The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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siKcoss. Tlio use nf (lie appdhitidii "Os- Aniolil .\i 



Mnlnn- 11.11 h, ■.Ml I ..I -111. ■ \lrl i;il I'.Mrk I la \ 



popilh 



The <i 

 able 1 



would be an iiiiijroveiiieiit. 

 The period \\ liieli we aie i 



that never go can only lir 

 monstrosities in lawn derm 

 sclio<il of gardening was \ 

 tacked in tbi> bouse of it 

 Willi, MM M. \|,l|,,n at the . 

 till So iri \ .4 American Fir 



Exposition in liulfalo this year. 



The Society of American Florists, 

 founded in 1885. brought about a concen- 

 tration of effort otherwise iiiipracticnble 

 if not imiiossible. A trader )iii'-. wa- r- 

 tal.lisbed through which intillpj.ni,. u:i- 

 disMMiiinat.Ml. The aTi.iiial inn I oil- 



be night temperature alVorded dur- 

 •inler should be (iO deurees, and in 

 ler 70 de-rrees. risin<_' 10 degrees or 

 more durfng the ilay from sunbeat. 

 I loamy, lalber than a peaty com- 

 .mil piii\iile each pot with ellicicnt 



FROM OUR ENGLISH EXCHANGES. 

 The Gardeners' Chronicle. 



erally on i 

 lbs in the 



seen the wonderful de 



,.,nl,.l i II -,A. i.il .jcnera of Iridea-, also 



SmI.ihimii . i|i-ii ,1-1 luin diseased: — The 



liiii,:;ii- . II ilir -1 1- -ciif i~ the Tomato- 



l,Mt i;ii-i i I l,i.l.:-|>..i Mini iiilvum). We 

 lia\r ]n.\ niu-l\ i<iniii| ii ,i- in your case, 



as you suggest, for. iii- 1 1 imI iiicni lia~ 

 rendered the young sliimt- -n->,piilil. i 

 attack. The "fungus i~ imi iliili. nli t- 

 check. You say it oirni- ,i. \rt niil.\ 

 here and there; then jn nn.' .11 lln |..nls 

 where it occurs. Spiawnu wiili p .tas- 

 sium sulphide fi o/. in .m. Ii liall.in of 

 waterl 1= smorally -ii..,--tul with To- 

 matoe-. if li.'Ljun .mi 

 Solanuiii- 11 nirjii 1 

 strengtii .ui a ]il,iiii . 

 whether it .1...- lam 



the same hou-. , ..i ,i 

 be used next yar 

 should be previously 

 a disinfectant. 



Pandanus Veitchii: — This in common 

 with other species of the Screw Pine 

 requires a stove temperature, and there- 



liut witli vour 

 ■II to trv"t,his 



ished dc 



equi 



consid- 

 it is 



.--.nlial tlic water should lilter quickly 

 lliioiigh the soil. Good color is en- 

 ■oiiragcd bv affording the plants some 

 ^liiulc., in the absence of which the white 

 |i. I III. IIS iif the leaves become pale green. 

 11 f,iiiil yellow color. The plants .should 

 ii.iw III' given less exciting treatment 

 111. 1 11 iliiy will need in spring, with the- 

 i|. . 1. a-..i temperature less water should. 

 !..■ alLiiilcil. and the atmosphere may be 

 k.'|,l I.-" moist. 



■|.i.-...iiia Failing to Blossom:— These- 

 plant- ll.iw.i ..11 t be stronger of the an- 

 1111. il L;in\vlli-. and the better practice 

 i- In ,111 ..lit s.,mc of the older parts of 

 III.' X 111.'. la\ imj ill HI . .|ii,il .11 greater 



n.linl,.T ..1 -li.m.j Mmii^ •,m.'..i1,. tipping 

 ,l,..m 1., imln.'.- I.n.i.l- . i-n-li. All 

 .,tli,.i- -lm.,1- ..I ..m- ,M'a,-- ■ji-utli should 



II.. I 1.1 till- plants form a tangle of 

 -li,..,i~. i.iil iliin them a little, and let 

 the tim 1 .III..- bail" free from each other. 

 Till, Il iii,.i ,1- ml. ill wliich the plant is 

 Miuuii -l.rml.l ...iil.iin |ilenty of nutri- 

 III, 111. .111.1 111,' pr.-.-ni is a suitable sea- 

 s,.ii 1.1 att.ii.l to ilii- matter. U-t the 

 .haiiiagc material be clliiient. but not ex- 

 ri-sivi-~in aimmiil ; make the soil fair- 

 K linii. an. I in llir b.'i'jbt of the .season 

 .I'lV.n.l mil.! III. iiiiii.w. iter or manurial 

 .|i,.--in,j- .if.M-Mii.ilK , I. lit do not afford 

 till- -..It ..1 a--i-iaiii-.- alter July, or the 

 ^l,,^^^|l will III- .xl.ii.li'.l to too late a 

 date, and will not ripen sufficiently to- 

 flower satisfactorily. Do not afford 

 shade to the plant at any time, and let 

 it cu-iupy a sunny situation. The plant 

 ii,'M-i burns. 



Iiiti-riiational Congress of Rose Grow- 

 ,1-: — The Journal o'f the National Hor- 

 tii-ultiual Society of France, in its num- 

 ber for October, has a full report of the 

 |irocccdings of the Congress on June 14 

 last. Amongst the interesting papers 

 read on that occasion was one by Mr. 

 Quillet on the classification of Roses for 

 garilcii ymrp.iscs. For this p\irpose, M. 

 I, Mill, I . -1 ili|i-li.- -.v. 11 ur.aips among 



1-M,i '„ p i'„,l- >i , 1 .1 illus- 



I, ,,, 1, , ;,,,, I, - I , h I'M.-, l.rii;bt red 

 ,, ,, _•, i,il 1,1 ,p,.-iiiiii.,t. bril- 

 liant rc.l; :!. -lull- \l,. . -. .n in. i-berrv- 

 rcd: 4. La Reinc. Iil.n i..-. : -.. S.mvenir 

 de la Reine d'Angl. i. i i . , inilMint rose; 

 G. Triomphc de IKxp.i.-iu.m. red crim- 

 son: 7, Victor Verdier, carmine-rose; 

 8. Geant des Batailles, fiery red: 9. 

 Madame T.affav. deep rose: 10, Madame 

 i;,-,.iiiii,i. n..\\.i- wliitr-, flushed with 

 I,,-,, kaili '-I 111,-.- ..:i,mi)s is distin- 

 ^iii,!i,.,| li\ , lia 1 ,1,1.1 1-1 i.. features, which 

 ,11,. .^n. II .11 l.ii-lli. .111.1 a list of varie- 

 ii.'s Iichmgiiig 111 i-ai-li is also given. 



The Gardeners' Magazine. 



Be.gonia Moonlight :— This beautiful 

 begonia is by no means new. It is, how- 

 ever, a very scarce plant in cultivation, 



t bough now it has been proved amenable 



1. ill.- -aim- (r, -aim. -Ill .i- s.-.-ilv.-'S succe.--s 

 ., nil il,,. .li.inniiiL; r..--.mi.i r;l.-.ire de 

 I ..ii.iiii.. il i- lii.jlil> pi.ili.iiil.. its cul- 

 I IX, ill, ,11 will II.. '..\ti.ii.l..,l. Begonia 

 \l,,:,iili^'ii «,i- raised by the late Colonel 

 Ti. V 1 I Ink., who w-a's a great hybrid- 

 i-t, lix ,i,--iiig B. Dreggei with B. 

 r>ai..i. tin; latter one of the forerun- 

 ners of tuberous begonias. 



