Al-ltll. S, I'.Mi!). 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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



li'' '^liijics ;irc so stct'p tlint seeding is 

 iii'i )ii;irt ic;ilile. The ciitliiie of so(| re- 

 ■■^mIis ill tiie reiiioviil of the decpiM- seated 

 i"'Miis, and in our eliiiinto tliis is (jiiitc as 

 oli.jtM-lioiialde as in tiie tiaiis|ilaiit iiig of 

 111 I He trees. '|"1h> mots form denser eliis 

 \r\< near i lie siirfai-e. and are imn-li inoro 

 e\|"ised to liotii dry winters and dry 

 ^iiiiiiiiers. 



Ii is also oliject ioiiahi(> liecaiisc it is 

 ''ii'i'tdt to join the strips |ieitci-t ly. and 

 iiiil(ws done Iiy an expert tiie work i^ 

 "I'leti tiiisiglitly. 



linally. sodding is expensive, an item 

 wliirii even tlie citizens of Iowa iiinst 

 ' I'^e into account. The writer knows of 

 ■' '■■I'^e wlioi(> a board of siiper\isors in 

 III- ^iat(> ordeiod tlio sodding of a s(]iiaro 

 "' I'llldie pi'operty at an ex|ielisr> of 

 ■|''"it .*2.S0n, wlion a l)otter sod pould 



' '■ 1 n secured Iiy sowing s(>e(l at a 



'""I I eost of not more than $150. In 

 " ''''ise tile soilding was undertaken 

 'I ihe adxiee of ;in "expert" wiio 

 ' d ilie jol) — and secured it. 



'' iMidtlier case a man paid i^od for 

 "lU a pail of ids lot. A neighlior 

 '' ^aiiie lime s(>cnred a hiMter sod, 

 '^■^. deiisi' ;iiid lasting, on an ecpial 

 ■II' "f Liroiind, 1'or an expense ot' 

 III e;isii. fur seed, and a little labor. 

 '■I' iliiislrations show that tlie ex- 

 ■ item is worlhy of attention. 

 I' iliis,. reasons the pi'actice ol' lay 

 "I shmild. in the vast majority of 

 b(> enndeinned. B. SillMKK. 



iiiii:i !.. Ii.i,. b'. .\. Nbd'lieroii. 



-'■'■ "f 1lie ''ofta^e (Ireelllioll^^es. was 



■•'I npon. Tnesdiiy. :\Tareh ;5n. for 



dii'ills. Tiio opei-ation was siic<-es< 



"'I Mr. ^b•T^hl'ron is recox-erine' riip 



ANGLEWORMS. 



\\li:it eaii We i|o for our carnaiioii 

 soil.' The compost is full of a iit;lew urms. 

 The |m';i Ills a re ill good shape. (i. H. 1\. 



texture ot' the suil into :i ilai, sticky 



mass, whicii is until tor |daiit^ In ^ro,\ in 



The liest thing to iiel Ihl nt' llciii wit! 



is jimr. which can lie apjilied liihci ii. 



diy or lujiiid I'diiii. Spiinkli' a i.aiidfili 



'I'he presence o f ally; lew onus in llie -oil c t' dr\ slaked lime In'twein I'adi row ot 



is pe\er dt'siralde. and if in laiL;e iiiiin |p|aiils and water n iiiti. ihe -oil. It' tli> 



li''rs their pri'seiice is most oh jeci ioiiaMe. Iii|iiid i> piet'ene(|. piil a perk ot' t'resh 



1 caiiiioi say .jiist wiiat they teed on. lime into a "iH ballon liaiiel it' water. 



They do not. Imwexer. feeil on the root- 

 it' ihe plants. like liiiibu (inns and -iicli. 



Till- liexl day lake the li({nid aad watei 

 the beds wilh it. The a 11^ Ic 'A ' illlis wil' 



Till' damage they do is in changing the -.soi maKi t ln'ieseU c- <caic 



£ ^f>j^:'.j^: ..^: ..-<•. ..^\ ..-<•, ..^ •r:.>»^.=..-{^;»)-v.»^- v. »>•• '.»■•' •.»-• ■.^■- ■.»;■ ■.m"r-.'m-<^.-Pi £ 

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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



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Hydrangeas. 



Memorial da\' alway- c.-ills t'nr a bi^- 

 liii o|' liydrangi'as. ()\\in:; to the pies 

 siiredn greenhouse space ot' l\a--tei' slm-k. 

 it has been impossible to dive tliese all 

 adeijiiate amount of room, 'i'hey can iidw 

 bi> s|irea<l out, and. if backward, give the 

 laddards ,'i somewhat w:ii-mer house. Tly 

 ilrangeas r(^(|uire an abundant water sii|i 

 |dy. and when th(> flower heads sjiow . 

 li(|iiid manure should be afforded h\ ice a 

 week, fiive ;iny showing pale foliage a 

 ilose of soot or Tiitrate of soda water. 

 Stake up any plants wliiidi haxc bivn 

 crowded ancl lui which some of thi^ skoots 



\mIi prdli.iiily la.-K siibsia iice. Ti|,.n^ are 



-e\ill week- lieiWeell i-!a-'er alld Mi'lllo- 



ri:il i|;i\ . a Idii-er pel mm| i |i;i ji w , ha. I in 

 r.iii'^. 



Bedding Plants. 



' aiiii;is ;iie II. ,w m,akiiid ii,,,!^ tii'el\- on 

 llic lie||,-h. wheli' the\ W.Te Laid .'ifter 

 lieiMU .|i\ iih'.l. an. I miwt Im' put ted as 



^odii ,as p.i--ildi'. I'diir iii.-li pots ar.> a 



suitable -ize tdi- ihi'-e. Tlie\- rei|nire 



nidie warmth than deraninms I'.u- two or 

 thill' Weeks Vet. 



(b'l'a'iinms i;in now get imir.' space it' 

 olhi'i' jdants li;i\.' sold, as we hope the\ 

 have, for I'l.'isfer. If vmi li;ive \rell built, 



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