. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Chicago Deliveries matle to lay p«t o( the dtf •ad .ubuftx. Sa- na is am aotto. CHICAGO O'LEARY—Florist 369 East 47th Street Member F. T. D. ROCKFORD, ILL., and Vicimb ROCKFORD FLORAL CO. _ 103 West State Street Prompt deliveries to ROCKFORD COLL»? - f. ROCKFORD, ILL., and Vicinity SWAN PETERSON & SON f'f^ Comer E. State and Longwood Streets CHICAGO 2132-2134 Michigan Avenue Member F. T. Orders ^. y Carefully cjcecuted GEORGE FISHER & BRO. 183 N. WABASH AVE. CHICAGO Highland Park, 111. HIGHLAND PARK GREENHOUSES Established


. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Chicago Deliveries matle to lay p«t o( the dtf •ad .ubuftx. Sa- na is am aotto. CHICAGO O'LEARY—Florist 369 East 47th Street Member F. T. D. ROCKFORD, ILL., and Vicimb ROCKFORD FLORAL CO. _ 103 West State Street Prompt deliveries to ROCKFORD COLL»? - f. ROCKFORD, ILL., and Vicinity SWAN PETERSON & SON f'f^ Comer E. State and Longwood Streets CHICAGO 2132-2134 Michigan Avenue Member F. T. Orders ^. y Carefully cjcecuted GEORGE FISHER & BRO. 183 N. WABASH AVE. CHICAGO Highland Park, 111. HIGHLAND PARK GREENHOUSES Established 1894. Members F. T T) Another bone of contention is tlio use of edging pl;ints, some liolding Ihnt tlie grass is the best setting for a muss of I'olor, wliile others contend that an edging of some suitai)le i)hint gives the better finish. It really all depends on the size of the beds and the class of plants used. liarge beds are generally improved by tlic use of a suitable edg- ing ])lant, but in the ease of small beds an edging tends to destroy the Itroad effect. Again, tall plants that do not (^arry plenty of foliage right down to the ground demand a suitable edging. (''arc should always be taken to group plants togetlier that present a har- monious effect. In all bedding arrangements restraint should be the keynote. Two, or at the most three, varieties or kinds of jilants are enough to use in any one bed, and not "anything from a hardy annual to a stove plant," as was usual in the past. GROWING ON POOR SOIL. .\ method of crop culture that will maintain high production on infertile Khode Island soils without the use of stable manure lias been announced by the experiment station of the Rhode Island Mtato Agricultural College, at Kingston. The official results of widely varied experiments extending over six years liave just been made iniblic and at this time, when the increasing use of motor power and vehicles is curtailing animal by-products, the announcement


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