Mahch 15, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



n33 



PROnTABLE PUBLICITY. 



Following the discussion which took 

 place at the Washington convention of 

 the S. A. F., the National Council of 

 Horticulture at its meeting at Cleveland 

 last fall determined to go ahead with a 

 plan to profit all forms of horticultural 

 activity by supplying the newspapers of 

 the country with sane matter pertaining 

 to plants and gardening, giving particu- 

 lar attention to the home gardening en- 

 thusiasm, which was the most noticeable 

 feature in the development of our trade 

 in the past year. Leading firms were 

 invited to contribute $10 each to a fund 

 to defray the initial expense, and a sum 

 realized sufficient to the needs of the 

 moment. At the Chicago meeting in 

 January plans were perfected and last 

 week proof sheets of three short articles 

 were mailed to nearly a thousand news- 

 papers. The favor with which the mat- 

 ter is meeting is shown by the accom- 

 panying etching showing the use the Chi- 

 cago Tribune made of the articles in its 

 issue of March 12. The heading is of 

 course the Tribune's, but floriats, nur- 

 serymen and seedsmen throughout the 

 country will note the same matter ap- 

 pearing in their local papers. 



H. C. Irish, of the Missouri Botanic 

 Garden, St. Louis, is secretary of the 

 National Council of Horticulture and 

 has charge of the press bureau. He 

 franes up the matter and turns it over 

 to James Burdette, who is the press 

 agent for the Horticultural Society of 

 Chicago, who sees to its distribution to 

 the press. The success which has at- 

 tended the first articles, which have al- 

 ready been given millions of circulation, 

 insures the further development of the 

 series. Prof. Irish would be glad to 

 have suggestions from any one as to fu- 

 ture articles. The number which can 

 be used is necessarily limited, and it is 

 desired to make each one as good as pos- 

 sible. Write out your ideas and send 

 tliem to Prof. Irish. 



Many editors have responded to the 

 inquiry of the council . and expressed 

 themselves as only too glad to have the 

 matter. It is planned to send the same 

 matter to only one paper in a town, and 

 it is hoped to in time get the work on a 

 -self-supporting basis, but for the time 

 being all expenses must be paid by sub- 

 scription. If any one cares to help, his 

 assistance will be welcome. Address 

 Prof. Irish. 



The intention is to have the matter 

 broadly helpful — to encourage garden- 

 ing. No private axes will 1)p ground. 

 First of all the matter sent out will 

 be accurate, truthful. There will be 

 none of the fantastic tales at which we 

 have all felt so many times mingled feel- 

 ings of amusement and regret. To se- 

 cure publication, the matter must be in- 

 teresting. To achieve its end it must be 

 actually helpful. To accomplish the best 

 results it must be kept up. It is no 

 small task for the few men at the helm. 

 They will appreciate the assistance of all 

 those in a position to profit by the rapid 

 increase in the popular love for plants 

 and flowers. 



Catskili., N. Y. — Trade has been 

 about twenty-five per cent better than 

 last year, with a bright outlook for 

 Easter. Henry Hansen will erect an- 

 other new house this coming summer, 

 making a total of eight he has put up 

 since starting in business seven years 

 ago. 



THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY. MAHCH 12. 19n6 



Starting a Flol^er Garden, 



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■prlnT !■ h«re. It Is time for flowe-r loveri 

 to befln pUfitrn« their garden* It ta the 

 Ome wti«i the avera»e amateur gardener 

 mak««hlawor»i mliiakea. Toooften he buy* 

 •e«A wMch he does not handle properly with 

 bhe reault* that bare apoii In the garden »h<m- 

 w»*er« he expected t>eautlful bloasoma The 

 youDg plants that h* expected to ftower arc 

 klUe<i.toT the hot mjn or choked un<\er baavy 



^Th7aT?ateuT who would rival the profea- 

 •lonal flonrt In the radiance of hts rarden 

 •hould make a van now by sowlr^ the .eed 

 ;; many. k.nd. of ahowy *7"*^'VhUe'''^.^I 

 pots, to be kept indoors '<"• »*^'*^- „^''! 

