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The Weekly Florists'' Review* 



June 1, 1906. 



Colleotlon of crimgon varieties, without sta- 

 mens, not less than three nor more than six 

 "o^^e" each, first, $10; second, $5. 



CoUectlon of double crimson varieties, with 

 ■tamens, not less than three nor more than six 

 flowers each, first, |10; second. »5. 



UHlectlon of tricolor varieties. Including flow- 

 era with fuard petals, collarette and center 

 petals of different colors, not less than three 

 "oj '^'■e than six flowers each, first, $10; sec- 

 Twelve specimen varieties, twelve blooms ot 

 each variety, first, silver cup; second, $10 

 <i-2^i,^°^ hundred blooms Festlva maxima, 

 first, $10; second, $5. 



.K^S"^ 2^\ hundred double blooms pink, any 

 shade, first, $10; second, $5. 



fl-S®**.,^"® hundred double blooms crimson, 

 first, $10; ^econd, $5. 



inS^P^'^^Ji".*", Japanese single varieties. Includ- 

 ond ^*^''"^'' Imperial varieties, first, $10; sec- 



o S**"m*'**° "' sJngle varieties, first, $10; sec- 

 Open to amateurs and private growers only: 

 «„- K?*^"**" 2' "°* 'ess than twelve varieties 

 one bloom of each variety, first, $10; second". 



Best and largest collection of pure white 

 I^nd,^V"^ »>l«om of each variety.*^ first, $lo! 



«*^"t*^"°". "' '■'"'^ »'•"'« vnrletles. one bloom 

 *"rf ",?^ variety, first. $10: second, $5. 

 „„-Kit^ **"..*" salmon and flesh pink varieties 



oJfwT.*" each variety, first. $10; second. $6 

 nf -i!fi^"**" .''f ^rlcolored varieties,- one bloom 

 of each variety, flr»t $10; secondi $5 



Collection of crimson varieties, one bloom ot 

 each variety, first. $10; second. $5. 



Collection of cream and yellow varieties. 

 with or without markings, one bloom of each 

 variety, first, $10; second, $5. 



Oollectlon of twelve or more single varieties. 

 first, $10; second, $5. 



but it is believed that they only eat the 

 juices on the outside and do not per- 

 forate the petals of the peony. Ex- 

 perts are of the opinion that they do not 

 cause! any trouble except when an ant 

 hill is formed around the roots of the 

 plant, in which case they kill the plant. 

 It seems to be a fact that unhealthy 



plants, such as are in soggy ground, 

 seem to be more infested than healthy, 

 vigorous plants, but why this is no one 

 seems prepared to say. Probably the 

 commonest method of destroying ants is 

 to feed them some sweetened preparation 

 containing arsenic. . .;> 



H. O. 



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ANTS ON PEONIES. 



I have some peonies, the buds of which 

 ar^ covered with the common black ant. 

 Win tney spoil the flowers and how shall 

 I get rid of them ? B. G. 



Ants are often found on peon\- buds. 



A SWEET PEA CONTEST. 



In the pretty little city of Wawdau, in 

 Wisconsin, there are ove/^SOO ' ^ots of 

 sweet peas being tended v/by school chil- 

 dren eager to win one of the prizes of- 

 fued by Christ Lund, the enterprising 

 florist who started the competition as a 

 means of advsrtising his business. The 

 plan is well explained by the following 

 from ,a printed circular placed in the 

 hand# of every school child in the town: 



In order to stimulate the Interest In the 

 growing of flowers, and thereby beautify our 

 homes and our city, I have decided to offer 

 cash prizes to the amount of $10 for the 

 best flowers of sweet peas grown by any 

 child under 14 years of age from seeds put 

 up by me for that special purpose, to be 

 known as "Children's Prize-Winning Sweet 



One of the Unique Plant Receptacles of C. H. Fox, Philadelpliia. 



Peas," and. sold at 10 cents a package, each 

 package containing one ounce of the very 

 best seed in assorted colors. 

 «Any child attending school at Wausau will 

 be ' entitled to one package of this seed by 

 filling out coupon below, and presenting It 

 with 10 cents, at my greenhouse at 914 Grand 

 Ave., Tuesdays after school and Saturdays, 

 until April 18. 



The Ladies' Literary Club has kindly con- 

 sented to appoint judges, select time and 

 place of exhibition and award prizes. The 

 prizes will be divided as follows: One first 

 prize, $3; one second prize, $2; one third prize, 

 $1; eight fourth prizes, 50 cents each. 



In addition to this I will give to the school 

 whose pupils buy the largest number of pack- 

 ages of seed, a collection of hardy plants to 

 be planted on the school grounds. 



The immediate result was a very large 

 number of visitors to the greenhouses, 

 giving an opportunity to show the stock, 

 and immediate sale of sweet pea seed 

 and other stock to a total somewhat 

 above the total expense, leaving a fair 

 margin of profit, to say nothing of the 

 most valuable consideration, the bene- 

 fits to accrue as the season progresses. 



The coupon mentioned in the offer 

 was for the purpose of getting a record 

 of the children who started in the com- 

 petition. On the circular were the fol- 

 lowing directions for growing sweet 

 peas: 



The seed should be sown in rich, well- 

 prepared ground early in the spring, usually 

 from the middle to the end of April, if pos- 

 sible in ground where sweet peas liave not 

 been grown before. Make a trench about 

 six Inches deep, in which plant the seeds two 

 Inches apart, cover at first to a depth of about 

 two Inches. When the plants are up a few 

 inches, draw in more soil, but not fully level 

 with the surface, so you may have a chance 

 for watering in dry weather. Keep free from 

 weeds at all times. A support of some kind 

 is necessary as soon as sweet peas are two 

 or three Inches above the ground. Either 

 brush or wire netting will answer the pur- 

 pose. Always pick flowers before they go to 

 seed. The better you tend to the picking the 

 better they will blossom. 



RETAILERS' ADVERTISING. 



The subject of advertising for retail 

 florists is one which has received little 

 attention, much less than it deserves, for 

 the matter of advertising is one of the 

 most important connected with any form 

 of merchandising. It has been said that 

 "hat steam is to an engine, advertising 

 is to a business. 



The advertising of a flower store is in 

 no particular different from the adver- 

 tising of any other kind of store, except 

 that the wares offered give an opportuni- 

 ty for better work on the part of the 

 advertising writer. It was only a short 

 time ago that retail florists did not ad- 

 vertise at all, but they are gradually 

 beginning to see that the use of spacr 

 in their local newspapers is one of the 

 best ways of drawing public attention 

 to what they want to sell. The adver- 

 tisements of a number of florists through 



