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The Florists' Review 



NOVEMHKll G, 1913. 



oiirs avIhi li;i\r lu'cii niliif.i this ^ cai'. 

 wi' i'Mi'imI mil' tlinnks. 



Ii'rlci riii^ :i,i:;iin to tlic lut'iiibfrslii]) 

 dt' the siH-icty, your scm'tiiry t'liriicstlv 

 icijiicsis that cai'li inriiilior iiiKlcrtakc 

 t(i .|() si.inr iK'isdiial work tc» ^ct new 

 iiiciiilicis. We i^rcatly ai>iiri'ciato the 

 loyalty ol' lliosc -wlio aro, staii(lin;f liy 

 ii> aii'l lirl|iiiiL; tlu' soci(>ty to luH'p up 

 ilv Avurlx. hut tli('r(> arc many thiiij^s 

 that \vc roiihl do to hfl|i alon^ liic in 

 ti'iT^t ol' tlio chi-ysant lu'iniun if we IkoI 

 a laiLli'i' nirni licishi]!. 



We --honhl I'Xti'nii a xotc ol' apiirnia- 

 tiiiii to f\i'iy incinlici' dt' tho cxaininini^f 

 coniniii ti'("<. whii willinjjly ^i\t' their 

 Tinii' to rxaniino I'Nci'y \aiii't\ -^uli 

 ni 1 1 tc. I In t hem. 



'Phr Iraijc ]ia|ici> have lircn lii'Mit 

 ouv ill printing tiic notico-^ -cut in th.Mtt 

 I'foni time 111 linir ainl ] Mil ili-hi ml; 'Io- 

 taiU of iiiir tnci'tiiid an.l llio work ol' 

 our >ocii'ty. for whirh \\o owo to tlifiii 

 nil 1' \ ol (■ 111' t lian K-. 



A-- iii-ilrrccj i.\- \ ot I' at iiiir la--' a n ■ 



mial iiuctinj^, a rotiu'n post-card ex- 

 plainiiiii the (■()iiipr()inis(< scale of points 

 as sujiycsted ]>y l-'x-picsiijcnt i']lincr 1). 

 Smith ill scoriiifj; exliibition viiriotics 

 when tlicy were bciiijj; .jiicijicil in com- 

 ]ictiti(in witli a commercial variety, 

 was mailcil to all nienihers, re(|uestiug 

 thciM to jiixc tlieir opinion on tlie mat- 

 ter. The expression of tiie incinlxM's by 

 tlic return cards indicates that the ma- 

 jority f a\ (ir a scab; as foHows; Color, 

 ilii; form and fullness, 20; size, 2'>; 

 stem ami f(dia;ie. 2."); total, 100. 



The badLies for members -winnini,' 

 first premiums at any (dirysanthemum 

 show have lieen sent to the secretaries 

 of the (j i fl'ei'ent s(n-ieti(>s, recpiestini; 

 them to attach one to extM'v liist pre- 

 mium exhibit i)\' a member of the ''. 

 S. A. 



The sii-retary wishes to a(d< now lediie 

 the kindness of l']lmer I >. Smith in fur 

 hi-~hinL; him with a complete list of 

 varieties cli^^semi riateil in liMLl, which 

 was a i;reat help to him. 



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Lilies of the Valley. 



' (dd -tora'je \ alley pip-^ romi' alonLT 



• piite I'ast at till- -e.-l-iiii. t weiity-tdur 



to thirty day- -iitliciiii.'- friun starting: 

 to lloweiim:. With liie heat now at 

 command e\er\ where, u mere e\en 



bottom heal .-.■in be LllVell, and the 

 )d]is -tart into Liiuuth with -iirprisinL,' 

 rapidity. In orde;' te en-iire a nii-i' jut 

 id' t'ldi.a'je. L;raduall\' expose the plants 

 to jii.'li! altel' the lidwer -pike- a IC 



\V(dl .ad \ ;i iiee.j. Till' >anie -and eaii be 

 u-ed ii>er .and o\ er aL'.ain for \ alley. 

 a^ the pip- m:il.e nn i-uut- while beini; 

 tdreed. l'(o both Tha n k-L;i v i n;_f ,an<l 

 ' liii-t ni;i-. .". mill and <', inidi pot- of 

 tiii-ily t'nliaU'd \;ille\ are -al.alde. 

 e-perial|v wheii offeled in .'Ml .-ittr.ai- 

 ti\e I'liini at the -tore-. It I- better 

 To i{ee|i the-e ill the dark fni' a -lio't 

 time. In a I low 111 I li'l- de\ elnpMleh t nf 

 the Inlia^le. 



