OCTOBEB 26, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



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The Arm Bouquet Has a Place Where Corsages are Impracticable* but Flo^srers for the Head are in Advance of the Times. 



ized sheep manure, or a well balanced 

 chemical lawn fertilizer, or one com- 

 posed of fine bone and wood ashes. It 

 is an erroneous idea that lawns need 

 any such winter mulch and protection. 

 The finest lawns in the country never 

 receive any such coating and it would 

 not be tolerated on estates where good 

 lawns are a feature. C. W. 



LOW EVERGREENS FOR GRAVES. 



I have a customer who wants a plant 

 for a grave in a cemetery, preferably 

 a hardy, evergreen vine, with or with- 

 out blooms. This customer dislikes myr- 

 tle and ivy, the planting of which is 

 prohibited by the cemetery authorities. 

 I am unable to advise, but perhaps you 

 can suggest something. 



E. L. L.— Ind. 



A good, low-growing evergreen plant 

 for the purpose named is Pachysandra 

 terminalis. This is perfectly hardy. 

 The foliage is of a handsome green 

 color. The plants flower, but the blos- 

 soms are not striking. This plant can 

 be set out almost any time between 

 April and October with perfect safety. 

 Euonymus radicans is another splendid 

 hardy evergreen for your purpose, and 

 one which will withstand a minimum 

 of 20 degrees below zero without in- 

 jury. The form radicans is naturally 

 a low grower, but it makes a splendid 

 climber. If you want something a 

 trifle taller try Euonymus radicans 



vegetus, or E. Carrieri. These are more 

 shrubby habited. They flower in sum- 

 mer and attractive berries succeed the 

 flowers. Euonymus may be planted 

 during any of the months suggested for 

 pachysandra. C. W. 



POINTERS ON CALENDULAS. 



How long does it take calendulas to 

 bloom from the time of sowing and 

 what degree of heat should be used in 

 their culture! W. F. — la. 



Much depends on the time the calen- 

 dulas are sown. If seed is sown now, 

 the plants will start to bloom about the 

 end of January. If sown January 1, 

 the plants will start to flower from 

 March 15 to 30. Of course, the plants 

 flower for quite a long time. A night 

 temperature of 48 to 52 degrees suits 

 them best. C. W. 



ARAUCARIAS FROM SEED. 



When is the best time to sow seeds 

 of Araucaria excelsat If plants can be 

 grown successfully from seed, what 

 should their treatment bef 



M. E. H.— Tenn. 



Seeds of Araucaria excelsa should be 

 sown as soon as received, but they will 

 germinate more rapidly toward spring. 



Sow the seeds in shallow boxes or 

 trays, the latter to be supplied with a 

 layer of drainage material in the bot- 

 tom, and then fill with light, sandy 



soil. Cover the seeds with soil to a 

 depth of about half an inch, press it 

 down moderately firm and keep it moist. 

 Place the boxes in a greenhouse having 

 a night temperature of 55 degrees. 



Seedling araucarias are likely to be 

 rather lanky and not so well furnished 

 at the bottom as plants that are grown 

 from cuttings, so that the experiment 

 of growing a stock by this method may 

 not prove a most successful one. 



W. H. T. 



VARIETIES OF FUCHSIAS. 



I am sending by parcel post a fuchsia 

 of which I would like to know the 

 name. Also please tell me the names 

 of several of the earliest single and 

 double fuchsias. G. M. W. — Mich. 



The flower of the fuchsia was quite 

 faded and could not be named. Some 

 single and double fuchsias are Black 

 Prince, single; Rose Phenomenal, dou- 

 ble; Elm City, single; speciosa, single; 

 J. Christian, double. To the foregoing 

 you could add, if you wish. White 

 Beauty, Lord Byron and Beauty of 

 Exeter. C. W. 



TIME TO FLOWER NARCISSI. 



When will bulbs of Narcissus prin- 

 ceps and N. Campernelle flower, if pot- 

 ted October 15? S. K. — Ta. 



Narcissus princeps, January 20 to 30; 

 N. Campernelle, January 15 to .Feb- 

 ruary 1. C. W. 



