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THE F.LORAL WORLD 



HARTSHORN 



SHADE ROLLERS] 



are perfect In action. Orer SO 1 

 years' experience guides thei 

 manufacture. Gpt the Improved. 

 No tacks required. To avoid 

 Imitations, notice script nameof 



STi-WARt nARTSHORN OU label. 



rme nuraPHKt.t 



Open Hopper 



CREEN BONE and VEGETABLE CUTTER 



doubles eg-g yield , cuts feed bill in half. 

 Guaranteed to cut more bone in less 

 time, with le33 labor than any other. Send for 

 •peclal trial offer and handsome catalogue. 



HUMPHKEY & SONS, 

 Box 110, JoIIet, Illinois. 



SALESMEN ^^^^IV.^ 

 BIG WAGES rfsS^ 



Blue Flame, Wicliless, 

 Fuel Oil Stove for cools- 

 ing and heating. New» 

 Wonderful Invention. 

 Enormous demand. Ev- 

 erybody buys. Biff Seller. 



Generates its own fuel gas from kerosene oil. A spoon- 

 ful oil makes hogsiiead fuel gas. Cheapest, safest fuel. 

 No dirt, ashes or big coal bills. All sizes. Prices $3 up. 

 Write for special oflfer, new plan. Catalogue Free. 

 WORLD MF6. CO., 6236 World BIdg., CiNCINNATI. 0. 



Paper Jardinieres 



Wanted in Every Home. 



Pretty, Ple asing, Ornamental. 



'r^'^'^IJ^^ This engraving il- 

 lustrates our new 

 Paper Jardiniere 

 placed over a com- 

 mon flower pot. A 

 charming decora- 

 tion for window 

 plants or cut flow- 

 ers. 



Made of flexible 

 cardboard A child 

 can adjust them to 

 any flower pot. Will 

 protect your win- 

 dow plants from 

 frost. Will hide the 

 unsightly appear- 

 ance of the common 

 flower pot. Will 

 lend to your flowers 

 and plants addition- 

 al grace and beauty. 



Price 25 Cents Per Dozen, Postpaid 30 Cents. 



Assorted colors, packed one dozen in neat 

 folding box, convenient for mailing. 



Stronghurst Manufacturing Co., 



STRONGHURST, ILLINOIS. 



ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. 



To Slip Rubber Plants— Cut off a 

 branch and place in a jar of water until 

 roots are formed. M. M. Conner. 



Pennsylvania. 



Keeping Dahlias and Cannas — 

 Dahlias and cannas will keep wherever 

 potatoes will keep. Allow the soil to dry 

 on the bulba 



To Mrs. Graham — Set out hardy 

 bulbs any time before the ground freezes. 

 A well drained, sandy soil is best, as the 

 bulbs are not so apt to decay in sand. 



Illinois. Mrs. E. M. Haskell. 



INQUIRIES. 



I have a number of small geraniums 

 and other plants which I wish to force to 

 greater growth and bloom. My windows 

 are light and sunny and my soil is good. 

 What plant food, besides liquid manure, 

 shall I use ? Would bone meal be good? 

 If so, tell me how to use it, and the price 

 of it. Mrs. C. J. Hunt. 



New Jersey. 



Have any of the readers of The Floral 

 World a plant called " othonna ?" It is 

 sometimes called "pickle plant," and is 

 used for hanging baskets. I should be 

 glad to purchase one if any of the readers 

 have one which they care to dispose of. 



Ohio. Mrs. Abbie J. Douglas. 



I have a four - year - old orange tree 

 which blooms and bears fruit every year, 

 but the leaves and fruit drop off. Shall I 

 keep it very wet and fertilize frequently ? 

 Please tell me how to care for it. 



Pennsylvania. Mrs. Silvania Linn. 



Will some one tell me how to care for a 

 pineapple geranium ? I have one which 

 grew four feet last summer, but the leaves 

 are curling and turning yellow. What is 

 the trouble ? Mrs. M. A. G. 



Washington. 



I once saw a plant which was called a 

 strawberry geranium. It was in a hang- 



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