The sj)ecial train, decorated and provisioned, will start at 9:55 a. convention, and all my in- quiries confirm the prophecy. Write as you would talk when doing your best. Good penmanship, spelling: and pram- mar, though desirable, are not neces- sary. Many valuable points are brouelit out by discussion. "Everybody's going," said one of the veteran wholesalers when 1 asked The Kditor Is pleased when a Reader presents Ills Ideas on any subject treated in kV^Īs experience is tbe best teacher, so do ^ve learn fastest by an ezchanee ol experiences. The summer society centers are having a boom which will last until September. There is a lot of shipping to outside cit- ies and resorts, quiet but constant. It could not be if this were not the best cut flower market in the world. It is a miracle that so much is disposed of. A lot of stock of many kinds haver sees a buyer and the weekly shrinkage in the whole market is enormous. What will the flood be like by the middle of August? They are al- ready down to 50 cents per hundred, the new varieties do not go above $1. Of gladioli there is no end and the shipments are only just be- ginning. Some sold Monday as low as 25 cents per hundred. Valley should improve with the August weddings coming on. Lilies are doing well and prices are firm. Three weeks yet before we ^et really good ones. Carnations-well, one expert said Monday, "Cut out fancies cut 'em out, there are no fancies." It is about true. The tendency of the market is encour- aging. The new Brides and Maids are small and short- stemmed, but their color and texture give promise of early improvement. Kaiserin is the queen of the other roses $10 per hundred is easy for the good ones. The quantity of extras couM be car- ried by a child. Some fine stock comes in from Newport and Briarcliff. Beauties, when they are beauties, can be independent. Prices must be quoted as a matter of habit, but it is a case of take what you can get. The market continues in a comlition of statu quo. I hope this will be a benefit to the trade in this perjtlexing question. The writer remembered having useil this when a l)oy to wash the whitewash off a ceiling in a living-room, and he has experimented with it on glass and found it to be effective. Jt requires only a small quantity of the vinegar to ilo the deed, as it neutralizes the lime, which can tlien be easily wasiu»d off with the hose. This is a matter that has always l)othered greenhouse men more or less, but by a very cheap and simple method the lime can be removed without injury to either paint or ])utty.\11 that is necessary is to scrub the glass with clear cider vinegar, using a soft brusli or a rag swab. I noticeil in reading the Keview an inquiry for something to take the lime siiadiiig off glass. Paint the ladder and hang it in a dry place when not in use. The whola weight of the ladder is only about twen- ty-five j)ounds therefore it is easy to liandie. This was my own idea and has been in use for the last sixteen years. On one end of the ladder J screw two iron hooks, to catch on the ridgeboard. This ash, which is ]xli/_>, will also serve for steps, on tlie upper side, which I place ten inches apart. Then on tiie under sides of the side-pieces of the ladder 1 nail strips of ash twenty inches long and about three feet apart. My sashes are sixteen inches wide, and I lay the strips of scantling fifteen inches apart. 1 take a 2x4 clean pine scantling, of the required length, and split it for the sides of the ladder. in regard to a movable ladder for greenhouse roofs. In the Review of July 18 I noticed an inquiry from W. In the meantime, those who have kept steadily at it will do well, especially on kentias. again be a large supply and a slow mar- ket for palms, when these growers may be expected to again conclude there is nothing in the palm business. Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaignĭigitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignĬlick here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.ġ2 The Weekly Flonsts^ Review.
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