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The Florists^ Review 



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I SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS - " " ' ' 



I FOR SOUTHERN FLORISTS I 



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Chrysanthemums. 



'I'lir jili'scnt tunc Is a i^uml uiu' In 

 jiifpari' ihrvsa iitlii'iiiiiiii iiil t iiiLis, i'S|ii' 

 liallv nf 1lh' cailit'i- varieties, wiietlier 

 Jul iinlodi or nutildiii i-ultiire. Tlie i-\i1 

 lillU-- are I'lellt il'lll aihi will still liiiit 

 jeailily ill the l:i eeiiliiiu>e |pr(i|ianat in^; 

 heiii-li. A iiKintli later. es]ieeially in 

 llie llMUi' SDlltlielll sections, tliev will 

 )ia\e to lie lodleil in rolil Ira lues ami 

 sliailed well ilmiiiL; tlu' il.ay. Tliese 

 riailies iiia\ lie I rum twcKe lo eiiillteeii 

 imlies |iii;li, ill oiilei- to JUoteet the 

 ciiltiiii^s liiiin .halts as iiiiu-li as ]ios 

 >ilile. a lei \s li;ite\('i j^iihl ot' shade is 



use. I must 1 levated liotJi front ami 



haik l('i |iro\ ii|e thorough \ cut ilat ion. 



• lean saioi aiel ehari-oal dust iiiaku 

 an eNrellelit n mil li liat ion idr a |il<i|ia- 

 •jatin^; lied. < liario,-il dast alone |.rar 

 lically (diinin.ates ilaiiLjer Iroiu euttiiiu 

 lied Iiiiil;iis. and m;i\ Im' use,| idi- iiKire 

 than oiK> year. 



Shade must lie iemo\ed eiitiiidy at 

 iiiLiht, \\l!i(di is the |iio|H'r time to do 

 ;iny wati'iiiiL! the lied retiuires. 



I lining extremely warm weather, rot 

 is lialile to st;iit in the solt tips oi' tji,. 

 eiittillLzs ;iml work .leai- down to the 

 .sand; so remove the tips fidni .all tin' 

 iiittinjis lietdre iiisiMt in;; them _iii the 

 s.aml, and tlie troulde is oli\ iated. in 



r.ai-t. Ill hilt Weatlu'l the illttillL:~ .'i i e 

 liettel to lie :, lit ! I e lOi the li.aid s,de. 

 :ind iilteli imile than one rutting; eail he 

 iii.ade Ironi the same sjiooi. When tiie 



eUttini^S .-lie iiirely liioted. wllirh will 



lie in Iron: twenty In twenty li\e d.ays. 



they ran lir Imtted III I'^iilhll pots in 

 ;i L;iMid riini|Mist III three parts tresli 

 lo.am to iiiic pait m.aiiure. 'j'iiey miist 

 lie kept iniiNiii'j until yon are read\ tu 

 )d;int them niit. A \ount: plant th.at is 

 .alliiwed to lir'iime li.ai'd and stunted in 



a sniall pot nevel srems tn lose its 



\v I\ teiideiiex', nil matter how it iii;i\ 



seem til lluiiiisl: alti'i ln'iii'j planted 



.lilt. 



Carnations. 



Ilailv |ii iip.a L;at lull ami early plant 

 mi: out in the liild i- the w.atrhwoid 

 tor i-.ariiat ions. I ie.-,'in I'.ei ;ind .lann.aiv 

 .afi' the liesi nmnths iiir pi oji.an a 1 i n l:. 

 althiiiiL;li it is md Iho Late yet lo put 

 in ,a L!iiiid >i'.ed li.atih. as an .am-lmi' to 

 windw.ard. Select ^^ond pips irom neai 

 the h.ase 111 the liuwerili;; siioots fur 

 i-iittin_:s. taking: tlu-m me.lnim si/cd m 

 a little lar:^er. ami .avnidinL; the smaliei' 



"•lies, whirli dii nut Innt Well aild lie\'ei 



jiiiive s;it istai'tory when tliey do. 



The pi iipa M.at I n;; taldi- >hoil|ii lie li\e 

 Jin lies deej'. .\ n,iyd layer oL' rouyii 

 .■iiidei> in the liottoin makes tlio best 

 l;ind ot' draiuaiie. 'i'lie sand must lie 

 i-lean and I'rei' I'roiii all dirt. It does 

 not matter whether it is eoarse ur fine, 

 as suhsequent w ateiiii:,'^s will be heavy 

 or li^lit ;iii-oidiliu til its texture. I 

 have used sand lor propa,i.'atiim that 

 MMjuired hea\\' waleiiiij; three times 

 ilaily. and some that h.ardly required 

 that inuih in ;i week, wit h equally <iood 

 results. The sand when jioundcd firm 

 shoulil lip about three iiiclies deep. 



