JANUARY 27, 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



395 



discovered. On shaking it out of the 

 soil, I found that every trace of root 

 was gone. I immediately potted it in 

 the Fibre. It picked up from that mo- 

 ment, and while the improvement is so 

 slow as to he almost inperceptible. yet 

 It really has made a new growth of at 

 least two or throe inches. My hired 

 man is exceedingly pleased with it as 

 a potting medium for Ferns. 



"The cost of the Fibre renders its use 

 impossible in the open border; al- 

 though I wrapped the roots of some 

 Crotons and Geraniums in it and plant- 

 ed them in the ground in the same bed 

 as others, I cannot say that I notice 

 any advantage in so doing. 



"The .Tadoo Liquid appears to be re- 

 markably concentrated, and it must 

 be diluted forty-eight times. This I 

 have used alx)ut twice a week for 

 plants in the open ground, in tubs, and 

 in pots. 



"Conditions vary so much in garden- 

 ing that it is impossible to attribute 

 to any one cause given results. My 

 opinion is that for Roses in open 

 ground this IJquid is veiy beneficial. 

 For soft wooded plants and those 

 grown in i>its or tubs, there seems .1 

 possibility of its turning some of the 

 lower leaves yellow, even diluted as 

 freely as the alxive. Whether that re- 

 sult with tuberous Begonias. Abuti- 

 lons, and some other plants, was due 

 to the use of the liquid, or to other 

 causes, I cannot positively say, how- 

 ever. 



"My feelings in the matter may be 

 summed up as follows: Every plant 

 that 1 have in the house this winter 

 shall be ixjtted in .Tadoo Fibre. It is 

 clean to handle, light in weight, and 

 will no doubt obviate bringing into 

 the house many eggs of insects found 

 in garden soil. Retaining moisture it 

 obviates the necessity of watering so 

 often, ."^s it never bakes or gets mat- 

 ted, all my seeds shall be sown in it 

 in the spring in boxes. For this pur- 

 pose it is necessary to sift it. Ama- 

 teurs should give it a trial. Perhaps 

 more anon on this subject. 



"L. C. U .Jordan, N. J," 



<Extract from "Success With Flow- 

 ers." Oct. 1897.) 



OF INTEREST TO FLOWER 

 GROWERS EVERY- 

 WHERE. 



"We call the attention of our readers 

 to Jadoo Fibre and .Jadoo Liquid, for 

 we believe they fill a long-felt want. 

 We have tried them and the results 

 have proven that they will do what is 

 ■claimed for them. .\s many as thirty 

 different earth mixtures are required 

 for the different varieties of plants 

 that are grown. To the amateur gar- 

 dener it is next to impossible to know 

 just what ingredients are necessai"y to 



combine with the soil to get the desired 

 results, while with ,Tadoo Fibre you 

 have only one material to deal witli, 

 and that is ready for use, and so clean 

 that you need not soil your hands. 

 Other advantages are that it is very 

 light, requires less watering, and all 

 kinds of plants seem to thrive in it. 

 .Tadoo Liquid is a safe and cheap 

 Liquid Fertilizer that can be used on 

 plants grown in soil or Jadoo Fibre. 

 They are both very strongly endorsed 

 in England and France, while in this 

 country the endorsations received since 

 their introduction this spring are sim- 

 ply marvelous. Our advice is, corre- 

 spond with the American Jadoo Co., 

 get their testimonials and prices, then 

 do just as we did^ — purchase a small 

 quantity of each and try them, — and 

 we know you will he delighted with the 

 results obtained." 



(From "The American Florist." April 

 24, 1807.) 



JADOO FffiRE. 



