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The Florists^ Review 



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•Ili. llU^ill^^^ ;il'(Mlliil tlir liilV. Tliilr 



.'ill- only tliirtyoil.l (iiiimicrciiil uinw 

 ci-^ <if (iniiiiN ill this (•(iiiiitrv ;iii(l iwn 

 ol tlicsc ;irr huatr.l .'it S;iii l''r;iii(i'-((i 

 l.:iv. 



I'lii' \\ liiilrs:ili' 1r;iilc in m'rlii'N, li:isi,l 

 I'll lif^iircs r(iiii|iilc(l liy \'ict(ir A. !■'■ r 

 i.ni. iiiiludiiiy tlidsf slii|ijii>(l to ;ill ]i;iit- 

 dl' the west ;nul tliiisc sold 1o 1im-;i1 

 vi'tiii! Ihirists, ;iiii(niMts t<i iiiori' than 

 $l('(i.<i(iii aiiiiiially. I.ds Aii<j;i'l('S, for in- 

 >tai!<-c. (ilitaiiis all its (ircliiils I'rtiiii llic 

 Lav district. 



'I'lic I'lTrari 'st aldisliiiiciit lias under 

 t;la^'- iiKirc than sexcn acres devdteil In 

 nrchids and other llowers, and has :.'(i.- 

 I'liii (irchid [daiits, \alned at from i^'.\.'<'> 

 to !fli' each. 



Cattleyas Popular. 



Varieties nl' cattleya are iKiimlar in 

 ^aii I'rancisco. and liy earet'iil sidcction 

 a ;iie:it celjection of these lias lieeii ac 

 cniiiulal eel. so tliat e\'('n if the Idooniin^ 

 -e.asdii ot' a sinfile v.ariety is no more 

 tiiaii thirty ilays, Idossoins from some 

 \;iri'ty may lie had almost any meiitli 

 ill the year. I"(ir instance, ('. laliiata 

 tdoiniis from the middle of Si-pt emiier 

 111 the first of .\(i\enilier. ( '. Scliroe 

 dene liiooms diirinj,' March. ( '. 'rriame 

 iiliMHii-- from .lannary to .\]iril or Ma\', 

 an nmisually lony seasim. ('. .Mossiie 

 i- in IdosNiiiii t'rom April 1 to the midille 

 el .May. 



'I'hc retail trade in orchids in San 

 l"i .ain-isco is on,' of the most satisfai-- 

 Tory dejiartinent^ of tln' Inisiness. I'rac 

 'ically the entire territory W(>st ot' the 

 lioi-ky mountains is sujijilied ■with 

 eichid'- from the S:ni l-'rainisi-d ;^reeii 



]:(inv,.v. 



■{'hi cattleya ,i:rou[i i-ome mainly from 

 Sniitli .\merica the mountains of Co- 

 Icmliia. the jiin^li's of the I?io do .la- 

 iielrn and \ Cnezuela. Tlioso j^rowii for 

 c<iiiinierci;il |iiir|ioses are usually sini,de 

 I'loonis. 'I'liere are sever.al other oroliid 



taii.ilie^ L;ro\\ii in S.aii Francisco {.Tceii- 

 lieii^e-. that are ill ;;reat (Icniaiid duriiif,' 

 ihiir ^I'.asiiii and many of tht'si' licar 

 -|i|'ays (if Iddssonis. 



I'ldiii the I 'iiili|i|dnes comes tlic ]dia- 

 h' mp|isi^ in many lovely forms. Anioiifj 

 them are I', amahilis or },fran(li(lor;i, a 

 white variety with lips jiockcd witli 

 pale yellow and red; P. Scliilleriaiia, 

 with white flowers iliislicd with purjtlo 

 and tlie characteristic markinf^s on the 

 lip. and 1*. Stuartiaiia, with its spikes 

 ot wliite blooms two inches bro.-ui. 



Other orcliid families that have fotind 

 a li(.me in tlie hearts of Sau Francisco 

 lexers of tliese flowers are the cy]>ri- 

 pediuiii. the oncidinm and the odon- 

 1 ioda. 



jirotected by tnruinj;' a siii;ill nail kej; 

 witiioiit :i bottom over them and lilliiifj 

 in with earth and manure. 



ROSES FOR DRY REGION. 



