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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 27, 1909. 



FUNDS FOR FLORICULTURE. 



Legislature Cuts Appropriation. 



'I'lif llliimis Ic^ishit art' is stniyj^liiiy 

 lliis Week witli thr tiiiUtor of the iipjiio 

 |iriali(iii U>v lluiicull iirc at llio Statt- V.\ 

 jii'iiiiiciil a I Sta1 iiiii. 



'I'lic Idwcr Ihiusr (if tlic legislature re 

 ■ hhecl the sums aliniteil In t'acli ile|iarl 

 iiient at the state 's edueat ioaal institution 

 at < 'l:ani|iaiyn. The asking toi- tloricul 

 tare, to cover two vears, was $;ir).(iUO, but 



ihiis 111 I.e. .ii lirst liMiids, iiiiii-i' tliiui four 

 iiiilliiiri (liilliii's a vcHi'. 



If .Mill ciiiilil rc;ili/i- ilic viilm- of llio lOxppri- 

 in<'iU:il Slalion wcirU In Iliis l:irK<' aiul lapidly 

 cxpaiidin^; iiiilusliy. .von wuild, we are .surf, 

 last .vour vote in the iSonatc coiuiiiit tec to rc- 

 l"iil lint till' full askiii«, ,$;!ri,00O. 

 \'eiv ti'iilv voiirs, 

 II,0H1STS' I'l liLISIIIXC CO. 



(•|ii.:ii.'i.. Mnv T2. 



HAIL BREAKS LATHS. 



On tiie iil'ternoDii of ^lay 8 the most 

 terrific liiiil storm over known in Oklti- 

 lioiiiti struck the establishment of the 



;i(IJoiiiiiiy the ^feeiiliouses roofed over 

 with iatlis nailed ou rafters and sup- 

 jiorted on jiosts eiglit feet high. One of 

 the pictures sliows what the hail did to 

 the hiths. It is estimated that ;5,()00 laths 

 in tliis roof were broken. This lath 

 structure is used for siinimer stock, and 

 was \acant :it the time. 



Lath Roof of the Stiles Co., Hit by Hail. 



the House leilnceil tills to .* I .'.1 II 11 ), nifer 



iiiji as tlie necessity therefor the fact 

 that tile tottil of aiiplopriations asked 

 was nearly twice \\hat the revenue of the 

 stall' is expected to In in liie next twn 

 vears. Therefore, it was ai<;uei|. tiie ap- 

 propriation was lediiced no more than 

 the averaec rediiclioii nf .'ill askinj;>. 



W. N, Ivuild and (ieurjie Asmiis spent 

 May -Ji) at S|priiie|ie|il in an eni|ea\or to 

 m'l ihe Senate ciiimnillee to ileal mote 



liberally with tloriciillural iutere^i-. On 

 the eNeiiiii;; nf M:i\ ill there w;i'- a meet- 

 in;; uf a lew 'if the craft at ihe I'niou 

 restaurant. (Iiicanu. ami plan'- were m.ade 

 fur fuiihei' impressiii;; the Seiiati- com 

 iiiillee with the neces>iiy fur ilii> .-ipin-o- 

 piiatiiili. 'file State Senate will act 

 within the ciirii'Ut week, but .-1^ yet nil 

 yiiformaliou is tu be had as tu what the 

 .Senate cnmmiltee oil a | ipiopr lat iuii^ will 

 rec.piiimeud .-iiiil the ciiudiliiuis are such 

 that many utlirr intcie'-ls are iecei\in;i 

 much h"-- than Ih nicidt ui e iv rea-oiiably 



-.me III. 



I.a'-l Week I'elcl li'dllbel;; Wliite each 

 jiieinbri' 111' the cnmmiltee as fip||iiw>; 



Ih.ir Sil 111' lii:il!il:iihJli'>- :lliil i'\ I i-li~i' ill nf 



)|,i umls ih lii.:iiiilliiii' :il lie- lAlicriiiii'iilal 

 Sl.ilinii i- nl \il.il iiii|iiii laiiii'. Till' Slalc li.-i.- 

 i„M-i ni.iiji' liiil iiiii- a|i|ii'iiii iai inn Im- llii- i;'cal 

 iiii|u-li\ ami Till- aii|iiii|ii ia linii \\:i- iiiil> mic 

 liall wil.il u.i- ri-Li'i| alnl ua- iv-rnlial In |i|jl 

 I li i- hi\\ iln|ial I Nil III nil il - lil'l 



I liii-l llial W'll \»lH -cc llial llir iPlcM'lit 



:|>1,.|il: Inl t'lnriiUhlll !■ i> alliiHcd ailij llial 1111 



.111 - iicnli Iri'iii llii- aiillinii/.cil n-l iiiiali nl 

 ,v:;r. iHNi \ iiiii> \ti\ I III ! \ , 



n:ii,i; i;i:im:i:i;i. 



I 111. a-n, Ma> -Jl. 



