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Mahch 9, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



17 



A CORN DECORATION. 



At Columbus, O., the Livingston Seed 

 €o. conducts an up-to-date seed store 

 and also does a large business in cut 

 flowers. The decoration of the store 

 always receives attention, and many 

 seasonable or timely displays are made. 

 The accompanying illustration shows 

 the decoration arranged by Fred M. 

 Brownwell during the recent national 

 corn exposition at Columbus. The per- 

 gola was decorated with southern wild 

 smilax and ears of corn. 



OROWINQ ASPARAQUS FOR SEED. 



For the benefit of myself and other 

 growers of Asparagus plumosus nanus, 

 will you please publish the best method 

 of growing asparagus for seed? I have 

 a small bed, 4 years old, which gave 

 me a large quantity of seed this year 

 for the first time, and I should like to 

 know whether I can grow another crop 

 on the old vines or should cut down the 

 old vines and mulch for new sprouts. 

 They are planted in a solid bed. 



F. N. B. 



The best method to follow in this case 

 would be to cut down the old growth, 

 give a good mulching of well rotted 

 manure and start a fresh growth. Do 

 not water too heavily until the new 

 growth gets a start, but after the young 

 shoots get away nicely the bed will 

 take an abundance of water. With 

 plenty of food, such a bed should con- 

 tinue to produce satisfactorily for sev- 

 eral years. . W. H. T. 



OAS LIME. 



What is gas lime? Where can I get 

 it and how should it be used? E. M. 



Gas lime is a by-product of gas works 

 and is to be obtained there only. As 

 a general rule, the companies are will- 

 ing to give it away. It is useful to 

 apply to land which is badly infested 

 with cutworms, wireworms and similar 

 pests. A light dose, 300 to 400 pounds 

 per acre, in late fall or early spring 

 will go a long way toward ridding the 

 ground of these pests. C. W. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Gateway to the South. 



Business is good, but the supply in 

 some lines is so large that it is not 

 possible to clean up regularly. The 

 wholesalers could have told in a moment, 

 without any outside information, that 

 Lent was here. For a few days after the 

 beginning of this season consignments 

 from the smaller towns seemed as 

 though the flowers had all suddenly 

 come into crop. The purchases of others 

 in this market fell off slightly. This 

 week the latter came back strong and 

 business is going its old merry way. 



Carnations are one bright feature 

 locally. The warmer, clearer weather 

 continues to bring them in stronger; in 

 fact, so much stronger that the market 

 can scarcely absorb all. The stems and 

 color are both in good shape. The 

 Enchantress varieties, White Perfection, 

 Beacon and C. C. Murphy's new seed- 

 ling, are the best. There is such a 

 strong request for white that they are 

 snapped up quickly every day. 



Eoses have taken second place, tem- 

 porarily so, perhaps. More good teas 

 might have been used, especially in 



Store of Livingston Seed G>., During National Corn Show. 



pink. The supply of pink and red is 

 short, while white is apparently equal 

 to the demand. Still, at times it seemed 

 that more of these, especially of short 

 and medium grades, might have been 

 used. The call for Beauties is good, 

 while the supply is not what it should 

 be. 



The larger quantities of lilies offered 

 bespeaks the approach of Easter. The 

 first part of this week the quantity of 

 this flower was more than the market 

 could readily use. Callas continue in 

 large supply. The other bulbous stock 

 is of good quality as a whole, and a 

 large part of it finds a market. The 

 prices realized, however, are none too 

 high. 



Single violets are forcing the doubles 

 so hard that they have practically made 

 them a back number. The latter are 

 now generally used only in work. Sweet 

 peas and valley are in oversupply. Mig- 

 nonette, marguerites and forget-me- 

 nots are offered. The supply of orchids 

 is easily sufficient for the demand. The 

 green goods market is well supplied. 



Various Notes. 



The regular meeting of the Florists' 

 Society will be held Monday, March 13, 

 at P. J. Olinger's, 128 East Third street. 

 Mr. Olinger will provide refreshments. 



Those of the Queen City who expect 

 to attend the National Flower Show 

 are Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Critchell, Mr. 

 and Mrs. J. A. Peterson and E. Witter- 

 staetter. The last named will be one of 

 the judges at the show. 



Wm. Murphy is now settled in his new 

 quarters at 309 Main street and is 

 pleased with the change. He will use 

 the first floor for cut flowers, the second 

 for offices and supplies, the third for 

 moss; the top floor for wire-work, and 

 the basement for fertilizers and bulbs. 

 The rapid increase of Mr. Murphy's 

 business is the reason for this change 

 to the more commodious quarters. 



The Miami Floral Co., of Dayton, O., 

 is a heavy consignor of Easter lilies 



to C. E. Critchell and, according to ad- 

 vices from George Bartholomew, the 

 manager, expects to have 10,000 or more 

 for this market for Easter. 



February 25 the marriage of Geo. 

 Durban, Jr., of the Northside Flower 

 Store, and Miss Amelia Stible was 

 solemnized at a large church wedding. 

 After the ceremony all adjourned to a 

 feast at the bride's home. 



Tom Windram left for Leesburg, Fla., 

 early this week. 



Eddie Bossmeyer, of C. E. Critchell 's, 

 is on the sick list. 



Geo. Klotter, of West Price Hill, has 

 been sending fine forget-me-nots to L. 

 H. Kyrk. 



The Anglo-Importation Co., under the 

 management of Mrs. Thaden, will open 

 in the Sinton hotel March 17. Flowers, 

 fruits and wines will be handled. 



Clarence J. Ohmer, of West Palm 

 Beach, Fla., is shipping Asparagus 

 plumosus to E. G. Gillett. 



Miss Margaret Anstead, of E. G. Gil- 

 lett 's, and Geo. Tromey have returned 

 from the Mardi Gras. Miss Anstead 

 says that she had one glorious time. 



Bowling. 



Following is the week's bowling 

 record : 



Player— 1st 2d Are. 



Al. Sunderbruch 168 211 168 



Wm. Schumann 123 158 167 



C. E. Critchell 137 158 163 



vV m. Sunderbruch 158 164 161 



Ray Murphy 191 182 160 



Al Horning 151 122 158 



Ld. Schumann 176 166 166 



R. C. Wltterstaetter 129 180 152 



Al. Ueckman 131 169 151 



Fred. Frlcke 149 145 147 



J- Allen 138 155 145 



Tom Jackson 150 176 139 



Wm. Murphy 117 124 125 



0. H. Hoffmelster 149 100 120 



O. II. Hoffmelster 100 103 107 



In two other games Ed. Schumann 

 rolled 205 and 229. C. H. H. 



Idaho Falls, Ida.— E. F. H. Lawrence, 

 proprietor of Lawrence's Greenhouses, 

 is just finishing a new greenhouse, bad- 

 ly needed for spring trade. 



