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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Mai!( II I'll. \:hh\. 



liotlH'i iiiiiiiuii. N\nli iwM iihlic-. uT >;iiii| 



OWV II. \'.)i! r;iii ]i|;iic llir Imllis i|llll<' 

 t liirkiv. ;i liMiii ! wn 1 liii iK I lini ilcpl h. 



i !. jihli'c'd ;i trW III. -lie-- .-llid^r Milllr lllilil 



:ii 't ■^^ ;ilri' ]'i|"> i lii \ \\ill -uiiii >i;iri, ;iii.l 



IhllHt tluMl It' |M.I lr,| otl -ill^lv . 



Wo h;i\c- t(iii--hM'inlili iliiii;i ii.| ill \l:i\- 



i'i'T wJn'TOx-. |,i| • hi' liilX.J Im.|,I,'1'. I ',,!■ 

 t 'm.'^ \'. (' 1'.'! ! ii'' I'h III-- I i.iin I III' ll:il - nil.. 

 ■' M!rli ]iii;> :i ':. i |.Im iil;i' 111 :i iillM ii.il |.i'.| 

 .:■ :! li^ii' • ^^ '■> I 11, ii.iii- ; \ li.iiii I ii,- lir.-f 



' '.' .1 11 !.'■ I 111 _\ ."111 I il;i II I ril niir III 1 111' 



iKi; l:''i'iiu:I 

 ' ! :j I 'M^ ii I .ii III 1 1 lit:, :i I I Ml ii |iiii !■< 



.-■.'.•il'i i'l_\ hll'Lli' I'li'Miiji,, 'rilr\- .ii-v,'|\|. 



"-illi !,. >■'■ 1" 1 III -: |l|. 1 :iii iM' |.l:iiili',| 

 vat (Ml U I'l'llrl; III liMir (i| Ihi' llii 111- ill 



tros'ii J'liiii I -;i 1 1| II 1--1 ■ III wiiiiuiT ii'l; ii 111-- 

 'hi. I!i;i r.,!i 1 ii'ii- i;i II li' )i|;iiili'.| .i,il :ii!.l 



'IV.C S)llK,'>. l,^|]|l, \\ ,. |,;|\,. ;||\\:|\- ||\,',| 

 I'll ih"i 1 ; 1(1- liiil 1 h |'-li' 111 K i:, i\\ , , !' i hi-, 



i>.\pi'r'ii.'iii 1'. 



Air.i I - :i. 'ii' iMi'i 1' I'uri 11'! i\ , I In- 1 nil I'. I 

 Sl:iti.'~ 1 ■ 1 Aim I ii :i, ;- i in' l;i i :il |iii' 

 iliclll^' 1 1 ;i III r\ 111 1 Ml I 111 I'l 11-1'. \\ I' r:i ii 

 ronu'iii 1 111' \\ I II wlii'ii I'.iiM.'-li .-I'l'i l-iiii'ii 

 liwny- -I'lii I" l!al\ I'm' iIh'Ii,, :iiiiI it 

 •»v;i^ iiiiM 1' I'll-- ;i iiil I I'liulili ill jiiiiriii'i' a 

 ".iiniilriNl 1 iilii'i'ii-i' i'lill - I li.'iii I! w iHilil 

 he now ni.i \ - I.I l;.'1 :i Laliv i- li I lli| la li/.i'i' 

 fi'iiui till I iiii:^. 1 \ ,1 l|i'\ 111' all i--a \ nil 

 'i^^t I'lUii I'll \' rr.iih .'ii. Ill liir li'arih'i! in 

 .'Kibilaiii- 111' \Lii-. 



Sowing Sweet Peas. 



^^'ilell■ Ii.i-I ainl -iiiiw lia\i' |ias-fil 

 :i'iTny aiiil i!ii' i^iniiiiil ran Ir |iIiiiil;Ii('i| 



■ •r dau. 'I"' ^ •■>'} 111 -' jiili nai 111 liiMii'- IS 

 to .son' -woi'! pra-. Maki' llio lii'iii-li 



■ ioC'p ar.ii liina'l ainl snw ihinlv. \n[\ 

 noctl ill'! ai oiiri' ill! m ili.. ii'i'iu-li lull. 

