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The Florists^ Review 



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Hard-wooded Plants. 



ll;iril Wdd.icd ]il;nits, wImtc |il;iiitci] 

 <Mit, iiiiist )i;i\ f ;iii ;iliiiihi;int \\;itrr sup- 

 ply iiiiw . wliilr Ihcii- i^rnwtli is liciii;^ 

 in.-iilc. < )iirc llicy lii'i-oiiic ilry at the 

 nidt tliiN- aic piait ically ruiiu^d. This 

 is sjx'ciaily Iriii' nf ericas and azaleas. 

 All lianl wiMidcil jilaiits of this tyjin 

 in;ik(> liiic. liaii- like iiiass(>s of roots and 

 sddii jicrisli it' allowed to become di'y. 

 (li\c tlii-^ class (d' plants a ;^()od liosinjr 

 aliiJiit iniilda,\', as wtdl as in the cx-enin^. 

 Where xiiuv hydrangeas are jdanted out 

 use till' sjiriiiklcr on them, it' yon have 

 su(di t'acilities. These are not hard- 

 AVdoded plants, Imt sntl'er se\-eridy I'loni 

 laidv ol' moisture at the loots. 



Cyclamens. 



It is time to make a s(i\vin<jj of <'ycla- 

 meii sei'cl if this has not already been 

 dont\ I'roin this sowinj; you can be as- 

 sured of liui' plants tor Thanksjiivinj; 

 and Christmas next year. Turcliase the 

 best sti'aiii of seeds obtainable and be 

 sure to ha\e a ^ood proportion of reil 

 jiiid brijrht jdnk t-olors, as thesi' sell 

 esj)eeia]]y ■vvell at the holidays. With 

 little ]iroliabilit_\' of any a/aleas aridv- 

 iiio' this season, the demand for f_\'(da- 

 niens is lertain to b(> better than e\er. 

 Sow either in jiaiis or slndlow flats, 

 whi(dL shoulil he well drained. T'se a 

 lioht, leaf-nn)ldy conijiost, (•(uitainiufi; a 

 ■j^ood dasli ot' saiiil. Spread the seeds 

 evenly ii\cr the surface. J'iiin the sur- 

 face and then dust a little sand over the 

 seeds. J\eep the seed I'eceptacles moist, 

 shaded and \varm. A house with a 

 uiinimum temperature id' (id to ().") de- 

 grees Avill suit tbeni. 



Cyclamens for llowerin:; the cmnino- 

 fall :tnd wirder .are now liiistlinLT \vitli 

 buds. It will ill' be~-T 1o pick off any 

 tlowei's which ma>' ojien thus early. The 

 ]i|;ints should liaxc a L:r;idu:i lly reiluced 

 .•uuount <d' shade, to keep them sto<'ky. 

 This does not mean, how ex ci', that they 

 should h;i\e anything like I'ull sunshine. 

 They will be bcnclitcd bv .-i spiayino- 

 each al'teiiKKUi. 'l"o keep aphis and 

 thrips ill (dieid<, use :i \\c;ik nicotine 

 --piav oiice :i wccd'j. Where the plants 

 are lieiii^ yiowii in eoldl'rames, remove 

 the sa-he~; at ni^lit unless he;i\y r;iiiis 

 threaten and use elevated lath s,-reens 

 diirin;;' brioht suusliiiie. The liiial pot- 

 tint^s should not be longer delayed un- 

 less you w;int your jdaiits to hidd back 

 » until spring. 



Boiivardias. 



l'.ou\ aidias are (|uito tender nu'l are 

 injiireil e\cn hy a temperature a few 



ilegrees ;ilMi\e free/.illg. 'i'lie foliage 



max' not slmw it, loit the I'liihrvo flowers 

 :ire likidy to bi' (diilled. l>ig the |ilants 

 up caret'idlv, ^o .•l^ to retain a iiioderat(> 

 ball. If the\- .-ire to be tielKdied, be SUre 

 j.. --oak tlo-ui Well, s]ir;iy l're(p:ei. i iy and 

 shade tlieiii from direid --iiii-h i iii\ If 

 jiotted, kee]i ttieiii (Uit'loois m jiartial 

 shade and sprav several times a day. 

 IVd'ore many days have ]iassed. root .ac- 

 iion \vill become \ igoidus and shading 

 ,;ni be gradually i| is|ieii-.ed with. |{ini- 



\;irdia II iiinlxdilt ii now is How ering out- 

 doors and proves spe<Mall> valuable at 

 this season, when (dioice, white, sweet- 

 scented Howi'rs are scarce. Owing to 

 till' uunu'rous weddings during the ])res- 

 i'ut summer, the call for llowers of this 

 ihaia( ti'r has been iiii usually strong. 



Cinerarias. 



