MAKfii 15, 1017. 



The Florists^ Review 



19 



A View of the Frederick ]. Benlhey Establishment After the Tornado at Newcastle, Ind. 



Just siMitli III till' stiiliri, ;i It lliill;^li si-\ 

 crjil i^m'iiIi's wrrr lilnwii in, -ninr nt tin 

 \ riit ilatdrs wi'i'c tlirnwi: ovn- ;iihl liir 

 tirst linll^c til tlic linltli siillrii'il <<'\rii'l\ 

 I'riiiii living; ulij<'i't>. 'I'hr hittiniiM 



lldllSCS, oil till' ii|i|insitr --iilr iiT tlir -tl'i'i t 



at tlio Sdiitli end, wcir nnin iiii cl. Ilr 

 lias lici'ii waiitiiii^' to ii-ni liis Imnsi'- \\<\ 

 suMio time, aihl it will lir an ai|\ ;i n1 a;:r 

 to liiitli tlic r.oiitlirv'^ ami Ml'. I.viirli, 

 as soldi' ot' his lionsi's wcro (Miipty ami 

 ready to lio oriMi|M('il a^aiii. At thr 

 r)liiiy('r |ilai-(' no daiiiaiio was ilinn , tiii- 

 licitl'^ north of tllC' patli nl' tlir ^liOin 

 aliinit oni' inilo. I'l'tiT W'li In nd. 



RECONSTRUCTING COLDFRAMES. 



W'l' i lltclnl t II I rjilarr till' \'. iMM III! 

 --iilrs (it' sonic i-nld t'l ailli's with rniii'lrti' 



this si'asoii ami \vi' wish to CTi'i sonir 

 iiifnriii;ition as tn tlu' |iiii|n'r t lii<K-ni'ss 

 of the walls ami tlir lOTrssnix icinl'oii- 

 iii^'. Wo aro .'ilsip ill iliHiht \\ lii't liiT III 

 niako tho framos widi' rnoiiu;!! I'nr twn 

 sashes, with a I'entiT wall, m niily widr 

 eiionoli tor mit' vet ol' sa-'lio'-. < 'a n \rn: 

 hi'l|. ns (Mit .' II. s. ^ro. 



1 1' t he frames are ic It iiscI ilni inu 

 the wintrr months, we wniihi iiiet'or to 

 lune them wiile enonyh tn .-avrv a mw 

 ot' liotlieil sashes on eadi sidr oi' liir 

 i-iil<^e. Ill ease tliev are onl\' to he Used 

 ;is coMt'ranii-s late in the sea--iin, iianic- 

 wide enoiiyli for a -^in^lr iii\\ n' -n-lo'^ 

 will lie satisfai'tory. 



'rh»> walls should he set .|i-i'|' eniniuh 

 ill tli(> i^ronnd to |iro\ide a ^imd foiiii 

 datinti, so that they will imt he artod 

 on liy frost. Throe inelies will nn-wi'i 

 as th(^ thiekness of tin' top nf tlie wnll 

 ;tnd four to six iiirhes t'O' tlio liottoin. 

 .\ltlion;ili i-i'iiifori'ino- i< nut ni'i-o-v.-n y. 

 it is a ^'oiid plan to inn a 'i iirli -tn'' 

 ro.| alioiit one iiii'h lu'lnw tln' tup "! 

 t 111' w;ill on all ^idr-. Il^pf.i.i 1 1 \ \\ it h 

 till' wide fr.imes, ir will !ii' a -inil'ii' 

 matter to heat tlieiii with -tiaiii m 

 hot water. I • 



PROPAGATING FICUS ELASTICA 



1 1' it is not too min-li 1 loiildr. will ^ '"' 

 desi-rilie the Imst nietliod nf rn.itin'_ 

 rieiis ehistii-a .iitt in^s .' I'h-a-i in. '11111111 

 the kind of snil ami t lir In'-t Im-nt imi in 

 the L;iei'ii!iiiii>~,. I, II' till' piiipii~i' w III till" 

 dark III- jiartlv -limled. 1- ;in\ iM.ttniii 

 hi'at leipiiii'd.' Shiiiild ■_' leal .nttiiiL:- 

 lie U'-ed. or tops mily .' .1. I". ^'. l';i. 



