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The Florists^ Review 



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:;ioss I'ot'ilcis, nood li(|uid maiiuio at 

 li ast ouco a uoek anil in aildition .-i 

 n>{)-dross<in}; of line l)on(' or similar t'ci 

 tilizpr. Jt is siir[>iisiiio luiw those toji 

 •Iressings hring the roots up to tlie sni 

 tace and how greedily they seem to 

 devour the jilant food applied. It need 

 liardly be saitl that, given good drain 

 age, there is little likelihood of calla^ 

 lieing overwatered. The Godfrey ealla. 

 once grown, is sure to displace in a 

 large measure the old ^Kthiopica. It is 

 pure white in color and inu(di inorr 

 lloriferous. It is necessary, however, 

 to get strong j)lants before its ical 

 Jree blooming qualities are ai)parent. 



Lilacs. 



Of course the jtot-grown lilacs ;in' 

 the only ones really adajited for foil- 

 ing. Those from iiolland are arri\ing 

 later than usual this season. Occa 

 sional plants are seen in bloom as early 

 as Christmas, but the average florist 

 will find them of more value later in 

 the season. It is yet much too early 

 to start plants for Kaster, but it i- 

 well to have a few plants in flower be 

 f..i.' that time. For early forcing it 

 is an advantage to start lilacs in a 

 hot, moist and 'larU shed or pit, but 

 after this time it is just as well ti' 

 place them in the warmest greenhouse 

 at once. Spray freely and the plants 

 will soon start to grow. Move them 

 into ;i tem]ii'ratur(> of ")•» to "ili degrees 

 at night a-' the lloweis dexeloj), to 

 give them substaiKc Maiie Legra> e 

 ancl Mme. Li-moine are the best white 

 \arietie--. Mirhael linidmer. Ludwig 

 Spilth and <'|i;irle- .\ are fine colored 

 '..'iricties inr Idning. 



It often liappi'ii^ 1h;it tloiists ha\ e 

 a lew un-idd id.aiils whiidi are set out 

 in the lit Id. Alter a <ouple of ycais 

 these liecnme W(dl liiidded again, and. 

 if j)Ut in large ]ints. bexes or tubs be- 

 fore the -iniiiid free/es. or lifted even 

 ':ow during an open spidl of wenthei. 

 they will ;:i\e a line lot of llowers foi 

 • •uttinLT. Stand tliein in a cb>(,rway not 

 generally in u<e in winter or in some 

 other ]dace where tlie\ will not inter 

 fere \\ itli otliei' ]dant-. 



Rhododendrons. 



Th;i1 lieaiitifiil i hodndendron. l'inl^ 

 I'enrl, and its nearly white companion. 

 White I'earl. .aie unr|iiestionably awa.x 

 .•il)ead of all other rhododendions foi 

 lorcing pur]>oves. The trouble is thai 

 they are as yet somewliat liigh-jiiice.l 

 for' the average florist, who can sc 

 cure good ]dants of the rdder rliodo 

 icndron hybrids fni- at least half ttieir 

 price. The rhododiMidroiis do not sell 

 freelv, like azaleas, but there is. never 

 theless. a f.-iir call for them, ]iarticu 

 larly those li.-iving pure white, pink oi 

 lavender shaded flowers. It is too 

 early to start them for Kaster. but 

 plants c;in be stood in a cold house 

 in readiness. Place a few in heat with 



tile lil.ars. If yini lia\e a trade in 

 flowering plants, wliitdi all should try 

 to lia\('. tlii'y will jiroxf ;i useful ;iddi- 

 tion. 



GLOXINIAS AND BEGONIAS. 



When is the i)roper time to plant 

 bulbs of gloxinias and begonias in or- 

 der to have them in bloom bv the lat- 

 tei ]>art of :May ? ' D. R. 



In order to have gloxinias and tu 

 berous begonias in flower as early as 

 the end of May, you must start them 

 at once. It will take them all the 

 time to bloom, even if started now. 

 Put the bulbs in flats of leaf-mold and 

 sand and give them a temperature of 

 '-■» > degrees at night. Pot off singly as 

 soon as the plants are making good 

 roots and "rowth. C. W. 



grees at night ainl 70 to ~'2. degrees in 

 the daytime. Tlu! achyraiitli(>s [ilants 

 weie the first to show tlu^ effects and 

 lookeil as if they had been frosted. 

 Then other plants suffered and now 

 the f(Mns liaxc commenced to curl and 

 turn brown. I lia\e < hanged the 3oil, 

 but with no better results. I have be mi 

 (|uite particular about the watering. 



O. R. II. 



It is unlikely that benzine or iiir- 

 pentiue used in asphaltuin paint would 

 injure greenhouse ])lants, since they 

 would e\aporate in a short time af^i'i- 

 being applied. This does not im[)ly 

 that asphaltum paint containing ben- 

 zine or turpentine might not injure the 

 plants, but the harm would be due tt) 

 other ingredients, such as coal tr.r, 

 which might be used in cheap grades of 

 asphaltum. .lust how long the effects 

 will be noticeable will depend upon 

 how much coal tar and similar ingre- 

 dients are contained in the paint. The 

 safest way woidd be to take out the 

 piping and burn off the paint. T. 



INJURY FROM PAINT FUMES. 



Are hot water pipes, painted with 

 asphalt paint which contains benzine 

 and turpentine in unknown proportions, 

 harmful to soft plants, such as plum- 

 bagos, achyranthes and Boston ferns? 

 I have three benches in a house 2.5x80. 

 There are eight 2- inch pipes under thtj 

 center bench and live under each side 

 beindi. and there Jire two H-inch re- 

 turns. The ]ii[ies were painted last ftill. 

 I keeji the temjierature at ()(i to 62 de 



PLANTS AROUND FOUNTAIN. 



What varieties of plants, grown in 

 j)Ots, would be likely to succeed during 

 the growing season under a fountain 

 which has a fairlv heavv sprav falling 

 .•ill the time? ' " ' A. B. 



A few varieties which would succeed 

 under the conditions named are: Cy- 

 jierus alternifolius, Acorus Japonicus 

 A ariegatus, Richardia, or Calla ^thi- 

 opica. Asparagus Sprengeri, aspidistras, 

 ("aladium esculentum, Isolepis gracilis, 

 liichardia Elliottiana, Ricluirdia albo- 

 maculata, and, if the location is not 

 too sunny, some of the hardier ferns, 

 sii(di ;is nephrolepis jind pteris. 



c. w. 



William Legg. 



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