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ULIES FOR EASTER. 



When should Harrisii lilies show 

 buds to be in bloom for Easter at a 

 temperature of 55 degrees at night and 

 75 degrees in the daytime? F. A. H. 



If Easter were two weeks earlier than 

 it is this spring, then we would allow 

 seven weeks. But, as we will have 

 three full weeks in April, and that 

 should include many bright days, then 

 if you can count the buds six weeks be- 

 fore Easter you will be all right. 

 Japan longiflorums are often forced in 

 a high temperature in less time than 

 six weeks, from the visible buds, but 

 at the temperature you quote and the 

 lateness of Easter, Harrisii will be sure 

 to be in time if you see the buds six 

 weeks before the day of demand. Don't 

 be at all afraid, however, of being a 

 week too early. Lilies when open will 

 keep in a cool, dark shed for a good 

 week and more in perfect condition. 



W. S. 



HARRISn LILIES. 



Can I bloom Harrisii lilies in 4-inch 

 potsf I had no other size pot when 

 I put them in. 'ihey are looking fine 

 now. Had I better, or can I change 

 them safely? C. P. N. 



If they are "5 to 7s" then they can 

 be flowered in 4-inch pots, although it 

 is not the way to do it, and the foliage 

 will have a starved appearance, and if 

 you expect to sell any in pots they will 

 not be very attractive. If these plants 

 are "7 to 9s" and not over twelve to 

 eighteen inches in height just now and 

 are intended for Easter, you can shift 

 them into 6-inch with ease and safety. 

 See that the soil is evenly distributed 

 around the old ball of roots and pot 

 firmly, also don't be deceived by the 

 moist appearance of the new soil. It 

 may look moist while the 4-inch ball of 

 roots may be dry. You could shift into 

 a 5-inch but if they are 7 to 9-inch 

 bulbs they should have a 6-inch pot. 

 W. S. 



LILY DISEASE. 



I enclose a few leaves of lilium Har- 

 risii. Please tell me what is the mat- 

 ter with them. They are in 6-inch pots, 

 about five inches above the pots, but 

 do not seem to grow. They are in a 

 night temperature of about 56 degrees 

 and in daytime about 70 degrees or 

 more on sunny days. Please tell me 

 what to do with them. The longiflorum 

 stand alongside of them and they are 

 doing well. They are about fourteen to 

 eighteen inches above the pots and look 

 fine- P. J. K. 



The leaves enclosed were quite small 

 and diseased. Your temperatures are 

 all right and if the longiflorum in the 

 same house and soil are in perfect 

 health, then the trouble is no fault of 

 yours. It is simply a bad case of lily 

 disease, which was in the bulbs when 

 you received them and nothing you can 

 do will restore health to the plants. 

 Throw them out and endeavor to pur- 

 chase better bulbs next fall. Unless 

 they are guaranteed to you as free from 

 disease, which is not likely, you can 

 scarcely blame the dealer you bought 

 from, for he in turn was deceived. It 

 is the man in Bermuda who is guilty. 



W. S. 



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Now is the Time to 



Plant Lily 



For Forcing for Decoration Day. 



mp HAVE IN COLD STORAGE the FOLLOWING 

 lii JAPAN LONGIFLORUM, all in first-class con- 

 dition which wc offer at very low prices : 



Incase Per case Per 1000 



25 cases 7 to 9 Multiflorum 300 



J2 cases 9 to 10 " 200 



15 cases 7 to 9 Regular . 300 



2\ cases 9 to JO ** . 200 

 6 cases 7 to JO Giganteum 300 



At no time in the past few years has there been enough 

 of these Lilies to supply the demand Decoration Day and 

 the wide-awake Florist will certainly take advantage of 

 this offer. 



$J4.00 $37.50 



17.50 75.00 



14.00 37.50 



17.50 75.00 



20.00 57.50 



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E. H. HUNT, Chicago. 



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CARNATIONS 



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ROSES 



Bride Maid, Golden Gate, Ivory. Meteor, Souv. 

 de Wootton, Kalserin, Perle des Jardlna, Belle 

 Slebrecht, La France, President Carnot, Gen. 

 HacArthur.Iia Detroit, American Beauty. 



We offer exceptional values in Perlea in 2 and 

 3- in, rose pots. As good as any you ever saw, at 

 •3,00 and M.fiO per 100, Beady now. 



Fine Am, Beauties, March delivery, 16 per 180, 



Write GEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, 111. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Carnation K«s 



Per 100 Per 1000 



WHITE LAW80N W.OO $60,00 



FLAMINGO 6-00 60.00 



ENCHANTRESS 8.00 26.00 



THE QUEEN 2.50 20.00 



THE CARDINAL, from 2-in. pot8. . 12.00 



LARCHMONT NURSERIES, Larchmont, N. Y. 



Mention Tlip R«'vlew when yon write. 



SHARON, PA. 



J. J. Beck, of New Castle, was a vis- 

 itor here the other day. He baa been 

 coming over periodically for two years 

 and has visited John Murchie's for the 

 purpose of admiring Carnation Fred 

 Burki. It looked better than ever to 

 him the last trip. He reports the 

 stems two and a half to three feet and 

 the flowers three and a half inches. 

 He will discard other whites to make 

 room for Burki next season. It is an 

 early bloomer, upright grower and does 

 not burst; as Mr. Beck expresses it, "it 

 is a bread and butter variety with a 

 little molasses on top." While Burki 

 is the pride of the Murchie establish- 

 ment, there are a number of promising 

 seedlings, including a red which Mr. 

 Beck thinks may make the other reds 

 "go away back and sit down." 



At M. I. O'Brien's Mr. Beck says he 



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We offer rooted cuttinKS of the above at low- 

 est market rates. AU flrat-clagB stock, cuttbiK» 

 are carefully selected. We wisb to call special; 

 attention to the Gen. MacArtbur, wbicb we 

 believe to be the coming red rose. Prices on 

 application. 



PoinBCttlas, one year old, 15.00 per 100. 



THE 6ASSER CO. ^l^V.' Cleveland, Os 



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ROOTED CUTTINGS 



Of early Cbrysantbemoms, Opab, Mme Berg- 

 mann, Willowbrook and October Suosbine. 



Rooted Cuttings of Violeto of all kinds. 



ELI CROSS, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



saw some fine roses and carnations. 

 Everything about the place is in good 

 shape. Mr. O'Brien will plant quite a 

 lot of Fred Burki for next season. 



