OCTOBER 6. 1898. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



487 



View in Store of J. H. Small & Sons, New York. 



they are properly brought before the 

 pablic. 



We will deal with the arrangement 

 •f fern dishes, vases and city conser- 

 vatories in another issue. In this pa- 

 per we have merely endeavored to 

 suggest a few points on plants. There 

 are a great many varieties of plants 

 we have not mentioned because we 

 consider it unnecessary to give exten- 

 sive lists. Most all plants can he 

 made useful; the tendency is for more 

 variety. Even fern dishes this win- 

 ter will be arranged with more varie- 

 gation, and palms, etc.. will be fixed 

 up to give a more massive effect. 



Our windows at this time should be 

 nicely arranged with plants and in the 

 store remember one good specimen 

 plant is worth a great many small or 

 poor ones, and the same rule applies 

 to decorations. IVERA. 



RHUBARB. 



We have engaged a stock of Linneas 

 and Victoria rhubarb roots averaging 

 from eight to fifteen eyes, wliich we 

 intend to divide and plant in frame.^ 

 for spring forcing. 



1st. How many eyes shall we leave 

 to a clump? 



2d. How many clumps can we plant 

 in a frame t> feet by ."lO? 



:?d. How high shall we build the 

 sides of the frames? 



4th. How long before we can com- 

 mence pulling? C. 



t. If the clumps are not more than 



one foot across they need not be divid- 

 ed at all, but if larger than that cut 

 them through the middle. 



2. If they are only to be used as 

 forced plants there is no need of their 

 having much room; 5 or (J inches be- 

 tween the clumps will do. 



3. If the frame is 2 feet above the 

 crown in front and 2 feet G inches at 

 the back that will be sufficient height. 



4. That will all depend whether your 

 frame has any artificial heat. If it is 

 a cold frame and merely warmed by 

 the sun you would pull rhubarb only 

 two or possibly three weeks earlier 

 than outside. If it is heated with 

 pipes you can start it growing when 

 you choose and have it lit to pull in 

 three or four weeks. The writer ha^ 

 never seen a heated frame used for 

 forcing rhubarb, but thinks when 

 wanted on a large scale it would be 

 the very best plan, and several crops 

 could be had during the winter. I 

 have forced rhubarb in the following 

 way: The roots were dug up just be- 

 fore hard freezing set in and stored 

 in a cold shed or out of doors, covered 

 with straw; then in February they 

 were brought in and placed on the 

 floor of the greenhouse under a bencii 

 in a house where the night tempera- 

 ture was 55 degrees. Some earth was 

 shaken down between the clumps, fill- 

 ing up the spaces, and nothing more 

 was needed but plenty of water. If 

 you go into this business extensively 

 you will tind the need of a large stock 



of good plants outside, or you will 

 run short of forcing plants. 



WM. SCOTT. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



The committee judging new seed- 

 lings will be in session October 8, 15, 

 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19 and 2C. 

 Exhibitors should make their entries 

 for which a fee of $2 is charged for 

 each variety entered, to the secretary 

 not later than the Tuesday of the 

 week the blooms are to be shown. 

 Express charges prepaid and for- 

 warded to any of the following ad- 

 dresses will receive careful considera- 

 tion: 



Boston. Mass.. A. H. Fewkes. Horti- 

 cultural Hall. 



New York, N. Y.. E. Dailledouze. 

 care New York Cut Flower Co., Ill) 

 W. Twenty-third street. 



Philadelphia. Pa., A. B. Cartledge. 

 15.4 Chestnut street. 



Cincinnati. O.. R. Witterstaetter, 

 care Cincinnati Cut Flower Co., cor. 

 Fourth and Walnut streets. 



Chicago. 111.. C. W. Johnson, care 

 Illinois Cut Flower Co., 51 Wabash 

 avenue. 



Seedling Chrysanthemums. 

 As the time is fast approacliing 

 when those interested will wish to ex- 

 hibit their seedlings before the com- 

 mittees, a few words regarding the 



