August 23, 1917. 



The Florists' 



127 



SPHAONUM MOSS. 



MOSS. 

 Drj, clean, full size bales, |1.00 per bale: 10 

 bales, 19.26; 25 bales, $22.50; 50 bales. $42.50: 

 100 bales, $82.50. In car lots of 350 to 400 bales, 

 write us for price. 



AMBBIOAN BULB CO.. 

 162 N. Wabash Ave.. Chicag o. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS— SPECIAL FBIOB FOR 

 AUGUST 



Fine clean moss in standard burlap bales, 

 $1.00 each; 10 bales $9.00, 25 bales. $21.76. 



Write for prices on larger quantities. 

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



Sphagnum moss, 10 bbl. bale, $2.00 to $2.50: 

 6 bales, $10.00; 5 bbl. bale, $1.25; 5 bales, $5.25; 

 live sphagnum, 5 bags, $4.00. Orchard peat, 6 

 bags, $4.75; burlap, 30c extra. Cash, 5c less. 

 J08. H. Paul, Box 156, Manahawkin, N. J. 



10 bales sphagnum moss, choicest selected 

 stock, standard size, in burlap, $7.00; wired, 

 $4.50. Cash. Write for prices on larger lots. 

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



10 bales veir best moss, in bariap. $7.00; 10 

 bales in wire, $4.00, all standard alia. Bafereaca. 

 B. O. Dun it Co. 



B. B. Mitchell. Mather. Wia. 



TOBAOOO. 



Strong tobacco dnst, $1.7S per 100 Iba.; tOO 

 lbs.. $8.00. Q. H. Hnnkel. Milwankea. Wta. 



^tJ^KE. STAKES. °" 



4,000 galTanized wire stakes, No. 9 wlra, 

 8 feet long, 75c per 100. 



Wintemon^s Seed Store. Chicago. HI. 



WIW WORK. 



We sre the largest mannfactnrers of wire 

 work in the west. B. F. Winteraon Go.. 166 

 North Wabash Are., Chicago. 



ALBUM OF DESIGNS, 75e per copy, prepaid. 

 Florists' Pub. Co., Caxton Bldg., Chicago. 



William B. Hlelscher's Wlra Works. 



264-266 Bandolph St., Detroit, Mich. 



^A/OOD LABELS. 



LABBL8 FOB NUBSBBTMBN AND FL0BIST8. 

 Benjamin Chase Co.. Derry TiUaga, N. H. 



A CATERPILLAR EXTERMINATOR. 



I am mailing a sample of the grubs 

 which are devouring the leaves of my 

 grape vine and which, I understand, are 

 doing much damage to elm trees in 

 different parts of the city. Can you 

 tell me the name of this pest, and how 

 to destroy it? Is there a likelihood of 

 its attacking onions, cabbage or toma- 

 toes after it has finished the grape vine? 

 I immersed the specimen in alcohol and 

 this changed its color a little. 



J. T. H.— Wis. 



The caterpillar was shriveled up when 

 received and I could not identify it. 

 For all pests of this description a poison- 

 ous spray is necessary. The most efi'ec- 

 tive is one of arsenate of lead paste, 

 four pounds to fifty gallons of wator. It 

 is adhesive and will not wash off like 

 Paris green, hellebore or other poisons. 

 It should not be used on cabbajje, let- 

 tuce or other vegetables .just heading 

 up, however. The arsenate of lead can 

 be safely applied to all trees and jhrubs, 

 also to quite a number of vegetable 

 plants, including potatoes, tomatoes, 

 egg-plants, beans, peas and any others 

 which caterpillars may attack. Use a 

 fine, misty spray nozzle when applying 

 the poison. C. W. 



GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA 



Please give me cultural directions 

 for Gypsophila paniculata and a de- 

 scription of the plant. E. A. R. — 111. 



Gypsophila paniculata carries cloud- 

 like heads of small, pure white flowers. 

 It is fine for cutting. The spikes are 

 wide and much branched. Seed sown 

 in spring will flower the following year. 

 A few, if sown early, will bloom the 

 same year. It grows to a height of two 

 to two and one-half feet. Allow four- 

 teen inches of space between the plants 

 in the rows. There is a double white 

 form superior to the single for cutting, 

 not procurable from seeds. C. W. 



THREE ACRES OF PERENNIALS. 



I want to devote about three acres to 

 the growing of hardy perennials. One 

 acre would be used as a show ground of 

 well established stock; the other two 

 acres would be used for the growing of 

 the young stock for sale. I am summer- 

 fallowing this ground at the present 

 time, and wish to know whether I can 

 grow from seed a good part of my stock. 

