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1-.P04. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



251 



Bench of Carnation Victory at Establishment of Charles Weber, Lynbrook, L. I., N. Y. 



I vrldiiiinni 1';ili-;itiini. t|p> Imlly I'l'in. i-^ 

 u iM'.-iiitifiil I', iiii jiihI .•iIwmvs III ili>iii;iiii|. 

 ()tlii'i' o(I(h| siirls ;irr: 1 ,;i>i n';i ()|i,-ii-;i .■iiiil 

 I.. i-lir\s(ilcili;i, tlir I'liiiiHT Irciii 'liiii.-i 

 :iiii| till' Inltrr fniiii i^>i;i/il; I 'nlv'-t irliiiiii 

 M:i-t ii'ii ) .-Distiit.-i vai'icyatM. :i il;'iise^ 

 ^rci'ii fi'i'ii with yellow strijics nn tin' 

 ireiiils; Oiiyciiiiim .liiiiniiiciiiii, m |i,-irs|ry 

 J'lTii. (if .lapaiiesc orioin; I'trri^ (hiiicii- 

 -i^. rnlysticluiiii (•tirciiccuin, u Snutli At- 

 jic;in fi'iii, wliicli, wlicii well ^rnwii. will 

 iii;iki' a iiicf s|)('(-im('n. 



( iiiiitiiiMi ( I Hcksdiiiii) ScirM'clfi is a 

 liraul ifiil. yract't'iil fcni imi<-li in iI'Miiaiul 

 liy the Icailiny ilccoratoi's t lii(inj;'li(uit tli'' 

 iiiiiiitiv. iiiiikin<f a ln'aiitiful hoiisf plaiit 

 ami of w liicli stock is always scarce and 

 ililticiilf to cil>raiii. Sitalntiiuin ciciitaiiuin 

 is a \fiy showy J'crn ami a nati\c ot' tid|i- 

 i<al Ainoi'ica. 



In adiaitunis we lia\i' first to incntirni A. 

 iiiiicatuin. ilcC'Oi'uni ami irracilliniinn. the 

 latter in deinami on acconnt of its !i<;ht 

 and yrarefnl apjiearam-o, also Adi.intuiii 

 < lowcaimni, the new maidenliair which, 

 owini^- to its strnnjr. vigorous yi-owth and 

 Ioml;' steins will liecoine a irenei'al favorite 

 wilh ilie lrad<' wiiere maiket iny- the fronds 

 i-- a featnre, as well as in ]iri\ate places 

 where cut maidenhair is always used. 



Adiantum i''arleyense, tiie (|iieen of the 

 maidenhair family, is ;i native nf the 

 West Indies and is now iri'owii in (pianti 

 lies l,y tJK' trade, both as a ])ot plant i r 

 l'oi- <iit fronds wlieicver first-(dass decur.-i 

 lions are ;■ feature. Alsepliiia Ansiiali^ 

 is t'ii'i|iient ly asked for and very desii 

 alile, (III accdiinl of its statelv ajipear 

 aiice, leyetiier with I licksi ill ia Antarctica. 

 Iioth (if wliich are .\n-t laliaii ferii<. 



The davallias .are also an interesting 

 family ami the variety luillata i'- li(iiie- 

 -(ii(l ill lar^e (iiiantities when made up in 

 (■(■111 Icills and \;iliiiiis dtlier -hapes .-is 

 jcceived I'ldin dapaii. The varidv ('.-ina 

 rieiisis inalsc' a nice |i(.t fern and re.adilv 

 dcvcldps iiitd a nice specimen, al-d lie 

 \;:Mcli(v r'ijien^i^ plniiid^a ami in licr aic 

 ic-iralile Iniiiis III cultivate. 



I 'lal V eel iiim-. di- xin;; lidin fern--, are 

 i|u;iy- i iiieic-.t i iil; "n ac'-'niii el' ilcii 

 iinii|iie -li;ipc(| t'linids. i (•-( iniil i n^; a -la:^' 

 hdin. The varic'y alcicdnc' maja- i~ 

 I I'li'c ;ji(iwii;t: vali'tv .ami ;^i:ind'' a line 

 . a I let \ , lint -Mini-w lia t s,-:i yn-. 



