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The Florists^ Review 



19 



,,r red s|ii(k'r tliat I found it would 

 stroy tlu" wliitc lly. I liad a cliaiicr 

 , test tliis rciiu'dy tliorouf^hly this 

 . ar. When 1 took (diai^e here last 

 lie there were some flii's in the house, 

 ■ IT on the flo\veis outdoors, and when 

 lieeanic ccdd the inseets came indoor^ 

 swarms. 



! notice in The IJexiew oi' December 7 

 ■;t C. W. tells A. A. S. to s(i\v his 

 tiiilula seed in jiots. I wonder why. 

 M»wed mine in a flat and trans- 

 lited them, and I could not ask for 

 ter ])lants than tliosc now eoniin^^ 

 ' liud. .loliii T. Whitin'T. 



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jE situation of sphagnum. 



'I. rej,'ar(i to the moss question, will 

 ' permit me to state that this is a 

 :'ter that could be taken up with 

 le of the laroe jobbers? They are 

 • ones who jiut things in that line 



re they are. 

 u the first place, pulliiij; sphafjnum 



s is by no means an easy or jjleasant 

 . Then, after it is pulled in small 



s, it has to be carted on small pusli 

 s, for few can afford to lay tracks 

 i have motor cars to put it on hif,di 



I I for drying beds. Then, after 

 leading and turning it until it is 



to bo i)ut in the juess and baled up, 



lias to be hauled to the station and 



'I'jied to its destination. 



'mi\v, this takes time and Labor, and 



n some fine looking gentleman cornea 

 "ig who tells you that moss is com- 

 4 down and tries to get a contract fur 



you have. Then the moss man gets 

 sy and writes to some of the firms, 

 i cannot get rid of his moss, so he ail 

 ilises. He gets some orders, but not, 

 "Ugh to get rid of his holdings and 

 ■ illy he lets go of ins moss on a con 

 " t with some commission firm until 

 ■y get about all the available moss 

 It is to be had. Then the ])rices go 

 iiut, on the otlier hand, if we hold 

 iiKiss, pcuiile get disgusted and will 

 ' ]udl any more than what they get 

 I'ls for. Unless this thing of the 



I'lleman holding down the jiroducer 

 ■i lodding up the consumer is put on 

 I'etter footing, tlie supply of moss 



II lie decid(;dly less within a few years. 

 I'here is not much moss in this terri- 

 V this season; md o\er ,j,000 bales, 

 1 ]»rices will run high next spring. 

 ^■pect to sei^ sphagnum reach the $1 

 'k at the b;iling station by April and 

 n everyboily will start pulling full 

 ■^t and just about when the new crop 

 "ady to come in, down comes the 



■' far bidow what it will cost to pull 

 not tiiking into consideration thr 

 !ig and the material used in baling. 

 is the way the mnss business stands 

 ' 1-^ section. 



'•-t as siion as the prnph' who ari' 



iil; imi-.s can get a I'air j.ri.-o I'or 



'■<•■]< the piiliiic can h.-lvr all tlic 



'h;it rail be g.athi'red in this sec- 



A I'air piici' ;it the shi|ipiiig point 



■^ isciiiixiii u,iuM be abiiiit .',ii cents 



'lit biiil.aii kv wire. That woiiM 



^ the b.alrs tu alHJiit 7ii cent-; with 



'p and .").") cents wired. 



II. A. Lamp. 



■LEASED GERANIUM FOLIAGE. 



'Ill enclosing some lc;i\cs taken from 



-''•■lllilim-. I lia\ e tnlllhl nlily two 



■^ in this di<i ased coiiditiioi. My 

 '> are young and \ igorous, and 1 

 ■'' a loss to Un()\v the i-;iiise of the 

 ''■'I lea\cs. It is the new leaves 



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WHO'S WHO 



IN THE 

 TRADE- 



AND WHY I 



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E. B. WASHBURN. 



