. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . ry and to grounds of different countryestates. They were not trimmed, and the leaves werenot picked off, yet they were transplanted trees vary from ioft. to even 30ft. in height, thelatter having a stem of the diamrter of 9in., and are asmuch as 23 years old; the cost in that case being set at$100 for the tree. Norway Maple and Pin Oak are sub-jects mostly in use, and the transplanting is done by thefirms own men up to within a radiTis of iO miles ofNew York
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . ry and to grounds of different countryestates. They were not trimmed, and the leaves werenot picked off, yet they were transplanted trees vary from ioft. to even 30ft. in height, thelatter having a stem of the diamrter of 9in., and are asmuch as 23 years old; the cost in that case being set at$100 for the tree. Norway Maple and Pin Oak are sub-jects mostly in use, and the transplanting is done by thefirms own men up to within a radiTis of iO miles ofNew York City. It will be noted in the second picture of the illustra-tions the fine long fibrous roots are all collected, andbound up with damp straw or similar material, andfastened back to the main trunk. In the replanting a tamping stick packs the earthfirmly under and about the ball, this work being done byclever men, and a good flooding home takes place imme-diately afterwards. The watering is attended to after-wards by the owner and supervised by occasional visitsfrom an employee of the nursery firm. Sometimes it is. Miss Alice J. Miller We regret to announce that Miss Alice JosephineMiller, «! years old, who for 35 years had conductedflorists establishments on Jefferson st,, between Fifthand Second sts., Louisville, Ky., was found dead at 9oclock, July 9, at her room near the flower store, atThird and Jefferson trouble was assignedas the cause of death. At 7oclock she opened the storeas usual, and went back toher room later. A. Ciresi, afruit dealer, discovered MissMiller, and notified the au-thorities. Miss Miller was a native of Louisville and had a large following, having many friends The late Abram Liddon !. P°^^^<^^^ circles and ob- Pennock tamuig much busmess from (See obiluarv page 23, July 7) }^^^ source. For 12 years she has conducted a store close to the Tyler Hotel. She is survived by three sisters. Misses Emelie, Nettieand Touhm Miller; and three broth
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