Febbuabt 19, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



115 



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What the 



Maryland 

 Agricultural 

 Experimtntal 

 Station Reports: 



44% More Roses Under the Skinner 

 System of Irrigation 



IN their Bulletin No. 157, on Miscellaneous Greenhouse Experiments, commenting on tests 

 of the Skinner System of Irrigation under glass on roses after showing that tests were identical 

 except as to water, they say : 



"We have 3721 blooms for the Skinner System and 2580 for hose watering, a gain of 1141 

 blooms for the Skinner System. The main feature of difference is in the character of the spray. 

 The fine spray of the Skinner System is very beneficial both for plants and soil." 



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the ground nor bruise the most delicate foliage. Your plants are ^ Irrigation 



watered by a natural rainfall under your absolute control. ^ Co., Dept. H 



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Sioux Falls, S. D. — G. A. Thomas, pro- 

 prietor of the Thomas Greenhouses, is 

 making plans for a new $1,500 green- 

 house. 



Belvidere, HI. — Lyon & Anderson 

 have taken over the Fairview Green- 

 houses, which Frank Bingham has been 

 operating for some time. The plant be- 

 longs to the B. Eldredge estate and 

 will be leased to Lyon & Anderson, who 

 have bought out Mr. Bingham 's interest 

 in the property. They will run it in 

 connection with their greenhouses on 

 West Locust street and their retail 

 store on South State street. 



Walnut Grove, Minn.— F. Kieth is , 

 building some greenhouses on his farm/ 

 in North Hero and will grow bedding 

 plants next spring. 



Battle Creek, Mich.— S. W. Coggan 

 is experimenting with a nitrogen can- 

 dium mercury light, perfected by a 

 local expert, which he plans to install 

 in his houses to quicken the growth of 

 his plants. He believes electric light 

 at night will help his flowers, particu- 

 larly lilies, to bloom in a shorter space 

 of time; a street arc light installed near 

 his greenhouses by the city several 

 years ago seemed to produce this effect. 



Morris, 111.— The Morris Floral Co. is 

 building two greenhouses, which will 

 house 10,000 additional plants. 



West Liberty, O.— F. W. Goe, who 

 has been manager of the Mad Kiver 

 Greenhouses for the last three years, 

 has entered into partnership with Van 



B. Bailey, who has completed a John 



C. Moninger Co. house on the Zanes- 

 field pike. The new firm will be known 

 as the Hillside Greenhouses and will 

 grow a full line of vegetable plants as 

 well as cut flowers, plants, etc. Mr. 

 Goe has moved his eUtire stock into 

 the new place. 



