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"Dje F^jrfsts' Review 



Jdlt 9, 1014. 



fine border plants, particularly where 

 they can be kept moist at the root. In 

 addition to the old varieties, like Ja- 

 ponica, Gladstone, astilboides, etc., and 

 Buch more recent sorts as Peach Blos- 

 som and Queen Alexandra, the new hy- 

 brids of Davidii crossed with some of 

 the old sorts have given us some beau- 

 tiful varieties, possessing great vigor 

 and mostly growing three to four feet 

 high. Of these the following are extra 

 good: Vesta, lilac, graceful; Ceres, deli- 

 cate rose; Juno, violet rose; White 

 Pearl, silvery white, and Salmon Queen, 

 salmon pink. They are vigorous grow- 

 ers, fine for pot cultjire as well as the 

 hardy border. All these were in flower 

 the first week in July. To flower later 

 we have Astilbe Davidii, with rich vio- 

 let, rose flowers growing six feet high, 

 and A. grandis, white. Each of these 

 should have moist ground, to be seen 

 at its best. 



I have not mentioned Spiraea Arun- 

 cus, or Aaron's beard, just on the wane, 

 which is fine either in the border or as 

 an individual specimen in grass; E. 

 palmata, with rosy crimson flowers, and 

 S. Filipendula flore pleno, all of which 

 are good garden plants of unquestioned 

 hardiness. 



BALTIMORE. 



PBOVIDENOE, B. I. 



CORNFLOWERS UNDER GLASS. 



Kindly advise how to handle corn- 

 flowers under glass. What are the best 

 varieties to handle and when is the 

 proper time to plant the seed? 



H. H. 



Cornflowers need similar soil and tem- 

 perature to snapdragons — a minimum 

 temperature of 45 to 48 degrees. Sow 

 them in rows and thin out the seedlings 

 where too thick. For an early crop sow 

 in August; for a spring crop, in Janu- 

 ary. The double blue is the most popu- 

 lar variety. C. W. 



PROPAGATION OF JUSTICIAS. 



Will you please tell me how to propa- 

 gate the justicia, or Brazilian plume 

 plant? I have been successful in grow- 

 ing a fine specimen, but have failed to 

 propagate many cuttings. Should the 

 green flower heads be removed before 

 the cuttings are struck? O. A. K. 



The plant referred to is probably 

 Justicia magnifica, or its sub-variety, 

 carnea, now often listed with such old- 

 time favorites as libonias and serico- 

 graphis under the name of jacobinia, al- 

 though the old name persists in spite of 

 the botanists. Justicias are easily prop- 

 agated in the late winter. The present 

 is not a suitable time to strike cuttings. 

 The green flower heads must, of course, 

 be removed, but earlier in the year, be- 

 fore they appear, is the time to root 

 them in a cutting bench such as will 

 strike carnations or roses. They do not 

 need a high temperature, but require 

 cool greenhouse treatment all the time. 

 Old plants are not worth carrying over; 

 it is better to root young stock an- 

 nually. C. W. 



CLEANED UP. 



No grower need see surplus stock — 

 good stock — go to waste. If the local 

 demand does not call for it, sell it 

 through the Classified ads in The Re- 

 view. Like this: 



Please stop my nnim a<l and s- nd staternent of 

 account. I sold e?oiy plant tlii'ouKli the iiso 

 of Tlie Review. — X. L. Aiubrusf, Lexington, 111., 

 July 8, 1014. 



The Market. 



Despite the lateness of the season, 

 business continues to keep up well. 

 Stock is gradually deteriorating in both 

 quality and quantity. Roses of the 

 better grades are exceptionally scarce, 

 although plenty of short stemmed flow- 

 ers are to be had at a low price, for 

 which the demand is limited. Good 

 white roses are in the best demand, for 

 which a limited supply of Kaiserin is 

 available. White Killarney is also 

 coming in, but, owing to its open habit, 

 is not of much value other than for 

 immediate use. Maryland is the best 

 pink at this time, but is not seen in 

 large quantities. Carnations are sell- 

 ing fairly well, only a few good ones 

 flnding their way to the market. Peas 

 are now about over; few good ones 

 are seen. Greens of all kinds are 

 plentiful and the demand about as 

 usual. A large amount of funeral work 

 used up quantities of what would other- 

 wise have been surplus stock. 



Various Notes. 



Mrs. Boone, who was injured while 

 riding on a motorcycle with Mr. Boone 

 on the Hillen road recently, is slowly 

 recovering after having been confined 

 to her bed for over three weeks. She 

 is now able to get about agaiii with- 

 out assistance. 



John Nuth, at Belair road and Frank- 

 lin avenue, is going to erect a house, 

 28x130, work on which will begin at 

 once. A field of carnations on his 

 place is looking better than the ma- 

 jority around the city, due to its being 

 watered during the recent dry spell. 



