SsrrBMBCK 17, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



13 



illuminative effect not unlike that of a 

 great soap-bubble. The accompanying 

 illustration gives a" view of the Horticul- 

 tural Palace as it is seen from a point 

 125 feet from the ground, in the Tower 

 of Jewels, which is 435 feet in height. 



Palace of Horticulture at the San* Francisco Exposition. 



that was not more than two and one- 

 half inches deep when the })lants were 

 taken out after the season was over. 

 We saw, on a prominent and successful 

 grower's place, a bench of as fine Law- 

 sons as we have ever seen, growing in 

 soil that was only three inches deep at 

 planting time. They were planted from 

 2V2-inch pots and there was scarcely 

 enough soil to cover the balls when 

 they were set out, practically on the 

 hottom of the bench. This instance 

 proved that if the proper amount of 

 food is supplied, in the form of liquid 

 manure or top-dressings, it matters little 

 liow deep the soil is. We advocate four 

 inches at planting time, because in that 

 ilepth one is able to arrange the roots 

 properly and to set the plant deep 

 enough to make it stand up properly 

 without having the roots lying on the 

 hottom of the bench. A. F. J. B. 



AN ANTIQUATED TUMIQANT. 



Is fumigation with tobacco stems 

 considered advisable for carnations, 

 mums and general stock? Is not this 

 considered an antiquated method of 

 keeping down pests? Should nicotine 

 be sprayed on carnations late in the 

 evening — that is, late enough to leave 

 the plants wet all night? 



T. N. 



fumigating with tobacco stems is 

 •ertainly an antiquated method of de- 

 stroying greenhouse pests. Not only is 

 't less effective than the more mod- 

 •"rn methods, but it is less convenient 

 ^nd IS more injurious to the plants and 

 ^'loums. While growers differ somewhat 

 j*.s to the best way to use the nicotine 

 'iqui.ls for destroying aphis, thrips. 

 '''^■, there is no question as to the su- 

 per;, ,rity of the liquids over either 

 t''e -ferns or the dust. Some growers 

 use the tobacco paper, which "is simplv 

 l^'"I"^i saturated with the liquid. 0th- 

 '^'"'' 11 the houses with fumes by pour- 

 |?J| the liquid on the hot steam pipes. 

 ^ '**» again, ourselves among them, 



P""' " the plants by means of com- 

 prps-..,] gjj. gpraygyg 



y usually spray in the afternoon 



I °' frequently do not finish until 6 



/• ' k. We do not consider that the 



troi'n ^^^ ^®* enough to cause any 



,^p" '^j as a fine, mist-like spray is 



' Besides, it is applied only about 



once each week and would not be likely 

 to start trouble, even if the plants got 

 considerably wetter than they do. 



A. F. J. B. 



THE PALACE OF HOBTICUI.TUBE. 



The building which is to house the 

 displays of flowers, plants, etc., at the 

 Panama-Pacific Exposition, at San Fran- 

 cisco next year, is completed, and is said 

 to be one of the most beautiful and 

 noteworthy structures on the grounds. 

 The building itself is 300x600 feet. The 

 glass dome in the center is 186 feet high 

 and 152 feet in diameter, and is said to 

 be a remarkable piece of architecture. 

 According to the exposition architects, 

 the domes and minarets of the Palace 

 of Horticulture resemble in architecture 

 those of the mosque of Sultan Ahmed I, 

 at Constantinople, while the details of 

 the facades, spires and other decorations 

 are in the eighteenth century French 

 renaissance style. Present plans are to 

 have colored searchlights play upon the 

 glass from within at night, giving an 



A LOOK IS A TONIC. 



"If by any chance you feel you are 

 getting old, take a look at this cheer- 

 ful optimist of 86 busy summers, and 

 figure out how many useful years you 

 have ahead of you," is the advice of 

 F. A. Norton, of Ypsilanti, Mich., ac- 

 companying the photograph of Lucius 

 C. Pierce, of Saline, Mich., which is 

 reproduced herewith. In spite of the 

 fact that he has added nearly another 

 score of years to the allotted three score 

 and ten, Mr. Pierce is still active and 

 energetic. To keep his greenhouse es- 

 tablishment up-to-date, he has spent a 

 busy summer putting in city water, in- 

 stalling concrete work and adding other 

 improvements. The glimpse of his 

 greenhouses given in the illustration 

 serves to show the neatness of the whole 

 place. 



In addition to his ability as a florist, 

 Mr. Pierce has considerable talent as a 

 painter. He uses the former to keep up 

 the appearance of his home outside, for 

 he is one of those who believe that a 

 florist's home grounds should be the 

 show place of the community. The in- 

 side of his residence is not a whit be- 

 hind, for this he has filled with oil and 

 water-color paintings. Many of these 

 are of the Civil war, through which 

 Mr. Pierce served as a member of the 

 Eleventh Michigan Infantry, and dur- 

 ing most of the hot day on which this 

 photograph was taken he was engaged 

 in painting a picture of war times. His 

 optimism, his energy and his talents, in 

 addition to the experiences of his many 

 years, make Mr. Pierce one of the most 

 interesting members of the trade in his 

 part of the state. 



Bloomington, IlL — Wellenreiter & Co. 

 have moved from their location at 409 

 North Main street and are now doing 

 business in the Interurban building. 



Lucius C. Pierce, 86- Year-Old Florist-Artist, of Saline, Micti. 



