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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBBB 13, 19M 



A Real ^^Salesmaker" 



Advertising Lamp 



A SLASHING REDUCTION IN PRICE 



$12.50 Each 



OTHERS ASK 

 50% TO 75% MORE 



Two for $23.00 



This is the 

 $12.50 Lamp 



THIS is a high grade lamp with a beautiful, large 

 decorative parchment shade. One side of the shade 

 has the regular florist's slogan, "Say it with Flow- 

 ers," and on the other side of the shade in script 

 is printed "Flowers make the most acceptable gifts." 



The shade is decorated with a beautiful gold fringe and 

 the lamp has a highly polished mahogany finished base. 

 This lamp comes complete with a 100 watt bulb and 

 about six feet of cord. 



Around the bulb is a cylinder which revolves on the principle of a wind-mill from 

 the heat given off by the light which makes a changeable colored electric sign. 

 This lamp could burn all night in your window and would be a great attraction. 

 It hasHno motor or any other mechanism to get out of order. 



By special arrangement with the manufacturer we have arranged to sell this 

 beautiful lamp^at the extremely low price of $12.50, f. o. b. Chicago. 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



1 SO ' N. Wabash Avenue 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



CULTURE OF WATSONIAS. 



Will you tell us when watsonias come 

 into bloom and whether they ean he 

 forced in a greenhouse? If potteil, what 

 size of pots is requiredf Is planting in 

 a bench jireferable? What temperature 

 do they require? J. & S. — Ore. 



These charming Cajie of Good Ilojie 

 bulbs are closely allied to gladioli, 

 which they resemble in bulb, foliage and 

 flower stalk, also to a considerable de- 

 gree in the flower. They are success- 

 fully cultivated in I'Morida and in tlic 

 warmer states. 



At Orlando, Fla., V. .\. Fletcher grows 

 large quantities and they are in flower 

 in February and bloom for several 

 months. Other soutlieru yrowcrs liainile 

 considerable quantities and find them 

 useful for cutting, as well as for garden 

 decoration. For some reason they are 

 seldom seen in the colder states, except 

 maybe an occasional bulb or two in pots, 

 and it is generally assumed that they are 

 only adapttvl for forcing, while, as a 

 matter of fact, they can be planted out- 



doors in the same way as gladioli and, 

 treated thus, they will bloom from the 

 latter part of July onwards. As outdoor 

 filaiits they are benefited by occasional 

 waterings and a mulch of some kind 

 in warm, dry weather is beneficial. The 

 spikes can be cut when the first flowers 

 open and the buds will o]p('n well in 

 wat(>r. 



As greenhouse plants watsonias will 

 probably never prove so popular as gladi- 

 oli, but there is no reason why they 

 should lud attain a fair degree of com- 

 mercial jioiiuiarity. There is nothing 

 dillicnlt in their culture. A temjieraturc 

 of ;")0 degrees is amjde for them. If 

 grown in pots, a single bulb can be 

 flowered in a o-inch pot or three in a 

 7inch or S-inch pot, according to the 

 size of the bulbs. A compost that will 

 grow frecsias or gladioli will suit wat- 

 sonias. I like to liave it rather sandy, 

 and to lay a little sand above as well as 

 below the buU)s. Indoors in the temper- 

 ature suggested they usually flower from 

 April 1 until the end of ^lay, but they 

 can be retarded until .Tune. 



There seems no juiod reason why thev 



EVERGREENS, New Crop Now Ready 



Fancy and Datfer Ferns, fresh picked, tl.50 

 per 1000. $6..V) per case of 5000. 



Green Galax.ll 00 per 1000, $7.00 per case of 10000. 



Green Sheet Moss, put up in 15-lb. bags. $1.00 

 per bag. 



All Koods guaranteed. Wire or write us. Refer- 

 ence: The Citizens' Bank. Elk Park. N. C. 



PINF fiROVE EVERGRFFN CO.. FLK PABK. N. C. 



should not succeed planted out in 

 benches, where they can get the neces- 

 sary head room. I have only tried a few 

 in this way, l)ut am jilanning to use 

 nu)re the coming season, ])lanting the 

 bulbs about the middle of January and 

 using care iu watering until the pliints 

 lire several inches high. Watsonia Ar- 

 ilernei is the best variety. It is some- 

 times called Watsonia alba and Wat 

 sonia alba O'Brienii. None of the other 

 watsonias are e<pial to Ardernei for com- 

 mercial purposes. C. W. 



Chickasha, Okla. — O. L. King, who 

 deals in feeds ;ind seeds, is putting up 

 a house and devoting some outdoor 

 space to the growing of flowers and 

 vegetables. . . 



