The Flofal 

 World 



Vol. I. No. 1 



Springfield, Ohio, October, 1901 25 Cents a Year 



OUR AIMS AND PURPOSES 



A new Floral Magazine! I wonder if it will tell 



Just how and when the tin}- seed 



In its bed of earth and only earth for its feed, 



First wakes to life, begins to swell, 



Pushes out one shj' little foot 



VVliich soon develops a strong creeping root — 



Then swift through the crust springs a shoot. 



I wonder if 'twill tell what some don't seem to 

 know 



That yOW In August, the month of leisure 



Is the time to pot some bulbs of Freesia 



And the dainty Oxalis— sure to giow — 



And the stately Calla, grandest floral member, 



And the beautiful Ornitliogalum : but remember 



Do not delay if you"d have blooms by December. 



I wonder if ■" 'I'he Floral World " will tell an iii- 

 expetienced one 



DOX'T try to grow Roses and Fuchsias in the 

 living room ; 



Yi)U may get tine plants but scarcely a bloom : 



Rather select such as the Primulas, that thrive 

 with little or no sun : 



The tropical looking Xicotiana, and bright Sul- 

 tana too: 



Tlie soldier-like Sanseveiia that will grow in 



spite of you ; 

 Asparagus, I>atania and Cocos Palms also are 



true : 



For sunny windows, the Crocus with tints second 

 to none ; 



Von Sion Narcissus and Sacred Lilies ai'e easy to 

 grow ; 



Abutilon F.ulalia and ^Yeeping Lantana, old 

 friends you know. 



Bloom free, and for coloring scarce can be out- 

 done ; 



Add a tiny Banana — keep it niciist and give rich 

 feed. 



With warm, even temperature 'twill grow 'most 



as fast as a weed : 

 Plant it out-of-doors next Summer — " it will 



astonish the natives indeed." 



I wonder if "The Floral World"' will tell that 

 care 



Is the secret of success In the culture of Flora; 

 Cleanliness, for fear some hidden borer 

 May destroj' a fine plant ere one's aware; 

 That the bottom of pots should be laid with stones 

 and 



Charcoal, for drainage ; then pulverized soil, one- 

 third manure and one-third leaf mold and 

 sand ; 



Set the bulbs in LOOSELY that the roots may have 

 a chance to ex[)and. 



And I wonder if this new book will tell 

 That when the bulbs are potted, comes still 

 greater care 



To feed and water righth' in evenly tempered 



rooms with moist, pure air: 

 To pinch off scraggly ends and form a graceful 



shape as well ; 

 To treat these gifts of the Master, with organism 



so like our own. 

 With tender, watchful care, and we'll not find a 



drone 



In our hive of beauties — they'll rich repay us when 

 they're grown. 



But if outdoors we bury these treasures. 

 They must be protected fi'om frost you know. 

 So a cover of leaves topped with l)rusli is best 



except sno'w. 

 Then early in Spring they'll be first of the season's 



pleasures. 

 Roses, too, do best treated thus and may 

 First be laid down, and j'ou'll fiiul it to pay 

 If they're pruned back in spring, at least half way. 



/. M. Stacy McLeod. 



New Jersey. 



