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The Florists' Review 



May .-il, 11)17. 



(mIiI^ ImiHi till' klM'|,ill;4 (|li;(lil il'S ;iliu 

 tllrir Mil I'.-issili^ lic;ilit\. ('ulixilicc tliclll 

 1 \\;i\ I lie >;i nil' :! Ill 1 1 II lit ni' iiniin-v rx 

 Jh'ImIiiI I'll ihc lii^li.i .ju.-ilitv III' l'(isc< 

 ■4 I \ i'> tin 111 liil I !■;■ \ ;i III.' ;i ii. 1 inn it • ^,•|t i> 

 I ;iit il III. 



Charge for Time Also. 



I i-;i iiiiiit r''r;i II :i II \ ni lirr 1 m^i iir^s i n 



wllirll it i> -.11 nl'li'Ii i'\|iiTtri| lli;it Wiilk 

 sli;ill he iliillr w it limit |i;iy, .;is i II t lie 



\;iiiiin^ liiii'.> III' till' llmist^' liiisiiH's>. 

 A uii;it iii,iii\ lliiii>ts ;iic i|(iii;i t i ii;4' 

 Jlii'ir liiiii . A wii'.-itli iM s|ir;i\' is .-if 



r;iiiUi'ii, iii'Vc'i' riiiisiilrrlii^ tlio ru'tual 

 liiiii' it 1:iKi'> til I'M'fiitc till' wiirl\. It 



\\iill|i| 111' .-I l;iiii.| |i|;iii to rliafJi'C t'ul' OUf 



liiiii' .iini tlii> iMilii-N wiiiiM :ii|i| a yrcat 

 ■ ii'al n|' .|i^nit\ tn ill" lliiiists' Imsiiu-ss. 

 W !■ ;mi- I'll _;;i:^i'i I in .-i liiisinrss di'aliiijj; 

 witli |ii'ii->lialili' l;imii|>; s\ r must yi\"e 



-CI \ ii-i' ;ii|.| tillir, Ml \\i' nll^ilt to ho 



|i;i!'l ari'iii il i iil;I V. 



'I'lii'ii' has lirrii iiii a-h aiii-i- in tlio 

 sl■l^nl^ |irirr lit' rut lidwi'is, ciiiisii lor- 

 iii:^ till' i iii|ii ii\ iiiir lit ill till' (|uality 

 ar.'l \;irii'1\- ul' mir tlnwi'is tni|;i\ . 



THE PLANTS IN THE FIELD. 



Giving Them a Good Start. 



I'.y lliis tiiiir Villi |iriilialil\ liaxr yoiii' 

 \iiiiii^ raniatidii |i|:iiits .-ill in tin' liclil. 

 It' Villi lia\i' Mill. Iiisi- nil tiini- in t;rt- 



till!4' thrill nut. 'I'lli' iriiilllli 111' ,M;i_\' 

 .•iini rally .liiiir a rr iisiialK" iijral t'of 

 iiialiiiig ^ row III .aiiij tlir yiiiiiiL; ]ilaiits 



sliiilil.j lir L;i\rn r\rl\ 1 1| i| ii > it 11 11 1 1 y til 

 dri .'111 r;iily start, rs|irrially wlirrr 



early liniisiiig is piart irril. Tills spriiiLj 

 lias lirrii miusiialiv liai-lvwai'ii. IJiit, 

 A\iiiii' till' yuuii'.; jiiaiits liavc not niailr 

 jHUrli tii|i <;rii\vtli ti) ilatr, yrt tiio roots 

 c-irr ^('ttiiii.; a yuoil start, tiianlss to tiio 

 J'rt'i[iiriit rains, ;iiiii wiira \\;iiiii vscatiicr 



'Iocs set ill ynll \\\\\ allllii-t srr ttirlll 

 dl'dW. I'lllrss it (irciiiiirs 11 1 1 1 i sli:i I ly lint 



;iiii| ijry in tiir inxt t'rw wrrks, v\ r 



rX|irr1 tn .srr 1 lir tillrst cailiatioU Jiiailts 



in yrai's. 



(irttillLT tin' yniiiit;- ^i],-iiit- ilitn tlw' 

 lirltj is ;i lii^ .lull ,-|ii,| We 1 ii\ ntl.alily 

 lirratiir a si^il nl' irlirt' Vviirli it is 

 liiiisiiril, lull \\r must iii'\ rr yrt ilic 

 iilra tiiat dlirr tlir |il;ints a rr nut tlu'y 

 r;ili siiit't I'm tln'lllsrlvrs cxril fnr ;i 

 slinrt tliiir. Tiiat is a mistakr v\liirli 



is mailr Inn lit'trll iiV tililSr will) ijil ;( 



•^riirr.ai rrtail [ilant luisiinss. I»i;iin;^ 



the lirilijlli;; srasnll, wllirll j'nlinWs rlusi' 



i \- iijiiui tlir ca Ilia t inn |ilaiitiiiL; srason, 



thr i-aihatlnll lirlil i- llr;^lri-t I'll ailil tllO 



yniiiig plants iln iint grt started oil' as 

 thoy sliniilil. 



Between Rains. 



