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The Rorists' Review 



Januabx 18, 1922 



NEW 



Hybrid Winter-flowering 



BEGONIAS 



The Finest Winter-blooming Plants on 



Earth; GloriousColors; Masses of Flowers 



WE HAVE THE LARGEST 



STOCK IN THE WORLD 



BUY FROM THE RAISERS 



Strong Tubers for Shipment February 



and March. ORDER YOURS TODAY 



Many of the following have received 

 Britain's Premier award from The 

 Royal Horticultural Society. Per 



Kach Doz. 

 AI^TBnrOSABC FZHK . .90.65 • lAO 



Bright pink, double, large, grand. 

 BSACOH 65 6.00 



Scarlet-red, double, free, compact. 

 BEAUTT or KAKZi .65 6.00 



Salmon-rose, double, large, lovely 



sprays. 

 BOWDOir BEATTTT 65 6.00 



Bright rose-pink, double; very free. 

 OKASMnrO 65 6.00 



Clear soft pink, double, elegant 



sprays. 

 OI^ZBSAirS' VOTK. ^5 7.20 



Bright pink, double, large, glorious. 

 OUBBAVS' BED 1.00 11.40 



Rich red, single, very large, free. 

 OONQVEST 65 7.30 



Orange and rose, unique, single. 



grand. 

 SAZZ^bBB 1.40 16.20 



Brilliant crimson-cerise, single and 



semi. 

 EOZ^XPSE 65 7.20 



Salmon-red, semi, free, lovely 



sprays. 

 B^ATIOB 65 6.00 



Rich roae-carmjne; semi; very free. 

 EXXX^-r CXiXB&AH 45 4.80 



Light salmon and orange, double, 



free , fine. 

 EMXTA 1.00 11.40 



Rich copper-orange, superb color, 



single, large. 



r AscnrATzov 65 7.20 



Salmon-orange, tinged rose, single, 



fine. 

 FTiAMBEAU 55 6.00 



Brilliant orange-scarlet, double, 



glorious. 

 BOSS CUQBBAJT 65 7.20 



Clear blush-pink, double, large, 



grand. 

 KB. T. K. COOK 45 4.80 



Rose-pink, double, large, free. 

 KBS. CnUBBAH 65 6.00 



Soft pink, double, charming sprays. 

 BCBS. KEAA .55 6.00 



Rose-carmine, large, single, free, 



fine. 

 OFTIICA 85 7.20 



Clear warm salmon, single, large, 



free. 

 PZCOTEE 65 7.20 



Salmon-orange, edged salmon-pinlc, 



do ubl g. 

 PINK PEBFEOTIOIC. . . .65 7.20 



Clear blush-pink, double, large, 



free. 

 PBOaBESS 55 6.00 



Salmon-pink and orange, double, 



fine. 



BADIAKT 55 6.00 



Brilliant cerise-crimson, semi, free, 



Krand. 

 BOSS QTTEEH 65 7.20 



Brilliant rose and red, single and 



semi, Krand. 

 BCABlUiT BEATTTT ... .65 7.20 



Vivid scarlet, single and semi, su- 

 perb. 

 THE OEM 55 6.00 



Brilliant rosy scarlet, semi, very 



free. 



VrVZD .55 6.00 



Vivid scarlet, semi, free, grand. 



ViriiCAN^ 65 7.20 



Crimson-red, double, large, free, 



fine. 



TEBMS: Remittance with order. 

 Packing and freight extra. Im- 

 port permit mnst accompany order. 



You can get permit by writing to 

 Federal Horticultural Board, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



Send YOUR ORDER Today 



CLIBRANS 



PLANT SPECIALISTS 



ALTRINCHAM 



ENGLAND 



fungus, Pythium debaryanum, and spe- 

 cies of rhizoctonia, which cause lesions 

 in the stems and root discoloration. 



Growtb Favored Also. 



A preliminary series of experiments 

 gave encouraging results, which were 

 confirmed by further investigations. In 

 both sets the numbers of seedlings which 

 grew and the vigor of the plants which 

 they produced were markedly greater in 

 the pots which had been treated with hot 

 water than in those which had not been 

 treated and were used as controls. 



No less convincing was the apearance 

 of the roots and stems of the treated as 

 compared with those of the untreated 

 plants, for whereas the former were 

 clean and healthy, the latter showed all 

 manner of unhealthy symptoms indica- 

 tive of attacks of soil pests. 



