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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



iiiKiAitv Ki. j',tur>. 



I liililil Ir--'- iit'tcr the l(iM' tlic (/ill'lliltioil 

 IS till' iihisl iisi't'ul 111' (Inwi'is. its k('('l)illy 



(|i.;i I' I ii's jumI llif liiw (liiri' I'lir wliii-li i( 



i;ill ill liMii^l;! Ii|-ili^ili;4 il ill culil;!!-! 

 \\ il ll I In- ^lr;i Ic^t lillill 'iiT III' |irii|ilc. 

 TIhIi- ll.'lS Ill-Ill siillli' ;ii|\ .M llirllli'llt ni.Milr 

 I II ! Iir cult nil' lit' I lir i-;i ni;i1 in. illlr In 

 ill"' i III rmliirl il 111 111' l.iiwsnll. li\ IMcr 



Ki^lii'i. wliii-li. Ill ii;\ iiiiiiil. iii;irks tlir 

 li\ I'll Ml; liiii' III! w rill I 111' iilil .■iiiij t lie 



■li-W . 



'I'll" i;i 1 ii;il imi iiiiii\sli\ lii:iy In- i-l;issi'(| 

 iil'ili'T thl'i^c lii'iiiU: I'iisl, tlir ;.;lii\\ i |i;; 

 il' 1 III l.i.\ 1 I I iir 1 hi- imlilii ; <rriin.|. I llr 

 |il I II hhl lull I HI' rllt I II'l;n til I Ih' I I .'lili' ; 



nil], lliiiil. till' r;iisiii^ nf Miillin;^>. 



Willi I - 'l MiiIlM 111' illl|iii<sili|r til li;ilii||i' 

 ■111- 1 111 I'l' t iil:i'1 111 1 .-I l|i| w I' I III l!K ('.•li-ll 



l:ii'\wi --hiiiilil ili'i'illi' I'ur hiinsrir wliii-li 

 lif.'ini-li hi' :iiii| III-- |i|,'iii' .'III' lii'st Miili-il 111 

 nml wliiili will 1iim;l; Imii iIh- ln'^t ir--iills. 

 W'l- li.'i \ I- I ,'i ki'ii n|i till' ml lluw I'l' I iiiiilui- 

 I il III ;i III I I III I 1 \|ii 1 ii'iii-i' li,-i> I II -I 11 .'I |ir;ii- 

 lii-;il iil;i-. As r.-il lis W r I'.'lli sri' tlii'lr 

 1^ 111. L;ri ,'ll >l'r| I I riilllll'i-tl'il with |il II 

 iinili:: ll;i' lliiWi'ls; \\r li.'nc triiil III t'lil 

 InW IKltllli'"^ |-iv\>, l^illLi i-iilllllliill M'lISi'. 



llii^C ."t I I'lll il 111 t I .ll'tllils. rli'.'l llli lll'--~. .'lllil 



111 i|i-i ^ Will \ I'lll il;i I III. 



Start With Goad Stock. 



(III! Ill' till' iiiii>t i'>si'iil i;i I piii 111 -. nil 

 Hnuliti'illv . i-- III li:i\i' i^Minl -|,,rk In -t;||-t 



|il;iiits, snili :is I'l iis|iciity, Liiwsoii and 

 |-"l;iiiiiiiyii. fulldw inn with tliose thiit 

 '.'iiMV iiKiii' ijiiii-kly. W'lirii rodtoil we jidt 

 llii'iii 111 I'iiirli |iii|--. llini into ;]-itioli and, 

 II' iiri'i'>sary, iiilu I iin-li. We take j;ioat 

 laii' ill walrriny, rut alliiwiiiir llic yoiiii<x 

 |iL-iiiis In siirit'i' al any tiiiii' for want of 

 it: lliis iiisiii'i's ii>- rlcaii ji'rnwtli. 



Field vs. Indoor Culture. 



I'lniii till' |ii ii|iai;al iii^' linisc wo ino\'0 

 llnni ililn till' licld oi' into llir licihdl, tilt' 

 h;ili'i iiirlliiiil lii'iiio- aili:|)t('il liy most of 

 mir iniiili'in i^r wns. ()ui' sliylit c.xperi- 



I'liir willl illilniil rulllllC lias Hot, lH'OIl a 



ilrriili'ij Mii-i-i'~s over lii'ld rill til ii', and 

 w.' liiii i\ llial III iiiii I'liinatc. siliiatcil as 



>\| ,'i!i, a i'nlH|i|iilH iso lii'twrrll tlie t W (1 



1-- iiiiirli the lii'^l. Wo lia\i' adiii>tod the 

 |'!aii 111' rally iHniiayal i n-^, |ilaiilin<>' in 

 I III' lii'lil as sonii as llir wcallior |ii'rinits 

 and lil'liii^- tlir jilaiils tlir iiiidilli' nf .liiiif. 

 'I hi'sr iiH'asiiii's liaxi' ni\cn lis tlic Ijost 

 irsulls. a ltiiiiii;^li wo t'ri'l llial to iiiako a 

 fair test, plaiilini; in llio liou^o should be 

 made the same liiiio as in llio lii'id, and 

 II. I rally ill .hiiii', a>- wr lii'ii'tiit'iiro have 

 I il '111'. 



