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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



.II I.V •_".!. I'JUll. 



\\;inti'(l, and otlicis huildin^' (iii('|ii<'i-t' 

 lieiiclics tliiit must bo fdiistnictt'il in their 

 |ii'rniini('iit location, and which in\()lv(' 

 the ncct'ssity for (juick work. W'hicli 

 hrinjis to mind a story: 



A ccrtnin instructor was (Mid('a\(irin>f 

 III inipart ideas to a class iif boys. 



' ' Jidiniiy. " ' said the tcaclicr, ''who is 

 tiic greatest iuNcntor of the aye.'"' 



.loiinny scratehed his head a minute 

 bet'ore he said: 



•'Why, J'at. Pending, I jiuess; 1 see 

 liis name on so many diU'ei'ent thinjjs. ' ' 



Tiiere are a lot of |)atents pendinjj' on 

 c|e\icts employed in buildinjj' j^reenhouse 

 lienches. They are. indeed, so luuneroiis 

 the iinciitois find the [latent (dlice j^rinds 

 tiiein tiiniujih with exas|>erat iny slowness. 



Windler*s Method. 



(ieorj;t' ii. Windier, tiie St. Louis 

 liorist. has Im-cii exercising his inxcntivc 

 faculties on a one-|iiece i)encli. In build 

 iiiy such a JKMudi the mold is one of 

 the most im[iortant features, its erection 

 usually consumiufT considerably moi-e 

 time tiiiin does the filling in with <'on 

 ei'ete. which is tiie actual woi'k of con- 

 strnctiiin. Mi-. Windlei' lieliexcs tlie 

 berudi leys should do more than hold up 

 the bench, so lie makes the leys first. 

 |iuts a casiny around them anil makes 

 them hold up tlu' mold. 



The biMudi leys may be <if concrete, 

 iiut \itritied sewer pipes mak(> fine |)osts. 

 Mr. Windier puts liis casiny around them. 

 • •ac h lutlf nf the casiny ha\iny a loop at 

 tlie uiijier end. tiironyh whiidi a cross- 

 piece is put to hold tiie tem|poraiv tlnor- 

 iny. He fastens the crosspiece by a 

 wcdye i)f Wdod. When the concrete has 

 set. he <iri\es out the wedye. releasiny the 

 i-rosspiece. When the cross|>ieces are 

 drawn out the tempoi;iiy Ihiniiny falls 

 ami the bench is com]dete. 



in the aci-onipanyiiiy iliustratiiui one 

 side shows tile moid, or teni|iorary 

 lieiicii. witii till' concrete ready to lie 

 tamjied. 'I'iie strips across iiold tlie side 

 iioards. After tiie concrete is tani|>e(l 

 aliotiier iioai'd i^ set oil tile concrete 

 par:iliei to tlie side board, and one and 

 a iialf iiii-lies away. Tiiis makes a space 

 to be filled, and to becoiui' tlie side of 

 the permaiii'iit bench. 



The other side ot' tiie picture sIkiws 

 the completed bencii. 'i'lie olijects in it 

 are corn cobs, inserted in tiie concrete 



when it is soft and to be |)ulled out to 

 make drainaye IioIck. .Mr. Windier built 

 this bench for ]>ot jdants; had it been 

 for cut liowei's more cobs wonld have 

 l)eeii {)ut in, that is all. At the far end 

 of the coinpleteil lieiudi stand two of the 

 ley casinys, ami lieside them are some 

 of the cross|)ieces used in bnildiny the 

 bencii. 



ST. LOUIS SHOW PLANS. 



Because of the iiicreasiny interest in 

 the annual flower show, S(dieduled for No- 

 vember by the St. Louis Horticultural So- 

 <-iety, the premium lists mailed out dur- 

 iny the last few weeks iiave been with- 

 drawn and a list with more tdasses and 



better premiums is to be substituted. 

 Otto (!. Koenig, secretary of the 

 ciety, says that he has had a larye tm 

 l)er of hitters from florists and fr 

 yrowcrs from all parts of the sou 

 west. Instead of makiny the fruit 

 hibit a minor jiart of tlu; show, it 

 now tiie plan of the socii'ty to make t 

 part of tlie fall proyram a feati 

 Scores of fruit yrowers of note h; 

 jiromised to do all in their power 

 imike the St. bonis show one of • 

 yreatest ever held in the United Stai 

 .1. ('. Robinson, president of the Fr 

 i'Lxchanye of Kansas City, is amony tli' 

 interested. He promised Mr. Koeiiiy 

 section of tiii' country would be rep 

 sented fullv. 



