. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 400 The American Florist, Mar. 20 Easter Lilies in Pots Write for Draceoa Indivisa This most useful plant is always in great demand in spring. Better secure your stock now. Fine plants in the following sizes and prices: fer doz. Per 100 3-inch $ $ 600 4-inch 5-inch 22,50 6inch 45 50 7-inch Sinch You can recommend these plants: first-class value for the money. If you don't want them shipped at once, we will reserve them until any date you name, only send in your order t
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 400 The American Florist, Mar. 20 Easter Lilies in Pots Write for Draceoa Indivisa This most useful plant is always in great demand in spring. Better secure your stock now. Fine plants in the following sizes and prices: fer doz. Per 100 3-inch $ $ 600 4-inch 5-inch 22,50 6inch 45 50 7-inch Sinch You can recommend these plants: first-class value for the money. If you don't want them shipped at once, we will reserve them until any date you name, only send in your order today. Send for complete wholesale price list of Palms and Ferns. The Geo. Wittbold Go., 1657 Buckingham Place. CHIGAGO. Ashes As A Fertilizer. The question often arises as to the value of ashes for fertilizer. Prof. Ten Eyclj of the Kansas Experiment Station says that an average sample of un- leached wood ashes contains about 7 per cent of potash, and 2 per cent of phosphoric acid, which at current prices of these plant foods would make the ashes worth about .$9 per ton. Besides the actual fertilizing value, by reason of the potash and phosphoric acid con- tained, there is some value to ashes simply by the power which the potash has to make the nitrogen of the soil available for plant use by its chemical action upon the organic matter and hu- mus of the soil. The potash in ashes exists in a readily soluble form and is thus immediately available for plant food. The grower can well afford to pay $8 to $10 a ton for good wood ashes. Coal ashes are of little value as far as plant food is concerned, but they can be used with good effect upon some soils in loos- ening them up. Ashes can be used for any crops that need potash and they may be applied at the rate of to 50 bushels per acre. For cultivated crops they should be applied broadcast after the land has been harrowed and then cultivated in by a light harrowing. They can be used also as a top dressing in connection with phosp
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