.11 i.v '_M. 11)01. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



379 



Propagating Alternantheras.'' 



( ,M|irt lirililiil;^ ins l;il'^"l. Muiir diii' 

 dt' t';is|ii(ill, hut IKit 'III i l;'l\'. .-llhl lli;it 

 lliiist ii.sct'lll III' :ill lilMi' [illiils I'ui lliis 

 |piir|i(is.', Ilir ;i llriii;i Hi liiT.i. -IkhiM !»' 

 ]il'n|i;i;4;it('i| ;iliii||l I lir ■lul ni the in.iiilh. 

 I .'im ;i\VMn' tiril ni;i!i\' lill llic |il,-int-- 

 ;it llli' iiplU-iiiicli (iT I'i'isl, jiilllill;^ llirlli 



in li;il ' .■iiiil inilliii;;- 111. 'Ml Id |)iiT(s ill ilii' 

 >|iriii)^. I like licllrr lu jui; in llid .-iit 

 liiiys in simimcr tiiin'. Willi two iiii-lics 

 (■t' siiinly >i)II :iiii! the .-ntiiiids piii in 

 lliirkly in the lliii~. tlh", ,\i!l imw idol 

 lik"' <'liick\\ «' il in miiv ^:li:i'ly |il;icc ;iihI 

 Ilic llats i-;in lie krjil nni df doniv iinlil 

 'l.'iiiLCr III' frost. This lii:li' 1 i- inir.-i j |i|:inl 

 wiiitrrs \\cll in tlics:' Ihns ii' krpi nn 

 llic ilr\' siilc. \i>v (111 I "l Willi llicin In 

 ^riiw iliiriiiy- III" wiiili'i .ml .i ImmI: imi 

 |i<'r;il ii''i' is iHil ncc-i'.^-;; i \ ii' tjiiv ;iri' 

 kcjit ilry III' iiiily cniuii^li wiiIit :^i\iii }<< 

 kri |i 1 Ji.'iii I'liiin sl'i i\ I'ii M^ ii|i. 



Colcus Cuttings. 



'I'hi- i- iml ;i 1i;hI tiiiid. .'iljcT. td i.-ikr 

 :i lew ilii/.cn (•iitlin;^s di ;|||. \:iii()ii- o\' 

 idlcns tli;it Vdii wish hi ii]n\\. '\'\ir cdlcus 

 is ;i \ii-titM nf till' ni";il\ ll||^ .-inil llid 

 pl.'i'ils ;ii.' lint \Mi|l!i rl.Miiin:.'. Smiih' 

 v.irii'lidS. iMit.-ilijy Ihc \;ilii.ililc \.||d\\ 

 lidlijcii I idililir, jii'd ,il-d nuii'li'd Willi ;i 

 iii.sl. r.y .\ii;;iisl 1 »ii,i will. fi.,iii ihr 

 |il;i Ills diitsidc, lie ;ili|i' ' d ■.■•■I \ i'dii -n; ■ 

 iiilliiiy^. linylcss ••ihij fiivili -». :iiii| li( ruir 



idhl W c-ll llIT llli'y will 111' -Ildll;^ ydlllld 



I'hi'il V in ) iiii-h |idl ^ .llhl '\ ! Ii -j^'w f ■.(III 

 mill.' c-|illi||y~. ;i^ well -.^ liiir, ilM ill Icvs 



hi'.-il. I'rin llir liltic |iiiii' jil.inl-- |pid|,;i 

 unld'i hilr ill Si'iil.'inli r. 



Primula Sinensis. 



Ihr ( jii iii'sc |iri iini l;i ild,"- umI i \\]<i\ 

 'hi' hdl wr;ithcr wr .iic iiuw l,;i\iii;^ ;ilhl 

 ' li''l'' is lid jict ||'|- |,|:i,- . I',, I t ||,. \ ,i|iii^ 

 I'l-'iiils. Ii ;irli<'sl dt' \',hirl, iii:i\ iinw 



'"■ ill .'i il.l'h pdl-.. : liM II I ;'|';ll||r \\ ii h 



"h.-lilcl ol;|.s .-III,! 111,. .;|.,|„.> I- li^d.l 'I, -irk 



iiini I'rnni .'is ih scrilit'd l;ist \\,;-k f,,i tln' 

 'iliis. 'I'livic iv ;ilw:i\s dnn^.'. aIiIi |il;im- 

 III ■' fr;iiiid ih.-ii it i-, ■ • Ml ,r -i-hi , diit 

 "' niinil, ■ ■ iiiihv^ ji j., . ,,|||. 111,1 II 'x ,|„ 

 •■i''il '!iil\ Id iilidinl I,, I I,,. ;i;iiii,-v. I r 

 ''"'"■ I- .-my ihiiidiT dt ii.-^|irl. ki'i'i' 

 ""■"I i'l Ihd df.viihdii'.d Lilt. wliild 

 ^''••I'li'.l. in :i |Mi-iii,.|i \x ||,.|r < hcv -dl I' lid 

 ^'•ii'il:i'i"n, ,.|- til,., u ill .,|.,,,/ .,,|-| ..|,,,1 

 '"'I- '''^ir M:ilkv. ■ Till ^d diininl.-i di- 

 ''-'i' '" li'i'I ilitd jrrif iiidj 1 III I \v|i, II M.n 

 ■"'"''' 'l''i'l li-d ,1 Ihiid d,- ,1. 



