Sefiembeb 16, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



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what date should they be brought in 

 to force to have full blooms for Christ- 

 mas? Can Koman hyacinths be suc- 

 cessfully grown in flats and be trans- 

 planted to pots when in bloom? Can 

 Dutch hyacinths be forced as early as 

 Christmas, and are they profitable at 

 that time? E. O, C— Ala. 



DutcV hyacinths cannot be forced 

 for Christmas. Bring them into the 

 house after New Year's, which is as 

 early as they can be forced for profit. 

 All bulbs intended for early forcing 

 should be boxed as early as possible. 

 A coldframe is better than a cellar in 

 Alabama. Soak thoroughly after box- 

 ing, sprinkle a little sand over the 

 boxes and cover the bulbs with three 

 or four inches of some old, light soil. 

 Roman hyacinths brought into the 

 heat twenty-five to thirty days before 

 Christmas will flower in time. I have 

 never tried forcing Narcissus rugu- 

 losus for Christmas, but it forces eas- 

 ily a little later. I would suggest that 

 you try Grand Soleil d'Or if you want 

 a yellow narcissus for Christmas. It 

 forces as do Roman hyacinths and 

 Paper Whites. By all means box your 

 Roman hyacinths and transfer them to 

 pots or pans when in bloom. This is 

 the only way to get an- even-flowered 

 pot, especially early in the season. L. 



REAPING THE BENEFIT. 



"In many instances we have reaped 

 the benefit of illustrations and write- 

 ups which have appeared in the colujnns 

 of The Review from time to time." 

 So say Kemble & Goodman, of Mason 

 City, la. Perhaps, in turn, other read- 

 ers of The Review may reap some 

 benefit from the' accompanying repro- 

 duction of a photograph of the exhibit 

 at the North Iowa fair staged by 

 Kemble & Goodman. 



A rather elaborate garden, in which 

 are a fountain, geranium beds, shrubs, 

 birds, lawn and paths, serves as a set- 

 ting for the wax young lady who has 

 apparently been working therein but 

 now is greeting the youth who appears 

 at the gate with a box of flowers under 

 his arm. The decorations were well 

 done, and the exhibit attracted much 

 attention. Perhaps part of the atten- 

 tion was directed to the assortment 

 of puns in the sign, there being no 

 less than three in that number of lines. 

 At any rate, Kemble & Goodman re- 

 gard the exhibit as having been good 

 advertising. 



SOWING SEEDS OF PERENNIALS. 



Kindly let me "know the proper time 

 to sow seeds of the following list of 

 perennials so as to have flowers for 

 next summer: Anchusa Italica, holly- 

 hocks, baptisias, coreopsis, Achillea The 

 Pearl, delphiniums, physostegias, Lych- 

 nis Chalcedonica, hardy lupines, sweet 

 Williams, aquilegias, perennial poppies, 

 liatris and hardy phloxes. 



R. S. T.— Conn. 



You are somewhat late in sowing 

 seeds of the hardy plants named. You 

 can, however, still sow all of them, 

 but lose no time in doing so. Some 

 varieties, naturally of quick germina- 

 tion, will make fair-sized plants before 

 winter. Among these are hollyhocks, 

 coreopsis, anchusas, lupines, sweet Wil- 

 liams and perennial poppies., I pre- 

 sume that the poppies you have in 

 mind are Papaver orientale. The 

 aquilegias, phloxes, physostegias, etc., 



Display at North Iowa Fair by Kemble & Goodman, Masoa City, la. 



are slower growers and will only make 

 small plants this fall. All varieties 

 you name would have been much bet- 

 ter if sown during the first half of 

 July. 



If you have coldframes at disposal, 

 I would prefer to sow the seeds there. 

 Screen the top soil, which should con- 

 tain plenty of leaf-mold, and make an 

 even surface. After the seeds are sown 

 and watered, shade with lath shades 

 or cheesecloth to prevent drying out. 

 Use a watering can and not the hose on 

 the seedlings while they are small, and 

 protect them from drenching rains. 

 The more robust kinds could go out 

 into nursery rows, but the majority will 

 be much better if you carry them orcr 



in frames, covering them with dry 

 leaves when they are frozen, and plac- 

 ing sashes over them. Seed can also 

 be sown outdoors if frames are not at 

 disposal. Make a bed three feet wide 

 and pulverize the soil well before sow- 

 ing. C. W. 



FILLING AN IDLE HOUR. 



Even during the slack days of sum- 

 mer the employees at the store of the 

 Idle Hour Nurseries, Macon, Ga., keep 

 busy. Of course, there are more ways 

 than one of keeping busy at that store. 

 The accompanying illustration shows 

 how the force daily filled an otherwise 

 idle hour on the back porch of the es- 

 tablishment. 



A Daily Duty With the Store Force of the Idle Hcor Nurseries, Macon, Ga. 



