970 The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



SBPTiSMBEB 14, 1900. 



The Whilldiii Pottery Co. 



STANDARD FLOWER POTS 



Our output ot Flower Pots is larger tban any concern in tbe World 

 Our Stock is always Larsre and Complete 



Main Office and Factory. 



713 WHARTON STREET, PHILADELPHIA 



Warehouses: JERSEY CITY. N. J. LONG ISLAND CITY. N. Y. 



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SOIL FOR ASTERS. 



Will you kindly inform me the kind of 

 soil most suitable for the growing of 

 asters? Does the aster require heavy 

 fertilized land and if so what fertilizer 

 would you advise to obtain the best 

 results? Is nitrate of soda beneficial? 

 If so, when should it be applied? 



D. E. 



We have seen asters grown finely in 

 very different textures of soil, providing 

 it was dug or ploughed deeply and in 

 the best mechanical condition. We have 

 in mind a fine lot of asters in a heavy 

 clay, but the man dug deep, worked 

 in a lot of farmyard manure and watered 

 them continually. We have seen equally 

 as good on a dark, friable, rather grav- 

 elly loam, so we believe quality of soil 

 is not of much consequence, but cultiva- 

 tioDi is. The soil should be dug or 

 ploughed deeply and fertilized with 

 farmyard manure. 



We have never tried nitrate of soda on 

 asters. Our experience with this ma- 

 nure, dry, on carnation beds, makes us 

 cautious. As a liquid one pound in fifty 

 gallons of water would add size and 

 color to the flowers, but it should not 

 be necessary. Deep soil for the roots, 

 plenty of barnyard manure and copious 

 waterings during dry spells is all that 

 is needed to produce good asters. 



W. S. 



BUSINESS CONDITIONS. 



E. G. Dun & Co., the great commer- 

 cial agents, say of general business con- 

 ditions, which have an important bear- 

 ing on our trade: 



"Commercial news continues most sat- 

 isfactory, improvement being reported 

 in almost every case, except the further 

 decline in prices of securities. Crops 

 are being harvested under most favor- 

 able conditions. Industrial progress is 

 accelerated by the broadening demand 

 for iron and steel products. Textile 

 mills and shoe factories are well occu- 

 pied, while the demand for material tes- 

 tifies to the extension of building opera- 

 tions. Considering the prosperous condi- 

 tions labor struggles are exceptionally 

 few. Eetailers report a wholesome dis- 

 tribution of staple merchandise, and 

 there are comparatively few complaints 

 regarding collections. 



"Failures last week number 180 in 

 the United States, against 200 last 

 year. ' ' 



KELLER POTTERY CO. 



Manufacturers of Florists* Red Flower Pots, 

 Azalea Pots, Bulb and Fern Pans, Etc. 



The very best sbippins: facili'lrg on both PeDDsylvanl* R. R. and Pbiladelpbia & Reading R. R. 



213 TO 223 PEARL STREET, 



NORRISTOWN, PA. 



Heating Apparatus 



JOHNSTON HEATING CO. fls-'^^^'^S^' NEW YORK 



Installed in any part of 

 tbe comitry, nr material 

 fumisbed with plans. 



M«»ntlon Thp RpTlew when yon write. 



**We must not stint 

 our actions." 



We spare no palna In 



makiDcr 

 Syrsonac Red Pots 



Beat clay, best machinery, 

 best workmen, 



Make BMt Pots 



Most porons 



STBiCimi POTmT 00. 



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FOR SALE.... 



New and Second-hand 



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OBBSVHOVBB KUMBSB, 

 KOTBBD BASK, 



aSBBVHOUSB OLABB, 

 BOZIiBBB. 



PZFB ABD FITTXBOB, 



BTBAK rZTTZBa TOOLS, 



H08B ABD KOBB VALVBS, 



VBBTIXiATZBO APFAJKATUB 



Write for our prices on anythinK yea may need 

 for tbe erection of your git enbouseB. 



METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 



Oreenhonae Wrsokexa 



1 398-1 408 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N Y. 



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If you want a Oood Hose 



order for BULL DUUy 16t ver foot. 



Fully guaranteed, to 

 U. Cutler Ryerson. tot Tkird ««•., Newark, N. J. 



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Always mention the Florists* Review when 

 writing advertisers. 



The Gem Support 



Opea. Patented. Closei. 

 HAS ALL THE 



GOOD POINTS 



It is made of Oalvaniced Wire, two rings and 

 one stake which are never taken apart. Oan be 

 raired, lowered, made large or small according 

 to tbe size of your plants. Oan be folded flat 

 and does not catcb or tangle. Neat and so handy 

 that you cannot afford to be witnout it. Write 

 now for prices. 



J. H. BROXEY, Florist, Dayton, OMo 



BSD BTAJTDABD POT8. 



Price per 1000, f. o. b. Harrison: 2-ln., $2.26; 

 2M-in., $2.70: 2^-in., $8.25; 3-in., $4.26; S^in., 

 16.60: 4-in., 16.80: 6-in.. $11.00; O-in.. $18.00. Oaab 

 must accompany order. 



HABHZBOV POTTBBT. Harrison, Ohio. 



PEERLESS SULPHUR BLOWER 



"A great improvement over the bellows." 

 Price, •4.UU K. O. U. Chicagro. 



McMORRAN & CO. "-"f^^T^^k,^ 



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