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The Florists^ Review 



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tions, I notice there is decidedly less 

 loss from stem-rot among the plants 

 grown in soil used for the second and 

 third years than among the plants 

 grown in fresh aoil. The difference is 

 as much as one to four. Qt course, 

 this may prove nothing, but it , is a 

 point that will bear watching. Plenty 

 of moisture at the roots of the plants, 

 with a good syringing each bright day 

 and a thorough dampening of the 

 walks, will be routine work for a few 

 weeks yet. Needless to say, give all 

 the ventilation possible. Keep all the 

 flowering shoots pinched back until the 

 end of September, after which a few 

 may be left to develop into flowers for 

 October. L. 



PLANTINO SWEET PEAS. 



In the south, if sweet peas are 

 wanted for the holidays, the seed 

 should be planted early in September, on 

 solid beds, in rows three feet apart. 

 We plant as follows, to prevent any 

 damping off: 



The bed is first filled with fresh soil 

 and manure, in the proportion of three 

 to one, and allowed to dry out for two 

 weeks. A good soaking is given the 

 day before planting. Where the rows 

 are to be, the soil is drawn up into 

 low ridges, and a furrow or deep drill 

 is made along each ridge. A little 

 fresh, wet sand is run along each drill; 

 the seed is sown and only lightly cov- 

 ered with a little more sand. The only 

 water given until the vines are well 

 started on their supports is applied on 

 each side of the ridge. By this method 

 we have never had the least trouble 

 with stem-rot. The plants need lots of 

 water and fertilizing after they have 

 started to bloom. A night tempera- 

 ture of 50 degrees or under is about 

 right. Along the gulf coast they are 

 grown mostly outdoors. L. 



THE HASDY FLOWEB GABDEN. 



The Hardy Sunflowers. 



Among the robust-growing perennials 

 there is now a preponderance of yellow- 

 flowering subjects, and prominent 

 among ' these are the helianthus, or 

 hardy sunflowers. Out of a large num- 

 ber of these the following are most 

 worthy of culture and practically all 

 are blooming now: H. rigidus Miss 

 Mellish, beautiful, large, single, golden 

 yellow flowers, growing six feet in 

 height; mollis, downy foliage and 

 lemon-colored flowers, four to five feet 

 in height; Wolley Dod, single, deep yel- 

 low; Soleil d'Or, double yellow flowers, 

 quilled petals; multiflorus plenus, dou- 

 ble golden yellow. These double sorts 

 are less hardy than the singles and 

 should be lifted and stored in a cellar 

 or frame in cold and wet localities. 

 Multiflorus maximus is a large, single, 

 golden yellow sort, six inches or more 

 in diameter. Orgyalis, the willow- 

 leaved sunflower, carries medium-sized 

 pale yellow flowers in abundance in 

 September. Maximiliani, the latest of 

 the whole family, grows eight feet in 

 height. It will not flower before the 

 middle of October. 



Budbdcklas, or Coneflowers. 



Closely allied to the helianthus are 

 the rudbeckias, or coneflowers. One or 

 two of these have been flowering for 

 some time; others are just at their best. 

 Everyone, of course, knows R. laci- 

 niata Golden Glow, a beautiful thing; 



the only trouble with it is that it is 

 too common and too easy to grow. 

 The single laciniata is pretty, and the 

 lower growing, densely branched R. 

 subtomentosa has been producing its 

 masses of brilliant lemon flowers for 

 some weeks.\ R. purpurea, the giant 

 purple -coneflower, carries reddish pur- 

 ple flowers; it is a good perennial and 

 does not spread so rapidly as to be 

 a nuisance. The perennial Black-eyed 

 Susan, R. Newmani, with deep orange 

 yellow flowers and a deep purple cone, 

 is still flowering, while nitida, or Au- 

 tumn Glory, six feet in height, with 

 pale yellow flowers, is just opening. 



Asters, or Michaelmas Daisies. 



The hardy asters, or Michaelmas 

 daisies, are among our most beautiful 

 fall hardy flowers, and of late years 

 these have been wonderfully improved 

 by British specialists. New varieties 

 are sent out annually, so that' the list 

 of these is**now almost bewildering. I 

 append a list of twelve sorts, which 

 I have found to give a good range of 

 colors, and all are first-class varieties. 

 Anyone not caring to bother with 

 named varieties should get a packet 

 of seeds from a good specialist and 

 they will get a really wonderful as- 

 sortment of flowers. Here are a dozen 

 good varieties to grow: Beauty of 

 Colwall, double lavender; Lil. Fardell, 

 single bright pink; St. Egwin, charm- 

 ing light pink; Top Sawyer, light blue; 

 Starlight, dark, fading to light blue; 

 Lffivis, pale heliotrope; Hon. Edith 

 Gibbs, pale blue; Perry's Pink, reddish 

 pink; Robert Parker, light blue; Bertha 

 Cubitt, pale amethyst; Umbellatum, 

 pure white, and Elsie Perry, rose-pink. 



