Jam Ai;v 1 1, VJV2. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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be adik'ii liv ]o:t.st' the Twdiiildy jiliiee 

 <ivoi' wliirli ho lijul prosidcil as I'ore- 

 iiiaii. i'oj' \t'iiis lie has been Avinninj; 

 iiK-reasiui; tame as a chrysantlieinum 

 si)ecialist. an.l In- i- particularly well 

 known 111 leaders of The IJovicw as 

 ilie wiiti'i ul iuu<di viilualde niattci- with 

 refcichr.- ]" his faxuritc lldwcr 



John A. Evans. 



John A. I'vaiis. of the (Quaker « ity 

 Machine ''"■. Tiiclunond, lad., is ex 

 • •eediugly mudi'st and un[ii('t('nt imis as 

 t(i the aniiinnl of inl'oiinat ion he has 

 furnished for this sketch. If he were 

 running: for oflice, it would Im' dillieuit 

 to constiiicl a L:uod eaiii|iai^n docn 

 inent from his ineaiier and matter of 

 fact statements. Jle and his eompaiiy 

 iire already well known to the trade 

 as the manufacturers id' the Kvans 

 <Jhallen;:e ventilatini:- apiiaratus. Aside 

 from that, lie simply mentions that he 

 was born in Alle.irheny, I'.a., .lanuary -'i, 

 IS53, th.it he started in the business of 

 fnakiiiL: his \entilatiim- apparatus in 

 188."). that he has been a member of the 

 S. A. F. sin.e the first meeting at Phil 

 .adelphia. that he has .attended e\(My 

 eonveution of the soiiety except the 

 first one. hebl ;il < ineinnati in Iss."), 

 and that he i- now a life meinbei- ol' 

 the S. A. I 



SALVIA SEEDS. 



I n Till b'e\ h-w I or .la n iiai\ I ' . V\ . 

 advise- till' -owin^ (it -.rarlet sa^e earl\' 

 111 Mareli That date i^ loo late for 

 the teni|iei:it uie in wliirh 1 ^'row the 

 plants. I liiid I'eliiMiaiy In late enough 

 if fi'row 11 ill a I em perat 11 re of ."iO to '>'> 



John A. Evans. 



Charles H. Totty. 



decrees. S..\,.ial \eais ayo I had to 

 throw away most oi hjy sam' because 

 It was not in lilonni I'or I 'ectiraf inn dav. 

 I sowed it the (irst week in M.irch that 

 vear. My jilants do iioi ^ei i.-ilj when 

 urowii in .-I femper;ii III',. ,,t r.d to ^>^ 



Ir'^Vrr^ |.; J ||„]p 



ANTIDOTE FOR RHUS POISON. 



I-- "• "rjiei. 1,1 I., ■,!,,. forest, 111., 

 -peakin,<;- of i\ \ poi-miin-. says that 

 • • last sninniei . w |,,.|i i;!,,,, tuxii-ndendron 

 was just biiddiiiL; imtli with lilood-red 

 -hoots, four men w,.r,. I'mployed to 

 root it up, f,,r unless oiven soiiiething 

 '" 'diinb upon, it becomes a pestiferous 

 -'■'""III'' \\ei,'d, rhe<e men were seem- 

 111-1,^ immune until hot weather, but 

 when perspiration was tree all were 



liadls .alVected, '('he f;icc -wells to such 



III I'Xiiait that the -nffercr ran -carcelv 

 "'■''. and other p.irtion- .ii' the bndv are 

 al-o affected. 



•■i)iir idiysiciiiti naannmended as a 

 ieined,\ 'iiictiirc ni San:,niinari;i ("ana 

 'ly'lsis. -"p|"''l "I' with :i -iift cloth. 

 Kach ii!;in wa- cured in tmir ila\- b\ 

 'he u-e ,.i' ihi- -niqile iciiicdx.' The 

 Idiiodroi.i uii.w- pientilnilx- here with 

 the rims in -iiuil.ar -Mu.ation-. and a 

 I'iiit ot' tile tincture J- :i'iipli' to (dfect 

 ;i ctii'e i.i' -A -erious case. I Mi \-.-;ci,aus also 

 recommend the iluid e\ir:ici of Cirinde 

 'i'"i ri)bn-t;i 1,11 case^ of poison from 



''•I'i-^ toxi leiidron and ];, \-i>nen,ata, 



till" lattiM liein- thi' wi.i -c ,,r t ],o two 

 -pecics. 



Hamilton, Ont. The Cnnnon Idoral 

 ' o. has purchased a Mock of land at 

 ston\ (reek .and will tuiifd preen- 

 lionse- there. I'he linn h.is engaged 

 the ser\ ices (,i' (ieor^e Cooper, tormerlv 

 of b'ice \ 'ooper, ni the Mountain 

 < I'reenhouses, North Crimsbx-. Ont. 