It only nne-lialf of what is claimed 

 for this new potting material and fer- 

 tilizer is true it is indeed an introduc- 

 tion of great value. From all accounts 

 it appears to already have gained the 

 good will of many prominent growers 

 in England and elsewhere, and now 

 that it is formally introduced and is 

 to be manufactured in this country 

 American horticulturists will no doubt 

 give it the advantage of an impartial 

 trial, and its value in various direc- 

 tions is likely to receive practical dem- 

 onstration. From a number of well 

 known florists in Philadelphia who 

 have been experimenting with the ma- 

 terial testimonials of interest have 

 been received. At Julius Wolff's it has 

 given astonishing results in its invig- 

 orating influence on root and top 

 growth in foliage and flowering plants 

 and ferns, and at Robert Craig's its 

 effect on crotons and Pandanus utilis 

 in comparison with other plants potted 

 at the same time in ordinary soil is 

 very marked. In striking cuttings and 

 seed germinating, it appears also to 

 have demonstrated its usefulness al- 

 ready. 



Of one thing there can be no question 

 that its lightness, cleanliness and re- 

 tentiveness of moisture make it far 

 preferable to soil for hanging baskets 

 and for plants that are to be used in 

 dishes and jardinieres for table or 

 mantel decoration. Mr. Craig has a lot 

 of four hundred Asparagus Sprengerii 

 planted in this material in hanging 

 baskets, and they are making a re- 

 markable growth. Pres. Camot roses 

 at the same place which were shifted 

 from thumb pots four weeks ago are 

 now handsome plants in 4-inch pots 

 well filled with roots. A bench of 

 Crotons planted in Jadoo are being 

 grown for exhibition at the Providence 

 exhibition next August. 



(From the "Florists' Exchange," May 

 2nth, 1S97.) 



JADOO FIBRE AND LIQUID. 



I think I was one of the first to try 

 these substances in America. I have 

 used them on almost every kind of 

 plant that will do in this climate, from 

 Geraniums to Orchids, Everything 

 potted in the "Fibre" comes fully up 

 to what is claimed for it. The growth 

 is very rapid, the colors in flowering 

 plants being much brighter than when 

 the plants are grown in soil. Ferns 

 do well in it. They grow vei-y quickly 

 and make very long fronds. 



My experience with "Jadoo" is that 

 all kinds of plants make twice as many 

 roots in it as they do in earth; in f.act, 

 I think it would be hard to say what 

 would not grow in it. 



I used it last year on some stove 

 plants, and so satisfied was I with the 

 results that this year I have used noth- 

 ing else but "Jadoo." It saves a great 

 deal of watering. In using it I find it 

 is almost impossible to pot too firmly. 

 If the "Fibre" is dry I always dampen 

 it; you can pot firmer by doing this. 

 I give good drainage to all plants. 



It is very good to mix charcoal and 

 sand with it. Give the plants a good 

 watering after jiotting and subsequent- 

 ly be very careful not to overwater. for 

 if you do the plants will stand and go 

 back. If used in a riglit way and at 

 the right time the "Liquid" will soon 

 speak for itself. 



It is a simple article to use, but like 

 many other new things you must un- 

 derstand something about it before you 

 get the best results. 



Harry Papworth. 



New Orleans. La. 



(From the "Florists' Exchange," July 

 17, 1S97.) 



PLANTS GROWN IN JADOO. 



"On Thursday last Henry F. Michell 

 had at his store an exhibition of plants 

 grown in Jadoo Fibre and watered with 

 Jadoo Liquid, most conspicuous among 

 the lot being a splendid lot of Gloxinias 

 in five and six-inch pots, which were 

 grown by Julius Wolff, Jr. These were 

 all well-flowered and of brilliant col- 

 ors. The bulbs were started in boxes 

 in March, being covered with Jadoo, 

 were potted in April and watered with 

 the Jadoo Liquid all along. Among 

 the other plants growing in Jadoo was 

 a nice lot shown by Robert Craig. 

 There were some very good Crotons, 

 an Areca Lutescens, a Cocos Weddeli- 

 ana, Pandanus Utilis, a basket of As- 

 paragus Sprengerii and a Carnot rose. 

 These were all in splendid condition. 

 Henry F. Michell has already sold 

 over five tons of Jadoo at retail." 