Wl\KS '"Xed"' Wasliburn had absorbeil the soil chemistry and other fancy 

 lanini.L; untious that go with learning the variations of ''On Wisconsin" he 

 steii|)ed into a partnersiiip in llassett 6c \Vashl i;rii and settled down to tlie 

 pleasant lite oi' a cut llo\\er ^lower at Chicago. A beautiful wife soon eamo 

 to maUe \\\- lui a iiapji\- (Uie. lint the ii:^;iirs nl ihe \>iiimi-- be^de lake Ml lii:an 

 ])ro\e(i too ioiiL;ii fur hini ; the mellow climate at I'as.-idcna was what he needed 

 to maintain robust health, ^o he settled there. 'I'heii liiee hung heavy. the 

 result is the I'aeilie .(.asi luainli .il H;i-sett vV; \\ a-lil m i ii, .it Sieiia .\l:idie. 'Ilieie 

 ualms will be the specialty, <mo\mi under glass ana uii.h r lath. The i:ia leie- of 

 the e.-tablishmeiit is just approaching coaipleticui ; it-^ develoi.ment will be ear- 

 ned 'Hi cdiitenpoi-aiieiiiisly with liie ec|r.. at inn i>\' t h i .<■ liiic' bn\^ .■;- tin- I.Miitli 

 generation ><( ilmists in this family. 



that :iie alleeti^l ;iiid I am at'iaid the 

 dise.asi' will spiea.l ;iii.i |ue\ent me 

 I |-iim ma rket i ni: tin- riittiii^s m jiut 

 plants. 1 lia\e been ii--ing lii|iiid enw 

 iiiaimri' fpiite I'leelv. and the plaiit-^ are 

 ^l-Mwiii- well. ' T. II <i \. \'. 



\ u\i a ! e iini 1 1 e:it ing vi.i.i _:> ra n iini:- 



|.| i,|,( I |\ . 1 >l^ci.||t 1 hUe the use ( . l' eiiw 

 lli.aiilire W.'i'ei at nliee. Tiliv inake>. the 



plant- pi-eduee a r.ank but llabby 

 oiiiwlh. wliiidi makes them fall an e.a-y 

 ]ire\- til bacteii.al ilise.a-e-. A little 

 li(|iiid manure (Hcasioiia lly is all right 

 ill the spring;, but it is nut neei|e.| nuw, 



aliil it is e;i-il\' e\el'bine e\ en ill the 



-[.line. It ''"Ur pl.ants nee. I <t iiini lat inn 

 a liidit -prink le el fine bene i- t he best 

 IimmI. Sri, Itch the -nifare .-.I'ter apply- 

 iii^ the belie. iJdiie al-'i --Innibl be used 

 in t he -nil ler .all i^ei an in in-, at t he rate 



,,|' a I ilir il pet I'll 1 t e ;i busliel u| hialll. 



The bene piioiiiite- a stii|,|y "ri.wtli and 



makes plants iiinn.' ihirll'erou-. <enst,anr 

 leediiig with rupiid manure jpiM.lie,s 

 I'aiik. soft wucmI, whirli will IJeWi^r bat 



-pai S(ily. 



I'irk elf .all .alleete.l leaves, aiel if (Ollv 

 "lie III twn pl.ants are ;itleete.| thiuw 

 thrill .aw.ay. Keep the liniise >>,i|| \ii|. 

 ' ilat.-il. I I.I net -ju-.ay f lie plant- ; t he;. 

 IiIm' a 'li\, biiiisaiit .atmiisphere. I'lentv 



"I -un .ilid ele;inliHe<s bidiiw an.i .alin\e 

 the biairji,.^ ,\ ill hi Iji to keep VMiir plants 

 rli'an. ' ( ■. W. 



Honcoye Falls, N. Y.— fliarh- Fowler 

 lins eiirii.<| ;iii .adilition 1u hi- range. 



W hirh W ill be dlA ute.l tl- \ e-vt.lb;.' a7l d 



lieililint: pl.aat-. 



Decatur, HI. Ilmi;. < b i -t i n .m n h.a- 



I'l'llirht out the interest of lli< p.aitUer III 



the tiiiii of (.b'tstenkiii II tV Klumpji, .and 



will eionillrf the bl|s|||,.„s UIHler his iiwn 



name in 'he future. The Uri!: termei ly 

 \\ a'^^ < liaiuii lie iV |\ luinjiji. 



