26 



The Florists^ Review 



May 19, 1921 



Willi Kciiti.'i I'orstt'riiiiia .•ind IJrl 

 iiiori'iiiia, Aspiilist ra liiriila \arit'f;ata, 

 Dracii'iia, Tricdldr, ;i striking; iictvclty, 

 and the j^uldcn s!iiiso\ it'ria, Ijauroiitii. 

 Tlu'y ai'f f^rowiu}!; liiKdy. Out.side 1 have 

 17,000 draca'iias. Henry C. (iei}i;('r 

 helped «aw uj) tlie draoania canes, 

 while .lan)t\s MeClain put them in the 

 f^roiind. They are cut in jjieees about 

 ten incheH Icinjj and stuek in the soil as 

 wo do California jirivet h(;re. They root 

 with ease and j^row like; weeds. I have 

 no liuildinjjjs on the farm, just two tents. 

 Fred I'ennock has lieen j;ro\ving some 

 draea'nas, and an oranf^o {grower has a 

 lot of kentias; so you see horticultui'e is 

 only Just startinjr in I'mto Rico. T hope 

 to J,'!] down ajiaiu in Au^Mist. 1 enjoy 

 the life .and lind the Moik interest in;;. 



GETTING MONEY TO BUILD. 



Toprk.-i, K;in., is .-I i(iun with .'i ]iopii 

 Jation of aliout ."id, (Mill ;iiii| supjilies a 

 surrounding territory wliieli has about 

 ;J50,000 iiih.-ildt.'ints. ^'l•t this jiopu 

 lous are;i de[iejids .-liniost entirely on 

 outside' sources for its flower sui)]ily. 



Arid llubb.'irrl h.'is lieeii .-ictively en- 

 ;^.i;^fd in I lie sird. tlower ;ind nursery 

 business .'ill his lili;. lie has worki'd 

 in liis fiithei's store, .'it To|iek;i; ;it thr 

 seed stoi-e of tlic W. W. l!;irnaril ( 'o., 

 <"hic;in(,. .'iiid h;i^ i;r;id n;i1 cd t'roni the 

 K:iu>;is St.-itc .\L;ri<Milt iir:il ('oUf^e. ]{>■ 

 saw the need lor ;i ;:rower in the \icin 

 ity of Topidi:i ;ind hr knew that he w,-is 

 cap.'ibJe of ci|nr.it in^ the est;il)lishnient 

 which he ii;id in mind. Hut he didn't 

 have t)ie iiei-e^sary i-a|iit;d. He didn't 

 want to brj^iti on a small scale ;ind 

 tjrow, but III' want I'd to st.art rifjht in to 

 supply this ;;irinliiuisi' poor m.'irke). 



Those two tilings rxjdain an adver 

 tisenu'lit that ro\ iTid .'ilmosl .-i full 



li.'ijre in the Tojieka Daily Capital for 

 May 11. The advertisement told about 

 the wonderful market for greenhouse 

 l)roduct.s that there was around Topeka, 

 lold how well ecpiippcd Arlo Hubbard 

 was to o])erate the; {greenhouse range, 

 told al)out the location of the new 

 rangt'. ami, in fact, told everything in 

 connection with building the range. It 

 also told about some seven per cent,, 

 tax exempt, cumulative preferred stock 

 certificates which were to be sold for 

 the ]uirpose of capitalizing the Hub- 

 bard tlardens Co., of Toptdia, Kan. 



There is a new's note and a moral to 

 this tale. The news note is that Arlo 

 Hubbard will soon build threij green- 

 houses, ;')()xL'r>0 feet eacdi, and a properly 

 ei)uipped service building, I^tixHO feet. 



The moral is that if you want a new 

 or an enlarged greenhouse you don't 

 have to refrain from erecting it because 

 there is not enough cash on the credit 

 side of the hank account. Vou can sell 

 stock in the enterprise Just as was done 

 in Topek.'i. • 



MANURE ON LILIUM CANDIDUM. 



l''oi' two years my Lilium candidum 

 did br.'iut ifully, but this year about 

 two thirds ot' them are coming blind. 