Kee]) the (dneraria seedlings in a cool,, 

 well ventilate<l house, or, better still, in 

 coldf r.ames. They may imt have been 

 making rapid growth, but watidi them 

 a little later, when the cool jiights ar- 

 rive. Keep a sharji outlook ftu- green 

 caterjiillars, the larva> of the cabbage 

 moths, ■wliich are ])articularly fond of 

 (dneraria foliage. J\ill as many of tlie 

 Avliite moths as jiossible and thus re- 

 place the danger of (hd'oliation. Keep 

 the cinerarias ])otte(l along and spread 

 out. The earliest sowings, intended for 

 tlowering from Christmas onward, are 

 now in 5-inch pots; a late sowing is just 

 ready for ])ricking olT. I'se at first .1 

 light compost, containing ]>lenty of leaf- 

 niold; later shift ings will call for u 

 richer soil. 



Transplanting Evergreens. 



April and the first half of May proli- 

 ably form the best jieriod of the year 

 for the successful trans]>lanting of all 

 evergreens. The ne.xt best ]ieriod is the 

 latter part id' August and in September. 



There ;ire certain limitations, however, 

 to this work in late summer. It will not 

 ])ay to have nursery stock of this char- 

 acter shii)ped from a distance, but if 

 jilants can be got from some nearby 

 nursi'i^v, or are to be transplanted from 

 ime's own grounds, success is much more 

 jirobable. 



Ideal comlitions for the jdjinting of 

 evergreens are: Jnunediately aftt'r 

 heavy rain, when moist balls of earth 

 can be had; when the weather is cool 

 .and cloudy and when care is taken not 

 to allow wind and sun to dry the rocds. 

 A soaking watering afttu- ]phHiting and 

 a mulch of some kind to hold in the 

 moisture will make success more certain, 

 as will later syringings and waterings 

 during dry weather. I have success- 

 fully trans|)lautc'd many evergreens in 

 August ami September, including kalmi- 

 as, rhododendrons, retinisporas, abii's, 

 ]iinn.s, sciadopitys, taxtis ami juniperus. 

 Too many transplant stock and then 

 allow it to take its chances. The cause 

 of so many dying eat h winter is not so 

 much cold as dryness at the roots. Tt 

 is especially necessary to soak all re- 

 cently ])lanteil evergreens thoroughly 

 just before the grouiul freezes. 



Hardy Perennials and Biennials. 



Take advantage of sjiells of cloudy, 

 damp weather for trans|ilaiiting such 

 useful ])lauts as Canterbury bells, fox- 

 gloves, larkspurs, coreopsis, gaillardias 

 and any others you may have. These, 

 if sown at all thickly, will soon spoil 

 and there is d.anger in delaying the 

 work. Once they are transjilanted into 

 bc'ls in nursery rows, kee|) the soil frc- 

 ({uently stirred about them to conserve 

 moisture. I'lace foxgloves and Canter- 

 bury bell.^ a foot apart in the rows. 

 They have yet quite a long growing sea 

 son lud'oie them and make trememlous 

 headway in late August and September. 



SPORTS OF OPHELIA. 



The sportivi- proilivities nf ()phelia 

 rose are well known and a number of 

 ni'W \ ;ii'iet ies,. thus obtained are ap- 

 jiro.'Kdiing the st.age tli:it will warrant 

 dissemiii;it ion. ( )t' these one whi(di has 

 attra(ded mieh ;itteii1ioii and f.avdrabli! 

 comment is a distinct ^li.ade i<\' ]iink 

 growing ill the est.abli'^hmeiit oi' l>ail- 



ledoU/e I'.ies.. |"la t I Uisll, N. >'. .\p|dic;i- 



tioii lias been made to register it -with 

 the Anieiican Hose Soidcdy under the 

 name of ('phelia Su]irenie and duimg 

 the meeting of the S. A. I", many ro-e 

 growers made the trip to I'l.atbnsh to 

 see it growing. 



H. I'ierson ( o., Taiav t ovv n, \. Y., 

 .also has a pink sp(ut of Opludia, for 

 which the name Ibis.alind is under con- 

 side'afion in case the \ari(dy ]iroves 

 suflicieidly distiutd to warrant its dis- 

 semination under a dillerent name from 

 other i>ink sports. 



HILL'S COLUMBIA. 



It is open to ipicstion it' anything in 

 the ros(> world has attra< ti'd more ;itten 

 tion in the last year or two than has the 

 work «d" i;. C. Hill at l\'i<dimond. Iml., 

 where ()jdieli;i has been ii^eil in raising 

 a large uiiiiilier o\' si^edlings. I'irst (d' 

 these to reach the stage of impeiidiiig 

 dissemination is the \ariety whitdi has 

 been idiristeneil C(dundu;i. .lee Hill 

 saVs his father s(dected \h.o name be 

 cause this is 'Mhe gem of the roses.'' 

 At aiiv rate it has drawn the (dose at 

 t( iitidii of evei'v rose growi r wlio has 



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