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The Florists^ Review 



Aphii. 2«, 1920 



FANCY TERNS 



Finest ■tock in the country 



$4.00 per 1000 $4.00 par 1000 



Subject to Chanca Without Notice. 



Green Levcothoe, 100 $1.50. 1000 $10.00 



Wild Smilax, 60-pound cases. $6.00; 25-poand cases 4.00 



Magnolia Leaves, green and bronze, per carton IJSO 



Jimuvs^iM^ Galax Leaves, green and bronze, per case of 10,000 12.50 



GREEN SHEET MOSS, very fine for basket work, trimming 



pots, etc., per bag. 15 lbs. to the bag 2.00 



Sphagnnm Moss, per bale 2.50 



FULL SUPPLY CUT FLOWERS AT ALL TIMES 



NICmGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, 264-266 Randolph St.. Detroit, Wch. 



secured in the study of economics, ac- 

 countancy, busimess organization and 

 operation, salesmanship and advertis- 

 ing. 



Training for Leadership. 



From thia suggested curriculum it 

 can readily be seen that the college 

 graduate is mot a finished florist, land- 

 scape gardener or nurseryman, but a 

 man well equipped to enter his chosen 

 field and to become a master in it. He, 

 like the apprentice, is ready to climb 

 the ladder of success, but is better 

 equipped to reach the top and is able 

 to do it more quickly. 



A well rounded college education also 

 tends to give a man greater confidence 

 both in himself aad in his work. Con- 

 fidence accompanied by clear thinking, 

 accurate judgment and breadth of view 

 places him in the position of a leader 

 in his community. 



I was once questioned by a gardener, 

 who had received his training as an 

 apprentice, why landscape architects 

 were asked by employers to pink teas 

 and invited to smoke 50-cent cigars, 

 while gardeners were not. The answer 

 is simple — training demands respect. 



Research Best Done by Colleges. 



In planning instructional work one 

 must not forget the need for experi- 

 mental work, or research. Experimental 

 work is of especial value to the com- 

 mercial man aa a means of solving his 

 problems and of increasing his output. 

 It stands, then, for the advancement of 

 all phases of horticulture. 



The man in business should not be 

 compelled to work out research prob- 

 lems of general interest. Few horticul- 

 turists have the time or money to spend 

 in this manner, if business is to be 

 properly cared for. All experimental 

 work of general interest should be car- 

 ried on in institations with thoroughly 

 equipped laboratories and with well 

 trained staffs free from the worries of 

 commercial work. 



The type of experimental work which 

 is most important deals with the funda- 

 mentals of plant growing, with the idea 

 of solving the problems of the plant 

 growers. There is no doubt that a bet- 

 ter understanding of greenhouse soils 

 and fertilizers, of plant nutrition and 

 of atmospheric and soil moisture may 

 revolutionize our methods of green- 

 house culture. Just the other day a 



HUCKLEBERRY 



Ready— $2.50 per case 



PERPETUATED MOSS $3.50 per bag 



NATURAL MOSS 1.75 per bag 



Wire, Write, Phone 



E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. 



FKRN8 AND GRKKNS 



art' scarce. Our newcropof Fancy Ferns will not be 

 ri-aiiy until the fore part of June. UntUtlien we quote: 

 Choice Mrmlock and BaUam eiprays, at 



»4.00 per 1000. 

 Leaf Mold, S1.25 |)er 100 lbs.; J16.0O per ton. 

 Winterereen, with real berries, post paid, $4.60 



per 1000. 

 Arbutus, |x)Ktpal(l. ^.'M per I0«)0. 

 Northern May tlowers, post imld, $4.50 per 1000. 



References or cash. Rates to joblxirs. 

 Noith«rn Forn Co., Lock B<ixl33, Sctaofleld, Wis. 



Natural Grean Shaat Mast 



P«r ICMb. bag, $1.78 



Dyad Graan Shaat Mass 



P«r iO-lb. bag, $3.80 

 KNUD NIELSEN 



CVKRORREN. ALA. 



Galax — per 1000 $2.00 



Sheet Mo88— green, per lb. . 10c 



W. H. BRADSHAW, Freoch Broad, Temi. 



correspondent asked the question as to 

 whether the more rapidly growing roses, 

 such as Premier, did not have different 

 soil requirements. Is it not possible 

 that the growth of greenhou.se crops 

 may be varied by modifying the carbon 

 dioxide content of the greenhouse 

 atmosphere? 



Much has been done in jin experi- 

 mental way for the farmer, but little 

 for the florist or nurseryman. While 

 it is true that many of the results se- 

 cured from work in the field may be 

 applied to ornamental crops, our work 

 has its own peculiar problems. We need 

 to develop men capable of attacking 

 our problems and recording the results 



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|JL ERNS $s.oo I 



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I C. A. KUEHN WB6LE3ALE F LORIST 3 



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BOXWOOD 



Selected Sprays — 18c per ponnd 

 W. Z. PURNELL, Snow HiD, Md. 



L. B. Brague & Son 



Wholesale Dealers in 



CUT FERNS 



MOSS, EVERGREENS 



HINSDALE, MASS 



Established 

 1867 



in such a manner that they may be oj 

 value to all horticulturists. 



Extension Work Follows Besearch. 



The results of experimental worl 

 may be brought to the notice of th< 

 commercial men by means of bulletini 

 or by extension work. Extension worl 

 is of great importance in spreading th« 

 gospel of good horticulture. 



To get the real value out of extensioi 

 work requires extension workers witl 

 a thorough training, both in theory an( 

 in practice, a broad viewpoint, a pleas 

 ing personality, a keen business insigh 



