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The Florists^ Review 



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AN UNUSUAL FUNERAL PIECE. 



W'liiii \.|mir:il (iiiiiL;i' l><'\\i'y ilicl, 

 /.. I). lll;ickiNl(;n,., W;is|;iMutiMi, \\;i- 

 I'll I 111 I II |i(p|i III !ii;i l\ !■ ,-1 II iiiMi -ii.-i I III iii'i ;i i 

 |iiiri-. 1 1 w ;i^ ;i 11 ;ii| iiii III I '^ |1;il;. Ail 

 inir;il l>i'\\c\ \\;i-~ tlir lii'^t ;iiii| mily ;ii| 

 iiiii;il >iiM-i' till i|;i\> III' r.-i I r;i L;iit ;ini| 

 I 'nl 1 rl' 111' < i \ i I W .'I !■ I'll III r, W 1 1 1 ■ 11 t lie 



l;itli r ilii'ij III 1 ^'.tl , t 111- cillicc w .•i'- ;ili.i| 

 ivhnl, liiit \\;i-~ ri'\i\r.i ;is :> v|ii'i-i;il 

 li mil ir t (1 till' lii'l'ii III' M ;i II i l;i I i;iy . ( 'lui 

 >ii|iiiii t ly. w lull Mr. I ll.-ir k i--I nii r \\;i-~ 

 ;i^ki'i| 111 |iin,iiici' .-111 ail mi f;i r> lla^, it 

 i^ imlikiK' that -~iirli aiintlirr ilfsitiii 

 (■\cr li;iil Imtii iiiaili'. 'I'lu- tlau \\a> nt' 



\iiilrt< .-niii rllllH-|li><l|ci| with lilii'S, witli 



Mi'xiraii i\y I'lir Wai-k^riiuiiil. 'I'lir stars 

 will lie nt' |ia It ii-iila r iiilcrrvt tn tlnrists. 

 'I'lii'N' wrir inaiir (iT lilies liy liri'akiii^ 

 (iCr thr sixth petal ami tilliiiL; the c-eiiter 

 with a l;ii;^e t'at <-a iiia t imi, wliieli |iiii 



(jll.-e.l the ileviieil el'l'eet. 'I'hc tiaii i^ 



vlidwii ill t he ai-e.iiiiiiaiiyiiiL; illiist rat iuii. 



WAR-TIME FUNERAL DESIGNS. 



Since the lieL;imiiiie nt' tlie war In 

 iieial work ainl tlie immlier nt' tlnwer^ 



-ellt tn lins|iil;iU iia\e illrfe.aseil greatly 



ill ('anail.a. It i- |irnli;iiile that the en 



1 l\ nt' the I'niteil States ilitn the cun 

 tlict will h;i\e .a siniilar et't'ei-t here. 

 When Ih.-lt time mines tiniists will nil 

 ijnlllit I'llly lie ralleij ll|inn tn lll.ake a|i 

 |irn|iriate ijesi^ns tn Imnnr the ^nhlier 

 nr sailnr wlm h.as ilieil in the ver\ ire. 



Tile rank nf nfliceis in the .aiiiiy aihl 

 na\v i~- ^hnwn liy the insignia mi their 

 unildrin-^, lliL;lier iillii-ers in Imth 



lirailclie-- 111' the ser\ ire h;i\e llaL;^ 111' 

 ilit'lelellt ilevimis whiell ilennte their 



rank. While the traiji' ijuev nut I'.-nm 



that elass nl' ijesi^ii, many c-iisinmei's 



aie sure tn ;isk linrists tn le| il'ni I lli-e till' 



||;il; 'ly insignia in llnwers as a t'nneral 



|iiei-e. 



Here is a ti|i. Aninii^ the tirst |iam'- 

 ill Weli^ter's ilii-tiniiary there a ic repid 

 illlreil in enlnrs the llaLiS n I' the cnm 



maiiiliiiL; nl'licers in the aiiny an I n;i\y. 



