.\['iui, C, 1011. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



31 



Crocuses and Scillas in Appropriate Receptacles are Fine Sellers. 



'II l;ii into iit't:iil linw, l)Cc;i use ;ii|\- liillt^ 

 I collltl ^i\(' WdilM lie ;i li' | icl i t 'oil ot' 

 'III' uld stiifv. I'.r ill ;i iiiTlrrt sl:iti' nl' 

 •ili'liii ri'i|ll('S> :iihl |ilit liutliili^ (ilV. I'm 



■ ic|i' vipiirscir with |ilcn)\ nl' cllii-iciit 



l|i'l|', ( )t hiT I l:i(|i's t;i kr nil :i lot n' 

 ■' \l I .'1 li('l|i ;it I lie ni--li t I inc. ,-i ihI i I it 

 '^ iHit ;is I'l'liricMil ;i-- Vdiir ^tc'idv lii'l|i. 

 nil lilirill i-;ill riPlllr nl' it. 101 Vnlll rll- 

 liilllrr-. si'cill^ till' |il:iri' lull ,'iiiil ;i I'lisji 

 'I' lilisi lli'->. will lint I'Spi'it till' ^;iiiir 

 I I'i'.'i t iiii'iit tliiM wmild ^rt ill ui'il i ii:i i\ 

 .hi\-. 



I III' t I i in III i 11^ 111' I Iri'iil :i t lli:^ nl .'ill 

 I'l.'iiit^ M'lil iMit liiiw ;im;i \ •- Ini-^ ^inwii tii 

 III' ,'i ;;ri','it rr.'ilnii' ul tlir lin-llu'>-. ^^MI 

 Mlllrl k<'l'|i 111 ihi' ri'iiMl III tlii^. ;i>- wril 



■ i"- ill ntlliT t'i'lit II I'l's, Till' -.llKillr--t |p|'int 

 I-- lii'\rl' »riit (Hit 111' li.'i inli'il tii ;i nl'- 

 liillH'l' llllli"<s till' I nl i-~ I'll \ rln|ii'il witll 

 Ult'i'll |i.'l|i('l' ticil with rililinil tn linilrll. I 

 .\-~ till' Mi'tii'lr rises in \;iliii' t lin ilcrora I 

 t inn lii'i-nini'- ninii' cln I III III I', .'iinl it' xnii j 

 i|n W'lint \ nil nil'^lit vnii will i- li;i I'l^c ' 

 ''liiMli;ii tn i-((\'rl' tin' rn^t. .\i:iliv .'i |i|.'iiil 

 nt' |i((nr ;i |i]i(';i I'M lirr nr i III | ir I't'i'i' t I'lTlll 



IS sniil tliroiiyli till' inijii'iniis nsi' n|' 

 liTi'ssnrirs. 



Till' l'i't;i i Id' \'. lin ii.-i-- niilv :i liinitcil 

 :il'i';i 'it' .'I rit\ stnl'i' i- ti'l'lililv inn 

 ^I'stcil ;it KastiT, Mini tin' innii who Ini- 

 ■i <'(ilis»'i'\ ;it(ir\ Mt Ills li.'ii-k. Ill ,'1 I'Mii^i' 

 I'f yl.'ISS ill I'lHl lli'rt inn. i-- In lin iiin 



^'r.'itiiJMtciJ. 



hivisinn nt' l.ilior is m i^i'cMt tiling. It 



lOl'S imt tMkf M nrt'Mt ScllOnlillif to tCMl'll 



.1 \nnil^ in.'ill tn tt'ilii M I'l'int t M stft'ii II \ . 

 'Uii| the most li.iinlv .it IliMt riiMV he m 

 pOnr sMJcsiriMll. (Innij siili'sliicn slioulij 

 lint lie ('X|iciti'(l tn ijn till' wnrk tli;it 

 niiii-ii cliCMlicr ln'l|i r;ili iln ;is Wi'll. 



<>ln' nt till' iiinst ti'vinc tilings inn 

 iii'i'Ii'il witli tlit'sf liiisv tiini's IS till' lie 

 li\('l\. .\t It'Mst i''c|itv li\c |irr i-i'iit nf 

 niil' sail-. liM\t fn 111' ili'l 1 \ ci'i'il. It is 

 liniMi'v lli.'iilf. Mini lllMilf i|llii'ki\, tn Iim\ ■ 

 •I tii.'in wild innlnsf ;iiiils tin' iiIn .mil is 

 .'ililc to iiiM|i out till' trips in tlicii' sin- 

 'I'ssixc (ii-ilcr. (live pn it iinl;i r Mttriitinn 

 'n this I'liil o|' ilic linsiin"-s. 



\V. .1. \r-i'\. .li. 



