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The Florists^ Review 



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Panel Arrangements in the Vincent Dahlia Show at White Marsh. 



tidii. I>alili;is, with licii' and tlioic a 

 l)l(ick of caiiiias to hrcak the iiioiiotoiiy 

 of the si^lit, \v(M(> tlic only tliiiij^-; to 

 1)0 seen. More than 1*1)0 xaiietii's ot' 

 clalilias ai'c Ixmiij^ yrowii I'or cointiicr- 

 f*ial list' liy tlio rompaiiy, l)Osi(los 

 iniiiici'oiis Aarictics in what is iviiowii 

 as tiic trial <;rouii<ls. Thoso liciis take 

 U|i more space than a city hloek ami 

 aic |>lantt'il with noxcltii's in tlic <lalilia 

 lino, some of only two or throe plants 

 nt' an ('Specially new \ariety. Here ail 

 new \arieties are tried out iieiore Itoiny 

 lifted in tin' catalogues. This l)loci< 

 recei\('s careful treatment, eacli plant 

 liein^ staked ;iih1 tied and all Idoom^ 

 dishudded. The woric is under the 

 direct supervision of one of the sons. 



It \voulil he inijtossilde to enuniei;iti' 

 all the dilferent \;irieties found in the 

 tidal <:jrouinls, hut sonu' of those wliich 

 impressed the writer favoraldy ;iie 

 ;;i\(>n below. One fact whi( h -tand- 

 out is the entire ahsence of any of the 

 (juilied, show tyjn' of hlooms, the trial 

 j^rounds Ikuiij^ planted in c.actu--. dero 

 rativ(^ and i>eony-(lowerin:j t> !""^- '" 

 th(> i^eneral commercdal collection the 

 <|uilled, show type varieties are in the 

 minority liy jiliout one to six. 



Wliite Delico is one of the newest 

 varieties. It is iilenticai in all respei-ts 

 with its ]iarent. excepting tio' dilfer 

 once in color. Amon^ the most strik 

 iuf^ of the newer varieties were Taiil 

 Cliarmant, wlii(di may he classed ;is a 

 dajk maroon l)oazon; (JtMsh.a. semi 

 d(Mdd(\ red, tijiyied ^vith vtdlnw ; 

 Heluit, penny tl^werin^. ^\ine i-dlor; li'. 

 I-i. IJiirden, a ]ieculiar --hade nf pink, 

 shailinir tn salmon and yelldw ; I'rinia 

 Donii.a, a |Hnk", <piilleil, (•••o-tiis vaiiefv. 

 and ilolieii/oliern, a ;,'iaiit red. .\iimer 

 ous siiades ot' \(dl<i\\ and >alni(Oj pinl' 

 wei'c soon, \\hi(di wcii' aNn at t r.'od i \ e, 

 liut 1o(i nunicroiis to nicntioii x'paiate- 

 ly. In tio' <ommei( i.al section were 

 the ii-^u;!! standard \arieties, all in full 

 flower. 



The canna fodds were .i sci lu' of 

 beauty aiol c(d(u-. All the standard 

 \arieties aic ;;ro\\ii, besides many (i( 

 the newer sorts, whicii .-ire L;ro\\n for 

 a time in'fore disti'ibut iiiL: to the ti'ade. 

 The m:iny ^ri^^nhouses are tilled witii 

 j^eraniums and other hedilinLT plants. 

 Scarlet Wonder .and >r;iryl;ind, b(dii in 

 troduced by \'iucent, and He.aute 

 Poite\ine, showed u[) will anuiii;^' these 

 popular bedding plants. 



Se[ptem)ier lii) was Morists' day. Tl:< 

 trade was well leproscnted. Thosi! who 

 atteiideil felt well repaid for the trij. 

 to \ lew this beautiful exhildtiou of 

 the "queen flower of the fall season.'' 



W. J-'. K. 



PROTECTION FROM FROST. 



I wish to cany a number of tiiou 

 sands of potted plants, pansiey, etc., 

 oNcr winter in eoldframes. I iia\(^ iiad 

 some prexious troulde, findini,' pots split, 

 by the fiost of our central New ^'ol■k 

 winters. How can this be jiicv •oii1e<l .' 

