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TheW eekly Florists^ Review^ 



January 1, 1903. 



potted wlieii shifted into the 7-inch pots. 

 The only liquid manure we would advo- 

 cate is made by filling a small bag with 

 about 28 lbs. of fresh cow dung, adding 

 a little soot ( about a 4-inch pot full ) , 

 placing same in a tub containing 20 gal- 

 lons of water, leaving it to stand 3 or 4 

 days before using. ^Dilute one-half pint 

 of this mixture with two gallons of 

 water when using. Renew this prepara- 

 tion every two or three weeks. This 

 manure may be given from the second 

 week in January, not oftener than once 

 a week, until the buds are taken, as over- 

 manuring has a decided tendency to- 

 wards promoting blind buds, and in the 

 later stages causing blooms to damp. 



preservation of the blooms as soon as 

 they commence to expand. In the mat- 

 ter of such provision for plants grown in 

 the open, an excellent protective screen 

 consists of two stout stakes driven into 

 the ground siipporting a simple frame- 

 work of wood and two panes of glass 

 placed ridge-wise, the whole being read- 

 ily removable, easily constructed and 

 perfectly efficient. We strongly recomr 

 mend this screen, as we are confident it 

 supplies a long-felt want. 



NOTES OF A WAYFARER. 



(rONTIXUKD ) 



Lockland, Ohio, we beg permission to 

 christen "Tarry a While." If you want 



Vase of New White Carnation Her Majesty. 



Taking the Buds. 



The crown buds make their appearance 

 from early in February onward, and as 

 they produce the finest blooms, retain all 

 those which appear after the first week, 

 the aim throughout being so to treat the 

 plants that comparatively few buds ap- 

 pear before that time. All other than 

 the central buds are removed as soon 

 as can be without injury to the selected 

 "Crown," the whole energj' of the plant 

 being now directed toward the perfect 

 development of the two or three buds re- 

 tained. 



Protecting the Blooms. 



Some provision is essential for the 



to know why, go there. From our ex- 

 perience you can find Partridge easier 

 than you can find Lockland. If you 

 want to see a model florist's establish- 

 ment don't miss it. Home grounds, 

 greenhouses and general tone of the 

 place, inside and out, equal anything 

 any of us ever saw. Roses and carna- 

 tions are the specialties here. A house 

 of Beauties for the first time is being 

 grown. The general impression around 

 Cincinnati that Beauties could not be 

 grown successfully in that vicinity is 

 wrong. A nice crop will be had for 

 Christmas, and if you can get them for 

 that time vou can get them at any old 



time. Roses in general are looking well, 

 but Maids and Liberty grafted are look- 

 ing the best, showing a great improve- 

 ment over own roots. Strange to say, 

 there is not such a marked difference in 

 the Brides grafted and on own roots. 



Carnations are superb. The soil here 

 seems particularly adapted for them. 

 Xearly all the new ones are tried. Pros- 

 perity is marvelous ; strong stems that 

 hold the large flower erect regardless of 

 the supports. Floriana also gives good 

 satisfaction and will displace Joost and 

 ilarquis in another year. In the class 

 lighter, Mrs. Higinbotham is by all odds 

 the best, although it did not do well in 

 the field. Mr. Partridge intends plant- 

 ing it more extensively next year. It 

 gives good stems and better blooms than 

 perhaps the originator ever had. White 

 Cloud, Lorna. Peru and Norway are 

 grown for white. The former variety is 

 the favorite. In red, America, Crane, 

 Estelle and Apollo are all fighting for 

 first place ; America will be dropped. 

 Ethel Crocker and Lawson are also two 

 good ones; Crocker is always good here 

 and will still be grown extensively. 

 Many other varieties are on trial. Nel- 

 son Fisher is well thought of; also Wit- 

 terstaetter's two reds. A house of seed- 

 lings completes the list and we all 

 agreed that this same house was making 

 history, and what Mr. Partridge knows 

 about chemical fertilizers could only be 

 known by one who has spent a number 

 of years in the chemical business as he 

 has done and his ideas on liquids would 

 bring a Hush of appreciation to any one's 

 countenance. 



Arriving at Cincinnati, we ran across 

 ilartin Reukauf, of Bayersdorfer's, Phila- 

 delphia, who took us in hand for the 

 evening. He piloted us to Fred Gear's 

 store. Mr. Gear was wrapped up in 

 somebody's pocket-book, judging from 

 the conversation going on over the 

 ■phone, as we could hear nothing but 

 dollars, <lollars. Mr. Gear has one of 

 the finest and best equipped stores in 

 this part of the country; it is a credit 

 to any one. 



Getting up earlj- the next morning, we 

 hurried off to Dick's. You know there 

 is only one "Dick" in Cincinnati. Ar- 

 riving at the end of the car line, we 

 found him waiting to escort us to the 

 greenhouses. We hardly had our coats 

 off before some one j-elled, "What's the 

 white. Mr. Witterstaetter?" "Albatross," 

 was the answer. "It split a little last 

 year, but is doing all right with me this 

 year so far." It certainly did look 

 all right, too. An abundance of flow- 

 ers, of good form on long stiff stems, 

 and as healthy as anj-thing could be. 

 Enquirer, Lawson and Estelle make up 

 the list of varieties giomi in quantity. 

 More plants of seedlings are grown, 

 which we forgot to mention. The two 

 reds are of fine color, long stems and 

 free bloomers. We are looking forward 

 to the time when they will be dissem- 

 inated; we want them. He has others 

 in every color but green, and he may 

 have that. Noticeable was a white in 

 its second year; two pinks in first year 

 and a whole lot of other good ones in 

 first and second and third year. Adonis 

 we thought looked better than it did 

 here last year. 



After lunch Dick brought Dan Patch 

 around and we were soon flying along 

 the pike, through toll-gates, to Murphys- 

 ville, up hill, down hill, over. Well, we 

 counted twenty bridges and then got 

 tired. Had we been horseback instead 



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