 Shall I sow now, and would you recom- 

 mend sowing in flats in the greenhouse 

 or outside in frames? Shall I trans- 

 plant into frames or into nursery rows? 

 Will seeds sown now produce stock that 

 will be ready to market this fall and 

 what proportion shall I hold until 

 spring? I would need such a list as has 

 been advertised for several weeks on 

 page 1 of The Review, supplemented 

 with as many others as could be grown 

 in this locality. J. O. S. — N. Y. 



A good many varieties of biennials 

 and perennials can be advantageously 

 sown now. Frames which are conve- 

 nient to water, and which can be kept 

 shaded until the seedlings are germi- 

 nated, are better than any outdoor beds. 

 However, for forget-me-nots, daisies, 

 violets, pansies, coreopsis and holly- 

 hocks, outdoor beds a yard wide, which 

 can be well pulverized and can be given 

 water during dry weather and a little 

 overhead shade from cheesecloth, an- 

 swer well. Unless you are sure of moist, 

 showery weather, it is safer to trans- 

 plant into frames and later put outdoors 

 in beds or nursery rows. Some plants 

 will be large enough to sell this fall, 

 but the majority will not be sufficiently 

 robust until spring. Pansies, myosotis, 

 violas, daisies, lupines, Chinese lark- 

 spurs, hollyhocks, coreopsis and rockets 

 are a few which could be sold in the fall 

 if required. Sow all these at once. 



Some other good perennials to sow 

 now are: Digitalis, or foxgloves; GaU- 

 lardia grandiflora; sweet williams; del- 

 phiniums, both hybrids and chiinense; 

 Lupinus polyphyllus, pink, white and 

 blue; Papaver orientale and nudicaule; 

 aquilegias, in which long-spurred hy- 

 brids are best; Iberis sempervirens and 

 gibraltarica; Arabis albida; Pyrethrum 

 roseum; Valeriana officinalis; Stokesia 

 cyanea; Platycodon grandiflorum; 

 Campanula carpatica; Hibiscus Mos- 

 cheutos; Tritoma grandiflora; Hesperis 

 matronalis; Dianthus plumarius; Alys- 

 sum saxatile compactum; Agrostemma 

 coronaria; Anchusa italica, Dropmore 

 and Opal, and Scabiosa caucasica. It 

 is now too late to sow such campanulas 

 as Medium, or Canterbury bells, persi- 

 cifolia and pyramidalis for flowering 

 next year. The smaller of your seed- 

 lings, which would include aquilegias, 

 iberis, campanulas and pyrethrums, will 

 be better if carried over the winter in 

 coldframes. Those planted outdoors 

 will need a mulch of hay, straw or 

 leaves when the ground freezes. 



C. W. 



POA NEMORALIS, SHADE GRASS. 



I am sending you a sample of grass 

 and would like to know of what value it 

 is as a lawn cover. C. E. — 111. 



Poa nemoralis, or wood meadow grass, 

 succeeds specially well under trees and 

 withstands drought better than almost 

 any other grass. It is, however, hard 

 to cut with a lawn mower or scythe, 

 owing to its silky nature, and it is not 



suitable for lawn seeding. 



C. W. 



PISH 



Don't stop for anything. 

 Keep pushing everyday. 



Make today bigger than yester- 

 day and tomorrow bigger than 

 today. 



And don't depend en- 

 tirely on YOURSELF. 



If your work is on the eighteenth 

 floor of an office building, DON'T 

 WALK UP THE STAIRS- 

 USE THE ELEVATOR. If you 



want to ask a question of someone 

 on the other side of the city, DON'T 

 SPEND HALF A DAY GOING TO 

 SEE HIM— USE THE TELEPHONE. 

 Take advantage of the modern forces ALL 

 AROUND YOU. Take advantage of the 

 wonderful opportunities that other brains 

 and organizations have provided to SAVE 

 YOUR TIME AND SAVE LABOR AND 

 HELP YOU MAKE MONEY. 



Take advantage of the 



power of "Review'* Classified 

 Ads. They have built large and 

 permanent business for many — 

 for thousands of florists they have 

 saved dumping a surplus; turned a 

 loss into a quick profit. 



They will do as much 



for you — but it is up to you to 



act. It is up to you to offer 



nothing but good stock, worth 



the money, and to get your ad to 

 the office of "The Review" by 



4:00 P. M. NEXT TUESDAY 



