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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



l<\.' 1 Ml'.i:it 27, I'.tOO 



THE ROEHRS' WAGONS. 



■| !'• ;;• .■■i?ii|',i ii\ I ii^ r 111-! I il ii>li IS I'l'dln 



I.'' ■• 1! I - I '■'.. K'liii,' I I u .J. \. .1 .. ' ;ik' u just 

 III,' -III.- -l,!' ^ !( riiiiMi^f.-, i)U Tin; »l;iy In.;- 



I'lii 'rii:iiil\s;^l\ iii;^. It will ^ivt' growers 

 .if 1 111 llii\\i'i< wlni li:i\r no t;i'''.'>tfr raiiLTfs 

 ■ 'I 'jl.-i^-^ >'iMii- i.ic-.'i nt' the ilfli\('r_v 1':i<-il 

 nil- i.i|iiiiri| liy ;i [il;iiitsin;iii <4ii)\\iii^ 

 I'l ilh' \i'\\ \ MiU inarkt't. 



CARNATION NOTES.-WEST. 



Potting the Cuttings. 



I l:i •, I 1!^ -I r.|i .1 111 U'< ' illU !' ;^iM>(i 



I ,. I , i 11 ; :i ji' .'I Mir lUttiii^-- I'l taki- root, 

 tli,\ »hniil.l l.t jL.ltf.i a- -...HI as tht'V 



h.i\ I f.iinii.l a HI.-. I lit t Ml r.i.il Iris. N'nU 



n ill liii'i t li;ii li\ 1 111 1 Mill I l.t 1111.^1 tarilv 

 iiii- ai . I (Mil 1 i| i 111 ina p ■nl \' .it' ) lit iiatrli 

 \\)|| I.,- Ml |.i.i|.ii -iia]!. Pa [..iitnii:. Tli'V 

 ^li,,iil.( h.i' in all'M'.' 1 '" ti ii.aiii 111 the 

 s:iii,l |,i!)^ al'irr lln \ :ilr )r;i,|y Id |iiit. 



■| lir Mil,- ihiii'..; \iiii iiiii^i (.. ,■!!■ in niiiiil. 

 It'll HI t'a !inii \iiu |.!it till iiitiiiii;^ itiln 

 til,- saial until Miii |ijap! Ilinii nitu tln> 

 hiiu^i— iii\i ~amiiiri, !- ;lia' tlirsr (ait 

 iuil:^ all \i,;,r iii\i -•■a^iii.'^ sliick ami 



nntlinr.: 1- 111" _: I f a ;)i' in \laii_\ 



^riiiwi?-, :ir. Mi.-li ii.m| I,. !iari"ir tin- I'iia 



l)i;it ali\tiiliiL; I- l; 1 I'lnaa.^ii I'lif tll(> 



\iiiiiil; plant- ami tiiat it' tlir_\ ran |ilaiit 

 fiiirU -11,1,1 [.lain- iiit.i 'In In 111 Mir\ ran 

 iiiaki 11)1 aii> li liiatii.y liming; tlii' -uiri 

 iiicr. \\'hiii laii ).latiiiiir \\a- tin- riiU 

 .•mil til' |ilaMt- liail a inn:: i^mwiiiii st-a 

 smi till- .-iiiilii nrtm 111' il'iiii' til si.nir rx 

 tciu. I'aii ihi'O i|av-. wliiii till' )ilant- 

 r,i(iain m tin ticM a i.air tlinr inmith^ 

 iiiiij f\' i\ 'lay -111. Ill i l.i' tak> 11 ii|i liy lir- 

 ', rliijiini'ir 1 .'it lii'l ' lia I. ' i-.ii)irl at nai, it 

 |.iciiini'< ini).i lat i\ 1 that xnii piani lait 

 ^triiiiL:. -tai'.U plant- t|,:it ;ii',' fiaaily t.. 

 ;_;ii riLllit alnaii. Imiiiii:^ the in \t I-nir 

 iiii.titli- t|ir 'iri'l<'ni-\ 111 n.'L;|frt i- 

 -tiMii:^! I tli.'in :r ;iiiy lahii piii.i.i rt tin' 

 I , i a 1 1 ' ' - ■ i 1 '. 1 • i 1 1 p n I ' ' 1 1 1 . 



Use Good Soil. 



'I'., i ,._;i n '.'. It li, ;,-! _; i -nil tn pot 



: I,, ■iiitii J- iiit.i, l>.rn'' ii^'- iilii rhrys- 

 :i at 111 mil 111 -iiii. a- 'Ar -'■•' linla' "-u i>tt>'Il. 



