AUQUBT 0, 1914. 



The Rorists' Review 



17 



by dipping the heads in clear, cold 

 water. 



To keep sweet peas in good condi- 

 tion, remove all seed pods, and on the 

 first sign of aphis use a soap or nico- 

 tine spray. Jt mulched as suggested 

 some time ago and watered where it is 

 possible to do so, especially by some 

 Huch system as the Skinner method, 

 sweet peas can easily be flowered un- 

 til the end of September. 



Cut down delphiniums which have 

 finished .flowering, to insure a second 

 crop. Remove the seed pods and faded 

 flowers from hemerocallis, iris and 

 other hardy perennials, and keep the 

 borders or nursery rows constantly 

 stirred. Take advantage of every 

 moist spell to transplant seedlings of 

 biennials and perennials. All of these, 

 under good care, will make a really 

 surprising growth before fall. Hardy 

 perennials are an invaluable asset to 

 every country florist, and it is well at 

 this season to take note of such useful 

 varieties as are not yet grown. A good 

 plan is to look over some nursery where 

 perennials are a specialty, but all can- 

 not do this; therefore it is well to plant 

 a few new varieties each season of sucli 

 as are recommended as being valuable 

 for florists. 



Do not neglect the hardy roses. Re- 

 move all the seed pods from the hybrid 

 perpetuals and hybrid teas; also be 

 careful to pull out any Manetti and 

 briar suckers clean. It is of no use 

 to chop off the tops, as that riierely ag- 

 ijravates the evil. The hybrid teas now 

 are fine. A mulch of cow manure and 

 some water is of wonderful benefit to 

 them. After rambler roses have flow- 

 t^red, cut out just above the ground the 

 lanes which have flowered and give the 

 young shoots coming from the base 

 <n'ery chance to develop. This may 

 seem like radical treatment, but it will 

 be found far the best in -the end. 



TWO TANK QUERIES. 



Our water pressure is only about eight 

 pounds, owing to the lowness of the 

 tank. How can we increase it to forty 

 pounds with the least cost and the least 

 ♦expense for upkeep? We have a gaso- 

 line engine. 



Please describe the best way to make 

 a liquid manure tank, the method of 

 mixing, etc. G. H. H. 



Unless it is possible to install an ele- 

 vated tank, the most satisfactory meth- 

 od of securing a water pressure of forty 

 pounds will be to put in a pneumatic 

 system with a pressure tank and pump, 

 the latter to be operated by the gaso- 

 line engine. This would last for manv 

 years with little expense for mainte- 

 nance. Its operation would be simple, 

 :ind even with a small tank a good 

 pressure could be obtained for a lim- 

 ited amount of watering without start- 

 ing the engine. 



A cheaper method of securing a bet- 

 ter water j.ressure would be to use the 

 '•ngine in connection with a force pum]) 

 to which a good-sized air chamber is 

 attached. This would, of course, re- 

 quire a relief valve and would not be 

 available for watering except when the 

 engine was running, but the present sys- 

 tem would perhaps answer when only a 

 """mu *"?"""* o^ watering is to be done. 



The size of the tank for manure wa- 

 ter will depend upon the amount of 

 rti"l.°^ to be done. For a small es- 

 tablishment, one having a width of four 

 to SIX feet and a length of from ten 



THE WOMEN YOU MEET 



MBS. CHABLES H. MATNABD. 



WHEN a great national honor is conferred on a member of the trade, the luster 

 of the honor is reflected on the trade as a whole; hence the florists of the 

 entire country will share in the evident pride with which a Detroit news- 

 paper makes this announcement: "A Detroit woman, Mrs. Charles H. Maynard, 

 bears the distinction of being the onlv woman in the United States to serve on the 

 advisory committee of the board of horticulture of the Panama-Pacific Exposition. 

 The honor comes to Mrs. Maynard by virtue of her being secretary of the Ladies' 

 Society of American Florists. The secretaries of the national floral societies have 

 been asked to serve on the committee. Although her duties have not yet been 

 designated, Mrs. Maynard expects to serve as a judge of horticultural exhibits." 

 Mrs. Maynard was one of the founders of the Ladies' S. A. F. and has been its 

 secretary since its organization. 



to sixteen feet would suffice. The usual 

 depth is from three to five feet, and it 

 will be most convenient to operate if it 

 is so located that about one-half of it 

 is above ground. In excavating, it is 

 well to plan to use the earth wall as a 

 part, at least, of the outer form. The 

 inner form should be set so as to allow 

 for a thickness of wall varying from 

 lour to six inches, according to the size 

 of the tank. If it is to be erected out- 

 doors, the inner surface of the wall 

 should be battered at least one inch to 

 the foot. 



For making the concrete, use one part 

 of cement, two parts of sharp sand and 

 four parts of gravel; if bank-run gravel 

 is to be used, one part of cement and 

 tour and one-half parts of gravel will 

 bo about right. After thoroughly mix- 

 ing the cement and gravel, add water 

 enough to make a "wet mix," and after 

 making sure that everv part is wet 

 down, pour it into the molds. As soon 

 as the concrete is sufficientlv set re- 

 move the form and lay the bottom, mak- 

 ing It four to six inches thick 



To make the jiit waterproof, make a 

 thick wash of neat cement and apply a 

 coat to the inside, using a brush. 



About two feet from one end of the 

 pit put in a partition of concrete run- 

 ning to the top, and in this set an in- 

 verted sewer-pipe trap close to the bot- 

 tom; in fact, it is a good plan to have 

 a small pit on each side of the partition 

 w^here the tile is to be placed, so that 

 the water will drain off through the 

 trap, which is really an inverted U- 

 shaped siphon. The bottom of the main 

 pit should slope towards the partition, 

 and the level of the floor in the small 

 pit should be at least six inches lower 

 than that of the main part. 



Hen manure, sheep manure, cow and 

 horse manure are valuable for liquiil 

 manure in the order named. When the 

 two first mentioned are used it is a good 

 plan to mix them with either cow or 

 horse manure at the rate of one part to 

 four. Fill the tank half full and then 

 fill up with water, admitting the water 

 at the end farthest from the partition. 



