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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Decembek 10, 1903. 



CINERARIA STELLATA. 



Having heard o( the iliffi'ient ways of 

 culture of this beautiful aud very use- 

 ful greenhouse annual, I am just giviug 

 the very easiest and most suevessful way 

 that I have grown it myself for a num- 

 ber of years, thinking that it will, if 

 tried benefit the readers of this most 

 useful paper, writes C. W. Kaston in 

 The Gardening World. 



The first and one of the most partic- 

 ular parts is to clear an empty space, 

 say under the greenhouse staging, so 

 that there is plenty of light and air. 

 Then give a good sprinkling of sifted 

 soil about one inch or two inches 

 deep, and then pick out the best colors 

 and healthiest plants, as they graduall.y 

 fade, and stand them under the stage 

 on to the soil you have ready for them 

 until the seeds have dropped. Give them 

 a shake and throw tho old jilants away, 

 and then give a good watering under the 

 stage with a fine rose can. Then after 

 they come up give them an occasional 

 water with the rose on to keep them 

 moist, as cinerarias must not be kept 

 too dry or too wet, but with keeping 

 moist they thrive well. Then when they 

 have about three leaves on, pick them 

 out with a small trowel or pointed stick. 

 Then pot, not too firmly into small pots, 

 ■with soil run through an inch sieve, with 

 a good sprinkling of leaf mold and sil- 

 ver sand. Then stand them in a cold 

 frame, give a good spray finely twice or 

 three times a day with the syringe, and 

 keep close from the bright sun for about 

 three days. Water if required, and 

 gradually put more air on. 



In a very short time they will want 

 repotting. This time soil should be two- 

 thirds loam, one leaf mold, silver sand, 

 and a little mortar rubble, not too coarse. 

 To keep the soil open and sweet a little 

 ■wood ashes would do no harm. If they 

 are fresh, place them back in cold frame, 

 still shaded from the bright sun; then 

 ■when they get well rooted give them 

 medium strength soot-water about twice 

 a week to keep worms, etc., out of the 

 pots. If required, fumigate with xl all 

 compound for green and brown fly. If 

 the nights are warm during August and 

 September, leave the lights off, as cin- 

 erarias will thrive wonderfully if they 

 can get the morning dew, so that shad- 

 ing is put on again before the sun gets 

 too powerful, and that also keeps them 

 sturdy and stronger than if the lights 

 are kept on. 



Great care must now be taken to 

 house the plants before severe frosts set 

 in, as the least frost is fatal to all cine- 

 rarias. If they are required for house 

 decoration they will require potting 

 again. Great care must be taken not 

 to over-water them during the winter 

 months. In this way I have grown them 

 from one foot to four feet high, but I 

 have found the best way is to let the 

 plant get about oiie foot high, then 

 pinch the top out when the side shoots 

 are showing, and by normal feeding you 

 can get them three feet high and three 

 feet through. 



The Ee^vie'sv is as necessary to the suc- 

 cessful florist, as air and water to his 

 plants. — W. W. Nash, Montrose, Pa. 



T like your paper very much. It i« 

 an educator and a convenience as well. 

 I read it carefully every we<>k, and have 

 from the first. — F. P. Avert, Tunkhan- 

 noc-h. Pa. 



Christmas 



We expect our usual supply in all 

 lines for the holiday trade but 

 Advise that orders be booked early. 



First come^ first served. 



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SUBJECT TO CHANGE ■WITHOUT NOTICE. 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES, 



all lengths of stems, 

 at market rates. 



Per 100 

 Brides . . . $t).00 to $8,00 



Brides, Fancy . 10.00 to 12.00 



Maids .... 6.00 to 8.00 



Maids, Fancy . jO.OO to J5.00 



Meteor .... 8.00 to 10.00 



Meteor, Fancy . J 2.00 to 20.00 



Liberty .... 8.00 to JO.OO 



Liberty, Fancy . 15.00 to 25.00 



Golden Gate, . . 6.00 to 8.00 



Golden Gate, Fancy, 



10.00 to J 2.00 



Roses, our selection, . . 6.00 



Carnations, Common, 3.00 



Carnations, Select 4.00 to 5.00 



Carnations, Fancy, 6.00 to 7.00 



Asparagus Sprays, 2.00 to 3.00 



Sprengeri . . . 2.00 to 3.00 



Sprengeri, Long 4.00 to 6,00 



Galax, Green, . $J.25 per 1000, 

 J 5c per J 00. 



Galax, Bronze, $1.50 per 1000, 



20c per 100. 

 Ferns, per 1000, $2.00; per 100, 25c 



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