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The Florists^ Review 



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'' III till' [ijiid Met idii 111' cxli ili'it inn (low 

 ITS,'' iMPiit i II iii'd Mr. I'dcki'tt, ' ■ iMit t iii;4S 

 .'111' [lilt mill a lird, as dt'scii Ih'iI, with 

 thi' r\rr|'tiiili tliat tlirlc is (illf .'Hid olH'- 

 liall iihdu's (if sand (in tup inslrad id' an 

 (•i;4hth III' an iin h. 'I'hi' iiittinns arc in 

 sritcd in AiiLliist cir Si'|it rnilicr. In a 

 siliiatiiiii with an ca^ti'ily as|ii'ct thiTf 



IS nn liri-rvsit\' t'lir a uhi'-^ rii\rrillL;. 



Growing Exhibition Flowers. 



'■ In laisrd lu'ds tin' d^ailla^;l■ is ninii' 

 |iril'rit tlian ill lr\il aii'as. Ilaidwiiiid 

 liciaids six iii(iii~ dc'r|i and an iiirli 

 liiirk, nil thi' siilis and end--, will niakn 

 a lied t \\ 11 I'lrt six illrlirs tir Ihl'ri' lV(d 



III width, and as Imi^ as is ciinsidcrcd 

 iM'i-rssa i\ . 'I'hi^ alliiid'^ ani|ili' s|iarr I'lif 



two iiiws ol' jilaiits. 'I"lu> plants iiiuy bo 

 lilticii imhrs or I'lj^jhlccn iiichOs apart 

 in till- Miws, and a similar distaiUM' may 

 scparatr the rows. ii'atht'r heavy soil 

 Liisi's the |i(dals better suiistaiiee than 

 TiLiht loani. 



•'To L;et the liest results, the llowor 

 liuds III' e;ieli \ari(dy imist, Ik; scdccti'ii 

 at the propiT tinie. In ordinary soa- 

 sons, the Imd ol' William I iirnei' is 

 laUen alioiit l''(diiaiar\' Hi. (Irowers must 

 hear ill mind tli.at the (louiiliiii;' of jietals 

 IS ennt lolled lari^idy by the earliness of 

 the liiid. -\s ;i;^ainst this, however, it 

 leijiiires to be pointed out that those 

 whi'di are iiatiiiallv late, with a I'om- 

 |iaiati\el\- I'lill llower on late buds, are 

 ii'.uallv ;i failure if seleite.j en earlv 

 oiids.'' 



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To Keep Poinsettias from 'Wiltiiig. 



The (|nestiiin is I'l ii|iieiit 1\ .a^ked how 

 til |iie\ent eiit poiiisettias fiiiiii wilting. 

 Where tlie\ are beii(lied, it is a ;.;oiii| 

 plan to biwei the t eiiipii ;it ii re ;i little 

 Indole i-uttin:,' 1^ done. 'j'liis helps tn 

 harden tlieiii. Il;i\e a |iail ol' water at 

 as near the boiliiii; point as jio-sible 

 to dip the ends of the shoot- ill ;is tlii'V 

 .are ellt. to staiiell the Ideedilii;, ol' tllO 

 eiicls c'.aii be scare. I with a red hot iron 

 or co.al. If the ends aie nut sealed, tin 

 braets are pretty sure to wilt. St.aiid 

 the cut poi iiset t i.a- in deep \ases ui' 

 water. Wrap nii the lidiaLje in >lieet- 

 of sdit p.apei licfiiie nil inersin:^. I'o 

 not plare them in an ordiiiarv lel'ii^ei 



atol . This IS ten ndd : i:. t.. .'o ,|,.-|ee- 



suit -■ them liet tei . 



Camellias. 



It |S ^iind In -ei' hnw lailiellia-. the 



• lid time favorite-, liavf eome a;;aiii. 

 Mnii' tlian e\ei- tlie\ are beiiii; nlVered 

 this <'liii-tmas. (Ireat eaie is needed 

 when paekini^ these tn |iroti'i-t the llow 

 el- with eottoii wool and tissue jiapi'r 

 In prevent bniisine. 'I'liesi' jdants dis 

 like w;irni treatment, ilrnw them ennl. 

 with pleutv nl air, ;illd well expnsed 

 In tile rimllt. nr it will be but a s|i()rt 

 lime until all the buds have di'np|H'il. 



Ericas. 



