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The Florists' Review 



NoVKMIiKlt 1. mil. 



TO WINTER BOSTON FERNS. 



How shnll I tiH.-it hir^c l^ostiui t'criis 

 wliii-li i^iTW s|ilciiiliilly in pots luitiloois 

 iluiiii^ the suiniiici- .mihI whicli I now 

 \\;iiit to ki'c|i ill the yrcciihousc until 

 spring conies ;iidnni| ii^aiii.' 



,1. M. III. 



I'liicc {lie I'criis in ,'i sunny |i;irt of 

 till' j^i'cciiIkuisc :iii(i ui\c tlicni a iii^ht 

 1 fin|K'r;tt uic iluiiiii; tlic wintci- of not 

 li'ss tiiiin .">.") (Ic^iccs. WuttM' tlic |ilaiits 

 t'it'cly, nnd it tiicy Iiunc iit'cii in tlio 

 sunic pots tor ;i considor.-ililc lime, ;ini| 

 .■lie well looted, tlicy liii^iit lie i;i\i'ii n 

 t o|i-i|rcs-ili^ ot' S(Ullc Well Idttcij Ilia 

 nine; luit it' the |iiaiils were icpottcd 

 during the suimnor, tliey may not need 

 any spfcial tcciliiiL;. Mrjiot tlir plants 

 in till' spriiiM, and tlioy oii^lit to ^i\c 



c'lually ^ 1 result'^ aiiotlici' season. 



W. II T. 



MEALY BUG ON FERNS, 



Will you jilc.'ise .ailx i-^e nic wiiat is 

 ^:ooil to get rid of mealy Imi^ .-ind red 



•spider on lllllscos;i frlliS.' ('all I l|sc 



kerosene eiJiiiUion ;nid ill wliat propoj'- 



tioMS.' C. M. I'. ^I';,. 



Kerosene eniulsi(ui i-~ not a safe rem- 

 edv to use (Ul t'erils, as thr insects can 

 stand more (d' it tli.aii tiie jdaiits. .\Ieal\ 

 lui^ and reil spidrr t'oriii a li.ad coinld- 

 iiatioM on N e|]|i lolepis niiisciisa and are 



Hot e;isy to di>|ie-^i' i p |' (jii ^nidi jdailts. 

 Try di|ipiii;^ in .a scdiitioii ot' whale id I 

 --o.ap .•ind nicotine, used in tin- I'ollowin;^ 

 pi opipit ioii-~ : 



One nllllce 111' llic >-iiap dis--(d\ed liN' 



l.idliii;^ in one ;^alliin of water. After 



coolilli:, .'old two te;is| llt'llls III' iMilll- 



nii-icial nicMtiiic ^olutimi tu tlie ^allnii. 

 l)ni' half nllllce 111' viilphnr Imiled with 

 till' sii;i|i will add to its effect i \Clles^ 



aL;aiiist the red spider. Alter dipping 

 the |i|aiit-~, protect them t'loiii tin- ^un 

 I'or ;i day, eKr tin- yiiini;^ tip-^ nt' the 

 fronds ma \- suffer. W. I j . ']'. 



POLYPODIUM FRONDS BROWN. 



W'li.-it caii^i-^ till- frond-- of pol\'- 

 jiiidiiims to turn liiuwii, like the -.ample 



1 .•nil ellcli i>i IIl; .' Il;i\e the plants heell 

 iniuied liy the t'llll sun. iia\e they lieell 

 eXpii^ed to cold, o| li;i^ ili;i II II re water 

 |iriidiii-ed the d.ama^iiie effei-t .' The 



t'elllv Were ;^ i \ e II m.ailUle water iillly 



once t his ^sinter. I,. ( . Wi^. 



