TEE FLORAL WORLD 



11 



but, like other plants, resent too much. 

 Give dressing more often now. After 

 blooming remove to east side of house, 

 cut back one-half, water sparingly until 

 September first, then cut the roots back, 

 put into the same pots with new earth, 

 shading from the sun for a time. By the 

 second spring they should measure three 

 3-ards in circumference, stand two and a 

 half feet high, and be loaded with large 

 beautiful flowers. L. W. 



IMassachusetts. 



SUGGESTIONS AS TO CACTI. 



I have three large plants of phyllo-cac- 

 tus and one of cereus speciosissimus, 

 which blossomed at the same time last 

 spring, having from ten to twenty flowers 

 on each plant. They were considered 

 magnificent by all who saw them, and a 

 traveled visitor pronounced the cereus 

 speciosissimus as fine as an orchid. 



I have had these plants seven years, 

 age being one of the requisites for profuse 



blooming, but in that time they have 

 been shifted and given new soil but twice. 

 They were grown in tin cans, seven 

 inches deep, and completely root-bound, 

 another requisite. The rust from the cans 

 in which they had been so long, proved 

 a valuable fertilizer. When budding in 

 early spring I gave ammonia in water 

 once a week, but I warn phyllo-cactus 

 growers against manure in any form as it 

 is sure to disease the plants. I find occa- 

 sional applications of lime water beneficial 

 to all cacti. In summer I keep them on 

 an open porch shaded by trees, for the 

 hot sun blisters the leaves. They winter 

 in a warm, dry cellar and need no water 

 unless they shrivel. A large plant will 

 continue to unfold blossoms for three 

 weeks. Eudora. 

 Washington. 



FREE TO EVERY LADY 



A safe, simple home treatment th;it cured me after 

 years of suffering with uterine troubles, displacements, 

 lucorrhoea. etc., sent freetoladieswithfull instructions 

 how to use it. Address Mrs. A.L.Hudnut, South Bend, Ind 



Sir 

 f 

 w 



t 

 f 



VI/ 



VI/ 

 VI/ 

 VI/ 

 VI/ 

 VI/ 



% 



/IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 

 /IS 



«5 



e^A GIFT TO AGENTS,^ 



Improved Ideal Mixing Spoon 



'(Pat. applied for.}, 



Hand!e Can't Oet Loose. 



FOR mixing Cake or Bread, creaming Potatoes, 

 removing Eggs or Vegetables from Boiling 

 Water. Crushing Fruits, etc. Saves one-half 

 time and labor. Will not bend or break. Handle 

 can't get loose. To prove its merits we will send 

 SAMPLES FREE on receipt of 8 cts. stamps to pay for 

 postage and catalogue. We want live agents in every 

 town. OUTFIT FREE. BIG PROFITS. 



NATIONAL NOVELTY WORKS, Dept. D. 



60 Wabash Avenue, 



Chicago, Illinois. 



Consists of new and patent- 

 ed articles in 



Silverware, 

 Enameied Ware, 

 Cutlery and Tinware, 

 Refection Cake Tins, 

 Clean Cut Cake Tins, 

 New Bake Pans, 

 Biscuit Cutters, 

 Vegetable Slicers, 

 Flour Bins, 

 Roasting Pans, 

 Food Choppers, 

 Steam Cookers, 

 Egg Separators, 

 Slaw Cuttcis, Wire Goods 



And hundreds of 

 other fast selling spe- 

 cialties. 



Catalogue Free. 