When the iiittin^^s are first inserted 

 they reijuire a thoroiifjh water! n<r. On 

 <'\ ei\' liritrlit Aav irive them ;i line 



sprayiiij.; belori' shadini:, and apply .just 

 enouyli water to keep the sand well 

 moislened. but not waterlo,ii>^eil. The 

 I iittin^s must be eareltiliy watehed and 

 not alloUed to wilt. 



ir you lia\(' to list' the same sand 

 lor ;i seioiid or third batell ot' cuttilli^s. 

 be sure to sterili/.e it by dremdii ii<; it 

 thoroughly with sea Idiiiij; hot water 

 Irom the boiler or a solution ot' I'dd 

 p.'iits water to one |iart tormaliii. It 

 the batter is used, it is well to spread 

 news|i;ipers over the sand alter it is 

 soaked, to i-;iiise the I'liines to be re 

 lained as Ion;; as possible. In three or 

 tour days the sand will be re.ady lor 

 use a,;^aiii. 



.\ ni_i;li[ t<'ni](erature of ."id to .ll' de 

 L:iees must lie maintained in the house. 

 It is not necessary to luvve bottom heat 

 under the priqiaj^'atin;; lu'iieh; without 

 it the ruttiipus may take a few days 

 loiiuor to root and yet be all the bet- 

 ter for so (loin;;. In suidi eonditions 

 thirty ila\s are required to root the cut 

 lilies siillicieiit ly to be pt)ttt'd. 



When they ;iie rooted, ]iot them U|i 

 ill Ll'i inch pots, place on a bemdi ;Viid 

 iM'cp shaded lor a weekjhintil the i-ut 

 tiiii;s be;;in to esttiblisil tliems(d\cs in 

 their new i|U;i iter<. An execdlent pot- 

 tin;; soil for this purjiose is obtained 

 by srreeniiin- two inches of the to|p soil 

 from one of the old idirysant henium 

 lieds. ;ii|i|iiiL; about olie-ei;;lit ll to oiie- 

 teiitli leaf-mold and mixiii;;' t horoiiylily. 

 No cow maniire or other fertili/er is 

 iieede.l (ii\e .a tlioidueh watering; 

 .liter potting, ^pray excry bright dax' 

 .Mid ;i\oii| nivin;; too much water, but 

 don't let the pl.aiits sutl'er from lack ot' 

 It. I'ay particular attention to the 

 ends .•(lid edL;es ot' the tables, ;is you 

 v\ill liiid the pl.aiil- there are liable to 

 diy out ipiickK. 



In .about six weid^s the jdaiit< will 

 lie ii:id\ I'oi theii fiisf pinchiii!; .and 



— allow tlu- jilants to j;et higli enough 

 " <n that aftei- taking out the top joint 

 tlierc! will be four to six other joints 

 left, ill eight weeks tlie young plants 

 ^ will want a shift. Instead of r<;j)otting, 

 it is better to jilaiit them out on a 

 bench in not oxer two and a lialf to 

 three inches of soil. They can be set 

 out rather idostdy and will thrixe until 

 the time comes for planting in the 

 licdd, which should be in Mai'cdi or the 

 beginning of April, according to lati- 

 tude. The adxaiitages ot planting 

 them ill shallow beds lie in the facts 

 that sindi a bed is not easily ox'erwa- 

 tered, tlu^ roots are kept coiiiji.act, and 

 on lifting to plant in the tield yH>u can 

 put the trowed under .and praeticaliy 

 lift all the soil and have the roots 

 iiit.act. 1j. 



SOWING HARDY PERENNIALS. 



W'e haxc lieen in tlie habit of sowing 

 our hardy perennial seeds in ,Iuly or 

 early .\ngust foi' fall t rans|danting, but 

 we do not haxc as good success as w(> 

 woulil like. Would it be an adxantage 

 to sow in the early spring.' \NTien 

 do the large i-ommercial growers sow 

 these seeds and what treatment do tliex- 

 -i\c the small plants.' W. .M. K. S. ' 



More perennial seeils .are soxxii, prob- 

 ably, in .Inly and e.ai'iy .\ugust than 

 during any other |ierio(l. Winter, hoxx' 

 ever, is a s|ileiidid time to sow many 

 \ :irii't ies, ,a siiit.able time being from 

 I'cdiiuary 1 to .M.aii h l.'i. Seeds should 

 be sown in sh.allow llats of light soil 

 containing a Large percentage of leaf 

 mold. I'se some tine sand as a cover 

 iiig after soxving. (iixc a temperature 

 of .")." to <)•! degrees at night; let the 

 atmosphere be moist, ;ind be sure that 

 the soil in the llats is not allowavl to 

 (liy out. Some xarieties xvil! germiu.ate 

 in a few days, others not for weeks, a 

 few not t'oi months, but xvhen soxvn un 

 der glass then' is a tolerable ci'i'tainty 

 of a good germination if the seeds are 

 fresh. 



^du can inoxc pei<'iinial seedlings to 

 ,1 sLmhilx- cooler house when thev ,are 



Beauty House of the Dale Estate, Brampton, Ont., Recently Crushed by Snow. 



