The Weekly Florists' Review, 



749 



Pot firmly in 4 or 5-inch pots and plunge 

 in a cold frame, well protecting the pots 

 with leaves, refuse hops or tanbark. Af- 

 ter ten days with the sash on remove 

 them and expose to the full sun and air, 

 and except in heavy rains keep the sash 

 off until you expect 10 or 15 degrees of 

 frost. You know the carnation is almost 

 a hardy plant and if given ventilation on 

 bright days and double sash or mats in 

 the most' severe weather, these plants 



will come through all right and I xcel 



lent plants for the garden. They will 

 give you more and earlier flowers than 

 the fall struck cuttings. 



If you are a grower of fuchsias and 

 have had some plunged out during sum- 

 mer, they wiii now be ripening their 

 wood and will be all the better for six 

 weeks' rest in a very cool house, or even 

 shed, or beneath a bench, before you 

 shake them out and start up again for 

 cuttings. The riper the wood the better 

 cuttings you will get. 



Hardy Plants. 



The month of October, particularly the 

 first two weeks, is an ideal time to plant 

 or move the great majority of herbaceous 

 plants. I can't very well mention the 

 exceptions, but one in particular is im- 

 portant, viz., the beautiful Pyrethrum 

 roseum. Always transplant or divide 

 that in the spring. The peonies, so pop- 

 ular and attracting so much attention 

 just now, should be moved at once and 

 they will be far better off than if left 

 until spring. Remember that with her- 

 baceous plants you can only surface fer- 

 tilize for perhaps years, so for a planta- 

 tion of these the ground should be heav- 

 ily manured and deeply dug, trenched 

 or subsoiled. There is always more time 

 in the beautiiul month of October for 

 planting than in the busy spring, when 

 we often jump in a few days from winter 

 into summer, most times to jump back 

 again to our great discomfort, and what 

 can be done with great comfort and 

 safety in the fall should be done. 



We are often asked to plant hardy 

 roses and vines, such as lonieera, wista- 

 ria, bignonia, etc., in the fall, and our 

 invariable answer is: "I should ad- 

 vise you strongly to wait until spring. 

 You will have no pleasure from them 

 this winter and will run a decided risk 

 of losing them." But if they ask me 

 to plant a hedge of berberis or privet, 

 or plant a hundred common hardy shrubs, 

 I do it, and if properly planted, there 

 is little risk of losing them. Such 

 shrubs as lilac, viburnum, spinca, in fact, 

 all the truly hardy shrubs, can be trans- 

 planted in October with perfect safety. 

 Do it early, rub off all the leaves when 

 lifting, and if the ground is dry, soak 

 them in. Leave pruning until spring, 

 as some killing of the shoots will be sure 

 to occur. 



Planting Tulip Beds. 

 While discoursing on the tulip I meant 

 to remind you that as soon as the carinas 

 and geraniums are dead, some of your 

 customers will want you to fill the beds 

 with tulips. Don't do it for a month. 

 I am sure, and I have the opinion of one 

 of the best men in the country on such 

 matters, that late planting of tulips and 

 hyacinths means larger, finer and more 

 long lasting beds in the spring. Never 

 mind if the beds are muddy with rain 

 and snow; the winter will put all that 

 right, but there is lots of time before 

 that, condition will exist; don't be in a 

 hurrv. William Scott. 



Wedding Decoration by Joseph M. Smelv, Aurora, III. 



WEDDING DECORATION. 



The accompanying illustration is from 

 a photograph taken in the New Eng- 

 land Congregational church at Aurora, 

 III., and "shows the decoration put up 

 by Joseph M. Smely for the wedding 

 of Miss Fannie Hopkins, daughter of 

 United States Senator Hopkins. and 

 David Peffers, the senator's law part- 

 ner and former private secretary. The 

 residence was also decorated in the same 

 lavish manner and the work did Mr. 

 Smely much credit. 



CARNATION NOTES-EAST. 



Early Firing. 



Last week's reference to the objection- 

 able dampness produced by excessive use 

 of water in the paths and under tho 

 benches at this time of year leads us to 

 inquire how this dampness is created 

 in such form as will likely result in in- 

 jury to the plants, also by what means 

 can the danger be averted should unex- 

 pected conditions arise. With ventilators 

 nearly closed in expectation of a frosty 

 night, there can be but little chance of a 

 natural free circulation of air. even when 

 paths, etc., are in proper condition. 



In ease of the excessive use of water in 

 places mentioned, the air will become 

 heavily charged with moisture, as is evi- 

 denced by precipitation on the glass in- 

 side, and, while perhaps not noticeable, 

 it is evident the plants are surrounded 

 with an atmosphere not beneficial to their 

 health. Having known eases where the 

 ventilators were tightly closed and pre- 

 ripitation could be plainly seen on the 

 foliage. I formed the above conclusion. 



One reason for watering early in the 

 day, other than that the foliage nia\ 

 become dry before night, is that the bench 



ble, the air and sun during the day hav- 

 ing helped to remove any surplus from 

 the, surface. Sudden changes in weather 

 may catch us with soil and plants in 

 such shape as to produce this very condi- 

 tion we desire to avoid and to make mat- 



ters worse, a two or three days ' cold 

 rain may set in. 



In any case be prepared to turn a lit- 

 tle heat into the houses on short notice, 

 to keep the air dry and in circulation 

 through the ventilator at the ridge, the 

 advantages of which are clearly set forth 

 by Mr. liaur in last week's issue. Our 

 four boilers connect with one main and 

 by means of valves one or more can be 

 run or cut out at will as the w-eather 



Milwaukee, Wis.— The firm of Kap- 

 salis & Co. will hereafter do business as 

 Kapsalis & Lamb'ros, B. G. T.ambros be- 

 ing the junior partner. They have 

 stores at 11") and 97 Wisconsin street. 



