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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



.11 I. V •_".!. I'.HI'.I, 



SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 



I\';i|iii| "irowtli is iiiiw l)i'iii<i made liy 

 iill iViiis. wlictlitT llicy li( ill lifiiclii's or 

 jKils. Ill the liiltcr. i-;iit'ful watcriii;^ is 

 iHiw part iriiiai'ly iicfcssaiy, as a siiii;l(' 

 i|i\iii<; out will criiiplc |)racticall_v all 

 ill;' ymnifi i'loinis. As tlii' puis aro now 

 ill inosl casi's well filUd willi iiols, llit'v 

 slioiilil lie assistcij \\itli weak ilosi's of 

 li(|iii(| iiiamin'. Soiiict iiiics cartliwoi'iiis 

 arc 1 nuililcsoiiir. I'sc liiiic water or one 

 ol' I Im' special wdiiii eraijicators to <-lear 

 them out. 



If your stock of small ferns is low. 

 Mow is a cooil tiiiK' to orilcr a fresJi 

 supply. ^'ou \\ill liaxe a i;oo(l (leinaiid 

 for lliesc later on for use in fern dishes. 

 A few of tlie liesi ferns for this |iiir 

 )i(]se are: A<liaii1um cuneatiim. A. 

 ( roweaiium. -■( 'yrtomiiiai falcatuiii. I'teris 

 Wilsoni, I*. X'ictoria'. I', frctica Mayii. 

 I', ( i-lica mai^nilica. I', serrulala cris 

 lata. 1'. lia^*1ata, I'. Wimsetti, As|iidiiim 

 isiissiniense f!ii<l |)a\allia siricta. 



In the way of new ferns no one can 

 o(i far wi'oiil; in trying a few each of 

 the handseine Nephi-olepis Scliol/.eli and 

 ,\. siipeiliissima. I'teris (hildsii is also 

 a fern inakiny a lieaiitiful jilaiit for tlie 

 lioiise or e.\liil(ilion, ()f course, Xejihiol 

 e|]is Whit nia iii. X. Ilostoniensis. N. 

 Scotii. .Microle|iia liirta cristata, J)a\aHia 

 I'ijieiisis pliimosa, I'olypodiiini aiireiim 

 and ('iliotiiim Scliiedi'i and other ^ood 

 old slanddiys will all lie in demand a 

 little lati'r. Any ol' these make hand 

 siillle pot plasits. 



INSECTS IN FERN HOUSE. 



We have a house that is liadl\' infest 

 t'd with white lly. We ha\(' ferns in this 

 house and were told liy someone that we 

 dare not \ise the c-yanide of potassium, 

 as it would kill ferns. Is this a fact 

 or will ferns stand it iis stroiij; as otner 

 plants.' .1. S. \- S. 



An apjilicat ion of hydi'ocyaiiic aciil 

 wipiihl injure the ferns if used in sufli- 

 cient stren^ith to kill white lly. liiit 

 it is |iossilp|e that the pest ill i|uestioii 

 is not the insect known as white fly. 

 liut is the male insect of the lirown scale 

 that so fre(|iiently infests ferns. This 

 is a whitish insect with win;;s. and is 

 sometimes mistaken tor white (ly. 



In the latter case I would fry fuini<:at 

 in^f se\eral ni;;lits in succession with 

 nicotine jiaper, ratln-r than risk the liy- 

 ilrocvanic treatment. W. 11. T. 



COMPOST FOR BEDDING PLANTS. 



Will you inform me if ymi think it 

 ~afe to use sandy soil for compost to lie 

 used in i,nowiiiji lieddin;,' plants next 

 spring on land when' jiofafoes rusted 

 last season.' Wonhl you consider a com 

 jiosf made last .May hy mixiiifi oiu-fhird 

 oreeii niamire (onelialf horse manure 

 and onohalf eow manure') and two- 

 thirds stmdy soil, w liere potatoes were 



orown last season, a yood one for i;row- 

 ini; lieddiny and veoctalile plants.' 



('. A. 1'. 



The bulk of lieddiny ]ilants will ilo 

 well in a rather samly soil, provided 

 some leaf-mold and well deconi|iosed 

 niaiuire are added. The fact that jiota- 

 toes rusted on the land from which the 

 soil is taken need not troulile you. The 

 rust is nuM'ely due to climatic and not 

 soil conditions. 



Siudi a com|)ost as you |irepared last 



d<i not want any .'iianure in the soil, u 



less it is ohl. TiCaf mold, the eonipo 



olitained from decayeil leaves, is sat 



to u-c for llower seeds. (.'. W. 



OBITUARY. 

 John R. Hellcnthal. 



dohii li. Ilelleiithal, a pioneer flori 

 of ('olumlms. ().. died Tuesday niornin 

 .Inly 1^7, at si.\ o "(lock, after three week ' 

 illness with a complication of (liseas , 

 which started with ajipendicit is. lie w ■. 

 not in a condition to o]ierate on. for t' 

 physicians were afraid he wouhl not sn 

 \i\(' the shi'(d\. 



.Mr. I l(dlt>iitlial was horn in Wasserlo . 

 Haxaria, (iermany. I'eliruary d. lS4(i. li 

 came to this country with his parents i i 

 1S.')4. They settled in Columlius. on tl 

 south side, when that jiiirt was out i i 

 the cenntry, and he had resided 1lie|. 

 ever since, until the city spread on a.i 

 sides of his place. 



.\t the iv^c of \- years he W(>nt i ■ 

 wiuk for the ('olumlius Nurserv ( 'o.. ;i- 



John R. Hellenthal. 



May siionhl answer well fcir the general 

 run of lieihlin^ and \(';;etalile plants. 

 The \('^efaliles, such as tomatoes, ]ie|i 

 pers, cirjipiants, lettuce. caMiayc or 

 caulillower. want a rather ri(dier soil 

 than jieraniums. The Latter are liefter 

 ^rowii with a smaller jiroportion of 

 manure in the soil, usinji; fine bone at 

 the last pottiii;;. which |ir(imotes tloiifei-- 

 oiisness. (If course, for seeil sowine vnu 



an apprentice, ami liacl continued in tl 

 business steadily siiuH' that time. I 

 lS7(i lie went into business for himsel 

 and had been located at the present si; 

 of the greenhouses for over thirty yetir 

 From KSJKI to ISifJ Mr. Jlellenf'hal w: 

 a member of the city council. At tl 

 time of his death he was a director i 

 the I'nion ISnildiny and Loan .Vssoci: 

 tioii, a member of the St. Paul's N'oin 



