Aniii. i::. 11M 1 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Missouri Greenhouse Plant After Explosion of an Uninsured Boiler. 



igc aiiiounti'd to alioiit .$.")0,000, iiud not 

 T cent's worth of insurance was carried. 

 i:ven supi)osinf; that iiisi)ecti()ii would not 

 iiave prevented the accident, in^iurance 

 would have taken Jiway the stint,^ ,,\' the 

 loss. 



When considering tlic advisability of 

 lioiler jnsnrance, remember that the in- 

 spections are really the most valuable 

 part, ami these points should be borne in 

 mind: That is cheapest which is best. 

 This is especially trnc of boiler insnr- 

 ince. (iood mechanics cannot be secured 

 ■It less than standard prices, and gooil 

 inspections require that a certain amount 

 of time be consumed in making them. A 

 few dollars saved in jiremiums at the 

 i-ost of etlieiency in ins[)ections, may mean 

 thousands wasted in the cm]. The advice 

 that a good conijiauy is able to furnish 

 its policy holders is frequently the means 

 of saving them, in economies, many tinu's 

 the cost of the service. 



The Revii'.w heartily endorses insnr 

 ■ une of all kinds, when taken out in I'epu 

 table companies, and recommends to its 

 readers the serious consideration of this 

 protection wherever and whenever possi 

 ble. 



CEMENT BENCHES IN ENGLAND. 



It mav be rememliered lli;it when 

 W. \Vell>;. of W. Wells \ < o.. Mersth.-im. 

 Iliigland. visited thi> iniintrv l;ist full, 

 lie was f;i\()rablv impr-.'^^ed with the 

 lesults (ditailled lieic l>\ I Im ii-<- (it 

 i-oncrete bencdies. and mie "I' the feii 

 tares of this system ni licnrlnno tli;it 

 esp(>ci;illy ap|ie,iied ti) liiin vv.is it- eioii 

 'imy. .Sini-e his return ti' l"iiul;iiid he 

 lias given the concrct.' Ircioli,'- .-i tri.-il 

 'u some of hi- own .•:irii.i 1 imi .iiid clirv 

 -antheinuni li o ii - ■■ -. .nid is liiiililv 



idease.l with the iHitr..n t tl \ 



(■erirnent. Tin j| uit i.ii it ii r:i I Adver 



' l-er ( I'ill'^ll-ll I -IV e- I Im' I.iH'iVV III-- .-ir 



niint ,,\' Mr. Wi'li- iii.tl.M.I of .-(,11 



-' lin-t in;^ I he liclhhr- 



■•The brnrhe- h:i>. 1: I n lllilde 



■■n the iiurseri.'- .M M' i-iii.nii li\ the 

 iiai.dy ni.-in. .■ind t w " ''i' n'iv dilVereiit 

 methn.ls li;i\ e \<r< II 1 I led m the e(,n 



-tru.-tion. At lir-t. :i ll:i' -urf.ire w;i- 

 •r,'p;iiT.| Willi ll.H.i- l.n:M.|-. ulinli vv ;i- 

 •nrdered with l.o.ild- «v-u\\ li\''d tu 

 "rm the edges ,,l the Im imIi. \IoM^ of 



'he cx.act size weiT tl in:hle fnnn 



:!,..,r hoiird- !■■ '"ll'i ■■ f:irlltlntt. -,, 



that the bench \\;is composeil of sec 

 tions eighteen inches wide, to enable 

 one to handle and fix them. The ce 

 meat was then le\ ide*! in the bottom, 

 and, to hold the edge inside, a ]daiilv 

 was tacked to the inside of the part 

 ing mold, making the bottom surface 

 two and one half iindies thick, and the 

 side edges two ;iii(| one half to one iind 

 one-half imdies. These bemdn's were 

 three feet wide where they fitted 

 ag.ainst tlie sides of the house, and 

 five feet when in the center. Three 

 feet is quite as far as one can re;o h to 

 pl.-int, et<-, 



•'The proportions were four p;irts of 

 sharp sand to one of cennMit, whi(h 

 was knocked up wet. In about a 

 we(d< 's time the sections could be 

 mo\('(| from tiu^ molds and stood up 

 on end with care, and from then given 

 plenty of waler until set quite hard. 

