I'lJ.itl .m;v LTp, T.tir. 



The Florists' Review 



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On Sunnyslope Farm, the Establishment of the S. Bryson Ayres Co., Independence, Mo. 



well :ili()\(' f^roiiiiil. S(>('(|liM<;s cmm lie 

 tr;iiisiiliintcil into otlici ll;its, and plant 

 iiij^ out in nuist'iy rows oi- hcils can 

 !((' (lone alioiit May I, or, if yon lia\t' 

 a call I'or perennials in |iots, tlicy <an 

 1)1' taken from the Mats arnl |iotte(|, anil 

 ^iruwu aloriji in <-oii|frarnes. Annilejfias, 

 (lellihiniiiins, lyclmis, caniiianulas, Shas 

 til daisies and a coiisidcrahle ninnher 

 of other sorts can })e ad\anta<i<'ously 

 staitod now, and many will iiiaUe stronj; 

 plaiits for fall sales; some, also, will 

 ilowei' the same season. ( '. W. 



SUNNYSLOPE FARM. 



Part of the lar;;(' j^rounils of the S. 

 liryson Ayres Co., of sweet ])ea fame, 

 at' Tndejiendence, Mo., known as Sun- 

 nyslojie Farm, is shown in the illns- 

 tration on this liayc^. .\ltlionyli there 

 is much liesiiles tliis, tlie j^urt shown 

 is the (MMiter of activity and interest, 

 for in the i^reeidiouses almost in the 

 center ot' tlie illustiation are made tlie 

 seed tests. The jiropa}];at ion of harily 

 plants also is cari'ied on here. 



PLANTING OUT FORCED BULBS. 



7t se(>ms a shame to dump ail h\a- 

 cintli, tulip, datfoilil ami I'laster lily 

 liullis after forcinfj. ('an you ttdl u~ 

 vvhether or not they can ho planted 

 outfloors and l>e made to hioom ajjain .' 

 ^^'llen should thev \h' |planted out .' 



ir. & c. 



Tt is too liad to tlirow away all the 

 forced hulhs riolit after flowerinir. 

 Some \ariotios do well in the ojien 

 y;rourid; others harilly pay for tlie 

 trouble in\-olvod in pdaiiting them. If 

 i'i necessary to wait until sharp fiu-t- 

 ha\e ]iassed before planting out the 

 bulbs. .\foanwhile they must be pio 

 tected from frost, for, if left outdoor^, 

 all the foliaj;e W(uild be (|estroyt>d. 

 Left-o\eis can be jilaiiteil (dos(dy in 

 nnrseiv lows, in becjs. oi- dotted Ikmc 

 and there in boiders. Some I'ew ^ort~-. 

 ^nch ,'is N;nc-issus poeticus and l.eed--i. 

 are ^ood for natnializing ]nirpose<. 



Plant Master lilies out in your l;iti 

 tude, northern Olilo. on or' aluuit Aiuil 

 '_'H. They will ^i\e you smne flower^ 

 in .Fuly and .\uj^ust. but will be of no 

 further \alue. lly.acinths will I1ow(M- 

 foi- one or two seasons with sjiikes much 

 reduiM^d in siz(>. Roman hyacinths. Pa 

 |)or Whites, froosias and some othei- 

 bulbs aie not liardy. and it is of no us(i 

 to plant them outside. Tulijis will 

 flower fairly well for more than one 

 season; the |)arwin \arieties ofttMi im 

 ]>ro\e from yeai' to year. The large 

 tium]iet narcissi, such as (Jolden Sjiur, 

 A'ictoria. Mmjieror, Sii- Watkin, etc., 

 will fl(n\er tor sexcral \ear<. The wliite 



winged varieties are, as ;i rule, harilier 

 than the veilow ones. Tlie slmrt trum 

 pet varieties, such as poeti<-lls, l.eeilsi, 

 Hani and incompaiabi lis. 'nearly all ilu 

 w I'l I a ft er forci ng. ' '. W. 



THE MACNIFF STORES. 



The Mac.N'itf Horticultural < 'o.. \ew 

 N'ork, is .just finishing up (daborate 

 I hanges in its ([uarters, ha^tene<l to 

 be ready for the s|iring rush. The 

 space used has been largidv increased 

 and the eipiipment impiovcij to cojie 

 witli the heavier business that is fore 

 shadoweil by the lug s]iriii;; of MM I. 



