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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



AuciST 4, 1904. 



inuisi' III \ir ;i lr:iii 1... the south \\;iil 

 ri;;lit jVct lii^li jind ilic lioiiL w.-ill li\r 

 fi'i'i. 'I'lii^ liciii-c li:is :i iiortluTii asjH'cl, 

 \\\Ui iiiii' ImihIi ;hhI iiiii' |ia1li aihl, willi 



llli' ''N'-.'lil iiiii 111' .•! iVw illUMtllS ill Slllll- 



iiur. iiu iliir.-i sun lay:- I'lilc;' llic luiii>i'. 

 Tiiiii. a^aiii, at lar^c 'ariialitui ^iM-i-ial- 

 j'l-" yi-li w i 1 ! -.I- 1 he Jil <i|i:i^.lt i iil; Imiisr 

 an i-(|iia! -].,;■: iwciily iir iimuc lid wiilr. 



^\ il 1; I llli !■ Ill' Inlll' I irll -ll'S. I liKlrll Jil r- 



J'T ill'' li'^lii r Ihui-i'. I I' i)iii|ia;^at i IIU mi 

 a !ai'^- -.all' I wmiM i.|"Iit a Ihmi-m' 

 ■-''|\ l'"t 1' I : til mil' 1 ii\L.'nii. imt n luria- 

 '■IT y<\\ I'll iiMii a m'.a) I'll III' i-iiitiiiys 

 111 a lii-.l t liii'f I'ri-i ,\ ii|r .Mill Imi J'l rl 



lull-. 



'I'll' !'■ 1- a )iriiiiil III' a wcik nr twn 

 atiiT ll,i' riiiiiii^s air iiiiiic'l aiiil imltcil 

 nil' llial il is most cssriitial tli;il aliont 

 llio saiiir riaai it ioii'- slio'iJil II ■ ;;i\iii lln' 

 liitl- plants ;is Ihoy haJ in 111" -ami. 

 \i/.. a lilil" lii'ai in tin' -aiol nr aslii'~ 

 tlia' ill'' |iiils ;i|i. srI HI. a.al lliis Illinois 



li- III till Slllijri-I 'if Ih' nITIl (lilVl'll'llri' 



ill till' n'i|uift.'mriii s ill' our voiini,'' piaiils. 

 W'liili till' slinjitly warm lii'iirli w i M In' 

 "t' till' t;rt'at('st ln'iii'lii in youn^ rosr- 

 N'.iimi liist ]intli'i| I'mm tin- saml, ami 

 al.sii almost ;ili nur In 'l' IIhl;- plalils. ii 

 wiiulil 111' [iril'i'dly sii;i"illiii:ns I'lif cai- 

 iialiiii.-. M.'inv o|' our i-arnatinii nfow- 

 • is ilnii"i lii'lii'vr ill aiis' iiotinm lioal for 



llliitilin tll"!U. 



Nnw it' I liiiilt a s) i'll ]i!'ii|ianat i-iii; 



lir>ii'';o. it woulil Im ilillii-ali In im|i|ii\r in 

 any J'l atiii'i' oii oi:i- tli" writer o|ii'iaIril 

 m.any yiar- ano. inr it -,\;,~ o 'iliTt. l,rt 

 it 111' any ili'siii'il li'ii.i'li. toll I'l'i't six 

 lurlios wiijr ami till' [lili-li il' roiil' a lit- 

 ill I'ss ilinii |." (Irn|-,.,.s. Tlic wiiltli will 

 ni\o Villi ]ili'nly of [laili loom witliout 

 \\alkiiin' siiloways. aiil I w o cniis onioiit 

 licm-lli'S, ()ni' lirm-ii yni ran Usn fur 

 )irn|ia^;il i iil: al.ij tlio otli-r for tlin |il;iiit< 



Wllcn llr-t |iiittril. hnirt I'lliM llio 



lii'ii. 'Ill's f.-i-ii'iii"! til til.' [iiisiv ,,t' till- 

 sill.' walls. It ii.ts tl, ■ |. -' - .'1- \\i|l as 

 vniir lirmiiis. I'.iiiM 111.- Inii'lir- imi'' 

 )M'li'iiiit al"l lin.-iril thiai up ti'ji.l limk 

 ;iml liiii.t. Un Uio I'miit o oail; si.|,. ,,t 



ynll I' lii|;ill('s li'l till ■ !■,■ i|;.| ii.i.-i 1 i| f inlll 

 ill.' tlljl lie llllini il -n ' li.at \'. Ill il li'sill'il 



N oil i-a II 1 .li-n il a 1 .1 I a -• 111 il !i|i -n that 

 1 Im lna' I'l i.m t i.' |.i,i s I. .on- it li I li" 

 lii'llril \\ ill W .-l rill till' 111 "l-''. I h sn\ I'l'i- 



:\i.';it lirr liiis w.ik- wdl, !i. laiisi- tun 



lllUrli hnt |iip'' V'.i.lllii' 'liiki' til' s.-imi 1111- 

 liiliv W.I I'll ami \ "11 III. i| li.- I .a! in I Im 



liniisi'. Ill moilcraic w.'aliuT ymi would 

 want no lii-ai in tlio lious". Iiiil ;i litllo in 

 till' s,-iuii. I'or till' liottiiiiis of liotii IkmIs 



\',i' llsnl to Usi' rolnill 111 roolllljr slllll'. 



