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The Florists' Review 



Si;rri;\ii!i:i: 1", r,)! i 



1 -'-^ aMl8g?^-i^^fed^aaK-.^»fe4l •— ' 



(•(iiuiiion ill llic lit'iil, Miiil iii(i(M>,' 

 Mimiimt dt' rojiiiiiiLC lUM-ossary to 

 "ood st'i'cl, liut \v(> iniist lia\o it o\ . 

 Avo liavc to sit ii[i iiiulits. 



1). c. T..-A 



OPEN LETTEn$>-^- PEADEft6 



ASTERS DOING POORLY. 



Will soiiU'oiH' Iviiiilly tell iiif wli.. 

 the inattci- witli my Jisit'is .' 1 lia\ i' 



some (it' tlic Mooiiis, iiiidcr scp.-i 



and ill about (iftt'cii to tw.Mity inimitcs «-ov.'i'. lor iiis]>('ctioii. Soiii(> ot 



111' i's dead, hut wliile lie is ahVctod h«' Idooiiis mily lialf ojumi ;iii<I tlie ] 



tia\ ols and cn ory aiit lie iiiocts and oiii 



lii;n-os is atVo.-tt'd and in this way tlu 



\vlH)k> ccdonv is fxti'i'iiiinat 



A LESSON OF THE WAR. 



Tlic li'('\ icw lias i('<('i\t'd till' I'ollow- 

 inu ronuiiii iiicat inn Cioni a vrador at Los 

 AiiLiidrs, wliiisr si^iiatuii' i-, iiiifoitn- 

 nati'iv. i!l(';;ildi'. Ijowi'vci-. llio tlinii;^lil 

 i < su lirit i licnt t lial t 111' let t I'l is iili lit I'd ; - •■ • • i "• ■■ ^ - . ,,,.;,,,, ' i ^, ai,,, 4-,./.ii1,1.> ...mk.! , 



' I iiist'cts 111 the saiiic wav. and, stran;:i' 'ni' siHiny. Js The tiouhii* Laii>o.i 



■■'i'lir la-t twn wiok-. Till' K'i'v iow lia^ ^^^ j^.,v_ ^vllil(' it kills liv lontact all too iiiuili fcit ili/.iM- or liy tlio liol - 



iiHMiibianomis insects, it is noii-iioisoii 



loolv as if tlioy wore Inirnt. I ran 

 tind anytliinj;- on tlio roots or any .•, 

 liuj;s on tlio jilants. We fortili/ed 

 Tliis iiowiier will kill all kinds of lion and slice), niainiri' and lioiie in.' 



liiTii iiill 111' war talk and many |ii'o|dr 



in thr trad.' sooin tu W all as mad. mis and inav be used in voiir lioines. in 



Xiiw. wliy liavi'ii't wo ;ill we need in 

 uiir iiw 11 A ;i>t loiint r\' .' And it' not, wli\- 

 lia\eii't we.' I li;i\i' seen .a I ii ui;i i in s 

 twenty leet liiuh and p.-iliii^ tlie same, 

 but still .-I i;iiir;i I i,-|s ,'iii.| |i;iliii> eoine 

 I'rum lleluium, .-iliil tliele tlie\ dn not 

 L;inw III the sllcet-. n-, tlie\ do here. 

 Wliy lint lia\e niir nwii ii ii isi'iies .' .\iid 

 tor .-ill the rest lit the needed sloek it 

 will lie the s;iilie. Tlieie is enolieli band. 

 enoiii;li miiiie\ . and tlioiis;iiids ot' uneni 



the ice box .and in the bread box and 

 i-ii|ilioard, but it must not I e jilai-ed in 

 d;iiii]i ]ilaees. 



I write this in the lio|ie it may lielj' 

 some ot the trateniity to lid tliein- 

 scKes ot' these pests. 



b*. ilriinim. 



THE ASTER GROWER'S TROUBLES. 