Tlieii is n,i dniild tli:i1 Ficus cla^tici 



is ono of till- lii'st sillers. III f tin 



ino'-t iHipnlai nf liniisi' idaiits. II. A. 



Sii'l pi crlit i^ antliiirit\ fm llir -'aii'iiion; 

 tli;it, acciiidi li'.^ til till- , I11--1-I r^timati' 



a \ ailalilr, ' ' fniiii sii.iioii 1 ,, Inn. 1 nil, 



lii'i plant- all- -idd in Aiin-iii-a in ;i -in 

 l;Ii' yi'ar.'' Ammiu tlir i'\ idi'in-n- ol 

 t lie i;n','i I di'inn m I I'nr i Im plant ;i m tin 

 nnmirnii- ;inpiiiii'> almiM tlm im'tlmil- 

 nf pi op,'ii:a t i iil; it. Till- li'nv irw lia- a!; 

 swei'ed siirh i iii|ll i lin- l'n'i|Ui'ii 1 1 \ nnl 

 till' t'nlliiwinn i| i rert inn - ail' l.'ii^rly a 



1 I'pl't it inn nf --nLlLIi'-^t inns ^ixi'ii ill fill 

 iner irplii'-. 



Till' prnpa:;;! t inn (i\' I'ini- I'la-iii-.'i li\ 

 nn.'in- nf rutting;- i- ui'lierallv mii-id 

 c'led, ill tlii-^ rniintix. a -oinrx'vliat iiii 



'I'ltnill pinrcv-, ;i- fill' illttillUS -nlllr 

 time- l;iil tn i.int wlii'li theie i- iin ap 

 parent ifasim I'm- -iirli failnin. Mow 

 .'\i'r. it is -till llir inn-; riiinmnn inrtliinl 

 in -iiini' part- nl' Ijiinpc Late -prinn' is 

 a fa \ III .-I Ide tilnn I'nr tlm wnik. Sonir 

 ;.;inwi'l- pli'lrl silinli'iye rll1til|n<, witi 

 iilllx nili' uV IWn IrnXn-. I Mill'! nMlWl'IS 

 ad V i-e tin n-,- .il' ni 1 1 i iil' - -i'\ I'li nl I'i ^llt 

 iin-lirs Imi:^, alwa\- tlm lali'si ^inwtf 

 and '-nt jn-t Imlnw n jnint, !>taiiiin;: 

 -I'Vi'ial Ina \ I -. 'I'In'-n i-!ittin^< nil' ii, 

 -I'lt I'll ii! 1' i Midi put - nl' -a mi and In.-i m. 

 Till' put- ail' pliinni'il ill -nine -iiitaldn 

 ni;i t i'ii:i I. and a -te;ii|\ liottoin In-at ni 

 7'i In sii 1 1|.,_, I ,.,.< i^ maintaiiii'd. Tin 

 lra\i'- :iii' i|ia\vii lip ;ind find In n -mall 

 -take, -n a- In -a\i' -pail' ;iinl f;ici I i 1 .'it ■ 

 wati'iin^;. Al'ti.'r tlm tii-t w .'it m i n^, tin' 

 iiittiiin- ,'1 ri ki'pt niih' niiidei :i t ('I \ nmi-I. 



'I'll.'V- <llnuld lie well liinti'il lirfnlr |i,'iir_ 

 -liifted. 



1 Inw i'\ I'l . ,'1 niuc 11 mm 1' inm innii ;i mi 

 mnii' -mri'--l'iil metliii'i nl p nip:i l;:i t i 11 u 

 rnlilii-r pk'iiit-. .'it lea-l in Amrrii-.'i, is tin 



-nmllrd lnn--illL; iif !' i 11 ^ i 11 ^ n pi ■ 1 ;i t i I H I . 

