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The Florists' Review 



•CTOBEB 7, 1915. 



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THE FLORISTS 



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Second Edition 



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No dry-as-dust botanical classifications, but 

 tells you just how to produce marketable plants 

 and cut flowers in the best and cheapest way. 



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ing wilt. Poisonous substances, such 

 as Paris green or arsenate of lead, while 

 good for leaf -eating caterpillars, . are 

 useless against stinging insects, and 

 probably a soapy spray, to kill by con- 

 tact, would be futile. If, however, the 

 bug flies, is something akin to the 

 aphides, and can be hit by a spray of 

 nicotine, soap or something similar, 

 such a spray should kill the pests. It 

 is well to remember, however, that cu- 

 cumbers have tender foliage and a 

 strong spray will scorch them. 



The most certain way to destroy the 

 pests would be to use hydrocyanic acid 

 gas. A weak dose would undoubtedly 

 kill the bugs, but in hot weather there 

 is great danger of also injuring the 

 plants. A weak, all-night exposure is 

 what I should recommend as the most 

 positive cure. The formula for using 

 this gas has often been given in The 

 Beview. Remember that it is a most 



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On Hand— Immediate DeHvery 



Clara Butt (apple blossom), Baronne 

 de la Tonnaye (rose-pink). Geaneriana 

 Lutea (fine yellow). Gretchen (pale 

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$1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000 



Hyacinths (En route) 



Grand Maitre (deep blue), Grandesse 

 (white). King of Blues (blue), Gertrude 

 (red), Moreno (red), L' Innocence (white). 

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deadly gas and use the greatest care in 

 applying it. C. W. 



ABUNDO AND EEIANTHUS. 



IJow long should the seed of Arundo 

 Donax, Erianthus Ravennse, etc., re- 

 main in greenhouse beds before ger- 

 minating! I wish to grow a quantity 

 from seed. I have had no success with 

 these, although I have purchased seed 

 of the best firms. C. S. M.— N. Y. 



Give the arundo and erianthus a 

 brisk, moist heat and there should be 



Have just received a small surplus of 



Japan Gnwn Treedas and L. Fonnoinms. 



Cold Storase GlBanteums always on hand. 

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no trouble in germinating them within 

 a few weeks if the seed is fresh. Eri- 

 anthus, if sown in January or Febru- 

 ary, will flower the same season. The 

 arundo is less certain to do so and, for 

 that reason, it is usually propagated 

 from pieces of stem. These, if laid on, 

 damp moss or sand in a hot, moist 

 house, will send roots out at each joint. 

 They can then be cut in pieces and 

 potted. Why not get some stems and 

 try the latter planf G. W. 



