OCTOBER IS, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



589 



Shrubs for Forcing 



Deutzia Gracilis. 



OEUTZIA LEMOINEI. 



A tine lot of three-year-old plants suitable lor 

 7 and 8in. pots, very bushy, $1.00 per doz.; 

 $8.00 per loo. 



Vi^xit-rici T omnino; This has now become one of the standard 

 UZUlZia. Lemomei. varieties for forcing. It surpasses D. Gracilis 

 in its very large flowers, being nearly three times the size of the 

 latter variety. These are produced in large cone shaped heads of 

 from 20 to 30 flowers each, and of the purest white in color. We 

 are carrying the largest stock in the country of these and offer 

 extra heavy two-year-old plants, suitable for y-in. pots, $1.25 per 

 do/,.; $10.00 per 100. Strong one-year-old plants, suitable for 6-in. 

 pots, 75 cents per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Deutzia Gracilis Rosea (New). Jf,-fn t^era? habit,''bu; 



with flowers fully double the size of that graceful variety, to which 

 is added the additional charm of being suffused with a delicate 

 rosy tint just sufiicient to relieve the dead white which is objec- 

 tionable in the type, and which will undoubtedly place it in the 

 front rank of shrubs for winter forcing. A limited stock of one- 

 year-old plants, $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



7 14 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. 



•Mention The Review wlien you write. 



visit his parents after an absence of 

 twenty years in America. 



Mr. Washburn, of Bassett & Wash- 

 burn, was here Saturday callingon the 

 trade. 



Miss Maria Dally spent last week in 

 Chicago. H. J. M. 



KEEPING DAHLIAS DWARF. 



There are several methods of keep- 

 ing dahlias dwarf without checking 

 their growth. We follow several our- 

 selves, one in conjunction with the 

 other. In the first place, we do not 

 make our ground too rich in the be- 

 ginning. Secondly, as soon as the 

 shoots appear, we pinch them out, 

 which is known as the single prun- 

 ing system. Of course we remove all 

 but the strongest. Then we stir or 

 cultivate the soil very deeply, in 

 many cases from 4 to 6 Inches deep. 

 This is really root pruning, and while 

 it does not check the growth of the 

 plant, it checks the rapid growth. 



As soon as the flowers commence 

 blooming we cultivate lightly, only 1 

 to 1% inches deep. This gives the full 

 strength of the soil to the plant and 

 the flowers are consequently large and 

 are produced in quantities. When 

 the flowers commence to get smaller 

 we top dress the soil with pure bone 

 meal 4 parts, nitrate of soda 1 part. 

 This top dressing we renew as often 

 as the flowers show that it is needed. 



In regard to pruning the plants all 

 we do is to remove all the shoots but 

 the one strongest in the beginning. 

 You then have but one strong, sturdy 

 stem. All the pruning we do after 

 that is to cut the flowers and as we 



keep cutting out the tops of the plants 

 in cutting the blooms on good stems, 

 the lower shoots develop and bloom. 

 This keeps the plants low and dwarf. 

 This, of course, is in open ground or 

 field culture. 



If plants are grown in a garden or 

 where they cannot get plenty of pure 

 air and sunlight. I doubt if this sys- 

 tem would be satisfactory. In other 

 words, without plenty of air and sun- 

 light the plants would grow tall and 

 would have to be staked any way. 



L. K. PEACOCK. 



YOU will surely want a copy of Mr. 

 Scott's great reference book. The 

 Florists' Manual. It is now ready for 

 delivery. Price $5.00. 



Mr. F. W. Taylor has been instructed to 

 visit the Paris Exposition and secure for the 

 coming Pan-American Exposition aJ Buffalo, 

 features that were especially attractive at 

 Paris. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head 10 cents a line, 

 an average of seven words to the line. 



SITUATION WAXTKD— As foreman, by a first- 

 class florist, well t«j m Jiie florist business; single 

 man. Address E. K., care Florists' Review. 



TVTAN TKU— A young man with some experience in 

 • ' greenhouse work, state wages with board and 

 room. Address M. I. O'Brien. Sharon. Pa. 



FOR SALE— A 10-foot IXL Wind-Mill with2>^-in. 

 brass Gould pump ; a M-foot iron pipe triangle 

 derrick : also three round cedar tanks of I, 'A and S thous- 

 and gallons capacity- This outfit is in complete order 

 and can be bought cheap For particulars, address 

 C. J- Benz, Conshohocken, Pa. 



FOR SALE— Some extra good second-hand 3 inch 

 pipe, at He. per foot: also some 4-inch: secure it 

 while it la;ts. W. H Salter, Rochester. N. Y. 



7^ ANTED— Every buyer of plants to consult our 

 classified advs. when in need ot stock. 



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FOR RENT— On shares or cash, greenhouse plant 

 in Iowa in full operation. For particulars address 

 Iowa, care Florists' Review. 



WANTED— A medium sized hot water boiler, in 

 good condition. Send description and price to 

 L- E. Hitz, Madison, Ind. 



WANTED! 



Two young men for 

 rose and carnation 

 houses 



F. BURKI. Washington Avenue, Bellevue. Pa. 



WANTED. 



I WANT A POSITION AS FOREMAN 



with some first class concern not funher east 

 than Chicago. Have h Id such position in large 

 establishments to satisfaction of my employers 

 and can furnish good references. 



j. N. JAKOBSEN. 

 2001 East Colfax Ave., Denver, Colo. 



OR SALE GREENHOLSE PROPERTY AT NYACK, N. Y. A 

 plot 220x125 feet, on which are four Rosehouses, 

 100x18x6, each house heated by a No. 16 Hitchings Boiler, 

 and seven houses, each about 64x11 feet, heated by flues. 

 This property will be sold cheap to quick cash buyer. 



HITCHINGS & CO., 233 Mercer St., New York. 



