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The Florists* 



November 12, 1914. 



SPBINOFIELD, MASS. 



The Market. 



There has been a let-up in trade dur- 

 ing the last week, but iu the previous 

 week it was fairly good. Most of the 

 mums are fine, though in some cases, 

 where they have been forced, they are 

 rather poor. Alice Byron has been fine, 

 and some good Yellow Bonnaffon are to 

 bo seen. The Batons are not as good 

 as usual. Chas. Eazer, which was con- 

 demned by a number of growers last 

 year, has turned out to be one of the 

 best this year and is a good keeper. 

 Eobt. Halliday and Dr. Enguehard are 

 also among the best. Pompons are seen 

 in several varieties; they are unusually 

 good and sell well. There is not much 

 demand for high-priced mums this year. 

 Mum sales are held nearly every Sat- 

 urday by a number of florists. Carna- 

 tions are improving, having longer 

 stems and larger flowers. Roses, too, 

 are better, but violets are somewhat 

 poor. Funeral work has been heavy 

 and several wedding decorations helped 

 out the trade. 



Various Notes. 



T. F. Sheehan has been quite busy 

 with funeral work lately. 



Ostermann & Steele have had a num- 

 ber of large wedding decorations in 

 the last few weeks. 



William Schlatter & Son held their 

 fourth annual flower show in the last 

 part of October, at their greenhouses 

 on Bay street. It was well attended. 



Mark Aitken has added another Ford 

 delivery car to his service. The new 

 store is popular with the flower buyers. 

 He is showing some excellent mums 

 that came from his greenhouses in 

 Agawam. 



Sidney A. Saunders held a flower 

 show at his store, 150 State street, No- 

 vember 6 and 7. About 100 varieties 

 were on exhibition, including both pom- 

 pons and large mums. The store was 

 tastefully decorated for the occasion 

 and a Victrola furnished music. Neat 

 announcement cards had been sent out, 

 inviting the public to attend. 



F. J. C. 



Our Manures are ' 

 the direct result of many' 

 years' mractlcal ezperiencc in' 

 all branches of sardeninc. Our "^^E 

 f ME, PUNT and VESaUlE MMMK U = 

 =' nnrivaled for all fruit- bearing, fol- ■= 

 : iase and flowering plants — lawns — ' 

 '■ vecetables, etc.. etc. Dor tPECIU. Cmnri- 

 WTNEHUM and T^PNESMNa MANUIE is an 

 excellent sttoiulant for all pot plants dnr- 

 insthegnmlnsseMoii. Sold by LU0M6 

 : IMOHCM KIMMEm freight paid on i 

 = anantitiat: liberal terms to retailers: J 

 write tat oar Special Offer to the ^ 

 AaMTiMB tndet etc.. to wle 



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It's as easy 



as rolling off 



a log to 



clean the 



strainer of 



the Skinner System Union 



igi CTOBER 29 we told you why the 

 imi Skinner Union was made in the 

 shape of an inverted funnel. If 

 you happened to overlook that ad. 

 better look it up. because it has to do 

 with a very vital point in the success 

 of overhead irrigation. 



It is because of the inverted- funnel 

 shape of this strainer that it is less 

 likely to clog up than any other 

 strainer that could be selected. Any 

 strainer, however, no matter w^bat 

 kind or shape, must be cleaned 

 once in a while. 



There are two ways of cleaning the 

 Skinner System Union. If there is no 

 heavy accumulation of dirt, all that 

 is necessary is to turn off the 

 water, take off the cap at the 

 bottom of the turning handle, 

 turn on the water again and it 

 will wash off the strainer, car- 

 rying the dirt to the end of the 

 union handle. If for any rea- 

 son this does not thoroughly 

 clean it. it is a very simple 

 matter to unscrew the cap from 

 the globe-shaped part of the 

 union, then, by slipping the 

 brass sleeve out of position an 

 eighth of an inch or so from 

 the seat on which it rests, the 

 large opening at the end of the 



s 



A view of 

 strainer so you 



can sec Its 

 construction. 



body of the union will then be en- 

 tirely free. With two Angers you 

 can reach in through this opening, 

 pull out the strainer and clean it 

 thoroughly. 



The three main features which 

 have made the Skinner System 

 Turning Union so thoroughly suc- 

 cessful with its users are : 



First: The shape of the 

 strainer, which reduces clog- 

 ging to a minimum. 



Second: The ease with which 

 the strainer can be washed 

 off by letting the water flow 

 out through the handle. 



Tblrd: The readiness with 

 whicb the cap can be un- 

 screwed from the union and 

 the strainer entirely re- 

 moved from it. 



In the next issue we will tell 

 you why we use the simple idea 

 of the tee fitting rather than 

 some other means of turning 

 the pipe. It is so simple that 

 most people have overlooked it. 



If yoa haven't our Irri- 

 catton Bulletins -better 

 send for them. 



KINNER 



YSTEM 



OR I RRIOAXION. 

 THE SKINNER IRRIGATION CO., TROY, OHIO 



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IN THE GREENHOUSE 



The best fertilizer for greenhouse or outdoor use, for 

 carnations, roses, chrysanthemums and violets, or potted 

 plants, is Sheep Manure, and to be certain of the best- 

 full strensth-get 

 >M>n SHEEP'S HEAD SHEEP MANURE 



Guaranteed high percentage of nitaocen, phosphorio 

 add and potash. Weed seeds kiUed. Will not cause black 

 spot. Hasten maturity. ooickBn the bnddinc and stiffso 

 the stems. Write for booklet and prices, 



NAUIRAL QUANO CO., 811 River Street, Awm, MiMii 



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