 boxe» .hould have hole, for dralnag^ tn iha 

 bottom, but .houid not be »<','^P«; "^J^.? 

 the eoU drv. Ordinary «arden •<Ml_ma> y;*; 



•o hard a* to caua* the aoll to t>*ke Coarae 

 »e«dcan beat be planted In little dHlIa. or each 

 aeedpreaetddownlnto the aoll. and the •'hole 

 coverwdwltha tMn lay*r of earth, aa with tb« 

 onfall aeed. The aolt ahould be gently 8pI^n- 

 kled with water Immediately afu.r the plant- 

 ing. Only the quamlty of water which the 

 soil ran absorb w4thon* becoming socg>' 

 should b« given. The box shooild be watered 

 3ub9equen<ly whenever tbe aoll becomes dry 

 a little bejow the aurface. 



It Is a good practice toaow the aeedln row*- 

 as ihlaen*ble»thea»ll to bestirred to prevent 

 It from baJritig The box should beaet by th» 

 window and gtven plenty of light. buA at the 

 san^. time shielded from tlie hot eun When 

 the plants have grown to a fair size. It will be 

 warm enough ot\tdoors to 8«t-,them out In th« 

 garden. Only the stron^el- plant* should be 



a , V. iwv.tnm iMiiiat the top theri should chosenrorreplantlng Ageratums. sweet alya 



ustd In the iwttom. tw«»t^|^ )^^^ .„ ^^^ \^^^ snoodr^gons. heliotrope*. lobeUas. nas 



nd veri>eDa.s can be' treated aoic- 

 this way. 



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A Wild Flower Garden. 



It will b^ a fn.l this >ear. as one result of 

 nn early -vrln« t.>r amateur rtower lov.rMo 

 plant, for th.- artnuratloi. of ihnr frlerds, 

 KardfnB of wllJ rtowers. ti anspUnvt-'d from 

 ih« woods M^nrof the plants found m the 

 woods and n^lda have foliage BS0 flowtTS ai 

 beautiful a* thf highly cultivjlc-d kinds- 



With thf-flr-ct touch of spring, hefor*- (hr 

 inow and Ice have disappeared from t h^ more 

 densely shaded places, the first w..d flowers 

 l.*-plii to bloom, and there- is a vonsiant lu^- 

 oesyion of ga> bloasoms. Increasing In ir^l'^n- 

 dor until late in September, when many of 

 the wild flowers are at their hesi 



Bv making irtps to the wooda ■- 1 variou-. 

 -cftioiis. the flower lover may tr..niplflnt 

 such ipeclmena of each v.irletx as plca^^- l.u 

 fancy At home a bed t^ijuld b- prepiireU 

 tor them, placed where ihe pUnia may hav<; 



tome protection from the hoi sun, arid be 

 watered regularly The aoll thouid be thor- 

 oughly enriched with well rotted n"anure, or 

 ■^.ni? cnmmervial fertlll*er 



If is best to plan-t the wild flower^ aa a bor- 

 di r, with all varietlea mlxtd, as mort of them 

 are p"rennlal», and It will be unneces'sary to 

 ^f^la^,I the border yearly , exript m replace 

 ih«s»* thai dlf Owing to the dlffeivnt flower- 

 ing seasons of (he vgrlous varleil.B. If ih© 

 bed la welt furnished with many scrta, ih*;re 

 wlli be cofiHiant succesaion of blnoni all tht 

 tumm^r It la best to begin working the 

 ground for the bed as soon In tt." spring a-* 



I 15 dry enough The transplant ^d flow, r» 

 f!;ruld"be coretiill* wnd regularl> watered 

 >in!il they are w el; est.iblished Aft.Tw.ir«l? 



