June 12. in02 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



75 



A Chrysanthemum Shelter. 



Ironton, O., died cm Sunday morning last 

 of cani-er of tlie stoniacli. He leaves a 

 wife and famil}- of seven children, tlie 

 youngest being but two months old. The 

 funeral services were held on Monday 

 and he was buried at Woodland cemetery, 

 J ronton. 



Wm. Murphy, whose plant was almost 

 totally destroyed by wind and hail recent- 

 ly, is hard at work tearing down and re- 

 building. At present he is building three 

 houses entirely new, 20x84 feet. In 

 time he will rebuild his entire place. 



Mr. J. T. Conger suffered a slight loss 

 through a hail storm that visited his 

 place recently. 



Mr. ('. H. Roney, manager of the Lake- 

 view Rose Ciardens, Jamestown, N. Y., 

 was a caller; also Mr. Waltz, of Wil- 

 mington, O. 



Saturday night is the regular meeting 

 night of the 3'^lorists' Society with elec- 

 tion of officers in order. So let every 

 one try to be on deck. Polls are open 

 from 8 to 9:30 p. m. f\ J. Ohmer. 



A CHRYSANTHEMUM SHELTER. 



We present herewith an engraving 

 from D photograph of a chrysanthennim 

 shelter used by Mrs. G. J. Starr, the 

 florist of Wilson, N. C. In the mihf 

 climate of ><orth Carolina such slight 

 protection is all that is necessary to 

 carry the plants through till the blooms 

 are perfected. And we have seen some 

 very good blooms grown in the norti". 

 under similar protection, which is very 

 like what .John Thorpe used to call a 

 "chrysanthemum snug harbor." 



As is well known, the Japanese pro- 

 duce their specimen plants and blooms 

 under paper-roofed houses. Couldn't 

 some of the chrysanthemum weaknesses 

 be avoided should we do the same? We 

 have been in s<ime chrysanthemum houses 

 in raid-summer that were hot enough to 

 make one sympathize with the poor 

 plants and w-onder that they didn't die 

 at once of heat and suffocation. Of 

 course first class blooms were not cut 

 from them afterward, but in spite of all 

 the advice as to ventilation a compara- 

 tively cool and airy greenhouse in sum- 

 mer is the exception rather than the rule. 



You WILL find all the best offers all 

 the time in our classified advs. 



DAY LILIES. 



The Hemerocallis or Day Lilies must 

 1)0 numbered amongst the most charm- 

 ing subjects in our herbaceous borders, 

 even though the flowers are of such an 

 ephemeral nature as to fiilly warrant 

 the appellatiim of "The Lily of a 

 Day. ' ' The flowers, though so fugitive, 

 are produced in such profusion under 

 favorable conditions as to render the 

 blooming period of quite long duration. 

 The buds open in constant succession, 

 especially if a little attention be given 

 to the removal of the faded flowers. 



Let us inquire for a moment what 

 these favorable conditions are. Briefly 

 stated, a rich yet fairly light soil and 

 a semi-shaded border fulfil their require- 

 ments. These requirements are evident 

 from the fact that in most cases the 

 failures to flower these subjects satis- 

 factorily are due to dry, shallow, im- 

 poverished soils and exposed situations. 

 Where jilanting in such soils is impera- 

 tive, plenty of well-decayed manure 

 should be well incorporated previous to 

 [ilanting, afterwards applying a liberal 

 mulching as occasion requires. 



In rich borders Day Lilies not only 

 flower profusely, but make rapid growth 

 and lend themselves to ready increase 

 by division, though to ensure a good 

 effect they should be grown in clumps 

 or bold masses with plenty of space be- 

 tween. They should also be lifted tri- 

 ennially, when a change of jjosition is 

 frequently of benefit. 



The genus Hemerocallis is by no 

 means a large one at present, as several 

 species formerly classified as such are 

 now referred to the allied funkias. Hy- 

 brids or cultural varieties have hitherto 

 been few until recently. Mr. CJ. Yeld, 

 of York, has turned his attention to 

 these subjects, and with much success. 

