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The Weekly Floristsf Review^ 



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FOBBUABY 16, 1911. 



CAN N AS 



We have a very complete stock of Boddington's Cannas, 40 standard varieties, 

 ready for immediate shipment or for later delivery. Complete price list mailed for 

 the asking. You will make no mistake in booking order now. . > 



Winterson's Seed Store 



45-47-49 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



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references to the "bunch" as a lot of 

 ' ' grafters ' ' — honest grafters — did full 

 duty, and music was furnished by the 

 orchestra, but the following unique 

 menu, of Mr. McNary's devising, plain- 

 ly shows that for cleverness of adapta- 

 tion in lighter mood, there are post- 

 prandial perorators to whom he might 

 give points: 



Gentlemen: Please dl^ up and have properly 

 heelud In your packine liouse ready for billing 

 out on Thursday evening, February 9, the fol- 

 lowing stock, strictly up to grade, true to name, 

 duly inspected and at least free from infesta- 

 tions : 



Blue-pointed Damsons in original cases. 



(Direct from the aquatic seed l>eas of an eastern 



grower.) 



Celery. 



Cream-ated Tomato Health dip. 



(For spraying the interior of the packing cases.) 



Olives. Radishes. 



Planked White fish. 



(Formerly scale infested; now apparently free.) 



Brown-tailed turkey. 



(Roasted in fumlgator.) 



Cranberry dope. 



Assorted peas, all green. Crushed spuds. 



Waldorf salad. 



(Thoroughly Aristocratic.) 



Congealed Extract BoTinus. 



(En-bloc.) 



Cakes — Mixed Varieties. 



Coagulated Lacteal Fluid. 



a la Neufcbatel. 



Coffee. 



The importation of the above stock will be 



attended to by the individual packers. 



Yours truly, 



Miami Valley Nurserymen's Association. 



FEBTILIZER FOB NUBSEBY SOIL. 



I have several acres of nursery stock 

 pianted on light, sandy soil. This land 

 is poor and some of the stock is grow- 

 ing too slowly, especially the ever- 

 greens. What fertilizer would you 

 recommend to enrich this soil, and what 

 quantity per acre! E. B. 



Well decayed stable manure, broad- 

 casted and harrowed in if the rows are 

 far enough apart, at the rate of eight 

 to ten cords per acre, would be the best 

 fertilizer for your light, sandy ground. 

 In place of harrowing, thorough cul- 

 tivating before and after applying the 

 manure will answer well. If you are so 

 placed that you cannot readily or con- 

 veniently secure barnyard manure, an 

 application of 1,000 pounds of un- 

 leached hardwood ashes and 1,000 

 pounds of fine bone per acre would 

 make a good substitute. In addition, if 

 the ground is extremely poor, you could 

 use 200 pounds nitrate of soda per acre, 

 applying the latter early in April. 

 Dried blood and bone, combined, make 

 a good fertilizer for trees and shrubs; 

 750 pounds of the former and 1,000 

 pounds of the latter can be applied per 

 acre. No n'trate of soda need be given 

 where tht, blood is used. C. W. 



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THE IMPROVED CANNA 



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The trade also are prompt to say what they think about our Cannas. For 

 example, A. M. Snyder, Practical Floriculturist, Bellefontaine, O., writes: 



"You surely have the best of them beat 

 on fine Cannas. Congratulations." 



The impiovement of the canna has been made a study by our vice- 

 president, Mr. Antoine Wintzer, for the past 17 years. His work in hy- 

 bridizing and selecting has resulted in a new race of cannas that are a 

 distinct advance over the older varieties. Our standard, by which every 

 one of our~4eedlings is measured, requires that a new variety must be a 

 decided improvement oyer the best existing variety of that type of plant 

 and color of flow^er nour in cultivation and that this improvement must be 

 maintained for three years. 



Would not YOUR customers pay a little 

 more for Cannas so superior? 



SEND FOR OUR LIST. 



The Conard & Jones Company 



WEST GROVE, PA. 



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I Offer For Fall.... 



5000 KUDZO VINE, 



8000 STANDARD HTDRANGEA, 



2000 CATALPA BUNGII, 



1500 TKAS WEEPING MULBERRY, 



250,000 PRIVET. 

 Also my usual asaortraent of Evergreens. Shrubs, 

 Shade Trees, i tc. 



HIRAM T. JONES 

 DaioB Coontr Nnrserles, ELIZABETH. N. J. 



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TOO MUCH AT.KATiT. 



What is the matter with our plumo- 

 susf We have them in 4-inch pots and 

 they are throwing up much new growth, 

 but the color is bad. About half of 

 the plants are yellow, with the extreme 

 ends dead. We have these on the south 



ROSES in 200 



sorts for immediate or spring delivery 



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bench, with no shade, so we think they 

 have enough light. Would hard water 

 cause the trouble? We are using the 

 same water on Boston, Whitmani, Pier- 

 soni, etc., without bad results. 



We also have trouble with Hydrangea 

 Otaksa. Plants received six weeks ago 

 were in fine condition, but are now tak- 



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