In the pot experiments 4-inch and 

 8-inch pots filled with soil were treated 

 in one of two ways; either the pots"^ere 

 immersed in boiling water for a definite 

 period of time — two and one-half, five or 

 ten minutes — or a measured quantity of 

 boiling water was added to the soil in 

 the pots; the amount in the case of the 

 8-inch pots was either one liter (one and 

 three-quarter pints), two liters or three 

 liters per pot. 



In addition to the pot experiments, 

 others were made with soil on green- 

 house benches. In these experiments 

 the soil, which was five inches deep, on 

 a bench three feet by four feet, was 

 divided by 1-inch boards into four sec- 

 tions and boiling water was poured into 

 each of three of the sections at the rates 

 of two and one-half gallons, five gallons 

 and seven and one-half gallons per sec- 

 tion, the highest application amounting 

 to seven gallons per cubic foot of soil. 



After this treatment the soil was al- 

 lowed to drain and dry for four days and 

 was then sown with tomato or lettuce 

 seeds. 



In all cases the treated soil gave re- 

 sults superior in every respect to those 

 given by the untreated soil or that 

 watered with cold water only. The 

 plants in the partly sterilized soil were 

 numerous and vigorous; the average 

 number of seedlings in the partly steril- 

 ized soil and in the 4-inch pots was 

 forty-two as compared with an average 

 of twelve in the untreated soil. Damp- 

 ing-oflf occurred in the last, but did not 

 take place in the pots the soil of which 

 had been subjected to boiling water. In 

 the 8-inch pots the average number of 

 seedlings two weeks after planting was, 

 in partly sterilized soil, seventy-four; 

 in the mitrented, twenty-two The height 

 of the plants in the 8-inch pots which 

 had received the larger treatment was 

 four to five inches, three to four inches 

 ill those whieli had rcceiveil a lesser 

 quantity of boiling water and only two 

 inches in the untreated pots. 



Conclusions. 



The remarkable difference between 

 the seedlings is shown in a striking series 

 of photographs, which tiring home in a 

 most convincing manner the extent of 

 the risks to which plants in their seed- 

 ling stage are exposed and the heavy toll 

 taken of them by soil pests. The prac- 

 tical conclusions reached in these experi- 

 ments are stated as follows: 



(1) That soil in 4-incli pots may be 

 rendered free of soil pesta by submersion 

 in nearly boiling water (208 degrees 

 Fahrenheit) for five minutes. 



(2) That three liters (live and one- 

 ' quarter pints) of boiling water poured 



S»wUl Sartht Sab rf Earlr OrcU4-Flmr*riw 



SWEET PEA SEED 



We have harvested a record-break- 

 ing crop of some of the best market 

 varieties, which we are offering to 

 the commercial grower and market 

 gardener only, far below regular 

 prices, as we do not want to carry 

 them over or sell them in bulk, giv- 

 ing our patrons a real bargain. 



Per Pound 

 CHRISTMAS PINK ORCHID, pink and 



white $ZJI 



MRS. A. A.SKACH 2M 



MISS LOUISE GUDE, shell pink ZJt 



MRS. JOS. MANDA ZJt 



BRIDAL VEIL, white-s««led white... IM 

 MRS. M. SPANOUN, bUck-seeded 



white 2J$ 



MRS. CHAS. ZVOLANEK. beet Uvea- 



der 2S$ 



ZVOLANEK'S PALE BLUE 2J« 



ZVOLANEK'S BLUE 1JS» 



ZVOLANEK'S RED, larcest red in «c- 



Utence ZJSt 



ZVOLANEK'S ORANGE 2J» 



YARRAWA ZJSt 



ZVOLANEK'S BEAUTY, fiery dark 



roee ZJI 



ZVOLANEK ROSE, the famous 



bright pink, at $10.00 per pound. 



No order of less than ^ pound of each at 

 these prices accepted. 



All these varieties are not only winter- 

 flowering, but they will produce more and 

 better flowers out of doors than the old 

 late Spencers, because they bloom 3 to 4 

 weeks earlier, before the hot weather sets 

 in. Plant after the Chrysanthemum and 

 get full crop for Easter. Plant in cool 

 frames or outdoors just before the freezing 

 begins and get full crop in May for Decora- 

 tion Day. Plant out of doors m the spring 

 and they will bloom early in June. 



Ant. C. Zvolanek & Sons 



LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA 



HELLER »Cal 



MONTPEUER, 

 OHIO. 



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The Wayside Gardens Co. 



GROWERS OF HARDY PLANTS 



Shrnba, Bnlba and S*«ds 



MENTOR, OHIO 