W'lirii liriiii; li.iril lliry not loo warm ami 

 tliry I'.cii.rot. I'so ;i iilc, iml a drain 

 I ill', lull a scdid lik' almul one and a 

 half im-hrs thick. Wo Imunhl I limn 1,'ist 

 \iar J^xll! iiiclii'S. 



,\ii\\, if you ctiii use li'i -iron for sup- 

 ports of Huso Iilc. it will l;c far moic 

 la-iiiiL; lli.'in wood. I'sc I'oiir imdics of 

 s:iiid 'III till' Iilc .■iiid li't 1 iic surface of 

 the lied lie a niiod llircc feet alio\e the 

 lc\cl of till' jialli. \'oii doirt \vaiil In 

 . lie li'iidiiin- \oiir l.iack \'. liilo juittiiin- iu 

 cut lilies. Of (anirsc the lilcs on 1 he 

 liciich t'l.r ji.ill(>il jilalits iiei'd only an 

 iiii-h 111' less of stiiid or ashes. 



This si/e house is easjlv sh.idod with 

 cheese cloth sus|)oii(led willi stn.'iU hrass 

 linns und two wires i-iimiiiin- leiinlhwisi' 

 III' til'- liiiust' oil eacli side. Iiuf lliat's an- 

 other -lory and would ake too loun- to 

 tell, yet \ cry simple. I'liroil d cullilln's 

 and plants for a few days from 1 he 

 ciitiiiin' lied want sli;ide when Ilio sun 

 shines, lull mole shade 'li.-in is necessary 

 to k' ep them from wiltiiin is an in- 

 jury. 



If yen are usiun stcim yo,i will juit 

 ill; 1 1 into your plopa n-ii i :i._. I muse. It' 

 \.aler. you will want In iniiiinue. luit if 

 Null lia\e neither ;ind are stirtinn-. iheii 

 liy ail ineaiis usr' hot water for such a. 

 Imnsc ;is 1 li;i\(' de.scri ii"d. liuii two 

 L' ii.ch linws und two I'-iiich leluins nndi r 

 e.'ii-h lieiich iiiid you will need no healinn- 

 pipes alio\e the lii'iirji-s. Iloli't. tor 

 lieaMu's sake, listen to thai fallacy 

 .alioiit runniiin ;i •_' im h nr .'linch I'ipe 

 .alone under the ridne iiole, lii'.'inchiiiir 

 at the farther end and ret in, inn- under 

 the l..-iiches. Don't do il. l-'ar lielter 

 In spi-uii .-^IdO ext r;i III n,.|tinn- ymir 



heiil-r six fei t Ill-low • he h'\ I'l of the 

 niei'llliiUlse llnor. St. '.nil iii-al is ciill- 



iin||i-d iiy \;il\"i's; il Is sleiiiu nr imlli- 



lli;;. IIol W.ater is coat rnlle. | j.y the 



I'lirnac.- d'lnr and damper. 



'I'l. I \i iiiil.'it inn of t his h-iii.s. . if it 

 lilii- III llli ami -niilh. \\lii'-h i- the lielter 

 pl.a II. s||, iiihl I I- in;, I i II I Ills I II, i ojieli til 



I ill- : nine. It i- f;i|- |,,-;i -I . |io ,-uit inns 

 I sp, i-i:i 1 1 \ , 1., li;i\, ,ine iii-'h 'I' cnnrniuiiiis 



\ 'lit I l;i 1 i"!i 1 1. a II I III • 



I iH-ii- s III 



illle 



Ills ;i inl ;-, ,||i I |. lit il -1 -. 



Al.. It s.di.i 1, -.f.. Mil -!i ,1- ;li,-i,. is to 



lecdinnieiid low, Avell draiiiHl beds for 

 roses iiiid carnations or anything that 

 is iilaiiled out, don't tliiuk of them for 

 neraniuins or our ordin iry run of bcd- 

 diiin- ] dull Is. 



.\ciw, .Mr. I'lditor. 1 ;im enotist enough 

 to licliew I lia\e de.sc;-ilied all ideal 

 pro|);in,'it iiie- house, yet if :i man is a 

 n;irdener he i-aii jiropan-ite a whole lot 

 of tliinns. roses, ca mat ioii;i and ehrysan- 

 ihemiimis. oil .any ordinary lien.-h, for in 

 st.ance. a side ln'iudi in a caiirition house. 

