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'list' intc is ^I.T'i ;iiiil t lircc-fiuirtlis nt' 

 ■^l.^^ii is .fl..l-'i. ^(i llijit tile new sccoihI 

 I liiss |',-|tc must lie ;i icil ud loll dl •") 

 i-t'iits fvcii ill (iiic ot' till' I'cw iiistilllccs 

 ill wiiii-li tile ('X|ii('ss (■(iiii|iaiii('s Jirc 

 uivi'ii Miitliority fm- :iii iiicrciisc in tlic 

 lirsf cl.'is-- liitc |.i'r 1(111 pduinls. 



Some Restrictions. 



llt'ii' in imrjillt'l rdlnniiis .'irc tin' lists 

 "I' the |iii's('iit m'lh'iJil s|i('ci;ils :iiic| the 

 new sccnii.l (I;!--- ;is t'iir as tlicv alVcct 

 lliiiists. scrilsiiu'ii aii'l nursciyiiu'ii : 



General specials: Second class: 



Branches of Pepi)i'r 



Trees. 



Bulbs. Bulbs. 



Cape Jasmines. Cape Jasmine flowers. 



Cuttings (exeei)t < nt Cuttings (except cut 



flowers). flowers). 



Ferns (cut). Ferns (cut). 



Fertilizer. Fertilizer. 



G r e e u s deco.ative Greens (decorative 



<ut). cut). 



HoUy. 



Mistletoe. 



Moss. Moss. 



Mushroom Spawn. Mushroom spawn. 



Plants Plants (dormant). 



Plants ( growing ' 



Knots. 



Scions. Scions. 



Seeds. Seeds. 



Shrubs. Shrubs (see trees i. 



Smilax. 



Trees. Tiees. shrubs and 



branches of same. 



Tubers. Tubers. 



.\- illnlcl till' jHcisi'lit t'X|il'('ss elassjti- 

 e:iti'in. till' iii'W e i;is-.i tirat imi roiitaiiis 

 cc'itain I ('--t I ii't inns on tlic |iackin<i n\ 

 .•irtii-li'~ that .'III' til 111' i-airii'il at tin' 

 liiWi'i r;iti"-. In tlif main tlii'V fullow 

 Till' iihl I ill I a -rnlii^ V, liut tllcli' aii' llll 

 I'liilant i'\i-i'|it iipii-. 'I'lic |iiir|ins(' is to 

 iii^uii' --ni-li pack in;.' a» will ciiaMi' the 

 i-aniii^ ti) liainlli' tlir --lii |pinriit s witli 

 iHit rxtia i;mi'. IIi'Ii' .■iic tlic rules: 



■ ■ < i ii'i'ii^. 'Ii'i-ni ;it i \ I', i-iit In linxi'v. 



The Florists' Review 



Ai la ST 1 \.. r.ii:;. 



I'nse wjicii in |iots iir uflicr rci-cptai-lcs 

 ||iin|il('tt'ly lioxcij. 



' ' < 'liristnias trees- \\'ia|i|u'il or lioiiinl 

 in |iai'kayes, not e.\i-eeiliii^ twelve feet 

 loii^, ilouble first class. Ivxceeiiiii^ 

 twehc feet Ion;;, siilijei-t to rule 1*^. 

 wliirli |ir(i\ iijes for s|ieeial Imlky slii|i- 

 ineiits rei|nirin^ other tlian oiiliiiaiy 

 sei\ ice. 



''Trees, slirnlis ami lira in-lies nt' same 

 <'om]iletel\ hoxeil, crati'il or stravveii 

 ami lialeil ami |iai-l<ei| so that they can 

 lie stoweil with other frei<;lit ami lian 

 illeil wit limit e.\t ra care. 



Return of Empties. 



