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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Fkbkuauv 1G, 1911. 



Avoiild scciii 1o li(> ^v;ls1inlI iiionoy to 

 iiix'i' tliciii ;iii ;iil\('i-tis('iiiciit, luit never 



tlieles^ VdlL Wiiiild lie wise tn clieert'lllly 

 ^i\c' llieiii \\h:it tliey ;isk. Tliis siiiiie 

 riiiii III i M I'l', .'IS a rule, iiii-liiiles snine el' 

 tlie leading llowrr liiiveis in the eolii- 

 iiiiiiiity. \'(in l)a\(' adxcrt ix'd yourselt' 

 111 llie edinmit t ee, at least, and in sncli 

 a way that yen will lie alnmst sure that 

 they will i-eineinler yen te ymir ad 

 xantai^i'. 



l)(in't e\ei- lie entirely cniiteut with 

 tlir tracle yen ha\c; there always is 

 rdiiin tdr more. Add mure lielji to voiii' 

 \vnrkiiiy tiircc: extend yeur ail\tMtis<- 

 ineiits tart her ami fartlier as your Imsi 

 iiess j.i,i(iws. Srnd (lut circiilars. cata- 

 leyiies, calemlars ami ether icmimlers 

 til yeni' fiiemls and the lliiwei' l;ny iiio 

 |ie(i|di'. The mure nt' this work theic is 



(Imic the mure jir(i|i|e will lie insjiired 



t(i liiiv liiiwers. ( Ine tliii isl canmit do 

 all the uiiik aliiiif; we shuuhl all helji 

 ami ad\-ertise. There is ]ilenty ef mom 

 lor us all. jileiiiv ot' wcirk to do ;it home, 

 in our -.^ocictx and t h roiiLihoiit our ■<l;i'.-. 



RETAIL ADVERTISING. 



.Inlian Kltin^^e. t'ein.ale idia r;ict ei im 

 liiTsoiiator, cariii's a liiido"s lioui|m't on 

 the sl;iL;e. ;i lid as ho has loured tho 

 cMunliv in ••Tho I'asci iiat i iit^ Widow."' 

 the lloiist who li:i^ had hi- cjaily ordel 

 iisu.allv h;iv mado .ad \cit i-i ii'^ caidtal out 

 ot' it. It w;i- ;il l!ostcui. where j'enn 

 sil|i|il io'l the llowors, thai the liest use 

 w;is made of the o|ijiort ii n ity for pnli 

 licit \. I'enn iiscil |iracl ic.-illy a half 

 ]i;ij;e of a i'.oston d.aily to exploit the 



plieatifni, some time lioforo plantiiifr, of 

 l.oiHi to l.i'dd iioumls ])er aero of ii 

 oddil, eom|ilete lert i I i/ci', hari'owinjf it 

 ill well, will le found as y'0()<l as any- 

 tliino you ran usr. Nexer use fresli aiii- 

 m;il m.aniire when idantiiiy <;la(lioli and 

 never jnit ( hemical fertjli/.ers in tlie 

 diills \-on are t^oiiio to la\ the tuliors in. 

 ^_ ('. W. 



ALKALI IN THE WATER. 



Will you kindly lei us know what is 

 the liest means of oxeicominji the in 

 Jurious ilVec-ts caused hy the use ot' 

 water which, ;is we think, contains 

 alkali .' In this |ia it of southern .Alberta, 

 ('an.. We all' coiu|iollei| lo use water 

 from a small stajiiiant lake with no out 

 let. whitdi evidcntlv contains the alkali, 

 as it shows on top of the soil after 

 usinji' the water for the last live months. 

 ()ur carnations started out fiiudx, lint 

 aro now niakiuL; a poor slmwiiij^', Ikmii*; 

 weak in stem ;ind smaller in flower, 

 ;iltliou;^li we are feedinj^ cautiously and 

 tlie\- oii^ht to he ill ^^noil sji.ape. Jn 

 fact, every t hi 1114 tdse shows the etl'ect 

 to some extent, ill spite of ;ill possilile 

 care. ()iir houses are lir.and new. We 

 h;i\<' fresh soil ami e\eiy t h i ii<; wliicii 

 shoiihl temi to keep the pl;ints in i^ood 

 order. !•'. H. 



This coirespondeiit is certainly in 

 serious tidiil le. To my mind the secur 

 iiie of a i.iood w.ater supply is e\-e!i more 

 impoitant than the ipiestion of soil in 

 au\' arid region. The little iinilraine<l 

 lake is the worst source of suopl^' tliat 



TEJWJW'S WEDVIJSIG SHOWEK. 'BOUQUET 



— CA-R-KltV -By- 



JVLIAJ^ ELTIf^GE AT the :B0ST0JW THEAT71E 



Half-Page Newspaper Advertisement of a Boston Retailer. 



f..|cf th.-it he w;i- -iipplyin- the j coi M l.e iinauieed. -iio-e 1 he w;itei' thai 

 • ■ Widew ■- ' ■ loii.|iie1-. The .•icc.unpany j iiiii- iiilo il 1- le.-icliiao | I,,. .:dt out ol 



ill:^ leoi odilct len -heW~ the .■|d\ei;i--e 



I he v(,d on I he h I lU 1 li.'it <h a in into it . 

 a nd with imui'^I :i iiI i \ .a por;i t i(Hi 1 he 

 ;ilkalllie ciilltellt will ci i n t ! 11 1 1 ;i 1 1 V il! 



cie.-i-e until the point of -aliiralioii is 



I I'.-lched. 