 The second method is mu(di preferred, 

 however, for it is (juicker and does not 

 take so much ground space. l-'or this, 

 a box mold w;is made in two |iieces, 

 so that the cement could be riiintned 

 in and the mold taken otT. mer.dv bv 

 opening the two purts. The propop 

 tions here are the same, but the cement 

 or sand should not be wetted ;it all. 

 It should be put in th.> in(dd :ind well 

 r;immed when moist enough to (ling 

 when squeezed in tln^ hand. In li.ilf 



.■I n huil r t he liMild .n n lie t :i Ivcii nil 

 :'iil the newly made scctmu lie ibiiiipeil 

 down with plenty (d' w:iti'r I'l'inn ;i tiiic 

 co-c. In three diiys tlii- section will 



be solid enough to be -laidied (dose 



to others, so that the -iiu and wind do 

 not (|r\- t lietn loo ipiicklv. In less than 

 ;i iiionth tliev c;ill be phice.j ill the 



house, but it is best Hot to hurry. 



■'hrainage holes should be .illowed 

 lor bv eitiiei method, also two [deces 

 of Ihiii pi|ie. Or, bcdter still, beil laths 

 sluuild be |>ut almost the whole length 



of the section to give it, s|ip|ioil. The 



beiK h systiMii li:is been tried and found 

 uns;itisfactory by some growers in 

 t;iic|;ind due. no (loubt, to the illcor 

 l-ect method of lixing. The ide.-i is to 

 L;et eoo(| drainage, wnrnith and air un 



del :il|(| ;irollll(l the roots. It -ll(Ml|(! 



not lie con lii-e(| v\itli the r;u-e'l border, 

 tfolii \\hi(dl It li:is (piite a (lillefent (d' 

 lecl. Ill living, the bench -liollld be 

 l:ii<e(| :it le:i-.t -ix iiodies (dear t'roili 

 the ground. ;iiid is best sUpporte(l on 

 lio|it iron r:iils, silch :is ;ire used b\ 

 cont r:i(d ors. These ciin be obtained 

 (he:ip. l!y this nio(le, ;i man can w;i 

 ter l.iKMi pl-inis in :i few minutes. 

 Ml fact, a house (Iocs not i'ei(uire a. tenth 

 the labor sjient on it when jiots are 

 llse(|. !t does not 1;ike -o long to jdailt 

 Ms it (Iocs to jiot. niid. liiiallv, the re 

 -nits in the first trial at Merstluim are 

 ipiite sullicient to w;irr;iiit extensinus 

 without considering the labor saving 

 jioiiit (d' view, and growers are reconi 

 liiereliMJ to eixi- the svstem a trial."" 



ARRANGEMENT OF SHRUBS. 



.\ever jdani shrubs, nor flowers, nor 

 anything <dse, in the center of the lawn, 

 says th(^ National <'oiincil of Ilorticul 

 ture in one of its recc'iit bullet ins dis 

 tribiiteil to the news[ia]iers of the coun- 

 try. Su(di |)lanting dwarfs the place 

 and spoils all artistic (dVect. 



Where! the house t'oiindation meets 

 the lawn is a harsh line. IMant shrubs 

 around the luMise, (dose to the founda- 

 tion, to hidf> it. The view umbu' the 

 front |iorch is not ple;ising, so plant 

 soiiKdhing to hide that. The weekly 

 wash and other things occasionally seen 

 in the backyard are not beautiful, so 

 pl;iiit a screen cd' tall sfnnlis from the 

 baidv (d" the Inuise to the fence on either 

 side. The division t'enc(>s are not hand 

 some, so shrubs rnav be planted to hide 

 them, at le;i.-t partly. S(piare corners 

 .lie not pleasing, -o plant shrubs in the 

 coiner- to round t hdii off. 



It' there is anything iiii-iehtiv about, 



Effect of Boiler Explosion on Carnation Range Adjoining. 