 FutUl''"' ii'ii'ilip uili .111 iliai. 'I'lh' Linniiiil 

 .•niincU iir tim villi t'nr -wii'i pia-. 'I'lirri' 



T.-illlkl liO lit'li' l^.'lllli'il liV -uWIII;^ ;|li\ III' 



viic- cai'ly, wiiiii'i ilnwi'i mil; kIihIs mil- 

 idOi's. j '.l;inrlii- 1 '.ui'jii'i'. I''.iiiil\ lli'inliT- 

 Pon, ('oniito^s nl' li'aiiiinr. I.ioiIn. ('atli- 

 crine 'ri;ii'\. m- any uT tin' t^iui.i nM 

 stiiii!;ii'l \arirtii'- will ijn. 



W'v ail a-kc.l i-\i.|'y .v|iiiii;^ . 1 1 ih,' licil 

 .iii.'j; -i-a-'Oi i'.ir i'liiiii|i- lit -wi'i'i |H':i.s. 

 aiiil ii.i- iiiiK ^Mi\ In lill ilio iii'ilrr IS 

 to ..iii: iiji cliur.ii- Irniii ilio mw- -i.wn in 

 til'"" '.^aiaiMl. I.a-I yo.ar wr -nwi'il -i'\- 



'.T.'ll JiUn.lM'il •] IIH'I; |iiil- \'. Mil ;i i|ii/.('ll 



>0'-'l- in ••aril, ami t'.iiiml ii-.' t'l.i- ilirai 

 to lill tins.. (U'lli'i-. ami i-lia I'lii'i I a- niiirli 

 foir tlioiil a.s I'lir I im-ii i^rianiinn- .am! ;i1 

 Ii ^roati I |ii.ilii. Till' iiiii|i|li' ni' Ai'i'il 

 1.- I, a r|\' ■ 111 ii , ;^!; 1.1 -1 iw 111 I In ' iM il! Ii. 



Willi \\i Si m 1'. 



NOTES FROM ENGLAND. 



'!';,' 1 1 1- -1 n.i 1 a ik 111 a .-m'lii \ I hmul: 

 ]"'.•• aii'i! ii. Si'iillaini -Miiil.ar in iln' li'i.val 

 Tl.'l't i'",! i V 1 1 a i S.iriit\- lit' i'.ii .; !a m i. \'ii!li 

 .'r^rt-'liya i ' I'l - .a! I'jii nl'iii ^ii, I i i- i i^^hi 

 , V ;);--i-rTi .i I o lill- liaili iin !■■ a i ii'ii li n i ,'i I 

 •■'. * 'iLirii il - '■!' .'^i-i i! I;i m I Mi.'il Mm i.m-i' 



iii.a^nili.Tiil iwli ilni inns nl' lint i<-ullui';il 

 |ir<iilur| iniis .III iinl nnw | la y 111 IScdllainl. 

 ^^oiiiii|iiiui: III lill' w;i\ (if a sdiMcly 



j'li'llllli'il nil Ihr lines nl' llir I,'. II. S. is 



loijiiiii'il In ii'\i\i' inii'i'i'-i ill Itiiwcrs ami 

 li'iiii riiJiiii'i'. Il will innhalily siii'|>risi' 

 "iif Iriomls III \nnrir.a In Ic.-iiii llial tin 

 li'oyal ilni I null lll'.l I Smirlv lia^ lli>V\' 

 '■'■arlii'il a mi'in I ii'i'.-n i|i nj' iirarK' Im.ikhi, 

 ami lli.at I! Iia- .i n-riM Inn. I nl almiil 

 'J I'i.iKHi. 



(■Iii'in a/.'ili','i- .1- ili'ini .-Il i\ !■ |il,'inl- .aii' 

 ■ ■ "IV ■ ■ ill Kii'^lami I III- V I'.'ii . ami l;|"w 

 'IS .all' I'liiiipl.i i III iil; liit In |\ nl ln\\ 



Here IS my dollar to pay tor the 

 Florists' Best Paper, 



It arrives on Saturday, just in time, 

 and I always look for it, as I can then 

 make my order for stuft for the next 

 week, besides getting all the new^s. 