The l,'i;\ll.\\ addre— I'll the fii||iiwil|n 

 letter to till' chairman and nieinbers nf 

 the Seiiat immiltee on a jipi niniat ion>- : 



Since wnid \Miil mil llial llic llnii<|. cut llic 



a|i|il'n[iri.'ll imi Inl' I'lnl'ii'lllllllc I I' .•<:;.■■. < N 10 111 



.■» l.'i.iKHi \\i' lia\r lici'U licai iiii: li'nin niii' <iili 

 -i-iilii'i'^ all nMT llic Slalc. Tliiy iii'L'v us In 



"lln MiMlctllillll alinlll it." 



\\c 1 Apci'l iii'M ve-'- I i.ili'il Slali'- 1111-11- 

 t(i slin\\ till \a! I lliiij-l- j.in.jiiil.- Ill llli- 



COMPOST FOR BEDDING PLANTS. 



Will you ph'iise tell us about our soil 

 for next winter's use.' We grow gera- 

 niums, heliotro[)es, tonnitoes, pausies, \er- 

 lieiias, asters iind till kind.s of annuals in 

 boxes for spring sale, and we want to 

 luiike up a coiniiost that will do for all 

 these )iliints. We h.ave now to start with 

 a lieaji of sod taken froiii clay soil one 

 yetir ago. We ciiii get jilenty of nuick 

 taken from swamps, which, of course, is 

 liyht when dry. This yeiir our soil \v;is 

 decidedly chiyey and our plants have not 

 done well. The gtM'tiniuin foliage lui.s 

 turned red iind we think it must be be- 

 cause of the soil. .M. iV S. 



There is no great timounl of virtue in 

 swam]! nnu;k by itself, it requires lay- 

 ing out for ;i year and sweetening before 

 being used for eoin])ost. When dug it is 

 sour !ind if mixed with other soils right 

 away unstit isftictory plants will lie ttu! 

 result. I would iidvise you to mix one- 

 fourth well decayed cow or horse manure 

 with your clayey loam ;ind stack up in ;i 

 ]>ile. Vou can j^lace the tnanure in lay- 

 ers, later turning it o\(>r. There is no 

 good I'eiisoti why ;i chiy loam should not 

 grow' excellent giM'tiiiiums. For young 

 stock 1 would .add some K'iif-inold at 

 potting time, also some sliiirj) siind. The 

 sarnie will lighten the compost nii-ely for 

 other bedding stock. Spent hotbed niii 

 imre is excellent for mixing in your 

 hetivy soil for bedding plants. Some of 

 these lattei' will do better it' Vou use at 



Stiles Co., at f)klahomii <ity. The ac 

 companying illustrations will give some 



ideii of the result. It will be noted that i !.• i » i i 41 



, 1 . ,1 , , . I ., ,,. letis one ha t such a comiiost. while the 



the ghiss in the siishbars wiis tttken out I . . . ' 



, '^, , I ■,. , I i„ I t., I timiatoes like ;i Itiirlv stnl loiim am the 



.'ilmost ;is (dejinlv as if done bv hand, lu , ... .. • 1 1 1 n ,1 



, , i' . 1 ^'t^-i ' <i ,1 addition ol cow manure would be all tliev 



the greenhouses ot the Stiles (0. tliere 1 ., ■,. 



were tiboiit 1 l.iMiii siiiiare feet of glass. 1 "''j","I'''. ' , .■ , 1 



, ,.,. 1 V 1 I t 1 lall IS ;i good lime to luetiare a large 



and dilincnt setindi tiiiled to revetil more ; . -i , • 1 • ' 



, " , , . • : compost iiile, cliopping iitid mixinj'' over 



than !i dozen icines unbroken, except m . . ' '. ' . > ' 7, , , ,■ , , 



,. . ' ,, ,., ,, ^ ' ^. ' the stitne in siiring. I'or bedding stock, 



t le partition wa s. alter the storm. Si. . . ' .^^ . '-• . 



' ., 1 -1 .1 . .• .1 it the sod IS (ibt'ous. the i)ile will lie 



liea\ V was the litiil tliiit mtuiv ot the , ,, ... , . ■•,, ., 1 ,. , 1 . 



. ■ „ . , I 1 1 .11 ■ 1 1 . better it kept till the second vetu', lull 



iiieces o ice not on v broke tlii' glass, nut .• . . ■. 1 1 .i V n 



I, , , , M ■ . , ' 1 .1 'or tonnitoes it can be iisi'd the tollowing 



a so ii'oke t le (lower iiots which tliev ■ ,. 1 11 1 



, , . , , , 1 ■ spritin or siiminer. Keep weeds pulled 



■struck aller ii;issiii;f throu" 1 the gl;is<. , ' ,■ .1 .1 ,1 



I •" '^ '^ I 011I 111 the compost ]ule. as thev soon 



'fhe Stih-^ Cii. had ,'i p.art of its held hirnelv exhaust it, ('. W. 



Work of Hail at Establishment of the Stiles Co., Oklahoma City. 



