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The Florists^ Review 



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lookinfj to tlio Amorioan Kose Society 

 for iiifoiinatioii ;iiul rcoojjnition. Tho 

 affiliation iiioinl)oislnj) rate was first 

 placed at 10 cents eacli, Imt this sinii 

 was not sullicieiit and lias been ad- 

 vanced by tlie executive coinniitteo to 

 2.J cents per inemher. 



The Rose Annual. 



In sujiporti ng tlie society there is a 

 lack of assistance from tlie men grow- 

 iiiff roses outdoors. At every show we 

 hold there is more or less expense and 

 the supj>ort of tlie society has been 

 mainly from the cut flower producers. 



Tlie broadening of tlio memberslii]p 

 of this society involves much detail 

 work, but one piece of good work that 

 has come to pass is the printing in 

 first-class style of the annual report of 

 the work of the society, in book form, 

 with complimentary essays. This ))uli- 

 lication, the IJose Aninial, involved ;i 

 greater expense tlian the revenue ot' 

 the society warranteil, but .). Horace 

 McFarlaml assumed tlie woik and risk 

 of cost attiMiding the s;ime. and for 

 this servii(» we certainly aic indebted 

 to him. The ]iroportional sum jiaid foi- 

 this Mork by the society was +200 and 

 jiostage; heyoiid this, all cost has been 

 assumed by the publishers. 



For this spring's exhibition tlie num- 

 hov and value of sjiecial jiri/.es con- 

 tributed by individuals have never be- 

 fore been ef)ualed. All tliis is clear 

 evidence that oui' society is forging 

 ahead and tliat our exhibitions and 

 meetings helji to bring beauty to the 

 homes of all the ]>eo]de. 



DATES FOR STARTING BULBS. 



3 wish to thank (". W. for tlio infor- 

 mation received on the for(diig of 

 iiulbs, l)ut I did not make myself (piite 

 clear in my former inquiry'. What I 

 want to know especially is the earliest 

 date at which the biilbs referred to 

 can bo made to flower. They are to 

 be planted outside next f all " in flats, 

 coverecl with soil, and with some marsh 

 hay after the first good frost. IMcase 

 state the earliest possible date at whi(di 

 they can be brought in and the length 

 of time recpiired to flower tlieni. The 

 varieties are such tulips as :Murillo and 

 1-a Keine, and su(di narcissi as Trumpet 

 major, Double A'on Sion, Single Von 

 Sion. princeps. Sir Watkiii. Golden 

 Spur, Victoria, Emperor, poeticus 

 ornatus and Barri consjiicuus. 



A. K.— K. 1. 



Tlie earliest ]tracticable dates for 

 st.-irting tlKMu are: La b'eine tulips, 

 I)eccinbcr I to b"); Miirillo tulips. .laiiu- 

 aiy 1(1; Trumiiet majoi-, Fren(di, Decem- 

 ber 1; (incnisey, 1 »('c(Miil>ei- lO; ])nt(di, 

 .lanuarv 1 to Hi; Double \'oii Sion, 

 .Ianu:ny ].'»; Single ^'on .Sjon. ,l;uiuarv 

 .'") to 111; j.iiiiceps. .Iaiiu;ir,\- I to Id; .Sji- 

 M';itkin, .lanu.-try I'd; Col, leu Spur, 

 Diitili. .lanuarv .". to ](i; (;uernse\, 

 Freiudi, Dt>cember 1 to ]0; Victoria, 

 .l;inu;uy L'O to -'>: Kmperor, .lanuary ]."> 

 to I'd; jio.'ticiis ornatus, .lanuarv '> to 

 ]0; Darri conspicinis, .l:inu;iry '_'() to .'{0. 

 A ^ond de;il, of course, will ilejiend 

 upon hov.- early vour bulbs aie received 

 ami ]danted. It is w(dl tf> remember 

 that none of these bulbs start(N| at the 

 eailiest ]iossible date will Ih.wer so 

 satislactiuily as they will a little l:iter 

 \n the season and I doubt if too early 

 forcing of ;iny of them ji.n.vs. 