In one of tlie dry-f;irmin<; counties in 

 New Mexico the women have sliowji 

 their interest in improving; the sur- 

 rouiidiiifis of their ranch lionios by 

 makinff lionio lieautificatiou a project 

 in the county ])roj;r;iu) of work. Throufjii 

 the assistance of the home demonstra- 

 tion anient, coiiperat iiip; with the Fniteil 

 States l)e]i;irtment of A<,'riculture, tlu'se 

 women, durin^^ l!tl2(i, lioupht, jibanttMl 

 ami c'ired for l.Sod rose bushes, which 

 were jil.anted in twenty-one home g:\r- 

 liens. The roses iiudude varieties which 

 had ne\cr lea tried before in that sec- 

 tion of the cour.try. They had a two 

 years' j^rowt'i in ;i. desert region of 

 < 'a I itdriii;! .'ind sn were .accnstomed to 

 the type of soil to wliich thev were 

 tr;iiis]danted. 



Sdiiie of the '-.'iriet i(>s wliicdi made th(> 

 lust i^rowtli are l^'d Ha(lianc(>, Crini- 

 -eii (.^)ucen. Lady I'attersea, Maman Co- 

 chei. Sunburst. Old (iold. Dorothy Per- 

 kins and (iold of Ophir. The ros(^s 

 were |d;inteil in early A]iril in well fer- 

 tilized soil and were protected from tlie 

 ■-priiip: winds tmtil sjrowth was well es- 

 t.'tblisheil. In the f.'ill the bushes were 



PRECOCIOUS CHERRIES. 



Our ]iot <;idwn Cleveland (dierries are 

 bloomiiif; and fruiting now. If topjied 

 b.'tck now, Avill they bloom and fruit 

 aj;ain for C'hristnias .' 



J. A. K. C— Ky. 



If the jdants are nnshapidy, I would 

 advise cutting thoni back to make them 

 Imsh up; tliey will liowcr and fruit 

 ajiain in time for Christinas. If the 

 plants are of good shape it is not nec- 

 <'ssary to cut them hack, as they will 

 make another set of fruit. 



Carl H.agenburger. 



PESTS ON COLEUS LEAVES. 



Will you examine the colons leaves 

 wliicli 1 am sending you, and tell me 

 liow to get rid of the pests that are on 

 them? 11. K.— S. C. 



Oil the leaves arc both mealy bug and 

 wliite fly. For the former, pressure of 

 c(dd water directed through a fine noz- 

 zle attaciied to the liose is the best 

 remedy. It will also aid materially in 

 reducing the numbers of white fly. The 

 lattiT pest is not e.asy to combat, ex- 

 cept tlirougli the use of hydrocyanic 

 acid gas, directions for which have ap- 

 jie.'ired in The Keview. nowevcr, spray- 

 ing with soap to which a little nicotine 

 has been aiblod will kill m;iny of tliese 

 pests, but you must keep at it. One or 

 two sprayings will not sufHcc. C. \\ . 



THE ROSE LEAF ROLLER. 



I should like to know the best means 

 of getting rid of le.af-ndlers on roses. 



s. o. s.— o. 



l-^ir treatment of the lose leaf roller, 

 s]ir;iy the ]ilants with a mixture of 

 arsen.'ite of lead, two pounds in fiftv 

 g.'illons of water. The a]i[dication 

 should be made early in the season. 

 In the greenhouses, watch clos(dy for 

 the first appearance of the insect and 

 destroy all the caterpillars before they 

 get a foothold. 



GROWING STEVIA PLANTS. 



Will you please toll us the projior 

 time for lienching stevia plants, the d.'ite 

 for the last tojiping brick and the 

 earliest thev can be brought into bloom? 



O. B.— Can. 



Stevias are injured by a light frost 

 and the ]dants must be lioused before 

 the temperature f.alls to th(> freezing 

 ])oint. The bast toi'liiiig can lie given 

 aliout the middle of .\ngust. This will 

 allow the ]ilaiits to iii.-ike stems of good 

 length for cutting. Personally. I prefer 

 ]iot culture of stevi.as. The ]dants are 

 more under contnd; thi'i'e is no breaking 

 of stems nor wilting :it lifting time, and 

 pl.ants jirodiice much finer stems. As 

 many as lO.fiOd potted ])lants .are grown 

 by some stevia specialists, niostlv in 

 !• inch and lH-inch jKits. Stevia will 

 endure and iloes best in a low tcmyiera 

 tare under gl;iss and can be had in 

 flower early in Xoveniber or may lie held 

 in a cold house until March. ( '. W. 



Field of Calla Lilies in the Vicinity of San Francisco. 



Lansing, Mich. — Karl Kdgerton is 

 leaving soon for Honolulu, where he 

 ]dans to locate in business. 