.\ new rule is maile with reyaiil to 

 the return of ein|ities. The rate is not 

 til exieeil one half the rate per ino 

 poumls that a|iplies on the i-oininoi!it>' 

 shippe.l in the rarrii'is when full, the 

 Wei;^lit to lie ani; I'ej^at m I when two or 

 iiinre empties are im-lmleil in the shi|i- 

 ment : iiiinimnm i-har^^e 1 ."i rents. I ut 

 llower liaskets. Iioxes or crates are to lie 

 letuineil at a maximum diartie of lo 

 cents each where the wei^lht is lit'teen 

 poniiils or less ami 1." cents where the 

 weight exceeils tifteen poumls. h'efri 

 L;eiatoi lioxes, empty, are to lie leturneii 

 at 'J.'i cents each. 



A CENSUS OF GLADIOLI. 



.\llrei| • . Ilotti's, who 1^ in charge ol 

 the trial ;:iiiumls ot' the .Xnieiican <lla 

 ilioius Societx ;it ('iHlli'll I ' n i \ elsity, 

 Itliaca. .\. \ .. -emK The K'eV iew the 

 follow i 11)^: 



''111 con iiei-t inn with the trial ^loumi 

 work ot' the American (ilmlioln^ Society 

 here at Ithaca. N. ^ .. \v e have leceiitlv 



Murray Sands, of Jackson, Tenn., Among the Lilies. 



• lati'^ oi ha-kets -II pai-keil that tliev 

 can he -towcil with other freight ami 

 hamlleil without extra cme. 



''.Moss I'.oxeil, ciateil or lialeil. 



''i'lants. iloiniant .\ot pottml. -e 

 cuiel\ packeil. 



''I'k'ints, yrowinn \,,t in pot^ or 

 tiili--, placeil in lioxe^- the siiles ami eioN 

 lit which are ;is liiyli a- or hi;,'her than 

 tile plant-. ,-iiii| -lat- naileil ii\er the toji 

 to completely protect the plants, seeoml 

 class; in pot- or tulis with plants ami 

 reiN'ptade- ciateil. tii-t class; in pots or 

 till'-, not iiateij. .lonlile liist class: re 



-eiit out a numliei o! i|ne-fion- to all 

 commercial iiiowcrs of o|a,|i,ili nt whom 

 We know. These i|Uestions we lia\e 

 thoujiht woiilil cover somewhat a census 

 of ^lailiolus ;,frowiiiti. ami we wonlil like 

 to iiavc tliein put into as many liainls 

 a- possilile. We are semliii;^ you the 

 ipiestions, ami womiei if yon "oulil pnli 

 lish tlieiii in yoni' ji.apei; for your jiaper 

 wduhl reach a larye numliei of ^Toweis 

 not im niliers of the .American (ilailiolus 

 .Society. It seems important to all 

 :;niweis ot thf yiitilioliis that smli (|ues 

 tioii^ a-. ' \\'hat varieties i|o \i<\\ eon 



siller synonyms.'" ami 'What xarieti - 

 are ilifferent umler the same naim 

 etc., shoiilil lie answ'ereil. Shouhl \ i 

 jiiiiit them, we wonder if you coi | 

 Jieail the (picstioiis with an appeal i r 

 ainone who has any thouiihts alony tl - 

 line to coirespoml with us ami ilisci - 

 those (|uesti()ns lie feels ahle to aiisw. 

 We hope that you can coiiperati' witii - 

 in inakiiii;' this information as coin]ili c 

 as possihic. 



The <|uestion Maiik is three ty: • 

 \\ritteii sheets comcnii'iit ly spaceil i i 

 filliiij.; in the answers. Doulitless N'i. 

 jlottes will semi copies to an\ lea.l. - 

 of The K'e\ iew who are i nteie-teil n 

 the siiliject. 



SANDS AMONG THE LILIES. 