There ca II I e I i; t two l enied le:-. ( In,' 

 i^ III t 1 e.'lt the >.\ .'I 1 er chein lea 1 1 \ . to 

 lierl I a I l /e oi pi i -c i pi ! a 1 e the .-oIliMe 

 Well mile. I t'linixaid in.'iiiiiie. if | v.'ih.-. Wh.'it tin- t nat nun I -hoiild lie 



iWid Ml til. t'all I efiile I'lallt illL:. i'^ I rollld olll\ I'l' deteMnll|e,| l.\ clielllica! 



ml I'lii Lll.a'lieJi, I'ailliiL; '!ii-. :iii .'ip ;i iia I \ ~-i--. .'iiid the piiii'e-.v wnald le eX 



nil tit milch rediiced. 



FERTILIZERS FOR GLADIOLI. 



Wh.'it teltlll/el~ '111 uladli'll leiplire.' 



s. \ s. 



]iensivo and tlio result donbtfnl. The 

 other alteni.at i\o is to nso distilled 

 watei', su(di as would fonio baidc in the 

 return pipes from the steam-heating 

 system. This would produce a large 

 ;imount of seale in the lioiler, -which 

 wduld lia\e to lie j^otten riil of by nie- 

 clianiciil means or the nse of some suita- 

 lile lioiler compound. In any case it 

 would lie necessary to know .iiist what 

 the so calleil alkali is. (diemically. This 

 term is indiscriminately applied to 

 chlorides, sulph.'ites, and carbonates of 

 soda, lime ami magnesia, but soda is 

 the most common, and when combined 

 with lime is generallv known as Ijlack 

 .alkali. 



Repeated w.ateriiig with the alkali 

 w.'iter and tln^ subsecjuent drying out of 

 the soil is just the process that would 

 lie best suited to load the soil with the 

 alk.ali s.alts. If will doubtless help some 

 if l'\ ^'>. will take pains to flood his 

 lienclies so that the Avater will run off 

 from the surface and run freely through 

 the bottom. This will tend to carry 

 aw;i\- the .alkali ]irevionsly deposited 

 and will wash off the alkali left on the 

 surface from ])re\ious w.ateriugs. The 

 use of a weak manure xv.ater for all 

 w.'iterings is consi<lered by some to 

 counteract the alkali. 



The only real solution of the trouble, 

 liowe\('r. will be to secure a dilferent 

 w titer su|iply or to mo\(' the houses to 

 ■a loctility where good water c;ui be se- 

 cured. .1. A. Valentine. 



GERMINATION OF COCOANUTS. 



Will Aou ]ilease ttdl me whether eo 

 coanuts can be started in a green- 

 house.' If so. please gixc such instruc 

 tions as tire iiecess!ir\' for success. 



M. M. L. 



('ocoannts may be germinated in a 

 w.'irm greenhouse, but the operation re- 

 (piires severtil months. J'laiit the seed 

 in Ji large jiot filled with a mixture of 

 s|ihagnum and siiiid. or cocoa liber. 

 Keep tlioroiighl.v inoist and gi\'e strong 

 bottom heat, say 7'> to M» degr<'es. and 

 if the seed is fresh it should germinate 

 in about si.x to eight months, though 

 sometimes taking oxer .a Aear. 



^W. II. T. 



KENTIA INJURED BY GAS. 



I'lease inform me whtit is the best 

 thing to do with ;i kentia ]ialm that 

 has been affected b.v coiil gas. The 

 jialm se<'ms to lie d.ving. ]iow <hu.]\ I 

 treat it .' it is a large one, in .-i 12 

 inch ]iot. Does it need feed.' ]f so. 

 with what shonid it be fed .' .1. P. il. 



It the palm in fjuestion lias been so 

 iiadly afl'ecteil by coal gas as To be in 

 a dxiiig coaditi<in, there is little or 

 iiotiiing to lie done for it. It', liowever, 

 onl\ the tips of' the lea\e- .ire dying, 

 then there is some hope tor its recov- 

 I ry, though some month-" time may be 

 needed to |iroduce the ih.iiiL;i' In tlie 

 latter c.'ise the plant should be placed 

 III ;. e ice 1 1 house with a ni'^lii tempera- 

 ture of ("lO decrees. Jl xhullld be sll.'lded 

 l'lO!M the villi. s\|in;4ed treeix. aiid at 

 the v.'iine time ke|it moist .'it the root. 

 i)o not feed, for until the jilaiif makes 

 .1 t'lesh start and becotne~ well rooted 

 it is ill no condition to tal^e up for- 

 lili/erv W. II. T. 



"Williamstown, Mass.- .'ov,. pi, W dss 



the xeect.'ible LiroWer oil the I.U.e I'oad. 

 li.'i-~ completed a new :^rei' n hdli-e .'Hid i- 

 lilanniii:' .'in extension ol' hi- bii-ine-- 