'rh(> siiminer ot liH 1 will be one to be 



I am atiaid you have oi\-,Mi you' 

 tors too much jilaiit tood. While t: 

 a]i]ireciate oi-ound which has been •!■ 

 ly |iloW('d or sjiaded and liborall\ . 

 niired with cow or liorst^ niaiinre. 

 use ot' lien manure is likely to lie h.i 

 I'ul. 'The best way to use the l;ist ii:ii i 

 iiiaiiure is to droji a little down 

 center ot the rows when tli(> s]iikes 

 MinniiiL; 11)1, later i'urinin<r the lim • 

 cultivator o\('r th(> soil. lliMi nianiii' - 



ilieicd here in New .lersev all the most likelv ot the three fertil 



idnved men. 'nieieti.re. take the less.oi vememiierei , , , , 



rioht. No rain in the latter jiart of named to h.-nc hiirmt-d your pi: 

 -Mav ;ind duriiij; .-ill ot .liine |iie\ented Whatever tert ili/.ers you use. they n 

 the settino of asters in the lieM until 

 .Inly. The result is slmrt plants and 

 stetiis. I'dimms are now abmit normal 



war 'jivi's L:ri)W vniii own stork. 



EXTERMINATOR FOR ANTS. 



We liiiticed III The b'exiew I'lir Au^H^t 



an artirlr on white ants as a pest m si/r 



lilt fewer ill niiinbe?'. 



to L^er.-i niiinis and other plants. The 

 writei' h.'is been li^htili;.; these jiests 

 ;iiid, until rerenlly. with ]ioor results. 

 'J'lie tact is t liev were so inimeroiis they 

 ;itt;irlied tlienisrhes to e\erytliili;: we 

 Were si'ndin^ out. They ;ite Up our 

 llower s,M'ds and tom.-ito s.'eds; in tart, 



thele \\;is iiutllili;^ inilllline I'lom tlieil 



laxaiiis. Miir seed 1 1 .-i \ s and pan< liaM 



to be s,.t lip nil stilts ;,||,| ;| r ii 11 1 1' i V 1 1 11 ' e 

 tiXed SIP the .-lilts ciiuld Hot i^ef into the 

 s I. All ot this pi e.;iilt loll li;id to l,e 



1 ;t i\cn oi .ill 111 ou ! w le k Would b.' 

 ri; i lied. 



^'ellows ;ind bback' stein .aie not iin- 



be t horouolil.\' incorporated with 

 soil. It' you mixed bone or hen niai 

 III the lode \vliile setting out e;icli jd. 

 injiirx wiis more tli;in likelv to re- 



% 



Mews from 



ro^ 



TRADE INTERESTS AT GHENT. 



.1 list bet Die the < iel ni;i li i llv asiuii, 

 \"i 'I II- ii.iiibi.- end when rniisiil II, \|l,ert .loliiisnn. ;it Client, 



]d:illt- went llitn the |i,-|.|, ;|s the ,-||its I'.el-iwili. sent to the .>st,-|tc I >ep,-| it men t 



Wi-ie then- ii-;id\- loi the lihilils. This 

 \\as ,-| .lllleieiit kind ol ,-||it. The olli-s 



,-( lepiill oil the nillsiTV stuik and llower 

 iiidiistiy lit that iiiuntry, a ]pait of 

 t ii.-lt t loillili-d Us 111 1 he liiii|s,.s were iMith which will be ol' s|.eci;i| interest at 



the small Id.-e-k and the sin,-ill red \a- this tin,,- and is ;is fulluWs: 



I lel \ . Till- mil s w I- tun 11. 1 I II t he lield 

 Were I hi- I.iIl:<' led niies, .md the\ ,-| I e 

 b,-id I;.-il:!iI'o| s ,-iiid ;i\\tiil|\ dist niit i\e. 