 JOHN T. TAYLOR. 

 Rome, Ga., 



March 12, 190b. 



Iil'ii-i's. .\lui-h Illnllcy llllisl lillVt^ lici'ii 



Insi. In ni.aiiy laascs tlio plants, al'tm- 



' lia\illL!' ln'Oll illl|inlii'i|, imtti'il. Ilnlisnl 



.ami i;inwn .ami I'ni'c-cil into lijnnm. arc 

 lint ri"ili/.iiin til,' aitnal lirst cnst i<\' 



llio [ilailts nil lllo *.-nllt illt'llt. It Is jiinli- 



ahlo m-ilri's t'nr iho ini|inrtat imi.- nt' 

 .•i/;ilo;is will 111' lilt down \t'ry i-niisiiicr- 

 alily !iv the I-]iil;Tis1i iiiii'scryinoii tin' rnin 

 in^ season. 



hnli-li il;ilVoi|i l.s .-iikI fillips |i;i\0 liooii 

 ilnino' ^M'll OH tlio iiiarkot l.aicjy, a ni',>;ii 

 ii'ipi'i'X I'liicMi lia\iiin' taken jiko'i' in 

 pi'ii-i'S. Till' lasi wi'i'k or -n Imlh .ai'lii-li- 

 li.'ixi' lifi'ii iiiakiiii;' snllirii'iii tn |i';i\i' a 



nnnil |irn!i! till' llh' nl'dWrr. wllii'll is \i'IV 



• lirf.'r.'iir In w li;ii lliny ili'l al t Im lio^m 

 iiiiiU .ami lnw;iriis tlir iiiiiliilt> di ilii 

 -ra -nil . 



< 111 \ s;uil lii'iniiiii.s iliiriiin- tlii'^^^i-t aii- 

 1 iiin II ami v\ i ii hr li:i\ .' 1.. in .•( ]irii|ita Mi' 

 !iiii'. till' lili'iin- -I'lliiiL; v\i'il 1 iirniiLtliniit 

 I 111' si"i-iiii. Tin nil |i i ,-1 ill .iinn .ami win 

 ti'i- ^I'.i' :iii I'Xi'i'l liiit i-liaiii'i 111 '^I'tiinn 

 i In I .|. n' I .1 m I ^I'nw t II \i I'll mat n i'i'.|. 

 ,'1 in I ,11 li Ml 11 iin i i I li 111 t 1 'I' In iil-l M;^. a In 



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Illustration of Method of Calculating Cubic Contents of Greenhouses. 



nearly nil <;i()\vtM-.s aio well jiloascd with 

 tlic results. ronsidcrabU! daiiiajfO was 

 done in sonio mirscrios by early frosts, 

 ono Lancasliire irrower estimating his 

 loss in a single ni'^ht from I'rost at o\t'r 

 CaOO. 7\1 Olio tiino it looked as if lli<! 

 liny s.aiillicMiutn would be liojielessly o\t'r- 

 done. I'lnbably larger <|ii:iiit ities than 

 (■\('r JH'I'ni'e \veio n'row n I'or last, winter's 

 irado. In .sonio districts I hey woio 

 niown by tlic aeie. Ariyiiid Xoltiniihaai 

 (spivially it Avas no iiin-oiiiinnii sii^lil to 

 .SCO li', e or --ix aeres lodclhri' in one 

 niiisi ry i'o' lil'tiiiii', blnoiniiii;- under 

 nlass. Next season proii.alily will be ,•(. 

 rci-ord I'ur (|u;iiitily thrown. 1 never lo 

 iiieiiibiM" seeing; so iii.any |d.aiils for mil, 

 blooms bi'iiiL;' piopaj^atod .a-' lliero aie 

 this spriiin'. It. .1- 



HYDROCYANIC ACID GAS. 



