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The Florists^ Review 



April 6. 1922 



can buy a "catnip mouse" for tEeir 

 feline pets at a seed store; so Germain 

 occasionally has a tiny picture of a 

 tabby playing with a mouse and a few 

 words telling about the catnip kind. 



Next may come a picture of endive, 

 in all its pretty curliness, with a few 

 facts about this too little known plant, 

 and a brief mention of what it is used 

 for. This opens the way to speak of 

 other salad plants, the seeds of which 

 this firm handles, and also the plants, 

 along with the price of each. Mention 

 is made of the interesting fact that the 

 French are especially fond of endive. 



"Going to take your pet along!" is 

 a question prominent in one column. 

 "Secure one of our carrier baskets. 

 They are light, well ventilated and dur- 

 able." 



Another item of interest is the cau- 

 tion about planting some seeds too deep. 

 And below the advertisement of tuber- 

 ous plants or vegetables is the appro- 

 priate notice of a gopher exterminator. 



Seasonable flowers and vegetables are 

 noted, and the one that thrives best in 

 the particular locality. For instance, 

 the California poppy has been devel- 

 oped from the wild, native plant into 

 most wonderful shades and colors, and 

 readers are informed of this fact. This 

 is a surprise even to many native Cali- 

 fornians, to say nothing of the number- 

 less tourists and recent arrivals in the 

 state. 



The canary is not forgotten. His 

 owner is warned that this bird needs a 

 change of diet now and then and is in- 

 formed that Germain carries a special 

 kind of canary seed. Then there is a 

 special bath house for this household 

 pet, and that's another item that many 

 people are ignorant of. 



A picture of a fern, with some good 

 hints on caring for this plant, is the 

 preface for the advertising of a cer- 

 tain kind of flower and fern fertilizer. 



Statistics on the average number of 

 baby chicks that die after hatching are 

 given, along with the remedy for chick 

 diseases that will lower the death rate 

 among them. The prices of all seeds, 

 plants and other articles are always 

 given. 



"Say It with Flowers" is good ad- 

 vice, but Germain adds the phrase "and 

 say it often," taking a little space for 

 a picture of roses or some other favorite 

 flowers and a few words about the in- 

 fluence of flowers on the grower and in 

 the home. Mr. Man is reminded that a 

 bunch of flowers is one of the most elo- 

 quent gifts he can give his wife. 



The best thing about this daily 

 flower and vegetable talk is that it is 

 exceedingly interesting. Folks who 

 neither garden nor plant flowers like to 

 read these short paragraphs and look 

 at the pictures. They are more than 

 mere advertisements; they ar^ bits of 

 useful and interesting information as 

 well. D. P. 



CONTROL CUCUMBER MOSAIC. 



Investigations of the cucumber mo- 

 saic disease made during the last year 

 show that it is carried over winter by 

 the common perennial milkweed, as well 

 as the wild cucumber. Both, therefore, 

 according to the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, arc a menace to 

 the growing of cucumbers, muskmelons 

 and related vine crops. 



The eradication of the wild cucumber 

 for a considerable area around culti- 

 vated cucumber fields has given encour- 



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Wholesale Bulb Growers 

 NOORDWYK, - HOLLAND 



Also Nurseries at Sassenheim 



Absolutely the largest growers in Holland of 



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Also large growers of 



HYACINTHS, TULIPS, ETC. 



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 Box 38, New York City 



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Catalogoe with descriptions. Dollar prices. 



nginp results in controllings mosaic, and 

 it is believed tliat the combined eradica- 

 tion of wild cucumber and milkweed 

 may prove a means of further control. 



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Another step looking toward the cot - 

 trol of cucumber mosaic was taken rt 

 cently through the action of the Amci 

 ican Seed Trade Association, at its mee 



