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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



.Tur.v 2, lOOS. 



General Outdoor Work. 



Tlir iiioio eoustantly you krt'p tlie luic 

 or I'ultivator at -work, the bettor your 

 crops will grow. Quito a little liaiid- 

 wcediiig will be ueotlod, cspocially when 

 there are young seodliugs. ])o not leave 

 tliesc in picturesque piles to adorn the 

 landscape, but roniovo to tlic rubbish 

 heap, 



Jf yo\ir sweet peas arc nnt mulched 

 kecji ihtiu clear ol' weeds and well hoed 

 ainoiijz. 'J'o make thorn bloom I'rcely re- 

 inuve all seed pods as they form. If 

 llio woallier is dry let a sprinkler run 

 between llie rows, changing it every three 

 or four hours. 



Jf asters show signs of aphis at tho 

 roots, ]Hiur tobacco water around those 

 alfected. 



Keep llie liiain piles cl(\ar of weeds and 

 if Villi have not yet ehopjied down and 

 tnixid up your compost for carnations 

 and other crops, do so at once. 



J^'emove ashes and other debris. Keep 

 yiiur front entrance neat and attractive. 

 It pays to keep a good appearance, es- 

 ]iecially if you are catering to a home 

 trade. Tite grower who persistently neg- 

 lects lo keep even his own lawn tidy 

 need not be surprised if would be cus- 

 tomers pass him by for his neater and 

 more up-to-date neighbor. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



A Lesson From Experience. 



Wc arc sending to the Toledo market 

 some fine sweet peas, of which we are 

 justly proud. Wo have Burpee's new 

 White Spencer and also the new I'ink 

 Spencer. Wo cannot see any ditference 

 between the new I'ink Spencer and the 

 old Countess Sjtencor. Florists prefer 

 Dorothy Kckford to the new White 

 Spencer, as the fornn^r is stronger 

 stemmed and its flowers are of firmer 

 texture. We have had oiTly one or two 

 Spencers with crinkled oi wa\i'il stand- 

 ards. 



A good mottii I'or a florist is this: 

 ''Never count your chn-kens liefore they 

 are hatched." - 



As wo have only been in the florists' 

 business about three ye.ai's. i d<i nut feel 

 competent to furnish information valu- 

 able to otiiers. Tho ]\'i;view is a fine 

 jiaper; J should not want to be without 

 it. Wo have often read in the I^k.vikw 

 of the damage rats conhl do in a green- 

 house, but we calmly slept all last fall 

 while Mr. Kat's feet went pita pat u\> 

 and down the cellar steps of our green- 

 house. Just before Christmas, vhen we 

 ■were watching every carnation bud, he 

 got in his work, and it was sur|irising 

 how many buds an<l blossoms Mr. Kat 

 could carry away in one night. ' • Ex- 

 jterience is a dear teacher, but fooN won't 

 learn from any other." 



Mns. L. X. l'i;v.\XT. 



An Inquiry From Havana, Cuba. 



Some years ago I saw a. machine in 

 Kansas for weaving lath with wire so as 

 to make a fence that can bo taken down 

 \ery easily. I would like to know whore 

 I can buy such a machine. Also in l>uild- 

 ing lath houses for plaids, I would like 

 to know which is tho better way to run 

 the latli. ninth to south or oast to west. 



I lia\o starto<l in the A\holosalo llo- 

 ii>ts' liusinoss here and would like to 

 lecejve i|uot;i1ions on all jdauts that are 

 vuit.'ibli- fur tiiipical countries. 



Ji. I'iUf E-Wn.LIAMS. 



Wilmington, O. — George H. Moores, 

 proprietor of the Wilmington Floral Co., 

 has sold out to ][. K. :\Iitting, of Ko- 

 komo, Ind. 



lauERTV, IxD.— The firm of Tharp & 

 <'ully has been dissolved. Edward Cully, 

 liaving purchased his partner's interest 

 in the firm, will continue the business as 

 heretofore, at the plant known as the 

 <ity Garden, on North Market street. 



Sterling, III. — Some months ago IJob- 

 ort Jiundstrom, of the Sterling Floral 

 Co.. received a few choice orchid jilants 

 from a friend in South America, and tho 

 ])lants are said to bo so rare as to be a 

 fe.ature of much interest in the green- 

 houses, 'fhe blooms began to apjiear on 

 tiiem .Tune I'd ;ini| .'ittracfod many vis- 

 itors. 



The Editor Is pleased 

 when a Reader 

 presents his Ideas 

 on any subject treated In 



mrfff 



As experience Is the be«>t 

 teacher, so do \ee 

 learn fastest by aa 

 exchange of experiences.* 

 Many valuable points 

 are broueht out 

 by discussion. 