.1 u-t 1 ,'111-1 till- -i.il lias Int- ut' iiianiui' 



III i; iMi'l il li'iik-- li:^lit 'iial nii'llo'iv is iid 



I . ;i-. ,n I: \ 11 I- _;"'i • ' -' ' In' -a III!' 



-.Ill ymi iisial on ynur <'arn;it inn linn. ins. 

 .'I' a'< t^iiml, aiiil iiiiv in .'iliinii .im lil'ih 

 iiiMi'' 1)1' w t'll rut ti'il inaiiiii'i', aial ;i slnf.i-l- 

 till ni' sharp s;niil tn i-ai-ii Inisli. I nl' tlm 

 iiiiNtiii'c. Screi'ii tliis tlimnnli a t.,.|,|,.p, 

 inp^li as .\nri use it. I»nn"l srin n a IiilT 

 Ini ami Irt it 111'. Iml '-ri'irn v\liat, vmir 



pnllilln Im'IiiIi will linj.l ami \\ill l.c ll^iil 



lip ill a t'nw (lays. It will Im in li.ttir 

 nii'i'iia nil','! I I'ninlil mn. 



• iittinns tli;il am pnllrij iliinii'^' t iio 

 ni\t SIX \\i'('k< -liuiilil \)f piitti'il iiitn L'- 

 iiii'li pni- .'inil sliit'lrd latiT iiiiii a larnir 



si/.', ai'cnl'ililiy- tn Ihi' stl'fll^tll nt' till' 



plants. I I' pniicil intn •_' ' ^ iin-h jmis iliis 

 rally ami Irt't in tlmsr puts until plantoil 

 III tlir lirl.l they wunlil 111' stuiitcil ami 

 liai'l ami wuiiM nrvrr make liinli-iii'aile 

 sturk. 'I'lir uiir tiling' In stri\i' t'lii' 1*^ a 

 mn. |ri','il r, sturdy, -^tra.ly Lli'uwtli trnin 

 1 1. l;i n II I n^ t n rm I. 



Potting an Art. 



riii'i'r is inni'i' art in pnttmn plaiils 

 tiian apprars nii the snrt'ai-i', ami fSjiC'- 

 I'ialiv it' spml i- ili'sii'ril <as wi-li as onuil 



wnl'k. All rXJirl'l |intlrrs luiXi' .'> Systi'lll 



li\ wliirli iliry wni'k ami wlii'ii rv iTytliirii^ 

 I- a- it slinuld III- a n,,,,,! pnttrr will 

 wnik likr a I'Inrk ami ,as siimnt lily. l']\rrv 

 nin\r lir inakrs li:is it- plarr ill till- sy s- 



Irlll, ami lin nil llrrrs^,'! r\ IMn\r is Tliailt' 

 tn .■aiisr a Ins- n t' tilllr. Sprr<l i InrS nut 



tirrrssai'i ly iiiran a Inw nr;ii|i' ni' work. 

 Ill t';ii-t. y.iii will t'l'rijinii! ly timl tliaT 

 thr t';istrst mir m a lium-li nt' pnltrr-' 



will iir .Inllin til,. Im'SI n|-;|,i,. , , f' Wlipk. 



'I'lir !ii,'in W lin krrp- lintll liaihl- lilisy .'ill 



llir titiir :iml mn\r- Ills liamN i|iiirkly, 

 I'l I III I nal I iin all ii n m.-i--,-! r\ iiin\ > niniis, 



will .|.i |ll-t a< -,,,,,] \\,iik as till- sInWrr 



nil i\ rr ami will • i. i an Or n t it . 



The Routine of Potting. 



'I'll, ^xsti'in wr tr:i.-|i \'\ir\- man wli. 



p. it- nil ,i|ir pl;iri' I- a- t'o|lnN\S: I'lai'i 



till' pnl> at llir Irl't ||,'|||<| allll ll,'l\l t llC 

 -nil ill a .nllX r II li'lll pile ••lusr a^aillSt tlin 



pnis ami 1.1 111,' iinlii. I'larr tin- t ray 



nil Inp III' till- -nil ,'ll|i| clnsc tn llir potS 

 ami ll't llir rml llrXt to llir pots lir a I'cw 

 llli'lirs InWil' l|i:ui til,- nlhl'l' rllil. Tills 



l'^ ilnllr tn aid 111 sr 1 I i n n lln' | in ! - ilili; 

 llir lr;i\ ipilrklv and tn |ili'\r|il I'allillL' 