Primula Obconica. 



''l'iiiiid:i cilicdiii,-! h;is iidi'ii -d idiii.iik 

 •'•''^ ii!i|i|,,\,.,| in .,|^,. .,,,,1 ,.,,!,,, 11,^ ,i,.|f 



" 'I'l^ ••i' I diixdii i'liiidihi siii,.|i-i- III 



''"■ " 1^. ll W,|. :l Id,,;^ tilll, l.t'dld 



"'"• iii'iii.v -d.MJ ,|n:i|ili.'^ ,f I'. dli,-diii,-,-i 

 "'■"• :i|'|'>'''i:il'i|. dx,-, 1,1 l,\ ,.| U'w. I'di 

 ''i'' ''i^' '■'■^^ M'.-ils 11 Ii;, . '.-ik 'II 11- j.hird 

 :'^ "II' "' "III nidvt \:ilii ml., vv ii,i,.r |,|,.din 



■''- I'l.inl-. If i. ,1||1| .,,,; ;,, .,,1^ „|,..|,_ 



'"I 'III nii\|iii!-i\d phiiit. I- III,, I-,', -hdw V 

 ■■"!'' I:i-Ini- :nid it- >,;is,,i, i.' h.n^. h 

 ''"'■- •'! ""lid, Mill l,,i ,,|- o|.,,\i i,|o ;iit, : 

 '■"''' ^^'•■ill.''i- M.|. in. A ;,..|,|,,. 1^ ., ,,.,., 

 -'""' I'l'i'--' t"i 111,. ij,:|.. ,,i,.|,,|s iidw. 

 "'"■''"•I- ill "'ll- 111- lidt-. l.nt ih.'v ddii't 

 '*="" •'- "ii'i'li -li.-idi ;i- In,. ( liii,,.:,. |d|,n 



liisds ;,iid dii dull il;i\s \vdiild lit' lictli'V 

 fnlK- i'\|idSdi| withdiil .lii\ i-d\ri'ii|d. 

 Ncithdi' is Ic'ifinidd s,i i'ssr!ili;il fur tin 

 dli(iiliii:i. A ^ddd \d||d \ jd.-iin. with :i 

 t'diirl h df \\ dll riit l"d I dw .|i;i mild, will 

 d|(iw ; hdiii (i iidl \ . I idii "i fdidi'l 1 h;i 1 



dlirdiiic;' is Il|d-I lisi|''ll :is ,i ml tlnWdf 

 till' dt'sidiis, did. Il is II, iw diid d t' till' 

 :i II 11 rdiiiid i lid i>-|iiii-;ili|d-. 



Growers' Busy Season. 



Ii niJ|id,'ils Id iiid, in \'. .-iti'liiiid' d|idi':i- 

 tidiis. ih;it while Ihis .(iid iirxt iiidlitil 

 :ir(' ihd MTy dullest t'di' iiles, ;ind ;illi'.dsl 

 ;i sliiil ii|i t i;ne w ii h t h ■ --t ni-d iiieii, it 

 i~ ye(. ;i |ie;i\y. I;ilid|'idi!~ liMie with the 

 ^ruwer liliij the h;ildi'--I welk "f the 



ye;ir ii;is In lie dune in tin' hdtiesl 



wellllier. r.einlies to lie . niptieil ;ini| I'e 



tilled lur e,'i I ii:i I idiis ,-iiid I'dses, nnd per 

 li;i|is Sdiiid iiillliis ;iiid \'..ddls \i'|. ;iiiil it 

 this hdl spi'll l.'ists ,'i few iiidid d;iys wd 

 will lie liiisy with the iidS'. This i~ 



lldt !;l I Mil idll- : it shdiihl lie ;i pje.'lsi | |e. 



()iir eiHiI i iieiil is sd hir'.v' :ind eliiiinje -o 

 \.iriei| Ih.il wliih' we .iriy iie \\;itr'riiie' 

 ;iste|s. ;i wiili-r spdiil ,1 ihillider -tdi'lii 

 in.iy lie lidddiiid- sdiiid dih-'i' hn-ality. W'e 



lire d-..||ii|o ,l|-y .■llld. 1 •' .', I results ;||'|. 



Iddl'.i'd I'lir. W.'lter lllll-l lie .Ijiplied. I 



li:;\e. in \e.-irs ^une hy. -|id!.;i.ii ;i^;iiii~l 

 I lid ,'l lill-d ,1 I' ihd lld<,. ;i hi h,; \ ,' ||,,1 ;| | 



I ill :i iiiniii.-!, p.'irt iciilarly. iH'cd im aiti- 

 lii-i.'il watei'iiid' if diiee well est a lilisiied. 

 ir I he sdil in inir danl.'iis ami fields 

 \>;is Ireuidli^d I W i ) teel. ie,.|i. ;is the J'lii- 



idpdMii nurseryineii dt'ii'ii d". lliii-d wnnld 



lid lit I Id need nf W llleii id/;. 



