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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



means all. The ability to jud-c the a,- 

 ,-eptcd laws dt de-icn liy the system found 

 in natural form, with which we are 



brought in daily contact, is thi id 



basis of opinion. Without this attain 

 ment we are no) tit critics even of our 

 """ work. , ., RTRUDE Blaib. 



ROSES. 



Treatment of Meteor. 



The summer treatment of Meteor, 

 while- not differing greatlj from the 

 i reai ment required by other roses tit that 

 season, as does their winter treatment, 

 is ye1 so far different as to require a 

 few special remarks. 



To reap the full advantage of the 

 growing season thej require very careful 

 attention as regards ventilation. While 

 other roses maj thrive and luxuriate in 

 a temperature which may .vary from 35 to 

 40 degrees between day and night, and 

 where the percentage of moisture in the 

 atmosphere n.a\ also vary to an exeess- 



healthfulness of the stock, Meteor, if 



begins to sh°o« the effects. " 



The foliage of Meteor when in p :i feet 

 health has a thick, rubbery texture and 

 a d.n k green, gli --> color w hieh can 

 only !«■ maintained by watchfulness in 

 ventilating, both by nighi and day, and 

 careful observation in regard to, and 

 ministering to, their want- at the proper 

 , sea-cm. 



Requiring a higher temperature dur- 

 ing the night than other roses, sound 

 judgment i- needed in setting the ven- 

 tilators for the night, and the anxious 



time to studying weather conditii as. I" 

 fact, try to become a hit of a weather 

 prophet, as Meteor i- very susceptible 

 t., i lie sudden fluctuations of tempera- 



common to our sum- 



- Meteors arc making a crop of 

 1 1 1 . \ require large supplies of 



hut' as the w 1 and leaves ac- 



i tinner texture the water can lie 

 / reduced till they again coin- 

 to break. By carefully attending 



quality than if water i- used 



iniinately. independent of the 

 if growth, 



lelp keep the '.,.il from souring 



iked 



io rapid evaporation 

 he applied. 



>r ti 



Keeping the branches neatly tied ur 

 will make syringing easy and more ef- 

 fective, at the same lime helping tin 

 plant- along and adding to the appear- 

 ance ,.| the house. Ribes. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM. 

 I have -old mj overstock of cattleyas 

 and a large lot of phalaenopsis amount- 

 ing to over $500, demonstrating beyond 

 contradiction that ii you have an over- 

 stock and want to get rid of it. adver- 

 tising will turn the trick. 1 enclose the 

 amount of your bill. Somehow- florists 

 ate shy of Odontoglossum crispum, even 

 at si each. II, ,\\ do you account for it? 

 Easilj managed and unquestionably one 

 of the finest orchids i„ cultivation, all 

 it wants 1- a partially -haded house 

 facing north, with plenty of light and a 

 col. moist atmosphere and it will do the 

 rest, that i-. supply it- owner with mag- 

 nificent racemes of beautiful flowers 

 that are the admiration of all. 



R. SCHIFFMANN. 



CARNATION NOTES-EAST. 



Benching the Plants. 



The hot weather in this section the 

 past wc.-k ha- brought to our plants thai 

 hardy, mature growth s,, much desired 

 when housing stock. There i- Ie— wilt 

 iri.e. the plants b,--,,me established more 

 quickly and consequently less syringing 

 i- required. 



From the time of digging until the 

 plants have gotten under way every little 

 detail presenting it-elf as of benefit 



should receivi 



pei 



at tent i 



With two men on opposite sides of a 

 bench and another to deliver the plants, 

 the operation proceeds with dispatch, 

 Our plan i- t,. have no more than twen- 

 ty-five plants ahead of the planters, the 

 plants being dug and immediately 

 brought in. our field being close to the 



In case your field is some distance 

 away, it i- best to dig very early in thi 

 morning, packing th,- plants in boxes 



about a foot deep, allowing them to stand 

 upright, removing at once to a cool cellar 

 or shed to be drawn upon as wanted, 

 hut he very particular to keep oil am 

 draught . 



It is advisable that some -oil should 



adhere to the i ts when brought in 



Thi- i- e-pecially necessary since tin 

 practice of plaiitiny. early ha- hegun, and 

 if you followed the plan of potting eacl 

 cutting when rooted, or sometime previ 

 mis to planting out. the advantage 

 gained will be plainly seen. With ,-ai, 

 tin- same ball can he preserved intact 

 and goes a long ways in keeping tin 

 plant through the period of transforma- 

 tion from an outdoor plant to a green 

 house one. 



1 am not, however, an advocate of lilt 

 mil: ;i„,l planting a laic,- ball: neitlni 

 am I in favor of securing all th,- rod- 



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