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FORCING POTGROWN LILACS, 



CRAB APPLES. HYDRANGEAS, 



ETC. 



After arrival, pol your plan s, water 

 hulls if too dry, and Btore in a 

 place until wanted Poi earliest 

 forcing expose pots tor one week to 

 freezing: ii no earl; frosts, place into 

 cold storage room tor about two 

 weeks; then take Into greenhouse, 

 giving an even temperature oi 73-75 

 es i' Water flrsl freely, thru 

 water as needed, nol too mu :h, i ul 

 syringe the wood three times daily, 

 not more. When the buds commi nee 

 to show about an inch, stop sy tinging, 

 water more rreely and Increase tem- 

 ture to 80-86 degrees P. Keep the 

 house atmosphere a moist one. Short- 

 ly before Dowering keep the plants 5- 

 10 degrees cooler, that flowers may 

 Open slower, and trusses grow larger. 

 When ready keep plants in a cool 

 vault or cellar for 36-48 hours in about 

 48-50 degrees temperature, to harden 

 the flowers for better keeping. Do the 

 same with the cut lilac, placing stems 

 in cool water. When forcing small 

 quantities at a time, it is advised to 

 ate from rest of house with can- 

 vas, and to shade with canvas. For 

 later forcing give less heat, down to 

 62-65 degrees; the flowers will then 

 need about 6-7 weeks to develep, but 

 they will turn out finer trusses. For 

 latest forcing grow in a sunny but 

 airy cool house. Marie Legray is put 

 at once into full light; Charles X and 

 the double flowering kinds should be 

 shaded a little at the start; shading 

 draws the trusses longer. Do not 

 crowd your plants. To obtain best 

 size trusses disbud to two flower buds 

 to the branch. For early forcing cut 

 back the leaf bud branches to one or 

 two, as you cannot figure on foliage 

 with the early flower. 



With the long transit to the States, 

 it will bardly do to risk earlier forc- 

 ing than from January I5tb forward, 

 though when treated as above, plants 

 should flower within three weeks. 

 Etherizing plants for 12-24 hours, or 



givine the « 1 a 90-100 degrees hot 



water bath, is said to hasten 

 flowering. 



Pot Grown Crab Apple (Malus 

 Scheideckeri)— Treatment is similar to 

 forcing lilai s, mi i el ? requiring 

 heat, about 65-75 degrei P The buds 



should c into Bowet in about three 



weeks. Harden the plant before ex- 

 posing for sale by storing for about 

 36 hours in a cool cellar or vault of 

 about 50 d< ihrenheit. 



Pot grow". Snowballs, Thorn, Primus 

 triloba. Wistaria, Citisus Laburnum, 

 and other spring flowering plants, can 

 be treated in about the same way; 

 they will i. pond readilj with flower- 

 ing in the winter months, and prove 

 a valuable acquisition to the window 

 display, likewise for Easter sales. 



Hortensia rosea (Hydrangea) — Im- 

 proved French novelties, like "Ava- 

 lanche'" and "Dentelle" white, "La 

 Lorraine" and "Mme. E. Mouilliere" 

 pinkish, force much readier than the 

 old Otaksa kinds. They are also more 

 compart in growth, and promise to 

 prove good hardy outdoor sorts, 

 flowering from the young wood. The 

 ordinary forcing process is well 

 enough known: but to get. extra early 



i's. give the w 1 a hot water 



bath of 90-95 degrees F. for 12 to IS 

 hours, and then start forcing. Plants 

 thus treated and started by the French 



growei on October 19 were read] toi 

 be market bj i he end ol December. 

 The foregoing useful forcing notes 

 are bi ing sent broadcast to florists 

 througl i the United states by Au- 

 gust Rolkei S Sons, New York. 



CRAIG SPECIALTIES FOR CHRIST- 

 MAS. 



\Mioine Leuthy, the distinguished 



■ m horticulturist, landed in th" 

 City of Brotherly Love ibis morning, 

 and the writer had the pleasure of hi 

 . ompanj In i et iew Ing the splendid 

 displa] of up to -date stock which the 

 Craig Company have on view lh,s 

 year. This company has a great repu- 

 tation to maintain, but we saw no 

 tailing off in general excellence this 

 \ear. House after house of poinsettias 

 in all sizes: house after house of Lor- 

 raine; beautiful vistas of cyclamen; 

 fine lots of azaleas; many bousefuls of 

 various colored dracaenas. including 

 the favorites, Massangeana, Godsef- 

 flana and Lord Wolseley, as well as 

 the old standbys — terminalis and frag 

 rans; and a grand display of well col- 

 ored Pandanus Veitchii. Ficus pan- 

 durata still cuts a large figure here, 

 although it is now grown in quantity 

 in every large horticultural center 

 and therefor one might suppose the 

 demand for it from its original start 

 ing place would have fallen off. There 

 is a bewildering array of ferns and 

 for quantity and variety and finish one 

 must be hard to please who could not 

 get every want satisfied here. The 

 collection includes the favorite basket 

 variety, Amerpohli; the compact crest 

 ed Schoelzeli; the dark upright, grow- 

 ing Todaeoides; the Improved Elegan- 

 tissima and Elegantissima compacta; 

 the two Harris forms of Boston; and 

 Giatrasi. Nordmann firs, araucarias. 

 boxwoods trained, berried aucubas, 

 etc., are seen in plentiful assortment 

 and lend a fine Christmas touch to 

 the general display. Bright colored 

 foliage plant combinations in 8 and 

 10 inch tubs, composed of dracaenas, 

 erotons. pandanus. achyranthes, ferns. 

 etc., beautifully arranged, and very 

 showy, run in price from $3.00 to $6.00 

 and have met with such ready sal" 

 among leaders, like Battles of Phila- 

 delphia, Dards of New York and 

 others, that the first two hundred and 

 fifty tubs made up were sold inside 

 of ten days and have had to be dupli- 

 ■ a I'd twice since. 