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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



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Mignonette. 



Tiie finest spikes of miynonette .Mic 

 always ]iroduced in tlie coldest wiiit<'r 

 luoiiths. In iiot wcatlier it is ini|iossible 

 lo yet any size to liie (lower spikes. 

 l''or tills reason, as an outdoor flower for 

 ciittiny, miynonette is much less popular 

 lieic liian in iMirope. .\ii early sowiny 

 in .\|)ril and anotlier made now will, liow- 

 e\('r. yixc f:iirly yood sjiikes. A little 

 frost does not injure it and sometimes 

 tlie plants are flowciiny until Xovember 

 in the open. Well enri(died yroiind 

 sliould be yi\en the seeds and the |)lants 

 shoiilil lie tiiiiiiied. or the (lower spikes 

 will lie small. 



The first week in Auyust is not too 

 early to maki> a (irst sowiny of miynon- 

 ette under yi.iss, w iiere (lowers jire de 

 sired towards tiie end of ( )ctober. .\ 

 cold house is absolutely esseiiti;il to sue 

 cessfiil miynonette cultuie. It must have 

 air in abundance. While it will succeecl 

 well ill r.ai'ed benches, it does e\en bet 



Nymphaea Gladstoniana 



ter in solid beds, which, however, shoiii.l 

 lie \\ell up to the ylass. ]>e sure tli.ii 

 no heatiiiy jiipes run under the bencie-.. 

 as the roots want to be cool and moi'^i. 

 Six inches of soil, composeil of two paii^ 

 turfy loam ;ind one part clecayed cin\ 

 or horse manure, is aliout riylit. Wiiei< 

 sheep nuinure is ]irocuraIiIe — not tlic 

 dried, puheri/.ed arti(de — it will be fouihl 

 exi-elleiit. Better avoid till' use of ciieiii 

 ical fertilizers at all times. A'etei.in 

 yrowers have never seen much benelit 

 from their use on miynonette. but soiih 

 times yreat injury. 



Tii(>re are some fine special forcinu 

 strains on the market of the Allen's He 

 (iaiii-e type. .Mioiit e\erv prominent 

 seedsman cai'i'ies an excelli'iit strain. Sow 

 the seeds ;i tew toyether. eiyhteen iiiclh ~ 

 apart in tlie rows ami twehe iiulh - 

 between the little jiatidies. Thin out tiic 

 seedliuys to tlire(> in a place and kec|p 

 the yi'oiind frei|uently stiired aiiKU':: 

 them. The first spikes which run i \> 

 are customarily weak. These can i ' 

 piiudiecl back and the next lot of siioii - 

 allowed to flower. The ylass will n - 

 leijiiire any shadiny foi' miyiioiiet te. 



Callas. 



I'ots of callas. which ii;i\e i ii iyi z 



on their sides for some time, siiould 

 o\ erli.'iuled as somi .as time will alio 

 .Ml tile foliaye will liaxe dried dm i 

 and the tubers can be sli;ikeii out (de;' 

 assorted in sizes and laicj .-iside in box - 

 re:idy for pottiny. If it is ilesired 

 increase the stock of tiibi'i--. a iiiinil 

 of the small offsets can lie planted 

 lioxes six illciies c|eep. In these they \> 

 devidop into stioiiy (loweriny roots 

 another se:ison. Manv yrowers do i 

 carry o\er tlieir callas at iill. tlirowi : 

 them away when (Imie floweriny. fiynri : 

 tli:it it is cliea|ier to Imy fresh ste . 

 eacii season. (iood iioiiie yrown tuli' ~ 

 are. iiowever. superioi' to :iny tiiat ■ 

 lie pundiaseil and the finest <allas iii.i 

 ot' the m.arkets see eiodi year are tic 

 fidiu iiulbs tiiat iiave been yidwn I ' 

 :i lony term of years, snflicieiit yon -i 

 stock beiiiy raisecl e.acii ve;ir to otl- 

 any loss in the older bulbs. 



('alias can be yrown in pots. Iioxe^ ' 

 beiiches. .\s a rule, tiie pot sysfein 



