The Florists' Review 



Si:i'i i: MK' l: 1 ■<- 1 ':'- 1 



Kentia Seedlings Under Glass at Sierra Madre, Cal. 



\r.t\ :i||i| i:i|l 1 llciV.iM- till' -,-|||lr |il,illt^ 



ill 1 lie ^|ii'ipiL;.' .\ii\ iilliiT i II t'(irni:it inn 



iMI lllr -lllijiTt will Im :i|i|Hi'ci:it C'I. 



11. !■:. w. \. ^■. 



I'.ntli 111 llii' i|Urs!l(ill^ .•!> l.-^.-ird-. tllr 

 :;ri:i 11 ill III ii|;iiil iii:i\ In- .i ii^w rri'd In 

 llic nllirin.-it i\c\ iml 'hr |il:iii;v must In' 

 '^i\i'Il ;;iiiic| i-;iri' In iilpl.iill llic lirst rr 

 Willis. As n cultuv.-il liirt liiiil, tin' 

 riijldwin;; i'^ .i ;^ik)i| |i|.-in to tnlldw : Hc- 

 iiiii\ (■ till- nitliiiys t'liiiii ilic |il:nits ;iny 

 linn- nl'tcr Si'pt nii In i 1'. 'I'Im'Ii nllow 

 I lie |pI:mi1 ^ 1 II rrinnin in t In' tlc-M fur 

 iilioiil till .hi\v .it'tiT ill! iiillin^^ li:i\i 



lirrll t.-lki'll t 111 .:i 1 llr |il:illt ^, licllili lift 

 in;; lllrlll Ifir imttlll^. I'n lint I'llt tin 



|.hiiil-. tiiii ^i\iri-l\ v\1h-ii itiimi\ I iiu ll" 

 lilt t lli;^s. lull 111 till' ^lll'liliis Udiiil ri' 

 iii.'iiii (in till' |il.'Mit- iiiilil tlii'V li.'i\i' 

 ('(iiniiH'llciil 1(1 Inl'.r liHit In tin' -nil .'ilti'l 

 |i(ittili;;. TImii till' ^liiiiit~ r;iii Kc trini 

 iiii'il 'i;irk 111 wlii'ir till' ^riiwtli-- .-ii'i 

 lii'^^innlny In lii'r.-ik mit. I\i':i vnn,! 1 1|.' 

 i.'intiiin iiiiivi 111' t:iki n In ^u.ii'ij .•i;^;rm~t 

 till' |ilalll- liccnllli iil; Ii:ii|1\' lln/ili 

 wliili' ill till- lii'I'l. SniiM' ^i',i^nii> lic:i\\ 

 I'nivl-- will i-niiii' hiti' In Si'|it I'ln I iiT .'iml 

 :i;;:iili it iiiny lir l.-itr In Urinliri' iMtUri 

 W'l- ;;i'l :in\ I'rn-t tn iiijiiri' lln' |'l.'iiit~. 



lull 1 llU lllll--t 111' t .'. \<r\[ I 111 II lull 



-iilcr.'it inn. lii'i-.'iii-.i'. wlnn tin- --lin-k 



|il:illls .'Ml' .llliiWi'il tn l;i'I li.lillv ll'n/i'll. 



till' In-- ill I In- -liniit - I rmi, iutt in;; ii 

 ilnci'- lliili \.iliii' .I- ■■llltin^ lUiiiliiri'i-. 



1 In lint 11-1 :in 1 \t l-.'l llill -nil I'nr pnl 



lln:^. < Ji'li n.'ii'N -nil. -'nil .1- i- ;;i'ni'i'.'il I y 

 ii-i.l till lii'iii'li I nu i-:i in it Inn-. I- Im-t 



-ultni Inl' ;^i'l :i II i nm -. Till' illi|lill\ 



nil lltinn- uni.il -l/i'l |iiil- tnl' |inttlliL; 

 I hi' III 111 ui'iNvn |il.'i lit -. 'riii- i- .■! Iiinn I 

 i|ni-linll .'lllii -linllhl 111' l;ii', I I III ■! |i\ till 

 -I/I' 111 t 111' |i|,'inl -. Iilll it !- lii'-l lint tn 

 Il-r |int- tll.'lt nl'i- i\t!.'i l.'ir^i' Idr llli' 

 pl.-iiits tn ■-tnrt nut ill. till' lii'lti'i |il,'in 

 lii'inj,' tn IKC .'IS siii.'iM I'llt- .'I- I 111", \vlll 

 -I.'inil i'nint'(>rt;ilil\- :iliil In I'l'imt n- tlicv 

 :^rnw .■iinl lici-ninc In ninii nt it. 'I'licy 

 will i-i'(|iiir(' yodil. Il';lil (in.-ii-t cr^ in llm 



•I I'l'i'lllinll-r ilillilli; til.' winter .'Ml'l will 



nrcil .'I t i'lii|ifr;it llic close to -"I'l ile^JTees 

 .it nil limes. 'I'lie wjiteriny of yjcrjiniunis 

 iliiriiin- the winter inontlis is one ot' the 

 most import , 'lilt |i:irts ot' tiieir culture. 

