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House of Poinsettias Grown by F. E. Cremcr, Hanover, Pa., a Highly Profitable Cfiristmas Crop. 



t'lilly .-iiiswrr viiur iiH|uiry. liul |icilia|is 

 \(Mi iii;i\' L;ct s(i!iic lirl|(t'ul siiLim'st ion-- 



t riini t lit'iii. 



C. \V 



PRIME POINSETTIAS. 



'I'll |iliii| lli-c (il^t rl;iss Jiiii lisi'tt i;is, nut 



iinlv now .•iiiil tiii'H, Imt •■i'^ .-i ii'^iil;ir jim 

 L;r;nii, is nil Miiiill ;ifliir\ rnirnt ; it i^ ic;il 

 r\ iilcni-|' 1)1' till' l;i-u\\ i'|- '> <i<ill. 'rii;ii 

 >t;it I'lHi'Hl, villi --nv, wmiM lie I l llr .-iImi 



III' niiiny otliri- kimls nl' >tiiik. \ r^. Imt 

 it is ;iii]iiic.'ilili' in ;i rrrt;iiii |ii'iiil i;i i' ^nit 



111' \\;iy to ]i(iilisi't t ins. '{''Ilrv ;ilr nut I'N 



ii'lit ionnily i|it1ii-nlt to umw, Imt Ilir\ 

 siinirtimi's li;i\c ;in i'\rr|il iuiinlly sihi 

 iliMi mill ilisroni-rrt inu; N\n\ nt' rxinrs- 

 in;i tht'if ilisaiiiniiv nl nt' ill t rmt nimt . 

 riiry arc ]ir(ini', in rrsriitinu nlni-r. tu 

 nrt so i|iiii-kly anil i|ri'isi\ i-ly a- tu allow 

 till' L;iii\\i'r no tiiiir t'or ri'|irii t a m-r. 



I'lifir I'axoritr nianiuT ot' -.liouiiiL; 

 ilirir I rsciit nii'iit is to i|io|i tln-ir t'iilia:;r. 

 I. ft II-; wati-li tlir poiiiM'ttia- ot' tlii> I air 



ii'S-i III illi'X |i|Tirllrr.| '^loWlT. |"o| lliailV 



'lay-, |MT|ia|i-. thoir lii^. Iia lulsoin,- 

 ''■nM'S liavo liorli tlir ilrll^ht o I' lii- 



iyr~-. M r.aii w hill', in his own --onl, hr 

 '';'-■ '■|mt t'lutii ihi' ti'inli'i li'axi'^ ol' 

 'i"|"'- ' ' No inti'iit iimal ij i-ri's|ii'i't to 

 ^liaki'sjiraii'. lint iiii'-on 1 1 \ , w lion 



'111' ^riiwi'i thinks, ••^ooij o.'isy ni.'in,'' 

 'nil snri'lx his )ioins('t t ia s air a ri|M'ninr 

 'or ,'i Mloiiims ('hiistnias li.'i r\ rst , tlirir 

 Iravrs lii';;in, ina\|ia|i, to t'ailo ami fall 

 •iii'l his •• Irax.'s (if liii|i('"' ilo liki'wi-M'. 



Unt many |ioinsi'ttia r|o\\,.is havr ir 

 'l'"-<''l thi'ir riiltnral nictlioils to so rx 

 •■"•t a systrni that tlirir is s.aii-rly aii\ 

 I'lJ^k of ilis;i|i|i(,iiitinriit. Tliry follow a 

 ''''"•♦■•liii wrll iilanncii loiitinc ami well, 

 lln'v ari' not iinitr so i-ontiilmt alnmt tho 



fiitiiir ii'siilt- a- an rx|ii'it liakrr is 

 alioiit III- iii'Xt liati-h ot' Inrail, Imt thry 

 ail' as rontiilriit a- ^lowns i'\rr h.'ixr 

 a riylit to lir. 



V. v.. ('ri'iiiiT, III' 1 1 a iio\ r r, I'.'i., whoso 

 liolisr lit' l,<iim |iiii iiM'l t ias is lirrr 

 |iii-t II ml, has liri'll a sllrrrsst'nl i;ro\\i'l lit' 

 thr •'tiiio ' 'hrivl iii:is inl \aiirty'' I'm 

 many yrais. llr statr- that this pai 



til-lll.'ir hollsrf 111. ni.'llkrlr.l this s(;|s(in. 

 was ulir III' till' lirst lots hr r\i'l ^IrW 

 ami ■"tlir rlltilr rlo|i u|;|,|,.,| \,,. 1.'' 



