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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



MARCH 2. ]?99. 



following winter keep in a cool house 

 and after danger of frost shift into 

 larger pots and plunge outside, where 

 they must be well supplied with wa- 

 ter. They should he stopped as soon 

 as they grow in the spring to induce 

 a branching growth. Although their 

 propagation is not difficult, it will be 

 found by the majority of our florists 

 more profitable to import those plants 

 that are wanted tor our spring sales, 

 as the price of well grown, compact 

 plants is very low and they endure the 

 passage without the slightest injury. 

 Any plants unsold after flowering 

 should be cut back severely, shifted if 

 needed, and plunged outside during 

 summer. Few insects of any kind, 

 attack the acacia; plenty of water at 

 all times and syringing except when 

 in flower is what they want. 



A. pubescens is not adapted tor pot 

 culture, but is the most graceful of all 

 the genus, and for cutting as sprays is 

 most valuable. It should be planted 

 out either as a standard or against a 

 pillar or wall. The most valuable spe- 

 cies for pot culture for the commercial 

 florist is armata. small globular flow- 

 ers which cover the whole plant; deal- 

 bata, strong grower with handsome 

 yellow racemes; Drummondi, a fine 

 compact plant with drooping, cylin- 

 drical lemon colored flowers. There 

 are hundreds of species most all wor- 

 thy of a place in a conservatory, but 

 the few species mentioned above are 

 the best tor commercial use. 



LILY GROWING IN BERMUDA. 



Bv B. T. G.ALLuw.w. 



Something over a year ago the 

 writer had an opportunity of making 

 a more or less cursory study of some 

 of the problems connected with the 

 growing of Ijilium Harrisii in Ber- 

 muda. We were on the island about 

 six weeks, including the latter part of 

 November and the greater part of De- 

 cember. At this time the lilies were 

 from 3 to 6 inches high, and a good 

 -opportunity was therefore afforded for 

 studying them in the early stages of 

 growth. 



The lily is grown in Bermuda In 

 small patches, or on comparatively 

 small areas. This is made necessary 

 by the nature of the soil and the 

 general formation of the islands. The 

 tillable soil occurs in small areas be- 

 tween the hiils. and as a rule is not 

 very rich at the best. It varies in 

 depth, being deep in some places and 

 quite shallow in others. The lily fields 

 are found scattered throughout the 

 islands and range in size from a few 

 square rods to several acres. We vis- 

 ited a number of these plantations and 

 in every instance noted the presence 

 of the lily disease which is so trouble- 

 some to forcers of the bulb in this 

 country. Many growers appeared to be 

 laboring under the impression that 

 they did not have the disease, but as 

 soon as its characteristics were point- 



[Continued pagt- 343.] 



NEW 

 CARNATION 



Gov.Griggs 



SEEDLING OF VAN LEEUWEN 

 ON DAYBREAK. 



Strong, healthy grower, free from disease of all 

 kinds, continuous free bloomer with flowers very 

 erect on a stiff stem, 18 to 20 in., flowers similar in 

 color to Daybreak, but much brighter, edge beau- 

 tifully fimbriated, good shape and with full center, 

 and does not burst, commands the highest prices 

 in New York for novelties. Having been grown 

 by us for the past four years we can with confi- 

 dence recommend it to the florists of America as 

 one of the best if not the best light pink Carnation 

 ever sent out. Orders are now being booked for 

 rooted cuttings. 



Price $75.00 per 1000, 500 at 1000 rate, $10.00 

 per 100. $2.00 per dozen. 



-Ml orders tilled strictly in rotation. 



Cash witii order from unknown correspondents. 



A personal inspection invited. 



JOSEPH TOWELL, 



HALEDON 



OVE. 



NURSERIES. 



Paterson, N. J. 



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New Carnations for 1899- 



Per Per Per 

 doz. 100 1000 



Iris Miller r2.00 $10.00 $75.00 



Elsie Furgeson.. 2.00 10.00 75.00 



Dr. Tevis 2.00 



Helen Dean 2.(0 



Leslie Paul 2.00 



John Hinkle 2.00 



Grace Runvon. .. 2.00 



Harriet Bradford. 2.L0 



10.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 



75.00 

 75.00 

 75.00 

 75.00 

 75.00 

 75.00 



Catalogue ready February lOth. 



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Three houses of California Novelties 

 from John H. Slavers & Co. 



Iris Miller and Elsie Furgeson are entirely 

 novel colors and should be in every grower's 

 collection. Leslie Paul is a rival of and in. 

 my estimation better than Maud Adams. 

 Harriet Bradford is a heavily marked fancy, 

 and the four are very free bloomers from 

 October 1st to end of season. There are 

 four others, and all have extra large flowers 

 on long, stiti" stems and with perfect calyx. 

 12 each of the 8 sorts for $10.00, 



or 250 for $18.75 

 Uncle Walter is a scarlet sport from Tidal 

 Wave, and said by men who have seen the 

 others to be the brightest of them all. 

 Price S5.0O per 100. 

 or $40.00 per 1.000 



Twentv-five Standard Sorts at reasonable 

 prices. Send for list. 



I ALBERT M. HERR, 

 I LANCASTER, PA. 



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Healthy Rooted Cuttings Ready Now. 



WHITE CLOUD. EVELINA. 



GOLD NUOQET. MRS. JAS. DEAN. 



PAINTED LADY. NEW YORK. 



BON TON. EIVIPRESS. PSYCHE. 

 $5 per hundred. $40 per thousand. 

 FLORA HILL. VICTOR. TRIUnPH. 



HAYOR PINQREE. ALBA SUPERBA. 

 $3 per hundred. $25 per thousand. 

 DAYBREAK, WH. SCOTT. HECTOR. 



JUBILEE. niNNIE COOK. 



$2 per hundred. $1S per thousand. 

 ARHAZINDY, $2.50 per hundred. $20 per thousand 

 The greatest scarlet of them all is HECTOR. 



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