. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ApniL 19, 1917. The Florists^ Review 19 THE SEASON'SBETUBNS. I noted with interest "What Have Your Prices Been?" written by Bassett & Washburn, in The Eeview for April 12. Now, I am a peony grower, "but for years as a side line have grown outdoor daffo- dils, consigning to wholesale florists in Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis and Kansas City. While all of my accounts of sales are not in, unless they are better from April 5 to April 12 than they were from March 14 to April 5, net returns will be less than three-fifths of last year's r
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ApniL 19, 1917. The Florists^ Review 19 THE SEASON'SBETUBNS. I noted with interest "What Have Your Prices Been?" written by Bassett & Washburn, in The Eeview for April 12. Now, I am a peony grower, "but for years as a side line have grown outdoor daffo- dils, consigning to wholesale florists in Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis and Kansas City. While all of my accounts of sales are not in, unless they are better from April 5 to April 12 than they were from March 14 to April 5, net returns will be less than three-fifths of last year's re- turns, a reduction of practically half and in the face of added expense. Gilbert H. Wild. WEED ERADICATION. By Means of Chemicals. In the spring, when the grass begins to grow, the florists' customers ask for advice on weed eradication, from lawns, drives and walks. Of course the florist who does garden work is prepared to tackle the job, or at least to supply the weed killer, but many who are called on only for advice do not seem to appre- ciate that one of the most efficient meth- ods of weed eradication is by means of a chemical spray, which kills the weeds without injury to the grass, it having been found that all plants with broad leaves will be destroyed while the nar- row-leaved plants will not. Iron Sulphate for Lawns. The use of chemicals for weed eradica- tion has been successfully employed at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and it has been found that the one which is most efficient and which causes no injury to the grass is iron sulphate. It should be applied to the lawns by means of a com- pressed-air type of hand sprayer or a traction or cart sprayer, depending upon the size of the lawn. Sufficient pressure to make a fine spray is necessary, for too much solution at one place may cause injury to the young grass shoots just beneath the surface, which have only a slight power of resistance. If a hand sprayer is used it should be fitted with three feet of compressio
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