FEbRUARY 2p, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



21 



On Sttoa^wlope Farm, the Establishment of the S. Bryson Ayres Co., iDdependence, Mo. 



well above ground. Seedlings can be 

 transplanted into other flats, and plant- 

 ing out in nursery rows or beds can 

 be done about May 1, or, if you have 

 a call for perennials in pots, they can 

 be taken from the flats and potted, and 

 grown along in coldframes. Aquilegias, 

 ■delphiniums, lychnis, campanulas, Shas- 

 ta daisies and a considerable number 

 of other sorts can be advantageously 

 started now, and many will make strong 

 plants for fall sales; some, also, will 

 flower the same season. C. W. 



SUNNYSLOPE FARM. 



Part of the large grounds of the S. 

 Bryson Ayres Co., of sweet pea fame, 

 at Independence, Mo., known as Sun- 

 nyslope Farm, is shown in the illus- 

 tration on this page. Although there 

 is much besides this, the part shown 

 is the center of activity and interest, 

 for in the greenhouses almost in the 

 center of the illustration are made the 

 seed tests. The propagation of hardy 

 plants also ia carried on here. 



PLANTING OUT FORCED BULBS. 



It seems a shame to dump all hya- 

 cinth, tulip, daffodil and Easter lily 

 bulbs after forcing. Can you tell us 

 whether or not they can be planted 

 outdoors and be made to bloom again? 

 When should they be planted out? 



H. & C. 



It is too bad to throw away all the 

 forced bulbs right after flowering. 

 Some varieties do well in the open 

 ground; others hardly pay for the 

 trouble involved in planting them. It 

 is necessary to wait until sharp frosts 

 have passed before planting out the 

 bulbs. Meanwhile they must be pro- 

 tected from frost, for, if left outdoors, 

 all the foliage would be destroyed. 

 Left-overs can be planted closely in 

 nursery rows, in beds, or dotted here 

 and there in borders. Some few sorts, 

 such as Narcissus poeticus and Leedsi, 

 are good for nai^i?alizing purposes. 



Plant Eastei^ilies out in your lati- 

 tude, northern Ohio, on or about April 

 20. They will give you some flowers 

 in July and August, but will be of no 

 further value. Hyacinths will flower 

 for one or two seasons with spikes much 

 reduced in size. Eoman hyacinths. Pa- 

 per Whites, freesias and some other 

 bulbs are not hardy, and it is of no use 

 to plant them outside. Tulips will 

 flower fairly well for more than one 

 season; the Darwin varieties often Im- 

 prove from year to year. The large 

 trumpet narcissi, such as Golden Spur, 

 Victoria, Emperor, Sir Watkin, etc., 

 will flower for several years. The white 



winged varieties are, as a rule, hardier 

 than the yellow ones. The short trum- 

 pet varieties, such as poeticus, Leedsi, 

 Barri and incomparabilis, \ieariy all do 

 well after forcing. C. W. 



THE MACNIFF STORES. 



The MacNiff Horticultural Co., New 

 York, is just finishing up elaborate 

 changes in its quarters, hastened to 

 be ready for the spring rush. The 

 space used has been largely increased 

 and the equipment improved to cope 

 with the heavier business that is fore- 

 shadowed by the big spring of 1914. 



A temperature of 45 degrees at nighf,. 

 all things considered, is about rights 

 and the' larger and stronger the cut- 

 tings the better the stock, B. A. A. 

 can easily satisfy himself whether or 

 not the ,cuitiBg» -wilk root, by trying 

 them, but he need not have any fear 

 that the cuttings are too big, as this 

 , is an indication that they are strong 

 and vigorous. In the absence of in- 

 formation regarding the temperature, 

 I should think he has ideal stock to 

 work on. Chas. H. .Totty. 



Stores of the MacNiff Horticultural Co. 



The double store looks today as you 

 see it in the accompanying illustration. 



GOOD STOCK FOR CUTTINGS. 



I have left my chrysanthemum 

 plants in the beds, thinking that I 

 could thus produce my own cuttings. 

 The shoots that came up, however, 

 sprang from the roots and are extra 

 strong, but do not seem to be woody 

 enough to take root, beings a good half 

 inch in diameter. If I can not use 

 them, I shall empty the bench to 

 make room for spring plants. 



B. A. A. 



BOXWOODS NOT THRIVING. 



I am enclosing some pieces of box- 

 wood, or box trees, which are badly 

 diseased. Can you tell me what the dis- 

 ease is and how it can be checked t 

 Some of the ^tr^es are in the open 

 ground and others are in boxes, but all 

 ■ have the same disease and all of them 

 seem likely to die. As I have a good 

 many plants of good value, I shall ap- 

 preciate any advice given. C. R. 



I could not detect any special disease 

 on the foliage, but the shoots sent were 

 simply smothered with mealy bug and 

 scale and I am inclined to think thai 

 these are responsible for the poor condi- 

 tion of your plants. Use;the hose vig- 

 orously on them, using a spray nozzle 

 to give the water more pressure. Also 

 syringe with some remedy such as 

 Aphine, kerosene emulsion or whale oil 

 soap. These may scorch the ends of 

 the young, tender growths, but will not 

 harm the mature foliage. More than 

 one application may be necessary to 

 clean your trees, but keep up the work 

 until they are clean. It is utterly im- 

 possible for them to thrive in their 

 present condition. C. W. 



THE VALXTB OF SOOT. 



Milton L. Putney, chief of the bureau 

 of soils in the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, says: "Coal soot 

 is valuable as a fertilizer principally 

 as a source of nitrogen. It usually con- 

 tains less than one per cent of potash 

 and phosphoric acid and from one to 

 eleven per cent of nitrogen, averaging 

 probably about three per cent. In addi- 

 tion to its fertilizer value it is consid- 

 ered to have certain insecticidal values. 

 This material is quite widely used in 

 England and in our opinion it will pay 

 anyone making a quantity of soot to 

 save it." 



I think that the shoots referred to 

 are ideal for making cuttings; that is, 

 if the temperature has been suitable. 



Columbus, O. — With the advent of 

 open weather comes the completion of 

 the White-Haines building, on High 

 street between Gay and Long, into 

 which T. L. Ludwig has already moved. 