Stores of the MacNiff Horticultural Co. 



The ibudde store lo(d\> tod;i\ a- you 

 see it in file a<-com pa ii v i n^ illii-t rat ion. 



GOOD STOCK FOR CUTTINGS. 



I have left my i-hi'vsant hem iiin 

 plants in the beds. thinkiiiL; that 1 

 i-ould thus |iroduce my own cuttings. 

 The shoots that came up. iiciwcver. 

 sprang fiom the roots and aic extra 

 strong, but c|o luit seem to be woody 

 enough to take root, lieiug a good h.alf 

 inch ill diameter. If' I can imt use 

 them. I si,;, II empty the bench to 

 make room t'cu' s|irinu plants. 



P.. A. A. 



I think that the shoots referred to 

 are ideal for mal\ing cuttings; tiiat is, 

 it' the tenipei-.ature lias lieeii suitable. 



.\ tempeiatuic of |."> ile^rees at iii^^ht. 



all things considered, is about right,. 

 aii'l the laiger and stronger the cut 

 tings the better th(> stoid<. P. A. A. 

 can easily satisfy himself whether oc 

 not the cuttings will root, hy trying 

 them, but lie ne('d not have anv fear 

 that the cuttings are too big, as this 

 is iin indication that they are stroufi 

 and vigor(»us. In the atisence of in- 

 formation regarding the tempei.af uie, 

 1 sludild tliirdv he lias ideal sto(d< to 

 work on. Cjia-. II. 'I'idtv. 



BOXWOODS NOT THRIVING. 



I am enclosing some piece- ol' Im.V- 

 wood, or box ti-ees, wliiidi are badl.v 

 diseased. (';in XdU tell me what the dis- 

 ease IS and how it can be diec-ked? 

 Some of the trees are in the open 

 griMind and others are in boxes, but all 

 have the same dise.ase and all of them 

 seem lik(dy to die. .\s 1 have a good 

 iiianv plants of good v.-iliie. I shall ap 

 preciate .•my .advice given. C, R. 



1 cduld lint detect auv -| lal i|i-ea-<"> 



oil the f(diage. but the sliodts sent were 

 -inipiv siiKit hered with mealy bug and 

 ^'•ale and I am iiudiiied to thiiilx that. 

 fliesi' are responsible for the poor condi- 

 tion of your pl.'ints. I'-e the hose vig- 

 oroiislv on tlieiii. Using a sprav no/zlo 



to give the water more |iressii|-e. .\|s(> 



syringe with -ome renu^dv surh as 

 Apliiiie. kiM-oseiie emulsion or whale oil 

 soap. These m.ay scorch the ends of 

 the young, tender ^irowtlis. |,ut will not 

 harm the matiii-e ]'<di;ige. .More thar) 

 one a pjdica t ion ina\ be necess;n\- t<> 

 clean voiir tri'es. |,|jf keep up the work 

 until they are <deaii. It i- iitterlv im 

 po-sjldi^ for- thi'Mi te tliiive in their 

 I'l esent ••(iiidit ion. ( '. W. 



THE VALUE OF SOOT. 



.Milton L. I'litiicv. cliiei Ml the iuireaii 

 of soils in the ('nited .^tates Dejiart- 

 ment of Agriculture, sav-: ••(■|ial soot 

 is valuable as a fertilizer [.rincipally 

 as a source of nitrogen. Tt usiiallv con- 

 tains less than ono per cent of potash 

 and phosphoric aci.l and from one to 

 eleven per cent of nitro^eii. .'iveragiiii.'' 

 probably about thiee jier <-ent. In ad^Ii- 

 tioii to its fertilizer value it is consid- 

 ered to have certain insocticidal values. 

 This material is quite widely used in 

 Kngland and in our opinioii it will pav 

 anyone makini: a '|iiantity of soot to 

 sav e it. ■ ■ 



Columbus. 0. With tlie .idvenf ,,f 

 open weather come- the cmiiplct ion ol' 

 the White H.-iiiies biiildiiiir. on High 

 street between (>;iy aiel l.nii;^. into 

 wliiidi T. L. Liidwig li,a- .alreadv nin\-ci(. 