 WdliM lack of w.'itcr after blooming 

 alli'i-i ihem.' Is it adxisalile to give' 

 ilieiii well rotted row m.'inure.' ('an 

 Well lotted cow maiiure be used with 

 lilies, -nc'li as candidum. tigrinum, etc.? 



II. A. II.— Cal. 



\'oin' e\|ie!'ience with this be.'iutiful 

 lily is not at ,'ill iinusu.'il. Occasionally 

 it can be t'ouiid in some (dd cotta'ge 

 H.'irden in the east blooming lieantifully 

 >i'.'ir .liter year 1'or a decade or more; 

 then it will graduallv deterior.'ite, due 



to the bulbs becoming overcrowded. 

 When replanted in new soil or in a new 

 location; to be more correct, aa soon as 

 the growths have died down, this lily 

 usually improves gradually. I prefer 

 to cover the bulbs about four inches 

 deep and plant in August or September. 

 Lack of water after blooming would 

 certainly hurt the plants. 



Kegarding the use of cow manure, if 

 it is extremely old and will crumble in 

 the hands, I consider it beneficial to 

 candidum, tigrinum, speciosum, au- 

 ratum, Ilarrisii and Ilenryi. The new 

 and beautiful L. regale, or L. myrio- 

 phylluni, however, seems to resent ma- 

 nure in any form, either in the soil or 

 as a top-dressing or mulch. I have more 

 faith in a mulch of well decayed ma- 

 nure for candidums to help conserve 

 moisture and feed the plants than in 

 l)lacing it near the bulbs in the soil. 



I consider L. candidum the finest of 

 all garden lilies when well grown. I'n- 

 fortunately, a disease often attacks it 

 about the time the flowet buds apj)ear. 

 Grown in pots and tubs with cool green- 

 house culture, no disease ever affects 

 it, and spikes six feet high, carrying 

 as many as ten to fifteen buds jier s])ike 

 witli foliage right to pot, are the rule. 

 I'ots eight to twelve inches in diameter 

 and tubs ten to fifteen intdies across 

 grow candidums admirably, ;inil 1 do 

 not know of any more inspiring sight 

 than one of these ]il;iuts c;irrying ten 

 to twelve spikes of immaculate flowers. 



C. W. 



TO GROW BEGONIAS. 



What is the best method of culture 

 of Hegonia Chatelaine and TJegonia 

 Hex.' F. P. ir. Can. 



Hegonia Clialelaine needs a light, 

 sunny house and a light, rich soil, 

 Jivoiding the use of chemicals and 

 fresh animal manure. The plants should 

 not need any spraying with nicotine 

 and even sjiraying from the hose should 

 be unnecessary. Cut out any dead or 

 blind wood. The plants can often be 

 much improved if cut back quite hard 

 and allowed to start up from just above 

 the soil. 



A shelf, even if shaded, is not a good 

 place for Regonia Rex. Place the 

 ])lants on the bench, where they are less 

 liable to dry out and where they get 

 shade. The finest begonias imaginable 

 of this type can be grown below green 

 house benches, where they may be fre 

 <|uently soaked with the hose. This 

 begonia enjoys syringing overhead and 

 a similar soil to the one advised for 

 Chatelaine. C. 'W. 



Robert Craig. 



iM'ii Years ni Ai.'c Ai-tivciy liiilcrtatiln!,' :i New ISiHincss Knt<'r|M'is<' ui Porto Kico.l 



TOBACCO STEM FUMIGATION. 



Is there danger of burning the fo- 

 liage of tomatoes, salvias, jietunias, 

 .igeratums, etc., by using tobacco-stem 

 smoke for green lice? 



We have used tobacco-stem smoke 

 successfully for five years, but it never 

 before caused the leaves to burn and 

 dry up as it did the last two times. 

 Could the trouble be caused liy some- 

 thing in the stems? J. F. B. — O. 



I have not used tobacco stems as a 

 fumigant for many years. They are 

 still used by many growers, but the 

 number steadily decreases. There is 

 greater danger of injury to plants from 

 their use than from any other form of 

 nicotine fumigation. Tobacco stems 



