Maech 22. 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



147 



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 by mimeograph. N. Benadun, Lancaster, O. 



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 LETTERS, etc. Large or small amounts. Cheap 

 by mimeograph. N. Benadum, Lancaster, O. 



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PUSSY WILLO\A/S. 



Salix Caprea, large flowering, none better, 

 2-yr., 6 fo 8 ft.. $2.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100; 

 1-yr., 4 to 5 ft., $1.60 per doz., $8.00 per 100; 

 good 10-ln. cuttings, 200 by mail for $1.00, $2.00 

 per 1000 by express. 

 Chaa. Black, Hlghtstown, N. J. 



New French pussy willow, the best that goes 

 to New York Market, very large catkins. This 

 ts something extra good; 12-in. cuttings, SOc 

 doz., prepaid: $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000, by 

 express; common pussy willow, $10.00 per 1000. 

 Q. B. Fink, Kenllworth, N. J. 



SASH. 



Standard hotbed sash with cross-bar, 85c each; 

 lots of 25 and over, SOc each. Satisfaction guar- 

 anteed or money refunded. GiasH, 6x8, 8x10, 

 10.tl2 or 10x14, $2.25 per box of 50 sq. ft. 

 C. N. Robinson & Bro., Dept. 26, Baltimore, Md. 



SPMAQNUM MOSS. 



Sphagnum moss, 10 bbl. bale, $2.50; 5 bales, 

 $10.75; 5 bbl. bale, $1.50; 5 bales, $6.00; orchard 

 peat and rooted peat, 75c per sack. Line sphag- 

 num, 5 bags, $4.00; large, burlnped, 30c extra. 

 Cash, 5% less. 



Jos. H. Paul, Box 156. Manahawkln, N. J. 



10 bales sphagnum moss, choicest selected 

 stock, standard size In burlap, $10.00. Wired. 

 $8.00. Cash. 



M. L. Hancock A Sons, City Point. Wis. 



Standard burlaped bales of best sphagnum, 

 $1.00 each; wired bales, about % sane quantity 

 of moss, per bale, 60c each. B% for cash with 

 order. L. Amundson A Son, City Point, Wi s. 



Sphagnum moss, dry weight, 75-100 lbs., bur- 

 laped, $1.80 per bale, $17.00 per 10. 

 . Pomona Nurseries, Dade City. Fla. 



Sphagnum moss, burlap bales. $1.35 each; 10 

 bales, $12.75. 



A. Henderson A Co., Box 125, Chicago. 111. 



Sphagnum moss, $1.35 per bale; 10 bales. 

 ♦12.75; dry, clean, in burlap. American Bull- 

 C0m J72 N. Wabash Ave. , Chica go. 111. 



Sphagnom moa*. Tery beat Quality. $1.28 v*' 

 «>«1«; 10 balsa for_$ia.OO. 



H. w. Bnckbee. Heckford. HI. 



TOBACCO. 



.rtl^ffsh tobacco stems. In bales, 200 lbs., $3.00 

 500 lbs., $6.00; 1000 lbs.. $10.60; ton, $20.00. 

 ii^j h with order. Schar ff B ros., Va n Wert, O 

 Strong tobacco dust, $1.76 per 100 Iba.; 20t 

 jM., $3.00. G. H. Hnnkel. Mllwankee. Wia. 



- WAX FLOWERS. 



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ANALYSIS OF WATER. 



As I intend to erect greenhouses at 

 Eagle Grove, la., I have taken the pre- 

 caution to obtain a chemical analysis of 

 the city water there. The figures sub- 

 mitted by the analyst are as follows: 



Grains 

 Mineral Solids — per Qal. 



Silica 108 



Oxides of iron and aluminum 012 



Carl)onnte of lime 12.848 



Sulphate of lime none 



Carbonate of magnesia 7.185 



Sodium and potassium sulphate 2.859 



Sodium and potassium chlorides 1.530 



Sodium and potassium carbonates 2.353 



Loss, etc 264 



Total mineral solids 28.149 



OrKsnic matter trace 



Total solids, 4.02 pounds per thousand gallons. 



Please state whether this water, as 

 indicated by the analysis, will be suit- 

 able for watering plants. 



J. B.— Minn. 



From the foregoing analysis it would 

 appear that about two-thirds of the 

 solids contained in the water are com- 

 posed of carbonates of lime and mag- 

 nesia. While some plants prefer to 

 grow in soils that are slightly acid, it 

 is not likely that any greenhouse plants 

 would be injured by the comparatively 



small amount of lime and magnesia con- 

 tained in the water, and for most plants 

 it would be decidedly beneficial. 



About one-fourth of the solids in the 

 water is made up of sulphates, chlorides 

 and carbonates of sodium and potas- 

 sium, but the relative amounts of so- 

 dium and potassium are not given. 

 When present in large amounts, the 

 chlorides — and particularly the chloride 

 of sodium, or common salt — are decid- 

 edly injurious to plants and the same 

 holds true to a somewhat smaller degree 

 with the sulphates of those elements, 

 but there is only about one pound of the 

 sodium and potassium salts in 1,000 gal- 

 lons and this is not likely to do any 

 harm. In fact, when applied in the 

 usual amounts, water containing sul- 

 phate, chloride and carbonate of potas- 

 sium would have some value in furnish- 

 ing potassium, which is needed for the 

 growth of all plants. I presume, how- 

 ever, that, as is generally the case, the 

 amount of sodium is much greater than 

 that of potassium, so that the value of 

 the water for supplying potassium need 

 not be considered. 



I would consider the water safe to use 

 in a greenhouse. T. 



