Dkck.mbku J 7, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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lisbnuMit, Tlioy Icjiiii roses and roses only, 

 and are totally joiiorant as to tlio cultiiri' 

 of carnations, tiic forcing of.Imlhons 

 stock, or tli(! propufjatiou and treatment 

 of lioiise and bedding plants for tiie 

 retail trade. There are many younj)^ men 

 will, uunld ho ghul to prepare themselves 

 for the flo)-ists' business if there was any 

 school in wiiicli tliey coidd (iht;iiri prae 

 tieal instnietion. 



The Ordinary Agricultural College. 



Dining the ]iasi your 1 have eorre 

 s|ioii(|ei| with most of the agricultiua i 

 rolleges of the I'Miled States, hut I hml 

 ih.at mine of them is' prepare(| to train a 

 ymiiiy man in ('iiiiMm'icial lloricidlurr. 

 Althougli the .Missouri liotanical (l;i iden 

 and til" lllim)is Agricultural ('idiegc ha\<' 

 courses whicli would he of considrr;iI)ie 

 hi'iietit, tiiey are far from couiplete. 



Tlier(> is no srlinol in tlic countr\' hcl 

 tcr |U('pai-ed to insti'uct a student on 

 such suhjects than the Iowa Agricidt uia I 

 < 'ollege. as it has a coips id' teachers. 

 ahing tile \aiioiis hues, who are not siir 

 passed hy those of ;iny sidioid, I helie\i'. 

 ill the country. Such a coui'sr of study 

 '•oiiid he arr.anged witiioul- interfering 

 greatly with the oilier woik of the s(diool, 

 :ini| I am i-oii\ iuceil, froui talking with 

 the professors, that they wcnihl he glad 

 To iindertjike it. if they received proper 

 -iiip|iort and eiicouiagement. 



A Suggested Course of Study. 



As a college course tor lloiis's. I 



Would suggest the following (uitline 



I'liiiriplcs of Botiiiiy 



I'liii'lUiil Hntioiy for I'lorisis 



\.}.'cliililc I'liysiolofiy 



' .i'McimI l!;irO'i-i(il()f;y 



r.illiol(i;.-y or Discasi's of I'ljiiO-^ 



]"iiiii;oiis ;iiiil rniMsil ir |'|;iiit-. 

 I'|o|i.i;.-,ilion liv Seeds 



CiltliliK'' 



l»oirii;iiil Wood (Mlliii^-^ 



ItOdt ('iM!niKs 



Itool I>ivisioii> 



I.iiyeiiiiK 

 ■ oufliiiu iiui] Hiiildiiii: 

 riiuit IJieediug 

 Soils— ■ ' 



I'lieiiilstry of 



Anulysis of 



Soil I'liyslcs 



IV-rlilizers 



Sicriiiziiif; 

 1 Jiloinolofjy - 



liiM'cts ill (Jioeiihoiiso 



Injects on Outdoor Klciweriu;; I'ImiiIs 



Siirayiiic — Liquid and Kiist 



Finnisating 

 I ut I'lower Growing 

 Wjnicr Forcing of Kiillis 

 WiiMcr Forcing of Slinilis. ct.'. 

 <;it'i-nlioiise Manjigciiii'iit 



Ufa ting 



Ventilation 



Wiitcring 



I'rniiing and 'Iraiiiiiig 



I'olling Plants 

 \'c;:ctal)lt' Crops in Crccnlioiisc 

 lIollK'cl anil Coldfianio .Mana>,'fnniit 

 I lorticiiltnrc— 



Sillily of I'lowi'iiiif: I'lanrs. Sljiulis. sii.idc 

 rri'4's and Jlcrli.e ooii^ I'lanis 

 Floral Work-- 



ItoiHiuet Making 



Kesi);!! Making 



t'olor Arrangciiieiit 



House iH'coration 

 < occiiIjoiisc Constrilelioii 



I'railoal I'liiiiil.iii;: as Apiilied lo i;i<'oiihoii--,.v 

 I'icld lirowiiig of Slinilis 

 Field <iri.\viiig of Hcrliaicoiis I'lanls 

 I'iild (Irowin;; of ISulljs and 'tubers 

 A<|iiatic I'lants 



• 'old StotMp' of lioiniaiil I'l.iiil>^ and RuUis 

 l.:iildsr.-iiii' ilarilciiiiiK - 



I. a 111 I SI 'ape Al iliitectille 



Inawing 



Civil Kngineering 

 I. awn .Making and .Management 



Voii will notice that this is tjaite com 



plete, imduding the stmly of the plants 



t hem-^ehes. and the maniiei- of propaga 



tion and care. It might he arranged in 



the way of :in ii|itiorial m electi\i iirse, 



certain jiarts of which could he t.akeii i>y 



students ill oilier hr;iiiches of the college, 



as. tor instance, the Landscape gardeiii iig, 



wliiidi would he of great .assistance to the 



farinei's of this si;ite in heant i f \ino their 



^!urrouildillt;s. 