In the liark nl' the same linnk are |iic 



tines III' the insienia ni' the military aiiij 



li;i\al nUicer-. With these |iictllies lie 

 t'nre him, the Wdl'k will lie easy t'nr till' 

 eXlielt tinlist. 



WAR'S DEMANDS. 



I'nf the iliiratinii nt' the war, acconl 

 iiie tn |iiililir t'nrnms, tlie kcyiKite <it' 

 .\nieiican life will he ecniininy. Thril't, 

 sa\ ine mill the eliminatinii nt' waste are 

 to he ilrilied into Mr. ami Mrs. ("iti/cii 

 iiy every means the ant hniitics know" 

 hnw tn use. It is tn he slinllteil t'roMl 

 every hnusetn|i that \ ictnries are wnll 

 as mmii liy almlishine waste at linine as 

 liy alinlishi iiii enemy trenches at tlie 

 t'lnlit. Tlie llinst stlikilie |lllilSt> ot' the 



ecnnniny innNcment is the i^'nvcriiincnta! 

 cam|iai;;n nii iieiiall' nt' cnnserv atinii of 

 all kiihls ami Inii per cent iitili/.atinii. 



Oiixinlisly. tilese cnnclitinlis create 

 nppnrt unities t'lir ail\ crt isers nt' prml 

 nets that have an emnnmy appeal. Tin' 

 siyili licailce nt' the ecnllnmy criisailc is 

 not liein^ n\ crlnnkeil either li\- niaimt'ac 



tillers nr li\ prnilllcels nt' t'ooi 1st 11 tl's. 



('lever aiKertiseis are already featiir 



ilie einlininv ill their ails. We see the 

 statement that '•I'eWer e^irs are re 

 ipiireil with li.akin;; powijei-. ' ' 



'I'lie ill cent in.al' nt' lileail is ;ii I V (■ ft i S('( I 



with the aruniiieiit tli.at a In cent inat' 





An Admiral's Flag for Dewey Funeral by Z. D. Blackistone, Washington, D. C. 



has only two ''heels,'' while two ."ice lit 

 Inaxcs iiave I'niir. 



it is lint the ecoiininy drive, linuever, 

 Imt the paraihd prnpa^ianda on beliall' 

 nl' liniiie i^aideiis that lias lienetited 

 seedsmen. This s|ieedilli; ll|i nl' ai^ri- 

 cultural prndiict inn, wliiidi is idnselv 

 idelitilied with the ecniininv pl.aii. has 

 lieell tnrileil tn t; I .accnnilt I > v deal- 

 ers in seeds, t'elt i li /ers a lid ^ardi'll tnnls. 



The demand I'm- seeds has in many 

 cases lieell sn ^leat that it has lieell 

 diirh-nlt tn li.andle. .Mail orders, ac 

 cnrdiiiL; tn reports, have lieell iinprec 



edellled as tn Vnllinie. I.ncal retail 



linsiness lias lieell cnrn-spmid i iie-jy 

 iie.a V y , ;i lid a liiiideii tn Ihnse with small 

 sa lesrnnllis, the greater .-I rt i V it ies lieinu 

 crnwih-d into a few weeks, as nsnal. 



It is interestillL; tn linte that one seed 



cmicern is strivin;^ tn cish in mi ;i de 

 inand which is a Ly prndiict td' the i;ar- 

 deiiiim' t'ad. Iiisei-ts and diseases lia\e 

 alw.ays liei-ii a part nl' Li.ardeiis, ami nnvv 

 that \eL;et;ilile patclies are more niiim-r 

 Otis tli;in I'Ver iietdre, more insecticides 

 will lie needed. Tn tr.allslate these cnli- 

 ditlnll-- illtn dnll.'lls ,'iiid i-elits nlie ■>eei| 

 cmicern eiiclnses a circular with each 

 pan-el, iiill n" letter. Here is a pm- 

 t ion ot' t he iiiessaue : 



l-IviT.v li-iic .Xiiii-rii-nii liMviiiL' :ojy .-i \ :nl;i lilc 

 :;i-iiiniil i- Ikiv'hi:; a v i-ui-t:ilili' L::irili-M llii^ .M'-'O-. 