Oood pennianHlilp, spelllng-iind t-'ram- 

 iiiHi", tlioiitfh desirable, are not iiecew- 

 Har.v. Write as you would talk wlit;n 

 di)inp your bcHt. 



WE SHALL BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM YOU. 



• '(iiMii. Iti.rns, I.\. — The iluiists' 

 business nt Jlerman liros. has been in 

 corjjoratod under tho name, of Jlerman 

 J>ros. Co. Articles ni incorpoiation 

 were filed Juno L'l'. 



Cr.MBEKLAXn, 1\. J. — William Taylor, 

 a fiorist of Lincoln, an adjoining town, 

 was probably fatally shot June 24 when 

 he attempted to assist Chief of Police 

 Philip Bishop, of Lincoln, in arresting 

 Louis Demalas, a Greek, 19 years old. 



Richmond, Ya. — The new green- 

 houses of liatclifTo & Tanner will soon 

 be finished, and this added glass, with 

 other improvements that are being hur- 

 ried to completion, will about double 

 tho firm's capacity for business. E. L. 

 Tanner, who is at the head of tiio green- 

 house department, returned rocenfly 

 from a two weeks' tour of tho nortli, 

 where ho visited some of the largo 

 greenhouses and seloctod some species 

 of orchids, palms, ferns, roses, etc., 

 which have heretofore boon littlo known 

 in this cifv. 



Derry, N. IL — W. J. Kingsbury ad- 

 vertised in the local papers that he would 

 have an auction sale, Juno 20, of bedding 

 plants and of tomato and cabbage plants, 

 in order to clean out his stock, prepara- 

 tory to making alterations in his green- 

 house benches. 



New Haven, Conn. — George Hunter 

 returned June 18 from a year's sojourn 

 in Australia and New Zealand. After 

 staying several weeks in New Zealand, 

 he had spent most of the remaining time 

 in Australia. He reports his trip as a 

 most enjoyable one. 



CoLUMBU.s, O. — At a meeting of the 

 Columbus Florists' Club, June 24, Al 

 bort Knopf was presented with a beau- 

 tiful locket charm engraved with a 

 handsome floral design and the club 

 monogram. Mr. Knopf is about to 

 leave for California, to be gone for at 

 least two years. 



Fort Dodge, L\.. — Otto IL-inson and 

 1']. E. Nordwall, former employees of P. 

 L. Larson, have organized the North 

 Floral Co., which has been incorporated 

 with .$10,000 authorized capital, and 

 will build a range of houses. Otto 

 Hansen is named president, in the arti- 

 cles of incorporation; J. H. Schaffner. 

 vice president, and Elmer E. Nordwall 

 secretary and treasurer. 



Lowell, Mass. — James J. McMan- 

 mon, whose grounds and nursery at 

 Brooksido are already noted for their at- 

 tractiveness, has purchased from the pro- 

 prietors of tho Essex Co., at Lawrence, 

 the land along the river bank fronting 

 on his property. He intends to lay out 

 the space between the river and the rail- 

 road tracks in a park, Avith lawns and 

 various kinds of shrubbery and trees. 



(.Ilex Cove, N. Y. — The Nassau Coun- 

 ty Horticultural Society gave its first 

 annual exhibition of roses at Pembroke 

 hall, Tuesday evening, June 23. Medals 

 wore awarded for the best exhibits. 

 Those were presented by Adolph Jaen- 

 ocke, of Floral Park, president of tho 

 society, and ))y C. 11. Bertanzel, of tho 

 Wheatloy Gar<iens, Boslyn, A silver cu]> 

 was given liy Ernest Pester, of (ileu 

 Cove. 



Bar Harbor, Me. — The Mr. Desert 

 Nurseries' uptown office and llowor 

 store, which last fall was moved direct- 

 ly across tho street, is receiving exten- 

 sive alterations and repairs. Tho front 

 of the building has been torn out and 

 a handsome set of plate-glass windows 

 that extend nearly half around the 

 building have l)oon put in, while the 

 block is being painted an attractive 

 shaile of gray. 



IXDiANAroLis, TxD. — Walter J. Ilassel 

 man was arrested June 22 on a a\ arrant 

 signed l)y Humane Inspector John Shine, 

 charging cruelty to animals. Mr. Has- 

 selman gave bond and was released. II,- 

 will fieht tho case, which tho Humane Sh 

 cii'ty is interested in pushing. Accord 

 ing to Inspector Shine, Mr. Hassolman 

 caused Charles Folk)WS. an oniployoo, y> 

 cut tli(! throat of a bulldog which had 

 seized Mi\ Hassolman 's fux ti-rriir in a 

 urip wiiich it was evident iMthim;- but 

 dentil wduld release. 



