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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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fltior ill tlie i-ciitiT of the Iioukg will ic- 

 iiijiiii st;i«4iiaiit. i£ the pipes lire ar- 

 laiiyod as tiiey should bo, iiaiiiol}', one or 

 two at the ^ide of each bench or bed and 

 returning on the other side, tlicn tiiere is 

 not only a much more effective radiation, 

 liut every part of tiie house yets heated 

 and a circulation of air takes jilace. 1 

 feel sure, backed u^i by some experi 'uce, 

 that four 1-inch steam pipes at intervals 

 of four or li\e fe t apart are fully ec|ual 

 t(i six 1-inch |ilpcs liuiicheil close tojicthcr 

 (■II a side wall. 



Use of Cement. 



1 1' yon shniild use cyjiress fur benches, 

 ddii "t tail to use plenty of water lime 

 i^livdraiilic cement). The expense is not 

 \\iiiih ciiiisideriiig. A barrel at 7") cents 

 will tio a loiiy way. Use it puit; and 

 jiisi thin iiKuiuli so that it can be sjiread 

 on the wood with a stilf whitewash brush. 

 Where wo(jd lies on wood is the place 

 that rotting occurs. The tops of ilu^ 

 cioss-pieces should receive a heavy cual, 

 :i> \\ell as the surface of the boards. 



S.iiiie weeks ago I had occasion to say 

 siiiiiet liiiii; ill answer to a corresjiondeiit 

 aJKiiii coiiciti ■ for cellar walls aud lloors. 

 Nciw, niakinj; these low walls for the 

 siiles of benches is the same thing. They 

 ate much less ex|>ensive than brick. Hautl 

 in many locations is hardly worth c(jn- 

 si<lciing and cement good enough for this 

 pmpiise is wnrtli from 75 cents to $1 ]ier 

 liaiiil. \'i<a can use four i)arts of saml 

 !e (iiie lit ceiii lit and, when that is thor- 

 .in^lil>' mixed i ijiit be careful not io over- 

 wei it ) vdii can aild as much crushed 

 >l(Mie as ynii li.-nl nt sand. This makes 

 ually (Hie part ot cement t(.i eight of 

 citlier uiateiials, Imt you must rememb 'r 

 ll.al the ^tdiii; has added to the Inilk. 

 ha-. iM-ciijded space, Imt has not in thc' 

 le,i-i we;ikeiied youi' cnucrcte. The stone 

 li,-i.s nliMiil'd ii'i ci.iiieiit. ll has iiiily 

 a.j.li'd tn leilk. The viunller the wall, the 

 (Hler the -telle -liuuhl be. If the Wall is 

 til lie eiehi imdies thick, stdiie as big a~^ 

 ymir Ij-t can lnj used, but if only three 

 .11- tear inches thick tliii it should be 

 -iiiall'i. 'I'll- cn;~lied --tone L !ia\e in 

 iiiiii.l i~ lli;ii i>ed liy the asphalt paM'- 

 ineiii men. i micretc i> daily erowiiig in 

 ii>e in all ~t 1 iictiii ;il wmk, .and -o it 

 v\ ill III mir-. 



Tlie^e rciiiaik- may seeiii pi-ematiin to 

 !ii.-iii\- who ai' just now dri\en to their 

 ntiiiiivi wiih liie plant business, yei many 

 ■lU.i arc Jiolldeiini: o\ er lied-, or lieiiclies 

 t I H I o-e< ;i le I ca I'lla I ion-.. 



Wii 1,1 \ \i s^i I' I ■' 



THE USE OF SULPHUR. 

 Dusting. 



I h I- . heiMlc:i ! i- ciiiiiiMiiiil',- know 11 a - 

 ili.wej- III -iilpliiir. ~iiMiined sullihiii .mi 

 111 iiii-toiii . ^iil|il;iii is an eleinctil. am' 