 riie\ iiiako iii;iii\ hiiije li-ds an, I will 



••In .-Hid Ilhont ( .helit 1 hen- .■lle aliollf 



l,."ioo ,bstinct hurt iciiltiii ,-il establish- 



llients whose p|d,|ui-Is ;ire laiuely e\ 

 l.iiite,;, the I'nited states ! i • i 1 1 ■_; iilie ot' 



in-sii,,\ ,\,-i \ ihiii-,: III :i 1,-oiiiis ,ii tioiii theii Ic-oliiiu iii.-irki-ts. The imhistry 



■i.M.V to e':^iil\ feet, W,- iis,.,| 1,, p.iiiroli , , t' :;niwiiiL: lloW,-r- ,-llii 111 li:ilnellt.-|l 



io;ii nil, -j.-isiil j II,. ail-l lils!||p||i,|e 111' , ,-n 



I ion ;i lei w oil 1. 1 t Inn :ippl \ a m,-i t i-li In 



till- l|n|,- ,-1 I|. I , ;i ft ,-r it ll.-|,| I 111 I ll,--l ,-| 



;ii I 1: lit s,,, w ,. w niih i ,ii\ ,'1 the hole 



A til sniL 'tills kidi-.| out ,-i -I'-al m.-iny i,.,,,, ,,.h,.nU nl' llnieiilt 

 nl' t h,- pi-sts. |,i,t ,,iil;. -.inN ,- .-I p.-iii i,-i| 

 ! ,| I'-t' ; ill :i lew , i:i \ - l h.-\ ~e, im-. i to 



b.- .-Is It 11 In,' I (Ills ;|~ .-\ .'! , 



We li |i,-i 1 1 \ I'n-i li.i .-I p,.\\ . |i-r miili M - 



pl.-iiits, sii. h lis p,-ilnis, I, -in-. a/,-i li'.'is, 



,-tc., h.-|s 1 11.- 1 i-:is|., j ,-noi| isi-. III bi-l- 



-.^iillii nt' l,-ile \ e,-i 1 - :iip| h;n i ii l.-i l '_;i-! •>■ 



ln~ti-n.,| l,y tlii- 111 L':i II I / ,-|I lull 111' inipni- 



in .Mi'i-reiil 



pa I I - nl' tin- mil lit I \ . t h,-|' 111 ' . hi-llt 

 I 1-1 ll;^ mil- nt' the le,-|. i : 1- ^ i !! -! 1' 'I 1 lulls 



nt this .-j.-is-. The mill i-~t - uT thn 



iii.iiistr\ are i-sp,-,- i.-i 1 1 \ pi ut ,-,t i-. I li\ 



■tin.-,! :i; I'liit W'lotii. ,-.-ille,| T,-ill,ni all oi-ja ii i /.-i t io'i Isiiown .-Is ihi- < h.-indn- 



1 l.s,-,-! j-Atermi until' \\ '• ;i-e,| t h i- 



pi.W'li-l- 111 mir •_. r huiiv,...; spiiiiU,.,! 



: t ;i lop- t li.' ,' 1^,-s ,,| t he I ,-lii-|| .-ili'l ill 



■y ii'ln-nli- di-- I I n i t ini 1 1 ei : r- |!.-l-. 

 .-I \ I iil; its lii-ndi pi;i I ti-i s ,-i i ( I !i,-ii t . 

 • • .\ci-or.| i ii'j to till- .-I I'liini ! 1 i-poi i 



<ii;|' p;i, i,!|i-j -he. I. :ili'l W.- sn,iii |',i|iii'i -ii,-.| li\ tills n -s, i,- i ,-| t i 1 1 |i . ill,' \,-.-|l I'.lb'. 



tli.-it we li:id a line ri-nie.l-, .-in-i tiiii\ an j.iove.l s, mi, .what . I is.-ippm nt i ir.;. It 



I'Nli-llll i ll.-lt u| . ;|s ih,. ||,-|llie implies. | )' w;|s • - .\ pi .,- 1 e. I that. 



