Jvux 10. 1913. 



TKc Florists' Review 



Church Weddins Decoration by the Vm. L. Rock Flower Co., Kansas City, Mo. 



bad made a pair of pliers, shown in the 

 Accompanying illustration. The tool is 

 leven inches in length and is made of 

 Iteel. It has a groove in the inner face 

 Vf the jaws, which shows most notice- 

 Ibly in the one at the left. In this 

 kroove is placed a staple, or double- 

 leaded tack, as is shown at the right in 

 Ihe illustration. The staple is placed 

 Vver a wire of the base on the bottom 

 kf the box, a prong on each side, and 

 keld firmly by the pliers, while a few 

 Iharp taps of a hammer on the end of 

 Ihe pliers drives the tack in place. The 

 Vire is thus securely fastened, without 

 famage, in but a few moments. The 

 Ipeed, simplicity and absence of injury 

 lo the design, which are afforded by the 

 Ise of this tool, cannot but commend it 

 10 all florists who have much funeral 

 Vork to pack for shipment. 

 I Mr. Scovell offers the benefit of his 

 Idea to the members of the trade and 

 ws he hopes this explanation of his in- 

 lention will enable florists to expedite 

 jhis part of their work by the use of 

 ■*ie tool. 



WINTER GEEANIUMS. 



Geraniums that are wanted in 5-inch 

 |nd b-inch pots for Thanksgiving and 

 Vnnstmas sales should now be in 3-inch 

 ijid 4-mch pots. They should not be 

 IJiowed to become potbound or to get 

 •adiy dried out. Should they get pot- 

 louml, loosen the balls with a pointed 

 Thi T potting them on. Use a 



[uie stronger compost when you give 

 fe plants their final shift. Some old 

 lothed manure or well rotted cow ma- 

 |u t ,8 goo,], ami a 4-inch pot of fine 

 •""t to each wheelbarrow load of soil 



can also be added. Pot firmly, but be 

 sure to leave a good saucer for water. 

 As to growing winter geraniums out- 

 doors or under glass, the doubles, such 



Scovell's Pliers for Boxing; Designs. 



as Nutt, Ricard, Poitevine, etc., do fine- 

 ly outdoors if plunged in a bed of coal 

 ashes. On the other hand, many of the 

 fine single varieties keep much cleaner 

 under glass. They are benefited by a 

 light shade during extremely hot weath- 



er; heavy stiade draws them too much 

 and produces soft growth. 



WOBMS IN BENCHES. 



Will you please tell me the cause of 

 worms in soil on benches? I have had 

 them so thick that the soil was alive 

 with them. A. J. L. 



The worms usually come in the ma- 

 nure. They can be destroyed by soak- 

 ing the benches with clear lime water, 

 by dropping carbon bisulphide in holes 

 twelve to eighteen inches apart each 

 way, a small teaspoonful in each hole, 

 immediately covering after applying it, 

 or by watering with one of the reme- 

 dies which exterminate larvae in the 

 soil. Vermine, used at the rate of one 

 part to 300 parts of water, will be found 

 effective. Before filling your benches, 

 if you could sterilize your soil all in- 

 sects and weed seeds would be de- 

 stroyed. If this can not be done use 

 the carbon bisulphide or Vermine. 



C. W. 



Flushing, N. Y.— The J. M. Keller Co. 

 has purchased the business of William 

 Pankok, at Whitestone, L. I. 



Fowlerville, Mich. — Mrs. August 

 Klein has opened a flower store in the 

 building adjoining the store of Holt ft 

 Hart. 



Hutchinson, Kan. — W. H. Underwood, 

 of the Underwood Greenhouse Co., 

 states that the vegetable department of 

 the business has increased so rapidly as 

 to demand the firm's entire attention, 

 and the growing of flowers will lie dis- 

 continued. 



