Jaxlauv 15., 1903. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



287 



^ THE RETAIL 



FLORIST 



TABLE OR VASE BUNCH. 



The accompanying engraving i.s from a 

 photograph of a .so-called table vase or 

 hand bunch of about fifty Bridesmaid 

 and La France roses. It was arranged 

 by Mr. Walz, using some of the same 

 flowers that were used in the funeral 

 bunches of roses illustrated some time 

 since. Asparagus plumosus is used to 

 add grace to the bunch. 



Such bunches are used in a variety 

 of ways. In vases on the table, the 

 mantel or other suitable situation, and 

 being made up at the store are quickly 

 put in place when decorating a house. 

 They can also be used as hand bunches, 

 in which case more care is used in finish- 

 ing what might be termed the handle and 

 the asparagus placed less loosely. 



This illustration, showing one of the 

 more simple forms of arrangement, 

 should have appeared earlier in our se- 

 ries. 



We expect to present next week a com- 

 prehensive article on brides' bouquets, 

 illustrated by four engravings from pho- 

 tographs of bouquets arranged by four 

 different artists. And the week after 

 that we shall have a similar article on 

 bridesmaids' bouquets, illustrated by 

 four engravings of such bouquets, also 

 arranged by different artists. 



ROSES. 



Seasonable Hints. 



The protracted dull and cloudy weath- 

 er which prevents frequent syringing is 

 favorable to the increase of red spider, 

 and great care and precaution must be 

 used to keep them in check. 



In Meteor houses, particularly, where 

 a high temperature must be maintained, 

 they, if neglected, will increase with 

 amazing rapidity, and create a great deal 

 of damage in a very short time. Advan- 

 tage should be taken of every clear day to 

 syringe them thoroughly, so that the 

 undersides of every leaf get a good wash- 

 ing, and sufficient force must be applied 

 to dislodge the spider and break up the 

 web, paying particular attention to cor- 

 ners and all places where the heat is 

 likely to concentrate, as these are its 

 favorite haunts and breeding places. 



Many are the compounds recommended 

 for the prevention and extermination of 

 the pest, but in a rose house there are 

 none to compare with cleanliness and 

 an intelligent use of the syringe. In a 

 season like the present, when from lack 

 of sunshine, soil and foliage dry slowly, 

 extra care should be taken to use as 

 little water in the operation as is con- 

 sistent with success. By using a "Childs" 

 nozzle, with spoon attachment syringing 

 can be accomplished efficiently with half 

 the volume of water generally applied. 



By keeping shoots and branches well 

 tied up and allowing no foliage to strag- 

 gle over the sides of the bench, where 

 they cannot be sprayed with the syringe, 

 it is much easier to keep the spider in 



subjection. A careful watch for spider 

 should also be kept on Beauty houses; 

 the density of the foliage affords them a 

 shelter from which it is difficult to dis- 

 lodge them after they have acquired a 

 good foothold. 



Other pests, especially green fly. will 

 have to be attended to periodically, as 

 this is a season which peculiarly suits 

 such soft-bodied insects, which, as a 

 rule, are shy of bright sunshine. 



By the way, some years ago, when on 

 a trip through England, I visited the 

 extensive rose nurseries of Dickson & 

 Sons, Chester, and in a conversation with 

 one of their oldest growers he informed 



degrees night temperature is too high." 

 Day temperature should range from 62 

 degrees during cloudy weather to 72 

 degrees in bright sunshine. Ribes. 



AZALEA MOLLIS, ETC. 



Subscriber asks: "How long and in 

 what temperature does it take to 

 force Azalea Mollis, Viburnum plica- 

 tum and Dicentra spectabilis for 

 Kaster ?" 



Tlie first two are hardy shrubs and 

 we will deal with them first. The time 

 it takes for the shrubs to be forced 

 into flower will depend a good deal on 

 the temperature, and they are better 

 l>rought along moderately fast than 

 rushed in a very high temperature. 

 As both these shrubs are sold as decor- 

 ative plants, and not as cut flowers, 

 they are much more satisfactoiy to 

 the purchaser when not over forced. 

 Allow seven weeks for the Azalea mollis 

 and eight weeks for the Viburnum. 

 Give them 50 degrees at night for the 

 first three weeks, raising the temper- 

 ature 5 to 10 degrees if thcj- need it 

 for the last three or four weeks. Spray 



Table, Vase or Hand Bunch. 



me that aphis were always most numer- 

 ous during the prevalence of east winds, 

 and recently in an English publication I 

 came across the same statement, but 

 could find no reason given why an east 

 wind, which is usually the coldest and 

 most disagreeable of summer winds in 

 that locality, should best suit this soft 

 and frail insect. Is there any record 

 if an east wind has a like eflfect in this 

 part of the globe? 



In last week's issue, replying to J. R. 

 E., an omission slightly altered the mean- 

 ing of a sentence, which should read: 

 "Even when in the best of health CO 



them dailj' until the flowers appear. 

 Especially is this helpful when first 

 brought in. 



Give the Dicentra seven weeks, and it 

 should not be over 50 degrees at night 

 and in a light house, or it will be soft 

 and useless. Subscriber spelled this 

 beautiful hardy perennial "Dielytra," 

 as it used to be written forty yearsi 

 ago. Nicholson calls it "Dicentra,'' 

 and that is correct; it also has the 

 great advantage of being easier to spell 

 and pronounce. 



I have never forced Viburnum pli- 

 catum, but have V. opulis — the com- 



