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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



JANUARY 27, 1S98. 



33G West Franklin Street, German- 

 town, Philadelphia, April 2d, 1897. 



I want to tell you my experience 

 with "Jadoo," which I have used on 

 some plants since Feb. 29th. The box 

 I got from you then was so small that 

 I could only put a few plants in it, so 

 I decided to use it for those that were 

 almost done for. I had an Orange Tree 

 that had no leaves and one-half of it 

 was entirely without life, a Be- 

 gonia in the same condition, two 

 (2) Geranium Slips that have been 

 all winter without showing a sin- 

 gle new leaf and barely keeping 

 alive. I planted these in "Jadoo" Fi- 

 bre, and now the plants are all healthy 

 and both Geraniums have had flowers. 

 I also had two (2) Maiden Hair Ferns 

 which had died down; one of these I 

 planted in "Jadoo" Fibre, and the 

 other I left in earth, kept them to- 

 gether in the same room and watered 

 them both well. The one in "Jadoo" 

 is almost luxuriant now, while the 

 other has but little life in it. and what 

 it has, it got from being trimmed. I 

 had an Umbrella Plant, which was al- 

 most dead after trimming. I did not 

 have enough Fibre for it, but watered 

 it with "Jadoo" Liquid (48 to 1), and 

 now it has a dozen or more leaves and 

 stalks, and the leaves are all green 

 all the way to the tips, a thing which 

 is rare for that plant when grown in 

 a house heated with hot, dry air, as 

 most houses are. 



I have within a few days planted 

 two (2) Palms in "Jadoo" Fibre, and 

 am going to get some more from you 

 for a Rubber Plant and a few others, 

 and will let you know of the results. 



Many people despair of keeping 

 plants in their houses in winter, but 

 I think "Jadoo" solves the question. 



Very sincerely yours, 



(Signed.) Saml. S. Sadtler. 



Mrs. E. S. Starr, editress of the 

 "Farm and Garden," "The Dairy and 

 Apiary" and "Forestry" Departments 

 of the "Public Ledger," of Philadel- 

 phia, says, under date of June 7th, 

 1897: 



"For house plants in pots, hanging 

 baskets and window boxes, the Jadoo 

 Liquid is an incompar.ible food — a 

 minimum quantity giving an exceed- 

 ingly rapid and vigorous development. 



"I could have answered some months 

 ago for the wonderfully rapid growth, 

 but was not sure that it would prove 

 to be healthy as well. I find nothing 

 to be desired, as the seemingly in- 

 creased resistant power of the cell re- 

 sulting from the vigor induced by the 

 food renders the plant fed with it free 

 from blight and other fungous attacks. 



"I am Indeed well pleased with my 

 experience with the Jadoo Liquid. The 

 Fibre I did not have the chance to test, 

 as some one appropriated the sample 

 sent to me." 



David Rust, Secretary Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society, says: 



"Last spring I received from you 

 samples of 'Jadoo Fibre' and 'Liquid.' 

 I tried the 'Jadoo Fibre' with a large 

 plant of the White Oleander and also 

 with several plants of flowering Be- 

 gonias. The plants have done much 

 better than they would have done in 

 common soil. They have made a re- 

 markable root growth. The foliage 

 has been more profuse and very 

 healthy; they have also flowered free- 

 ly and the flowering season has been 

 prolonged. Another very good fea- 

 ture has been that the plants required 

 less water than they would have done 

 if grown in soil. 



"I am now trying the 'Jadoo Liquid' 

 on plants growing in the house, on 

 which I will report at a later date." 



December 4th, 1896. 



A. P. SCHONEMAN. 



1934 Mt. Vernon Street, Philadelphia, 

 Nov. 12th, 1896. 



Your favor of the 9th inst received. 

 After a full and ample trial of the "Ja- 

 doo Fibre" and "Liquid," the best tes- 

 timony is that they are just what the 

 name implies — magic. All the plants 

 on which I used the "Liquid" respond- 

 ed after three days' application, stimu- 

 lated in color and growth. On a ten- 

 year-old Pandanus (particularly slow 

 growth), to which the "Liquid" was 

 applied five weeks, developed more 

 advancement than it would have ac- 

 quired in two seasons, to the delight 

 of my family and the surprise of the 

 florist. A Cordelina (semi-orchid) 

 hanging plant has grown so profusely 

 that I have loaned it to the florist for 

 exhibition purposes. 



I find, also, that it is a comptete de- 

 stroyer of plant lice and all insect life: 

 even scales on Palms disappear it 

 washed with the "Liquid." 



As far as the "Fibre" goes, I only 

 experimented with two drooping 

 plants, and in two days they showed 

 renewed vigor and are now of good, 

 fine appearance. I am pleased to add 

 my testimony as to the remarkable 

 quality of "Jadoo Fibre" and "Liquid." 

 and am ready at all times to exhibit 

 my plants to your friends. 



GEO. GOEBEL, M. D. 



(Vice President Pennsylvania Hor- 

 ticultural Society.) 



1601 Columbia Ave., Philadelphia, 

 Nov. 23, 1896. 



By your kindness I have been the 

 recipient of a quantity of "Jadoo," and 



since spring have given it an earnest 

 trial, and the results which I have ob- 

 tained have been most satisfactory, 

 both for propagating as well as admix- 

 ture to soil, and must say that it was 

 a surprise to me to see how rapid cut- 

 tings rooted and with what progress 

 plants attained growth. 



Another feature was that soil mixed 

 with "Jadoo" retained moisture for a 

 long period of time and remained 

 sweet, and it is therefore with pleasure 

 that I would add my endorsement to 

 "Jadoo." 



J. HAGUE. 



Gilroy, Cal., Nov. 9th, 1896. 



Acknowledging past favors from you, 

 I now beg to say that I have distribu- 

 ted a large portion of the "Jadoo" 

 which I received from you some 

 months ago. I have had it in constant 

 use since its arrival at the Vineyard 

 and Orchard Home here. 



The persons who have tried it coin- 

 cide with my opinion as to its value. 

 We are all agreed that it can by proper 

 methods have a large sale here. So 

 satisfied am I that I am prompted now 

 to enter into a correspondence with 

 you with regards to the terms on which 

 you would appoint me your exc'usive 

 agent for the Pacific Coast. 



M. W. McCLELLAN. 



Lakewood, N. J., 



writes under date of Nov. 11, 1897: — "I 

 have some Pansy seed planted in Ja- 

 doo which is coming up finely, in about 

 half the time it took in earth last 

 year." 



New York. Oct. 22, 1897. 



American Jadoo Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Gentlemen: — Please send me one bag 

 of your Jadoo Fibre. It is one of the 

 best preparations I have ever used for 

 Palms and Ferns. 



Yours truly, 



(Signed.) James C. Menair. 



Address, Bogota, Bergen Co., N. J. 



Extract from letter of N. F. Peck. 

 Hartford, Ct, of Oct. 27, 1897:— "I am 

 using Jadoo, thus far, with much pleas- 

 ure. I find it useful not only alone but 

 in many combinations." 