 'I'liey (|o lii'st wlii'ii ki'|it .'I little on 'lie 

 ijry siile, liotli ,'it the roots and in tlleir 

 -iiriduiKJiuns. ('.'ireless watc^rinff, to 

 Ljetlier witli i|;imii, rinse (|uarters, is the 



|i|ill('i|i;il c'lll-e 111' ;;er.'ill linn disease-. 

 ('lilt Inns c-in lie t.iki'ii I'rom the |)l;iiits 

 ii|i In i''eliru.'iiy I ."i .'ind still there will 

 lie lime tn nrnw the oriyiiial plaiil- 

 Intn fine sjieiimen- ill lilnniii till' sjiriii;^ 

 -.'lie-. I )o lint ,'itlein|it tn take nittill^'^ 

 .'liter the d.'lte nientinned .'Hid tlu'tl e\ 

 |iei't the cut li.'ick |ilants to make "ond 

 iil.'int- in lilnnm t'nr s]iriiiL; -ales. |i 

 i-.'illlint he dnlie. .\I. I'. 



ASPARAGUS FOR MAY. 



Will ynu ;;i\e nn- some in I'orm.'il inn 

 .1- to how I iii.'iN' ^rnw .\-|i;irayus Spreii 



i^el'l I'nr alinut the tir-t week ill .\I .'i \ .' I 

 h.'i \ e ;;rnw n it t ni -nine t inn', Init I 

 a III lint -.'it islled wit h t he i|Ualit \ . 

 W'h.'it an,' -hiiuld till' id.'ints Im .ii thi- 

 '1,'lti'.' it. }{. Nell. 



I dn not know' wh.'it -i/e of ]il,'inls vnii 

 iji'-ire In sell. It is a--llliiei| tll.'lt ynli 

 w.'iiit I inch -tock. In tliis ca-^e it would 



lie ad\isalile to snw the s I- nnw. 



'rili'll ynil will lie -lii'e ot' |il:ilit- of 



■iiii|ile -i/i'. Siiwii ill .laiiii;iry. vmi 

 ■inild ;;i'l nice '.\ iinli |iol-. llowi'\i'j. 

 tin I'.'ii'lier -nw II -tni'l; minht -nit xei; 

 I'.'ltir. c. \V. 



HOW A SIGN CAN TALK. 



I I ^ (I'l W I'l'i- tn ^o -| liii;; in \' 



.111' oiiKOiili ||{> (ii'.ind :i \ I'liiii'. ih.'il .-ni 



' nmnt i\ I'ly |ili-ii'-t 111 SI , l.nill- 



: lln|-nlin|| I .'ires. .'Hid In hnld \nlil ,inir-i' 



I'.'i^l <'li:irli's lieyer's -tore, vour .-it 

 ti'iitiiiii would he ana'sted li\ one m 

 those sl()n;iii lioards wlli(di admniii-h the 

 |iul>lie to ''Say It with I'lnwir-. " .\iiil 

 as if |ir.'ict ii'inu what It lncess;nitl\- 



lireacjle-. thi- -in|| -|ii'.'ll':- elniinillt I \'. 



fur o\ el' It , alioiit it :i nd i n front nl 

 it are \ iiies, |>laiits .ind lloweis. h'our 

 l,'ir;;(' Nines, one on each side ;ind t v\ o 

 in the center of the lar;,'e sinuho.'ird, 

 susjienil 1 ileinseK (s from the t(i|i. while 

 c.aniiiis and other |il;iiits Idnoni at tile 

 li.'ise in front. Thi- sinn succrssfiiily 

 leaches tlic worth nt' llowiis. Inl' many 

 stoji in their swift cmir-e ii|i the avenue 

 to ;;a/e at the nnii-ii.'il jiiere ni |iuli 

 licity. 



BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. 



Cleveland, O. denin,- li.iti. receixcr 

 for the Smith iV l'"ettei- <'o., .-iiiiioiiil ed 

 l.'isl .M!i>- at the iii-talici of one of the 

 rnm|iaiiy's creditor-, ha- d ist riliiit id .'i 

 Hist iiaynient to creditors .imonntinn to 

 thirty per cent of their i-l.-iim-. inas- 

 iiiuidi as the assets weie found to In' 

 .ipproxim.alely .-f;! O.iiini, ,i- an'ainst li- 

 .'ihilities of aiioiit .'r^l :'..inill, it is expected 

 that further set I lenient will lie m.'ide. 