.\loilest ly in t he liack^roiiinl ol' i c 

 illnst rat inn, hilling hehiml the proiliiitj 

 of his lalior, which speak fur tlnii 

 selves ami for him, st.'iml- NFuri-iv 

 Samls, ot' Jackson. Telin. The lilies :iic 

 hut a part, a sample, of the stock he 

 hail at lOaster. ()ne has onlv to -c; 

 tlieiii to know why their ernwei i- ki t 

 Inisy th!-ou>;iiout the year. Tn take i;i:i« 

 of his liusiness properly, lie i^ now liunl 

 iiiL;- an aiMitioii to his jilaiit. which wll 

 lie useil as a Imuse for chrysant heniimi-, 

 The m.ateiial ;iml plans .•ire lieiiiL: t :i 

 nishe.l liv the .lolin ('. M mi i ii::i-i ( ", 

 When this lion-e i- conijilete<i the plaul 

 will li.ave a tot;il of aliont l"-!.""" -i(ii;iii 

 fe.'t of ulass. Mr. S.-imls i- .-i -mi "' 

 the late .luili:e Win. I'.. Sami-. nf I'.ai'i 

 mole. .M.I. 



ENGLISH GRAPES UNDER GLASS 



La-1 winter 1 planteil -miie exnic 

 L;rapes impoiteil from l\ir.:laml. I 

 pi'iineil them luick dnsely ami am imm 



II iii;^ up one ca lie to a vine. I he v li;i > i 

 reacheil the top of t he w ire-. Imt w |i:ii 

 I am concerneil almut is the InWe-t lii 



III six feet of cane .-iml the .•iimuiiil "I 

 growth I -hall retain when prnniii- 'I'l- 

 fall. The thickening nf the c:ine "'■ 

 •growth ha- .-ilniost oMiteiate'l t'iin 

 V ie\v the e v e- that .'lie leiplirfl tn \>t' i '- 

 next -priii^ tn liecome. evmitiiallv. 'In 

 -pill-. Till' le;it at the lia-e nt -i'\ I ^il 

 nf the eves that i refer tn -I'l'lli- '" 



have peit'mnie.l it- functimi aii'! " 

 t iiriiin^ vellnw . liiit the lateial -he i- 

 are in ;^noil -li:ipe. Will t liele he :> '^ 

 ilillicllltv in hleak lllU the .-v e- .'it ' h' 

 I.;l-i' elnl nf the c.-ilie 111 the -plilr.:. '' 



can I help them to -well hv pmcli .; 



illirinn the rest ot this -.•;i-m. all ')'' 



fiitiiie ;^iow;li- that iiiiiie aw.'iv at n 



tnp em! iif t he V ine- .' I I'olimi it lie ^■ 



-ai\ to -haile -liiihtiv mi the -mitli - :• 



nt' the house, as the villi'-. Imt I" '- 



acrlimali'il, fla-i;eil a litth- ahmit 

 iiihMIe 111 each hot ilav . 11.1 



A imtiiial mi-take which \i'ii i 



.•ilil\ m.'iile in iiiiinuii; vniir cane- up '" 



Ml not piiicliiii;^ them I ack t hiei' m ' •' 



time- hetole 1 he v le;iche.l the tn: ' 

 the hoil-e. .\tti'i the caiie- ll.a.l n 



sa.v. three to four feet ot' ^Inwtii. ' ^ 



-Imulil have 1 n pimheil. Tlii- - I' 



jiin^ can-es the hmls to plump ii|' w '■ 



the-e are the hmls. he it remeinhc ' 



that are to |iroiUice the side later.ih " 



carry fruit another season. .\ftei "' 



shoot helow w hell' von pimhed '" 



made another tliree to four feet '' 

 eidwtli. pinch it also .-iml continue 



to the top (d' the vines, whatevei lei '' 

 they may he. 



When von do not -top the cane- '' 



tin- way. the lower hmls. even ^\ " 

 Von pi line hack yotir cane-, will 



hre.'ik -o V ii;(iroi|s| V or so evelilv l^ 