 \i\ I'er many lliinns it's a coin.fort to 

 h;i\e ;i regular prop;in il i iin lmu.se. 



W. S. 



A Portion ot the Ranjjc ol J. B. Goctz. Saginaw, Mich. 



. Wrccki". I'.-. H;ii' .Ini.v •_".' I 



HAIL AT SAGINAW. 



Till- :iccoiii|iaiiying illustralioii shows 

 the effect of the luiil ^vhi^■h struck tlu^ 

 estalilislimcnt ol' .lolin .1!. (!oefz. :it Sag- 

 iii;iw. .Midi., duly L'l'. The jihotograph 

 shows aliout one-third oi' the glass area, 

 which is about I'.L'.nitn sijuare feet. The 

 entire ]ilace was riddled. 



The lioethke I'loial <'o.. lint far away, 

 had sixteen houses in \vliich praetieally 

 all the n|;iss w;is lirokeii. At both jilaecs 

 new houses were adiled this spring, the 

 ptisl season h;i\ing been a most prosper- 

 ous one. The loss is not ahme in glass, 

 but Hie yoiiiin stock w;is xcry b.adly cut 

 to iiieces. 



The l'"lorisls' ll;iil Associiition litis had 

 many liea\y losses In pay this season and 

 has be, -11 of prime importance in juitling 

 many groweis back on llieir Jeet, but in 

 this ease no assistaiici^ will come from 

 that (|uarter. neither Mr. (ioetz nor the 

 h'oelhke <'o. being a member. 



The es-tablislimeiit oi (has. Friieh &, 

 Sons and others on ihe east s|,|o esc.aped 

 unscathed. 



THE ORIENTAL POPPY. 



'J'he jioppii-s ;ir- .'lis.e.l •iinoiig the 



most |)o]iul;ir of ;.;;n-i!"|i li'CVers. The 

 orieii1;il popjiy is the |iii|n..st li\-ed of the 

 genus .and li;i- the l;ii'.;e-i :iml most 

 strikinn' llowcis. (. .~^. ilarrisoii, of 

 N'ork. .\'( b., .s;iys it li;is been known to 

 bloom for tweiity-li\' ye.ar- in Succes- 

 sion. Th(^ plant is fr .111 iwn t,i I'our 

 feet in height and the iliweis are often 

 six or se\(Ui imh.'s .n-r-'ss. The 

 cnlm- ■,\as orin'mally sc;iiit. with a black 

 spi't. but sim-e the late c-injities ;i con- 

 siderable \;iii;iliiiu ill cnlor hus been 

 obtained by crossing- ami i h,' color now 

 sli;idi's fi'im n-d to s;iln;nii and jiale 

 pink. 'I'll'- bl:ick spot mi e;ic|i jiettil has 

 in s.iiiie cas,.s ni\i-ii w,-iy 1,1 delicate 

 pi iicilin^s ;iiid some ar.' 1111111:1 rked. The 

 |i|;i'!t li:is -I loot like ;i sill. ill parsiiij), 

 which i :i.-ri';isi-s to a h.'\a\y sinnl. It is 

 i:isi|\ pi . iii;i..i 1 1 1 d b\- i|i\ision nr bv si'ed. 

 T. If Ihiiliel-!. nf Welleslov. M;iss.. savs 

 tin! til. dixidiii:,'- shiiuhi be iliire after 

 |.l. -'iiiii'.:. in lull .Inly or Auniist. ns 

 tl:.-' will thei) stjir; .iml make good 

 ni \i., l.-fnie fre,-/iui_r \-> i-;it her. Ilow'er- 

 1! • ", . II ihe ih-xi se;is,,M. .Mr. Ilarri- 

 - -1 s \ - t hi y should be ]ih'iiited in 

 •J I ■ • if not l"ss tli;iii ;i dn/eii. as the 

 le livi.; eil II iWils l:ist but .1 tew dtiys : 

 l..wi'\.'i. m-'-\ niies .•lime .m ;inil keep up 



;| Sill ies.,l,ui -fill s,...,.|;|| \veeks. 



\' M. TiNv.— n. T. TIeard. 



ll. i : ;if Ihe c;(piiiil gr.Miiids. is ill. 



M ' I <'. Is. — b'. I'retlorickson is add- 



i.j i".n houses to his plant, using Dietscli 

 iim : i.-iia '. 



Ci \ ISKO. Il.I,.- Uarry V.. Felger has .1 

 pl.antation r)f lii,00(i gladioli. Tlie blooms 

 will b.> cut and '-hipjH'd to ''hieago. 



