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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



.\ii\ iMi'.n: oO, I'.in.-, 



M-^I I i,-i M lit MM' I Kill'ili''! w :i^ •' i I 111 lii I 



;ill llii' l.-ili'^l iin|iiii\ I'liifiils. t'nr in Mr. 

 il:issi'i"v ir:i\.'is iic liiis l;iki'ii slu'cwd in- 



\''ll|iiiV III lllr MlIlM' (if l'\cry lll'W 



"iiiikli' ill ^r-'ciiliiMi--.' Imililiiii^' ;niil li;is 

 1" ••11 i|ni.k I" ;iM(i|it. ,-il lilllc tli(iu<ili1 dl' 

 '■\ I ii'ii^r. :iiiv wliiih :i |i|ic;i Ici 1 \ii liim :is 

 IN till' liiM- III |ii ;ii-i ic;i I iiii|ir(i\('ni('iil . 



Tl'c ells vi,,ii- i> ,ii ■_':;•_' 1.':'. I I'lndiil ;i\r 



line, w lici ■• Ihii h a w Ihili'sa |i' ami rrtail 



I'll'-ilh'ss iv idiiilurl eel. 



I'l'HM ilic riiv. u lidf ilici'f is apjirdxi- 



I'ii" a.hl III n s|ili!il^, till' ll.iw.T- li.'in- inali'ly •J.'ii.iliin (,',■} o\' olass. (■(iinhillill'I 



--liiiil -I I iiiiiii'i i. |ii I III I ii-i'^. lui-li^ia>. <j,i- 

 la II i II ai» a III I i M Ih-i -hull ^1 ii IV. A plal > 

 • if I II i|il 1 ii: iiiiai-'< \\a^ alwav- mi iIh' '•hiiii 

 I i-i :; ' ■ .■(■II' •• ( ai- li. 



• • T h( 111 -1 I'll iii'i a I . |("~i L;ti. a w i ca I li. w a - 

 !■( ii:--ll la 1 CI I III' I w i^- iMl I'll iiii -'ii I'll 1 1- 

 I'l ii liiii I I III a III 'iiii I'll ai a I i: 1 1. I Im ||(i\>. i i^ 

 I III 1 ■.' ri'i II Ml" i I III. I 'i il I lil> a rh;i I'l;' " I 

 .•j; 1 '\'i- mail'' wlicii liH' iIi'^il;!! 'i\a- i-aj|ci| 

 I Id . rill' la.jv \va- -.'I Will |il( a'-i'il 1 lial 

 ■~lii i; 1 \ . -l..~iii. vayii!^ Ilial ■'^ I v\a^ anl 

 ■ ■IK ii::li ; .'1 il . \\ licii -laii'l III' ill iw I I ^ ;il 

 a I I Mil w III li 111- liai I '>\ lial he w i m |i I i-a 1 1 

 .'I la I '^1' 1 1| I li-r. a w l'i"il ii. .'i ih-Ik i| m ri^i -> 

 ■i III I ^1 a I . 'In- w linic a nil 111 111 i ai; 1 1 • iirr 

 ha|i-- -.". \ii-. i.a-^i'i wniihi I'liiiii' ill ila'' 

 it'Si-iii. K ih i\\ 1 1';^ ilir all III iiial-inu wax 

 llnwi';- ■~l|i' w 1 1 all I l!iiiili''ll\ iiiai<i' ii|i I lie 

 lai_;ii ill i-.i I'l'-. -ih'li a^ ralla-. ca 'la ' ' ia- 

 a III I 1 111 M'l I I--I---. ' 1I--I iiiiH r^ w I'll' -•II 



plraM-il Willi Mirlll ihal llh'\ VmiIiM 



I'm I iii'iil I \ i-i line I lai'K a lid l w 1 1 a la I 



I llM'l' W . I'k.- Ml il il liilW Will I Ill'V kl'|il . 