Boltonias and Heleniums. 



The boltonias, or false chamomiles, 

 have flowers closely resembling the 

 asters. Like them, they are all well 

 adapted for cutting. They are robust 

 and tall growers, and, to keep them 

 within bounds, they should be trans- 

 planted every second year. B. aster- 

 oides, with white flowers, is the variety 

 usually most in evidence, but B. latis- 

 quama, with pink flowers tinged with 

 lavender, is the finest variety for cut- 

 ting. There is a dwarf form, B. latis- 

 quama nana, growing two and one-half 

 feet in height, about half the altitude 

 of the type. 



The helenium, or sneeze weed, is 

 a vigorous-growing, free-flowering and 

 showy perennial. H. autumnale su- 

 perbum, deep golden yellow, and H. 

 autumnale superbum rubrum, reddish 

 terra cotta, are now at their best. Each 

 grows six feet in height. H. grandi- 

 cephalum striatum, orange striped with 

 crimson, has been in bloom for some 

 time, but is still good. It grows three 

 to four feet in height. H. Riverton 

 Gem is a fine variety, color old gold 

 suffused with rich terra cotta. All the 

 heleniums need frequent transplanting, 

 as they spread rapidly. 



he has not experienced any of the de- 

 pression he hears others talk about. 

 Business has been quieter than during 

 the winter and spring, but not more so 

 than usual. He thinks business will 

 be unusually good during the autumn. 



Hutchinson's Flower Store, at 277 

 Broad street, which was closed during 

 the month of August, reopened Sep- 

 tember 1. 



Mrs, C. M, Hutchinson, 1216 North 

 Broad street, has returned from the 

 seashore, where she stayed during the 

 month of August and until after Labor 

 day, R. B. M. 



WILL MEET AT MOLINE. 



One of the most successful meetings 

 ever held by the executive board of 

 the Illinois State Florists' Association 

 was in session at Peoria August 31. 

 The meeting was presided over by 

 President C. W. Johnson, of Morgan 

 Park. Those in attendance were Sec- 

 retary J. F. Ammann, of Edwardsville; 

 Treasurer F. L,» Washburn, of Bloom- 

 ington; Vice-President E. W. Guy, of 

 Belleville; Vice-President A. C. Brown, 

 of Springfield; Vice-President Andrew 

 Peterson, of Hoopeston; Vice-President 

 John Staack, of Moline; Ex-President 

 Charles Loveridge, of Peoria, and 

 George Washburn, of Bloomington. 



It was decided to hold the next an- 

 nual meeting at Moline March 7 and 8, 

 1916. The secretary was instructed to 

 invite the Iowa State Florists' Associa- 

 tion to meet at the same time and 

 place. The president and secretary were 

 instructed to arrange the program. It 

 also was decided that hereafter all 

 members pay for their own banquet 

 tickets, the cost being not to exceed 

 $1.50 per plate. 



It was voted that hereafter the 

 judges be selected by the president 

 before the meeting and that all new 

 varieties be judged by regulation scale 

 of points. The secretary was instructed 

 to draw up resolutions for publication 

 to amend the constitution to the effect 

 that all members who have paid a total 

 of $10 in dues shall be entitled to a 

 life membership certificate, the same 

 to be presented at the next annual 

 meeting for adoption. 



The visitors were entertained by Ex- 

 President Charles Loveridge and family. 

 The meeting was held in the spacious 

 directors' room of the Farmers' Loan 

 Association, through the courtesy of 

 Mr. Loveridge, who is vice-president of 

 the institution. 



NEWPOBT, B. I. 



ELIZABETH, N. J. 



J. W. Blakely, 80 Broad street, re- 

 ports business fair for this time of the 

 ■year. He has had more funeral work 

 than usual for the summer season, and 

 some weddings. Mr. Blakely has re- 

 turned from his vacation at Boothbay 

 Harbor, Me. 



Henry Leahy, 1171 East Jersey 

 street, states that business has been 

 normal during the summer and that 



The Market. 



It is many years since Newport has 

 enjoyed as successful a summer as the 

 one closing. The exhibitions of the 

 American Sweet Pea Society and the 

 American Gladiolus Society, as well as 

 those of the Newport Garden Associa- 

 tion and the Newport Horticultural So- 

 ciety, gave considerable impetus and 

 interest along trade lines. 



Society Meeting. 



The regular meeting of the Newport 

 Horticultural Society was held August 

 24. Considerable discussion was given 

 to securing quarters for the society. A 

 committee will be appointed to take 

 the matter up this winter. 



Two new members were elected. It 

 was voted that awards made by the 

 judges in the recent exhiljition be ap- 