G. C. WATSON- 



COLLEGE POINT PLANTS. 

 We took our usual pre-Christmas 

 trip through the plant houses of Anton 

 Schultheis at College Point, N. Y.. a 

 few days ago. Schultheis is known as 

 a good grower, but we think he has 

 outclassed himself this year, es 

 ally on cyclamen, ericas, oranges, 

 ardisias and Jerusalem cherries. The 



imen are remarkably fine for so 

 early in the season and the ericas 

 are up to the highest standard, while 

 tli" fruited plants are well-nigh per- 

 fect. In Lorraine begonias there is a 

 fine display and they ate selling rap- 

 idly. Azaleas are seen in the usual 

 abundance, some new and very vivid 

 colors not familiar as Christmas varie- 

 ty .- being in evidence. There is no 

 end of poinsettias. dracaenas, palms 

 and ferns and a whole forest of hand- 

 some boxwoods. A little later en there 

 will be some elegant lilacs, judging 

 from the stock of this specialty wait- 

 ing to be started along. 



A GARDENERS' REUNION. 



Sixteen years ago The New York 



Gardener's Society was organized for 



the purpose of forming a medium of 



i acquaintance between private 



gardeners, to protect and further their 



interests and to advance Horticulture 

 m general, It at once became a recog- 

 nised harbinger of knowledge and 

 friendship. Everj member, land they 

 consisted of the principal gardeners 

 and men allied with Horticulture with- 

 in ii radius of a hundred miles ol New- 

 York City), went to work enthusiasti- 

 cally to promote a keener interest in 

 gardening, a better appreciation of na- 

 tures beauties. 



Their work resulted in the organiz- 

 ing of numerous local Horticultural 

 Societies which on several occasions 

 assisted the parent society in the giv- 

 ing of several historical floral exhibi- 

 tions. Among those may be noted a 

 grand three-day show in the Waldorf- 

 Astoria, resulting in the giving to 

 charity of over one thousand collars; 

 the tree shows and distribution of 

 flowers, plants and seeds to thousands 

 of poor children at the Xew Kcrk City 

 Hall and at The Newsboys' Home; a 

 carnation show in the rooms of The 

 New York Press Club and many 

 monthly exhibitions at the Central 

 Opera House ami Mou Memorial Hall. 

 A National Society of Gardeners was 

 organized and many things accom- 

 plished, which during several yi ars 

 added much to inspire interest in hor- 

 ticultural history. 



Through the ui ath of many leading 

 members and through others having to 

 submit to the tips and downs of a gar- 

 dener's life, the existence of this his- 

 torical society was submerged into that 

 of its children. For many years "the 

 Old Guard" of all those struggles and 

 successes, have expressed many wishes 

 for a reunion of all the remaining 

 members and their new brothers in 

 the profession. To meet this long- 

 hoped-for pleasure a committee ivas 

 appointed to make the necessary ar- 

 rangements, with the result that on 

 Thursday. Dec. 21st, 1911, a prize bowl- 

 ing tournament will commence at 4 P. 

 M., followed with a dinner at 7.30 1'. 

 .\i., accompanied with an appropriate 

 program of entertainment, when a 

 great afternoon and night of jollifica- 

 tion, a renewal of old friendships and 

 a pirations is assured. 



The splendid bowling alleys and ban- 

 quet room comprising the entire 

 lonith flour of Thuni's. 1241 Broadway, 

 between 30th and 31st Sts., New Y'or.v 

 City, have been secured for the event 

 and we invite you to participate and 

 make the occasion a memorable one. 

 Tickets including everything may be 

 procured from the committee. Price 

 each. Application for same to be 

 in by Dec. 15th. 



Signed by the committee: — J. I. 

 Donlan, Secy.. 133 W. 28tb St.; W. E. 

 Marshall, Treas.. 146 W. 23rd St.: Jos. 

 A \lauda, Orange, N. J. 



Tickets may also be procured from 

 district members of committee as fol- 

 lows: -Alex. McKenzie, Glen Cove, L. 

 1.; Peter Duff, Orange, N. J.; N. But- 

 terbach, Oceanic, N. J.; John Shore, 

 Harrison, N. Y.; Jas. Stewart, Jlama- 

 roneck, X. Y.; J. M. Hunter, Engle- 

 wood, N. J.; John Everitt, Glen Cove, 

 L. 1.; Wm. Scott, Elmsford. N. Y.; Da- 

 vid Miller, Tuxedo Park, N. Y.; J. J. 

 McNicol, Cedarhurst, L. I.; F. E. Wit- 

 ney, l-'ishkill-on-Hudson. N. Y.; W. C. 

 Russell, Millbrook, X. Y. 



