. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Fl oris t. 229 f E>:s::oolle^i^t Ooocl«s for* Sor»>rioo i ¥> ¥> f ¥>. This is onr Trademark and is Registered in the U. S. Patent Office. Twenilow's Old English Liquid Glazing Putty. Hammond's Slug Shot, sold by Seedsmen, Sow Bugs, Cabbage Moths. kills .\ster bugs. HAMMOND'S PAINT & SLUG SHOT WORKS, Fislikill-on-Hudson, N. Y. J* If r9 ImportantToFloristsandGreeDhousemen We manufacture BESTOL PAINT with Bestol a product of recent invention, We can prove to your entire satisfact


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Fl oris t. 229 f E>:s::oolle^i^t Ooocl«s for* Sor»>rioo i ¥> ¥> f ¥>. This is onr Trademark and is Registered in the U. S. Patent Office. Twenilow's Old English Liquid Glazing Putty. Hammond's Slug Shot, sold by Seedsmen, Sow Bugs, Cabbage Moths. kills .\ster bugs. HAMMOND'S PAINT & SLUG SHOT WORKS, Fislikill-on-Hudson, N. Y. J* If r9 ImportantToFloristsandGreeDhousemen We manufacture BESTOL PAINT with Bestol a product of recent invention, We can prove to your entire satisfaction that it is by far the best and most economic paint in the world for all purposes. Our Special Greenhouse White, $ per Gallon. OIL CO., Hudson TerminalBldg., 30ChurchSt., NEW YORK CITY A. J. GUTTMAN. Fresidunt and General Manager. Floriculture in Spain. Consul Robert Prazer, Jr., furnishes the following information concerning the cultivation of flowers in Valencia : "The city of Valencia is proverbially noted for the abundance and variety of its floral products. There are about 80 cultivators of flowers for sale, with gardens of one-fourth of an acre to two acres in extent. The great ease with which flowers are raised appears to militate against careful cultivation and scientific selection, which produce such marvelous results in countries less favored by climatic conditions. Nearly all the surplus flowers grown here are consumed in Madrid, although Barcelona and a few important cities of the interior also furnish large or- ders for the celebration of religious, civic, and artistic festivities, so that the demand is quite equal to the sup- ply. Very little capital is employed in the trade, and probably the greatest drawback to the development of the industry is the slowness of transpor- tation facilities by sea and land, and the total lack of cool transport cars so essential in hot countries, for the de- livery of cut flowers in a fresh crisp condition over lon


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