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The Florists^ Review 



15 



^ SdUt'llt, lu' ll.'IS lldt ('(Hitt'slt'tl tlic ill- 



ii|iiiit;iiy l);iiikru|itc\ lUocciMli iil;s st.irt 

 .{ :iy;iiiisl liiiM. 1>. r>. M . 



St. Paul, Minn. I'l.-nik (I ustafsdii. 



,nhlli.tili<^ llu' St. I'jiiil l''l()i:il Co.. ;it 

 'i.ilc stnH>t. Miitl <'()iii() a\('mi(', lilcil ;i 



oluiitinv ]>i'ti1i(iii ill IciiiKiniitt y July 

 i.; ill tilt' I'liiti'ii St.Mlcs Distiifl ('(Hirl. 



Ic scIkmIiiIcI lialiiiitics aiiiduiil iii;^ ti' 



l,(i!l!».r):; and assets of +l^,(i!>LML:. list 



ii;^ .>(;.'ir)(i as cxciiiiit. 



LIGHTENING THE LABOR. 



At this st>as(iii ol" tlic year, when sn 

 laiiy carnation ;4ro\\<'is arc |>cis|pii i iil; 

 s tlicy work 1 lie soil out ol' the 

 M'liclics and ill :ii:ain, tlic accoiii|iaiiy 

 iil; illiist rat ion will In' >|iccially time 

 \ as sliowiii!^ how the o|ieiatioii ol 

 .lilidill^ S(hI .•ind iiianiire is |icrroiiiied 

 I the L;rcciilioiiscs ol lieiiiian I'.ro^. 

 II., ('ouiicil HIiiIVs, la. It is a home 

 iNClitioli, l)Ut the iiiaehinc has inter 

 >tcd so many \isitois that < ). II. Ilcr 

 ■iiaii lias luiilt many ot' them lor other 

 lowcis. Tiicii (iist soil i;iiiiilcr was 

 icsioiicd Tour y<'ais a^d. The iirescnt 

 ■ nc is jiowcr dri\cii. Init hand ma 

 liiiit's also lia\t' liccn Imilt. The ma 

 hine has two st \ les of i^iiiidcis, one 

 oiisistiiifi ot' a cylinder e(|ni|>iicd with 

 ieetli I'oiU' iiudics loni; passiiit^ In'twecn 

 .1 row of stationary tcidli ludd in jdace 

 li\ ;i lialaiice wci^zht. The otin'i 

 _;riiider has L' iio h knifi.' blades in 

 -tcad of teeth. Siionld a rock oi- an\ 

 ■ itlicr siilistaiice too hard for the ^riiid 

 lis Litd into the matdiine, the lial 

 aiicc weight releases it and |iie\eiits 

 l.-iinajic. The machine is moiinteil on 

 .1 s(d ot low iron w lieids for easy 

 nio\('meiit. Ill |ii;ictice, the llerinan> 

 ^lack tiieii soil (dose to the ends of 

 the <ireenlioiises, Just ;is |>ractically ;ill 

 ntlicr ;^riiw IMS do. W hen it comes 

 lime to rclill the liemlies the in;ii hine 

 IS idiled into [Kisiticni so tli.at the con 

 \e\((r dnips the c(iin|iost in a liaiid\ 

 place iieni the door thidii^h whiih tlii' 

 w heel iiarrow s ta ke it . 



A PANSY SEED GROWER. 



• irowin;: |>:ins\ seed is an i lit ei est i ii;j 

 liiisiiiess, is one's conclusion aftei visit 

 iu^ ('liarles Frost, >;iiiwer of the Keiiil- 

 \\oith sti.'iiii of ^iant pansv seed, .it 

 Keiiilwoith, N. d. iSiit the \ isitor i^ 

 :ilso iMi|iressed with the I'.act that it |s 

 no sinecure. .\ftei setdliL; llie tens ul 

 thousands of jilaiits and the si-iire< ol 

 plots of ditl'ereiit \:irieties. one c.aii 

 ie;idil\- re;ilize the i^real .amount of lan 

 leniiiied, not siiiijily in i^iowin^ the 

 llowcis, lint III kee|iiii^ the \:iiietii- 

 true to iialiie iiatilerin^ the seed. di\ 

 mil; it. threshing; and cleaning it. ;iiol 

 |'re|ia li iil; it for siri|inieiit withoul mix 



111^ a II \" III the \ a net ies. 