Miiii.v JKivc iicviT Iciil mil' lii-rnrc ,-inil Ilicir 

 Iviiiiw Icilm- is llii-i-cl'iii-c liiiiili'il. Wi- u i-|j til .-is- 

 -i^t .Mill ;is niiK-li a^ |iii..sililc am! wllliii^'lv iilaci- 

 ■ iiir kiinvvli'iluc at vmii- ili-^iiosal. 



One 111' tlic iiiaiii caii-i-- I'm' llic iiiaiiv ili-i-niir 

 .■ii;cnii'Mls .-mil failures i- ilin- tn tlic miiimIiciIi'-^ 

 |ii--t-< that inl'i'st the yai-ili'ii^. anil in tlii^ ca-i- 

 wi' laii ^a\ |iii-it ivcly an uiinii- nl pn-v iiil imi i^ 

 v\ii|-lli a iiiMiiiil i>f i-ni-c. 



'I'll a--si>l ymi in cniiili.-il iiiL' lln-'-i- xai-inii-^ |ii--K 

 anil ilisca^cs, ilcst rii.\ cr-^ nl' uanli-iiv, wc liaM 

 <-.-iI-cfillly ciiinpilcil llic Inllnuini; i iiall |n|- lln- n~i 

 111' tlic v.-iiiiiiis in^ccticiilcs. 



.\ii.v iiifiirniallnn \vc (-,-in nl'lci- t'nitlH-i- mi tin 

 i-arc anil culture of vnur LMrildi will In- ri-ci-l.\ 

 L'ivcn. .-!-. vvc wi^li tn .-i^^i-^t a^ luin-li av iiiiN..|lii.> 

 III vvauini; tliis jjri-at vvnrlil «ar. 



Then t'(dlows a list nt' insecticides, 

 with prices and int'nrmat imi as In ipian 

 titles to use nt' e.ach, and when. 



l-'lnlists W lin -~ell tn tile pllldic ininiit 

 prntit liv tlie ilillt . 



FORMULA FOR SOIL PESTS. 



What shmild lie dmie tn kill pests 

 that destrny the ronts nt' asters and 

 lit her nlltdnnr pla lit-- ,' 



W. H. !>. Wis. 

 'i'n kill nrnlis m lar\;e that eat mots, 



Voll -^linllid iinre iinles in tin- --nil twidve 

 tn lit'teell ilU-lies apart eacli way .'llld 

 t'niii- tn live inches deep. rmir ;| scant 

 t easpnon till nt" cai'lioll liisiilpliide ill each 

 iinle and immediately cnv er it. 'i'lie re- 



militant ^as will sntTni-Jite tlie snil Jiests. 



I'm runt apiiis mi asters .and ntlier 



plallt-^ a cnal nil ellllllsinll, one |iait nt' 



(cial nil tn thirty p.arts nt' water, can 

 lie used, |inlirill;; .'I |iillt nt' the mixture 

 aliniit the ^tein nt' eacli |ilant. Tlii^ 



metllod will lint kill tlie aidlide^. liilt 



will drive tliein awav. Xeitlim tiie i-ai 



linll iiislllphide linr cnal nil elllllKinn will 



li;irm the (ilants. Smne n'l'nwer- h.ave 

 rmind tnliaccn water nset'ni in tiiihlinu 



the I nnt a pll is. < '. W . 



BRIEF REPLIES. 



I-:. I >. r.., Tex. Send a -ample. 



'i. W. <'., \. ^'• ^oi- article in The 



li'l-V iew nf Mav |0. 



T. K'.. Kan. Addre-s ;iiiv nt' the tin- 

 li-^t--' -iijiplv liniive- ;iil V lit i-i n^ ill 'i'ln- 

 I \ e V i e W . 



La "Veta, Colo. I.e Kny r. S|iiin<j;er 

 sa V s he is u'dnn In try liis liicK- aeain iis 

 .'I llmi-t here. 



