APBIL 8, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Reproduction of the Yale ** Yard " for the Taft Dinner, Decorated by Siebrecht & Son. 



the slopes are so steep that seeding is 

 not practicable. The cutting of sod re- 

 sults in the removal of the deeper seated 

 roots, and in our climate this is quite as 

 objectionable as in the transplanting of 

 large trees. The roots form denser clus- 

 ters near the surface, and are much more 

 exposed to both dry winters and dry 

 summers. 



It is also objectionable because it is 

 difficult to join the strips perfectly, and 

 unless done by an expert the work is 

 often unsightly. 



Finally, sodding is expensive, an item 

 which even the citizens of Iowa must 

 take into account. The writer knows of 

 a case where a board of supervisors in 

 his state ordered the sodding of a square 

 of public property at an expense of 

 about $2,800, when a better sod could 

 nave been secured by sowing seed at a 

 total cost of not more than $150. In 

 this case the sodding was undertaken 

 upon the advice of an "expert" who 

 wanted the job— and secured it. 



In another case a man paid $50 for 

 sodding a part of his lot. A neighbor 

 8t the same time secured a better sod, 

 seamless, dense and lasting, on an equal 

 amount of ground, for an expense of 

 $3^0 in cash, for seed, and a little labor. 



These illustrations show that the ex- 

 Pf^'ise item is worthy of attention. 

 , ^'or these reasons the practice of lay- 

 1"? sod should, in the vast majority of 

 ^'^^t'?, be condemned. B. Shimek. 



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fTCHFiELD, III. — R. A. McPheron, 

 "'•'linger of the Cottage Greenhouses, was 

 ||l*"''^ ted upon, Tuesday, March 30, for 

 • M" ndieitis. The operation was succcss- 

 .1' find Mr. McPheron is recovering rap- 



ANGLEWORMS. 



What can we do for our carnation 

 soil? The compost is full of angleworms. 

 The plants are in good shape. G. H. R. 



The presence of angleworms in the soil 

 is never desirable, and if in large num- 

 bers their presence is most objectionable. 

 I cannot say just what they feed on. 

 They do not, however, feed on the roots 

 of the plants, like grubworms and such. 

 The damage they do is in changing the 



texture of the soil into a flat, sticky 

 mass, which is unfit for plants to grow in. 

 The best thing to get rid of them with 

 is lime, which can be applied either in 

 dry or liquid form. Sprinkle a handful 

 of dry-slaked lime between each row of 

 plants and water it into the soil. If the 

 liquid is preferred, put a peck of fresh 

 lime into a 50-gallon barrel of water. 

 The next day take the liquid and water 

 the beds with it. The angleworms will 

 soon make themselves scarce. 



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SUGGESTIONS 



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Hydrangeas. 



Memorial day always calls for a big 

 lot of hydrangeas. Owing to the pres- 

 sure on greenhouse space of Easter stock, 

 it has been impossible to give these an 

 adequate amount of room. They can now 

 be spread out, and, if backward, give the 

 laggards a somewhat warmer house. Hy- 

 drangeas require an abundant water sup- 

 ply, and when the flower heads show, 

 liquid manure should be afforded twice a 

 week. Give any showing pale foliage a 

 dose of soot or nitrate of soda water. 

 Stake up any plants which have been 

 crowded and on which some of the shoots 



will probably lack substance. There are 

 seven weeks between Easter and Memo- 

 rial day, a longer period than we had in 

 1908. 



Bedding Plants. 



Cannas are now making roots freely on 

 the bench, where they were laid after 

 being divided, and must be potted as 

 soon as possible. Four-inch pots are a 

 suitable size for these. They require 

 more warmth than geraniums for two or 

 three weeks yet. 



Geraniums can now get more space if 

 other plants have sold, as we hope they 

 have, for Easter. If you have well built. 



