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The Florists^ Review 



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First Prize Group of Harry J. Quick at the Baltimore Flower Show November M to 21. 



and iiniiir.liati'Iy rdvcr it witli ^nil. 

 Tlio cai'lioii fdniis a <^as wliic-h will kil! 

 •tII soil pests anil is imt in juiioiis to 

 plant life. As yoii r;iiiniiT ii'acli tin" 

 wdrms iiisiilc tlir steins ki nli tllC 1'iili 

 ai^c \vitli the (.-arlidn liisnlpli iile, it 

 would 1m' aihi^alilc to sprax tin' t'dliauc 

 witli arsenate ot' lead, at the late nl' 

 tliroo ]>ounds to tifty i,^aliniis el' watii. 

 This will nut hum the foliage, Imt will 

 somewJiat whiten it. 



\Vh(Mi woi'kiiid- witli tli(> carlHin hi 

 -■uljdiide dii n(d )ise any naked lights, 

 as tlie earhen is somewiiat ex]dosi\e. 

 1 thinlv it' yen iis(^ the earlmn ancl 

 arsenate of load you will ch\'in out tlie 

 Inillv of \nur foes. C. W. 



GAS IN COOLING ROOM. 



hast year and llie year Ixd'ni'e that 

 wc Had troulde \\ith our rarnation 



hlooins. 'ril(\V would y(j tn slee|' tlie 



day after they were cut. 'i'lie ^tems 

 were huij; and stiff and lie' Meuin- 

 larjje. seeiniii;^ly sliowini: ^ninr ^nli 

 stance, hut no matter wlutlier tliey 

 were eut in the inoi-niiiL;- tn at ni^til, 

 in one day they wonlil he sleepv Iditliiiii; 

 and unfit for first (da^s sale. What \\a- 

 tlie tiouhle.' N. !•'. C. Iowa. 



I am ini liueij to tliink tliat \'our 

 ti'ouhle i'i not in your liouses hut, in 

 \diir ciiidinL: room. tHuld there possi- 

 Idy Im' any L;as there, I'roni a sas main 

 >iv a sto\'e.' Tliere is )rcidia]is nothiuL: 

 tliat ^^ill ]iiit eainatiiois to sleep --u 

 c'|uiy];lv .as ^'as. and it does not tak'' 

 nnndi ot' it to de tlie tri<d\. 



A. F. .1. it. 



REMEDY FOR STEM ROT. 



Will ycni jdease t(dl me wh.at is the 

 hest remedy for stem-rot of carnations.' 

 T have a lionse of ]dants that are ha<lly 

 nfTected with tiie disease. As 1 ha\e 

 not had much experience with this 

 trouhle, my hest course seems to he to 

 call on vou for advice. 



('.. "W. B.- X. Y. 



edies ,nt the piii|iei- time, there would 

 he less ijilhculty in c-nnt iidliuL; this ih" 

 stiiKdive disease. i'>y the time a phant 

 shews that it is afl'ecded it is heynnd 

 sa\in;,% as it does not heyin to wilt until 

 the disease li;is d(>stroy(>(l tile haik near 

 l\ ;ill the w;iy arnuiid the stem. So tin- 

 niily jiraetieal inetlmd is to tr(.';it e\eiy 

 ]d;int in tie' hiius(>, with the ho|ie ol' 

 reachiuix those that may he in the early 

 sfa^^es (d' the (lisease. 



We siiL;;j;est that vcHi priieure some 

 i'.Midi'aux mixture and apply it with a 



'iidipi-cssed ;iir spr;i\ri. shiuitiiiL; the 

 hi|uii| in ;imon^ thr lew.T lir.-uedM^- ;nid 

 stems (It the plants in ~ii.di ;i innnner 



;i'^ te reaidl e\er\- piutliui. 'I'lil- i- the 



liest i-eniedv kn.iwii at thistini.'. Water 

 '■arel'ully, Imt du not run thr -mi| too 

 dry. .'>yiin-.' only oftci! .•m.ii;^li to 



kerp down led spidel. 1 )(. e \ c f V t )i i li;,' 



,veu can to promote a stead\, hixuriaiit 

 urowth, a< tli.-it will assist tiic pi.ants in 

 resistiii^r the attacks of the tiin^iis. 

 <ii\e liheial Niuit il.-it iou at i-\-.t\- ..pp.ir- 

 tiinity. A. [■; J. i; 



If it were possildo to .apjdy the rein 



Houston, Tex. Thr new -.-il.-- man 

 :il;<m tor Kill, the Floilvt. I]. W. 

 Kiiddin;^. roine^ rintn .\e\v ()ile;iii^. 

 wli<ii' hi' s;iw yi-;iis of si'i\-ii-(' \Titli one 

 ot' the le.adinu' e-t .a Id i ^li men t ^. 



Greenville, Mis.s.- L. A. Wa.as reports 

 I'U^ine-s ^ood ;ind ''hri^tmas )iro^pe(ds 



exeelli'nt. 11" S.'iys one ot' the idiic't' 



|iest^ tlh' frowns ill this locality ]i;i\-c 

 is the litth' hlack ;iiit, whi(di tends to 

 oxei'inn the ;_Tcenlioiise<. 



New Orleans, La. 1'. c. t'oniit has 



I n ;i siiccessf 111 yidWiM' ot' (diiys.anthe- 



murns for the l;ist I'our years. l^;ndi 

 season ;i perceiit,a;^e ot' the llowcr^ .'ire 

 lost hec.•lu^e of idt that de\(dops .alter 

 the lilooiii'^ are ;i t'ew inches in cli.'ini 

 eter, line lio douht to the \\ rt t ' n l:-^ the 

 tlowers li.'ne recoixed. 'I'jiis year there 

 w(U'e more clny s;iiit hemiims oiowii t'oi' 

 All Saints' day l!i;in excr lirt'oie. mo-it 



of the erowers haxiiiL; n iiu--u;dl\ l; 1 



success. 



Dallas, Tex. While 'I'. .1. W ,,lf.- vr^-^ 

 i'icnt (d the Texas St;ite fdoii^t-' .\>-o 

 ci.'ition, was here ;itteiidinL: th.' state 



lloWir sliow, No\en!her ] ."> to 17. lie de- 

 Noted consider;dde time to iinestiirat- 

 iiiU' trade condition^. .\r the do-,. ,,f 

 the -how- he -aid: •' |-;\ cry tlori-t -.iiiis 

 to Im- Ipii-\ . flow cr- a 1 1- i ii ^nod re- 

 mand t liloli-hoiir the -t;ite ;it intter 



price- th;in I e\ei- iiaxe kmovh to l,e 

 oht a I lied i n |ire\ khi- \ ca i -. 



New Orleans, La. In the i1o\m r di- 

 \isioii ot the li\-e stock -how. Novein- 

 her 18, the Avenue Floral Co. won a 

 jM-ize of $2.'j for a yroup of mums. The 

 Metairic TJid<:[e Nuisery Co. captured 

 two jirizes of .$2.') each 'f,,,- crotoiis and 

 a uronp of foliaye plants; al-o first 

 prize for table decorations, thirty-three 

 other prizes ami the sweepstake ],rize. 

 Tlie Flower Shop won first on a wed- 

 ding decoration. 



