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The Florists^ Review 



15 



.St.Mlhl u|p the li(>st; next to tliciii, tlio 

 <*;ily("uit liciiia or cup nml siiuccr varic- 

 tios. (icntic i'orciiiji JOr an early croi) 

 can coninu'iicc ahont the niiildlf of J)e- 

 ceniher. 



Freesias. 



The earliest l)atcli of ficcsias slioulil 

 have rec'civoil some; supports hcfort^ tiiis 

 time. Some growers use |)ieces of 

 birch brush anioiij; Die growths; others 

 use thin bamboo anil run tiers of 

 strin^r around the i)lants. (ireen string 

 only should lie used. Whatever sup- 

 ports aie used, they should be yiven 

 early, for if left toil lonj: tlie ^rouths 

 will lie down and the spikes are then 

 much more liable to com(> crooked. 



Freesia flowers are always a welcome 

 addition at Christmas, and, j:i\en a 

 teniperature of r).") def^rees at niyht and 

 a li«ht, sunny shelf from this time on, 

 a fair jiroportion of the early planted 

 ones sliould lie on time, (iood s|)ikes 

 of Purity, which is far the fiest va- 

 riety, will make .^G to .$8 per liundre.l 

 at wholesale in Christmas week with- 

 out any trouble. Only half these jirices 

 arc obtainable later in the season, un- 

 less the stock is fancy. A last jdant- 

 in<i can now lie made; this will fur- 

 nish (lowers from the eml of Feliruary 

 onward. 



Bougainvilleas. 



Uou^'ainvilleas lifted from the open 

 ground, or carried over summer in jjots 

 ])lun^reil outdoors, shouhl not be given a 

 waiin house for sonu^ considerable time 

 yet. A few may be started in heat and 

 will gixc a fairly good crop of flowers 

 for Christmas. The color of this plant, 

 liowe\er. is not of the shade that buy- 

 ers ale especially loolung for at the 

 holidays, and it ))ays much better to 

 time the |dants for liaster, in ^vhi(dl 

 case keep th(> jdants with a/aleas and 

 other liaid wooded subjects until New 

 Year's. Never mind it the temperature" 

 gets down near tiie free/ing point; it 

 will not hurt the bougain \ ilieas. Any 

 florist Avho has not yet grown bougain- 

 villeas would do \\(dl to gi\e a few a 

 trial They are profuse bloomers and 

 haxc woiideit'ul lasting jiroperties. 



Cinerarias and Calceolarias. 



TJH' gro\\th of cinerarias ami cabu^o- 

 larias is now rapid. The lalcecdaiias 

 haiii: tire decideiily dining the hot 

 months, but are forcing ahead satisfac- 

 torily now. The liisl place tor either 

 of thi'^e tw(t \arieti(-- ot' plants for 

 some time to come is in coldtiaines. 

 Keej) them jiotted along before the loots 

 become cr;imped aU'l make the s(dl a 

 little richer ;it each vucc'ssiv c shit't. 



It is tmi Lite now to sow seeds ot" 



cithei' ot' tiiese :^reenliouse annii.'ils. 

 Any who ha\e put olV sowing until this 

 late date would better buy xoung pl.ants 

 fli'ni snme o| Tlie b'e\iew 's ad\ertisers. 



It i- not \ el too late to inseit cuttings 

 ol < alccol.-i 1 ia iiieosa. or of that splen- 

 did \ariet\. ( '. Stewarti. These will 

 root leadily in an\ cool pi'opa^ating 

 house and will nial\e nice sjiiing llow er 

 ing I'laiit-^. 



Schizanthus. 



Sow .-I turthei' batch of Sch i/ant hiis 

 Wi^et nneiisi--. nV nUe ot' it-' man\ sii- 

 c.alled inipiiiv ement-. now. These will 

 make u-elid i'l:ints in sinin^. At lias- 

 tei', when reall,\- nice plants are in de- 

 mand, schizanthus should make a wel- 

 come addition. The earlie--t batch 

 should now l>e in ■"' nnh put-, ;ind will 

 reipiiie a sliit't kiter into 7 iledi iM'tiilc 



"WHO'S WHO-AND WHY 



9f 



GEORGE BURTON. 