 I- I ciiiails.ilile lor ii~ .ilmndanl ocini 



lilic. ill !i;ilile. Ill llir llllcolllluileo 



-tale, and i- ii'iiiiil ill cuiiibiiiation wiiii 

 iioii. a- iiiiii -iiljiliide. In phinl- -ui 

 pliiii i- .il-o loiiml ill the loiiii ol -iil 

 phale-. and ,i- a con-titucut ot i lie 

 \eeelalple abillllien ]i|e-.cnt in the -ap 

 >iilpliiir i- entirely \oIatile at a liiL'h 

 leiiipei at me. 6ut \ery slightly volatile 

 at oidimiiy tetuperatiire. It is iii-o|iilile 

 iM water. luiL -liluble in carbon lii-nl 

 |ihii|e. ^iilpliiii has been known to 

 lioit iciilt III i-t - lioni the licLiiuning oi i he 

 I Weill h cent my, and has hccli u-eil e.\- 

 ten-i\cly .i- .i leiiiedy auain-l li.dit 

 tlllieiiid di-ca-e-. It is ll-ed a'j.liu-^t 

 mildew- . \iiii-. i-iops. -I i-a\\ I'ciiie- 



Basket Arrangement by The Ernst Wienhoeber Co., Chicago. 



ami el feiihoii-e |ilaiit-. by dii-liiej oi 



i>lo\\illg b\- lllc.lll-. of bellow- o\el tlie 

 lca\e-. 'J'lie .lelioii o|' -iil|i|iiir i- \el\ 

 mild ami -low. ;nid i- oiil\ -iiita'ilc toi 

 .ipplyiiie' to -liLihl tiiiiL'oii- att.ick- .III! 

 can be eonveiiieiit I \- lepLiced with ad 

 \ a III a'je hy oi her more inei -ct n- tun 

 u;iiii-' as the ciippii -,-ill-. lie. ,--nlpiuii 

 lieiiiu lion poi-onoii- I- :iu aihaiil.iLic in 



il - t.l \ 111 io| .1 ppiv illu: lo tl 11 ll ■ ! ep- 



Vaporiiing. 



the \apor III -nlplim i- \ci\ imiili 



inme ellecti\e lll.lll t!le powdcl 1 1 -e 1 1 . 



aiiij this i- now Im iiiL'' laLcii ail\antaL;e 

 ci by man.\' eidwei-. Ihe lm- imiImi! 

 lioin liiiiiiiiig -ulphiii 1- \fi\ li.iiiiilul 

 Io plant life: i:rcat c.iic mii-t he taken 

 \v hen sulphur is Udiig \apiiii/cil that it 

 diM^s not eatch lire, a- -nlplitir vapor i- 

 \ery iiillamntable. ^tll|lhlll when liiiint 

 v\itli free aceess of air form- a chemical 

 eumpound with the oNygeii of the ,iir, 

 I'orming sulpliur dioxiile. and thi- com- 

 poiiml ;i-i st.ated abo\e atl'ect- the pkant-. 

 rile snlplmr -hould he pl.ii-<'d in a ic- 

 eeptaele which allow- for no free .icce-- 

 of air; the vessel must be ca|iable of 

 lieiiig heateil to .S.'iti degree- }•".. at this 

 sl.'liie the siilpliiir boil- and i- comeited 

 into .1 browiii-h led. Miy lieaxy vapor. 



will h. when ili--eiiiinateil into Ihe air 

 .lepo-it- minute mieio-co|iie p.irticlcs of 

 -iilpliiir ill e\ei\ cre\ ice and portion of 

 I he hoii-e whicli i- being vapoli/ed; the 

 'lepo-it of -iilphiir can hardly be per- 

 ceived with I lie naked eye. This forill 

 •ii' -lllphm i- the iiio-l piiweifiil fungi 

 cii|e. and can ,il-o he icdiniiiendcd for 

 killiii'_i- leil -pi.|e|-.- Horticultural Trade 



■lolll |,;ll. 



HEATING IN THE SOUTH. 



I have ,-1 hi'ii-e ■J,"i\7o feet nianing 

 -oilli ,iii>l -oiilli. b'niiniii^- ea-l fioiii it 



■■■y ■ iw.i I -■-. oni, Jl.xliu and the other 



■.'."\''i. ilie l;ilter -epaiated from each 



■■t 'he olhel- |.v -evi f.a I fl ef. ThC 



lioilei -t.iiiiU III a line with the long 

 lioii-e but on the west side of the first 

 lioii-e. Thei-r j- alpont ten feet f.all from 

 east, to Ave-I. There is no he.at needed 

 heie. in I'iorida, while tlie sun is up, say 

 tiom N a. m. to .". p. m. The coldest is 



al t 'JO deeiees above zero, the average 



about ;■.- deijiees. What will be the most 

 economical system of pi|iini: "iid heat- 

 iiie-. with steam or Inn water.' 



II, v. v.. 



N oiir conditiiitis and laci\ of details 

 m.ike yoiir problem -oniewli.ii perplexing 