Hugo Grahl, of Violetville, is cut- 

 ting some good sweet peas, which are 

 in good demand. 



Peirce & Co. have purchased the 

 lease on the store at Charles and 

 Twentieth streets, now occupied by 

 Krouse Bros. This property will be 

 remodeled during the summer and re- 

 opened under the new management 

 about September 1. Their new store, 

 at 2118 Madison avenue, is almost 

 ready for occupancy; it is expected to 

 be opened about July 15. Their last 

 purchase brings four stores under the 

 management of this firm, the main 

 store, at 509 North Charles street, and 

 three branches, located in different sec- 

 tions of the city. 



The outing committee of the Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Club visited Buell's 

 Middle River park Wednesday, July 1, 

 to make the necessary arrangements 

 for the annual outing of the club. The 

 park is an ideal one for the purpose. 

 A large pavilion and dance floor are 

 there, besides bowling alleys and nu- 

 merous other amusement devices. Good 

 bathing, boating and fishing are also 

 to be had. It was decided to hold the 

 affair Monday, July 20. 



We have had a number of rains dur- 

 ing the last week, averaging a shower 

 a da}', which have considerably helped 

 outdoor stock, and with another week 

 of such weather, the stock will have 

 gained its normal growth. W. F. E. 



The Market. 



Business, as a general thing, v is 

 satisfactory during the last week, s. v- 

 eral commencements calling for c. u- 

 siderable cut stock for bouquets jtud 

 baskets. Growers are showing mi h 

 concern at the small amount of ram; 

 unless a good soaking comes soon, gr. at 

 damage will result. Sweet peas re 

 of excellent quality and gladioli .ne 

 becoming more and more popular. Car- 

 nations are scarce and poor, but ro-(>s 

 are holding well. 



Various Notes. 



Walter Sword, of Valley Falls, re- 

 ports an exceptionally good trade in 

 bedding plants this spring, having 

 handled more than 5,000 geraniums and 

 3,500 salvias. 



S. J. Renter & Son, of Westerly, who 

 have maintained a herd of upward of 

 fifty head of cattle, principally for tlie 

 fertilizer, have sold the entire number, 

 having substituted other fertilizers. 



Woodrow & Marketos, of New York, 

 have opened a branch store at Narr;i- 

 gansett Pier for the season. 



E. E. Howard is building a new 

 greenhouse, 14x132 feet, at his place in 

 Auburn. 



The large collection of palms from 

 the greenhouses of R..H. I. Goddard, at 

 Potowomut, East Greenwich, has been 

 purchased by T. J. Johnston & Co., Ed 

 Brooke, proprietor. 



Albert L. Warner, who is hale, 

 hearty and actively engaged at tlie 

 head of a lucrative florists' business in 

 Pawtucket, will celebrate his eightieth 

 birthday July 28. 



Johnston Bros, had one of the most 

 attractive window displays for July 4. 

 American flags, tricolor streamers and 

 cut flowers and decorative plants were 

 artistically intermingled. 



Four new greenhouses have just been 

 completed at the establishment of J. 

 A. Budlong & Sons Co., at Auburn, and 

 another is to be erected at once, to be 

 devoted to American Beauty roses. 

 From 10,000 to 15,000 roses are shipped 

 daily to the Boston market. 



Timothy L. O'Connor and family 

 have gone to Narragansett Pier for the 

 summer. 



The two new houses that Olney AVii- 

 liams is erecting on Hartford avenue 

 are now being glazed and will be ready 

 for benching early in August. 



The flower stand in Dimond's depart- 

 ment store, that Hazard & Pierson 

 have been conducting all winter, !ias 

 been discontinued for the summer. 



Frederick Davis has been graiiteil 

 permission to erect a one-story oiiice 

 and greenhouse costing $1,200 on Pb as- 

 ant street, Pawtucket. 



Macnair has adopted the billbo ir<I 

 method of advertising and with fifty 

 in different parts of the west side of 

 the city he leads as the first florisi in 

 Providence to use them. W. H. ^ ■ 



Columbus, O.— The Columbus Hot- 

 house Co. has been incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $10,000 to conduct a 

 eeneral vegetable and fruit business. 

 The incorporators are .7. F. Sultzbaugh, 

 R. J. Dunkley, M. G. Sultzbaugh, Jen- 

 nie Dunkley and .1. P. Eagleson. 



Sheldon, la. — ^Frank Christiany, ro- 

 prietor of the Sheldon Greenhoi~es, 

 will erect two greenhouses this sea -on, 

 comprising 10,000 square feet of gl iss» 

 one-third larger than the old buildi''g*i 

 in which several thousand feet of pa*' 

 was broken in the recent hail strrm- 

 Following this destruction was dee '^^ 

 a good time to rebuild, as the old 

 houses have long been too small to 

 carry the growing business. 