Herbaccotis Calceolarias. 



The 'JlnWlh i.f hel baienll- raheida 



ria- i- nnw niiali innia' i.apid. aiel . .aic 



mU-t be taken In lepnt tliem belnle 



their rent- b.'.MijM' inalied. I -•■ loi 



i-nlnpn-l Ill.fnil- Inam. n|d inU' niaiiiiie. 

 lea f l.mjd ;i lei -aiel. I'm I lie ka-t pnl 

 t i tlLT le:i I' Ipid I . ,a h im i.lli ll te.l. I . rnw 



the [dant- III .1 enid Imii-e; in ta'I. 

 they lie iii-t a- Will in .a rnldfialiie 

 for aiiniher mniilh. ii | iniertc,| t'r,,m 



f ro-t. A pll I- >A I II -nnh (III I lip t he 



t'(diaL'e it f II M I'ja I ell- ale lint L-'i\eii 

 weekjx. I In linl tlilnw a w ,a \ tin- -eelli 

 ine|y weak" plant-, a- tlev ii-uallv prn 

 \ide the tilie-t llnwi r- <ii\e them .a 

 little c lenlir;|d| nielil aiel the'. will le 



iia\ y ,', I'm- it. 



Poinsettias. 



Tlie pnih-eltla- -hnllkl InW I ., kept 



ill a .iiihiniuni leni)'erann' nf .'.." ik' 

 Ijii.-. ;iid if ;iii\ ale w.inlid .a- early 

 ,a- Tl, nil -l:I\ IIi^. tl" to •in de_;rei - mii-t 



kf -i\.ii. Water rareiull\', Inr mi thi- 



,|e| en I- The flit 111',- -welt .are n f the 

 lla'i!-: -nil. t eln I'le :i1 111 e. ell'.. ll I : I \ I'e 



ideal, hut e.areless AvateiiiiLT will soon 

 undo tlie>e, and the foliaj:e. instead id' 

 beiiin niceii, \vill sooii commence to 

 I urn ■.adlow'. J^dnsettias 'witli i^ood 

 foliane \vill always sidl, but no one 

 \\;itits them with n.aktal stems. The 

 more 'lowt'is the jilants carry at the 

 hnlid.av-. till better they will'scdl. .and 

 in elder In lia\e them in a eood. s.ai 

 •able eniiditinii. they sliouid be stood on 

 ;i shelf nr lieht bem h in a lioii-e kcjd 



;it -"ll to ''- dei^ree- .at IliL^ht. They 

 need Hn -haije wliatcNer IloW ;illd a re 



Iii:ide all the harder and -tnrdier if 

 nettiii:: t'lill -unlinht t'rom ihi- time 



nil . 



Stevias. 



.M(i\e a batch nf -te\ ia- inin ,a iimd 

 erattdy ■w.arm house evcrs' eii^kt ur ten 

 d.a\-: nnlhin;,'' warmer than a i.arna- 

 linn temjierature i- de-irable. .\t 

 Thailk-niv in^ -nine -te\ia- will eniiie 



in extremely ii-eful and ^\ill |iio\e 

 e\en mnre so at f'hri-tm.a-. Ke^-p the 

 uialii b.ateh (d' plant- in a i-okl hmi-e, 

 aiivthinn cle.ar of .artiial fin-t will ah 



-WiM" fnr tlletU. 



French Bulbous Plants. 



The eailie-t I'.ape!' White i,ai.i-- 

 a re alread \' in iinuei . It i - in,! .•,,] 



\ i-able In ha \ e 1 nn liiaii \ i nliie : lit , 

 blnnlll wllile llllllll- ale ;;t llnll lln.,; 



tide, '.nil nil any retail pki.e a 1 1 w 



li;it - n| t hem i nine i ll ll-e|lll ,1 I ;, i, , 



time, part iiii larU when fiiiie?-al wmi. 

 i. tn be made up. St.arl a fie-j, l,:ii, a, 



nliee a Week tn keep lip ,a |i|n|.er .-1) 

 ee--ioa. Thi-^ bulb will -land a inn 

 -ider.alde .aninlllit ol' heat, but u'l\e It .-, 

 ,-,,nl hnii-e w hell npeiiiiii;. I'niii.aii I' 

 :i,iiith- nf the lir-l pialitiliLf are nm. 



-I|tbeielltl\- started tn hnll-e. I,i\, 



1 limii a \\ .ai III hnii~e and it will be p,,- 

 -ij.le In have them Inr Tlia ll k -- 1 \ 1 1, - 

 brenrh Trumpet M.ajm- and <;i.lde! 

