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ThcWeekly Florists' Review. 



595 



iiiore freely, as you can almost see the 

 plants growing. 



About August 15 to September 1 the 

 final repotting will be in order. For 

 compost use three parts good, turfy loam, 

 two parts sand and one part very old 

 manure. "Use 6-inch or 7-inch azalea 

 pots, according to the size of your plants. 

 One plant is sufficient for each pot, if 

 you have plants propagated from leaf 

 cuttings. 



I will here say that this plant can 

 also be propagated easily from cuttings 

 during May, June and July, but these 

 will not make as fine, sturdy plants as 

 the above method. They will, however, 

 make nice little plants for 3-inch pots 

 for the holidays, suitable for jardiiiieres 

 or table decoration. If large plants are 

 desired from cuttings you will have to 

 put from five to eight plants in a 6-ineh 

 OT 7-inch pot in order to be properly 

 furnished. Then, again, one plant in a 

 pot always looks better than where a lot 

 are massed together. 



During the summer the plants should 

 be pinched back, each shoot to two or 

 three joints, so as to form shapely plants. 

 This should be discontinued after Au- 

 gust. In pinching this way you not 

 only have no flowers during summer, but 

 you also insure a stronger growth. About 

 September 1 they are ready for tying. 

 This may be done by using one stake 

 in the center of the plant, looping each 

 shoot loosely to same with raffia. This 

 should be done as often as required. By 

 November 1 the first blooms will appear. 

 These should be removed if you desire 

 a lot for late flowering. 



Begonia Gloire de Lorraine is not only 

 useful as a single specimen but it may 

 also be used very effectively in table 

 decorations. Small plants in 3-inch pots 

 are vfery effective for this purpose. It 

 is also very useful for floral designs. 

 Let me say that Begonia Gloire de Lor- 

 raine is a plant that has come to stay. 



Begonia Turnford Hall, a white va- 

 riety with a pleasing shade of delicate 

 pink, as in the appleblossom, is a sport 

 of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine which 

 appeared a short time ago in the London 

 markets. It gives promise of being a 

 grand companion to Gloire de Lorraine 

 •and will be quite as useful as its parent. 

 It will, in all probability, be in the 

 market next season. 



Other Good Subjects. 



Among desirable plants for indoor 

 culture I would also mention Azalea In- 

 dica, with its bright and delicate shades 

 of pink, white and red, which can be 

 had in flower from Christmas till Easter. 

 Poinsettia pulcherrima,. with its dazzling 

 scarlet bracts, is especially useful for 

 Christmas decorations. Euphorbia Jac- 

 quiniseflora has exceedingly pretty 

 racemes of orange-colored flowers. 



Primula obconica and its newer hy- 

 brids, from white to dark pink, and 

 fringed, is also very pretty, of easy cul- 

 ture and gives great satisfaction. Cycla- 

 mens, in white, pink and scarlet, also 

 the newer fringed types called Papilio, 

 on account of their butterfly appearance, 

 are among the most useful and satisfac- 

 tory. Lilium Harrisii and L. longi- 

 florum no commercial florist can do with- 

 out, as they are equally desirable for 

 all decorative purposes. 



Other plants of special merit I Would 

 like to mention are primulas, calceolar- 

 ias, cinerarias, acacias, ericas, epacris, 

 epiphyllum, dendrobium, cattleyas, odon- 

 toglossums, phalsenopsis — in fact, this 

 list might be extended indefinitely, as 

 there are so many beautiful and desir- 

 able plants that could be considered 

 under this subject, "Indoor Flowering 

 Plants. ' ' 



Bowling. 



Chicago gets the Kasting. champion- 

 ship cup for this year; also the Anheu- 

 ser-Busch cups which become their prop- 

 erty; also the Beatty cup which must be 

 won twice, and silver match safes for 

 each member of the team from Beatty. 



St. Louis wins the Harry Balsley sil- 

 ver pitcher for second highest total; also 

 five watch fobs for individual merabers. 



Cleveland gets five steins trom Holton 

 & Hunkel Co., for third highest total. 



For the ladies the silver vase for high- 

 est total went to Mrs. Hauswirth, the cut 

 glass bowl to Mrs. Kreitling. 



The championship medal for men was 

 won by James Stevens of the Chicago 

 team. 



There were numerous other prizes; 



The Scores. 



CHICAGO. 



l8t. 2d. 3d. Totals. 



Stevens 204 186 181 571 



Scott 136 142 145 423 



AsniUB 116 141 156 413 



Balluff 179 144 137 46<» 



F. Stollery 166 146 171 483 



801 750 790 2350 

 ST. LOUIS. 



l8t. 2d. 3d. Totals. 



Beneke 162 168 142 462 



Kuehn 121 145 145 411 



Miller 155 120 125 400 



Beyer 158 148 146 452 



Ellison 165 155 159 479 



761 726 717 2204 



House of Made-up Kentias at C D. Ball's, Holmesburg, Pa. 







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Areca Lutescens in 10-inch Pots at C D. Ball's, Holmesburg, Pa. 



XEW YORK. 



Ist. 2d. 



r. OMara 152 1.59 



.\. .J. Guttniaii 127 117 



F. H. Tracndlv 119 127 



.1. A. Manda 109 l.^'S 



'Hie... I.oiig 169 177 



676 71.5 



CLEVELAND. 



l8t. 2d. 



W. Stadc 134 171 



II. Kinij; 127 i:57 



A. Crahaui 142 126 



n. Hart 9(; 136 



( . (iiahani I.So 196 



679 768 



PIIILADELI'IIIA. 



1st. 2d. 



H. Klft Itm 124 



Wm. (;H)«OM 143 l."W 



F. Adelberifci- 140 I.U 



<;. ("raU 128 lll> 



It. CoiiTior 124 165 



644 071 

 DETROIT. 



Ist. 2d. 



N. .Sullivan 1.57 12.5 



H. Watson 154 2i»3 



F. Bieltnie.vcr 1 1.5 179 



Wni. DllKor 93 88 



.1. F. Snlllvan 119 9<» 



63.S 6.S.5 



615 1938 