 W II ir II I- pi'l fnrllii'd nil tin' tup- nf till 



-t ill- k plant-. -11 that tlm runt - ;i m 



I nl ini'd nil I he " ' r U 1 t i n u- ' ' lintnl . I In; 



l.'itti-r ai'i' '^i'\i'rid t'loin tlm p;iii nl pl.'iiit. 

 I'liis ^\^t,.||i i-;in iir I'lnpliisri! at :ilmo-r 

 :iii\ -n;i<iin nf llli' vi'.'ir, Imt -priiii; ;ini| 

 i'.'|i|\ -iiinmiT are tlm nm-' I .'i \ n i ;i I de 

 t .I'lind-. Tlir pinii'-- .iin^i-.!- -impl\ of 

 rultinn illr >;1rni paiil\ tlllnl|^||, :il ;iiiy 

 dr-lli'd li'll-t II, pll frralilx I.I liiw .'1 Iraf. 

 •"-■tiids .'I I'lillpir nf t lint lipii- k- n r ;ill\ -im'lli 

 pir.r< nf W nni| illtn tlm ilnisimi In Urep 

 it open. Then liimi -pli;iL;inim moss 



tlLjhtlv ii\rl, .'lIlnNC ami lit'luw tin .lit 



mad''. Krrp it i'iiii-t :i lit 1 \ mni-i, :iiiil to 



.■n-l|lr till- i.i'l'p tlir -tor!, pk'llll- III U 



w.'iiin. liiiiist and -haded Imii-r, whrre 

 tlir\ i.'lli 111- l'|i'r|\ sy li II '^r.i , .lll>t US 

 -non ,'1- liints ,'ii(' -rrn pi'i'pili',; t h li H I ^^h 

 t 111' mil--, cut t hi tup- nff !iiid pl.t t hnn. 



Clnrencc, N. Y. Ik A. Mm Imw i- iii- 

 \ rst i'_;:it i nn l.r.'ilinn with kero-i'iir or 

 . lildr nil a- :iii rsi-.-ipr fimn ihr rliiti'llCS 



nf thr ,n;i| 1,,'llim-. 



Van Wert, O. >-rliaitr Um-., win. ;iro 



jiil.liri- nl I(di;ir.ii -teiii- .'i- Wrll .'i- he- 

 i rj_ llnii-t-. -.'iv -trms rontillllr In I'isO 

 III pi ir.'. Iirill^ Wnltll "j- 1 ."l tn -- I s |,,.i' ton 

 III r;||ln,'|i| Int-. Th.'\ .'111 lOiW In n^llt 



Ip li\ ma n II f.'lrt 11 rr I- 'i\' rll.'.'lp r i^.-l irl t e.s 



!in.| :i!-ii li\ frilili/ri riiiiipanie-, wliirh 

 . \ t I ;i.-t till' I int :i- h t !ir\- run t ,'i i n. 



Reading, Pa. .M.'urh 1." tlm mrml.rrs 



111' tlm h'l'inl IMl: I'dnlist-' .Vs-nr i.'l t loll 

 |iiii : ni'\ nl 1 1. 1 .:i n.;i-tr I, \\ 111' I e t he \ w ri'C 

 ^ii.'-t- III tin l.niiraster <'iiiint\' j-'lori-rs' 

 < lull. .\ii in-prrtioii nf e-t a I il i-li mr nt s 

 :it l..ima-tii w ,i- pa i f nf tlm da\ '- pro- 

 uinm. Ill tl.r r\riiiiiii a liiiwlinn matrh 



tiidk pl.lri iii'tWr.'ll thr n I n a 11 I /.,'l t i nil .S. 



II w:i- ,'\prrtrd that man\ nl tin- mriii- 



lirlS III the Inr.'ll a s -nr i .'I t i n II Wnllhi Irn',!^ 

 .Mairh 17 fill- till- .\rw \'n.k -ImW. 



Residences on Property Formerly Part of the Benthey Place. 



