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The Florists^ Review 



Ficitlti' \iiv L'. l!t2L' 



tiers sliall roiist it nil' ;i <|iiciiiiiri .'il any 

 iru'cliiij,'. ' ' 



'I'iic alios 1' is (•(iiisiilcrcil (hie ami li'<,'al 

 not ii'c to the incinlicrs. Aclioii on the 

 alidvc cliaii^c-; will }>{• takrii at llic :in 

 Tiiial meet iii;^ ol' the assni-ial ion, to li. 

 Iield at I'll. ana Marrli I I. 



Albert '!'. II, y. See 'y. 



AT AGRICULTURAL SESSION 



'I'lie S. A, I', was re[ire--eiite(l at ilie 



aericiiltiiral eim leri'nee, at Wasliiiieton. 

 I), r., last week by S. S, i'oiuiock, ])re> 

 iileiit, aioi .lames M c H iitcliisoii, eliair 

 man ot' the i;iiit1' and leei^lativi- com 

 initti'e. The II iiivery men were re|iri' 

 ■>enteil by IMward Moon. |ias1 |ire-,j(ii'nt 

 of the iinr^eiy men 's assm-iat ion. '{"lie 

 rori t cTi'nce \\a< o|)eneii be I're^iilent 

 lianline, with SeiTetary \\':i llaec\ et" 

 the 1 >e|iail meiit or' A eriiMill ure, as teni- 

 porary cliairmaM, and < "on^^re-sMna n An 

 di'i'soM, ol' \1 i M iie^ot a , as permanent 

 I hairnian. 



'I'lie -^llbjecl^ to be eiiilsidered Were 

 |planne(| b\ 11ii> I )e|ia it merit ot' A;;rieul 

 tiii'e, and ^eiier.'il i-oinmit t I'es. eacdi with 

 ^e\eral subeominit t ees, Wi'I'e al'raneeil. 

 the jirimary object beiii" to alleviate and 

 lind remedies for the distress now exist- 

 ing: ainonff llie laniiin^ interests. The 

 dtdcj^ates were allotted tn the commit 

 tees and siiljeommit ti'<s in advance, 

 whicli <rave critics i-easnn to s;iy that 

 tin con f iTence was c-iMed parlK' to ^i\'e 



the ailni inist rat ion a Note of contiileiice 

 by tile farming interests and block the 

 • ■ aei'icult iiral bloc'' in coiij^ress. 



With siiidi ure-eiit national subjects 

 |iiessin;4 lor ;i solution, we diil not think 

 it acKisable to iii.ject our particular 

 ^;iie\ances or problems into the confer 

 eiice, with the exception of demandiri;; 

 ihroiiL^h the subcommittee compensation 

 to llorists ancl nurserymen for any stock 

 destroyed or not allowed shi|inient by 

 I'eileral laws or ri'^ubit ions, but thi> 

 was turneil down 1).\- tlio ecneral com- 

 mitteo, under the plea that it was a sub- 

 ject for the state lenislatuies. 



Tlie grievances and ])r()ldems of tlo 

 ri^ts and allii'd interests caused by fed- 

 eral laws are' subjects for confereni-e 

 with I'ederal Ilort icnltural Hoard and 

 department of Agricnlture otiicials, and 

 what thi'se nieu want in order to Indp 

 us is constriiftive j^uidance rather than 

 i-rit icisni. 



A STEP. 



It nii;;lit be aiivisable t(j pommenf 

 t'a\orably on the ,a]ipoint ment of a lior 

 ticulturist to the I'ederal llortienltura' 

 Hoard, in an ailvisorv cajiacity. David 

 l.umsiien, tiie boaril 's horticulturist, has 

 had ;i wide exii(>rience in horticulture. 

 His a|)pointnient i^ a sti'p in the riyht 

 direction .and h.is been advocated liy 

 1 he ( r.ade t'or years. 



.lames Mcllutchison. 



EASTER STOCK 



BULBOUS PLANTS FOR EASTER 



How to Treat Tlieni. 