In lakili;^ -iiivcv n I' the fi 1 n - I lia\c 

 lei'll I i.illed. \\ ,' I .w r -.1 ._;real dial I d .1 a pa n 

 I 111 her pn 11 (it Mil' fi III lldia. a- a :^l( ai 

 aiaiiv i.f iMir nin^i I lea ni i fill ^p. cie- a ic 

 lal i\ c^ iif thai rmini r\ . Tli.ac are ; h ii 



sands (if III 111 I \;iiieties iif iniisl lieaiitifrl 

 ferns that time will nut pminit me td talk 

 alidiit. Snllice it td say the varieties men 

 liiiiied in my paper .are the mest popular 

 I'ldin a cdinmerci.a I puiiit nf view, and a^ 

 teins increase in demand d,ay liy day iei 

 us eaidi dd his p.a I't tii m.ake t liein imire 

 and imire interest iiid to fern hivcrs. sd 

 that it can lie truly said et' each el' iii, 

 as liy t he | t . vv hen he staleil ; 



I lie lii-ccii :iiiil ■.■niccfiil Icni. 

 Ilnw lii':ial itiil it i>; 



'riicl'c i^. IIKl -,1 Ic'll' ill .'ill lllc hlllil 

 Sii VMilllli'I'l III. I U i^. 



Il;i\c y i-'cr Hiitrheil it liiiddini; . 



Willi I'll! li -ilciii iiikI lent wi'Mjil ~iii:.ll, 

 ('iiilcil ii|i within ('.'(I'll (illicr 



Like a ruiiiiil Mini h.iirv liiillV 



ll.'ivc vc vmiIcIkmI lliiit lull! mill. Mill;; V 



l':,'l.'ll I'lnsi'lv llcstlillL: cdil. 



Ii-( li.'iir mill fciitlicr.v Ic.illcl^ 

 'I'licii s|irc.-i(liiiy; I'di'iM^ in ilr 



II. tlli'li ll|ii-t LaMcclllll.v tlic.v v\:l\c 



III llle liil'i'Sl liUc .1 ■<('ll. 

 Al"l lli'T :is tllld MIC lii'Mlltillll. 



.\l'c tllese I'l'U' Ic.'ivcs to lllc. 



VIOLETS IN SASH HOUSE. 



rnd(i vcp.arale cuvei' I sent yini a 1mi\ 

 cdiitaininu t vv n luindlev nf vidlei plaiit- 

 whiidi I df" vv in a -.'i-h hini-e ImiI am 

 h.av iiie t I'liiililc \\ it h. 1 n m ihr 1 h.at vmi 

 in.av >,(•(■ Letter w hat t In- 1 rciiliie i~ I will 

 dii wav hack aiid .le^ciilie the Ireatnii'iil 

 lliev d,,| .-e- Well ;iv I can. 



.\liiiiil ,\la V I . I I I'c.'iv I'd .1 |dl iif cliinii^ 

 ri'Min a |ilaci lift ■ i n mil''-, di-t.i ni . Tie v 

 y. :ii hed nil' i ii line c.indil imi a iid wei c 

 \ ei'v tine. hc:i It liv plant-. I di v iddl 1 Ikiii 

 ;iiii| put tlii'tii in -nil ill III' ii(iii-i'. I'c 

 l,,i c 1 r.iit I h' 111 III 1 111' -I il I Idnk I a* 



;il 1 -IN inch - nf the "Id ^"il aiel I'lll 



111 fii'-h -nil tr.iiii ill" Ii' Id. I pal in m> 



in.'i iiiii . . .'I h limiLlli ' lie -' I ! \' a- C': i ii'h. 



i 1<, |ii I lieiii -\ I I I'^i 1 1 Will ami 1 li''\ all 

 f lili'd tiiii , 



In .lidv I '"I'lv .ml ;lii' ' I'l -dil l'i"ai 



1 I,, 1. cliche- .'111 i l"li|.'lc. .1 il Willi -I \ 



,,,,.1,, - ..I !i III -III. I In l.i|. 1.1 tl.i- I 



inii alnait t vv d iiiclns i>\' si.alile inaimre. 

