OCTOBER 20, 1014. 



The Florists' RcHeW 



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Wedding Window of a Wichita Florist EHiring the TReceot St vie Show Week. 



Fair and Exposition was held in con- 

 junction with the International Dry 

 Fanning Congress, the Soil Products 

 Exposition, and the International Con- 

 gress of Farm Women, All of these 

 combined to form the largest agricul- 

 tural exhibit held anywhere in the 

 world. The paid attendance was over 

 103,000. The streets were gaily deco- 

 rated. The decorative part of the expo- 

 sition was under the direction of 

 Charles P. Mueller, who had his hands 

 full building mountains, lakes and 

 Dutch scenery. The lobby of the build- 

 ing was laid out into formal gardens. 



October 13 and 14 Wichita's first 

 annual fashion show brought possibly 

 40,000 people into the space of five 

 blocks to see the window displays- that 

 had been concealed by heavy curtains 

 for two days. Mr. Mueller's wedding 

 window attracted a great deal of atten- 

 tion and is sh«wn in the accompanying 

 illustration. R. H. P. 



BUSINESS EMBABBASSMENTS. 



Worland, Wyo. — R. G. Culbertson has 

 been appointed receiver for the Buffum 

 Pure Seed Co. It appears the company 

 owes a considerable amount of money 

 and has been unable to make payments. 

 As a result several attachments were 

 filed and business was stopped for sev- 

 eral days, until Attorney C. P. Robert- 

 son appeared before Judge Metz at Cody 

 to ask for a receiver. It is said that 

 the stock on band will more than pay 

 the debts outstanding, and with proper 

 management the business can be put on 

 its feet and made a paying one. 



TEMPEEATXJEE FOE SWAINSONAS. 



What is the best temperature in which 

 to grow swainsonast J. G. 



Prom 50 to 55 degrees at night, with 

 a corresponding rise in the daytime, is 

 most suitable for swainsonas. C. W. 



HINTS ON ABPABAGUS CULTUBE. 



In a range that I have just leased, 

 seven of the houses are stocked with 

 asparagus. The bunches seem to be 

 neavy and are growing up to long shoots. 

 »vill you kindly inform me as to the 



best method of growing the crof* I What 

 is the best feed for it? Wha^* is the 

 best way to cut asparagus? Is it best 

 to keep the plants well cut out aaear the 

 ground? F. C.H. 



■ Warmth and moisture are tw«} of the 

 essentials in growing asparagus j And to 

 these may be added liberal fee ding. A 



Judge the Tree 

 by Its Fruit 



The small ad is doing great work 

 for us. -J. S. MERRITT, The ZMary- 

 land Flower Gardens, Balti^raore. 

 October 6, 1914. 



Please stop the ad— it sur—e did 

 clean us out of plants in a harrry.- 

 ,T. S. MERRITT. The Maaryland 

 Flower Gardens, Ballimore, 

 October 13, 1914. 



night temperature of 60 degree s, enough 

 water to keep the soil moist at all times, 

 and syringing overhead on eve ry bright 

 day, combine to provide propter condi- 

 tions for the growth of asparagfus, 



Feeding may be given either by means 

 of mulching with good stabl-« manure 

 or by using liquid from the saiane source, 

 applying the liquid at inter-^s^als of a 

 week or ten days. Cow maninre is one 

 of the most satisfactory fertmlizers for 

 the purpose. In cutting asp aragus, it 

 is not advisable to cut out all t;-he growth 



down to the ground, for this method 

 weakens the plants too much and retards 

 the gro'wth. It is better to keep some 

 of the lower growth, to encourage fur- 

 ther action from the crowns of the 

 plants. W. H. T. 



CHRTSAITTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



The examining committees have. sub- 

 mitted reports on new varieties as fol- 

 lows: 



At Clnolnnatl. October 17, Crystal Gem, white, 

 Japanese incurved, submitted by Elmer D. Smith 

 & Cu., A.drlan, Mich., scored as follows on tbe 

 commercial scale: Color, 17; form, 12; fallness, 

 9; stem, 15; foliage, 13; substance, 12; slas, 10; 

 total, 88. 



At Philadelpbia, October 17, Crystal Gem, 

 white, Japanese incnrved, submitted by Elmer D. 

 Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich.,- scored as follows on 

 the commercial scale: Color, 18; form, 13; fnll- 

 uess, 9; stem, 13; foliage, 12; substance, 13; 

 .size, 8; total, 86. 



At Chicago, October 17. Cr.vstal Gem, white, 

 .Japanese incurved, submitted by Elmer D. Smith 

 & Co., Adrian, Mich., scored as follows on the 

 commercial scale: Color, 16; form, 13; fnllness, 

 9; stem. 13; foliage, 13; substance, 13; size. 9: 

 total, 86. 



At Cincinnati, October 17, Nlza, delicate pink, 

 pompon, submitted by Elmer D. Soilth & Co., 

 Adrian, Mich., scored as follows: Color, 35; 

 form, 16; stem and foliage, 18; fullness, 17; 

 total, 86. 



At Philadelphia. October 17, Nlza. white shaded 

 to delicate pink, pompon, submitted by Elmer D. 

 smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., scored as follows: 

 Color, 36; form, 18; stem and foliage, 18; full- 

 ness, 18 ; total, 90. 



At Chicago, October 17, Nlza, light pink, pom- 

 pon, submitted by Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, 

 Mich., scored as follows: Color. 36; form, 18; 

 stem and foliage, 18; fullness, 16; total, 88. 



At Cincinnati, October 17, Marigold, deep yel- 

 low, Japanese incurved, submitted by Elmer D 

 Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., scored as follows on 

 the commercial scale: Color, 10; form, 13; full- 

 ness, 9; stem. 15; foliage, 13; substance, 14; 

 size, lO; total, 93. 



At Chicago, October 17, Marigold, yellow, J.ip- 

 anese incurved, submitted by Elmer D. Smith & 

 Co., Adrian, Mich., scored as follows on the 

 commercial scale: Color, 20; form, 13; fullnesx, 

 9; stem, 15; foliage, 12; substance, 13; size. 

 10; total, 92. 



At Cincinnati, October 17, .S-54-12, pink, in- 

 curved, submitted by Elmer D. Smith &, Co., 

 Adrian, Mich., scored as follows on the commer- 

 cial scale: Color, 16; form, 11; fullness, 8; 

 stem, 13; foliage, 13; substance, 11; size, 9; 

 total, 81. 



At Pblladelphi.i, October 17. Antigone, white, 

 .Japanese incurved, submitted by Chaa. H. Totty, 

 Madison, N. J., scored as follows on the com- 

 mercial scale: Color, 18; form, 13; fnllness, 9; 

 stem, 12; foliage, 13; substance. 13; size, 9; 

 total, 87. On the etrhlbitlon scale: Color, 14; 

 stem, 4; foUajte, 4; fnllness, 14; form, 14; deotb. 

 12; size, 27; total, 89. 



At Boston. October 17, Antigone, white, Jap- 

 anese, submitted by Chas. H. Totty, Madison, 

 N. J., scored as follov\'s on the commercial scale* 

 Color, 2<»; form, 14: fullness. 9; stem, 13; foliage' 

 12; substance, 13; size, 9; total, 00. On the ex- 

 hibition scale: Color, 15; stem, 4; foliage, 8- 

 fnllness. 14; form, 14; depth, 12; size. 26; 

 total, 87. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Sec'y. 