Nearly e\ ei'y owner (it' a nrciMilioiiso is 

 inlori'sti'd in Jiiininat inn with hydro- 

 ly.anie acid y.as and ni.aiiy hundreds are 

 oNpoi'inieiit iiii;' in its use. It is ncH'essary 

 III every e.ase to deleniiiiie with ni'(.;it, 

 laie tlie eiibie eontents o\' the lioiisc, 

 t'l.aiiie or bo,\ in which the t'liiniLCation is 

 In bi' made. The illust ral imi shows (a'oss 

 sections of two styles of nreonliojise 

 structures now in n'enei"il use. Al tin; 

 left is an e\('n-s|ian house IiJxlOO feel, 

 two feet on tli(> sides, aim live feet si.K 

 inches fi'oin the surface of the beds to 

 the ridec, with a w.alk fourl(>en inches 

 wide and lifti'cn inelu's u(H'p. 



To determine accurately the number of 

 cubic feet m this ov a Inuise of similar 

 construction: I'irsl , make ;i roiii^h <lraw- 

 iiiij' showinji' a cross secimn oi the house; 

 s(>cond, divide the sjiace into triancrles 

 and rocfaudles by drawine' a line eou- 

 ne('tin<; the two wiill plates ami (uie from 

 the ridj::;e at rii;ht aneles to this; mark 

 on oaeh its respective len).jth in feet funl 

 inches. Coniimle the numl)er of cubic 

 fi'et in each of the rectanyles and tri- 

 nnd'lcs in accordance wim ihe following 

 met hoil : 



In the even span house shown at the 

 left the luimber of (\ibic feet of space in 

 the walk is found by multiplying tlio 

 width by the dejith by tne len<;th, thus: 

 Multiply oiu' foot two inches by one 

 fnot three inches by h)(l feet. Iv'educm;:^ 

 to inches we have t'<nirleen inches niulti- 

 plit^d by fifteen inches by I,LlOO inches 

 ei|nals J.'ii'.iiiM) cubic inches; dividing 

 Uiis ii'sull by 1.7l^>, file number of cubic 

 niches containi>d in a (aibic foot, wo have 

 1 l."i.s:; (Millie I, ct. The nctaii^le A D (t 

 1'" is comiiuted in the same way, (wcopt 

 tli.'it in fliis case jf is not necessary to 

 rtaluce the feet 1n inches. It would lie 

 t\\('l\(> feet nuilll|ilied i ly two fi'Ct by 

 ion feet e(|Uals J. bin cnmc feet. 



'I'liis briiiys us to tiie triangles. The 

 rale L;enerally niMn for I'alcuhif inn; the 

 .area of a rie'lii aiiLile !ri;iiin|(> is to niul- 

 tiplv tiie ii.ase by tlie perpendiiailar and 

 i|i\i(le the product li\" two. Tiie result 

 muliiplied by tiie lenntii ni' tin' iiouse 



will n'ive l!ie nnnil'ir nt .lllilc feet the 



M'lannnlar pnitinn iniiiain-. I'or e\ 

 ample. tai\iiiii ilie tiianele A •' I'!; si.^ 

 ii'ci multiplied liy ihrei tei t six inches. 

 '■i|iials twenty niie t'eef, (livide-il by two 

 i'i|r,.als |m..", feel. nrnlti|i|ie,| by 100 feet 

 ei|nals I.o.'pii eiiiiii- leet. The area of the 

 trianele \] (' I) .and the cubic feet ill this 

 p.art (d' tiie house are fleterinined in the 

 .-ame way : or. in this cas(\ siice the tri- 

 anL;l':'s .are eijUiil. liie desi|-ed result is 

 nlitainc'd li> innii ip!y inn liie niiml)er of 

 i-iiliic t'eet III llie ti'iaiiL;le .V (1 l'] by two; 



1 .o.'i n militlplied by two ei|uals 2,100 



1 iilui' feel. Tlie cniiti'iits of this house 

 .- tie'ret'nre 1 l.'i s;; ,,|,|< -. inn plus 2.100 