At this sr.-isnn rains usu;il!y arc fro- 

 ijiiriil, ami nnlrss tiir soil is -workdl 

 lirtwrrii i-aiiis, it will ]iaik ilnwn and 

 Inriii ;i liard crust that cannot ho 

 lirokrn 11)1 ]in)]u'rly nntil the next sea- 

 son's jdnwing. We make a practice, of 

 (joiii^ n\er the tirld with the cultivator 

 as sunn after r.aiii r;iiii as the soil is 

 dry rnniigli tn work ]iid]»erly. This 

 krejis the snil iinlverizrd and helps to 

 linld tiie ninistiire, whiidi is ot' great 

 lieiirjit/YiA tlie pltmts durinjjj any dr.v 

 s|irll. ^\■i^h ;^(>nd jihuits to start witli 

 ;iiid :i t'ew good rains after they are 

 srt ill tiie field, you can get along with 

 littlr rain i I' you will keep your cul- 

 ti\atnr gning. It will give far better 

 results than most of the artificial water- 

 ing tiiat is done. Tliore are metiiods 

 nt aitiliilal watri'iiig wliieli are really 

 :i suiress and 1 may have snmetliing 

 tn say aliout them in the near future. 

 Manx" grnwers have Ikmmi driven by 

 siirrr dr^lir rat inn tn install thrill .-iiid in 

 iiiii-t casrs ;irr grftiiig r,H)ii results. 



Early Benching from Pots. 



If ynii air planning tn pl.'int some of 

 y nur lieds from puts, nmke every pos- 





'^^^^'■■- 



f3»#«' 



slide effort tn get tlie jilants cstal 

 lished liefore lint weather sets in.- "W 

 ii;id a good illustration two years a;; 

 of the advantage of early benchin 

 from pots. \Ve iil.-iiited one bene 

 aliout the middle o\' .Ma.v and the otln 

 ;iboiit tlie middle of dune, using Ki 

 cliantress Su]irrine foi' the early lienr 

 .and K'osepiuk I'liiriiaiit ress for tl 

 other. Until were I'rnm I incii ]inls an 

 all tiie ]ilaiits had lieen shifted ini 

 tilt' d-inch size .'it tiie same time. A 

 though the later iieiiciied jd.-ints wei 

 not unduly ]int liniiinl, the earlier jil.'vn 

 ed bed gave better ri'turns tlirouu 

 the whole se.-ison tli;iii tiie other. A\ 

 attributed it entirely to tlie ear! 

 jdanting, .as we miild discover no otle 

 reason for it. I'se the same soil as vt 

 would use fnr tiie field-grown plan' 

 and })rei)are tiie bed in tiie same ma 

 ner as regards the m.-mure in the bo 

 tnm, etc. Select for this ]inrpose tl 

 lieds that will get the best ventil 

 tion during the sumnirr, as it gets h 

 enough fnr them at iii'st. 



A Conference of Growers. 



During tlie last season, or 1 mig 

 say for several seasons, many earn 

 tion sjiecialists htivt; found it rath 

 dilhcult tn m.-ike both ends meet. 1' 

 s;itisfactor_v market conditions, coupl- 

 with ]ioor growing weather during ti 

 suunners, li;i\e made it ini](ossilde 3 

 tliein to jiroduce a revenue comnn 

 surate with the effort put forth. Tl 

 is not .as it should be, as a ilower whi 

 is as indispensable as tlie carnali' 

 should afford the grower at least a f;' 

 livelihood. There may be a number 

 contrll>utiiig causes, which could 

 remedied through .1 better understan 

 iiig iirtwrrii the scvei'.al jiarties ini' 

 est:'d in tin' crop from tlie time ' 

 binnms are cut until they reach r 

 ultimate cniisuiner. I'resideiit A'esey 

 calling a meeting for the purjiose 

 getting these various interests 

 gether for .'i general discussion of ' 

 sub.ject of better revenues for 

 grower. Not only are the carnat 

 men invited, l>iit growers of all ot 

 crops .'ire interested and his jilan 

 to get n large g;itliering of all branr 

 of the tra'le in the middle west. K\' 

 one should be interested, from eitln 

 sidling or a buying standpoint. ;in 

 I'i'presentat i\ e meeting should le- 

 The meeting is calknl for June 19 

 -II, at Chicago. Lav your plans to 

 there. ' A. F. J. Ban 



POLLWORTH ON THE BEACI 



.!. i:. ridlwortii, of Keimicott 1'. 

 Co., h.as returned to Chicago fro' 

 tii|i through tin- south, lie says ' 

 nr\rr bct'nrr has he met with sm 

 t reiiiriidniis sujiply ut' sweet ])eas as 

 e\ I'ly whrir tn iir seen. He was cog 

 lug nil the matter, it would seem, \' 

 tlir siiapslinrt liriid cauglit him. at 

 Hotel (ialvr/. (iaivestnn. Tex. 



J. E. Pollworth, ot Chicago, hi a Contemplatative Mood. 



Charleston. III. — The tra<le's 

 jiatliv is extended to Miss Ett.a 

 Xott, ])ro])rietress of the Cliarl 

 Greenhouses, whose motlier ]i 

 au.av on Mntliers' day. 



Astoria. N. Y.— The venerable 

 eraii i>\ .\stnria 's trade, Ilenrv T' 

 ard. who has read The Keview sin 

 inceptiiui, says he is still in the 

 altlinngh he lias jiassod beyond tli 

 lotted threescore and ten. 



