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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NoVEMBEB 22, 1900. 



or sunburnt. Although we liave liad very 

 little trouble in this respect, still during 

 very hot weather, especially after dull 

 days, the' glass should be sprayed with 

 muddy water. It only takes about ten 

 minutes to do this, and j'ou will often 

 save a few dollars in the color of your 

 flowers, even should you get a shower of 

 rain to wash it off the next day. This 

 remedy applies to all subjects of sun 

 burn, which is quite general in all pink 

 sorts. By the way, Lawson is better in a 

 54 to 65 degree temperature than less, 

 as it is inclined to be a hardy, woody 

 grower with a tendency to send only 

 short stemmed blooms, but the additional 

 heat will draw them up and make your 

 plants more sappy and induce them to 

 break out with fresh shoots more quickly. 

 I know of no other carnation where the 

 result would be the same after such 

 treatment. Jas. Hartsiiorxe. 



INJURED DECORATIVE PLANTS. 



What is best to do with decorative 

 plants (palms, pandanus. araucarias, 

 etc.) that have been injured by sulpluir 

 fumes through neglect of helper, badly 

 discoloring the foliage? 1). F. C. 



I have neglected to answer the en- 

 closed for some time, and I hope the sub- 

 scriber will excuse me. I am afraid 

 that the leaves of palms, pandanus and 

 auracarias, if once injured by the fumes 

 of sulphur will never recover their 

 healthy condition. Palm leaves that 

 lose their color by exposure to the sun 

 will frequently, when removed- to the 

 house in the fall, resume their proper 

 color again, but not so when injured by 

 sulphur. Old leaves being the weakest 

 generally suffer first. With palms these 

 could be removed; in time — but it takes 

 some time — they will produce new 

 leaves. With pandanus so much de- 

 pends on form that if the lower leaves 

 are gone the plant is about worthless. 

 Therefore if there is much injury I 

 should say throw them awa}'. Still more 

 is form the great attraction of the 

 araucarias. Far better begin with 

 younger plants. W. S. 



CANNAS. 



To increase rare French cannas dur- 

 ing the winter months start about the 

 middle of November, as by then the 

 roots will have had a chance to dry off 

 after having been dug from the field. 

 Have a house devoted to cannas only, 

 and prepare it as follows: 



After the benches have been cleaned 

 and whitewashed fill with good rich 

 rose soil, to which some coarse sand has 

 been added, leveling it oft', making the 

 lumps fine and raking evenly. Plant 

 out the roots about 8 inches apart, 

 leaving a little space between each lot 

 of novelties and each labeled. When all 

 the varieties are planted, W'hieh will take 

 perhaps half a bench, give a good w-atcr- 

 ing. Keep the temperature between 65 

 and 70 degrees at night and the same in 

 the day time when there is no sun on 

 the glass. On bright days give plenty 

 of air and fumigate occasionally to pre- 

 vent the appearance of greenflj-. 



When a growth from 12 to 14 inches 

 high has been made take up the plants, 

 cut the eyes from the roots and the 

 plants somewhat back and plant in the 

 other half of the bench 6 inches apart 

 each way. After the first replanted 

 shoots have made new shoots again re- 

 plant in the same way as before. Con- 

 tinue the process until spring, and you 

 will have very largely increased your 

 stock as well as being enabled to otler 

 plants very early in the spring, if not 

 all winter. 



When one house is filled another can 

 be started. When danger of frost is 

 past in the spring the plants can be 

 planted out in the field in the usual 

 wav. Paul Kopaxka. 



THE EXHIBITIONS. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Last week the Pcnni^ylvania Horticul- 

 tural Society held its annual fall exhibi- 

 tion at Horticultural Hall. The doors 

 were opened on Tuesday evening and 

 closed finally on Saturday evening. The 

 show was very successful. The exhibits 

 were varied and of excellent quality; the 

 weather was clear and cool ; the attend- 



of the exhibition to its members, each 

 member was asked to interest his or her 

 friends in the affair. This request un- 

 doubtedly led to many "chrysanthemum 

 parties" and did nnich to add to the 

 show's popularity. 



The top of the main stairway was or- 

 namented by a handsome grovip of ever- 

 greens, in their midst a fine vase of 

 American Beauty roses, above a large 

 Cycas revoluta, while on each side, on 

 the steps of the second Mights were vases 

 of specimen chrysanthemum blooms. The 

 arrangement was very eft'ective and strik- 

 ing, combining, as it did, the products 

 of so many different climates and sur- 

 roundings. It was interesting to note 

 that the vase of Beauties was contributed 

 by a commission man, Fred Ehret, show- 

 ing the skill of a Doylestown consignor. 

 I think this is the first time a commis- 

 sion Horist has exhibited at our show. 

 This is a suggestion that the society may 

 well consider. What glorious rose, car- 

 nation, violet and chrysanthemum tables 

 would appear if our ten commission men 

 vied with each other in their displays! 

 Why not ? They spend money freely in 

 other methods of advertising and this 

 would bring their specialties before the 

 retailers and the public just at the right 

 time. 



■Vase of Cbrysanthemum Philadelphia shown fay Hugh Graham at the Philadelphia Show. 



anec large and appeared t'l be nuu-h in- 

 terested. I am not in a position to give 

 a positive assurance of the financial suc- 

 cess of the enterprise, but the contented 

 smile on the doorkeeper's face when 

 speaking of the crowds that had entered, 

 spoke well for the condition of the credit 

 side of the account. Tlie society adopted 

 an excellent plan, in sending out notices 



At the t,:p of the stairways tlie main 

 hall o])encd. resplendent with color. The 

 chandelier was hung with oak boughs, the 

 leaves of varied shades : under this was 

 a group of orchids, chiefl}- cattleyas, sur- 

 rounded by a table of specimen chrysan- 

 themum blooms and foliage, arranged as 

 though each flower represented a plate at 

 a large square dinner table. The flowers 



