April 26, 1006. 



TheWeekly Horists' Review. 



1641 



Sunken Formal Garden at Home of Mrs. Richard Gambrill, Newport, R. I. 



never had a case of disease in the 

 frames. ThiSxin itself is a strong argu- 

 ment in favor of frame culture. 



Plants intended for subsequent plant- 

 ing in the open ground should have at- 

 tention in regard to hardening off be- 

 fore the time of setting out arrives. 

 This time differs considerably with the 

 locality. "We can usually trust them 

 outdoors after the first of May. Even 

 then the temperature will sometimes run 

 a little below the freezing point, but if 

 not too severe a little frost will not do 

 much harm, provided the plants are well 

 hardened off. If protection can be given 

 during cold nights they could be set in 

 the open ground even earlier than this, 

 but where large plantings are made, 

 covering is hardly practicable. Two 

 good varieties, the two best we have 

 tried, are Boston Market and Big Bos- 

 ton. Hardiness is .one of their strong 

 points, but the quality and flavor are 

 also there. 



Radishes are another very satisfac- 

 tory frame crop. We now are pulling 

 from the frames and have made preparar 

 tions for & continuous supply up to the 

 time the .'outdoor crops can be ielied 

 on. A sowing has already been made 

 in the open and are just breaking 

 through the gronnd, but it is only a 

 chance whether we get a satisfactory 

 crop, as the earliest outdoor crop often 

 is seriously checked by late frosts. "We 

 continue to sow every week, however, 

 and catch ' the season as it comes. 



W. S. Croydon. 



TAR PAPER AND MUSHROOMS. 



I noticed in a recent issue Mr. Lam- 

 bert's letter referring to the use of 

 tarred pslper for roofing mushroom 

 houses. May I give my experie-nce in the 

 use of tarred paper? I have two beds 

 over my boiler room. The floor under, 



and the sides of the beds, are lined with 

 tarred paper to prevent dripping into 

 the room beneath. From one bed 

 spawned January 25 I have gathered 

 nearly a pound of mushrooms per square 

 foot. I leave it to those who have had 

 experience in spawning beds in winter to 

 decide if this is not a fair crop for 

 this season. I might also say that I 

 have grown tons of mushrooms in houses 

 that have been tarred inside. 



Charles Elliott. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURE. 



Newport, B. I., has been the scene of 

 some of the most pretentious landscape 

 work done in this country in the past 

 few years. Wadley Sf Smythe have done 

 much work on the estates of millionaires, 

 among their best things being the court 

 shown in the accompanying illustration, 

 photographed at the estate of Mrs. Rich- 

 ard Gambrill. This is a formal garden 

 in front of a marble terrace, a repro- 

 duction of the famous garden at Hamp- 

 ton Court, London. The fountain is in 

 the center of a sunken area, while the 

 screen of native cedars in the distance 

 separates the garden from the avenue. 

 The color shown at the base of the screen 

 is a border of anemones. The garden it- 

 self has a double terrace, with a depth 

 of three feet ten inches. Statuary and 

 specimen bay trees add much to the ef- 

 fectiveness. 



With the 

 Advertising Man 



Once more I say, "The object of ad- 

 vertising, is .selling goods," and any 

 idea or method that does this profitably 

 is a form of good advertising. 



Now, here is an idea that will sell 

 goods for you at a handsome profit and 

 at the same time will get rid of odds 

 and ends of plants and flowers which 

 might otherwise be a loss. 



Offer to supply your customers with a 

 box of flowers or plants each week, or 

 every other week, at a stated price of 

 50 cents, 75 cents, or $1 and upwards, 

 according to circumstances. 



We find this very profitable, for it 

 insures a definite amount of business, 

 and in nine cases out of ten will use 

 up odd lots of roses or carnations. If 

 the people get tired of flowers, give 

 them plants. 



The most popular assortment seems 

 to be mixed boxes containing violets, 

 roses, a few carnations, etc., as it gives 

 a greater variety. 



We also make a practice of inform- 

 ing our customers in advance of higher 

 prices at Easter and other holidays, 

 and upon request discontinue their con- 

 tract for two weeks previous to these 

 holidays, so they will get something 

 worth while on a holiday. 



If you will think this matter over 

 carefully you will see that it presents 

 unlimited possibilities and you will be 

 surprised, not only at what yoilt'-can do 

 for a stated amount, but at the number 

 of people who will go in on this that 

 would never think of coming near your 

 place of business. I know that this idea 

 will pay you because it pays us and is 

 one of our most profitable sources of 

 ' revenue. Billy Van. 



RICHMOND, IND. 



The Palladium says that probably the 

 largest business loser in this city as a 

 result of the San Francisco disaster will 

 be the E. G. Hill Co., as that firm had 

 a large trade with the florists of the 

 coast. Rose and carnation plants were 