II is t.nl> necepsnrv lo k^t'p the n^nN cut 

 Ti.e seed.^ of ni.inv of tlie hf*t w::d flowrra 

 L tr be rurchas»-di.of the needyintn 



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 In the ] 

 They 

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The Romance of a Sweet ^ea. 



tl will toon b« llm» <o pllnt •"«' P«»»- ">• 

 prmv floners which havf befn brouiht lo 

 great' perfection- In Amerli». which oltru 

 thrive In pour lolL 



The parent of nearly tH the most beauUful 

 varieties ot the American «»«t pea It the 

 Blanche Perrs . which h»»apr.tty rot"*"'* 

 connected with ita dlicoveri Some Hftv 

 yeara ago lb* comely lUughoer of a well lo .lo 

 farmer ran away from home lo marrj a 

 Touna quarryman. and h«r home lh«reafi(T 

 waa alwaya In a cottage, often but a mere 

 hut. on the Ihm aoll overlying «no lime 

 iHona nd«e. wher» her huaband work.f4 

 When her baby died ah. went back in h»r 

 tathera farm lo bury It, ana look wli-h her 

 on revurnlnl lo her colta». •»">•, !*5*°'* 

 while awMl pea. aodraaed of th.old PaialeU 

 Lady pink 



Tboraafter . «rv«- great bar poverty aha 

 never failed i- i:iow near her cottage home 

 lome ot theae aweet peaa a< a remUxJer of her 

 happy rrihoodatid d«»d baby Th«y -«e,>, 

 alaiayagrowntln thin, poor aoll. often ao Ihln 

 that they could oDly w> kept aUva by conalani 

 attention and watering Aa a reauU of auch 

 envlroomen.1 for many plaivt genarallona Ihay 

 acquired a d*arf growth and a great abun- 

 dance of bright colorad flowera. Borne iwaii- 

 n-nve vear. after the baby died, a aeedMnan 

 pacing the. little home of the molber noticed 

 the beauiy ot ,heiwe.ip»aaan.>obtalneda 

 t«,rooniul ct th. .e*l Thia h. imiltlpU^ 

 ,ru. thoua^nda ot Po""-!* '"J "'? ," "^^ °' 

 ,h.- nian<he Perry variety which la now fa- 

 n.ou. rhroogl- -t the world lor It. beauty and 

 th^ many bea..:lful »«laU.. « baa pro- 

 ducvd. 



w:u Increase the raTenue of the city, but that 



Press Work of the National Council of Horticultore. 



NATURAL GAS. 



Referring to the query of G. P. S. in 

 the Eeview for February 22, he can use 

 natural gas in his boiler without any 

 • langer whatever. 1 have used it in a 

 sectional return flue boiler for eight 

 years witli the best of results. Our 

 boiler was located in the center of the 

 l)lant. All that is necessary is to see 

 that the piping is clone carefully, so 

 (here are no leak.s in the line" leading 

 to the boiler. We have experimentetl 

 with various burners. If G. P. S. has to 

 pay by meter rate, it would be well to 

 carefully select his burner and mixer. 

 But if on flat rates, simply take a 2- 

 ineh pipe, cut the lengths to suit the 

 fire-box — two pieces connected in the 

 shape of a U, with three rows of holes 

 drilled an inch apart and three-six- 

 teenths of an inch in size. Cover the 

 grate bars with sheet-iron and bricks. 

 If G. P. S. wishes further information 

 will gladly give same by letter. S. H. 



NATURAL GAS VERSUS COAL. 



I f natural gas can be obtained at 30 

 cents per thousand feet, how docs it 

 i(iin[)are in cost with hard coal, hauling 

 included, at about $5.25 per ton? My 

 boiler is for hard coal. The piping 

 from the main would be about seventy 

 f'tct to the greenhouses. My expenses 

 1(1 • coal run from $150 to $170 per year. 



M. B. 



' It is estimated that 30,000 cubic feet 

 of gas is equivalent in heat producing 

 ! power 'to one ton of the best anthracite 

 i (oal. That would make 30-cent gas as 

 \ f.\pcnsive as coal at $3 per ton. To 

 i ofl'sot this the gas-heating furnace will 

 iVrequiro little or no attention. There will 

 be no ashes to clean out and no coal to 

 be handled. The value of these offsets 

 must be considered in judging between 

 vuid and gas. If you can get the gas 

 at 20 cents it would be a decided advan- 

 tntrt, but it is doubtful if you could 

 make it pay at 30 cents unless it saves 

 the wages of a night fireman, which it 

 does iiot if voii use hard coal. 



L. C. C. 