It is not priili.alile th.at eXpn^llle tii 



the --un diiiiiiL; the winter I in i wind the 

 t'londs (if tlie polypodiiim, as t'uli --un- 

 shiiie at this season has no iiijiirioiis 

 el'fect on the--;e feriis. 'I'iie iiianure water 

 i~- mule likidy to lia\e caused tlie troiiMe, 

 especially ;it the time of year when 

 eiiiwth is less active. It' fertilizers are 

 reipiii'i^il liocause jilaiifs are ]iotlMHinil, 

 it is safer to ;ii\r' them a li^dit sprink- 

 ling; of .'-^hee]! maiiiire on the surface 



of the soil, iiLstead of waterinc; witli 

 liquid inaiiure. Jt is seldom that such 

 a stimulant is needed in the winter. 



W. II. T. 



NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA. TYPE. 



I'lease idcMitify tlie fern from which 

 the eiudosed fronds wei'e taken. 



I*. T. J\— Ky. 



Tli(^ fei'n in ((uestion is a furcate form 

 of Neplircdepis exaltata, the ti])s of the 

 pinme lieiny dixided into three shoi't, 

 Idiint loWes. It |iidl)alily is a s|iort of 

 the HostoM fern, and if the di\ ided ]uu- 

 lue are now a lixed (diaracteristie of 

 the plant it may liecome of' \alue com- 

 lueicially, luit, without seeiiiii the en- 

 tire plant one cannot (dVer an opinion 

 in this respe(t. W. II. T. 



CATERPILLARS ON FERNS. 



\\'ill \dii please t(dl Us what will kill 

 ereeii wdiins that are dest royiiiL;' our 

 ferns.' The pests resemlde ciitwdiins 

 ;iiid they eat the yoiine shoots. 



.i. F. ('. TellU. 



The pests in (piestioii are prohaldy 

 the I'lorida fern caterpillars. The In'st 

 remedy for these is to dust the jilauts 

 thoroiiiihly with the hest ]iy nd liriiiii 

 jiowder you can j^ct from a ridialde 

 drii^j^ist. .\pply the ]>o\\iler with an 

 ordinaiy sulphur bellows twice a week 

 until you find the troulile is ]iast, and 

 repeat the dose at an\' time you liiid a 

 recurrence of the ]iests, as the pyi-(dli- 

 luiii will not injure the jilaiits and can 

 he readily washed oil the f(diaL;(^ with 



the hnse.' W. If. T. 



GROW FERNS WITH LETTUCE? 



We lia\e a house ."i.'ixL'oil t'eet, olK^- 

 hall' 111' which is planted to lettuce and 

 the other hall' to such phaiifs as ferns 

 ;iiid Lie ran I II III s. \\',. have lieeu iiualdc^ 

 to in.aintain the proper t ein jierature for 

 feiiis, ."ill de;^ree-- in w inter, t'or instance. 

 I'll ymi think it would he a eood idea 

 til pack s;iiiil aiiiiind the - iiieji t'eriis to 

 keep t hem w ,'i riiier .' 



How -hall we |iiiipaL:;ite I'erns t'roni 

 runnels inr next ye;ir.' When <\\n\\ we 

 siiw p;ilustris t'oi-ect III,, nots, l-in^lish 



d.'lisies ;ind liilieli;is I'nr llext spring's 

 -.-lies.' I. S la? 



It is nut ;i sat isl'act or\ ;i rr;i n^eiiieiit 



to u;riiW ISostnli t'eriis this heillL; the 

 VarietV We understand tn he let'el'led to 

 hel'e ill ciimpail\- with lettuce ;ilid e,.. 



r.aiiiuiii--. ;is ;i piiiper fern temperature 

 Wdllld ruin the lettuce, and the temiier- 

 atnie reiplired I'or the lettuce clop Would 

 keep the ferns at a standstill. \Vhy not 

 i|e\dte the entile house to the cool- 

 ;iidwiiij^ cid]is in the winter, Imy small 

 t'erus in the s|)riii^ or e.arly summer, 

 and <^ron' them on fiu' :i summer, or, 

 rather, f;ill. croji, selliiio; theni off in 

 time to ect the winter crops lioused .' 



I'liin^inj^- the small fern jiots in sand 

 for the winter would be likcdy to result 

 in tludr getting too wet, unless they 

 were caicfully watered. 