 which was ijuite I'dlteii. iiidstly cdvv 

 inanure mi.ved with sume -eavveed. which 

 I used fur lieddilld. 'I'liis -e.-ivveed 1 

 oi,t ;||(i| e the liav slmre. Iieilld' w.ashed 



ii|i liy the water. There was very little 

 lit' this -'.'.awi'i'd in the manure and it' 

 was well w.ashed nut liy the r.aiii liefure 

 I used it fdl- luddilid. I then lui.xed this 

 iiianure well vv i 1 h the <n\\ and jilanted 

 inv vidh'ts ill it. This was the third week 

 in .In I v. 



I fiireiit Id state that after F had re- 

 iniivi'd the (lid soil I Idiiseiied what I'e- 

 luained td the (hptli (it'alidut three inches 

 uiid da\e it a s|irinkliiid nf air slaked 

 lime, Just enoud'h to whiten the surfaia', 

 and raked it into the soil. 



I did not take otV the s.'ish. as half df 

 them are ventilators, and I w.as aide to 

 keep down the teiii|i('iat lire nicely. I 

 -haded the "l.-iss with whitewa-h. but re- 

 lUdvcd it emdually frdiii the middh^ df 

 Septemlier until near the end nf (jctolier. 

 when I tddk it all idV. 



I w.atci'cd tin 111 (luite dfteii ; t li.at is. 

 when I thdudht tlicy needed il. alsd syr 

 iiieed them dccasidiially. Have nut lieeii 

 lidthered with r. d spider ti. my kiidwleily.- 

 .'ind lid llie^. either, as i fniiiij:ated with 

 hv'.li'dcv.anic .acid eas when I nuticed any. 

 I kee|i them at \:\ decrees .at nieht and 

 (in deei'ces ill the day time. I Ik at with 

 hdt water. I h.ave the reduj.ar vinlet 



)iit-. twn l.ellches Inur I'eel wide .all'l a 

 walk due ,,llt ill the cent. I' nf llie liniise. 

 I h.-IVe <iili.| liellche- wit 11 the -dil (III the 

 level W ith th.al dllt-lde ■ i f llle lldU-eS .-111.1 

 lle.alilld' pij.e- fa-Iened td the -id.' I.f the 

 ildUsc. 



( )n t he .a-t -ule nf the -diilh lieiich 



the |. hints .-lie tine ,'llld lli'.-lh hv . liUt the 

 V\e-I ends i.t' -nine li.'llclle- liaVe I 11 ni,, 



inn linck I'm- the la-l -i\ w.ek-. 1 semi 



Villi twn plant- In -e.' it' V.ill .ail Ill'lke 



mil the .','iii-e (if ttiv t iniil.l,.. I :il-.i -eim 



VnU nlle |ihltll i'\' the llnlth ii'llch . . f ill' 



s'liiie Imii-. . w hi.'h .lid lin.lv iiiil il .'ilmi.I 



three week- Un... Sillc.' llu'll lln'V -.itn 

 In h.'IVe -In].pe.| e|,,\v m^, 'ilie leav • - ■ ■ i' 

 this Ihill h l..'ll.-h -eelll In I.,' W I ink!' d 



:ind V('l|i.wi-li nre.ii in c..|..|. -Iucviiil: 



ill.at tlleV .'lie -i.'k. 



I li.i.l -.Ilie -1. Ill let I hi- -iilniii.|- i: 



ill.' -.'llle Icll-e lilll n;n, lK,.ni I •"p 

 .Ile--llie .,r ;i ir -Ink.'l llMc 111 ; I..' 'ii'l 'I 

 Sepi-iiil i. r .'I II. I \( .irk.-'l il i II'.. ■ 'i.' -nl I I 



III-.. Slil f.'l.'cl I ll.'lll ..11. 'I' I II a W liije i' 



f..i.' ih.'il a ml kepi 1 il.' I null' i - -'i:' 'I'' . 



Til..' lilll. -Iniip.'.i III -leai |n' 