 He commenced by crossing H. Thun- 

 bergi and the single H. disticha, pro- 

 ducing and placing in commerce Apri- 

 cot, color as named; Flame, outer petals 

 bright maroon-orange on the back of 

 each, attains the height of 18 inches; 

 Estmere, similar to last named, vigor- 

 ous. 



Of the true species in cultivation we 

 have the following: H. Dumortieri 

 (syns., H. rutilans and H. Sieboldi), 

 from Japan, with flowers of a rich yel- 



low color, bronzy orange on the exterior, 

 18 inches high; H. flava, sweetly scented, 

 clear, full yellow, flowering in June. 

 It attains a height of two feet. The 

 following bloom during July and Aug- 

 ust, viz.: H. fulva, copjiery lu'ange, 

 crimson shadings, tall grower, very fine; 

 H. f. variegata, beautifully variegated 

 silver foliage; H. disticha fl.-pl., large, 

 handsome, semi-double flowers of rich 

 orange-crimson, broad foliage; H. Thun- 

 bergi, fragrant golilen yellow flowers, 

 IVa feet high; H. Mi<lilendorfiana, or- 

 ange-yellow with chocolate exterior, 

 twelve inches; H. Kwanso fl.-pl., orange, 

 shaded and netted with crimson, very 

 robust ; a variegated w liite and greert 

 form is well worthy of attention; H. 

 minor, charming dwarf Chinese species, 

 suitable for rockwork, flowers yellow-, 

 tinged with green, foliage narrow. 



While last, but by no means leasts 

 we have the remarkable H. aurantiaea 

 and H. a. major, of recent introduction' 

 from Japan. Many individual blooiris 

 measure seven or eight inches across, of 

 a pleasing apricot-orange tint, strong 

 and vigorous growers, probably the fin- 

 est of all the Day Lilies. — P. Dixon, in 

 Gardeners' Magazine. 



WATER-TIGHT BOILER PIT. 



Will Mr. Gibbons please tell us how to 

 make a boiler pit water-tight? In a re- 

 cent issue he describes a system of pip- 

 ing for a house in which he says to drop 

 the boiler down and if there is danger 

 of water it is a very sim]>le and inexpen- 

 sive matter to make it tight. I have a 

 pit 10x12x6 feet deep, walled up with 

 common field stones and pointed with 

 mortar. The bottom of the pit is ce- 

 mented about 1% inches thick with Rosen- 

 dale cement made 1 part cement to 3 

 of sand. The situation is not wet but I 

 am afraid that the spring rains will soak 

 in and cause trouble. J. A. M. 



Replying to the inquiry of J. A. H., 

 for water proofing the side walls, first 

 construct a temporary wall of rough 

 boards 4 to 6 inches away from the in- 

 side face of the present stone wall to the 

 height desired, then fill in the space be- 

 tween the boards and the stone by con- 

 crete made from one part of Portland 

 cement to three parts of tine gravel or 

 broken stone, in sizes from that of a pea 

 to a hazel nut, from which the sand has 

 been screened. This concrete must be 

 mixed somewhat slushy and thoroughly 

 puddled or rammed into the space be- 

 tween the boards and the wall, the wall 

 having been first thoroughly wetted down. 

 When the four walls are finished and of 

 the height desired and the cement set, re- 

 move the boards. 



Assuming that he has a good solid bot- 

 tom to the present floor, I would suggest 

 that he first rough up the surface of the 

 present floor, then thoroughly soak it and 

 put on a 1%-inch la3'er of cement com- 

 posed of one part of Portland cement to 

 three of very coarse sand, thoroughly 

 working the cement down while in a 

 sloppy condition. If a smooth surface is 

 desired on the finished walls, mix equal 

 parts of cement and sand very thin and 

 paint over the wall with this mixture by 

 the help of an ordinary whitewash brush. 

 Henry W. Gibbons. 



New York. 



Colorado Sprinos, Colo. — E. R. Rip- 

 ley is adding considerable new glass to 

 his place on West Colorado avenue. 



