JANUARY i, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Contents of the FLORISTS' MANUAL, by William Scott. 



Abutilon 9 



Acacia 9 



Acalyplia 10 



Acanthophoenix 10 



Acer japonicum 10 



Achillea 10 



Achimines U 



Acropliyllum 11 



Adiantum 11 



Agapanthus 14 



Agave 14 



Ageratiim 15 



Allamanda 15 



Alocasia 15 



Aloysia citriodora 16 



Alternantliera 16 



Amaranthus 16 



Amaryllis -. . . . 16 



Ampelopsis 17 



Ananas 17 



Annuals 18 



Anthericum 18 



Anthurium 18 



Antirrhinum 18 



Aponogeton distachyon 18 



Aquatics 19 



Araucaria 20 



Ardisia 20 



Aristolochia 21 



Asparagus 21 



Aspidistra 2a 



Asplenium 22 



Aster 23 



Astilbe japonica 24 



Azalea 25 



Balsam 26 



Bay Trees 26 



Bedding Plants 27 



Begonia 31 



Bellis 33 



Bottom Heat 34 



Bougainvillea 34 



Bouvardia 35 



Bromeliads 35 



Browallia 35 



Bulbs 35 



Caladium 39 



Calamus 40 



Calceolaria 40 



Camellia 41 



Canna 42 



Carludoviea 44 



Carnation 44 



Celosia 53 



Cen taurea 54 



Cheiranthus 54 



Chrysanthemum 54 



Cineraria 56 



Clematis 57 



Cobea 59 



Cold-frames 59 



Coleus 60 



Cosmos 61 



Cotyledon 62 



Crinum 62 



Crocus 62 



Croton 63 



Cycas 63 



Cyclamen 64 



Cytisus 65 



Dalilia 65 



Decorations 67 



Decorative Material (Wild) 69 



Decorative Plants 71 



Deutzia 73 



Dianlhus 73 



Dracaena 73 



Drainage 75 



Easter Plants 7C 



Epacris 80 



Erica 80 



Eriostemon 81 



Eucharis 81 



Eupatorium 83 



Euphorbia 83 



Ferns 84 



Fertilizers and Manures 92 



Ficus 94 



Fittonia 95 



Floral Arrangements 95 



Freesia 100 



Fuchsia 102 



Fungicides and Insecticides 103 



Gardenia lOfi 



Geranium lOfi 



Gladiolus 109 



Glazing no 



Gleehoma ill 



Gloxinia Ill 



Grasses in 



Greenhouse Building 112 



Grevillea robusta 120 



Hardy Perennial Plants 120 



Hardy Shrubs 122 



Heating 125 



Hedera dvy) 131 



Hedge Plants 131 



Heliotrope 132 



Hibiscus 132 



Hollyhock 133 



Hotbeds 133 



Hoya 134 



Hydrangea 134 



Impatiens Sultani 134 



Iresine f Achyranthes) 134 



Jasminura 135 



Kalmia 135 



Koeniga (Sweet Alyssum) 135 



Lantana 135 



lapageria 135 



Lawns 136 



Libonia 137 



Lilium 138 



Lily of the Valley 140 



Linum trigynum 142 



Lobelia 142 



Lysimachia 142 



Manettia 142 



Maranta 143 



Martinezia 143 



Maurandya 143 



Metrosideros 144 



Mignonette 144 



Mimulus 145 



Moon Flower 145 



Mulching 145 



Musa 14S 



Myosotis 146 



Nepenthes 145 



Nierembergia 146 



Oleander 147 



Orchids 149 



Othonna 159 



Oralis ;..';i6o 



Packing Flowers iso 



Packing Plants " '162 



P^eonia '.'.'.'..Ui 



Palms ig5 



Pandanus j^^ 



Panicum variegatum I "6 



Pansy ."..!! 176 



Pelargonium 178 



Peperomia .....179 



Perilla nankinensis .. ion 



Petunia '.'.'.■.'.".■.'.■.■. .180 



Phlox Drummondii . 180 



Phlox (Herbaceous) icn 



Pinks ■. jjjo 



Poinsettia ""\ti 



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183 



Primula 



Rhododendron -tg, 



Richardia Africana ".'.'. 185 



Ricinus igc 



Ro«^^ ;:::::::::::::::i8i 



Salvia ,qq 



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lt^''"l ■■: 200 



Seed Sowing 200 



Selaginella 201 



^l^ading ■.■.■.■.■.■.■.".202 



hkimmia japonica .... 202 



Smilax '.'.'.■.".■.■■202 



.203 



Soils ^^^ 



Solanum .205 



Stephanotis ...'.' '205 



Stevia '905 



Stocks ■■.■.'.■.■:205 



Store Management 206 



Swainsona 21O 



Sweet Peas 210 



System '.'.'... .2\Z 



Thunbergia alata 215 



Torenia 21 5 



Tropaeolum 215 



Tuberose .216 



Vallota purpurea 2I6 



Vases 217 



Ventilation 218 



Veranda Boxes 219 



Verbena 220 



Vinca 220 



Violet 220 



Watering 222 



Zinnia 224 



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