Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw45amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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igii. The American Florist. 125 Under the Kniilaiu.- nf a play leader, the old "K:in'-;" bccoiiics a "team" and the old impulse of tlii' boy to do things is given a Kood and proper outlet. The degenerated street play and games take on a new aspect and we give back to childhood that of which the city has robbed it. Health and moral- ity replace delinquency and disease, and fair play means ethical develop- ment. The child of today is the citizen of tomorrow and the greatest invest- ments we can make is in good citizen- ship. Land values are increasing and we buy land for factories and rail- roads before it rises in value. Why not plan cities with reference to the child and see that sufficient play- ground, the lungs and breathing spots of the city, are purcliased now before the problems of congestion and trans- portation are too serious? A city is judged by its children and the primal thing is the development of the play instinct. Children can not plead or plan for themselves. TVe, the adult citizens of the community, men and women, demand that the child be pro- tected in its rights to play. We ask conservation in child life, the greatest natural asset this country has. We ask for the welfare of the child, not more hospitals, juvenile courts and jails, but the great factor of preven- tion, playgrounds. Let a little child lead us and the problems will not seem so hard. There is no man so bad that he would not make a child happy. There is no city that is progressive that is not providing playgrounds, and more than 500 cities in the United States have them today. Thousands of children ask for fair play from their parents. Their plea is for playgrounds now. Carnation Plants Dying. Ed. American Florist: We purchased plants of Rose Pink Enchantress four weeks ago which seemed to be in first-class condition upon arrival and planted them right away. The bottom leaves are dying, the buds drying up and we are losing many of the plants. Can you inform us what is the cause? Could you in- form us what would be the best chem- ical fertilizer on these plants, as we are afraid to use stable manure? Indiana. W. S. If these plants were not overheated or dried out in travel and did not show it plainly upon arrival then the indications point to an over rich soil condition. Too much water before the roots have got a thorough root hold of the soil will cause the same trouble. Examine the condition of the soil around the plants below the surface to see if the trouble can be traced to too much or not enough moisture. It is a very difficult matter to solve a problem of this sort unless you are on the spot to see the trouble as it is. Carnation plants left in the field to as late a date as these were and the buds allowed to. come are very difficult to transplant and the check to them is .severe. Let the principle aim be to get the roots well hold of the soil by keeping the soil sweet and open, and do not try to do any forcing. Refer- ring to the best chemical fertilizer, it is altogether too early to start any feeding and unless you know thorough- ly how much of the chemical fertilizer your soil requires I would advise you to stick to the stable manure. C. W. Johnson.
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CHRYSANTHEMUM WHITE GLORIA. OBITUARY. Robert MacMlllaii. Robert MacMillan of MacMillan & Co., Greenwich, Conn., died at his home October 9, aged 51 years. Mr. MacMillan was born in Scotland and at the age of 22 came to this country and .settled at Boston. He later went to Pearl River, N. Y., where he acquired a reputation as a grower of chrysan- themums and mignonette. Six years ago he opened up a florist establish- ment at Greenwich, Conn, and had built up a prosperous business. Five months ago he was rendered helpless by an ailment that was then, as it has been since, puzzling to his physicians. He was a. member of Red Men and Knights of Pythias. He is survived by his wife. The funeral services were held Thursday, October 12, and the in- terment was in Putnam cemetery. Charles A. Fox. Charles A. Fox. one of the oldest florists of Baltimore, Md., died at his home, 1202 Bolton street, Saturday, Oc- tober 14, aged 80 years. For more than half a century he had conducted a florist's shop at Boiton and Dolphin streets. He is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters. The funeral services were held Tuesday, October 17. requiem mass being cele- brated in the Church of the Immacu- late Conception, and the burial in Bon- nie Brae cemetery. Greenwich, Conn.—Alexander Mead & Son moved into their new store on Greenwich avenue, September 28. OLEAN, N. Y.—E. A. Llewellyn has commenced the erection of another large greenhouse, part of which will be used as a show house. A basement for the storing of cut flowers is also being constructed. Rochester, N. Y.—Articles of incor- poration have been granted to Camp- bell the Florist with a capital of .$1,000. and three directors, Edward S. Campbell, Jessie P. Campbell of Roch- ester and Charles Gallery of Gates. GREAT Harrington, Mass.—Edward Dolby, who conducts a greenhouse here, was married October 19 at North Adams" to Miss Jessie Chase of that city, and the couple will make their home on Humphrey street after the wedding trip.

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