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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



27 



Electrics Decorated by C. A . Samuelson, for the Chicago A utomobile Parade. 



Brief Reminders. 



(,'lir_vs:iiitlii'iiiiims shoukl ))(■ juittcil on 

 if bonclu's are not roady. 'J'liey spiHulily 

 >j)oil if left to mat in the ])ots and onci' 

 they lioconic liaid are of little value. 



Water sprinjj planted evergreens i f 

 weather continues cool and dry. Kee]i a 

 j^ood nuilcii aroniul tlie roots. 



Put in poinsettiu cuttings before they 

 get too long. They are preferable if 

 taken off witii a heel. 



I'roviiU' sliade for gloxiniiis and tuber- 

 ous l)egonias, to ]U'event scorching of the 

 foliage. 



Do any ]niiiiing tn lilacs wliile they 

 are in flower. A good ])lan is to liead 

 hack the long, strong center shoots. 



Sjjray iiardy roses with hellel)ore water, 

 or use the ))oison blown through a powder 

 bellows wliile the foliage is dainji. 



(«et the s]iraying iiunips In readiness 

 til tight the elm tree lieetle and other in- 

 jvirious ].ests. Arsenate of lead can l)e 

 rec(ininu'uded as a sovereign renu'dy. 



•Tot do^vn the names of sonu> dcsirabU' 

 late tulips and ]»Ian to grow a few at 

 lea.st another season. 



Palms should be hosed well at least 

 once a day. I'se the spray nozzle. It 

 helps to keep the foliage clean. 



Keep a sharji lookout for cut ui inns 

 and use poisoned mash directly after anv 

 signs of their attacks are visible. 



Do Dot fulget to pot along the little 

 seedling.s of As]paiagus pluiiiosus and 

 Sprengeri. Uixc them a uiodeiately warm 

 house and some shade for a time. 



Ill s;'lliiig geraniums and other liedding 

 stock, be sure not to forget to saxc siitii 

 cieiit stock for youiself and do not keep 

 all the weakest ])lants. although the temp 

 latiiMi to do so is often stnmg. 



DECORATING AUTOMOBILES. 



The ilecoratfou of automobiles tor p.i- 

 iiidi's ])romises to become an important 

 part of the business. IJut one fact should 

 he rec,)giiized at the outset: If the own- 

 er of the automobile is )iot prepared to 

 s|)eiid a fair sum, it is just as avcII to 

 U't til" Job go to the fellow down liie 

 stiT-et: those who ha\e tried decoijitiiig 

 aiitonudiiles with grciMiliouse llowers h.i\e 

 found that considerable outlay is re(|iiiied 

 1o make a sliowing tli;it auyhody nui- 

 cerneil will consider creditalile. 



The acc(Miipanying illustrations are re 

 prodficed from jiliotographs of autoiiio 

 Idles dee<irat(>d by leading I'liicago re 

 tailors for the recent jiaraci • in that city. 



M.VKi.ifdUd, .Mass.- -The linn of (i. ('. 

 \ I!. .\. Stexcns consists of (Irace ( '. ,nic| 

 IJelle .V. They have been estiiblislied in 

 the retail llower business tor eight viais 

 ami are doing a jirosperons trade. 



PURE SUPERPHOSPHATE. 



W'h 'fe can sii|ierplios[)hate lie pur- 

 chased ill a form thai is completely sol- 

 11 hie ill water? G. W. I ). i; S. 



The host place to secure^ this article in 

 ii> purest state, or in tact in anv tlegree 

 ot' imiity. is at sinue wludesjile (dieniist's. 

 If lie does not have it ill stoek, he will 

 he aide to say where it can lie got. 



RiBES. 



DISTANCE APART FOR COLEUS. 



Would y(Ui kindly let us know how far 

 .apart to set coleus when a solid coleus 

 he(l is made for lettering in various col- 

 ors.' .\lso, how many inches apart when 

 n-ed tor hcu'dering cami.a beds, etc..' 



M.ic.l. 



It' yoii ha\(' plants of average hedding- 

 oiit size, allow I hem eight to nine inches 

 .-ipait each way. With a little necessary 

 topping t h(>v will soon cover the ground. 

 l"or horderiiigs. t(>n to tw(d\e inches apart 

 is siilliciently close, although the.\' are 

 s'liiietiiiies planted much (doser; in .some 

 cases only si.x to eight inches ai)art. The 

 latter is. howe\er, altogetlu'r too close, 

 unless it is w ish(>d to use as many plants 

 as possible, not a poli<'y to he i(>com- 

 ineiiiled. ( '. W. 



Cars Decorated by Fleischmann Floral Co., for the Chicago Automobile Parade. 