.\lyosotis and hlnj^lish daisies may In^ 

 sown in September and kept in ;i pro- 

 teided coldi'rame for the winti-r. Ijo- 

 belia llrinus should be sown in Feb- 

 riiarx' or earh' Maitdi, in the <i'reenhouse. 



W. 11. T. 



A. R. CLUXTON'S BIRTHDAY. 



A. I{. (Muxtou, of AVillis, Tex., who is 

 creilited with havinj"' been the first to 

 see the eonimercdal i)ossibilities of tlie 

 jientian or bhudtidl, (-(didii'ated liis 

 eiyhty-first birthday Octidier 14. About 

 fort.v friends, anioiifj them Mr. and Mrs. 

 Ko])ert Kerr, of Houston, attended the- 

 liirthday dinner and spent the day at 

 liis lionie. 



(Quantities of bbudiells j;rew wild on 

 Mr. (Muxton's place and several years 

 n<,n) lie succeeded in interest iiij;' K. (\ 

 Jxeir, of 'iroiistoii, in them. Now many 

 gentiiiiis are shipped to northern mar 

 kets. ])uriii;i the last year, it is de 

 (dared, Mr. Cluxtmi sidd eiiouiili of 

 the flowers to pay the running' expenses 

 of his farm. 



Despite Iiis years, .\[r. Cltixton is hab 

 and hearty and was as ''youiii;'' as aii.\ 

 (d' his jiiiests at the birthdav iiartv. 



DENVER, COLO. 



The Flower Show. 



The second annual tlower show ot' tlo- 

 Deiixer Sociidy of Ornanieiit al Hoiticiil 

 turists was highly successful both in 

 number of exhibits and ;it tendance. The 

 show was lodii October L'o to L'T, ill the 

 Anditoriiim, where there A\as jdeiitv of 

 room to staj;e the exhibits to the best 

 a Uantaye. There was no (diar<ie either 

 for entries or admittance. 



The lloral department of the Danicds 

 i- fisher Stores Co. had .'i nov(d exhibit. 

 It consisted of a re|iroduct ion id' the 

 store lower fourteen feid hi^^h. 



The Pikes Teak Floral Co., of Colo 

 i.'ido Springs, had a disjila.x' of baskets, 

 b(Mi(piets and table decorations. The 

 coni|i;iii\' also showed packiii;^ cases I'or 

 cut tlowers ami plants. 



Others Avho had n I exhibits were 



1). S. (Irimes iV Sim, "who had smiie ex 

 tra tidod mums; the .\l|ilia Floral < 'o., 

 W. 1). Black, the .\iiiei-ica Flower Slioji, 

 the C;irtwriL;ht Flmjil ('o.. Daxisoii c^ 

 Western Flor.al Co., L. A. Kiiit/.(de, 

 (ieorj^e lireiikert ;iiid T. II. Trimmer iV 

 Son. .\I r. Hreiikeit showed .-i new li;iht 

 pink carnation he oriiiinated. He li;is 

 n.ailled it the I >eli\ er. The < 'olorado 

 Seed ( 'o. h;id ;i i|is]d;i\' of tlorists' sup 

 plie-. 



The I'aik Fliii;il < 'o. exiiibited some 

 .■irtistic coi-s;iee boxes aiid corsaj^e bou 

 ipiets of orchids. .\ plant of Cattleya 

 labiat.'i with twidve perfect flowers at 

 tracted much attention. L.ar^e ^rmips 

 ot' palms, terns, ci-ntons, ticiis, mums, 



c\-claillelis ;ilii| beeiini;is Wile shown by 



tiie Mauff Flor;il Cn.. the l';irk Flor.al 

 Co. .•ind lien I'.oldt. These three als(> 

 had di--pl:iys o|' rusrs. ra iiiiit ions, niiims. 

 m;iriL;olils ;iiii| Imiiipiets and b;iskets. 



The New ^ork Floral < o. had a table 

 decoration ol' yellow pompons ;ini| an 

 tiimii foliae'e. H also showed roses and 

 mums. 



Various Notes. 



Arthur I>islio|i has returned frrmi his 

 ranch in the mountains and has taken 

 a |iosition with the Park Floral Co. 