In ^iowiiil; |i;ins\ seed there i- .|aUL;ci 

 ■'I' rjiiss fi rt 1 1 i/a I ion ul' \;iiieties neni 

 ■'lie iiiiotller. unless ;_;ient raii' is e\ 

 ■■liiscij. Itecuilsr 111' this, the |diil- eol, 

 '.■lining ilill'erenl vanctii's ;iie se|i:i i .-i I e.| 

 ''\ wide |i:iths, .-iiid in sunie .ase^ \,\ 

 ^<'\ei;il rows lit' |iri\el. sweel |ie,i~. ol 

 'ttiei- 1lii,dl |il;ints. 



The section sjinw n in the acioin|ia n \ 

 MIL; illustration is oni\ ;i small |i.-iit ol 

 "iie land under imi 1 1 i v ;it ion hy Mr. I'lost 

 Ml the ;^rowilii: of hi'- |i;ins\ seed. All 

 || 'he l;i!iil so iiiidei iii It i \ ;it ion is 'li 

 ii|ei| into jdots. eaih v.ariety Iiciiil; in 

 I plot liy itself. These |i|o1s are in 

 'o\\.,, ;|||i| e;|eh loW alld plot is lllllll 



'ii'ied on a map ol' tlie L:r<iiiiids which 

 ^ll. I'rost h.as ill his iilli.e. He thus 





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Power Driven Soil Grinder at the Establishment of Herman Bros. Co. 



i^eeps n recurd iif e;i(di plot, with the This |ire\ent- mixiiiL; I he \:iiieti.- mim 



ii:iiiie of the \;irietv L;row n there, etc. iiiL; ihe diyiiiL;, ihresliin:^ ainl clenniii'j. 



If. when the llowers Im'LMII to i-ollie. Alter the srrds h;i\e lieen pukej. 



:iii\- |i|;iiMs ;i re found to liear lloweis Ihe iiiiisrin liaL;s containing; then .ni 



Iiiiiil; on .-i line to 'Iry. The sc,'.|- .ne 

 .allowed to div I i om four to sevi^n .|:i\^. 



Ili,-it .are not true to name, such pl;iiits 



:ire immediately pulled up .and tlirown 



awax, unless the tlower L^ixcs promise .aceordinL; to the we;itliei. ami tin': ihe\ 



of de\elopiii;i into ;i new \ariety, or .'i .are threshed. e|e;i I niid put ni Im 



pleasiiii; \;iii;ition of the same \ariety. 

 in which c;ise it is ^ixcn special ciil 



h ipnient . 

 .Mr. Krost is ;ilwa\s tiAiii" oni new 



t II re ami m.aiked liy .'i st;ike. so thai \;irieties I'rom this ciMintiv nnd I'ininpe 



the s, "lis rill lie kept sepa'ate I rom A iiiericn n l;i(iw u p,-insy seel is iinim 

 those ot other plants in the plot. The to produce laiLjcr lilossimis tli.ih liiiio 



penii seed if i:i\eii the proper e:i!i- 



next ye.'ir these seeds .are tested out 

 mole t lioroiiLlhl \ . to liiid whether it i 

 w oit h w hi le to ^row t hem. 



Picking; pansy seed is ;i tedioils joli. 



\{. W. M. 



Chillicothe, Mo. Thom.is i;,|.i. 



.■Hid ;;oo.| pickers ;ire sc;iii-e. Mr. frost ,,,.,,, .,, ,1,,, P-,|i,.,u ood ( 1 1 .•enhoiis,.... ietl 



has three men en-.-ii;.'.! ,a 1 1 the season j,,!, | ;, ^^,,i, i,,^ „||-,, ,•,,,. \|l,,..- 1. ,.,■,. 



in pickiii- seed. A -^ the seed pods from Minn., for ;i lishiiiL; trip, 

 .■I plot lire pii ked they are put in ,i 



iniislin li.at; whiiii lienrs ;i ta^; on which Aurora, 111. The \ictiiii u' ine 



is the numliei' of the riiw ;iml the plot ■■weeping; loiL;ei who visitc'! Ihi- 



Ml which the seed L;rew. The ta^s used pkoc reeentlx was not the I'leeiiilll 



.-lie ot' dillerelit eolois. to 'lesi ;.; lia t e the ( i reeli h oil sr^. ;is \\;is reporleil. f ;t |' 



.lilVerelit -ertiolls nil. lei cultivation. Tlenilllis. 



Charles Frost, of Kenilworth, N. J., Among His Pansies. 



