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DREER'S 



HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 

 SPRING FLOWERING BULBS 



The Fall is an excellent time to set out Hardy Perennial Plants, 

 Vines, Shrubs, Roses, etc. We make a specialty of these plants and grow 

 in large assortment. A complete list will be found in our AUTUMN 

 CATALOGUE, also Spring-flowering Bulbs which must be planted this 

 Fall for blooming ne.xt Spring. 



A copy mailed free to anyone mentioning this publication. 



HENRY A. DREER 



714-716 CHESTNUT STREEl", 

 PHILADELPHIA, - PA. 



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This treatment may prove advantageous 

 where the water in the vases cannot be fre- 

 (lucnt)y changed. I beheve that the laundry 

 hhiiiiH (usually a ferrocyanide) mentioned 

 in the Nov. 15 article, would act in a way 

 similar to any other salt in preventing the 

 development of bacteria in the w^ater. There 

 is little doubt, however, but that the daily 

 changing of the water in which flowers are 

 placed is the most efficient and most eco- 

 nomical method in the long run. 



3. Most flowers should be cut, not broken, 

 straight across the stem, in the early morn- 

 ing when the water content is highest. Of 

 course, Roses and otlier flowers whose t)uds 

 open quickly, must be cut twice a day. The 

 longer the stem, the better, since there is 

 more tissue for water storage, and more 

 surface which can absorb water, providing 

 the vases are deep and well filled with 

 water. 



4. A heavy application of fertilizers to 

 the plants, prior to cutting, will sometimes 

 send the flowers "to sleep," and may affect 

 their keeping qualities. Heavy fumigations 

 act in a similar way. 



5. Clipping the stems under 'ui'atcr every 

 day caused flowers to last for 11 days, as 

 against 9 days when clipped out of water. 



There are many other pointers, such as 

 charring the stems of Poinsettias, etc.. which 

 every florist knows. \ great deal depends 

 upon the kind of flower and how it was 

 grown.. In general, the problem consists in 

 arresting development, not in feeding the 

 blooms. Flowers and fruits, when cut from 

 the plant, tend to oxidize their carbon to 

 carbon dioxide gas, hence any method which 

 tends to prevent this will tend to increase 

 the keeping. For the florist with a store 

 window, the aim should be to maintain cool, 

 moist and airy conditions, to protect the 

 flowers from intense light, and to use deep 

 va.scs well filled with pure water, which is 

 changed. — Florists' Exchange. 



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Rurpee's 



^ S^®®* peas 



THE Burpee list of Early- or Winter-flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 

 contains the finest varieties yet to be offered in a complete range of 

 colors. In addition to the usual colors we have some beautiful shades of 

 pink, salmon, orange, cerise and true blue. Plant some BURPEE'S 

 SWEET PEAS for winter blooming in your greenhouse now. 



Wi Aflee Burpee Co. 



Seed Growers Philadelphia 



A BALLADE OF INCOMES. 



["What income have we not liad frorn a 

 flower, and how unfailing are the divi- 

 dends from the seasons." — J.-\mes Russell 



I.OWEI.L.l 



The tax on my income is due — 

 Kach year it is harder to pay ! 

 For ihe whole cost of living's askew. 

 And of hope there is hardly a ray; 

 Yet though my purse shrinks in dismay. 

 My heart's bank account gayly grows, 

 For where are the taxes, I pray, 

 On the dividends paid by a rose? 



The govrrimicnt's trying to screw 

 Fvery cent from our pockets, they say; 

 While strikers and profiteers, too. 

 Mix in in the general melee ; 

 Yet few of these menaces sway 



Or threaten my secret repose. 



For in a fair palace I stay 



On the dividends paid by a rose. 



There's given to me and to you 

 .-\ heritage that can defray 

 .Ml the burdens of life, and make new 

 The soul in its garment of clay; 

 The sweet seasons never betray. 

 Their bountiful banks never close, 

 And we can feel solvent for aye 

 On the dividends paid by a rose! 



ENVOY 



Friends, gold can be taken away ! 

 Rut safe from the robbers are those 

 Who'll have entrance to Heaven some day 

 On the dividends paid by a rose ! 



— .'\nne Lloyd, Tribune. 



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METHODS OF APPLYING LIME. 



Contrary io common belief, lime and soil 

 do not selfmix to any large extent, nor 

 does lime penetrate to Ihe deeper zones of 

 ordinary soils. On upland soils, such as 

 clays, silts, and the finer loams, all of which 

 are compact, the chance for the descent of 

 time is small and the benefits to suBsbil 

 therefrom are of negligible practical value. 

 Relative to this point, it may be said that 

 applications of lime have been found to 

 exert no perceptible influence in reducing 

 subsoil acidity. In loose, open sands, how- 

 ever, a considerable quantity will be car- 



PLANT NAMES 



AND THEIR MEANINGS is the title of 

 a series of aitieh-s now appearing in The 

 American Hotanist, where a multitude of 

 other things of interest to the plant lover 

 are also discussed. Quarterly, $1.50 a year; 

 specimen copy, 25 cents. 



THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 

 Joliet, III. 



