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RAFFIA. 



Raffia (colored), 20 beautiful shades. Samples 

 free. R. H. Comey Co., Camden, N. J., 

 or 810-824 Washburne Ave., Chicago. 



Raffia. Dependable Brand. Clean, bright and 

 extra wldtb. Write for prices. 



O. Smith & Sons Co., 310 Spruce St., Phlla. 



SHELLS. 



Bright new shells for lettering. Write for 

 prices. E. W. Gaehrlng, Kensington, Phlla., Pa. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



1 bale, $1.25; 2, $2.25; 3, $3.25; 5, $5.00. 

 Leedle Co., Expert Rose Growers, Springfield, O. 



Sphagnum moss. Write for prices. 

 O. Smith & Sons Co., 310 Spruce St., Phlla. 



TOBACCO. 



Fresh tobacco stems, 50c per 100 lbs.; $10.00 

 per ton. Scharft Bros., Van Wert, Ohio. 



TOOTHPICKS. 



wired toothpicks, 10,000, $1.75; 50,000, $7.50. 

 Sample free. W. J. Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. 



WIRE SUPPORTS. 



Galvanized rose and carnation stakes. 

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WIRE WORK. 



Wm. H. Woerner, Wire Worker of the West. 

 Manafacturer of llorlsts' designs only. Second 

 to none. Illustrated catalogues. 

 520 N. 16th St., Omaha. Neb. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire 

 work In the west. E. F. Wlnterson Co., 

 45, 47, 49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



Wire work. Manufacturers of artistic florists' 

 designs. New price list, large discount. 

 Pittsburg Cut Flower Co., Ltd., Pittsburg, Pa. 



'William E. Hlelscher's Wire Works. 

 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. 



Full line of wire work. Write for list. 

 Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., New York. 

 Manufacturers of Wire Designs. 



Best — Cheapest — Try a sample order. 



Scrantou Florist Supply Co., Scranton , Pa. 



E. H. Hunt. 70-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



STARTING CANNAS. 



Please let me know how canna bulbs 

 are started, whether exposed to the light 

 or under the benches. Is February the 

 right time to start them for spring 

 stock? K. H. L. 



It is rather too early to start your 

 canna roots. Let them remain where 

 thoy are until the middle of March; 

 then divide them with a heavy, sharp 

 knife, leaving a single eye to a divi- 

 sion. Place them on a bench over heat- 

 ing pipes, first laying a coating of moss 

 on the bottom. Lay the roots quite 

 close together; then shake a quantity 

 of sphagnum moss over them, just 

 enough to fill the blank spaces and cov- 

 er the eyes. Give a soaking of water 

 and give no more except light surface 

 sprinklings until root and growth action 

 starts. A temperature of 60 degrees at 

 night is suitable. They will start in a 

 cooler house, but much more slowly. 

 When the divided plants are rooting 

 nicely, pot into 3-inch or 4-inch pots, ac- 

 cording to their size. The moss lifts 

 nicely and there is little danger of break- 

 ing the roots. Be careful not to over- 

 water after potting. When the pots are 

 full of active roots, there is little danger 

 of this occurring. C. W. 



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