March 4. 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



109 



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tiJHEN you buy an orauge, do you 

 " just squeeze the juice out and 

 then throw it away? That would 

 be as foolish as a man giving up 

 building a greenhouse because he 

 is up against a "snag." 



Let us solve your building and 

 heating problem. We have a staff 

 of experts; they are at your service. 



Photograph of a model range of com- 

 mercial greenhouses, 72 ft. wide by 185 ft. 

 long with boiler and wagon building at- 

 tached, recently com Dieted for Mr. Peter 

 Wagner, the well known florist of Flat- 

 bush, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Wagner 

 started in business many, many years 

 ago, and purchased all his houses from 



Metropolitan Material Co. 



FATSNTED AND PKNDINa 



Iron Frame, Curved Eave and Semi-iron 

 Greenhouses. 



Greenhouse Designers 

 HeatinK GnKineers 



Hotbed Sash 

 Glass 



1398-1408NetropoIitanATe.,BrooklyB,N.Y. 



TO USE 



M/1NCIRES 



Dry, clean, convenient 

 highly concentrated. 



Sheep or Cattle 

 MANURES 



Pulverized or Shredded 



Bach kind separate and pure. The 

 best for all greenhouse, field and 

 landscape uses. Ask your supply 

 man for 



The Pnlverized Manore Co. 



33 Union Stock Yards, Chicago. 



Mention Tha Reylew wn«n yon writ*. 



Aetna Brand Tankage Fertilizer 



lathe best balanced Fertilizer on the market, 

 and Isisrivlni; satisfactory results wherever used 



Farmers and Florists Fertilizer Company 



J. J. MARSH. Msr. 



800 Exchanse Ave., Room 5, U. S. Yards, 



CHICAGO. ILI.. 



Telephone — Drover 1932. 



M«»ntlon Thf R^tI^w wbPB yon wri te. 



SQUARK 



DKALING 



FKRTIUZER 



WALTER S. NcGEE, S327 Ellis Afe., Chican, Ul. 



■Greenhouse Supplies and Materials. Tel. H. P. 6676 

 Mention The Seview when yon write. 



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RADIUM MAKES 

 THINGS GROW 



Radium Brand Fertilizer (R. A. F.)— the New Fertilizer 

 Sold in Handy Packages— Your Customers Will Call For It. 



All persons interested in growing things are now preparing 

 to plant. They will use a fertilizer. And they will use Radium 

 Brand Fertilizer (R. A. F.). because it is a good fertilizer with 

 the added advantage of Radium. Florists will be among the 

 first dealers asked to supply this new Fertilizer, because we are 

 advertising it every month to more than two million interested 

 people. 



RADIUM 



Fe nt i I ize r 



is a plant food containing Nitrogen, Phosphoric Acid, Potash 

 and Radium. It has been thoroughly tested on a 130-acre farm 

 and by such eminent scientists as Dr. H. H. Rusby, Dean of the 

 College of Pharmacy of Columbia University, New York City. 

 It is sure to be a big seller. You, as a florist, can add to your 

 profits by carrying a supply always on hand. 



Radium as a Tonic 



You are no doubt familiar with the 

 effects of Radium uiK)n plant life. Ex- 

 periments covering years have been 

 conducted in this country and Eu- 

 rope and conclusive evidence of re- 

 suits obtained. These results told In 

 our interesting free booklet,"Radium 

 Makes Things Grow," illustrated with 

 photogruplis of plant life jfrown with 

 and without Ra- 

 dium Brand Fer- 

 tillzer (R.A.F.). 

 Write today for 

 this booklet. 



Special Disconnts to 

 Dealers 



We desire to place Radium 

 Brand Fertilizer (R.A.F.) on 

 sale In your store now. We 

 have a most attractive offer 

 to induce you to do so. Write 

 us today for particulars and 

 let us show you the many 

 helps wc will give you to push 

 sales. Some of our helps are 

 unique, but you will admit 

 they are effective. 



Chrysanthemum plants, 

 grown trom same cutting in 

 same soil, in Phipps' Con- 

 servatory, Pittsburgh, Pa., 

 the one at left with Radium 

 Brand Fertilizer (R. A. F.), 

 at ri^ht wi'h ordinary com- 

 mercial fertilizer The com- 

 parisr n of the flowers in their 

 natural state is far more strik- 

 ing even than shown by the 

 camera. 



The retail prices of Radium Brand Fertilizer (R. A. F.) are as follows: 



2-lb. can 10.50 5-lb. can $1.00 



10-lb. can 1.75 25 -lb. can 3.75 



RADIUM FERTILIZER COMPANY, 



209 Vanadium Bids., 

 PITTSBURGH, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



THINK IT OVER 



SOIL LIVES, therefore FEED IT. 



»*TO FORCE" PLANT GROWTH is to FORCE THE SOIL. 



"PUT BACK" regularly into the soil wha.t you have taken OUT OF IT. 



"KEEPING UP" the greenhouse soil with 

 barnyard manure was once THE MAIN- 

 STAY of the grower. NOW HE USES 



MAGIC FERTILIZERS 



(NATURE'S FERTILIZER) 



CHICAGO FEED & FERTILIZER CO. 



Office and Factory 



Union Stock Yards, CHICAGO 



Manufacturers In the greatest flo^^er 

 erowers' center of the world. 



Mention Tlic Review when you write. 



MARI^ 





PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE 



NO SHORTAQE IN SUPPLY 



We have plenty for all needs. The best fertilizer for 

 irreenhouse or outdoor use. for carnations, roses, chrjsan- 

 themums and violets, or potted plants. 



SHEEP'S HEAD BRAND IS GUARANTEED 



high percentage of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash. 



Quickens the budding and stiffens the stems. 



Write for prices. 



NATURAL GUANO CO., 811 River Street, Airora. HHMit 



j(t Always mention the Florists' Review when writing advertisers Ji 



