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JULT 19, 1917. 



The Florists' Review 



13 



- soon as the weather will permit. A 



,,1 moist day is ideal for planting. 



' hen the planting is completed, stir 



,. ground well between the rows with 



; cultivator. The more frequently 



;• stirring up is done, the better your 



ers will withstand drought and the 



re vigorously they will grow. If you 



\ e an empty bench, you might do 



se than to plant it with late asters 



: American Branching. Asters un- 



glass are becoming quite common 



1, if last year is to be any criterion, 



ees will average good for the season. 



Hardy Roses. 



lo not neglect the hardy roses in the 

 Id or garden as soon as their heavy 

 ' ■ .p of flowers is passing. If you want 

 i (' yield of flowers to be continuous and 

 ( good quality, your roses should be fed 

 I ,(ini time to time through the season. If 

 '. a have no cow manure, use top-dress- 

 in <xs of dried blood, tankage or sheep 

 Tnanure and scratch over the surface 

 ]..>fore a rain comes along. Liquid cow 

 inanure, applied directly after a heavy 

 rain, will prove wonderfully stimulating. 

 <:iit away the faded roses and the seeds, 

 and do not overlook the Manetti, brier 

 or other stocks starting from the base of 

 many plants. As soon as ramblers have 

 finished blooming they should be pruned. 

 Cut away the old flowering canes en- 

 tirely and let the strength go into the 

 young canes that are coming up. Hybrid 

 tea roses outdoors become more popular 

 each year. It is well to remember, how- 

 ever, that some of the hybrid perpetuals 

 are persistent summer bloomers — such 

 sorts, for instance, as Mrs. John Laing, 

 General Jacqueminot, Mrs. Sharman- 

 Crawford and Mme. Gabriel Luizet. 



Freesias. 



New freesia bulbs now are procurable 

 and a batch should be potted or placed 

 in pans at once if a Christmas crop is 

 wanted. Purity is the freesia par ex- 

 cellence and will come in ahead of re- 

 fracta alba. I find that by growing it 

 in deep pans eight or ten inches in diam- 

 eter and planting the bulbs fairly thick 

 the plants will produce stems twenty- 

 four to thirty inches long and be seen at 

 their best. After potting the freesias, 

 stand them in a coldframe and cover 

 the pots with leaves or dry moss. Cover 

 Avith board shutters, to keep the plants 

 dark and prevent drying out. When 

 fjrowth commences, give the plants full 

 light. Give freesias a light, rather rich 

 soil, with a good dash of sand added, but 

 Jo not use any chemical fertilizers in the 

 soil. 



Winter Begonias. 



This is the time of more rapid growth 

 with all the winter-flowering begonias. 

 1^0 not shade them too heavily. Pick 

 'ff the flowers as they appear and give 

 'he plants the necessary shifts, using 

 a light compost. Soil containing a 

 good deal of half rotted leaf-mold seems 

 to suit these begonias to a nicety. Cut- 

 tings of both Cincinnati and Lorraine, 

 put in even as late as this, will make 

 neat little plants in small pots for the 

 holiday trade, and of these small sizes 

 there usually is a shortage. 



Genistas. 



Give genistas an occasional clipping 

 to keep them shapely. The plants should 

 now be plunged outdoors, and if kept 

 well watered and sprayed over they will 

 make plenty of growth. To the unin- 

 itiated it might be well to say that ge- 



THE CRAPE CHASER 



The ubiquitous person who solicits orders for funeral flowers is a 



thorn in the flesh of florists who believe it is incompatible with the 



dignity of the business to seek sales in this manner. 



Mil CkAPECHASER-* Well, Well, Anotoer Protpect 

 John OoHE,y piep vestehpay 



rOLLY ARMED MR CRAPKCHASER. STARTS OUT TO 

 PEJTER HIS VICTIMS IN THER MOMENTS OF SORROW. 



"Pooie JOHM 

 I' KNEW HIM 

 WELLI • 



KooMoo! 

 Yks Send 

 Some flowers 



He sells Mrs. Jones amo all johm's rela- 



TIONS- AFTERSHEPOING A FEW CKOCOOILg TEARS 



HELLO, Mrs JONC5 

 THIS 15 THE HEALTH 

 OFFICER- I WANT THE 

 NAMCf Of MR ilOHES 



Relatives" 



— WISE MR.CRAPECHAyeR, POSINQ AS THE HEALTH 

 OFFICen. gETS THE NAMES OF HIS VICTIMS — 



ATLAST MR CRAPECHASER. sees THF CRAPE ANp 

 AT owe E HIS PACE TAKES ON A DIFFERENT SKAPE" 



•BACK AT IHE SHOP ONCE AGAIN HE SCAnS 

 THE PAPER FOR MOR.E SORROWFUL VICTIMS. 



nistas can be planted outdoors and will 

 make remarkable growth in a short time. 

 They cannot be lifted successfully, how- 

 ever; even if they do not die when 

 lifted, thejr will lose a large part of their 

 foliage. For this reason pot culture is 

 far the best method. 



EASTER HYDRANGEAS. 



I have some hydrangeas ordered for 

 delivery this fall and want to pot them 

 and have them in bloom for Easter. 

 How shall I handle tliem? I also have 

 lUO baby rambler rose plants potted and 

 set out in coldframes, and I want these 

 in bloom for Easter. They have started 

 to grow nicely. W. C. 11. — Pa. 



an abundant water supply and enjoy 

 applications of liquid manure when well 

 rooted in their pots. 



Keep the baby ramblers plunged to 

 the brims of the pots, water them well 

 and spray them freely. Early in No- 

 vember store them in a dry, frost-proof 

 shed or storehouse, and keep them dried 

 at the root. Start tlie plants into 

 growth nine or ten weeks before Easter, 

 pruning lightly first. ' C. W. 



Pot the hydrangeas as soon as they 

 are received. Give them tlie protection 

 of coldframes or a cold greenhouse, to 

 ripen the wood well. Gradually reduce 

 the water supply and keep tlie plants 

 just clear of freezing during the winter. 

 The French hydrangeas are much earlier 

 and more satisfactory Easter bloomers 

 than Otaksa, and I would advise you to 

 use them. Start your plants in a tem- 

 perature of 50 degrees about January 

 20 and give 60 degrees as the flower 

 heads show. Keep the plants cooler as 

 the heads show color. Hydrangeas need 



GREEN WORMS ON ASTERS. 



Please tell me how to destroy the 

 green worm that cats the center leaves 

 of my asters? The worm is about one- 

 half inch in length and does much 

 damage. C. R. L. — N. H. 



Try spraying with one of the nico- 

 tine extracts, such as Nikoteen, Nico- 

 Fume, Nicoticide, Rose Leaf Extract, 

 Tobakine, etc. I have found that 

 Black Leaf 10, used one part to 600 parts 

 of water, kills caterpillars as well as 

 aphis. C. W. 



Covington, Ky.— C. C. Miller has pur- 

 chased several acres of river bottom 

 adjoining his establishment and now 

 has a supply of soil that is practically 

 unlimited. 