NdW, the I'l'M'ise III ili'-c l'a\dralile 

 fdiiilit iiiji.s with lis i- that uni' fields 

 '.\lidie asters, cai'iiat ions. ^;iirk ^^ei-aniiiins, 

 lanii.'is and niaiiynlher hi aes are |ilanted. 

 Iia\e lidcii ploiidheil Mill, sexi'ii or ei}j;lit 

 lliehes deep. 'i'llete ;iid ;i whdle lot of 

 ploildhmeii who will ni.-lke the ei^'lif 

 iiiehe-- six iiiehes If yiMi dull"! watrli out. 

 'fheii many a dfower is L-ii,. jn detjinj^,. 

 dill his -Idck and hut. dry weather sets 



ill li"t(i|i' there is a -llieid' Idiit ei'dwtll. 

 (Ilii'iMT-. dt' ex jierieiire. ihds,' \\ he |i;i\<' 



nidxeij from east to \\'st, -.-i;.' that witii- 

 diii irrid.it idii it Wdidd lie iinpossihlo to 

 keep ali\i', iiiiieh less ;^riiw' i iiyt liillii', ill 

 <dldr;ir|n ami pdiliaps ntlii'/ states may 

 lie e\en less fasuralily .■^implied ^vith 

 \\ater in the eudd old sniainer timi'. 

 Sd eiii.dit ions miisl lie stiidi"il in our 

 i;i-lel!i state-. SolUO M'.'isollS t liei'O iiiav 

 lldl ll ■ two sueeessi\ v' Weeks witliout, a 



'■dpiiiiis rain, and aenin \\,. ji;i\e all liceii 

 I cr:i-idii;illy twii moiiihs \\ithdiit a (ii'o|i. 

 Water is the staple fdud ,if plaiils, liut 

 i;dw Id apply it a rt i liei.'illy is the ear- 

 deihi:,' knowledde. This sjii'iiikliiii^ that 



y lien sed ddlie. w.'Pin^- he soil per- 



h.'lp^ one iliidl lielow the -Ul'f.'lee, alld 



le:i\ind it li.'ikeij niiil e,-iki'd al that, is 

 lidiiiine- liiii ;iii a|idlody t',i|- wateciiid' 



.-.lid I Iridy lieliexi' Wd!'>e tliaii Mothilld', 

 Mil .1 cpi.'irler ;i- imii'll ljimmI ;is ;i Iioe- 



i I !'_;■. 



Sweet Peas. 



Swddl ^le.is Ii;i\e 1 n lin:' with U.« 



and I lid I Id will cdiiliiuid lo !ie. if e\-e.rv 



A Recent Church Decoration by S. J. Galloway, Eaton, Ohio. 



Idi', 1 1 Id \ mind. \ d! 

 i-.'i -d '. ' ■ 



M(ll-l:ill'i- :ll!d| I :l.d,',,i is pllli-ki'd as -ndU a- de\e|(iped. 



W hdii .alldwid til ^d Id - I yiiiir \ille> 



N-. I wr , I "i" "ooii -|o|i lilddinin"-. ild" I'dtwoon 



ecessity tor watering. ,, , ., i ., • i ,. 



' *• Ihd |id\S deeldy. then sp|- ad three lllrhes 



I'M in-t.-in.-e, it' \,,|| ^di \.iii| pj.'int- ' ,i|' -i-ildd maniiri' lietweii ili' rnws eoiii- 



'lit t hd \ii\ d;irli,.si .ppd|idnii\ that i phii'lv eoxeiiiid- ih,- _;rounl. Then you 



"•1- -aid ill III. -piiii^. I hi II with -le-h i i:ii, h-i ih,. hn-d iiiii :'.i- halt an hour 



'ii'Miient -hiiwei- n- x\ d !i:i\d had up In | ,,m .,n.. -j,,it m,! i|,;i| ^iH '•,.■ ;hdriiu^llly 



11"". llld Midi- ,i| 111, ,,l;|||t- Wduhl lie j w.il. r,.,| ; \\j|l| |1,,. m U 'ell i II •; it Will 1 IC 



del p ddW I . -1 I'dii^ nil, I m:; a- .and with .-i hin^ lime in drviiie- i iil ; ;it lea.st . ill 



iirfa'd I till- driest n f we.ather. Id w it .■liii;,'' ■will 

 111- II' I'di'd fill .1 wi'ik. \';'h pi'ijier eiilti- 



I rdi|i;i'iil hddiiM Id iv' i, lie 



I'lii-i' aid ailid* t r .;i p'oal imi a mI 



i'ii-iiiiil; 11-1' "I iiiiiisi ii"' ' i om liehiw . 



litlld l:d.d Wdllld Ihdle lie dt' waleriliu 



I "I lll.l ll\ "I' d'Ji ll"\\ er ;;;ll h ll pl;lll|s. 



\ at idii. 



I'itVereiit IdialJiie- aiil I'diiditions and 

 . diiMiiieiie"- muv lihd dili'iTi'Mt nit.'tliods- 