 Sjiurs are -t:irtiiiL' iknelx .and -linnle 

 1„. fit III hnu-e by the middle nf \n 

 ■^ riiiber. The\ mii-t be -tarted at ikai 

 tiiii,. if aii\ -ale wanted t'nr ' li li-* ma- 

 \\ ,. .1 .iibt if it rcall'. pa\ - In Inr..,. 



those narcissi and tulips I'or the 

 Christmas trade, but they are novel- 

 ties and bring good prices at that sea- 

 sou, hence most of the specialists strive 

 to have some in liower. 



WEAK-STEMMED EASTER LILIES. 



Ifow long does it take Easter lilies 

 to bloom Jifter they arc brought in 

 from their rooting.' How siiould they 

 he treateil to bring them to bloom with 

 the largest number of flowers ou short 

 stalks, or to have the stems suflicieutly 

 strong to hold nj) the blooms without 

 drooping.' .My plants lia\'e been tall 

 and spindling, not strong enough to 

 hold up the blooms properly. What 

 kind of soil or fertilizer will overcome 

 the trouble.' M. 1. II. U. 



As to the time recjuired for bloom- 

 ing, everything de]tends on the variety 

 (d' lily you are growing and the season 

 of the yiaar. It takes an average of 

 six we(d<s from tiie time buds show 

 until the jilaiits are in llower in an 

 .a\era;;e minimum temperature of GO 

 degrees. Plants, for instance, which 

 will be two or tiiree inclu's high at 

 t'hii-tmas would be easily llnwcred for 

 the end (d' Alardi in a temjierature of 

 till de^Ka's at iiinht. In a liiejier tem- 

 perature, still less time \\oulil bi^ re- 

 ijuired. The leiieth of stalk depends 

 lai\:idy on the \ariefy. The I'ormosas 

 are tall, as ,a lule; llarrisii. moderately 

 tall; multillorums, shorter: ginanteums, 

 the shortest, stocki(>st, and, in propor- 

 tiim to tludr height, the linest and 

 frci'st llowering of all the Master 



lilies. 



To keep M)ur plants from beioming 

 -I'iniiling, keep them on a lii^lit, sunny 

 bemh. wadl ui> to the linht. ^'ou can 

 feed the plants rpnte liberally with 

 liijiinl manure when oioa' the pots are 

 full (d' roots, and jiarticularly after 

 buds show. Do not use any chemicals 

 and do not pot th(> bulbs in a rich soil. 

 It \\ill do them more harm than L;o()d. 



NAME OF AMARYLLIS. 



What is the name of the amarylli- 

 that ha- no fnliai^e.' It ha- a spike ot 

 biieht scarlet llnwei>. It 'jrows in 

 Florida. -M. F. C 



.\ll t he amai> lli< llnw m with littli 

 nr nn fnliai;e, and. a- tiuie are many 

 --'.ailet \,arietie-, it i- iint e.asy to sa.\ 

 .jii-f what \-arii'ty ^nll !ia\e m mind. 

 .\t till- -ea-nii, also, the iieriiie- ,ar(> in 

 llnwei. Tlleie are se\iT,al \arieties that 

 have briuht -earh t llowei- which come 

 befm- the fnliaue appeal-. I- it pos- 

 -llde \ nil have -eeli the-e ami Illlstakl^li 



tli'aii Inr aiii.a r\ III- .' Tie llnweis .an- 

 iiiieh -mailer tli.aii llm-,' ,,i amarvll:-. 

 ani| ipiiie different in a ppi a i a i.ee. .\ma- 

 '>lli- llelladnnn.a llnwei- at tin- seasm, 

 keidir m.akinL: aii\ leaf :jinwili. bat the 



'■'dn;- 1- brinlit pink, tin' '-'•.atlt 1 . 



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Manchester, Mass. W m L.iwson 



InliiiciK' at l»o\v"s nreeliiinll-e-. ;it 



I 'e 11 I \ . li;i- taken a im .-i t imi w it ii 



"> \e| .MaLMIIIMUl hele. 



Manslield, O. St uhkirehe. |;i,,-. .•ir,> 



'iiviliL.' a nin-t -lleee---l'ul .hl\-ailtlie 



I'iiii .iiij. tlii- fall The number ([f 

 |!aiil- under i lilt i \ ,at im. i< hall' .a;j:iii. 

 ■ '- kii^e a- Last year'.-, .ami it will be 



■ ir-er next \e,ar, a- .an .addilimi. I-'C' 

 '. .'on ffet. is being erected. lai-MiL.' the 

 ■J la-- area tn •_'.". "on |eet. 