Newark, N. J. TIn' .M.-i^imlin I'MopmI 

 ' n. li;is liccn iinnr|inr;iti'il InTo, witli n 

 •'Miiit;il stix'k nl' .-f^ij.'i.iino. tn ciinMnc in 

 ''inth wIioIi'smIi' Mini I'l't.-iil Im-iln'ss, 



kiii.ls M l.-irj^n pn>|ioi t ion nl' Inn t' iiiulil, 

 'Aitll solllr SMinl tn ^ivn it jinrnsitx', is 

 till' lii'st compost IH'ncii r;ililc. 'riicrc 

 .'lie .-iKo iiiMri\' |il;ints, such ms Loii'aiiK' 

 lic^niii.'is. terns nl' in.'iiiv \':i rict ics, 

 in.'iny t'nliMi;c phiiits Mini ijiiitc m few 

 licililillL; pl.'ints in the cMllier stMccs, 



liMvc liMil Miiv e\|,ericii,-c with tliiv k'in,| which urnw lictter in m cninpnst cmi- 

 III -nil. I 'slKiilId l:ke tn kllnW .ill tM'liili- plelltv of IcMl'innld th.-iii Ml 



THE USE OF LEAF MOLD. 



I should like tn knnw whether Ic.il 

 inold is ^nnd I'nl' ci l IIM t inns :ilid ^er;i 

 iiiiiins, MS I hM\i' M ch;iiice tn ;^et .-i- 

 iniicli MS I,n<in loMiis riL;ht t'lnin the 

 wnnds. I I' well I'ntted. Would tlii- lirikc 

 .'I Linnd snil t'nr ^ I ec n hnii--cs .' It' \i 



.il.niit it. < '. W. ( . 



1,1'Mt innid I- M ninst excellent |nttin'. 

 niedilllil till' lliMllv \;irieties nl' pl.'lll! 



.•iliythill:^ cl-M'. I'.y ,'lll ineMlls -cciil'e ;l 

 ■ piM 111 it \ nl' the li';i r mold. \ iH[ will 

 iMi'l it inxnliiMlile t'nr iiiMiiy piirpnses; 



in r.'ict. nil llnri-t is plnperlx' ci|i|ip|ieil 

 I, III it 1- 1,1.1 li-li't In lie nl' .-my' \, 'line witlmnt m slipplv nf I'lillcd Ic.'iM's. l'"or 



fill' CM rn.'it inns Mini ^ei .-i niii iiis. While 

 llie\ will u;rnw tniilv well in sm! cnn 

 tMinill^ M plopnltinll III' le.'lf ll'nhl. lhe\ 

 -licceeil milch lietlcr >ii In.'ini. llnW 



e\e;', fnr -owilin -eeiK nf in':ii!\ .ill 



nuxilin ill --nil I'nr liein he- it is not. 

 eipl.'ll tn Well decived niMinile. lint it" 

 \ nil li'l\e ;i n .1 1 1 1 1'.'l I I \ -till. Ietellti\e 

 In.'illl. ,'i little niM\ .'i d \ .i nl .'i :^enii -i \ lie 

 idiled. C. \V. 



The -pure- -linuld lie -n\\ li tllilli\' nil 

 the -iirl'.-lce nt' the -nil. Mild the pots 

 -hnuld then lie |illlliced in -.-llnl nr M-lie- 

 111 M prnpM ;^.'it i lie t'r;ime. ill nrder to 

 ret.'iin the inn ist lire. If lin frMine i- 

 iMxill;^ the -pnres re,-|i|\ tnr -nwilii;. .'i \ .'i i l.i I de ill the pl'nl im c.'i I i n ^ linllse. 



GROWING FERNS FROM SPORES. 



ricMse cj\,. lis M lilief i|escri|it inn nf 

 the process nt' yrnwini; -iiimII ferns frnin 

 sjiores. 



<c S. I 



the first step is tn prepMl'e snme pnt- 

 ili wliicli tn snw them. 'I'.ike m sulli 



cnver the puts with pMlles nt" :^Imss mihI 

 prntect t'rnin the -1111. 'i'he nliject nt' 



ciellt llUinlier nt' cIcMII li inch pnt- new' tlli- l- tn cnl!-er\e the ninistlire. -n lliMt 



pills .'ire liest for the Jiurpiisi' Mini I'll im w;iteriliL: will lie i led liefnre the 



tlK'in two thirds tnll ol' drMiiiMi^e niMte 

 ri;il; either Iirnken lints nr i le.iii ciinler- 



-pnres crriii I li;i te. 



.\s -nnn .'IS the seedlillL's -hnW -i;in- 



will do. Then till U|i with line soil tn nl' mnkiiic m IcmI' nr. I'Mtlier. when the 



witliiii linlf Mil inch of the tnp, press , l-r-t nrnwth nr prot Ii.illus re.iches full 



iii.u: down till' snil sinoothiy Mm! firmly. ! -i/.e the seedliiiL:- in'i> lie pricked out 



The liest soil is m pentv mixture con .. . • . 



Ill -niMll clump- llltn ntlier puts nr Hit" 



tMininn M fMir prnpnrtinn nf sMiid. Imt il.-ii-, ,ii which tlie\ mnv rem.'iin until 

 no inMimre. In order to kill weed seed- 

 •■iiid funci. the soil should lie sterilized. 



<M\e the soil ill the j.ots m c | wMter 



inn Mild nllnw' it tn drMili fnr .-111 Iinlir I teinper.'it lire n\' I'll! In ll.'i di'::ree-. Mil' 



I.-ir^e elinlinh tn put nlV. The - ilill^- 



reipiire -h.'ide duriii:; .'ill the I'Mfly 



sl.'liie- nf tlieil' ^rnwth. with .'1 llinlif 



nr two liefnre snwinn. 



-hull I' I M I w .-I \ 



l^ept iniil-1. 



