The Weekly Florists' Review* 



78? 



Part of the Rose Garden at the St. Louis World's Fair. 



in very small tubs. But having 1 n as 



far north as Maine, all plants seem to 

 me to grow equally well with the same 

 care, either uorth or south. A. B. 



Such a condition frequently arises 

 where these strong-growing palms are 

 kept in the same tubs t'"i a number of 

 years, and growers sometimes resort t.. 

 root pruning in order to keep such plants 

 within bounds. Hut it would be better 

 to defer such an operation until early 

 next summer, the season of active growth 

 being- so nearly over, and in the mean 

 timo the edges of the tubs could be built 

 up an inch or so with a strip of wood 

 to allow more space for watering. The 

 root pruning simply consists of rutting 

 away the mass of coarse roots that have 

 accumulated in the bottom of the tub. a 

 strong and sharp knife being tin- handi- 

 est tool for this purpose. Then dig out 

 as much soil as can 1m- readilj removed 

 without injury to the remaining roots, 

 and repot the plant in the same tub. 



W. H. Taplin. 



VIOLETS FROM THE FIELD. 



Circumstances are frequently such thai 

 you cannot do things in the order that 

 you prefer and think best, and then ''the 

 next best thing" is to do the very best 



doing. One of our \ inlet Ileuses has 

 been overhauled this season and we 

 thought to have it in shape to plant 

 early, but, alas, the wet weather and 

 various other matters delayed its so that 

 we have only just finished planting it 

 with clumps from the field, while we 

 much prefer to have them grown in the 

 house. 



This is the first time in a number of 

 years that we have left a house to be 

 planted from the field in the fall; how- 

 ever, they are looking ap nicely, despite 

 the warm, pleasant weather which we are 

 having now and which we should have 

 had during the summer. 



But the planting now should not be 

 delayed, as it is getting where we are 

 liable to have storms that will make it 

 mussy and bad for lifting the plants 

 and then, too, if it gets wet and cold 

 the plants are so brittle that you will 

 lose much more of the foliage than is 

 good, and there will be considerable loss 

 at the best. We consider it best to clean 



the pin runners, etc.; ell' thoroughly be 

 fore planting them, for tun reasons; it 

 is inueli better for the plants as there is 

 lint so much te exhaust the roots while 

 thej are taking new hold, and, again, 

 it saves much back-aching work a little 

 later. Of course the weather and other 

 circumstances may compel you to house 

 them in a hurry, so thai you rannot do 

 this, but if not. clean them by all means. 



After planting them we find a "Bos- 

 ten rose" the best spray for the hose 

 as this does not scatter the water and 

 veil gel it right where you want it on the 

 plant, washing it clean of the soil that 

 will get on it more or less, and settling 

 the seil nicely about the roots. 



We keep the temperature as low as 

 possible with plenty of ventilation; in 

 fact, till that we .-an get with. ait draughts 

 tied currents. The house will also need 

 .a light shading for a few days until the 

 plants M' t their new start, when it should 

 be reimo ed unless it should be an un- 

 seasonable, warm sunny season, when it 

 would lie well to hold it till the end of 

 same. 



We have not yet marketed any flowers 

 from the other houses, as we prefer to 

 hold them back till later and they are 

 better. Go over them often and keep a 



sharp lookout for everything, keeping 

 them in the best of shape, remembering 

 that the most trying part of the violet 

 season is near at hand. Be sure and 

 keep them cool. R. E. Shuphelt. 



ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR. ' * I 

 The accompanying illustration shows 

 a portion of the rose garden at the St. 

 Louis World's Fair, photographed Sep- 

 tember 17. This section of the rose 

 plantation is on the east front of the 

 Agriculture building. The roses in the 

 foreground are Magna Charta, planted 

 May 26, 1903. They average four feet 

 in height. The bed in the rear is Clio, 

 75T, plants put in the ground May 19, 

 1903. They have made a good growth, 

 the shoot held by the man in the photo- 

 graph measuring four feet six inches in 

 length. The bed in the distance, at the 

 right, are the first roses planted, April 

 22, 1903, and there the growth is over 

 six feet on some of the plants. The ter- 

 race back of the roses was being seeded 

 the day the photograph was taken and 

 at the date of writing, September 30, 

 the new grass quite covers the ground. 

 The beds on the terrace are to be planted 

 with bulbs this fall, to be followed by 

 bedding stock next spring. In the back- 

 ground is a short section of the Agricul- 

 ture building, 100 feet from door to 

 door, just one-fifteenth of the entire 

 length of the building. 



The other illustration shows the Hor- 

 ticulture building as it appeared Septem- 

 ber 17, 1903. 



THE HARDY PHLOXES. 



Given reasonable treatment, phloxes 

 are grand subjects, either in a bed or 

 border, alone or among other plants. 

 Nowadays they are so dwarf in habit as 

 compared to what they used to be that 

 many varieties , may be planted close to 

 the front of the border, and in this way 

 they are useful to fill up gaps and 

 give brightness when many of the regu- 

 lar occupants have passed their beet. 

 Some say that not more than half a 

 dozen growths should be allowed to a 

 root or stool. Perhaps so, if extra large 

 blooms are needed, but for ordinary 

 border decoration double that number is 

 not too many. Two. three and four-year- 

 old plants make the best display, espe- 

 cially if the weakly shoots are cut away 



Site of Horticulture 



(The Atrri 



ilding, St. Louis World's Fair. 



ture Building Is the huge pile in th 



Photographed Sept. 17. 

 background, i 



