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Dkcgmbgb 15, 1904. 



wreath there is the plain lycopodium 

 wreath with a scarlet bow, the red im- 

 mortelle wreath with a spray of lycopo- 

 dium under a tie of holly ribbon, a good 

 large flat bunch of holly with red carna- 

 tions, or white carnations with a scarlet 

 bow, a cluster of California pepj)ers on a 

 lycopodium wreath with ribbon to match. 



For the better class of gift boxes 

 smart tags with a holly spray are to be 

 had for the address. For the visiting 

 card which goes inside the box a 

 sharpened piece of holly may be drawn 

 through one corner in two slits like a 

 jeweler's mounting card. 



Pleasing Combinations. 



Many pleasing color combinations may 

 be suggested for gift boxes, like these: 



Holly lining inside the tissue or wax 

 I)aper which lines the box, with Bradt 

 carnations, poinsetti3,s and stevia. 



Square design box, lycopodium wreath 

 with scarlet tie; fill in center of wreath 

 Avith Roman hyacinths or valley; lay in 

 loose, with stems one way under the 

 wreath. 



A fancy box lined with mistletoe, with 

 violets, tied with gold cord, is a fetching 

 combination. Use mignonette and scarlet 

 carnations with holly; mignonette and 

 Golden Gate or Bridesmaid roses; box 

 lined with Florida moss, with crimson 

 and Enchantress carnations; fern lined 

 box with Bridesmaid, Bride and Golden 

 Gate roses; Bridesmaid roses and Paper 

 White narcissi. 



Bridesmaid roses and Shasta daisies. 

 Golden Gate roses and violets are good; 

 also poinsettias. Paper Whites and scar- 

 let carnations; Perle roses and Chinese 

 lilies; scarlet, Bradt and white carna- 



tie with a cluster of narrow scarlet rib- 

 bon bows. For the same with a cluster of 

 red carnations tie with holly ribbon. 



Combine Forget-me-nots, mignonette 

 and Perle roses. 



American Beauties need no other 

 flower but are often tied with a big 

 bow of ribbon matching the color. 

 Liberty or Meteor roses may be used 

 with Golden Gate. Adiantum Crowean- 

 um, mistletoe and Bride or Kaiserin 

 roses make a fine box; Chatenay with 

 Ivory or Bride roses; Sunset and Meteor 

 roses. 



White roses, white carnations or Eo- 

 mans, if left on hand, can be brightened 

 with brilliant coleus foliage and holly 

 tied with scarlet ribbon. 



Tie the outside of the more expensive 

 boxes with holly ribbon or a smart clip 

 of holly in the tie of white or scarlet 

 ribbon. Spread good impressions on the 

 outside of the box as well as inside. 



Bring one contrasting color literally 

 under another and the effect will be to 

 add to quantity. Throw a few of shorter 

 stems end for end across the stems of 

 longer stock. 



Scarlet green and white are preemi- 

 nently Christmas colors. Keep the blues, 

 lavenders and yellows at a respectful dis- 

 tance. 



Hang scarlet bells between festoons 

 of lycopodium wreathing and tie with 

 long loops of holly ribbon. 



Tie pots of Begonia Gloire de Lor- 

 raine with narrow pink gauze ribbon. 

 Group by themselves to have the best 

 effect. 



If possible let all cut flowers have an 

 over-night stand in water. Clip the ends 

 of the stems of flowers and greens as 

 they are sent out. Gertsude Blaib. 



Christmas Basket of Cyclamens with California Pepper Berries. 



tions and holly; salvia, white carnations 

 and Florida moss; Harrisii, poinsettias 

 and Paper Whites for tall vase pieces. 



A red immortelle wreath with migno- 

 nette and white carnations makes a nice 

 box, also purple pansies with Bridesmaid 

 or Golden Gate roses; Lawson and white 

 carnations; Lawson with Enchantress 

 carnations; Bridesmaid or Golden Gate 

 roses with Farleyense ferns. 



For a lycopodium wreath with sprays 

 of mistletoe all around, or as a lining. 



Atlanta, Ga. — C. J. Reeve is now in 

 charge as grower at the Brookwood 

 Greenhouses, Peachtree road. 



Wyebrooke, Pa. — J. P. Eisch, for- 

 merly of Lancaster, is now in charge of 

 the Glen Gable Gardens here. 



Winona, Minn. — Edw. Kirchner, Jr., 

 the 19-year-old son of Edw. Kirchner, 

 proprietor of the West End Greenhouse, 

 has been admitted to the firm, which has 

 been incorporated as Kirchner & Son. 



BEGONIA LORRAINE. 



How and when is the best time to 

 propagate Begonia Gloire de Lorraine 

 if bottom heat to an extreme degree is 

 required? 



When should lilac be brought in from 

 the cold house for Easter forcing? 



J. H. 



If you can get a crop of nice young 

 wood from your plants you should prop- 

 agate at once and on all occasions when- 

 ever you can secure this class of wood. 

 If you wish to adopt the method of leaf 

 propagating, these will have to be insert- 

 ed as soon as they have attained a proper 

 condition of ripeness. This is indicated 

 by the leaves assuming a bronzy tint. 

 The greener, and fresher looking leaves 

 are more liable to damp oflf.« 



As Easter will be late, the time to 

 bring lilacs into flower for that occasion 

 will be considerably shortened; in fact, 

 they will require little forcing at all. 

 The beginning of March would be about 

 the time to bring them in, placing them 

 in a temperature of 50 degrees till the 

 eyes break, when they can be subjected 

 to a higher temperature as the leaves de- 

 velop, if required. E. 



TROUBLE WITH LILIES. 



I'm in trouble with my Harrisii lilies. 

 We potted them August 20, and the tall- 

 est ones are now eight inches high and 

 the most of them four and six inches. 

 There are only a few of them diseased 

 and the plants seem healthy enough, 

 only they have such a short- jointed 

 growth. We hayfekept the temperature 

 at 56 to 58 degrees. Is that too low? 

 , Does a damp atmosphere help them 

 along? I have a patch of Japanese 

 longiflorum coming up. What tempera- 

 ture for them? Would nitrate of soda 

 be a good stimulant? If so, what pro- 

 portion of nitrate of soda to water? 



M. S. 



There is always more or less trouble 

 with Harrisii lilies, especially the earlier 

 potted ones, in regard to length of 

 stem. Weed out ^1 the diseased ones 

 as soon as they appear and raise the 

 temperature of the house to 60 or 62 

 degrees. Use a little weak manure water 

 once a week, and, as the stems reach out, 

 gradually increase the strength of it un- 

 til it is of the color of beer. 



The increase in temperature will also 

 encourage the increase of green fly, 

 which will require careful watching. Fre- 

 quent and light fumigation will prevent 

 them from making much headway, but 

 this should be persisted in, whether they 

 are visible or not. 



Harrisii delights in a rather humid at- 

 mosphere till the buds begin to appear, 

 when a drier atmosphere is necessary to 

 give a firmer texture to foliage and 

 bloom. 



The longiflorums, if intended for Eas- 

 ter blooming, should not yet be showing 

 above the surface. They will be early 

 enough if brought into the house by the 

 first week of January and placed in a 

 temperature of 50 degrees till the stems 

 have attained a height of four inches, 

 when the temperature can be raised as 

 high as 62 degrees, if the case demands. 



Easter being so late in 1905. great 

 care and judgment will have to be exer- 

 cised not to allow them to get too far 

 ahead. Remember it will be easier to 

 push them along than it will be to re- 



