JANUAUY KS, lauu. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



189 



Bench of Poinsettias at Wm. Scott's, Buffalo, N. Y. 



yearly as a Christmas plant, but it 

 seems that in many cities they are 

 grown in very limited nuantities. At 

 last we believe they are coming to the 

 front) and next year will see everybody 

 wanting to grow some. 



They are with us the ideal Christ- 

 mas plant and there is nothing in the 

 whole field that harmonizes so well 

 with the scarlet berries ot the holly. 

 We tried 5 or 6 plants in large baskets 

 with Boston fern, nothing else to ma? 

 the effects of the scarlet and green 

 except a ribbon the same shade as the 

 poinsettias, and although they were 

 more in the style ot a Thorley or Gal- 

 vin article they outsold anything we 

 had. The poinsettia ( properly Euphor- 

 bia pulcherrima) is very easy to grow 

 after you know how. 



The bench of plants shown in the 

 photograph were under the exclusive 

 care of W. Belsey Scott, which goes to 

 show that proficiency at bowling is 

 compatible with faithful attendance to 

 your work. .\ remarkable instance of 

 this mingling innocent recreation with 

 business is the extraordinary skill ot 

 Edwin Lonsdale with the fowling piece 

 — but there is nothing foul on his 

 American Beauties. 



Poinsettias are too often seen with 

 long, hare stalks. In this shape they 

 are by no means attractive, but when 

 dwarf with finely developed bracts and 



perfect foliage they are the ideal 

 Christmas plant. In a warm house 

 you cannot fail to get something that 

 bears the name of poinsettia. but to 

 have such a lot as those illustrated 

 there are a good many points to ob- 

 serve. 1 think a rather explicit account 

 of their culture will be found in Scott's 

 "Florists' Manual." W. S. 



ROSE NOTES. 



The days are beginning to lengthen 

 and the roses will need feeding. For 

 this season of the year manure water 

 applied with the hose is by far the 

 best method. Place your tank for 

 manure in a position where the tem- 

 perature can be kept at 55 degrees, 

 fill with manure and run water on, 

 allowing it to stand until it ferments; 

 then draw off the liquid into a catch 

 tank, from which it is to be pumped 

 into the pipes, and then temper it as 

 to strength by adding clear water if 

 it is found to be too strong. It is much 

 the better for the plants to apply this 

 fertilizer weak and often than in 

 strong doses. 



Be careful not to get the ground 

 soggy, as we are likely to have a con- 

 tinuation of the present cloudy weather 

 for some time yet, and if too wet the 

 foliage will surely assume that yellow- 

 ish appearance that indicates the plant 

 is not in perfect health. 



Keep close watch of the propagat- 

 ing bed, and if there is a spot of fun- 

 gus shows, get rid of it at once. I 

 have frequently watered sand with the 

 ammonia and copper solutions with ex- 

 cellent results. Also have sprinkled 

 the cuttings after they were inserted, 

 without any harm being done to the 

 foliage. Fungus is not likely to ap- 

 pear, however, if ventilation is prop- 

 erly attended to and the sand kept at 

 the proper temperature. 



Now that other work connected with 

 the coming spring business may crowd 

 upon you, don't neglect the roses if 

 you expect to continue cutting blooms 

 from them. Be just as careful to keep 

 benches clean and stems tied up as you 

 did early in the season; hire more help 

 if necessary, but don't neglect that 

 from which you expect to derive reve- 

 nue. A. O. T. 



FOUR KINDS IN ONE HOUSE. 



I w-ant to know what four sorts of 

 roses would grow best in one house; 

 colors, white, red, pink, and yellow. 

 SUBSCRIBER. 



The four varieties of these colors 

 which are usually forced now are 

 Bride, Meteor, Maid and Perle. 



Bride and Maid require precisely the 

 same treatment, while Perle should 