 .■\rr. ^ nil will i|lll.'kl\ -ri' llir ai|\all 



lani' in ihi-. \- In th,' I'litlin^s. ;i i-oii- 



\rlllrllt hamlt'lll at ,'l tilllr |S plarr. I rii'Xt 

 In ihr pnIS III 'hr Il'iaii;4lr nt' -p.'lrr. Illadi 



li\ rlr.'ii'iiiL; a -mall sp,'ii't' tni Winking 



• 1 il'i'il ly 111 I' I'. lilt 111' I hr put I rr. \ IHI will 

 llnllrr that .A r lyl hilln IS III I In-r pI'nS 

 inilt\. tn in.'iki r\rr\ inn\,||ir|il ,1- -linll 

 a- pnssiiilr. I'lvriy tilllr ynli ha\r |i 



|r:in n\rr tn Ir.'irli nl' tn lill'll .'irnUIld l! 

 r;iiisi-s ,'1 w.'isli' ,.t' Iiliii' and l! till- y nil 

 lull ill!. Ill llii- ss-l,'iii ihi' pnttri -l.'iml> 

 I'lrrt and iMn\ ,- mil V hi- a i in- ami 

 h.'inds. 



\nW In pnt thr ■ ' 1 I I I I 11 i; S . <il'a.-p ,'1 pO t 



III thr hit haml and -iiiiultanrnusl\ 

 lu'iish till' In.isr -nil awiiy with till' hack 

 nt' ynur I'lyhi han.l. tlini )ii(d\ up a rut 

 linn with thr 1,'i't ]i,'iml and at lin- saim 

 tilm' si-nnp lip ;i liaiidt'lll o I' Soil 111 tin 

 iirht hand. Mnih hands ■•niiii' tnn,.t|iri' al 

 llir pill, the Irt'i haiid .'i ti'itli' in ail\,'iiii'i 



.'llld holdlllL; thr I'll. its ill thr pot .'IS ilri.'p 



as thry ai'r In lir .' 1 1 1 d .i;iviiii; a -li^dit 

 -hakr to makr linin liaiii,^ naturally, 'i'ln 

 -nil is tilh'd III around ilniii and ;i tlmiiil:. 

 nil rai'h sidr |ii'r--rs till' soil down, ami 

 liy a i|iiirk rhani;r thr rcniaiiiiiii; twi 



sidrs air pl'r-s,-,l, also With thr tllUlllllS, 



wilhniit iiin\ inn ill,, jiiit. Ill pi,d\iiii^ u]. 

 tin- pot with the I'lnht hand il i^ "IM'M a 

 -li^lii twirl ami kiim-k on tin l.rncli ami 

 i|uiikly |>lar,-,l in the tray. W'hil, lin 

 I'inht hand i^ doiii;,^ this thr Irl't haml 

 is ri'm-liiiiLj till' jiiintlior pot. ii-ady In -ri 

 down as soon .is tlio rit;ht lias rlrait-d a 



spacr. rildrl this -ystclll tin' V\n|'k i^ 

 Sn Wi'll i||\nlr.| IIl'II. rXCCpl t'nr llll- 



haji. iirilhci In'tiid will mcd In wait I'm 

 thr ntlirr at any iiini'. ami that i- wlirii' 

 the -^aviii^f in fiini rninr- in. 



The Question of Speed. 



W'l' lia\r -rrll llirll pnl ||i |||,'l||\ .lit 

 trl't'lit Wa\-. Iillt lia\r nr\r|' -rrll a S\'- 



Irin that w.iiihl allnw -mh -pi'rd ami 

 rlran vMii k .1- till- mir. Ilnw iiiaiiv 

 plants ran a n I imtln put in a ilav 



under till- -\-Irm, 'In Xmi .'l-k .' 'I'n lir 

 nil! with, I Wnllld s.'iy tlu'll r\p,rl |lnl 



ins who ha\i -pr,'d, ri... ii-iiall\ lia\i' 

 tlii'ir pots lit'niinht III thrin and thr plant'- 

 si't awav t'lr iliriii ,ind wlnn -i'\rial ar, 



|ioltilin r\,li th, illttiliys ;ir,- tiikrll a I 

 t'or them. All 'hrX nerd to .|n l- tn |,nl 



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The Deliver-y Teams of the Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. 