I, lira- stand ijiiite .nhi iii'atmeiit 

 with iinpiiuitv. They have mie nraiid 

 |iniiit ill tlitdr favor, vi/.: when the 

 lloweis fade they do not fall off. The 

 plant- withstand the dry, overhe.ated 



■nlldilinii- nf the livilin- loolll bettel 



than ninst ntliers. lie sure that tliey do 

 lint -iillei frniii w.ant nf w.atei-. l-^iacas, 

 III enmiiinn With a/aleas. Imrniiias and 

 ntlier hard wnnded jdants. have line. 



liairlike roots and a thorough drying 

 out will mean loss of vitality it' not 

 death. 



Protecting Outdoor Eoses. 



It now is time to J^ivc the necessary 

 winter iiioteetion to imtdoor roses, or, 

 as they arc usually calU'd, hardy roses. 

 However, these ;irc not hardy in tin; 

 same decree as lilacs, pecjiiics, phloxes 

 or (b'rman irises. A few varieties may 

 lie cxcc])tions, but the ovcrwheltniuf^ 

 majority tiiv likcdy to be wiiit(M'd(illed 

 in our northerly states unless tliey are 

 carefully jirotccf ."d. TIkmh; is no better 

 covcrinn- I'or hyiirid teas and liybiid 

 per[i(duals tli.aii earth drawn up about 

 the stems before the <j;round freezes. 

 Ovt'i- this a coatin;.; of strawy manure 

 i-aii be plac(Ml. Cut liacdv any lon^ 

 shoots somewli.'it and ])ull the plants 

 toj^rcthcr \vith soft twine before cover- 

 in;^ them. 



In extrc-nelv cold latitudes I would 

 .advise bflhin; and stoiinij^ hybrid teas 

 ill col. I frames or a cold cellar, or even 

 buryia;; them outdoors in any well 

 draii (>d ])iece of <,n-ound. The same 

 process should be followed with the 

 s^iudard or tree roses. Ki'inbler roses, 

 where liable to wiiiter-kiil, should be 

 cut loose, laid down am' covered with 

 leaves or some other mulch. If this is 

 done thev will winter in fine shape. 



Erlangea Tomentosa. 



Ibl.'niei'a tomentosa is one of the tin- 

 est additions to wiiitei (lowerinj^ plants 

 we have had of late y.'ars. K. toinen 

 tosa, while a native of tropical Africa, 

 tlourishes splendidl.\' in a cool {^roiMi- 

 liouse, succeedintx as well lu a minimum 

 nt' l.~) dejirees as in one 5 (le{::jrees 

 warmer. It is closcdy allied to eupa- 

 toriums: in fact, the pretty maiwe 

 heads ot' tlowers are suf^<j;estive of both 

 eiipatoi'iums and ageratuins. Tiie foli- 

 age is sweetly scenteil and the flowers 

 tlieins(dves have a ])leasin<:^ odor. Tt.'^ 

 v;ilu(^ .as a cut tlower I have yet to 

 pid\ e, but there is no question as to its 

 v.aliie as a pot plant. It is of rapid 

 urowth and cuttini;s taken as late as 

 • Inly 1 li,a\(> mad(^ bushy plants in ('>■ 

 iiicli and 7 inch piots. The plants flower 

 for seveial months and can be had for 

 Thanl\s<iiv inj^, ('hiistmas or later, ac- 

 corcliiin- to how hate the pinchinp; is 

 lontinued. This new jdant is worthy 

 I he attention ot' all florists who make 

 a -peci.altv" of pot )ilants. 



Euphorbia Jacquiniaeflora. 



laiphorbi.a jacf|uiniaflora, the beauti- 

 ful Christinas jdaiit, now is openinj; its 

 llowcis. It likes a sunny house and a 

 tcmiicratiire ol' o.") defjrees at nifjht: 

 .also, it prefers a somewhat dry at 

 mosplier(\ While less common than the 

 jioiiisetti;!, which .also is a euphorbia 

 botanic.ally, its lon^r, arcliin<j shoots. 

 I losely idiistered with ricli, oranfxe-red 

 tlowei's, are attracti\(> and tln^ market 

 is insullieiontly supjdied with it. .\ 

 romnioii erior i- to dry off the stock' 

 pl.aiits like the common poinsettia. It 

 . this is done the ]ilants are sure to die 

 Keeji them moderately dry, but not 

 iinst dry, .after flow (Miiijx. 



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The Only Meeting of this International Triumvirate. 



THE GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



A vote by mail taken by the mem- 

 Ihts of the .American Gladiolus Society 

 has resulted in the selection, by a larjj^t 

 majority, of New York city as the 

 place for tln^ I'.tlT exhibition and busi- 

 m^ss convention. Secretary Henry You- 

 ell, of Syracuse, N. Y., advises that 

 the exhibition will be held in the Mu- 