Corsage Shield with Violets. 



Good Teachers Available. 



This ciiiiise Would include instruction 

 hy I'rofessor I'ammel. the state hotanist. 

 hy l*rofessors IJe.acli and l'".rwin on horti- 

 cultnr(\ and hy I'rofessor Stiwensoii on 

 the study of soil, hoth in the gi'eeiihousi 

 and for outdoor ]ilaiitiug. i'rofessor 

 Sunimers. the state entomologist, could 

 instruct on the destruction of the many 

 insects with which the 11 irisis lia\r' to 

 contend. In tact, there are specialists 

 .already in the employ ot' the sl.ate who 

 ale thoroughly competent and cajiahle ot' 

 imparting the needed information to the 

 student on e\ery 1o|)ic named, imduding 

 lauilsi-;i|(e gardening., ci\il engineering, 

 practical |ilumhiiig and greenhouse con 

 striiction. I liaxe talked with some mem 

 hers of the stat.' legi'^lat 111 e and tliev say 

 tll.at tiiis coiiise can he added to till' 

 curriculum of the .\gi icultiiial I'ldlege 

 if the llorists .and hurt iciilt in ists ut' rhi-- 

 state le.ally desire it. 



low!i is iiiidouhtedly in the tron! rank 

 oil most agricultural ;ind hurt iciilt iir.al 

 tojiics. Why not now forge .ahead along 

 this line and he tin- lirst to adopt .a ]iiac 

 lical course of inst riict imi in commercial 

 lloriciiltiire .' 



The Growth of the Florists' Trade. 



There are many re.a^ons why the 

 llorists lit' the state shouhl he handed 

 together lor mutual interest .and should 

 work unitedly tor the comnuin good. The 

 husiness is iiecoming more important 

 ,'\eiy year and. from corresponding with 

 the tloiisis ,,(• this stnte, I estimate t'hat 



'he 'l;ii|e III o leellholl^e .ami lieddilllJ 



plants .and in slnuhheiv l'a» i iii-iea-eij 

 fully L'oo per eeiii In the la-l ten vear-. 

 while the delll.alid lo I ellt tiowei» has 



increased ;ii le.-ist ."lUn pei ceiii during 

 the same time. Iowa is siiH a \irgio 

 field till 1 he tloi i^l .and the 1 rade eaii In 

 increased many told during the next 

 decade, it' we heaitil\ Join looftiiii- m 

 Working lor it. 



Mxery Itoi ist 111 the -mie slmuld he a 

 memher ut the .Sii(-iet\ ot' lowj Klorist-;. 

 .■mil ^lioiihl eoii|ierate with ii in stinmhu 

 iiig till interest in the adoininent of hotli 

 piihlie and oii\aie grounds h\ netting 

 out shiiihs and flowering plant-, as weli 

 a- pl.anting 1 1 ees jiiid makino lawn«. 



I.et us -iri\e together tor the advance- 

 ment o| all hr.aiiehes ,,f' liortii-ulture and 

 Uv to make I li.. \\.u-ld mile hoaiititnl 



VINCA ALBA. 



I'|ea-e il]\i Mil' the n.'lMli' ■■! 'In 'II 

 eiosed i-lltlill^ .i| ,1 p|;illl. Il I- ,1 .'.III 



li'iiieiis hliiomi'i'. I, HI tloii-I- ii.-re ill, i,,,r 

 -I'l'iii 111 know wli.at ii i-, .1, \\ 



I'he ii'iiiie i- \ iiji-a alha. roiiininn I V 

 known as ill,. Madaojisi-ai poiiwinkle, 

 good alike t'or |ioi i-iiliini .nnl summer 



iil'ddiiio. 'I'lleji- 111,. .-e\|.|;i| ,-(,|,,rv 1,1 this 

 llowel . 



I' Ml! I \ II. K ^ . • . 1-. I'.iiin-Mii \ ' .. 

 tiirni-<hed tin- hi nle^nia iih" hiiih|iie|v- tor 



the lecelil .l.ii.e |>'ll-s,.|| Weddilie' ||i .pO'k 

 -oil, Ti nil. The hiillijllets. vix 111 nilUlh.T. 



wiyi' i he ..ld-t\|e llat de-i::ii-. |iist ii.,\v 



let liriii II'; t., t:i\i.|. 