-Mhiw l,a b'eine tulijis. Trumpet 

 mMJ(jr. Siniile \dn Sion, (Jolden Spur 



Arthur Herrington. 



'Superlnteruleiit of the Foiiith Natloniil Flower Sliow.l 



and jioeticus ornatus four weeks from 

 start to flowering; \'ictoria, Darri con- 

 spicuus, Kinj)eror and Double Von Sion, 

 iive we(d\s; Murillo, six weidvs. A good 

 deal depends on the temix'iature. The 

 tulips need drawing up in a warm, dark 

 case, but ;i place Ixdow the benches 

 usually sufhces for the narcissi. (lixc 

 the tulips tiO degrees at night .-mil the 

 narcissi .') degrees less he;it. Although 

 you can give all the same temperature, 

 the mircissi v ill lack in (|u;ility if i:ro\vu 

 too wai'ui. < '. \\ . 



growth if planted (nit eaidi season than 

 if kept in pots, but cariied-o\'er jdants 

 kept in ]iots and |diin;^ed outdoors will 

 force earlier than those jilaiited out. 

 (ii\e them full sun, but have a hose 

 con\ ciiient so that they can be freely 

 syringed, .-iiid u.ateied, in addition, 

 when iii'.essarv . < '. W. 



DIRECTIONS ON AZALEA INDICA. 



I'lea^ie t(dl me how ;ind when to 

 |>rog.'igate Azale.-i liidica. Is bl;ick 

 miudv laiicl that has lieen cultivated for 

 some time ;i good soil for azaleas, or is 

 h>af-mold and sand better.' Should fer- 

 tilizer be used on azaleas, ;ind would 

 it J>e advisable to j)lant young plants 

 out e\('ry spring and n^pot them in the 

 tall, or to cany them ;ilong in jiots 

 and shift them \\hene\"er necessary.' 

 Should .azaleas be carried o\er in jpots 

 |duiigeil outdoors in full sun or iti a 

 partly sluuled pl.ace .' II. ( ;.— (). 



SOIL ONLY NEEDS LIME. 



I,;ist St'pteiiilier we pl.aced ;i striji of 

 soil ;iloiij.;>i<le a pa\cment. It is eight 

 feet wide. Ijn t\-,-\ long and three feet 

 deeji. The soil used u;is blacdv, sand\' 

 .and w ;isli.'<l, taken from a creidv bottom. 

 We took the soil to ;i depth of seven 

 feet. Will this be suit.able I'or roses, 

 asters and other tlowtus this vear.' 



K. T. S.— la. 



If you L^ive the soil a dres-jng of 

 L:round or .aiislaked lime ami work it 

 in well, the soil should prove all right. 

 Do not use ;my mauurt' with the lime, 

 but if the roses show signs ,,\' starxa 

 ti<ui ^i\e them a top d re^siiii^ of cow 

 maiiuif in summer. ( '. W. 



l'ro]i;igate from cuttiuys in winter, 

 or by gr.afting, the latter metho.l is 

 usually adojited. Az.ale.as like a mixture 

 of peat, leaf mold .•ind sand, but will 

 grow w(dl in loam, ]i;irticularly if leaf- 

 mold has been adde(l to it. Th<>y would 

 not do well iu leaf imdd alone. Azaleas, 

 when the jiots are well lilleil with roots, 

 are benefited by occ.asion.al weak .loses 

 of li(|uid manure during the growing 

 season. When tliey are jdaiited oul 

 ea(di season, they need not li;i\.' ;inv 

 feeding. I'lants will make better 



Roswell, N. M. When asked her 

 "connection with the trade.'" Mrs. 

 Hernice .\kin good hiimoiedly leplied: 

 ■'A few d.-iys ;igo I hung (Uit my shin 

 gle, with this insciiption on it: 'Flow- 

 ers and I'lants for Sab'.' 1 ilid not 

 find the business- if found me' 1 had 

 siiih success iu growing llowcis for mv 

 S(dt' it occurred to me th.at 1 loiibi 

 grow llowers foi- others ;is well. I ho]N 

 you will coiisiib'r me eiicnigh ol' ;i llorist 

 to (|iialify as a subscriber to The 

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