 .My ])lan is to co\-ei' with diy lea\i'- 

 to a depth of one foot and provide tio 

 coldfiames with a slanting', wa1<'i ti^ht 

 )oof. ."Should th«' ptds be '.(Uried to llie 

 to]i ill the earth, leaving imiI\ the 

 plants I'Xposod, or sloudd 1 place then 

 close to;;ether ou the surface.' 



('. S. M. \. ^ . 



The pots should be plunged to then 

 biims in the fr.ame-, and when ^h.iip 

 weather arrives, (ill o\cr thcin with 

 loose and perfectly dry leaves. It' \oii 

 do n(jt use s.ashes o\ er 1he-.<'. xoii tnii-i 

 have tifrht m.atch board -hntter-. It 

 the leaves become wtd. ;i lot ol' \oin 

 plants will rot. It is neicv-.-nv i,, ii,i\,. 

 them perfectly dry. it will !..■ n. ■,•,•- 

 ^ary to paidi around the side- di' the 

 I'l.'imes with l(>;n es oi- sti.aw. unless 

 they are below tlie j;round level. I'ot^ 



stood on the surface would be far more 

 lij^ely to free/c and burst than such 

 as are pliin^^cd. It' you can ^^et jdne 

 neeill(!S, tlujy make a splendici co\cr- 

 in^' for the plants aiui exidudo a lot 

 of frost. ('. \V. 



CAMPANULA AND DIGITALIS. 



('an campanulas and di;,'it;ilis be 

 I'orceil successfully under ^lass? What 

 temperatur(i should they b(> t^iven.' Any 

 information as to their ciiltui'e will bo 

 lii;^hly ap{>re(dated. L. L. — .Mo. 



Kach of these plants c.ni be success- 

 fully forced into flower considerably 

 aheail of their natiir.al outiloor bloom- 

 in<,^ time. Hy campanula, you [ucdtably 

 refer to C. ^Le<lium, or (,'anterlniry 

 li(dls. These should be lifted and [lotted 

 now, kept outdoors for some time, then 

 stood ill a eoldfr,ain(\ rorcinn- iu a 

 minimum of 4.1 decrees can be started 

 iu .lanii.ary. They should never have 

 •.I nij,dit teinper.at lire exceediiiLj •"•O de- 

 t^rees, as they will not stand hard forc- 

 illi,^ When they are W(dl est.ablished in 

 tludr pots, they need abund.ant sup|dics 

 of water and occasional applic.at ions of 

 liquid manure, (jaiiterbuiy b(dls need 

 a lij;lit, sunny and airy house. Tiie 

 sinjrlc \arieties are far the best for 

 forcini^, or, for that matter, any other 

 purpose. 



i)ic;italis, or fox^dove-', w.-mt similar 

 cultural conditions to campanulas. 

 Plants can be flowered iu from (i-inch 

 to 10-inch, or even lar;x<'''. pots. Com- 

 mercially T wouhl f'a\ or 7 imh or 8- 

 iiicli [lots, and use a lich c(un|iost for 

 botli plants. ('. W. 



SOLANUMS FOR CHRISTMAS. 



I ha\e some derus.alem (heriu's out- 

 side in I inch ]iots. They are six imdies 

 hi;fli and in bloom. I'lea-e state how 

 to haiolie them to h.ave them iu time 

 tor Christmas. (J. .M.- l';). 



Vonr plants are soinew h.at small, but 

 should have ripe fruits bel'ore Cliiist- 

 mas. Place them (oi ;i sunny bench in 

 ;i house with a iiii^ht t<'niperature of 

 IS to 'A) dei,'roes. Cive them plenty 

 ol' water and some licpiid m.atuiie once 

 a week. i '. W. 



Pascagoula, Miss. [,. I". Kr.amer has 

 ;i house 4<L\1imi, with side walls six 

 I'eet hi;;h, used oidv t'or cuciimber.s in 

 th(^ forcitij; sea^fui .ami allow. '.I to stan<l 

 idle ,all summer. 



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View in the Vincent Dahlia Show in the Big Packing Shed at White Marsh. 



