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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



M.w L'd, IttO'J. 



if jihiiiliil wlii'iT walt'i' will stJiiid in win 

 Ici the lnilbs will mt. H\ lifting .-iii'l 

 iliviiliii;^ tlio ruots itlxiut the \n^\ of < )(; 

 folifi', I have always had cxccllciil ^^lU!- 

 ii'ss. yi\ illy the plants a jrodd iiuilcliiiig 

 lit' leave- when the jiionml is frozen. 

 IJullis liltfij and stored over winter in a 

 cool cellar and planted ont in .Vpril will 

 make a ynod sneeession to tiie I'all planted 

 hidlis. Tlie niontbrelias are all excellent 

 for cnttiny' ;ind we see no reason why 

 I hey should mit hei-onie more pojndar 

 eoinmeri-ially. 



Trollius Asiaticus Excelsior. 



Oi till' xarions t;lolii' lloweis in cullixa- 

 lion, none catcdies tin- |io|iidar eye as 

 <|uiek]y as TroUins Asiaticus excelsior. 

 'I'he deep oianye colored tlowcrs. \vhi(di 

 are piududd dui'iny May and to sonu' 

 extent dnriny the later suinnier months, 

 are of a i-olm- which is always immensely 

 jiojiidar. It succeeds well in the full sun, 

 hut doe- hctter where it can be shaded 

 jiartially from the hot suninier sun. Ft 

 iloes not re<iiiire a damp location, like 'J\ 

 Kurojiaais. ]jut grows well in light, well 

 'liained garden soil. Division of the roots 

 is tlie lie^t method of propagation, early 

 tall being the best time for this work. 

 Any llorist having a row or bed of this 



fects. it is not generally known what a 

 line subject Phlox divaricata is in pots or 

 pans for greenhouse purposes. I venture 

 to ]>redict that any wide-awake florist, 

 who works up a stock of this in pans and 

 tlowers it in March or early April, as is 

 easily dune, would sell his ])lants on sight, 

 for there iis nothing to at all compare 

 with it in color, and any purchasers can 

 use the plants in their hardy border and 

 get a nice lloral disjilay another season. 

 For |)ot culture the plants should be 

 lifted in Septembei' and l)rought into 

 gentle heat in.lanuarv. \V. X. CiiAu;. 



BOYS' GARDENS IN DAYTON, O. 



What N. C. R. Co. Has Done for the City. 



Se\c'ral years ago the neighborhood in 

 which the >.'ational Cash Register Co. is 

 located was one of the "toughest"' and 

 most dilapiilated sections in Dayton, O. 

 No jierson of standing cared to rent tw 

 buy property there, and those who did in- 

 habit it cared little about the appear- 

 ance of the neighborhood. John H. Pat- 

 teison, president of the National (Jash 

 Register Co., became much concerned and 

 was anxious to see rapid improveinents. 



J. H. Patterson. 



(Whose services to liorticuiture have been of utnio.st value to the trade.) 



striking iiollius will have no dilliculty in 

 selling )i. ..nci- i-ustomeis have seen it. 



Phlox Divaricata Laphami. 



I'hlox dnaiicata is ;i beautiful ]dant 

 for the lieibaceoiis or rock garden, grow- 

 ing well III almost any location. 'I'lu^ va- 

 riety La|ili;imi jiossesses gri'ater \igor 

 than the Ivpr. with tlowcrs of larger size 

 .ind ol' a riidi plumbago blur color. 



While |Mi|uilar for <niidoiii' spiiny ef 



'I'll.' beautifying of the factory prem- 

 ises was the lirst step taken. The cfTort 

 began with a general (deaning up. Fences 

 were removeil. walks were repaired and 

 grass, trees, 11ow<ts and shrubbery were 

 planted. 



The A-B-C Principle. 



r\lr. Patterson secured the services of 

 .1. < '. Olmsted, of P.rooklino. Mass., to 

 lav out the Liroiiiid- surrounding the fac- 



tory. The following rules wi're followed, 

 and called the A-B C principle of land- 

 scape gardening: A, "Keep center of 

 lawn open"; B, "Plant in masses"; C, 

 "Avoid straight lines." These princi- 

 ples were afterward adopted by the peo- 

 ple of the N. C. K. neighborhood and 

 marvelous improvements took place, until 

 today the N. C. K. neighborhood is one 

 of Dayton's beauty spots. 



Keeping Boys Out of Mischief. 



After this niiivenieiit was well under 

 way, Mr. I'atterson's attention was at- 

 tracted by three small boys, who, by 

 their ])ranks, had cost the neighborhood 

 $;?0. 11(1(1. Mr. Patterson estimateil that 

 ea(di lioy had done .$1().(I(I0 worth of dam- 

 age. He tried to discover the cause antl 

 furnish a remedy. The cause, he found, 

 was idlenes-i; the remedy, healthful work. 

 8o he decided to give them something 

 to do. 



Air. Patterson had spent his boyhood 

 on a farm, and realized the value of such 

 training for a boy. It was impossible to 

 take them all to a farm, so he had two 

 acres of ground plowed up and laid out 

 into fifty individual gardens, o'.xch tOxlOd 

 feet in extent. The tools, seeds and all 

 eiiui|iiiieiils were furnished by the com 

 jianx and a head gardener was hired to 

 direct the work of instruction. The age 

 of the la<|s was set at in to 11 years. 



The Boys Get Interested. 



At lirst the boys jeered at Mr. P.atter- 

 son's (dforts. Then ;i few took hold, 

 and when the seed began to grow and 

 the vegetables came, others joined them, 

 and bef(U-e the lirst season ended there 

 were forty boys working systematically 

 in the gardens. Prizes .amounting to $50 

 were awardecl the lioys, and. besides, they 

 were allowt'il to s(>ll their vegetables on 

 the market. 



This movement was started in 1897, 

 and each year the interest increases. 

 I'^ach boy strives 4+t. produce belter vege- 

 tables than his neighbm-. The results 

 have been, an iniproveim iit in the char- 

 acter of the neighborhood, a remedy for 

 the idleness of the boys, the formation 

 of their own character and the success- 

 ful adoption of the lioys' gardens in 

 \ arious parts of Ameiica. 



A jiart of the .\. ('. \\. gardens at 

 Dayton, with the boys at work, is shown 

 in the accompanying illustration. 



Methods and Results. 



The course of instruidion covers two 

 yeius. Diplomas are awarded at an an- 

 nual bancjuet given by President Patter- 

 son. Many more applications are re- 

 ceived than there are gardens to assign. 

 In siudi cases, seeds, bulbs and tools are 

 given the boys who wish to start gardens 

 at home. 



This year fifty boys began work April 

 lo. The gardens were prepared and the 

 lirst planting was done April 20. Much 

 of the teaching is done by example. The 

 instructor and more competent boys olYer 

 suggestions to the less experienced gar- 

 deners. 



All ground is used to the best advan- 

 tage and several crops are taken from 

 the gardens each season. Last year three 

 crops of lettuce, three crops of beans 

 and fi/)00 pounds of radishes were a part 

 of the output. Ten tons of vegetables 

 constituted the season's yield. This year 

 eight new gardens were opened. 



Stimulating Competition. 



Uniformity is required in the working 

 hours and in the products of the garden. 