/^KOKCK r.rU'ToN. who was .de( ted vice |.re-ident of the I"hilai|el|diia florists" 

 V> ('lull ( )ctober 7, is one of the successful Noung nu'U ol' the trade. A grower 

 of marked abilil\-, he ha> specialized ou the must dilliciilt rose, -ecuriiig crops, just 

 when needed, the ipiality and ipiantity at' which have surpiised the eastern market, 

 lie is a man -pf proeie-vi\,. ideas; tin- Ia1.'-t instance is his ;issnmpt ion of his 

 lather's |po--itioii and responsibilities, an ;irt impossible to an\ one who lacked 

 confidence. A iiiotm- liielx ha- just cojnmenred taking the cut ol' Mr. Hurton's 

 two places fr Cliotnut Hill to I 'liiladelphia, ten miles awa\. 



they tlower. The\ are gios> t' Iei> 



and should ha\e a tiderably lidi s"il; 

 they should aUii ha\e liipiid manure 

 regularly when once they aie e-tali 

 lished in their tloweiing jiots. (Irow 

 schizanthus cool till the time loi- best 

 results. It is soiiietimes j|i|\ ised to L;i\r» 

 tllelli ."ill ili'i^lee- ;it lli^ht. Tllis |s inili'h 

 too wailii; |H to l"i degrees is much 

 lietter. 



CANTERBURY BELLS. 



Kindl\ inl'orm me Imw tu liaiidle t'aii- 

 terbnrx' iiells. 1 lia\e snuie ill I iiodi 

 pots, |i|un;^ed in the Llieiind. They aii' 

 t'ldin bast spring' 's sowing:. Should they 

 be kept in the Liieenlioiise or outdoors 

 over winter .' 1'. II. 



< '.■inteilmry 'nils, i |' snwn last spniiL:, 

 should now be tit I'm- s inch or '.i inch 

 pots. \dii iiia.je ;i mistake in carryitiL; 

 Noiir plants over sinniner in pots. litid 



llley I II phiiiteil out in L;oiid soil. Ihe\ 



\\oiild lie fully ipiadlll|i|e tln'ii' present 

 size. ()\' i-oil|se. I inch jiots jife much 



I'Hi siiiall to llowef iheiii in, ;ind you 

 slimiM iiiiw sliiit them into liindi |iots. 

 St:iiid theiii on ;i lied of c(ial .ashes in 



;i coldflMiie. Lea\i' tlieiii exposed tO 

 the Weather t'oi- some weidvs vet. A 

 \f\\- de-iees ol frost will do th(>m no 

 hjirni. btit co\cr with sashes when cold 

 becomes keener. They c;in be burit'd in 

 ]ieii'ectlv dry leaxcs and kept o\er win- 

 ter in fr.ames if desii-ed. 'I'hey c;ni be 

 started in L;entle heat for s|irini: tlower- 

 iiiL: any time after the middle of De- 

 ••ember. I'm- l-iasti'f. start early in .l;in- 

 u;iry. ( . W. 



PROBABLY THE SAME PRIMULA. 



^\'llat is the dilleren.e ketweeil 

 ,ijii;:iiilea .and L;r;i iid i tlor.a primroses.' 



1>. W. I). 



There is pr(di:ili|y litVereiice at all. 



IJoth are supposed to indicate the l.arge- 

 IbiWered t>|ies. Some see.|s||ieii prefer 

 one adjecti\e, some the other. Tht" 

 buvcr must not le tno much c;iiri(>d 

 away by the terms ura ndillora, t:igantea. 

 superla. mammotli, i^old ined.al str;un. 

 extr.a selected, etc.. when applied to 

 llower seeds, as I'leipient ly those with 

 the most awe iiispiiiiio mnnes ;i[|,| lauda 

 ler.\' ad.iiM-tives priive disajipdint iiiL'. 



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