Till' nil |i'rt lull In ll|i|iin| illllllfl' llli^llt 



111' ilii' tlii'nwiii^ mil iil'iiiir |ilaiits hefore 



1 ' 'i III a I iiiii day and I In' |iiimi- [plii-cs ob- 



i,'ii:dil' dniiii^ till' i-lirv --a III lii'iiiuin sea- 



<■:■. \\ I' I 111 iiw nil mil' i Id |ilaiits in 



Alexander Montgomery, Jr. 



with. |iii 1 1' till' yiiiin^ stick is iinhcalthy 



tllrli- iv little linpl' nf eVel • il it a i u i nj,'' 



lil-t I'la-- lilnnlll-. W'l' vi-jncl n 1 1 I' stllck 



cMlI'lllU. Ilnlll llnWelilln vt,|||v ,'|v Mlllcll 

 .'I- [inwil.l,., I, sit III' cnljlsi' nil Sdllle I 1 1' 



till iii'W \;iiii'lie^ We Iniy we are cnin- 

 [..-iji'd In ,'lit I'h >e| ill iirdiT III net -lllii 



, lent vinrk. We Ijl'sl |llll III tile salld 



(lin^i thai take till' |nll;^e^t IJllle In make 



did\. t;ike niit the Mill, wliilewasli the 

 benches .-Hid then ni\e a I liuriiiij^li fnini- 

 t;atiiili. aflm which the vnjj js leidaced as 

 i|iiiikl\ as |,n--^i|,|,.. extra latmr beiny 

 hired fur ihi- |iiir|ins.'. Last \ ea r mir 

 I'liiise- I nf which there ;iie three, caidi 



:'.ll\.'!ll^ I Well 1 l|||.| ie,| nil .llllv 1 7 alld 



|ilaiiled \\itli iiew --luck ii\ .\nL;iist ;'i. This 



\^ 1- I'lll, -hlel \ , 1 \ illi |, I I;i 1,1 ;|,.« it W nllhl 



bo \('iy jioor economy to let the work 

 dra^' aloiiji;. 



The Compost. 



W'c make a coiii|»ost lieap every fall, 

 coii«ibtin<; of one }iart eow niauure to 

 Miiee parts of soil, addin*^ some air- 

 •;laked liuic to hwocten tiiiiifjs up a bit. We 

 urn the pile once in the sprinjj and ayaiu 

 before it is wheeled into the houses, 

 '''here is one point in re<i;ard to soil Avhieh 

 we consider very important, what we 

 term its mechanical condition, wiiitdi 

 means a soil wliicli will drain water 

 freely, aiul at the same time distriltute 

 food to the roots. This is particularly 

 important after planting from the lield. 



Tiio bewildering subject of sbni int 

 and its causes is, to my mind, due to im- 

 paired root action and a drowning |ii'o- 

 cess of watering. This can occur in the 

 pio2nignting bench, the \>ot, the flats, or 

 tiic fields, and a cheek of some sort is 

 generally resjionsible for it. 



Wf, plant carefully, firming the ground 

 around each jilant, ami resort to fre(|uent 

 syriiigings, watering plants as little as 

 possible while thev ;irc getting estali 

 .'ished. IHiring jdanting we shade the 

 I'lCiM s lightly with cloth, removing it 

 as .snni; ;!.s tlio plants li.avo taken hold of 

 liie soil. Then the daily routine of stak- 

 iiig. disbudding and watering begins and 

 v\ e a n 11 ndei way. 



What Varieties. 



I lie (lue-stiun of wliat varieties to grow 

 is always an iideresting one, the ten- 

 dency nowadays being after something 

 new, and it is hard to resist the tempta- 

 tion to buy new varieties on seeing the 

 exhibits at our tlower shows. It is well 

 to be ]irogrcssive but we would advise the 

 man with limited glass not to attempt 

 tio .nan^■. Three or four, in the various 

 colors, \'. hich retinire the same lieatment, 

 is be~t. It takes some lime to become 

 ac(|iiain:ed with tlie carnation and the 

 special tare it likes atid wc do not pass 

 judgiiK'Ht without giviig ( ach variety a 

 lair llial, which cannot a.'wtiys be iiccom- 

 plished in ;i year. The competition in 

 carnations is becoming strimger every 

 day. The )ieopl(> no longer ask for a 

 vvhite, pink or red, but mention the name 

 nf the bliioin desii'ed ami for this reason 

 wo tlindv it is a good tidng to tag each 

 ^ilii it- name when it goes to market; 

 III this way tlie public become acquainted 

 wiih till different varieties and wo find 

 niit w ha t is innsi poyuilar. 



By k(i|nng cni'ful records we find that 

 tliiist' thai pi'iiiliice the gietitosf number 

 Ii' n(>we:s .lie lint necessa!';l\- 'he mo.st 

 ju-ofitable. Onr 'Xperieine prnxes that it 

 [a\s to vnik together witli ei;r coinmis- 

 siuii man. Keeping hmi posted as to wdrnt 

 we will 1 . \i and when we will ship. This 

 L'i\(s hill, .III npportunity iu make sales 

 '.\hicii he ininjit othorwis"' lose. "We ad- 

 \ ise frei|uciit, \isits to the wliolesalei-. 



II ! I 'ces<;,j'j|y to sec tlie proprietor but 



III e\;imine the goods there. See how they 

 lie I,' 'Ming ;iiiil to eoiii[,a e them with 

 lie pi'iiliict of other growers. Vtiluable 

 I. «>n.i; may l)o learned in this way. It 

 is j.iiiily necessary to call your atten- 

 tii.i; to c:,reful bunching and packing. 



hi conclusion, 1 would quote Mr. Fred 

 1,'^nion when he said at inc e."rnition 

 ciinveni ion. "If ymi wish to sneeeed, 

 I'l'ihiii',' IS too much trouble." 



I.Ariii:. :\IicH.— W. IT. Watsmi i- 

 plannini.'' fo erect another verv lari^e i-ar- 

 nalinii Imii-e in the earh' spring. 