riii'ii \l i . t ia--^rr w I III li I \ I ila i II. TIm' 

 alialilnii al-.li h.-nl In lill in ilniiiiji' ^-iiarc 

 li\ liiiii- Miiiii'il insiilr mil. liiniiiiL; karl< 

 I 111' |M'; a I - .Mill [li iii-li i iil; mil lac c: ilii in ii 

 111 >1a.im n- aa.| -.u 1 i--t i I ill i ii^ a lililc 

 ilinililc |innir(i^c ihawn llirniiLjIi wi'li 

 \\ ! ic. I 'ciiplc w miilcici I w lia 1 ill iw cr i I 

 wa--. Aiil -^ > llic\ i|ia nu !i\ ii'il in all ■-llH^ 

 111' w .a\ -; Ml till I lie iii'ilci V. ' ■ 



THE EDELWEISS. 



'I'lic scni ijiifiil a I assdciat inn nl' llic 

 -li.ainiiick in:ikc^ il a \;ilnaiili' >|ii'cialty 

 111!' Ilni'ist-- 111 liainllc, aini nrxl tn il in 

 iiiici'csi I'lii ill,. |iiililir laiiiics, priilia My, 

 llic ciicl w ciss. 'I'licic has Idii'.^ Iiccii a 

 Mill i^ciici.al i Mi|ii'i'ssiiiii lliat the edel- 

 weiss caniiiil lie yi'iiwn sin-cessl'n II \' in 



lllis rniinlrx, lint il is !ie\-el't lieless In 

 lie t'lininl ill ijiiite a nniiikei' ut' I'm-k 

 ci les. line lit' I lie aciaiin ] la iiy i ii;^ illnsli'.a 

 lidiis slinwiiiii' the |ilanl in I lie rock 

 i^ai'ilen ;il Linriilii park. ('Iiiea^^o, where 

 il atliaeicil ,a lainstant stream ol' \'is- 

 itcirs wlitMi ill lliiwei' last sjifinu. The 

 nihef |iicinre shews a siiielc jihaiit in ;i 

 liiil. 



Alois l''le\. heail ejii'ilenel' at the 



park, is like the eijelweiss, .a native ot' 

 Swit /eflaial. ;iiiil it was from the Alps 

 that he olii.ainecl the seeils from which 



I >\ ca let i:| met liml-- ami pcr-c\ ela I'ce. 



the Im^inesv v\a- i|c,chipe,l ami llie I'aii-e ' i'"'^'' I'lmi'-^ eame. The see, Is are, how 



111' opcf.at ion< e\tm!ilcil until Ihc eiiter 



pli-e liec;imc nlie o t' illc IIHiSl e\le!i.'>l\i 



of i t V k i ml in t lie si ale. 



.\ few \cais at^o. il l.cin^ liei e-s;n \ Il 



•\ei'. olilainalile li-oni many s Isineii. 



Il is neeevsaiy Id sow the s Is eaily, 



sa \ in l-""liriia r\'. in shallow pans of 



sli,;ill pots ot' ll;^ht soil. Keep cool allil 



relaiilil 'he plant ami pi'oviile rmm loi moist ami |i 



rick olV as soon as lar: 



liirllii'i growth, the ^rcenlimM^e< wife m 

 niii\ei| 111 li'iick\ l»i\ii'. alimil nine niih 



eiKiiinh. linally |il;iiitine out in the rock 

 iiafilen. wliei'e thev tlower well the 



.second y<';ii- luil an' then apt lo die out. 

 They will endure full exjiosure to the 

 .sun. 



Tiie plant is thickly covere<| hy a 

 wiiitish wool, I he cdiispicuoiis jiarl If 

 in<i Ihc wo(dly Jeavcs whitdi foiiii a star 

 like (duster around the true llower. 

 which is small, yellow and un;it 1 raid ive. 

 The plant is (ainsideKal an emldeni of 

 purity. Jiiitanic.ally ii is (inaidialium 

 I,eon1dpodium, althoii^h modern writer- 

 have fonnd a small \;iriation in Hie 

 st\de wliicii causes them to put it in 

 another ^'enus and call il Leonlo|iodium 

 alpinuiii. 



