The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-05
Our Premiums Again.

know that we have plenty of subscribers
who love flowers that can help us if they
will but try. 1t Is rather hot Just now
for anyone to do much writing, for as
we pen these lines the perspiration
stands all over our forehead, and we are
reminded of the Bible quotation "By
the sweat Of the brow" etc. However,
the flowers must be attended to, and as
it is impossible to get something valua-
BILE and nice without an effort, it is only
those who make persistent effort that
have an attractive flower yard and beau
tiful pot plants. AS we are writing an oc-
caSional cool breeze comes in at the north
window, and we feel refreshed and invig-
grated and the work becomes a pleasure
So it Will be with those who love flowers
and wish to hel p others along, to enable
them to surround their homes with the
beautiful and fragrant plants that God
has given us, and thus make the world
more pleasing and homes more attract
I've. The consciousness Of doing this
will be like the cool breezo, making
the work pleasant even on this warm
summer day.
A lady writes US as follows:
Editor Floral Department.
| am much interested in your Floral
Department, especially the premiums of
seed you offer. l would like very much
to compete for the prizes but am only
a new conner to this state and Of course
have had no experience. | shall be
greatly interested in the articles that the
premium offer brings out for it must
prove Of great help to the new corners
like myself. | do so want to know how
to raise pansies. successfully and many
other of the ANIMALS. ] would like very
much however to get some OF the
premium seed you offer and write to
know if there is some way 1T can be
arranged. | have a neighbOr like my
self new conner, who | think could be
induced to take the AGRICULTUTIsT.
Could you offer the seed as premium
for new subscribers? If so let me know
for | am very anxious to get the seed
and doubly anxious TO get the infOrma-
ton that the letters are sure to bring
out. MRS. 4. L. Il.
Why, certainly we are glad to help
those along who are trying to help us
and after comforting with the business
department. we are authorized to make
the following offers: Anyone who will
send us IN one new yearly subscriber
and 50 can select 81 worth of seeds
from Vick's catalogue the same as offered
for communications.
An con6inC two sinh
scribers and 81 can select So. so worth Of
seed as above. This will give all a
chance to get some of the seed with
which TO make attractive and pleasing
their homes. The first one from each
county in the state sending in new sub
scriber will get an additional quantity
of seed amounting to so cents.
Please bear in mind that these seeds
can be your own selection from Vick's
floral catalogue and does not consist of
a "dump" lot Of seed that we desire to
get rid of. You get the catalogue and
make your own selection and forward
the list to us and the order will be filed
direct from Vick's seed house. This is
the last time we will print the particu-
lars of this premium offer regarding an
nuals in Florida and hope by this time
that those who are competing have their
articles nearly finished and ready to
send in.
For the best article on the ''Cultiva-
+ion IF Animals in Florida" we will |