Wichita, Kan.- X'nluntaiy li,'inkniptc\- 



|ildcee(| i ll;;s were tiled in the rolirt nl 

 Ueferee i'aill .1. Wall li\ the l\'n-^s llrns^ 

 Seed ( 'o. S(>|iteliilier Ii. heidiiie in the 

 value of lar;i-e stocks mi hand and ditVer 

 eilces nf npillinlis .ailioiin those ii Ulci'l' lied 

 ill the cniiipaiiy, are ascrilicd as the re.'i 



sens for the .•ictioii. The Koss liiiis. S I 



( 'n. has lieeii ill liiisiness in Wichita 

 nearly fnrty years and ^ener;ill v the liriii 

 h.'is lieeii renarded ;i^ .'i siiccessful and 

 financially st ronn one. 



Seattle, Wash. .\ receiver ha- liei'ii 

 ap]iointed to handle the afl'air- of the 

 Uand.ill .McLoiinhliii Co, 



Cleveland, O. -A petitinn in Imnk 

 ru|itcy lias hciMl filed hy tin Heiylits 

 (ianleii (!i: I'Mower < O., ll'lMl ( 'ed.'ir ro.-id. 

 The refeiee ill lia 11 k riiptcy , •'. I>. l''rie- 

 liolin, will hold a hearing Septeinlier 

 I'll, when the creditors will ni(>et to de- 

 cide ll|ioii the i|is|iosition of the prop 

 erty. 



Newark, N. J. s. A. Hot;, i - .v Co., 

 -eedsineii and nurserymen, at ).'>.'. I'-road 

 -I reel. .Vevvark, .\ . .1.. have heeii s(d(I 

 out liy order of the rnited St;ites His 

 trict court to satisty tin creditnis. The 

 sale was made under the direitinn of 

 William .\. Hurley .'is receivii. I'.ililei 

 \ i-iilder were the attoriiev-. 



Memphis, Tenn. K. K. Iluni,,-, w. o 

 King :iiiil .1. K. I'.. Harris, '.vim have 

 lieeii (loinn Uusiiii'ss under the partner 

 -hip n.'iine of the Mi'inphi- I'lnial < 'o.. 

 Went into chaiicerv Srpt I'ml,, r _' with 

 an .'ipplical ion for the .ippnin' n-.-nt ol 

 ,1 receiver for the concern tn wind up 

 its liiisiness t'or the lielietil. til-t. nl cred 

 itors .and then the nii'inln i- nt 'In linn. 



While llleV .'llsn ale tin m.'lill It tint sole 



owners of the Memphi- l-"lor,'il < 'o.. Inc., 

 that corpor.it ion i- not .'ifTecti'd liv the 

 proceedings. At the leipii--; ,,; \\' |> 

 \Ielcalf and K. 11. Kliwer, win. Iih d the 

 lull. .\I r. Kiiin vv.'i- n.-iined ri'''.i\.'i. witli 

 .1 liomi of .+-'i.iiiiii. Ther' -i';'m- m, 



'Inlilit th.'lt th" delit- nl I In . niir. in will 

 lie pa id in fill I and t li.it i n :. -hm i t imc. 

 The kill list- 1 hi'in ;il .^rj.Un |.).; .■\,\[[ 

 -ivi- ot' ihe cl'iini- ot ill" nii'iiili.r- i>( 



'he linn. The .■1--1I- .'He ;^i\.'i! .1- |;ii' 

 in I Aces- nf that. Th.' I.I-' appi .iis;i| 



'<t' the i.'iiin,. ,,f ihe iiiiiip:in\ i' Walker 

 ■ind ('olli'iji' w.'i- *llt,"L' I. I'l. Ill,' -iiici- 

 t h.at 1 iliie iiHIi'h (>'.' t h, in.it ,., ;,, j j |||,|.|, 



li:i- 111'. 11 -nlil. The llill- r.'i'i'ivaMe 



.ininlint In .■♦^li,.';Hj.i;."i. I'll. I. I .arinlis 



nwiier-hip- there h.i- lieen :; :; ii i iihnuse 

 r.-in-e .It the -nulh n;H,' nl Klmwooil 

 ceineteiy for many veavs, .'ind most of 

 the time it has been a fjood one. The 

 lease on tli(i land there to the present 

 firm will expire in .Inly ol n.'.xt vear. 



