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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Mabch 30, 1011. 



TIME IS MONEY^SAVE IT 



If you are now using a hand pump to do your watering, or any kind of a low 

 pressure system, you are spending at least four times as mucli time as is 



necessary merely in watering, to say nothing of the added strength and time 

 required in using the hand pump. No matter what your system is, 



HIGH PRESSURE SAVES TIME. 



One florist who formerly used a gravity system for his waterinj;:, writes that 

 his Standard Pumping Engine saves liim neariy five liundred dollars, or 



more than twice its own cost, every year, on account of the time it saves his 

 men, and his saving in wages. 



How about making an inTOStment that pays 200% per annum? 



Send for a catalogue to 



You can do it. 



The Standanl Pump & Engine Co., XK^ 



Clieap to run. No repairs. 



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ADVEBTISING THE STATION. 



"The Florists' Experiment Station 

 and Its Work" is the title of a 4-page 

 folder issued by the Department of 

 Horticulture, University of Illinois. The 

 front page carries a cut of the green- 

 house plant and inside are found the 

 following facts: 



EQUIPMENT OF THE STATION. 

 Equipment of station and college consists of 



1. Four detached greenhouses 105x28 ft., con- 

 nected by a corridor house 10x86 ft. 



2. Service building 100x25 ft., containing 

 oflBces, work room, flower cellar, storage cellars 

 and heating plant. 



3. Small greenhouse 10x50 ft. used for cold 

 storage. 



4. Heating plant of 120 horse-power. 



6. Sunken garden, about 200x235 ft., for orna- 

 mental and instructional purposes. 



MEMBERS OF THE STAFF. 



J. C. Blair, chief of department. 

 H. B. Dorner, assistant in charge. 

 A. E. Nehrling, assistant. 



EXPERIMENTS IN PROGRESS. 



1. The value of chemical fertilizers as sup- 

 plementing natural manures In the growing of 

 carnations. Three or four years will be neces- 

 sary to complete the work. It is now in its 

 third year. 



2. The value of chemical fertilizers as supple- 

 menting natural manures in the growing of roses. 

 Now in its first year. 



3. A test to determine the relative value of 

 own-root and grafted roses. 



EXPERIMENTS CONTEMPLATED. 

 Additional work will be taken np as the 

 facilities are increased. 



Some subjects to be studied: 



1. Experiments in the growing of violets. 



2. Experiments with chrysanthemums. 



3. A study of the effects of cold storage on 

 plants and bulbs. 



4. Study of the forcing of cold storage and 

 other plants. 



6. Study of the fungi affecting greenhouse 

 crops. 



6. Study of the insects affecting greenhouse 

 crops. 

 INSTRUCTIONAL WORK IN FLORICULTURE. 



The College of Agriculture offers a coarse in 

 floricnlture leading to the degree of Bachelor of 

 Science in Floriculture. The object of the course 

 is to give instruction in those branches which 

 will best fit men and women for the florlcoltnral 

 profession. 



Among the subjects given are: 



Plant houses. 



Plant propagation. 



Spraying. 



Lnndscape gardening. 



Evolution of horticultural plants. 



Principles of plant growing. 



Commercial crops. 



Herbaceous perennials and annuals. 



Decorative and bedding plants. 



Garden flowers. 



Floral decoration. 



THE FLORISTS* EXPERIMENT STATION IS 

 TOURS; USB IT. 



1. By letting ns know your troubles and letting 

 as help yon. 



2. By coming to see the work in progress and 

 talking things over. 



3. By sending your boys and girls for instrnc- 

 tion. 



4. By assisting the work in every way within 

 your power. 



CKINNER 



ChrsTEM 



OF- IRRIOATION. 



MARK. 



Once a dnidgery- 

 Now a pleasure ! 



All the hard work of watering green- 

 houses and outdoor flower beds, with 

 the accompanying wet feet and muddy 

 clothing, is absolutely eliminated by 

 the Skinner System of Irrigation. 



The area one man can water is 

 limited only by the extent of the 

 installation. 



The water rom the special noz- 

 zles of the Skinner System comes 

 out in a fine mist, falls gently on 

 the plants like a soft rain, without 

 injuring the most tender foliage 

 or washing away the soil. 



Write us today for our free 

 illustrated booklets, including 

 special booklet for florists on 

 Greenhouse Irrigation. A postal 

 will bring them. 



The Skinner Irrigation Co. 



Dept. H. TROY, OHIO 



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DREER'S '^RIVERTON SPECIAL'' PLANT TUB 



No. Diam. Each Doz. 



100 



20 in. $1.45 tl6 00 $130.00 



181a. 1.30 14.00 116.00 



16 in. 1.00 11.25 92.00 



14 in. .65 7.00 56.00 



12 in. .45 5.00 40 00 



10 in. .88 4 00 32 00 



8 In. .30 8.50 28.00 



Manufactured for us excldsively. The best tub ever introduced. The neatest, lightest and cheapest. 

 Painted green, with electric-welded hoops. The four largest sizes have drop handles. 



BENRY A. DREER, ^•^^^iJ'l^i'piSr' 714 Chestnut St., PHILADELPfflA, PA. 



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