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The Rorists' Review 



OCTOBEB 14, 1015. 



plants. I believe there are two species 

 of "worms that are generally known as 

 wireworms — the wheat wireworm, or 

 Ag^riotes mancus, and the so-called com- 

 mon wireworm, or Melanotus communis. 

 It is the wheat wireworm, I think, that 

 is giving me trouble. 



H. W,^.— N. H. 



Any of the salty f ertiffiers, such as 

 kainit and nitrate of tA>da, are sup- 

 posed to be distasteful to these worms. 

 Ordinary salt is also recommended, and 

 in this instance, where carnations are 

 growing in the soil, could be used safe- 

 ly in moderate quantity. I would sug- 

 gest that you experiment a little, be- 

 fore you make an application to a whole 

 bench, in order to determine the effect 

 a certain quantity will have on the 

 plants. I would suggest a 2-inch pot- 

 ful to a row across a 5-foot bench, as 



a starter. You might be able to in- 

 crease this without injury to the roots. 

 Sprinkle it evenly over the soil and 

 water in. Carbon bisulphide might be 

 found satisfactory, but would be much 

 more expensive and more troublesome 

 to apply. After you have determined 

 what TM the most practical remedy in 

 the greenhouse, you will be able to de- 

 cide how to treat your field. 



A. F. J. B. 



THE ABCHIAS BOOTH. 



The autumn fairs afford a fine chance 

 for florists to put their wares before 

 the public. That this is thoroughly 

 appreciated by the Archias Floral Co., 

 of Sedalia, is shown by the accompany- 

 ing illustration, reproduced from a 

 photograph of its booth at the Missouri 

 state fair, in which it made eight 



entries and won eight ribbons, four 

 blue and four red. The florists' exhib- 

 its at the fair this year were much bet- 

 ter than heretofore and a thorough 

 credit to the trade in connection with 

 the largest exhibits in the horticul- 

 tural and agricultural departments ever 

 known in the history of the fair. 



CARNATION SOCIETY MEETING. 



A meeting of the board of directors 

 01 the American Carnation Society will 

 be held at Cleveland, 0., Friday, No- 

 vember 12. The Cleveland Florists' 

 Club's rooms in the HoUenden hotel 

 will be placed at our disposal and the 

 meeting will be called at 4:00 p. m. 

 Any members who happen to . be in 

 Cleveland at that time are invited to 

 be present. 



A. F. J. Baur, Sec'y. 



OUTDOOR PLANTING. 



Best Time to Plant. 



The last half of October and first half 

 of November is the best season for out- 

 door bulb planting. Of course it may 

 be done even as late as Christmas, if 

 the ground is open, but, while this late 

 planted stock may flower, the quality 

 will be inferior, as bulbs fritter away 

 much of their strength if kept in boxes 

 and bags after the proper planting sea- 

 son has arrived. 



The majority of Dutch bulbs prefer 

 wliat is best described as a medium 

 loam, although they can be grown in 

 the two opposite , extremes of soil, light 

 sandy and heavy clay, the last named 

 needing a liberal addition of sand or 

 gritty material to improve it. The ma- 

 nure used should be well decayed; new 

 manure is decidedly injurious. Old 

 mushroom manure or that from a spent 

 hotbed is excellent, and the soil should 

 be well pulverized before planting. 



Depth to Plant. 



Tulips need planting an average 

 depth of four inches, hyacinths four to 

 five inches and narcissi three to five 

 inches, according to the size of bulb. 

 The smaller bulbs, such as crocus, snow- 

 drops, scillas, chionodoxas, e r y t h r o- 

 niiims, fritillarias, etc., can be covered 

 two and one-half to three inches. 

 Where special bulb beds are planted it 

 is an advantage to have them crowned, 

 making the center several inches higher 

 than the sides. When finished off per- 

 fectly flat there is more danger of 

 water standing and bulbs of this char- 

 acter, while they do not mind the most 

 severe frost when mulched, are seriously 

 harmed if water stands over them. 

 Therefore, see that they have well 

 drained ground. 



Tulips are far the most important of 

 bedding bulbs and their importance in- 

 creases steadily. The bulbs since the 



European war are all of much better 

 quality than we previously received, 

 and now that the Hollanders have 

 started to send us bulbs more nearly 

 approximating in quality what they 

 have always sent to the belligerent 

 powers, we may reasonably hope that 

 they will continue so doing. 



Some Gh)od Tulips. 



While beds of mixed tulips are showy 

 and not displeasing, those containing 

 a single variety are much to be pre- 

 ferred. A few of the best tulips for 

 bedding, which are of reasonable cost, 

 are: White — Joost van Vondel, White 

 Swan. Yellow — Chrysolora, O p h i r 

 d'Or. Orange — Prince of Austria. 

 Pink or rose pink — Cottage Maid, Pink 

 Beauty, Queen of the Netherlands. Bed 

 and yellow — Keizerskroon. Eose — 

 Proserpine. Scarlet — Belle Alliance, 

 Scarlet Pottebakker, Vermilion Bril- 

 liant. Crimson — Couleur Cardinal. If 

 asked to select a half dozen of the best 



bedders in a variety of colors I would 

 pick White Joost van Vondel, Keizers- 

 kroon, Pink Beauty, Chrysolora, Proser- 

 pine and either Couleur Cardinal or 

 Prince of Austria. 



"What varieties go well together^" 

 is a query often asked. If more than 

 one variety is used in a bed it is im- 

 portant that colors harmonize. The fol- 

 lowing sorts blend well: White Joost 

 van Vondel and Chrysolora, White 

 Joost van Vondel and Ophir d'Or, 

 Prince of Austria and Vermilion Bril- 

 liant, Chrysolora and Couleur Cardinal, 

 Proserpine and White Pottebakker, 

 Pink Beauty and Chrysolora, Couleur 

 Cardinal and Ophir d'Or. Do not use 

 White Swan with other varieties, as it 

 is a late bloomer. 



-* Darwin and Cottage Tulips. 



Do not neglect the Darwin and cot- 

 tage tulips when it comes to bedding. 

 Ten years ago hardly a named Darwin 

 was offered in America, but now every 



Exhibit of the Archias Floral Co., at the Miuouri State Fair. 