Many queries .are at jiresriit coiniiiij to 

 The K<'view concernint; the treatment 

 of Dutch bulbous pl;inl< for M.aster 

 Howerin^. Thrre .are annually a numtn'r 

 of small growers who .are handling' thesj- 

 and other plaats for tlie lir.^t linie, .net 

 th(> information tliey seek is wcdl wortliv 

 of careful consideration. There ar. 

 m;iiiy skilled srrowers who. of curse, .j.. 

 not need anr advice on the culture m 

 jdants in ijeneral. but tliiri> will alwav- 

 lie ;i sni.'kll armj of beeinners anxious i.. 

 tind out just ho\v to treat ;i \:irietv n! 

 |)lnnts for lOaster. .Mem.irial dav, 

 Thnnksiiivini; .ind < 'lirist m:i >, .-ind lias 

 ter is the greatest [il.ant -.ale holiday ul' 

 the ye.ar. nhcn ^ wide \ariety ef tbiW'M 

 in<r jdants it usually avail.-ilde. 



It is UTifortiinate that we c.aniiet li.r. ■ 

 a tixed <lat« fur M.aster, It i> .a en 

 >imunatioB devoutly to be uislnil. It' i; 

 were only possible to h;i\e jt lome tie- 

 tir^t Siindaj ia Ajiril _\e;iil\-. Imw much 

 better it would be' l|.i\\e\,T. a^ we .■|le 

 iinliktdy to get thi- date noTely In ^iiil 

 ibiuer producers, we niu~t \\orr\- ahnii: 

 .■I- best we ean. 



l-l.aster this ye.sr ei.ine- ipiite l.ate, \ i/.: 

 April Ifi, and, in cmiseipience, moi,> 

 e:ire will lie n("('ev>ary to time bulboii~ 

 iliiwers and other pl.ants .■x.-ieilv. A 

 ::ener;il query is. ''How in;iny week- will 

 it t.ake niy liyaeintlis ;ind tulips i,, tlower 

 for IL'ister in the greenhouse in ;i tern 

 ]ii'r;iture of .'iti degrees at night ?'' .\long 

 in April, all bulbous flowers come on 

 rapi<ll.v, and while in some of the colder 

 >tates a little artificial lie.at ni.ay be 



needed tn get llie pl:int-~ in tlowc'r, in 

 others ccildf r.'imes may adx.ance tin' 

 plants siitliciently t'.a-i 



For a Late Easter. 



Seme ^r•lWers make a practice of kei p* 

 !ng their pans and tlats of K.-ister bulb- 

 outdoors well covered with earth .and 

 this, in turn, protecied by -tr;iw, lia\ or 

 other inateri:il. f^tlo^rs equall.v succe-'. 

 I'ul use cold cellar-i t'or storage jiurpo.-e- 

 and I iihdine to 1lir> opininn that where 

 a iimid ciild cell.ar i< at cninui.'ind. win 

 witlii.nt ;ui\- artiticial heat wh.at e.ver. 

 it makes the ide.al stor.'ige place for 

 bulbs t'or late ii-c. Siiine Large grouer- 

 li;i\e their p;in- ef Imlb- in r.acks ;iihl 

 ■lii- pl.an :Miswers quite wcdl. l-'nr .'i 

 re;illy J:i1e liasfer. I like t.i |i;i\e the 

 iiullis nil .a cellar llnor covered with <:ind 

 .>nd .•ibn\e this I li:i\,. found s,awdii-i 



1 gnnd excluder nt' I'lost .ami easv In re 

 MinV e W hi'll the pi;iiit- .'ire w.aiited. 



It is nnt w ,dl tn kee|, Ka-1er bulbs ti... 

 inllg ill the .|;irk, :is it h;is, nl' course, ;i 



'en.|eiic\ tn in.-ike ihein iimre or les- 



b'ggy or Wnblilv :illd we 1 | pl;|llt- 



\hich wil! vj;nid 'i[i wilhniit support- 

 as f:ir ,1- |in^sible. 



Hyacinths n.atiirallv' blonm .■.•uJiei 

 •h.-in tulip- .and d;ilTndiN and .-ire, tliei'. 

 t'nre, rather nmr.- .liliiciilt to ret;ird tli.-m 



the other bulbs, T||e\- -h<iuld be nil 

 cn\ ereil ;ind ll.'INe light :i< -imn :i- tllev 



are sprniited t wn tn two and nne h;,lf 

 inclie- high. The cellar inav be -llit.-lble 



t'or tlie?ii for a gno.l v.hil.', and later. 

 s;iy three -weidis before l-I.ivter, pl.ace 

 them in ;i coldframe. where on warm 

 d.ays they should be -haded witli mats 

 or board shutters, but bt't fully ex]iosed 

 on colder da\s .and ;it night. This will 



prevent them I'roni dr.iwing up .and 

 I'ranie grown bulbs are bound to be 

 -to(d<ier than those in greenhouses 

 where Mititicial he:it i- necessary. 