Ml \ lew o 



I' the In 



The exports, however, decrease. j a- 

 paie.l with lUlL.'. It appe.'iis th.n 

 ',|eni;iii.| lor .-i/aleas tidl helow t h.i 

 the previous ye;ir, with the ex.el 

 ot' certain s|,|.,-ial varieties. In thi- 

 ol' palms there appears to lia\e I 

 little or no deinand tor the laruei- ' 

 eties, althouiih a U'w ]ilants espc 

 cultivated for collectors were disi 

 111' at I'.-iirly s;it isr.-irtory ]iri(-e<. 



• ■ Till' .ieiiiand tor A raiicaria ev 

 w;is wi'll maint.ained, sales having 

 elfect,-,| at reinunerat i ve prices. 1' 



I Ol I .;i \ t roes ii-lii;i i ned firm. I ii'i ' 

 I oil t I nil 1 II LJ the best m.-llkel 1.1'- 

 i-la-s i^\ phiiits. 'there was a 

 'li-miiM.I tor rliiido.|eiidroiis. l.et 

 plants ,|i,j not liinl priil'iisi-| \ . 1 

 -i-.-liis til li,-i \ 1- 1 cell little deliia li 

 1 . 1 ■ Lj o 1 1 i 1 1 ; 1 1 1 . i LI I o \ i n i a b n 1 1 . ~ . 



-t n.- k- , .1 W ll Ic h relll.-| 111 li llsuh I . 



pi in-s .-it nil n iiiisiin i 1 v low h-\ i i . 



••'flu- 1iit,-|l i-\pn|ts ,,)■ philil- 



i .11 II - 111 t he I ' n I ted St .-it is . mil ii _: 

 -\ en- \ .-||lli-.| .-it <\\ l.l'iTii. .-1 lii-' I '■:! 



- I I .■.■:'.:'. .is .uh.p.-ii-e.i w ith b'l J. ■ 

 GOOD BYE TO THE AZALEA 



.\.'.i,r.|i ||^ tn :i new < dlsp;iti-h. - 



t'mii's III' ( lel iii;i lis from liriiss,.)- 



tlie ,iiit .^i-ts ,>ne tilut into the poW-lef, 

 it s,',.|,|s 1,, I ,' ;||| t h.-lt Is |ii-'-es,.-|r\ . 'nu- 

 ll. -I'l III tin- pow .ji'i ,-i lel 1 hi- I'm niic .-ici. ■ 



a II. i the I IcIl: ia n s,.aciiast . .\ ■ 1 1 - 

 I'lmii .\ liisteid.-llli re|iiirts lli.it 



1 i-i 11,1 1 iniia I liNpnsitimi ;it (llieiit. which iniiVi-.i in the ^em-ial direction nt 

 was i iiaiiL; II rated li\ one of the ino-t 



i inpolta lit lluw el shnw s ,'\ ,-1- liehl i 11 



,11 till- |..i,|\ 111' the Ills,.,! ,-,1 111 li II,' nil. I !-]|l|iip,-, the interest in this ili'lllstiy inol'de. -ixtei-n mill's e;|st li\- si, 



,111 Ih,' part of strangers visitinu tin- tiln-nt, li,-|s In-n h.-istily ,|estro\i 



i-\positimi wiiiild III- larui-U s| i mn l.-it ed. that i.-iilw;i\ coinniu ii na t ion i- 



with the . unsi-,|ii,'ii,i. th,-it i-xpmls inpte.l. 



Wiiuhl I Ill I i-spnii' I I n ^1 '. : !l.li-.-|se.|. I',e|uilllll has wim the !,-sp..,T 



set up hy.i rnlliini'-,- n.'i.l. uli-ch spr,.n.!~ 

 ,,\,!- the lin.jv ,i|' til,' nut. whicli i-j, ,-,•-; 

 till- hn-nthiiiL: .-.-IN. Tin- nnt 'lames 

 the t.-ineii '■iii-l 'Wt- :d' .,-i'i- III' anto-s 