Gnaphalium Leontopodium, the Edelweiss, 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The history of 'his I lepartineul "s 

 erowili during the p.asi ei^hl year.s may 

 lie epitnmi/.ed ill the sialianeiil that the 

 .appropriat ions for its use lia\c increas- 

 ed from rt^L',.".! 111.(1(1(1 in l^KT to consider 

 alilv d\ci .+(1,(1(1(1, (Kill in iildo. and Ihal 

 this inci'ease in .apprd|iriat ions has lietai 

 acc(ini|ianie(i Wy .a laiadi i^rcatei' increase 

 in the aniouiit of work done. Not only 

 has Ihe work of the I )e|iart ineiil lieeii 

 \asll\ .auyinellted. luil its scope \\;i!^ Iieen 

 correspoiidinely ludadeiieil and its pr.ac 

 lical \alue heiyiitened. 



Anotiiei- inlerestino evidence of the 

 e'l'dwth ef the I )ep.artiMent dnrin>i the 

 |iast ei>;lit veais is alTorded liy the rec- 

 ords of the apiiointmenl (derk 's ollice. 

 These sh(i\v that the total nninlier of jier- 

 sons (III the rolls of Ihe I )e|iartnient of 

 .\^ri(ailture July 1. liMi.">. w.as r^AW. Of 

 this miniliei' these raleil as scientists and 

 sii(ntific assistants niiniliered Ll.iiL'f). (In 

 .Inly !, ls;t7, the total niinilier of jier 

 sons on tlie rolls df the |)epartment was 

 I'.lK'i, df whi(di numlier those rated as 

 scientists anil scientific assistaids niim- 

 tiered !ti.'."i. These (ienres show an iii- 

 Oi'ease in the total force during these 

 (iiylit years of ;'),iiii.'l iieismi.s, while the 

 increase in the niimiier ot' those rated as 

 Scientists and sciiaitilic assistants wa-i 

 1.401. 



I'lant i n\ esl iea' i"ns have I ecu ,a fca 

 tiire iif the 1 )i'jiartnient 's work sitai' its 

 estalilisiimeiit . altllon^h the ort;ani/.at imi 

 of the Hureaii of I'lant Industry \\a< 

 not etfected till .Inly 1. r.iiil. It con 



sists now of elexen otiices. e.adi of which 



is cli.areed witli the hamlli'i;^ of ;i i^roiip 

 lit' impdi't.ant jilaiil prulilems. The wurk 

 is cari'ied dii li\ aH"^ emphiyees, aliiiiit 

 sixty per cent id whum .are eny;i;^i'd in 

 scientific work. 



Ill the (ireaiiic law whiidi crealed this 

 I )epaitineut it was made the duty a]' the 

 head of the department In dilVuse just 

 as much as In aciniire infiirmatidn of 

 \aliie td aLli'icull lire. 



I'nder the circumsiaiices il is not siir- 

 prisino to find tlmt whereas in |s'.t7 the 

 total iinmlier (if pii lilic.al idiis was ti't. 

 in I'.Mi.") the total numlier was I.(t7"_', ami 

 wliei'e.a-i in Is'.i? the numlier of printed 

 paLics lit' original mallei was ll,71-"i. in 

 litii.'i till numlier of printed iiai^cs ol 

 oriLiinal matter wa^ I'd.iMiu. Secrclarv 

 Wilson in his anniial repmi. 



(ol.rMiMS. ( >. Ill these d.ays wiimi 

 the wlidle I'llited Slates is the field 111 



which the cut tldwer shipper d|ier;ites. 

 ttiT' 1,i\ iiiysf nil Seed < 11. jidints with 



Jil'ido td the success wliich .allemled a 



riH'eiit shipiiieiii df' cut idiiysa n! hemiiins 

 td Seattle. W'.ashiiii^tiin. a distance nf 

 '_'.o"<i miles. I'!ach liliimii was wra|i|ied 

 in tissue and eaidi stem where (Mil was 

 w added ill damp nmss w r.apped in 

 w.a.M'il p.aper. 



