Liquid," and my ex- 

 perience in the use of them has con- 

 vinced me of their genuine merit. For 

 some years I have had charge of an ex- 

 tensive commercial establishment in 

 the city of Philadelphia, and to meet 

 the sharp competition of to-day I have 

 been continually on the alert for that 

 something that will produce plants us 

 near perfection as possible, with the 

 least trouble and expense. I have found 

 it in Jadoo. 



In one year, instead of using it Iiy 

 the pound, we are now using the fibre 

 by the ton, and the liquid, instead of 

 by the pint, by the hogshead. All our 

 decorative palms and also those for the 

 market, are potted in "Jadoo." The 

 root and top growth is 100 per cent bet- 

 ter than we ever had them in ordinary 

 soil; they keep moist for days at a 

 time, are light and cleanly to handle, 

 and that means much when you have 

 an extensive decorating trade. 



In the past we lost many plants from 

 the drying out process they received in 

 hot, dry rooms; now they come back 

 moist and fresh as the day they are 

 sent out, which means a saving of 

 hundreds of dollars annually, both in 

 plants and pots, as the pots used are 

 much smaller when Jadoo is employed. 



During the present season I have 

 used it for germinating all my seeds, 

 such as Petunias, Lobelias, Aralias, Ar- 

 disia, Grevilleas, Thunbergias, Phlos:, 

 Asters, Begonias, Gloxinias, Verbenas 

 and so on. and I find it admirably 

 adapted for the purpose. It is so fine 

 and light that the most delicate seeds 

 push through it with ease, and so re- 

 tentive of moisture that when wat- 

 ered upon the date the seed is sown, 

 will be found sufficiently moist until 

 they are well up; and if pricked out of 

 the seed boxes into Jadoo there is no 

 danger of the plants wilting; they take 

 to it and grow immediately, even if 

 placed directly in the sun. Something 

 which cannot be claimed for the most 

 carefully prepared soil. When you are 

 ready to place them in pots they lift 

 from the boxes with a fine ball of 

 fibrous roots and Jadoo. 



All our spring bedding plants have 

 grown better, bloomed better, and what 

 is more, were all ready to sell from ten 



