AoausT 15, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



17 



Charles SchoenlA, Trustee. W. C. Smith, Trustee. Oarl Beyer, Trustee. 



V. H. Weber, Treasurer. W. 0. Younir, President. O. H. Anrermaeller, Vice-president. 



A. J. Bentzen, Secretary. 



Newly EUctei Oilkert of th« St. Louts Florists' Qub. 



manure twelve pounds, and a ton of fresh 

 hen manure about thirty-two pounds of 

 nitrogen. 



In regard to potash and phosphoric 

 acid the hen manure would be twice as 

 rich in potash as horse droppings, eight 

 times as rich as cow manure, five times 

 as rich as sheep droppings, and three 

 times as rich as pig dung. While in the 

 proportion of phosphoric acid, hen ma- 

 nure would be four times as rich as horse 

 droppings, ten times as rich as cow ma- 

 nure, five times as rich as sheep drop- 

 pings, and four times as rich as solid pig 

 dung. We have to remember that with most 

 farm animals the liquid manure is far 

 richer in plant food than is the solid ex- 

 crement, while in the manure of the hen, 

 the solid and liquid excrement are in com- 

 bination, which accounts for the high 

 value of hen manure; it is quite equal 



in value to many of the lower grade 

 guanos. 



Hen manure should be carefully pre- 

 served in a dry shed, so as to be kept 

 free from rain ; mix a little dry soil or 

 sand when breaking up, pass through a 

 quarter-inch mesh sieve, and sow broad- 

 cast. 



CALLA BULBLETS. 



I have about 2,000 calla bulblets from 

 Vi-inch to %-inch in diameter and about 

 an inch long. I was wondering if they 

 would bloom this winter if they were 

 planted on the bench now. Could not 

 some of the brother florists enlighten me 

 on this subject! Any information will 

 be greatly appreciated. C. S. 



Probably some of the largest of the 

 bulblets would bloom a little the coming 



winter if placed in benches, but at the 

 low price for which blooming bulbs can 

 be procured it will hardly pay you to 

 bother with them. I would suggest plant- 

 ing some of the strongest in boxes six 

 inches deep, which have been well sup- 

 plied with drainage. Tliese will make 

 fine flowering bulbs another season. Or 

 place a number in 8-inch or 10-inch pots. 

 You will get some flowers .from these 

 next winter, but not of the size or qual- 

 ity that bigger bulbs will produce. 



C. W. 



Have had success. It pays to adver- 

 tise in the right paper. — G. P. Sheaker, 

 Winchester, Ky. 



Maetinsville, N. Y.— Mrs. G. A. Bell- 

 ing and daughter have returned from a 

 visit with her husband, who is building 

 greenhouses at Boundbrook, N. J. 





St. Louis Florists' Club at the Missouri Botanical Garden, August 8. 



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