I 11 his lilii'f li't tr r to Thr K'r\ ir w , 



Mr. ('rmirr ilors noi -;i\ ,'i wm-.l .'iliniit 

 till' |iii'ra lit ioiis that hr takrs to ^iiai'! 



a'^aillst t',-| i 1 lllr. still. It is |iiarlirr 



rathrr than throiv that roiiiits in sin-h 

 a mattrr. Most oi' ns air ,'iw;nr tli.-it 



in jml ii-iolls \\;i t I'll n^, rs|irri,'l lly rXi-rss 



i\i' w ;itrri iiu in a low t r ni |ii'ia t n ir. i- 



olir ol' ihr Slllr-t railsrs iil' Ins., (, t' |>nin 

 srttia t'oliaur. lint, ihrll. Imth rxprri 



riirr ami i| isi-r in inr nt air n Iril in oiiln 



to .h'fi'iniiiii' jiisf what ronstitntrs inoil 

 riatr ili'iiikin^ t'or poi iisct t ias. W'r know 

 that |iiiinsrit i;is, sinrr thoir n.'itnr hoiiir 

 is in t lii|iir,'il Mrxii-ii ;iml <'rnti.'il 

 A Mlrrir.'l , I'lrt'i'i .'i w;irin ,'l t imisjihr rr , 



aroiiml tin clrmrrs ;ii nirbt. W'r know, 

 too, tli;it thry may rrinain iiiih;i i nini in 

 a ronsiili'ia III \' liiwn- tmi |irr;i t ii ir than 

 Ih.at, if tlirx- air rum |ia i;i t i \ I'l V i|i\ at 

 thr loots, Imt a i-om 1 li iia t ion ot' wrtiirss 



alul riiiillllSS is ;| snl'i' |ilrcursiir lit' \-rl 



low ,'| ml t';illi nr Ira \ rs. 



St;ir\ation at thr roots ;ilsu is I'nn 



'lllrivr to Ir.'lt' tlnlllilr. Ill niosf i-asi's, 

 t IliTi't'orr , moilrratr iliisrs iif \\i';ik lii|lliil 



inaiinir oiii-r in four m ti\r ila\s arr- 

 lu'ccssarv in tlir later sta^ios of |ioin 

 si'ttia inltnir. A small iiiii|iort ion ol' 

 soot ill this lii|iiii| has an rvrrllrnt of- 

 Irrt. r.iit, a^ too yrin'roiis ail allowaiu'o 

 of lii|niil iii.'iniiic ina\' ho ;is injurious 



as an in r rsii| ij i|\ o 1' \\;iti'r, it is iniimr 

 tant to ha\i' thr conipost suflicitMitly 

 nomishinr ;i1 thr start. Snnii' ^lowrrs 

 think that top ilrrssi ii^s ni' ,-(,\\ nianiirr 

 arc safer anil niore et)ii-ai-ioiis ;i» rxtia 

 t'ooij for ]iiiiiisrtt ias than .-iir ;ipplii;i 

 tioii'^ of maniirr water. 



BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. 



New York, N. Y. llrrman liraiirli, 

 irsiilino ;ii Is Kjist Onr lliiiiilre.i Sixth 

 -trri't, h;is tilnl a petition in liaiik nipt i-\' 

 v\itli lialiilitirs of +l.s|:', ;incl no assrts. 

 Aimmr thr lar^rst i-inl i tors .'irr I'. 

 Wayiicr's Sua, .•fl,L'|^; \V. Wilson. *|iMt, 

 ••iml .loliii Sihnriilcr, .fil-'is. 



BRIEF ANSWERS. 



A. .1. I). \- ('.. I.'i. \Vr iliin 't know 

 \\li;it \ oil nir.'in liv wiioluw ilisp|,'i\- ;il 

 Imni. 



I.. <•., X. I , hlrrr .-iml .Mirhrll a iv 

 rrplrsrlltat i \ r ilralel'S. 



II. \ s.. r.-i. \'alli'\- piji- will not 

 f'irir a sri'oinl ycir: ymi mirhi plant 



t llrm olll iloiils. 



II. \.. M;iss. ( 'llr iini lirr LTrowiuL: has 

 lircn i-o\ rml maiiN tiiiirs in The Ifc- 

 \ icw : scr ( litolicr L'4 ami lea.l iii^ .-i rticlo 

 .lanii.arv ."., l!Ms, ami siirrml i iiy articles. 

 Srii,| stamps tor replies hy mail. 



North East. Pa. I'. I-:. Sclkrcc^r says 

 lir spi'iif ;i most iirotitalilr time at tlie 

 i.-irnatioii ion\ cnt ion. aItlioiii,rli ill alile 

 to sp.'irc the time, owiiii; to sii-kuess in 

 the l'ainil\. r'nnn present appejirain'es, 

 it will lie .-i ilitlieiilt task to ci-uw the 

 ilesired niimlier ot' \eoetaliIe aiol other 

 plants, the ileniaml t'or which has f;iirl\ 

 ininpi'il of late. 



