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OCTOBEB 21, 1916. 



The Florists' Reviews 



15 



the room, against the wall in the style 

 of cordons, strands being carried across 

 the ceiling and joined to cordons on 

 the opposite sides. 



MBS. SOHLINQ'S DECOBATION. 



That the Schling decorative genius 

 is not entirely a masculine trait is 

 amply testified by the illustration on 

 this page, which shows a home table 

 decoration by Mrs. Max Schling. In 

 it the wife of the New York retailer 

 used white lilac, azalea sprays, valley 

 and Mr. Schling 's new hybrid carna- 

 tions, as yet unnamed. It may be 

 mentioned in passing that Mr. Schling 

 has eight varieties of these, including 

 all colors. In size they are, when dis- 

 budded, as large as the best carnations, 

 but when not disbudded, they are about 

 as lar^e as the old Scott variety. Their 

 blooming period extends to the arrival 

 of frost. 



OBOP TO FOLLOW NEFHBOLEFIS. 



At this' time of year our houses are 

 filled with different varieties of 

 nephrolepis grown in benches, part of 

 which are under contract for delivery 

 in October. We usually have a house 

 or two empty between the departure 

 of the ferns and the time when Easter 

 stock is to be potted. This year the 

 period will be exceptionally long, as 

 Easter comes late. We grow a consid- 

 erable quantity of spirseas at Easter, 

 which, this coming year, will not take 

 up bench room until about the middle 

 of March. .What would you suggest as 

 a crop between October and March, 

 something that would be profitable to 

 occupy the space mentioned above for 

 that period? What depth, heat, etc., are 

 required for tomatoes, lettuce, etc.f 

 Delphinium Belladonna has been sug- 

 gested. Will you advise us what depth 

 of soil is required for forcing this, and 

 when should it be put inf 



T. N. Y. & C— Pa. 



Lettuce succeeds in a minimum win- 

 ter temperature of 45 to 48 degrees. 

 Good varieties are May King, Hit- 

 tinger's Belmont and Boston Forcing 

 Tennis BalL By sowing now you can 

 get two crops of lettuce before you will 

 need the houses for spring crops. Let- 

 tuce needs a rich soil twelve inches 

 deep, containing an abundance of stable 

 manure. Tomatoes could be planted and 

 grown with success if you can give 

 them a night temperature of 60 de- 

 grees. They do best in winter with a 

 somewhat restricted root run, and need 

 a dry atmosphere. Good forcing sorts 

 are Comet and Lister's Prolific. 



Delphiniums, such as Belladonna, 

 should not be lifted before November. 

 They need several freezings before 

 planting, require a temperature not 

 over 50 degrees at night, and would, 

 if planted late in November, flower 

 from March 20 through April. You 

 could plant Spanish iris, or gladioli, 

 such as Peach Blossom or Blushing 

 Bride, and clear the houses by the mid- 

 dle of April. These should have a tem- 

 perature of 50 degrees at night. The 

 large gladioli, if used, would not come 

 in until April. Such bulbs as Paper 

 White narcissi could be benched, and 

 would do well in a similar temperature. 

 Single violets, if planted after the mid- 

 dle of October, would be done flowering 

 by the end of March. They need a 

 low temperature, 40 to 42 degrees at 

 night in winter. Double violets can be 



Wedding Decoration at the W^aldorf-Astoria, New York, by Max Schling. 



planted now. They do well at 45 de- 

 grees at night, and bloom until the 

 middle of April in your latitude. There 

 are a variety of other winter crops, 

 but the foregoing may contain some- 

 thing to fill your particular need. 



C. W. 



MOTHS IN GBEENHOUSE. 



Will you kindly advise me how to 

 get rid of little moths in the green- 

 house f I have been bothered with 

 them this season and it seems that I 

 cannot kill them off. I have chrysan- 

 themums, ferns and cyclamens in the 

 house. M. J. P.— 111. 



Try fumigation with one of the nico- 

 tine extracts. These are evaporated 

 over denatured alcohol lamps, and, if 

 used fairly strong, should clean out the 



moths. This form of fumigation will 

 not harm your plants. If nicotine does 

 not clean out the pests, hydrocyanic 

 acid gas will be the only alternative. 

 This must be used with the greatest 

 care, as it is deadly to insects and all 

 other forms of animal life, human life 

 included. The formula for this has 

 often been given in The Eeview. If 

 used "wi^h. due care, it is the most re- 

 liable of all fumigants. It is least 

 likely to harm foliage in a low tem- 

 perature. C. W. 



Bobinson, HI. — Ernest T. Oldham has 

 purchased two acres of land near the 

 new cemetery and is moving his green- 

 house from Palestine, 111., to the new 

 site. The new location affords better 

 transportation facilities and is a bet- 

 ter business site than the former one at 

 Robinson. 



Home Table Decofatlon by Mrt. Max Schling. 