Hyacinths and Tulips. 



On the other h;iiid, in some states, 

 where wiiit(M- lingers long in the lap of 

 spring, it m.ay be necessary to house 

 hyacinths tvvd or three wetdcs before 

 K.aster. I'lace the plants in full light, 

 but cover IIh'Iu with new s]i,a pel's if hot 

 sun hits them. It is ;in advimtage not 

 to have them too I'ully open and, if they 

 come ;i tritle early, simjily move them to 

 ,'i cool shed or ccdiar where they are light 

 but where sun cannot hit them. Tulips 

 need similar tieatment to hyacinths. 

 Such .'1 fine double sort .'i- Murillo, a 

 great H.'ister f;iv mit !•. will be found to 

 net'd a day or t vvo longer to develop 

 than such singles as .'uc- <'usf oinarily 

 grown. .\lw;iys lemember, however, that 

 if you want stocky liy,'icint lis, tulijis or 

 dafTodils, they must lie kejit in full light 

 after placing them in fr;ime or green- 

 house, being careful to sh.'ide from hot 

 sunshine. A shaded greenhouse lias a 

 tendency to draw up the plants and it is 

 lietter to shade the ]il;ints. when neces- 

 sary, with cloth or newspajiers. 



.■^lieaking gener.'illy, three weeks 

 should siillice to tlower any of the Easter 

 Dutch bulbs, and it is always easy to 

 push any a little vvliic-h may seem t.'irdy, 

 or to hold others back in the cellar. Some 

 liquid manure, applied as the spikes are 

 pushing up, will materially improve 

 them, but diseontinue its use as the 

 tlowers start expanding. 



Lilies. 



I'.'aster lilies .ire grown oy a great 

 niany florists who have .-i retail trade, 

 and at this time it m.'iy not bo out of 

 pl.'ice to remind such that buds should 

 apjie.'ir on the stems so that they can be 

 counted re.'idilv when Lent comes in, 

 which is .M.'iri'h 1 this year, and .any 

 iilies which show bud> oa that d.ate 

 are reasonably sure to be in flower for 

 I'i.'ister in an average Tninimum tempera 

 tare of tib degrees: if the night tempera 

 tare is lower, allow a few days longer. 

 It is alw.ays ;i good policy to -hfi\o 

 tlowers opening a few days before 

 I'i.'istiT. as the plants are easily retarded 

 ill a cellar or in a cnoi. shaded green 



llnllse. 



.\ny lilies which -eciB somewhat 

 r.-inly slmiiM n,,w be given the warmest 

 house ,at comm.'in.l and sprayed several 

 times ,a d.'iv to hurry them along. ll 

 the plants .ire inclined to be too dwarf, 

 lliev can be drawn up by sli;iding the 

 ^lass for two or three weeks. Throw 

 away young, siiddy lookitig lilies. Those 

 with curled ii[i foliage .'ind full of stri'aks 

 will never .amount to .niTthing. Keep 

 spreading the plants out' atd give the 

 nioie baid<w.ir<l on,.- the most heat. .\ 

 eniisiderable amniint nf nioTiiig around 

 will be ner-ess,'iry to get all the plants, 

 even a small b;itc h. in tlower at one time. 

 Another jioint is to fumigate regul.'irlv 

 "I' s|,r.'iy with nicoiiiie. Once green 

 ■iphis gets lodged in the ends of the 

 growth, if is li;,,d to get rid of, and if 

 It IS allowed to reni.'iin n,, the jilants. 

 many deforiiK d (lowers .are sure to aji 

 I"''"'- * le.'inliness, fnapien. spraying 

 :ind ,'1 warm, moist ;it inosjiliere are re- 

 quirements of lilies from now- on. but 

 be careful not to give too much w.ater 

 to plants in the early stages of growth, 

 as It too often cause- 8i«klv growtlii<. 



C. W 



