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TEE FLORAL WORLD 



THE FLORAL WORLD 



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 SPRIXGFIELD, OHIO 



Subscription Price, 25 Cents a Year 



Entered as second-class matter at the Postoffice iu 

 Springfield, Ohio. 



A\'e will give |26.00 in prizes for the 

 best five articles for publication in the 

 February number of The Floral World, 

 which may be submitted by subscribers. 



The first prize will be |10.00; the sec- 

 ond |7.50; the third, |5.00; the fourth, 

 |2.50; and the fifth, |1.00. The awards 

 will be announced in our March issue. 



No article which contains more than 

 two hundred words will be considered in 

 the prize decision. All contributions 

 entered in this prize contest must reach 

 us not later than January 1. 



The purpose of these prizes is to secure 

 for publication in The Floral World 

 matter which gives the actual experiences 

 in flower growing of those who have 

 subscribed for the journal. Prizes offered 

 for articles published in the November 

 number have been awarded as follows: 



First Prize — ^liss Ella Day, Missouri. 



Second Prize — Lydia E. Duffy, Kansas. 



Third Prize— Mrs. C. F. Fisher, Florida. 



Fourth Prize — Molly Gilbert, Oklahoma, 



Fifth Prize — E. A. Josselyn, ]\Iassachu- 

 setts. 



DO FLOWERS TALK? 



We are told that flowers are the "il- 

 lumined scriptures of the prairies." And 

 we feel that their influence for good is 

 omnipotent. 



We meet the snowdrop, the violet and 

 the fair, frail windflower while the snow 

 still lingers, and they whisper of leafy trees 

 and fields of golden 'grain; and we are 

 gladdened to know that chilly winds must 

 fall back before the warmth of spring. 



Later the trees deck themselves in fra- 

 grant blossoms and we hearken to the 

 promise of a bounteous fruitage. 



A man, long deaf to the appeals of 

 humanit}-, morose, sullen and bent upon 

 revenge, makes his wa}' towards the ob- 

 ject of his fury. 



Then, he pauses beside a row of old- 

 fashioned flowers, growing round a de- 

 serted cottage, uncared for and unkept, 

 but, for all that, they plead until his better 

 self is master. 



His eyes — so long dr^^ — are overflowing; 

 their petals are bathed in tears. The morn- 

 ing sun kisses these all awa}*. But he 

 does not forget the words of these flowers, 

 that are like those his sainted mother 

 tended, and he is saved. 



Tell me, did they speak, or how did 

 they stay the hand that was raised against 

 it's brother? 



Iowa. Alberta ^I. Kepper. 



INQUIRIES. 



Can you tell me something that will de- 

 stroy black ants ? The}' ha\-e very nearly 

 ruined all of my roses and chr3-santhe- 

 mums. 



Alabama. ]\Irs. C. E. McCoxxell 



Please tell me how to care for a palm. 

 I have a beautiful one but the tips of its 

 leaves turn brown. 



Illinois. Beulah P. Gilliatt. 



I cannot find the Diamond Flower" 

 in any catalogue. Has it another name 

 and where can I get it ? 



Florida. ]\Irs. C. F. Fischer. 



I have some choice tender roses that I 

 am anxious to keep through the winter. 

 Will someone tell me how to protect tea 

 roses in the ground, to bring them through 

 the winter all right ? 



Illinois. Mrs. Haskell. 



Will Rev. F. P. Franke, or some othej- 

 reader of The Floral World, tell me 

 where to get seeds of the diamond flower? 



Ohio. Mrs. Welty. 



